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USEFUL CONTACTS
Bitton AFC Bitton Gardening Club (Western League Premier Division) St Mary’s Church Hall, 3rd Monday www.pitchero.com/clubs/bittonafc in the month (plus garden visits) Email: [email protected] Bitton AFC Juniors Contact: Dave Fletcher Bitton Ladies Football Club Tel: 0117 932 2521 Bitton Recreation Ground Email: bittonlfc.weebly.com/ [email protected] Bitton Lunch Club Bitton Archers Last Thursday of each month Shoot at Bitton AFC Contact: Jill Gibson www.bittonarchers.com Tel: 0117 932 2122
Bitton Bellringers Bitton Parish Council Practice night Mondays www.bittonparishcouncil.co.uk Tower captain: Sue Jay Clerk: Sharon Robbins Tel: 0117 932 2424 Tel: 01454 868 102 Email: [email protected] Bitton Combined Charities Contact: Ken Gibson Bitton Parish History Group Tel: 0117 932 2122 www.bittonhistory.org.uk Secretary: Mike Gates Bitton Community Choir Tel: 0117 932 8777 Contact: Nicola Bennetts Email: [email protected] Tel: 0117 932 4696 Bitton Pre-School Bitton Cricket Club www.bittonpreschool.com/ Bitton Recreation Ground Tel: 0117 932 6042 3 Saturday senior teams, 1 Sunday Email: senior team and 5 youth teams [email protected] bitton.play-cricket.com Chairman: Tim Dyer Bitton Road Runners Tel: 0117 985 9139 Every Tuesday & Thursday - everyone welcome! Bitton Flower Arranging Club www.bittonroadrunners.co,uk 2nd Tuesday afternoon of the month at St Mary’s Church Hall Bitton Sports & Social Club Contact: Janet Ballinger Tel: 0117 932 3222 Tel: 0117 932 4728 (More overleaf)
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USEFUL CONTACTS Bitton Village Residents’ Tel: 0117 932 7755 Association Email: [email protected] www.bvra.uk Contact: Andrew Ward South Gloucestershire councillor Email: [email protected] for Bitton: Erica Williams Tel: 0786 018 1215 Bitton WI Email: Second Monday of the month at [email protected] 7.45pm at St Mary’s Church Hall Tel: 0117 932 2059 St Mary’s Baby & Toddler Group (Wednesday mornings at St Mary’s Flicks in the Sticks Church Hall) Free film nights in St Mary’s Church Contact: Ali Smith Hall on the 3rd Friday of the month, Email: [email protected] September to April (not December) Email: [email protected] St Mary’s Church www.stmarysbitton.org.uk/ Girl Guide HQ, Cherry Gardens Vicar: Rev Jeremy Andrew Guides, Brownies & Rainbows Tel: 0117 967 2724 Contact: Gill Boyes Curate: Rev Anika Gardiner Tel: 0117 970 8056 Tel: 0117 932 5305 Email: [email protected] Churchwardens: Kingswood MP: Chris Skidmore Barbara Merritt www.chrisskidmore.com Tel: 0117 932 3926 Tel: 0117 908 1524 (Constituency) Jacqui Harris Tel: 0207 219 7094 (Westminster) Tel: 0117 937 4706 Email: [email protected] St Mary’s Church Hall Royal British Legion Bookings secretary: Jill Gibson (Bitton & Oldland branch) Tel: 0117 932 2122 Contact: Jeff Dando Email: Tel: 0117 932 2608 [email protected] Email: [email protected] The Meadows Primary School Scouts: 34th Kingswood/1st St Mary’s Tel: 0117 932 2203 Beavers meet Monday evenings at St Mary’s Church Hall. Cubs & Upton Cheyney URC Scouts Thursday evenings at Minister: Rev Meryl White The Meadows Primary School Tel: 0775 914 6645 Contact: David Harris Email: [email protected]
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UPTON CHEYNEY URC
Elder: Muriel Williams Minister: Meryl White 0117 961 6843 0775 914 6645 Sunday services are at 3pm November 5 Bible Study led by Meryl White November 12 Remembrance Service led by Meryl White November 19 Service led by Neville Lintern November 29 Service led by Jill Hireson
In addition there is a coffee afternoon at 2pm on Tuesday 28th
ST MARY’S CHURCH
Vicar: Rev Jeremy Andrew The Vicarage, Warmley 0117 967 2724
Ordained minister: Rev Richard Humphrey Splinters Kenilworth Drive Willsbridge 0117 949 0502 Continued overleaf
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Lay ministers: Churchwardens: Ken Gibson, 8 Church Road, Barbara Merritt, Bitton 32 Bath Road, Bitton 0117 932 2122 0117 932 3926
