February 2003 Parish News

Parish News February 2003

The Rector’s Letter

Rector: The Reverend G B Austen M.A. M.Phil. KHT

The Rectory, Barnack, Stamford, Lincolnshire. PE9 3ET
Telephone: Stamford 740234 E-mail: austenglobalnet.co.uk

In a few weeks’ time the Cricket World Cup is due to take place, and the venues of some of the matches are planned for the country of Zimbabwe. Meanwhile, cricket administrators in this country and internationally are making a corporate journey into an ethics-free zone. ‘It’s not for us to decide whether we should play in Zimbabwe,’ they argue; ‘The politicians must tell us what to do’ – and pay them compensation for lost earnings. There’s the rub: money is at stake. What price morality in the face of lost profits?
I am old enough to remember the expulsion of South Africa, then ruled by a white minority government, from international competition on the grounds of its brutality and racism. Peter Hain, now a government minister no less, was at the forefront of the protests against the last tour made by the white South African cricket team to England, and the expulsionists won the day. It was a simple case of morality, they argued: the way to effect change is to show regimes such as that in South Africa that the world community will not tolerate their abuses; that it will not and cannot be business as usual. So there sprung up a whole tranche of sanctions against South Africa, economic as well as sporting.
I supported the exclusion of South Africa. I considered – and still consider - the suppression of people by their government on the basis of their colour to be immoral. That’s why I am bemused and disconcerted by the response of the cricket authorities at the present time with regard to Zimbabwe.
Robert Mugabe’s regime in Zimbabwe is one of repression and terror. He presides over an administration which uses armed gangs of thugs to brutalise his own people; he is instigating policies which are depriving millions of Zimbabweans of food and employment; he is restraining the freedom of the press; he fixes elections; he is bullying the judiciary. Above all he is a racist: his objection to white farmers is that they are white.
So let’s return to the cricket authorities. They demand instructions from the government (and recompense). I may be a naïve idealist, but I have always thought that doing the right thing was a moral obligation for decent people, and that neither external pressure nor financial inducements should be necessary to encourage them to act properly. What is going on inside the minds of those who run cricket in this country and internationally if they are incapable of making a simple ethical judgement based on their own understanding of events?
The England captain recently said in an interview that cricketers were not capable of making such decisions on their own – they were merely sportsmen. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry when I heard him. It doesn’t take rocket science to know right from wrong. Time was when being a sportsman meant being proud of one’s sense of integrity and fair play; now, apparently, it is the morality of expediency which rules. God help us.

Fr. Glyn Austen

GENERAL CHURCH NOTICES

BARNACK SERVERS FOR FEBRUARY

2	Emily Brown, Agathe Lapointe,
9	Nora Hanna, Matthew Smith, Holly Chadwick
16	Claire Womack, Anna Austen
23	James Chadwick, Andrew Fotheringham

VILLAGE CHURCH BRASSES & FLOWERS ROTA
	Ufford	Bainton	Barnack
2	Mrs. Chance	Mrs Coups
9	Mrs. Chance	Mrs Coups	Mr & Mrs Young
16	Mrs. Carol Wilkinson	Mrs Joyce
23	Mrs. Carol Wilkinson	Mrs Ward	Mrs Collins & Mrs Thain

Changed Service Times at Ufford Church
Evensong at Ufford Church during February will be at the winter time of 4.00pm instead of the usual time of 6.00pm The evening service on the second Sunday of the month is now a Eucharist

Bainton Patronal Festival
St. Mary’s Church, Bainton, will celebrate its patronal festival on Sunday 2nd February when we shall mark the feast of Candlemas (The Presentation of Christ in the Temple) - our customary day for celebrating the Blessed Virgin Mary. There will be a 10.00am united benefice Eucharist which will be the main service of the day for the parishes, so we look forward to welcoming parishioners from Barnack and Ufford. There will not be a main service at Barnack or Ufford that day. After the service there will be refreshments in church.

