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ISSUE 83 DECEMBER 2015 THE OVER KELLET VIEW _______________________________________________ Price £1.00 (but free of charge to every household in Over Kellet) For the next (February) issue, the closing date for news, articles and advertisements is 15 January 2016. All contributions should be sent to the email address: [email protected] Editorial Board: Liz Brewster, Angela Huck and Chris Pogson Advertising: Jane Meaden BOARD OF MANAGEMENT Chairs ex-officio of the Parish Council and Parochial Church Council We are grateful to the above organisations for their financial support PLEASE NOTE CHANGES We are happy to accept contributions in any electronic form. Please use Microsoft Word (Arial 14pt, margins 1.5cm, paper size A4). Advertisements should be in a form compatible with PC software. Photos (strictly less than 1MB) and other illustrative material should be sent as separate files—no embedded objects, please. The views expressed in this magazine are those of the contributors and not necessarily those of the Editorial Team or Board of Management. Every care has been taken in trying to provide accurate information, particularly in the Diary, the Directory, on Local Services and with bus times. We apologise if any errors creep in; please let us know if you do find any so that they can be amended for next time. The Over Kellet View is published every month (except January and August) and distributed to all residents within the parish of Over Kellet. It is also to be seen on the village website (www.overkellet.org) in a colour version. We are grateful to the webmaster, Gordon Galloway, for his expert help. ©2015 Over Kellet View Meadowbank House, Craggs Hill [email protected] Front Cover: Christmas painting by Isla Knowles, aged 10 Printed by Bay Typesetters, Morecambe Tel: 01524 850056, 07710 405864 [email protected] THE DECEMBER VIEW There is a lot going on the village on the run up to Christmas and it is lovely to be reminded that we live in such a busy, productive and picturesque environment. We enjoy keeping everyone informed, through the Over Kellet View, of the various activities and we would like to keep it that way. We do need your help, however, so do please read our brief article on page 9. Angela is leaving us this month—Jane, Chris and I and, I am sure, our readers thank her for all her hard work, patience and humour. We will miss her enormously. It remains for us to thank our many contributors, distributors and advertisers, on whose efforts we are so dependent. To you, all our readers in Over Kellet and more widely, we wish a very happy and peaceful Christmas and a prosperous New Year with all resolutions kept. Liz Brewster 3 LETTER FROM THE VICARAGE St Cuthbert’s Church Over Kellet December 2015 On behalf of the Wardens, Church Council and congregation, Sue joins me in sending Christian Greetings this Christmas and for 2016. Dear Friends, DOESN’T GOD CARE ABOUT THE REFUGEES? We turn on our TV, read our newspaper and are daily confronted with refugees— poor, homeless, no clothes or shelter, and we wonder, doesn’t God care? The answer is YES He does, because He has been a refugee. Please allow me to explain further what I mean. Our Lord Jesus Christ, God in human flesh, was born in the humblest of shelters, a dark damp stable carved out of rock. He had no fancy cradle, only an animal trough to lie in. No doubt His first visitors may well have been the animals in the stable, a donkey and a few sheep. Joseph, no doubt, helped care for the baby with the limited equipment he had. The first visitors were shepherds from a nearby hillside who had seen angels, left their sheep and come to see the baby, The Saviour of the World. With His parents the family needed to escape to Egypt as refugees to avoid Him being killed. So you see, God does understand the refugee situation because He has been one. The question isn’t why doesn’t God do something, as He has by giving us what we need to share—but do we? One day He is coming back to this earth to take all who trust in Him as their Lord and Saviour, to be with Him in heaven forever. My prayer for you this Christmas is that God will speak to your heart and reveal His love for you, remove all the questions, anger and intellectual arguments and fill you with His love, give you His forgiveness and also ways to relieve suffering by sharing His love in practical ways. Your friends, The Rev Ken and Sue HOME COMMUNION If you know of any parishioner, housebound at home or in hospital, who would like Communion, please notify the Rev Ken. PASTORAL CARE The Vicar is available over the Christmas and New Year