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Wootton Wawen MAGAZINE Welcome, Revd Alison Hampton (p3) Farewell, Gordon Holland (p24) 75p when sold December 2020/January 2021 Cafe, terrace and tea garden all open 7 days a week 9am - 4.30pm Fully licensed serving wines and local beers Booking recommended Tel: 01564 792979 at weekends! www.thecow-shed.co.uk Come and see us soon! The Cowshed, Yew Tree Craft Centre, @the_cowshed Stratford Road, Wootton Wawen B95 6BY Yew Tree Craft Centre, Stratford Road, Wootton Wawen B95 6BY www.yew-tree-farm.co.uk Tel: 01564 795688 AT THE HEART OF THE VILLAGE WOOTTON WAWEN SOCIAL CLUB NEW MEMBERS & BOOKINGS WELCOMED Show Nights - Room Hire - Family Events - Catering Facilities Games - Competitions - Bingo - Niche Library Refresh, Relax, Return ! Details, club profi le, show tickets tel: 01564 792690 or 07814 818659 Tel: 01564 793652 Email: [email protected] www.gardenfurniturecentre.co.uk 2 thoughts for the month Introducing Alison irstly, thank you for the wonderful welcome you have all given us. Bob (my husband) and I Fhave been very touched by the warmth in the messages. Some people have commented that this is a difficult time to start a new post. Although I partly agree, it is also exciting as we are moving into a new phase of ministry together. The season of Advent, the beginning of the liturgical year, starting on Sunday 29th November is a timely reminder that all things will be made new. The watchword for Advent is “prepare”. For many it is the preparation for Christmas that is the fun bit. If your family and friends are like mine, you have all been making plans all year. Where we are meeting, the food, the present code for the year? This year it feels odd. How can we prepare for something when we don’t know how it is all going to work? What will the “rules” be? Advent is about getting ready for the birth of Christ, a baby born to be our Saviour. When someone has a baby the most common question asked is “Are you prepared?”. I had four babies and I can’t say I was ever ready. Yes, I had all the accoutrements, but was I prepared for the broken nights, the worries? When Mary was told she was to give birth to the Son of God, her mind must have gone into overdrive. As a young mother, and all that entailed, she also had to deal with carrying the hopes of all humanity. I think the song from the group Pentatonix, sums up some of this emotion in the song, Mary did you know? As the song lists some things that happened in Jesus’ life that his mother could never have foreseen. Through the experience of Mary, I realise that none of us know what the future holds. Whatever happens, this Advent and Christmas will be different. However, the essentials are still there – we are remembering the birth of a baby who changed the world and made us all new. With blessings to everyone this Advent and Christmas. Alison Revd. Alison Hampton St Peter’s priest-in-charge Taking stock s we enter the season of Advent and start a new year in the Christian calendar, it is Atime again to take stock of the past year. There have been many changes in our lives, dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Last year we had no concept of social distancing. We would never have thought to check for our facemask before we went out. We had never had to shut our churches for worship. The pandemic has taught us to be closer to our families and neighbours, there has been some wonderful outpouring of community spirit. While not quite sure how we will be able to celebrate, hopefully we all will be able to share a happy Christmas. The Covid-19 pandemic will not take away Christmas 2020! John Burke On behalf of Our Lady and St Benedict’s Church 3 editors’ specials Editors: (01564) Diane Buckley [email protected] 793596 Barry Phillips [email protected] 792719 David Haggarty [email protected] 794583 Send editorial material by 15th of previous month to Diane : [email protected] Advertising Vivien Haggarty [email protected] 794583 Look out for Road Trip v Flog it Lockdown The cover picture taken at the Yew Tree stocking filler shopping village shows Sims Antiques’ Magazine owner Phil Sims and his wife Terri with contributor Barry antique dealer Karen Hepworth and Road Phillips has Trip presenter Raj Bisram. volunteered as local agent to The TV personality was taking part in take orders for a show due to go out in the New Year - a pocket-size competing against Flog It presenter Paul book of some Martin for the best auction results from the 100 poems various items they buy from dealers. reflecting with wit Thank you and perception Thank you to Dermot at the General Stores the experience and Raja at the Wootton Post Office for of living through collecting the envelopes given out in last 2020’s coronavirus summer, aimed at the month’s magazine. We are grateful to all Christmas market by Clive Fewins, a friend our