Fenny Drayton Parish News
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Fenny Drayton Parish News January 2015 HOUSE CALDECOTE VILLAGE HALL Small well maintained Hall for Hire with MAINTENANCE seating for up to 50 people SUITABLE FOR PARTIES, MEETINGS OR Plastering SIMILAR GATHERINGS Tiling KITCHEN/TOILETS/PARKING Plumbing Situated on Weddington Lane opposite Painting turn for Caldecote Village Decorating Contact Miss M. Hughes 024 7639 4328 P.M.R. Motor Repairs References on request Burbage Walk, Powell Way First Class Job Guaranteed Nuneaton, Warwickshire CV11 5AE Pensioner Friendly Services Telephone 024 7632 9176 Fax 024 7632 9665 Contact Mario on: 07849 315649 Servicing and Repairs 01827 701515 to All Makes of Vehicles www.handymario.co.uk MOT Testing CHRISTMAS TURKEYS Free range, bronze, white COCKERELS CJR Improvements Ltd Building and Maintenance Natural ventilation/daylight Dry plucked All Aspects of building and property maintenance work undertaken Alastair & Mary Brittain For a Free Quotation Lodge Farm, Fenny Drayton Contact Lee Pendleton 01827 712172 to order 07473 993176 2 Editor’s Notes A New Year and a fresh start to our village activities – with the Fenn’s Folk & Fenn Lanes Men’s Group restarting after the Christmas break. Don’t miss the gig on Friday the 16th – once again Dave Norris bringing his band to entertain us in aid of church funds. Our front cover photo this month looks up the A444 past the Redgate, as the construction of the new traffic island progresses and after the reopening of the various roads whose closures had taken the village back in time – both in terms of difficulty of getting anywhere, but also in the quietness of the village. The photo below, taken from almost the same spot over 100 years ago: From WindowsOnWarwickshire – used with permission from Nuneaton Library "An interesting story is told of a rector of Fenny Drayton who called together those of his flock remiss in their attendance at Church: the men, after much deliberation decided that a pole be erected each Sunday, if the pole fell in the direction of the Church they would attend Church. If it fell toward the Red Gate they went to the inn. Needless to say, the pole almost invariably inclined toward the gate." Neil Sherry – [email protected] - 713848 To advertise and to subscribe, please contact: Pauline Walsh - [email protected] – 715466 Front Cover – The Redgate Now - NJS 3 Fenny Drayton Church Services 4 January Holy Communion 9.00am 11 January Benefice Service, Stoke Golding 10.30am 18 January All Age Service 10.30am 25 January Morning Worship 9.00am Church Readings 4 January Isaiah 60, v1-6 Joan Holder Ephesians 3, v1-12 Janet Agar 18 January 1 Samuel 3, v1-10, (11-20) Maureen Bonner 25 January Jeremiah 1, v4-10 Alan Wood Galations 1, v11-16a Audrey Smith Other Services in the Benefice Higham on the Hill 4 January Holy Communion 10.30am 11 January Benefice Service, Stoke Golding 10.30am 18 January Evening Service 3.00pm 25 January Ecumenical Covenant Service @ Methodist 10.30am Witherley 4 January All Age Service 10.30am 11 January Benefice Service, Stoke Golding 10.30am 18 January Plough Service 6.30pm 25 January Holy Communion 10.30am Stoke Golding 4 January All Age Service 10.30am 11 January Benefice Service, Stoke Golding 10.30am 18 January Holy Communion 10.30am 25 January Morning Worship 10.30am Dadlington 4 January BCP Morning Prayer 9.00am 11 January Benefice Service, Stoke Golding 10.30am 18 January BCP Holy Communion 9.00am 25 January BCP Holy Communion 9.00am Community Coffee Mornings We meet in the kitchen area of the Church from 10:30am-12:30. ALL ARE MOST WELCOME The dates for January are: Thursdays 8th & 22nd 4 Church Matters from the Parishes of: Fenny Drayton, Witherley, Higham-on-the-Hill, Stoke Golding & Dadlington RECTOR: Rev’d Linda Blay (01455) 213988, [email protected] CURATE: Hilary Surridge (01455) 233064, [email protected] A New Year’s Prayer Lord of the years, We ask your blessing on the year to come. Give us the resilience to bear its disappointments, Energy to seize its opportunities And openness to accept the more abundant life Which you have promised to us in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. With many blessings for the New Year from Linda and all at St Michael and All Angels. St Michael & All Angels Church Management Committee (PCC) Janet Agar 01827 716035 Gina Hawthorne 01827 716159 Alan Baxter 02476 383438 Susan Kosniowski 01827 714628 Maureen Bonner 01827 715768 Michelle Nelson 01827 722182 Julia Collis 01827 713881 Audrey Smith 01827 717034 John Frisby 01827 715826 Pamela Wills 01827 720929 Out of the Mouths of Babes… Nine-year-old Joey was asked by his mother what he had learned in Sunday School. 