Copy deadline for next issue:- 11th May 2007

What’s OnApril - May 2007

Issue 20April/May 2007

Local news from Cold Ashby,Cottesbrooke, Guilsborough,Hollowell, Teeton & Thornby

w w w . v i l l a g e l i n k . o r g . u k

Should our church towerhost a mobile mast?

Inside this issue:

Cold Ashby— Diarydates and old time

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Cottesbrooke–Historical Village Link

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Guilsborough: Eventsgalore, pre-school up-date and village lunch

5-9

Hollowell & Teeton-Village Hall Update

and National Gardens

10-11

Church News andSecond Sunday

calendar of events

13-15

For Sale & Help 16

Church Mount resident and computer specialist Peter Frost writes:Many people have concerns about the level of electromagnetic radiation that we are exposed to inour daily lives and while many exhaustive tests suggest current emissions from mobile mastsare harmless, most advocate a precautionary approach and hence the relevant authorities limittransmission power to a fraction of that which is considered harmful. In an area like this, thiselement of precaution seems to be echoed in the siting of the masts themselves. The currentinfrastructure consists of the following aerials:West Haddon water tower :– 12m high Orange mast – 27dbw signal strengthCold Ashby aerials :– 27m high Orange array – 28dbw signal strength

22m high O2 array – 25dbw signal strength32m high Vodafone array - 27dbw signal strength15m high 3 array -30dbw signal strength37m high T-Mobile array – 30dbw signal strength

Hollowell Grange (off A5199):- 15m high Orange mast – 26dbw signal strength20m high Vodafone mast – 25dbw signal strength

All of these are away from houses and are reasonably elevated.The mobile industry’s own publicity quotes the following:Maximum Ground Level Emission or the beam of highest intensity usually occurs between 50m and 200mfrom an antenna. The ground level emission within this area is the highest circling a base station. It is usuallymany thousands of times lower than international public exposure guidelines. Emission levels reduce rapidlyas the distance increases from the antenna. The highest emissions levels are directly in front of the antenna,15m or more off the ground.I would estimate that the height of the 7 antenna proposed in the church would be 12m – the actualposition is not specified – the notice merely says behind the louvres. That would makethem only 5m above the height of some of the houses in Church Mount and within 30m. And, ofcourse, the ground rises 3m to the primary school playground some 350m distant. Where there issuch a wide choice of places to locate such a base station – I am sure most farmers would love tohost one - the precautionary approach should be followed and it should be elsewhere.

APRILx�Palm Sunday Procession —1stx�Easter Communion Service with Egg

Hunt, Second Sunday Club—8thx�Cold Ashby Car Boot Sale—9thx�Cold Ashby Cup Final, Raunds Town

FC—12thx�ARC Bring & Buy Coffee Morning,

Rose Manor, Guilsborough—21stx�Fight for Sight lunch, East Haddon

Hall—26thx�Guilsborough Bowls Club Bring & Buy,

Bramstead House, Guils—28thx�Guilsborough Pre-school Fun Crafts

Morning, Village Hall—28thMAYx�Hollowell Village Hall AGM—1stx�Cold Ashby Car Boot Sale—7thx�Second Sunday Club –13thx�Guilsborough & Hollowell Open

Gardens—13thx�Guilsborough Community Gathering,

Village Hall—13thx�Guilsborough W.I. Outing, Kedleston

Hall—16th

Mobile phone company T-Mobile is undertak-ing consultation into the erection of 7 mobilephone antennae inside St Etheldreda’s ChurchTower in Guilsborough.

It is not clear whether all residents areaware of the proposals and for this reason,Village Link is highlighting the issue on ourfront page,

Official guidance suggests that mobilephone masts and handsets are no more dan-gerous than television or radio transmitters.The World Health Organisation’s latest factsheet states: “Considering the very low exposurelevels and research results collected to date, thereis no convincing scientific evidence that the weakRF signals from base stations and wireless net-works cause adverse health effects”. (www.who.int:Electromagnetic fields and public health).

A ‘straw poll’ of opinion gathered from afew residents in Church Mount suggests that,

for the most part, they are not concernedabout the proposals.

