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Delivered free by the churches to each home in Heydon, Chrishall,
Great Chishill, Little Chishill, Elmdon with Wenden Lofts, and Strethall
Sainsbury’s Sport Relief MileCome and show what you’re made of in
the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile on 23rd March, 12 noon
at Great Chishill Playing FieldsEmily Oyston of Heydon. Buried Heydon (Holy Trinity) Churchyard.
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* This Service is according to the 1662 Book of Common Prayer
T Induction loop at this service
Service details, diary events and more at www.icknieldwayparish.com
Church Services In March Sunday 2nd March * 9.00am Holy Communion Service at Little Chishill
10.40am All Age Service at Chrishall School celebrating Education Sunday.
Wednesday 5th March 9.00am Ash Wednesday Service at Great Chishill Sunday 9th March * 9.00am Holy Communion Service at Chrishall 9.30am Great Chishill United Reformed Church with Revd. D Goldie
10.40am Holy Communion Service at Great Chishill with crèche and Sunday Clubs 6.00pm Quiet Evening Communion at Heydon
Sunday 16th March – Celebration of Baptism * 9.00am Holy Communion Service at Hamlet 10.00am Chrishall @ 10 – Join us for coffee and pastries followed by a short service at 10.40am. No Sunday Clubs.
Sunday 23rd March * 9.00am Holy Communion service at Strethall 9.30am Great Chishill United Reformed Church with Revd. D Goldie T 10.40am Holy Communion Service at Elmdon with crèche and Sunday Clubs Sunday 30th March – Mothering Sunday * 9.00am Holy Communion service at Heydon 10.40am Holy Communion Service at Great Chishill with crèche and Sunday Clubs
This month sees the beginning of the
forty days of Lent. These days mirror,
and remind us of, the forty days that
Jesus spent in the wilderness being tested
by Satan. The Church calculates the
forty days from the sixth Wednesday
before Easter (so called Ash Wednesday)
through to the end of Holy Week but
without counting the Sundays. As Easter
was the principal occasion for baptism
and for the reconciliation of those who
had been excluded from the Church’s
fellowship for serious faults, Lent became
characterised by self-examination,
penitence, self-denial and study.
Today Lent is the time for giving something up which we really enjoy
like tea, coffee, or chocolate – for the good of our souls! That doesn’t
make Lent sound very inviting to most people, so how about this year
making Lent a time to take something up rather than putting something
down? It can still be for the good of your soul. Why not make Lent a
time to do a little investigating; a spot of reading perhaps or for going
on a course that will stretch your mind a little and feed your soul?
Lent is a good time to think about spiritual matters and if you would
like to think through your own response to the Christian faith then there
is both a book and a course that you may be interested in.
Firstly, each year the Archbishop of Canterbury commissions a new
book for Lent. This year it is by Graham Tomlin and it is called
Looking Through the Cross. If you would like to reflect on what the
Cross can mean in the complex world of today then I recommend this
book to you. It is well written, easy to read and a good preparation
for Easter.
Secondly, we hold a Lent Course in the parish each year. This year we
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Feed Your Soul
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are being very ambitious as we are going
to look at some issues surrounding
Charles Darwin’s crisis of faith brought
about by the death of his young daughter
and the arguments he developed in The
Origins of Species. The course will draw
on his life, work and religious struggles,
as depicted in the 2009 film Creation.
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course that tackles profound issues such
as science and faith, scripture and its
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office, ring Erica on 837272). The course nights will be Thursday
13th, 20th, 27th March, 3rd and 10th April (8pm – 9.30pm) at
Chrishall Methodist Hall.
Whatever you choose to do this month I hope that it feeds your soul
and is fun too.
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Angus Gent writes….It is always a great pleasure to meet visitors to the Great
Chishill United Reformed Church. Living in The Manse, as we do, we always
try to welcome those who are visiting for the first time, on a voyage of
discovery, finding where relatives may have worshiped or be laid to rest, or
catching up with the regulars who tend to their relatives graves with
continued care and love. It was a real pleasure to stop cleaning my car one
day and to discover I was talking to three generations of a family who were
exploring the churchyard to find more evidence of their family tree.