'Well, Mum, our teacher told us how God sent Moses behind enemy lines on a rescue mission to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. When he got to the Red Sea, he had his army build a pontoon bridge and all the people walked across safely. Then he radioed headquarters for reinforcements. They sent bombers to blow up the bridge and all the Israelites were saved. ''Now, Joey, is that really what your teacher taught you?' his Mother asked. 'Well, no, Mum… But, if I told it the way the teacher did, you'd never believe it!' 5 The Fenn’s Folk November’s meeting featured talk about cheese making by David Clarke of Upton – who started the Leicestershire Handmade Cheese Co in 2005 with his wife, Jo. We heard how this was based on a decision to diversify their farming business in the wake of the Foot & Mouth problems of 2001. Red Leicester cheese had been commonly made on farms for hundreds of years, but this had largely died out by the 1950’s with increased industrialisation of cheese making. David and Jo had to learn cheese making from scratch, as well as building a dedicated facility that would meet hygiene requirements. Initially they just made Red Leicester cheese (named after their farm ‘Sparkenhoe’) and have more recently branched out into a vintage matured version, as well as a semi- soft white cheese and a blue cheese (‘Battlefield Blue’). Their cheeses have won both national and international awards and are all made from the farm’s own unpasteurised milk. After an interesting talk, we were able to sample the cheeses and many of us also bought some to enjoy at home! The cheeses are generally available direct from the farm on a Friday morning (8:00- 12:30). More details can be found at www.leicestershirecheese.co.uk Our next meeting will be on Thursday, 29th January, 2015 7.30pm In Fenny Drayton Church. Local Historian, Mr Michael Roberts, will bring slides to illustrate his talk entitled: 'Nuneaton In My Blood' Please come along enjoy a glass of wine & another interesting speaker. 6 Fenn Lanes Men’s Group Our next meeting on January 20th will be an interactive evening with Samantha Ridgway entitled ‘Murder in Mind’ focusing on: What would you do if… As usual, we will be meeting in the Parish Rooms, Witherley from 7:30- 9:00 – please call Michael on 713270 if you would like a lift. Friday With Friends We continue with our gathering of old & new friends in January on Friday 9th - just bring your own drink and glass. The church will be open from 7 - 10pm and you can stay as long, or as briefly, as you wish. Future dates: February 6th, March 6th Please note January’s gathering will be later to give us all time to recover from the festive season! Alistair and I really enjoy the informality of this social evening. It’s relaxing to meet up for an hour or so and just have a drink and a chat. If anyone wants to go but not on their own give us a ring and we can call for you. Louise and Alistair 712518. Tombola THANK YOU for your donations for the tombola- everyone was very generous and we made £101. CHRISTMAS FAYRE. The church looked lovely set out as a vintage tea room with old fashioned crockery, tablecloths and waitress service. Michelle and Helena and their helpers had made it really special. We didn't have as many stalls this year so people were able to mingle and chat more easily. We all had an enjoyable afternoon. Louise Murray 7 Christmas Fayre We have had many complementary comments following the Christmas Fayre on December 6th – on the atmosphere and general format, and especially the afternoon teas. It was of course a lot of work to organise and set-up, although there were plenty of willing helpers – including the all- important clearing up and putting the church back ready for the service the next day. We were pleased to see all the helpers on the stalls like the cakes & sweets, tombola, books, toys, preserves, children’s games & crafts and raffle, as well as the other stall holders with wreaths & cards. A big thank-you to everyone who made the event such a success – not only raising £500 for church funds, but also making an enjoyable day out for people from the village and beyond. It’s lovely to have support for community events – let’s hope there are many more in the year ahead. Helena Sherry & Michelle Nelson 8 ROCKING AWAY THE JANUARY BLUES An Evening of Live Music by ‘STILL THIRSTY’ Featuring the music of Status Quo, Chuck Berry, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, T Rex & many more at FENNY DRAYTON CHURCH on FRIDAY 16th JANUARY from 7.30pm Bring your own drinks, glasses and nibbles Tickets £5 available from Julia Collis 713881Carol Partridge 714209 Proceeds to the Church 9 A5 Roadworks The final (Redgate Junction road) surfacing course will be laid later in January, again during nightshifts with traffic lights.