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
A New Year brings with it new opportunities for us all, and that is certainly the case for me and my family as we begin 2003.
Later this year we shall be leaving the parishes here and beginning a new chapter in our lives. For some time, as many of you will know, I have been greatly interested in teaching, and have been able to offer some part time teaching for the last few years in local schools. The opportunity has recently arisen for me to consider a full time teaching post, which I have now accepted. I shall therefore become a full time teacher of English at Stamford High School from 1 September 2003.
It is my intention to continue to offer my services to the Church as a priest in a non-stipendiary (unpaid) capacity, although clearly that will be on a much-reduced basis as a full time teacher. My decision, then, is not a withdrawal from my vocation and ministry, but a change in its nature.
I have served twenty years in the parish ministry of the Church of England and fifteen of those have been spent in the benefice of Barnack with Ufford and Bainton. The time comes when we all need new challenges and that time has come for me – and, I am sure, for the parishes. It is always best to finish a job at the right time, before one stays too long, and I believe that time has come.
For a long time I have felt that the Church must look radically at its provision of priests, since it simply cannot go on in the way it has always done, maintaining an immensely costly stipendiary parochial ministry. I came to the conclusion that more non-stipendiary priests was the only solution to the financial and vocational crisis. I suppose you could say that I am now doing something about converting theory into practice.
An interregnum in these parishes will undoubtedly bring with it some uncertainty, and there is the strong possibility of a further amalgamation of parishes, although that is for others to decide. The parishes are in good heart and I am sure that they will in turn rise to this new challenge which faces them.
It is never easy to know when to make such announcements, and I am conscious that quite a while must elapse before we finally depart in the Summer; nevertheless village grapevines being what they are it seemed sensible to make an announcement now!
I don’t want the remaining months to be one long goodbye, so my intention is to get on with what needs to be done in the present rather than thinking too much as yet about the future.
I am sure that it goes without saying that times like this are a bewildering mixture of excitement and sadness. That is certainly so for us.
I wish you all a happy and prosperous New Year.
Fr. Glyn Austen
BARNACK SERVERS FOR JANUARY
| 5 | Agathe Lapointe, Emily Brown |
| 12 | Holly Chadwick, Nora Hanna, Matthew Smith |
| 19 | Claire Womack, Anna Austen |
| 26 | Andrew Fotheringham, James Chadwick |
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Ufford |
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| 5 | Mrs. Miller | Miss Chapman |
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| 12 | Mrs. Miller | Miss Chapman | Mrs Tongue & Mrs Bell |
| 19 | Mrs. Land | Mrs Birkbeck | |
| 26 | Mrs. Land | Mrs Abbott-Donnelly | Mrs Womack & Mrs Hunt |
Barnack Children’s Church teachers will meet to plan the Spring term
at 8.00 pm on Wednesday 8th January 2003 at the Rectory. The new term
will start on Sunday 5th January 2003.
Barnack PCC meets at the Rectory at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 29th January
2003.
Service times at Ufford Church have changed during the winter months.
In November, December, January and February the fortnightly evening
service will be held at 4.00 pm instead of the usual time of 6.00 pm
at St. Andrew’s Church. The service on the second Sunday of the month
will be a Eucharist.
There is to be a Confirmation service in Barnack Church in June 2003.
Parents of young people who will be around 12 years of age or older
by the Summer of 2003) please speak to me to find out more. Rector
The 200 club draw for November winners were:
128 I Ratcliffe £5; 66 J Ward £10; 69 A Davies £20;
136 Mr Gilbert £50; 197 T Elwood £50; 103 P Hunt £100.
Anyone interested in joining please contact Martin Goodwin, 24 Bainton
Road, Barnack. Tel: 01780 740145
The meeting is to be arranged.
This will be at the Lodge, the home of Stan and Jesse Goodacre at 10.30am
on Monday 27th January. Christian books, videos and tapes for adults
and children are available to borrow. Do come if only for coffee and
a chat.
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From Pc 1213 Norman McCallum: I hope that everybody has recovered from their Christmas
festivities. May I wish everyone best wishes for 2003. |
The December Draw of the ‘121’ Club was held at the White Hart. Winners
were:
£50 No 87 Mrs. R. Porter, Barnack
£30 No 1 Mrs. S. Vergette, Ufford
£25 No 104 Mrs. H. Jarvis, Barnack
£20 No 107 Mr. P. Garner, Collyweston
£20 No 71 Mr. R. Parker, Southorpe
£15 No 10 Mr. K. Hurford, Sutton
£10 No 23 Mr. J. Northwood, Nassington
The Presentation Evening and Quiz was held at the White Hart, Mr. Peter
Smith presented the Awards for the 2002 Season.
