Telescope News July 2020 40p CLERGY AND MINISTERS Rector Chris Precious The Rectory, Kinnerley 682351 Ordained Local Minister Paul West Braddan, Kinnerley 682600 Methodist Circuit Rev Richard Hall Rylands, Radbrook, SY39BZ 01743355326 Methodist Pastor Jacob Molyneux 4 Centenary Close 682440 ANGLICAN CHURCH WARDENS METHODIST TEAM MINISTRY Jacob Molyneux 682440 Kinnerley Roger Burden 682873 RevJulia Skitt, D. Carys Woodley Worship Leader Helen Diggory 01743 741477 Maesbury Graeme Ross 680302 METHODIST CHURCH STEWARDS Tom Morris 653676 Knockin Hth Jean Williams 01743 850735 Melverley Sue Gittins 682315 Maesbrook Isobel Bennison 683820 Lynne Lloyd 682455 UNITED REFORMED CHURCH JOINT SECRETARIES Knockin Brian Turner 682339 Kathryn Mottram 682267 Maesbrook Wendy Gough 682529 Lorraine Jones 01743 741218 EDGERLEY RIDGE DEVELOPMENTS ADRIAN WIGLEY '01691 682761 BUILDING CONTRACTOR ALL TYPES OF BUILDING WORK EXTENSIONS, RENOVATIONS, GROUNDWORKS, DRIVEWAYS & Sue Kaye LANDSCAPING Made to measure Curtains and Cushion Covers 01691 682570 ~ 07968 821092 MORLAND UTILITIES LTD. Unit H8, Halesfield 19 Telford, Shropshire TF7 4QT More than Willow Willow, herbs & wildlife plants tel 01952 681981 locally grown & handmade items fax 01952 681980 Design Engineering Consultancy Construction See our website for details of and Commissioning Natural gas / LPG: Construction and Commissioning Water Telcom workshops, talks & events and Electrical duct installations www.morethanwillow.co.uk www.morland-utilities.co.uk RICHARDS GROUNDWORKS HARD LANDSCAPING CONTRACTORS CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION TARMAC, BLOCK PAVINGS, SLAB WORKS LOCAL COUNCIL & HIGHWAYS APPROVED CONTRACTORS 01743 741503 07958 156054 2 Telescope News Serving the following communities Kinnerley Angela Clarke 01691 683881 Your Telescope Knockin Jenni Turner 01691 682339 Maesbrook Isobel Bennison 01691 683820 representatives Melverley Sue Gittins 01691 682315 Dovaston Hilary Bullen 01691 682231 are Ann Matthews 01691 683834 Knockin Heath Trixie & Tony Roberts 01691 683667 Pentre & Edgerley Geoff Shepherd 01743 741296 Heather Shepherd 01743 741296 Please submit items for the AUGUST 2020 Telescope by midnight on SUNDAY 12 July email: [email protected] or contact your local Telescope representative Please do not send text items as jpgs as they have to be retyped. 3 The Telescope News and Covid-19 Thank you to all readers for your generosity In the last Telescope issue, you will have seen that there are unexpected costs in getting the Telescope to you during the Coronavirus pandemic and we asked for your help. We were overwhelmed by the generosity of our readers in donating to the Telescope during these difficult times. We are grateful to you all. Some of you may have tried to donate online via JustGiving and experienced difficulties as, to our surprise, the Telescope donations page first appeared, then disappeared from the JustGiving site. We are sorry this happened - we shall not be using JustGiving in future! As the pandemic continues, so do the Telescope's additional costs so if you feel able to donate, please do. You can do so in one of the following ways. Phone Tony on 01691 683667 to donate by credit or debit card. Send a cheque, payable to Telescope News to Angela Clarke, Brindlewood, Vicarage Lane, Kinnerley SY10 8DE There is some more good news. The Telescope made a successful application to Shropshire County Council's Covid-19 Small Grants programme. This is in recognition of the Telescope's publicising local information about the Coronavirus restrictions and helplines. We shall continue to do this as the situation evolves, of course. The Telescope Team is grateful for this grant as it is enabling us to get the Telescope News to all households in our villages while we are unable to call on our wonderful volunteer distributors. Finally… Our aim again this month is to keep you informed about initiatives within our communities, provide a little distraction and hopefully make you smile. Enjoy! 4 To all deliverers and potential deliverers The Telescope team would like to thank you for your extreme patience while we sort out the delivery of the magazine during the Covid 19 Lockdown. We hope that, by the August edition, we shall be able to revert to local delivery. If you are a deliverer and prepared to resume your duties at the end of July, many, many thanks. If you would rather not resume delivering, that is fine. We understand perfectly. Either way, please would all deliverers notify Angela Clarke of their intentions, either by email [email protected] Or by phone 01691 683881 (if she’s out partying a message can be left) before 10th July. If you are a member of our villages and would like to volunteer to deliver Telescopes to local people, usually about 20 copies a month, please ring Angela Clarke on 01691 683881. Many thanks to all involved in delivering Telescope News. Angela Once more thank you to our NHS and to all on the front line during this long Covid-19 crisis. Thanks also to those who are working so hard to get the country going again. 