Issue 83 April 2020 £1.00 The Anchor
All Saints Mudeford & High Cross Somerford The Parish of Mudeford Happy Easter
Christ is Risen
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From the Editor: Dear Readers, The theme for the Easter magazine will be What ways have you found to keep yourself occupied during this pandemic? How is it changing your life?
Meet the Team:- Editorial Team Judy Eden, Anthea Bell and Vikki Miller Produc on Tony Eden The magazine is published by Mudeford Parochial Church Council (P.C.C.). Copyrights acknowledged. The Editor reserves the right to change copy or material submi ed. No responsibility or liability is ac- cepted by the Editor or P.C.C. for errors or omissions. The views ex- pressed are not necessarily those of the editor, or the Incumbent. Adver sements are not endorsed by the P.C.C. or the Incumbent. © 2019 Mudeford P.C.C.
Church website allsaintsmudeford.org Priest in Charge Revd. Andrew Jablonski. Tel. 01425 240018 E.Mail. [email protected]
Our Vision for Mission: This Parish seeks to be inclusive in extending God's kingdom, by encouraging the whole community to grow in the Chris an faith through prayer and worship, and to care for others through pastoral and prac cal support.
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Pastoral greeting by Revd Andrew Jablonski A time of celebration and hope
Dear Friends “God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” - Ephesians 2v 6-10.
What a year, 2019! We celebrated 150 years of All Saints Church Mudeford in style and remembered all the many blessings of God over those 150 years. We had many celebration events and services. Three Bishops: Bishop Jonathan launched the year with his last service before leaving to become Dean of York Minster. Jonathan had had a very special place in the hearts of the Mudeford Community so he was the perfect person to start the celebrations. Bishop David came to officiate at a confirmation in June; the first for over 20 years. Then our new Bishop Debbie completed our year in October: anyone else love Van Morrison?
Three plus celebrations: Our flower festival was spectacular with the theme of wedding anniversaries demonstrating such inspirational skills. February’s wedding event gathered wedding photos through the ages and friends old and new came to discuss their weddings. The Social committee enthusiastically organised these and many other events. The church tent at the Arts festival was again a great success with fine weather bringing out the crowds and helping to provide a time for many conversations.
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Three Toilets: The increasing numbers of mums and children at Messy Church and Little Saints at All Saints had given queues at the loos. So, thanks to a property team redesigning the space and employing a builder we now have three toilets for use by anyone. The reduction in cupboard space meant that we now have a bigger and better shed and also that much clearing out took place.
Three developments: There have been many detailed discussions with consultants about new lighting, heating and step free access at the front porch. Whilst new church lighting looks fairly straightforward the heating and porch works are more complex.
It is probable that as an interim measure Tony will get new timers and thermostats fitted as our heating costs are so high. One thing leads to another and the architect has been recom- mending thought to be given to re-ordering the church.
Three schools: We were delighted that during the year we started to run Open the Book in schools with Tricia’s team, mostly in Somerford but with visits to Mudeford infants and Juniors. Open the Book “The great Flood”
In November we welcomed Andy Saunders amongst us as our part-time Children’s and families’ minister. He was thrown in at the deep end with organising the Scouts and Guides Carol service and that was our largest Christmas service with a packed All Saints. In November Anne was part of the GSUS live team which gave a presen- tation on Jesus to every child in the Grange School.
Three teams: The Little Saints, Little Stars and Messy Churches have continued to thrive under the faithful leadership of their teams as has the Friday Club at High Cross with many new friendships being made. Most months the two Messy churches can have 90-100 children between them every month. We have discussed how to build on all the opportunities these groups present. Our Ignite team have persevered faithfully preparing sessions even though they don’t know if any children would be there, but it has been a time of great bless- ing and excellent crafts.
The Baking table at Messy Church
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Prayer and Bible Study – we continue to be delighted that we have two prayer meetings a week at All Saints, the Mothers Union on Mondays and the Wednesday Group. The Bible studies and WWJD continue to build and deepen faith as does the wonderful bible study that Mary runs at Avon Reach. Our Lent Course on the senses was very interactive and kept gatherings of over 30 people throughout. I do remember everyone sniffing copies of the BCP!
