USEFUL NUMBERS CHURCH Priest in Charge : Rev. Peter Dakin

USEFUL NUMBERS CHURCH Priest in Charge : Rev. Peter Dakin 01782 397073 PARISH COUNCIL Meeting on the 4 th Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm Parish Clerk is Mrs. Helen Howie. Contact number is 01782 398458 or email clerk@hilderstone.staffslc.gov.uk HILDERSTONE WOMEN S INSTITUTE President Mrs Pat Saul 01785 812580 Meeting 2 nd Tuesday 7 30 pm in Village Hall HILDERSTONE VILLAGE HALL Bookings: 07810332559 Louise Hughes, NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Ash Connor area Neighbourhood Watch Stone 01785 234129 Sue Stubbs Hilderstone co-ordinator 01889 505203 DOCTOR Cumberland House, High St. Stone 01785 813538 Mansion House Surgery, Abbey St. Stone ST15 8YE 01785 815555 STAFFORD HOSPITAL Casualty 01785 257731 POLICE Urgent/Emergency 999 Non-Urgent 0300 1234455 Stafford County council 01785 854485 8am-6am Clarence Road (road repair and lighting) 0800 232323 Street scene (fly tipping rubbish) 01785 619401 Stafford Borough Council 01785 619000 Staffordshire Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 Stafford Borough Councillor Cllr Andrew Harp Tel 01889 505400 email harpcountryside@hotmail.com Hilderstone Website contact :- webmaster@hilderstonevillage.org.uk Editor Sue Stubbs Tel 505203 NEW!!!! e-mail susanstubbs01@outlook.com All copy in by the 8 th the month please

EDITORIAL Spring seems to be bursting out at last helped by a little warmth from the sun. Many different colourful flowers are beginning to appear in the garden and in the hedgerows. Through my kitchen window I can see new-born lambs playing in the field behind my house. It all makes one feel so very good. I am looking forward to all the different events that are happening in the next few weeks. Please look out any unwanted clothes, bric-a-brac anything you don t want, for the Jumble Sale on 11 th April. I would be so grateful if you could send me articles for the magazine - on war-time memories, recipes, your favourite poem, or better still one of your own, all will be welcomed. Very best wishes Sue DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 2 nd April Maundy Thursday 3 rd April Good Friday 5 th April Easter Sunday 11 th April Jumble Sale 11 th April 2.pm JUMBLE SALE Start saving any unwanted clothes and any odds and ends you may have. Bring them to the Village Hall on Saturday morning between 10 & 11am or drop off with Sue Stubbs 01889505203 Magazine Donations We have said in previous issues that we are looking for donations for the printing costs of your village magazine. We would be grateful for whatever you can donate. Please contact either Phil Davies on 01889 505725 or Sue Stubbs on 01889 505203 and we can arrange to collect your donation.

The Vicar writes: What s the most memorable meal you ve had? Perhaps it was connected with one of,life s big events, a wedding or a birth.. Maybe you were on a holiday that took in one of the world s most spectacular sights,. I suspect that we ve each got lots of favourites -, some because of the place, others because of the people we were with you, others because of the food and drink. We probably remember most about those in the last couple of years, but some go back a long way. The Bible contains descriptions of two memorable meals, and the relationship between them. That link is that the second takes place when the first is being commemorated. The two meals are the Hebrew Passover and the Christian Last or Lord s Supper. To find the Passover we go to the Old Testament book of Exodus. The Hebrew people were being held in slavery in Egypt by a Pharaoh who exploited them, and, despite his promises, he wouldn t give them freedom. Moses comes into the story as a spokesman for God, warning about the coming plagues When nine plagues had failed to change things he announced the Plague on the First born. The people had very little time to prepare for a journey, so they were told to roast a lamb and prepare bread without yeast. They were to daub the doorframe with the blood of the lamb so that the Hebrew firstborn would not be affected by the plague. As a result the people were freed from slavery. The God given instruction was that the Hebrew people should commemorate the Passover each year as a reminder of all that had happened. At the time of Jesus people were expected to come to Jerusalem to take part. So Jesus comes to Jerusalem with his disciples to mark the Passover. At the meal, Jesus adapts some of the Hebrew wording.. So he takes bread and breaks it and says This is my body which is for you; do this in remembrance of me and at the end of supper he took the cup This cup is the new

