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STEEP AND STROUD NEWSLETTER
NO 557 DECEMBER 2017 - JANUARY 2018
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of the ancient Middle East. It is one
of the earliest political autobiog-
raphies ever found.
An accurate replica of the statue
has recently been made using the
latest hi-res photogrammetry and
scanning, so that the human story it
tells from the Bronze Age can be
shared more widely. The UK charity,
Making Light
www.making l ight .org.uk has
exhibited the replica in an exhibition
celebrating Syria’s long history of
cultural achievements.
1500 years after Idrimi’s flight,
Jesus and his family also became
refugees, mirroring the experience
of countless people across the
generations of human civilisation.
Joseph and Mary and their child
sought safety in Egypt, only
returning when the king who threat-
ened their lives was no longer on
the throne. This aspect of the
Christmas foundation narrative is
not widely shared or recalled much
in the west, where the Dickensian
interpretation has been much
preferred: feasting, celebration, and
the giving of presents.
Jesus shared fully in the human
Thanks to Janet Smith for her painting of the stalwarts of Steep decorating
Steep Church Christmas Tree
Idrimi sits in Room 57 at the British
Museum.
James Fraser, Project Curator at the
Museum says that ‘No one has ever
heard of Idrimi, but, after seeing his
statue, no one ever forgets.’
Idrimi was a child refugee who fled
Aleppo in Syria about 3,500 years
ago – the same Aleppo so often in
the news today. Later, as a much
older man, Idrimi had a statue made
of himself, with his life story written
across the front, in cuneiform script
CHRISTMAS LETTER FROM THE VICAR
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25 YEARS AGO BEDALES SCHOOL LAKE This term’s Whole School
Effort at Bedales took place on the week-end of
26th September. A lake had been excavated within
the school grounds and the project was to plant
hundreds of willows and alders around the site,
to build a short access path and to complete
surrounding fencing. The intention is to create a
sanctuary for a variety of bird and animal life
south of the Headmaster’s house.
And in the January 1993 newsletter we read:
Bedales School has received a Royal Anniversary
Trust Award for long term improvements to the
environment which would be of benefit to the
community.
condition, and nowhere more so
than in his family’s experience of
migration and alienation. His story is
one which identifies with the
displaced peoples of the world, a
displacement which continues
today. It is a story grounded in
reality, yet suffused in light and
hope for our times of dislocation
and of stress.
All good wishes for a Christmas of
Hope and of Peace,
John
ONCE UPON A TIME THIS CHRISTMAS
Hinton Ampner opens its doors
this Christmas and invites you in to
marvel at Brothers Grimms Fairy
Ta le Chr istmas, 2 – 23
December, £2 per children’s
Advent calendar trail (closed 24 &
25 December)
This Christmas Uppark welcomes
you join the Victorian Country
House Christmas Party, 2 – 31
December (closed 24 & 25
December)
Copyright. The content of the newsletter (excluding the ads) is the copy-
right of Steep PCC, unless otherwise indicated. If in doubt, contact the
editor.
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HORSERADISH
It is the time of year when the
hedgerow plants descend into the
underworld, and we rely on our do-
mestic herbs to keep us healthy.
They say that once you have Horse-
radish in your garden, you have it for
life. And true enough, I have some
which I dig up each year to turn into
a cough syrup for the inevitable
chest infection.
Horseradish is rich in natural anti-
bacterial constituents, and has
been shown to be as effective as
antibiotics for bronchitis. It‘s well
known ‘hotness’ helps to drive the
cold and damp from the lungs. Now
this doesn’t sound very scientific,
but everyone who gets a cough in
winter understands intuitively that
the cold and damp “gets into our
lungs”. I make a very soothing
sweet spicy anti-biotic honey to
relieve winter coughs, and it is so
simple.
Dig up your horseradish and scrub it
thoroughly. The grate it finely (best
done outdoors or with open
windows). Place in a saucepan with
some thyme which you harvested in
high summer. Using fresh thyme
now will give you a weak medicine
because the volatile oils are at their
lowest in the winter, and these are
the constituents that we need to kill
the bugs. So summer harvested
thyme or culinary thyme. Add half
thyme and half horseradish to the
saucepan, and then pour over
some runny honey (hopefully locally
sourced). Cover with a lid and very
gently heat over the lowest heat on
your cooker for 10 minutes, then
remove from the heat but keep the
lid on until cool. Add a little bit of
hot water to loosen up the liquid
and then strain into a jam jar.