David Bailey, Westover, Jacqui Harris, Bath Road, Bitton 29 St Anne's Drive, Wick 0117 932 8949 0117 937 4706 Message from the minister hen you want to remember something, what do you do? Tie a knot in our hankie, repeat it often or make a diary note on our phone calendar. W Sometimes music, or a picture or an object can remind us of something or someone. We use reminders all the time. A very obvious reminder in November is a poppy, for remembering soldiers, sailors and aircrew who have died in two world wars and other smaller conflicts, although no less distressing, for example the Falklands War, two Gulf wars, N. Ireland, peacekeeping duties for the UN, Afghanistan and Iraq. Being at war is horrible. It is degrading for all sides. It encourages hatred. It is wasteful of human life. It destroys in days and weeks what has taken years, decades or centuries to build. Not only is property destroyed, so are civilisations. Nobody is saying that war is right. Some would go so far as to say war is always wrong. Wars are begun for a variety of reasons and not always from the best or most noble of motives. If nations go to war, it is usually less because they feel it is right, more that it is less wrong than the alternatives. Sometimes the decision to stop the war or withdraw from the conflict is determined by the number of lives lost, or public opinion, rather than because of objectives achieved.
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No side ever has all the right. In war, all sides are responsible in one degree or another for crimes against humanity. War is like that. It is degrading and demeaning. And when the fighting stops and the peace begins, the problems to be over- come - although different - are just as great, if not greater than before. And forgiveness is required. In the sermon on the mount, Jesus didn’t say, ‘Blessed are the war mongers for they shall conquer the earth’. He said, ‘Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth, and blessed are the peace makers for they shall be called the children of God.’ Jesus brought a message from God of peace and reconciliation between God and humanity. The intention is that the human race should extend that peace and reconciliation to each other. We are called to love God and one another. In the Lord’s Prayer we pray ‘forgive us, as we forgive others’. God’s kingdom is without conflict, it is not his intention that we should have wars. Sadly we do. As Christians, we have not yet reached that state of perfection that we are sinless, even though we claim God rules in our lives. That is why we have to ask each other and God for forgiveness. We wear poppies and have a Remembrance Service each year as we remember those who have died for the freedom of others. We also remember that we need God’s forgiveness and strength to make good our imperfections and enable us to be His disciples and live in peace with each other individually, locally, nationally and internationally. Leslie Willcox
From the Parish Register 1st October HOLY BAPTISM Hazel Lucy Chitson
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Services at St Mary’s in November
Sunday, November 5 10.30: Parish Communion
Sunday, November 12 8am: Holy Communion
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 10.30am: Family Parade Service for Remembrance Sunday followed by lunch at Avon Valley Railway
Sunday, November 19 10.30am: Morning Worship
Friday, November 24 9.30am: Celtic Holy Communion followed by coffee and cakes
Sunday, November 26 8am: Holy Communion
9.30am: Family Café Church
Family Café Church Sunday 26 November at 9.30am
A relaxed and informal service on each fourth Sunday. It is aimed at families with primary school and pre-school children although everyone is very welcome. There is a café feel with refreshments available throughout
Our November Bible story is ‘Jesus is coming - looking forward to Christmas!!’
