THE PENNANT July 2015 Edition No. 474
ALL OUR YESTERDAYS 1st July 1916: Battle of the Somme begins.
BECKLEY NEWS DELIVERY SERVICE Established 30 years. We continue to deliver all morning newspapers and magazines to addresses in Bradford Abbas, Silverlake, Wyke, and Clifton Maybank, 7 days per week. Orders or enquiries can be placed on our answerphone on 01935 - 814287, or emailed to us at [email protected] We live in Sherborne, and we look forward to being of service to you. Joe and Barbara Herbert.
BEER HACKETI, St. MICHAEL'S Do not miss our traditional village fete on Sunday 26th July from 2:00pm - 5:00pm. Enjoy cream teas, many stalls including plants by "Blooming Hill Plants", cakes, local hand crafts, hand made jewellery and arts, clothes, books, bric-a-brac and more. There will also be a whisky raffle, competitions and displays, all accompanied by jolly music from our local "Wriggle Valley Jazz Band". Activities for children include a bouncy castle, races, various games, cake icing and more. There will be a light hearted dog show including a dog obedience display by "The Pet Experience". The day will finish with the annual tug of war. Fun for family and all ages. Stallholders welcome. For information, telephone: 01935 - 872217. Entry by lucky programme - Adults 50p, children free.
BRADFORD ABBAS ARTISTS The Art Group will be resuming same time, same format as before - starting Monday 2nd March 2015 (weekly) at 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm, costing £4.00 per session. All mediums of art, any age and level of ability welcome. Come and join our friendly and relaxed sessions. For furlher information, please contact Karen on 07718 - 192298. Email: [email protected]. Website: www. karensart.co.uk.
BRADFORD ABBAS GARDENERS' CLUB A very big thank you to Ros and Richard Williams for allowing us to use their lovely gardens to celebrate 81 years of the Gardeners' Club. Members enjoyed Pimms and Cream Teas, plus the weather was wonderful! Our next meeting on Friday 3rd July at 2:30 pm is our Summer Garden Visit to Rugg Farm, Limington, near Yeovil. BA22 8EQ. Please give names to Kate Houston if you would like to visit. The entry price is £6.00 which includes a cream tea. It would be helpful if you could have the exact change on entry. On Tuesday 28th July starting at 6:30 pm there is The Gold Club Party which includes Pimms and Nibbles followed by an outdoor performance of 'Iolanthe' by the popular Illyria Theatre Group. Tickets are £15.00 each, and these can be obtained from Fran Powell at Castle Gardens. Cheques made payable to 'The Gold Club'. Please note: There is no meeting in August.
BRADFORD ABBAS HISTORY SOCIETY On Tuesday 28th July we have a visit and guided tour of Sherborne Abbey with an Abbey Guide highlighting some of the most interesting historical features of this ancient building. The cost (including tea and cake at the Somerset and Dorset Family History Centre nearby) is £7.50 per person (£8.00 for non-members). Meet outside the Abbey at 14.15 ready for 14.30 hrs. Please book with Tony White 01935 424441 before 10th July.
BRADFORD ABBAS PRE-SCHOOL Thank you to everybody who came and enjoyed a Big Breakfast last month, with special thanks to Mary at the Rose & Crown who let us borrow her pub for the morning and cooked the breakfast single handed! You raised an amazing £340! We also raised £100 at our Lucky Dip & Guess the Name of the Teddy stall at the Village Fete. Thank you to all who organised the stall and those who participated! Thank you also to Laurie MacBean who generously donated £70 to the Preschool. We are thrilled to announce that we are 1 of the final 3 local charities who have been shortlisted by Sainsbury's in Sherborne to be their Charity of the Year. Our Committee have worked very hard to get this far, and now we need YOUR HELP as it down to a public vote. Please visit https://www.sainsburyslocalcharity.co.ukl#nominate or pop in to Sainsbury's in Sherborne to register your vote. This could make a real difference to our fund raising next year so we really appreciate your support. Quiz sheets will be available to buy for £1 at Preschool on 29th June and at The Rose & Crown on 28th June at their monthly pub quiz. Please make sure you return your sheets by Monday 6th July for your chance to be a winner! Our Stay & Play session continues every Friday afternoon in the village Hall at 1.45 until 3.15. It's a fantastic way to introduce your child to the Preschool. We welcome all children under 5. BRADFORD ABBAS SPORTS & RECREATIONAL CLUB (Tel: 420575) www.bradfordabbasclub.co.uk Every Monday Night is BINGO - starting at 7:30pm. New Members