All 1st XI Games: Batting – John Feetham, Bowling – Dave Stubbs, Fielding
– John Feetham.
Rutland League 1st XI: Batting - William Clough, Bowling - Daren Gibson
Rutland League 2nd XI: Batting - Nigel Clough, Bowling - Eric King,
Fielding - Ashley Wheal
Hunts League: Batting - Andy Larkin. Bowling - Dave Stubbs. Young Player
of the Year - William Clough, Clubman of the Year - Andrew Mason. William
Clough won the Single Wicket Competition with Peter Taylor runner up.
At our Annual General Meeting in August, Mrs Cerys Symonds and Mrs Jenny
Wade retired from the Village Hall committee. We would like to thank
them for their support and hard work.
Mrs Margaret Pollard will retire from her job as Village Hall cleaner
at the end of the year. Her skills will certainly be missed.
All the vacant positions have been filled. Mrs Trudy Hayes is to be
our new secretary and Mrs Elizabeth James has joined as a committee
member.
The Village Hall committee is now a member of Countryside Watch. Any
relevant information will be put on the notice board outside the Village
Hall or if it directly concerns Ufford it will be posted through your
door. Sally Ward.
The next meeting, on January 28th at 7:45 pm at Ufford Village Hall,
will be ‘Powder and Paint’, the story of make-up through the ages, given
by Jill Collinge . Please remember to collect all your used postage
stamps and bring them along to the meeting.
Ufford Parish Council meeting November 19th 2002
We are still waiting for the dog- waste bin at the bottom of the village.
Are we really expecting too much of dog owners to carry a plastic bag
and clean up after their dogs? The issue of plants overhanging footways
has been passed on to Peterborough City Council. The parish clerk agreed
to bring to the attention of the city council the recurrent flooding
this autumn across all the roads into Ufford. Ditches and drainage trenches
have not been cleaned. He is also asking for the roadsweeping lorry
to brush up all the fallen leaves still lying on the roadsides, footways
and verges.
The city council has already been asked to remove the rubbish and repair
the fencing at the Ashton Corner but now claim that the land does not
belong to them. Many residents will remember that there used to be a
track between the two roads (shown as an unfenced road on the 1963 OS
map). It became overgrown and was fenced to prevent fly tipping.
Craig Campbell, the local surveyor, is to be invited to meet the councillors
on site to discuss the resurfacing of the footway between the bollards
at the top of the hill and the road. (Please let us have opinions about
possible kerbing and the provision of a short term parking place above
the bollards).
Concern was expressed about the long power cut after the October gale
and the frequent short interruptions in electricity supply. Residents
are reminded that during power cuts Sally opens up the village hall
and serves hot drinks.
Frieda Gosling
Meeting held on 2 December 2002. It was noted that the traffic lights
and speed restrictions had been removed by the quarry. However, the
speed restriction of 30 mph had not been implemented in the village
and the Clerk will write to Peterborough City Council to find out when
it will happen.
There will be a Parish Council training session for Councillors in the
Spring which Ufford Parish Council are arranging and Southorpe Parish
Council have agreed to send two Councillors to this.
The Clerk had heard from British Rail regarding the damage to the railway
bridge at the bottom end of the village. It appears that the repairs
to the bridge are not of a sufficiently high priority for the work to
be done although it is on their “list”.
A letter has been written to RAF Wittering regarding the aircraft noise
and the low level flying over the village. A reply has now been received
and if you are disturbed by the low level flying, please contact Squadron
Leader A.W. Walsh on 01780 783838 extension 7470 immediately giving
him the exact time of the over flight, the approximate height and the
direction of the aircraft.
The Council agreed the budget for 2003. It was agreed that the bonfire
party had been a great success and a very enjoyable evening. However
a discussion took place regarding Halloween night – trick ‘n’ treat,
since concern was expressed that a very few parents trying to control
a large number of children through the village in the dark with was
felt to be quite dangerous. Traffic travels through the village quickly,
often not slowing down. It was agreed that this should be an agenda
item for the AGM in March.
