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April 2017
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From the Editor

Welcome to Aprils Poulshot Village News.

This month, we have updates from the Poulshot

Friends and Neighbours, Celebrations from the
Lent Lunch, St Patricks Day quiz night and
the Community spirit shared during the Great
Poulshot Pickup Also, welcome Lily and Gracie
Shuttleworth in Pets Corner. There is also an
intriguing article about the history of the Easter
egg.

Dont forget, elections are taking place on the 4th of May and will see
Poulshot welcoming a new Parish Council. Also look out on May 10th for our
first home game of Cricket at 18:00 on the Green

In April, we begin to celebrate Spring properly with celebrations for the Easter
Season.

Send in your events and stories.pet profiles, recipes etc.

Poulshot Village News

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While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we
reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. Please let us know
of anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on
aAerwards..

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A View From My Window
March came in like a lion, and at the 9me of wri9ng I sincerely hope it will go out like a
lamb. I dont know where that saying comes from; perhaps there is someone out there
who can enlighten me. Looking back over many years it does seem to have been the case,
or is this where memory and myth become confused?

The oral tradi9on used to be so important and so well understood. Before the 9me when
people could read or write they depended on stories being passed down, and of course
stained glass windows in churches were put there not just as beau9ful artefacts , but a
means whereby people could learn about bible stories. It behoves us all to try to sort out fact from c9on , and
not dismiss the bible because some things dont stand up, for instance 9me scales in the Old Testament. Its quite
interes9ng when thinking about the crea9on story ( and by the way all the great faiths have crea9ons stories
which are not that dissimilar) to replace the number of days of crea9on with centuries or millennia and then it all
ts; certainly the order of crea9on does. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was
formless and empty ; darkness was over the surface of the deep, and God said let there be light and there was
evening and there was morning the rst day , and then theres the second day , and the third day or millennium
etc... Whether or not you have a religious faith, these early scriptures are very interes9ng , and its amazing that
material that was passed down so long ago, and wri`en down somewhere between one and two thousand years
BC, is s9ll read and known and thought about today, and has so much to teach us. I call that, the miracle of the
bible. That brings me back to what I was wri9ng about last month; Jesus , being tempted by the devil, or Satan, or
evil spirits or whatever you want to call them , and the fact that he overcame the tempta9ons. Whether or not you
believe that the devil took Jesus to the top of the temple and tempted him to throw himself down, or to the top of
a high mountain and showed him the whole world , those geographical things are not important. What is
important is that Jesus the man as well as son of God, was tempted as a man, and in his humanity did not give in to
the human tempta9ons of pride greed, and power. Because of that he was able to show us by example how to live,
and to show us there is another way; a way in which we can be at peace in this life and the next. He showed us
that the nature of the Almighty creator is love, and if we can accept that, then our own lives will be more loving
and forgiving.

All a bit heavy , you may be thinking for a magazine ar9cle, but it is Lent , and very soon now it will be Easter , the
greatest day in the Chris9an year, and why, because Jesus overcame all those tempta9ons , showed us that God
loves us so much he was prepared to suer for us, ( and that includes being betrayed by his friends), and actually
died so that we would be forgiven by God.

And this is where we separate fact from c9on again. Jesus did not stay dead. He went on; he appeared to
hundreds in bodily form , and then aAer he disappeared from the bodily reality , he goes on being with us today
and every day.

So have a wonderful Easter. The fast will be over, the thanksgiving will begin, and I do hope you will all celebrate
with families and friends. Come to church and see the expression of God the creator in all the wonderful spring
owers , and the music and the singing and the joy of being together. Its much more boring, dare I say lifeless,
staying at home.

If you want to hear the full story of Holy Week, come along to Keevil Church on Palm Sunday , April 9th at 3pm
when there will be a performance of Stainers Crucixion , given by Voice Box, ( a well known choir from Witney)
and the Keevil Singers .

Jane Knowles .

