Bow Brickhill Village News October 2017

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1 Bow Brickhill Parish Council Parish Clerk: Debbie Mayer Councillors: Chair/RFO Ann Sidgwick Deputy Chair: Robert Jones Cllr: Sally Milford Julian Price Becky O Rourke Pavilion Bookings: Debbie Mayer bowbrickhillpavilion@gmail.com Pavilion Caretaker: Andy Wright Pavilion Cleaner: Gerald Crosby Contacts: A.S.T.R.A.: Alan Preen A.S. Lunch Club: Kay & Stuart Leeming Book Club: Celia Sherratt Bow Brickhill Pre-School Brownies: Sally Pepper Buccaneers: Derek Giles Church Wardens: John Wales Stuart Leeming Line Dancing: Jan Cade Women's Institute: Stephanie Warren Woburn & Wavendon Robert Hill Football Club robert.hill@iname.com Website & E-Group sue@bowbrickhill.com History Society sue@bowbrickhill.com Preserve Bow Brickhill sue@bowbrickhill.com Neighbourhood Watch sue@bowbrickhill.com Youth Club: Gemma Howarth Danesborough Ward Borough Councillor for Bow Brickhill: David Hopkins david.hopkins@milton-keynes.gov.uk Thames Valley Police Non Emergency: (101) RuralSouthNHPT@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk Anglian Water Environmental Services envhelpline@milton.keynes.gov.uk Network Rail Emergency 24 Hour Helpline Bow Brickhill Village News October 2017 The Village News is hand delivered to all the homes in Bow Brickhill and a few beyond Joint Editors: Gill Cannell & Chris French Published by: Ann Sidgwick & Associates : 23rd September 2017 Printed by: The Print Cellar Woburn Sands Funded by BBPC, Donations & Advertisers Issue 56/2017/425 Muntjac grazing on a late summer evening in the field behind Greenways 15

2 SERVICES IN THE BENEFICE Contents: Contents 1 Thank you Gill 2 Vacancy Parish Clerk/Pavilion Manager 2 Thought for the Month 3 Church Hall Drop-in 3 All Saints Lunch Club 3 All Saints Family Service 3 Bow Brickhill Youth Club 4 ASTRA 500 Club Draw Results - July/August 4 MK Heritage Open Day 4 Autumn Bazaar 4 Community Speedwatch 5 Danesborough Chorus 5 Hire of the Pavilion 6 Bow Brickhill History Society AGM 6 Woburn & Wavendon Football Club 6 Dates for your Diary - October 7 Feaste of Bolle Brichelle 8 Three Parishes Outing Leicester 9 Bow Brickhill School Fund Raising 9 Bow Brickhill School Fund Raising 10 Dog Walker Services 10 Harvest Festival & Auction 11 ASTRA Curry Night 11 MK50 - Feast of Fire 12 Church Flowers & Cleaning Rota 13 Deadline for Next Issue - 22nd October 13 Contact Details for the Rector & Church Wardens 13 Services in the Benefice - October 14 Prayers for Healing 14 House Communion 14 BBPC & Contacts 15 Oct 1st 8th 15th 22nd 29th Bow Brickhill : All Saints a.m. Matins a.m. Harvest Family Service a.m. Church Open 9.00 a.m. Holy Communion a.m. Holy Communion Benefice Service Little Brickhill : St Mary Magdalene Oct 1st 15th 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion a.m. Harvest Family Service Prayers for healing Great Brickhill : St Mary the Virgin Oct 1st a.m. Holy Communion 8th Oct 1st 8th 15th 22nd Monthly meetings are held at the Rectory in Great Brickhill 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion 15th 6.00 p.m. Evensong 22nd a.m. Family Service Stoke Hammond : St Luke rector@brickhillschurches.org.uk or tel House Communion a.m. Family Service 9.00 a.m. Morning Worship 9.00 a.m. Holy Communion St Luke s Day 9.30 a.m. Café Church Please check with Diana Kesterton to see if there is to be a house communion this month. Please contact Diana Kesterton on for further information 1 14

