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at Dalton Piercy, Elwick and Hart & May 2020 Produced for the Villagers by Hart and Elwick Churches Revd. Janet Burbury, The Vicarage, Hart, Hartlepool. TS27 3AP [email protected] Tel. 01429 262340 Mob 07958 131271 Dear friends, I truly wish I could wave a magic wand and comfort you all but this climate of fear and isolation is such a massive change to us all, I doubt any of us has yet to truly feel it’s implications. Be assured my prayers and pastoral support is with you. Don’t think twice before picking up the phone to contact me for a chat, to help in a practical way. I will do what I can to help. We haven’t had a ‘dispersed’ church since the days when Jesus himself walked this earth. Soon after his life on earth church buildings to gather for worship and pastoral support were built by the disciples copying the pattern of the Jewish syna- gogues of the day. Today as a dispersed church we are figuring out how to be church. If this restriction to isolate goes on, what will become of church buildings when they can’t afford their statutory upkeep including insurance, parish share and all? How will this virus refocus our society? Will the threat of this virus weaken or strengthen the Christian church? Will we become more or less community minded? As we see the empty shelves in our shops from panic buying we are certainly chal- lenged to pray more earnestly, “Give us today our daily bread”. This phrase re- minds us to ask for what we need and no more. I heard a lovely story recently. A farmer milked their cow, took what they needed and left the rest at their gate. Villagers helped themselves to what they needed and what was left had a culture added to it and yoghurt was made to share. The leftover yoghurt was blended for butter and that too was shared. Trust was re- quired for this system to work where no one took more than was necessary. To reach the point of trusting others not because they are trustworthy but to make them trustworthy is a real challenge. How do we untangle ourselves from the self- ish action of grabbing more than we need? We say we want a more simple lifestyle, but do we? Do we genuinely embrace a daily life without excess, do we seek con- tentment over richness and do we seek community over selfishness. Our three villages have community spirit in boatloads. People are offering their help in so many ways I think they are stars. In our hospitals I truly feel for the staff as they put themselves on the front line to help patients who arrive in great distress. They too are stars. We have much to be thankful for in this crisis. Let’s do our level best to keep calm and carry on . My most kind regards ~ Revd. Canon Janet 3 Regular Church Services ST PETER’S, ELWICK HALL 1st Sunday in the month: 10 am ~ Family Service with Holy Communion. A service for all ages. 6 pm ~ Holy Communion (1662 Book of Common Prayer). A quiet service lasting half an hour. All following Sundays: 9.30 am ~ Holy Communion. A traditional service with hymns and a short address. ST MARY MAGDALENE, HART 1st Sunday in the month: 8 am ~ Holy Communion (1662 Book of Common Prayer) A quiet service lasting half an hour. 11am ~ Family Service with Holy Communion. A service for all ages. All following Sundays: 11 am ~ Holy Communion ( Sunday school is during this service). A traditional service with hymns and a short address. Also every 3rd Sunday: 4pm ~ Family Service. 3@4 A relaxed style of worship with a hint of fun! All Church Services are suspended until further notice. It is with regret that our Church has now been closed. This is to ensure the well-being of all during this time of uncertainty. We look forward to welcoming you in the near future. Rev’d Canon Janet. 