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Catch this: the magazine for Axbridge, Shipham and RowberrowTRANSCRIPT
June 2015
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The feast day for St John the Baptist is 24 June
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WHO’S WHO IN THE BENEFICE
Rector The Revd. Tim Hawkings, The Rectory, Cheddar Road,
Axbridge 732261
Assistant Priest The Revd. John Angle, 14 Farthing Combe, Axbridge 733695 The Revd. Ken Brown, 7 Peelers Court, Axbridge 733805 Readers
Pam Williams, 2 Beech Road, Shipham 843772 Sue Latimer, 9, Hippisley Drive, Axbridge 732583
Peter Rutter, 8 Beech Road, Shipham 843319
AXBRIDGE - THE CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
Churchwardens Peter Smith 734601 Judith Strange 733783 PCC Secretary Carole Carey 743883 PCC Treasurer Elwyn James 733185 Organist/Choir Martin Latham 733010 Mother’s Union & Sacristan Janet Angle 733695 Messy Church Peter Dixon 732890 Safeguarding Officer Margaret James 733185 Tower Captain Roy Shallish 732137 Mag. Distribution Lal Adamson 732221
SHIPHAM - THE CHURCH OF ST. LEONARD
Churchwardens Trish Ashmore 843388 Margaret Howell 842201 PCC Secretary Nigel Mallett 844997 PCC Treasurer Paul Ashmore 843388 Sacristan Trish Ashmore 843388 Lenny’s Coffee Shop Jill Lewis 782845 Organist David Williams 843772
Tower Correspondent Paul Ashmore 843388 Friday Lunches Jan Agate 842607 Kate Baldock 842882 Mag. Distribution Roger Hughes 843383
ROWBERROW - THE CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS
Churchwardens Sue Erasmus 843121 Adrian Adams 820058 PCC Secretary Jane Gunn 842561 PCC Treasurer Vernon Erasmus 843121 Tower Captain Adrian Adams 820058 Mag. Distribution Margaret Pritchard 852568
(Note: Unless otherwise stated the area code for all telephone numbers is 01934)
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As I write this I’m
busy preparing for 30
May when the Bath
and Wells Diocesan Association of Bell
Ringers celebrates its
125th anniversary with a
celebratory service and lunch at North
Petherton. It’s my eighth and last year as
Master of the Association, and it has been an
honour to be involved in something I love and have enjoyed doing since I was ten and
living in Yatton.
May has also been a landmark moment
in the story of bell ringing nationally as we
remember the first peal rung three hundred
years ago in Norwich. I’m hoping to be part of a full peal to be rung at Rowberrow on 15
June, which includes a method called
Norwich Surprise!
The ringing of church bells in this
country has been deeply rooted in British
culture for a very long time. From about the eighth century bells have been used to call
people to worship. Beyond announcing
church services, bells mark important
national or local occasions, past and present.
Someone described the sound as providing a
‘grand soundtrack to historic moments’.
You may have heard the bells of Westminster Abbey after a big service there.
On 9 May, for example, the Abbey bells rang
out to mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day,
and the Axbridge ringers joined with them
and with cathedrals and towers around the
country. Bells are also rung
for s ign i f icant
family moments.
We are often asked
t o r i n g f o r
weddings, and for
t h a t j o y o u s moment as the
couple emerge from
church as man and
wife.
In sad times too the bells are rung.
The Shipham ringers rang a quarter peal in March to celebrate the life of Terry Coombs,
a resident of the village who sadly died last
year. Terry’s wife, Janet, began to learn to
ring at Shipham, before she had to spend
more time looking after Terry, and the
quarter peal was rung by her friends locally.
We have much to be thankful for in our ringers who faithfully do their best to make
sure that services are announced in the
traditional way and the ancient art is
preserved. Across the Diocese there are
around 1,800 ringers, spread between well
over 300 towers. We have teams of ringers
in each of our churches, but are always looking to train and encourage new
members.
George Herbert wrote a poem, Prayer,
about the things that touch something deep
inside us, and through which God speaks
with us. He uses a host of wonderful images to describe this:
Prayer the church's banquet, angel's age,
God's breath in man returning to his birth,
The soul in paraphrase, heart in pilgrimage,
The Christian plummet sounding heav'n and earth
Engine against th' Almighty, sinner's tow'r,
Reversed thunder, Christ-side-piercing
spear,
The six-days world transposing in an hour,
A kind of tune, which all things hear and
fear; Softness, and peace, and joy, and love, and
bliss,
Exalted manna, gladness of the best,
Heaven in ordinary, man well drest,
The milky way, the bird of Paradise,
Church bells beyond the stars heard, the soul's blood,
The land of spices; something understood.
Church bells beyond the stars heard….
I’ll take that, but then I am a bit biased!
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On the spotOn the spot
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Clipping and styling
Hand stripping
Ears cleaned
Nails clipped
Kind and gentle handling; all breeds catered for
Phone: 01934 710720; Mobile: 07909 763052
10 King Alfred Mews, Wedmore
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APPLIANCE REPAIRS
We repair most makes of
Washing Machines, Dishwashers, Dryers, Vac-
uum Cleaners & Cookers.
(Small charge for estimates)
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Tel: Cheddar 742527 or 01278 789132
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Domestic & Commercial High Pressure Jetting
Toilets, sinks & drains unblocked
Septic tank emptying
CCTV surveys
Drain tracing & replacing
Drain relining
Drain Excavation
Root cutting
Aquablast: Hill End Farm, Hill End, Locking, Weston super Mare
Freephone: 0800 0978255
Telephone: 01934 824355
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o All types of TV aerials plus
Extra points
o Freesat, Sky and European/
Motorised dishes
o Discreet and careful
Installations
o FREE call out and quotations
o Quality installations for over
24 years
Please call DAVID FORD on:
TEL: 01934 742444
MOBILE: 07740 946385
COMPTON HOUSE
AXBRIDGE
A Grade 2 listed Georgian House
with fabulous views across the
Somerset Levels
Unique bedroom accommodation
Flexible meetings space
Private Dining Room for special
occasions
Receptions & Events for intimate
parties
Contact: 01934 733944 www.comptonhse.com
AXBRIDGE PHARMACY
Your traditional-modern-independent Pharmacy
We serve…...We deliver
We can
ORDER YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS,
COLLECT THEM and
DELIVER THE MEDICINES TO YOUR
DOOR from these surgeries:
AXBRIDGE….
CHEDDAR….
WEDMORE….
WINSCOMBE….
