North Cotswold Villages Childswickham, Murcot, Broadway and Leedons Parks, Aston Somerville, Willersey, Hinton in the Green, and Bretforton
Over 30,000 hits in 2018 V i l l a g e N e w s MAY 2019
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY see inside for more details
• Thursday, 9th May U3A Speaker Philip Caine • Saturday 11th May, Living History Weekend at the Fleece, Bretforton • Sunday 12th May, ‘Your Bard’ at the Fleece, Bretforton • Tuesday, 14th May Wayfarers trip to Cirencester • Wednesday 15th May Leedons trip to Abergavenny • 25th-27th May Steam in the Cotswolds! • Tuesday, 28th May Wayfarers trip to Oxford
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Next issue May Deadline May 5th 2019 Childswickham Church St Mary the Virgin Carol Strotten, Churchwarden 01386 852312 Ralph Deakin, Churchwarden 01386 854605
Families and children are always welcome at St Mary’s, do come along and join us
5th May Morning service - David Cook, Speaker - Evesham Prayer Compass 12th May Holy Communion including Baptism - Revd Bennett 19th May Morning service 26th May Holy Communion
From the Registers
Phyllis Vaughan 20th March Michael Dempsey 28th March May they Rest in Peace
Joseph Nott to Sarah Daffurn Wedding on 12th April Congratulations
Cleaning Contacts Childswickham Coffee Rota
May 10th Mrs L Woods 5th May Mary & Richard Burfitt Carol Strotten, Churchwarden 852312
12th May Margaret Flanagan & May 24th Mrs S Smith and [email protected] Mrs J Tuskin Jane Allen Ralph Deakin, Churchwarden 854605 19th May Joan Barnett & June 7th Mrs Barnett and Mrs Saville Bell ringers: Brenda Wadsworth Tower Captain, Graham Lee 26th May Len Wood +1 June 21st Mrs BIndoff and 01386 858422 Mrs Braithwaite 2nd June Angela Kirk &
Pat Hackett
The Childswickham ‘wallers.’
A sunny morning, at the end of March, saw a working party demolishing the wall between the Churchyard and Leedons’ field. It has become very dilapidated - added to which – a quantity of stones were stolen, last autumn. It is to be rebuilt with financial support from The Friends of St Mary’s: in preparation, the team was removing the ingrown ivy which has taken a firm grip on the interior, as well exterior stonework. It is hoped that when the wall is rebuilt, in May, it will give a tidier appearance to that part of the Village.
In addition, much needed tree work has been undertaken in the Churchyard during the winter thanks to financial assistance from ‘The Friends.’ This, too, enhances the appearance of this historic area.
Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th June, we invite you to join us in welcoming Epiphany to Childswickham More information on page 6
Next issue May Deadline May 5th 2019 1st May – May Day: unbridled merriment don’t reply ‘comb my hair on the left’ or ‘do the washing up’ but with their occupation present or past. May is the month when the ancient pagans used to get up to ‘all sorts’! The Romans held their festival to honour the Strangely enough, even the Bible does the same. In the mother-goddess Maia, goddess of nature and second of the creation stories – Adam and Eve – we are growth. (May is named after her.) The early Celts told how the man was shaped from the dust of the earth. celebrated the feast of Beltane, in honour of the sun god, What a powerful image. Then straight away, he was given Beli. a job to do: he was to be the gardener of Eden. We don’t know what he looked like, or even at that point his name, For centuries in ‘Olde England’ the people went mad in but we do know his job! May. After the hardship of winter, and hunger of early Spring, May was a time of indulgence and unbridled In conversation at parties we are often asked ‘What do you merriment. One Philip Stubbes, writing in 1583, was do?’ My late wife loved that because she had been a nurse scandalised: ‘for what kissing and bussing, what and people were so positive about it. Perhaps if she had smooching and slabbering one of another, is not been a traffic warden it would have been different. But for practised?’ all of us our work, what we do, is a vital part of our lives. It certainly includes the job of home building and bringing up Henry VIII went ‘maying’ on many occasions. Then folk children. Work gives us worth, which is why being ‘out of would stay out all night in the dark rain-warm thickets and work’ is for most people an unwanted and frustrating return in the morning for dancing on the green around the existence. May pole, archery, vaulting, wrestling, and evening bonfires. May 1st has become the International Day of Work. Most of us enjoy our work, even if it’s only the company of The Protestant reformers took a colleagues. After all, if it weren’t for work, what would strong stand against May Day – and in ‘leisure’ mean? 1644 May Day was abolished altogether. Many May poles came The Monty Python phenomenon down – only to go up again at the Restoration, when the first May Day of The Monty Python surreal comedy group was formed 50 King Charles’s reign was ‘the happiest years ago, on 11th May 1969. They pioneered a type of Mayday that hath been many a year in stream-of consciousness television sketch show, Monty England’, according to Pepys. Python’s Flying Circus whose influence on comedy has been compared with the Beatles’ influence on music. May Day to most people today brings vague folk memories of a young Queen of the May decorated with garlands and 45 episodes were made over four series, and the Python streamers and flowers, a May Pole to weave, Morris phenomenon developed into stage shows, films, albums, dancing, and the intricacies of well dressing at Tissington books and musicals. Being iconoclastic and anti- in Derbyshire. establishment, the Pythons – John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam May Day is a medley of natural themes such as sunrise, – were inevitably controversial and made many Christians the advent of summer, growth in nature, and – since 1833 uneasy, especially after the release of their Life of Brian – Robert Owen’s vision of a millennium in the future, film in 1979, which seemed to poke fun at Jesus, though beginning on May Day, when there would be no more they denied that this was the intention. poverty, injustice or cruelty, but harmony and friendship. This is why, in modern times, May Day has Ironically, by 1994, the point was already being made that become Labour Day, which honours the dignity of they had “begun to occupy an institutional position in the workers. And until recently, in communist countries May edifice of British social culture that they had once had so Day processions were in honour of the achievement of much fun trying to demolish.” The term ‘pythonesque’ as a Marxism. definition for a type of humour is included in standard dictionaries – a fact that Terry Jones said meant that they There has never been a Christian content to May Day, but had failed. nevertheless there is the well-known 6am service on the top of Magdalen Tower at Oxford where a choir sings in the Seven asteroids are named after Monty Python or its dawn of May Day. members. The word ‘spam’ referring to unsolicited e-mail is derived from their TV ‘Spam’ sketch in 1970. An old May carol includes the lines: The life of man is but a span, it flourishes like a flower We are here today, and gone tomorrow – we are dead within an hour. There is something of a sadness about it, both in words and tune, as there is about all purely sensuous joy. For May Day is not Easter, and the joys it represents have always been earth-bound and fleeting.
In praise of Work
‘Edward Jones, 39, chemist, was convicted by Harrow magistrates of drink driving.’ I learnt the formula early in my journalistic career. Whatever else you observe, always be sure to report age and job. Contestants on TV quiz programmes are always asked ‘What do you do?’ They
Next issue May Deadline May 5th 2019 Day Time Activity Contact Monday 7.00pm–9pm Carpet Bowls Robert Simms 01386 853752 Tuesday 9.15-10.15am Keep Fit Tess 01386 858796 10.30-12.00noon Yoga Aston Colley 01386 870893 6 pm-8 pm Puppy Training Sue 07857 277184 Wednesday 10am- 12.00noon Quilting Georgina 01242 820423 2pm – 4pm Evergreens 2nd/4th week of month Dawn Bindoff 01386 858769 7pm – 9pm WI (1st & last week) Pam Folsom 01386 859397 Thursday 7pm – 9pm Dancing Ballroom Kleo Tanner 01386 858905 7pm – 9pm Parish Council (not April, June, Aug. and December) 01684 773236 Friday 9am-12noon Art Group Claire Watson [email protected] 10am-12noon U3A winter months only 2nd Friday
Charges Main Hall Residents £6.50 Non Residents £11.50 Helen’s Room Resident £6.50 Non Residents £11.50 Snooker Residents £4.50 Non Residents £5.00 For more information and to make a booking please contact Anne Wood 01386 854955 See web site for Rules and Conditions http://www.childswickham.org.uk
CHILDSWICKHAM STREET PARTY
Sunday 11 August 2019
Atkinson Street starting 1pm Live jazz and bouncy castle Bring your own sharing food-bottle of wine per table and soft drinks provided
Save this date More details coming
Childswickham WI
The WI meet on the 1st Wednesday of every month from 7.15pm in the Childswickham Memorial Hall on Atkinson Street Give the President, Pam Folsom a call on 07712 682452 to try a Free of Charge Taster
April 2019. Pam Folsom opened the meeting by welcoming new member Jane Green.
