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PARISH CONNECTIONS
The Benefice of Brimpsfield with Birdlip, Daglingworth, The Duntisbournes,
Edgeworth, Miserden, Syde and Winstone
From The Rector
“Who is My Neighbour?” This is the title of a Pastoral Letter written to you and
me by all the bishops of the Church of England about the coming elections. There
have been predictable cries that the Church shouldn’t meddle in politics. Well,
this document isn’t about party politics; it is about the political and social health
of our society.
So what do the bishops say to us? The first point they underline is that politics
IS important; and it is our Christian duty to vote. Over the years, from the Civil
War, Chartists, Suffragettes, and many others have suffered and even died so that
you and I could have the right to vote. And people all over the world would give
their eye-teeth for that democratic right which we enjoy, and all too often take
for granted. It is a fundamental duty of every British person – and certainly every
Christian citizen – to exercise their right to vote.
The second point that the bishops make is that parliamentary democracy isn’t
working well in the UK today. A quarter to a third of the population doesn’t bother
to vote in national elections. Three quarters don’t bother either for European or
County Council elections. And even less than that for Parish Council elections. It’s
pathetic. We have GOT to work out what’s wrong and how to do better: for the
alternative to ‘disciplined democracy’ is civil unrest.
WHY are people so apathetic? After all, say the bishops, our politicians, national
and local, are by and large good people who actually want to make Britain a
great Britain to live in. It’s a hell of a job, and they need all our sympathy and
understanding and support. So, why don’t people appreciate them? Why don’t
people vote?
Well partly, say the bishops, it’s the way politics in the UK are run.
Now that debates in the House of Commons are televised we can see – to our
amazement ¬- that for most debates, most of the benches are empty, and Prime
Minister’s Question Time is quite appalling. Parliamentary politics in the UK at the
moment are seen as a confrontational slanging match between the parties. All of
which leads us to mistrust politicians and their promises – “Well, they would say
that, wouldn’t they?”
Actually, we, the voters, are seriously perplexed. We are not children. We want –
and deserve – a ‘respectful dialogue’, an HONEST discussion about, for instance,
immigration, the health service, housing – and the EU for heaven’s sake.
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But above all, what we, the voters, long for, say the bishops, is an overarching
vision about what sort of society we want/need for a fulfilling life in the 21st
century; both for us AND for our grandchildren. And they go on to offer a whole
range of what they call ‘Visions worth voting for’: Christian-grounded visions. But
you must read the detail of all this for yourselves. Let me finish with a quote from
the document .
“This letter is about building a vision of a better kind of world, a better society and
better politics. Underlying these ideas is the concept of virtue – what it means to
be a good person, a good politician, a good neighbour and a good community”.
And that, I suggest, is no bad thing for the bishops to be writing to us about!
Canon Andrew Bowden
LESOTHO LUNCH
Thank you so much to all who came to our lunch and who so generously donated
money to Prince Harry's charity, Sentebale, for orphaned and sick children in
Lesotho. It was a hugely sociable gathering in Duntisbourne Abbots Village Hall,
and an amazing £700+ was raised. Special thanks to all those who helped in
any way - cooking,washing up, selling raffle tickets, taking money at the door, and
much else besides - all for a very good cause.
Susie Parsons, Susan Bishop, Jos Carver
Monthly Diary
3rd April Caudle Green 4th April Daglingworth 10th April Brimpsfield 11-12th April Daglingworth 15th April 16th April Duntisbourne Abbots
18th April Daglingworth VH
22nd April Syde Manor Tithe Barn
23rd April Daglingworth 25th April Brimpsfield 26th April Birdlip/Brimpsfield
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Passion Play
Easter Garden Morning
Garden Society AGM
Village Spring Clean
Magazine Copy date
WI
Sarah McQuaid
Theatre
PCC APCM
Plant sale and coffee morning
Parish Walk
Extracted from the Gloucester Diocese web site. For more information on any
article, please visit (www.glosdioc.org.uk),
The Messenger, April 2015
Easter: Our place in God’s story, by the Revd Canon Andrew
Braddock, Director of Mission and Ministry
Let me tell you a story. It’s an invitation every generation responds to. Stories are
all around us, from the first stories we tell our children to the latest best-seller,
from the story line of an advert to TV drama, theatre and film. The best stories
draw us in, speaking to our hearts and minds. They can make us laugh or cry and,
at best, enlarge our vision of the world and our understanding of ourselves.
