THE FORERUNNERS E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 0

Digital publication for the Parish of Newington Bagpath with Kingscote

WELCOME tothe Septemberedition of The Forerunner .

WELCOME

The Forerunner Editing Team(Elin Tattersall, Pauline McTear & Alice Cooper)

Thank you for responding to our requests for articles for our

Community Corner. Any style of contribution is welcome- from

your favourite recipes to historic information, puzzles, prose

and poems.  For example, you may be holding a Macmillan

Coffee Morning during September, so it would be great to

hear about how it went.

You will also spot a ‘Celebrating’ section in this September

edition and we invite you to let us know of any special

occasion being celebrated by your family. Also, if you know of

anyone moving into the village let us know so that we can

mention and welcome them.

All copy for the next edition should be sent to Elin

Tattersall by the 20th of the month (01453 860182).

Little did I think in March that we would live

through over four months of no services in our

church buildings.  The good news is that

September brings the return of Services to St

John the Baptist.

Although open, church feels very different,

with the keeping of social distance, the

wearing of masks and the use of hand

sanitiser.  As one of the safety measures we

are not yet able to sing, although to hear the

organ play once again is a blessing! 

Weddings and baptisms can take place in

church with the limitation of just 30 people

present.  Many wedding couples have decided

to continue with their wedding service within

these restrictions and have planned their large

wedding party celebrations next year!

 Over the past few months, the clergy have

taken funerals at the crematorium or in the

churchyard, but funerals can now take place

in the church building under the same

number limitations as weddings and

baptisms.   

The Annual Parochial Church meeting, which

usually takes place in March is now taking

place in September.  The APCM is an

important meeting that enables our Parish

church to function effectively and where

Churchwardens and members of the Parochial

Church Council are elected.  If you are on the

church electoral roll you can attend and vote

at this meeting.  If you would like to know

more about the APCM please contact me. 

VICAR'S LETTER

Although we seem to gradually be returning

to a sort of normality, a new normal in daily

life, this is still an extraordinary time and  we

should remind ourselves that the virus is still

active and we are not yet ‘out of the

woods’.  As we come to autumn and lead up

to Christmas, we are still a long way from our

new normal and we need to continue to play

our part in keeping each other safe.  

In John’s gospel, Jesus commands us to love

one another.  We are getting used to a world

of wearing a face mask, using hand sanitiser

and keeping our distance from each other. By

this we show love for one another, we show

love for our neighbour.  In these strange times

let us continue to keep each other safe.

With every blessing,

Rev’d Caroline

KEY DATES

CHURCH SERVICES

Services return to St John the Baptist,

Kingscote during September with fortnightly

family services. 

6th September 9.30am - Family Service

20th September 9.30am - Family Service

The church is also open for private prayer

each Sunday, from 9am to 4pm (around

services).. Measures have been put in place for

your safety, including hand sanitiser for use on

entering and exiting the church. Please wear a

face covering for services.

You can find out about services in other parts

of the benefice from the Nailsworth Benefice.

ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING

(APCM)

1pm on Monday 21st September at St John the

Baptist Church. If you would like to attend the

APCM, please let Rev Caroline know so that

we can ensure social distancing is in place.

Likewise if you would like to join the church

council please contact Caroline by

8th September. 

CHURCH ELECTORAL ROLL

6th September is the deadline for being

added to the church electoral roll. See the

notice in the church porch for details or

contact Elin Tattersall 01453 860182. (Please

note- this is the roll for our church

membership, so not the same as Cotswold

District Council’s electoral roll for local and

national council and general elections). 

CHURCH FLOWERS

While we have services twice a month we will

have an adapted flower rota in place:

September: Lorna Reynolds

October: Jane Nichols  

WEDDINGS IN KINGSCOTE

26th September - Sarah Jones and Andrew

Jones.

RIDE AND STRIDE

12th September is the day for this year’s Ride

and Stride, when people visit Gloucestershire’s

churches and chapels by foot, bike, horse etc

and organise sponsorship to raise funds to be

divided between the Gloucestershire Historic

Churches Trust and for a church/chapel of the

participant’s choosing. Find out more here. 

BOOK CLUB

Friday, September 11th at 3.00pm, at Angela's

to discuss: 'Girl, Woman, Other' by Bernadine

Evaristo and/or 'The Guest List' by Sarah Blake

KERBSIDE WASTE & RECYCLING

COLLECTIONS

Food Waste

Weekly every Thursday morning

Recycling

3rd and 17th September

Garden Waste

(If you have subscribed for a licence to cover

1st July 2020 to 31st March 2021)

3rd and 17th September

RECYCLING CENTRE 

Pyke Quarry (Horsley tip) is open from 9am to

5pm on all days except Wednesday, but only

for pre-booked appointments.

