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The Outreach magazine is written by people with associations with either the Church or the village. It is produced three times a year and is delivered free to every house in Oxenhope. The majority of Outreach published in September 2002 is replicated below;
The Vicar writes ...
From Revd. Margaret Christopher - Methodist Minister
Diary of a novice bell ringer
A summer stay in Kiev
Christian Aid week - 12th to 18th May
Oxenhope village hall and recreation grounds appraisal
Improve your public transport
A birthday present for our church?
Parish Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Oxenhope
Oxenhope Churches, Clubs and other Activities
OXENHOPE OUTREACH DIARY Oct-Dec 2002
Grave Concern
PSP Update
The Village Hall & Recreation Grounds Improvement Committee
KWIC Kitchen Waste into Compost
Credits
Previous issues of Outreach;
Easter 2000
September 2000
Christmas 2000
September 2001
September 2002
Christmas 2002
Easter 2003
Welcome to our autumn number of Outreach. St.
Mary's was consecrated by the Bishop of Ripon on October 11th 1849 and each year
we celebrate our church's birthday on the nearest convenient weekend. This year
it's on the weekend of 12th and 13th October.
On Sunday 13th October there will be a special Family Communion service at 10am
when the Bishop of Carlisle, the Rt. Revd. Ian Harland, who has recently
retired, will be our celebrant and preacher.
At 6pm that evening we will be having a Songs of Praise service when we will
sing your choice of hymn if you come along and let us know.
Birthdays are times when people give presents. See below for a way you could
give our church a birthday present.
As you will read in our treasurer Adam's
article, we are heading for a largish deficit on our church budget this year
unless we raise some money soon. Our main expense is the "29,000 or so that we
pay to the diocese as our share towards all the clergy stipends and for the
running of the diocese - the share is assessed on the size and structure of our
congregation - but we also have the cost of running our church as well as our
considerable contribution towards our enlarged Oxenhope Church School to raise
each year.
We are therefore holding a Gift Day on Saturday 12th October when I will be in
church from 10am to 2:30pm to receive any gifts of money people would like to
bring and to offer you refreshments.
For 153 years the building has been here in the village for people of all ages as a place for regular worship, for local weddings, baptisms and funerals, for social activities and as a place which is available to come and be quiet in. Each generation has cared for the building and adapted it for their needs and in the past few years we have tried to adapt and beautify it for today's needs, mostly paid for by members of the congregation with a little help from others of goodwill. We have had only 10 vicars which means that on average each has stayed for over 15 years. We want St. Mary's to continue to serve our community in the years ahead.
Bruce Grainger
Dear Friends,
My interest in gardening is spasmodic, and it has to be said, that I would rather watch the gardening programmes than actually go and dig the garden. However, recently I did venture into a garden centre and for no reason that I can fathom, looked at garden sheds. What amazed me, was that the woody smell triggered memories for me, which in turn led to a conversation with my son about the thrills of “Grandad's shed”. I hadn't realised that we shared these memories.
Something of the specialness of his shed, was to do with its intimacy. It had the feeling of being Grandad's private territory and you were aware of the privilege of entering this almost private world.
It was interesting because, unlike a kitchen where what was on the shelves was easily visible and constantly in use, Grandad's shelves were full of tins which hardly ever saw the light of day. They held mysterious contents, yet which Grandad could locate. albeit sometimes after a few false starts. There were all sorts of strange looking objects too, which if you kept asking, Grandad would show you more closely and explain its use.
There was also an element of excitement, because some of the tools were dangerous for little fingers and there was an atmosphere of' "only touch if I say so" You had to behave well to be allowed to stay in Grandad's shed. Then there was the delicious independence of being allowed to manoeuvre a special tool, even if you knew there was a watchful eye (well,-two) and a pair of over protective hands hovering nervously near you, - "just in case!"
