The Rector’s Letter

Bells and Geography
It has been said that after 1600 it would be possible to blindfold someone and to set them down in any part of Europe on a Sunday, and that person would quickly know if they were in a Protestant or a Catholic country. The reason for this is of course, bells. In Catholic towns the bells would be ringing and making a clamorous jangle, each church trying to make more noise then its neighbour. In sharp contrast Protestant churches would be sonorously tolling a single bell to summon its parishioners to worship. This was partly because Protestant bells had been melted down to make gun metal to fight Catholics, and partly because of a puritan approach to suppress anything joyful. To a great extent, at any rate when it comes to bells, this is just as true today as it was then, as any visitor to Italy, Austria or Poland will tell you. It comes as no surprise that the baroque or rococo were not originated in Protestant Europe.

Whether there is any truth in the above or not, it is certainly true that one country chose to be different to the rest of Europe, and to ring its bells totally unlike anywhere else, and still does so. England, eccentrically devised the method of full circle change ringing to sound out the bells in its churches. At one stroke a joyful noise could be made to summon the faithful to church, yet at the same time yet it would be fully disciplined, satisfying all but the most austere puritan.
When bells are merely struck in no particular order a clamorous jangle is produced. In full circle ringing the bell is struck on one side by its hammer when turned vertical, then by turning the bell through 360 degrees the hammer strikes it again on the opposite side. By controlling this process the bells can be rung in an ordered procession. So if there are six bells in a tower they can be rung from the lightest bell (treble or No.1) and then in succession to the heaviest bell (tenor or No.6). This progression, is called ringing in rounds and can be repeated over and over until the bells are stopped. Despite the fact that an individual bell can weigh several hundredweight, the physical act of ringing a bell, although requiring a skill, is not particularly arduous, children of 10 can manage to ring quite big bells easily.

Clearly simply ringing rounds would be very boring, so the art of change ringing has been developed - that is the bells change places with each other. For example instead of the treble staring the sequence, No 2 can take the lead so that the sequence 123456 becomes 213456 instead, and so on. However even this is limited, and so “methods” have been developed in which each bell changes its place at each stroke making very complicated patterns of sound. The methods often have exotic names, from “Grandsire” to “Double Oxford Surprise”, and many of them present quite an intellectual challenge before they can be successfully rung. There are hundreds of methods and these have been developed and passed on from generation to generation for over three hundred years.
Sadly this precious heritage, unique to England, is under threat. For example in our Diocese there are three time more bells to be rung then there are ringers to ring them. Many towers have bells either rarely or never rung, for example Wittering, Wansford, Thornaugh and Ufford. Barnack itself is teetering on the edge of extinction, no longer having a native band. New ringers are badly needed.

To rectify this situation the Diocesan Guild of Bell Ringers has designated Castor (St. Kynaburgha) a “learning” tower and has equipped it with 21st Century technology to aid teaching. Teaching courses for everyone from absolute novice to those wishing to brush up technique, will start in April. Why not just come and have a look. You may find yourself a new and unusual hobby. Who knows, in time to come we might compose our very own methods: Barnack Surprise or Ufford Shock perhaps! If you think you might be interested, please contact me on 01780 740697, or see me “in the tower” at Barnack.

Ian Burrows Tower Captain Barnack.

GENERAL CHURCH NOTICES

BARNACK SERVERS FOR MARCH

UFFORD

Ufford Ladies Group
Retirement is not just fun but also very hard work, exciting, fulfilling, and full of surprises according to Sheila Berrill, our most enjoyable speaker in January. A possible change of name to reflect our widely dispersed membership was considered and will be discussed at the AGM on Tuesday March 22nd. Members were reminded that the Chairman and Secretary are due to retire this year. We shall be welcoming back a very popular speaker on March 22nd, Richard Adams on “Travels with a Camera”. The meeting will start with the illustrated talk at 7.45pm at Ufford Village Hall and the AGM will follow, after coffee.

