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Benefice newsletter for Tortworth, Tytherington, Rockhampton, Cromhall and Falfield
Volume 7 Issue 8 August 2010
From the Local Ministry Team
“What shall I write for the front cover of 5 Alive?” I said as I was sitting with some friends the other night. I was inundated- “Fishing; fishers of men and all that”. “Bellringing; working as a team”. “Gardening; the problem of drought”…. I have a very helpful group of friends and you can tell what they like doing!
Isn’t it funny how we like to offer suggestions and yet, is it only men who don’t like to ask for help? I hate asking for directions. If I start cooking something (a rather rare occurrence) I like to do my own thing and find it hard to follow a
recipe. If we’re in a strange town I’ll never ask the way to somewhere.
And yet we love to be asked and, hopefully, thanked for our ideas or advice. I had a job once which largely involved people asking me for advice. I loved it. Whether people took my advice was probably dubious but I liked to think I was helping. It seems to me that we all love to be asked because it shows that the person doing the asking values the thoughts of those being asked.
Our house is on a favourite footpath route which has been published by one of the newspapers with a fairly vague map. I was watching three la-dies outside our gate last week looking very confused. I thought I ought to rescue them and they said this was the second time they’d been to our “Dream Cottage” but they’d love to find their way back to their car! I felt really good that I could offer some useful directions.
Maybe we should be prepared to ask more often, which seems a bit wrong when I thought the Bible always said “it is better to give than receive”. I’m sure people who know the Bible better than me will come up with another quote.
Mind you, it’s not always easy. I was filling up the car at Charfield garage one day when a man drew up with his family and asked me the way to Bournemouth!
Have a good holiday and if you need advice don’t be afraid to ask!
Fen Marshall
P.S. For those who read about our lonely goose last time I wrote this cover, she’s settled well with a friendly gander and some chickens in Badminton!
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SUNDAY 22ND AUGUST Trinity 12
UNITED BENEFICE EUCHARIST AT
CROMHALL 10.00am Only service in Benefice today
NB the new time of 10.00am will be used for all United Services in future throughout the Benefice
SUNDAY 29TH AUGUST Trinity 13 Cromhall 9.30am Join Rockhampton Rockhampton 9.30am Eucharist Falfield 11.00am Join Tortworth Tortworth 11.00am Eucharist Tytherington 6.00pm Eucharist SUNDAY 5TH SEPT Trinity 14 Cromhall 9.30am Eucharist Rockhampton 9.30am Morning Prayer Falfield 11.00am Morning Prayer Tortworth 11.00am Eucharist Tytherington 11.00am Morning Prayer BENEFICE PHONE :01454 20096 E-MAIL ADDRESS [email protected] Priest in Charge : Rev. Jenny d’Esterre Mob: Mob. 07540322744 Home: 01453 890384
EARLY NOTICE: HARVEST WILL BE CELEBRATED THROUGH-OUT THE BENEFICE ON 25TH SEPTEMBER
UNITED BENEFICE OF CROMHALL,TORTWORTH, TYTHERINGTON, FALFIELD AND ROCKHAMPTON SUNDAY 1ST AUGUST Trinity 9 Cromhall 9.30am Morning Prayer Rockhampton 9.30am Join Cromhall Falfield 11.00am Join Tortworth Tortworth 11.00am All Age Eucharist and Baptism Tytherington 11.00am Family Service
St Oswald
SUNDAY 8TH AUGUST Trinity 10 Cromhall 9.30am Eucharist Rockhampton 9.30am Patronal Festival Falfield 11.00am Morning Prayer Tortworth 11.00am All Age Eucharist and Baptism Tytherington 6.00pm All Age Eucharist
SUNDAY 15TH AUGUST Blessed Virgin Mary Cromhall 9.30am Morning Prayer Rockhampton 9.30am Eucharist Falfield 11.00am Eucharist Tortworth 11.00am Join Falfield Tytherington 6.00pm Evening prayer
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Visiting Visiting is part of the Church’s Ministry. If you would like a visit from someone from church, please call the benefice office and we will do our best to arrange it.
