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BERRIEW NEWSLETTER Berriew Glanrhiew and the Aqueduct. Photograph sent to us by Ferol Richards. NUMBER 384 AUGUST 2020 BERRIEW DEFIBRILLATOR PLEASE REMEMBER A DEFIBRILLATOR (AED) IS LOCATED IN THE VILLAGE AT: THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE COMMUNITY CENTRE. ACCESS CODE: 1111 BERRIEW STORES, NEWS FROM THE SHOP The village is gradually getting a little busier, and its lovely to see The Talbot and The Lion opening again. We have lifted the barriers so customers can now walk around the shop and we can allow 3 customers at a time now. We would ask please keep to the social distancing rules and please stand behind the screen when we are serving at the Post Office. We have now extended both the shop hours and the Post Office which I hope will help, but if we do need to change these, due to sickness or holidays we will let you know. Laura has now joined us full time which is wonderful news and is proving an asset to the shop. We have now managed to get Plaster for the back room and the workmen have been beavering away in the evenings for us. As soon as this is dry Dave will be decorating, so we hope the back room will be finished soon. We have had another 2 chillers delivered this week so we have a new food to go fridge and the other chiller will be part of our Cheese and Charcuterie display. We are still accepting grocery deliveries, orders can be made by either telephoning or by email to [email protected] As usual many thanks for all your support, its been a tough few months but Kirsty, myself and Laura have had a few laughs and also a big thank you to Sarah for keeping us fed at lunchtimes!! Berriew Stores Opening Hours until further notice. Monday 8am – 6pm Tuesday 8am – 6pm Wednesday 8am – 6pm Thursday 8am-6pm Friday 8am – 6pm Saturday 8am – 5pm Sunday 8am – 5pm PLEASE NOTE POST OFFICE OPENS 10AM – 4PM, WEEKDAYS, SATURDAY 8AM – 1PM AND , SUNDAY – CLOSED. These hours may change due to staff sickness or holidays. PENTRE LLIFIOR METHODIST CHAPEL, BERRIEW. SY21 8QJ ALL DETAILS SUBJECT TO CHANGE as the Covid-19 situation demands. Like our Facebook - Pentre Llifior Methodist Chapel - page to be kept up-to-date. We hope to re- open as soon as we are allowed to. Hello to all, It seems a very long time now since the initial lockdown but we continue to pray for the safety of all readers and the wider communities as this edition is published. Guidelines for re-opening have been issued to our English chapels and we expect Wales to follow suit shortly. Be assured that we will be doing our utmost to keep ourselves and any visitors safe. This will mean asking all to wash/sanitise hands and observe social distancing as well as making face coverings and disposable gloves available for those who wish to use them. In the meantime, as has become the norm during these very unusual times, our weekly worship sheets continue to be produced and published via our Circuit website - you are always welcome to use these for free. All services are prepared by ministers and lay preachers and can be found at:- www.wbhmethodists.org.uk Access to the sheets is also available via our Facebook page along with the technical notes to be able to en- joy the service to its full potential. Here's a reminder of what to do. To join in the hymns or follow the readings in a new tab, Press Shift and Ctrl together (bottom left of keyboard) and (left) click on the link. You can then click back on the worship sheet once it starts to follow the hymn or reading. NOTE: Don't forget, though, to close the new tab after the audio has finished. Apologies for the ads at the start of the hymns, our tech guys just can't seem to remove these. By the time you read this, restrictions in Wales with have eased a little more. We are now allowed to travel over 5 miles and the pubs and shops have been allowed to re-open under certain conditions. Whilst I am happy that I can now travel to visit family, I shan't be in rush to avail myself of the pubs or shops - I am still a little cautious so will wait a while longer before venturing into the fray. Some will know from, from past issues, that I had my daughter and her boyfriend living with us temporarily during lockdown. With Eng- land's easing of restrictions they have now ventured back to London - suitably laden with copious amounts of home-made washable face coverings (I surprised myself how adept I got at making them!). The wearing of masks looks as though it may become part of the norm, well at least for the time being, but in the past, we