Mothers Union – has also flourished under the leadership of the team and have had a good number of prayer retreats and afternoon gatherings during the year. The Mary’s Men service in Advent was packed.
CAMEO – has continued to be a wonderful place of friendship, inspiration and comfort and Anthea leads this remarkable ministry. After Easter we have organised a 6 week pastoral training course with Revd Kate Wilson
Many of these activities were guided and supported by Vera Gale as were so many people at church. It was therefore a very sad loss to the church community and her friends and family when Vera died this year. Her passing will leave many gaps; her contributions, character and commitment were celebrated at her funeral. Tony has temporarily picked up many of her tasks walking in her footsteps though as he isn’t as agile in high-heels as Vera we will need new people to step into her shoes.
A precious point in my week is the Wednesday Prayer, Coffee and Communion. A big thanks to Peter and Marion and to the many others who make that a special morning. Thanks too to all who help with Sunday coffee. Lovedy’s art group is also such a vibrant and creative space. Bob’s Mainly Men has continued to provide great speakers and a vital gathering.
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Three-fold Vision: As I write we are in a time of uncertainty and weekly routine and lives will clearly change significantly over the next few months and there might be some permanent changes in our lives in the longer term. In our Ephesians passage Paul rais- es up a vision that: Just as Christ was raised up and then ascended into heaven, we are lifted up into the presence of Christ and seated with him in the heavenly realms. We often pray for Christ to come down to us but here we are to know that he has lifted us up into his presence. Paul writes this whilst he is isolated in jail. God shows us the incomparable riches of his grace through Christ Jesus. We celebrate this each Easter but it is a fact to celebrate every day. It is by grace that we have been saved and this is a gift of God. May we spend time un- wrapping that gift each day. We are God’s handiwork – we can be well aware of our shortcomings and regrets but it can be the imperfections in a stone or piece of wood that God can use to reflect his glory and grace. In that knowledge of God’s grace, love and sacrifice in Christ may we walk forward confident that God can still wonderfully use us to do the works that he has for us still to do for him to give glory and praise to our God. A big special thank you to our churchwardens, Tony and Chris, as well as Maggie and Anthea and many more of you who have worked so hard and faithfully that our church community might in many different ways give glory to our gracious God. Every blessing Andrew and Anne
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God . Ephesians 2
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Weekly giving
If you are wondering how to pay donations to the church when it is closed you can send to: Tony Eden, Churchwarden / Treasurer, 3 Minterne Road, Christchurch, BH23 3LD Cheques should be made payable to “PCC Mudeford General Account” or you can arrange a standing order to Sort Code: 52 21 34, Account No. 03060012
Many of us use the Parish Giving Scheme and you can receive details of this from Rev Andrew 01425 240018 or Tony Eden, Treasurer 01202 473003
A beau ful shot of Exbury Gardens taken by Paul Smith
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JEREMY NASH
England and Burkina Faso Jeremy has been involved in Mission Africa since 1996 when his whole family moved to Burkina Faso to plant churches among the nomadic Dagari people. After spending their first year of marriage in language preparation in Paris they moved to the mainly French speaking town of Legmoin. Over the years they helped establish many new churches among the Dagari people. They were involved in preaching, evangelising and training church leaders in rural villages and 8 Dagari Pastors. The Nashes moved back home to Christchurch where Jeremy took up the role of England and Wales mobiliser and has continued his ministry in Burkina Faso through regular visits. The purpose of his ministry in Burkina Faso is to introduce pastors and teachers to a Bible course that can be used with children in the last year of primary school. These are run as after school clubs. It is hoped that through these course many will come to faith.
CAMEO We are very sorry that the CAMEO meetings and film afternoons have had to be suspended until further notice. I am thrilled and delighted to hear how you are all supporting each other with phone calls and email messages. Please call me 01425 280927 or email me at [email protected] if you have any worries or concerns. We have had lots of offers of help if needed. Keep safe and keep well. Don’t forget you can have the Church Notices sent to you by email. I was also pleased to hear that our friend Sylvia Llewellyn was able to celebrate her special birthday with her family.
