Issue Number 443 November 2017 From the Rector Remembering St Martin Though flowers have perished at the touch Of Frost, the early comer, OUR MISSION I hail the season loved so much, A community seeking to live well with God, The good St Martin’s summer. gathered around Jesus Christ in prayer and fellowship, and committed to welcome, worship and witness. John Greenleaf Whittier, a nineteenth century American Quaker and The Church Office poet, is best known as the author of the much-loved hymn Dear Lord , BD23 6AL and Father of mankind. Amongst his many other works is a poem, St 01756 710238 Martin’s Summer, which celebrates the period of mild weather (also [email protected] known as an Indian summer) that frequently occurs around the The Rector Feast of St Martin of Tours on 11 November. The Rectory, Bolton Abbey, Skipton BD23 6AL In the 11 November is better known as Armistice 01756 710326 Day, solemnly marked each year as the date on which the [email protected] agreement for the cessation of hostilities on the western front came Curate into effect in 1918. Remarkably, another stanza of Whittier’s poem 07495 151987 seems to anticipate the armistice by describing a (figurative) [email protected] cessation of hostilities between two weather systems on Website St Martin’s Day: SUNDAY www.boltonpriory.church The summer and the winter here 08.00 Holy Communion Midway a truce are holding, 09.15 Liquid Family Worship First Sunday of month A soft, consenting atmosphere Their tents of peace enfolding. 10.30 Sung Eucharist 18.30 Evening Prayer (said) April to September Monday 11 November 1918 was cold and dam but, on the days following, high pressure settled over the continent as St Martin’s 16.30 Evening Prayer (said) October to March Summer set in and the ‘tents of peace’ were finally pitched in WEDNESDAY Europe. As we prepare once again to remember the terrible toll that war took in the bloody conflicts of the twentieth century, we also 10.00 Holy Communion look forward with hope to a time when a ‘soft consenting 18.45 Choir Practice atmosphere’ will herald God’s final reign of justice, mercy, and peace. All regular services are according to the Book of Common Prayer (BCP), except for the Family service, an informal service for young and old. May God bless you in your remembering WEDDINGS and BAPTISMS: By arrangement via the Church Office. and in your hoping. 1 2 RECTOR’S NOTES Guiding Team: Last month the summer guiding season drew to a close, Remembrance Sunday: The preacher at our Sung Eucharist at 10.30 but weekend guiding continues. I take this opportunity of thanking our on Sunday, 12 November, will be the Revd Ikuko Williams from the team of guides and welcomers who have committed their time and chaplaincy team at St James’s Hospital. The service will incorporate an energy so unstintingly to ensure that our tens of thousands of visitors Act of Remembrance, including the two minutes’ silence. are offered a warm welcome to the Priory between Easter and October. Cantores Salicium: On the afternoon of Remembrance Sunday there I am particularly grateful to Gerry Yates who has taken on the role of will be a special service at 15.30 led by Cantores Salicium (who co-ordinating the team with such grace and aplomb. We are asking for a regularly sing at the Priory on Palm Sunday). The service will include a Guides presence in the Priory on Boxing and New Year’s Day to welcome complete performance of the Missa Defunctorum (mass for the dead) visitors. A smile is all that’s needed. Ring Gerry on 01535 610690. by Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548 – 1611) as well as readings from John Donne, Wilfrid Owen and others. This promises to be a very moving way of marking the ninety-ninth anniversary of Armistice Day. LIVE NATIVITY 2017 – SAVE THE DATE Choral Evensong with Act of Commemoration of the Faithful Following the good reception for the inaugural Live Nativity at the Priory Departed: This annual service will be held on Sunday 19 November. in 2016, the event will be repeated this year on Saturday 09 December, As usual, we shall be formally inviting the families of those whose with two showings at 11.00 and 13.30. funerals we have held in the past twelve months and whose names The Bolton Abbey Estate are partnering with us again and have sourced will be read out at the service, but I hope that many of you will take the animals, a big hit at last year’s event, and the stable. It is hoped that this opportunity to give thanks for the lives of loved ones now the cast will be drawn from among the students and parents at the departed. Boyle and Petyt School, Beamsley. Confirmation Service: On Sunday 26 November, the Feast of Christ I will be approaching a the King, the Rt Revd Chris Edmondson will preside at a service of few people over the Confirmation. Bishop Chris was Bishop of Bolton in the Diocese of next few weeks asking Manchester until last year and now serves as an Honorary Assistant them to get involved Bishop in our diocese. Please pray for Lily, Bill, Charlie, Ann, Paul, and as stewards and Pippa who are currently undertaking courses of preparation with a providing view to offering themselves for Confirmation. refreshments. If you would like to get Christmas Services: We publish details of our Christmas services this involved with this key month, which will also be on our website soon. We are delighted once part of the Priory’s again to be holding a Carol Service to which all who live and work on mission activity, please the Bolton Abbey Estate will be specifically invited (though all are very do get in touch. welcome); and please make a special note of the two ‘live’ Nativity Services on Saturday 09 December which we are holding in Many thanks, partnership with the Estate. Last year’s services were a tremendous Jonathan success and we hope that St Martin’s Summer (see Rector’s letter) will last long enough for these outdoor services to be sunny and dry again.

