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March 2015
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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 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 & Sunday School Peter Dixon 732890 Little Angels Anne Smith 07843946949 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 Diney Costeloe 843907 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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March, Mark and
Mothering!
March is a full month, with lots of promise. It
marks the official start of
spring, and our spirits lift as the sap begins
to rise!
In Axbridge the month begins with the
Civic Awards service, a wonderful
opportunity to recognise and appreciate some of the community work that goes on,
much of it quietly and unobtrusively, helping
to make the town a great place in which to
live.
Many of the 40 days of Lent run
through this month as we remember Jesus in the desert. Lent is, or could be, an
uncluttered time where we make space in all
the busyness to listen for the still small
voice.
This year we are encouraging people to read the Gospel of Mark. It’s the shortest of
the gospels and, with the help of a book by
the New Testament writer Tom Wright, we
ask the questions ‘Who is this Jesus? What is
good news in his life? What is the meaning
of his death?’ If you would like to join in one
of the groups that are exploring, please ask for more details!
Mothering Sunday is on the middle
Sunday of March and our thoughts will turn
from Lent to Mothers … and their children. A
royal baby is due just around the corner.
More importantly for our family a new grandchild is expected before that! In
preparation we were asked to fill in some of
the wishes we have for our new baby. What
are the hopes, dreams and prayers we have
for it (we don’t know what sort it will be)?
We had to complete a variety of statements
such as ‘I hope you learn… I hope you love… I hope you get… I hope you become… I hope
you grow…’
I wonder how you would complete these sentences for your children or
grandchildren…or even for yourselves?! Do
we wish for a long life? Happiness? Wealth
– or at least to be comfortably well off? Or
something different?
For what they’re worth, here are my offerings:
I hope you learn to dance in the rain.
I hope you aren't afraid to be yourself.
I hope you love watching rugby!
I hope you get the most out of each day.
I hope you laugh at some time every day. I hope you never forget to say sorry and
thank you.
I hope you ignore people who put you
down.
I hope you become compassionate.
I hope you respect the amazing world around you.
Most of all…I hope you grow to know how
much you are loved by your parents, by your
grandparents (!), and by God.
I trust March will be a wonderful month
for you and yours.
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Blooming Grooming
Professional dog grooming
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
P&R DOMESTIC
APPLIANCE REPAIRS
We repair most makes of
Washing Machines, Dishwashers, Dryers, Vac-
uum Cleaners & Cookers.
(Small charge for estimates)
PD LOVERIDGE
Tel: Cheddar 742527 or 01278 789132
FAST RELIABLE SERVICE
LOW RATES
NO CALL OUT CHARGE
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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MAYOR’S MESSAGE
Cllr Peter Yusen writes:
On the 1 March we will
have our popular annual
Celebration of Axbridge
Community with
Presentation of Awards. The Council has chosen
two nominees to receive a Civic Award from
a strong list of worthy candidates. We thank
the residents of Axbridge for their
nominations and I would urge them to
nominate again in the future. There are a number of other willing and compassionate
volunteers who give of their time and talents
to the community and in due time I am sure
they will be rewarded.
We are again pleased to welcome the High
Sheriff, Mr Richard Lloyd, to present the awards and also welcome Mayors and
Council Leaders from neighbouring parishes
and towns as part of our reciprocal
arrangements.
Mrs Mary Bratt and Mr Graham Page are
to be congratulated on their deserved
awards. The Council will also have the opportunity to congratulate Vonnie
Chamberlain, the Town Crier on the award of
her MBE and to mark her retirement after 40
years in an appropriate manner.
Deirdre and I particularly thank Martin
Latham, Kevin Walke, Heather Hawkings and her band of cake makers, the Town Clerk,
the Guides and others who will assist us in
the preparation or taking part in this Service
and subsequent catering arrangements.
I thank you for your kind words these last
few months. May the blessings and peace of
the Lord be with you all.
RACE NIGHT
Axbridge Chamber of Commerce are
running the popular Race night, on Saturday
18 April in the Town Hall. Tickets are £7.50 per person, to include a Fish and Chips
Supper (other dietary options available).
Tickets will be available from the
Chemist, Post Office and committee Members
nearer the time. If you would like to sponsor
a race, or have an advert in the programme, please contact Pat Filer (01934 733078).
Everyone is welcome to this fun night.
Funds raised will go towards the annual
Axbridge showcase and local charitable
projects to help the economy of the town.
BISHOP’S MESSAGE
Christians must play a
full part in society.
I’m writing this letter
on the day that the
church celebrates
Candlemas – the day that Jesus is
presented by his
parents at the temple
in Jerusalem. Along
with their new born
son, Mary and Joseph brought a sacrifice of
two pigeons, the offering permitted in the
Law of Moses for those too poor to afford a
lamb. Despite their lack of wealth, however,
these peasants from Galilee carried in their
arms the child that we have come to believe as the Saviour of the world.
From the very beginning the Christian
faith has had a deep empathy with those
who are both born into poverty as well as
those who have been thrown into poverty for
whatever reason. The creation of a
community where all are valued and especially those who are marginalised or
excluded through poverty or dis-ease is a
key part of Jesus’ vision for the Kingdom of
God as we know from our reading of the
gospels.
And yet, according to Cole Morton writing in the Independent on Sunday at the
beginning of February, ‘the richest people
living in this country now take a greater
share of the total wealth than they did at the
beginning of the century. The poverty gap is
wide and getting wider.’
In a few weeks time we will be voting in a General Election. There are some strong
voices that argue that politics and religion
should be kept separate. However, the
Bishop of Derby, Alastair Redfern, argues
convincingly in his book ‘The Word on the
Street’ that all public debate is theological debate. ‘Public debate is God’s children
trying to decide who we are, where we are
going and how best to proceed.’
A key part of our discipleship is God’s
invitation to each of us to engage with that
public debate so that we can play our full part in the well being of society for the sake
of the Kingdom.
