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The Warnham WarblerPublished by the Warnham Parochial Church Council

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August 2015 | 70p

2 THE CURATE WRITES

3 VILLAGE NEWS

5 WARNHAM WI

6 SCHOOL NEWS

7 A WARNHAM HIGH SHERIFF

– EPILOGUE

8 VILLAGE CALENDAR

9 THE NOTICEBOARD

10 CHURCH MATTERS

11 FAREWELL TO HUGH

12 SAINTS’ DAYS AND

READINGS FOR AUGUST

13 ST MARGARET’S IN AUGUST

15 PARISH DIRECTORY

16 VILLAGE HALL

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The Editor Writes

�is edition of the Warbler is inevitably overshadowed by the tragic loss of our Vicar, Christopher Loveless, who died suddenly on 17th July. �e Curate, Rosemary Cattell, shares with us below some of the thoughts she expressed in church on St Margaret’s day, just a few days later.

Exactly a year before that, we were putting on a 10th anniversary performance of Margaret of Antioch, the opera that Christopher and I wrote which was premiered in 2004. Here are some of Christopher’s words from the opera, which Jo read out in church on the weekend of his death:

He has passed from pain.�ere will be no more crying.Welcome him into Paradise,All you blessed martyrs, Apostles and Evangelists,Angels and archangels;Cherubim carry him into the lightAnd God grant him peace.

Mark Browse

WARNHAM PARISH COUNCIL

HEARTSTART COURSESaturday, 19th September, 2015

9.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.

Hodgson Room, Village Hall, Warnham

The above course is being run by Marc Harrold who is Responder Team Leader, SECAmb Senior Associate Trainer for Horsham Community Responders.

Marc will demonstrate use of a de�brillator, similar to the one installed by the entrance to the Village Hall,

and also instruct on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

There are nine places remaining on this course. If you would like to attend please telephone Pam Brinkler on 01403 257752, e-mail pambrinkler@gmail.com

If the above date is inconvenient, Marc is happy to run further familiarisation courses if a need is identi�ed.

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The Curate WritesOn Monday 20th July, just three days after Christopher’s tragic death, members of our church family gathered to commemorate St Margaret of Antioch, our Patron Saint. This service was very special to Christopher and it was our wish out of love for him to go ahead and pray for St Margaret and for Christopher and his family.

Thank you for all your kind messages at this saddest of times. You will find below a copy of the thoughts I shared with the congregation on Monday evening, but firstly, please do hold in prayer all those who mourn:

Almighty GodFather of all mercies and giver of all comfort;deal graciously, we pray with those who mourn,that, casting all their care on you,they may know the consolation of your love;through Jesus Christ our Lord.Amen.

Feast Day of St Margaret of Antioch 20th July 2015This is not really a sermon – just a few thoughts to share with you. Please forgive me if they don’t quite hang together or are not what you may have been hoping for – but I am having to dig deep as indeed all of us are. Usually at Parish Communion if Christopher was presiding, then I would be his Deacon. If I was presiding he would be my Deacon. When I am at the altar he should be as it were my right-hand man. Today is different. We are all having a difficult time.At Christmas Christopher said to me ‘I don’t think of myself as your Training Incumbent any more: I can enjoy watching you fly’. Fly yes, perhaps so, but in ministry we never fly solo we work together both lay and ordained and here at St Margaret’s that is very true and valued.We are all experiencing a wide variety of feelings at the moment, so soon after the tragic death of our dear Christopher and even as we come together with empathy, which I have heard described as ‘love with skin on’ we do need to be ourselves as we continue on our journey through grief. The Lord Jesus weeps with us; he also gives us comforters when we feel ready to receive them.The weekend seemed so long and everything surreal but with such an outpouring of love, we saw one another through and will continue to do so – and thanks go out to all of you for all the love and prayers for Natalie, Benedict and Madeleine and all Christopher’s family.The Book of Condolence testifies to the widespread love and thankfulness for Christopher’s ministry and friendship in this church and community. Oh how he is missed!Most of us here will know Christopher’s great love for all the saints – particularly for the saints of the Church of England. His book Strange Eventful History in which he tells their stories was published in 2012 – the year in which I was ordained and sent to Warnham to serve my curacy with a saintly expert as my Training Vicar.Three years and 20 days into my ministry here, the last two years as a priest, I think I have presided at Holy Communion for all of the Principal Feast Days and Holy Days in the Church Calendar. Every saint has been celebrated in Morning and Evening Prayer as well.Okay, many of the saints are quite new to me but I have more than a lingering feeling that celebrating them appropriately was given a very high priority for the curate’s training - in Christopher’s rankings at least!!Christopher particularly loved giving his homilies on Saint’s days and always had that characteristic twinkle in his eyes and was really quite amusing as he delighted in telling a good story!And so here we are on St Margaret’s Day, the Feast Day of our own Patron Saint.

Christopher always spoke of her as ‘our own dear St Margaret’. He knew that some questioned whether or not she had actually existed but delving into her legend he found much that rang true and Margaret, one of the best loved virgin martyrs, has been greatly celebrated here each year. He was so very pleased when we were given the oil painting of St Margaret which is hanging on the east wall of the Caryll Chapel. It was before his eyes every time we met for Morning and Evening Prayer. Do look at it if you have not had the opportunity.

This year ‘our own dear St Margaret’ is celebrated without the one we know as our own dear Christopher. It is not impossible to imagine him now, with pen and notebook in hand checking out St Margaret’s story for himself, face to face: asking questions – lots of questions – and researching for the Revised Edition of his book. He may not be able to get it to us in this dimension of God’s reality, but one day we shall hope to see it.

We will soon have CDs of the 2014 performance of Mark Browse’s opera Margaret of Antioch – libretto by Christopher – available for sale. Do be sure to purchase a copy and then you will have the story of St Margaret in Christopher’s own words to enjoy for yourselves. Do it; you will be very glad you did!

To finish I would just like to say something of the messages coming in to me at home while I was in the process of putting these few thoughts together….you see the phone seems not to have stopped and the emails! Everyone is so kind.

Christopher was widely known and greatly loved:

A phone call came to assure us that Christopher and all of us were prayed for yesterday at Cardiff ’s Llandaff Cathedral where the father of one of our bell-ringers is a priest.

