December 2015

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Page 2 Brampton Parish News Can we undo the consumer frenzy of Christmas? Advent, the period of S I WRITE this there are 74 preparation for Christmas, is days 10 hours and 9 minutes about preparing ourselves for until Christmas. Although the either the birth of Christ or his A future return, both of which can be Autumn term has only just started, there is already a sense that Christmas, legitimately celebrated on Christmas day. with its relentless build up to the In the Bible the person who had most to frenetic worship at the altar of say about the coming Messiah was John the consumerism, is just around the corner. Baptist who is asked by a crowd how they Christmas is the biggest consumer should prepare to meet him and he answers festival in our calendar. In 2014, a thus (Matthew 6:19-21): conservative estimate of the festive ‘Whoever has two coats must share with spending in the UK alone was £26bn: anyone who has none; and whoever has an average of £495 per adult (with a food must do likewise’ (v 11). Similarly, similar sum of around $750 spent in the specific groups such as soldiers and tax USA). Christmas-related industries collectors are enjoined to treat people fairly account for almost one-third of annual and not to exert undue pressure on anyone (vv 12–14)… retail activity in both countries. å

OnOn OtherOther PagesPages Beer and Carols 4 All in the month of DECEMBER 18 Mothers’ Union 5 The Merry Bells of Yule 19 Aspects of that first Christmas night… 5 My Long Road To Brampton 20 We Will Remember Them 6 Crossword 22 Messy Christmas 7 Safeguarding Adults Newsletter 23 Brampton Biodiversity News 8 Brampton Befrienders 24 Planting a Tree for Andrew 9 Little Fishes Brampton 24 St James the Least 10 Little Fishes Grafham 24 A Touch of Christmas 11 TheDateTheTimeThePlace 25 The Way I See It… 12 Wardens’ Tales and Quiz 25 The Day An OAP Becomes A VIP 13 Fire And Rescue Service Bulletin 26 Christmas Fair 13 Christmas Quiz Answers 26 Mother of all Parliaments 14 St Hugh Catholic Church 27 Farewell to Dad’s Army 16 Brampton’s Local Councillors 27 A brief local note 16 Brampton Methodist Church 27 A Christmas Quiz 17 Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene 28 Stay well this winter 17 The Parish Churches in December 29

December 2015 Page 3 æ To add to the other ironies of the season, our actual practices tend to be the Beer and Carols complete opposite of this advice. Instead of sharing the possessions, food and clothing that we already have, we often acquire more of them in our Christmas preparations. It could be argued that we are acquiring more in order to give away more, but that is not the point. Rather, it is that many of us—whose circumstances are affluent by the standards of most of the world—already have more than enough for our own needs and could find ways of The Black Bull, Brampton sharing it with those who have less than we. Tuesday 22 December Christmas is for many people a time when already burdened with debt they get At 7.30pm even further into trouble in the name of If you enjoy beer and celebrating something which has more to you enjoy carols then do with marketing and capitalism than it this could be the event for you does the birth of Jesus. Done properly Advent and Christmas By arrangement with Sharon at The could become, literally, a heaven-sent Black Bull a group from the church is opportunity to put into practice the ideas of going to sing carols with the customers helping others in genuine need—not just in the pub. We need singers and a few of kind words and happy thoughts but of musicians too so please get in touch if actually helping to pay those debts and you would be willing to play and/or improve their lives. sing, but either way make a note of the So instead of giving people things they date/time and come along. don’t want or need this year take some Every one, young and old, is time to consider, prayerfully, what you welcome! will do that could make a real difference to somebody else’s life. Share from your own abundance with those who are already struggling and if you don’t know anybody Carols misheard in such a position make some enquiries to find out who and where they are. It is after Deck the Halls with Buddy Holly all, “more blessed to give than to receive!” We three kings of porridge and tar On the first day of Christmas my tulip gave to me Olive, the other reindeer Sleep in heavenly peas Oh, what fun it is to ride with one horse, soap and hay

Page 4 Brampton Parish News Aspects of that first Christmas RAMPTON MOTHERS’ UNION has raised over £430 this year. night… BThis money has been used to IRST, THE STAR that shone over support our projects locally, nationally Bethlehem. Many stars shone in and abroad. During the last year, in South Fthat night sky, but none like this Sudan alone, over 8,000 people have been one! It was as though God had taken his accredited with literacy and numeracy lamp from the ceiling of heaven and hung skills thanks to the Mothers’ Union it in the dark sky over a troubled world. Literacy and Financial Education Second — a new song was in the air: Programme. In 2014 Kurdish churches in the angels sang ‘Glory to God in the North Iraq were supplied with shelter, highest, and on earth peace, good will fresh water, blankets, clothing and toward men.’ (Luke 2:14) The world medicine for 15,000 families fleeing the which had lost any reason for singing was advance of Islamic State. There were no being given the chance to sing again. other major international relief agencies in Glory — peace — goodwill… with the the area. In Rwanda the Mothers’ Union is coming of Jesus, it was time to rejoice. currently supporting 2,000 mothers and Third — a baby was born. And what a children displaced by the political unrest baby! The Messiah, promised for in Burundi, by providing food and centuries. The Son of God Himself, our blankets. The Mothers’Union Christmas Saviour. The angel who said: “He will Appeal 2015 continues the support of save his people from their sins” was people all around the world in difficult touching the very heart of our need. situations. Most people today would rather not Christmas is a time to celebrate our talk about sin. Few of us want to face up achievements and on Tuesday 8th to the reality of spiritual disease. We December we shall be holding a Christmas resent anyone mentioning the fact that we Bring and Share Buffet with Mulled Wine, might sin! And yet Jesus had a great deal to which friends and family are invited. to say about sin. The Christmas message is On Tuesday 15th December we shall that God’s grace is greater than our sin. celebrate with a Carol Service followed by Christmas assures us that God wants to tea and Christmas nibbles. This meeting deal with our sin through Jesus, who came takes place in Hilary Lodge and is also to redeem us, however damaged and sinful open to those who would like to join us. we are. Our Christmas Prayer: Lord, thank you This Christmas, if you have not for coming to earth as The Light of the already done so, you can accept Jesus World. Help us to share the light of your Christ for what He came to do for you: to love through our care for those in need. be your Saviour and your Lord. Then your Amen Christmas really will be worth celebrating! Julie Anderson PP

December 2015 Page 5 We Will Remember Them RNEST EDWARD ROSE was a Gilbert. It was Brampton resident living with his unveiled by Sir Eparents John & Rebecca Rose in the George Macdonogh High Street. He enlisted in Bedford in the on 25 September Bedfordshire Regiment. He later transferred to1926. the 10th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment and From October 1915 to the end of November was killed in action in Macedonia 7th December1918, the British Salonika Force suffered some 1915, aged 24. He is commemorated on The 2,800 deaths in action, and 4,200 from sickness. Doiran Memorial, Thessaloniki, Greece. The campaign afforded few Allied successes. The Memorial is situated at the Doiran The action was hampered by widespread, Military Cemetery on what was, during Worldunavoidable sickness and by continual War I, called Colonial Hill. It is near the villagediplomatic and personal differences with of Doiran in northern Greece close to the neutrals or Allies. It was between a wide malarial Yugoslav frontier near the south-east shore ofriver valley and difficult mountain ranges, and Lake Doiran. The memorial was designed by manySir of the roads and railways it required had to Robert Lorimer with sculpture by Walter be specially constructed.