MIDWEEK EUCHARIST SERVICES: These have now recommenced with Tytherington and Tortworth alternating each week. Please see the weekly bulle-tin for details.
The Readers are glad to bring Holy Communion to the home for anyone unable to get to church: Please ring Gill on 01454 261296 if you would like one of the team to come to you.
IF YOU ARE GOING INTO OR ARE IN HOSPITAL…….
You can help to make sure that the church team, can respond as you would like us to when you are ill. It’s impor-tant that if you are admitted to hospital, you do three things: 1. Make sure somebody tells one of the team (Hilary, a Reader, or any member of the congregation) that you are going to hospital – and ask them to make sure the message is passed on! 2. Make it plain to hospital staff whether (or not!) you would like a visit. This means that when someone rings up, they won’t have to spend their time saying ‘hang on, I’ll just go and ask him/her….’ 3. Make it plain what sort of visit you would like: would you prefer a friend from church, or one of the visiting team, or would you particularly like a clergy visit? If you want to be certain of a private, one-to-one chat, don’t be afraid to ask the staff if they will allow your minister to come outside normal visiting hours, so that they don’t take precious time and space from your family.
FOR ALL BENEFICE BUSINESS PLEASE RING: 01454 260096
Please use this unless you wish to speak to your own Warden or PCC Secretary
ALL Benefice emails should be addressed to: [email protected]
The office will be open from 9.30am until 1.00pm every Thursday morning, unless previously stated in the weekly Newsletter.
All phone messages and emails will be dealt with on a Thursday, but if an urgent answer is required call Gill Williams on 01454 261296 regarding funeral arrange-ments.
If you would like to make an appointment to speak to Rev. Jenny, then she will generally be available on Thursday afternoons at the Office. Please make ap-pointments through the Office, unless you see her per-sonally at a service.
Read 5 Alive Online
Remember that 5 Alive is available online at www.falfield.org.uk (Falfield Village Website) and on www.Cromhall.com where it should be found at the beginning of each month.
You may find this particularly useful if your copy of the magazine is delivered late for some reason.
Fascinating Rhythm, the all female close harmony singing group will be performing at Thornbury Library on Saturday 7th Au-gust 11 – 11.30. No ticket required just come along and be entertained!
TORTWORTH PARISH MEETING
The next Tortworth Parish Meeting is on Tues-day 7th September at 7.30pm at The Tortworth Estate Office. All parishioners are welcome to attend. Robert Killen, Acting Clerk ([email protected] or 01454260268)
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Early next year Patrick, our loyal volunteer who prints 5 Alive, will be unavailable to help us. Without his efforts there would be no magazine each month so if you feel able to give us some assis-tance, perhaps sharing the task with someone else, please con-tact Ann Greenhalgh on 01454 294200 or email [email protected]
It would be helpful to introduce someone to the system in good time, SO DON’T DELAY, CONTACT ANN TODAY!!
Rockhampton Village Hall Saturday 11th September at 7.30pm
Refreshments and bar Tickets: £10
For further details ring Roger Watkins on 01454 260530
Johnny is a folk singer and song writer and has also written many songs about Gloucestershire. He has toured in Europe and extensively in Britain and this is a
great chance to see him in our local village hall.
90th Celebrations at Tytherington WI
On Monday 6th September, Tytherington WI will cele-
brate its 90th anniversary with an evening get-together in the Village Hall. Available records suggest that the WI was first formed on 1st September 1920. Meet-ings were suspended on 8th February 1940 for the duration of World War II and then resumed on 20th April 1946. Meetings have been held every month since then. Today WI members continue to support village activities such as the May Day Fayre and the Gymkhana, as well as en-joying two or three coach trips each year to various attractions. If any past members would like to join us, together with their partners, for an evening of reminiscence on 6th September, they would be very welcome. Please contact either Maureen on 01454 416325 or Pam on 01454 417833 to re-serve a place. The event will begin at 6.00pm and tickets will cost £5 to include a cold buffet.
We look forward to see-ing you there!
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Get slim and trim.