There was a surprise element too, as Grandad sometimes took a flask of coffee with him, and sometimes the newspaper. Undoubtedly, although the shed was meant to be a place where work was done, it was also there to give Grandad a bit of peace and quiet. A conspiratorial wink confirmed the suspicion that this was a sort of grown-up's den, or perhaps an adult's playhouse. Certainly it was a good place to go to share confidences.
If you passed by, not going inside, you could hear the occupant contentedly and absentmindedly humming a tune to himself. You could smell his aftershave, or his pipe. If you went there when Grandad wasn't there—(though this was not encouraged), something of Grandad was still strangely present.
Oh, can't you feel the nostalgia?
What's this got to do with church?
Only this. It is possible to create in our churches, an atmosphere that makes people feel they are entering a special space, (not of Grandad, but of the Father). A place where work is planned and undertaken,- our job is bringing in Kingdom values. A place of peace and quiet and refreshment—for all of us need that. A place of safety, where we are able to take our first faulty steps in attempting this Christian work. A place where we know that someone is watching over us, because they don't want us to come to any harm. A place where we can share confidences, and be ourselves. A place where something of God's love is apparent.
Indeed, if we succeed in creating such an atmosphere, of love and care and interest, then there will be much more than nostalgic feelings which bring people over the church threshold again and again. In fact the more you think about it, a good church might well have a lot on common with Grandad's shed
Margaret
A year or so ago, the annual church commitment form encouraged beginners to join the bell ringers band. 1 spoke to a few of ringers, expressed an interest in having a go and without exception was given every encouragement to join them at practice Wednesday evenings. So - at the age of 73, I was introduced to the technique and was not entirely surprised to find that I much more difficult than it looks. The first thing to master is bell control. I suppose most people don't realize, I certainly did that ringing a bell involves a two stroke movement. The bell is fixed to a wheel, the bell rope sits in a groove round the wheel and rotates alternately through 360 degrees, controlled by the ringer by the 'back' stroke and the following 'hand or sally' stroke. Each stroke is taught in turn starting with the 'back' stroke while the tutor takes care of the 'hand' stroke. The first mile stone is when the pupil can put the two together without help and in safety. In between use the bells hang down. at the start of a session they must be 'rung up' This involves gradually increasing the arc travelled by the bell until the ringer can sense that the bell has reached the balance point. Having mastered the two strokes then, the next stage is to 'stand' the bell on the balance. This is done at the beginning of the session and in between periods of ringing. Each bell has a wooden 'stay' projecting from the top of the bell, which protects the bell from swinging beyond the balance point (see diagram).
Ringing 'rounds' is the next step and involves ringing your bell in time with the others in a descending scale. You must lean to judge just the right moment to follow the bell rung in front of you, which works out at about l/16th. of a second. So many things for a beginner to think of simultaneously! With the opportunity to practise under supervision only for 15 minutes or so a week, it takes time and patience for all concerned.
At the end of the session, as you would expect from what has been said. the bells are 'rung down' Here the swinging arc is gradually reduced until the bells once again hang down. This can be done with an agreeable effect by ringing 'rounds'- not easy as the speed between the strikes increases rapidly. One of the early safety measures to learn is that bells in the "up' position are potentially dangerous
Now things start to get more interesting, or more complicated depending on how you look at it. With hope and yet more help and encouragement we proceed to 'call changes' After ringing 'rounds' for a few cycles the caller will instruct two bells to change places in the order, e.g.. "2 to 3' and as time goes on more changes can be called. Each change is called on the hand stroke and the change made on the following hand stroke.
There are many more ways of ringing called "method' ringing which can be extremely involved and require much practice and concentration. They have names such as 'Plain bob' "Grandsire' 'Stedman' 'Oxford' etc. All methods however always begin and end with rounds. So you see. bell ringing can be a lifetimes study.
Thanks to the unstinting help. patience and encouragement from
our ringers and after a broken stay or two, 1 feel I may be getting somewhere.
But there is still some way to go before I can feel to be a useful member of the
team. Do I have any regrets?
Yes, I should have started 40 years ago!
