KENN NEWS & VIEWS It is wonderful news and a boost to the area. Their pre-school group for DECEMBER babies and toddlers has also had a BIRTHDAYS ETC. brilliant OFSTED report too.

1st Sotoris Papasolomontos Verity Rogers 5th Jerry Naish I should like to send them all our 7th Henry Court congratulations. Many of our 10th Louise Hayzen (Pugh) children past and present have been Tom Clark to the school and it has always been Penny Leiper (Griffin) excellent. It is also good news for all 15th Emma Palmer (Smith) people moving into our village with 19th Jade Beardshaw youngsters to know that this school 20th Angel Middleton stands head and shoulders above Vincent Stowell many for their children to attend. 21st John Griffin 23rd Richard & Avril Gaunt W.A A report of their achievements will 24th John Streat soon appear in the Mercury so look th 25 HAPPY CHRISTMAS ONE AND ALL out for it. 30th Clive Golding-Ellis st 31 HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our readers!   Sheila

 Kenn Altar Guild December   Sunday 2nd December Jean Fenwick/Jenny Pascoe

th Naish’s Notes Sunday 9 December Kate Hatcher/Hazel Limage YEO MOOR INFANTS SCHOOL th Sunday 17 December We give our Tesco vouchers to this Margaret Ball/Heather Jenkins school, which is in our Village catchment area Sunday 23rd CAROL SERVICE Jo Cheek/Marianna Mackay They have recently had their OFSTED inspection and to their joy Sunday 30th December and delight, are in the top 10% of Jane Staples/Irene Stowell Infant Schools in the COUNTRY. John and Grace Griffin, with This is due to the hard work and helpers, will decorate the tree in commitment of the Head Sally Church for the Carol Service on Trufitt and her staff. Sunday 23rd December.

KENN NEWS & VIEWS Please can ladies decorate their windows in time for the Carol Saturday 24th November saw a Service. production line in the Church Room when a group of children Thank you Julia and Ray. made Christingles. As usual the The Sunday Club and Christmas children organised themselves Events -Nativity 3.00 - 24.12.7. with little supervision and even

swapped tasks when they The Sunday Club started to became bored. They produced prepare for Christmas way back 50 beautiful Christingles. in September. I know, I know – However the real beauty was like Christmas puddings in the sight of around 15 children Tescos – always in far too holding their lighted Christingles early, but by the time you read and singing together in Church this it will be three weeks to the next day, Christmas! On the 7th October we made a plan for the autumn These are the events so far this season. season. They continue on

Sunday 2nd December with a By Sunday 4th November, further rehearsal of the nativity. Cecelia had already produced a Following this rehearsal we will draft of the Nativity play and the visit Kingston Seymour for their children did a preliminary read Christingle service at All Saints. through. I excelled myself by Village children can get together fashioning an advent wreath. I informally to rehearse the realised the planned wreath nativity during December. project was too ambitious for a

Sunday Club session. In true Sunday 16th December, will see Valerie Singleton style, I another rehearsal for the produced one that I had made nativity play. By that time earlier! costumes will be nearly ready

(we hope). Other rehearsals will Saturday 18th November. We take place during the week had a further read through of before Christmas. the nativity play with the children choosing which parts The performance of the Nativity they would like to act. The is on Christmas Eve at 3.00 pm children, as always, were very All children in the village, capable readers and brought together with visitors, are characters alive by their welcome to join in the Nativity, imaginations. Unprompted, they even if they do not normally also worked together, with the come to church. We are also older children helping the looking for older children who younger children with their want to direct sections of the lines, KENN NEWS & VIEWS play. As usual this production by scrumptious refreshments in Cecelia is unusual and not what the Village Hall. you might expect. Caroline Julia Bush

Kenn Church Service of Carols and Lessons New Year, New Look This Service will be held on for St John's! Sunday 23rd December at 6pm. It is hoped there will be a large A sum of money has been congregation and choir present. bequeathed 'for the fabric of St John's Church'. If you would like to join the choir for this service you will be Some of it will be used for the made very welcome. cleaning and painting of the church ceiling. The ceiling has We hope to practice for this not been painted in living service on Thursday 20th memory (Ray's), possibly not December at 7.15pm – please since the church's rebuilding in ring me for confirmation the 1870s, and has become badly discoloured in some Ray Naish 872493 places.

