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The Loddon Valley Link Church and Village Magazine for Sherfield-on-Loddon, Stratfield Saye, Hartley Wespall with Stratfield Turgis and Bramley Issue 483 Issue October 2015 www.Loddonvalleylink.org.uk Page 2 Editorial Welcome to the October edition of the Loddon Valley Link. A very mixed Summer is over and the nights are drawing in already. Don’t forget the clocks go Editor - Simon Boase back on the 25th. Congratulations to Mike Ralph who Contents won our photo competition as seen at the Sherfield Show and on this months Church Services P 4 Pastoral Letter P 7 cover. Also to runners up Andrew Parish Registers P 9 Dance and Georgina Glover, and to Prayer Page P 11 everyone else who entered. Keep the WI P 17 images coming in and we’ll enter them Police P 19 in next years competition and I’m sure NHS CCG P 22 Morris Side P 26 you’ll see a few more of them over the Neighbourhood Plan P 29 coming months. The rest of the show Sherfield Show P 30 highlights and all the show winners are NWR P 39 in the centre pages. Sherfield Parish Council P 41 If you fancy a bit of Morris Dancing Cats Protection League P 43 Sherfield Park P 44 see page 26. Plus we’ve all the usual Sherfield Gardening Club P 48 news and events from the various Borough Councillor P 49 clubs and societies in the area. Please Christmas Tree Festival P 55 keep the photos and articles coming Small Ads P 56 in, especially Sherfield Park residents. Useful Numbers P 57 It’s your magazine too. Please send in your submissions to: [email protected]. Following the success of previous years get togethers, all the residents of Stratfield Turgis are invited to meet in ‘The Jekyll and Hyde at 7:30pm on Thursday the 29h October. Wine and nibbles will be provided. As previous years it’s a totally informal chance to meet your fellow residents and enjoy some good company. We look forward to seeing you all there. Page 3 Church Services October 2015 Sunday 4th October Trinity 18 10.00am Holy Communion St Leonard’s Sherfield 10.00am Family Service St Mary’s Stratfield Saye* 6.30pm Evensong with Holy Communion St Mary’s Hartley Wespall Friday 4.15pm Messy Church St Leonard’s Sherfield Sunday 11th October Trinity 19 10.00am Morning Worship & Sunday Club St Leonard’s Sherfield Monday 12th October 7.30pm Licensing of Rev’d Stephen Ball as Priest in Charge St Leonard’s Sherfield Sunday 18th October Trinity 20 10.00am Holy Communion & Sunday Club St Leonard’s Sherfield 6.30pm Evensong St Mary’s Hartley Wespall Sunday 25th October Last after Trinity 10.00am Family Service St Leonard’s Sherfield Sunday 1st November All Saint’s Day 10.00am Holy Communion St Leonard’s Sherfield 10.00am Family Service St Mary’s Stratfield Saye* 3.00pm Memorial Service St Leonard’s Sherfield 6.30pm Evensong with Holy Communion St Mary’s Hartley Wespall *Drive up close to the white gates, which will open automatically. Children are welcome at all our services. Services in italics are particularly geared to children and families. Page 4 www.Loddonvalleylink.org.uk Page 5 BREACH LANE CHAPEL Sherfield on Loddon Geoff Belsham 01256 882534 / 07519 708416 Transport is available for all events at the chapel October 2015 Services and Events Friday 2nd 10.30am Coffee Morning at the Chapel with Book Sale for Mencap Sunday 4th 10.30am Family Worship led by Rev. Richard Lane followed by Harvest Lunch Tuesday 6th 6pm Deacons Meeting Friday 9th 10.30am Coffee Morning at the Chapel with Book Sale for Mencap Sunday 11th 10am Family Worship led by Geoff Belsham Thursday 15th 7.45pm House Group & Bible Study at 9 Coopers Lane, Bramley Friday 16th 10.30am Coffee Morning at the Chapel with Book Sale for Mencap Saturday 17th 2pm Disabled Christian Fellowship Sunday 18th 10.30am Family Worship led by Neil Owen including Holy Communion Sunday 25th 10.30am Family Worship led by Steve Smith Wednesday 28th 3pm Midweek Fellowship at Chapel led by Geoff Belsham St Leonard’s Catholic Services Open Days St Bede’s and Holy Ghost Churches, Everyone is Basingstoke. welcome to visit for reflection, prayer, or Parish Office to view with a Tues to Friday wedding in mind. 9.30 am-1.00 pm Tel.465214. The church is open on the 3rd, Sunday Mass 9.00 am, 11.00 10th, 17th and 24th of October from am and 6.30 pm 10am until 4pm. Page 6 Pastoral Letter Dear friends. We are now really looking forward to arriving in the benefice and being with you all. However, the excitement