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FROM DAUGHTER CHURCH TO PARISH CHURCH
In 2000 All Saints Church was a daughter church of The Priory in Christchurch along with St. George’s Church in Jumpers and St. John’s Chapel In Purewell. Father Andrew Saunders was mainly responsible for the duties in the area of Mudeford and was based at All Saints with some responsibility and duties at The Priory. At this time Mudeford was growing rapidly and the population had reached over 8000.
The Priest’s Pro Warden, Mrs. Daphne Kelson, and the People’s Pro Warden, Mr. Jimmy Thomas, were beginning to feel there was a growing need for Mudeford to become a Parish in its own right with All Saints it’s Parish Church and with its own Priest in Charge. They therefore began a period of consultation and distributed a survey putting the pros and cons of such a proposal trying to judge if the time was right for this to happen.
In 2002 they presented their findings to the Church Committee and it was agreed that they write to the Archdeacon of Bournemouth, The Venerable Adrian Harbidge, to ask what was the next step to take to become a stand alone Parish. The reply was that he did not consider a case had yet been made in the current climate.
Daphne was not to be deterred by this and continued to canvas opin- ions. The Church Committee supported her wholeheartedly as did Father Andrew Saunders. The Revd. Canon Hugh Williams , the Vicar of The Priory was quoted in the Bournemouth Echo saying “An independent All Saints will make Christchurch Parish more manageable but, more importantly , Parish status acknowledges the excellent way All Saints has managed its affairs. The time is now right for change”.
Jimmy Thomas now handed over his People’ s Pro Warden duties to Chris Bull and he and Daphne pursued all avenues for change with Bishop Paul, the Suffragan Bishop of Southampton. Finally in 2005 a letter was received and read at a Church Meeting which stated that the proposal for Mudeford to be a Parish in It’s own rights with All Saints as its Parish Church was to go ahead. The necessary papers and documents would be presented to the Queen for signature by the middle of the year. It was a great achievement. Sadly just as this momentous decision was made Daphne Kelson has to stand down because of severe health problems.
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Father Andrew asked me to stand in her place as Priests Pro Warden and I agreed to do this with her help and the help of Chris Bull. We worked closely with Bishop Paul and the Deanery Synod to finalise the boundary details.
It was an exciting and challenging time. Most churches at this time were amalgamating or becoming team ministries and yet here was Mudeford going it alone.
Father Andrew who had worked tirelessly with Daphne to achieve this was experiencing family and health problems and sadly tended his resignation and the newly created Parish went into an interregnum. Canon Hugh paid tribute to Father Andrew saying “Father Andrew has been a very valuable colleague for over six years-a wonderful friend- and an extremely good priest for All Saints and the community of Mudeford. Looking to the future, it is uncertain now, due to his ill health, that he will be able to continue his ministry. We will all miss him and wish him well.”
Arranging the Consecration service for the redrawn ecclesiastical Parish of Mudeford with All Saints Church was daunting, exciting and full of red tape! There had been no new Parish created in this way in Winchester diocese so there was no precedent, we were virtually writing it from scratch. I worked closed with Bishop Paul and the Rural Dean preparing this to take place in April 2007, after the new priest was appointed.
