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The Villager Minsterworth News The Villager Minsterworth News September 2019 Price 30p Edition 203 Dear Readers, Our solar panels tell us that this has been the worst year for sunshine so far - and we’ve had them since 2007. So yes it has been as dismal a summer as you thought. Unless we get a lovely Indian summer... we can dream. Paula Closing copy date for the October edition is Sunday 15th September 2019 but earlier is even better! All items for consideration to:- Paula Ruffley, Editor The Villager E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01452 751226. Responsibility is not accepted for the accuracy of submitted items nor the content of advertisements. KERBSIDE RECYCLING SEPTEMBER GREEN & BROWN bin & caddy BLUE bin & caddy (landfill) (garden) (recycling) Tuesday 3 Tuesday 10 Tuesday 17 Tuesday 24 Please put your bin & caddy out by 7am MINSTERWORTH PARISH COUNCIL HAS A NEW WEB SITE We now have a much more user-friendly web site at minsterworthparishcouncil.org.uk/ . You can find information about the village, the minutes of parish council meetings, dates of future meetings, details of our accounts, GDPR policy and other issues. Please have a look and feel free to make suggestions for improvements. Page | 2 Basic Life SupportMINSTERWORTH A Defibrillator has beenREADING installed on the GROUPoutside of the Village Hall, to the left of the main doors beside the notice board. The book chosen for our September 4th meeting is Dream Lover by William Boyd. At our October 2nd meeting we will review The Matchmaker of Perigord by Julia Stuart and in November our choice is xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx by YYYYYY. 07813027448 Vicki Hewlett Following the purchase of the Defibrillator for the Village Hall, we are now pleased to offer a short Resuscitation training session. The training will be an opportunity to practice some Basic Life Support, as well as covering information about the recovery position and treatment for choking. It will also help everyone understand when and how to use the Defibrillator. The training will be informal and a chance to have a go, for those who want to (in which case you might want to wear clothing suitable for kneeling down). The session will take place at the Village Hall on Friday 6th September, from 6pm until 8pm. Due to the interactive nature of the training, places need to be limited to 24. Please book your place by phoning Julie on 01452 760562 The training is being delivered by two NHS trainers (both former Paramedics) and a Paramedic, all of whom are giving up their time voluntarily. Therefore if you book a place but find, at a later point in time, that you can no longer attend please let us know so that we can reallocate your space. We’d like to have a full house! Obviously the machine is intended for use in case of emergency at Village Hall events, but it may be useful to know we have such vital equipment within the village. Minsterworth Village Hall Page | 3 New Beginners and Improvers Pilates class starting Thursday September 5th 7.15pm Minsterworth village Hall Please contact Amy for more information re Booking 07813027448 Pilates is a mind Body exercise designed to increase strength and flexiBility, improve posture and promote a healthier less painful Body. I have Been teaching matwork and equipment Pilates for over 10 years and Believe movement should Be enjoyaBle, relaxing, and accessiBle to everyone. Amy It is with deepest regret that we inform you that we have been given notice to quit our premises. We are working with the Parish Council and others to try and find a solution, but unless we can find alternative premises, the Post Office will close in October. Matthew and Sarah, Westbury Post Office Page | 4 OPEN GARDEN & FUNDRAISER FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER ENDERLEY, MAIN ROAD, MINSTERWORTH, GL2 8JH SATURDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER 10am to 4pm. The fight against cancer goes on – there is no one I know who can say they do not have a friend or relative who is battling, or has battled, this terrible illness. My niece, Rachael, has four children, two of whom have been diagnosed with cancer – her eldest son, Jack, was diagnosed with a brain tumour in January 2012 when he was 6 years old. Her daughter, Éva, was 8 when she was diagnosed with 2 brain tumours in April 2016. She was critically ill and was admitted to Bristol Children’s Hospital with little chance of survival. Two options were available to her – palliative care or a course of intense chemotherapy. Éva would not contemplate the former, so opted for the chemo, and after 2 weeks there were encouraging results. She then underwent a gruelling schedule of chemo, followed by