Join us at Stone Village Hall WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
1.30 TO 3.00
We are a lovely group practising
YOGA FOR HEALTH
IT WORKS FOR US, WHY NOT FOR YOU?
CONTACT:
Joan 01453 843053 or
Pat 01454 261412
BRIDGE Learn how to play, or to improve
at, this most stimulating and social of card games.
I run courses in the Wotton area. They are designed for anybody who wants to have fun, learn an enjoyable hobby and
make new friends. Come on your own or with a friend, you
are assured of a warm welcome. Call Ian Cooke on 01666 890261
or email [email protected]
Friday 6th August Charity Coffee Morning with Stalls
at The Loans
Forty Acre Lane, Alveston (opposite St Helen’s Church)
10.00am onwards
£5 (£3 Senior citizens) on door, or from Town Hall or phone 01454 412272
All proceeds to the Armstrong Hall
Dressing Room Appeal
TYTHERINGTON PRE-SCHOOL
www.tytheringtonpreschool.com
A warm, caring, safe environment for children to learn and discover
through play
All sessions available to children from two and a half years old
Mon and Fri 9.30am-1.00pm
Tues and Thurs 9.30am-1.00pm (optional extended hour until 2.30pm)
FROM SEPTEMBER 2010 WE WILL BE
TAKING CHILDREN FROM THEIR SECOND BIRTHDAY ON THE
MONDAY SESSION (9.30am-12pm) For more information, contact Jane Cow-ell (Manager) 01454 416094 or 07725079104 or [email protected]
Memory Walk Marathon
Louise Hudson/Wright – as she approaches a significant birthday! – concedes that she’ll never run a marathon but has decided to walk one (with a goal of completing it in 7-7½hrs) – from Avebury to Stonehenge on 12th Sept. I am seeking sponsorship on be-half of The Alzheimer’s Society, so if this is a cause close to your heart and you can spare some cash please visit http://www.justgiving.com/Louise-Wright1 or phone me on 01454 260371 or call in at Sundayshill Farm, Falfield. Many thanks.
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J G CARPENTRY
Property Maintenance & General Building
• Internal & External Doors • Flooring
• Skirting Boards • Kitchens • Paving
• Fascia & Guttering • Decking • Fencing
• General DIY and Decorating
No job too small Full Public Liability Insurance
For a free no obligation quote contact Jim on: Home: 01454 851032 Mobile: 07738934875
Tytherington Local History Group
AGM with slides of the recent trip to Lundy
Friday 10th September 2010
7.30pm
at the Baptist Church Schoolroom
Everyone welcome
********** Forthcoming meetings include talks on:
Life in Romania and the Painted Churches with Lisa Etheridge
(October)
Chastleton House, a National Trust property near Moreton-in-Marsh (November)
THORNBURY CAMERA CLUB
Thornbury Camera Club is holding an exhibition of members’ photographs in Thornbury Library from Monday 2nd August to Saturday 4th Sep-tember.
Anyone inspired by the exhibition will be pleased to know that the Camera Club runs a Beginners’ Course for people wanting to im-prove their photographic skills which is sched-uled to take place this autumn, beginning on Thursday 7th October at 7.45 p.m.
The following sessions will be on 14th, 21st and 28th October, then 11th and 18th Novem-ber. It will be held at the Old Bakery Annexe, Chapel Street, Thornbury. The cost will be £44 (£72 for joint enrolment) which includes one year’s membership of the camera club.
The course will start with an introduction to digi-tal cameras and an understanding of the menu system. It then moves on to picture-taking techniques and ends with basic manipulation and presentation.
To register your interest in this popular course, please e-mail Andy Gillingham on [email protected] or telephone him on 01454 415015.
Tat3 Open meeting
All ages welcome Garden Cream Tea Townwell House (in Hall if raining)
Thurs Aug 19th
3pm
Donations for St Andrew’s Church funds and
text books for Chazanga School, Zambia
Tytherington WI
Trip to Waddesdon Manor, near Aylesbury (Country seat of the de Rothschilds)
Thursday 9th September
Leaving Tytherington at 7.45am
There are still a few places available.
