June Magazine

Edvin Loach • Tedstone Delamere • Tedstone Wafre Upper Sapey • Whitbourne • Wolferlow Tofh GereaPtera WrhiistbhournMe agazin50e p August 2010 Page 2 The Parish Magazine Parish contacts The Rector Revd. David Howell Parochial Church Council (PCC) The Rectory, Whitbourne Secretary Mr Stuart Beare WR6 5RP 01886 821285 01885 482570 Treasurer Assistant Priest Revd. Doiran Williams Mr Angus Stormonth-Darling Howberry, Whitbourne 01886 821918 WR6 5RZ 01886 821189 Electoral Roll Mr John Bland Officer 01886 853661 Churchwardens: Mr Robert Darby Councillors Mr John Allan 01885 482284 Edvin Loach 01886 821450 Mrs Celia Mackenzie 01885 483492 Sir Nicholas Harington 01886 821819 Churchwardens: Mrs Kathleen Harris Tedstone 01885 483681 Mr Jerry Cummins Delamere 01886 821485 Mr Albert Jones 01886 853564 Dr Martin Toms Churchwardens: Mr I Evans-Fisher 01885 488477 Upper Sapey Mrs C Evans-Fisher 01886 853441 Deanery Synod Churchwardens: Mr John Allan Mrs Myrtle Kneen Representatives Whitbourne 01886 821707 Mrs Brenda Allan Mrs Sylvia Bland 01886 853661 Mrs Myrtle Kneen Organist Mrs Sheila Jones 01885 488625 Mr Stuart Beare Tofh Gere aPtera Wrhisitbhou rMne agazine Editorial Mrs Rachel Evans Advertising Mr John Bland 01886 821364 (billing) 01886 853661 [email protected] [email protected] Distribution Mr Andrew Kneen Advertising Mr Francis Evans 01886 821707 (copy) 07850 718112 [email protected] [email protected] Contributions, letters, drawings and digital photographs for the magazine are all very welcome. These may be left at Little Tedney, Whitbourne Village Shop or e-mailed to [email protected] . Contributions should be accompanied by a name and full address. Anonymity will be considered on request, but not provided automatically. Please note that the views expressed by contributors to the Parish Magazine are their own and do not represent the position of the PCC or any other body. The last day for submissions is the 10th of the month. Advertisements are charged at £20 per full A4 page per month. Please see Page 15 for details. Please note that the advertising facility is intended for local service providers, retailers and clubs. Advertisements should comply with the ethos of the Parish Magazine. The Parish Magazine is available in Church at Edvin Loach, Tedstone Delamere, Upper Sapey and Whitbourne, also at Whitbourne Village Shop. The magazine is priced at 50p or £6.00 for an annual subscription, collected at the beginning of the year. To subscribe, please call Mr Andrew Kneen. For local information and photographs plus the latest offers from buy.at/Whitbourne, please visit www.whitbourne.org.uk Cover photograph by Paul Lack. Cover photos are always welcome, please send by e-mail to the editor of Greater Whitbourne Page 3 From the Rector In September, we celebrate two Patronal Festivals; Later, much of Mary’s song would be echoed when at Edvin Loach, the Birth of Virgin Mary, 5th the adult Jesus began his teaching. Then he would September, and at Upper Sapey, St Michael and All warn the rich not to put their trust in wealth and Angels on the 29th September. As Edvin Loach’s he would promise God’s kingdom to the poor. All Festival is at the beginning of the month, here are that Mary had heard down the years was about to a few notes on the celebration. come to pass. In her song she sang about the many others who were about to find out that, for them, Few people will forget the scene in February 1990 there would be no room at the inn of deliverance, when Nelson Mandela was released after twenty- unless they accepted God’s kingdom. seven years in prison on Robben Island. The hands of the crowd waving high in the air, happy faces in So Mary said “yes” to the angel and ultimately to wild jubilation. Uncontrolled dancing, singing, sim - God. Her “yes” is a free, responsible “yes”. Mary ply jumping up and down. Or how about the scenes knows to whom and to what she is committing her - at the end of two world wars in 1918 and 1945? self. She commits herself to bear, to nurse, to teach There was dancing in the streets around the statue her child and bring him to manhood. Unlike us, she of Eros in London’s Piccadilly Circus. This even does not look back to the birth of Jesus at included the usually reticent English people. There Christmas, but forward to the task of mothering has to be something very special about an event for the Lord. the people really to let themselves go like that. The usual expression of rejoicing is limited to hand - In a strange way, whether we are men or women, shaking