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Benefice community newsletter for Falfield, Tortworth, Tytherington, Rockhampton and Cromhall

Volume 11 Issue 7 July 2014

Reg. Charity 1106904

Pauline Zulu lives in a poor township on the outskirts of Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. She lives with her mother, two brothers and sister. Her father died in January 2013. Pauline’s mother is unemployed and the family have no regular income. Their home has no electricity, piped water or sewage system.

Pauline had not started school at age five as her parents had been un-able to pay the school fees but when St Anne’s Community School opened in 2010, she took the opportunity to begin her education. Com-munity schools do not charge school fees or require pupils to buy uni-

form or books. Parents give small donations to school funds when possible. The only other income during the school’s four years has been the monthly grants from CLinC. Fundraising by the school is difficult in an area where families are so poor.

We met Pauline Zulu in September 2013 when, at the age of 15, she was studying year 7. After school she helps with home chores, fetches water from one of the stand pipes, plays netball and attends church services. She was keen to do well at school and hopes to be-come a nurse if she can complete her education. We heard that moving to year 8 would not be possible for her as her mother would be unable to pay the school fees, buy the uniform, shoes and books required by government schools (approximately £120 per year).

However, thanks to the supporters of CLinC, Pauline and her twenty two classmates moved to study year 8 in local government schools in January 2014. CLinC sent a grant to cover their school fees and uniform. In addition thirteen year 8 pupils moved on to study year 9 sponsored by Friends of CLinC and The Zebra Trust. On behalf of all these children, thank you.

A year 9 certificate will enable the children to apply for jobs and bring in a small income for their families. A small number may earn enough to pay fees to continue their studies. This year there are another twenty three year 7 pupils at St Anne’s with stories very similar to Pauline’s. So, in January 2015, CLinC will be sending grants to cover their year 8 school fees and uniform and also for the 23 pupils moving on to year 9. As quoted on the front page of the June edition of 5Alive, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela 1918-2013

Ann Greenhalgh (on behalf of trustees of CLinC)

For more information about the work of CLinC see www.cromhall.com/cromhall/clinc

International Air Tattoo

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SUNDAY 20TH

TRINITY 5

9.30am Cromhall Eucharist 9.30am Rockhampton Join Cromhall or Falfield 11.00am Falfield Morning Prayer Tortworth Join Falfield or Tytherington 11.00am Tytherington Eucharist & Baptism

2.00 - 4.30pm Cream Teas at Tortworth Tuesday 22nd 11.00am Tortworth Said Eucharist Cromhall Leavers’ Service

Saturday 26th 2.00pm Tortworth Baptism

SUNDAY 27TH TRINITY 6

NB 6.00pm UNITED BENEFICE SERVICE

WITH BISHOP MICHAEL PATRONAL FESTIVAL WITH CHOIR AT ST JAMES’, TYTHERINGTON

Thursday 31st 9.30am Tytherington Said Eucharist

SUNDAY 3

RD AUGUST TRINITY 7

9.30am Cromhall Morning Prayer 9.30am Rockhampton Patronal Eucharist 11.00am Falfield Morning Prayer 11,15am Tortworth Eucharist & Baptism 11.00am Tytherington Family Service with Baptists at Baptist church

Tuesday 5th 11.00am Tortworth Said Eucharist

NB Midweek services are liable to change. Please check with weekly pewsheet. BENEFICE PHONE: 01454 260096 E-MAIL ADDRESS: office@croftt.org.uk

Priest: Rev. Jenny d’Esterre Home: 01453 890384 Mob. 0754032 2744

Thursday 3rd July 9.30am Tytherington Said Eucharist

SUNDAY 6

TH JULY TRINITY 3

9.30am Cromhall Morning Prayer 9.30am Rockhampton Eucharist 11.00am Falfield Join Tortworth 11,15am Tortworth Eucharist & Baptism 11.00am Tytherington Family Service with Baptists at St James

Tuesday 8th 11.00am Tortworth Said Eucharist

Thursday 10th 7.00pm Falfield ‘Embrace’

We invite you to create the space where the life of God in us can be nurtured and brought to fruition; a time for you to embrace some of the basic disciplines of the Christian spiritual life

SUNDAY 13

TH TRINITY 4

SEA SUNDAY 9.30am Cromhall Nursery Rhyme Mass 9.30am Rockhampton Morning Prayer 11.00am Falfield Eucharist 11.15am Tortworth Morning Prayer Tytherington Join Tortworth

Thursday 17

th July

9.30am Tytherington Said Eucharist

‘SPARKLERS’ FIRST FRIDAY EACH MONTH AT

ST GEORGE’S CHURCH, FALFIELD, AT 10:30AM

FRIDAY 4th July An opportunity for toddlers and pre-schoolers to play, sing and informally hear stories about Jesus with their parents, grandparents or carers. (Cost £1 to cover refreshments)

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Visiting Visiting is part of the Church’s Ministry. If you would like a visit from someone from the church, please call the Bene-fice Office and we will do our best to arrange it.

If you are going into or in hospitalC You can help to make sure that the church team can respond as you would like us to when you are ill. It’s important that if you are admitted to hospital, you do three things:-

1. Make sure someone tells one of the min-istry team that you are going into hospital – ask them to pass on the message as appropriate.

2. Make it plain to the hospital staff whether (or not!) you would like a visit. This means that when someone rings up, they won’t have to spend time saying ‘hang on, ‘I’ll just ask him/herC’

3. Make it plain what sort of visit you would like: would you prefer a friend from the church or one of the visiting team or would you particularly like a clergy visit? If you want to be certain of a private, one to one chat, don’t be afraid to ask the hospi-tal staff if they will allow your minister to come outside normal visiting hours, so that they don’t take up precious time and space from your family.