CRIB SERVICE at ST. JOHN’S The job will take about a month and will start soon after 3.00 pm CHRISTMAS EVE Christmas.

Confirmation Julia Bush

Well Done Robin. Christingles at Kenn

This year's Confirmation Service was held on 21st November at Thank You to everyone involved All Saints, Kingston Seymour, in making the Christingles for and a goodly crew of friends the Family Service, they were and relations were there to lovely (yum-yum!). support Kenn's candidate, Robin Rogers, Sunday Club Julia Bush member. Our Flag Everyone at Kingston had worked hard to make it a very Our flag was flown to celebrate the welcoming service, thank you. Queen and Prince Philip's Diamond

Wedding Anniversary on 20th Bishop Peter Price brought November. humour and encouragement to the evening, which ended with

Our Church Floodlighting KENN NEWS & VIEWS Thanks to all who joined us Our church was floodlit on the 6th planting more bulbs around the November to celebrate the birthday of village Andy Down, son of Bob and Joyce, who has been a great help in the work John Griffin. on the new village hall porch.

Caring at Christmas KENN'S RITZY GLITZY CHRISTMAS PARTY As in the last few years we will be collecting items for “Caring at OVER 18'S

Christmas” as administered by The KENN VILLAGE HALL Julian Trust in Bristol. FRIDAY 7TH DECEMBER We hope to be able to take a car full of donations to the Trust in the week before they open their doors to the homeless just prior to Christmas. 8.00 -12.45

Last year they served nearly 2000 BAR DISCO RAFFLE meals during the week they were open, providing 50 beds and showers. Ticket £6 From Sheila Naish 01934 838357 Or Heather Jenkins 01275 877389 They need, as always: food, toiletries, bedding (no duvets), and clothes (new underwear, socks, hats, scarves, CAROLS ROUND THE footwear, coats and warm casual wear CHRISTMAS TREE for 18-40 year olds). The real start to Christmas is at 7.00pm Donations of money are also very on Friday 14th December on the Village much appreciated, please make Green when we switch on the lights on cheques payable to “Caring at the Christmas tree. Christmas”. As always we will follow this ceremony If you want to learn more their website by singing Carols round the Tree. is www.caringatchristmas.org.uk. Mince Pies and Hot Punch will be Any donations to Robin and Marianna served to keep the chill away! or please leave in the Church porch if we are not in. Robin & Marianna

They should reach us by TUESDAY Photography Exhibition th 18 DECEMBER at the latest. Kenn Village Hall

A big thank you to everyone who by local photographer Robert Down donates, it is a very worthwhile cause. Saturday 1 December Robin and Marianna Mackay (340323) 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Sunday 2nd December.

Daffodils 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

KENN NEWS & VIEWS A small admission charge will be made (accompanied children under 12 free) Robert Down proceeds to the Village Hall fund.

Displayed photographs will be available for Kenn’s answer to Billy Elliot! purchase. Refreshments available. Parish Plan News

The steering group, for the Parish Plan, has met weekly throughout November, and are currently concentrating on completing an application for a grant that will help finance the production of Proud grandparents Colin and the plan. Jo Cooper have sent more news of Tom’s ballet career. The application requires us to tick lots of boxes concerning facilities in the From the beginning: parish and to provide three key pieces of information: Without any obvious outside - A description of the parish influence, Thomas had a strong - A timeline showing the key desire to dance ballet from the milestones for the production age of 7. By the time he was 8 of the plan he had taken the plunge and - An expected expenditure versus joined the branch of funding table. The Bristol School of Dancing in their ballet class. We have made good progress on these and expect to complete the application Thomas was also encouraged to by the end of December. audition for a place with the