Arguments in favour include:x� The antennae would be ‘hidden’ inside the

tower with little visible impact. A muchmore attractive option than many others.

x� Mobile phone reception for T-Mobileusers would be improved, and the emis-sions from their handsets would be re-duced. (Having the mobile phone mastnearby causes your own phone - andthose of people near you - to transmit ona much lower power.)

x� The Church would receive much-neededannual income from the venture.The company coordinating the consulta-

tion is Daly International (Telephone MarkBoston on 0161 941 5481). Please contactthem for more information and the ParishCouncil if you have an opinion on the matter.

CONTINUED ON BACK PAGE - RESPONSE FROM REV TARRANT

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Fight for SightFund-raising Lunch

Thursday 26th April 2007East Haddon Hall

The Northamptonshire Committee of Fight forSight will be holding one of their very popularfund raising lunches at East Haddon Hall on

Thursday 26th April 2007.

Tickets @ £15, are available from Yvonne MittonPlease telephone 01604 505716 or

email barryvonne@btopenworld.comleaving name, phone no. and address.

Last year we raised £3,500 to send toFight for Sight.

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COLD ASHBY NEWSDIARY DATESCold Ashby Church Council are already preparing for theirtwo main fund raising events of the year. We ask you all toput the dates in your diary and bring along your friends andfamilies to both events.

PROMS IN THE PADDOCKProms in the Paddock is a concert of well known tunesperformed by the Kettering Brass Band with soloist. Bringchairs and your picnic to Home Farm, Church Lane at 8pmon Saturday June 16th. Tickets are £5 for adults, £2.50 forchildren and are available from Bunty Gibbs on 01604740280.

OPEN GARDENSThe second event is our Open Gardens Weekend whichwill take place on August 4th and 5th from 2pm till 6pm.

Cold Ashby Bowls Club Car Boot SalesDates for 2007

Monday 9th April Monday 7th May

Monday 28th May Sunday 15th July

Monday 27th August

Now is the time to start clearing out the attics etc, asthe “Car Boot” season is now rapidly approaching.The Cold Ashby Bowls Club will be holding their firstBoot Sale on Monday 9th April at Portly Ford justoutside the village of Cold Ashby. (Location at theA5199 and A14 Junction 1. Gates open 7.30 am forsetting up. All welcome. Pitch fees – cars and lightvans £6. Transit vans £11, all include free raffle ticket.For booters payment at entrance gate – 01604740528

Cold Ashby Village Hall will be holding an “Old TimeMusic Hall” on Saturday 22nd September. If you areinterested in participating in this event please forwardyour application to Sarah Favell by the end of MayTel : 01604 740598.

COLD ASHBY VILLAGE HALL“Old Time Music Hall” seeks participants

Cold AshbyVillage Hall

Lottery Winners

27th January Mrs Wilcox 36 3rd February Mrs E Garrett 4810th February Mrs Y Malin 8 17th February Mrs M Massie 3224th February Mrs Y Malin 8 3rd March Mrs Wycherley 3810th March Mrs N Gurney 4

All £25 Winners

COLD ASHBY BOWLS CLUB“HORSE AND DOG RACE EVENING

The Cold Ashby Bowls Cub will be holding a“Horse and Dog Race Evening” at the Cold AshbyMemorial Village Hall on Saturday 10th November2007, the first race at 8.00 pm.

Admission £1, Ploughmans Supper £2.50. Bar,Raffle. Disabled facilities available. Don’t miss agreat night out. For details tel: 01604 740528.

Congratulations to Cold Ashby Rovers FootballClub in reaching the Northamp-tonshire Combination DivisionThree Cup Final.The Final will be held on Thursday12th April at Raunds Town FC.Your support will be mostwelcome.

Cold Ashby Rovers Football Club

COLD ASHBY BOWLS CLUB

With the 2007 Bowls Season starting in April, againwe are hoping for good weather throughout thecoming season. If you are looking for a new sportwith a great social life, then bowls is the answer.If you are interested and would simply like to “havea go” and get involved in sport then read on.The Bowls Club has an excellent social side, and isopen to all ages. Singles, couples, the club playsleague bowls (ladies and gents) also mixed matchesduring midweek and weekends.If interested contact Mr T Smith on 01604 740528.

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COTTESBROOKE NEWS

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In the last village link issue (no 19), there was a most interesting reproduc-tion of an article of June 7, 1834 about Guilsborough School and its founderand benefactor, Sir John Langham. However, the article erroneously statesthat “Sir John and his lady are buried in the south cross aisle of Cold AshbyChurch”. This should read All Saints Church, Cottesbrooke, and the photo-graphs below show the very fine memorial as described.