An email came from a gentleman who says ‘Mr Loveless (as he then was) taught me Ancient Greek from between the ages of 8 to 13 when he was a teacher at my school, Heath Mount, and left an indelible mark on me as an individual. His inspirational teaching shaped the course of my life in ways he probably never knew.’

I am sure we can all identify with that…no not the bit about being taught Greek, although Christopher was still teaching some Latin….well no perhaps not us, but we can all say Christopher has shaped the course of each of our lives…if that were not true, we would probably not be here tonight.

So thank you Christopher; may you rest in peace and rise in glory. Amen.

Rosemary Cattell

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a variety of �owers to make an attractive display.

For our June meeting, which was well attended, we were pleased to welcome back our demonstrator, Gill Homer, and her title was ‘Bright Ideas’. For her �rst arrangement she had created a container using stripped willow and into this she had threaded phormium both curled and straight to one side and then added palms on the other side with ivy leaves in the front. �e �owers used were pale green anthurium, pale cream gerberas and cream carnations lined along the arrangement with alstermeria interspaced. Her next arrangement was done on a colourful Spanish type pot. She placed lucadendron for height and a mixture of foliage at the base including fatsia. She arranged a selection of brightly coloured �owers including birds of paradise, dark red gerberas, red kangaroo �owers, pink roses with blue everlasting �owers and small yellow chrysanths.

A tall vintage shaped pedestal was used next and on this she created a tall triangular shape with various foliage of both dark and pale green. She placed white roses and pink carnations to make a line down the middle of the design with a mixture of pink, chrysanths, blue nigella, pink veronica and blue thistles to �ll in the triangular shape. A large black cane lampshade on its side and mounted on a stand was used for her next arrangement. On the top of this she used foliage to follow the line of the curve with purple gerberas on one side and cream carnations on the other and dark pink roses and yellow chrysanths in the middle. She then placed a similar arrangement in the hole in the middle.

For her �nal arrangement she had made a table type construction and on this she placed foliage along the front and on either side and used straight sticks on one side for height with red roses at the back and in the middle with white lilies at the base and with red carnations interspaced. Curled aspidistra leaves and hypericum were placed amongst these to complete the design. She then placed a similar arrangement underneath.

�e title of the competition was ‘Circles’ and there were some delightful and innovative designs entered by members which were praised by the Demonstrator.

�ree members, Val Beelam, Ilona Brockbank and Gill Green, represented the Club at the Flower Festival held at St

Village NewsWarnham Evening Flower Club I inadvertently missed the deadline for the July Warbler so you now have a report for the last two meetings for the price of one!

�e demonstrator for the May meeting was Pat MacDonald and her title was ‘Walking the Dog’ and all her arrangements were doggie orientated and followed the pattern of a dog walk. Her �rst arrangement was done in an upturned hat with foliage round the edge with green carnations at the base with red roses in the middle and euphorbia at the back. �e next arrangement was done on a tall vase with coloured dog collars placed round it. She used green sticks wired together and placed to make an ‘L’ shape and the foliage used included hellebore leaves, variegated holly and dark hebe. Purple liatris stems and red carnations followed the line of the ‘L’ and an orchid was placed in the centre.

�is was followed by an arrangement done on a double food dish on a stand. �e design was done in a triangular shape with foliage to give the outline and blue veronica spikes placed throughout with thistles and white roses and gypsophila added for a delightful e�ect. A large basket to represent a dog bed was the base of her next arrangement and she used straight brown twigs for height and various foliage round the edge with bright pink antirrhinum were placed at the top and coming through the design and pinky white carnations on one side and alstromeria on the other. �e �nal arrangement was done on a propped up manhole cover with a hole in it. Palm leaves were placed on top and at the side with tassels of green love lies bleeding and fatsia leaves and curled bergenia leaves. Orange/red gerberas were placed along the top mixed with blue thistle, orange roses and baby green chrysanths placed in between. A similar arrangement was placed in the hole and another on a stand at the side.

As usual there was an excellent entry for the competition, which was entitled ‘Barking Mad’. �e arrangements all included some form of bark or wood and

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Mary’s Church in Horsham in June. �e title of the Bible reading was ‘Jesus Calms the Storm’ and Val created a stunning design to depict the boat, the storm and the calmed sea with Ilona and Gill’s help. Other members took part in the Festival in their own right.

�e Club does not meet in August and the next meeting will be on Tuesday 15th September when the demonstrator will be Elsie Chaplin and her title will be ‘Nature’s Charm’. Doors to the Village Hall open at 7 pm for refreshments and the demonstration commences at 7.30 pm. We shall be delighted to see you.

Gill Green

Friday ForumWe haven’t been submitting reports on our Friday Forum meetings as the publication dates of the Warbler and the dates of our meetings clash, meaning that our news is always about two months old. However, to prove that we are still alive and well, we thought that you would like to hear of the day trip we had at the end of June, when we visited the home of Gilbert White in Selbourne.

Four carloads le� the village mid morning on a beautifully sunny and pleasantly warm day. When we arrived we were shown around the house by a very knowledgeable guide who told about the history of the house and how it now houses two historical collections.

Gilbert White, whose home it was, was a vicar who had an amazing interest in the natural world around him, and spent his life recording how his garden grew, the weather, and observations on �ora and fauna in their natural environment. �ese records are now on show in the house.

Also exhibited is the collection of the Oates family, one being Captain Lawrence Oates who was a soldier and explorer and died during an expedition to the South Pole in 1912 – ‘I am going outside and may be some time’.

A�er our tour of the house we all sat down to a lovely lunch in their tearoom, and then set o� to explore the gardens. �ese were wonderful, having been designed to follow the original Gilbert White layout. �ere were abundant �ower borders, a pond, herb garden, kitchen garden, lawns and parklands and a ha-ha. �e weather was perfect to explore and also sit and take in the views.

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We �nished our stay in Selbourne by visiting the Parish Church which dates from about 1180, and which was full of interesting history, one of which was a lovely stained glass window depicting St Francis and his animals and birds. In the Churchyard are the remains of a 1400-year-old yew tree, which was blown down in gales about 25 years ago.

We arrived home at the end of the a�ernoon having said a big thank you to our drivers – Rev Rosemary, Michael Allmond and Roy Boud.

Eileen Boud and Yvonne Allmond

SummerGarden Party 9th July 2015

Once again members and friends had the pleasure of being invited to our president’s lovely summer garden for the annual event. �e sun shone all a�ernoon.

