Wimborne Minster

Parish Magazine October 2021 No. 423

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WEEKS We think you 4 † deserve a break! FOR THE PRICE OF Relax with care and 3 companionship. Cards for Good Causes *Correct at time of print †Terms & conditions apply

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Residential and Nursing Care 01202 891333 | BrookViewCare.co.uk 2 3 Cover - Ferndown Common in Autumn- Photo by Barry Gibbs

Aspects of Spirituality: Four talks on Wednesdays in November Theme: Led by the Spirit November 3rd Andy Putt, Streetlight If I knew what I know now... The story of StreetLight, how it came about, the challenges, the fun and the work God has called us to. November 10th Alistair Doxat-Purser, Faithworks Wessex The Spirit of the Lord... has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor: Jesus’ mission statement? November 17th Sheila Soper, Mothers’ Union My travels in South Sudan November 24th Nick Ellis, MARS Covid and Young People: there has never been a more important moment to talk about relationships For more details contact the Parish Office.

Friends of Wimborne Minster 75th Anniversary Concert An Evening of Music from the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Films with Elizabeth Denham (Soprano), Mitchell Greengrass (Baritone) and Sam Hanson Piano. Compere – Peter Cook Tickets: £12 (main nave) and £10 (side-aisle and rear nave chairs). Priority booking for Friends until October 1st.

Cards for Good Causes

Yes, it’s that time again! Cards for Good Causes will be open in Church House from Saturday October 16th to December 18th. If you came for your cards and little presents last year, you will remember how carefully a Covid-safe layout was planned and carried out. This year we may well be the only Cards for Good Causes shop opening in Dorset, after the difficult season in 2020. Please do support the charities by coming to buy, and by joining the volunteers if you can. Contact: Francis Howard-Vine [email protected] 2 3 Contact details

Rector Canon Andrew Rowland 01202 882340 [email protected] Churchwardens Mr Peter Cook 01202 885470 [email protected] Mr Bruce Jensen 01202 848889 [email protected] Assoc. Priests The Revd Suzie Allen 01258 840668 [email protected] The Revd Bill French 01258 841061 [email protected] The Revd Heather Waldsax 01202 884753 [email protected] The Revd Elise Harding 01202 884775 [email protected] Minster Curate The Revd Nick Wells 07715 670321 [email protected] Village Curate The Revd Sharon Boyle [email protected] Organist Mr Colin Davey 01202 884753 [email protected] Verger Mr John Hughes 01202 884753 [email protected] Safeguarding Mrs Jane Davidson 01202 848921 [email protected] Villages Admin. [email protected]

Parish Secretary Mrs Jane MacCaig 01202 884753

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Parish Magazine publication details Co-editors: Rosalind Jensen and Barry Gibbs. Please send articles and information, by email if possible, to [email protected] or leave or leave at the Parish Office. Copy deadline for NOVEMBER issue: Thursday 21st October For advertising information, contact the e-mail address above or phone Barry Gibbs on 01202 054407

4 5 In September 4th Wedding of Sammy Dawkins and Emily Sanders 5th Baptism of Draya Joy White 7th Interment of Jean Robb 8th Memorial service for Jean Simonds 19th Memorial service and interment of ashes of Joan Hawkins 21st Funeral of Edward Golder aged 77 years 22nd Funeral of Audrey Mary Lloyd-Williams 93 years (at Poole Crematorium)

Dates for your diary - October

Sunday 3rd Wednesday 6th 12 noon – 1.30 pm Memorial Service for Jean Simonds Thursday 7th 12 noon – 3.00 pm Oasis Lunch (Church House Hall) 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm Mothers’ Union AGM (Church House) Friday 8th 12 noon Lunch and Chat (Church House)

