Snowman on 10th February 2009
Calendars: Regular Events and Single Events
Proposed village notice board; a short presentation was made to the Annual Parish Meeting on 8th May 2024 for village views.
The Hub shop opening hours are from 9.00am to 5.00pm on weekdays and 9.00am to 1.00pm on Saturdays.
The Coffee Shop opening hours will be 10.00am to 2.00pm Monday to Friday for hot food and lunches, and coffee and cakes 10.00am to 3.30pm. Saturday opening time will be 10.00am to 12noon for coffee and cakes with a reduced menu for lunches.
The Post Office opening hours change to 9.30am to 1.00pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8th January 2021 under the direction of Ed Rigg, Sarah & CJ from Tisbury Post Office.
Broad Chalke Satellite View, Road Map and Postcode List
Bus service No. 29 Timetable from Blue Boar Row (stop L or M?), then Brown Street (stop Y) in Salisbury, (NOT from the old bus station in Endless Street) (via Odstock District Hospital) or from Shaftesbury, roughly every 90 minutes (not on Sundays) or Salisbury Reds page.
Trains to Salisbury or Tisbury from London Waterloo take about 90 minutes and the stations are about twenty five minutes away by taxi. Look up your train times here.
Classic Cabs taxi telephone 01722 710111 or 07780 578717.
DATE | PLACE | TELEPHONE | EVENT |
September to April | Broad Chalke houses | 01722 780031 01722 780496 |
Scrabble Tournament; contact Julie McRoberts or Hilary Brown before 31st August |
30th November 2024 | The Hub | 01722 781264 | Christmas Sale; 10.00am - 12.00pm |
1st December 2024 | The Hub | Advent Service; 6.00pm | |
4th December 2024 | Village Hall | Film Night; "Paddington 2"; 7.30pm; £6 on the door. | |
6th December 2024 | The Hub | Community Lunch; 12.30pm; | |
8th December 2024 | URC Chapel | 01725 519242 | Worship Together; 10.30am; contact Janet Roe |
10th December 2024 | The Hub | 01722 781264 | Chalke Valley "Knitwits"; 2.30pm to 4.00pm; £3.00; Meeting; contact Rina Musselwhite |
10th December 2024 | Primary School | Christmas Wreath Workshop; 7.30pm - 9.00pm; £40ppn. | |
16th December 2024 | The Hub | Community Lunch; 12.30pm | |
19th December 2024 | All Saints' Church | Carols and Readings by The Manor Singers; 7.00pm | |
20th December 2024 | Village Hall | "A Christmas Carol"; a Forest Forge Panto; £12 / £6 children | |
1st January 2025 | The Hub | 01725 519242 | Worship Together; 10.30am; light lunch at 12.30pm; contact Janet Roe |
3rd January 2025 | The Hub | Community Lunch; 12.30pm; | |
8th January 2025 | Village Hall | 01725 519242 | Parish Meeting; 7.00pm |
8th February 2025 | Sports Centre | Race Night Fundraiser; raffle and food; £18pp |
DATE | PLACE | TELEPHONE | EVENT |
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Some events are occasional rather than regular. |
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Every Sunday | Sixpenny Handley village hall | 01725 552209 | Yoga Sessions; 9.15 - 10.45am; contact Caroline |
Every Sunday | Sports Centre MUGA | 01722 780496 | Tennis social mix; 11.00am; contact Hilary Brown |
Sunday evenings | Sports Centre | Table Tennis; Table Tennis website | |
Monday mornings | Coffee Shop | Story Time for Toddlers who must be accompanied by an adult; 9.30am | |
Monday mornings | Coffee Shop | 01722 781264 | Social event with card games and food; 11.00am - 1.30pm; organised by Rina Musselwhite, Ena Kingstone and Janet Roe. |
Monday evenings | Village Hall | Ladies Choir; 7.30 pm to 9.15pm | |
Mondays and Thursdays | Sports Centre | Short Mat Bowling; evenings; 7.30pm | |
Mondays and Fridays of every week |
Sports Centre | 01722 331341 07788 587937 |
Pilates; 0915 and 1345 on Mondays and 0930 on Fridays; contact Claudine Baker |
Every Tuesday morning | Sports Centre | 01725 552209 | Caroline's Yoga Classes every Tuesday morning at the Sports Centre; 9.15am - 10.45am |
