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Bishop's Hull Parish Magazine Edition 34/05 OCTOBER 2019 BISHOP’S HULL PARISH MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2019 A THRIVING VILLAGE COMMUNITY IN THE HEART OF SOMERSET PRICE 50 pence 1 Bishop's Hull Parish Magazine Edition 34/05 OCTOBER 2019 EDITOR TREASURER & ADVERTISING Bob Coombs MANAGER 2 Waterfield Close John Chidgey Bishop’s Hull 26 Shutewater Close, Taunton, Bishop’s Hull TA1 5HB Taunton. 01823-253697 01823-972908 Email: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] MAGAZINE SUPPORT TEAM Regular Helpers: Clem & Val Pryer and Margaret Coombs Magazine Cover: Photographs by Bob Coombs & Bob Winn Magazine Distributors : Margaret Baker 274542 Christine Chidgey 972908 Margaret Coombs 253697 Jane Gurr 272415 Pam Lloyd 251599 Kath Mogford 461735 Rosemary Lockley 275867 Jo Yeandle John Prinsep 253740 Clem & Val Pryer 282390 Janet Read Mary Trevelyan 256406 Joan Williams 327249 Roger Farthing Articles relating to all aspects of our village and community are welcome. Final date for acceptance: Mid-day on 12th of the month. Please help to make the magazine interesting by contributing material. Magazines are delivered monthly to subscribers at a cost of £6.00 per annum. (Individual copies are priced at 50p) Copies posted will attract a stamp fee (2nd class large) per copy . Our magazine year starts on June 1st. Annual subscriptions are due on this date. Complimentary copies are sent to the LMG, Hospices and the local nursing and residential homes. ADVERTISERS: Without the support of our advertisers this magazine would not be financially viable. Please try to support them whenever possible, and mention this magazine when doing so. It is emphasised that the views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the the magazine editorial team,unless attributable, or those sent in by identifiable contributors. COVER PICTURE: A RED ADMIRAL rests on a slice of bread 2 Bishop's Hull Parish Magazine Edition 34/05 OCTOBER 2019 Thinning Trees – Planned for late October 2019 he trees in The Community Woodland were planted in 2003. Initial Tplanting, as per Forestry Commission guidelines, is always dense so that as the trees develop, and create a canopy, the reduced light levels beneath helps restrict the growth of competitive vegetation. After about 15 years or so, the time is right to start the thinning process, allowing the remaining trees to develop, and with more light getting through the intention is to encourage further plant growth at ground level. The trees were originally planted in straight lines, to ease planting and aftercare. So, part of this maintenance project will be to replace this regimented appearance with more of a natural pattern. Over 7,000 trees were originally planted in what are 8 clearly defined compartments. The plan is to identify one of these compartments each year and over the coming years reduce the number of trees in each compartment by approximately 30%. This will consist of coppicing (cutting trees to ground level to allow them to re-grow), pollarding (leaving the stump to an agreed height to allow re-growth from a higher level) and in some cases complete removal. We will be getting input to identify the trees to be worked on by experienced practitioners including assistance from Somerset Wildlife Trust. If all goes to plan, the work will be carried out by arboriculture students from Cannington College under the guidance of experienced tutors. Further details will be available on our web site in due course. David Gurr Chair Friends of Netherclay Community Woodland LNR M: 07977 474873 3 Bishop's Hull Parish Magazine Edition 34/05 OCTOBER 2019 4 Bishop's Hull Parish Magazine Edition 34/05 OCTOBER 2019 Vicar: Reverend Philip Hughes , The Vicarage, Bishop's Hull Hill, Bishop's Hull, TA1 5EB 01823-336102 Church Wardens: Mr Will Osmond, 01823-461820 Mrs Jo George, 01823-331432 n the month of October 1998 (21 years ago) Rev Colin Randall asked me if I Iwould take over the compilation, editing and production of the Bishop’s Hull Parish Magazine. Although I agreed to ‘have a go’ and enthusiastically set out to do the best I could I unfortunately did not own either a typewriter or a computer to assist me, neither did I have any experience in the production of a magazine of any sort. Undeterred, I took on the challenge and bought an electric typewriter which soon proved not to be versatile enough for the job in hand. Eventually I had to buy a basic computer (which in 