Having researched my family tree since the 1970s - a journey that led to me
meeting John Clear (Jack) Wilkerson of Homestall, Barley - I recently
decided to bring my youngest granddaughter Molly (born 2005) to find out
about some of her Wilkerson ancestors.
We arrived on Saturday lunchtime in October at the Chishill United Reform
Chapel to explore the tombstones and found some of the memorials are
remarkably well preserved.
I was delighted that we could still read about Joseph Wilkerson of Building
End, who died in 1839 aged 85 after being a church deacon for many years.
He is our direct ancestor being Molly’s great-great-great-great-great-great-
grandfather.
To add some detail of him, he was born in Widdington and his father William
Wilkerson was a yeoman farmer who died in 1785.
I have a copy of William’s will and he was the first to sign his name
‘Wilkerson’ and we have been correcting people ever since.
Joseph and his wife Mary (nee Savill) had nine children, all but one of who
reached adulthood.
My forebear was Thomas (born 1799) and his brother James was born in 1794.
James married very well into a farming family and he and his wife Elizabeth
(nee Clear) had eleven children with Clear being the eldest.
He is buried at Chishill along with several relatives and descendants, having
farmed at Abbotsbury where he employed 46 labourers according to the 1851
census.
His eldest son James Clear Wilkerson is among those at Chishill and there is a
plaque at the back of the church recording that he was also a church deacon.
James was married twice - first to his cousin Rebecca Harley Wilkerson, who
died 1889 and then again in 1891 to another cousin, Martha Jane Wilkerson.
Tracing Roots
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Skatathon !Restoration and repair of the Church in Heydon is a costly
affair. So what could I do to stage an event that would
attract sponsorship and funds for this worthy cause? Having
skated for many years, including a spell teaching inline
roller skating as an UK Sports Coach, got me thinking. What about a
Skatathon! OK - a half marathon, inline roller speed skating at so
much a mile sponsorship? The perfect track is alongside the Guided
Busway from Cambridge to St. Ives, which is 14 miles. So that's where
I will be skating come the spring, the weather being so awful just
now. I am aiming for Sunday April 13, which seems a long way off,
but gives me time to back in shape for it. Also I need good weather to
do it. So on that day I will be looking for supporters to cheer me on
and to report on a successful (I hope!) conclusion. A sponsorship sign-
up sheet will be going round, or you can contact me on 01763 838771
or the Church Office on 01763 837272 with a pledge. Let me know
how to contact you - address, phone, email, whatever and you can be
kept up to date on the event or look on the Icknield Way Parish
website. Watching the speed skating in Sotchi, although on ice rather
than roller, has got me eagerly looking forward to doing this, with the
ultimate incentive of encouraging donations to help restore the Church.Michael Carroll
My ancestor Thomas had married Elizabeth Pigg and had a daughter and my
great-great grandfather John (1825-1900). Elizabeth died young and Thomas
married Sarah Cane.
My John married Jane Woodcock and they had already had their first child by
the time he was 16.
Teenage marriages can however endure and they went on to have ten
children, the last being my great grandfather George Henry in 1869. Jane’s
child bearing lasted 28 years and all her children survived.
We were very impressed by our welcome at Chishill; car cleaning was
abandoned to assist our wanderings and the church opened for us.
I hope others will find our experiences interesting and perhaps stimulating.
The old tombstones still really mean something and we are grateful for the
care being given to the burial ground.
Brian, Ian and Molly Wilkerson, Hertford.
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Grow Peace's
There is so much good to report, here is the latest!
Let us have a listen to dear Ingrid “I have another idea and it’s going to
work marvellously – the plans are draw up already!”
Well the bible is full of ordinary folk doing extraordinary exploits, so why
not Ingrid? The desperately hungry little girl, who yearned and hoped;
what an answer. “Yes” said Ingrid, excited as ever, “Listen”.
