December 2012/January 2013

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1 Bow Brickhill Parish Council Parish Clerk: Councillors: Chair: Deputy Chair: RFO: Cllr: Cllr: Pavilion Bookings: Pavilion Caretaker: Pavilion Cleaner: Debbie Mayer Bow Brickhill Village News Beverley Thompson Phil Thomas Ann Sidgwick John Mears Norman Stephenson Debbie Mayer Eddie Chesse Gerald Crosby /January 2013 Issue 109/2012/378 Contacts: A.S.T.R.A.: Alan Preen A.S. Lunch Club: Kay & Stuart Leeming Book Club: Beverley Thompson Bow Brickhill Club: Chris Loak Bow Brickhill Pre-School B.B.F.C.: Odette Holland Or Roy Toombs Brownies: Sally Pepper Buckaneers: Derek Giles Church Wardens: Stuart Leeming Or John Wales Click & Clack: Elaine Boscott Or Gill Cannell Line Dancing: Jan Cade Women's Institute: Sylvia Fox Website, E-Group & History Society: Youth Club: Beverley Thompson Danesborough Ward Borough Councillor for Bow Brickhill: David Thames Valley Police Non Emergency: (101) Anglian Water Environmental Services Bow Brickhill Village News: Published by Ann Sidgwick & Associates : 25th November 2012 WISHING EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR 15

2 Contents: Contents 1 ASTRA Bah! Humbug! Auction 2 All Saints Lunch Club 3 Church Hall Drop Ins 3 1st Tuesday Working Lunch 3 Carols at the Wheatsheaf 3 ASTRA Archaeologist Wanted 4 New Telephone Contact Details for Thames Valley Police 4 Maintenance of the New Graveyard 5 Changes MK 5 ASTRA News 6 The ASTRA 500 Club 6 Dates for your Diary 7 The Wheatsheaf 8 Bow Brickhill History Society 9 Bow Brickhill E-Group 9 Youth Club 9 Carol Service 10 Church Flowers & Christmas Cleaning 10 Bow Brickhill Club 10 Bow Brickhill Living Advent Calendar 11 Advent Service 11 Help for the Church Community 11 New Village Rainbow Unit 11 Get Ready for Winter 12 Santa Claus is Coming to Town! 12 Church Flowers & Cleaning Rota 13 Deadline for Next Edition : 21st January Policeman Contact Details 13 Rector Contact Details 13 Services in the Benefice 14 Contacts 15 2nd 9th 16th Bow Brickhill All Saints 4.00p.m. Advent Carol Service 11.00a.m. Christingle Service (In the School) 3.00p.m. Carol Service 23rd 10.00a.m.BENEFICE HOLY COMMUNION (at Great Brickhill) 24th January 6th 13th 20th 27th 2nd 99th 16th 24th January 6th 13th 20th 27th 11.45p.m. Holy Communion 11.00a.m. Family Service 11.00a.m. Matins 8.00a.m. Holy Communion Stoke Hammond St Luke Christingle Service (tbc) 4.00p.m. Carol Service SERVICES IN THE BENEFICE 8.30a.m. Holy Communion 4.00p.m. Crib Service 11.30p.m.Holy Communion 11.00a.m. Family Service (Church or Chapel tbc) Or 3.00p.m. Covenant Service (tbc) 8.30a.m. Holy Communion 9.30a.m. Morning Worship Great Brickhill St Mary the Virgin 2nd 9th 16th 23rd 24th 25th 30th January 6th 13th 20th 27th Little Brickhill St Mary Magdalene 9th 16th 25th January 13th 20th 27th 11.00a.m. Holy Communion 9.30a.m. Morning Worship 6.00p.m. Evensong 10.00a.m.BENEFICE HOLY COMMUNION 5.00p.m. Carol Service 11.00a.m. Family Service 10.00a.m.BENEFICE HOLY COMMUNION 11.00a.m. Holy Communion 9.30a.m. Morning Worship 6.00p.m. Evensong 11.00a.m. Family Service 11.00a.m. Morning Worship 5.00p.m. Carol Service 11.00a.m. Morning Worship 11.15a.m. Family Service 1 14

3 CHURCH FLOWERS & CLEANING ROTA A S T R A A l l S a i n t s T o w e r R e s t o r a t i o n A p p e a l Flowers Contact details for the Rector: Tel: (01525) Cleaning 2nd ADVENT S Leeming 9th th - D Kesterton 23rd To be notified 30th To be notified DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE 21st January 2013 Contributions for the /January combined issue should be sent to: Sally sallyhawtin@hotmail.co.uk Gill candishtowers@gmail.com If you are able to help with a contribution towards the cost of the newsletter please send it to: Andrea Spurdle, the PCC treasurer at 42A Station Road, Bow Brickhill Cheques should be made payable to: Bow Brickhill Parish Church Contact details for the local policeman: PC 1285 Jason Rowe : Neighbourhood Supervisor Kingston Police Station, Winchester Circle, Kingston, MK10 0BA Tel: 101/Mobile : Fax: Joint Editors: Gill Cannell & Sally Robinson Address: The Rectory, 10 Pound Hill, Great Brickhill MK17 9AS We now have a new address for All Saints Church, Bow Brickhill which is bowbrickhillchurch@gmail.com s to this address will go direct to the Rector and to the Church Wardens Bah! Humbug! said Scrooge, Every idiot who goes about with Merry Christmas on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding and buried with a stake of holly