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Living Villages October 2017 Water Newton, Thornhaugh, Stibbington, Sutton & Wansford WANSFORD COMMUNITY HALL Peterborough Road, Wansford This hall accommodates parties of up to 36 people seated. Ideal for Meetings, Workshops, Aerobics etc GREAT VALUE AT ONLY £4 per hour FOR BOOKINGS TELEPHONE John Stannage 07879 485330 S K CONTRACTS Award Winning Builders & Carpenters Winner LABC 2009 Awards Family run business offering high quality workmanship and customer satisfaction with over 33 years of experience. • New House Builds • Commercial Conversions • Domestic Extensions • Loft Conversions • Stone Property Renovations • On Site Joinery • Orangeries • Conservatories 6 Old North Road, Wansford, Peterborough PE8 6LB Tel: 07970 700767 [email protected] www.skbuildersandcarpenters.co.uk 2 EDITORIAL As I mention on page 31 it was lovely to see so many readers of this magazine at the Horticultural Show in CONTENTS August. I have also received quite a bit of Contacts 4 correspondence since the last edition regarding a past Worship Lists 5 resident of Stibbington who sadly died during the Reflections 7 Battle of Passchendaele 100 years ago. My thanks to NEWS REPORTS: Chris Harman who has forwarded some very interesting information about his Great Uncle. One Friends of churches: Wansford and request/suggestion for future articles in the magazine Thornhaugh 9 was interesting information about people buried or Stibbington 10 remembered in our churchyards, so this was very Stibbington Centre 13 timely. Communicare 14/15 Hort Society 20/22 I would like to thank Phillip and Stephen from Water WI 27 Newton for their efforts in distributing the Magazine, they have decided that they are no longer able to do PARISH COUNCILS: continue, but have found their replacements, so we Wansford 24 welcome Hannah and Bill Foreman to the LV Sibson-cum distribution team. Stibbington 25 SPECIAL FEATURES: The A47 meeting on Tuesday 19th September in Sutton was extremely well attended, it’s possible the A47 upgrade 16 church and village has never been so crowded, LEADER prog. 28 however this reflected the concerns many present REGULARS: have with the project. I will continue to publish updates about the project and thank Richard Clarke Nature Notes 35 and Peter Lee for their contribution. Lottery 25 Letters to the Editor 36/37 The editorial team wishes to send our condolences to Penny Watts and family on the sudden passing of Diary Dates 38 Brian. Tracy Sortwell Editor: Tracy Sortwell Regular features writers: Treasurer: Sue Kudlinski Reflections: Jane Tailby Distribution manager: Rod Sortwell Nature Notes: Graham Blagden Advertising Manager: Kate Hopkins Printing and collation: PPS Print Read your magazine on-line at www.livingvillagesmagazine.co.uk 3 DIRECTORY OF CONTACTS Living Villages Editorial Team Editor Tracy Sortwell 07841 382063 [email protected] Treasurer Sue Kudlinski 07983 570684 [email protected] Distribution Manager Rod Sortwell 01780 783403 [email protected] Advertising Manager Kate Hopkins 07580 218792 [email protected] Parish Councils Sutton Peter Lee (Chairman) 01780 782703 Wansford Wendy Gray (Clerk) 01778 441312 Sibson-cum-Stibbington Wendy Gray (Clerk) 01778 441312 Thornhaugh Deirdre McCumiskey (Clerk) 01780 782668 Water Newton (Parish Meeting) Stephen Went (Chairman) 01733 230628 Churches Ministers: Thornhaugh & Wansford 01780 782271 Stibbington, Sutton, Castor & Water Newton 01733 380900 [email protected] Churchwardens: St Andrew’s Thornhaugh: Stuart Foreman 01780 783220 Liz Kemp 01780 782333 St Mary’s Wansford: Caroline Ashley 01780 782408 Alan Jones 01780 783205 St John the Baptist, Stibbington Richard Winfrey 01780 782431 Carol Lindsay 01780 782338 Friends: St Mary’s & St Andrew’s Dora Baker 01780 782519 St John the Baptist Helen Facer 01780 782932 St Remigius Water Newton Tony Capon 01733 237500 Other useful contacts Neighbourhood Policing 101 P’boro City Council 01733 747474 Wansford Surgery 01780 782342 Royal British Legion 01780 782200 (Out of hours 111 option 4) Stibbington & Wansford WI . 789996 Wansford Pharmacy 01780 781616 Cricket Club 01780 782109 Communicare 01780 470437 Horticultural Society 01780 782446 H’don District Council 01480 388388 Stibbington Centre 01780 782386 Website www.livingvillagesmagazine.co.uk 4 WORSHIP OCTOBER 2017 Date Time Location Service 1 Oct 9.30am St Andrews, Thornhaugh Harvest Festival 10.15am St Kyneburgh, Castor Holy Communion 6.00pm St Remigius, Water Newton Annual Patronal and Harvest Festival Service 8 Oct 9.00am St Michael & All Angels, Family Service Sutton 9.30am St Marys, Wansford Harvest Festival 6.00pm St John the Baptist, Harvest Festival followed Stibbington by Harvest Supper 15 Oct 9.30am St Andrews, Thornhaugh Holy Communion 10.15am St Kyneburgh, Castor Holy Communion 22 Oct 9.00am St Michael & All Angels, Holy Communion Sutton 9.30am St Marys, Wansford Morning Praise - Family Service 29 Oct 