THE FARMBOROUGH FLYER Issue No 168: August 2020
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THE FARMBOROUGH FLYER Issue No 168: August 2020 Photo: Laura White 2018 A person may only touch one person’s heart. A rainbow touches many. Anthony T Hinkes WELCOME TO THE NEWS MAGAZINE OF FARMBOROUGH VILLAGE The Village of Rainbows Notes from the Editor: Fairies in Farmborough? Hello everyone. “It is understood that the beauty of a rain- As I write, 23rd July, it is exactly 4 months bow does not negate the ravages of any since Boris Johnson announced the UK’s storm. When a rainbow appears, it does lockdown owing to the worldwide corona‐ not mean that the storm never happened virus pandemic. STAY HOME, PROTECT THE or that we are not stll dealing with its NHS, SAVE LIVES was the slogan, and we afermath. It means that something beaut- did! Mostly, the populaton complied. We ful and full of light has appeared in the stayed at home. So, no Farmborough Flyer midst of darkness and clouds. Storm clouds since the April one, as there was nothing to may stll hover, but the rainbow provides a report on. Everything was closed. And counterbalance of colour, energy and now, the slogan has changed to STAY hope” Anonymous ALERT, CONTROL THE VIRUS, SAVE LIVES as I felt this quote, exactly, sums up our posi‐ the government eases lockdown. And so, I ton right now with the pandemic. And for decided to bring out an August Flyer, as Farmborough Village, ‘something beautful things get going again. Most people have and full of light appeared in the midst of responded to my poll(s) saying they would [our] darkness’ of lockdown. A Rainbow prefer a printed copy, so here it is! Hope‐ Fairy visited us in the nights and deposited, fully, I will be able to contnue with a on random doorsteps throughout the vil‐ monthly editon (there are several condi‐ lage, beautful, hand made, solid tons, obviously… enough material, enough …..rainbows! income for the printng thereof….etc.). To this day it remains a mystery who this This editon focuses mainly on how lock‐ kind person is. How excitng is that? Her/ down has afected our community. Of His (it could be a he, couldn’t it?) rainbows course, many of you worked from home, brought joy to so many and has uplifed were turned into school teachers, baked a those individual’s spirits so much. In fact, lot, took online courses like yoga, cycled a so many spirits were uplifed (and are stll lot (more), trained hard dieted (all re‐ being so - rainbows are stll being deliv‐ sultng in magnifcent bodies!), ZOOMed a ered), by receiving a rainbow, that there lot, cleared out your homes and gardened. has to have been a collectve uplifing of And others volunteered for the frst tme. the spirit of Farmborough Village!! The What did we miss most during lockdown, village has been abuzz with what has been apparently? See penultmate page. I would happening and every single one of us says add hugging grandchildren and seeing fam‐ a huge, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, RAIN‐ ily face to face! What do we miss now? BOW FAIRY! We love you! And you and Probably, the peace of very litle trafc and your rainbows have touched many hearts. planes overhead- the slowing down of life! The virus is stll with us and will be for a Stay safe and well. Take care. long tme stll, but the rainbows in win‐ dows and doorways all over our village will Sandra Byrne provide a ‘counterbalance of colour, ener‐ [email protected] gy and hope’ to those ‘storm clouds’ of the 01761 753189 pandemic. Enjoy the sight of them as you wander through the village. Farmborough Pre-school is crowd- brought in, in order for parents to socially funding distance from each other and the staf. Everyone adapted really well, Our village pre-school is a small, not for partcularly the children. As the proft pre-school and, as a result of Covid- children are so small, it was not 19, like many other charites, our opportu‐ expected of them to socially nites for fundraising events this year have distance from one another. been hugely impacted. We were unable to Rebecca Allan (Commitee) hold our normal Easter and Summer party events. We rely on these extra funds so Stephanie Mayor, Chairperson of the Man‐ that we are able to provide extra opportu‐ agement Commitee adds: “The staf nites to our children. members have maintained their high standards of care for the children and have In place of these events, we have launched even managed staggered ‘graduaton’ cele‐ a Crowdfunding page in the hope of raising bratons for our children moving up