3 4 ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS SERVICES 2017 WEDNESDAY NIGHTERS Sunday 03 December Bolton Abbey Village Hall 19.30 16.30 Advent Carol Service On the 01 November retired Police Inspector Chris Binns will regale us with ‘Famous People I have met in my Police Career’. This talk has Thursday 07 December already been heard by one of our group and we are assured that it 19.00 Bolton Abbey Estate Carol Service (all welcome) will be a fascinating evening. Saturday 09 December Everyone is very welcome. Entrance is free, we hold a raffle to cover our costs. If you would like to help with tea and cake after the 11.00 Live Nativity (first performance) meeting please have a word with Margaret Cody 01756 710587. 13.30 Live Nativity (second performance) On the 06 December we will be holding our Christmas Dinner at 19.00 for 19.30. Sunday 10 December Tickets will be on sale at the November meeting or from 15.00 Roaming Carols (meet at Bolton Abbey Village Post Office) Barbara Pickersgill 01756 710630.

Sunday 17 December WORLD’S BIGGEST COFFEE MORNING 16.30 Service of Lessons and Carols I would like to say a great big ‘thank you’ Thursday 21 December to all who helped in any way at the Macmillan Coffee Morning in Bolton 18.00 Boyle and Petyt School Carol Service Abbey Village Hall. The hall looked lovely Christmas Eve with flowers donated from Bolton Hall. Sunday 24 December As always everyone was so generous 08.00 Holy Communion donating cakes to sell and eat, giving raffle prizes and generous donations. Selling donated, excess fruit 10.30 Sung Eucharist and vegetables in the Priory Church raised around £200! A ‘must do’ 16.00 Christingle again next year. I am sure everyone enjoyed themselves on the day. I was hoping that we could better last year’s total of £851.45. We did 23.30 First Eucharist of Christmas £1000!! Yes that was the exact total! Christmas Day My grateful thanks to you all, it couldn’t have happened without your Monday 25 December magnificent support. 08.00 Holy Communion Margaret Cody 10.00 Festal Eucharist PRIORY MAGAZINE DEADLINE Wednesday 27 December DECEMBER/JANUARY MAGAZINE St John, Apostle and Evangelist Please may we have any copy by 15 November sent either to the 10.00 Holy Communion Editor or the Church Office.

5 6 MARY’S MEALS SINGING WORKSHOP We raised £450 in the process, enough to feed another 32 children A group of around 40 of us gathered at the Priory on Saturday 23 for a year at the school we are supporting in Malawi. September for an African Singing Workshop, run to support our What a lovely way to raise money! Mary’s Meals project. The day was directed by musician and Keely was extraordinarily generous in giving us her time, expertise composer, Keely Hodgson, who leads and directs Ben Rhydding and joie de vivre as a contribution to the charity on this occasion. Community Choir and various other singing groups. We kicked off at Thank you so much Keely. 10.00 with some warm up exercises and then started the joyous task If you would like to know more about Keely’s singing groups – please of learning, in different parts, a number of African songs. People were contact her on [email protected] encouraged to move around and just ‘go to the part that you wanted Rebecca Cain to sing’.