always welcome. This summer sees a bumper bonanza of fun at the club starting with: Church Family Fun Night on Friday 10thJuly: The hotly contested netball competition is back on court, walking football a new addition to the established rounders and Bat and Trap Face painting for the children and a BBQ to save you cooking tea. Please come and support the night raising funds for the Church. Fun starts at 6:00 pm. ~a"y On Up The Club: Saturday"14{rh August: A "Carry On" night theme with silly events to match the films including both a male and female beauty contest - ooh err! A Bedouin tent with open mike and other delights. Custard pie contest and maybe even a slippery duel, and limber up for the limbo again! Hot supper provided and fancy dress definitely encouraged. £3 per adult on the door, and the fun starts at 8:00 pm. Wackie Races - Saturday 29th August: Our very own village dynamo Kerrie Pardy has devised a series of crazy games for teams of 6 to enter - cost at £6 per head, so £36 per team. This is to raise funds as a village event for the Club, Church and Preschool so find your crazy costumes and make up a team to compete in some hilarious antics! More details to follow but check out the posters going up. Party In the Park - Saturday 5th September: We are hoping to secure Berties Big Band - a fantastic 20 piece swing band who will entertain us. Bring your picnics, rugs, candelabras etc and the family to have an easy evening of fun and music whilst the sun shines and sets over the amazing landscape. Please support the club by buying drinks at the bar. BBQ also running. This will be a ticketed event with tickets from the shop at £5, on sale as soon as you see the posters up, £7 on the gate on the night. Children are free and there will be face painting and more... watch this space! Senior Citizens Future Lunch Dates: 16thJuly; 20thAugust; 24thSeptember; 28thOctober and 19thNovember. The Club Function Room can be hired for Private Parties by members FREE of charge. This includes full use of the kitchen facilities (conditions apply). Full discos can be provided, as can karaoke or just background music. For bookings contact the Club.
BRADFORD ABBAS VILLAGE HALL Bradford Abbas and Clifton Maybank Village Hall has a website www.bavh.org.uk where you can see the hall diary together with details of how to book the hall. The site will also grow to include information about the many and varied clubs and organisations that use the hall, together with information on their own events and how to get involved. The Pennant is also available to read online at the halls' website - follow the link from the home page or go to www.bavh.org.uk/pennant.html Bookings for the hall are now being organised through Trevor Jacklin on 07980 - 487431.
BRADFORD ABBAS WOMEN'S INSTITUTE Our July meeting will be our 98th Birthday Meeting and will take place at the Village Hall on Tuesday 21st at 7:30 pm when we will have Margaret Harper coming to talk about and demonstrate making Glass Jewellery. The competition will be a Fancy Piece of Costume Jewellery. There will be special refreshments and of course a birthday cake. All welcome. For further information contact our Secretary Debbie Rylands on 01935 - 473334. NB: A date for your diaries: Wednesday 16thSeptember will be WI National Day - a day to celebrate the centenary of the WI and we will be having an Open Afternoon in the Village Hall when we will be serving cream teas! There will also be a raffie, a trading stall, a craft display and also a display of some of our record books. So make sure you have this date set aside as all will be welcome.
DISTRICT COUNCILLOR I am the newly elected person to represent Yetminster & Cam Vale Ward on the District council for West Dorset, which now includes Bradford Abbas and Clifton Maybank, for the next 4 years. I have been a councillor for the last eight years representing Yetminster Ward, and look forward to representing what was Bradford Abbas Ward. If you would like to contact me a phone call is sometime more private than a Parish meeting or coffee morning. Cllr Margaret Lawrence, Trill Farm, Thornford Road, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6HF. Tel.01935 - 872780.
FRIENDSHIP CLUB We had a good meeting in June with a good turnout of members lots of lively chat etc. Our July meeting will be lunch at Dobbies Garden Centre on WEDNESDAY 1st July. Coach will pick up members at Rose and Crown at 10.15am and Manor Close IQueens road at approximately 10:25am. Lunch is ordered for 12:30 pm. We should be back in Bradford Abbas at approximately 4:00pm. We will see you all then and hope we have a good day.