of this new venture is, naturally, tinged with sadness. Leaving is tougher than we imagined. Goodbyes are really hard. When I was appointed to serve you I was elated but then the realisation quickly dawned that we would have to say good bye to many, many dearly loved friends. I believe it is important to both live in and through the elation and excitement of new horizons and challenges but it is also important to acknowledge the grief of parting; of diverging paths. It is equally crucial, though, to realise that in most instances endings are also new opportunities and beginnings. It is essential that we realise too that transitional spaces, between endings and beginnings, are not simply vacuums in which we stand vacant and inactive. Whether we can see it or not God is there. He is the God who understands parting and loss; the God who walks with us in the wondering, waiting and exploration and the God who fills the vacuum with his love. His people are a key element in the revelation of his love. In the first of John’s letters to the Early Church – in the New Testament – he makes it abundantly clear that one of the most profound ways to experience God’s love is through each other (1John: 7-12). It has always been my experience that the space left when we leave loved ones or by the departure of a loved one is, in time, filled in a different and unique way by the God given friendship and love of others – if we will allow it. So whilst we feel the sadness of separation we also joyfully anticipate the many beautiful and amazing things that God will do with and in all of us as we enter a new phase of life in your company. Our path converges with yours and though we have no idea of what is ahead we are very confident of God’s constant presence and guiding. Our prayer is, “Lord Jesus, as we journey together with you, lead us to where you want us to be. Heavenly Father, your Kingdom come in us and your will only be done in and through us so that everyone will know just how much you love them. Amen.” Until we meet, the peace of the Lord be always with you. Stephen. Page 7 www.Loddonvalleylink.org.uk Page 8 Theme: Water Poverty Friday 9th October 2015 Lots of craft, worship and tea for the children! All wel- come 4.15 pm Arrive, Register, prepare for Worship 4.30 pm Worship followed by activities in three groups 5.15 pm Meal - cafe style (finish at 5.30pm) It is essential that you book (and please advise of any food allergies). For more information and to book, please contact : Peta Alvares: [email protected] or on Facebook : Messy Churchsol Parish Registers Weddings Rosalynn Hamblin & 05.09.15 Sherfield Oliver Bale Sharna Tomkins & 25.09.15 Sherfield Michael Waghorne Page 9 www.Loddonvalleylink.org.uk Page 10 TEXT FOR THE MONTH… Matthew 18 : 3 And Jesus said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” The NIV Bible Prayer for the Month. Loving God, as we see around us the signs of autumn and regret the passing of summer, we find the idea of change difficult to accept. In our worship also, we find it too easy to lose the sense of joy and privilege of knowing you. As we face new challenges in the coming months rekindle in us the spark of the hope and enthusiasm that your gospel message brings to us. Revive in us a picture of your kingdom and an understanding of the part you would have us play in bringing it to fruition. Help us to live and work for Christ. Restore us through your love and renew us in your service In Jesus name we pray. Amen Prayer Points for October……pray for: The people of Syria that we and the world will not forget their desperate troubles, as the refugees flood into Europe and we consider how we should respond to plight. The induction of our new priest Stephen Ball that he might inspire us and lead us to a greater knowledge of God and increase our love for Jesus. All who attend the various home groups this autumn that they may enjoy warmth and fellowship as they study your word. Stratfield Saye Parish Update Next parish Council meeting OCTOBER 5th at 7.30 in Stratfield Saye village hall. All welcome and have your say. Next Coffee Club Monday 5th at 11.00 Al welcome to come along and meet your neighbour and join in the chit chat with nice cup of tea or coffee and a biscuit For queries please contact Jean Carruthers 01189333230 Page 11 www.Loddonvalleylink.org.uk www.classictreeservices.co.uk Page 12 FLOWER ARRANGERS NEEDED We like to have flowers each Sunday in St.