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This national charity better known as the Poppy Appeal is the largest ex-service organisation in this country and its main aim is to help all ex-service people and their dependents whenever and whatever need exists. The East Knoyle, Semley and Sedgehill Branch, first formed in 1921, meets on the first Monday of every month at the Fox and Hounds. The branch raises considerable sums of money in support of the Legion, taking every opportunity throughout the year to do so. The branch of some 80 members, including the Women’s Section, parades annually on Remembrance Sunday.
Branch Chairman: Mike Waterhouse 830251
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St.Mary’s Guild
The Guild was formed after the closure of the local branch of the Mother’s Union. It welcomes ladies of all ages and is entirely ecumenical. Monthly meetings are held in member’s houses, with a speaker, discussion topic, games or just a sociable and relaxed afternoon with tea. Members are involved in many village activities, particularly Wren’s Shop, the Church Fete, the Harvest Supper and charitable fundraising, including the annual coffee morning for “Crisis”. There are currently 24 members, but new members are always welcome.
Contact: Ruth Gregg
Moviola.
Moviola is a rural cinema which screens current feature films in the Village Hall once a month over the winter. There is a licensed bar, open from 7 pm and the show starts at 7.30. Tickets cost £5 and can be bought from Wren's Shop or on the door. You can find details of future films in the Village diary.
Organiser: Sara Southerden 830594
Moviola is a rural cinema which screens current feature films in the Village Hall once a month over the winter. There is a licensed bar, open from 7 pm and the show starts at 7.30. Tickets cost £5 and can be bought from Wren's Shop or on the door. You can find details of future films in the Village diary.
Organiser: Sara Southerden 830594
Garden Club
Whether you have an established mature garden, a new plot, an allotment or just a window box, and if you love plants the Garden Club will welcome you as a member.
We meet in the village hall during the winter months for talks or demonstrations given by visiting experts. Within East Knoyle we have three soil types, clay, green sandstone and chalk, which all require very different treatments. The local knowledge that our more experienced members are always willing to share with novice gardeners is particularly useful. Every summer we visit an inspirational garden, usually with a guided tour.
Our club meeting details are in the village newsletter and on the village website. To enjoy the company of fellow enthusiasts and meet people who know their onions, why not come along as a guest.
Whether you have an established mature garden, a new plot, an allotment or just a window box, and if you love plants the Garden Club will welcome you as a member.
We meet in the village hall during the winter months for talks or demonstrations given by visiting experts. Within East Knoyle we have three soil types, clay, green sandstone and chalk, which all require very different treatments. The local knowledge that our more experienced members are always willing to share with novice gardeners is particularly useful. Every summer we visit an inspirational garden, usually with a guided tour.
Our club meeting details are in the village newsletter and on the village website. To enjoy the company of fellow enthusiasts and meet people who know their onions, why not come along as a guest.
Garden Club Committee
Michael Chaplin, Chairman
Pat Sully, Secretary,
Roger Standingford Treasurer
Sally Swain,
Alan Knight
Susan Lucas
Pat Sully, Secretary,
Roger Standingford Treasurer
Sally Swain,
Alan Knight
Susan Lucas
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In the interest of accuracy the clubs and organisations below should feel free to alter the descriptions, as they feel appropriate, by using the form on the contact page
In the interest of accuracy the clubs and organisations below should feel free to alter the descriptions, as they feel appropriate, by using the form on the contact page
This is currently being planned by the police in conjunction with the Parish Council. Anyone wishing to be involved should make contact with PC Salter at Mere Police Station.
First Responder Network
This is another new initiative. First responders are volunteers in local communities willing to provide basic care, until an ambulance can get to the scene; often just to give moral support. We do not attend road traffic accidents.
Each responder is given training and support to enable them to provide basic life saving are to patients in the vital few minutes before an ambulance arrives; no previous medical experience is necessary.
It is intended to have an open rota in the village shop, so that people can choose the length and time of the shifts they would like to cover.
Each responder is given training and support to enable them to provide basic life saving are to patients in the vital few minutes before an ambulance arrives; no previous medical experience is necessary.
It is intended to have an open rota in the village shop, so that people can choose the length and time of the shifts they would like to cover.
Contact: Jeryl Hills
East Knoyle Bell Ringers
The six bells in St Mary’s Church are rung as regularly as possible. The band of bell ringers, who belong to the Salisbury Diocesan Guild of Ringers, practice on Monday evenings.
Anyone interested in joining should contact Tony Claydon 830269
The six bells in St Mary’s Church are rung as regularly as possible. The band of bell ringers, who belong to the Salisbury Diocesan Guild of Ringers, practice on Monday evenings.
Anyone interested in joining should contact Tony Claydon 830269
The Book Circle
The Book Circle, set up as a result of the Parish Plan, held its first meeting in February 2009 .
We meet on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday evening ( trying never to clash with Moviola or the Parish Council) about every six weeks, alternating between The Fox and Hounds and The Seymour Arms; and the books are chosen far enough ahead to give everyone the chance to source and read the title. So far we have stuck to fiction, ranging from Barnaby Rudge to On Chesil Beach via authors as diverse as Virginia Woolf, Khalid Husseini and Ernest Hemingway.
