THE NEWSLETTER OF HAMPTON LUCY, CHARLECOTE AND LOXLEY PARISHES

Issue No: 190 June 2017

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National Open Farms Day 2017 On Sunday, 11 June, Valefresco will once again be opening the farm as part of Open Farm Sunday www.farmsunday.org. If you buy prepared salads from a UK supermarket in the summer, there is a good chance that

some of the leaf in the bag will have been grown at Old Pastures Farm, Hampton Lucy. The farm will be open to the public from 2.00pm to 5.00pm - just follow the signs. We shall have tractor and trailer rides around the farm and, weather permitting, there will be a working demonstration of machinery. We’ll have a

bouncy castle for the kids, and a BBQ for everybody. Dig out some suitable footwear, put on your sun cream (hopefully…!) and come and visit us. We look forward to welcoming you. IH

Loxley School Rev David Jessett joined us each afternoon in the week leading up to the end of term to tell the Easter story, with the help of the children and by using props and drama. The children waved their palm crosses and acted out the Last Supper. They also took part in a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Christ. The children in Class 1 visited Coventry Cathedral in Easter week to explore the Easter story. MO

Compton Verney Museum and Art Gallery Seurat to Riley: The Art of Perception.

Compton Verney’s summer season opens with one of the first exhibitions of its kind in the UK. Seurat to Riley: The Art of Perception joins the dots between Georges Seurat’s pointillist paintings and the psychedelic genius of Bridget Riley in a wide-ranging celebration of Op Art. From the Impressionists onwards, artists have been inspired by historical and contemporary colour theories - most famously seen in the pointillist work of Georges Seurat and his associates, where colours other than those actually painted on the canvas are generated in the eye of the beholder. This exhibition explores one of the most exciting threads running through the art history of the past 150 years: the ways in which the viewer’s visual perceptions, themselves dependent on the close interaction of eye and brain, are used in art. It will feature ninety works ranging from painting, sculpture, light-based prints and drawings from public and private collections across the UK, plus exciting new commissions created especially for the exhibition. The exhibition runs from 8 July to 1 October. TJ

Hampton Lucy C of E Primary School and Nursery On Wednesday, 3 May, Hampton Lucy was visited by two Olympians, Richard Buck and Mandip Sehmi. Richard Buck was a member of the 4 × 400 metre relay team at the 2012 London Olympics and Mandip Sehmi was a member of the wheelchair rugby squad at the 2008 Beijing and

2012 London Paralympic Games. The Olympians spent the day in school, talking to the children about what inspired them to get into sport and the benefits of adopting a healthy lifestyle. They worked with each class on various training drills and finished the day with relay races and a version of wheelchair rugby. SA

Rev’d David Jessett The Rectory Church Lane Barford CV35 8ES Tel: 01926 624238 E-mail: rectory@barford.org.uk

News from the Parishes A complete list of church services, including those at Barford, Wasperton and

Sherbourne, is displayed on the notice board in your church.

Dear Friends,

This letter will come to you shortly before the General Election. Therefore, I thought you might be interested – partly as a change from having my own thoughts – to see some extracts from a Pastoral letter that the Archbishops of Canterbury and York wrote to all the clergy and Readers of the Church of England at the beginning of May.

“Our first obligation as Christians is to pray for those standing for office, and to continue to pray for those who are elected.” “Our second obligation as Christians at these times is to set aside apathy and cynicism and to participate, and encourage others to do the same.” “The Christian virtues of love, trust and hope should guide and judge our actions, as well as the actions and policies of all those who are seeking election to the House of Commons and to lead our country.” “If our shared British values are to carry the weight of where we now stand and the challenges ahead of us, they must have at their core cohesion, courage and stability.”

The Parish Letter

From the Registers Burial of ashes Charlecote 7 May 2017 Aylwin Findon

Thanksgiving Service Barford 9 May 2017 Robin Ogg

I have underlined key words which they go on expand. I cannot include it all here but if you would like to see in full, please email me. However, as they talk about each of those qualities it seemed to me that they were wanting to draw us back to a time which was characterised by more ‘fairness’ in our country and world; a time when there were not such extremes of wealth and poverty, of power and powerlessness, as exist now both nationally and internationally - pointing out that reducing those differences is good for our society and world as a whole. They conclude:

“These deep virtues and practices – love, trust and hope, cohesion, courage and stability - are not the preserve of any one political party or worldview, but go to the heart of who we are as a country in all of its diversity. An election campaign, a Parliament and a Government that hold to these virtues, gives us a firm foundation on which to live well together for the common good.”