covenant in my blood. Do this whenever you drink it in remembrance of me. When this happened the disciples were probably bemused, struggling to understand what Jesus was saying. He was preparing them for the coming days when he would be arrested, tried, condemned and crucified. Over the following days they began to understand. It was the Last Supper they were to have with Jesus. It was symbolic because Jesus was inviting a comparison with the lamb that was killed for the Passover, so a body was being given up and blood shed. And it was to bring freedom to God s people. What Jesus didn t do was to use his own body and blood in a literal way. He said do this in remembrance of me. To me that means remember the upper room, the wine, the bread, the meal, and the company the disciples. It invites us to think of the place we are in, the people we are with, the prayers and the bible readings, the presence of Jesus and the words he spoke. To me, I have never thought of Holy Communion as eating and drinking something that has become flesh and blood. At various times, though, over the centuries, people have been very suspicious of what Holy Communion is. For many Christians it is at the centre of their lives because it brings the presence of Jesus closer. The bread and wine of communion are difficult to describe but are described as a holy mystery. They are there to be experienced. Easter is the time when Jesus took bread and wine, broke the bread and filled the cup. It is drawing on the Passover, which is also celebrated at Easter to show us that Jesus was winning our freedom for us that we may become the children of God he wants us to be. So Holy Communion becomes for those who follow Jesus a meal with him that remembers the body he gave up for us and the lifeblood he shed for us. Approached with love it can be a memorable meal. It can enhance the unity of Christian people as they share bread and wine and inspire those who receive it in faith to continue walking with Jesus and live in his way. Peter Dakin

Bishop of Lichfield to retire Onn the day when the church celebrated the life and work of the 1 st Bishop of Lichfield, the 98 th announced his intention to retire at Michaelmas in September. Bishop Jonathan will mark his move into retirement by placing his pastoral staff on the altar in the Cathedral. The pastoral staff will, at some point in the future, be taken up from its temporary resting place by the 99 th Bishop of the Diocese when he or she is appointed. Bishop Jonathan Gledhill has been Bishop of Lichfield for 12 years in which time the Diocese has faced financial challenges resulting from smaller congregations. However, Bishop Jonathan has maintained a belief in the power of the gospel and prayer to hold to the Going for growth motto. As a senior Diocesan Bishop he took a seat in the House of Lords and contributed to debates on a wide range of subjects. Bishop Jonathan visited Hilderstone on a number of occasions, mainly for Confirmation services. We wish him well as he prepares for the changes retirement will bring. The Diocese has 4 Bishops, so during a vacancy the next most senior Bishop, the Bishop of Wolverhampton, will temporarily take on the role. The Goodness of God The Goodness of God is the name of a celebration where a farewell to Bishop Jonathan will be made. Although the Bethel Convention Centre has seating for 2,500 people, the Diocese has just under 600 churches. Using data from recent returns has generated a fair distribution. For the small rural parishes this means an allocation of just 4 tickets. If you would like to attend, please get in touch with Rev d Dakin, whose names will be entered into a ballot.

Village defibrillator Discussions have been taking place both at Village Hall Committee meetings and Parish Council meetings about the possibility of having a defibrillator in Hilderstone. It apparently costs about 1000 for the unit and 200 for a special housing unit. Fulford First Responders are prepared to do a training course for interested villagers when it is in operation. We now need to fund it. Would you like to contribute to its purchase? The Village Hall Management Committee have already said they will give half the cost of its purchase but that leaves another 600 to raise. Your donation would be gratefully received. If you would like to give to this appeal please contact Jenny Crump (01889 505674) Thank you in advance for your generosity.