I shall soon be teaching home
herbal medicine classes once a
month. If you are interested,
please do email me.
Jo Dunbar
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STEEP FILM SOCIETY
The final film for this year is on
Friday 1 December - A United King-
dom is the story of King Seretse
Khama of Botswana and how his
loving but controversial marriage to
a British white woman, Ruth
Williams, put his kingdom into politi-
cal and diplomatic turmoil.
Friday 19 January - My Cousin
Rachel. Drama/Mystery/Romance.
An adaptation of a well loved Daph-
ne Du Maurier novel, starring Ra-
chel Weisz, Sam Claflin and Holliday
Grainger. A young Englishman plots
revenge against his late cousin’s
mysterious, beautiful wife, believing
her responsible for his death. But
his feelings become complicated as
he finds himself falling under the
beguiling spell of her charms.
Start 8pm at Steep Village Hall.
Cash bar from 7.30pm.
Tickets will be available on the door
(no need to book in advance) and
will also be on sale at One Tree
Books for £6 per ticket ALL
WELCOME
If are able to help at these film
showings please email Kate Burke
at [email protected] Helpers
need to turn up at 7.0pm to help set
up the hall, help with the ice-cream
sales and washing/drying up.
GIANT CHRISTMAS MARKET
A GIANT indoor Christmas Charity
Market is to be held in Petersfield
Festival Hall on Saturday, December
2nd with 70 stalls. The traditional
family-run event is in aid of Ports-
mouth Hospitals Rocky Appeal
Other charities will also be running
fundraising stalls. Traders and
craftspeople from across the area
will be supporting the event.
A Rocky Appeal raffle is to be held
in the foyer and a café will serve
refreshments in the Rose Room.
Admission to the market is free and
is open 9.30am to 3pm. Stall book-
ings and further details on 01730
264802.
STEEP PARISH COUNCIL Next meeting will be at 7.30 p.m. on
Monday, 4th December in the small
meeting room at Steep Village Hall.
STROUD CHURCH CAROL
SERVICE
The ever-popular Carol Service at
Stroud Church will be on Sunday
10th December this year at 6 p.m.
with refreshments afterwards. All
are welcome. Help with decorating
the church would be appreciated on
Saturday 9th December at 10 a.m.
DIARY DATES
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STEEP HISTORY GROUP
Tuesday 12 December at 10.00. A
talk on the church bells of Steep.
Details from Fran Box - 266284 or
STROUD EVENING WI 12 December - Christmas Meal.
9 January - Resolutions Discussion
Steep Village Hall at 7.30 p.m.
Enquiries: Pauline Cook - 263406
STROUD AFTERNOON WI 14 December - Chr is tmas
Celebration. We meet at 2.15pm at
the Physic Garden.
18 January - A Cruise down the River
Thames (Part 1) with Dave Allport.
Details Susan Kuruber 261351
WELCOME CLUB Thursday 14th December. Christmas
Lunch at Dunhill Barn. Meet at
Steep Village Hall at 12.15 to
car-share.
Thursday 11th January. Stuart Far-
quharson-Roberts entertains with
his mouth organ. Meet at Tithe
Barn, 102 Church Road at 2.00
Thursday 25th January. As it is
Burns Night, Ronnie Trenchard talks
about “Things Scottish!” Meet at
Garden Hill, Ashford Lane at 2.00.
Heather Maybury
Judy Thompson - 267362
CANDLELIT CHRISTMAS CAROLS
Tuesday 19 December at 6.30pm in
Steep Church with refreshments
after in Steep School Hall.
STROUD PARISH COUNCIL
The next full meeting of the Parish
Council is Tuesday 16th January
2018 at 7.30pm, in Langrish School
Hall. All are welcome to attend The
agenda will be posted on the PC
website three working days before
the meeting. Minutes from recent
meetings are available on the parish
council website - http://www.stroud-
pc.gov.uk/documents
THE NEW LOCAL POTATO FAIR
This will be at Steep Village Hall
on 17th January from 4.30pm until
7.30pm. Pennards will have over 50
varieties of spud on offer, as well as
heritage plants and lots more!!
