Wivey and the Hills Magazine
March 2020 Price 50p Contents and about the magazine
Wivey and the Hills magazine is published 10 times a year by the Benefice of the seven parishes of Wiveliscombe, Brompton Ralph, Clatworthy, Chipstable, Huish Champflower, Raddington and Tolland. Its purpose is to promote the life of all the Christian churches in this area and that of the wider communities which they serve.
Contents Contents and magazine information 2 Letter from the Rector 3 What’s Been Happening 4-7 New Subscribers: Would you like to Looking ahead - Wivey and the Hills 8-23 receive regular copies of the magazine? If Regular Events 24 so please email The Wivey community office 25 [email protected] Quick view - Events for March 26-27 with your name, address, contact number ‘and email, along with your BACs payment Growing in Faith 28-30 A year’s subscription is £5 (50p / copy) and Adverts for local businesses 31-49, 52 runs from January to December. Useful Contacts 50-51 BACS details are ‘WHOF’ 09-01-29 20101213 Or ring 01984 629423 for more details.
Welcome to your March edition of the Wivey and the Hills magazine!
Spring is in the air this month as our gardens start growing again and we look towards
Easter. We hear from Jono Smith in Lancashire, Rector Martin is planning ahead and there are lots of musical and cultural events to enjoy.
There are Lent challenges, an invitation to become an ‘Anna Friend’, choral evensongs and much more.
Enjoy!
Lorna Thorne, Peter Pearson, Acting editorial team
Articles and events, comments and feedback: [email protected] Advertising: Lorna Thorne [email protected] 01984 629423 Magazine Distribution: Janet Hughes, 12 Lion d’Angers, 01984 624213
Deadline for April 2020 edition: 15 March 2020
Cover photo: Clatworthy church by Lorna Thorne
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Letter from the Rector March, as the daffodils on the month’s cover show, is a time to start looking forward and planning. Our churches are well poised to do just that, having spent February holding their annual meetings, and asking themselves “How did last year go, and where are we heading this year?” Those questions can’t be answered without asking “What will our plans cost? “ Every family in Wivey and the villages is probably making such calculations as they start to plan what they want to do this summer. Some of those plans will include important family events such as forthcoming weddings and baptisms, and others will include key activities such as playing or singing in a concert or a dramatic production, involving not so much the spending of money as a lot of time in rehearsals. One of the best things about living here is the warm relationship between local people and their churches, and it is a joy to welcome bands like the Wivey Town Band, choirs like Taunton Deane Male Voice Choir and Somerset Opera, and theatre groups like The Oddments Theatre Company into our churches so that the whole community can have their spirits lifted and lives enriched, hopefully at very reasonable cost..We also value the opportunity to welcome everyone to our Remembrance, Christmas and Harvest services, which mean so much to us all. And it is precisely because we do want to do more to welcome everyone that we need your financial support. Beautiful historic buildings are inspiring, but they come at a price, and the only way to keep them open to all is to ask everyone to give whatever they can afford to help us keep serving you as we aim to do.. In St Andrew’s, the monthly bills amount to some £6,000 per month, of which £3,600 go straight to the Diocese to help with the legal, training and clergy costs not only of our own benefice but also of poorer churches in Somerset. St Andrew’s have much that they want to offer Wivey this year: a new audio-visual system will help us all to enjoy our visits, especially the schools who are welcome throughout the year, and we are aiming to welcome more elderly people to enjoy services and socials, but they will need keeping warm next winter! In the Hills, many churches are planning how to re-order their interiors so that they can be more useful spaces for young and old alike, and make their churchyards oases of wildlife, which our countryside will need in future years. So please reflect on how valuable your churches are to your family and community, and join our congregations in offering them as much financial and personal support as you can afford this year. Langley Marsh are doing great things for St Luke’s, and I’m sure they will enjoy knowing that others are following their lead. Please contact me or your local churchwardens to find out how you can help keep these vital community resources thriving. All the best, Martin 3 What’s been happening - Jono Smith in Capernwray
My name is Jono. I’m 19 years old and am currently serving at a place called Capernwray Bible College in Lancashire; some of you may have heard of it. I write this article as a means of sharing my experiences with you. (In Wivey I attended St. Andrew’s and the Congregational).
My gap year based on my opinion that experience is more valuable than going out into the working world and earning. My role as a Pool and Sport volunteer includes interaction with both the public and the students that make up Winter Bible School.
As part of the role, our team (consisting of 4) were trained offsite as lifeguards at a hotel in Blackpool, which allows us the responsibility of running the indoor swimming facility. We also organise and host sporting events for the students throughout the week. Ranging from the American favourite volleyball, to the British classic football. I either coach or take part.
Our slogan is “Where God Changes Lives” – He most certainly has done over the past four months. I have learnt a lot from the few lectures I can sit during free time, through other people and their stories/testimonies, and through personal prayer. I have met many people from all over the world, the majority here being Canadian and American. They like to call the main building a “castle”, but it’s more of a manor house than anything.
Being in a diverse community of young Christians has been very encouraging for me and has showed me how He works His wonders in each life.
Over New Year’s, I took a trip out to Israel with a group of five other students. If you have been there in the winter months, you’ll know the climate isn’t much different from the UK (minus the rain perhaps). This experience was both necessary and eye opening to the conflict that occurs there every day. We toured the Old City in Jerusalem, stepped inside the “Last Supper” room, and saw the place where Jesus was born. As part of the trip we stayed in Hebron, Palestine. Being in a Muslim community gave us insight into their beliefs and a whole new experience of another culture. Our guide and host ‘Akram’ took us to local shop owners and families, where we heard their stories. The most intriguing was one of a shop owner who still to this day refuses to give up his shop to Jewish settlers, even though they have offered millions (converted to pounds), and even an open cheque! Having the opportunity to be immersed in this culture was another blessing, and an experience that I’ll remember throughout my life.
I will thus far be here till the summer. Thank you for reading! Jono
Editors’ note - Jono is volunteering with very limited funds: if you would like to support what he is doing you can do so through either the Rev Martins.
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"IN DAFFODIL TIME" The heady scent of daffodils fills my living room with the promise of Spring and at only £1 a bunch from our Wivey Co-op they are a double delight! Watching the buds unfurl and turn into splashes of sunshine yellow, I am taken back many years to my mother's flower garden in Jersey where she cultivated huge, creamy King Alfred daffodils grown obscenely fat on manure begged from the Rectory stable opposite our house.
