Wivey and the Hills Magazine
July/August 2019 Price 50p Contents and about the magazine
Wivey and the Hills magazine is published 10 times a year by the Benefice of the seven parishes of Wiveliscombe, Brompton Ralph, Clatworthy, Chipstable, Huish Champflower, Raddington and Tolland. Its purpose is to promote the life of all the Christian churches in this area and that of the wider communities which they serve. Contents Contents and magazine information 2 Letter from the Rector 3 What’s Been Happening 4-8 (including On the allotment/ Cuttings from the Garden Wildlife - what to look out for) The Summer 2019 Cassava Challenge 9 Looking ahead - Wivey and the Hills 10-25 Regular Events 26 Ways to help your community 27 Quick view - Events for July/August 28-29 Growing in Faith 30-34 Adverts for local businesses 35-53, 56 Useful Contacts 54-55
Welcome to your July/August edition of the Wivey and the Hills magazine! As ever, there is masses going on in our beautiful area. You will see that some of our regular contributors have been on holiday and have visited the fascinating Beamish Museum in County Durham to visit the old pews taken from St Andrew’s for the re-ordering project.
Why not try the the Summer 2019 Cassava Challenge? New Subscribers: Would you like to receive regular copies of the magazine? If The next issue will be for the Autumn month of September so please email [email protected] Lorna Thorne, Peter Pearson, Acting editorial team with your name, address, contact number and email, along with your BACs payment Articles and events, comments and feedback: [email protected] A year’s subscription is £5 (50p / copy) and Advertising: Lorna Thorne [email protected] 01984 629423 runs from January to December. Magazine Distribution: Janet Hughes, 12 Lion d’Angers, 01984 624213 BACS details are ‘WHOF’ 09-01-29 20101213 Deadline for September edition: 4 August 2019 Or ring 01984 629423 for more details. Due to holidays, the deadline has been set a week early for the September
magazine, please can we have articles in as early as possible, many thanks
Cover photo: Many thanks to Adrian Somerfield for his photo of St Helen’s Church at the Beamish Museum
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Letter from the Rector
For most families with children of school age, July means just one thing: the start of the summer holidays, which for the first few weeks at least is good news for the children, but quite often, for working parents, the start of a headache, which is normally resolved by a call to the grandparents. For all other retired people not on grandparental duties, it is often the time to hunker down at home and leave the roads and shops to the holiday-makers. Ask what holidays mean, and most people will reply “rest and recreation”, which for the younger members of society means putting away the school work and playing with friends, though, sadly, it can also mean uninterrupted time on the computer or tablet trying to scale the interminable levels of the latest “must-have” games programme: some children who come to Discuss and Donuts at Kingsmead seem able only to talk about their online gaming lives, but fortunately they are in a minority, though their attitudes do highlight the difficulties that holidays pose for conscientious parents who realise that holidays should not be synonymous with aimlessly wiling away what should be the most precious time in a child’s life. This concern is well-founded, for a moment’s thought about the word “recreation” should alert us to the importance of holidays, which need to be about “re-creation.” After the weeks and months of school routine, the time for re-charging the batteries need to be about growth and exploration of new possibilities brought along by the ticking of the biological clocks, not just marking time till the new school year arrives. In pre-war times, the long summer holiday was certainly a time for growing children to rise to new challenges in a rural community like Wivey and the Hills, when schools had to close to allow their pupils to help get in the various harvests that would be gathered in between July and September. Each year a child would be asked to take on new responsibilities, conferred by advancing age, in the fields or the gardens. But with the advance of automation and “economies of scale” in agriculture, such opportunities have become rare, and replaced by expensive “activity weeks”, which only the more affluent families can afford. If holidays are to remain times of personal growth and social development, the whole community will need to come up with new initiatives which enable children to have “re-creative” fun in worthwhile and inexpensive ways. See you in September! Martin 3 What’sCharity been Focus happening - the Semiliki - Thank Trust yous
Bluebell walk and Cream Tea Ann and Ken Martin hosted their annual Bluebell walk on May 19th. Loads of walkers (possibly record number) enjoyed the wonderful display of native bluebells in the wood and surrounding meadow, before returning to the usual delicious cream tea at Denhill, augmented by Linda’s cake stall. Almost £600 was raised for Chipstable Church and our thanks to the extended Martin family who all pitched in as cooks and waiters/waitresses and to all who came along and gave so generously.
Grateful thanks to Val and Peter Shaw for opening their beautiful grounds and gardens. Their warm welcome and hospitality was much Appreciated.
An amazing £845 was raised for St Peter’s
Kirsten’s German Coffee Morning A big heartfelt thank you for those who came to my coffee morning in aid of MacMillan. I have raised a wonderful £330. Kirsten
Somerset Sign!!!! What are your thoughts?
Whilst Watchet might not be everyone’s favourite place, this course of action seems a bit excessive!
Andy Kilbride
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Our Box Pews Ann, Joanne and I had a holiday in County Durham, and we visited the Beamish Museum to see the church that they have rebuilt, where our Box pews were located. The picture shows Ann & I sat in one of the pews. And one of the church. It was a fascinating place to visit.
We loved the forties farm which brought back many memories from my childhood. We also enjoyed the fish & chips that were cooked on a coal fired fryer and used Beef dripping. It was well worth the visit. Adrian Somerfield
JLF gears up for the summer!
Now that summer is here, the Jim Laker Fund (JLF) committee will be out and about, selling tickets for the Grand JLF Raffle to be drawn at the 10 Parishes Street Fair in September, and our lovely JLF ‘Where in the World’ bags and tops. Watch out for us in Wivey Square and other venues!
All monies raised help JLF to support a range of groups and projects across the 10 Parishes. Recent recipients include St Luke’s tin church in Langley Marsh (help towards a mains water connection), drums and cymbals for Wiveliscombe Town Band, and the ‘In the Mix’ project based at Kingsmead School, where JLF funds helped to buy new shelving units, an Ice Cream Maker, and serving trays for their café.
JLF welcomes applications for small loans/grants (usually up to £500) from groups in the 10 Parishes: an application form is available on the JLF website www.jimlakerfund.co.uk or at Wivey House.
Tom Winsborough Chair of JLF committee
5 What’s been happeningWays -From to theMake Registers, Advent Wildlife,Special things to lookout for!! From the Registers
Memorial Service at St Luke’s Langley Marsh 1st June Patricia May ROBERTON (69)
Baptism in St Andrews 26th May Florence Annie Bray
Baptism in St Mary’s, Brompton Ralph 18th May Edith Charlotte Rachel LOCK
Weddings at All Saints, Chipstable Some of the wonderful flowers 1st June Benjamin MOODY and Eleanor KAYE at the memorial service held 22nd June Matthew CRABB and Lauren STARK for Patricia.
