Broad Chalke Church

All Saints' Church : Broad Chalke

Church on 1st March 2012

Church in South Street on 1st March 2012 from Church Bottom

Church Services

Services in the Chalke Valley Benefice - November 2024
BCP = Book of Common Prayer (Traditional Language), CW = Common Worship Service (Contemporary Language)
6th November
ALL SAINTS DAY
 
9.30am
 
Holy Communion (BCP)
 
Berwick St John
 
Ruth H-S
9.30am Patronal Festival (CW) Broad Chalke Alison Waterhouse
9.30am Parish Communion (CW) Britford J Taylor / M Metcalfe
11.00am Morning Prayer (BCP) Ebbesbourne Wake Biddy Trahair
11.00am Parish Communion (CW) Coombe Bissett J Taylor / M Metcalfe
11.00am
 
Family Service Odstock Adrian Taylor
10th November
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
 
9.00am
 
Benefice Communion (CW)
 
Bishopstone
 
Ruth H-S
10.45am Remembance Service Berwick St John Barney Hopkinson
10.45am Remembance Service Bowerchalke Kate Woolvens
10.45am Remembance Service Broad Chalke Alison Waterhouse
10.50am Remembance Service Bishopstone Katherine Robinson
10.50am Remembance Service Coombe Bissett Jenny Taylor
10.50am Remembance Service Britford Ruth H-S / M Metcalfe
11.20am
 
Remembance Service Alvediston Vernon White
17th November
2nd Sunday before Advent
 
9.30am
 
Holy Communion (BCP)
 
Bowerchalke
 
Alison Waerhouse
9.30am Parish Communion (CW) Bishopstone Jenny Taylor
9.30am Parish Communion (CW) Odstock Ruth H-S / M Metcalfe
11.00am Parish Communion (CW) Ebbesbourne Wake Alison Waterhouse
11.00am Parish Communion (CW) Homington Ruth H-S / M Metcalfe
11.00am
 
Parish Communion (CW) Berwick St John Kate Woolven
24th November
CHRIST
THE KING
 
9.30am
 
Parish Communion (BCP)
 
Charlton All Saints
 
Jenny Taylor
9.30am Parish Communion (CW) Broad Chalke Hub Ruth H-S
11.00am Family Service Nunton Adrian Taylor
11.00am Parish Communion (CW) Bishopstone Alison Waterhouse
11.00am Morning Prayer (BCP) Berwick St John Lay Led
11.00am Holy Communion (BCP) Alvediston Ruth H-S
11.00am
 
Morning Prayer (BCP) Homingtont Rhoddy Voremberg
Services in the Chalke Valley Benefice - December 2024
BCP = Book of Common Prayer (Traditional Language), CW = Common Worship Service (Contemporary Language)
1st December
1st Sunday of Advent
 
9.30am
 
Holy Communion (BCP)
 
Berwick St John
 
Alison Waterhouse
9.30am Family Communion (CW) Broad Chalke Kate Woolven
9.30am Parish Communion (CW) Britford Ruth H-S
11.00am Morning Prayer (BCP) Ebbesbourne Wake Biddy Trahair
11.00am Parish Communion (CW) Coombe Bissett Jenny Taylor
11.00am Family Service Odstock Adrian Taylor
11.00am
 
Advent Service Bishopstone Saller Leaver
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Chalke Valley Bulletin and other messages

This is the Chalke Valley Bulletin for November 7th 2024 (PDF document, may take a little time to download).

This is the Letter to Chalke Valley Benefice (DOCX document, may take a little time to download).

Special Announcement

Message from Chalke Valley Churches Team Administrator

Please see below a special announcement regarding the post of Associate Priest to the Chalke Valley Benefice:
In addition to our Sunday services, we have a very special service on Monday night when we welcome The Reverend Maggie Metcalfe to our team as an Associate Priest.
All are welcome to attend the service, 7pm at St Andrew's Church, Nunton on 28th October 2024.
Refreshments will be served afterwards at The Radnor Hall, Bodenham.
If you are able to bring a plate of food to share, the hall will be open from 6pm - please let Debby Underhill know 07865 724607 or 01722 329769.
[previous messaage]:
"Following an interview process for the post of Associate Priest in the Chalke Valley Team Ministry, the Bishop of Ramsbury is pleased to announce that, subject to the usual statutory checks, he has appointed The Rev’d Maggie Metcalfe to the post and she has accepted. Maggie is currently serving in the Wylye and Till Valley Benefice. A date for Maggie’s licensing will be determined in due course. Please pray for Maggie as she prepares to leave her current post, and take up her post in the Chalke Valley."
Kind Regards
Emily Broomhead
Chalke Valley Churches Team Administrator

Church Websites

NAME

TITLE

TELEPHONE

ADDRESS

Chalke Valley Churches

Administrator

07890 262376

Chalke Valley Churches Broad Chalke page with online calendar.

