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CoverBy Bob Colman
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Useful Facts And Numbers 2What’s On In & Around Gnosall 3Regular Meetings This Month 3Village Voice 4Healthy Walks 5Ministry Matters 5St Lawrence Church News 6Letters & Announcements 7Gnosall Catholic News 8Gnosall Phoenix Club 8Valentine Supper Concert 9Gnosall Library 9Gnosall 10K 9Jambusters WI Pig Race 9Gnosall Methodist Church 10Quotation Of The Month 10Gnosall Parish Council 11Over 84’s Party 12Gnosall Over 55’s Friendship Group 12Community Choir 12Gnosall Macmillan Cancer Support 13Search For a New Post Office 13Royal British Legion 14Gnosall & Newport Lions Club 14M.O.B. Gardening Club 15Footpath Surfacing 15Newport Music Club 16Gnosall First Reponders 16GnosAle Beer & Gin Festival 17Jambusters WI 17Friends of St Lawrence Church 18/19Gnosall Methodist Church Youth Club 20Gnosall Brownies 20Gnosall Heritage Group 21Gnossword 21Gnosall Ladies Running Club 22Gnosall Painting Group 22Local Food Services 23/24Local Trade Services 25/43Gnosall Photographers 44
Royal British Legion (Page 14)
Newport Music Club (Page 16)
Friends of St Lawrence Church
(Page 18/19)
Methodish ChurchYouth Club (Page20)
USEFUL FACTS & NUMBERS
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• Gnosall Memorial Village Hall Committee Meeting - 3rd Tuesday of the month. Contact Mags Yeo on 01785 822862 for details. All welcome.
• Newport Chess Club every Thursday at 7.30pm at the Royal British Legion Audley Road Newport, call Daniel on 01785 82332
• Gnosall Lions 7.30pm, Fire station 1st Monday in the month
• Gnosall Handbell Ringers Grosvenor Centre Tuesdays 8.00 - 10.00 p.m. Contact 822592
• Bowling Monday 3pm, at Gnosall Village Hall also Thursday 3pm and 7pm
• Bingo Friday 7.30pm at Village Hall• Bridge at the Grosvenor Wednesday 7.20pm contact Pat & John on 824203,
• Phoenix at Grosvenor Friday 10am -12noon• Gnosall Players, 7.45pm Tuesdays at the Youth Club Cabin, Grosvenor Centre.
• Healthy Walking Group Wednesday & Sunday 10.30am
• Military Whist, Grosvenor Centre 7.30pm Wednesday Starts at 7.45pm Contact Hilda 824984
• U3A Newport. Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month at the Royal British Legion Club, Audley Road, Newport.
• Gnosall Painting Group Friday afternoon sessions 1.30pm – 3.30pm at the Methodist Church. contact Carol Perry tel.824917
• Gnosall Toddler group Every Thursday 9.30- 11.30 School Room in the Methodist Church Contact 07816 100 068
• Church Bell Ringers Practice Friday evenings from 7.30-9pm at St. Lawrence & ring at 9.45am most Sundays. Contact Phil on 07913 757512
• Gnosall Jambusters WI 1st Wednesday in the month GMVH 7.30pm
• Gnosall Grosvenor Youth Club – GG’s Youth Club is open on Wednesday Evenings 7-9pm for Children in School Years 4, 5 & 6 and Thursday Evenings 7-9pm for Children in School Years 7, 8 & 9. The Youth Club Building is located behind the Grosvenor Centre, contact Jordan on 07715 392345 for any information
• Royal British Legion Gnosall Memorial Village Hall 1st Tuesday in month
• Gnosall Art Class, Gnosall Grosvenor Centre, Thursday 7 pm – 9 pm
• Bradley Mixed Media Art Class, Bradley Village Hall, Mondays 10 am – 12 noon. For further details contact: Debbie Chatfield, 01785 781075 or 07727216523; debs@ debbiechatfield.co.uk
• Newport Photographic Club every Tuesday at 7.45pm Baptist Church, Water Lane Newportmore information at www.newportphotoclub.com
• Tea and Toast - a drop in at St Lawrence’s Church vestry for a cup of tea and toast between 8.45 and 9.30am every Tuesday in term time.
• The Friday night youth groups at Gnosall Methodist Church are now enrolling.The junior club is on from 6.15-7.45pm. The senior club is for young people in years 9, 10 and 11 and doors open 8-9.30pm
• The opening hours of Gnosall Community Library are: Monday 5:00 - 7:30 pm Tuesday 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Wednesday 3:00 - 6:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am - 12:30 pm phone No. 01785 895750
• Gnosall Singers Wednesdays 10.30 to 12.30 Methodist Hall. Contact Anne Robotham, Tel: 01785 822423
What’s On In & Around Gnosall ?
DATE JANUARY
3 Phoenix Club Morning 10am
5 Healthy Walk Allotment Car Park Gnosall 10.30am
6 Lions meeting 7.30pm Gnosall Fire Station
7 Community Choir St Lawrence Church 2pm
7 RBL GMVH 8pm
8 Healthy Walk Moreton VH Car Park 10.30am
8 Library Reading Cafe 3.15pm
8 Jambusters “Children on the move” GMVH 7.30pm
10 Phoenix “London Ports” Talk 10am
14 Library Baby Bounce11am
15 Library IT Buddies 3pm
15 Military Whist Grosvenor Centre 7.30pm
17 Phoenix 20th Anniversary Celebrations 10am
18 Newport Music Club Mark Viner 7.30pm Cosy Hall
18 Line Dance Social GMVH 8pm
21 Library Coffee and Cake 10.30am
21 MOB Gardening Club “My life in Gardening” Moreton MC 7.40pm
22 Healthy Walk Allotment Car Park Gnosall 10.30am
23 Library Family History 2pm
24 Phoenix “Careers, Concerts and Catastrophies” Talk
25 Library Board Games 10.15am
27 Macmillan Cancer AGM Fire Station 7.30pm
28 Library Baby Bounce 11am
29 Military Whist Grosvenor Centre 7.30pm
31 Phoenix Club Morning 10am
FEBRUARY
5 Jambusters "Caring for our mental Health"
8 Jambusters ‘Pig Race Evening’ GMVH 7pm
15 Friends of St Lawrence Valentines Supper 7pm
MARCH
4 Jambusters AGM
31 Cuttlestones Antique Road Show St Lawrence Church 7.30pm
ContributionsContributions for the GPN must be received by the 15th of each month for inclusion in the nextedition, to the Editor Joyce Rowe Tel: 822579,email:[email protected] DISTRIBUTION: Bob Colman, Holly House, The Rank Tel:823955.ADVERTISEMENTS - early notice must be given for any amendments or new adverts. Please phone Kathleen Ingram, Gnosall. Tel: 822082, email: [email protected]: www.gnosallparishnews.com - Bob AlkerTREASURER & CHAIRMAN - Pat Tweed, tel 822523, email:[email protected]
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REGULAR MEETING THIS MONTH
his month your GPN has a new look with colour throughout the magazine and a change to the
cover layout. These changes encouraged me to lookback through some of the old copies that I hold. The oldest was from 1971, a smaller magazine withjust 16 pages. All the articles were typed on stencils forduplicating (before the days of home computers andword processors). Many of the articles were like thosewe still publish now, with reports from the churches,Parish Council and Gnosall Players. One article caughtmy eye and demonstrated that little has changed: a“Footpaths” group reported that a group of 25 walkers had got together to re-establish and keep
open the footpaths of Gnosall. Their walk of the month to Broadhill did not have the benefit of amap or photographs of the route to help the walkers which we now see. The closing comment of thearticle made me think of the work of the current footpath group:- “One day we hope the responsibleauthority will erect fingerposts to guide all would-be walkers”
My collection has several magazines from the early 2000s; by this time the magazine had beautifullydrawn cover pictures, had grown to 40 pages with adverts on different coloured paper through themagazine. It was printed, collected and stapled together by members of the committee, a task thatmany still remember too well. This work was becoming increasingly challenging with circulation up to1000 copies and in 2012 the committee decided that it was time to change to professional printing toavoid the monthly chores and make it possible to include photographs within the magazine.Thischange was followed by the introduction of photographs on the cover, and later by colour on thecover pages, and more recently by colour centrefold. So now we are taking the next stage in this process with a full colour magazine. Hopefully you will appreciate this change in the appearance of your village magazine.
