Parish
News January 2006 |
During the interregnum, the Rector's Letter has featured letters
and articles from a number of contributors.
This month, the letter comes from Alison Longman,
Church Warden of
St John The Baptist Church, Barnack
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NEW PRIEST ARRIVES!BARNACK SERVERS
| 1 | Rosie Mogridge, Emma Andrews |
| 8 | Holly Chadwick, Nora Hanna |
| 15 | Hannah Wright, Imogen Cunliffe |
| 22 | Richard Howells, Jenny Howells |
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Ufford |
Bainton |
Barnack |
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| 1 | Mrs Miller | Mrs Abbott-Donnelly | |
| 8 | Mrs Miller | Mrs M Coups | Mrs Berrill & Mrs Dailey |
| 15 | Mrs Land | Mrs M Coups | |
| 22 | Mrs Land | Mrs E Ward | Mrs Dennis & Mrs Brassey |
| 29 | Mrs C Wilkinson | Mrs Joyce | |
Sketch of Ufford Hall by kind permission of Mr Benson 749322 |
WANTED
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Music at the Millstone Inn
There will be no session in January as the first Tuesday is too close
to the holiday season. The next session is on Tuesday February
7th at the Millstone Inn. Doors open 7.30pm for a 8pm start. Admission
is free! Come along to sing or play or just to spectate! See www.acousticsessions.
co.uk.
Grateful thanks from St John the Baptist Church
The delightful smell of hot mince pies, mulled wine and soup filtered
through the village hall as visitors browsed round the stalls at
the Christmas Market. A smiling Father Christmas greeted the children
and listened carefully to their Christmas wishes. This year over £1,000
was raised for St. John the Baptist Church. Thank you to everyone
who helped to make it a success.
Church Cleaning
Twice a year we put out the call to all willing helpers to reach
those parts of the church that need the use of high ladders and brushes
with very long handles. Please come to church prepared to undertake
a high clean on Sunday, January 15th following the morning service.
This will be a major clean of the whole church. We also wish to take
this opportunity of thanking all those of you who regularly clean
the pews and the floor. Keeping this beautiful building looking pristine
is no easy task and your efforts are very much appreciated. Thank
you from St John Baptist Church Social Committee.
Ufford Carol Service
This is to be held at 3pm New Year’s Day 2006 All welcome.
Refreshments following the service.
The Good News Van
The Good News Van team wishes everyone in all the villages a Happy
New Year. The van will be at Margaret Durdey’s house 12 Canon
Drive, Barnack on Tuesday January 17th from 10.30 until 12noon as
usual. As always, everyone from all the villages is most welcome
to come for a cup of coffee or tea and a chat and browse through
the books, tapes and videos if you so wish. Do come and bring a friend.
Bainton & Ashton Buttercross Club
Our December Christmas Party was another great occasion enabling
over 50 villagers to get into the Christmas spirit. Delicious food,
mulled wine and excellent entertainment was followed by carol singing.
Thanks once again to Matthew Hardy, Kitty Hardy and Sarah Fancourt
for their talented performances. Sarah and Kitty read an extract
from Charles Dickens ‘A Christmas Carol’ - a very popular
choice and beautifully performed, and Matthew managed to get his
tongue successfully around the words from Gilbert and Sullivan’s ‘Major
General’ from the Pirates of Penzance. We were all impressed
that he also managed to recount the tale of the snake in the hissing
pit without mishap! Thank you all again for entertaining us so well.
Thanks also to Sheila Bratley for accompanying the Carol singing. ‘We
raised in the region of £120 for our annual charities - thanks
to all who contributed.
There isn’t a meeting in January, but February 1st 2006 at
7.45pm we will be holding our AGM, so please come along and let us
know what you would like included in next season’s programme.
MG
Christmas bingo
This year the BSA’s Christmas bingo night raised over £200
for the school. It was a great night with lots of fun all round.
Thank you to everyone all who came along and to all those who donated
raffle prizes and mince pies.
