Amberley Parish Magazine

Brian Atkinson

May 2014 60p 1

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Services for May Thursday 1st May 8 am Holy Communion (St Philip & St James) Sunday 4th May 8 am Holy Communion 10 am Parish Eucharist Wednesday 7th May 8 am Holy Communion Sunday 11th May 8 am Holy Communion 10 am Second Sunday Service Wednesday 14th May 8 am Holy Communion (Mathias the Apostle) Sunday 18th May 8 am Holy Communion (1662) 10 am Parish Eucharist Wednesday 21st May 8 am Holy Communion Sunday 25th May 8 am Holy Communion 10 am Parish Eucharist (Methodist) Wednesday 28th May 8 am Holy Communion (Lanfranc, archbishop) Thursday 29th May 8 am Holy Communion (Ascension Day) Julian Group (Silent Prayer) every Friday, 9.00 am - 9.30 am in the Littleworth New Room – Everyone welcome Morning Prayer from ’Celebrating Common Prayer’ every weekday at 8 am.

Editorial At last the disabled access via the bridge has been made safe without too much in- Tuesday 18th February this year was a glo- convenience to users. With the open rious day with wall to wall blue sky, bright joints design of the surface tiles of the old sun and a fairly strong breeze. As I was bridge decking, water was able to pene- admiring the day I heard the plaintive cry trate and saturate the concrete block con- of a buzzard but, when I looked up in the struction below. Successive hard winter direction of Amberley Court, there were frosts have caused the old blocks to break actually six buzzards slowly circling togeth- down – much as with the flight of stone er and ‘hanging’ on the wind – an incredi- steps to the front of the church a couple ble sight. My photograph was quite good of years ago. The finished surface, now, is and my digital camera told me the date. a dense layer of concrete with no joints for We are here in this beautiful rural setting rainwater to penetrate. Not attractive but with some of the most exotic birds that practical. British nature has to offer. It would be wonderful if a knowledgeable ‘someone’ The Easter Celebrations are all over for could write an item for the magazine high- another year and I would like to thank, on lighting the numerous birds around us. your behalf, the unsung heroines of the Cleaning Teams who we count on to turn With the hour having ‘sprung’ forwards to out each year for the annual Spring Clean BST we are now out of the ‘winter blues’ of the church. Thank you ladies (and one and warming up for summer. I don’t or two gents). know if it was a combination of the mild temperatures and the wet of the winter but Just as you get delivery of this magazine the spring flowers and trees blossoms have time will be running on to the Amberley all seemed so much more intense in col- School Cow Hunt (3rd/4th May) building our and abundant in quantity. up to the release of the ‘real cows’ onto the Commons. The Commons always The Revd. Helen has made her presence seem empty from mid-November to mid- felt in the village and it was a delight to May. See the item from the Hayward welcome her at the Newcomers Party on the day before she conducted her first ser- The parish outing to Bath on 19th June vice here in Amberley. Now that Revd. sounds like a fun event and the ‘Let’s Cel- Brian Atkinson has been announced as ebrate Summer’ needs YOU for it also to the new Priest for us in Amberley we have be a fun event. YOUr church - YOUr another ‘Welcoming’ to look forwards to magazine - YOUr support for these (more cakes and wine? – this could be- events!! We need YOU in everything that come a habit!). we do! Fred Ashworth.

Sunday Club 4th, 18th and 25th May

Written in Retirement Schumann’s song cycle Dichterliebe (The dealing with concepts which relate to is- Poet’s Love) begins ‘T’was in the won- sues beyond the grave. drous month of May’. A hymn for the The ascension can feel very remote but it feast of St Philip and St James includes shapes our lives as Christians as much as, the line ‘To welcome the first of May’. if not more than, the resurrection. The There is maypole dancing, singing from resurrection transforms us, our relation- the top of Magdalen College tower in Ox- ships and the world around us, but the as- ford, and the cows return to Amberley on cension gives us both the motivation to act the 13th. May is Mary’s month and the and a blueprint of how to do it. Without 1st of May is Labour Day. the physical absence of Christ we might It’s all very idyllic and rural, though on be trailing around after Him waiting to be one May Day, at a university graduation told what to do. We need the ascended ceremony, it poured with rain and the Christ as our role model. temperature plummeted. May is, without As Christians we should have our eyes doubt, my favourite month and this year it fixed on the ascended Christ who has ends with Ascension Day. gone this way before us and, as Paula This is one of the chief festivals of the Gooder put it: Christian year but it is also one of the  like Him, let go of all those things we hardest to understand and explain. Mark clutch to ourselves, pouring ourselves and Luke record that Jesus was “taken up out in love for the world. into heaven” and in the Book of Acts a cloud concealed him. Stained glass win-  make the most of our permanent dows do not generally help, although I do welcome before God in prayer confi- have an affection for the East window in dent that, because of Christ, we will Amberley Church which, for reasons always be welcome. which I don’t understand, is helpful to  like Him, persevere to the end. me.  Christian character is Christ- like The theological significance is the fact that marked by love, confidence and te- Christ’s human nature was taken into nacity. It is this we learn from the ris- heaven, where he now exercises all power en and ascended Christ, who has in heaven and on earth. But do you un- gone before us in everything we do. derstand what that means? The difficulty is not that God is obscure but that we are Brian Andrews

