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St Mary’s Easter Garden 2019
WHAT IS IN
THIS ISSUE
LAURA’S letter!
WEEKLY Bible
readings!
JOB vacancies info!
APRIL fooling!
Featured Article: PRAYING at home! PEACE by Rector
Ric!
EASTER Quiz for
all!
MEET a member of
the PCC – Alison!
OVERLEIGH St. Mary’s School News!
COMPETITION -
How many chicks can
YOU find in this
magazine?
TIMES OF SERVICES SUNDAYS 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion 9.30 a.m. Storytelling (except for 3rd Sunday in the month when it is Messy Church 3.00 p.m.)
10.30 a.m. Parish Communion (with Children’s Corner for younger children)
12.30 p.m. Holy Baptism (1st Sunday of the month)
6.30 p.m. Choral Evensong (4th Sunday of the month)
THURSDAYS 10.00 a.m. Holy Communion BCP
MESSY CHURCH 3.00 p.m. (3rd Sunday of the month Jan, Feb, March, May, June, July, Oct and Nov)
Sunday Youth Group (11+yrs) – 10.30 a.m. meet in the Centre (term time) St Mary’s, Handbridge takes its duty and obligation to protect all extremely seriously. We have adopted the national Church of England’s robust
procedures and guidelines. Read about the policies and procedures at www.churchofengland.org/safeguarding.
ST. MARY’S MAGAZINE
www.stmaryschester.co.uk
£1.00
April
2020
DEADLINE FOR THE NEXT ISSUE, the May edition of the magazine, is 10th APRIL
ERNEST W. EDGE & SON 54-56 Handbridge – Tel: 675156
High Class Butchers. Local beef, lamb, pork, venison and chicken.
Also fine cheeses, pates, cooked meats and now home cooked pies.
HANDBRIDGE PHARMACY 7/9 Handbridge – Tel: 683454
Gordon & Staff welcome you to your local community Pharmacy. All prescriptions dispensed - prescription
collection & delivery service available for the elderly & the housebound.
Full range of medicines, vitamins, homeopathic and aromatherapy treatments + medical & surgical goods,
toiletries and baby goods
SAMANTHA WILD HAIRDRESSING 58 Handbridge – Tel: 677557
Our team is dedicated in keeping up with the latest styles and trends to provide you with
a first class service. Call in for a free consultation and to
ask about our latest offers.
BROWN SUGAR Handbridge Coffee Shop with Internet Terminals
& Free Wi-Fi Come in and enjoy our fabulous coffee,
home-made cakes and freshly made food! Tel: 01244 683386
www.brownsugarinternetcafe.co.uk
UNIFORMITY CLOTHING LIMITED
22-26 Handbridge Tel: 01244 680187
Call in for *Clothing Alterations *Schoolwear *Embroidery *Transfers *Leisurewear
HANDBRIDGE LAUNDRETTE
35 Handbridge, Chester
*Service washes *Duvets
*Dry Cleaning *Ironing
Tel: 01244 681009
St Mary’s Baby & Toddler Group
Thursdays in term time 10am to 11.30am
£3 per family, includes snack, tea/coffee and craft
activity
St Mary’s
Handbridge
Centre Overleigh
Road Handbridge CH4 7HL
A friendly and welcoming group, drop in to see us! ‘Chairparents’: [email protected] Tel: 671202 Fb: St Mary’s Baby & Toddler Group
There was a very gracious lady who was sending an old family Bible to her brother in another part of the country. “Is there anything breakable in here?” asked the postal clerk. The lady paused for a moment. “Only the Ten Commandments,” she said politely. HANDBRIDGE FLOWER CLUB Our meetings take place on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 1.45pm at St Mary’s Handbridge Centre, Overleigh Road, Chester CH4 7HL. After the demonstration, the arrangements are raffled and then we have a chance to chat over tea and biscuits and to visit our Bring & Buy stall. Visitors are welcome to join us (Tickets £5). For further information phone Chester 683715 or 336493.
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DOORSTEPS of HANDBRIDGE Tel: 675656 or 07889 021033
QUALITY SANDWICHES, HOME MADE SOUP, JACKET POTATOES Business
Lunches, Sandwich Platters, Party Catering and Hot Buffets.
www.acateredaffair.co.uk (Contact Mike)
HOST FAMILIES REQUIRED We are looking for caring host families in this area
for students from Italy and Spain aged 13-18 throughout the year for 1 – 2 week stays
£21 per student per night inc. bed & breakfast, packed lunch and evening meal.
Up to three students per family. For more information ring Susan Jones 07830 096900.
COMPUTER TUTOR Tel: 01244 539507 Mobile: 07539 422 673
Complete beginners welcome No request is too small. We come to you.
Lessons tailored specifically to your needs Business training also available
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Email: [email protected]
While driving in the countryside, a family caught up to an old farmer and his horse-drawn cart. The farmer obviously had a sense of humour, because attached to the back of the carriage was a hand printed sign: ‘Ecologically efficient vehicle: Runs on oats and grass. Caution: Do not step in exhaust.’
LETTER from Laura Lent to Easter, Via the Coronavirus
We have made a lot of changes in church about how we do things. The spread of
infection has come to the forefront of our mind. I don't know how you felt, but it
hit me hard when I heard Boris Jonson say that 'many more will lose loved ones.'
Some may have panicked, some will have made new plans, some will have rolled
their eyes, some will have vowed to change nothing and decry those who are
panicking. What a strange lot we are as human beings.
Mark, my husband, and I both work in environments with people from lots of
different countries. We have discovered that people have a tendency to trust the
advice of the country from which they are from. We have heard: “Post soldiers
outside people's houses and shoot them if they come out;” “Make everyone stay
indoors and deliver state food packages.” It may be hard for them to hear the
measures in the UK: “If you are not feeling well, stay indoors for a week.”
“Ridiculous!” I am told. “It will never work!” Imagine, we have the audacity to
dare to get through a pandemic by initially relying on people's altruism.
God gave us the tools to deal with pandemics, but they have another name: the fruit of the Spirit. “The fruit of the
Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” (Galatians 5.22-
23)
Firstly, Self-Control. That we have enough self-control to realise that we may not need 36 rolls of toilet paper and
that we follow the rules when we are bored of them.
