Dear Friends

THE PARISH MAGAZINE OF

ST PETER’S, EDGMOND

WITH ST CHAD’S, KYNNERSLEY

AND ST LAWRENCE PRESTON WEALD MOORS

including

VILLAGE NEWS

AUGUST and

SEPTEMBER 2015

Visit us at www.stpeterschurchedgmond.org and www.edgmondparishcouncil.co.uk

RECTOR (usual day off: Monday) The Revd Prebendary Edward Ward, Edgmond Rectory 820217

RESIDENT MINISTER (part time; usual day off: Saturday) The Revd David Stokes-Harrison, Tibberton Rectory 551117

LICENSED READER Paul Benton 603071

CHURCHWARDENS John Ingram, Lovatt Cottage, 5 Turners Lane, Edgmond 810337 Chris Taylor, Provost’s House, High Street, Edgmond 810880

PCC SECRETARY Jane Gill 811201

TREASURER AND STEWARDSHIP RECORDER Rodney Bunyan 810957

ORGANIST AND CHOIRMASTER Dr Colin Brown 550164

TOWER CAPTAIN and RINGING MASTER Edric Broom 825851

TOWER SECRETARY Paul Lewis 820135

PUBLICITY c/o Penny Westgate 812920

MOTHERS’ UNION Margaret Matthews 825976

MAGAZINE EDITOR Sara Taylor, Provost’s House, Edgmond, TF10 8JY 810880 Email: [email protected]

MAGAZINE ADVERTISING Chris Taylor, Provost’s House, Edgmond, TF10 8JY 810880 Email: [email protected]

MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTION Penny Hughes 813017

2 Dear Friends,

“For (expletive deleted) it is just a (expletive deleted) mountain” was the comment made by the leader of a group of backpackers who were arrested in June for stripping off and then taking photographs of themselves on top of a Malaysian mountain, which the local people regard as a sacred place.

In our materialistic, secular, atheistic Western society, we arrogantly assume that everyone shares our beliefs (or lack of them) and therefore we can act as we want to wherever we go in the world. But whether we like it or not, there are many places throughout the world which people consider holy, sacred or special places, which demand a certain type of behaviour or dress, out of respect to what that place represents.

And it is not only abroad we find these places. They are also here in our country. They are not mountains but buildings. They are the buildings used by various religious faiths for the practice of that faith, and certain behaviour and dress codes are required when we enter them. When we enter a church, a synagogue, a mosque, or temple or whatever (whether we believe or not), we are entering a holy and sacred place, a place where the adherents to that faith believe mortals meet the immortal, eternal, spiritual realms. We must recognise this and behave accordingly. In a synagogue men have to cover their heads, in a mosque, shoes are removed, all as a sign of respect to the belief.

As I look at people entering churches I am convinced that people have (as an ex-member of St Peter’s School staff once said to me) “lost the sense of respect of the place”. The level of noise is incredible. There is no sense of a respectful, quiet level of conversation. It appears that these days people consider it acceptable to talk extremely loudly as they enter the church. It is often so loud that at weddings the bell ringers cannot hear the commands of the leader in the tower, which is dangerous for the ringers, and the noise of the congregational talk can sometimes drown out the church organ! It would appear that it is also believed that when the Priest says “Let us pray”, he really means “now is the time to get your mobile phone out and start texting” and that it is therefore perfectly acceptable to do so while the priest leads the prayers.

At a wedding I once had to request the Ushers to remove their top hats in the church. They genuinely could not understand why I asked them to do this, and I had to explain that when a man or a boy enters a church, he should remove his headwear as a sign of reverence, whether he believes in God or not.

It is not our personal beliefs, or lack of them, which govern our behaviour when we enter a holy building or place. Our behaviour should be governed by what the place, be it a mountain, cave, or building, means to the people who use it. If we don’t agree with the attitude expected by the local people, don’t go there. After all, it is their holy building or place and their rules.

May God bless you.

Your Priest and Friend, Edward Ward 3 SERVICES IN THE AUGUST

DATE EDGMOND KYNNERSLEY PRESTON SUNDAY 2nd 7.45 am 10.30 am No Service Trinity 9 Holy Communion Holy Communion 10.30 am Family Communion Thursday 6th 9.30 am The Transfiguration Holy Communion SUNDAY 9th 7.45 am No Service PATRONAL FESTIVAL Trinity 10 Holy Communion 9.00 am 10.30 am Holy Communion Sung Eucharist 6.30 pm Healing Service Thursday 13th 9.30 am Holy Communion Saturday 15th 9.30 am Dormition of the Holy Communion Blessed Virgin Mary SUNDAY 16th 7.45 am 10.30 am No Service Trinity 11 Holy Communion Holy Communion 10.30 am Family Communion 3.30 pm Holy Communion Thursday 20th 9.30 am Holy Communion 8.30 pm Compline SUNDAY 23rd 7.45 am No Service 9.00 am Trinity 12 Holy Communion Holy Communion 10.30 am Sung Eucharist Monday 24th 9.30 am St Bartholomew Holy Communion Thursday 27th 9.30 am Holy Communion SUNDAY 30th 10.30 am Trinity 13 Holy Communion for the six parishes at St John the Baptist, Great Bolas