As we were now in an interregnum the newly elected PCC began to draw up a Parish Profile and a Job Description for the new priest and a small committee chaired by Bishop Paul, worked long hours. Chris Bull and I rarely saw our homes or our families during this period. Eventually after a very lengthy process everything came together and in April 2006 Revd. Helen Griffiss was Installed and Licensed as the first Priest in Charge of the new Parish of Mudeford. Over 250 people filled our little church for her installation which was a wonderful, joyous occasion full of love and anticipation. With the help of a very supportive congregation Revd. Helen helped to establish a growing, caring church which had a mission statement saying, “This Parish seeks to be inclusive in extending God’s Kingdom, by encouraging the whole community to grow in Christian faith through prayer and worship and to care for others through pastoral and practical support”. Anthea Bell
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A Tribute to Vera Gale
given at her Thanksgiving Service on Monday 9th March at All Saints Church
Vera was my close friend and colleague. She was an important and much loved member of our Church family and I would like to share with you now just a few memories that members of the congregation offered to me. Vera came to All Saints Church in 1998 when Eileen and Jimmy Thomas asked her to help them with the bric a brac stall known as ‘arrods upstairs. Every Wednesday morning she helped them set up and welcome people from the whole community of Mudeford. Eventually she was promoted and allowed downstairs to be made welcome by Barbara and to serve coffees, and then being asked to make scones, marmalade and jams for sale. But Eileen and Jimmy were not satisfied with her just being a backroom person and persuaded and encouraged her to go on the Parish Council and join the Social Committee. With growing confi- dence and enthusiasm I am told Vera took on more and more.....helping to run social events, her quizzes were famous for miles around as were the raffles she organised. Becoming Chair of the Social Committee Vera organised three very successful flower festivals, arranged coach trips not only to Winchester and Salisbury Flower Festivals But to stately homes and shopping outlets. Vera also took on the church flower arrangements and, once again, her wedding arches became an important part of any wedding held at All Saints. I was reminded over and over again how she organised both the summer and Christmas fairs. How many of you found yourself roped in to help. In November she was the main leader in the Shoebox appeal. During all of this time many people told me how practical and particular she was. A real perfectionist who like things done her way. We used to laugh together about this at times and I called her the titivating Queen who always wanted things to be just so. It’s jolly hard being a perfectionist.
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How many of you remember Vera’s black bag. It was a real Mary Poppins bag and seemed to hold everything from spare batteries, screwdrivers, spanner’s and endless lists. She could turn her hand to everything and as a Church Warden following Chris, I even saw her repointing bricks just like he had done and clearing the flat roof over the Vestry. I know many of you have fond memories of all she did. Revd. Helen shared with me how she remembered Vera as her Church Warden moving tables and chairs, then rushing on her vintage drop head racing bike in high heeled shoes (always high heels), organising everybody and everything and always there to open up for wedding rehearsals and all sorts of things over and above her duties as Church Warden. Perhaps your memories are of her taking over the editing of the Anchor Church magazine when Rachel’s work load meant she had to resign. What a good read this is. And then....there was the garden maintenance. Every week she mowed the lawns and organised working groups to weed and prune. And then there was the preparation of the Easter garden, the Easter cross, The Christmas crib and tree, the Shrove Tuesday pancakes, the Remembrance garden ....the list is endless. Everyone remembered something else she did. Barbara Miles remembers how grateful she was when Vera took on the Verger’s duties as well as the Hall bookings. Vera became the Secretary of the Guild of Vergers locally arranging many meetings and gatherings., including visits to other Churches, bbqs, skittles and meals out. Thanks to her we all had great fun and have lots of happy memories. In 2013 Vera helped me to found CAMEO a group to support widows and a friendship group for ladies living on their own. She became our catering expert and quiz provider. Each month she gave us an appropriate quiz to keep our brains active. I leave you to do the Maths as to how many she produced.
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I was quoted at the time as saying “All Saints has always embraced the challenge of change and will continue to make every effort to meet the spiritual and social needs of the diverse and rapidly chang- ing and growing Mudeford community”.
As I have said the list of what she did is endless but when speaking to people they mostly remembered her as a “doer” but one of her friends reminded me of another side of Vera - Vera the carer of others. Did you know for example that every Thursday she would take a car load of ladies shopping and often unpacked it for them. On one occasion when her brother arrived in his camper van she persuaded him to take her and her “canasta” friends into the Forest for a cordon bleu picnic complete with her cream scones. I also witnessed to what lengths she would go to help people. An elderly member of the congregation was struggling to look after himself and his wife and his mind was becoming wandery and at times confused. His family persuaded him to move into a home near them the other side of Dorchester. He confided in Vera how worried he was so off we set together to visit him to reassure him he was not forgotten. How good we felt because after our visit his whole demeanour changed and he was able to persuade his family to move him nearer to his church family who could visit more often. Vera was also very good at visiting people in care homes. She was patient and allowed them time to talk. She truly gave of herself. One friend told me how Vera spent a whole day just sitting with her in hospital while she waited for treatment. I’ve only just scratched on the surface of how Vera helped so many. I will miss her so much. Since her death I’ ve often picked up the phone to ask for her advice....as I’m sure many of you have too.