At first we all listened very politely and only gave our views when asked. Now that we know each other a bit better we’re more likely to ‘but…. ’ in when we need to share an insight with everyone else! The group is mixed – age, gender, working or not or part-time – so if you enjoy hearing others’ perspectives on chosen books, contributing your own views and reading a selection of fiction and would like to find out more do please put a note in the 'Poste Restante' in Wren's Shop.
The Book Circle, set up as a result of the Parish Plan, held its first meeting in February 2009 .
We meet on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday evening ( trying never to clash with Moviola or the Parish Council) about every six weeks, alternating between The Fox and Hounds and The Seymour Arms; and the books are chosen far enough ahead to give everyone the chance to source and read the title. So far we have stuck to fiction, ranging from Barnaby Rudge to On Chesil Beach via authors as diverse as Virginia Woolf, Khalid Husseini and Ernest Hemingway.
At first we all listened very politely and only gave our views when asked. Now that we know each other a bit better we’re more likely to ‘but…. ’ in when we need to share an insight with everyone else! The group is mixed – age, gender, working or not or part-time – so if you enjoy hearing others’ perspectives on chosen books, contributing your own views and reading a selection of fiction and would like to find out more do please put a note in the 'Poste Restante' in Wren's Shop.
Music Group
There are moves afoot in East Knoyle to form a group for those who have an interest in music, either playing an instrument or otherwise.
Further details, and contact details, can be obtained from Janeen Evans in Wren’s Shop
Further details, and contact details, can be obtained from Janeen Evans in Wren’s Shop
Rural Arts Wiltshire
Twice a year Rural Arts Wiltshire brings live performances by professional artists to East Knoyle. We usually have a spring event held in St. Mary's Church and an autumn event in the village hall. So far we have had jazz, a play adapted from a Vita Sackville West poem with folk music, and an all singing, all dancing ten man choir from Zimbabwe. This scheme is supported by Wiltshire Council and the Arts Council and their grants mean that the tickets are all reasonably priced. There is a small but enthusiastic group of East Knoyle Arts lovers who select the artists, provide accommodation and organise the event. The volunteers of Wren's Shop kindly sell the tickets. For more information or reserved tickets please contact Jan Knight 01 747 830 132.
Twice a year Rural Arts Wiltshire brings live performances by professional artists to East Knoyle. We usually have a spring event held in St. Mary's Church and an autumn event in the village hall. So far we have had jazz, a play adapted from a Vita Sackville West poem with folk music, and an all singing, all dancing ten man choir from Zimbabwe. This scheme is supported by Wiltshire Council and the Arts Council and their grants mean that the tickets are all reasonably priced. There is a small but enthusiastic group of East Knoyle Arts lovers who select the artists, provide accommodation and organise the event. The volunteers of Wren's Shop kindly sell the tickets. For more information or reserved tickets please contact Jan Knight 01 747 830 132.
East Knoyle Railway Modellers
Drawn together by the love of railway modelling, a group of fellows came together to form the EKRM. With the club formally constituted and a newly acquired a lease on the club premises we are now up and running. We meet fortnightly for club nights and enjoy interesting discussions, sharing skills on railway modelling, and actively working on our ambitious project to build a scale working model in OO gauge of Shillingstone station in Dorset, our lay-out circa 1962. The station fell victim to the Beeching closures in 1966 and was abandoned to become derelict and overgrown. It was acquired by an amazing group of enthusiasts and is now being restored and brought back to life, it is well worth a visit.
The club premises are available at any time for members to meet together and to work on the project.
We are now in a position to welcome model railway enthusiasts from surrounding towns and villages who would like to join the club and be involved in this exciting project. Our interest are varied and include ‘O’ and ‘N’ gauge and digital control, our range of skills and knowledge (or lack of) are varied . . . but foremost, we set out to we welcoming to all who would like to join us.
Drawn together by the love of railway modelling, a group of fellows came together to form the EKRM. With the club formally constituted and a newly acquired a lease on the club premises we are now up and running. We meet fortnightly for club nights and enjoy interesting discussions, sharing skills on railway modelling, and actively working on our ambitious project to build a scale working model in OO gauge of Shillingstone station in Dorset, our lay-out circa 1962. The station fell victim to the Beeching closures in 1966 and was abandoned to become derelict and overgrown. It was acquired by an amazing group of enthusiasts and is now being restored and brought back to life, it is well worth a visit.
The club premises are available at any time for members to meet together and to work on the project.
We are now in a position to welcome model railway enthusiasts from surrounding towns and villages who would like to join the club and be involved in this exciting project. Our interest are varied and include ‘O’ and ‘N’ gauge and digital control, our range of skills and knowledge (or lack of) are varied . . . but foremost, we set out to we welcoming to all who would like to join us.
Interested ? Give me a call: Stanley Wilson (01747) 830525 or email stanleyjwilson@btinternet.com