We have received the following from Anne and Peter Hammond about two earlier World War I casualties mentioned in BPN ERE ARE THE photos we took at fallen. When looking at the Ring there is an the new memorial at Ablain-Saint- overwhelming sense of loss which you can't HNazaire, in Nord-Pas-de-Calais of really absorb, some as young as 16, who lied those men who died in WWI. about their ages in order to join up and fight, are Two were village or local men, as mentioned listed in other grave sites but named on the ring in the August Brampton Parish News, others we itself. were personally looking for as relatives and those There is a vast difference in the cemeteries of friends on both sides. themselves. The Allied ones are beautiful; white Having taken two previous Battlefield tours marble crosses, trees and an abundance of we were interested in repeating, "All quiet on the flowers and roses. By contrast, the German Western front" one of the most popular tours in graves are stark grey crosses with four bodies this centenary of WW1. Since our last visit, and under each and cut grass. We were informed by the main reason, was to see the marvellous new a German friend it is because of involvement in memorial [The Ring of Remembrance by two World Wars on the losing side, sad. Very architect Philippe Prost] which names everyone similar to Souda Bay and Maleme in Crete. in alphabetical order, friend and foe regardless of Those Germans buried in an Allied Cemetery, nationality. It is a fantastic tribute, built in a circle and there are some, are in beautiful surroundings with one name whilst those after the other, elsewhere, — no battalions or grass. nationalities A tremendous mentioned, just and sad names of the experience.

Page 6 Brampton Parish News December 2015 Page 7 Brampton Biodiversity News HIS IS THE sixth occasional populations of newsletter, providing a report on the orchids as well as TBrampton Parish Biodiversity information of the Project. Although the main body of survey location of yellow- work is complete records continue to be hammer and other added to the data base. The Cambridgeshire declining farmland and Peterborough Environmental Record birds. Centre (CPERC) will continue to host the Miscellaneous web page so please, if you see anything of I have produced interest or would just like to add records from a 2016 Calendar a walk through the Parish please go to (13 pages in full colour) to celebrate the http://www.brampton-biodiversity.org.uk/. wildlife in Huntingdonshire. Priced at £4.50 CPERC will also soon be launching a copies are available at meetings of the Wildlife new online recording site for the whole of Trust, which take place in the Brampton Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, please Memorial Centre on Thrapston Road, PE28 watch this space…http://www.cperc.org.uk/ 4TB from September to March on the second Photographic Record of the Parish Wednesday of the month starting at 7.30pm. Throughout 2013/14 I walked around Alternatively email me and I will get a copy to the village taking photographs of as many you. Proceeds will go to the Wildlife Trust accessible areas as possible. The archive Huntingdonshire Local Group, helping fund of georeferenced pictures is available to projects in our local area. view and comment on Flickr. Over the next few months I will continue Access to this archive is easy: to collate the data produced during the The Flickr Web Album page, access at biodiversity surveys. These will be in the form https://www.flickr.com/photos/133389540 of individual reports on ‘Hotspots’ as well as a @N04/sets/72157651157698203/; To view more general description of the history and Geotagged photographs on a map go to natural history of the Parish. Any additional https://www.flickr.com/photos/133389540 contributions would be gratefully received, @N04/map?&fLat=52.3276&fLon=- especially if you have any historical 0.2229&zl=14&order_by=recent. information that would help set the current Recent activities situation in context. In August I gave a talk about our project Dr Pat Doody (Chair) Wildlife Trust experiences to the Board of the National Huntingdonshire Local Group Biodiversity Network. This will help identify 5 Green Lane, Brampton, Huntingdon, ways of developing recording at a Parish Cambs., PE28 4RE level to a National scale. Tel: 01480 392706; I was also contacted by the Mobile: 07847949667; Environmental contractors for the A14 road Email: [email protected] development. I was able to provide them The first of the Hotspot Reports will be with a description of the biodiversity along in next month’s Brampton Parish News and the road corridor within the Parish. Notable concerns the roundabout and A14 slip road are two areas where there are good at TL 206716, Brampton, Huntingdonshire.

Page 8 Brampton Parish News Planting a Tree for Andrew

N TUESDAY 28 October 2015 a Magdalene along with his wife and son. He Sorbus Autumn Spire tree was served on the PCC, Diocesan Synod, and Oplanted in memory of Andrew played a huge part in sorting out the Franklin Leslie MBE who died on 8th October insurance claim after the fire in the church 2014 aged 93. Although in 1994, as he had experience in this field at the tree is in memory of his previous church. Andrew for his work Andrew also served on the Royal British within the village we also Legion Committee from 1986 and became remember his wife Joan Vice President shortly after joining the who died earlier this year Brampton branch. He then became President and their son John who in the early 1990s and served until he retired in died shortly after his father. 2007. Andrew has served the Crown, the Andrew came to Church, and the Community and will long be Brampton in 1982 after a remembered by all who knew him. distinguished career in the A short service was conducted by the Army, attaining the rank of Reverend Jason Taylor and attended by Brigadier, and was members of the congregation, the village, awarded the MBE for his and the Brampton Royal British Legion services to the Crown in the branch. The tree was planted by Wing Second World War and in Commander Bob Carr OBE RAF (Rtd), the subsequent conflicts. current President of the Brampton Royal Andrew became a British Legion. regular member of the The event was organised by: Billie congregation of St. Mary Leighton & Jim Lamacraft.