Esmé Godden

Sir John Langham buried in Cottesbrooke, not Cold Ashby

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Depart from Village Green at 9.15am.Cost: £17.50 or £11.30 for NT Members

Contact: 01604 740896

Informal Community Gathering

Sunday 13th May, 2007

from 3.00pm—5.00pm

in the Village Hall

GUILSBOROUGH NEWS

“Nudge, Nudge,Wink, Wink”

An evening of classic comedy

Box office opens 14th May

Contact 01604 740549

Guilsborough Village Hall14th, 15th, & 16th June

7:30pm

Bring A Bottle & Glass

If you want to be a part of it, we’d love tohear from you. All Welcome.

Please call Gip 01604 740390

WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR VILLAGE?INAUGURAL COMMUNITY GATHERING

Your Village…...Your Community…...Our Future!As Co-ordinator for village organisations on the ParishCouncil, I am eager to make all members of the Guilsboroughcommunity, old and new, young and not so young, aware ofwhat is on offer in our village.Please feel free to drop into our informal gathering at anytime during the afternoon of the 13th of May, for theopportunity to meet members of the Parish Council, Districtand County Councillors, the Police Community Officer, FireSafety Officer and representatives from the various shops andservices that the village enjoys.There will also be representatives from the manyleisure, sport and youth groups that abound in thisvillage, who will be more than happy to chat to youabout their activities and give you the opportunity tojoin them

I look forward to seeing you there

Pam Townsend—Guilsborough Parish Council

Guilsborough & HollowellOpen Gardens

Sunday 13th May—11am—5pmDripwell House, Four Acres, Gower House,Guilsborough House, Nortoft Grange, The OldHouse, The Old Vicarage,Rosemount

Light lunches and cream teas.Plants for sale.

Admission—£3.50, Children Free

Guilsborough, Hollowell & Coton Branch

Arthritis Research Campaign

Bring and Buy Coffee MorningSaturday 21st April 10.30am to 12 Noon

Rose Manor, Nortoft, Guilsborough

Entrance £2

GUILSBOROUGHW.I. OUTING

ToKEDLESTON HALL, DERBYSHIRE

WEDNESDAY 16th May 2007

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GUILSBOROUGH NEWSGuilsborough Pre-schoolGuilsborough Playgroup was founded in thelate sixties by Lady Sarah Gibbs. Originally itwas run in the Village Hall, and then, as itgrew we moved to the present Churchowned premises. We are situated in TheSchool House, currently being redevelopedto improve the facilities available.

If you would like to visit the pre-schoolplease call 740461. We welcome visitorsand if you have a skill or interest that youwould be interested in sharing with thechildren we would be especially pleased tohear from you!

Today, the pre-school is run by ourexperienced and knowledgeable team of 9

staff, the majority of whom either have orare working towards NVQ and NNEBqualifications. The management of the Pre-School is run by our Committee comprisingof parents of children who are eithercurrently at Pre-School or have attendedrecently. Consequently the Pre-Schoolpolicies are determined by the parents forthe benefit of the children. We have closelinks with Guilsborough Primary Schoolwhich is located right next door and withNaseby Primary School.

We currently have 45 children who attendpreschool and offer morning sessionsMonday-Friday and afternoon sessions onMondays and Wednesdays.

Pre-school development plan:-

Phase One - Works to repair the rearcloakroom and upgrade the heating havebeen completed and were funded in themain by the trustees of our building with acontribution from fundraising parents.

Phase Two - complete renovation of thetoilets was completed in February 2007 toOFSTED standards at a cost of £5000. Wenow have three purpose built low leveltoilets, cubicles and basins and a newindependent adult toilet. A big thank youto donated monies from Guilsborough

Parish Council for £500, Naseby ParishCouncil for £500, Ravensthorpe ParishCouncil for £100 and all the parents whodonated and helped with fundraising events.

Phase Three - complete renovation of theroof (in conjunction with the trustees of thebuilding) in the summer of 2008 at anestimated cost of £10000. This wouldinclude replacing any existing rotten timbers,removing the old thatch, timbertreatment and renovating where necessary.

Phase Four - a new outside play area at anestimated cost of £10000. The existingcrumbling tarmac would be replaced withspecial soft tarmac specifically designed forthis purpose. An all weather shelter wouldbe provided and some new play equipmente.g. climbing frame.