Pam announced that April 30th is Women Walk The World Day. Childswickham member will meet at 12 and walk from Evesham Leisure Centre to the ferry crossing and Rafael’s Restaurant where we are likely to have a coffee before returning. Donations would be welcome to help women and their families worldwide.
Our speaker was Michelle James from Severn Waste, the company that collects the recycling. Over 280,000 tons is recycled each year although we were encouraged to repair, reuse or recycle as much as possible. The waste that cannot be resold is burnt and the energy released goes to the national grid.
Michelle asked us to crush boxes and cartons but not bottles, wash and allow tins to dry before adding to the bin, and to remove the plastic windows from envelopes so that the paper can be recycled.
Webb’s of Wychbold will take clean plant pots.
The next meeting will be on May 1st at 7.30pm.
Next issue May Deadline May 5th 2019 Welcome to the North Cotswold U3A ‘Now I understand why the North Cotswold U3A is known as “The Friendly U3A’ (Freda) ‘My life can be divided into two parts, before the U3A and after the U3A. The “after” part is so much better’ (John) ‘I don’t know how I ever found time to go to work’ (Leslie) ‘Walking, reading, taking photographs, painting, improving my French, improving my cooking (not difficult this!) – the NCU3A fills my life with so much interest and pleasure’ (Margaret)
The first age is learning at school, the second is learning at work and the third age is when that is over and you can learn whatever you like. Our name can be misleading. We are not remotely like university students. We do not sit exams. It is all about friendship, keeping active in body and mind, and enjoying our leisure hours in ways that our parents would have envied.
Membership is only £22 a year for a couple or £12 for individual. A general open meeting is held at Willersey Village Hall on 2nd Thursday of each month from 2.00pm and usually finishes by 4.00pm. Our Open meetings are open to visitors. We welcome a donation of £2.00 for members and non members.
Groups meet throughout the week, mornings and afternoons, at this hall or other determined places. As usual there is the web site for more information. http://u3asites.org.uk/north-cotswold
Next Open meeting Thursday, 9th May
‘Adventurer’ - Philip Caine.
Our speaker has worked for 30 years in the oil industry in places like Iraq, Nigeria, Kazakhstan and Russia.
Parish Council May 2019 Newsletter Childswickham, Murcot and Mount Pleasant
Election Fever It’s a time of change for the Parish Council. Some of our long serving members have decided to step down and in turn we look forward to welcoming new Councillors to our team. On behalf of the whole village, we would like to thank all Parish Council members who have given freely of their time and resources to help make our village a better place to live.
Our village. If you have a concern, issue or comment about village life please get in touch. Write to us and post your letter in the Parish Council post box outside the village hall. We reply to all correspondence where a name, address or email is included. All email correspondence should be sent to Jackie at [email protected]
Together we can make a difference! Have you spotted an issue affecting village life and you’re not sure what to do about it? The following link can be used to report concerns with roads and pavements, overgrown shrubbery, drain- age and rights of way.
The more of us who report an issue the better as it becomes known as a ‘hot spot’ and action is more likely to be taken. https://www.wychavon.gov.uk/report-it
Dial 101 to report crime or other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Best wishes, Sarah Lewis On behalf of your Parish Council Team.
Annie the Musical - Broadway Players
Broadway Players will be holding auditions in mid-May for its forthcoming production of 'Annie, The Musical'. Re- hearsals start mid-July and the show will be staged end of November.
Broadway Players warmly welcomes new members to its group and for this year are keenly seeking: • A pianist and guitarist to join the Broadway Players' band • Male and female adults for lead/supporting roles & ensemble • Sound and light operator to join the tech team • A stage struck well behaved dog for Annie's companion
If you would like to join the Broadway Players, who work hard to put on a great production but have a lot of fun along the way, contact: Lesley Wood 01386 853530 for further details of initial Annie 'get together' meeting and audition dates.
Next issue May Deadline May 5th 2019 Broadway Station Progress April 2019 The new season is now well under way, and it will be interesting to see how passenger numbers hold up this year against last year’s record total. New for this year is the station Refreshment Room, selling a limited selection of cakes, snacks and drinks.