On days when the March winds blew softly, we kids scrambled over the cliffs and climbed the precipitous and often south facing fields, known as cotils, that sometimes sloped nearly down to the sea itself. These steep cotils are still where the earliest and most expensive Jersey Royal Potatoes are grown organically with the help of a kelp seaweed known as vraic, and then dug by hand and sold to top restaurants in London and Paris for wealthier palates to savour. What’s been happening - Cuttings from the Garden Wild daffodils grew there in abundance too. These were a dainty and delicate species that formed shining golden chains which lined the boundaries of the cotils. Their delicious perfume mingled enticingly with the pungent smell of decaying vraic in the unmistakable tang of salt air. It seemed to be the very smell of life itself!
How exciting the beauty of God's creation was then and the memory is still as fresh as ever. Perhaps you have a memory to share with us? Maybe something visual or a smell that triggers your memory too? Or a piece of music? A special song? Or even a favourite meal? Anything that makes your senses sing!
And if you don't feel up to writing, tell someone about your special memory and ask them to write it up for you and share it with us. We'd love to hear! Hazel Ramsay
My travels as a TV wildlife cameraman by Mike Richards Brompton Ralph Village Hall, 8th February 2020
All tickets were sold for an illustrated talk on Mike’s career as a wildlife cameraman. We were whisked around the world and treated to most amazing photography ranging from a lioness and her four adult cubs in a India to thousands of penguins huddled together in South Georgia. One of the many highlights was Mike’s involvement in the current tv series Spy in the Wild, getting up close to animals and birds through the eyes of the “spy cameras”. He also explained the logistics of travelling the world, often to remote places, with all the equipment needed to complete the job in hand. The audience were enthralled throughout and thoroughly enjoyed all the information given. Proceeds were a grand total of £484 which was divided equally between Brompton Ralph Village Hall and Mike’s chosen charity Secret World. A big thank you to Mike and a big thank you to everyone who came. Those who missed it missed a real treat. Anne Taylor
5 CharityCuttings Focus from -the the garden: Semiliki March Trust
This really is a great time in the garden; St Andrew’s Calendar 2020 - enriching community life in Wivey and beyond everything is waking up, snowdrops and early daffodils have been out for a few weeks now, Sat 14th March 7:30 p.m. Collegium Singers Concert - see p. primroses are emerging, buds are swelling, and, just to cap it all, the birdsong is Sun 22nd March Mothering Sunday Family Service 10:45 a.m. Increasing especially when the sun shines. One feels enthusiastic about the prospect of Thurs. 26th March evening: Somerset Opera “Iolanthe” performance see p. better weather (a bit less rain would be good) Tues 7th April evening: Stations of the Cross meditation with Organ (composed and longer daylight hours make us look and played by Sebastian Thomson) Outwards more often during the day. At the time of writing, we despair of being able to work the soil or cut the Sat 18th April 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. – introduction to Christian Healing at Harnhill grass until a great deal more drying out has happened, but remember that, as plants Centre near Cirencester - contact Rector for details begin to grow in rising temperatures, they will take up groundwater and hasten the drying and warming process. Tues. 21st April evening: Silver Street Session “Gigspanner” concert. Now for Spring pruning. March is the best month, although it can really be done at any time during Winter. Climbers respond well to being cut back as it Fri. 24th April evening: Tom Riley’s Quiz Night invigorates their growth while restoring their shape. Do not cut back early-flowering Clematis or you will lose the flowers! Other varieties of Clematis can be cut back: Tues 5th May evening: Silver Street Session concert in St Andrew’s: Will Pound – Summer-flowering varieties such as the large-flowered hybrids will benefit from being “The day will come.” chopped back to about waist level. Yes, you might cut off new growth, and if you prefer, you can leave them unpruned and they will flower earlier. However, I prefer to rd Sat. 23 May – consecration of the new graveyard extension by Bishop Peter, cut back and enjoy slightly later but larger flowers on stronger growth, and the shape and the dedication, and launch of, the Brendon Towers Way – inaugural walk of the plant is under control as well. Roses are the most tolerant of climbers and shrubs when it comes to pruning Fri 26th June evening: Wivey Town Band Summer Concert so never think it a science which is beyond you. Basically, cut out weak growth and cut back other growth to a strong outward facing bud. Bush and shrub roses will put Sun. 28th June afternoon: Somerset Songsters Concert and Vintage Tea on about one to three foot of growth in Summer, so cut back to allow for this. Climbers and ramblers need the oldest wood removed and whippy younger growth Fri July 3rd evening: Martin Valuks’ Quiz Night tied in to take its place. Always remember that these roses flower better if you can tie Fri. 25th Sept. evening: Andy Kilbride’s Quiz Night growth in to a horizontal position; a long vertical shoot will only flower at its tip. A vigorous “old” rambler, like the pale cream Alberic Barbier, can grow six feet or more Sat 31st October: Youth and Schools’ Theatre production of “Horrible Histories” in a good summer, and these are the branches which must be horizontal if they are to be covered in their magical froth of flowers. Cut the end off if they are too long! Friday 13th Nov. evening – Bill Rayson’s Quiz Night at St Andrew’s Other plants which must be cut back now are those shrubs which flower late in the summer – notably Buddleia and Fuchsia. Again, be brave – our Buddleias are Thurs. 19th Nov. evening – Gigspanner concert (Silver St Session) cut to within two feet of the ground and our fuchsias to within one foot. Each year we have a magnificent show of flowers and, on the Buddleias, butterflies by the hundred! Sun 13th Dec. 3 p.m.- 4 p.m.: Trinity Entertainers Christmas Concert and Get cracking as soon as you can – you will love the result! afternoon tea (for the elderly) Sue Welch
6 What’s been happening - On the Allotment - From the Registers
I was able to get a lot of digging done at the beginning of February before the wet weather arrived. I have only got a couple of strips to do one, where the sprouts and red cabbage are and one narrow bit where the purple sprouting is. It won’t take long to do these bits and then it will full steam ahead with the planting. I want to dig the beds in the poly tunnel as I think that I will plant about 8 potatoes in there. I will be able to cover them with fleece to help warm up the soil. I will have to make sure that they have plenty of water. At home I have pruned the roses and cutback the buddleia and the hardy fuchsias. I know it was a bit early but they were budding up due to the mild weather. Another sign of global warming! In the green house I have pricked out 4 tomatoes and I have sown my celeriac, I will be sowing some more tomato seeds and some lettuce. I usually sow come and cut lettuce first. I grow it in a big pot and put it on the patio then Ann can help herself. The next thing to sow will be the leeks. The shallots have started to shoot and I can put them outside to grow on. The other thing to look good are the broad beans, they have germinated well and they can go outside in their trays ready for planting out some time in March. The big job in March is to plant out the sweet peas. I will use my Mantis tiller to work the beds up and then I will work some blood fish and bone into the soil. I then have to put the canes up about 8ins apart and then I can plant the sweet peas, one plant per cane. I will leave them for about a month before I can select the strongest side shoots to grow up the stick; I then cut all the rest of, I then have the job of attaching the shoots to the canes using a wire ring. At the end of March I will be sowing my zinnias and marigolds. I am also going to try some salvias this year. The one I am growing is a fiery red colour. It is supposed to flower all summer long, and they should look good in the beds at the front of the house. Adrian Somerfield From the Registers
Funeral Service and Burial at All Saints Chipstable 3rd February Maureen MOODY
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St Andrew’s Wiveliscombe
1 Mar 10.45am Morning Worship Followed by Soup Lunch 5.00pm Choral Evensong with the Starling Octet, followed by light refreshments. (See page 21)
8 Mar 10.45am Holy Communion Service
15 Mar 10.45am Holy Communion Service 6.00pm FreeStyle Service
22 Mar 10.45am Mothering Sunday Family Service Preceded by Breakfast 9.45-10.30am in aid of the Semiliki Trust
29 Mar 10.45am Benefice Communion Service at St Peter’s, Huish Champflower
NB Please take care not to drive on the grass verges around St Andrew’s. Thank you
THE EASTER CROSS Once again we will be using our Christmas tree to form a cross for Easter. With your help it will play a pivotal part in our Eastertide celebrations. During Lent it will stand in the church to remind us of Christ’s journey towards his Crucifixion. To celebrate Christ’s Resurrection on Easter Day, we would like to cover the cross with posies of spring flowers. Towards Easter a number of small pots will be made available in the church; we hope that you will take one or two home with you. Please fill them with a small posy of spring flowers and bring them along to the service on Easter morning. We can then place them onto the cross. It has really looked wonderful on previous Easter years, so please will you all help to make this year equally as special.
