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The Parish of WellowWellow Church and Parish News
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“The bitter end” by Matthew Street, The Vicar, based on Ephesians 4:31-32 and He-brews 12:15
“Get rid of all bitterness, rage, temper, backbiting and insults, together with all malice, and be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God in Christ has forgiven you. Be vigilant, in case anyone should fail to grasp the grace of God, ensuring that no root of bitterness springs up to spread unrest among you, through which many may be brought to ruin.” (Ephesians 4:31-32 and Hebrews 12:15)
Few of us in our lifetime will be fortunate enough to escape being badly let down or hurt by someone. A close relationship may end in acrimony, a trusted friend betray a confidence, a broken promise deny us a long-dreamed of opportunity, or a mo-ment’s carelessness wreck our lives.
How do we cope with such experiences? There are two options: either we face them for what they are, working through the pain until we finally come to terms with it, or we can dwell on the injustice of life, licking our wounds and wallowing in self-pity. The latter reaction perfectly understandable but ultimately tragic, for it succeeds in adding insult to injury, robbing life of its joy and beauty. Few people are lonelier than those who are bitter in spirit. Get rid of your bitterness, then, through bring-ing it openly and honestly to God, before bitterness has the chance, metaphorically speaking, to get rid of you.
October 2019
St John’s Peasedown1st Sunday - 10:30am HC 4:30pm SF2nd Sunday - 10:30am MP 4:30pm SF3rd Sunday - 10:30am HC 4:30pm SF HC4th Sunday- 10:30am MP 4:30pm HC = Holy Communion SF = Soul Food: A service with modern lively
music followed by a family tea MP = Morning Praise
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Church Community Groups
Wellow Prayer GroupTuesdays at 3pmPhone Pauline for details: 832625
Benefice Praise and PrayerEvery Monday, 7.45pm-9.30pm@ The Vicarage, Peasedown St John‘God is spirit, and his worshippers must worship in spirit and in truth.’ John 4:24.Please join us as we praise God, hear from His Word, and come to Him in prayer.
Benefice OfficeFor anything church related contact the Benefice Office:Tel: 01761 300410Email: [email protected]
Sunday Services inOctoberEphesus
Want to keep in touch?St Julian’s Church sends out a weekly e-newsletter with all the latest news and views from around the Benefice. Email [email protected] to subscribe to the mailing list.
Contact the Vicar: The Revd. Matthew Street Tel: 01761 432293Email: [email protected] or through the church website.
Visit the Church website: www.stjsgroup.church
Sunday 6th October: 10.00 a.m.Mission Sunday Talk: Missionary musings: Ephesians 1:15-23 Leader: Matthew StreetSpeaker: Various missions
Sunday 13th October: 10.30 a.m. H.C.Joint service at St. James the less, Fox-coteTalk: Mission to Ephesus: Acts 19:1-20Leader: Matthew StreetSpeaker: Yvonne Grace
Sunday 20th October: 10.00 a.m.Talk: “Man made gods are no gods at all”: Acts 19:23-41Leader: Matthew StreetSpeaker: Nico Webb
Sunday 27th October: 10.00 a.m.Talk: Fivefold Ministry: Ephesians 4:11-16Leader: Matthew StreetSpeaker: Matthew Street
Community Matters: Support your VillageThe Parlour Shop, the Village Hall, the Church and the Societies
Church NewsThe 6th October sees the first special service held in St. Julian’s for this month, this is Mission Sunday. Do come along and hear first hand from some of the charities that St Julian’s gives to.
Sunday 13th October is a joint service to be held at St. James the Less, Foxcote, at 10.30 a.m. Please note that there is no service in Wellow that Sunday.
Pam Pike and Colin Tremellen, Church Wardens
Pop-Inn Monday The October “Pop-Inn” will be on Monday 7th October. Noon – 2 p.m. at the usual venue of the Fox and Badger. Join in with a pleasant group to catch up on all the Local News and Gossip. Enjoy a light Snack/coffee/tea or even something stronger.
