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The Bathford Bulletin

The Monthly Magazine for the Parish of BathfordJanuary 2013

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We are always looking for interesting or unusual pictures of the village; particularlyany that capture a distinct character of the village or are from an unusual vantage

point. Please send your submissions to: enquiries@thebathfordbulletin.org

November Floods ­ Warleigh FieldsPhoto by David Howells

St. Swithun’s Church BathfordRev Jane Burgess ­ Telephone: 858325email: jane@stswithunsbathford.co.uk

Churchwardens: Alison Millar 851095 Joy Craine 858613Readers: Gerry Miller 858402 Michael Craine 858613

Gill Gilbert 858927 Dennis Pearson 858293Everyone Is Warmly Welcome!We have the following groups for children during our Sunday Services:Crèche (0­3); Children’s Church (3­10); Rock Solid Youth Group (11+).Our 14+ youth group, 'Rock on Saturday', meets three times each month. For detailsplease ring Michael Craine.

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Sundays8:15am Holy Communion

10:00am First Sunday ­ Family Service2nd, 4th & 5th Sunday ­ Holy Communion3rd Sunday ­ Morning Worship (No Communion)

6:30pm First Sunday ­ Holy Communion ­ Other Sundays ­ EvensongMondays ­ Thursdays

9:00 ­ 9:30am Prayer Time In ChurchMondays

2:00pm 2nd Monday – Service In The Community RoomWednesdays

2:30pm Holy Communion each 1st Weds of the month at ShockerwickHouse.

House Groups Details from the Churchwardens or Notices.

From the Registers:Funerals Robert Elliot 14 November 2012

Peter Downing 30 November 2012Weddings Russell Fordred and Julia Pearse 1 December 2012

And one thing that has encouraged mein the debate over women bishops isthat all parties have been willing to stickwith a long process of dialogue, despitethe disagreements, rather than walkaway from each other. If there is anyencouragement to be found in this verypublic disagreement, it is perhaps not togive up on each other too easily but tokeep trying to find ways to maintainrelationships and work with those whoare different from us or hold verydifferent opinions.There is a chance – I hope in this case asmall one ­ that, in the end, it will notprove possible to find a way ahead thatall can support, but it will not have beenwithout trying. And important as unity is,it sits alongside other virtues of justiceand equality.For many, justice and equality are whatthe issue of women bishops is primarilyabout and for the majority of people,including those on General Synod, itseems indefensible that men andwomen should be treated differently. Myhope is that the situation will be resolvedsooner rather than later and so we shallsee what 2013 holds.I hope that for you 2013 holds joy andpeace and that in all spheres of life wemay see greater unity, justice andequality.With my love and prayers in 2013,Jane.

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From the Vicarage......Much has already been written about thevote in last year’s General Synodconcerning the consecration of womenbishops. Since so many people havestopped me to offer personal words ofencouragement, I thought I would offermy own reflections.Firstly I would want to say that as afemale priest in the Church of England Ihave only experienced positive supportand affirmation. I have not encounterednegative reactions because of my genderbut only occasional surprise when peoplediscover what I do.Secondly, the General Synod hasalready agreed that there will be femalebishops and the vast majority of theChurch of England is in favour of womenbecoming bishops. The latest vote wasabout how and when this will happen.However, the ‘how’ and ‘when’ is whatthe fuss is about and the majority ofpeople in and out of the church cannotunderstand what the problem is. Theproblem is how to practicallyaccommodate differing perspectives sopeople do not feel their sincerely andstrongly held views are whollycompromised.A great theme of the New Testament isunity. The church is called to be united.When ‘church’ works well I believe one ofits strengths is the way people are willingto work at difference. In many spheres oflife we see relationships break down veryquickly when there is disagreement. Oneof the things Archbishop Rowan Williamshas accomplished in his time asArchbishop of Canterbury has beenholding the Anglican community in unityby encouraging and facilitating dialogueover issues on which people are divided.

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QUIZ NIGHTSDates for your new diary:There will be quizzes on• Friday 25 January (see above)• Friday 22 February (for MS Society)• Friday 15 March (organised by

Pepperpot), and• Friday 12 April (for the Cricket Club).Look out for information in future Bulletineditions.

Bathford SocietyWe start the New Year with a talk onMonday 28 January by Mr. NickStevens, former Clerk to the Justices inBath and a past President of theSociety of Justices' Clerks.The title of his talk is 'The Role of theMagistrate'.As usual the talk is in the Village Halland starts at 8:00pm with coffee from7:30pm. David Howells.

QUIZ NIGHT AT THE PARISH HALL

Friday 25 January at 7:30pmA fundraiser for

Bathford Youth Cluband The Genesis Trust

Cost: £7 per person on the nightincluding

Jacket Potato and Chilli supperTo reserve places or a table for

up to six people phoneStan on 859344

Michelle on 744368or

use the booking sheet inthe village shop

Bar and Raffle on the nightTables limited ­ don’t leave it too

late!

Christmas Lunch in the Café.Ready... steady...

...go!