through his heart! ASTRA S second Bah! Humbug! Auction January 19 th 2013 at 7.30 at The Wheatsheaf The festivities are finally over! The turkey, the sprouts, the pudding have all been eaten! The wine rack is empty! The decorations, the baubles, the lights are packed away! The tree is in the green recycle bin! It s all over for another year! But not quite What will you do with those unsuitable presents you really hoped you wouldn t get this year? The well meant gifts you don t want to keep? To help you out ASTRA is holding another Bah! Humbug! Auction Take any unwanted presents (or anything else suitable to be auctioned) to Trish at 3 Greenways ( ), or Alan at 28 Church Road ( ) anytime after Christmas or drop them in to Denise at The Wheatsheaf on the morning of January 19 th They will be auctioned for ASTRA funds so you ll help to support the work on the tower and get your storage space back Come along and join the fun in the evening! We have already been promised some super items for the auction you could just find a bargain! 13 2

4 ALL SAINTS LUNCH CLUB The meeting of the lunch club will be a Traditional Christmas lunch at the earlier date of SUNDAY 9 TH DECEMBER : for in the church hall All are welcome and transport is available Our meeting in the New Year will be on SUNDAY 27TH JANUARY: for Please book in with Kay or Stuart on WEDNESDAY CHURCH HALL DROP-INS : 12TH DECEMBER The church hall is open on the second Wednesday of the month for anyone to call in during the afternoon for the chance to meet up with others, spend some time sewing or knitting, or just enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and a chat. We are continuing to meet during the winter months, weather permitting, and the get together is on Wednesday 12th anytime between 2.30pm and 4.30pm. Refreshments are free The first session in the New Year will be on Wednesday January 9 th 1st Tuesday Working Lunch at The Wheatsheaf The next meetings will be on Tuesday 4th & Tuesday 5th February p.m p.m. For more information or to receive an ed reminder contact sue@malleson.co.uk Carols at the Wheatsheaf Come along and sing carols at the pub from 7 pm on Wednesday 19th of Music and words provided all ages and abilities most welcome A collection will be made for church funds. 3 GET READY FOR WINTER Getting ready for winter can help minimise interruption in our everyday lives both at home, and when we are out and about. Even doing one or two simple things now could help save you time and money. Preparation now can also help you stay healthy and avoid becoming unwell. The Get Ready for Winter webpage provides links to specific information and advice from government departments and charities to help you as the weather turns colder Met Office Pages: Public Health information is included at: The Milton Keynes Council Pages are found at: Santa Claus is coming to town! Watch out for Santa s sleigh which will tour the village On Saturday, 8 th Santa will visit Bow Brickhill on his sleigh accompanied by his `Helpers Starting in Station Road then on to Greenways, Downs View, Rushmere Close, Edwin Close, Parkway and Church Road from 2:00pm 5:00pm Then visit him in his grotto at 74A Station Road He has promised to be there to meet the children Advent: The word is derived from the Latin: Adventus meaning arrival. It is a time of waiting for the arrival of Christmas the coming of Jesus. It is the New Year of the Christian Church and of the Church season that leads onto Christmas. Advent begins on the Sunday nearest to 30th November and lasts until Christmas Eve. Advent began in the 5th century when it took the form of a 6-week fast leading to Christmas. During the 6th century advent was reduced to its current length and later fasting was dropped. During the Advent, Clergy typically wear purple or royal blue vestments, and many churches also include an advent wreath or rings. 12

