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www.werringtoncommunitylibrary.org.uk Winter 2019 VILLAGE LiFE YOUR community magazine Find us on Facebook /WerringtonCommunityLibrary andWellbeingCentre /WerringtonCommunityGroup andVillageLifeStaffordshire Exclusively provided free for the communities of Werrington, Cellarhead and Wetley Rocks - by the Werrington Community Volunteers. Page 3 From the Editor... And the good news is Firstly, Scarecrow Village Hall Committee delivered exactly Weekend. Super array what they promised and everyone can of top quality entries, see where the money went. Great stuff! the best ever so a big And finally some really good news about thanks to everyone who the success of your Community Library took part and thanks & Wellbeing Centre. In just over three to Alison Morgan for years since the volunteers took over they organising. Can’t say that your handsome have mounted over 1,500 activities to editor was wildly keen on the Surgery help residents with their welfare which scarecrow – not so much the image, has resulted in over 17,000 new visits. which was remarkably lifelike, but the Library wise the picture gets better by the caption “Private” Shaw. Surely someone day. From a high point years ago of 3,600 in my position should be Captain at least! members this had eroded to under 800 Well done girls, thought it was great!!! when the volunteers took over and was When I saw it I thought I was going to dropping 20% per year so by now, had need some pills. With next year’s theme this continued, todays figure could be as wonder if they will have me playing the low as 400. Instead of this the volunteers Ukulele!!!!! have multiplied the figure of 800 by an Next is the Village Hall Car Park. It was astonishing decided to keep the Honesty Boxes 135%!!!!! rolling so that a fund could be built up to cover continual maintenance to avoid The good news big bills in the future. Amazingly the box just keeps take has gone up since the work was getting better. completed. This can only be because the Editor & Advertising: David Shaw: [email protected] Administration: Jocelyn Morrison: 01782 303192 or [email protected] Group Co-ordinator: Barbara Hughes: 07725 760868 or [email protected] Design and Print: by Kiln-Creative: 01782 683030 or www.kiln-creative.org.uk Next issue of Village Life is Spring 2020 - circulation early March 2020 - copy date 15th January 2020 Please email articles to: [email protected] Jiffy Bear is hiding somewhere in Village Life. Can you find him? >>>>>>> www.werringtoncommunitylibrary.org.uk Page 4 Page 5 Christmas is, however, the Carol Service 6pm News from the pews celebration of the birth of Sunday 15th December Werrington Jesus Christ after whom Methodist Christmas is named. Nativity Service 10.40am us every Sunday and at Christmas Eve, 11:30 pm Jesus was born to the Sunday 22nd December St Philip’s special seasonal services: Church Virgin Mary, in a stable in Holy Communion – Midnight Service 11pm and Bethlehem. His birth was Tuesday 24th December Community Carol Christmas Day, 9:30 am As another year draws the most significant event St John’s Service at Moorside towards its close we in world history since the Christmas Day Service High School – Thursday Our usual Sunday can look back at a time Creation. at 10am Christmas will soon be 19th December at 7:00 services are 8:45, 10:15, of political uncertainty Every year, all Christian Our weekly Sunday upon us, whether we like pm (tickets available from 18:00 at St Philip’s, and concerns about our Service always starts at 8:00, 10:45, 18:30 at St Churches, throughout it or not. Most people I the churches and the planet’s future but it is the world, hold special 10.40am and we have think welcome this time library) John’s – but do check our not all doom and gloom services to mark this many groups which meet of year, though there are website at wwrchurches. because Christmas is momentous event and either weekly or monthly St John the Baptist, com coming and “Jesus is the your churches, here, and everyone, and that a few ‘humbugs’! For Reason for the Season”. many, Christmas is a Mill Lane, Wetley in Werrington are no includes you, is very Something a little different welcome. At a time when mixed blessing. There’s Rocks Christmas is the time exception. Before you is Messy Church: crafts, everything seems to be much stress over buying when we exchange open your presents and songs, story, and food for tuck into your turkey you in turmoil remember that the right presents or Christmas Concert: presents with those we Friday 6th December, 7:00 children with an adult on love, the time when might think about coming Jesus Christ is our Rock cooking the dinner right