Date of next meeting: Southorpe Parish Council - Monday, 17 March 2003
at 7.00pm followed by the AGM at 8.00pm at Stonecroft, Southorpe. Please
come along.
Clerk to Southorpe Parish Council
The December Cake Stall and Coffee morning held on Saturday, 7th December
raised a further £131.32 including donations of £10. We
are most grateful to all those who have supported us during the year
and look forward to seeing you again in February – no Coffee Morning
in January. The Coffee and Mince Pie afternoon on 13th December was
not quite so well attended – probably due to the poor weather – but
nevertheless it raised £110 and this will be sent to the Romanian
Orphanage.
May we take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy and Prosperous
New Year.
The Race Night on 16 November was a big success and raised £805
for Club funds.
The winners of the maxi December 200 Club Draw were:
No 93 Mr R Thompson £50
No 46 Miss L Huckerby £30
No 73 Mr C Womersley £20
No 21 Mr R Davey £10
There are still a few subscriptions outstanding for the 2003 session
and I would be glad to receive these at 14 Whitman Close, Barnack.
We are having a Fish & Chip Supper on Friday, 10th January, 7.00
for 7.30pm. Price is £3.50 (including pudding). Bring your own
drink as usual. Please add your name to the list on the notice board
if you wish to attend.
Dates for your diary: Sunday 23rd February: Club Singles competition.
Sunday 23rd March: Club Pairs competition. Lists for these will be on
the notice board nearer the date.
Barnack Bridge Club
20 people enjoyed a pre-Christmas bridge evening on 25th November with
refreshments. We were pleased to see some players who had not
attended before and look forward to welcoming them back in the not too
distant future. Prizes were awarded to the two winning couples. It was
decided to cancel the next club evening on 30th December as many people
are busy over the Christmas period and therefore the next meeting will
be on Monday 27th January at 7.15pm as usual.
Murder Mystery evening
Barnack School Association is hosting a Murder Mystery Evening on Saturday
February 8th in the Barnack School Hall. Look out for more details in
the February Parish News.
Darby & Joan Club
Members played Beetle which was won by Mr. Barratt, 2nd Mrs. Riddel
and 3rd Mrs. Drummond. At their last meeting Members made their own
Christmas Table Decoration helped by Mrs. Wade and Mrs. Ward, and the
judge awarded the first prize to Mr. Barratt, second Mrs. Coull and
third Mrs. Flynn
The next meeting will be held on 5th February 2003 starting at 2pm at
the Acres, when we would welcome new members.
Christmas Bazaar
This was another enjoyable event. Thank you to those who provided lunches,
to stallholders and to Father Christmas who managed to spare a few hours
to give a smiling welcome to the children. Thank you to everyone who
supported us. £1111.74 was raised for St. John Baptist Church.
Barnack WI Meeting
29 members attended the Annual meeting on Tuesday December 10th 2002.
The mulled wine served on a bitterly cold evening was well received
and very much appreciated.
Birthday Buttonholes were presented to Wendy Bell, Adrienne Collins
and Ivy Ratcliffe.
After conducting the general business of the meeting, Mrs Sandra Gordon-Jones
demonstrated, with great skill, her ideas for a Christmas Finger Buffet.
She produced some delicious food using everyday products from her well-stocked
store cupboard.
WI members will now be blamed for a rush on Filo pastry and pesto to
name but two items, from the local supermarkets.
We were then treated to a superb supper, provided by Sandra and the
Tea Hostesses.
Margaret Tuck, Maureen Groom and Wendy Bell won the main Raffle prizes.
The Competition Cup was presented to Joan Wilding with Margaret Broadbelt
and Sylvia Baker runners up.
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 14th January 2003 at 7.30pm
in the Wilfrid Wood Hall when Mr Ian Graham will be talking about the
“Great Exhibition of 1851”.
Do come along and join us.
Barnack Cricket Club Quiz Nights
You don’t know what you’re missing, or perhaps you do! A riotous evening
guaranteed every Sunday from 8.30pm – 10.30pm. Good beer and all the
latest jokes. 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. You could also be going home with cash money in your pockets!
Mr Agnew welcomed nine residents and Mr. David Over (City Councillor)
to the meeting held in December.
Traffic Calming in Ashton: The final speed hump in Ashton will be between
‘Plashetts’ and the Torpel Way. The 30mph limit is going ahead. The
need for wooden posts at the sides of the humps will be monitored over
the next couple of months to see whether there is any churning-up of
the verges.