+Peter Taunton
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AXBRIDGE PHARMACY
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AXBRIDGE PHARMACY Open Mon to Fri 9am - 6pm
Closed Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays The Square, Axbridge, BS26 2AR Telephone/Fax: 01934 733230
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
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CHURCH of ENGLAND REVOLUTION
In Each Generation
Tim Hind writes: The title, “In Each
Generation”, is drawn from the preface to
the Church of England’s declaration of assent
which talks of the Church being called upon
to proclaim the Christian faith “afresh in each generation.” It is also the title of the paper
from our two Archbishops, Justin & Sentamu,
heralding the reform programme being
proposed by the Archbishops' Council and
the House of Bishops with the support of the
Church Commissioners. On 12 January, the Archbishops started
a week of releases of reports that set out the
need for urgent action to reverse the decline
in our church. The thread running through
all of the reports is what we need to do over
the next few years to enable the Church of England to be an effective agent for the
gospel in this country in the generations to
come, as it has been over past generations.
Based on a number of key indicators
that have emerged from the previous study
"From Anecdote to Evidence" and
subsequent consultations, the proposals are far reaching and will impact Ministerial
Selection & Training, Bureaucracy and the
means of Distribution of Historic Funds.
Focusing on the need for renewed
understanding of Discipleship and a more
intentional use of Lay and Ordained Ministry, the reports set out the need to spend our
money in areas where growth is needed, to
simplify our procedures in parishes where
current practices hinder mission and to
ensure that ministerial development
throughout the church is reinvigorated and
mission focused. The structures of the central church will also be put under the
spotlight to ensure efficiency. A further set of
reports will follow in due course.
It is worth highlighting some of the
main feature which will change:
The Sheffield formula for deployment of stipendiary clergy will go;
A new formula will replace the Darlow
formula which is currently used to
distribute funds to needier Dioceses;
The current list of candidates who are
deemed ready for preferment to higher office will be replaced by a "fast
tracking" process;
The current inter-generational equity
restraint on the distribution of Church
Commissioners' funds will be flexed to
allow for these initiatives.
At this stage most of these initiatives
are for further consultation and views are
now being sought on their likely
effectiveness. Please feel free to contact me
at [email protected] with any thoughts, or use the forum pages on the
CofE website on their Media Centre web
page.
AXBRIDGE DISTRICT TREFOIL GUILD
On 10 February a group of
members and friends met for lunch in the Catholic Church
Rooms. The lunch was an
early celebration of Thinking
Day, 22 February, being a
special date for all associated
with guiding world wide. There was an interesting collection of badges from around
the world, some marking events of the past.
The lunch and fellowship were enjoyed by all
present.
The next meeting will be on 10 March
at 2pm in the Catholic Church Rooms,
Cheddar when the speaker will be Anne Lampson. Visitors will always be welcome.
Come along and find out more about your
local Trefoil Guild.
RSPCA ‘MUTT STRUTT’
Fundraising Dog Walk
Get a spring in your step and walk off the Easter
chocolate!
Help to raise money for
less fortunate animals in your area and join
us for a 21/2 mile walk starting from:
Apex Park Burnham on Sea
2pm on Sunday 12 April
You can get further details and
sponsorship forms from our Animal Centre at
Brent Knoll on 01278 782671, from any of
our shops or via our website:
www.rspcanorthsomerset.org.uk
All proceeds to the RSPCA North
Somerset Branch (registered charity number
205284)
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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
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 lesson over Skype!
Tel: 01934 733878 or 07970 592421
FOAC AGM
The Friends Of Axbridge Church AGM will be in
the Church Rooms on 18 April at noon.
Our meetings are very sociable and the business dealt
with concisely and we finish with light refreshments.
If you are not a member don't let that put you off, the
more the merrier and we are always looking for new
ideas for fundraising!
We look forward to seeing you.
ST LEONARD’S CHURCH, SHIPHAM
MOTHERING SUNDAY
15 March at 10am
A service for all the family when
posies will be given out.
Everyone very welcome
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EARTH HOUR CANDLELIT CONCERT
Kevin Walke writes: We
will be holding our annual
Earth Hour concert this
year on Saturday 28
March at 8.30pm. At the
time of writing there are just four weeks to go
which means just two
rehearsals to get all the right notes in the
right order. So no pressure there then!
This year we have a group of six
performers and have been able to add even greater musical variety to the hour-long
concert which includes piano, vocal and
clarinet solos, musical theatre and opera, as
well as some nostalgia and ragtime;
hopefully something for everyone to enjoy.
Over the five years of the Earth Hour concerts we have raised over £2,500 for
worthy causes and this year we are raising
funds for the church itself. So why not
celebrate your Earth Hour with us, be part of
the largest mass participation event in the
world, and raise money for a wonderful
building whilst listening to some live acoustic music and enjoying the tranquil beauty of
the church in candle light.
Earth Hour is the single, largest,
symbolic mass participation event in the
world, born out of a hope that it would be
possible to mobilise people to take action on climate change. The inaugural Earth Hour
was held in Sydney, Australia on 31 March
2007 with 2.2 million people of Sydney and
2,100 businesses participating.
Last year saw the global introduction of
Spiderman as the superhero of Earth
Hour. After a tie-in between Sony Pictures and WWF, Spiderman made an "appearance"
in Singapore (Earth Hour’s global
headquarters) before the film’s Hollywood
stars countdown to the hour-long blackout at
the Marina Bay area.
Earth Hour now inspires a global community of millions of people in over
7,000 cities and towns across 154 countries
and territories to switch lights off for an hour
as a massive show of concern for the
environment.
Tickets (just £6 which includes a glass of wine) are available by contacting me via
email ([email protected])
or by telephone (01934 732256 or 07821
186702).
SURVIVING WINTER APPEAL
As temperatures in Somerset have
plummeted, and the bitter weather is set to
continue, over 270 older people households
have already been helped by donors to the
Surviving Winter appeal making a real
difference: helping people pay for heating oil, gas and electric bills, logs or even food,
warmer clothing and blankets. Peter
Hancock, the Bishop of Bath and Wells, has
endorsed this year’s campaign.
