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THE PARISH OF BAMPTON WITH CLANFIELD St James, Aston; St Mary The Virgin, Bampton
St Stephen, Clanfield; St Mary, Shifford; Holy Trinity, Lew Vicar – Rev. Janice Collier
Tel. 01993 851 222: email – [email protected] Website: http://www.bamptonchurch.org.uk
Church administrator Camilla Gordon-Finlayson - [email protected] 07734 174 729 Churchwardens Aston & Cote - John Ordish 01993 850 923 [email protected]; Chris Holt 07905 217 070 [email protected] Bampton – Roger Preston 01993 850 415 [email protected]; Philip Humphreys [email protected] Clanfield – Liz Stevens 01367 810 255 [email protected]; Bryn Torrington 01367 810 510 [email protected] Lew – Isobel Miller [email protected] From the registers Funeral Lew June 3rd Arthur Alfredus Augustus
LOWER WINDRUSH BENEFICE
St. Denys, Northmoor; St Giles, Standlake; St. Michael, Stanton Harcourt; St. Nicholas & St Swithun, Yelford
Rector: Revd Jo Hurst
The Rectory, Main Road, Stanton Harcourt OX29 5RP Tel: 01865 655 692 Mobile: 07496 062 459 Email: [email protected]
The Rector’s rest day will usually be Friday Churchwardens and PCC Team Contacts Standlake Sue Miles 01865 300 765 Carol Collinge 01865 300 849 Northmoor Michael Druce 01865 300 480 Henry Herford 01865 300 884 [email protected] Stanton Harcourt PCC Team contacts Gill Salway [email protected] Jane Watts [email protected] Yelford Philip Rogers 01865 300 674 [email protected] Shirley Warren 01865 300 977 [email protected]
Website: lowerwindrushbenefice.org Lectionary readings for July: Sunday 5th July Trinity 4 (proper 9) Zechariah 9: 9-12; Romans 7:15-25; Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
Sunday 12th July Trinity 5 (proper 10) Isaiah 55: 10-13; Romans 8:1-11; Matthew 13: 1-9; 18-23 Sunday 19th July Trinity 6 (proper 11) Isaiah 44: 6-8; Romans 8:12-25, Matthew 13: 24-30, 36-43 Sunday 26th July Trinity 7 (proper 12) 1 Kings 3: 5-12; Romans 8: 26-39; Matthew 13:31-33,44-52 Sunday 2nd August Trinity 8 (proper 13) Isaiah 55: 1-5; Romans 9: 1-5; Matthew 14: 13-21
From the Rectory.
Dear Friends, Well – we have finally arrived to a very sunny Stanton Harcourt! We have had the most marvellous welcome from so many folks and feel blessed to be here. Thank you for your kindness. If any of you have ever seen the Rectory garden you will know it is a wonderful space. It is rich in wildlife. So far we’ve seen muntjacs, badgers, hedgehogs, squirrels, damsel flies, red kites, buzzards, green woodpeckers and so much more. We have discovered a bees nest, a wasps nest (!), lost our footing on mole hills and tunnels and discovered where a fox had tried to open our bins. Never a dull moment! We have also resurrected an old raised bed. This was hard work indeed. Ivy (with leaves the size of dinner plates – see photo) and bindweed had overtaken, as well as nettles, thistles and everything else in between. All these weeds were hiding some lovely old sleepers which hold the bed together. It took five people, a power washer, paint, plenty of compost, manure and a day and a half to bring it back to life. Once it was ready, we planted tomato plants, kale and leeks amongst other things. I am pleased to report they have all taken and are growing steadily. I try to go out every day to tend and water the plot. Sometimes if the day has been very busy I water later in the evening when the light is fading and it is cooler. It was to my surprise then yesterday morning, when I saw how quickly the weeds had grown! Being out at twilight had stopped me from seeing the weeds. The sunshine and rain in recent days has encouraged the weeds (as well as the tomatoes) to grow at an enormous rate! The bed left untouched for a year during the interregnum was completely hidden. The bed left for just a couple of days was rampant with weeds. If I didn’t lift the weeds they would have overtaken the vegetables! All of this got me thinking. What are the weeds in our lives? What are the bad habits we have left to grow? In Matthew 13 Jesus tells the crowds a parable about seeds being sown on different types of soil. Some seeds were grown in with thorns and the thorns grew up and choked them. Does your spiritual life feel choked, hidden or perhaps even non-existent? Perhaps you feel like the seed that fell on good soil and your faith is strong and unhindered. If so, wonderful! If however, you have a nagging feeling that your faith has been overtaken by cares, anxiety and chasing after the wind, then may I gently encourage you to sit at Jesus’ feet?