Every Tuesday | 01722 780483 | Chalke Valley Walkers; rambles every Tuesday morning; contact Ail Powis | |
Every Tuesday | Village Hall & Old School |
01722 780789 |
Parenting Course; five to fifteen year olds; 10.15 am; contact Caroline Lamb or Jayne Jennings |
Every Tuesday | Village Hall | Tuesday Morning Fellowship (Wellspring); 9.30am to noon; see Clubs below | |
Every 1st Tuesday | Village Hall | 01722 780830 | Happy Circle; 2.00pm to 4.00pm; see Clubs below; contact Charlotte Edwardes |
Second and fourth Tuesday of every month | URC Chapel | 01722 781264 | Chalke Valley "Knitwits"; 2.00pm to 4.00pm; £2.00; knitting for charity including Feed the Children and Mission to Seafarers; contact Rina Musselwhite |
Every Wednesday | Sports Centre | 07909 820365 | Zumba & Conditioning Class; 9.30am to 10.30am; £10; contact Victoria Pickford |
Fortnightly on Wednesday | Village Hall | 01722 780351 | Literacy Group; 9.30am to 12.00pm; contact Gail Allcorn |
1st Wednesday of every month (not December) | Village Hall | Big Screen @ Broad Chalke Film night; 7.00pm for 7:30pm; tickets £6 from the shop | |
2nd Wednesday of every month | Lodge Farmhouse | 01725 519242 01722 780028 |
Meditation; 2.30pm; contact Janet Roe or Anna Watson |
2nd Wednesday of every month | Village Hall | Parish Council meeting; 7.30 pm | |
3rd Wednesday of every month | Village Hall | 01725 519224 | W I meeting; 7.30 pm to 9.00pm; see Clubs below; NOTE: Club suspended from January 2024 |
Every Wednesday evening | Sports Centre | 07838 449135 | Jordana's Yoga Classes every Wednesday evening at the Sports Centre; 6.15pm - 7.30pm |
Every Thursday | Village Hall | 07901 537268 | HappyBats Tennis for toddlers; 1.30pm to 2.15pm; contact Fiona |
Every Thursday | Sports Centre MUGA | 01722 780496 | Tennis social mix; 6.00pm; contact Hilary Brown |
Every Thursday during term time | Village Hall | 01722 780495 | "Teddy Bears" is a friendly, informal play group that runs on Thursdays from 9.15 to 11am in school term time for pre-schoolers and their parents/grandparents/carers. Everyone is welcome and will be greeted with a hot drink and biscuits/cake! A small charge of £2.50 applies if bringing one child, or £3 if more than one contact Laura Webster in advance please due to popularity. |
First Friday every month | The Hub | 01722 780708 | Community Lunch 12.30pm last Friday of every month; contact Sharon Ibbotson |
Every Friday | Bishopstone Village Hall | 07739 039818 | Extend Exercise Classes for the over-50s; 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm; £3; contact Pam |
Saturdays once a month | Bowerchalke Village Hall | Saturday Market including Veterinary Advice (no animals); 9.30 am to 12 noon | |
Every first Saturday of a month | URC Chapel | Broad Chalke Archive; open for viewing; 10.00 am to 12 noon on the first Saturday of a month (started on 2nd June 2012) | |
October to April | 01722 780031 01722 780496 |
Scrabble tournament; contact Julie McRoberts or Hilary Brown |
Desired outcomes: The delivery of at least 9,900 new homes carefully managed to be in the most sustainable location and to respect the local character. Well over half the number will have been built in or around Salisbury, with significant growth in Amesbury."
Secondary Villages: The secondary villages are ...Broad Chalke, ... In terms of their role, function and level of services, this group of villages perform a less significant, but nevertheless important complementary role to the Local Service Centres. Levels of growth proportionate to their size, character and environment will be supported in these settlements."
Salisbury and Wilton Community Areas Planned growth: at least 6060 homes and 29 ha (23ha new allocation and 6ha saved) of employment land..."
Rest of Wilton Community Area: at least 220 homes... The Community Area has three secondary villages... Broad Chalke..."