While thinking about changes to the magazine, this led me to think about changes in the village in the last 30 years since I moved to the area. Looking back, I concluded that we are fortunate that not too much has changed. We have seen several new housing developments and lost some shops, but at the same time we have gained others. The closure of the Post office is a disappointment for us, but we still have several supermarkets/convenience stores for our everyday needs. Not too many villages can claim to have such good facilities including doctors, dentists, and an optician. How many villages have their own travel agents? Perhaps the most important measure of village life is that it is
more than a just a place to live. I am encouraged to see reports of activities by numerous groups and societies; the “What’s on” page
at the beginning of the GPN details an event somewhere in the villagenearly every day of the week, just as many as there were in past years.
Gnosall is still alive and well. We are naturally cautious of change, but I hope we can all embrace change
and appreciate the good that it can bring.
By Bob Colman
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Contributions
“Contributions to this page arewelcome from all members of the
community.”
Please send copy and any photographs to:
the Editor Joyce Rowe, email: [email protected]
tel: 01785 822579
TYour New Look GPN ! ! !
everend Pauline Salter, 9 Oulton Way, Stafford.
I think you usually have an article from Reverend Jimiwho lives in Gnosall. I’m the superintendent of theMethodist Circuit and share the care of the churches inStafford and surrounding area with Rev Jimi and the layworkers we employ. So enough of the introductions.
Happy New Year!
At the start of a new year we often have good intentionsand New Years resolutions! We are going to get fitter,take up an activity etc. In the Methodist Church theNew Year is the time we renew our promises to God inan act of worship called the Covenant Service. It’s a service which has become popular in the many other denominations.
It’s not just about our commitment to God but our commitment to other people, to the tasks whichGod calls us to do. It’s about commitment to the church community and the wider community andcommitment to family and friends.
Many New Year’s resolutions are about what we can do to improve our own lives. But maybe this yearwe could all make a difference to people around us by focussing our resolutions on what we can dofor others.
So as we start a new year with new opportunities maybe all of us can look at what we can do tomake 2020 be a great year for those around us.
Pauline Salter
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HEALTHY WALKS PROGRAMME SPRING 2020
We are a lively and well organised group who tailor walks to your needs, the Wednesday walks are shorter for those who feel a short walk is more their scene, the Sunday ones are longer approximately 4 miles. You will meet new people and chat as well as walk, and learn about the area in which you live. Please wear sensible shoes and clothes.
All walks start at 10.30am from the appointed start point. Some involve a shared car ride.
Date Start Point Walk NameSunday 5th January Allotment Car Park, Gnosall Lower Ruele FarmWednesday 8th January Moreton VH Car Park Moreton/Bromstead HeathWednesday 22nd January Allotment Car Park, Gnosall Audmore Loop
Further information from Peter Jobling 01785 822592 or David Clarke 01785 822483. Both have answer machines and will call you back if they are not available when you call.
By Rev. Pauline Salter
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Rector: Rev Kathryn Hammond 01785 822820
[email protected] (Day off Friday)
Associate Minister: Rev Cathy Dakin - 07971 101259
To book weddings & baptisms please call at the Vicarage,
Glebe Lane, Gnosall, ST20 0ER,any Tuesday between
6.15 & 7.15pmappointments not necessary.
CHURCH WEBSITE www. gnosallparish.org.uk
www.facebook.com/GnosallParish
There is a short Communion service each Thursday at 9.15am in the church vestry (side entrance).
Services at IMPSTONES COMMUNITY CENTRE are on Fri 3rd Jan, Fri 17th & Fri 31st at 11.00 am.
The GOOD COMPANIONS will be sharing a light lunch in church on Thurs 16th Jan at noon. To arrange transport, please call 823686or 824005.
The next MEN’S BREAKFAST will be on Sat 18th Jan – look out for the sign-up sheet at the back of church.
COMMUNITY CHOIR: Tues 7th Jan at 2.00pm in church – everyone welcome – come & enjoy singing together in a relaxed & sociableatmosphere.
Activities for children & families:
TEA & TOAST: starts Tues 7th Jan at 8.45 am in the vestry; PLAY & PRAISE: starts Thurs 9th Jan at 2.15 pm in church; FAB CLUB meets on 9th Jan in the Grosvenor Centre; MESSY CHURCH: 19th Jan at 4 pm in church
All information correct at time of going to press. Occasionally it is necessary to make changes, in which case we will put updated information on our website, Facebook page & noticeboards.
BAPTISMS: 24th Nov – Imogen PayneBLESSING OF MARRIAGE VOWS: 23rd Nov – Elizabeth & Stuart PowellFUNERALS: 9th Dec – John Harrison, 13th Dec – Betty Lewington
St. Lawrence Church Gnosall
Part Of the Benefice of the Staffordshire Border Group of Churches.
Services in January
Sunday 5th7.45 am Holy Communion10.30 am Holy Communion6.30 pm Evening WorshipSunday 12th 7.45 am Holy Communion10.30 am Holy Communion6.30 pm Evening WorshipSunday 19th 7.45 am Holy Communion10.30 am Holy Communion4.00 pm Messy Church6.30 pm Evening WorshipSunday 26th7.45 am Holy Communion10.30 am Holy Communion6.30 pm Evening Worship
St Lawrence Church 130+ Club Nov 2019 draw winners
1. £25 Freda Dale2. £15 Margaret Winfield3. £10 Margaret Edwards4. £ 5 Danielle Simkin
The draw has been set-up to help raise funds for ongoing upkeep and activities of the Church.
If anybody wishes to join the subs are £12 per year.
They can contact me :Christopher Heins Tel : 01785 824010
The Gnosall Parish News
The Gnosall Parish News is designed, edited and distributed locally by volunteers. We do however contract out the printing. We are non-profit making. Each year a donation is made to one or more local voluntary or charitable organisations if we have a surplus.