St.Andrew’s Flower Guild – Easter Lilies Easter Sunday 12th April 2020 We are all looking forward to decorating St. Andrew’s once again with Easter Lilies.If you wish to purchase a Lily in remembrance of a loved one the cost this year will be £3.00 per Lily stem. Please put your money together with your loved one’s name in an envelope marked ‘Easter Lilies’ and deliver to Dilys Sandercock, Olive Wyatt or one of the Church Wardens. If anyone would like to help with Arranging Flowers at St Andrew’s this will be very much appreciated, we have a small but dedicated team who arrange flowers on a regular basis, but additional help is always welcome especially on special occasions, such as Easter, Harvest, and Christmas etc. Please do give this some thought. Happy flower arranging, Dilys. 8 Looking Ahead - Wivey Looking Ahead - Wivey
FREE BOOKS at ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH A small selection of brand new contemporary Christian books has been donated to St. Andrew's library to be given away free to anyone who cares to pick one up. You will find the books displayed on the library table. Take one home to read and if you enjoyed it, why not pass it on? Hazel Ramsay.
St. Andrew’s Church Visiting Team If you know of anyone who has recently moved to Wiveliscombe; been bereaved; returned home from being in hospital; had a new baby; is elderly and/or lonely or who you believe might welcome a visit, please contact: Julie Newby on 01984 623301
Open the Book The Open the book team continue at Wivey Primary School assemblies once a month. Please continue to pray for the team as they take this opportunity to tell the children about God’s Love and all who hear and see the story unfold.
A Group for Sunday Allsorts 10yrs+ All Primary-aged Children Welcome
Activities for Children at St Andrew’s on Sunday Mornings during the service, except 3rd Sundays Info from Judith Swan 01984 629030 or [email protected]
WaysLooking to Make Ahead Advent - Wivey Special
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Church, but not as you know it………. a creative, fun and messy time exploring a bible story a celebration time with story, songs, prayer and games followed by sharing a meal together
Usually on the third WEDNESDAY of every month at 3.30pm
At St Andrew’s Church, Wiveliscombe.
Further info from wiveychurches.org.uk.
(Children under 11, please bring an adult with you)
Dates planned: Wednesday 18th March
Rock Youth Club
Rock, an after-school youth club for 11 - 13 years olds that meets in St Andrew, is challenging young people on issues of science and faith. Meetings are alternate Tuesdays 3.45-5pm, do join us or for more information contact Rachel Adams: [email protected]. Dates for Mar:- 10th & 24th
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A friendly face welcomes everyone to the Thursday morning Cafe in St Andrew’s. Come and enjoy Coffee, Cake, IT support, games and more.
ART CHURCH - for everyone Explore your hidden talents, be creative and have fun making art and making friends. Art Church will meet on the first and third Mondays of the month during term time in St Andrew’s Church at 1.30pm. Everyone is welcome from a complete novice to a more experienced artist. Bring your art materials if you have any or otherwise just come and we can provide. Our vision is to celebrate Art in all its forms, where we can learn, share, encourage and inspire each other to open the door on our creativity; whether we choose paint, pencil, papier machee or any other medium. Who knows where our ideas may lead us? We all know how difficult it is to make the time or to start on our own so come and join us and have a go! For more information do contact Diana Farrington (623606), Tony Blackmore (629261) or Rector Martin (629423)
Friday Morning Prayer Time in St Andrew’s Church at 9.05am. Please join us to spend 20 minutes in prayer.
Discuss and Donuts discuss stuff that matters every Friday lunchtime In the base free donuts @ Kingsmead School, open to all students
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“Bods & Tods” a Toddler Group running every Tuesday morning between 10am and 12pm in the Silver Street Centre. Come along and meet other parents and carers and chat over a hot drink whilst your little one plays. Each week there is a craft activity and each session finishes with a song time together. (Suggested donation of £1.50 per session). For further information please contact Felicity Parry on 01984 623991 or email [email protected]
Coffee Pot, Lunch & Sideways Look at Life
Did you know that every Wednesday you can drop in for a coffee and a chat in the Silver Street Centre between 10.30am and 12pm? (The Centre is behind Wivey Evangelical Congregational Church on Silver Street). Also once a month on the 2nd Wednesday you can stay on or turn up for lunch, which is served between 12 and 12.30pm. Just before lunch we have what we call “A Sideways Look at Life” which varies from a short talk on a topic close to someone’s heart, a fun quiz, something topical. Why not come and join us one week. It would be good to see you. For more info: Tel: 01984 623991/ 623308 or [email protected]
‘The Hub & Silver Street Centre’
Are you looking for somewhere to hold a party, run a business
event/meeting or just want office space and/or a desk? The Hub
and the Silver Street Centre, available for the use of whole
community in Wiveliscombe, offers a range of different sizes of meeting rooms and halls with a fully equipped kitchen. We offer competitive hire costs on an hourly/half day/full day or weekly rate. For more information contact Martyn on 01984 623 991 Email: [email protected]
Wivey Foodbank
A Foodbank run by volunteers is now open in Wivey. Based in the Silver Street Centre the Food Bank is open every Wednesday afternoon between 3 & 4 pm. Alternatively if you need help outside of this time then please ring 01984 623 991. We don’t think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry and so the aim is to provide three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people. If you or anyone you know might benefit from help then please drop in.