4 HART VILLAGE HALL ACTIVITIES Monday....................PILATES: 9.30-10.30am ODDFELLOWS: 11.30am-2.30pm (2nd MONDAY in month on Alternate months ) HART STATION WI: 7-9pm (first MONDAY of the month) PARISH COUNCIL: 7.00-9.00 pm (2nd Monday of the month) Tuesday…………….. PARENTS and TODDLERS: 9-30-11.30 am SEQUENCE DANCING: 1.30-3.30 pm DANCE FIT: 6.00-7.00pm HARTLEPOOL COMMUNITY SINGERS: 7.15-9.15pm Wednesday……….. HISTORY CLASS: 10.00-11.30 am WHITE CRANE TAI CHI: 9.30-11.00am HARTLEPOLL ROCK SCHOOL: 4.00-6.00pm FULL BODY FITNESS: 6.00—6.45 pm PILATES /TONE; 7.00—8.00 pm Thursday……………. CHILDMINDERS GROUP 9.15-11.15am MESSY PLAY: 1.00-2.OOpm PILATES: 6.00 -7.00pm PILATES : 7.15-8.15pm Friday……………….. MARIA’S YOGA 9.30—10.30 am FRENCH CLASS: 10.00 -11.30am YOGA & MEDITATION: 5.45 pm—6.45pm WHIST DRIVE: from 7.00--8.30 pm Saturday……………..YOGA & MEDITATION; 8.45am-9.45am For enquiries and bookings contact ; The Booking Secretary 07926 619550 www.hartvillagehall.co.uk ELWICK WI HALL ACTIVITIES WOMEN’S INSTITUTE: 1st Monday of the month from 7.00-9.30 pm PAINTING CLUB: Tuesdays from 9.30 am-12.30 pm YOUNG FARMERS CLUB: Tuesdays fortnightly at 7.30 pm NEEDLES & PINS Wednesday 10.00am—12noon PARISH COUNCIL MEETING Last Thursday of Month 7.00pm—9.30pm RISING STARS Sunday (Term Time) 10.00am—1.00pm Bookings: contact Sylvia Jobson 01429 275340 Mobile 07503 332 927 Email [email protected] Seaton Decorators Commercial and Private Free Estimates Reliable, clean job All Exterior & Interior Ken Kidson Tel: 07887 518459 5 Rural Transport Report Along with the many rural parish councils in Tees Valley, your Parish Council has been cam- paigning to get rural transport issues higher on the public agenda. Although it has taken time, it has not been in vain…Ben Houchen, Tees Valley Mayor listened, and took action! By now you will all be very aware that Elwick residents once again have access to the public transport network, with Tees-Flex, funded by the Mayor as a trial for three years. This on-demand service, for rural residents of Hartlepool only, will be provided by Stage- coach, using a fleet of three brand-new Mercedes 12-seater buses. (NB: East Cleveland and rural Stockton have a similar service). The service is available from 7.00am to 8.00pm 6 days a week. It will not run on Sundays or Bank Holidays. It is intended to allow you link into other transport services, such as bus or rail to out of town areas, such as Newcastle or Mid- dlesbrough, or even Seaton or the Headland! If you think you might like to use the bus, you will first need to create an account; this is easy especially if you have access to the internet via a computer or smart-phone (tees- [email protected]). There is an ‘app’ you can download, but don’t worry if you don’t have a smart-phone, you can use a landline to call the service free to register and also to book a journey (0330 678 1545). You can register a credit or debit card or pay using PayPal – if you are entitled to concessionary fares (such as a senior citizen bus pass) then you just tell them, and there is no charge! Please remember though that concessions may only travel free after 9.30am. Fares will never exceed £6 for a return journey; it’s only £1.50 adult return for up to 2 miles, £3.00 for up to 5 miles, £4.50 for up to 10 miles and then £6.00 for over 10 miles; under 19s travel half price. When you book your journey, you will be told exactly when you will be picked up and where, and how much it will cost. You can book a journey from one of the primary destinations (Dalton Piercy, Elwick, Hart or Wynyard) to any of the secondary destinations and back again later! For example, you could book to go to the hospital for a 10.00am appointment, expecting to return home at 11.00am, so you book accordingly, up to three days in advance or even up to an hour before your jour- ney. On the day, the bus picks you up from the nearest ‘virtual’ bus stop - and takes you di- rectly to your destination without any detours. Unfortunately, the doctor is running late, so you ring up/use your app, to cancel the original return trip and book a better time. There are currently a limited number of secondary destinations (Transport Interchange, Mari- time Avenue/Marina Way, Queen’s Meadow (connects to the 36 bus southbound), the hospi- tal, York Road and Victoria Road). I have already submitted a request for extra destinations to be added, such as the 3 major supermarkets, One Life Centre on Park Road and the cor- ner of Catcote Road/Elwick Road – this latter to allow access to secondary schools and 6th Form College. If you find that you cannot access a destination within the borough that others may also want to access, then please let me know; whenever there is sufficient demand, I will forward this to the service managers. How about linking the villages? PLEASE do use the service: to get to work, education/training, medical appointments, retail therapy or simply to meet up with friends for a coffee and catch up! to save fuel, save the planet.