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WOMENS INSTITUTE:
Second Thursday in the month in the Community Centre
Secretary: Mrs Joyce Howard Tel:656389
WHITTINGTON CASTLE PRESERVATION TRUST:
Joint - Chairman: Paul Jones Tel:679542
Andy Cawthray Tel:657178
Castle Manager: Ms Sue Ellis Tel:662500
BELL RINGING:
Details from Brian Rothera Tel:657778 BROWNIES, GUIDES:
6pm- 7.15pm Thursday except in school holidays in the Community Centre.
Brown Owl: Mrs D. Gough, 2 Newnes Barns, Ellesmere Tel:624390
BEAVER, CUBS & SCOUT INFORMATION:
Information from: Brenda Cassidy – Group Scout Leader (Gobowen)
The Manse, St Martins Road, Gobowen Tel:658016
e.mail: [email protected]
WHITTINGTON UNDER FIVES GROUP:
Sessional and extended hours Carer and Toddler Sessions
Leaders: Dawn and Mandy Tel:670127
Meet in the Community Centre 9am – 3pm
SENIOR CITIZENS:
Monday Whist Drive, Thursday Coffee Morning
All meetings in the Senior Citizens Hall
Secretary: Mrs Gillian Roberts, 28 Boot Street, Whittington Tel:662236
MOBILE LIBRARY SERVICE:
The Mobile Library will stop in the cul-de-sac by the Three Trees/White
Lion on alternate Tuesdays between 2:55pm – 3:55pm. This will now be the
only stop in the village.
CHURCH WEBSITE ADDRESS: www.whittingtonchurch.org.uk
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SUNDAY SERVICES:
For the month of AUGUST 2015
please consult the diary – pages 4-5
WEEKDAYS: Holy Communion - Thursday 9:30am
Choir Practice - Friday 5:30pm
RECTOR: Reverend Sarah Burton Tel:238658
e.mail: [email protected]
CHURCHWARDENS: Mr M Phipps, Wesley Cottage, Babbinswood, Whittington Tel:670940
Mrs G Roberts, 28 Boot Street, Whittington Tel:662236
e.mail: [email protected]
VERGER: Mr D. Howard, 16 Yew Tree Avenue, Whittington Tel:656389
Deputy: Mr P. Morris, 1 Rosehill Avenue, Whittington Tel:659562
ORGANIST: Mr K. Griffiths, 12 Park Crescent, Park Hall Tel:662116
MAGAZINE:
Editor: Miss A Ward, 4 Rosehill Avenue, Whittington Tel:672838
Distribution: Mr & Mrs J Carroll, Rhoswen, Station Road Tel:659385
WHITTINGTON C of E PRIMARY SCHOOL
Headteacher: Mr Sean Sibley Tel:662269
e.mail: [email protected]
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PARISH SERVICES WHITTINGTON ORGANISATIONS
Moving On August 2015
This time of year, many of our young people will be
thinking of moving on. Some will be making the
transition to secondary school. Some, waiting for exam
results, will be wondering what happens next. Will it be
the hoped for place in college or university, or
something different? Some will be seeking their first full-time employment
and wondering what opportunities and challenges lie ahead.
Change can be difficult even when it is hoped and planned for. There are
things we have to let go of to make way for the new. Young people moving
away for work or university may have to see less of family and old friends.
They will face new challenges such as making new friends, learning new
skills and keeping on top of the laundry! But out of this will come new
opportunities and new possibilities. If you or your family or friends will be
moving on in some way this summer then I wish you well and my prayers go
with you.
Whittington and West Felton church also have to face some changes this
August as Canon Tony Sparham and his wife Alison move on. For the past
four years, Tony has served as associate priest in Whittington, West Felton
and Haughton churches. He has lived in West Felton Rectory and taken
responsibility for the worship and pastoral care of West Felton and
Haughton. He has also contributed regularly to worship in Whittington. Tony
has been an excellent colleague and I have enjoyed working with him. I
know that his contribution to the life of the three churches has been very
much appreciated. Tony and Alison are not actually moving very far to begin
with, so we hope to still see them from time to time. We wish them well in
their new retirement (which is a second attempt as Tony had already retired
once before taking up this post). There will be a Special Leaving Service for
Tony and Alison at 6:00pm on Sunday 16th August in St. Michael’s Church,
West Felton to which everyone is welcome.
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CRICKET/BOWLING CLUB SECRETARY:
Mr Andy Cawthray, e.mail: [email protected] Tel:657178
CRICKET SECRETARY/BOOKING SECRETARY:
Mr Brian Whitley, email: [email protected]
THE BOWLING SECRETARY:
Mrs Jacqui Whitley
e.mail: [email protected] Tel:830901
COMMUNITY CENTRE BOOKING SECRETARY:
Mrs Kath Griffiths Tel:662116 SHROPSHIRE COUNCILLOR FOR WHITTINGTON AND WEST FELTON
Mr Stephen Charmley, 3 Glebe Meadows, Whittington SY11 4AG
e.mail:[email protected] –www.stevecharmley.co.uk
Tel:650488 WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL
Mrs A. S. Cowley, “Pear Tree” Cottage, Treflach Oswestry
(Clerk to the Council) – Held the fourth Tuesday in the month Tel:659496
http://www.2shrop.net/whitpc
SHROPSHIRE YOUTH SERVICE
Rural Mobile visits the village on Tuesday 6:15pm – 8:00pm
Bus parks opposite the “Premier” Shop, Whittington.
Open to young people between the ages of 13 – 20 yrs.
Contact: Wendy Stockton, Shropshire Council Youth Worker. Tel:654175
BAPTISM SECRETARY
Mrs Margery Mellor, 10 Boot Street, Whittington Tel:681036
e.mail: [email protected]
WEDDING SECRETARY
Mrs Ann Jones, Springfield, Station Road, Whittington Tel:662356
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“THE RIPPLE” (Whittington Parish Church Magazine)
Vol 28 No 4
WHITTINGTON ORGANISATIONS
The Vienna State Opera Company
performs a repertoire of nearly one
hundred operas, operettas and
ballets every day from September to
June. Founded in the early
eighteenth century the company’s
theatre was rebuilt in 1955 after
being all but destroyed in 1945 and
makes for a romantic and regal
setting in which to enjoy the performances. Tickets are not easily available
so an alternative is to buy standing-room tickets, which can be purchased on
the same day, but expect long queues. Their collaboration with the Vienna
Philharmonic Orchestra, for their famous New Year concert requires
advance bookings of up to one year. Vienna has been home to some of
classical music’s greatest composers, and visitors can easily spend a day
touring the residences where Beethoven wrote his 5th Symphony, Haydn
composed The Creation, and Strauss wrote the Blue Danube Waltz. No
musical tour would be complete without seeing the Mozart Memorial.