As is usual when the WI meets, there is always business to be dealt with before we can start enjoying ourselves. Cherryl welcomed everyone including our guests and two ladies, Pam and Anne, from the parish Council who would be talking to us about the Parish Plan.

�e business part of the meeting over (there was much to discuss) Betty gave a resume of the progress made towards the formation of an evening WI in Warnham. Members were asked to let friends and neighbours know about the proposed project referring them to the phone number and email address in the Parish Magazine advert.

Pam and Anne then addressed us with the details of the Parish Plan so far and of the work the team still had to do. We must give them our full support when answering a soon to be issued questionnaire. �e ladies were warmly thanked for their time and dedication to our special village of Warnham.

A�ernoon tea prepared by the committee followed and was as usual delightful. �e tea included various sandwiches, small pizzas scones cakes and meringues. Members and friends had time to chat and walk around admiring the attractive garden. Cherryl and Mike were thanked

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for their kind hospitality.

Note: Members are reminded that the shoe box collection, for Romania, starts in September!

Betty Brand

School NewsAs the end of term hoves into view and the academic year winds down to a happy and

successful conclusion the school can be justly proud of the exciting learning opportunities, the support and the encouragement they have given to all their pupils. �ose going o� to secondary school have received a solid foundation to build on their knowledge and pursue their aspirations with con�dence, while the new intake have visited the school, met their new teachers and had a tour of the building so they can feel settled and less anxious when they take their �rst tentative steps on that tantalising voyage of formal education in September.

�e last term has seen the usual �urry of sporting activities where the dedication and skill on show were matched only by the sportsmanship and camaraderie in evidence. �e school fared particularly well in the rounders tournament, coming second overall, a terri�c team achievement. �e children also performed magni�cently in the inter-school district athletics competition yielding some very impressive personal triumphs, with points accumulated during the day in track and �eld events. Out of more than a hundred participants Ben Teasdale in Year 5 gained second place, a mere one point behind the winner; Lily McCord in Year 6 �nished ��h, Dylan Bennett racked up a fabulous third place in his age group; and Natasha Frazer, Oliver Colombo and Joshua �omas all attained top ten positions overall or in individual events. Congratulations to all who took part.

Proceeds from previous fund-raising events organised by the school’s Parents, Teachers & Friends Association have been used to develop the school grounds and the wildlife area is already attracting a variety of birds and insects. �e area now boasts a very impressive bug house, courtesy of Mr Harrod, in which they can make their homes. �e charmingly peaceful spiritual garden was completed in recent weeks and was formally opened by John Warren with a blessing performed by Rev Natalie Loveless.

�e summer fair at the beginning of July was a great success, the weather was

perfect, the refreshments were delicious and abundant, and the atmosphere was infectiously warm and friendly. �e Country & Western theme produced an array of colourful Stetsons and although there were no rodeo competitions or bull taming on o�er we did enjoy karate and kick boxing displays, a country dancing demonstration and performances from the Dance Academy. �ere was a huge range of stalls, from cakes and cra�s, to plants and face-painting, to a ra�e and tombola, certainly something for all ages to browse and enjoy. �e fantastic sum of nearly £2,400 was raised from the day and the Parents, Teachers & Friends Association will be putting this towards creating an amphitheatre in the school grounds. �ank you to everyone who came to support the school.

A special thank you goes to Caroline Lucas who had kindly allowed the whole school plus an army of helpers to enjoy a Teddy Bears’ Picnic in her luscious garden, in aid of the Family Support Work charity. It was probably one of the longest crocodile lines of children I have ever seen as more than 250 of us wound our way along the school path, up Church Street, past Warnham Court and down through the deer park before settling down to our much appreciated packed lunches. A�er some excitable exploration of the surrounding grounds and woodlands we packed up our things, formed an orderly line and made our way back to school. A lovely fun day for everyone and a great way to start looking forward to the summer holidays.

Nuala Vallally

Warnham and Kingsfold SeniorsOur last meeting saw a splendid spread for the ‘Summer Garden Party’. Unfortunately it was not held in a garden but for ease of access and unpredictable weather, we chose the Village Hall. We had a good turn out and to begin the a�ernoon the seniors attempted a cryptic quiz - aimed at �nding out ‘Who they were’. For example: 14th February is her day = Iris Valentine. Individual e�orts soon gave way to group attempts and fun was had by all.

With the business section of the meeting the group expressed their sympathy to Natalie, Benedict and Madeline. �ose present signed a card. We discussed forthcoming events for ‘next term’, because the group does not meet in August. �ere is a wide variety of activities each month. Why not join us and enjoy a social a�ernoon listening to Mike Cattell giving an illustrated talk about �e Green Gym or being entertained by some of Warnham Primary school pupils. �ese are just two of the events on o�er in the Autumn.

Ann Lloyd

Sponsored Quarter Peal: Thursday September 3rdWithin hours of the declaration of war on 3rd September 1939, the SS Athenia was torpedoed and sunk. Over 1,000 passengers and crew were lost. 30 more ships were sunk in that month alone. �e longest battle of the war (the Battle of the Atlantic) had started. War at sea continued until Japan capitulated.

Records of Merchant Navy casualties are not available, but over 30,000 are known to have perished. Little was published at the time.

�e ringers of St Margaret’s have been asked to ring a quarter by a parishioner who would like to make his personal tribute to those of the Merchant Navy who lost their lives at sea during Word War II. We are proud and privileged to do this. Listen out on �ursday 3rd September and remember.

Ann Lloyd

Margaret of AntiochLibretto by Christopher Loveless

Music by Mark BrowseThe English Arts Chorale and orchestra

Conducted by Leslie Olive

With superb soloists including Jo Browse as Margaret10th anniversary performance, recorded live at Warnham

Village Hall, July 2014

To order your copy of the recording please contact Mark Browse • markbrowse@msn.com • 01403 242100

CDs cost £5 each

CDs now available

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I am sitting at the dining room table on the Isle of Harris looking out over the smaller Isles of Scotosay, Scalpay and �e Shants towards the north-west tip of Scotland. Tomorrow we will be making our second trip to St Kilda, a World Heritage Site on the edge of the European continental shelf. It is now three months since my term as High Sheri� ended. Only now do I feel I have the distance, energy and perspective to write this epilogue; to re�ect upon the years’ experience rather than to focus on daily events.