Springtide Rutland Sailability Charity Concert
On Friday 8 April 2005 7.30pm there will be an evening of music and songs from the shows, featuring The Soke Big Band with guest star Don Lusher and The Stamford Gilbert & Sullivan Concert Party Music. Song & fun for everyone!
Admission: £12.00 Adults (£10.00 Concessions) Tickets from The Cresset Box Office - 01733-265705
Wheelchair access. Refreshments & Bar. Free Programme. This event is Sponsored by Perkins. Sailability is your local charity
providing sailing for the disabled. Get up a party and join us for a fun evening
Call Mike Baumber Tel: (01780) 740289

Ufford Park Cricket Club
The AGM will take place on Monday, 7 March at the White Hart 7.30 pm.
Forthcoming fund raising events:
20th March – Sponsored walk. 10.00 am from Cricket Club (5 miles).
2nd April – Auction. 2.00 – 4.00 pm Ufford Village Hall. Items will be received at the Village Hall from 10.00 am.
Cricket Nets – Sundays 20th & 27th March, Stamford School, 2.00 – 3.30 pm.

Ufford Parish Council Meeting February 9th 2005
Resignation: After many years service, regrettably, Will Thompson has resigned from UPC due to work commitments. The Chairman thanked him for his hard work and positive commitment. There will be an election in due course.
Transport Questionnaire: The £20 prize was won by Derek and Ann Wightman. It was agreed that the report, a summary of which is printed below, should be sent to PCC for advice about insurance for volunteer drivers and sources of funding and also to the Peterborough Association of Parish Councils as Ufford‘s transport problems are not unique. A decision about the allocation of up to £300 for pilot schemes financed by UPC will be made at the next meeting.
Planning: The Listed Building application for the repair of Gardener‘s Cottage and Laundry Cottage and for the re-instatement of Laundry Cottage as a single dwelling was not opposed by UPC. A recommendation will be made that, when the garages are demolished, the streetscape of the Main Street Conservation Area will be maintained by the addition of a wooden gate rather than just a gap in the wall as proposed. Residents have expressed a preference for a continuation of the wall and its Collyweston Slate coping above the gate.
The proposals in the East of England Plan were discussed and UPC is preparing a village response. Residents who wish to read and discuss the Plan are invited to inform one of the councillors. The deadline for the receipt of comments by one of us is February 28th.

