Weston, Wappenbury, Hunningham and Eathorpe NEWSLETTER

september 2019

Sunset in Eathorpe

Harvest time in Warwickshire CONTACTS Eathorpe Village Hall bookings: Weston Village Website: [email protected] www.westonunderwetherley.org Hunningham Parish Room: Weston Village Hall bookings: 01926 632428 [email protected] Hunningham Parish Room bookings: Eathorpe Village Website: [email protected] www.eathorpe.org.uk

Editor: David Wray 632830 [email protected]

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VILLAGE NEWS A BIG WELCOME to LYDIA, who has moved into OWL BARN (behind Elm Cottages, Hunningham). We look forward to getting to know her at village events. We hope she will be very happy living here.

DATES FOR THE DIARY: COMMUNITY CAFÉ - come along to our “Coffee Drop-in” every last Wednes- day of the month at 10.45am at OFFCHURCH VILLAGE HALL. NEXT ONE – WEDNESDAY 25th September

All villagers in Hunningham, Weston, Wappenbury and Eathorpe & around are welcome PLUS friends and family. Coffee, Tea, homemade cake, hand massage. No charge! For a lift ring Hazel Taylor 632428 Next dates: Wednesdays: 25th Sept; 23rd Oct; 27th Nov

“GOODBYE” to a SPECIAL “old” resident from Hunningham: OLIVE ROUSE – 15th October 1927 – 28th July 2019

Olive was born in Hunningham, went to school in Hunningham and lived her whole life in Hunningham.

A lot of her life revolved round St Margaret’s Church. Olive was a church- warden for many years; she taught in the Sunday School (as John and Crick Ellis can testify); she sang in the choir and arranged the flowers.

Olive lived with her father in the bungalow in School Lane. She never mar- ried but her nephew and nieces were constant visitors and helped look after her as she got more frail. Olive was a thoughtful and kind person, and would put us all straight if she thought we had got things wrong. A part of “old” Hunningham has died with her. God Bless you Olive.

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Come along to our Macmillan afternoon tea All proceeds go to Macmillan Cancer Support Eathorpe Village Hall, October 5th, 2019. From 3pm—5pm Cream teas, cake sale and raffle Donations welcome Contact Maggy Smith, 632564, [email protected]

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VILLAGE NEWS

Eathorpe Beer Festival Musicians wanted

Eathorpe Beer Festival is planned for October this year. As always, to help the appreciation of the delicious beer, we try to provide a variety of musical performances over the two days of the festival. If you would like to contribute to this, please contact

John Chamberlain [email protected]

TOG BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE

If you would like to have the name of a loved one written in the Book of Remembrance (which is kept in St Gregory's for the whole Offchurch Group of churches) so that they may be re- membered on their anniversary - please contact Susan Denning (Tel 01926 470060 [email protected])

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Reiki Practitioner Linda Blunsom Hunningham Hill, Fosse Way * Private Therapy Room* Mobile: 07787458578 - [email protected] Harmonizing body, mind and spirit

Eddie Croxall Painter & Decorator

1 Ellerton Grove Leamington Spa, CV31 1YN Tel: 01926 882 420 Mobile: 07778 283 244

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HUGH’S PASTORAL LETTER

September 2019 I find myself looking back and looking forward this month. The looking back materialised in the form of a photograph album comprising 25 superb black and white photographs of Hunningham in the 1950s and a small Autograph Album. They were delivered to Hunningham Vicarage last month by the granddaughter of the Reverend George R. Fishley. She wrote, “Two genera- tions is distance enough for me to think Hunningham may enjoy the memo- ries more, and so I leave them in your care.” From the inscription in the auto- graph album, it is evident that these were keepsakes given to George and his wife Enid “from their parishioners in appreciation of their work for the par- ishes of Hunningham, Weston-under-Wetherley, Wappenbury and Eathorpe”.

There are pictures of local residents engaged in various social activities, youngsters in the school yard, the Youth Club, Church meetings, two men and a tractor, the Village Shop and its proprietors (C.P. Clarke Licensed to sell Tobac- co), a herd of cows been driven over the Red Lion bridge. It is a treasury of memories. Brian from St Gregory’s Church has already re- photographed the photographs and we have them now in electronic format. So two questions: How can we give everyone a chance to share these pictorial memories from 60 years ago? And second: Sarah, who has given us these wonderful records, came in search of her grandparents last resting place. Can anyone fill in the gap? We know that Enid is buried in St Margaret’s churchyard. And we know that her husband George died in Selby, Yorkshire in 1991. Were George’s ashes brought back to Hunningham to join his wife, to the place where they served for those ten years 1950 – 1960?

