The Dun Valley News October 19
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The Dun Valley News October 19 :: East Grimstead :: Farley :: Pitton :: West Dean :: This month inside: Team Letter Reconciliation and hope Grimstead Parish Council Meeting report Salisbury Methodist Circuit Keeping communities Community messaging Wiltshire Police Snail mail Postcode at 60 Brownies, Guides, Rangers This term’s events Amazon Rainforest fires Recently responding to the fires in the Amazon rainforest, the Church of England's lead bishop for Environmental Affairs, the Bishop of Salisbury, Nick Holtam, has said: "There is a climate emergency which does not know international boundaries. The Amazon is a global resource as well as a national one. “I have been asked to sign a variety of climate related petitions and letters. People are concerned. So our politicians should be talking about it and finding ways to act collectively. “The economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment. At the moment there are so many initiatives to plant trees to help carbon capture. It is appalling to see such large areas of rainforest burn. "They destroy more than the trees. They destroy hope." 1 The Dun Valley Churches are members of The Clarendon Team THE CLARENDON TEAM MINISTRY OF CHURCHES TEAM RECTOR Revd Dr Simon Chambers, Tel: 01980 862231, [email protected] TEAM PRIESTS Revd Beth Hutton Tel: 01722 238504, [email protected] (with responsibility for Alderbury, West Dean, East and West Grimstead) Revd Jane Dunlop Tel: 01794 884793, [email protected] (with responsibility for Whiteparish) Revd Cynthia Buttimer Tel: 01980 862017, [email protected] Revd David Perry Tel: 07749 199453, [email protected] CLARENDON TEAM OFFICE Team Administrator 01980 863635 [email protected] TEAM LICENSED LAY MINISTERS Mrs Debbie McIsaac Tel: 01722 712907 Mr Michael Barratt Tel: 01725 238973 CLARENDON TEAM WEBSITE – www.clarendonteam.org You can find details of how to book baptisms and weddings, as well as Team Worship Services, news and activities around the Clarendon Team. For the Team Worship Rota go to www.clarendonteam.org/rotacurrent.htm, WEST DEAN WITH EAST GRIMSTEAD CHURCHWARDENS Vacant (Holy Trinity, East Grimstead) Mr Mike Marx, The Old Vicarage, West Dean (St. Mary’s) 01794 340271 FARLEY WITH PITTON CHURCHWARDENS Vacant (St Peter’s, Pitton) Mrs Jane Bawden-Jeanes, The Barn, Farley 01722 712854 WEST DEAN WITH EAST GRIMSTEAD FARLEY WITH PITTON TREASURER LAY PASTORAL ASSISTANTS Ms Jane Higgins, 01794 340536 Mrs Sara Bossom, Pitton 01980 611133 Mrs Val Powley, Pitton 01722 712 746 SECRETARY Vacant TREASURER Vacant ORGANIST Ms Janice Brown MAGAZINE EDITOR Ged Mirski-Fitton, Bells Cottage, Church Road, Farley, SP5 1AD Tel 01722 712520 E-Mail: [email protected] ADVERTS EDITOR Tim Hawkes, Lodge Farm House, Elm Close, Pitton, SP5 1EU Tel 01722 712577 E-Mail: [email protected] 2 Change to Sunday Service Times The time after a service is precious when we as clergy and those leading the service can chat to you, pick up important pastoral issues and share good news. Currently the 9:30am service, which often finishes at 10:30am, leaves little or no time to get to the next church to take their 11:00am service. Too often you will have seen us rushing off rather than being with you. To address this, from October the 9:30am service will begin a quarter of a hour earlier at 9:15am. We hope that the 15 minutes difference will not cause you any issues and look forward to more time with you. With every blessing, Simon Chambers, Team Rector. Pitton Methodist Society The Pitton Methodists worship together with the Anglicans at St. Peter's Church and have a Methodist led service there once a month (currently the 3rd Sunday). Minister: Rev. Bryan Coates, [email protected], 02380 252960 Superintendent: David Hookins, 01722 320858 Steward: Mrs. Sarah Sankey, 01722 712581 3 Team letter Mr Michael Barratt LLM When I last wrote this column in your Father” (Romans 15:5-6). magazine for March I remarked upon During the course of October many of how time seems to fly as we get older – our churches will be celebrating Harvest so now, here we are in October already Festival when we give thanks to God for and I am sure that by the time this letter all the good things which he provides is published there will already be and I do hope that you will be able to seasonal gifts on display ready to buy for spare a little time to attend one of our Christmas in many shops. I can hardly services in the Clarendon Team churches. believe that this year has gone so quickly. It is a good time to reflect on how Our twin grandchildren have gone from fortunate we are here in the British Isles being “little helpless babes” in March