COPY FOR THE FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER
not later than midday on Wednesday 17th January To David Dobson at Downgate Cottage, Steep Marsh, GU32 2BE
Or [email protected] and [email protected]
FOR STROUD to Jeremy Mitchell at Fairlands, Finchmead Lane, Stroud
GU32 3PF or [email protected] - tel 267214
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month. The club meets on 2nd &
4th Wednesday of every month be-
tween 1.45pm-3.45pm at the Pe-
tersfield Guide HQ on Borough
Road. If you think you can regularly
help, we would love to hear from
you.
Volunteering can be a lot of fun
and is a great way to meet new peo-
ple, learn new skills or gain valuable
experience. By giving a small
amount of time, you can make a
real difference to the lives of others.
Please contact our Volunteering
Manager, Adam Taylor, on 01962
852133 for more information.
Brendoncare’s friendship and activi-
ty clubs help older people remain in
the community and stay active and
independent. Our 90+ clubs in
Hampshire and Dorset offer fun and
friendship to 1700 members
offering a welcoming and warm
environment.
Our dedicated volunteers are the
heartbeat of our clubs service – you
only have to see the smiles on the
faces of club members to under-
stand the significant role that volun-
teers play in people’s lives. Our Pe-
tersfield Welcome club needs a vol-
unteer driver to help out twice a
SHARING OF EVENT DETAILS
WITH LANGRISH
Ian Wesley who runs the Langrish
village website and is also a mem-
ber of the Langrish Parish Council is
interested in exchanging information
about forth coming events in
Langrish, Stroud and Steep.
He is very happy to be sent any
details of events in Stroud and
Steep and he will send you anything
Langrish are doing. Hopefully this
will prevent any clashes of dates
and perhaps swell the numbers
attending.
Ian has been put in touch with
the organisers of the Stroud and
Steep village websites and if anyone
else would like to contact him direct-
ly about any events they are organis-
ing. [email protected].
STROUD AREA RESIDENTS AS-
SOCIATION KEEP SAVING THE DATE
SARA’s popular annual quiz (and
Annual Meeting) will take place on
Friday 23 February 2018 in Langrish
School Hall. Further details will be
posted on the ‘new look’ Stroud Vil-
lage website when available and in
February’s newsletter.
(www.stroudvillage.co.uk)
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STEEP AND STROUD NEWS
KAY BENNETT 1920 – 2017
Kay died peacefully on November
6th at her home in the Steep Alms
Houses aged ninety-seven. She first
came to Steep in 1944 when she
was appointed to the P.E. Staff at
Bedales, and in the years that
followed earned herself a place in
the fabric of the village that few
can rival.
Amongst her many activities she
helped reform the Welcome Club,
she edited the Parish Magazine, she
served on the Steep School
Governors, and she was Chairman
of the Alms House Trustees, all done
with quiet efficiency. She also
played Stoolball for Steep well into
her seventies, and did so with
considerable skill.
It was Kay who commissioned the
beautiful circular oak seat around
the beech tree on the common,
made by Alison Crowther, and so
popular with the children. The seat
has recently been given a facelift
and provides an eloquent memorial
for a very private lady loved by all
who knew her.
Rollo Wicksteed
JOAN FANSHAWE TAKES TO
THE SKY
Stroud resident Joan Fanshawe took
to the sky over Stroud around
2.30 on a Tuesday in November
with Mark Greenfield of ‘Ultimate
High’.
Joan went on to do one loop, two
barrel rolls three aileron rolls over
territory just north of Pagham and
Bognor. Looking amazingly cool for a
97 year old at 3G!
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December 8 am - 8 pm and Sunday
24th December 8 am - 2 pm
ADVERTISING IN THIS
NEWSLETTER AND VILLAGE
WEBSITE If you would like to advertise
please contact Ray Street on
892656 or email
Village website:
www.steepvillage.com
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USEFUL CONTACTS Newsletter: David Dobson 261344 [email protected]
Police Support Officer: John Payne [email protected]
Steep Village website: www.steepvillage.com
Steep Parish Clerk: Jenny Hollington 267784, [email protected]
Stroud Parish Clerk (part time): [email protected] or
Elisabeth Foulston 48 Winchester Road, Stroud, GU32 3PG
Stroud Village website: www.stroudvillage.co.uk
Village Hall: Jenny Hollington 267784
Locally The Rosemary Founda-
tion is also always looking for
volunteer help, either on a regu-
lar or irregular basis.