All will be made so please come along – hope to see you there.
Shirley Betts
Lunch clubAfter approximately 28 years of the Lunch Club in Wellow Village Hall, the cooks have reluctantly decided that the time has come to hang up our aprons!
Between us we have clocked up well over 100 years! It would be fantastic if another group of cooks would take on the job of providing a monthly lunch and we would be pleased to explain what’s involved. Our finishing date isn’t definite yet but sometime in 2020 is most likely.
We feel sorry as well as relieved with our decision. We will miss everyone but realise we can’t go on forever Hopefully another group will step up to the challenge.
Please contact any of the cooks if would like any information about the Lunch Club. Janet: Tel: 835254; Lee: Tel: 837858; Marian: Tel: 832561
The October Lunch is on Thursday 24th at 1p.m in the Village Hall.
Please let one of us know if you are unable to be there.
Thank you,
Janet Martin (835254)
Don’t forget to visit the Wellow website @ www.wellowparish.info
Wellow Parish Council – A précis of the draft minutes
The Parish Council meeting took place at 7.30pm on Monday 2nd September with apologies received from Cllr. Stuart Kotchie.
7 members of the public were in attendance including District Cllr. Neil Butters. The Chairman introduced the new Clerk, Jenny Howell.
Public Participation: A resident spoke about a number of locations around the parish where trees were reported to be overhanging. A Cllr. volunteered to look into these and report back.
Planning: Members were asked to consider two planning applications:19/03428/FUL and 19/34289 Church Farm Buildings: Erection of new livestock barn. A Cllr. provided a report to introduce and summarise the two applications. Discus-sion took place which included: size, location / position, access, proximity to other buildings, materials proposed and planting scheme. The Parish Council supported planning application 19/03428/FUL and 19/34289 Church Farm Buildings, Erec-tion of new livestock barn. The lead Cllr. for Planning will submit the response to BANES Council.
Highways and Transport: The Chairman reported that the white lines applied out-side Hungerford Terrace had faded. BANES Council have confirmed that the white lines will be repainted and have been added to the schedule of works (no date sup-plied at present).
Village Hall: The Chairman advised that the insurance claim relating to the storm drainpipe damage had been settled and that the Parish Council have now received the money from the insurance. An excess of £250 was paid by the Parish Council at the time. The Chairman confirmed that in the spirit of good will, the excess will be split between the Village Hall Committee and Parish Council. Members gave thanks to Cllrs. Kotchie and Caudle for all of their efforts.
Play Park: A Cllr. advised that three tenders have been received for the Play Park. There may be an element of work to revise down requirements due to the initial quotes received. A tender report and recommendations will be made by the Play-ground Team to the Parish Council. Feedback / questions are invited prior to the October meeting.
Climate Change: The Parish Council discussed and considered the draft Wellow Carbon Reduction Pathway document and also noted the Bristol Airport Expan-sion document in the Mendip Times. Cllr. Trafford will circulate PCAA informa-tion on Bristol Airport. Members also debated whether the Parish Council should
declare a climate emergency. A proposal to declare a Climate Emergency was not supported by a majority at the meeting. The Parish Council voted in support of the Wellow Carbon Reduction Pathway Document. Cllr. Trafford (the lead Cllr for Cli-mate Change) will provide regular updates.
Information: The padlock to a new storage container owned by the Wellow Horti-cultural Society had been super-glued for the second time. It had now been replaced and the PC hoped the matter was now ended. It was suggested that should this recur it would be reported to the police as criminal damage.
Miscellaneous: Paint for telephone kiosk to be provided.
A resident spoke about earth and soil deposited on a grave after a recent burial. The Vice Chairman apologised for the distress this had caused and arranged for this to be removed. A Cllr. suggested a visit to the cemetery.
Date Of Next Meeting
The next scheduled meeting of the Parish Council will take place at 7.30pm on Mon-day 7th October, 2019, at Wellow Village Hall. Note: Change of date of subsequent Wellow Parish Council meetings to the first Monday of each month.
