Fenny Drayton Parish News May 2014 TROTTERS THE BUTCHERS CALDECOTE VILLAGE HALL A Real Family Business Small well maintained Hall for Hire with We only sell Fresh Locally Sourced seating for up to 50 people Meat and Poultry at SUITABLE FOR PARTIES, MEETINGS OR The Foodhall, Dobbies Garden World SIMILAR GATHERINGS 01827 711982 KITCHEN/TOILETS/PARKING Ask for Keith or Jack Situated on Weddington Lane opposite Specialists in Mature, Flavoursome turn for Caldecote Village and Traditional Meat and Poultry Contact Miss M. Hughes 024 7639 4328 W. Smith & Sons (Nuneaton) Ltd P.M.R. Motor Repairs Burbage Walk, Powell Way Avenue Road Nuneaton CV11 4JT Nuneaton, Warwickshire CV11 5AE 024 7638 2124 Telephone 024 7632 9176 Fax 024 7632 9665 Funeral Directors and Monumental Masons Servicing and Repairs to All Makes of Vehicles FUNERAL PREPAYMENT PLANS MOT Testing MKS Decor CJR Improvements Ltd Building and Maintenance All Aspects of building and property maintenance work undertaken For a Free Quotation Contact Lee Pendleton 07473 993176 2 Editor’s Bit Welcome again to Fenny Drayton Parish News. After an exhaustive recruitment process, we have appointed a motoring correspondent, known only as ‘Layshaft’. You can read his/her first contribution in this issue. Other contributors are still welcome. If you are involved in (or know of) a local event, have something interesting to share with the village please send it to me. This could be a one off piece, or even better if you would like to contribute a series of articles (any keen gardeners, cooks, travellers out there?) Especially welcome, would be anyone wanting to join the committee, to help with any aspect of this publication. Neil Sherry – [email protected] - 713848 To advertise and to subscribe, please contact: Pauline Walsh - [email protected] – 715466 Front Cover– Aerial photo of Fenny Drayton – taken in 1990’s CAN YOU HELP? THIS IS URGENT! VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO MOW THE CHURCHYARD RIDE-ON MOWER AVAILABLE TO USE PLEASE CONTACT: JULIA COLLIS on 01827 713881 FOR SALE Standard Single, 2-drawer, Divan Bed, ‘Vi-Spring’, Handmade, used twice from new. Cost £800, Accept £295 Pub-type Mirror Advertising 'Dewar's Scotch Whisky' (featuring authentic bandsman). Size: 58 cm (23") x 75 cm (29 1/2"). Wooden Frame. £30 o.n.o. Local (Fenny Drayton), Tel: 01827 716818 (voicemail if not available), Mobile 07407 638624. 3 Fenny Drayton Church Services 4 May Holy Communion 9.00am 11 May Benefice Rogation Service, Lodge Farm, Atterton 11.00am 18 May All Age Service 10.30pm 25 May Morning Worship 9.00am Church Readings 4 May Acts 2, v14a, 36-41 Sue Kosniowski 1 Peter 1, v17-23 Audrey Smith 18 May 1 Peter 2, v2-10 Maureen Bonner 25 May Acts 17, 22-31 Alan Wood Other Services in the Benefice Higham on the Hill 4 May Holy Communion 10.30am 11 May Benefice Rogation – Atterton 11.00am 18 May BCP Evensong 6.30pm 27 May Ecumenical Service 10.30am Witherley 4 May All Age Service 10.30am 11 May Benefice Rogation – Atterton 11.00am 20 May Evening service 6.30pm 25 May Holy Communion 10.30am Stoke Golding 4 May All Age Service 10.30am 11 May Benefice Rogation – Atterton 11.00am 18 May Holy Communion 10.30am 25 May Morning Worship 10.30am Dadlington 4 May Songs of Praise 6.30pm 11 May Benefice Rogation – Atterton 11.00am 18 May BCP Morning Prayer 9.00am 25 May BCP Holy Communion 9.00am St Michael & All Angels Church Management Committee (PCC) Janet Agar 01827 716035 Gina Hawthorne 01827 716159 Alan Baxter 02476 383438 Susan Kosniowski 01827 714628 Maureen Bonner 01827 715768 Michelle Nelson 01827 722182 Julia Collis 01827 713881 Audrey Smith 01827 717034 John Frisby 01827 715826 Pamela Wills 01827 720929 4 Church Matters from the Parishes of: Fenny Drayton, Witherley, Higham-on-the-Hill, Stoke Golding & Dadlington RECTOR: Rev’d Linda Blay (01455) 213988, [email protected] ‘War tears lives apart. Love can help piece them back together.’ Christian Aid Week 11-17 May 2014 For a growing number of people across the world, the horror of war is a part of daily life. Christian Aid Week this year is focussing on working to bring peace to communities decimated by conflict. Lives are torn apart by war. People are driven in terror from their homes, turning whole families – entire communities – into refugees, wrenched from the familiar and the things they hold most dear. The threat of violence often gives way to the grinding life of poverty, and the feeling that pervades is a relentless and crippling sense of fear: Fear for lives. Fear for loved ones. Fear for the future. Right now, fuelled by the devastating violence in both Syria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the