Royal Ballet School as a Junior We meet again on the 4 December Associate and was successful. when we will receive some more guidance/training from Jacqui Ward of News... Community Action. Thomas along with the other In the New Year we will concentrate Year 7 boys will appear in the on fact finding/questionnaires and Royal Ballet Company’s mapping out the various activities that performance of The Nutcracker will arise from this. There will be lots as toy soldiers or page-boys. of opportunities for everyone in the This is at the Royal Opera parish to contribute and be involved House, Covent Garden. and we are particularly keen that all age groups are represented. If you want to know when Thomas is on, then please Remember the end Parish Plan will contact us at Ilexmead, Kenn reflect the views you express to us – Street and we will advise as our job is to make sure it all gets soon as we know. collected and published. Also the family need to raise Watch this space. funds to pay the fees at The KENN NEWS & VIEWS

Royal Ballet School so if you would like more details contact Members were delighted to welcome Chris and Rachel Cooper on Chip Granger to their meeting in [email protected] November at which she entertained us with a very lively account of her PARISH COUNCIL NOTES struggles to become a published

At the next meeting of the writer. While not at all Parish Council, which takes place rd autobiographical, her books are on 3 December in the Village based upon people she knew and her Hall at 7.30pm we hope that experiences of a childhood in Soho. Councillor David Shopland, Her pen name is Pip Granger for Chairman of North those who are looking for her work Council will be able to join us. If in a bookshop. there are any matters you would like to raise with him do come The Annual General Meeting was along. also held at the November meeting and the committee for 2007 were re- The Christmas Tree has been elected en bloc for 2008. It was ordered and will be in place for considered that the year had been the switching on of the lights on very successful and members look Friday 14th December at 7.00pm. forward to 2008. Members are Good weather has been ordered, always pleased to welcome visitors so please come along and sing and prospective new members. some carols and consume mince Meetings take place on the second pies. It is also hoped that there Wednesday of the month, in the will not be any gales this Village Hall, at 7.30pm. Christmastide and that the tree The December meeting is party time will remain standing until twelfth and members will be playing Beatle. night. If you have never played, and would like to come along and have a go, Ann Holtham please do.

Kenn The annual flower arranging demonstration was very well Women’ attended this year and members were so pleased to see so many friends. s The demonstrator, Mrs Lindsey Institute Ireland brought along some of her collection of crib scenes. They were from Oberammagau, Peru, Africa KENN NEWS & VIEWS and Spain and were charming and Ticket £6 made perfect foils for the arrangements, which were later Kenn Village Hall raffled. Wednesday 12th December Kenn W.I. Meeting at 7.30 pm Ann Holtham Social Evening/With Beetle Drive

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Kenn Village Green 7.00pm Friday 14th December Recycling – your gate Carol Singing th th 5 and 19 December round the Christmas Tree

Photography Exhibition Mince Pies and Punch Kenn Village Hall Saturday 1st December The Willows, Kenn 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. th nd Sunday 2 December Saturday 15 December 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 10.30 am Coffee Morning Kenn Village Hall Mince Pies and Punch Monday 3rd December Tickets £3.50 7.30pm for Village Hall Funds and KENN PARISH COUNCIL Portishead/Clevedon Lifeboat

Everyone Welcome Kenn Village Hall

nd Drum and Monkey Saturday 22 December Tuesday 4th December Kenn Children’s Party From 12 noon 4.30 – 7.00 pm This party is not only for Kenn Village Lunch Children, but also for the children Everyone welcome. and grandchildren of Kenn folk - for further information contact

Jo Batten on 01275 878782 Kenn Village Hall Wednesday 5th December Christmas Tea Party, 3pm. Drum and Monkey Sunday 23rd December 8.30’ish Grand Christmas Draw Clevedon Salerooms Thursday 6th December Quarterly Specialist Sale of Antiques, St John the Evangelist rd Fine Art & Collectors’ Items Sunday 23 6.00pm Carol Service KENN VILLAGE HALL Christmas Eve 3.00pm FRIDAY 7TH DECEMBER Crib Service KENN'S RITZY GLITZY Christmas Day 11.00am CHRISTMAS PARTY Family Communion OVER 18'S 8.00 -12.45 Everyone welcome!!! BAR DISCO RAFFLE KENN NEWS & VIEWS Drum and Monkey We welcome her to our village and 31st December wish her and her family a long a New Year’s Eve Party happy life here.