Before the start of the season the station forecourt and the approach road were properly surfaced, resulting in a much improved access. At the far end of the station building by the footbridge paving slabs are being laid and spear fencing installed to match that at the rear of the platform. The next step here is for the roof over the steps to be installed.
The car park, run by Wychavon District Council, opened in time for the start of the new season. Many passengers starting their journey on the railway from Broadway have taken advantage of the partial refund available on the all-day parking charge when purchasing their rover tickets.
During the winter period the railway has received several awards, including the Heritage Railway Association Annual Award for large groups for the extension of the line to Broadway and the Station, and the Steam Railway Magazine Award, chosen by its readers, for Broadway station.
Looking further afield, most readers are probably aware of the weight restriction on the bridge over the railway on the B4632 between Broadway and Toddington. The solution is technically and legally very complex, and it will be a while before a solution can be agreed. The good news is that train services are unaffected, but the bad news is that some planned enhancements on the railway have had to be put on hold for now. Broadway station will be a "work in progress" for some time yet.
A final snippet – just over 10 years ago, at the end of March 2009, the first volunteers started work on a derelict site, where no trace of the original station was visible. We have come a long way since then, but there is still work to be done to complete the job.
Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th June, we invite you to join us in welcoming Epiphany to Childswickham
Epiphany is group of professional musicians whom Sarah and Ralph Deakin have invited for the weekend of the fete. Most of Epiphany's musicians play in leading orchestras and ensembles throughout the UK and Europe including the Hallé, Manchester Camerata, BBC Philharmonic, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, CBSO, Northern Sinfonia - to name but a few. They have performed in many venues throughout the UK, Europe and beyond, including in the Houses of Parliament and many major art galleries as well as at the Ideal Home Show in London (playing for 2½ weeks in a £400,000 treehouse!) and at Royal Horticultural Society Flower Shows. So we are thrilled that they are coming to Childswickham.
We have asked Epiphany to make their unique gift in creating improvised Sound Portraits available during the afternoons of Saturday 15th (at St Mary’s Church, Childswickham) and on Sunday 16th June (in the Barn at House of the Open Door).
In addition, they will be performing a Summer Evening Classical Music Concert in the St Mary’s Church on the Saturday, 15th evening at 7.30pm. Concert tickets priced £10 per person will be available from 1st May.
Contact Ralph and Sarah Deakin for tickets and more information 01386 852605.
Sound Portraits explained by Epiphany. Have you ever had your portrait painted? A visual artist will seek to create an image of the person who sits before them. It takes a really gifted and skilled artist to capture a true likeness. We believe that it’s possible to paint pictures with music as well as the brush or pen. With our instruments and voices we use improvised music as a means of creating a ‘sound portrait’ of the people we play for.
We don’t pretend to be able to capture an exact likeness of a person as an artist would on canvas, but simply allow ourselves to be guided by impressions that we get of a person (or couple), inspiring us to play a certain motif, chord structure or melody, interwoven to produce a piece of music that we believe captures some aspect of that person’s identity. Like a reflection in a mirror, the image is reflected back in music. The person whose portrait is being played may see themselves portrayed as they’ve never been before!
Epiphany's website is at www.epiphanymusic.org.uk
Next issue May Deadline May 5th 2019 LOCAL WALKS WITH THE COTSWOLDS VOLUNTARY WARDENS May 2019
Of Mice and Women – Thursday 2nd May - Moderate An energetic circular walk among the northern hills of the Cotswolds. We will learn about the creators of the lovely gardens of Kiftsgate en route to Ilmington, with its fine Norman church, home to eleven hidden mice. Lunch available in Ilmington at the community cafe or bring your own. 5.5 hours: 9.5 miles. Start: 10.00am Hidcote Manor car park (by kind permission of NationalTrust). OS Map ref: SP 176 430.
Bluebells in Bloom (hopefully!) – Wednesday 8th May - Moderate A circumnavigation around pretty Cotswold outliers, Alderton and Dumbleton hills. A spectacular display of bluebells in the Spring. Due to the fickle nature of the English weather, we cannot of course guarantee to see them. Total ascent 552 ft. 2 hours: 4 miles. Start: 10.00am Dairy Lane, Dumbleton, Glos WR11 7TP – please park considerately. OS Map ref: SP 017 359.