The Editorial Team takes utmost care in creating this newsletter each month. Items and articles received are included as accurately aspossible within the available space constraints. Nevertheless, the Team are only human and cannot guarantee that Gnosall Parish Newsis free from errors. If you spot an error please let the Editor know.
Gnosall Parish News cannot accept any liability whatsoever for any losses resulting from incorrect or outdated information. We verymuch welcome letters and contributions to GPN which, if published , would normally be attributed to the author. However we reservethe right to publish without a name, provided the contributor name and address has been supplied ED.
If suppling text and photos please note the following: Please supply text and photographs as separate files. All photographs must have aminimum resolution of 300 dpi (dots per inch). Images with a resolution less than 300 dpi will only result in poor reproduction on press(images will look fuzzy and/or pixelated)
Accompany any photographs with full details of peoples names and places in the photographs if you wish for them to be included inthe article.
The GPN Team
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To GnosallFamily &
FriendsSomethings missing
The apostrophe is the punctuation markwhich causes the most debate; it drivesotherwise mild-natured people into creating a fuss in cafés when it’s beenmisused. Some of us just can’t let sandwich’s go. In 2017, a self-proclaimedgrammar vigilante even made the national news, as he went out at nightcorrecting punctuation.The trouble is thatthere has never been a time when wehave reached final agreement on howapostrophes should be used, so it’s nowonder that this small punctuation markcauses such chaos and confusion.
The first apostrophes were marks of omission, indicating that something hasbeen taken out of the word. For example,in modern English, it is can be written asit’s. However, humans have a tendency tolearn a rule and then apply it everywhere,and the liberal use of apostrophes is no exception.
Apostrophes were initially used to indicate the removal of a letter, usually avowel, which was not pronounced, suchas the e in walk’d. But sometimes peoplewould simply put an apostrophe in themiddle of a word for no obvious reason,as the 17th century poet Robert Herrickdid when he wrote “What fate decreed,time now ha’s made us see”.
In modern times, we have settled on arule that words never need to use anapostrophe to make them into a plural inEnglish. However, the use of an apostrophe in a plural remains a commonmistake, known as the grocer’s apostrophe, as often seen signs in grocers’ shops advertising apple’s, banana’s and pear’s.If you don’t want toupset those of an otherwise mild nature,be vigilant in your use of apostrophes,but maybe don’t go as far as being a vigilante.
By Andrea Lacy
Christians Against Poverty (CAP)Money Course
Members of Beacon Baptist Church inStafford wanted to help their local community - Gnosall and surrounding villages - to best handle the economic climate so underwent specialised trainingfrom UK Charity Christians AgainstPoverty (CAP).
CAP are offering a FREE short courseaimed at putting the joy back into moneyby teaching people how to chart theirhousehold income and take control oftheir expenditure.
Money Coach Peter Thompson, who willbe leading the sessions called the CAPMoney Course, said: "With householdsfeeling the squeeze on their disposableincome, we've all got to get a bit moresavvy about our money to get throughthese tough times. If you know how tosave and budget effectively, it can have ahugely positive impact on the whole family."
Beacon Church is one of more than 1000churches of different Christian traditionsacross the UK who are regularly offeringthe course, as they work together to positively impact the communities aroundthem.
The CAP Money Course has been foundto be most useful for newly retired people, soon-to-be students, mums dealing with mounting bills, families saving for a wedding and everyone in between.
Peter added: "We hope that we can helppeople, quietly and confidentially, takecontrol rather than relying on guess workso they can plan for the future andweather the storm."
The next course will take place in theVestry at St. Lawrence Church at the beginning of February 2020.
To find out more about the CAP MoneyCourse and book a place call or message:-
Peter Thompson on 0781 482386
Children’s Society
On behalf of The Children's Society can Ithank everyone for the generous donations from the box holders whoraised the amazing sum of £1,288 thisyear. The box collections really do changechildren’s lives every day by providingfunding to maintain the Society’s vitalservices, including helping thousands ofchildren who are being exploited on thestreets.Can I also thank the box collectors whosehelp I greatly appreciated.
Yvonne Cannell (Coordinator)
Anonymous Donor
Someone has very kindly given an extremely generous donation for the Over84’s Teas. I was just told that he or shewished to remain anonymous. We arevery grateful and would love to entertainhim or her as our guests at the Easter Teato say thank you. It would be lovely if this person couldcontact me.
Maggie Hughes. 823526. [email protected].
Family History
My own family on my Mother's sidecomes from Gnosall and Church Eaton,several lines of which I have traced directly back to the early 1500s.The family Surnames that are related tome are:Bancroft (bakers in Gnosall until the1950s/60s. George Herbert Bancroft’sline. B: 1875Poulson, Elizabeth May - (George Herbert’s wife B: 1876)Stone/s.Robinson.Lockley (mainly from Church Eaton).Brew.If any readers have a direct connection tothese lines (possibly through the Bancroftside) I would be grateful if they couldcontact me at: [email protected] thanks,
Maggie Hughes. 823526. [email protected].
Colourful start to the year
For the New Year, we have madechanges to the GPN and from thismonth are introducing full colour reproduction throughout the magazine.
The new format allows us to betterdisplay editorial reports and photographs of Gnosall events. Thetypeface should be easier to read andadvertisements more eye-catching forlocal trades and businesses.
The GPN’s management committeehas decided against any increase inthe cover price – 50p a copy at localshops or £5 annual subscription for12 delivered copies. No change fromlast year.
We would like to take this opportunity to again thank our volunteers who deliver to 900+homes around the village. And to remind our subscribers that the £5subscription for 2020 is due thismonth. We hope you like the newlook magazine.
The GPN Team
Other Local Masses:For those unable to attend Sunday Mass at St. Austin’s in Stafford there areMasses at SS Peter & Paul, Salter Street, Newport on Saturday at 6.30pm orSunday at 9.15am. At Eccleshall in Sacred Heart Church, Stone Rd, on Sundaysat 9.15 am, and at Penkridge on Sundays in the Anglican Church of St. Michaeland All Saints at 9.00am. You can go to www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk forother services in the Deanery.
Christian Food Help: During November 2019, 934 Meals were provided by theChristian Food Help Services in Stafford compared with 1355 Meals for thesame period in 2018. As an interdenominational organization Christian FoodHelp specialise in providing individual and family food parcels to the professionaland voluntary organisations in the Stafford area, who in turn are in direct contact with those individuals and families in need. In this way we help to ensure the local professional services are able to provide extra support for themost vulnerable. We are now in our 7th year and would like to thank all thosewho have generously donated, either individually or through the schools andlocal Churches Harvest festivals. Our work as a “food bank” could not be undertaken without the sustained and generous support of donors and volunteers who week after week, throughout the year, donate their time andenergy in collecting from churches and other assembly points to sort and carryfood items to the centre in Stafford. Our special thanks to them for their generous support. If you have never donated before and would like to make acontribution for the first time, please consider making a donation on a regularbasis at the usual collection points or ring 822348 and we will collect from you.Donations of tinned food or non-perishable items are most welcome. Please continue to support the Christian Food Help Group
St. Austin’s New The Annual Stafford Pilgrimage to Walsingham will be fromthe 31st July to 2nd August 2020 at a cost of around £130/£180 depending onnumbers attending and Accommodation required. Please contact Helen Perry on07837519253 to reserve a place. The famous Passion Play, which takes placeevery 10 years in the Bavarian Village of Oberammergau, is scheduled for 20thJuly to 25th July 2020. The Pilgrimage this time is organized by the two parishesof St. Gregory’s, Longton and St. Teresa’s, Trent Vale. This spectacular event,which dates back to 1634, takes place on an open-air stage and honours thesuffering, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the cast is made up entirelyof local residents with over 2000 taking part, including 500 children. For contactdetails telephone Canon Michael Neylon on 01785 223553 or refer to the notice board in St. Austin’s church, Stafford. If anyone wishes to travel independently many travel agents will have appropriate Tours.
