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Bishop's Hull Parish Magazine Edition 35/11 April 2021

BISHOP’S HULL PARISH MAGAZINEMARCH 2021

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EDITOR Bob Coombs

2 Waterfield Close Bishop’s Hull Taunton, TA1 5HB

01823-253697 Email: [email protected]

POST VACANT - TREASURER &ADVERTISING MANAGER

Please contact John Chidgey 26 Shutewater Close, Bishop’s Hull Taunton.

01823-972908 E-mail: [email protected]

MAGAZINE SUPPORT TEAM

Regular Helper(s): Margaret Coombs continues to help.

Magazine Cover: Photographs by Bob Coombs & Bob Winn

Articles relating to all aspects of our village and community are welcome.

Final date for acceptance: Mid-day on 12th of the month.Please help to make the magazine interesting by contributing material.

ADVERTISERS: Without the support of our advertisers this magazinewould not be financially viable. Please try to support them whenever

possible, and mention this magazine when doing so.

It is emphasised that the views expressed in this magazine are notnecessarily those of the the magazine editorial team,unless attributable,

or those sent in by identifiable contributors.

COVER PICTURE: Play-park beside playing field before refurbishment in April

Coronavirus - COVID-19

Please find the latest guidance available by following the links below.For the latest government guidance and advice please follow links

below:https://www.gov.uk/coronavirushttps://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirusecovid-19/

Residents are reminded they can call:Tel: 0300 790 6275 if they need any help themselves or are

concerned about relatives or neighbours. Lines are open sevendays a week between 8am and 6pm

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Parish Magazine, online and totally FREE

For many years now the Parish Magazine has been in bothprint form and online. Recent Covid restrictions did not allow

us to continue printing copies each month so for the past yearBob Coombs has faithfully presented the Parish Magazine onlineeach month. This has allowed us to see just how much work the'magazine team' has been putting in to create, print, bundle,deliver and monitor more than 150 copies each month. A hugethank you to Bob and the whole team!Moving forward (and after much discussion) it has been agreedwith Bob (Editor) and John (Treasurer) to continue offering theParish Magazine online through the Church website. There willbe no charge to read it, share it or even print it yourself! Alladvertisers are being contacted offering them the opportunity tocontinue advertising with us for another year. It will still be a verylocal and home-grown magazine for Bishop’s Hull. You are stillwelcome to submit articles to Bob (details of how are in themagazine) and it will still have the ‘Awful jokes’ and the othermuch loved regular articles.Have a look for yourself on the church website and find the latestcopies of the Parish Magazine under the banner 'Magazine' -https://www.stpeterandstpaul.org.uk/

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Vicar:Reverend Philip Hughes ,The Vicarage, Bishop's Hull Hill,Bishop's Hull, TA1 5EB01823-336102

Church Wardens:Mr Will Osmond, 01823-461820Mrs Jo George, 01823-331432

Forgetting for a moment that April is the beginning of another Income Taxyear I thought maybe a more joyful note would be much more appropriate.

The English poet William Wordsworth was born April 7, 1770, and one of hisbest-known poems is perfect for April in the UK. "I wandered lonely as acloud," which he first published in 1807.Here's a little snippet for an April day:

I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Walking around the village, as so many of us are doing during ‘lockdown’ , onecan hardly miss the wonderful display of daffodils, large and small, not only inour gardens but alongside the paths and in the woodland. The white of thesnowdrops has faded and yellow is now the dominant colour. Before long thecherry trees will be heavy with their pink blossom, and so the seasons progress.The past twelve months have been hard for everyone; from the retired andelderly to the millions of school children; for the breadwinners and especiallyfor our wonderful NHS staff. The gloom-mongers amongst us are hard at ittrying to make out life in the future will be catastrophic for us all. A losteducation, thousands of jobs never to return and a National Debt of 100% ofGDP. Without a doubt things will be more difficult but we will adapt and rise tothe challenge. After all, we are British.History shows that we have been here before and somehow we pickedourselves up and got on with our lives, albeit perhaps in a different way. Astime passed the life we led in the past adapted and eventually it got better forthe majority of us.Without a doubt many families have struggled financially in spite of thebillions of pounds in relief handed out by the Government. However, I’m suremany will have made good use of their time and will come out of the lockdownfinancially wiser and more ready for the next of life's challenges.Thankfully the seasons can be relied upon to come and go as Nature intendedand, in a few days, I’ll be hoeing and feeding my roses for another year, just theway I have been doing every year since I first arrived in Bishop’s Hull. ##

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The Vicar Writes …..Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

The strapline for the X-Files TV series, ‘The Truth Is OutThere’, encapsulates the underlying message behind

the show – sifting truth from untruth. The principalcharacters are two polar opposite FBI agents; Fox Mulderthe believer, and Dana Scully the skeptic. As the seriesprogresses the duo investigate all sorts of unusual andsometimes unexplainable cases. Scully is exposed to moreand more information that points to explanations that are outside the logicaluniverse. Yet her determination to clarify the events with rational argumentdoesn’t cease.

In one episode, Mulder asks Scully ‘After all you've seen, after all the evidence.Why can't you believe?’Scully replies; ‘I'm afraid. I'm afraid to believe’.