4 SIX PARISHES 2015

DATE TIBBERTON GREAT BOLAS WATERS UPTON SUNDAY 2nd 10 . 30 am No Service 9.15 am Trinity 9 Family Service Holy Communion

Thursday 6th The Transfiguration SUNDAY 9th 9.00 am 10.30 am No Service Trinity 10 Holy Communion Holy Communion

Thursday 13th

Saturday 15th Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary SUNDAY 16th 10 . 30 am No Service 9.15 am Trinity 11 Morning Prayer Holy Communion

Thursday 20th

SUNDAY 23rd 9.00 am 10.30 am No Service Trinity 12 Holy Communion Holy Communion

Monday 24th St Bartholomew Thursday 27th

SUNDAY 30th 10.30 am Trinity 13 Holy Communion for the six parishes at St John the Baptist, Great Bolas

5 SERVICES IN THE SEPTEMBER

DATE EDGMOND KYNNERSLEY PRESTON Thursday 3rd 9.30 am Holy Communion SUNDAY 6th 7.45 am 10.30 am 9.00 am Trinity 14 Holy Communion Holy Communion Holy Communion 10.30 am Family Communion Thursday 10th 9.30 am Holy Communion SUNDAY 13th 7.45 am 10.30 am 10.15 am Trinity 15 Holy Communion Holy Communion Family Service 10.30 am Sung Eucharist 6.30 pm Healing Service Monday 14th 9.30 am Holy Cross Holy Communion Thursday 17th 9.30 am Holy Communion 8.30 pm Compline SUNDAY 20th 7.45 am 10.30 am 9.00 am Trinity 16 Holy Communion Holy Communion Holy Communion 10.30 am Family Communion 3.30 pm Holy Communion Monday 21st 9.30 am St Matthew Holy Communion Thursday 24th 9.30 am Holy Communion SUNDAY 27th HARVEST FESTIVAL HARVEST FESTIVAL 9.00 am Trinity 17 7.45 am 10.30 am Holy Communion Holy Communion Harvest Family 10.30 am Service Harvest Family Communion Tuesday 29th 9.30 am St Michael & All Angels Holy Communion

6 SIX PARISHES 2015

DATE TIBBERTON GREAT BOLAS WATERS UPTON Thursday 3rd

SUNDAY 6th 10 . 30 am 10.30 am 9.00 am Trinity 14 Family Service Morning Prayer Holy Communion

Thursday 10th

SUNDAY 13th 9.00 am 10.30 am 9.15 am Trinity 15 Holy Communion Holy Communion Said Communion

Monday 14th Holy Cross Thursday 17th

SUNDAY 20th 10 . 30 am 10.30 am 9.15 am Trinity 16 Morning Prayer Holy Communion Holy Communion

Monday 21st St Matthew Thursday 24th

SUNDAY 27th 9.00 am 10.30 am PATRONAL FESTIVAL Trinity 17 Holy Communion Holy Communion 9.15 am Holy Communion

Tuesday 29th St Michael & All Angels

7 FROM THE REGISTERS

HOLY MATRIMONY 19th June at St Chad’s, Kynnersley – Andrew Thomas and Gemma Bancroft.

FUNERALS 18th June at St Mary’s, Bitterley – Brian Darby. The service was followed by interment in Ludlow cemetery. 2nd July at St Peter’s, Edgmond – Elsie Mary Moseley (formerly Elsie Burgess). The service was followed by interment in the churchyard.

CREMATION 10th June at Telford Crematorium – Charles William Peake.

BURIAL 26th June at St Peter’s, Edgmond – Enid Henderson, late of Edgmond, who died at Beaumaris Care Home. A graveside service preceded the interment.

SERVICE TIMES DURING THE HOLIDAYS Please keep an eye on the service times at your parish church, because the times may be changed because of the holidays.

THE CLYPPING

The annual unique service and tradition of Clypping the Church took place at St Peter’s, Edgmond on Sunday June 28th, the Sunday nearest to St Peter’s Day. The preacher this year was Fr Mark Chadwick, Vicar of St Chad’s, Shrewsbury.

Fortunately the rain held off and the congregation was able to go outside to create the circle around the church. Unfortunately we weren’t able to form a complete circle round the church this year, but never mind; the village tradition continued for another year.

MOBILE LIBRARY

The next visits of the Mobile Library to Edgmond will be on Thursday August 20th and Thursday September 10th. The Library Van usually parks in High Street just below the Village Shop. We are very fortunate that we still have such a service at a time when Councils are being forced to cut back all their services, and I do urge villagers to make use of it. If you want a particular book they will order it for you. 8

FROM THE EDITOR

The Friends of St Peter’s, Edgmond organised an excellent week of exhibitions and talks at the beginning of July, to mark the church’s Patronal Festival. Reproduced on our front cover this month is a copy of the parish magazine dated August 1895 – 120 years ago! Inside, we read “The election of a new parliament has just come to an end.” Plus ça change … ! On Sunday 5th the Rector gave a fascinating talk on the history of Edgmond and the church, in which he mentioned the “Siamese twins” (pictured centre left on our cover) who died in 1783 and are buried in the old churchyard. He pointed out that these may not be the twins after all; in former times the legal part of the marriage service was conducted in the church porch and so this stone carving over the porch may instead represent a happy couple. On the Saturday Dr Colin Brown, our organist and choirmaster, gave a most interesting illustrated talk on the organ (picture bottom left). You can read more about St Peter’s week on pages 9 & 11. Another recent initiative is the “Rhythm & Rhyme” sessions for toddlers – see photo centre right. As you can see on page 9, further sessions are planned and we hope lots of youngsters will come along.

The next edition of the Parish Magazine and Village News will cover the month of October 2015 and the deadline for contributions is Sunday, 6th September. Please deliver your contributions in good time to me at the address on the inside front cover – or you can email them to me at [email protected]. I’m always delighted to receive your photos too (preferably by email), especially ones of people, places and events which take place in and around our villages.

Don’t forget that you can also read this magazine online on both the village and church websites (addresses on the front cover).

COFFEE AND CHAT

The next Thursday Coffee Mornings at St Peter’s Church will be on Thursday 20th August and Thursday 17th September following the 9.30 am Holy Communion Service. You don’t have to attend the service to be able to have a cup of coffee. Just turn up at the church at about 10 am, or thereabouts, and join us for coffee (or tea) and a chat. We shall look forward to seeing you.

HEALING SERVICE

Just to remind you all that the monthly Healing Service has reverted to being held at 6.30 pm on the second Sunday of each month until October.

9 ST PETER’S CHURCH, EDGMOND

SUNDAY SERVICES

7.45 am Holy Communion 10.30 am Morning Service (as announced) 6.30 pm Healing Service (2nd Sundays)

10.30 am SUNDAY SERVICES AND BIBLE READINGS AUGUST and SEPTEMBER 2015 August 2nd Family Communion Trinity 9 Gospel: John 6: 24-35 August 9th Sung Eucharist Trinity 10 Old Testament Lesson: 2 Samuel 18: 5-9, 15, 31-33 Epistle: Ephesians 4:25 – 5:2 Gospel: John 6: 35, 41-51 August 16th Family Communion Trinity 11 Gospel: John 6: 51-58 August 23rd Sung Eucharist Trinity 12 Old Testament Lesson: 1 Kings 8: 22-30, 41-43 Epistle: Ephesians 6: 10-20 Gospel: John 6: 56-69 August 30th Holy Communion for the six parishes at St John the Baptist, Trinity 13 Great Bolas September 6th Family Communion Trinity 14 Gospel: Mark 7: 24-37 September 13th Sung Eucharist Trinity 15 Old Testament Lesson: Proverbs 1: 20-33 Epistle: James 3: 1-12 Gospel: Mark 8: 27-38 September 20th Family Communion Trinity 16 Gospel: Mark 9: 30-37 September 27th Harvest Family Communion HARVEST FESTIVAL Gospel: Matthew 6: 25-33

THANK YOU

Thank you to the people of Edgmond who came to David’s funeral in December. It was so good to see you all and nice to know that you are thinking of me. Eileen Pearce

(Eileen’s letter also raises comments concerning St Peter’s Church, Edgmond which have been passed to Edgmond PCC for consideration. Ed.)

10 RHYTHM AND RHYME

The next Rhythm and Rhyme session for babies and toddlers (and their grown-ups) will be on Monday, 14th September at 11.00 am (2nd Monday in the month), meeting in St Peters Church. Come and join the fun! No charge.

HARVEST FESTIVAL

Harvest Festival at St Peter’s will take place on Sunday September 27th this year. Gifts of produce to decorate the church will be gratefully received and can be either left at the Rectory or brought to the church on Friday 25th or Saturday 26th.

ST PETER’S WEEK - JUNE 27th to JULY 5th

A most successful week was held in St Peter’s Church from June 27th to July 5th when there was a week-long exhibition in the church and a series of events relating to the church. The church was open every day and tea, coffee and cake were available to anyone who called in. The exhibition included a fascinating glimpse into Edgmond’s past through photographs and items loaned by Lionel Barber from the collection of the late Lawrence Barber. The Mothers’ Union, the Flower Guild, the Bell Ringers and the Choir all had exhibitions of their work and the School contributed an exhibition on the life of St Peter.

On the Monday Diana Corlett led a Rhythm and Rhyme session for toddlers and on Saturday July 4th Paul Lewis spoke about the art of bell ringing and led Tower tours, and Dr Colin Brown (Organist and Choirmaster) gave a fascinating talk on the history of the church organ. During the week visitors had been asked to vote for their favourite hymn and after the talk, the audience sang (with great gusto) the three most popular hymns.

On Sunday 8th, apart from the normal services, there was also Evensong which celebrated the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. In his sermon the Rector spoke of the importance of the Magna Carta and the part the Church played in creating it and preventing the King from altering it by ensuring that clergy copied it, distributed it and were well versed in what it said, and were ordered to preach about the Charter so that the congregations knew what it said. He also spoke of how the Magna Carta asserted that the State was more than a geographic, political or administrative unity. It is a community, and the Charter still calls upon us to build a single, peaceful and just community out of the various components which make up our country.

11 Following Evensong the Rector gave an interesting and illuminating talk on the history of both Edgmond and St Peter’s Church, which was followed by wine and cheese.