So it’s not surprising that the Christian faith was first shared through telling the
stories of Jesus: especially the defining story of Jesus’ arrest, death and resurrection.
As the first Christians engaged with this story so they came to realise that they
were being caught up in God’s great story of love and redemption for the world.
A new resource, ‘Cross my heart’, www.gloucester.anglican.org/parish-life/crossmy-heart shares contemporary faith stories. They speak of hope and transformation
when we allow the story of Jesus to bring meaning to our lives. As the church
invites us to experience Holy Week and Easter once again so, through worship,
drama, music and other activities, we are also invited to connect our stories with
the defining story of Jesus’ death and resurrection and have our understanding of
ourselves and the world renewed.
What happened when God came into your life?
Do you have a story to tell about your journey to faith? Encourage others, inspire
strangers and grow in faith as you share your story on our new webpage www.
gloucester.anglican.org/parish-life/crossmyheart
Maundy Thursday service in Cirencester – it is at 7.30pm in St John Baptist,
and the church stays open for prayer after the service.
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From the Register
Funerals:
Dorothy Wheeler (Dab) Aged 87, 19 February, Brimpsfield
Joan Parker Aged 93, 20 February 2015 Duntisbourne Abbots
Richard Larthe Aged 56, 20 February 2015, Brimpsfield
Peter Eldridge Aged 76, 23 February 2015 Winstone Baptist Church
John Green Aged 88, 5th March at Painswick
Julia Joyce Teasedale Aged 94, 11 March 2015
Marriages
28 Feb 2015, Georgina DUNLOP and Adam GIBBS at Miserden
To everyone who has supported my ministry in this Benefice and especially
to those who attended and /or contributed to my farewell on Sunday 1st
March my very grateful thanks. I hope to visit you on Sunday mornings from
time to time. I shall miss you all very much and if you are ever in the vicinity
of 4 Farmcote Close Eastcombe please call or phone 01453884972. The
kettle is usually ready.
My best wishes and love to you all.
Peter Keslake
Saturday @ Six = Sunday @ Six
The Celtic Praise format for our experimental “Saturday@Six” has been quite exciting
to put on, and has proven inspirational. However, congregation numbers from
across the Benefice have been disappointing. We said we’d run it from November
to March and then review it.
There does seem to be an enthusiasm to continue with it, but present plans are to
move it back to the 3rd Sunday of each month. It was decided at the outset to skip
April, so the next service will be on 17th May, at 6 pm, at St Bartholomew’s, Winstone.
All are welcome, whether usually going to one of the Benefice churches or not.
Come and see what it’s about.
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Birdlip and Brimpsfield
PHILIP DICKENSON
LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Birdlip Village Hall available for hire. Car parking. Local rates:
Children’s party £16.00, Half day £20.00 (winter), £12.00 (summer),
full day £60.00. Please contact Alice Townsend 01452 863231
PAVING - WALLING - FENCING - LAWNS - DRIVEWAYS
WATER FEATURES
MINI EXCAVATOR FOR DIGGING - LEVELLING - PONDS
DITCHES - ETC.
To hire Brimpsfield Village Hall or any of the equipment or for further
information please ring Jane Smith on 01452 863247
TEL: 01285 644701 MOBILE: 07976 239383
OVER 20 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE IN COTSWOLD GARDENS
SHAWN HINDON
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Listed buildings, Structural alterations, Loft conversions, New houses,
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Save the date for Brimpsfield Fete!
Bank holiday Monday May 25th
from 2.30 to 5.00pm
at Watercombe Farm, Brimpsfield.
Donations of books, bottles and bric a brac
are very welcome. Please bring to the stable
at Watercombe Farm.
Anyone willing to help or just bake a cake
please email janeoverbury@hotmail.co.uk.
More details to follow next month.
Parish Walk 2015 (April 26th)
rimpsfield with Birdlip Churches are organising their annual sponsored walk
around the boundary of the Parish. The walk will set out from Brimpsfield
Village Hall at 11.30 am, after the Parish Communion in the church on April 26th.