Take a little time each day to be still before him. No clever words needed, just speak whatever is in your heart. He’s an excellent listener and loves you very much. This comes with my prayers and very best wishes,
Jo. Revd Jo Hurst e. [email protected] tel 01865 655 692
Lord Jesus Christ, you taught us to love our neighbour, and to care for those in need as if we were caring for you. In this time of anxiety, give us strength to comfort the fearful, to tend the sick, and to assure the isolated of our love, and your love, for your name’s sake. Amen
Roger Humphreys
Editor: Janet Rouse [email protected] 01993 850 162 Your village correspondents have to send in their copy by the 18th of each month; please get your copy to them by the 16th if at all possible to give them two days to collate all the entries before sending them to the editor. Aston: Ann-Marie Pilling 01993850 930 [email protected] Bampton: Janet Rouse 01993 850 162 [email protected] Clanfield: Liz Stevens 01367 810 255 (evenings) [email protected] Lew: Don Rouse 01993 850 297 [email protected] Northmoor: Henry Herford 01865 300 884 [email protected] Standlake: Heather Hickman 01865 300 564 [email protected] Stanton Harcourt: Gill Salway 01865 881 934 [email protected] Yelford: Eva Rogers 01865 300 674 [email protected] Advertising Manager: Eva Rogers, Broadleas House, Yelford OX29 7QX 01865 300 674 [email protected] Treasurer: Nicola Saward, 01993 852 171 [email protected]
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ASTON & COTE St James Church Aston Keep in contact The Wardens 8are: - John Ordish 01993 850 923 [email protected] Chris Holt 07905 217 070 [email protected] The Parish Virtual On Line Services These services continue every Sunday at 10.30am. If you are not yet joining in and would like to do so, please contact one of the wardens or the Vicar Partial opening for private prayer At the time of writing St James Church wardens are making plans to allow limited opening of the church with Church of England encouragement and in accordance with C of E guidelines. Initially this will be for once a week for a limited time of two hours on Saturdays 10:00am to 12:00pm. This will be solely for private prayer. Numbers will be restricted; sanitisers will be made available and guidance given on social distancing on arrival. More information will be found on the church notice board and on social media. The St James Thursday Zoom get together
This continues at 7.00pm every Thursday. If you have not yet “zoomed” with us and would like to give it a go, again please contact one of the wardens. We look forward to seeing you! The St James Congregation WhatsApp group If you would like to join the group please download the WhatsApp App from the App Store on to your iPhone or from the Play Store to your Android phone and then email Tom Jequier at [email protected] with your mobile phone number. You will then receive an invitation to join. Facebook We are also on Facebook set up by Pete Saunders. Do link up if you have not already done so. Besom Food Bank – Help for those in distress Can you help? The foodbanks have their new working systems in place following the easing of the lockdown. Now and over the coming months financial hardship will increase nationally and this area will not be unaffected. There will be an increasing need for aid for those in difficulty, perhaps for many, for the first time in their lives. If you are in a position to help that would be deeply appreciated. Non-perishable foods and household goods are particularly sought. To drop off donations – please deliver them to Roger Crossley one of Besom’s volunteers at 16 Southlands, Aston. Please knock on the door and leave the items by the porch. Thank you. To the future It will be some time before services in any form will be permitted within the church but the start of limited use for private prayer is a beginning. No one knows the timing, but it will certainly be months before we can meet together in a church building in fellowship. We are reminded that the church building is closed but the church is open. The body of the church is very much open here in Aston. If you can, do join us on one of the many social platforms.
Keep safe and well. ASTON AND COTE PRIMARY SCHOOL Mental Wellbeing Spread a Little Kindness. We joined the Duchess of Cambridge in an online assembly for the Oak National Academy during which she spoke about the importance of mental wellbeing among children. The theme of the Duchess’s assembly was to ‘spread a little kindness’ and was based on a lesson plan which is available on the Mentally Healthy Schools platform. If you missed it, it is well worth watching and it is available on: https://classroom.thenational.academy/assemblies/kindness Spreading Kindness At the beginning of lockdown, we were contacted by Alex Solomon, who offered to do some painting and decorating for us free of charge. Alex’s kindness is hugely appreciated by every member of staff. Online Learning Thank You I know that I speak for the whole staff team in saying thank you to all our children for the wonderful work you are completing at home. As well as keeping up with your English and Maths, your creativity has been particularly wonderful to see. We know that none of this would be possible without the support of parents – you have been thrust into a role that you didn’t anticipate but have embraced it enthusiastically (most days at least!). We really are so grateful for all your efforts – if we were OFSTED inspectors, you would definitely be Outstanding! The teaching and learning team has continued to excel in the level of support they are giving children and parents, particularly their quick responses when things go slightly wrong. The school office staff have also continued to be very busy behind the scenes – an incredible number of tasks still need to be completed even when the school is closed. As you can imagine, our caretaking and cleaning staff have been particularly busy ensuring that the school is safe and
clean. I would also like to say a special thanks to my helpers who have come into school each week to help me in supporting our key worker children, you have all been amazing! And finally, I would really like to thank the school governors for their support during these difficult times.
Mrs Taylor. Re-opening of schools The school is open for vulnerable pupils and the children of keyworkers. It is also open for our year 6s, year 1s, foundation and Windmill1 on different days in different bubbles. The school has phased times of entry into school, each entrance marked with the 2m waiting points and a one-way system inside. Staff have been amazing, ensuring their bubbles have sanitizers and are kept safe and able to enjoy their creative learning. Mrs Tylor and her Senior Leadership Team have worked really hard creating timetables for support both in school and for those children at home. We use Microsoft Teams for providing 1:1 remote learning support and Class Dojo for setting and marking work. We currently have an average of 73 children in school each day which is the capacity using the guidelines set by the government. What have we been up to? Westerleigh (year 6 and 5) has been completing work focusing on creativity, health and well-being. They have spent as much time as possible outdoors enjoying the beauty and peacefulness of nature while completing all of the learning across the full curriculum. They made impressive bird feeders using only materials from our recycling bins. They spent art lessons being mindful and drawing something beautiful that they could see in the nature around us. They have completed all sorts of writing including their own autobiographies to focus their thoughts on the transitions they have successfully made this far in life ahead of their next key transition points. They have created Art in response to studying classical music tracks, created mouth-watering meals and treats for their families and even played virtual battleships in maths. We are having fun whilst working very hard. Reedy (year 5 and 4) have so impressed us with their super attitude to learning. We have been reading the book ‘Beetle Boy’ which has inspired our creative sides. We thought about a quote from the main character Darkus, who said, ‘a person ought to be famous for doing something good or really difficult.’ Each of us then thought of someone who we admired for doing something good or something really difficult and created a presentation about that person. It was lovely to see the range of different people that the children chose and the things about them that they admired. Our Space topic continues to inspire us to be curious and creative. Different ones of us have found out about the phases of the moon, found out what comets are, spotted the International Space Station passing overhead at night, created animations of rockets landing on the moon and made Mars Brownies! Holywell (year 3) We have continued to read “How to Train Your Dragon” by Cressida Cowell. As well as listening to and reading the story, we have answered questions to show our understanding. Sometimes we have demonstrated our understanding by drawing a picture based on clues from the text. We have enjoyed using BBC Bitesize activities in English – we have focused on developing our knowledge of word classes, expanded noun phrases and diary writing. In Maths, we began the month by honing our understanding of fractions by using Mathletics. We have now moved on to using Power Maths resources, still focusing on Fractions. We have also achieved some phenomenal scores on Times Tables Rockstars. The Holywell staff team has been particularly impressed with the creativity shown by the children. The children have kept fit by building their own obstacle courses, indoors and
