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THE NEWSLETTER OF HAMPTON LUCY, CHARLECOTE AND LOXLEY PARISHES
Issue No: 204
is printed by ‘Think, Design and Print’, Unit 4b, St Mary’s Road,
Sydenham Industrial Estate, Leamington, CV31 1PP; e-mail: [email protected] The newsletter is published in colour each month. To view the colour version visit the village websites, or request an e-mail copy.
November 2018
Parish Council Elections - May 2019 There will be local council elections in May 2019 when all Parish Council seats in the Stratford-on-Avon District
Council area will be up for election. Warwickshire Association of Local Councils is running a series of events across
the area in January/February next year that are aimed at members of the public who are thinking about standing for election as a Parish Councillor. There are two local sessions, one in Leamington Spa Town Hall at 6.30pm on
Thursday, 24 January 2019, and the other in the Elizabeth House offices of Stratford-on-Avon District Council at
6.30pm on Monday, 11 February. It is advisable to reserve a place for these events as the numbers will be limited. If you are interested contact the Hampton Lucy Parish Clerk, John Dunkerton, 01789 842573 or
[email protected] If you live in Charlecote, contact the Clerk at [email protected] and for
Loxley contact [email protected] CS
News From Charlecote Park
Please remember that you’ll need to pre-book a free timed-ticket to look around the house decorated for Christmas
during December weekends. It’s easy if you click through from the What’s On page on the Charlecote Park website or
phone 03442 491895. Normal admission rates apply to non-National Trust members, under-5s are free. It’s also worth
mentioning that all our one-off events (like recent craft workshops) are available to book on the website for several weeks before the listing in the National Trust members’ magazine is delivered and everything sells out overnight!
Recent visitors will have noticed a number of excavators on site - we have finally begun work on the new Woodyard
Café which should be open and ready to take pressure off the Orangery Tea-room by the middle of next year. We’ll have more news on three major infrastructure projects for 2019 after Christmas. The deer rut begins when night-time
temperatures drop and walkers in the parkland can often hear the bucks bellowing at this time of year. Early visitors are
more likely to see them clashing antlers, the bucks are usually tired and lolling under the trees by the middle of the day.
Please don’t get too close – they are wild animals and really aren’t thinking straight at this time of year! MG
...my contact lens is definitely around here somewhere!
Photo:Jana Eastwood
Carers4Carers Friday, 23rd November 10.30 – 12 noon: Carers4Carers meeting at Kineton Village Hall. Come and join us for coffee,
biscuits and a chat. The local Fire Service will be on hand to give a timely talk on fire safety. Please let us know in
advance if you would like us to look after your loved one in our Companionship Group. For more details, including help with transport, please phone Gillian on 01926 640203/07947 893504. LM
Rev’d David Jessett The Rectory Church Lane Barford CV35 8ES Tel: 01926 624238
E-mail: [email protected]
News from the Parishes A complete list of church services, including those at Barford, Wasperton and
Sherbourne, is displayed on the notice board in your church.
The Parish Letter
Rev’d Neville Beamer, 8 Aintree Road, Stratford-upon-Avon . CV37 9FL Tel: 01789 263435 E-mail: [email protected]
Concert at Hampton Lucy Church - The African Children’s Choir
Live in concert at St Peter ad Vincula Church, Hampton Lucy, 7.00 pm on Friday, 30 November. The African Children’s Choir stole the hearts of the nation during their uplifting performance of their number one recording of ‘Sing’
at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations with Gary Barlow. Now the latest choir is bringing a new concert experience
back to the UK! If you have ever seen The African Children’s Choir you will want to come again. If not, make sure you don’t miss it this time. This is not a church fundraiser but an evening raising money for educating children from Africa in
order to prepare them to take on important roles as adults back in their own countries. Tickets are £7 for adults; £4 for
children and £20 for a family. Call 01789 842008 or 01789 842251. Rev’d DJ
Commemoration of the Departed
On Sunday, 4 November, at services in both Barford and Hampton Lucy, there will be the opportunity to remember our loved ones who have died. These will be occasions where we can remember them before God and give thanks for them.