readers who have taken the time to and former colleague of Barry (01564 make a contribution towards the printing 792719). costs. If the official envelope got misplaced At least £5 of the £12 cover price of the not- any envelope will do – and both stores will for-profit hardback Life Under Lockdown still gladly receive them. goes to NHS Charities Together Covid-19 The next magazine will be February appeal. The strange atmosphere of closed 2021 – so the team would like to take this churches (Clive has explored Wootton’s St opportunity to wish all the readers a happy Peter’s in the past), isolation, silence in the Christmas and hopeful New Year. street, even the hunt for loo rolls, feature in the collection, also available via the Tall village tales publisher, [email protected]. At the end of an unforgettable year, the Archive Centre team would like to Hark at Yew Tree shopping village send best Christmas wishes and thank Covid-19 rules permitting come and listen everyone who sent contributions for to the Wootton Carollers on Saturday 12th Wootton Wawen’s Tales of the Unexpected. December for half an hour of your favourite The tales will be collated and published carols at 12 noon and 4pm. All donations in a pamphlet available when the Oak for the Air Ambulance. Hopefully, enjoy Room reopens for exhibitions and open some super Christmas shopping and a hot afternoons - hopefully in spring 2021. chocolate too! If you can’t get out....see some marvellous local offers of help on page 27 4 5 WoottonParkExperience the **MAGIC** of Events and Business Centre An amazing venue set in the 360 acre estate in Wootton Wawen for up to 150 people for weddings, corporate events, funeral wakes or private parties. Offices to let from 275 sq ft [email protected] 01564 330350 6 church Remembrance with a difference A carefully spaced turnout of local residents and passers-by in facemasks pausing while legitimately taking exercise ensured due tribute was paid to the 17 names on Wootton’s war memorial on November’s Remembrance Sunday. The scene played out despite the ceremony being officially cancelled as a coronavirus safety measure and most villagers marking the moment in front of TV or observing the Silence at their front doors. Aston Cantlow church minister, Revd James Holden (right), arranged to lay the wreath on behalf of St Peter’s, Wootton without an audience as no formal religious service was possible. But his delivery of the traditional “We Will Remember Them” was witnessed by more than 30 onlookers including six cyclists [Our observer at the event placed a poppy cross who stopped off spontaneously en-route inscribed: “In tribute from the magazine team from Solihull. and its many readers – in remembrance.” Three Singing of the National Anthem’s first days later about 20 villagers gathered to mark verse was permitted under lockdown the 11th hour on the 11th day of November] rules and the restrictions were neatly Archdeacon’s Visitation circumvented well before the eleventh Every year churchwardens of the Church hour by the placing of a poppy wreath on of England attend a service of renewal. behalf of the village by the parish council This year with the restrictions in place and three days earlier by a special these services were held via Zoom. painting from Oak Class at the primary Archdeacon, Barry Dugmore, thanked school. everyone for the previous year’s work and The metal outlined figure of an infantryman gave an uplifting sermon. Each deanery of acquired in 2018 as part of the centenary the Coventry diocese held their separate of the end of WW1 stood guard in front but much shortened service, without the of the memorial, individual crosses were usual music and hymns, but probably the planted in its neat floral border and on the best Zoom service to date. So, although grassed area behind, beside the driveway six months late the churchwardens have to the church, a plantation of poppies now accepted the ‘legal charge’ for the spelled out Lest We Forget. next year. 7 All aspects of woodwork undertaken: Antique furniture and architectural antiques bought and sold Tel: 07909 901989 / 01926 842547 JEWELLERY GOLD SILVER MILITARIA CURIOS GLASS COINS WE BUY FROM THE PUBLIC YEW TREE FARM COURTYARD SHOPPING PETTIFORD LANE WOOTTON WAWEN B95 6BY 01564 898200 At your service 7 days a week Wootton Wawen 7:30 am till 6pm Post Office & Shop (Sat-Sun until 4pm) everyday needs - every day Wootton Hall B95 6EE with parking frozen & chilled provisions - groceries - confectionery - cigarettes - news - mags - household - health & beauty - cards - stationary - beers - wines & spirits also Nescafe & go plus all Post Office services - 01564 792 615 Free delivery service available for vulnerable and self-isolating customers Card payments by phone are accepted 8 church Traditional treats please! 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