9.00 pm £6 per ticket Liz Jaehme

KENN VILLAGE HALL David Veale

We’ve done it – yes our much talked Former Kenn resident, David Veale about and longed for addition of a new has passed away in Totnes Hospital porch, together with two new toilets aged 78. and a cloakroom at the Village Hall are completed. However, we could not David was born in Bristol and have done this without the fantastic educated at Clifton College and Bristol support and generosity of all those Grammar School, he then went to people who either gave their time, skills, donated materials, held events Agricultural College. to raise funds, supported events or donated money. You have all been After working on several farms, he wonderful and we thank you very came to work at Stonehouse Farm, much. Kenn. He married Daphne Naish at Kenn Church. The finished porch and facilities are an asset to the Hall and really do Soon afterwards he started farming in a enhance its overall appearance and, small way in Kenn, keeping a part-time we have received excellent feedback job as Inspector of Drainage with on the facilities we now have at the Drainage Board. Hall.

Once again, thank you to everyone When living in Kenn, David became who has helped in bringing this project Secretary to the Parochial Church to fruition – it is a credit to the Village Council at the church. and shows what a supportive and active community we are. David and Daphne were fortunate to obtain the tenancy of a farm near Wishing you a Happy Christmas and Ivybridge in Devon in 1960 where they New Year. stayed for the rest of his life.

Sarah Clark David became a sides-man at St. Hon Sec KVH John’s Church Ivybridge and after retiring from farming, undertook the upkeep and grass cutting of the NEW BABY churchyard there.

Many congratulations to Anita and Daphne and David celebrated their Tris Lewis of Canters Cottage on Golden Wedding Anniversary three the safe arrival of their daughter, years ago. Carys Georgine on 30th October, 2007, weighing 7lbs 15 oz, a sister David leaves Daphne his widow, for Ewart and Morgan. Sandra and Nicola his daughters, five

KENN NEWS & VIEWS grandchildren and several great Pub open 11.30am-1.00pm grandchildren. Closed evening.

Ray Naish Boxing Day Pub open 12 – 4pm Food 12 – 3pm WHAT’S ON AT THE DRUM! New Year’s Eve Kenn Village Lunch Closed 4pm re-opens th Tuesday 4 December 9pm till late for from 12..00 noon New Year’s Eve Party Everyone welcome £6 per ticket to include Large Buffet QUIZ NIGHT Greg Winters is our entertainer Every Wednesday – very popular Accumulating Bonus Round 60’s – 70’s evening Starting at £50 – now rising! FANCY DRESS Come, have a meal and make a Admission by Ticket only night of it! N.B. There are still a few dates left for our Christmas Dinner Grand Christmas Raffle Menu served until Christmas. rd 23 December £1 per entry Future Event Prizes include: Bike, TV & DVD End of January we will be Tools, Microwaves, Chocolates, having an evening with ‘ Turkey, Meat, Meat Hamper, Dusty Springfield’ as an Vegetable Hamper, Toys, Evening for Charity Remote controlled toys £15 per ticket to name but a few. date to be arranged Hundreds of Prizes to be drawn on the Sunday before PRIVATE ROOM- The Christmas 8.30’ish Conservatory Be there, have fun …… Available for parties of up to 30 people Christmas Day Lunch Starts 1.00pm till finish Don’t forget that each week copies of (very few spaces left!) The North Somerset Times and The

KENN NEWS & VIEWS Clevedon Mercury are available for collection in the bar at The Drum Trevor Riddle 01934 835208

BIRD NEWS II BIRD NEWS I Jeff reports flocks of Meadow Pippits The countryside seems to be full of and Stonechats in Tickenham Moor. Blackbirds at present - there have been Fieldfares have been busy feeding on quite a few continental birds arrive to the apples behind Stonehouse Farm. bolster our own considerable resident population. With them Redwings and The year’s Cygnets have started flying, Fieldfares have also appeared, as they do in November. There are although I have not seen any very large reports of several being killed by flocks to date. flying into electricity wires.