David Jessett

Barn Service The Mid-Fosse Parishes would like to invite you to their informal, family-friendly Barn Service which will be held at Chesterton Fields Farm, CV33 9JY, on Sunday, 18 June at 10.30am. It will be a celebration of rural community life, and is one of a series of nationwide events bringing communities together. It will be part of the Great Get Together in memory of Jo Cox, MP. For more information, contact revrachelsaum@gmail.com RS

Rev’d Neville Beamer, 8 Aintree Road, Stratford-upon-Avon . CV37 9FL Tel: 01789 263435 E-mail: ndbeamer@hotmail.com

Parish Partner’s Report The cathedral shop is being relocated to the base of the tower in the old cathedral ruins, from where staff will also be selling tickets for concerts and visits to the tower. The Tourist Information Bureau will move from the tower to the nearby Herbert Art Gallery. The old shop premises will be used by St Claire’s at the Cathedral for group studies, part of the community life of the church. The next meeting for Parish Partners will be held on Saturday, 15 July, in the newly restored Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Stoneleigh. DH

Loxley Church Concert The next concert will be at St. Nicholas’ Church, Loxley, on Sunday, 25 June, at 3.00pm featuring Opera Warwick - a student-run University of Warwick society dedicated to the appreciation and production of high quality opera. Their aim is to bring opera into the 21st Century, making it more accessible and inspiring opera novices to give it a go. They have recently had a great success with their English language version of Die Fledermaus in the Warwick Arts Centre and are currently rehearsing The Pirates of Penzance, which will be staged in June. They put on a wonderful recital at Loxley Church last year and are returning with a new programme of their favourite solo, duo and group pieces designed to bring a smile to any music lover's face. The concert will last for 60 minutes. Admission is free, with a retiring collection in aid of the Church Fabric Fund. DW

Congratulations Rachel and Alycia Congratulations to both Rev’d Rachel Saum, Curate in the Lighthorne Benefice and leader of the Field Community at Charlecote Vicarage, who will be ordained priest at Coventry Cathedral on Sunday, 2 July at 10.30am, and to Alycia Timmis of Barford who will be ordained Deacon at 4.00pm in the Cathedral on the same day and will become Curate of St Mary’s, Warwick. We pray for both of them and for Alycia’s husband and son, Mark and Miles. Rev’d DJ

Hampton Lucy and Charlecote WI Our May meeting saw us back in Charlecote Village Hall for the summer months. The main agenda item was NFWI Resolutions. Two were discussed:

• To raise awareness of causes and impacts of loneliness and to work with health and social workers in the community to help with the problem.

• The issue of micro-plastic fibres which are shed from synthetic clothing with every wash and are the cause of micro-plastic contamination of the oceans. The NFWI calls on the government and industry to fund research aimed at eliminating this problem. These resolutions were passed and will be discussed and voted on at national level at the Annual National Meeting in June in Liverpool. The next meeting will be in Charlecote Village Hall on Wednesday, 7 June, at 7.30pm when the speaker will be Karen Van Hoffman talking on Exquisite Needlework With Fine Silver Wire. In addition to the usual meeting on 5 July, a Carousel Supper is being planned for Saturday, 22 July. MJW

News from Charlecote Park The does will be dropping their fawns this month and there are still a few places for the Deer at Dawn walks on 15 and 21 June (we say “dawn” but they start at 6.30am!). These out-of-hours events are always a very special experience but if you’re less of a lark and more of a night-owl you might enjoy the evening Bat Walks on 3 June, 7 July and 4 August. The Warwickshire Bat Group will be bringing along their specialist equipment so you will be able to hear these delightful creatures and find out more about them. Any families working through 50 Things to Do before you’re 11¾ will be able to tick off the Go on a Nature Walk at Night with this one. Take care if you’re walking your dog along the route near the lake as the swans can get very protective when they have young cygnets. Our new plant centre is only open during afternoons until we can get some more staff in place. We know we can’t replicate the professionalism of the former privately-run centre and the owners’ years of experience, but we hope you’ll pop in to browse. All of our plants are grown peat-free and we stock the full National Trust gardening range with lots of lovely pots too. Every sale directly helps to fund our work at Charlecote. If you’d like to donate any second-hand books to our bookshop we’d be very grateful - again every penny from the bookshop stays at Charlecote to help us preserve the books in our library which are prone to mould due to the close proximity to the river. Please drop in any donations you have to Visitor Reception - and thank you. MG