December 2015 Page 9 The Rev Dr Gary Bowness continues St James the Least of All his letters from ‘Uncle Eustace’… On the peril of choosing new kneelers…

The Rectory St. James the Least My dear Nephew Darren After all these years, I now understand why the non-comformist denominations sit down, rather than kneel, to say their prayers. That way, no decisions have to be taken over the number, size, shape, colour, material and design of kneelers in church. Our present set was donated by a retired Major-General in 1899 to celebrate the relief of Mafeking and a century of use by the pious and not-so-devout has taken its toll. Like certain members of our congregation, they now look a little worse for wear. Many have sprung leaks, so that when used, a jet of flocking is emitted all over the clothes of their neighbour, who then has to leave Mattins looking like a Yeti. Other kneelers have been occupied by grateful mice, who find them most congenial for nesting and who leave in high umbrage, creating chaos as Miss Mapp chases them down the aisle with her umbrella; that this provides her with the perfect excuse to leave before the sermon is, I am sure, entirely coincidental. The final straw came when my own, by some quirk in its design, now sounds like a whoopee cushion every time I kneel. It may cause the choirboys much amusement, but lends nothing to the dignity of our worship. So we have decided to have a completely new set — and therein lies the problem. Who makes them? What will be the designs? Who co-ordinates the whole project? There is enough here to occupy the combined minds of our Church Council for the next Millennium and there will be enough scheming, manoeuvring, signing of non-aggression pacts and formation of tactical truces to make the United Nations look like amateurs. Unfortunately, we do not have the ecclesiastical equivalents of the blue berets to enforce peace. The more patriotic members of the congregation have suggested they all show the Union Jack — presumably so they can be waved at appropriate moments in our services; one belligerent individual wants to see depictions of St. Michael slaughtering the dragon, John the Baptist’s head on a platter and other such tasteful scenes; on the other hand, dear Miss Timmins wants them all to depict doves or small fluffy creatures, which would make the church look more like pets corner. Cutting through these vital issues, I have suggested that the entire congregation converts to Roman Catholicism.... and then we could stand for our prayers and do without kneelers entirely. Your loving uncle, Eustace PP

Page 10 Brampton Parish News December 2015 Page 11 Canon David Winter, former Head of The Way I See It: — Religious Broadcasting at the BBC, reflects The pivotal importance of the Middle East on a troubled area of the world… T’S ASTONISHING HOW the cities, destroyed by bombing and shelling. epicentre of world news has always Is this not only the history but also the fate Iseemed to be what we call the ‘Middle of the Middle East? East’. Ever since history was first recorded, But now comes Christmas, and we these lands have been its backdrop: great hear a different message echoing from the civilisations and powers, Babylon, Assyria, same region. It was first heard in a field Egypt, and Persia occupied the world’s outside Bethlehem: ‘Peace, goodwill centre stage, sometimes for centuries. When among people’. The child who was born they were replaced, it was usually by another in a stable in the Middle East nearly 2000 one of that short list. years ago was to be known as the ‘Prince The world’s two greatest religions, of Peace’. He came, the Bible says, to Christianity and Islam, were born here, ‘preach peace to those who are near, and offspring of a smaller but even older one, peace to those who are far off’. Judaism. These very lands were the site of This is the great paradox. In the midst the Garden of Eden, the poetic source and of conflict, in a land that had suffered beginning of the whole human story. enemy occupation for 300 years, there Sadly, these lands have also been came a message of peace. Hard to hear marked out as battle-fields — and the over the noise of battle, but insistent, it apocalyptic message warns that they will will surely prove in the end to be the be the site of the final great conflict, greatest gift that these much-abused lands Armageddon. Today our TV screens are have offered to the world. PP full of images of devastated towns and Keep it a surprise HREE-YEAR-OLD LILY WAS helping her mother wrap a present Tfor her father. While wrapping, her mother told Lily about keeping the present a secret so it would be a surprise. After the present was wrapped, Lily proudly put it under the tree. When her father asked her if he could shake it and guess what's inside, she said, very seriously, "No, T-shirts don't rattle." How odd HRISTMAS IS WEIRD — what other time of the year do you sit in Cfront of a dead tree and eat sweets out of your socks?

Page 12 Brampton Parish News The Day An OAP Becomes A VIP T IS NOT easy for a person who has had Kings Cross there is a button to press for good health all their life to ask for, or help, and a young man arrived with Iaccept, help. In the past few months I wheelchair and took me to my train. He have found it very painful to walk more than must have noted where I sat as arriving at a few yards, and I wanted to attend a special Huntingdon there at my door was a man service at St Clement Danes (the laying-up with wheelchair and ramp who took me the Royal Standard of the Royal Observer via the two lifts to the station entrance Corps, on 23 October), but how was I going where he helped me into the taxi and home. to get on and off the train, up and down to the All the day I had been treated as a VIP Tube and walk to the church? because I accepted that I needed help and When buying the train ticket early I there were kind people willing to give it, asked if there was help available to get on like those to the man who had the heart and off the train. They gave me a number attack. The Lord will supply your every to ring, which I did , giving details of the need when YOU will allow Him. train; they asked me to be at the station 20 MW minutes early. On the day there was a young lady with a ramp who got me onto the train. She must have made note of where I sat, as when the train stopped, there, at my carriage door was a man with a ramp and a wheelchair, who wheeled me to the taxi rank and saw me on board a taxi to St Clement Danes Church. While talking to new friends before entering the church another man had a heart attack. Two others rushed to his aid, one a soldier, had just completed a first aid course, then the foreman from a building site dashed across with a defibrillator. After only about 5 minutes came a police car and at least two ambulances arrived, (fast for London). At the reception was a very good self-service meal where my two new friends served me my food. When we got back to