Next, we need patience. Patience to wait for an unfolding epidemic, patience to wait for medicine, patience to
remember to put others before ourselves who may have underlying health conditions. Also, we need the patience to
stay away from infection when we are bored of staying in. When we have lost the will to protect ourselves, we must
protect ourselves for others.
We need kindness and goodness, where we are ready to help our neighbours when they have no one else. We need to
be brave and we need to trust others that they will leave enough for us. We need generosity with our tie and our
patience. We need gentleness not judgement when we see others behaving badly; when we see others being selfish.
We need to search for peace in a time of worry and fear. We need to remember to love those around us, with our
thoughts and actions. We need to behave lovingly.
That leaves faithfulness and joy. Joy may be hard at the moment, but we remember at this time of year the joy of
Easter. The 'fear and joy' of the women running from the tomb with the words, 'He is risen'. Throughout our life we
will experience fear and joy like the women at the tomb. And it is through our faithfulness, that we start to glimpse
the world through God's eyes. That we see the rhythm of life and death, fear and joy.
Let us prepare for pandemic with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-
control. Laura
Weekly Bible Readings
First Reading Psalm Second Reading Gospel
5th April 2020
Palm Sunday
Isaiah 50:4-9a Psalm 118:1-2. 19-29
Psalm 31:9-16
Philippians 2:5-11 Matthew 21:1-11
Passion
Matthew 26:14 –
27:66
Or Matthew 27:11-
54
12th April 2020
Easter Sunday
Either Acts
10:34-43 or
Jeremiah 31:1-6
Psalm 118:1-2. 14-24 Either Colossians
3:1-4
or Acts 10:34-43
Either John 20:1-18
or Matthew 28:1-
10
19th April 2020
Second Sunday of Easter
Acts 2:14a. 22-
32
Psalm 16 1 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31
26th April 2020
Third Sunday of Easter
Acts 2:14a. 36-
41
Psalm 116:1-3.10-17 1 Peter 1:17-23 Luke 24:13-35
THE ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING Sunday 26th April at 12 noon in the Parish Centre
We have had to postpone the APCM until further notice. The Church of England are making legal
arrangements to extend all elected roles until APCMs can be held.
During this time of ‘hunkering down’ you may decide that you want to become more active in the
running of the church so LET US KNOW!! Time for NEW BEGINNINGS!! (Ed)
Job Vacancies at St Mary’s Handbridge Centre St Mary's Parish Church recently concluded a successful bid to the Lottery Community Fund for monies to be used to
increase the operational capacity of the St Mary's Handbridge
Centre. The centre, opened in Summer 2018, is already used by a
broad cross section of the local community. Users include uniform
groups, businesses, charities and larger organisations like the NHS.
The building itself has recently been the recipient of an award by
the Chester Civic Trust for its architectural design. The successful
grant application, led by the Church Wardens, allows the Centre to
begin recruiting 2 or 3 part-time members of staff to help in day-to-
day operations. This includes setting-up for events, welcoming new
users, and, alongside the Centre Management Committee, looking
for imaginative ways to broaden the scope and impact of the centre
in the life of the Handbridge community. The funding is for 37
hours per week, divided as part-time roles among the 2 or 3
successful candidates. The actual working time commitment is open
to negotiation at the time of interview. The Centre is open 7 days a week from 9am to 11pm. We hope to start
recruitment in the Spring. Further details about the roles, for those interested, can be obtained from the Parish Office,
via: [email protected]
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK Dear Readers,
Never has the throw away greeting ‘How are you?’ been more meaningful than in these strange times. I urge ALL of us to do 3
things each day.
1. Physical exercise. Never sit down for more than half an hour at a time even if it to walk around the living room a couple
of times.
2. Mental exercise. Call it Prayer, Meditation or Mindfulness. During this time ‘Be in the Present’, not worrying about the
past or fearing the future; and remember Ric’s Harvest sermon about praying with the hand (January magazine 2020)
3. And finally find something FUNNY each day which makes you smile and share this with someone else. We will get through this together because we need each other and care for one another. Light can ALWAYS be found in
in the depths of darkness.
Catherine PS There are PRIZES for EVERYONE who contacts me with the number of chicks in the magazine and where they were found!
1st April - Fooling Around I was about six when I began to enjoy April Fool’s Day. My older brother was very clever at appropriate
hoaxes, not only deceiving me but also mum and dad. On the whole my childish efforts were
encouraged. The day was full of laughs, even at school, where the teachers would try to trick us and all
day long no one quite believed anything they were told. So it went on, year after year, though I think it
all seems as a bit unsophisticated for the modern generation.
You couldn’t say that, though, about probably the most famous April Fool effort of all time. In the 1960’s
BBC TV broadcast a feature on the spaghetti farms of Italy. Even those of us who bought our spaghetti in
the supermarket from the pasta shelves began to wonder if we’d been wrong. Italian farmers explained their work and the
progress of the spaghetti plants was carefully filmed, from planting to reaping. And all in the BBC’s most serious documentary
manner. It took a while to appreciate that this was Aunty playing games. Whatever next!
The odd thing is that no one is quite sure of the origin of this very British tradition. Most attribute it to changes in Britain’s
calendar in the 1700s, when New Year’s Day moved from March 25th to January 1st. Not surprisingly, the change caused a lot of
confusion and mistakes around the start of April. Others look further back, to the ancient Roman feast of Hilaria, when the
goddess Cybele was celebrated with pranks and jokes around the spring equinox, March 25th. Either way a touch of hilarity at
the end of Lent does not seem amiss. Go to Greece, where the resurrection of Jesus is celebrated with fireworks and parties to
see how it might work. by Canon David Winter (PARISH PUMP)
Our Featured Article
PRAYING AT HOME
As I write, authorities in Italy have taken steps to ‘close’ the country, asking those
living there to place themselves under quarantine conditions in their own homes. As we pray for
those in authority, charged with difficult decisions regarding the protection of those most
vulnerable and the wise allocation of resources, we must also prepare to make alterations in our
own communal worshipping life. In times past, the Anglican Church issued a supplement to its
Book of Common Prayer, for those looking to pray but unable to meet with others to share in a
Sunday service or a Eucharist. It was originally intended for use in the Armed Services in the
1950s, but has been used in a multitude of circumstances since then.
