UNITED REFORMED CHURCH ST GILES' CHURCH OF ENGLAND Contact Secr etar y: Celia Miller Rector : The Revd Felicity Davies Tel: 01895 904556 The Rector y, 38, Swakeleys Road Administr ator : Shellie D'Ar cy , UB10 8BE Chur ch: 01895 634280 Tel: Rector y 01895 622970 Tel: Chur ch 01895 622971 Editor : Susan Owen-Thursfield Email: [email protected] For events: Submit online at www.ickenhamchurchnews.co.uk I cFkor adeverntisinhg: adavertimsing@i ckCenhamhchuruchnerws.co.ukh or T elN: 07913e 430w989 s Donations: c/o Patricia Lee at The Office, St Giles' Church, Ickenham, UB10 8BG Visit ICN Online at: www.ickenhamchurchnews.co.uk Ickenham URC at: www.ickenhamurc.org.uk I ckenham URCS tc oGvielensa' natte: dw wwwit.sht gSilte sGchiluersc'h C.cho.uurkch of England August 2018 September 2018

URC Daytim e Ser vices Sunday Evening Ser vi ces St Gi l es' Dayti m e Ser vi ces Sunday Mor nings 11.00am The two chur ches join together on Sunday Evenings at Sunday Mor nings - 8.00am Holy Communion - incl. Junior Chur ch most Sundays 6.30pm in St Giles' as follow s: - 9.45am Holy Communion (w ith - Childr en's space available dur ing all - 2nd Sun - Chor al Evensong ...... Junior Chur ch and Cr èche) ..ser vices - 3r d Sun - Wor ship + The Wor d (band led ser vice) - 1st Sunday 9.45am All-Age Ser vice - Holy Communion, 3r d Sunday - 4th Sun - "O Lor d, hear our pr ayer " (pr ayer ser vice) Thur sdays - 10.00am Holy Communion

A VILLAGE DAY IN PERFECT WEATHER This year 's Festival Village Day saw the ar r ival at Milton Cour t of new enter tainments. After the Par ade around the Village ther e wer e flower s and music, tea par ties, people on stilts, Punch and Judy, a man blow ing huge bubbles, Zumba, Love2sing, tr ains and other r efr eshments. One favour ite was the fairground music complete w ith galloping hor ses and r efr eshments. Still mor e to come - a gr and concer t at Glebe School, featur ing the singer , Jeni, the pr esentation of the Ickenham Shield, a sw ing band and beautiful fir eworks! AFN

DROP-IN FOR THE BEREAVED - St Giles' Chur ch Back Hall, Need To talk? 2.00pm-3.30pm, Thir d Monday in the month. Come in for a fr iendly and infor mal WE ARE HERE TO LISTEN chat over a cup of tea w ith other ber eaved people and ber eavement visitor s. Just At St Giles' Chur ch on Thur sdays come along or , if you w ould like to speak to someone fir st, please r ing 01895 622970. from 6.00pm-8.00pm and Satur days The next meeting is on Monday 20th August, then Monday 17th September and from 10.30am-12.30pm. No Monday 15th October after that. appointment needed - just come in. 2 ICKENHAM CHURCH NEWS AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2018 TO INFINITY AND BEYOND? Last October I star ted a r egular r un of about 2.2 miles 4 or 5 times a week. Not far by ser ious r unning standar ds, but str aight out of the front door and easy to keep as a good habit. A few days ago I was r unning along waiting to get my ?second w ind?. Why is it that no matter how fit I get, I have to get to the end of myself (and feel as though I?m about to pass out) befor e a r egular br eathing patter n sets in and I feel as though I could r un for ever ? I have no idea what would happen if I just star ted out For est Gump style and r an until I stopped natur ally. I?ve tr ied for cing that br eathing patter n earlier in the r un, but it just doesn?t work. I have to set out and wait for it to come. Not at a par ticular spot, or after a cer tain time, but w hen my body gives up and something extr aor dinar y happens that shifts the r un into a natur al r hythm. Per haps we?r e made this way ? I don?t know ? but what I do know is that I can?t manufactur e that ?second w ind? no matter how much I analyse the process of r unning. Life can be a bit like my mor ning r un. Most of us ar e r esilient, r esour ceful, and self-r eliant, coping w ith all that life throws at us in our ow n str ength ? until the day when we cease coping. If we hand control of our lives to Jesus, He sets the tasks, and they may seem to be beyond us ? just as the thought of a longer or faster r un may seem to be an impossible goal. But He also gives us the str ength, so that all w e have to do is set out in the dir ection that God is leading and wait for that ?second w ind?. We can?t for ce the pace, but at some point (providing we ar e follow ing His lead) we shall suddenly r ealise that feeling of ?r ightness? as we r ecognise the pr esence of God in a situation and know His peace. The bible says that ?With God all things ar e possible? ? things way beyond our w ildest dr eams and our deepest desir es ? things beyond our under standing and imagination. With God our destination is to infinity and beyond? I?m w ith Him! With love, Fel i ci ty

