THE NEW NORMAL!I am sure you will agree that life is very weird at the moment but we do appear to be reclaiming ‘normal’ bitby bit.St Edmund’s has been open for private prayer from the beginning of July but on Sunday 16th August bothSt Mark’s and St Edmund’s held services of worship. I attended the service at St Mark’s and it was just won-derful. Since then, we have been holding regular services at both churches.Desmond Tutu said ‘God’s dream is that you and I and all of us will realise that we are family, that we aremade for togetherness, for goodness, and for compassion.”

Our church family delighted in seeing each otherand being together to worship. Worship comesin as many different ways as there are people….StMark’s service on 16th August was MorningWorship with the words etc. on the screen andthough, at the moment, there can be no congre-gational singing, we had three singers (sociallydistanced of course) and the organ playing. Theresult was so uplifting that I kept welling up.

At St Edmund’s, there was no singing (which is normal at the Sunday Wednesday morning service), but thatsame pleasure in getting together.The only downside is that we have to wear masks but if it is a trade-off for being able to gather in churchagain, I am willing to put up with it.If you want to come and join us it is necessary to book to fulfill the NHS Test and Trace requirements. If youare internet-savvy then go to www.cofeparishofwoottonbridge.org.uk and follow the links. If you are happierdoing things by telephone then there is an ansaphone on 301880. Just be aware that the phone takes about11 rings before it answers!

Ann Capps

SEPTEMBER 2020

More information about our worship is in Rodney Fox’s article on Page 8

Church Services in Wootton during September(Please pre-book on www.cofeparishofwoottonbridge.org.uk or 01983 301880)

St Edmund’sSundays:13th at 1830 (Evening Prayer), 20th at 0800 (Holy Communion), 27th 1at 830 (Evening Prayer)Wednesdays Holy Communion at 0930 on 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th.

St Mark’sSundays at 0930: 6th (Brunch – family groups only please), 20th (Morning Worship), 27th (Holy Communion)(There is no service at St Mark’s on Sunday 13th as there is a patronal service at Holy Cross, Binstead. Ifyou would like to book please e-mail hilary.spurgeon@portsmouth.anglican.org.

THE MITE SCHEME

St. Edmund's and St. Mark's have been collecting 5 pence piecessince 2002 for UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund). Themoney is for the purchase of Oral Rehydration Salts to combat theeffects of typhoid, cholera and malaria worldwide. So far the totalwe have sent is £4,800 which has been acknowledged by our Co-ordinator, Mr. Keith Garner of Daventry as witnessed by our bulkyfile of receipts and thanks.

Seismic times mean less coinage in circulation, among otherthings, so Mary and I have decided to bring our Parish's collectionof 5p's to an end when we reach the grand total of £5,000. Wehave been grateful that the many Church family members and allour friends have never failed to seize a wandering 5p for us. Anystill lurking at home will help to get us to the magic cut-off point.Grateful thanks.

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For our own ministry at this time:Lord Jesus Christ, you taught us to love our neighbour, and to carefor those in need as if we were caring for you. In this time of anxi-ety, give us strength to comfort the fearful, to care for the sick, andto assure the isolated of our love, and your love, for your name’ssake. Amen

Lockdown Gardening - part 2

Last month I told you about progress in our garden,installing the water fountain, setting up our mini vegplot and the ducks who were regular visitors for atime. Until recently, there were plenty of starlings,sparrows and blackbirds around as well. One goodthing about spending all that time at home earlier inthe year was that I got the chance to work on my DIYskills. Needless to say, some of these jobs were notexactly planned...

The Fixing of the Water Butt in the RainOne satisfying moment was fixing the pipe connecting our two water buttsso that it didn't leak. A job well done! However, no more than two days later,the half-full second water butt toppled off its precarious perch and floodedEVERYWHERE!!! The Teen had to be woken up that morning to standinside the back door and hold the water butt tap in place while, outside in therain, I climbed inside the butt to fix it. After that, I merely had to level andfirm up the sodden ground under its stand with a few bricks, set up the buttand fix the connector pipe back in place before the first water butt over-flowed! That was fun! Naturally, this had to be on the one day in June that itrained heavily.

The Saving of the LoganberriesOur loganberry canes were absolutely loaded with fruit this year … a proper'jam year' for a change. A young blackbird had been eyeing them up, so itwas time to crack out the netting and get them covered! I'm sure other moreexperienced gardeners would have taken just a fraction of the time that I did- and tell me exactly where I went wrong! - but I was rather pleased with howthis turned out. And we have plenty of pots of jam in the cupboard now.

