The Rector’s Letter

GENERAL CHURCH NOTICES

BARNACK SERVERS FOR OCTOBER

UFFORD

Supper Quiz
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the supper quiz has, unfortunately, been cancelled. I hope to organise a similar event next year. Pam Chance.

Open Forum - Parish Council
There will be a special Open Forum for members of the public at 8pm on 13th October 2004. This will be followed by the usual Parish Council meeting.
The Open Forum will be used to discuss Transport Provision in Ufford. This will include buses, bus stops and subsidised alternatives to public transport.

Ufford Ladies
We were not sure what to expect when Stephanie Tenneson came to our August meeting to reveal the secrets of Pilates, but very soon we were all having a go and everyone enjoyed the evening enormously. Our next meeting is on Tuesday October 19th at Ufford Village Hall starting at 7.45pm, when Pat Schmidt will take us “Across the Atlantic aboard the new Queen Mary 2”. All welcome.

Ufford Parish Council Meeting, September 8th
Public transport: Ways of complementing the limited taxi-bus service were considered. Dial-a-Ride operates a door-to-door service to Peterborough on Mondays at 10am and Fridays at 10.30 am. Advance booking is essential. Annual membership of the scheme is £5. Starting in November an experimental Dial-a Ride scheme to Stamford Market and Morrison’s is proposed. The Transport Working Party is considering a taxi voucher scheme and will report back to the Parish Council at its next meeting.
Bus shelters: The one at the top of the village has now been removed as it was unsafe. The Parish Council is waiting to receive details of designs and prices and confirmation that Peterborough CC will pay for replacement(s). Do we need bus shelter(s) now we have so few buses? Strong opinions have been expressed and there will be an open forum to discuss this issue at the next meeting.
Playing field: Peterborough CC removed the play equipment, claiming that it was unsafe and it now says there is no money to replace it. A letter has been sent to ask if it would be willing to sell the field or part of it to the parish council.
Flooding: Thanks to Ian Glew‘s photographs and analysis, Peterborough CC is now taking the flood and sewage problems seriously. The month-long period of rain led to saturation of Church Field, causing a river to flow through the gate on to Walcot Road. This combined with water flowing down the hill and footway. It appears that the sewage and rainwater pipes in Main Street combine in places and the whole system is close to capacity. Remedial work on the drains has started but re-surfacing of the road has had to be delayed.
Speeding traffic: The combination of police speed checks and the temporary fluorescent signs appear to have helped.
It was good to see so many residents at this meeting. Make sure you attend the next meeting on Wednesday, October 13th at 8pm to express your opinions. Frieda Gosling

Ufford Village Hall
Cleaner Required
for Ufford Village Hall
pay negotiable (monthly or annually)
applications to Mrs S Ward 01780 740594

St Andrew’s PCC
The PCC meeting will be held at 7.30pm on Thursday 14th October in the Village Hall.

Ufford Park Cricket Club
The Cricket Club Draw was held at the White Hart and the winners were:
£50 Nº 54 A Martin, Barnack
£30 Nº 97 G Bell, Barnack
£20 Nº 87 Mrs R Porter, Barnack
£15 Nº 47 B Casboult, Bourne
£10 Nº 76 M. Lewin, Walton Peterborough
£10 Nº 31 Mrs W Gale, Ufford
£10 Nº 61 Kelly Gale
Fund Raising : A Quiz will be held on Friday 15th October, 7.30 pm, at ‘The Granary’, Bainton (by kind permission of Mr & Mrs Michael Bratley). Please make up teams of 4. Tickets are £7 per person, including a Ploughman’s Supper. For further information, please contact Nigel Clough (740043)
A Re-union Dinner: this is to be held on Saturday 13th December at the Lady Anne Hotel, Stamford, when Jonathon Agnew will be joining us. EW

Ufford Art Society
An exhibition and sale of paintings will take place at Ufford Village Hall as follows:
November 5th preview 6.30pm to 9.30pm. 50p entrance to include a glass of wine and nibbles. November 6th 10am to 4.30pm coffee and teas will be served. November 7th 10am to 4.30pm coffee and teas will be served. Come and have a look; perhaps you would like to join us. Details and prices per class are on our notice board.

BARNACK, PILSGATE AND SOUTHORPE

Barnack Village Hall Autumn Quiz Supper
This will take place on Saturday 16th October. We had a great evening at the previous supper in January this year and anyone wishing to host a table again should contact either June Woollard or Barbara Knights. New hostesses are very welcome - all you need to do is to invite up to 6 other guests to make up a table at this fun evening with good food and drink.