Vicar: John Owen 264282 [email protected]
Assistant Priest: Chris Prior-Jones 894040
Lay Pastoral Assistant: Lindsay Clegg, 827505 [email protected]
Reader: Caroline Hilton 263460
Churchwarden: Suzi Openshaw 827743
Helen Muir-Davies 264039 or mobile 07831 267805
Church website: http://steepfroxfield.com
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Steep to Petersfield Bus Service 71
Enquiries call 01962 846786
Wednesdays and Fridays at : Return
Steep, Bedales School 09:35 Petersfield Tesco 12:27
Petersfield Hospital 09:42 Petersfield Square 12:30
Petersfield Railway Station 09:45 Petersfield Railway Station 12:33
Petersfield Square 09:48 Petersfield Hospital 12:35
Petersfield Tesco 09.51 Steep, Bedales School 12:42
See Stroud buses on www.xelabus.info or phone 023 8064 4715
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As explained in the last edition of
the Newsletter, the new South
Downs Local Plan was open for
public consultation until 21 Novem-
ber 2017. The Parish Council
considered its own response to the
Plan at its November 6th meeting.
The full text of our response can be
found via the Parish Council website
www.steep-pc.gov.uk
In summary, the Parish Council:
Welcomed the incorporation of
the land adjacent to the Village
Hall in Church Road into the
Settlement Boundary. This has
been discussed for many years
and the proposed change will
open-up the potential of the site
(which is under the control of the
trustees of the Steep in Need
charity) to meet some of the
community priorities identified in
the Steep Parish Plan.
Noted the potential development
capacity of 8 – 12 dwellings
suggested by the SDNPA, but
commented that the number of
homes the Council would be pre-
pared to support would be a mat-
ter for detailed consideration once
actual landscape and architectur-
al designs were available and pub-
lic consultation had taken place.
Recognised that the proposed
exclusion of the Island and the
collection of properties to the west
of the Dunhurst corner of the C18
from the Settlement Boundary
would either maintain or improve
the current levels of protection
against unwanted development
and should be supported.
Expressed some concern that
those exclusions, together with
the removal of a number of small-
er areas (such as gardens) from
the Settlement Boundary – would
significantly reduce the potential
for future “in-fill” development.
Whilst beneficial in some
respects, this could also eliminate
the possibility of even a small
growth in the size of the
community in years to come. For
that reason, the Counci l
requested that the SDNPA should
be sympathetic to any small Rural
Exception Site requests, should
such opportunities arise in the
medium- to longer-term future.
If you have any comments or
questions about the Local Plan and
its implications for Steep, please
contact the Parish Clerk, Jenny
Hollington [email protected]
SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK LOCAL PLAN CONSULTATION
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TO SEE LOCAL PLANNING APPLICATIONS http://planningpublicaccess.southdowns.gov.uk/online-applications
For local planning authority put in your postcode.
Medical Herbalist
Jo Dunbar
(MSc. Dip Herbal Medicine)
Available for consultations in
London, Surrey and Stroud
Further information and
herbal workshops see
www.botanicamedica.co.uk
07932 764417
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ILLNESS IN STEEP 1870 - 1883
In the Hampshire Archive collection
at Winchester is a ledger – a Regis-
ter recorded by the Medical Officer
of Health for No. 3 District Peters-
field Union 1870-1883. Amongst
local entries, it records visits to fami-
lies in the Steep Marsh area and the
illnesses/diseases from which they
suffered.
There were seven diphtheria cases
among Steep children 1878-9, but
only one death: seven year old Mary
Ann Holder, whose family were living
at Kettlebrook in 1871. There were
three cases of typhoid in 1871.
Eight year old Samuel Marsh and his
11 year old brother Frederick recov-
ered, but 9 year old James Waite of
Bowyers Farm died. There were 3
cases of scarlet fever and one of
whooping cough – all recovered.
Indeed the impression given by Vic-
torian novels: children always died if
they caught such diseases - does
not seem to be true for Steep –
more children recovered than those
who died, even without the benefit
of modern medicine. Tuberculosis
among adults of Steep was also
present, but tended to be given the
general diagnosis of ‘phthisis’, or
general debility, of which ten in-
stances were recorded. Of these,
seven were to die within five years
of the diagnosis.
Many of the cases are those well
known ones, such as might be en-
countered today: catarrh, cough,
tonsillitis, dyspepsia, rheumatism,
arthritis, sprain. Interestingly, the so
called more modern illnesses of
heart disease, cancer and depres-
sion were also present in Steep at
that period. A 43 year old mother of
at least five children was seen three
times for ‘melancholia’. She was
eventually sent to the area mental
hospital at Fareham, where she was
labelled ‘lunatic’.
