Happy new year one and all, we hope you had a wonderful Christmas break and found time to enjoy the plethora of activities our brilliant community offers. January sees a far quieter diary than previous months giving us a welcome opportunity perhaps to hunker down and consider the festivities past and the year ahead. Please do keep us informed regarding clubs, events and activities and we will make sure they feature, please don't forget though that the deadline is 10th of each month! With warm wishes for 2019, Becky & Kate x [email protected]
Page 2 Snow Warden’s Report The snow ploughs are ready and all the grit bins should be full but if you happen to notice one that isn’t, please do let me know. We maintain a stock of grit. Please, when it is snowy, could you refrain from parking on the Uley Stores side of The Street between the pull-in to the shop and Raglan Way as cars parked here make it very hard for the snow plough to clear the roadway. What can you do? Get ready • Check you know where your stop tap is at home and make sure your pipes are insulated • Top up the anti-freeze in your car, check your tyres and carry a ‘winter kit’ when you drive • Freeze a loaf of bread and a pint of milk you can use if you can’t get to the shops easily • Check you’re getting all the help to heat your home you’re entitled to Look after yourself • Keep your home heated to at least 18C • Visit your pharmacist at the first sign of winter illnesses • Get your free flu jab if you’re entitled to it • Drive with extra care Look out for others • Keep in touch with elderly neighbours, friends and family • Make sure they’re warm • Help them get to the shops, pharmacy or GP to pick up medication or food or to get their flu jab • Watch for illnesses and help them get help early on Juliet Browne
Parish of Uley with Owlpen and Nympsfield Churches of St Giles, Holy Cross and St Bartholomew The Revd Canon Michael Cozens Assistant Church Wardens 01453 546459 Mrs P Jones 860696 [email protected] Mr J Wood 860236 Parish day off - Fri All bookings for the Church Messages listened to daily and St Giles Room to Churchwardens Marion Kee 860364 or Mrs J Rymer 860265 email:[email protected] Mrs A Hardy 860876 Normal church opening times are 10:00am - 6:00pm or dusk, whichever is earlier www.stgilesuley.org.uk Page 3 A January Letter from Canon Michael A very happy new year to you all! A new year can begin with quite a mix of different feelings and emotions. There can be (initially anyway) a strong resolve to keep to those new year resolutions which are often, for many of us, about trying to keep fit and eat less! There can also be strong feelings of anticipation and hope, of looking forward perhaps to an event in the family, to plans that are being made or to other exciting changes in our own lives. The new year can also, of course, bring feelings of anxiety, of regret and of loss and also of uncertainty about what lies ahead of us, for ourselves or for others we are concerned for, or on a bigger scale, concerns for our country or the wider world. Christians begin a new year with exactly the same range of feelings and emotions as everyone else, but know that they can bring their joys and concerns, their hopes and their fears, to God and share them with him in prayer and in worship, placing their hope and trust in God, who is faithful and who has promised to hear us when we pray to him in faith. In the Church we look forward to the familiar seasons and festivals of the Church’s year which are all still to come as we continue on our journey together as members of the Body of Christ in this part of God’s Kingdom. We also make plans and resolutions and just at the end of last year, the PCC (Parochial Church Council) passed a resolution to apply for a Faculty (legal permission from the Church authorities) to carry out some long-discussed plans for both the inside and outside of St Giles church. As part of the ongoing consultation process about these plans, dates will be advertised specifying when and where the plans and description of the proposed work can be viewed and discussed with members of the church community. Briefly, the proposals include the following: • Improvements to the exterior access to the church including a new, wider path. • The removal of the wooden screen currently in the arch between the tower area and the main body of the church, using part of the screen known as ‘the Teulon Screen’ as the frontage to a storage area under the tower. • Replacing the wooden screen with a glass screen under the arch that will allow light into the church, access that is wide enough for all sizes of wheelchairs and buggies and a view of the Teulon Screen in its new position. • Removal of the pew on the left hand side as