Well, by now Web readers, if you have been reading about Grow Peace
and buying those onions, potatoes ( and even cauliflowers, the odd jar of
mincemeat or box of cakes) will know that they continue to send “deeply
grateful thanks” for every jot of support because as we all know every
mickle makes a muckle!!
This is of course expressed mostly in the new bonny babies, happy mums
and joyful young people using their gifts in such a wondrous way as the
staff pledge to support them in education until they reach 19 years.
Now back to Ingrid – “yes we are going to make Starter Pops. Youth
centres which feed and educate the rural poor young people but much
more cheaply as they are made out of three shipping containers for each
centre with a shady roof over the courtyard between the two to make a
large classroom and angled off to house toilets, showers, kitchen and a
computer room.” You are a wonder Ingrid, you truly are!
Ingrid also explains that they have had the best ever olive harvest helping
towards self-sufficiency, lots of friends support for the Pop Youth
Programme which is getting better and better, expanding and reaching to
increasing numbers of children and the Leadership College opening its
doors to those children they have found to have the gift of leadership in
early 2014. There is also ARK (Acts of Random Kindness) where all the
children are expected to do one ‘Act’ every day and the Chicken Tractors
which are being prepared for the children to take to the outlying farms of
great need.
Do catch up with all of the above on the website
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My Grandfather’s War
Peter Hodges recalls a poignant conversation with his
grandfather
World War I broke out on 4 August 1914, one hundred
years ago!
“Fifteen-two, fifteen-four, pair’s six, pair’s eight?” I counted, pegging
them up on the cribbage board.
“And you get one for his knob”, my Grandad added, pointing to the
Jack of Hearts. He liked a game of cribbage. He said he played it a lot
in the trenches.
He did not get out much now. He walked with a heavy limp and used a
stick.
“I was looking at the War Memorial” I said. “So many more soldiers
killed in the first world war than the second, even though the later war
had more powerful explosives and terrible weapons. “Why?”
“Trench-warfare, boy” (being a Norfolk man he called all men ‘boys’)
“life in the trenches was terrible. Lots of good men died.”
He was quiet for a bit, reluctant to talk. I knew he was a professional
soldier, serving as an artillieryman in both the third Boer War and the
Great War, as he called it. He had been badly injured by a nearby shell
exploding. He still went to hospital from time to time to dig out
splinters from it as they worked to the surface. He now lived on a
small army pension.
“We went to France in 1914, when war was declared. They called us
“The Old Contemptibles”. Kaiser Bill attached France and Belgium,
and we were sent out to help. They dug double lines of trenches from
the channel right through to Switzerland, infantrymen in the front, guns
behind. Winter came. It got very wet – they say noise of the guns
bought more rain down. Planks were laid in the mud as footways, but
they got very slippery and dangerous in the dark. The mud was very
deep in places, deep enough to drown in. Many did, especially if they
had been to the NAAFI for a drink.
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“The guns got bogged down. We used horses to get them out, trucks
were useless. When a barrage started, sometimes the horses were hit.
Most of us were upset to see a wounded horse.” He was quiet, then
went on. “We lived in the wet, you couldn’t get dry in the front lines.
The German lines of trenches were not far away, sometimes only two
hundred yards. At quiet times, we could hear each other. Then the
guns would start up again.
Our first Christmas Day in 1914 was odd, there were all sorts of stories
about it. The shelling stopped, it went very quiet. Then some Jerries
were hard singing “Silent Night” and so we sung some carols back.
“Happy Christmas, Tommy” we heard, and white flags went up on both
sides. A few daring men went into “No Man’s Land” and a football
was found, and a game played. We went out and swapped things; we
were fed up with plum and apple jam in our trenches and exchanged it
for tins of sauerkraut. We always called them “Krauts” after that.
We went back to our own trench and got presents from home, including
tins of cigarettes and tobacco from Princess Mary’s Gift Fund*. Most
of us kept them carefully and took them home as keepsakes for our
families. Mine is up there, on the shelf”.