MARY’S MEALS – PROJECT SALT Members of the Mary’s Meals committee had very generously made Thank you to everyone who supported cakes, and these were served up with teas and coffees in the Boyle the Mary’s Meals Bake Sale in October. Room at various intervals. The amount raised was £160.20. We are now only £937.15 short of our target to The day culminated in a ‘sharing’ of songs in the Tower at 16.00. fund the meals at Sawali School for a Visitors to the Priory looked pleased and amazed to hear the sounds whole year. of Africa – with songs sung in the Xhosa and Swahili languages. We were accompanied by Keely on the jembe drum. The next Bake Sale will take place on 05 November after the Liquid and Morning Services. Any contributions would be most gratefully Keely’s style of ‘natural voice’ training is both effective and great fun. received. With grace and charm, she managed to get some great sounds out of us all. We would love to invite her back. Rebecca Cain

7 8 BOYLE AND PETYT HARVEST SHOW THE FIRST TRANS-ATLANTIC PARISH MAGAZINE The weather was kind and the crowds flocked to If you are reading this magazine in its usual printed form, then your the Boyle and Petyt Harvest Show. There was editor is heaving a huge sigh of relief. This month the magazine has much to see and do; face painting, a raffle, stalls, been edited and compiled 4,500 miles away from Bolton Abbey on a a bouncy castle, teas with homemade cakes and quiet, small island off the west coast of Florida and then sent lots more. electronically, via cyberspace, from the USA back to the UK. I have to say a huge ‘thank you’ to the editorial team for their help in making this possible. The exhibits were enjoyable to see and the cup It may be of some interest to the reader to know how, in a normal winners are listed below. month, we produce the magazine. Best Exhibit in Show Adult Lucy Whitehead Firstly, around the middle of the preceding month, copy comes from Best Exhibit in Show Child Georgia Mcgowen the Rector and Jonathan; the diary and other items come from Margaret Cody in the Parish Office, with many items coming from Best Pet in Show other contributors to whom we are always exceedingly grateful. Liquorice the Guinea pig shown by Nancy and Iris The editor compiles this into the twenty page format of the Most Points in Show Adult Margaret Cody magazine. It is then sent out to our first line of eagle-eyed proof readers, Lionel Goodenough and Paul Middleton. The editorial Most points Junior and above Ben Renshaw team, of Judy Allen, Brenda Sheard and Margaret Cody also receive the proofs to read before our monthly meeting. Any remaining typos Most points in Show Infants and below Daisy Brown or errors in formatting are then sorted out at that meeting, and the Most points in Show runner up Junior Constance Wolf final proofs are sent electronically to our most helpful and efficient printer Paul Cavanagh at Sharon Press in Bolton. When the printed Most points in Show Infant Norah Yates copies arrive back in Bolton Abbey they are sorted by Rosemary Best In Flowers Paula Newton Murgatroyd who takes them in batches to the local deliverers, prepares some for posting and takes the remainder into church. Best in Vegetables Paula Newton This month the Editor was not actually present in person at this Best In Kitchen Produce Carol Dawson monthly meeting, being several thousand miles away, but by the wonders of FaceTime was beamed in via an iPad sitting on top of the Best in Miscellaneous Lucy Whitehead table in the Priory Office. The wonders of technology!! Best in Children's Classes Junior Georgia Mcgowen Greetings from the Editor on Sanibel Island, Florida Best in Children's Classes Infants Bella Buckley Best in School Class Junior Bradley Crabtree Best in School Class Infants Ola

