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Your Village News Hamstall Ridware Parish Magazine And further History of Hamstall Team Teddy competing in the Easter Egg hunt. Photo, with permissison, Wendy Mepsted June - July 2021 http://www2.lichfielddc.gov.uk/hamstallridware/ www.hrpc.btck.co.uk https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/4451/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamstallridware Contact Information Rector Revd Jeremy Brading 01543 472565 The Rectory, Savey Lane, Yoxall, DE13 8PD. [email protected] Reader Mrs Kate Beechey 01543 493556 Churchwardens Mr John Ferguson 01889 504430 Mr Michael Elsom 07949 126640 PCC Secretary Mrs Jean Mead 01889 504332 Parish Magazine Editor Dr Paul Carter 01889 504347 [email protected] Other PCC members Liz Carter Chris Smart Doug Cook David Rudge Sarah Elsom Jude Preston Safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults. If you have any concerns please speak in complete confidence to the Parish Safeguarding Officer Dr Paul Carter (01889 504 347) or the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser Mr Neil Spiring 01543 306030 UNITED BENEFICE OF KINGS BROMLEY, THE RIDWARES and YOXALL Usual Services Rota: Everyone welcome at any of our services All as permitted by current Covid regulations Hamstall Kings Bromley Mavesyn Yoxall Ridware All Saints Ridware St Peter St Michael and St Nicholas All Angels 1st Sunday 10.30am 10.00 in Month Holy Holy Communion Communion 2nd Sunday 10.00am 10.00am in Month Holy Holy Communion Communion 3rd Sunday 10.30pm 10.00am in Month Holy Morning Service Communion 4th Sunday 10.00am 10.00am in Month Holy Holy Communion Communion 5th Sunday Benefice service – in Month to be arranged 2 Hamstall Ridware Parish Magazine: June - July 2021 Inside: 3 Editorial 10 Thanks, Welcome and Message 17 HRPC Members; Notes from 4 United Benefice Services from Deborah Parish Council 5 Hamstall Church duty rota 11 Iron Man; Plant sale; Cooling 18 Henry Chadwick; 100 years ago 6 Letter from our Rector Towers 19 HRPC Plantars; Scams and Security 7 Dates; Library; Surgery ½ 12 Church Wardens; Lichfield Lottery 20 100 object Shoppe Cottage days; Message in a bottle race 13 Mothers Union; Ride & Stride; 21 Hamstall Funersl Bier; WI trip 8 Hallo from Jeremy Brading; Egg Hunt; Staffordshire Show 22 The Organ Prayer 14 Ridware Arts; Shoulder of Mutton 23 Contacts and information 9 Floral cross and Easter flowers 15 Lichfield DC; Cathedral 24 Regular meetings and service; 16 HRPC Minutes 25 Advertisements From the Editor This is our first issue where we welcome Jeremy Brading, our new Rector, in post. He has written the usual Rector’s letter, p6, but also an introduction of himself and his family. On page 8. The good news is however tinged with great sadness as we have learned that Revd. Mike Binsley died on 23 May. He was based in Yoxall and was a Lay Reader for some time before he was ordained. He had conducted many services for us here in Hamstall, including our last Remembrance Day and Carol services. His health had sadly deteriorated quite rapidly over the last weeks. Our thoughts and prayers are with Liz and her family. As we pass into the last phase of return to “normal, The Shoulder is again welcoming guests for indoor table service, p14, and the Ridware History society continues to watch whether indoor meetings will be able to resume. They are tentatively planning a winter programme of lectures: more information next magazine For now at least, with much decreased clergy numbers in the benefice, the rota will normally be two services per month in each church, but we are all very welcome in all four churches. The Service at Home sheet will also continue to be available for anyone who prefers not to venture out – contact Michael Elsom if you wish to be added to the circulation list. Next, As most will already know, the cooling towers, so long a prominent part of the landscape, are to be blown up on June 6th (P11). The recent Plant Sale was a great success financially and socially. Our next planned event is a message in a bottle race on 3 July, see page 7. We say a big “Thank You” to Deborah Sheridan for all her input to our parish over the last 15 years and are pleased we will not be losing her all together, page 10. A Thank You too to David Rudge as we welcome John Ferguson as Church Warden (p12). We have more Iron Man road closures on 18 July, p11 and there are several other notices on pages 12 to 14 and elsewhere, information from Lichfield DC and the Cathedral on p15, alerts about some of the growing number of Scams etc on pages 19 and 20 and four