There will be facilities and refreshments available In Caudle Green and then we
will continue to Birdlip for a late lunch at Beverly Cottage. It is about 8 miles in
distance and will take approximately 4-5 hours. You can join in and leave at any
point, dogs and children welcome.
We will be raising money for our Christian Missionary Society partners, Wim and
Bertha Schoonbee in Rwanda, as well as church funds.
Everyone is welcome to join in, it is a great day out. Please consider sponsoring a
walker if you are unable to join us on the day.
For further information and sponsorship forms please ring Alison on 01285 821903,
e-mail alisonmmward@gmail.com or speak to Martin Smith or David Partridge.
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SAVE THE DATE Birdlip Village Hall Harvest Supper - Saturday 3rd October 2015.
Limited tickets, book early to avoid disappointment. Contact Bev Smith on 01452
862055
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Birdlip and Brimpsfield Cricket Club
It seems amazing, but the cricket season is just around the corner,
officially beginning on Saturday 25th April. For those who have not
been, the club is situated in the most picturesque setting behind
Birdlip Primary School. We are fortunate enough to have a large
pavilion with veranda and bar, and it is my hope that these shall
be put to full use this season. Already, we have a range of social
events planned, from live music to wine tasting. It is important to
me that BBCC is seen as a welcoming place and a social club as much as a cricket
club. I want to take this opportunity to invite you and your friends and family along
on Saturday 25th to join me for some cricket and a drink!
Volunteers Required If you think you could spare a few hours to help prepare
the cricket pitch for home games, we want to hear from you! All training and
equipment will be provided.
Calling All Cricketers I would also like to put out a call for any aspiring cricketers
out there. BBCC is a fantastic place to play, and we have a range of teams to suit
all abilities and time constraints. David Cooper (07988 631099) Chairman, BBCC
Brimpsfield & Mid-Cotswold Garden Society: We have two events in April,
beginning with our Annual General Meeting and Supper on Friday 10th April, at
7.30pm (full details have been sent to members). Saturday 25th April is the date
for our popular Plant Sale and Coffee Morning; Brimpsfield Village Hall will be
open from 10.30am for refreshments and to receive plants for sale, with selling
starting at 11am. Any plants or anything garden-related that you would like to
donate for sale to benefit Society funds will be gratefully received, or just come
along for plant bargains, a coffee and a chat!
The Duntisbournes
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To hire Duntisbourne Abotts Village Hall please telephone
Liz Widdows 01285 821105 between 6.00pm and 9.00pm
4th May – Early Warning
n 4th May, Bank Holiday Monday, there will be a Concert at St Peter’s
Duntisbourne Abbots with Giles Francis, Clemency Rubinstein and with Shirley
Gee and the Chedworth Singers.
This will be followed by a finger buffet with wine at the village hall.
Put it in your diary now – full details next month or contact Colin Russell 01285
821335.
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Duntisbourne Abbots W.I.
Our February meeting took the form of a Skittles Match at Daglingworth Village
Hall. The stormy weather may have deterred some from coming, but those who
braved the elements enjoyed a hugely sociable evening. Sylvia Holness and Louise
Wigfield provided a delicious curry and quiche supper, and Paul Groombridge was
on hand at the bar to replenish our glasses. Many thanks to Chrissie Harwood and
all who helped to organise such a jolly get-together, not to mention the setters-up
who worked hard to keep up with us.
Our next meeting will be on 16th April, at 7.30 p.m. in Duntisbourne Abbots Village
Hall. Shani Wills will be giving us a demonstration on Sugar Paste Decoration.
Why not come and learn all about it.
Daglingworth
Daglingworth Village Hall
Weddings-Parties-Activities. Bar Available: To book please ring 07796 918964
Daglingworth Village Spring Clean
The Parish Council invites you to come and help with the annual village spring
clean over the weekend of April 11th and 12th. The plan is to meet at the Village
Hall between 09.30 and 10.30 (either day – which ever suits) where bags for
collecting rubbish, together with High Vis jackets, gloves and “litter pickers”, will
be available.
If you prefer to do some rubbish clearing in the days immediately before or after
the weekend, please ring Geoff Elliott on 653434, and he will arrange to provide
you with the equipment.
