Wivey and the Hills Magazine
April 2019 Price 50p Contents and about the magazine
Wivey and the Hills magazine is published 10 times a year by the Benefice of the seven parishes of Wiveliscombe, Brompton Ralph, Clatworthy, Chipstable, Huish Champflower, Raddington and Tolland. Its purpose is to promote the life of all the Christian churches in this area and that of the wider communities which they serve.
Contents Contents and magazine information 2 Letter from the Rector 3 What’s Been Happening 4-5 On the allotment/ Cuttings from the Garden 6 Wildlife - what to look out for 7 Charity Focus - Christians Against Poverty 8-9 Looking ahead - Wivey and the Hills 9-24 Regular Events 25 Quick view - Events for April 26-27 Growing in Faith/Review of St Andrew’s Vision Day 28-31 Ways to help your community 32 Adverts for local businesses 34-49, 52 Useful Contacts 50-51 New Subscribers Form/bank details 52
Welcome to your April edition of the Wivey and the Hills magazine!
New for this month’s magazine is a ‘Wildlife: What to Look out for?’ article by Becky Mills and with Adrian recovering from his operation Sue Welch has kindly stepped in to write a general article about what to do in the garden in April. You can read about exciting plans for a 20 mile ‘Saints’ way’ footpath connecting up the ‘Seven Towers’ of the benefice and all the special activities for Holy Week and Easter. The charities focus is on the amazing work of Christians Against Poverty.
We would love to have an ‘in-house photographer’, so if you have an interest and skills in this area do please get in touch.
Happy reading!
Lorna Thorne, Peter Pearson, Acting editorial team
Articles and events, comments and feedback: [email protected] Advertising: Lorna Thorne [email protected] 01984 629423 Magazine Distribution: Janet Hughes, 12 Lion d’Angers, 01984 624213
Deadline for May edition: 14 April 2019 Cover photo: April border at Bedrock Barn, by Sue Welch (see page 6 for Sue’s column about gardening and p22 for when you can visit Bedrock Barn) 2
Letter from the Rector
One of my earliest recollections of a natural miracle was the re-emergence of butterflies after the cold and dark of winter. Where had they been? How had they survived? Such a delicate and vulnerable creature seemed to my very young brain extremely ill-equipped to withstand the rigours of the English winter. Yet, year by year, the seemingly impossible happened. It was not long before my father enlightened me, and Biology lessons at school helped me to fill in the gaps of the life-cycle of butterflies which my father had not covered. However, neither did it come as any surprise when I discovered, quite late on in my Christian development, that the butterfly was one of the principal motifs of the Christian understanding of Jesus’s death and resurrection. What could look more dead than a chrysalis, and what could be a more resplendent example of the triumph of new life over death than the emergence of the new butterfly from its chrysalis? Like every analogy and simile, this comparison is not perfect; any biology teacher worth their salt will tell you that the chrysalis only appears to be dead, whereas in reality one life-form (the caterpillar) is being transformed into another (the butterfly.) However, this offers another spiritual insight into the significance of Jesus’s resurrection: once we can identify Christ’s death on the cross with our own spiritual death when we deliberately turn our backs on God, similarly we can start to grasp the significance of how Christ’s resurrection can transform our outlook on life from cynical despair to resplendent hope when we welcome the new life of the Risen Christ into our dysfunctional lives and allow His Spirit to transform us from within. May such transformations be true for each one of us this Easter, and remain our daily reality all year round. Your friend in Christ. Martin
We invite everyone in Wivey and the Hills Benefice to to worship with us during Holy Week: as you can see in this magazine, there are plenty of opportunities to do so. Some things will be slightly different this year: in particular: Maundy Thursday at St Andrew’s: after the Christian Passover Meal there will be a Prayer Vigil, giving us an opportunity to follow Him in spirit as his disciples to the Garden of Gethsemane to “watch and pray” with Him. Good Friday: this year the Walks of Witness will precede the Service in church. Three walks, each carrying a cross, will set out at 10 a.m. from Allenslade Close, Norden’s Meadow and Kingsmead School, converging on the Square at 10:30 for a united Act of Witness, under the three crosses. At 10:45, cyclists will be sent out to carry blessings and greetings around the Hills Churches, see p11 for details
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CLATWORTHY SAYS “THANK YOU” For the past three month the people of Clatworthy have been trying to say thank you to the Rev David Hopley for his service to the village over the past two decades. But each time the village had an event planned the elusive David had other plans so it was a relief when he attended this month’s Coffee Morning. A good turnout of villagers proved how popular David is in the village. He was presented with bottles of his favourite wine plus a Single Malt Whisky which I am sure he will share with his many friends over the coming months! David had for many years, after his official retirement, carried out the Christmas Day Service in the village to the detriment of spending the time with his own family. David also officiated at many services over the years for village residents. Well known in the sporting fraternity, in and around the village, no event was complete without a few of David’s famous recollections of his interesting and varied life. Long may they continue, and thank you from the people of Clatworthy. The photo shows David being presented with his Single Malt by Peter Goodwin chair of the Village Hall Committee.
Clatworthy stun neighbours Brompton Ralph to retain the “Golden Frying Pan” at the annual pancake races. Despite a long injury list (and lambing!) the team pulled off a great win, away from home, in the annual Pancake Races. Clara Wood along with her daughter Eliza ( Daisy just wanted her photo taken!) plus great granny Linda proved too good for the maidens of Brompton. The children’s race also saw Eliza and brother Sam help Clatworthy win the trophy. Despite a stewards enquiry into possible lead shot baked into the Clatworthy pancakes to reduce wind deflection the event was held in the most friendly of environments and we would like to thank the people of Brompton for their welcome, and better luck next year. The photo shows the winning team.
St Peter’s Huish Champflower - Thank you Grateful thanks to all who came along to the Coffee and Cake held on the 9th March.Special thanks to all the ladies who made an amazing selection of cakes! £279.80 was raised for St Peter’s. Denise and Julie
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World Day of Prayer @ St. Andrew’s Church: a brief overview by Lisa Face
Thankfully the cruel Beast from the East with its deep snow stayed away this year, which meant 40 of us gathered on Friday 1st March in the warmth and sanctuary of St. Andrew’s to join with thousands and thousands across the world! We heard the voices of Slovenian women (represented by local women), as they shared their challenges, their struggles, their hopes, many of which we recognise in our own lives. This annual day of prayer began far away to the East, in Tonga, as the sun rose and people, mainly women, gathered in churches to hear the ‘voices’ of 5 Slovenian women and their service, before it moved across the continents covering over 170 countries across a 36-hour period arriving and ending in Samoa in the Pacific. A big thank you to everyone involved: to Pauline Homeshaw for inviting me onto her 10 Radio Community Show to chat about the event: to Sue Welch for her beautiful piano playing: to all those who generously gave of their time - reading, talking, praying, planning: to those who baked and served us with yummy cakes: to YOU who attended AND to God for giving us the privilege of praying and supporting. A total of £180 was collected to support the work of charities under the WDP umbrella of informed pray and prayerful action. Whilst 40 is not a high number, standing alongside thousands across the globe was powerful and encouraging. Some lovely comments….
