THE PENN'ANT April 2015 Edition No. 471
ALL OUR YESTERDAYS 6th April 1917: U.S.A. declares war on Germany 23m April 1965: The Pennine Way officially opens. 25th April 1990: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched.
AN EVENING OF SONG The ABER VALLEY MALE VOICE CHOIR, SATURDAY 11TH APRIL at 7:00pm at ST MARY'S CHURCH. Tickets £7.00 (concession, £5). The concert will be followed by a social evening at the Sports Club. An opportunity to enjoy a more informal sing-song!' The church is working hard at present to promote community links. Please join us. Tickets available from the Village Shop, or Alan Fall (01935 - 425747).
BECKLEY NEWS DE,LIVERY 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. We remind customers there will be no deliveries on Easter Sunday & Monday - April 5th and 6th, as we take these as our rest days. Should Kelly be open on these days, extra pape~s will be available in the shop. 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.
BRADFORD ABBAS ARTISTS The Art Group will be resuming same time, same format as before - starting Monday 2nd March 20] 5 (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 further information, please contact Karen on 07718 - 192298. Email: [email protected]. Website: www.karensart.co.uk.
BRADFORDABBASGARDENERS'CLUB Our next meeting will be held on Friday 3m April at 7:30pm in the Village Hall. Our speaker is Leslie Jellyman who will talk about 'Yeovil in Bloom'. Our Sales Table will be open, so if you have any surplus plants or seedlings they would be most welcome. There will also be our Raffle and Refreshments. Everyone welcome. Thanks to all members who came along to our Spring Show and made it such an enjoyable meeting.
BRADFORD ABBAS mSTORY SOCIETY We are holding a Coffee Morning in the village hall on Saturday April 4th at lO.30am. We shall have some of our archives on show, also a Bring and Buy stall and a raffle. All are welcome to join us for this social event. Our regular monthly meeting is on Thesday April 28th at 2.30pm when we will have a talk by the chief guide at Salisbury cathedral, speaking on "An Overview of the Magna Carta". In this 800th year since it was drawn up, it is one of the most celebrated documents in English history of which only 4 original copies remain, one of which is at Salisbury. Bookings are now being taken for our summer visits.
BRADFORD ABBAS PARISH COUNCIL Elections take place 7th May •Why not become a Local Parish Councillor? A Parish Council is the collecti ve voice of its community. If you are interested in becoming a part of the parish council and wish to find out more, please consider attending the next parish council meeting at 7:30pm Tuesday 3m March, Bradford Abbas Village Hall Committee Room, or contact Tricia Chapman, Parish Clerk (bradfordabbaspc@ hotmail.co.uk 413833). The Bradford Abbas Annual Meeting will be on the T" April 2015 at 8pm in the village hall. ALL WELCOME. Details of the meeting will be posted on the notice board nearer the time. BRADFORD ABBAS PRE-SCHOOL This year there have been some changes to the Committee who run the Preschool. Firstly we would like to say a Big Thank You to Georgina Greenwood, who did a fantastic job as Chairperson of the Preschool for the last year. Thanks also go to Elaine Jacklin and Hayley Laver- Jackson who also decided to step down from the Committee this year. We would like to acknowledge everything they contributed to our fundraising efforts in the past. Looking to the future, this gives us the opportunity to introduce the new Committee Officers. Karen Britton has taken over as Chairperson. Rachael Smith has taken up the role as Vice Chairperson as well as Secretary. Our recent fundraising events have enabled the Committee to purchase some new and much needed equipment for the Preschool including a children's carnera for the children to photograph things that they like and don't like which is all part of their learning. This is all thanks to the donations received from the Rose & Crown as well as the local community who attended our Christmas Bingo. Again Thank You. Moving on to future events ... EASTER BINGO! Come and celebrate the last day of term and begin your Easter Holiday with a bang!' Our Easter Bingo Event will be held on Friday 27THMarch. Please note that this year the venue has been moved to the Village Hall. Doors will open at 7:00pm, with eyes down at 7:30pm. There is a SOpentrance fee for adults, children go free. As is tradition, there will be lots of Easter Eggs and other Easter Goodies to win as well as a fantastic raffle. We hope to see you all there!! STAY & PLAY: The first session of the Bradford Abbas Preschool Stay & Play will be held in the Village Hall on Friday 17thApril from 1:45pm until 3:15pm. We hope you enjoyed the free trial session and look forward to seeing you again. All families with preschool children from birth up to 5 years old are welcome, so please spread the word!