DAGLINGWORTH
Please come and help to make the Easter Garden in the Church Porch on Easter
Saturday, 4th April, at 10.30 a.m. Children accompanied by adults will be very
welcome. If possible, please bring some moss and a few primroses. Refreshments
provided. There will be an Easter Egg hunt afterwards in the churchyard.
Daglingworth PCC APCM will take place on April 23rd 2015 7.00pm at the
Village Hall.
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Wayside Farm, The Camp, Stroud, Glos, GL6 7EW
Steve Berry 01285 821193 / 07585 553559
info@sunnysidevm.co.uk
The following services can be offered:
-Minor & Full Services
-Cambelts
-Mechanical Repairs (Brakes, Exhausts etc)
-MOT Preparation and Repair Work
-Arrangement of MOT’s
-Diagnostics and Fault-finding
-Air Con Servicing and Re-charge
Having worked for Northfield Volkswagen as a
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in VW’s but all makes and models will be catered for.
‘Toby’s Top Notch’
Home produced
Beef, Pork, Lamb and Venison
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Fabulous pork joints and
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Enquiries:
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mob: 0777 302 2619
Cotswold Window Cleaners
Tuition for the 11+ (Cirencester area)
Using pure water technology
Contact Steve, 07733 180856
Small classes, regular feedback,work packs for
holidays, mocks provided
Contact: Jane Beckett
Telephone: 01285 821577
E- mail: jane@aeromotion.demon.co.uk
Tuition to start early September for year 5
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Discounts given for recommendations
(Friday 3rd April
Benefice Good
Friday Meditation
3pm)
9.30 CW Holy
Communion
Val Bexon
Birdlip
11am CW Holy
Communion
Robert George
Sunrise Service
Philip Ling
followed by
breakfast.
8am CW Holy
Communion
Andrew Bowden
11am CW Holy
Communion
Val Bexon
10am CW Holy
Communion
Andrew Bowden
CW Holy
Communion
Robert George
9.30am
Duntisbourne
Abbots
Duntisbourne
Rous
Miserden
Syde
Winstone
Join the Baptist
Church 6pm
9am CW
Holy Communion
Val Bexon
Andy Hall
11am BCP
Morning Prayer
Robert George
8.00 CW
Holy Communion
Traditional
Language
Val Bexon
Andy Hall
Join Duntisbourne
Abbots
10am CW
Morning Prayer Lay
Team
1pm Baptism
Val Bexon
5pm 1662 BCP
Evening Prayer
Robert George
10.30am CW
Holy Communion
Val Bexon
Andy Hall
9.30am CW
Morning Prayer
Geoff Gibbens
19th April
3rd Sunday of Easter
Acts 3:12-19
1 John 3:1-7
Luke 24:36b-48
White
9.30am CW Holy
Communion
Val Bexon
10am 1662 BCP
Morning Prayer
Lay Led
11am CW
Holy Communion
Val Bexon
11am CW
Holy Communion
Val Bexon
11am
Creative
Worship
Lay Team.
8am 1662 BCP
Holy
Communion
Val Bexon
10am CW
Morning Prayer
Lay Led
10am 1662 BCP
Morning Prayer
Charles Keen
11am BCP
Morning
Prayer
Mike Mogg
10am 1662 BCP
Holy
Communion
Andrew Bowden
8.00 CW
Holy Communion
Traditional
Language
Val Bexon
Join Duntisbourne
Abbots
10am Family
Service
Lay team or
join
Duntisbourne
Abbots
5.00 pm 1662
BCP
Evening Prayer
Christopher Hall
3rd May
5th Sunday of
Easter
Acts 8:26-40
1 John 4:7-21
John 15:1-8
White
9.30am CW
Holy Communion
Val Bexon
10.30am Morning
Prayer
Charles Keen
10am CW
Holy Communion
Robert George
26th April
4th Sunday of
Easter
Acts 4:5-12
1 John 3:16-24
John 10:11-18
White
Join Brimpsfield
Winstone Baptist Chapel
Evening Service 6.00pm every Sunday
Benefice Service
10am
Miserden
Benefice Service
10am
Janet Williams
Val Bexon
Benefice Service
Miserden
10am
Benefice Service
Miserden
10am
Benefice Service
Miserden
10am
Benefice Service
Miserden
10am
Benefice Service
Miserden
10am
Benefice Service
Miserden
10am
12th April
2nd Sunday of
Easter
Acts 4:32-35
1 John 1.1-22
John 20:19-31
White
Benefice Service
Miserden
10am
If you would like to get married in one of our churches or would like to learn more about the Christian faith, Baptism or
Confirmation please contact the Rector Rev Val Bexon on 01285 821040 or valeriebexon@gmail.com or at ‘The Rectory,
Duntisbourne Leer, GL7 7AS.