From Brian Atkinson recap anyway!): On the evening of the first Easter day two disciples were walking the Kathy and I are looking forward very seven miles from Jerusalem to Emmaus. much to our move to Amberley; it is a They knew Jesus had been crucified and beautiful place and everything we see and their hopes completely dashed but they are told shows a welcoming church and were puzzled as well because there were wider community with lots happening. I rumours flying around about Jesus’ body also look forward to working with Helen being missing, wild reports of angels and and the rest of the team across the whole empty tombs. Then they were joined by a benefice. stranger who explained why the events You already know a little about us and our they were talking about were necessary to family but we shall arrive knowing only a fulfil the Scriptures. They reached home handful of people. That of course will and sat down to share a meal; only when change quickly, though I hope you will Jesus broke and blessed the bread did bear with us in our efforts to remember they recognise him – and he vanished. names and put them to the correct faces! They raced back to Jerusalem to share the We hope this will be helped by our inten- news and have it confirmed by other disci- tion to have an Open House soon after we ples. arrive, when everyone can pop in, have a In relation to our own Christian journeys cuppa and a cake and say hello. Of this encounter with the Risen Christ shows course, because I shall be commuting me that we meet Jesus at a personal level; from Fairford before we actually move as he did with the two disciples he travels house I should hopefully know a few with us as individuals, known and loved by names by then – you can test me! him. It shows us that Jesus is found in the Moving as a clergy family is in many ways daily journeying and experience of living easier; you move into an existing church our lives. It shows us too that the Christian family who know your name, who know family is never static, it’s about moving on, something about your family and back- it’s not about doing the same things be- ground and who are there to welcome you cause we have always done them that way, and help you settle in. However, there is it’s about moving on to where Jesus calls the daunting side to it. We all have to us. And how can Jesus call us if we have learn the little things, the way things are already arrived? done, who does them, when the cows are As Kathy and I set out on the next stage of out, and who prefers chocolate biscuits... our Christian journey by joining you in These details are seemingly trivial, but it is Amberley I hope that we can walk togeth- the trivia that forms most of our lives and er as disciples of Christ into an exciting working practices. And no doubt I will and fulfilling future. have to change some of my ways. With every blessing But that is part of the Christian life; a journey of discovery and change. For me this Brian is epitomised in the Gospel reading for the first Sunday in May, the Emmaus Road story. You all know the story (but I’ll

We are very happy to announce that Revd Brian Atkinson’s Licensing and Induction Service will take place at Holy Trinity Church Amberley on Tuesday 20th May at 7.30 pm, followed by a buffet supper. All are very welcome to attend. It will be greatly appreciated if as many local people as possible can walk to the church or car-share, to allow enough parking for visitors from Minchinhampton, Box and Fairford. Thank you. Sue Piechowiak Phoenix rising as rain in some distant land, to nourish the ground there. A young deer, one of this Dawn, and the moon and her entourage year's fawns, stops to drink, then pauses as of stars are losing their night time glow, as she feels the rise of the sap in the air. She a new sun is born, beginning its slow and breathes in the fresh new day with pleas- majestic rise in the east. ure, then carries on, springing through the On the horizon a sliver of pearly grey ap- undergrowth full of new life and vigour on pears. It gradually lengthens and gives way this glorious sun-drenched morning. to palest lilac streaks that stealthily erupt Spring has arrived with a fanfare of blos- into golden ribbons of fire, with softest soms and flowers which scent the morning madder rose infiltrating, and then burgeon air, and the welcome colours, after the rig- into blood red as the sun strengthens its ours of winter, invigorate the landscape hold in the sky. and replenish the soul. The sun, much The early morning mist, gradually rising stronger now, penetrates fingers of light from the cold ground, is imbued with into the wood, making the dew of the brightness as the orb of molten heat spills night evaporate, and birds, awakening, its brilliant light into the early dawn. The begin their dawn cacophony, before hurry- clouds on the horizon have reflected fiery ing to catch the first insects of the day hues in them, that might signify a stormy emerging from their hiding places, to be day ahead; but for now, the sun is in snapped up and given to ever-hungry charge as it takes possession of the sky. young. A cock is crowing, an alarm clock Trees in a small wood turn slowly from for sleepy people who have missed na- dark, sinister shapes to living sentinels, ture's kaleidoscope of colour in their ab- whose branches move in the intermittent sorption with early morning rituals that breeze, and whose young leaves announce start their day. spring is here with an urgency that cannot The sun in all its magnificent glory has ris- be ignored. en. It gives warmth, hope and succour to A small stream rushes and gurgles its way all through its all-encompassing light, down through a small wood, giving life to warmth and joy. all around it as it makes its way to larger A new day has begun. waterways further afield and on, in due course, to the sea, to reappear much later R. Lea

Book Review dra encounters much cruelty and some kindness and her journey is intertwined In the Shadow of Crows by David Charles with tragedy and myth. The two finally Manners meet in a shockingly badly run leprosy This is the story of two parallel journeys in clinic and acknowledge each other as spir- India. One is undertaken by Englishman itual mother and son. David who, after the death of his Indian The book gives an introduction to Hindu- fiancée, travels to India to meet her family. ism including some supernatural elements, The second journey is that of Bindra, the extremes and frustrations of Indian life who, after contracting leprosy, has to leave and lingering colonial attitudes. I don’t her home in the foothills of the Himala- think it is particularly well written, but it is yas. She sets off in search of help and a gripping story and by the end it is clear sanctuary taking her two sons with her. that much of it is autobiographical. David finds a genuine welcome in his Indi- an family and learns much about their way Sheila Rowley of life and their religion, Hinduism. Bin-

Parish Walk Sunday 18th May The Parish Walk this year will begin from the Bear of Rodborough car park at 2pm on Sunday 18th May. The walk will be around four miles long and will be as flat as possible in this neck of the woods! The walk will end with tea at the Tuckers’ (18 Bownham Mead GL5 5DZ). Any contributions towards tea, of sandwiches, cakes, etc, would be most welcome, and if you are willing to help in this way please give Sandra Tucker a ring (873352). The Social Committee

Gloucester Choral Society For the Fallen Saturday 3rd May at 7 pm - Gloucester Cathedral A tribute in music and poetry to those who fought and those who kept the home fires burning from 1914 to 1918