Jenny Howell: [email protected]
Wellow Village HallDue to circumstances beyond our control the date for the Brains Of Wellow Quiz has been changed and it will now be on Saturday 7th December.
Location: Wellow Village Hall 7.30 for eyes down at 8 p.m. Teams of 4 Players – cost £3.50 per player to include Nibbles. Please bring your own favourite Tipple. There will also be a Raffle.
All ages welcome: If you do not have a team, please still come along and make up the numbers.
A fun evening for everyone – you do not have to be a member of MENZA to take part!
The date for the Film Night remains the same Friday 8th November at 7.30 p.m.
Cost £3 to watch “The Greatest Entertainer” on your own doorstep.
The Village Hall committeeCommunity Matters: Support your Village
The Parlour Shop, the Village Hall, the Church and the Societies
Wellow Horticultural SocietyWell – it is hard to believe that the Wellow and District Horticultural Society has just staged its 70th successful Flower show and has only missed one year. By my reckon-ing that means it started about 1948! As usual we have the “what could we do better next year” and the “what went really well” discussions. What do you all think? We like to hear your views so bring them to the AGM and share them. We have put lots of photos from the day on the website so use the link to see if you are there! Thanks to Jane. http://hortsoc.wellow.org/index.php/flower-show-2019-photos/
I am told by one who is good at this type of thing (thanks, Rob) that the entries over-all were about the same, 663 this year and 659 last year, but that the entries across the horticultural classes were up, which is good news. Not so good is that 60% of horticultural entries come from just 8 people. In fact the same 8 as put in a similar percentage last year. So what’s the matter with the rest of the village? Time to give them a bit of competition I think.
The number of people who came to the show was down about 50, possibly due to the downpour that occurred about 1 p.m. Anyway, congratulations to the prizewin-ners below.
Prize Winners Wellow Flower Show 2019Sue Rodford Cup (pre-school): Harriett AxeSt. Julian’s Cup (St Julian’s pupil for junior classes): Mae Jackson Junior Gardener’s Certificate and voucher (under-19): Ashling Hammerton Combe Hay Cup (cookery classes): Katie Millar Sarah Moore Trophy (best display in floral decoration): Heather Voutt Castlemead Prize (best display in egg section): Ben ShepherdThe Late Joan Rittner Cup (best wild/garden flowers): Julia WyldCertificate and voucher (Flower Classes): Alex Martin Ken Mannings Shield (Novelty Garden): Shared; Alice Harper and Rob GreigTed Welch Memorial Cup (Fruit): Shared; Alice Harper and Alex MartinFarmer’s Cup (open classes Vegetables): Hugh Prentice Patrick Hartley Memorial Salver (best collection of 5 vegetables): Alex Martin Wellow and District Challenge Cup (members only Vegetables): Alex Martin Banksian Medal (highest points veg, fruit and flower classes): Alex Martin
So what of the future? Will the show manage another 70 years? I do have serious concerns that not enough younger people are coming forward to take part in the organising of it. Don’t worry, we are not expecting anyone to take it on for next year. It is a learning curve. I served several years apprenticeship under the expert guidance of Shirley Betts and Lisa Layzell before I was let loose on it! They were excellent teachers.
WELLOW HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
WELLOW APPLE JUICING DAY
Sunday 27th October 2019Station Road Car Park
Starts at 2 p.m. Bring your own apples to turn into juice.
Bring bottles to take the juice away. Bring the kids to help.
Or just come and taste local apple juice.
Put the date in your diary now – more details to follow
Our juicing day is a little later than in previous years. If you have loads of apples that need juicing before then, and you can collect them into containers, we can arrange for them to be juiced (for
making cider) and/or pasteurised. There will be a small cost!
Contact Hugh Prentice 07966 080 005 for more info
We need people to come forward and learn how it all works and bring some new ideas at the same time, otherwise we will not make our centenary!