14 Focal Point, November 2017 Remembrance Sunday At the 10.30am service on 12 November, St Mary’s will welcome the Bitton & Oldland Branch of the Royal British Legion, the Chairman of Bitton Parish Council Erica Williams, Cadets from the Army Cadet Force and members of our Scout Group. The speaker at the service will be a serving officer in the Army, Brigadier Doug Gibson, who grew up in Bitton. During the service there will be an Act of Remembrance around the village war memorial in the churchyard where wreaths will be laid. Trumpeter Mark Wilkins has again promised to be with us. Ken Gibson
Let the bells ring out! We have a visiting band of bellringers on Sunday 26th November at 1.30pm to ring a peal (approximately three hours) of ringing, writes Pam Hacker. Some members of this band rang here previously and loved our bells and their ringing was amazing. Mark your calendars (to stay in or go out!)
15 Focal Point, November 2017 St Mary’s Matters he year is racing onwards, and now Harvest is past. We thank Janet Ballinger, Jean Hook and their team for the beautiful flowers in church, and Jill Gibson for her hard T work in organising and setting up the Harvest Lunch, which was preceded by music from Natalie and Jenny. Choral Evensong was beautifully sung by the Ammonites. This sadly is the last time they will be singing here – they will be continuing to sing for their own enjoyment but not performing publicly after Christmas. We enjoyed meeting up with George and Pattie Mitchell – George was our vicar some years ago and a former Ammonite, and he read the first lesson. The Harvest gifts so generously given have been taken to the Sisters of the Church for distribution in St Pauls and we thank Ted Claxton for undertaking the transport of these gifts. His car was well laden. The Harvest Lunch was set up in the Lady Chapel and overflowed onto the area where the first pews have been taken out, giving much more space and a Building work in the church to remove better idea of how this in- some of the pews creased space will be able to be used. It looked very good, and we are grateful to the builders for leaving the area they are working in in such a clean and useable condition. Our next big service will be on Remembrance Sunday which is on 12th November after which we will adjourn to Bitton railway station for Sunday lunch. Please contact Pete Midgley
16 Focal Point, November 2017 on 932 6898 if you want to come. The churchyard grass has been cut for the last time for this year by the contractors but there is still scope for voluntary tidying, edging and mowing should you wish to help. We would like to make the churchyard more nature-friendly so if you have any ides or suggestions as to how this should be accomplished, please give me a ring. Barbara Merritt Churchwarden
One of the displays at St Mary’s Another chance to see Bible Yarns If you missed the wonderful knitted Bible stories which were on display at St Mary’s, St Barnabas at Warmley, St Anne’s at Siston and St James at Mangotsfield for a weekend last month, ‘Bible Yarns’ will come together next August for a display in Bristol Cathedral for the entire month. Other crafts such as crochet, embroidery, patchwork and artwork were also used to create the scenes. The project was organised by Mary Webb, from St Anne’s Church. Knitting began last November and at one point this year there were more than 50 knitters involved.