BRADFORD ABBAS SPORTS & RECREATIONAL CLUB (Tel: 420575) www.bradfordabbasclub.co.uk Every Monday Night is BINGO - starting at 7:30pm. New Members always welcome. Senior Citizens Future Lunch Dates: 23rd April; (NO LUNCH IN MAY) l l'" June; 16th July; 13th August; 24thSeptember; 28thOctober and 19th November. YOUTH CRICKET (Under 11's, 13's): Friday Evenings, at the Bradford Abbas Sports Club, starting Friday 10lhApril, 6:00pm - 8:00pm. New Members £40 (this includes cricket Club Shirt, all match fees and coaching). Existing Members £30 (this includes all match fees and coaching). ECB Qualified Coaches. Girls and Boys welcome. Come along and give it a go. Email: [email protected] CRICKET NETS (for Senior & Young Players from 14 years): Sunday and Thursday Evenings, at Bradford Abbas Sports Club, starting Sunday 5thApril. Sunday at 4:00pm and Thursday at 6:00pm. Young Players £30 (this includes Parent Club & Cricket Section Membership) (Club Shirt and Coaching). ECB Qualified Coaches. Come along and give it a go. Email: [email protected]
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.
BRADFORDABBAS~LAGEHALL 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 hail, 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.uklpennant.html Bookings for the hall are now being organised through Trevor Jacklin on 07980 - 487431.
BRADFORD ABBAS WOMEN'S INSTITUTE Our April meeting will take place at the Village Hall on Tuesday 21st at 7:30 pm. This will be our AGM but we will also be lucky enough to have Tony White coming to talk to us about People of Bradford Abbas. The competition will be Guess the Toddler! All welcome. For further information contact our Secretary Debbie Rylands on 01935 - 473334
CHURCH TRAILS A fun test for any 8 year olds or over accompanied by a parent or grandparent. The papers are to be found on the cupboard to the left of the font. Good luck!
FRIENDSmP CLUB Our next meeting will be held in village hall on T" April from 2:00 - 4:00pm. Good wishes to members who were poorly in March and not able to join us, hope to see you there, for usual activities. New members always welcome.
GARTELL LIGHT RAILWAY Amazingly, 2015 sees the 25th Anniversary of the opening of the Gartell Light Railway to the public! How about coming to see us if you haven't done so before - or even if you have. April 61his our first open day of the year (generally a very busy one) and if you can't make that one, check our website or join our Facebook group for updates. John Penny 476767
THE HERITAGE FUND OF ST MARY'S BRADFORD ABBAS AGM AND APPEAL FOR NEW MEMBERS: At the centre of our village stands the lovely old parish church, its tower a landmark for miles around. The church belongs to everyone in the village and it is open every day for people to enjoy, or just a special place where people can be quiet and say some prayers. So many we know have been married or baptised in this church, or lie in the churchyard. Villagers have always been generous in contributing to keeping this much-loved building standing, and the Heritage Fund was founded 20 years ago in October 1995 for exactly that purpose, to help ensure that St Mary's will be here for future generations. This is a fund simply for the fabric of the building itself. We now, however, need more members to keep things going. All it costs is an annual subscription, or single donation, however small, to the fund. If you would like to join the work of preserving this village landmark, an essential part of keeping the village alive, please do come to the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 20th May in the village hall at 8:00pm. Leaflets with membership subscription forms are available in the Church and the village shop. MOBILE LmRARY 2015 The Mobile Library van will call at 21 Ambrose Close on:- Thesday 7th and 21st April between 2: lOpm - I:OOpmand At the Rose & Crown car park and on:- Wednesday lSI, 15th and 29'hApril between 2:40pm - 3:20pm.