Contact Val Niblett on 01454 417982 for further details.
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TEL. 01454 294695 MOBILE 07970 965669
HEATHEND COTTAGE, CROMHALL, WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE, GL12 8AS
Christian Aid Week Collection 2010
Christian Aid Week 2010 focused on the work of one of its partners in Nairobi, Kenya, Maji na Ufanisi (MNU) (whose name means ‘water and development’ in Swahili) in two very different slums: Kiambiu and Matopeni.
There was heartfelt thanks from MNU’s Executive Director, Edward Kairu, who said, “With your support, we are empowering people to improve their own lives, to speak up for their rights and to take practical steps to reduce illness and ensure they can live with dignity.
“We work incredibly hard to bring the vision of an end to poverty into being. I was deeply moved by all your efforts to raise money in Christian Aid Week. It is genu-inely changing lives here. I see it every day.”
Young people like Elizabeth Waithera, Deputy Chair of Kiambiu Youth Group, which runs one of the settlement’s five water and sanitation blocks and organises rubbish collections to keep the environment clean, has already seen a transformation within Kiambiu’s young people with MNU’s support. She says the living standards of youth have improved, as well as the living standards of women and the whole community. She adds, “I am in the slum, but my mind is not in the slum.”
Dave and Beryl Constance would like to offer their thanks to everyone who gave so generously of their money and time in the local collections which this year resulted in £240.34 from Cromhall and £532.26 from Tytherington, making a total of £772.60. The completion of the gift aid section by some donors will realise another £60.42.
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W N NEWMAN
TRADITIONAL BUILDERS
RENOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENT
CARPENTRY AND JOINERY SERVICE
STONEWORK AND GENERAL REPAIRS
TEL: 01454 416109
MOBILE: 07771702201
Thornbury Library Summer Reading Challenge 2010
The 12th annual reading challenge, Space Hop, takes place this summer in all South Glouces-tershire Libraries. Were you one of the 4200 young people who took part last year? If not make sure you don’t miss out this time.
Space Hop started on Satur-day July 17th so hop along to your library to sign up to help the young crew of the Ex-Libris set up the first library on the moon. There are haz-
ards to overcome on the way, stickers and mini prizes to collect.
Read 6 books to complete the mission and get your medal. If that’s not enough Thornbury Library is hold-ing FREE activities during August but you’ll need to collect a ticket in advance to secure your place. Monday 2nd August 2.00-3.00 pm – Creative Writing Workshop with Explore Learning (Free but must book a place in advance) Monday 9th August 2.00 -4.00 pm – Space Sculptures - Drop in session with artist Lucy (No ticket required) Wednesday 18th August - 10.30 – 12.00 Space Chase (Free Ticket) Wednesday 25th August - 10.30 – 12.00 Lunar Landing (Free Ticket)
ST PETER’S HOSPICE – CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL
St Peter’s Hospice Severnside Support Group by kind permission
of Thornbury Methodist Church will be holding a Christmas Tree Festival between December 10th and 12th. If you are interested in decorat-ing a tree as an individual, club or society please telephone Anne on 01454 416895 be-fore the end of August. This will be a very spe-cial occasion to celebrate 25 years of Severn-side Support Group and we do hope you will be able to join us.
Castle Community Classes Advance Notice
This autumn the Castle School, Thornbury will once again be offering a number of Adult Edu-cation Classes on Tuesday and Thursday eve-nings. Further details will be available in the next edi-tion of the magazine. However, on Tuesday evenings it is hoped to include Soft Furnishings, IT, Men's Keep Fit, Spanish (continuation), Ce-ramics, Yoga and English for Turkish speakers. Thursday evenings will focus on Languages, with Spanish (Beginners), Holiday Greek and Mandarin Chinese on offer. An enrolment evening is planned for Tuesday 7th September 2010, with most, but not all, classes starting a fortnight later. More information will be published locally in Au-gust. R.B Whittaker
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St James’ Parish Lunch
On behalf of St James’ Church, Tytherington, we would like to thank those who bought tickets, and ALL who helped in any way, to make
our annual Parish Lunch such a successful and enjoyable event. We apologise for not offering anyone any ex-penses on the day, so if you would like any, please contact Val Johnson (417445) as soon as possible. At the moment we have made just over £1,100 which will go towards the heating sys-tem. Sally, Sue G, Pat, Sue W and Val
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TYTHERINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH
Mr Brian Allen (Pastor)
Contact Number: - 01179-793104 - Email:- [email protected] The holiday season is upon us, once more, and we take a break from the normal midweek ac-tivities until September. Sunday worship continues with a series of guest preachers visiting the chapel during the month.