Each Foodbank relies on goodwill and support from the people in their local community. Over 90% of the food distributed comes from donations. The Silver Street Centre, Day Lewis Pharmacy and the Co-Op in Wivey are all collection points for both food and toiletries. 13 Looking Ahead - Regular Events in Wivey
Wivey Memory Café – Thursday 5th & 19th March
Do you or anyone you know suffer from memory loss as a result of dementia, stroke or any other illness? Then the Wivey Memory Café may be the place for you and your carer/family to spend time with others in a similar situation, in a relaxed social setting. It is a place where you can share information and experiences, reminisce and join in with activities which can help prevent boredom and aid relaxation. The Café at the Silver Street Centre runs twice a month on the first and third Thursday between 10.30am and 12.30pm. Run by people (including volunteers) who have experience and
training in dementia, both you and your carer will receive a warm welcome. Refreshments will be available and there will be a small charge/donation to cover the running costs. Martyn & Felicity Parry. Tel: 01984 623991 Email: [email protected]
Time for a Cuppa 2020 Thursday 5th March,10.30am – 12.30pm The Silver Street Centre, Wiveliscombe
Time for a Cuppa is Dementia UK’s annual tea party raising money for more dementia specialist Admiral Nurses, who give life-changing support to families facing dementia. Admiral Nurses provide the specialist dementia support that families need. When things get challenging or difficult, they work alongside families affected by dementia, giving them the compassionate one-to-one support, expert guidance and practical solutions, that help families face dementia with more confidence and less fear.
Come and join us on Thursday 5th March at Wivey’s Memory Café, between 10.30am and 12.30pm at the Silver Street Centre for a morning of tea and cake to raise funds for this worthwhile cause.
Julian Meetings The Julian Society will meet every 3rd Tuesday in the month at St. Andrew's Church at 10.30am Do join us for half an hour of silent prayer and coffee after! Contact: Hazel Ramsay 01984 248726 Email: [email protected]
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Wivey Walkers meet 1st Wednesday & 3rd Saturday .
WIVELISCOMBE CIVIC AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
...in touch with the past, looking to the future Thursday 19th March “Somerset Building Stones” Dr Andy King Geologist Wiveliscombe Community Centre at 7.30pm Refreshments. Society members free. Guests £3 Saturday 11th April Wivey Clean up Day! Come along to The Square from 10am to collect your bin bags, disposable gloves and head off into the lanes and car parks of Wivey to make our town sparkle! Wear sensible clothes and bring your friends!
Meetings held at the Wiveliscombe Community Centre at 7.30pm. Members free. Guests £3. All are welcome. Further information about the Civic Society Pauline Homeshaw 01984 624564 [email protected]
Wiveliscombe W.I.
Friday 6th March at 7pm at the Community Centre
Marion Dale “Building A RHS Show Garden”
Wiveliscombe Garden Club Talks are now held on the first Thursday of the month at 7.30pm in the Community Centre. All Welcome. Contact [email protected] for more information.
5th March – To Chelsea or bust by Claire Hart 2nd April – Alpines in troughs by Richard Horswood
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Silver Street Sessions Miranda Sykes 28th Mar, 8.00pm Miranda Sykes, the acclaimed singer and bassist with ‘Show of Hands’ is returning to her roots. After a career spanning over 20 years, during which time she has played with many of the top musicians and singers within the folk world, she is touring as she started out: one woman, one bass, and one guitar. Cotleigh Brewery, Ford Road, Wiveliscombe, £12/£10 concessions
Cinema Obscura Wiveliscombe’s award winning film society is currently showing feature films at the Wiveliscombe Primary School. In their 20th consecutive season of films:-
Sunday 15th March 2020 THE SKY TREMBLES AND THE EARTH IS AFRAID AND THE TWO EYES ARE NOT BROTHERS (UK 2016) Dir: Ben Rivers. Against the Atlas Mountains and desert sands of the Moroccan Sahara, Rivers's footage takes the viewer on several parallel journeys through documentary and fiction. All films are shown in the Wiveliscombe Primary School main hall Doors open 7pm – Film from 7.30pm, Entrance £5 More information from Eddie Gaines 01984 624657
Wivey Folk Dance Club 8pm Wiveliscombe Community Centre We look forward to seeing new as well as familiar faces, on your own or with a partner. 10th Mar. Ivor Hyde & Holly & Simon Mapleson. International Women's Day 24th Mar. Dudley Swain & Dave Dacey . Spring is here For more information contact Sue 01984 629502, Margaret 01984 624131 or Brenda 01984 624595
Clatworthy Events Diary 31st July – Country Dance Night 20th March – Quiz Night 15th August – Picnic by the Tone 18th April – “Big Breakfast” 29th August – Village Fete 25th April - Coffee Morning 25th September – Café Chanson 8th May - VE Celebration 13th October - Harvest Supper 29th May – Story Night 23rd October – Quiz Night 13th June - Ploughmans Lunch 27th November – Come Dine With Me 26th June – Book Night 16th December - Carols in the Hall Church events are 26th July - Cream Teas 19th December – Christmas Party highlighted in Blue
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St Luke’s, Langley Marsh
1st Mar 8.30am Holy Communion
8th Mar 8.30am Holy Communion
2020 at St. Luke’s, Langley.
V E Day Bank Holiday 8th May starting at 11.00am. Coffee/ tea and cakes with a 1940’s theme. Music from the Wiveliscombe ukulele group and memories of VE day from a child of the time. Bring along a picnic lunch and travel 1940’s style in a vintage bus from Langley to Clatworthy Reservoir returning mid afternoon.
Saturday 13 June at 2.00pm. Cake and Walk. Have afternoon tea and cake at St. Luke’s and offset the calories by following a planned walk around local gardens. Proceeds will also support the MND association.
Harvest Festival service and breakfast. Sunday 20th September at 8.30am followed by coffee and croissants.
Christmas themed afternoon. Saturday 14 November at 2.00pm. Have your first mince pies with us!
Tuesday 15 December at 6.30pm. Join us for the Langley Carol Service.