outdoors, practising gymnastics, trampolining, cycling and running. They have practised their maths capacity knowledge making delicious cakes and biscuits. They have built castles, space stations, forts and dens and produced imaginative writing and art in response to the book ‘Journey.’ Oatlands (year 2) Oatlands class continue to impress us and have been working extremely hard with all of their learning at home. We have continued working on our creative writing in English, basing our ideas on ‘The Tunnel’ by Anthony Browne. Oatlands have also been working hard on their knowledge of verbs and adverbs in grammar. Lots of the children have sent in amazing Space project work and have been extremely creative. In Maths we have been looking at Shape and symmetry. We loved seeing all the symmetry hunts Oatlands pupils did around their homes. We are now revising our multiplication knowledge. In reading, we have started ‘The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark’ by Jill Thomlinson and the children have been working hard on their understanding of vocabulary and inference. We also have been setting a ‘Think outside the box’ challenge where the children showed amazing imagination. What a hard-working bunch! Kingsway (year 1) In Kingsway we had great fun learning about VE Day looking at how it was celebrated. The children created their own plan for a street party on 8th May 1945, carefully looking at what the ration books would allow them to purchase at that time. They thought about whom they would invite, how they would decorate their street and what they would serve. Some children even baked their own ration cake to sample food from that momentous day. Kingsway pupils then went on to plan their very own VE Day party for 2020. After all their brilliant ideas, they then wrote a letter to someone in isolation to share their 2020 VE Day celebrations. Needless to say, many a grandparent or cherished friend was touched by their beautiful ideas and kind wishes. The children have been learning about simple arrays. We have been very impressed with their tenacity and hard work to conquer new and exciting mathematical concepts. Well done to all the parents too, who have raided cupboards looking for items to make sets of things to help make division and multiplication easy. Daily, we have had stories read to us. Some to help us understand why we may feel the way we do, others to support us with being away from our friends and many just plain silly ones to make us feel happy. Most of Kingsway class have met individually with their teacher to have chat and a little bit of live teacher time through Microsoft Teams. We’ve all enjoyed this time and it has helped to give us a small bit of normality in this unusual world we’re living in. Windmill 2 (Foundation) In Windmill the children have been working so hard. We have continued with our Read Write Inc lessons. Learnt to write captions, labels and questions in English and in maths have been exploring mathematical concepts through books. Aubrey's made a homemade space rocket which is heading to Mars but before she goes, she will need to buy supplies from Neve's tuck shop. Windmill 1 (Pre-school) The children (and their families!) have fully embraced the topic of space. We have seen some fantastic home learning from junk modelling rockets to creating their own planets. Alyenor made a nebula and Florence junk modelling a rocket. We have also been focusing on Keeping Safe in PSCHE, the children became sun safety superheroes learning how to stay safe in hot weather. Whilst on our daily walks we learnt about how to cross the road safely. Another highlight last term was joining in the VE day celebrations, the children celebrating by baking, face painting, flag making just to name a few.
A great big thank you must once again go out to all you wonderful parents who have made ‘school’ a brilliant place at home to learn in. THANK YOU!
BAMPTON MESSY CHURCH We had a Treasure Hunt to collect items for the Ark, blindfold drawing animals and a fantastic origami Ark! As well as decorating rainbow biscuits and the animated story. Whilst we had tea, we played find the object on the worksheet that James had found. We had a fantastic 'Virtual' Messy Church on June 7th - our theme was Noah and the Ark. We had a Treasure Hunt to collect items for the Ark, blindfold drawing animals and a fantastic origami Ark! as well as decorating rainbow biscuits and the animated story. Whilst we had tea, we played find the object on the worksheet that James had found. There is no Messy Church on July 5th but we are planning a holiday extravaganza with activities spanning a whole week during the holidays. Stand by for more information!! We need more families, so please let us know if this would interest you, or whether you have other ideas that we could try during lockdown. Please email your thoughts to: [email protected] NEWS FROM BAMPTON CE PRIMARY SCHOOL Since I last wrote about the ongoing provision in our school during this pandemic we have seen further changes, particularly around the wider opening of schools to more pupils. We now have children attending school in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 as well as a growing number of children in our existing bubble for Key worker and vulnerable children. The class teachers are managing learning in school as well as continuing the excellent provision for home learning for those children who are not able to be in school. Our team of teaching Assistants are doing an amazing job of supporting children’s learning in each “Bubble” group. The school feels busier and it is lovely, especially when we hear the sound of children playing together. We are very fortunate to have lots of outdoor space so each of our groups can access plenty of outdoor time. We are working closely with the secondary schools to try and ensure our Year 6 children have as smooth a transition as possible in these strange times. We also want to be able to provide a leavers’ experience for our Year 6 even though this will be somewhat different to the usual end of year celebrations and events. The team is currently working on transition activities and resources to support all year groups as we head towards the end of the school year, but are unable to hold our usual “Shuffle Up” day when children visit their new classes. We also want to try and create a remote Sports Day event. This situation has made us rethink everything and has resulted in some amazingly creative ideas. During this time, we have managed to continue with much of the ongoing day to day life of the school, including remote recruitment. This means we shall have three new teachers (Year 1, Year 2 and Nursery) and two new teaching assistants starting with us in September. We all look forward to the time when we can get back together in school and return to some form of normality. Hopefully this will be September; I await the next set of guidance from the government about what this might look like! We are now accepting applications from parents and carers wishing their child to start nursery in September. We offer high quality, school led Early Years provision 15 hours five days a week 8:45-11:45am. Please contact the school office [email protected] or tel: 01993 850 371 if you would like to apply or would like further information.
Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. – Desmond Tutu Carol Phillips, Headteacher ROMAN CATHOLIC SERVICE IN BAMPTON The Reverend Andrew Foster, St Joseph’s Church, Carterton Tel: 01993 842 463 St Joseph’s Parish Hall: To book the refurbished Hall please contact: www.stjosephscarterton.uk There will be no public Masses at this time. Father Andrew will continue to say Mass daily on his own. There will be a live streaming of Mass from Corpus Christi Church, Headington, Oxford www.mcnmedia.tv/cameras/county/oxfordshire Churches open for private prayer was announced by the Government recently but the Bishops of England and Wales have laid down certain restrictions etc. before churches can comply. Only 1 or 2 people may enter the church at a time and must observe sanitising & distancing measures. Two stewards will be needed to supervise these restrictions and volunteers under 70 are requested so that the church may be open for 1 hour on weekdays and 2 on Sunday. ‘Let us choose the way of Jesus ... the way that brings peace.’ Pope Francis BAMPTON METHODIST CHURCH The Church services planned for June did not take place, as the use of church premises was still precluded. There are now plans to hold occasional (not weekly) services from July onwards, but the dates for our services are not yet known. Our Church could now, in common with other churches, be open for private prayer but, at the time of writing, no arrangements have yet been made for that. The opening of our Church for worship would be fraught with difficulties, not so much in the preparation of the Church as in the conduct of the services. Provisions for social distancing and clean surfaces etc. would need to be in place and, to begin with, a number of us at Bampton would still be self-isolating. However, we would very much like to open our Church again and we shall be pleased to do so if there is a sufficient demand. In the meantime, some of us enjoy the virtual services available via Zoom, sharing them with worshippers from other village Methodist churches in west Oxfordshire. They are slightly shorter than our normal services, but they have been well-supported and have enabled us to worship together. In addition, we meet weekly as a Church via Zoom to exchange news and listen to a passage from the Bible and pray. Unfortunately, many of our members do not have access to Zoom and therefore cannot participate. Very slowly we appear to be moving back towards normality (whatever that may be) and we very much look forward to the time when we shall be able to gather in our Church again, thankful in the knowledge that we have come through the coronavirus pandemic relatively unscathed.
Robert Jones
CLANFIELD
ST. STEPHEN You may have read in the press that the government is now allowing church buildings to open for private individual prayer as long as safety measures are put in place. The Church of England
has issued a series of guidelines to which each individual church must work. The Clanfield Community Church Council will open the building every Sunday. Our visitors’ safety during this pandemic is of great importance so social distancing will take place and hand sanitisers will be available. Opening times will be advertised on the church noticeboard, village Facebook page, and the Contact and What magazines. In the meantime on Sundays Church at Home services are still being broadcast from the parish via Zoom and log in details can be obtained from the Vicar and Churchwardens. We also have a Coffee & Chat after the service – for details contact the wardens. Alternatively you might want to join the live streaming services with the Bishop of Oxford at 10am on Sundays. These can be found via the Oxford Diocese website – www.oxford.anglican.org . For baptisms, weddings and funerals please contact our church administrator – Camilla Gordon-Finlayson on [email protected] or 07734 174 729, or contact our vicar, the Reverend Janice Collier on 01993 851 222. Keep safe and we look forward to a time when we can all gather together in our beautiful church in Clanfield.
Church Wardens: Liz Stevens – 01367 810 255 and Bryn Torrington – 01367 810 510
CLANFIELD WI Still active during lockdown! At the last meeting held on Zoom, lots of members found paintbrushes, paints and pens to take part in a demonstration of Doodle Art. Judy talked us through using a Power Point presentation and the results were pretty good! Certainly members enjoyed trying a new activity and meeting online, if not in person. Members have been also joining lecturers on a range of subjects – coffee, history of Munich & Nuremburg, D-Day Landings, and cookery demonstrations which have been offered by the Oxfordshire Federation of WI, and Denman College. For further details about WI, please go to www.oxfordshirewi.co.uk or contact our president Heather Clark – 01367 810655.
Liz Stevens
LEW
HOLY TRINITY What an interesting month we have had. After many years of being aware of changes within the Law which usually happen when new governments take over or at Budget time, suddenly for those of us who are of mature years and due to problems with health are suddenly put into a category with restrictions that change daily due to the ‘lockdown’ situation. So, we have to diligently watch and listen to the news to avoid becoming a law breaker after so many years of law abidance! I know that some of these laws are understandably for the protection of us all, yet some I feel are a bit questionable and indeed hurtful. Certainly those that govern death and funerals leave a lot to be desired in particular where death has been by natural causes and not by Covid19. Here at Lew we recently had the funeral of Arthur Augustus who was the fourth member of the family now buried in our churchyard, they came here soon after the war, from St Helena and the whole family were staunch members and supporters of our church attending regularly every Sunday, so you can tell how long ago that was as we have held only monthly services for many years now. With the new rules in place, we were not allowed to use the Church and the whole service was conducted outside in the churchyard. Whilst social distancing was easily adhered to, it was so nice to see the vicar using a humanitarian approach to the actual placing of the coffin into the grave. Very touching, and as the funeral director observed, our Revd
Janice is one of the best at mixing what is right and what is good in these difficult circumstances. Mixing with the Augustus family took me back in time to the ‘good old’ days in our lovely village, so you can imagine my joy when a few days later, meeting up with Marcus Foley and being told after some 20 years’ absence that Racehorses were returning to Lew House Farm. They brought so much life into our village as well as an array of famous people like the Queen and her mother as well as people like the Aga Khan and other members of the aristocracy. All these horses were accompanied by a nice group of Stable lads who also made a contribution to our community including the weightlifting club. I know that every cloud has a Silver Lining and likewise every Silver Lining has a cloud, Marcus assures me that unlike the old days there would not be 20 horses being exercised along the main road at peak times. In the days that I am referring to, John Bosley, another famous Horse trainer from Lower Hadden Farm, would also be on the road with some 20 – 30 of his horses creating absolute bedlam for the commuters.