Phase Five - complete renovation of thekitchen which is anticipated to cost £5000.This would include replacement units, a lowlevel kitchen sink for the children, newflooring and decoration and possibly amicrowave combi oven suitable for bakingwith the children.

Phase Six - complete redecoration of theinterior rooms.

Guilsborough Pre-School

List of upcoming events31 March 2007 - Easter Egg Hunt in Guilsborough Village

28 April 2007 - Fun Crafts Morning at Guilsborough Village Hall

27 June 2007 - Bag2school; any clothes, shoes, bags,

quilt covers, e.t.c. need to be in sacks and left on grassoutside pre-school before 11am only

30 June 2007 - Summer Fayre in Guilsborough

7/8 July 2007 - Hollowell Steam Rally

5 October 2007 - Shopping Extravaganza Evening atGuilsborough Village Hall

9 December 2007 - Christmas Pantomime "Sleeping Beauty" by

"The Looking Glass Theatre" at Guilsborough Village Hall

Full details of all activities and events can be obtained from Mrs R Rowlatton 686351, Mrs D Davidson on 743461 or on the pre-school website ;www.gboropreschool.ik.com. If anyone would like to hold a fund raising

event in aid of our pre-school all donations would be very gladly received,e.g. coffee mornings, whist drive, bingo etc. We are always grateful for any

helpers at any of these events and for cake baking, plant donations, oldmobile phones (any condition before September) or items suitable for table

top resale in order to raise the funds needed to keep and maintain ourpre-school as a very special place.

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GUILSBOROUGH NEWS

By kind permission of Mike and Jane Wills

SUMMER BARNDANCE

Friday 29th June 2007

7.30 to Midnight

In aid of St Ethelreda Church &

Guilsborough Primary School

The Grain Dryer, Upper Coton Farms,

Coton Road, Guilsborough

Dancing to The Occasional Few

Adult £10.00 Child £5.00

Ploughman’s Supper included Licensed Bar

Tickets 01604 740379 - Also available at Seatons

Christian Aid Collection 2007

Collectors Needed !!!The annual house to house collection week forChristian Aid this year is from 13th to 19th May. Ifanyone could spare some time to put envelopesthrough doors in the village it would be a greatlyappreciated. If you can help at all or would like moreinformation please contact Katie Fulcher on 743154

GOOD LUCKTo Chris Davidson who will be completing the GreatDaffodil Run 10km road race on 20th May 2007 for

Marie Curie Cancer Care at Kelmarsh Hall.

If anyone would like to sponsor him or run regularlywith him early mornings or evenings in Guilsborough

please call on 743461.

Guilsborough Pre 1955 Reunion

It has been suggested holding a reunion forGuilsborough villagers pre 1955 in July or August. Ifanyone is interested or would be willing to helpplease contact:-

Mrs Pat Sharpe (nee Turland) on 01604 830607

Mr Peter Turland on 01323 844687

Mr Ted Thompson on 01604 743466 or

e:mail ted.thompson@ntlworld.com Many Thanks

Check the website for Parish council meetingdates at www.villagelink.org.uk

CHARITY CONCERTIN AID OF ORGAN RESTORATION FUND

Three Soprano’s—Voices Sweet

Guilsborough Church—The place to meet

Super Programme to follow through

Choir Musicians & some prose too

Date confirmed for this MUSICAL TREAT as

July 7th 2007

Time in plenty—to reserve a seat

Full Details June/July edition of Village Link

Jean Burbridge—01604 740264

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GUILSBOROUGH NEWS

Sunday 15th July 2007Village Lunch and the annual Sir John Lowther X1 versusGuilsborough Cricket Club at the Guilsborough PlayingField, West Haddon Road. Starts 11.30am.Not only will you be able to lunch in style, but also listen toguest speakers and watch Sir John’s team take-onGuilsborough’s 1st XI, in a delightful setting and marqueeoverlooking the pitch. Everyone from the village is welcomeincluding children, friends and relations.Please contact Graham Byars on 740545, MarkWebster on 740203, or Tony Wren on 740314 toreserve your tickets. Ticket cost to be announcedshortly. Why not reserve a table for your party? The GPFAwelcomes volunteers to help with this village event, andthose that can should contact those above.

The Parish Council election wasuncontested in May with only 6 parishionersoffering themselves as candidates. Threemore - Mrs Macdonald, Mrs Moorhead andMrs Townsend - were then co-opted andbecame councillors for the first time.