Full Report on Ufford`s Transport Questionnaire January 2005
Introduction
99% of Ufford households own at least one car and the number of bus passengers has been declining for several years. However there was an outcry when the regular bus service through Ufford was withdrawn in 2004 and that was when Ufford Parish Council (UPC) became involved and the Transport Working Party was reconvened.
The Questionnaire
All 95 households in the village were given a questionnaire to fill in. UPC was aware that it applied only to the 38 households where there were either residents over the age of 60 or teenagers between 13 and 17. These were considered to be the target groups, most disadvantaged by the withdrawal of Ufford`s buses. But before spending residents` money on pilot schemes and before applying for funding, UPC felt that it was essential to let everyone know what schemes were being considered and obtaining a mandate to proceed.
29 questionnaires were returned. Most of those not returned were from households not in the target groups, but surprisingly, 10 households with residents aged 60 plus and 6 households with teenage children did not return their questionnaires.
Services supported by Peterborough City Council (PCC)
The “Village Link Taxi-bus” service, introduced in June 2004
The 8.31am Taxi-bus from Ufford to Stamford (Morrisons, Stamford College, Bus Station)
This is used by a small number of loyal residents especially on Fridays. They travel home on the 9.30 or 12.30 bus, by arrangement with the driver, who was singled out for particular praise. Comments such as “very pleased with the service we get at the moment” were received from 5 residents.
The fact that this service has been free added to its attractiveness, but everyone knew that this was a temporary concession! We hope that this service will be continued as it satisfies a genuine need.
The other Taxi-bus services are less well supported. The prospect of changing buses at Ailsworth and having to book 24 hours in advance are disincentives. A timetabled bus to and from Peterborough, following a direct route, would be a useful addition to this service.
Dial a Ride
Despite extensive and repeated publicity and excellent reports (such as door to door service) from one or two users, this does not appear to be a popular option. The fact that the Friday Stamford (to Stamford Market/Morrisons) Dial a Ride went and came back at almost the same time as the Taxi-bus (then free) did not encourage residents to choose Dial a Ride. The £5 subscription and the fares do not appear to be a deterrent but the 48 hour advance booking and the duration of journeys round all the villages probably are unpopular.
UPC`s Proposed Pilot Schemes
Scheme 1; a car shuttle service to and from Bainton
(weekday, day-time, pre-booked, initially for use of the over 60s to link Ufford with the hourly bus service to and from Stamford and Peterborough)
10 households agreed to consider volunteering to drive their cars and there was evidence too of 10 potential users.
Before starting a pilot scheme a number of questions have to be answered:
1 What additional insurance cover will be needed? Will PCC pay for this? (as Cambs CC does)
2 What other help will PCC provide, eg publicity, expenses incurred by drivers, such as mileage rate from and back to home unless he is picking up another passenger for the return journey (Cambs CC pays 14p a mile), administrative expenses?
3 Is it reasonable to ask users to pay 25p a mile to cover the driver`s journey from his home and back to his home unless he is picking up another passenger?
4 Should any checks be made on prospective drivers?
5 What pre-booking system should be used and who will act as co-ordinator?
Note: I f this scheme is successful it could be extended to cover other age groups and destinations.
Scheme 2: taxi vouchers
As a pilot scheme this would be operated by UPC and participating taxi firms. It would be open to residents aged over 60 and 13-17. If successful, as a long-term scheme, it would have to be financed from other sources. The number and value of vouchers would depend on funding.
The questionnaire revealed that there was much support for this scheme now and in the future because it offers maximum flexibility and speed of travel.
Several problems have already come to light:
1 Finding taxi firms willing to participate. Small businesses can`t be bothered with collecting vouchers and waiting to claim back their money.
2 Finding sources of funding. A taxi to and from Stamford costs £15-20, one to and from Peterborough, £30 or more. One household made the point that PCC should issue taxi vouchers, in lieu of a reduction in Council Tax, due to our limited public transport. Another said that we should pay less Council Tax for the same reason.
3 How to prioritise applications for vouchers?
4 The value of vouchers?
5 Vouchers for short-term emergency use?
6 Vouchers for a visiting elderly relative?
Scheme 3: people carrier vouchers
This was quite popular with households with teenagers and it would seem reasonable to conduct a pilot scheme. Teenagers could be asked to agree on a date and a destination and either come to a UPC meeting or send in details of their proposal. UPC could then book the transport and pay a proportion of the cost (an 8 seater people carrier to Peterborough and back on a Friday night costs about £50).
Scheme 4: fixed time minibus to Morrisons and back
In view of the lack of support for Dial-a Ride it is probably best to defer this proposed scheme.
It was suggested that Morrisons (or another supermarket) might consider subsidising such a scheme.
Conclusion
Ufford is seen as a special case and it has a strong claim for funding in support of Schemes 1 and 2 because it has been by-passed by public transport services. However we have to accept that car owners will not easily be persuaded to abandon their cars.
Frieda Gosling

BARNACK, PILSGATE AND SOUTHORPE

Barnack Methodist Chapel
It was good to see you again after the New Year Break and thanks to your support we raised a further £129.39 for our funds.
We hope to see you again at our next Coffee Morning and Cake Stall which will take place on Saturday, 5th March, at the usual time of 10 to 11.30 am. There will be a Fair Trade table with food and some other goods so come prepared to do some extra shopping!