MUSIC AT ST MARY'S Bradford Abbas' very own musician Katy Ashman brings her Wandering Winds trio and their "World Tour of Dorset" to St Mary's Church on Saturday 2nd May at 7:30pm. Join Katy (flute, bassoon) with Miles Nipper (bassoon, contrabassoon) and Dr Richard Hall (piano) for an informative and entertaining evening spanning 350 years of music, from Mozart to Muse and more besides! Free entry, retiring collection for Church Funds.
PERSONAL MESSAGES Anyone wishing to play crib on a Monday between 11:00am and 1:00pm please contact Alan Fall (425747) or Sue Darton (471258). Even if you are unable to play regularly, please contact us.
THE QUIET GARDEN AT BEMBURY FARM, THORNFORD Wednesday, lO'hJune 2015, 10:00 for I0:00am - 4:00pm. A QUIET DAY IN THE GARDEN will be conducted by The Right Reverend George Browning Recently Priest-in-Charge of the Wriggle Valley Benefice Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn 1993 - 2008. Please bring 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 or [email protected]
ST MARY'S SCHOOL PTA 100+ Club Winners for March: I" Prize £25 - Mrs Tracey Ashman; 2nd Prize £15 - Mr Ben Lyus; 3rdPrize £10 - Mr Derek Hayward. Congratulations to all. Just when you thought the hunt for anything egg-shaped and chocolate was over, St Mary's School PTA go and throw an 'Easter, Exactly, Extravaganza' on Sunday 12'" April. Come and join us for an afternoon of fun for all the family. Starting at the viJlage hall from 2pm you will be sent on a treasure hunt around our beautiful village collecting clues along the way, ending up at the Club for an afternoon of Fun, Arts n Crafts, Bouncy Castle, Face Painting, BBQ, Teas, Coffees and Cakes. Finish time 6pm. Please feel free to join us at any time, during this period. Price is £1.50 each (under 2 free), Treasure Hunt, prizes for the children, Arts n Crafts and Bouncy Castle all included in the price. Eggcited?! Come and join in the fun - the more the merrier! For further info, email [email protected] Summer Fete: St Mary's PTA Bradford Abbas proudly presents this years' Summer Fayre will take place on Saturday 6'h June from 12:00 - 3:00pm, at Bradford Abbas school. This year promises to be bigger and better than ever before. We are lining up demonstrations from local groups including Storm Troopers Majorettes and Maypole dancing; there is a horticultural Best in. Show competition for gardeners to enter their. best blooms and local produce and cake decorators can enter the Bradford Abbas bake off. We will of course have our staples, the tractor ride around the village, the BBQ, children games, raffle, tornbola, bouncy castle and face painting, and our new addition of a Farmers' Market Food Hall for the foodies among us. So join us for a family fun filled afternoon for a cider, or Pimms. Mary and her team from the Rose and Crown are opening from 3:00pm to carry on the fun.
SHERBORNE BRADFORD ABBAS CAMERA CLUB Thesday 14'hApril: Workshop (a 'bow to ... ' evening where we learn to share our skills) Thesday 28'h April: Best of Year Competition (with an external judge) We meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays in the month at 8pm in the Village Hall.
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 4thApril: 'Rip It Up' - 9:00pm start Sunday 5'hApril (Easter Sunday): Sunday Carvery - Book early as we can only seat 40! Sunday 5'hApril (Easter Sunday): Fun Quiz - 8:00pm start Saturday 18'hApril: 'Power Cut' - 9:00pm start Saturday 25'hApril: 'No Fixed Abode' - Duo, returning yet again by popular demand. Sunday 26th April: Quiz Night We are now open every Sunday evening and Monday lunchtime. Monday till Friday: - Senior Citizens lunch, £6.95 Wednesday Evening: Curry Night. A choice of 3 with all the trimmings, £7.95 All food is sourced locally, and some of the vegetables are grown in the pub garden or on our allotment! Thursday afternoons: Don't forget tea and scones in the Village Hall from 2:00 until 4:00pm - all of the proceeds go to Bradford Abbas Pre-school. See you again soon - thanks for your continued support. Mary and the team.