St Stephan's Cathedral is one of the greatest Gothic structures in Europe. The
massive south tower standing at 445 feet (136 metres) tall, is a dominant
feature on the Vienna skyline; climb 343 steps for a fantastic view over the
city. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was married here, had children baptised
here, and his funeral was held in the Chapel of the Cross.
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Tony will not be replaced and so there will be significant changes for the
parishes of Whittington and West Felton. From mid-August Sarah will be
responsible for worship in all three churches and all pastoral care across the
two parishes. This has meant that the churches have needed to make difficult
decisions about reorganising patterns of worship. It also means that I will
have to make difficult decisions about how best to use my time across the
two parishes of Whittington and West Felton. These changes will inevitably
bring challenges but I have been greatly encouraged by the very positive and
helpful way with which the Parochial Church Councils and congregations of
both parishes have helped me to make some of the necessary decisions and
changes. Change can be particularly difficult when it’s not of our own
choosing but there can also be unexpected blessings along the way.
If you are facing changes at the moment, whether welcome or unwelcome, I
hope they will bring new opportunities and that you will find blessings along
the way.
Love from
Sarah
P.S. Sunday service times in Whittington will change on 9th
August;
from that date the main Holy Communion service in Whittington will be
at 11:00am and 8:00am Holy Communion services will be held only on
the 2nd
, 4th
and 5th
Sunday in each month.
Evening services will continue with 6:30pm Holy Communion according to
the Book of Common Prayer on the 1st Sunday in each month and Evensong
according to the Book of Common Prayer on the 3rd
Sunday.
4:00pm Messy Church on the 2nd
Sunday (no Messy Church in August)
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Peter mowed his lawn religiously once a week
DIARY
1 8:00am The August Prayer Breakfast to support Ben Mayho,
The Schools Christian Project Worker, will be held at
Cornerstone Baptist Church, Oswestry; if you would like
to attend please telephone Lynn Carroll on 01691
659385 by Wednesday 29th July
8:30am onwards Oswestry and District Agricultural Society 130th
Annual Show at the Show Ground, Park Hall
2 NINETH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
8:00am Holy Communion
10:30am Parish Communion
6:30pm Holy Communion According to the Book of
Common Prayer
6 9:30am Holy Communion
7:30pm Churches Together in Oswestry District “ASK”
Joint Prayer Meeting at Cornerstone Baptist Church,
Oswestry; all are welcome
9 TENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
8:00am Holy Communion
11:00am Parish Communion
11 3:00pm ‘Multi-Birthday’ Tea in the Senior Citizens’ Hall;
further details on page 12-13
12 7:30pm Whist Drive in the Senior Citizens’ Hall with light
refreshments - £1 – Please note change of date this
4 month
library include papyri manuscripts, ancient and rare books, maps, globes,
portraits, music, photographs and graphics. The Grand Hall is a palatial room
topped by a dome designed in the Baroque style, and is decorated with
statues and exquisite frescoes and is regarded as one of the most beautiful
library rooms in the world. As it is so huge visitors to the Hofburg need to be
selective; the most popular of the museums is the Kaiserappartements, which
takes visitors on a tour of the Kaiser’s imperial apartments, the Sisi Museum,
and the Imperial Silver Collection.
The Fine Arts Museum across from the Hofburg Palace houses many of the
art collections gathered by the Hapsburgs and is one of the foremost
museums of fine arts and decorative arts in the world ranging from Ancient
Egyptian, Greek and Roman relics to medieval art, and Renaissance and
Baroque paintings. The magnificent building is crowned with a 197-foot
(60m) high dome, while the inside is sumptuously decorated with marble,
gold leaf and stucco ornaments. The impressive Natural History Museum
which is situated within a neo-Renaissance building that is identical from the
outside to the Fine Arts Museum opposite is the third largest natural history
museum in the world. Visitors can travel through our planet’s history
ranging from the diversity of nature to the origins of culture.
The Belvedere consists of two splendid rococo mansions, designed in the
early eighteenth century, which face each other across formal, sloping
grounds offering excellent views over the city. From the outside it is
Vienna's finest palace complex, built by Prince Eugène of Savoy, the famous
general who saved Vienna from the advance of the Ottoman Empire. The
museums house some of Vienna's most renowned art galleries; an unrivalled
collection of paintings by Klimt as well as famous works by Schiele and
Kokoschka, Renoir and Monet.
The magnificent Schönbrunn Palace was the summer residence of the
Hapsburgs from the eighteenth century onwards. Set in superb gardens this
vast, symmetrical structure is everything you would imagine an imperial
palace to be. A tour offers the chance to view a superb assortment of
Baroque and Rococo State Rooms, and to admire the famous ceiling frescoes
of the Great Gallery and the Hall of Mirrors where Mozart once played. The
vast gardens are popular with locals and include a zoo, a maze, a labyrinth,
the Privy garden and the Gloriette with its viewing terrace. The Orangery
plays host to classical concerts during the summer season.
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VIENNA
Vienna is known as both the ‘city of music’ and the ‘city of dreams’ and the
strains of the great classical composers who lived and worked here seem to
seep from the stones. With everything from palaces to ‘flying horses’ this
splendid city is enough to inspire anyone to hum the ‘Blue Danube’ and
waltz around the sights. The best time to visit is either Spring or Autumn
when the weather is beautiful; between June and August the city sees hordes
of holidaymakers descend on it. The Vienna Card is handy for reduced fares
when using public transport.
The Imperial or Hofburg Palace is
home to the Schatzkammer, the
greatest treasury in the world, holding
treasure from as far back as the Holy
Roman Empire. Home to the
Austrian Hapsburgs for six hundred
Years, the first fortifications were
erected by King Ottakar Premyst in
the thirteenth century. As well as housing the president’s offices, the palace
now encompasses twenty-two separate museums, a fourteenth century
Augustinian church, and the Royal Chapel, where every Sunday the Vienna
Boys Choir sing Mass (they have performed for the Royal Court since 1498).