Sunday 10th 2.30 pm Animal Blessing Service 5.00 pm– 6.30 pm Greenbelt meeting (Church House Hall) From Thursday 14th Cards for Good Causes setting up (Church House) Friday 15th 12 noon Lunch and Chat (Church House) Saturday 16th 10.00 pm – 3.00pm Green Festival (Minster Green) From Saturday 16th Cards for Good Causes open in Church House, 10.00 – 4.00 pm Monday - Saturday Sunday 17th 11.30 am Baptism of Arthur Kerley Monday 18th, Luke the Evangelist Thursday 21st 7.00 pm QE School Michael James Bursary Concert Friday 22nd 12 noon Lunch and Chat (Church House) Saturday 23rd 7.30pm Friends’ Concert (see p.3) Sunday 24th Monday 25th – 10.00 am – 5.00 pm daily Inside Out Art Exhibition (Church Saturday 30th House Hall) Thursday 28th, Simon and Jude, Apostles Friday 29th 12 noon Lunch and Chat (Church House) Sunday 31st 11.30 am Baptism of Dylan and Flora Perrett 3.00pm Service to Remember

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Services at the Minster

Sundays

8.00Services am Holy at Communionthe Minster (BCP) 9.30 am Holy Communion (Common Worship) Sundays 8.00am11.15 Holyam CommunionMinster (BCP) Praise, 2nd and 4th Sundays 9.30am6.30 pmHoly CommunionChoral (CommonEvensong Worship)

11.15amWeekdays Minster Praise, 2nd and 4th Sundays 6.30pm Choral Evensong Morning Prayer 8.30 am Monday to Saturday WeekdaysEvening Prayer 5.00 pm Monday to Saturday Morning Prayer 8.30am Monday to Saturday EveningAgape Prayer Communion 5.00pm Monday to Saturday9.30 am Wednesday

We will continueAgape Communion to stream 9.30 am the Wednesday 9.30 service on Youtube. Look for the „WimborneWe will continue Minster to stream the official‟ 9.30 on Youtube.Youtube Look channelfor the ‘Wimborne for live Minster and recorded services. official’ Youtube channel for live and recorded services.

Our GenerousOur Generous Creator Creator MinsterOur GodPraise thisis amonth giving will contine God. exploring Not only God’s has he given himself to generousus, but gifts he of has Creation given and our us partnership his wonderful in it – and Creation to live in and asking how we can be generous to God in return: enjoy. In the words of Psalm 115, “The heavens are the Sunday 10 October (with Holy Communion) Lord‟sHope heavens, in an Age of but Climate the Change Earth he has given to human Sundaybeings”. 24 October And he has given us the privilege of partnering with God loves a Cheerful Giver him in looking after his Creation: he has given us dominion overDorset the Christianworks Mediators of his invitehands, as Psalm 8 puts it. The climateyou to an introductory crisis means day on we urgentlyWimborne need into Bloomlearn this truth and put it into Charities Fair practice.The Wisdom So – since Tradition this is the Season of Creation in the Church of Englandwithin – Minster Christianity Praise this ismonth back after will a startyear’s exploringabsence. these generous giftsSaturday of Creation October 16th, and10 am –our 4 pm, partnershipIt will take in place it – andon Saturday asking how we can be at Brownsword Hall, Pummery Square, 13th November in the generousPoundbury, to God Dorchester. in return: Allendale Centre opening at For further information and to 10.00am. reserve your placeSunday please contact 12 September (with Holy Communion) Roz Stockley at Any one interested in having [email protected] 26 September a charity stall (£15 per table) MinsterThe Minster’s Praise Meditation isgroup developing meets weekly as aplease user contact-friendly Anthony all-age fresh expression of on Wednesdays. Please contact the Parish Oliver on 01202 888703. worship, prayerOffice for details.and Bible teaching with modern music and a chance to discuss or ask questions. Starting at 11.15 and finishing with teas and 6 7 coffees by 12.15, it takes place alongside the Children‟s Corner – handy for youngsters and their parents. We hope to hold it every Sunday as soon as possible. Meanwhile, why not come along and experience it for yourself? Come as you are – relax – and enjoy! - Andrew Patrick, Lay Worship Leader

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Praying for the Minster & the Wimborne Villages, Wimborne and the world Prayer cycle for October