But Somerset Community Foundation
still needs more help to meet the need in our communities this winter. The Surviving
Winter appeal is supported by better off
pensioners who choose to donate their
Winter Fuel Payment to help other
pensioners suffering fuel poverty. This
winter’s appeal has been supported by almost 400 donors from every corner of
Somerset who have raised nearly £65,000 to
date. Our charity partners are using every
penny of this to help people stay warm.
Somerset Community Foundation urgently
needs to raise another £13,000 to meet the
expected demand from the charitable groups reaching older people in greatest need.
For an estimated 22,000 Somerset
residents who live in fuel poverty this cold
weather will mark a period of extreme
hardship and very tough decisions and many
of these people are also isolated and lonely, and the freezing weather makes it even
harder to venture out or ask for help.
One pensioner who has already been
helped said: “We would like to say thank you
for the cheque, it was very welcome indeed.
We will use the money to help pay our
heating bills, get some warm clothes that we need and to get some food in the cupboard”.
A £125 grant was given to an elderly
gentleman who lives alone in a home that is
extremely damp and has major structural
issues. The money will help him to heat his
home and keep the damp at bay. The Village Agent who contacted him also noted
how lonely and isolated this gentleman was,
so he has been given information on local
transport and he now plans to attend a
‘Contact the Elderly’ tea party group.
Your donation really can make a difference to people this winter, so please do
donate if you can. Donations can be made
via the Somerset Community Foundation
website www.somersetcf.org.uk.
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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
FUN FOR THE
WHOLE FAMILY
ALL ages invited
Tickets (£3/£2) from Heather Hawkings
01934 732261
Beetle Drive
11 April
at 6.30pm
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SHIPHAM, ROWBERROW AND STAR
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE
On Thursday 12 March Mr
Nick Pope will give his very
interesting talk entitled
“Canine Partners”. As usual we will meet in the George
Thiery Room at Shipham
Village Hall starting at
2.30pm. There will also be
a 50p raffle. Visitors and new members
always welcome.
For further information please call Mrs Averil Long 01934 733053.
SHIPHAM, ROWBERROW & STAR W.I.
Lyn Wood writes: Our
next meeting is on 9
February in the George
Thiery room at Shipham Village Hall. Our meeting
starts at 7.30pm and Mike
Horler will give a talk and
slide show about “Life with Shire Horses”. On
9 March Francis Benton will give a talk
entitled “Tears of the Dragon” - a talk about pearls and will bring a selection of pearl
jewellery which can be bought.
Refreshments are provided and everyone is
welcome so come along and enjoy good
company and interesting evenings.
Please contact Lyn Wood for further
information about our W.I. on 01934 843620
AXBRIDGE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND
LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
Update from January meeting: On
25 January a large audience
of members and friends
spent an enthralling afternoon listening to Sue
Berry, an experienced
archivist, talking about her
work on the Axbridge
Archive, an important
collection of documents dating back to the 13th century.
Sue described how the archive has been
catalogued and related some of the insights
that her study has given her into the
characters and issues emerging from the
documents.
Sue did not charge a fee for her talk,
but asked for donations to the Children’s
Hospice South West. With a generosity
typical of Axbridge, a total of £101.70 was
raised for a very worthy cause. The staff at the Hospice have asked that their thanks
should be conveyed to all those who
contributed. The money will be used to help
provide care for families with children with
life limiting conditions. The CHSW provides
care to over 500 families a year by providing
short stays for all the family to help them make the most as a family of these short
lives.
As a result of Sue’s talk, many
members of the audience signed up to join
the Society’s visit to the Somerset Heritage
Centre to view the archive under Sue’s supervision. Note: this visit will take place on
Wednesday, February 25, meeting at the
Heritage Centre (TA2 6SF) at 7.30pm. People
who indicated an interest in attending will
receive an email confirming details. Due to
circumstances beyond the Society’s control, this date is different from the one originally
published.
Our March meeting is entitled “The
Archaeology of Hinkley Point” and takes
place at 7.30pm on Wednesday 4 March in
Cross Memorial Hall.
Preparations for the building of new nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point have
included extensive archaeological surveys
and excavations. A vast amount of
fascinating new information about the area
has emerged. Jane Hill will talk about the
discoveries that have been made. As always, visitors are warmly invited
to join members of the Society.
The April meeting “The Romans in
Somerset” takes place on Wednesday 1 April
at 7.30pm in Cross Memorial Hall when John
Smith will talk about the impact of the
Roman Empire on Somerset. For more details, either about the
events, or the AALHS itself, please contact
Robin Goodfellow on 01934 732874.
WRINGTON VALE ROTARY CLUB
Saturday 4 April: A Coffee Morning in the Town Hall with Grand Draw run by The
Rotary Club of Wrington Vale. All profits to
go to the eradication of Polio world wide.
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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 VILLAGE HALL
Well, would you believe, we have only
had a smattering of snow and not much rain so the Spring flowers are already through
and looking lovely.
We are celebrating Easter this month
and our second week will be mirroring that
with our tables and lots of chocolates in our
raffle. 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 11.00am and there
is no charge. A freshly cooked lunch is served at noon
to those who have pre-booked (there are
limited numbers so please book early).
Programme for March
Friday 13 March: Flexercise today with
music, to continue our New Year Resolution
to improve our fitness and health.
Lunch: Homemade Faggots with
seasonal vegetables
Dessert: Lemon Cheesecake
Friday 27 March:
Easter Bonnet
making (including Gents ’ hats) .
Please bring along
any hat that you
can decorate. We
will have a parade
for judging with one winner and two runners up. We hope to have a sing-a-long whilst
we are busy with our creations.
Lunch: Sausages and Mash with
vegetables
Dessert: Sultana Sponge Pudding
Contacts:
Gloria (lunch bookings) 842360
Ray 843562
Liz 843038
MOTHERS’ UNION
Janet Angle writes: Every year at this
time we have a Wave of Prayer service
where we pray for the Mothers' Union
Branches in other parts of the world that we
in Bath and Wells are linked with. This year
our prayers were accompanied by the lighting of candles and the joining of links to
make a chain as a visual reminder that we
are joined to each other in prayer and
purpose.