Rest in peace our dear friend and rise in glory.
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Our theme this month was memorable Easter Customs & Traditions
Lesley Wright says ‘In 1989 I was on holiday in Malaga during Easter. I was amazed at the processions and the weight of the tableaus being car- ried through the streets. It was a beau ful sight to watch with all the lighted candles’.
Heather Trenchard says: “My job was Personal assistant to NASA Air Force O cers and their families at Cocoa Beach Florida USA at Airforce Eastern Test Range NASA where I worked for several years. The Easter Military tradi on was to take a large coach load of military children with the NASA base minister (Methodist) every Easter to a Sunrise Service to re-enact the Passion Story outdoors in the open elds”.
The Winchester Passion In 2006 I joined thousands of people packing the streets of Winchester on Good Friday as the cathedral city played host to a spectacular re-crea on of the Easter story. Winchester was taken back to the days of Roman-occupied Jerusalem as the Winchester Passion told the Easter story around the city's historic loca ons - Oram's Arbour, the Great Hall, LawCourts, Westgate, Bu ercross and of course, the cathedral. The part of Jesus was taken by the actor Israel Oyelumade and the narra- tor was Radio Solent’s Rev Tim Daykin The oodlit cathedral was the spectacular se ng for the Passion's emo onally-charged ending when Jesus was put to death on the balcony of the cathedral high above the audience on the Cathedral Green who looked on trans xed. It truly was an amazing and emo onal experience. Maggie Raine
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OUR DAWN WALK On 23rd March 2008 (Easter Day) in the small village of Crowland in Lincolnshire, our alarm summoned us from our beds before dawn and we made our way, along with folk from all across our circuit, to the small Methodist Church, where we worshipped. This year we were to host the Easter Dawn Walk. However, this year was going to present a further challenge because as you can see from the photos it was snowing! We usually celebrated com- munion at some point on our walk but this year Plan B kicked in. We wrapped up well, donned our boots, and set o on the walk, through the village and out into the countryside, which looked beau - ful with its blanket of snow. As usual we halted at various points to sing and re ect. Our Minister decided to wait un l we re- turned to church for the service. We were encouraged on the walk by the thought of the cooked breakfast we would share to- gether when we returned to the church. The rst photo shows some of us standing on the famous Triangular Bridge in Crowland (where three rivers used to meet). The second depicts us at a commemora ve Charm Tree (made by the children of the village) and the third shows us wai ng for breakfast.