5 What’s been happening - On the Allotment - Bedrock Barn
Since the last issue, Adrian Somerfield is recovering well from his operation. He not well enough to write an ‘On the Allotment’ article this month. Instead Sue Welch, the Churchwarden from Brompton Ralph, has written a piece on her Garden at Bedrock Barn.
We would like to wish Adrian a speedy recovery and hope to have more articles from him later in the year. Cuttings from the garden: April As I write, we have just experienced the warmest February on record. For those of us with gardens, this has enabled us to get on with early weeding and the spring pruning of roses, summer clematis and later summer flowering shrubs such as Buddleia, all of which will flower more strongly on new growth. In April, however, the accent must be on the vegetable garden. April is an excellent time to sow a range of vegetable seeds in situ; brassicas, broad beans (unless you were sufficiently organised to sow in Autumn), peas, carrots, beetroot and chard will all germinate well in open, well-prepared ground, while less hardy delights such as French beans and courgettes can be sown in containers and brought on inside ready for planting out when the risk of frost is past. The warm February sun should have heated the ground so that germination and early growth will be rapid. I was brought up to plant early potatoes at Easter, but this year Easter is so late that I hope we can get even maincrop planted by then! Please do not panic if you do not plant or sow early; with the exception of lettuce, which will not germinate well in hot conditions, most vegetables grow faster and catch up with earlier plantings if you are a little late. In some cases, it is a good idea to sow a few seeds each week so that you get a succession of matured vegetables – beetroot, for example, are much tastier if you have a few each week rather than a sudden glut of rather large roots to deal with. Meanwhile I hope we shall be enjoying the wonders of the Spring flower garden in April, provided that the Beast from the East does not strike again! Although daffodils and Narcissus will be over, and possibly tulips will be fading, the Spring-flowering shrubs should be developing well – rhododendron make a great blaze of colour from April onwards – and in wilder areas bluebells and buttercups take over from primroses. Wisteria with its heavenly mist of blue, and attendant bees, will soon be flowering and, if conditions continue to be warm, lilac should be assaulting us with its heady perfume by the end of the month. For me, best of all is the fresh green of new leaves on trees. There is nothing to match this colour; by July mature leaves will be much darker and less exciting. The combination of bluebells with new hazel leaves, or hawthorn with its white froth of flowers over shining green leaves, outshone only by the beech with its leaves a translucent green against a clear blue sky...... now that is Spring! Sue Welch April border at Bedrock Barn 6 WaysWildlife to - ThingsMake Adventto Look outSpecial for! Have you ever seen a Brimstone Butterfly ?
It was in the last few days of February that I saw my first Brimstone butterfly of the year, fluttering along a hedgerow as I was driving up Scott’s Hill towards Huish Champflower. During those few early warm days many of you will have seen Small Tortoiseshells, Red Admirals and Peacock butterflies in your gardens. Butterflies have a variety of strategies for getting through the winter – these species all overwinter in their adult form and are therefore the first to be seen on the wing as the days warm up. Orange Tip butterflies pass the cold winter months as a chrysalis and will start to emerge as adults towards the end of this month. Those species overwintering as caterpillars or eggs will gradually reach adulthood over the summer. The yellow colouring of the male Brimstone is said to be the origin of the name “butter-fly”, their shape and colour is also the perfect camouflage for hiding amongst dead ivy leaves and other foliage over the winter. Good places to see Brimstone and Orange Tip butterflies – sheltered hedgerows and woodland edges throughout the parishes. Big Butterfly Count 19th July to 11th August 2019 - www.bigbutterflycount.org Becky Mills
From the Registers Eternal rest grant unto them O Funeral at St Michael’s Raddington Lord and let perpetual light 16th March Grace Heywood (85) shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen
Baptism in St Andrews 10th March Eric Samuel Christopher Hayes Heavenly Father, we praise you for the gift of Eric, may he know your love, be protected from evil, and know your goodness all his days
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Who or what is CAP?
CAP stands for “Christians Against Poverty”, an international charity which helps people get out of debt.An estimated 1 in every 12 adults are struggling with unmanageable debt in the UK today, and debt never comes alone - of the 150 or so people who call Christians Against Poverty every day seeking help, nearly 40% of them have attempted suicide or are seriously considering it; and debt can cause illness, relationship breakdowns, family break-ups, and mental health issues. It is a growing problem in 21st century Britain.
CAP was founded in 1996 by John Kirkby in Bradford, UK, and in 2018 was able to help over 27,000 people begin to resolve their debt problems. In Wiveliscombe, some years ago, several Christians from different churches got involved with the CAP “Money Course”, which teaches good personal financial management, but in and of itself it cannot help people who are already in crisis debt.
Tor Cleeve Fellowship came into being in 2014, when a group of local Christians wanted to more actively focus on meeting the needs of the non-Christian community in the Wiveliscombe area. Early on, we became a Partner Church with CAP, and in 2016 their advice was that a Rural Debt Centre was required to fill the gap between Taunton and Exeter. However, to set up the Debt Centre would require significant commitment, in particular: ● £300/month to cover CAP’s operating costs; ● A Debt Centre Manager who could provide at least 16 hours/week; ● A Support Team of at least 6 “Befrienders” who would support individual clients.
We decided to spend a month in specific prayer and fasting to determine if this was God’s will for us as a church. Soon, there was no doubt – several folk in the church separately pledged a total of £310/month above and beyond their regular giving; I realised that with my impending full-retirement in August 2017 I would have the needed 16 hours/week to offer as Centre Manager, and six others were keen to train as CAP Befrienders. Preparation took over a year, but finally the Wiveliscombe Debt Centre opened in May 2018. 8 Charity Focus - Christians Against Poverty
When someone calls the CAP helpline (0800 328 0006), they will talk to highly-trained and compassionate advisors who will put them in contact with the local Debt Centre. The Centre Manager will visit them in their home, and over the course of three visits CAP will assess their exact needs and put together a Debt Management Plan. The local CAP team will also offer the support and advice needed to establish healthy and balanced finances so they stay out of debt going forwards. The Wivey Debt Centre also provides emergency short-term help for clients in particular difficulty – such as food supplies and/or food bank vouchers, support in court appearances, and dealing with a range of agencies.
If you, or someone you know, is struggling with debt, call CAP on 0800 328 0006, and begin the journey to freedom. And if anyone would like to know how they can personally get involved with the work of CAP, please call me (Andrew Kelly) on 01984 629474 for a chat.