SHIPHAM COMMUNITY ALLOTMENT
5th Birthday Event on 21 March
A lot has happened in the last five
years to the unused land behind the village
hall. To celebrate its transformation into a
shared growing space, community allotment
members are having a 5th birthday event and are inviting villagers along to see what
has been achieved.
Starting with raised beds and a water
collection system the area has been slowly
transformed. Trees have been planted as
well as soft fruit beds, a herb garden and a very successful asparagus plot. An enclosed
area has produced cabbages, kale and other
brassicas. Recent additions have been a
shed and a wetland area with water plants,
wildflowers and logs adding to the biodiverse
habitat. Seating and a fire pit enable us to
socialise together and the pizza oven and
picnic table under construction will ensure
we have great food together in comfort.
On Saturday 21 March a working party
in the morning will be followed by a BBQ
lunch to which all are invited to come along and share in our birthday celebrations.
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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
See also Page 21 for Christmas lunches
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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AUST PILGRIMAGE — 23 MAY
For many years the Pilgrimage to Aust
has taken place on a Saturday near to the
Feast Day of St Augustine of Canterbury to
commemorate the meeting of Augustine
with the Celtic Bishops which, according to Bede, took place at "St Augustine's Oak",
and "lies on the border between Hwiccas
and the West Saxons". Aust, on the banks
of the River Severn, is thought by many to
be the place where this meeting could have
taken place.
For many years pilgrims have met at Bristol Cathedral at 6.50am on the morning
of the pilgrimage for a blessing and then
walked the 14-15 miles to the Chapelry of St
John at Aust, where there has been tea in
the church (or refreshments at the Boar’s
Head) followed by a Pilgrimage Service. We would like to encourage those who
might find the full walk too long either join
the pilgrims along the way (details of the
route can be found on our website:
www.austpilgrimage.wordpress.com or on
Facebook (search for Aust Pilgrimage)) or arrange their own walk to Aust Church.
If you would like further information
please e-mail [email protected]
AXBRIDGE MOTHERS’ UNION
The AGM in February was well attended and was followed by a
most interesting talk by Hilary
Hughes who is part of the
Action and Outreach Unit of the
Bath and Wells Diocese and is responsible
for Knitted Garments. She spoke about the many different items knitted, where they
came from and where and how they were
distributed and showed many examples.
Knitting is something many members
already do and it was good to learn of the
value of this work.
The next meeting will be 2.30pm on 11 March and will be a quiz afternoon
organised by Heather Hawkings. If the last
quiz is anything to go by this will be a light
hearted and enjoyable fun afternoon in the
Church Rooms. By the way, you don’t have
to be a member to come along and enjoy any of our events.
The Lady Day Communion Service will
be on 25 March at 10am in St John's
Church, Axbridge.
SHIPHAM COMMUNITY CINEMA
Head to Shipham Village Hall in March,
for a fabulous selection of the very best in
cinema. We have three films on the
programme this month, all very different
and al l showcas ing outstanding performances.
On Friday 13 March the late, great
Philip Seymour Hoffman stars in A Most
Wanted Man (cert 15), a tense, spy-
thriller, based on the John Le Carré novel.
It’s a contemporary tale of post 9/11 politics
and counter terrorism, full of intrigue and rivalry that prickles with tension right up to
its last heart-stopping scene. Also starring
Willem Dafoe, Rachel McAdams and Robin
Wright.
On Sunday 15 March Mike Leigh’s
latest masterpiece, Mr Turner (cert 12) is our matinée performance. Oscar and Bafta
nominated, it explores the twilight years of
the great, if eccentric, British land and
seascape artist, J. M. W. Turner. Starring
Timothy Spall in the title role, he spent two
years learning how to paint in preparation for the film and won best actor at the 2014
Cannes Film Festival.
And finally, on Friday 27 March
another Bafta nominated British film, ’71
(cert 15). This taut and gripping thriller is
about a young, British soldier (Jack
O’Connell, Skins) who is accidentally abandoned by his unit during a riot on the
streets of Belfast in 1971. Caught behind
enemy lines and unable to tell friend from
foe, he must survive the night and find his
way back to base through an alien and
hostile environment. O’Connell’s performance is mesmerising.
Entrance is just £2 for members and £4
for non-members. Refreshments are
available at all our screenings. Doors open
at 7.15pm for Friday films and the
programme starts at 7.45pm. Doors open at 3.45pm for Sunday screenings and the
picture starts at 4pm.
You can watch the trailers for our
movies at:
http://cinema.shiphamhall.co.uk
To get notification of all our events all
you need to do is like us on Facebook (search for Shipham Community Cinema).
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QUAKERS AT SIDCOT
You can discover the Peace and Power
of a Quaker Meeting on Sundays at 10:30am
(Children are welcome and have their own activities).
We also meet every Thursday evening
at 6.30pm for half an hour
You are most welcome to join us at:
The Friend’s Meeting House,
Oakridge Lane, Sidcot BS25 1LT.
For more information contact us through
www.sidcotquaker.org or by calling 843065
George House
We would like to apologise to all our customers, past, present and
yet to come, for the extended closure of our premises at
THE SQUARE, AXBRIDGE BS26 2AP
due to property renovation.
If you would like to discuss the sale
or purchase of antiques, curios or
collectables please telephone:
01934 733939 or
07979 994126.
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
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SHIPHAM, ROWBERROW AND STAR
HISTORY SOCIETY
Jill Smith writes: What a reward for
the valiant Society Members who turned out
on a very cold February evening; the history
that surrounds Brean Down is amazing.
Ably narrated with accompanying overhead projected pages to illustrate her
talk, Martha Perriam kept us enthralled. Not
only is it a Site of Special Scientific Interest,
it is also a National Monument, it is owned by
the National Trust, and its documented
history goes back to the ice age. A place
where artic fox and woolly mammoth remains have been found. It also boasts an Iron Age
fort, a Roman Temple and a field system.
The Rock Rose only grows in three areas
(Brean Down is one of them), the Chalk Hill
Blue Butterfly is incredibly rare and is also
found on Brean Down as it feeds exclusively on Horseshoe Vetch, that grows on the hump
that is the end of the Mendip Hills.