An exciting year for the BSA
2006 is set to be a busy fundraising year for the BSA. We have plenty
of new and different events planned as well as all the traditional
ones, such as the fun run and beetle drive. Look out for news of
the forthcoming 50/50 sale, seroc evening and race night.
Barnack Wildlife Watch Club
At the time of writing we had not embarked on our winter excursion
to Swaddywell nature reserve near Helpston, but it promises to be
a fun-filled afternoon. We have lots of exciting meetings arranged
for 2006, starting with ‘Birds in winter’ in January:
Foxes meet on 13th, Badgers on 20th. We’ll be looking at how
birds manage to survive the cold and making some special bird food
and feeders. In February we’re holding a special willow and
rush weaving workshop with Sue Kirk, a well-known local artist.
For more information about Barnack Wildlife Watch Club contact Jayne
Lillywhite on 755527.
Barnack Bowls Club
The winners of the December 200 Club maxi draw were:
No 73 Bill Womersley £50
No 29 Diane Lunn £30
No 45 Brian Barton £20
No 54 Trevor Goodwin £10
Thank you everyone for your support of the 200 Club during 2005 which
helped to augment the funds of the Bowls Club by £1000.
As we are about to start a new year, members are reminded that subscriptions
for 2006 are now due and are £24 for 12 months and £13
for 6 months. New members are, of course, more than welcome and you
do not have to be a member of the Bowls Club in order to support
the 200 Club. It is a good way to help ensure that one of the village
amenities continues to flourish.
Thanks from James Chadwick
Many thanks to all those who sent me good wishes before the BBC Radio
2 Folk Awards Finals. The winners were a 6-piece band called Bodega.
It was a fantastic opportunity for me to play at The Sage in Gateshead
and I had a brilliant evening.
The Carpet Bowls Club
We meet every Tuesday afternoon (2.30pm - 4.30pm) and every Thursday
evening (7.30pm - 9.30pm).
We hope to hold the annual Singles Competition on Tuesday afternoon,
24th January 2006, and the Pairs Competition on Tuesday afternoon
21st February 2006. These are ‘fun’ competitions and
will be followed by tea as usual.
Parish Worship Course
The Reverend William Burke of Castor has been teaching this course,
the details of which were, I think, made known to PCC members, but
perhaps not to the wider congregation. I have been attending these
and have found them instructive and helpful. There are six further
sessions in the New Year, beginning on January 15th. The session
begins at 7.00pm and lasts a little over an hour. If anyone would
like to join me, or would like to look at the syllabus, do please
contact me on 740347. Elizabeth Young.
Barnack Methodist Chapel
Many thanks to all who attended our December Coffee Morning and Cake
Stall. The sales of Christmas puddings and mincemeat and mince pies
helped to swell the total raised to £139.65.
We would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for
their support during the past year and to wish you all a very happy
and prosperous new year.
There will not be a Cake Stall and Coffee Morning in January and
we therefore look forward to tempting you again at 10.30 on Saturday,
4 February 2006.
Do you want to learn about the Internet and Email? - January 2006
Bainton Reading Room are planning to run a course in the New Year
with the help of a tutor from Peterborough Adult Education.
The classes will be small, about 7 people, each person working with
a laptop provided as part of the course, connected to the internet
using broadband.
We hope the course will run for 10 weeks. Ideally starting mid January
and cost about £6 per week (concessions may be available).
If you are interested call Ian Abbott-Donnelly on 740009 with your
contact details and which days and times would be good for you.
This initial course will be aimed at beginners covering all you need
to know about the internet and email. If you want a course covering
other things or more advanced levels do let me know.
Richard’s Fundraising Challenge
In the last two issues of the Parish News, you read about Richard
Hardy from Bainton, who will be travelling to China in May 2006 to
walk part of the Great Wall to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
Richard would like to thank all of the people who have; and continue
to support his fundraising for the challenge. An auction of promises
held during Batemans’ December auction in Stamford raised a
total of £1804 putting the total money raised so far to over £4000. “I
have already exceeded my £3500 target and would now like to
achieve £6500”.
