THE MESSENGER
Myddle, Harmer Hill Broughton Church & Community
A VOLUNTEER NEWSLETTER
June 2021
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Useful Contacts Page
Rector Reverend Adam Clayton 01939 291390 MYDDLE, St Peter Churchwardens Mrs Julia Millington 01939 291467 Mrs Chris Williams 01939 290813 PCC Secretary Mrs Margaret Parson 01939 290818 PCC Treasurer Mr Greg Miller 01939 290789 BROUGHTON, St Mary Lay Reader Mr Bob Wellings 01939 210392 PCC Secretary Mrs Pauline Oliver 01939 290643 PCC Treasurer Mrs Elizabeth Howe 01939 291144 LOPPINGTON, St Michael & All Angel Churchwardens Mr Mike Salt 01939 234348 Mr Bob Parker 01939 236893 Asst. Churchwarden Mrs Tracey Barton 01939 270839 PCC Treasurer Mr Dick Barton 01939 270839 Gift Aid Treasurer Mr Peter Butters 01939 236240 NEWTOWN, King Charles the Martyr Pastoral Care Minister Mrs Margaret Fox 01939 233419 Churchwardens Mr Tim Wastling 01939 235475 Sunday School Leader Mrs Shirley Clorley 01939 232237 PCC Secretary Mrs Heather Pitchford 01939 233089 PCC Treasurer Mr David Howson 07970 787845 BURLTON, St Anne Trustee Mrs Lesley Eyre 01939 270314 Gift Aid Treasurer Mr Philip Benson 01939 270310 PARISH COUNCIL Contacts 01743 236810 Chairman Colin Ruck ([email protected]) Clerk Jack Wilson ([email protected]) OTHER Contacts WI Jenny Walsh 01939 210649
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Memories of times Past - Harmer Hill Presbyterian Church. Prior to 1920 Message from the Editor
Welcome to the ‘new’ style I would also like to thank of The Messenger. everyone in the community who has been grateful for It has been a wish of mine this publication throughout to give the publication a Covid-19. different style to allow for more content, especially To all readers - stay safe now life is going towards and get ready to enjoy the normal again. summertime.
During the lockdown, I have Your Editor, had to work two jobs Danielle simultaneously to make sure a roof stayed over my Credit: Russell Purslow head and managed to do Would you like to ‘The Messenger’ in my spare time as a volunteer Advertise in The around that. Messenger?
It finally feels good to enjoy working only one job and Contact Margaret or Danielle enjoying the weekends and for more information the sunshine too.
If you do see me walking around Harmer Hill, you’ll recognise me by either my blue fluffy coat or my white polka-dot one and my brindle staffy puppy, Nala. Phone: 07453 676 303
9:00 am - 4:00 pm Do feel free to say hello at any time and give feedback E-mail: on the new style - or even [email protected] just stop for a chat. [email protected]
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The Benefice of Myddle and Broughton, Loppington and Newton - June Services
Sunday 6th Trinity 1 8.30 am Holy Communion, Broughton 9.45 am Holy Communion, Burlton 10.00 am All Age Worship, Newtown 10.30 am Family Service, Loppington 11.00 am Holy Communion, Myddle
Readings: Genesis 3:8-15 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 Mark 3:20-35
Sunday 13th Trinity 2 9.45 am Holy Communion, Loppington 11.00 am Parish Worship, Myddle 11.15 am Holy Communion, Newtown 3.00 pm Evensong, Broughton
Readings: Ezekiel 17:22-24 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, 14-17 Mark 4:26-34
Sunday 20th Trinity 3 8.30 am Holy Communion, Myddle 9.45 am Holy Communion, Burlton 10.30 am Matins, Loppington 11.00 am Holy Communion, Broughton
Readings: Job 38:1-11 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 Mark 4:35-41
Sunday 27th Trinity 4 9.45 am Holy Communion, Loppington 10.30 am Zoom Service TBA, Myddle 11.15 am Holy Communion, Newtown 3.00 pm Evensong, Broughton
Readings: Lamentations 3:23-33 2 Corinthians 8:7-24 Mark 5:21-43
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Memories of Times Past Eleanor Owen’s History Files MYDDLEWOOD GARAGE
Classic Car and M-Bike Restorations
Part and Full Rebuilds
Custom and Conversions
Paint and Panel Repairs
Aluminium and Stainless Welding
MOT Preparation Big car, big star - Frankie Vaughan outside the Red Lion in Myddle. Servicing and Repairs to all Makes of Car This signed photo dating from 1957 hung in the bar of the pub until 1983.