Music at the Millstone Inn
Come along to the Live Music Evening on the first Tuesday of each month for an evening of superb entertainment from talented musicians. All musical styles are played: Blues, Jazz, Folk, Roots. Admission is free!
The next session is on Tuesday March 1st and will be in the function room at the Millstone Inn. Doors open 7.30pm for a 8pm start.
See www.acousticsessions. co.uk for more details.

Barnack Bowls Club
The winners of the January 200 Club draw:
No 48 Terry Rawlings £25
No 93 Reg Thompson £15
No 57 Alan Rice £10

The Good News Van
The Good News Van will visit Barnack again on Tuesday March 15th from 10.30 until 12 noon. It will again be coming to Margaret Durdey’s home at 12 Canon Drive. We do hope that you will be able to be there, whether it is to borrow books, tapes or videos, or just to come and meet up with friends. Everyone is most welcome to drop in for a few minutes, if you are short of time, or to spend an hour or so with us, if you have the time. There will of course be refreshments provided!

Norman Pateman
Eileen and Stephan Pateman would like to thank everybody who sent cards, messages and flowers on their sudden loss of Norman.

George’s Day Supper
St. John Baptist Church will be holding their annual supper on Saturday, 23rd April at 7.30pm in Barnack Village Hall.
There will be a three course meal, a bar and a raffle. Tickets £8 are available from the Social Committee.

Women Connect
This month’s meeting will be at 8pm on March 17th. It will be hosted by Tessa Jackson at 4 Owen Close, Barnack.

Barnack Cricket Club
The Quiz is alive and well and is registering a healthy pulse. (Can anybody detect Andy’s pulse?) We are now attracting even more teams each Sunday evening. Come and join in the fun as it would be a great shame to miss out, the more teams the more points and you know what more points mean…MORE PRIZES! Every Sunday from 8.30pm.

Friends Of Barnack Church 200 Club
The “Friends” help to preserve the fabric of the church. The 200 club subscription is only £15 per year with cash prizes every month. Anyone interested in joining this tremendous cause and becoming a Friend of Barnack Church please contact Mr Martin Goodwin, 24 Bainton Road, Barnack. Tel: 01780 740145.
You can also join the friends Association for £5 as an individual or £7 for a family. Please collect a leaflet in church.

Tsunami Burn’s Night Appeal
On the 27th January the function room at the Millstone became Scottish territory for the night. On clearing Passport Control, guests were welcomed by piper John Barr who performed superbly through the night. “Ooch Aye the Nooo” was heard for a “lang mile” as guests were required to prove their temporary status as Haggistanis. Andrew Aitken addressed the haggis and was MC for the night providing varied readings of Burn’s poetry. The guests enjoyed a fabulous three-course dinner and a great singalong of Scottish classics ably accompanied by David Rowden on keyboards. The night was a resounding success raising £1250 for the Stamford Red Cross Tsunami Fund. Special, special thanks to Roger and Gill at the Millstone for allowing us free use of their superb function room and then donating the entire cost of all the food to the fund. Our appreciation also to Donal and Chris for their hard work during the night. In all this was a really great effort by the village. Many, many thanks to all who contributed. Andrew Aitken

Barnack C of E Primary School
Children who are five years old on or before 31st August 2006 are eligible to start school in September 2005. I should be grateful if parents intending to register their child for the September term would do so by Friday 29th April 2005. 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

Barnack Fun Run
7th May, 2pm start from the School Playing Field.
Now’s the time to dust off your running shoes and start training for the BSA’s annual Barnack Fun Run. Running is a brilliant way to get fit and the Fun Run is a great goal to keep you motivated.
You can chose one of two distances races, 2.5 km and 5 km, around the village – and maybe you’ll win a prize! Entry costs just £2 for children and £3 for adults in advance, and £3 and £4, respectively, on the day. Entry forms are available from the School Office or Post Office from early April. So come on – get training!

