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
With the help of the Friends of Barnack Church the PCC
has just completed a scheme to restore the reredos at a cost of about
£14,000.
The reredos is the beautiful series of mosaic panels of angels, which
are surrounded and supported by alabaster pillars on the east wall of
the church, behind the high altar. The reredos is attributed to the
Italian artist/designer Salviati, who based his angels in Barnack on
the earlier work of Fra Angelico of Florence, one of the great religious
artists of 15th century renaissance. Salviati, I believe, had a London
workshop, and I came across a reference in the press recently to some
stained glass which came from his workshop.
The Barnack reredos is very lovely; it depicts four angels in fine small
mosaic pieces, whilst the alabaster is of a beautiful creamy white with
reddish pink streaks. Over the years since its creation the reredos
has suffered somewhat from ground movement, damp and the passage of
time: the alabaster columns were beginning to move and the zinc trays
on which the mosaics rest were starting to buckle under the pressure.
A lengthy restoration began last summer with the removal of the reredos
by the firm KG Wrights, under the supervision of Hirst conservation
of Laughton in Lincolnshire – a firm of international repute. (The proprietor
Liz Hirst, by the way, formerly lived in Barnack.) The mosaic panels
needed to be taken away to be attended to by Hirsts in their workshops.
In time for Easter the entire reredos was reassembled, and it was rededicated
on Easter Day, when the Friends of Barnack Church presented a cheque
to the PCC. It was a great joy to see the reredos restored and cleaned
and back in its rightful place for – we hope – another hundred years
or so.
This is the story of caring for our parish churches: a never-ending
programme of maintenance, which involves the skills and resources of
so many people. I suspect many of those who live in our villages don’t
have a clue how much time and effort and money goes into maintaining
the fabric of such fine old medieval buildings. And yet, unless we as
communities do recognise the demands, and do something about them, they
are in grave danger.
Church congregations cannot afford the spiralling costs of maintaining
large and ancient buildings on their own, so we are immensely grateful
to have the Friends of Barnack Church to assist the PCC in its stewardship
of our parish church. Many places are not so fortunate, and there is
no pot of gold to help us from the Church Commissioners.
If you care about the architectural heritage of our country in general
– and our villages in particular – perhaps you might be prepared to
do your bit to ensure that our parish churches are maintained. Even
if you do not worship in them they are still a part of your heritage,
your landscape, your community. You could start by joining the Friends,
or by donating to the fabric funds of any of our parishes.
Fr. Glyn Austen
BARNACK SERVERS FOR JUNE
| 1 | Emily Brown, Agathe Lapointe |
| 8 | Matthew Smith, Nora Hanna, Holly Chadwick |
| 15 | Claire Womack, Anna Austen |
| 22 | James Chadwick, Andrew Fotheringham |
| 29 | Claire Womack, Anna Austen |
At the Parish Church of St Mary, Bainton on 4th May 2003 – Charles Oliver
Agnew
Young People’s Confirmation Classes
The final classes will take place on Sunday 8th June and Sunday 15th
June at 12 Noon at the Rectory, as we prepare for the Confirmation Service
in Barnack Church at 10 am on Sunday 22nd June 2003. There will be a
rehearsal for the Confirmation Service on Thursday 19th June in Barnack
Church. Rector
Barnack PCC
Barnack PCC will meet at 7.45 pm on Thursday 5th June in the Rectory.
Open Meeting for the Parish Churches
On Monday 7th July, there will be a meeting for the PCC members of all
three churches, to discuss the future of the leadership of the church
in this benefice. In addition, all villagers are warmly invited to attend
this meeting. The Venerable David Painter, Archdeacon of Oakham and
the Reverend Pip Clements, Rural Dean, will be present to answer your
questions. The meeting will be held in the Wilfrid Wood Hall in Barnack
at 8pm.