For all Benefice Business Please ring

01454 260096 and leave a message

or email

office@croftt.org.uk

The office will usually be open from 10.00am until 1:00pm on Fridays when messages and emails will be dealt with.

If you would like to make an appoint-ment to speak to Rev’d. Jenny; phone 01453 890384. You might need to leave a message and she will return your call as soon as possible as she is entitled to time off!

If you would like someone to bring Holy Communion to your home please ring 01454 260096 and leave a message. We are more than happy to do this.

Midweek Eucharists are held either on Tuesdays at Tortworth or Thursdays at Tytherington alternat-ing each week. Please see weekly pewsheet for details.

Visit the benefice website at www.croftt.org.uk to see the pewsheet, make a prayer request or visit Rev’d Jenny’s blog. You can also follow Rev’d Jenny on Twitter

Thank you to The Churpel Society for their kind donation to 5 Alive.

This publication is dependent on donations and advertising to keep going.

One of the ways of making regular donations is by standing order. If you would like to make a payment using this method please contact our Treasurer, Mr Geoff Crosthwaite

• by telephone on 01454 294140

• by email at: geoffrey.crosthwaite@tesco.net

• or write to him at The Barn, Townwell, Cromhall, Wotton-Under-Edge, GL12 8AQ.

Cheques may also be sent to our treasurer, Geoff Crosthwaite, The Barn, Townwell, Cromhall, W-U-E, GL12 8AQ or the editor.

Please remember to make cheques out to ‘Benefice Newsletter’.

Thornbury Volunteer Centre AGM

Thursday 3rd July 1.15pm in the function room of the Swan in

Thornbury. We will be taking a look back at last years successful

Silver Jubilee

and then forward to the future.

A light buffet and refreshments will be served and everyone is welcome to attend.

Mothers' Union Meeting 21st July 2pm Eucharist at Rockhampton

led by Rev’d Jenny All welcome

9th August Mary Sumner Day 12 Noon Communion

at St Mary's Church Wotton followed by cream teas, tours of the church and town etc - Everyone welcome

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We are a family run business dedicated to providing the perfect environment for your cats to stay.

Set in a quiet, secluded countryside residence, this newly-built cattery has been con-structed to the highest standards and is fully licensed by South Gloucestershire Council.

For all enquires please contact Nicola on 07799805996

ASHWORTHY CATTERY

ASHWORTHY FARM, TYTHERINGTON,

NR WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE, GLOS GL12 8QD

5Alive online

For those wishing to access 5 Alive online from a smart phone or tablet the QR code is now available and will give access to the Falfield website.

THORNBURY LIBRARY

Bookstart Bear Club StoryTime and RhymeTime

Our regular Bookstart Bear Club sessions on Monday 2.15pm- 2.45pm and Friday 11am – 11.30am will be taking a break for the sum-mer.

The last StoryTime will take place on Monday 14th July and our last Rhymetime will take place on Friday 18th July. Sessions will start again from week beginning Monday Septem-ber 8th

Thornbury Volunteer Centre Summer opening hours

Thornbury Volunteer Centre will operate limited opening hours throughout the summer period. From Monday 28th July to Friday 29th August the office will be open to the public on Mondays and Wednesdays only between 10.30am-12 noon. We can however be contacted through our website www.volunteer-thornbury.co.uk or via email mail@volunteer-thornbury.co.uk. You can also leave a message on our answerphone on 01454 413392 and we will answer all enquiries as soon as possible.

Normal opening hours resume on Monday 1st Sep-tember.

ALVESTON GARDENS ASSOCIATION

Jubilee Hall, Alveston, 7th July at 7.30pm

Sue Dodd & Sue Smith will be taking us to see

“The Pyrenees in June”

Visitors ( £2) will be made welcome

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HOLIDAY RENTAL IN WEST CORNWALL

Luxury 2 bed apartment (4 per-sons) with sea views to rent on the new "waterfront" development.

Double and single bedroom & additional fold-up bed; lounge; dining area; fully equipped kitchen; balcony and designated parking space. Penzance & Newlyn ½ mile; St Michael's Mount 2 miles; St Ives 7 miles; Lands End 8 miles. Also Isles of Scilly ferry car park 200 metres. Apartment rental cost only £60 per night, any day start (subject to availability).

Minimum charge £240. Available all year. Please contact Andy/Alison 01454 416263

TYTHERINGTON PARISH LUNCH

In aid of St James’ Church

SUNDAY 13TH JULY

12.30pm

AT BOYT’S FARM, TYTHERINGTON

Tickets £17 for adults (reduction for children)

available from the village shop or John Williams (01454 412515)

TORTWORTH PARISH MEETING

A parish meeting was held on June 3rdth with 6 parishioners present. Councillor John O’ Neill also attended together with Jacqui Ward from South Gloucestershire Council.

The Meeting discussed the ongoing Policies Sites and Places Consultation and noted the proposed wording and context contained in the latest document from South Gloucestershire Council. This was approved by the meeting.

On highway matters the lack of grass verge cutting by SGC was noted. Tortworth Court and Tort-worth Estate were thanked for cutting back various road junctions. Damery Hill is closed for urgent drainage repairs. There will be an overnight closure of the motorway slip roads in mid - June to carry out routine repairs. It was noted that the road to Avening Green is to be re-surfaced in the summer – parishioners asked for prior notice.

Parishioners welcomed the new directional sign at the village crossroads and were pleased with the annual clearance of overgrowth and rubbish at the motorway lay-by by SGC Streetcare.

It was noted that there has been at least one near miss at the Tortworth School junction recently.

