Bathford Bulletin May 2012

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The Bathford Bulletin

The Monthly Magazine For The Parish OfBathford

May 2012

www.thebathfordbulletin.org

We are always looking for interesting or unusual ones of the vil lage; particularly anythat capture a distinct character of the vil lage or are from an unusual vantage point.

Please send your submissions to: [email protected]

Relive Easter at Bathford Primary School

Photo By David Howells

Sundays

8:1 5am Holy Communion

1 0:00am First Sunday - Family Service

2nd, 4th & 5th Sunday - Holy Communion

3rd Sunday - Morning Worship (No Communion)

6:30pm First Sunday - Holy Communion - Other Sundays - Evensong

Mondays - Thursdays

9:00 - 9:30am Prayer Time In Church

Mondays

2:00pm 2nd Monday – Service In The Community Room

Wednesdays

2:30pm Holy Communion each 1 st Weds of the month.

House Groups Details from the Churchwardens or Notices.

St. Swithun’s Church Bathford

Rev Jane Burgess - Telephone: 858325

email: [email protected]

Churchwardens: Derek Brown 859886 Joy Craine 85861 3

Readers: Gerry Mil ler 858402 Michael Craine 85861 3

Gil l Gilbert 858927 Dennis Pearson 858293

Everyone Is Warmly Welcome!

We have the fol lowing groups for children during our Sunday Services:

Crèche (0-3); Children’s Church (3-1 0); Rock Solid Youth Group (11 +).

Our 1 4+ youth group, 'Scubed', meets three times each month. For detai ls please ring

Michael Craine.

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From the Registers

Baptisms

Charles Moir 1 Apri l

Henry Hyde 8 Apri l

Sam Burgess 8 Apri l

do with setting free; restoringrelationships; returning what haspreviously been taken; giving peopleanother chance. What needs settingfree, restoring or returning in our time?The Queen gave some pointers. Shespoke of the importance ofneighbourl iness, of having a care andrespect for one another, of returning tothe values of loving, caring.

Our society is one where there is greatdiversity. Our neighbours may bestrangers to us because of their ethnicorigin or rel igious beliefs, and much elsebesides. Jesus spoke of jubi leehappening when we welcome thestranger, care for the vulnerable, setpeople free from whatever imprisonsthem. We might not al l make it into theGreat Hall of Westminster to see theQueen, but we can all celebratesomething of that Christian faith traditionwhich she embraces as SupremeGovernor of the Church of England, andjoin with al l others of different faiths andnone, by ‘loving our neighbour asourselves’, and joining in the fun of theJubilee.

+Peter Bath and Wells

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Embracing the true meaning ofJubilee - Bishop Peter

At 1 0:30am on 20 March in the GreatHall of Westminster, a cohort of Yeomanof the Guard marched through theassembled crowd of Peers and Membersof Parl iament and took their place on thesteps upon which were set two thrones.At precisely 11 :00am as Big Ben struck,Her Majesty the Queen accompanied bythe Duke of Edinburgh, entered to afanfare from the trumpeters.

Speeches were made, the Queenrevealing her wit and humour, as shereceived the congratulations of the twoHouses of Parl iament on the occasion ofher Diamond Jubilee.

I t was an historic moment and I washonoured to be there. I was also amusedby the reflections of one or twoparl iamentary colleagues commentingthat, while they were not great believersin God or the monarchy, “didn’t we dothings well . ”

In these coming months, we shall al lexperience the celebrations of the RoyalDiamond Jubilee. Without question,Queen Elizabeth has served her nationand the Commonwealth withextraordinary commitment and loyalty.The Queen has seen the monarchy gothrough some rocky patches in her sixty-year reign, but she herself has remainedconstant to the well-being of the nation.

In straitened times celebrations arealways a good idea. Street parties andother community events have beenmarked with national milestones,particularly the longevity of kings andqueens, for centuries. They bringneighbours together, creating a sense ofbelonging and of community, which oftenlasts long after the bunting has beenpacked away.