�e o�ce of High Sheri� is unlike any other. Most people either don’t know of its existence or regard it as an anachronism. Tony Blair as a ‘reforming’ Prime Minister stripped the o�ce of its last vestiges of power but was thwarted in his attempt to abolish it completely. It is therefore now a position with enormous heritage originating from Saxon history about 1,300 years ago and becoming immensely powerful a�er the Norman Conquest, yet having no job description; and no application procedure. �e only tasks now allotted to the High Sheri� are to proclaim the Royal accession (which has not happened for 63 years), and to announce General Election results as O�cial Returning O�cer (usually delegated to Acting Returning O�cers). I am glad the �rst task did not arise during my year, and slightly disappointed that the opportunity to perform the second task arose just weeks a�er my year ended.

�e position is mainly ceremonial, representing Her Majesty �e Queen as head of the legal and justice system. It is therefore a considerable personal honour; and whilst it is not powerful, it carries prestige and in�uence.

I was o�en asked how one can become High Sheri�. A small panel chaired by the incumbent Sheri� meets once a year to consider and revise a short-list of suitable candidates from which the Sheri� may choose and approach a nomination to take the o�ce three years later. �e only restrictions are that the candidate should own land in the county (a small bungalow would qualify) and have no criminal record. Beyond these, it is unlikely that a candidate will be considered unless there is already evidence of his or her contribution to the life of the county; and overt ambition seeking the o�ce would probably preclude any chance of selection.

And so we arrive at an o�ce without e�ective function or democratic transparency, arguably redundant and surplus to requirements. Yet I would argue

that this ancient o�ce is reinventing itself and capable of contributing signi�cantly to civic and community life.

For a start, the High Sheri� is apolitical. �e High Sheri� is entirely self-funded. Such independence embodies integrity, an o�ce without patronage. Being an annual appointment, the o�ce can evolve quickly both in style and substance according to the individual character and experience of successive holders.

For my part, I considered it important to wear the Court Dress as o�en as suitable and requested, not because it was tailored at vast expense and I can never wear it again (although both statements are correct), but because I believe that the o�ce itself must be conspicuous to be more widely known, relevant and appreciated; indeed to survive, to be worth retaining. �e generally accepted philosophy of many of my forebears is that it is important to have a ‘theme’ so that one can achieve a lasting bene�t with only a year to make one’s contribution. I do not necessarily agree. But I certainly agree that one’s year must be productive. I remember shortly a�er becoming High Sheri� being asked publicly by the Bishop of Chichester what would be my ‘theme’. Initially I replied that I didn’t have one, but then I thought this sounded like an intellectual failure, so I heard myself extemporizing lyrically about serving my extended community of West Sussex. And in truth this became my ‘theme’.

Especially when I wore the Court Dress, I became the High Sheri�. It took a little while to accept this, but the more I stepped out of the comfort zone of established civic life and into the unfamiliar worlds of poverty and need, the more I learnt how I could be a �gurehead and source of inspiration. From the start I decided to behave naturally, eschewing pomposity, delighting in humour and willing to talk to anybody. �roughout I was accompanied by Caroline, the sensible one who was always able to remember faces and names. Together we built up a reputation for being fun and accessible, sometimes risqué, but never dishonouring the sacred trust of the ancient o�ce. As a result I believe there are many more people in West Sussex who now have an idea that there is a High Sheri� and that it is a good thing.

I was frequently asked to make a speech. I never carried notes, allowing me to improvise and react spontaneously to the audience, and generally to inspire laughter. �e most important words on every occasion were ‘thank you’; thanking my

hosts, but increasingly thanking volunteers working in the community. And thus I established my ‘theme’; or rather, the ‘theme’ found me. As I progressed in the journey, discovering new impressions and experiences, looking through more ‘windows’, I was increasingly able to see connections and o�er vaguely perceptive observations and suggestions. By the end of my year, I was even emboldened during speeches to o�er intelligent thought. �is process culminated with the invitation to give a 40 minute lecture to a sixth form college near Chichester on the theme of ‘citizenship’ – a challenge to which I rose without notes or jokes. Whilst my knowledge and usefulness may diminish the further my experience fades in the rear-view mirror, there are new life-skills I have learned and probably new doors to open.

I am o�en asked what were my ‘highlights’. It is so di�cult to answer, because almost every day brought a new delight or enlightenment. We visited wonderful places like Westminster Abbey, Canterbury Cathedral, Arundel Castle and Goodwood House, where o�en I played a prominent rôle. �e journey to France to unveil a memorial to the �rst casualties of war from the Royal Sussex Regiment exactly 100 years a�er their deaths was particularly poignant, especially as I met many of the Territorial Army lads my uncle had commanded, whom they remembered with such a�ection. We met wonderful people – not just royalty, Lord-Lieutenants, bishops and admirals, but also volunteers, victims, homeless and prisoners. From this panoply of places and people, how can one select a ‘highlight’? And yet there are two particular encounters I remember most vividly which I think encapsulate my year.

First there is Barbara, a volunteer for St Catherine’s Hospice. When I asked her what she did, she told me she baked cakes, made jams and collected bric-a-brac to sell for the hospice. Rather condescendingly I asked her how much she had raised (struggling as I was at the time to raise more than £20,000 despite all the in�uence of my o�ce). When she said ‘£250,000’ I was astonished and told her she is amazing. ‘Oh no’ she said, ‘I’m just a volunteer’. I thought then, and still do now, let that be my epitaph; let that be the title of my diary.

Second there is the ‘lifer’ in Lewes Prison. He was playing a major rôle to discourage

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troublesome teenagers from following his own disastrous path to prison. I was amazed by his honesty, belatedly taking responsibility for his decisions and actions, unable to seek forgiveness but working for redemption, probably incapable of rehabilitation. At the end of the intense three hour session I went up to him and told him how impressed I was. I said ‘You’re a good man’ with which his eyes welled and he replied pathetically ‘No I’m not, I’m a murderer’. I don’t suppose he had ever been praised as good. I told him that I know he was a murderer, but what I witnessed that day was a good man. And he has probably had more e�ect on me than any other person I met when I was the High Sheri�.