The houses are outside the housing policy zones and this area is essentially open countryside. It does not have a relationship with the settlement and the boundary appears to drift out to an arbitrary point, including buildings of reasonable but not special quality. The setting of the conservation area would preserve any potential threats to this part of the open countryside." Surely it should read "negate any potential threats", not preserve them.
outside the housing policy zones", would these areas, without the planning restrictions applicable within a Conservation Area, be more or less likely to be developed with housing, not immediately, but possibly in the future if government pressure on local authorities to find development land is stepped up? Although the areas are agricultural land, future policy changes might allow areas on the fringes of villages to be developed and Conservation Area restrictions would not apply. Note that recent houses in New Town and Knighton Road and the Primary School were allowed even though all were built on agricultural land outside the Conservation Area.
CLUB OR SOCIETY | TELEPHONE | CONTACT NAME & DETAILS | |
Check with event organiser or website whether event has been cancelled.
Some events are occasional rather than regular. |
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Chalke Valley Community Hub | 01722 780007 01722 780998 |
The Secretary, Chalke Valley Community Hub, Cerney Rise, Lower Gurston Lane, Broad Chalke, Salisbury SP5 5HW Community Hub Manager, URC Chapel, High Road, Broad Chalke, Salisbury, SP5 5EH |
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Sports Clubs | See the Sport page for Chalke Valley Sports Centre, Cricket, Fly Fishing, Hill Climb, etc. | ||
Women's Institute | 01722 785007 01725 552921 01722 780093 |
Meetings on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at the Village Hall; 7.30 pm; contact Nicky Jones, President (from Fovant), Jane Kew or Sue Fry; NOTE: Club suspended from January 2024 | |
Chalke Valley Ladies Choir | 01722 781258 01725 519242 01722 780052 |
Contact Madeline Gooch or Janet Roe or Marianne Tomkies | |
Men's Breakfasts | 01725 519242 | Michael Roe; 7.45am at Broad Chalke Village Hall | |
Community Lunch | 01722 780708 | Community Lunch at 12.30pm last Friday of every month at The Hub; contact Sharon Ibbotson | |
Tuesday Morning Fellowship (now called The Wellspring) |
01722 780789 | Meetings in the Village Hall; 9.30am to noon every Tuesday; contact Caroline Lamb. | |
Meditation | Lodge Farmhouse | 01725 519242 01722 780028 |
Every 2nd Wednesday usually 2.30pm; contact Janet Roe or Anna Watson |
Chalke Valley Floral Society/Flower Club | Village Hall | 01722 780196 01722 780869 01722 780448 |
NOTE: CLOSING DOWN, Meetings on the 4th Wednesday of each month at the Village Hall at 7.30 pm CANCELLED; last meeting on 30th June 2023 at The Stoke Farm Lodge; contact Jan Pickford or Vivienne Thornton or Liz Long; NAFAS website |
Damerham and District Horticultural Society | 01725 518802 | Meetings every month at the Damerham Village Hall contact Carolyn Andrews; website | |
Broad Chalke Allotments | 01722 780102 | Allotments near High Lane; contact Matthew Dodd | |
Chalke Valley tennis Club | 01722 780496 01725 510558 |
Contact Hilary Brown or coach Chris Matthews | |
Chalke Valley Walkers | 01722 780483 | Rambles every Tuesday morning; contact Ail Powis | |
Broad Chalke Community Fund | 0722 780093 | Broad Chalke Community Fund; for those in financial trouble; one-off payments can be made; contact Sue Fry, Damon Johns or Michael Roe. | |
Carer Support Group (also Bereaved) |
07917 576892 | Carer Support Group (also Bereaved); Wednesday afternoons at 2.00pm; contact Hazel Killeen. | |
Chris Brown Day Centre Chris Brown Thursday Club (over 60's) |
01722 780001 | Meetings every Thursday at Bowerchalke Village Hall; 10.00 am to 3.00 pm; contact Mike Lattimer | |
Chalke Valley Knitwits | 01722 781264 | Every second and fourth Tuesday of every month in The URC Coffee Shop; contact Rina Musselwhite | |
Happy Circle | 01722 780701 01722 780830 |