1 Our Rector 19 The Sudan Medical Link 2 Those in training for ministry 20 Ambulance services, 3 The OASIS group; the widowed paramedics and firefighters 4 The Lunch and Chat team 21 Churchwardens 5 The Society of St Francis at 22 Young people in the Wimborne Hilfield area 6 Wimborne Deanery; Rural Dean 23 PCC members 7 Wimborne Town Council 24 The Chained Library: custodians, 8 Dorset County Council volunteers 9 Christian Aid 25 The MARS Trust 10 Victoria Hospital; Streets Meadow 26 Diocesan links with Evreux and and Stoneleigh homes Latvia 11 Our Associate Clergy 27 The Citizens’ Advice Bureau 12 Parish Office staff 28 New housing developments 13 The Mothers’ Union 29 Wimborne Dementia Action 14 Housegroups: prayer and study Alliance 15 The Bible Society 30 Wimborne First School 16 Staff of the Diocesan offices 31 A cause dear to your heart, not listed elsewhere 17 East Dorset Heritage Trust 18 The police, PCSOs, the Probation Service Please use this diary as a part of your own prayers. In this way we can pray together as a parish for our common concerns.

Remembering William Tyndale (c.1494-1536)

William Tyndale studied at Oxford – he knew seven languages – and was ordained priest. He became convinced the Bible should be made available to ordinary people in English, but found the Church and King Henry were hostile, so he went to live and work in Germany and the Netherlands. His English New Testament was published, and smuggled into England, in 1534. However, in 1536 he was convicted of heresy and executed in Flanders. We remember him in particular on October 6th, the anniversary of his death. His translation was in clear English, and later authorised translations used it extensively. The King James version of the New Testament has been estimated to be 83% Tyndale’s version. 6 7 Despite my singing in Over the last few weeks, lockdown not always we have begun singing Generous Giving Campaign recalled as a pleasant again in Church. Although memory for my family at currently, as a symbol home (!), let us not forget of love and care for the scientific evidence that those around us, this has proven the amazing has been behind masks, health benefits singing can nevertheless, it has been bring. a long time coming and has been a significant part “All creatures of our God of our worship that has and King, been missed. We have lift up your voice and been so grateful for the with us sing. small choirs who have Alleluia, Alleluia” kept the music alive in our Churches but now we can One of the prominent all join that choir in singing “Let all the memories of the first our praises to God. The lockdown for me was Psalmist tells us, world in the voice of the birdsong outside. Living near to “O come, let us sing to the every corner the A31, there is always a Lord; let us make a joyful constant hum of traffic, noise to the rock of our sing…” but in the first lockdown, salvation” (Psalm 95:1). that noise ceased and all My sisters and I were recently reminiscing about when we used to stay at our grandparents for the weekend and were always woken up early in the morning by Grandma singing in the kitchen as she cooked the bacon for breakfast! Having grown up in a musical family, and my favourite film being The Sound of Music, there is something quite therapeutic in having a good sing or listening to we could hear was the All of creation has a place music, and I know I am not birdsong - their voice in God’s choir. What are alone in that. in multiple choruses you going to sing and beginning each new day give thanks for today? and reminding us of God’s goodness. To this day, 18 Rev. Sharon Boyle months later, I continue to make a conscious effort to allow that singing of the birds to ring in my ears, amidst the other noises and the increased busyness.

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Legacy; Erskine Muton Trus All Churches Trust; Pitt Riverst; PhillimoreTrust. Trust; Michael James Music Trust;

We have plans to continue with the re -ordering of the rear nave special funding. – again using We have just been offered funding restricted to the provision of a families/community worker for some three years. Thanks be to God for all His blessings! Praying earnestly for the ongoing mission and ministry of His Church Yours in Christ, , Generous Giving Campaign Andrew Rowland (Revd Canon) – Rector On September 12th the for anyway? The Generous Giving Diocese of Salisbury simple answer is launched its Generous that it pays for „By transforming our Giving campaign, the stipendiary personal giving we can join designed to last for four clergy (salary, in God's work and be transformed ourselves. weeks. At the Minster, accommodation, ‟ we were grateful for the pensions, The whole of Salisbury diocese is taking part in a preparation offered by training etc.). Generous Giving Campaign, the diocese, but chose to All the Parish September to 24th October 2021.from 18th concentrate everything Share more discussion in the October issue of this magaz into one service – comes back to the It is wonderful to see There will be Harvest Festival – at parishes, as Salisbury’s several projects, such as ine. which both the Treasurer own costs are met the lighting and organ and Rector spoke, and from their investments. restoration, coming to leaflets were distributed. At the moment, with fruition, but they will two stipendiary priests be for nothing if we fail Covid has dealt us all a and two curates to meet our financial  obligations. All of which blow, but the Minster’s (one of whom is also means that we need to financial problems have stipendiary), we receive been compounded by more from the diocese increase our income; and the rapid increase of than we pay through we have three options. our Parish Share. A few our Parish Share. years ago we negotiated However, the diocese is Everyone could increase a subsidy on condition also suffering from the their regular payments. that we sorted out effects of Covid and Some parishes cover our finances. We cut has said it will need to all their costs through costs where we could, cut down numbers of stewardship but that but the process was stipendiary clergy over would meanAutumn everyone Concert giving about 25% more; uncomfortable, not least the next few years - we at manageable for some, because some long- cannot afford to be part St Peter’s Church but impossible for others. standing members of of those cuts. For some Pimpern Or we could increase the e staff are no longer with time we have relied on DT11 8UD size of our congregation; us. However, our subsidy several volunteer clergy Saturday 2 the new houses springing5th Septemb er 20 has gradually been who serve without any 21 reduced and, from 2022, financial reward, but we up all around Wimborne7.00pm offer an opportunity and will have gone altogether. must not ask them to Elizabet The consequence is that, do more than they do we are working hard hto Denham make the 11.15am(Me servicezzo Sopr ano) despite our improved already. It is crunch time. housekeeping, we will a weekly event thatacco mpanied by Leon would appeal toie young Thurlow (Piano) need to find about We are fortunate that we families. £30,000 a year more have several historical Ticket Price £10 in aid of church than we do at the Trusts which help us funds and includes a glass of win But there is a thirde and light refreshment moment. with our music and the option and it is a longer fabric of the building, but Tickets from term solution.Mary N Itewnh is a Why don’t we simply none of them helps with am 01258 455331 stpeters.p refuse to pay our full the day-to- day costs more sensitive issue,cc.s ebutc@g mail.com or at the door Parish Share? What is it of running the parish. it does have the major

8 9 10 cannot give more - but we are each asked to look honestly at what we want and what we can do. As a congregation we certainly need to do more overall so that we can maintain and build on what we already offer.

Included among the leaflets given out at the Harvest services was one asking everyone to consider changing their method of giving, even if they cannot increase the amount that is given. The Parish Scheme, advantage, particularly 37th (out of 42) when run by the Diocese of for those on low the amount we give is Gloucester, is easier for incomes, in that it does measured. Of course that both the Minster and not cost anyone anything hides some extraordinary those giving as it only now. It is this: we must generosity from some takes a phone call to set encourage more people individuals and doesn’t up or change the amount to include the Minster in include the huge amount you give. Unlike Standing their wills. For many well- of time that so many Orders, it also asks you known charities bequests offer, but it is a fact annually whether you are form nearly half their that if we moved to happy with the amount total income, but for „mid-table’ in the giving you give. parishes in the Church of league, we would have England it is closer to 5%. no financial worries. If you were not at a One of the leaflets we service, so did not have produced explains As Bishop Karen says receive any leaflets, how straightforward it is in the Generous Giving or would like to ask to add a codicil to one’s leaflet, there is a biblical any questions, please will and this is surely principle calling us to contact either me or the key to maintaining be more generous. Jane in Church House. In an effective mission in Many people tithe addition, we hope to visit Wimborne. 10% of their income a number of you in your to charity (the church homes so that there is No-one enjoys asking asks that you consider an opportunity to have a people to give more giving half of this to conversation about our money but we need to your parish), but that is plans. The Minster family face the uncomfortable harder to achieve if you has achieved so much truth that our diocese are stretched financially. but, God willing, this is has the second highest St Paul says that we only the beginning. number of stipendiary should be „happy givers’ staff per head in the and no-one should feel Richard Knott, country, yet is only embarrassed if they Honorary Treasurer 10 11 10 11 Across the Festival Fair Tuesday 19th October PROGRAMME • Ground shop • Nature on Prescription Booking essential. • Wimborne Community – Museum of East Theatre Rivers events* Dorset: 7.30pm*~ Tickets available: Saturday 16th October Wednesday 20th • East Dorset Information • Wimborne Green October Centre Festival Opening – • Planet Wimborne, Time • Fair Ground shop Minster Green: for Change – Minster (cash only) 10.30am Church House: 7.30pm* For details of all • Eco Fair – Allendale Thursday 21st October Centre: 10am–4pm • Living with Trees, events see our website • Eco on the Green – Rob Walter – Allendale or Facebook page: Minster Green: House: 7.30pm*~ WimborneGreenFestival 10am–3pm Saturday 23rd October • Apple Pressing – • Walford Mill craft Minster Green: installation – Walford 10am–3pm Mill: 10am–1pm • Repair Café – • Canford School Methodist Church Hall: Arboretum tour – 12noon–2pm Canford School: • Green Day – Dacombes 1.30pm* shop: 9am–5.30pm • Children’s Crafts, Sunday 17th October Megan Dunford – • Handmade Wimborne MED: 11am*~ – Allendale Centre: • Super Swishing – 10am–4pm British Legion: 1pm Monday 18th October • Green Day – • Ethical Investments, Dacombes shop: Nathan Start – King’s 9am–5.30pm Head: 7.30pm*

Covid guidance. To protect you and our volunteers, we would appreciate it if you would wear a mask at our indoor events. Bring your own cup! Many of you will have seen the recent Wimborne War on Waste video https://bit.ly/wwow-promo We would encourage you to bring your own cup to our events. Thank you.

12 13 2021 Wimborne Green Festival Since the inaugural the increasingly urgent creative, informative, Green Festival in messaging about the unusual and interactive October 2019, our lives climate crisis, signals events this year, please have been dominated by clearly that our Green check our Facebook the Covid-19 pandemic. Festival – with its focus page or contact us at A recurring theme on eco-friendly living wimbornegreenfestival@ during lockdown was and caring for the gmail.com for the latest the crucial value of planet – couldn’t be details. Join in and enjoy! nature for our wellbeing, happening at a more particularly our mental relevant or appropriate The Green Festival Group health. This, alongside time. For the exciting,

News from Christian Aid Harvest Appeal 2021

We are now into our Makande Women’s Group Saturday 16th October harvest season, a reminder has received training when we will highlight of the importance of food and support to create a the UN Climate Change for people around the sustainable and innovative Conference (COP26) in world and the fragility business making baobab Glasgow in November. of harvests in the light juice and have increased Millions of people are of climate change. This their income tenfold. dependent on good year, Christian Aid is As more women join harvests, and their focusing on Malawi where the group, they learn future livelihoods and IT partner, Eagle Relief valuable skills from other even lives depend and Development, has members, improving their on the outcome of supported families whose lives and creating a sense this conference and houses were destroyed of solidarity. You can read the cooperation of by Cyclone Ida in March more about the Harvest all nations in tackling 2019. For example, the Appeal in the latest climate change. We Christian Aid newsletter hope you will visit us (CA Local News) on the and sign our petition Minster website or on the to the UK government Christian Aid website at asking for urgent action https://www.christianaid. to reduce greenhouse org.uk/appeals . gas emissions.

Wimborne Christian Aid Mike Lunt will have a stall at the Minster Green Festival on

12 13 Open Garden Sunday It was one more step towards normality being able to walk round gardens, free of all restrictions, on Open Gardens Sunday on the 5th September, and how refreshing it was! Because of Covid (how often have we had to use that wretched phrase) the date was later than its usual timing of mid- summer, but the gardens we saw still had plenty of colour, as this one in Colborne Avenue. It was good to re-visit some of the familiar gardens, not seen for nearly 3 years. One of the benefits of the lockdown months was that people were able to spend more time in their gardens, and those being shown certainly lived up to expectations. In one garden in Northleigh Lane we were treated to a running concert by a ukulele trio, to listen to whilst drinking a cup of tea on the garden terrace - very relaxing! Wimborne in Bloom announced that the turnout of visitors was well over 100. It was a delightful way to spend a sunny Sunday afternoon. Barry Gibbs

14 15 New heights of fun on the Green In warm sunshine, we Green all day, and Dorset enjoyed a lively day on Youth Marching Band the Minster Green on played in the afternoon; more music came from September 18th, raising the Minster bellringers, money for the Minster and Colin Davey who Makes Music appeal, and played the Monster’s for the Minster itself. temporary organ. Stalls run by Minster members included the Two activities drew bookstall, jewellery, special attention: the Friends of the Minster, Teddy Zipwire from and Mothers’ Union, the tower, organised while stalls raising by the bellringers, and

guides. Those climbing the wall included the Rector (always ready for a challenge – see photo) and Rev. Nick. Meanwhile all teddies received a certificate of bravery after their thrilling ride. Visits to the ringing chamber in the West Tower were also popular. It was a busy day but money for other charities the climbing wall in the very enjoyable, after so included Wimborne centre of the Green, long without such social in Bloom, Friends of which was generously events. An overall total Victoria Hospital and the sponsored by Minster of more than £3500 was Children’s Society. They Press and the Around raised. were joined by Plastic Free Wimborne and War on Waste Wimborne, among others; refreshments were provided by Number 9 On The Green. The Mayor was escorted to the Green by bagpipes, Radio Wimborne broadcast from the

Opposite: The Dorset Youth Marching Band, Wimborne War on Waste, Mothers’ Union and the bookstall. 14 15 Minster makes Minster Makes Yassamin Amir Ahmadi, ed., 19 and 20 and Me Music Appeal Music A record of love, loss and lockdown, £15.99 ([email protected])

The continuing pandemic successful Fun Day on We will continue to keep has hitherto prevented the Minster Green (see you informed, and do us from developing the report in this issue). please let us know if appeal further, but as We are establishing there is any way that you it now appears to be our volunteer scheme would like to help us. We coming under control and and how we are going should be delighted to restrictions are reducing, to select and prepare hear from you, especially we are working to ensure volunteers. We are if you have any helpful that all aspects of the issuing invitations to suggestions, and also if appeal are ready to move our patrons and asking you know anyone who forward. them to support us. would like to help us. If We are getting to grips you have any questions Work on the organ is with the substantial or suggestions, do please expected to be completed task of planning how contact Andrew Curtis, around Easter 2022, we are going to develop Chair of the Minster Makes and we are planning a and manage the music Music Appeal Committee, programme of events foundation so as to through the Parish and concerts to mark its rebuild and develop music Office (parishoffice@ relaunch, and thereafter in the Minster, and raise wimborneminster.org.uk) to continue in support a further £500,000 to ornemin of the appeal. The first establish a permanent such event was the very endowment fund.

Margaret’s (sparkling after a special spring clean) Colin Davey demonstrated the full capabilities of the Saturday 11th September On September 11th the harmonium. At St Dorset Historic Churches Trust https://www.dhct.org.ukStephen’s Kingston Lacy, choir, parents, choir friendsExercise and and two Explore dogs choristers and dogs were The Historic Churches enjoyedTrust makes an grants energetic to churches of all denominations,still full of energy, and so they can stay open and meet the changing needs of their congregations.most enjoyed a visit to walk and the pleasure of We have raised nearly The annual Ride and Stride is their main national fundraising event,Pamphill with the Dairy to finish singing in three churches, £300 (our target) for money raised in Dorset going to Dorset churches. Sponsored thecyclists, day. Thank you to walkers and horse-riderswhere plan their we own were routes warmly to visits as many churches as Dorset Historic Churches cyclists Bruce and Jenny, they can. The churches,welcomed. in turn, are open At onSt SeptemberMichael’s, 11th, even when Trust; many thanks to they are usually closed on weekdays, and you will find a warmwho welcome. also took part, and churchwarden Lindsay all our generous donors. If you would like to take part, please contact Rosalind Jensen,to Sarah who welcomed [email protected] for more the details tenor part of https://www.justgiving. cyclists at the Minster the choir anthem with com/fundraising/ throughout the day. the choristers,Stride and andSing at St minsterchoir21 After the successful „Stride and Sing‟ two years ago, the Minster Choir is planning to visit three local churches and sing in each one, to raise money for the Dorset Historic Churches Trust. We would love you to sponsor us, and 16 17 perhaps come along on the day to hear us as well! A huge thank you to those who have already donated. Find out more about our plans on our justgiving page: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/minsterchoir21

And, if you miss St Stephen’s on your Ride and Stride…

You are invited to the Coffee morning at St. Stephen’s, Kingston Lacy 10.30am to 12.30pm, Sunday 12th September. Proceeds in aid of the church 11

Minster BOOK REVIEW Makes Yassamin Amir Ahmadi, ed., 19 and 20 and Me Music A record of love, loss and lockdown, £15.99 It’s not often that we weddings, one having can review a book that to be scaled down has been created by and postponed after a Wimborne resident, every new government but this is what has announcement until happened with this eventually a socially book , produced as a distanced version took brainchild of Yassamin place amongst a select Amir Ahmadi, who lives collection of guests - in Colehill. and a lavish honeymoon being replaced by the In her introduction hiring of a camper van! Yassamin quotes her There are many stories children as saying during of people’s inventiveness the Covid pandemic during the pandemic Many people recount “Mum, we are literally , particularly by those their engagement living through a history businesses severely with new experiences, GCSE question of the affected by loss of trade many finding a new future!” This was the - pubs who have run solace in nature and the inspiration to record extensive takeaway and surrounding countryside, people’s thoughts, home delivery services, previously neglected. experiences, poems, shops who have turned It is a fascinating read drawings and photos into community centres and a timely reminder of throughout those and Pilates and fitness what we have all been momentous months. classes continuing going through for future through Zoom, a word reference. The result is a fascinating we had never heard of insight into what before 2020. The book, only published happened during in the last month, Covid and will be a There is a freshness can be obtained at constant record of what about this book, written Gullivers or online the average person by normal people through the website went through, to be recounting their many www.19and20andme. remembered long after experiences, such as co.uk . Profits from sales the virus, hopefully, has bringing a baby into the are donated to charities disappeared from our world when no member supporting those lives. of the wider family experiencing difficulties can see him. There are with mental health and There is a mixture of many photos of unusual well-being, homelessness sadness and joy in occasions prompted and hunger after the those stories, from by the pandemic and Covid-19 pandemic. untimely deaths of loved thoughts from children ones to improvised and their teachers. Barry Gibbs

16 17 BOOK REVIEW October Crossword Michele Obama, Becoming (publ. Penguin ISBN 978-0- 241-98297-6)

Published in England in a student from Harvard: paperback by Penguin Barack Obama. They fell in 2021, this book had in love, married, had two already sold 14 million children and, to Michelle’s copies by then. horror, Barack decided he would leave the law Michelle Obama was to go into politics. She born on the south feared the effect it would (wrong) side of Chicago have on the family, a in an area on the verge feeling that intensified of becoming a ghetto. when Barack ran for the Thanks to the love and Presidency. support of her parents and her own self- Originally overwhelmed discipline she made it to by the undefined role of Princeton and Harvard First Lady, she became Law School. an outstanding example readable, showing with her work on the the life of an ordinary Returning to Chicago, health of young people, women who became she became the only the garden project at very extraordinary. She African American female the White House, help is totally honest and face at a prestigious law for Service families, her very unassuming about firm in the north (right) espousal of the cause herself: her struggles as side of the city. Despite of minority groups in a black woman, a high- constantly being haunted the US, and the cause achieving professional, a by the thought of “Am I of women and African mother and as First Lady. good enough?”, she had Americans. This is the inside story achieved highly. At the of a truly caring person. law firm she monitored This book is very She has never been attracted by politics and the attitudes it so often engenders. After eight years as First Lady, she still feels the same.

This is an endearing and challenging autobiography of a black woman achieving in a predominantly white male dominated society.

Beryl Balinas

18 19 October Crossword set by Bruce Jensen Michele Obama, Becoming (publ. Penguin ISBN 978-0- 241-98297-6) ▼ Answers to September’s crossword

A note from the compiler: Dear Puzzlers, as I am writing this, we are the midst of a very busy weekend, with the Family Fun Day, the Bournemouth Bach Choir concert, Governors’ Sunday, and other special services. Therefore, we have only a 13x13 puzzle for you, and I have not had time to run it by my trusty test solvers. Best of luck with it, and the answer to the riddle in 4 Down is “A watermelon.” 18 19 20 24