The Compton Dando Church Estate Trust Part 2: Assets and Finances Last month’s Benefice magazine two objectives of the Trust: for example, contained an article introducing the to support the primary school used by Dear Parishioners, Compton Dando Church Estate Trust. This parish children a grant of £250 was made month’s article is primarily about the to Marksbury School in 2008 and grants Trust’s assets and fmances. The Trust totalling £500 have been made in the past As many of you know, the Reverend Clive Murrie tendered his owns 29 acres of agricultural land in couple of years to help relieve cases of resignation to the Bishop at the beginning of January and his last Compton Dando, from which it received personal hardship. services were on Easter Day. Now we once again have a vacancy rental income. It also has capital which is Any remaining income is invested before a new rector is appointed. Hopefully this will not be for too invested in the Charities Investment Fund. separately from the endowment long. In the meantime our churches will continue as usual under the The land and most of the capital investments. This could be described as investments are endowment assets and the church’s “rainy day” fund. From this services of Sue Stevens, Noreen Busby and visiting clergy together as such cannot be used for any purpose fund the Trust can help with the more with the PCCs and Churchwardens. other than creating income. By this means substantial building repair costs which the Trust receives an income which in occur from time to time. It happens that As a benefice we find ourselves in the unusual position of a second recent years has amounted, after the church has been in good condition for vacancy in two years. This is not what we hoped for or expected and expenses, to some £6000 a year - the last 20 years but there are now although like all investments it is likely to suggestions of damp in the roof and dry it brings its own challenges and opportunities. We therefore ask for be rather lower this year. How is the rot in the floor, not to mention a very old your prayers and support as we move forward, working to strengthen income spent? First, the Trust usually and creaky boiler and heating system. the relationship between the church and all areas of our community. makes an annual grant to the Parochial This “rainy day” fund can also be used Church Council of £2000-4000, which the for supporting new projects which The Venerable Andy Piggott, the Archdeacon of Bath, and the PCC needs to help pay for smaller repairs enhance or improve the church buildings and routine maintenance of the church. in some important manner. The most Reverend Jan Knott, our Rural Dean, as is their usual custom when There may additionally be requests for recent payment was £15,000 towards the there is a vacancy, will be meeting with the joint PCCs to discuss the help towards a specific one-off repair: for new toilets and store building in 2006. process for the appointment of a new priest, and to answer questions. example in 2007 £750 was paid towards Recent practice has been to match the This meeting will take place on Wednesday 13th May in Publow Church new bell ropes. money raised by the PCC for an agreed at 7.00 p.m. They have suggested that this should be an ‘open meeting’ Grants are also made in line with the other project. to which everyone from our churches who is interested is invited. groups. There will not be another monthly Please feel free to come along if you would like to do so. meeting until August 17th when there will be a speaker from Bristol Airport. The Chew Valley U3A has a monthly meeting aim is to provide balance as the speakers The season of Easter promises new life for all and we look forward on the third Monday of the month at Ubley at the April meeting were from Stop Bristol with hope to a new chapter in our benefice. Village Hall. Meetings start at 10:30 with Airport Expansion and from the Council refreshments beforehand. The meeting in for the Protection of Rural England. May will be the Annual General Meeting Although there are no monthly meetings to be held on the 18th. Immediately after during June and July many of the interest the AGM there will be an opportunity to groups continue to meet during the “Meet The Groups”. Each interest group summer. Contact the Secretary, Christine The Churchwardens of Publow, Chelwood and Compton Dando will have a “stall” at which information can Evans on 01934 832841 or visit our be found and questions asked. Chew website, chewvalleyu3a.org.uk for more Valley U3A runs over 20 different interest information. From the Parish Register of All Saints’ Funeral Service 15th April Barbara Jean COLES (followed by cremation at Haycombe) Coffee Morning & Sale