We always read a list of names of those whom people wish to have specially remembered. If you want us to remember a
particular person in that way, please e-mail Revd David Jessett [email protected] or write to The Rectory, Church Lane, Barford, CV35 8ES. Please PRINT names and say at which service you would like the names read out.
The services will be held at St Peter’s, Barford at 3.30 pm and St Peter ad Vincula, Hampton Lucy at 6.00 pm. Rev’d DJ
Dear Friends,
This month of course we mark 100 years since the official ending of World War 1. It will be observed in many
different ways and that is important because, with the passing
of time, we really need to make sure we don’t forget how dreadful war is.
When I was first ordained in the 1980s, it seems to me that
there was less emphasis on Remembrance Sunday. By then
it was sixty years since WW1 and going on for forty since WW2. Perhaps we had begun to forget. But after the
Falklands conflict, the Gulf Wars and our involvement in
Afghanistan, I have had a real sense of Remembrance Sunday becoming a very important national occasion again,
recalling not just those who died in the two great wars of
the 20th century but also the tragic loss of more young
people in smaller but more recent conflicts.
So, if we are to avoid war in the future we need to remember
the past and to do all we can to build and maintain peace.
Some of Jesus’ most striking sayings concern peace and
violence. Along with …love your neighbour as you love yourself .. he also said on at least one occasion …love your
enemy!
At another time he said … You have heard that it was said
to the people long ago, “You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.” But I tell you
that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be
subject to judgment...” Now these are strong sayings but perhaps they need to be if they are to motivate us to try to
prevent the conditions arising when conflict may break out.
Once it does, it can be very hard …to turn the other
cheek… to quote Jesus once more.
So, genuinely trying to see situations from the other
person’s point of view, working hard at managing our
anger when it arises, and not immediately responding to a
slap with a harder slap are all very important strategies to reduce conflict at an interpersonal level. We then need to
hope and pray that leaders and governments can do the
same on the global stage. David Jessett
November Concert At Loxley The final concert in the 2018 series will be at St. Nicholas' Church, Loxley on Sunday, 4 November at 3.00pm, and will
be given by Romany Pie, a folk group from Kenilworth who will be performing an anthology of songs, poems and readings to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War. John, Dave and Matthew have been together
as a folk group for many decades and are joined by reader Chris Carpenter from Kenilworth's Talisman
Theatre. Featuring poems and letters from the trenches as well as more modern pieces, the anthology also offers folk
songs reflecting on all aspects of life on the front line. The show is suitable for all ages and will last for 50 minutes. Admission is free with a retiring collection in aid of the Church Fabric Fund. We do hope that you will be able
to join us on this very special occasion. DW
Wellesbourne & District Lions Club On Friday, 14 September, Wellesbourne Lions hosted one of our famous, or should I say infamous, Lion
Racing evenings at Barford Memorial Hall. A good crowd enjoyed a fun evening which included a hearty
lasagne supper, washed down by one or two drinks from the licensed bar. The evening was held in memory of long-serving Lion David Field, with proceeds from the evening shared by Parkinson’s UK and going towards the
restoration of the Barford Youth and Community building. I am delighted to announce that just over £1,000 was raised.