Confirmation
There will be a Confirmation service in Barnack Church at 10am on Sunday 22nd June 2003, Barnack Church’s patronal festival, when the Bishop of Peterborough will preside. Some parents of young people have already spoken to me about this. If there are any candidates who have not yet let me know of their interest please speak to me as soon as possible: I expect to begin classes in February, and I will contact those people who expressed an interest with details. Rector

Open Fellowship
The meetings will be held on Thursday 13th February at 7.30 at 9 Warrenne Keep, Stamford and on Wednesday 26th February at 3pm at 12 Canon Drive.

Good News Van
The van will be at the Lodge, the home of Stan and Jesse Goodacre at 10.30am on Monday 24th February. Christian books, videos and tapes for adults and children are available to borrow. Do come if only for coffee and a chat.

GENERAL NOTICES

Help! Collator needed
Extra help is needed to collate the Parish News. If you could spare a couple of hours on a Friday morning, just twice a year, to collate the magazine, please speak to Jill Miller, Lisa Chadwick or Father Glyn.

Register your child for Barnack School
Children who are five years old on or before 31 August 2004 are eligible to start school in September 2003.
I should be grateful if parents intending to register their child or children for the September term would do so by Wednesday 30th April 2003.
Any parents interested in visiting our school to have a look around, meet the staff, and discuss their child’s education would be most welcome. John Green, Head Teacher

Women Connect
Women Connect will meet for the annual supper at the Millstone Inn on Thursday 13th February at 8pm. Will ALL please confirm their attendance to Sheila Berrill (740482) by Tuesday 11th February?

Community Broadband for the Barnack Area
Are you interested in Broadband Internet Access? The intention is to bring together a community group who desire broadband access. A trial wireless based service is being prepared for an initial small-scale rollout, but with the goal of covering the whole village and eventually other localities on a “not-for-profit” basis; this has been selected as the most likely means of providing broadband at the moment. Visit www.barnack.net (or just e-mail interestbarnack.net) as the local focal point for further information and to help determine the level of interest in providing this for our community. Andrew Alexander

Barnack Baptist Church
February Services: This month our combined service at Bretton Baptist Church will be on the 16th February at 10.30am, not the fourth Sunday of the month as usual. The change is so that we can meet Jon and Ali Budgell, two of our link missionaries who will be at Bretton on that day. This will be an opportunity to hear about the work they will soon be undertaking in the Congo. On the 2nd, 9th and 23rd of February there will be services in the Village Hall, Barnack starting at 10.30am, which will all include Sunday School activities for the children. Tea, coffee and cakes will be served after the services. If you’ve not been before, please come and give us a try one Sunday.
Charity Christmas Concert: The concert on the Monday evening before Christmas played to packed Village Hall. The evening’s programme presented by local singers, and musicians and singers from Bretton Baptist church, an Oboe Solo, some superb Christmas carols & songs, seasonal readings and ceilidh style music. The evening ended with the audience joining in singing ‘Hark the Herald Angels Sing’. A fantastic total of £327 for Spurgeon’s Child Care, was raised by this event and the Christmas Day offering. We hope this Christmas Charity Concert will become a regular feature on the villages’ calendar.

Christianity Explored
This new course will begin early in March. More details in next month’s Parish News or ring Graham and Karen Dunn 749068.