10.00am St Mary’s Wansford Benefice Service 10.15am St Kyneburgh, Castor Holy Communion Wednesdays at Wansford 10.00am Morning Prayer 5 GRIFFIN Solid Fuel Merchant Supplier of Pre Packs Coal Bunkers Charcoal Compost Flo Gas Logs & Sticks Salt Coal Yard Office Station Road 12 Church Hill Nassington Castor 01780 782540 01733 380470 Tel: 07743 087241 Email: [email protected] 6 REFLECTIONS by Rev. David Ridgeway SING GOD’S PRAISE Worship in the Castor Benefice (which includes churches in Water Newton, Stibbington and Sutton) As many of you will hopefully be aware earlier in the summer we undertook a review of the worship which takes place at Castor and the other churches of our benefice. This provided an opportunity to take stock and I am grateful to those people who gave up their time to take part. There has now been time to collate the views expressed and the PCC has agreed some recommendations involving some modest changes, a number of which have already been implemented. Below is a summary of the review and the agreed recommendations. Castor Worship Review - Summary The Worship Review took place during April, May and June 2017. Throughout this period nine social gatherings took place at Castor Rectory. A total of 52 different people attended the meetings. Of these 9 were members of the Worship Committee and approximately 20% were under 50 years of age. Process The review involved informal discussion which focussed on a consistent set of questions which remained the same for each of the sessions. The questions related to the timing of services, the style of worship offered and the choice of music and hymns. The style of language used, the arrangements at the beginning and end of services as well as the helpful and distracting elements of our worship were also discussed. Those attending were also asked to share their views on the arrangements at Castor on the third Sunday of each month when different styles of services take place at the same time in both the church and Cedar Centre. Recommendations Maintain the current worship pattern without any changes in service times. Make use of contemporary language as much as possible for the main services. Simplify the beginning of services, starting with a period of silence after the notices followed by the opening hymn. Reserving the use of the Angelus and other responses for special occasions or particular seasons of the year. Take steps to improve the sound system at Castor by purchasing new radio microphones and simpler more up to date apparatus. Work to include a greater variety of music and hymns in our worship. This may involve the occasional use of instrumentalists, especially during the Family Eucharist services on the first Sunday of each month. It may also be possible to identify a choir trainer to work alongside our organist to encourage and develop the singing. Work to improve communication about the worship offered in our benefice and also provide more teaching about the meaning of the different rituals which are included in our worship. This may involve teaching Eucharists, sermons and study courses. Work to ensure that the Family Eucharist services are as accessible as possible to both children, young families and older adults by trying to ensure that they are about 45 min in length. Run a refresher / training session for those responsible for leading intercessions. Implementation It will be the responsibility of the worship committee working with the ministry team to implement the agreed recommendations following the Worship Review. 7 8 FRIENDS OF ST MARY’S AND ST ANDREW’S Our main function this month is the Annual HARVEST LUNCH On 14 October at 12.30 in the Christie Hall. The entrance fee is £10 including a glass of wine or soft drink. The proceeds will again help to provide a Christmas Meal to local families in need. Captain Rachel from the Salvation Army in Peterborough will be at the lunch to explain how the money will be distributed. The Wednesday Welcome Coffee Stop will continue to take place until 11 October and start again in the Spring 2018. The last one was held to support the people affected by the Caribbean Hurricane Disaster and raised the amazing sum of £ 212. We received a warm letter of thanks from The London Community Foundation for our contribution of £100 to the Grenfell Tower Emergency Appeal, and another from our Missionaries Sarah and Giles for £79, which will go towards The MAZWI VILLAGE PROJECT in ZIMBABWE. At our Cake Stall at the Horticultural Show we managed to raise the wonderful sum of £ 172 for our churches/Missionaries. The CONCERT AT ST.ANDREW’S “ A Song for All Seasons” on 27 October at 7.30 has been well advertised. (see separate poster) Please, come and support this. Entrance fee including a welcome drink and refreshments during the interval is £10. Date of the next Meetings : Wednesday, 4th October and Wednesday 18th October at 10.30 in the Community Hall after Morning Prayer at St. Mary’s at 10 a.m.