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Bathford & KingsdownTwinning Association

Race NightFriday 18 January 2013

Parish Rooms, Church Street7:30pm (first race 8:00pm)

Bring friendsBet on real races with stakes from 50p

Buy a share in a horse and split theprize .....

Tickets £5 per person(includes refreshments)

Available in Bathford Shopor from Colin Priston 01225 743499

To all in the community,The staff and children wish you all avery Happy New Year. In the termleading up to Christmas, the children atBathford School spent time reflectingon the meaning of our new schoolmotto, “Grow, care, serve, share”. Weare proud to share the motto with St.Swithun’s Church and the childrenhave also invented actions that matchthe words. In class discussions (whichwe call Class Council), children cameup with the following definitions.Grow: Every day we grow a little bitbigger in school. We start very young inReception and by the time we are inYear 6, we will have grown taller, butalso we will have grown inside ourhearts. School helps us to grow to bethe best young people that we can be.Care: At Bathford School, we careabout all the people around us; thechildren and the adults. We also carefor other living creatures and we carefor our environment. We always keepour school tidy and clean.Serve: We serve each other by doingthings to help other people. We mightraise money for charity, hold a dooropen for someone or ask someone toplay at playtime. We think about thefeelings of others and look after eachother.

Share: We look after our belongings.We share with other children becauseit’s the kind thing to do. We share ourtime with each other and we alwaysremember to say please and thankyou.We have also been thinking abouthow we act towards others. A helpfulquote from the Bible that weremember is, “We treat others as wewould like to be treated”.We wish you a wonderful year ahead,full of kindness, happiness.From the Staff and Children atBathford Primary School

PARISH COUNCIL NEWS01225 859007

clerk@bathford.netwww.bathford.net

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There was no Parish Council meeting inDecember. The next meeting will beheld on Monday 21 January at 7:30pmin the Parish Office, Bathford Hill,Bathford.

Exhibition at The Little GalleryThe Little Gallery at BathfordCommunity Shop and Café is verypleased to be able show paintings byPatricia Smith ­ well­known formermember of the village community whodied in February 2011.Patricia devoted her working life toscience and medicine and was a seniorGP in a Trowbridge practice where shewas known professionally as DrPatricia Money.When she retired in 1994 sheembarked on a new course in life. Shetook an Open University degree in theArts, learned the practical skills ofpainting and pottery and joined severallocal art groups. Painting became amuch loved hobby and she exhibited atthe Mayor of Bath's Art show and wassuccessful in selling several pieces ofwork.She is remembered by her family andfriends studiously concentrating on thework in hand, more often than notsucking the end of her paint brush,oblivious to the world around her.The exhibition of her paintings will runfrom 2 January to 14 February.

Brush up your cooking skills…Starting in January, BathfordCommunity Café is arranging andhosting a series of cookerydemonstrations. One evening everyother week, there will be the chance tocome and see local cookeryenthusiasts demonstrate their favouriterecipes or techniques. Lasting between1½ ­ 2 hours, the sessions so farplanned include pastry and breadbaking, sponge cakes, vegetariancooking, gluten free cooking, freshpasta making, spring salads and Dutchdelights!The charge will be £3 per session tocover expenses with any proceedsgoing towards the café’s equipmentfund. If you enjoy cooking and wouldn’tmind sharing some of your secrets anddemonstrating some recipes ortechniques, do let us know and add toour programme. Contact MaureenBreeze 01225 852444 or leave amessage in the café or shop.Space is limited and there will betickets for each session available fromthe shop. We kick off on Tuesday 15January at 7:00pm with a session onfool­proof pastry making. If you thinkyou can’t make pastry, come and findout how to do it perfectly every time.See two techniques that challengeconventional pastry making andprovide success for even the mostreluctant baker.Full programme details will be availablein the shop and café from earlyJanuary. Do come along and beinspired!

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Update on the November QuizNightThanks to all who attended theNovember Quiz Night in support ofBathford Cricket Club.We had a great night with over 90people taking part and raised £630 forthe Pavilion Project fund.The really good news is that this wasdoubled to £1260 thanks to matchfunding provided by a sponsor for thenight.

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The Bathford Players present :Robin Hood & The Babes In TheWood ­ A Traditional Pantomimefor ALL the familyAfter the huge success of last year'spanto, Jack & The Beanstalk by JanTatem, the Bathford Players return withanother hilarious outing to panto land.Join Robin Hood, some VERY merrymen, the Maid Marion and not forgettingNurse Nellie of Norton as they battle toprotect the Babes from the evil clutchesof the Sheriff of Nottingham. IntroduceIdle Jack, the local dimwit, and twohapless witches to the mix, and theRhyming Green Fairy of the Woods,and you have a recipe for completechaos and comedy galore.Adapted by Luke John Emmett, who co­directs with Lisa Croker, this is a showwith something for everyone. Expectquick wit, slapstick, singing, dancingand quite frankly utter stupidity in thisfabulous little panto.Luke says, “This is a truly traditionalpantomime which involves manytalented members of the community inBathford as well as some new faceswe've picked up along the way.Rehearsals are going incredibly welland this show really is going to be veryfunny. I'm a big believer that communitypantomimes should be just that,something which champions andcelebrates the amazing talent thatresides in local communities. We arevery lucky in Bathford to have anfabulous pool of talent to pick from, andnot just on the stage either. Our sceneryis always a massive highlight of ourshows and we have a very talentedartist, Gillian Smith who has beenworking with George Weeks to createsomething that is going to be incrediblyspecial.”