Music at the Millstone Inn
Calling all singers and musicians (and spectators). Come along to the Live Music Evening on the first Tuesday of each month. All musical styles welcome: Blues, Jazz, Folk, Roots.
If you play an instrument or enjoy singing, come along for your chance to perform live!
If you don’t play, then just come along to enjoy a great evening’s entertainment listening to talented local musicians. Admission is free!
See www.acousticsessions.co.uk for
more details. The next session is Tuesday October 5th and will be in the function room at the Millstone Inn. Doors open 7.30pm for a 8pm start.

Good News Van
There will be a Good News Van Coffee Morning at The Lodge, Bainton Road, Barnack on Tuesday October 19th from 10.30 until 12noon. Everyone is very welcome to come for coffee, and chat to friends. There will be a plentiful supply of books, videos and tapes to borrow if you wish to, but you don’t have to! Do come and see what you are missing!

Barnack Baptist Church
As we say goodbye to another sunny English summer, our Sunday Services have reverted back to a 10.30am start. However please note there will be no service in Barnack on Sunday 10th October, instead we will be travelling to Bretton Baptist Church for a service there. If you would like to come along but don’t know where to go (or can’t get there) then please give Mark a call (740017).
On Sunday 12th September, we held our Annual Open Air Service, while the weather was not as kind as the previous year, it did stay dry, although a little windy and we had a lovely BBQ to warm up around afterwards.
On 4th October we will be starting a ‘Christianity Explored’ course. This is an opportunity to join in some challenging debate on fundamental questions such as: What is life? Why are we here? We’d love to hear your thoughts and we’ll even provide you with a dessert and coffee (or tea if you’d prefer). If you are interested in coming along to this, or would simply like to know more about it, please ring Graham Dunn (749198) or Mark Haines-Eynon (740017).

Barnack Methodist Chapel
We hope to have your support for our next Coffee Morning and Cake Stall which will take place on Saturday, 2nd October at the usual time of 10am to 11.30am.
Barnack Bowls Club
The winners of the August 200 Club draw were:
No 67 Peggy Riddel £25
No 19 Ben Kernick £15
No 38 Barbara Knights £10

Barnack Parish Council Report
Barnack Parish Council meeting was held on 13th September in the village hall.
Michelle Wilson from Peterborough Library and Heritage Services Dept addressed the meeting concerning the Outreach Services Review.
The housing department is to be asked yet again for more street lighting in Little Northfields.
The application to have the weighbridge building in Station Yard listed is to go ahead.
Pilsgate residents are still concerned about the lack of parking space in their village and Burghley Estates are to be contacted once more requesting that the new lane behind the Unity Houses be constructed as soon as possible.
Planning applications have been received for the following:- Erection of a dwelling at Holly Cottage, Barnack. The felling of a beech tree at Jingle Cottage, Barnack, and the widening of a gateway opening at High Rock Gardens, Burghley.
The Cemetery burial fees and rules are to be reviewed at the next council meeting.
An extra seat is to be provided on Uffington Road, opposite the entrance to The Acres.
Residents should visit the new Cambridgeshire Constabulary website-www.cambs.police.uk where details of crimes being committed in their area and how to prevent them, are displayed.
Residents are also asked to be vigilant over the unauthorised removal of notices around the village. Also to report to the clerk which street lights are out.
The full minutes are displayed on the notice boards around the village and also on the Parish Council website www. barnackparishcouncil.org. The next meeting will be held on 11th October at 7.30pm.

Harvest Lunch
Following the Harvest Service on the 10th. October there will be a lunch in the village hall starting at noon. Tickets £6, children 12 and under £3.
Contacts: Maureen Groom, 740339, and Elizabeth Young, 740347.