Yellow Rattle Hay Meadow - Becky Mills
A hay meadow in full flower in June is a beautiful sight, but it is perhaps the first few weeks of July that are crucial to its ongoing success. During this period most of the plants are setting seed, having flowered and been pollinated earlier in the summer. It is the particular process of hay making, cutting late in the season and turning the crop to dry it out, that allows the ripe seed to drop back to the ground ready to go again the following year. Light cattle grazing after the cut helps to ensure the seeds are trampled in, gaining good contact with the soil to encourage germination.
Fertility has been the enemy of many a wildflower meadow planting project, as the grasses take off at the expense of less robust flowers and herbs. However, nature has its own answer to this problem – a plant called yellow rattle. Sometimes also known as hay shackle, in reference to the sound of the ripe seed pods being shaken by the wind, the plant is parasitic on grasses, reducing their vigour and giving other flowering species a chance. It is an annual and relies on the hay making process.
We are fortunate that, especially in the hills parishes, we still have several hay meadows managed in the traditional way where wildflowers can thrive. 6 What’s been happening - Cuttings from the Garden: July - Bedrock Barn
As I write, in June, we are having very much needed downpours of rain and rows of young vegetables are
responding in a way which is far more abundant than if watered from a can. However, this is accompanied by strong and gusty wind which is wreaking havoc with taller herbaceous plants and tearing petals off the roses. On balance, this might be preferable to last year’s high temperatures and drought; at least growth does not stop, but it is hard to sit comfortably outside to enjoy the blaze
of colour which is developing. Whatever happens, weatherwise, in July and August, there is no doubt that gardens and flower meadows will respond in the most optimistic way possible, and that is to flower, as it is a sure way to produce seed and therefore to survive, assuming there are insects to pollinate them. As we are all aware, insects are declining in number and therefore pollination is threatened. The wild flower meadow is a stunning example of how indigenous plants flower to attract flying insects of all sorts. Some think this is a poor year for butterflies but I have seen plenty in the meadow. In April, in warm sun, there were Orange Tip and a few Brimstone in the hedges, and plenty of bees – not honey bees, but the bumble bees and solitary bees which are more important as pollinators. In June I was delighted to see, as ever, the red-spotted burnet moth which relies on birds-foot trefoil and vetch in the meadow. In July we can expect to see Meadow Browns and Gatekeepers, whose caterpillars eat undisturbed grass. August will bring Vanessids – Peacock, Comma, Red Admiral, small Tortoiseshell - all of which feed on nectar from garden plants such as sedum and buddleia which are among the easiest summer-flowering plants to grow. As July and August approach, I look forward to the relationship between flower garden and insects, because this is a time for herbaceous and annual flowers to excel in their attraction for winged things. Listen to the honey bees on the lavender hedge and the bumble bees delighting in the uncompromising brilliance of calendula, cosmos and annual poppies. They bring flower beds alive, but insects
need flowers to live; a symbiotic relationship which ultimately allows us, as well, not only to enjoy life, but also to eat - no bees, no beans. This summer, please consider how you can help insects, perhaps by designating a patch of lawn to revert to flower meadow or leaving a patch of nettles in a forgotten corner for Peacock and Tortoiseshell butterflies to lay their eggs. Sow a patch of Limnanthes (poached egg plant) in the vegetable garden to attract bees and hoverflies. Next year, ditch half-hardy annuals in favour of easy-to-grow cottage garden favourites. Promote pollinators in your patch! Sue Welch
7 What’s been happening - from the Allotment
I am getting a lot fitter now and I have been able to spend the whole of the morning on the plot. I have got a plastic chair in my polytunnel so I can have a sit down and have a cup of tea. I have almost finished all the planting; I have got all the brassicas in the leeks and a row of celeriac. I have also earthed up my potatoes and I have put the covers on my carrots, I use enviromesh to keep the carrot root fly away. I have put a net over the brassicas to stop the pigeons and the pheasants having their breakfast at my expense. I have got half a row of runner beans and climbing French beans planted out. The main job is attending to the sweet peas, they were a bit slow to get going but they have really started to produce some nice blooms. I grow them cordon, so every three days I have to go through them, I remove the tendrils and the side shoots and I use sweet pea rings to secure them to the canes. The other job is to keep the hoe going to keep on top of the weeds, if I don’t then the weeds can quickly take over and I will have a real mess. The Gladioli are looking good and I should be able to cut some nice flowers during August when the sweet peas will have finished. I have planted out my cucumbers in my polytunnel, although they are ridge type I put a cane beside each plant and train them up the stick, it keeps the fruit off the ground. I have also got some lettuce plants in the tunnel and it needs watering every two days. I always sow some more lettuce seed after I planted them out. At home I have got all my tomatoes in pots, some I have put outside in front of the greenhouse. I have also planted out some Dahlias in the flower bed. I have sown some more runner beans and climbing French Beans. Ann has planted the Zinnias out in the front flower bed. I have put canes in the pots that I have my Christmas Chrysanthemums and put them outside and I have tied them in. The other job I have done is pruned the green gage, I have got a minuet tree that needs pruning during June. We have also got two apples and a pear tree. They are all minuets and they are ideal for the small garden. The apple and the pear have to be pruned at the end of August. Adrian Somerfield 8 The Summer 2019 Cassava Challenge
The Summer 2019 Cassava Challenge Over the last 18 months we have raised money for 25 "Goats for Goma” with our Soup Sundays, and as they breed the 1st kid gets past onto another “Vulnerable Women”
Summer is not really “Soup” weather…or at least we hope not!
In the accounts I have been sent from Bishop Desire in Goma (via Peter and the Semiliki Trust), I was struck by the final item which reads "Payment of cassava seeds for 508 vulnerable women for community land project in Kalehe and Kabamba. $169.73”… that’s about £0.25p to help a Vulnerable Woman, how humbling is that?
Hence this Summer's 2019 Cassava Challenge.
On the last Sunday of June, July and August, I will have a sack of Cassava tubers plus bags of Tapioca (processed Cassava) to distribute in St Andrews, and the challenge is to produce a dish to bring and share in a fellowship lunch the following 1st Sundayphoto: Kentish of the month Plummer at St Andrews.
The Challenge is to raise enough money ($333) to provide Cassava seed for over 1,000 vulnerable women!
I will happily bring the Cassava and Tapioca, to any of the Hills churches, that want to participate.
Confessing to not being a natural vegetarian, this is perhaps an opportunity to have my taste buds challenged, and we could crown the "King or Queen of the Cassava Kitchen” as we taste test the dishes? ;-)
For further information, or get involved, contact me [email protected] or 07535 777809
Date for your Diary: July 13th 2019 at 7pm.
Around the World with ‘The Somerset Songsters’: An evening of musical entertainment with an eclectic mix of genres.