to to have a country with a (usually) sitting up and “talking” to each other in temperate climate producing such rich that wonderful way that eight months’ harvests of food. It is also a time to old children do. reflect on those parts of the world where Back then, as I was writing my message harvests have failed or where natural in March we were preparing for the UK climatic disasters have wrought drought, to leave the European Union at the end flood or wind damage. At this time we of that month yet here we are, at the especially think of those people who beginning of October, with the terms of have suffered in the Bahamas from the our leaving still not resolved and with a devastation brought to them by new Government and what seems to be Hurricane Dorian. It will take a long time greater division than ever. It saddens me for those islands to recover so I ask you to see our country so divided at this time to remember them in your prayers. and for me the importance of a strong Nearer to home we must thank God for faith has never been greater. It saddens the work of the Trussell Trust and other me even further when I see some foodbank organisations who provide Christians being unpleasant to other much needed essential food for those Christians over the question of Europe. who cannot often afford to feed their Our country needs much prayer at this families. At the end of our Harvest time and whatever the final outcome, Festival services much of the food Brexit or No-Brexit, Deal or No Deal, donated will go to such organisations to there will be much call for reconciliation, distribute to the needy. Anything which forgiveness and love. This is where the you can bring along will be so gratefully church, and you in particular, will have accepted and faithfully applied for them. such an important role to play. Whatever It has been my great privilege to officiate side of the divide you may be, those of at many services throughout the us who are Christians are all called by Clarendon Team over the last few Jesus to be salt and light to the world months and I look forward to continuing (Matt. 5:13-14); to show true love and to do so for many years to come. I would compassion to others and put ourselves like to end by thanking you for the above all the unpleasantness which such kindness and hospitality you have always division has caused. As St. Paul puts it extended to Liz and me on our many concisely in his letter to the church in church visits (both officially and Rome – “May the God of steadfastness unofficially). and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another in accordance With God’s Blessing with Christ Jesus so that you may with Michael Barratt one voice glorify the God and 4 From the registers Funerals Baptisms Rosamund EYNON Gracie Magdalina MUNDY at at Whiteparish West Grimstead on on 21st August 2019 11th August 2019 Reuben Charles DURBIN Anne DOWLING at at Winterslow Winterslow on on 8th September 2019 27th August 2019 Weddings Robert James BARNETT and Stephanie Margaret WESTCOTT at Winterslow on 31st August 2019 5 Grimstead Parish Council Meeting Report Playing Field The Council is looking into the recycling A new seat has been installed in of items that are not currently allowed in recognition of Mrs Clark’s long and loyal the normal bins. It was hoped that at the service to the Parish Council. This seat next Area Board Meeting, recycling will be dedicated on the 15th September would be a topic for discussion. which will be a joint village and fun event with the petanque terrain being used. A Hedges quote of £9500 has been received for the It would be appreciated if all residents construction of the proposed cycle/ who have hedges bordering the road scooter track around the field but more could keep them cut back. quotes are required. Cars Highway Matters The Parish Council is concerned that cars Barriers along Butterfurlong Road – these are still parking on the pavement in Dean are still awaited. Road, West Grimstead. Please park on the road as not only will it slow the traffic Windwhistle Lane – Nothing further to down but also be much safer for people report. walking on the pavement. Drain between Hollyville and Horsepond Vacancy As there has been no sign of flooding in Interviews for the vacancy of a new the area, this will be kept under review councillor will take place on Monday, 16th September. Footpaths There are still problems with the stiles on Planning certain areas of the Circular path. Proposed extension, roof conversion, Although one of the stiles by the railway alterations and new single garage at line has an extra step put in, the stile on Three Jays, Crockford Road, West the East Grimstead side of the line still Grimstead.