NGS GARDEN OPENING The garden at Elworthy Cottage is open for the National Garden Scheme on Monday 22nd (Easter Monday) and Tuesdays 11th & 25th April from 11am to 4pm, admission £4.00 Tea/coffee available in aid of Childrens Hospice SW. Tel 01984 656427. www.elworthy-cottage.co.uk
Wiveliscombe Community Choir Wiveliscombe Community Choir seeks a Musical Director and a full time Pianist. There would be a small remuneration package for both positions. The Choir is an informal gathering of friendly people who enjoy singing. The range of songs is typically from the shows, folk songs and other light music. The choir has a library of familiar songs but would welcome additional suggestions. Auditions are not required but the choir aim to sing in four parts. The Musical Director would choose suitable music and train the choir at a weekly rehearsal, currently on a Thursday evenings at the Silver Street Centre. If possible, concerts may be arranged at local retirement homes and at any community event where the choir could provide some entertainment. A full time Pianist would also be required to play at rehearsals and concerts following the Musical Directors guidance. Full details of the responsibilities will be discussed on application and, in the first instance, please make contact by telephone to: 01984 623828 or 01984 623195
9 Looking Ahead - Connecting up Wivey and the Hills
The Saints’ Way The Parish Churches of Wiveliscombe and the Hills are working with the local communities, Wivey Walkers and the steering group of “Walkers are Welcome” to create a circular walking route linking the 8 parish churches. The suggested name of the route is “The Saints’ Way Wiveliscombe” and estimated about 20 miles long. It is similar to the “Wivey Way” with returns to Wiveliscombe from each church enabling the route to be completed in sections but differs with churches every few miles providing rest, shelter and opportunities for reflection. Stamps will be found “en-route” with a full card proving completion of the route. Perhaps that would warrant a prize? (certificate, pint of beer or voucher to an outlet in Wiveliscombe?) May 2020 is suggested as the launch time. If you have suggestions or could help we would love to hear from you. Martin Walker (rector), Ann Scotter ([email protected])
If you can’t wait…! Spring Walks around Wivey and the Hills This years Lent Walks started well, with dry weather and a warm reception @ St Peter”s “The weather was kind, and the reception (Tea & Jaffa Cakes) …was a nice surprise"
This is another opportunity for independent walkers to join along as we head to: 30th March St Mary’s Brompton Ralph 6th April St John the Baptist Tolland 13th April St Michael’s Raddington 20th April St Michael’s Milverton
With Easter being late this year, I hope that the weather will be even kinder than last! Leaving the Wiveliscombe Town Square at 2pm the walks take between 2 and 3 hours, ending in the shelter, peace and beauty of a local Parish Church including refreshments. Dogs are welcome, (but there may be times when they will need to be on their lead!) Lifts back to Wiveliscombe will be provided, if you let me know you are coming: 07535 777809 or [email protected]
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The Good Friday Cycle Tour of the Hills Churches
If you can’t wait for the Saints Way walking route to be inaugurated next year you can still see much of the stunning countryside and beautiful churches by joining in for some or all of the Good Friday cycle tour (19 April). There will be a short time of reflection in each church. The intended times are as follows:
Leave the Square at 10.45 with the blessing of the walkers arrive Tolland by 11.30, leave Tolland at 11.50 arr Brompton Ralph by 12.10, leave at 12.30 arr Clatworthy by 1.10 for sandwich lunch, leave at 2. arr Huish Champflower at 2.20, leave at 2.40. arr Raddington at 3.20, leave at 3.40 arr Chipstable at 4.10 pm for a final prayer and cup of tea before leaving at 4.30pm arr St Andrew’s Wiveliscombe by 5.15 pm. Total circuit according to google maps: 19 miles, 2 hours 28 mins cycling, ascend 2138 feet, descend 2142 feet!
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St Andrew’s Wiveliscombe 7 April 10.45am Morning Worship
14 April 10.45am Holy Communion
18 April Maundy Thursday 7.00pm Passover Meal with Communion followed by prayer vigil
19 April Good Friday 10am Eucumenical Walks of Witness As usual joining our friends from the Evangelical and Catholic churches and the Tor Cleve fellowship: from the North (Allenslade Close), East (Nordens Meadow) and South (Kingsmead School) of Wivey, coming together at 10:30am in the Square for an Act of Witness until 10:45, 10:45am Cyclists depart for a Tour of Witness of the Hills Churches 10:45am Pedestrians process to St Andrew’s for a Eucumenical Good Friday Service and Fellowship.(with hot cross buns and refreshments.)
21 April 7.00am Sunrise Service at Nutwell Farm, Raddington (see page 20)
10.45am Easter Sunday All Age Communion Followed by refreshments with Bucks Fizz
28 April 10.45am Holy Communion
St. Andrew’s Church Visiting Team If you know of anyone who has recently moved to Wiveliscombe; been bereaved; returned home from being in hospital; had a new baby; is elderly and/or lonely or who you believe might welcome a visit, please contact: Sherry Rayson on 01984 624628.
A Group for Sunday Allsorts 10yrs+ All Primary-aged Children Welcome
Activities for Children at St Andrew’s on Sunday Mornings during the service, except 3rd Sundays Info from Judith Swan 01984 629030 or [email protected]
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Wiveliscombe W.I. Friday 1st March 7pm - Neil Clarke - Starlings on the Levels at The Community Centre. For info contact: Corinne on 01823 400643
Wivey Walkers meet 1st Wednesday & 3rd Saturday For up-to-date info go to www.wiveliscombe/wiveywalkers/events
Wednesday April 3rd 2019 Meet: 10am in the Square for 7 mile walk over Maundown to Washbattle Bridge and along the River Tone to Waterrow. Return via Hurstone, Waldridge Cross, Pyncombe Lane and Culverhay. Two steep steady climbs and hopefully lots of spring flowers.
Saturday April 13th 2019 Meet: 10am CWCP for car share to Torre (near Washford). Start at Torre Cider farm, follow the Macmillan Way across fields and alongside streams to the Bakelite Museum on the edge of Williton. Take the Coleridge Way back via Monksilver then across fields back to Torre.
Open the Book The Open the book team continue at Wivey Primary School assemblies once a month. Please continue to pray for the team as they take this opportunity to tell the children about God’s Love and all who hear and see the story unfold.
Julian Meetings The Julian Society will meet every 3rd Tuesday in the month at St. Andrew's Church 10.30a.m. Do join us for half hour of silent prayer and coffee after! Contact: Hazel Ramsay 01984 248726 Email: [email protected].
Wiveliscombe Garden Club
Talks are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 7.30 in the Wiveliscombe Primary School hall. All Welcome. Contact [email protected] for more information.
nd 2 April – Shady Ladies & sun seekers by Mary Benger 7th May – Car share to an NGS garden.