Tickets are £5 per head. Please contact John Osborne (details above)
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St Andrew’s Wiveliscombe
7 July 10.45am Morning Worship Followed by Fellowship Lunch 14 July 10.45am Holy Communion
21 July 10.45am All Age Communion Preceded by Breakfast 9.45-10.30am
28 July 10.45am Holy Communion Collect your Cassava for next week’s Fellowship Lunch
4 August 10.45am Morning Worship Followed by Fellowship Lunch 11 August 10.45am Holy Communion
18 August 10.45am All Age Communion Preceded by Breakfast 9.45-10.30am
25 August 10.45am Holy Communion Collect your Cassava for next week’s Fellowship Lunch
Well done Ian Carson for spotting the shot - how appropriate for Pentecost - let the sunshine in!!
St. Andrew’s Church Visiting Team If you know of anyone who has recently moved to Wiveliscombe; been bereaved; returned home from being in hospital; had a new baby; is elderly and/or lonely or who you believe might welcome a visit, please contact: Sherry Rayson on 01984 624628.
A Group for Sunday Allsorts 10yrs+ All Primary-aged Children Welcome
Activities for Children at St Andrew’s on Sunday Mornings during the service, except 3rd Sundays Info from Judith Swan 01984 629030 or [email protected]
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Coming Up Soon at St Andrews Church
July 13th Somerset Songsters evening of eclectic music. See separate advert.
7th-15th September Displays in St Andrews with coffee and cake.
12th October Two Moors music festival will be coming to St Andrews for the first time!
18th October Quiz night and supper, raising funds for St Andrews - Teams of six, phone 01984 568096 to book.
6th December Jonathan Viera Christmas concert and Supper. Tickets £15 per head, children under sixteen £10. Pre-book tickets on 01984 568096.
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10 Parishes Festival Returns Planning is well underway for the 10 Parishes Festival which takes place this year from 7th-15th September. The last festival in 2017 generated over £45,000 as well as featuring many uplifting community events and a wide range of existing and new artists and performers have registered for this Autumn’s event. Artists’ open studios and collective exhibitions comprise the central theme of the festival, with individual and characterful studios giving insight into the process of producing great art. These are spread throughout local parishes and also at venues including Waterrow Village Hall and Wiveliscombe Community Centre. This year’s theme of recycle and reuse is an optional theme to follow for artists and performers, which additionally gives visitors opportunities to talk to participating artists about how they conceive and work on their ideas. Forkbeard Fantasy have been a popular feature at past festivals with imaginative and surreal installations that also include a flavour of performance art. They return with “The Brittonioni Brothers” on the closing day of the festival with a film production in association with Cinema Obscura. Ashbrittle artists will be offering workshops that will help participants transform what they might consider ugly and useless into the beautiful and useful. The festival website will go live in June and the eye-catching guides distributed in the summer, both of which give detailed information and images, and provide an ongoing directory for visitors interested in the arts. For further information please visit www.10parishesfestival.org.uk
Just like last month, I am still looking for any old photographs, paintings or even artefacts, that relate to St Andrew’s, Wiveliscombe or indeed any of the ten parishes. These are needed for a display in St Andrew’s Church for the week of the Ten Parishes festival.
If you happen to have anything that you may be able to lend, please contact Bill Rayson on [email protected] or 01984 568096
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Wivey’s Plastic Bag Free Week 8-14 September. Starting on the day of the Street Fair Wivey will go plastic bag free for one week. The businesses of Wiveliscombe have agreed not to give out plastic carrier bags for this period. This project was incepted at a ‘plastics meeting’ held by Wivey Action on Climate and Environment (WACE) and is striving to reduce plastic bag consumption and waste. Shoppers are encouraged to use their own shopping bags and re-use existing plastic carrier bags. Members of WACE are busy making ‘Wivey Bags’ from donated materials (curtains & table cloths which can be left in Wivey House). WACE received a wonderful donation of 40 handcrafted cloth bags made by the late Rosemarie Allen of Langley Marsh – these will be passed on to the people of Wivey. A group of sewers will be in the Square on Saturday 7th September making Wivey Bags so come along and get one of your own.
Open the Book The Open the book team continue at Wivey Primary School assemblies once a month. Please continue to pray for the team as they take this opportunity to tell the children about God’s Love and all who hear and see the story unfold. 13 Looking Ahead - Wivey
Wiveliscombe W.I. Friday 5th July- 7.00pm in Community Centre Barbara Spencer-Jones - “Fings ain’t what they used to be” Friday 2nd August- 7.00pm in Community Centre Robert Tinker - British Seaside Piers For info contact: Corinne on 01823 400643 - Visitors always Welcome
Wivey Walkers
meet 1st Wednesday & 3rd Saturday . Wednesday July 3rd 2019 Meet: 10am in the Square for an 8 mile walk taking in Culverhay Farm, a bit of road walking to Pitts Lane, Chipstable and Heydon Hill. Return via Huish Champflower and Maundown back to Wivey. Saturday July 20th 2019 Meet: 10am CWCP for car share to Fyne Court (NT members free). A 7-8 mile walk exploring the land around Halswell Manor and the Temple of Harmony. Some hills and muddy, if wet. Wednesday August 7th 2019 Meet: 10am in the Square. Details TBC Saturday August 17th 2019 Meet: 10am CWCP for car share to Luxborough Village Hall Car Park. A 7-8 miles walk over Exmoor countryside with some hills and probably muds A good pub at the end.
For up-to-date info go to www.wiveliscombe/wiveywalkers/events
Julian Meetings The Julian Society will meet every 3rd Tuesday in the month at St. Andrew's Church at 10.30am Do join us for half An hour of silent prayer and coffee after!
Contact: Hazel Ramsay 01984 248726 Email: [email protected]
Silent Prayer Silent prayer meeting at 3 North St. at 7.30 on July 2nd and August 6th for those interested in trying this method of prayer this is a gentle introduction to a rich and rewarding adventure encountering depths of prayer which may be totally new to us.This week we'll be praying with short scripture bites interspersed with silence... allowing the words or single word to hold us, both the novice and the experienced can share this fellowship . Warm welcome ; contact 01984 624649 Roger and Helen Sedgbeer. 14 Looking Ahead - Wivey Looking Ahead - Wivey
Silver Street Sessions Duolo Nick Girone-Maddocks and Paul Hill On 211th July at 8.00pm The Old Sorting Office, behind Wiveliscombe Post Office, 14 West Street, TA4 2JP. £10/£9 concessions To book tickets please visit http://www.silverstreetsessions.co.uk/programme.html#knightspiers Or tickets can also be purchased from the Wiveliscombe Post Office
Wiveliscombe Community Choir Why not join the Wivey Community Choir and experience the joys of singing in good company led by Tom Morrell · No Experience necessary · No Auditions · Unable to read music? No problem.