you come into the church through the new screen to create space to accommodate wheelchair users during services. • Removal of the raised wooden platforms at the west end of the church to create a level, paved floor. Moving the font to its former position near to the porch door and removing the safe which is in the corner of that area. • The removal of the raised platform in the Lady Chapel. • The removal of the front pew on either side of the main aisle to create a slightly larger space which can be used for worship as well as for school services and events such as concerts. • Associated work on the heating including moving pipes and introducing some new heating sources. Although it will not be part of this Faculty application, the PCC are also consulting with lighting engineers to replace the existing lights with an improved scheme. This is an outline of the proposals which will be able to be viewed and discussed in more detail as part of the consultation process. Details for this consultation will be given when it has been arranged. As a church community, we enter this new year with a deep sense of hope that these proposals will become a reality as we seek to equip the church for the needs of the 21st century. With my best wishes Canon Michael Page 4 ULEY PARISH COUNCIL CLERK – CARRIE MARSHALL TEL. 07944 066882 E-MAIL: [email protected]
PARISH COUNCILLORS
JONATHAN DEMBREY CHAIRMAN 07801217230
JANET WOOD VICE-CHAIRMAN 01453 860236
JO DEE 01453 861566
MELANIE PARASKEVA 07929360221
MIKE GRIFFITHS 01453 860463
JULIET BROWNE 01453 860710
TIM MARTIN 07772268473
DISTRICT COUNCILLOR
JIM DEWEY cllr.jim.dewey@stroud.gov.uk 01453 860795
COUNTY COUNCILLOR
LORAINE PATRICK loraine.patrick@gloucestershire.gov.uk 01453 546995
COMMUNITY WELL-BEING AGENT
PENNY FRENCH [email protected] 07817866354 Other Information The Parish Council meets in the Village Hall on the first Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm. You are very welcome to attend. Details of the meetings can be found on the notice boards at either end of the village or on the Uley village website at: www.uleyparishcouncil.gov.uk
The January edition of the Messenger is now available to download from: www.gloucester.anglican.org/parish-resources/communications/#messenger
Page 5 Music to warm the heart! Sunday 27 January 2019, 3.30pm, St Giles Church, Uley Local musicians Chris Hall and Robert Burgess will present an afternoon of heartwarming classical songs by English composers with local connec- tions, including Ralph Vaughan-Williams from Down Ampney and Gerald Finzi and Charles Orr who lived in Painswick. The concert will be free and refreshments will be available. There will be a retiring collection in support of MusicSpace, which is a charity that has been providing music therapy for people of all ages in Bristol and the South West since 1991. There’ll be a representative of MusicSpace at the concert, to tell us about their work. MusicSpace provides music therapy services to adults and children with a range of difficulties including physical disabilities, learning, emotional or behavioural difficulties, Alzheimer’s, physical and sensory impairments, and mental health needs. MusicSpace uses music making to help people communicate and express themselves. musicspace.org
Da Capo Da Capo is Uley’s very own music appreciation group which meets on the first Wednesday of most months to enjoy recordings of mainly classical music. I know that is has existed for a long time but I don’t know who started it or when. I would be delighted to hear from anyone who can throw light on this. Our December meeting was cancelled out of respect for Maurice Bullen, who ably led Da Capo for 12 years from 2003- 2015. Our next session will be on Wednesday 6th February, from 2.00-3.30pm, at the Pavilion. New members or visitors are always welcome. Andy Hastings 01453 860043
Page 6 Uley & Tabard Players would like to thank all who helped in any way at all at our recent production ‘Bo Peep & the Nympsfield sheep Race’ thanks to those on the stage to our supporters who helped at each performance with essential tasks. Special thanks to our wonderful Uley children providing a major ‘Aaaahh’ factor. If anyone would be interested in taking part in future productions, please contact Carole - tel 861151. MANY THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT St Bartholomew’s Church, Coaley Invites you to celebrate young talent at Music & Cake on Sunday January 20th at 3pm in Coaley Church featuring Third Harmony A recorder trio from Castle School and Daniel Amato A pianist from Rednock School A short, informal and free concert. Excellent music & delicious cake-a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon. We look forward to seeing you.