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Silver Street Sessions Presents The Stoned Cherries On Saturday 27th April at 8.00pm At Cotleigh Brewery,Ford Road, Wiveliscombe,
£15/£13 concessions To book tickets please visit http://www.silverstreetsessions.co.uk
Or tickets can also be purchased from the Wiveliscombe Post Office
Wivey Folk Dance Club The Club meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month until April from 8pm until 10.30pm in the Community Centre.
We have live music and welcome new members of all ages. The cost is £3 per session and includes a cup of tea/coffee and biscuit. There is also a raffle. If you would like any further information please contact either Brenda on 624595, Sue on 629502 or Margaret on 624131
Wivey Folk Dance Club Diary Dates 2019 Tuesday 9th April 8.00-10.30pm Wivey Folk Dance Club
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Friday Morning Prayer Time in St Andrew’s Church at 9.05am. Please join us to spend 20 minutes in prayer. Worship, Bringing specific people in specific situations to God in prayer, Prayers of encouragement.
Discuss and Donuts discuss stuff that matters every Friday lunchtime In the base free donuts @ Kingsmead School, open to all students
Bread Church Bread Church will continue to meet in St Andrews from 9.30 - 12.30 on Thursday mornings. All welcome for an opportunity to get together, make bread, make friends, drink coffee and chat. Suggested donation to cover ingredients £5 per week. To book a place please contact Kate Benson @ [email protected]
Knit and Knatter Calling all knitters and crafters who are looking for a place to meet likeminded people in a warm and comfy atmosphere. Come along to St. Andrews community café any Thursday during term time. Coffee and cake always available. 16 Looking Ahead - Regular Events in Wivey
“Bods & Tods” a Toddler Group running every Tuesday morning between 10am and 12pm in the Silver Street Centre. Come along and meet other parents and carers and chat over a hot drink whilst your little one plays. Each week there is a craft activity and each session finishes with a song time together. (Suggested donation of £1.50 per session). For further information please contact Felicity Parry on 01984 623991 or email [email protected]
Coffee Pot, Lunch & Sideways Look at Life
Did you know that every Wednesday you can drop in for a coffee and a chat in the Silver Street Centre between 10.30am and 12pm? (The Centre is behind Wivey Evangelical Congregational Church on Silver Street). Also once a month on the 2nd Wednesday you can stay on or turn up for lunch, which is served between 12 and 12.30pm. Just before lunch we have what we call “A Sideways Look at Life” which varies from a short talk on a topic close to someone’s heart, a fun quiz, something topical. Why not come and join us one week. It would be good to see you. For more info: Tel: 01984 623991/ 623308 or [email protected]
‘The Hub’ The Hub is a Drop-In Centre now open at the Silver Street Centre - a new facility for the use of the whole community in Wiveliscombe. Office space/desks are available for hire. Several new initiatives are operating from here. The ‘Talking Café’ run by our village agent, is now based here on Wednesday mornings, running alongside our weekly coffee morning – Coffee Pot.
Wivey Foodbank A Foodbank run by volunteers is now open in Wivey. Based in the Silver Street Centre the Food Bank is open every Wednesday afternoon between 2 & 4 pm. We don’t think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry and so the aim is to provide three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people. If you or anyone you know might benefit from help then please drop in.
Each Foodbank relies on goodwill and support from the people in their local community. Over 90% of the food distributed comes from donations. The Silver Street Centre, Day Lewis Pharmacy and the Co-Op in Wivey are all collection points for both food and toiletries.
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St Peter’s Huish Champflower.
st 1 Sunday: 11.15 - Family service with Holy Communion 3rd Sunday: 9.15am - Matins followed by tea, coffee & biscuits.
Easter Sunday 21st April 9.15am Easter ext Communion Service
Huish Champflower WI We meet on the second Thursday each month in the Village Hall, October to March at 2:30pm and April to September at 7:30pm.
The April Meeting will be on the 11th at 7.30 in the Village Hall. Our Speaker Miss Emma Duke, Driftwood and the Bristol Channel
The May meeting will be our AGM on the 9th May at 7.30 in the Village Hall Visitors and new members are always welcome
Huish Champflower WI Soup Lunch in the Village Hall on Friday April 19th from 12 noon EVERYONE WELCOME St Peter’s Church, Huish Champflower
Dates for your Diary 2019
Mon 27th May Coombe Park Gardens Open
Refreshments, Raffle, 10.30am-1pm Coombe Park Open Gardens Entry £3.50, 12yrs & under no charge. Dogs Welcome As spring gradually Sun 23rd June St Peter’s Sit-in Sunday 10.30am-4.00pm in the Church Porch Denise and Julie will be becomes summer, why not take the receiving your donations for the Churchyard Grass Cutting Sun 14th July Sing-along opportunity to visit the 3pm An opportunity to sing some of your favourite songs accompanied gardens of Coombe Park, Huish Champflower. Kirsten's German Cakes by Reg Taylor & his accordion Please spread the word, bring a friend & £3.50 per person. Followed by light refreshments & a raffle. The lovely, peaceful, relaxing grounds,with mature trees, shrubs and beautiful views of enjoy a cuppa and some delicious Sat 10th Aug Coffee and Cake German cakes. Bring and Buy, Raffle, 10.30am -12noon in the Church the surrounding countryside will be open on Monday 27th May from 10.30am until Don't forget to bring a Mon 7th Oct Harvest Supper container should you 7pm in the Village Hall, £6 per Adult. 1pm. There will be refreshments available and wish to take some Auction of produce & raffle. Please bring own drinks & cutlery cake home. Sat 9th Nov Christmas Fair also a raffle and a cake stall. Entry will be £3.50 per person, children 12 Hope to see you there, 10.30am -1pm in the church, stalls, raffle, Bring & Buy & refreshments. Kirsten xx To hire a table @ a cost of £7 contact Julie Powles years and under no charge. Dogs are welcome.All funds raised will be Wednesday, 22nd May 2019 fo St Peter’s church. 9.30am to 12.30pm Huish Champflower Village Hall
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Saturday 6th April 10.30 - 1pm Paper Crafting With Jane Bashford @ St Peter’s Church, Huish Champflower £10 per person Price includes all materials and light refreshments. Proceeds for church funds, Booking not necessary For more details contact Denise Broom 624395
St. Mary Magdalene, Clatworthy
2nd Sunday: 9.15am - Holy Communion 4th Sunday: 6pm - Evening Worship
Clatworthy Village Dates for Your Diary. We have an amazing programme of events in the village to keep you occupied until next Christmas! We shall keep you updated on the details of each event closer to the time. All we need 27th April – “Big Breakfast” you to do now is put these dates in your diary 11th May - Coffee Morning ** or on your calendar. The events marked ** 31st May – Story Night are Church events. 15th June - Ploughmans Lunch** Also do not forget that the Village Hall is 28th June – Book Night available to hire for private parties. Please 13th July - Cream Teas** contact Sue Sanders for details, on 01984 19th July – Country Dance Night 629174. 7th August - Cheese & Wine Evening ** 17th August – Picnic by the Tone 24th August – Village Fete 24th September – Harvest Supper** 27th September – Café Chanson 25th October – Quiz Night 29th November – Come Dine With Me 30th November - Xmas Marker ** 21st December – Christmas Party
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St Michael's, Raddington
1st Sunday: - Evensong 3pm Winter, 6pm - Summer changing with the clocks 3rd Sunday: 9.15 - Holy Communion
Easter morning Sunrise Service at Nutwell Farm 7am (see below for details)
Raddington P.C.C. Invites you to AN ITALIAN EVENING In Aid of St. Michael's Church. Supper with Wine. A Showing of the Classic Film 'THE ITALIAN JOB' Friday 12th April 2019 Waterrow Community Hall. . Doors open at 6.00 pm. . Tickets: £12.50. Please phone - 01398 537 /269/ 271.