A Thank You to everyone who supported St Mary’s Church Saturday 16th May the PreSchool Easter Fayre, we hope you Compton Dando all enjoyed the Egg Hunt with the 10.00am to 12noon children..and the lovely cakes made by Donna Smart of Whitchurch, staff and Recital for a Summer’s Day committee members.. With everyone’s effort and support we by New venue raised £350 towards Pre School funds. Renaissance Choir Lodge Farm, Chelwood Thank You again we couldn’t do it without your support. including By kind invitation of Mrs E Jones & family sacred & popular works Christian Aid Week Sunday, 31st May Plants : Cakes, Jams & Pickles People have commented that because 3.00 pm the Christian Aid envelopes are stapled Books & Gifts : Raffle :Bacon Butties to the Parish Magazines they feel that Admission free : Refresh- they are obliged to fill them. Christian Aid ments and their partners would be grateful for a 50p Entry includes Coffee & Biscuits donation however small, but there is NO pressure to give. Pensford Toddler Group would like to Traditionally the envelopes have always say a big (very belated) Thank You to the Proceeds to St Leonard’s Church been circulated with the magazines and ladies of the Church for providing us Pensford you live at the top of the High St, Geoff attaching them is a convenient way of parents with a very much appreciated Beedell (490371) for the Orchard and the doing it, so they don’t flutter out into the break from the ‘’norm’’, and providing a Neighbourhood “new” houses, David Evans (490521) for lanes and hedgerows. beautiful lunch for us and the toddlers. Watch the bottom of the High St. You will receive If you do contribute your magazine This was extremely appreciated by all. The Pensford Neighbourhood a useful pack about home security and distributor may collect in your area, or the Thank You Watch scheme, centred on will be informed about local incidents envelopes can be left at our Churches. the High Street and Old Road, is now up which the police pass on to us. As a and running. We have over 50 houses in member you may also get a reduced Magazine Distributors the scheme and more are joining all the premium for your house insurance – Last year I made a list of the distributors time. depending on your insurer! who are willing to collect Christian Aid As you are no doubt aware the We would like to extend the scheme to envelopes and hope that you will be kind Neighbourhood Watch signs are now other parts of the village, but to do so, enough to do them again this year. If your Wednesday 6th May displayed at various points along the High we need someone in each new area to St and Old Road. The police say that volunteer to act as a Contact for that area. circumstances have changed, please Stanton Drew Stone Circle crime can be reduced by 30% in a The main responsibility is to pass on would you let me know as soon as you with Colin Budge Neighbourhood Watch area. information to your neighbours who are can so that I have time to find a It’s not too late to join. And it is free! Just members. If you are interested please replacement collector? Thank you all so Meet at the circle entrance contact Alan Ford (490440) if you live in contact Chris James (490392) who can much for your time and effort. the Old Road, Russ Lawton (490203) if give you more details. Jackie Young 01761 490614. 7.00pm - £1.50 Extracts of a meeting of Publow with Pensford Parish Council Chelwood Lucky Draw th Gardeners’ held on Tuesday 14 April 2009 March 09 Community Action: Have established a parked on the pavements outside the car sales Community Village Officer based in Chew was reported to the PCSO’s. They are £15 - E. Jones £10 - P. Harding Question Time Magna to cover the B&NES district. monitoring the site on a regular basis. £ 3 - S. Clarke £ 2 - C. Buckland If you like gardening and Community Liaison Officer: 10k Road Race Parsonage Lane: The pot holes to be nd plants, come along to our very organiser have been given 12 litter picks, bags resolved by 22 April. th & gloves for clearing after race. Birchwood Lane: Pot Holes. This had been CHRISTIAN AID own ‘Gardeners’ Question Time’ on 12 Car Park: No feedback from B&NES has passed to the contractor. WEEK May in Compton Dando hall. We are been received. Church Street: The surface is to be uneven lucky to have a plant expert from Bath Development in Keynsham: A pre-planning and action will be taken. 10th - 16th MAY Spa University, Darryl Watts, to answer consultation is being held in relation to Priestdown: 8 pot holes have been marked, proposals for approximately 500 houses along action to be taken. Christian Aid is the official development our gardening questions and give advice Charlton Road in Keynsham. Blackrock Lane: A job number allocated for agency of 41 Church denominations in on plant problems and plant care. You are Members of the Public: It was confirmed work to be undertaken on pot holes. the UK & Ireland; it helps people of all also welcome to bring along plants to sell that a planning application had not been Mobile Library: Concerns regarding where faiths and those who have none. or swap with other gardeners. received in relation to the land being cleared the mobile library parks were taken up with in the garden of 148 High Street, Pensford. B&NES. A site meeting with the library bus They respond to emergencies, fund long- Admission is £2 including tea, coffee and Police Lane: The contractors have put up driver took place and agreement made for a term development and challenge unjust biscuits and the meeting starts at 7.30pm. the name plates, however one is in the wrong trial period to park on the opposite side of the systems that keep people in poverty, Everyone is very welcome – bring a friend location. This will be rectified and the naming road in the other bus stop. of Police Lane process is complete. Dog Fouling and Running