A huge ‘thank you’ to all sponsors, lion owners and punters, lasagne makers and everyone who helped to make the evening such a success. We are now gearing up for this year’s Santa floats. We will be out and about in the district from
Wednesday, 5 December until Wednesday, 19 December. I’m not yet able to give full details of where we will be on
each evening but an itinerary will be published in next month’s Grapevine. We will be announcing details on our new
website www.wellesbourne-lions.org.uk. Details will also be available on Facebook www.facebook.com/wdlionsclub/ or Google Wellesbourne and District Lions Club. Twitter: Wellesbourne Lions or @wdlclub AS
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Hampton Lucy’s Annual Skittles Night
The Hampton Lucy Village Hall Committee are once again delighted to host the traditional Village Skittles Night on Saturday, 24 November, starting at 7.00pm. The customary fish and chips will be served at about 8.00pm and will need
to be ordered at least 3 days before the event, so do book your place and your supper by then! The evening is always
well supported but the room’s capacity is about 50 so it will be first come, first served. There will be a bar, and prizes for the winning children and adults. Admission is £5 per person, £12 per family and fish and chips will be £8, or just
regular chips £2.50 and small chips £2. We are raising funds for new LED lighting in the hall, costing £2500, so there
will be a larger than usual raffle and offers of sponsorship will be welcomed. If you’re considering raising charitable funds by some wacky challenge do think about donating to the village hall - a listed building in a conservation area,
owned by a charity and serving the community. Every little helps! Thank you in anticipation for your support and we
look forward to seeing you on the 24 November. ELH
Hampton Lucy Church Christmas Bazaar Diary note: Hampton Lucy PCC is organising a Christmas Coffee Morning and Bazaar in Hampton Lucy Village Hall on
Saturday, 8 December, between 10.00am and 12 noon. There will be a variety of items for sale; books, cakes and
preserves etc, and also an opportunity to make your own Christmas door decoration. Tea, coffee and mince pies will be available and all proceeds will go towards St Peter ad Vincula Church funds. ER
Chris Hancock Garden Design and Landscaping.
Slabbing, Fencing and Turfing, etc.
No Job Too Small
Call Chris on 07505 486124
Hampton Lucy and Charlecote WI Jane Barnes, who runs a dairy farm with her husband and their son, gave a talk at the October meeting
entitled Tales from a Dairy Farmer's Wife. It became clear that being a dairy farmer is very much a way of
life and no two days are the same. It was an amusing and an entertaining account of her day-to-day life and caused much hilarity. Jane, her husband Mark and their son Harry rear and milk Ayrshire cattle on their family-run
farm in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, supplying Long Clawson Dairy with milk to make their renowned Stilton
cheese. At the Warwickshire Federation WI Centenary Show at Napton, one of the prizes went to our own Jill Wilson for an exquisitely embroidered appliqué cushion which was on display at the meeting. Well done, Jill! Hampton Lucy
and Charlecote WI have enjoyed an interesting and enjoyable year and 2019, our Centenary Year will be even better
with a special programme of events. Now is a good time for anyone who may be interested in joining the Hampton
Lucy and Charlecote WI to come along to one of our meetings as a visitor - you will be sure of a warm welcome. Our next meeting, the Annual General Meeting, will be held in Hampton Lucy Village Hall on 7 November at 7.30pm. PT
The Boy From the Boro’ Charlecote Village Hall Committee will present a performance of The Boy From the Boro’ by
Three in One Productions on Saturday, 17 November. Marking the centenary of the WW1
Armistice and using extracts from war diaries, soldiers’ letters and the recorded stories of men who fought in the great war, ‘The Boy From the Boro’ portrays the personal, sometimes
harrowing story of Arthur Horobin, a young Nuneaton lad - one of so many drawn into the
world-wide conflict. Doors open at 7.00pm and tickets are £12 each including a 2-course hot supper and glass of wine! For further details and to buy tickets please contact Katriona Collins,
01789 842257, [email protected] or Debbie Busby on 07565 633033,
[email protected] If you need any further details please contact Katriona or Debbie.
We look forward to seeing you there. KC/DB
Our correspondents this month:
DB - Debbie Busby; KC - Katriona Collins; MG - Mary Gleave; SG Sharon Godwin;
ELH - Eddie Hoare; Rev’d DJ - Rev’d David Jessett; LM - Lisa Maloney; ER - Elaine Rajkowski; LR - Liz Rowden;
Rev’d RS - Rev’d Rachel Saum; CS - Chris Schroeder; AS - Andy Stokes. PT - Pat Twitty; DW - Duncan Watts;
Grapevine Contact Details
Grapevine copy by the 10th of the month please, with a contact telephone
number to: The Editor, Jeremy Whyman, 9 The Langlands, Hampton Lucy,
CV35 8BN. Tel: 01789 470911. E-mail: [email protected]
(For advertising, please contact the Editor, as above.)