It is hard to de�ne the contemporary rôle of the High Sheri� and the value of the shrievalty to modern society. I think the High Sheri� is an important glue binding society together, linking all levels and communities across the county; the we� of social tapestry, binding administrative and charitable organizations with those whom they serve; cohering it all within a county identity.

�is is a long way from the Saxon origins and Norman power when High Sheri�s controlled law and tax collection under direct royal authority. I sincerely feel it was a humbling privilege to serve my community in this way, to see how good organizations and people can be, to feel pride in belonging to Sussex.

As a footnote, I remember my father explaining that he had turned down the o�er to be High Sheri� because he felt the o�ce was too pompous and costly. I tried but failed to address his second objection! But I believe I succeeded in taking out the pomposity whilst nevertheless honouring its traditions and proudly wearing the uniform. And I couldn’t have done more.

Jonathan Lucas

PARISH VISITORSSt Margaret’s has a team of parish visitors, who are able to visit at home those who are isolated,

convalescent or experiencing any kind of ongoing difficulty.

The visitors are not trained counsellors, but offer neighbourly support mainly through listening and

befriending, in the name of the church.

Please contact the Curate Rosemary Cattell (Tel: 264396)

who co-ordinates the visitors, if you know anyone who might benefit from support of this kind.

Village CalendarAugust 15 Deadline for September Warbler submissions, 12 noon

September 12 Deadline for October Warbler submissions, 12 noon

October 5 Harvest Festival, 10.00am

17 Deadline for November Warbler submissions, 12 noon

November 2 All Souls Day Requiem Communion, 7.30pm

8 Remembrance Sunday Parade, 10.30am

11 Armistice Day silence at War Memorial, 11.00am

14 Deadline for December Warbler submissions, 12 noon

December 20 Carol Service, 6.30pm

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The NoticeboardNeighbourhood Development Plan – Parish Community Survey

member of a household would like to complete the survey, additional forms will be available from the Drop-in Centres or will be available to download from the Plan website – www.warnhamplan.org

�e survey is your chance to in�uence the future of Warnham parish. �e �ndings of the survey will provide direct input into the dra�ing of the Neighbourhood Plan. �e Plan will be subject to a parish-wide Referendum and once approved will shape planning and land-use in the parish to 2031. Without a Neighbourhood Plan we will have little control over any development that takes place.

�e survey forms will be available in August. Please complete and return the forms, and be a part of Warnham’s future.

Warnham Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group - Pam Brinkler, John Crockford, Andy Crombie, Anne Davies, Hilary Farquhar, Chris Gould, John Hamer (Chairman), Scott House, Ann Lloyd, Mark Mitchell, Sally Pavey, Roger Purcell, Mark Wi�en, Alex Wilks. NDP4Warnham@mail.com

• WARNHAM VILLAGE HALL •Available for meetings, functions, parties & weddings.

Full details on : www.warnhamvillagehall.co.uk

For bookings, contact Claire Norgate on 07717 247430

TO REPORT IMMEDIATE INCIDENTS OF ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

Tel: 07717 700 893 Please report all incidents of anti-social behaviour to

Tracy Field on the above number or email: horshamnorthnpt@sussex.pnn.police.uk

Public involvement in the Neighbourhood Development Plan to date has brought forward issues of concern to the parish: future

development options, land which should not be developed, housing types and numbers, tra�c problems, the environment and open space, communication di�culties, youth facilities, and so on. Having identi�ed the issues of key concern to the parish, the next stage is to formulate the issues into speci�c questions as the basis of a Parish Community Survey. �is will be in the form of a questionnaire with 25 questions. �e survey will enable the parish issues to be considered in more detail and ensure that everybody in the parish has the opportunity to contribute to the Plan. It will be sent to all households in the parish. It can be completed on the survey form and returned, reply paid, to the parish clerk or the form can be �lled in on-line.During the survey response period members of the Plan Steering Committee will be available at Drop-in Centres to provide assistance, if required, in completing the form. If more than one

St Catherine’s Hospice Autumn Gift Fair�e Autumn Gi� Fair on behalf of St Catherine’s Hospice takes place on Wednesday evening 16th September and Fair day �ursday 17th September, 9.30am-4pm in Shipley, West Sussex.

�e Preview Night (6.30-9pm) will be themed on James Bond 007 this year as last year was such a success with the Downton Abbey theme.

Below is an image taken outside Knepp Castle, home of Sir Charles and Lady Burrell, where the fair takes place in a large marquee.

�e fair is set to present a wonderful array of gi� related stalls as this year the organisers have been overwhelmed by the number of applications for stalls making the selection process harder than ever. So hand selected with visitors in mind, the fair at Knepp will be playing host to beautiful homewares, exquisite home accessories and countryside fashion and glamour, artisan produce from the local area and beyond.

�e stalls are hand selected to ensure quality and originality is maintained. �e event is all about style and �nding gi�s for him, her, the children and grand children, the home and the shopper at one prestigious event that you would not generally �nd in the high street.

‘We seek to make a boutique environment in our large luxury marquee and present something that visitors will appreciate whilst helping a local cause, St Catherine’s Hospice,’ said Sally Pavey, volunteer organiser.

Preview tickets at £10 each are available from 01293 447367 and further details can be found at www.facebook.com/autumngi�fair or www.stch.org.uk.

Admission on Fair day is £5 which includes a refreshments on arrival. Lunch will be served from 12-3pm with a�ernoon tea to follow.

Disable toilets and free parking in the parkland setting, but please be aware that there is uneven ground throughout.

Press enquiries for New Horizon Appeal events – Sally Pavey 07831 632537.

Volunteer committee members gathered outside Knepp aided by West Sussex Bond girl and James Bond, alias Abigail Garner and Ross Pollecutt.

arrival. Lunch will be served from 12-3pm with a�ernoon tea

Press enquiries for New Horizon

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Capel Choral SocietyA new Season approaches!

Although summer is far from over, Capel Choral Society is already starting to think ahead to the start of its 2015/16 Season which will begin with its �rst rehearsal on 7th September.

�is will be partly a social event, with drinks and nibbles so we can catch up on each others’ news and welcome new members.

We shall of course be taking part in the 2016 Leith Hill Musical Festival – the two main works set for the Festival are Vaughan Williams’ lovely Serenade to Music and Haydn’s Harmoniemesse. We shall be learning these works during the autumn, together with music for our own Christmas concert.

