Pause for Though from Parish Priest: Canon Margaret Venables
The Rectory, Barnack, Stamford, Lincolnshire. PE9 3ET

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PARISH CHURCHES - WEEKLY SET SERVICES & EVENTS:
All are welcome at any of our Services.

Morning Prayer will be said at 8.30 am at St John’s Barnack on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and on Thursday at 7.00am.

A Service of Prayer for Peace and Justice will be said in St Mary’s Bainton at 9.00am on Tuesdays, followed by coffee.

Prayer Group: Mondays 6-6.00pm Ufford Church

Children’s Church: Children’s Church meets on the 1st, 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month, during the service. Children of all ages are most welcome.

Family Services: A Family Service is held in St John’s Barnack on every 3rd Sunday. This service is specially for families and their children and is not a communion service.

Church Mice: Time for small children to meet with their parents / carers in St John’s Church on Mondays during term time 2.00pm – 3.00pm

nvite For New Members
The Friends Of Barnack Church 200 Club have been helping to conserve the fabric of our church for a great many years now. So, why not consider joining? The 200-club subscription is only £15 per year with great cash prize draws every month. To join this wonderful cause and become a Friend of Barnack Church please contact John Ward Tel: 01780 740016.

Christmas Tree Festival
Christmas Trees dressed by local groups to represent carols in Barnack Church
December 12th – 15th Open daily from 1.00 am – 3.00pm Entry £4
(£2 children and concessions) to include mince pies and coffee or tea
Wednesday 12th
Musical Evening - pupils from King’s School
Barnack School pupils will perform one afternoon
Sunday 16th
Christingle Service 10.15 am
Carol Service 6.00pm
Full programme available from end of November – watch out for the posters!

R.A.F. Association Battle of Britain Wings Appeal
The amounts collected for the above were: Ashton £70.50 Bainton £185.30
This included £26 from the Wiki Coffee Morning held in Rob Mance’s garden on September 15, Battle of Britain Day. Many thanks to all who gave so generously. P Broster and S Dalton.
Ufford Art Society Exhibition & Sale
Ufford Village Hall. Saturday & Sunday
Nov 10th & 11th 10am - 4pm
Refreshments available. Hand blown glass, herbs, handbags, books, cards, Christmas decorations, books jewellery
& bric-a-brac.

British Red Cross Appeal Lunch
Mary & Bill Birkbeck are holding a Buffet Lunch on Thursday 15 November at Bainton House, 12 noon - 2.30 in aid of the British Red Cross Appeal for UK Flood Victims.
If you would like to come along and support this event please contact Mary Birkbeck on 01780 740227. Cost £10 per person including glass of wine and raffle. We look forward to seeing you.
Beautiful Brass
Loud applause echoed round St John the Baptist Church following the wonderful concert on Friday October 5th. Yarwell and Nassington Brass Band made the rafters ring with their accomplished playing. The appreciative audience enjoyed every minute adding their voices to the music in the ‘Proms’ style ending. Every one who attended had an enjoyable evening. Thank you to Judy who suggested we invite this talented band to perform in the lovely setting of our delightful Parish Church. The evening raised £85 for the Church Fabric Fund.

The Good News Van
The Good News Library Van will be coming to Barnack on Tuesday, November 20th from 10.30am to 12 noon. This month it will be at the home of Stan and Jessie Goodacre. There will not be a visit from the van in December, so this is a good chance for you to stock up on books for your Christmas reading! Everyone is welcome to come and browse the books, DVDs and CDs. There is always a good choice of new titles to choose from. We would also love to see you if you just prefer to come for a coffee and see what goes on. After Christmas the van will be coming on January 15th 2008, but we hope to see you before then!

Women Connect
The next meeting will be on November 15th. Tessa Jackson, 4 Owen Close, Barnack.

Barnack Baptist Church - Commissioning Service
Thank you to all those people who attended the commissioning service of Barnack Baptist Church in the school hall on the occasion of our becoming an independent Baptist Church affiliated to the Baptist Union of Great Britain.
We would like to thank our Anglican and Methodist friends for their messages of support and encouragement. John Boyers the Chaplain of Manchester United spoke on Luke 4:14-30. After the service we enjoyed a bar-b-que and various games, we have to sadly report that the Lads v Dads football match ended in a 8-7 victory for the lads.
Barnack Baptist Church meets each Sunday at 10-30 am. in the Village Hall.
All are welcome, we run two Sunday school classes and a creche. Tea, coffee and cakes are served after the service. Our midweek activities include, Little Lambs toddler group, Youth Club and 4 small fellowship/study groups.
In addition to the above we plan to run a marriage course and an introduction to Christianity course in 2008, more details to follow.
Finally we will be holding our annual Charity Christmas Concert on Friday 21st December, 8:00pm in the Village Hall, we have a evening of music, poems, drama and laughter (and mulled wine and mince pies) that is sure to leave your brim full of festive spirit. Tickets will be on sale early December but to reserve you tickets ring the “Box Office” on 740017.