Easter morning sunrise service. 21st April @ 0700. A short service to celebrate the most important event in history at Nutwell Farm, Raddington. TA42QQ. To be followed by a light breakfast. Further details/ directions/ offers of music talent contact Tina Freeman on 01984 606300
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All Saints’, Chipstable
Sunday 14 April 9.15am Holy Communion.
Sunday 21st April 9.15am Easter Holy Communion in Church followed by coffee etc. After the Service there will be an Easter Egg Hunt
Sunday 28th April 6.00pm Evening Service
Date for your Diary Sunday 19th May:- Denhill Blue Bell Walk and/or Cream Tea from 2.30pm More details in next months Magazine.
Come and join us for
The Annual Big Breakfast at Chipstable Church Hall, Waterrow on Saturday 6th April 8.30am-11.00am Adults- £6
Children under 12- £3
St John the Baptist, Tolland
Tolland host occasional Services, usually 8 a year,
The next service will be a Rogation Sunday Service on 26th May
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St Mary’s, Brompton Ralph 1st Sunday: 9.15 - Holy Communion Easter Sunday 21st April 10.30am Easter Communion Service followed by refreshments Thursday 11th April 10am Holy Communion in the Hills Our regular coffee morning is held on the fourth Friday of each month in the village hall. This month it will be on Friday 26th April, 10.30am to 12pm. Delicious home-made cakes and biscuits too, all for 50p. All Welcome!
St Mary’s Brompton Ralph Dates for our Diaries 2019 Monday 15th April 7pm Annual Meetings including Parish Meeting, Village Hall Sunday 21st April 10.30am Easter Service followed by refreshments Saturday 11th May 11am Spring Plant Sale, Village Hall Sunday 26th May 2.30pm-5.30pm Open Garden and Cream Teas at Bedrock Barn Saturday 13th July 2.30pm Church Fete, Art Exhibition & Dog Show Sunday 15th September 6pm Harvest Festival and Harvest Supper Friday 11th October 7pm The Stoggymen, Village Hall
Brompton Ralph Village Hall Brompton Ralph and District WI programme for the next two months: April 3rd: Exploring Movement Brompton Ralph WI meet 1st Wednesday of the Month at 2.30pm in the Village Hall Visitors are very welcome. Next Whist Drive Monday 12th April 7:30pm Village Hall AGM Tuesday 30th April
St Mary’s Brompton Ralph It’s time to get going in the garden! So come along to our Spring Plant Sale
Brompton Ralph Village Hall Saturday 11th May 2018 11.00 am Setting up 9.00 am to 10.30 am – all contributions welcomed! Buy all your veg plants, annuals and perennials for your beds and borders, browse the goodies on the produce stall, enjoy a cuppa and a slice of home-made cake for elevenses and home-made soup with a hunk of fresh bread for lunch All proceeds to church funds
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BROMPTON RALPH SHOP & POST OFFICE Contact: 01984 623267 [email protected] Shop Opening Times: Monday to Friday 9.30 – 1.00 p.m. 5.00 – 6.00 p.m. (exc. Wednesday) Saturday 10.00 – 12.00 Sunday Closed Post Office Opening Times: Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 9.30 – 1.00 p.m. A well-stocked shop: - Seasonal fruit & vegetables (when available) - Frozen produce - Regular orders taken & delivered on Tuesdays - Fresh bread, cakes, savouries from Bawdens of Bampton (Mon & Fridays) - Fresh milk (Mondays & Thursdays) - Thornes meat orders taken on Tuesdays for Thursday - Queenswood Natural Foods stocked with special orders monthly - Dry cleaning collected & returned (Wednesdays)
St Luke’s, Langley Marsh 7th April 8.30am Holy Communion 21st April 8.00am Easter Communion
St. Luke’s On Tap Fund - within reach. The St Luke’s “On Tap” Fund is now within a drip of meeting it’s target. The work to bring mains water in from the road should shortly be commissioned as we are now within reach of our estimate. We owe a huge thanks to a number of local charities, the Garfield Weston Foundation plus very generous donations from the community. A second phase of fundraising has already begun to create a small kitchen and repair the roof. Preliminary investigations are currently being undertaken to determine the best way forward and estimates are being obtained.
Auction, well being advice plus tea and home made cakes. Saturday 13 April will be a busy day at St. Luke’s. At 12 noon there will be an auction of the free standing pews and benches plus chairs. We are delighted that Bruce Keay of Webber’s has agreed to be our auctioneer. Details of sale items will be on show in the Webber’s window prior to the auction. The proceeds from the sale will enable us to make good on our promise to make St. Luke’s more accessible by purchasing comfortable and flexible seating. Afternoon tea and cakes will also be available in St. Luke’s from 2.00pm and there will be a talk by Jane our local Herbalist. There is a lot going on at St. Luke’s - so don’t miss it! 23 Looking Ahead - Hills and Beyond
Milverton Concert Society Friday 3rd May 2019 7pm Young Musicians Platform. Where are they now….? In 2013 two young musicians, Weng Soon Tee and Julia Hwang, came to Milverton to perform in the ever popular ‘Young Musicians Platform’ concert. Six years later we have invited them back as they embark on their professional careers. Malaysian born Pianist, Weng Soon Tee, was a pupil at Queens College Taunton and furthered his studies at the Royal Academy of Music. He has performed as a soloist with the Taunton Sinfonietta, and Somerset County Orchestra and recently won the Watford International piano Competition where he was praised by the judges for ‘representing the music in a sincere and understated way’ and for being a pianist of ‘exceptional
imagination’.