The Painting of The ShedI have to say, we have one of the world's smallest sheds. In a gardenmakeover show, it would be the perfect size for an outdoor toilet! It really isa quirky little thing. The wood is exposed to the elements on only one side -where the door is - and it has really been in need of painting for some time.I decided to brighten it up with several coats of a rather posh-sounding "PaleJasmine" outdoor paint … white paint, to you and me!I'd seen a mouse scampering about the garden and had a suspicion it mayhave been interested in the shed. Before painting the door, I hesitantly inves-tigated the possibility that Mr Mouse had set up home in there ... with mytrousers firmly tucked into my socks, just in case!There were a few droppings and some chewing evident, but thankfully norecent activity. A small hole in thewall at floor-level was possibly itsentrance. Thankfully, it looks as if ourmousey friend was merely lookingfor shelter towards the end of winter,not nest-building. Of course, a futuretask on my list will involve 'The Re-Organizing and Mouse-Proofing ofThe Shed'!!For such a relatively small space, wehave a quite surprising amount ofcreatures either living in or visitingour small garden. It just goes to showthat you don't need a large garden if you want to help our wildlife.

Nicola Broadsmith

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Memories of Long Ago — by Daisy HawkwardPublished by kind permission of her daughter Iris Parsons

“I was born in August 1894. I was told it was the worst winter on record,the Thames was frozen over and my father who was a mason could notwork for 13 weeks.The house where I was born is a large house not far from the Fishbourneferry and was originally the farmhouse of Fishbourne Farm. Living in thehouse at that time were my great-grandparents, my grandparents and myparents.Quarr Abbey was at that time owned by a family named Cochrane. Itbecame a monastery in 1911. Butter, cream, milk and eggs were suppliedto them from the farm. Princess Beatrice (Queen Victoria’s youngestdaughter), spent her honeymoon at Quarr Abbey. Miss Minni Cochranebecame one of Princess Beatrice’s ladies in waiting.My great-grannie lived to be 101. When she was 100, Princess Beatricevisited and gave her a gold brooch, which grannie gave to me.Great-grannie married in 1830. Her husband was a shepherd at WoottonFarm, earning nine shillings a week.When I was six weeks old, the family moved to Wootton to live. My ear-liest memories of Wootton were of one grocer’s shop with a bake houseattached, a small sweet shop next to the Sloop Inn, which also sold cottonand needles. Both shops sold paraffin, as there was no gas or electricity.The post office was run from a small part of the grocer’s shop.I remember getting my first Post Office savings book, with a deposit ofone shilling. I thought I was rich, compared to my Saturday halfpenny, butwe could buy four strips of liquorice or a bag of pink and white sugaredcoconut strips and a variety of other things from which to choose. I once saw Queen Victoria in her carriage on her way to Ryde where shevisited several families. I had a half-day holiday from school, which hadbeen given because Mafeking had been relived during the Boer War.There was a bakehouse opposite the Sloop, which sold lovely bread. Theovens were heated by burning faggots of wood, and sometimes there wasa tiny bit of charcoal on the bottom of the loaf.We could put a skipping rope right across the main road; we had time tomove it if a horse or carriage came. We also had our hoops, girls hadwooden ones and the boys had iron ones, which sometimes broke and hadto be repaired by the blacksmith.In the summer many village boys learned to swim at the top of themillpond, no girls were allowed as the boys swam in their birthday suits.Before the First World War, Wootton used to have quite a good carnival.All taking part, walked down the main road and ended in a meadow at KiteHill where there was a fair with swing boats and roundabouts, etc.Wootton also had a very good brass band, which used to play at the cornerof New Road on summer evenings and at fetes. Alas, many of the playerswere killed in the war and it was never reformed.We had Sunday School and Band of Hope on Tuesday evening once a fort-night when a small concert was put on, or slides (magic lantern as it wascalled). We were not bored in those days. There was always something todo.”

Daisy Hawkward

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WILD FLOWERS OF BRIDDLESFORDMy favourite flower of the yearhas now come, and by the timeyou read this - will have gone. It was the sight of an ocean oforchids that originally attractedme to the Briddlesford CommonCemetery, and it set me to record-ing as many as I could. There areof course many other kinds offlowers seen there during theseasons. A survey carried out inthe 1990’s listed over 100 ofthem.Looking them up, I also discov-ered an assortment of stories andlegends relating to our wild flow-ers. Of course, in “olden days”most people would have noaccess to medical treatment sothey improvised. Sometimes theyeven got it right (or nearly so).