In the Spanish Riding School, the oldest surviving riding school in the world
w founded in 1572, you can see the world famous
Lipizzaner stallions as they perform classic
dressage in its purest form. The Imperial Court Stud
was originally situated near the village of Lipizza
(hence the name of the horses) but since the collapse
of the Danube Monarchy in 1920 they have been
bred at the Federal Stud in Styria. Tickets are in high
demand and booked up months in advance so the
easiest way to see the horses is during their training
sessions, tickets for which are only available at the
door. The royal library dates from the fourteenth
century and is among the oldest and finest libraries
in the world. The six million items stored in the
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13 9:30am Holy Communion
16 ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
11:00am Parish Communion
6:30pm A special Farewell Service for Canon Tony
Sparham and his wife Alison at St Michael’s, West
Felton; therefore NO Evensong at Whittington
17 LAST DAY for magazine material for the September edition of the
“Ripple”; all material to Anne Ward, 4 Rosehill
Avenue, Whittington – [email protected]
20 9:30am Holy Communion
23 TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
8:00am Holy Communion
11:00am Parish Communion
25 12:00 noon Whittington Senior Citizens’ Lunch at the White
Lion; further details on page 12-13
27 9:30am Holy Communion
10:00am-12:00noon Coffee Morning in church; further details on
Page 26
28th
– 31st 10:00am-4:00pm (Daily) World War 1 – Local Soldiers
Remembered – exhibition at Whittington Castle;
further details on page 15
7:30pm Whittington Parish Council meets in the Senior
Citizens’ Hall
30 THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
8:00am Holy Communion
11:00am Parish Communion
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TRAVELLER’S TALES
Extracts from the Parish Registers
for the month of June 2015
HOLY BAPTISM
“We welcome you into the Lord’s Family”
28th June 2015 Kaiden Tristan Jay Leslie
of Wingate Way, Park Hall
28th June 2015 Michael John Jacob Harvey
Of Drenewydd, Park Hall
HOLY MATRIMONY
We sent our Best Wishes to:-
27th June 2015 Gwynfor Davies
and Faye Louise Cutler
both of Babbinswood
Communicants for the month……..213
Attendance for the month…………...255
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ACKNOWLDGEMENTS
The Rector and Trustees of the Friends of St John acknowledge the
following gift:-
A donation of £100 in memory of Robert William Hesketh
from his family and friends.
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RACE FOR LIFE
Thank you to everyone who sponsored me to run the ‘Race for Life’ in aid of
Cancer Research. I’m delighted to say that I raised a total of £435. The
Sponsor list is still at the back of church if you would still like to do so, and
if you have not yet handed in your sponsorship money, please try to catch me
(I’m away quite a bit in August!) or leave your donation in one of the
envelopes provided. Thank you.
6 Di Platts
15/01506/OUT – Proposed residential development North West of Station
Road, Whittington.
SAMDev Plan Examination: Schedule of Main Modifications
Consultation 1st June – 13
th July. Councillors were advised that the
document was available if anyone was interested. It was commented that it
was not very user friendly to view on line.
CCTV Control Room visit at Oswestry Police Station: Those Councillors
who visited the Control Room thought it was very informative. The
equipment was very good and it demonstrated what was possible should
Whittington choose to install some surveillance equipment.
Footway Lighting: There was one light that was being repaired and any that
needed attention were noted.
Play Area at Fitzgwarine: The Royal Society for the Prevention of
Accidents report on the equipment has been undertaken and the Council are
awaiting the report. A Councillor mentioned that there was some slight
damage to one piece of equipment with slight cuts all around the perimeter.
Grounds Maintenance – Cemetery: It was commented that after recent
grass cutting it was looking as though it had been mulched.
Date and time of the next meeting: The next Parish Council meeting is
Tuesday 28th July 2015 commencing at 7:30pm in The Senior Citizens’ Hall.
Paul Thompson-Lawrence
(This article is a brief outline of the main discussion points for the WPC
meeting and does not represent a formal record. For an official copy of the
minutes please contact the Parish Clerk or look on the Parish Website
www.shrop.net/WhitPC)
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Blessings - The student was writing to the head of the mission in England
who had founded his local school in the African bush. He wanted to end with
a blessing, ‘May heaven preserve you.’
Not being quite confident of his English, he looked up the word ‘preserve’.
When the letter reached the head of the mission, it ended with the words:
“And may Heaven pickle you.”
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There were eight Parish Councillors, the Clerk, one representative from the
local Police and two members of the public at the meeting.
Community Police Incident report for May 2015: The Police Officer
presented the report and the items relevant to Whittington were as follows:
Public Order Instance: 1 incident in Castle Street, two males with drink.
Burglary (Dwelling): 2 incidents both in Station Road.
Theft: 1 incident of the theft of a bicycle in Oswestry Road.
Your Team & Contact Numbers:
Local Police Officer – PC 3718 Kate Le’Clere – 07792 774 024
Police Community Support Officers –
PCSO 6412 Dave Hughes - 07792 774 047 and PCSO 60218 Cara Fairly
About your Team: Safer Neighbourhood Teams work with local people and
partners to identify, tackle and solve issues that matter to the community
where you live. Thanks to an investment in mobile tablet style computers,
these will enable officers to spend more time on patrol on the street and in
neighbourhoods. Officers will continue to come to people when they need
them and provide a high quality service however you contact us - in person
(on the street, at community bases and at partners and communities together
[PACT] meetings), on the phone or online.
Matters Arising from the Minutes of the previous meeting:
Public Participation: The two members of the public addressed the Council
regarding the refusal of a planning application submitted to Shropshire
Council. After a discussion it was decided that a further application would be
submitted by the applicants.
Planning: 15/01872/FUL – Top House Farm Rhosygadfa, Gobowen –
Conversion of existing outhouse to provide annexe.
Permission refused: 14/03540/OUT – Brookside, Babbinswood – Outline
application for residential development.
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SATURDAY 1st AUGUST
PARK HALL SHOWGROUND
8:30am – 6:00pm
LIVESTOCK CLASSES
including the
BORDER LEICESTER SHEEP
NATIONAL SHOW
YFC
WI
HORTICULTURE
VILLAGE GREEN
SMALL LIVESTOCK AND PETS
SHEEP SHEARING
GRAND PARADE OF LIVESTOCK & AWARDS
VINTAGE TRACTORS & STATIONARY ENGINES
VINTAGE CARS & MOTORCYCLES
MODEL STEAM RAILWAY TRACK
FOOD HALL
BUSINESS & CRAFT MARQUEES
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Whittington Parish Council News,
Meeting held on 23rd
June 2015
MAIN
SPONSOR
“SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE”
HERITAGE WEEKEND SEPTEMBER 2015
‘WHAT’S BEHIND THE DOOR? –
WHITTINGTON CHURCH PAST &
PRESENT’
FRIDAY 11th
– SATURDAY 12th
SEPTEMBER
This is an opportunity for Whittington church to share with the community
the full story of just how the church serves the community in so many ways
throughout our lifetimes.