Anyway, enough of that. It just remains to say a huge THANK YOU to all those who helped. We can now relax a bit for a few months until it all starts again……
See you at the AGM, to be held on Thursday 21st November in the Village Hall.
Bridget and the Committee
Wellow Composting ClubAs you begin to clear your garden, and as the leaves begin to fall, please bring your organic material to the community compost in Station Road Car Park.
Please only deliver : non-invasive weeds, small cuttings, grass cuttings, and leaves. Please don’t put them in the bins; put them in the “delivery” area; and it would be helpful if you could separate items on delivery.
Why not join the compost club, and save the cost of the green bin? Would current and potential members contact Clover Holland (833348) for further information, please. On roughly three occasions per year, we need help in sifting and bagging the new compost in the centre bin. It’s fun, and the more volunteers we get, the quicker it takes to complete.
The next bagging day is Sunday 27th October – please put that date in your diary! Starts at 10 a.m. Bags can be purchased from us for £1. Please contact Andy on 834834 if you would like to help.
Wellow GrowingWe are a group of people who want to grow more food, locally, in and around Wel-low. To do this we need more people, skills, experience, land and resources.
We will soon be making plans for the 2020 growing season, starting with the seeds.
We have all heard about the plastic problem, the looming mass extinction of species, and the catastrophic impacts of climate change if we continue as we have been. By growing food locally we help mitigate all three of these issues. Join us.
We also grow flowers – food for the heart! (and the bees)
Contact me if you would like to be added to the email distribution list, so you get warning of our next events, and/or if you would like more information.
Hugh Prentice (07966 080 005) Email: [email protected]
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Wellow Parish DiaryRegular activities:Parish Council meetings: Village Hall; 1st Monday in the month; 8.00 to 9.30 pm: Contact Parish Clerk: Jenny Howell: Tel: 07368 181262. Email: [email protected] Wrigglers playgroup: Village hall. Thursdays (except 4th Thursday), term time. 9.30-11.30 a.m. Contact Karina Coats: Tel: 07515812501. Email: [email protected]: Wellow Recreation Ground; Summer months: Wednesday, 6.00pm and Sunday, 2:30pm. October: Sunday afternoon only. Contact: Email: [email protected]: Tel: 01225 830188Wellow Wellbeing Art & Craft Group: Village Hall; Tuesdays, 10.30-13.00. Contact Averil Swift: Tel: 01373 834384 or Vicky Hamerton: Tel: 01225 835840Bellringing: Wednesday evening, alternate weeks at St Julian’s Church and Dunkerton. Contact Clover Holland; Tel: 01225 833348: Email: [email protected]: Fox & Badger; 1st Monday of the month, except Bank Holidays; 12.00 – 2.00 p.m. Contact: Shirley Betts: Tel: 01225 833683Fox & Badger “Pub Quiz”: 2nd Thursday each month. Contact the pub: Tel: 01225 832293Lunch Club: Village Hall; 4th Thursday in the month, September to June. Contact: Janet Martin: Tel. 01225 835254Wellow Community Choir: Generally meet at St. Julian’s Church; Tuesday 7:30 to 9:00pm during School term times; Contact James Watts: 07806 540515 if you would like to join.Mobile Library: Alternate Tuesdays. Village hall: 10.00-10.15 a.m.: Venue to be an-nounced: 10.25-10.55 a.m.Post Office: Village hall, Tuesdays, 2-3 p.m.
Wellow Parish Directory:Wellow Horticultural Society: Secretary: 01225 837878: [email protected] Shop: Tel: 835438: Email: [email protected] Village Hall bookings: Tel: 835840. Email: [email protected] Community Bus: Contacts: Mike 07854 414084, [email protected] Friends of St. Julians: Contact: [email protected] Valley Tennis: Contact: [email protected] Local Councillor: Neil Butters: 01225 832256; [email protected]
Parish Magazine Editor: Jane Rees, 3 Weavers Orchard, Wellow; Tel: 01225 837031; Email: [email protected]. Please let me have material for the following month’s magazine by 18th of each month.