Hilderstone Village Market Have you been to our monthly village market recently? It has already proved very popular with local customers already. You will find a wide variety of stalls selling fruit & vegetables, meat, home made cakes, crafts, etc. Plus you can enjoy a hot drink and bacon sandwiches freshly made to order. The market is on the last Saturday of every month (except December) from 10am till 12.30pm in Hilderstone Village Hall. We look forward to seeing you there. ************************************************* Christ Church Fundraising We are having a Grand Summer Prize Draw this year, if you or the company you work for would like to make a donation, please contact Phil Davies on 01889 505725. Also would you like to help with one of our summer fair events, please call Phil Davies on 01889 505725. **************************************************

HOME THOUGHTS FROM ABROAD OH, TO BE IN ENGLAND Oh, to be in England Now that April 's there, And whoever wakes in England Sees, some morning, unaware, That the lowest boughs and the brushwood sheaf Round the elm-tree bole are in tiny leaf, While the chaffinch sings on the orchard bough In England now! And after April, when May follows, And the whitethroat builds, and all the swallows! Hark, where my blossom'd pear-tree in the hedge Leans to the field and scatters on the clover Blossoms and dewdrops at the bent spray's edge That 's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over, Lest you should think he never could recapture The first fine careless rapture! And though the fields look rough with hoary dew, All will be gay when noontide wakes anew The buttercups, the little children's dower Far brighter than this gaudy melon-flower! Robert Browning

1957: BBC fools the nation The BBC has received a mixed reaction to a spoof documentary broadcast this evening about spaghetti crops in Switzerland. The hoax Panorama programme, narrated by distinguished broadcaster Richard Dimbleby, featured a family from Ticino in Switzerland carrying out their annual spaghetti harvest. It showed women carefully plucking strands of spaghetti from a tree and laying them in the sun to dry. But some viewers failed to see the funny side of the broadcast and criticised the BBC for airing the item on what is supposed to be a serious factual programme. Others, however, were so intrigued they wanted to find out where they could purchase their very own spaghetti bush. Exotic delicacy Spaghetti is not a widely-eaten food in the UK and is considered by many as an exotic delicacy. Mr Dimbleby explained how each year the end of March is a very anxious time for Spaghetti harvesters all over Europe as severe frost can impair the flavour of the spaghetti. He also explained how each strand of spaghetti always grows to the same length thanks to years of hard work by generations of growers. This is believed to be one of the first times the medium of television has been used to stage an April Fool s Day hoax.

Hilderstone Parish Council Hilderstone Crossroads Further to the report in the March edition of the Parish Magazine County Councillor Ian Parry has advised that Staffordshire County Council Highways has now completed its safety review of the crossroads. The safety improvements the Council proposes include: replacing and repositioning the existing vehicle activated junction warning signs; upgrading other signs on the side arm approaches as necessary; improving the visibility splays at the junctions, additional SLOW markings where necessary and remarking all other existing lines. These works are to be carried out in the new financial year and Councillor Parry is pressing for this to start as soon as possible after April 1 st 2015. The Parish Council and Hilderstone Speedwatch Group intends to continue to work with all relevant agencies to address local traffic and highways safety issues. Registration for the Elections on 7 th May 2015 Please remember that in order to vote in the General, Borough and Parish elections on 7 th May you must be on the electoral register. All households in Hilderstone should have recently received a letter listing the people living at that address who are on the electoral register. If any member of your household over 18 years old is not on this list and would like to vote, there is still time to register. The deadline for registering is Monday 20 th April 2015. This can be done on line at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. You will need to provide your national insurance number and date of birth. If you are not sure whether you are on the register, you can check with the Elections Office at Stafford Borough Council by telephoning 01785 619424 or email: elections@staffordbc.gov.uk. If you have recently moved into Hilderstone you may well not be on the electoral register. The Furniture Mine The Furniture Mine is a local registered charity that has a free collection service for unwanted furniture in good condition such as beds, wardrobes, sofas and dining tables free of charge. Working with welfare organisations and housing associations, the charity then provides the furniture to vulnerable households free of charge. The charity has assisted over 3000 households in the last year recycling over 95% of the