Ray Belsey
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We arrived in Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, in the middle of a scorching hot Monday afternoon on 1st. July, my son and daughter-in- law, their four daughters, the youngest only nine months old, and me. We were to stay two nights in an apartment owned by Larysa's sister-in-law in the middle of Kiev-equivalent to London's Knightsbridge or Chelsea. Unfortunately we couldn't travel on the overnight sleeper to Nikolaev until Saturday, as every berth was fully booked and we were told trains didn't run on this route during the day. This gave us time to see rather more of Kiev than we expected.
The city is very hilly, except for the area by the river, which is very flat. It is well served by trams, trolley buses. 16-seater microbuses and underground Metro, but none of them go up the hills where all the beautiful churches are. So we would so as far as we could by Metro (for about six pence you can travel any distance) and then find the easiest route up the hill.
The effort was well worth it as the churches are just as beautiful as they appear in their pictures. There isn't an inch of wall space inside that isn't painted or gilded with pictures of saints or scenes from the scriptures. In St. Michael's Cathedral lots of people of all ages were looking around, standing in front of a saint's picture or shrine and saying their own prayers before crossing themselves and bowing low three times, young men and women as well as older people. Communism had not eradicated Christianity. Just held it dormant until the time was right again. An old lady was busily cleaning the candleholders of melted wax. Other people like us were just looking around and in the middle of all this activity a priest started :o intone prayers, (possibly Evensong i sanding in front of a lectern which had a picture on it instead of a book. When he had finished another priest took his place at another lectern nearer to the central screen which had opened to show a lighted interior. I couldn't see what was inside as I couldn't get near enough, but the most beautiful music came from inside. I strongly suspected I was taped and not a live choir. We listened for a while and then went to the little shop just inside the main door and asked me attendant if he had the music on disc. The answer was "No', although I think he didn't know and didn't want to be bothered to look.
This little shop sold music on tape or disc, icons, candles and other religious artefacts. The candles were sold in pairs, one to be put in the holder for the dead and the other, in a separate holder at the opposite side of the aisle, for the living. It also sold permission for photographs to be taken.
Taxis were plentiful, it being cheap to take one if there are enough people to fill (or even overfill) one. Many drivers have religious pictures stuck across the top of the windscreen and some have crucifixes hanging from the rear view mirror. I was rather horrified to find that seatbelts are not approved of by the drivers. I think they believe them to be a slur on their driving ability. Neither is there any car insurance, although this is to be brought in next year.
It seems to be the norm to drive in the middle of the road. this being the easiest position to avoid the potholes, only going back to the right side of the road when obliged to by oncoming vehicles. Another hazard is missing manhole covers. These are stolen for their metal content. In order to prevent accidents a sapling is then stuck into the hole in the road—nobody is going to drive into that. When road works are in progress a barrier is placed across the road, but without warning notices and certainly no diversion signs. So a driver is suddenly confronted by a wooden wall and then has to turn round and find another way.
Only the main roads through the city are surfaced with tarmac, side roads and the smaller streets are dirt roads. These side streets are named but do not have nameplates identifying them, which makes it difficult if a driver does not know the area.
I was struck by the number of trees in the city and thought about the amount of effort it must have taken to plant them all. But then I thought of it another way round and it made more sense. The roads had been cut through woodland and little clearings made in order to build. In Kiev the predominant tree is the horse chestnut, it is a symbol of the city I saw and heard very few birds. Of the ones I did see, sparrows were plentiful and I also saw just two crows, a little different from ours in having light grey bodies. Some attempt has been made to have landscaped gardens with roses being predominant, but the soil was desperately parched.
Much money has been spent in beautifying the city's public buildings and putting up memorials last year to celebrate 10 years of independence. Unfortunately this has been at the expense of the workforce. For instance, the miners were on strike while we were there, they hadn't been paid for many months. They dare not give up their jobs because there is nothing else to go to, and there was always the off chance that they might be paid one day. There were cardboard boxes at intervals along the pavement with a message written on the side, into which people dropped what money they could afford. This was apart from the numerous beggars who would sit quietly at the top of the steps to the underground, in the subway or outside churches holding plastic cups, hoping for people's generosity.