At the end of the Festival next April we shall be bidding a sad farewell to Brian Kay who has conducted the Festival concerts since 1995 and welcoming his successor, Jonathan Willcocks.

Capel Choral Society extends a very warm welcome to new singers, particularly MEN! Singing in a choir is a very enjoyable activity and even if you have no previous experience of choral

singing, please come and give it a try – there are no auditions and music reading ability is not essential. If you are tempted, please contact our Secretary, details below, or come and talk to us at our stall at the Capel Village Show on 15th August.

See information about, and pictures of, the choir on our web site, www.capelchoralsociety.com. - or contact our Secretary at secretary@capelchoralsociety.com or phone 01306 712365

Poppy PicnicIt’s time to pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and join us for some jolly japes, garden games, ra�e and a good old fashioned picnic as we commemorate 70 years since the end of WW2 with a Poppy Picnic. To be held at the parish room on Saturday 8th August 2pm to 5pm. Admission is just £3 (to include all food and refreshments) with all proceeds going to the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. Tickets available from Shirley Coggins on 01403 271725.

Church MattersThe care of Warnham Parish�e Bishop of Chichester, the Rt Rev Martin Warner, has made arrangements for the care of Warnham Parish while we recover from the shock of Christopher’s death, and begin the interregnum (the time before a new Vicar is appointed). Alongside Rev Rosemary Cattell, our Curate, four sequestrators are appointed by the bishop: the churchwardens, Gytha Hodgson and Michael Burgess; Rev Guy Bridgewater, Vicar of Horsham and Rural Dean; and Rev Bernard Sinton, a non-stipendiary priest from the Horsham area.Sequestration is a technical term used by the church in cases where the position of priest in charge becomes vacant, and involves special instructions to the Churchwardens who take on extra responsibility during this period, under the guidance of the Rural Dean.

Christopher’s funeralThe main public service will be a Requiem Mass at St Mary’s Horsham, to be held at 11.00am on Monday 3rd August. All are invited to come and join the many from far and wide who will want to give profound thanks for Christopher’s life, and to grieve his tragic passing from us. Following this service the thought is that Christopher’s body will be removed to St Margaret’s Warnham, prior to burial in the churchyard early that a�ernoon. Details of this part of the rite are still being decided, but I understand it is likely to be arranged with family and parish/village principally in mind, rather than expecting the wider diocesan family to be present.

Guy Bridgewater, Vicar of Horsham

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Bishop Richard WritesFinding a peaceful, prayer place

�e advent of email means we live in a world where we expect to be able to contact people (and get a response) almost instantly. �e volume is so great that many, even when they go on holiday over the next few weeks, will not turn them o�, fearful of the enormous inbox that will await when they get home.�is obviously makes it di�cult to switch o� and relax. You come back from holiday more stressed than when you le�!�e Christian life should be di�erent. Jesus’ life looks much more like working from rest rather than resting from work. He seems to be occupied, but never busy; constantly in demand, but never driven by the expectations of others. Above all the things he does always re�ect a higher agenda that God the Father has set him.He plugs into this agenda through a life of prayer and thus �nds peace. He is never driven ‘beyond the call of God’ (an excellent book by Pamela Evans, perhaps some holiday reading?).A few weeks ago at Pentecost we launched our diocesan strategy. Every parish is being encouraged —to examine their activities, the resources they have and the needs of their community and then choose one thing they want to major on in 2016 to be more e�ective in service and witness.It is not an invitation to be even more frantic. We hope that as folk examine what they are doing they might actually stop doing some things, or maybe do some things di�erently.Jesus said, ‘My yoke is easy and my burden is light.’ If we portray a life of discipleship that is adding yet more stu� to an already busy life, it’s hardly a great marketing strategy! I hope the summer might be an opportunity for all of us to slow down, re�ect and re-commit to live out of that prayerful place that is peaceful not frantic.

Best wishesBishop Richard,

Bishop of Lewes

Farewell to Hugh�e 26th of July was Hugh Crook’s last Sunday as organist at St Margaret’s. Over the last couple of years Hugh has consistently impressed congregations with the excellence of his playing. A high achiever academically as well as musically, Hugh is about to start studying Engineering at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he has also been o�ered the post of Organ Scholar. At his last Sunday morning service Hugh chose the hymns as well as playing them, and ended with a suitably spectacular piece by Widor.

In the Parish Room a�er the service, Jo Browse paid tribute to Hugh’s many talents, which include gaining the ARCO

quali�cation from the Royal College of Organists, an achievement which many people far more advanced in years aspire to. Hugh was presented with gi�s from the congregation and choir: an ARCO academic hood to wear while playing for services, a book of Lent and Easter music, and an envelope �lled with banknotes.

We wish Hugh well in his future endeavours.

talents, which include gaining the ARCO

PRIVATE PRAYERANYONE IN NEED OF SPECIFIC AND

CONFIDENTIAL PRAYER SHOULD CONTACT:

George Francis (Tel 261618) – email bell.meadow@talktalk.net‘More things are wrought by prayer