CHURCHILL
& WRINGTON
Just phone 01934 733230 and ask
AXBRIDGE PHARMACY Open Mon to Fri 9am - 6pm
Closed Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays The Square, Axbridge, BS26 2AR Telephone/Fax: 01934 733230
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BISHOP’S LETTER
Thinking differently about poverty
As I look forward
w i t h g r e a t
anticipation to my
first trip to Zambia
as Bishop of Bath and Wells, I am
aware that I am
doing so with a
touch more insight
than I had when
this visit was first put in my diary. A
week ‘Living Below
the Line’ for Bath-
based charity ‘Send a Cow’ and ‘Sharing the
load’ for Christian Aid Week can never
replicate the challenges faced by those living in poverty in Zambia or other parts of the
developing world but it can bring
understanding.
It was certainly more than a publicity
stunt or ‘playing at being poor’ which were
just some of the criticisms levied at those
taking part. Of course, I was not struggling around Wells with my bundle of firewood
worried about being attacked by hyenas –
just injuring innocent shoppers – and I knew
my five days of hunger living on £1 a day
would come to an end, but they were still a
challenge. They made me think differently about
what living in extreme poverty really means
and to question the choices we make every
day. I hope I managed to share that
message with others and encourage
everyone to play their part in addressing this
global issue. As we continue to strengthen ties of
companionship and celebrate the richness
and diversity of our global faith with the vital
Christian community in Zambia this summer,
I will be doing so in the knowledge that it is
a country in which the vast majority live in increasing poverty. It is also, however, a
country that is rich in terms of its people and
we have much to learn from each other. The
Zambian people choose to face the country’s
challenges with vitality, patience and
tolerance and with only a limited number of priests the lay population chooses to take on
a major role in the church that is much
valued.
In our modern, busy lives we are faced
with a myriad of choices every day and it is
not easy to take the time to look beyond our
personal, parish or national boundaries.
Being challenged to do so through my recent
experiences was a sobering and humbling experience, and the benefits ripple close to
home as well as in Africa.
COFFIN LANE CAMPAIGN
The Coffin Lane Campaign is organising a Midsummer Bike Ride on Saturday 27
June, starting at 10am from Axbridge Town
Square.
There will be two routes, a short one
round Cheddar Reservoir for little ones and
the less experienced, and a longer route
including Cross, Compton Bishop, Barton Rd and on to the Strawberry Line from
Winscombe back to Axbridge.
Tess Gill, coordinator, said, “We want to
do something for the many cyclists who have
been in touch to ask about our proposed safe
route between Cross and Axbridge. We have held a procession, a sponsored walk and a
torchlight walk, so it’s time we did an event
for bike riders.”
There will be light refreshments
provided at the end of the rides to reward all
that effort. Further details will appear soon on the website at www.coffinlane.com.
JOHN THE BAPTIST
24 June is the birthday of
John the Baptist. He was
born three months after
the Annunciation, which we remember each year on 25
March, exactly nine months
before Christmas Day.
This year the Axbridge
Patronal Service takes
place on Sunday 28 June at
10am. The front cover artwork is a 1540
painting of John the Baptist by Titian, with
his traditional attributes of the Lamb of
God and a staff. In the background is
a Giorgionesque landscape with the river
Jordan, in which Christ was baptised. The painting of oil on canvas is
currently housed at the Gallerie
dell'Accademia, a museum gallery of pre-
19th-century art in Venice, northern Italy.
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CHEDDAR TYRE SUPPLIES Tyres & Batteries are our Business
Service is our Silent Salesman
1A Valley Line Industrial Estate
Station Road, Cheddar
Somerset BS27 3EE
Telephone : 01934 742390 Fax : 01934 743397
ARE YOU A
FRIEND OF AXBRIDGE CHURCH?
FOAC raises funds to help maintain
the fabric of the lovely Parish
Church in Axbridge.
We offer annual or life membership.
Contact: Penny Cooke (733304)
SPANISH CLASSES IN AXBRIDGE
Get together with friends, or on your own, to try a new language!
Pre-book 4 classes face-to-face; then claim an extra free les-son over Skype!
Tel: 01934 733878 or 07970 592421
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DIARY DATE! The Axbridge Fête takes place on
Saturday 27 June
At 2pm
This year’s theme is:
Stalls include:
Refreshments
Face Painting, bric-a-brac, Cakes,
Crafts, Mendip Moments Ice Cream,
Grand Draw, Teddies, Toys
Lucky Dip, Voices of Axbridge
Fun & Games from the Guides and Rotarians
If you would like to participate in any way
then please contact either
Heather Hawkings (732261) or Alison Walke (732256)
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Fairtrade Stall at the Axbridge
Farmer’s Market on the first Saturday of every month. Do come along and support. If you’d like to help man the stall please contact Kevin Walke on 01934 732256
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ANNOUNCING ADEL AND CLARE
Janet Angle writes: Adel and Clare
Shokralla are to be are new CMS link
partners in Axbridge Church.
Adel is from Egypt and Clare from the
UK. They have two children: Emma who is at school and Andrew who is a toddler.
They are currently working in the
Diocese of Egypt and North Africa. Adel is
ordained and, based at one of the oldest
Anglican Church buildings in the Middle East,
his remit is to grow a missional community in
the Heliopolis area of Cairo. They are part of a small international
community of local Egyptian and Sudanese
refugees, as well as other nationalities, who
are worshiping together in different language
congregations with Adel leading the church.
Clare is currently looking after Emma and Andrew full-time, but her hope is to use
her teaching qualification to help the local
community. She also would like to use her
musical and artistic skills to both encourage
and nurture the local church.
Follow them on the Mission Notice Board, see pictures, get to know them and
remember them in prayer.
AXBRIDGE SHOWCASE
Saturday 5 September: lots of new
features and attractions, as well as entertainment, food and drink, Farmers’
Market, and activities from Axbridge
organisations and societies.
VOICES OF AXBRIDGE
The Voices of Axbridge group has held
its first Annual General Meeting, since its
establishment as a separate organisation
(having been established originally by
Axbridge Archaeological and Local History
Society).
The meeting was held in the Town Hall on 11 May courtesy of Axbridge Town
Council. The Mayor is invited annually to
become Patron of the group.
Since 2009, 74 interviews have been
conducted with members of the present and
past community of Axbridge. Their memories and experiences of living, working
and serving in the town have been put on
disc and written up as documentary evidence
for future historians and others interested in
the town.
It was reported that funds have been
donated by the Town Council, Cheddar Lions
and Waitrose (Wells) over the past year and
that the group will once again raise money at
the Church Fête to meet its running costs.
Maggie Tur was re-elected leader of the
group with Patricia Clark as Secretary and Paul Passey as Treasurer.
New members willing to interview or
type or just help out are always welcome to
join. There is no membership fee! Contact
Paul Passey 01934 733373
AXBRIDGE COMMUNITY THEATRE
Hoping to gain material for his new
novel, Charles Condomine and his wife Ruth,
both total
sceptics in
such matters,
invite the e c c e n t r i c
m e d i u m ,
M a d a m e
Arcati, to their
house for a
s é a n c e .
