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Issue 4l b._{rr5.$, ehar February 2005 Reverend Eileen I missed my first is a science teacher, married a chat about news, politics, opportunity lo meet to justice Anne Sanderson Mark an optician, living in issues, schools ..... or, everyone! but enjoyed Wentwonh. We also have a seriously, to be there when popping in to the Senior granddaughter, Niamh with a someone needs to be given Citizens' Christmas meal on sister or brother on the way, time and space to talk. The new kid Saturday evening,4th a second child for Elisabeth December, It was a real and Mark. Michael and I enjoy visits on the block? privilege, too, t0 meet I teach one day each week to the theatre, concerts, everyone who came to the in the Urban Theology Unit walking - though we can't Hardly a {<id', but very Christingle Service (see back in Pitsmoor - if you want to claim to be 'serious'walkers happy to be new to Green page) on the 5th December. know more, please ask! This - and annual holidays in Moor Church (plus Crane I come after 8 years in arises out of my deep passion France (or occasionally Moor, Thurgoland and Damall and Tinsley" where I for faith and leaming as two Italy). We gained a great deal Stocksbridge Methodist was involved in the Iife of facets of what can ignite the of pleasure and exercise Churches and The Christian the community as well as divine spark in all of us, when we did the Heritage Centre, Cedar Road) and thus being minister of two ofl'ering the opportunity for Trail round Green Moor a to this lively and welcoming churches. My experience that 'life in abundance'(John few weeks ago. Such varied new community. I have been before my l0 years as a 10.10) available for all. terrain and amazing views! thrilled by the warmth of the Methodist minister includes I love being with people - welcome and the real sense teaching, youth work, adult of all faiths and none - but This is my ttvo columns of working together in the education and training, feel especially privileged as filled, so I must sign off. village. The warmth and communitywork and the Methodist minister in Please say hello and stop me beauty of the autumn colours management. such a beautiful place. It may when you see me. I am as I drove arormd have My home life in Elsecar is sound old fashioned, but I looking fbrward to becoming provided an added dimension shared with Michael and rve enjoy preaching, especially part of the village furniturel and have given me much have two daughters - discerning the relevance of joy! The Rock has also given Katharine who lives in my beliefs for people today. With love, God bless, me food for more than Cambridge and is a scientitic That doesn't mean I cannot thought! journalist. and Elisabeth who listen! I am always ready for Eileen A. Sanderson Footpath Ptaque in Memory of Ted Spencer You may notice a plaque has treen placed on the cricket Left to right: Barry field in Green Moor. Tylee, Parish Council, John Harker, single-handedly dug a 2 foot deep hole and Chotr; John Harken erected the footpath sign, ably encouraged by the other two Peak and Northern observers! The sign and the whole job lvas paid for by friends Ted Local Inspector: and of Spencer in the local Area Committee of the Ramblers' BrianTaylor, Peakand Association and it will be the site of a memorial to Ted Northern Footpaths. which will be mounted on the pt'rst in the spring. Pat Prince In Memory of Edmund, had died on the He had also been ur early 4 July, making Margaret and member of Penistone Young William Thompson Thorp I widows in rhe space of 2 Farmers CIub, of which he 27 April 1936 to 6 September 2004 months, and their sister, had been Chairman for a Christine lost both her short while. brothers. Thompson and I met in Thompson was bom at 1960 and were man:ied in Worttey on 27 April 1936. 1962.We had nearly 42 gocd His early childhood was years together, some living in spent at Manor Farm, Oxspring Mllage and the last Hickleton, until Thompson 8 years at Far Blackmoor. In was 7. He went to school at 1975 his pride andjoy Thurgoland and then to arrived in the form of our Penistone Grammar. where daughter Helen, of whom he he excelled at most things, rvas intensely proud and bnt sport was his first love. loved very dearly. He played cricket for Green I have no doubt that Moor - we have trophies and Thompson will be the cap to prove it. He always remembered and missed by told me he was very good his many friends and with both bat and ball. acquaintances, both locally Football was played at and further afield, but not Oxspring and he was a life half so much as by Helen and Thompson died suddenly in was looking forward to long supporter of Sheffield me. the Northern General coming home, when he Wbdnesday. On leaving Thank you to all our Hospital on 6 September developed a blockage in his school he joined the family friends and neighbours for 2004. i bowel, which caused him to farm and farmed with his their very many cards. have a heart attack. father and brother, latterly flowers and condolences. 