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27037 Little Cornard Magazine Easter 2021.qxp_Layout 1 15/03/2021 13:47 Page 1 THE LITTLE CORNARD MAGAZINE Easter 2021 27037 Little Cornard Magazine Easter 2021.qxp_Layout 1 15/03/2021 13:47 Page 2 SERVICES at ALL SAINTS Sunday service at 10.30 a.m. except each 1st Sunday of the month – Benefice Communion at St Mary’s, Bures, at 10.30 a.m. 5th Sundays at Assington or Little Cornard (check noticeboard) Morning Prayer each Friday at 9.00 a.m. in the Schoolroom Dates of services may be subject to alteration due to Coronavirus restrictions. Up to date information can be found on the church website www.littlecornardchurch.org.uk or at www.achurchnearyou.com From All Saints Registers BURIAL Eileen Betty King 2 27037 Little Cornard Magazine Easter 2021.qxp_Layout 1 15/03/2021 13:47 Page 3 Vicar’s Letter Easter 2021 Dear Friends A few days ago, I came across an article about the Japanese art of Kintsugi - the traditional process of repairing a broken article of pottery by fusing the pieces back together using a special lacquer with gold gilding. One of the old stories behind the technique talks of an occasion when a young servant accidentally dropped and broke into five pieces the favourite piece of tea-ware belonging to a Japanese warlord - not the kind of thing you want to do if you want to see your old age. In his fury, the warlord was about to do what warlords do to incompetent servants, when one of the prominent tea masters of the time intervened in behalf of the hapless servant and arranged for the pottery to be repaired. The warlord was so moved by the beauty of the resultant Kintsugi tea-ware that the servant was spared. Kintsugi doesn’t just fix or restore a broken vessel: rather, the technique makes the once- broken pottery even more beautiful than the original. The shape and integrity of the vessel are restored, but in the process, it now becomes so much more, the pieces now held together with a stunning gold lacquer creating a design which was never there before. We’re now in the season of Lent and heading towards Easter. Lent is traditionally a time for reflection and lament - perhaps even more so this year as we try to make sense of a world which can feel rather broken at the moment. It feels as though something precious - life as it was before the virus - has been dropped and lies in pieces on the floor. And then God comes along at Easter and through the death and resurrection of Jesus takes the broken bits and joins them wonderfully back together. Evidence of the brokenness still remains - you can still see the joins where the pieces come together again - but what God does is just like the Kintsugi bowl. The original thing is not just fixed, it’s re-created into something better and more beautiful. So the death and resurrection of Jesus doesn’t just ‘fix’ us: it changes us in the process into something new and better. Beauty out of brokenness. A few weeks ago, some of the schoolchildren from Bures school took simple written messages of encouragement round the village and presented them to people who were rather marooned because of Covid-19 restrictions or whose spirits just need a lift. All the people visited were thrilled, but it was the impact on the children that was most striking as they began to see the fruits of a simple act of care and kindness. Beauty out of brokenness. As we move through Lent and into Easter, I hope the Kintsugi tea vessel might be for us a little image of the hope we have for beauty out of brokenness and the new creation toward which God invites us. With blessings and best wishes Steve. 3 27037 Little Cornard Magazine Easter 2021.qxp_Layout 1 15/03/2021 13:47 Page 4 Churchwarden’s Corner There are swathes of snowdrops showing in the churchyard as well as primroses and some daffodils. Spring is showing itself here. We are now in the Church season of Lent, preparing for Easter Day. We are still not sure if we will be able to celebrate Easter with a service in our Church. It is not possible to publish the services plan for March and April but the dates and times will be shown on the church website. Online services are available each week from St Mary’s Church in Bures. The villagers of Little Cornard have been saddened recently by the deaths of residents George Crane, Matthew Johnson, Eileen King and also Graeme Weir, who lived in the village for many years. Our love and prayers go to the friends and families of George, Matthew, Eileen and Graeme. The War Memorial that stands in the churchyard will be refurbished during this year. The War Memorials Trust have offered a grant to help with the cost of the work. In year 2000 the Memorial was refurbished and a re- dedication service and celebratory lunch was held. Were you at this event? Your memories of this can be sent to the Editor. With Best Wishes Brenda and Jeremy 4 27037 Little Cornard Magazine Easter 2021.qxp_Layout 1 15/03/2021 13:47 Page 5 01787 227 210 Chartered Building Surveying services for Home Purchase Surveys Architectural Services for Extensions and Refurbishments Repair Schemes and General Property Advice We are Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and Chartered Institute of Building qualified with over 40 years’ experience in the Suffolk and Essex areas 5 27037 Little Cornard Magazine Easter 2021.qxp_Layout 1 15/03/2021 13:47 Page 6 27037 Little Cornard Magazine Easter 2021.qxp_Layout 1 15/03/2021 13:47 Page 7 Little Cornard Parish Council Neighbourhood Plan It has been a difficult year for all of us and I am very grateful for all the hard work by residents in providing information, ideas and photographs. The Draft Neighbourhood Plan has now reached the stage where it has passed a number of official processes and can now be considered by the Parish Council. Once the Parish Council approve the draft it can then be made public for consideration by residents and other bodies. This is known as regulation 14 and we will have to decide how best to make the plan available to people. We are expecting to use the Parish Council website and possibly a mail drop. It is very important to ensure everyone has a chance to study the Plan. There will be a period of six weeks for people to respond to the draft Plan and make suggestions as to changes/additions. The Steering Group will then consider whether to make any changes to the draft before it moves to the next stage. If everything proceeds as expected the draft Plan should be available for residents around Easter. I would like to express my sincere thanks to members of the Steering Group and our consultant Chris Bowden for all their hard work in writing the Plan. Nick Hammond Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group. A Prayer for All Those Affected by Coronavirus Keep us, good Lord, under the shadow of your mercy. Sustain and support the anxious, be with those who care for the sick, and lift up all who are brought low; that we may find comfort knowing that nothing can separate us from your love in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. 7 27037 Little Cornard Magazine Easter 2021.qxp_Layout 1 15/03/2021 13:47 Page 8 8 27037 Little Cornard Magazine Easter 2021.qxp_Layout 1 15/03/2021 13:47 Page 9 Flower Festival – Spring Plant Sale To be held online and telephone orders as last year. Lists to be circulated and available on the Lt Cornard Church and village websites. This year the plant sale that we have run for the past twenty years at the Lt Cornard Church May flower festival will be once again going online as we did last year. With your support from the loyal customers we have had for many years and villagers we manage to raise some funds for the church and some local causes each year. We will make a partial donation to St Gregory’s Church in Sudbury this year towards their bell restoration/repairs as they have helped us a great deal in learning to ring at Lt Cornard. We will be sending out lists of plants available, circularised on the village and church websites etc in the hope we can help you fill your gardens, containers and baskets with flowers and some vegetables. It should work as last year with collection available from the front of our property at Canhams, Upper Road, Little Cornard CO10 0PA. We will be open for orders from the end of March. We will be doing hanging baskets again so do keep last years and we can refill them for you or we can provide some new ones where needed. We expect to have: Rubeckia, Lupin, Esther Reed white daisy, Sweet peas, Petunias, Geraniums, Lobelia, Cosmos, Bacopa, Crocosmia Lucifer, Gladioli, Delphiniums, Hardy geraniums, White foxglove, Begonias, Box hedging plants, Geum, Salvia, Thrift, Hellebores, Tomato plants, squash, sweet peppers, courgette and lots more. Please do support us again and thanks for the past support. Orders taken on 01787 227259 or emailed to [email protected]. It will be nice to be able to see everyone again at the Church in future years when hopefully we can return to normality. Gerald & Cheryl Bird Little Cornard Phil Gooch Neighbourhood NHW Co-ordinator Watch 01787 372013 Many cars and vans are being robbed of tools and equipment.