items it has collected. This has meant over 400 tonnes of potential waste has been diverted from landfill sites. The Parish Clerk has recently donated some bunk beds to the charity and was impressed by the efficiency of the service and the politeness of the staff. Further information can be obtained by visiting the website: www.furnituremine.org.uk or telephone: 01782 846111. Allotments Stafford Borough Council is currently conducting a survey into the potential demand for allotments in the Borough. If you have been thinking about having an allotment but have not been able to secure one, please contact Chris Swetmore at Stafford Borough Council on 01785 619555 or email cswetmore@staffordbc.gov.uk. Currently there are no areas of land in Hilderstone available for allotments but it may be that more could be provided in Stone or other nearby villages where suitable land is available. Village Website Events Diary The village events diary is in need of filling up! If you are planning on running an event in the village in the coming year, please remember to get the date and details on the website as soon as possible to ensure that your event is well attended. Existing organisers can contact the website administrator direct, new event organisers should contact the Parish Clerk in the first instance. Contact details at the front of the magazine and on the village website. Best Kept Village Competition 2015. A reminder that the judging for the Best Kept Village Competition can take place at anytime in May, June, and July (the dates are not given). Private front gardens as well as the public areas of the village are included in the judging. Neat and well maintained front gardens reflect the level of pride and care which residents take in the appearance of their village. All residents can also help by weeding/sweeping the pavements in front of your house. Please also help by picking up any litter that you might see when you are walking around the village The Best Kept Village Competition also includes a children s poster competition for 5 to 11 year olds. The village receives points for displaying the posters around the village and for the past two years there

has been an excellent display of these in the village bus shelters, supplied by the pupils of Green Lea School. The aim of the posters is to encourage local residents and visitors to help keep the village clean, tidy and attractive by: 1. Not dropping litter/picking litter up. 2. Keeping front gardens neat and tidy and attractive (with hanging plant baskets where possible). 3. Helping to keep the streets neat and tidy by regular weeding of the pavements immediately in front of their houses. 4. Clearing up after their dogs. 5. Not vandalising village amenities such as park equipment, notice boards, bus shelters and benches etc. Posters should be A3 in size. There is also a writing/art competition for 11-16 year olds based on the theme In Remembrance. Entrants are asked to consider the following questions: Is there a war memorial in your village? Where is it located? What/whom does it commemorate? Who maintains the memorial? What happens each November associated with the war memorial? What do you think is the future of memorials? Then submit an entry using any medium such as a poem, essay, drawing, painting or a combination of these. Send your entry to the Parish Clerk by Friday 15th May 2015 making sure that your name, age and address is on the back. The clerk s contact details are at the front of the newsletter. Hilderstone Parish Council will select a winning poster out of each age category and will award a 10 WH Smith voucher to each. These winning entries will also be forwarded to the Community Council of Staffordshire for entry into the County Competition. All entries will be displayed around Hilderstone village during the year.