and you can get to know pm Sunday 8th December, everyone seems happier, to church to give thanks and accommodating the time when stresses – for the birth of Jesus Him better by coming to 4pm at St Philip’s. church. relatives. But when we Carols in the Cowshed - seem less important, the Christ and for everything consider the reason for Christmas Eve, 6:00 pm Early News for April next time we spend with family else that makes the season, the birth of year: at St John’s we are and friends and the time Christmas special for you. John Smith a baby at Bethlehem, we Christmas Communion holding a ‘Celebration when we spend a little At Werrington Methodist should always have cause – Christmas Eve, 11:15 extra on a few luxuries. Church we will have:- of Marriage 1950s to The true meaning of for hope. It’s a wonderful pm Present Day’ weekend. time, seeing the joy – and delight in children’s Holy Communion We will have wedding who has a wealth of experience faces, perhaps in light Christmas Day, 9:00 am dresses, bouquets, WERRINGTONFRIDAY YOUTH CLUB CELEBRATES internationally and is Global Prosperity reflected from candles or albums, etc. on display. and Peace Ambassador for England decorations. St Philip, Ash Bank Refreshments will be GOING INTO ITS 10th YEAR and she hails from Werrington! Road, Werrington available. On the Sunday, We are again holding a September 2019 saw the Werrington Chairman David Shaw said that he – we are hoping to have a Christmas Tree Festival Memorial Service was delighted with this terms intake Sunday 1st December, 4:00 renewal of vows service, Friday Youth Club move into its 10th at St John’s. Community and looked forward to yet another pm where any couple may year and the launch of the new term groups are invited to set want to come along and which got off to a really good start successful year with even more up a Christmas Tree with Nativity Service – take part. The exhibition with numbers increasing and new activities for the youngsters to enjoy. a theme to represent what Sunday 15th December, will be open from 10am til volunteers joining the band of helpers. they’re about. The trees 10:15am 4pm Fri 24th to Mon 27th Every evening there is an assortment will then be on display April. Apart from Sunday of games and activities in addition to from Friday 13th -Monday Carol Service – 26th, where the Church special events each night. The club is 16th December, 10am – Sunday 22nd December, will be open for services. open during term time, from 7 to 9 pm, 4pm. Refreshments will 6:00 pm Put the dates in your at the Methodist Church Schoolroom be available. diaries!!! Christingle Service - on Ash Bank Road and is for 9 to 15 You are invited to Christmas Eve, 6:00 pm God bless, year olds. This year is the first session Some of our Friday Club volunteers with celebrate Christmas with with new Youth Leader TeeJay Dowe Christmas Communion Revd. Michael Follin TeeJay front centre www.werringtoncommunitylibrary.org.uk www.werringtoncommunitylibrary.org.uk Page 6 Page 7 WERRINGTON WELLBEING ADDS WEIGHT WATCHERS TO ITS The Dudson Museum However, I am now delighted to confirm LIST OF LIFESTYLE ACTIVITIES. that thanks to the ‘Dudson Heritage Trust’ Re-opens its Doors! and to VAST at the Dudson Centre, who have taken on the management of the could weightwatchers.co.uk – Back in April, many people in museum, this important contribution to attend. and enjoy a cup of tea or our local heritage is now open to the coffee during the session. our city, myself As a result public once again. Our opening week The team will also provide included, were the hall is rocked by was extremely eventful with the BBC 7-day meal planners and pleased to the news that broadcasting from the site for the whole help residents of all ages week! announce Dudson had keep their weight under The Community Library that Weight been forced Initially, anyone wishing to visit the control. to close after & Wellbeing Centre in Watchers have now come museum can now do so on Tuesdays, on board with afternoon Werrington Wellbeing producing Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10am Werrington joined forces ceramics for and evening sessions on Chairman David Shaw until 3pm. The museum is uniquely with the Village Hall, almost 220 housed in a Grade ll listed bottle oven Wednesdays. At 2pm they said that he was pleased which is opposite; to years. Until the which is in the courtyard of the Dudson extend lifestyle activities will be in the Johnstone to welcome Denise Gilbert closure, Dudson represented the oldest, Centre on the site of the original factory in as the hall can cater Room and at 6.30pm of Weight Watchers continuous family run ceramics business Hope Street, Hanley.