17 Focal Point, November 2017 The Bristol Uganda Link Every year the churches of Kingswood and South Gloucester- shire make a financial contribution to the Deanery Uganda Link Fund. This money is used to foster our friendship with three dioceses in the south west of Uganda. This summer, two teams of 12 young people, after a year of planning and fundraising, went out to Uganda and took part in the lively activities of the very numerous Ugandan Church. The Link funds contributed to their expenses. Most churches in Uganda are pastored by lay readers who have no resources to fund training. The Link is currently supporting four readers at a cost of £350 each per year. One of them writes: “Beloved in Christ, I thank you for the great assistance you offered me through sacrificing in paying my tuition fee. The work you did for me really goes beyond personal understanding.” Prayer is the foundation of the Link. The monthly prayer diary from the Link provides material for our Benefice Prayer Meetings. Please remember at this time the exceptional and prolonged drought that has hit Uganda and much of East Africa. Ken Gibson Benefice representative on the Link Committee
St Mary’s flower rota
November 4 Anne Carrington November 11 Judith Butson November 18 Ros Knight & Jean Hook
18 Focal Point, November 2017 Peter Moffitt 1933-2017 eter’s many friends in Bitton and many more further afield were P saddened to hear of his death in September. We all send our sympathy to his children, grandchildren and all the family at their loss. It seems to us that Peter and Ann, his dear wife who died in 2014, had always been part of Bitton. In fact they and their family only moved from Barry Road in Oldland to Hunter’s The photo was taken last year when Hall in Bitton in 1982 and then, Peter made a 'pilgrimage' to the with their family grown up, on Jodrell Bank radio telescopes to Honeysuckle House in 2000. Peter is widely remembered by the many patients of his Hanham medical practice, and in Oldland, the service given by Ann and himself to the whole community, especially at St Anne’s Church, including establishing and hosting its youth club, has never been forgotten. Over their 35 years in Bitton, Peter and Ann became a central part of St Mary’s and the village. Peter’s lifelong love of music led to his establishing the Church Music group. Young people, even if relative beginners, were particularly welcome, and Peter spent many hours transcribing tunes into keys they could manage and delivering these to each home in advance of the monthly Family Service. Peter was also the lynch pin of the fortnightly Prayer and Praise evenings in the Lady Chapel, coaxing the Chamber
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Organ to play all manner of tunes, from traditional to very new. No role was too small for his caring touch. For years he ascended to the top of the tower to hoist the flag for special occasions and when the stairs became too much he found a successor in Rob Heyman and never forgot to telephone Rob with a friendly reminder. Peter took responsibility for the Who’s Who board in the porch and over the years he must have updated the photos scores of times. Peter and Ann were very generous and always looking for ways to use their resources well. When Sandy’s wedding reception took place in a marquee at Hunter’s Hall, the quotes from caterers seemed high and they worked out that if they made all the purchases and invited St Mary’s to provide volunteer carvers and waiters, they could make a donation of £3,000 to the church. Lateral thinking at its best, and all the volunteers greatly enjoyed themselves. Peter had his own brand of quirky humour. If you want an example, look at the doors of their double garage and find the two sides marked AM and PM. We are going to miss Peter a lot. Having said that, it is not all sadness. Peter said he wished to continue in his own home independent to the end, and so he did. And, although Peter was too honest to claim that he knew exactly what heaven will be like, through his faith in God, he was sure that, reunited with Ann, a good new life lay ahead.
Ken Gibson
At Peter’s funeral on Friday 20th October, the flag was flown in honour of Peter, and his express instructions were that it should NOT be at half mast! Donations in his memory in aid of Unicef or WaterAid can be sent to funeral directors Alderwick & Sons in Kingswood
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News from Upton Cheyney URC
ur Quiet Day on September 25th was a big success, writes Stuart Turner. On this occasion,15 people, several for the first time, enjoyed the peace and O tranquillity of the chapel as they communed with God in their own individual way. There was a pop-up labyrinth for the first time as well and it proved to be very popular. This was followed by a lovely lunch at Manor Farm. We have already decided to hold two more Quiet Days next year and planning has already commenced. At the time of writing we are looking forward to our Harvest Service; Ted Claxton has already taken one large car load to the Sisters in St Pauls and is planning a second. I am always heartened by the donations of tins of food left anonymously in my porch. Please don't feel restricted by Harvest time as the tins will be greatly welcomed throughout the year and especially needed as we approach Christmas. It would also appear that everyone has been generous in filling shoeboxes with goodies for children in many countries. This is the first time we have attempted to do this and given the success this year, you can be assured that we will set our sights even higher next time around. Talk on Methodism The next meeting of Bitton Parish History Group will be on 8th November at 7pm for a 7.30pm start at Unity Methodist Church, Oldland Common, with Gary Best talking about ‘The Social Impact of Methodism on Bristol in the 18th Century’. Admission is free and refreshments will be available. Everyone is welcome. To find out more contact secretary Mike Gates on 0117 932 8777 or visit www.bittonhistory.org.uk