Barnack Patronal Festival & Confirmation
This year’s patronal festival will begin with a Fete in the church and
churchyard at 2.00 pm on Saturday 21st June. The Birth of St John the
Baptist will be celebrated with a Confirmation Eucharist at 10.00 am
on Sunday 22nd June in Barnack Church, when nine young people from our
parishes will be confirmed by the Bishop of Peterborough. There will
also be some candidates from the Barrowden group of parishes. Following
the service there will be a brief wine and cake reception in Church
so that the families can then make arrangements for their own lunches.
Summer Fete, Barnack
Churchyard
This will be held on Saturday, June 21st and will be opened by Mrs.
Heather Austen at 2pm.
Stalls to include: Plants, Books, Nearly New Toys, Jumble Jars, Cakes,
Preserves and Savouries, Granny’s Attic, Tombola, Hand made soaps, Raffle.
Doreen Walsh will be there cutting out silhouettes, giving you a chance
to see yourself in profile. There will be games for the children, and
a display of country dancing, afternoon teas, and ice creams.
Farewell Lunch, Barnack School Hall, July 13th
12.30 pm
There will be a farewell lunch following the service on Sunday, July
13th, to say our goodbyes to the Rector and his family. We hope that
those of you wishing to attend
will contribute to the cold buffet. A list of food items will be placed
at the back of the church for you to sign. On the day, food may be brought
to the hall between
9.15am and 9.45am or from 11.30am onwards. We look forward to seeing
you.
Women Connect
June 26th 7.45pm. The summer supper will take place at the home of Maureen
Groom. Numbers please, by Monday, June 23rd.
Open Fellowship
The meetings are to be arranged.
Friends Of Barnack Church
The 200 club draw for April winners were:
69 Mrs. J Devaney £ 5; 101 Mrs. I Jackson £10; 68 Miss H
Morrice £20
Anyone interested in joining this terrific cause please contact Mr Martin
Goodwin, 24 Bainton Road, Barnack. Tel: 01780 740145.
Good News Van
The van will be at the home of Jessie and Stan Goodacre, The Lodge,
Bainton Road, Barnack at 10.30am on Monday 30th June. All are very welcome
if only for coffee and a friendly chat and the opportunity to borrow
Christian books, videos and tapes for adults and children.
| VILLAGE
CHURCH BRASSES & FLOWERS ROTA |
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Ufford |
Bainton |
Barnack |
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| 1 | Mrs Coull | Mrs Coups |
Mrs Dennis & Mrs Brassey |
| 8 | Mrs Coull | Mrs Ward | |
| 15 | Mrs Beeby | Mrs Joyce | Mrs Burrows & Mrs Harley |
| 22 | Mrs Beeby | Mrs Wreford | Mrs Perkins & Mrs Crowson |
| 29 | Miss Morrice | Mrs Plant | |
Home from Home’ |
May I take this opportunity to thank everyone for their kindness to
me during Doug’s illness and since his death. It is much appreciated
and makes me very sure that we did the right thing in keeping the
house after Doug’s father died.
Donations to Hurst Ward in memory of Doug amounted to £829.94
and Aubrey very generously gave me £1000 of his charity money
for them as well. The other £1000 he had collected was donated
to the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Laura Pollock
Peterborough Festival 2003
The programme for this year’s festival is now out and there are many
interesting and diverse events being held in the Peterborough area
between Friday 20th June and Sunday 13th July - outdoor events, all
kinds of music from classic to pop to jazz, theatre, musicals and
ballet plus sporting events from golf to a novice swimming gala.
Copies of the festival programme are at Barnack Village Shop and in
the kitchen of the Community Association. I have a further reference
copy if required. Barbara Knights - 740774.
Open Studio
As part of “Art on the Map”, Carlos and Pauline Versluys at Vine Farm,
Barnack Road, Bainton will have their pottery studio open from 11am
until 6pm on 31May/1June, 7/8 June and 14/15th June. Everyone welcome.