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May in the Garden that either only one or two will sprout into growth or conversely every last one! The heavy frosts stayed away and so finally did the clouds and rain. Spring arrived Initial joy at the brilliant propagation fades with some glorious and long awaited sun- a little, as we then have to prick them out shine. Daffodils, primroses, pasque flow- and pot them on. When it comes to plant- ers and tulips arrived to brighten each day ing them in the ground we might find and the trees started flowering and form- space for twenty or thirty but what of the ing new growth. hundred left over? We offer them to our friends and neighbours, who appear grate- In the woods the swathes of blue and ful with the free bounty. Did you mention white from bluebells and wild garlic arrive that these will all grow into four feet high rushing to capture the light before the bushy plants, dominating their garden? leaves form an almost impenetrable cano- py. The lawn needs cutting so frequently to keep it looking Have you managed to control the rampant nice it seems to growth that invariably follows a mild, wet dominate our winter? Perennials hidden for months, are free time and forming large plants filling the spaces ear- yet the hours marked for the special plants that you spent looking bought at the nursery a week or so ago. around at the To combat this onset of abundant growth new growth and we must begin to employ amazing strad- listening to the dles, side stretches and knee bends to bird song are an important part of enjoy- reach the latest weeds or find the precious ing being a gardener. Remember to have a gap for our new purchases, without step- little time just to stand and stare! ping on another prize specimen. A few ideas of jobs for May:

 Earth up potatoes.

 Harden tender plants and plant out summer bedding if it is warm enough.

 Keep an eye out for lily and vibur- num beetles.

 Prune back early flowering shrubs such as forsythia and kerria.

 Sow a few herbs in pots on your win- dowsill for summer use. What of the seeds you have been assidu- ously sowing in trays and pots for summer The Ambling Gardener flowers and vegetables? As far as seeds are concerned it seems to be a law of nature

It's Still where the Cow is mons would gradually decline. It is there- fore important we maintain the old system King if we can. It’s the time of the year you know, but it's If you think this implies that nothing an annual event around here so we ought changes or should change that is not true. to know what is happening. Another tradition was that animals were Every May 13, cattle, horses, and a donkey kept out for all but the five weeks of too last year, are marked by the Hayward, springtime from April 6 to May 13. No Mark Dawkins, and the Assistant Clerk, longer; the graziers have now volunteered Stephen Kilmister at their home farms and to stop grazing over winter and now take then put out to graze on the local com- their animals off by October 31 each year. mons. In former days it was quite a social occasion and all the animals were brought It was thought that this might have an ef- to the Old Lodge on Minchinhampton fect on grass quality if by reducing the graz- Common and there branded before re- ing period, too much old grass remained. lease. The Foot & Mouth Disease of 2001 Fortunately this has not been the case for stopped all that. in 2013 we had the full recommended complement of 400 cattle on the Minchin- Also in days gone by sheep and even pigs hampton commons and the 160 on the were registered and put out but then the Rodborough commons, although short of arrival of cars and pet dogs being exercised their recommended 200 livestock is con- stopped that. It became impractical as sidered satisfactory. The flowers and in- sheep would need to be guarded by shep- sects on Rodborough remain of higher herds and sheepdogs and they had to be quality in expert opinion. brought back to farms before every night- fall, so we are talking about over a century It is to be hoped that we will not witness a ago. repeat of the twelve animal deaths we had in 2013 but it is a fact that most of the driv- Cars are still a major problem for graziers ers were local people. Please slow down to deal with and last year, 2013, twelve ani- and take extra care when approaching cat- mals were killed on the roads over our tle or horses in the next six months and be commons. Some people have asked why especially careful after dark. Remember animals should be allowed out to graze that some cattle are black and virtually in- when they are at danger. Part of the an- visible at night-time but without the near swer is that it is the traditional way of keep- 600 animals out on the common between ing the grass from going to waste and it be- May and October we wouldn’t have the came the accepted way because it was, and quality of common land we have. still is, the best way. J.V. Smith The mowing machine is the only alterna- tive when dealing with nearly 900 acres but here you have to accept that machines don’t compete in any way with animals at providing natural organic fertiliser and so the treasured flora and fauna of our com-

The Hayward and bovine alike can be truly awful so that I may not describe it here. When arriving Mark Dawkins at the scene of an accident I have to deal I came to the common as Hayward in with what I find. Sometimes I have to ring 1996 after responding to an advertisement the dispatcher to bring his gun. I then in a local newspaper. I felt I could bridge have the task of making insurance claims the gap between farming and non farming on behalf of the graziers people because although I have spent my May 13th will soon be upon us when the working life in the farming industry I am cattle are turned out and between now and not from that background. then I will inspect and ear tag 550 cattle I fell in love with farming as a teenager on the farms in readiness. I also have whilst helping to get the hay in during what twelve very smelly drinking troughs to seemed like an endless summer on a farm clean out. in Hertfordshire. Riding on top of the hay The cattle must be sound of wind and wagon back to the farm in fresh air and limb having spent the winter in warm sunshine seemed like the only way to live sheds on straw; their sedentary lives will and I stayed. My full time job today is as change and soon they will be walking and an agronomist advising farmers on crop grazing day in and day out. There will be nutrition and crop protection. plenty of foot problems and bad legs. New The common is a unique interface be- Forest eye afflicts many cattle each year, it tween farming and ordinary people from is a nasty infection which flares up very every walk of life. Where else can people quickly and if untreated will blind them. wonder freely through herds of grazing or Last year we used a dart gun to sedate suf- sleeping cattle with no fences between fering cattle and then gave them a large in- them? jection of antibiotic from which they make a slow recovery. The most important thing that I can do is provide a point of contact. I deal with doz- As the grass grows stemmy and stale to- ens of phone enquiries through the sum- wards the autumn the cattle will wander in mer from people with concerns about the search of finer fare. They are particularly cattle. We rely in great measure on the fond of ivy and apples and sometimes good will of these kind and thoughtful damage and push walls over in trying to people who become unwitting stockman, reach them. our eyes and ears. We all love to see the cattle in the sum- The common is an anachronism that mer, but we like to see them go in the au- dwells uncomfortably with the modern tumn, when we say no moos is good world. There are many collisions between moos. cars and cattle. Some reported and some If you need to contact Mark while the unreported, some fatal some survived but cows are out, he can be reached on the all tragic. This was part of being the Hay- following numbers: ward that was never adequately described to me before accepting the post, and in- Telephone 01453 762054 deed how could it be? The damage to car Mobile 07973326772