HOPE At the time of w r iting the weather is swelter ingly hot, the boys who have been tr apped in the cave in Thailand ar e midway through being r escued, England is through to the Semi Finals of the World cup, Wimbledon is w ide open w ith so many seeds out and the summer holidays str etch befor e me full of activity and anticipation. Hope is incr edible; it is so difficult to gr asp, it is the feeling that allows us to move for war d, to take steps to new and better things. Hope that we haven?t destroyed the planet beyond r ecover y sends scientists on quests to find ways to clean oceans, developing new fuels, innovative ways to use plastics in housing in developing countr ies etc. Hope is what sends r escue worker s to places w her e natur al disaster s have happened, and diver s halfway round the globe to see if r escue is possible. Hope is par t of faith. In the letter to the Hebr ews the w r iter says ?Faith is to be sur e of w hat we hope for , to be cer tain of the things we cannot see.? (Hebr ews 11.1). And again Paul w r ites in Romans, ?For it was by hope that we wer e saved; but if we see what we hope for , then it is not r eally hope. For w ho of us hopes for something we see?? So what is it that Chr istians hope for ? Our hope is in the promises of God. That through belief in Jesus, in His death and r esur r ection and His coming again we w ill be w ith God. That while our tr ust in God doesn?t protect us from the tr ials of life, w e have the promise of God?s Gr ace w ith us to help us. Our hope is that you too come to know and tr ust in God for your self. LIZ BOYES, URC ELDER ICKENHAM CHURCH NEWS AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2018 3

A FESTIVAL TO REMEMBER! As well as Village Day (see front page), w hat a Festival w e've all enjoyed this year ! We've all got our favour ites but w e can't r esist going to the Open Gar dens, of w hich ther e w er e tw enty w ell spr ead around the village and mostly providing a delicious selection of tea and cakes. Not only that, they wer e collecting for a var iety of char ities, w hich, put together , amounted to a substantial boost for local funds. We wer e delighted to meet up w ith those people w ho live round the cor ner yet w e come together only dur ing Festival time. We ar e also glad to see so many childr en, many of w hom have par ticipated in activities such as Concer ts, the Ar t Competitiion, Fancy Dr ess, Rock Painting, Gar dening and Spor t. Shar e our memor ies w ith the pictur es above and on pages 4, 5 and 6. AFN NIKKI COLLECTS THE SHIELD On a chilly but br ight summer 's evening, a thousand Ickenham Festival suppor ter s came to hear the concer t, this year staged in the grounds of Glebe School, and w itness the awar d of the Ickenham Festival Shield. The ver y wor thy w inner was the popular Nikki Summer field (pictur ed centr e) w ho has been the Festival Secr etar y for sixteen year s. "Thanks to her dedication", the citation said, "the Festival had achieved higher levels of success than ever in its histor y." It stated that Nikki had demonstr ated exceptional qualities of inspir ation and leader ship and also involved her ow n family in key Festival activities' including the design of the Festival progr amme. Thank you Nikki! AFN 4 ICKENHAM CHURCH NEWS AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2018

WE'LL NOT FORGET THE ROYAL WEDDING DAY! What a glor ious day it was for the much-admir ed royal couple, Pr ince Har r y and Meghan, to be w ed in beautiful Windsor ! Those 1.9 billions throughout the w orld w ho watched the proceedings cannot have failed to have been moved by the actual ser vice. In par ticular , the beautiful w or ds chosen for the the Reading from the ?Song of Solomon? r ead by the Lady Jane Fellows, sister of the late Pr incess Diana: ?Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away; set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm for love is strong as death, passion fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a raging flame. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. If one offered for love all the wealth of one?s house, it would be utterly scorned.' An oppor tunity follow ed that day for a str eet-par ty in Almond Avenue, coupled w ith a fr iendly visit from our then newly-appointed Mayor of , Cllr John Morgan, and the Mayor ess, Fiona Morgan, (pictur ed). John told us that they had visited 12 Hillingdon str eets alr eady and wer e scheduled to attend another four in the nor th of the Borough befor e the end of the day! AFN