Our Children’s Club (“EXPLORERS”)*, will not meet during August. However, the Club will resume on Tuesdays, from 7th September.
1st 11:00am FAMILY SERVICE Brian Allen
8th 11:00am GUEST PREACHER Mike Hawkins
15th 11:00am GUEST PREACHER Andrew Riches
15th 6:00pm JOINT SERVICE AT ST. JAMES’
22nd 11:00am GUEST PREACHER Brian Miller
29th 11:00am FAMILY SERVICE Brian Allen
We are a family run business dedicated to providing the perfect environment for your cats to stay.
Set in a quiet, secluded countryside residence, this newly-built cattery has been constructed to the highest standards and is fully licensed by South Gloucestershire Council.
For all enquires please contact Nicola on 07799805996
ASHWORTHY CATTERY
‘No Cold Calling’ Zones Launched in South Gloucestershire
Cold callers are being frozen out in Yate thanks to a new initiative between South Gloucestershire Council Trading Standards and Avon and Somerset Police.
‘No Cold Calling Zones’ have been launched in parts of the town in a bid to help reduce doorstep crime. They have been set up by Trading Standards officers with support from police and local Neighbourhood Watch schemes.
Doorstep crime can range from rogue home improvement firms, to bogus officials and charities.
The first No Cold Calling Zones are being introduced in the Walton Heath and Ferndown areas in Yate.
No Cold Calling Zones are identified by street signs and stickers on the front doors of houses. Resi-dents are provided with advice on how to say ‘no’ to unwanted callers and also encouraged to report callers who ignore the zones to trading standards or the police.
The No Cold Calling Zones scheme does not prevent all callers. Utility services staff, registered char-ity collectors and canvassing politicians can still do so. As can traders involved in door to door selling if they have made a prior appointment.
For more information on the No Cold Calling Zones scheme, contact Charlotte Allard or Kevin Evans at South Gloucestershire Council’s Trading Standards department on 01454 864419.
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ADVERTISEMENTS: To advertise in this publication please contact Kay Rea,
The Bungalow, Moorslade, Falfield. Tel:01454 260364 Email [email protected]
Please telephone for details Tel: 01454 260334
Home produced, grass fed Organic Beef
from our Aberdeen Angus X
BSE free suckler herd
We don’t buy in or feed concentrates
Leaflets available in Cromhall & Tytherington Village shops
E mail [email protected] www.whitfieldfarmorganics.co.uk
Choice of Selection Boxes or Individual Packs available
Organic Beef
BY THE HEARTH
Antiquarian, Rare, Collectable & Second Hand Books
Book search - International Sales Web or telesales only
Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01454 260671
Freesat 1
Aerial & Satellite Servicing Aerial Installations, Digital Aerials
Freeview, Freesat 20 Years experience locally
Free Quotations Michael Dagger
01454 418341 or 07817 304236
TAFF HUXTABLE—ELECTRICIAN
Qualified Electrician Edition 17 BS7671 2008 Inspection & Testing Part P Registered PAT Testing Registered
Phone: 01454 413165 Mobile: 0780 3895399
The Malt House, Duck Street, Tytherington, Wotton-under-Edge, S Glos. GL12 8QB
The Benefice Community Office offers photocopying at
5 pence per copy
We can enlarge or reduce documents and print A3
Price negotiable for larger quantities
For further details ring 01454 260096 or email [email protected]
Townsend Pest Control Tytherington
Moles and Wasps
Free quotation without
obligation
01454 411739 07788 645748
email: [email protected]
Every Monday 5.00pm & 7.00pm Alveston Methodist Church Hall
Greenhill, Alveston
For more information contact Jane on 07970 674308
www.slimmingworld.com/slimwithjaallett
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URGENT APPEALFROM THE JULIAN TRUST!
