Save Carisbrooke SocietyIssue 146 March 2018Award-winning Community Newsletter

Carisbrooke Parish News

THE Carisbrooke Society wasset up approximately 30 yearsago in response to plans tochange the boundaries of thedesignated conservation areain Carisbrooke. Residents,businesses and those with aninterest in the village were con-cerned that this would lead toover development of this his-toric village, changing its char-acter to the detriment of its her-itage and its appeal as a touristvenue. Some feared thatCarisbrooke could become asatellite to Newport or even beabsorbed into the county townallowing the parish ofCarisbrooke to lose its identity.

Some might suggest that to anextent those fears have provedfounded and it is now difficult,

apart from a road sign, to locategeographically where Newportends, and Carisbrooke begins.Carisbrooke does not have itsown Parish Council, though itsward councillors do sterling workon behalf its citizens.

The Carisbrooke Society hasprovided a forum for discussionabout issues and plans affectingthe village, its residents, business-es and visitors. It has held 4 meet-ings a year in the High Streetchurch hall with a variety ofspeakers giving talks and filmshows on various subjects. It hasalso supported village groups andenterprises past and present. Ithas run the Carisbrooke in Bloomgarden competition for manyyears. In their endeavours to pro-vide opportunities to develop com-munity cohesion and identity, theSociety has entered the village

into the Island Best Kept Villagecompetition; winning on severaloccasions, The Society has alsolooked after the 20 or so plantersin the High Street, planting themup with winter and summer plants.

Like many societies, organisa-tions and groups, TheCarisbrooke Society has found itchallenging in recent years torecruit new committee membersand people willing to be activelyinvolved in their neighbourhood,thus responsibility has funnelledonto a few stalwarts who haveserved the society loyally.

At its last meeting, membersdiscussed the future of TheCarisbrooke Society and many feltthat it would be difficult to continuewithout fresh support and a re-focus of its purpose, aims andobjectives. This basically meansasking you, the people ofCarisbrooke this question: Do yousee a need for and would you sup-port a group which puts your inter-est and regard for your village atits heart? If so, what could thatgroup be like and how could it beformed and fully functioning?There is an opportunity to shareyour thoughts at the meeting ofThe Carisbrooke Society onFriday 9th March 2018 at 7.30pmin Carisbrooke Church Hall inCarisbrooke High Street, where allare welcome. Without you, thismeeting could be the final meetingof the society.

The committee of theCarisbrooke Society

Shrove Tuesday was celebrated at Gunville Methodist Churchwith a morning of fun and games and, of course, delicious pan-cakes! More news from Gunville Methodists on page 5.

Gunville celebrates Pancake Day

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Castle Street, Carisbrooke Services for March

10.30am 6.30pm4th Mr Christian Beasley Mr Steve Crago11th Rev Graham Akers Mr Brian Cooper18th Mr Andrew Attrill Mr Andrew Hardiman25th Mr Philip Watson Evening Worship

Prayer meeting: 2nd & 4thWednesday 7.30pm - 8.30pmCoffee mornings: Wednesday 10am - 11.30am

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Activities in GunvilleAS usual there is arange of activitiesplanned for the Gunvillecommunity.Saturday Club: Winter

Warmers have finished forthe season – there will beno Saturday Club on 3rdMarch. Our AfternoonTeas will begin again on7th April, 2pm-4pm.Dates for your diary:

Plant Sale: Saturday 28thApril.Annual Meeting:Wednesday 13th June.Community Fun Day:Saturday 25th August.Environmental con-

cerns: Thanks go to ourlocal Councillors, TerryMartin and John Hobart,who have been lookinginto flooding issues on thewestern side of Gunville.They are also keeping aneye on the progress ofbuilding developmentplans.Nellie’s: Our award-win-

ning Wednesday after-noons of coffee, cake andchat continue, 2pm-4pm.