Sopranos, Altos, Tenors, Basses – All Welcome
Meet every Wednesday in Silver Street Centre, 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Membership £20 for a 10 week term. Music will be supplied
For more information telephone 01984 623838 or 01984 623195
We look forward to welcoming any new members
Saturday July 13th from 9:30 a.m. until all produce is bought! A Big Bake sale in the Square, Wiveliscombe. IN aid of the Samaritans Please support this worthy cause you may need to use this sometime. Thank you. Wiveliscombe Friends of the Samaritans.
Wiveliscombe Garden Club Talks are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 7.30 in the Wiveliscombe Primary School hall. All Welcome. Contact [email protected] for more information.
2nd July – Car share to Tyntesfield house and gardens
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Friday Morning Prayer Time in St Andrew’s Church at 9.05am. Please join us to spend 20 minutes in prayer. Worship, Bringing specific people in specific situations to God in prayer, Prayers of encouragement.
Discuss and Donuts discuss stuff that matters every Friday lunchtime In the base free donuts @ Kingsmead School, open to all students
Bread Church Bread Church will continue to meet in St Andrews from 9.30 - 12.30 on Thursday mornings. All welcome for an opportunity to get together, make bread, make friends, drink coffee and chat. Suggested donation to cover ingredients £5 per week. To book a place please contact Kate Benson at [email protected]
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“Bods & Tods” a Toddler Group running every Tuesday morning between 10am and 12pm in the Silver Street Centre. Come along and meet other parents and carers and chat over a hot drink whilst your little one plays. Each week there is a craft activity and each session finishes with a song time together. (Suggested donation of £1.50 per session). For further information please contact Felicity Parry on 01984 623991 or email [email protected]
Coffee Pot, Lunch & Sideways Look at Life
Did you know that every Wednesday you can drop in for a coffee and a chat in the Silver Street Centre between 10.30am and 12pm? (The Centre is behind Wivey Evangelical Congregational Church on Silver Street). Also once a month on the 2nd Wednesday you can stay on or turn up for lunch, which is served between 12 and 12.30pm. Just before lunch we have what we call “A Sideways Look at Life” which varies from a short talk on a topic close to someone’s heart, a fun quiz, something topical. Why not come and join us one week. It would be good to see you. For more info: Tel: 01984 623991/ 623308 or [email protected]
‘The Hub’ The Hub is a Drop-In Centre now open at the Silver Street Centre - a new facility for the use of the whole community in Wiveliscombe. Office space/desks are available for hire. Several new initiatives are operating from here. The ‘Talking Café’ run by our village agent, is now based here on Wednesday mornings, running alongside our weekly coffee morning – Coffee Pot.
Wivey Foodbank
A Foodbank run by volunteers is now open in Wivey. Based in the Silver Street Centre the Food Bank is open every Wednesday afternoon between 3 & 4 pm. Alternatively if you need help outside of this time then please ring 01984 623 991. We don’t think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry and so the aim is to provide three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people. If you or anyone you know might benefit from help then please drop in.
Each Foodbank relies on goodwill and support from the people in their local community. Over 90% of the food distributed comes from donations. The Silver Street Centre, Day Lewis Pharmacy and the Co-Op in Wivey are all collection points for both food and toiletries.
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St Peter’s Huish Champflower. 1st Sunday: 11.15 - Family service with Holy Communion
3rd Sunday: 9.15am - Matins followed by tea, coffee & biscuits.
St Peter’s Church, Huish Champflower Sing-along Sunday 14th July at 3pm An opportunity to sing some of your favourite songs accompanied by Reg Taylor & his accordion St Peter’s Church, Huish Champflower Followed by light refreshments & a raffle Dates for your Diary 2019 £3.50 per person. Proceeds for Church Funds.
Mon 7th Oct Harvest Supper Huish Champflower WI 7pm in the Village Hall, £6 per Adult. th Auction of produce & raffle. Please bring own drinks & cutlery The July meeting will be on the first Thursday July 4 Sat 9th Nov Christmas Fair when we will be visiting the garden of 10.30am -1pm in the church, stalls, raffle, Bring & Buy & refreshments. Little Yarford Farmhouse Kingston St Mary. To hire a table @ a cost of £7 contact Julie Powles Meeting there at 2.30pm. Visitors and New members are always welcome
We do not have a meeting in August
Huish Champflower WI Soup Lunch in the Village Hall th on Friday July 19 at 12 .00 noon
Everyone welcome
There will not be a Soup Lunch in August
Huish Champflower Coffee and Cake Bring and Buy, Raffle, Saturday 10th August from 10.30am -12noon in the Church For church funds
Paper Crafting With Jane Bashford on Saturday 21st September from 10.30am -1pm @ St Peter’s, Huish Champflower. £10 per person Price includes all materials & light refreshments. Proceeds for Church funds
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HUISH CHAMPFLOWER VILLAGE FETE & FUN DOG SHOW Please come along to our Village Fete on Saturday 7th September.
Attractions will include the renowned plant stall, bottle tombola, book stall, trash and treasure, ‘find a fiver’, WI cake and produce stall, teddy bear raffle, grand raffle, whisky draw and the very lucrative Golden Bucket.
The popular Dog Show will have classes to suit all types and ages of our canine friends with rosettes and cash prizes.
A splendid time is guaranteed for all!
For the produce and craft show, adult & child entries need to be in the Huish Village Hall from 9.00am on the day for judging at 11.00am. Cups will be awarded for overall class winners. Produce Show & Dog Show schedules will be available from North St Garden Shop, Community Office and Mount Street vets or on the website www.huishchampflower.org
St. Mary Magdalene, Clatworthy
2nd Sunday: 9.15am - Holy Communion
4th Sunday: 6pm - Evening Worship
On Wednesday 7th August, Sue German is hosting a Cheese and Wine Night
at North Rodden Cottage, Maundown at 7 p.m. for Clatworthy Church.
Clatworthy Cream-Teas Saturday 13th July 3pm-5pm at the Clatworthy Village Fete : Village Hall in aid of Clatworthy Church Saturday 24th August Bring and Buy & Raffle Everyone Welcome
All Saints’, Chipstable
Sunday 7 July 9.15am Holy Communion. Sunday 4 August 9.15am Holy Communion.
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St Luke’s, Langley Marsh 7th July 8.30am Holy Communion 14th July 8.00am Holy Communion
4th Aug 8.30am Holy Communion 18th Aug 8.00am Holy Communion
Langley Marsh Summer Fete and BBQ to be held on Saturday 20 July 2019 2.00pm at St Luke’s Church, Langley Marsh. The event is being held to raise funds for the Motor Neurone Disease Association and St. Luke’s refurbishment fund. We hope people will come and join us from Langley, Wivey and the surrounding villages to enjoy Summer fun and chat. Attractions include BBQ and refreshments, Lucky Dip, home made cakes, plant sale, classic clothes stall, and much, much more. A great family way to start the summer holidays. Contact Alison Brigden email: [email protected] or Lucy Watson email: [email protected] contribute to the stalls,
Autumn diary date. Friday 27th September 7.30 pm. Langley resident Emma Jones, Community Fundraiser and Engagement Officer for the National Trust will give a talk on the project to restore Wellington Monument. This unique Somerset landmark built to mark the Duke of Wellington’s victory at the battle of Waterloo and also holds many personal connections for local people.