The “Mr Moonlight” star stayed at the pub while performing in Shrewsbury, and also when he used to go fishing in the Peter 01939 260873 River Perry.
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June 2021 - Time for God
We live in beautiful We really must find time to countryside and we must take get away regularly for a brief time to get out and about to respite from all that crowds see and take in what this in on our lives, to be alone wonderful world has to offer and let God speak to us, us, especially now that we can whether through bird song, look forward with hope to the a sunset, or His words from time when restrictions are the Holy Bible. lifted. We need to make a conscious effort to get away In the book of Exodus, from the daily to-ing and fro- chapter 20, we are given ing that we crowd into our strict instructions to do this: hectic lives. “Remember the sabbath day and keep it holy. Six days Being busy is not too bad a you shall labour and do all thing, and it does stop us your work. But the seventh is from getting bored, but we do a sabbath to the Lord your need time to rest, find space God; you shall not do work… for ourselves and our families for in six days the Lord made and for God. heaven and earth, the sea and all that is in them, but Jesus was often confronted rested the seventh day; with what we would consider therefore, the Lord blessed to be overwhelming demands the sabbath day and made it
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St Peter’s Myddle
St Peter’s Walkers Readers Rota
- Sunday 6th June Tuesday 22nd June,
7pm HC Myddle
Bob Millington Meeting at Myddle
Village Hall th - Sunday 13 June
Churchyard Tidy Parish Worship Myddle Sarah Luke Davies Saturday 26th June, 10am - Sunday 20th June
HC Broughton Church Flowers Rosemary Narburgh
th - Sunday 27 June 5th / 12th June
Mrs M Parsons Evensong Broughton
Chris Williams 19th / 26th June
Mrs P McLoughlin th - Sunday 4 July
3rd July HC Myddle Mrs C Parker Greg Miller
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Baschurch Tennis Club
Welcomes new members !!
A family friendly club for all ages and abilities
An active club membership with thriving junior section
Professional coaching for adults and juniors
Floodlit tennis courts
Please Contact: Brendan Markland: 07710 243023
Head Tennis Coach: Sarah Hardie 07951 264209
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Harmer Hill & District W.I.
Meetings are still to be held virtually from the comfort of your sitting room.
This is continuing on Zoom until further notice, so feel free to join remotely.
Hopefully they will be returning to in-person meetings very soon. The ladies are looking forward to some upcoming All ladies are welcome to events, including bowls! join! Some of us are also taking Bring your favourite mug or part in a competition on glass along and enjoy the growing the tallest talks. sunflowers and making a vegetable cake. Last months meeting had a presentation from Phil This months meeting Revell on the ‘Mayflower is being held on Children’ and was an interesting talk for all. Thursday 10th June at 7.30pm
Contact to join The usual business will be held at the start of the meeting, followed by Sue Jenny Walsh Robinson who will be holding a talk this month 07714 108507 on Encaustic Art - a type of painting with pigments 01939 210649 mixed with hot liquid wax (if google serves me right!)
