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Typical lessons include: - Line Work - Kata - Bag Work - Sparring - Fitness First Lesson Free! - Self Defence - Games & much more 6 Instructors TUESDAYS THURSDAYS DURLEY MEMORIAL HALL WOODLAND COMMUNITY DURLEY CENTRE SO32 2AR SAVERNAKE WAY AGES 5-10 (6-7PM) FAIR OAK AGES 11+ (7-8PM) SO50 7FL ADULTS (8PM ONWARDS) AGES 5-10 (6-7PM) AGES 11+ (7-8PM) Contact Ken Skene on 07711 317 834 www.wska.co.ukuk [email protected]@g m Durley Welcome Parish Magazine This month… May 2020 Reflections 5 Village News 6 The deadline for the Durley Primary School News Kirstie Baines 8 June issue is 17th May History Society Adrian Abbott 10 Hants & IoW Wildlife Hedgerows 11 EDITOR Helen Childs, Gardening during the lockdown Hazel Richardson 12 Thatchers, Sciviers Lane, Planting Trees in 2020 Peter Mucci 13 SO32 2AG T: 01489 860347 The Big Quiz part 1 14 E: [email protected] Durley Voices incl Literary Quiz answers 16 ADVERTISING BW Photographic Society Dawn Blight 17 Carolyn Campbell T: 01489 860852 Calendars and event guides 25 E: [email protected] Directory 26 DISTRIBUTION & SUBSCRIPTIONS How lucky we are to live in such a beautiful place during these strange Jo Birbeck T: 01489 860469 lockdown times. I see so many people walking, riding, cycling past my gate E: [email protected] these days and so few cars using the lane as a cut through on their way to being terribly busy somewhere else. It has been wonderful to walk the dog through the woods and footpaths, maintaining a respectful distance from PARISH OFFICE fellow walkers but still exchanging a ‘Good Morning, lovely day’. All Saints Church, High Street, Botley The gardens have never looked better. Local suppliers of eggs, meat, fish T: 01489 782445 E: [email protected] and groceries have stepped up to the mark and even Paul’s Plaice Fish & Opening times: Chips has reopened, albeit in an online order only capacity. Monday– Friday I know there is great suffering out there, the many NHS workers who live 9.30-12.30 To book Weddings, Baptisms & Banns: in Durley can testify to this, but we mustn’t lose sight of all that we have to Please contact the office. be thankful for. 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Cover Photo: Durley Mill by Steve Green 3 CHURCH of the HOLY CROSS, DURLEY With St Peter’s, Curdridge and All Saints’, Botley in the Deanery of Bishop’s Waltham and Diocese of Portsmouth Clergy Rector Revd Gregg Mensingh, The Rectory, 46 High St., Botley Southampton 01489 780994 Assistant Priest Revd Richard Wharton c/o Parish Office, All Saints Church, Botley 01489 782445 Licensed Lay Janet Clarke, 29 Freegrounds Road, Hedge End. 07792 721864 Minister Church Officials Parish Admin. All Saints’ Church, High Street, Botley. 01489 782445 and office Email: offi[email protected] Jamie Balfour, Wintershill Hall, Sciviers Lane, Durley 01489 Church wardens Katrine Brydges, Maurienne, Dumpers Drove, Horton Heath 02380 600443 Secretary Viv Jury 01489 894983 Deputy Church Vivienne Taylor, Longbeech, Durley Brook Road, Durley. 02380 692311 Warden & Verger The Wider Church Zoe Page, Hurstdale, Botley Road, Horton Heath. SO50 7DN 02380 600074 Deanery Synod Jane Chamberlain, Miord, Heathen Street, Durley 01489 860846 Messy Church Ellie Mensingh 01489 780994 Safeguarding Katrine Brydges 02380 600443 officer Roman Catholic Church Our Lady Queen of Apostles, Martin Street, Bishop’s Waltham Assistant Priest Canon Alan Griffiths. Mass: Saturday 6pm, Sunday 9.30am 01489 890947 Methodist and UFC Circuit Revd David Moss 01329 833518 May Flower & Cleaning Rotas 3rd 10th The Flower & Cleaning Rotas have been 17th suspended unl Church Services are resumed. 24th 31st Please note, if you are unable to clean at any time or need to change your week, could you please contact me on 02380 600 443 so cover can be arranged. Katrine 4 Reflections Dear Friends, This Easter has been like none other that I have In these times when we known. But as I have reflected on being part of the can no longer worship Church during a period of ‘lock down’, I have come to familiar ways, we can appreciate that it is more like the very first Easter than still be the Church. We any I have experienced. can show our love for each other by keeping We have become accustomed to Easter as a time of in touch. We should not celebration; the vindication of life over death and the shy away from sharing power of God to overcome evil. But it did not appear our hopes and fears and that way to the disciples. They did not sing that ‘Jesus talking about how confus- Christ is risen today’. Instead, they were frightened and ing the world is at the locked themselves away. Their hopes and expectations had been dashed. moment. That was how the early Even when they began to understand that the turning church moved of their world upside down was a beginning, not the from the frighten- end, their experiences of the resurrected Jesus where ing experiences of the first Easter to the realisation that bewildering. Mary did not recognise Jesus when she they were in receiving the outpouring of God’s grace. first encountered him. Cleopas spoke with him for That is how our church will be resurrected through hours on the road to Emmaus but only understood when these challenging times of pandemic. Jesus broke bread and vanished from sight. Eastertide runs for six Sundays because we need time It was hard for the disciples to rekindle their faith. The to make sense of the realisation that God has affirmed Gospel of Mark records Jesus giving them a telling off life in Jesus. We took 40 days to prepare through Lent. for their ‘hardness of heart and unbelief’ because they We take time now to absorb the meaning of Easter. It had not believed Mary and Cleopas (ch 16 v 14). took time for those frightened disciples to become an Yet from this time of darkness – not the darkness of Easter people. But with time, the wonder of Easter the tomb but the despair of a community that had lost sinks in and we mark this on Ascension Day when we its point of connection with God – the Christian Church can truly proclaim ‘Thine be the Glory, Risen emerged and spread the Gospel to the World. We are Conquering Son’ . their lucky heirs. We are perhaps finding this hard to Jonathan Montgomery remember when we cannot meet together. The early Christians grew into a church community Food Banks because they shared their experiences of Jesus. First with each other and then more widely. The chosen For those of you who wish to make do- disciples were at first paralysed by their fear and found nations (especially tinned, dried foos or it hard to hear the good news that Mary, Cleopas, and toiletries) the boxes for collection will the unnamed companion, brought to them. But be left outside each church and will be eventually it made sense to them. collected in due course. The need for help such as this is ever growing and donations are currently down considerably. Any help you can give Readings for May is appreciated. 3rd May 4th Sunday of Easter Acts 2: 42 – end John 10: 1 – 10 If you wish to donate money rather than th food you can do so through an online 10th May 5 Sunday of Easter Acts 7: 55 – end John 14: 1 – 14 payment into the KCC bank account. 17th May 6th Sunday of Easter Acts 17: 22 – 31 John 14: 15 – 21 Sort code 20-69-34 ac no 00801674 You need to put ‘Food centre’ as the th 24th May 7 Sunday of Easter Acts 1: 6 – 14 John 17: 1 – 11 reference to ensure that the money goes to the right place.