Images Of England
As residents may know, English Heritage is forming a database of all
listed buildings seen from the road. Under this scheme photographs
of eligible dwellings taken from publicly accessible land may be withheld
from the web site until 30th September 2013. Applications to be exempt
must be received by 30th September 2003, and forms may be obtained
from the Post Office. Janet Banks, Parish Clerk.
The Ufford Day will be held at The Old Rectory at 2.30pm on June 7th.
There will be Stalls, Children’s Games and Teas. An Art Exhibition will
be held in the Village Hall. Please come and support this. Proceeds
will go to St. Andrew’s Church and Village Hall. In the evening at 6pm
there will be a barbecue at The Old White Hart. Tickets £5 obtainable
from Bertie or Katy at The White Hart. There will also be an Art Exhibition
in the Village Hall on Saturday 7th June and Sunday 8th June from 10.30am
to 4.30pm. Entry Fee: 20p.
This was held on May 13th. The chairman, Keith Lievesley, welcomed City
Councillor David Over, PC Norman McCallum, nine residents and all four
Parish Councillors.
Road signs: The PCC Highways Dept. has agreed to remove the “Reduce
Speed Now” signs and reduce the overall height of the triangular junction
signs on the hill and by the bus shelter. We are still negotiating on
the 30mph repeater signs and the direction sign near Dovecot Cottage.
Speeding Traffic: Residents are still complaining about this. We are
applying for speed-activated warning signs.
Renovation of Church Gates: This is to be done by the Fengate Blacksmith,
Mr Mason and paid for by the Millennium Fund.
Car parking for Church and Village Hall: Community Service workers have
been asked to cut back overhanging plants and clear the ground between
the Church and the Old Rectory gates.
Arriva buses: some services on Tuesdays and Saturdays have been re-routed
through Castor. The Parish Council has received no details, but will
try to get hold of them.
Planning Application Procedures: Concern was expressed that PCC Planning
Officers are not following policies in the Local Plan as regards the
Conservation area, listed buildings and house building in back gardens.
They appear to ignore the Village Design Statement, the Parish Council
and other objectors. Mr Law, Head of Planning Services is to be invited
to the next Parish Council meeting to advise on matters the planners
will take into account.
Dates of future meetings: meetings will be held on the second Wednesday
of alternate months, if possible: July 9th, September 10th, November
12th, January 14th and March 10th. All welcome. Frieda Gosling.
Joan and I would like to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers
during my recent period of hospitalisation. I am now making steady progress
back to full health. Ken Waller
The talk by Ian Burrows on “Genes – why are we what we are?” on April
29th was most interesting and he made the subject comprehensible even
to the non-scientists amongst us.
The meeting on Tuesday June 24th will be based at the function room
at the White Hart. If it’s fine, meet there at 7.30pm for a historical
walk around Ufford, so wear strong shoes. If it’s really wet, there
will be an Ufford quiz and a talk about some important landmarks in
the village, starting at 7.45pm. Supper, priced at £4.50 will
conclude the evening. Please make sure that Jill knows you are coming
by June 17th. Frieda
On Monday 7th July, there will be a meeting for the PCC members of all
three churches, to discuss the future of the leadership of the church
in this benefice. In addition, all villagers are warmly invited to attend
this meeting. The Venerable David Painter, Archdeacon of Oakham and
the Reverend Pip Clements, Rural Dean, will be present to answer your
questions. The meeting will be held in the Wilfrid Wood Hall in Barnack
at 8pm.
Advance notice for your diary that Barnack School Association is organising
an 80’s Disco for adults, on Saturday 12th July in Barnack School Hall.
Full details in next month’s Parish News. Open to everyone in the villages
not just those with children at the school.
Once again many thanks to all who supported our May Coffee Morning,
which raised £102.78, including a donation of £5.
We look forward to seeing you again on Saturday, 7th June at the usual
time of 11 am to 11.30.