For many people, faced with the account of the life, death and resurrection ofJesus, especially the events at the first Easter, there is a similar response. Wefind in the pages of the gospels in the Bible something that’s not just aninteresting story with a moral message and a happy ending. If it’s true, thenthere are conclusions and consequences that are life-changing, and fear at theprospect of that kind of change is understandable.The search for truth is a universal constant, and in an era of Fake News it hasbecome even more important. Sifting out the truth from the lies when we areconstantly bombarded with unverified claim and counter-claim makes itproblematic at best and impossible at worst.I can identify with both Mulder and Scully – I think a lot of people can. Thebeliever and the skeptic. Sometimes I still find my faith rocked by eventswhich I can’t understand. I can try to wish away God with a combination ofcoincidence and misplaced rationality.But then I meet him again. I hear his voice when others speak. I see his face inthe world around me. I feel his presence with me sustaining and invigorating.I find the stark truth in words written by eye-witnesses to his life utterlyconvincing.When it comes to the reality of the existence of God, and the life of JesusChrist, the truth is out there.The message of Easter is, ‘Jesus is risen!’. The truth of that statement is ‘outthere’ for all to see. Easter is an invitation to find out for ourselves.

Happy Easter!Rev Phil Hughes

Vicar and Chaplain

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Phone Church

We are now able to offer those without access to the Internet andcomputers, a new way to be part of our Sunday On Line services, “Phone

Church” enables you to dial into a local number 01823 795495 and listen toa recording of the latest Sunday Service. This service will be availablefrom 6.00 p.m. on the Sunday evening. If you know of anyone who hasn’tbeen able to connect on line, please let them know of this new service.Many thanks Rev Hughes.

Online Services

Videos of the online services can be seen on our church website. Go to thewebsite (details on front page) and look for the VIDEOS tab, and voila!

You do not need a Facebook account to see these but you can only view themfrom the church website. Feel free to share with friends and family. God bless.

VACANCY NOTICE FOR PARISH MAGAZINETREASURER AND ADVERTISING MANAGER

Our current Treasurer/Advertising Manager retired at the end of 2020.We are therefore looking for volunteers to take on one, or both, of

these vital tasks.If you wish to volunteer, or find out more about the requirements/skillsrequired, then please contact John Chidgey, who has offered to give everyassistance to the newcomer(s) to these posts.Contact details can be found inside the front page of the magazine which,currently, is available to view either on www.stpeterandstpaul.org.uk orwwwbishopshull.org.uk web sites.

Taunton Foodbank -request for help.

The Foodbank in Taunton was set up by the local churches in 2012 as aresponse to a need and a witness to their faith. The early leaders

came from diverse backgrounds in the local churches, many of which are nolonger available to give this service.We now have an urgent need for someone to join our Board to perform therole of Treasurer, and someone with charity or small businessexperience to assist in managing our receipts, gift aids, bills, etc. (thetwo roles could be combined).More information is available from Howard Mathers, Chair of Trustees,who may be reached [email protected]. Thank you.

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Bishop’s Hull Hub 100 Club

A great way for you to support us whilst having a bit of a flutter! Here'show it works...

You buy a membership number @ £2 per month, which enters you into themonthly draw for a year. You can buy as many membership numbers as youwant. All participants must be over 16. The draw will take place on the firstSaturday of each month and the prize money will be 35% of the membershipfee taken that month.

Based on 100 numbers sold the prize money would be:First Prize — £40 Second Prize — £20 Third Prize — £10

The remaining 65% goes towards the Hub to help fund equipment andmaintenance, as well as helping to repay the loans needed to build thefacility.

To buy one or more numbers, please email [email protected] andwe will send the details to apply. Join our 100 club today and you could beour next winner!

Volunteering to be part of the Hub Team

Thank you to those who have contacted us about volunteering to join theHub team. We are still open to offers of help. In particular, one or two

people who could co-ordinate a volunteer-led cafe; a bookingsecretary; and a book-keeper. But all offers of help are reallyappreciated so please let us know even if you can only offer a little of yourtime.Going forward we will be looking at how we address the duties of thejanitor (warning: a possible side—effect of volunteering includes havingfun and making new friends).Email: [email protected], Phone: 07500 748 609.

Expressions of Interest for regular use of The Hub

The Hub is nearing completion and we are now looking to members of theCommunity who would be interested in running regular events, subject

to the COVID-19 guidance. At our Open Day back in July 2017 a very widerange of ideas were put forward and the building design was able to takemany of these into account. For example the Hub is able to accommodate aregular community café, has a sprung dance floor, space for three table-tennis tables, a stage for amateur dramatics and presentations. Would yoube interested in taking advantage of these either by running a club or joiningone of the clubs?

Lots of other ideas have been suggested, especially one-off events. If you areinterested in using The Hub or have suggestions, please contact David on07977 474873, email davidgurr@btinternet4com or Email:[email protected], Phone: 07500 748 609.

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Bishop’s Hull Village Hall and Playing Fields Trust Play area Update

A contractor has been appointed, The work on site will start on Monday 12thApril 2021 and should be completed around the 3rd May. The self-help

work to remove the old equipment will take place on the weekend of 10/11thApril.It means that the site will not be available from the 10th April untilthe Works are completed.

Bishop’s Hull Short Mat Bowls Club - BHSMBC

So far we have had twenty-two villagers indicate their interest so, if youwould like to register yours, please email your contact details to

[email protected] or text 07411 29400l.