There are also lots of Starlings – one John Haydon and Rebecca saw three flock on Kenn Moor numbered over a roe deer feeding on the apples in the thousand – and another at Wemberham orchard. They always manage to find attracted the attention of a regular apples. Peregrine, which kept a look out from an electricity pylon. Ray Naish

Littlewood (on Kenn Moor) had a party of 25 Siskins towards the end of  the month, there were none at all last winter.   An exotic visitor to Plantations Lakes  at Kingston Seymour was a splendid drake Mandarin Duck – this species breeds regularly now in the wild and is The people who lived in Kenn in increasing its population and range. 1934 continued ……

Along the sea wall two Short Eared We now move into Duck Lane. The Owls have been seen and a Barn Owl first house in the lane was Myrtle has taken up residence in one of the Cottage, the home of Freddie and Flo boxes at Blake’s pools provided by the Ogborne. Freddie looked after the Wildlife Trust. large garden and Flo ran a small shop on the side of the house. She sold On the mud the Dunlin flock built up sweets, cigarettes and farmhouse to 750 birds, with plenty of Curlew, butter, which she kept in a hole in the Redshank and Shelduck. There were a wall in the shop. This butter was made few Turnstones, Grey Plover, Knot and by her brother-in law’s family, at a single Black-tailed Godwit. Kingshill Dairy, . As boys we often bought five Clipper cigarettes for Most improbably however was a Hare two pence, 10 Players were six pence running easily across the soft mud at also 30 aniseed balls for a penny. the Yeo Estuary! KENN NEWS & VIEWS Down the lane, we move to Somerset making a living from fruit and Cottage, then the home of Mr and Mrs vegetables grown in the large garden Sumerhayes and their children, Eileen, and sold in Clevedon. George and Wally.

Mr. Sumerhayes was a general dealer. In the part of the house nearest the lane He bought and sold second-hand lived Mr and Mrs. Albert Vicarage and goods. their two sons Philip and Jack. Albert did farm work, but in his younger days The Sumerhayes moved out around has been a blacksmith. this time. The next occupants were Mr and Mrs Henry Navarra, their three At Mead Cottage lived Alfred sons Guy, Derek and Robert and a Hollyman, his wife and two sons daughter who we knew as Miss Kevin and John. Mr. Hollyman was a Navarra. The boys had M.G .sports carpenter and cabinet maker, probably cars. The Navarra’s had recently working at Wake and Dean’s in returned to from Persia, where . There were only six houses in Mr. Navarra had worked for the British Duck Lane in 1934. Foreign Office. He then retired. To be continued …………. When war was declared in 1939, the three sons and Miss Navarra all joined Ray Naish. the R.A.F. I have just discovered that Miss Navarra became one of the few  lady pilots to fly war planes. She did very secretive war work, travelling  backwards and forwards to Canada,  fetching war planes that had been built  there and flying them back to England.  During the war she married a man named Major Brodie, who was a giant. He had been a member of the French Foreign Legion in his younger days. Fortunately all four of the Navarra Apples family returned home safely after the war. My list of apples grown around Kenn in last month’s News and Views has Next house “The Cottage” was the created quite a bit of interest. home of Leslie Wakefield, his wife and two daughters Patricia and Doreen. Roland Hazell has given me a list of Sadly Leslie died around this time of apples grown at Manor Farm over the what was then called consumption. He years that I had not mentioned. They was only 28 years old. are Ironsides, Blood Apples, Ribstone Pippins, King of the Pippins, Lord On the opposite side of the road in Derby, Quarendens, Ashton Brown Pear Tree House lived George Jersey. Denmead, his wife and son Stanley. George had been a docker in his John Croxton came up with a list, but I younger days but was at that time am not sure all these varieties have KENN NEWS & VIEWS been grown in Kenn. They are Brown Picking up apples off the ground was Snout, Chesil Jerseys, Somerset very boring and back-aching work, but Redstreak, Lord Lambournes and older people didn’t mind doing it Toffee Apples. because it was not heavy work.