As I sat in Westminster Hall , I began tothink about the meaning of jubi lee. I t’s to

Christian Aid Week

1 3-1 9 May 201 2

Christian Aid works to bring an end topoverty around the world - tackl ing itsroot causes as well as its effects. Wehelp people of al l faiths and none.Currently we work through 507 localorganisations in 47 countries providingurgent, practical and effectiveassistance, giving communities the toolsand skil ls to find their own solutions topoverty. No money is channelledthrough government banks. I f you canspare an hour to help with the house tohouse collection please contact MartinWright on 858047. Thank you.


From The Vicarage...

Two new ways in which members of StSwithun’s are seeking to "better lovetheir neighbour and welcome strangers"have just begun.

Bathford Youth group started on Monday30 Apri l 7:00 - 8:30pm in church for al l inyear 7 or above or who wil l enter year 7in September. Fun, games and a placeto chil l with friends.

Coffee Plus Café lunch for parents,grandparents and carers with theirbabies and pre-school chi ldren.Delicious meal-deals and chance tomeet up with others. FortnightlyMondays 11 :45 - 2:00pm.

A warm welcome wil l be given to all atthese events

With warmest greetings

Jane

Relive Easter

The Easter story came alive at BathfordSchool on the last afternoon of term, asthe children acted out the final week ofJesus' l ife with a team from St Swithun’sChurch. The story began with Class 5disciples fol lowing in procession behindJesus (Martin Wright) leading a donkey,while the rest of the school waved palmsthey had made during the week andshouted ‘hosanna’ to the beat of Class4's drums.

For the last supper we shared breadtogether made by Class 2, andwitnessed Judas' betrayal. As Jesus wastaken away by the soldiers class 6 sanga poignant song, and children returnedfrom a break to a colourful joyful scenewith the empty tomb. Class 5 girlsportrayed the shock of the women at thetomb, and after hearing the story of theresurrection the Reception and class 1children did Hebrew circle dances andClass 3 actions to Easter songs.

Bathford Youth Club

The new Bathford Youth Club continuesin May on Mondays 1 4, 21 and 28between 7pm and 8.30pm in StSwithun’s Church. The club is being runby the church for the vil lage, and wil lprovide opportunities for fun activitiessuch as music, chi l l out zone, tabletennis, pool and a Wii provided byBathford Parish Council , as well as atuck shop and regular social outings.There wil l be no rel igious content to theevenings, as the church wil l continue torun its own youth groups in paral lel .

The club is open to all chi ldren in Year 7and above and costs £2 which wil l be puttowards club equipment and activities. I fyou need more information pleasecontact Kara Maylor on 07748 61 461 3,[email protected]

Volunteers

We would welcome volunteers of al lages (over 1 8) who would l ike to helpwith the running of the club (either on aregular or occasional basis): pleasecontact Kara Maylor (see detai ls above)if you can help.

Val Stone

Thank you to all the children for theirhard work learning songs and makingbeautiful banners designed by Natal ieGame, to al l who helped with sound,scenery, l ighting, acting, to Kieron Jonesfor photography, to the teachers for al ltheir support, and to Susan Gadras andPenny Johnson for keeping hold of thepony in the face of enthusiastic palmwavers and shouting. . .

Rebecca Briggs

The Bathford Society

The Bathford Society held its last talk ofthe 2011 /201 2 season in Apri l . A newprogramme of talks is being drawn up for201 2/201 3 starting this September. Welook forward to seeing you all then.

David Howells

Bathford Passion Play

Regular rehearsals wil l soon be underway and we hope that our performanceson 1 4-1 5 July wil l be as memorable as2004. £5/£3 tickets wil l be on sale beforethe end of May: please buy promptlywhile stocks last!

Offers of help sti l l welcome: pleasecontact Cathy or Richard Hathway,8521 24 or [email protected]

A huge thank you to everybody formaking the Easter Egg Hunt such awonderful event. Many thanks to allthose who displayed an Easter bunny, toal l the children for their beautifulcolouring and to the shop for sel l inghunt sheets. The bunnies reallybrightened up the vil lage on a blusterygrey day. The afternoon finished withsome energetic egg rol l ing down theManor green, and the day raised over£600 for school equipment. Thank youto Whiteley Helyar estate agent forsponsoring the event.