Bishop’s Hull Parish Council

Update on Parish Council meeting 21st January 2021.

Members were advised that the BH HUB project a shortfall of £25,000.00 tocomplete the project, due to unforeseen expenditure. They are prevented

from carrying out fundraising activity due to COVID-l9 restrictions. The HUB hasrequested that the Parish Council apply for an additional loan (£50,000 alreadytaken out) to cover the £25,000.00. The Members expressed full supportfor the Hub but accepted the Clerk's advice that the full amount applied for maynot be successful. Members agreed suggestions detailed below to attempt toreduce the amount of funds required until fundraising can re-commence.

Members Resolved:To agree in principle to progress a loan application for the Bishops Hull HUB of£25,000.00 to the Public Works Loan Board, providing that the HUB Trust:l. Approach the Bishops Hull Village Hall & Playing Fields Trust to request theyconsider providing financial assistance for the joint car park facility.2. Approach SW&T planning department to see if the planning condition relatingto the construction of the new car park can be relaxed, or the use of the Churchor School Car Park as a temporary measure3, District Cllr Hunt and Farhabi to seek any additional funding available for theHUB project from SW&T and SCC ##

SPRING (Acrostic Poem)

Spring has arrived with armfuls ofblossom,

Petals of every colour and hue,

Rain and sun caressing the earth

Inspiring spring bulbs to come intoview

Now is the time of new beginnings

Giving us pleasure all seasonthrough.

By Megan Carter

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EASTER, the most joyful day of the year

Easter is the most joyful day of the year for Christians. Christ has died for oursins. We are forgiven. Christ has risen! We are redeemed! We can look forward

to an eternity in His joy! Hallelujah!

The Good News of Jesus Christ is a message so simple that you can explain it tosomeone in a few minutes. It is so profound that for the rest of their lives they willstill be ‘growing’ in their Christian walk with God.

Why does the date move around so much? Because the date of Passover movesaround, and according to the biblical account, Easter is tied to the Passover.Passover celebrates the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt, and it lasts for seven days,from the middle of the Hebrew month of Nisan, which equates to late March orearly April.

Sir Isaac Newton was one of the first to use the Hebrew lunar calendar to come upwith firm dates for the first Good Friday: Friday 7th April 30 AD or Friday 3rd April,33 AD with Easter Day falling two days later. Modern scholars continue to thinkthese two Fridays to be the most likely.

Most people will tell you that Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first fullmoon after the Spring Equinox, which is broadly true. But the precise calculationsare complicated and involve something called an ‘ecclesiastical full moon’, which isnot the same as the moon in the sky. The earliest possible date for Easter in theWest is 22nd March, which last fell in 1818. The latest is 25th April, which lasthappened in 1943.

Why the name, ‘Easter’? In almost every European language, the festival’s namecomes from ‘Pesach’, the Hebrew word for Passover. The Germanic word ‘Easter’,however, seems to come from Eostre, a Saxon fertility goddess mentioned by theVenerable Bede. He thought that the Saxons worshipped her in ‘Eostur month,’ butmay have confused her with the classical dawn goddesses like Eos and Aurora,whose names mean ‘shining in the east’. So, Easter might have meant simply‘beginning month’ – a good time for starting up again after a long winter.

Finally, why Easter eggs? On one hand, they are an ancient symbol of birth in mostEuropean cultures. On the other hand, hens start laying regularly again eachSpring. Since eggs were forbidden during Lent, it’s easy to see how decoratingand eating them became a practical way to celebrate Easter.

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BISHOP’S HULL IN TIMES PAST

We continue our look back at the 1911 Census, thismonth looking at some of the smaller properties

where servants were employed and some of thebusinesses in the village.

The incumbent at St Peter and St Paul Church between1894 and 1913 was Reverend Richard Charles WilliamRaban. Living with him in 1911 in the vicarage was hiswife, Elizabeth Frances, and 2 servants – cook EllenKerslake and housemaid Jessie Stoley. The Rev Rabandied 2 years later and is buried in a vault outside thenorth-east corner of the chancel at Hatch Beauchampchurch. He and his wife had 2 sons and 2 daughters.

Across the road lived the Congregational Minister – John William Veevers andhis wife, Alice Maria (no servants). They had married the previous July inBillericay, Essex.

Farmers in the Parish often had servants. Edward Partridge Peters atParsonage Farm employed one servant, Henry Gillham lived at Longrun Farmwith his wife and daughter and 2 servants, Lionel Llewellyn Jones was atNewley Farm with his wife and son and 1 servant and Thomas Bevis, livingwith his son at Ritherdon’s Farm, Rumwell, employed a housekeeper.

Edward Cornish, the manager of the brick works, lived at Waterloo House onNew Road (now Wellington New Road) with his wife and one servant. Thishouse was on land now redeveloped with the Esso petrol station. The namesof the roads on the adjacent Trading Estate are named after Mr Cornish(Cornishway). One of his sons, Edward Lionel, who also worked at the brickworks, lived nearby at Laurel Cottage, which was also on the land nowoccupied by the petrol station. Living further along New Road at No. 12 wascarpenter Thomas Weaver, together with his wife and 10 children aged 17 to 9months (no servants!).