21 Focal Point, November 2017 My World Challenge expedition
ello, my name is Olivia Roberts and through Oldfield School, I was offered the opportunity to take part in a World Challenge expedition to Morocco. H World Challenge Expeditions was formed in 1987 by Charles Rigby, previously a Captain in the Army. From his own experience leading soldiers in the Himalayas he strongly believed that the soldiers learnt more effectively through practical experiences. Over 8,000 school students travel with World Challenge every year. They hope the challenges will have a lifelong impact on the students who take part as they step outside their comfort zone and push themselves to explore the wider world. The initial stage of the challenge is to fundraise all monies required for traveling, accommodation, food and kit, and not just get parents to cover them. After fundraising for months, some of which I was kindly allowed to do through St Mary's Church and The Meadows Primary School, it was finally time to leave for Morocco. All of us were nervous about leaving our families for longer than any of us had ever done before. The first part of our expedition was volunteering in a local school in the town of Ouarzazate, south of the Atlas Mountains. We were welcomed by our host, Baali, with open arms - he took us in like we were his own, bringing us portions of food that his wife had prepared for us. When we had settled in, Baali walked us to our project and introduced us to the headteacher. She explained what our task would be: The school gate needed strengthening as the previous builders had done a very poor job, leaving it very unsafe. They were also hoping for some flower beds. With the money we had fundraised, we paid some local tradesmen to help us and purchased all the materials we would require.
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We got to work as soon as we could, mixing concrete and digging to create the flower beds. As we were working, a loud bell began ringing and all the children ran out into the playground. We were surrounded! All the little girls wanted to hold our hands while the older ones wanted to play games. After many rounds of Heads, Shoulders, Knees & Toes and the Macarena, break time was over and it was time to get back to work. Several days later the gate was finished and we were ready to get the beds planted up. The headteacher had selected a handful of students to accompany us to a plant nursery to select their favourite flowers. True to nature, the boys picked the prickliest cacti and the girls selected the most delicate flowers, leaving us to make up the middle part. With all our tasks complete, it was time to say our goodbyes. The next day we were preparing for our trek into the Atlas Mountains. Whilst purchasing drinks and snacks from the local shops, we bumped into Baali and he told us that we had been featured in the local newspaper and the Head of Education wanted to meet us at the school in half an hour! Amazed, we ran back to drop off our things and headed back to the school. Our greeting was quite emotional, with many officials wanting to shake our hands and thank us for our help. We had several group photos taken, we felt so important. It’s amazing that something that didn’t seem like much to us meant so much to the people in a poor village in Morocco. If you ever get the opportunity to take part in something similar, don’t hesitate. Thank you to everyone who supported me.
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few of our members attended the Avon Federation Annual Meeting held at BAWA Filton. The morning speaker was Rosie Thompson, from the Not A Forgotten Association, who look after ex-service people. The oldest is 105 years old and the youngest is just 20 years old. In the afternoon guest speaker Julie Summers - broadcaster, historian and author of Jam Busters - gave a brilliant talk about how it became a TV series that we all enjoyed, but a new programmes director took over and cut the series. A few of our ladies made cakes for the opening of the new community hall at Redfield Edge. The St George, Hanham, Longwell Green and Bitton groups had their autumn meeting held and hosted by Longwell Green WI. After a fish or chicken and chip supper there was line dancing, and lots of ladies came in costume. It was a very lively evening. We were made very welcome at Fonthill Garden Centre for October’s meeting. After browsing around and making lots of purchases, we were given coffee and biscuits before Matt and Luke gave a demonstration of autumn and winter planting in baskets and pots. They always manage to come up with new idea - thanks boys! The next meeting will be Monday November 13th held at St Mary’s Church Hall. The Flower Club meets on Tuesday 14th at 2pm and all are welcome. Jean Hook
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Bitton Village Residents’ Association Invites you to Flicks in the Sticks on Friday 17th November when we will be screening A United Kingdom starring David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Tom Felton & Laura Carmichael This is an outstanding film that goes a long way to explain why Botswana is one of the most forward-thinking, stable countries in Africa today. Set in the late 1940s, Prince Seretse Khama of Bechuanaland is studying law in Britain in preparation for his eventual ascension to the throne. The dashing prince falls in love with a white British clerk, Ruth Williams, and they plan to marry. While they suspect that his uncle, the Regent, would disapprove, nothing prepares them for the diplomatic firestorm and domestic political tumult their defiant love would spark.