Preparations are under way for thisyear's Olympic-themed Summer Fair onSaturday 7 July, with the hugely popularquad bikes, bouncy sl ide and bouncycastle and face painting returning onceagain. New this year wil l be a children'sassault course, tug of war, traditionalchi ldren's races e.g. egg and spoon and3-legged, and a candy floss stal l . Do letus know if you have any more ideas.

Many thanks,

Emma Horn

FOBS Chair

[email protected]


Olympic Torch Day

On Tuesday 22 May the Olympic Torcharrives in Bath. As part of thecelebrations for this momentous eventBathford School wil l be holding their ownOlympic Torch Parade around the vil lageduring the morning. We aim to leaveschool at approximately 9:20am. Weshall be parading down to theCommunity Shop, along Church Streetto the Church. We shall not be going intoSt Swithun’s but wil l go up the l ittle lanethat runs along side the church yard (theChurch Drung). We wil l come out at thetop of Pump Lane and cross to thebottom of Mountain Wood. We shallproceed along to the old peoples’bungalows and then double back turningup by the swing and go left and thenright into Dovers Park along to theroundabout. We wil l then go alongChapel Row and then turn left down theHigh Street round back into Dovers’ Parkand back to school. We hope that asmany of you as possible can turn out tocheer us. We wil l al l be dressedappropriately and holding our torchesaloft . We wil l be led by Bathford’s veryown Olympic Torch bearer Keith Masdin.

Diane Grebby

PARISH COUNCIL NEWS

01 225 [email protected]

Annual Parish Meeting – Thank youto all the parishioners who attended theAnnual Parish Meeting on 1 6 Apri l . TheParish Council is grateful for yoursupport. In a change to the meetingformat, the Council ’s written committeereports were made available forparishioners to read prior to the start tothe meeting, al lowing more time forspeakers on matters of interest. Around30 parishioners heard presentations onthe subjects of the volunteer l itter pickingteam, dog control orders, the snowwarden project, the new vil lage youthclub and the Council ’s accounts. TheCouncil is most grateful to the SchoolGovernors and the Bathford EnergyGroup for setting up a lovely display ofthe children’s work and information fromthe vil lage energy survey for residents toview during the coffee break. In the finalsection of the meeting, parishionerscontributed to a lively question andanswer session which covered a numberof subjects ranging from the level ofworking capital held by the Council ,20mph speed limit in the vil lage,additional play equipment in MountainWood and setting aside land for amanaged wild flower area. Thediscussion has raised several issues forthe Council to consider in the comingyear.

Vacancy on the council

Regrettably Cllr Bob Ell iot has tenderedhis resignation from the Council on thegrounds of i l l-health. The Councilwishes him well and would l ike to recordtheir thanks to Bob for his contribution tothe Council ’s work. The formal noticeannouncing the vacancy is publishedbelow.

New Bath One Stop Shop – OnMonday 21 May a new Bath One StopShop (OSS) opens in B&NES ManversStreet office where people wil l be able toaccess a variety of face to face, phone,and online services. At the OSS wil l beCouncil services that are currentlyaccessed from a variety of differentoffices, including Council Connect at TheGuildhal l . There wil l also be access toother public and voluntary sectorservices from Age UK, Citizens AdviceBureau, Community Service Volunteers,Connexions, Dorothy House, HMRevenue & Customs and SomerHousing. Council Connect staff wil l beon hand to help customers access theservices directly available in the OSS.The Bath OSS wil l consist of meetingareas, a Shopmobil ity Service, and self-service facil ities for people to accessinformation and make payments. For theconvenience of OSS users there wil l be acafé, toi lets and a small chi ldren’s playarea. Ful l detai ls are available atwww.bathnes.gov.uk/onestopshop

Scarecrow Competition – the ParishCouncil would l ike to encourageresidents to participate in the secondScarecrow Competition which wil l bejudged on 2 June. 41 scarecrows wereentered into the competition last yearand the organisers are hoping the eventwil l be even bigger this year. The ParishCouncil is supporting the event byproviding prizes of gardening vouchers.

Change of PCSO – PCSO Greg Doylehas transferred and has been replacedby PCSO Mike Simmonds. You cancontact your local officers through theContact Us section of the website forAvon and Somerset Constabularywww.avonandsomerset.pol ice.uk



Can Crusher – Did you know the shophas a can crusher? Ideal for squashingcans before putting them into a l itter binor recycling and fun to use. Make use ofthis additional service from the shop atthe same time as picking up someshopping.