Elsewhere in the village, Edgar Daniel, a bootmaker living with his family atOakdene employed a 14-year-old servant, Lena Stuckey. The village bakerywas run by Edwin Baker (yes – really!). In 1911, the post office was inNetherclay, Harold James Turner was the sub-postmaster as well as being acarpenter and joiner. His wife, Rhoda Eliza, was post office assistant and oneof their 4 children, 15 year old Arthur Roy was a telegraph messenger. In thefollowing year, the bakery and attached cottages were demolished and newbuildings were erected. The bakery moved into what is now Hillview (for manyyears Hillview Stores) and the post office moved into one of the other new

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buildings. Richard George Rudd ran the adjacent grocery stores. Next door,the innkeeper at the Old Inn was Charles Knowles. He lived on the premiseswith his wife Ellen and 7 children. The nearby New Inn (later the Cavalier andnow a private house) was run by Captain William Durman, assisted by his wifeElizabeth and daughter, Laura. William and Elizabeth were Christine Quartly’sgrandparents and her mother Adele, who was a dressmaker, was also living atthe New Inn. Christine’s “My Memories of Bishop’s Hull” can be viewed on thevillage website. Quartly Drive on the Kinglake estate is named after her. TheRed Lion Inn (now the Stonegallows) was run by Arthur Edward Tong. At thattime, this establishment was relatively isolated.

Fanny Davis ran a small shop in Hamwood Terrace. The smithy at Upcott wasrun by blacksmith James Albert Fry.

Bishop’s Letter!Hope for a better future

By Ruth Worsley, Bishop of Taunton

T his month of April begins on Maundy Thursday, theday when we remember the last meal Jesus shared

together with his friends before he was arrested andcrucified. It was the meal that has become sosignificant in the life of the Church, where bread wasbroken and a cup of wine passed round, coming tosymbolise for us the brokenness of the body of Christ.The sacrifice he made for love of us.Many of us will hopefully celebrate something of theEaster feast this weekend although restrictionscontinue for a while longer. We may not yet be able to gather in larger groupsof family and friends but perhaps we can glimpse what is to come?This has always been the story of the Church, to point to what ‘is’ but whichmay not yet be fully realised. During this pandemic there has been a need forhope amongst such bleakness and now as the vaccine is shared and the signsof life appear in the world around us, we begin to see what might again bepossible. To hope for a better future.And yet in the bleakness of this first weekend of April, which takes us into thedarkness of the tomb on Holy Saturday, we remember that hope is not cheaplybought. It is not mere optimism, but rather something, though fragile, that isstronger than death.As some of us break our fast this Easter and share the bread and wine of theEucharistic feast, may we know both the cost of such love and the hope that itoffers .

Easter blessings,

+ Ruth - Taunton

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BELFRY NEWS. April 2021

Regrettably, the Covid lockdown has meant a completecessation of ringing activities, and this has been the case

since March last year, apart from a shortish interval between the twolockdowns when a single bell could be rung for church services.However, all has not been idle in the belfry!As mentioned in previous 'News' I made the decision to tidy up thebelfry, bells and bellframe, and to rust-proof and paint the mainsupporting steel girders and other metalwork. The bells and the 16Century oak frame had not been cleaned since, I presume, they werere-hung in 1949, and probably not even then! They were covered indust and spattered with whitewash and looked really scruffy! Irealise that due to the difficulty of access to the belfry I would be theonly person to see the bells during my tenure as Steeple Keeper. Butthat is not the point! - it meant I had a project to keep me occupiedfor the duration of the pandemic!! The “before” and “after” photos ofour 'second' bell, cast in 1608 by the renowned Taunton basedfounder George Purdue, shows what a bit of TLC can do!

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Captain Sir Tom Moore really captured the imagination of thecountry, indeed the world, when he did his laps of his garden. Andso it was a fitting tribute to him, on the day of his funeral in lateFebruary, for many churches around the country to toll a bell in hishonour. I decided to toll the bell in the old fashioned way – the ninetailors followed by his age – 100. The word 'tailors' is most likely acorruption of 'tellers' or 'tollers', which 'told' the parishioners the sex

of the deceased – nine strokes for a man,six strokes for a woman, and three strokesfor a child. So, I rang nine strokes, andfollowing a short pause, one hundredstrokes for his age.

What does the near future hold forringing? When Rev. Phil reinstates in-church services I will re-start single bellringing. If social distancing remains at 2metres then that is all we can achieve. Ifdistancing is reduced to 1 metre then wecan ring three , or at the most, four bells.Full six bell ringing should be achievablein mid-June, if all goes to plan !!

ROLL ON MID-JUNE !!Giles Morley.