Meetings every first Tuesday; usually at the Village Hall; 2.00pm to 4.00pm; contact Mary Arnold or Charlotte Edwardes | |
Extend Exercise Classes | 01722 780863 | Extend Exercise Classes; contact Jenny Berwyn-Jones. | |
Yoga Classes | 01725 552209 | Caroline's Yoga Classes every Tuesday morning at the Sports Centre; 9.15am - 10.45am | |
Yoga Classes | 01725 552209 | Yoga Classes every Sunday mornings 9.15 - 10.45am; contact Caroline | |
Zumba & Conditioning Class | 07909 820365 | Zumba & Conditioning Class every Wednesday morning at the Sports Centre; 9.30am - 10.30am; £10; contact Victoria Pickford | |
Yoga Classes | 07838 449135 | Jordana's Yoga Classes every Wednesday evening at the Sports Centre; 6.15pm - 7.30pm | |
Zithering | 01725 519242 | Beginners' Group to learn to play the 18th century instrument; Contact Janet Roe | |
Stone Carving Courses |
07766 464048 | Stone Carving Courses at Knowle Farm, Bowerchalke; contact Henry Gray | |
Literacy Group | 01722 780351 | Fortnightly on Wednesday in the village hall; 9.30am to 12.00pm; contact Gail Allcorn | |
Broad Chalke Parish Archive | 01725 519242 01722 780483 01722 780093 01722 780477 |
Contact Michael Roe (chairman), Michael Powis (treasurer), Sue Fry (secretary) or Ann Ferreira | |
Chalke Valley Preservation Society | 01722 780483 | Michael Powis; Hon. Secretary | |
Chalke Valley History Festival | 01722 781133 for tickets | Bury Lane, Broad Chalke; website | |
Wiltshire History Zoom meetings | 01249 70550 | Wednesdays four times a year; 7.30pm; Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre. Search for Community History at Wiltshire Council | |
Broadchalke Bellringers | 01722 780327 01722 714877 |
Every Monday or Tuesday at 7.30pm at All Saints' Church; website; contact Nicki Tinkler or Vicki Rowse | |
Story Time for Toddlers | 01725 519242 | Story Time for Toddlers; 9.30am every Monday; children must be accompanied by an adult. Contact Janet Roe. | |
"Teddy Bears" | 01722 780495 | Teddy bears is a friendly, informal play group that runs on Thursdays from 9.15 to 11am in school term time for pre-schoolers and their parents/grandparents/carers. Everyone is welcome and will be greeted with a hot drink and biscuits/cake! A small charge of £2.50 applies if bringing one child, or £3 if more than one. contact Laura Webster in advance please due to popularity. |
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Broad Chalke Brownies | 01722 714787 01722 780532 |
Meetings every week during term time; 5.30pm to 7.00pm; contact Lisa Arrowsmith or Catherine Allwood; website | |
Primary School Gardening Club | 01722 780212 | Friday lunchtime; contact Rebecca Eyres or Lisa Rawlinson | |
Youth Club | Sports Centre | 01722 780323 01722 780810 |
Youth Club for ages 9 to 16; contact Andy Bundy or Angela Hardingham |
Cinnamon Trust | 01736 758707 | A charity requiring volunteers to take dogs for walks; contact Sally or or download a volunteer registration form from Cinnamon Trust | |
Broad Chalke Community Fund (formerly Broad Chalke Poors Charity) | 01722 780478 | Trustees: Rev'd Catherine Blundell, Liz Barr, Sue Fry, Damon Johns and Michael Roe | |
Nextdoor Broad Chalke | Neighbourhood forum to discuss traders, safety & local issues, local events, items for sale, etc. Nextdoor website | ||
Broad Chalke Community Land Trust | Broad Chalke Community Land Trust on Facebook; email broadchalkelt@gmail.com |
NAME | TITLE | TELEPHONE | ADDRESS |
Mr Chris Rothwell | Parish Council Clerk | 0755 2159369 | Parish Council website;
(Stephen Whitmore has stepped down in April 2019. |
Mr John Glen | Member of Parliament | 01722 333141 | 12 Brown Street, Salisbury SP1 1HE; website |
Wiltshire Council | Home Page | 0300 456 0100 01722 336272 |
Wiltshire Council website Wiltshire South - Area Hub |
Wiltshire Council | Planning Applications | Search all areas | |
Wiltshire Council | Refuse Collection | Refuse Collection Dates website |
There were public meetings at 7.00pm on 22nd and 29th June 2021 and then a public referendum on 1st July 2021, all at the village hall. The vote endorsed the Plan by a large margin.
(The following documents are large and may take time to download.)