more local history items pp20-22. Finally, do continue to remember the food bank: financial gifts welcome as well as food (page 24). Copy for the August-September magazine (local history objects or photos still very welcome) will be July 18. For adverts please contact Lucy Leigh on 01889 504352 or [email protected]. We are always the lookout for new advertisers. If you know of anyone who would like to advertise with us, especially a taxi company or a carpenter or electrician, do ask them to contact myself or Lucy. Paul Carter 07710 293 230 [email protected] UNITED BENEFICE OF KINGS BROMLEY, THE RIDWARES and YOXALL Planned Services: June – July 2021. Everyone welcome at any of our services All as permitted by current Covid regulations Hamstall Kings Bromley Mavesyn Yoxall Ridware All Saints Ridware St Peter St Michael and St Nicholas All Angels 30th May 11.15 10.00 Trinity Sunday Holy Communion Holy Communion 6th June 10.30am 10.00 Trinity I Holy Communion Holy Communion 13th June 10.00am 10.00am Trinity II Holy Communion Holy Communion 20th June 10.30am 10.00am Trinity III Holy Communion Morning Service 27th June 10.00am Trinity IV Benefice Service patronal Festival at St Peters Yoxall Holy Communion 4th July 10.30am 10.00 Trinity V Holy Communion Holy Communion 11th July 10.00am 10.00am Trinity VI Holy Communion Holy Communion 18th July 10.30pm 10.00am Trinity VII Holy Communion Morning Service 25th July 10.00am 10.00am Trinity VIII Holy Communion Holy Communion 1st August 10.30am 10.00 Trinity IX Holy Communion Holy Communion 8th August 10.00am 10.00am Trinity X Holy Communion Holy Communion 4 ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS – HAMSTALL RIDWARE Rota for June and July 2021 Thank you to everyone for helping with church services. If you are unable to fulfil a particular duty, please arrange to ‘swap’ with someone else on the rota. Cleaning ideally on Friday; Sidesman/unlocking: Sunday and now preceding Wednesday; Coffee outside till restrictions change. DATE BELLS & SIDESMAN C0FFEE READERS (week before) GREETING (& unlock Wed CLEANERS FLOWERS pm before) 30th May P Carter S Elsom R Adkins Trinity Sunday C Smart L Carter S Bostock S Elsom 11.15 am 6th June C Smart P Carter D Cook S Elsom Trinity I J Ferguson A Ball L Carter L Carter P Carter S Bostock 10.30 am D Leigh 13th June (opening church 2.00 – 4.30 pm Sunday and preceding Wednesday) 20th June S Elsom J Mead R Adkins C Smart Trinity III D Rudge M Meddings J Ferguson D Cook S Bostock P Carter 10.30 am C Smart (opening church 2.00 – 27th June 4.30 pm Sunday and preceding Wednesday) 4th July J Preston J Preston D Rudge V Richards Trinity V P Carter L Carter D Cook G Burgess J Ferguson + 1 10.30 am D Rudge (opening church 2.00 – 11th July 4.30 pm Sunday and preceding Wednesday) 18th July L Carter L Carter L Leigh P Carter Trinity VII D Leigh L Leigh L Leigh P Carter D Leigh C Smart 10.30 am J Ferguson (opening church 2.00 – 25th July 4.30 pm Sunday and preceding Wednesday) 1st August J Ferguson A Ball P Ball A Ball Trinity IX C Smart P Barlow S Elsom J Preston A Ball J Preston 10.30 am P Carter 8th August (opening church 2.00 – 4.30 pm Sunday and preceding Wednesday) 5 From our Rector, Revd Jeremy Brading June 2021 Well, I am finally here -and I do say that with a huge dose of personal joy. Since I moved in on the 15th April, it has been a very busy time to say the least. Happily though I exchanged decorator’s garb for my clerical collar, and on May 15th was licensed to serve as your parish priest by the Bishop of Lichfield at All Saints Church, Kings Bromley. I am sorry that reduced capacity on account of COVID, meant there were not more places available for as big a congregation as possible. Never the less, I hope that you have had excellent reports of the service, from the 8 people from each of the four church families who were in attendance. I consider myself very fortunate to have arrived in this benefice at this time of the year. I have very much enjoyed watching the shimmer of green, slowly gaining dominance on the trees and hedgerows. Chiming with the mood of our country as lockdown subsides, it has underlined that the darkness of winter is gradually being overrun by the optimism associated with spring Pope John XXIII (pope 1958-1963) referred to the Taize community as ‘that little springtime’ (www.taize.fr). Taize is located about 40 miles north of Lyon, in France. Especially during the summer months, every week over the last 50 years, thousands upon thousands of younger pilgrims have pitched their tents in the community grounds.
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