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A Local Magazine covering the

Parishes of Hawkshead, with Low Wray and Sawrey,

Rusland & Satterthwaite.

July/August 2011

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BENEFICE OF HAWKSHEAD WITH LOW WRAY, SAWREY, RUSLAND AND SATTERTHWAITE

The Vicarage, Hawkshead, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0PD www.hawksheadbenefice.co.uk

Vicar: The Reverend John Dixon 015394 36301 Non-Stipendiary Minister (NSM): The Reverend Dr Nick Hallam 015394 36069 Lay Minister (Reader): John Dawson 015395 30375 PARISH OF HAWKSHEAD WITH LOW WRAY Churchwardens: Andrew Duncan 015395 30576 Jean Irvine 015394 33520 Tom Macan 015394 36978

Alan Marshall 015394 36417 PCC Secretary: Sue Greenwood 015394 36724 PCC Treasurer: Frances Stride 015394 36423 Planned Giving Officer: Kathleen Farnworth 015394 33314 Electoral Roll Officer/ Ringing Co-ordinator : John Gunner 015394 36209 Organist: Paul Gregson 015394 36717 Link Distributor: Elizabeth Riggs 015394 36673 PARISH OF SAWREY Churchwardens: Richard Morris-Shaoul 015394 36382 Alwyn Robson 015394 47427 PCC Secretary: Elizabeth Mallett 015394 36450 PCC Treasurer: Garry Schofield 015394 36356 Electoral Roll Officer: Jane Rhodes 015394 36458 Organist: Paul Gregson 015394 36717 PARISH OF RUSLAND Churchwarden: Gillie Dobson 01229 860241 Churchwarden and PCC Treasurer: Giles Wingate-Saul 01229 860300 PCC Secretary: Helen Adams 01229 860316 PARISH OF SATTERTHWAITE Churchwarden: Sue Brooke 01229 860250 Treasurer: Caroline Peet 01229 860302 Churchwarden and PCC Secretary: Edward Collins 01229 860312

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CHURCH

Dear Friends, On Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning a man with a violin plays six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approximately 2 thousand people passed through the station, most of them on their way to work. It took 3 minutes for anyone to notice him at all- a middle-aged man slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his schedule. 4 minutes later the violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk. After 10 minutes, a 3-year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The child stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly. Over the entire 45 minutes, only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed and no one applauded. The violinist was a certain Joshua Bell, a very well known violinist. He was playing with a violin valued at $3.5 million dollars. Two days before, Joshua Bell sold out a theatre in Boston where the price of seats averaged $100. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people's priorities. The questions raised: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to ap-preciate it? Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context? And, of course, it raises the question: if we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made... what else are we missing?

John

Hawkshead PCC Treasurer

I am standing down after eight and a half years, but will remain responsible for Planned Giving

and all Gift Aid claims. My grateful thanks to Susan Dewhurst for her assistance, and to all

who contribute financially to the work of the church in Hawkshead.

Thanks and good wishes to my successor as treasurer, Frances Stride.

Kathleen Farnworth.

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Music for a Summer Evening Hawkshead Parish Church

No charge for admission - retiring collection for Christian Aid and other charities. In 2010 £4,000 was donated to charity and towards the maintenance of the Parish Church.

Tuesday, 5th July The Ghyll Singers Saturday, 9th July Craven Accordion Orchestra Tuesday, 12th July Peter Brown -Popular Piano Recital Tuesday, 19th July Simon Martindale - tenor, Ken Forster - piano Tuesday, 26th July Flutes & Co Tuesday, 2nd August Elaine and Sam Bracken- Acoustic Folk Duo

(change to the published progamme)

Tuesday, 9th August Lake District Summer Music Concert Tuesday, 16th August Sophie Allen - soprano - with piano accompanist Tuesday, 23rd August Linda Walsh - piano, Stephen Walsh - clarinet Tuesday, 30th August Encore Opera Group Saturday, 3rd September St Petersburg Blagovest Ensemble (extra concert)

Re:new – contemporary Christian worship – will take place on July 3rd and 17th in the Wesley Room , Ambleside Parish Centre, at 6.30pm. Contact Kath Dodd (36451) for more info.