5 MAINTENANCE OF THE NEW GRAVEYARD Keeping the grass cut and the graveyard tidy on a tiny budget has been a huge challenge this year! The wet and mild weather has meant that the grass has grown at an astronomical rate. Each cut costs 80, which is reasonable when you consider how difficult it is to manoeuvre round the gravestones. We have enough money in reserve for one more cut plus a tidy up of leaves before the winter descends upon us. The compost and litter bins have worked well, thank you to everyone who has used them. We try and empty them frequently. You may have noticed that, with a lot of help from ASTRA, we have put some additional gravel on the steps to try and keep the weeds at bay and the area looking tidy. We are indebted to his Grace the Duke of Bedford who is generously donating an additional piece of land for an extension to the graveyard. The maintenance of the graveyard is paid for via voluntary contributions, any amount is gratefully received and we do our very best to make limited resources stretch as far as is possible. If you would like to contribute towards the 2013 program please could you send your donation to 33 Church Road, Bow Brickhill either in the form of cash or a cheque made payable to All Saints Church Bow Brickhill. Thanking you in anticipation CHANGES MK Brenda Goodger and Mary Preen I would like to introduce our company Changes MK. We are a community interest organisation that is here to serve the Milton Keynes community. We have currently launched a back into work program with Milton Keynes job plus, where we help train individuals back into employment. We would be grateful if, when you come across members of the public who are looking for employment, you direct them to our organisation. Please note that this service is free and so we desperately need your support in promoting our work. If you require anymore information please do not hesitate to visit our company website or contact our company Tel No or our company contact address: Changes MK Centric MK Foxhunter Drive Linford Wood MK14 6GE CAROL SERVICE Our annual carol service is in the Church on Sunday 16 th at 3.00pm. Do come along and join in the singing of all your favourite carols and stay on afterwards for a mince pie and a glass of wine All are welcome CHURCH FLOWERS AND CLEANING FOR CHRISTMAS Bow Brickhill Club November meeting The church will be open on Saturday 15 th from 10am onwards to prepare for Christmas We would be very grateful for any help with flower arranging or cleaning If you are available or would like any more information please contact Kay on Donations towards the cost of Christmas flowers would also be gratefully received and can be given to either of the churchwardens On Tuesday November 6th the club held the first of their winter meetings, starting at 1.00pm and having lunch instead of tea which appeared to be a very successful change. The afternoon continued in a very lively way with our quiz and raffle, before closing at 3.00pm. Our next meeting will be at the Wheatsheaf where we shall be enjoying our Christmas lunch, scheduled for 1.00pm on 4th On Tuesday 1st January at 1.00 pm we shall be back at the Pavilion, weather permitting, ready to welcome the New Year with a lunch, quiz, raffle and no doubt a great deal to talk about! Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year from the Bow Brickhill Club 5 10

6 BOW BRICKHILL LIVING ADVENT CALENDAR We will be holding a Living Advent Calendar in the village this The calendar will be sent out to everyone in early The first two dates are: 1 - window display at 92 Station Road 2-4pm Advent Service at the church Dates are filling up fast but we still have a couple of spaces available If you would like to host one of the dates please contact Andrea Spurdle or Mike Hallett: phone or andrea_spurdle@earthling.net or micafilms@btinternet.com ADVENT SERVICE Our Advent Carol Service is on Sunday 2 nd at 4.00pm This candlelit service celebrates the coming of the light of the world by the foretelling of the birth of Jesus. We hope you can join us and please bring a torch CAN YOU HELP THE CHURCH COMMUNITY? The questionnaires are all back and the survey results have been counted. We're terribly grateful to those of you who have volunteered - thanks so much. But we still need more help. Please, if you haven't responded yet and have a few hours to spare each month, do let us know to: bowbrickhillchurch@gmail.com "New Rainbow Unit in the Village? It has been suggested that there is potential for a Rainbow Unit to be opened in the village for girls between 5 and 7 years old. This could be held in the Church Hall on a Wednesday between 5 and 6 pm immediately before Brownies What we need now is leaders and, of course, girls who may be interested in coming along! Please contact Sally Pepper Tel or Sally Robinson Tel if you would be prepared to help, have a daughter who would like to attend or would just like further information. ASTRA Archaeologist Wanted - Church Grounds, Bow Brickhill ASTRA may require archaeological supervision during construction works in the graveyard to All Saints Church, Bow Brickhill, MILTON