Carers4Carers Group Carers4Carers will be meeting in Kineton Village Hall on Friday, 23 June, 10.30am to 12 noon. Come and relax with a coffee and a chat. Kate, an occupational therapist, will be talking about aids, adaptations and independent living. We can look after your loved one in our Companionship Group while you attend the meeting but please request this in advance. For more details, including help with transport, phone Gillian on 01926 640203/07947 893504. LM

Wellesbourne & District Lions Club On Sunday, 4 June, the Lions are hosting a new event for Wellesbourne, ‘A Classic Gathering’ on the Sports Field, Loxley Close. The event opens at 12 noon and runs until 4.00pm. There will be classic cars, traction engines, vintage bikes, displays, refreshments and lots more to see and do. Please come along to this free event which is suitable for all ages. We are getting closer to our big event of the year, which we jointly host with Shakespeare Lions, the Annual Raft Race from Wasperton to Stratford. This will take place on Sunday, 23 July. Our main beneficiary will be Riding for the Disabled, (RDA), based in Warwick. Our target is to raise over £10,000 to help to fund items to be used in a new Centre of Excellence to be constructed in Shrewley. If you would like to enter a team in the race, please visit our dedicated website - raftrace.org.uk - which will give you all the information needed. I am pleased to announce that just over £1000 was raised with our giant Easter Eggs, which were placed in local pubs, restaurants and businesses in the district. The Lions would like to say a big “thank you” to all of the participating businesses and to everyone who bought a ticket, helping us to raise such an impressive sum. On Saturday, 6 May, we held a fun-filled evening of Lion Racing at Barford Memorial Hall to raise money towards the rebuilding of Barford Youth and Community Centre. The hall was packed and, along with the racing, people thoroughly enjoyed a meal of lasagne and a selection of desserts. AS

Photograph: Jana Eastwood

A New Website on the Block Charlecote Village Hall Management Committee is thrilled to launch its new website: charlecotevillagehall.weebly.com It includes everything you might want to know about the hall; hiring information - what's available for hire onsite and offsite including costs; history of the hall; details of upcoming events; items for sale in the shop - cards, tapestry trail leaflets, books; information about the Charlecote Wall-hanging and the Village Books; a gallery of pictures; how to find us, and the all important contact details for bookings, equipment hire, enquiries and events. Why not take a look and save it in your favourites? If you have any suggestions for improvement or additional content, please do let us know! HH

Invitation to

LOXLEY C. of E. COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL Open Afternoon –Wednesday 14th June 2017 from 1:15pm until 3pm

Come and see our wonderful school in action, meet the talented staff and talk to our amazing children.

“Teaching is good with an increasing number of outstanding lessons” (Ofsted 2012) " Pupils feel that each one of them matters, and that they are cared for as

individuals." (SIAMS 2015) www.loxley.schools.uk.com Tel: 01789 840211

A small school with big ambitions

Our correspondents this month are: SA - Sue Aldred; MG - Mary Gleave; IH - Ian Hamilton; DH - David Hill; HH - Helen Hoggarth;

Rev’d DJ - Rev’d David Jessett; TJ - Tracy Jones; LM – Lisa Maloney; MO - Marie Osborne; RS - Rachel Saum; AS - Andy Stokes; DW - Duncan Watts; MJW - Margaret Whyman.

Hampton Lucy Primary School and Nursery Summer Fete

Saturday, 8th July 3.00pm to 6.00pmpm

Stalls, raffle, tombola, refreshments, Loads of fun, games, BBQ and bar!