Wine and light refreshments will be served at the interval. Donations will be in support of St. Luke’s mains water and roof replacement funds.
Advance notice. We are currently in the process of seeking dates for another musical recital. Those of you who came to the last recital will know what a truly magical evening this is. More details will be published later. Don’t miss it.
St John the Baptist, Tolland
Sunday 28th July 9.15am Pet Service All Welcome
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St Mary’s, Brompton Ralph 1st Sunday: 9.15 - Holy Communion 3rd Sunday 6.00pm Evening Service
Thursday 11th July 10am Holy Communion in the Hills
The next Coffee Mornings (every fourth Friday of the month) will be Friday 26th July and 23rd August,10.30am to 12 noon in the Village Hall 50p including delicious homemade cakes and biscuits.
Dates for our Diaries 2019 Sunday 15th September 6pm Harvest Festival & Harvest Supper Friday 11th October 7pm The Stoggymen
St Mary’s Brompton Ralph Church Fete, Art Exhibition and Dog Show
Saturday 13th July 2019 2.30pm
Lots of stalls at the fete: handmade wood products, local produce, plants, books, tombola, ice creams and, of course, tea and delicious home-made cakes
Exhibition of art by local artists
Dog Show in the church grounds: open to all pooches with waggy tails and well-trained owners!
Do come and join in the fun!
Brompton Ralph & District WI meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 2.30pm in the Village Hall
Wednesday 3rd July: Open Meeting. Visitors are very welcome
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Brompton Ralph Village Hall Parish Council Meeting on Monday July 15th 7:30pm Next Whist Drive on Monday 22nd July 7:30pm & Friday August 23rd 7:30pm Dates for your diary October 23rd Bingo Details to follow.
Derek and Sheila are having a Cream Tea afternoon Sunday 21st July 2-30pm in aid of Somerset Unit Radiotherapy Equipment at Higher House, Brampton Ralph
St Michael's, Raddington
1st Sunday: - Evensong 3pm Winter, 6pm - Summer changing with the clocks
3rd Sunday: 9.15 - Holy Communion
Sunday 4th August A traditional Evensong with the In Ecclesia choir will be held at St Michaels Raddington at 6pm. All are Welcome. Signs to Raddington Church will be on the main Bampton to Wiveliscombe road at Venn Cross and Waterrow.
Raddington Opera - Shute Hills On Saturday 10th August a Picnic and Opera performance will be in the Garden of Shute Hill Barn, kindly hosted by Mel and Simon Smith. This is a one off performance by Christina Shand and all proceeds will be going to Raddington Church fund. There is champagne on arrival and the picnic will be provided you will just need to bring a blanket or chair and drink. There are only 40 tickets at £30 per person, it will be relocated if bad weather. Please contact Sarah Haynes on 07977 066603 to book your tickets.
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Enjoy a great day out for all the family. Mighty steam engines; trusty tractors; vintage cars and motorbikes; military tanks and displays; stationary engines; model tent; shire horses, go-karts, miniature railway and much more. Take a trip along the old Barnstaple Branch line in a ‘brake van’ hauled by a steam engine plus lots of other railway exhibits. Large refreshment tent selling local real ales & ciders. Enjoy arena parades, children’s entertainment, food, market and craft stalls. New for 2019 is our ‘Food Hall’. Free shuttle train to rally site from Bishop’s Lydeard Station and vintage bus from Taunton. See website for details. Free parking at rally site and at Bishop’s Lydeard Station. A Wonderful Way to Spend a Day!
NGS & SOMERSET WILDLIFE TRUST GARDEN OPENINGS The garden at Elworthy Cottage is open on Sunday 4th & 11th July and August 11, 26 & 29 for the National Garden Scheme All openings are from 11am to 4pm, admission £4.00 Tea/coffee is available. Tel 01984 656427. www.elworthy-cottage.co.uk
BRENDON HILL (Beulah) METHODIST CHURCH Watchet, Somerset TA23 0LL (jct B3224 and B3190) Services at 6.30pm every Sunday.
Our Anniversary Service on Sunday 4th August 2019 at 6.30 p.m. will be led by Rev Barry Priory A warm welcome to our unique hill country chapel
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Looking Ahead - Hills and Beyond
Our winter Season 2019-20 starts on October 25 with pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason one of seven extraordinarily talented musical siblings. Her programme includes music by Clara Schuman and Brahms. Isata was in the Piano category final of BBC Young Musician in 2014 and has gone on to win numerous prizes and has performed in many prestigious concert halls around the world.
Details of all the 2019-20 concerts will be on our website shortly. www.milvertonconcerts.org
CREAM TEA in the GARDEN
SUNDAY 11th AUGUST
Court Place Farm, Skilgate TA4 2DQ From 3pm onwards Adults £5, children welcome
IN AID OF: Skilgate Village hall and Cancer Research
25 Regular Events - Music and Crafts
WIVELISCOMBE CIVIC AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY ...in touch with the past, looking to the future Further information about the Civic Society Pauline Homeshaw 01984 624564 [email protected]
Community Music Groups in Wiveliscombe High Park Music School Children from year 3-4 upwards, and including secondary age are learning to play clarinet, flute or saxophone for just £2 per session with instrument included. To get in touch with Bex – [email protected]. We meet weekly on Saturday mornings in the Scout Hut in Wiveliscombe. Wiveliscombe Wind Band Rehearsals are normally held fortnightly on Tuesday from 7pm at Cotleigh Brewery Events Hall and would love to see some new musicians join us – all ages and abilities are always welcome, get in touch with director Hilary Wickham for more info – [email protected] or 01984 623335
If you love making music and would like more, or different opportunities, don’t forget there is a ·St Andrew’s Church Choir - and a Church Band St. Andrew’s Church Choir: If you enjoy singing and are interested in joining the Church Choir please come along to a practice. We rehearse on the 1st and 4th Fridays of each month at 7.45 pm. For more information please contact Julie Newby on 01984 623301 or e-mail [email protected] Looking forward to hearing from you. Church Band : - Rehearsals Thursdays once or twice a month. For more information contact Judith Swan - 01984 629030
WIVELISCOMBE CRAFT GROUP The Craft Group meets on the second Thursday of the month at the Wiveliscombe Community Centre between 2.30 and 4.30pm. The date for July will be Thursday 11th. There will be no meeting in August but the Craft Group will be exhibiting in the Community Centre on Carnival Day in September. The group meets to share different crafts and skills, have an enjoyable afternoon and to share a cup of tea and cake with friends. Everybody is welcome - just come along and join us.The cost of the afternoon is £2, which includes tea, coffee and cake. If you would like any further information please contact either Audrey on 01984 623736, or Lorna on 01984 623193.
