All events at B&C Village Hall unless otherwise stated: Badminton 7.30pm Interested in Walking? Every Thursday Sue Oke 281434 Short Mat Bowls (Sept – Apr) 7.30pm Hatherleigh Rotary Club Annual Auction Holsworthy Walk & Talk invite you to join us Monday afternoon & Evening 2.00pm & 7.30pm The George Hotel, Hatherleigh. for our regular social walks. Geoff Pitt 221507 Friday 6th December 7.30pm Every Monday there is a walk in Stanhope Park, December 2019 ____ ________ _ Contributions very welcome – also your support. Holsworthy. A gentle walk for those with limited To raise funds to take local elderly and housebound to mobility to start the week, finishing with light 1 Bradford All Saints Advent Carol Service 10.30am the pantomime. refreshments. 6 Hatherleigh Rotary Club Annual Auction. Every Friday the routes are a little more The George Hotel, Hatherleigh. 7.30pm Community Matters at Waitrose, Holsworthy 12 General Election 7.00am – 10.00pm challenging around the Holsworthy district, including 13 Greenfingers Gardening Club 2.30pm Many thanks for supporting the village hall who will the Bradford & Cookbury area: Members Christmas Natter, Platter and Quiz be receiving a cheque for £222.00. th 6 Dec Xmas Lunch 13 Carols on the Green See box 7.30pm th This will go towards the refurbishment of the vacated 13 Dec Upper Tamar 14 Saturday Church 10.00 – 11.30am preschool premises. 20th Dec Rydon Lane 15 Bradford & Cookbury Carol Service at All Saints, 27th Dec Cookworthy Bradford 4.30pm Congratulations to Morag Lobley, recently of 3rd Jan Chilsworthy 17 Ladies Group Natter & Platter 7.30pm Priestacott, who was amongst the first nine people to 10th Jan Bude Canal th Ann Richmond 281369, Cathy Cripps 281833 be admitted to the new Company of St Boniface. 17 Jan Witherdon Woods 24th Jan Stratton January 2020 _____ ____ _ She was presented with her medal by Bishop Robert st 31 Jan Ruby Way at a special service at Exeter Cathedral. 8 Parish Council Meeting 7.00pm 10 Greenfingers Gardening Club 2.30pm Morag was nominated for the ‘significant impact’ she All the walks start at 10.30am. Richard Dimmock – Perrenials & Small Shrubs for the has made running school assemblies, pre-school For further information and details of starting point locality. Non-members £2 Marion Wilson 221202 groups, music workshops and youth groups in the contact: Gillian Aston 01409 254642 11 Saturday Church 10.00 – 11.30am 25 Quiz Night See box 7.00 for 7.30pm Black Torrington area. Amongst those activities is [email protected] the very successful SATURDAY CHURCH which is held at our village hall. Macmillan Coffee Morning Saturday Church Many thanks to the volunteers and the people who supported a splendid event. Just under £600 was Come when you can— sing, eat & pray— all ages New Year, New You – raised. Photos on the hall website. welcome because you’re amazing See you next year! Saturday 14th December – At the Crib, The Nativity, part 1 (come ready dressed to take part – no Kings needed until January!) Slimming World at Holsworthy, Memorial Hall Rainfall Saturday 11th January – The Nativity, part 2 Tuesdays 5.30pm & 7.30pm. Thursdays 9.30am Sept 2019 157.25mm (6.19in) The arrival of the Three Kings call Essie 07816 686121 Oct 2019 218.75mm (8.61in) Sept 2018 82.75mm (3.26in) 10.00am at Bradford & Cookbury Village Hall Thursdays 5.30pm call Dawn 07764 484188 Oct 2018 86.5mm (3.41in) Many thanks to Robert Smale Dunn’s DAVE CARROLL Bradford and Cookbury Underdown Farm Builder and Property Maintenance Dunn’s family-run dairy, delivering milk and dairy All aspects of building works undertaken. Newsletter products to your doorstep. NEW BUILD – EXTENSIONS – DECORATING In the Bradford and Cookbury area every December / January 2020 30 years experience Tuesday and Saturday. Contact your local milkman Graham on 01837 82046 Free Estimates – Telephone 01409 282829 (Evenings) Send your pictures or news items to: Mobile 07880 746240 [email protected] Check out the web-site for the full range of goods delivered: th www.devondairy.co.uk Tina - 281917 Copy Deadline 17 January A local family business working to the highest standards Support your local farmer and reduce food miles Newsletters are available bi-monthly at: Windows, Doors and Conservatories www.bradfordandcookburyvillagehall.org.uk Ladies and Gents Hairdresser in Shebbear (just click on the image) 3a Holsworthy Industrial Estate ‘The Shearing Salon’ Call 01409 259866 For church services in De cember & January – see www.primewindowsdevon.co.uk For a friendly reliable service call or text Lucy on: hall websiteSend or yourwww. picturesblack-torrington or news -itemsbenefice to .org.uk 07920 828181 [email protected] Fast Lane Motors Ltd, Brandis Corner Copy Deadline 17th March 01409 281373 Come and join us for Carols on Holsworthy Electrical Contractors Ltd the Green at Cookbury on Friday Class 4 & 7 MOT Test, Servicing, Exhausts, Tyres, Batteries, th 