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

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Playtex Moonwalk
Thank you to all who sponsored me on the 2006 Playtex Moonwalk. During the night, 15,000 people walk 26 miles through the streets of London, wearing, often elaborately decorated, bras. With your help my team raised £1,500. Sponsor money from this annual event supports people with breast cancer and research into the condition. Many thanks. Susan Gale

Open Fellowship Meetings
A meeting will be held on Thursday 7th September at 7.30pm at 9 Warrenne Keep, Stamford. The next meeting, later in the month, is to be arranged.

Quiz Night
Barnack’s popular Sunday evening Quiz night finds itself, temporarily, without a home. We very much hope this will be resolved in the soonest timeframe. Please watch this space for further information.

Barnack Carpet Bowls Club
The 2006/7 season commences on Thursday evening 19th September (7.30 -9.30 pm) and Tuesday afternoon 21st September, (2.30 - 4.30 pm). New members always welcome. Come and have a cup of tea and a chat or even play bowls. For further details contact Ray Hackett (740844) or Pat Barton (762538).

Ufford Quiz
There will be a Quiz Evening on Friday, 24th November in Ufford Village Hall at 7pm for 7.30pm. Tables of 6 people-£10 a ticket to include a 2 course supper. Bring your own wine!soft drinks available.Tickets and further information from Sally Hudson 740475

Ufford Ladies
A lovely July summer evening was enjoyed by Ufford Ladies and guests at a scone tasting event at the home of Jill Miller, Ufford. Members and guest raised £72.40 for the St John’s Ambulance, Stamford.
On Tuesday evening, September 26th at 7.45pm at Ufford Village Hall, David Marrington will be giving a talk on Elizabeth 2nd. You are welcome to join us on what should be an interesting evening.

Barnack Methodist Chapel
Thank you to all those who helped us to raise a further £75.12 for our funds at our August Coffee Morning. For a change this year, we don’t clash with Burghley Horse Trials and so our next Coffee Morning and Cake Stall will be held on Saturday, 2 September, from 10 am to 11 am and we look forward to seeing you then. Fairtrade products will also be on sale.

New Members Always Welcome
The Friends Of Barnack Church 200 Club have been helping to conserve the fabric of the church for a great many years now. Why not consider joining? The 200-club subscription is only £15 per year with cash prize draws every month. Should you be interested in joining this marvelous cause and becoming a Friend of Barnack Church please contact Mr Martin Goodwin, 24 Bainton Road, Barnack. Tel: 01780 740145.
The successful winners for the July draw are as follows.
No 71 Mrs A Holland £20
No 34 Mr M C Annon £10
No 14 Mr W How £ 5
Congratulations to all winners.

Barnack & District Horticultural Show Update
As mentioned in last month’s edition of the Parish News, due to the lateness in forming the new core committee, it has been decided to suspend this year’s show and to re-open it again in 2007. In the meantime, we would very much welcome new and enthusiastic committee members, a gardening Tsar would be a great addition, in order for us to plan a really great family show for 2007. So please, all those with previous show history, those also who have some great ideas, thoughts and suggestions on how we can all make the 2007 show a great success, do please get in contact. Are you a business that would like to talk about sponsorships and/or advertising opportunities, or maybe even exhibiting in some way? Bryan Lee would love to hear from you and can be contacted on 01780 740 239. Please do your bit in making the 2007 Barnack & District Horticultural Show the village event of the year.

Ufford Wine Tasting
Many thanks to all those who helped on the evening and to all those who supported a very successful evening. £280 profit was made for St. Andrew

Wilfrid Wood Hall Bookings
As from August 8th this year, all bookings for Barnack Village Hall can be made by contacting Adrienne Collins on 01780 740124.

Barnack WI
We are having an outing to Audley End in Essex on Thursday, 14th September 06 and have seats available on the coach. Departure will be from Barnack Square at 9.30am, returning back 5.00pm - 5.30pm. Cost will be £5.70 admission & tour, plus coach.
This seventeenth century house is situated in beautiful parkland, with walled gardens and a tea-shop. Places can be booked by contacting Adrienne Collins on 01780 740124.