The Commons in Days Gone By…

From Village Voices... Sonnet on an Amberley Evening, May 1998 Kathy Rhodes Evening, the soft fall of our summer days Its gentle touch our weariness allays. White-bellied swifts on ceaseless curved wings fly, Screaming abuse at an innocent sky. Wise cattle rove with slow and steady cool To stare disdainfully at hurried fools. Excited flies, on slanting rays of light Dance one brief ecstasy of nuptial flight. The Common dons her milky white disguise To fill the grass with stars...for morning eyes. Soon, velvet darkness will all harshness take, Of earth and sky one element will make And feelings mellow with the mellowing light 'Til we are one in blessed sleep of night 13

Amberley Gardening Club toes; the Scots Dumpy has short legs and is very rare. The Polish Bantam has a The Chairman thanked Alice Adams for beautiful crest of feathers, making an unu- organising a great day out to Ashwood sual top knot. There are so many breeds Nurseries for the ‘Winter in Bloom Helle- from which to choose. bore Tour’, where we saw an amazing colourful display of hellebores for sale Bantams are around a quarter of the size amongst a multitude of other colourful of a large fowl, so often more convenient spring plants. for smaller gardens; however they lay smaller eggs too. Chickens have been Keeping Hens in the Garden was the title known to favour strange places to lay their of our talk in April, given by Charlotte eggs or to nest. One used a sack of leaves Popescu. Charlotte grew up loving animals and another, the lawnmower grass box! and as the daughter of Christine Pullein- Charlotte even had a hen who would Thompson, the famous pony book au- march into her house and up to the bed- thor, she was lucky to experience ponies room – cleaning was required after the vis- (and chickens) at close quarters, unlike itor had been marched out .... many children who enthusiastically read the books! Charlotte has also kept chick- Some of our group hope to keep chickens ens since she married, is an author of so you could be seeing some colourful books about chickens and writes for ‘Your birds around the village. Wish them luck! Chickens’ magazine. She also writes cook- Charlotte brought a selection of books ery books. about caring for chickens and some lovely fresh eggs which were very quickly sold. With the assistance of slides, Charlotte de- The Chairman thanked her for an enlight- scribed some chickens’ habits, for exam- ening talk. ple that they like sunbathing and take dust baths. We saw various types of shelter, We meet again on Thursday 8th May for some quite ingenious and aiming to deter Roger Umpleby’s talk entitled: How to predators: badgers, foxes, hawks and Love Lily Beetles and Admire Slugs. Be mink. There are a huge number of hen intrigued and come and be convinced. owners in the UK, some simply ‘rescuing’ Forthcoming Visits chickens and others keeping special and rare breeds. We were made aware of some of the ailments chickens have and Malvern Spring Show Friday 9th May £15 ways of dealing with the problems encoun- (£18 on the gate) or with coach £28 tered. Roy Strongs The Lasketts Garden Thursday 24th July £10 or with coach and Charlotte showed us photos of some beau- Three Choirs Vineyard £35 tiful large fowl and bantams, saying that the Rhode Island Red hens lay large Non members welcome brown eggs and that these and Light Sus- Contact Simone Pennie 873887 or sex chickens are the best layers. Gold Silk- [email protected] ies make good mothers – to almost anything! The Silver Dorking chicken has 5

Amberley Holy Trinity Church and Parish Room Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th July 2014

A weekend of fun activities and events for the whole community, to help raise money for the Parish Room and Church maintenance.

Saturday 12th July Floral displays in Church all weekend, created by local organizations Open Gardens 10am - 5pm Craft Fair in the Parish Room 10.30am - 4.30pm Hog Roast on the Green, with the Gloucestershire Constabulary Band and Morris Dancers (bar open 5pm, food served from 6pm, pay-as-you-eat)

Sunday 13th July Celebration Service in Church Family picnic on the Green Family Treasure Hunt 2pm Amberley Coin Challenge around the Green - the Results! Concert by the Exultate Singers, 4:30pm, with fizz and strawberries

Moove Over - Amberley Cow Hunt May 3rd and 4th May, 1-5pm

Cow puns at the ready, as the cows pop up all over the village. this bank holiday weekend. The Amberley Cow hunt returns for the 6th time, this Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th May 1pm to 5pm, on both afternoons. We hope you will join us on the Cow Hunt and quiz trail around the village and in the tea tent on the common for the most amazing cake and refreshments. Face painting and other children’s activities will also be on offer. This is the main fundraiser for our lovely village school, with funds also going to Send A Cow. It is also a great way to celebrate the return of the real cows to the common. We ask for your patience getting around the village on the afternoons of Saturday 3rd and 4th, as we know it can get busy particularly if sunny, but hope you will join us in this magical event. Trail maps from outside Amberley School. All welcome.

Stroud & District Food Bank Statistics from the last Financial Year Stroud & District (including Dursley and Wotton-under-Edge) fed approximately 4,000 People. Nationally Food Banks fed some 750,000 people. All of whom had to use their 3 allocated vouchers.

Join the great Amberley Coin Challenge!

We are aiming to collect enough coins on special sticky cards to stretch for at least two or maybe three furlongs around the Green in Amberley. In the old Imperial system, a furlong is one eighth of a mile or 220 yards or 660 feet.

(Interesting fact - the furlong, or furrow-long, was the distance a team of oxen could go without resting) Here's what to do

 Pick up a card from Amberley Post Office, Amberley Inn, Black Horse, Church, School, Bin Ends, the Bear  Peel back the label  Stick the coins on until card is full (£2.90 worth)  Return to where you got it from (Don't forget to fill in the back!)  ...pick up another card and repeat!