St. Mary Magdalene, Clatworthy
2nd Sunday: 10.00am - Holy Communion
4th Sunday 6.00pm - Evening Service (summer months) 10.00am - Matins (winter months)
…… with a difference! Looking for something different than the normal boring quiz rounds then how about these: “Loads of Money” “The Yummy Round” “Hello ,Hello, Hello” “Beware the Ides of March” Intrigued then why not come along and find out? Clatworthy Village Hall Friday 20th March @ 7.30 pm £2 per person, teams of four or make one up on the night. Bring your own treats & tipples. 17 Looking Ahead - the Hills - Huish Champflower
St Peter’s Huish Champflower.
1st Sunday: 11.15am - Family service with Holy Communion
3rd Sunday: 10.00am - Matins followed by tea, coffee & biscuits. 29 Mar 10.45am Benefice Communion Service at St Peter’s, Huish Champflower, All Welcome
Coffee & Cake @ St Peter’s, Huish Champflower Saturday 7th March 10.30am - 12noon, Bring & Buy & Raffle, All welcome. Proceeds for church funds
Paper Crafting By popular request, Jane Bashford will be joining us at Saint Peters, Huish Champflower. She will, once again, lead one of her inspiring paper crafting workshops. Held on Saturday, the 4th of April from 10:30 am till 1 pm. There will be an opportunity to try your hand at a number of crafting techniques and create items to take home. The cost will be £10 per person and this will also include a light lunch. There is no need to book, just come along on the day.Proceeds will be for church funds.
St Peter’s Church, Huish Champflower - Dates for your Diary 2020 Sat 7th March* Coffee and Cake -10.30am -12noon Dates for your Diary - May 2020 Bring & Buy, Raffle, in the Church Sat 9th May 75th Anniversary VE Day Tea - 3-5pm Sat 4th April* Paper Crafting - 10.30am -1pm War time music, display of WWII memorabilia in the church in the Church, followed by a light Lunch £10 per person Sun 10th May Church Service 10.00am with Collection for The Royal British Legion Sat 9th May 75th Anniversary VE Day Tea - 3-5pm Mon 25th May* Coombe Park Gardens Open -10.30am-1pm War time music, display of WWII memorabilia in the church Refreshments, Raffle & Cake Stall, Sun 10th May Church Service 10.00am with Collection for The Royal British Legion Entry £3.50, 12yrs & under no charge. Dogs Welcome Mon 25th May* Coombe Park Gardens Open -10.30am-1pm Refreshments, Raffle & Cake Stall, Vacancy Entry £3.50, 12yrs & under no charge. Dogs Welcome Huish Champflower Parish Council has a vacancy for a Parish Clerk. Sun 28th June* St Peter’s Sit-in Sunday - 10.30am-4.00pm The salaried role involves 2-3 hours a week (on average) and attendance at meetings in the Church Porch Denise and Julie will be receiving your donations (usually every 2 months). for the Churchyard Grass Cutting To find out more please contact Stephen Kimsey at [email protected]. Sat 11th July* Summer Salad Saturday - 12noon -2pm £5 per person, salad lunch, raffle, bring & buy in the Church Sat 8th Aug* Coffee and Cake Bring & Buy, Raffle, 10.30am -12noon in the Church Huish Champflower WI Sat 5th Sept Fete, Produce Show & Dog Show @ Village Hall The March Meeting will be on March 12th at 2.30 Mon 5th Oct* Harvest Supper 7pm in the Village Hall, £7 per Adult. when the speaker will be Mr Richard Reeves Freewheelers Auction of produce & raffle. Please bring own drinks & cutlery Visitors and New Members are always welcome. Sat 7th Nov* Christmas Fair-10.30am -1pm in the church, stalls, raffle, Bring & Buy & refreshments. To hire a table @ a cost of £7 contact Julie Powles March 20th Soup lunch from 12 noon in the Village Hall Sun 20th Dec Carols around the Tree- 10.00am in the church Collection for V Hall April Soup lunch will be on April 24th * proceeds from these events for church funds The April Meeting will be on April 9th at 7.30
when our speaker will be Celia Guppy Dress to flatter your shape.
18 Looking Ahead the Hills - Huish Champflower - Chipstable
Thursday 17th October 10.00am Holy Communion in the Hills
All Saints’, Chipstable
Sunday 8th March 10.00am - Holy Communion
Everyone is very welcome at our services and afterwards for coffee and chat.
Dates for the future Sunday 17th May Denhill Bluebell walk Saturday 6th June Bulland Fete
Chipstable Parish Hall Events Calendar 2020 Saturday 20th June- Summer Barbecue Sunday 5th July- Vintage Tractor Run
Sunday 13th September- ‘Souper’ Walk Saturday 21st November- Skittles Evening
Come and join us for The Annual Big Breakfast At Chipstable Church Hall, Waterrow on th Saturday 28 March 9.00am-11.00am
Adults- £6 Children under 12- £3
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Looking Ahead - the hills - Raddington- Tolland - Brompton Ralph
St Michael's, Raddington 1st Sunday 9.45am Matins Please not that in the Winter months the first Sunday services will be at 9.45am and Matins 3rd Sunday 9.15am Holy Communion
St John the Baptist, Tolland
Seasonal Services held throughout the year,
The next service will be the Palm Sunday Service Sunday 5th April at 10.30am
Thursday 16th January 10.00am Holy Communion in the Hills at St Mary’s Brompton Ralph St Mary’s, Brompton Ralph
1st March 9.15am Holy Communion
15th March 6pm Choral Evensong with the Starling Octet, followed by light refreshments. All Welcome (see page 21)
The next Coffee Morning (every fourth Friday of the month) will be Friday 27th March 10.30am to 12 noon in the Village Hall 50p including delicious homemade cakes and biscuits. Dates to look forward to: Saturday 16th May - Plant Sale
Please note amended date; Saturday 13th June - Concert A programme of Jewish Choral Music from the Alyth Chamber Choir
Saturday 18th July - Church Fete
Brompton Ralph & District WI meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 2.30pm in the Village Hall Wednesday 4th March Japanese Collage - Verity Martindill "Please contact Liz Henderson on 629545 [email protected]
Brompton Ralph Village Hall
Whist Drive Monday 23rd March 7-30pm
Date for your Diary Derek and Sheila's Charity cream tea afternoon at Higher House Brompton Ralph Sunday July 12th from 2-30pm More Details to Follow
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Ways to help your community Looking Ahead - the hills - Brompton Ralph
Benefice Choral Evensongs In Lent
Sunday 1st March in St Andrew’s, Wiveliscombe at 5 p.m.