Lent Lunches 2012

The money raised for Christian Aid this year stands at:

Sawrey- £282 of which £53 was reclaimed in Gift Aid

Hawkshead- £500.25 of which £112.15 was reclaimed in Gift Aid

making an actual of £782.15.

Sincere thanks to everyone who supported the lunches in this 12th year of the event. All will have been

warmly welcomed into the hostesses homes and enjoyed an impressive range of soups in a relaxed atmos-

phere, thus strengthening friendships in and between our two villages.

My gratitude goes to:

Denise Schofield, Pam Orford, Penny Chapman, Janet Macan, Christine Rhodes, Alison Dixob, Julie

Sands, Judith Marshall, Astria Melford, Kathleen Farnworth and Judith Dixon.

For several ladies this was the second or third year in succession of hosting a lunch and for two ladies

their first. New volunteers are always welcome.

CA Robson.

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St Peter’s Sawrey

Extra Churchyard Tidy-up

7pm 13th July

Please Spare an hour if you can

Hawkshead and Outgate WI

Hawkshead and Outgate WI will visit Hale Cat Garden Nursery for a guided tour on Tuesday 12 July.

Please meet in the Square at 1.30pm. Further details from Jennifer Butterworth tel.36996 or Elizabeth

Riggs tel.36673. There will be no Tuesday meeting in August.

CAKE AND A CUPPA:

Hawkshead and Outgate WI will be serving delicious cakes and tea/coffee in the Market Hall on Tuesday

16 August from 3.00 to 5.00pm.

Come and enjoy!

Duck Race

Hawkshead Bowling Club is having a Duck Race on Sunday 7th August 2011

With Prizes of

£100 1st Prize

£50 2nd Prize

£25 3rd Prize

Duck Tickets are £1 each & can be obtained from all club members or from Hawkshead Post Office

National Trust news

Following on from our update in June, Claife viewing station and courtyard are now up and running and we've

had lots of interest so far from people passing by. Inevitably it is a bit weather dependent – we’ve had some

really busy days, and some days where there have been virtually no visitors at all.

We’ve got the courtyard area open all the time and, every day when staff are there, we’ve got one of the

buildings open with information, displays, some small retail and the surveys we’re asking to be com-

pleted. Visitors can do as much or as little as they wish; we’ve had quite a few forms filled in so far and they

are generally fairly consistent in thoughts and ideas.

We’re going to offer all residents within the parishes the chance to come down and have a look at the site in

more detail with our staff. We’re going to run two sessions, the first on Saturday 9th July at 10am; the second

on Thursday 14th July at 19.30. You can of course come down at any time when the site is open and chat to

our staff.

On both dates, we’ll meet at the main gate into the courtyard (nearest parking at Ash Landing car park). We’ll

have a look at all the buildings at the sites, there will be the chance to ask any questions you might have, and

we’ll then ask everyone to fill in on of the survey forms.

If you’d like to come along, please do let us know so we can plan for the numbers. Phone 015394 41456 or

email southlakes@nationaltrust.org.uk

John Moffat

General Manager, South Lakes

July / August Services

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July Services

3rd 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion, 1662 …….. Hawkshead 9.30 a.m Service for All Ages ….……… Hawkshead 9.45 a.m. Holy Communion .…………… Satterthwaite 11.15 a.m. Holy Communion …….……… Sawrey 6.00 p.m. Evensong ……...................... Rusland 6.00 p.m. Wholeness and Healing….. Hawkshead Methodist Church

10th 9.30 a.m. H.C. with Sunday School…... Hawkshead 11.15 a.m. Matins .………………………. Sawrey 11.15 a.m. Holy Communion …………… Rusland 6.00 p.m. Evensong ……………………. Satterthwaite 6.00 p.m. Evensong …………………….. Hawkshead

17th 9.30 a.m. H.C. with Sunday School…… Hawkshead 9.45 a.m. Service for All Ages .………... Satterthwaite 11.15 a.m. H C with Baptism ..…………. Sawrey 6.00 p.m. Evensong ……………………. Rusland 6.00 p.m. Evensong ……………………. Hawkshead 24th 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion ……….…... Hawkshead 11.15 a.m. H.C. joint with Satterthwaite.. Rusland 6.00 p.m. Evensong ……………………. Sawrey 6.00 p.m. Evensong ……………………. Hawkshead 31st 10.00 a.m. Joint Benefice H.C. at ……… Hawkshead

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th 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion, 1662 …….. Hawkshead

9.30 a.m Service for All Ages ….……… Hawkshead 9.45 a.m. Holy Communion .…………… Satterthwaite 11.15 a.m. Holy Communion …….……… Sawrey 6.00 p.m. Evensong ……...................... Rusland 6.00 p.m. Wholeness and Healing….. Hawkshead Methodist Church

14th 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion…... Hawkshead 11.15 a.m. Matins .………………………. Sawrey 11.15 a.m. Holy Communion …………… Rusland 6.00 p.m. Evensong ……………………. Satterthwaite 6.00 p.m. Evensong …………………….. Hawkshead

21st 9.30 a.m Holy Communion …… Hawkshead 9.45 a.m. Service for All Ages .………... Satterthwaite 11.15 a.m. H C with Baptism ..…………. Sawrey 6.00 p.m. Evensong ……………………. Rusland 6.00 p.m. Evensong ……………………. Hawkshead

28th 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion ……….…... Hawkshead 11.15 a.m. H.C. joint with Rusland.. Satterthwaite 6.00 p.m. Songs of Praise ……………… Bowkerstead

Normally, Wed 10:00 a.m. weekly – Holy Communion at Hawkshead

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High Wray Village Hall Summer BBQ

High Wray Village Hall

Saturday July 23rd

Salad and bread will be provided,

but please bring your own meat

to cook on the BBQ,

and a drink or two!

Everyone welcome, bring a friend!

Service Times of Other Denominations

Baptist Chapel Hawkshead Hill, Sunday 10.30am

Methodist Chapel: 3rd July 6.00pm No wholeness and healing service but joint service in the Parish

Church for Bible Sunday

10th July 11.00am Morning Worship

31st July 11.00am Morning Worship with Holy Communion

7th August 6.00pm Service of Wholeness and Healing

14th August 11.00am Morning Worship with Holy Communion

Society of Friends (Quakers) Meeting House, Colthouse, Sunday 10.30am

Roman Catholic Hawkshead Parish Church, Saturday 6pm

From the Registers

Married in Hawkshead on 14th May Garth Fitzsimons and Sarah McFarlane

Married in Hawkshead on 28th May Richard Maund and Rosie Horner

Married in Hawkshead on 4th June Michael Harrison and Tanya Peacock

Funeral at Hawkshead on 19th May Andrew Birtwhistle

Ashes Buried at Hawkshead on 11th May Eve Burton

Ashes Buried at Sawrey on 9th June Daisy Wallwork

Satterthwaite and Rusland C of E Religious Education Fund

When Satterthwaite School closed the site was sold to Mitre Housing for affordable dwellings. The

construction of these dwellings will soon be completed. Part of the proceeds of the sale of the site

was used to set up a registered charity; the trustees are the vicar and churchwardens of Satterthwaite

and Rusland Churches.

The charity is able to make modest grants to young people aged 19 years or under for purposes con-

nected to Church of England religious education. Applicants (or organisations who work with this

age group) should be based in Rusland, Satterthwaite, Hawkshead or Sawrey. The trustees can in ap-

propriate cases consider organisations based in the Windermere Deanery.

The trustees take a wide view as to that which constitutes religious education and in particular en-

courage applications from those involved in church orientated activities such as church music, bell

ringing and pupil’s projects about churches and/or church activities.

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Party in the Park

On behalf of the Hawkshead Recreation Ground Trustees, I would like to thank all those

who supported the day, which again turned out to be a great success. Particular thanks to

Ed Johnson, Kings Arms, for securing some excellent sponsorship from Carlsberg, H.B.

Clark and Hawkshead Brewery, and providing the bar, also, to the ‘Vaughan Clan’ and

Adam McClelland for giving up their time to run the bar and sell ALL the beer.

Also, thanks to Gilbert Brown & Sons for the sponsorship of ‘Jesters’ and Lynn and Paul

Larkin for providing the much requested/needed tea, coffee and light refreshment tent.

Finally thanks to; Emma Moulton & Rickie Wadsworth for car parking; Andrew Wilson for the

PA; Richard Rose Electrical for the provision of power sources; Alistair Irvine for the loan of

temporary fencing, and to all the ‘bucket shakers’ at the entrances, who collected nearly

£600.00

In total just over £2,000 was raised for the Recreation Ground, which again has been set

aside to try and build up a reserve fund to cover the lack of damage insurance and for any

future repairs/maintenance of the new courts and children’s play equipment.

Dougie Bell - Chairman of Trustees. Tel: 36219 email: dougie@walkerground.co.uk

School News

Forest School have been creating a quiz about wildlife and habitats. The gardening work

has paid off as we observe the growth in the vegetable plot.

Key Stage 1 continue with their Island project and have a fantastic pirate display in their

classroom. They have also been orienteering which progressed to a school walk at Lough-

rigg. The children all completed routes which had been set and pre-walked by Key Stage 2

the previous week.

Years 3 & 4 have been learning about King Henry VIII and have produced project work

about the life cycle of a butterfly.

Year 5 & 6 pupils embarked on a trip to London to experience a guided tour of The Houses

of Parliament, followed by a workshop, after which Tim Farron saw them briefly. A snack

stop at Jubilee Gardens was followed by a Duck Tour around London and up the Thames

(the vehicle was amphibious) before catching the train home.

The school held an amazing International Olympic Day.

Barrow Male Voice Choir At the

Coniston Institute Sunday 3

rd July at 7.30pm

In Aid of Coniston Mountain Rescue Tickets £6.50- includes a glass of wine

Available from Yewdale Hotel Or contact Derek Adams 41732

Pam Kirkbride 41562

Any comments, articles or queries for the Link should be mailed to jjcedixon@btinternet.com or given to John Dixon or Kathleen Farnworth. The deadline for inclusion in the September edition is Sunday 14th August. Items should be no longer than 300 words. This is a church magazine for the whole community. The church councils of Hawkshead and Sawrey are

committed to providing this magazine free of charge to every household in the parish as part of their mission and outreach.

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Thank you

The Exhibition of Paintings by Brenda Hilton, supported by Vintage and Collectables by Gill

Waldau and hand-made jewellery by Hilary Anderson held on the 3 June in the Lower Market

Hall was a great success.

Thanks are extended to all the bakers who made cup cakes and biscuits for the refreshments.

Particular thanks are given to Vera Wood who gave up her day to work in the kitchen and make

teas and coffees. Special thanks must be given to two young people who gave so much; firstly to

Hannah Monkman who waited on tables all day as well as doing a multitude of other tasks to

keep the event running smoothly. Also, Hannah sold many of her own books, making over £50

which she willingly gave to the final donation. Secondly to Alan Hilton who did whatever task

was asked of him, particularly washing and drying all the cups and saucers. Special thanks also

to Ann Thackeray.

The total contribution we were able to make to Cancer Research UK., both from the refresh-

ments and from donations amounted to £300. Thanks are extended to everyone who supported

the event and made it a very pleasant day.

NEWS FROM THE ARMITT

The renewed permanent exhibition plus the ‘Bohemians In Exile’ have, as hoped, signifi-

cantly increased the number of visitors to the Armitt. Discussions are underway with the Royal

College of Art for the ‘Bohemians’ to transfer to London when it finishes in October. Our thanks

are extended to those individuals, businesses and the Beatrix Potter Society who have funded

specific elements in the new displays.

But we need to keep ahead of the game. Already under development is the winter exhibition

based around the Armitt sisters, particularly Sophia. For the centenary exhibition starting in

spring 2012, invitations have gone out to a range of artists using several different media and

proposals are awaited with baited breath.

Reproductions of watercolours of eight Lake District scenes by J.B.Pyne (1800 – 1870) from the

library collection are about to be marketed from the museum and via the website. It is planned

to follow these with some early photographs from the collection and Beatrix Potter’s fungi water-

colours. Coincidentally a donation of letters and other documents from BP has just been re-

ceived from a couple from Maryport.

For further details contact Giles Wingate-Saul, The Dower House, Whitestock, Rusland, Ulver-

ston, Cumbria LA12 8LB (Tel 01229 860300) or Rev John Dixon, Hawkshead Vicarage, Hawk-

shead, Cumbria LA22 0PD (Tel 015394 36301)