BRITISH FROZEN FOOD FEDERATION PANEL TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY & FRIDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2019 BY DURSLEY LIONESSES TO FUND RAISE FOR CHARITY (Charity(s) to be advised at a later date) TO BE HELD AT CAM METHODIST CHURCH – 7.00 for 7.30pm A panel of 12 people required to taste and judge frozen food for the British Frozen Food Federation. IMPORTANT PANEL CRITERIA FOR TASTING: Must be aged 18 or over. Regularly eat or purchase frozen foods. Must have NO food allergies and be prepared to taste everything. It is also extremely important that when applying and being accepted for the panel that you commit to taking on the task of judging for the date(s) you have booked. One or both nights may be booked. For more information or booking please contact the following Lionesses: Jill Brown 01453 545134, Jenny Philpott 01453 860659
Page 7 Seasonal Surroundings : January My neighbour has a strange object in her garden. It looks like an old chimney pot with a lid. When I asked her what it was for, she said “forcing rhubarb”. So as not to appear a complete ignoramus, I smiled as if I understood and have only just, several years later, got round to looking up what this means. It appears that putting a specifically de- signed clay 'rhubarb forcer' like this one over the crown of the plant in December or January (or a bucket or dustbin if you don't have one to block out all the light), will make the plant grow up to three weeks earlier than unforced rhubarb. It seems to be widely recommended to have more than one rhubarb plant if you have the room, so you can take it in turns to each plant one year and not the next. I've also read that packing straw around the pot will help keep the plant cosier and aid the process. As we've already established, I am the world's laziest gardener so I won't be trying this, but will admire the efforts (and doubtless covet the early produce) of those that do. My gardening books are also telling me, that January is when I should start to 'chit' (sprout) potatoes. If I was to follow their instructions, I'd now be neatly planting my potatoes on end in egg boxes. However, this is not the lazy gardener's way. In my endless quest for faff-free gardening, I'll continue to apply my tried and tested method of shoving my paper bag or net of spuds to be chitted into a 'safe place', somewhere cold in the house (or shed if you have one) and promptly forgetting about them, until I stumble across them when they are all nicely sprouted at a later date. This method has never failed and I always get a good crop of spuds, so why change it? One thing I do like to fuss in the garden is pruning the apple tree. Like raking leaves, the pruning process appeals to my over-zealous approach to order. I apply a systematic method to this annual chore. First, I cut off all the suckers (sticky outty bits on the trunk below the crown), not forgetting to always wear my eye protection. Then I cut off any dead branches. Next comes my favourite bit, pruning, where I define the shape of the tree. If your tree flowers at the tips of the branches, you should prune gently. If it flowers closer to the trunk, you can cut off about half of each branch length to encourage greater flower produc- tion. Finally, I thin the branches out to allow light and air amongst them and to prevent tangling and rubbing. And voila! You can also prune pear trees and roses during January when the plants are dormant. Things I am looking forward to this month: Harvesting my leeks and hopefully seeing the aconites and hellebores I planted last year coming into flower. Emily Mathisen
Page 8 Food & Drink Panettone Bread and Butter Pudding Left over Panettone omfr the Christmas festivities? Waste not and fill up on this delicious, warming pudding instead. Ingredients 50g butter, softened 250g panettone, sliced 2 eggs 142ml carton double cream 225ml milk 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 tbsp caster sugar Icing sugar, for dusting Whipped cream, to serve Method • Heat the oven to 160C/ 140C fan/ gas 3 and grease a 850ml shallow baking dish with a little of the butter. • Cut 250g panettone into wedges, leaving the crusts on. • Butter the slices lightly with the rest of the butter. Cut the slices in half and arrange them in the dish, buttered side up. • In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, double cream, milk, vanilla extract and caster sugar to make the custard, then pour evenly over the panet- tone. • Put the dish in a roasting tin and pour hot water around it to a depth of about 2.5cm. Bake for 30-35 minutes until the pudding is set - it should be yellow inside and nicely browned on top. • Dust with icing sugar and serve warm with plenty of whipped cream. Becky Sage Uley Bury Working Party will take place on SATURDAY 19th JANUARY from 10am to 12noon. Please meet at the quarry. Coffee provided . All welcome! More info from Janet Wood Tel 860236 