As another part of involving thecommunity, children from BathfordPrimary School will be getting involvedby creating posters for the production.The best will win tickets to come andsee the show as well as having thedesigns proudly displayed around thevillage.Luke comments, “Bathford PrimarySchool is always very supportive of usand I feel it's important to create closelinks with young people and get theminterested in drama at a young age.For many, a pantomime is the firsttheatrical experience they will have andwe owe it to the next generation oftheatre makers to help inspire theseyoung people and get them interestedin the performing arts. Each year asmall group of actors dons costumesand goes into the school and performsto the children, which helps inspirethem and makes them want to beinvolved with our productions.”

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SPEEDWATCH ­ CAN YOU HELPUS???With your help and with the invaluableco­operation of our Beat Manager P.C.Nick Sheppard, the Parish Council atlast have the opportunity to provide a“Speedwatch” facility in Bathford Hilland the High Street.We are anxious to proceed with this assoon as possible but it depends onYOU as volunteers so that we can dosomething positive about the excessivespeeds in our village.Full training and equipment will beprovided – all we need are volunteers. Ifyou think you can help, please contactShirley Beazer on 01225 859982.

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Hope and Homes for ChildrenIt is fifteen years now since we startedsupporting this excellent charity, whichhas become the forerunner in ensuringthat children in Eastern Europe andAfrica have the love and security of afamily home to look forward to ratherthan life in an orphanage. Bathford as avillage has become synonymous as amajor contributor to the work that Hopeand Homes do and at the end of a veryspecial 2012 as a year, we would like tothank everyone for their contribution tothis work.Our fifteenth annual Auction ofPromises in November raised theincredible sum of £8,200. We arealways grateful for the support which weare given and would like to say a big'Thank you' to all who helped to makethis such a successful event.Our thanks also go to John Lees forarranging an Advent Carol Service in St.Swithun's on 2 December. The retiringcollection, in aid of the charity, raisedthe sum of £300.Keith and Julia Masdin

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Bathford Film ClubThe next meeting of the Film Club will beon Monday 28 January at 2:00pm in St.Swithun’s Church.The film will be 'SALMON FISHING INTHE YEMEN' starring Ewan McGregorand Emily Blunt.A visionary sheik has a big dream: tobring the sport of fly­fishing to thedesert, with the assistance of agovernment fishing expert.Heartwarming comedy.Do come along and join us for anenjoyable afternoon’s entertainment,followed by tea and cakes. Transportavailable if required. Contact RobertWolsey on 01225 851390.

The Bathford School Christmas Fair atthe end of the year was a greatoccasion and we’d like to say a bigthank you for all the help and donationswe received, not only from each class,but also for items that FOBS volunteersgave for free, such as mulled wine, thesweet house, the cake for Guess theWeight, the dog for the 'Name ThatDog' competition, raffle prizes, all of thelucky dip presents etc. Everyone had alot of fun on the night and it raised£1,300, which will go towards outdoorplay equipment.November also saw some mumsstrutting their stuff on the catwalk,modelling gorgeous clothes fromReception mum Lara’s Fashion. Theschool hall was transformed for anevening into a glamorous boutique withclothes, vintage jewellery, JJ’s beauty,preserves and much chat. Thank you toLara and her crew for organising sucha fab event to kit people out withChristmas outfits and have a fun nightout.It’s great seeing new faces involvedwith FOBS, and if you’d like to help withsomething, do come and have a chat.There are some exciting eventsplanned for 2013, and they’re evenbetter with more ideas and skills thrownin.The next FOBS meeting is on Thursday17 January, 8:00pm at the BritishLegion.Happy New Year!The FOBS team

New Chairman for Bathford LinkAt the recent AGM, Tony Woodcockretired from the position of Chairman.Tony was thanked for his dedication,thoroughness and enthusiasm in leadingLink for the last three years.The new chairman is John Lees, a longserving and dedicated Link driver,committee member and formerTreasurer.Peter Staples, Secretary, Bathford Link.

Diary of Events ­ January 2013

PLEASE NOTEThe deadline for receiving copy for the February 2013 Bulletin is

17 January 2013Please email them to: enquiries@thebathfordbulletin.org

or put them into the Bulletin Box in the Bathford Village Shop

Saturday JUDO, 9­10 am(Following National Curriculum Guidelines)FREE ‘TASTERS’ ages 5­13.The Parish Hall, Church Street, BathfordCheck our website gleesonjudo.comfor dates and information.Or call Finn on 07810790039Look forward to seeing you there!