Holiday for any parishioner or visitor to the Parish who is ill or in need. Tel: 734189; Pager: 07663 794459 (24/7) 4 AROUND THE CLUBS—KELLETS TWINNING ASSOCIATION Around the Clubs is a regular editorial feature about clubs and societies in Over Kellet and Capernwray. This month, Christine Holdsworth introduces Kellets Twinning Association: Date founded: May 2002 when the Twinning Agreement was signed. Contact name for further information: Christine Holdsworth. Tel: 01524 736179. Email: [email protected] When and where do you usually meet? The committee meets at the Limeburner’s Arms, Nether Kellet, on an ad hoc basis; three or four social/fund-raising events are held during the year. Number of members: There is no official membership; anyone can join in, but we have ten committed people who organise fund-raising events and the annual visits. How much does it cost to join? There is no fee at present and the Association is open to all. What is the main purpose of the group? To encourage as many as possible (especially families and young people) to participate in the twinning experience and to form lasting international friendships. What is the reason most people join? To form international friendships and to discover how life in a rural village in France compares with our own. There is also the hope of acquiring/improving French language skills and, of course, the opportunity to enjoy relatively cheap holidays in France. What is the highlight of the Club’s year: The visits to Bussières and the Kellets alternately. Our annual quiz night with hot pot supper and wine tasting events are also popular. Your club, in three words: Fun, friendship, France And finally...We need more people to join in, attend events and participate in the visits—so if anyone is interested at all, please do get in touch! Photo Caption: Members of the Kellets Twinning Association plus French counterparts, standing in front of Tour Matagrin at Violay, Rhône-Alpes. The photograph was taken during the group’s last visit to France in August 2014. If you would like your club/organisation to be featured here, please email [email protected] 5 OVER KELLET NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Neighbourhood Watch no longer hosts coffee mornings in the village but still has some safety items for sale, at very reasonable prices. Cycles are expensive these days and cycle theft is unfortunately still quite common, even in rural areas. We have some strong bike chains with combination locks which are easy to use and sufficient to deter most thieves. Going away for a few days and worried about intruders? With a time switch you can arrange to have lights come on and go off in your house at any time you choose. Leave a light on in your house every evening, thanks to a time switch which automatically turns the light on and off as you choose. Window alarms, which are free, are particularly effective on kitchen and bathroom windows of terraced cottages and on patio doors. They work by sensing vibration on the glass if a would-be intruder tries to force the window. When activated the siren emits a 120 decibel noise (pretty loud!). The alarms are quite small and easily fitted; they come with instructions, adhesive stickers and batteries. Many have already gone, so hurry if you want one. If you would like any of the above, please contact me on 732892. There was an error in last month’s article in which I wrote that our parish boundary extended to the Borwick Road junction on the B6254. It does not. Our boundary runs from just beyond the Redwell Inn across to near the eastern corner of Lord’s Lot Wood. My apologies to any Gressingham residents for this inadvertent land-grab. Chris Pogson 6 WILSON’S ENDOWED SCHOOL NEWS Cookery Club School cook, Taryn Smith, with help from teaching assistant, Jackie Winrow has relaunched the school cookery club. This after school activity is designed to develop children’s cooking skills. Healthy eating and correct use of implements support the children in making tasty recipes from the Children’s Food Trust Let’s Get Cooking website. Colourful fruit kebabs were both made and eaten with enthusiasm on the first evening of this new club. The Food Trust has teamed up with Tesco supermarkets to help schools with the cost of ingredients. The club is well attended and the children will complete their cookery course with a meal they have made for their parents. Remembrance 2015 The school marked the occasion with an act of worship in school using video clips from the British Legion and a talk by Barry Hadden of the Salvation Army. A two minute silence was held during the worship and at 11am on 11 November.