“Orders came down from above. No more talking to the enemy. It was
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now treason. Next day, gunfire started again and fighting
recommenced. We went back to living with the rats and the fleas.
“what did the rats live on Grandad?”
“Your deal, boy. Grandma’s coming back”
* a Christmas gift sent to all troops-more details in the April Web
War Memories
One hundred years on, we are all connected to the First
World War, either through our own family history, the
heritage of our local communities or because of its long-
term impact on society and the world we live in today.
We would like to mark the centenary of WW1 by gathering, as many
memories of life in both World Wars from local people, as possible. If
you would like us to record your family memories please do make
contact with one of the Web Committee listed on the last page.
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From The Registers
Funeral
Marie Whitfield on Wednesday 5 February at St Nicholas, Elmdon with burial at St Mary’s, Strethall
Marriage BlessingChristopher Thorpe and Charlotte Nash on Friday 14 February
at St Swithun’s, Great Chishill
WeddingsRichard Bate and Sophia Allen on Saturday 22 February
at St Swithun’s, Great Chishill
A Little HumourMy granddaughter asked me for a pet spider for her birthday, so I went
to our local pet shop and they were £30. Blow this, I thought, I can get
one cheaper off the web.
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Although the service has seen an increase in enquiries they still need to
encourage more people to make that call and consider fostering.
People become Foster Carer because they want to give children and young
people a home for as long as they needed it. There are so many positive
changes that a families love and commitment can make and anyone who
has a caring nature should consider fostering.
Every child is different so we need different Foster Carers. If you have a
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You might be:
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Autistica was founded 10 years ago by Dame "Steve" Shirley following
the tragic death of her autistic son, Giles.
Dame Shirley's own life has been extraordinary. Now aged 80, she came
to the UK in 1939, accompanied only by her sister, as part of the
Kindertransport. She was brought up by foster parents and eventually
founded a software company called F.I Group (later renamed Xansa),
which predominantly employed women.
Since selling the company, she has become one of the country's foremost
philanthropists and has earned a number of accolades for her contributions
to scientific research.
Autistica is just one of the charitable enterprises and foundations she has
set up.
Autism affects 1:100 people in the UK (with many people remaining
undiagnosed) and typically gives rise to difficulties in learning and
developing a full range of social skills. People with autism may also be
repetitively focused on certain topics or they may like set routines. A large
number find the sensory world, for example the sight or feel of things,
difficult to manage which in turn can cause anxiety or stress. As well as
these core difficulties, people with autism have high rates of co-occurring
difficulties such as epilepsy, sleep disturbance, gastrointestinal issues,
intellectual impairment and mental health problems. Above all, autism
affects people's life chances and opportunities - only 15 per cent of adults
with autism are in full time employment and a substantial proportion
require life-long care.
As the awareness of autism has increased so too has the amount of
research into its causes and into the interventions that can improve the
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Autistica was founded 10 years ago by Dame "Steve" Shirley following
the tragic death of her autistic son, Giles.
Dame Shirley's own life has been extraordinary. Now aged 80, she came
to the UK in 1939, accompanied only by her sister, as part of the
Kindertransport. She was brought up by foster parents and eventually
founded a software company called F.I Group (later renamed Xansa),
which predominantly employed women.
Since selling the company, she has become one of the country's foremost
philanthropists and has earned a number of accolades for her contributions
to scientific research.
Autistica is just one of the charitable enterprises and foundations she has
set up.
Autism affects 1:100 people in the UK (with many people remaining
undiagnosed) and typically gives rise to difficulties in learning and
developing a full range of social skills. People with autism may also be
repetitively focused on certain topics or they may like set routines. A large
number find the sensory world, for example the sight or feel of things,
difficult to manage which in turn can cause anxiety or stress. As well as
these core difficulties, people with autism have high rates of co-occurring
difficulties such as epilepsy, sleep disturbance, gastrointestinal issues,
intellectual impairment and mental health problems. Above all, autism
affects people's life chances and opportunities - only 15 per cent of adults
with autism are in full time employment and a substantial proportion
require life-long care.