Because the winter was so harsh, the Julian Trust emergency night shelter in Bristol served many more hot meals than usual, and has run very low on certain essential items. These are the most urgently required:
Also welcome are gifts of:
No other items are needed, because we have ample supplies. Please deliver to the churches for collection by the Julian Trust team. Any enquiries to Jennifer Oldershaw (01454 238501), Peggy Collett (01454 294545) or Ann Greenhalgh (01454 294200)
THANK YOU!
We could do with a few more people from our Benefice to join the rota of evening helpers at the Shelter.
We help prepare and serve an evening meal, aiming to arrive at the shelter about 8.15pm and are finished by 11 o'clock. The helpers are separated from the guests by a serving hatch, so you need not have contact with the guests if you are apprehensive. Two members of the Benefice help on alternate Friday evenings; it would make it easier to swop a rota duty if there were a few more
volunteers on the list. How about giving it a try?
Contact Jennifer Oldershaw (01454 238501), Peggy Collett (01454 294545) or Ann Greenhalgh (01454 294200) for further details.
Margarine Long life milk Sugar
Tinned potatoes Tinned carrots Tinned cold meat (luncheon/corned beef)
Tinned peas (NOT MUSHY) Instant/tinned custard (not powder)
Tinned meat (stew/mince/chilli)
Tuna/salmon Squash Cleaning spray/cream
Toilet rolls Tinned fruit Meat or chicken soup
Rice
Meatballs Coffee Beef type gravy granules
Tinned sausages Pepper Bleach
Washing up liquid Stock cubes Washing powder (own brands only)
Pickles Hot chocolate Sandwich bags (medium)
Toothbrushes (not toothpaste)
Table sauce Salt
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Ever Dreamt of Escaping the Rat Race and Running your own Smallholding?
“Complete Beginners” is here to help.
We provide a range of one day courses on a variety of smallholding/livestock topics.
We start right from the basics—no knowledge is needed and all questions are welcomed!
Starting with Hens & Ducks
Bees for Beginners Sheep for Beginners
Smallholder Taster Days
Contact: Jules Moore on 01454 415296
www.mumbleysfarmhouse.co.uk
“Complete Beginners”
CROMHALL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
WE NEED YOU!
We are looking for volunteers to help out with this year’s annual
Cromhall Flower Show & Village Fayre
on Saturday 4th September 2010
Can you spare a hour or two on the day to lend a hand with various tasks such as helping on our Tea, Cake and beer tents, skittles and vari-ous other stalls, or can you help us set up on the day? If so, we would be most grateful.
To get involved in your community and support your local Cromhall Flower Show & Country Fayre please sign up at the Cromhall Village Shop.
FRIDAY NIGHT IS FILM NIGHT IN THORNBURY
Thornbury Picture House is pleased to announce a super smart new venue for the new season of films starting on 3rd September 2010. As well as comfy seating, the hall offers a brand new large screen and a more intimate feel better suited to film acous-tics.
All screening are in the Cossham Hall at 7.30pm on Friday evenings, commencing on Friday 3rd Septem-ber with the powerful BAFTA award winning drama, City of God. The season continues with Conversa-tions with my Gardener, followed by a wry German comedy, the tale of a frustrated pig farmer in Emma's Bliss.
Tulpan is a remarkable drama / wildlife movie filmed on the Steppes of Kazakhstan, and 2010 ends with A Serious Man.
During 2011, films include Bright Star, Academy Award winner Departures and MicMacs.
Membership for 11 films will cost you £30. Details available from Thornbury Town Hall and Thornbury Library. Phone 01454 412272 or email [email protected].
