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Worcestershire Villages Circulation to Childswickham, Murcot, Aston Somerville, Broadway and Leedens Park, Willersey, Hinton, Bretforton ( Buckland) To June 15th 7000 hits on the internet . V illage News-July 2015 July 4th/18th Music For All The Family at St. Eadburgha's Church, Broadway 11th/12th - Tewkesbury Medieval Festival 18th Bretforton’s Silver Band and The Last night at The Proms. A Fleece event 1st -21st Gloucestershire Warwick Railway Steam, diesel and electric And Narrow gauge trains. Aug 29th Bank Holiday Fun at Childswickham Fete Can you track down the whereabouts of lost pub called “ The Harrow” ? NOTA BENE Next month articles please by July 10th for August-Sept edition 3 double month issues to follow August-Sept Deadline July 10th October—November Deadline Sept 10th December –January Deadline November 10th http://www.village-news.org.uk This magazine was printed by Bear Print &Media Ltd Tel No. 01386 852522 07775 726543 See what they can do for you Send emails to [email protected] Visit the Childswickham web site http://www.childswickham.org.uk Next issue Aug-Sept 2015 Deadline July 10th Village News July 2015 Childswickham Church Please feel welcome to come to Services in July and August at St. Mary’s Church 5th July Holy Communion During July and August we welcome four guest 12th July Morning Worship1 preachers – Bob Forster, Patricia Phillips, Cliff Cocks 9th July Family Service and Christopher Haslam. 26th July Holy Communion 2nd August Morning Worship Rev Pat Phillips will be here on 26th July. 9th August Holy Communion Come and give a her a welcome 16th August Family Service 23rd August Holy Communion 30th August Morning Worship From the registers- In Baptism, We welcome into the fellowship of the church 24th May, Charlie John Andrews We extend our sympathy to the families of those laid to rest – 25th April - Paul Roy Vaughan, aged 93, late of 1, Derniers Drive. 23rd May – Evelyn Walker, aged 96, late of New Street. John Thompstone writes – Regarding the updating of the War Memorial in Church, I still have no information about Gerald Winters. Is there anybody who can throw any light on him? Please let me know, if so St Mary The Virgin Rotas July 2015 July Cleaning Contacts Childswickham July Coffee David Matthews, Churchwarden 3rd 10th Mrs L Watson 852712 5th Sarah Deacon 17th Mrs Braithwaite & Joan Barnett, Churchwarden 12th Brenda Wadsworth 24th Mrs Bindoff 858309 Julie Fay [email protected] 07557109529 Bell ringers: Tower Captain, Philip Milward. Tel: 01386 853532 Next issue Aug-Sept 2015 Deadline July 10th Village News July 2015 HARVEST FESTIVAL. CHILDSWICKHAM. Summer’s here and the time is right, For dancing in the street…..Whenever I hear that song – whether it is the original by Martha and the Vandellas or the version done at Live Aid by David Bowie and Mick Jagger, it does raise the spirit. It’s quite amazing how the light levels in the summer months make you feel so much better. Christians often picture the Holy Spirit as fire or air and, in the Bible accounts, he’s often ac- companied by bright light. At the beginning of creation, the first thing God did was say, ‘Let There Be Light’. By following the teachings of Jesus we feel enlightened when he helps us lead happier, fuller, lighter lives. If you ever feel that you are in the dark for any reason – invite the Spirit of God into your dark- est places. As we collected clothes for the ‘Keep A Child Warm’ campaign last month (many thanks to all who contributed) we were also reminded of others, near and far, leading less comfortable lives than us. Look out on this beautiful place in which we live and just say, ‘Thank you’ for the wonder of God’s creation. From sunrise to sunset, he is there for you - in the dark and the light. Here’s to a great summer, Julie Fay St Mary’s Church Team Leader [email protected] Children Donations being picked up by operations manager Brad Moore. Thank you to all who donated Nepal Earthquake Appeal From Marilyn Thank you to the Evergreens, and everyone who supported my talk on Nepal. £332 was raised towards the Nepalese Earthquake Appeal. Next issue Aug-Sept 2015 Deadline July 10th Village News July 2015 --------- Willersey Toddington and trains http://willersey.org will tell you all you need to know about Willersey. It is one of the best web sites and keeps itself up to date. Willersey had a halt station on the Great Western Railway which was opened in 1st August 1904. It was situated about half a mile from the village centre which was closer to its community than many stations on the route. It had two 152-foot wooden platforms, each with a corrugated iron pagoda