As the awareness of autism has increased so too has the amount of
research into its causes and into the interventions that can improve the
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lives of people with autism and their families. But the amounts of money
being spent are still relatively small and many crucial questions remain
unanswered: what are the causes of autism; how and why does it change
over time; why is it so closely linked with other difficulties; how can we
achieve earlier and more reliable diagnoses?
Autistica currently spends £1 million a year on medical research into the
three key areas: easier and earlier diagnosis, interventions to alleviate co-
occurring difficulties such as anxiety or depression; and interventions to
support adults with autism.
Funding is directed at many of the leading universities up and down the
country, including London, Newcastle, Oxford, Edinburgh and Cardiff,
often in cooperation with the NHS and other major medical research
foundations.
Above all, we aim to fund projects the outcome of which will have a
relatively near term, lasting and practical effect on people's lives.
Marathon EffortEdward Chandler of Heydon will be running the Cambridge Half
Marathon on 9th March in support of Autistica, the leading medical
research charity into autism here in the UK, of which he is Chairman.
Edward writes:
“One of the great things about being involved with Autistica is that the
research we're funding is starting to make a practical difference to the
lives of people with autism and their carers in an environment where
there seem to be so few other sources of help available. Autism affects
one in a hundred people in the UK, and it is much more disabling than
many realise. A quarter of people with autism will never learn to speak,
and 85% of adults will never work full-time. The £1 million of medical
research that we currently fund annually is a drop in the ocean; we
need to create more scientifically proven and scalable interventions that
are effective in addressing the complex needs of those diagnosed with
this life long condition.
For the Cambridge Half Marathon, we've therefore set ourselves the
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Jesus said:
“I am the bread of life.”The IWP Bread-making party has made it to the Chelmsford Centenary
web-site!
More than 50 people took part in a bread making event hosted by Icknield
Way Villages at Chrishall School. Lunch was soup - and delicious, freshly
made bread! Take a look at www.chelmsfordcentenary.org
Photos kindly taken by Gordon Brown
target of £50,000 overall, which will enable 250 families to take part in
research which aims to bring down the age of diagnosis of autism, and
provide early interventions to improve life chances for people with
autism.
Any support you are able to give will drive me on during the
increasingly long, cold and wet training runs up to 9th March.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/edwardchandler”
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Strethall NewsletterSpring 2014The ‘Friends of Strethall Church’ was formed 3 years
ago to organise fundraising, community events to assist
in the continued preservation of the fabric of the
beautiful 1000 year old building that is Strethall
Church. These events have been actively supported by
many who love to visit the church for worship and for
its history, atmosphere and peace
Events in 2013 included:
The third AGM of the Friends in March at which the Chairman had
great pleasure in handing over a cheque for £1500 to Strethall Church
DCC to assist in the funding of remedial works on the church fabric.
During May the 2012 Fauna and Flora Survey of Strethall churchyard
was published and hopefully will prove to be an important benchmark
for any future surveys. It can be found on the Parish of Icknield Way
Villages website.
July saw the Friends’ first quiz evening which proved to be most
enjoyable as well as a successful fund raising event. A big thank you
goes to Sarah and Bob Bradfield for the generous use of their barn and
excellent facilities at Howe Hall, Littlebury Green , as well as our
Chairman Kelvin Whitfield who so ably stepped in at the last minute
as quizmaster.
Turning to 2014, the annual February Strethall Lectures again proved to
be extremely successful. The quality of the speakers was exceptional
comprising painter and printer Carrie Akroyd and former Archbishop of
Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams whose lecture was oversubscribed!
The date of the third Friends of Strethall Church AGM will be made
available as soon as possible along with those of other events being
considered which include another poetry and prose evening, an outdoor
drama production and a musical evening.
