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All Jobs Considered ‘I know a bank where wild thyme blows, where oxlips and the nodding violet grows: Quite over- Specialist in hedge cutting, shrub LOCAL TO CLYST ST MARY canopied with lush woodbine, with sweet musk roses and with eglantine.’ Oberon’s words to Complete Bathroom Suite Installations Puck of course in Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer’s Night Dream which can make us thankful pruning and grass Boiler Services, Repairs & Installations for glimpses of God in wild flowers as well as in garden flowers. All Aspects of Central Heating But we cannot be too romantic when at this time across the world there are suffering and real Mob: 07791100611 anxieties and we all wonder when this is going to end and some form of normality shall return. Mobile: 07985 697205 Email: [email protected] We have to remain realistic and be concerned. Yet there is a need, indeed a place, for hope. th ‘Who would have thought my shrivelled heart could have recovered greennesse?’ the 17 century poet and priest George Herbert wrote in his poem The Flower. But it did and he went Custom made on to proclaim, ‘These are thy wonders, Lord of love, to make us see we are but flowers that Curtains and Blinds glide…Thou hast a garden for us, where to abide.’ I have heard of folk seizing opportunity – of speaking with friends of maybe long ago, school By day pals, on the telephone or through social media; of jigsaws being completed; of dusting and Rochelles polishing; even of a book being written and completed! And all that reading! And, speaking Free measuring service personally, I have walked through the streets of Venice (a place I have visited, although that Made on site in Exeter Showroom does seem of a different age), courtesy of YouTube! And sat in the National Theatre watching great productions – all from the safety and comfort of my own home! 1000’s of fabrics to choose from William Blake experienced the darker side of life as well as the sense of the divine dwelling in Fitting service everyone and in one of his poems, The Garden of Love, wrote: ‘I went to the Garden of Love, Interior styling service and saw what I had never seen: A chapel was built in the midst where I used to play on the Foam cut to size for boats/caravans green. And the gates of the chapel were shut, and “Thou shalt not” writ over the door; so I etc turned to the Garden of Love that so many sweet flowers bore.’ Covers made for your foam I pray that all of you, and those whom you love and pray for too, are safe and well and trust in 130 Fore Street, Exeter. EX4 3JQ hope. God bless you. 01392 277921 Rev’d Nigel [email protected] www.rochellescurtains.co.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [email protected] WHITE CROSS MISSION COMMUNITY Following Government guidance around non-essential contact during the coronavirus crisis, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York have issued advice that public worship is suspended; consequently, there will be no services at any of our churches until further notice. More details are available on the Church of England website: https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance- churches. New prayers and worship resources: https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/coronavirus-liturgy-and-prayer- resources. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contributions, photos and letters to the editor for the July 2020 issue of the Clyst Valley News should be sent, preferably by email, to the editor, Peter Skelton, at [email protected] or to 3 Brockwells Court, Frog Lane, Clyst St Mary, EX5 1BX by Monday 15th June 2020 at the latest, please. Please note that contributions may be edited. YOUR PHOTOS NEEDED FOR THE COVER OF THE CVN! to get out into the (much fresher these days) air and clear some of the cobwebs. Let’s count There must be a lot of budding photographers out there snapping away around our our blessings: we are really privileged to have such stunning countryside on our doorstep to villages. After all, our neck of the woods is rather photogenic. Why not share your enjoy; and facilities to make our daily excursions a positive pleasure. And let’s spare a thought results with our readers? Most months we aim to put one nice pic on the magazine for the many, many other folk, particularly those living in cramped, high-rise blocks in urban cover and we need yours! So please do send in your efforts to the editor, Peter Skelton, who will sprawls, who do not have the good fortune to have ready access to the lush greenery that we choose one each month to take pride of place on the front cover. Go on! Don’t be shy! The best often take for granted. results are when you use relatively high definition settings but that’s not a must. Just email I hope you enjoy the magazine. If you’ve got any items that you think will be of interest for them across to [email protected] and we’ll do the rest. Simples! Thanks. the July CVN, then please do ping them along to me at [email protected]. Stay safe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ and keep well. A big shout out to all the NHS and frontline workers in our communities to WHY NOT ADVERTISE IN THE CLYST VALLEY NEWS? thank you all for the magnificent job you are doing to keep us safe and sane. We owe you one. If you are interested in advertising in the Clyst Valley News for 2021, you can be put on our Best wishes. Peter Skelton. waiting list, with no obligation. Please contact the Editor, Peter Skelton, at ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [email protected] or on 01392 879857. CLYST ST MARY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Clyst St Mary Church EDITOR’S NOTE Just to remind everyone that the church is still locked and closed Hello and welcome to this June edition of the Clyst Valley News – our third on orders from the Diocese, but the churchyard is open for those digital, full colour version since the coronavirus lockdown forced us to of you visiting your loved ones. All the Churchwardens of the suspend distribution of the usual printed version. Please do get in touch White Cross Mission are meeting via Zoom every week so the with me with your thoughts on this means of disseminating the magazine; churches are keeping up with events and needs around our and whether you think it is a methodology we should continue with post- communities. If you need to chat or have any questions, please coronavirus. I would really welcome your feedback as we start to look on the church notice board and you will see ‘phone numbers contemplate what the ‘new normal’ will look like. for Pat Cusa and Linda Beattie.