For those of you with a Book of Common Prayer to hand somewhere at home, or access to
one on a tablet, device or smartphone, this supplement – entitled ‘Spiritual Communion’ may be of
interest or of use to help you pray in your homes.
If on any Sunday or other Day of Obligation (see Tables and Rules for the Movable and Immovable Feasts in the front part of
the Prayer Book), you are prevented from making your Communion, make an act of Spiritual Communion, after the following
manner:
¶ Kneel down, and say: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen.
¶ Then read the Collect for the day, the Epistle, and the Holy Gospel.
¶ Rise and say the Nicene Creed.
I believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible:
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God; Begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of
Light, Very God of very God; Begotten, not made; Being of one substance with the Father; By whom all things were made:
Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and
was made man: And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered was buried: And the third day He rose again
according to the Scriptures: And ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of the Father: And he shall come again,
with glory, to judge both the quick and the dead; Whose kingdom shall have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord, and Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son; Who with the
Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; Who spake by the Prophets: And I believe one Catholic and Apostolic
Church: I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins: And I look for the Resurrection of the dead: And the Life of the
world to come. Amen.
¶ Kneel and read the Confession Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men; We
acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, Which we, from time to time, most grievously have committed,
By thought, word, and deed, Against Thy Divine Majesty, Provoking most justly Thy wrath and indignation against us. We
do earnestly repent, And are heartily sorry for these our misdoings: The remembrance of them is grievous unto us; The
burden of them is intolerable. Have mercy upon us, Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father; For Thy Son our Lord Jesus
Christ's sake, Forgive us all that is past; And grant that we may ever hereafter Serve and please Thee In newness of life, To
the honour and glory of Thy Name; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
¶ Then say: The Almighty and merciful Lord, grant me pardon and absolution of all my sins. Amen.
¶ Read the Comfortable Words, Preface and Sanctus
Hear what comfortable words our Saviour Christ saith unto all who truly turn to Him.
Come unto Me, all ye that travail and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you. St. Matt. xi. 28.
So God loved the world, that He gave His only-begotten Son, to the end that all that believe in Him should not perish, but
have everlasting life. St. John iii. 16.
Hear also what Saint Paul saith.
This is a true saying, and worthy of all men to be received, That Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. 1 Tim. i. 15.
Hear also what Saint John saith.
If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous; and He is the Propitiation for our sins. 1 St.
John ii. 1, 2.
Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify Thy glorious Name;
evermore praising Thee, and saying,
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, Lord God of hosts, Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory: Glory be to Thee, O Lord Most High.
Amen.
¶ Then say: In union, O Lord with the faithful at every altar of Thy Church, where the Holy Eucharist is now being celebrated,
I desire to offer Thee praise and thanksgiving. I present to Thee my soul and body with the earnest wish that may always be
united to Thee. And since I can not now receive Thee sacramentally, I beseech Thee to come spiritually into my heart. I unite
myself to Thee, and embrace Thee with all the affections of my soul. Let nothing ever separate Thee from me. May I live and
die in Thy love. Amen.
¶ Spend a few moments in meditation upon the fact that God so loved you that He sent His Only-Begotten Son into the world
for you. Recite the Lord's Prayer and afterward say:
May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with me always. Amen
Rector Ric
The Peace (and what we could learn from its temporary absence)
I once visited a religious community made up of 20 or so young people. Its members were drawn
from different streams of Christianity, and from different parts of the world. They lived, ate and
prayed together, some worked or studied together. I visited, with some other clergy, about a week
after the community had hosted a visiting clergyperson from overseas. The priest concerned was
Roman Catholic, and the experience of having a Catholic priest to administer the Eucharist to those members of the community
in that tradition (but not to those non-Catholics in the community) had left its mark. They reflected on what they had hitherto
taken for granted about their ability to share fellowship. What the celebration in the Catholic tradition had brought into the light
was that their communion was a fractured fellowship. No circumstances existed for all members to share bread and wine,
Christ’s body and blood, in the same service. Whilst there was not despair, there was lament. An awareness of a situation that
they were not able to amend. But, as with all lament, there was an awareness of hope. In their particular context, the hope
centred on having blind spots in their own view highlighted, their unexamined presumptions and privileges made explicit
(especially those who identified as Anglicans). It was a set of uncomfortable circumstances, but ones within which important
misplaced truths could be rediscovered and received.
The changes afoot (or, by now, apparent) around the spread of COVID-19 are not taken lightly. Whether we suspend the
exchange of the peace, or receive communion in one kind only in church, or are encouraged to stop meeting altogether for a
time (as the Pope instructed in early March before the quarantine of the whole of Italy), each adjustment requires us to
acknowledge disappointment where it exists. But in order to responsibly lament, and resist despairing (or cynicism towards
those with responsibility for institutions and public health), we need also to locate our grounds for hope. The cessation of the
peace, and receiving in one kind should draw those of us who so value our free worship and regular communion to remember
those who are persecuted and go years without the fellowship, ministry and sacraments and we so often take for granted. For the
majority of Christians in the developing world, often located in unpredictable or dangerous political and social circumstances,
this is a more commonplace reality. The accommodations we may be asked to make are an opportunity for a greater depth of
solidarity with those who are our fellow members in the Body of Christ and fellow heirs of the hope God shows to us in Jesus,
the one comes to accompany us in our fear and who, on Good Friday, “by death undoes death”.
I’ve touched elsewhere in this month’s edition on some of the background to the exchange of the peace in our Anglican
tradition. It is a welcome part of our contemporary worshipping life (however we participate in it). I hope the changes we have
been practicing with respect to the peace are effective, and a witness to our commitment to protecting those most vulnerable
amongst us. But I also hope that the changes encourage us to consider anew what Jesus’ reign of peace might hold for our
common life and, where necessary, to admit what we might have neglected. Rector Ric
PUZZLE TIME for the Young and the Not so… EASTER QUIZ
1. 'Crucession' is a procession headed by which symbolic object?
2. At the Last Supper, what food did Jesus liken to his body?
3. Does Easter fall on the same dates every year?
4. Easter Island belongs to which South American country?
5. How many days does Lent last for?
6. What day precedes Ash Wednesday?
7. How was Jesus fastened to the cross?
8. What symbol of the empty tomb is commonly decorated at
Easter by kids?