Paul Smith
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EASTER IN SEVILLE, SPAIN
Some years ago we were invited to stay with some friends at their home in Seville. We drove down from Santander to Cordo- ba, through to Ronda and on to Seville during Holy Week or Semana Santa as it is known in Spain. This is the annual tribute of the Passion of Jesus Christ. The Holy week processions and the wailing music are characteris c of many towns and ci es par cularly as we travelled South. Many churches organise oats depic ng scenes from the last week of Jesus’ life. The oats are organised by a brotherhood a ached to each church and the images on the oats are o en full size and carried by a team of “costaleros”, young men 30 to 40 strong, who carry the oat on their shoulders. These oats can weigh up to a tonne and there is a curtain around the base of the oat so that it appears to be moving on its own. Every oat is followed by another carrying a Madonna de- pic ng the sorrows of the Virgin Mary. The oats are ac- companied by marching bands and a very large team of par cipants wearing the peniten al robes and a hood with a conical p. These “Nazarenos” as they are known also carried candles which are lit for the night me pro- cessions. We arrived in Seville on Maundy Thursday and joined a very large congre- ga on in the Cathedral. The Mass was led by the newly appointed Cardinal of Seville. The highlight of the weekend for us was the Saturday evening. Our friends arranged for us to have a view from the third oor above a shop very close to the Cathedral. All the oats processed very slowly up the street and then entered into the Cathedral by one door and leaving by another. There was no music on the Saturday just a very respec ve silence as each of the 20 or so oats went by. The huge crowds were very serious and wearing their Sunday best. The whole evening was very moving. Then on Easter Sunday as we were leaving Seville for the journey home, the processions that we saw had changed from black to white to celebrate the risen Christ. Sadly this year all the Semana Santa processions have had to be cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Judy and Tony Eden
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You may have seen, on social media perhaps, that people are pu ng pictures of rainbows in Mothers’ Union Report for April 2020 their windows so when children and those feeling lonely leave
their homes for their daily walks We gathered for our monthly branch they can hunt for the rainbows nd mee ng on 2 March to share Lenten and hopefully it will bring them prayers and poems. There was a beau ful a smile. selec on and we enjoyed listening to them Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and all. remember the everlas ng We also arranged our programme for the covenant between God and all next six months but now that is living creatures of every kind on cancelled along with all mee ngs and events the earth." Genesis 9:16 na onwide. Although we cannot meet in person on Monday mornings, perhaps we can s ll pray together at home. The MU have wri en a prayer with prac cal and spiritual ideas for Covid-19: - Loving Lord, we pray for your love and compassion to abound as we walk though this challenging season. Think of some prac cal ways that you can show God’s love and compassion at this me. We ask for wisdom for those who bear the load of making decisions with widespread consequences. Take a moment to pray for those in posi ons of in uence at local, na onal and interna onal levels. We pray for those who are su ering with sickness and for all who are caring for them Pray par cularly for any known to you personally, including those who work in the health profession.
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We ask for protec on for the elderly and vulnerable to not succumb to the risks of virus.
Consider if there is anything helpful you can do for those in this category – shopping or other errands? We pray for misinforma on to be curbed that fear may take no hold in hearts and minds. Take any opportunity to reassure those who are feeling anxious, especially over unsubstan ated concerns. As we exercise the good sense that you in your mercy provide may we also approach each day in faith and peace, trus ng in the truth of your goodness towards us. Amen Give thanks to God for his constant presence with us through every circumstance of life. Ann Smith
Ma hew 6:26-27 “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heav- enly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by wor- rying add a single hour to your life?” Why not re ect on this Bible verse as you take some me to birdwatch?
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FROM THE ARCHIVES In 1935, a Mudeford Fair was organised at Bure Homage. This was repeated in1936 and 1937 as the Bure Pageant. This fascina ng li le brochure is to be found in the Christchurch History Archives.
WH Gay, the Vicar and Rural Dean of Christchurch says in his foreword: “ Again I commend to Christchurch and District this second venture, organised by Mr and Mrs Ricardo. Those who were fortunate enough to have been present at last years “Shakespearean Revels” will know what to expect of Mudeford Fair, which will be presented on July 30 and 31st.” He con nues: “ we will be transported back to the days of the Regency1780-1820, and we shall be enabled to enter the light-hearted spirit of those mes, which is so vividly depicted in the pages of the “Scarlet Pimpernel”. Readers of this magazine will remember the stories last year about the Mor mers, the Bure Homage Estate and the infamous Baroness de Feucheres, otherwise known as Sophie Dawes. This pageant focussed on the French Revolu on and Sophie Dawes life. In the brochure, there are pages of arrangements made to transport people to the Event. Hants and Dorset provided extensive bus services. Southern Railway organised free buses from railway sta ons. The centre of our area must have been buzzing.
The programme started at 2pm and went on un l 10pm. The content and the me-table are shown below, together with some interes ng adver sing present at that me.