COUNTRYSIDE WATCHER - APRIL NESTING SWAN April has always been a favourite month for me. I feel that Winter is really over and it is definitely Spring. The grass verges at the lane edges burst with flowers. Cow Parsley, or Queen Anne s Lace, also known locally as Keck, is tall and strong. It flanks both sides of the lane as I walk. I also see so many other flowers in the grass, lifting their heads to greet the Spring. At this nesting time of year, I walk to the pond. I look with admiration at a Swan sitting on the bank in its perfectly constructed nest. It turns its head and stares at me, then looks away. I am obviously not a threat. Swans are found on fresh water almost everywhere in our country. There are three kinds of Swans, Beswick s, Whooper and Mute Swans. This one is definitely a Mute Swan with a black blob at the top of its beak. Mute Swans are large and pure white with black and orange bills. Males, the Cob, have larger black knobs on their bills than the females, the Pens. Mute Swans are among the heaviest birds in the world. Their necks, around five feet long, curve into a slender S shape, their bill pointing downwards. With the bill they can reach far down into the water to find plants to eat. The bill also picks up grit from the bottom of rivers. Young Swans, the Cygnets, are brown with pale bills. When Swans first came to our country in the 13 th century, their meat was considered a delicacy, possibly because it was rare. There are many traditions involving Swans. In our country, when Swans were rare birds, all Swans on the River Thames were said to belong to the Monarch. They were marked, with the permission of Queen Elizabeth I, by chipping beaks at an annual event called swan upping. Queen Alexandra stopped it. At the time of Henry VII anyone stealing a Swan s egg was fined and imprisoned for a year. The Swan was the Heraldic Device of Edward I. When Henry VIII married Ann from Cleves, where there was a Knighthood of the Swan, White Swan became a popular Inn sign. Though called Mute, these swans are not always silent. They have several calls. Hisses defend their territory and their wings whistle when flying. I always smile when I see babies being carried on their parents backs. This keeps the little ones warm and safe from danger. I have always loved watching Swans when nesting, paddling slowly singly or in pairs and when followed by a mass tiny, paddling cygnets. Sheila Harvey

Cooks Tips Ingredients Chocolate Swiss roll 60g Plain Flour 15g sieved cocoa powder 3 medium eggs 75g caster sugar Whipped Cream Caster sugar to dust Method Preheat oven to fan 180 C, conventional 200 C, gas 6. Grease and line a 33cm x 23cm Swiss roll tin or shallow baking tray with baking parchment. Sift the flour into a small bowl and set aside. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar for about 10 minutes, until the mixture is pale and light and the whisk leaves a trail. Using a large metal spoon, gradually and gently fold the flour and cocoa powder into the mixture, until evenly mixed. Gently pour the mixture into the tin and lightly level the surface. Bake for 8-10 minutes until well risen, golden and firm to the touch. Whilst the Swiss roll is baking place a large piece of baking parchment onto the work surface and sprinkle with caster sugar. As soon as the cake is baked turn out onto the paper, removing the parchment the Swiss roll was cooked in. Trim the edges of the cake and then spread quickly with whipped cream. Roll up from a short end, using the sugared parchment to help, so the cake will be fully enclosed within the parchment. Leave to cool in the parchment to maintain roll shape and then slice as required.

Love Is. Love, blossom of Spring, Petals fluttering in the breeze. Love, the juice of grapes, Red skin squeezed to please. Love, warm smell of breath Dusting the skin of tired child. Love, the fire of desire, But act undefiled. Love, brush of a kiss Moth-like on the skin resting. Love, oozing of oil, From the fruit dripping Love, smell of apples Drifting in the autumn air. Love, curling ivy- Entwines loved one s hair. Love comes unbidden. Love, the greatest gift of all To have and to give- Love is GOD by Sheila Harvey Jumble Sale April 11 th 20215 Hilderstone Village Hall 2pm Please bring any unwanted clothes, or odds and ends you have to the Village Hall on Saturday morning between 10 & 11am or drop off with Sue Stubbs

Easter Eggs History Egg with Christian cross, from the Greek Orthodox Monastery, Bolton, Ontario, Canada. The practice of decorating eggshell is ancient, predating Christian traditions. [6] Ostrich eggs with engraved decoration that are 60,000 years old have been found in Africa. [7] Decorated ostrich eggs, and representations of ostrich eggs in gold and silver, were commonly placed in graves of the ancient Sumerians and Egyptians as early as 5,000 years ago. [8] The Christian adaptation of decorating eggs can be traced as far back as the early Christians of Mesopotamia, who stained eggs red in memory of the blood of Christ, shed at his crucifixion. [9][10] The Christian Church officially adopted the custom, regarding the eggs as a symbol of the resurrection. The Roman Ritual, the first edition of which was published in 1610 but which contains texts of much older date, has among the Easter Blessings of Food, along with those for lamb, bread, and new produce, the following blessing for eggs: [9][10] Lord, let the grace of your blessing + come upon these eggs, that they be healthful food for your faithful who eat them in thanksgiving for the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you forever and ever. [11] Although the tradition is to use dyed or painted chicken eggs, a modern custom is to substitute chocolate eggs, or plastic eggs filled with candy such as jelly beans. These eggs can be hidden for children to find on Easter morning, which may be left by the Easter Bunny. They may also be put in a basket filled with real or artificial straw to resemble a bird's nest.