Kiev comes to life in the evening with main roads in the city being closed to traffic so people can enjoy walking their dogs or meeting up with friends. Little stalls spring up all over the place, some packed with cigarettes, others with beer (there are no licensing laws). Young people would sit and chat while drinking yet I saw no rowdyism let alone drunkenness. There are also lots of flower sellers, their flowers beautifully arranged in either elegant bunches or pretty posies.
Shops stay open until quite late. There is even an underground shopping mall with smart shops and a central eating area where you can buy different types of food including McDonalds. One thing impressed me very much and that is however humble the cafe all food is prepared to order. There is nothing readymade. This applies to the dozens of pavement cafes as well as restaurants.
All too soon it was time to catch the evening train to Nikolaev. For the 11 hour journey it was as well it was a sleeper. Almost as soon as we left Kiev the countryside became flatter. Not for nothing was Ukraine known as the granery of Europe. There were acres upon acres of wheat, maize and sunflowers, with each large field separated from the next by rows of trees. Eventually it was 6am and we were being met off the train by Larysa's family in the shipbuilding city that had been closed to the outside world until independence in 1991. But that is another story.
For 3 years now. the House to House collection has topped £2.000. the total for this year being £2,024.76. what a coincidence that these totals have all been in the "new millennium"! It would seem that the people of Oxenhope have made a commitment to "make a difference" to the lives of those who are struggling to survive. Thank you to everyone who contributed and special thanks to the 30 volunteers from the different churches, who gave up their time to fit this task in. I hope you find it as rewarding as I did. and I'm sure you will agree that the total justifies the time spent.
Adding our total to that from Haworth. Cross Roads and Denholme. gives an overall total of £3,892.94 for this pan of the Worth Valley. This is another instance of what we can achieve when we are committed to working together, and how great it feels to be one of the 300.000 volunteers in the UK and Ireland who together have raised more than £13 million for the world's poorest communities. This money will contribute towards achieving a vision of the world where people come first, not economics. Together we are helping to make a difference, and the director for Christian Aid. Dr. Daleep Mukarji. thanks us all for our generosity and asks for our continued commitment and our prayers, as they work together with other organisations to look for "justice in trade".
The Trade Justice Campaign calls on world leaders to re-write the international rules and practices that govern trade, with poverty reduction and environmental protection recognised as their highest priorities. Inequality is now BEYOND A SCANDAL ! In today's world, millions of people struggle to survive each day on less than $1, while many companies and individuals command more wealth than entire nations, Consider the comment from Bono, U2—"It wouldn't cost much to change the rules of trade so that poor countries can work their way out of poverty. But the world's leaders won't act unless they hear enough people telling them. And every day they fail to act. thousand-, of people die because they can't afford the basics of survival".
Inspired b\ South African theologians. man\ Christians speak of "Kairos"- a moment of grace and opportunity. a time when God issues a challenge to decisive action, All people campaigning for "trade justice", whatever their faith and background, believe it is time for a FAIRER WORLD—FOR ALL OUR SAKES.
Jennifer Whitaker
For more information. You can visit the
following web sites:
www.christianaid.org.uk/campaign
www.speak.org.uk
www.traidcraft.co.uk
Jennifer can be reached at work on 01535 610345
Oxenhope Women's Group meet informally to
promote links between people of different religious cultures, communities and
backgrounds through fun activities.
Contact Carol 644473
A steering committee has been set up by the Oxenhope Parish Council to explore the possibilities of making improvements to the village hall and adjacent playing fields. To enable the committee to under take the task efficiently we need to know what you, the users, expect from the hall & playing fields. Are they adequate? Do they need improving? What additional facilities would you like to see in place? This survey of the village is under-taken as a crucial part of the consultation process through which we must go if we are to apply successfully to charitable organisations for funding for any improvements. Both the Parish Council & Trustees of the village hall will be informed of the results.