Jubilee Events - Beacon BuildingDays – There wil l be 4 weekend beaconbuilding days between 4 May and 26May to construct the beacon in theBrown’s Folly Nature Reserve with finalassembly on 2 June. The organiserswould be grateful to hear from volunteerswho would l ike to help build the beacon.Send your detai ls to the Clerk who wil lpass them on to the organisers.

Jubilee Events Programme

A programme listing the local Jubileeevents is being put together and wil l beavailable to purchase from the shop.

Date of Next Meeting – The nextmeeting wil l be on Monday 21 May 201 2at 7:00pm in the Parish Office (pleasenote earl ier start time). Parishioners arereminded that al l Parish Councilmeetings are open to the public andresidents are welcome to attend asobservers or to bring matters of concernto the attention of the Council in the first5 minutes of the meeting.

Ruth Holding

Clerk

Notice of vacancy in office of Councillor

Bathford Parish Council

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN undersection 87(2) of the Local GovernmentAct 1 972 that a casual vacancy hasarisen in the office of Council lor for theParish of Bathford.

I f, within 1 4 days* after the date of thisnotice, a request for an election to fi l lthe said vacancy is made in writing tothe Returning Officer at the Guildhal l ,Bath, BA1 5AW, by TEN electors forthe said Parish Council , an election wil lbe held to fi l l the said vacancy,otherwise the vacancy wil l be fi l led byco-option.

Dated: 1 May 201 2

V.F. HITCHMAN

Returning Officer

* In computing any period of time for thispurpose a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Eve,Christmas Day, Good Friday, bank holiday or dayappointed for public thanksgiving or mourning

Saving Money and Saving Energy

Bathford Gets Together To ShareIdeas

Bathford Primary School hosted a livelyopen event for Bathford Energy Groupand Bath and West Community Energy

Hope and Homes Events

Saturday 1 9 May

Pre-Olympic Torch event and plant saleat the Pepperpot Café at Dick Wil lows.11 :00am unti l 2:00pm. Any cuttings, oroffers of plants would be grateful lyaccepted. Bedding plants, vegetableplants, etc. wil l al l be on sale, as usual.

Saturday 2 June

Jubilee Tea at Sycamore House, ChurchStreet, Bathford (by kind permission ofRob and Jo Joll iffe). 3:30pm to 5:30pm.Tickets £5 wil l include ful l afternoon teaand should be pre-ordered so numberscan be established. The swimming poolis available for use under supervision.Any profits wil l be shared between Hopeand Homes for Children and St.Swithun's Church. There wil l be a raffle.

Friday 22 June

Pimms and Paella Evening at ThePepperpot Café. (Detai ls in JuneBulletin).

Picnic tables and chairs are available forfamily use in the vil lage for a smalldonation to Hope and Homes forChildren. Ring Keith Masdin on 01 225858042.

Two dates for your diary:

Sunday 1 July

Car Boot Sale on the Crown Field.Saturday 24 November

Annual Auction of Promises.

Details, tickets, etc. for al l events fromKeith & Julia Masdin - 01 225 858042.


Co-operative and WISE celebrating twosuccessful energy saving projects in thevil lage. Year 6 pupils shared the hardwork they had done reducing energyusage at school through a series ofsimple actions, which have led tomeasurable bil l savings.

As part of the Bathford Energy Groupproject, ten houses in the vil lage,representing different ages and types ofproperties, had been awarded a detai ledwhole house energy survey by homeenergy efficiency company, ParityProjects, and the results were sharedpublical ly at the event. There was aworkshop for each house type, al lowingother householders in the vil lage tocompare their own property and shareideas on positive changes.

In addition to the whole house energysurveys, Parity Projects also providedadvice to 80 householders, based on aquestionnaire examining everydayenergy usage, with feedback for eachrespondent on how to make savings.Several community buildings were alsoaudited to identify where changes couldbe made.

