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Aynho Village Hall 2.30 – 4.30pm Admission: Adults 50p Exhibitors and Children Free ********************************************************************* ASTWICK VALE BENEFICE CHURCH CALENDAR FOR AUGUST 2018 AYNHO-CROUGHTON-EVENLEY-FARTHINGHOE-HINTON-in-the-HEDGES - STEANE ********************************************************************* Sunday: Benefice Communion at Steane 10.0am August 5th Sunday AYNHO – 11.0am Holy Communion with Baptism August 12th (Sidespersons – Mrs.Chong Mrs.White ) Croughton 9.30am HC Evenley 11.0am HC Steane 6.0pm “Songs of Praise” Sunday: Benefice Communion at Farthinghoe 10.0am August 19th Sunday: AYNHO – 11.0am Holy Communion August 26th (Sidespersons: Mrs.Pusey, Mr.Sutton)) Croughton 11.0am with Baptism Evenley 9.30am HC Farthinghoe 6.0pm E/S Hinton 11.00am HC Choir Practice Thursdays 9th & 23rd 11.45am in Church Morning Bible Study Monday none in August Prayer Group Thursday 23rd 2.30pm at 16, The Butts Church Cleaning Thursday 9th 9.45am onwards Bell Ringing Tuesdays: 7.30pm Evenley 1st Kings Sutton 2nd & 4th Aynho 3rd Croughton 5th Wedding: August 16th *************************************************************************** Information about the life of our church - baptisms or wedding enquiries from: Revd.Simon Dommett Tel:01869.810903 [email protected]@gmail.com Sign up for our weekly service news and updates with “Pews News” on the subject line or just write in the message and be put on our weekly mailings. Church Warden: Graham Gibbs 01869 819727 ********************************************************************** Items for September - by or before Monday 20th August please to: Sybil at No.32 Roundtown Tel:810692 Email: [email protected] Vol.629 Or any comments re Newsletter to Sybil or Rev.Simon Dommett This Newsletter is issued by ST.MICHAEL’S CHURCH AYNHO and printed by… HAMPTONS ESTATE AGENTS –DEDDINGTON “ Rector’s Ramblings” August sees many people off on holiday, whether it is a staycation or travels further afield. For many hard workers on the holiday club team, led by Carrie O’Regan and Helen Boswell to whom I am very grateful, it will be a time of rest and regrouping, time to thank God for all that was good and to start thinking about next year. For myself August will mark a slightly earlier return to work than I had planned. When I came to this benefice six years ago, I expected that I would be here until I retired, however I believe that God is calling me to go to another church and people. During my study leave I didn’t go looking for a new job but find that it has found me. So I am returning early from my sabbatical study leave to help prepare the benefice for my departure. My leaving service will be on 21st October and I will be licensed as priest-in-charge of St. Mary’s Goldington, which is on the east of Bedford, at 7:30pm on Monday 5th November, when I hope the service will go off with a bang to mark this next phase of my ministry. I am full of mixed feelings, thinking about those who we will be leaving and who have become such parts of our lives and the excitement of new opportunities and new friends to be made at the new church. I hope many people will be able to come and join us for my licensing and stay in touch after the move. Between now and then life will be very busy for myself and for the wardens and PCC members as we make sure the benefice is ready for its new opportunities in the coming months. Meanwhile it is also business as usual in our churches, with a special Songs of Praise at St. Peter’s, Steane on 12th August and then we will be getting ready for our harvest celebrations in September, not forgetting the historic churches Ride and Stride on 9th September. This is a wonderful excuse to go and visit as many churches as possible in a day and raise money for your local church at the same time. Don’t forget if you get your house insured through Ecclesiastical Insurance Company who insures the church, then they will give £150 to your local church if you ask them to as they celebrate 150 years of insuring churches. What I have been reminded about this past month is that it is right and proper that we have and make our own plans, but that God also has plans for us and that we should be ready to listen to him and be willing to take the risk and follow his call. May God bless you one and all, Simon ********************************************************************************************************************** To Aynho Patients of the Deddington Health Centre I have received a letter from the Deddington Health Centre stating that as from August 1st they will no longer require the services of the persons who voluntarily collected and delivered prescriptions