or applauding but on rare occasions, like we all carry Jesus Christ within ourselves. That is when we pass an important exam, the magnitude why we can all rejoice with Mary. We have the of the occasion breaks through. opportunity to show him to those whom we meet. Whenever we receive him in the holy sacrament we When Mary first learnt that she was to be the moth - carry him out into the street. And ponder this. er of our Saviour, Jesus, she couldn’t possibly have You’ll find in many icons of the Virgin and Child, understood the magnitude of the news. From early Mary is shown pointing to Jesus. Look at her hands. childhood, Mary and her cousin Elizabeth must She doesn’t want your thoughts and prayers for have heard the scriptures telling them that one day herself. there would be an end to the suffering of the nation. So many writings of the prophets told of From The Registers days of hope, of victory, when God would come to their rescue. Our reaction when something won - Congratulations to Hanna Grummett and Ian derful happens to us is that we want to share it. So Symonds, married in Whitbourne on the 3rd of when the angel Gabriel brought Mary the news that July. she had found favour with God and that she was to bear a son, Mary straight away hurried off to visit We welcome to the Lord’s family Georgia Mae another mother-to-be, Elizabeth. She was soon to Twibell, baptised on the 27th June at Tedstone be the mother of John the Baptist. Together, the Delamere, also Paul Butler, baptised on the 11th two women rejoiced. Hardly had Mary told her July at Upper Sapey. cousin the news than the unborn baby John caught the mood of the occasion and leapt in the womb of Elizabeth. In this, even before he was born, he was David Howell honouring Jesus. Rector The Parish of Greater Whitbourne Mary’s reaction was to sing out her feelings. The mighty will be put down from their seats, she sang. The humble and meek will be exalted, the hungry will be filled. She picked up words and phrases she must have heard for years as the two mothers-to- be shared their delight. Page 4 The Parish Magazine Parish News Friendship Club ride in a golf buggy with a very when we moved to Wiltshire. informative volunteer who took Some of you may remember us We had a very entertaining meet - us to see the WI memorial and as both our daughters (Sarah- ing on Wednesday 7th July when much more. Jane and Emma) went to Shirley Whittall entertained us by Whitbourne School, also to both reading some of her poetry, There will be a planning meeting Tiblands Farm and Poplands together with some from Pam at Ann Roberts’ home on July 27 Farm Nursery. Ayres. Shirley writes in much the at 7.30pm. Planning for our carol same style as Pam Ayres, so there service on December 4 was dis - We started our Worcestershire was much laughter and nodding cussed. Correspondence was life at Meadow Green Cottage of heads as we related only too then gone through – Yvonne had and then moved to Swan Orchard well to some of the subjects dis - written to thank everyone for her in Alfrick. My daughters had a cussed. Many thanks to Shirley, flowers. Eileen has given us 13 brilliant start to their education and to Marlene and Ann who did plain white tablecloths and we at Whitbourne School. Sarah now the refreshments. are delighted with them – and lives close by and is married with passed on our thanks to her. In a little boy called Jack. Emma is Next month (Wednesday 4th August we don’t have a meeting, a high-flying executive in the August) we will have a garden so took a vote on what we would marketing and advertising indus - outing to the Bannut. Although like to do – we will gather at the try and lives in central London. they do not normally open until Live and Let Live on Bringsty 12.30, Daphne Everitt has kindly Common at about 7pm on We would just like to say a hello agreed to open early that day so August 10.. and greetings to all our old that we can have our tea/coffee friends in Whitbourne and and cakes at 11.00, followed by a Heather than introduced our Alfrick and send our very best wander round the gardens. We speaker, Lorain Beer, who spoke wishes. shall be leaving the Village Hall about food hygiene – her talk was car park at 10.50, so if you want entitled “Honey, I’ve poisoned We sometimes come to visit the a lift, don't be late!! Alternatively your lunch.” Food poisoning is area and stay at the Talbot in you can go straight there under rising in the over-60s, although Knightwick.

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