loose on working directly with local organisations and / or some plants! Hinton Organics:Proposals by Hinton Allotment Site: Clerk reported to the Dog on the ground - more than 650 partners Organics are to have a large covered building Warden that deterrent signage had been in around 50 countries. Chew Magna Gardening on site with whole project inside the building. requested from the Community Liaison Officer Any amount of money you could spare Advantage will be no odour from the site. Planning Outcomes: 07/03793/FUL Mr & Society Footpath by the Allotments: An application Mrs Roberts 1 Hillside Villas Pensford Hill, would help alleviate not only the trauma to move this footpath to the outside edge of Pensford. Single-storey detached residential of earthquakes, floods and famine but Chew Valley Gardening Club’s the allotments will be looked into. annexe after removal of existing garage and also the grind of abject poverty that next meeting is on the 14th May Weir at rear of Rising Sun:It is understood outbuildings. PERMITTED. makes everyday life a misery for so many at 8.00pm at the Old School that the Weir is in the ownership of the Rising 09/00155/FUL Miss Tonks The Old Surgery Sun. This will be looked into. Wick Lane. Change of use from Doctors people in the world. Everyone is feeling Room, Chew Magna. We welcome Neighbourhood Watch Scheme:The Clerk Surgery (Use Class D1) to two bedroom the effect of the economic crisis but Felicity Down from Cleeve nursery. will be the Parish Council representative. dwelling (Use Class C3) (Resubmission). please help if you can. Thank you. Felicity will speak to us on Container Memorial Hall: Clerk secured a goodwill PERMITTED. Jackie Young Gardening. Felicity has a wealth of payment of £500 from Western Power re 08/04629/FUL Mr & Mrs Tremlett 49 Hillcrest repairs to boiler & programmer. Pensford. Two storey side extension (Revised knowledge, she is a Constance Spry Car Sales on A37: The problem with cars Application). PERMITTED. CHILDREN’S SOCIETY trained florist, a former presenter of The annual emptying of the boxes is now Garden Calendar on HTV and has Pensford Tennis Club BATH & WELLS CELEBRATES featured as the guest gardening expert members turned out in force and 1100 YEARS completed and a total of £668.86 has spent a Sunday morning in April This year the diocese is celebrating 1100 been forwarded to the Children’s Society on Radio Bristol. She was also part of tidying the courts and surrounds. years through many events. to assist with their project work. Grateful the Gold medel winning team at both the It all looked so good, we On Saturday May 9th, the Bishop will be thanks to everyone who so kindly and Bristol Garden show and the Amateur rewarded ourselves with a bbq and a few in Compton Dando, he will be taking a generously keeps a box in their home. garden show. Cleeve Nursery supplied glasses of wine. We followed that with a break at St Mary’s Church then walking Every year more that £2 million is raised plants for the Zen garden at Chelsea few sets of tennis in the sunshine and on to Woollard. in this way, towards the wide-ranging which was awarded a Silver gilt. We can everyone agreed it was an excellent start Please join the walk, all be very welcome, work the Society undertakes. look forward to an interesting talk in both to the tennis season. meet at St Mary’s between 3.00-4.00pm. There are now 34 people who have a design terms, colour and plant selection If you are interested in joining, the fees Dogs are also welcome providing owners Children’s Society box. If anyone else and how to feed and water our containers are £55 per person, £95 per couple and take full responsibility. would like to join this number, please get to keep them going for longer. It will be £110 for a family. Children/young adults Any queries phone The Revd. Sue followed by tea, coffee and a chat. New in full time education £15. At around a Stevens and for details of other events in touch with me. Judith Hillman. Hon. £1 a week – that’s a pretty good deal. www.bw1100.org Local Secretary . 01761 490324 members and visitors always welcome. 0870 850 5000 Valliant for generously agreeing to loan www.arc.org.uk us space at the busy Chew Valley Fruit Farm so that we could put on the event. The Chew Valley Branch of the Arthritis You may have noticed Noddy Boxes Research Campaign has held two placed in strategic positions in various SATURDAY 2nd May fundraising events so far this year. premises around the valley, and people Thanks to everyone who came to support who support these by posting their odd CHURCH ROOM : PENSFORD us on 20 March at the Spring Quiz Night. coins might be interested to know that 10.00 – 11.30am Seventeen teams entered and spent an from September 2008 to March 2009 a enjoyable evening raising £338 in the total of £361.01 was collected from them. HOME BAKING process. Peter Handley received a further It’s amazing how those odd coppers add £72 in donations, so the total raised was up isn’t it? A special mention must be PLANTS from Peter Jones £410. Peter’s daughter and son-in-law made about the box in the Red Lion GOODS from The BODYSHOP were again the quizmasters and as always Bishop Sutton. That yielded a total of organized a challenging set of questions. £126.26 during that time, which was