to vital funds so that we can ofer our chil‐ school. They have endeavoured to keep dren Forest School and Yoga sessions. We things as normal as possible whilst follow‐ really believe that health and wellbeing are ing all the government guidelines and their more important than ever now and we eforts have been rewarded by very posi‐ know frst-hand how much value these tve feedback from our parents”. sessions give our children. Guide to online shopping from police Any contributon, large or small, will be hugely appreciated. Please use this link: The current pandemic is just one of the reasons for a huge increase in the number htps://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/ of people shopping online. farmboroughpreschool ActonFraud has produced a handy guide Please feel free to share this link with any on how to stay safe when shopping online. friends or family members. A huge thank Please pass it on to your friends, relatves you on behalf of our staf, commitee and and neighbours. the children at Farmborough Pre-school! www.actonfraud.police.uk/a-z-of-fraud/ The Pre-school during lockdown online-shopping-fraud The pre-school was closed during lock‐ Did you know….... down as we didn’t have enough demand ...that rocking eases stress, reconnectng to keep it open. It re-opened in June with us as it does with the gentle slosh of amni‐ priority to children going to ‘big’ school in otc fuid in the womb? September so that we could contnue help‐ ing them prepare for the transiton. There …..that pets may be very stressed when was a maximum of 7/day initally and then their owners go back to work? The RSPCA at the beginning of July a few more chil‐ has cautoned pet owners that pets may dren came back but there were never start showing anxiety separaton behav‐ more than 10 (full capacity is 20). Many iour. Read: www.rspca.org.uk/-/help-your risk assessments had to be made before -pet-adjust-when-you-go-back-to-work- the pre-school could open and new pro‐ afer-lockdown for more info on how to cesses for drop of and pick up were acclimatse them Thoughts from the Rectory Award given to lead Chaplain at Bath Spa University As I sit writng this, I'm feeling every inch a glamorous granny! You've guessed At the end of the academic year the Vice …..yes......I have had my hair cut. It hadn't Chancellor of BSU holds the Unsung Hero/ been done since January. Every Zoom Heroines Awards. These are given to recog- meetng I atended I could see a somewhat nise outstanding individual and team shaggy haired me sitng in my litle box. achievements at the University. Tribute It's been great fun afer admiring two tone was paid to those 'who make a signifcant hair styles etc. fguring out what people impact to the successful running of the are wearing for these on line meetngs. University'. Preb Jan was honoured with Apparently, for some, a smart business like an award for, as VC Prof. Sue Rigby said, top half has been married with pyjama '....... contnually fnding ways to enrich the botoms and fufy slippers. I, it must be student experience and being creatve and said, own neither pyjama botoms nor enthusiastc in fnding ways and opportuni- fufy slippers and have always been im‐ tes to do this.....'. .Jan thought it was an peccably dressed! honour to have been nominated, surprising to be a fnalist and astonishing to have What we wear plays a part, I suppose, in won an award! who we are and, if we're honest we ofen Congratulaons, Jan! Editor judge others by their outward appearance. Someone unkempt, dirty and smelly will Farmborough Floral Art ofen put us on a kind of inner alert. We The Farmborough Floral Art used to have a true gentleman of the road group has decided to remain come by the Rectory every summer. Inital‐ closed untl 2021 when, hope‐ ly, I was very cautous but, what a lovely fully, we will be able to cele‐ person he proved to be. Shame on me for brate our Emerald Anniversary! (Yes, the judging without knowing. club has been running for 55 years - in This brings me to thinking of God and how style!). we are loved and valued, however we look and are. God sees beyond the superfcial We are planning many excitng events for into the heart. God understands the trials the year, including our annual Flower Fes‐ and joys that have shaped us. God wants tval at St Mary’s Church, Timsbury. the best for each and every one of us. All visitors are welcome to our meetngs Looking at the life of Jesus, the man we on the second Monday of the month at may seek to follow, we encounter God in 7.30pm in Farmborough Memorial Hall.