VILLAGE STORE AND COFFEE SHOP (507008) Easter's here, and we've got everything you need for a big family roast! Why not order a seasonal vegetable box or some delicious pork or beef from Noor Farm? As the gardening season picks up we will see the arrival of some great bedding plants from Peachy Fields, as well as some larger plants from our supplier in Overcompton. For all of you who like a beer, we have 2 local ales now in store - Copper Hoppa from Ryme lntrinseca, and Dorset Ale from Cerne Abbas. Easter Onemn!: Hours: Good Friday & Easter Monday - 9:00am to 12noon; Saturday 4th- 8:00am to I:OOpm;Easter Sunday - CLOSED For all the latest news and offers follow us on Facebook or visit www.bradfordabbasvillagestore.co.uk Usual opening bours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 6:00pm; Saturday 8:00am - 1:OOpmand Sunday 9:00am - 12 noon. YEOVIL RAILWAY CENTRE AT YEOVIL JUNCTION Easter Sunday 5thApril and Easter Monday 6thApril: Steam Train Day and Easter Egg Hunt Sunday 19thApril: Steam Train Day Take a Steam Train ride with our Andrew Barclay 0-4-0 steam engine 'Lord Fisher' along the 1/3rd mile of the ex-Great Western Railway Clifton Maybank branch. Passengers travel 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. Other attractions available. Saturday 18th April: New for 2015 is a Steam DriverlTrain Crew Experience Day. Similar events are planned for 20th June and 3rd October. For full details of costs and programme for this day and also for steam train days see the website www.yeovilrailway.freeservers.com
ST MARY'S CHURCH We shall be decorating the church for the Easter celebrations, on Saturday 4thApril, from 9:00 - 11:30am. Donations of foliage, flowers and help will be greatly appreciated. Family Service on the 4thSunday of the month. The new format of the Family Service is proving a huge success, Families are enjoying a much shorter, informal service with youngsters participating. We are recruiting a variety of speakers and the service is followed by refreshments. Services start at 9:30 am. Please come and join us. We are holding our Annual Church Meeting at 6:00pm on Sunday 19thApril in St Mary's Church. At this meeting our Churchwardens and other officers will be elected. There will be financial information given as to the state of our finances and reports given by the current Churchwarden, secretary and others who held office last year. The meeting is open to everyone in the village and all are very welcome. Church Wardens: Mrs Margaret Smith, who has been our church treasurer for many years, is retiring at the AGM on 19thApril. We urgently need a new treasurer. It is not essential that you are a church member, just experienced in keeping accounts. If you feel you are able to help, please contact either Alan Fall (01935 - 425747) or Valerie Holdsworth (01935 - 421936). There is now a copy of an English translation of Magna Carta in St Mary's Church. This was originally drawn up in 1215. Salisbury Cathedral bolds one of the original copies of this famous document.
Services for April: Friday 3rd April Good Friday lO:OOamDevotion Saturday 4thApril Easter Eve 6:30pm Vigil of Light Sunday 5th ApriJ Easter Day 11:OOamHoly Communion Sunday 12th April 11:OOamHoly Communion Sunday 19th April 8:00am Holy Communion BCP Sunday 26thApril 9:30am Family Service
Dear Friends As I write this letter for the magazine in the first week of March, and from our new home in Holwell, I am experiencing a variety of emotions. Firstly, I am recovering from our move from 'mid-Wales with snow on the ground! Secondly, it appears that we are still worshipping at the Shrine of St. Pickford's Box; an occurrence which I hope very soon wil1 end!! Fortunately we are unpacking now at a rate of knots. Thirdly, both Liz and I are very excited to have begun to share our lives and some fun times with you all. We have already experienced a warm welcome in the parishes and for that we thank you most sincerely. Prior to moving I had seven tiny parishes to look after in mid-Wales, together with being the Rural Officer for the Diocese and National Lead on Rural Affairs for the Church in Wales working with farmers and small rural communities. Liz was the Children's Officer for the Diocese. So as one lovely lady said to me recently, "With you coming to Dorset then, our rural children have really got it made". Well I'm not sure about that, but let's hope so!! Over the last two or three months or months or so I have been hearing with interest what has been happening within the White Hart Vale and more widely within the Three Valleys Team. I really cannot go much further without expressing my sincere thanks to the many folk who have worked so hard to ensure that the cart stayed on the rails during what has been a four year vacancy. Particularly, I must thank Anne and Keith Budgell, who have worked so tirelessly to keep things running and growing. Thank you. From my perspective this will all be a