We are planning a display of the role of the church in the life of the local
community, past and present, including weddings, baptism and bereavement.
In more recent times we have introduced Messy Church, Praise and Play &
Coffee Mornings. The church will be open from 10am to 4pm on Friday 11th
and Saturday 12th of September. Refreshments will be available.
We are looking for items to include in the display. Do you have photographs
or small items to make up displays of the various “services” we provide (e.g.
photos or mementoes from weddings or christenings – perhaps an old
wedding dress or christening gown - or newspaper cuttings about special
services)? If you have any suitable items you are willing to lend, please
contact Kath Griffiths 01691 662116. The event will be stewarded so that
your possessions will be safe.
Sarah
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With the holidays in mind…
Holiday: an all-expense tour.
Holiday: something you take when you can’t take what you’ve been taking.
Holiday resort: where you go when you are worn out and from where you
come back a complete wreck.
Travel: an experience that fills the mind and empties the purse.
Summertime: when you don’t pay the bills and your creditors think you are
on holiday.
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A Prayer for those who live alone
I live alone Dear Lord, stay by my side,
In all my daily needs be Thou my guide,
Grant me good health, that indeed I pray,
To carry on my work from day to day.
Keep pure my mind, my thoughts, my every deed,
Let me be kind, unselfish in my neighbours need.
Spare me from fire, from flood, malicious tongues,
From thieves, from fear and evil ones.
If sickness or accident befall
Then humbly, Lord I pray, Hear Thou my call,
And when I’m feeling low or in despair,
Lift up my heart and help me in my prayer.
I live alone Dear Lord – yet have no fear,
Because I feel your presence – ever near.
Amen
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Bored is good
This will cheer you up this summer when your
children mope around the house saying that
they are bored: apparently a bit of boredom is
good for them. So says senior educationalist
Julia Robinson who has encouraged parents
NOT to force their children into too many activities. Instead, they must be
allowed to become bored, so that they can have time to be reflective and
calm. Too many pursuits such as music lessons, sport and online learning
could result in a generation of manic, anxiety-ridden adults, she warns.
Writing in Attain, the IAPS (Independent Association of Prep Schools)
magazine, she points out that happiness does not come from a “regime of
unrealistic multitasking, running oneself ragged with an exhausting
programme of endless…activities.”
Another educationalist urged that children need “downtime…. They have the
right to be bored, to give them the stimulus to be inventive, resourceful and
self-reliant – all important life skills.”
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An honest man is never a successful fisherman
Answers to July’s Quiz
1. Methuselah
2. Bergamot Orange
3. The annatto seed
4. Cloves (Latin 'clavus', French 'clou')
5. Wasabi
6. a. Vermicelli; b. Lasagne; c. Linguine; d. Farfalle; e. Tortellini
7. Rosemary (Rosmarinus. Ros (dew) Marinus (sea)
8. Germany. In the Hollertau region of Bayern (Bavaria)
9. Med Met, Honey wine or honey beer
10. A Robbie Burns
11. ‘We haven’t had that spirit here since 1969’
12. The fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth
13. Canada, they consume 3 times as many per capita as Americans
14. Rice
15. Apple pie
16. Spey
17. Those without a Y in
18. Norway
19. Bread
20. Sloe
21. Beeswing
22. Brawn
23. Sunflower
24. Potato
25. Sugar
26. USA
27. Curry Powder
28. November
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Best position for effective prayer - Three ministers sat discussing the best
positions for prayer while a telephone repairman worked nearby. ‘Kneeling
is definitely best,’ claimed one minister.
‘No,’ another contended. ‘I get the best results standing with my hands
outstretched to Heaven.’ ‘You're both wrong,’ the third insisted. ‘The most
effective prayer position is lying prostrate, face down on the floor.’
The repairman could contain himself no longer. Sorry,’ he blurted out, ‘but
the best praying I ever did was hanging upside down from a telephone pole.’
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WHITTINGTON VILLAGE FAIR 2015
PRODUCE SHOW RESULTS
Overall winners:
The Fernhill Cup – 1st Olive Morris
(for the most points in Show) 2nd
Kath Griffiths
3rd
Libby Morris
The Gerald Jones Cup – 1st Olive Morris
(Vegetable Section) 2nd
Janet Norwood
Equal 3rd
Libby Morris/Mark Jones
The Jack Davies Cup – Diana Jones (a cushion)
(Best exhibit in Show)
The Ellis Shield – 1st Molly Hodnett
(aged 12-l5 years) 2nd
Daisy Hodnett
The Children’s Cup – Equal 1st Sophie Goodes/Molly Mackenzie
(aged 8-11 years)
The Children’s Cup – 1st Matthew Goodes
(aged 5-7 years)
The Children’s Cup – Equal 1st Holly Norcross/Connor Bowkett
(aged 4 years) The Children’s Cup – 1
st Linus Richardson
(aged 3 years & under)
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Winner of the Whittington Village Fair
Front Garden Competition
The ‘secret Judge’ of the Front Garden Competition was hard at work during
the first weeks of July visiting all areas of the Parish searching for the Best
Front Garden. He found many worthy gardens which give pleasure to those
passing by on their way to work or to school or to the shop or just out for a
walk.
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Two gardens were chosen this year. The runner up was the garden at 8 North
Drive, Park Hall – the home of Bill and Margaret Caley. The judge
commented: ‘This is a well cared for garden which needs lots of hard work
and devotion keep it looking so beautiful’.
The winner was the garden at 3 Avondale, Station Road belonging to Mrs
Annette Brough. The judge’s comment: A small but lovely garden for all to
see. A great deal of hard work has transformed this garden from a bad to a
very good one with a profusion of flowers. Well done.
Congratulations to both and to all those gardeners
who add colour and beauty to the village with their
lovely front gardens.
Christine Hughes
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WHITTINGTON GARDENS COMPETITION WINNERS 2015
Thank you to all who entered this year’s competition and a special thank you
to those who entered their garden in the competition for the first time. I hope
you will be inspired to enter again next year.
The judging took place on a very hot and sunny day. The judge was very
complimentary about all the gardens, the care of the gardens, the planting
and choice of flowers and shrubs, the vegetable gardens too. The judge had a
difficult time making her selection of winners.
