The The Parish Post 28 Number 2012 July for Beambridge Clunbury Clunton Coston Cwm Kempton Little Brampton Obley Purslow The Llan & Twitchen And now for a Barbecue Summer? Patronal Day Festival Clunton Village Hall ou are cordially Chairman’s Barbecue invited to Y celebrate the Patronal Sunday 29 July Day Festival of St Swithin’s Church starts 4.00pm Clunbury, on St Contact Alan Grace Swithin’s Day, 15 July. 660652 Celebrations start at 1pm with a Clunbury Café Barbecue Hog Roast complete with salads and vegetarian options, and a scrumptious pudding Opening Thursday 5 July table 10.00am to 12.00 at the Old Vicarage, Clunbury followed at 4pm by then every other Thursday Songs of Praise at the Church Tea or coffee Tickets for the barbecue: Adults: £10 - Children under 14: £4 (with refills) Available from: and a slice of cake Maddy Matveieff 660458 Mary Jones 660316 all for £1 Christina Whitehead 660424 Come along to the Village Hall All proceeds to Clunbury Church and chat with your friends & Any offers of help or puddings would be neighbours gratefully received. This will be the first service taken at Clunbury Church by our There will also be a plant and new vicar, the Revd Paul Wignell. Do join produce bring-and-buy. Please us to welcome him and his wife and celebrate St Swithin’s Day by singing the support this if you can hymns that mean most to you. Do please In aid of Village Hall funds let Christina Whitehead, Mary Jones or For more details contact David or Sue Maddy Matveieff know what those hymns on 660355 are. Please send your contributions by the 20th of each month Twenty Four and Counting Jubilee Beacon Party hat an amazing way to ome 160 of us watched W commemorate the Queen's S the Beacons light up as Diamond Jubilee when Clunton and far as the eye could see: friends celebrated in "royal" style at an amazing and moving sight, as we Cwm Bydd Farm high up in the hills. There argued about whether that was The was a banquet of food with a hog roast Wrekin or not, and those who really knew and sumptuous "puds" The highlight of their Shropshire Hills put the rest of us to the night came when the beacon was lit shame! Best comments: ‘Golly, all these years I have spent telling children about whilst the full moon gave us its own the Armada and Beacons – and I never spectacular sight. Gradually with the help thought I would see them myself’ (Sylvia of a fantastic panoramic view, we watched Grace, “aged 21”), and ‘I think this is the as one by one beacons were lit along the bestest day of my whole life so far!’ (Lily valley and far away over the Long Mynd Jones aged 7), winner of the girls’ and Clee Hill and beyond, counting at Jubilee Themed Hat Competition. least 24 at one time. A highlight of the Beacon Party was the Congratulations and many thanks to all sumptuous and groaning pudding table who worked so hard before and on the (and thank you so very much to all who night to make the occasion a great so generously and creatively contributed success and special thanks to Carol and to it) which took so long to absorb, so to Jonathon for allowing us to invade their speak, that we got a bit rushed by peace at Cwm Bydd Farm and giving us a Beacon Lighting Time. And once it was lit night to remain always in our memories . – and other lights started sparkling on our Sheila Hindle hills and in our valleys - there was no Ringing in the Jubilee dragging anyone back to the business of lun Valley ringers joined together on quizzes and raffles (see next page). Thanks to all of you who made it such a Saturday 2 June, to ring in celebration C memorable evening – pudding-makers, of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the tent erectors, table decorators and all the Second's Diamond Jubilee. Over 20 other volunteers who made it work, were ringers, including six learners rang at all wonderfully generous with their time Clungunford, Clunbury and Clun. and energy. And finally, thank you to Her In addition, Jude Crighton, John Croxton, Majesty the Queen, whose exemplary Barbara Freeman, Helen and Alex Sharpe, reign has given us all such a marvellous and Roger Webb rang a quarter peal at reason to celebrate. Clunbury on Sunday 3 June, after the Clunton Village Hall Committee Jubilee Service to mark the event. PS We have a large white oval plate and a wooden slotted spatula unaccounted for – if they are yours please ring Pat Harding 660169. Jubilee Thanksgiving Service lunbury enjoyed a special Diamond C Jubilee