Oxenhope and Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury Parish Councils are working together to improve public transport in the area. The Parish Councils are each eligible for a Grant of up to £10,000 from the Countryside Agency. To be able to improve public transport we need you to provide help and suggestions. West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (METRO) will also be studying the results so this is a real opportunity to have your say.
St. Mary’s Church which celebrates its 153rd. Birthday on 11th October, like many other organisations is finding its finances increasingly stretched as a result of the unfavourable economic climate. Traditionally, the Anglican Church has relied heavily on its investments to meet both clergy stipends and administrative expenses. Over the last few years the return on these investments has reduced, due to the stock market slump and other expenses such as increased clergy pensions. The net effect of all this is that the congregation must find more money to pay towards its ‘share’ of the diocesan expenses, most of which goes in clergy stipends.
St. Mary’s Church is expected to have a short-fall of around £5,000 to £6,000 by the end of the year. We therefore need around an extra £100 per week to close the gap.
| Weekly Expenses (St. Mary’s) | Weekly Income (St. Mary’s) | ||
| Parish share of Diocesan expenses | £560 | Envelopes and Standing orders | £372 |
| Church running expenses | £42 | Collections | £62 |
| Clergy & visiting preachers expenses | £26 | Gift aid income tax recovered | £100 |
| Barchester Fund (for school) | £21 | Donations | £39 |
| Cost of Services | £8 | Fundraising | £13 |
| Printing Outreach | £27 | Investments | £11 |
| Buildings maintenance | £50 | Adverts | £13 |
| Printing and stationary | £8 | Fees (Weddings and Funerals) | £19 |
| Total | £741 | Total | £629 |
(These figures are approximate—based on the 2001 Annual Report)
We are very grateful to each person who supports the Church financially, and especially to those who have already responded to the many appeals from the Treasurer for more money!. Sadly, however, we still have a large ‘hole’ to fill between what we need to run the church each week and the money we actually have each week.
To try to raise this extra money, we will be holding a Gift Day on Saturday 14th. October in the Church. Our Vicar, Bruce Grainger, will be there from 10 am to 2.30 pm, so feel free to pop in and have a chat and possibly a glass of sherry or cup of coffee to ease the pain of parting with your cash. Alternatively send you gift via Bruce or myself (please let us know if you are a tax payer and are willing for us to claim ‘Gift Aid’
Thank you for your support Adam Bolam-Peel Treasurer—St. Mary’s Church
Vicar: Canon
Bruce Grainger MA The Vicarage, Gledhow Drive, Oxenhope, Keighley BD22 9SA
Telephone (01535) 642529
Church Wardens
Dr. Andrew Collinson, 38 Gledhow Drive
Mr. Michael Hopkinson 2 Heights Lane 646147
Vergers Mrs. Joyce Samuels, 34 Station Rd. 643393 Mrs. Mary Ridgeway
644416
‘Prayerbook’ Communion Service, first Sunday 8.30 am
Family Parish Communion, Sunday 10 am (except 2nd.)
Church Parade & Family Service, second Sunday in month 10 am
Evening Holy Communion, second Sunday 6 pm
Choral Evensong occasionally on second Sunday—see separate notices
Bell ringers, Tower, Wednesdays except third in month (Celia Holmes
643472)
Choir Practice Thursday 7.00 pm
Junior Youth Fellowship, age 9 upwards 2nd. & 4th. Sundays 7-8.30 pm
(Rosemary Grainger 642529)
St. Mary’s Church Women’s Help Society, Tower Room, third Wednesday 7.30
pm (Margaret Hindley 643087)
WHS Corporate Act of Communion, first Sunday during Family Communion 10
am
Prayer Group, third Tuesday of month (Jackie Cope 646472)
Saints’ Days 7 pm Holy Communion in Church—see separate notices
Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals: please contact the Vicar
Study Groups usually meet in Advent and Lent
Antique and Collectors Society
Village Centre, fourth Thursday (Jean Dunn 643638)
Aerobics for Ladies Oxenhope School Monday 8.30-9.30 Starting 9th. Sept.
Contact Susan Gill 644654
Ballet, Tap and Modern Dance classes: Village Centre, Thursday from 3 pm;
Rocking Horse Nursery, Tuesday from 6 pm and Friday from 7 pm (Sara Packham
643031)
Baptist Chapel, Hawksbridge Services third Sunday in month 2.30 pm (Avril
Foster 646158)
Bowling Club and Tennis Courts (David Hemsley 642841)
Bridleways Group and Junior Riders: The Old White Lion, Haworth, Tuesday
nearest 21st. of the month, 8 pm (Peter Hill 644868, Jackie Butterfield 644375)
British Heart Foundation, Keighley and Worth Valley Branch
(643868/643638)
Brownies: Tower Room, St. Mary’s Church, Tuesday 5.15-6.15 pm (Eileen
Langthorne 07879 491790)
Cricket Club: (Ian Jowett 646289); Juniors (Ian Plimmer 643959)
Drama Class: 4-9 year olds, Village Centre, Tuesday 3.30-4 pm (Sara
Packham 643031)
Elderly Day Care: West Drive Methodist Church, Monday and Wednesday 10.30
am to 2.45 pm (includes cooked lunch) Co-ordinator, Marilyn Howlett (635610,
mobile 0796 7251195)
Fit for Life Class: Village Centre, Wednesday 8-9 pm (Angela, 01274
531563)
Football: Juniors, Colin Day (644939); Seniors, Clifford Coates (642096)
Gardening Club: Village Centre, third Thursday 7.30 pm (Hazel Belsey
643070)
Guides: Tower Room, St. Mary’s Church, Monday 7-9 pm (Vera Redman 642166)
K9 Care Club: Village Centre, alternate Sundays 7 pm, Puppy and Good
Citizen training (Carol Beaty 634890)
Karate Club: Village Centre, Tuesdays and Fridays 7.30 pm (Martin Johnson
643346)
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway: Volunteers welcome, any age. Ask at
Oxenhope or Haworth stations (whilst trains running) for free Local Residents
Railcard and save 50% on fares.
Library Bus: Monday Best Lane 1.20-1.40pm, West Drive 1.45-2, Gledhow
Drive 2-2.15, Marsh 2.20-2.35 (Bradford Central Libraries 01274 753600)
Line Dancing: Social Club every Tuesday 7.45 pm (Jackie 01274 691656)
Oxenhope Methodist Church (Rev. Margaret Christopher 642230)
Sunday Morning Worship 10.30 am
Pleasant Hour, Tuesday 2.30 pm (Mina Whitaker 643143)
Women’s Fellowship, alternate Thursdays 7.30 pm (Marion Greenwood 645667)
Manorlands: Volunteers Co-ordinator, Sue Bradley (646665)
Weekly celebration of Holy Communion, Thursday 2.15 pm (Canon Bruce Grainger
642529)
Short service of quiet prayer, Tuesday 6 pm (Camilla Allen 646270)
Coffee Club: Old White Lion Hotel, Haworth, first Wednesday 10.30 am
Marsh Methodist Chapel: Morning Service 11 am, Sunday School 11.15 (Rev.