FROM THE CHURCHES' REGISTERS DONATIONS to the ICN ar e ver y gr atefully r eceived and individually Bapti sm s acknow ledged. Please make donation 8th July William Michael McLevey cheques out to ?PCC of St Gi l es? Chur ch? and send to Patr icia Lee at: The Office, St Com m ittals at Br eak spear Cr em ator i um Giles? Chur ch, UB10 8BG. This month we 20th June Audr ey For d, 83, follow ing a thank Mr s Beke, Miss Cotton and Dr amatic Society for their generous Ser vice in St Giles' donations. Thank you! 20th June David Citter n, 32 11th July Cliff Potter , 84, follow ed by a COMMUNITY PRAYER Ser vice of Thanksgiving at Do join us on the fir st Satur day of each Ickenham URC month from 9.15am-10.00am to pr ay for our w orld, our community and our selves. The Bur i als at Nor thwood Cem eter y next meeting is on August 4th at the URC and 9th July Ber yl Walker , 84, follow ing a Ser vice in St Giles? at St Giles' on 1st September. All welcome. ICKENHAM CHURCH NEWS AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2018 5

SUMMER GOES ON AT THE URC! ST GILES? CHURCH Well, we can but hope even though our w onder ful new pr emises offer STREET PRAYER LIST a good var iety of indoor possibilities should the much desir ed (at time Do join us at St Giles? Chur ch 8.00am and of w r iting!) r ain ar r ive dur ing our Coffee Mor ning and Late Summer 9.45am Sunday ser vices dur ing August For ecour t Sale on Satur day 8th Septem ber , 10.00am -12noon, and September , as w e pr ay for people admission fr ee. We?ll have out lots of plants, br ic-a-br ac, boxed games w ho live or w ork in a par ticular road in and puzzles, DVDs/CDs/r ecor ds and our full r ange of books pr iced the Par ish as follow s: from 50p to £5. On the book front, for those w ho expr essed inter est A ugust 5th Copthall Road West dur ing the Festival Local Histor y walk, w e still have left some of local August 12th Coton Dr ive inter est including mint copies of ?Lost Elysium?? (at only £5!), which August 19th Cour t Road cover s the development of Ickenham and other Middlesex villages . August 26th Cr anston Close All proceeds w ill go to the chur ch and our 2018 chosen char ities. And September 2nd Crosier Road r emember to r elax at the coffee mor ning and sample the delicious September 9th Cypr us Ter r ace home-made cakes, so don?t miss out! Please br ing donated items to September 16th Der w ent Avenue the chur ch between 3.00pm-7.00pm on Fr iday 7th September or r ing September 23r d Duke's Ride Richar d Piper on 01895 634348 for collection. RICHARD PIPER September 30th Edinburgh Close

KOUGAR RIDES AGAIN! Regular fans of the Ickenham Festival w ill have noticed a speedy-looking spor ts car painted in r acing gr een which is a r egular attender of the show and, on this occasion was awar ded fir st pr ize for appear ance! Few people, however , would had been able to identify it - as they would have been cheer ing a 'Kougar ' car , (built pr ivately, not a kit car ) in 1991 and fitted w ith Jaguar par ts including their 4.2 engine. Only about seven wer e built in 1991 and, accor ding to their Ickenham ow ner , Richar d Tur pin, they ar e capable of achieving 120-130 mph! (not that speeds of that magnitude w ill be DEA DLINE needed in Ickenham!) Richar d says his car All items for inclusion in the next r equir es small pr epar ation work for the edition of the ICN should reach the Festival Procession but he appr eciates the team by 12noon on September 10th. effor t and enthusiasm put into the Festival All items are subject to editorial by the Committee. AFN review. Contributions welcome. 6 ICKENHAM CHURCH NEWS AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2018