Local Communications: The next gathering of the Gnosall Catholic communitywill be on Thursday 16th January 2020 at the home of Cathy and Rupert Lister,Old Vicarage East, Castle Bank, Stafford at 2.30pm. All are welcome and welook forward to seeing you for a good chat and a nice cup of tea. If you havenot been before you will be made most welcome to join us and lifts can bemade available by ringing Mike on 822348.
The Club meets on Friday mornings in the Grosvenor Centre
from 10 a.m. to 12
We offer a wide range of activities,speakers, walks and outings. Everyoneover the age of 50 is eligible to join. So why not come along one Fridaywhen you will be assured of a warmand friendly welcome. Even if Fridaymornings are difficult, you could stilljoin the Club and take part in some ofthe activities.
If you would like to know more contact: [email protected]
Fri 3rd January Club Morning
Mon 6th January Table Tennis in theMain Hall 2pm to 4:00pm
Wed 8th January Book Reading Groupin the Brearley Room 10am to 12 noon.
Fri 10th January “London’s Ports”Films 1920 to 1970 Talk
Mon 13th January Board Games in TheBrearley Room 2pm to 4pm
Wed 15th January Walk in Gnosall, 4 miles
Thurs 16th January Skittles at theRoyal Oak 7:00pm
Fri 17th January Club Morning,Phoenix Club 20th Anniversary Celebrations
Mon 20th January Visit to Sudbury Halland Museum of Childhood
Mon 20th January Table Tennis in theMain Hall 2pm to 4pm
Fri 24th January “Careers, Concertsand Catastrophies” Talk
Fri 31st January Club Morning
Come in and see us one Friday morning have a cup of tea and seewhat’s on offer-you may wish to joinbut we won’t be offended if you findit’s not for you!
Tai Chi takes place every Thursdayin the main Hall from
9:15 to 10:45am
GNOSALLPHOENIX CLUB Sunday Masses:St Austin’s Stafford,
Saturday 4.30 pm, Sunday 10.30am & 6pm;Parish Priest : Canon Michael Neylon St Austin’s, 82 Wolverhampton Road, Stafford ST17 4AW. Tel: 01785 223553email: [email protected] Website: www.saintaustins.org.uk
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Happy New Year
It’s the middle of December but already I need next year’s ‘Thinking Cap’ on. When you sit down with a nice cup of tea or coffee to read your January GPN magazine, you may already haveput away your Christmas decorations. As Christmas celebrates Christ’s birth, what have you done with Him? IsHe back in the loft with the rest of the things or have you given Him room in your heart this Christmas.For Christians, Jesus is with us all the time not just at Christmas. We all make mistakes and get things wrong,we all get sick but with God’s guidance we can pick ourselves up, lean on Him and He will never fail us.When you next put the kettle on think of this, God is the electric to the kettle, Jesus is the water and the steamis the Holy Spirit pouring out to enter the hearts of those who will receive Him. So if He is in the loft until nextyear, you only have to ask and He will come into your heart forever.Have a very Happy and Blessed New Year.
A Poem (Friends)
Thank you Lord for my many friends each one special in their own way.I have one extra ‘Special Friend’ who’s with me each and every day.
I don’t have to stop and phone Him when I need someone to talkOr wait until He visits because He’s in my ‘daily walk’.
When my ‘mole hills’ turn to mountains and I find them all too steep,He listens and gives peace of mind, watches over me when I sleep.
Who is my extra Special Friend? Who never changes but stays the same,Loving, caring, leading, guiding, Jesus is His name.
A Prayer from the Methodist Prayer Handbook.
Transforming God, Lord of reversals,As you called the paralysed man, call us.
As you challenged the woman at the well, challenge us.As you healed Jairus’ daughter, heal us.
As you comforted Mary of Bethany, comfort us.Help us to remember that you can turn all things over, under and around.
Transform us outside and within, to be reflectors of your light in Your world,Amen.
Judith Holliman, minister, Conwy and Prestatyn Circuit
Bookings: Mrs Joan Jobling 01785 822592.
Tuesday:2pm Women’s Fellowship
( Fortnightly)
Friday:6.15 –7.45 Junior youth club 8-9.30pm Senior youth club
Contact for Minister through Circuit Office Tel. 01785 229973
Creche facilities and Junior Class ( 4 yrs upwards) at morning service.
GnosallMethodist Church“Welcoming All To Grow in Christian Faith and Love”
SundayServices in January
5th January 10.30.am Rev. Jimi Kaci. Covenant Service/
Holy communion
12th January 8.45am LocalArrangement Breakfast Church
12th January 10.30am Mr. P. Hardy
19th January 10.30am Mrs. J. Timmis
26th January 10.30am Rev.Richard Ashmore.
QUOTATION OF THE MONTHOn clock watching ........
“ Don’t watch the clock;do what it does.Keep going. ”
Sam Levenson(American Humorist)
Office Opening Times
Monday - ClosedTuesday - 10.00am - 2.00pm
Wednesday - 9.30am - 12.30pmThursday - by appointment only
Friday - Closed
Jayne Cooper Clerk,Gnosall Parish Council, The
Grosvenor Centre, High Street,Gnosall, Stafford ST20 0EX
Tel: 01785 822685
email: [email protected]
www.gnosallparishcouncil.org.uk
Did you know Gnosall ParishCouncil has a Facebook page?
Local information and events areposted regularly. Why not “like”our page and start following us.Hundreds of other people doand help share useful local
information.
Useful telephone numbers Police (non emergency): 101
Highways: 0300 111 8000 (roads, pavements and street
lighting issues)
Streetscene: 01785 619401(litter and dog mess)
Hiring The Grosvenor Centre,Mrs Jeanene Walton-Sanders
[email protected] 01785 822685
GNOSALL PARISH COUNCIL(INCLUDING THE WARDS OF MORETON AND KNIGHTLEY)
Happy New Year to you all.
The Parish Council would like to start the New Year with a thank you to the volunteerswho help with Parish Council projects. There are so many people who do so much tohelp the Council including a team of around 60 people who deliver GMKs to nearlyevery house in the parish, the team of people who organise the afternoon teas for theover 84’s, the volunteers who help run GG’s Youth Club, the volunteers who help runthe library, the very hard working Best Kept Village Team, the Heritage Group members who are archiving so much material for the benefit of future generations,the group of volunteers who are monitoring the 115 public rights of way in our parishto help retain all these valuable walks and GFest & CFest organisers and those whohelp with the Christmas lights event. We are very grateful to you all, your hard workhelps make our parish such a wonderful place to live.