9. In the Easter song, Lord of the Dance, on which day did the ‘world turn black’?
10. What comes first Easter Week or Holy Week?
11. Jelly beans are enjoyed in many countries at Easter time, but what is the most popular flavour of Jelly
bean in the US?
12. Jesus prophesized that Peter would deny him how many times?
13. On the side of which hill was the garden of Gethsemane?
14. Pascua is the name for Easter in which language?
15. Signed on Good Friday, 10 April in 1998, what other name is the 'Good Friday Agreement' know as?
16. What came first, Jesus' crucifixion, resurrection or the Last Supper?
17. The 'Easter parade' is an American cultural event consisting of a festive strolling procession on Easter
Sunday. People traditionally dress in new and fashionable clothing but what item of clothing do ladies' strive
to impress others with?
18. What happened to Jesus on Easter Sunday?
19. Which job did Zacchaeus hold in the bible?
20. What sweet objects are commonly 'hunted' by children at Easter time?
Answers on the bottom of the inside back page
Meet a member of the PCC…Alison McLellan I was born in Liverpool [in a Salvation Army nursing home!] in 1947-three weeks
late, as I was rarely allowed to forget - still trying to catch up. In contrast my one sister,
Ruth arrived on time albeit with 10 years between us My primary school was St
Michaels- in- the -Hamlet [affectionately known as “Scott’s Monkey House” after a
former headmaster].In those enlightened days school music festivals were held in the
Philharmonic Hall; singing there at the age of 10 started a life- long love of choral
music which has stayed with me. I went on to Aigburth Vale High School for Girls,
where I had the privilege of being taught by Ruth Etchells, the most inspirational
teacher any one could hope for, who instilled a love of literature and drama which again
has stayed with me; she went on to Chester College before becoming principal of St
John’s College, Durham Having made up my mind that the last thing I wanted to do
was teach I ended up at St John’s Teacher Training College, York for three years, a
better experience than I deserved because the English department was involved in the
York Mystery Plays in 1966[favourite moment?-a hushed voice over the tannoy telling
us to stand by for the Last Judgement] . From there I was given a probationary year in
Speke, a post war housing estate at the south end of Liverpool. As I made my
preliminary visits in July I met Colin who was on the point of moving to a deputy
headship. Three years later [1971] we were married.
After 9 years in Speke, the high points being drama productions and Music
Festivals [don’t ask about my P.E. lessons -given the slightest excuse I would teach
country dancing instead] I moved to a deputy headship in Norris Green for 6 years
[only given the job because the head wanted someone who could play the piano-thank
you, mother, for standing over me with a horsewhip] -more of the same before being entrusted with the headship of St
Margaret’s Anfield Junior School in 1984. My time there included having my redundancy notice delivered by taxi[ Liverpool
was an interesting place in which to be a council employee in the 80’s ], the introduction of the National curriculum and the
shelves which had to be constructed to hold the hundreds of totally useless ring binders , the managing of school budgets which
was a good move even if the absence of computer programs meant you were sitting for days working out staff salaries by 5
twelfths of one year and 7 twelfths of the following year then -oh joy- there was Ofsted . I survived three full inspections plus
the occasional flying visit when [so I was told] they wished to report on some exemplary practice. When the head teacher of the
infant school changed career the Governing Body decided that the two schools should amalgamate -it was a shock to the system
to have to re acquaint myself with the application process after so many years but I ended up in charge of a school roughly
double the size until my retirement in 2008. There were times of tragedy, the stress of dealing with the problems of an inner city
school but much that was positive. My proudest achievement lay in teaching a young Mark Simpson the recorder before
arranging for him to have clarinet lessons; 9 years later I watched him winning the B.B.C. Young Musician of the year
competition -still the only winner from a state school- and, a few years later, having one of his compositions premiered at the
First Night of the Proms. Occasionally the rewards of teaching live up to expectation.
While these career incidents were going on we were looking to move house from a busy
main road in Liverpool. Having come to Chester for some Christmas shopping and picked up the
Chronicle we noticed that some new housing was going up at the end of Lache Lane. Back we went
the following day and put down a deposit-it did mean 30 years driving through the Mersey Tunnel
but we never regretted the move [1980] -less likely to encounter school parents when pushing the
trolley round Sainsbury’s. When not commuting I managed to become involved in the Chester
Mystery Plays , Chester Little Theatre and the cathedral’s nave choir. However, the arrival of our
daughter, Fiona, in 1987 [yes, you’ve guessed it -three weeks late] slowed my gallop somewhat. Realising that Fiona would be attending Overleigh St Mary’s I initially thought it a duty to
support the church. She attended Sunday School -ably run by Catherine at the time while I
joined the choir; here I must confess that in looking for a way of giving service to the church I
would have done anything that meant I didn’t have to help out in the kitchen;[this was because
every Sunday morning in childhood I laboured on Dad’s allotment instead of learning to cook
dinner with Mum].Fortunately St Mary’s has an impressive team of helpers.
Retirement would have left me at a loose end but it was suggested that I stand as
churchwarden the following April. This proved a welcome challenge even though it left me
with a fixation over gutters and drains. School management had left me with a working
knowledge of many issues and an appreciation of what St Mary’s achieves with much
volunteer goodwill and a much smaller income-an Archdeacon’s inspection presents little to
dread after the rigours of Ofsted. At the same time Jack Topping stood down from running the
choir and I agreed to hold the fort in managing the church music– with no music qualifications
apart from 40 years of taking hymn practice and 50 years of singing in choirs- until the aged voices ever singing were rescued
by Michael after 9 years of putting up with me. I’ve already explained my preference for gardening. It took the decline in Colin’s health to make me fully appreciate the wonderful network of support that is a hallmark of
St Mary’s. The kindness and readiness of friends to help out, especially when my arm was in plaster, has been overwhelming. I
would like to take this opportunity of expressing my gratitude to the clergy team as well as members of the congregation.
P.S Colin isn’t sitting in our garden -It’s Harlow Carr 5 years ago. Alison
Registers February 2020: Deaths
Charlotte Aileen Starr
Maureen Melville
Elizabeth Pugh May the above, and those others known to us personally,
rest in peace and may faith and courage to be granted to
those who mourn
Baptisms
Ruby Sofia Lindley
Marriages
None
HANDBRIDGE FLOWER CLUB This month's April meeting has
been cancelled due to the
coronavirus.