December 2015 Page 13 David Winter looks back with fondness Farewell to Dad’s Army on a great British war effort… — 70 years on AD’S ARMY’ HAS been one shot-guns, typically) and others who of the BBC’s most popular could make and use ‘Molotov cocktails’ ‘Dsit-coms, its characters’ — petrol bombs. The new prime minister, catch-phrases universally known: ‘Don’t Winston Churchill, wanted something panic!’, ‘You stupid boy!’, ‘We’re more recognisably military, and at his doomed!’ It means that generations of TV insistence these volunteers were viewers feel they know all about the mobilised in a ‘citizen army’ which he Home Guard. This month marks the date called the Home Guard. The Government of its final disbandment, on December 31 expected about 150,000 volunteers — 1945, seventy years ago. within a month there were 750,000. The Home Guard — originally the Over the war years these men (and ‘Local Defence Volunteers’ — came into later a few women) who were either too being in the summer of 1940, when the young or too old for military service or Nazi forces were encamped across the deemed unfit for it, guarded air fields and Channel, waiting for orders to invade strategic buildings, manned coastal look- Britain. People were understandably outs, and watched for enemy parachutists, nervous. Civilians clamoured to be given freeing regular soldiers for combat duties. weapons so that they could defend their Even so, 1206 members of the Home towns and villages. Guard were killed ‘in action’, mostly by In response, the Government began bombs or rockets. Dubbed ‘Dad’s Army’ recruiting local volunteers — men who at the time, their contribution to final already possessed weapons (farmers with victory was certainly no joke. PP A brief local note about Rudolph the Red PM Spencer Perceval’s HERE WAS ONCE a great Czar in assassin Russia named Rudolph the Red. He See previous page Tstood looking out the windows of ENRY BELLINGHAM WAS his palace one day while his wife, the born in St Neots, and having a Czarina Katerina, sat nearby knitting. He Hgrievance against the turned to her and said, "Look my dear, it government for refusing compensation has begun to rain!" Without even looking for his imprisonment in Russia, insisted up from her knitting she replied, "It's too as a wronged man he was justified in cold to rain. It must be sleeting." The Czar killing the representative of his shook his head and said, "I am the Czar of oppressors. A later Henry Bellingham, all the Russias, and Rudolph the Red descended from a relative of knows rain, dear!” Bellingham's, was elected in 1983 as the MP for NW Norfolk. In 1997 he lost the Dad at Christmas seat by 1,339 votes, partly attributed to Steve: What's your father getting for the 2,923 votes received by Roger Christmas? Percival, a descendant of Perceval. Dave: Bald and fat.

Page 14 Brampton Parish News A Christmas Quiz 1. According to the 1st chapter of Matthew, 5. What was the angel’s name ‘Immanuel’ is interpreted to mean ___ who visited Mary to tell her she ______. had been chosen to be the 2. The Moabite widow, Ruth, is Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ? mentioned by name only 12 times in 6. What does Bethlehem mean? the book named after her, and not 7. Why did Mary and Joseph travel to again until Matthew 1:5. What makes Bethlehem? this woman’s life so significant to the 8. What did the angels say to the birth of Jesus Christ? shepherds? 3. An angel of the Lord told Joseph, Mary’s 9. What did the chief priests tell Herod betrothed, ‘Do not ______to take Mary that worried him so much? as your wife, for that which is conceived 10. Why was ‘a voice heard in Ramah, in her is from the Holy Spirit.’ weeping and great mourning?’ 4. What caused Elizabeth’s unborn baby to leap PP for joy in her womb, when she was visited by her relative Mary? Answers page 26 Stay well this winter N THE PAST year as many of one in four v Look after others — check on elderly friends, residents in Cambridgeshire visited A&E relatives and neighbours especially in spells Iwhen they could have used an alternative of cold weather, help them to keep warm and service or looked after themselves at home. have the medication they might need Each visit to A&E costs the local NHS £87, v Be prepared — get your prescriptions in early and that’s before any treatment is given. When before the holidays and see your pharmacist you look at the figures, this costs the local NHS or GP for any issues you might be putting off over £4million a year. In turn this is the v Choose the right service — your local equivalent cost of 677 hip replacements, or 287 pharmacy can provide confidential, expert liver transplants or 115 more dementia nurses. advice and treatment for a range of common Using A&E when you don’t need to can illnesses and complaints, without having to also have a knock-on effect to the rest of the wait for a GP appointment. hospital, as busy A&E departments resulted in For help finding local NHS services visit 500 cancelled operations and procedures http://www.cambsandpeterboroughchoose because a bed was no longer available, and well.co.uk/ longer waiting and referral times. CCG Communications Team But you can help Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical v Stay healthy — get a flu vaccination if you Commissioning Group are eligible [email protected]

December 2015 Page 15 Mother of all Parliaments HE HOUSES OF Parliament — House of Commons and that complex of iconic buildings House of Lords (a gentle Twhose members rule our lives and reminder that Parliament of whom we are always happy to consists of the House of complain about — but how does it all Commons, the House of Lords, and the work, what are its secrets and what do we Monarch!) I am sure that our readers are really know about what goes on within more than familiar with its proceedings but those imposing walls! the advantage of a personal guided tour is that Such was the aim of the Brampton you receive snippets that are not universally Historical Society’s (BHS) visit in broadcast or known. Before commenting on November. Forty seven members left our some of them however, we were taken from village in full anticipation of an interesting Westminster Hall into the Central Lobby, and informative visit to our centre of where we see on TV the routine political democracy. However, on arrival we realised broadcasts, through to the House of Lords that ‘democracy’ was being exercised with and the House of Commons. I think that the full vigour: unknown to us, the President of main impact was the size of those respective India was visiting which resulted in a few chambers. On television they look enormous, hundred (probably more) protestors lining but in real life they are relatively small and in the streets in full voice and a plethora of fact cannot accommodate all the members placards. Our first indication of things not should they all be present. As we all know the being quite normal was the barriers across the House of Lords has red seating including the roads in Parliament Square and the large well-known ‘Woolsack’ whereas the House contingent of police. This resulted in our of Commons is all green. We were not ‘Dews’ coach driver, Bart, using all his allowed to sit on such stately furniture but we knowledge and skill to find a convenient managed to ‘touch’ the Despatch Box and ‘drop off’ point for us. play at being Prime Minister for a few Well a fine start to the day! Nevertheless, seconds!! Oh! To have such power — what in the large Westminster Hall we were would we do first? Now for those snippets! warmly greeted by our two guides, divided The distance between the Government into two parties and commenced our tour and Opposition Benches is two sword around the building. I am sure that there is no lengths! I will let you figure out why! need to elaborate on the workings of the The only benches in the House of Lords with arm rests at each end is where the Bishops sit; apparently in days gone by, (not now I’m sure!) due to alcoholic excess, they tended to ‘drop off’ but not off the benches due to the arm rests — believe that if you will! If you were to be asked who was the first female to be å