In other years Bill and Nell Tozer took the job. They were an elderly couple The orchards at Stonehouse farm were probably at their best and most prolific from Clevedon, they didn’t seem to in the 1940’s, 50’s and 60’s before find it boring. many of the very large apple trees that were there before the great gales which All these apples were brought back to occurred since that time, blew most of the farm and ground up for Cider or them down. sold to Coates Cider Makers at Nailsea

Up until the last few years, when my Ray Naish nephew Ben Crossman has picked up the apples by machine, all the apples were picked up and bagged by hand. 

There were often crops weighing 60 or  70 tons grown in the two orchards.  What a massive job it was getting them  picked up. Casual labour was  employed, if available, to get the job done. 

I remember one year in the 1950’s, the Carpenter family from Claverham took Neighbourhood Watch the job. When they had completed the task, the orchards were covered by Here is a summary of some hundreds of bags of apples. The messages from Richard Stamp at Carpenters had done this type of work Nailsea Police Station: all their lives, but said they had never tackled such a huge crop. Doorstep Callers Please be aware that once again we are A few years later, Mr and Mrs Reg experiencing a number of incidents Montague took the job. When they regarding doorstep callers being had finished, Reg told me how grateful dropped off in the North Somerset area he and his wife were to my father for trying to sell items such as tea towels giving them the opportunity to earn so and aprons door to door. much money. He said we have earned over two hundred pounds this autumn. Most recently a 92 year female living We have never had so much money. in Failand has reported to the police They had worked for about 10 weeks that one such caller, from whom she and picked up something like 60 tons bought items, had entered her home of apples at just over three pounds per uninvited whilst she fetched her purse. ton. The lady found the man in her front room and after he had left noticed that KENN NEWS & VIEWS some money had been taken from the One currently doing the rounds warns room. of a postal scam involving a company called PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) Please make sure that you warn your that originates from Belize. elderly family members and neighbours regarding the possible PhonepayPlus, the phone-paid services pitfalls of opening the doors to regulator, is aware that a chain e-mail strangers. From a crime prevention about an alleged postal scam is being view, we would recommend to all circulated on the internet. The email members, that you do not buy or sell refers to the Royal Mail, Trading items on your doorstep from Standards and ICSTIS (PhonepayPlus' individuals or firms that cold call at former name). There is detailed advice your home. from PhonepayPlus which basically is If you think that you may have seen to not respond or forward the email to anything or have any information others. regarding these incidents, then please do contact the Police on 0845 456 Theft of Lead. 7000. Please be aware that recently there Please remember to ask that your call have been a number of incidents is tagged Neighbourhood Watch and reported to the police regarding the quote Ringmaster message number theft of lead from various locations JN535. across this district. Most notably at risk appear to be our local village churches, “Cold callers” some of which have already been Trading Standards have informed the targeted on several occasions, police regarding the activities of a cold Tickenham, Backwell and Easton-In- calling company currently operating in Gordano to name just a few. this area. We would therefore like to ask all This information has coincided with members to remain vigilant at this time reports to the police regarding the and to report any persons or vehicles activities of over zealous or even seen acting suspiciously in and around "arrogant" door to door sales staff your local churches or school calling at homes in the area. Currently buildings, especially late at night to the being reported is a security company, police as soon as possible using 999 if who initially make contact by you think a theft is in progress. telephone and attempt to make appointments for their sales staff to Please remember to ask that your call call. is tagged Neighbourhood Watch and quote Ringmaster message number This company has a proven track JN540 record of high prices and poor sales techniques. Once again the advice Thank you, Colin Bedford given by our Crime Reduction Officers Neighbourhood Watch is to think carefully before entertaining companies who "cold call" in order to Attention Moor News Readers get business. If you haven't paid your 2007 Chain emails. subscriptions yet, could you let Ray Naish or your KENN NEWS & VIEWS distributor have them before Christmas, THANKS

Likewise, if you are not currently receiving a copy of Moor News, and would like to, please contact either Ray or your distributor.