2020 Projects
The Parish Council hopes to appoint a new Council Support Officer in the New Yearwho will look after the Grosvenor Centre bookings and carry out some of the administration of council projects. The Council will focus on making improvements tothe surfacing of the play area car park, will resume planning and designing sensorygarden as part of being a Dementia Friendly organisation, will continue to work witharchitects on making improvements to the Grosvenor Centre and will be replacingsome play equipment on Brookhouse Road park. The Council will support GG’sYouth Club with changes to its youth club service, will support the over 84’s teas andbest kept village team projects in 2020. The Council is also reviewing all its policies inline with Quality Gold criteria to ensure that the Council remains compliant and allcouncillors will be attending a training session in January. The budget for 2020/21will be agreed in January and will include plans for the VE Day 75th Anniversary and asummer fun day. The budget will have to take into account additional maintenance aswell as the loss of some funding for example funding from the County Council forgrass cutting which has been reduced by 25%. The Parish Council will endeavour toapply for grants and funding wherever possible but will have to increase the precept tohelp meet both the increased and additional costs. Further information about this willbe shared with parishioners in the coming months.
GFest 2019 Funds
Following another successful GFest, held in the summer of 2019, the GFest Committee have allocated £3,442 from profits raised that local groups/organisationsmay apply for a share of. If you are a part of a local group that is fund raising forsomething that is of benefit to group members or to local people, and you would liketo apply for some financial assistance, please contact the parish office on 01785855685 or email [email protected] after 6th January 2020. Closing date for applications is 14th February 2020.
Dates for your diary
• The next Council meeting will be held on Monday 13th January at 7.30pm in the Brearley Room. All parishioners are welcome to attend Council meetings and can raise any matters during the public open forum
• Civic Amenity Visit (refuse lorry) will be next at the Grosvenor Centre on 8th February 2020 from 10.15am-11.15am
• Parish Council’s Annual Assembly, 21st May 2020
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Over 84’s Party
More people than ever attended the Over 84s Tea in the Grosvenor Centre on the 14th December and we were delighted to welcomesome new faces. Mr. Garry Jones kindly played for the guests to sing carols (for which they were rewarded with a glass of sherry).United Charities, who fund the teas, is very grateful to the team of ladies and gentlemen who work so hard beforehand and on the dayto make these teas happen.
Please, if you or anyone you know is 84 or over and does not receive invitations to these teas, contact Maggie Hughes on 823526 or [email protected]. The next Tea will be the Easter one.
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n Thursday 21st November we held a Flower Arranging Evening at the Grosvenor Centre with a demonstration of Music and Magic by Diana Scott, MBE. She created 10 wonderful
arrangements, all a Christmas theme and these were raffled off at the end of the evening so a numberof delighted winners went home very excited indeed. The feedback we got indicated that everyone enjoyed the storytelling and music while she chatted with much humour as she worked her magic, albeit that she went over her allotted time a little bit. It was a very successful night and raised a total of £1056 for the Macmillan Charity.Our grateful thanks to Diana, who gave her time freely and to the “backroom boys” Frank and Peter for their help in serving the wineand soft drinks. At the end of the evening we gave a little flower arrangement to Mavis as a special “thank you” on behalf of the committee for all the help she has given us in the past when we’ve used the Grosvenor Centre and as a tribute to Brian’s help too.
ON MONDAY 27th JANUARY 2020:
The Gnosall Macmillan Cancer Support Fundraising Group will gather together in the Community Room at the rear of the Fire Station, in Wharf Road, Gnosall, at 7.30pm. We are there to prepare our fundraising activities for the coming year so if you already raise moneyfor Macmillan, or would like to make yourself available to help us please come along to find out what we do; where all your donationsgo to; how we help those people who are living with Cancer by providing Medical; Financial; Emotional and Practical support to themand their families during their cancer journey. It is likely that by 2030, 1 in every 2 people will be diagnosed with cancer sometime duringtheir life. However, with new medicines; better technology and early diagnosis, many more will be successfully treated. Therefore, theneed for support from Macmillan is increasing year by year and fundraising is ever more vital to provide help to those in need. We are a voluntary group working in Gnosall to raise money for this most important charity. We are desperately looking for new volunteers so please come and help us if you can, you will be made most welcome.If you already personally raise money for Macmillan please come along to the community room at the Fire Station and tell us what youdo. We would love to see you.
The Prize Winners for the NOVEMBER Monthly Draw which took place at Bank Top Garage Showroom are as follows:
1st No. 104 T. Hewlett £322nd No. 93 I. MacMichael £193rd No. 87 S. Herbert £13
New participants are still welcome to join so please contact Gill on 07949 50032 or any member of the Gnosall Macmillan FundraisingGroup.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
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Gnosall Macmillan
Search for a new Post Office
The Post Office Ltd is advertising the opportunity to take on the franchise of services forGnosall following the closure of the business in Audmore Road.
Closing date for applications is 22nd April … though the advertisement on the Post Officewebsite may close earlier if sufficient interest is generated.
It is hoped a successful retailer could incorporate a “Post Office Local” into an existing or proposed business, so counterservices could be offered over the same opening hours. Estimated Post Office fees are in the range of £12,100 - £13,600per annum with Post Office investment available in the region of £10,000 to help create the new opportunity.
A Post Office advertisement states the successful applicant will need to have the following attributes:
• Superb customer service and focus• Excellent business management skills and experience• Ability to communicate effectively and easily with your branch team and customers• Talent for motivating and managing your branch team to ensure excellent customer service for all customers• Strong conversational skills, actively listening and responding to customers’ needs• Ability for hiring and training great team members for your branch• Quick to identify potential business opportunities and keen to implement innovative ways of working to promote Post Office products within your business
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JOIN THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION GNOSALL BRANCHYou do not have to be an ex service person or a serving member of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces, anyone can join! For more information,
please contact our Vice Secretary on: 07857 868493 (Mobile) or email: [email protected]
Mark’s storyMark volunteered for the Poppy Appeal after a 35-year military career.
After joining the Army as a Junior Leader when he was 15, Mark rose through the ranks before retiring as a Warrant Officer Class 1.
"I had the opportunity to join the Army as a Junior Leader," says Mark.
"I don't know why they took me as really I had nothing to offer, but for the next two years I wasfed, clothed, given an education and I suppose moulded into something resembling
what the Army wanted.”
"As a result of that service as a boy I was able to make the Army a full career and served for the next 35 years."
"Due to my Army service I was able to take the opportunity of giving my son the education I never had," adds Mark.
"He went on to University and gained a decent degree followed by a Master’s Degree."
Both of Mark’s grandchildren have also gone on to University, with the eldest recently graduating as a Veterinary Surgeon.
Giving back"I link all this to that very first day I was given the opportunity to join," says Mark. "Without thatchance I am sure I would have still been serving but at Her Majesty's
pleasure if you know what I mean!"