Violinist, Julia Hwang, gave her first professional solo debut at the age of 9 with the English National Baroque Chamber Orchestra. Julia has appeared many times on television and
radio and in 2012 she featured in a BBC 4 documentary about the nation’s favourite composition ‘The lark ascending’ by Vaughan Williams. Recent performances have included a tour with conductor Nicholas Daniel, performing the Bruch concerto for television in Korea , numerous recitals across the UK and a charity concert at Highgrove to raise money for the Princes Trust alongside Julian Lloyd-Webber.
Cinema Obscura Presents Summer 1993 Sunday 14th April Wiveliscombe Primary School from 7.00pm CINEMA OBSCURA Membership (4 FILMS) Membership £12.50,Day Members £5/ film For more information contact Cinema Obscura at [email protected] or contact Eddie Gaines on 01984 624657
BRENDON HILL (Beulah) METHODIST CHURCH Watchet, Somerset TA23 0LL (jct B3224 and B3190) Services at 6.30pm every Sunday. Our Easter Day service on Sunday, 21st April 2019 at 6.30 p.m will be led by Rev Nick Lakin A warm welcome to our hill country chapel
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WIVELISCOMBE CIVIC AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY ...in touch with the past, looking to the future Saturday 13th April Wivey Clean up Day! Come along to The Square from 10am to collect your bin bags, disposable gloves and head off into the lanes and car parks of Wivey to make our town sparkle! Wear sensible clothes and bring your friends!
Further information about the Civic Society Pauline Homeshaw 01984 624564 [email protected]
Community Music Groups in Wiveliscombe High Park Music School Children from year 3-4 upwards, and including secondary age are learning to play clarinet, flute or saxophone for just £2 per session with instrument included. To get in touch with Bex – [email protected]. We meet weekly on Saturday mornings in the Scout Hut in Wiveliscombe. Wiveliscombe Wind Band Rehearsals are normally held fortnightly on Tuesday from 7pm at Cotleigh Brewery Events Hall and would love to see some new musicians join us – all ages and abilities are always welcome, get in touch with director Hilary Wickham for more info – [email protected] or 01984 623335
If you love making music and would like more, or different opportunities, don’t forget there is a ·St Andrew’s Church Choir - and a Church Band St. Andrew’s Church Choir: If you enjoy singing and are interested in joining the Church Choir please come along to a practice. We rehearse on the 1st and 4th Fridays of each month at 7.45 pm. For more information please contact Julie Newby on 01984 623301 or e-mail [email protected] Looking forward to hearing from you. Church Band : - Rehearsals Thursdays once or twice a month. For more information contact Judith Swan - 01984 629030
WIVELISCOMBE CRAFT GROUP The Craft Group meets on the second Thursday of each month (with the exception of August) in Wiveliscombe Community Centre between 2.30 and 4.30 pm. The idea of the Group is to help each other learn different skills and at the same time have an enjoyable afternoon. Everybody is welcome, you just need an interest in crafts of all types. The cost of the afternoon is £2, which includes tea, coffee and cake. If you would like any further information, please phone either Audrey on 01984 623736 or Lorna on 01984 623193.
Wivey Quilters. 4th Thursday of every month at Wiveliscombe Community Centre. 2 - 4 pm Cost: £3.00 Contact Maggie Watkinson (01984 623859) for further details.
25 Quick View Events for April
Day Date Time Event
Mon 1
Tues 2 10am Bods & Tods in SCC
10.30am Coffee Pot & Talking Cafe in SSC 2-4pm Wivey Foodbank at SCC Wed 3
10am Community Church Cafe, Baby Group, Bread Church etc 10.30am Lent Study Group Clerkspool Thurs 4 2.30pm Wiveliscombe Craft Group 7.30pm Lent Study Group Burges Close
Fri 5 9.05am Friday Prayers 8.30am The Annual Big Breakfast at Waterrow Hall Sat 6 10.30-1pm Paper Crafting at St Peter’s Huish Champflower 8.30am Holy Communion Langley Marsh 9.15am Holy Communion Brompton Ralph 10.45am Morning Worship Wiveliscombe followed by soup lunch Sun 7 (with Sunday Allsorts and XStream) 11.15am Family Service with Holy Communion Huish Champflower 6.00pm Evensong Raddington Mon 8 Tues 9 10.30am Coffee Pot, Lunch & Sideways Look at Life, Talking Cafe SSC Wed 10 2-4 Wivey Food Bank 3.30pm Messy Church 10 am Community Church Cafe, Baby Group, Bread Church etc THurs 11 10.30am Lent Study Group Clerkspool 7.30pm Lent Study Group Burges Close 9.05am Friday Prayers Fri 12 6.00pm Raddington Italian Evening at Waterrow Hall 12.00noon On Tap Auction at St Luke’s, Langley Marsh Sat 13 2.00pm Followed by Tea and Cake at St Lukes Magazine Deadline! Palm Sunday 9.15 am Holy Communion Clatworthy Sun 14 9.15 am Holy Communion Chipstable 10.30am Procession from the Square, Wiveliscombe 10.45 am Holy Communion Wiveliscombe Mon 15 Tues 16 Wed 17 10.30am Coffee Pot & Talking Cafe at SCC
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Day Date Time Event Maundy Thursday 9.30 am ‘Preparing the Upper Room’ - baking the bread and Thurs 18 preparing the passover meal in St Andrew’s 7.00pm Passover supper St Andrew’s Good Friday 10.00am All Churches: Walks of Witness from the North, East and South of Wivey, coming together 10.30am in the Square for an Act of Witness until 10:45, Fri 19 10.45am Cyclists depart for a Tour of Witness of the Hills Churches 10.45am Pedestrians process to St Andrew’s for a Good Friday Service and Fellowship. (with hot cross buns and refreshments.) Sat 20 Easter Sunday 7.00am Sunrise Service at Nutwell Farm, Raddington 8.00am Easter Communion Langley Marsh Easter Ext Communion Huish Champflower Sun 21 9.15am 9.15am Easter Communion Chipstable 10.30am Easter Communion Brompton Ralph 10.45am Easter All Age Communion Wiveliscombe 4.00pm Easter Celebration Service at Wivey Evangelical Church
Mon 22
Tues 23 10am Bods & Tods in SSC 10.30am Julian Meeting 10.30am Coffee Pot & Talking Cafe at SSC Wed 24 2-4pm Wivey Food Bank at SCC Thurs 25 10am Community Church Cafe, Baby Group, Breadchurch etc 9.05am Friday Prayers Fri 26 10.30-12 Brompton Ralph Coffee Morning Sat 27 10.30am Clatworthy Church Big Breakfast in the Village Hall 10.45am Holy Communion St Andrews, Wiveliscombe (with Sunday Allsorts and XStream) Sun 28 6.00pm Evening Service Clatworthy 6.00pm Evening Service Chipstable
Mon 29
Tues 30 10.00sm Bods & Tods at SCC
Looking Ahead - Future Dates
May 11th Clatworthy Coffee Morning May 19th BlueBell Walk at Denhill Farm, Chipstable May 26th Open Garden and Cream Teas at Bedrock Barn, Brompton Ralph May 27th Coombe Park Garden Open, Huish Champflower 27 Growing in Faith - Letter from the Right Reverend Peter Hancock., Bishop of Bath & Wells