We hope soon to be visit-ed by The Footprint Trust’sWarmer Wight team, whowill tell us how to save sig-nificant amounts on ourenergy bills – watch out fordetails.Short Mat Bowls:

Monday afternoons, 2pm-4pm (sometimes quite full,but ring Sandra on521360) and Thursdayevenings, 7pm-9pm(Martin on 529697). Only£2 a session, to cover hire,heating and insurance.Notice Boards: Don’t

forget to look on our com-munity notice boards out-side the Methodist Churchand by the Central shopcar park for informationabout events and usefulcontact information. Library Bus: Monday

5th March for the nextvisit, 1.20-1.35pm in thechurch car park,Broadwood Lane.

Martin CooperGunville Community

Association

Carisbrooke Quartetfor 2018

THIS spring Richard Smout will again be deliveringhis mix of short talks based on our area in the past.Subjects for 2018 will be ‘Village Life in WW2’,‘Carisbrooke’s Tea Gardens’, ‘Why did Sir Francischop the Chancel’ and ‘Digging Carisbrooke: allot-ments & nurseries’.

There will be two opportunities to listen to these talks,both in Carisbrooke Church Hall. The first will be theevening of Saturday, March 3rd, starting at 7.30pm in theupstairs hall and the second the afternoon of Saturday,28th April starting at 2.30pm in the downstairs hall. Entrywill be £2.50 per person, with refreshments available dur-ing the interval. All proceeds will go to Parish News funds.

Numbers for these talks will be limited so come alongearly to ensure a place!

Come along for a bargain, stay for a coffeeDESPITE the wintry weather ourrecent events have been wellattended. Our monthly BeetleDrive is increasingly popular.Why not come and join us at7pm on Wednesday March 7thfor a chance to relax and meet

new friends. The monthly quiztakes place on Thursday 15thMarch at 8pm in the Eight Bells.You can book in a team by ring-ing the Eight Bells. Teams of upto 4, £2.50 per person.

We are holding a Coffee Morning

and mini Sale on Saturday 24thMarch from 10am – 12 noon in theChurch Hall. There will be a chanceto purchase delicious cakes aswell as 50p bargains!! Please callin - a chance to meet for a chat aswell as to raise money!

Peter Ednay

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Thought for the monthDEATH is something that many of usdon’t really want to think about. Yet theseason of Lent starts by reminding usof our mortality, with the ashes of AshWednesday, and ends with the deathof Jesus. But even in this somber sea-son, there is still hope for the Christian,for we know that Jesus’s death wasnot the end of the story. Instead theLenten season is a period where wecan perhaps reflect on our frail human-ity, in the light of God’s love for eachone of us.

According to a book that I was readingrecently, in March 1837, following aninquest into the sudden death of a MrThomas Taylor, the verdict was registeredthat he had died ‘by visitation of God’.What a wonderful expression! So muchbetter than making it an ‘act of God’, butinstead introducing a personal (and veryhuman) element: God coming to visit.Now, I have no idea what actually hap-pened, but for me it does bring up a won-derful thought during this season of Lent:how can we meet with God?

Naturally, the bible has several occa-sions where people meet with God –Moses (Exodus 34) and Elijah (1 Kings 19)spring to mind as really great stories ofindividuals meeting with God. But whatabout those of us who aren’t great leadersor prophets - how can we meet with God?

Perhaps a good place to start is in achurch. People like me, who spend a con-siderable amount of time in one church oranother, will know what I mean when I saythat there is often a special peace to aplace where people worship God regularly.It’s a peace that you can sink into, that isvery real and yet at the same time indefin-able. Of course, that feeling is by nomeans limited to churches alone, just asmeeting with God is not limited to churchesalone.

And so St Mary’s church is simply aplace where people have been meetingwith God for generations. And perhaps thatleaves a mark on a place. Naturally, Godcannot be found only in church buildings.But if you’re looking to meet with Him, thena church might be a good place to start. Sothis Lent, why not come and try a servicein one of our local churches, or evenspend some time sitting quietly on yourown in one - it might just be that God iswaiting to meet with you!