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Neighbourhood Beat Team

PCSO Lyndsay Smith 07802 [email protected] Marshall Bernhard 07849 [email protected] Catharine Richards 07710 [email protected]/02/2021 9788 AW047: Appeal over damage to cars -

Musgrove Road, Taunton

Police are investigating incidents of criminal damage after cars parked inMusgrove Road, Taunton, had their tyres slashed overnight Tuesday 9 toWednesday 10 February.While only two people have reported the damage directly to officers,neighbourhood police believe more vehicles have been damaged.Officers from the neighbourhood team are investigating, including makinghouse-to-house enquiries, and ask anyone with information, dashcam, CCTVor smart doorbell footage which could help to call 101 quoting reference5221029647.Police would also like to hear from anyone else whose car was damaged onthis street that night. Again call 101 and quote reference 5221029647.If you know who was responsible, you can pass information on anonymouslythrough the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

17/02/2021 7315 AN 006 DISTRACTION BURGLARYAMBERLANDS CLOSE, BACKWELL,

Sometime between 3:30pm and 3:45pm on Tuesday the 16th of February, amixed race male has knocked on a door when answered he said he had afood delivery, the resident refused delivery, the male then asked for a note tosay they refused delivery, while the victim went to get some paper the malehas stepped inside and has stolen a purse, which contained cash,Please remind your members, family and friends to ask for identification ofcallers and if necessary close the door while checking, genuine callers willunderstand the need for security,When reporting a crime or giving information through Crimestoppers, Nopersonal details are taken, information cannot be traced or recorded and youwill not go to court or have to speak to a police officer.If you have any information regarding this incident, contact the Police on101. Alternatively you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111,or via their online form.

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05/03/2021 9788 AN/AE/AW Beat Areas:Phone fraud warning after incidents reported in Somerset.

We’re reminding people to be cautious and recognise signs of telephone andcourier fraud following a number of reported incidents in Somerset in recent

days. We’re investigating four reports in the Bridgwater area of fraudsters phoningpotential victims and claiming to be police officers dealing with fraud.In one instance, a woman in her 90s living in Sedgemoor, was called by a fraudsterfalsely claiming to be working for police in Bournemouth. He told her officers hadarrested someone who had her account details and claimed her bank were involvedin the scam. He went on to encourage her to take out a four-figure sum from herbank and to lie to cashiers about why she was making such a large withdrawal,before handing it over to a ‘courier’ who would give her a password when he arrived.She duly handed the money to the fake ‘courier’ and also provided personal bankinginformation over the phone, which led to money also being stolen from her account.Fraud protect officer Amy Horrobin said: “Fraudsters tend to prey on the elderlyand vulnerable people but anyone can be a victim. There’s no shame in beingtricked by these professional criminals, they can be very convincing.“We must stress though police will never asking you to make a withdrawal fromyour bank for an investigation. They will never ask you to hand over personalbanking details, such as your PIN. And they will never ask you to hand money to acourier who will collect it. The same goes for banks and other legitimateorganisations and agencies.“It is difficult during a phone call out of the blue to always think clearly, especially ifthe subject appears at face value to be very serious.“So if you are unsure if what you’re being told may be a scam, then hang up thephone – the person at the other end of the phone will not be offended by you beingcautious, if they are who they claim to be.“Leave it five minutes, make sure you hear a dialling tone and the person who calledinitially has cleared the line, before then calling the organisation or company back.Use a number they advertise on their website or in the phone book. Don’t use anynumber the person gives you.“Alternatively call police on 101 or speak to someone you know for further advice.”We are also aware of an unsuccessful attempt to defraud someone living nearGlastonbury too over the past week.Crime prevention adviceGenuine callers, such as from a bank, police or crime agency, will:* never ask you to withdraw cash for them* never arrange for cash to be collected by a courier* never ask for bank card details* never ask for your PINWe’d urge any other victims in the Bridgwater area to come forward and contact thepolice on 101, giving reference number 5221045252.More information on how to prevent being a victim of fraud is available on ActionFraud’s website and we’d ask people to spread the message to friends and family,especially people living alone, to prevent further victims.https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/

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John Barton considers the Government’s policy on Covid-19.

Covid-19: should we have sacrificed the economy, or us?

Suppose the Government had chosen an entirely different policy for dealingwith corona virus. Instead of building temporary hospitals and instructing

us to wash our hands, observe social distancing, and then locking us down,they had let the pandemic run its course? Hundreds of thousands of peoplewould have died: mainly those who were old, as well as some younger peoplewith pre-existent health deficiencies.

As these potential casualties were already costing the National HealthService much more per head than anyone else, their (slightly) prematuredeaths would have saved the Exchequer billions and freed up resources toimprove the health and standard of living for the rest of the more vigorouspopulation. Only the fittest would have survived. Isn’t that the law of nature?

Instead, the policy was deliberately to sacrifice the economy. At all costs,human beings were to be saved, whatever their longer-termprospects. Consequently, many businesses have gone under, unemploymenthas shot up and may get worse when the dust clears. Family relationships havebeen curbed, children may have lost a year’s schooling, and leisure, hospitalityand travel have been hampered.

Why? Why choose this policy and not that?

The answer is a religious one. Perhaps without realising why, policy-makerschose to act as though each human being has a value which can’t be measuredby their state of health or wealth or status. That’s not what ‘nature’ intends.It’s what the Christian faith demands. Everyone, everyone without exception, isunique and marked with God’s image. Everyone has the potential for adoptionas a child of God. Christ died for each one. You can’t put a price on that.

Some countries have this faith ingrained in their national character. Some donot. In some, life is cheap, disposable and valued only by its usefulness forproduction or warfare. The fittest survive. Even then some are sacrificed aswarriors, like suicide bombers paying the price of an ideology.

Christianity doesn’t happen by accident. It is the outcome of missionaryactivity and the conversion of one-time unbelievers. They then saw otherpeople in a new light: equally worth saving, whatever the cost.