We understand that we are in
‘unusual
times’ but
meanwhile, enjoy ‘home
flower activities’ and we look
forward to seeing you again
when ‘normal service
resumes’ and when we will be
warmly welcoming visitors (£6) and new members to
our meetings.
For further information please contact 01244 683715
Church Flower Arranging
April 2020
Ann Baldacchino
Irene Davies
Alma Hukin
Pat Swain Queries, PLEASE contact Diana
Morgan Tel; 678083
Save the Date…
St Mary’s Summer Fete
Saturday 20th June 2020 from 1pm An afternoon of activities and fun for the whole family
Stall Volunteers Needed! Cake stall, plant stall, traditional cream teas and bottle
tombola please speak with Maureen Pickering. If you are
able to pot up plants and seedlings from your garden for the
plant stall this would be much appreciated.
Social & Events Diary 2020
June 20th - St Mary’s Summer Fair
July 11th - Jan Modelski Community
Orchestra Concert
July 25th - Fundraising Concert in Church for Choral
Scholarship Fund (featuring Silver Singers, The Three
Mojitos Jazz Trio and guest soloists)
November 28th - St Mary’s Christmas Fair
Handbridge WI Meeting April 2020 We usually meet at
7.30pm at St. Mary’s
Centre Handbridge once
a month. However, at the
time of going to print, we
are unsure if our April
meeting will take place.
We had planned to hear
Brian Cullen talk about
Radio Caroline and the 1960s. We usually have a
raffle and book and bric a brac stall and time to chat
over tea and cake with the first three visits being free.
For updated information email;
or follow us on:
Facebook Handbridge WI Chester or contact Maureen
on 01244 671304.
Coffee Rota for April 2020 (As we do not know when services will be resumed, I will
leave the coffee rotas it is as a sign of HOPE
that we believe normality will return sooner
rather than later! Ed)
5th April – Team 8
Mrs E Young
Mrs S Dickinson
Mrs L Jones
Mrs S Fryer
12th April – Team 9
Mrs E Somerville
Mr J Grundy
Mrs J Barton
Mrs D Morgan
19th April – Team 10
Mrs M Teasdale
Mrs A Hukin
Mrs J Morgan
Mrs J Pickett
26th April – Team 11 Mrs D Gabriel
Mrs M Hamilton
Mrs Catherine Jones
Mr Alistair Jones
At the start of the second spring term we had a day where the whole school focused on our new
Value of the term – Friendship. We know that friendship will be the value that the children feel that they know
the most about already – from a very early age children begin to develop the notion of friendship and of being
friendly. However, we will be looking beyond the idea of friendship just being about the people we play with, or
the people who are nice to us but into what makes a successful friendship and ultimately how we can be a good
friend – linking to the words of Jesus within the Bible. Much of our initial work has
been centred and inspired around this quote from Archbishop Desmond Tutu: “We are made for goodness. We are made for love. We are made for friendliness. We
are made for togetherness. We are made for all of the beautiful things that you and I
know. We are made to tell the world that there are no outsiders. All are welcome:
black, white, red, yellow, rich, poor, educated, not educated, male, female, gay,
straight, all, all, all. We all belong to this family, this human family, God's family.”
As has become our custom we used the first day back at the start of term to work with
the children on activities that help them to live out the value in focus. Amongst the
many activities -
Be Social, Be Creative, Be Happy, Social Butterflies Art Project
Y2 and Y4 led us in this initiative that is taking place throughout Cheshire West this spring. Community groups,
schools, local businesses and individuals are asked to create decorative butterflies to display in and around their
buildings. The butterfly is a symbol of change and transformation. The butterfly represents the joy and pleasure
to be had by staying connected and active whatever our age. Social Butterflies reinforces some key messages:
creativity and connectedness is key to staying healthy and happy
social isolation is everyone’s responsibility
people of all ages need to be included, respected and valued by their community
you are never too old to explore your creativity, everyone has an artist inside them.
We were very pleased to be joined by members of St Mary’s Church to work in partnership with the children to
make our butterflies. Y4 made ones for outside our school and Y2 to display in the church. Thank you all once
again for your kindness and
support with this project.
Emma Drew - Headteacher Email:
[email protected] Website: www.overleighstmarysce.cheshire.sch.uk
Friendship is:
Finding things to do together
Relying on each other
Impossible on your own
Enjoying being together
Never selfish
Depending on someone else
Sharing hopes and dreams
Happiness and laughter
Including Others
Precious
Chester Cathedral, St Werburgh St, Chester CH1 2DY Friday 22nd May 2020 The Chester Diversity Ball (Registered charity: 1181567), is an evening when all the communities of Chester
and the surrounding region, come together to celebrate their differences as equals, where we set a new standard
for the openness of our society, for tolerance, inclusiveness, accessibility and mutual respect.
About the ball
Doors open 19.00, ends 23.00
The ball is being held on 4 stages in Chester Cathedral, and is
different to the usual concept of a Ball, as it will be inclusive and
reach out and welcome everyone, regardless of their ethnicity,
religion, ability/disability or sexual orientation. What is
happening? Here it is!
The Diversity Ball will include:
· The Diversity fashion show (organised by the
University of Chester)
· Singing in Sign language (Dee Sign BSL Choir - MBE)
· Silent auction
· Bands, Orchestras, DJs
· Dance, Poetry, Comedy
· Solo acts
And more to be announced later Tickets are on sale through the Cathedral box office
at https://chestercathedral.com/event/diversity-ball/
Chester City Passion, Good Friday, 10th April 2020, 10.30am
After a gap of three years Chester City Passion is returning on Good Friday 2020 with another
large scale community performance in central Chester. The Company comprising Chester Mystery
Plays in association with Churches Together, Theatre in the Quarter and Link Up will once again use
Chester's streets and the Rows as a theatre, telling the Passion story from Jesus' entry into Jerusalem
(under the Eastgate Clock) to the Crucifixion outside the West Door of the Cathedral.
(HOPEFULLY THIS WILL HAPPEN NEXT YEAR
INSTEAD!)