have generally associated them with someone wanting to hide something - identity mostly. Many famous characters wore masks:- Zorro, Batman & Robin, The Loan Ranger etc. More recently the TV show "The Masked Singer" used this guise to keep us guessing who was being hidden. The bible however, tells us that we can't fool God by wearing a "mask" - he always see through any façade we wear. Adam tried to hide in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3 v.8) and Jonah tried to hide by running away because he did- n't want to go to Nineveh (Jonah 1 vs.3&4). "The Lord sees everything you do and where you go" - (Prov- erbs 5 v21) and "Nothing in the world can be hidden from God." (Hebrews 4 v.13 part). The Masked Singer may have been able to hide well, but how on earth the likes of Zorro and The Lone Ranger remained anon- ymous for so long is beyond me! God can easily identify each one of us and whilst we might be able to fool those around us, we cannot hide from God, so it really would be pointless in us trying to wear masks of any sort, physical or otherwise. Until next time, keep well and safe. Mandy Thought for the month: "Don't confuse God's patience with his final response". Contacts: Andrew Mathieson tel: 01938 555376 or Mandy email: [email protected] Refail Presbyterian Chapel Minister Rev. Dr. D. Stirling Services every Sunday at 10 a.m. unless otherwise stated 2020 Although it is now possible to re-open the churches for public worship the Executive Committee of the Presbyterian Church of Wales will not come to a decision on allowing this as a Denomination before the next Executive Board meeting on the 28th July. The Refail Chapel has made preparations and will implement safeguarding procedures in the Chapel for when the Executive Committee give permission to re-open for church services possibly in early Septem- ber. Thanks from family of the late Graham Tuffin We would like to sincerely thank everyone for the many flowers, cards, messages of sympathy and donations given in memory of Graham to the Berriew Recreation Association & Severn Hospice. We have been overwhelmed by the amount of kindness shown to us and how much everybody thought of Graham. We would also like to thank everybody who stood out to pay their respects on the day of the funeral, it was very much appreciated by all the family. Thanks also to Geraint Peate for conducting a lovely service at the crematorium, to Katie for the beautiful family flowers and to Spencer for supplying the music. With thanks and best wishes Linda, Janet, Neil, Nicola and families There is Another Sky, Ever serene and fair, And there is another sunshine, Though it be darkness there; Never mind faded forests, Austin, Never mind silent fields - Here is a little forest, Whose leaf is ever green; Here is a brighter garden, Where not a frost has been; In its unfading flowers I hear the bright bee hum: Prithee, my brother, Into the garden I come! Poem by Emily Dickinson THE LYCHGATE TEAROOM & DELI BERRIEW. 01686 640750 A quick update for you all – At present we are operating as a Deli / Takeaway. We have a takeaway menu which offers Sandwiches, Panini’s, Toasties & Wraps, Baked Potatoes, Salad boxes. The Deli is stocked with homemade Pasties, Sausage Rolls, Scotch Eggs, Quiche, Coleslaw, and a selection of yummy sweet treats. If you wish you can place an order by phone so we can have it ready for you to collect. We are also doing ready meals; these can be ordered 24 hours notice is required. The meals are Lasagne, Cottage Pie, Chicken Curry, Chilli con carne, Chicken leek & mushroom Bake, Fish Pie, Chicken & Mushroom Pies. DELI OPENING TIMES MONDAY - CLOSED TUESDAY – 9.30-2.00 WEDNESDAY 9-2 THURSDAY 9-2 FRIDAY 9-2 SATURDAY – CLOSED AT MOMENT REVIEWING IN AUGUST The Tearoom – sitting in is still closed and will be reviewed according to the guidelines in August. I would like to thank all our customers for their continued support & patience during these unusual times. Stay Safe & take care Sarah & Team. THE LYCHGATE TEAROOM & DELI BERRIEW 01686 640750 WE WILL BE CLOSED (WE ARE ON HOLIDAY) FROM MONDAY 27TH JULY TO TUESDAY 4TH AUGUST WE REOPEN WEDNESDAY 5TH AUGUST AT 9am. THANKYOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT THROUGH THESE UNUSUAL TIMES IT IS MUCH APPRECIATED. TAKE CARE & STAY SAFE SARAH & TEAM. ******************************************************** Berriew Football Club announce new Reserve Team The club are delighted to announce that James Langford and Dan Pritchard will lead our newly formed reserve team for the 2020/2021 season.