Bainton Play Area: PCC had reviewed the play area and it had scored
high in risk assessment and low in play value. Mr. David Over said that
PCC should be urged to carry out the necessary improvements as soon
as possible.
Post Collection Times: The time of the first collection in Bainton is
7am.
Land at King Street, Helpston (Torpel Manor): Enforcement Notices have
been served on the owners of the above site.
Proposed HGV ban B1443: The Parish Council is greatly in favour of this.
Mobile Library Routes from 6th January 2003:
Ashton: Junction Wednesday 10.35 – 10.55;
Bainton: Wednesday 11.00 - 11.20.
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 11th February 2003 at 8pm in
the Reading Room. Everyone is welcome.
If anyone is interested in information about flooding and flood prevention,
please contact the Clerk on 740528.
I seem to have had a very ‘senior moment’ when drawing up the next key
roster as I have changed the handing over of the key for each week to
MONDAY instead of Sunday, starting 6th January, 2003. I do hope this
will not cause any inconvenience and we can stick to the list as printed.
Please accept my sincere apologies. Many thanks to all those who continue
to open and close our Church each week. If anyone else would like to
join us please let me know and I will include them in the next list
due out in May 2003.
S. Bratley, 740269.
We thoroughly enjoyed our Christmas Party on December 4th. Excellent
mulled wine put us in good voice for our sing-a-long to Elizabeth Snowball
on keyboard, Tony Gower, lead singer and our inimitable compere, Andy
Totten. It was a happy evening to mark the end of our year’s programme.
We do not have a meeting in January. The Annual General Meeting will
be held on Wednesday, February 5th at 7.45pm. Please come along to help
elect our committee and plan our programme for 2003. We need to know
your thoughts and ideas. JM
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VILLAGE COLLECTORS FOR PARISH NEWS
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Bainton and Ashton |
Mrs Julie Stanton |
749123 |
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Barnack, Southorpe and Pilsgate |
Mrs
Nickie Beck |
740808 |
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Ufford |
Mrs
Lisa Chadwick |
740893 |
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COPY DATE for the January 2003 issue of the Parish News: Friday 17th January 2003 at 6pm E-mail: Lisa |
| ST.
MARY, |
ST.
JOHN BAPTIST, |
ST.
ANDREW, |
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Wednesday | 9.30 am Eucharist (CR) |
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| 2nd |
Thursday | 7.00 pm Eucharist (CR) |
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| 5th |
Epiphany of Our Lord | 6.00 pm Evensong (BCP) |
10.00 am Sung Eucharist (TR) |
9.00 am Eucharist (TR) |
| 8th |
Wednesday | 9.30 am Eucharist (CR) |
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| 9th |
Thursday | 7.00 pm Eucharist (CR) |
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| 12th |
Epiphany 1 | 9.00 am Eucharist (TR) |
10.00 am Sung Eucharist (TR) |
4.00 pm Eucharist (TR) |
| 15th |
Wednesday | 9.30 am Eucharist (CR) |
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| 16th |
Thursday St. Antony of Egypt | 7.00 pm Eucharist |
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| 19th |
Epiphany 2 | 6.00 pm Evensong (BCP) |
8.00 am Eucharist (TR) 10.00 am Eucharist (CR) |
9.00 am Eucharist (CR) |
| 22nd |
Wednesday | 9.30 am Eucharist (CR) |
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| 23rd |
Thursday | 7.00 pm Eucharist |
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| 26th |
Epiphany 3 | 9.00 am Eucharist (TR) |
10.00 am Sung Eucharist (TR) |
4.00 pm Evensong (BCP) |
| 29th |
Wednesday | 9.30 am Eucharist (CR) |
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| 30th |
Thursday | 7.00 pm Eucharist (CR) |
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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
5th January 2.45 pm Rev M Peach
(Covenant Service)
12th January 10.30 am Mrs B Smith
19th January 2.45 pm Rev B Gent
26th January 10.30 am Rev M Peach
Minister: The Revd Malcolm Peach
BARNACK BAPTIST CHURCH
Meets in Barnack Village Hall on:
5th 10.30am
12th 10.30am
19th 10.30am
26th 10.30am (Combined service at Bretton Baptist Church,
Copeland, South Bretton, Peterborough)
Minister: Rev Antony Wareham,
Tel 01733 268068 (office).
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PARISH VOLUNTEERS SCHEME
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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
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Please see the
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