Whilst in a t r a n c e ,
Madame Arcati
unwittingly summons the ghost of Charles’
first wife Elvira. She appears only to
Charles, but her mischievous presence
causes misunderstanding, chaos, and confusion, leaving Charles trying to cope with
two wives, and great domestic disharmony.
How can he resolve the situation?
Blithe Spirit, a comedy, which Noël
Coward called 'an improbable farce' has been
described as his 'masterpiece, his most complete success'. Its first West End
production opened in 1941 and ran for 1,997
performances, a record then for a non-
musical play and one which stood until it was
overtaken by The Mousetrap in 1957. It has
had many West End revivals since, one as
recently as last year when Angela Lansbury received an Olivier Award for her role as
Madame Arcati.
The play will be staged in Axbridge
Town Hall from the 10 - 13 June at 7.30pm.
Tickets are £9, and can be purchased
either onl ine from the website (www.axbridgecommunitytheatre.org.uk) or
from the Axbridge Chemist or Post Office.
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Axbridge Post
Office
Extensive range of quality greetings cards
Stationery and office supplies
Large selection of local pictures
Euros and U.S. dollars in stock
Agents for Johnsons the Dry Cleaners
Counselling Maire Campbell - Cert. CC & Dip. Pst (Relate)
Counselling for couples & individuals
Relationships - Sexual Issues Separation & Divorce - Parenting Difficulties
Personal issues
Confidentiality assured. Flexible appointment times.
All enquiries Tel: 01761 221448 / 0777 900 3168
HAMPDEN
OSTEOPATHIC
CLINIC
24a Woodborough Road, Winscombe North Somerset BS25 1AD
For appointments tel: 01934 843617
* OSTEOPATHY Janet White Danielle Crawshaw
* ACUPUNCTURE Dan Lloyd
* REFLEXOLOGY/THAI FOOT MASSAGE Polly Hall
* HOMEOPATHY Patricia Clark
* MASSAGE — HOT STONE/INDIAN Amy Chandler
HEAD & STRESS BUSTING
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SHIPHAM ROWBERROW & STAR
HISTORY SOCIETY
Jill Smith writes: On a beautiful
spring evening our dwindling membership
were entertained royally by Roy Fisher, his
subject being Bristol’s Historic Trading Links
to North America. Back in 1200, and maybe earlier,
Bristol was the first port in the West of
England with good access to London. The
port of Bristol was a very safe harbour,
entry and exit was with the tide and
although the river meandered from the
Severn the ships could go with the flow up and down.
John Cabot was the
first from Bristol to find
North America. He was
born in Naples (or
Genoa) in 1450, was a bit of a “chancer” and
moved to Venice to be
a trader. He joined
the fraternity of St
John the Evangelist
a n d b e c a me a Merchant trader but in
15 years he was
bankrupt and moved to
Valencia, to avoid his
creditors.
Reinventing himself as a civil engineer
he modified the dock wall in Valencia, before moving to Seville where he designed a river
bridge but once again racked up debts and
moved on, this time to Lisbon who
immediately sent him packing.
He finally ended up in Bristol to chance
his arm managing to seduce Italian Traders in London to finance his trip to find North
America. Sailing on 2 May 1495 in the
Matthew but his crew “confused him” and he
returned to Bristol for a refit before setting
sail, this time actually finding a Northern
route. Ignoring Iceland and Greenland he
landed in either Newfoundland, Nova Scotia,
Labrador or Maine, explaining when he
returned to Bristol in August about the
plentiful supply of cod in the area.
His ship had a crew of 18-20 and
supplies for up to seven months, so on landing in North America he only had to take
on water, he had sufficient supplies for the
return trip. Henry VII courted him and two
years later Cabot took 5 ships to trade with
the natives of North America, ensuring
Bristol’s fame. Although the little ships
never survived the crossing he had put
Bristol as a trading port on the map. Moving on 300 years and the Trade
from Bristol was all important, Tobacco from
Virginia, North Carolina, Sugar from the
Caribbean, Black Molasses (Liquid Gold –
actually the same value as Gold) and
Cotton. Ships sailed from Bristol, Liverpool
and other ports to West Africa with goods from England, then sailed onto the West
Indies and The Americas loaded with slaves,
before returning with more goods. So the
ships never sailed empty. Of the 12.5
million slaves leaving Africa, only 10 million
survived the dreadful conditions of those journeys.
John Wesley and William Wilberforce
teamed up with Hannah Moore and between
them campaigned successfully for the slave
trade to be banned, as well as championing
Children’s rights and conditions in the mining industry.
America eventually banned slavery but
it is a sobering thought that there are now
more people living in slavery in the world
today than in the days of “the slave trade”.
SHIPHAM FIRST SCHOOL
Shipham First School are very excited
to have four new additions to the school
community. The school hens have been
busy sitting on their eggs and this week
some very small chicks hatched.
The children in the ‘Green Club’ at
school have been looking after the hens, feeding them daily and making sure they are
locked in
t h e i r
coop in
t h e
evening. They are
v e r y
e x c i t e d
to have
more hens to tend in the coming weeks.
Mrs Leader, who runs the Green Club said “the hens have been sat on their eggs
for three weeks so we were delighted to see
that they had hatched.”
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John Cabot in traditional Venetian garb (painted by
Giustino Menescardi)
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Lenny’s Coffee
Shop The Square, Shipham
For Morning Coffee and Afternoon Tea
Home made cakes Light lunches - toasties, jacket potatoes,
salads and home made soup
Opening Times Tuesday to Friday 11.00 am - 3.00pm
All welcome
C V Gower Funeral Directors
The Square, Winscombe, BS25 1BS
Tel.: 01934 842945
Independent Funeral Directors
24 hr service, every day of the year
Private Chapel of Rest
Traditional, green & non-religious
funerals arranged.
Pre-paid Funeral Plans
For free advice please phone
Lindsay Lawrence Dip.F.D.
or email: [email protected]
DISCLAIMER
The Benefice of Axbridge,
Shipham and Rowberrow does not
specifically approve or endorse any
product or service offered by
advertisers or contributors and will
not be held responsible for any
errors, omissions or loss resulting
from the use of material in this
magazine.
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CHURCHILL SINGERS AND IM TAKT
St Leonard’s Church, Shipham
welcomes the Churchill Singers and their
Guest Exchange Choir “Im Takt” from
Cologne (Koln) Saturday 6 June at 7.30pm
for a Concert of a wide selection of Choral Music.
The Churchill Singers will be led by
their Conductor & Musical Director Michael
Taylor with Accompanist Alison Blundell and
the visiting “Im Takt” Choir led by their
Conductor & Musical Director Gerd Jansen
from the piano and organ with a flute accompaniment.
There will be Wine & Refreshments
during the Interval and tickets priced £8
may be purchased on the door.
Both choirs produced a splendid
concert together at Shipham in 2012 so this is a concert not to be missed!