The Council dealt with 12 Planningapplications during the year, and brought tothe attention of NALC, retrospectiveplanning applications and the ease withwhich Daventry DC handled such matters.It raised the issue of landscaping carried outat the new surgery. The doctors hadbreached planning control and the DistrictCouncil are dealing with the matter. Itrecorded congratulations on the opening ofthe new shop in May and the restoration ofthe Post Office services in August.

Five speed camera signs were erectedaround the village, and, after receiving theappropriate training, volunteers carried outspeed checks at various times.

The annual village clean up took place inJune, and the Council has signed up for theParish Council Charter and EnforcementStrategy under the Clean Neighbourhoodsand Environment Act.

The County Council informed the Councilthere was no money available for the re-instatement of the tarmac footpath alongthe Hollowell road, nor for the white liningin the middle of the village, requested by theCouncil. The Council replaced a dead treein Church Mount, and will be repairing theCemetery wall.

The registration of the Green is “on going”.

A public meeting was held to discuss lettingarrangements for the Village Hall. AnInaugural Community Village Gathering willbe held on Sunday 13th May at which allactivities in the village will be represented.

I would like to thank our councillors fortheir support during the past year, andespecially our Parish Clerk Mr PeterWinterburn for all his hard work and theefficient way he deals with the business ofthe Council.

Sarah Jaggard - Chairman.

Guilsborough Parish Council 2006-2007

FOR YOUR DIARYfollowing the success of last

year we will hold again

A SUMMERCOCKTAIL

PARTYFRIDAY 22nd JUNE

at 6.30pm

THE OLD VICARAGE, HIGHSTREET, GUILSBOROUGH

Further details to be advised in thenext edition of Village Link

VILLAGE LUNCHNEW ARRIVALS: Welcome to new Ward Armslandlords: Kate and Paul Mulliner who have takenover running the pub from Don and Sally .

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HOLLOWELL & TEETON NEWS

NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEME

GARDEN OPENat

“ROSEMOUNT”CHURCH HILL

HOLLOWELL

SUNDAY MAY 13th

11.00 am—5.00 pm

Please note that parkingand delicious refreshmentsare available at the nearby

Village Hall

HOLLOWELLSCHOOL HISTORY

Does anyone have photographs or stories ofHollowell Village Hall when it was the Village

School before 1973?

We would like to borrow pictures to copy and makeup an album of memories to be kept in the hall forex-pupils and their families who sometimes visit.

Please contact Chrystal Tel. 01604 505 517

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HOLLOWELL & TEETON NEWS

HOLLOWELL & TEETON

VILLAGE HALL

TOTE WINNERS

FEBRUARY 2007S. FOUNTAIN, CLAIRE BROWN,VINCE(C/O ALLEN EATON),FRANCIS D’ECLERMONT

MARCH 2007PROVAN & LES FLANAGAN,RAY ARCHER, N BRAMWELL,MRS. LEACH, PROVAN & LESFLANAGAN

ALL ABOUT HOLLOWELL VILLAGE HALL

MANAGEMENTThe Hall is managed by acommittee of Trustees,local residents whosenames are registeredwith the CharityCommission. They areelected at the AGM,which is usually held inMay. The Trusteessubmit an annual reporton activities at the Hallto the CharityCommission.

ACCESS AND PARKINGThe public footpath skirting thechurchyard off Church Hill passes directlyin front of the Hall. Vehicle access, whichis signed, is via the lane just beyond theWest end of the churchyard, leading to acar park with space for 20 cars.

LOCATIONSituated behind and belowSt. James’s Church at thetop of Church Hill, theHall is now a listedbuilding. It was once theVillage School.

FACILITIESThe Hall boasts a fully equipped, modern,kitchen. There is also bar/servery and the usualoffices. The main meeting room is licensed forgroups of up to 100 standing and 60 seated.There are 8 large and 5 small tables plus some80 chairs available for functions, and a piano.

FINANCECoffee mornings, a toteand hiring fees contributeto the day-to-day runningcosts. For specificprojects, like the recentrefurbishing of thekitchen, the ManagementCommittee has benefitedfrom the generoussupport of HollowellSteam.

BOOKINGS

For hiring the Halland generalinformationplease contactMike Taylor on01604 743289

OPENINGA member of the Management Committeeusually opens the Hall for an hour or so onSaturday mornings. Anyone is welcome to dropin from 11 a.m. for refreshments and chat.