Barnack Beauties
I have received a further batch of Barnack Beauty apple trees. These are a dwarf variety and the mature height will be between six and eight feet. If anyone is interested in having one or more please call me on 740441. Charles Clark

Royal British Legion
Our stalwart band of collectors achieved a total of £1,335.14 donated from the villages for the 2002 Poppy Day Appeal - broken down by area as follows: Ashton £42.18; Bainton £175.98; Barnack £382.64; Peakirk £99.25; Pilsgate £55.34; Southorpe £107.99; Ufford £149.17; Wittering £180.32; RAF Wittering £107.99.
After an active 2002, our programme for the coming year starts with the Legion’s traditional ‘Winter Supper’ at the Millstone Inn on Monday, 3rd February. Proceedings commence at 1915 hrs and tickets at £9.50 each, can be obtained from Malcolm Morrice (740865), Terry Young (740347), Charles Clark (740441) and the Barnack Post Office. Following last month’s successful lecture on ‘The last journey of the Graf Zeppelin’ (62 people attending), we have arranged for another interesting illustrated talk to be given at the Millstone on Monday, 24th March. This time the subject will be ‘The Fairey Swordfish on convoy protection’ and will be given by Mr Bruce Vibert - a distinguished ex-Fleet Air Arm pilot - who will describe the history of this famous aircraft and his personal experiences flying it during the North Atlantic and Arctic campaigns of WWII. Further details will be advised in due course but please put this date in your diaries - as usual, all members, their guests and non-members are cordially invited. C.D.C.

Children’s Shoes For Romania 2002 update
On the children’s behalf, please accept our many thanks to everyone who has donated shoes for Romania. We’ve had a wonderful response to our appeal, having donated around 350 pairs of children’s footwear. The shoes were taken over to Romania during December, when there is a great need for them. We are currently hoping to resume collecting again in the spring, so watch this space. Once again, many thanks. Allison Alexander.

Hope and Homes for Children
On Friday the 29th of November, a coffee morning was held in aid of Hope and Homes for Children; a Charity helping children orphaned by war or disaster. This raised a total of £267. I would like to thank Mrs. J. Goodacre, Mrs. E. James, Mrs. V. Ward and Mrs. E. Young for their help and everyone who came and supported us. In December the Ecumenical Carol singing in Barnack raised £120, which, this year, was also donated to Hope and Homes for Children. On behalf of the Charity I would like to thank everyone who participated in or supported us for both these events. Allison Alexander.

UFFORD

Low Water Pressure
Anyone experiencing low water pressure, please contact Anglian Water on Freephone 0800 145 145 to report the fault. Jayne Armstrong

St Andrew’s Patronal Festival
A cheque for £101 was sent to Leprosy Charities from this service.

Strawberry Fayre
A Strawberry Fayre will be held at the Old Rectory on Saturday 7 June 2003 in aid of St Andrew’s Church and Ufford Village Hall. Please note this date in your diary. Offers of help and ideas - please contact Sally Hudson on 740475.

Ufford Ladies
Our next meeting on Tuesday February 25th promises to be a gourmet’s delight. Fratelli‘s in Stamford has been voted “the best Italian restaurant in the UK”. We need numbers please by February 11th. Let me know if you need help with transport. Frieda

BARNACK, PILSGATE AND SOUTHORPE

Barnack Church Winter Supper
This event, alternatively entitled “The Mad Hatter’s Supper Party”, will take place on Saturday, March 1st, at 7.30pm in the Wilfrid Wood Hall. Tickets at £7.50 each are available from Liz Young, Mary Perkins, Ann Davies or any member of the Social Committee.

Barnack Methodist Chapel
We made a good start to the year with our Covenant Service on 5th January when we were pleased to receive into full membership 5 of our congregation who have been regular attendants at worship for several years. On Saturday, 11th January, 22 of us sat down together for a delicious post-Christmas turkey lunch which had been prepared by members – the lion’s share being undertaken by Mr Jack Damian who provided and cooked the turkey! We all had a lovely time and thanks are due to all who helped in any way and especially to Jack.
We look forward to seeing you at our first Coffee Morning and Cake Stall of 2003, which will take place on Saturday, 1st February at the usual time of 10.30 to 11am.

New Library Times
Please note that the mobile library has now changed its visiting times. It now calls at Barnack on Wednesdays from 12.00 to 12.50.

Telephone in the Post Office
Tenants of the City Council will be pleased to note that a telephone has been installed in the Post Office offering a direct link to Peterborough City Council Housing Department.