Renewal of the ‘Friends’ Annual membership is due on March 1st and the
Committee hope that those who already are ‘Friends’ will renew their
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membership but if you have yet to join then please give some thought to
becoming a ‘Friend’. A minimum annual subscription of £10 annually per
household is again proposed. Existing ‘Friends’ will receive renewal
membership forms but if you wish to join as a new member please contact
Membership Secretary: Steve Gale, Hatley, Catmere End, Saffron Walden,
Essex CB11 4XG (01799:525543 / [email protected])
‘Ministry’ simply means offering our lives in God’s service in the world
and the church in all sorts of ways. ‘Imagining’ is everything from the
earliest glimmer of an idea to a deep conviction.
The annual Colchester Area Vocations day is on Saturday 22 March,
10:00 – 16:00 at John Owen Barn, Fordham.
It is suitable for everyone thinking about finding their place in God’s
church in lay or ordained ministry. Andy will be attending the day, so
if you would like to join him please contact the church office.
The £7.50 cost includes refreshments and a sandwich lunch. For more
details see www.chelmsford.anglican.org/areas-and-bishops/colchester-
area-team/events or call/email mail Rev. Geoff Read 01245 294453
“The area vocations day is a fantastic opportunity to ask all the
questions that you've got. There are lots of people of all ages and
backgrounds, it's really reassuring to be among other people who are
going through the same thing. It was one of the only times I had the
bishop, the DDO and the vocations advisors together as well as people
who were actually in training, so I could hear what they had to say and
also get some really honest answers!” The Revd Samantha Winney of
Bradfield, Essex
Me – Imagining Ministry ?
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unit in Chrishall? Caroline Rogers 838537.
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Give Scott a call
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NotesEducation Sunday
Please join us at Chrishall School
on 2 March for the Education
Sunday Service. All parents,
teachers and governors are invited.
There will be the commissioning of
new governors by the Chair of
Governors and the speaker will be
Rosie Venner, the Regional
Coordinator for Christian Aid.
Rosie will be speaking on an
education theme; we will hear
some inspiring stories from
Christian Aid partners in Lebanon
who are providing access to
education and counselling for
Syrian refugee children. We will
be praying for all engaged in
education at home and abroad.
All welcome!
China Update
Please come to 10 Maltings Lane
(home of Liz – Jo’s sister – and
Gavin) at 8pmon Monday 3
March for an evening of news and
nibbles with Jo and Matthew as
they prepare for their return to
China later this year. They will be
explaining how we can best support
them in prayer, encouragement and
finances.
Contact / RSVP 838699 -
Sport Relief Mile 2014
Come and show what you’re made
of in the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief
Mile on 23rd March, 12 noon
(warm up from 11.30) at Great
Chishill Playing Fields
Dust off those trainers, pull up your
Sport Relief socks and complete
your Mile at the highest point in
Cambridgeshire. Afterwards, kick-
back and relax with friends and
family. Snap up your place in The
Great Chishill Playing Field Mile
straight away at
www.sportrelief.com
You can sign up for 1,3 or 6 miles
around our two fields. You can get
a team together or come on your
own. This is our 4th year of
participating so let’s try to have the
biggest turnout ever-remember that
you can walk it!!
Any queries contact: Catherine
Whyte
Sarah Scott [email protected]
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Come to Mark Weatherhead Ltd
We can service most makes of mower,ride-on or pedestrian
Collection and delivery service available
We also stock a range ofoutdoor clothing, footwear, farm toys,
tools and much more.
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All our vans carry a range of genuine boiler spares
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Saffron Walden Choral Society
There will be a performance of
Bach’s Magnificat in D Major,
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 and
Handel’s Dixit Dominus Saturday
15 March 7.30pm at Saffron Hall,
Saffron Walden.
For tickets (£16-£20) contact
www.saffronahll.com/ 01799
524002
Easter Dates
Lent Course
Thursday 13th, 20th, 27th March,
3rd and 10th April (8pm – 9.30pm
Chrishall Methodist Hall
Our Lent Course this year is called
The Naturalist and the Christ
written by Tim Heaton.