Doors open 7.30pm. Film starts 8pm. The Church Hall, Church Lane, Bitton. Drinks will be available from the licensed bar, choc ices will be served in the interval and there will be time to chat with friends.
Admission is FREE
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BITTON GARDENING CLUB Invites you to Our next meeting on MONDAY 20th November in the Church Hall, Church Lane, Bitton Doors Open 7.15pm Meeting Starts 7.30pm
Our speaker is Neil Lovesay of Picket Lane Nursery, South Perrott
The title of his illustrated talk is A Year at Picket Lane Nursery
For more information email Bridget Hetzel at [email protected] or just come along
New members and guests always welcome
Looking Back…to November 1957 Bitton Parish Magazine carried a foreword from vicar Albert Jenkins who spoke about the renovation and decoration of the Schoolroom (church hall): “Its finished effect will, I think, please everyone, and it will be a place of which we can be justly proud...Repairs and renovations unfortunately cost money - the present work will cost almost £1,000 which has yet to be paid for.” Also in this month in 1957: Britain performed an atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island Next month: Bitton in December 2006
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Macmillan coffee morning success Pam Hacker and Marlene Gallop would like to thank everyone who helped to make their Macmillan coffee morning such a success. A huge thank you to the support team - Judith, Barbara, Gwynne, Helen and Josephine. Also thanks to the wonderful live entertainment - Jenny and Natalie - and all who gave wonderful cakes, raffle prizes (see above) and kind donations. At the time of writing, an amazing £894.80 has been raised. Last month’s quiz answers Here are the answers to last month’s quiz. 1. Anything Goes, 2. The Book of Mormon, 3. Guys and Dolls, 4. Hamilton, 5. Half a Sixpence, 6. Miss Saigon, 7. Into the Woods, 8. Jersey Boys, (Jungle Book) , 9. Sweeney Todd, 10. Return to the Forbidden Planet, 11. Salad Days, 12. Spamalot, 13. Wicked, 14. Aspects of Love, 15. Blood Brothers, 16. Camelot/Cabaret, 17. Fiddler on the Roof, 18. Show Boat, 19. The Beautiful Game, 20. Sunset Boulevard. Well done to Sheila Read & family, Bryan & Margaret Garlick, Frank Fitzgibbon & his team, Alan & Sue Murtagh, Anne Burmester, Sue Nethercote, Jenny Harris, Mary Younie, Carolyn & April Russell, Jan Wookey & Diane, Pearl, John & Debbie Evans, and Jon & Pam Booth. The Evans trio are this month's winners!
27 Focal Point, November 2017 The November quiz This month’s quiz involves cryptic clues to well-known types of sweet/chocolate bars. Entries please by 13th November to the Editor, 18 Church Road, Bitton, BS30 6HH or email [email protected] 1. Medieval entertainers 2. Talk very quietly 3. Concerning new students 4. What inhabitants of this Mediterranean island might be called? 5. Naval insurrection? 6. Car model? 7. Festivities 8. Like Mayfair, for example? 9. ... comes nine 10. Impossible to talk! 11. Atmospheric exclamation 12. More considerate edible oval objects 13. Ancient Greek City 14. Choose former French President? 15. As opposed to my unlocking device 16. Mother's local? 17. Noisy insects? 18. Sweet tooth treatment 19. Edible fasteners 20. Associated with watering equipment Name: Contact: contactFOR ALL INQUIRIES CONTACT THE EDITOR: Becky Feather Phone: 0117 932 5037 Email: [email protected] Website: www.stmarysbitton.org.uk
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