A very big thank you must be given to Dr Julia Brown whose brain child the St Peter’s week was and who was the motivating power behind it all. We must also thank Julia and Colin, Jane and the Rector for cleaning the church so thoroughly before the exhibition; Julia, Jane, and all the ladies and gentlemen who came and sat in the church during the week and so cheerfully welcomed the many visitors and supplied them with tea and cakes; all those who provided the delicious cakes of all descriptions; and all those who supplied the various items which made up the exhibition which revealed what a fascinating past Edgmond had, and what a fascinating and diverse life it still has. EW

PROMOTE TADLOP presents

SONGS FROM THE SHOWS

FRIDAY, 25th SEPTEMBER at 7.30 pm in St Peter’s Church, Edgmond

Tickets £6 available from the churchwardens or at the door Refreshments available

All proceeds to the Friends of St Peter’s Church

THE FRIENDS OF ST PETER’S CHURCH EDGMOND

The Friends of St Peter’s (FoSP) Church AGM took place in church on Tuesday 23rd June. There has been good progress over the last year since FoSP was launched. There are 83 names on the membership register, which include husbands and wives but also family memberships where the names don't always include the spouse of the person on the register, nor the names of the included children. It is estimated that close to 100 people are supporting FoSP. There have been several fundraising events throughout the year and the Friends have paid for new gateposts for the rear entrance to the church. At the time of the AGM, FoSP had a balance of £2,825

12 available for supporting St Peter's Church. Potential projects were discussed including the repairs to the roof which are necessary due to the recent theft of the lead from the porch roof and flashing, in various places. Whilst the church insurance should cover the repair costs there is a £1,000 excess on the insurance policy. This project and several others that were suggested will be discussed at the next Friends committee meeting.

We started our second year with a week of celebration for St Peter, which began with the annual Clypping of the Church on Sunday 28th June. The Clypping was well supported and was followed by tea, coffee and cakes. On Monday 29th June Diana Corlett ran a “Rhythm and Rhyme” session for toddlers which was well attended by toddlers, their parents and grandparents. Throughout the week we held a free exhibition of Edgmond through the ages in St Peter’s Church. We are grateful to all of our exhibitors: Lionel and Shirley Barber for sharing a lot of Lawrence’s memorabilia, Leas Garage, St Peter’s Church of England primary school, the choir, the bell ringers, the Mothers Union, the flower guild, and Bakuma for displaying his art painted locally. We express our grateful thanks to Harper Adams for lending us their display boards. In addition to these exhibitors there were many local people who re-visited the exhibition to bring us their old photos and pictures, so the exhibition grew every day. We thank all of the exhibitors for making their old photographs available to us for this week. We also showed the video “From the Edge” that was made by local children in 1999 to send out to the parish of Moose Jaw in Canada. Everyone enjoyed picking out people that they recognised.

On Saturday 4th July Paul Lewis gave guided tours of St Peter’s Church tower and this proved to be very popular; many thanks Paul for sharing your extensive knowledge of bellringing and of our 8 bells. There was also an opportunity to hear the beautiful church organ during an interactive talk by Dr Colin Brown, which was attended by 40 people who sat in the chancel to get the full effect of the organ. Throughout the week visitors had been voting for their favourite hymns and we announced the top 3 during the talk and sang them. Number 1 is Jerusalem, number 2 is All people that on earth do dwell and number 3 is Angel voices. We are very grateful to Colin for sharing with us the beautiful sound that the organ is capable of.

On Sunday 5th July we held Evensong in celebration of the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta. This was followed by a talk about the history of Edgmond and St Peter’s Church by the Reverend Prebendary Edward Ward. Thank you to Edward for a fascinating insight into our village and church. The talk was followed by wine and cheese, and we thank Moydens for their kindness and generosity in donating the cheese and the relish that accompanied the cheese - both were gorgeous. If you have never tried Moydens cheeses you really should!

13 Everyone was welcome to come in and visit the exhibition during the week – and tea, coffee and cake were available throughout, courtesy of the generosity of those who donated tea, coffee and milk and to those who baked and donated cakes, not forgetting those who gave their time voluntarily to serve our visitors. There are so many people we need to thank: Jane Ward, Ann Furniss, Anne Williams, Margaret Bunyan, Denise Leas, Suna and Lucy Gibbs, Margaret Matthews, Diana Corlett, Jacky Slade, Anne Price, Penny Westgate, Chris Supple, Sue Hayward, Penny Hughes, Anne Parton, Doreen Howett, Olwen Eddowes, Madge Roberts, Jane Ryan, Pat Muir, John and Beryl Ingram and last but not least, David Gill (we are looking forward to the novel that you started to write during this week).

There was no charge for any of the events during St Peter’s week but there was a box for donations and adding donations and Gift Aid together we made the amazing sum of £757. As everything was donated for St Peter’s week there will be no expenses to pay, and the whole of the final total goes to the Friends of St Peter’s fund. This was a thoroughly enjoyable week and one in which we all learnt so much about the church. We have a real appreciation of how the church and its community have worked in harmony for centuries.

What next? Concerts by Promote TADLOP (the date for this will be Friday 25th September), the Beaumaris Singers and a collaboration between St Peter’s Church choir and the Dalen Singers – dates to be confirmed for these two concerts.