Prize for Family/individual filling most cards

Cards will be laid out round the Green in Amberley as part of the Family Day festivities of 'Let's Celebrate Summer' on Sunday 13th July, sometime in the afternoon.

Jeremy Keck

2. Gently melt together the chocolate and Recipe of the Month butter over a low flame in a good-sized Celebration Chocolate Cake saucepan/casserole I have been asked by several people if I 3. Mix in the vanilla and sugar, and al- will share the recipe for the chocolate cake low to cool a little I make when we have a celebration in church, so here it is. It was inspired by a 4. Beat the ground almonds and eggs Nigella recipe, but over the years I have directly into the cooled mixture in the adapted it quite heavily to make it more saucepan, then finally fold in the flour and suitable for cutting into lots of pieces! baking powder Ingredients 5. Pour into the cake tin, (it will look very liquid - don't worry) and bake for 350g dark chocolate - doesn't need to be around 40 minutes. After 30 minutes test the expensive sort for 'doneness' regularly with a toothpick 350g butter or hard margarine or thin knife - it should come out more or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract less clean. (The idea is for the middle to 300g caster sugar be only just done, so it stays moist.) 4 large or 5 medium eggs, lightly beaten 180g ground almonds 6. Cool in the tin, and turn out carefully 200g self raising flour before decorating with chocolate ga- ½ teaspoon baking powder nache or white fondant icing. Method Note: If roll-out fondant icing is used you will need to paint the surface of the cake 1. Preheat the oven to 170º (gas mark with warmed jam to make it stick. 3), and grease and line a 9 in/23cm square cake tin Jane

AMBERLEY SAFARI SUPPER Saturday 21st June 6pm £15 per person, includes charity raffle for Cotswold Care Hospice More details or to register by Friday 30th May contact: Simone Pennie, The Yew, Pinfarthings, 873887, [email protected]

EVENTS PR means the Parish Room, LH means Littleworth Hall and MPR means the Minchinhampton Porch Room Date Start End Location 3 May Amberley Cow Hunt 13:00 17:00 Everywhere! 3 May For the Fallen 19:00 - Cathedral 4 May Amberley Cow Hunt 13:00 17:00 Everywhere! 8 May Gardening Club 20:00 - PR 16 May Masasi Fundraising Evening 19:30 - MPR 18 May Parish Walk 14:00 - Bear 20 May Rev Brian Atkinson’s Licensing 19:30 - Church 22 May Post-Lent Study Group 19:00 - MPR

Amberley Book Sale 2014 Thank you to all who came on Saturday and bought books and enjoyed the re- On Saturday 29th March the Amberley freshments. Book Sale took place in the Parish Rooms together with the Amberley Gardening All the books left unsold were given to Club Spring plant sale Cotswold Care Hospice. They can sell a large proportion of these books in their It was a very happy social event with many shops and even get money for books that good book bargains and plant bargains as do not sell. well as excellent coffee and cakes and biscuits. The proceeds of the sale will go towards upgrading our kitchen equipment. The proceeds from the sale of books and refreshments was a very good total of We look forward to another Book Sale £765. next spring so remember to keep books for us during the year rather than throw Thank you to all who generously gave them out. books, talking tapes, DvDs and Cds. Our customers were very impressed with the Parish Rooms Management Committee quality of the books on sale.

Major General Sir Fabian Ware KCVO KBE CB CMG Part 2—The Memorials The 'Silent Cities' on the construction of the cemeteries, rising to £250,000 in 1920; by 1921, 1000 From wooden crosses cobbled together cemeteries had been established, ready with bits of ammunition boxes and inade- for headstone erections and burials. Be- quately marked in chalk, pencil or tin tags, tween 1920 and 1923, the Commission dotted haphazardly around a shell-torn was shipping 4,000 headstones a week to landscape, to the great WW1 monuments France. 12 years after the end of the Great and memorials in France and Belgium, War, it could be said that the name of al- preserving in perpetuity, and pari passu, most everyone who fell on the Western the memory of those who had fallen in the Front had been recorded on a tomb or a service of their King and country - this memorial. transformation was made possible by the vision and colossal endeavour of one man His Own Memorials - Fabian Ware. Sir Fabian Ware is commemorated in var- In 1920, having secured funding from the ious ways, in a number of places. In No- Treasury, three 'experimental' cemeteries vember 2005, a plaque in his memory was were built at Le Tréport, Forceville and erected at his birthplace (Glendower Louvencourt. Of these, Forceville was House, Clifton Down) by the Clifton and deemed the most successful, with its Cross Hotwells Improvement Society. of Sacrifice designed by architect Sir Re- There are also memorial tablets to him in ginald Blomfield, and Lutyens' Stone of Gloucester Cathedral and in the Warrior's Remembrance, the uniform headstones in Chapel, Westminster Abbey, both un- a garden setting; after minor adjustments, veiled in 1950. At the latter, a year after it was to become the template for the his death, a wreath of flowers gathered Commission's building plan. from war cemeteries in France was laid. The magnitude of Ware's task was of an

immensity scarcely imaginable. The grim and gruesome job of exhuming and trans- ferring countless decaying bodies from

hastily marked graves was routinely undertaken by those soldiers awaiting demob, divided into Grave Concentration Units of

12 men, each under a senior NCO. In the first 15 months of peace, there were more than 128,000 exhumations and reburials,

in excess of 76,000 over the next year and a half, and a further 38,000 disinterred by chance after the official search programme was closed at the end of 1921. At the end of 1919, £7,500 had been spent Memorial tablet in Gloucester Cathedral