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And now let us look forward. Perhaps you have heard? The Vicar has a new puppy! Rosie will be 14 weeks old when you read this and she is certainly making her mark! She has immediately proved her love of meeting new people and chewing fingers and ears with those needle- like teeth. And I am looking forward to forging a real bond with this latest member of the family. At this point in her life she has the innate capacity to melt hearts and make friends. And I want her to have a good life, a life of fun as we build good memories out of the future. She has already met Crick and his Combine and people going past the Vicarage. At this rate, I think you should sack the Vicar and offer the job to Rosie: she’s doing a great job!

And by the time you have read this little offering, the Offchurch Group will have held its Parish Development Day (on Sunday 1st September). My hope and prayer is that we will look back on this month and see it as a watershed in the life of our five villages, as we re-cast our vision of what it means to be people of faith who have a deep sense of care for everyone in our communi- ty. I hope too that you will find a way to make your indelible mark on our growing together in this exciting project that God shares with us.

Every blessing, Hugh Hugh Priestner Tel. 01926 257845 [email protected] Mob. 07568 166 910

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Church wardens: Mrs Jane Inman, 01926 338704, [email protected] David Ellis, 07985 004353, [email protected]

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OFFCHURCH GROUP – HOLIDAY CLUB A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who helped and took part in making our OFFCHURCH GROUP – HOLIDAY CLUB in August such a success!

We had so much help and support from young and old, and lots of fun was had by all.

DO YOU KNOW ANY 11 – 16 year old who would like to join our TOG YOUTH CLUB?

Contact Marcia Watson 07775 645853 for more information

ANDREW WEBSTER of WAPPENBURY Following Andy’s horrific accident from farm machinery, he is in need of help and hopefully a prosthetic arm. He has no insurance. Andy and his family have looked after Hunningham, Weston and Wappen- bury churchyards for decades. Because of this – The Offchurch Group of Churches are giving all collections raised at the Harvest Festival Services to Andy. PLEASE COME TO EITHER: HUNNINGHAM HARVEST FESTIVAL: Sunday 6th October at 11.00am or OFFCHURCH HARVEST FESTIVAL: Sunday 13th October at 10.00am or WESTON and WAPPENBURY JOINT HARVEST FESTIVAL: at Wappenbury Sunday 27th October at 10.00am

If you cannot come and would like to contribute, contact: Hazel Taylor 632428; Mandy Lewis 633161; Stephen Evans 632521

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NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH This report covers the two months of July and August, so the police reports do seem to be a bit dated. At least, however, you will get to know what’s been happening if you hadn’t already been aware. So, these are the reports I have received from the police, and they concern incidents in both Hunningham and Weston under Wetherley.

Hunningham Vehicle Crime: Between 22:00hrs Tuesday 09-JUL-2019 and 09:00hrs Wednesday 10-JUL-2019 unknown offender(s) entered a black Hyun- dai i10 (registration ending 59PNV) that was parked on a residential drive on School Lane, Hunningham. Offender(s) smashed a window to gain entry. Nothing is believed to have been stolen. Weston under Wetherley Burglary: Between 23:30hrs Saturday 06-JUL-2019 and 04:30hrs Sunday 07- JUL-2019 unknown offender(s) forced entry into the grounds of an agricultural premises on Weston Lane, Weston-under- Wetherley. Offender(s) entered an outbuilding and proceeded to steal a num- ber of hand and power tools. Weston under Wetherley Theft: Between 23:00hrs Wednesday 10-JUL-2019 and 04:00hrs Thursday 11- JUL-2019 unknown offender(s) stole a quantity of diesel from an agricultural premises on Weston Lane, Weston-under- Wetherley. Weston under Wetherley Burglary: Between 09:00hrs Saturday 13-JUL-2019 and 15:00hrs Tuesday 30-JUL-2019 unknown offender(s) forced entry into a summer house at a property on Rugby Road, Weston-under-Wetherley. Offender(s) also entered an insecure outbuilding. Horse tack was stolen. If you have information regarding any of the above incidents, please call Warwickshire po- lice on 101. Alternatively you can report infor- mation via CRIMESTOPPERS on 0800 555 111 or visit their website https://crimestoppers- uk.org/