On Saturday 14th January, Richard has organised a concert to be held
in the Ball Room of the Stamford Arts Centre. A treat not to be missed
by G and S fans; the well-known singing group ‘The Wandering
Minstrels’ will present “THE BEST OF GILBERT AND SULLIVAN”.
Singing, acting and dancing their way through many of the popular
Savoy Operas including “The Gondoliers”, “The Mikado”, “The
Pirates of Penzance”, “The Yeomen of the Guard”, “Ruddigore” and “Utopia,
Limited”. Artistes taking part include Kathy George, Ruth Ireson,
Alasdair Baker, Tim Hurst-Brown and Charles Mills, accompanied by
Peter Hewitt. 
Tickets are £10.00 each and are available from the Stamford
Arts Centre or directly from Richard (Tel: 740505)
If you would like to find out more about the challenge or Cancer
Research UK please contact Richard Hardy on 07801 096641, E-mail
richardrhardy45.free serve.co.uk or visit the Cancer Research UK
International Challenge website: www.cancerresearchuk.org
Barnack W.I.
The new W.I. year begins on Tuesday, January 10th, with a talk by
Phil Collins, Chair of Peterborough Magistrates. The meetings are
in the village hall, beginning at 7.30 pm. New members, and visitors,
are always welcome. Elizabeth Young, Secretary.
Darby & Joan Club
The annual Christmas Lunch was held at Ketton Sports Complex when,
once again, Joyce Bird and her helpers put on a delicious meal. The
joint winners of the Betty Waters Cup for most points scored in competitions
during the year were Mrs D Green and Mrs F Rawlings. Second place
Mrs Grant and Mrs Porter and in third place Mrs Whitburn and Mrs
Bell.
The next Club Meeting will be on Wednesday. 8th February 2006 at
2.00 pm at The Acres. New Members are always welcome.
Ufford Park Cricket Club
The Club held their Annual Dinner & Presentation Evening at the
Lady Anne’s Hotel, Stamford, when the Guest Speaker was Nick
Cook, ex Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. Award Winners were:
A Downes - Hunts League Batting & Bowling, Club Batting and Single
Wicket
W Clough - Rutland League Batting, Club Bowling & Single Wicket
Runner-up
Andy Larkin - Rutland League Bowling
P Corder - 2nd XI Batting
J Neville - 2nd XI Bowling
P Bentley - 1st XI Fielding
J White - 2nd XI Fielding
J Mason - Clubman of the Year
Presentations were also made to W Clough who won the Rutland League
Best Teenage Performance and Simon Ward Rutland League Wicket Keeper
Award.
A New Year’s Evening at The Acres Hall,
Wednesday January 18th, 7pm
The Barnack Branch of the Royal British Legion have organised an
evening’s entertainment at the Acres Hall on January 18th,
commencing at 7pm. There will be a seated supper, magician and the
draw for the annual raffle with many excellent prizes. Tickets, which
are limited, are £5 double and £3 single which will include
a glass of wine. They are available from the Barnack Post Office,
Carol at the Acres, Ted Murrey, Little Northfields (740114). The
evening is open to all.
Money for nothing!
Well not quite for nothing – you have to come either first
or second and sometimes even third place wins cash prizes, not to
mention the snowball question if your name is pulled from the hat;
snowball prize currently stands at £55. So don’t miss
out on fabulous merriment at Barnack’s favourite Sunday night
quiz every Sunday evening at the Millstone Public House from 8pm.
A great selection of real ales on offer along with lagers, fine wines,
sodas and spirits. New teams are most especially welcome. A great
way to start your week!
Call For New Members
The Friends Of Barnack Church 200 Club have been helping to conserve
the fabric of the church for a great many years now. Why not consider
joining?