Bainton Lecture
“The Slave Trade and Its Abolition” will be the subject of the Bainton Lecture on Thursday November 15th.
An illustrated presentation celebrating the 200th anniversary of the abolition by The Reverend Bill Snelson, a well-known authority on the subject.
The lecture commences at 7.30pm and will be followed by light refreshments and wine. Limited tickets - £5 - available from Malcolm Morrice 740865 and Barnack Post Office.

Barnack W.I. November Meeting
Members enjoyed an instructive evening on the subject of winter planting for colour in the garden. Staff from Helpston Garden Centre had come at short notice, following a last minute cancellation, and brought a splendid array of plants for tubs and shrubs for the garden, many of which were purchased after the talk!
This month we are to learn about British butterflies. This is also a change to the advertised programme, necessitated by ill health. The meeting is on Tuesday, November 13th at 7.30pm in the Village Hall.
New members are always welcome, and if you decide to join now you will get 14 months membership for the price of 12, as subscriptions are next due in January! Elizabeth Young, Secretary. 740347

Buttercross Club Trip to Highgrove House
Highgrove is a unique garden which has been created by Prince Charles from a run-down and overgrown estate into a highly personal mixture of a dozen individually themed gardens, each one reflecting his interests and enthusiasms. Our tour started with the Thyme Walk with its golden yews clipped into unusual geometric shapes; the Woodland Garden is an extensive area where the Stumpery has been created with large chunks of wood with ferns growing amongst them and a ‘Wall of Gifts’ which contains various architectural stones from students of the Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment; Hostas and Hellibores feature heavily here as they are the Prince’s favourite plants.
The Southern Hemisphere Garden with its palms and ferns; the Azalea Walk contains more exotic ferns from the southern hemisphere and the far east.
The Walled Garden has box hedges in the shape of the Crosses of St George and St Andrew and where the catering needs of the house are grown (organic of course) in the squares and triangles. Highgrove has been organic since the Prince became its owner and his aim is that the gardens should be in complete harmony with Nature.
Throughout the gardens there are various busts and bronzes of people whom Charles has known or admires, such as Dr. Miriam Rothschild and the poet Ted Hughes. There are also numerous statues and artefacts which have been gifts or which the Prince has himself collected. The Arboretum and Sanctuary display varieties of Acer; the Sanctuary is a place of contemplation and was built in 1999 to mark the Millennium and made entirely of natural materials.
Within the Arboretum is a bronze which is dedicated to all oppressed people of the 20th century. The Terrace Garden close to the house contains plants chosen entirely by the Prince and features the Cedar Tree which is as old as the house.
Our trip finished in the Orchard Room where we were treated to tea with Highgrove china reflecting the topiary design of the yew hedge; the shop was hugely popular as there was a variety of uniquely designed mementos. Afterwards, we had a VIP reception at Uley where the ladies of the WI again treated us to tea!
Our group of 25 ladies felt privileged to have toured Highgrove gardens; the detail in each section precludes more description but suffice to say that it is to be thoroughly recommended and was an unforgettable visit.
Harvest Supper: Our supper is always popular and this year it was a sell-out. As a departure from tradition, we served cold ham, new potatoes and salad followed by trifle or tart and the feedback was generally positive ! It was a good opportunity for a get-together after the summer and the slide show of old photos of Bainton c. 1910 compiled by Ian A-D was very entertaining and interesting, (any more photographs of Old Bainton would be very welcome for the archives).
Jenny Fitzpatrick from Fine Foods of Stamford is giving a cheese-tasting at our meeting on Wednesday 7th November so do come along to the Reading Room at 7.45pm. See you there! JJ

Charity Lunch, Barnack
I would like to thank all the very generous people who supported the fundraising
lunch held in the village hall in September. The total raised for Sue Ryder Care
Thorpe Hall was £947.50. A very big thank you. Judy Francis.

