E Magazine for the Meon Bridge Benefice of Droxford, Exton, Meonstoke & Corhampton (& Preshaw)
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Bridge Cover Dec 19 - Jan 20.qxp_Layout 1 03/11/2019 10:20 Page 10-1 BRID We Install, Repair and Service E G Oil, LPG and Natural Gas Boilers H E T December 2019 - January 2020 t: 01329 834600 THE PARISH MAGAZINE FOR DROXFORD, MEONSTOKE, CORHAMPTON & EXTON e: [email protected] w: www.g-rixon-ltd.co.uk G. Rixon Ltd, Wynott, Heath Road, Soberton SO32 3PQ APPROVED INSTALLER DROXFORD ANTIQUES . Established over 50 years , The Old Bakery, High Street, Droxford SO32 3PA Telephone: 01489 878800 Mobile: 07973 551 519 Email: [email protected] Buying and selling Repairs and restorations antiques of undertaken in all descriptions our own workshop Please call in or contact Mark or Mary for free professional and confidential advice. We offer a sourcing service and are available for Valuations, Probates and Guidance. We wish all our readers a very Happy Christmas Bridge Cover Dec 19 - Jan 20.qxp_Layout 1 03/11/2019 10:20 Page 10-2 Forestry & Tree Surgery Fully Qualified and Insured ‘The home of Plumbing and Heating on the South Coast’ Sam Lister Ex.Dip. Forestry Tel: 07707 662 199 Email: [email protected] A. H. Freemantle, providing outstanding services ere is no legal obligation to hold a funeral service at all plus it’s to families throughout Hampshire for 163 years not an easy topic of conversation, but most families should have a discussion, at some point, to decide on what sort of funeral they would prefer. It might be a very brief conv ersation at the pub ‘I would rather be buried or cremated’… or even ‘ I really don’t care, I won’t be around’ but at least it’s a start. Do not underestimate how many times we hear from bereaved families that they have been le no instructions. Funerals, broadly speaking, fall into three categories of religious, less religious and non religious. Whatever your religion, the customs and traditions of a familiar structured service can oer great peace of mind in your place of worship. Non or ‘less’ religious funerals have edged away from the ‘very traditional’ emphasising the life of the person. Either service has exibility to add personal touches such as musical or spoken tributes. For more information on low cost funerals, Green Funerals, Burials at Sea and advice on the many crematoriums available throughout the South of England please contact us for impartial no obligation advice. Funeral planning specialists, in both prepayments Tel: 01329 842115 or Email: [email protected] and simple expressions of wishes. Home appointments throughout the Meon Valley James Keen or visit us at our Droxford premises, run by husband Managing Director and wife team, James and Kate Keen. A. H. Freemantle Ltd Botley 01489 876546 • Titcheld 01329 842115 • Park Gate 01489 885525 www.ahfreemantle.co.uk 1 3 The Bridge Dec 19 - Jan 20_Layout 1 17/11/2019 09:49 Page 1 The Bridge ~ December 2019 - January 2020 e Magazine for the Meon Bridge Benefice of Droxford, Exton, Meonstoke & Corhampton (& Preshaw) THE BRIDGE CHURCHES WEBSITE: www.bridgechurches.org.uk RECTOR: Rev’d A W (Tony) Forrest, The Rectory, Rectory Lane, Meonstoke SO32 3NF Tel: 01489 877422 Email: [email protected] (Note: The Rector’s usual rest day is Monday) ASSISTANT CURATE: Rev’d Samantha Martell 01489 232041 (until 29th December) Email: [email protected] (Note: The Curate’s usual rest day is Friday) LICENSED LAY MINISTERS: Reader: Cathy Mathews 01489 877804 Reader emeritus: Pauline Quarendon 01489 877392 ASSISTANT CLERGY: The Rev’d Canon Anthony Hulbert 01489 878289 CHURCH SUPPLIES: Position vacant, applications welcome For information about Baptisms and Funerals, please contact the Rector For information about Weddings, please contact the Weddings Administrator: Sue Wells 01329 834130 Email: [email protected] DROXFORD MEONSTOKE WITH CORHAMPTON Churchwardens: Sheila Matthissen 877867 Churchwardens: Angela Peagram 878725 Gill Edmunds 877705 Secretary: (via Churchwardens) Secretary: Gill Edmunds 877705 Treasurer: Elizabeth Ridge 899102 Treasurer: Richard Baxter 877227 Gift Aid Secretary: Iain Gammell 878162 Gift Aid Secretary: - Organists: (Meonstoke) Position vacant, applications welcome Organist: John Martin 877385 (Corhampton) John Martin (am) 877385 Sacristan: Laura Jerosch 01329 231956 Sacristan: Joanna Buchanan 877737 Verger: Norman Bell 877230 3rd Sunday Services: Ros Collins 877782 PRESHAW Coordinator: Position Vacant EXTON Churchwardens: Richard Pepys 878035 THE BRIDGE MAGAZINE Secretary: Richard Pepys 878035 Editor: Norman Bell 877230 Treasurer & Gift Aid Secretary: Briar Cottage, South Hill, David Frere-Cook 877838 Droxford SO32 3PB Organist: Position vacant, applications welcome Email: [email protected] Sacristan: Advertising