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CROMHALL CHAPEL SERVICES www.cromhallchapel.co.uk
SUNDAY 10.30am Morning Worship & Children's Sunday Club 6.30pm Evening Worship TUESDAY 17th August at 12 noon - Luncheon Club Garden Party at Kimbers Lea WEDNESDAY 4th August at 7.30pm – House group Bible Study and Prayer at various homes in the area. Please ring 01454 294065 for details. 11th, 18th & 25th August at 7.30pm – Bible Study & Prayer in the Chapel Hall. Sunday service preachers during August are :- 1st (am & pm) Rev. Norman Bonnett. 8th (am) Alan Mann, (pm) Rev. Ken Tattersall. 15th (am & pm) Rev. Geoff Fewkes. 22nd (am) Robert Simpkins, (pm) Lyall Drewett. 29th (am & pm) Rev. Colin Lewis. There is now a prayer box on the outside wall of the Chapel. If anyone has a concern they would like our small prayer group to pray for, please do drop us a line.
A warm welcome awaits you at all of our meetings
2010 marks the 150th anniversary of St George’s Church in Falfield
Please come and help us continue to celebrate this landmark occasion by joining in with the following special events during the
remainder of the year:
September
Sunday 12th September – Baptism celebration service led by Revd Bob Payne
October
Sunday 31st October – Special memorial service to celebrate All Saints Day led by Jane Hathway
November
Sunday 7th November – Remembrance Day service
led by Revd Richard Walker
December
Sunday 12th or 19th December – Carols by Candlelight service led by Revd Audrey Hayman
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Changing Lives in Chongwe
1106904
This year we are supporting the ‘Chazanga and Chipata Anglican Children’s Project’ in Lusaka, helping to get orphans and
street children back into school
Sunday Aug 15th, 1pm
Barbecue Lunch at Gate Farmhouse,
Itchington.
Food & tea/coffee included in the ticket.
There will be outdoor games (and indoor if the weather is unkind!)
Please bring your own drinks. Tickets £8.50 from Cromhall Shop
or Townwell House, Cromhall, Glos
GL12 8AQ
[email protected] 01454 294200
Please make cheques payable to ‘CLinC’
FALFIELD WI NEWS Judy Clark welcomed everyone to our summer meeting. It was agreed that the June picnic meeting had been enjoyed by all, members having the chance to walk round the lake and gener-ally relax in pleasant surroundings. Judy thanked all those members who had helped to make the St George’s flower festi-val such a success by making cakes and serving them over the week-end. Maggie Gerrard gave us an interesting de-scription of her trip to Denman where she learnt about reflexology. She loved the course and found that everyone was friendly and welcoming. Final details were given of the trip to Salis-bury next month and there is to be a trip to ‘The Sound of Music’ in November. Judy then gave us a most interesting report on her trip to Cardiff to the NFWI AGM. Our speaker for the evening was Gill Leiper. Gill’s daughter lives in Malawi. As it has no natural resources the country is exceptionally poor and the people have very little. Gill’s daughter found the people so warm and friendly that she decided she would try and help. Therefore she set up a project called ‘Butterfly Space’. There is now a lodge where back packers can stay bringing in some money for the project. She has helped the local people improve social and health facilities – a new nursery; where 60 children were in one small room, now they have two rooms. There is space at the lodge for chil-dren to do homework using electric light. The football boys now have kit and can play against other teams. She has many ideas to continue her amazing work. Gill herself goes out fairly regularly and volunteers are always most welcome. Her talk was very moving and inspiring. Next month: Our outing to Salisbury.
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42nd Tytherington Horse Show Saturday 28th August 2010
at Boyts Farm, Tytherington
******Charity Event****** Raising money for the ‘Jessie May Trust’
Last year’s show was a huge success raising lots of money for the main charity, ‘Hammer Out Brain Tumours’ and local village organisations and we are hoping that this year’s show is going to be an even bigger success. The day is not just for those with an interest in horses, there will be lots to see and do and some marvellous raffle prizes to be won, mak-ing it a great day out for the whole family. There will also be a skittles competition taking place on the day with a cash prize being handed out to the winner at the end of the day, amount to be confirmed on the day.