Here are a few.Greater Stitchwort - thought to heal stitches via stitchwort andacorns taken in wine.

Lady’s Mantle - was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and used to curewomen’s ailments.

Hounds Tongue - from the shape and texture of the leaves, thoughtto ward off dog attacks, by placing a leaf under the big toe. The juiceof the leaves boiled in lard could be used to cure baldness.

Self Heal - the doctrine of signatures suggested by the shape ofparts of the plant. The shape of the upper lip of the flower was hook-like , so could be used to heal wounds caused by farm implements.

Woundwort - a poultice of the leaves was used to heal wounds.

Lady’s Bed Straw - legend tells the Virgin Mary lay on a bed of theplant as the donkeys had eaten other fodder. It actually does containa chemical, Coumartin used to prevent blood from clotting. The flow-ers were once used to curdle milk - another name is CheeseRennet.

Tansy - was once used to flavour omelettes. It cannot have beenvery pleasant since the scent is so strong. It could also be used asa repellent, for mice and insects. The name comes from the Greekword for immortality.

Mugwort - has been used to flavour beer. When tea was too costly,dried Mugwort leaves were used instead.

The warning “don’t try this at home” is definitely relevant here.However, it is true that many medicines are derived from plants. Trylooking it up.

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Now that nothing is normal we have hadto rethink the format to stay within theCovid 19 safety guidelines so fromSeptember, for the foreseeablefuture, the Brunch Servicewill be for families, andthis includes extendedfamilies, only. My apolo-gies to all those folk wholove to come to share theBrunch Service with theirfriends but when I explainwhy I think you willunderstand.

Currently it is too difficult to run any children’s work so the PCC took thedecision that the Brunch Service would be for families so that we can pro-vide teaching for the children but in a different way. If this decision meansyou are excluded from the Brunch Service, I am sorry, but would ask you topray for those families who are attending the service. When life goes backto normal (!), or circumstances change again, we will, of course, rethink thesituation.

Currently, you have to book to come to all services in order that we can man-age the numbers attending but also to comply with the NHS Test and Tracerequirement to keep a list of people and their contact numbers who attendany service (www.cofeparishofwoottonbridge.org.uk or 01983 301880).

We have planned that each (extended) family will be at a separate table andwill stay at the table for the whole service. The worship and the activities willall take place at the table. The tables will be laid up several days before toallow everything to ‘cool’ off. The food will be in packets and the children’sjuice comes in boxes. Milk and hot water will be placed on the tables on theSunday morning observing all the hygiene regulations.

The service in September comes with a number of activities for all agegroups plus a quiz that has some simple and some fiendishly difficultanswers – the children will get the Amazon Fire Tablets so they can googlethe answers, the adults get the Bibles!

As you are probably aware, masks have to be worn at all church services butthey can be removed to eat and drink at Brunch.

God seems to be showing us a new way of doing things. Covid 19 has causedus to rethink many of the old ways but wherever He leads us, we just haveto follow.

Ann Capps

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The Loss of the Royal GeorgeIn the late 19th century, a number of bodies were discovered on the beachat Woodside. The conclusion was drawn that they were some of the casu-alties from the sinking of the Royal George.The Royal George sank on 29 August 1782 whilst anchored at Spithead offPortsmouth. The ship was intentionally rolled so maintenance could beperformed on the hull, but the roll became unstable and out of control; theship took on water and sank. More than 800 lives were lost, making it oneof the most deadly maritime disasters in British territorial waters.

THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEORGE - part of a personal account.I had been sent with a message to Mr. Hollingbury, our third lieutenant,who was officer of the watch; he seemed out of temper, and gave me arough answer, as he generally did. Mr. Williams, the carpenter, came up fromthe lower deck, and requested that hewould be pleased to order the ship to berighted, as she was heeling over more thanshe could bear. The lieutenant gave one ofhis usual short answers to the carpenter,who went below, looking as if he did not atall like it. He was back again, however,before I had left the deck, when he said ina short quick way, as if there was not amoment to lose—"If you please, sir, the ship is getting past her bearings; it's my duty to tellyou, she will no longer bear it."There stood the lieutenant, fuming at the way the carpenter had spoken tohim. Suddenly, however, it seemed to occur to him that the carpenter wasright, and he ordered the drummer to beat to quarters, that the guns mightbe run into their places, and the ship righted.The men had just got hold of the gun-tackles, and were about to bouse outtheir guns, which had been run in amidship, some five hundred of them ormore having for the purpose gone over to the larboard side, which causedthe ship to heel still more, when the water made a rush into the larboardlower-deck ports, and, do all they could, the guns ran in again upon them. I had just before seen all the portholes crowded with seamen, trying toescape, and jamming one another so that they could scarcely move oneway or the other. The ship now lying down completely on her larboardbroadside, suddenly the heads of most of the men disappeared, they hav-ing dropped back into the ship,. many of those who were holding on beinghauled down by others below them. Directly afterwards there came such a rush of wind through the ports thatmy hat was blown off. It was the air from the hold, which, having no othervent, escaped as the water pouring in took up its space. The whole side ofthe ship was, I said, covered with seamen and marines, and a good manywomen and a few children shrieking and crying out for mercy. I saw the ship's upper works disappear beneath the water, which was cov-ered with a mass of human beings, shrieking and lifting up their hands indespair. Presently they all disappeared. Just then I felt myself drawn downsomeone getting hold of my foot under the water, but, managing to kick offmy shoe, I quickly rose again and struck out away from the spot, impelledby instinct rather than anything else, for I had no time for thought; thendirectly afterwards up came the masts almost with a bound, as it were, andstood out of the water, with a slight list only to starboard, with the fore,main, and mizzentops all above water, as well as part of the bowsprit andensign-staff, with the flag still hoisted to it.

Doreen Gazey

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Worship in the Churches of Wootton, Binstead and Havenstreet

Happily, all four of the churches in the Binstead, Havenstreet andWootton plurality have now been re-opened for regular public wor-ship and you can find full details of the services available on theparish websites (www.cofeparishofwoottonbridge.org.uk;www.holycrossbinstead.org.uk; www.stpeterhavenstreet.org.uk).There was much rejoicing at the first services held on Sunday 16thAugust that we were once more able to be in our churches. For the time being,however, safety guid-ance prohibits congre-gations from singingand imposes limita-tions on the number ofpeople who mayattend any service inorder to enable socialdistancing. All servicestherefore have to bemainly said rather thansung, although a smallchoir is permitted tocontribute providedthat they are well separated from the congregation, and there mayalso be some use of pre-recorded music. Because of the restriction onnumbers allowed to attend, if you wish to do so you need to bookin advance. Full details of how to do this for services in Wootton arein Ann Capps’ article on Page 1. Online video-recorded services will continue to be available everySunday Details of how to access these services, as well as pre-record-ed services from across the diocese, are to be found in the weeklypew sheets that are posted on the websites every Saturday evening.Clearly, the limited numbers and lack of singing mean that coming tochurch is a somewhat novel, but hopefully no less joyful and uplift-ing, experience, and those attending do say that they feel quite safedoing so. We are also hoping to be able to hold some open-air ser-vices in the churchyards, at least while the weather is not too unkind.Marriage and funeral services are able to take place in church, but stillonly with a limited number of people attending, although it may bepossible to arrange for the service to be streamed online to a widercongregation.Three of the churches in our plurality are also open during the weekfor private prayer – St Edmund’s is open every day from 9.00 am to5.00 pm, except on Fridays when it opens at 10.00 am. Holy Crossis open on Sundays and Thursdays from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm, andSt Peter’s on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

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PUTTING THE BOAT OUTFriends of St Edmunds

We really will have to next year.Owing to the epidemic sadly this year we have not been able toorganise an Open Weekend. Next year something approaching nor-mality should be possible. We really hope so as this will be a specialyear, our Silver anniversary. The Trust was launched at our firstAnnual Open Weekend, August Bank Holiday 1996.We have done very well since, with so many projects funded thanksto the generosity of our members and supporters. The newest maynot be romantic but it will certainly add to the comfort of the congre-gation. New lighting has already been installed and upgraded heat-ing is to follow. The increased efficiency involved will also help toreduce bills.In addition, all but one of the projects was carried out by local firms,so we have also assisted the local economy. As well as the obviousbenefits to the building it has been an interesting experience watch-ing craftsmen at work. Such things as finding the traditional methods of mixing plaster(using horsehair), watching two stained glass experts putting ourlancet windows back together, watching a very strong bell restorerhauling our bell back up to the turret and also viewing St Edmund’sfrom the height of the scaffolding. Discovering some medieval"nammet" (lunch or snack in IÓW dialect) inside one of our buttress-es. It was an oyster shell, a poor man’s food in those days, and thebuttress being rebuilt.We are grateful to all of our supporters who have helped us makethis possible. We may not be here to see it but all have helped toensure that St Edmund’s will still be in use for our 1000th year, laterthis century, 2087 AD