The 200-club subscription is just £15 per year with cash prize
draws every month. Should you be interested in joining this marvellous
cause and becoming a Friend of Barnack Church please contact Mr Martin
Goodwin, 24 Bainton Road, Barnack. Tel: 01780 740145 or visit the
Friends page on the website. The lucky winners for the November draw
are as follows:
76 Mrs Dick £100
186 N Harley £50
119 Mrs Altham £50
58 C Swann £20
47 M Goodwin £10
152 Mrs Cunliffe £5
Congratulations to you all.
Open Fellowship
The meeting will be held on Thursday January 5th at Hasty Bank, Barnack and
on the 19th at 1, Little Northfields. Both meetings at 7.30pm. All are welcome
to join us for bible study..
Day and time of meetings: To
encourage residents` participation, meetings were held on Saturday
mornings as an experiment. This has not proved convenient for residents.
It is hoped that meetings will revert to the 2 nd Wednesday in the
month.
Parish Clerk: After many years serving the village Ken Waller
retired as Parish Clerk in June 2005. He very kindly agreed to remain
as Finance Officer whilst a new Clerk was recruited. An offer has
been made to a qualified Clerk, who it is hoped will be in post from
January 2006. Ufford Parish Council should like to thank Ken for all
his years of service to the village.
Code of Conduct:The Parish Council
regrets that on several recent occasions it has been unable to fulfil
its role as a statutory consultee in planning matters. This situation
has arisen where councillors have interests that might prejudice a
decision. Examples of such interests would be adjoining properties
or friendships. Consequently a Parish Plan will be undertaken in 2006
to document future village developments. This is effectively a more
detailed Village Design Statement (VDS). The Parish plan provides statutory
planning guidance whereas the VDS is only supplemental planning guidance
i.e. it is not enforceable.
Car parking in Main Street and on the hill:
Parish councillors have received many complaints regarding dangerous
parking. There have been several near misses on the hill and large
vehicles such as farm machinery have been unable to turn out of Walcot
Road and pass down Main Street. Residents have been very tolerant
during all the building work in the village. The relevant authorities
have been contacted to assist in managing the safety hazard.
Parish
precept: The draft budget was discussed in detail & adopted. There
will be a small increase in the precept to cover the increased cost
of insurance and the new Clerk.
Village Environment: Residents will
have noticed the new Main Street bus shelter. The play equipment is
complete although the replacement boundary hedging is still in progress.
Work will continue next year to secure the playing field for children,
together with additional wildlife planting.
Village walk: Residents
are invited to walk off the seasonal excesses at Swaddywell Pit 2pm
Thursday December 29 th .courtesy of Langdyke Trust. Parking is available
on site following the track. Walkers access is via the footpath leading
eastwards from King Street.
Contact Details:
Parish Councilors |
Telephone |
Address |
Anthony Howells |
01780 740098 |
The Gables Walcott Rd. |
Frieda Gosling (Acting Clerk) |
01780 740363 |
Hillside Close |
Ian Glew |
07881 788741 |
Hall Farm House, Main St. |
Marian Browne |
01780 740062 |
The Spinneys, Walcott Rd. |
Email: UPCianglew.claranet.co.uk |
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Barnack Parish Council Report December
The monthly meeting took place on December 12th in the village hall.
The installation of the monopole at Pilsgate has been refused. Two
building applications have been received, the first being the erection
of a house at Kiona, Wittering Road and secondly a first floor extension
at Steeple Cottage. Mr I Crowson is to be thanked for his contribution
towards the repair of the stone cemetery shed.
The council agreed to support Helpston Parish Council with a letter
being sent to our M.P. regarding the ‘rat running’ through
our villages. Cross Keys to be contacted to see if any progress has
been made with lighting for the garage area and the alleviation of
flooding in the same area on Orchard Road. It was agreed to support
The Old Stackyard as the name for the new development in Pilsgate.
The Chairman and Clerk are to attend a training session on the Code of Conduct
and the chairman and one councillor to attend a Rural Policing Workshop in January.
