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COMMUNITY MAGAZINE FLEET, GEDNEY, HOLBEACH ST MARKS and HOLBEACH HURN FEBRUARY 2019 No. 422 February 2019 Parish Contacts The Rural Dean Revd. Rosamund Seal 01406 424989 [email protected] Authorised Lay Ministers Ms. Maggie Ball 01406 490384 Mr. David Smith 01406 363388 Churchwardens: Fleet Peter Graper 01406 423803 [email protected] Geoff De Roux 07826 843611 [email protected] Holbeach Hurn Mr. David Baker 01406 362420 [email protected] Mrs. Kay Jenkinson 01406 424428 Gedney Mr. William Webb 01406 363673 [email protected] Mrs. Jill Duffey 01406 365586 Holbeach St. Marks Doris Johnson 01406 701250 [email protected] Nick Worth 01406 701459 2 Useful Community Contacts The Pilgrim Hospital ………………………….. 01205 364 801 Queen Elizabeth Hospital …………………… 01553 613 613 Holbeach Hospital ……………………………… 01406 422 283 Johnson Community Hospital Spalding.. 01775 652 000 Peterborough City Hospital…………………. 01733 678000 Long Sutton Medical Centre ………………..01406 362 081 Boots Chemist Long Sutton ………………… 01406 362 331 Samaritans ………………………………………… 08457 90 90 90 National Rail Enquiries ………………………. 0845 748 495 Registrar Long Sutton ………………………… 01522 782 244 M. P. John Hayes ………………………………… 01775 711 534 NHS Direct …………………………………………..0845 46 47 Cllr Nick Worth …………………………………….07866 415688 South Holland Parish Volunteer Car Service (Mon - Fri 09:00 - 12:00 / 13:00 - 16:30)Call Sharon: 01406 366820 or 07834 634336 3 Editor’s note Hello everyone, my name is Mark and I am looking forward to hearing from you all and editing this beautiful magazine. If you have a story or something you want placing into the magazine please send it to me at [email protected] and tell me what it is, some information and the location along with any dates or contact details required. MAGAZINE EDITOR: MARKY ELSOM [email protected] Copy for the magazine should be with Mark by 18th of the previous month, marked Mid Elloe Magazine. ADVERTISING EDITOR: GILL GRAPER [email protected] 01406 423803 We are very grateful to all our advertisers for supporting the production costs of the magazine. All advertisers should have been contacted and subscriptions run from January 2019 for the whole year. Please make sure you have paid for this year by sending a cheque made payable to 'Parochial Church Council of Fleet' to Gill Graper, Diamond House, Roman Bank, Holbeach Clough, PE12 8DJ. Full page: £120 Half page: £60 Quarter page: £30 4 SEE US ON THE WEB The Magazine and details of services will be put on the new church website every month so please do check there for details of what is going on in your Parish and in the Benefice. Fleet: https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/14562/ Gedney: https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/14564/ Holbeach Hurn: https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/14569/ Holbeach St Marks: https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/14564/ From the Rectory Dear Friends Maria and I would like to say a very big thank you for the great send off you gave us on Sunday 13 January. Many people attended the Eucharist and joined in that worship. The lunch provided afterwards was fit for the five thousand! Your gifts to us were very generous in- deed including the original Geoff DeRoux painting of our four churches, a handsome cheque and various cards and individual presents. Thank you all very much for that great event and for the last few years amongst you. We have loved it and will miss you all. As ever, with every blessing Adrian and Maria January 2019 5 RECTOR’S RETIREMENT We hope everyone is aware that our dear Rector, Father Adrian, retired from office on January 13th. A farewell Eucharist was held at Gedney on that day and almost 100 friends and family formed the congregation to say goodbye to him and his wife, Maria. Adrian has been with us for only three and a half years but in that time he has made an enormous contribution to the life of the four parishes in his care and has become well-known and loved throughout the area. He gently modernized the pattern of worship to make it more accessible for all. His influence in our lives will continue long after his departure. We are going to miss him very much and we send him our grateful thanks and good wishes for a long and happy retirement. CANDLE-LIT CAROL SERVICE It was lovely to welcome so many people to our Carol Service in December. It is thought around one hundred and eighty people came to hear again the story of Christmas and sing the wonderful carols. We were sorry not to be able to light the church path due to the weather. Thank you to everyone who helped in the preparations for the Carol Service and those who came on Monday to tidy up. Definitely a case of many hands make light