Proceeds towards Church Funds This continues to be a popular evening largely due to Paddy’s quiz team. If they and our thanks go to Cameley Lodge for win the quiz on a Monday night they Admission 50p to include coffee and biscuit hosting it. The next quiz will be on Friday usually put their winnings into the box. Market Report – April October 30, and the Coffee Morning held Thank you very much Paddy and your A good crowd of people attended the April This was won by Margaret Bailey and a annually in Peter’s garden is on 15 July. team. By the way, in case you are market, which was a lively social combined total of £214.85 was raised Both of these events will be advertised wondering, the boxes are all emptied very occasion. Much purchasing was done, towards church running costs. Thank you again later in the year. regularly through the year and any money including raffle tickets for an Easter to all who baked, bought and helped on On 26 March the committee tried in them goes to ARC to fund research for hamper, kindly donated by Brenda Stone. the day. See you at the next market. something different and held a sale of Arthritis in Children. secondhand books. Many thanks to The Chew Valley Branch of ARC was PENSFORD WITH that the Memorial Hall would not be everyone who gave their support, by both started in 1980 by Margaret Chapman, holding the annual craft fair this year. This PUBLOW being one of our main fundraising events, buying and donating books for the sale. who used to live in Chew Stoke. We are Mrs Baber welcomed members this was a disappointment. The excellent sum of £120 was raised. hoping that this year, twenty-nine years to the April meeting. Sylvia Box The speaker was Amber Andrews from As the sale proved so popular it will later, the fundraising total will top the was thanked for her table flowers. It was Sue Ryder Care. She spoke of Sue probably be repeated later on in the year, £100,000 mark. Quite an achievement for announced that our longest serving Ryder’s early life, her work during the possibly at some time in June. That will a small branch. We hope that you will member, Beryl Light, had sadly passed Second World War and her involvement give our patrons a chance to stock up on continue to support us in the fight against away. She was fondly remembered, with the Polish people. There are many their summer holiday reading. The this debilitating disease, and help us to especially for her cake making, and a care hospices around the country and in committee would like to thank Julie Le reach that milestone in 2009. condolence card was signed by members many overseas countries. They rely solely and sent to her family. One visitor was on donations. welcomed. Apologies were given and one The competition was a war memento – birthday card presented. there were some very interesting items Correspondence and Avon News were entered. First was Margaret Bailey, 2nd COME AND ENJOY A DAY OUT dealt with. There was an opportunity to Janet Ogilvie, 3rd Avril Ford. MONDAY 4th MAY partake in a midnight walk in aid of Sue The speaker at our next meeting on 11th Wrexall, Nr Bristol Ryder Care. Bulb forms were given our, May will be Mrs Glynis Tyrrel, who will For information or advance ticket sales also the National Raffle. talk on the history of hats and how they Please contact Tim Ledbury Sylvia Baber gave a report on the EGM are made. There will also be a Silent at Weston-super-Mare. Linda gave the Auction, and the resolutions will be voted TEL: 08456 342 464 Treasurer’s report. Linda also announced on. Visitors always welcome. Or visit our website - www.nsas.org.uk PUBLOW WITH gained for the ‘Streets Ahead’ for the PENSFORD MU Mothers Union. We were quite busy during Mothering Sunday was delightful, where March and it has been a great opportunity about eight of the MU members were to meet other members of the Mothers’ present at the morning service at Publow, Union in our diocese at the Bath conducted by The Rev. Sue Steven. Many Archdeaconry Council meeting held on “Mothering Posies” were exchanged, 20th March at St Paul’s Church, Weston having been made by ladies of the Super Mare. Church, who always generously help the There were a large number of ladies Mothers Union make them each year. The present at the morning session, including Brownies took their part in the service, four of us from this Branch, not quite as reading the prayers they had written for many in the afternoon, when members the occasion and displaying the Mothering had to leave for other commitments. Sunday Cards they had all made. A very The Theme.. .. Streets Ahead was colourful and thoughtful display on a extremely well followed through with most bright and colourful Sunday Morning. interesting speakers from the different On 9th April, Maundy Thursday our branches. Canon John Simons and his meeting in the Church Room was quite wife, who are both Street Pastors at special. Two of our Members were Weston Super Mare, had much to tell on officially enrolled into the Mothers Union the work they do from 10.00pm until by our Rector, followed by Holy 4.30am during their night shifts. A very Communion for the ten of us present. A valuable, brave and sometimes nice service followed by tea and cakes,

frightening experience. During these curtsey of Mervyn our one male member..