Councillor training for all local councillors has been arranged in Ufford on
17th January. The new burial fees have been approved, together with revised rules
for the cemetery.
The full minutes of the meeting are displayed on the notice boards around the
village and on the website at www.barnackparishcouncil.org. The next meeting
will be held on January 9th 2006 at 7.30p.m. All are welcome.
Bishop
Ian writes
New year - new hopes
We rightly look forward in anticipation to a new year. Whether we
make resolutions or not, we hope that it will bring good news and provide
an opportunity for us to fulfil our visions and our dreams.
In the diocese we shall be considering what it means to respond to
God’s passion for his world by being worship-centred. We shall
consider together how our worship can inspire us to be shaped by God’s
mission, develop our gifts in his service, and make the world a different
place in his name.
This year Bishop Frank and I will be working with our colleagues to
help us all to explore these issues. We hope to make the worship in
every church a source of inspiration and encouragement, because it
is the place where we encounter the living God. A series of meetings
across the diocese in Lent, as well as our regular visits to churches
and deaneries, will be occasions to think about these issues.
In doing so we shall take our inspiration from the one who entered
our world, and through his son Jesus Christ sought to share his passion
and to transform the world he had created.
My own Christmas celebrations this year have been transformed by our
recent trip to Bethlehem where Jesus was born. We visited the maternity
hospital and stood beside the cot of a new baby, born with all the
facilities of a well equipped modern maternity unit. It was a deeply
moving and significant moment. It was, however, made more poignant
because in order to visit the hospital and the Church of the Nativity
we had to pass through the nine metre wall which now encircles Bethlehem.
For some in the Holy Land it is a means of security, but for the Palestinian
residents of Bethlehem it is effectively a prison. The restrictions
placed upon the internationally renowned Director of the hospital,
and others, reminded us that the message of the Prince of Peace is
still desperately needed two thousand years after his birth. St Paul
spoke of this child as, “our peace, who has made us both one
and has broken down the dividing wall of hostility ... that he might
create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace”.
I hope that this year our worship may increasingly inspire us to follow
his example and teaching in breaking down the walls of hostility in
our communities and our world, so we may see his vision realised and
hostility brought to an end. If it helps us to do that then we will
truly have been inspired by God’s passion for the world.
+ Ian
Bishop of Peterborough
Forthcoming Events across the Diocese:
Journeying with God: Spring Programme 2006
The Diocese of Peterborough’s Adult Education
programme
Several new topics begin in January as part of our Journeying with
God adult education programme. The programme is open to any member
of the church who would like to learn more about their faith from experienced
tutors and with people from other churches and traditions. Modules
may also be hosted in individual parishes or deaneries by arrangement.
For more information, contact Lulu Pelly on 01604 887049.
Living in a Smaller World
9, 16, 23, 30 January
We are exposed to a bewildering variety of lifestyles and religious
beliefs.
Topics covered: a global God • justice • the environment • pluralism • positive
action without being overwhelmed
Working Discipleship
11, 18, 25 January, 1, 8 February
Your place of “work” can be at home, in business, or the
voluntary sector.
Topics covered: what work is • how it fits with God’s plan • salt,
light and yeast • Christian decision making • worship and
work • thinking globally and acting locally
Issues in Criminal Justice
11, 18, 25 January, 1 February, 7.30pm at Peterborough Prison. What
our faith has to say about law and order, victims and prison. Topics
covered: order and law • victims • prison, does it work? • re-thinking
sentencing, does faith help?
Whirling Images, Spinning Truths
3, 13, 20, 27 March
We are all bombarded by the media; it shapes our opinions, feeds us
facts and fantasy, myth and truth. Topics covered:
• God as communicator • “news values” and “stories” • the
visual dimension • the internet • ethical issues
Understanding Islam
8, 15, 22, 19 March
Learn more about Islam with the opportunity to listen to “Muslim
voices”.