3 CHURCH FLOWERS & CLEANING ROTA October Flowers Cleaning 1st D Cook B Goodger 8th 15th J Ferguson C Evans 22nd 22nd DEADLINE FOR THE NOVEMBER ISSUE 22nd OCTOBER 2017 Contributions please to: Chris bobchrisfrench@gmail.com Ann annasatraining@gmail.com (Ann has offered to be joint editor in place of Gill) If you are able to help with a contribution towards the cost of the Newsletter please send it to: Ann at 46 Station Road Rector - Reverend John Waller rector@brickhillschurches.org.uk : Tel The Rectory, 10 Pound Hill, Great Brickhill MK17 9AS Churchwardens: John Wales Tel: To contact both the Rector and Churchwardens: Stuart Leeming Tel: bowbrickhillchurch@gmail.com 13 THANK YOU TO GILL Unfortunately, I have to announce that Gill has decided to retire as joint editor of the Bow Brickhill newsletter. She has worked very hard over a period of more than 10 years editing and compiling the newsletter not to mention the distribution and delivery. She is owed a big thank you by Bow Brickhill residents for her huge contribution over the many years she has been editor. Thank you Gill! VACANCY CLERK TO BOW BRICKHILL PARISH COUNCIL/ PAVILION MANAGER/BOOKINGS CLERK Bow Brickhill Parish Council is seeking someone to fulfil the above roles. To start early November or as soon as possible thereafter. This is a combined position for a part-time Parish Clerk to support the work of the Parish Council in the community and a Pavilion Manager/Bookings Clerk to ensure the smooth running of The Pavilion. The Clerks duties will include servicing its monthly meetings (which are held in the evening on the 2 nd Thursday in each month) receiving and circulating information from other bodies relevant to Bow Brickhill, liaising with MK Council, responsibility for some payments and being available to assist residents with relevant queries. The Pavilion Manager/Bookings Clerk duties will include overseeing the Pavilion staff (caretaker and cleaner), arranging all occasional and regular hire bookings and being the point of contact for all issues that may arise We would like someone who has a reasonable level of IT proficiency, including using Microsoft Word, Excel and . The appointment is part time (working from home). The hours vary but roughly equate to approximately hours per week. Good rate of pay offered. If you are interested, please write a letter of application outlining your previous relevant experience to the present Clerk: Debbie Mayer, 35 The Nortons, Caldecotte, Milton Keynes, MK7 8HQ or parish.clerk@bowbrickhill.org.uk Applications should be received by 25 th October

4 Thought for the Month : Matthew Chapter 7 verses 1-5 Don t judge others, and God will not judge you. If you judge others, you will be judged the same way you judge them. God will treat you the same way you treat others. Why do you notice the small piece of dust that is in your friend s eye, but you don t notice the big piece of wood that is in your own? Why do you say to your friend, Let me take that piece of dust out of your eye? Look at yourself first. You still have that big piece of wood in your own eye. You are a hypocrite. First, take the wood out of your own eye. Then you will see clearly to get the dust out of your friend s eye. Church Hall Drop In : Wednesday 11th The church hall is open on the second Wednesday of the month for anyone to drop in during the afternoon for the chance to meet up with others and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and a chat. The October get together is on Wednesday 11th anytime between 2.30pm and 4.30pm. All Saints Lunch Club : Sunday 15 th On September 10th 14 guests and helpers enjoyed an excellent roast lunch and special cake to mark the anniversary of 13 years of the lunch club. Thanks go to all those who prepare and provide the food each month and help with transport. Our October meeting will take place on Sunday 15 th at the usual time of 12.30pm at the church hall. All are welcome, particularly those who live alone, and transport to and from the lunch can be arranged. For more details, or to book in, contact Kay or Stuart on All Saints Family Service and Lunch 5 th November at the Church Hall There will be a special Family Service to celebrate All Saints day in the church hall on Sunday 5 th November. The informal service will start at 11am and be followed by a bring and share lunch. Please do come along, all are welcome, and for further details contact Stuart Leeming on BE PART OF THE PEOPLE S PROCESSION! FEAST OF FIRE: Saturday 21 October from 6.30pm in Central Milton Keynes, FREE To celebrate MK50, Milton Keynes will come together on Saturday 21 October for Feast of Fire. This magical and fiery event has been created by outdoor arts company Walk the Plank, commissioned by City Club and produced by IF: Milton Keynes International Festival. The evening will open with the beautiful large-scale Spellbound show featuring captivating puppetry, dance and special effects to tell an ancient story of love, loyalty and friendship, then Midsummer Boulevard East will light up with fire sculptures, followed by live music with fire drawings, special effects and fireworks in a grand finale in The Point car park. An important part of the evening will be The People s Procession made up of 250 citizens who live or work in Milton Keynes - and this is where you can play a part. The Feast of Fire organisers would like to invite people across Milton Keynes to sign up, or nominate people to take part in the Procession. They are looking for people of all ages and backgrounds, and would like to include the broadest possible cross-section of people, showing Milton Keynes to be the diverse, vibrant city it has become over the past 50 years. The People s Procession will be by torchlight and start at the MK Rose in Campbell Park and work its way on level ground to a traffic-free Midsummer Boulevard and The Point car park. Participants can be young or old, living or working in the city, a community organiser, a group representative or someone who makes a difference Want to take part? Read more and sign up here Put Saturday 21 October in your diary now - Feast of Fire is FREE to attend and is the last of the official events to celebrate MK50! Created for MK50 and City Club by Walk the Plank and is produced by The Stables and IF: Milton Keynes International Festival. Sponsored by Gallagher Estates, IDI Gazeley, centre:mk and intu Milton Keynes. Supported by Arts Council England, Milton Keynes Council, The Rothschild Foundation, MK Community Foundation, PRS for Music Foundation and MK Dons SET

