The Parish of Wellow. November Wellow Church and Parish News

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1 The Parish of Wellow Wellow Church and Parish News November 2015 Daring to trust' by the Rector Matthew Street based on Acts 9:10-14 'There was a certain disciple in Damascus by the name of Ananias, and the Lord spoke to him in a vision, saying, 'Ananias.' He answered, 'I'm here, Lord.' The Lord said to him, 'Get up and go to the street known as The Straight, and there look in the house of Judas for a man called Saul of Tarsus. He is praying at this very moment, and in a vision he has seen a man called Ananias enter and lay hands on him so that he might recover his sight. But Ananias protested, 'Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, about all his cruelty to your saints in Jerusalem, and how he has come here now with authority from the chief priests to arrest all those who confess your name. ' (Acts 9:10-14) What would you do if you sensed danger looming? The answer is obvious: you'd do everything possible to avoid it. Should you be the adventurous type, it's possible that you might flirt with it for a moment but, if you felt your life was on the line, you'd ultimately want to ensure your own safety. That, no doubt, was paramount in the mind of Ananias, having heard that Saul, persecutor of the Church, was in town. Quite simply, he was keeping his head down until the danger had passed, hoping against hope that he would not hear the fateful knock on the door summoning him to imprisonment and almost certain death. Imagine his surprise, then, when another summons came, calling him to seek out this man who struck fear into the heart of every Christian, and to knock on his door! It was asking a lot, to say the least! Would you have obeyed that call, or would you have made excuses to evade it, dismissed it as ridiculous, looked the other way? Had Ananias done any of those, who can say how different the history of the Christian Church might have been? It took his faith and courage to finish the transformation of Saul, enemy of the faith, into Paul, its greatest ambassador. When God asks you to step out in faith, will you have the courage, like Ananias, to say yes? Visit the Church Website:

2 Sunday Services in November The Great and the Good Paul Sunday 1 st November 11:15 Talk: Stephen the Martyr Acts 6:8-15, 7:51-8:1a Leader: Sarah Stockinger Speaker: Sarah Stockinger Sunday 8 th November 10:45 REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY Talk: A Day to Remember Acts 9:1-9 Leader: Dick Beath Speaker: Dick Beath Sunday 15 th November 11:15 Talk: Reporting Back Acts 15:1-21 Leader: Dick Beath Speaker: Andy Stockinger Sunday 22 nd November 11:15 Talk: Ministry in Ephesus Acts 19:1-20 Leader: Matthew Street Speaker: Matthew Street Sunday 29 th November 11:15 Talk: Prisoner Paul Acts 28:17-31 Leader: Matthew Street Speaker: Sarah Stockinger Advertising in this Newsletter FREE: Voluntary organisations based in Wellow. Fees apply to all other individuals and businesses who seek to gain financial benefit from advertising (irrespective of if they are based in Wellow or not): Contact Jenny Barr for more details and payments. Cheques made out to St. Julian s Church P.C.C Church Community Groups White Ox Mead Community Group Phone Nigel & Jo for more details Wellow Prayer Group Tuesdays at Three Phone Pauline for details Benefice Praise and Prayer Every Monday, The Vicarage, Peasedown St John God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth. John 4:24 Please join us as we praise God, hear from His Word, and come to Him in prayer. St John s Peasedown 1 st Sunday - 10:30am HC 4:30pm SF 2 nd Sunday - 10:30am MP 4:30pm SF 3 rd Sunday - 10:30am HC 4:30pm SF+HC 4 th Sunday - 10:30am MP 4:30pm SF 5 th Sunday - 10:30am SF 4:30pm SF Contact the Rector: The Revd. Matthew Street mgstreet@me.com or through the church website, see below HC= Holy Communion SF= Soul Food - A service with modern lively music followed by a family tea MP= Morning Praise Benefice Office For anything church related contact the Benefice Office: T: E: office@stjsgroup.church Want to keep in touch? St Julian s Church sends out a weekly e-newsletter with all the latest news and views from around the Benefice. administrator@stjsgroup.church to subscribe to the mailing list. Visit the Church Website:

3 CHURCH NEWS Harvest Festival During the service Matthew thanked everyone who had helped in any way to keep St Julian's looking as beautiful as it does. The collection, which amounted to , was given to the Food Bank. Following the service some 55 of us enjoyed an excellent buffet lunch in the school. Thank you to all who contributed to the meal and to Pauline who organised everything. Remembrance Service This will start as usual at 10:45 on 8 th November in preparation for the Act of Remembrance at 11:00. The service will be led by Dick Beath with Keith Banks sounding Last Post and Reveille. The theme will be on what has changed since WW1 and what remains the same with poetry readings. Sermon Series In November we will be looking at events in the life of St Paul. Church Architect We are pleased to have appointed Jonathan Hetreed to be our architect. His practice is in Bath and he currently looks after several local churches. Colin Tremellen, Churchwarden ST. JULIAN S CHURCH SERVICES CHRISTMAS 2015 Sunday, 13 th December, 6:30 p.m. Candlelight Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols Sunday, 20 th December, 11:15 a.m. Holy Communion Thursday, 24 th December, 4:30 p.m. Children s Christmas Service Friday, 25 th December, 9:30 p.m. Christmas Day Communion Dates for your diary, details next month! Visit the Church Website:

4 FRIENDS OF ST. JULIAN S The Last Night of the Proms concert held at St Julian's Church was tremendous fun and thank you to all those who supported this event and came dressed in their finest patriotic attire. Our thanks also go to The Cameo Orchestra, who were magnificent and also to Bath Audi, who kindly sponsored this event. The evening raised 611 for the Friends of St Julian's Church and was yet another example of how our village church can be enjoyed as a venue other than as a place of worship. Would you like to become a Friend of St Julian's? Any help, no matter how big or small, is greatly appreciated. Whether it's your time, a particular skill, or a monetary donation, it all helps to keep St Julian's alive. Please take a look at our website for details, Annabel Chapman DATE FOR YOUR DIARY Remember Saturday 14 th November, Christmas Bazaar in the Church. Come for a super homemade soup Lunch. Doors open 11am until 2pm, lots of interesting stalls to browse over without travel or crowds. Local homemade cakes, jams and pickles. Great bargains for Christmas including wreaths and decorations to order. Children's craft area and many New stalls this year, All proceeds divided between Wellow church and the Children's Hospice South West. We look forward to seeing everyone there. Pam Pike WELLOW COMMUNITY BUS GROUP Annual General Meeting Thursday 12 th November at 7:30pm in the Village Hall Parishioners are warmly invited to attend the AGM of Wellow Community Bus Group in the Village Hall on Thursday 12 November from 7:30pm. Delicious refreshments and 'nibbles' will be provided after the meeting. Please come along and find out how your community bus service is progressing and give us your opinions on how we can continue to serve the village even better in We have a couple of vacancies on the committee, so interested parishioners, especially frequent passengers and parents whose children are season ticket holders are invited to join us to help manage the bus for the coming year. If you are interested please contact Mike on Mike Clarkson, Chairman, Wellow Community Bus Group Visit the Church Website:

5 WELLOW PARISH COUNCIL The Parish Council met on 6 th October in Wellow Village Hall. Defibrillator Because the phone box is a listed building, the Parish Council will have to obtain consent before it can attach the defibrillator to it. In the meantime the defibrillator will be sited outside the Village Hall Dog mess This problem persists. PLEASE put your dog s excrement in a plastic bag and dispose of it properly. This is currently not happening at the Playing Field and other locations around Wellow. The Parish Council is still keeping under review the need to ask for all dogs to be kept on the lead at the Playing Field. B&NES will provide a larger bin at The Batch. The Parish Council has also asked for a new bin opposite the School. Village Hall gates The Village Hall committee is keeping the main drive gates locked when the hall is not in use, to discourage unwanted cars. Remember to dial 101 if you see anyone taking drugs in the area. Planning On 6 th October Councillors recommended support for the following applications: FUL Brook Lodge Bull's Hill, Wellow. Erection of detached double garage and greenhouse FUL Upper Twinhoe Farm Upper Twinhoe, Wellow. Change of use of agricultural land to horse gallop. The following planning decisions were noted: Conversion of The Old Works Railway Lane Wellow: permit External repairs and replacements to Church Farm House (listed building): consent Erection of barn at Upper Twinhoe Farm Upper Twinhoe Wellow Bath: permit Replacement of windows and new porch at Canteen Cottage, Canteen Lane (listed building): consent Enforcement Councillors agreed to ask B&NES for a more comprehensive response than had been received to date to their concerns about logging activities at Little Horse Croft Farm. Fly tipping Please notify the Clerk if you spot fly tipping in the Parish. If you can take a picture, so much the better. You can also call Council Connect on Highways Councillors are preparing a brief for a site visit by B&NES to see what new traffic calming measures might be put in place.