Notice of Regulation 14 Pre-submission Consultation 200116 Reg 14 Consultation letters v3 including Comments Proforma
Main Document
1. THE BROAD CHALKE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN V3 draft
Supporting Documents
2. the draft Basic Conditions Statement
3. the draft Consultation Statement
Evidence Base
4. the Historical Environment Record
5. Broad Chalke Housing Needs Report
6. Broad Chalke Strategic Environmental Assessment
7. Site Assessment Report 2
Appendices
Appendix 1A Desktop Assessment 2
Appendix 1B Planning History
Appendix 2A Landscape Assessment
Appendix 2B Heritage Assessment
Appendix 2C On Site Assessment Comments
This link refers to the Causeway Footpath plan and Village Green which were completed in February 2019.
The NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN CONSULTATION BEGINS!
As notified earlier on this website and in the 'Broadsheet' the final stage of local consultation on the Broad Chalke Neighbourhood Plan has now begun.
To date the Plan has received strong local support and has achieved a great deal - including the implementation of our Community Hub, village car parking, pathways and village green. This final draft includes village proposals for a small Community-led housing scheme to meet local needs.
Consultation runs for 6 weeks until 15 March 2020 and we welcome your comments and support. The final documents, self-explanatory Consultation Notice and Response Forms are all available electronically on this website - just click the links on the left. Hard copies of the Plan, Consultation Notice and Response Forms are also available in The Community Hub coffee shop.
Planning Team: The Neighbourhood Plan Office, Anthony's Ground, High Lane, Broad Chalke, Salisbury SP5 5HA email atruluck @ broadchalke.net (no spaces).
The Community Benefit Society is part of a A Community Land Trust (CLT), a local organisation run by ordinary people to develop and manage affordable homes. Contact Dan Richter, dan @ richter.org.uk (no spaces) tel. 01722 780359 if you wish to help or require affordable housing. Broad Chalke Community Land Trust on Facebook
The Wiltshire Council Consultation Period has completed. Comment on the plan here Neighbourhood Consultations
The Conservation area appraisal and management plan February 2009 may now be several years old but is still of interest and forms the starting point for the Parish Council's Neighbourhood Plan (previously called the Community Plan or Neighbourhood Development Plan). This is to be prepared by the Parish Council to submit to Wiltshire Council to assist the Council with the proposals to vary planning application requirements for "sustainable development" in line with the Core Strategy Development Plan. Contact Ashley Truluck (telephone 01722 780858) ) or Michael Powis (telephone 01722 780483).
You can view the Neighbourhood Development Plan Questionnaire Anonymised Comments (PDF file) and the Neighbourhood Development Plan questionnaire Statistical Results (PDF file) in the foregoing links. The comments make interesting reading. There was a large degree of agreement that:
The 20mph zone proposal is shown in Local News above.
South Wiltshire Core Strategy Development Plan including Broad Chalke was adopted on 7th February 2012; see the Document List and the 2012 Core Strategy Plan. "Desired outcomes: The delivery of at least 9,900 new homes carefully managed to be in the most sustainable location and to respect the local character. Well over half the number will have been built in or around Salisbury, with significant growth in Amesbury.
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"Secondary Villages:
The secondary villages are ...Broad Chalke, ... In terms of their role, function and level of services, this group of villages perform a less significant, but nevertheless important complementary role to the Local Service Centres. Levels of growth proportionate to their size, character and environment will be supported in these settlements.
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"Salisbury and Wilton Community Areas Planned growth: at least 6060 homes and 29 ha (23ha new allocation and 6ha saved) of employment land...
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"Rest of Wilton Community Area: at least 220 homes... The Community Area has three secondary villages... Broad Chalke...
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Wiltshire Council's Core Strategy Development Plan Document Consultation was from 13th June 2011 to 5.00pm on 8th August 2011; email the completed representation form to
or view the consultation documents at 27 - 29 Milford Street, Salisbury SP1 2AP.
A public exhibition was held at the Guildhall in Salisbury. The link may still be of interest.
Wiltshire Council's previous Consultation on the Local Development Framework Core Strategy Options dated July 2009 has received comments. See South Wiltshire Core Strategy Plan July 2009 regarding the requirement for 12,400 new houses up to 2026. Phone 01722 434247 or or write to Spatial Planning (South Office), Economy and Enterprise, Wiltshire Council, Planning Office, PO Box 2281, Salisbury SP2 2HX. It will be used as a basis for accepting or rejecting all planning applications for new developments over the next twenty years. 3775 new homes are proposed in the first five years in and around Salisbury and Amesbury.