KEYNES in early Whilst the position is purely voluntary reasonable disbursements will be met. A local professional with the required skills and experience is called for to work with the ASTRA team and contractor over a very short construction period (perhaps a couple of days). In the first instance call Alan Preen (Chairman of ASTRA) on or alan.preen@electric-help.co.uk. Thank you : Alan Preen TELEPHONE CONTACT DETAILS FOR THAMES VALLEY POLICE On 14 November 2011, Thames Valley Police went live with 101, the new national single non-emergency number, which replaced the 0845 number. Both numbers have run side by side for the last year, and now 70 per cent of non-emergency calls to Thames Valley Police come from the 101 number. The 0845 number will be switched off on A recorded message will tell callers who ring the old non-emergency number to re-dial is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Calls to 101 (from both landlines and mobile networks) cost 15 pence per call, no matter what time of day the call is made, or the duration of the call. Everyone calling the police for non-emergency matters can be assured of equal access whether they are on a pay-as-you-go mobile or a home landline. The routing is based on the same system as 999 calls, which link a caller's dialing code to the police force that covers that geographic area. Calls from a landline are routed to the nearest police force that covers the area's dialing code. If the caller is using a mobile, the call is routed using the location of the mast that the phone is transmitting from. Supt Howard Stone, Head of the Control Room and Enquiry Department, said: "The introduction of the 101 number in the Thames Valley a year ago has proved very successful, with over 70 per cent of all calls coming in via the 101 number. "This national scheme to introduce an easy to remember number to contact police anywhere in the country means callers do not have to spend time searching for the number of their local force, and the number of 999 calls have not risen since the change, meaning people are aware of the new 101 number to call in a non-emergency situation and are not misusing the emergency lines to contact us." 4 11

7 Bow Brickhill History Society Please note that there will be no meeting in January the next meeting will be Wednesday 6 th February in the Wheatsheaf YOUTH CLUB Bow Brickhill E-Group There is a village e-group which operates using Yahoo! Groups. It s used for Neighbourhood Watch messages, village news and general discussion and has nearly 100 members. However some people aren t receiving messages any longer because they ve changed their addresses or they haven t set up their normal to receive posts. If you d like to become a member or wish to renew your membership, please Sue Malleson - sue@bowbrickhill.com. Congratulations to members of the Youth Club who attended the night hike on 15 November. After setting off from the Church Hall our group of 24 members (plus several adult helpers) criss-crossed through the woods and made it back for well earned hot refreshments. There is nothing like a group walk through autumnal woods on a dull, cloudy night without moonshine to raise the spirits and to give everyone, young and old, an experience of seeing the landscape of the local hills transformed into a dark mass. Fortunately we had some torches with us. It was a bit wet underfoot, but feedback shows that it was an enjoyable night out. The next Youth Club meeting is at the Pavilion on 6th The following meeting will be the Christmas outing on 20th to be held at the Leisure Plaza Milton Keynes (prior booking is required) Community Car Raffle and the Youth Club Bow Brickhill Youth Club has teamed up with Milton Keynes Community Foundation to offer tickets for the Community Car Raffle. You have a chance to win (1st prize) a brand new Volkswagen High Up!, (2nd prize) 500 and 3rd prize 250. Tickets cost 1 each and will be on sale until 10 January Half of the proceeds from ticket sales will go into Youth Club funds for new equipment and the other half will go to Milton Keynes Community Foundation Community Car Raffle tickets can be obtained from: Nick Wagstaff Sec to Bow Brickhill Youth Club 15 Downs View, Bow Brickhill tel n.w.wagstaff@btinternet.com 9 ASTRA Scrap Metal Collection ASTRA All Saints Tower Restoration Appeal ASTRA would like to thank the village for the contribution of scrap metal in the recent `Bow Brickhill Scrap Metal Collection Thanks to the idea, sheer hard work and