Spring out of Stanton – Tuesday 14th May - Moderate Spring in the Cotswolds means wild flowers, burgeoning woods and lovely stone architecture - and we have them all on this walk. Bring a packed lunch. 3.5 hours: 7 miles. Start: 11.00am Stanton village car park. OS Map ref: SP 067 344.
Walking the Ways – Thursday 16th May - Moderate This circular walk from Bourton-on-the-Water takes the Windrush Way west through sheltered valleys and pleasant woodland to the village of Naunton. The return on the Wardens Way provides great views from the hills and the Slaughter villages. Bring a packed lunch. 5 hours: 10 miles. Start: 10.00am Bourton-on-the-Water War Memorial. OS Map ref: SP 167 207.
The Graveyard Slot – Thursday 30th May - Moderate A visit to local churchyards at Mickleton, Ebrington and Chipping Campden to find interesting – and sometimes quirky – features. Please bring a packed lunch. 6 hours: 11 miles. Start: 10.00am Mickleton Church. Park in Church Lane or use the small church car park (voluntary donation). OS Map ref: SP 162 435.
Chipping Campden Town Walk – Tuesday 28th and Thursday 30th May - Easy We will walk along the High Street and provide a historical tour of the town. From the granting of Campden’s Charter in the 1180s, the growth of the town and its magnificent buildings, to the arrival of the Arts and Crafts movement. Refreshments available in the town after the walk. 1.5 hours. Start: 2.00pm on Tuesdays and 10.00am on Thursdays. Meet at the Market Hall in the centre of town. OS Map ref: SP 15136 39174.
PLEASE use appropriate footwear as some walks may be steep and muddy in places. EASY - Length may vary but terrain is mainly flat (level); MODERATE - includes some hills and rough ground. STRENUOUS – may be rough underfoot and ascents and descents may be steep. We welcome guide and hearing dogs - sorry, others not allowed.
Walks are free although we do invite donations to help fund our conservation and improvement work.
The Wardens run a full programme of guided walks throughout the Cotswolds. For more information see www.cotswoldsaonb.org.uk or Tel: 01451 862000, also for any changes to arrangements such as due to extreme weather.
Why not hold a Blooming Great Tea Party? Would you consider holding a tea party to help raise funds for the Marie Curie charity? Marie Curie and Mel Geidroyc (of the Great British Bake Off) are calling on people across the UK to throw a Blooming Great Tea Party in June.
Just choose a convenient date (ideally between 20th to 23rd June), Sign up at www.mariecurie.org.uk/ teaparty or call 0800 716 146.
These may be funny, embarrassing, and…oh, just read them yourself. Enjoy, and share them with someone who needs a laugh!
The Silliest Questions asked on a Cruise Ship – Paul Grayson, Cruise Director for the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line 1. Do these steps go up or down? 2. What do you do with the beautiful ice carvings after they melt? 3. Which elevator do I take to get to the front of the ship? 4. Does the crew sleep on the ship? 5. Is this island completely surrounded by water? 6. Does the ship make its own electricity? 7. There’s a photographer on board who takes photos and displays them the next day… the question was asked: ‘If the pictures aren’t marked, how will I know which ones are mine?’
8. What time is the Midnight Buffet being served? S M I L E S E L I M S Next issue May Deadline May 5th 2019 Yoga to Relax & Revive
Gentle movement and relaxa- tion. Beginners welcome.
Childswickham Village Hall Tuesdays 10.30-12.00pm,
Bretforton Village Hall Tuesdays 6.30-8.00pm.
Broadway Lifford Hall Wednesdays 7.00-8.30pm.
Enquiries Aston Colley 01386 870893
www.unwind-yoga.co.uk
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Next issue May Deadline May 5th 2019 A to Z Quiz Each answer begins with the letter of the alphabet
A) The joint that connects the foot to the leg B) A large rock C) Queen of Egypt about 2000 years ago D) A shape with ten sides E) The fifth planet from the sun F) An amphibious animal G) A fast breed of dog H) A three dimensional image I) Apple’s portal digital media player J) A person who rides in horse races K) A martial art L) Capital city of England M) An oven that cooks food very quickly N) Three squared (32) O) Citrus fruit P) A document you need to travel abroad Q) A pen made from a bird’s feather R) Bones which protect your heart and lungs S) A sculpture in the shape of a person T) A silver coloured metal U) Join together V) Cars, buses, lorries, etc. W) First president of the USA X) A percussion instrument Y) A wild ox found in Tibet Z) Nothing
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Next issue May Deadline May 5th 2019 St Peter’s Church, Hinton on the Green St Mary’s Church, Aston Somerville Service: 2nd Sunday at 11.15am A service of Holy Communion is held on the 2nd Sunday of alternate months at 4pm.