The Good News Library Van - A New Venue
The Good News Library Van will be returning to Barnack on Tuesday September 19th. with it’s load of paperback books, videos and tapes for you to borrow, if you so wish. It will be at the home of Mike and Pam Mills, 17 Bishops Walk, Barnack from 10.30 until 12noon that day. This is a central position for all those people living on the east side of the village, and we do hope that the new venue will encourage more people, who live around Bishops Walk to come and try us out. There is no need to feel that you have to give up a whole morning. Pam would love to see you, even if you only have a short time to spare, so come for a coffee and a chat with old friends and make some new ones. Be brave, ring the bell, and enjoy a morning doing something different.

St Mary’s PCC meeting
This will be held on 26th September 2006, 7.30 pm at the Rectory

Barnack and Ufford Harvest Lunch
The Harvest Lunch will be held in Barnack Village Hall at 12.30pm. on Sunday, September 24th.
Tickets priced at £4 for adults and £2 for children are now available from any member of Barnack Church Social Committee.
Ufford parishioners may obtain a ticket from Sally Hudson.
There will a hot meal, a bar, a raffle, and a table quiz to tease the diners.

Bainton And Ashton Buttercross Club
After the beautiful July weather we hoped for a continuation of those warm summer evenings for our annual Boules competition. Alas, the weather turned cooler, but the competitive atmosphere was as hot as ever when we eventually got going! Thirty people entered and as usual the team naming caused a few laughs. Our usual Master of Ceremonies and Referee, Andy Totten, was unable to make the revised date but Tony Gowers stepped into the breach and proved a worthy deputy - thanks to him for keeping order! The winners this year were visitors (the Czeck mates) with the Shepherdesses (Elaine Ward and Pat Stott) coming second. The Rocky Kirbys, Tinkle Tops, Red Barons and Bainton Barracudas were all challenging until the final rounds. Thanks as always to Major and Mrs. Birkbeck for the use of their garden for this popular event..
Our next meeting will be on Wednesday the 6th September at 7-45pm in Bainton Reading Room, so do please come along. Our speaker will be Clare Grant on ‘Canine Partners for Independence’ which is a charity serving severely handicapped people - the dogs are highly trained and we will hear something of this amazing story. MG

Village Design Statement
It is now five years since the Barnack Village Design Statement was written, therefore it is now time to review and update it ready for reprinting. This is an important document and does form part of the planning process. It has to be taken into consideration by the planning officers, when decisions are made for our village. The Design Statement was written for the village, by a group of approximately twelve residents. Reviewing the statement will not be a lengthy process as most of the original text is still relevant. If you would be interested in the village in which you live and would like to help ensure its future, then please ring Mrs Janet Banks on 740047, who has very kindly agreed to take the names of the volunteers.

Easton On The Hill Heritage Day Sunday 3 September
On Sunday 3 September, as part of National Heritage Week, the Priest’s House at Easton on the Hill - one of the National Trust’s smallest buildings - will be open from 2pm to 4pm.  There will also be a second-hand bookstall together with a plant stall organised by the Easton on the Hill Horticultural Society. Additionally, Mr Stephen Hart, a retired architect who has a great knowledge and love of medieval churches, will conduct two guided tours of Easton Church - at 2.30 and 3.30. All are welcome.

Ufford Park Cricket Club
Ufford Park Cricket Club is holding a Dinner and Presentation evening on Friday, 13 October at the Lady Anne’s Hotel. The guest speaker is Derek Randall (Notts and England). Tickets are £25 Adults and £16 Juniors. For more information please contact John Mason, Tel. No. 01778 345220.

Darby & Joan Club
Members have enjoyed a varied programme including listening to some amusing poetry, written and read by Nora Pryce-Dyer from Deeping St James. Afternoon tea, supplied by Committee Members, was held in the garden of Limrose, Bainton by kind permission of Elaine Ward. The competition for a flower was won by Mrs L Bell, second Mrs D Green and third Mrs R Porter.
A Coffee Morning and Raffle, held at the Acres, raised £233 for Club funds. Thanks are extended to all who supported this event.

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