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Recent notifications 1. Subject: Community Messaging Live Feed: Suspicious Incident - 15/08/2019 On Thursday 15th August at approximately 17:30hrs two unknown males in a dark coloured saloon similar to a Skoda Octavia drove into the yard at a farm in the Eathorpe/Wappenbury area. The vehicle parked up for a short while near to a field containing lambs and then exited the farm. 2. Subject: Community Messaging Live Feed: Attempted burglary in a rural area On 22nd August between 1:30pm and 3:30pm, an offender attempted to break into a door at the front of an isolated rural property in Hunningham. This was unsuccessful and another attempt was made to the rear door, whereby the house alarm sounded which deterred the offender entering the house. If you saw anything suspicious on the Hunningham Road between these times, then please call 101 and quote incident 0216 22/08/19. Paddy Taylor 632428 THE PILGRIM PUPPETS SEPTEMBER 2019 Sunday 8th September: COME 2 WORSHIP Hunningham Church 11.00am (NOT 1st Sept!!!) Thursday 26th September: JAMES HIRONS Care Home 11.00am

OCTOBER 2019 Sunday 6th October: COME2WORSAHIP Hun- ningham Church 11,00am Tuesday 8th October: THE FIRS St Marks Church 2.15pm

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WESTON WILDLIFE GROUP The weather for "hay making" on the roadside bank and in an area of St Michael's churchyard was ideal: a fine warm, sunny day.

As last year, a team of four volunteers and their leader, Tom, from Dunsmore Living Landscape came along. Their brush cutter, a more robust version of a strimmer, was invaluable in slicing through everything. Once cut, the hay was raked up and put into a large container kind- ly provided by our local farmer, Andrew who then takes it back to his farm.

The volunteers always enjoy working on the bank because it has a wide range of wild flowers. It is now well established with perennial plants and this year we introduced some annuals which increased the flowering time with a better range of colour. We will sow more seed in September ready for the 2020 season, our sixth year.

Our thanks must go to the Dunsmore Group; without them, the work would not happen, the number of village volunteers is now so small.

Village orchard. Good news, this is becoming well established and some of the trees, especially the plums by the village hall are weighed down by their fruit. Do come and harvest. These trees were planted for everyone to enjoy.

Volunteers needed...... inevitably, our numbers have dwindled with some people moving away and anyway, we are five years older! If you would be will- ing to help occasionally, please get in touch.

Trudy and Robert

[email protected] Tel: 01926 632680

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Taking forward

In the July issue, I raised the question of whether this newsletter should con- tinue to be produced in paper AND digital formats, or whether I should focus entirely on online production. As I pointed out, we do currently circulate cop- ies of this newsletter to about 210 people via email, and only 20 or so copies in printed format. I did get some responses to my comments in July, with an even spread of people happy with the digital format and those wanting to maintain a print version. I can, of course, see the point made by those advocating maintaining a printed version. There are some people, albeit a very small number, in our villages who do not have access to a computer. Set against this must be the fact that this is an entirely voluntary enterprise. I did ask for £5 from those few people who wished to receive a printed copy but that was in February 2018 and since then the newsletter has had hardly any income. I’m not un- happy with this. I see the newsletter as a community service and do not wish to make any kind of profit from it. And the production of the digital version of the newsletter costs nothing except my time, which I give freely. But the printed version does cost money, in printing costs and in the couple of hours every month I spend driving around the villages delivering the 20 or so copies. The only ways to resolve this are a) to charge people for the printed version, which makes me feel very uncomfortable or b) to stop printing copies and produce the newsletter en- tirely online. At the moment, I am on the side of online-only, but recognize that this means that a few people in the villages do not have access to the newsletter (unless one of their neighbours prints one out for them). I’d be very pleased to hear from any of you about this. How would you prefer to read your copy of the newsletter? Contact me (David Wray) via email at [email protected], telephone as 01926 632830, post at Woodbine Cottage, Eathorpe, CV33 9DE, or via the Comments page at www.w2hen.info.

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