Manager: Verger: Bob Miles David Neale 878541 Email: [email protected] OTHER DENOMINATIONS Treasurer: Diana Arthur 877390 Roman Catholic Church (Bishop’s Waltham) Artwork by: i-DEASIGN 07891 149866 Canon Alan Griffiths 07760 220346 Printed by: The Print Room, Chandler’s Ford Methodist & United Free Church (Bishop’s Waltham) Rev’d Joseph Tembo 01329 833518 The Bridge is delivered at the start of the month of February, April, June, August, October, and December. Ideally, copy should be sent by email to The Bridge editor at the address shown above, preferably attached as a Microsoft Word document (Times 11 point font). or PDF. Typed or handwritten hardcopy is also acceptable. If you are responsible for village activities, diaries and schedules, please note that any material received late (after the copy date – see page 2) may not be included. Cover Photograph: A painting by Jeff Hooper of one of the bridges that cross the River Meon from the path from Droxford Church. 1 The Bridge Dec 19 - Jan 20_Layout 1 17/11/2019 09:49 Page 2 The Bridge ~ December 2019 - January 2020 LIST OF ARTICLES TITLE PAGE TITLE PAGE Parish Lists ..................................................................... 1 Corhampton 2020 Tapestry ........................................... 13 List of Articles ................................................................. 2 Winchester City Councillor Report ................................ 14 From The Rector .............................................................. 3 News from Droxford Fire Station .................................. 15 Look-in & Book-out ......................................................... 4 Droxford Junior School Report .................................... 16 Droxford Village Hall News .............................................. 5 Meon Valley Active Retirement Association .................. 17 Forthcoming Events at Droxford Village Hall .................. 5 U3A Meon Valley Group Report .................................... 18 The Meon Hall Report ..................................................... 6 Meon Valley Community Bus Timetable ....................... 19 Corhampton Saxon Church History ................................. 7 Local Services Information ........................................... 20 Corhampton 2020 ........................................................... 8 District Diary - December .............................................. 21 In the Garden & MV Garden Club..................................... 9 District Diary - January ................................................ 22 Liz Stewart (neé Chambers) ......................................... 10 Droxford & District Community Care Group .................. 23 The Royal British Legion ............................................... 11 From The Registers ...................................................... 24 Neighbourhood Watch Report ....................................... 12 List of Advertisers ......................................................... 24 An event for all Meonstoke & Corhampton Diaries Carols in Carols the Barn in the Square Sunday 8th December (or in the Village Hall if it is raining) starting at 5.15pm DROXFORD As part of the run-up to Christmas, there will be the usual recipe of Tuesday 17th December carols and wine in the Barn at Hill House at 7.00pm All Meonstoke and Corhampton residents are welcome, particularly children. (for whom there will be soft drinks) with mince pies & mulled wine Please bring your neighbours if they have not come before. Make a note in your diary now, and we look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on the night. Caroline and Richard ynne and their families Don’t miss this popular annual event! The COPY DEADLINE for the next issue of THE BRIDGE is: MONDAY 6th JANUARY 2 The Bridge Dec 19 - Jan 20_Layout 1 17/11/2019 09:49 Page 3 The Bridge ~ December 2019 - January 2020 From the RECTOR 020 IS A SIGNIFICANT YEAR FOR MANY CHRISTIANS IN ENGLAND, AND NOT LEAST IN OUR BENEFICE. IT IS THE YEAR IN WHICH THE Droxford Community Hub really gets under way and it is 2the year of our celebration of Corhampton 2020 (C2020). King Henry II made his famous penitential pilgrimage to The architectural features of Corhampton Church date it to Canterbury from Southampton, the one he ended barefoot 1020, or very close to that, making our little church 1000 and with the monks of Canterbury whipping him along the years old, and meaning that it has been there for around half way. The ancient pilgrim hostel in Southampton Old Town the life of Christianity itself. was founded to shelter pilgrims to St Thomas of Canterbury. Henry probably followed the ‘Old Way’, a lost pilgrimage Just one hundred years after Corhampton Church, the church route, rediscovered on Britain’s oldest road map, the