Dreadful as it is, Covid-19 will eventually be controlled. In its wake will be ahistory of survival, not of the fittest, but of the God-given value of every humanbeing.

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Walking and talking

During the pandemic, I have enjoyedwalking. In many ways, getting out

daily for a good walk has not onlyhelped me physically, but alsobolstered my mental well-being. Often,I have arranged to walk with a friend,and we have enjoyed goodconversation and fellowship.

Today I was walking alone, and Inoticed it seemed further and to takelonger. When you are walking and talking, you hardly notice the distance or thetime. I am not usually able to think much when I am walking alone, but todaythe reminder came into my head of a saying: ‘If you want to go fast, go alone. Ifyou want to go far, go together.'

It made me thankful for all the friends who have encouraged me this year andhelped me to keep going. We can walk alone, and sometimes that's a goodthing; but it is easier to be able to walk through life with others.

Who has walked with you this year? Do they know that you appreciate theircompanionship on the journey?

Average age of churchgoers

The average age of a pre-Covidchurchgoer in 2020 was 50, whereas

the average of a person living in Englandas a whole was 41. So, churchgoers arealmost 10 years above the average inage. It doesn’t vary hugely by gender – in2020 male churchgoers were 48 onaverage and female 51.

In Scotland in 2020 folk were slightly older – the average male churchgoer was53 and women were 55. These are against a population average of 42, soScottish churchgoers have a larger gap. We don’t have the same informationabout Welsh churchgoers or those in N Ireland, though their averagepopulation ages in 2020 were, respectively, 42 and 40 (making the overall UKrate 41).

The graph shows that Scottish churchgoers have consistently been older thanEnglish churchgoers over the last 40 years. Almost certainly this is partlybecause England has seen huge numbers of immigrants, asylum seekers,workers, students coming to the country since the 1980s, a number of whomcome from Christian countries and presumably would join a local church.

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BOOK REVIEWSShuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

The winnerof the

2020 BookerPrize is a taleof poverty,addictionand abuseset in andaroundGlasgow inthe 1980s.

It is 1981.Glasgow is

dying and good families must grift tosurvive. Agnes Bain has alwaysexpected more from life. She dreams ofgreater things: a house with its ownfront door and a life bought and paidfor outright (like her perfect, but false,teeth). But Agnes is abandoned by herphilandering husband, and soon sheand her three children find themselvestrapped in a decimated mining town.As she descends deeper into drink, thechildren try their best to save her, yetone by one they must abandon her tosave themselves. It is her son Shuggiewho holds out hope the longest.

Shuggie is different. Fastidious andfussy, he shares his mother’s sense ofsnobbish propriety. The miners'children pick on him and adultscondemn him as no’ right. But Shuggiebelieves that if he tries his hardest, hecan be normal like the other boys andhelp his mother escape this hopelessplace.. *****

The Foundling Stacey Halls (author),Patrick Knowles (illustrator)

Two women,bound by achild, and asecret that willchangeeverything...

London, 1754.Six years afterleaving herillegitimatedaughter Claraat London'sFoundling Hospital, Bess Bright returnsto reclaim the child she has neverknown. Dreading the worst, that Clarahas died in care, Bess is astonished tobe told she has already claimed her.Her life is turned upside down as shetries to find out who has taken herlittle girl - and why.

Less than a mile from Bess's lodgingsin the city, in a quiet, gloomytownhouse on the edge of London, ayoung widow has not left the house ina decade. When her close friend - anambitious young doctor at theFoundling Hospital - persuades her tohire a nursemaid for her daughter, sheis hesitant to welcome someone newinto her home and her life. But her pastis threatening to catch up with her andtear her carefully constructed worldapart.From the best selling author of TheFamiliars comes this captivating storyof mothers and daughters, class andpower, and love against the greatest ofodds . ##

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EAT WELL FOR LESSHeysham Pie.

CAREFULLY bone some freshherrings by splitting them down theback with a sharp knife.Allow half a medium-sized herringper head.Boil plenty of potatoes, and whencooked, add pepper, salt, and a littlemace to taste, a good lump ofmargarine, and mash to a thin pastewith milk.Fry a few chopped onions.Now well grease a pie-dishsufficiently large to take the openedherrings.First put a layer of mashed potato,then a herring; pepper and salt thelatter to taste, and sprinkle with a fewof the fried onions ; thenadd another layer of mashedpotatoes, and so on, according to thenumber of herrings used, alwaysfinishing up with potatoes.Bake in a slow oven for an hour and ahalf, then brown under grill beforeserving.For breakfast, this could be bakedfor a good hour overnight andwarmed in the morning, care beingtaken not to render the mixture toodry.

(Mrs. M ., Maplzill, near HighWycombe.)

Walnut Cream.

HALF lb. Walnuts, 1 pintunsweetened condensed milk, ¾ oz.gelatine, 2 tablespoonfuls water,vanilla flavouring, ½ pint custard,4d. (?) bar chocolate.

Shell and skin the walnuts, put half ofthem in the oven to get crisp, and theother half reserve for ornamentingthe cream; when nice and crisp crushand pound them. Make ½ pint ofcustard with ½ pint of the milk,pouring it while boilingon to a small tablespoonful of custardpowder.Remove from the fire and stir in theother ½ pint of condensed milk, andsweeten it to taste.Add a few drops of vanilla, melt thegelatine in the hot water, strain it intothe mixture, and whennearly cold thoroughly mix in thepounded walnuts.Pour it into a mould to set, and whenset, turn out and decorate withchocolate walnuts.Melt the chocolate in a saucepan, anddip each half walnut in separately andplace on a sieve to dry; turnthe mould out and decorate with thechocolate walnuts.(F. R., Gmvesmd, Kent.)