The parish had supported the application by Cemex for an additional quarrying area. There was nothing to report regarding the Tortworth Business Park and planning issues. The parish had ob-jected to an application at Huntingford (Alkington Parish and Stroud District Council) for a ‘solar park’ on the basis that the applicant had not addressed the impact on views from Tortworth and Avening Green.

The use of the Estate Office as the polling station for the recent European elections had been suc-cessful.

The Clerk is in contact with Michaelwood Service Station about litter that is dropped obviously from the various food outlets particularly at Damery and past Old Court.

Following the last meeting the Clerk had written to the governor of Leyhill Prison inviting her to the meeting. A colleague had replied declining the invitation. The Chairman has taken the matter up with Steve Webb who is to raise the mater with governor at a forthcoming meeting. The meeting felt strongly that there should be more involvement from Leyhill in the community.

The accounts to 31st March 2013.were approved.

Sally Moreton told the meeting that Tortworth School requires a Community governor. If anyone would like to know more please contact Sally or Carol Bowes at the school. The next meeting is on Tuesday 2nd September at The Estate Office at 7.30pm Robert Killen, Clerk (robert.killen@btconnect.com or 01454260268)

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Brain Tumour support is the new name for Hammer Out Brain Tumours and is a registered charity supporting those affected by a brain tumour, to let them know they and their families are not alone.

Support meeting times at Brain Tumour Support Thornbury, (Unit 1, Thornbury Office Park, Midland Way, Thornbury. BS35 2BS)

take place on 3rd Weds of month 10.30am to

12.30pm.

Next meeting: Wednesday July 16th 2014

Please see our website, www.braintumoursupport.co.uk or phone us on 01454 414355 for further details.

Jazz Returns to the Chantry

Will Grealish & his 5- piece jazz swing group

Mood Indigo Chantry Garden, Friday 11th July

7.30 pm. Tickets, at £10 each, available from Thornbury Gar-den Shop, High Street, or ring 01454 417038 for further details

Mood Indigo is a UK based Jazz

swing outfit, which has worked exten-

sively in this country and all over the

world, having represented the United Kingdom at the

Miri International Jazz Festival and at KK Interna-

tional Jazz Festivals in Malaysia.

Will Grealish’s strong vocals sounded uncannily like those of Tony Bennett.” MATTA Magazine

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE LIBRARIES FACEBOOK PAGE

South Gloucestershire Libraries have recently launched a new Facebook page.

For all the latest news at “South Gloucestershire Libraries” find us on Facebook. “Like” our page and be the first to hear about our latest services, FREE children’s holiday activities, events for all ages and much more.

Cream Teas in Tytherington

Your support is needed Saturday afternoon

July 12th 3.00 - 5.00pm

TVSA will be offering Cream Teas in the Village Hall as a fundraiser for the Village Shop & Post Office.

PLEASE SUPPORT US BY COMING ALONG ON THE DAY

AND BY DONATING CAKES/SCONES

Please bring donations to the shop by Friday morning, July 11th

M5 Motorway Junction 14

Please be aware that there may be temporary overnight closure of the junction between 8.00pm and 5.30am of the northbound and southbound exit and entry slip roads for routine maintenance by the Highways Agency during the coming months. Diversions will be clearly signposted. For further details telephone 0117 372 8005 or email david.sanderson@highways.gsi.gov.uk

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Join us for

CREAM TEAS AT

TORTWORTH

at St Leonard’s Church on

Sunday 20th July

2.00 - 4.30pm and on the 3rd Sunday of each month

during the summer.

We look forward to welcoming you

Proceeds to St Leonard’s church funds

Bosom Buddies

"Bosom Buddies" is an entirely voluntary group founded in June 1997 to help pa-tients and their families cope with the

psychological and everyday consequences of breast cancer and breast related illness.

Our aim is to ensure that every woman diagnosed with breast disease in Bristol and the surrounding area is able to contact a 'Bosom Buddy’ for guid-ance, support and friendship during what will probably be one of the most traumatic and chal-lenging times of their lives.

Meetings are held in Thornbury each month. The May meeting will be at Jennie’s, (32, Oakleaze Road, BS35 2LL)

at 7.30pm on Weds 16th July

Cromhall 100 Club

May draw results were

1st 66 Roy Greenhalgh £30 2nd 87 Jackie Carpenter £20 3rd 24 Marjorie Burlton £10

Rockhampton Fun Run

Thursday 24th July

on The Common at Rockhampton

Registration – 6.30pm

Start – 7.00pm

BBQ & BAR

4 miles - everyone welcome

ROCKHAMPTON VILLAGE EVENTS

To view future ROCKHAMPTON village events go to the Events page on the web-site: www.rockhamptonvillagehall.com The bookings page will show you what is on at the village hall.

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Contract Grass Cutting

All Aspects of Garden Maintenance

Beds and Borders Maintained

Planting Plants and Shrubs Supplied

Pruning and Hedge Trimming

Garden Rubbish Removal

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Free Estimates

FALFIELD BEAT SURGERY

TO BE HELD IN FALFIELD VILLAGE HALL BETWEEN 10:00-11:00am

THURSDAY 24th JULY

THURSDAY 21st AUGUST

THURSDAY 2nd OCTOBER

THURSDAY 30th OCTOBER

THURSDAY 11th DECEMBER

GIVING THE RESIDENTS OF FALFIELD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME ALONG AND SPEAK TO THE LOCAL BEAT TEAM TO DISCUSS ANY

ISSUES THEY MAY HAVE.