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GARDEN T.H. GRIFFITHS HORSE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING LIVERY DIY or Part MYDDLE Broughton Farm, Block Paved Drives Harmer Hill Fencing MOBILE WELDING No Mess, No Fuss Patios • Floodlit all weather school- ing arena Oven and Carpet Garden Walls For all your domestic, farm • Large stables in courtyard Concreting or business engineering setting Cleaning Service Tree Felling enquiries, call Henry • All year grazing in safe paddocks For a free quote call: • Excellent hacking with Peter Roberts Free quotes Tel: 01939 290740 fields and tracks Phone 01939 261073 • Family run arable farm 01939 251078 or 07531555149 Mobile 07944481217 www.ovencleaningplus.co.uk Mobile: 07973 541202 Tel: 01939 220250 Mark Preece Or 01939 220131 12 Cedar Avenue, Shawbury SY4 4JD
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St Peter’s Church, Myddle - Donations St Mary’s Church, Broughton
The church is open for The Parochial Church Council is most grateful small weddings and is for the following donations received known to be a charming, since the last issue of the private, rural location for Messenger was published: ceremonies. The church has a beautiful high ceiling with exposed wooden beams and is surrounded by trees.
Flowers can be arranged for your day on request, to be put into the windows and around the The Covid-19 pandemic has had a dramatic effect church. on church funds.
If you would like to see If you would like to help us reduce the shortfall, the church, please feel donations can be made at: free to contact Pauline or Elizabeth, who would be https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ happy to show you stpeterschurchmyddle around and answer any Contacts questions. or by BACS transfer to:
During the pandemic, the Pauline usual fundraising activities Account Name: Parochial Church Council of Myddle have had to be 07745 585287 suspended, so if anyone or 01939 290643 Sort code: 20-77-85 would be willing to donate any funds to help Account Number: 00692832 Elizabeth in the running and upkeep, please do get in or 07964 137758 by cheque payable to Myddle PCC touch. or 01939 291144
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North Shropshire Heating MB P. J. HALL and General Plumbing Electrical Contractor Marco Busi • All aspects of electrical work undertaken Specialists in oil fired Garden & House • Domestic or commercial heating systems. Maintenance • Extra sockets ,lights. etc Based in Harmer Hill • New builds All aspects of general • Extensions 10 Myddlewood plumbing work undertaken. • Rewires Myddle Don’t DIY – I Do! • Showers Jim Parkes • Consumer unit (fuse board) SHREWSBURY Trustworthy, Reliable, upgrades SY4 3RY Tel: 01978 722598 Fully Insured. • No job too small or large Any enquiries, big or small, • Competitive rates Please call me if you have Mob: 079290 16814 any queries on…….. just give me a call. • All work guaranteed and insured Tel: 01939 261405 • NICEIC domestic installer 07548 763562 Mob: 07974 251789 [email protected] • Part ‘p’ registered • Established 30 years
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PEST PROBLEM? HANMER AUTO Sign up now for your Free E-Newsletter! Solve it with… SERVICES Shropshire Mole and If you would like to receive the Myddle, Broughton and Harmer Hill ALL YOUR VEHICLE Electronic Newsletter, directly to your inbox, all you have to do is send Pest Control your name and email address to: BODYWORK AND Domestic, agricultural and [email protected] MECHANICAL Commercial REQUIREMENTS UNDER Local, professional and The E-Newsletter provides you with up-to-date information about affordable!! ONE ROOF what is going on in your parish and county, with links to the county INCLUDING planning portal, Gough Walks, useful contacts in the parish, from Doc- Wasps, Hornets, Rats, Mice, ACCIDENT REPAIRS tors Surgeries to Bus timetables and the latest Covid-19 restrictions. Rabbits, Squirrels, Ants and MOT TESTING Cluster Flies. VEHICLE SERVICING Over 200 homes in the parish are already receiving this FREE Mole control expert. TYRE SUPPLIES E-Newsletter. You can read it directly from your computer, tablet or smart phone - no need to print it! “Don’t make a mountain out of a Molehill” TELEPHONE 01939 233243 Sign up today and rest assured that this is a parish run newsletter and Call Alan now on 01939 260813 FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES your email addresses will not be distributed to anyone else. If you are mobile 07976 817859 OR TO MAKE AN already receiving the E-Newsletter you do not need to send your ad- APPOINTMENT dress again. www.shropshiremolecontrol.co.uk Colin Ruck
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Parish Council - Meeting Dates 2021
All Parish Council meetings commence at 7.30pm.