GARTELL LIGHT RAILWAY Our open day for this month falls on 26th July. Steam and diesel trains operate all day from 10-30. Last train 4.30. Large free car park. Turn left at the Virginia Ash at Henstridge and we're about a mile further on. Fully signposted. John Penny - 476767
HANG UP ON FRAUDSTERS Dorset Police is calling on residents to heighten their vigilance to potential fraud via telephone scams and courier fraud after a significant number of incidents in the county over the past year. The message 'Hang Up On Fraudsters' is being spread throughout Dorset and the South West in response to a spate of offences within the last 12 months. Victim losses within the region are in excess of two million, with 700 reported crimes, and potentially many more unreported. Anyone who receives a suspicious call is urged to: • Hang up immediately, dial 1471 and note the number that called you. • If you need to use the same phone, wait five minutes, as the fraudsters could still be on the line or use another phone on a different line. • Report the call to your local police on 101. Simple guidelines to help you to prevent yourself becoming a victim of courier fraud are: • NEVER give your PIN or bank details out over the phone • NEVER withdraw cash and send it anywhere via a courier or taxi • NEVER send bank cards anywhere via a courier or taxi • NEITHER the police nor your bank will ever ask for you to do any of the above. Mark Jones - Police Community Support Officer 6269 Sherborne Rural Safer Neighbourhood Team KEEPING IN TOUCH Our July meeting will be on Tuesday 14thJuly in the village Coffee Shop between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm. We look forward to meeting any new people who have come to the village.
MOBILE LIBRARY 2015 The Mobile Library van will call at 21 Ambrose Close on.- Tuesday 14thand 28th of July between 2:10pm - 1:OOpmand At the Rose & Crown car park and orr- Wednesday 8thand 22nd July between 2:40pm - 3:20pm.
PERSONAL MESSAGES Anyone wishing to play crib on a Monday between 11:OOam and 1:OOpm please contact Alan Fall (425747) or Sue Darton (471258). Even if you are unable to play regularly, please contact us. From Jeanne Rutherford: I am looking for a piece of garden/land or allotment to grow wild flowers. To be harvested next June. Our daughter and her fiancee are keen environmentalists and will be getting married in our lovely village and wants to have a simple country wedding and for things to be sourced locally. If anyone has any idea where I might be able to sow wild flower seeds please let me know. Thanks for reading. Jeanne R (01935 - 509311).
QUIET GARDEN DAYAT BEMBURY FARM, THORNFORD Wednesday, 26th August 2015,10.00 for 10.30 a.m. - 4.00 p.m. A QUIET DAY IN A GARDEN A Desert of Fruitfulness will be led by The Reverend Doctor John Rennie (Sherborne Deanery Missioner). Please bring a Bible, notebook, and your own picnic lunch. Tea, coffee & soft drinks will be provided. To book a place or for more information, please contact: Dodie & John Garnier on 01935 873551 - garnierj68@uwclub. net
ST MARY'S SCHOOL After a very long association with the school, Reception/Year 1, Mrs Liz Grundy has decided to retire and will be hanging up her whistle this July. Liz has been with the school for 21 years and has taught many generations of children from the village and beyond. She will be sorely missed but we wish her all the very best in her new life! We are starting a collection in the school office should anyone wish to donate towards a leaving present. There will be a leaving do for Liz at the school on Wednesday 15th July, time TBA; ex parents, pupils and anyone who has worked with Liz at the school are welcome. See the school website or Facebook nearer the time for details and if you could let us know then if you are planning to attend, this will help with catering. I sure you will join with me in thanking Liz for all her hard work and valuable contribution towards the life of the village over her time here.
SHERBORNE ABBEY QUIET DAY A QUIET DAY IN A GARDEN. Drawn into the life of Jesus will be led by The Right Reverend John Perry (Bishop of Chelmsford 1996-2003) on Wednesday 8th July 2015 at Bembury Farm, Bembury Lane, Thornford, DT9 6QF. 10:00 for 10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Please bring a picnic lunch, bible and notebook. Tea, coffee and soft drinks will be available. Places may be booked, and directions to the garden obtained, at Sherborne Abbey Parish Office (01935 - 812452) during office hours (Monday to Friday, 9:00 -12:30 and 2:00 - 4:30pm).
SHERBORNE BRADFORD ABBAS CAMERA CLUB We now take a summer break until Tuesday 8thSeptember, when we will be showing our summer images after the AGM.
THE MOBILE CHIPPY Every Thursday between 5:00pm and 8:00pm at the Village Hall. Telephone orders welcome on the following number 07527 - 256148.