week by week to patients in our village. This will now be carried out by an employed person under “Home Delivery Service” May I, on behalf of all the patients from our village who have benefited from this service, express sincere thanks to all those persons, both past and present, who have served our village in this way so faithfully for over 25 years. The Centre also expresses gratitude for this vital service which has been provided over the years. Sybil – Co-ordinator ********************************************************************************************************************** FREE….. TO A COLLECTOR: Brown Leather 2 seater settee with matching chair – also – Medium sized Dog Cage. 14 The Butts, Aynho. Contacts: Adam 07768398661or Isobel 07860387152 At CHENDERIT SCHOOL Middleton Cheney. September 22nd 2.0-4.0pm Come and play Board Games. Adults £6. Children £4 AYNHO ACTIVE – Park Club Lucky Winners: June-Adam Richardson. July–Annabel Bellamy Thank-you to everyone for playing…….. Also: We would like to invite users of the Pavilion & Sports Facilities to a conversation in the Pavilion on Wednesday August 8th 6.0pm. We will be talking plans for the next year and would like to hear your suggestions about things you would like to see there. AYNHO ACTIVE CAR BOOT We are looking for volunteers for: tea/coffee makers, bacon sandwich makers, car parkers x 3. Remember this takes place on Monday August 27th AYNHO HISTORY SOCIETY- No Meeting in August Any queries to Peter Cole 01869 811261. ******************************************************************************************************************** AYNHO HEALTH WALKS from the Pavilion every Thursday at 10.0am. Why not come and join us then partake of the lovely refreshments afterwards. Car parking available. Contact: Keith McClellan 810346 or Kathy White 810418 ******************************************************************************************************************* FROM YOUR PARISH COUNCIL ………. Aynho Travel arrangements: Following the last Newsletter a meeting of interested parties met at the village hall to discuss and provide ideas and look at the way forward, a questionnaire was supplied to those that attended and also at the bus stop, on the website and Facebook. Thirteen residents attended the meeting (along with councillors) and 22 questionnaires returned. There are discussions with neighbouring parish councils to see what can be provided in this difficult position that the parish council have been left with. Councillors Areas of Responsibility: Following the last Parish council meeting roles and responsibility were approved and they are as following: Leslie Leighton (Chair), 18 Roundtown, [email protected] Areas: The Glebe, Station Road, Millers Lane & Aynho Wharf Responsibilities: Roads, Parking, Speed, Website, Emails Chris Wilson (Clerk to the Parish Council), 3 School End, [email protected] Responsibilities: Clerk, Maintenance Roger Wertheimer (Responsible Financial Officer), 23 The Glebe [email protected] Responsibilities: Responsible Financial Officer Stephen Brook (Councillor), 2 The Square, [email protected] Areas: Croughton Road (up to The Glebe), Village Green, The Square (part) & Aynho Court Responsibilities: Finance Jeremy James (Councillor), Ryelands House, [email protected] Areas: Croughton Road (from The Glebe) up to including second crossing, Cartwright Gardens, The Bothy & Farms Responsibilities: Finance Bob Mann (Councillor), 1 Raincliffe Close [email protected] Areas: Charlton Road, The Butts, Raincliffe Close Andy Anderson (Councillor),Halcyon,11,Portway,[email protected] Areas: Portway, Portway Gardens, Black Path and Green Lane Responsibilities: Community Matters, Health and Wellbeing Fi Burge (Councillor), 5-7 The Hill, [email protected] Areas: Bowmans Lea, School End, The Hill, Holloway, Skittle Alley & Square (part) Responsibilities: Planning JO BROOKS COACHING helping you unlock solutions to life unlimited. I offer life and wellness coaching, one to one coaching, business coaching, and run seminars, the first of which is taking place at Deddington on 6th August. Please feel free to contact me for information on 01869 811035 or mobile 07790405945.Website:https://www,jobrookescoaching.co.uk All personal one to one coaching is in strict confidence. All Aynho residents will receive a 20% reduction on the full price of any coaching package/seminar. Office to let. Aynho OX17 3AL Total area 600 sq ft Office – Storeroom – 2 toilets-kitchenette Parking Fibre Optic Broadband available £5,000 + vat per annum Tel: 01869 811788 PARISH COUNCIL CONT/. Chris Reynolds (Councillor), Wensden Field [email protected] Areas: Charlton Road, The Butts, Raincliffe Close Responsibilities: Planning, Farming and Rural