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NOVEMBER 09 Saturday 11.00 Live Nativity in the ruins 01 Wednesday 19.30 The Wednesday Nighters 13.30 Live Nativity in the ruins 05 SUNDAY ALL SAINTS SUNDAY 10 SUNDAY ADVENT 2 09.15 Liquid Family Service 15.00 Roaming Carols 11 Saturday Armistice Day 12 SUNDAY REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY FROM THE PARISH REGISTERS 12.30 Holy Baptism HOLY BAPTISM Elizabeth Smith, George Kershaw 10 September Olivia and Joseph Thompson 15.30 Requiem for Remembrance Mason Smith

with Cantores Salicium SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGE 19 SUNDAY TRINITY 23 09 September Gary Nelson and Elizabeth Hall 16.30 All Souls Evensong 25 Saturday 13.00 Marriage of Daniel Miller and FUNERAL SERVICE

Donna Parfitt 07 September Anne Lloyd 14.00 Bolton Abbey Charity Christmas Bazaar 14 September Philip Sutcliffe 26 SUNDAY CHRIST THE KING NEXT BEFORE ADVENT INTERMENT OF ASHES 03 September Margaret Hendley 10.30 Service of Confirmation

DECEMBER 02 Saturday 09.00 Meeting of those wishing to be HARVEST SUPPER married at the Priory PLEASE NOTE 03 SUNDAY ADVENT SUNDAY Very sadly the Harvest Supper was cancelled 09.15 Liquid Family Service with only a week to go because only 16 tickets 16.30 Advent Carol Service were sold. I would like to propose that next year we hold a harvest celebration meal on the Friends Advent Supper Sunday lunchtime immediately after the 06 Wednesday 19.30 The Wednesday Nighters Harvest Festival Service. Christmas Dinner Margaret Cody 07 Thursday 19.00 Bolton Abbey Estate Carol Service in the Priory

11 12 HARVEST CELEBRATIONS BOLTON ABBEY CHARITY CHRISTMAS BAZAAR Harvest Festival Saturday 25 November 14.00 to 16.00 A great big thank you must go to all those involved in decorating the The Bazaar this year will be in a different format and the emphasis will church so beautifully for the Harvest Festival and to those who be on tables and teas. It has in the past been held to raise money for donated produce and to Rachel Cordingley-Constable for taking the various charities and this will still happen, but we hope that people perishable items to St Christopher’s Church in South Bradford. The will come out for a cup of tea, chat and browse the tables. It will be non perishable goods were taken held in Bolton Abbey Village Hall on Saturday 25 November. Each to Skipton Food Bank where they charity that has taken a table keeps all the money raised at their were most gratefully received. table. Tables are still available. Carol Wade and Val Middleton have kindly offered to coordinate the Priory table. They would appreciate donations of baking, preserves, seasonal items, mince pies, fruit cakes and any Christmas related goods. These can be left in the Church or Church Off ice clearly marked. Margaret Cody 01756 710587

THE NEW PRIORY CHRISTMAS CARD AND CHRISTMAS TABLE The 2017 Priory Christmas Card is here and is for sale on the sales table at the back of the church. It is a watercolour of a local winter scene by Catherine Bartle. A pack of 10 cards costs £5. There is also a special Christmas section on the sales table. Please take a look at the Christmas ornaments, bauble and ideas for Christmas gifts. New items are arriving all the time. There are also children's Christmas books and Advent calendars.