Further details may be obtained from
01934 843388 or 01934 852005.
AXBRIDGE MOTHERS' UNION
The speaker at the meeting in May
was Jane Tibbs who gave a most
interesting talk about Children in
the Anglican Church. Jane
organised activities and discussion groups which were enjoyed by all.
After the main business of the
afternoon members enjoyed congratulating
Mary Bratt on her 80th birthday with a
lovely cake complete with candles.
The next event will be The Teddy Bears
Picnic at noon on Wednesday 10 June at The Rectory. So if you have a Teddy you
think would enjoy this and can find a grown
up to bring you both then do come along
and join in the fun.
Looking ahead, July's meeting will be
an evening event in the form of a Ploughman's supper. Please put it in your
diary: Wednesday 8 July at 7.30pm in the
Church. Everyone will be welcome.
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Shipham Village Hall
For all your enquiries and bookings please
contact us on: 01173 182357
Lavender & Co SINGLE ESTATE LAVENDER
AXBRIDGE GROWN
LAVENDER
COME AND SEE OUR GIFT AND
CRAFT SHOP IN THE TOWN SQUARE
George House, The Square, Axbridge
www.lavenderandco.co.uk
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 01934 733939 or 07818 665729
George House
A SPLENDID SELECTION OF
ANTIQUES, CURIOS &
COLLECTABLES at
GEORGE HOUSE
THE SQUARE, AXBRIDGE BS26 2AP &
MONTHLY GENERAL AUCTION
Antiques, collectables, curios and general
household items on the third Saturday of
every month starting at 11am.
At the LAVENDER FIELD,
Axbridge by-pass
Details: phone 07979 994126. Single items to
complete house clearances accepted.
Buyers’ & sellers’ premiums 12½% no VAT. www.georgehouse.weebly.com
Come and enjoy a good old fashioned country auction!
Co-option Notice
AXBRIDGE TOWN COUNCIL has
VACANCIES for
TOWN COUNCILLORS
If you are interested in serving the community in this way, please contact the Town Clerk for an application form and further details
(also available on the website www.axbridge-tc.gov.uk and in the Post Office)
Axbridge Town Council intends to discuss this matter at its meeting
to be held on Monday 22 June 2015 at 7.30pm at Axbridge Town Hall
Completed application forms must be submitted to the Clerk by
Monday 15 June 2015
Thank you!
Town Clerk: Mrs V Brice, PO Box 1184, Axbridge, BS26 2WJ Email: [email protected]
Website: www.axbridge-tc.gov.uk Tel: 07884 264033
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SHIPHAM PLAYERS
The Reverend Penny
Pluck has called a
meeting and she is
not about to give
good news. Enter
Steve the developer and Tony his builder.
The church hall caretakers and regular users
are shocked and each hides a secret. Then
someone is found dead.
Who has perpetrated the foul deed, and
why? You could be part of the winning table when Shipham Players present one of their
popular Murder mystery evenings at Shipham
village hall on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th
July.
Following the short play you have your
chance to question the suspects, then Sally Hansford and her team will serve up a two
course meal during which you can discuss
with your fellow guests ‘who dunnit’.
Then each table will have the
opportunity to put one more question to the
character of their choice after which you
make your decision, who did it, and why. A licensed bar will be open all evening except
during the play.
Each evening there will be four tables of
12 people and eight tables of 10 people
available, so why not make up a table or
come as an individual and join in the fun? There will be no advance booking
preferences and the first in the queue at
Lenny’s cafe in Shipham on Saturday 6
June at 10 am when bookings open will get
the choice of table they want. Thereafter
tickets at £12 will be on sale at Hansford’s
stores, The Square, Shipham. Payment by cash and cheque only and
we regret we are unable to accept telephone
bookings.
SHIPHAM ROWBERROW AND STAR
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE
As summer approaches it brings the Strawberry Season. We will
be having our Strawberry Tea on
11 June.
We meet at 2.30pm in the
George Thiery Room at Shipham Village Hall.
There will be the usual 50p raffle. Friends and new members always welcome.
For any further information please
contact Mrs Averil Long on 01934 733053.
SHIPHAM GFL RENEWAL LAUNCHED
On Pentecost Sunday, members of
Shipham PCC launched the Giving for Life
(GFL) Renewal with a presentation during the
Service followed up by an excellent “Bring
and Share” Lunch.
All members that attended were issued with a GFL Response form in a plain envelope
while those not attending received a copy of
the presentation with their Response form.
Consequently, the 2015 GFL Renewal
Campaign is now “Live”!
As the next stage, members are requested to review their giving to Shipham
Church and then complete their Response
Forms. The next event will be a “Response &
Dedication Service” on Sunday 12 July
when Church Members are invited to return
their GFL Response Forms in the plain white envelopes provided either in person on that
day or to either of the churchwardens prior to
Sunday 12th July. All Response Forms
received will be dedicated as part of the
offertory during the Communion Service that
day. These envelopes will then be opened
and the Responses totalled to calculate the promised increase in Planned Giving.
Shipham PCC thanks you for your
attention and we pray that all recipients will
wish to support Giving for Life for the next
few years and be willing to make a new
commitment by completing and returning their Response Forms by Sunday 12 July.
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Susan O’Brien—your local Cambridge Weight Plan consultant
If you would like help with slimming, why not give me a call so I can help you man-age YOUR weight.
Mobile, flexible appointments available
Tel: 07749 302652 Email: [email protected]
Axbridge Town Hall
Thinking about a fundraising event, gig or party? Axbridge Town Hall is a great venue for your event
Reasonable hire rates are available
For further information contact Sarah Emery on: 07748 561114
or email: [email protected]
Visit our Facebook page or see more details on www.hallshire.com
SHIPHAM COMMUNITY CAR SCHEME
For Shipham, Rowberrow & Star residents
Coordinator for 2015:
Sue Hucker on 844176
Cheddar Vale Nurseries
Telephone: 01934 733082
On the A38 at Weare, near Axbridge
Pick your own soft
fruit in season
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SHIPHAM MAY FAIR SUCCESS
A great big thank you to everyone who
attended the Shipham May Fair and Soap
Box Derby on Monday, 4 May. The event
was a huge success and £900 has been
raised for the Brownies, Guides, Cubs and Scouts in the village.
The Soap Box Derby was a popular
spectator sport and a thrilling ride for the
contestants. Our thanks go to Nick
Hansford, Dave Davenport, Simon Leader, Jeremy Brooks and all who helped with the
stewarding. And to the Guide Leaders for
the lovely bacon butties and coffee!
Luckily, there was no rain on the parade for the beautiful May Queen and her
attendants or the magnificent maypole
dancers. Thank you to Julie Leader and
Sally Hansford for co-ordinating the event,
as well as all the Unit Leaders and the
children who took part. Our grateful thanks also to Lenny’s for their kind donation from
the cream teas, to Ian Burton and Iain
Shaw for compering the event, and lastly to
all the stallholders who made the event
such a great success.