An Ordinary Day by Norman MacCaig (heard on Radio 4 by Sandra Teasdale)
I took my mind a walk
Or my mind took me a walk–
Whichever was the truth of it.
The light glittered on the water
Or the water glittered in the light.
Cormorants stood on a tidal rock
With their wings spread out,
Stopping no traffic. Various ducks
Shilly-shallied here and there
On the shilly-shallying water.
An occasional gull yelped. Small flowers
Were doing their level best
To bring to their kerbs bees like
Ariel charabancs. Long weeds in the clear
Water did Eastern dances, unregarded
By shoals of darning needles. A cow
Started a moo but thought
Better of it – And my feet took me home
And my mind observed to me,
Or I to it, how ordinary
Extraordinary things are or
How extraordinary ordinary
Things are, like the nature of the mind
And the process of observing.
The Tea Dance sent in by Wendy Gorman
As many of you may know, my favourite pass time is dancing, it is good exercise and a great way to make friends.
I thought that you would enjoy this little poem. Thornton Heath is near my home town of Croydon. I had a short
lived job sewing the little bows on the front of bras. No natural light, awful music all day long, women smoking
their heads off in the toilets, an aching back and a pain in the neck and to cap it all, I kept forgetting to clock on
and off. Ugh!
It’s the Saturday tea dance and they’ll all be here today.
Aches and pains forgotten, dance the afternoon away.
Foxtrots, Quicksteps, Waltzes, some are slow but some are still nifty.
With memories of how it was way back in 1950.
Norman’s in the toilet and he’s struggling to Pee!!!
He’s got trouble with his Prostate, he’ll likely miss his tea.
Eddy’s got a new love that he met in Thornton Heath
She does a lovely Tango, but she hasn’t any teeth.
His latest fancy footwork nearly broke his partner’s neck
She mistook his outside swivel for a traveling contra check.
Ida’s had her hair done and she’s ready for the saunter, SPIRIT FREE
She had a vindaloo last night and it’s coming back to haunt her.
Florrie’s miniskirt’s revealing when she’s spinning in the jive,
She really shouldn’t wear a thong, approaching 85.
They’ve had their cup of tea, cake and a chat and had a little laugh,
And gamely rise with creaking knees to face the second half.
Norman’s made it back in time for Rumba no. 1,
His Curaracha’s very neat, but he’s left his flies undone.
Vera’s fallen over in a massive crimpelene heap.
Bert’s got indigestion and Mabel’s fast asleep.
It’s last Waltz time and up they get for Humperdinck’s Old Time
And then, Goodbye, Good luck, Take Care……
God willing, see you soon.
Diary Dates: April 2020 (I am leaving this Diary in the magazine but please understand that
most services and events are being suspended at the time of going to print, until we hear otherwise, Ed) Wednesday 1 9.15am Morning Prayer 12.00pm Luncheon Club in the Parish Centre 6.00pm School of Prayer concluding with Compline
Thursday 2 9.15am Morning Prayer 10.00am Holy Communion 6.45pm Baptism and Confirmation Preparation
Friday 3 9.15am Morning Prayer 7.30pm An evening of Stories, Poetry and Music with Trevor Dennis
Saturday 4 1.00pm Wedding: James Ankers & Victoria Brookes-Fazakerley 3.00pm Holy Baptism
Sunday 5 Palm Sunday 8.00am Holy Communion (No Storytelling Service – please join the 10.30am All Age Service) 10.30am Parish Communion with Procession of Palms (Youth Group will lead Passion Narrative) 12.30pm Holy Baptism
Monday 6 9.15am Morning Prayer 7.30pm Holy Communion with Address
Tuesday 7 9.15am Morning Prayer 7.30pm Holy Communion with Address
Wednesday 8 9.15am Morning Prayer 12.00pm Luncheon Club in the Parish Centre 7.30pm Holy Communion with Address
Thursday 9 Maundy Thursday 10.00am Diocesan Chrism at Chester Cathedral 7.30pm Holy Communion with foot washing, sermon and vigil in the Lady Chapel
Friday 10 Good Friday 9.00am Litany 10.30am Chester City Passion in Chester City Centre 2.00pm Hour at the Cross
Sunday 12 Easter Day 8.00am Holy Communion 10.30am Parish Communion
Wednesday 15 12.00pm Luncheon Club in the Parish Centre
Thursday 16 10.00am Holy Communion
Saturday 18 1.00pm Renewal of Vows Service
Sunday 19 Second Sunday of Easter 8.00am Holy Communion 9.30am Storytelling Service 10.30am Parish Communion
Wednesday 22 12.00pm Luncheon Club in the Parish Centre
Thursday 23 10.00am Holy Communion
Saturday 25 1.30pm Wedding: Jonathan Dukes & Hannah Greener
Sunday 26 Third Sunday of Easter 8.00am Holy Communion 9.30am Storytelling Service 10.30am Parish Communion 12.00pm APCM in the Parish Centre 6:30pm Choral Evensong
Tuesday 28 8.00pm Meditation Group
Wednesday 29 12.00pm Luncheon Club in the Parish Centre
Thursday 30 10.00am Holy Communion
PARISH DIRECTORY
Rector The Revd. Dr Richard P. Whaite, 671202
email: [email protected]
Assistant Priest The Revd. Laura Rhodes, 78 Ringway, Waverton, Chester, CH3 7NR 07875657784
email: [email protected]
Parish Administrator Doris Keen, St. Mary-Without-the Walls, Overleigh Rd., Handbridge, Chester CH4 7HL 671202
email: [email protected] - www.stmaryschester.co.uk
Parish Centre Booking Secretary Doris Keen – Details as above.