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There was a Programme of Plays, involving The Leamor Players, who presented, “The Betrothal of Lady Mary”. There were historical scenes, arranged by Mr AW Lawrie, involving The French Revolu on, Outside the Star and Garter, Richmond, the Queen of Chan lly and Bure Homage 1831. To the outsider, a some confusing, but interes ng mix. The object of the fair was to assist the purchase of the Priory House and grounds, at that me in a poor state. The target published to be raised by the Fair was £2700. The Proceeds of July 30th went to The Priory appeal and July 31st to “Parochial Debts and Mudeford Church in equal propor on” The Priory Appeal was graphically illustrated as follows: “In 1929 grave danger threatened Christchurch Priory. The House known as Church Hatch, with two acres of land adjacent to the northern boundary of the Churchyard was sold…………. immanent risk of development” The property was acquired thanks to the generosity of the public and the danger averted. However, the “danger” re- turns in 1935: There is the gravest danger of the whole south side being deliber- ately shut in by buildings, whose founda ons abut on those of the Priory Church………..the glorious view of the sea, the Isle of Wight, Hengisbury Head and the meadows will be blo ed out …..the windows on the south side will be darkened” At the me of the Fair, £6000 was sought to buy the property with subscrip ons being sent to Lloyds bank, Christchurch. It is not known what was achieved. The event was widely reported in the local press and the Times.
Can any of our parishioners help with any follow on to this story? John Ward
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Continuing the story of Marilyn Logan who was born and brought up in Mudeford. She married Paul, a helicopter pilot, and her life changed dramatically. Over the ensuing years they moved from one place to another 25 times. But her spiritual home has always been at All Saints Church. At the end of Part 3 of her story she had moved to Cyprus with Paul and her family. This is part 4 of her story.
From Cyprus, we went to Cornwall, as Paul was posted to the naval air sta on at Culdrose so we lived in Helston. It rained at lot, damp, drizzly rain! But it was a lovely area and both the children were at local schools. Samantha learned to read with a Cornish accent, as her teach- er was a true Cornish older lady. It was quite amusing in a way, be- cause Samantha spoke with a di erent accent un l she read a book. Our son was in the Helston oral dance on 8 May; don't think he en- joyed it that much because he had to hold a girl's hand!! Aged 8, it ob- viously wasn't the done thing!
A er 2 years here, we moved back to Mudeford where we had bought a small house. Paul was posted to Oman, but it was unaccompanied, so I stayed in Mudeford with the children. I helped out at the newly formed Youth Club run by All Saints in Stanpit village hall and later at the Mums and Toddler group service. And I baked cakes etc for the cake stalls run by Be y Ballard and my mum, at the various church events. Samantha joined the church choir with her Granddad as she had a nice voice and was musical. Unfortunately Garry was tone deaf!
We went out to Oman for a month over the Christmas, and had an interes ng me staying with Paul, and we saw quite a lot of the area he was living in, Salalah. The weather was fairly hot but there was a swimming pool on the base that we could use while Paul was working. Not too far away was a beach that Europeans were allowed to use so we went there some mes, when Paul had a day o .
Then a er 2 years, Paul was posted back to RAF Odiham in Hampshire but again, would be away a lot so I stayed put in Mudeford with the children and he came home at weekends when he wasn't away.
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Then he was posted back to Oman again, near Muscat this me. Again, the children and I went out for a month, during the school sum- mer holidays, and phew, it was boiling hot. As we got o the plane, the heat hit us like a hammer. It was quite interes ng there, and we saw a fair bit of the area. Thank goodness there was a pool nearby especially for the children. But we had to go early in the morning as, by mid-morning, the pool was too hot to swim in.
By now, Garry was nishing his course at Brockenhurst and Samantha was at the Grange. But Paul was posted to Shropshire again. Garry had started working by then, so he didn't want to move, so Samantha and I packed up and headed to Shawbury, a small village near Shrewsbury.
Samantha went to a nearby school, and was very happy there, especially when the music teacher started a Big Band and she was given a sax to play. She was already playing the piano and clarinet and recorders so the sax was the next step up. They were very good, and they recorded a couple of CDs and went on a trip to Europe, playing at various countries during their me away. My mum loved the music they played, of course, as it was all Glenn Miller tunes; just right for her genera on!