5 Anglican Church Lockdown news Greetings from the Rector July 2021 No, that isn’t a typo. This month’s message, as we come out of lockdown, is one possible vision for what the future might look like. Have a read, then have a think, what would your ideal future look like? Lets start the conversation. This month’s school leavers service marks the end of an incredible year for our local school. Having been postponed last year our Village Extravaganza makes a welcome return, with a weekend of activities celebrating the gifts and talents of our various villages. Our community café celebrates six months since opening, and the money raised is helping to support local charities. Our local pubs have re-established themselves as amongst the best in the country, and we’re delighted that our local shops continue to flourish in these difficult times. Since our schools and churches reopened last year it has been a difficult time for all of us, but we kept the community spirit and neighbourliness that got us through the pandemic and our village communities are all stronger for it. Our local cricket club continues to inspire and amaze us, and whilst we can never forget the lost season of 2020, 2021 might just be our best year yet. August’s community Arts festival promises to be a glorious celebration of the amazing local gifts and talents- with workshops and activities for all ages. I never realised how many talented people there are in our villages. 6 What has moved me the most during this past year is the way our communities have continued to support those made vulnerable through illness, lost income and bereavements. Those experiencing surplus have continued to support those in need and our communities are thriving because we look after one another. We have perhaps the most unprecedented opportunity to shape the future of our villages we will ever have, as we come out of lockdown, what would you like that future to look like? Yours in Christ, Revd Chris. Online Anglican services during the lockdown During the next few weeks and months there will be no services in our churches because of the coronavirus On Sunday mornings services will be streamed live at 9.45 am from: https://www.facebook.com/kinnerleybenefice/ Further details and other resources to help you worship at home can be found on our website https://www.kinnerleychurch.co.uk/ Click on the ‘Calm in the Storm’ picture on the front page There are four shared Anglican Benefice websites: www.kinnerleychurch.co.uk www.knockinchurch.co.uk www.maesbrookchurch.co.uk www.maesburychurch.co.uk If you have an item you would like included, please email: [email protected] or call 01691 682339 The Kinnerley Summer Fete usually held in mid July will be cancelled this year due to Covid 19 restrictions. 7 Mothers’ Union is an international Christian charity founded in 1876 by Mary Sumner. It seeks to support families worldwide. Its members are not all mothers or even all women. Our aims and objectives are to uphold Christ's teaching, support parents, and help those whose family life has met with adversity. Prayer underpins our organisation. We have over 4 million members in 84 countries worldwide. Kinnerley MU has been in existence for approximately 100 years. We meet monthly for fellowship with a speaker with a Christian theme. As a group we knit, sew for our local neonatal unit. We provide funds to send families on holiday who would struggle to get away. We provide clothing for the homeless and provide bags of essentials for new mums who are struggling. We collect used ink cartridges to be recycled, raising funds for projects here and abroad. To be a member you need to be confirmed into the Christian Church and abide by the aims and objectives. We meet on the first Thursday of the month in Kinnerley church at 2pm. You would be made very welcome. Sadly there will be no Mothers’ Union meeting until the current Covid 19 crisis is over. Keep well and safe all of you. Sian Have you any spare wool? I am knitting blankets and hats for premature babies at Telford and Nuneaton hospitals. I will come and collect from your driveway. Thank you.—Please ring Lesley Groom 01691 682370. 8 Church and Chapel Lockdown news METHODIST SERVICES July 2020 While we can’t meet, you can get our facebook page www.facebook.com/shropshire-and-marches- northern-end where you will find we, as a team, have made videos and songs and prayers to help all through the crisis. kind wishes from Pastor Jacob Molyneux (See page 2 for all our contact details) Just to say that coming soon to Maesbrook chapel will be Open Air services.