THORNBURY NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE TEAM: PC NATALIE DRAPER PCSO DAWN GOLDING

If you need to contact the Beat Team at any other time we can be contacted on:

0117 945 5902 or 0117 945 5903

For all non-emergency calls ring – 101; in an emergency - 999

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNCIL

(COWSHIP LANE, WICKWAR)

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF USE BY VEHICLES) ORDER 2014

Notice is hereby given that South Gloucestershire District Council in pursuance of the provisions of section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended intend to make an order the effect of which will be to close, temporarily, to vehicles that length of Cowship Lane which extends from 460m south east of Bristol Road south eastwards for 550m.

This order is required in connection with drainage works and will be operative from the 18 August 2014 for a maximum period of eighteen months. The closure however may not be implemented for the whole of the period but only for so long as is necessitated by the works which are anticipated to

be of 5 WEEKS duration.

ALTERNATIVE ROUTE: B4058 Bristol Road, B4509 The Downs, Westend Road, Cowship Lane (part unaffected) and vice versa. Chief Executive & Corporate Resources Depart-ment, PO Box 300, Legal, Governance & Democ-ratic Services, Civic Centre, High Street, Kings-wood, Bristol, BS15 0DS

John McCormack, Head of Legal, Governance and Democratic Services

Latest news

Post Office fund raising Thank you to everyone who is supported the Bonus Ball Draw, which proved very popular. A full list of winners is in the shop. If you missed it this time, there will be another chance later in the year, when we hope to run it again.

As you will see from our advert, our next fund rais-ing event is on July 12, when we are offering cream teas in the Village Hall. We hope you will support us by coming along on the day and by baking some cakes or scones. Please bring all donations to the shop on Friday morning, July 11.

Health Lottery Don’t forget that you can still play the Health Lot-tery now at the Post Office. Did you know that 20p of every £1 played on The Health Lottery goes di-rectly to local health-related good causes across Great Britain?

Volunteering A big thank you to all our helpers. We could still do with a few more names for Saturday or Sunday mornings, so don’t be shy!

And we hope to see you all on July 12 for a cream tea.

TVSA committee

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Summer Reading Challenge 2014

You’ll be a-mazed at what’s going on for children in South Gloucestershire Libraries this summer.

The challenge begins in all South Gloucestershire Libraries on 12th July and runs until 13th September. It’s free to join in the fun.

Children are challenged to read just 6 books to collect their very own medal and certificate. More than 7000 children took part in Creepy House last summer. The parent of one child said ‘As the mother of a very reluctant reader I was

worried about him not reading over the holiday but this reading challenge changed everything. He asked to keep coming back to the library and even finished some

books by the end of the same day. Please do it again!’

Visit any South Gloucestershire Library this summer for children to take part in

Mythical Maze.Mythical Maze.Mythical Maze.Mythical Maze. Libraries are also holding free activities throughout the holiday to help children complete the

challenge. Visit your local library or log on to www.southglos.gov.uk/libraries to find out more.

For more Mythical MazeMythical MazeMythical MazeMythical Maze fun visit www.mythical-maze.org.uk

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TYTHERINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH

FOR FURTHER DETAILS OF ANY OF OUR SERVICES/ACTIVITIES, PLEASE CONTACT Mr Brian Allen (Pastor)

Contact Number: - 01179 793104 Email:- allenbroncksea@blueyonder.co.uk

SEE ALSO THE CHURCH WEBSITE: www.tytheringtonbaptistchurch.org

6TH 11:00am JOINT FAMILY SERVICE AT ST JAMES’ Val & Brian

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TH 11:00am “LIVING BY THE SPIRIT” (1) [GALATIANS CH, 5 VV 16 – 26] + COMMUNION Brian

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TH 11:00am GUEST PREACHER – COLIN BLENKINSOP (ST ANDREWS METHODIST CHURCH, FILTON)

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TH 10:30am “LIVING BY THE SPIRIT” (2) [GALATIANS CH, 5 VERSES 16 – 26] Brian

Our Children’s Club (“EXPLORERS”) will continue to meet during term time, each Tuesday between 4:00pm - 5:30pm. New children aged between 5 & 11 are always welcomed.

Our MUSIC GROUP will meet during term time, at 6:00pm (until 7:15pm) where we shall learn new hymns & songs. Everyone is welcome to join us.

STOP PRESS!

28TH JULY – 1

ST AUG HOLIDAY CLUB FOR 5 – 11 YEAR OLDS (TYTHERINGTON VILLAGE HALL)

SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS OR www.tytheringtonbaptistchurch.org.uk

TYTHERINGTON BAPTIST CHURCHTYTHERINGTON BAPTIST CHURCHTYTHERINGTON BAPTIST CHURCHTYTHERINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH

EXPLORERS

TUESDAYS 4:00 – 5:30

5 – 11 YEAR OLDS

GAMESGAMESGAMESGAMES

MUSICMUSICMUSICMUSICSTORIESSTORIESSTORIESSTORIES

QUIZZES

QUIZZES

QUIZZES

QUIZZES

CRAFTSCRAFTSCRAFTSCRAFTSFUN, FUN, FUN

FUN, FUN, FUNFUN, FUN, FUNFUN, FUN, FUN

SNACKS

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Summer Cricket Fest and Community Fete

at

Tortworth Primary School

on

Saturday 12th July 2014

2.00 - 4.00pm

Junior Kwik Cricket Tournament

Stalls including: Wheel of fortune,

Splat the Rat, Raffle, Skittles and much more

Refreshments including: a classic cricket tea, BBQ, ice-creams, beer and Pimms

FREE ENTRY

2014 CHILDREN’S HOLIDAY CLUB

FREE FOR 5 – 11 YEAR OLDS

ALL WELCOME

TYTHERINGTON VILLAGE HALL

JULY 28TH – AUG 1

ST

EVERY MORNING: 9:30 – 12:00

FOR DETAILS & REGISTRATION FORMS SEE VILLAGE SHOP OR

www.tytheringtonbaptistchurch.org.uk

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THORNBURY & DISTRICT FLOWER CLUB

7.30pm Thornbury Methodist Church Hall

Thursday 10th July

Workshop: Basic Triangle Alwyn Page

Thursday 24

th July

Practice: Summer Triangle

Michaelmas Fayre

Saturday 27th September

The chief aim of this event is to raise money to help Syrian

refugees who have fled to countries including Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt and Bulgaria as well as raising funds for our own parish churches.