A 'Boulevard Fabian Ware' forms the The inscription on the metal tag reads southern part of the Bayeux ring road. 'Unknown British Soldier'. Sir Fabian and Amberley I have been unable to establish yet exactly when and why Sir Fabian came to Amber- ley. Various newspaper archives have him here from the beginning of the 1920s - he seems to have had residences concurrently in Amberley and London for a long time. Those sources which state that he 'retired to Amberley' in 1948 may mean that he Why did he wait until 1928 to make his then gave up his London home. We do gift? Did he acquire the cross when he ac- know that he was living in The Dial Cot- companied Prime Minister Stanley Bald- tage, Amberley when he died in 1949. win on a tour of the battlefields and ceme- His links with Amberley must have been teries in June 1928? Or might it have been very strong. The Dial Cottage is, fittingly, a during his visit to the area with the Prince stone's throw from Amberley War Memo- of Wales in August of that year? We will rial, which Sir Fabian Ware himself un- probably never know. veiled at its dedication on February 12th Sir Fabian is buried in Amberley church- 1921. Also, in 1928, he presented to Holy yard. His grave, appropriately, has a War Trinity Church one of the original wooden Graves-style headstone and is maintained grave markers, the transient nature of by the Commission. which had so distressed him in the early days of the war.

The Amberley Church Council minutes of 22nd November 1928 note that: In 2008, the Amberley Branch of the Roy- 'The Rector referred to the cross of the al British Legion commissioned a small Unknown Soldier which had been pre- brass plaque in his memory, which was sented on Armistice Day by Mr Fabian dedicated at the Remembrance Day ser- Ware and informed the meeting that it vice that year, and unveiled by Sir Fabian's had been placed in its present position great-niece, Isobel Ward. It is positioned with the advice and assistance of Mr H Payne*.' (Continued on page 22) 21

(Continued from page 21) ated, and in the hundreds of immaculately -maintained cemeteries and memorials across the world where British or Com- monwealth soldiers from the First and Second World Wars are buried - these are surely the finest and best memorials he could have. Sources: Empires of the Dead (David Crane) underneath his wooden cross. British Newspaper Archives Many families over the last century have Commonwealth War Graves Commission had cause to thank Sir Fabian for the or- website ganisation he inspired. One of the most Bristol Post important services the CWGC provides Thanks to Chris Woods for his photos nowadays is something that he himself and comments. could never have foreseen. Its website al- lows users to look up details of the war *Henry Payne painted the decoration on dead and 1.7 million burials; a search will the War Memorial screen - the cross was bring up basic information – name, rank, originally positioned above and in the cen- service number, date of death and, most tre of the screen. important, place of burial (if known). His Jane Foreman legacy lives on in the Commission he cre-

Cider with Laurie The story of Laurie Lee’s life told through his own writings, edited by local author Jamila Gavin. Readings, live music and a little lubrication, in a cosy café-style atmosphere Minchinhampton Market House Wed 4th June 7.30 Tickets £8 including a complimentary drink Booking necessary: call in to Stroud Tourist Information at the Subscription Rooms, or ring 01453 760960.

The Cotswold Playhouse Tickets are available at www.cotswoldplayhouse.co.uk/tickets or from 0333 666 3366 The Persistence of Memory presented by Butterfly Psyche on 3rd May at 7.30 pm. Dante DeLucca is an ageing classics professor. He and his daughter Iphee must come to terms with his fading memory and how it will change their relationship. But they are not alone, with the unlikely appearance of Mneme, the Muse of Memory, father and daughter find the strength to make the transition together. The Persistence of Memory addresses with compassion and humour the delicate issues of memory, how it defines us and our utter dependence on it. Tickets £10 The Pirates of Penzance presented by Opera Anywhere on 9th May 2014 at 7.30 pm. Gilbert and Sullivan as it’s meant to be – pure, uncomplicated fun, performed to the highest standards. Following on from Opera Anywhere’s successful Mikado tour they’re returning to the stage with one of the most popular Gilbert & Sullivan operet- tas. A vibrant, stylish and hilarious romp through one of G&S’s finest scores, this show has everything you could want from a great night out. Gilbert’s high speed patter is razor sharp and Sullivan’s score sees him at the top of his game, with the catchy tunes for which he is so well known. Tickets £15 Sauce for the Goose presented by Bristol Old Vic Theatre School on 16th May 2014 at 7.30 pm. Georges Feydeau’s high spirited romp Sauce For The Goose is stuffed with preening characters knitting their legs in sexual frustration. Its heady mix of passions, pace and pleasure are the perfect mix for a good night out. The plot is simple: Lucienne is being pursued by the married Pontagnac, who is astounded to discover that she is already married to his friend Vatelin. Lucienne has sworn to be faithful as long as her husband remains so too. But then a keen old ‘indiscretion’ of her husband’s arrives with her own husband from Germany in tow. Everyone ends up in the Hotel Ultimus, where the guests include an old army doctor and his deaf wife in Paris to celebrate their wedding anniversary. Beds are swopped, infidelities discovered and everyone’s Goose is cooked good and proper! Untrustworthy husbands, betrayed wives, artful servants and crazed Germans demon- strate why the "naughty nineties" were so named, as master French farceur Feydeau's sparkling play switches from riotous farce to barbed social satire. See the ‘Stars of Tomorrow in a Play for Today’. (Suitable 12yrs+). Tickets £11

News from The Door Youth ceptable behaviour of a son or daughter, incomprehensible destructiveness, or total Project rejection. All the staff and volunteers, Here is a little insight into the varied work whether mentoring, offering family sup- of The Door through their latest newslet- port or working with young people in the ter’s theme of ‘Forgiveness’. workshops, try to help their clients to con- sider the possibility of forgiveness, laying The Door regularly sees young people down the issue and moving forward to a and families struggling to deal with the more positive future. wrongs they feel have been done to them. For young people this could be years of As ever, The Door is looking for volun- abuse, rejection, being overlooked for a teers in the Drop In and Tranzform Shop, job, misdiagnosed by health professionals, at events and as mentors. Further infor- cheated by a partner, or something trivial mation from 01453 756745/752730. like someone taking a cigarette without Peace and Justice Group. asking. For parents it is often the unac-