Having retired, Mark now works to raise money for the Poppy Appeal everyyear, organising other volunteers in his local area and
collecting donations.
“Now I am happy to do my bit for the Poppy Appeal.”
"Commuters are amazed to see a 'poppy man' about so early but people loveto stop and chat.
"I am glad that I have this opportunity to pay back for my good fortune andhope I will be able to do so for many years to come!"
David Winterbottom – PRO for the Gnosall and District RBL Branch.
£50mIn 2018 our volunteers helped us distribute 40 million poppies, raising over £50 million to help
support the Armed Forces community.
At Lions International our moto is ‘We Serve’. With this is mind the Gnosall, Newport and District Lionshave some tips for meeting your New Year Resolutions.
1. Get Fit / Lose Weight At the Lions we spend a lot of our time walking, whether that is providing marshal services to the localfetes, or just setting up our stall, there is a lot of physical activities through the year.
2. Learn a New Skill or HobbyLions International is a huge organisation throughout the world, there are loads of opportunities to learn new skills. Plus being a Lion is a great hobby to pick up, lots of opportunities for a bit of arts and craft.
3. Save money / spend less moneyYou will be so busy at the Lions stall at the local fetes you won’t have a chance to spend money. We also every month review requests for money and we hand out cheques to local clubs and communities. If you help to spend Lions money,it may feed the need and help you save your own.
4. Spend more time with FriendsWe meet the first Monday of every month for our club meeting, plus nearly every month there is something else going on.
5. Get more enjoyment from lifeWhat better way to get more from life than by helping people.
If you would like to know more about what the Lions International do, then please email me on [email protected] pop-in for our January meeting. 6th January, 19:30 at the Gnosall Fire Station meeting room.
New Year, New Lion !
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Garden Birds in Autumn and Winter
The Gardening Club this month saw the return of David Tideswell, who is one of our favourite speakers. He is always entertaining and so knowledgeable about the birds which visit our gardens. His talk was about “Garden Birds in Autumn andWinter”.
David observed that we encourage birds into our gardens by putting up feeding stations and this means we can see and enjoythem easily. But if we put out food for the birds, we need to be aware of our responsibility for preventing disease. We can dothis by putting out suitable food and by feeding in moderation so feeders are typically emptied every 1-2 days. We need to cleanthe feeders and rotate the feeding sites to avoid the accumulation of waste food and droppings. A bird bath provides birds withwater to drink and bathe in but again needs to be cleaned regularly. The bath can be scrubbed out daily using a scrubbing brush,replacing any old water with fresh clean water every day.
David also encouraged us to take care with the continuity of feeding, especially in the winter. Birds may be using up their energyreserves in order to travel to a food source so it is important that there is always food at the feeding stations for them to replenish their energy.
The key to attracting birds to a garden is to have a diversity of planting, especially having plants of different heights. A silverbirch tree is so useful on the flight path of birds to shelter in and take stock of what is happening around and below in the garden. Plants bearing fruit or berries such as apple trees or viburnums provide both shelter and food. Lawns or grasses providean area where surface insects live to provide food for insect eating birds such as wrens and thrushes. It is useful to have seasonalplanting so that different plants attract a variety of insects for as long as possible as this again provides food for the birds. Evergreens provide nesting places and even ground cover plants such as the periwinkle keeps the soil moist, sheltering snails andinsects for birds to find. Relaxing the tidiness of the garden can help, such as leaving seed heads on flowers and having some decaying timber lying around as it is a great source of insects. Providing a mud patch helps birds such as house martins with nestbuilding and birds can use it as a dust bath in the warmer weather. A pond is one of the most important features in a garden asbirds use them for both drinking and bathing, necessary for keeping their feathers in good condition.
There are a variety of birds which we are used to seeing in our gardens in the winter months. These include blue tits, great tits,house sparrows, dunnocks, starlings and of course, the bird voted as Britain's National bird, the robin. The nuthatch is a residentbird, noticeable by their ability to descend headfirst down the bark of a tree. They struggle in the winter when tree bark becomes slippy and so they appear in the garden to find food. David recommended rubbing suet into the tree bark for them tofeed on.We also have visitors from Northern Europe, such as redwings, fieldfares and waxwings. Blackbirds are usually residentbirds but we also see some migratory blackbirds from Scandinavian countries.
As usual, David had lots of information about our garden birds and what we can do to keep them visiting our gardens. It was avery enjoyable talk and the question time could have gone on for a lot longer. I'm sure he'll be invited back again soon!Our next meeting is on 21st January when the speaker will be a local horticulturist, Harry Delaney. His talk is entitled “My Life inGardening”. We start at 7.30 p.m. in the bar at the Millennium Hall. It is £2 for members and £3 for non-members and includesrefreshments, a quiz and a raffle. Non-members are always welcome.
Mary Cowell (Gardening Club Secretary)
M.O.B. Gardening ClubNovember 2019
Footpath Surfacing
Along our very lovely canal there is a towpath that can get rather damp and could dowith a good makeover. Unfortunately, this needs a lot of money and professional expertise.There may come a time when we get both on the proviso that we put in some “volunteer effort”. Unfortunately, this would be too much for our willing but agingband. What would probably help as a one-off weekend effort would be the help of ayoung fit group such as a sports team etc, army regiment etc.In the meantime, I see some footpaths in the village are being taken out of use. Iwonder whether we could break up and re-use the tarmac?We are always short of helpers. Not everyone can do every job and not everyone canspare time every week but there is something for everyone. To arrange to join us orfor details of upcoming work parties, and more details of our work, please find us onthe towpath, or at C-fest or visit – www.gnosallparishcouncil.org/gtr
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Newport Music Club
After a busy and varied 2019 we are looking forward to 2020 but…. first and most importantly we would like to thank our communityfor giving us such tremendous support throughout 2019 – A HUGE THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU!!We have been selected again to benefit from the Co-op Local Community Fund. For more information please look athttps://www.coop.co.uk/membershipand see how the Co-op will donate 1% towards your chosen local good cause.
THE CHRISTMAS DRAW (at the time of writing) has raised the amazing amount of almost £900 for our funds
Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket and to the continued support from The Bakery; The Co-op; The Chip Shop and also theBakery donation tin which has raised £150 so far towards the car fund.
We also put in a bid to the National Lottery Awards For All fund and we are so happy to let you know that they have granted us£10,000 towards the purchase of the new Responder Car.
With the amazing support from the community, The Co-op and The NationalLottery, we are now able to move forward with replacing our vehicle which hasserved us valiantly since 2011 and allowed us to attend more than 2,500 calls;we will keep you updated as to how this progresses – Thank you everyone.
Our thanks go to The Texaco Garage and everyone who has put their “points”on the Responder Fuel Card – you have all contributed to the £500 worth offuel we have been able to claim throughout the year – amazing!
Get in touch with us if you are interested in training up as a Responder orwould like to know about the many other ways you can help keep the group“on the road” Please call Ann on 07973 354099 or 01785 823331
A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS 2020 TO YOU ALL
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Newport Music Club is delighted to welcome back the highly talented virtuoso pianist, Mark Viner,on Saturday, 18 January 2020, 7.30pm, at Cosy Hall, Water Lane, Newport.