Page 16 Brampton Parish News æ elected MP how many would answer Nancy, Viscountess Astor?? You would be wrong!! It was Countess de Markievicz; however, she did not take her seat. Nancy Astor was the first to take her seat. Another practice I was unaware of was the ‘Hostage MP’. At the State Opening of Parliament an MP is escorted voting door is locked and Kevin related an to Buckingham Palace to remain as incident where Neil Kinnock has just ‘hostage’ until the Queen is safely managed to get his foot in the door as it returned — apparently the MP receives a was being locked. However, Betty very generous gin and tonic! Boothroyd, to date the only female The Mace, carried at the front of any Speaker of the House of Commons, procession, was originally to clear people insisted that he was not within the voting out of the way! chamber to which Neil Kinnock exhorted As Chairman of the Historical Society, that his foot was ‘in’! Betty however embarrassingly, I failed when asked, ‘Who insisted, saying that what he voted with was the only Prime Minister to be was his brain, and that was outside!! Is assassinated whilst in office?’ Tactfully, our this a case of NOT voting with your feet!! guide Kevin, reminded me that it was Our visit contained many such Spencer Perceval in 1812! You learn anecdotes and it would take the whole something every day! magazine to relate them. My advice is, if Kevin enlightened us upon the method you have never been, please take the of voting. The division bell sounds opportunity to visit — it is well worth it. throughout the parliamentary buildings Our exit from Parliament was more and even in complicated than our entry as the ‘Protest’ some local was in full swing and all the pavements hostelries to were also closed, nevertheless the mobile summon the phone came into its own and eventually members to we all arrived at our coach and Bart, with vote. The his extensive London knowledge, members have successfully navigated the back roads and 8 minutes to we arrived safely, but very tired, home respond and after what was an interesting and cast their vote enjoyable day. A Great Big ‘Thankyou’ is which is done due to Pat Last, our secretary, for all her by the basic efforts ensuring that the trip was so system of successful. being counted Brian Gebbels as ‘Ayes’ or Chairman BHS ‘Noes’ the

December 2015 Page 17 All in the month of DECEMBER Significant landmarks in the Patriotism is not enough ending of racial prejudice HIS YEAR MARKS the centenary LAVERY IN THE USA was officially of Edith Cavell’s execution and on abolished 150 years ago this month, on T4 December 2015 it is 150 years S6th December 1865, when the 13th since she was born. Many remember her Amendment to the US Constitution was patriotism. But Edith said patriotism was adopted. There had been slaves in the United not enough. Many saw her as a hero and a States through the 18th and 19th centuries, martyr; some even think she was a spy. and the status of slave almost always implied But Edith asked to be remembered ‘… African ancestry. only as a nurse who tried to do her duty’. Sadly, the attitude that made slavery Dozens of authors have written about possible — that one group of people was this Norfolk-born nurse, but none answers intrinsically inferior to another — was harder the question: ‘How could she be so calm to change, and segregation became usual in and confident facing death?’ But now a the South. After slavery was abolished, freed new book, Edith Cavell — Faith Before slaves formed communities and worship The Firing Squad by Catherine Butcher practices that were culturally distinct, (Monarch, £8.99), traces the roots of her including unique and empowering forms of confidence, her love for others expressed Christianity that proved long-lasting. in practical, selfless service to friend and Some 90 years after the legal abolition of foe alike, as well as her courage helping slavery, on 1st December 1955, the civil fugitives from war to find freedom. rights movement started in America, promoting equality for all. It was sparked by Also… the refusal of 42-year-old seamstress and civil rights activist Rosa Parks to give up her bus 00 YEARS AGO on 8 December 1915, seat to a white man in Montgomery, the war poem In Flanders Fields, by Alabama, thus violating the city’s racial 1Canadian physician Lieutenant Colonel segregation laws. Rosa became known as the John McCrae, was first published in Punch “first lady of civil rights”. She later magazine in the UK. collaborated with Martin Luther King, at that 65 years ago on 14 December 1950, time a new Baptist minister in town. The United Nations High Commissioner Colour prejudice was not of course for Refugees (or UN Refugee Agency) confined to the USA. In the UK, after World was established. War Two, an influx of economic migrants 25 years ago on 22 December 1990, invited from Commonwealth countries led to Lech Walesa, leader of the once-outlawed what has been described as “casual colour Solidarity trade union movement, became prejudice as part of daily life” for many. It President of Poland. was not until 8th December 1965 that the first 20 years ago on 21 December 1995, that Race Relations Act went into effect, banning the city of Bethlehem passed from Israeli to discrimination in public places on the Palestinian control. On 26 December Israel "grounds of colour, race, or ethnic or national also handed dozens of West Bank villages over to the Palestinian authorities. origins”. PP

Page 18 Brampton Parish News December 2015 Page 19 My Long Road to Brampton 1965–1982 You have won the holiday to Bermuda, so The start of almost seven glorious years congratulations from us all” and handed me ARRIVED AT RAF Chivenor near an envelope with all the details. It was a Barnstaple in June 1965 and my arrival holiday for two, and we could have a week at Iwas very different from every other one of the top hotels in the world, or two station I had been on. The difference being weeks at the St. George hotel in St. George that when I went to the general office to itself. So we chose the latter and they also start my arrival I was asked by the Flight threw in £100 spending money as the prize Sergeant if I had had my holiday. I said had been won by a low ranked person. So “NO flight”, as at that time we had nothing how was that for an introduction to your new arranged or even thought of! “Right” he station? said “Sell that man a couple of raffle I settled into work on my new section, and tickets, as the first prize is a holiday for I soon picked up from where I left off in two in Bermuda and he hasn’t had his Germany. After a couple of weeks I was also holiday yet.” The raffle was in aid if the put on permanent crash crew because of my RAF Benevolent Fund; I bought two Hunter experience in Germany of clearing tickets and thought no more of it. aircraft from the runway in a hurry. Also at this I started work on the second line of No. 1 time I had found a house that the owner was flight, as I already had over a years’ willing to let the RAF take as a hiring. So once experience on Hunter 10s in Germany, and I again I was able to settle into a happy family life proved to be a very useful addition to the and we were able to plan our trip to Bermuda as section with my experience. that was something too good to miss. Now came the fun and games! I was up to my arm pits in grease when I was summoned to the office to be told “Get yourself cleaned up as the Station Warrant Officer wants to see you. I don’t know what you have been up too, but get a move on.” So I cleaned up and went to Station Head Quarters (SHQ). Here I was told the Station Adjutant wants to see you, so what have you been up! So he marched me down the corridor to the Adjutant’s office. He said “What have you been up to my lad as the In the autumn we took the children up to Station Commander wants to see you Dorothy’s sister, and then on to Heathrow and pronto!” So I was marched into his office and flew out to Bermuda in a Boeing 707. We was ordered to take a seat (most unusual) and landed in the late evening; the air was warm he like the rest said “What have you been up and you could hear the crickets in the bushes, to my lad!” When I said “Nothing sir!” He a lot different from England. just burst out laughing and said “Do you On our first day in Bermuda we hired remember buying some raffle tickets when ‘Mopeds’ to get around as we could not afford you arrived here?” I said “Yes Sir” after I had taxis every time we wanted to go anywhere, and thought for a minute. “It’s no good we cannot although there were buses you didn’t know keep this up any longer. You lucky b------. where they were going. But now we were å