SAVE THE CHILDREN LUNCHES
Kate Baldock writes: Our final lunch
in aid of Save the Children, before we take
our Summer break, will take place on
Friday 12 June in Shipham Village Hall at
the usual time of 12.30pm (£3.50). This will be a special occasion for the Lunch
Bunch as we will be celebrating our 30th
Anniversary and you are warmly invited to
come along, enjoy your lunch and help us
mark this very special milestone.
We hope to be joined by Jonathan
Duke, our Regional Save the Children Representative, when we look forward to his
confirmation that over the past 30 years the
Friday Lunches will have raised in the region
of £50,000 in Aid of Save the Children. A
tremendous achievement but one we could
not possibly have done without your help
and all those who kindly, and very generously, donate on a regular basis. So
come along and help us celebrate and we
look forward to seeing you then; there
might even be birthday cake!
DID YOU KNOW?
Parish Share is the sum of money paid
by each parish every year to the diocese to
support local ministry. The Common Fund
is the total of all 494 parish shares in Bath
and Wells. Every parish contributes to the Common Fund and every parish receives
from the fund in the following ways:
Parish priest’s monthly stipend
Clergy pension contributions
Housing costs
Clergy training
The wide range of diocesan
support services (e.g. the Education Department, which
supports local church and
community schools)
How much each parish contributes is based
on church membership and the socio-
economic category of the parish,
determined by the parish itself. The
required information is gathered each year
in the Parish Share and Common Fund Survey.
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PETER EVERETT
Registered Osteopath
PETER EVERETT
Registered Osteopath
Practice Premises
12 Woodborough Road
Winscombe
BS25 1AA
Churchill Surgery
‘Mendip Suite’
Pudding Pie Lane
Churchill
BS40 5EL
To make an appointment to be seen at
either address please call:
01934 844764
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SHIPHAM VILLAGE HALL
Hello everyone! So here we are in June
and the start of the summer!
As always, you will receive a warm
welcome at our drop-in centre that opens at 10.30am.
Enjoy a cup of Fairtrade tea/coffee (50p
and top-ups are free!) with biscuits.
The activity usually starts at 11am and
there is no charge.
A freshly cooked lunch is served at
noon to those who have pre-booked. (Limited numbers – book early!)
Programme for June
FRIDAY – 5 June
I am sure you will all welcome back Tim
Lewis and Sheila with a new musical item
entitled ‘Our Harmonious Garden’ to
entertain us on this day.
Lunch: Breaded Haddock with Fruit
Crumble and Custard for dessert
FRIDAY – 19 June
It seemed a long time since we had a
Quiz, so here we are on this day to test your
knowledge and memories.
Lunch: Quiche with New Potatoes and
Salad with Ice Cream Sundae to follow.
Contacts:
Gloria (lunch bookings) 842360
Ray 843562
Liz 843038
SHIPHAM COMMUNITY CINEMA
On Friday 12 June we will be screening
our final film of this season, Jimmy’s Hall (cert. 12, 109 mins) by our favourite
director, Ken Loach. When Jimmy’s Hall was
released, he indicated that this might be his
last film (he is now 78 years old), but there
have been hints and comments that he may
be changing his mind; fingers crossed for that, then.
Based on a true story, actor Barry Ward
plays James Gralton, a social activist who
returns to Ireland in 1932 after being in
America for 10 years. Jimmy is persuaded
to re-open the local hall as a place to “think,
laugh and
d a n c e ” ,
(rather like
S h i p h a m
village hall
today)! These simple, worthy
and positive
ideals are seen
by the local
l a n d o w n e r s
and clergy as
subversive, and Father Sheridan (Jim Norton) sets about getting rid of Jimmy and
his ‘dangerous’ hall.
The clash between the community’s
needs and long-established traditional
ideals, makes the film an interesting take on
many issues still faced by people today. The arguments between traditional and modern,
religion and politics, local communities and
those who govern them, are still relevant.
Everybody is welcome, guests pay £4,
members and under 18s pay £2.
Refreshments are available, including local beer and ice cream. Doors open at 7.15pm
and the programme starts at 7.45pm.
Do join our cinema community on June
12th for an excellent film about community!
There is more information on our website
http://cinema.shiphamhall.co.uk and on
Facebook and twitter.
AXBRIDGE METHODIST CHURCH
Edith's Annual Coffee Morning and Plant
Sale will be held on Saturday 6 June from
10.30 until noon at Dowlings, St Mary's
Street (by kind permission of Mrs Averil
Long). Stalls will include cakes, Bric-a-brac,
Books, Plants and Raffle.
A donation will be made to our Charity
for this year STG (Somewhere To Go) in
Weston-super-Mare.
LOOK SNAPPY!
Don’t forget the FOAC requirement for
photos for their 2016 calendar. They should
be in JPEG or other suitable digital format;
eye-catching; in landscape format and
specifically of Axbridge. Please send
offerings, with your name and a brief description of what you are sending, to:
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FORWARD EVENTS
2015
6 Jun Axbridge Methodist coffee morning 6 Jun AALHS visit to Cheddar Mills sites
6 Jun Churchill Singers & Im Takt Cologne
Choir Concert Shipham Church
10 Jun Teddy Bears Picnic at the Rectory 10-13 Jun ACT’s Blithe Spirit 7.30pm
20 Jun Rowberrow Church Fête 2pm
20 Jun Shipham AFC end of season event
21 Jun Father's Day Event
Kings of Wessex School 9.30am 27 Jun Axbridge Church Fête 2pm
27 Jun Brian Hares memorial match
3 - 11 Jul Wedmore Opera and Arts Festival
3/4 Jul Shipham Players Murder Mystery Evening, Shipham Village Hall
6 Jul Organ Recital by Kevin Duggan in
Axbridge Church
12 Jul Shipham Giving for Life Renewal Responses Dedication Service
5 Sep Axbridge Showcase
20 Sep Shipham Harvest Festival 4.00pm
and Supper 5.30pm in Village Hall 3 Oct Coffee morning—Axbridge Town Hall
3 Oct St Leonard's Quiz
Shipham Village Hall 7pm
20 Oct FOAC - Antiques with Toby Pinn
1 Nov Shipham Patronal Festival, Super K@CH & Gift Day
28 Nov Somerset Singers Autumn Concert:
St Cuthbert's, Wells 7.30pm
5 Dec Longwell Green Orchestra Christmas Concert Shipham Church
2016
6 Feb Axbridge Quiz 7.30pm
19 Mar Earth Hour Concert by Candlelight
9 Apr Axbridge Beetle Drive 6pm 7 May Axbridge Coffee Morning 9am
If there are any future events that are
not listed above and you would like to
see included please send them by email
to the Editor:
Further information is also available from:
www.stjohnthebaptistaxbridge.org.uk
www.shipham.org.uk
www.axbridge-tc.gov.uk
AXBRIDGE ROXY CINEMA
See below for June’s films at
The Roxy. For further
information please contact
Juliet Maclay on 01934
733221 or 07808 806573.