All welcome. Adults £1, kids free

Charlecote Village Hall Garden Summer Lunch

Sunday 25th

June, 12.30pm Pimms on arrival, and delicious home made food. Musical entertainment by John Penn and Friends

Tickets £10 adults, £5 children Please contact Jill Wilson on 01789 842236

or e-mail: jill@wilsonfamily.uk.net

Hampton Lucy Youth Club Thursday, June 8th and June 22nd

from 6.00pm to 8.00pm e-mail: hamptonlucyyouthclub@sky.com

(or visit the Hampton Lucy Village Website)

Lilliput The one stop baby & toddler shop

Quality ‘as new’ baby & toddler equipment plus Hire Service

4 Goldicote road, Loxley Tel 01789 470701

www.lilliputstratford.co.uk (for full stock availability)

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Lilliput Stratford Quality 'As New' nursery shop

Hampton Lucy

The Boars Head Hampton Lucy Mid-Summer Party

Friday 23rd June with The Score.

BBQ (weather permitting)

Tickets only £10 - what a bargain!

Call: 01789 840533

is published in colour each month. To view the colour edition visit the village websites or request an e-mail copy by contacting the Editor

The Notice Board The Hampton Lucy website:

hamptonlucy.wordpress.com

The Loxley website:

loxleyvillage.com

Grapevine contact details: Grapevine copy by the 10th of the month please

with a contact telephone number , to The Editor: Jeremy Whyman, 9 The Langlands,

Hampton Lucy CV35 8BN. Tel: 01789 470911.

E-mail: grapevine46@btinternet.com

For advertising, please contact the Editor, as above.

Hampton Lucy‘ The Lucy Lads’ Meet in The Boars Head, Hampton Lucy on

Thursday, 1st

June, at 11.30am.

All Lads at heart welcome.

Hampton Lucy The Lucy Ladies’ Meet in The Boars Head, Hampton Lucy, on Tues-

day, 13th

June, at 10.30am.

All Ladies welcome

“Thank you” to all of our advertisers for your valued support. Your

patronage helps us to deliver this newsletter free to all households in

the three Parishes.

When responding to an advertiser please mention The Grapevine

The Charlecote website:

charlecote.org.uk

Electrician

Tel: 01789 841 217

Free: 0800 511 8228

Mob: 07880 717 018

Call Andy Punnett now for a free quotation:

Loxley Strawberry Fayre in the gardens of Loxley Hall

Saturday, 8th

July, 3.00pm to 5.00pm

‘Pimms on the Lawn’,

Stalls and children’s Entertainment

Schools’ drawing competition

Admission £5.00 per person including

Strawberry Tea Free admission for Primary School Children

All proceeds to Loxley Church Fabric Fund

Loxley School Car Boot Sale

Saturday, 24th

June, next to the Fox Inn

12.00 to 5.00pm

Pitches £10

(available at The Fox Pub, Loxley, 01789 840991)

Proceeds from pitches to Loxley School

Gates open at 6.45pm, music from 7.30pm

Enjoy an evening of jazz in a beautiful setting.

Bring the family, chairs, a picnic, bottle(s) of wine and enjoy!

Look forward to seeing you there! Don't forget the raffle, your chance to win some

great prizes!

Stripes Garden Maintenance Grass Cutting, Hedge Trimming,

Patio Cleaning,

Garden Furniture Cleaning. No job too small.

Local reliable service.

Call Chris Clarke, 01789 295909

Mobile: 07928 895501

e-mail: stripeschris@aol.com

L Brooke Joynson CABINET MAKER AND JOINER

All aspects of woodworking undertaken

Phone 01926 842547 or 07909 901989 for further information and advice,

and for a free quotation

Church Services

H T WILLIAMS PEST CONTROL Rats, moles, mice, wasps, ants, insects

Green Cottage,

Little Kineton,

CV35 0DN Telephone: 01926 640286

Mobile: 07748 625122

SUSAN ENGLAND MCSP

Chartered Physiotherapist Registered with the Health and Care Professions

Council

Hampton Corner, Warwick Road,

Stratford upon Avon, CV37 0NZ

Tel/Fax: 01789 263891

R. Turner CHARLECOTE CHAIRS

Specialist in re-upholstery and restoration of cane and rush seating

Tel: 01926 624077 Mobile: 07768 571593

Hunscote Farm Shop Stratford Road, Wellesbourne

Tel: 01789 840240

‘A Farmer’s Market on your doorstep’ Open Monday to Thursday: 8.00am to 5.30pm

Friday: 8.00am to 6.00pm

Saturday: 8.00am to 5.30 pm

Local Service Providers

June 2017

4 June The Day of Pentecost 9.30am Charlecote Morning Worship CW 9.30am Loxley Holy Communion BCP 6.00pm Hampton Lucy Holy Communion CW