Dr. Lewis Burton 646287)
National Childbirth Trust (post natal support group): fortnightly
meetings (Trish Butler 273637)
Odd Fellows: The Lamb Inn. Last Friday in month (George Sutcliffe 01274
560937)
Oxenhope Church of England Primary School: Head: Mike Wragg (642271)
Friends: Lucinda Smith (646943) Tracy Roe (647005) Sarah Packham (643031)
Oxnop Singers’ choir practice: Village Centre, Monday 8 pm (Jack Cowgill
642508)
Parish Council: Village Centre, second Thursday 7.30 pm
Rainbows: Tower Room, Tuesday 5.15-6.15 pm (Lyn Leng 647945)
Roman Catholic Church, Ebor Lane, Haworth (Fr. Ben Griffiths 643240) Holy
Mass: Saturday 5.30 Sunday 10 am; Confession: Saturday 10.30-11 am
Under Fives: Village Centre (Theresa Bolger 647034) Playgroup: Mon, Tues,
Thurs & Fri, 9.15-11.45 am
Mums and Tots (and baby clinic), Wednesd
1- Methodist Women’s Pleasant Hour, Deacon J. Patton,
Keighley Circuit, 2.30pm.
Yorkshire Countrywomen’s Ass.; Diane Burton,
“Mountaineering”, Village Centre 7.30pm.
3 - Methodist Women’s Fellowship, "Offshoot Health, Herbal Remedies”. 7.30pm.
6 - Oxnop Singers & Hallroyd Silver Band Autumn Concert in Aid of Manorlands.
8 - Methodist Women’s Pleasant Hour, Roger Whitaker, Slides of Local Area)
2.30pm.
10 - Parish Council Meeting, Village Centre, 7.30pm.
15 - Methodist Women’s Pleasant Hour. Trevor Butterfield, “Talk about Flying”.
2.30pm.
16 - St. Mary’s Women’s Help Society, AGM.
17 - Gardening Club, Allan Long “Orchids”, Village Centre, 7.30pm.
17 - Methodist Women’s Fellowship, Keighley Amateurs - Scrooge.
20 - Hawksbridge Baptist Church, Pastor David Wilson, Sandy Lane, (Communion)
2.30pm.
22 - Methodist Women’s Pleasant Hour, Collin Whitaker- Slides of Canada, 2.30pm.
24 - Antique & Collectors Society The Mahogany Trade in the 18C. Dr. Adam Bowett,
8.00pm.
29 - Methodist Women’s Pleasant Hour, Doreen Ainslough, 2.30pm.
31 - Methodist Women’s Fellowship, Robert Wood “Gem Stones”, 7.30pm.
2 - Marsh Chapel, Autumn Fayre, 2.00pm.
5 - Methodist Women’s Pleasant Hour, Mary & Walter Parker, - Slides of Japan,
2.30pm.
7 - Yorkshire Countrywomen’s Ass. Christine Kay, Osteoporosis Bone Density
Measurement
7 - BHF. Fashion Show by Ajeno of Haworth at Bents Croft. Details from any BHF
Committee Member.
12 - Methodist Women’s Pleasant Hour, Rev. S. Watts - Swiss Railway Journey,
2.30pm.
14 - Parish Council Meeting, Village Centre, 730pm.
14 - Methodist Women’s Fellowship, - Giftware Party, 730pm.
17 - Hawksbridge Baptist Church, Canon B. Grainger, St. Mary’s Oxenhope, 2.30pm.
19 - Methodist Women’s Pleasant Hour, Vicki Fattorini, (Victorian Christmas)
2.30pm.
20 - St. Mary’s Women’s Help Soc. “Approaching another Christmas", more ideas
from Brenda Emmett.
21 - Gardening Club, Paul Radcliffe, “Restoration of Helmsley Walled Garden,
7.30pm.
26 - Methodist Women’s Pleasant Hour, Sylvia Thompson, “My Life in Journalism”,
2.30pm.
28 - Antique & Collectors Society, The Story Of Christmas in Stained Glass,
Peter Gibson, Village Centre, 8.00pm.
28 - Methodist Women’s Fellowship, Paul Kenny, Slides (Seasons Greetings)
7.30pm.
3 - Methodist Women’s Pleasant Hour, Christmas Lunch.
5 - Yorkshire Countrywomen’s Ass. Christmas Party, Celia Holmes.
10 -Methodist Women’s pleasant Hour, Carol Service with Rev. M. Christopher.
11 - St. Mary’s Women’s Help Society, Christmas Party, 7.30pm.