He is not here. He is risen! I heard a wonderful story recently about a Church Sunday School which was putting on a drama telling the story of Holy Week and Easter. All had gone well and the wonderful moment arrived when the angel appeared to the women at the tomb to declare those glorious words: ‘He is not here, he is risen.’ (Luke 24:6). Unfortunately, five year old Brian could not remember what to say, and so the Youth Leader had to quietly remind him of his line. He then confidently grabbed the microphone and triumphantly shouted, ‘He’s not here; He’s in prison!’ As we move this month from Lent into Holy Week and onto Good Friday I am sure we are all looking forward to Easter Day when we shall once again hear those words ring out ‘He is not here, he is risen!’ And we shall rejoice and celebrate again the glorious truth that Jesus rose from the dead. Death could not hold him. When Jesus began his ministry in Galilee he declared that: ‘The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor, to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed and to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.’ And those words from Isaiah help us understand why Jesus came. He came to proclaim freedom for the prisoner and to release the oppressed. He came that we might ‘have life and have it to the full’. He came to release us from our sins and set us free from our fears. He came that we might know God and that through knowing God we might have eternal life. ‘I am the resurrection and the life’ he said. ‘Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.’ The good news of the Easter message is that although Jesus died upon the cross he rose again and through his resurrection he overcame the power of sin and the sting of death. That is why Paul could write: ‘Thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.’ (1 Corinthians 15: 57). This Easter let us give thanks that Jesus is not dead. He is not in prison. He is risen indeed! Alleluia! The Right Revd Peter Hancock Bishop of Bath and Wells
PRAYER CIRCLE/CHAIN
We are a small group of people who pray each day at home. We remember all those who have requested a prayer. We contact each other usually by email but those with no computer will have a computer buddy who will contact you by phone to relay the message. If you are interested in joining us or would like a prayer, please contact me: Ann Somerfield Tel 01984 623787 or email: [email protected]. 28 Growing in Faith - St Andrews Vision Day 2/3/19
Journeying in faith, because we cannot grow if we stand still On 1st and 2nd March, about 30 members of St Andrew’s congregation gathered to reflect and pray about our vision of how God is calling us into the future which He intends for us. Here is a brief resumé of the key-note thoughts which Pamela Walker offered to guide our reflections, based around the themes of Hospitality, Healing and Hope:
Hospitality is more than a welcome, because a welcome does not break through the boundaries between “us” and “them.” God calls us to offer the same hospitality to our neighbours as he offers to us when he shares His presence and His love with people like Zaccheus and the Samaritan woman, both outcasts whom Jesus accepted and who recovered their sense of value when they realised how fully Jesus welcomed them, to the point of accepting their hospitality. The more we can accept God’s presence in us, the more evident that presence will be to those who experience our hospitality, offered in Christ’s name.
Healing Pamela asked us to reflect on a picture of Jesus coming to the disciples through closed doors; what are the closed doors that Jesus needs to walk through in our lives? Is our mindset flexible and sufficiently open so that we can accept His healing, or do we shut him out when we will only accept healing on our own terms? The risen Jesus appeared to the disciples when they were broken and fearful, bringing healing on his terms. We are all on a journey of moving from brokenness to wholeness through the power of the Holy Spirit: not just healing for the body (Romans 8:22).
Pamela recounted her experience of the Holy Spirit changing the lives of young African school children - they wanted to forgive, breaking the link with bitterness. Salvation and healing, physical and spiritual, can transform our neighbourhood. Broken relationships are part of the human condition.
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Hope Christ in us, the hope of glory. (Colossians 1:27) Hope takes many forms: a sunny day, a friendly place, God’s promises. Sometimes there is no hope, just despair. Pamela shared with us her support of a woman whose children were taken into custody, who eventually regained that custody after a bitter, two-year -long legal battle, then became a Christian and is now at Bible College. Christian hope is rooted in the promises of God through the Cross of Christ. It is more substantial than just positive thinking, because it has been won for us by Christ’s death and resurrection. It is very easy to squash hope; we need to be hope givers, blessing the places where we live or groups we attend with the promises of God. This brings the Kingdom of God near. (Our grateful thanks to Rachel Adams, who provided the notes which formed the basis of this report, and who commended to us this text for the day: “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” (Colossians 3:15-17)) MW
Lent Courses - Faith in Pictures At the time of going to press there are 7 groups running: Group 1 meeting at Culverhead Lodge hosted and led by Martin and Angela Valuks on Thursday evenings. Group 2 meeting at Little Orchard, Ford Road hosted by Philip and Carol Scribbins. Liz Kilbride leads this group on a Monday evening. Group 3 meets at Rowlands Barn, Chipstable hosted by Tony and Jenny Blackmore and led by Jacqui Cottenham on Monday evenings. Group 4 meets at 1 Dixon Close hosted by Pam Martin led by Lisa Face on Monday mornings at 10am. Group 5 meets at 26 West Street hosted by Geraldine Ingram led by Peter Pearson on Tuesday evenings starting at 7.30pm Group 6 meets at 3 North Street hosted and led by Helen Sedgbeer, at 10am. Group 7 is a young people’s group and meets in St Andrew’s Crypt on Tuesdays at 7pm led by Alan Swan. PLUS the two Silver Street groups meeting on Thursday mornings 10.30am in the home of Terry & Elisabeth Pearce, Clerkspool, Ford Road, and at 7.30pm in the home of Martyn & Felicity Parry, 5 Burges Close
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ISESOMO: God's Servant in the Congo by Joshua Maule. This short book, a copy of which is in St Andrew’s library, is the remarkable story of Muhindo Isesomo who became Bishop of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2010. One might wonder how the son of a village chieftain rose to become Bishop over a vast African territory that the author of this book describes as, 'Probably the most socially and politically volatile Anglican diocese in the world?' After a ‘colourful’ early life of womanising and drinking Isesomo’s life totally changed after encountering Jesus whilst working as a primary school teacher. After further Christian studies, he devoted himself to preaching, eventually becoming a Deacon and then the National Coordinator of Evangelism for the Anglican church. He won more than eight thousand souls for Christ in the National army alone before reluctantly agreeing to become bishop. Like much of the Congo, the people of North Kivu suffer extreme poverty, warring rebel parties, widespread rape and murder coupled with a dreadful pervasive atmosphere of fear, corruption and nepotism. Until 2014, Bishop Isesomo travelled throughout his dangerous diocese at great personal risk focussing on facilitating reconciliation between the Beni and Butembo tribes, eventually creating huge programmes of evangelism, training, church planting, and sound teaching. The author, Joshua Maule, writes in his afterword, 'that it is in many ways too soon to know what will be the enduring influence of his leadership.' Maybe so, but if you read the book, you can make up your own mind! Hazel Ramsay.