11 June Trinity Sunday

9.30am Hampton Lucy Family Service CW 11.00am Charlecote Holy Communion CW 11.00am Loxley Matins BCP 6.00pm Hampton Lucy Evensong BCP

18 June The First Sunday after Trinity

9.30am Charlecote Holy Communion BCP 9.30am Hampton Lucy Come and Worship CW 11.00am Loxley Family Service CW

25 June The Birth of John the Baptist 8.00am Charlecote Holy Communion BCP 11.00am Loxley Holy Communion CW 6.00pm Hampton Lucy Evensong BCP

High quality curtains and roman blinds.

Free measurement and quotation.

Mobile: 0781 809 8306

www.seccombecurtainsandblinds.co.uk

07507 953659

Sandra Oram Clinical Aromatherapist, Reproductive

and Clinical Reflexologist Member of I.F.A., A.R.R., & B.R.A.

30 Lawson Avenue, Tiddington

07581 576198

www.essential-aromatherapy.co.uk

For your diary: June 2017

Thur 1 The Lucy Lads meet at The Boars Head at 11.30am. Sun 4 Lions’ Classic Gathering, Wellesbourne Sports Field, from 12 noon, page 3. Mon 5 Pilates Class, H. Lucy Village Hall, Beginners: 6.30pm, Experienced: 7.30pm. Wed 7 Hampton Lucy and Charlecote WI, Charlecote Village Hall, 7.30pm, page 3. Thur 8 Hampton Lucy Youth Club, Hampton Lucy Village Hall, 6.00pm - 8.00pm. Sat 10 Copy deadline for the summer edition of The Grapevine Sat 10 Wellesbourne Summer Street Fayre, 12.30pm to 4.00pm, page 4. Sun 11 Valefresco (Old Pastures Farm) Open Day, 2.00 to 5.00pm, page 1. Mon 12 Pilates Class, H. Lucy Village Hall, Beginners: 6.30pm, Experienced: 7.30pm. Mon 12 Wellesbourne & District Lions Club, Connie Club, 8.00pm, page 3.

Tues 13 The Lucy Ladies, meet at The Boars Head, 10.30am.

Tues 13 Dene Valley U3A, St Peter’s Church, Wellesbourne, 2.00pm, (visit website). Wed14 Loxley School Open Afternoon, page 4. Thur 15 Deer at Dawn Walk, Charlecote Park, booking required, page 3. Sun 18 Barn Service, Chesterton Fields Farm, 10.30am, page 2. Mon 19 Pilates Class, H. Lucy Village Hall, Beginners: 6.30pm, Experienced: 7.30pm. Wed 21 Deer at Dawn Walk, Charlecote Park, booking required, page 3. Thur 22 Hampton Lucy Youth Club, Hampton Lucy Village Hall, 6.00pm - 8.00pm. Fri 23 Carers4Carers meeting, Kineton Village Hall, 10.30am to 12 noon, page 2. Fri 23 Hampton Lucy Midsummer Party, The Boars Head, Notice Board. Sat 24 Loxley School Car Boot Sale, The Fox Inn, 12.00 - 5.00pm, Notice Board. Sun 25 Loxley Church Concert, 3.00pm, page 2. Sun 25 Charlecote Summer Lunch, Charlecote Village Hall, 12.30pm, Notice Board. Mon 26 Pilates Class, H. Lucy Village Hall, Beginners: 6.30pm, Experienced: 7.30pm Mon 26 Wellesbourne & District Lions Club, Connie Club, 8.00pm, page 3.

July

Fri 7 Hampton Lucy Jazz Picnic, Parish Field from 6.45, Notice Board. Sat 8 Hampton Lucy School Summer Fete, 3.00pm to 6.00pm, Notice Board. Sat 8 Loxley Strawberry Fayre, Loxley Hall, 3.00pm to 6.00pm, Notice Board. Sat 15 Loxley School Summer Fayre, further details in the next issue of Grapevine.