Book your visit here. 

POST OFFICE

The mobile post office will be at Kingscote

Village Hall every Monday and Thursday from

9am to 10am.

PLANNING APPLICATIONS

At time of going to press there were no

planning applications listed for consultation

during September. More applications may be

made, for comment, during September.

Please check the Cotswold District Council

website.

PARISH COUNCIL NEWS

Details of past parish council meetings can be

found on the Kingscote Parish Council

website.

BAGPATH COMMON ASH TREES

Ash dieback is affecting vast numbers of trees

across our woodlands and Kingscote Parish

Council is clarifying with Cotswold District

Council how to deal with Ash trees on

Bagpath Common, plus who is responsible for

managing and funding any removal necessary.

The parish council will keep parishioners

informed and is planning to hold a public

meeting when more information becomes

available. The full post from the parish

council is available here.

KEY DATES

We welcome your contributions to this, our

parish newsletter, in whatever format-

photographs, puzzles, recipes, poems and

stories and will try to publish a selection

each month. Please send them to Elin

Tattersall (01453 860182).

As a follow up to last month’s article about

the oldest grave in Kingscote churchyard,

Sebastian Cooper explores the will of Edith

Maning in 1629:

In the article about the gravestone of Roger

Maning in last month’s issue of The

Forerunner, I mentioned that Roger was the

main beneficiary under the will of Edith

Maninge of Kingscote who died on 3rd June

1629. This month I thought it would be

interesting to include an abridged version of

her will as it offers us a glimpse into the lives

of our Kingscote predecessors, their

relationships with their relations and

neighbours and the value they bestowed on

their property and other assets. 

In the name of God Amen. I Edith Maninge of ye

p(ar)ish of Kingscote in the county of Glou(cr) widow

beeing very weake & sicke in body but of p(er)fect

memory thancks bee to God doe make my last will &

testament as followeth: 

First I commend my soule into the hands of my

mercifull Lorde and heavenly father trusting to be

saved by the only merritts of my blessed Redeemer

the Lord Jesus & my body to bee buryed in the

churchyard of ye p(ar)ish of Kingscote when it shall

please God to call mee hence in hope & expectation

of a riseinge againe to glory disposing of my worldly

goods & substance in this manner 

COMMUNITY CORNER

It(em) I give & bequeath unto Richard Millward of

Boxwell my hiyfer [heifer] in consideration of ten

shillings which I owe him & on condition that hee

dischardge to Walter Rawlins the sum of five

shillinges due unto him from mee. 

It(em) to Margrett ye daughter of Henry Wellsteed

afforesayd a brasse pott. 

It(em) to James Dauncy a yearlinge bullock. 

It(em) to Giles Wellsteed two of my best

sheepe. It(em) to Arthur Younge of Cromwell the two

next best of my sheepe. 

It(em) to William Hathway of the parrish of Newton

Baggpath for the behoofe & benefit of his sonne

Robert one lambe. 

It(em) to Alice Creed of ye p(ar)ish of Laiterton in the

sayde county my biggest brasse pott. 

It(em) to my sister Elizabeth Younge of the p(ar)ish of

Cromwell afforesayde one bedde one coverlett one

blanckett a little pillowe & my third bolster also a

coffer standing in the chamber. 

It(em) to Jane Younge my sisters daughter my middle

caldron my best bedde the best coverlet one of the

best bolsters & a sheete. 

It(em) to Sarah the wife of John Maninge of the

p(ar)ish of Kingscote my second bedde with the

second & fourth bolster one blanckett & the two

coverletts one white & the other russitt made of

thrummer(?) which laye upon mee in the time of my

sicknesse. 

It(em) to Hester Hathway of the p(ar)ish of

Beverstone a good platter. 

Lastly I give unto Roger Maninge of ye p(ar)ish of

Kingscote all the rest of my goods both moveable &

immoveable w(hi)ch remaine unbequeathed whome

also I make my whole & sole Executor of this my last

will & testament.

LOCKDOWN EXPERIENCES

If you haven’t yet sent your thoughts on

lockdown in Kingscote and Bagpath to Seema

Bowers, there is still time, as Seema will be

revisiting submissions at the end of

September and compiling them into a book of

our parish’s recollections. Any format is fine -

prose, facts, diary entries, pictures, photos,

poems. Maybe you moved to the parish during

lockdown, or celebrated a special occasion in

a very different way. How did you manage to

communicate with loved ones? What were

the challenges of lockdown and what did you

appreciate more? 