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PARISH COUNCILinformation

Meetings:Meetings: usually third Tuesday inevery month (except August) at

7pm in The Old School, New Road- details at HIC, on village

noticeboards and on website.Parish Councillors:Barry Abraham Ross EdmundsTrish EvansKen Morris

Peter MundellDaryll PitcherLinda Pitcher

Steve Porter - ChairmanBarbara Port

Mike WaddletonLiz Kingston, Clerk

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THE STORY OF DAME ALICE LISLE

On September 2nd 1685 an elderly lady called Dame Alice Lisle wasexecuted by beheading, condemned for treason.She was the widow of John Lisle of Wootton, known as the Regicidefor his involvement with the trial of Charles 1st. At the Restoration in1660 he was forced to flee abroad, but was followed to Switzerlandwhere he was exiled and murdered in revenge.John Lisle's widow, Alice outlived him by 20 years. Living at her fam-ily home of Moyles Court in Hampshire she was tried for treason in1685 and executed. Her crime consisted of harbouring two fugitivesfrom the Battle of Sedgemoor, a non-conformist preacher, JohnHicks, Nelthorpe and James Dunn, their guide. Sedgemoor was thefinal battle of the Monmouth Rebellion, in which Charles 2nd's illegit-imate son, the Duke of Monmouth, attempted, and failed to wrest thethrone from his Catholic uncle, James 2nd. Many of Monmouth’s supporters, as well as Dame Alice, now an oldlady, were tried and convicted at the infamous Bloody Assize, presid-ed over by Judge Jefferies. The fugitives, along with Dame Alicewere arrested at Moyle’s Court by Col. John Penruddock, who hadgood reason for resentment against the De Lisles, for her husbandJohn had been responsible for the execution of his father, followinga failed Royalist uprising in 1655. It was undoubtedly an unfair trial, although Dame Alice could notdeny that she had, in fact sheltered known traitors. However, con-demned she was. Judge Jefferies, by a combination of aggressivecross-examination, and outright intimidation of the jury, secured aguilty verdict. He was well aware that to free the widow of the“Regicide”, known & mistrusted for her nonconformist leanings,would be politically inexpedient. Dame Alice was originally sentenced to be burned at the stake buther sentence was commuted to beheading because of her age. Theexecution took place on Wednesday 2nd September. A plaquemarks the site of the execution, near the old market house, inWinchester. Her estates were confiscated but were returned whenher daughter Tryphena obtained a posthumous pardon after James2nd was deposed. Bridget, another of Dame Alice's children married as her first hus-band, Dr Leonard Hoare, who was President of Harvard Collegefrom 1672-1675. Her second husband was Hezekiah Usher, whosegrandfather was founder of the state of New Hampshire.

Doreen Gazey

September 2020 — The Church Parish Magazine of Wootton 11

WOOTTON BRIDGE METHODIST CHURCH(Station Road)

Minister: Revd David P. Plumb BA. Tel: 884694Sunday Morning Service 10am (including Junior Church)

Evening Services as announced.Junior Church meets 10am

Minister’s Message

As shops and businesses are starting to open for trade again, thelocal Methodist Churches are also looking at possibly opening onthe 6th September. Although it is good news for some that they willbe able to attend worship again for others they may feel it is tooearly and may wish to isolate a while longer. No-one will be forcedinto making a decision. For those who decide to stay at home they will still be very muchin our thoughts and prayers. For those who do return to worship andfellowship will definitely not be the same as when we left it inMarch. For Worship there will not be congregational singing, you may notbe able to sit in your normal place and the service will be shorterthan normal. There will not be a preaching plan due to a shortageof preachers which means there will be additional local arrange-ments. Communion is possible but will need to be conducted in adifferent way. It is now mandatory to wear a face covering in church unless youare advised not to because of medical concerns.

As for the congregation there will be a strict 2 metre rule in forcewhich you will be asked to adhere to unless you are from the samehousehold. Hugs and shaking of hands will not be allowed andthere will not be any refreshments after the service until furthernotice. Hand gell and sanitizer will be available for use as you enterand leave the building. Every person who enters the building willbe entered on a Test and Trace record which we are obliged to keepfor 21 days in case we get any Covid 19 infections. The list of peo-ple who has entered the church will then be handed over if requiredby Test and Trace.

You may be asking yourself ‘why do we need to know all this?’The reason I am sharing this with you is so you are under no illu-sion that you will be going back to a church as we left it. Thingswill be different and changes will have to be made, but God will bewith us and our friends will be around us. We can still offer up ourworship to our Lord and our Lord can speak to each one of us.

Wherever we may be May God Bless You.

Rev David Plumb

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