5 All Saints Church, Bow Brickhill Are you aged 9-14? Then why not join the. BOW BRICKHILL YOUTH CLUB Harvest Festival 8th 9th October 2017 Don t forget our Harvest Festival Service at am on Sunday 8th October. Come along and sing the traditional Harvest Hymns, hear our talented Benefice Choir and listen to some poems and readings! There will be light refreshments after the service. 1st & 3rd Thursdays of each month 6.30 p.m. at the Pavilion : Cost 2 per child ASTRA 500 Club The results of the July draw : 1st prize: 2nd prize: 3rd prize: There are still a few tickets left for the Harvest Supper and Auction on October 9th at 7.00pm in the Church Hall. To get yours call Brenda mail@bgoodger.plus.com or Trish trish@lesterel.co.uk Peter Willis Kay Leeming Andy Malleson ticket number 35 ticket number 26 ticket number ticket number 82 ticket number 69 ticket number And the results of the August draw : 1st prize: 2nd prize: 3rd prize: If you have items for the auction, please bring them to the Church on Saturday morning, October 7th, between (these will be used as part of the Harvest decoration in the church before being auctioned), to the Service on Sunday or to the Church hall on Monday afternoon between If you re unable to get there just give one of us a call and we ll come and collect from you! Andy Walker Peter Lousada Jane Lousada Andrea Spurdle : 500 Club Manager The draw is held in The Wheatsheaf on the last Thursday of every month - do come along and support Andrea MK Heritage Church Open Day All proceeds from the Supper and Auction will be shared between All Saints Church and Water Aid so you will be supporting both our lovely woodland church and also a most important charity. On Saturday September 9th we had around 80 visitors to the church which were fewer than previous years, possibly due to the number of events taking place this year and the challenging weather, however the comments and feedback forms received were all very positive on the tower tours, amazing views across Milton Keynes and the gorgeous cakes. ASTRA Curry Night The annual ASTRA Curry buffet at The Jalori Restaurant in Woburn Sands is being held on Monday, November 6th. In spite of reduced numbers we raised the same amount for church funds as last year, 260 from the sale of refreshments and donations, so everyone was extremely generous. Thank you to all who came along to support the event and a very special thanks to those who manned the tower, served refreshments and made delicious cakes. Tickets are for an evening of delicious Indian food, with going to help ASTRA Community Projects rebuild the Church Hall. This is always a very popular event so, to reserve your tickets, contact Alan(alan.preen@electric-help.co.uk ) or Trish (trish@lesterel.co.uk ) Autumn Bazaar The Autumn Bazaar will take place on Saturday 25th November from 2-4pm at the Pavilion. Further details in next month s newsletter. We re looking forward to seeing you there! 11 4