It explores Charles Darwin’s crisis
of faith brought about by the death
of his young daughter and the
arguments developed in The Origins
of Species. These matters are
brought into dialogue with the
Lenten themes of Jesus’ temptations
in the wilderness and his suffering
on the cross.
This is a challenging course that
tackles profound issues such as
science and religion, our
understanding of scripture and the
problem of pain.
Good Friday Get-Together
Come and hear the Easter message,
join in the craft activities and songs,
enjoy Easter snacks. Suitable for
preschool and primary and their
parents.
Head for Great Chishill Village hall
from 10-12 on Friday 18th April
Hamlet Church
Annual District Church Meeting
will be on Monday 17th March
2014 at 8.00 pm in the Hamlet
Church.
Wenden Lofts Conservatives
Our AGM will take place in
Duddenhoe End Village Hall on
Friday 21st March at 7.30pm.
Admission is free, but there is a
charge of £10.00 per head to cover
supper and there will be a licensed
bar.
Sir Alan Haselhurst will be present
to meet people and answer
questions.
Choral Classics
Royston Choral Society performs a
mixed programme including
Howard Goodall’s The Lord is my
Shepherd, the familiar theme tune
for BBC TV’s The Vicar of Dibley.
And classics such as Byrd’s Ave
Verum at All Saints Church,
Melbourn on Saturday 29 March,
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7.30pm. Tickets £9 (Concession £8,
School students £3) from All
Saints Church, Royston Library,
choir members and at the door.
Contact 07876 444701
Quiz Night –Change of Date!
There will be a quiz night, in aid of
Heydon Church Funds, on
Saturday 5 April at The Pheasant
in Great Chishill. Tickets are £10,
which includes a supper of sausage
and chips. Contact Mel Chandler
on 838289.
Chrishall Village Hall
Management Committee AGM
Whether you just want to keep up
to date with the latest news for the
village hall, or are looking for
volunteering opportunities in your
community, please do come and
join us on Monday 7th April 2014
at 8pm
April Fools Quiz Night
Please put the date in your diary,
get your team together and join us
for another fun evening on Friday
25th April at Chrishall Village Hall.
Contact Dominic Reilly 838774
Jumble Sale
To be held on Saturday 26th April
from 2-4pm in Littlebury Village
Hall. In aid of Strethall Church and
The Terrance Higgins Trust. Sue
Woodhouse is also running the
marathon in aid of Terrance
Higgins Trust
Any donations of bric a brac or
jumble to Liz Stott, Ash House,
Catmere End 01799 521217 or
Kathy Woodhouse at Cuckoo Hill,
Catmere End 01799 526864.
Save the date
Back by popular demand on 21st
June…Bands in the Barn is reborn
in a marquee! The evening will
feature Mind the Gap and Charlotte
Reavey . Proceeds to Chrishall
PreSchool. Contact: Pippa 07967
157283 or Suzanne 07812 170844
Toy Story
If you are having a Spring clear out
please consider donating any toys,
books & puzzles, in good
condition, to the Church crèche. We
would also be grateful to receive a
large playpen.
Toys & playpens can be left with
the church office or please contact
Susannah Van Staten on
07811289100 to arrange a pick up.
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Colchester Chamber Choir
return to Chrishall!
The amazing Colchester Chamber
Choir will be performing in
Chrishall on Sunday 22 June,
under the direction of former Royal
Opera House Principal Baritone,
Michael Roderick Earle.
The 35 strong choir sing entirely
a capella and absolutely stunned the
audience at their last visit with their
wide-ranging programme of much-
loved and accessible music.
Set the date in your diary now;
further details from Neil Marshall
([email protected] or 01763
838122)
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5th Deadline for copy for the April Web
contact alison: [email protected] or 837303
3rd & 17th Open Door from 12pm at Chrishall Methodist Hall-
everyone welcome-do come along for a delicious lunch!