The only comments I could find relating to Broad Chalke are Levels of growth proportionate to their size, character and environment will be supported in these settlements and the earlier Salisbury DC plan stated In twenty years the villages of ... Broadchalke... will have evolved only incrementally, with limited infill growth sympathetic to their character.
The plan also says that the Central Car Park in Salisbury could provide about 200 dwellings as part of a retail-led mixed use development. Would this mean less car parking during a period of rising population?
The link may still be of interest.
Wiltshire (previously Salisbury) Council's
Conservation area appraisal and management plan dated February 2009 for Broad Chalke was issued in draft; Broad Chalke PDF file or from the Wiltshire Council website Wiltshire Council's Conservation Area Appraisals;
High Road (Eastern approach leading to Vikings Corner) ie on the south side from Primrose Cottage as far as the stream in the middle of the field before the Jubilee Copse, has been removed from this Conservation Area. Reason:-
"The houses are outside the housing policy zones and this area is essentially open countryside. It does not have a relationship with the settlement and the boundary appears to drift out to an arbitrary point, including buildings of reasonable but not special quality. The setting of the conservation area would preserve any potential threats to this part of the open countryside.
" Surely it should read "negate any potential threats", not preserve them.
The south side of the section to the south of Howgare Road (ie Bury Lane, not Howgare Road) including Church Bottom and Field House has also been removed from the Conservation Area.
Comment: Although the Plan says "outside the housing policy zones
", would these areas, without the planning restrictions applicable within a Conservation Area, be more or less likely to be developed with housing, not immediately, but possibly in the future if government pressure on local authorities to find development land is stepped up? Although the areas are agricultural land, future policy changes might allow areas on the fringes of villages to be developed and Conservation Area restrictions would not apply. Note that recent houses in New Town and Knighton Road and the Primary School were allowed even though all were built on agricultural land outside the Conservation Area.
Between now and 2026, Salisbury district has to find space for 12,400 new houses in the 2009 plan, reduced in the 2012 Core Strategy Development Plan to 6060 for Salisbury and Wilton Community Areas. Will the above areas be targetted?
Submit comments to Development Control, Wiltshire Council, PO Box 2281, Salisbury SP2 2HX.
There is a Parish Archive stored on the Chapel balcony. Contact Michael Powis tel. 01722 780483, Michael Roe tel. 01725 519242 (chairman), Ann Ferreira tel. 01722 780477 or Sue Fry (secretary) tel. 01722 780093 if you would like to contribute time, documents or money.
The Archive will be open for viewing on the first Saturday of a month from 10.00 am to 12 noon (started on 2nd June 2012)
Archive Contents List (part) (Excel, wait, download may be slow).
Some of the Archive can be viewed in our online backup. Please ask for a link to see it online.
The village origins are described in Wikipedia. A brief history of Broad Chalke and a list of historical documents can be viewed on the Wiltshire County Council website and on the British History Online website.
This book was published in 1999 by The Baskerville Press. The editorial team was Elizabeth Gallop, Ann Ferreira, Liz Barr, Ronnie Butler, Robert Hitchings, Candida Hughes, Michael Powis, Michael Roe and Ivor Smith.
The book is available at the village shop and can also be obtained by sending a request to The Broad Chalke Millennium Book, The Willows, Broad Chalke, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP5 5HH (price £20, plus postage and packing: UK £3.95; Australia & New Zealand, £14; USA & Canada £12.50; Europe £6.00 but the prices may be out of date so please check first).
Other history books about Broad Chalke and neighbouring villages are referenced here.
A Shepherd's Life by W H Hudson (1841 to 1942) details the lives of villagers in South Wiltshire, part of which records his travels alongside the River Ebble through "The Chalks", which you can read online here. Note the long list of "small print" restrictions at the beginning and end of the book. You can read my brief comments here.
A brief history of Broad Chalke and a list of historical documents can be viewed on the Wiltshire County Council website.
Books and photographs by or about previous residents of Broad Chalke are listed here.
The 1841 Census for Broad Chalke can be seen here.
There are only a few sample records at present but more will be added soon.
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.
The Village Hall construction cost is shown on an extract from the South Wilts Church Magazine dated June 1914. It was then called the Parish Room.