Julia

Margaret’s Mutterings Fundraising continues:

No results yet from the Concert on the 30th Kenn Village Hall November, then there is the Photographic Thanks go to the folk who prepared the Exhibition followed by the event at John Village Hall for the Festive Season and to and Marlene Arney’s home: those who so kindly donated the very attractive decorations. Saturday 15th December 10.30am We are almost in a position to issue final PUNCH/PIES/COFFEE accounts for our lovely new porch – just at waiting on one invoice! Then we will know The Willows, Kenn how much more we need to raise!! £3.50 (£1.50 children under 12) Proceeds to Kenn Village Hall & Portishead/Clevedon Lifeboat More donations have been received in the past few weeks for which we are very grateful. Copy for Kenn News & Views to me at Chaseside please 874077 Irene Stowell, our Treasurer is always Fax 01275 342050 Email delighted to accept donations and cheques [email protected] should be made payable to Kenn Village Or to Ray at Cloverlea., Kenn Street. Hall.

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MID -WEEK SERVICES Monday 17th December 1.45pm Court de Wyck Christmas Service th Wednesday 19 December 19.00 Carols on the Green, Pound Green Cleeve st Friday 21 December 7.30pm Carol Service Kingston

rd PARISH OF YATTON MOOR 4th Sunday 23 December FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT 1st Sunday 2nd December 8am Holy Communion Kingston FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT 9.30am Holy Communion Yatton 8am Holy Communion Kenn 10.00am Family Nativity Service 8am Holy Communion Claverham Claverham 9.30am Parish Communion Yatton 6pm Carol Service Yatton 9.30am Holy Communion Cleeve 6pm Carol Service Kenn 11am Christingle Service Kingston 7pm Carol Service Cleeve 4pm Christingle Service Claverham th 6.30pm Advent Carol Service Yatton Monday 24 December CHRISTMAS EVE 2nd Sunday 9th December 3pm: Crib Service Kenn SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT 4pm: Crib Service Cleeve 8am Holy Communion Yatton 4pm: Crib Service Yatton 9.30am Parish Communion Yatton 5pm: Crib Service Kingston 9.30am Holy Communion Claverham 10.00pm: Christmas Communion 11am Holy Communion Cleeve Claverham 11am Holy Communion Kenn 11.30pm: Midnight Christmas 3pm Christingle Service Yatton Communion, Kingston Seymour 4pm Christingle Service Cleeve 11.30pm: Midnight Christmas 6pm Evensong Kingston Seymour Communion, Yatton 11.30pm: Midnight Christmas MID -WEEK SERVICES Communion, Cleeve Wednesday 12th December th 7pm: Carol Service Claverham Tuesday 25 December CHRISTMAS DAY Friday14th December 8am Holy Communion Yatton 7.00pm Carol Singing 9.30am Christmas Communion Yatton Kenn Village Green with address for Children 10.00am Christmas Family

th Communion Cleeve 3rd Sunday 16 December 11.00am Christmas Family THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT Communion Kingston Seymour 8am Holy Communion Claverham 11.00am Christmas Family 9.30am Parish Communion Yatton Communion Kenn 9.30am Holy Communion Cleeve

11am Holy Communion Kingston HOLY DAYS IN DECEMBER 6pm Evensong Kenn

KENN NEWS & VIEWS 27th ST JOHN APOSTLE & EVANGELIST 11.00am Holy Communion Kenn

5th Sunday 30th December FIRST SUNDAY OFCHRISTMAS 8am: Holy Communion Claverham 10am: Team Communion Yatton 6pm Patronal Evensong at Kenn 6pm Carols after Christmas Yatton