or David Sykes Tel 860038 Page 9 Page 10 FROM THE PARISH REGISTER Recently departed Maurice Bullen, Malcolm Hall Those whose Year's Mind falls at this time Dennis Ashton, Ivy Evelyn Bailey, Kenneth Frederick Bartlett, Ray Burne, Norman Butcher, Derek Claridge, Trevor Clayton, Nicholas “Nick” Edwards, Don Downton, Val Easton, John Endacott, Basil Holloway, Mary Hunn, John Jones, Phyllis King, Diana Lewis, Lynette Owen, Vivien Parsons, James Pegler, Francis Penley, Sophia Schutts, Bryan Davies, Doreen Busta, Pat Stopford WI DIARY Last month was a very busy one with the main event being our annual AGM. It was with sad- ness that we said farewell to Dorothy Collet, our president, along with 4 other members of the committee, all of whom have worked hard and done an excellent job for several years. We welcomed Mary Pape to the helm and know that she will do an excellent job and we will all support her in her new role. As our committee is greatly reduced in numbers we are hoping that members will help us with organising and leading some activities. Lesley Higgins, who is one of the owners of The White Room bridal boutique in Minchinhampton delighted us with her talk on how the boutique was born. Over a bottle of wine with her friend, Rachel Partridge, they decid- ed to quit their jobs and follow their dream in owning a bridal emporium. They struck lucky by getting fashion designer, Stewart Parvin, on board who opened their shop in September 2010. Around the same time news of a pending royal wedding was hitting the headlines and after a single call to the palace the girls landed the job of creating Zara Phillips’ wedding gown. Stewart was called in and secret meetings with Zara at the boutique were arranged. This, after all, was a top secret venture, one not easy to negotiate in a small Cotswold village! Together they worked and created not one but two gowns for the royal bride. Lesley was a joy to listen to, she was both funny and passionate and is living proof that dreams really can come true! Our Christmas festivities commenced with a Christmas Coffee Morning held at the home of one of our members. Home-made mince pies, coffee and conversation were enjoyed by all. Our Christmas party was again, a great success with members all turning up in their finery to enjoy an evening of good food, great company and lively entertainment. Finally, we would like to wish everybody a happy and healthy New Year. Belinda Williams
Page 11 The role of a Churchwarden At the Annual Meeting of Parishioners, which will be held in St Giles church on Sunday 7th April 2019, we will (hopefully) elect two people to serve as Churchwardens. Anyone who lives in the parish of Uley with Owlpen and Nympsfield is eligible to attend and vote at this meeting. April seems a long way off, but one of our current Churchwardens, Jo Ry- mer, has indicated that she will not be standing for re-election and so we know that we will definitely need to find at least one new Churchwarden. Churchwardens work with the clergy in the day to day running of the Church, with a particular responsibility for the buildings, their contents and any related land, and for the smooth running of services. There are certain requirements to be eligible for the role of Churchwarden includ- ing being baptised, a member of the Church Electoral Roll and a com- municant member of the Church. Churchwardens have certain powers, including some that are rarely used such as being able to remove anyone who disturbs a service or shows an intention to do so! Churchwardens have some duties that are particular to their role, but they especially work closely with the Rector, acting as helpful points of contact between parishioners and the clergy. They are also ex-officio members of any committee of the PCC (Parochial Church Council) and so they do attend quite a number of meetings! Churchwardens have to be appointed annually, so technically they are only appointed to serve for a year, but they can be re-elected for up to 6 years before they should stand down to ‘rest’! If you would like to know more about the role of Churchwarden, or have someone in mind who you think would be good for this role, please con- tact the Rector, Canon Michael Cozens, on 01453 546459 or [email protected]. Change to service pattern Please note that from January there is a change to the pattern of Sunday services in the parish. The service of Holy Communion (using Common Worship) at 10am on the first Sunday of every month will now be held in St Bartholomew’s in Nympsfield. There will not be a service in St Giles on the first Sunday of the month. In the future, it might be possible to use this time on the first Sunday for a more informal service, perhaps led by a worship group. This would need some leaders, some musicians and some planning! If you would like to express an interest in exploring this further, please do contact the Rector, Canon Michael Cozens, on 01453 546459 or [email protected].