Edgeworth
10am CW Holy
Communion
Joan Hobbs
Daglingworth
Brimpsfield
5th April
Easter Day
Acts 10:34-43
1 Corin. 15:1-11
John 20:1-18
White or Gold
2015
Services April 2015
GARDEN Solutions
Garden Design,Turfing & Lawns
Paving/Driveways, Water Features
Decking, Planting & Drystone Walling
Please call Phillip Hazlerigg on
Tel: 01453 767 149 Mob: 07725 609 945
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For beautifully bespoke soft furnishings, textile art
and tailor-made sewing workshops for adults and children.
Alterations and repairs to clothes and soft furnishings.
Christine Bass 01285 652681 info@sewinginthcotswolds.co.uk
www.sewinginthecotswolds.co.uk
Miserden
Miserden Village Hall
Parties-Functions-Meetings, Kitchen Available. To hire please ring 01285 821829
Syde
AWARD-WINNING THEATRE AT SYDE MANOR TITHE BARN
WEDNESDAY 22ND APRIL 7PM
“SO IT GOES”
a true story by On The Run Theatre Company
In August 2012, Hannah told David that she wanted to make a show about her
dad, who died when she was seventeen. Hannah has always wanted to talk about
her dad. But in the seven years since he died, she hasn’t quite managed it. SO IT
GOES is the almost entirely word-less show by Hannah Moss and David Ralfe, in
which David helps Hannah on her journey through memory, laughter and sorrow,
in order finally to come to terms with losing her dad.
Hannah says: ‘I was with David at the Edinburgh Festival in 2012, six years after
my dad died, when I had the idea for So It Goes. I was inspired by the shows that
didn’t rely on spoken language, and I started to try and talk about my dad and my
experience through writing on a whiteboard. Talking about my dad had been hard
until then, but I felt freed by the whiteboard and it became the central part of the
show, symbolising a universal theme: how difficult it is to talk about grief.’
Andrew and I saw this show at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2014 and it was
overwhelmingly the best thing we saw that year. It also got a 5-star review from
Dominic Maxwell in The Times. We discovered that they were planning a UK tour,
invited them to Syde, and were thrilled to pieces when they said Yes! Please do
join us on 22nd April for an extraordinarily moving experience. Suitable for all ages
except children under the age of about eight.
Tickets £10 on the door; £5 for children,
to include a drink with the cast.
Running time approx.1 hour
Any queries please email me on penny.wright@dsl.pipex.com
or visit www.ontheruntheatre.co.uk .
Winstone
To hire Winstone Village Hall please telephone
Joan Nie 01285 821574
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DAGLINGWORTH VILLAGE HALL
Saturday 18th April at 8 o'clock
Sarah McQuaid
FIREWOOD
Delivered seasoned hardwood
logs;
1 Cubic Meter Load £60.00
1.3 Cubic Meter Load £80.00
www.woodstockforestry.co.uk
07919 180951/01285 239032
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Guitar, Mandolin, Mandola, Tenor
Banjo, lessons
All styles : rock, folk, classical.
Tel: 01285 831460
V. reasonable rates .
Local Information
COMING SOON
Daglingworth Village Hall
HATHA FLOW YOGA
Beginner and Improver Classes
Please call Hannah on
07876 550376
or email luna.yoga@yahoo.co.uk
for further details and to book your place
"Likely to make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck"
ALED JONES, BBC Radio2
Sarah McQuaid’s voice has been likened to malt whiskey, melted chocolate and
“honey poured into wine”.
A captivating performer, she seduces her audience with cheeky banter and
stories from the road, as well as with stunning musicianship.