During the 9me of the interregnum, if anyone needs to speak to a priest , please ring me.01380 870325 or email
jane.knowles2@b9nternet.com
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 The Benefice of Holy Cross, Seend,
Christ Church, Bulkington
and St. Peters, Poulshot

CHURCH SERVICES IN APRIL 2017

You are welcome to worship at any of the services in any of the churches in the
Benefice.There is something for everyone!

Sunday 2nd April 2017 (5th Sunday of Lent)

8.00 am Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer) at Seend
9.15 am Parish Eucharist at Poulshot
11.00 am Caf Church at Seend
6.00 pm Evening Prayer (Traditional) at Bulkington

Sunday 9th April 2017 (Palm Sunday)

9.15 am Parish Eucharist at Seend
11.00 am Parish Eucharist at Bulkington
6.00 pm Evensong (Traditional) at Poulshot

Thursday 13th April 2017 (Maundy Thursday)

7.30 pm Benefice Eucharist at Poulshot

Friday 14th April 2017 (Good Friday)

9.30 am Said Matins & The Litany at Poulshot
10.00 am Good Friday Childrens Workshops at Seend
2.00 pm An Hour at the Cross at Bulkington

Sunday 16th April 2017 (Easter Sunday)

8.00 am Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer) at Seend
9.15 am Festal Eucharist at Bulkington
9.15 am Festal Eucharist (Traditional) at Poulshot
11.00 am Festal Eucharist at Seend

Sunday 23rd April 2017 (Easter 2)

9.15 am Matins (Traditional) at Poulshot
11.00 am Parish Eucharist at Seend
6.00 pm Parish Eucharist at Bulkington (followed by APCM)

Sunday 30th April 2017 (Easter 3)

10.00 am Benefice service at Seend (with Bishop Ed)

Every Tuesday at 9.00 there is a short Benefice service of Matins (BCP*) at Poulshot church

The next Wiltshire Mobile Library visit is 12:40pm on April 3rd at the
Raven Car Park (the following visit will be May 8th)
see http://services.wiltshire.gov.uk/MobileLibrary/Library/Stop/92
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 TOWNSEND BARN NURSERY
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As we approach the end of term 4 we are proud to be able to say our new baby outdoor play
area is finished. The Hedgehog non-mobile babies now have the opportunity to be separate
from our more mobile babies and it has clearly proven to be the right decision for us to
make. Too many nurseries are unlucky to have to care for children of all age groups in one
room, so we know we are lucky to be
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We are very proud to announce that
a report published by Wiltshire
Council shows 76% of our children
making the transition to primary
school are reaching Good Levels of
Development. The national average
is 69% and in Wiltshire 71%. We
take pride in exceeding the national
and county percentage rates and owe
this to the outstanding qualified,
experienced team of practitioners we
have at TBN. Well done everyone!
This term the children have been
celebrating World Book Day, St
Patricks Day, Red Nose Day and of
course Mothering Sunday. Even
though our curriculum stipulates our
learning can take place outside no
matter what the weather, it has been so nice to be out in the gardens without coats on so
early in the year! As we move towards Easter the children will be visiting St Peters
Church. We believe it is essential for the children to learn about the importance of Easter
and are lucky to be in such a traditional, rural environment where the children can learn,
flourish and make memories for life.

Sarah Wheeler, Nursery Manager

It is with great delight that I can announce the outcome of our SIAMS inspection, on
24th February. We have been judged as OUTSTANDING in all four categories. This is
an absolutely fantastic judgment and rightfully recognises what a truly special place
Rowde Cof E Primary Academy is. The inspector commented the following:

The biblically inspired vision statement, A bright start for a bright future, is
known by everyone and has a positive impact on behaviour, relationships and
attitudes to learning The commitment to and care for every individual,
encapsulated in leaders vision, is a powerful demonstration of the living out of
Christian love which strives for the best outcomes for everyone.

All the staff, children and governors deserve this wonderful outcome. The inspector was
very taken by the fact that the children described the school as like a family and she
commented to us that she has very rarely heard schools using the word love as often as
we did. We told her that we love coming to work and we love the children and they in
turn reciprocated this. Needless to say I love this result! What a privilege it is to be the
head teacher here.