For the Bathford Energy Group, this isonly the start. The group is planning toset some specific goals and actionsbased on how we use energy in homesin Bathford. The group would l ike tothank the school for hosting the eventand everyone who has been involved inmaking this project a success.

New members of the Bathford EnergyGroup would be very welcome. For moreinformation visit:

www.bathfordenergygroup.org orcontact Peter 852689 or John 859022.

Film Club

The next meeting of the Film Club wil l beon Monday 21 May at 2:00pm in StSwithun’s Church.

The fi lm wil l be THE YOUNG VICTORIAstarring Emily Blunt & Rupert Friend.

Do come along and join us for anenjoyable afternoon’s entertainment,fol lowed by tea and cakes.

Transport available if required.

Contact Robert Wolsey 01 225 851 390

Pam Priston

It's never too late…

How many times have you thought "Iwish I had learnt to play an instrumentwhen I was younger" or perhaps "I wish Ihadn't given up playing"?

I t's never too late to start playing orrefresh your skil ls. The Keyboard Club isaimed at those adults who would l ike togive playing the keyboard a go or brushup on those long lost talents.

Starting in September 201 2, the club wil lprovide weekly sessions of an hour’sduration in groups of three or four andwil l take place in vi l lage halls andcommunity centres near you. The accentis on learning within a supportive, friendlyand interactive atmosphere specifical lydesigned for adult learners. Players wil lengage in a variety of musicalexperiences, including gaining keyboardplaying skil ls, ensemble playing andlearning more about the theoreticalaspects that underpin the music.

Your tutor wil l be Warleigh resident NickBreeze, who as a trained teacher hastaught learners of al l ages in both formaland informal settings for over 25 years.Keyboards are provided for the weeklysessions, but learners wil l probably wantto have their own in order to be able topractise at home. The only other cost wil lbe a tutorial book (about £7) and you’reset to go!

Free taster sessions are being plannedto take place in June and July 201 2 inlocal hal ls. For detai ls of these, pleasesee local noticeboards, go towww.keyboard-club.co.uk or call07768 01 091 5.

Nick Breeze


Relive Easter Photos

Diamond Jubilee Events

At time of writing plans are welladvanced for a fantastic range ofactivities across Bathford in co-operationwith Batheaston and Bathampton, the"3B's", to mark the Queen's DiamondJubilee. Running from Thursday 31 Mayto 1 7 June there are over 25 events tosuit al l tastes and all ages. A ful l printedprogramme booklet wil l be available inthe Community shop and the issue istimed for 1 May with a donation of £1going towards the events. Some of thehighl ights are:

• Flower arrangements and bell ringingacross all three parishes

• Afternoon teas and open gardens

• 3B's 5-a-side football competition

• The Big Lunch in Church Street onSunday 3 June

• The Big Lunch in Batheaston riversidepark on Sunday 3 June

• Batheaston 3 B's gig

• Family afternoon and BBQ onBathford's Folly Field on Monday 4 June

• Bathford Heritage Walk on Monday 4June

• Night-time 'bal loon glow' on SolsburyHil l and Beacon lighting at Brown's Follyon Monday 4 June

•Fun run, cricket and fishingcompetitions

Come and join in, support yourcommunity and revel in thecommemorative celebrations going onaround the Country.

Coffee Plus Café

Monday 1 4 May and 28 May

Call ing al l parents, grandparents andcarers of babies and pre-school chi ldrenand their l ittle ones…

Please join us any time at the BathfordCommunity Shop Café from 11 :45amunti l 2:00pm.

We are serving coffee, tea, hot chocolateand cake and paninis, soup, minisandwiches for the l ittle ones and morecake!

Meal deals, high chairs and boosterseats available plus changing facil ities,toys and children’s activities.

From now onwards Coffee Plus Café wil lbe running on the 2nd and 4th Mondayseach month.

Bathford Village Shop And Café

Members of BEFA are warmly invited toour Annual General Meeting to be heldin the British Legion at 7:00pm for7:30pm on Tuesday 1 5 May.

This is an important meeting offering anopportunity to learn about our plans forthe café and to contribute commentsand ideas.

Attendance at the meeting is only opento members, but it wil l be possible (andeasy) to join at the door. There is a onceonly subscription of just £1 0.