If you would like more information about the Friends of St Peter’s Church, or any of our events, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Dr Julia Brown (Chair) Stephanie Egleston (Secretary) 01952 550164 01952 820457 [email protected] [email protected]

The next meeting will be on Thursday 17th September at 2.15 pm in St Peter’s Church, Edgmond. Our speaker will be Phillip Brook on “Organic Food – Caring for God’s Creation”.

For further information please contact Margaret Matthews on 825976.

14 EDGMOND W.I.

Since our last meeting we have enjoyed a most interesting outing to Heath House, Tean, Staffs. This is the third house built on this site and covers the period from the 16th Century to the present day. The same family has lived there since then and today it is run by two brothers. It is a very attractive house which is open to the public on certain days and has to be booked in advance.

A trip to Rhug will take place in the near future visiting an organic farm not usually open to the public, and which has a large organic farm shop.

The speaker at the next meeting will be Josie Sheppard who will be talking about ‘the changing shape of the Victorian woman’.

In August there will be no meeting but in September we will be having a joint meeting with Pitchcroft & Church Aston W.I. to celebrate 100 years of W.I. This will be in Church Aston Village Hall. Pat Rex

PARISH WARDEN’S REPORT

Please see below the statistics for June’s reported crimes in the village, supplied by our “Safer Newport Team”.

On the 6th, it was reported that a number of manhole covers had been stolen from the B5062 near the Lamb Inn. (The area was made safe by T & W Highways Dept.) Overnight, 15th/16th, a vehicle was broken into in Mentone Crescent, and various items which had been left visible were stolen. (The obvious advice is to remove, or hide, any items of value when leaving your vehicle unattended).

On the 27th, a Newport Road resident reported having items thrown at their property. Police attended, and it appears that balls of wet tissue paper, or similar, had been thrown.

Around Edgmond, you may be interested to know the following:-

Between 28th May and 1st June, a quantity of lead was stolen from a farm at Adeney during the day. (A number of similar thefts have also occurred around Newport recently.) The vehicle involved was a white Ford transit van with roof rack. (Subsequently, our SNT Team were looking for this vehicle, and one failed to stop for them in the village. The van concerned was eventually abandoned in Telford. The driver ran off, but was quickly detained by a police dog.)

Significant damage was done to a building under construction at Harper Adams University, with pipework and cabling damaged. This occurred overnight 12th/13th June. Nothing appears to have been stolen, so maybe the offenders were disturbed? 15 On the 23rd June, 18 white 3 foot high panels of picket fencing were stolen from outside a property in Cherrington. Delivered only two days previously, and hidden from roadside view while awaiting fitting, they were stolen while the house occupant was taking the children to school!

On the 29th June, an “old” tractor was stolen from Caynton, just after 2300 hours. It was subsequently found abandoned on the lane between Edgmond and Ercall Heath.

West Mercia Police say that many people living in rural areas tend to regard those areas as “extra safe”, being away from urban areas. They therefore take less care, and feel no need to lock doors and unattended vehicles. Consideration of security is always a good idea.

We are now into the holiday season. Readers are yet again reminded to make their properties look as normal as possible while they are away – by doing such things as getting curtains/blinds opened and closed, post moved, cancelling milk and papers, getting timer switches for lights and a radio, and ensuring the wheelie bins are not left by the road for long periods.

Finally, briefly, there are two other warnings currently in force. One concerns fraudulent car dealing targeting classified ads on websites like “Autotrader” (beware especially, of any web links contained in emails.) The second concerns distraction thefts while loading/unloading your vehicle with shopping (beware of requests for directions, etc. while you are carrying out these tasks). John Keeping (813125)

News & Reports from Edgmond Parish Council www.edgmondparishcouncil.co.uk The recent planning application to build 28 houses on land adjacent to Egremont House has caused understandable concern within the village. The Parish Council considered its initial response to the application at a meeting on 22nd June and made the following statement in the minutes of the meeting:

‘Edgmond is not a key settlement identified within the current policies of TWC. The existing policies will not support such a development. It is situated in the Conservation Area and the existence of a 5 year land supply dictates that such an ‘estate’ would not be approved.

The infrastructure gives cause for concern especially regarding access, the closeness to existing play provisions and listed building. The comments from the Parks & Open Spaces officer are significant and must be taken into consideration. The local school is at capacity. Any extension would be met with resistance as there comes a point in time when it outgrows its ‘rural’ school identity. There is no evidence to support a need for a development of this size or mass. The last rural housing needs survey identified no significant need for affordable homes in the village. The offer of a village green is not an acceptable community gain as it brings along further concerns regarding aspect, future use, maintenance, management and access. All in all Edgmond Parish Council cannot support this application.’ 16

This application is likely to be decided in August at the earliest and we will keep residents informed via the website. Please consider registering on the community website so that you can receive emailed alerts when any ‘news’ item is posted.

Could we appeal to the few dog-owners who still do not ‘pick up’ after their dog. It’s just as nasty treading in dog poo on a rural footpath or track as it is on the pavement. Please ‘pick up’ from the fields, tracks, grass verges and footpaths as well as the pavements.

We have received a number of concerns regarding overgrown hedges, especially when they cause visibility problems. Please take a look at the boundary of your property and consider if your hedge needs trimming back – your help with this is much appreciated.

The Parish Council has recently submitted a grant application for £1000; if successful we will be using this to address some local environmental projects that we have in mind, with particular reference to the bulb and seed planting areas.

You may already be aware of the recent completion of some Rights of Way diversions that we have been working on with the landowners and T&W Council on HAU land. These diversions have moved the legal line of some of the rights of way that had become obstructed, to routes that everyone has become accustomed to walking over the last few decades. There is more information on the website.

Katrina Baker MBE The Oaklands, Waters Upton, Telford, Shropshire, TF6 6NP 01952 541939 (home); 07813 788094 [email protected]

VINTAGE FAIR Sunday, September 27th from 10 am to 4 pm In Edgmond Village Hall

Lyn D’Crug sings songs from the 40s and 50s Tea and cakes served by Edgmond WI

Free Entry …………. Free Car Park

Come and have a nice day out and support the Village Hall

17 EDGMOND VILLAGE HALL

We would like to thank all those people who attended our family fun day in June and made it such an enjoyable event. It was lovely to see so many people, especially children, out enjoying the grounds and the new nature trail. Your contributions on the day raised a fantastic £750 for our renovation fund.

Thanks also go to all those who attended our AGM in June. The full reports for the meeting are available on the village hall website, including our financial report which shows that a fantastic £10,379 was made through events. In summary, this has been a profitable year for the village hall despite some significant expenses being rolled over from the previous year. Overall total expenditure was reduced by £2448 compared to the previous year with reduced wages, insurance and maintenance costs. All members of the existing committee who wished to continue in post were re- elected and appointments to key positions remain largely unchanged. One significant change to the committee was that Anne Green, who has been organising all our events over the past year, decided to step down from her fundraising post in order to take things a bit easier. We would all like to thank Anne for her hard work over the last year and for organising some fantastic events. Anne will continue to run our Thursday afternoon teas so please do come along between 2 - 4.30 pm to enjoy some homemade cake and a chat. We would also be pleased to hear from anyone who might be interested in getting involved in fundraising activities for the hall. Any contributions, big or small, are always very gratefully received!

Our planning application for the hall extension has now been submitted. In line with the conditions of the Community Pride Grant we hope to start work as soon as possible. Further details and the plans are available on our website.

Date for your diary: Vintage Fair – Sunday 27th September. Please telephone Janis on 01952 641908 for more details or to book a stall. www.edgmondvillagehall.org

U3A NEWPORT (SHROPSHIRE) BRANCH

On Tuesday 18 August Andrew Campbell will be giving a talk and demonstration on "The Owl Experience".

On Tuesday 15 September Christopher Smith will be presenting "UK to Beijing by Bicycle" - he cycled 16,500 miles in three months.

The venue for all meetings is the Royal British Legion Club, Audley Road, Newport. The meetings commence at 2 p.m. Admission £1. Visitors are always welcome. 18

Newport Patchwork and Quilters Exhibition St Andrew’s Church, 7 Wallshead Way, Church Aston, TF10 9JG 3rd October 2015 – Open 10.00 am to 4.00 pm

Demonstrations, traders, sales table, tombola and refreshments in the Village Hall opposite the church.

Disabled access Admission £3

EDGMOND METHODIST CHURCH

Minister: The Revd James Whateley 11 Silverdale Close, Church Aston, Newport, TF10 9FA Telephone: 01952 813959

SERVICES in AUGUST and SEPTEMBER 2015

August 2nd 10.30 am The Revd James Whateley (Sacrament) August 9th 10.30 am Local Appointment August 16th 10.30 am Local Appointment August 23rd 10.30 am Mrs Denice Morgan August 30th 10.30 am Local Appointment September 6th 10.30 am Mr Terry Gilder September 13th 10.30 am Mrs P Nitta September 20th 10.30 am Dr Jeff Cox September 27th 10.30 am Mrs Denice Morgan

A second Sermon you cannot forget:

Jesus first Others second Yourself last

That will bring you unexpected and unlimited joy.

19 ST CHAD’S CHURCH, KYNNERSLEY

Churchwardens: Mr Jack Edge 07730 217813 PCC Secretary: Mrs Georgina Edge 670153

SERVICES in AUGUST 2015 Sunday August 2nd Epistle Ephesians 4: 1-16 Jack Edge Trinity 9 (Green) Gospel John 6: 24 - 35 Judith McPherson 10.30 am – Holy Communion Sunday August 9th - No Service Sunday August 16th Epistle Ephesians 5: 15-20 Jack Edge Trinity 11 (Green) Gospel John 6: 51 - 58 Georgina Edge 10.30 am – Holy Communion Sunday August 23rd - No Service Sunday August 30th 10.30 am - Holy Communion for the six parishes at St John the Baptist, Bolas Magna

SERVICES in SEPTEMBER 2015 Sunday September 6th Epistle James 2: 1-10, 14-17 Jack Edge Trinity 14 (Green) Gospel Mark 7: 24 - 37 Isabel Moseley 10.30 am – Holy Communion Sunday September 13th Epistle James 3: 1-12 Jack Edge Trinity 15 (Green) Gospel Mark 8: 27 - 38 Catherine Gregory 10.30 am – Holy Communion Sunday September 20th Epistle James 3:13 – 4:3, 7-8a Jack Edge Trinity 16 (Green) Gospel Mark 9: 30-37 Stephanie Dobson 10.30 am – Holy Communion Sunday September 27th 10.30 am – Harvest Festival Family Service

HARVEST SUPPER

We will be holding our Harvest Supper at the Village Hall on Saturday, 3rd October. The evening will include an auction of promises. If you would like to buy tickets or donate a promise for the auction please contact Jack Edge.