To read the full report follow the link below.

http://www.rowdeprimaryacademy.co.uk/siams-report.html

Current Local Bus Times (Faresaver 85 and 87a)

Poulshot (Raven) 07:42 (M-F) 08:32 (S) 09:41 13:01
Devizes 08:05 09:51 13:11

Devizes 11:20 13:20 15:20 (M-F) 15:50 (S)

Poulshot (Raven) 11:29 13:29 15:29 REQUEST

Did You Know?

There is a wheelchair in the Village Hall for the use of

Poulshot parishioners. Should you wish to borrow it please
contact Malcolm Nixon 828355
Pets Corner
Meet Lilly and Gracie Shuttleworth
We have joined the Shuttleworth household at The Brambles on 21st February.

Our names are Lily (Im the

white one) and Gracie. We
are Maltese/Yorkshire Terrier
Cross and are nine weeks
old. We are settling in well
and have mastered all the
rooms on the ground floor
including finding where Karl,
Bramley and Gala live.
Bramley likes chasing us but
Gala prefers to watch from a
distance.

We know our names; the

command no; where our
food is kept; and how to
make sure everyone runs
around after us. Sampling
different foods has been
good. At the moment we
have tried and like chicken,
egg and cheese. Tonight we are trying fish. We have been provided with loads of toys to play with
but the one we like best is a red ball (which talks when rolled) it was a bird toy that Mum had kept
from when she had
Kakarikis.

However, we keep
ourselves amused by play-
fighting , getting told off
when we make one
another squeal! We are
not able to go out for a
walk yet until after our 2nd
injection, in any case the
foul weather has stopped
us from even getting out in
the garden. We will be
very pleased to meet
everyone as soon as we
can.

Lily & Gracie (and Sue)
 Poulshot
Village Hall
Available for meetings, functions, clubs
and private parties

Booking fees

Residents - 6 an hour

Non-Residents - 10 an hour

All bookings for the hall are taken by

Elizabeth or Jon Martin on 01380 828206

email bookings@MyPoulshot.com
 Poulshot Friends & Neighbours

MARCH MEETING - LUNCH AT THE BARGE

We had a good turnout of 18+

1 for the March lunch at the
Barge at Seend.

The menu had choices to

satisfy all tastes and some
members succumbed to
desserts! We were very
pleased to have our oldest
(Shirley) and youngest
(William) members and Sula
our first canine member.

There was lots of chatter and

the food was really good. The
staff made us very welcome
and were very attentive.The
weather was perfect but a little
too chilly for outside eating, it was nice to see the barges going past the window in the
sunshine. Everyone enjoyed
themselves so much that they
have requested that we do
another lunch later in the year.
Watch the magazine for details
in due course.

This month, on April 18th, we

are having a talk by Tim Jalland
on the Stewardship of Salisbury
Plain and hope as many of you
who are able will come to this.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME.

We do need your support and I

would like to remind everyone
that the PF&N is open to
everyone in Poulshot and that
we also welcome friends and visitors at a small charge.

If you have any ques4ons. please contact Pam on 828151 or Kate Hunloke on 828333
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 St Patricks
Night Quiz

A great night was had by all on the night of March 17th in the Village Hall at the St Patricks
Night Quiz. Congratulations to the winners and a big thanks to our resident quiz master
Alan.
 Hi I'm Sam (Samantha when in trouble ) I'm the new chair of our
village hall. I'm the short one who likes to serve the drinks at
the quiz and the entertainment evenings. I have lived in
Poulshot for 11 years. I am standing again for our parish council.

I'm mum to three children. Kirstin 14, Lewis 8 and Anson 6. Who attend
Rowde Academy and Lavington School. Married to a great supportive
husband Mike Hurn. I love the country side and what community we have
and want to build on this. I hope to keep our village meaning and build on it
for our children and our children's children. I would love to be voted in to
our parish council, now you know who I am I hope that you may consider
voting for me.

