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November 2020 parish news Subscription Renewal - Act NOW! See Page 39 60p 1 2 3 WHERE CAN I FIND?.... Funeral Page IN THIS MONTH’S PARISH NEWS Oaklands57 WWW.STMARYSWALBERTON.ORG.UK AccountancyPage Reynolds58 COVER PICTURE: AUTUMN COLOURS ON THE MEADOW PR Personal Tax 57 Page Article Gardening B&B Bygone Gardening 63 6 Services on line at St Mary’s Woodacre 51 PRH Garden Jobs 55 7 Letter from the Vicar SAApps 51 Beauty Therapy 8 The Ed’s Page Reflexions 55 Health Care 9 Flower Rota; Walberton Hort. Soc.; The Art Society Boxgrove ElaineSturgess 54 10 Walberton Baptist Church JillCanavan 51 Builders / Property Maintenance 11 Ken Cox Warren Vaughan 62 Lesley Suter 55 Martin Sewell 62 13 Community Playcentre SDL 63 House and Home 14 British Legion Poppy Appeal A Dog’s Walk Pet Services 31 15 Link to Hope Shoebox Appeal Care Services Aerial Man 62 Angelcare Southern Limited 46 Apparent Time 53 16 Mothers’ Union Euphoria Kitchens 2 19 Walberton Pre-School Catering Georgina Morrieson Ceramics 53 20 Walberton & Binsted PTA Appeal BlackHorse 2 Here to Help 12 Home Minder 51 21 Walberton Village Hall; Another limerick Cleaning 22 Here to Help our Community; Village Minibus; How can we We Clean Ovens 53 Legal Services help?; Wednesday Afternoon Club GWCA 50 23 Noticeboard Community VillageFriends 56 Logs / Tree Surgery 24 Walberton Players Award Walberton Toddler Group 51 Pro-forest 53 26 Interview with Bishop Michael Langrish DMChainsaws 56 28 Is This a Good Idea? Ashwood Tree Surgery 57 Computing / Telecoms 29 International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church; In Ridea Technology 12 KW Tree Care 58 Logs for Sale 49 These Days of ‘Woke’ and ‘Rights’ Counselling GD Triggs 52 30 Prayer Diary for November Amanda Ashman-Wymbs 58 32 Binsted Bugle Motoring 33 A Mondegreen - did I hear that correctly? Education S&G Motors 49 Cpaw 12 AB Repairs 52 34 Merlin -RIP; The Glass Malcolm Castle 12 36 Books You May Enjoy Plumbing Mike Turner 53 39 Annual Subscription Renewal Slindon College 48 RGBanks 31 Walberton Pre-School 18 Ellis&Co 56 40 Walberton Neighbourhood Watch Walberton Toddler Group 51 Jones & Sons 63 42 Parish Council News 43 Prayer for November Electrical Residential Care Phillips Electrical 31 Barnham Manor 3 44 A 27 Bypass GREY route chosen Walberton Place Care Home 41 45 Gigabit Broadband - it’s fast Estate Agents 47 JustDifferent Retail Pegasus Properties 56 59 Deadline for the December Parish News Tuesday November 10 SimsWilliams 64 Walberton News 54 60 Contacts Taxi Advertisements in this magazine are accepted in good faith but neither the editor Helen’s Airport Cars 53 nor Walberton Parochial Church Council can accept any liability with regard to any service or goods offered howsoever arising. 4 5 ST MARY’S WALBERTON WITH BINSTED LETTER FROM THE VICAR SERVICES IN CHURCH & ONLINE AT ST MARY’S Since 12 July we have been worshipping in church each Sunday as well as online. Over 40 people have gathered on Sunday mornings. We have been blessed with extraordinary weather allowing us to worship outdoors as well as indoors using a relay. Thus far it has only rained once! The capacity of Walberton’s building is limited by social distancing. The number who can be allowed in is not fixed but depends on how many households and singles attend. Thirty is a reasonable likely maximum. We have at present two services at 9am and 10.45am. But, please, If God is for us...... keep an eye on the website www.stmaryswalberton.org.uk each week. We will use different pews for each service. As the weather deteriorates it will be important for people to reserve a place with the churchwarden, [email protected] (01243 552825) at It is difficult to express one’s feelings at this time. I have served here Walberton or [email protected] at Binsted. Masks now have for 18 years and love this benefice of Walberton with Binsted. When I to be worn indoors. We will continue to offer outdoor seating if the first arrived from London, I could not believe the tranquillity. To see all weather is good at least until the Remembrance service on 8 three of its villages despoiled by a dual carriageway and its knock- November. We will also continue to offer one online service at 9am on effects would be heart breaking. on Sunday mornings which is viewable throughout the week via our The proposed A27 will be right next to Binsted church and be right on YouTube channel. Thank you to Peter Allday for all his work in putting the video together. top of recently built homes in Walberton. I hope and pray that in this adversity we can draw together under our civil Parish Council’s Our weekly Parish Prayers continues via Zoom. If you want to take leadership. part please email [email protected] and ask to be added to the ChurchSuite email list. You will then receive a link I was reminded of the wartime poster of the Sussex Downs entitled via email enabling you to join the prayer meeting on Tuesday ‘your Britain - fight for it now.’ We will of course be remembering at mornings at 8.30am. Do also look at the prayers in the House of 10.45am on Sunday 8 November those who gave their lives in the Prayer on the website or even add your own. war which ended 75 years ago as well as the Great War. (I hope the The Church office is usually manned by Jill on Thursday mornings and weather will allow us to be outside otherwise we will struggle to now Carole on Tuesday mornings. It is best to contact by email, accommodate everyone.) My mother, who was six at the outbreak [email protected] The phone, 552792, is presently of war, still remembers how people at the pub, which her parents redirected to the Vicarage. If you need help in a practical way then ran, gathered round to listen to the prime minister on the radio and do call our help number 07552 774494 or email there are still voices in our own village which have stories to tell. [email protected]. As you can see from the box below Finally, may I recommend the song ‘UK Blessing’ on YouTube to you. the Parish Council, Church and other voluntary organisations are It is an uplifting assurance of God’s presence in these difficult times. making a coordinated effort to provide all the support you may As St Paul wrote. ‘If God is for us who can be against us.’ Romans 8 v need. Don’t hesitate to ask for help if you need it. 31. ORGANISATIONS OFFERING HELP Mothers’ Union 01243 552825 Jean Strickland VillageFriends 07925217843 MegBrackley Wednesday Afternoon Club 01243 555893 Ann Wells ParishClerk 01243554528 * Rev Tim Ward, StMary’sChurchOffice 01243552792 * Vicar StMary’sHelpline 07552 774494 Voicemail available * Answerphone checked daily 6 7 THE ED’S PAGE I am sure we all share the surprise, if not shock, at the news that Highways FLOWER ROTAS FOR NOVEMBER England have chosen the ‘Grey’ route for the A27 bypass, thereby going Walberton against the wishes of a majority of those who responded to the consultation Nov 1 Diana Levantine & Elizabeth Dams last year. The equally surprising reasons given for ignoring the opinions of the public are outlined in ‘The Binsted Bugle’ on page 32. I hope you are as 8 REMEMBRANCE SERVICE outraged as I was when I read it. There is always hope, however. The Parish 15 Chris King & Cilla Isted Council will be mounting every possible defence and you can read their 22 Chris King & Cilla Isted immediate response on page 44. 29 1st in Advent - No Flowers Once again this month I have been delighted to have a wealth of material for you to fill the spaces vacated by the usual ‘event’ announcements. No Binsted bonfire night, no PTAChristmas Fair,no Walberton Players production, no Carol Singing to advertise, but instead some really good reads, I hope you Nov 1 Jo Withers will agree. When Diana Windram sent me a note asking for a longer than usual book WALBERTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY review I thought she must have found a gem of a read so I bought a copy It is with great sadness that I have retired from Chair and Committee there and then. The 900 page novel by Robert Galbraith ‘Troubled Blood’ is, of the Walberton Horticultural Society after many years, starting with indeed, a masterpiece from the pen of J K Rowling (by another name!). I Joan and Roy Jackson. Mary and I now feel it is time to commend the review and Diana’s comments at the conclusion of her concentrate on other things, but we shall miss the many lovely review which echo the concerns of many of us. The book is a real ‘page- people we have had the pleasure of meeting during that time, and turner’ and, for a hardback, reasonably priced. wish the Society every success in its future endeavours. Also retiring The new ‘Interview’ series continues on page 26 giving you an insight into a are Ann Smith and Helen Kingham, thanks go to them, and well known village resident. There will be more in the series in due course. Margaret Ginman. Margaret has devoted so much time and I did promise an update on the churchyard benches with photos, but it energy to Society business over the years that it has been a pleasure slipped my mind until it was too late. I hope you have had a meander to work with her.