St Michael & All Angels, Broadway Sundays 1st, 2nd & 4th Parish Communion 10.30am 2nd & 4th Holy Communion (BCP Said) 8.00am 3rd Morning Worship alternating with Iona service 10.30am 5th Parish Service 10.30am Wednesdays Holy Communion BCP 11.00 am
Broadway United Reformed Church
Sunday Service 10.30am — 11.30am
77 High Street, Broadway
St Saviour’s Roman Catholic Church, Broadway Anticipated Sunday Mass at 5pm on Saturday Weekday Mass at 10am on Tuesday and at 11am on Friday Leamington Road, Broadway
House of the Open Door Childswickham House, Buckland Road, Childswickham, WR12 7HH email : [email protected] Tel: 01386 852084
House of the Open Door Childswickham House, Buckland Road, Childswickham, WR12 7HH email : [email protected]
HOUSE OF THE OPEN DOOR COMMUNITY MEN’S BREAKFASTS
These are held at 8.30am on the first Saturday of each month, and gentlemen you are welcome to come and “taste and see”. Good food followed by good singing and prayer, if you would like to stay. No charge, but donations welcome if you can. Let us know in advance if you are coming and if you have any particular dietary requirements.
Please contact Tom at: Email: [email protected] Tel: 01386 852084
Foster Care Fortnight 13th to 26th May This fortnight is the Fostering network’s annual big push to raise the profile of fostering, and to show how foster care can transform children’s lives. It also serves as the UK’s biggest foster carer recruitment campaign. The need is huge: thousands of new foster families are needed every year to care for children in need. These children range from being older children, sibling groups, disabled children and even unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.
Do you have what it takes to be a foster carer? As one experienced fosterer says: “It’s not about age, marital status, sexuality, experience, cultural or religious beliefs and practices; it’s about wanting and being able to respond to a child and help them develop and thrive.”
Time and energy are the greatest commitments, from the moment you first make your application. One foster carer says that what makes it all worthwhile for her is “the quiet moments when a child has been out and tells you they are glad to be home again, or in watching a child who has never bathed before play in a bath of bubbles. Their giggles and happiness are a gift that’s priceless.” For more details :- https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/fcf19
Next issue May Deadline May 5th 2019 Changes in your living room But every now and again it is worth trying to Do you have a matching three-piece suite? Oh dear! John wrap our heads around these distances, Lewis is no longer even offering them ready made; and feel a sense of awe at our smallness customers must now specifically request them. Nowadays compared to the vast distances of space. just two percent of searches on the John Lewis website are for three-piece suites, as we increasingly choose One way to connect more personally with mismatched furniture for our living rooms. astronomical scales is to consider the total amount of DNA in our bodies. This long thin And we are getting bolder over colour and texture: the chemical carries all the instructions needed for building and current best-selling sofa colour is mustard yellow. As for maintaining each cell – every tiny building block – in your decorative items, the sales of brass, copper, velvet and body. A human cell contains two metres of DNA, coiled up marble objects for your living room are up by a third. very tightly. If it were possible to take this long thin molecule out of every cell, unroll it, and line up every piece As one home-buying director explains, “Nowadays we want end to end, how far would it reach? statement sofas and accent chairs to express our personal styles.” The average adult has about 3 trillion (3,000,000,000,000) DNA-containing cells in his or her body. Multiplied by two Showing off our magnificent homes – metres, that makes around 6 billion kilometres of DNA, on Instagram which is immense compared to the distance to the moon. One in six of us has posted photos of a stunning house The sun is around 150 million kilometres from earth, so our which we claim to be ours (but which isn’t) in order to DNA could take us there and back many times. Pluto is, on impress others on Instagram. average, around 6 billion kilometres away from Earth, so with our string of DNA we could take a one-way trip to the One in four of us have been so envious of what we (think very edge of the solar system. we) see of other people’s houses on social media, that we have been made miserable. Marriage registration changes by Parliament Recent changes made by Parliament to allow for mothers' Now nearly half of all 25 to 35-year-olds admit that they names to be included on marriage certificates have been have bought an item just in order to photograph it in their welcomed by the Bishop of