Hon. Asst. Clergy The Revd. Maureen Pickering, Curzon Cottage, 2A Curzon Park South, Chester CH4 8AB 677352
email: [email protected] The Revd. John Carhart, 29 Abbot’s Grange, Chester CH2 1AJ 380923
The Revd. Bill Hamilton, 51 Vincent Drive, Westminster Park, Chester CH4 7RQ 428457 Hon. Parish Reader Linda Manning, 35 Eaton Mews, Handbridge, Chester CH4 7EJ 682143
email: [email protected]
Churchwardens Ted Graham, Beechwood, 18 Victoria Crescent, Queens Park, CH4 7AX 679636 Helen Brophy, 36 Norwood Drive, Westminster Park, Chester CH4 7RH 629111
e email: [email protected] PCC Secretary Denise Parkin, 14 Edinburgh Way, Queens Park, Chester CH4 7AS 676009 and 07876154722
email: [email protected] PCC Treasurer John Parkin, 14 Edinburgh Way, Queens Park, Chester CH47AS 676009 and 07979306292 Bellringers Fiona Harrison, email: [email protected] 314712 Verger Brian Dickinson, 8 Cottage Road, Westminster Park, Chester CH4 7QB 678328 Director of Music Michael Reynolds, email: [email protected] 07786 323946 Church Flowers Lead Diana Morgan 87 Lache Lane, Chester CH4 7LT 678083 Church Flowers Treasurer Linda Schofield, 8 Audley Crescent, Belgrave Park, Chester CH4 7ET 659149 Intercessions Rota Jackie Hirst, 32 Abbots Park, off Liverpool Road, Chester CH1 4AN 371083
email: [email protected] Server Rota Sue Dickinson, 8 Cottage Road, Westminster Park, Chester CH4 7QB 678328 Magazine Distributors Bill & Jaqi Yates, Broadwater, 16a Curzon Park North, Chester CH4 8AR 681349 John & Melissa Grundy, 39 Vincent Drive, Chester CH4 7RQ 630561 Magazine Editor Catherine Jones, email: [email protected] 07730584510 Social Activities Veronica Bull, Hermitages, South Crescent Road, Chester. CH4 7AU 676865
email: [email protected] Electoral Roll Officer Alison McLellan, email: [email protected] 676772 Giving Recorder Helen Brophy, 36 Norwood Drive, Westminster Park, Chester CH4 7RH 629111 Safeguarding Co-ordinator Peter Dove, 111 Philip Street, Chester CH2 3BZ 321938 Health & Safety Alun Williams, 48 Hough Green, Chester CH4 8JQ 679654 Julian Meetings Sec John & Denise Parkin, 14 Edinburgh Way, Chester CH4 7AS 676009 and 07876154722 Meditation Group Jackie Hirst, 32 Abbots Park, off Liverpool Road, Chester CH1 4AN 371083
email: [email protected] Luncheon Club Leader Maureen Evans, 2 Queens Drive, Chester. CH4 7BD 676123
Youth Group Jackie Hirst, 32 Abbots Park, off Liverpool Road, Chester CH1 4AN 371083
email: [email protected] Beavers, Cubs & Scouts Susan Jones, 16 Ludwell Close, Westminster Park, Chester CH4 7RD 675538 Brownies Krystina Littlehales, 15 Devonshire Place, Chester CH4 7BY 07860845402 and 677983
email; [email protected] Guides & Ranger Helen Williams, email: [email protected] 07951959007 Rainbows Grace Hamilton, email: [email protected] 07943811854
Overleigh St. Mary’s C of E Primary School Head: Emma Drew, Overleigh School, Old Wrexham Rd., Handbridge, Chester CH4 7HS 981700
email: [email protected] St. Mary’s Baby & Toddler Group: ‘Chairparents’: email: [email protected] 671202
Fb: St Mary’s Baby & Toddler Group
All advertising enquiries to be made through the Parish Administrator, Doris Keen by email: [email protected] & www.stmaryschester.co.uk All Editorial enquiries to be made through the Editor, Catherine Jones email:[email protected] Articles, letters, funny jokes and photos to be submitted to Catherine by 10th of the month for the following month’s magazine. Please contact Catherine if you wish to be sent the magazine in PDF form
by email where you will receive it every month & you can still have your paper copy
PLEASE NOTE: The Parish Office hours are as follows:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 9:00am - 3:00pm, Wednesday: 9:00am - 12:30pm
LETTERS AND THOUGHTS
Hello Everyone,
Our dear friend and long standing stalwart of St Mary’s, Brenda
Topping, has now moved into a care home to be nearer her daughter
Anne, in Nottingham. Details of how to keep in touch with her are via
Bill Hamilton (see Parish Directory in this magazine).
We trust Brenda settles into her new surroundings and will, no doubt
make new friends and it will be lovely to be near famly BUT will
NOT be forgotten by her old ones here in Chester!
Thinking Ahead... If you have any new, unloved presents from Christmas or birthdays that you
would like to see recycled to help church funds please keep them. We would love to have them for
our Christmas Fair!
The idea is to gift wrap these items and sell them as ‘ready-made gifts’.
Thanking you. Christmas Fair Committee.
SPONSORED BIKE RIDE TO AMSTERDAM To celebrate three years since finishing his radiotherapy at Clatterbridge Hospital,
PCC member David Gilburt and his son Adam, are doing a sponsored bike ride to
Amsterdam in June.
Prostate cancer is now the most common cancer in the UK.
More than 50,000 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in the
UK last year. Every 45 minutes one man dies from prostate
cancer – that's two men in the time it takes to play a
football match! We are cycling the 250 kilometres to
raise money for Prostate Cancer UK to fund research
into this disease. Please help us raise money for this important cause. You
can find us by scanning the bar code below with the camera of your phone
and follow the instructions which will take you to our Just Giving fundraising page
Thank you, David & Adam
Just Giving fundraising page: https://www.justgiving.com/account/your-pages/davidandadam-gilburt1
(This poem was sent in to me just before the magazine went to print. It is certainly appropriate for today (19th March) and
hopefully will remain so by the time you receive the magazine. Ed.) It is called LOCKDOWN
Yes there is fear.
Yes there is isolation.
Yes there is panic buying.
Yes there is sickness.
Yes there is even death.
But,
They say that in Wuhan after so many
years of noise
You can hear the birds again.
They say that after just a few weeks of
quiet
The sky is no longer thick with fumes
But blue and grey and clear.
They say that in the streets of Assisi
People are singing to each other
across the empty squares,
keeping their windows open
so that those who are alone
may hear the sounds of family around
them.
They say that a hotel in the West of
Ireland
is offering free meals and delivery to the
housebound.
Today a young woman I know
is busy spreading fliers with her number
through the neighbourhood
So that the elders may have someone to
call on.
Today Churches, Synagogues, Mosques
and Temples
are preparing to welcome
and shelter the homeless, the sick, the
weary
All over the world people are slowing
down and reflecting
All over the world people are looking at
their neighbours in a new way
All over the world people are waking up
to a new reality
To how big we really are.