Dr Albert Warren Leachman of
‘Fairley’, College Street is listed in
Kelly’s Directory for this period as
Medical Officer of Health for No. 3
District. He and others seem to have
been responsible for the founding of
Petersfield Cottage Hospital which
opened in 1871 with five beds and
two staff. There had previously been
extensive efforts from philanthropic
local inhabitants who ran fetes, con-
certs, whist drives, sales etc. to raise
the funds needed to build it. Two of
the five patients at the cottage hos-
pital on census day in 1881 had
Steep connections. Local newspa-
pers carried reports of how the hos-
pital was much used, particularly for
cases resulting from dreadful acci-
dents. In 1875 at Downgate Farm,
Steep, a man fell into the ‘thrashing
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£500,000 fund to help Parish and
Town Councils to provide more
services themselves.
The Council passed a resolution
calling on the Government to give
HCC the powers to undertake a trial
scheme that enables the Council to
charge OAPs a nominal £10 charge
for bus passes. This would raise
around £3m and we believe that
the public would prefer this charge
rather than to see bus services cut.
Campaign to protect Byways Open
to All Traffic (BOATs) from being
damaged. I have this week written
to the SDNPA calling for an Inquiry
into the use of motorised vehicles
on BOATs in the East Hants section
of the National Park. (They are
banned in W Sussex, but not in E
Hants).
The new Future Skills Centre in
Whitehill and Bordon is the latest in
a series of new technical training
facilities which HCC are delivering
across the County.
One-stop community shops for
those needing mental health
support will have extended opening
hours at evenings and weekends,
and social care and NHS mental
health specialist staff brought
together within the centres.
Russell Oppenheimer
machine’. The poor fellow had his
leg amputated at the hospital.
To summarise observations on the
health of our forebears in Steep for
this period, many of their illnesses
seem to be similar to our own. Seri-
ous illnesses such as diphtheria
existed, but in Steep, children did
recover from them. And what of life
expectancy? Six women were seen
due to their confinements. All had
large families, some with ten or
more children, yet four of them lived
to be between 70 and 88 years old.
Edward Gale, born in Steep and a
patient at Petersfield hospital in
1881 lived to be 81. However, a
hard life took its toll on men like
William Clark, former licensee of the
Harrow, who died in 1887 aged 51
when he returned to being an agri-
cu l tu ra l labourer . f ranbox -
COUNTY COUNCILLOR REPORT
The County Council recently
approved a report on implementa-
tion of £140m of savings. This
involves some immediate spending
on IT investment in order to gain
efficiencies, and investing in more
social workers to provide better
support for troubled families and
thereby reduce the number of
children taken into care.
Councillors have backed a new
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CHURCH NEWS
CHRIS PRIOR-JONES
It is with great sadness that we an-
nounce that Chris Prior-Jones' will
be moving to Yorkshire to be near
her young grandchildren at the
end of the year. Chris has been a
beacon of light for us in her time
with Steep. We have enjoyed her
own personal journey to ordained
priest, and have loved having her as
part of our special times: baptisms,
weddings, funerals memorials and
school assemblies, as well as on
those "ordinary" Sundays. She will
be hugely missed by us all but we
wish her great joy in her new
home. There will be a special leav-
ing service on 7th January 2018 at
10:30am (details in weekly pew
sheet)
LIGHT PARTY
A huge thank you to all those who
helped at the Light Party on All Hal-
lows Eve, led by Naomi Anson. The
venue was fantastic: well thought,
exciting and thought provok-
ing. Children from The Sunday Club,
Steep School and Petersfield loved
searching for sweets and letters
around the churchyard to make
"WALK IN THE LIGHT" then coming
in to the cosy, candlelit church to sit
on rugs and cushions and think
about how God gives us darkness to
enjoy, before dancing in the light
and relishing in hot chocolate in the
warm. It was so lovely to see so
many Steep school and other par-
ents there and to make new
friends. Everyone really enjoyed it
and I think it will hopefully become
the new Steep All Saints’ Eve fest!
ALL SAINTS’ PATRONAL
FESTIVAL
It was lovely to see so many of the
benefice join together for the Pa-
tronal Service at All Saints’ Steep on
Sunday 5th November.
REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICES
The Remembrance Service at Steep
was very poignant with the large
congregation being reminded of the
bible verse John 15:13 Greater love
has no one than this: to lay down
one's life for one's friends. Chris
Prior- Jones linked this reading to
the WWII story by John Boyne The
Boy in the striped pyjamas, showing
the strength of such love between
friends and reminding us of the love
shown to us by Jesus.
A moving address originally given
on Remembrance Sunday by Stuart
Farqhuarson-Roberts at Steep in
1998 was reissued and distributed
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to members of the congregation.
Stuart served in Arctic Convoys
during World War II. An e-mailed pdf
of his address is available on
request from Anne Grove
The service was well attended with a
wreath being laid at the side chapel
altar, followed by the names of local
servicemen who gave such sacrifice.
CHRISTMAS COLLECTION
We will be collecting supermarket
gift cards at all Christmas services in
Steep and Froxfield, including school
services. These will be sent to the
Roberts Centre in Portsmouth and
distributed by them. If parents from
school would like to contribute all
they need to do is buy a store card/s
(no single one bigger than £5) and
put it in the offertory plates at any
service in the church in the run up to
Christmas.
FOODBANK
There will be a special collection for
t h e F o o d b a n k d u r i n g t h e
Advent Sunday service. Please bring
along something if you can - tinned
or dried pasta, coffee, tinned or
packet soup, rice, tea. These will be
collected up at the Methodist Hall
and distributed to those who need
them most.
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
Please see the Christmas card
included with this newsletter. We
look forward to welcoming
you during Advent and the Christ-
mas period.
CHURCHWARDEN
As you know Suzi will be stepping
down from the role as Church War-
den in April 2018. It is a very re-
warding and interesting role that
puts you at the heart of church
life. If you think you may be inter-
ested in becoming a church warden
please contact Helen, Suzi or John
FROM THE REGISTERS
BAPTISMS
We have been fortunate with a num-
ber of lovely Baptisms in recent
months. We welcome both Elodie
and Erin.
Elodie Jeckells 8th October
Erin Joanna Faherty 5th November
FUNERALS
Pat Borland - Thursday 23 November
Kay Bennett - Saturday 25 November
ALMSHOUSES
Two almshouses will become availa-
ble in Steep in the New Year. Please
contact the Clerk to the Trustees,
Mrs Ruth Keys, or the chair of
Trustees, the Rev John Owen.
Helen Muir-Davies
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077919 62327
New home no: 02392-042547
Mobile (as before): 07908-529318
New E-Mail [email protected]
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Sunday 3rd December - The First Sunday of Advent (Purple)
8am Holy Communion, Steep
9.30am Parish Communion, High Cross
10.30am All Age Eucharist, Steep
Sunday 10th December - The Second Sunday of Advent (Purple)
10.30am Parish Communion, Steep
4pm Carol Service, High Cross
6pm Carol Service, Stroud
Sunday 17th December - The Third Sunday of Advent (Purple)
8am Holy Communion, Steep
9.30am Parish Communion, High Cross
6.30pm Carol Service, Privett, with the Froxfield Choir
Sunday 24th December - The Fourth Sunday of Advent (Purple, then white from 4pm)
8am Holy Communion, Steep
4pm Benefice Crib Service, High Cross
6pm Holy Communion, Stroud
11.30pm Candlelit Midnight Communion, Steep
Monday 25th December - Christmas Day (White)
8am Holy Communion, Steep
10.30am Christmas Family Service, Steep
10.30am Christmas Family Communion, High Cross
Sunday 31st December - The First Sunday of Christmas (White)
10am Benefice Communion, Froxfield Green
Sunday 7th January 2018 - The Baptism of Christ (White)
8am Holy Communion, Steep
10.30am Benefice Communion, Steep (Revd Chris Prior-Jones Farewell Service)
Sunday 14th January - The 2nd Sunday of Epiphany (White)
8.30am Holy Communion, Stroud
10.30am Parish Communion, Steep
Sunday 21st January - The 3rd Sunday of Epiphany (White)
8am Holy Communion, Steep
9.30am Parish Communion, High Cross
11am Ignite, Froxfield Village Hall
Sunday 28th January - The 4th Sunday of Epiphany (White)
8.30am Holy Communion, Stroud
9.30am Morning Prayer, Froxfield Green
10.30am Parish Communion, Steep
CHURCH SERVICES IN STEEP, STROUD & FROXFIELD