The results of this year’s competition are as follows:-
Class 1 Best Large Garden – winner of the Dovaston Perpetual Salver
1st Barbara Molesworth
2nd
Mike and Diana Jones
3rd
Peter Keen
Class 2 Best Small Garden – winner of the Flower Guild Rose Bowl
1st Mervyn and Chris Hughes
2nd
Dave and Sue Hardy
3rd
David Clough
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Dealing with insect stings in Pets
While we are well attuned to preventing insect bites,
our playful and inquisitive pets love to chase
buzzing insects, and can even see them as a tasty snack!
How do I know if my pet has been stung? Typical signs that your pet has
experienced an insect sting include pain, redness and swelling. It is important
to note that even if your pet seems fine it is best to watch them carefully over
the next 24 hours as an allergic reaction could develop, especially if there
have been multiple stings. Allergic reactions may cause your pet to be
disorientated, sick or have trouble moving and breathing; should your pet
show any of these signs it is vital to contact your vet!
Is it serious? The significance of an insect sting will depend on the type of
insect and the pet’s reactivity to the venom. In addition the location of the
sting is also an important factor in determining the severity of a sting, as
stings to the back of the throat, mouth and neck area can often inhibit
breathing so if you suspect a sting has been experienced in this area you
should seek veterinary advice immediately.
What should I do? As bees have a barbed sting the stinger will remain
embedded in your pet’s skin once the sting has occurred and should therefore
be removed. To do this, gently scrape the sting out using a blunt object such
as a bank card (tweezers are not advised as they may squeeze additional
venom out of the stinger). As bee stings are acidic the area should be bathed
with a mixture of water and bicarbonate of soda. Following this an ice pack
should then be applied to the area to provide some pain relief, and as
previously mentioned the pet should be monitored for the next 24 hours after
the sting to ensure that an allergic reaction has not occurred.
Unlike bees, wasps don’t leave the stinger in the skin so there is no need for
removal. Wasp stings are alkaline so the area affected should be bathed with
vinegar or lemon juice as this will neutralise the sting and reduce the pain.
As with bee stings an ice pack should be applied to the area following
bathing and your pet’s condition monitored for the next 24 hours.
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Sleep - “How is it that you are late again?” the choir master demanded of the
little boy. “I overslept.” “What? Do you sleep at home as well?”
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Is your smartphone doing the thinking for you?
Do you rely on your smartphone as a sort of ‘extended mind’? Research in
Canada has found that those of us who are less able to think ‘intuitively’ are
especially guilty of getting our high-tech gadgets to do it for us. We use the
internet to look for quick answers rather than use ‘effortful analytic
thinking.’ The number of smartphone users in the UK is forecast to rise from
36 million in 2014 to 46 million by 2018. It is estimated that by then an
entire third of the world’s population will be on smartphones.
“I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world
will have a generation of idiots.” Albert Einstein
Way ahead - People aren’t really so smart. The turtle had a streamlined
body for travel, a hard top, retractable landing gear and a mobile home for
thousands of years before we did.
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Class 3 Best Senior Citizen Garden – winner of the Castle Cup
1st Mike and Barbara Phipps
2nd
Cynthia Davidson
3rd
Gill Buckley
Class 4 Best Hanging Basket – winner of the Community Centre Cup
1st Keith and Kath Griffiths
2nd
Dave and Sue Hardy
3rd
Mervyn and Chris Hughes
Class 5 Best Vegetable Garden – winner of the Mayor’s Cup
1st Mike and Diana Jones
2nd
Philip Crowe
3rd
Barbara Molesworth
There is a highly commended special award in this section and this goes to
Whittington Under 5’s Pre-School for their first year at growing
vegetables in raised beds.
Class 6 Best In-Flower Clematis – winner of the Morhys of Rosehill
Cup
1st Dave and Sue Hardy
2nd
Mervyn and Chris Hughes
3rd
Keith and Kath Griffiths
Special Class – Most fragrant rose in all the gardens visited – winner of
the Pam Kup Cup
Barbara Molesworth
My thanks to you all for entering, and I hope that you will do so again next
year.
Libby Morris
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Letter from your bank - Roses are red and violets are blue; please come
and talk to us - you overdrew.
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Worship . Friendship . Learning . Worship . Friendship . Learning
COFFEE & ComPany Come & Enjoy
a
Cup of Tea or Coffee
and a chat for an hour or so
in
Whittington Church
Thursday 27th
August
10:00am – 12:00 noon
All are very welcome
Entrance is free
Voluntary Donations to Church
The lunch at The White Lion this month is Tuesday 25th August 25
th; please
remember to contact Val Hayward on 01691 662434 if you regularly attend
the monthly meal and are unable to attend, and if you would like to join us
for lunch then also give Val a ring. If a meal is booked and not cancelled by
the Friday before then it MUST be paid for; the club are asked to pay for
meals if they are ordered even if someone does not attend.
Christmas Raffle: This year we have decided to do a ‘Running Raffle’ and
you will have several opportunities to buy a ticket as they will be on sale at
every event. The tickets will cost £1 each and every time one and your name
and address or telephone number will be put on the back of the ticket left in
the book. These tickets will remain in the book until the day of the draw
which will take place at the Christmas Lunch on Wednesday 9th December.
This is to be a major fundraiser for the club so we hope you will all buy
tickets and even buy some for family members. The prizes are good ones:-
A Christmas Hamper
A 7 inch Christmas cake (Fruit cake with Marzipan and Icing)
3 Bottles of Wine
A Basket of Vegetables
A large Cuddly Toy
We hope that people will donate items to make up the Christmas Hamper
and there is a list available for you to sign up for donations. Please make sure
that the goods are well within their “best before/use by dates” as it is
embarrassing for all if this is not the case. Most other prizes are once again
being most generously donated by Committee Members. Obviously our
normal raffles will run alongside this raffle and tickets for these will be
available ‘on the door’ as usual. We are grateful to all who bring along
prizes to these raffles as they are sometimes the only money we make at an
event.
MONTHLY WHIST – Please note: the Monthly Whist Session for
August will be held on Wednesday 12th
August and NOT on the 4th
.
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blackcurrant squash in place of the plums. Whisk the egg whites with 100g
(4oz) caster sugar, then fold in the egg yolks and squash. Pour into the
container and swirl a seventh spoon of squash through the top of the ice
cream to marble it. Freeze as per the first recipe.
LEMON AND LIME ICE CREAM – Follow the original recipe using the
strained juice of 1 large lemon and 1 large lime instead of the plums. Whisk
the egg whites with 100g (4oz) caster sugar, then fold in the egg yolks and
juices. Taste; you may prefer to add a little more sugar.