Born in 1989, Viner astounded and delighted our audience in the past with his wonderful technicaland musical ability.
One of the most exciting British concert pianists of his generation, Viner trained at the Purcell School and Royal College of Music, debuted at the Wigmore Hall at the age of 16, has given recitals at St John’s Smith Square, the Royal Academy of Art, by invitation forHRH Prince Charles, and taken part in a public masterclass with Lang Lang.
Recognised as the world’s leading interpreter of Alkan’s music, Viner has won international Alkan and Liszt competitions and was appointed Chair of the Alkan Society (2014) and the Liszt Society (2017).
Mark Viner’s programme includes Haydn, Andante with variations; Schumann, Fantasie,op.17; Thalberg, Grande fantaisie sur des motifs de l’opéra Semiramide de Rossini; andLiszt, Réminiscences de Norma de Bellini - Grande Fantaisie. We invite you to join us inwhat we believe will be a memorable concert!
‘A truly blazing young British talent’ – Gramophone Magazine.‘Viner gives us the finestaccount ever committed to disc ...’ – Gramophone, January, 2018, Mark Viner: 12 Studies, Op 35, Alkan.
For more about Mark Viner visit https://www.facebook.com/Mark-Viner-Pianist
Adult tickets: £13, Students: £4, available at the door, to avoid disappointment Advance tickets are available at The Guildhall Tea Room, the Cookshop (Newport High Street), Hey Jude’s (Stafford Street), Cosy Hall (mornings only), or via the website www.newportmusicclub.org. Telephone 01952 810584 for more information.
Newport Music Club’s next concert: 7.30pm Saturday 22nd February, 2020 Trio Volant: clarinet, oboe and bassoon.
Mark Viner
Happy New Year To Everyone From All Your Community First Responders
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Over the weekend of Fri 15th and Sat 16th November a team of volunteers from AFCGnosall put on GnosAle Beer and Gin Festival. The event hosted over 300 people over Friday evening and throughout Saturday and raised over £3000 in funds for AFC GnosallJunior Football. Live bands played on both days of the event including Gnosall favouritesThe Shady Two’s on Friday and headliners 20 Mile Island on Saturday.
With 15 Beers, 4 Ciders, 6 Gins and a Vodka to be sampled, the event had a great selection of drinks on hand in only itssecond year. Festival organiser Andy Kershaw had a special thank you for Lyn Malone for allowing the event at the Memorial Hall and all the guys at Friday night bingo who generously took a week off to allow GnosAle to run over twodays. The extra day allowed the team to raise over £1000 more than last year, despite similar costs to put on the event.
Andy Kershaw also went on to say “thanks to the fabulous sponsors who support the event each year. The event wouldreally not be possible without them”
Why not try and spot yourself on pictures and videos of the event on
the GnosAle Facebook and Twitter pages.
When pressed on whether theevent would take place next year– the reply came “Keep watchingthe GnosAle Facebook page”
GnosAle 2019 Review
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Happy New Year everyone! Let us hope for a little less rain and a little more sunshine! Hope you have all enjoyed some family time and made a few morememories!! We had a grand evening together in December, a little bit of stickingand glitter and a lovely spread of festive food!! What more could you wish forthan to be amongst friends for a good old chat and good food!
Thanks to you all for joining in and your edible contributions!! The group that visited Chatsworth for the Christmas Market had a wonderful day, thanks to Wendy for organizing us all! Lots to look forward to in 2020,our first meeting on Jan 8th should be really interesting. Chris Poulson will talk to us about the children thatwere evacuated to Staffordshire during WW2 . If you have any personal memories about this time we wouldlove to hear your stories too!!
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his year’s Victorian Christmas Market held in St Lawrence’s on Saturday 7th December continued the success of last year’s event.
Over 500 people came to the Market, an increase on last year. The income gained from the stallholders, raffle, Tombolaetc was on a par with last year at around £3000.
We had a new Farther Christmas this year who was kept very busy throughout the day talking to his many visitors. He was again supported by his trusty Elf who kept the waiting children happy before they went into the Grotto with their Christmas wish lists.
There were some new stallholders this year and all appeared to have had a tiring but successful day.
Two choirs performed during the day. St Lawrence’s School choir got the proceedings underway at 10-00am and the Gnosall Singers kept the festive feel going in the early afternoon. In addition, the organ was playedthroughout the day, adding to the festive sounds.
The income raised from this and other events will be put towards projectsto
to help maintain and improve the fabric of St Lawrence Church.
The report from the Friends AGM elsewhere in this publication outlines where spending has taken place this past year and the planned overhaul of the church
organ in 2020.
Last year’s report named a large number of helpers and volunteers who contributed towards the smooth running of theevent. Those same people, with a few new faces, again worked hard throughout the year to make the Victorian Market2019 such a success.
A final word to those of you from the village, and beyond, who supported the event.Thank you for coming along and bringing your children to see Santa. Thank you for purchasing products and supportingthe stallholders. Thank you for your supportive and encouraging comments.
We will attempt to organise another successful VictorianChristmas Market and even to improve on this year’s event,and we hope that you will help us by spreading the wordabout the Market and visiting us again in the run up to Christmas 2020.
Friend’s of St Lawrence ChurchThe 14th Victorian Christmas Market
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hairman Mike Redfern reported on a very successful year which began with the best ever Victorian Christmas. The Trustees were hoping that the changes that were introduced would increase income. No one expected the final
figure to be in excess of £3000. The Trustees were naturally delighted that the hard work by the Trustees and the manyvolunteers had finally produced a figure that reflected the planning and preparation that goes into such an event. Aftercosts and expenses were taken out, the final figure was below £3000, but it is still a substantial amount.
Together with the funds raised by the other events held during the year, the Friends were able to commit to funding therenovation of the West door of the church and the purchase of the new curtain that now hangs in front of the door.
I am sure everyone would agree that the work on the West door has made a noticeable improvement to the appearanceof the church and is now an entrance that can be used to good effect on occasions such as weddings.
In addition to the renovations of the west door, the Friends have committed further funds to improving the stonework onthe floor behind the high altar. Whilst this is not such a prominent feature within the church, it will help to bring the highaltar more into use whilst protecting the stonework.
Friends are also involved in the renovation of the organ. The costs of the programme are yet to be ascertained, but Friendsare committed to supporting the church in this project.
During the year, the Friends held three further fund raising events. A second Valentines supper concert was well attended,with the Newport Ukulele Band providing the entertainment. The RAF Cosford Military Wives choir performed a variedprogramme for an appreciative audience and a saxophone band from Stafford Grammar School showcased their youthfultalent with a Sunday afternoon tea concert.
The Chairman thanked all Trustees and other volunteers for the time and effort that is put into the organisation of theseevents.
Sadly, the Chairman reported on the death of two of our former Trustees. Soon after last year’s AGM we lost Peter Gillardafter a short illness and later in the year Pam Grace following a longer illness. Both were stalwart members and Trustees ofthe Friends. We have a full programme of events for 2020 which will add to the funds available for projects to help thechurch and honour the support given by Peter and Pam over many years.