Hi I'm Geoff. As the chairman of the last Parish Council i think

you all know me well enough.

I am a lifelong Poulshot resident and being on the Council has

helped me to help Poulshot grow for the better. During the last 4
years I helped to negotiate the community fund for the village when the
Solar Farm was created, negotiating the original offer of 60,000 to be
150,000. I support the development at Higher Green Farm and over the
years have helped negotiate the development to be focussed on local
people, and for it to help improve Poulshot. This includes the village
receiving a new recreational field as part of the development. I support the
Cricket Club and all other events that occur on the Green. I hope you
consider voting for me
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 The Great
Poulshot
Pickup
The Poulshot Parish Council, Friends
and Neighbours and The Village Trust
wish to extend a warm thank you for all
the help with The Great Poulshot
Pickup!

The morning of the 4th of March was met

with almost 20 Poulshot residents picking
up the village from one end to the other.

Following the work, everyone shared a hot

lunch of homemade vegetable soup , cheese,
crusty bread and of course a hot cup of tea!

Great work, good people and an incredible

amount of rubbish collected!

Poulshot was rewarded with a double rainbow

following the event!!! - see front cover!
 Dates For The Diary
April 3rd 2:15pm Poulshot Farming Club. Village Hall

10th 7:30pm Poulshot Village Trust Meeting. Village Hall

18th 7:30pm Poulshot Friends & Neighbours. Village Hall

25th 7:30pm Ladies Reading Group, Village Hall

May 4th All Day ELECTION DAY

21st 7:30pm Bonfire Radicals. Village Hall

9th 7:30pm Poulshot Parish Council Meeting. Village Hall

June 6th 7:00pm Poulshot Annual Village Meeting and Council Meeting. Village
Hall
14th 6pm Lackham Vintage Vehicle Gathering. Village Green

23/24 Poulshot Fete

October 8th 7:30pm Harvest Supper. Village Hall

April Draw of the 100 Club

1st Prize 25 Derick Barnes

2nd Prize 15 Pauline Fennel

3rd Prize 10 Denise Josey

The Village Hall Committee thank all members for their invaluable support and
wish everyone success for next months draw

Special St Patricks Night Draw of the 100 Club

1st Prize 25 Elizabeth Martin

2nd Prize 15 Nancy McGregor

3rd Prize 10 Derek Barnes

Both draws were made this month by Sam Wright-Hurn live, during the St
Patricks Night Quiz at the Village Hall
 2017
April 11th Genealogy can be spooky Beryl Pendley
May 9th Outing to Bombay Sapphire
Gin Distillery and Laverstoke
Silk Mill
June 13th Midwifery-- never a dull Dorothy Cook
moment
July 11th Garden Meeting 9 Gaisford Chase Held on the second
Worton Tuesday of each month
August 8th Creative photography Fiona Turnbull at 8pm in the Worton-
September 12th Title tbc Steve Hodson Marsden Village Hall.
(Governor
Erlestoke Prison) New members are very
October 10th Halloween Flowers Sue Mason welcome.
November 14th Christmas Crafts Rosemary
Rosenfeld No payment needed
December 12th Christmas Meal until the third visit if
anyone would like to
2018 give it a try.
January 9th Title tbc Ian Hailstone
(Retired Chief Just come along or call
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February 12th AGM and Quiz 01380 726489 or email
March 13th World of Italian Style 2 Maura Rossini jinnym@btinternet.com