Films start at 8.30pm.
5 Jun Blue Ruin (15)
11/12 Jun Pride (15)
18/19 Jun Nightcrawler (15)
26 June What We Did on Our Holiday
(12A) 2/3 Jul The Imitation Game (12A)
Further information is also available
from the website: www.axbridgeroxy.org.uk
FRIENDS OF AXBRIDGE CHURCH
Priscilla Chard writes: O u r AGM was held in the Church
Rooms on Saturday 18 April.
It was well attended and the
committee and officers were
re-elected en-bloc to serve for
another year. Martin Latham circulated numerous photographs to show the work
that has been done on the church tower and
we are pleased that our fund-raising efforts
are proving to be such a help.
Last year we made two donations to
the Church: £1,000 at last year’s AGM and
£2,500 at the Carol Service. Future events were discussed and
photographers were reminded that a 2016
calendar will soon be under discussion.
We presented a cheque for £1,000 to
Tim and the meeting ended with our
customary refreshments.
SHIPHAM GARDENING CLUB
Our summer outing is to two gardens
in Monmouthshire; Dewstow Hidden
Gardens and Grottoes and Wyndcliffe Court
Sculpture Gardens.
We depart by coach at 9.30am from the Shipham Village Hall car park Thursday
18 June and return to the Hall at
approximately 5pm.
The cost is £20 per person which
includes coach costs and entry to both
gardens. If you would like to come, please
contact Sally Herring on 01934 842317.
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OPEN CHURCH EXHIBITION
Jill Smith writes:
St Leonards Open Church
with Shipham Rowberrow
& Star Historical Society’s
Exhibition of Memorabilia
A very successful first for St Leonard’s who
t eamed w i th The
Historical Society to
produce an excellent
exhibition of items from
the Society’s archives, C h u r c h r e c o r d s ,
memorabilia and all
manne r o f i t ems
belonging to the Church that have lain
dormant for years in various cupboards.
Jack Foord lent us much of the product of his years of dedication to local history,
giving all our visitors a wealth of
information.
Thanks to Trish Ashmore, whose brain
child the whole idea had been and who
organised the event so brilliantly, who has
kept a excellent pictorial record of church life since she and Paul moved to the village.
Looking back over the years was most
entertaining, as well as informative; for all
those St Leonard’s Day Quiz enthusiasts,
2016 will be the 30th anniversary of its
inauguration. Thanks also go to Paul Ashmore who
spent hours compiling his 20 minute
PowerPoint presentation, telling pictorially
the history of St Leonards, with line
drawings of the first church to the present
day, that played on a continuous loop all
day and was accompanied by music supplied by Dave Williams.
Sarah Kew arrived with her “Scrap
Book” of Shipham, which she kindly left for
both Saturday and Sunday. This is an
amazing insight into life of a young girl born
and bred in Shipham, what she saw and recorded throughout her life in the village.
Mel Smith & I
trundled the Parish
Bier down to the
church on Friday
evening, causing the odd raised
eyebrow f rom
passing motorists
and many stops to
explain to pedestrians what it was and its
vital job in days gone by. It was an
interesting manoeuvre to
“park” it in the Church
Porch and then re-
manoeuvring to allow Press Photographers to
record the event for their
respective papers was
even more entertaining.
Many visitors lingered
much longer than they
had intended as the Exhibition held their
attention more than they
had expected. I think
our furthest visitor was from Kent – en route
to a holiday in Cornwall, who, by a series of
coincidences found themselves totally enthralled by what they saw and learnt at St
Leonards -
discovered
their arrival
at their
h o l i d a y destination
was to be
much later
than they
h a d
o r i g i n a l l y
expected! Our very grateful thanks go to all the
band of “sitters”, “welcomers”, cake makers,
coffee & tea brewers who ensured the whole
event was an outstanding success; 207
visitors passed through the Church over the
weekend. Our charity for the day was Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance and we
will be giving them a £275.29 donation.
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SHIPHAM AFC ROUND UP Steve Dodd writes: Football in
Shipham is in good shape as we approach
the end of the 2014/15 season.
Our newly established Shipham Athletic
side, managed by Paul Drake, finished 5th in Division 5 of the Weston & District league
which is a great effort in their inaugural
season. They were within a whisper of
promotion and are looking forward to next
season already.
The Veterans maintained their usual
form, managing just two wins, including a memorable 8:2 win over local rivals Cheddar
Dad’s Army at Bowden Park, and one draw
over the course of the season. We’ve
attracted a few new players and played with
a great attitude throughout, smiling our way
to finish at the bottom of the Bristol Casuals League Division 5.
The youth football sessions on
Wednesday evenings continue to be popular
and we’ve managed to play a couple of
friendlies during the season. The sessions
will continue at the pitch until the summer break and we will be entering teams into the
Bridgwater tournament again this year.
You may have noticed that we have
replaced the fencing at the pitch and we’d
like to thank the Shipham Ball Committee
and the Village Hall Committee for
supporting us in this. Lastly, a couple of dates for your diary
for events that we’d love you to attend:
20 June: our end of season celebration
at the pitch from 2pm when we’ll be running
a BBQ and bar and will have some family
games to enjoy, including rounders and tug o’ war. We’ll be camping overnight too. The
scouts will also be manning a few stands as
they did last year. The very popular water
slide will be reappearing and will even be
enhanced this year. In the evening there
will also be music provided by Typical Something. The event is open to all so
please drop by to say hello.
27 June: Brian Hares memorial match
from 2pm when the Veterans will be testing
their skills against the Team Mendip ladies
side again this year in memory of Brian
Hares. This event was great fun last year and was very well supported. There’ll be a
bar and BBQ to keep the supporters fed and
watered and there’ll no doubt be plenty of
entertainment on the pitch.
The money raised from the event goes
towards the Brian Hares Memorial Fund that
the club runs to support the training and
development of players and supporters
associated with the club. We are delighted
that Paul Drake has been the first recipient of an award from the fund and has
successfully completed his level 1 FA
Coaching badge.
If you’re interested in joining the club
or in finding out more about us, please either
visit our website at www.pitchero.com/clubs/shiphamafc or call Steve Dodd on 01934
843660.
AXBRIDGE DISTRICT TREFOIL GUILD
The second Tuesday of May saw
members and friends visiting The North
Somerset Butterfly House. This was a most interesting experience and the guide was
enthusiastic and knowledgeable and was
followed by afternoon tea in the café where
everyone chose amazing cakes or cream
teas or toasted tea cakes.
Next month's event is for members only but look out for future events or perhaps
decide to join the Guild; all new members
would be most welcome.