FRIENDS OF BOLTON PRIORY THEATRE OUTING This year’s theatre visit to Ilkley Playhouse will be on Friday 10 November to see a production of ‘Murder, Margaret and Me’. We will meet at 18.00 for a drink before supper. The cost is £25.00 per person. This comedy thriller explores the relationship between two of the mid- 20th century’s most popular female celebrities, Agatha Christie and Margaret Rutherford; the one specialising in solving mysteries and the other with a shameful family secret that she was determined to hide. During his researches, Meeks unearthed evidence that the couple’s association went far deeper and, although his depiction of Christie helping Rutherford to overcome her childhood trauma is inevitably speculative, his portrait of their burgeoning friendship is not. 13 14 THE PITY OF WAR The last of the poems read and perhaps the best remembered. A PILGRIMAGE ANTHEM FOR DOOMED YOUTH On the evening of Wednesday 20 September a party of Ambassadors What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? of Ripon Cathedral and members of their congregations met for a Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Pilgrimage based on the life and poetry of Wilfred Owen, one of the group known as ‘The War Poets’. Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle The particular connection of Wilfred Owen with the Cathedral arises Can patter out their hasty orisons. out of Owen’s time in Ripon whilst serving in the army in the First No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells; World War. He had been wounded and treated for psychological Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs, - damage and was in the large army base in Ripon in 1918 to recover The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells; his fitness for active duty in France. Becoming fond of the City and at And bugles calling for them from sad shires. the height of his developing reputation as a poet, he rented a cottage so that he could be as quiet as possible. It was there that he wrote What candles may be held to speed them all? most of his poems later published in a book entitled ‘The Pity of War’. Not in the hands of boys, but in their eyes In the preface he wrote: Shall shine the holy glimmers of goodbyes. ‘This book is not about heroes. English poetry is not yet fit to The pallor of girls’ brows shall be their pall; speak of them. Nor is it about deeds, or lands or anything Their flowers the tenderness of patient minds, about glory, honour, might, majesty, dominion or power, And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds. except war. Above all I am not concerned with Poetry; my subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the Pity.’

Owen returned to the fighting. In one of the last actions he was killed leading his men on 08 November, 1918. He was awarded the Military Cross. The award and promotion to Lieutenant was gazetted on 11 November the day of the armistice and the day his family were notified of his death. The Pilgrimage started with an outline of Wilfrid Owen’s life including a slide show. We then moved to various important parts of the Cathedral and at each were read a section of Owen’s life history, a passage from scripture, a prayer and one of Owen’s poems. We ended as we recited the Coventry Litany of Reconciliation and words of St Paul from Romans Chapter 8.31-39. It was a very well presented and moving experience, particularly perhaps for those of us who had attended choral evensong sung by the Cathedral Girls Choir and lay clerks. An example of what the Cathedral so often provides. Wilfred Owen A lasting memory. Born, 18 March 1893 in Oswestry, Shropshire Died, 04 November 1918 at Sambre-Oise Canal, France, aged 25. 15 16 THE FRIENDS OF BOLTON PRIORY ADVENT SUPPER MAGAZINEMAGAZINE ARCHIVES ARCHIVES The annual Advent Carol Service will take place at the Priory on 100100 YEARS YEARS AGO AGO - -NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 1917 1917 Sunday 03 December at 16.30. This will be followed by the Friends PAR0CHIAL NOTES Advent Supper in the Boyle Room. Tickets for members and guests PAR0CHIAL NOTES are £7 each; please apply to The Church Office, Bolton Abbey, Skipton TheThe National National MissionMission - -Prebendary Prebendary Cook, Cook, the the Diocesan Diocesan Missioner, Missioner, th th BD23 6AL and include your cheque and a SAE. stayedstayed in in the the Parish Parish from from September September 24 24th till till SeptemberSeptember 2828th and and visited mostvisited parts. most He parts. also Heheld also services held services at our 5 atplaces our 5 of places worship, of worship, viz., the POSTCARDS FOR THE SUDAN Abbey,viz., the Barden, Abbey, Halton Barden, East Halton Mission East Church, Mission Hazlewood Church, Hazlewood Mission Room andMission the Beamsley Room and Hospital the Beamsley Chapel. Hospital There was Chapel. a fair There attendance was a fair at each Please remember that we placeattendance and altogether at each someplace 120and peoplealtogether heard some the 120Bishop’s people Message, heard the are still collecting new and whichBishop’s means Message, about whichone sixth means of the about population one sixth (including of the population children and old postcards, with their those(including absent children on military and those duties). absent It is onto militarybe hoped duties). that through It is to those be stamp attached, for the whohoped were that present, through many those of who the restwere will present, hear something many of the at restleast will of the Sudan. Stamps on their own ‘Message’.hear something The Missioner at least of left the the ‘Message’. impression The that Missioner Repentance left the for are worth very little but Nationalimpression Sins that and Repentance Hope for the for FutureNational ought Sins to and lead Hopeto morefor the with the postcard they are enthusiasticFuture ought service to lead for to themore Kingdom enthusiastic of God. service To live for our the lives Kingdom ‘with the of worth much more. objectGod. To of livegiving our God lives service’, ‘with the to objectcome toof Churchgiving God ‘with service’, the object to come of givingto Church God ‘withservice’, the to object help ofto givingwin the God War service’, ‘with the to helpobject to of win giving the GodWar service’ ‘with the – thatobject seemed of giving to beGod the service’ central – aim that in seemed God’s Message to be the to