Thank you to all of our advertisers. Your support helps us to deliver
The Grapevine free to all households in the three parishes.
Requiem Concert - Commemorating the end of WW1 On Saturday, 24 November at 7.30pm in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, the Stratford-upon-Avon Choral
Society presents a Requiem Concert to mark the ending of the Great War of 1914-1918. Gabriel Fauré’s setting of the
Latin Requiem is melodic and uplifting and was composed in 1887. John Rutter’s Requiem, completed in 1985 includes psalms Out Of The Deep (Psalm 130) and The Lord is my Shepherd (Psalm 23) sung in English and features solos for
cello, soprano and oboe. Both of these sacred choral works are lovely to sing and to listen to. The soloists and choir will
be accompanied by the Regency Sinfonia. Stratford Choral Society’s Music Director, Stephen Dodsworth, now in his 28th year, is the choir’s longest serving conductor. In 2016 the Choral Society celebrated 180 years since it was first formed
and shares the accolade, with the Huddersfield Choral Society, of being one of the oldest choral societies in the country.
Tickets are £15 (adults) or £8 (students) and are available at Holy Trinity Bookstall, via
[email protected] by phone on 01608682049, or at the door on the night. Up to two children under 16
free of charge if accompanied by an adult. For further information, phone Elizabeth Hunter on 01789 840329. EH
Charlecote Quiet Garden
Do you find peace and consolation when out in nature? Are you interested in mediation and mindfulness? Are you always intending to take time out to rest and to think but never seem to get around to it? Then you might be interested in
joining one of our upcoming quiet days:
Thursday, 8 November, and Saturday, 10 November, 10.00am to 4.00pm: Remembering – to live in the moment. In this season of remembrance, this quiet day will offer an opportunity to reflect upon the memories that shape our lives
and open up space to live in the moment.
Tuesday, 20 November, 3.00pm to 9.00pm: Seeing - in the dark. At this time of year when darkness dominates our days, join us for a quiet evening with a difference. As the sun sets we
will go outside and experience the arrival of darkness, using our senses to help us ponder the dark periods of our faith
journeys, and the promise of dawn. Wrap up warm. Bring a torch. Expect a hearty dinner and plenty of hot chocolate!
Wednesday, 5 December: Preparing – for encounter. Advent is all about preparation, but can we ever truly prepare ourselves for encounter with God? Escape the pre-
Christmas madness and find out for yourself through simplicity, silence and scripture. Suggested donation: £20, includes
lunch and refreshments Wanted: Volunteer Gardeners. If you like tending a garden, not your own, and have a few hours to spare to tame a
wild garden then please get in touch. We are always looking for willing volunteers!
For more information please visit charlecotequietgarden.org/programme or contact Rev’d Rachel Saum on 07815
793625, or visit [email protected] Rev’d RS
Loxley School Harvest Service
On Tuesday, 9 October at 9.30am, Loxley Primary School had a fantastic time celebrating Harvest during a sunny service in St Nicholas’church led by Rev’d David Jessett,
who welcomed everybody on arrival. The children shared
prayers they had written and themed work they had completed in class. Parents and families were invited to
join in with the singing of harvest hymns. Head Teacher
Emma Barrick and members of school staff were very proud of how sensibly the children walked down through
the village, how well they behaved in the church and how
beautifully they sang - they were a credit to the school. In
addition, the children and parents generously donated various items to Stratford-upon-Avon Foodbank, and
received a visit from one of their volunteers who thanked
them and shared information about what the food is for and
where it goes. LR
SHN Fundraising Events - November 2018
Designer Clothes Sale Darlingscott Farm, Darlingscott, Shipston on Stour CV36 4PN
Thurs 1st Nov 5.30pm-8.30pm,Fri 2nd Nov 9am-4pm
10% of funds raised goes to Shipston Home Nursing
Fashion Show The Bell Alderminster,,Thursday 8th November, 7.00pm
Tickets £35 includes glass of fizz flavoured with Chase
Distillery, two course dinner and Fashion Show. Tickets
available from Rebecca Mawle 01608 674929 or Domino
Stratford 01789 204889
Designer & 2nd hand Clothes Sale
Sheldon Bosley Hub,Saturday 10th November / 9.30am-
11.30pm, FREE ENTRY. Stalls of independent sellers, SHN
rails of quality clothing, generously donated by supporters,
Quality Menswear, Tea, coffee, refreshments available
£20 per pitch to sell your own clothes, accessories etc.