THE BENEFICE OFFICE
The Church Steps, The Square,
Axbridge BS26 2AP
Email: [email protected]
Rectory telephone: 01934 732261
The office, in the Church Rooms, is open on
Friday mornings from 9.30am to 12.30pm
CATCH THIS ORGANISATION
Deadline: 15th of each month
Copy to: [email protected]
Adverts to: Kevin Walke 01934 732256
Editor: Kevin Walke 01934 732256
Correspondents:
Shipham Julia Bradshaw 844954
Rowberrow Sue Gunn 842223
Axbridge Paul Passey 733373
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AXBRIDGE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND
LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
Lake Villages, Abbots and Big-Cheeses
On 2 May the Axbridge Archaeological
and Local History Society enjoyed a very
interesting visit to several historic sites in
Meare village, near Glastonbury. In the Iron Age Meare was a sandy
island on the edge of the river Brue with a
shallow lake to the north and “wastes” to
the west which cut it off from the Isle of
Wedmore. The sites of two lake villages,
from this period, reveal that the people who
lived in the area were boat people, who lived on fish and water fowl. They also traded
pots. These villages were abandoned
because water levels were rising and it
became increasingly difficult to prevent
flooding. As a result Meare sank into
obscurity until mediaeval times when it became an important place for two centuries
thanks to the Abbots of Glastonbury.
In the early fourteenth century Adam
Sodbury, the then Abbot of Glastonbury,
built a palatial Manor House at Meare as a
summer retreat. It looked out over the river Brue and Meare Pool (a large shallow lake)
and had a large apple orchard. The Abbot
rebuilt the church of St Mary’s and All
Saints’ Meare which is only a few yards from
the Manor House complex.
He also built a “Fish House” where his
Supervisor of F i s h e r i e s
lived. Freshly
caught fish
could be kept
alive in fish
pools close to t h e f i s h
house, until
they were
needed by the monks.
The highlight of our visit to Meare was
looking around the fourteenth century Manor house where the Abbots of Glastonbury
entertained up to 140 people in the Great
Hall. One of the most interesting things
about the Manor House is a very well
preserved mural of the Glastonbury Thorn in
what was once the Manor Chapel. Massive
oak beams which came from trees which were saplings in about the year 1200 were
also of great interest. These oak trees were
felled and made into the beams of the Manor
House in about 1330. They don’t quite go
back to King Arthur and Camelot – but
almost!
When the last Abbot of
Glastonbury was hung, drawn and quartered on Glastonbury Tor after the Reformation,
the Manor house at Meare and the Fish
House were of little value to anybody. This
was because they could only be reached by
water ways which were no longer properly
maintained. As a result they were
abandoned for over two hundred years, but remained in remarkably good condition as
they were spared the sleighting which was
inflicted on the Abbey at Glastonbury.
By the eighteenth century they had
passed into the hands of the Dukes of
Somerset. When Meare Pool was drained and a turnpike road was built between
Glastonbury and Wedmore in the eighteenth
century a member of the present owner’s
family leased the Manor House and used it
as a farm. The Manor House has remained
in the hands of the Look family ever since. At some point, the family went into dairy
farming and used the Great Hall to store
their cheeses in as its thick walls meant it
was well insulated. Robyn Look, the present
owner, still has old cheese cauldrons in
which his family made their big cheeses.
Our next visit, on 6 June, will be led by Susan Shaw when the Society will visit
the sites of the Cheddar mills. Guests are
warmly invited to join members of the
Society, although a donation of £2 is
requested. Meet in Budgens’ car park at
2pm. For further details, or information about
the AALHS, please contact Robin Goodfellow
on 01934 732874.
AXBRIDGE ACTIVE LIVING
If you are over 50 and fancy meeting
up with friends, please come along for tea and cake in Axbridge Town Hall between
2pm and 4pm on alternate Wednesdays.
There is a small charge of £2.50.
June events:
10 June Lunch at the Crown
(pre-order with Vicky)
24 June Axbridge Sea Cadets
For more details contact Vicky Brice on
07884 264033.
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ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY
VISITS THE UK HEADQUARTERS OF
MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP
For a number of years, Shipham
Church has supported Mission Aviation
Fellowship (MAF) as our International
Mission Agency as part of our Annual Mission
Giving and Prayer Support. The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby visited their UK
Headquarters in Folkestone recently and
adduced this headline: “Archbishop’s praise
for Aid Charity Help”.
Rewind two years when Justin Welby
flew with MAF on two separate occasions: once to Tanzania in 2013 and later to Bor,
South Sudan, following a massacre in early
2014.
This second trip was the more sombre
occasion. Originally planned months
beforehand, the Archbishop ended up heading to a country shattered by ethnic
conflict only weeks before.
On board the flight to Bor, the capital
of South Sudan’s Jonglei state, were the
Archbishop, his wife Caroline and MAF South
Sudan Ground Operations Coordinator
Stephen Kempsell. The group was met by a fleet of pick-
up trucks and escorted through a town that
had been torn apart in the fighting. As
Stephen explains: “As we moved along the
dusty and unpaved road, the devastation
was immediately apparent. Houses were burnt, former businesses lay in twisted piles
of wood and corrugated iron, overturned
vehicles lined the road and several dead
bodies still lay in the street.
“The town was silent in its grieving and
in the grounds of St Andrew’s Cathedral the
situation was no different. One building had partially collapsed from fire damage, and the
Archbishop
was shown around the residential area
where many had died. The Archbishop
joined the community in its grief and led
prayers at the mass grave prepared for the bodies of 5 reverends and 20 lay-readers.”
The opportunity to visit Bor at such a
tragic time clearly impacted Archbishop
Justin. Speaking shortly after, he said, “This
is the second time Caroline and I have flown
with MAF. This was a town in a condition of devastation and absolute horror, and I think
it is just a reminder that MAF just keeps on
taking the presence of Christ in practical
ways into some of the most difficult places
on earth.”
Before his visit to MAF’s Folkestone
office, Archbishop Justin asked to meet staff at different levels of the organisation. As
someone who leads millions of Christians
across the world, it’s an echo of Christ in
him to ensure he meets believers across the
board, not just those with authority but
those taking care of all the smaller details
that add up to the bigger picture. MAF is no different. We work together
across the world, as a body consisting of
many parts. Through our unity in Christ we
are greater than the sum of our parts.
Speaking about MAF’s contribution to
countries experiencing war, violence and political unrest, the Archbishop said, “The
biggest single thing in conflict is to feel
forgotten and abandoned, even when you’re
not; your experience is so unique and
isolated.”
He concluded by praying for MAF’s work as our organisation seeks to live out its
values of unity and endurance before a
watching world.
WEDMORE OPERA & ARTS
Wedmore Opera’s ground-breaking
production of Bizet’s opera Carmen will be
set in the late 1920s and is inspired by the
iconic poetry of Federico García Lorca.