than this world dreams of ’ Tennyson Idylls of the King

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Saints’ days and readings for AugustSat 1st Lammas Day (St Peter in chains)Sun 2nd Ninth Sunday a�er Trinity 8.00am 1 Corinthians 10.1-13; Luke 16.1-9 10.00am 2 Samuel 11.26 – 12.13 11.30am Psalm 86; Song of Solomon 5.2-end; 2 Peter 1.1-15Tue 4th John Vianney (1859), French parish priestWed 5th Oswald (642), martyr king of Northumbria�u 6th �e Trans�guration 10.30am Daniel 7.9-10, 13-14; 2 Peter 1.16-19; Luke 9.28-36Fri 7th �e Name of Jesus John Mason Neale (1866), Sussex priest and hymn-writerSat 8th Dominic (1221), founder of the preaching friarsSun 9th Tenth Sunday a�er Trinity 8.00am 1 Corinthians 12.1-11; Luke 19.41-47 10.00am 2 Samuel 18.5-9, 15, 31-33; Ephesians 4.25-5.2; John 6.41-51 6.30pm Psalm 91; Job 39.1 – 40.4; Hebrews 12.1-17Mon 10th Laurence (258), martyr deacon of RomeTue 11th Clare of Assisi (1253), companion of St Francis John Newman (1890), Oxford movement priest, cardinal�u 13th Jeremy Taylor (1667), Anglican devotional writer Florence Nightingale (1910), nursing pioneer Octavia Hill (1912), housing reformer, founder of National TrustFri 14th Maximilien Kolbe (1941), martyr in AuschwitzSat 15th �e Blessed Virgin Mary 9.30am Revelation 11.19-12.6; Galatians 4.4-7; Luke 1.46-55Sun 16th Eleventh Sunday a�er Trinity 8.00am 1 Corinthians 15.1-11; Luke 18.9-14 10.00am 1 Kings 2.10-12, 3.3-14; John 6.51-58 6.30pm Psalm 92; Exodus 2.23-3.10; Hebrews 13.1-15�u 20th Bernard (1153), monastic reformer William (1912) and Catherine Booth (1890), founders of the Salvation ArmySat 22nd Symphorian (180), martyr at AutunSun 23rd Twel�h Sunday a�er Trinity 8.00am 2 Corinthians 3.4-9; Mark 7.31-end 10.00am 1 Kings 8.22-30, 41-43; Ephesians 6.10-20; John 6.56-69 6.30pm Psalm 116; Exodus 4.27-5.1; Hebrews 13.16-21Mon 24th St Bartholomew the Apostle 8.00am Acts 5.12-16; 1 Corinthians 4.9-15; Luke 22.24-30Tue 25th Louis IX (1270), king of France�u 27th Monica (387), mother of Augustine

Fri 28th Augustine of Hippo (430), bishop and theologian

Sat 29th Beheading of John the Baptist

Sun 30th �irteenth Sunday a�er Trinity

8.00am Galatians 3.16-22; Luke 10.23-37

6.30pm Song of Solomon 2.8-13; James 1.17-end; Mark 7.1-8,21-23

Mon 31st Aidan (651), missionary bishop of Lindisfarne

Aidan (died 651) was an Irish monk whom King Oswald asked to lead a mission to convert the kingdom of Northumbria to Christianity. Aidan was granted any land he needed for a new monastic foundation, and he chose the island of Lindisfarne, o� the coast from Bamburgh, the royal capital. Lindisfarne is a tidal island, connected by a causeway at low tide to the mainland, and its geography neatly symbolises the Celtic

approach to mission, with its two pulls, away from the world into prayerful solitude, towards the world in preaching and service. On Lindisfarne, Aidan and his monks lived and prayed; from Lindisfarne they visited the royal court to assist Oswald in his christianisation of his kingdom, and also undertook preaching missions into the wild hills and fells of Northumbria, baptising ordinary people and building churches.

–Adapted from ‘Strange Eventful History’ by Christopher Loveless

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St Margaret’s in August Morning Prayer: 7.30am Tuesday to Friday – no evening prayer in August

Sat 1st August2.30pm Wedding of Liam Cran�eld and Lucy Hayles

Sunday 2nd August: Trinity 98am Holy Communion 10am Morning Worship 11.30am Matins 6.30pm Evening Prayer

Thursday 6th August: The Transfiguration 10.30am Holy Communion

Sunday 9th August: Trinity 108am Holy Communion 10am Parish Communion3pm Baptism of Sienna Moon 6.30pm Evensong

�ursday 13th August10.30am Holy Communion

Saturday 15th August: The Blessed Virgin Mary1pm Wedding of Daniel Brice and Hayley Godley

Sunday 16th August: Trinity 118am Holy Communion 10.00 Family Communion 6.30 Evensong

�ursday 20th August10.30 Holy Communion

Sunday 23rd August: Trinity 128am Holy Communion 10am Parish Communion 6.30 Evensong

Monday 24th – Friday 28th August‘Desert Detectives’ Holiday Club, in the Village Hall

�ursday 27th August10.30am Holy Communion

Saturday 29th August3pm Wedding Antony Speer and Laura Elliott

Sunday 30th August: Trinity 138am Holy Communion 10am Holiday Club service 3pm Baptism of Barry, Rhys and Jake Neal 6.30 Evening prayer