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A further extract from E W Hendy’s book (1943)Somerset Birds and some other folk.

THE CHAFFINCH FURTHER CONSIDERED

The differences in the plumage of the Continental and British chaffinchesare so slight that to differentiate them in the field must re impossible.

Chaffinches ringed in Scotland and England have been recovered inIreland, Belgium and Sweden, and others ringed in Heligoland, Hollandand Belgium have turned up in England, Scotland and Ireland. A largemigration eastward was reported from Stockholm, off the Pembroke Coast,in October 1937. It is possible that some continental chaffinches reach westSomerset. I always notice an increase here in autumn and have seen flocksas large as five hundred in winter. Whether these are our own residents ormigrants it is impossible to state: quite probably both kinds are included.

Chaffinches rise later and roost earlier than crepuscular birds such asrobins, blackbirds and thrushes. Notes kept during one winter show thatthey appear from twenty to twenty-five minutes later in the morning andretire about half an hour sooner at night. Compared with those of thesespecies their eyes are small. Weather conditions naturally affect these data:chaffinches appear later and roost earlier on dull or windy mornings andevenings.

For roosting places they often choose larch or fir-woods: I know one woodpartly of ilex which is a favourite dormitory. Evergreens such as laurel,laurestinus and holly are frequented and also thorn brakes and hedges. Insome communal roosts males have been found to outnumber females, butin others the opposite is the case.

Little is known about the individual life histories of wild birds undernatural conditions in the field, untrammelled by cages. Modern ornithologyappears more and more to aim at reducing field-work to an elaboratesystem of census making and card indexing by teams of workers. Thesemethods have scientific utility, but there is a danger that the bird as aliving entity may in consequence be ignored. It would be lamentable ifornithology should degenerate into mere fragmentation and forget the

Hegelian dogma that ‘wholes are morethan the arithmetical sum of their parts,’and its corollary that ‘the nature of theparts is actually determined by thewholes to which they belong’. Agoldfinch is more than an assembly ofgold, scarlet and fawn feathers, plus araindrop tinkle of silver notes. It is a live

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and vivid personality, which includes but transcends the catalogue of itsphysical attributes. And this is equally true of a chaffinch.

The difficulty of tracing the life history of the individual bird lies in theimpossibility of accurate identification in the field. In 1932 I began trappingand ringing the birds which frequent or visit my garden. My principalobject was to be able to identify them and thus to follow their life history,but I also hoped to gain information about the ages to which they attainand incidentally to learn how far my garden population was constant. Theresults, if they are not so far quite as satisfactory as I had anticipated, havebeen enlightening.

For trapping I use a wire-trap rather more than a foot long and about 6inches wide. I bait it with food and manipulate it with a string led throughmy study window. When the bird is captured I cover it while in the trapwith an old mackintosh and keep it in darkness while the ring is placed onits leg. By using this method the bird is less frightened, and, I believe, doesnot associate me with the operation. That birds do not thus suffer muchinconvenience nor lose their tameness is shown from the fact that whenringed they frequently return to the trap, sometimes only a few hours afterrelease, and that some ringed birds still take food from my hand.

Down to the end of 1942 I have ringed in this manner over a hundredchaffinches, adults or young. A few of these did not return; most of the restwere seen in or near my garden for less than a year. Of the others, ninewere over two years old, and six over three years old when last seen. Thehen chaffinch mentioned in the next chapter was at least seven years andthree months old when she disappeared. It seems from these records thatthe average life of a chaffinch does not often exceed two or three years, andringing of other smaller passerines leads me to the same conclusion.

The rings enabled me to chronicle the doings of some of my chaffinches.Some of them nested in our garden. Others nested off the premises, but stillcame to our bird tables for food for their young. Two hens remainedconstant to us for nearly two years. One of them would come indoors. Inthe spring of 1937 she lost the sight of one eye and we saw no more of herafter May 9th. I fear she fell a victim to a sparrow hawk which had acquiredthe sporting rights over this district.

I notice that many ringed chaffinches after a fairly long stay with usdisappear either in spring or in autumn, and early winter. It is probablethat the spring absentees find distant territories in which they mate andnest, and that the other deserters join the autumn and winter flocks andforget to revisit us, or mate next spring with visitors whose breedingterritory is outside our area. Sometimes these absentees return in severeweather. ###

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100 years of the PCC

It’s a hundred years since parishchurches gained the power torun their own affairs, separately

from what we now regard as localgovernment.The religious affairs of a parish, aswell as its secular business had beencontrolled by a single committee,which met in the church and wasknown as the ‘Vestry’. Then, in 1894,Parish Councils were formed to deal with secular matters; the Vestrycontinued to oversee church affairs until 1921, when Parochial ChurchCouncils (PCC) were established. People still get confused by the two.