very hard act to follow. But follow we must and notjust to follow, but to move on and grow together in the love of Jesus Christ and to share that love with others. That is our mission - that is what we are all called to do. So thank you all again. I believe that by the time you read this article I shall have been licensed as House for Duty Team Vicar. During my first few weeks or so in post I intend to visit every parish in the patch to get to know the place, to meet as many of you as possible and to find out what makes each parish 'tick'. So if you see a very tall, bearded clergyman with a Yorkshire accent wandering about your parish looking extremely lost, please be kind to him - the chances are it will be me. Oh, and a mug of tea is always welcome! On a final note, Liz and I would appreciate your prayers as we begin our new ministry in your midst.With our love and prayers, as always. Richard Kirlew Team Vicar
FROM THE EDITOR Items for inclusion in the May 2015 edition of The Pennant must be received no later than 6:00pm on 17th April 2015. Please address your items to Mrs Lynne Penny, at the following address: 12 Wessex Drive, Bradford Abbas, Sherborne, DT9 6SH, or alternatively e-mail us as follows [email protected]
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Printed by J.H. Haynes & Co. Ltd. as a free service to the community. We are Claire and Ross Moore and we have moved in to the Grange in Church Road, Bradford Abbas, with our two boys Jack and Hugo. We have been made very welcome by the local villagers that we have met. However we have not been able to meet everyone and so we thought it would be good to send a message to you all via the Parish Newsletter.
For the past few years we have run a mobile catering service catering for weddings, private parties, christenings, business galas, fashion launches and sadly occasionally funerals. We provide an individually tailored service, always listening to the customer's req uirements. We use the highest quality ingredients and the best staff available. Each function is personal to us - we want to deliver the standard of service we look for ourselves. Until now we have always had to offer our service in a wide variety of venues which the customer has selected.
Our dream has always been to have our own venue and to hold a few functions a year to give the customer a fully integrated service. We believe we have found an amazing venue with the Grange in this beautiful Dorset village. We will be looking to host up to fifteen events per year and only ever on Saturdays. This element of our business will run alongside our other commitments which will take us around the south of England and to London. We do not operate as a franchise but own several different companies.
Bringing our work here is a change for the village and we have thought long and hard how to ensure that local people's lives are not disrupted. Traffic and parking can be an issue in any community and we will ask all our customers and their guests to use a park and ride scheme to keep traffic out of the village. We have land that can be used for parking and we are also looking for additional parking for functions. In this way there should be no vehicles owned by guests parking in the road. There will be a steward on the premises during the functions to ensure our car parking requirements are met.
In terms of noise from functions we ask customers to be sensitive about noise levels when guests leave. to keep music noise to a reasonable level and our contracts do not permit fireworks. Our steward will also monitor noise levels during the events and ensure these remain reasonable.
We are sincerely hoping that our business will enhance village life. We may be able to offer casual employment at functions for local people with catering experience. Access to additional car parking at times would be really helpful. It would be great to hear from any of you if you have further ideas please. In addition bringing visitors to the village will increase custom for local business. There will be a folder at the Grange where visitors can find contact details for a wide range of local services. If any local business would like their details included please to not hesitate to contact us.
On a personal note Claire and I would love to support local good causes. We are intending to take cuttings from our garden plants and if any guests at a function would like to take home a little memento they can do so by leaving a donation. Claire and I will match the amount taken on the day and give it to one of the local good causes. A different one each time of course. We would also like to hear about the Village Fair and how we can help with that.
Bye for now
Ross. Claire. Jack (5) and Hugo (2)
Contact details: Telephone: Ross 07985313421 or email: [email protected] Websites: http://en91ish9 arden. events! and http://sa usageandpear. co. uk!
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