The winners of the April 200 Club Draw were: No 59 Mr Paul Buckley £25;
No 7 Mr John Fisk £15; No 38 Mrs Ann Butland £10.
The Green is in excellent condition and 25 members enjoyed the Chairman’s
match which took place in brilliant sunshine and temperatures we expect
in June and not April. We look forward to seeing old and new members
during this new season.
Sidney and I would like to thank all our wonderful friends and neighbours
for their support and good wishes while I was in hospital. Your kind
thoughts and prayers helped me through. God bless you all. Margaret
Tuck
The May meeting of Barnack Parish Council followed the A.G.M. in the
Wilfrid Wood Hall on May 12th. The Chairman welcomed the new Parish
Clerk, Mrs. Janet Banks.
The installation of lines on the C40 should be laid shortly and a strong
letter of complaint is to be written regarding lorries ignoring the
lorry ban on the B1443. An article about the Images of England letter
is to be published in the Parish News. Two planning applications had
been received, one refused, and two responses made. Dog owners are shortly
to receive a letter regarding dog mess in the village and requesting
them to clear up after their pets.
A Public Meeting is to be held on June 2nd in the Village Hall to launch
the Parish Plan and Village Transport Plan. Everyone is welcome to attend.
The Community Contact Officer can be contacted on 01733 33043 at Bretton
Police Station. Mr Alexander, campaigning for Broadband in the village,
informed the meeting that general interest was increasing and an application
had been made to the E.D.A. for funding.
The Council will write to RAF Wittering congratulating their personnel
for their work in the Iraq War and thanking them for their help and
support in village activities.
The clerk is to action the following:
• A complaint regarding the state of the roads and paths after the refuse
collection.
• A request for the removal of a freezer and yellow man painted on the
road in the Green Drift.
• Overhanging trees and repair fallen wall on footpath along side Walcot
Road.
The full minutes from these meetings are displayed on the village notice
boards and on the Parish Council web site at www.barnackparishcouncil.org
A Public Meeting will be held on Monday June 2nd in the Wilfrid Wood
Hall at 7.30pm to launch the Parish Plan and Village Transport Plan.
Mr Rees of ACRE is to attend. If you are interested in the future of
your village please do come along.
Apologies for the late arrival of the Show Schedule this year, but hopefully
it will not put you off entering the show this year. There are some
new classes to enter this year in the section for children and some
changes in the adult classes.
We look forward to receiving a record number of entries this year. Do
not be shy... enter that class! You never know - you could be the winner.
As well as the Horticultural Show there will be a large Craft Fair in
two marquees on the field. The stallholders offer a wide range of crafts,
from cross-stitch, home made preserves, painters and beauty products
to pressed flowers and jewellery. All are local craftsmen and offer
unique, high quality items.
In addition the family day will have the usual stalls such as tombola
and carpet bowls, but there will also be an opportunity to try archery
with the Bowmen of Rutland, to see if you can kick the fastest football
in Barnack or if your are the strongest to name but a few new attractions
at the Show this year.
If you are able to help run a stall, put out tables and chairs on the
day, or would like to have a stall or game of your own, please give
Pat Rubin a call on 01780 740 840. All help gratefully received.
Finally we look forward to welcoming you all on the 24th August from
9am if you are exhibiting and from 12 midday to visit the craft fair
and family day.
27 members attended the Resolution meeting at the Wilfrid Wood Hall
on Tuesday 13th May.
Birthday Buttonholes were presented to Ann Butland, Marie Harris, Pip
Parker, Maureen Groom, Jill Unsworth, Margaret Broadbelt, Peggy Hamil,
Judith Browne and last, but not least, Peggy Sindall, who was celebrating
her 80th birthday.
Mrs Graham presented her with a rose bush appropriately named “Birthday
Girl”.
Members then discussed the three resolutions to be presented at the
A.G.M. in The Royal Albert Hall in June.
