Liddington Allotments
Join our active plot holders! Yearly prices are charged from April and range from £50 for a whole plot, £25 for a half plot or £12.50 for a quarter plot. There is a water tank on site. We are very fortunate to have wonderful views here too. We have a community orchard of apple, plum and greengage and have also added to this with more fruit trees last year including pear trees. Plot holders are welcome to harvest from these. If you are interested in giving home grown fruit, veg or flowers a go, even if you want to start off small with a quarter plot, then come and join our welcoming community. The site is a tranquil and relaxing space. Please contact parishclerk@liddington.org for further information or to arrange a site visit.
Liddington 100 Club
The 100 Club is up and running. Last month’s winner is Adrian Moore. -Caroline Tams
Annual Plant Sale and Coffee Morning
Phone Box Defibrillator
We now have two defibrillators in the village. The second defibrillator has been installed and is fully operational in the repainted telephone box by the old Post Office in The Street. The original defibrillator is located on the front of the village hall, on Church Road.
Joel Joffe Memorial Unveiling
All residents are invited to attend the unveiling of the Joel Joffe Memorial in the Liddington Village Hall on Saturday, October 9th at 12.30pm. This memorial consists of a framed and mounted collage of text and photos celebrating Joel’s life and work internationally , nationally , in Swindon and here in Liddington where he lived for over thirty years. The memorial will be unveiled by Lady Joffe. Light refreshments will be served. Please let David Lomax know if you would like to attend this event by emailing him : davidlomax469@btinternet.com or telephoning him on 07931895044 by Friday, September 17th.
PUBLIC ACCESS FOOTPATHS
A polite reminder that when out walking it is imperative to stick to the public footpaths edging the corners of fields. There are concerns for livestock due to dog fouling and loss of haymaking due to trampled grass from trespassing all over the field running adjacent to the East and South side of the Playing Field. Public access is confined to the public footpath edging the corner of the field between the style from the Playing Field and the Tins Footpath that runs from the field down to the main road opposite the gated path to Spinney Close.
New Liddington Bells Dedication Service
New Liddington Bells Dedication Service The Dedication of the new bells took place on Saturday 29 October 2016. The choral service was conducted by the Rt Revd Mike Hill, Bishop of Bristol with the choir of Christ Church, Old Town, Swindon. The guest organist was Peter Eyles.
New Bells Cast
Wanborough and Liddington Bell Ringers 35 people comprising donors, representatives from church, village, and local bell ringers travelled to the John Taylor Bell Foundry in Loughborough to witness the casting of the six new bells for Liddington. This was preceded by a very informative history of the company and an explanation of how and with what the bell moulds and bells are made, as we toured the tuning workshop, ropewalk, carpenters workshop and the museum. The casting was viewed from the purpose built gallery overlooking the busy foundry floor. The bell moulds had earlier been lowered into the sand filled casting pit. The furnace was roaring away heating the bronze to 1100⁰C, and creating a haze that enveloped the foundry, and at 3.30 pm, the master founder started proceedings. The treble bell was cast first followed by the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and tenor. Some 20 minutes later, it was all over and our guide led us down onto the foundry floor to take close up pictures. The ringers amongst the group, some 14 of us, headed to the Bell Foundry tower where we rang for 30 minutes on the delightful peal of 12 bells. For some, this was the first ring on 12 bells and the first on such a light and easy going peal of bells. Well done. The bell castings were left to cool down for about a week, and then the moulds were broken open and the bells moved to the tuning shop. Ropes, wheels, clappers, and other bell parts were manufactured over the next 6 weeks before they were all delivered to Liddington on Friday 1 July.
New Bell Ringers Wanted
New Bell Ringers Wanted We are looking for new ringers, and welcome learners of both sexes from aged 9 years upwards. If you are a lapsed ringer, please consider joining the band.
