From : Michael Bromley Gardner (Parish Council Clerk)

Did you hear the recent Gem Festival in Charlton Park 12-14 June at home and were you troubled by it?

Reason for asking:

• Charlton PC is considering asking Wilts Council for a licence review of Gem Festival’s licence, probably with the ultimate aim of the licence being withdrawn. 
• This is a very serious step and the difficulties shouldn’t be under-estimated.
• Charlton is asking all neighbouring PCs whether they want to join in on this licence review request.
• It is known that some residents in Murcott, Milbourne, Garsdon and Burton Hill were disturbed enough to submit formal complaints to Public Protection at Wilts Council.
• Charlton is asking Hankerton PC the same question.  It will be discussed at Hankerton PC on Mon 6 July.
• If you feel genuinely strongly enough about it, ie if you were genuinely disturbed by the noise of this year’s event, please either come along to the PC meeting (7.30 pm in the North Aisle) or at the least inform the Parish Clerk by email (clerk@hankerton-pc.gov.uk) before the meeting.

This week’s update from Wessex Water :

Once again, another 100m of work has been completed the same as previous weeks, and we will be moving on to complete the same next week as scheduled.

I think it’s fair to say that Dan is more Engineering than Customer Service 😂
But that does match with my plan as well :

As far as I can see they’ve completed half way to Rookery but already started cutting the second half ready for next week.

A quick update from Wessex Water this morning :

After speaking to our site supervisor this morning, I can confirm we are still on track with accordance to the programme and we have completed our work on piecing up the mains and reinstatement work with tarmacking of around 100m area.

From : Shayne Smith

From : Michael Bromley Gardner

Hankerton is entered in the CPRE Wiltshire Best Kept Village competition in the Lawrence Kitching Winner of Winners section. This resulting from winning the Wiltshire Small Villages 2 years ago – consequently being in the Winner of Winners section for the next 2 years.

The judging is about to start – it will be on any single day in the period 27 June-19 July’ There’s only one key really – don’t drop any litter and pick up any that you see. Oh, and keep the bus shelter litter-free.

The Wessex Water updates have moved from informative, to succinct, to minimal, and now to non existent for the last two weeks !
I’ll chase Dan, Dan, the Engineer Man next week.

As far as I can see though they’re pretty much on target :

I can see that the drilling exit hole has been filled in and the trench leading to Dove House is backfilled with concrete so just needs a tarmac topping to finish off. I’m assuming that will happen next week so they may actually be slightly ahead of schedule.

Apologies, WordPress went mad…. hopefully this is better.

Free piano, Plays well and appears to be tuned. Collection only

Contact: Nick Warren, Oxleaze Lane – 01666 577363

Free piano, Plays well and appears to be tuned. Collection only

Contact: Nick Warren, Oxleaze Lane – 01666 577363

From : Peter Wyman

Many of you will remember Beryl Lees-Smith and her son Adrian Lees-Smith – unfortunately both have died recently (about 10 days apart) and their joint funeral will be on 1st July at the North Wilts Crematorium near Royal Wootton Bassett, starting at 12.30.

There will be a wake afterwards at The Churchill, Royal Wootton Bassett. If you plan on going please let Abby know on abby.leessmith@gmail.com so that she has an idea of numbers for the wake.

Hopefully that image is now out of date ! Many thanks to David Pynn for getting it changed.

Dan’s update this week is fairly short and sweet :

Hi All,

Update for this week.

100m of Open Cut has been completed.

Preparation for Directionally drilling has been made, ready to commence next week.

I would also like to ask that members of Folly field estate are to enter and exit from the Charlton side only please.

I’m not entirely sure what the final line is about ? I’m away at the moment but the team normally leave a single track open when they’re not working. I can only assume that people have been trying to use the Crudwell route as the team have been working ?

Or it may be the case that the drilling activity is going to cause a more complete road closure in that direction. I did ask the question but I didn’t get an answer yesterday. Perhaps I will on Monday.