Our thanks to Susan Jarman for organising such an enjoyable day out
to “The Deep” in Hull. Forthcoming outings include a picnic at “Lyvedin”
on the 12th August 2003, and a trip to Kew Gardens, the date for which
is not yet available.
Ivy Ratcliffe won the raffle.
On conclusion of business we all thoroughly enjoyed a lovely supper,
provided by Sandra Jones and the tea hostesses, which was accompanied
by wine, courtesy of Peggy Sindall.
The next meeting will be held as usual in the Wilfrid Wood Hall on Tuesday
10th June at 7.30pm. Mr N. Allen will speak about the work of the Woodland
Trust.
Please note a change of speaker for the July meeting. Mr John Bennett,
will talk about the floating Church at Home Fen. All are welcome at
this meeting.
The Annual General Meeting, which took place in the village hall on
Thursday 15th May, was well attended. It was the end of one era and
the start of another with Bill Harris’s retirement as Chairman of the
Association and Graham Dunn being unanimously elected the new Chairman.
The Association owes a great debt to Bill and a presentation of an engraved
garden seat and two bay trees in pots was made to Bill and Marie Harris
by Frank James. Refreshments were served after the meeting and we all
look forward to having Graham as the new chairman.
He’s beefy, he’s butch, come and enjoy Barnack’s answer to Dale Winton…
or should that be Lionel Blair? Can it really be possible to have this
much fun on a Sunday evening? – every Sunday from 8.30pm – 10.30pm.
Great beer, great company, great jokes, great night out! Come as a team
of 4, or as a couple and join a team there, for an out of this world
evening that will set you up for the rest of the week. Cash prizes!
The Management
Barnack Cricket Club News
Once again the Colin Swan Memorial Trophy took place at BCC on a glorious
May Bank Holiday Monday. Although Barnack, unfortunately, was not included
this year, an excellent game of cricket was had between Ketton and Great
Oakley. Ketton came away with the spoils on the day winning excitingly
by just 7 runs. Match winners were Matt Williams (65) and Mark Mason
(6-21). The game was bathed in magnificent sunshine and played in front
of a jam-packed ground. One spectator was heard to say, this is “probably
the best beer garden in the world!” A great day.
Fancy some Chinese Gourmet Cuisine? When did you last have a great no
42, a perfect 10 or even a nourishing 99? Set menus for 2, 4 or 6 people.
Saturday evening the 28th June, more details available from the Post
Office and Cricket Club. You wearry can’t go wong!
A thought for your day: Confucious, he say ” Wise man never pray reapflog
wiv Runicorn”. Woger Parger
The date - 6th July. The time - 2.30 start. The place - Bainton House
gardens. The weather - sunny and warm as it has always been for over
80 years. The occasion:- Family Day, one of the most important village
occasions of the year. Apart from stalls, sideshows, games, barrel organ,
entertainment, fun, sports for all the family, a chance to meet your
neighbours, enjoy the beautiful gardens of Bainton House, have teas,
ice-creams, refreshments, play skittles, tombola, raffle, win prizes,
watch children getting wet, see tug-of-war (Village vs. rest of world)
what more could you possibly want? Bring your family, your friends,
a picnic. Above all, be there.
On Wednesday May 7th, we had a “Horticultural Evening” when about 30
members and friends met to hear a talk and enjoy a demonstration by
Terry Sutton, manager of the new Helpston Garden Centre.
Our ideas about possible ways of filling containers for the patio were
radically altered as Terry showed us beautiful pots of many colours
and filled them with plants and small shrubs showing how clever combinations
can give shape, variety in colour and texture of leaves – no Busy Lizzies
or geraniums for us this year.
It was a very interesting evening given to us by someone who was knowledgeable
and obviously loved her job. We went home with many ideas for the summer
ahead. Our own plant stall also proved a success, though on rather a
smaller scale!