In the Middle Ages it was an island and
also boasts an Anglo Saxon Burial ground
from the 3rd Century.
During the first of the Napoleonic Wars, France and Britain were allies, so our
defences were fairly small to defend the port
of Bristol just Battery Point at Portishead,
however, once Napoleon III took up the reins
of power, he ordered an entire new fleet for
his navy consisting of iron made steam
driven warships. In 1860 it was decided that a string of
forts along the Welsh Coast, the South West
and the South Coast should be built. Brean
Down, Steep Holm and Flat Holm duly
became recipients of these fortifications, the
remains of which can be seen at all three locations. The template for these forts was
replicated throughout the British Empire and
remains can still be seen in many outposts.
In 1864 Lord Wilmot of Weston, thought
the end of Brean Down would make the ideal
place for a deep water harbour, raising venture capital in his bid to make it the
largest port for the British Empire. With
great ceremony the foundation stone was laid
amid great celebrations. Only to find the
next day the foundation stone gone and
eventually found it had drifted onwards to
Steep Holm. The Port scheme was disbanded.
In 1900 there was an explosion at the
Fort when Gunner Haynes managed, after a
late night out in Burnham, to fire a
colleague’s gun that detonated one of the
“magazines” and blew himself up, as well as
quite a bit of masonry. The inquest recorded
a verdict of death by temporary insanity and
the fort was decommissioned in 1901.
Brean Down was then taken over by a Methodist Family who managed a café in
1913 employing a young girl from Berrow to
work in the kitchens.
By 1940 Brean Down once again was
host to Army boots and the barracks were
Nissan huts accommodating 200 personnel.
This time the gun emplacement boasted WWI Naval Guns bolted and running on tracks that
required 20 men to operate them. It also
had two search lights.
Barnes Wallis,
stationed at HMS
Birnbeck Pier, experimented on
Brean Down with
many types of
bombs including
ship to ship
bouncing bombs and rocket rail
launching pads.
Brean Down has had a colourful history,
and is now happily a sleepy place in
retirement with goats enjoying the peace and
tranquillity. Do please go and visit – there
are only 200 steps up to the top and the climb is so worthwhile.
Our next meeting is on 10 March when
David Cuthbert will offer you The
Autobiography of a Soldier – his Grandfather
during WW1. Do please come and join us in
The George Thiery Room, at Shipham Village Hall, at 7.30pm.
SAVE THE CHILDREN LUNCHES
Kate Ba ldock
writes: The Friday
lunches in aid of
Save the Children will be held on 6th
and 20th March at
12.30pm in Shipham
Village Hall.
A quick reminder that our Good Friday
lunch will be held on 3 April at the usual time of 12.30pm. This is always a popular
occasion when you can look forward to home
made soup, hot cross buns and our usual
local cheese.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
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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]
You can also check online at:
http://www.axbridge-tc.gov.uk/trust/TownHallBookings.html
Axbridge Methodist
Church Services
Every Sunday at 11am
Minister:
Revd. Carol Chaplin
Tel: 01934 852897
SHIPHAM COMMUNITY CAR SCHEME
For Shipham, Rowberrow & Star residents
Coordinator for 2014:
Sue Hucker on 844176
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COFFIN LANE CAMPAIGN
The Coffin Lane Campaign’s January
meeting was attended by prospective
Parliamentary candidate James Heappey
and County Councillor John Denbee. They
had just spoken with Councillor Harvey Siggs who agreed to initiate a rapid review
of safety issues at the notorious A38/A371
junction to include accident rates,
pedestrian usage and vehicle movements.
This is with a view to considering the
proposal for traffic lights at the junction which, as Councillor Denbee pointed out, is
the only junction of two A roads in the
county that has no form of traffic control.
However, as the issue of traffic lights is
a long-term one, the Campaign is concerned
that something must be done in the short term to address safety and access issues for
the Coffin Lane path. To that end Councillor
Denbee has submitted a plan for the
creation of a pedestrian and cycle refuge on
A38 under The Small Improvement Scheme.
Tess Gill, coordinator of the campaign,
said, “We are grateful to Mr Heappey and Councillor Denbee for their support. There is
a growing recognition that public rights of
way need to be restored and protected. The
current Strawberry Line petition is part of
this movement and we see the coffin lane
path as a vital local element of the linking up of these routes. The Council’s current
Public Rights of Way Improvement Plan
invites people to fill in a questionnaire and
leave comments. We would urge our
supporters to make use of this to tell the
Council how important our local paths, cycle
routes and bridleways are in linking our communities.”
The Coffin Lane Campaign has drawn
three key points from the PRoWIP: firstly, a
safe path for walkers and cyclists from
Compton Bishop and Cross across the A38 is
essential to safeguard local residents accessing the shops and services in
Axbridge. As the Improvement Plan states,
improvement of rights of way plays a vital
role in road safety by providing an
alternative to using the road network.
Secondly, it also supports the health and wellbeing strategy by encouraging
walking as a means of keeping fit and
healthy. A recent report by the Ramblers
and MacMillan Cancer Support found that
walking brings people together, helps them
feel positive and is a cost effective way to
exercise.
Thirdly, we need an alternative to car
travel as not everyone has easy access to a
car. A safe path enables everyone to access schools, employment opportunities, social
networks, shops and services.
The website at www.coffinlane.com has
links to its own and the Strawberry Line
petitions and the PRoW Improvement Plan
questionnaire.
AXBRIDGE QUIZ TRIUMPH!
With 10 teams competing this year,
Axbridge Town Hall was filled to capacity.
People came from far and wide so there was
a great mix of talent, experience and
knowledge, but there was also an equally high level of fun.
Throughout the evening there were
varying teams in the top five and then
towards the end of the evening the top two
places began to show their mettle and
became the two clear contenders for the
trophy and winners medals, but there was a keen fight for the last podium place and not
forgetting those at the lower end of the
league table who were vying for the
wonderful wooden spoons with chocolates.
The winning team (“Charlies No
Angels” - above) came from Shipham for
the second year running and Axbridge team
captains have now called an emergency
meeting to discuss tactics for 2016. This year we raised over £525 for the
church which is an amazing result so thank
you to everyone who took part and
particularly Heather and her team in the
kitchen and Alison and her team of markers.