Royal British Legion
Thanks to the traditional hospitality of the Millstone Inn, over 70 members and their guests enjoyed a splendid summer evening’s party there on July 13th. The event produced a useful and substantial sum for the Legion’s Poppy Fund Appeal.
Arrangements for Remembrance Sunday on November 14th this year will include a short service and two minutes’ silence at the War Memorial at 11am, followed by a service of remembrance in the Barnack Methodist Chapel at 11.30am. The Reverend Michael Peach will conduct both occasions.
Following earlier work on the War Memorial and the headstone of Gunner Pretty, the Legion is looking into the feasibility of refurbishing the neglected grave of Gentleman Cadet George Ayscough-Booth in the churchyard. Could anyone provide the background to this young man’s demise at the age of 21 in 1868 when he had been serving as an officer cadet at the Royal Academy Sandhurst? We would like to talk to any surviving members of his family in this respect and obtain details of what must be an interesting piece of village history.
Wednesday October 27th at 7.45pm is the Royal British Legion Winter Lecture in Barnack Village Hall. (Not October 25th as previously advertised.) The tickets are £3.50. Charles Clark (740441)

Barnack W.I.
Members were welcomed to the September meeting, also an open meeting, by Vice-President, June Graham. Bars of chocolate instead of birthday buttonholes were presented to six members. The raffle was won by Margaret Broadbelt.
The speaker for the evening was Mrs. Christine Graham, the Community Safety Programme Manager for Peterborough, who gave a very interesting talk on Crime and Disorder. She emphasised that promoting community safety and reducing crime was a task for all statutory and voluntary agencies working together and could not just be left to the police. She contrasted public perception, that crime was going up, with the reality, that it was actually coming down. Her talk prompted many questions after which a vote of thanks was given by Adrienne Collins.
The next meeting is on Tuesday, October 12th, when the speaker will be Mr. N. Watts, and his subject, “Farming and Wildlife”. We are always pleased to welcome new members and visitors.

Peterborough Cathedral Girl Choristers’ Concert
Join us for a lovely evening of music and song on October 21st at 7.30pm. Tickets priced at only £5 and include wine and cheese refreshments. Do come and support your Cathedral Choir featuring many of our local village girls. For further information contact Nickie Beck, 740808.

Barnack Cricket Club
A Halloween party will be held at the cricket club on Saturday 30th October at 7.30pm. Tickets only £1 with children free. Fancy dress optional, but prizes for best costumes. I don’t know why but Roger and Una come to mind as Beauty and the Beast, but I never did rate Roger as a beauty! An enjoyable treasure hunt was won by Anita and her brood and Mr & Mrs Tom Holland. Many thanks to Barnack Millstone and Stamford Leisure Centre for donating prizes and to our chef on the day, Tony, for his Barbeque. Note for your diaries, on Saturday November 20th there will be a Music Quiz at the clubhouse, further details next month.

Friends Of Barnack Church 200 Club
The lucky winners for August were:
188 R Beck £5
24 P Smith £10
361 Clarke £20
Anyone interested in joining this terrific cause and becoming a Friend of Barnack Church please contact Mr Martin Goodwin, 24 Bainton Road, Barnack. Tel: 01780 740145.

Cricket Club Quiz
In a recent poll the Barnack Cricket Club Quiz came top in the category of “Most fun you can have without laughing”. Come and discover for yourself. Sunday nights just wouldn’t be the same without it. 8.30 to 10.30pm every Sunday. A fun time guaranteed. Barnack’s leading weekly social event.

Darby & Joan Club
Afternoon tea was provided by the Committee, and Members were entertained by a group of singers from the Stamford U3A Choir.
Twenty-two Members and Committee enjoyed lunch at the Millstone, which replaced their fortnightly meeting.
Mrs R Green (Stamford) won the competition for ‘A Bell’, Mrs Porter second and Mrs Grant third. Members played Cards, Dominoes and Scrabble. EW

Barnack Cricket Club Youth Section
One of the most successful seasons for the youth section of the club concluded on Saturday 18th September with a thrilling last over victory for Barnack in an u15’s challenge match against a BCYCA select eleven. This was followed by presentations to all the squads by Mr Brian Holdich, Chairman of the BCYCA. The day concluded with a pairs competition for the u13’s and u11’s which saw victory for Thomas Haines-Eynon and Alistair Stafford.
The season saw the u15’s winning the Border Counties league and finishing runners-up in the cup. The u13’s finishing joint top of the “8 a side” Border Counties league and runners up in the cup along with second place in the Peterborough league and semi-finalists in the county competition.
Anyone interested in playing youth cricket next season, when it is hoped to run u11’s, u13’s, u15’s and u17’s squads please contact the ECB qualified coaching staff (Paul Hart 740674 or David Alvey 740672). Offers of assistance with the management of each of these squads is essential if they are to run next season and to build on this season’s success.