COFFEE ICE CREAM – Follow the original recipe and add 4 tablespoons
of liquid coffee essence (or 2 teaspoons of instant coffee dissolved in 2
tablespoons hot water) in place of the plums. Whisk the egg whites with
100g (4oz) caster sugar, then fold in the egg yolks and coffee.
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Basic Bathroom... A very fussy and proper lady began planning a week's
camping holiday for her and her Baptist Church group. She wrote to a
campground for reservations. She wanted to make sure that the campground
was fully equipped and modern, but somehow couldn't quite bring herself to
write the word ‘toilet’ in her letter. So, she decided on the extremely old-
fashioned term ‘bathroom commode’. Once written down it didn't look right
and she still was not comfortable with it. Finally she decided on the
abbreviation ‘B.C.’ and wrote, “Does your campground have a fully modern
B.C.?”
When the campground owner received the letter, he couldn't figure out what
she meant by B.C. He showed it to several of the campers, one of whom
suggested the lady was obviously referring to a Baptist Church since there
was letterhead on the paper which referred to a Baptist Church. So he sent
this reply:
Dear Madam: The B.C. is located nine miles from the campground in a
beautiful grove of trees. I admit it is quite a distance if you are in the habit of
going regularly. No doubt you will be pleased to know that it will seat 350
people at one time, and it is open on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday of each
week. Some folks like to take their lunch and make a day of it. It may
interest you to know that my daughter met her husband there. We are also
having a fund-raiser to purchase new seats, as the old ones have holes in
them. Perhaps I could accompany you the first time you go, sit with you, and
introduce you to all the other folks who will be there. I look forward to your
visit. We offer you a very friendly campground. 25
WHITTINGTON SENIOR CITIZENS
Over 50’s Club – Recycled Teenagers
Start the recipe the day before you want to serve it. Taste the plum purée,
once sieved, and if it’s a little too sharp add a little more caster sugar.
RED PLUM ICE CREAM – Serves 8
1 tablespoon water
175g (6oz) caster sugar
225g (8oz) red plums
a little lemon juice, to taste
4 large eggs, separated
300ml (10 fl oz) double cream
Measure the water and 50g (2oz) of the caster sugar into a pan. Add the
plums and adjust the heat to give a very gentle simmer. Cover and cook until
tender ten cool.
Have a plastic sieve positioned over a bowl. Empty the contents of the pan
into the bowl, then rub the fruit through the sieve. Discard any skin and
stones left behind and add a little lemon juice (and a little more sugar, to
taste). Cover and chill in the fridge.
Put the egg whites in a large, grease-free bowl, then, using an electric hand
whisk, whisk the whites at full speed until like a cloud.
Gradually whisk in the remaining sugar, a teaspoon at a time. When all the
sugar has been added the meringue should be stiff and form sharp, glossy
peaks. Beat the egg yolks in a separate bowl and fold into the meringue.
With clean whisk blades quickly whisk the cream until thick and fold into
the meringue mixture, followed by the plum purée.
Pour the mixture into a sallow plastic freezer container and freeze overnight
or for at least 12 hours.
Transfer the container to the fridge about 20 minutes before scooping.
FREEZE – The ice cream will keep in the freezer for up to 3 months.
PREPARE AHEAD – Pile scoops of ice cream into a chilled dish to form a
pyramid. Cover with clingfilm and return to the freezer. Ice cream frozen in
this manner can be served almost straight from the freezer.
Variations – BLACKCURRANT ICE CREAM – Follow the same recipe
using 75ml (3 fl oz) sweetened blackcurrant purée or 6 tablespoons of
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Other Upcoming Events: There will be a ‘multi-birthday’ party in August
(several members have birthdays and there are some that end in a ‘0’) and
this will be on Tuesday 11th August at 3:00pm.
Tickets are now available for an illustrated talk about Nepal, with Tea and
Cakes on Friday 2nd
October.
The Harvest Service and lunch will be on Tuesday 13th October and more
details will be available next month.
Dates for the Diary:
11th
August 3:00pm ‘Multi-Birthday’ Tea
12th
August 7:30pm Whist Drive with light refreshments - £1
25th
August 12:00 noon Lunch at the White Lion - £6
Weekly:
Monday 2:00pm Afternoon Whist - £1 All welcome
Thursday 10:30am Coffee
1:30-3:15pm Line Dancing - £3.50
Gill Roberts - 01691 662236
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Men step down from the
barbecue, to move into the
kitchen -
Who barbecues in your family?
Nowadays, it seems that men and
women are sharing the tongs almost equally. Not only that, but more and
more men are moving in to the kitchen, and now almost one in three fathers
take sole responsibility for the family cooking.
And – what’s more - they are proud of it. More than a third of men (36 per
cent) now say that to be able to cook a restaurant-quality meal would make
them even prouder than being able to speak a foreign language (33 per cent)
or drive a fast lap in a sports car (23 per cent).
In fact, 29 per cent of men admit that cooking is one of their favourite
hobbies, leaving football well behind (22 per cent). The poll was carried out
by the BBC’s Good Food magazine.
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RECIPE OF THE MONTH
Our President Glenys Brind welcomed members to the July meeting; the
minutes were read and signed, Jerusalem was sung and apologies were
received from Ruth Haile.
Glenys thanked members for their donations of jewellery and scarves sold at
the Village Fair in July in aid of our Institute’s funds. We were reminded that
Gobowen WI are hosting an evening with the Military wives’ choir on 26th
September, tickets are £10.00 and the concert will be held at the Gobowen
Scout Hut.
Members were also reminded that our September meeting will be our
Autumn Show and we will not start until 7:30pm. Entries are to be presented
at 4:15pm. At this meeting the raffle draw will be made for Sandy’s quilt.
Our speaker for the evening was Andy Young, husband of one of our
members, Marion; his talk was entitled ‘Pedal to Paris’. This was a bicycling
trip from London to Paris which Andy completed in 2014 after being
diagnosed with Leukaemia; he was originally meant to take part in 2013 but
had to undergo treatment so deferred it till last year; a wonderful
achievement under the circumstances.
Andy gave us lots of insights as to how the trip progressed. When the three
hundred and fifty participants arrived in Paris the Champs- Elysees was
closed off in order for them to cycle around the Arc de Triomphe. The aim
was to raise funds for the British Legion and Andy managed to raise a
staggering £1,200.00. When asked would he do it again, not for a while came
the reply. A vote of thanks was proposed by Barbara Roberts.