Plans are now well underway for our Fayre and there is to be a Grand Raffle for which the first prize will be a magnifi-cent hand-made ‘log cabin’ patchwork quilt.

This quilt has been made by Margaret Oliver and we are most grateful to her for this generous donation which represents many hours of hard work on Margaret’s part.

Other prizes will include: a voucher for Tumpy Green Equestrian Centre and a chicken/goose dinner. Look out for tickets on sale at events in the benefice during the summer.

We shall also be looking for volunteers to help run the event, so if you would like to offer your services in any capacity, please contact the rep-resentative in your parish for details: Cromhall: Ann Greenhalgh Rockhampton: Anne Marshall & Margaret Oliver Falfield: Linda Smith & Paul Davenport Tortworth: Kay Rea & Jan Leach Tytherington: Fiona Shipston & Val Johnson

TORTWORTH V C PRIMARY SCHOOL

We have a Community Governor vacancy for an enthusiastic person who has an in-terest in education and a desire to help create the best learning experience for our children; could it be you?

If you are interested please contact the head teacher Mr Jerry Whitney Chair of Governors on 01453 542410 for more in-formation.

ST PETER’S HOSPICE GARDEN PARTY

The Pound, Church Road, Oldbury-on-Severn

Sunday 6th July 2.30pm – 5.00pm

(by kind permission of Mr & Mrs Paul Astle)

Entrance:£3.00 to include tea and cake

Raffle and stalls.

Bring a picnic chair, listen to the music of “The Standing Stones” and enjoy the gardens.

Please come along and support St Peter’s, your local Hospice.

FALFIELD VH 100 CLUB

A BIG thank you to those who have joined or re-joined the Falfield VH 100 Club 2014-15. We have struggled with numbers this year

and at one stage I was going to abandon it completely. But the committee rallied and we twisted enough arms to get it going again. We are now up to 56 and the prizes are £16, £12 and £8. We had our first draw at the Barn Dance where our host Chris Daniell made the draw. The winners were: 1st (163) Mr Gra-ham Smith, 2nd (175) Mrs Margaret Steer, 3rd (190) Mrs Heather Griffiths.

We are still hoping more people will come forward and join and that will in-crease the prize fund. Please contact rosiemurton@uwclub.net or 01454260615 - it's not too late to join.

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PLEASE COME to

Steve & Jill Bailey’s

Open Garden on

Sunday 20th July

2.00 – 6.00pm ‘Tanglewood’, Cowship Lane,

Cromhall Refreshments available

Donations in aid of the RNLI

& Pancreatic Cancer

Please come, rain or shine

In aid of

Severn Area Rescue Association

Registered Charity No 505504

BARBECUE LUNCH GATE FARMHOUSE, ITCHINGTON,

ALVESTON, BS35 3TA

SUNDAY 17TH AUGUST

12.30 to 5.00pm

Adult £14.00 U15 £7.00 Full 2 course lunch, tea coffee

Tel: 01454 413318 or 01452 740441

~ Raffle ~ ~ Outdoor & Indoor Games ~

Bring your own drinks - glasses provided

Falfield Village Hall Management Committee

A very successful Barn Dance took place on Sat-urday 14

th June at Buckover Farm, thanks to Chris

Daniell and family.

The event was attended by just over 100 people who were entertained by the music of Sargent’s Mess and danced the night away under the enthusiastic instruc-tion of their caller. A short video and photos of the event are on Falfield Village website, thanks to James Carpenter.

A tasty Ploughman’s supper was enjoyed by all, hav-ing been prepared by members of the committee. The popular bar and raffle, alongside ticket sales, achieved a very good profit of £750. This is the main fund raising event in this year’s calendar and will go towards essential maintenance and up keep of the hall premises.

Thanks must go to local business who donated raffle prizes: The Gables Hotel, Tortworth Court, Eastwood Garden Centre, Traditional Butchers of Thornbury, UK Global Road Safety, and the Therapy Centre Fal-field along with donations from individuals. We must also thank the Daniell family again for their kindness in accommodating us and even allowing use of an outside TV screen to allow football fans to watch the end of the England v Italy match!

The hard working committee are already talking about

the next Barn dance in 2016 so be prepared for an-

other do–si-do!

CROMHALL VILLAGE SHOP & POST OFFICE

NEW SHOP & POST OFFICE NOW OPEN IN TOWNWELL

Please use and support us, we are open five and a half days per week, we take orders for papers, milk, bread, locally made cakes and weekly vegeta-ble boxes.

We have a good selection of beers, wines and spir-its and a very extensive range of groceries, confec-tionery and household goods.

As we are a non-profit-making organisation and completely run by volunteers, our prices are very competitive.

Please come and see what we have to offer, you will be pleasantly surprised.

Telephone: 01454 299262

“RUN BY THE COMMUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY”

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Check out our website for classes in & around

Thornbury

www.zumbathornbury.com ___________

Yoga-Lattes Tues 8pm Yoga-Lattes at Armstrong Hall,

Thornbury

Weds 8pm Severn Beach Village Hall

A beautiful mix of Yoga & Pilates with

breathing & relaxation at the end.