Barnack W.I.
31 members attended the first meeting of 2003. A Birthday Buttonhole was presented to Mrs Susan Jarman. After conducting the general business of the evening, Mr Ian Graham gave a talk on “The Great Exhibition of 1851”. This proved to be both amusing as well as educational. His knowledge of the subject was vast, obviously a subject close to his heart. The talk was very much enjoyed by members. Refreshments served later were delicious as ever.
Cynthia Dailey won the Raffle. The competition results were as follows: 1st Ivy Ratcliffe, 2nd Ivy Ratcliffe, 3rd Joan Wilding. Future outings include a meal at the Millstone and visits to “The Deep” in Hull, the Shoestring Theatre and Stamford Cinema.
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 11th February 2003 at 7.30pm at the Wilfrid Wood Hall, when the speaker will be Mr P. Rudkin and his topic will be “Birdsongs in the Local Area”. New members are always welcome.

Scout Group Request for Help
Our local Scout and Guide group is looking for people to donate some of their time to become an adult leader or helper. A notice is displayed on the board outside the Village Hall, or for more information, please contact Mr Crookes on (01733) 346135

Barnack Bowls Club
The winners of the January 200 Club Draw were:
No 4 Mrs Doreen Rice £25; No 51 Mr Peter Sandall £15; No 13 Mr Steve Gyles £10

Murder Mystery evening
Local intelligence sources reveal that there is going to be a murder committed at Barnack School on Saturday 8th February!!
The Murder Mystery Evening is a new fundraising venture for Barnack School and is being organised by the Barnack School Association. A group of actors are coming to perform a murder mystery story, and we, the audience, have to decide who is guilty of the crime. The winning team will receive the glory of knowing they are the super sleuths of Barnack! To add to the fun there is an option to come dressed as a detective or 1950’s style, or come just as you like. Tickets for the evening cost £7.50 for the entertainment and a two course supper and coffee. Bring your own drinks. The event is open to everyone, not just those with children at the school, but is for adults only. The evening starts at 7.30pm for a prompt 8pm start and should end at 11pm.
The venue is Barnack School Hall. Please ring Karen Dunn (749068) or Sarah Kirby (740694) for tickets or for more information.

Darby & Joan Club
Members were entertained by the Cavalier Concert Party at their Christmas Celebrations. The Committee prepared and served a Salad Tea followed by Trifle, and each Member received a small present. The Betty Waters Cup for Member gaining the most points in the Competitions during the year was won by Mrs Jarvis, 2nd Mr Green and 3rd Mrs Connor and Mrs Gutteridge.
February meetings will be on the 5th and 19th, in the Acres Community Room, 2pm-4pm.

The New Years Day Brunch
This was, once again, very well attended. More people seem to be finding out what a good village event this is. Nearly eighty of us, this year, thoroughly enjoyed plenty of good food and mulled wine. It was good to celebrate the New Year together.

Village Hall Spring Plant Sale
The plant sale will be held this year in the Village Hall on Saturday 24th May. There will be more details nearer to the date, but please make a note in your diaries for this important event in the Barnack gardening calendar. There will be all the usual stalls selling a fine selection and wide variety of plants and produce and coffee will be served throughout the sale.

Friends Of Barnack Church
The 200 club draw for December winners were:
96 M Sindall £ 5; 25 P Woollard £10; 64 E Young £20; 156 E Curtis £50
Anyone interested in joining please contact Martin Goodwin, 24 Bainton Road, Barnack. Tel: 01780 740145.

Barnack Cricket Club Quiz Nights
The best time you’ll have on a Sunday night that’s for sure…You don’t know what you’re missing, but don’t listen to me. This is what village celebrity Pete Farrer says, “I haven’t had such a great time since I realised my credit card had been stolen and the thief was spending less than my wife.” A great evening guaranteed every Sunday from 8.30pm – 10.30pm. New teams are always welcome, just come along as a team of 4 or join a team there for an amusing evening that will set you up for the week.