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Sat 2 Publow Church Market, Pensford Church Room, 10.00am - 11.30am Mon 4 North Somerset Agricultural Society. Wrexall The Bishop of Bath & Wells starts his 2 month walk around his Dioces Wed 6 Mobile Library Saturday 9th May Pensford History walk. Meet Stanton Drew Circle. 7.00pm Deanery Synod, 7.30pm Thur 7 Pensford Evergreen Club The Willbies Musical Duo 10.30am Memorial Hall 7.00 p.m. Visitors welcome £1.50 Fri 8 Pensford Cardboard & Garden Waste Collection Sat 9 Bishop of Wells 1100 Year Celebration Walk. Compton Dando. 3.00pm COMPTON DANDO PARISH HALL Pre School Play Group Car Boot Sale. 10.00am - 1.00pm Compton Dando Morning Market. Parish Hall. 10.30am - 12.30pm Sun 10 Start of Christian Aid Week In aid of St. Mary’s Church Benefice Service at All Saints’, Publow, 9.30am. Archdeacon Andy Piggott St Mary’s Big Breakfast. Parish Hall, Compton Dando. 10.30am Mon 11 Publow with Pensford Parish Council. Church Rooms. AGM Admission 50p to include coffee & biscuits Pensford WI. The history of hats & how they are made. 7.30pm Tue 12 Gardeners Question Time. Compton Dando. 7.30pm Wed 13 Joint benefice PC C with Archdeacon Andy Piggott & Jan Knott Rural Dean. 7.00pm, Publow Church. Followed by Publow’s normal PCC Meeting. Cakes : Books : Bric-a-brac Publow PCC, Pensford Church Room, 7.30pm Thur 14 Mothers’ Union, Pensford Church Room, 2.15pm Pensford Evergreen Club Henry Davis - Pianist Plants : Cards : Raffle Memorial Hall 7.00 p.m. Visitors welcome £1.50 Chew Magna Gardening Society. Old Church Room. 8.00pm Sat 16 Marge & Brians Coffee Morning. Lodge Farm - 10.00am to 12noon Compton Dando Village coffee Morning. Parish Hall. 10.30am to 12.30pm Mon 18 U3A AGM. Ubley Village Hall. 10.30am STANTON DREW & PENSFORD PRESCHOOL Pensford Ladies Group Hanging Baskets & Tubs. Church Rooms. 7.30pm Wed 20 Mobile Library INDOOR CAR BOOT SALE Thur 21 Ascension Day Pensford Evergreen Club The Backwell Trio Memorial Hall 7.00 p.m. Visitors welcome £1.50 PENSFORD MEMORIAL HALL Compton Dando Community Association meeting Parish Hall. 7.30pm SATURDAY 9TH MAY 2009 Fri 22 Pensford Cardboard & Garden Waste Collection Thur 28 Pensford Evergreen Club Midsomer Norton Accordian Band 10.00am – 1.00pm Memorial Hall 7.00 p.m. Visitors welcome £1.50 Compton Dando Parish Hall AGM. 7.30pm 50p admission - non sellers Sat 30 OOh Betty. Pensford Memorial Hall. 8.00pm Mamma Night. Stanton Drew. 6.45 till late £6 PER TABLE Sun 31 Whit Sunday. Benefice Service of Holy Communion, All Saints’ Publow, 9.30am OUTDOOR SPACES AVAILABLE (weather permitting) ‘Recital for a Summer’s Day’. Recital by ‘Renaissance Choir’ (Chichester) St Mary’s Church, Compton Dando, 3.00 pm FOR DETAILS OR TO RESERVE A TABLE CALL June Mon 1 History Society meet Smithens Hill Car Park. 7.00pm HELEN – 01761 490808 Sun 7 Summer Evening at the Rookery, Chew Magna MARGUERITE – 01761 490994 July Sat 4 Compton Dando Village fayre PARKING & REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE