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BUCKLAND READING ROOM ACTIVITIES
01372 802602
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07831 919788
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Monday 1 - 4pm Art Group David Burrells
4.15 - 5.15pm Rainbows Jane Stewart 5.30 - 7pm Brownies Jane Stewart
1st/3rd Mons 10am - 12 noon U3A Singing Meike Laurenson
Tuesday 10am - 12 noon Tiny Tots Hazel Davies
2 - 5.15pm Tues. Bridge Club Richard Wheen Wednesday 10am - 12.30pm Bridge Class Richard Wheen
7 - 9pm Mindfulness Mark Whale
Thursday 2 - 5.45pm Thur. Bridge Club Richard Wheen
7 - 8.30pm Yoga Tilly Mitchell 2nd Saturday 1.30 - 5.30pm Sugar Guild Karen Hoad
OTHER VILLAGE CONTACTS
David Sayce
Mandy Creasey Iain Laurenson
Ian Caldwell
Pam Patch
Derek Holgate Jane Siegle
Vanessa Sadler
Ianthe Cox Sheena Boyce
Janine Lindsey-Jones
Margaret Miller
Catriona Martin Jane Stewart
Jane Douglass
Dr Jim Docking
Ken Caldwell John Maud
Liz Vahey
Doreen Dart
Julian Steed Sheila Dyer
Rhona Hill
Bell Ringers (practice Friday evenings)
Betchworth & Buckland Children’s Nursery Betchworth & Buckland Society (secretary)
Betchworth Decorative & Fine Arts Society
Betchworth Operatic & Dramatic Society
British Legion Brockham Green Horticultural Society
Brockham Surgery/Chemist
Buckland & Betchworth Choral Soc. (secretary)
Buckland Parochial Charity (clerk) Buckland Parish Council (clerk)
Buckland Village Shop
Children’s Society
Family Activities for Betchworth & Buckland Girl Guides contact
North Downs Primary School
One World Group
Reading Room - Chairman - Treasurer
- Secretary
- Bookings
Reigate Pilgrims Cricket Club St. Catherine’s Hospice
Surrey Police - non-urgent
Women’s Institute
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SAINT MARY THE VIRGIN, BUCKLAND
Rector The Revd. Canon Carol Coslett (842102).
E-mail: [email protected]
Priests in
Retirement
The Revd. Canon David Eaton, Two Way House, Wheelers Lane,
Brockham RH3 7LA (843915). Email: [email protected]
Father Jonathan Ewer (SSM), Old House North, The Street
Betchworth RH3 7DJ (07915 377554). Email: [email protected]
Reader His Honour Peter Slot, The Red House, Old Reigate Road,
Betchworth RH3 7DR (842010). Email: [email protected]
Church-
wardens
David Sayce, 48 Park Lane East, Reigate RH2 8HR (242776)
(+ Bell Captain). Email: [email protected] Mrs Elizabeth Vahey, 126 Sandcross Lane, Reigate RH2 8HG
(221444) (+ electoral register). Email: [email protected]
Parish
Admin.
Mrs Melanie Marsh. Parish Office in Reading Room (845935).
Email: [email protected]
Hon.
Treasurer
Trevor Cooke, Clifton Cottage, Cliftons Lane, Reigate RH2 9RA
(245161). Email: [email protected]
Hon.
Secretary
Mrs Rosey Davy. Email: [email protected]
Organist Melvin Hughes, Ashcroft, 10 Ridgegate Close, Reigate RH2 0HT
(241355). Email: [email protected]
Safeguarding
Officer
Ms Hannah Wilson, 56 Churchfield Road, Reigate RH2 9RH
(248984). Email: [email protected]
Magazine
- Editor
Richard Wheen, The Grange, Rectory Lane, Buckland RH3 7BH
(842082). Email: [email protected]
- Finance Bernard Hawkins, 57 Middle Street, Brockham RH3 7JT (843153).
Email: [email protected]
- Advertising Karen Munroe, Broome Perrow, Old Road, Buckland RH3 7DY
(845298). Email: [email protected]
Church
Rotas
Brasses: Sue Haynes (842613). Flowers: Jean Cooke (245161).
Other: Philip Haynes (842613)
Churchyard
Rose Beds
Carol Leeds, Flat 1, 4 Hardwicke Road, Reigate RH2 9AG (247399).
Email: [email protected]
Friends of St
Mary’s
Roger Daniell, Chairman. Richard Wheen, secretary; details as
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Articles for the September 2016 issue must be with Duncan Ferns,
Yewdells, Dungates Lane, RH3 7BD, email [email protected], by Sunday 14th August, please. No acknowledgement of items for the
magazine will be sent (unless submitted by e-mail).
Editorial The editor reserves the right to shorten or omit articles submitted for publication or, where appropriate, to publish them the following month. Views
expressed in this magazine are those of the contributor and are not necessarily shared
by the editor or other church staff.
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14 Aug
HISTORICAL NOTES Buckland (then Bochelant) was mentioned in the Domesday Book as a village of 35 households, a church and a watermill. These days it is a picturesque village covering
1362 acres, with a total population of around 580 in 240 households. It straddles the
A25 and the Guildford to Redhill Railway. The parish registers date back to 1560,
and the first recorded vicar to 1308. The present church is thought to have been built in 1380, and was extensively refurbished in 1860. The church has six bells, still
regularly rung, and an unusual wooden spire. Some of the windows date from the
14th and 15th centuries. The window nearest the font suffered heavy damage from
an enemy bomb in 1941. The glass was then removed and lost, until the 600 separate pieces were rediscovered in the Rectory cellar 52 years later, wrapped in
newspaper. The window was restored in 1994, though part of it now forms the light-
box at the West end of the church.
Buckland is in the Diocese of Southwark (Bishop: The Rt. Revd. Christopher
Chessun) and the Area of Croydon (Area Bishop: The Rt. Revd. Jonathan Clark).
Issue No. 1085
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BRIDGE
South leads a ♥ for a finesse ie if West plays his ♥Q on this trick, North wins the
trick with ♥A or ♥K, and if West plays low, North wins the trick with
♥J. North cashes his two remaining honours and leads ♥2, won perforce by East who must lead away from his ♠K. If East leads the
♠K, South wins the trick with ♠A and the last one with ♠Q: if on the
other hand East leads ♠J, South plays low and wins that trick with ♠Q,
and the last trick with ♠A.
SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS ON PREVIOUS PAGES
This month’s easier SUDOKU
CROSSWORD
ACROSS: 1, John. 3, And James. 8, Near. 9, Omission.
11, Theocratic. 14, Asleep. 15, By-path. 17, Stalingrad.
20, Backbone. 21, Baca. 22, Whose eye. 23, Seth.
DOWN: 1, Jonathan. 2, Heavenly. 4, No meat. 5, Justifying.
6, Maid. 7, Sins. 10, Acceptable. 12, Marriage. 13, Shadrach.
16, Plenty. 18, A bow. 19, ECHO.
X
W
C R O S S
R
D
Last month’s harder SUDOKU
1 7 9 8 6 3 5 4 2
2 8 5 7 1 4 3 6 8
3 4 6 9 2 5 1 8 7
6 1 4 5 8 2 7 9 3
7 9 3 1 4 6 2 5 8
8 5 2 3 9 7 4 1 6
4 2 8 6 3 1 9 7 5
9 3 7 4 5 8 6 2 1
5 6 1 2 7 9 8 3 4
8 1 2 3 6 7 5 9 4
5 4 6 1 9 2 7 8 3
7 9 3 4 5 8 6 1 2
6 2 8 5 1 3 9 4 7
9 5 1 6 7 4 3 2 8
4 3 7 2 8 9 1 5 6
1 7 4 8 3 5 2 6 9
2 6 9 7 4 1 8 3 5
3 8 5 9 2 6 3 7 1
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Dear Friends,
Father Jonathan Ewer writes:
In the 1960s the anthropologist, Victor Turner, wrote a lot about ‘liminality’. It came
out of his experience of living with the Ndembu people in Zambia. He observed that rites of passage and rituals of healing involved leaving ordinary life and going into an
‘in-between’ experience in a ‘sacred’ space and for a ‘sacred’ period of time. It was
a time to get to know yourself, where you came from, and what makes you the sort of
person you are. You then returned to the ordinary world, but changed by your experience of liminality.
Our Christian rituals do the same. When you get to church you go through a porch,
leaving the ordinary world behind. Then there are usually steps and a heavy door, so getting in requires some effort (or help from someone else!).
Once inside you go past a font, the place that symbolizes the beginning of the
Christian life, and you head down the aisle towards the East end of the church, where the main action on a Sunday morning takes place.
You have left ordinary time and ordinary space, indeed, with luck, you may have left
all the irritations of 21st century life outside. You are now in sacred space and sacred time. The difference is marked by a bit of role-reversal: doctors, lawyers, teachers,
and business men and women, the powerful people, take their seats in the pews. For
an hour or so they submit to the clergy who, in the
ordinary world, have no power at all.
So next time you come into St Mary’s or St
Michael’s, why not consciously try to leave your
burdens in the porch? (I know some burdens refuse to stay in the porch, but they can be dealt with in the
intercessions!). Push the door open to experience the
freedom of just being with God – in his space, in his
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Date St Mary’s,
Buckland
St Michael’s,
Betchworth
7th
August
9.30 Parish Communion
11
Parish Communion
14th
August
9.30 Parish Communion 8
11
HC (BCP)
Matins
21st
August
8 HC (BCP)
10.30
Joint All-Age Parish Communion
27th - 29th August: Flower Festival
28th
August
5pm Songs of Praise with
the Bishop of Croydon
8
10.30
HC (BCP)
Joint Parish Communion
4th
Sept.
8
9.30
HC (BCP)
Parish Communion
11
Parish Communion
time – with other people who have come together for the same purpose. Then after
an hour or so go back outside, pick up what you left in the porch. The burdens will still be there, but you will be different and you will understand a bit more of who you
are. Things will look different, because of your liminal experience. You can take up
your own power again, knowing that you are not on your own.
We don’t need to go to a service to do this. St Michael’s and St Mary’s are open
during the day every day. So any time you want to, or need to, you can leave your
stuff in the porch, push the door open, go past the font, and just be yourself - and
more than yourself because you are in a sacred space, for a sacred time.
And why not tell our non-church-going friends about this opportunity? We can’t
keep the good news to ourselves.
Jonathan
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PRAYER OF THE MONTH
The grace of God on you distil,
The grace of Christ bedewing fill,
The grace of Spirit flowing still
Each day and night upon you pour
Of this life’s share for you
in store;
O day and night upon you pour
Of this life’s share for you in store. From Poems of the Western Highlanders
GRACE OF THE MONTH
We bless thee, Lord, for this our food.
For life and health and every good. May we more blest than we deserve
Live less for self and more to serve.
POEMS OF THE MONTH
One would be in less danger
From the wiles of the stranger
If one’s own kin and kith
Were more fun to be with.
* * * * * * *
Children aren’t happy with nothing to
ignore, And that’s what parents were created for.
Both by Ogden Nash
THOUGHT OF THE MONTH
Small opportunities are often
the beginning of great
enterprises.
Demosthenes
Date Flowers Reader/Lesson Sidesman/Procession
7th
August
Jill
Stammers
Keith Billington
Hebrews 11. 1-3 & 8-16
8
9.30 Jean Cooke
Keith Billington Pat Evans, David
& Sally Sayce
14th
August
Rosey Davy
Hebrews 11.29-12.2
9.30 Rosey Davy
Simon Thomas, Caroline Gale & Trevor Cooke
21st
August
Jean
Cooke
Hebrews
12.18-end
8 Liz Vahey
28th
August
Flower
Festival
t.b.a. 5pm Trevor Cooke
& Philip Haynes
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SUDOKUS First a medium one. Solution on page 30
And now a trickier one. Solution next month
Solution
on p.30
BRIDGE
South to lead in a NT
contract. How can
N/S make 5 tricks against any defence?
NORTH
♠ Q 2 ♥ A K J 2
WEST ♦ - EAST
♠ 10 ♣ - ♠ K J
♥ Q 4 3 ♥ 10 9 8 7
♦ A K SOUTH ♦ - ♣ - ♠ A 3 ♣ -
♥ 6 5
♦ 3 2
♣ -
4 3 9
9
9 7 1
1 7 3
2 6 7
4 8
1
7 6 5 9
1 6 4
2 3 7
5 1 9 8
6 1
5 1
9 4 3
7 9 5
1 8 3 6
2 9 4
2 6 4 LIFE IN THE CIRCUS
A couple who worked at the
circus wanted to adopt a child.
Social workers had doubts
about their suitability, but the couple produced photos of
their large motor-home, which
was equipped with a beautiful
nursery. As for education, not only was there a nanny, but
also a full-time tutor to teach
the child all the usual subjects
along with French, Mandarin and computer skills. Finally,
the social workers were
satisfied, and had only one last
question. "What age child are
you hoping to adopt?"
“Oh, we don’t mind at all,” the
couple assured them. “As long
as he fits in the cannon."
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August diary
Page
Thur 11th 10am FABB Children’s Walk 14
16th St. Laurence Loricatus 17
Sun 21st 2-5pm W.I. Teas on Goulburn Green 11, 22
Tues 23rd 2.30pm FABB Children’s Walk 14
Wed 24th 2-4pm Hamilton Room Drop-in 10
Sat
Sun Mon
27th
28th 29th
10am-5pm
11am-4pm 10am-4pm
St Mary’s
Flower Festival
18, 20
...and for events at Dorking Museum see page 25,
and for musical events in and around Dorking see page 26
Baptism on 19th June of Cordelia
Galpin in Buckland with parents
Imogen and David, and godparents
Baptism on 17th July in
Betchworth of Max Michael Clements with parents Lucy
and Edward and godparents
Laura and Amy
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FROM THE REGISTERS
BAPTISMS 3rd July Charles Peter Kerven, St Michael’s
10th July Jake Ansell Chapman, St Mary’s
17th July Max Michael Clements, St Michael’s
ORDINATIONS
Reigate Deanery: 25th June in Southwark
Cathedral - Deacons Helen Burnett serving in St Luke and Chaldon, St
Peter and Paul in the Caterham Team Ministry
Alison Elson: St Margaret’s Chipstead
Helen Cook: St Matthew’s Redhill Anna Moore: St Mark’s Reigate
2nd July in Holy Trinity Redhill - Priests The Revd Douglas Ross: Christ the King Salfords The Revd Aneal Appadoo: Holy Trinity Redhill
The Revd Martha Mutikani: St Luke’s Reigate
MARRIAGES 18th June Laura Creasey and Ryan Flynn, St Michael’s 24th June Suzie Boys and Jason Miller, St Michael’s
9th July Diana Gibbons and Steven Miles, St Mary’s
FUNERALS & 16th June Barbara Mary Hawkins who died on 4th June
MEMORIALS aged 70, formerly of The Hive, Middle Street, Brockham, Betchworth
May she rest in peace and rise in glory
Helen Burnett and her family
outside Southwark Cathedral
GAME RULES During the local football game, the coach asked one of his young players: “Do you
understand what cooperation is?” The little boy nodded yes. “Do you understand
that what matters is winning together as a team?” The little boy nodded yes.
“Okay,” the coach continued, “do you also understand that when the referee makes a
decision, you don’t argue or curse or threaten to attack him, right?” Again, the boy
nodded vigorously. “Good,” said the coach. “Now go over there and explain all that
to your mother.”
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CROSSWORD Solution on page 30
ACROSS 1 and 3 Two of the disciples who witnessed the transfiguration of Jesus (Luke 9:28) (4,3,5) 3 See 1 Across 8 ‘Let us draw — to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith’ (Hebrews 10:22) (4) 9 O Simon is (anag.) (8) 11 Form of government under the direct rule of God or his agents (10) 14 How Jesus found his disciples when he returned to them after praying in Gethsemane (Luke 22:45) (6) 15 In The Pilgrim’s Progress, the name of the meadow into which Christian strayed, which led to Doubting Castle (2-4) 17 Glad sin rat (anag.) (10) 20 Spinal column (Leviticus 3:9) (8) 21 Valley of the Balsam Tree with a reputation of being a waterless place (Psalm 84:6) (4) 22 ‘The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, the oracle of one — — sees clearly’ (Numbers 24:3) (5,3) 23 Adam and Eve’s third son (Genesis 4:25) (4) DOWN 1 David’s great friend (1 Samuel 20:17) (8)
2 ‘The Lord... will bring me safely to his — kingdom’ (2 Timothy 4:18) (8) 4 ‘I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks. I ate no choice food; — — or wine touched my lips’ (Daniel 10:3) (2,4) 5 Seeking to vindicate (Job 32:2) (10) 6 Female servant (Isaiah 24:2) (4) 7 ‘For Christ died for — once for all’ (1 Peter 3:18) (4) 10 ‘Offering spiritual sacrifices — to God through Jesus Christ’ (1 Peter 2:5) (10) 12 Jesus said that some
people had renounced this ‘because of the kingdom of heaven’ (Matthew 19:12) (8) 13 One of the three men thrown into the furnace for refusing to worship Nebuchadnezzar’s golden image (Daniel 3:20) (8) 16 ‘You have — of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry’ (Luke 12:19) (6) 18 ‘There before me was a white horse! Its rider held — — , and he was given a crown’ (Revelation 6:2) (1,3) 19 Equipment to Charity Hospitals Overseas (1,1,1,1)
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MUSIC IN DORKING
2nd 9th 16th 23rd 30th at 8.30, Watermill Jazz at Betchworth Park Golf Club, £18-
22, 07415 815784 9th at 6.30, opera screening at Dorking Halls, £18.50, 01306 881717
20th at 7.30, Magnificat at Dorking Halls
August is traditionally a quiet month for concerts as we all enjoy the summer (I hope!), so there are only a few events to mention. At the Dorking Halls there is a
live screening from Glyndebourne of Berlioz’s opera Beatrice and Benedict, which is
based on Shakespeare’s play Much ado about nothing.
The concluding concert of the Cranleigh Choral Week, a course for choral singers,
will be a concert at the Dorking Halls with the South of England Festival Chorus and
Orchestra. The two works on the programme are J.S. Bach’s exuberant setting of the
Magnificat and John Rutter’s more contemplative version.
Watermill Jazz meets every Tuesday evening. This month’s performers are: The
Impossible Gentlement (2nd), Alison Rayner
quintet (9th), Denys Baptiste - The Late Trane (16th), Enrico Tomasso - Roy Williams
Quintet (23rd), and Ian Shaw - The Theory of
Joy (30th).
There is no lunchtime recital at St Martin’s this month but recitals will resume next
month on Saturday 3rd September.
Once again we have had a splendid series of concerts during the season, thanks to the Dorking Concertgoers, the Leith Hill Musical Festival, and our many local choirs and
orchestras. For me, the most memorable occasion was singing in Verdi’s great
Requiem to mark Brian Kay’s final concert after 21 years as conductor of the Leith
Hill Festival, and I also much enjoyed a lovely performance of Mozart’s clarinet concerto by Michael Collins with the Philharmonia Orchestra. There were many
other fine performances during the season too.
Next season is looking good. Dorking Choral Society is planning a concert of Austrian music (Mozart, Schubert and Bruckner) in November, the Concertgoers will
begin their season with a concert of Indian classical music, followed by another visit
from the Philharmonia Orchestra and three concerts by the Piatti string quartet. A
new chapter will begin for the Leith Hill Festival as Jonathan Willcocks takes over the helm as the new conductor. It should be an exciting season. Full details, as
always, will be here in Music in Dorking!
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ORDINATION
The bells rang out – Southwark Cathedral bathed in warm sunshine on Saturday 25th
June. The Ordinands gathered in the Chancel, many nervous, ready to be ordained to
the office of Deacon. Our very own Helen Burnett joined another 17 Ordinands in starched white robes for their presentation to the Bishop, to take the oath of
allegiance to our Sovereign and the oath of canonical obedience.
As if in recognition, a warm shaft of light suddenly lit the chancel from high above the alter – Gloria in Excelsis
was sung by the Cathedral Choir – prayers, readings,
hymns and the Eucharist formed part of an extended
service that also heard a sermon from The Reverend Canon Dr Andrew Davison, Fellow in Theology and
Director of Studies in Theology at Corpus Christi
College, Cambridge. Further ‘Affirmations of Ministry’
were heard and before the ‘sending out’ the newly ordained deacons were each given a New Testament
Bible by the Bishop. Emerging into Cathedral garden in
bright sunlight, all Deacons, including the radiant Helen,
were joined by the Bishops for photographs and warm welcomes from friends and relatives alike. Their
Ministry is one, though the forms it takes are richly
varied. ‘Just as the body is one and has many members,
and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.’ St Paul, 1 Corinthians 12.12.
Congratulations to Rev
Helen Burnett (on left in photograph) – now
Curate of St Luke’s
Whyteleafe and St Peter
and St Paul’s Chaldon – Part of the Caterham
Team Ministry.
ST MICHAELS ORGAN RECITAL
On Saturday 1st October at 4.00 pm, Andrew Cantrill will give
the next Organ Recital on our new Kenneth Tickell organ.
Andrew is one of the UK’s most experienced and versatile church musicians. His career has taken him to three continents, working
in schools, churches and cathedrals, and he has appeared in some
of the world’s most prestigious venues as conductor, organist and
singer. Andrew has held cathedral positions in New Zealand at Wellington and the United States at Buffalo, and is now Organist
of The Royal Hospital School, Holbrook, Suffolk. He played the
old Betchworth organ as a teenager when he was still a pupil at Reigate Grammar
School. Admission: £12 (Under 14s: £8) (includes glass of wine/soft drink). Tickets available from: 843498 or [email protected] or on
the door on the day.
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CHURCH WINDOWS: EAST WINDOW (ABOVE THE ALTAR)
The East window was destroyed by a bomb blast in 1941 but was refurbished piece
by piece in 1945. Miss D.M. Grant designed it in remembrance of those from Buckland who lost their lives during the war. The designer’s own interpretation of
the window design is described below:
“The subject of the window is the Ascended Christ, with special reference to St Mary, our patron saint. The main theme starts in
the centre pane and traceries (above it) with God the creator.
The symbol used is the hand of God. Below the Hand is the ray
extending down to the Dove, a traditional symbol of the Holy Spirit. The figure of the Ascended Christ is seated on a
rainbow with his feet on the world, and surrounded by seraphim
(in red) and cherubim (in blue) and four beasts who represent the
four Evangelists. Underneath are the words ‘I am He that liveth and was dead. Behold I am alive for evermore, Amen’
(Revelations 1.18). In his left hand, Christ holds the bible with
the two Greek letters Alpha and Omega on it - the first and last letters of the Greek
alphabet. This relates to the description of our lord in Revelations 1.11; ‘I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last’. Beneath is the Cross, the symbol of sacrifice, and
at its base is the pelican, pecking herself to feed her young.
The pelican is an old symbol of the Lord shedding His blood for the life of the world. Behind this illustration are the walls of the Holy City that enclose the Kingdom of
Heaven and underneath are the words ‘Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee
a Crown of Life’ (Revelations 2.10).”
The left hand light of the window contains the Annunciation with the words ‘Hail
Mary, blessed are thou among women’ (Luke 1.28). The right hand light shows her
entering the promised inheritance. Here also is the figure of St Michael, who fought
the forces of evil and expelled them from Heaven.
Do come and take a closer look at the imagery depicted in this window… it is
definitely worth while spending some time in contemplation. Maybe a visit during
the Flower Festival will afford you an opportunity.
NO PEACE
Some years ago the parish newsletter at Long Ditton, Surrey, announced: “Prayers
for peace this month have been cancelled because of the new vicar coming to St.
Christopher’s.
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DORKING MUSEUM IN AUGUST
Come along in August to see our “Take Part Art” display. Local children, in
schools and at the Museum’s monthly Family Activities, have been creating a unique work of art of embossed metal foil tiles based on patterns found in the Museum or in
and about Dorking. This fascinating display of local creativity is being displayed in
the Museum.
Family Activity, Saturday 20th August takes an unusual look at ‘Local Bricks’ ...
find out about frogs on bricks and discover brick patterns in Dorking. Drop in
between 2pm and 3.30pm. For families with children up to age ten.
South Street Caves tours and Guided Walks are available for group bookings, and
free events during Heritage Open Days, September 8th to 11th. For details, visit the
Museum’s website or e-mail [email protected].
Can you help? The popularity of our
Care Home visit service means that the
Museum is now looking for additional
volunteers for occasional care home visits and more items of vintage memorabilia
reflecting the 1940s to 1970s period for
our reminiscence boxes. To volunteer or
donate suitable items, contact Tracy Lyons at [email protected].
Volunteers are welcomed in other varied
areas of activity from welcoming visitors to the Museum to research, planning and
outreach activities. No experience is
necessary, just enthusiasm and a few
regular hours to spare. Also specific openings for people with special skills and
experience for other roles. To join this team, learn new skills and help protect
Dorking’s heritage, contact [email protected] or check the Museum’s
website, www.dorkingmuseum.org.uk.
I gave my four-year-old grand-daughter money for sweets and the church collection
plate. Later, seeing her enormous pile of sweets, I got suspicious and asked if she hadn’t also given some money to God in church that morning. “No,” she replied
sweetly, “He wasn’t there.”
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COFFEE AND TEA
Neither coffee nor tea is bad for you, according to recent research by
the World Health Organisation. It seems that coffee may help reduce
the risks of heart disease, strokes (in women), Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Tea helps with heart health, reduces the risk of
cancer, and supports normal hydration.
However, here is a bizarre finding: that extremely hot drinks can cause cancer, and should therefore be left to cool for a few minutes. According to the World Health
Organisation, hot drinks of 65C (150F) and over can cause cancer of the oesophagus.
It’s the heat, not the drink; there was no evidence that coffee or tea caused cancer.
Of course, it is an easy problem to solve: recent research published in the journal
Burns found that a cup of tea with 10ml of milk cools down to under 65C in less than
five minutes. The Royal Society of Chemistry recommends drinking tea at 60 – 65C,
while Northumbria University believes the perfect temperature is 60C for tea. As for coffee, most experts recommend 40 to 60C.
HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 8TH – 11TH SEPTEMBER
‘Heritage Open Days’ is an annual free event giving the public the opportunity to
visit historic buildings or sites not normally accessible and to participate in special
events at buildings that are normally open (such as churches). These Open Days take
place this year from Thursday 8th September to Sunday 11th September. A booklet
with details of all local events is available in St Michael’s church. Local events are:
Ruins of Betchworth Castle – guided tours on Sunday 11th September at 10.00,
12.00 and 14.00. These tours must be booked in advance through the box office at
Dorking Halls.
St Michael’s Church, Betchworth – Archive display in the Church Thursday
8th September – Sunday 11th September. Tower open on Saturday 10th September
10.00 – 17.00, bellringing demonstrations on Sunday 11th September 12.00 – 17.00.
Victorian pond, Buckland – restored Victorian pond, once part of the pleasure ground of the Shagbrook estate. The Bungalow, Reigate Road (opposite Buckland
Garden Centre); open Saturday and Sunday 10th-11th September, 11.00 – 16.00.
St Mary the Virgin, Buckland – History guide to mediaeval stained glass and
Victorian carvings. Thursday – Saturday 8th – 10th September 09.00 – 17.00,
Sunday 11th September 14.00 – 17.00.
More information can be found online www.heritageopendays.org.uk/: or from
www.molevalley.gov.uk/heritage open days
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REIGATE DEANERY WORKSHOP DAY
Saturday 5th November 2016, 10.00am – 1.00pm at St Matthew’s School, Linkfield
Lane, Redhill.
Walking with God Day by Day
Come and join us for the opportunity to explore how we can continue our journey
with God throughout the busy week
As parents
As commuters
As retired
With modern technology
Through illness and bereavement
View the variety of bible study and prayer aids available in different media. Further details available in September. Please contact Hilary Richardson, 766770, or
David Keiller, 767012 for further information in the interim.
DRAFT PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY
From To Activity
10.00 10.15 Coffee
10.15 10.30 Welcome, worship & introduction
10.30 11.00 Keynote speaker
11.00 11.45 Workshop round 1
11.45 12.05 Coffee break & view resources
12.05 12.50 Workshop round 2
12.50 13.00 Close & dismissal
TIME FOR A SMILE
A vicar was given a lovely toy by one of his parishioners and on arriving home he
gathered his three children together. He told them about the gift and he said he had
to decide who most deserved it. “Who is the most obedient one here,” he asked; “who never talks back to mummy and who always does everything she says without
arguing?” After a few moments of silence and a few glances at each other, the
children said in unison, “You play with it Daddy!”
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The editor of a community newspaper was furious over several things that the Parish
Council had approved and he printed an article in his magazine under the headline “HALF OF OUR PARISH COUNCIL ARE CRACKPOTS.” A number of leading
lights in the community were outraged and pressured him to print a retraction in the
next issue. He agreed, reluctantly, and his article in the next issue ran with the
headline “HALF OF OUR PARISH COUNCIL ARE NOT CRACKPOTS.”
* * * * * * * * * * *
Road sign outside the gates of a cemetery: Drive carefully. We don’t mind waiting
for you.
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ST MICHAEL’S AFTERNOON DROP-IN
The Drop-In has been running for four years, providing a meeting
place for villagers and visitors from 2 – 4pm on the 4th Wednesday
of each month at The Hamilton Room, Church Street, Betchworth.
Thanks to donations we have been able to support various charities, including
WaterAid – with an Aquabox – Alzheimers Society, Redhill Night Shelter and Day
Centre, and Sebastian’s Trust who support the families of terminally sick children.
I should also thank those who enable this to take place, including Anne, June, Linda,
Carol, Liz, Brenda and Barbara, our prime cake baker for the past three years. Our
next date is 24th August. All are welcome at any time in the afternoon. If you would like transport, please contact Margaret Miller on 842098.
Margaret Miller
SUMMER LUNCH
Thank you to all our friends who were able to be with us on the first
Thursday in June. It was called a summer lunch but it was not blazing June and we had to have the heating on in the Reading
Room.
Liz and I would like to thank everyone for their generous support at the winter and summer lunches and because of this we have been able to send £50 to three charities
that were mentioned at the lunch, Macmillan Nurses, Air Ambulance and
Alzheimer’s Society.
Liz and Carol
SEPTEMBER MAGAZINE
As in previous years, Duncan Ferns will kindly be editing the September issue of this
magazine so as to provide some (much needed) variety and to enable your normal (?)
editor to take a break. All articles for the magazine to Duncan please by Sunday 14th August - Yewdells, Dungates Lane, RH3 7BD: email [email protected].
Thank you, Duncan, for undertaking this task once again.
Richard Wheen
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♠ ♥ BUCKLAND BRIDGE CLUB ♦ ♣
Recent winners are as follows:
23rd June: N/S: Bob Morss & Jan Thomas
E/W: Richard Pocock & Mike Foss
30th June: N/S: Diana & David Watson
E/W: Roberta & Douglas Rounthwaite 14th July: N/S: Roberta & Douglas Rounthwaite
E/W: Diana & David Watson
21st July: N/S: Diana & David Watson
E/W: Robin Hoare & Ruzena Cates
Congratulations to all concerned. We play duplicate bridge in the Reading Room
each Thursday and start at 2.15, but please arrive and sit down no later than 2.05pm.
For the Club website (with recent results), visit bridgewebs.com/Buckland.
Please do not park in front of the village shop or block access to Dungates Lane or to
houses in the area.
Richard Wheen
BROCKHAM GREEN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Brockham Green Horticultural Society’s Autumn Show will be held on Saturday 24th
September at the Betchworth Village War Memorial Hall. All exhibitors can arrange
their produce and crafts from 10 am onwards. Judging will take place at 12 noon. The Autumn Show will be open to the public at 2.30 pm till 4pm.
There are numerous categories to enter again this year. The gardeners amongst you
will be able to exhibit your high quality fruit and vegetables, whilst the keen flower growers will be able to display dahlias, chrysanthemums, roses and general flowers.
There will be the highly popular cookery section, flower arranging plus photography
and crafts. The Juniors also have a section where they can show their talents too. The Floral Art category proved to be very popular
last year, so this year a new class for a table decoration (Cones) has
been introduced .
Entry forms must be received no later than 6pm on Thursday 22nd September 2016.
Please join us for a pleasant afternoon.
Jane Siegle
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THE SALLY ARMY – MARCHING ON PRAYER AND A SMILE
On 20th August the Church of England marks the lives of two formidable Christian
pioneers of the Victorian era, William and Catherine Booth. Faced with the poverty
and deprivation of the growing cities of the industrial revolution, they founded a new and revolutionary Christian mission.
Eventually named the ‘Salvation Army’, it met with ridicule and
abuse at first, but when people saw how lives were changed and families rescued from squalor and despair, attitudes altered.
During the Great War the Salvation Army – affectionately dubbed
‘the Sally Army’ – was every soldier’s favourite charity. They
were always there, just behind the front line, with a cup of tea, a smiling face and a prayer.
As the recent TV series ‘The Sally Army and Me’ demonstrated, although our cities
are very different now, they still hide a multitude of desperate human needs. The Booths’ unusual ‘army’ is still there, still smiling and still praying.
PEBBLECOMBE W.I. AT BETCHWORTH
At our July meeting tributes were paid to Barbara Hawkins, a much loved
member both of the WI and the wider
community who had recently lost her
brave fight against illness.
Our speaker from The
Grange at Bookham explained the work of
the organisation in
inspiring confidence in
people with disabilities to learn dayskills and activities,
contributing to their
independence. Services include
residential care and supported living with roughly 80 people living in and
about 30 travelling in for day tuition.
The Grange was originally begun in 1927 as The School of Stitchery and
Lace where disabled pupils learned to
make beautiful lace and garments fit for
a queen: Queen Mary at that time was a valued
supporter and the link
with the Royal Family
has continued through the years. This was a
most interesting talk and
film, supported by a
variety of Grange goods for sale which were readily snapped up.
We look forward to welcoming you to
our Teas on the Green on Sunday 21st August on the Goulburn Green at
Betchworth from 2 pm to 5 pm.
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PEBBLECOMBE W.I. TEAS ON THE GREEN
On Sunday 21st August 2016 Pebblecombe W.I. will be serving
afternoon tea and homemade cakes on the Goulburn Green from 2pm till 5pm. There will be a Tombola stall. Do come and join us for a
cup of tea and cake, chat with friends and hopefully sit out in the sun.
WINTER LUNCHES 2016/2017
It is that time of the year again when we invite you to come to the start of our Winter
Lunches. The lunch will be on Thursday 8th September in the Buckland Reading
Room. For a trial period we are asking that you come to the RR at 12 noon and we
will serve lunch at 12.15. As our regular visitors know we always have a bit of a rush at about 1.30 pm to clear away as the hall is needed again at 2pm. So we
thought if we start a little earlier we hope to be finished by 1.45.
We look forward to seeing our regular ladies and gentlemen and we invite anyone else from Buckland and Betchworth who has not been to our lunches to come and
join us for a two-course lunch with coffee or tea, all for the price of £3.50p. If you
need more information please phone Carol Leeds 247399 or Liz Vahey
222144. Looking forward to meeting you in September. C.L.
SURREY CHURCHES PRESERVATION TRUST
SURREY CHURCHES RIDE & STRIDE SAT. 10th SEPTEMBER
Ride or Stride (Ride a bike or a horse; stride or walk)
to raise money for your own Church and the Trust. Your
contribution will be divided equally between the two. Details from our Church Organiser, Revd Carol Coslett, 842102.
ALWAYS REMEMBER – SAFETY FIRST It is a condition of entry that, save to
the extent required by law, the Trustees of the Surrey Churches Preservation Trust
accept no liability in respect of death or injury sustained by any participant in the Surrey Churches Ride & Stride.
www.SurreyChurchesPreservationTrust.org
County Organiser: Hamish Donaldson 01428 644473 Sponsorship Forms will be in the back of the church
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FOR SALE
Bosch Classixx Fridge/Freezer, 154 cm high, white, excellent condition, £55. Phone
843600.
BUCKLAND PARISH COUNCIL UPDATE
We hope you will agree that the centre of the village has benefitted from the efforts
of the volunteers who participated in July’s Pond
Clearance and Village Tidy. We are grateful to the Reigate Area Conservation Volunteers for their help and
to Simon Elson for leading our event; to each of the 15
local residents who came along on the day, including our
youngest volunteer Eva Martin (aged 4); and to those residents who contributed by completing tasks around the
village shortly before or after the event. Thanks also to
Alan Horden, John Muggeridge, Buckland Estates and MVDC whose support
enables us to run this event on a tight budget!
During the event a healthy population of common newts were observed and a
freshwater leech encountered. Two additional native plant species were recorded–
common water plantain and glyceria flutians – whose growth, it is thought, may have been prompted by last year’s mechanical clearance activating a dormant seedbed.
Fly-tipping is a criminal offence which is on the increase in Surrey and last year cost
Surrey’s councils nearly £1m to clear up. Fly-tipping can range from a black bag of household waste to van loads of building waste, and anyone caught can now be
issued fixed penalty notices of up to £400 for small scale fly-tipping, or could face an
unlimited fine or imprisonment for larger fly-tipping incidents. Vehicles suspected
of being involved can be seized (and destroyed on conviction). We are all being asked to report any fly-tipping incident to MVDC - unless the fly-tipping is in
progress, in which case we are asked to call 999 and ask for the Police.
Every householder is accountable for the responsible removal of waste from their property and this includes any waste removed by contractors employed by you to
work on your property. So, if you are having a new kitchen installed or are having
work done in your garden, it is your responsibility to check that your contractor is a
registered waste carrier and will dispose of the waste through the correct channels. You could be fined and prosecuted if waste from your property is found dumped
somewhere it shouldn’t be.
Sheena Boyce, Clerk Email: [email protected]
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YARD SALE THANK-YOU
Please could I pass on sincere thanks to the people of Buckland and beyond who
kindly supported our Yard Sale. The weather was kind to us and it was lovely to
meet so many neighbours as stall holders and customers. Harry did well on his cake and coffee stall and thanks to everyone’s generosity a cheque for £90 is on its way to
the school’s charity, the St John’s School Community Fund.
Jacqueline and John Inwood
Now is a good time to join our Society
as our year of lectures and visits begins
in September. Membership of the
society costs just £30 a year for the ten
lectures. Meetings take place at the
Betchworth Village
Memorial Hall opposite
Knights Garden Centre. We
meet on the third Monday of
the month in the afternoon,
the doors opening at 1.45
for the hour’s lecture at
2.30. We have lectures on a
wide range of subjects to do
with the arts given by
excellent lecturers who have been
vetted by NADFAS, the National
Association of Decorative and Fine
Arts Societies.
In September the lecture is entitled:
Elizabeth Frink - The Expressive Power
of Bronze, to be given by Frank
Woodgate. The October lecture, The
Role of Arts in the Cycle of Crime,
Prison and Re-offending will be given
by the acclaimed artist Angela Findlay
while the November lecture is on The
Christmas Story in Renaissance Art,
given by the Courtauld lecturer and
author, Dr Paula Nuttall.
As well as the lectures the
society organises around
eight visits to places of
interest. In October we are
visiting Glyndebourne to
see Madame Butterfly.
Every year we offer our
members a tour for five or
six days alternating between
home and abroad. Next May the tour is
to Lisbon. The full programme can be
seen on our website at
betchworthdfas.org.uk
If you are interested in joining ring our
membership secretary, Carole Evans,
on 01372 452563 or email her at
Ian Caldwell
BETCHWORTH DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY
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PICNIC IN THE PARK...
… with live music from the New London Concert
Band, in Aid of ‘The Friends of Broome Park’
Registered Charity No: 1062128.
From 1.30pm on Saturday 10th September, 2016 at Broome Park
Nursing Home, Station Road, Betchworth, RH3 7DF. Tickets are
£8.00 each in advance, available at Broome Park (or £10.00 on the day & children under 16 go FREE). Or call our ticket office on
843333 (option 3). Pay via PayPal: [email protected]
BUCKLAND FLOWER FESTIVAL, ART EXHIBITION & SALE
Sat 27th August 10am – 5 pm
Sun 28th August 11am – 4 pm
Mon 29th August 10am – 4pm
A spectacular Flower Festival will be held
at St. Mary’s Church over the August Bank
Holiday Weekend.
See an amazing transformation of the Church and
enjoy wonderfully coloured and scented displays
Visit the Art Exhibition & Sale in the Reading Room,
all work by local artists
Treat yourself to some delicious refreshments
Please make a note in your diaries to ensure you are free to enjoy this wonderful
village event and spread the word to family and friends – everyone is very welcome!
We are looking for volunteers. If you are able to offer assistance, at any point during the weekend, either in the Church, at the Art Exhibition, or with refreshments, please
speak to Gaynor Day ( 843913) or Everett Leeds ( 247399) or send an email to
either [email protected] or [email protected]
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NORTH DOWNS PRIMARY SCHOOL
Our three sites at Brockham,
Betchworth and Leigh are now almost ‘child free zones’ apart from the children taking part in swimming
summer school in our pool at Brockham. All three sites continue to be busy places
filled with teachers, engineers and workmen. It’s an opportunity to clear
out, tidy up and prepare for the new school year. In addition, our school IT
Suite is being completely refurbished in readiness for September.
Our sixty new Reception pupils made several visits to their new classrooms
during July and are now hopefully looking forward to joining us in September. Our new Reception
children will have a phased start spread over several days resulting in only ten
children starting for just a morning at
a time. By the second week of term all thirty children will have started at each site and will attend full time from
then on. Children will also be joining us in year 3 from schools at Newdigate and Charlwood.
September will soon be here and we will begin
meeting with the parents and children who are due to start in September 2017
and choosing their child’s first school and so the cycle starts all over again.
On behalf of our pupils, parents and governors may I wish you all a very
happy and sunny summer. Happy holidays!
Jane Douglass, Headteacher, North Downs Primary School
Cold ministry
Two missionaries were comparing notes about their work in the artic settlements of Siberia. “It was so cold where we were,” boasted one, “that the candle froze
during our church service and we couldn’t blow it out.” “That’s nothing,” said the other. “Where we were it was so cold that my sermons
came out in chunks of ice and the congregation had to thaw them to see what I was talking about.”
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FAMILY ACTIVITIES FOR BETCHWORTH
AND BUCKLAND SUMMER HOLIDAYS 2016
Please note; children must be accompanied by a responsible adult and best suited to 2-8 year olds, although all welcome. If weather looks likely to affect any of the activities, please check with the organiser on the day.
Thursday 11th August: Priory Farm Discovery Trail Walk &
Picnic. Outdoor Trail. Bring a picnic lunch. Meet at
Discovery Trail Kiosk at 10am, Sandy Lane, South Nutfield, Redhill, Surrey RH1 4EJ (suitable for buggies and toddlers) Approx. £2.50per child.
Tuesday 23rd August: Walk to Victory Garden, Buckland Walk down Rectory Lane and visit the new Victory Garden and hear all about family survival during the war. Meet at The War Memorial on Buckland Green at 2.30pm.
Thursday 1st Sept: Dorking Fire Station Tour Guided tour of our local fire station. Meet at The Fire Station, North
Holmwood at 10am. Strict limitations on places, so please book in advance: [email protected]
Please contact Catriona Martin to pre-book walks and check the weather on the day 07710 498591/[email protected]
While having fun you can:
Gain confidence
Meet new friends
Gain skills for your cv Volunteer at flexible times Come and talk to us!
Find out more online: wwwgirlguiding.org.uk/get involved.aspx
Or email us at [email protected]
GIRLGUIDING
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ST JAMES THE LEAST OF ALL
The Rectory, St. James the Least of All
My dear Nephew Darren
I was delighted to hear that you have been made chairman of the Missionary Sub-
committee; it should help you to hone your skills in appearing to encourage
committee members to contribute while ensuring that they only say the things you want to hear. It is a skill that needs not a little practice; democracy only works if all
the important decisions have been made beforehand.
However, do remember that sub-committees are only formed in order either to kill an idea stone dead, or to give the chairman of the main committee some time to decide
what he wants, since he isn’t sure how to handle the issue at that particular moment.
I formed a sub-committee in 1999 to discuss Miss Fothergill’s suggestion of creating
a “water feature” on the Rector’s Glebe land, as a way of celebrating the Millennium. I noted at the time that no one wanted the thing on their own land. It’s significant
that whenever people suggest some imposing edifice, they always think it will be
most appropriate either in the Rector’s garden, or in some public place, well out of
sight of their own homes.
While this particular group has been working away tirelessly, and endless masons
and architects have been approached, a suitable design has yet to be presented. It
looks as if a suggestion will eventually be considered by my hundredth successor as we enter the third Millennium. That is the customary rate of progress for St. James
the Least, which I find entirely satisfactory.
The procedure for decision-making is always the same: after enormous effort, the sub-committee will produce a carefully worded report, which will be circulated
round all members of the church council. At the next meeting, they will be thanked
profusely for all their hard work and the matter will be discussed at great length. It
will then be proposed that the final decision will be taken at the next meeting, after everyone has had time to consider the matter more thoroughly. Come the next
meeting, the item will somehow fail to appear on the agenda, and when it is raised in
Any Other Business, it will be pointed out that it is now far too late in the evening to
tackle such an important issue. From then on, you can be assured, it will sink without trace.
Always remember the golden rule: a church committee meeting consists of a body of
people waiting to go home.
Your loving uncle, Eustace
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AUGUST GARDEN NOTES
Most gardens will have a problem area where plants have difficulty growing
successfully, due to shade, damp (or dry) conditions or soil type. Fortunately there is
a suitable plant for every position, and some plants are fairly “bullet-proof”.
Areas under established trees can cause particular problems. Along with the shade
and usually dry soil, the roots will greedily suck up nutrients. Underplant with robust
bulbs such as daffodils or narcissi. It’s worth trying groups of snowdrops too – once
established these will provide a welcome sign of spring early in the year. If grass thins out, reseed in spring or early autumn to compensate for the lack of light. For ground cover, vinca (periwinkle) will give a reliable display of foliage and blue
or white flowers. It will swiftly spread to a thick mat which has the advantage of
crowding out weeds. Pachysandra provides a taller alternative; although the foliage is more lush, the spring flowers are rather insipid. Bergenia are more exciting, with
their bold “elephant ears” and confident and prolific flower stems. Like many plants,
the foliage will provide
autumn interest, turning from green to bronzy red.
For wet and dark areas, ferns
will thrive. Asplenium,
dryopteris and polystichium are all tough evergreen
varieties which will naturalise
well without much light.
The key to success for all plants is to plant at the right
time. September onwards is
usually ideal, as the soil is still
warm and the cooler climate of early autumn provides a
perfect environment for roots
to get established. Mulch
poor soil, feed with bone meal, and add beneficial
mycorrhizal fungi to ensure a
strong root system.
David Hogg,
Buckland Nurseries
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We are pleased to announce that Buckland Guides are re-opening in September
2016. The New term starts on Monday 12th September, 19.15 to 20.45pm, in Buckland Reading Room. If you are between 10 and 15 years old, looking to make new friends and have some fun, then come and join us.
The Guide programme is divided into five areas:
discovery of new experiences and challenges
healthy lifestyles
global awareness
skills and relationships
celebrating diversity
Guides take part in a wide range of exciting activities at regular meetings, and at special events or holidays. You can get involved in anything from adventure sports
to performing arts, travel and taking part in community action projects. You can also extend your knowledge and skills by working towards Guide interest
badges, covering many different hobbies and activities from Film lover to Independent living.
You can also gain Challenge badges that recognise their participation in guiding over a period of time. The badges build towards the Baden-Powell Challenge Award, named in honour of the founder of guiding.
If you would like to Join Girl Guiding UK (Leith Hill Division) we invite you to get in touch: [email protected]
BUCKLAND GUIDES
One of the big turning points in life is when we stop lying about our age and start
bragging about it. The reason why talk is cheap is that supply usually far exceeds demand.
The person who smiles when things go wrong has probably thought of someone they can blame.
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Children’s page TELEVISION
When did television start? I bet you didn’t know that it started on 22nd
August 1932 when the British Broadcasting Corporation introduced its first regular TV service in the London
area. By the summer of 1949 television began to be available outside London and 1954 saw the first daily news
bulletins and weather forecasts. Colour pictures arrived at the end of 1969. Lots of people moan about what is on
television and what a waste of time it is, but there are good things to say for it too. Without the news reports of
famine in Africa would we have had Live Aid? And what about Comic Relief and
Children in Need? TV entertains and educates. It helps us
to relax, and it can also help us to pray by showing us the world. We see the natural disasters of weather like
tsunami and hurricanes. We see people hurt and made homeless by war. And we turn to God and ask Him to help
those who suffer and we pray for them, remembering that we are God’s hands here on earth.
EYE SEE YOU All the answers to this Bible quiz are to do with eyes and seeing. Answers
below. What is the name of the village where
Jesus healed a blind man? (Luke, chapter 8)
What eye can a camel go through more
easily than a rich man? (Matthew, chapter 19)
Joseph talks about his eyes and the
eyes of which one of his brothers? (Genesis, chapter 45)
What did Moses see in the desert at
Horeb? (Exodus, chapter 3) Where did Jesus send the blind man to
wash his eyes? (John, chapter 9) What are the eyes like of the one who
rides a white horse? (Revelation,
chapter 19)
Why do beavers spend a fortune on
the internet?
They never want to log off.
How do you stop the batteries in your
Play Station running out?
Hide their trainers.
Answers: 1. Bethsaida 2. the eye of a needle 3. Benjamin 4. a burning bush 5. the pool of Siloam 6. like a flame of fire.
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16th August: Laurence Loricatus - the saint who couldn’t forgive himself
Have you done something bad which haunts you? Does the memory of it keep you awake at night? If so, then Laurence Loricatus (c. 1190 –
1243) is the saint for you. As a youth he killed a man.
After that, life changed for ever for Laurence. His guilt overwhelmed
him, and he decided to expiate for it. He made the pilgrimage to Compostella, but found no relief. He became a hermit, but found no
relief. So then he began to wear not a hairshirt, but a coat of chainmail next to his
skin. It was a heavy, unyielding weight which bruised and rubbed his skin raw.
Laurence hated himself and would not forgive himself. He is a caution to anyone in the same situation today. His continued ‘penance’ did no one any good. The
suffering absorbed hours of his attention, and got him nowhere.
When we do something we regret, of course God wants us to repent. But then he
wants us to put it behind us. Our bad deed needs to be left behind in our lives. If we won’t put them down, our life becomes focused on self-hatred, instead of on God’s
love for us. It took the Pope years to get Laurence to take off that chain-shirt.
THE MAGAZINE 50 YEARS AGO
The Rector says in his letter that the building of the vestry (presumably the outer
vestry) is now complete thanks to an anonymous parishioner. He goes on to ask how other Bucklands fare in the matter of their churchyards and to contemplate a
competition for the best kept one. He say there are no less than twenty parishes
which use this name, the strangest one being Egg Buckland in Devon.
The accompanying Diocesan leaflet discusses the consecration of Guildford
Cathedral in May 1956 - at a service broadcast to many thousands sitting on the grass
outside the cathedral, including, as it happens, your editor.
Some hints from the Weekday Page for Women in the Diocesan leaflet: “Do not
throw away used lipstick bases. Take out the centres, clean then and use to keep
needles in. This… is useful if you wish to carry threaded needles in your handbag or
for holidays.” “A plastic vegetable rack makes ideal storage for children’s toys.”