Inter-Charity Quiz Night - Lawrence Home Nursing and
Shipston Home Nursing
Saturday, 10 November, Long Compton Village Hall, 7.00pm
For details and to book please contact Peter or Alison on
01608 684689
Christmas Gift Fair Tuesday 13 November, 5.30pm-8.30pm. Wed 14th
Nov 9.30am-3.00pm
Lunch served from 12-2.00pm. Ettington Community Centre.
For more information on all of these events please call
Rebecca on 01608 674929
The Notice Board The Hampton Lucy website:
hamptonlucy.wordpress.com
The Loxley website:
loxleyvillage.com
Hampton Lucy ‘The Lucy Lads’
will meet in The Boars Head at 11.00am on Thursday, 1 November, for an illustrated talk by Paul Barker on his epic motorcycle trip round the Iberian
Peninsula. Wives and partners are welcome but space is limited so you will need to let Jeremy know in advance
to be sure of a seat. (470911)
Hampton Lucy ‘The Lucy Ladies’
will meet in The Boars Head, Hampton Lucy, on Tuesday, 13 November, at 10.30am.
All Ladies welcome.
The Charlecote website:
www.charlecotevillagehall.weebly.com
Hampton Lucy Primary School and Nursery
Christmas Fair Saturday 8 December
3.00 to 5.00pm Everyone welcome
Stalls, games, raffle,
refreshments
and hopefully a visit
from the all important Santa!
Loxley School
Bonfire
3rd November
Gates open at 5:30
Bonfire at 6:00
Fireworks at 6:30
Location : behind Loxley Hall
Hot food and refreshments available
Wasperton Christmas Fayre
Village Hall
Saturday 1st December 2018
10.30 – 12.00 noon
Coffee, mince pies, mulled wine
Christmas gifts
Tombola, Raffle, Cake Stall
Stripes Garden Maintenance Grass Cutting, Hedge Trimming,
Patio Cleaning,
Garden Furniture Cleaning. No job too small.
Local reliable service.
Call Chris Clarke, 01789 295909
Mobile: 07928 895501
e-mail: [email protected]
L Brooke Joynson
CABINET MAKER AND JOINER
All aspects of woodworking undertaken
Phone 01926 842547 or 07909 901989
for further information and advice,
and for a free quotation
Church Services
H T WILLIAMS PEST CONTROL Rats, moles, mice, wasps, ants, insects
Green Cottage,
Little Kineton,
CV35 0DN
Telephone: 01926 640286
Mobile: 07748 625122
SUSAN ENGLAND MCSP
Chartered Physiotherapist
Registered with the Health and Care Professions
Council
Hampton Corner, Warwick Road,
Stratford upon Avon, CV37 0NZ
Tel/Fax: 01789 263891
R. Turner
CHARLECOTE CHAIRS
Specialist in re-upholstery and
restoration of cane and rush seating
Tel: 01926 624077
Mobile: 07768 571593
November 2018
4 November The Fourth Sunday Before Advent
All Saints’ Sunday
9.30am Loxley Holy Communion BCP
9.30am Charlecote Morning Worship CW
6.00pm Hampton Lucy Commemorate the Departed
11 November The Third Sunday Before Advent Remembrance Sunday 9.30am Hampton Lucy Family Service
10.55am Charlecote Remembrance Leaflet
10.50am Loxley Remembrance Leaflet
6.00pm Hampton Lucy Remembrance Leaflet
18 November The Second Sunday Before Advent 9.30am Charlecote Holy Communion BCP
9.30am Hampton Lucy Come and Worship CW 11.00am Loxley Family Service
25 November The Sunday Next Before Advent The Feast of Christ the King 8.00am Charlecote Holy Communion BCP
11.00am Loxley Holy Communion CW 6.00pm Hampton Lucy Evensong BCP
Hunscote Farm Shop Stratford Road, Wellesbourne
Tel: 01789 840240
‘A Farmer’s Market on your doorstep’ Open Monday to Thursday: 8.00am to 5.30pm
Friday: 8.00am to 6.00pm
Saturday: 8.00am to 5.30 pm
Local Service Providers
High quality curtains and roman blinds.