Anyone is welcome to attend the Hollowell Village HallAnnual General Meeting which, this year, is on Tuesday May 1st.

Wine and cheese will be served at 7.30p.m.in the hall

before the AGM which begins at 8 o’clock

FRIDAY SOCIAL EVENINGSFridays 7.30-10.30pm(no children after 8.30pm)Bring a bottle. For details contact JackiKitchen on 01604 740019

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Bed linen & towels provided.

Friday change over.

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Available for short breaks.

For further information: 07814 927983 or 01604 740474.

There are two magnificent bankholiday events for you to enjoy

at Holdenby this spring.

Our traditional Victorian Easteris a wonderful day out for all thefamily. And our 8th annual Plant

Fair, now with an added Craft Fair,is a must for all keen gardeners

and craft enthusiasts.

Both events are open from 11:00to 18:00 on each day, with theHouse open on the Mondaysonly from 12:00 to 17:00.

Admission pricesSundays: Adults £6; Concessions £5;

Children £4.50; Family (2+2) £18.Mondays (house included): Adults £7.50;

Concessions £6.50; Children £4.50;Family (2+2) £20.

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CHURCH NEWS

Church Web Site : http://guilsboroughchurch.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk

THE VICAR’S LETTERGuilsborough is still reeling fromthe loss of two young men withimmensepotential, and the hurt is felt inourother villages and much morewidely.Charles Sutherland-Kay had earnedthe loving respect of people of alldifferent ages by the way he wentabout his many activities andinterests; he had been offered aplace at Manchester University,and as Iunderstand, the grades they askedforat A-level may have been influencedby the welcome he would havereceived as a musician, and that isonly part of the story.Jonathan Minney had got a raresixthform scholarship to Cranwell, andhad gone on to early promotion inthe AirForce and a highly responsible role.

quite eighteen, and Jon in hisearly twenties. I can’t helpJesus was not much more thanthirty when he died. There aresigns thathis friends were equally aware ofhisimmense potential, from the coupleof years he spent going round thecountry teaching and healing. Thehuge sense of loss they felt can stillbesensed, of his guidance and friendship,and of what he could have achieved

Friday, such thoughts may rightlybe in our minds.Then comes Easter, and just as wecan find ourselves suddenlyplunged into grief, so it is part ofhumanexperience to be surprised by joy.It would not be a surprise if thejoycould be turned on to order, butwe

this than when we remember thechange that came over Jesus’when he appeared to them on thethird day, the first Easter.Also in April come the AnnualChurch Meetings. Look out foryours, and may I encourage you towhether to support thechurchwardens and members ofchurch councils, or to ask questions.And please join in prayer that atthe end of the month it may bepossible toappoint a priest to come and liveinSpratton, and to help me in whatwill become eight parishes.Wishing you the comfort andblessings of Easter,

Family and friends say goodbye to CharlesJeff, Alison and Harri Sutherland-Kay would like tosay how deeply we appreciate the love, friendshipand support we have received from our many localfriends and from the staff and pupils atGuilsborough School following Charles’s tragicdeath. The words ‘thank you’ seem poorrecompense but they are nonetheless heartfelt.

There were over 420 people crammed into everybit of space in Guilsborough church for Charles’sfuneral on 2nd March. Ages ranged from 11 to 93and Charles had touched all of them.

Many of those who attended have commented onthe moving tribute given by Charles’s grandfather,the Revd Warwick Whelan, and have asked for acopy of the concluding prayer. Here is whatWarwick said.

You can shed tears that Charles has gone.Or you can smile because he has lived.You can close your eyes and pray that he will come back.Or you can open your eyes and see all that he has left.Your heart can be empty because you can’t see him.Or you can be full of the love you shared.You can turn your back on tomorrow and live foryesterday.Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.You can remember Charles and only that he is gone.Or you can cherish his memory and let it live on.You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn yourback.Or you can do what Charles would want:SMILE, OPEN YOUR EYES, LOVE AND GO ON.

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Church Web Site : http://guilsboroughchurch.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk

CHURCH NEWS

SECOND SUNDAY CLUBThere’s always lots to do around Easter time

and this year is no exception…….

Come and join in the procession on PalmSunday—1st April, 5.30pm on the green. Wehave a little service and hymn then march up tochurch carrying palm branches and following adonkey (or maybe a pony!) just as they did whenJesus went into Jerusalem.