Sunday 15th March in St Mary’s, Brompton Ralph at 6 p.m.
Sung by the Starling Octet.
All welcome. Refreshments afterwards.
BROMPTON RALPH SHOP & POST OFFICE Contact: 01984 623267 [email protected] Shop Opening Times: Monday to Friday 9.30 – 1.00 p.m. 5.00 – 6.00 p.m. (exc. Wednesday) Saturday 10.00 – 12.00 Sunday Closed Post Office Opening Times: Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 9.30 – 1.00 p.m. A well-stocked shop: - Organic produce to order - Seasonal fruit & vegetables (when available) - Frozen produce - Fresh milk (Mondays & Thursdays) - Regular orders taken & delivered on Tuesdays - Fresh bread, cakes, savouries from Glenmores (Tues/Sat) - Thornes meat orders taken on Tuesdays for Thursday - Queenswood Natural Foods stocked with special orders monthly-
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NGS GARDEN OPENINGS “The garden at Elworthy Cottage is open for snowdrops in aid of the National Garden Scheme on Sunday 16th and Thursday 27th February Looking Ahead - the Hills and Beyond from 11am to 4pm, admission £4.00 Tea/coffee is available. Tel 01984 656427. www.elworthy-cottage.co.uk “ Huish Dates for Diary BRENDON HILL (Beulah) METHODIST CHURCH Watchet, Somerset TA23 0LL (jct B3224 and B3190) Cotleigh Brewery has been hosting a wide variety of live Services at 6.30pm every Sunday. music for several years now with folk, jazz, open mike A warm welcome to our unique hill country chapel sessions and “rockier” groups playing regularly.
Look out for posters nearer the time or contact Eddie on
07817190320 for more details.
Wellington Choral Society will be performing the Armed Man - a Mass for Peace by Karl Jenkins together with Vaughn Williams 'Five Mystical Songs' and Elgar's Great is the Lord on Saturday 28 March 2020 at 7.30.pm at St John the Baptist Church, Wellington. Tickets adults £14.00, children free
MILVERTON CONCERT SOCIETY The London Bridge Trio. will be at Milverton St. Michael’s Church 7:30pm on February 28th 2020. Tickets available online at Ticketsource via the website www.milvertonconcerts.org or by telephone 0333 666 3366 (more details in February issue)
ALSO NOT TO BE MISSED! March 27th 7.30 'Red Priest' Four-piece baroque super-group Red Priest is the only early music group in the world to have been compared in the press to the Rolling Stones, Jackson Pollock, the Marx Brothers, Spike Jones and the Cirque du Soleil. They have become an international phenomenon, turning the period instrument movement on its head with its thrilling, no-holds-barred approach to the genre. ‘For sheer technical wizardry, charismatic showmanship, and expressive devilment, Red Priest is in an exhilarating class of its own.’ (BBC Music Magazine) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKg1ATzvUuI&list=RDYKg1ATzvUuI&start_radio= 1&t=49 Tickets available online at Ticketsource via the website www.milvertonconcerts.org or by telephone 0333 666 3366 and in person from The Globe Inn, Milverton. Tickets are also on sale at the church door on the night of the concert. Pre-concert pub-suppers are available at The Globe Inn – booking essential. See website for further details.
22 The Brendon Towers Way Looking Ahead - the Hills and Beyond
Brendon Towers Way APOLOGY I must apologise for 2 errors I made in the article about the “Brendon Towers Way” waymarks in the last
magazine. Firstly there was no illustration of the way mark. The one illustrated was the logo. Secondly St Andrew’s church is not Victorian but is, as we all know, Georgian. Ann Scotter
Please look out for details of the Brendon Tower way dedication walk on 23rd May in next months magazine.
Have your say about providing care closer to home in Somerset Health and care services in Somerset are running an engagement programme to gather feedback from local people about providing care closer to home. Health and care services in Somerset aim to support people to live independent, healthier lives by having the right services in the right place for their needs, available at the right time and delivered by the right people. The engagement programme runs until 12 April 2020. Everyone who lives and works in Somerset is invited to join in, think about and help shape a new way of providing services which is, where practical, closer to where they live, supports independence and maintains health. Everyone’s input, ideas and suggestions are vital to helping them make sure that we have the right services in the right place. The engagement document shares with everyone the reasons why current services need to change and the challenges faced in continuing to run them. Using all the feedback received, a number of ways that health and care services could be delivered differently will be developed. There will be public consultation about these potential options in the future. Health and care services would like to know what you think about their ideas so far and get your feedback. You can read the full engagement document on their website at www.fitformyfuture.org.uk or contact them by email [email protected] or telephone 01935 384119.
23 Regular Events - Music and Crafts
Community Music Groups in Wiveliscombe High Park Music School Children from year 3-4 upwards, and including secondary age are learning to play clarinet, flute or saxophone for just £2 per session with instrument included. To get in touch with Bex – [email protected]. We meet weekly on Saturday mornings in the Scout Hut in Wiveliscombe. Wiveliscombe Wind Band Rehearsals are normally held fortnightly on Tuesday from 7pm at Cotleigh Brewery Events Hall and would love to see some new musicians join us – all ages and abilities are always welcome, get in touch with director Hilary Wickham for more info – [email protected] or 01984 623335
The Wiveliscombe Community Choir meet on a Wednesday evening in the Silver Street Centre Wiveliscombe from 7-8.30 under the direction of Tom Morrell. The group aims to sing in three or four part harmony with an emphasis on fun and enjoyment. We welcome new members, no experience necessary but with a willingness to try. Please contact Ann Wilson for further information.
If you love making music and would like more, or different opportunities, don’t forget there is a ·St Andrew’s Church Choir - and a Church Band
St. Andrew’s Church Choir: WANTED - new members for the Church Choir If any of you have looked at the Church Choir recently, you may have noticed that we are nearly all "getting on in years". We would really like some younger people to join us. We practice twice a month, on a Friday evening at 7.45 pm for about an hour. If you love singing and feel you may like to join us, please contact -JULIE NEWBY at [email protected] or ring 01984 623301.
Church Band : - Rehearsals Thursdays once or twice a month. For more information contact Judith Swan - 01984 629030
WIVELISCOMBE CRAFT GROUP Craft dates for the coming year are as follows: March 12th, April 9th, May 14th, June 11th, July 9th, September 10th, October 8th, November 12th and December 10th. Meetings take place in the Community Centre between 2.30 and 4.30pm. The cost for the meeting is £2 to include tea/coffee and cake. Everybody is welcome. Do come and join us. If you would like any further information please phone either Audrey on 01984 623736, or Lorna on 01984 623193.