Weekly Bingo
It’s new. It’s bigger. It’s even better - and under new management. Yes, Bingo at Barnack Cricket Club is now on a Monday night starting on October 17th at 7.30pm and will run once a fortnight from that date. Future dates can be got from the Post Office. Housey! Housey! Eyes down!

BAINTON AND ASHTON

Buttercross Club
The Boules evening in August was again a great success. This was held in the gardens of Bainton House and around 40 people enjoyed a glass of wine and some friendly competition - all under the expert eye of Andy Totten who kept us all in order and worked out the scores. Thanks, Andy for your able assistance once again!
The final was between the Top Hats (the Hardy team) and the Aussie Golds (the Burt team), with the Top Hats eventually winning.
In September we were given a fascinating insight into the varied life of Stamford High Street shops - past and present. Philippa Massey from Stamford Museum took us on a fond trip down memory lane with her enthusiastic talk and slides of the many changes over the last few hundred years. We will certainly be paying more attention to the details on the upper storeys in future.
Our next meeting on 6th October is our Harvest Supper - always a firm favourite in Bainton’s calendar. There will be delicious home made beef in beer and jacket potatoes followed by fruit pies and coffee, and then we shall be entertained by Peter Larke, well known for his humorous tales told in Norfolk dialect.
It promises to be an excellent evening, so please get your tickets early (only £6-50) from any member of the committee, or ring Judith Morrice for more details. Hope to see you there.
Forward notice - Countdown to Christmas November 3rd meeting. Please bring materials (flowers, foliage, artificial or Christmas goodies, a container and wet or dry oasis to make a decoration of your choice. Marjory and Sheila will be on hand to advise you. MG

Bainton Parish Council
The business meeting, held on 7th September, was attended by all councillors. Various highways works, including filling potholes, clearing footpaths and trimming those trees obscuring streetlamps and road signs were listed and all have been passed on to the City Council. Following two speed-related accidents in the village, we have pressed our case to have speed activated signs similar to those at Helpston and Barnack, and we are hoping for approval soon. We are also proceeding to restore the Wash Dyke on Ufford Road to its former condition, and volunteers will be needed to carry out removal of trees, undergrowth etc. If you can help, please contact Chris Agnew on 740007 or Tony Gowers on 740097. Next meeting will be held on 2nd November at 8.00pm in the Reading Room - all welcome to attend. ARG

Bainton Church Cleaning
The church will be cleaned on October 7th, November 4th and December 2nd at 2pm. Volunteers welcome!

N.S.P.C.C.
A coffee morning will be held on Thursday 4th November 10.30-12noon at Bainton House. This will include a special sale of brand new toys given by manufacturers in aid of the charity. Please come and do your children’s Christmas shopping, at the same time greatly aiding those children, much less privileged than your own.

Frog Racing
Thanks to all those who supported the frog racing on 21st August. A fantastic £450 was raised for Thorpe Hall Hospice. Was it the only dry evening in August??!! ZC

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 November 2004 issue of the Parish News: Friday 15th October 2004 at 6pm E-mail: Lisa

CHURCH CALENDAR FOR OCTOBER 2004
		ST. MARY, BAINTON	ST. JOHN BAPTIST, BARNACK	ST. ANDREW, UFFORD
3rd	17th Sunday after Trinity	6.00 pm Evensong (BCP)	10.00am Sung Eucharist (CR)	9.00 am Eucharist (TR)
10th	18th Sunday after Trinity	9.00am Eucharist (TR)	10.00am Sung Eucharist (TR)	6.00 pm Evensong (BCP)
17th	19th Sunday after Trinity	6.00 pm Evensong (BCP)	10.00am Sung Eucharist (CR)	9.00 am Eucharist (CR)
24th	Last Sunday after Trinity	9.00am Eucharist (TR)	10.00am Sung Eucharist (TR)	6.00 pm Evensong (BCP)
31st	All Saints & All Souls' Day	No Service	United Benefice Sung Eucharist (TR)	No Service

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 for October are:

3rd October 6.00 pm Mrs Sheena Burwill
10th October 10.30 am Mr J Allen
17th October 10.30 am Rev Ian Pruden (Holy Communion)
24th October 10.30am Rev John Ansley
31st October 10.30am Mrs Miriam Stoate

Minister: The Revd Malcolm Peach

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BARNACK BAPTIST CHURCH

Meets in Barnack Village Hall
at 10.30am every Sunday

3rd October Harvest
10th October Joint Service in Bretton
17th October Living God's Way
24th October Listening to God
31st October Talking to God

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

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!