I f a member has a query which mightnecessitate some research, pleasewould he/she leave the questionbeforehand, in the box provided, in theshop.

There wil l be a free drink from the bar.

The evening promises to be veryinteresting and your participation wouldbe greatly appreciated.

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Quiz night thank you!

Thank you to the people who supportedthe last two quiz nights in the Parish Hall .The two events raised over £500 for theBathford Festival team in February(which wil l be helping toward the BigLunch as part of the Diamond Jubileecelebrations) and over £800 towardsfund raising for Bathford Cricket Club’sPavil ion Project in March.

Stan Cherry

Bathford Fun Run 201 2

As part of Bathford’s Jubileecelebrations, this year’s Fun Run wil ltake place on Monday 4 June, beginningat 1 pm. The run wil l be 201 2m in lengthand is open to all ages. Runners canenter on the day at the Folly Field onAshley Road. Registration wil l start at1 2:1 5pm.

We are sti l l looking for help organisingthe run and then on the day. Volunteermarshals for the run itself would be verywelcome. For more information, pleasecall John on 859022.

The Queen’s Jubilee Big Lunch

The Big Lunch is back and this year it isbigger and better than ever before!

Following on from last year’s successfulBig Lunch held in the Vil lage Café whichwas well attended and enjoyed by all ,we have decided to go LARGE for the201 2 event.

On Sunday 3 June we wil l be closing offChurch Street from the Bathford Hil ljunction right up to the Manor Drivejunction, l ining the street with tables andchairs, decorating the whole area withbunting and staging Bathford’s very ownstreet party, Big Lunch event. We wouldreally love the road to be as clear aspossible for this event so would begrateful if residents could park sl ightlyfurther along on that day and help uskeep the area as clear as possible.

The event is open to EVERYONE and isnot just for residents of Church Street.ALL are welcome to come and join inthe fun. A BBQ wil l be provided and wehave also booked the Parish Hall incase of bad weather (where we wil l bescreening the Thames River Pageantl ive on the big screen).

Entry for children is free but we’reasking adults to bring a plate of food toshare as this is what the Big Lunch isabout, communities coming together,sharing and social ising.

There wil l also be a ful ly l icensed bar,bouncy castle for the kids, side stal lsand we’re hoping to have live music aswell (although we’re awaitingconfirmation on this).

So come along and join in the fun andre-vive the old street party feel.

For more info please [email protected]

Luke John Emmett & Cas Gillard.


Exhibition of Paintings

A new exhibition is opening on 1 4 Mayat Bathford Community Café’s LittleGallery.

The artist, Yvonne Frances, wasresident in Bathford for many years andis sti l l actively involved with vi l lage l ife.Among other things she is anenthusiastic al lotment gardener.

She loved art at school and continued topaint unti l her three children arrived andleft her with l ittle time.

A family tragedy, the death of a niece,brought art back into her l ife. Sheencouraged her brother-in-law to join herand rekindle an interest in painting as away of managing the distress of thattime. That interest has remained anddeveloped. A spare bedroom has beenconverted to a studio and she is amember of Bathampton Art Group andtakes part in their twice yearlyexhibitions.

Gillian on 01 225 858490


Has Your Child Lost Its Coat? HaveYou Lost Anything?

The Parish Hall has many items of lostproperty, most of it is hanging on the coatracks but some is in the lost propertycupboard in the kitchen. All these itemswil l be taken to a charity shop on Friday1 June if not col lected.

Contact Marilyn on 858047 if you needaccess

Parish Hall Management Meeting

Thursday 24 May 201 2

8pm

Shirley Beazer - Secretary

Joyce Helps on a trip to see Manchester United wearing a scarft she knittedherself in the team colours.

Saturday JUDO, 9-1 0 am

(Following National Curriculum Guidelines)

FREE ‘TASTERS’ ages 5-1 3.

The Parish Hall, Church Street, Bathford

Check our website gleesonjudo.com

for dates and information.

Or call Finn on 0781 0790039

Look forward to seeing you there!

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Diary Of Events

The deadline for receiving copy for the June 201 2 Bulletin is 1 5 May 201 2Please put your items into the Bulletin Box in the Bathford Village Shop,

email to: [email protected]

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