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With Love and Prayers, Sarah Dear Friends, Happy Christmas! 21 21 TheThe Flying Flying Goose Goose Issue Issue 58 58 DecemberDecember 2020 2020 A quarterly newsletter for the parish and ward of Wolvercote ISSUE 58 DECEMBER 2020 DearDear Friends, Friends, At theAt the heart heart of Christmasof Christmas lies lies a remarkable a remarkable story. story. It It is ais story a story that that is pivotal is pivotal in historyin history and and remains remains embedded embedded andand re- toldre-told, Christmas, Christmas after after Christmas. Christmas. But But what what does does it it all mean?all mean? Why Why does does this this story story endure endure 2000 2000 years years after after thethe events events took took place place in ain country a country 3½ 3 thousand½ thousand miles miles away?away? Here’s Here’s another another story story (also (also true) true) that that perhaps perhaps helps helps lift thelift the lid…… lid……. TheyThey were were millionaires millionaires but but they they just just didn’t didn’t know know it! it! DurDuringing the the 192 1920s 0ins thein the Hardscrabble Hardscrabble Trans Trans-Pecos-Pecos theythey discovered discovered an anunimaginable unimaginable sea sea of oil;of oil;pure pure gold gold in in areaarea of Texas,of Texas, a couple a couple by bythe the name name of Iraof Iraand and Anne Anne financialfinancial terms! terms! YatesYates bought bought a ranch a ranch on onwhich which to raiseto raise their their family family and and ChristmasChristmas often often fin dsfin dsus usliving living upon upon the the surface surface of of rearrear cattle. cattle. Times Times were were pretty pretty hard hard and and a few a few years years in, in, anotheranother year year of eating,of eating, drinking, drinking, spending, spending, TV TVspecials specials withwith numerous numerous children children to feedto feed and and a ranch a ranch in ain pretty a pretty andand time time off! off! Parties, Parties, friends, friends, family family and and ‘the ‘the children’ children’ for for manymany take take centre centre stage. stage. It is It indeedis indeed a time a time of celebrationof celebration andand enjoyment enjoyment but but beneath beneath the the surface surface of allof tallhis t hisfun fun and and revelryrevelry is the is the reality reality of aof wonderful a wonderful deep deep and and unending unending oceanocean of redemption,of redemption, renewal renewal and and hope. hope. The The story story of of ChristmasChristmas is of is aof God a God of loveof love who who comes comes to usto usin humilityin humility identifyingidentifying with with our our brokenness brokenness and and struggle. struggle. Perhaps Perhaps in in thesethese Covid Covid days, days, wit houtwithout our our usual usual family family and and friends friends aroundaround us ,us we, wecan can drill drill beneath beneath the the surface surface and and connect connect withwith the the God God whose whose love love can can put put an anend end to ourto our restlessness,restlessness, as aswe we find find our our rest rest in him.in him. HappyHappy Christmas! Christmas! unyieldingunyielding landscape landscape (the (the name name Hardscrabble Hardscrabble seems seems to to WithWith love love and and prayers, prayers, Sarah Sarah saysay it all!) it all!) they they were were close close to givingto giving up. up. They They struggled struggled to to paypay the the mortgage, mortgage, the the bills bills and and to keepto keep their their heads heads above above RevdRevd Sarah Sarah Flash Flashman,man, Interim Interim Associate Associate Minister Minister water.water. St PetSt Peter’ser’s Wolvercote Wolvercote & All & AllSa intsSaints' Wytham' Wytham OnOn the the verge verge of throwingof throwing in thein the towel, towel, Ira Iraone o neday day decideddecided to actto act on ona hunch. a hunch. He He made made contact contact with with an anoil oil companycompany and and after after a visit a visit from from one one of theof the company’s company’s directorsdirectors a date a date was was set set for forexploratory exploratory drilling. drilling. A drill A drill waswas sent sent about about 1000ft 1000ft (300 (300 metres!) metres!) underground. underground. WhatWhat happened happened next next took took them them all byall bycom completeplete surprise!surprise! A gusher A gusher spewed spewed crude crude oil oilhundreds hundreds of feetof feet intointo the the air. air. They’d They’d hit hitthe the jackpot! jackpot! In thoseIn those days days environmentalenvironmental concerns concerns weren’t weren’t exactly exactly a huge a huge priority. priority. PrettyPretty swiftly swiftly they they had had to buildto build a decent a decent infrastructure infrastructure to to accommodateaccommodate all allthe the oil thatoil that was was pouring pouring out out of theof the ground.ground. Wooden