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2017
April 19th ENGLISH SILVER CROWNS Meetings are held at The Raven
Richard Jeffery Inn on the THIRD
May 31st Visit to the WEDNESDAY of
ROYAL MINT MUSEUM, LLANTRISANT. each month from
Prior booking only. March to December,
June 14th WILTSHIRE TRADE TOKENS except where
Mike Stone otherwise indicated.
July 19th SUMMER COIN AUCTION
All meetings commence at 8pm
August 16th SUMMER SOCIAL EVENING prompt. New members and visitors
with Food, Trading session, Raffle, Chat
are very welcome at all meetings
etc
September 20th BARBAROUS RADIATES COINAGE The sale, purchase and exchange of
Nick Aves coins at meetings is restricted to
October 18th AUTUMN COIN AUCTION MEMBERS ONLY except auctions, but
such transactions must not interfere
November 18th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING followed with the published evenings business.
by a SHORT QUIZ for the M. Bowden Cup
December 1st CHRISTMAS DINNER at The Raven. Contact Verity or Richard Jeffery on
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Wiltshire Council Road Closures
Temporary Closure of: A342 (Part) Dunkirk Hill and Devizes Road, Devizes and Rowde

A342 (Part) Dunkirk Hill and

Devizes Road, Devizes and
Rowde; from its junction with A361
Bath Road to its junction with C249
Conscience Lane, Rowde.

Alternative route: via A361 A365

Spa Road Snowberry Lane /
Melksham Relief Road / Eastern
Way A3102 A342 (unaffected
length) and vice versa.

The closure and diversion route

will be clearly indicated by traffic
signs.

This Order will come into operation

on 26 April 2017 and it is
anticipated that the closure will be
required daily between the hours of
07.00 and 18.00 until 5 May 2017.
Access will be maintained for
residents and businesses, although
delays are likely due to the nature of the works.

* * *

Temporary Closure of: A360 (Part), Tilshead and Orcheston 10th April to 21st April 2017

A360 (Part), Tilshead and Orcheston; from a point approximately 300m south of its junction
with Candown Road, Tilshead in a south-easterly direction to its junction with The Gibbet,
Orcheston.

Alternative route: via A360 (unaffected length) A342 A345 A303 A360 (unaffected
length) and vice versa.

The closure and diversion route will be clearly indicated by traffic signs.

This Order will come into operation on 10 April 2017 and it is anticipated that the closure will
be required on weekdays only between the hours of 07.00 and 18.00 until 21 April 2017. Access
will be maintained for residents and businesses, although delays are
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A brief history of Easter eggs!

Eggs have long been adopted as a symbol of Christ's

resurrec9on since the early days of the church, when
they were taken from the Pagan rites of spring. In
Britain, by the fourth century, people were hard
boiling hen and duck eggs and pain9ng them bright
colours using vegetable dyes and charcoal, then given
as giAs to children.

A nota9on in the household accounts of Edward I of

England showed an expenditure of eighteen pence for
450 eggs to be gold-leafed and coloured for Easter
giAs. The 17th and 18th centuries saw the
manufacture of egg-shaped toys, although it was not
un9l the early 1800's that the rst chocolate Easter
eggs appeared in Germany and France and soon
spread to the rest of Europe and beyond. These were
made with a chocolate paste layers and were
painstaking to make!

A large and rare carved wooden Easter egg painted with a

Russian beauty, inlaid with faceted colored glass, period of
Nicholas II.

One of the major businesses behind the

development of chocolate Easter Eggs in
Britain was Cadbury's. Cadbury's was
founded almost 200 years ago John Cadbury
made his rst 'French ea9ng chocolate' in
1842, but it was not un9l 1875 that the rst
Cadbury Easter eggs were produced, by his
sons. Egg as giAs at Easter also con9nued to
be made from papier-mch, wood and 9n,
oAen holding sweets and giAs inside.

Early 20th century papier-mch egg to contain sweets.

Of course when we think of an9ques and eggs the Russian jeweller Karl Faberge is the name
we all conjure with. In its most
specic form, the term Faberge
egg refers to the approximately 50
eggs fabricated by Karl Faberge for
the Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas
II of Russia between 1885 and
1917.

Commissioned annually, the eggs

were presented as Easter giAs to
Romanov wives and mothers, who
delighted at the miniaturised
jewels, gurines, and 9mepieces
that were carefully hidden inside.
To the contemporary eye, the eggs
look unbelievably embellished and
A few of the famous Faberge Easter eggs.
ornate. At the 9me, however, Karl
Faberge considered his crea9ons to be understated,
elegant counterpoints to the huge gemstones favoured by other jewellers.