Don Rouse
SPAJER News Well I am sorry to say that the Covid 19 has caused another casualty, I am sorry to report that the Donkey Derby has now fallen victim to it. I was forever hopeful that by the August Bank Holiday things would have settled down and that we could have used the last Bank Holiday of the year as a big celebration to the improvement of our situation, but it was not to be. One of the obscure but serious problems being that the Donkey man would not have been allowed to lift the children on and off the donkeys! We at the Spajers committee have enjoyed a great team led by Matt Green as our Chairman for very many years. Owing to the Lockdown we, like many organisations have not been able to hold our annual general meeting which has created a few problems. Matt has given us notice that he wishes to step down and already Andrew Money has offered to take over, for which we are very grateful. It is so nice to have another Chairman who is actually Bampton born and bred and understands the importance of our quirky yet honourable traditions. So, we welcome Andrew as we say goodbye to Mathew who has served us so well over the years. He has been firm yet never ever in all the years, shown any signs of aggression or anger, though I am sure there must have been times when he would have liked to have ‘blown his top’. The good news is that he wants to stay on the committee to help wherever he can, which just goes to show what a brilliant Trooper he is. Thank you Mat and as the saying goes “Behind every good man is an even better woman”. So to Jacky, we also say a big thank you, for always being so supportive. We hope you both enjoy your retirement from office.
Don Rouse
LOWER WINDRUSH BENEFICE
LOWER WINDRUSH BENEFICE The on-line Licensing Service for our new Rector, Revd Jo Hurst took place on Sunday June 7th and was led by the Right Revd Colin Fletcher OBE, Bishop of Dorchester. An inspiring sermon was given by Revd Canon David Tyler, Associate Archdeacon of Dorchester and the bible passages were read by Shirley Warren and Sarah Watts. We are most grateful to Revd Drew Tweedy for managing the technical side of the Licensing so efficiently. Guests joined Jo via Zoom from all parts of Great Britain and from abroad, for what was a moving, joyful and uplifting Service. A very warm welcome was given to Jo and her family from everyone in the Lower Windrush Benefice. We are delighted to have Jo with us as our
Rector and are greatly looking forward to working alongside her in the many (we hope!) years to come. A message from our Rector 'Thank you to you all for your warm welcome. We have been touched by your kind cards, gifts and thoughtful messages. We are settling into the Rectory well and have almost finished unpacking! It has been a joy to meet some of you over the last two weeks, and of course worshipping together on Zoom. To have our buildings open once again, even for a short time, has been a gift to many. We look forward with hope to when we can meet together in person; until then let us keep praying for one another and helping each other however we can. If you are shielding, but would like a visit, please do ring the Rectory and I will be glad to come to your gate to have a chat.
God bless, Jo.' Reopening of our churches One of the first tasks facing our Rector was to work with the Churchwardens and PCC Contacts to plan for the reopening of our churches for personal prayer and reflection. A number of Zoom meetings took place in Jo’s first week with us, risk assessments were completed and all the preparatory steps taken in the Benefice for this easing of lockdown for the national Church. Our churches across the Benefice are now open on Tuesdays and Saturdays 9am to 5pm. Hand sanitiser is available, as is safety advice, in each church. Please read this advice carefully and then relax and enjoy a time of calm and peace in our beautiful buildings. Benefice Worship Whilst our church buildings are closed for public worship, the wonders of technology allow us to meet together each Sunday at 10.00am for a short Service led by Jo. Do join us for this time of worship, reflection and fellowship. The Zoom link you will need to access the Service is on the Lower Windrush Benefice website and you will find updates on our on-line Services here too: http://lowerwindrushbenefice.org/ LOWER WINDRUSH GARDEN CLUB We hope that you are all keeping well and have been enjoying the lovely weather. We would like to thank everyone who helped and donated such a splendid collection of plants for our Plant Sale held on Saturday 23rd May. The new venue on the green was an excellent choice for the sale this year as we had plenty of space to keep to the 2m. social distancing regulations and it all worked well. A huge thank you to all those who supported us and bought plants. We raised an incredible amount 'best ever result’; a real boost to our club funds. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, meeting up and chatting in the sunshine. as we haven't had any club meetings since February because of the current coronavirus restrictions. Sadly, we have had to cancel the proposed annual summer visit to Bowood House and Gardens, scheduled for 15th July, as they are closed this summer. But please check our website below for up to date information on events and also look out for any Club notices displayed round the village. Although all Club meetings have been cancelled because of the current restrictions, we are still hoping that we shall be able to hold our Annual Produce Show on 6th September 2020. So please keep growing and preparing your exhibits and check our website, details below, which is updated regularly by Emma, our show secretary. Meanwhile happy gardening; stay safe and well!