So you get plenty of stretching from the Yoga and

an awesome core workout from the Pilates and

10 mins peace and quiet at the end!

Info & booking at www.armstrongfitness.co.uk

Cromhall Senior Citizens

are invited to

St Andrew’s Primary School

Monday July 14th

at 2pm

for a

Summer Concert

Tat3

If you would like to be collected,

ring Ann 01454 294200 or

Eva 01454 299251

Falfield WI at the June Picnic

We visited a local farm for this meeting where robotic milking had recently been installed. This was followed by an American supper in the garden on a lovely dry evening. Members were asked to write a poem during the evening about the visit and this is the contribution from Sheila Hook.

Our ladies here were well impressed With everything they saw If we had time - we'd love to see A lot, lot, lot, lot more

Just like us ladies, the cows they like A little gentle rub But just a few, their thoughts they strayed Thinking of all the grub

Our tables here a treat to see Ladened up with food If all's not eaten - every scrap They'll think us awfully rude

We have great respect for the Robinson family How hard they work each day Whatever do we owe them all And however can we repay?

Our next meeting will include a talk on Irish Dancing and visitors are always welcome.

Saturday 12th

July

The Midnight Walk is St Peter's Hospice's

fabulous starlit walk around the city of Bristol. It's a 5 or 10 mile sponsored walk, allowing everyone to rise to the challenge.

Starting at 10.30pm from Bristol City Football Sta-dium, the walk takes a circular route that includes the Suspension Bridge, the Downs, Clifton, the SS Great Britain and the Floating Harbour.

A group of women from Cromhall (Mandy Bird, Enid Cole, Pat Lyes-Wilsdon and Val Verey) who usually meet as a book group, have entered as a team called ‘The Cromhall Cronies’ to complete the

shorter 5 mile route and are now looking for spon-sors.

Knowing that many of you have first-hand experi-ence of the care that St Peter’s offers, we hope that as many people as possible will support us.

Sponsorship forms will shortly be available in the new Cromhall Community Shop or ring Mandy on 01454 294186. .

Please sponsor us and support St Peter’s, your local Hospice

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Francis Pain (1921 – 2014)

May saw the passing of a much respected for-mer tenant farmer on the Tortworth Estate.

Francis Pain grew up on Clingre Farm at Stinchcombe, where he worked whilst his two elder brothers fought in the Second World War, one of whom was sadly killed.

After the war, Francis won the Berkeley Hunt Agricultural Society exam, which entitled him to a year studying at Cirencester Agricultural College, an experience that he found enjoy-able and rewarding.

In November 1951 he married Peggy and they became tenants of Lodge Farm, Tort-worth and later they moved to Old Court Farm where they brought up their family. Francis was a hard working and dedicated farmer who took great pride in building up a herd of pedigree Friesian cows. In more re-cent years he and son Tim were devastated when most of this herd was slaughtered be-cause of TB outbreaks on the farm.

Francis loved sport and played badminton and later skittles and bowls. He was always a popular member of the team. He was a true countryman who had a vast knowledge of wildlife and birds

When Tim took over the tenancy of Old Court, Francis and Peggy retired to Cam. Francis took his beehives with him and con-tinued his love of beekeeping. He also made a lovely garden and continued enjoying it un-til recently. Last year when asked why he was planting apple trees he replied with his favourite saying, ‘Live for today – but farm for tomorrow’.

Our sympathies go to his children and grandchildren at this sad time.

Falfield War Memorial With the centenary of the 1st World War now taking place I have been undertaking some research into indi-viduals who are remembered on the village war memorial. The majority

of those listed have been fairly easy to find but a few have eluded me. Those remembered are:

• Lance Corporal Charles William Cole 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment

• Lance Corporal John Canning Dove New Zealand Rifle Brigade 4th Battalion 3rd, “D” Company

• Private Herbert George Holpin 12th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment

• Capt. John Banks Jenkinson 3rd Infantry Rifle Brigade

• Private Sidney Joseph Lewis 2nd/4th Battalion Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire Regiment)

• Sapper Arthur Edward Mower 272nd Railway Construction Company Royal Engineers

• Private John Kingscote Millard 5th Battalion Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

• Sapper Victor George Nichols Royal Engineers

• Private William Ewart David Organ 2nd/6th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment

• Quartermaster sergeant Herbert (William)

Selman 2nd Gloucestershire Regiment

• Private John (Jack) Strange 1st/5th Battalion Welsh Regiment

• Leslie Edward Watkins 2nd Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers

• Private James Fisher 8th Battalion Machine Gun Corps

More information about the above can be found on the Falfield website at www.falfield.org.uk/war_memorial.html

If anyone is able to provide any additional infor-mation against those listed above I would be grateful to hear from them. My email address is jcarpen380@aol.com

James Carpenter

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Why?

Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?

Why do people keep running over a thread a dozen times with their vac-uum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, ex-amine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?

Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your first try?

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The Spirituality Network for Gloucestershire (in Association with Gloucestershire Churches Together)

Saturday 12th July

WALKING IN THE LIGHT

A Day of Reflection led by

Bishop John & Mrs. Rosemary Went at

Sacred Heart’s Church Hall, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham

10.00am - 3.00pm

COST: £12

TO RESERVE A PLACE Contact Revd. Dr. Alison Evans on

01453 824034 email: malcolm.alison@btinternet.com

Please make out your cheque to The Spirituality Network for Gloucestershire

Tytherington Parish Council

Solar Farm Proposal

Tytherington Parish Council wish to hear your views about the proposed Solar Farm on land be-tween the Motorway and New Road. The final plans have not yet been lodged with South Glouces-tershire Council and the Parish Council cannot discuss the matter formally until this is done. How-ever the more views we receive the better we can represent the village as a whole. At the time of writing only one person has registered their objections with us whilst a number of residents have said that they are not unduly concerned one way or the other.