In her hands, the guitar becomes much more than merely an accompanying
instrument.
hwww.sarahmcquaid.com
£12 per Adult to include a Free drink from our Licensed Bar.
Doors Open: 7.00pm
E Mail: dvh.events@btinternet.com
Phone: 07754 728044
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Country loving houseminder needed from time to time near Prinknash Abbey,
Upton St. Leonards, Gloucestershire. Care of house, garden, 2 labrador dogs and
outdoor cats. In first instance please telephone 01285 831261
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Rural Cinema
‘The Imitation Game’ (2014 - 12)
Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Charles Dance
The story of war hero Alan Turing who famously led a motley
group of scholars, linguists, chess champions and intelligence
officers who were credited with breaking the codes of
Germany's Enigma machine. An intense and haunting portrayal of a brilliant,
complicated man who, under immense pressure, helped to shorten the war and
in turn save thousands of lives.
DAMPS
Duntisbourne Abbots Village Hall
Wednesday, 1st April 2015, 7 for 7.30pm
Daglingworth Village Hall
Friday 3rd April
Film starts 7.30pm Bar open 7.00pm
Admission £4 on the door
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Graham Fisher
Carpenter
All internal/external carpentry work
Doors, skirting, fascias and guttering
Fire doors and intumescent strips
30 years’ experience Call
01452 615280 or 07950 962035
Dry Stone Walling
Farm and Garden Walling
Landscaping
For competitive rates and an efficient
service call
Gareth Hopkins
07969 962102
Firewood Merchant
Stump Grinding
Forestry Contracting
MARK HANNIS
Tree Surgeon
Blacklanes House Birdlip, Glos, GL4 8LH
Mobile : 07836 324825
Telephone : 01452 863230
Foundations
Drainage
Driveways
Patios
For more information contact;
Alfie Stebbings
Volunteers Wanted!
For the last 4 years volunteers have been assisting our Lock Staff on the Thames
at the 45 locks along its length between Lechlade and Teddington. Now, ahead
of our fifth season, we invite you to apply to become a Volunteer Assistant Lock
Keeper at a lock near you.
ROSE TWINNING
TEL: 01452 812086
MOBILE: 07780640677
Ps 25:7 "Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious
ways; according to your love remember me, for you, Lord, are
good."
I remember the sins of my youth: And I remember my rebellious
ways: I find it hard to grasp how God does not remember. I know
Scripture says He sees me through Jesus who washes me clean
and bright as snow. But still. I remember them. How can he not?
There is a feeling of such tremendous guilt when I write down and read back to
myself these terrible things. It is truly a mystery, an undeserved grace, that my faith
teaches that God does not see them. How can I live today under the truth that the
slate is wiped clean? How do I do that? It seems almost impossible. I cannot wipe
my mind or memory clean. I cannot wash my guilt away. I must depend utterly
on Christ to do it for me. Help me Lord to live, act, breathe, speak as one who
has been forgiven, whose sins are not remembered, whose rebellious ways are
forgotten. It is one of the miracles of Easter, that I can even pray that prayer.
01285 821097 or 07767640696
SEASONED
HARDWOOD LOGS
Delivered Split & Cut
to Size Required
Phone for Prices
Nigel Edwards
01285 821181 or 07968 054472
Lawn Mowing, Strimming,
Hedge Cutting & Planting
Thoughts of a Parishioner
Rainbow Valeting
Mobile Car Valeting Service
We come to you! Superior Service! CompetitivePrices!
Based just outside Cirencester
Please call or e-mail for details/bookings
Tel - 07827 259290
E-mail - rainbowvaleting@live.co.uk
The Environment Agency, which is navigation authority for the Thames, is now
recruiting for the 2015 season and are looking for volunteers who can commit
to assisting at least one day a week between May and the end of September.
Volunteers can agree their days with lock keepers but need to be available from 10
to 5. Volunteering is a great way to meet people and to find out more about the
Thames , its history, wildlife and management. At the same time volunteers know
that they are doing something worthwhile that is really appreciated.
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Honeysuckle Catering
Elizabeth Whitaker
Hot & Cold Buffets, Canapés, Finger Buffets
Catering for celebrations, Corporate
Functions,Drinks Parties.