Barnack Parish Council Meeting
This month’s meeting of Barnack Parish Council was held on Monday January 13th at the Wilfrid Wood Hall.

• Bulb Planting - The Chairman expressed her thanks to The Forge for supplying the Parish Council with a box of Crocus Bulbs, which are to be planted around the village.
• Peterborough Local Plan Enquiry - the Parish Council would appreciate it if anyone thinking of attending the meeting would contact the Chairman beforehand so that a common policy can be adopted in order to achieve the best results for the village.
• Main Street Flowerbed – This has now been planted with low-growing plants.
• B1443 Traffic Calming – Peterborough City Council will be contacted to see if there is any money left in this year’s budget for vehicle Activated Signs along the B1443
• Replacement Windows - A letter has been received from Mr Holmes of Peterborough City Council stating that the windows in Little Northfields are to be replaced in the first half of this year.
• Freedom of Information Act - The model document drawn up by NALC was adopted.
• Broadband - A resident addressed the meeting regarding a wireless broadband system. Further information can be obtained from: www.barnack.net.
• Budget - The budget for 2003/4 was approved.
• Lorry Ban – signs are to be erected at Water Street, High Street St Martins and the Glinton Roundabout. A further Lorry Ban is to be sited along a stretch of the B1443 in the future.

The clerk is to address the following:

• Clearance of leaves from around the church gate.
• Coaches using Millstone Lane as a shortcut, which is causing a danger to pedestrians and damaging the verge.
• Puddles on Bishops Walk and outside the church.
• Problems with waste disposal

The next meeting will be held at 7.30pm on Monday 10th February in the Wilfrid Wood Hall. Everyone is welcome to attend.

BAINTON AND ASHTON

Bainton Sunday School
Bainton Sunday School meets at 10am in St Mary’s Church on the first and third Sundays of each month during school term times. If there are any children aged 5+ who would like to join us they will be made very welcome. Please telephone Jane (740004) or Helen (740091) for more details.

The Buttercross Club
Our hardy group of carol singers braved a long evening in the wet and cold on December 19th and raised £100 for charity. Well done.
We start our meeting for 2003 with the AGM on Wednesday, February 5th at 7.45pm when we shall elect our committee for the next 12 months and discuss the future programme.
The Buttercross Club was formed in 1986. It was felt at that time that the ladies of the two villages would welcome a meeting each month to keep in touch with each other. We try to arrange an interesting series of talks, demonstrations and outings. Any profits made during the year from subscriptions, functions, donations etc are for charities of our choice.
The number of residents in Ashton and Bainton has increased and changed over the years and we should love to welcome newcomers to refresh our ideas. Please join us on February 5th. JCM

The 10th Bainton Lecture
This will be given by Julian Paren at 7.30 on Tuesday 4th March 2003 in the BARNACK VILLAGE HALL. Please note the venue. Julian Paren has recently retired after 26 years with the British Antarctic Survey. He is an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society and he was awarded the Polar Medal by the Queen in 1987. Julian is without doubt one of UK’s leading speakers on the Antarctic subject and is very much in demand. We are very honoured that he will give our 10th lecture, and we expect tickets to be in very short supply!! The website developed by Julian to promote interest in Antarctica for schools and the general public is www.antartica.ac.uk. Tickets are now on sale from Malcolm Morrice (740865) or John Wreford (740362) price £5.00 including light refreshments

Parish Clerk Vacancy
Parish Clerk required for Bainton and Ashton from April. If you think you may be interested in this position, please telephone Mr C. Agnew (Chairman) 740007 or Mrs C. Hall (Clerk) 740528.