Wivey Quilters. 4th Thursday of every month at Wiveliscombe Community Centre. 2 - 4 pm Cost: £3.00 Contact Maggie Watkinson (01984 623859) for further details.
26 Ways to help your community
Do You Take Your Milk Bottle Tops to Wiveliscombe House
Charity Stamps. Contrary to some rumours St. Margaret's Hospice still needs stamps, unwanted collections etc. They are an essential part of the Hospice's income £200/300 a year from stamps sold there so please keep them coming. Janet Hughes
More Help For You Taunton Deane Housing Office & Benefit Officer hold surgeries in the Community Office on the 1st & 3rd Thursdays of each month from 11am - 12.30pm and on the 1st Friday of the month at Creedwell Orchard in Milverton from 10am - 12noon.
The Community Office needs your help. Have you a morning to become one of our wonderful Office Receptionists, offering help and advice to residents and visitors? For more details: Call into the office any morning until 1pm or phone 01984 624777/624666
Some ways of helping people is easy like saving our bottle tops and stamps. Other requests for help on this page ask us to give up some of our time: not so easy as time is often in short supply and most of us consider our time as valuable. St Andrew’s congregation have discovered that by having a cup of coffee and buying a Mothers’ Union card they have helped families to have a holiday or to escape from domestic violence, or unite families. If you are moved to help see:- https://mueshop.org
27 Quick View Events for July - Weekly Events
Day Date Time Event 10am Bods & Tods in SSC Tues 2 7.30pm Silent Prayer 8.30 am Holy Communion Langley Marsh 9.15 am Holy Communion Brompton Ralph 10.45 am Morning Worship Wiveliscombe followed by fellowship lunch Sun 7 (with Sunday Allsorts and XStream) 11.15 am Family Service with Holy Communion Huish Champflower 6.00 pm Evensong Raddington, Tues 9 10am Bods & Tods in SSC Wed 10 10.30am Coffee Pot, Lunch & Sideways Look at Life Talking Café SSC Thurs 11 10.00am Holy Communion in the Hills Brompton Ralph 2.30pm Church Fete & Dog Show Brompton Ralph Sat 13 3pm-5pm Clatworthy Cream Teas 9.15 am Holy Communion Clatworthy 9.15 am Holy Communion Chipstable Sun 14 10.45 am Holy Communion Wiveliscombe (with Sunday Allsorts and XStream) 3.00pm Sing-a-long at Huish Champflower 10am Bods & Tods in SSC Tues 16 10.30am Julian Meeting in St Andrew’s Wed 17 3.30 pm Messy Church Thurs 18 10.30am Clerkspool Homegroup 11-4 Family Fun Day SSC Sat 20 2.00pm Langley Marsh Community Fete & BBQ 8.00 am Holy Communion Langley Marsh 9.15 am Matins Huish Champflower 9.15 am Holy Communion Raddington Sun 21 9.45am - 10.30 Sunday Breakfast at St Andrew’s 10.45 am All Age Communion Wiveliscombe 11am Open Air Service at SSC 6.00 pm Evening Prayer Brompton Ralph Fri 26 10.30-12 Brompton Ralph Coffee Morning 9.15am Pet Service Tolland 10.45am Holy Communion St Andrews, Wiveliscombe Sun 28 (No Sunday Allsorts and XStream during Holidays) 6.00pm Evening Service Clatworthy
Regular Weekly Events With this magazine covering two months we don’t have room to put in all the weekly events, they are listed below:-. Wednesdays Coffee Pot & Talking Cafe at SSC 10.30am Foodbank 3-4pm Thursdays Community Cafe for All at St Andrew’s from 10am The Manse Homegroup 7.30pm Fridays Friday Prayers 9.05am - 9.25am 28 Quick View Events for August - Future Dates
Day Date Time Event
Sat-Sun 3-4 Steam & Vintage Rally
Magazine Deadline!! 8.30 am Holy Communion Langley Marsh 9.15 am Holy Communion Brompton Ralph Sun 4 10.45 am Morning Worship Wiveliscombe followed by fellowship lunch 11.15 am Family Service with Holy Communion Huish Champflower 6.00 pm Evensong Raddington sung by “In Ecclesia” 6.30pm Anniversary Service at Beulah Chapel Tues 6 7.30pm Silent Prayer Wed 7 7.00pm Cheese and Wine, Maundown for Clatworthy Church Thurs 8 10.00am Holy Communion in the Hills Chipstable 10.30-12 Coffee & Cake, Huish Champflower Sat 10 Raddington Opera at Shute hills 9.15 am Holy Communion Clatworthy Sun 11 9.15 am Holy Communion Chipstable 10.45 am Holy Communion Wiveliscombe Wed 14 10.30am Coffee Pot, Lunch & Sideways Look at Life Talking Café SSC 8.00 am Holy Communion Langley Marsh 9.15 am Matins Huish Champflower 9.15 am Holy Communion Raddington Sun 18 9.45am - 10.30 Sunday Breakfast at St Andrew’s 10.45 am All Age Communion Wiveliscombe 6.00 pm Evening Prayer Brompton Ralph Tues 20 10.30am Julian Meeting in St Andrew’s Thurs 22 10.30am Clerkspool Home Group
Fri 23 10.30-12 Brompton Ralph Coffee Morning
Sat 24 Clatworthy Village Fete 10.45 am Holy Communion St Andrews, Wiveliscombe Sun 25 6.00 pm Evening Service Clatworthy Wed 28 3.30pm Messy Church
Looking Ahead - Future Dates
6-8 September 24-7 prayer at St Andrew’s 7th September Huish Champflower Fete and Dog Show 7-15th Sept 10 Parishes Festival 15th September Brompton Ralph Harvest Festival and Supper 21st September Paper Crafting Huish Champflower 27th September Langley Marsh Talk on ‘Restore Wellington Monument’
11th October Stoggymen, Brompton Ralph
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24-7 Prayer @ St Andrew’s - What is it all about? We all connect and reach out to God in our own way but if we are honest with each other we can do better. We may speak to God but how often is this a one sided conversation? Do we ever spend real time to listen to God. Historically all Christian revivals have started from simple prayer and this is what we need more than ever in our broken society. In response to this the of 24-7 prayer movement was started following the model of the Moravian refugees in Germany in 1722 when they prayed for 100 years non-stop. The modern 24-7 pray movement started some 20 years ago in Chichester and it has spread like wildfire across the UK and the world.
