Kington Langley and Draycot Cerne Village Magazine July 2020 Issue no. 491 1 Services at St Peter’s for July 2020 and across the Draycot Group of Churches At the time of writing (11th June) arrangements are still being made, but we are expecting that the churches in Draycot Benefice will be open for private prayer at set times on Sundays starting on June st21 . Some of our churches may also be open for limited times during the week. Please check notices on the church door or contact Church wardens as things are changing very quickly. We are very aware of our responsibilities towards public health and will be taking steps to ensure that our buildings have been adequately cleaned and sanitised ahead of opening. The limited opening times allow us to keep the buildings safe and clean for you. Social distancing and minimal contact must be observed at all times. We simply ask you to wash your hands before leaving home, to use the hand sanitiser provided, and to use seating as directed locally. We can also announce that funerals inside churches will now be permitted, subject to attendance restrictions and with limited staffing, and we look forward in due course to being able to resume public acts of worship. In the meantime we continue to offer online worship via Zoom on Thursdays at 11.30am. Please contact Rev Mark for details [email protected] Please also check our Facebook and Twitter (search Draycot Churches) and the website draycot.weebly.com for up dated information. To subscribe to our weekly email reflection please contact Iain [email protected] . Union Chapel Christian Fellowship – Kington Langley SERVICES & EVENTS - JULY On Sundays and Thursdays from 28th June the Chapel will be open from 10 to 12 noon for personal prayer and meditation. Please see the details on page 41. Also hear Pastor Thanos on YouTube: “BIBLE BLESSINGS BY PASTOR ATHANASIUS” Jesus is the same yesterday and today and forever! 2 FROM THE EDITOR Welcome to this edition of the village Thank you for sending in such a variety of magazine. I wonder what the last month contributions- it is great to see how many has been like for you - are you easing your groups are adapting to meeting together on line to protect their members, or finding lock down? Have you managed to do any alternative creative ways. ’It s always good of those things you have been long waiting to be able to share local stories as well - to do over the last few months? I couldn’t you will find an inspiring contribution from believe the queues at non essential shops Betty Bird, and ’I m delighted that Adrian on 15th June shown on TV - I’m still Beeby has completed another podcast for patiently waiting for a haircut... Memories of Kington Langley. Langley Fitzurse School holds a special Guidance is changing at a very rapid pace, place in the heart of our village. So please making it a challenging time for see the article on page 29 and take part in organisations, clubs and businesses. Please the consultation about a proposed do check carefully for the most up to date federation with Stanton St Quintin school. information as much may have altered by As things start to open up I expect to have the time you read this. more items for future editions, so if you are not a regular contributor, or you know you You will see inside that the Kington Langley will require more than your ’usual’ space, Community Response Team will be wound please do get in contact well before the down by the end of July. But thankfully that deadline to avoid disappointment. I am doesn’t mean that people will stop helping very happy to save a page pending the each other - new relationships have been written piece. I always endeavour to be formed and will continue, as many villagers accommodating, but it’s often not possible to ’just squeeze in’ an extra article at the continue to shield themselves or loved last minute without having to generate ones. Inside are some messages of thanks another 3 pages of copy. Thank you and appreciation for Martin and Nikki Casey Katherine Bloomer who spearheaded such an excellent team. Editor August Edition deadline on ** Monday 20th July 2020 ** Please email a Word Document or PDF to [email protected] It may not be possible to include any items received after the midday deadline on the closing date. 3 Daily Hope offers music, prayers and reflections as well as full worship services from the Church of England at the end of a telephone line. This is a Church of England initiative in partnership with CONNECTIONS at Holy Trinity Claygate, and Faith in Later Life - but it is available for free to anyone who wishes to make use of this phoneline. Options available include materials which are also available digitally by the Church of England’s Communications team such as Prayer During the Day and Night Prayer updated daily, from Common Worship, and a recording of the Church of England weekly national online service. A section called Hymn Line offers callers a small selection of hymns, which are updated daily. An option entitled ‘Hymns We Love’, provides a hymn and reflection and is based on an initiative by the Connections group. From the Historical Dictionary – Susie Dent quiddle: to spend time on trivial tasks as a way of avoiding the important ones. moodle: to busy oneself in an unmethodical and entirely ineffectual manner. boondoggle: to spend time on a project you'll ultimately regret. 4 Kington Langley Community Response Team to close This is to give advanced warning that we intend to close the Kington Langley Community Response Team. As reported to the Parish Council on 8th June, there is nothing significant going on in support of villagers through COVID-19 and a sense of the ‘new’ normal is upon us. The Government’s recent announcements about re-opening non-essential shops seems to support this direction. Nikki and I will begin to pack up our little operation and aim to close the cell, website, Facebook page and telephone number by 31st July. This will allow time to support the village through a second wave if required. Thank you once again for your continued support to our efforts. Stay safe, Martin and Nikki Casey Dear Martin and Nikki, You have both provided an excellent and much appreciated service to vulnerable villagers in Kington Langley. On behalf of the Parish Council thank you both very much for your initiative and all the hard work. With kind regards, Maurice Dixson Thank you, Martin and Nikki. I know your efforts have been very much welcomed, and I know a number of people have been comforted by your commitment and support. Howard Greenman We are so lucky as a village to have had you as such an active part of our community. Your calm and efficient organising, thoughtfulness and sense of humour has been much appreciated. Thank you for all your help and support which made it possible to keep our village magazine going. The Village Magazine Committee 5 From 7th June Wiltshire Council have changed the opening times of the Wiltshire Wellbeing Hub. Since it was set up at the end of March, the hub has been open seven days a week to provide assistance to vulnerable people during the COVID-19 situation. However, to ensure the council aligns it's activities with the Government's National Shielding Helpline and to reflect a reduction in emails and calls to its hotline, the hub will now operate from 9-6pm Monday to Friday, 10-4pm on Saturday and will be closed on Sunday. The Wiltshire Wellbeing Hub continues to be available to anyone who is struggling during this difficult time, such as people who are shielding or self- isolating and don't have a support network around them or know where to get help. Wiltshire Council's team can help provide support but also signpost them to where additional help is available in their local area with hundreds of community groups set-up across the county providing invaluable assistance. People can get in touch with the hub via email at [email protected] or by calling 0300 003 4576 6 Walking Routes around Biddestone, Box, Colerne, Slaughterford 8 Heritage Trails have been developed to provide a series of waymarked, informed walks that are centred on Corsham and connected to Biddestone, Box and Colerne. The trails are provided to promote awareness of the quarrying industry, the milling trade along the By Brook valley and military presence in Corsham, Biddestone, Box and Colerne area. http://corshamwalkingfestival.org.uk/more/heritage-trails/ A Prayer from Bristol Cathedral Holy God, as we open our doors and welcome in those who will come may we recognise you among them. As we make our churches safe to enter and care for those who come may we recognise you as our strong defence. As we say our prayers and light our candles may we recognise you in the midst. As we resume our life and live our life may we recognise you as our life today, tomorrow, and always. Amen. 7 8 FROM THE CHAPEL July 2020 This is a photo of the inside of a hut with a roof but no ceiling. (Even if a ceiling were to be put in, the occupants would still be able to hear the pat- ter of rats’ feet, the rush of bats wings and the sliver of the odd snake overhead!) But it would still be rather luxurious to have a ceiling in one’s house.