YOUR VILLAGE NEWSLETTER July 2017 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ YOUR VILLAGE NEWSLETTER July 2017 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WORSHIP Benefice Ministry Team AT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ B ~ Vicar e ALSTONEFIELD : BUTTERTON : ILAM n The Rev’d Prebendary WARSLOW WITH ELKSTONES : WETTON e Lawrence Price f 01335 350968 i c [email protected] e 2ND JULY ~ 3RD SUNDAY AFT TRINITY (W) 9TH JULY ~ 4TH SUNDAY AFT TRINITY (W) 11.00am Wetton HC 10.30am Ilam AAW ~ Churchwardens M 3.00pm Elkstones HC 11.00am Alstonefield HC i 3.00pm Warslow EW ~ Alstonefield n Mrs Marion Beloe i 16TH JULY ~ 5TH SUNDAY AFT TRINITY (W) 23RD JULY ~ 6TH SUNDAY AFT TRINITY (W) 01335 310253 11.00am Warslow HC 11.00am Ilam HC s 11.00am Wetton MW 11.00am Alstonefield MW ~ Butterton t 6.30pm Butterton 3.00pm Elkstones EW Mrs Barbara Woodward r Gift Day Service with Songs of Praise 01538 304324 y Mrs Lily Hambleton-Plumb 30TH JULY ~ 7TH SUNDAY AFT TRINITY (W) 6TH AUGUST ~ 8TH SUNDAY AFT TRINITY (W) 01538 304397 T 11.00am Butterton 11.00am Alstonefield HC e ~ Ilam Benefice HC and Baptism 3.00pm Warslow HC a Mr Ian Smith Flower Festival Service m 01335 350236 ~ Miss Ellen Clewes ~ 01335 350437 ~ ~ ~ Warslow with Elkstones ~ Mrs Rachel Moorcroft ~ (Warslow) 01298 84568 Milldale Chapel ~ Mrs Judy Prince ~ (Warslow) 01298 84351 ~ The second of our three summer evening services Mr Reg Meakin ~ (Elkstones) 01538 304295 ~ th ~ 7.00pm on Wednesday 12 July ~ Wetton ~ Miss Rosemary Crafts ~ 01335 310155 Everyone is welcome to come along to this ~ Miss Clare Day lovely chapel in the valley for a simple service ~ 01538 381773 ~ ~ Please pray regularly for ~ this team and those who ~ minister with them. ~ Key to Symbols HC = Holy Communion: BCP = Book of Common Prayer: FC = Family Communion: AAW = All Age Worship: V MP = Morning Prayer: MW = Morning Worship: i EP = Evening Prayer: EW = Evening Worship c a Alstonefield Parish Council From The Clerk to the Council – Liz Court, tel. 07746 833910 Email [email protected] C/o The Village Hall, Alstonefield, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. DE6 2FR Vicarage Chair: Cathy Reavy (01335 310125) School term ends this month let’s all look forward to a happy Vice Chairman: Richard Butler (01335 310620) and carefree Summer. Councillors: Nick Bonsall (310262) Alan Hayes (310057) Gordon Campbell (07919353800) Rupert Hignett (310389) Alstonefield Parish Council AGM Lawrence st Many thanks to those who attended our AGM on 31 May. For Prayer – from the Registers Tributes to the previous Chair, Noel Peat were given as well as a report on the work of the Council over the last Please let your Churchwarden know of anyone in special year. The Council elected Cllr Cathy Reavy as Chair and need of prayer. We will do what we can to help – and with Cllr Richard Butler as Vice Chair for the upcoming year. complete confidentiality. Staffordshire Smart Alert We look forward to the wedding of Paul and Rachel at Ilam This free service from Staffordshire Police, allows you to on Friday 28th July, and to the wedding of Mark and Millie th find out more about local crime. Each alert includes an at Alstonefield on Saturday 29 July. We pray for the incident number and contact details so members of the happiness of each of these couples in their life together. public can contact Staffordshire Police if they have any We also look forward to the Baptism of Martha Louise relevant information. Businesses can also receive alerts Wood, daughter of Laura and Rob at Butterton on 30th that are relevant to their industry sector. Local officers can July; and we pray for her welcome into the family of the also send instant alerts when a crime has just taken place, Church. or is taking place, in the area they are in. You can find out more about this service through the following link: “All Are Invited To Attend Any Event Published In https://www.staffordshiresmartalert.uk/staffs/about.htm this Magazine and Taking Place In All Parishioners are cordially invited to attend the next Any of Our Villages”. Parish Council Meeting which will take place at the Village Hall from 7.00pm on Wednesday 5th July 2017. Alstonefield Alstonefield and District Friendship Club St. Peter’s Our July outing, on Wednesday 12th July, is to the Polishing the Pews Trentham Estate. This has proved a very popular outing We have embarked on polishing the beautiful pews in St in the past, because there is a good choice of things to do. Peters Church. Could you help? It is an easy task using a In addition to the famous Gardens (which include ‘a liquid balm and small sponges. It provides gentle exercise contemporary revival of the famous Italian Gardens’, and an enormous sense of satisfaction; the ones we have Rivers