Chew Stoke with Nempnett Thrubwell Parish News [email protected] Free for EVERYONE in the area July / August 2019 Pilates Classes run by Emma Charlton at AVAILABLE FOR HIRE Butcombe Village Hall Suitable for private parties, group activities etc. Pilates is an exercise & it is suitable for most people. Regular Hire / Single Event Hire Modern kitchen and toilet facilities, Pilates can help you to bar area and stage improve your flexibility, help you to see information about the hall, gain strength & help you relax. to view our calendar for availability The classes are small & friendly and to book on-line, Please contact me if you would visit: like to come along to a class. chewstokechurchhall.org.uk [email protected] NEMPNETT THRUBWELL VILLAGE HALL is situated in a beautiful rural location with amazing views! It is an ideal venue for all types of functions and occasions, having extensive parking, level access, full disabled facilities, fully fitted kitchen, video/audio system and children’s play area.. To book or for more details, please visit our Facebook page or call 01761 462391 2 3 4 MICHAEL W. ROWE FUNERAL DIRECTOR A family business offering personal service day or night Rest Room facilities 2 The Vinery, Harford Square Chew Magna, BS40 8RD [email protected] Telephone: 01275 332565 5 6 7 A Chew Valley based business that specialises in all aspects of Garden Design Garden Landscaping Garden Maintenance For discussions and quotes please contact: Gavin English Mobile: 07748968527, landline 01275 380150 Email: [email protected] www.yourenglishgarden.com We are fully qualified and insured. References are available on request. If you would like to advertise here it will only cost you £10 for a single edition or £20 to be in every edition until January 2020! Please contact [email protected] 8 ******* USEFUL CONTACTS ****** Chew Stoke Parish Council Chairperson: Dick Raffety 01275 331102 Clerk: Catherine Parkman 07779 592328 Vice– Chairperson: Jeff Dowson 01275 332911 Nempnett Thrubwell Parish Council Clerk: A Johnstone 07771 763557 Chew Valley B & NE Councillor Liz Richardson 01761 490009 Chew Stoke Church Hall Chairperson: Pete Wring 01275 333720 Bookings: chewstokechurchhall.org.uk Bookings Sec.: Nicola Pushman 07780 468304 Nempnett Thrubwell Village Hall Gill Ford 01761 462391 Women’s Institute Hazel Wedlake 01275 332812 Toddler group Lucy Masters [email protected] Scouts/cubs/beavers [email protected] Intermediate Bridge Michelle Stagg 01275 333086 Bowling Club Martyn Edmonds 01275 474729 Chew Stoke Golf Society Nigel Roberts 01275 333516 Cricket Club Ro Masters 01275 331229 Drama Club Andrew Tromans 07710 163743 Headteacher: Chew Stoke School Ben Hewett 01275 332354 Chair/Governors: Gill Baker 01275 333753 Headteacher: Chew Valley School Gareth Beynon 01275 332272 Chew Valley Leisure Centre 01275 333375 Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club Allen Marsh 01275 331143 Hub in the Pub [email protected] Kate Tate 01225 484510 Chew Valley Choral Society Helen Boyde 01275 333014 Chew Stoke Film Club Kim Heath 01275 331711 Harvest Home Nick Baker 01275 333753 www.chewstokeharvesthome.org.uk Healthwatch 01225 232 401 [email protected] MAGAZINE CONTACTS AND DEADLINES Got some news? Want to advertise an event or your business? You can get in touch with us either by Email: [email protected] or contacting the Editor: Cynthia K Troup 01275 333002 Handwritten entries can be delivered to Cynthia at Fairwood, Pilgrims Way, Chew Stoke Distribution: The McDonald Family Tel 01275 333130 Email [email protected] The copy deadline for the September edition will be Wednesday 21st August 9 WHO’S WHO IN THE CHURCH Rector The Rev. Charles Roberts 01275 332199 Associate Priests The Rev. Sandy Munday 01275 331060 (on duty Sunday until Weds am) The Rev. Sandra Lovern 01275 332657 (on duty Thursday until Sunday) ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Parish Office Mon, Weds, Fri 9am –1pm [email protected] 01275 331061 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Churchwardens: Chew Stoke: Andrew Troup 01275 333002 Alison Hoddell 01275 332421 Nempnett Thrubwell: Rosemary Porter 01761 462571 Nick Houlton 01761 462075 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Capt. Bellringers: Chew Stoke: John Bone 01275 332328 Nempnett Thrubwell: Andrew Ball 01275 472356 Churchyard Maintenance: Chew Stoke: Anne Summers 01275 333812 Nempnett Thrubwell Nick Houlton 01761 462075 Sunday School: Tina Kilroy, Angela White, Angela Hurford, Sheila Limburn, Heather Patch, Cynthia Troup Magazine Editorial: Cynthia Troup Distribution: Suzanne Macdonald Covenant Secretary: Nempnett Thrubwell: Nick Houlton Deanery Synod Reps: Chew Stoke: Jessica McInnes Jerry Moorehouse Nempnett Thrubwell: Rosemary Porter ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PCC Secretaries: Chew Stoke: Jessica McInnes Nempnett Thrubwell: Alison Howard PCC Treasurers: Chew Stoke: Peter Jameson Nempnett Thrubwell: Nick Houlton PCC members: Chew Stoke : Alison Hoddell, Tina Kilroy, Peter Jameson, Jessica McInnes, Andrew Troup (Vice Chair), Liz Wormald, Les Poynter, Susan Theobald, Jerry Moorehouse., Laura Down, Sheila Limburn Nempnett Thrubwell: Jane Batten, James Everett, Geraldine Ford, Nick Houlton, Alison Howard, Hugo King, Jane Oosthuizen, Rosemary Porter ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sidesmen Chew Stoke: Mesdames Limburn, Cheesley, Patch, Manville, Sommerville, Theobald, Troup and Down Messrs: Jameson, Murrant, Penna, Soper, Kilroy. 10 WHAT’S GOING ON IN OUR VILLAGE HALLS? To book a private party, meeting, an event or class, here are your village hall contacts: Chew Stoke Church Hall Book online: chewstokechurchhall.org.uk or tel: 07780 468304 (Nicola Pushman Bookings Secretary) The Methodist Chapel Hall [email protected] Nempnett Thrubwell Hall Book online: www.nempnett-thrubwellvillage-hall.org Tel: 01761 462391 Regular bookings at Chew Stoke Church Hall Monday 1000 -1600 Art Club 1700 Tae Kwondo (ffi Andy Mole 01275 343556) Tuesday 10.00 Keep Fit/ Dance Class (Drop-in class £3.00 a session, bring a mat) 19.30 Chew Valley Choral Society Wednesday 19.30 W.I. Meeting (3rd Weds only) Thursday 19.30 Parish Council (1st Thurs only) 19.00 Film Club (last Thurs only) 10.30 The Hall Singers Choir Regular bookings at Methodist Chapel Hall: Monday 09.30 Pilates 18.30 Beavers Tuesday 14.00 U3A Intermediate Bridge Thursday 12.30 Lunch Club (3rd Thurs only) 19.30 Duplicate Bridge Club At Nempnett Thrubwell Village Hall: Tuesday 1830 Tai-Chi (except first Tuesday of the month) Come pray with us ... St Andrew’s Church, Chew Stoke usually Mondays at 2pm Please call Mary Sommerville 333572 Feel free also to write in the request book at St Andrew’s Church, Chew Stoke or contact one of the clergy. Also at 3 Madam’s Paddock, Chew Magna, first Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm. FFI Constance Bowdler 332078 11 CHURCH NEWS Letter from the Rector Dear friends, Looking back at my letter last month I can see I spoke a little too soon about sun- shine and summer!! Sorry about that. Maybe this month?! British summer, much like the game of golf, is predictable only in its unpredictability!! However, July gives us a marker as the halfway point of the year (can you believe it?), and in the church we settle into a pattern of worship and reflection on God’s creation and all that surrounds us. We hear much about our responsibilities as the human race in terms of the environment, and rightly so, and it is therefore no bad thing that we dwell for a while on what that might mean for you and for me. This is the Green season in the church. If you pop in to any of our churches you should see that the altar is ‘dressed’ in a green frontal to add focus to this notion of God as our creator and the one who gives us ‘dominion’ over all we can see. It is a great privilege and a huge responsibility. During June Julie and I had a week away in Italy. We stayed in a small town in Tuscany which had an interesting history. Where the main town now sits was once a vast area of marshland, and high on a hill which overlooks the modern town sits the original settlement called Montecatini Alto. It is accessible mainly via a funicular rail- way which is always fun! The thing about going up the hill on that railway is that when you reach the top you have the most incredible panorama that spreads before you. Hills, plains, houses and trees all in a vast blanket of colour and diversity, and as it was a particularly clear day when we made the trip, it went on for miles. I am always in wonder when I see a view like that, and it reminds me of how incredible our world really is. In the creation story Adam and Eve are reminded of their responsibilities, and while the story tells us that they quickly renege on their instructions, they are after all only human, nevertheless we still have those words of promise and privilege ringing in our ears when we consider the part we play in our planet. And that too will be reflected in our worship as we work through the summer months. While we go ‘Green’ in general, July is a busy month with much