POP UP CAFE, KYNNERSLEY VILLAGE HALL, KYNNERSLEY

1st Sunday in August and September (2nd August and 6th September) from 10.30 am to 2.30 pm. Costa coffee, tea, cordials, home-made cakes and bacon butties. All welcome. Come and support the Village Hall.

20 KYNNERSLEY WI

Summer is now drawing to a close. We start our Autumn programme on Tuesday 8th September, with ‘An Evening with Ryan’, Radio Shropshire Presenter Ryan Kennedy. We will also celebrating be the National W.I. Centenary at this meeting.

You will be made very welcome if you would like ‘a taster’ session to see if Kynnersley W.I. is for you. The first visit is free to give you an idea of what we get up to. Guests pay £3.50. We meet in Kynnersley Village Hall at on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7.30 pm.

For further details, please contact Pat on 603612 or Ann on 670937.

ST LAWRENCE’S CHURCH, PRESTON

Churchwardens: Dr D Nurse, 1 Manor Barns 608455 Mr D Brown, The Conifers 676671 PCC Secretary: Mrs P Jones, The Rockery, Wheat Leasowes 603612

SERVICES IN AUGUST 2015 Sunday August 2nd – Trinity 9 – NO SERVICE AT PRESTON 10.30 am – Holy Communion at St Chad’s, Kynnersley Sunday August 9th OT Lesson Deuteronomy 10: 12 - end Dr T Goode Patronal Festival (Trinity 10) Gospel Matthew 17: 22-end Mrs A Smith 9.00 am – Holy Communion Sidesman Mr D Brown Sunday August 16th – Trinity 11 – NO SERVICE AT PRESTON 10.30 am – Holy Communion at St Chad’s, Kynnersley

SERVICES IN SEPTEMBER 2015 Sunday September 6th Epistle James 2: 1 - 10, 14 - 17 Mrs P Jones Trinity 14 Gospel Mark 7: 24-37 Mr D Brown 9.00 am – Holy Communion Sidesman Mrs B Vickers Sunday September 13th – Trinity 15 10.15 am – Family Service Sunday September 20th Epistle James 3:13 – 4:3, 7 - 8a Dr T Goode Trinity 16 Gospel Mark 9: 30-37 Mrs A Smith 9.00 am – Holy Communion Sidesman Dr D Nurse Sunday September 27th Epistle James 5: 13 - 20 Mrs B Vickers Trinity 17 Gospel Mark 9: 38-50 Dr D Nurse 9.00 am – Holy Communion Sidesman Mr D Brown 21 ST LAWRENCE SCHOOL NEWS

Well, there's a lot to fit into this month’s news.

Firstly, at the end of June we held our annual summer fete. The weather was really kind to us this year, and the day was lovely and sunny. The BBQ was busy, and lots of people enjoyed visiting the animal man, playing on the coconut shy and listening to the performances from the children, which included the choir, our recorder group and traditional country dancing. We raised over £1000 for school, which is excellent. Thank you to all those who put the hard work in to make it happen.

July also saw our sports days and celebration concert. It is lovely to see such support from the pupils of the school for their peers, and the standard was excellent. We were treated to dancing, singing and musical performances as well as celebrating pupils' achievement in sport. July also saw our year 6 leavers’ celebration. This started with an after school bowling trip and then a fish and chip supper, followed by toasting marshmallows around the camp fire before settling down to sleep in tents on the school field. Bacon sandwiches for breakfast rounded off the event! We had a leavers’ assembly and the traditional head teacher’s tea party for our year 6 pupils too. We wish Emily A, Emily H, James, Chloe, Grace, Beth, Davina, Finn, Rhys, Ben and Llewelyn well in their new secondary schools, and hope that they look back on their time at St Lawrence with fond memories. They have been brilliant ambassadors for our school and we are sure that they will continue in the St Lawrence way "to be the best that they can be".

In the new school year, we welcome Mrs Moore to our teaching team, as teacher of class 1. She has already spent some days in school to get to know the year 1 children who will be in her new class, and visited all of our reception children who are starting school in September in their nurseries, as well as being here for their taster days. As the new children start their St Lawrence journey in September, there will be the governors’ "tea and tissues" hour for their parents in the hall, which gives us a chance to welcome them to the school too.

Finally, we are starting to think about a new school logo. Our current logo is difficult to reproduce with clarity in this electronic age, and therefore we have been lucky enough to have a parent who works with a graphic designer who has drawn up some drafts for consultation. This therefore has been provided free to school, and we are very grateful for this. The initial designs were drawn up around the thoughts the children had about what it is to be a St Lawrence pupil. The designs are now awaiting the final vote by our children and parents, before we settle on the final one. Mrs Gaskell also put the logo in the church for the parishioners to see.

Finally, it just leaves me to wish you a long, sunny, and happy summer. Helen Ashby Governor, St Lawrence School 22 The following article is adapted from a sermon given by Licensed Reader Paul Benton at St Chad’s, Kynnersley on Sunday, 12th July following the Friday massacre of holidaymakers in Tunisia.