The competition was for something French and was won by Ann Jones, with
Joyce Howard coming second and Barbara Roberts third. The refreshment
hostesses for the evening were Averil Cordwell and Barbara Molesworth.
There will be no meeting in August and so our next meeting is on 10th
September when it will be our Institute’s Autumn Show. A warm welcome is
extended to all; we meet in the Community Centre at 7:00pm on the 2nd
Thursday in the month.
Julie Sheffield
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their pylon plans until all the potential connection agreement contracts
(including those for windfarms not in “our” Inquiry) have been torn up,
which cannot happen for some time yet.
If you want more details about anything connected with the campaign do
please contact [email protected] or [email protected],
or phone 682213 or 682285.
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OLD GARDENER – AUGUST TIPS
As a money-saving exercise you can collect seed from
you own borders. Lupins, Aquilegias and Foxgloves
are now setting seed. Collect the seed into small brown
paper envelopes on a warm dry day; label carefully and
save for sowing next Spring.
Many plants can start to look a little tired at this time of year. Daily dead-
heading is important to help them keep looking their best and maintain their
vigour. Some herbaceous perennials such as Cat Mint (Nepeta), Lady’s
Mantle (Alchemilla mollis) and Geraniums will produce fresh growth this
season, if sheared to the ground now.
After strawberries have finished fruiting, remove the straw and tidy the
foliage of the plant. Runners from the main plant can be potted up in increase
your yield for next year.
Outdoor tomatoes will need frequent feeding now, and watering if the
weather is dry. To help the lower trusses of fruit to ripen some of the foliage
may be removed to expose the fruits to the sun.
Brussels sprouts and other winter greens will benefit from feeding with a
sprinkling of a compound fertilizer around the plants. This will help to keep
them growing steadily.
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Obstinate - The clergyman was walking through the village one day when
he met one of his parishioners. “How’s your cold, Donald?” he asked.
“Verra obstinate” came the reply.
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WHITTINGTON WOMEN’S INSTITUTE
Update for August 2015
On 18th June the Department of Energy and Climate
Change duly announced the promised cut in
subsidies for onshore wind production schemes. The
meat of the announcement read thus:
‘The Government intends to end new public
subsidies for onshore wind farms by legislating to close the Renewables
Obligation across Great Britain to new onshore wind generating stations
from 1 April 2016. Up to 5.2GW of onshore wind capacity could be eligible
for grace periods which the Government is minded to offer to projects that
already have planning consent, a grid connection offer and acceptance, as
well as evidence of land rights.’
That seems to mean that any onshore windfarm without planning permission
on 18th June won’t get the Renewables Obligation (ROCs) subsidy, which is
what they all currently rely on.
The cut in the ROCs subsidy is to be enacted in just one paragraph of the 49
page Energy Bill 2015. The first general debate on all aspects of this Bill
takes place in Parliament on 22nd
July. The preceding paragraph of the bill
provides that applications for onshore windfarms over 50MW in England
and Wales will now be decided by the local authority rather than by DECC
(which won’t change the fact that “our” decision will continue to be made by
DECC). In case there is any doubt, in true ‘Yes Minister’ mode, the Bill
helpfully states that:- ‘English or Welsh onshore wind generating station’
means a generating station that— (a) generates electricity from wind, and
(b) is situated in England or Wales, but not in waters in or adjacent to
England or Wales up to the seaward limits of the territorial sea.
The fact that we are still waiting for DECC to release their decision on the
Mid Wales Windfarm Inquiry does mean that those windfarms had not got
the necessary planning permission by 18th June. The odds currently seem to
be that consent will be given to some of the Inquiry windfarms, but that they
will never get built because of the new subsidy cut, which of course is good
news from our campaign’s point of view. But until we get some definite
news, the blight of the uncertainty will continue to hover over those most
affected. It also seems unlikely that National Grid will announce a halt to
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August at Whittington Castle
9th
August 8:30am onwards Car Boot Sale –
£5 per car (sorry no trade stands)
16th
August 10:00am-4:00pm Teddy Event –
help to build a small boat to launch
the Castle Teddy Stunt team onto
the moat – a family fun day
28th
– 31st August 10:00am-4:00pm each day – First World War Exhibition
See below for more details
31st August 8:30am onwards Car Boot Sale – £5 per car (sorry no trade
stands)
Sue Ellis, Castle Manager - Telephone 01691 662500
E-mail: info @whittingtoncastle.co.uk
Website www.whittingtoncastle.co.uk
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Whittington at War
The Great War
Friday 28th
– Monday 31st August
10:00am – 4:00pm (FREE ENTRANCE)
This second exhibition features the role of
the Medical Services
As we saw last year in 1914, fifty men from Whittington had already
volunteered to join H.M. forces in seventeen different regiments, including
over thirty in the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry. Many more enlisters have
come to light.
This exhibition commemorates events of WW1 in 1915 and is centred
around the role of the medical professions and their care of the sick,
wounded and dying. It features Whittington’s Thomas Cooper Sanderson
who served in the Royal Army Medical Corps who is remembered both in
Whittington Cemetery and at Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre.
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Across:
1 and 3 Two of the disciples who witnessed the transfiguration of Jesus
(Luke 9:28) (4,3,5)
3 See 1 Across
8 ‘Let us draw — to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith’
(Hebrews 10:22) (4)
9 O Simon is (anag.) (8)
11 Form of government under the direct rule of God or his agents (10)
14 How Jesus found his disciples when he returned to them after praying
in Gethsemane (Luke 22:45) (6)
15 In The Pilgrim’s Progress, the name of the meadow into which
Christian strayed, which led to Doubting Castle (2-4)
17 Glad sin rat (anag.) (10)
20 Spinal column (Leviticus 3:9) (8)
21Valley of the Balsam Tree with a reputation of being a waterless place
(Psalm 84:6) (4)
22 ‘The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, the oracle of one — — sees
clearly’ (Numbers 24:3) (5,3)
23 Adam and Eve’s third son (Genesis 4:25) (4)
Down:
1 David’s great friend (1 Samuel 20:17) (8)
2 ‘The Lord... will bring me safely to his — kingdom’ (2 Timothy 4:18) (8)
4 ‘I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks. I ate no choice food; — — or wine
touched my lips’ (Daniel 10:3) (2,4)
5 Seeking to vindicate (Job 32:2) (10)
6 Female servant (Isaiah 24:2) (4)
7 ‘For Christ died for — once for all’ (1 Peter 3:18) (4)
10 ‘Offering spiritual sacrifices — to God through Jesus Christ’ (1 Peter 2:5)
12 Jesus said that some people had renounced this (10)
‘because of the kingdom of heaven’ (Matthew 19:12) (8)
13 One of the three men thrown into the furnace for refusing to
worship Nebuchadnezzar’s golden image (Daniel 3:20) (8)
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CHILDREN’S PAGE
Some people think that the number 13 is unlucky; did you
know that other countries have different ‘unlucky’ numbers?