Editor’s note Bishop Isesomo was my host in Butembo in November 2014. He is a wonderful person doing a great job in a very challenging environment, currently made worse by rebel attacks and Ebola just 3 blocks away from the orphanage supported by Semiliki Trust. To me it is a source of shame that to date no other Anglican diocese in the UK has agreed to form a link with North Kivu. Despite this I very much hope we can host him in Wiveliscombe one day! Peter Pearson
31 Ways to help your community
Do You Take Your Milk Bottle Tops to Wiveliscombe House
Charity Stamps. Contrary to some rumours St. Margaret's Hospice still needs stamps, unwanted collections etc. They are an essential part of the Hospice's income £200/300 a year from stamps sold there so please keep them coming. Janet Hughes
More Help For You Taunton Deane Housing Office & Benefit Officer hold surgeries in the Community Office on the 1st & 3rd Thursdays of each month from 11am - 12.30pm and on the 1st Friday of the month at Creedwell Orchard in Milverton from 10am - 12noon.
The Community Office needs your help. Have you a morning to become one of our wonderful Office Receptionists, offering help and advice to residents and visitors? For more details: Call into the office any morning until 1pm or phone 01984 624777/624666
Some ways of helping people is easy like saving our bottle tops and stamps. Other requests for help on this page ask us to give up some of our time: not so easy as time is often in short supply and most of us consider our time as valuable. St Andrew’s congregation have discovered that by having a cup of coffee and buying a Mothers’ Union card they have helped families to have a holiday or to escape from domestic violence, or unite families. If you are moved to help see:- https://mueshop.org
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Useful Contacts
The Benefice of Wiveliscombe and the Hills
Rector: Martin Walker [email protected] 01984 248601 Benefice Secretary: Lorna Thorne: [email protected] 01984 629423 Readers: Martin Valuks: 01984 623302 Vigdis Adams: 01984 623869 Adam Green: 01984 623012 Safeguarding Sarah Heard [email protected] 01398 361202
St Andrew’s Wiveliscombe Churchwardens: Judith Swan (and family ministry) [email protected] 01984 629030 Peter Pearson: [email protected] 01823 400093 Assistant Churchwardens: Tony Blackmore: [email protected] 01984 629261 Sherry Rayson [email protected] 01984 568096 PCC Secretary: Abbie Rayson [email protected] 01984 568096 Treasurer: David Face: [email protected] Visiting Team and Friends of St Andrew’s: Sherry Rayson (contact details as above) Bellringers Andrew Howard [email protected] 01984 624366 Choir Julie Newby [email protected] 01984 623301 Flower Guild Dilys Sandercock 01984 624400
St Mary’s Brompton Ralph Churchwarden: Sue Welch: [email protected] 01984 624716 Secretary: Liz Henderson: [email protected] 01984 629545 Treasurer Magnus Mowat [email protected] 01984 656824
All Saints, Chipstable Churchwarden + Treasurer:Sue Levinge: 01984 623680 Dep. Churchwarden + Sec: Linda Martin: [email protected] 01984 624786
St Mary Magdalene, Clatworthy Churchwardens: Michael Biggs: [email protected] 01398 371317 Marie Cowling: [email protected] 01984 623484 Secretary: Angela Oakins: 01398 371317 Treasurer: Jennifer Maunder: 01984 623410
St Peter’s Huish Champflower Churchwarden + Secretary: Denise Broom [email protected] 01984 624395 Churchwarden: Julie Powles 01984 623701 Treasurer: Caroline Colvin [email protected] 01984 629049
St Michael’s, Raddington Churchwarden: Simon Coates 01398 361271 Dep. Churchwarden: Rebecca Mills [email protected] 01398 361537 Secretary: Elaine Welch 01398 361269
Treasurer: Colin Snow 01984 624663
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Useful Contacts
St John the Baptist, Tolland Churchwarden: Maureen Canney [email protected] 01984 656236 Secretary: Alison Bolton [email protected]
Treasurer: Neil Longstreet [email protected]
St Luke’s Langley Marsh Chair (when Rector not present): Sir Christopher Airy Secretary: Alison Brigden: [email protected] 01984 623338
Waterrow Village and Chipstable & Raddington Church Hall Contact : Liz Kilbride [email protected] 01984 623431
Other Churches found within The Benefice Boundaries
Evangelical Congregational Church, Silver Street, Wiveliscombe
Pastor: Rev Martyn Parry [email protected] 01984 623991 Secretary: Felicity Parry [email protected] 01984 623991 Website: www.wiveyevangelical.org (Sunday Services: 10.15am Prayer Meeting 11am with Communion on 1st Sunday of Month)
St Richard of Chichester’s Roman Catholic Church, Church Street, Wiveliscombe Priest: Fr Ikeokwu Nduh [email protected] 01823 662283 (Services: Mass: 9am Sunday 10am Thursdays)
Brendon Hill (Beulah) Methodist Church Minister: Rev Nick Lakin Church Steward Gill Tapp 01643 841280 Lay Preacher: Connie Holmes (Services: Every Sunday at 6.30pm At other times on Special Occasions.)
Other Useful Contacts
Magazine Contacts: see page 2
Community Office: 3 The Square, Wiveliscombe, TA4 2JT 01984 624777 Wivey Link c/o [email protected] 01984 624666 Surgery: Lister House, Croft Way, Wiveliscombe, TA4 2BF 01984 623471 Day Lewis Pharmacy 1 The Square, Wiveliscombe, TA4 2JT 01984 623284 Musgrove Park Hospital 01823 333444 Samaritans Free calls 116 123 Local CPSO Louise Fyne [email protected] 07889 659476 Village Agent Cat Sweatman [email protected] 01823 331222
Wiveliscombe Library Tuesday, Thursday, Fridays 10.00 -12.30 & 2.30 - 5pm Saturday 10.00 –12.30 To renew your loans: 0300 123 2224 or visit www.librarieswest.org.uk Deadline for next magazine - 14 April [email protected] To advertise please contact [email protected] 51 New Subscribers: Would you like to receive regular copies of the magazine? If so please email [email protected] with your name, address, contact number and email, along with your BACs payment A year’s subscription is £5 (50p / copy) and runs from January to December. BACS details are ‘WHOF’ 09-01-29 20101213 Or ring 01984 629423 for more details.
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