Page 20 Brampton Parish News æ able to get all over the island and to the Devon surprise Sarah! She was born on the beach and anywhere else we wanted to go; it 2nd July 1966. This made our family was a cheap way of getting about. complete two girls and a boy. The staff at the hotel were very good and At this time I had a BSA 250cc for they soon found out we had in fact won the getting to work, but I had the chance of an holiday. So unbeknown to us they contacted AJS 600cc twin with a double adult sidecar, the local TV studio and we were invited to go so we were able to get the whole family in. on TV and tell them how we came to be in The pram body fitted in the front, the big two Bermuda. The programme was called ‘A in the back seat and Dorothy on the back of Date Before Dinner’. It went very well and the bike. I made a simple roof rack for the we enjoyed it immensely, the first time we pram wheels, so everyone fitted in nicely. had been on TV. After the broadcast one of This made it possible to go down to south the staff told me there was someone on the Devon and visit Dorothy’s aunt and uncle in phone who wanted to speak to us. It was a Plymouth, as well as every beach you can member of the RAF Club who had seen the think of in the area. However we soon had to programme and wanted to meet us. So we think about changing our transport as the were invited to their house, and then taken family out grew the bike and sidecar and after out to dinner at the Royal Bermuda Yacht I had passed my driving test we purchased Club. It was just as well I had put a tie and out first car. A 1959 Hillman Minx with a blazer on to go on TV. Whilst we were bench front seat and column gear change. So having dinner our host said the chairman of now we were free to roam wherever we the Royal Air Force Club wanted to take us chose, and we did so! to lunch when we were free. He and his wife Around this time the Torrey Canyon wanted to talk to us firsthand about our win went aground off Lands End and broke up, and what we thought of Bermuda. So and aircraft from Chivenor and elsewhere arrangements were made and a few days later were sent to bomb we went back to the yacht club for another it, dropping 100 meal. We felt like royalty being invited to gallon drop tanks such a wonderful place. The surroundings full of fuel to try were excellent and the food was superb. It and ignite the oil, was a wonderful experience. but without initial All in all we enjoyed our trip to Bermuda success, despite working overtime. It and it was nice to see places you only eventually did catch fire. It was a lot of extra normally dream of, as we could not afford to work, but at least we can say we did our bit to go on this sort of holiday on my salary. save the Cornish coast. On returning to England life was not so Coming to Chivenor was the best thing I kind and Dorothy was taken into hospital the had done, and although I was on my last tour night we arrived home, and had an operation of duty, I asked to sign on and was accepted the following morning. She had her appendix to extend my service. This had the effect of out and was told she had a gall bladder full of my being sent on my fitter’s course (at long stones which she would have to have out at a last) and getting promoted after which I have later date, but the real news was that she was never looked back, as this was to lead me on three months pregnant! The outcome was our to other fields later. Continued page 23 å December 2015 Page 21 Solution page 27

Across 1 Rely (Psalm 62:7) (6) 4 ‘He stretches out the heavens like a — , and spreads them out like a tent to live in’ (Isaiah 40:22) (6) 7 What the dove carried the olive leaf in, when it returned to Noah’s ark (Genesis 8:11) (4) 8 Annoy (1 Samuel 1:6) (8) 9 Judah’s last king, who ended his days as a blind prisoner in Babylon (Jeremiah 52:11) (8) 6 ‘Reach out your hand and — — into 13 ‘They all — and were satisfied’ (Luke my side. Stop doubting and believe’ 9:17) (3) (John 20:27) (3,2) 16 Eliphaz the Temanite was one; so was 10 Be outstandingly good (2 Corinthians Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the 8:7) (5) Naamathite (Job 2:11; 16:2) (4,9) 11 ‘What — — that you are mindful of 17 National Association of Evangelicals him, the son of man that you care for (of the USA) (1,1,1) him?’ (Psalm 8:4) (2,3) 19 Popular song for New Year’s Eve, 12 Horse’s feet (Judges 5:22) (5) Auld — — (4,4) 13 Notice (Deuteronomy 17:4) (9) 24 Able dock (anag.) (8) 14 Comes between 2 Chronicles and 25 The number of stones David chose for Nehemiah (4) his confrontation with Goliath (1 15 One of Israel’s northern towns conquered Samuel 17:40) (4) by Ben-Hadad (1 Kings 15:20) (4) 26 Elgar’s best-known ‘Variations’ (6) 18 Narnia’s Lion (5) 27 Soak (Isaiah 16:9) (6) 20 One of the two rivers in which Naaman Down would have preferred to wash (2 Kings 1 Money owing (Deuteronomy 15:3) (4) 5:12) (5) 2 Conciliatory (Titus 3:2) (9) 21 Avarice—one of the evils that come 3 ‘Do this, whenever you — it, in from inside people (Mark 7:22) (5) remembrance of me’ (1 Corinthians 22 Knight Grand Cross of St Michael and 11:25) (5) St George (1,1,1,1) 4 A group assisting in the governance of 23 Jacob’s first wife (Genesis 29:23) (4) the Roman Catholic Church (5) PP 5 One of the gifts Joseph’s brothers took The Bible version used in our crosswords is the NIV. Crosswords reproduced by kind permission of BRF with them on their second journey to and John Capon, originally published in Three Egypt (Genesis 43:11) (4) Down, Nine Across, by John Capon (£6.99 BRF)