Free measurement and quotation.
Mobile: 0781 809 8306
www.seccombecurtainsandblinds.co.uk
Sandra Oram Clinical Aromatherapist, Reproductive
and Clinical Reflexologist
Member of I.F.A., A.R.R., & B.R.A.
30 Lawson Avenue, Tiddington
07581 576198
www.essential-aromatherapy.co.uk 07507 953659
For your diary - November Thur 1 The Lucy Lads meet at The Boars Head at 11.00am, details on Notice Board.
Sat 3 Loxley School Bonfire, behind Loxley Hall, from 5.30, Notice Board. Sun 4 November Concert, St Nicholas’ Church, Loxley, page 2.
Mon 5 Pilates Class, Hampton Lucy Village Hall, Mixed Ability Class, 6.30pm.
Wed 7 Hampton Lucy and Charlecote WI, Hampton Lucy VH, 7.30pm, page 3. Thur 8 Remembering, Charlecote Quiet Garden, page 4.
Thur 8 Hampton Lucy Youth Club, Hampton Lucy Village Hall, 6.00pm to 8.00pm.
Sat 10 Copy deadline for the December/January edition of The Grapevine. Mon 12 Wellesbourne & District Lions Club, Connie Club, 8.00pm, page 3 .
Mon 12 Pilates Class, Hampton Lucy Village Hall, Mixed Ability Class, 6.30pm.
Mon 12 Hampton Lucy Parish Council meeting, HL Village Hall, 7.30pm.
Tues 13 Dene Valley U3A, St Peter’s Church, Wellesbourne, 2.00pm, (visit website).
Tues 13 The Lucy Ladies meet at The Boars Head at 10.30am, Notice Board. Tues 20 Seeing - In the Dark, Charlecote Quiet Garden, page 4.
Sat 17 ‘The Boy from the Boro’, Charlecote Village Hall, 7.00pm, page 3.
Mon 19 Pilates Class, Hampton Lucy Village Hall, Mixed Ability Class, 6.30pm
Thur 22 Hampton Lucy Youth Club, Hampton Lucy Village Hall, 6.00pm to 8.00pm.
Fri 23 Carers4Carers, Kineton Village Hall, 10.30am to 12 noon, page 2.
Sat 24 Hampton Lucy Skittles Night, HL Village Hall, 7.30pm, page 3.
Sat 24 Stratford-upon-Avon Chamber Choral Society, Requiem Concert, page 4.
Mon 26 Wellesbourne & District Lions Club, Connie Club, 8.00pm, page 3 .
Mon 26 Pilates Class, Hampton Lucy Village Hall, Mixed Ability Class, 6.30pm.
Fri 30 The African Children’s Choir, St Peter’s, Hampton Lucy, 7.00pm, page 2.
December
Sat 1 Wasperton Christmas Fayre, Village Hall, 10.30am to noon, Notice Board. Sat 8 St Peter’s Christmas Coffee Morning, Hampton Lucy Village Hall, page 3.
Sat 8 Hampton Lucy School Christmas Fair, 3.00pm to 5.00pm, Notice Board.