The Easter egg tradition may also have merged into the celebration of the end of the privations of Lent in the West. Historically, it was traditional to use up all of the household's eggs before Lent began. Eggs were originally forbidden during Lent as well as on other traditional fast days in Western Christianity (this tradition still continues among the Eastern Christian Churches). Likewise, in Eastern Christianity, meat, eggs, and dairy are all prohibited during the Lenten fast. This established the tradition of Pancake Day being celebrated on Shrove Tuesday. This day, the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday when Lent begins, is also known as Mardi Gras, a French phrase which translates as "Fat Tuesday" to mark the last consumption of eggs and dairy before Lent begins. In the Orthodox Church, Great Lent begins on Clean Monday, rather than Wednesday, so the household's dairy products would be used up in the preceding week, called Cheese fare Week. During Lent, since chickens would not stop producing eggs during this time, a larger than usual store might be available at the end of the fast if the eggs had not been allowed to hatch. The surplus, if any, had to be eaten quickly to prevent spoiling. Then, with the coming of Easter, the eating of eggs resumes. Some families cook a special meatloaf with eggs in it to be eaten with the Easter dinner. [12] One would have been forced to hard boil the eggs that the chickens produced so as not to waste food, and for this reason the Spanish dish hornazo (traditionally eaten on and around Easter) contains hard-boiled eggs as a primary ingredient. In Hungary, eggs are used sliced in potato casseroles around the Easter period.

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HILDERSTONE VILLAGE HALL HIRE CHARGES Information for Hiring Hilderstone Village Hall Hire charge Main Hall & Committee Room 14 per hour non residents of Hilderstone 10 per hour residents of Hilderstone Committee Room Only 5.00/hour Non-Residents and Residents of Hilderstone. All bookings should be made through the Bookings Secretary: Debbie Brition, Tel: 07810332559 Monday to Friday or email hvhbookings@yahoo.co.uk Village Hall Key Holders & Contact Details Mrs M.Wareham (Key Holder & Caretaker) Tel: 01889 505488 Pat Cowan tel 01889 505069 HILDERSTONE 100 S Club March 10th 2015 1 st Prize 100 no 11 Amy Stubbs 2 nd Prize 50 no54 Doreen Boulton 3 rd Prize 25 no 22 Lily Moore 4 th Prize 10 no 29 J.E. Carr 5 th Prize 10 no 64 Sally Marding Why don t you join the Village Hall 100s Club, you have a better chance of winning than the national lottery. If interested ring me Sue Stubbs on 505203

Church Services in April and May 2015 March 2015 29 th 9.30 am Holy Communion on Palm Sunday Guest Preacher: The Ven Matthew Parker, Archdeacon of Stoke. April 2015 2 nd 7.30 pm Maundy Thursday Communion 3 rd h 7.30 pm Good Friday reflections at Fulford 5 th 11.15 am Holy Communion on Easter Day 12 th 11.15 am Holy Communion 19 th 11.15 am Holy Communion and Sunday School 26 th 11.15 Holy Communion May 3 rd 11.15 Family Service 10 th 10.30 Rogation Sunday service 15d Raleigh Hall Ind Est Eccleshall Stafford. ST21 6JL T: 01785 850193 / 851183 F: 01785 850445 E: creativecopy@btconnect.com www.thepowerofbigprint.com