Wooden barrels barrels were were erected erected that that lasted lasted years! years! YatesYates Oil Oilfield field is still is still one one of theof the largest largest in thein the United United StatesStates today. today. A whole A whole town town was was built built to houseto house the the many many workersworkers needed needed to manageto manage this this oil field.oil field. All Allthose those years years LynxLynx-eyed-eyed readers readers will will note note that that neither neither Directory Directory nor nor thethe Yat Yates esfamily family had had lived lived impoverished impoverished lives lives and and yet yet CalendarCalendar appears appears in thisin this edition. edition. Be Beof goodof good comfort: comfort: theythey were were millionaires millionaires but but just just didn’t didn’t know know it! Onceit! Once they they theythey will will return return as assoon soon as asthings things are are happening happening again again - - drilleddrilled down down and and got got beneath beneath the the surface surface of theirof their land, land, perhapsperhaps in ourin our very very next next edition! edition! 1 1 The Flying Goose Issue 58 December 2020 News from Wolvercote Primary School Many of us will recall the end of summer and the return to school as a time of sadness! This year at Wolvercote School, however, it has been a time of considerable joy. We were delighted to be able fully to reopen the school at the start of September, and despite the restrictions and changes of COVID, there has been lots of fun and lots of learning (including for the grown-ups) as we all adapt to new ways of doing things. We are so lucky to have spacious school grounds; the need to keep to specific play areas, along with the shift in seasons to Autumn, have brought opportunities to discover new things about outdoor spaces we may not have explored so well before. Amongst the piles of leaves in the Den and on our field our youngest children have found worms, woodlice and hedgehogs; and have learned about microhabitats. The main playground has helped us learn new games as well as exploring learning for science; some of our Year 3 and 4 children enjoyed investigating air resistance by making parachutes for mini plastic toy soldiers which they tested there. The winter season in primary schools is always linked with celebration and community; it is a term that is busy with performances and traditions. This year there are changes, from virtual parents’ evenings to very different approaches to the festive season, but the overwhelming feeling is of positivity and comfort in our surroundings and in the people who enrich our school community year in, year out. “The best thing about being back at school is seeing my friends.” Tess - Y6. Miriam Marsden - Deputy Headteacher WOLVERCOTE COMMONERS Wolvercote Green, cut off from Wolvercote Common by the canal in 1788 and the railway in 1846, lies alongside the canal between the Village Hall and The Plough. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest with remarkable biodiversity for such a small area (2 hectares/5 acres), and has managed to preserve the grassland with its beautiful array of hay-meadow flowers. These include five species of orchid, yellow rattle, (which is parasitic on grass, helping to keep it in check and allow more flowers to grow), cowslips and adder’s- tongue fern. Butterflies, moths, bees, crickets and grasshoppers thrive, and the pond and shrubby areas provide additional habitats for wildlife. To manage the meadow, the grass is cut in summer to make hay, and then cattle are brought in to graze the “aftermath”, restoring fertility in the traditional way. It’s a fine balance though: cut too soon and we may lose some of the early summer flowers, cut too late and it becomes difficult to control the meadowsweet which is apt to take over. Those cattle are doing an important conservation job as well as looking picturesque! They are domesticated, but they are not pets, so remember the Countryside Code and treat them with respect. Keep dogs under control near them, though if cattle do chase you and your dog, it’s safer to let the dog off the lead. Over 97% of wildflower meadows have been lost in the UK since the 1930s, and we’re Photograph by Kirsten Berry by Kirsten Photograph lucky to have this rich and diverse meadow on our doorstep, and the opportunity to keep it that way! Julie Hamilton 2 The Flying Goose Issue 58 December 2020 Neighbourhood Planning - The Future? It is not often that national and local politicians from all parties, the Council for the Preservation of Rural England and Neighbourhood Plan makers all agree. But it’s clear to all of us that the proposal to streamline planning in the White Paper published last summer will, if unaltered, tend to reduce local democracy and to weaken the protection of green spaces.
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