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Maggie Dyson
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Fashions for Williams
Charity An Open Day will be held at 67 The Street, Hullavington on Saturday 28 June from 10am to 4pm. The last Weekenders Fashions range, soon to become unavailable worldwide, will be on sale to raise money for the Williams Syndrome Foundation Charity. There will be tea, cakes and a raffle. Ring (01666) 837358 for more details. Malmesbury Morris Met Despite the unpromising weather forecast, Malmesbury Morris, and Chippenham Morris danced to a receptive audience outside the Star Inn, Hullavington on Saturday. If you would like to join in, see www.malmesburymorris.org.uk. Forties Night Don’t forget to sashay along to the Forties Night at Hullavington Village Hall tomorrow evening, Friday June 27. This continues the forties theme, which included a showing of Tea with Mussolini at the film club. Join in with singing, dancing or just listening to Eric Gough at the keyboard. The event promises to be a truly sociable evening. Tickets are still available at £5 each from Bev (01666) 837169, Liz, (01666) 837713 or Una (01666) 837334. Ordination Services Two members of the Gauzebrook ministry team will be ordained at Bristol Cathedral this weekend. Eve Pegler will be ordained Priest on Saturday at 3.30pm and Sarah Evans will be ordained Deacon on Sunday at 10am. A service of welcome and celebration will be held at St Mary’s Hullavington on Wednesday 2 July at 7.30pm, followed by refreshments in the Village Hall. WI Victoria Humphries enthralled members of Hullavington WI with her account of an all women journey to the North Pole. With her mother, Sue Riches, she was part of a relay team who made the journey on foot, ten years ago. The selection process for the team called for an ability to laugh in the face of adversity, and involved cold and rigorous training before leaving the UK. One of the most disquieting aspects of camping on the polar ice was that there are no maps as the ice is constantly shifting and rotating. The team had to haul sledges weighing 140lb, despite having only minimal equipment. One of the most serious hazards was when the ice made a sound like a tube train rushing out of a tunnel and cracked apart or rose to the height of a double-decker bus in pressure ridges. Mrs Humphries described how her mother fell through some new ice and both ended up swimming for their lives in the icy water. The practicalities of daily life in such an uncompromising environment led to many questions from the audience. The winner of the competition was Alison Ayliffe, and the runner-up was Janet Mitchell. The next WI meeting will be a garden meeting and barbecue at the home of Isobel Acott, on July 16. Sing For Water Members of Hullavington’s Village Voices are joining with the Wiltshire Water Wailers and an acappella quintet, The Chausettes, at the Civic Hall Trowbridge on Tuesday July 8. at 8pm. Tickets are £5 and all profits are for Water Aid. Tickets are available from the Tourist Information Office, (01225) 710535 or www.singyoursocksoff.co.uk .
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