4th, 11th Community Lunches at 12.30pm, Chrishall School.
18th & 25th Please book by Friday on 838592
12th & 26th Church Mice at Chrishall Methodist Hall at 10.30am
contact Hazel 838703 or Sally 263231
Tuesdays in Term Time Gt Chishill Youth Group
Contact Fred Smith 838513
Thursdays Gt Chishill Chimps 10-11.45am
contact Emily 07900 243491/ Islay 07977 076573
Fridays Youth Fellowship 6.15-7.30 Contact Hazel 838703
and
Youth drop in - 7.30-9pm Chrishall Methodist Church.
Contact Erica 837272
March Dates for regular events
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Kairos (Youth Group) Youth Drop In Centre Every Friday 7.30pm-9pm, Methodist Church
Youth Group Every Friday 6pm-7.30pm, Methodist Church
Andy and Hazel Colebrooke 838703 Clubs For Children: Every Sunday 10.40am Service Viv Rogers 837185 Church Mice 2nd + 4th Wednesday, 10.45am Hazel Colebrooke 838703 Chrishall School Head Teacher: Tracey Bratley 838592 Prayer Groups: Monday Prayers weekly 9.10am, please see bulletin or call 837272
Bible Study Groups: Monday Afternoon Rectory Group 2pm,Gt Chishill Andy Colebrooke 838703 Barnabas Group Wednesday 10.30am, Duddenhoe End Carolyn Hughes 838326 Wednesday Afternoon Bible Study 1.15pm,Gt Chishill Eileen Murrell 838909 Firm Foundations Thursday 8pm,Wenden Lofts Alison Wilkinson 837303 Thursday Evening Fellowship, Thursday 8pm, Gt Chishill Andy Colebrooke 838703 Contacts In Our Villages: Chrishall - Marcus West 838294 Elmdon – Robert Smith 838497 Gt Chishill – Judy Saunders 838571 Hamlet – Kate Chambers 838754 Heydon - Barbara Shaw 838190 Lt Chishill - Peter Lyster 838238 Strethall - Liz Stott 01799 521217 Methodist Hall Bookings: Erica Debnam 837272
United Reformed Church Gt Chishill: Michael Livings 838708
Bell Ringing: For all towers please contact the church office 837272
Tennis At Strethall: Roger Harcourt 01799 525596 Village Web Contacts: Alison Wilkinson 837303 [email protected] Advertising - Andrea Hamblin 838465 [email protected] Marcus West 838294 Peter Hodges 01462 893546 Mel Chandler 838289
www.icknieldwayparish.com
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Our Churches
Anglican Church Rector: Revd Andy Colebrooke (free day: Tuesday) 1 Hall Lane, Great Chishill, Royston Herts SG8 8SG Tel: 838703 Email: [email protected] Parish Manager: Erica Debnam Office open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9am to 1pm Church Office, Crawley End, Chrishall, Royston, Herts SG8 8QL Tel: 837272 Email: [email protected] Parish Church Wardens: Jon Wayper Tel: 01799 732045 Email: [email protected] Liz Stott Tel: 01799 521217 Email:[email protected] Methodist Church Contact - Minister: Revd David Keeble 4 Nightingale Mews, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 2BQ Tel: 01799 522037 Email: [email protected] United Reformed Church Great Chishill – Minister: Revd Duncan Goldie The Manse, Meeting Lane, Melbourn, Royston, Herts SG8 6AN Tel: 260747 Email: [email protected] If you would like further information about other denominations, please contact the church office on 837272. All telephone codes are 01763 unless stated otherwise.
Two occasions to celebrate this month
Baptism PartyParty food, balloons, craft and a brief service of
thanksgiving
Celebrating baptism into the life of the church16th MarchChrishall @10
Mothering Sunday In days gone by servants were allowed a day off tovisit their home (Mother) church. Tradition has it
that they gathered posies of wild flowers, ontheir way, to give to their own mothers.
Celebrate the gift of mothers at a special service30th March
10.40am Great Chishill
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