style shelter. No sidings or facilities were provided. The initial service consisted of 9 Down and 8 Up services a day. The line was closed by British Railways on 7th March 1960. Since then a team of enthusiasts have reopened the line as a heritage steam service, connecting to Cheltenham. It is currently being extended to Broadway and they have future plans to eventually reconnect to Honeybourne which could in time give Will- Gloucestershire Warwick Railway http://www.gwsr.com In July we step up another gear for 3-day mid-week running from Tuesday 21st July, giving you the chance to ride behind all three forms of traction: steam, mainline diesel and diesel railcar. The highlight of the month is the Heritage Diesel Weekend running for 3 days from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th Toddington also has a Narrow Gauge Railway (NGR) , a two foot (600mm) narrow gauge, entirely volunteer operated railway which runs from the west side of the Toddington Station Main Car Park (behind the 'Flag and Whistle' Cafe), where the Booking Office is sit- uated, through the station of California Crossing and on to Didbrook Loop, about three quarters of a mile in length. The line runs parallel to the standard gauge line and the yard, through shallow cuttings to Didbook, where the run-round loop is situated. Trains continue to Didbrook Loop where the locomotive runs round the train to haul it back to Toddington Narrow Gauge Station. The whole trip takes about 25 minutes. Trains normally run every thirty-five minutes, the first at 11.45, the last at 15.50. Next issue Aug-Sept 2015 Deadline July 10th Village News July 2015 Memorial Hall Lettings: Anne Wood 854955 or http://www.childswickham.org.uk Art Class Friday weekly 10.00 - 12 .00 am 01386 833055 Keep Fit Monday 10.00-11.15 Tess Thursday 9.15-10.15 Quilting Wednesday weekly TT 10 .00 -12.00 pm Georgina Oldham 01242 820423 Evergreens 2nd & 4th Wednesday 2.00 – 4.00 pm Peggy Maudsley 01386 852316 WI Ist Wednesday 7.00 – 10.00 pm Marilyn Watts 01386 854661 Parish Council Last Thursday 7.15 pm Jacqueline Shields 01684 773236 Ballroom Dancing Latin American Thursday 7.00-8.00 Beginners 8.15-9.15 Intermediate Kleo 858905 TT = Term Time Charges per Hour: Villagers Non Residents Main Hall £6.50 £11.50 Snooker £4.50 £5.00 Childswickham Parish Council held its Annual Meeting on Thursday the 28th May 2015 at the Memorial Hall. Mr Anthony Halling welcomed three new councillors, Mrs Julie Scattergood, Mr John Lowe and Mr Paul Brockman and was re-elected as Chairman. The council agreed to co opt the three vacancies at the meeting to be held on the 30th July 2015, ap- plication forms can be obtained from the parish clerk by the 20th July, to be completed and returned by the 23rd of July to the clerk. District councillor Mr Bradley Thomas attended the meeting and explained that as he was Vice chair- man of Wychavon Planning Committee, which also holds its meeting on the last Thursday in the month, he would make every effort to attend the meeting, if any parishioner has any concerns or wishes to speak to Cllr Thomas, his contact details are [email protected] or 07793564146 or via Wychavon. Jackie Shields Parish Clerk Childswickham WI May was a busy month for the WI with members attending the Group meeting,a visit by the Cinema group to see ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’ and 9 members had an enjoyable day at the Jinney Ring Centre making enamel and bead jewellery. At the June meeting Mr Richard Kendrick talked about ‘behind the Scenes with a Film Caterer’. From a converted Hot Dog van to enormous vehicles used on location, Mr Kendrick talked about the logis- tics of catering for shows and venues from Crossroads, broadcasting teams involved in Wembley, The Commonwealth Games, Grand Prix, The Grand National, golf tournaments and many other great sporting occasions, even taking food out to the tall ships involved in the filming of Howard’s Way. The list was endless! It made us realise how much money is spent on producing a programme. Marilyn was lucky enough to be the member picked to go to the Queen’s Garden Party for the WI 100 year celebration and had a lovely afternoon at the Palace. 2 members also attended the centenary AGM .Next meeting on July 1st ‘Everyday Life and Living in Tudor Times’ with Paul Harding. Visitors wel- come £4. Competition: Caricature of Henry V111 Contact Marilyn 854661 Next issue Aug-Sept 2015 Deadline July 10th Village News July 2015 Childswickham Fun Golf Day At last a golf day with glorious weather from start to finish. Despite many of our regular supporters being unavailable due to a clash of dates we managed to have 44 players and 10 guests.