St Mary’s ChurchCarisbrooke

Services during March

Rev Marcus Bagg

(* Said evensong withhymns but no choir)SUNDAY, 4TH MARCH

Holy Communion 8amHoly Communion 9.30amEvensong* 6.30pm

TUESDAY, 6TH MARCHHoly Communion 9.30amStations of the Cross 7pm

SUNDAY, 11TH MARCHHoly Communion 8amParish Communion 9.30amEvensong* 6.30pm

TUESDAY 13TH MARCHStations of the Cross 7pm

SUNDAY, 18TH MARCHHoly Communion 8amAll-Age Worship 9.30amwith Baptism

TUESDAY, 20TH MARCHHoly Communion 9.30amStations of the Cross 7pm

SUNDAY, 25TH MARCH(PALM SUNDAY)

Holy Communion 8amPalmProcession from StNicholas in Castro, 10amleading into Parish Communion 10.30amEvensong* 6.30pm

TUESDAY 27TH MARCHStations of the Cross 7pm

FRIDAY 30TH MARCH(GOOD FRIDAY)

Good Friday Liturgy 11am

Contact details for The Rev Marcus Bagg:Carisbrooke Vicarage,

56 Castle Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1DP

Tel: 718908www.carisbrookestmary.org.uk

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NOW where have I put that? Whatdid I come into this room for? Twoof many questions you may haveasked yourself if you are in thehabit of forgetting something. It’sannoying, isn’t it? But hopefully,like me, you will recall quite soonwhat it is you have forgotten.

It’s good to be remembered too.Owing to their moving to the main-land, we have lost contact with sever-al friends over the years, except forwhen we exchange cards atChristmas. It’s good to know that weare remembered at least once a year,hopefully with some fondness.

During this time of Lent, we can

March Services atBowcombe

March 4th 11am Mr A Hardiman

March 11th 10.30am at Newport Methodist

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reflect that ourfather God hadnever forgotten hischildren, but wasalways willing toforget their wrong-doings. We canhave confidencethat this applies tous today as weremember that thelife of his son,Jesus, was givenas a gift to us tomake this happen.

Linda Humber

Following the closure of StMary’s Church shop a new ven-ture is planned for the village.The Parson’s Pantry will be sitedin Carisbrooke Church Hall andwill provide a meeting placewhere tea, coffee and cakes willbe served. Whether your taste is for filter cof-fee, cappucino, latte or a nice cup oftea, you will find something to yourliking in the Parson’s Pantry. Add tothis delicious cakes and it deservesa visit with friends. Conveniently inthe centre of the village, theParson’s Pantry will be open onMondays from 10am - 12 noon,starting in the middle of April.More details of opening date nextmonth!

Still looking for help ... Carisbrooke Parish News TrusTeesThe Revd Marcus Bagg, Vicar of St Mary’s Church,

Carisbrooke (Chairman)One representative from each of the following:Wayfarers’ Fellowship Evangelical Church (Terry Blunden)Bowcombe or Gunville Methodist Church (vacancy)St Mary’s Church, Carisbrooke (Richard Smout)The Carisbrooke Society (June Sole) andThe Editor (Brenda Hall)The Finance Officer (Jill Baybut)The Advertising Manager (vacancy)The Distribution Manager (vacancy)

YOU will see from the list below that we are workingwith three Trustees short of our original quota. Wewould very much welcome a wider community input.There is also a great need for delivery volunteers for the

Parish News, both for regular rounds and as reliefs.Generally delivery takes about an hour a month, withvacancies currently in Carisbrooke village and on theNewport side of the parish.If you can offer help in any way please contact the editor

at carisbrooke.editor@aim.com or our secretary, RichardSmout, on 527477 to discuss the options. Thank you!

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Easter comes early to Messy ChurchWE start our Easter celebrationsearly at Gunville MethodistChurch this year, with ‘MessyChurch’, Friday, March 2nd at3.45 - 6pm. Come along forgames, craft and a short serviceof celebration finishing with ameal together. Our theme is ‘TheImportance of the EasterMessage Today’. All ages are wel-come.