work! 6 TABLETALK LUNCH December and January lunches were both very well attended. Those attending the December meal enjoyed a traditional Christmas lunch. The children from Gedney School then came and entertained us with some carols. January diners were served a fish in parsley sauce followed by plum loaf pudding. The lunches are held monthly and are an opportunity, particularly for those who live alone, to have a chat whilst enjoying a meal. If you know anyone who might be interested then please do contact any of the numbers below. The next Tabletalk Lunch will be held on Wednesday 13th February at the usual time of 12 for 12.30 in Gedney Church. Please book your place by contacting one of the following:- Jill Duffey -01406 365586 or Jane Webb 01406 363673 WREATHS, FLORAL TRIBUTES AND VASES On behalf of the Parochial Church Council could we please remind everyone that Christmas wreaths and floral tributes should be re- moved from the Churchyard by 2nd of February, which is Candlemas and marks the end of the Christmas season. It is then that all decora- tions are dismantled and put away. As mentioned in the December newsletter, the Churchyard grass seems to start growing earlier each year and it would help considera- bly if tributes were removed before the grass cutting season com- mences. Please note that vases and other ornaments should only be placed in line with the gravestones so as not to obstruct the mowers, nor become damaged. Thank you for your help in this matter. 7 Mid-Elloe Worship Rota FEBRUARY 2019 HOLBEACH HOLBEACH FEBRUARY FLEET GEDNEY HURN ST MARKS Sunday 3rd 9.00 11.00 Sung Morning Eucharist Prayer Sunday 9.00 11.00 11.00 10th Sung Sung Morning Eucharist Eucharist Prayer Sunday 9.00 11.00 11.00 17th Sung Morning Sung Eucharist Prayer Eucharist Sunday 11.00 9.00 24th Morning Sung Prayer Eucharist Sunday 3rd 9.00 11.00 March Sung Morning Eucharist Prayer Ash 19.30 Wednesday Communion 6th March with Ashing During Lent ( from 13th March) there will be a Compline service at Fleet on Wednesday evenings 8 Will you be part of The Holbeach Community Bookshop? Set up for those of us in The Fens, who love books, we began to trade in Sep- tember at 3 Park Road in Holbeach, with the poet and author, Benjamin Zephaniah, officially opening the shop for us on Tuesday 16 October. The Bookshop is run by the community for the community with volunteer Trustees and helpers. Books are donated by the people of Holbeach and surrounding areas and are then sold at affordable prices. The profits will be donated to good causes. All tastes, ages and pockets are catered for, ranging from children's books to the latest novels, 'hard to find' books and First Editions. We also run a story time session for the local pre-school and we hope very much that University Academy Holbeach will be able to help us build more shelves. Would you like to be part of this venture, either as a customer or a volunteer? As a customer, come, chat, browse and find something enjoyable to read. Our opening hours are 10.00 to 16.00 every day except Wednesdays and Sundays. Or perhaps you could help us as a volunteer in the Bookshop for a session or so a month? We would be very grateful and offer you full training, new friends and plentiful tea, coffee and biscuits! If that sounds appealing, please ring Carolyn on 01406 422700. Either way a warm welcome awaits you at Your Community Bookshop. Happy New Year and hope to see you soon! 9 Your Mobile Library carries a selection of adult and junior fiction and Non-fiction books, large print and talking books, local history, books on Prescription and much more. Wheelchair access. MOBILE LIBRARY STOPS TIME DAY FEBRUARY Holbeach St Marks -St Mark's Road 10.30-11.30 Thursday 14th South Gedney - Church End 14.45-15.15 Thursday 14th Gedney Dyke - Roman Way 12.15-12.45 Wednesday 13th Fleet Hargate—Hargate Close 12.00 - 13.00 Thursday 14th 10 Long Sutton Library Address: Trafalgar Square, Long Sutton, Spalding Lincolnshire PE12 9HB Tel: Customer Service Centre (Libraries) 01522 782010 Opening hours: Monday – 2pm – 6pm Tuesday – 10am – 5pm Wednesday – CLOSED Thursday – 2pm – 6pm Friday – 10am – 5pm Saturday – 10am -1pm We offer: IT facilities, printing/scanning/photocopying, Local His- tory books and information, Children’s Library, Teenage Library, DVDs, Talking Books, Large Print Books, Self Service, Library Shop and a Family History Buddy. Regular Groups: Arthritis Care, U3A Reading Groups, Creative Writing, Storytime for under 4s, Craft Group, Knit and Natter, Men’s Group, Genealogy, Walkers Group, Board Games for All, Mindful Colouring, Scrabble and Housebound Library Service. NEW Every other Friday Family History Buddy, one hour sessions (started th 19 Oct) 11 FLEET CHURCH 50 /50 CLUB JANUARY WINNERS 1.