LET'S MAKE ICKENHAM HILLINGDON?S FIRST ?LITTER-FREE ZONE?! A r ecent ar ticle in a magazine listed 30 of the pr ettiest villages easily accessible from Centr al . While Ickenham was not one of them, it can boast sever al cosy pubs, tw o or nate chur ches (St Giles? and Ickenham United Refor med Chur ch) and an ancient village pump wher e the High Road collides w ith Long Lane and Swakeleys Road. However , one aspect that judges might frow n upon is litter. It is ever ywher e in Ickenham. It is on the sides of road, pavements, gr ass verges, in gar dens, on for ecour ts. It is even in the chur chyar ds. Litter is something w e can all do something about. We could be in the for efront of r idding our beautiful landscape of it. We could demand that Ickenham is Hillingdon borough?s fir st ?litter Fr ee zone.? It could become the model for ever ywher e. Why don?t w e set about organising a "Clear Up Ickenham" Day? For a locality that deliver s a fantastic Festival ever y couple of year s, a "Clear Up Ickenham" Day must sur ely be an achievable challenge for its r esidents. As well as adults, school childr en could get involved. Not only w ould school students swell the number s of picker s but the exer cise w ill provide a valuable lear ning exer cise. If you litter , you ar e cr eating unnecessar y work for other s, and you might have to pick it up if you want ever ywher e tidy. Let?s banish r ubbish from our str eets. The local author ity might add a few bins to litter trouble spots - such as the High Road from West Ruislip tube station all the way dow n to the Ickenham Pump, Austins Lane and par ts of Swakeleys Road, especially near the bench outside the Almshouses wher e people sit to eat take-away food. Then ther e would be no r eason for us to drop our r ubbish anywher e but in the bins. Maybe we could announce to visitor s our ser iousness on this issue? Making Ickenham a litter fr ee zone could be added to our ?Welcome to Ickenham? signs. One day Ickenham could featur e in a list of the tidiest villages. If it attr acts mor e visitor s they w ill need to know this is a litter fr ee place. How you can help - Do not litter. Put litter in the bin or take it home w ith you. - Suppor t a "Clear Up Ickenham" Day - volunteer for litter picking events. - Identify litter hotspots and advise the Council so that they can consider placing mor e bins in these ar eas. DAVE PORTER ICKENHAM CHURCH NEWS AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2018 7

REMEMBERING FORMER RESIDENTS The ICN has received news from the families of long-time former Ickenham residents, who ask to advise those who remember them, of the sad passing of old friends. LAURIE BEKE - Laur ie's w idow w r ites that Laur ie passed away on 6th May quite suddenly at home. They had lived in Copthall Road West from Apr il 1965 to June 1996. Laur ie's committal was on 4th June at Landican Cr emator ium, Wir r al. He was 88 year s old. JOHN MONUMENT - Those w ho r emember John, who lived in Glebe Avenue for many year s, w ill be sor r y to hear that he died on 20th June at the age of 87 follow ing a long illness. His funer al ser vice was held at the West London Cr emator ium on Wednesday 11th July. 8 ICKENHAM CHURCH NEWS AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2018