In our exciting Sunday programmewe will be learning about the thirdmember of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit,and finding about how He wants tohelp us and interact in our lives.Services start at 10.30am.

‘Bite size service’ on Sunday 4thMarch 10.30am to 11.15am, when

our theme will be ‘How does Godguide us? This is a short, snappy, allaction service for all agesRest of March programme:

11th March: ‘Who is the HolySpirit?’

18th March: ‘What does the HolySpirit do?’

25th March: How can I be filled withthe Holy Spirit?’Young people’s programme

In CONNECT (our Sunday youngpeople’s group) we’ll be continuing tolook at ways we can get to know Godmore and live out our faith in Christ inour day-to-day lives.

HUNGRY is for school years 9-13on Mondays from 5pm-7pm (termtime) at ‘Homestead’ behind theBethany Church, with pizza, games.

lively bible discussions, creativeprayer, sung worship and socialaction.

ROCK SOLID for school years 6-8is on Mondays 7pm-8.30pm (termtime) with games, fun, food, discus-sions and short reflective times.

The Ark Parent and Toddler Groupmeets on Tuesdays in term time,10am - 11.30am (£1.80)Summer Holiday Club

This year the holiday club will run atthe end of August Look out for detailscoming soon!

If you would like to find out moreabout us there is further informationon our web site which you can find atwww.gunville.org.uk

Andy Smith

Silver celebration for Carisbrooke PrioryLOOKING back at 25 years ofCarisbrooke Priory being “anOpen Door to the Peace ofGod”, we are looking forward tothe new things that He is doingwith the community, the build-ing and the grounds.Following the elevation to glory in2013 of long-term Chaplain, ChrisLane, Wardens Colin and MarjaThornton moved into semi-retire-ment on the mainland last August.Co-founder Helen Harrison fol-lowed Chris to glory in November.These are among the many per-sonnel changes in recent years.More changes are imminent, withTrustees retiring and new peoplejoining.

So how are we to celebrate this‘silver year’? Well, some of ourrooms have been refurbished inpreparation for occupation for the

Photo: Carisbrooke Priory Trust

first time inmany decades.We have newpeople living inthe middle flat,taking care ofthe buildingand involvingthemselves inthe ministry.We are the onlyofficial “QuietGarden” on theIsland, offeringinspi ra t ionalsanctuary in the historic walledkitchen garden. And the Tea Roomcontinues to provide hospitality tolocals and visitors alike.

Worship, prayer and healing arekey to the life of the Priory, and wewill be welcoming our PatronsBishop Christopher of

Portsmouth, Russ Parker andJohn & Gillian Ryeland, to leadgatherings during this season ofcelebration. Watch out for someconcerts in the Chapel too!

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An Island NaturalistPERCY Wadham is one of the moreinteresting characters associated withthe parish.

Born in 1874, he was the son ofCharles Wadham who set up hisNewport furniture business in StJames’ Square c1860. He was a livelychild, attending Portland Academy, aprivate school between Carisbrookeand Newport. One day he tried to blowdown the school door with a large fire-work, and was often punished, but helater claimed that “like the porcupine,he supposed he had his good points”.

He was apprenticed as a furniture maker,but soon abandoned that idea and decidedto take up taxidermy. His shop was inHolyrood Street, where his stuffed mam-mals and birds were much sought after,and he was to gain the title of IslandNaturalist to Queen Victoria and EdwardVII. He had a great interest in animals,above all fish and reptiles. He would adver-tise in the County Press offering goodprices for live grass snakes, and kept a petcobra in his conservatory. This was proba-bly at Waltondale on Carisbrooke Road,but may have been at The Lindens, furtheralong the Mall towards Newport where he

moved on the death of his parents. At theback of Waltondale, Percy set up his busi-ness Percy Wadham Specialities Ltd. Hewas a great inventor, full of ideas for newangling equipment. This included WanderTackle for use in flounder fishing, celluloidbaits, and models of fish, including one ofhis 34 year old goldfish “Jack”. Other inven-tions included an aquatic weed-cutter soldto Edward VII and the Egyptian govern-ment, a grenade thrower, and a life-savingcollapsible armchair.