A er Samantha had done her GCSEs, we moved back to Mudeford and Samantha went to Brockenhurst for her A levels. Paul had been posted to RAF Northolt on the VIP Squadron, but again he was away a fair bit, so I stayed with the “children” and worked at the Coastguard Technical Services unit at Steamer point. I always managed to get a job of some sort during our travels, but it could be anything from teaching a sixth form in Shropshire, to cleaning caravans in Cornwall! It was nice to be a bit more stable and we were able to help out a lot at All Saints at the various fund raising events. And I also cleaned the loos, helped the gardening team, was “relief” organist and helped at more events.
Paul was then posted to Shropshire again but only for 18 months, and we didn't all move this me because Samantha was doing her A levels.
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Then, Paul was posted back to RAF Northolt on the same squadron as before, but it became the Royal Squadron. We got a at on the base, and I worked for the MOD, and Samantha stayed with us there as she was at University College London so she could travel in on the tube every day; much cheaper than ren ng as the student accommoda on was awful and expensive. Paul and I frequently came back to Mudeford for the weekend to escape the tra c fumes! Our son stayed in our house most of the me, as he was working. A er Samantha had nished uni and started working, Paul's mother, who lived in Christchurch, became very frail, so I moved back to Mudeford to help her and returned to my job at the Coastguard Training Centre at Steamer Point. Samantha also moved back, and went to Bournemouth uni to do her MSc.
We enjoyed most of our travels to various places but it was always nice to come back home. When Paul nally le the air force, I think we counted up that we had moved about 25 mes and although I miss the excitement of moving, it is nice to be se led at last and near the sea. And what made it even more special was that I was able to bring my own granddaughter to the Li le Saints group. Marilyn Logan
Many thanks to Marilyn for recoun ng the interes ng story of her life over the last few months. A er her travels and many moves around the world we wish her every happiness with her family here in Mudeford.
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Book Club March 2020 The Life of Pi
I really enjoyed reading The Life of Pi. I hadn't seen the film, but believed it to be the story of a boy in a small boat with a tiger, which sounded like a fantasy fairy story. The book is much more than that. It's a well written compelling story, two stories in effect, none, one or both of which might be true. Through the whole run serious themes about faith and relationships and the psychology of survival and if this sounds a bit too serious for your tastes there is also plenty of delightful humour.
The story begins in a zoo in India. If that raises your hackles , it's not about the rights and wrongs of keeping animals in captivity, but rather about the relationships and hierarchies in the animal kingdom, including humans. Don't be put off. Remember it's all told with such brilliant language, hard headed wisdom and laugh aloud humour.
Mrs Gandhi's government overthrows the local government of Tamil Nadu.
'The camel at the zoo was unfazed , but that straw broke father's back. To prosper a zoo needs good government. Long term, bad politics is bad for business.' At that point father decides to sell up the zoo and emigrate to Canada. En route alas they suffer a shipwreck. Hence the second part of the story.
Though a really good read it wasn't the easiest, because it's told in several voices and moves back and forth in time. Thanks to the corona virus I had a free weekend as the god son who was due to visit with his family had to postpone as both his girls went down with bad coughs. But if you give time to reading I would highly recommend The Life of Pi as worth the effort.
One of the questions that Vikki gave us was; If you were shipwrecked what creature would you choose as a companion in your lifeboat? After reading the book I chose a cormorant trained by a Chinese fisherman, or maybe a dove to bring a branch of hope. What's your choice? Pauline Williams
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Vikki Miller
DAFFODILS.
Time of despair, but I am cheered up by this glorious sight.
Daffodils dancing with the breeze To the melodies of light. Tom Murphy
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All Saints Services Mudeford, Christchurch. BH23 3HS
Sunday: 8: 00 am Holy Communion (Common Worship Order One ~ Tradi onal)
10:00 am Sung Eucharist (Common Worship Order One)
2nd and 4th Sundays in the month: 10:00 am Ignite For children Wednesday: 10:00 am Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer) —————————— Please note that all services are suspended at the moment due to the coronavirus. Unfortunately we have also had to close the church building.
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