Page 22 Brampton Parish News Safeguarding Adults Newsletter (Autumn 2015) AMBRIDGESHIRE’S ADULT to the web page is: SAFEGUARDING Board have http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/info/ Cpublished the latest issue of their 20161/care_and_support/595/worried_ab Safeguarding Adults and Mental Capacity out_an_adult_or_older_person/2 Act Newsletter which can be found on the Amanda Davies County Council website. To download a Children, Families and Adults Information copy go to Team, Adult Social Care Communications www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/safeguardin Officer, Tel: 01223 699650 gmca and follow the link to ‘Newsletters, Go to fact sheets and resources’. www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/careandsup If you are including a link to the port for information about adult care and newsletter on your website the direct link support æ Continued from page 21 I had got my J/T in the November I was Chivenor had a Battle of sent to Gibraltar in the summer and got nice Britain Parade each September and brown as I was able to spend a lot of time with Hunters going off to do on the beach when I was not working, but the displays in various parts of the next time I went it was straight after country. After the parade that year the Guides, Christmas. This time it was colder and damp, Brownies, Cubs and Scout leaders had all but I still enjoyed my month’s detachment as been invited to the Officers Mess for I just loved being on the Rock and wandered refreshments and Dorothy had been invited as all over it. Brownie leader. All went well until I heard a During this period Dorothy’s father had knock on my door around midday and my F/S died and left us a bit of cash, so we changed told me to get my overnight bag packed as he our car for a Sunbeam Rapier, and brought a was taking me to RAF Odiham to deal with a second hand caravan and an awning so Hunter that had diverted with a hydraulic leak everyone had somewhere to sleep and we and we were off whenever we had the chance. We were going had the van for 10 years so we got good use up to deal out of it and more than had our monies worth with it. So out of it, as I sold it for what I paid. Dorothy was called back from the mess At the beginning of 1982 I was once again (much to her disgust) as I only had 1½ hours called into the office, and was told I had been before I had to leave. So I went back to where selected to go for interview for the Queens Flight at RAF Benson. I was told that it was I started my service career. I was able to fix an honour to be invited to go, but at the the leak by making a new pipe, taking it to interview I could turn it down if I felt it was Farnborough to get it pressure tested, and not for me. Well I went, enjoyed my visit, and fitted to the aircraft, which then flew back to was asked if I would like to join The Queens base. I got a pat on the back for my efforts and Fight and three weeks after my interview I Ieft it was things like that which gave me very Chivenor to join it and to this day I feel it was high assessments and got me to the next part an honour to be asked and to serve on that of my story, as the F/S said only JC had higher wonderful unit. assessments than me and that was because he Here I finish another part of my journey. walked on water! J.L

December 2015 Page 23 Brampton Little Fishes CUPPA, CHAT WITH songs, story and prayers for under 5s, in the AMethodist Church, 9 for 9.30 am start. Finish by 10 am. We meet each Tuesday in Term Time. All babies and young children welcome. Contact: . Rosemary Parsons (454910) Come along!

Page 24 Brampton Parish News The Date The Time The Place Brampton Flower Club: RAF Association: First Wednesday, 7pm, Community Meet on the first Wednesday of the month Centre, visitors welcome. Helen Galer in the Officers Mess, RAF Wyton, 7,30 for evenings, 453305. 8pm. For serving and ex-serving members bramptonflowerclub.com of the RAF and WRAF. Details: Mrs Brampton Historical Society: Maureen Wigley 01480-383898 Fourth Wednesday, odd numbered months, 7.45 pm in the Stocker Room, Brampton Trefoil Guild: Institute. Non-members welcome. In Trefoil Guild, women and men aged 18+ Details: Pat Last 451514 make new friends, travel, explore, serve their Brampton Ladies Social Group: communities and help Guiding and Scouting. Outings, talks and socials. Meet in members Your local contact is Jean King 01480 890901 houses, 3rd Monday each month, 8pm. (or E-mail [email protected]) Details: Leslie Morris 458818. The First Brampton Scout Group caters Brampton Women’s Institute: for boys and girls from the age of 6 First Tuesday in the month, at 7.30pm in upwards. For more information contact the Community Centre. Group Scout Leader Nigel Owen on 01480 Details: June Osborne 352152 437786. Bridge Club: WAAFA (Ex WAAF and WRAF) 6.55 to 10 pm Monday evenings in the Church See RAFA above. Hall. £2. Details: Anne Roberts 411390

Wardens’ Tales and Quiz Warden of Lady’s OR OUR DECEMBER meeting, The Wood, which is a little Huntingdonshire Local Group of the gem of ancient wood- FWildlife Trust will present a land particularly miscellany of two short Wardens’ Tales plus renowned for its bluebells in spring. a light-hearted wildlife quiz. This will be Following the success of last year’s held on Wednesday 9 December at fun wildlife quiz we will be holding 7.30pm at Brampton Memorial Centre, another one this year, together with the Thrapston Road, Brampton, PE28 4TB. usual raffle, wine and mince pies. Two of the Wildlife Trusts’ Voluntary Anyone interested in wildlife is most Wardens will tell us about the work on welcome to attend. Entrance charge their reserves over the year, including the £2.50; accompanied children free. No fauna, flora, history and conservation of need to book. Please contact Tim on these wildlife habitats. Kevin Doidge is 07941 261346 for further information. Warden of Upwood Meadows National Part of the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Nature Reserve, which is well known for Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire its fascinating flora. Martin Baker is Registered Charity No: 1000412

December 2015 Page 25 December Bulletin from Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service T IS THE time of year when we’re f Be careful when drinking alcohol while enjoying a tipple with friends, cooking smoking or cooking. Iheaps of delicious food and decking f Finally, make sure you have a working the halls. smoke alarm which is correctly fitted The fire service has these messages to and works. And NEVER take the make sure your festive cheer doesn’t go up batteries out to power presents! in smoke: To find out if you are eligible for f Kitchens are a fire hotspot, so take care a free home fire safety check, call while cooking festive fancies. Never 0800 917 99 94. Find us on leave cooking unattended and turn off Facebook, Twitter and Instagram appliances when not in use. @cambsfrs. f Switch off fairy lights and unplug them Contact: 01480 444500, before you go to bed or leave the house. www.cambsfire.gov.uk Make sure they confirm to the British Standard and never overload plug sockets.

Answers to the Christmas Quiz Call into the 1. God with us – Matt 1:23 Community Centre 2. Her child is in Christ’s lineage – Matt 1:5 Friday 3. ‘Be afraid/fear’ Matt 1:20 10–12 noon 4. Mary’s greeting/ the Holy Spirit for 5. Gabriel – Luke 1:26 Coffee, Cakes, and Chat 6. The House of Bread. It was the city of Meet your friends David – Luke 2:4 Make new friends 7. To be registered in a Roman census Arranged by Brampton Befrienders Luke 2:1-5 8. ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy….’ Luke 2:10 9. ‘But you Bethlehem, in the land of Judea… out of you will come a ruler Mid-week Communion who will be the shepherd of my There is Holy Communion each people Israel.’ Matt 2:6 week in Hinchingbrooke Hospital 10. Massacre of the Innocents by Herod – Chapel at 3pm on Thursday Matt 2:18