uscentral at present. aim in Let God’s us do Message our best, to usas aat Parish present. and Let individually, us do our best,not to as fall GIVING TO THE PRIORY shorta Parish of that and aim.individually, not to fall short of that aim. Congratulations - We heartily congratulate two members of our £250,000 is needed each year to continue the Congratulations - We heartily congratulate two members of our Bolton AbbeyBolton Roll Abbey of Honour Roll of Honouron obtaining on obtaining their commissions, their commissions, viz., viz., ministry and mission of the Priory. Whether you 2ndnd Lieut. Clarence Boothman and 2ndnd Lieut. Henry Demaine. The are a regular, occasional or one-off worshipper, 2 Lieut. Clarence Boothman and 2 Lieut. Henry Demaine. The Rector willRector be glad will tobe knowglad to of know any alterations of any alterations and additions and additions to be madeto be in the parishioner or visitor please consider giving to made in the Roll of Honour from time to time. support the work of this ancient church. Roll of Honour from time to time. If you would like to join the planned giving scheme, TheThe Parish Parish Registers Registers please contact the Church Office. HolyHoly Baptism Baptism You can also make donations via text … SeptemberSeptember 30 30thth Vesta Vesta Mary Mary * * Text BOLP05 £10 to 70070 to donate to Bolton daughterdaughter of of Sylvester Sylvester and and Emily Emily Hartley. Hartley. Priory. You can make a different donation by changing OctoberOctober 7 7thth Margaret Margaret Mary Mary the amount. daughterdaughter of of Tom Tom and and Marjery Marjery Hibberd. Hibberd. …and on-line at https://www.justgiving.com/boltonabbey-pcc ** Vesta Vesta Mary Mary Hartley Hartley was was the the posthumous posthumous daughter daughter of of Sylvester Sylvester Hartley.Hartley. He He died died on on April April 28th, 28th, 1917, 1917, five five monthsmonths beforebefore herher birth.birth. HeHe waswas Bolton Bolton Abbey’s Abbey’s first first casualtycasualty in in thethe GreatGreat War.War. Thank you. 17 18 BOLTON ABBEY CRICKET CLUB The 2nds made their way to Knaresborough Forest and batted first Saturday 09 September with opener James Crozier producing a fine innings of 82 not out. For the penultimate game of the Naveed Qayuum contributed well with a brisk 21 followed by Javeed season the 1sts headed over the A1 to Iqbal who scored 22. The team ended with 155-9 off the 45 Rainton. Skipper Dave Burton won the overs. In reply the Knareborough Forest batting line up all contributed toss and chose to bat first confident in with double figures but were undone by the bowling of Naveed the Bolton Abbey batting line up. The Qayuum who took 3-35 off 11 overs. Knaresborough were restricted rain affected wicket proved to be to 145-7 in their 45 overs. It proved to be an excellent win for Bolton bowler friendly however and the BA Abbey. batsmen fell like flies. Only Andy Rob Mayo Jennings (99) and Merv Holme (24) were able to resist the Rainton bowling and the last wicket pair If you would like to play either Saturday league cricket or shorter (30 turned disaster into triumph, ending the innings with a decidedly overs) Sunday ‘friendlies’ please do get in touch with: competitive 175-9. This was a lesson in calm, resolute resistance with Rob Mayo 07808 771264, [email protected] a mixture of defiant defence and calculated stroke play when the opportunity arose. If Andy Jennings provided the team with a match- A FRED TRUEMAN ANECDOTE winning innings then Will Lord provided an equally inspired spell of At Headingley swing bowling taking 7-16 to destroy the Rainton innings and help On one occasion, an opposition batsman walking through the gate steer the team to a great victory and third place in Division 3. onto the outfield was told, 'Don't bother shutting it. You'll be back The 2nds welcomed Little Ribston to the Devonshire Arms ground and soon’. batted first. Despite a terrific innings by Rob Chew (37), well PARKING AT THE PRIORY supported by Jacob Holme (10), the side were bowled out for 91. This The stakes are now in around the grassed areas. proved to be a comfortable target which the opposition overhauled in Please be aware that parking is very limited near 17 overs. the Church so please park in the village car park, Saturday 16 September free of charge, and walk down to the Priory leaving what parking there is for those less able. You are Once again another season draws to a close and for this final game very welcome to drop passengers off and then go to the 1sts welcomed Birstwith to the Devonshire Arms ground. The the village car park, via the north gate. visitors were put in to bat by skipper Dave Burton and were skittled for just 77 in 28 overs with Will Lord ending a great season with an inspired 6-30 off 10 overs. Will Patchett also ended the season strongly with 3-22 in 10 overs. In reply Bolton Abbey opener Phil Midgley bludgeoned the bowling in all directions with a rapid 34 to be ILKLEY AND OTLEY CHORAL SOCIETY followed by Jake Parkinson who demolished the bowling to score 35 HANDEL: MESSIAH including four huge 6's and two 4's. Opener Rob Mayo held up the other end with a steady 6 not out. The visitors' total was overhauled SATURDAY 09 DECEMBER AT 19.00 in just 10 overs, with the end of season celebrations starting before CHAMBER ENSEMBLE 16.00! ST MARGARET’S CHURCH, ILKLEY