2000 set me back over £850). Having been provided by the previous editor with a set of floppy discs containing Desk Top Publishing (DTP) software I attempted to electronically create a magazine. Unfortunately I had no instruction manual so I valiantly struggled to come to terms with the new technology and I did eventually start producing the magazine by using Microsoft Word. However, because of my lack of basic knowledge of computers and DTP, life was still quite a struggle each month. I eventually purchased my own DTP software package, downloaded helpful free software from the Internet and set about the task of teaching myself how it all worked. With the speed of development in all spheres of computing it was impossible for an untrained person to keep up with all that was on offer. However, I persevered and eventually mastered enough of the DTP to be able to produce a monthly magazine much more efficiently than when I started in 1998. My list of equipment began to grow - printers, scanners, photocopiers, software, staplers, and the like, all of which had to be upgraded and paid for out of my pocket. I eventually subscribed to access the Internet. Although I had always received a monthly envelope from The Parish Pump containing articles, pictures and the like, the Internet connection to the web site of Parish Pump immediately made life so much easier, as it still does today. Although producing a magazine is so much easier than in the past it still takes up a lot of my time every month so, over the past two years I have tried to find someone willing to take over the task of producing this magazine but have yet to find anyone even the tiniest bit interested. As I move into my 21st year of publication I have somewhat reluctantly finally decided that I will carry on for a year or two longer then‘retire’; switch off the computer and start to enjoy my hobbies at long last. Thanks to the financial skill and support of the magazine treasurer the magazine has, at the moment, sufficient funds to purchase all the necessary equipment a new editor will need. All we need now is a volunteer. Is it you? 5 Bishop's Hull Parish Magazine Edition 34/05 OCTOBER 2019 The Vicar writes ….. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, When questioned once about the greatest commandment, Jesus said this: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind‘; and, ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.‘ So, let’s explore ways Jesus showed this love that we can seek to replicate to those around us: 1. Eating with people While Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” Luke 2:15-16 Nathan Blackaby (Christian Vision for Men, blog) writes, “I remember being in Brazil and having lunch with a few guys who were in the project. The project was called Teen Challenge and the lads I was having lunch with were all recovering from drug and alcohol addictions. We ate together, chatted, and listened to each other’s stories. The food was simple, dry and heavily seasoned to mask the chewiness of the chicken neck and claws we had been served, but in that moment, after a few hours grafting in the fields under the hot sun, it didn’t matter at all. We were all eating and recharging. After eating the meal, a few of the guys kept looking over and talking to themselves so I asked what they were talking about. They shared how much it had meant to them that I had stopped and eaten with them. ‘Many pastors come through here, but they never eat with us, you can see they don’t like the food or our company at the table.’” Jesus showed love for people, particularly in a culture that put a lot of value on eating together, by sitting at their tables and sharing meals. He ate with the drop outs, the outcasts in society and the dirty sinners. The locals and the religious people hated it and criticised him for it, but it made such a difference showing practical love in accepting people around a table. Are there ways and places for you to demonstrate this sort of love this month? God bless, Phil Hughes Vicar and Chaplain 6 Bishop's Hull Parish Magazine Edition 34/05 OCTOBER 2019 People &Things A lovely surprise! We both find it difficult to believe that we have made Congratulations it through 50 years, but we consider ourselves very lucky to have such a wonderful family and caring friends. ***** Bishop’s Hull Toddler Group Almost two years ago with the help of a grant from the Parish Council, Tilda Gibbs set up the group who meet at the Church Hall every Thursday morning in term time.