'What He had had a clouble heart makes this a tragedy, beingjoined by his nephew, bypass and a valve repair and ofcourse,is that his brother. Robert. Diana and Helen Thorp And things that go on Sunday 24th April - Green Moor weather permitting. BANG in the Night Sports Club \Te haye two fund raising ercnts coming In the course of things we turned up a sign that warned up: It may be January and dark, people off a piece of England as the Amerlcan forces had cold and wet outside but our Saturday, 12 March is a storc of explosives, Obviously this was related to the the cricketerc have already got Charity stocks of bombs and other pieces of unfrfendly bits of Bonanza at the their sights on the balmy ('l) Community Centre Penistone wartime paraphernalia, but it set us thinking. days of summer ahead. 10.00 am - 2.00 pm Indoor net practises are well The sign came presumably the end of the road, i.e. under way. Juniors (rurder Saturday, 2 April rvill be the from Green Moor or before it becomes a track was l3's) go to the nets at Antiques Fair again at the Snowden Hill but there is the no where forces used to try Penistone Sports Centre on Community Centre 10.00 am provenance with it, there is out throwing phosphorus Tuesdays after School 5pm - - 4.00 pm just a metal sign now bombs. This, he claimed was 6pm whilst youths and men somervhat worse for rvear, the reason why the Iand does attend on a Friday night 8pm At both these events we will well it is over years 60 old not grow trees, the soil is too - 9pm. These events are rvell be serving moming coffee Would this sign have poisoned. grows been (It quite attended so far but anyone with scones, cakes & bacon placed in Hunshelf Paiish. grass, reasonable but perhaps wishing to join them will be butties, lunches (pie & peas, and if so which part of the that is different.) Can anyone made very welcome, Just homemade soup, jacket parish rvould it have been confirm these two sites as turx up on the night and potatoes etc) & aftemoon guardiug. being used for these purposes, make themselves known. teas, everything being Verbal history has it that or can anyone add to them'/ This season we will be homemade. We also have a the piece of woo'dland at the Verbal history is fine. but running five teams. First and homemade cake stall. top of Underbank was a store we should also write down it Seconcl teams in the Donations of cakes will be for weapons, and a Park somewhere before it is Huddersfield League along very welcome. Why not Ranger you told me that if forgotten altogether. withU'l3-8aside,U'15 come & sample some of our walk along from the darn at &U'17 teams in the Barnsley tasty dishes? Langsett towards "North & District Junior League. We That's all for this time. America' the open glade at David Horsfall will need lots of balls this season!l! The season starts Ann Matthervman Ancestors Christmas Tea Full house in the We have had a letter Providence Room for the from a Reg Milo in Senior Citizensn Christmas Canada who is anxious Entertainment and Tba. to trace his relatives in The chit chat among the this area. They were all guests was as brisk and Jaggers or Waltons. animated as usual. it was Anyone who thinks that pleasant to see some of our they may be related and friends who have not been w,ould like to contact Mr for a while. Milo can ask the Clerk to the Parish Council, The Jazz Band was, well David Horsfall on different as they say. Some 288 3684 for more liked it, some did not but it information. was diffbrent. The first Saturday in December 2005 has already been booked for this year, Betry Wade has been put on standby for the Fell Race meals and we are looking for some entertainment. Any 2005 suggestions welcomed Saturday 18 June 2005 and those fearless, yomg and not so young men and women, Forty Years on when afar and asunder! will run (or stumble The rest of the line from the How things have changed! one or two people I can depending on skill and song goes on to say that we There is no Delph Edge, identify as just having moved fitness) round our parish, It are parted.