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UNITED REFORMED CHURCH TURKS BADMINTON CLUB Saturday September 8th, 10am-12noon Tuesdays 7.45pm- 9.45pm, Vyners Sports Hall Coffee Morning and Late Summer Forecourt Sale We are looking for intermediate level players. Books, plants, bric-a-brac. Admission free. Just come along. 4 courts. Saturday October 13th, 10am-12noon £8 a session Autumn Jumble Sale 0773 4022719 or [email protected] Admission 50p, under 5s free Bring donation items Friday 7th, 3pm-7pm OAKEN LEAVES ENGLISH FOLK DANCING CLUB Thursdays, 8.15pm-10.00pm ANGLO GERMAN CLUB Ruislip Methodist Church 4th Thursday in the month, 7.30pm-9.30pm No experience necessary. Mixed group. Bernard Chapman Room, St Giles' Church Wear comfortable shoes. Welcome with/without Contact: Irene Anderson 0208 429 1921 partner. Cost £2 per session (includes refreshments) Details: Marie Cull 01895 254723 HILLINGDON LANGUAGE CLUBS Bernard Chapman Room, St Giles' Church Hall, Monthly except July/August, 7.45pm-9.45pm ST MARTIN'S LUNCHTIME CLASSICAL A chance to practise Spanish, French and/or Italian CONCERTS by speaking and listening in an informal group. 4th Wednesday in the month, 12.15pm £3 per visit or £15 membership for the season St Martin's Church Hall, HA4 6DG (October to July) Every month except July, August and December Spanish - 1st Thursday: French - 2nd Thursday: Retiring Collection Italian - 3rd Thursday Details: 01895 625456 Call: Catherine 0774 8718111 / 020 8863 3468 ICKENHAM AFTERNOON ICKENHAM ART SOCIETY TOWNSWOMEN'S GUILD Thursdays, 7.30pm 4th Wednesday in the month, 2.00pm-4.00pm Scout Hut, Community Close, Ickenham St Giles' Church Hall Please support your local Art Society Details: Jennifer 01895 634851 New members welcome www.ickenhamart.co.uk or 0208 866 0875 ICKENHAM & SWAKELEYS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY - AUTUMN SHOW UXRIDGE AND ICKENHAM Ickenham Village Hall FLORAL ARTS SOCIETY September 8th, 2.30pm-5.00pm Ickenham Village Hall Free public viewing from 2.30pm 2nd Thursday in the month, 7.00pm-9.30pm Refreshments including home-made cakes available Themed flower arranging demo - £5 visitors Prize giving and raffle draw at 4.30pm Contact: 07977 546621 Contact: Rosemary Bennett 01895 633217 www.ickenham-horticultural.org.uk HILLINGDON FRIENDSHIP CENTRE 2nd Monday in the month, 2.00pm-4.00pm RUISLIP LIONS PRESENT St Giles' Church Hall LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS August 13th: Special Afternoon Tea Winston Churchill Theatre, HA4 7QL Come along and make friends! Saturday September 1st, 7.30pm-10.00pm September 10th: The Capable Mr Brown Features the award winning Friary Guildford Brass (Capability Brown) - Russell Bowes Band and vocalist Ruth Fortey. Everyone welcome Enjoy a terrific night out - full of quality entertainment - Contact: 01895 674693 and much flag waving! Tickets: Adults £13.50, Children and Students £10.00. ICKENHAM FESTIVAL Box Office: 01895 250615, open Tuesday to Saturday Ickenham Village Hall UB10 8DG 10.30am-5.00pm Saturday September 22nd, 10am-12noon Grand Jumble Sale HILLINGDON COUNCIL OF CHRISTIANS & JEWS Jumble may be brought to the Village Hall on Emmanuel Church, Northwood, HA6 1AS Friday evening. August 15th, 8.00pm-10.00pm www.IckenhamFestival.org.uk Imam Mansur Ahmed will present an overview of Islam, the life of Muhammad and Jihad. ICKENHAM CHURCHES' WOMEN'S GROUP Followed by refreshments. All Welcome. 1st Thursday in the month, 8.00pm- 10.00pm Donations £3 (CCJ members £2) Hardwick Room, URC www.ccj-hillingdon.org.uk August 2nd: TBA September 6th: TBA Details from: Jennifer Thompson 01895 636344 URC SUNDAY CLUB Everyone welcome 2nd Sunday in the month, 3.00pm-4.00pm United Reform Church Open to primary school aged children (Reception to MESSY CHURCH Third Saturday of every month, 4.00pm-6.00pm Year 6). Accompanied pre-school children also St Giles' Church Hall welcome. Fun, Bible stories, songs and quizzes. Messy family fun, worship, activities, Free entry - come and join us! singing, crafts & food! Next date - September 9th Free event, donations welcome Contact: Heather Piper 0790 0828059 Next date - September 15th Details: Emma Taylor 0746 9841886 LOVE2SING CHOIR MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNING LOVE2SING CHOIR FREE TASTER SESSION Friday September 28th, 10.00am- 12noon St Giles' Church Hall, UB10 8BG £2 entry including Tea/Coffee and cake. Tuesday September 4th, 1.00pm-3.00pm There will also be a short performance by the choir We would love to welcome new members this and a raffle. Autumn term. Please let us know if you can join us Please come and join us for a chat and help us raise for the free taster session. A fun and friendly money for this great cause! daytime choir learning a variety of styles. ADVERTISMENTS Contact: Elizabeth Lusty 07989 560603 Contact: Elizabeth Lusty 07989 560603 Pl ease note: Advertisements are accepted in good faith. The ICN [email protected] [email protected] team cannot be held responsible for advertiser's claims, or workmanship, and cannot intervene in disputes between parties.