numbers of people driven from their homes by war is on the rise. It stands at 42 million people – an appalling statistic. South Sudan has been and remains devastated by war. Many communities are suffering greatly from a lack of access to basic healthcare, education, and, at times, food to eat. Since December 2013 over 700,000 people have been displaced inside South Sudan, forced from their homes amid escalating violence. Food and essential items are needed there. We can make a real difference to people’s lives by donating during Christian Aid Week (11–17 May 2014). With our help, many more people can look forward to a future free from poverty. £15 could provide blankets for refugee children to protect them from bitter night-time temperatures. £40 could provide enough good quality and nutritious food for two refugee children for a month. 5 £150 could help provide specialist emotional support for a child deeply traumatised by the horror of war that they’ve witnessed or experienced. Through our faith, our prayers and our generosity this Christian Aid Week, we can stand alongside some of the poorest people, in and around the world. Thank you for being a part of it. Linda Sunday, May 11th is Rogation Sunday in the Fenn Lanes Benefice Everyone is welcome to Sunday worship at Lodge Farm, Atterton, 11am. Do bring wellies or walking boots, if the weather is fit we will walk the fields to see the lambs and the crops – and then enjoy a ‘Bring & Share’ Lunch back in the barn. Rogation means an asking of God – for blessing on the crops and land for the year ahead – the tradition began with the Romans, but in the 5th century a Christian Bishop ordered that prayers should be said in ruined fields after a period of earthquake, storm and epidemic – and so it became a Christian tradition arriving in England in the 8th century . On rogationtide a little party would set out to trace the boundaries of the parish – led by the priest & the cross, at certain points along the route, the party halted and a litany or ‘rogation’ would be said imploring God to send seasonable wealth to the parish. At one point beer and cheese would be waiting! If you need further details please ring Charles or Janet Harding on 01827 717999 Community Coffee Mornings Should you wish to join us, we meet in the kitchen area of the Church from 10:30am-12:30. ALL ARE MOST WELCOME The dates for May are: Thursdays 1st, 15th and 29th 6 In Loving Memory of Keith Frederick Gardner 5th May 1944 - 12th March 2014. My beloved husband Keith of 44 years will be sadly missed by Maureen, Sally & Jamie & families. He trained as a Chartered Civil Engineer with Coventry City Council & later for Severn Trent Water. We have lived in the village since our marriage in 1970 & have been involved in many village activities, including the Amenities Committee - a founder member of the Parish News together with Martin Williams & others - member of Parish Council - School Governor (and Chairman of Governors) at Witherley School - Secretary of Witherley UFC for 20-30 years - arranged "the Lane Settings" - open gardens with teas at Cooke's bungalow, Drayton Lane & many other village activities. Thank you for cards & well wishes from many old friends in the village. Maureen Gardner & family Friday With Friends Another great evening on the 4th April. This truly is an 'everyone welcome' event, not geared to specific age groups; If you come alone, there will be someone from the village to catch up with: if you have children, there are generally others there for them to play with - you are welcome to join us any time between 7 and 10pm and stay as long, or as briefly as you wish. Bring whatever you wish to drink and enjoy the company. We usually meet the first Friday in the month but, to avoid the Bank Holiday weekend, we will be meeting on the second Friday in May. Forthcoming dates: 9th May 6th June, 4th July 7 The Fenns Folk In March the group heard the history and practice of our remaining local master bakers, Gaytons of Grendon – and enjoyed free samples at the end of Mrs Gayton’s talk. We heard of long hours, commitment to detail, ill health caused by working conditions, of family finding ways of working together, of skills passed from one generation to another – and of a business that has bucked the trend and survived in its original site. The next Fenns Folk meeting will be on Thursday 29th May, at 7.30pm in Fenny Drayton Church The speaker will be Dave Norris who will present a talk on his connections with charity work in India – a mission that Dave has supported for many years There will a glass of wine or a cuppa, and as always, everyone is welcome.