We look forward to cultivating our links with Ufford Ladies and attending
each other’s meetings whenever possible. Our meeting on Wednesday June
4th will be a talk, with slides, by Mr Tim Appleton, Reserve Manager
on Rutland Water and the Nature Reserves. As always, we shall look forward
to seeing you there. JM
You may be aware that Robert Smith who has been one of our postmen for
19 years has now unfortunately left. (Yes – he is the young looking
one!) Robert was unfailingly helpful and cheerful and would go out of
his way to make sure that the service he provided was excellent. To
show our appreciation we thought it would be nice to have a collection
for him. Many people have already given – thank you – but if you have
missed out and would like to donate please put your money in an envelope
and deliver it to Sheila Dalton, 1 Alington Close, Bainton.
There will be a Frog Racing Evening at Plashetts, Ashton, on Saturday
12 July in aid of Friends of Stamford Hospital appeal and Cancer Research
UK. The tickets will be £6.50 to include Fish and Chip supper
and all the trimmings. Tickets will be available from Zena Coles (740550)
and Sheila Dalton (740019).
| VILLAGE COLLECTORS FOR
PARISH NEWS |
| Bainton and Ashton |
Mrs
Julie Stanton |
749123 |
| Barnack, Southorpe and Pilsgate |
Mrs Nickie Beck |
740808 |
| Ufford |
Mrs
Lisa Chadwick |
740893 |
| COPY DATE for the July 2003 issue of the Parish News: Friday 13th June 2003 at 6pm E-mail: Lisa |
| ST.
MARY, |
ST.
JOHN BAPTIST, |
ST.
ANDREW, |
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| 1st |
Sunday after Ascension | 6.00 pm Evensong (BCP) |
10.00 am Sung Eucharist (CR) |
9.00 am Eucharist (TR) |
| 4th |
Wednesday | 9.30 am Eucharist (CR) |
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| 5th |
Thursday St Boniface | 7.00 pm Eucharist (CR) |
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| 8th |
Pentecost (Whit Sunday) |
9.00 am Eucharist (TR) |
10.00 am Sung Eucharist (TR) |
6.00 pm Eucharist (CR) |
| 11th |
Wednesday St Barnabas | 9.30 am Eucharist (CR) |
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| 12th |
Thursday | 7.00 pm Eucharist (CR) |
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| 15th |
Trinity Sunday | 6.00 pm Evensong (BCP) |
8.00 am Eucharist (TR) 10.00 am Eucharist (CR) |
9.00 am Eucharist (CR) |
| 18th |
Wednesday | 9.30 am Eucharist (CR) |
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| 19th |
Thursday Corpus Christi | 7.00 pm Eucharist (CR) |
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| 22nd |
Birth of St John Baptist | No Service |
8.00 am Eucharist (TR) 10.00 am Confirmation Eucharist (CR) |
No Service |
| 25th |
Wednesday | 9.30 am Eucharist (CR) |
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| 26th |
Thursday | 7.00 pm Eucharist (CR) |
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| 29th |
Trinity 2 | 9.00 am Eucharist (TR) |
10.00 am Sung Eucharist (TR) |
11.30 am Eucharist (TR) |
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
1st 6 pm Rev M Peach
8th 10.30 am Miss M White
15th 10.30 am Mr H Abbott
22nd 10.30 am Miss M Stones
29th 10.30am Mr R E Ford
Minister: The Revd Malcolm Peach
BARNACK BAPTIST CHURCH
Meets in Barnack Village Hall on:
1st 10.30am
15th 10.30am
22nd 10.30am
29th 10.30am
With Sunday School groups and crèche
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
Chris Fotheringham 740208 Practical Assistance
Yvonne Goodwin 740145 Bereavement/Housebound/General Support
Frank Tongue 740338 Lifts/Practical Assistance
Ken Waller 740396 Help with Form-filling
Jenny Walsh 740991 Family & Step Family Problems
| Please see the
interactive year planner for full details. |