Church Times Archive

 

 

Church Times Archive 1863 to today

This is the Chalke/Cueibet Partnership Newsletter 8 (PDF document, may take a little time to download).

This is the Fellowship Study Group (PDF document, may take a little time to download).

CHALKE TALK

You can read about local Church news, events, coffee mornings, sales and auctions, etc. on Chalke Talk on Chalke Talk which is also available in the Church or Chalke Valley Stores Coffee Shop.

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Some of the content on this page has been reproduced with the kind permission of the CHALKE TALK management.

Local Events

See also events in the Chapel.
DATE PLACE TELEPHONE EVENT
Check if event has been cancelled or postponed.
10th November 2024 Village Hall   Remembrance Sunday Curry Lunch; 12.15am; £20 from the Hub or on the day
1st December 2024 The Hub   Advent Service; 6.00pm
ASAP All Saints' Church 01722 780 654 Church Electoral Roll; contact Jane Gilbert so be on the roll;
Every Monday All Saints' Church 0771 7110 200 Prayer Group; 5.00pm - 6.00pm; contact Julia
Every Tuesday Village Hall &
Old School
01722 780789
01722 781200
Parenting Course; five to fifteen year olds; 10.15am; contact Caroline Lamb or Jayne Jennings
Every Tuesday Wake House, Ebbesbourne Wake 01722 780285
01722 780008
Fellowship Study Group; Jane's Group meets weekly on Tuesdays, 10.00am until noon; contact Jane Pelly or Jackie Lowe
Tuesday evenings All Saints' Church   Team Prayers; 5.00pm
Tuesdays and
Thursdays
URC Chapel   Benefice Resource Centre; Library of Faith inspiring books and Traidcraft goods for sale; Tuesdays 10.00am to 12 noon and Thursdays 12.30pm to 4.00pm
Every 2nd Wednesday Lodge Farmhouse 01725 519242
01722 780028
Meditation usually 2.30pm; contact Janet Roe or Anna Watson
Various dates & times All Saints' Church 01722 780654
01725 519242
Church rotas contact Jane Gilbert or Janet Roe
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All eight bells were rung at 7.40pm on 25th July 2023 after many years silent. The timber steps to the bell gallery were unsafe, although the chamber where the ropes hang is accessed by the stone spiral stairs.

The Parish Council update states that repositioning of the Church flagpole is being considered.
Improvements All Saints' Church   Parish Questionnaire: Friends of All Saints' Church have discussed improvements for the Church. Contact Chris Littlemore on chris @ cplarchitecture.com (no spaces) or by hand to Meadow House, High Lane. See the 2008 proposals below which are now largely out of date.
Phased work
2008 plans
All Saints' Church  

Broad Chalke Church Development Project 2008, now subject to review

Phase 1 - An improved lighting system, now complete

Phase 2 - Improvements to the hearing loop system, upgrading the sound system and the integration of an audio-visual system, all now in hand including finance

Phase 3 - New heating system; fundraising will be required

Project details displayed in the porch in 2008 now seem to be a long-term plan, only partly implemented in the three phases described above. The plans included replacing central pews with seats; a new square centre altar; new vestry; additional storage; other relocations; improved lighting and heating using ground heat reclamation; inner glass doors to South Porch and an extension with kitchen and toilet through the North door. These were the three 2008 proposals: Church Upgrade 2008 (Potential Changes); Church Upgrade 2008 (Flexibility 1) and Church Upgrade 2008 (Flexibility 2);

ongoing St Martin's
Fifield Bavant
01722 417900 Fifield Bavant Church Restoration Appeal; contact William Hillary,

The Ministry Team

NAME TITLE TELEPHONE ADDRESS
All Saints' Church     South Street, Broad Chalke, Salisbury, SP5
(Car park in The Causeway)
Rev'd Dr Ruth Howlett-Shipley Team Rector 01722 697022  
Rev'd Jenny Taylor Team Vicar 01722 503081 27 Viking Way, Salisbury, SP2 8TA
Rev'd Alison Waterhouse Team Vicar 01722 679404 The Rectory, Newtown, Broad Chalke, Salisbury, SP5 5DS
Rev'd Kate Woolven Associate Priest 07754 582395  
Rev'd Maggie Metcalfe Associate Priest    
Rev'ds Ana & Tod Gobledale URC Ministers 01722 330980 URC Website & contact form
Rev'd Jackie Lowe Assisting URC Minister 01722 780008 Church Bottom, Broad Chalke
Emily Broomhead Benefice Office Team Administrator 07890 262376

Church Office, Byworth, Meadow Close, Dinton, Salisbury SP3 5HY
or URC Chapel, High Road, Broad Chalke, Salisbury, SP5 5EH