St Albans together with Dame home for social media. Nearly half of these shoppers then Caroline Spelman MP. returned the item to the shop for a refund. Royal Assent was recently received to the Civil The study done was for the Ideal Home Show, and Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) concludes there is “an obsession with social media causing Act following a Private Member's Bill. Brits to lie about what their properties really look like on line, in an effort to keep up with the Jones.” Dr Alan Smith, together with Dame Caroline, who is the Second Church Estates Commissioner, said: "The The Minimalist Home – a room-by-room guide to a passing of this Bill into law is to be welcomed and marks decluttered, refocused life a significant step forward. After years of tireless work by By Joshua Becker, Waterbrook Press, £16.99 politicians, faith-leaders and campaigners, we have A popular minimalist blogger and author of ‘The More of finally achieved tangible progress towards the equal Less’ shows you how to methodically turn your home into a treatment of both parents.” place of peace, contentment, and purposeful living. Prior to this Act, only fathers’ names were formerly One of today’s most influential minimalist advocates takes recorded when marriages were registered, a custom us on a decluttering tour of our own houses and unchanged since 1837. Bishop Smith said: "This clear apartments, showing us how to decide what to get rid of and historic injustice reflected the time when children and what to keep. He both offers practical guidelines for and wives were considered property of men and it is simplifying our lifestyle at home and addresses underlying high time for this to be corrected. issues that contribute to over-accumulation in the first place. Royal College of Physicians announcement on
The purpose is not just to create a more inviting living assisted dying space. It’s also to turn our life’s HQ – our home – into a Following the Royal College of Physicians' announcement launching pad for a more fulfilling and productive life in the of the adoption of a 'neutral' position on assisted dying, the Bishop of Carlisle, James Newcome, said: world. “We welcome the President’s assurances that the RCP I love you to Pluto and back will not be focusing on assisted dying, instead continuing Do you know the story of little nutbrown hare? His father to champion high-quality palliative care services, an cared for him so much that the only thing big enough to emphasis that the Church of England shares and has describe his love was the enormous distance between the always encouraged. Earth and the Moon – and back again. It’s a wonderful story, but it pales into insignificance compared to the love “We also recognise that fewer than one third of RCP that the Creator of the entire members wanted the College to support a change in the universe has for each one of current law prohibiting assisted suicide while fewer than us. a quarter said they would participate in assisted dying should the law change. I have heard professional astronomers say it is “The Church of England’s position remains to affirm the impossible to keep the intrinsic value of every human life and express its enormous scales of our support for the current law on assisted suicide as a universe in mind all the time means of contributing to a just and compassionate and keep functioning normally. society in which vulnerable people are protected.” Next issue May Deadline May 5th 2019 WAYFARERS CLUB Trip Schedule May to June 2019
14 May 2019 Cirencester 28 May 2019 Oxford
11 Jun 2019 Aston Pottery and Witney
25 Jun 2019 Hidden Gardens of Warwick
All trips are priced at £7.00 and are dependent on the availability of Drivers and Assistants. If you would like to learn more about the club or book a trip, please contact Sylvia Parker on 01386 858401 or email [email protected].
Leedons Community Bus Trip Schedule May to June 2019
15 May 19 Abergavenny £8.50
14 Jun 19 The Hop Pocket and Ross-on-Wye £8
28 Jun 19 Hay-on-Wye and Brecon £10
All trips are dependent on the availability of Drivers and Assistants.
If you would like to learn more about the trips, please contact Sue Chambers on 01386 859215. To book seats on any of the trips, please phone Bonnie Hale on 01386 858462 or drop in at Leedons Hall on Monday morning 10-12 noon. Seats booked will only be held for two weeks without payment. Thank-you.
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Sale days: Thursday, 24th April and 29th May from 10.30am
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Living History Weekend
Saturday 11th May, 10:00am - Sunday 12th May, 4:00pm [email protected] Free Entry Worcester Re-enactors join us with a living history camp in the orchard. Come and see how people lived through the ages, with Medieval, 17th Century, American Civil War and WW2 camps.
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