Topics covered: living alongside different faiths • Islam and
its place in world religion • Muslim visitors • mystical
and Sufi traditions • Muslim/Christian relations
Introduction to the Old Testament
8, 15, 22, 29 March, 7.30pm at Achurch Village Hall
How the great themes of the Old Testament relate to Christian living
today.
Dance of Discipleship
Saturday 4 March, 10am - 4pm, at Weedon Chapter Hs. Consider the image
of discipleship as movement, using five themes: rooted, longing, surrendering,
discovering and resting. An opportunity to reflect on your own journey
of faith and introduce ways of engaging mind, body, emotions and spirit
in exploring faith.
All modules are held at 7.30pm, at Bouverie Court, Northampton, unless
otherwise specified.
Booking essential. For more information or a booking form call 01604
887049
or email lulu.pellypeterborough-diocese.org.uk
Unity is part of a greater purpose
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity runs from 18 - 25 January. We
should use it to ‘look more at our Lord’, says Revd Giles
Godber, Ecumenical Officer for the Diocese:
“Three things seem to belong together: unity with fellow-Christians,
concern for mission, and renewal of the church’s life. When
we are looking more at our Lord and less at ourselves, we draw closer
together, we seek to obey him and our church life is affected.”
Let’s use the 2006 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity to look
more at our Lord. Materials are available from Churches Together
in Britain and Ireland. Either visit their website, www.ctbi.org.uk
or call CTBI Publications on 01733 325002.
Background, stories, events and resources are also available from the
new Anglican-Methodist Covenant website: www.anglican-methodist.org.uk
| VILLAGE
COLLECTORS FOR PARISH NEWS |
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Bainton and Ashton |
Isobel
Duff, Park Lodge, Bainton |
749123 |
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Barnack, Southorpe and Pilsgate |
Roy Beck |
740808 |
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Ufford |
Lisa Chadwick |
740893 |
| Articles by email or typed wherever possible please. COPY DATE for the February 2006 issue of the Parish News: Friday 20th January 2006 at 6pm E-mail: Lisa |
| ST. MARY, |
ST. JOHN BAPTIST, |
ST. ANDREW, |
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| 1st |
Naming of Jesus |
6.00 pm |
10.00 am |
3.00 pm Carol Service |
| 8th |
Baptism of Christ | 9.00 am |
10.00 am |
4.00 pm |
| 15th | 2nd Sunday of Epiphany |
6.00 pm Evensong (BCP) |
10.00 am Sung Eucharist (CR) |
9.00 am Eucharist (CR) |
| 22nd | 3rd Sunday of Epiphany | 4.00pm Evensong |
10.00 am Sung Eucharist (TR) |
4.00 pm Evensong (BCP) |
| 29th | 4th Sunday of Epiphany | United Benefice |
10.00 am United Benefice Sung Eucharist (CR) |
United Benefice No Service |
| 31st | Tuesday | Licensing Service for Canon Margaret Venables 7.30pm | ||
EY: BCP = Book of Common Prayer; CR = Contemporary Language Rite; TR = Traditional Language Rite
BARNACK METHODIST CHAPEL
The services are:
1st 2.45pm Covenant Service
Rev M Peach
8th
10.30am Mr J Allen
15th 10.30am Mrs B Smith
22nd 10.30am Mr D Greengrass
29th 10.30am Mrs S Atwell-King
Contact: Jill Unsworth 01780 740456
Minister: Rev Malcolm Peach
BARNACK BAPTIST CHURCH
Meets in Barnack Village Hall
1st 10:30am
8th 10:30am
15th 10:30am
22nd 10:30am
29th 10:30am
Elder: Graham Dunn Tel: 01780 749198
| 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
Chris Fotheringham 740208 Practical Assistance
Yvonne Goodwin 740145 Bereavement/Housebound/General Support
Ken Waller 740396 Help with Form-filling
Jenny Walsh 740991 Family & Step Family Problems
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