Page 26 Brampton Parish News St Hugh Brampton Catholic Church Methodist Buckden Church Priest in Charge: On The Green Fr. Chris Newman CMF Tel: 810344 Minister: Services: Rev Matt Finch, 19 Audley Close, St Ives Saturday 6.30 pm Vigil Mass PE27 6UJ — Tel: 01480-462293 Sunday 9.45 am Family Mass Mrs Rosemary MarchantTel:01354-677779 Days of Obligation (Lay Ministry Assistant) 12 pm and 7.30 pm Mass Church Contact: Religious Instruction Mrs Myra Prior, Tel. 01480 414353 for children Sunday from 10.30 am e-mail: [email protected] Confessions Hall Bookings Before Mass when required Mrs B Rands, Tel: 01480-52852 Services: Each Sunday at 10 am 6 Mrs Katy Salmon Brampton’s Local 13 Mr John Bridge Councillors 20 Mrs Rosemary Marchant Your Cambridgeshire County Councillor is 20 Carols on the Green 5.00pm Peter Downes Tel: 07765 833 486 25 Christmas Day service 9.00am email: [email protected] 27 Rev Matt Finch Your Huntingdonshire District Councillors are Thursday Fellowship: This is interdenom- (Brampton, Grafham & Perry villages) inational, not a Methodist Fellowship. You do John Morris Tel: 458818 not need to attend a Church on Sunday to Twitter: @johnmbrampton come along. Everyone welcome at 2.30 pm. email: [email protected] 10 Party Patricia Jordan Tel: 457802 Other Events: email: [email protected] Coffee Morning: The Clerk to the Parish Council is: Wednesday 2 — 10 am–12 noon Janet Innes-Clarke Tel: 454441 Soup Lunch: email: [email protected] Not this month Brampton Memorial Centre, Thrapston Road, Emmaus: Brampton, Huntingdon, PE28 4TB Wednesday 9 — 2.15 pm Items for consideration for inclusion in the January Edition of the BRAMPTON PARISH NEWS to the Editor (contact details on rear cover) by 11 December please. The BRAMPTON PARISH NEWS is happy to print letters or any other article from its readers. We may print them anonymously on request, but for legal reasons they must contain a contact name and address (not necessarily for publication). We cannot guarantee date of publication. Please do not re-publish information from this magazine without first contacting the editor. Anything so published, could be in contravention of copyright. This particularly applies to material re-posted on Social Networks such as Facebook. Copies of articles and photos not specifically credited are available on request. External advertising in this magazine does not imply an endorsement or

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December 2015 Page 27 Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene www.stmarym.co.uk Who’s Who PARISH MINISTRY TEAM Rector: Revd Jason Taylor, The Rectory, 15 Church Road If you would like to meet with, or speak to, the Rector please contact him using the details provided. His rest day is Friday Tel: 453341, [email protected] Associate Minister & Lead Chaplain of Hinchingbrooke Hospital Revd Scott Watts JP, Tel: 411141, [email protected] Children and Families Adventurers’ Sunday School (3–10s) Karen Large, Tel: 433922 during the 11am service [email protected] Youth Club for years 6–8 Thursday 6.30–7.45pm [email protected] Pastoral Assistant Jan Edwards, Tel: 417380 OTHER OFFICERS & LEADERS Churchwardens Ian Stracey, Tel: 457525, [email protected] Ken Mackenzie,Tel: 434374, [email protected] P.C.C. Treasurer Tony Page, [email protected] P.C.C. Secretary Karen Large Tel: 433922, [email protected] Mothers’ Union 2nd Tuesday 8pm Church Hall — 3rd Tuesday 2.30pm Hilary Lodge Branch Leader: Elizabeth Arkle, Tel: 434924, [email protected] Tower Bells Tower Captain: Ian Stracey, Tel: 457525, [email protected] Practice Monday 7.30–9.00 pm Church Hall Booking Secretary: Tel: 434374, [email protected] Church Mission Society Coordinator Tel: 433220 Children’s Society Coordinator Tel: 435200 Bible Study Notes Jean Carter, Tel: 436846 Church House Groups House groups provide an opportunity for people to meet, to learn, and to help each other as Christians. We have a number of groups which meet and we welcome new people. For more information, contact Revd Jason Taylor. Across the Churches Bible Study Ellington normally 1st and 3rd Tuesday evening Contact Jean Clark 890033 In January The Epiphany SUNDAY 3 09.15 Parish Communion 10.45 Holy Communion Hinchingbrooke Hospital Chapel 11.00 Parish Praise 11.00 Service of the Word at Grafham 15.00 New Year, New Hope Thursday 7 15.00 Holy Communion Hinchingbrooke Hospital Chapel

Page 28 Brampton Parish News The Parish Churches in December Thursday 1 15.00 Holy Communion Hinchingbrooke Hospital Chapel Advent 2 SUNDAY 6 09.15 Parish Communion 10.45 Holy Communion Hinchingbrooke Hospital Chapel 11.00 Parish Praise with Holy Communion 11.00 Service of the Word at Grafham 12.30 Christmas Lunch at Ellington 15.30 Messy Christmas (see page 7) Tuesday 8 20.00 Mothers’ Union (see page 5) Thursday 10 15.00 Holy Communion Hinchingbrooke Hospital Chapel Saturday 12 10.00 Christmas Fayre at Grafham Village Hall Advent 3 SUNDAY 13 09.15 Parish Communion 11.00 Christingle 11.00 Service of the Word at Ellington 16.00 Christingle Service at Ellington 19.30 Christmas Concert at Ellington Tuesday 15 14.30 Mothers’ Union (see page 5) Thursday 17 15.00 Holy Communion Hinchingbrooke Hospital Chapel Advent 4 SUNDAY 20 9.15 Parish Communion 10.45 Holy Communion Hinchingbrooke Hospital Chapel 11.00 Parish Praise 11.00 Holy Communion at Grafham 16.00 Christmas Carol Service at Grafham 17.30 Carols on The Green Tuesday 22 19.30 Beer and Carols (see page 4) The Black Bull Christmas Eve Thursday 24 15.00 Crib Service 15.00 Holy Communion Hinchingbrooke Hospital Chapel 16.00 Crib Service at Grafham 17.30 Carols by Candlelight 23.30 Midnight Communion 23.30 Midnight Communion at Ellington Christmas Day Friday 25 10.00 Christmas Family Communion 11.00 Christmas Family Communion at Grafham Christmas 1 SUNDAY 27 10.00 Service of the Word 11.00 Holy Communion at Ellington Thursday 31 15.00 Holy Communion Hinchingbrooke Hospital Chapel

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