radiotherapy, for some 6 months during which time she was permanently in BCH. As with many people, Éva suffered a violent reaction to the number & volume of chemicals being pumped into her young body, and she is left with life-long and life-threatening conditions. She lost her hair, she is visually impaired, and her pituitary gland is irreparably damaged. When Éva falls ill her condition becomes potentially life- threatening - she is susceptible to conditions such as atherosclerosis, heart disease, strokes, and high blood pressure even at her young age. She is dependent on medication and daily self-injections of growth hormones. She may never have children. É va has always been creative which has helped on her road to recovery. She loves to paint and has become quite the entrepreneur selling her work to raise funds for cancer research – examples of her work will be on display and all will be for sale or auction. She loves to sing, and the lyrics of her favourite songs let us know exactly how she currently feels – ‘This Is Me’ from ‘The Greatest Showman’ is one such example. She has a lovely tone to her contralto voice, and with encouragement and training she would learn how to bring her inner self out through her singing. Éva will be joining us on the day, and will be singing every hour on the hour from 11 o’clock through to 3 o’clock. É va’s mother, Rachael, is now a single mother raising her 4 children. This fundraising event is to provide funding for Éva to have professional singing lessons and training, so I invite you to come along and support this remarkable young woman. There will be a raffle, home -made cakes and produce, free-range eggs and local honey for sale. If you’re not able to come along on the day but would like to make a donation, please contact me: 01452 751083 or 07587 049922. There is limited parking at Enderley, for those who are less mobile. The main parking area is opposite the new housing development, courtesy of the developer, next to Rosedale House, just a short walk from Enderley – follow the ‘Enderley Parking’ signs. Thank you and God bless you all, Judith Cockroft. Page | 5 ‘Will’ Harvey remembered It probably passed most of you by, but Friday 2nd August was quite a special day for Minsterworth for it was then that the famous Three Choirs Festival brought to Minsteye rworth Parish Church a truly impressive event to honour Minsterworth’s ‘Will Harvey’, poet, singer, WWI soldier and champion of justice for the poor. The church was packed full to hear a programme of music and verse presented by an array of performers including the 20-strong Sabriensis choir, the Gaudeamus youth string quartet and the Cranham Handbell Ringers. The beautifully put-together programme covered the whole of Harvey’s life starting with his youthful years in the family home at Redlands Minsterworth, the many walks around Gloucestershire with his great friend the composer Ivor Gurney and their sailing expeditions on the River Severn. Princes, you have horses, motors, I suppose, as well! At finding pleasure you’re no fool . But have you got a little boat that blows upstream From Framilode to Bollow Pool? Throughout his life, Harvey also had a great love of Nature and a belief in God as the Creator of beauty. And I’ll sing as I tramp by dusty hedge Or drink my ale in the shade How Gloucestershire is the finest home That the Lord ever made With the outbreak of war in 1914, Harvey, like thousands of others, volunteered for service in the army and quickly found himself at the front in France. Soon after being decorated for gallantry, however, he was captured and remained in captivity until the war’s end. Throughout this time as a soldier-poet, he was able to entertain his comrades by capturing something of the humour of army life. But his writings also reflect the horrors of warfare and of seeing so many of his comrades killed. You would not know him now But still he died nobly. So cover him over with violets of pride, Purple from Severn-side. Page | 6 Often, his poems carry the keen sense of nostalgia he felt for his beloved Gloucestershire. I’m homesick for my hills again, my hills again. To see the Severn plain unscabbarded against the sky The blue high blade of Cotswold lie........... ..........I hear the heart within me cry: I’m homesick for my hills again – my hills again. Returning from the war, many felt a strong guilt that they had survived when so many hadn’t. Many also were dissatisfied with the post-war social deprivation that existed in the country and looked towards the creation of a ‘New England’, worthy of all the sacrifices of war. Having qualified at law, he threw himself into his work as a solicitor, eventually taking up practice in Lydney.
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