Complete service or deliver only service
available
Fresh local produce used where possible
Menus created to suit your requirements
Email:honeysucklecatering.whitaker@gmail.
com
01285
650941
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Contact now for a FREE Quote
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Painter/Decorator
07860 234299
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Duntisbourne Abbots, Nr Cirencester
AYS Executive Chauffeur Hire are proud to
provide reliability and comfort to all of our clients.
Business & personal trips. Corporate & sporting events.
Airport transfers.
Highclere, Cirencester Rd. Birdlip, Gloucester,GL4 8JL
Telephone. 01452 864726 Mobile. 07767 236797
mail@ayschauffeurs.com
www.ayschauffeurs.com
HARRIET SAUNDERS
07831 664616
Alexander Technique Teacher MSTAT
Learning to use the Alexander Technique can improve your breathing,
clarity of thought, and your ability to handle life’s stresses, so that you can
be more relaxed, confident and maintain your health.
You gain an understanding of the body's fundamental design, and a way
to move that can help you feel better, on your own. You become more
attuned to your body's warning signs of tension and compression, giving
you a chance to change your habits that cause unnecessary tightness. An
improvement in poise and general vitality is a bonus! For all ages and
outlooks.
www.findingpoise.com
Roy Poysor who volunteers at Iffley Lock said:
"Since becoming a volunteer lock keeper I am absorbed in a completely different
environment where my assistance is greeted by the enthusiastic boating
fraternity who give me immense pleasure with their friendship and banter"
Our Volunteer Assistant Lock Keepers work alongside paid lock keepers. They
help boats pass through the lock safely: taking ropes, directing traffic, and
operating sluices and lock gates. They help maintain the site: painting, tidying
and gardening. They provide information to visitors, be they on foot or afloat, so
that they can make the best of their time on the river. Visitors really appreciate
the local knowledge that volunteers can provide.
All applicants are invited to an assessment at a local lock. Here they will have the
role explained to them and be shown what it involves in practical terms. They
will also be assessed to decide which site may be most appropriate for them
and to ensure that they have the physical capabilities required. After successful
completion of the assessment, they attend an induction course which focuses on
safety and preparing them for the lock side.
On the lock side the volunteers follow a documented training programme before
being signed off to take charge of the lock on their own. This will only be for
short periods, while the paid keeper is at lunch for example.
William Partridge who volunteers at Benson Lock had the following to say:
“2015 will be my fifth year as a volunteer lock keeper. I have enjoyed every
moment of it, come rain or shine. I look forward to it in the knowledge that I
am helping boaters and lock staff alike. It gives me great pleasure to make a
contribution”
Volunteers are provided with uniform and can claim mileage for travel to and
from a lock local to them. They also receive a monthly newsletter which keeps
them in touch with what is going on along the river and other activities of the
Environment Agency.
If you would like to find out more about volunteering on the Thames and to
receive an information pack and application form, please contact the Volunteer
Team on 01491 828360 or email thames.volunteers@environment-agency.gov.
uk
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Local Services
Village
Miserden
Birdlip
Duntisbourne Abbots
Winstone
Brimpsfield
Mobile Police Station
April
8th
·Diploma in Childcare Level 3
Marie’s Childcare
Always In Safe Hands
Time
1430 - 1500
1300 - 1345
1730 - 1745
1800 - 1845
1900 - 1930
Fully qualified,Ofsted registeredchildminder
based in Woodmancote
Places available on hourly or daily basis
from age 3 months to 14 years
www.marieschildcare.com
Tel: 01285 831 218 Mob: 07747 606 231
Email: marie@marieschildcare.com
·Early Years First aid certification
·Safe Guarding and Child Protection
certification
·Professional food hygiene certification
·Full public liability insurance
·Fully comprehensive car insurance
·Full clean driving licence
CRAIG RICHARDS
GARDEN + GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
BIRDLIP 01452862455, 07968737160
Bus Service - Operator Pulham Coaches - Service Number 852.