Christmas Concert
There will be a Christmas Concert at the Great Hall, Burghley House on Friday 7th December at 7.30pm. Come and experience the exquisite singing of Peterborough Cathedral’s Girls Choir, many local village girls, accompanied on harp by Rowena Bass. Tickets are limited and at £15 include a glass of wine and canapés. What a fantastic way to start off your Christmas celebrations. Call Jane Franks on 740004.

Village Ladies' Group
The meeting on Tuesday the 25th September.
A thank you to Jan Jarvis for her glowing report on Tony King's absorbing talk and photographs of his once in a lifetime trip to K2. Members sat in awe of the facts and figures of K2 and Tony's personal account of the expedition, the living conditions and the lives of the people he met.
On Tuesday the 23rd of October at Ufford Village Hall Nic Watts will give a talk on Bird foods. Natural foods and Wind - power, this should be a topical and interesting evening, we meet at the usual time of 7.45pm, you are welcome to join us.
On Tuesday the 27th of November we will be having an advent carol party we hope to make it an enjoyable event with a variety of linger foods, drink, carols and other items to get us in the mood for Christmas, if you wish to bring along some of your favourite Christmas finger foods for us to sample we would be delighted. There will be a free glass of mulled wine on arrival and wine by the glass at £1.00.
Once again please come and join us everyone is welcome whether you are male or female. There will not be a meeting during December as we recognise that people are busy with their own Christmas activities. Our New Year meeting will be on the 22nd of January details will be in the November's Parish News.

The Next Challenge
With just over 10 months to go before travelling to Tanzania to climb Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, Richard Hardy from Bainton is busy fund raising for Sue Ryder Care, Thorpe Hall, Peterborough.
“More than £2million is needed to keep Thorpe Hall going every year and I have already raised £410.00 towards the £7,500 target I have set myself.”
Richard’s next fundraising activity is a Race Night at Bainton Reading Room on Friday 23rd November. “I have run a couple of race nights now and as well as raising money, everyone has thoroughly enjoyed themselves.” The evening is suitable for all ages and a fabulous fish and chip supper will be served.
The first race starts at 7.30pm and tickets are £8.00 each. (Please purchase your tickets in advance so that the catering can be organised).
If any local businesses would like to sponsor a race, or you would like tickets for the evening, please contact Richard Hardy on 740505 or 07801096641.
Future date for your diary:
Sunday 18 May 2008 - Wandering Minstrels concert at the Key Theatre.

Darby & Joan Club
M and B Caterers from Thorney provided an excellent meal for the Club’s September lunch and the winner of the Animal Ornament competition was Ken Dale who has recently joined the Club, second Sheila Betts and third Daphne Whitburn.
Harvest Festival was celebrated at the last meeting when a short service was conducted for the Club by Canon Margaret Venables. A total of £63 was raised from the auction of the produce for Club Funds.

Ufford Park Cricket Club
The Club held their Annual Dinner & Presentation Evening held at the Lady Anne’s Hotel, Stamford. The Trophies were presented by Mr Stuart Burns, Headmaster of Stamford Boys School, as follows:
Hunts League: Batting – Peter Taylor;
Bowling – Jan Neville
Rutland League 1st XI: Batting (Bob Ward Memorial Shield) – Simon Ward;
Bowling (Ron Sanders Trophy) – William Clough;
Rutland League 2nd XI: Batting – Andy Hinton; Bowling (Les Bradley Memorial Cup) - Terry Rawlings; Fielding (Sally Hurford Memorial Cup) – Jack Spriggs
All 1st XI Games:Batting (Lord Airedale Cup) – William Clough; Bowling (G W Wilkes Cup) – Darren Gibson; Fielding (Franks Cup) - Tom Hart Single Wicket:(Nesta Faulkner Memorial Cup) – Andy Larking; Runner Up – Edward Clough Young Player of the Year Shield: Jack Spriggs Club Person of the Year: J W Rawlings Memorial Cup) – John Mason

Barnack Methodist Chapel
Despite a fairly small number of customers, we still raised £113.12 for our funds so many thanks to those of you who came .We look forward to seeing everyone at our next Coffee Morning and Cake Stall on Saturday 3rd November from 10 am to 11 am.