6 Community Speedwatch update - As everyone is hopefully aware, we will shortly be implementing the Community Speedwatch programme in Bow Brickhill - an opportunity for us all to participate in an initiative which will hopefully help to reduce the speed of traffic through the village. First step was to gather together sufficient "volunteers" to participate, this sort of programme is not a quick fix, for it to be effective over the medium to long term, we need enough folk joining in to operate a rota that means we can run the scheme and accommodate work, School, holiday commitments etc. I am pleased to report as of today approx. 28 villagers have put their names forward to participate in Speedwatch, an excellent result, but the more the merrier, if you would like to join in, just drop me an millsbbhill@btinternet.com Next step is for everyone to receive training and general guidelines from the MKC co-ordinator for Speedwatch, this should be taking place within the next 10 days - date, time and location to come shortly (if not already announced by the time you read this newsletter). Hopefully as many people as possible will be able to attend what will be a hands-on session, but don't worry if you can't make it, I am told the equipment is very easy to operate and other volunteers will be able to pass on their skills and lessons learned. A word to the wise - once we are up and running fully, as an incentive for everyone to stick to speed limits - we will of course be naming and shaming villagers caught by Speedwatch by handing out a small appropriate trophy which can be passed from person to person virtually via the village FB page and egroup. Bow Brickhill School is collecting various unwanted goods in conjunction with EcoKids in October. If you are able to support us in raising some funds for the school we would much appreciate it! EcoKids Clothing Recycling Project was founded in 2010 with the main aim of raising money for schools, PTAs and youth organisations through clothes recycling. Below is a handy list of the items EcoKids can accept (no longer just clothes). Items collected help deprived families and lower grade textiles are utilised and made into industrial wiping cloths. EcoKids are collecting the school s bags on Wednesday 18th October. Any bags can be dropped off at the school between 3-530pm on Tuesday 17th October or before 9am on Wednesday 18th October. If anyone would like a bag please contact Kim at kimgallacher@live.co.uk or at Poplar Farmhouse, 35 Station Road. Also, if home collection of donations would be helpful please don t hesitate to contact Kim. Good quality, dry, clean clothing Paired, clean & undamaged shoes Handbags & accessories Costume jewellery Toys in new & working condition Cosmetics THE DANESBOROUGH CHORUS - BRAHMS AND MAHLER The Danesborough Chorus and Milton Keynes Chorale, with Milton Keynes City Orchestra, are performing at: Milton Keynes Theatre : Sunday 19th November 7.30 Brahms - German Requiem Mahler - Lieder eines fahrenden Gesselen Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite Soloists: Marcus Farnsworth / Carolyn Sampson Tickets 25, 22, 18, 15, 10 ( 5 off for under 18s, students and unemployed). Available by phoning (no booking fee) or the theatre on (booking fee). 5 10

7 THREE PARISHES OUTING Do you want to hold a party at the Pavilion? The Pavilion is available to hire for residents (and nonresidents) at very competitive rates should you wish to get available dates or hire rates: Please Contact: Debbie Mayer on Wednesday 18th October to Leicester To book tickets, contact Ron and Sylvia Fox, tel. MK Bow Brickhill History Society AGM Wednesday 4th October : Time 7.45 pm Church Hall, Church Road All welcome. Refreshments will be provided WOBURN AND WAVENDON FOOTBALL CLUB Budding Lionesses wanted! The 2017/18 Football season is well underway, and the Under 14 Lionesses are enjoying their new home at Bow Brickhill Pavilion very much (team pic attached). Along with all the girls teams playing for Woburn & Wavendon FC, there is a huge interest in girls football fuelled by the success of the England national team as well as the traditions WWFC has in developing talent and delivering loads of fun. I you are interested in joining one of our teams (Under 6 right up to Ladies), or you'd like to help out in any capacity, we'd be delighted to hear from you. The Club is now very much the only local option for Bow Brickhill, so please take full advantage. Find out more by contacting Ian Doggett:- iand@voxamplification.co.uk 9 6

8 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY OCTOBER Sunday 1st Music in the Brickhills Chrysalis Theatre 7.00 p.m. Camphill MK Monday 2nd Line Dance Pavilion 7.00 p.m. Wednesday 4th Brownies Church Hall 6.00 p.m. History Society AGM Church Hall 7.45 p.m. Thursday 5th Youth Club Pavilion 6.30 p.m. Monday 9th Line Dance Pavilion 7.00 p.m. Book Club T.B.A p.m. Wednesday 11th Drop-in Church Hall p.m. Brownies Church Hall 6.00 p.m. Thursday 12th Parish Council Meeting Pavilion 7.30 p.m. MK Acoustic Guitar Club Church Hall 8.00 p.m. Sunday 15th All Saints Lunch Club Church Hall p.m. Monday 16th Line Dance Pavilion 7.00 p.m. Wednesday 18th 3 Parishes Outing to Leicester 9.00 a.m. Brownies Church Hall 6.00 p.m. Buccaneers Club Pavilion 8.00 p.m. Thursday 19th Youth Club Pavilion 6.30 p.m. Monday 23rd Line Dance Pavilion 7.00 p.m. Wednesday 25th Brownies Church Hall 6.00 p.m. Thursday 26th W.I. Pavilion 7.30 p.m. MK Acoustic Guitar Club Church Hall 8.00 p.m. Monday 30th Line Dance Pavilion 7.00 p.m. 7 8