Page 12 The Uley Playing Field and Pavilion Come and enjoy the fine, six-acre field and the new pavilion at Shadwell. The field is free for all throughout the year: you can walk dogs on it, run on it, practise golf or archery, or just ad- mire the splendid view of Downham Hill and Uley Bury across the valley. The Pavilion is fully equipped with kitchen, shower-rooms and loos, and the spacious Club Room is ideal for many activities – wedding receptions, singing groups, fitness training and above all, children’s parties, at which the revellers have a wonderful opportunity to let off steam on a huge expanse of beautiful- ly-mown grass. There is ample parking space. Hiring charges are modest. Bookings can be made in the Village Shop, or through Jonathan Dembrey on 07801 217230 or [email protected] THE ULEY 100 CLUB The 100 Club is a village lottery, designed ot raise funds for the playing field and pavilion. It is very simple: each player pays a subscription of £12 a year, chooses a number between 1 and 100, and is entered in a monthly draw. The winner gets £15, the runner-up £10. Thus, for a very modest outlay, you have a chance of winning more than your annual stake every month. Forms for joining are available at the Village Shop. Or contact Tom Williams on 01453 861532, or [email protected]
Page 13 woodfired food, homemade cakes Thistledown Café gourmet coffee & stunning views
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Page 14 ULEY COMMUNITY STORES and POST OFFICE DIARY (Eileen, Ailsa, Carolyn, Amanda) January 2019 A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR to All The lovely Christmas hamper donated by Debora and Paul Lawrence our Chairman, will have been drawn and won. Is it you? Or hopefully me! Details in next month’s Village News. Thank you; to the Post Office ladies, Eileen, Ailsa, Amanda and Carolyn, for keeping open all hours over the Christmas period. A great help to us all. Remember that the Post Office has now reverted back to normal hours closing for lunch 1-2pm Monday to Friday. For the fourth year in a row, we will be running the Uley Community Spirit Scheme, offering grants for local village charities. Further details will be in next month’s Village News and posted on our website. Application forms will be available in the shop during January. Applica- tion forms to be submitted by the end of February. Applicants will be notified by the end of March. Just to say the Volunteers are looking forward to their New Year’s Party provided by the Committee and leading figures. Lots of benefits to being a volunteer!! If you would like to join our happy band of volunteers, either in front of house or behind the scenes. Please enquire at the shop. If you have any suggestions for any new items you’d like stocked in the New Year please let us know. Pami Davis Monday to Friday Shop open 8am- 6pm. Post Office 9am- 5.30pm closed for lunch 1-2pm. S a t u r d a y S h o p o p e n 8 a m - 4 p m . P o s t O ffi c e 9 a m - 1 2 . 3 0 p m. Sunday Shop open 8am- 12pm. Post Office closed. • Tel: Shop 861592 • PO 860203 • • Email: [email protected] • • www.uleycommunitystores.co.uk • Run by volunteers •
ULEY SOCIETY The next meeting of the Uley Society will be at 7.30pm on Thursday 17th January when local historian Paul Barnett will talk to us about "Titanic Effort - RMS Carpathia's dash to save a stricken liner." Visitors are welcome. Refreshments afterwards - tea, coffee and biscuits. Andy Davis, Uley Society Chairman, 860945.
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Page 16 Thursday 17th January Monthly branch meeting Dursley Uley WI Methodist Church. Doors open 10.00am meeting starts 10.30am. President: Mary Pape Presenter: Gerry Fouracres Secretary: Linda Duffett Topic: Scrubditch Care Farm – [email protected] farming based activities for adults Wednesday January 9th and young people with special 7.30pm, Uley Village Hall needs. FAKES AND FORTUNES, Thursday 21st February ARTS AND ANTIQUES, Monthly branch meeting Dursley FORGERS AND Methodist Church. Doors open 10.00am meeting starts 10.30am. DEALERS Presenter: Brian Barber CHRIS O’GRADY Topic: United Nations (not fit for purpose)
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Page 19 The Ewelme Benefice Parish of Uley with Owlpen and Nympsfield Churches of St Giles, Holy Cross and St Bartholomew The Revd Canon Michael Cozens - 01453 546459 [email protected] Churchwardens Jo Rymer 860265 Ann Hardy 860876 www.stgilesuley.org.uk
Sunday 6th January Epiphany St Bartholomew’s 10.00am Holy Communion (CW)
Sunday 13th January The Baptism of Christ St Giles 10.00am Parish Holy Communion (CW) St Giles 5.00pm Taizé Service
Sunday 20th January Epiphany 3 St Giles 10.00am Parish Holy Communion (CW)
Sunday 27th January Epiphany 4 St Giles 10.00am Parish Holy Communion (CW)
Children and Families - Church Activities Children are welcome to all our Concert services. There are activities and “Music to Warm the Heart” special worship material for them in Sunday 27th January each church. 3.30pm St Giles
Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals Epiphany Carol Service by arrangement. Please phone the Sunday 13th January Revd Canon Michael Cozens (01453 4.00pm St Mark’s Church, Dursley 546459) or email [email protected] Churches Together Service for the Parish Administration - Week of Christian Unity Please contact the Parish Office: Sunday 20th January 6.00pm St Georges, Upper Cam [email protected] telephone 01453 549280. Opening Uley PCC meeting hours are Monday to Friday 9am to Tuesday 15th January 12.30pm. 7.00pm St Giles’ Room
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