6 Finance Councillors approved grants to Wellow Parlour Shop, Wellow Community Bus Group and the Wellow and Shoscombe Joint Burial Board. They also agreed payments for the annual audit, domain name renewal and defibrillator batteries, as well as for the usual staff costs. CIO Hugh Prentice updated the council on the charitable body (CIO) which it has been agreed will have day-to-day management of the Playing Field now that the new sports facilities have been installed. After public consultation, some amendments to the constitution had been made and the application was about to be sent to the Charity Commission. It was hoped the CIO would be approved by the end of October. In the meantime a working group of CIO trustees and council members would consider the way of working and funding requirements. Next meeting The Parish Council will next meet at 7:30pm on Tuesday 3 rd November in Wellow Village Hall. All are welcome. Items for agenda consideration should reach the Clerk by 27 th October. Minutes For full minutes of Parish Council meetings please see the parish website or parish notice board in Wellow Square, or contact clerk@wellowparish.info Robin Campbell (Parish Clerk) ST. JULIAN S CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS The school s High Five netball team have made it through to the county finals. This is a netball game made up of five players which is really suitable for smaller schools which may not have enough members for a full netball team. We also entered a team for a cross country event as a start to our new academic sport year. As our first charity event of this academic year we celebrated Harvest and donated over 20 carrier bags of tinned and packaged produce to the Somer Valley Foodbank Appeal. Annie Scotland and Amy Lloyd Jones worked with the younger children on the theme of the hungry men. With the superb puppets made by Annie the children decorated clothes and made plasticene plates of food for the hungry men. Annie and Amy started their workshop with a short puppet show to introduce the theme of harvest. Many thanks to them both for a fun, creative and very entertaining day. We also have a new monthly afterschool club called Messy Church School. This is run on the lines of Messy Church and is open to families. We had 26 children ranging from a few months old to Year 5 with their parents and carers attend last week. Messy Church is a way of being church, for families, based around hospitality, creativity and celebration. It began in 2004 in the UK and encourages families to get to know Jesus through his teachings in a fun, safe and non-judgemental environment. Many thanks to Pauline Preddy and her team who come to help each month. Sue Rodford (Assistant headteacher)

7 PARLOUR SHOP We ve done it, the shop has landed in the 21 st Century of technology. Toot toot!!! Following the very generous long term loan of an ipad from Maria and Chris Watts and some loooong hours from Greg Ayres and Hugh Prentice, volunteers are now learning to use our new EPOS till system. It gives us much greater visibility of what we stock, sell and make financially. Over the next few months we ll use this insight to further guide the stock choices we make. But for now, a quick round-up of a few tasty new local items to tempt you Jersey delicious Ivy House Dairy is a family-run Beckington farm, with around 120 Jersey cows. They produce a range of flavour-filled organic Jersey milks, creams, butter and buttermilk. They grow all their own feed for the winter, breed their our own calves and produce, package and deliver all their own products. With the plight of dairy farmers so much in the news, and the community asking us to bring in more local produce, we are delighted to support Ivy House. So pop in for a few items to try you ll really notice the difference and it s all available to order. Award-winning Wyke As well as Jersey dairy from Ivy House, Wyke Farm in Somerset supply us with rich creamy butter and some really good mild and mature cheddars. Stock up for kids sandwiches or a cheeky cheese on toast. If you want to make it a bit posh, add a dash of Worcestershire Sauce, also available in-store in the cook section. An egg a day We stock fresh Castlemead eggs from the farm that gave the world pampered poultry. Lovely poached, scrambled or (on special occasions) fried! And of course, breakfast bacon from local pigs can be found in the fridge or pre-ordered with your Saturday paper and loaf. Fancy a Stoney Bonk? Midford s Honey & Daughter cider has been a big hit and it really doesn t get more local. Drop in to choose from a range of ciders and ginger beers, including their most cheekily titled tipple, all made from West Country apple varieties. If you re not a cider lover, we have plenty of Bath Ales and (slightly less local) lagers instead! Halloween pumpkins have just arrived and we have plenty of sweet treats for your trick or treating supplies. With Christmas now a little closer, we ll soon send out details of how to order your meat, veg, bakery treats and dairy. See you soon Wellow Parlour Shop (Donate just a tenner and Local Giving will make it 20)