The Wiveliscombe & District Flower Club meets monthly on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7.30 pm at Wiveliscombe Rugby Club. Contact Olive Wyatt for details
Wivey Quilters 4th Thursday of every month at Wiveliscombe Community Centre. 2 - 4 pm Cost: £3.00 Contact Maggie Watkinson (01984 623859) for further details.
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Quick View Events for March - Weekly Events
Dayam Date Time Event 8.30 am Holy Communion Langley Marsh 9.15 am Holy Communion Brompton Ralph 9.45am Matins Raddington, Sun 1 10.45 am Morning Worship Wiveliscombe followed by soup lunch (with Sunday Allsorts and XStream) 11.15 am Family Service with Holy Communion Huish Champflower 5.00pm Choral Evensong sung by Starling Octet St Andrews Mon 2 1.30pm Art Church Tues 3 10am Bods & Tods in SSC 10.30am Coffee Pot & Talking Café SSC Wed 4 3-4pm Foodbank SCC 10.00am Community Cafe for All at St Andrew’s Thurs 5 10.30-12.30pm Time for a Cuppa Fundraiser & Memory Cafe SCC 7.30pm Lent Group at the Manse, Silver Street Fri 6 8.30-9.25am First Friday Prayers Sat 7 10.30-12 Coffee and Cake, Huish Champflower 10.00am Holy Communion Chipstable 10.00 am Holy Communion Clatworthy Sun 8 10.45 am Holy Communion Wiveliscombe (with Sunday Allsorts and XStream) Mon 9 10am Bods & Tods in SSC Tues 10 3.45pm Rock Youth Group 10.30am Coffee Pot, Lunch & Talking Café SSC Wed 11 3-4pm Foodbank SCC 10.00am Community Cafe for All at St Andrew’s Thurs 12 7.30pm Lent Group at the Manse, Silver Street Fri 13 9.05am Friday Prayers Sat 14 7.30pm Collegium Singers Concert in St Andrews Magazine Deadline!! 8.30am Holy Communion Service Langley Marsh 9.15 am Holy Communion Raddington 10.00 am Matins Huish Champflower Sun 15 10.45 am Holy Communion Wiveliscombe (with Sunday Allsorts and XStream) 6.00pm Choral Evensong sung by Starling Octet Brompton Ralph 6.00pm Freestyle Service St Andrews Mon 16 1.30pm Art Church 10.00am Bods & Tods in SCC Tues 17 10.30am Julian Meeting in St Andrew’s 10.30am Coffee Pot & Talking Café SSC Wed 18 3-4pm Foodbank SCC 3.30pm Messy Church with messy Tea
26 Quick View Events for March Weekly Events - Future Dates & Lent
Day Date Time Event 10.00am Community Cafe for All at St Andrew’s Thurs 19 10.30am Memory Cafe SCC 7.30pm Lent Group at the Manse, Silver Street 9.05am Friday Prayers Fri 20 10.30am Coffee morning at Brompton Ralph 7.30pm Quiz Night Clatworthy Sat 21 Mothering Sunday 10.00am Matins Service Clatworthy Sun 22 9.45am - 10.30 Sunday Breakfast at St Andrew’s 10.45 am Mothering Sunday Family Service Wiveliscombe Mon 23 10am Bods & Tods in SSC Tues 24 3.45pm Rock Youth Group 10.30am Coffee Pot, Lunch & Talking Café SSC Wed 25 3-4pm Foodbank SCC 10.00am Community Cafe for All at St Andrew’s 10.30am Clerkspool Home Group Thurs 26 7.30pm Lent Group at the Manse, Silver Street 7.30pm Iolanthe, St Andrew’s 9.05-9.20am Friday Prayers Fri 27 10.30am - 12 Coffee Morning at Brompton Ralph Sat 28 9.00-11.00am The Annual Big Breakfast, Waterrow
Sun 29 10.45am Benefice Holy Communion Service at Huish Champflower St Luke’s Langley Marsh Thursday 12th December 10.00am Holy Communion in the Hills Mon 30
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Looking Ahead - Future Dates
April 4th Paper Crafting, Huish Champflower 10th Good Friday Cross Walks 12th Easter Sunday
May 8th VE Day Bank Holiday Events 9th VE Day Tea 23rd Brendon Towers Way Walk and Dedication by Bishop
June 26th-28th Spree
27 The Pastor’s Pen - Martyn Parry
Greetings. We hope you are having a blessed month. The beatitudes come from the opening verses of the famous Sermon on the Mount delivered by Jesus and recorded in Matthew 5:3-12. Here Jesus stated several blessings, each beginning with the phrase, "Blessed are ..." (Similar declarations appear in Jesus' Sermon on the Plain in Luke 6:20-23.) You may know that the word "beatitude" comes from the Latin ‘beatitudo,’ meaning "blessedness." The phrase "blessed are" in each beatitude implies a current state of happiness or well-being. This expression held powerful meaning of "divine joy and perfect happiness" to the people of the day. THE BEATITUDES OF JESUS "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
In other words, Jesus was saying "divinely happy and fortunate are those who possess these inward qualities." Perhaps it means that we are blessed when we are able to help and support others, without expecting a reward or favour. Maybe it means being there for someone, doing something, going beyond the call of duty in some person’s life. I recently came across this poem from the Dementia/Alzheimer's Society
BLESSED ARE THEY: (Author Unknown) Blessed are they who understand my faltering step and shaking hand. Blessed are they who know my ears today must strain to hear the things they say. Blessed are they who seem to know my eyes are dim and my answers slow. Blessed are they who look away when my tea was spilled at the table today. Blessed are they who with a cheery smile will stop to chat for a little while. Blessed are they who never say, “You’ve told that story twice today.” Blessed are they who know my ways and bring back memories of yesterdays. Blessed are they who ease the days and care for me in loving ways. Blessed are they who make it known I’m loved, respected and not alone.
Might I suggest that both ‘Blessed are’ narratives are a great basis and a framework for living our lives in and supporting others... Have a Great Month: Pastor Martyn. www.wiveyevengelical.org
PRAYER CIRCLE/CHAIN We are a small group of people who pray each day at home. We remember all those who have requested a prayer. We contact each other usually by email but those with no computer will have a computer buddy who will contact you by phone to relay the message. If you are interested in joining us or would like a prayer, please contact me: Ann Somerfield Tel 01984 623787 or email: [email protected]. 28 Growing in Faith - letter from Bishop Ruth
Let’s talk!