The show always needs more volunteers to join the committee or be helpers on the day and even if it’s just for a few hours it will be a great help. If you are able to help, either on the day for an hour or so, or in advance please contact Tim Short on 01454 419915 for more details. Schedules are available for download from www.tytheringtongymkhana.org.uk or you can send a SAE to Sally Wherry at the following address: 5 The Nurseries, Tytherington, Wotton-Under-Edge, Glos, GL12 8QP.
PLEASE NOTE: UNFORTUNATELY THERE WILL BE NO DOG SHOW THIS YEAR AS WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND ANYONE TO RUN IT.
Can you Hear Me? by Richard Churchill
If you think about international calls, I'll bet you think of long numbers and high bills. If you have relatives that live abroad, it is a real pain, especially if you also have to think about time differences.
While it has been possible to talk to someone over the internet for at least 10 years, until recently it wasn't easy. Slow connections meant call quality was poor, even getting a connection seemed to require a degree in computing, certainly not for the general user. What we want is a service that is easy to use, tells us when our friends and relatives are avail-able, it would even be nice if we could see the person we are talking to.
Funnily enough as I'm writing about it, now you can. Broadband has inspired a sudden advance in technology. Skype was the first service to allow everyone to make free calls over the internet easily and at very high quality. There are now many services competing with skype from the likes of Microsoft and Yahoo, they work in a very similar way, although of course they don't work with each other (when is technology ever that easy?).
In general these services are worked in a similar way; you add friends and colleagues to a contacts list. The contacts list allows you to see who is available, then all you have to do to make a call is click on the contacts name and press call. By clicking on additional names you can start a second call or a conference call. You can open text chat windows, useful for leaving messages or sharing website links. You can also send files to the person/people you are talking to.
There is one obvious snag in that you're stuck at your computer. So the more recent innovations have been phone sized hand sets, and software for mobile phones. The ability to call standard land line number (world wide) at very good rates, and finally to get a real phone number for your PC so you can be called from a normal phone.
While calling from your computer is not for every one, it can be invaluable if you need to talk to some one is a different country, or collaborate with one or more people over the internet.
I welcome any ideas or questions you may have, you can call 01454 616365 (ask for Richard) or email [email protected]. Visit http://yourpcguru.co.uk/articles/ for past articles and more information.
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Wroclaw Poland 2010 Age Group World Championships
Firstly we would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who helped and supported our Jazz and Cream Teas. We had a fantastic afternoon and raised £817 which a huge help in send-ing us to Poland. We left Luton Airport early on Tuesday 6th July to fly to Wroclaw with the rest of the Great Britain Team. After a wet arrival we settled into our hotel before doing our first
training session. The weather soon improved and became very hot. We spent Wednesday, Thursday and Friday training and doing our routines on the competi-tion floor. The Arena, Hala Orbitia was one of the biggest we had competed in and looked very impressive with the flags of all the different counties competing. We were competing against 8 other pairs our biggest rivals being the Russians. Saturday morning arrived the day of our first round we were 3rd on doing our balance routine which was good as it was the routine we are most comfortable with. Our parents arrived before we competed and it was nice to see them there and have their support. Our routine went well and we finished in 2nd place, 0.10 behind the Russians. On Sunday we competed our tempo routine, it also went well with our biggest move tuck to catch working well. We were through to the final on Monday in 2nd place behind the Russians. Our coach Nik took us to one side and watch the video of our routines; she showed us where to improve them for Monday and told us we could beat the Russian. Monday arrived only 6 pairs in the finals we were 4th to compete with the Russian and Ger-mans our closeted rivals going after us. We had nothing to lose and everything to gain, we competed our balance routine again. The audience clapped and cheered all though our routine, our coaches Nik and Vlad said it was the best routine they had seen us do, now we had to wait!! We watched as the Russians started to com-pete, their routine was going well we were on edge and then they fell, we couldn’t believe it, it was a long wait for their score they were 0.50 behind us just the Ger-mans to go but they couldn’t do enough. We had done it!! We were the new World Champions; it was a dream come true. Chris and Jake
Congratulations and well done, boys!!
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