‘Why?’ Forgiveness, Hope and Peace

Ten years ago on the 7th July 2005 52 innocent lives were lost and 770 injured in the London Bombings. Countless other lives were changed forever. In the past few weeks we have seen and witnessed on our television screens the indiscriminate killing of 38 people and the question we ask is ‘why?’ The why question is the hardest if not the most impossible question to find an answer to. For there is no answer except that of forgiveness, hope and peace.

When we are told that these cruel acts were carried out in the name of God, forgiveness becomes almost impossible. On July 5th we watched with tears in our eyes ‘A Song for Jenny’ on our TV screens - a moving, living, heart-breaking mother’s story of the loss of her daughter Jenny Nicholson who was killed in the 7th July 2005 bombing at Edgware Road. But Jenny’s mother Julie was no ordinary woman. She was, and is, a priest in the Church of England, our Church; and with moving candour she revealed what it is to love and to be loved, she revealed also the true nature of the God whom she has loved and faithfully served and how that bond was broken forever as she asked the question why and could find no answer.

In our Gospel reading on 12th July this year we learn of the cruel death of John the Baptist. We learn that he was imprisoned for telling the truth to a king, Herod, who did not want to hear that he was doing wrong. Herod knew that John was a holy man who lived a simple, honest life, showing by his example and teaching the true nature and love of God. Yet he paid for this with his life and we are left asking the question why. Why did God allow this to happen? The truth is that God did not; man did, just as in the London Bombings the men involved chose to take the action they did, they chose to hurt innocent people. They were not guided but misguided.

In asking the why question, and to help us find forgiveness, we must also ask the who question - who are my brothers and sisters? As Christians the answer is everyone, but sadly all too often we move our focus away from Jesus Christ and fail to act in a Christ-like manner in our attitudes towards others of a different faith, to sinners, to the poor and the rich, to unbelievers, to tax collectors and all others who are different than ourselves. Christ is essentially non-judgemental and he positively seeks these people out, not to condemn them but to proclaim to them that they are loved and forgiven. God, our God belongs to everyone everywhere and when we understand and accept this we can understand that those terrible acts carried out ten years ago and a few weeks ago were not carried out in God’s name, nor did he allow it. Peace from and with our neighbour wherever they come from, whatever their beliefs, their status, wealth, colour, creed or background, can only come from the heart, a loving heart built on a shared journey to and through God. If we truly believe that our Christian faith is a living faith that is not static but lives and grows ever deeper in each one of us, then we must treasure it and share it. And pray.

23 Put peace into each others hands, and like treasure hold it Protect it like a candle flame, with tenderness enfold it. Put peace into each other’s hands with loving expectation. Be gentle in your words and ways, in touch with Gods creation. Put peace into each other’s hands, like bread we break for sharing. Look people warmly in the eye, our life is meant for caring. Put Christ into each other’s hands, He is love’s deepest measure. In love seek peace, give peace a chance and share it like a treasure.

As we look back and reflect on the events ten years ago and more recently, we understand that these are not comfortable times in which we live. But there are many opportunities to experience, discover and respond to the longing to live in harmony which most people feel deep within themselves. We pray: may our Christian faith sustain us and uphold us as we share that journey. Amen.

24 And finally … August is the month of silly news stories – so here is a document which I’m told by friends in the US has recently been circulating over their side of the Pond:

To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

In light of your failure in recent years to govern yourselves successfully, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately. Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths, and territories (except North Dakota, which she does not fancy).

Your new Prime Minister, David Cameron, will appoint a Governor for America without the need for further elections.

Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire may be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed.

To aid in the transition to a British Crown dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect:

1. The letter ‘U’ will be reinstated in words such as ‘colour,’ ‘favour,’ ‘labour’ and ‘neighbour.’ Likewise, you will learn to spell ‘doughnut’ without skipping half the letters, and the suffix ‘-ize’ will be replaced by the suffix ‘-ise.’ Generally, you will be expected to raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. (look up ‘vocabulary’).

2. Using the same twenty-seven words interspersed with filler noises such as “like” and “you know” is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. There is no such thing as U.S. English. We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell- checker will be adjusted to take into account the reinstated letter “u” and the elimination of “-ize”.

3. July 4th will no longer be celebrated as a holiday.

4. All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will start driving on the left side with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion tables. Both roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour.

5. The former USA will adopt UK prices on petrol (which you have been calling gasoline) of roughly $10/US gallon. Get used to it.

6. You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call French fries are not real chips, and those things you insist on calling potato chips are properly called crisps. Real chips are thick cut, fried in animal fat, and dressed not with catsup but with vinegar.

12. You will stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the World Series for a game which is not played outside of America. Since only 2.1% of you are aware there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable. You will learn cricket, and we will let you face the South Africans first to take the sting out of their deliveries.

25 14. An internal revenue agent (i.e. tax collector) from Her Majesty’s Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all monies due (backdated to 1776).

15. Daily Tea Time begins promptly at 4 p.m. with proper cups, with saucers, and never mugs, with high quality biscuits (cookies) and cakes; plus strawberries (with cream) when in season.

God Save the Queen!