On 6th April we rememberhow Jesus was crucified andget together in Guilsboroughchurch to make Eastergardens. Easter Day followson the third day, that isSunday 8th April, when we will

Choir practices are held weekly on Thursday evenings from 6.00pm—7.30pm toprepare music for services. We are also preparing music for our contribution to aconcert being given in the church on Saturday, July 7th.For further information, please contact me, David Wells on Tel: 740536

Church Services April & May 2007

celebrate with a lovely, happy communionservice followed by an EGG HUNT.

May is quieter and on the usual second Sunday(13th May) we will be thinking about Peace. Thatsame afternoon lots of clubs and organisationsin Guilsborough will be getting together andmaking a presentation of all that goes on inGuilsborough.

We will make our own little exhibition and see ifwe can recruit some new members.

Looking forward to seeing you all

Madeleine Tarrant

Tel: 743508

1st April 8.30am Holy Communion GuilsboroughPalm Sunday 9.45am Holy Communion Cold Ashby

11.00am Holy Communion Cottesbrooke11.00am Family Service Ravensthorpe5.30pm Service &Procession G'borough Village Green6.00 pm to Evensong Guilsborough

5th AprilMaundyThursday 7.00pm The Lord's Supper Thornby

6th April 10.00am Special Service GuilsboroughGood Friday 12.00pm Devotional Service Ravensthorpe

2.30pm Time for Children Guilsborough7.00pm Devotional Service Cold Ashby

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8th April 8.00am Holy Communion ThornbyEASTER DAY 9.00am Holy Communion Cold Ashby

10.00am Holy Communion Guilsborough11.00am Holy Communion Ravensthorpe11.30am Holy Communion Cottesbrooke6.00pm Evensong Hollowell

15th April 8.30am Holy Communion Cold Ashby2nd Sunday of Easter 9.45am Morning Prayer Cottesbrooke

11.00am Holy Communion Guilsborough11.00am Holy Communion Ravensthorpe6.00 pm Evensong+Ann.Meeting Guilsborough

22nd April 8.30am Holy Communion Ravensthorpe3rd Sunday of Easter 9.45am Mattins Guilsborough

9.45am Mattins Hollowell11.00am Holy Communion Thornby

27th April FRIDAY 9.00am School Communion Guilsborough Primary School

29th April 10.00am Group Communion Thornby for all 8 Parishes

4th Sunday of Easter

6th May 8.30am Holy Communion Guilsborough

5th Sunday of Easter 9.45am Holy Communion Cold Ashby

11.00am Holy Communion Cottesbrooke

11.00am Family Service Ravensthorpe

3.00pm Baptism Cold Ashby

6.00pm Evensong Guilsborough

13th May 8.30am Holy Communion Thornby

6th Sunday of Easter 9.45am Holy Communion Guilsborough

9.45am Holy Communion Ravensthorpe11.00am Holy Communion Hollowell+Sunday Club

17th MayAscension Da y 7.00pm Holy Communion Cold Ashby

20th May 8.30am Holy Communion Cold Ashby

7th Sunday of Easter 9.45am Morning Prayer Cottesbrooke

11.00am Holy Communion Guilsborough

11.00am Holy Communion Ravensthorpe

25th May FRIDAY 9.00am School Communion Guilsborough Primary School

27th May 8.30am Holy Communion Ravensthorpe

Whit Sunday 9.45am Holy Communion Guilsborough

9.45am Mattins Hollowell

11.00am Holy Communion Thornby

Church Services April & May 2007 cont’d

Church Web Site : http://guilsboroughchurch.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk

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We thank the Village Link for thebalanced introduction to the questionof a mobile mast, and Peter Frost forhis contribution although the detailedplans do show the height of theantennas as above 18.5 metres ratherthan his estimate of 12, which doesseem to make a difference.

When we were approached a fewmonths ago regarding the possibility ofa phone mast, the church councilagreed to a feasibility study. Thetechnical side of this has now beencompleted and technical questionsshould be addressed to DalyInternational.

We know that there are worries whichsome people exaggerate and othersplay down, and we welcome the debatebeginning here.

Other churches have phone mastsalready and we are finding out whattheir experience is with them. Nodecision has yet been made and theproper open processes will befollowed. Living where we do, we arejust as concerned as anyone in thevillage that no risks are taken withpublic health.

John TarrantVicar

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