The solar panels will undoubtedly have an impact upon our local environ-ment in general and more specifically on a number of households who live closest to the proposed site. Issues of motorway noise, possible glare and loss of agricultural land have already been raised with the developers to-gether with how well the site can be screened and the installation process itself. It is expected that these and other issues will be addressed in the fi-nal application so that we can make an informed decision.

During the developers’ meeting at which they presented their current thoughts, the Parish Council invited them to address us with their final proposals; a meeting at which you will all be welcome. When this will be will depend upon the timescale of the application but it may fit with the Parish Council meeting scheduled for 11th August.

Meanwhile at their meeting on 1st July the Parish Council will consider their response to the offer of three options for Community Benefit Payments to the Parish. As was explained at the earlier meet-ing if the scheme goes ahead the Parish is entitled to substantial payments even if we lodge formal objections. We are being asked to make a decision on the option we favour ahead of the planning application being made so it should not in any way be interpreted as support for the proposals.

If you were unable to attend the drop-in-session or the meeting and wish to see what is proposed go to www.towerhillfarm.com and also the developers’ website at www.aee-renewables.com Roger Unwin

Tytherington History Trail – 1

Look out for the first Tytherington History Trail leaflet. Produced by the Tytherington Local History Group it gives details of a walk through the village whilst providing information about its architectural, agricul-tural and industrial past.

You can follow up the information on the leaflet by going to our own local history

website www.tytheringtonroots.co.uk which provides a glimpse into many as-pects of Tytherington’s past. We are al-ways looking to update the site with fresh information or old photographs to create an historical archive for the village. Please e-

mail us on tytherington-roots@outlook.com if you would like to make contact.

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CROMHALL CHAPEL SERVICES www.cromhall.com Pastor: Rev. Kevin Wilkinson

SUNDAY 10.30am Morning Worship & Children's Sunday Club 6.30pm Evening Worship

WEDS 2nd July at 7.30pm – House groups Bible Study & Prayer

at various homes in the area. Please ring 01454 294065 for details

9th & 23

rd July at 7.30pm – Bible Study & Prayer in the chapel hall.

30th July at 7.30pm – Communion & Prayer in the chapel hall.

THURS 3rd & 17

th July – 10am till noon, Coffee Morning in the chapel hall

Sunday service preachers during July are :- 6th (am & pm) Rev Roger Page.

13th & 27

th (am & pm) Pastor Kevin.

20th (am) Roger Chilvers, (pm) Alan Tarling

There is now a prayer box on the outside wall of the Chapel. If anyone has a concern they would like our small prayer group to pray for, please do drop us a line.

A warm welcome awaits you at all of our meetings

90% of everything we buy comes by sea. Think about the journey your goods have taken to get to you. How have they got here? It’s almost certainly thanks to the world’s 1.5 million seafarers, who face incredibly tough conditions in their daily life as they work to put food on your table, petrol in your car and clothes on your back.

Sometimes seafarers are abandoned thousands of miles from home with no means of communicating with their families. Others may have been on ships which are attacked by pirates or be working in dan-gerous and unsafe conditions amongst staff who bully them.

Organisations such as the Mission to Seafarers offer a base in ports around the world - places where sea-farers can be safe, share their problems with sympa-thetic staff and relax in a friendly environment.

On Sea Sunday, churches around the world come together to remember seafarers, their families and those who support them.

In Tortworth we shall be thinking especially of our link with the Mission to Seafarers in Mombasa where the chaplain, the Rev’d Ben Humphries, has been unable to return to Kenya from his home leave because of the dangerous situation resulting from terrorist at-tacks in that country. We pray that the staff there will be able to continue the valuable work they carry out every day for seafarers coming into the port. Mean-while Ben is shortly to be redeployed to Dunkerque.

Thornbury & District Stroke Support Group

Falfield WI Falfield Church

Linda Smith: 01454 260385

Jenny Jones: greenfarm.falfield@btconnect.com Headley Pain: hjpain@hotmail.co.uk 07774 675167 Correspondence to: Summerhill, Mill Lane, Falfield,

GL12 8BU

PROMISE AUCTION ON

SATURDAY 30TH AUGUST

AT

FALFIELD VILLAGE HALL 7.30pm

Bar & refreshments

Wide selection of items to be auctioned by a local auctioneer

Catalogues will be available

Pre-bids accepted

Ring 07774 675167 or 01454 260512 or email hjpain@hotmail.co.uk for details

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Friends of South Glos Stray Dogs

FUN DOGGY DAY & COMPANION DOG SHOW whatever the weather Sunday 17th August 2014

at Avon Riding Centre for the Disabled, Kings Weston Rd,

HENBURY, BRISTOL BS10 7QT

Even bigger and better than last year’s – with something for everyone!

DOG SHOW is UNDER COVER - Open 10.00am Dog show starts 11.00am PEDIGREE AND NOVELTY CLASSES WITH PRIZES & ROSETTES TO 5TH PLACE

(sponsored by Husse Bristol and Platinum pet care).

Pay on day. £1/class or as many classes as you wish for £5 .

Wide range of stalls from doggy delights to kiddies’ stalls & crafts - something for everyone!!

REFRESHMENTS, cakes, BBQ etc. Lots to do – from Have-a-go-Agility to fastest recall to Good citizen and obedience displays, meet the Dog Rescues & Pets as Therapy dogs.

Something for all the family - especially your dogs!

All monies to Friends of South Glos Strays – saving our local stray dogs

Admission 50p for adults including programme.

Visit us on www.fosgs.comule.com or on facebook ‘Friends of Southglos Strays’.