June 30th - Harmer Hill Village Hall September 1st - Myddle Village Hall November 3rd - Harmer Hill Village Hall
Harmer Hill Village Hall Tote Winners
The first of our new style tote, with a draw every two months.
Universal Credit The draw winners are
1st - £70 No. 225 Jan and Paul Silson Due to the impact of Here’s the Universal Credit Coronavirus over 5.5 million guide: 2nd - £35 No. 206 Graham Lewis people are claiming Universal Credit. Many of them are new 3rd - £25 No. 145 Geoffrey and Marjorie Furnival to claiming Universal Credit https:// having been negatively www.jobcentrenear impacted by Coronavirus. me.com/universal- credit/ Contact Ruth on 07973 665641 or 01939 290267 We’re encouraging Parish Councils to share the if you are interested in joining. following guide on their Best Regards, website and/or social media to help local people navigate claiming Universal Credit. Mary Williams
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Need an Electrician or Handyman?
New Consumer units Heating Extra sockets/lights Security Electric showers Fault finding & repairs Harmer Hill Presbyterian Church Other handyman services available Doing what’s right ..."I'll make you a deal. Let me e.g. painting & decorating provide him with the level of I want to share with you today a education my own son will enjoy. story that I discovered recently. I If the lad is anything like his For a reliable and professional service hadn't heard it before and it father, he'll no doubt grow to be No job too small made an impression on me. In a man we will both be proud of." the 1890s, a poor Scottish farmer And that he did. Farmer named Fleming was working in Fleming's son attended the very Contact David Barber the field when he heard a cry for best schools and in time, Tel: 01939 220429 Mobile: 07722 943758 help coming from a nearby bog. graduated from St. Mary's He quickly dropped his tools and Hospital Medical School in [email protected] ran to the bog. There, mired to London and went on to become his waist in black muck, was a known throughout the world as terrified boy, screaming and the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, struggling to free himself. the discoverer of penicillin. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a Years later, the same nobleman's slow and terrifying death. son who was saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia. The next day, a fancy carriage What saved his life this time? pulled up to the Scotsman's Penicillin. And I am sure that sparse surroundings. An there are people in the Parish elegantly dressed nobleman today whose illness has been stepped out and introduced cured or even their lives have himself as the father of the boy been saved by the drug penicillin Farmer Fleming had saved. "I So what was the name of the want to repay you," said the nobleman? Lord Randolph nobleman. "You saved my son's Churchill. And his son's name? life." "I can't accept payment for Sir Winston Churchill. what I did," the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer. "It There is, of course, a moral to the was the right thing to do." At that story. Farmer Fleming did the moment, the farmer's own son right thing, not because of any came to the door of the family anticipated reward, but because hovel. "Is that your son?" the the right thing is the right thing nobleman asked. "Yes," the to do... farmer said proudly...
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Need a little help?
“Harmer Presbyterian Having read this story I thought Kate’s Home Cleaning I would do some research for Service Church hopes to reopen further information only to in July when it is hoped discover that it was not true, it never happened. It appeared that normal services will sometime during the second Kate Shaw be allowed to resume” world war and though Winston Tel:07950 204206 Churchill did suffer with pneumonia during the Second ...He could never have foreseen World War he was not treated Weekly/Bi-weekly/ the amazing results that would with Penicillin but another drug. Monthly come years later from that one choice and action. Only God But I thought the story was still Fully Insured knew. Often in life, the right worth relaying to you as I thing is a lot harder to do, and looked upon it as modern day Dbs checked the rewards may be non-existent, parable, and as I have said at least to us. So why should we before by doing what's right, Call for further information do the right thing? How do we we set ourselves apart from the know what the right thing is? world, show the effect God is God gives us the answers having in our lives, and bring through His Word and through glory to Christ. His Spirit working in our conscience. Harmer Presbyterian Church hopes to reopen in July when it We can't see into the future to is hoped that normal services tell whether any action we take will be allowed to resume. might have far-reaching results. We just have to do what's right every time we have a choice, then trust the results to God. That Russell Purslow means telling the truth even when it's easier to lie. It means setting aside our own comfort to help others in need. It means honouring God in our lives and by our actions and choices, every day in big and little ways. By doing what's right, we set ourselves apart from the world, show the effect He's having in our lives, and bring glory to Christ.. Harmer Hill Presbyterian Church
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Parish Council continued..