8 WELLOW HORTICUTUAL SOCIETY AGM Will be held on Wednesday 11 th November 7.:30 in the Village Hall. This meeting is open to all members of the Society and an opportunity to outline your ideas, for future talks and visits by the Society. If you are not a member and would like to become one then please come along to see how the Society operates. You will be made welcome. This is also the chance for ideas and suggestions for the resurrection of the Annual Flower Show to be held in September. What is the Society looking for New committee members if you would like to become one then please forward your name to Bridget Woollen or Duncan Hammerton or you could be nominated at the AGM itself. This will probably be my last Flower Show 33 years is long enough!!! The Flower Show Committee has been together for a long time. It is now felt that this is the right time to recruit new people, needed to carry on this Village tradition which has taken Place for the last 66 years. A great opportunity for newcomers to play there part in Village Life-Interested then contact any of the numbers listed. The above numbers or Shirley Betts on for further information. Looking forward to seeing old/new Members at the AGM Shirley Betts (On behalf of Wellow Horticultural Society) THE BRAINS OF WELLOW QUIZ NIGHT When: Friday 27 th November Where: Village Hall 7.30 for eyes down at 8.pm Teams: 4 Players per Team any age or gender Cost: 4 per player to include nibbles and 1 Free raffle ticket There will also be a raffle and prizes for the winning team Please bring your own favourite tipple. To register your team please contact Shirley Betts on or at s.a.betts@talktalk.net Community Matters: Support your Village The Parlour Shop, the Village Hall, Church and Societies

9 FRIDAY NIGHT IS FILM NIGHT A reminder that the showing of the Second coming of the Marigold Hotel (a sequel to the original film), is being shown at Wellow Village Hall on the changed date of Friday 6 th November 7:30pm Starring Richard Gere, Maggie Smith, Judy Dench, and Celia Imrie plus an excellent supporting cast. This highly entertaining film is well worth seeing at the cost of 3 per person. There will be refreshments and possibly a glass of mulled wine!! OR you could bring you own favourite tipple. All proceeds to the above two events to the renewal of the Village Hall Drive Lights. Village Hall Committee WELLOW COMPOSTING CLUB After a period of inactivity, I am pleased to announce that the composting site is again, open for business! Please only deliver : non-invasive weeds, small cuttings, grass cuttings, and leaves. It would be helpful if you could separate items on delivery, please. Would current and potential members contact Clover Holland ( ) for further information, please. On roughly three occasions per year, we need help in sifting and bagging the new compost in the centre bin. It s fun, and the more volunteers we get, the quicker it takes to complete. Bags can be purchased from us for 1. We will shortly be announcing a work day, probably a Sunday morning. Please contact me on if you would like to help. Andy Elvin POP IN TUESDAY - 3 RD NOVEMBER For November will be at the usual location of the F&B noon 2:00 pm A gathering of villagers to enjoy a drink and a light lunch if you wish. In pleasant company- a chance to catch up on all the news!!!! Libby/Shirley Don t forget to visit the Wellow

10 THANK YOU To all the customers and volunteers at the Parlour Shop. Thank you so much for your generous gift which I shall put towards my Christmas holiday. Most of all my thanks go to Marian Osborne for the farewell lunch with all my friends on the ex-committee! The beautiful bouquet was the icing on the cake with the puddings. It was the perfect day and my husband and I have many happy memories of my first seven years in Wellow. Thank you once again. Kay Rivers Please may I have copy for the Parish News on or before the 19 th of the month. me at jennybarr44@yahoo.co.uk, leave at the Parlour shop or drop it down to me at Honeysuckle Cottage.

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12 All Welcome TUESDAY 3 RD NOVEMBER FROM 11am 1pm AT MANOR CLOSE COMMUNITY HALL Averil Swift Mobile Heather Bonsey / Mobile Printed by St Phillip and St James Church, Oddown. Published and Promoted by St Julian s Parish Church at the St J s Group Office, "Revival", South Road, Timsbury, Bath BA2 0LD, administrator@stjsgroup.church