Stuart Singers Summer Concert Unusually the Stuart Singers will only be giving one home Summer Concert this year. It will be at their usual venue, Holy Trinity Church Minchinhampton, on Friday 6th June. Helen Sims our Musical Director has put together a lovely programme which includes Handel’s magnificent Zadok the Priest; a medley from Jesus Christ Superstar; John Rutter’s hauntingly beautiful This is the Day written for the wedding of William and Kate in 2011; some Sounds of Simon and Garfunkle; a selection of fun songs including Nellie the Elephant and Teddy Bears’ Picnic; the Welsh Hymn Diolch i'r Iôr; and a new musical setting of the Rupert Brooke poem, The Soldier, by our accompa- nist Barrie Cooper, which reflects the fact that we are in the centenary year of the out- break of the Great War. Ticket prices remain at £8 (to include a glass of wine or soft drink) and can be obtained from Market Stores in Minchinhampton or from Lynn Bevis on 01666 502410. If you cannot make the home concert we will be singing in Tetbury Parish Church on Saturday 7th June for the local Rotary.

Almora Leprosy Mission longer carried out there, but there are la- boratory facilities and clinics are held reg- Hospital ularly for outpatients. Almora Snehalaya offers the only leprosy service in a huge area and there are around 10 to 15 new cases diagnosed each year. It is also in- volved with other community pro- grammes and services. The Leprosy Mis- sion is a Christian charity and there is a chapel on the site. However, no distinc- tion is made between any religion or none and its care is available to all who need it. A typical day for the residents starts with In March Peter and I spent almost a fort- breakfast, followed by a time of devotion. night on a walking holiday in the foothills This is followed by an hour and a half of of the Himalayas, in the state of Uttarak- medical care, oiling skin, dressing ulcers hand, a remote region in north east India. and physiotherapy for those who need it. I knew there was a hospital run by The The hospital employs minimum staff and Leprosy Mission at Almora, one of the the rest of the morning is spent in garden- biggest towns in the area and had a faint ing and cleaning for those who are well hope that we might manage to visit it. In enough to undertake it. After lunch there fact , to my amazement, we passed the en- is a rest time and then more work. Before trance on our outward journey and were supper there is a literacy class and the able to arrange to call on our way back at evening is spent relaxing and watching tel- the end of the holiday. We were wel- evision. We were pleased to hear that the comed by the Administrator, Mr Anand stigma of leprosy is less than it used to be Singh who told us a little of the history of and that residents receive visits from fami- the place and the services offered nowa- ly members who live near enough and days. phone calls from those further away. The hospital was founded in 1836 by a I have supported The Leprosy Mission British man, Sir Henry Ramsey, who was for many, many years and it is one of the stationed in the region at that time. It was charities supported by Amberley Church. registered in 1854 and is the oldest lepro- It was a real joy to visit the hospital in Al- sy hospital in Asia. It is now classed as a mora, to learn about the care being pro- Snehalaya, a care home and as such caters vided today and to see TLM in action. for about 30 residents, 10 women and 20 Sheila Rowley men, mostly in their 60’s. Surgery is no

Benefice News We are very pleased that Rector Helen seems so at home in the Benefice, - it feels as if she has been with us for ages! We are also happy to announce that Christine Gibson is now in place as Parish Admin- istrator. She can be contacted at the Parish Office between the hours of 9am and 1pm, Tuesday to Friday, on 01453 889004. We look forward to welcoming Brian Atkinson later this month, and hope that as many of you as possible will join us for his induction - more details on this on page 8. Events Coming Up: 3rd /4th May: Amberley Parochial School Cow Hunt 16th May: Masasi Fundraising evening, Minchinhampton Porch Room, 7:30pm, £7.50 Fish and Chip supper, talk by Revd Helen Bailey on her recent visit to Tanzania. Tickets: Linda Jarvis 01453 884545 18th May: Sponsored Respite Care Walk, Horsfall House. Details from www.horsfallhouse/fundraising or phone 01453 731227 22nd May: Post Lent Study Group Porch Room 7:30pm, to discuss the final chapters of Paula Gooder's book 'This Risen Existence' - all welcome! 29th May: Ascension Day 8am Communion Amberley 7:30pm Sung Eucharist Minchinhampton 15th June Trinity Sunday Joint Choral Evensong at Minchinhampton 5:30pm, followed by a bring-and-share supper All enquiries regarding weddings, baptisms and funerals should be initially addressed to Christine Gibson, Parish Administrator, (01453 889004) in order for the administrative formalities to be completed. She will then direct your enquiry to the appropriate person.

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION AMBERLEY BRANCH The next meeting will take place on 10th June, 2014 at 7.30 pm in Amberley Parish Rooms (Beneath Holy Trinity Church) The speaker will be John Heathcott – Cotswold Warden talking about Areas of Outstanding National Cotswold Beauty The Branch invites anyone to attend the meeting. (A £2 donation from non-members would be appreciated). Refreshments available.

Parish Outing 2014 June 19th, Day Trip to Bath Proposed itinerary:

Leave Amberley 10:30am. Transport will be by car-share, with non-drivers contributing £5 towards the petrol. Arrive Bathwick Boatman Restaurant for lunch at 12:00 - typical cost of meal: starters/ light bites £5.50 - £7 (eg pâté of the day with toasted brioche and apple chutney £6.50); main courses from £10 (eg beer-battered fish and chips, mushy peas, home-made tar- tare sauce £11) - a menu will be provided for you to pre-book your meal. River Trip (£8 or £6 concessions) with the possibility to stop off in Bath for shopping/ sightseeing/tea, (boat timetable not available at time of going to press); or walk into the centre of Bath in 15-20 mins. Return time flexible - to be agreed with your driver - possibly leaving Bath around 5pm Please sign up at the back of Church as soon as possible, but by Sunday May 25th at latest