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NORTHMOOR
OUR NEW RECTOR It has been a joy to welcome Jo Hurst to our villages and churches, and she seems to have taken the extraordinary circumstances of her first incumbency in her stride. Since her formal Licensing-by-Zoom on 7th June, she has been holding Sunday morning services (again by Zoom) with a real – if isolated – congregation of around 60-70 people, and in general mastering the technology without too much trouble, even though the hymns have sounded as if they’re coming from under water! Here is the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7312638111?pwd=NVY0U3FVWWk2WVc4cDBhaS9CbVg0UT09 We were also glad to welcome Jo to St Denys’s and give her a snapshot of the life of our church and village, and we look forward to working with her to make the most of the opportunities and challenges of the Covid era. CHURCH OPENING Although we were keen to keep the church open all day every day once the authorities allowed us to open the church ‘for private prayer’, we were advised that a more cautious approach was necessary, and the four churches agreed that initially they would be opened only on Tuesdays and Saturdays so as to contain any possible contamination. Accordingly, St Denys’s will be left open on Tuesdays and Saturdays from around 8am to 6pm, with hand sanitizer at the door and prayer sheets provided, and access limited to the pews in the nave. Graham Warner has been putting the organ through its paces to make sure it doesn’t seize up. We all keenly look forward to when normal service – and services! – can be resumed. NORTHMOOR FLOWER AND PRODUCE SHOW It is with regret that we have decided to cancel the Show for this year due to the difficulties we would face with social distancing. We are looking at other ways to mark achievements of children and adults coping with lockdown in the coming months that hopefully will be more manageable. We expect to schedule the event for 2021 with renewed vigour and enthusiasm.
Flower Show Ctee VILLAGE HALL I am pleased to confirm the date and time of our Northmoor Village Hall Foundation AGM. It is Thursday 9th July at 8 p.m. and it will be held via Zoom. Agenda and Zoom login details to come separately. We are required to hold an AGM to report to Members on our activities over the year, to account for our fundraising and expenditure and also to elect the Committee for the coming year. NB Only Members can vote at the AGM. The list of Members is on the Northmoor Village Hall website. Any adult resident of Northmoor Parish may be a Member but you are required by the Charities Commission to signal your desire to become one. You can do this by contacting me with your name and address and request to become a Member.
Graham Shelton NORTHMOOR PARISH COUNCIL - is still meeting, even though we cannot do so in the usual way. We are using Zoom, and any parishioner is welcome to attend virtually. Those who wish to do so should please contact me and I can provide the login details.
At the recent PC meeting there were concerns expressed on both sides of the river at young people gathering to socialise, have barbecues and swim in the river at Harts or Rainbow bridge. The concerns were threefold: close mixing of young people not observing the two-metre rule, the mess left behind when they left, and equally important the poor state of the Thames with sewage contamination coming down the Windrush from Witney.
Graham Shelton WILD NORTHMOOR NEST Update. Please keep an eye open for our June newsletter. And for kingfishers! If you spot any, please send sightings to The Lower Windrush Valley Project [email protected] If you have sightings or stories to share please get in touch with us at [email protected] or call 01865 301 555. It’s not too late to save the Windrush. Have your say to George Eustice the Environment Secretary by adding your name to the Surfers Against Sewage #EndSewagePollution. https://www.sas.org.uk/endsewagepollution/ Thanks, and all our best wishes for healthy people and planet. The Northmoor Environment Support Team (NEST).
Soraya Heffernan WASP The representative of WASP (Windrush against Sewer pollution), Soraya Wooller, and Ashley Smith are TEAMing on Monday July 6that 7.30pm to address the Stanton Harcourt Parish Council about the pollution in the Windrush Valley and inform what is actually happening rather than to accept what Thames Water informs the residents. If you would be interested in listening to the talk and hear the question and answer session, please email [email protected] or trudigasser @rocketmail.com. This invitation extends to all interested parties and Councillors who are residents of the Lower Windrush Valley. DUN COW DELI Well, what a lot’s been bought, baked and sold over the last 12 weeks! The Dun Cow Deli team have loved seeing and serving you all ... it really did keep me sane, so THANK YOU! Thank you for your custom, your patience when queuing in the early days and your chats and smiles! What a fabulously supportive community we live in! Big thanks go to Janet for all her help especially initially with clearing the restaurant. Thanks too to Mark, Paul and Graham for bringing the freezers home. Big thanks to my extended Dun Cow Deli team of Paula, Anna, Naomi and Sean for help with the sweet treats. Obviously huge thanks to Tom and Fiona without whose help I couldn’t have done it. I loved getting to meet lots of new faces from far and wide, Eynsham, Cote, Bampton, Ducklington, even Burford. All that’s left to say is stay safe, sane and of course well! RClaire Harvey VILLAGE NEWS Congratulations to Joyce Douglas who celebrated her 90th birthday on 18th June.
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Welcome to our new Rector!