After the formal part of the evening, the members and guests were treated to a very interesting talk on the Art of Beekeeping by Marie Jackson. Marie was very informative about the life cycles of honey bees and the work they do whichleads to the production of honey which is then gathered for our benefit. It was possible to sample the different flavours ofhoney which Marie’s bees produce and to purchase jars from her. Those present were very pleased to be able to supportthis local production.
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Callum Hutchinson, age 17 from GMC Youth Club, pickedup a Youth Impact award for his dedication to helping atthe club and supporting its members at the SCVYS AGMwhich took place on Thursday 14th November at RisingBrook Community Church in Stafford.
The Les Simmons Youth Impact Awards are held in memoryof SCVYS worker Les Simmons who passed away in 2015. Les was passionate about ensuring young people achievedtheir full potential, and the awards were created to recognise groups and individuals who have had a positiveimpact on the lives of young people in Staffordshire.
Callum was first presented with a certificate of achievement alongside all the nominees before being presented with a trophy on stage by the High Sheriff ofStaffordshire, Ashley Brough. The evening was a huge success and it was a great opportunity for networking andlearning about other youth work projects and exciting initiatives for young people locally.
Here’s what Callum had to say about winning the award:“I started being a helper at the youth club in 2016 as I was currently a member and started to turn up early to help set up and pack upthe youth club. After developing my skills at the youth club for a year or so, I went on a Young Youth Leaders' Course with the localSCVYS group with several other Young Leaders to Laches Wood. We learnt about youth leading, about team building games and moresensitive matters like safeguarding. We also played games such as archery, obstacle courses, football and table tennis. This improved myknowledge of the Youth Leading field and also improved my team working skills. The award that I received was a real eye-opener tohow much I have helped the youth club over the last 3-4 years. I did not believe I would receive this award as I always thought that others in the field where helping in far greater ways than I was. Thank you for the nomination Lauren, thank you for the award SCVYSand thank you to everyone who has helped and currently still helps at Gnosall Methodist Church Youth Club.”
Congratulations Callum – the work you do to support young people in Gnosall is phenomenal. The staff team and youth club memberscouldn’t be more proud and happy for you. Thank you so much!
Lauren Baxendale (Youth Club Leader)
Gnosall Methodist Church Youth ClubYoung Youth Leader Honored For Service To Gnosall Methodist Church Youth Club
Gnosall Brownies 70th BirthdayOn December 2nd, Gnosall Brownies invited anyone in the local area who hadbeen a Brownie to join them for a celebration evening to celebrate their 70thbirthday.
The Brownie Pack – as it was known then - was opened by Mrs Vera Bray, wife ofthe vicar, Rev Tom Bray, in 1949 and has continued ever since offering weeklymeetings and a variety of additional activities within the Girlguiding programme. How many hundreds of 7-10 year old girls in Gnosall who have been memberscan only be imagined, it has always had a full membership of around 25 Brownies.
The Brownies provided tea and cake, a good opportunity to practise their hostessskills, and the older visitors were able to admire the ‘guide wear’, which theywould have called ‘uniforms’ and hear about the new programme which is verydifferent from the one they would have known. Except, of course, badges are stillvery popular 70 years on!
Photo displays illustrating the many activities the Brownies have taken part in over the years surrounded the hall. The only ones missingwere the visit to Harry Potter World Studios, London, which had taken place two weeks earlier as a special treat for the Brownies to celebrate the 70 years.
In about 1955, a girl called Maureen Duncombe, gave herself the job of escorting local Brownies fromthe Greenfields end of the village to the brownie meeting which was held in the Methodist MeetingHall, opposite where the Methodist Chapel is today. In those days, children and young people walkedeverywhere, in the dark, rain, snow or sunshine. It’s an amazing fact that the Brownies continued untilthe present day and that the young girl, now Maureen Jaundrell, took the role of leader in her late teensand is still going to the weekly meetings to help provide fun and enjoyment for local girls. Maureen is awonderful example of the value of volunteering. She would say: “it’s kept her young at heart, she’sloved every minute with the Brownies and that it has enriched her life”.
Well done to 2nd Gnosall Brownies, to Maureen and to all the leaders who have given theirtime and energy over the years. Well done!
Photograph courtesy of Sid Powell aged 92 and still living in Gnosall
Back Row L-R: ? Lunn, Monty Sylvester, Ray Hallet, ? Lunn, Harry Rhodes, Arthur (Scrapper) Jordan.Front Row L-R: Charlie Talbot (Trainer), Sid Protherow, Alf Doody, Fred Bagnall, Cedro Aranna, Sid Powell.
Does anyone know the forenames of the Lunns in the photograph? Contact: [email protected] Mob. 07484 679970
GNOSALL HERITAGE GROUPGnosall Football Team (Season 1950-51)
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I started running because I realised that I spent so much time worryingabout the fact that I didn't exercise that it would be less taxing to geton and do something!
I had never been particularly 'sporty', hated getting sweaty and wouldalways end up with a headache if I exerted myself even a little, but at36, I was hurtling towards the big 40.
One night I announced to Stef that I was setting my alarm for 6amand I was going for a run. I can't remember his exact response but Iimagine he was shocked and be-mused!.
I did a lap of The High Street and Brookhouse Road, I was absolutely shattered but determined to keep going.
Every day I would run to an extra lamppost until finally I couldmanage 5km
I started running with my Dad (Bootcamp Bob), he knows lotsof exciting new routes, and having ran daily for over 30 years,including Marathons, I was able to pick his brains.
My first race was the Gnosall 10km in 2014, which I ranwith Lorraine and Maria. Gnosall Ladies Running Club wasborn! We would run with Dad early every Saturday
morning, cross country, and our numbers have grown and grown.
I have run lots of 10km races and half Marathons and ran my first full Marathon 2months ago which I absolutely loved.
Through running, I have learnt so much about myself, my strengths and my weakness'.
I know my own body so much better and I am so thankful that it is in full working order.
To run through the countryside and being surrounded by nature makes you feel so freeand it has helped my mental health so much.
The best thing I have gained in the last few years, is some amazing friendships.... there is something about the joint suffering of a tough run that is really bonding!.
The conversations that you have put on a run are fantastic if not, sometimes surreal so what next for this 'not very sporty 'lady, mmmm..maybe an Ultra Marathon??!!
Emma’ Story
Presentation of Gnosall Painting Group’s Fred Price Trophy for drawingGnosall Painting Group held its annual drawing competition for members of the group on Friday 15th November at Gnosall Methodist Church.
Members of the Group had to draw a picture of a Farm Building using pencil, ink, or charcoal.
The winning entry was Carol Perry’s pencil drawing of a barn interior and she is seen in the photograph being presented with the Fred Price trophy for drawing by Bob Spendlove, a well known artist based in Telford, who judged the competition.
Anyone interested in joining the Group, who meet in Gnosall Methodist Church on Fridays, contact Carol Perry on 01785 824917
Nancy Rae Gnosall Painting Group
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