For more details ring Julia on 07768 285009 evenings or email fossdogshow@hotmail.co.uk

FALFIELD PARISH COUNCIL

At the Annual Parish Meeting Cllr Hathway gave her Annual Report and summarised all the activities that have been going on during the past year including the meetings with HMP Eastwood Park; the Safer Stronger Community Group meetings; the preservation works completed on the parish assets; the highways’ adopted road safety issues e.g. commuter parking and community events e.g. Big Spring Clean. Cllr Hathway also thanked those who had supported and helped the Parish Council with these activities throughout the year.

The Clerk went on to give the financial report highlighting that there is approximately £5,700 of unear-marked funds which is less than required.

The Annual Meeting of the Council followed and began with Cllr Hathway being re-elected as Chair-person and Cllr Jarvis being elected as Vice Chair. The Accounts and Annual Return for 2013/2014 were reviewed and signed.

We also had the pleasure of co-opting a new Parish Councillor, Mrs Megan O’Connor on to the Par-ish Council at the meeting.

If you are interested in filling one of the two remaining vacancies or would like further information about the Parish Council please contact the Clerk or look at the Falfield website www.falfield.org.uk.

The main highlights of the meeting were to approval of the new Standing Orders, Financial Regula-tion and Risk Management Review documents and the start of the Beat Surgery at the Village Hall.

The Orchard View track repairs are still ongoing as South Gloucestershire is still procuring the “plannings/scalpings” to carry out the work. The Orchard View green area has also been put forward for consideration as a Designated Local Green Space.

The Parish Council was saddened to hear about the death of Mr Clive Williams who was a member of the Parish Council for many years and our thoughts are with his family. Dawn Bramley, Clerk to Falfield Parish Council falfieldpc@googlemail.com

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TYTHERINGTON WI REPORT MAY 2014

After our opening welcome, the busi-ness of the meeting took place covering items as diverse as automatic organ donation, commit-ment to help and encourage honey bees to pros-per and support for Fair Trade. Treasurer, Mary Travell, confirmed that we had raised £120 on our cake stall at the Tytherington May Day Fair. A number of members volunteered their services for Blood Transfusion support on June 2nd

Valerie Niblett confirmed a planned trip on Sep-tember 11th to Savill Garden and Frogmore House, Windsor and is now taking names of all interested parties. This is also open to non-members, Valerie can be contacted on 01454 417982 for more details.

We then welcomed Jenny Frost from 'Samaritans Purse' who gave us a fascinating insight into the organisation and the work carried out by a large number of dedicated volunteers. The organisa-tion has been running for more than 20 years with the sole purpose of bringing a little joy and cheer to thousands of very poor and homeless children in the world. Their aim is to acquire as many filled shoeboxes as possible, wrapped in Christmas paper and filled with items that would be of inter-est and help to their chosen recipients. These are boys and girls aged 2-4, 5-9 and 10-14.

We were amazed at the variety and ingenuity of items that were included, many of which were handmade such as knitted hand and finger pup-pets and games like ludo and draughts. Beads and small toys, even those given away by McDonalds, go down very well. Also included are picture books that have no language barriers and any item that can trigger a child's imagination.

Jenny's area covers three counties and from their warehouse in Evesham, filled shoeboxes are col-lected throughout the year with the aim of distrib-uting them before Christmas if possible. Jenny showed us photographs taken when she accom-panied a convoy to Ukraine. The joy that radi-ated from the children was palpable; they were so obviously thrilled with their boxes. Some wouldn't open them instantly but chose to take them home to share with their siblings.

Inspired by Jenny's talk, that there will certainly be a number of filled boxes finding their way to the warehouse in time for next Christmas. For more information email: info@samaritans-purse.org.uk.

Rockhampton Fete

Saturday 26th July on The Common at Rockhampton

The Day

Starting at 2.30pm

An afternoon of family fun, tea & cakes, stalls, games, childrens’ races, hot air bal-

looning and performances

The Evening

Starting at 7.00pm

Float parade, Bar, BBQ, prize draw & music

WEATHER RECORDS FOR FALFIELD

MAY

TEMP oC

Min 3.2 Max 27.0

RAINFALL

Total in month 84.6 Yr to date 463.5

Rain Days in month 11

Air Frosts in month 0 Yr to date 23

Lat: 52.3.15 N

Long: 2.46.19 W

The above information re-corded is taken from a basic weather station and from time to time some data can be cor-rupted leading to some inaccu-rate information displayed. Where possible this has been corrected but from time to time some inaccuracies may occur.

If you want to see a more de-tailed and accurate record of local weather then take a look at either of the following web sites www.alvestonweather.co.uk www.thornburyweather.co.uk

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Teas at Talbots End

Sunday 13th July

3 – 5 pm

Talbots End House, Cromhall

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE

Teas, Cakes and Scones

Proceeds to St Andrew’s Church funds

Thornbury Volunteer Centre

Thornbury Volunteer Centre’s Pop-Up Shop in Thorn-bury’s St Mary Centre proved very successful with at least 16 potential new volunteers registering and many more taking information.

The shop also raised funds for TVC, which as a small local charity is always in need of support. The shop sold good quality pre-owned goods and local craftspeople displayed and sold their work. The raffle raised a total of £546 which far exceeded our expectations and our thanks go to the Swan, Thornbury, for the donation of some of the prizes.

To highlight Volunteers’ Week two special treasure-hunt competitions were held where children in two age catego-ries had to find the logos of local charitable and voluntary organisations hidden in the shops in the St Mary Centre. Cash prizes donated by the St Mary Centre went to the winners.

We are extremely grateful to the St Mary Centre Manage-ment team without whom the event could not have been held.