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Axbridge
Church Rooms
Available for hire
£11 per session. Special rates for weekly or monthly
bookings.
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 GARDENING CLUB
Sally Herring writes: At our meeting
on 19 March at 7.30pm in the George
Thiery Room Shipham Village Hall, there will
be an illustrated talk entitled "Peonies and
Iris".
We will be pleased to welcome new members and visitors for whom there will be
a charge of £2.
Annual membership is £7.50.
Refreshments are served at meetings.
Come along and join us; there will be
something of interest for everyone as well as good company.
LUGWALO LINK
Paul Ashmore writes: It is about six
months since we last updated you on the
progress in our Benefice link with the
parishes of Lugwalo in Zambia and a lot has
happened in that time. Sadly, Father Chris has left Lugwalo
and resigned his ministry so that the
parishes are now in Interregnum and
overseen intermittently by Father Jobo from
Mapanza. However, on the positive side,
Father Bob, the Lusaka Diocesan Youth Minister who attended a Conference at Wells
on Zambia some years ago, has taken a
keen interest in Lugwalo and is helping to
develop our links. Although Father Bob has
his own parishes to run, he has devoted
considerable energy, initiative, time and
ideas to encouraging the youth of Lugwalo to help themselves to improve their faith
and work opportunities.
As mentioned in September’s
magazine, a group of us from the Benefice
went to Swansea to meet Father Bob at a
conference where he updated us on progress and future plans for the youth. The most
advanced project is a Youth Agricultural
Project where land has been granted by the
Headman and is being used to train young
people in basic conservation farming.
Following successful harvests, they decided that the project should not only benefit the
youth but the Parish in general.
As a Benefice we have been supporting
this using money from our cash collections
at all United Benefice Services, annual
grants from Axbridge & Shipham PCCs, and
from the past five Earth Hour Concerts organised by Alison & Kevin Walke.
In addition, some of the
profits from their
successful harvests
have been used to
sponsor a young lady
called Yvon (see picture, left) to continue her
education while shoes
and books have also
been bought for her.
In Lugwalo, new teams
h a v e n ow b e e n
appointed to take the project forward and a new all-inclusive committee has been
formed comprising both men and women. A
two room structure has been built for the
caretaker and a meeting shelter is almost
complete. Two classrooms and an office are
now underway which will be used for pre-school and other training; Conservation
Farming training will take place in April/May.
The next phase
will be sinking of
a new borehole
which will help the project as
w e l l a s
s u r r o u n d i n g
villages. The
cost is around
£2,500 and our
Lugwalo Working Group (LWG) is
proposing that
w e s h o u l d
provide funds to
support this plan.
Father Bob’s next plan is to help the young women who want to focus on rearing
goats, and who need machines for sewing.
As you have read, a little money and some
energetic leadership and simple ideas can
achieve a great deal in Zambia. The LWG
group incorporates members from our
Benefice to represent your views and maintain a meaningful relationship with our
friends in Lugwalo.
Copies of the latest Zambia Link
Newsletter are available in all three Benefice
churches and contain more details about the
progress being made with our link. If this is the kind of project you would like to help
with then please join us or make
suggestions by contacting Tim Hawkings
(732261) or Pam Williams (843772).
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The Project Team
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FORWARD EVENTS 1 Mar Civic Awards, Axbridge, 3pm
7 Mar Axbridge coffee morning (Town Hall) 7 Mar Wonders of the Monsoon lecture,
7.30pm Shipham Village Hall
14 Mar Axbridge Singers concert (in church)
21 Mar Men's Big Breakfast (Barton Camp, Winscombe, 8.30am)
28 Mar Earth Hour: Candlelit Concert at
Axbridge Church, 8.30pm
4 Apr Rotary Club coffee morning 11 Apr Axbridge Beetle Drive (6.30pm)
12 Apr Shipham APCM 11.15am
13 Apr Hustings: Axbridge Town Hall
18 Apr FOAC AGM at noon (Church Rooms)
26 Apr Axbridge APCM 11am (after service) 9 May Somerset Singers Summer Concert:
Faure Requiem, St Cuthbert's Church
13 May Jonathan Vaughn Organ Concert
Cheddar Church 7.30pm 14 May Ascension Day LMG Event
Wedmore Church 6.30pm
16/17 May Shipham History & Memorabilia
Exhibition (Shipham Church; in conjunction with Shipham History
Society)
20 Jun Rowberrow Church Fête
21 Jun Father's Day Event Kings of Wessex School 9.30am
27 Jun Axbridge Church Fête
3 Oct St Leonard's Quiz
Shipham Village Hall 7.00pm
1 Nov Shipham Patronal Festival, Super K@CH & Gift Day
12 Dec Longwell Green Orchestra
Christmas Concert Shipham Church
If you have any future events that 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
FAIRTRADE
Jane Canning, Diocesan Fairtrade
Champion, writes: Last year we set out on
our mission to become a Fairtrade diocese
and began by rolling out the campaign at
the Archdeacon’s Visitations with a pack of
leaflets. This was followed by a Diocesan Synod coffee tasting challenge where the
Archdeacons’ taste buds were put to the
test, with a resounding victory for the
Fairtrade coffee.
Fairtrade, at its heart, is a simple con-
cept about supporting sustainable develop-ment through just trading practices with
small farmers in developing country. How
that is done and how we can support this
starts getting more complicated and the sea
of information that is out there does not al-
ways help. The idea behind the Diocesan Fairtrade Handbook is to help steer people
through this, whether they are complete
novices or seasoned campaigners. Hand-
book 2014, with a supporting preface from
our new bishop, was published last year.
Almost immediately, the Fairtrade
Foundation and Traidcraft, closely followed by the diocese itself, updated their web-
sites and brochures. As a result, Fairtrade
Handbook 2015 has just launched on the
diocesan website www.bathwells.org.uk,
and in a beautiful, hand-crafted paper ver-
sion with intriguing plastic wallets, guiding and directing the reader to other sources.