Chalke Talk Chalke Talk
News Editor
 
Chris Littlemore Churchwarden  
Rev'd Catherine Blundell & David Blundell (from 7th July 2015 to 8th January 2023) Team Rector & Licensed Lay Minister   Devon
Rev'd Canon David Henley (retired February 2014; died 10/12/2018) Team Rector Hatch Beauchamp, Taunton TA3 6SD
Rev'd Roger Redding (retired 8th July 2012) Team Vicar   Tintinhull, BA22 8PQ
Rev'd Alison Williams (retired 30th November 2012) Team Vicar   Nunton, Salisbury, SP5 4HP
Rev'd Julian Thomas (retired 2013) URC Minister   United Reformed Church
Rev'd Tom Grant (retired) URC Minister   URC Website & contact form
Rev'd Rick Williams (moved 30th April 2017) Team Vicar   Charfield, one of the team villages, just off the M5 north of Bristol, close to Chipping Sodbury and Wotton-under-Edge.
Rev'd Roger Leake (left 26th June 2022) Curate 07947 149146  

Assisting Ministers

NAME TITLE TELEPHONE ADDRESS
Rev'd Canon Anthony Hawley Assisting Minister 01794 390607  
Rev'd Canon Tony Monds Assisting Minister 01722 420942  
Rev'd Canon Ann Philp Assisting Minister 01722 555178  
Rev'd Kate Rosslyn Smith Assisting Minister 01722 780011  

Lay Worship Leaders

NAME TITLE TELEPHONE ADDRESS
Yvonne & Kevin Follett Lay Worship Leader 01747 828785  
Caroline Lamb Lay Worship Leader 01722 780789 Knighton Manor, Broad Chalke, Salisbury, SP5 5EB
Sally Leaver Lay Worship Leader 01722 780447  
Naomi Martin Lay Worship Leader 0771 3031774  
Donald Morgan Lay Worship Leader 01722 718557  
Adrian Taylor Lay Worship Leader 01722 325862 Florida, Nunton Drove, Nunton, Salisbury, SP5 4HZ
Gill Riley Lay Worship Leader 01722 780538  
Janet Roe Lay Worship Leader 01725 519242  
Biddy Trahair Lay Worship Leader 01722 780666 Yew Tree House, Lower Road, Charlton All Saints, Salisbury, SP5 5HQ
Roderick Voremberg Lay Worship Leader 07785 304142  
James Wardroper Lay Worship Leader 01722 718152  

Records, graves plans and old deeds

You can see some Church records and old deeds on the Church Records page.

You can see graves plans for the South West, West and North West and South and North and South East areas.

Church History & Photos

The Church History is shown on Church History and on the Chalke Valley Churches website.

Church Photos: Church, list of Vicars, Saxon Cross, names on bells, pulpit & font, crib, war memorial, bellringers and Church model

Sunday School 1909 & 1914

An extract from South Wilts Church Magazine February 1909:-

"The Sunday School Winter treat took place at the school on Wednesday, January 6th. After tea, to which the mothers of the children were also invited, games were indulged in, at the close of which presents were distributed to each child. Before giving away these presents the Vicar announced that next Christmas prizes would be given to those deserving of merit, and that to secure a prize a child would have to put in at least 45 attendances during the year."

An extract from South Wilts Church Magazine March 1909:-

"The Countess of Pembroke again very kindly presented three books as prizes for attendance and needlework in the school, these were supplemented by prizes most generously given by Mr Eastham. The following were the recipients of Lady Pembrokes's and Mr Eastham's prizes: Reginald Hitchings (for attendance), Lily Dimmer (for needlework) and Harry Poole, William Gurd, Ada Emm, Edith White (for attendance and conduct)."

An extract from South Wilts Church Magazine January 1914:-

"PRIZE GIVING. - At the closing of the school for the Christmas holidays the three special prizes so kindly given by the Lady Pembroke were awarded to Mollie Martin, Stanley Dowsett and James Emm. George Hargreave also received a prize for good attendance. Two other boys who had made a perfect attendance generously volunteered to waive their claim to these special prizes as they had previously won one. This is a kind of spirit we love to see and admire in the rising generation."

First World War History

You can see entries for The First World War concerning enlisting and the Armistice in the South Wilts Church Magazine 1914-1918 and the Peace Treaty and the War Memorial in the South Wilts Church Magazine 1919-1921.

Those who returned from the war (PDF file, download may be slow).

Church display at the Chalke Valley History Festival on 2nd July 2017

Janet Roe's Church display at the Chalke Valley History Festival on 2nd July 2017 with Caroline & John Dutson

Tom H and Church History on 4th October 2008

Careful, Tom, he might pop out at you
Tom H and his magic trick for Church History on 4th October 2008

Church and old school on 7th May 2008

Church and old school on 7th May 2008
after one large tree had been cut down (earlier photos on Photos and School pages)