Please see the LWB section for a report on the Licensing Service for our new Rector, Revd Jo Hurst. Standlake parishioners add their own warm welcome to the good wishes from across the Benefice to Jo and her family. Jo hopes to meet as many parishioners as possible over the coming weeks and months, whilst adhering to government pandemic regulations. We all look forward so much to the time when Services in our churches recommence and we can begin to celebrate Jo’s arrival in a suitably socially distanced party mode! St. Giles’ Church is now open on Tuesdays and Saturdays 9am to 5pm for personal prayer and reflection. Hand sanitiser is available in church, as is safety advice. Please read this advice carefully and then relax and enjoy a time of calm and peace in our beautiful building. Details re. our time of worship together using Zoom each Sunday at 10.00am are given on the Benefice website: http://lowerwindrushbenefice.org/ as are updates on our weekly on-line Services. Possible Church Stall We know that you have missed being able to buy cards, jams, marmalade and chutney from the St. Giles’ Church stall at the monthly village market, so we hope to have a stall selling these items (in aid of church funds) on Saturday June 27th 10.30am till 12noon, weather permitting and again in late July in the car park at St. Giles’ (by kind permission of the Parish Council, which owns the car park). Social distancing will be observed and our Rector hopes to be with us to meet and chat with you. Queries: please ring Brenda Edwards 01865 300528 The Besom food bank in Witney: We are liaising re. when food donations from our Benefice will begin again, but in the meantime please consider making a donation of money (however small an amount) via https://www.witneybesom.org. There are even more people who need help at this current time of uncertainty and redundancies. Move to Bampton Phil and Diana Birkett, staunch supporters of our church for more than 35 years, moved to live in Bampton at the beginning of May. There are very few roles within our church that Phil and Diana did not undertake during that time, including Churchwarden, PCC Treasurer, Pastoral Visitor, Fundraising Committee members, GDPR officer and many other less formal tasks to keep St. Giles at the heart of the community life in Standlake. We are so grateful to them both for all the support they have given us and we wish them every happiness in their new home. There will be a very warm welcome when they can come back and see us! Nan Ball We are sad to announce the recent death of Nan Ball, a much loved and very long-standing resident of Standlake and a dedicated member of our church family. Nan was a founder member of the St. Giles’ choir during the many years her late husband, Wilf was our church organist, and her fellow choristers remember her sense of fun with great affection. Both Wilf and Nan joined with their contemporaries to raise considerable funds for a new digital organ at St. Giles’, as well as money for building maintenance over the years. We send our love and sincere sympathy to Nan’s son Tim and his family, who live in Australia, to her niece Suzanne, and to the whole family. STANDLAKE SCHOOL Our school community has adapted so well to the ever-changing circumstances we find ourselves in. One of the highlights of the school week is now the whole school and community achievement assembly on Friday mornings, which brings together pupils in school and at home,
as well as their families and carers, to share what has been happening at school that week, to sing, pray and celebrate together. Last week there was also a very special guest as Mr Denham introduced us all to our new vicar, Jo Hurst, who it was fantastic to meet. If you would be interested in joining the assembly via zoon then please ask a family from the school for a link – all are welcome and we’d love you to join us! The school is constantly evolving, adapting and developing the provision which it is trying its best to deliver. The teamwork, collaboration and unanimity from the teaching staff is highly evident. Mr Denham and the staff are currently putting together plans for not only Reception, Year 1, Year 6 and Key Worker children to attend school, but also Year 5 children to return very soon. Also underway are plans to have all year groups in once a week for a snack and drink on the playing field, to meet with their teachers. This “contact” time is so invaluable and we are very grateful to all our staff who are enabling this to take place. The Year 6s in particular are over-joyed to be back together with their teachers and to share these last few important weeks together before they spread their wings and move on to new schools. We wish them all the very best in this next exciting chapter.
With very best wishes, Standlake C of E School Standlake ShopTALK: Hanging on in there! Like so many other things the project to set up a community shop in Standlake has been in limbo for the last few weeks, but as the lock-down begins to ease we’re hoping that we shall soon be able to start picking up the threads again. Lockdown has reminded us all about the importance of local services and it’s been wonderful to see so much Covid-prompted local initiative. Here in Standlake, businesses and residents have reacted really quickly to find ways of keeping services going and doing as much as they can to meet our needs – the Community Volunteers Scheme doing shopping for elderly or vulnerable people, the Scouts collecting prescriptions, and the Black Horse and further afield the Red Lion and the Harcourt Arms all doing take-away meals. We’ve also welcomed Claire’s pop-up deli at the Dun Cow in Northmoor, Sara’s garden plants pop-up shop on the Abingdon Road, the increased stock at our Village Shop, the delivery service from our local Northmoor meat producers and the weekly market in the Black Horse car park, bringing us stalls whose offerings include fresh fruit and veg, plants, delicious cakes, and face masks and hand sanitiser. They’ve all helped to keep us away from the big supermarkets and to keep us sane and cheerful during this strange time. How many of us have spoken to people we’ve never met before? Whether in socially distanced queues outside the pub or when lots of us have been enjoying our new habit of getting outside every single day, conversations have been happening in a way that they didn’t before. All of this gives plenty of reason to be optimistic about what we can do together as a community in the future. So although the Community Shop Project Group has been frustrated at some of the problems and delays that have cropped up, we strongly believe we’ve got every reason to continue our efforts towards setting up a community-run shop that sells local produce, fresh goods, a range of quality products and gives us somewhere to meet up and chat over a cup of coffee and a cake. We’re an enthusiastic bunch and you’ve already given us plenty of ideas to work on. We hope it won’t be too long before ‘something gives’ and with help and input from all of you, we’ll be able to make real progress. Meanwhile, carry on staying safe and keeping well.
