Pastures New for Hugh Winter 2008 Sadly we are saying Goodbye to the War- cious time for the two Rotherfield par- time. wicks who will now embrace a very differ- ishes as they were entering an interreg- Following the radical benefice revision in ent benefice in Northamptonshire with num following the retirement of the the Henley Deanery and the appointment wonderful village names such as Farthing- long -serving Rector, Bob Butler -Smith. of Rev Graham Foulis Brown to All hoe, Crouthton and Hinton -in -the -Hedges Hugh's contribution at that time was Saints’ in 2002, Hugh had the opportunity and we hope that neither will spend of a still wider ministry in the sis- too much of their time in the hedge- ter parishes of Sonning Common rows on those narrow country lanes! and Kidmore End which he pur- Hugh Warwick has almost a lifetime sued with enthusiasm. association with the village of But Hugh was always involved in Rotherfield Peppard and All Saints’ the wider community and inter- Church as his parents, Ralph and ested in local affairs and it is he Beryl, moved to Blounts Court Road whom we all have to thank for the from Aylesbury when he was just inspiration behind this very publi- ten years old. Within three weeks, cation! In 1994, he had the idea of Hugh contracted polio but fought a village newsletter so as to reach bravely and survived and never let it out to a much wider readership affect the way he wanted to lead his than the church magazine – and so life. Peppard News was born and has He sang as a treble in the choir at All gone from strength to strength un- Saints’ and was later a most diligent der Hugh and subsequent editors. and sensitive Churchwarden serving For this and so many contribu- two terms of office in the mid - tions, we thank Hugh and also his seventies and again from 1991 to wife Auriel, who has been a great 1998. support to him and a good friend to Hugh's chosen career had been at the many. Hugh is always thoughtful BBC as a producer of programmes and never self -serving. He is the for Radio 3, but when he retired he same consistent, supportive and decided to change tack and train for loving man with that wonderful the ministry to which he always felt chuckle who endears himself to he had a calling. He underwent the arduous vital as he knew everyone and how both young and old alike. He has served training with great good cheer, was or- things were done at both churches. Many us well for many years and he will be dained in 2000 and priested a year later. parishioners have commented on how missed. Hugh's ordination came at a most auspi- his pastoral care was so evident at that Peter Hutt Editorial We are being told that we are approaching ently wants it all. recession, not only here in our little corner Peppard News is a community newspaper published Advertisements in newspapers, maga- by Rotherfield Peppard PCC with financial support of South Oxfordshire, but globally. How zines, on TV and hoardings have urged from Peppard Parish Council, and is distributed free did the world get itself into this state? us to 'do it now', 'buy it now' and 'pay to almost all households in the ecclesiastical and One could spend many hours debating the later' ... Well, we are paying for it now, civil parishes of Peppard. Views expressed are not various possible causes. Maybe one very necessarily those of the PCC or RPPC unless stated with loss of jobs, low interest rates etc. as such. simplistic cause is that with the many ad- This 'recession' will affect us all in one Peppard News is also available by e -mail. vances in technology, travel, etc., we have way or another. Let us all take heed and been spoilt for choice in many things and go 'step by step', enjoy what we have Issues: March, June, September & December we want and expect to have them now . and think twice before deciding to up- Editor: Susan Carter , We have foods from all corners of the Well Cottage, Kingwood Common, RG9 5NB . date material things when what we have e-mail: [email protected] world available all year round, computers works perfectly well, even though it www.PeppardNews.co.uk with ever -increasing capabilities, home may not be the latest colour, specifica- cinema systems, i -pods, mobile phones Contributions accepted via e -mail or send to Penny tion or model. Harvey, 12 Shiplake Bottom, Peppard, RG9 5HL that take and send photographs and video. I would like to wish all our readers a Advertising: Ian Fraser - phone: 01491 629631 Cheap flights and holidays are available Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Printed by Trinity Creative Resources worldwide all year round. In fact, some- Swallowfield RG7 1TH thing for everyone and everyone appar- Susan Carter, Editor Page 2 Our Schools Peppard C of E Primary room with enjoyment of music being our Peppard School School primary aim. So far this year our reper- Peppard Common RG9 5JU toire has been varied incorporating songs SHOUT Project Phone: 01491 628354 from the West End musical Chicago and Once again we are delighted to be one of Head Teacher - Anne Jarvis some very catchy Abba hits. Now we are ten local schools asked to take part in this hard at work preparing for Christmas with Chairman of the Governors year’s SHOUT project (Schools of Henley carols and songs for up and coming events David Sell OUTreach - the educational organisation such as the school’s Christingle service at attached to the Henley Festival). This year All Saints’ Church, Peppard on Thursday th the children will be exploring 18 December at 18.30. The children are two different art forms, art and looking forward to performing for the dance. Both projects will be in- ladies of Peppard WI and once again sing- spired by Native American his- ing at St Mary’s Church Henley by kind tory as researched by the chil- invitation of the Henley Choral Society. dren. Rosie Clinkard This term Springwood class has had three exciting workshops led by Julian Walker and Charlie Sonning Common Chance who run a company Pre-School called HughJart. Their particular expertise lies in mural painting We have had a wonderfully busy first for large events such as Glaston- term, enjoying a whole range of activities, bury Festival to name just one. looking at various topics such as What The children have been hugely Makes Us Healthy, Diwali and Opposites. enthusiastic about this work, gaining skills ing their artwork, the children displayed We have filled our classroom walls with in planning and creating a mock -up design excellent fine brush control and worked the fantastic work the children have pro- and then transferring it to a much larger as a team to produce a fantastic work of duced. scale. For this project our motto was art. Children have enjoyed plenty of cooking, Think Big! Springwood classroom was The mural will be exhibited next year at messy play and being outdoors in all emptied of furniture and replaced by a The Henley Festival before returning weathers. I think parents are beginning to large canvas measuring 20’x 6’. In apply- home to school to where it get used to us now and remembering to will be on display for all to send their children in old clothes, with enjoy. You can see more suitable outdoor clothing! We believe photos of the children work- that children learn from real experiences ing on the mural on and so encourage them to explore their www.henley -festival.co.uk/ environments without constraints – this Supersize -Art sometimes means getting very messy! Children enjoyed taking part in a Bug The Choir Hunt in October and raised £100 for Men- It has been wonderful to wel- ingitis UK. Children were sponsored by come new members into the friends and family to find bugs (cartoon choir this year and pleasing to pictures) around the garden. They also see the continuing commit- enjoyed lots of related activities through- ment of the older chil- out the week. dren .We meet every Tuesday We also had our Christmas Fair on De- lunch -time in Greys class- cember 6 th . 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