We want to continue this movement for prayer in Wiveliscombe and host a 24-7 prayer room in St Andrew’s for a 48 hour period over a weekend in September. Yes that is correct 48 hours of continuous prayer in a single venue in Wiveliscombe. The 24-7 prayer network has changed lives and saved the broken and we hope that from humble beginnings we can see revival in this town. The model is very simple: a space, often know as a boiler room, where prayer carries on through a fixed period. We want to create ‘Holy Ground’ within our church providing the space for people to become empowered by God and convicted to engage with the main issues in our society. Prayer can be through art, song, reading, reflection or simply by praying to our Lord. However what we get out of it is the chance to spend an hour in the presence of God. We are doing it in the Tower Room at St Andrews over the 48 hour period at the start of the 10 Parishes festival so there will be lots of people around which will add to the focus of our prayer.
Friday 6th September @7pm to Sunday 8th September @7pm - 48 Hours
We would love as many people as possible to join in from across the benefice and beyond and if you would like to be involved please e-mail [email protected] or look at the sign up sheet for a chance to be involved (note: the 3AM shift may seem like a slog now but it can be really rewarding). Even if you cannot be involved we would love it if you could hold us in your prayers in your personal reflection or prayer time.
30 Growing in Faith - Letter from the Right Reverend Ruth Worsley, Bishop of Taunton
Time to reflect By the time you read this I may be a Granny! Our first grandchild is due on June 30th. Very exciting! So our holiday this month will be up in Scotland, cooing over a new-born. Let’s hope he or she looks more like their parents than their grandparents.
I remember when our eldest son was born that he received a little T-shirt that said ‘If you think I’m cute you should see my dad’. No prizes for guessing who gave it to him!
I wonder who people see when they look at you. I’m not speaking of the familial physiological likeness but rather whether you reflect something of the nature and character of your heavenly Father. Can people look at you and recognise you as part of the Christian family?
It’s easy for us to point the finger at others and say they are hypocrites or fail to live up to the high standards of Christian faith. I have to own that as I write this, following President Trump’s visit, that I find some of his views far from the Christian ones I espouse. If I allow myself I can get quite heated about the different ways in which people make Christian claims. ‘Living the story of God’s love’ shouldn’t be about taking pot shots at others but rather seeking to become more like Christ ourselves. We all fail at that.
I’ve been doing some reassessment of my life as I realise a new generation is entering our family. It makes you think about what really matters and how you apportion your time. May I encourage you during July, traditionally a holiday month, as you come to the end of school and college programmes, put down the tools of your trade, to take time to reflect on your life. Think about the next phase or chapter and how you might allow God’s graces to shape you to become more like Him. What needs to change? How will you make space for that? Are you ready to wear the T-shirt?
Wishing you God’s blessings! The Rt Revd Ruth Worsley, Bishop of Taunton
PRAYER CIRCLE/CHAIN
We are a small group of people who pray each day at home. We remember all those who have requested a prayer. We contact each other usually by email but those with no computer will have a computer buddy who will contact you by phone to relay the message. If you are interested in joining us or would like a prayer, please contact me: Ann Somerfield Tel 01984 623787 or email: [email protected]. 31 Growing in Faith
Bishop Peter was among more than two hundred people who attended Holy Trinity Church Eco Fair The cakes were baked, the bunting was up and to cap it all the sun shone for the whole day ensuring that Yeovil Eco-Fair had a good turn out. The Fair though wasn’t just about bringing the community together for a fun day, it was about encouraging everyone to take better care of the planet – to show that making better lifestyle decisions and thinking about our everyday choices means we can ‘be the change’ that’s needed to help protect the environment. So alongside the cakes and bunting, there were TED style talks from environmental professionals and lots of stalls also sharing the environmental messages of the day. Take No Wrap was one of those taking part, it is Yeovil’s first plastic free, Eco-friendly shop – their message; “Reuse – (what you already have), Refill – (what you already have) and Reduce – (don’t buy anymore than you need)!” Other stalls included Traidcraft, Costal Craft and the Somerset Waste Partnership. Bishop Peter was among more than two hundred people who attended the Fair at Holy Trinity Church. Earlier this year Bishop Peter together with Bishop Ruth launched the #LentLivingWell Environmental Challenge to encourage us all take better care of God’s world. “Our care for the environment and for all that God has created is an obligation for us as Christians and part of our response to the gospel. What we now know about climate change and the impact we humans make on the world we live in, means that it is imperative that we take this responsibility seriously. The Earth is our home. It is beautiful beyond words. It is God’s gift to us and so we must take care of it.” Organiser Sara Jeffrey says the day was a great success. “We were delighted that Bishop Peter came to the Eco-Fair, it was a huge encouragement. Feedback from everyone who came and those who took part was great, so much so that we are already planning another event for next year.” Many stall holders say they took more than £100 on the day and overall £79 was made for the Church Building Fund.
A book to read. - by Hugh Allen I recently read the book The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead. Having done so, I can see why Barack Obama found it 'terrific'. On the back cover is written: "It is a novel of one woman's ferocious will to escape the horrors of bondage, and a shatteringly powerful meditation on history and the unfulfilled promises of the present day." Towards the end of the book is written this: "Freedom is a community labouring for something lovely and rare." Does that apply to your family, our church or the village/town in which you live" What do you think?
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“You are but dust, and to dust you shall return” Genesis 3:19 What if this is true; that we originate from tiny particles and return to that state when we die? Maybe we came from dust…….. My theology is “street theology”. In other words, I like to work out what our faith means to me and to others in daily life. I want to understand my faith in daily life and ultimate death. I do not want my faith in God, and therefore in Christian living, to be devoid of ‘science’. Often theology and science are spoken of in separate terms, as though they have nothing to do with each other. I don’t agree! What I am proposing here is a notion that has arisen from an interest in the discovery of sub atomic particles, and my curiosity as to the nature of ‘after life’. Recently my son showed me a research lab. in Oxford university where he is developing a new internet facility. In the next room a colleague was at work on an aspect of a new quantum computer. I believe that such a device will include the use of these minute particles. At the moment, in order to work it would need to be cooled to near absolute zero (-273 degrees C.)! Someday soon it may be possible. The computer would work at a phenomenal speed and probably relate to others almost instantly. It was partly this visit, but also two articles in the BBC Focus magazine that provoked my imagination. At the heart of an atom is the nucleus. Around it orbit electrons. The nucleus is about one trillionth of 1mm.. Within this are the protons and neutrons. These then are made up of quarks. One of these, I read, can be in several places at the same time. “We simply cannot conceive of things that are both ‘alive’ and ‘dead’, or ’here’ and ‘there’ at the same time.” “The correct rule is that a particle, whose position is known, at some moment in time, will leap off and could equally likely be found more or less anywhere else at any later instant. The particle really ought to be considered as occupying all possible locations in space simultaneously a mere moment after it is released from its original, known, location. i.e. Werner Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle.” (Focus 2017 Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw) In the March edition of Focus I read that “microscopic objects can be in two places at once” and that “objects can be made to teleport from one place to another. They can mimic one another even when they are kilometres apart”. Therefore the quantum computer is possible. In this weird scientific world, then, some bits within atoms can somehow communicate with others and even move position almost instantly. So what! Well, maybe this might throw light on curious aspects of our existence: water divining, telepathy, angels who appear to come and go, ghosts……resurrection.