New Wildlife Club
Inspired by the School Grounds Project, two mums have set up new wildlife club at Barnack School. With help and support from the local Wildlife Trust, the club will to meet once a month on a Friday after school. Primarily using the school grounds, the aim is to help the children learn about wildlife and their environment in a fun and exciting way through mix of outside games and indoors activities. The club, launching on 18th March, will be open to all school-aged children, but a carer must accompany those under eight.
The draft programme includes topics such as ‘All about birds’, ‘Wild Art’, ‘Watery mini beasts’ and ‘Butterflies’.
If you’d like to know more contact Jackie Rowlands on 740640 or Jayne Lillywhite on 755527. Both Jackie and Jayne are registered Wildlife Trust youth leaders, qualified first-aiders and have police clearance to work with children.

Pre-School Quiz Night
18th March, 8pm in Ufford Village Hall
Do you know how many gold medals we won in the last Olympics? Can you list the planets in our solar system? Why not come along to the Pre-School’s Quiz Night and give your intellectual muscles a workout or maybe find out a few things you didn’t know? It promises to be a great evening.
Tickets are just £7 and include a fish and chip supper from the award-winning restaurant Linfords (bring your own drinks). A veggie option is available, but must be pre-ordered.
Everyone is welcome so do bring family and friends – you’ll all be helping to raise essential funds for Pre-School’s new garden. Don’t worry if you haven’t got a full team, we’ll match you up with others. For more information and tickets contact the Pre-School Chairperson, Sarah Nelson-Smith on 470439.

An important note for your diary!
Don’t forget the Village Hall Plant Sale, which will be held this year on Saturday 7th May in the Village Hall. The doors will open at 9.30am and we recommend that you come as early as you can. We are planning for this to be a really good sale. There will be the usual high quality plants for sale for the house and for the garden, together with tubs and planters ready for display. There will also be cakes and preserves and an opportunity to join in the raffle. There will even be coffee or tea to sustain you and give you the energy to go and find yet more bargains. If you want your garden to look really good this year don’t miss this important village event.

Come And Meet Shailesh Vara
Shailesh Vara has been chosen as the Conservative Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the North West Cambridgeshire Constituency, where Sir Brian Mawhinney M.P. is retiring at the next general election.
Shailesh is keen to meet as many local people as possible, and would be pleased to discuss local and national issues that concern you. He will be visiting Barnack Village Hall, at 11 30am on Saturday 26th March 2005.
Do please try and find time to pop in to meet him.

Darby & Joan Club
The first meeting of 2005 was held at the Acres. Members took part in Cards, Dominoes and a Quiz. The competition for a ‘Doyley’ was won by Mrs Rawlings, 2nd Mrs D Green and 3rd Mrs Gale. The Committee prepared and served an Afternoon Tea. EW

The Barnack & Pilsgate Parish Plan
This is nearing completion. There will be a four week consultation period during March for the village, which will end with a Public Consultation Evening held in the Village Hall on Wednesday 23rd March between 6.00 pm and 9.00 pm.
It is hoped that as many people as possible will be able to come to the Village Hall during that evening to see what the Parish Plan will look like, to have an opportunity to read the content and enjoy the photographs and illustrations. Refreshments will be served throughout the evening and members of the Steering Group will be present to answer questions and provide further information. This whole process started with a public meeting, when the ethos of Parish Plans was explained and from that meeting fourteen volunteers formed the Steering Group to take the job forward, under the chairmanship of Ian Burrows.
The next stage was the questionnaire, which took the form of a SWOT analysis, and was circulated in early 2003. Since then, the steering group has been hard at work. The results of the SWOT analysis were studied and from them the document has been written. David Roxburgh has provided some beautiful photographs of the village and Terry Dooley has produced some delightful pen and ink drawings. Various bodies and a number of departments at Peterborough City Council have been consulted and the text updated accordingly.
Now it is ready for public consultation, so that we can have the benefit of your opinions. It is an important document and, although it cannot yet be adopted by Peterborough City Council, it will be approved by them and will stand beside the Village Design Statement. The Design Statement focused on planning and planning issues, whereas the Parish Plan covers all aspects of the village. Please put Wednesday 23rd March in your diary and make sure that you do not miss this important event.