The opera will be at the hub of a
spectacular Wedmore Arts Festival which runs from 3 – 11 July this summer.
Carmen is on 8, 10 and 11 July, Clare
Teal sings with Edward Leaker’s Swing Band
on 3 July, and Marcus Brigstocke’s comedy
evening is on 9 July. These will take place
in a new big-top style state-of-the-art
theatre tent. Other venues in the village during the week will include Shenagh
Govan’s one woman show War Crimes for
the Home, Anna Newman’s Marimba Concert
and a teatime concert with internationally
renowned duo Marie Vassiliou, soprano, and
Nico de Villiers, piano. Other exciting events are still being planned. Public
booking for the Festival is now available and
full details are on the website
www.wedmoreopera.com or you can call
01934 713271.
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A man is talking to God.
"God, how long is a million years?"
God answers, "To me, it's about a
minute." "God, how much is a
million dollars?" "To me, it's a
penny." "God, may I have a penny?" "Wait a minute."
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The Directory for Axbridge, Rowberrow and Shipham
Axb. ACTIVE LIVING Vicky Brice 07884264033 Axb. ARCHEOLOGY & LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY Robin Goodfellow 732874
Axb. BELLRINGERS Roy Shallish 732137
Axb. BROWNIES Liz Foster 732935 Axb. CAVING GROUP Alan Gray 01761 52288
Axb. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Pat Filer 733078
Axb. COMMUNITY ALLOTMENT Dave Maclay 733221 Axb. COMMUNITY THEATRE (drama group) John Bailey 733547
Axb. CRICKET CLUB Phil Saunders 732354
Axb. CYCLING CLUB Jennifer Trotman 733306
Axb. FAMILY GROUP (young family support) Anne Beech 732109 Axb. FIRST SCHOOL ACADEMY (C. of E.) Secretary 732391
Axb. FRIENDS OF AXBRIDGE CHURCH Penny Cooke 733304
Axb. FRIENDS OF AXBRIDGE MUSEUM Kate Browne 733208 Axb. GUIDES Bev Davies 732168
Axb. INDEPENDENT WOMEN Patricia Clarke 733658
Axb. METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Carole Chaplin 852897 Axb. MUSEUM TRUST Kate Browne 733208
Axb. PAGEANT ASSOCIATION John Kendall 732103
Axb. ROXY CINEMA Juliet Maclay 733221 Axb. ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Brian Winder 01278 785696
Axb. SAXONS JUNIORS (football) Pete Thomson 733218
Axb. SAXONS VETERANS (football) Stuart Butlin 734626
Axb. SEA CADETS Baz Hamblin 733939 Axb. SINGERS (mixed choir) Stella Moore 732282
Axb. SPORTS AND SOCIAL (fundraising) Pauline Ham 732062
Axb. SURGERY Reception 732464 Axb. SUSTAINABLE AXBRIDGE NETWORK David Parkin 733762
Axb. TOWN COUNCIL Town Clerk 07884 264033
Axb. TOWN HALL (booking) Sarah Emery 07748 561114 Axb. VOICES PROJECT (recording oral history) Maggie Tur 732855
Axb. YOUNG ACT (junior drama group) Wendy Mace 734603
Benefice CHOIR Martin Latham 733010
Benefice MOTHERS’ UNION Janet Angle 733695
Rwb. BELLRINGERS Adrian Adams 820058 Rwb. FRIENDS OF ROWBERROW CHURCH Maggi Fiske 842321
Shp. ACTIVE LIVING Gloria Tyson 842360
Shp. AFC (football) Steve Dodd 843660
Shp. AFC VETERANS (football) Ian Shaw 842114 Shp. ART GROUP John Moorhouse 842272
Shp. BABY & TODDLERS Becca Wilson 853646
Shp. BADMINTON Ann Bracegirdle 843233
Shp. BELLRINGERS Lynne Binnie 744480 Shp. BROWNIES Sally Hansford 842879
Shp. CALLIGRAPHY Sue Waterhouse 01278 722793
Shp. COMMUNITY CAR SCHEME Don Hurrell 842717 Shp. COMMUNITY CINEMA Norma Scanlon 842845
Shp. CUBS Dave Peake (Akela) 844612
Shp. FIRST SCHOOL Secretary 843485 Shp. FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE Avril Long 733053
Shp. GARDENING CLUB Jenny Humberstone 843149
Shp. GUIDES Jenny Hill 742480 Shp. K@CH (church for children) Christine Prince 844909
Shp. KEEP FIT Lorraine Beer 842764
Shp. LENNY’S COFFEE SHOP Jill Lewis 782845
Shp. PARISH COUNCIL (clerk) Samantha Peake 844612 Shp. PLAYERS (drama group) Daniel Jeffery 744882
Shp. PRE-SCHOOL Administrator 844511
Shp. SAVE THE CHILDREN LUNCHES Jan Agate 842607 Shp. SCOUTS Paul Bradshaw 844954
Shp. Shipham, Rowberrow & Star History Society Jill Smith 842291
Shp. VILLAGE HALL (booking) Kate Meadows 01173 182357 Shp. WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Sandra Newton 843464
Shp. YOUTH CLUB Paula Barrow 843577
Local Food Bank (Cheddar Valley) Matt Dumelow 07992 309369
Local RNLI Ann Hart 852258
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SERVICES IN JUNE
Sunday 7 June: First Sunday after Trinity
8.00am SHIPHAM (Holy Communion)
10.00am AXBRIDGE (Parish Communion)
10.00am SHIPHAM (K@CH)
6.30pm ROWBERROW (Evensong)
Sunday 14 June: Second Sunday after Trinity
8.00am AXBRIDGE (Holy Communion)
10.00am SHIPHAM (Together in Worship)
10.00am AXBRIDGE (Parish Communion)
10.30am ROWBERROW (Matins)
Sunday 21 June: Third Sunday after Trinity
8.00am ROWBERROW (Holy Communion)
10.30am KINGS OF WESSEX ACADEMY
- 4.00pm FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL
6.30pm AXBRIDGE (Evensong)
Sunday 28 June: St John the Baptist
& Fourth Sunday after Trinity
10.00am AXBRIDGE (Patronal Festival Communion)
10.00am SHIPHAM (Parish Communion)
10.00am SHIPHAM (K@CH)
6.30pm ROWBERROW (Evensong)
Sunday 5 July: Fifth Sunday after Trinity
8.00am SHIPHAM (Parish Communion)
10.00am AXBRIDGE (Parish Communion)
10.00am SHIPHAM (K@CH)
6.30pm ROWBERROW (Evensong)
Midweek Communions in June
10.30am 3 June Rowberrow
10.00am 10 June Shipham
10.00am 17 June Axbridge
11.00am 24 June Axbridge Court
Late Night Prayers of Compline
9.00pm 13 June Axbridge