Contacts

NAME	TITLE	TELEPHONE	ADDRESS
Rev'd Julian Thomas	Minister	01722 503251
Rev'd Tom Grant	non-stipendiary Minister	01722 411379
Rina Musselwhite	Secretary	01722 781264	St Cecilia's Cottage, North Street, Broad Chalke, Salisbury, SP5 5EN
Benefice Office		01722 781112	The URC Chapel, High Road, Broad Chalke, Salisbury, SP5 5EH The office will normally be open on Mondays from 10.00 am to 12 noon, on Wednesdays 8.30 am to 1.00 pm and 2.00pm to 4.00 pm and on Fridays 10.00 am to 12 noon and 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm.

Chalke Valley Church Website

NAME	TITLE	TELEPHONE	ADDRESS
Chalke Valley Church	Administrator	01722 781112	Chalke Valley Church Broad Chalke Chapel page

Local Events

DATE	PLACE	TELEPHONE	EVENT
Every Sunday in February	URC Chapel		Cream Teas; every Sunday afternoon in February; 2.30 pm to 5.00 pm
Weekdays	URC Chapel		Prayer, conversation, information and access to the Norrington library; 10.00 am to 12 noon & 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm (usually but not always)
Mondays	URC Chapel		Prayer; 6.00 pm
Second and fourth Tuesday of every month	URC Chapel	01722 781264	Chalke Valley "Knitwits"; 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm; £1.00; knitting for charity including Feed the Children and Mission to Seafarers; contact Rina Musselwhite
Every 3rd Tuesday	URC Chapel	01722 780008 01725 219242	Friendship, Food and a DVD; £2; 2.30 pm; contact Rev'd Jackie Lowe or Janet Roe
Tuesdays and Thursdays	URC Chapel		Benefice Resource Centre; Library of Faith inspiring books and Traidcraft goods for sale; Tuesdays 10.00 am to 12 noon and Thursdays 12.30 pm to 4.00 pm
1st Wednesday of every month	URC Chapel		Coffee Morning; 10.30 am to 12.00 noon
1st & 3rd Wednesdays of every month	URC Chapel	0845 4087000	Police Point; usually 9.00 am; PC Pete Jung and PCSO Sam Spacey
Every 2nd Wednesday	Lodge Farmhouse	01725 519242	Meditation usually 3.30 pm; contact Janet Roe
Every 3rd Thursday	Bowerchalke Church	01722 780488	Healing and Wholeness service; 11.00 am; contact Lavender Buckland
1st February 2012	URC Chapel		Coffee Morning; 10.30 am to noon
5th February 2012	Bowerchalke Baptist Church		United Service with Bowerchalke Baptist Church; 10.30 am
12th February 2012	URC Chapel		Morning Worship led by Rev'd Julian Thomas; 11.00 am
14th February 2012	URC Chapel		Knit and Natter; 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm
19th February 2012	URC Chapel		Morning Worship with Holy Communion led by Rev'd Tom Grant; 10.30 am
26th February 2012	URC Chapel		Morning Worship led by Rev'd Colin Marsh; 10.30 am
28th February 2012	URC Chapel		Knit and Natter; 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm
31st March 2012	URC Chapel		Parish Archive Open Morning; 10.00 am to 1.00 pm; come for coffee and a chat; bring items of interest for inspection and recording (not for keeping by the Archive)

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History

The original non-conformist meeting house was in Chapel Lane (or Springs Lane, originally called Low Lane) off North Street and a Chapel was built there on adjacent land, part of the cottage now called Chapel Cottage.

Abner Burrough's widow Elizabeth owned Chapel Cottage in 1900 and rented it to Elias and Mary Case and Fred Thick until her death in 1914. The old Chapel was used as a Sunday School until about 1950 and for band practice until about 1970 when it was converted and made part of Chapel Cottage.

The present United Reformed Church in High Road was built in 1862. Three brothers of the Burrough family must have been founder members; they are buried in the front of the graveyard. One brother, John, was a builder living in Bowerchalke and built houses in North Street and Chapel Lane (Low Lane) but it is not known whether he had any part in building the old Chapel or the present one. A fourth brother was a member of the All Saints' Church and is buried there.

There is a photo of the Chapel in about 1930 here.

A rear lean-to extension to the URC was built by Mr Goodfellow in about the 1970s or 1980s for a vestry, kitchen and toilet.

In 2006 Ian Chalk renovated the Chapel, installing a ramp for disabled access and modifying the interior. The gallery has been maintained but the hall has been split into several rooms. The larger area is used for worship and large meetings while the area under the gallery is two rooms; a general purpose room for meetings or other functions and there is a small office for Church administration which is also used by the Surgery.

Some of the information above has been obtained from The Broad Chalke Book and some from Burrough family Wills.

The grave positions are shown on this Graves Plan and grave inscriptions on this Inscriptions Schedule 1 (then use the "next" links to see further inscriptions).