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Rector The Revd Canon Simon Cowling 01756 710326 Curate The Revd Jonathan Cain 07495 151987

Hon Assistant Clergy The Revd James Turnbull Saturday 28 April Manchester Chorale The Revd Christopher Armstrong Church Office Margaret Cody 01756 710238 Saturday 26 May Settle Orchestra Churchwardens Paul Middleton 01943 430654 Saturday 16 June Cantores Olicanae Matthew Hey 07702 555339 Deputy Churchwardens Susan Barker 01756 711260 Saturday 30 June Philharmonic Chorus Barry Cody 01756 710238 PCC Secretary Sandra Stubbs 01943 463332 One of the many contributions made to the PCC Treasurer Michael Heatley 01423 509629 Priory Church by Colin Crabtree was the Priory Gift Aid Peter Loweth 01756 711129 Concert Series. Over the years these concerts Director of Music Tim Raymond have raised a significant sum of money for the [email protected] church. In 2016 Colin arranged the programme Works Committee Matthew Hey 07702 555339 for both 2017 and 2018. It is intended to Deanery Synod Andrew Hartley 01943 600645 continue running these concerts as a tribute to Tony Cantlow 01756 797478 Colin. However, for them to be a success, we Diocesan Synod Andrew Hartley 01943 600645 Verger Tony Cantlow 01756 797478 need audiences, and we will welcome your Sacristan Jennifer Hardaker support for the coming season and future Chalicists’ Rota Mike Vineall 01756 753013 seasons. Liquid Worship Judith Schofield 01756 720065 Please put these concert dates in your diaries. Electoral Roll Margaret Cody 01756 710238 Child Protection Libby Packett 01943 817450 Disabled Representative Sidesmen’s Rota Stephen Murgatroyd 01943 880091 The late Colin Crabtree Flower Rota Lorna Freegard 01943 607907 Welcome Team Leader Gerry Yates 01535 610690 Cleaning Rota Andrew Wade 01943 862614 Magazine Editor Val Middleton 01943 430654 [email protected] Magazine Deputy Editor Judith Allen 01943 434434 Magazine Advertising Andrew Hartley 01943 816363 Magazine Distribution Rosemary Murgatroyd 01943 880091 Priory Friends Jill Riley 01943 830190

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