Do give it a read; if nothing in it sur-
prises you; send me some new information
to be included in the next edition!
We also launched a Diocesan Fairtrade
mug, which you advertised in the November
edition of Catch this, and you can still get your hands on one – just email me below.
And we have also been promoting Poterion
Fairtrade communion wine, the only
Fairtrade option available in this country,
but one that comes highly recommended.
So if you know of a church that has not yet made the switch to Fairtrade, ask them
why not, and encourage them to make the
very simple switch that will help us become
a Fairtrade diocese, and most importantly
make sure producers receive a fair wage.
If you’d like to get involved, we’re still looking for more Deanery Reps to help
spread the word!
To discuss any of these things, please
email me at [email protected] or
call 01275 790309.
AXBRIDGE HUSTINGS
Don’t forget to contact Paul Passey (on
telephone 01934 733373 or via email
[email protected]) if you are inter-
ested in the Axbridge Hustings event on
Monday 13 April. Because of limited
space there will be a ticketing system (at no charge) so if you would like to be put on a
list for ticket distribution, then let Paul have
your contact details as soon as possible.
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SELECTION PRAYER
As Bishop Peter Hancock and his
Advisory Group begin their work to find the
right person for the role of Bishop of
Taunton, please hold them in your prayers:
Faithful God, in your providence
you lead your pilgrim Church
into new adventures of faith:
pour out your Holy Spirit
that all who are involved in the selection of
our new Bishop may be blessed with discernment, vision
and wisdom;
and that the person who is your choice
will be anointed with all the gifts of that
same Spirit
to be a blessing to everyone in this diocese.
Trusting in your power to accomplish
far more than all we can ask or imagine,
we ask this in the name of Christ our Lord.
Amen.
If you have any point of view you wish
to be considered as part of the selection
process, or any questions or need for further information, please contact Tim Hind, General
Synod member and Vice-Chair of the GS
House of Laity via email:
AXBRIDGE SINGERS
Stella Moore writes: The Axbridge
Singers have a flourishing link with a French
choir from the Languedoc region in the south
of France. It began two years ago when
Amanda Boyd (a local folk singer and member of the Axbridge Singers) was visiting
an English friend in that area of France and
attended a choir rehearsal of ‘Cantagarrigue’,
his local choir. The seed of an idea was born!
The pleasures of singing together are
universal and form an excellent basis for making good friends.
Some of us have already been fortunate
enough to experience the wonderful
hospitality of the French choir when 18 of us
visited them in October 2013. We sang
together in a joint concert and enjoyed ourselves immensely. We came home
determined to continue the link and to
reciprocate at some stage. In September
2014 an ‘advance party’ of six intrepid
Cantagarrigue singers came to Axbridge and
we are now delighted to be able to welcome
the majority of the members of
Cantagarrigue who are coming to stay in our local area, hosted by members of the
Singers, for a long weekend on 12 March of
this year. We will be singing together in
various venues at the weekend and invite you
to come and hear us, and enjoy our songs.
It is a special year for the Axbridge
Singers: our 10th Anniversary year so we are
particularly happy to be celebrating this with Cantagarrigue. So please do note the
following in your diaries:
Saturday 14 March 11.00-11.30 in the
Chapter House at Wells Cathedral, and then
later that day, at 7.30pm, our joint concert
“Chantez!” at the Church of St. John the Baptist, Axbridge. The evening concert will
include a wide repertoire of songs from each
choir, some shared songs and some small
group/solo items. It will be free admission,
with donations invited to support our funds.
Drinks will be on sale with all profits going to
charity. As well as the singing, we have
organised a full programme of events for our
visitors, to include a trip to Bath, a
celebratory meal (prepared by the Singers) in
the Town Hall on Friday evening, a traditional
cream tea – kindly sponsored by the Mayor and Axbridge Town Council on Saturday
afternoon, and a Ceilidh at Shipham Village
Hall with ‘Fougere Rouge’ and a Somerset
bread/cheese and cider/beer supper.
For further information on this and our
other activities please check our website: www.axbridgesingers.org.uk
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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
Coffee Morning Axbridge Town Hall
Saturday 7 March 9am until noon
The stalls will include Jewellery, Scarves, Bags and Crafts
so come and relax, browse the stalls and have a drink whilst taking a break from the Farmers’ Market outside
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WRINGTON VALE ROTARY CLUB
On 28 March at the
Sidcot School Meeting
House there will be A
Musical Evening with
pianist and composer
Colin Bell, soloist Zoe Matland and Paul
Beechey.
The evening is to
raise funds towards
the £60,000 required
to purchase a Heartworks machine to assist in the training of South West doctors and
clinical staff with heart conditions. Such
machines do exist in certain cities in the UK
but none, unfortunately in the South West.
Knowing the NHS does not have the funds to
provide this equipment, the Wrington Vale Rotary Club has decided this is a situation
they hope to rectify by raising the required
funds.
Colin Bell is based in Solihull and,
following a very successful career working
with NASA in the States, now spends his
time engrossed in providing musical performances for worthwhile charitable
causes, free of charge. He plays on a
Classical Digital Piano some of the most
romantic music in the world with a
repertoire featuring composers such as
Rachmaninov, Cole Porter, Gershwin and Lloyd Webber to artists including Sinatra,
Nat King Cole, Tony Bennett, Streisand, The
Beatles, The Carpenters, The Bee Gees and
Abba; the list is almost endless.
An addition to the equipment is the
Tyros digital orchestral synthesizer which
can provide orchestras together with choral backing sounds to support his piano
concerts. These include Jazz, Swing Bands
and Latin American orchestras, broadening
the music dimension for all tastes.
Colin was a friend of the late Henry
Mancini. During the evening Colin will relate his major contribution towards getting the
permission for the landing of Concord into
New York Airport following the refusal to get
landing permission from the American
Aviation Authorities, also the very
mysterious request and meeting he received from Colin Chapman of Lotus racing cars
during a very competitive racing season.
In addition to the contribution from
Colin there will be the lovely soprano voice
of Zoe Maitland accompanied by Paul
Beechey on the piano. The Meeting House is
an ideal venue to hear the excellent voice of
Zoe and her varied repertoire of songs.