Christian Aid Week From2014 the registers … Christian Aid Week is a National Week that we have supported for many years here in Amberley, sometimes with special events and originally with a house-to-house collection. Thanksgiving for the gift of a child… This year it runs from Sunday,8th March11th May untilHector Saturday, Richard 17th Ayling May. This is a reminder of the ways that we Baptismhave been ... collecting over the last four years and are again continuing this year.8th March Frederick Charles Goodwin With this May Magazine you will find Funerala Christian ... Aid envelope and we would be very grateful if you could make a donation to the charity. If you are able to complete the Gift Aid Declaration on the17th envelope March thisDavid makes Michael a very Ballingerworthwhile extra contribution to the funds. There are three ways for you to return the completed envelopes: 1. Return them to your Magazine distributor. 2. Take them to the Post Office 3. Put them in the Collection Plate during a Church service. It would be very helpful if you could return the envelopes during Christian Aid Week itself i.e. by Saturday, 17th May (or Sunday, 18th May if putting it in the Church Collec- tion). This will make a big difference to the speed with which we can send our contribution. Thank you very much for your support. Peace and Justice Group

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Lifts to Church and for Doctors’ or Hospital Appointments If you have difficulty in travelling to Church, or travelling to attend doctors’ or hospital appointments, or if you know anyone else in this position, please get in touch with Gill Millwood (873546) or Anne Seymour (873272), who will make the necessary arrangements for someone to call for you and give you a lift. If you are willing to help with this service, and would be prepared for Gill to contact you in the event of a request being received, please let her know.

The Parish Church of the Holy Trinity, Amberley

Rector Rev Helen Bailey [email protected] 01453 882289

Methodist Minister Rev Simon Topping [email protected] 01453 764818 Associate Priest Rev Sandy Emery [email protected] 01452 814148 Retired Priest Rev Canon Brian Andrews [email protected] 01453 873068 Retired Priest Rev Canon Mike Tucker [email protected] 01453 873352 Churchwardens Mrs Sue Piechowiak [email protected] 01453 872540 Mr Jeremy Keck [email protected] 01453 872300 Reader Mrs Deborah Curram [email protected] 01453 872546 Reader Emeritus Mrs Anne Seymour [email protected] 01453 873272 Verger Mrs Cynthia Cooke — 01453 872602 Director of Music Dr Steve Goodwin [email protected] 01453 873381 Head Server Mrs Jan Howard [email protected] 01453 872689 Stewards Mrs Margaret Keck [email protected] 01453 872300 Mr Chris Pearson [email protected] 01453 885477 ACC: Secretary Mrs Pat Woods [email protected] 01453 872652 Treasurer Mr Nic Curram [email protected] 01453 872546 Book-keeper Mrs Liz Robertson [email protected] 01453 872527 Chairman Mr Danek Piechowiak [email protected] 01453 872540 Vice Chmn Mr Chris Pearson [email protected] 01453 885477 Planned Giving Sec Mrs Sarah Goodwin [email protected] 01453 873381 Social Committee Sec Mrs Sandra Tucker [email protected] 01453 873352 Sunday Club Mrs Claire Wilkins [email protected] 01453 835864 Youth Group Mrs Claire Wilkins [email protected] 01453 835864 Advert Secretary Mrs Jean Davie [email protected] 01453 872787 Church Flower Rota Mrs Rosemary Lea [email protected] 01453 872901 Friday Cuppa Mrs Ann Haslam [email protected] 01453 873632 MU Secretary Mrs Pat Woods [email protected] 01453 872652 Pastoral Care Co-ord Mrs Di Rowe [email protected] 01453 873458 Peace & Justice Group Mrs Sue Pugh [email protected] 01453 872551 Worship Group Mr John Gilbert [email protected] 01453 836275 Communications Grp Mrs Jane Foreman [email protected] 01453 833028 Mr Fred Ashworth [email protected] 01453 873436 Archives Group Mrs Anne Seymour [email protected] 01453 873272

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Village Organisations

Amberley Parochial School [email protected] 01453 873349 Head Teacher – Peter Godfrey [email protected] Amberley Playgroup Mondays, Fridays, 9.30-12.00 Wednesday, 9.30-3.00 Thursday, 12.30-3.00 Karen Hoskins 01453 753151 Cathy Brown 01453 872571 Toddlers Group – Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9.45-11.45 am Leader - Karen Hoskins 01453 753151 Royal British Legion – Joint Men and Women’s Branch Second Tuesday of even months at 7.30 pm in the Parish Room Chairman – Roger Rowe [email protected] 01453 873458 Littleworth Hall Booking Secretary – Mrs Di Rowe [email protected] 01453 873458 Parish Room Management Committee Letting Secretary– Mrs Cynthia Cooke 01453 872602 Highlands Cottage Charity Secretary – Mrs Anne Seymour [email protected] 01453 873272 The Drake Scout HQ – Culver Hill Group Scout Leader – Coral Rice 01453 872124 Scouts - Fridays 7-9 pm Leader – Vacant at present - Contact Group Scout Leader, Coral Rice 01453 872124 Cub Scouts – Thursdays 6.45-8.15 pm Leader – Sarah Martin 01453 872573 Beaver Scouts – Thursdays 5.30-6.30 pm Leader – Sarah Martin 01453 872573 Guides – Wednesdays 7.30-9 pm Mrs Nicky Young [email protected] 01453 886750 Brownies – Wednesdays 6.00-7.30 pm in the Parish Rooms Miss Joy Hopkins [email protected] 01453 834767 Amberley Gardening ClubWebsite – 2nd Thur of each- www.amberley.org.uk month – Parish Room Mrs Jacky Staff [email protected] 01453 872297

If you would like to help with any duties, please contact Heather Pearson for church services (885477) , Rosemary Lea for flowers (872901), Fred Ashworth for church cleaning (873436), and Cynthia Cooke (872602) or Heather Pearson (885477) for after-service coffee.

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