Barnack and District Horticultural Show and Family Day on Sunday 14th August
Plans are well under way. The car boot sale will be reintroduced this year, so make sure you start sorting out some bargains for the rest of the village to buy!! It is a wonderful way to make a bit of space. The schedule will go to the printers at the end of March and will be sold to every house before the end of July.
The show itself will follow the usual pattern with the Horticultural exhibits in the School Hall and games and competitions on the field. Do make sure you make a note of the date.
There is a very small committee organising this event at present and they really do need some extra help not only on the day, but also to help with the organisation beforehand. If you would like to get involved, in any way, please do contact June Woollard.

Barnack Friendship Club
Barnack Friendship Club for older people has now been meeting for almost a year. Over the past months we have enjoyed many different activities, including quizzes, armchair aerobics, board games, ‘Call my Bluff’, group games, ‘Play Your Cards Right’, talks, sing-a-longs, a lovely Christmas Party and a thoroughly enjoyable outing to the Old Time Music Hall at Wicksteed Park. Not only all that, but we have had fantastic meals cooked for us each week.
Quotes from members of the Barnack Friendship Club:
“Very good and sociable”. “It has given a bit of social life to those of us who don’t get out, everyone running the Club has done a marvellous job”
“I moaned every day about cooking food until I came here and joined the Club, I really look forward to the food.” “Enjoy and appreciate someone else’s cooking.” “Company good”. “Excellent idea”
We still have room for new members and would love to see other people from the village coming along to experience and enjoy the club. We could also do with some more helpers, particularly helping with the meals. So, if you have some spare time, would like to help your community, or just meet new people, why not come along!
The Club meets at The Acres, alternate Wednesdays from 10.30 am – 2.30 pm. If you would like further information, please contact Elaine Ward on 01780 740323.

200 Club Winners
Winners of the Friends of Barnack Church 200 Club for January were:
No 75 Mrs D Walsh £5
No 128 Mrs Ratcliffe £10
No 5 Mr K Duff £20
February winners were:
No 12 Mrs K Green £5
No 129 Mrs E Venables £10
No 188 Mr R Beck £20

BAINTON AND ASHTON

Buttercross Club
The Buttercross Club meets at the Bainton Reading Room at 7.45pm on the first Wednesday of each month unless otherwise stated. It is open to all ladies in our parish villages of Bainton, Ufford and Barnack, Southorpe and Pilsgate. Our meetings are varied, with either a speaker, workshop or an outing and we would welcome new members.
On March 2nd, Sylvia Kay will take us through a glass painting workshop and we are asked to bring along a smooth-sided glass dish or jar (an empty coffee jar would be OK). All other equipment will be provided and there will be an opportunity to buy some items painted by Sylvia, so do come along and have a go!
Looking ahead to April 6th, Gill Wilkinson from the Feelgood Factory in Stamford will talk on ‘Confidence, the new fashion accessory’ which promises to be a lively evening! Hope to see you there. M.G

Bainton And Ashton Parish Council
Following progress through the various authorities, work on repairing the Buttercross monument have now been completed. We are also pleased that a lottery grant of £1250 has been received to allow us to reinstate the wash dyke on Ufford Road. Work will start soon and Bainton will have another point of historical interest to visit. The damaged millennium sign should be repaired shortly. New notice boards have been ordered which will replace the weather worn-ones in both villages, although it may be the autumn before these can be available. It was generally felt that we could also construct more items for floral displays -raised beds etc.- in both villages: these would help to make our local environs even more attractive. Following a straw poll of residents, it was agreed to vote against the provision of sites for the travelling community in the Peterborough area. Our next meeting is on 15th March, 8pm in the reading room which all residents are invited to attend.