33 Growing in Faith - Home Groups
So I suggest that heaven (i.e. life beyond our life ) is simultaneously here with us on earth. We are dispersed after death yet remain as one, as, apparently, these particles can and do. Therefore that is how ghosts and angels can appear and disappear. What about Jesus on the beach after the resurrection etc.. This is certainly not absolute theology or indeed scientific knowledge, but it might possibly explain “appearances”. So, what does happen when we die? It is the wrong question! Where did I come from, and is it the same as where I will be going? Have my particles of dust come together for a span of years on this beautiful world? If so, there is an aspect of eternity about my very being. I find that possibility exciting and not at odds with my understanding and hope for life beyond this. It doesn’t however, explain heaven and hell. Have a look at 2 Corinthians 4:16 – 5:9 Hugh Allen September 2017
Why not join a home group? They are an excellent way to get to know people and explore questions of faith in an encouraging environment.
The Hills home group In July we meet at 7.00 pm, on Thursday 11th at Pat and Bill’s home. We plan to meet at Tina’s home on August 15th. There will be the usual bring and share meal, followed by another Bible-study on the book of 1 Peter, and a time of prayer. If you would like to join us, please contact Liz Kilbride for further details, on 01984 623431 or [email protected]
Tuesday evening home group This group has evolved out of a lent group. It is meeting on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at Geraldine’s house, 26 West Street. We are exploring Christian life through the lens of George Herbert’s poetry, taking in themes such as ‘why believe’, grace, rebellion, sin, prayer and love. For more details please contact Peter Pearson at [email protected] or Geraldine on 01984 568274.
For the Congregational church there is a monthly Thursday morning group meeting at 10.30 at Clerkspool and a weekly Thursday evening group meeting at the Manse, Silver Street.
There are still two ‘Thomas’ groups meeting - ask Hugh Allen for details.
On p13 are details for the young people’s group meeting fortnightly on Tuesday evenings.
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Useful Contacts
The Benefice of Wiveliscombe and the Hills
Rector: Martin Walker [email protected] 01984 629423 (Late evenings and early mornings): 01984 248601 Benefice Secretary: Lorna Thorne: [email protected] 01984 629423 Readers: Martin Valuks: 01984 623302 Vigdis Adams: 01984 623869 Adam Green: 01984 623012 Safeguarding Sarah Heard [email protected] 01398 361202
St Andrew’s Wiveliscombe Churchwardens: Peter Pearson: [email protected] 01823 400093 Sherry Rayson [email protected] 01984 568096 Assistant Churchwarden: Jacqui Cottenham [email protected] 01984 624440 PCC Secretary: Abbie Rayson [email protected] 01984 568096 Treasurer: Gloria Filbee [email protected] 01984 624653 Family ministry: Judith Swan [email protected] 01984 629030 Visiting Team and Friends of St Andrew’s: Sherry Rayson (contact details as above) Bellringers Andrew Howard [email protected] 01984 624366 Choir Julie Newby [email protected] 01984 623301 Flower Guild Dilys Sandercock 01984 624400
St Mary’s Brompton Ralph Churchwarden: Sue Welch: [email protected] 01984 624716 Secretary: Liz Henderson: [email protected] 01984 629545 Treasurer Magnus Mowat [email protected] 01984 656824
All Saints, Chipstable Churchwarden + Treasurer: Sue Levinge: 01984 623680 Dep. Churchwarden + Sec: Linda Martin: [email protected] 01984 624786
St Mary Magdalene, Clatworthy Churchwardens: Michael Biggs: [email protected] 01398 371317 Marie Cowling: [email protected] 01984 623484 Secretary: Angela Oakins: 01398 371317 Treasurer: Jennifer Maunder: 01984 623410
St Peter’s Huish Champflower Churchwarden + Secretary: Denise Broom [email protected] 01984 624395 Churchwarden: Julie Powles 01984 623701 Treasurer: Caroline Colvin [email protected] 01984 629049
St Michael’s, Raddington Churchwarden: Simon Coates 01398 361271 Dep. Churchwarden: Rebecca Mills [email protected] 01398 361537 Secretary: Elaine Welch 01398 361269
Treasurer: Colin Snow 01984 624663
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Useful Contacts
St John the Baptist, Tolland Churchwarden: Maureen Canney [email protected] 01984 656236 Secretary: Alison Bolton [email protected]
Treasurer: Neil Longstreet [email protected]
St Luke’s Langley Marsh Chair (when Rector not present): Sir Christopher Airy Secretary: Alison Brigden: [email protected] 01984 623338
Waterrow Village and Chipstable & Raddington Church Hall Contact : Liz Kilbride [email protected] 01984 623431
Other Churches found within The Benefice Boundaries
Evangelical Congregational Church, Silver Street, Wiveliscombe
Pastor: Rev Martyn Parry [email protected] 01984 623991 Secretary: Felicity Parry [email protected] 01984 623991 Website: www.wiveyevangelical.org (Sunday Services: 10.15am Prayer Meeting 11am with Communion on 1st Sunday of Month)
St Richard of Chichester’s Roman Catholic Church, Church Street, Wiveliscombe Priest: Fr Ikeokwu Nduh [email protected] 01823 662283 (Services: Mass: 9am Sunday 10am Thursdays)
Brendon Hill (Beulah) Methodist Church Minister: Rev Nick Lakin Church Steward Gill Tapp 01643 841280 Services: Every Sunday at 6.30pm At other times on Special Occasions.)
Other Useful Contacts
Magazine Contacts: see page 2
Community Office: 3 The Square, Wiveliscombe, TA4 2JT 01984 624777 Wivey Link c/o [email protected] 01984 624666 Surgery: Lister House, Croft Way, Wiveliscombe, TA4 2BF 01984 623471 Day Lewis Pharmacy 1 The Square, Wiveliscombe, TA4 2JT 01984 623284 Musgrove Park Hospital 01823 333444 Samaritans Free calls 116 123 Local CPSO Louise Fyne louise.fyne@avonandsomerset.police.uk 07889 659476 Village Agent Cat Sweatman [email protected] 01823 331222
Wiveliscombe Library Tuesday, Thursday, Fridays 10.00 -12.30 & 2.30 - 5pm Saturday 10.00 –12.30 To renew your loans: 0300 123 2224 or visit www.librarieswest.org.uk
Deadline for next magazine - 4 August [email protected] To advertise please contact [email protected] 55 New Subscribers: Would you like to receive regular copies of the magazine? If so please email [email protected] with your name, address, contact number and email, along with your BACs payment A year’s subscription is £5 (50p / copy) and runs from January to December. BACS details are ‘WHOF’ 09-01-29 20101213 Or ring 01984 629423 for more details. 56