Please send your contributions to Seema

Bowers (photos and pictures in Jpeg format

please).

WOOD CHIPPING MULCH

After a summer of stump grinding we have a

surfeit of wood-chipping mulch.  Great weed

suppressant.  Free to a good home. Please

help yourselves – it is just inside our driveway,

on the left under the yew tree.  

Vivienne and Godfrey, Kingscote House.

WINDY CORNER

Thank you to the Giddings family for their

work on renovating the bench at Windy

Corner, which now looks as good as new. John

Giddings originally erected the bench there in

the 1990s as a place for people to rest, chat

and wait for the mobile library which, in those

days, visited Bagpath. Thanks also to all those

from Bagpath who maintain the area.

WEDDING

Congratulations to Charlie and Roxy

Knights who were married in Angersleigh,

Somerset on 15th August. They were originally

planning a May wedding in Kingscote, but it is

great to know that they could put in place

secondary plans to enable the wedding to

take place and for their families and loved

ones to attend.

60TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

And, for tips on achieving a long and happy

marriage, we need look no further than

Bagpath as, on 20th July, John and Ann

Giddings celebrated their Diamond Wedding

Anniversary, receiving a card from the Queen.

In fact John and Ann are the third generation

in the Giddings family to have received

congratulatory messages from the Queen on

60 years of marriage: John’s grandmother and

his mother both received telegrams on the

occasion of their Diamond Wedding

Anniversaries. What a great track record!

CELEBRATING

LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS

Jutta Tubbs spotted a letter in The Times,

from David Brice, Commodore in the Royal

Navy, which is relevant to the forthcoming

Last Night of The Proms, to be aired in

September. 

In the letter Commodore Brice states

‘Between 1807 and 1869 the Royal Navy

conducted a very difficult maritime campaign

against the Atlantic slave trade; it was an act

of national intent. Without Britannia ruling the

waves, this successful campaign could not

have been attempted. According to one

exhibition held at the Royal Navy Museum,

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, between 1807

and 1860 the Royal Navy West Africa

Squadron, “seized approximately 1,600 ships

involved in the slave trade and freed 150,000

Africans who were aboard these vessels.” The

navy’s work, though, came at a price: between

1830 and 1865 alone, approximately 1,587 men

died in the West Africa Squadron, succumbing

to a variety of causes, including disease, killed

in action and accidental death.’ Commodore

Brice concludes that ‘This campaign should

be a cause of national pride.’

PARISH DIRECTORY

Forerunner Editors

Elin Tattersall (01453 860182)

Pauline McTear

Alice Cooper

Vicar

Reverend Caroline Bland

Vicar of the Benefice of Nailsworth including

the parishes of Horsley and Newington

Bagpath with Kingscote:

3 Vicarage Gardens, Nailsworth, GL6 0QS.  

01453 836536. 

Rev.carolinebland@gmail.com 

Nailsworth Benefice website

www.thenailsworthbenefice.co.uk  

Members of the Parochial Church Council

Harry Tubbs (Churchwarden, 01453 860194)

Zoe Nichols (Secretary, 01453 860254)

Jane Nichols (Treasurer, 01453 860534

Elin Tattersall

Chris Alford

Vestry Silver and Brass Team

Teresa Day

Angela Wooldridge

Pauline McTear

Nailsworth Mothers’ Union

Trissa Jones, 01453 832551 

Church Flowers Rota

Lorna Reynolds, 01453 860231 

Organist

Rosemary Sims, 15 Badger’s Way, Forest Green,

Nailsworth, GL6 0HE. 01453 832446

Sidespersons

Harry Tubbs

Rod Tibbert

Jane Nichols

Electoral Roll

Elin Tattersall, 01453 860182 

Mowing Team

Kingscote:

Harry Tubbs, Ric Bond, Roger Lucy,

Sebastian Cooper, Ken Davies, Brian McTear,

John Moore, Tony Wooldridge

Bagpath:

Alex Stephens 

Village Hall

Bookings: Liz Widdows, 01453 860085 

Village Hall Secretary: Pauline McTear, 01453

861311 

Parish Council Chairman

Sebastian Cooper, Kenelm House, Kingscote,

GL8 8XY. 01453 860811 

Parish Council Clerk

Fiona Thornton, 32 The Street, Didmarton,

GL9 1DS. 01454 238939

Webmaster for www.kingscoteonline.co.uk

Alice Cooper