Bainton Discussion Group
This group meets (almost) every Thursday to discuss items concerning Christians. So far, we have dealt with the justification of war and conflict, should the church have homosexual priests, the division of rich and poor in the world, what the creed means - hardly insignificant issues!
On March 3rd a local expert will lead a discussion on the effects of global warming - should we really be concerned? If you fancy sitting beside the fire in a comfortable armchair with a cup of coffee or a glass of wine putting the world to rights, why not come along?
Details from Paul Andrews (740540) or Mary Gowers (740097). Everyone welcome - even if you have to travel!

TREASURER'S REPORT

In this month’s magazine is the Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31st December 2004 (see BELOW) . The Parish News carries information from many different groups in the villages and thank you to all who have supported the magazine this year - you have been most generous. A special thank you to those who overlooked us during 2003 but doubled their contributions this year.
As can be seen from the Receipts and Payments Account costs have again been kept to a minimum. Many thanks to Chadwick Associates for printing our magazine each month.
Enclosed with this issue of the Parish News is a small brown envelope for your donation towards the cost of producing the magazine. (As previously suggested £5 per household would be greatly appreciated).
Please see below for collectors in your village to whom brown envelopes may be returned.
Barnack: Mrs A Longman, The Ridings, Bainton Road or Mr J Ward, Blacksmiths Cottage, Main Street
Bainton: Mr M Bratley, Manor Farm or Mr J Wreford, Vine Cottage, Ashton
Ufford: Dr P Hudson, Windrush, Walcot Road
Or directly to the Treasurer - Mrs H Fancourt, 3 Bainton Gardens, Bainton.

VILLAGE COLLECTORS FOR PARISH NEWS

Bainton and Ashton	Isobel Duff, Park Lodge, Bainton email: gavin.isobelvirgin.net	749123
Barnack, Southorpe and Pilsgate	Roy Beck The Grange, Barnack Email: royshadows-on-the-wall.com	740808
Ufford	Lisa Chadwick Walnut Cottage, Ufford. Email: Lisa	740893

Articles by email or typed wherever possible please. COPY DATE for the April 2005 issue of the Parish News: Friday 11th March 2005 at 6pm E-mail: Lisa

CHURCH CALENDAR FOR MARCH 2005
		ST. MARY, BAINTON	ST. JOHN BAPTIST, BARNACK	ST. ANDREW, UFFORD
6th	Mothering Sunday	6.00 pm Evensong (BCP)	10.00 am Sung Eucharist (CR)	9.00 am Eucharist (TR)
13th	5th Sunday of Lent	9.00 am Eucharist (TR)	10.00 am Sung Eucharist (TR)	6.00 pm Evensong (BCP)
20th	Palm Sunday	6.00 pm Evensong (BCP)	10.00 am Sung Eucharist (CR)	9.00 am Eucharist (CR)
25th	Good Friday	No Service	2.00pm Good Friday Liturgy	No Service
27th	Easter Sunday	9.00am Eucharist (TR)	10.00 am Sung Eucharist (TR)	9.00 am Evensong (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

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BARNACK METHODIST CHAPEL

The services are:

6th 2.45pm Mrs Whatley
13th 10.30 am Mr Keith Mayes
20th 10.30 am Rev M Peach
25th 10.30am Miss Marion Kelham Good Friday
27th 10.30 am Rev B Newbold Holy Communion

Minister: The Revd Malcolm Peach

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BARNACK BAPTIST CHURCH

Meets in Barnack Village Hall

6th 10.30am
13th 10.30am
20th 10.30am
27th 10.30am

Elder: David Hodges
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

Ken Waller 740396 Help with Form-filling

Jenny Walsh 740991 Family & Step Family Problems

EVENTS THIS MONTH AND FUTURE EVENTS

Please see the interactive year planner for full details. Add your own event to the calendar or just browse and see what other people are planning!