Monday to Saturday (excluding Public Holidays)
M–F
Cirencester, Market Place, Corn Hall 0730 0945 1300 1700
Stratton, Gloucester Rd, Plough 0734 0949 1304 1704
Daglingworth, opp Village Hall |
0954 1309 1709
Duntisbourne Leer turn 0740 | |
|
Duntisbourne Abbots, opp Church |
1004 1319 1719
Winstone, opp Foss Field 0746 1009 1324 1724
Elkstone, Westerleigh crossroads |
1014 1329 1729
Brimpsfield, War Memorial |
1021 1336 1736
Birdlip, Village stores |
1026 1341 1741
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital |
1106 | |
Gloucester, Bus Station [E] 0815 1111 1409 1759
Gloucester, Bus Station [E] 08301 1145 1410 1605 Gloucestershire Royal Hospital | 1415 | Birdlip, opp Village stores 09021 1215 | 1623 Brimpsfield, opp War Memorial 09071 1220 | 1628 Elkstone, Westerleigh crossroads
09141 1227 | 1635 Winstone, Foss Field 09191 1232 |
1640 Duntisbourne Abbots, Church 09241 1237 | |
Duntisbourne Leer turn |
|
1646 Daglingworth, Village Hall 0934 1247 | |
Stratton, Gloucester Rd, opp Plough 0939 1252 | 1652 Cirencester, Market Place, Corn Hall 0943 1256 | 1656 ·Ofsted registration and certification
LAWNS CUT FROM £10, FENCING & DECKING, LAWN TREATMENT, WATER FEATURES
VEGETABLE GARDENING, LANDSCAPING, SPORTS GROUND MAINTENACE,
TREE MAINTENACE, HEDGE CUTTING
CRB CHECKED, FULLY INSURANCED UPTO £5,000,000
CERTIFIED INSTALLER FOR STRATOS NATURAL STONE,
HANDYMAN SERVICES AVALIABLE
CELLO LESSONS
M–F
1810
|
1828
1833
1840
1845
1850
|
1900
1905
1909
M-F Runs on Mondays to Fridays
1 Concessionary bus passes can be used on this journey
Don't forget that much of the information in Parish Connections, such as church
services, what's happening and local information, can be found on our website
www.parishconnections.org.uk
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Call Charlie for a free, no obligation site survey and quote
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The Benefice of Brimpsfield with Birdlip, Syde, Daglingworth,
The Duntisbournes, Winstone, Miserden & Edgeworth
Rector
The Reverend Val Bexon The Rectory Duntisbourne Leer GL7 7AS
01285 821040 email: valeriebexon@gmail.com
Associate Priest
The Reverend Robert George 01285 860973
Readers
Mr Geoffrey Gibbens 01452 813666;
Mr Christopher Hall 01285 831460; Mr Charles Keen 01285 650674
Mr Michael Mogg 01285 821728; Mr Philip Ling 01285 821500
Churchwardens
Brimpsfield with Birdlip St Michael’s, Brimpsfield, GL4 8LD;
St Mary’s, Birdlip, GL4 8JH
Martin Smith 01452 863247
Alison Ward 01285 821903
David Partridge 01452 863837
Daglingworth The Church of the Holy Rood, GL7 7AQ
Mrs Susan Bishop 01285 655991; Mrs Dorothy Anderson 01285 643383.
The Duntisbournes
St Peter’s, Duntisbourne Abbots, GL7 7JN;
St Michael’s, Duntisbourne Rous, GL7 7AP
Mr. Rupert Lane 01285 821445; Mrs Jocelyn Carver 01285 821457
Mrs. Jean Merrett 01285 651031; Mr Julian Weston 01285 821226
Edgeworth
St Mary’s, GL6 7JQ
Mr Roger Eldridge 01285 821578; Mr William Cadbury 01285 821248
Miserden St Andrew’s GL6 7JA
Major Nick Musgrave 07714 707310; Mrs Emma Hardyment 01285 821598
Syde St Mary’s GL53 9PN
Mrs Rosemary Blakeway 01452 862355; Dr Penny Wright 01285 821413
Winstone St Bartholomew, GL7 7JU
Peter Broome 01285 821234
Mrs Susie Parsons 01285 821451
The Diocesan Office
Church House, College Green, Gloucester, GL1 2LY 01452 410022
The Archdeacon of Cheltenham
The Venerable Robert Springett, 2 College Green, Gloucester, GL1 2LR
01452 835581
The Area Dean
Canon Leonard Doolan, 01285 659317