To how little control we really have.
To what really matters.
To Love.
So we pray and we remember that
Yes there is fear.
But there does not have to be hate.
Yes there is isolation.
But there does not have to be loneliness.
Yes there is panic buying.
But there does not have to be meanness.
Yes there is sickness.
But there does not have to be disease of
the soul
Yes there is even death.
But there can always be a rebirth of love.
Wake to the choices you make as to how
to live now.
Today, breathe.
Listen, behind the factory noises of your
panic
The birds are singing again
The sky is clearing,
Spring is coming,
And we are always encompassed by
Love.
Open the windows of your soul
And though you may not be able
to touch across the empty square,
Sing.
Fr. Richard Hendrick, OFM March 13th 2020
Family History course Friday mornings 10am-12.30pm
St Mary’s Handbridge Centre, Handbridge, Chester Free to attend for Cheshire residents aged 19+
Introduction to Family History, Create your family tree How to trace your family history/Military records Parish records /Family history
beyond the internet DNA and Genetic Testing
Contact
0151 792 7011 or email [email protected]
HOME INSTEAD SENIOR CARE
Support Workers Required. We are recruiting support workers, own
transport essential, to offer Companionship, Home Help and Personal Care Service for adults and older people living in their own
homes in Chester and the surrounding areas. Flexible positions, including full/part time hours
and weekend shifts are available for suitable candidates.
We offer a competitive rate of pay, weekend enhancements, mileage to/from client’s home,
holiday entitlement and free training. For further information, please call Becky on
01244 851744 or
email [email protected] or visit our website at www.homeinstead.co.uk
ABBEYFIELD CHESTER SOCIETY Where older people can find a high degree of
supported living in two sheltered houses. Independence, privacy and companionship
are offered in a family like atmosphere. 3 Queens Park Road, Handbridge (12 rooms)
101 Christleton Road, Boughton (8 rooms) Contact: Alan Robinson (Chairman)
Tel: 01244 350684 Email: [email protected]
COMPUTER SUPPORT All your computer problems can be solved here with a fast & expert service by our friendly staff.
Visit our Service Centre at 100 Boughton, Chester, CH3 5BP Tel: 01244 566280 for free estimates,
home visits and advice www.computersupportchester.co.uk
SOPHIE PAUDLER State Reg. Chiropodist/Podiatrist Prompt reliable service
+ home visits Tel: 01978 720857 – Mob. 07939 123499
* * * * * * *
The hurrier I go, the behinder I get! Anon
Tel: 01244
629999
House Visits Available - 24-Hour Service On Site Parking
52 High St., Saltney, Chester CH4 8SF.
VI-VA ASSIST
We brighten days. We shop. We organise. We transport. We run errands.
We give families respite. We make life easier for people in later years.
Tel. 01244 350341 www.vi-vaassist.co.uk
ENCHANTED FLOWERS OF CHESTER Funeral Tributes Florist Bespoke casket sprays, wreaths and posies made to order. We liaise directly with local funeral directors for your peace of mind. Delivery available.
Call 820058 69470 no ammE
EASTER QUIZ ANSWERS
Specialising in anything from minor roof repairs, flat roofs to full re-roofs, lead work and slating.
Dee Roofing covers all aspects of the residential roofing industry. All Dee Roofing tradesmen are experienced CSCS qualified and from the Chester area. Dee Roofing workmen are registered installers of Firestone EPDM rubber roofing, Velux windows and skylight specialists. Contact Peter Reid on: Tel: 01244 681321
Mob: 07786852282 - Email: [email protected] www.deeroofing.co.uk
GREEN LANE VETERINARY CENTRE 5 Green Lane, Off Lache Lane,
Chester CH4 8LS Tel: 01244 683858
Consultation by Appointment RCVS Accredited Practice
www.greenlanevets.
BLACKWELL’S STONECRAFT LTD. Monumental & Masonry Work
Overleigh Road, Handbridge: Tel: 680704 Memorials/additional inscriptions and
renovation work. Supply and fitting of granite worktops for kitchens
Traditional brush and vacuum service: Nests removed: Cages, caps and cowls fitted:
Sweeping certificates. Full time, professional chimney sweep Friendly, prompt, clean and tidy service
Call me on 01928 897294 or wilkinschimneysweep.co.uk/westcheshire
KEITH S. JONES & SON Electrical Contractors
Rewires, Domestic, Commercial & Industrial Tel: 01244 678942
email: [email protected]
PAINTING & DECORATING
KEITH STOKOE 49 Wavertree Road, Blacon
Personal attention at all times Tel: 371408 – Mob. 07970 257918
CLIVE LITTLER 45 yrs. experience.
No job too small. Free estimates
Tel: 372231 – Mob. 07539 65353
SAUNDERS FOR SERVICE
All makes Car Servicing, Repair and MOT. Services from £79.99 inc. VAT.
MOT £39.99 Free Collection and Delivery service.
Free Courtesy Vehicles Free Wash & Vacuum
Unit 6, Ketlan Court, River Lane, Saltney. Chester. CH4 8SB – Tel - 01244 680777
www.saundersforservice.co.uk E-mail: [email protected]
R. FODEN LTD. 4 High St. Saltney
Tel. 680224 – Mob 07973 661095 High class custom made joinery inc. doors
& windows in hard/softwood. Frames, Staircases & Conservatories.
(Guild of Master Craftsmen & FENSA reg.) e-mail: www.fodenjoinery.co.uk
SALTNEY SERVICE STATION
St. Mark’s Rd. Saltney – Tel: 681679 Peter Langford
servicing and repairs to all makes. Low cost tyres – personal service guaranteed.
SALTNEY TYRE SERVICE
Units B1/B2, Brymau Ind. 1 River Lane,
Saltney Batteries, Brakes, MOT
Tel: 67488 – Fax: 01244 681323 Bill Edwards – All makes of tyres and exhausts
IAN’S PLUMBING SERVICE Specialising in Bathroom Suites with
complete tiling service. Add or replace radiators. Outside taps.
Installation of washing machines/dishwashers.
Fit new pumps. Cylinder tank & ball valves.
NO JOB TOO SMALL – Call 07840 856380