VILLAGE COLLECTORS FOR PARISH NEWS

Bainton and Ashton	Mrs Julie Stanton Sandpipers, Ufford Road, Bainton Email: SandpipersJulieaol.com	749123
Barnack, Southorpe and Pilsgate	Mrs Nickie Beck The Grange, Barnack Email: nickiembreathe.co.uk	740808
Ufford	Mrs Lisa Chadwick Walnut Cottage, Ufford. Email: lisa	740893

COPY DATE for the March 2003 issue of the Parish News:

Friday 14th February 2003 at 6pm

E-mail: Lisa

CHURCH CALENDAR FOR FEBRUARY 2003
		ST. MARY, BAINTON	ST. JOHN BAPTIST, BARNACK	ST. ANDREW, UFFORD
2^nd	Presentation of Christ (Candlemas)	10.00 am Patronal Festival Eucharist (TR)	8 am Eucharist (TR)	No Service
5^th	Wednesday		9.30 am Eucharist (CR)
6^th	Thursday		7.00 pm Eucharist (CR)
9^th	4 Before Lent	9.00 am Eucharist (TR)	10.00 am Sung Eucharist (TR)	4.00 pm Eucharist (TR)
12^th	Wednesday		9.30 am Eucharist (CR)
13^th	Thursday		7.00 pm Eucharist
16^th	3 Before Lent	6.00 pm Evensong (BCP)	8.00 am Eucharist (TR) 10.00 am Eucharist (CR)	9.00 am Eucharist (CR)
19^th	Wednesday		9.30 am Eucharist (CR)
20^th	Thursday		7.00 pm Eucharist
23^rd	2 Before Lent	9.00 am Eucharist (TR)	10.00 am Sung Eucharist (TR)	4.00 pm Evensong (BCP)
26^th	Wednesday		9.30 am Eucharist (CR)
27^th	Thursday		7.00 pm Eucharist (CR)
30^th	Thursday		7.00 pm Eucharist (CR)

KEY: BCP = Book of Common Prayer; CR = Contemporary Language Rite; TR = Traditional Language Rite

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

First Friday in the month, 7.00pm Roman Catholic Mass at St Mary’s Church, Bainton

Priest: Fr Martin Hardy, St Oswald’s RC Church
933 Lincoln Road Peterborough Tel 01733 322750

BARNACK METHODIST CHAPEL

February 22nd 2.45pm Mr Peter Tucker
February 9th 10.30am Mrs Cheryl Allen
February 16th 10.30am Rev Malcolm Peach
February 23rd 10.30am Rev B Newbould and Mrs M Durdey

Minister: The Revd Malcolm Peach

BARNACK BAPTIST CHURCH

Meets in Barnack Village Hall on:
2nd 10.30am ‘Words of Life’
9th 10.30am Celebration Service
23rd 10.30am ‘Words of Life’
16th 10.30am Combined service at Bretton Baptist Church, Copeland, South Bretton, Peterborough

Minister: Rev Antony Wareham,
Tel 01733 268068 (office).

PARISH VOLUNTEERS SCHEME

The Parish Volunteers scheme, under the auspices of the Church in our parishes, exists to support the wider community of our villages in ways that are helpful and practical. Please feel free to contact the persons below if you need assistance in their areas of involvement. There is a friend and helper only a telephone call away.

Contact Names Phone Areas of Involvement

Ann Addison 740414 Bereavement/Housebound/General Support

Sheila Berrill 740482 Education/Children/Housebound/General Support

Adrienne Collins 740124 Housebound

Chris Fotheringham 740208 Practical Assistance

Yvonne Goodwin 740145 Bereavement/Housebound/General Support

June Marshall 740896 Lifts/Practical Assistance

Frank Tongue 740338 Lifts/Practical Assistance

Ken Waller 740396 Help with Form-filling

Jenny Walsh 740991 Family & Step Family Problems

Elizabeth Young 740347 Bereavement/Housebound

Terry Young 740347 Pre-Hospital Advice

EVENTS THIS MONTH AND FUTURE EVENTS

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