13 December at 7.30pm. All works undertaken by Fully Qualified and Reliable Electrician MOT repairs, Welding, Punctures, Timing Belts, Tracking, * Domestic Installer - Part P compliant Diagnostics, Air Conditioning, Hybrid Vehicle Servicing, Mince pies and mulled wine etc. You * Building Regulations Notification Lorry Safety Inspections, HGV Repairs & Diagnostics, don't have to live in Cookbury to join us. Fault Finding * Testing and Inspecting Reports Horse Lorries, Trailers, Vehicle Collection & Return, Free quotations - fully insured Injection Removal and much, much more. All are Welcome. If the weather is bad we will Tel: MOB: 07846 029129 Call today for a competitive quote. shelter in the church. GM Planning Services: Learn to Swim – Children’s swimming lessons for all ages & Let me help you put the planning pieces together abilities. Baby & toddler, pre-school lessons for ages 2½ Quiz Night GILL MAKIN BA Hons Dip TP MRTPI upwards. Lessons 7 days a week. Junior Lifeguard Academy, th Chartered Town Planner Swim Club, fun holiday activities and more. Saturday 25 January 2020 . The Roundhouse, Cookbury, EX22 7YG 07833 57 43 43 All in our brand new 25 metre pool 7pm for 7.30pm [email protected] www.gmplanning.co.uk Fully qualified instructors. 01409 221580 Bradford & Cookbury Village Hall Advice for all stages of the planning process Ruby Oak Park, Brandis Corner EX22 7YA Domestic-Agricultural-Commercial www.swimaquastars.co.uk Teams/Tables of up to 6 persons at £5.00 per person or make up a team on the night. Homeopathy in Holsworthy The natural approach to healthcare Walker’s Window Cleaners (Bring your own wine, glasses provided) Jayne Ensell-Bowen For further information/table bookings contact: Registered Homeopath ‘Let the sunshine in’ Tel: 01288 359074 Sandra on 01409 281128, For a free, no obligation quote Email:[email protected] [email protected] Call Karl Walker 07449 518 571 or, Pauline on 01409 281512. Got a new neighbour? Then phone Sandra Holland 281128 Hall Bookings 01409 281596 Quiz and raffle proceeds to charities to be selected. who will deliver a WELCOME PACK Church Services for Bradford & Cookbury Church Services for Bradford & Cookbury Dec 2019— Jan 2020 Dec 2019— Jan 2020 We look forward to welcoming you & your family & friends at Come and explore Christ with us. any of our services. We wish you a joyous Christmas and peaceful New Year. Please see website for all services within the Benefice. Saturday Church Dear Parishioner, Come when you can— sing, eat & pray— all ages welcome Earlier this year, we sadly said farewell to Kathy Roberts, then Morag Lobley, followed by Rose and Mark Neave. As yet we have not had any applications for the vacant position of Saturday 14th December At the Crib, The Nativity —part 1 priest. ( come ready dressed to take part—no Kings needed until January!) However, there have been a number of joyful occasions when we visited the Cathedral at Saturday 11th January—The Nativity—part 2—The arrival of the Three Kings Exeter, to represent our Benefice. 10.00am at Bradford & Cookbury Village Hall We have attended : The celebration service for the 25th anniversary of the ordination of women in June, At 11.15am approx.’ informal Holy Communion available in the small meeting room - you may organised by Kathy prior to her retirement from the Cathedral, a few days later. come along for this alone if you wish. The ordination of Mark Neave in August. In November, a special service when 9 Companions of the Order of St Boniface were invested and presented with their medals. This is a new order created to recognise Sunday 15th December 4.30 pm the work of those who do so much within their church and communities. We were delighted that from over 200 nominations, our nomination of Morag Lobley was The Bradford & Cookbury Carol Service accepted, not least for the “significant impact” she has made working with children at All Saints, Bradford and families in the Benefice. Monday 16th December 9.30am The Bradford School Carol Service We don’t yet know what the future holds for us, but services continue as often as possible at All Saints, Bradford in our churches across the Benefice. Some of these are led by visiting Priests, and some by lay members of our churches. Church members regularly visit our 3 schools and facilitate Sunday 5th January 10.30am Epiphany Holy Communion (TBC) Bradford school services in our churches. Saturday Church at the Village Hall, continues to attract new worshippers and visitors, in- For up-to-date and full weekly Benefice service information – Please refer to local notice cluding the new Bishop of Crediton, Jackie Searle. We have celebrated the Patronal festivals boards, Connected (available inside all the Churches), & website, for full details of all services of both our churches, the most recent being at All Saints at the beginning of November; the in the Benefice.