PARISH COUNCIL REPORTS

Report on Ufford Parish Council Meeting October 10th 2007
1. Fireworks
As Bonfire Night approaches, residents are reminded to show consideration for all the animals in the village, particularly the horses and dogs, many of which are terrified by loud bangs.
Please have the courtesy to notify the parish council, at least a week in advance of the event, if fireworks are to be let off at other times of the year so that a notice can be put on the web site and owners can be warned to take appropriate action.
2 PCC Environmental Improvement Scheme
Following the hedge and tree planning on the playing field for the past 2 years, an application has been made for a grant towards the cost of 9-10 replacement bat boxes in Southey Woods. A single bat can eat thousands of insects in a single night so they are an important part of our ecosystem. UPC is concerned that every time an old building in the village is restored, roosting sites are lost. If the application is approved, PCC will contribute £300 and UPC, £100.
3 PCC Community Development Fund
Barnack Ward parish council representatives have agreed:
· £350 for each parish for “planting”. UPC is liaising with local farmers about tree planting in gaps in the hedgerows.
· Another circular walk leaflet to include Southey Woods; also reprinting existing leaflets when necessary.
· A circular cycle and bridleway (John Clare Trail?) linking all the villages. Extra funding will be sought for this project.

Southorpe Parish Council
Chairman – Edward Ellwood, Clerk – Daphne Williams.
A meeting was held on 10 September 2007. The new Model Code of Conduct had been adopted on 1 September and revised register of members interest forms were completed.
Southorpe Quarry -There was concern that the area of land on the site previously restored and now exposed following the removal of the earth bund was being used again for storage. Following enquiries, PCC had provided details of the planning history and given reassurance that the restoration of the site was being undertaken in accordance with the phasing plan. An application for storage of skips on the site had not yet been registered by the City Council.
Bus Services – the service was to be re-tendered and PCC sought the Parish Council’s requirement; the present service Local Link 402 was considered to be adequate.
Mobile Library - the timetable would change from October 2007, the proposed stop for Southorpe is to be alternate Wednesdays from 11:00 to 11:10.
Planning - the application for a conservatory and porch at Grange Farm had been permitted. The parking of vehicles on the roadside adjacent to the Whispering Willows site had continued to be monitored.
Bonfire Night - a Bonfire Party was again being planned, the Council would make a donation of £25 to the Entertainments committee and arrange the insurance cover.

Barnack Parish Council Report
The latest meeting of Barnack Parish Council took place on Monday 8 October when five councillors, PC McCallum, the Clerk and five members of the public were present.
Confirmation has been received that the weight ban on the B1443 will proceed, with an exception for Burghley House. Requests have been sent to PCC for the Stamford Road sign to be returned, pedestrian signs to be painted on Millstone Lane, weeds on the footways and at the west gate of the church to be removed by the Fix-It van team, potholes in Uffington Road to be filled, the water gulley around Station House to be emptied and the road sweeping lorry to attend regularly, particularly around Bishops Walk.
The Village Information Plaque is now ready for installation, and the official opening date will be arranged as soon as the board is in place. Three planning applications were discussed: A two storey front extension at Cherry Tree Cottage, Stamford Road, Barnack, the building of a detached 3 bedroomed dwelling at 2 Orchard Road, Barnack and the felling and removing of an apple tree at 4 Station Road, Barnack. PC McCallum has been regularly in the village with his speed gun. Please remember that the village speed limit is 30 mph. Please note that next month’s meeting will be held on Monday 12 November at 7.30 pm. All are welcome to attend. The full minutes of the meeting are displayed on the notice boards in both Barnack and Pilsgate.

Bus Passes for Residents over 60
Residents over 60 are reminded to reapply for their bus passes by 31 October 2007 to take advantage of the new concessionary bus fare scheme that starts on 1 April 2008. This will entitle the holder to travel for free on all local buses anyway in England. If they already hold a bus pass they can write in and request a new one by filling in the application form sent by Peterborough City Council, along with a passport size photograph.

Have you lost a coat, umbrella or kids’ clothes?
Lots of coats and other items have been left behind at Barnack Village Hall in recent months. If any of the things listed below sound familiar please contact Adrienne Collins on 01780 740124.
Any items not claimed by the end of November will be given to a charity shop.
- Full length ladies brown coat, size 14.
- Man’s navy zipped light weight jacket from Burtons, size Small.
- Navy wool tailored jacket. Hepworths.
- Bottle green fleece. Artic Storm. Size Small.
- Girl’s waterproof jacket in pink and bluey-grey. Peter Storm. Size 11-12 years.
- Blue Jack Pack waterproof jacket. Size Small.
- Bag of children’s clothes: Grey shorts, turquoise crocodile t-shirt, orange skateboarding t-shirt.
- Mamas and Papas Umbrella or sun parasol, traditional style in blue check and navy.
Hopefully these items can be reunited with their owners!