Service of Thanksgiving taken by the Rev Ann Ogram, with a large congregation including lots of children, who all sang their hearts out, and then enjoyed delicious cakes, coffee and wine, including a wonderful Jubilee Some of the Clun Valley ringers who took part in Union Jack cake made by Annie Sutton. Saturday's ringing As the rain was pouring Draw in aid of Air Ambulance outside, we stayed in hanks to all those who bought tickets church for the T and donated prizes. Due to the celebratory photos, taken precise timing of the lighting of the Jubilee by Rose Evans, which can be viewed on Beacon we did not have time to finish the theparishpost.org website. Thank you to draw. Hopefully you will not have thrown everyone who blew up endless balloons, your tickets away as the winners are: and put up bunting and flags, and Serial number AHIV LG4Q: 351-355; 381- arranged the beautiful flowers to match! 385. Serial number RG91 HX4K: 696- Thank you too to the bellringers who 700; 711-715; 791-795; 851-855.LUCKY rang a flawless 'Quarter Peal' for us. We TICKET DRAW: number 45. Pat Harding are most grateful to Pat for playing for has the prizes, so if you have won, please us, and to our readers, one of whom only contact her to arrange collection. Tel: just made it in the nick of time! But it all 660169 or 07909 882014. added to the feeling of celebration and Tracy Price had accumulated an enjoyment together. astonishing number of prizes, any that are Christina Whitehead not claimed will be put up for raffle again Jubilee Quiz at the Chairman’s Barbecue on July 29 at For those who missed it at the time the Clunton Village Hall. The raffle raised questions are available on the website £163 for the Air Ambulance, and as the www.theparishpost.org but for all those Village Hall made a profit on the evening, who completed the Jubilee Twenty One we will send £200 off to support this Questions and are still wondering what essential service. dog HM the Queen breeds at Last but not Least Sandringham, here are the answersO he unsung heroes of Clunton Village 1) Elizabeth II, 2) Union Jack, 3) Bunting, T Hall Committee must not be forgotten. 4) India, 5) Jamaica, 6) Edward, They worked long and tirelessly to produce 7) Labrador, 8) Jubilee, 9) Sir Winston a superb and truly memorable evening for Churchill, 10) 31, 11) 1919, with Peace the community. They are (in no particular Teas, to celebrate the signing of the order): Jack and Jenny Huffer, Tracy Price, Peace Treaty, 12) 25, 13) Windsor Castle, Alan Grace, Ian Davies, Pat Harding and 14) Lillibet, 15) Buckingham Palace, Malcolm Smith. Without them the whole 16) 1992, 17) 8, 18) Westminster Abbey, thing would not have happened and it 19) 11, 20) Underwear – bras and certainly would not have been as wonderful corsets, 21) Forth Road Bridge as it truly was. Thank you from us all. reason to celebrate. Generations join together at the Jubilee Thanksgiving Service Scrumpers Broach Cider Barrel Holiday Club s usual a great “CUTHBERT’S PLUS”! A event - the rain Monday 6 – Friday 10 August 2012 kept off, the cider and the food were good. We Every afternoon, 2.00 - 5.00pm are still looking for at St Cuthbert’s, Clungunford people who would like a For children & young people of school age couple of fruit trees £5 Forms available in local churches from each. Phone Anne the second week in July or can be Shepherdson 660309. requested by phoning the number below Harry samples the cider If you are beyond school age and would Clunbury 100 Club Welcomes like to offer help, or if you have any New Members queries, please contact ubscriptions (£12/year) for the Club, Sandra Schofield 660158 S which supports Clunbury Church, EVERYONE IS INVITED TO THE are due now for 2012/13. Open to all – FINALE ON THE FRIDAY anyone wishing to join contact Maddy at 5.30pm to hear and see what’s been Matveieff, 660458 or Mary Jones, happening and to share refreshments 660316 June Draw Results 1. No 97 Julia Brereton £20 Clun Carnival 2. No 72 Tony Pugh £15 Look out in the town for posters giving 3. No 37 Pat Turley £10 details of all events taking place during 4. No 26 Joan Halliday £5 the Clun Carnival from 22 July up to 5 5. No 79 June Gissing £3 August. Carers’ Support Services Carnival Concert rop In Surgeries at Clun (Hazlehurst Sunday 22 July at 7.30pm D Community Room), Thursday 5 July St George’s Church 2 - 4pm, and Bishop’s Castle (The An enjoyable evening with the Pharmacy), Thursday 12 July 2 - 4pm.