THE ROSE AND CROWN - your local pub (Tel: 474506) Saturday 4thJuly: 'The Real Deal' - back again by popular demand - 9.00 pm start Saturday 11thJuly: 'Devil's Prefects' - 9:00 pm start Friday 17thJuly: Elvis 56 - 9:00 pm start If the Music Quiz and Disco is a success, we hope to do one on Saturday 25th July - watch the boards outside the pub! Sunday 26th July: General Knowledge Quiz - to raise money for the Pre-School. Our pool table has been fully restored and balanced and we now have new pool cues. Games are only 50p, so come and play, or bring a team. Hopefully we could get into a Pool League next winter. A big thank you to the ladies from the Pre-School for their help with the Big Breakfast; £340 was raised. Grateful thanks to the suppliers who donated all the food; Suzanne &Fred at Noor Farm for their eggs (01935 - 813757); Hamish & Kate Netherton Farm for their pork sausages (07967 - 309786); Hunts Frozen Foods service, Sherborne; Booker's Cash and Carry and to all the other people who donated. Thursday Night Special! Come and enjoy two rump steaks and a bottle of wine for £25 Friday Lunch Time Special! Fish, chips and peas, AND a pudding, only £6.95! Sunday Carvery: Adult main course £9.95 - this is very popular so booking is recommended. Thanks to you all who continue to support us here at your pub - Mary and the team.
VILLAGE STORE AND COFFEE SHOP (507008) As our 2ndAnniversary approaches, we would like to thank our customers for their continued support. In store we have everything you need to enjoy the summer. We have bbq rubs for your meat, a variety of antipasti, and Scarlett and Mustard salad dressings. Join us on Monday 6thJuly between 10.30am and noon for our free iPad training session. Run by Ann King this is a great opportunity to get to grips with sending emails and searching the web. Shop opening hours are Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:30pm;Saturday 8:00am to 1:OOpm,and Sunday 9:00am to 12 noon. YEOVIL RAILWAY CENTRE AT YEOVIL JUNCTION Sunday 6th July: Steam Train Day Thursday 9th July: Main Line Steam (Steam Dreams) London to Weymouth Sunday 19th July: Steam Train Day, Main Line Steam engine due for turning and servicing, plus Classic Car display Sunday 26th July: Main Line Steam engine for turning and servicing. Timings for Main Line Steam are not yet known; check this on our website www.yeovilrailway.freeservers.com and also for last minute alterations and cancellations. Steam Train rides are with our Andrew Barclay 0-4-0 steam engine 'Lord Fisher' which will be 100 years old in September. Travel along the 1/3rd mile of the ex-Great Western Railway Clifton Maybank branch in a historic brake van or a coach. Trains run every 20 minutes (except for a lunch break) and visitors can enjoy unlimited trips on the day as well as on the Miniature Railway. Turntable demonstrations and other attractions available.
ST MARY'S CHURCH Services for July: Sunday 5th July 10:00 am Holy Communion Sunday 12thJuly 11:00 am Morning Prayer and Holy Communion Sunday 19thJuly No service at Bradford Abbas Sunday 26th July 9:30 am Family Service
VICARS RECTORS AND PREBENDS? I read a newspaper article recently referring to a 'Methodist Vicar' which I found confusing. This made me think that you might like some clarification of church titles. If nothing else it might help you at a quiz night! The Church from the very earliest times has recognised only three types of clergy, Bishop, Priest or Deacon. The other titles simply refer to roles that one or other of these clergy may hold. Bishops, as the successor to the Apostles, are leaders of the church in a diocese whilst an archbishop is simply the senior bishop in a province (a group of dioceses). In a large diocese extra bishops, called 'Suffragan' or 'Area' Bishops, maybe appointed to assist. Dioceses are divided into administrative regions called Archdeaconries managed, by Archdeacons - priests appointed to the position. Archdeaconries consist of groups of parishes (deaneries) administered, by a Rural Dean - priests elected to the post by clergy in that deanery. In a parish often the name given is an indication of its history.
Vicar: Originally a priest running a parish on behalf of a religious foundation and paid by it. Now often the member of a clergy team Rector: Originally a priest appointed by the Bishop and paid directly by the parish. Now often a clergy team leader. Prebendary: Priest appointed by the Bishop, often also a canon of a cathedral, but paid from the proceeds of a specific piece of land - the prebend. Priest-in-Charge: Priest running a parish but on a contract of employment. A deacon: Originally appointed to deal with alms. Today usually appointed for one year, as a trainee, before becoming a priest. Parish priests are sometimes called 'curate' because their appointment is to the 'cure (care) of souls' in a parish. Other names that you might come across are: Canon: A person, ordained or lay, who is a member of the governing body of a Cathedral. Dean: The clergy person who runs a Cathedral. Chaplain: Priest appointed to a community position ie a hospital, or military. Yours, Tony Gilbert Team Rector
On behalf of the church, a sincere thanks for all the help at the Fete. The next excitement is the evening at the Sports Club, on Friday 10thJuly, starting at 6:00pm. Barbeque, lots of games, fun and frolics! - and a raffie. Also two great competitions - walking football and mixed netball!! Call Alan Fall for details (425747).
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