‘It’s good to talk!’ so the old BT advert (other telecommunications firms are available) used to say. I agree. Who doesn’t feel better after having a good old chat with a friend, or even after having a quick chat with a stranger when stuck in a tedious queue? It may seem then, that this year’s Lent Challenge from Bishop Peter and myself is no great challenge at all as we are simply suggesting that we have conversations with our neighbours, family and friends.
The challenge comes in what we might talk about. We are encouraging all of us, including Bishops, to step outside what may be our normal topics of conversation, and perhaps our comfort zones, and grapple with some simple questions about life, death and everything in between. The challenge is both to listen to someone else’s viewpoint and to ask ourselves how our own answers connect to what we believe.
In order to help us have those conversations the Go Team and discipleship team have produced a handy pack of question cards, and by the time Lent begins, we hope that each church will have received at least one of these packs of 40 Everyday Questions. The questions are suitable for all ages so can be used in a whole host of ways – with friends, family, colleagues, in school, with a Lent group, at a ‘bring and share’ lunch, even in church on a Sunday.
We’ve already been out and about across the diocese asking people some of the questions on the cards. And you can bet that asking school children questions like ‘Should all bad people be punished?’ or ‘How would you describe God?’ has yielded some very interesting conversations. We will be sharing some of the conversations we’ve had with a range of people on Facebook and Twitter so if you are on social media then do keep an eye out for them during Lent, and by all means let our communications team know how you are getting on using the hashtag #40questions.
We really hope the 40 Everyday Questions cards generate some interesting, meaningful and indeed, Godly conversations that will help us hear the point of view of those around us and refresh and deepen our faith in God this Lent.
Bishop Ruth
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What’s happening in Lent?
February’s magazine explained the Diocesan Lent Challenge “Everyday Conversations” which can be taken up in Lent by individuals, families or during informal chats with friends: see Bishop Ruth’s letter opposite.
The other activity being offered this Lent is to attend one of the Lent groups which will be meeting to follow a course on the Ministry of Blessing, put together by Pamela Walker. The course will begin with a plenary session in St Andrew’s church on the first Thursday of Lent (28th February) which will then be followed by up to four weekly meetings in various homes to follow the study materials provided by Pamela. The final session will be part of the Maundy Thursday Last Supper meal in St Andrew’s on 9th April at 7 p.m., which will include some of the blessings which Jesus would have used at that meal.
At the time of going to press, it is looking like there will be two Tuesday evening, two Thursday evening and one or two day time groups. Check the noticeboard at the back of the church for up-to-date details.
For the Congregational church there is a monthly Thursday morning group meeting at 10.30 at Clerkspool and a weekly Thursday evening group meeting at the Manse, Silver Street.
On p11 are details for the young people’s group meeting fortnightly on Tuesday evenings.
Could you be an ANNA FRIEND? Anna Friend is a special role in its own right for those who would like to accompany older people on their spiritual journey, to complement and extend the work of the Anna Chaplain. Training and Support given. If you feel you might be called to this special and rewarding work, you will find additional helpful information on: www.annachaplaincy.org or please speak to Revd. Martin Walker or to Hazel Ramsay.
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Useful Contacts
The Benefice of Wiveliscombe and the Hills
Rector: Martin Walker [email protected] 01984 629423 (Late evenings and early mornings): 01984 248601 Benefice Secretary: Lorna Thorne: [email protected] 01984 629423 Readers: Martin Valuks: 01984 623302 Vigdis Adams: 01984 623869 Adam Green: 01984 623012 Safeguarding Sarah Heard [email protected] 01398 361202
St Andrew’s Wiveliscombe Churchwardens: Peter Pearson: [email protected] 01823 400093 Sherry Rayson [email protected] 01984 568096 Assistant Churchwarden: Jacqui Cottenham [email protected] 01984 624440 PCC Secretary: Abbie Rayson [email protected] 01984 568096 Treasurer: Gloria Filbee [email protected] 01984 624653 Family ministry: Judith Swan [email protected] 01984 629030 Visiting Team: Julie Newby 01984 623301 Bellringers Andrew Howard [email protected] 01984 624366 Choir Julie Newby [email protected] 01984 623301 Flower Guild Dilys Sandercock 01984 624400
St Mary’s Brompton Ralph Churchwarden: Sue Welch: [email protected] 01984 624716 Secretary: Liz Henderson: [email protected] 01984 629545 Treasurer Mrs Helen Lock [email protected] 01984 568237
All Saints, Chipstable Churchwarden + Treasurer: Sue Levinge: 01984 623680 Dep. Churchwarden + Sec: Linda Martin: [email protected] 01984 624786
St Mary Magdalene, Clatworthy Churchwardens: Michael Biggs: [email protected] 01398 371317 Marie Cowling: [email protected] 01984 623484 Secretary: Angela Oakins: 01398 371317 Treasurer: Jennifer Maunder: 01984 623410
St Peter’s Huish Champflower Churchwarden + Secretary: Denise Broom [email protected] 01984 624395 Churchwarden: Julie Powles 01984 623701 Treasurer: Caroline Colvin [email protected] 01984 629049
St Michael’s, Raddington Churchwarden: Simon Coates 01398 361271 Dep. Churchwarden: Rebecca Mills [email protected] 01398 361537 Secretary: Elaine Welch 01398 361269
Treasurer: Colin Snow 01984 624663
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Useful Contacts
St John the Baptist, Tolland Churchwardens: Maureen Canney [email protected] 01984 656236 Linda Lloyd [email protected] 01984 623155 Secretary: Emma Wrayford [email protected] 01984 667858
Treasurer: Neil Longstreet [email protected]
St Luke’s Langley Marsh Chair (when Rector not present): Sir Christopher Airy Secretary: Alison Brigden: [email protected] 01984 623338
Waterrow Village and Chipstable & Raddington Church Hall Contact : Liz Kilbride [email protected] 01984 623431
Other Churches found within The Benefice Boundaries
Evangelical Congregational Church, Silver Street, Wiveliscombe
Pastor: Rev Martyn Parry [email protected] 01984 623991 Secretary: Felicity Parry [email protected] 01984 623991 Website: www.wiveyevangelical.org (Sunday Services: 10.15am Prayer Meeting 11am with Communion on 1st Sunday of Month)
St Richard of Chichester’s Roman Catholic Church, Church Street, Wiveliscombe Priest: Fr Ikeokwu Nduh [email protected] 01823 662283 (Services: Mass: 9am Sunday 10am Thursdays)
Brendon Hill (Beulah) Methodist Church Minister: Rev Nick Lakin Church Steward Gill Tapp 01643 841280 Services: Every Sunday at 6.30pm At other times on Special Occasions.)
Other Useful Contacts
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