�ursday 3rd September10.30am Holy Communion

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Parish DirectoryST MARGARET’S CHURCHCurate Rev Rosemary Cattell, Whitegates, Salisbury Road, Horsham RH13 0AL 264396 Patron Jonathan Lucas, Warnham Park RH12 3RP 256713Churchwardens Michael Burgess, 95 Merry�eld Drive, Horsham RH12 2AU 268395 Gytha Hodgson, �e Old Manor, Knob Hill, Warnham RH12 3SN 265069 PCC Secretary Ros McCall, 41 Billingshurst Road, Broadbridge Heath RH12 3LJ 07799 645198 Treasurer Steve Lambie 3 Wyvern Place RH12 3QU 242004 Other PCC Members: Phil Dale , 59 Woodlands Way, Southwater RH13 9TF e: phil@daleonline.co.uk 07766 827673 / 01403 738303 Bob Haire, 2 Holbrook Park, Horsham RH12 4TW 256555 Margaret Oram, �e Cottage, School Hill, Warnham RH12 3QN 269743 Stephen Parker, �e Garden House, Church St, Warnham 261370 Martin Rogers, Bailing Hill House, Warnham RH12 3RT 242639 Richard Smillie, 20 Wyvern Place RH12 3QU 273788 Claire Edgal Upper Chickens, Dorking Road Kingsfold RH12 3SA 01306 627680 Olivia Beckwith-Smith, Maybanks, Rudgwick RH12 3AA 01403 823822 Lisa Funnell, 14 Lucas Road, Warnham, RH12 3RG 242551 Yolanda Wilks, Connor Taylor, 30 Tillets LaneElectoral Roll Officer Michael Curtis, 6 School Hill RH12 3QN 264146Church Choir Jo Browse, 29 Church Street, Warnham 242100Bell Ringers Ann Lloyd, 15 Friday Street RH12 3QY 267513Warnham C of E School Head Teacher, Mrs Jill Costello 265230JaM Club Elaine Lambie. 3 Wyvern Place, Warnham RH12 3QU 242004Messy Church Caroline Ritchie, Durfold, Durfold Hill, Warnham, RH12 3RY 270988 Lisa Funnell, 14 Lucas Road, Warnham, RH12 3RG 242551Junior Ichthus Nuala Vallally, Coppers Corner, Langhurst Close, Horsham RH12 4QB 210311Ichthus Youth Group Caroline Ritchie, Durfold, Durfold Hill RH12 3RY 270988Warnham Bambies Lorraine Cook, 29 Lucas Road, Warnham RH12 3RG 258155Parish Room Bookings Wendy Dobbing 11 Bell Road Warnham RH12 3QJ 750411Parish Room cleaning rota Rachel Hamer, �e Banks, Bailing Hill RH12 3RT 265088Safeguarding Officer Penny Hayles, pen.h63@gmail.com 07533 257566WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Liz Kitchen, Highams, Capel Road, Rusper RH12 4PY 01293 8714419HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL Stuart Ritchie, Durfold, Durfold Hill, RH12 3RY 270988WARNHAM PARISH COUNCILChairman Hilary Farquhar, Chalk Ridge, By�eets Lane RH12 3PD 259119Clerk Gerry Benham, 33 Ferring Street, Ferring BN12 5JN 01903 245217Members John Hamer, �e Banks, Bailing Hill RH12 3RT 265088 Sally Pavey, Warnham Lodge Farm, Mayes Lane, RH12 3SG 265105 William McLaughlin, 19 Stanford Orchard RH12 3RF 265018 Roger Purcell, 7 School Hill RH12 3QN 267605 Geo�rey Read, 4 Farm Close RH12 3QT 264558 Stuart Ritchie, Durfold, Durfold Hill RH12 3RY 270988 Alex Wilks, 1 Bell Road RH12 3QJ 756164 Pamela Brinkler, 15 Hollands Way, RH12 3RH 257752 Ann Lloyd, 15 Friday Street RH12 3QY 267513 Mark Wi�en, �e Granary, Station Road, Warnham RH12 3SP 07768 354744 KINGSFOLD RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION Chairman Andy Crombie, �e Eagles, Dorking Road, Kingsfold RH12 3SB 01306 628169VILLAGE ORGANISATIONS 1st Warnham Beavers & Cub Scouts Kevin Murdock, 86 �elton Avenue, Broadbridge Heath RH12 3LT 268707Warnham Pre-School Stephanie Richardson 242911Village Hall Bookings Claire Norgate, 19 Freeman Road, Warnham, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 3RQ 07717 247430Allotment Society Tony Maughan, 29 Friday Street, Warnham RH12 3QY 265031Warnham Village Show Pam Brinkler, 15 Hollands Way RH12 3RH 257752Evening Flower Club Pamela Franczak, 3 Farm Close, Warnham, RH12 1NJ. 01403 210360Royal British Legion Peter Bergin, 3 Gardeners Close RH12 3RJ 254277Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal Shirley Coggins, 25 Hollands Way, Warnham, RH12 3RH 271725Badminton Club Nuala Vallally, Coppers Corner, Langhurst Close, Horsham RH12 4QB 210311Cricket Club Brian Knight, 51 Friday Street RH12 3QY 262051Warnham Target Sports Club Bob Day 01306 627 335Short-Mat Bowls Club Iris Valentine, 7 Freeman Road, Warnham, RH12 3RQ 269873Table Tennis Club Bill �ornton, 50 Church Street RH12 3QR 250206Warnham Society Joint Chairmen, Brian King, �e Tower, Warnham Lodge RH12 3SQ 261427 John Hamer, �e Banks, Bailing Hill RH12 3RTWomen’s Institute Isobel King, 20 Stanford Orchard, Warnham, RH12 3RF 264069Village Lunch Club Mandy Tanswell 260139Police Community Support Officer Tracy Field, horshamnorthnpt@sussex.pnn.police.uk 07766 997894Sussex Police Non-emergency contact number 01273 470 101Neighbourhood Watch Area Co-ordinator Seniors Club Ann Lloyd, 15 Friday Street RH12 3QY 267513

THIS DIRECTORY WILL BE PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH.PLEASE NOTIFY ADDITIONS OR ALTERATIONS TO THE EDITOR BY 15th August

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Village Hall Regular Bookings – (07717 247430)

Weekday mornings Warnham Pre-School term time only

Monday Table Tennis from 7:00pm – September to April

Tuesday Warnham & Kingsfold Seniors from 2:00pm – �rst and third week each month

Flower Club from 7:30pm – every third week each month Badminton from 7:00pm – all other Tuesday evenings Anna Meredith Fitness 6:30pm (North Hall)

Wednesday Short Mat Bowls 2:00pm Scouts Beavers: 5:00pm; Cubs: 6:15pm – term time only

�ursday Women’s Institute 2:15pm – second �ursday of the month

Anna Meredith Fitness 6:30pm

Laura Fitch Karate Age 5+: 6:30pm; Age 13+ 7:30pm (North Hall)

DEADLINE FOR SEPTEMBER WARBLER12 NOON Saturday 15th August

Please see the Village Calendar on page 8 for all the deadline dates for 2015

All contributions by email if possible, preferably as an attachment, addressed to warbler@warnhamchurch.co.uk

Otherwise please put through the letterbox at 29 Church Street. Please make sure that you write your name and telephone number on your copy in case there is something which needs clarifying. �ank you.

�e Warbler can be purchased from the Village Shop but it can also be delivered to your door (at no extra charge). If you would like to take advantage of this service please contact

Ann Lloyd (01403 267513) who will make the necessary arrangements. Editor

Parish Room Bookings for August (750411)

Email: Wendy.dobbing@btinternet.com

4 Tuesday 19.30 – 21.30 Social Committee Meeting

6 �ursday 11.00 – 12.00 Church Co�ee

8 Saturday 13.00 – 17.00 British Legion – VJ Tea Party

12 Wednesday 12.00 – 14.00 Lunch Club

13 �ursday 11.00 – 12.00 Church Co�ee

20 �ursday 11.00 – 12.00 Church Co�ee

19.00 – 21.30 2 Big Girls Cra�ing

27 �ursday 11.00 – 12.00 Church Co�ee

St Margaret’s Parish RoomOpen for bookings

Do you know that the Parish Room at St Margaret’s Church is available for hire by groups and individuals within the

parish when it is not required for use by the church?

As well as use by clubs, classes and group activities the Parish Room can be used for children’s parties and other

family social events. There are tables and chairs to accommodate up to 30 people and a small kitchen.

If you want to know more please contact me on 01403 750411

Wendy Dobbing – Parish Room Bookings