Very best wishes from the Standlake Community Shop Project Group
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ST MICHAEL The church is now open for private prayer on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm. There are some straightforward instructions posted up in the porch about observing the Covid-19 regulations. The restricted opening times avoid the need to “deep clean” the church every evening - a more or less impossible task in a building the size of St Michael’s. As regulations are further relaxed, we expect to be able to open the church for longer and to resume at least some services. Meanwhile anyone with internet access can join the Zoom services for the benefice at 10.00am on Sunday mornings. View from the Pew In the chancel of St Michael’s, in the far left corner, stands the remains of the shrine of St Edburg of Bicester whose feast day falls on July 18th. She was an Anglo-Saxon princess, the abbess of Aylesbury and died around 650 AD. At the dissolution of the monasteries, sometime around 1540, Sir Simon Harcourt had the base of the monument (but not the casket containing the relics of the saint) moved from Bicester Priory to Stanton Harcourt. He was almost certainly motivated more by a desire to have an attractive piece of sculpture to decorate his parish church than any pious devotion to the saint, especially since he was in favour with Henry VIII. The identity of the monument was forgotten, or even deliberately blotted out, in the strongly Protestant religious climate of the C16th and C17th and it was not until the 20th century that antiquarian research reestablished what it was. Recently it has become once more the focus of reflection and veneration of the life and example of St Edburg (though we really don’t know much about her) with visits by members of the congregation of St Edburg’s Church Bicester. The vicissitudes of this monument seem to me to provide an interesting and instructive commentary on the Black Lives Matter campaign and the burst of contemporary iconoclasm which has accompanied it. This very morning (June 26th) I have just heard the Archbishop of Canterbury say that they will be taking a good look at the monuments in Canterbury Cathedral. Like Rhodes (to take but one example) Edburg was admired in her lifetime and seen as an example to follow, but religious and intellectual orthodoxy changed and she, together with many others, became a symbol of false doctrine and a discredited regime. One might draw a parallel between the energy and outrage of Black Lives Matter and the injustice and alienation which resulted in the Reformation of the C16th. Equally the Dissolution of the Monasteries is a prime example of the ability of the greedy and unscrupulous to use the best and most noble of causes for their own advantage. The survival of Edburg’s mutilated shrine is important to our understanding of the whole story; if it had been entirely swept away not only would we have lost contact with Edburg, but also a witness to deep rooted
changes in the way people have seen the world. So, don’t destroy those statues. Relocate them if you like; keep their scars and graffiti by all means. We need to be reminded of our past.
Gill Salway
YELFORD
ST NICHOLAS & ST SWITHUN The two churchwardens welcomed our newly inducted Rector Joanna Hurst to the Yelford Church on Tuesday 16th June. Afterwards, as it was such a glorious day, we enjoyed a glass of homemade elder flower champagne in the garden of Broad Leas Garden. Mrs Truly Potts continues to sell plants in Yelford with a rapidly changing selection of interesting items. Why not come and have a look.
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Gardening in July 2020 July is the peak flowering time in most gardens. It is also when the vegetable garden comes into its own and the soft fruit begins to ripen. If you have a sunny wall it is well worth growing a passion plant (Passiflora Caerulea) It will occupy quite a large space some 2.5 x 5m ( 8 x 15 ft). It blooms for months and the flowers are very interesting with large blue and white rosettes, followed by egg shaped fruits that can be eaten. The plant has tendrils so it will hold itself up on a trellis. In a severe winter the top of the plant may be cut back and the evergreen leaves damaged, but in May of the following year it will soon re-grow from shoots lower down the plant. This year I have tried a different variety which has all white flowers and I was delighted when the first white bloom opened at the end of June. I am just hoping that it will be as hardy as the blue variety. Hypericums have been grown in our gardens for many years and are one of the best and most reliable of shrubs. The variety Hypericum patlum ‘Hidcote’ is a great favourite and can reach up to 2m high and 1 - 2m wide ( 6 ft x 4 -5 ft wide). It produces large single golden flowers that are 1½”across and have conspicuous stamens in the centre. These blooms keep on appearing from June to September so there is a long flowering period. The shrub may be deciduous or semi-evergreen if the winter is mild. It responds well to a good clipping over with a pair of shears to keep it tidy in early spring. This shrub can be grown in most conditions except in waterlogged soil If you have plenty of room and like plants with large leaves try growing cardoons. They are like artichokes, both of which belong to the thistle family, but it is the blanched stems rather than the prickly globes that are eaten. The foliage of the cardoon plant is very decorative with deeply incised silvery grey leaves and purple thistle-like flowers that can grow up to 2.4 m tall (8 feet). Cardoons are perennials and hardier than artichokes and look dramatic in the vegetable garden or at the back of an herbaceous border. The foliage lasts throughout the winter. They require a rich well drained soil in a sheltered and sunny part of the garden. If you plan to eat the foliage it will be necessary to plant the cardoon in a trench and in the autumn start the blanching process. Make sure the leaves are dry and any dying foliage removed and tie together the stems with soft string at the top and the bottom of the plant. Then cover the whole length of the stems with a piece of black plastic and secure it with string allowing some of the leaves to protrude from the top. Draw soil round the plant up to the top of the plastic
and in 4 – 6 weeks time the blanching will be complete. When cooking, use only the inner tender stems and boil in salted water for 15 – 20 minutes. Drain and toss in butter or it can be covered with a cheese sauce. They can also be eaten cold and tossed in vinaigrette dressing. Wisteria flowers will have faded by now and the plant will be sending out masses of shoots at a terrific rate. Tie in any of these growths that you need to cover more of a wall and cut the rest back to 15cm (6 inches) to the main structure. If you don’t have space for a wisteria on a wall, try growing a standard small tree which is much easier to control. It is quite easy to grow and just plant the Wisteria where you want it to remain and let the leader twine up a strong stake tying it in every 10 – 15 cm (4 – 6 inches.) When it reaches the top of the stake keep stopping the new shoots until they form a dense head. Once formed the standard plant will require pruning each year in July. Just cut off all the new shoots to 15cm (6 inches) from the main plant and you will be delighted with all the flowers produced the following May. Bearded iris has always been popular and they will have finished flowering by mid July and may well need to be divided. Older plants tend to die out in the centre and flower less. So, ease out the whole clump and discard the older central bits and keep the younger pieces from around the edge. The green foliage of the young bits should be cut back by half, which reduces the rate of transpiration before the rhizomes re-root. Then plant 2 or 3 divisions back into the original gap, adding some general fertilizer and well rotted organic matter. It is important that the rhizomes lie horizontally along the ground with only the roots and lower half buried. The top half must be exposed to the sun otherwise the plant will not flower and produce only leaves. This is a common problem and is caused by planting the rhizome too deeply so that it does not get the sun that it requires.
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