Poulshot Readers
The motley crew of readers
met in the Raven on
Tuesday 21st to discuss
The Greatest Knight and for
an informal celebration of
Brians birthday. Happy
Birthday Brian!!.

All enjoyed the book or at

least to where they had
read up to. Thanks for the
choice Chris.

Giles has chosen Agent Zig Zag by Ben

Macintyre and the group will meet to discuss the
book or other matters various on 3rd May at
7:30pm in the Raven.
 Lent Lunch helps worthwhile charity

About 50 people squeezed into the Village

Hall on Saturday 18 March to enjoy a
simple Lent Lunch and raise funds for a
very worthy cause. Those attending
donated generously to the cause, and this
was supplemented by donations from the
winning teams at the St. Patrick's Day Quiz Night. The money was raised for the Christian Aid
Appeal to help the hundreds of thousands of people affected by the famine in South Sudan. Most
pleasingly, a total of 410 was raised, and thanks must go to everyone who helped in any way.

The lunch was organised by St. Peter's Church, and thanks are expressed to those who gave
their time and effort. So, thanks to the makers of the delicious soups (Angela, Dot, Janet, Joyce,
Kate A. and Kate H.), to Dankay for providing the tasty French bread, to the happy servers in the
kitchen, and to Matthew and Brian for being slightly more efficient waiters than Manuel from
Fawlty Towers.

However, the biggest thanks go to all those who attended, for you contributed hugely to the
convivial atmosphere and, by your generous giving, have enabled a pleasing sum to be sent to
the Christian Aid Appeal.

LADIES READING GROUP

The Ladies Reading Group will be meeting again on Tuesday,

April 25th at 7.30 p.m. in the village hall.

Our chosen book is The Silent Boy by Andrew Taylor, a well

known writer of historical fiction. Set at the time of the French
Revolution and the flight of the French Emigres to safety in
England, it is also a mystery tale.

Anyone wanting to read with us, just contact me ; Jackie

Pohnert, 01380 827046

The Wiltshire Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers Exhibition "The

Dye Garden"
4 - 6 June 2017. 10.30 am - 4.00 pm Steeple Ashton
The Wiltshire Guild of Spinning,Weaving and Dyeing invites you to their exhibition
themed as " The Dye Garden" . There will be spinning and weaving demonstrations and
tours of our developing dye garden. Refreshments available. There is no entry fee and
we have disabled facilities so do come and join us, located behind the village shop at
St Mary's School Building, High Street, Steeple Ashton BA14 6EU .
EDINGTON ARTS FIRST 2017 CONCERT

Saturday 25th March sees Edington Arts welcoming their rst string sextet to the Priory Church,
launching the 2017 season.

The Chamber Players of St John are all Principals of the well-reviewed Orchestra of St John, based in
Oxfordshire and in Smith Square, London. Two violins, two violas and two cellos produce a rich
chamber music sound, and the ensemble, who have toured throughout the UK, have chosen a lovely
programme of music wri`en for this more unusual grouping.

Richard Strauss opening sextet to his nal opera, Capriccio, Borodins wonderfully lush Sextet in D
Minor, and Brahms Sextet No 2 in G major, lesser known than his rst but if anything more
interes9ng, combine to oer a really exci9ng evenings music. Be prepared to be both shaken and
s9rred!

Tickets are 20 front nave, 15 rear nave and 10 sides; 18 and under come free, and Edington Angels
have a 10% discount. Ring Chrissy on 01380 831256 or email sue@edingtonarts.org. If you buy on the
door, please add 2 per 9cket. Full programme informa9on is at www.edingtonarts.org.

GOODSAM An Alert System for Medical Emergencies

We have an AED and while you don't have to be trained to use it, there are people in the village
who are (and another course being organised). I wanted to draw your attention to the
GoodSAM alerting system.