Play Area Inspections Council Members It was reported that The following is a list of Shropshire Council had current Council Members and appointed a new Play Ground the wards they represent: Inspector and an annual contract had been agreed with Shropshire Council for six two monthly inspections and an Annual RoSPA inspection. Under Covid restrictions some swing seats had been removed at both sites and it was agreed that a request should be made for these to be replaced. Annual Litter Pick The Chairman reported that because of the on-going Covid lock down regulations it had not been possible to arrange the litter pick again this year. However residents Individual Members may be could borrow the equipment contacted via the Parish Clerk. and carry out a project in their own locality. Reminder Planning Applications If you have any issues or comments please phone the Details of five applications had Clerk on 01743 236810 or been received for Email directly to him on consideration, mainly for myddlebroughtonclerk@ extensions to existing talktalk.net and note that properties and plans for there is plenty of information development on the Red on the Council’s web site – Castle Public House site had www.myddleandbroughton- been refused by Shropshire pc.gov.uk Council.
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Parish Council
Parish Council Election ...As this was the Annual General Meeting of the Following the decision by six Council the first business was existing Members not to stand the election of officers and for re-election only eight representatives. residents sought election for the available ten seats. This Councillor Colin Ruck was meant that there were two re-elected un-apposed as vacancies which the Council Chairman with Councillor Ian could fill by ‘adopting’ Anderson appointed as Vice members who would have the Chairman also un-apposed. Councillors then took on same rights as elected board responsibility for Members. Following some attendance at various publicity, two applications committees and details of were received and both these can be found in the people were co-opted at the draft minutes which are meeting meaning that there is already posted on the now a full Council. Council’s web site.
Council Meeting - May 13th Wem Road Pavement Changes to the regulations This pavement had been governing Council meetings included in the plans for the meant that this month’s housing development that meeting could not be held had taken place on Wem online using Zoom, so for the first time in twelve months the Road but had not been meeting was held in the constructed by the developer. Myddle Village Hall under The Parish Council had put strict Covid distancing rules. pressure on the planners and the developer to have the This meant that it was not work completed but no action possible to allow members of had been taken. Shropshire the public to attend and raise Councillor B. Williams had issues without an been giving support for the appointment and the same past eighteen months and regulations will apply to the confirmed that the issue was meeting in June, which will be now going to be subject to an held in Harmer Hill Village enforcement order. Hall...
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John said: ‘There is so Ross Hines Chimney Sweeping Are you fed up of Clean Chimney are safe chimneys much walking information on the web but it is the same old walks? Brush and Vacuum – Leakage testing – difficult to find. Nests removed –Cowls, Bird Guards and caps supplied and fitted. Open fire, multi Walking in Shropshire Contact: fuel stoves, Aga, domestic and (part of the Walking in commercial. England suite of websites www. (www.walkinginengland. walkinginengland.co.uk Fully Insured with NFU, Certificates co.uk) given. – one for each county in Email: For a Fast, Friendly and Clean Service England) has brought it or just help and advice. together in one place so john@ whether you are walking walkinginengland.co.uk Call 01939 768319 from home, or away on 24 The Wheatlands, Baschurch, holiday, you will be able Shropshire. to find a walk suitable for John Harris N.A.C.S. Member: 12/05 you’.
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