Both the numbers 4 and 9 are considered unlucky in Japan.
Why? Because the Japanese word for ‘4’ sounds exactly like
the word for ‘death’ and the word for ‘9’ sounds like the
word for ‘suffering’. There are no rooms numbered 4 or 9 in
many hospitals or hotels in Japan.
The answer to these questions about the Bible is a number:
1. How many psalms are there in the Book of Psalms?
2. How many days did Jesus spend in the wilderness?
(Matthew chapter 4)
3. How many times did Peter deny Jesus? (Luke chapter 22)
4. How many daughters-in-law did Naomi have? (Ruth
chapter 1)
5. How long did Methuselah live? (Genesis chapter 5)
6. How many days did Joshua march around the walls of
Jericho? (Joshua chapter 6)
7. How many provinces did Ahasuerus rule over? (Esther
chapter 1)
8. How many sparrows were sold for 2 pennies? (Luke
chapter 12)
9. After how many years did Paul go again to Jerusalem with
Barnabas and Titus? (Galatians chapter 2)
10. How many people were saved from the ship that Paul
travelled on when it was shipwrecked on the island of Malta?
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great pain from poorly formed bones. The first mechanical sweeping
machine invented by Smart in 1803 was rejected by the chimney sweeps; it
was in 1828 that John Glass came along with a brush that modern chimney
sweeps still use today. It took until 1840 when The Chimney Sweepers and
Chimneys Regulation Act came into force to prevent anyone under the age
of twenty-one becoming an apprentice chimney sweep; unfortunately this act
was widely ignored and children continued to be used. It took until 1875 for
legislation to be put in place which enforced the 1840 Act. Master Sweeps
now had to be authorised by the police to carry out their trade in any district.
TELLING THE STORY-LIVING THE LIFE
A DAY FOR ALL CHRISTIANS IN SHROPSHIRE
Quality and Thought-Provoking Teaching
to Illuminate, Develop and Inspire
Saturday 21st November 2015
9:30am – 3:30pm
HOLY TRINITY, MEOLE BRACE, SHREWSBURY
Keynote Speaker:
Rt Revd Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford
(With a full Children’s Programme – including crèche)
Tickets £8 or £12 on the day
For more details please speak to the Rector, Sarah,
or see the leaflet at rear of church
To book: - [email protected]
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16 ‘You have — of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy;
eat, drink and be merry’ (Luke 12:19) (6)
18 ‘There before me was a white horse! Its rider held — — , and he
was given a crown’ (Revelation 6:2) (1,3)
19 Equipment to Charity Hospitals Overseas (1,1,1,1)
What you really need in a vicar….
The Archdeacon was discussing the requirements for a new vicar with the
church wardens of an empty parish. “What you need is a person of vision,
with drive, determination and fire; a person who can inspire others; a person
who can pull our diocesan cricket team out of last place…”
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ODE TO SPELL CHECKERS
I have a spelling checker
I disk covered four my PC.
It plane lee marks four my revue
Miss steaks aye can knot see.
Eye ran this poem threw it.
Your sure real glad two no.
Its very polished in its weigh,
My checker tolled me sew.
A checker is a blessing.
It freeze yew lodes of thyme.
It helps me right awl stiles two reed,
And aides me when aye rime.
Each frays comes posed up on my screen
Eye trussed too bee a joule.
The checker pours o'er every word
To cheque sum spelling rule.
Bee fore wee rote with checkers
Hour spelling was inn deck line,
Butt now when wee dew have a laps,
Wee are not maid too wine.
And now bee cause my spelling
Is checked with such grate flare,
There are know faults in awl this peace,
Of nun eye am a wear.
To rite with care is quite a feet
Of witch won should be proud,
And wee mussed dew the best wee can,
Sew flaws are knot aloud.
That's why eye brake in two averse
Cuz Eye dew want too please.
Sow glad eye yam that aye did bye
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The Chimney Sweepers and Chimneys Regulations Act (1840)
One hundred and seventy five years ago on 7th Aug 1840 Parliament passed
the Chimney Sweepers and Chimneys Regulations Act (1840) which banned
the use of climbing children to clean the inside of chimneys of the build-up
of ash, soot and creosote; if this build up was left it could result in a fire.
Master Chimney Sweeps would take children, usually boys, from the
workhouse, often as young as four, who he would teach to climb chimneys.
They climbed hot flues as narrow as nine inches square; and if they became
jammed in the flue they could suffocate. Local parishes wanted to cut the
cost of looking after paupers, so they paid Master Chimney Sweeps to teach
orphans and paupers the craft of sweeping. As the child was being taught a
trade they did not receive any pay.Local parishes signed Papers of Indenture,
giving these children over to the Master Chimney Sweep, which would be
witnessed in front of a Magistrate. This bound the child to the Master
Chimney Sweep whose only duty was to: teach the child a trade; keep and
feed him; provide a second suit of clothes; clean him once a week; allow the
child to attend church; not to send the child up a chimney that was on fire.
Even parents were known to sell their children to Master Sweeps from as
little as seven shillings to four guineas. The child would then become
indebted to the Master Sweep for seven years while they carried out their
training. After completing the training period, the apprentice would become
a Journeyman Sweep and be able to work for a Master Sweep of his choice.
With the Industrial Revolution (1760-1820) there was a huge increase in
homes built with chimneys resulting in the requirement for more sweepers; it
was one of the more difficult, hazardous, and low paid occupations of the
era. New chimneys were being built with more right, horizontal and vertical
angles and sections. Flues also became narrower to create a better draught.
An apprentice could clean up to four or five chimneys a day. A cloth was
fitted over the fireplace and using his back, elbows and knees, he would
shimmy up the flue and use the brush to dislodge loose soot which would fall
over him and down to the bottom. Once finished he would come down the
chimney and clear up, taking the now full
bag of soot away to the Master Sweepers yard.
The Chimney Sweeps Act of 1788 limited Master Sweepers to six
apprentices who were at least eight years old; but they grew up. suffering
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