organising skills of Mark Snelus an amazing total amount of has been raised Silver : Iron & Steel : Aluminium : Copper/Brass ASTRA is now in sight of its goal and will now not only save the Church Tower at least for the next 100 years, but will install the waterless kitchen, extend the graveyard, make safe the footpath plus, illuminate the church grounds and more Thank you to all those who made yet another ASTRA event so successful ASTRA 500 CLUB Christmas Gift Promotion An Idea for a Twelve Month Present The ASTRA Team has come up with a splendid way for you to give a Christmas present that will last a full twelve months Alan Preen You can sign-up your nearest and dearest to the ASTRA 500 Club by giving them a Christmas Gift subscription. One number in the monthly lottery costs just 12 for the whole year. Recipients will be happy to know that they are in with a chance of winning money at the monthly draws at The Wheatsheaf - there are three prize winners each month - and that they are contributing to conservation of the most ancient building in the village, the landmark tower of All Saints Church. Recipients will also receive a very nice card with a tasteful historic photograph of the church. You can choose whether to give the subscription card personally or to ask the ASTRA Team to send it off for you. Look out for further details. Father Christmas will have plenty of information when he visits the village on 8th. If you can't wait for Father Christmas then contact: Nick Wagstaff : ASTRA 500 Club Administrator 15 Downs View, Bow Brickhill Tel : n.w.wagstaff@btinternet.com who will be happy to provide all necessary information and to help 6

8 Dec: Monday 3rd Line Dance Pavilion 7.00 p.m. Tuesday 4th Working Lunch Wheatsheaf p.m. BB Club Xmas Dinner Wheatsheaf 1.00 p.m Thursday 6th Youth Club Pavilion p.m. Sunday 9th All Saints Lunch Club Church Hall for p.m.. Monday 10th Line Dance Pavilion 7.00 p.m. Tuesday 11th John the Barber Greenways Lay-by p.m. Wednesday 12th Three Parishes Outing to South Bank Christmas Market Drop-In Afternoon Church Hall p.m. BB History Society Supper Church Hall 7.30 p.m. Thursday 13th Parish Council Meeting Pavilion 7.30 p.m. WI Christmas Party 60 Station Road 7.30 p.m. Monday 17th Line Dance Pavilion 7.00 p.m. Thursday 20th Youth Club Outing p.m. Jan: Tuesday 1st Bow Brickhill Club Pavilion 1.00 p.m Thursday 4th Youth Club Pavilion p.m. Monday 7th Line Dance Pavilion 7.00 p.m. Thursday 11th Parish Council Meeting Pavilion 7.30 p.m. Monday 14th Line Dance Pavilion 7.00 p.m. Wednesday 16th Brownies Church Hall p.m. Thursday 17th Youth Club Pavilion p.m. Monday 21st Line Dance Pavilion 7.00 p.m. Wednesday 22nd Brownies Church Hall p.m. Thursday 23rd DATES FOR YOUR DIARY WI The Amber Room St Petersburg Pavilion 7.30 p.m. Sunday 27th All Saints Lunch Club Church Hall for p.m.. Monday 28th Line Dance Pavilion 7.00 p.m. Wednesday 30th Brownies Church Hall p.m. Feb: Monday 4th Line Dance Pavilion 7.00 p.m. Tuesday 5th Bow Brickhill Club Pavilion 1.00 p.m. Wednesday 6th History Society Wheatsheaf 7.30 p.m. Simon & Denise would like to thank everyone who made our 1st anniversary an evening to remember with a surprise gathering. We continue to be overwhelmed by the wonderful support from the village community TAKEAWAY TUESDAY : Curry on Dec 4th and 18th Fish & Chips on Dec 11th January: We wish you all A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Forthcoming Events: Saturday 19th January Bah! Humbug! Auction See Advert Friday 25th January Burns Night Dinner per person Pop in or see boards for more details Curry on Jan 8th and 22nd Fish & Chips on Jan 15th and 29th Phone your order through or pop down and have a cheeky drink while your food is cooked for you 21 Station Road Bow Brickhill MK17 9JU Christmas Opening Hours: Christmas Eve: 6.00 p.m. til late : Sorry no food Join us for traditional pub gamesdominoes, cribbage & beat the landlord at darts! See in Christmas with festive fun Christmas Day: p.m. : Sorry no Food while the turkey s basting pop in and enjoy a glass of Christmas cheer with friends Boxing Day: Food served p.m. Booking advisable Closed in the evening Thursday 27th Sunday 30th Normal hours New Year s Eve: 7.00 p.m. til late Traditional celebrations in the bar or Black Tie Gala Dinner 45 per person served in the dining room New Year s Day: Food served p.m. Booking advisable Closed in the evening Wednesday 2nd & Thursday 3rd Closed all day : (to recover!!) Friday 4th January Normal service will be resumed!! 7 8