of Grass, the Floral Labyrinth, lakeside walk, show done look so wonderful! You can have quiet moments or gardens, fairy trail, barefoot walk etc. etc.), there is the music while you work. Do, please, come to help. An hour excellent Garden Centre and Shopping Village (we won’t gets one pew finished, ten minutes does a panel. We can mention the Monkey Forest and Aerial Extreme!) and of show you what to do and would be very grateful for help in course a huge choice of places to eat, or just sit down with this mammoth task. We will have some short sessions to a nice cup of tea. The coach, as ever, costs £6 and can pick up from various villages. show people what to do: Saturday 1st July at 9am and 4pm On 26th July we celebrate the Club’s 59th birthday with a Sunday 2nd at 9am party – a lovely salad and super desserts and some fun Monday 3rd at 2pm afterwards. This is for members only, but there is still time Thursday 6th at 9am to join if you want to come – 6.00pm (half an hour earlier than usual) at Alstonefield village hall. Please bring a Fordante Concert wrapped birthday present if you can – these will be raffled, A glorious evening of light classical music was greatly so that everyone goes home with one. We can collect enjoyed by those attending the concert by Fordante in St people from various villages in cars if necessary. For th Peter’s Church on Saturday evening 26 June. Many more information, or to book your place on the coach, thanks to all those who helped with the arrangements. please ring Lorraine on 01335 310353 or Ann on 01298 Anne Green Festival 2018 84394. We have, reputedly, the oldest legible gravestone in the country in Alstonefield church yard. Anne Green died in Alstonefield Baby and Toddler Group April 1518. We thought we would celebrate this unique memorial with a series of events next year in 2018. Every Wednesday morning Several ideas have been suggested so far: a Tudor 9.30 - 11.30am Banquet, workshops for dance and crafts, talks and tours Alstonefield Village Hall on the history and heritage for visiting groups, a Tudor Sports Day, concerts, writing and art competitions, visits Any queries please contact: by local school children to study the wildlife and flowers. If Sally Gliddon 01335 310084 you have ideas or if you would like to be involved in any way please let us know. or Jo Griffin 01335 310531 Email: [email protected] or phone A warm welcome awaits! 01335 310453. 3 Alstonefield Gardening Group We meet for a shared lunch on Friday 21st July at 12.30pm at Brian and Lorraine’s. Anyone is welcome to come along for good food and conversation, and we invite you to bring a small amount of food or drink to share. The food seems to have become a bit more elaborate of late, and we have decided to go back to more basic items – “finger or fork food” – to make it easier to eat when we are not sitting at a table, as few people can fit us all around their table. Please ring Brian and Lorraine by 14th July to let them know what you plan to bring. The Leaden Boot Challenge 2017 ******Also***** In memory of Noel Peat Thursday 14th September: Depart Alstonefield Village This year the weather was kind to walkers and Hall at 10am in shared cars. Kedleston Hall gardens and runners. 1st man home was Andrew Hunter in a newly renovated State Rooms, then Meynell Langley Trial time of 4 hours 35 mins. 1st lady was Alison gardens. Cost £13 for Kedleston (free to NT members) Wainwright from Thorpe, 12th overall in 5 hours and £3 for Meynell Langley plus own costs for teas etc. and/or bring a packed lunch. 28mins. 1st local man home was Dave Shenton from Hulme End in 6 hours 23 mins. 1st local lady Alstonefield Village Hall home was Charlie Mollatt from Butterton in 7 Chairman:- Jean Allen hours 5 mins. They both work for Hartdale Motors Vice Chairman & Social Secretary:- Dave Littlehales in Hartington. Secretary/Treasurer:- Margaret Cohen Bookings Officer:- Sue Lovatt Tel: 01335 310458 We again needed 50+ villagers from Alstonefield e-mail:[email protected] and surrounding villages to help make it such a Committee Members:- Frank Lipp, Marie McIlroy, Jill Benghiat, Jo Griffin, Ian Longdon, Ken Sharples, success. So, whoever you are, and whatever you Val Littlehales, Martin Wilding and Martin Snodin. did to help, the Leaden Boot Committee would like to extend a massive THANK YOU! It is directly due to you and your help, that we received such ALSTONEFIELD VILLAGE HALL CONCERTS positive feedback: "we were made to feel safe and th valued," and "brilliant, friendly, well organised". Saturday 29 July And as to the food: "outstanding pies and cakes" Returning for another sell-out show! Thanks also go to the farmers, land-owners and National Trust who helped ensure that it is indeed "a great event with stunning scenery".