The event commences at 7.30pm and
tickets (£10) can be purchased from the Pharmacy in Axbridge, Deane’s in Cheddar,
Hansfords in Shipham, Sidcot School,
Farrons Estate Agents in Winscombe or by
phoning 01934 842551 or 01934 852481.
FIGHT POVERTY FATALISM
The Bishop of
Bath & Wells is
urging us to fight
the fatalism on
poverty, stating
that individual actions can “help
close the gap
between rich and
poor and make a
difference in small
but nonetheless significant ways.”
Writing in the
Western Daily
Press Bishop Peter Hancock admits to feeling
shocked at hearing of the number of people
(almost 150) who turned up to a Christmas Lunch laid on by a local church for those
whose circumstances meant they might go
without.
“We live in a society where an
increasingly large number of people turn to
foodbanks and emergency aid on a regular
basis, not as a one off. And increasingly these people are in work, albeit on
extremely low incomes, which makes it
impossible to make ends meet.
“The global nature of the issue can
make it feel too big to be tackled. We feel
small, fatalistic and that nothing we do can make a difference. But we can,” he adds.
Bishop Peter cites Church Action on
Poverty Sunday – which this year fell on 15
February – as a date when churches up and
down the country responded creatively and
imaginatively to help build a better society where “all are valued and cared for properly”
He also challenges us, as a society, to
ask the big questions and look at the root
cause of problem, saying “we must find the
answers, even though doing so will not be
easy or comfortable”.
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SHIPHAM PLAYERS
Shipham Players would like to thank
everyone who contributed to the success of
Mother Goose. A virtual sell-out, well over
600 people came to the four performances,
including residents of Daneswood and
members of the Gateway club who came to the dress rehearsal and the consensus of
opinion was that it’s our best yet.
We could not have done such a great
job without the support of people who
helped front of house each night, parents
who were chaperones in the dressing room
and all those who bought tickets and
participated so vocally during the performances. We have such fun putting on
these shows and it’s great to know you have
fun too. So thank you for your continuing
support.
Finally, a note for
your diaries: we shall be presenting
a full length play
from 2—4 July, the
rehearsals for
which will start
shortly.
SHIPHAM MAY FAIR 2015
1st Shipham Cubs, Scouts, Guides and
Brownies are organising the Shipham May
Fair, which will take place on Bank Holiday
Monday 4 May on the Green from 2pm.
There will be stalls, games,
refreshments a nd entertainment, plus the Crowning of the May Queen.
Any organisation wishing to have a stall
for your group, please contact Sally
Hansford on 07979 843 639. Stalls will be
£5. Hope to see you there.
SPINAL INJURIES ASSOCIATION
Friday 15 May:
The Great British
Fish and Chip
Supper.
“Hold a Fish and
Chip Supper to help spinal cord
injured people
rebuild lives after injury.”
Would you like to eat Fish and Chips
while raising money for charity? If so, you
could hold a fish and chip supper on Friday 15 May whilst raising awareness of spinal
cord injury and supporting SIA’s vital
services.
You can hold a fish and chip supper in
your own home, at work or hold a larger
supper at your local community centre. SIA will provide a fundraising pack
containing hints and tips, recipes, invitations
and donation envelopes. By inviting eight
friends and asking them to donate an
additional £5 means you will raise at least
£40 from your supper but we will also give
you additional fundraising ideas to raise even more money for SIA.
In 2015 we want to make the batter
matter and raise £40,000 from everyone
holding suppers. The money raised will
help the Spinal Injuries Association offer
support to individuals who become paralysed and their families, from the
moment a spinal injury occurs, and for the
rest of their lives by providing services and
publications which enable and encourage
paralysed people to rebuild lives after spinal
cord injury.
Every year in the UK over 1,000 people experience a spinal cord injury and there are
an estimated 40,000 spinal cord injured
people in the UK alone.
Community Fundraising Manager,
Elizabeth Wright, says, “The Fish and Chip
Supper is a wonderful opportunity for a great evening with friends and family. We
are also encouraging people who work to
hold a Fish and Chip Lunch in their work
places to raise even more funds.“
For more information or request a
fundraising pack call Elizabeth Wright on telephone number 0845 071 4350, email
[email protected] or visit:
www.siafishandchips.co.uk
Catch this — March 2015
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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. LITTLE ANGELS (mother & toddler group) Ann Smith 07843946949 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. SEW & SEWS Barbara Hillier 843984 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 MARCH
Sunday 1 March: Lent 2
8.00am SHIPHAM (Holy Communion)
10.00am AXBRIDGE (Parish Communion)
10.00am SHIPHAM (K@CH)
3.00pm AXBRIDGE (Civic Awards Ceremony)
4.00pm ROWBERROW (Evensong)
Sunday 8 March: Lent 3
8.00am AXBRIDGE (Holy Communion)
10.00am SHIPHAM (Parish Communion)
10.30am ROWBERROW (Matins)
6.30pm AXBRIDGE (Informal Eucharist)
Sunday 15 March: Mothering Sunday
8.00am ROWBERROW (Holy Communion)
10.00am AXBRIDGE (Family Service)
10.00am SHIPHAM (Together in Worship)
Sunday 22 March: Lent 5
10.00am SHIPHAM (Parish Communion + Prayers for Healing)
10.00am AXBRIDGE (Parish Communion)
4.00pm ROWBERROW (Evensong, followed by Annual Meeting)
Sunday 29 March: Palm Sunday
9.30am ROWBERROW (Palm Sunday Communion Part I)
10.15am SHIPHAM (Palm Sunday Communion Part II)
6.30pm AXBRIDGE (Choral Evensong)
Sunday 5 April: Easter Sunday
8.30am ROWBERROW (Easter Communion BCP)
10.00am AXBRIDGE (Easter Communion)
10.00am SHIPHAM (Easter Communion)
Midweek Communions in March
10.30am 4 March Rowberrow
10.00am 11 March Shipham
11.00am 18 March Axbridge Court
10.00am 25 March Axbridge
Evening Prayers of Compline
9.00pm 7 March Axbridge