Percy was the deputy captain of theNewport Volunteer Fire Brigade, and wasvery outspoken when the brigade’s firehose became so old that it began to leak.He was also sought after as an entertainer.He would act as Master of Ceremonies formany parish entertainments, and was saidto have a “well known genius .. in arrangingamusing entertainments.” He named hishouse, and one of his sons after the great17th century angler Izaak Walton.Appropriately, in 1945, Percy Wadham wasto die at the bus stop outside WhippinghamPost Office, after a day’s fishing at the Follyon the River Medina. He was described ashaving a courtesy rarely encountered, andas a man of infinite charm and kindliness,who everyone loved.

Richard Smout

Hidden Heroes at Castle MuseumEVERY area has itsheroes, and the Isle ofWight is no exception.Now, as part of the

King Arwald, last paganking to rule the Isle ofWight, was killed in battlein 686 AD, when theChristian king Caedwallainvaded the Island.

Portrait courtesy of the MuseumTrustees.

Hidden Heroes project,Carisbrooke CastleMuseum has a new dis-play showing remark-able people who havelived locally. Some ofthese will be known tous, others are less wellknown but with equallyfascinating lives.Over the years the

Island has been home tomany who have had animpact on history, fromKing Arwald, the lastpagan king to rule the Isleof Wight, through artistsand poets, naturalists andexplorers, to suffragistsand inventors. We hearabout ChristopherCockerell, who inventedthe hovercraft, poets likeAlgernon Swinburne andAlfred Tennyson, and Julia

Margaret Cameron, pio-neering photographer, butdid you know that the manwho built the first electriccity car, who designed andbuilt Thrust 2 and whoworked on both the high-est and fastest high alti-tude balloons lived on theIsland? Or an IBM masterinventor who is a leader inthe application of the tech-nology used byFacebook’s MessengerApp?Find out about these and

many other remarkablemen and women in theHidden Heroes displays atCarisbrooke CastleMuseum. Other venuestaking part in the projectby displaying their heroescan be found at at thewebsite, www.iwhiddenheroes.org.

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W.I. show support for the environmentWELCOMING twenty nine members and five visi-tors to the Carisbrooke W.I. meeting Rosie wishedall a good afternoon and said how nice it was to seeeveryone.

The Minutes of the last meeting had been given to allthe members and were agreed and signed.

Rosie thanked the secretary for arranging our NewYear’s lunch which was enjoyed by everyone, as was theSnowdrop lunch given by Newchurch WI. The snowdropswere exceptional this year.

A clip board circulated by Lynn gave the ladies achance to put names down to reserve seats for the coachtrip to Jane Austen’s House and Gilbert White’s Museumin May.

Laura reported that there are still places to go toDenman College in November with the Federation. Lynnalso wanted to know how many would be interested ingoing to a lunch on 29th March.

Sheila will be holding a coffee morning on the 30th ofApril which will be open to all.

Geoff Case, a sheep farmer from Limerstone, gave usa very informative talk about British sheep farming withdetails and statistics about the wool market. He told us ofthe various grades and textures that come from differentkinds of sheep, how some finer fleeces can be used forfashion items or furnishing and others for carpets. Woolis now being used more, and as it is biodegradable canbe counted as “green”

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At our next meeting on 12th March our speaker is “FireOfficer” Wayne Jones. We meet in Carisbrooke ChurchHall at 2pm. Laura Hunt

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March Insights at the Castle MuseumTWO new Insights, designed toallow local people to discovermore detail about our local historyand the museum collections, areavailable at Carisbrooke CastleMuseum during March. ‘From Regency to Rationing:

Highlights of the Costume Collectionat Carisbrooke Castle Museum’ willtake place on Tuesday 13th March 2-4pm. This gives an opportunity to dis-

cover some of the highlights of ourcostume collection from Georgian silkdresses to wartime python skinshoes! This talk by CuratorialAssistant Kate Tiley will give anoverview of the 1500 items in themuseums costume collection, includ-ing dresses, uniforms, shoes, hats,nightwear and accessories. There willalso be the opportunity to see some ofthe costume items up close.There are a remarkable number of

hymn-writers with connections to theIsle of Wight, so later in the monthwhy not go along to ‘Here and inEternity: Hymn-writers of the Isle ofWight’. Building on the work of thelate Patrick Nott, this Insight withRichard Smout celebrates the menand women who wrote the words tomany of our famous hymns, usingmaterial held at our museum andother sources available on the Island.This takes place on Tuesday 27th

March from 2-4pm. Tickets for each Insight

are £8 including tea, coffeeand biscuits. For furtherdetails ring 01983 523112

The Museum Trustees

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Diary of Events for MarchSaturday, 3rd March – A Carisbrooke Quartet for 2018, four talks by Richard Smouton the Carisbrooke area in the past, starting at 7.30pm in Carisbrooke Church Hall,entry £2.50 per person. More details on page 2.Monday, 5th March – the next meeting of Bee-Jays social club, for anyone wantingto enjoy a sociable afternoon and make new friends. Taking place in CarisbrookeChurch Hall from 2pm to 4pm, with an opportunity to join in beetle or bingo games,play cards or board games, or just chat to friends old and new. More details if neededfrom Brenda on 520666 or Jill on 528287.Wednesday, 7th March – a Beetle Drive organised by the Friends of CarisbrookeChurch, 7pm in the Church Hall, costing £2.50 per person including refreshments. Noexperience needed, just come and join us for an evening of light hearted fun!Friday, 9 March – the Carisbrooke Society is meeting at 7.30pm in CarisbrookeChurch Hall. This is a meeting to discuss the future of the Society, please see page 1for more details.Tuesday, 13th March – a Museum Insight at Carisbrooke Castle Museum entitled‘From Regency to Rationing: Highlights of the Costume Collection’. 2pm - 4pm, 2pm -4pm, £8 including refreshments. More details on page 7.Wednesday,14th March – The IW Branch of the Historical Association will be wel-coming Dr Ellie Woodacre, University of Winchester, for a talk entitled “Joan ofNavarre: An avaricious witch or a much maligned queen?”, starting at 7.30 pm at theRiverside Centre, Newport. Details from IW 524410.Thursday, 15th March – a Fun Quiz organised by the Friends of Carisbrooke Church,8pm at the Eight Bells, with teams of up to 4 people, £2.50 per person. Ring The EightBells to book in your team.Monday, 19th March - Bee-jay’s lunch club meets in the church hall from 12.15pm-3pm. Please check with Jill on 528287 or Brenda on 520666 for details or to book aplace. Wednesday 21st March – Friends of Carisbrooke Castle Museum are presenting atalk entitled ‘The History and Natural History of the Freshwater Marshes’ by Dr ColinPope. Taking place in the Castle Museum starting at 7.30pm, gates open at 7.15pm.Visitors are welcome but will be asked for a small donation.Saturday 24th March – Coffee Morning and sale organized by the Friends ofCarisbrooke Church. In Carisbrooke Church Hall from 10am-12 noon. Come along forstalls including 50p bargains and delicious cakes! Saturday 24th March – Handicraft Group (SOCKS) meeting in the Eight Bells from10am to 12noon. Bring a handicraft project of your own or join in with the group activ-ities. Refreshments available, everyone welcome.Tuesday, 27th March – a Museum Insight at Carisbrooke Castle Museum entitled‘Here and in Eternity: Hymn Writers of the Isle of Wight’. 2pm - 4pm, £8 includingrefreshments. More details on page 7.

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