GoodSAM is a platform which alerts those with first aid skills in the community to nearby
incidents. It works through a Responder and Alerter app on smartphones. The Alerter app has a
one touch button which allows any one to call 999 in the usual way. At the same time as the
call, the app also alerts the three nearest GoodSAM Responders; asking them to come to scene.
There are currently two GoodSAM Responders currently in the village and they might be able to
reach you with the AED before the Ambulance Services.

The Alerter app also has useful features such as a Life Detector which will allow for the patients
heart and respiratory rate to be measured as well as the ability to stream video of the patient
to assist Responders as they make their way to the scene.

In London, the London Ambulance Service automatically sends an alert to local GoodSAM
Responders whenever they receive a suspected cardiac arrest 999 call.

The charity behind GoodsamApp is working with South West Ambulance Service to do the
same. In the meantime, by using the GoodSAM Alerter app to call 999, we can also harness the
skills of our local community to help until the Ambulance arrives.

So, if you have a SmartPhone PLEASE download the Alerter app, share and spread the word for
www.goodsamapp.org - it has helped save lives in 2017 (see the Evening Standard in January)
and could help someone in Poulshot or wherever you are at the time. You don't have to be First
Aid trained to use the Alerter app.

If you are trained, you can also download and register to be a GoodSAM Responder (you dont
need to be trained to use an AED but must have undertaken basic first aid training) and will
then be alerted local cardiac incidents to help until the Ambulance arrives

PLEASE NOTE - THIS DOES NOT SUBSTITUTE THE WORK OF THE AMBULANCE SERVICE WHO
ARE ON THEIR WAY IN THE USUAL WAY!
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Poulshot Parish Council St Peters Church
Chairman Priest in Charge
Geo Colle` (828465) tbc

Clerk
Elizabeth Mar9n (828206) Re4red Priest:
email: poulshotparishcouncil@gmail.com The Revd. Jane Knowles (870325)
jane.knowles2@b9nternet.com)
Council Members
Adrian Baber Churchwardens
Nicholas Hunloke Joyce Arnold, Kate Amery
Steve Housby
Tim Coleman PCC Members
Ben Hamilton Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer)
Tim Nixon Lady Kate Hunloke (Secretary - 828333)
Angela Bullen, Brian Arnold, Dankay Cleverly (Deanery Synod)
Local Wilshire Councillor
Cllr Jonathan Seed (850696) e-mail:
jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk Village Trust
Chairman
Other Village Contacts
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Nicholas Hunloke (828333)
Farmers Club Secretary
Richard Francis (828232) Ray Josey (827010)
Poulshot Cricket Club
Declan Gaule (Chairman - 07779 303849)
Jon Weeden (Secretary 07769 696026)
O email: raydenjosey@gmail.com

Trust Members

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Tim Coleman (Vice-Chair)
email: jon.weeden@holchem.co.uk Ben Hamilton (Treasurer)
Phil Ireson (Captain 07802 756465) Denise Josey (Archivist)
www.poulshot.play-cricket.com

Poulshot Friends and Neighbours Club

Lady Kate Hunloke (828333)
Pam Gillies (828151)
T Village Hall
Chair
Neighbourhood Watch
Tim Coleman 827095
A Sam Wright-Hurn (828183)

Secretary

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Nicole Niemeyer (828708)
Devizes and District Link
01380 721775 Bookings
Elizabeth Mar9n (828206)
Poulshot Readers
Philip Piper 828326 T email: bookings@MyPoulshot.com

Commi^ee Members
Ladies Book Club

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Alan Weber (Vice-Chair)
Jackie Pohnert 827046 Jon Mar9n (Treasurer)
Giles Morgan, Malcolm Nixon, Karl
Wiltshire Numisma4c Society Shu`leworth
Richard Jeery 01225 703143
jeery.melksham@gmail.com
Poulshot Website
Police Community Support Ocer h^p://poulshot.org.uk
Simon Par9ngton Contact Parish Clerk for edits - 828206 or
07471 028978
poulshotparishcouncil@gmail.com
simon.par9ngton@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk
Also Now Closed Sunday Evenings