The purchase documents for Penny Cottage in 1923 by Eva Penny.
Thomas Burrough and his sons Thomas and Abner wrote Diaries between 1800 and 1871.
Burrough Wills: - The Probate of the Will of Joan Burrough dated 4th December 1820, her son Thomas Burrough dated 11th December 1843, her son John Burrough dated 27th December 1852 and a copy of her grandson Thomas Burrough's Will dated 8th December 1870.
Further information on the Burrough family can be found on the Burrough Family Homepage.
There is also a separate History section and Archive page of this website under construction but at present they only list what has already been included in the Site Map page History section.
John Aubrey (1626 - 1697) and Maurice Henry Hewlett (1861 - 1923), authors, see Old Documents.
Reverend Professor Rowland Williams (1817 - 1870), theologian and vicar of Broad Chalke, is buried in All Saints' Church graveyard. See Darwin Project and genuki.org.uk and 1911encyclopedia.org.
Sir Cecil Beaton lived in Reddish House.
Staley+Wise website about Sir Cecil Beaton.
Sir Anthony Eden had a cottage in Little London, west of The Marsh, but it was mainly lived in by his wife while he was in London until they moved to Pewsey.
Christopher Wood; painter, is buried with his parents in All Saints' Church graveyard under a gravestone scupted by Eric Gill.
Sir Terry Pratchett lived locally. He died on 12th March 2015 and prayers were said in the evening at St. Martin's Church, Fifield Bavant.
Toyah Willcox lived in Reddish House with Robert Fripp.
NAME | TITLE | TELEPHONE | ADDRESS |
Broad_Chalke, Wiltshire, Genealogy | Parish Records | Genealogy for Broad Chalke website | |
Michael Powis | Hon. Secretary | 01722 780483 | Chalke Valley Preservation Society website |
A monthly journal of events in Broad Chalke with reports, contact information, a diary of future events, stories from local contributors, advertisements and so on.
THE EDITORIAL TEAM | TELEPHONE | CONTRIBUTIONS |
Written copy must be with one of us by 5pm on the 24th of the month, apart from the January edition (14th December) although the earlier we receive it, the better! Email your contributions to . Please do tell us your news, your views, photos, club reports, sports results, meetings, reviews, stories, etc. (The Editors reserve the right to edit ALL contributions.) Cheques for ads & donations MUST be made payable to Broadsheet Management please. | Hannah Bell Emily Millar (Editor) |
01722 780752 01722 780923 |
Jess Dennes (Distribution) |
01722 781157 | |
Emma Flint (Advertising/donations) |
01722 780763 | |
ADVERTISING RATES per issue | FREE | Charity Functions in Broad Chalke |
£5.00 | Charity Functions outside Broad Chalke | |
£3.00 | Small Ads per insert | |
£5.00 | Business Ads in Broad Chalke £5.00 (1/2 page) or £55pa or £10.00 (1 page) or £110pa |
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£10.00 | Business Ads outside Broad Chalke £10.00 (1/2 page) or £110pa or £15.00 (1 page) or £160pa |
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£25.00 | Colour back page | |
PLEASE NOTE: AD SIZE CANNOT BE GUARANTEED NOR INSERTION INTO CONSECUTIVE PUBLICATIONS. THE BROADSHEET IS DELIVERED FREE TO EVERY HOUSE IN BROAD CHALKE. DONATIONS ARE ALWAYS MOST WELCOME! Broadsheet Index to 2016 (Excel - download may be slow) |
You can see the latest news and listings of future events here:-
Ebbesbourne Wake (link not working any more)
NAME | TITLE | TELEPHONE | WEBSITE ADDRESS |
Chalke Valley Churches | Administrator | 01722 781112 | Chalke Valley Churches Broad Chalke |
Chalke Valley Stores | Manager | 01722 780998 | Chalke Valley Stores Shop and Post Office |
Broad_Chalke, Wiltshire, Genealogy | Parish Records | Genealogy for Broad Chalke website | |
Chalke Valley Preservation Society | Hon. Secretary Michael Powis |
01722 780483 | Chalke Valley Preservation Society website |
Ramblers | Salisbury and South Wiltshire | Ramblers website | |
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust | Administrator | 01380 725670 | Wiltshire Wildlife Trust website |
Cranborne Chase AONB | Administrator | 01725 517417 | Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty website |
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