12 - Antique & Collectors Society, Christmas Party.
12 - Parish council Meeting, Village Centre, 7.30pm.
12 - Methodist Women’s Fellowship, Denise Dine, “Hedgehog Care” 7.30pm.
16 - Oxnop Singers, Open Rehearsal (Refreshments) in Aid of Child Development
Unit,AGH.
19 - Gardening Club, AGM & Christmas Party, Village Centre 7.30pm.
22 - Hawksbridge Baptist Church, Service of Lessons & Carols,-Seasonal
Refreshment,2.30.
22 - Marsh Chapel, Christmas Nativity, 2.30pm.
The church wardens are obliged to ensure the safety of the church and
churchyard.
A recent inspection of the churchyard has demonstrated that the following
headstones require attention.
It should be noted that it is the responsibility of the family and executors to
make any repairs to graves in the churchyard. If no one makes a claim to these
graves the Parochial Church Council will take any action that is required to
ensure the safety of the headstones which could include laying the stone flat
and covering with turf.
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John Foster d. 1897 Enoch Foster d. 1864 Frank Foster d. 1879 Betty Foster d. 1898 of Oxenhope
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Eliza Dawson d. 1861 John Dawson d. 1869 Susannah Dawson d. 1887 Elizabeth Dawson d. 1867 of Woodcock Hall
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James Bancroft d. 1917 Rebecca Bancroft d. 1904 Annie Bancroft d. 1890 of Rishworth
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Martha Earnshaw d. 1911 Joseph Earnshaw d. 1912 Deborah Earnshaw d. 1932 of Wainstalls
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Sally Firth d. 1853 Elizabeth Firth d. 1861 Betty Firth d. 1867 James Firth d. 1882 of Oxenhope
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James Hamilton d. 1885 of Edinburgh
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George Greenwood d. 1888 Agnes Greenwood d. 1902 of Oxenhope |
A notice period of one calendar month is given before suitable action may be taken
Dr. Andrew Collinson Church Warden
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re-School Praise had a good summer term and we were delighted to welcome several new participants at our meetings. The leadership regret to announce, however, that PSP will not resume in the new school year. This is a source of great sadness but it is wholly unavoidable, due to increased work commitments for several key members. Parents and young children, are of course, still very welcome to join in worship at St. Mary’s on any Sunday and anyone who would like to make (or renew) contact with other Christian parents of young families in the village should feel free to telephone either Fiona on 648182 or the Vicar (Bruce Grainger) on 642529. A sincere ‘Thank you’ to all who helped with PSP in whatever way. Any monies left over after the group’s accounts have been finalised will be donated to the church Fabric FundFiona Bolam-Peel
The committee is as follows
Shaun Brown (Chair), David Boulder (Vice-Chair & Youth Club), Teresa Bolger (Secretary & Under Fives), David Cansfield (Bradford Met.), Clifford Coates (Trustees & Football), Jill Greenwood (West Yorkshire Country Women), John O’Connell, Abbie Tillotson (Antique & Collectors Club), Anne Collinson (Gardening Club), Cathy Smith (Oxenhope Junior School), Matthew Waddington (Parish Council), Ian Dyson (Cricket Club).
A big thank you from KWIC. 1400 Kilo’s of your fruit and vegetable waste—that’s what we have collected over the past three months. Where would that have gone if not to KWIC? - Into landfill sites! Now it is being made into compost. We hope we will be able to use this compost to mulch the flower beds at Manorlands and eventually sell bags of compost to you.
To everyone who is not yet in our scheme, would you like to have your vegetable waste collected? We provide the bin, you provide the waste.
Do you have a little time to spare? We need your help please! The work can be dirty but we do have fun. Come along and meet us on the site. Why not come on any Saturday morning. We are based at Manorlands, behind the playground. Our van is parked there so you will know you are in the right place. We look forward to seeing you soon.
If you would like further information about this scheme please phone on 648010. There is an answer phone which doesn’t bite so please leave a message.
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