Churchwardens have been around since the 13th Century and legally ‘own’the movable contents of the church. They are meant to maintain order inthe church and churchyard, with the assistance of their staves, ifnecessary. In the event of serious disorder today, a mobile phone might be asafer instrument, with staves reserved for ceremonial occasions!Churchwardens are now chosen by parishioners, though the Incumbent (ieVicar or Rector) has a limited right of veto.

Today, anyone on the Electoral Roll of the church (sorry, this is anotherconfusion, for the secular Electoral Roll is entirely separate) can attend theAnnual Parochial Church Meeting, which elects the PCC. The Incumbent isan ex officio member, as are other licensed clergy and Churchwardens,members of the Deanery Synod, plus any member of the Diocesan Synodand General Synod who lives in the parish or is on the Roll. The Incumbentchairs the PCC, which elects a Vice-Chair and appoints a StandingCommittee to transact business between meetings.

The purpose of a PCC, which must meet at least four times a year, is toconsult together with the Incumbent “on matters of general concern andimportance to the parish”, and that includes the “whole mission of theChurch”. Did you know that changes to the forms of service, or the vestureor the minister, can only happen after consultation?

Inevitably, money and building maintenance take up a lot of room on theAgenda, though we all know they are less important than mission. It’s a realchallenge for every PCC member to pray for non-churchgoing parishionersand to find imaginative ways of introducing them to Christ and His Church.If you’ve got this far and are a member of your PCC - congratulations - youare a hundred years old this year! ##

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Easter Story Biscuitsfor young children

Prep. Time: 20 minutesTotal Time: 1 day

Ingredients:

110 grams of pecan nuts5 grams vinegar3 egg whites1 pinch salt200 grams sugarlarge plastic bagwooden spoontapeBible

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 150C

Place pecans in the plastic bag andlet the children beat them with thewooden spoon to break into smallpieces. Explain that after Jesus wasarrested, He was beaten by theRoman soldiers. Read John 19:1-3.

Let each child smell the vinegar. Putvinegar into mixing bowl. Explainthat when Jesus was thirsty on thecross He was given vinegar to drink.Read John 19:28-30.

Add egg whites to vinegar. Eggsrepresent life. Explain that Jesusgave His life to give us life. ReadJohn 10:10-11.

Sprinkle a little salt into each child'shand. Let them taste it and brushthe rest into the bowl. Explain thatthis represents the salty tears shedby Jesus' followers, and thebitterness of our own sin. Read Luke23:27.

So far the ingredients are not veryappetising...

Add sugar. Explain that the sweetestpart of the story is that Jesus diedbecause He loves us. He wants us toknow and belong to Him. Read Ps.34:8 and John 3:16.

Beat with a mixer on high speeduntil stiff peaks are formed. Explainthat the colour white represents thepurity in God's eyes of those whosesins have been cleansed by Jesus.Read Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3.

Fold in broken nuts.

Drop by teaspoons onto non-stickbaking parchment-covered bakingsheet. Explain that each moundrepresents the rocky tomb whereJesus' body was laid. Read Matthew27:57-60.

Put the baking sheet in the oven,close the door and turn the ovenOFF. Give each child a piece of tapeand seal the oven door. Explain thatJesus' tomb was sealed. ReadMatthew 27:65-66.

GO TO BED! Explain that they mayfeel sad to leave them in the ovenovernight. Jesus' followers feltdespair when the tomb was sealed.Read John 16:20 and 22.

On Easter morning, open the ovenand give everyone a cookie. Noticethe cracked surface and take a bite.The cookies are hollow! On the firstEaster Jesus' followers were amazedto find the tomb open and empty.Read Matthew 28:1-9. ==#

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Care of the Amaryllis after FloweringThis article was published originally on 1/7/2009

Byline: By Richard Jauron, Department of Horticulture

Amaryllis bulbs are forcedindoors for their large,

spectacular flowers. Someindividuals discard the amaryllisafter flowering. However, it ispossible to save the amaryllis andforce it to flower on an annualbasis. The key to successful reflowering is proper care.After the flowers fade, cut off the

flower stalk with a sharp knife. Make the cut l to 2 inches above the bulb.Don't damage the foliage. In order for the bulb to bloom again nextseason, the plant must replenish its depleted food reserves. The strap-likeleaves manufacture food for the plant. Place the plant in a sunny windowand water when the soil surface is nearly dry. Fertilize every 2 to 4 weekswith a water-soluble houseplant fertilizer.The amaryllis can be moved outdoors in late May or early June. Hardenor acclimatise the plant to the outdoors by initially placing it in a shady,protected area. After 2 or 3 days, gradually expose the amaryllis to longerperiods of direct sun. Once hardened, select a site in partial to full sun.Dig a hole and set the pot into the ground. Outdoors, continue to waterthe plant during dry weather. Also, continue to fertilize the amaryllis onceor twice a month through July. Bring the plant indoors in mid-September. Plants left indoors should be kept in a sunny window.In order to bloom, amaryllis bulbs must be exposed to temperatures of 50to 55 degrees F for a minimum of 8 to 10 weeks. This can beaccomplished by inducing the plant to go dormant and then storing thedormant bulb at a temperature of 50 to 55 degrees F. To inducedormancy, place the plant in cool, semi-dark location in late Septemberand withhold water. Cut off the foliage when the leaves turn brown. Thenplace the dormant bulb in a 50 to 55 degrees F location for at least 8 to 10weeks. After the cool requirement has been met, start the growth cycleagain by watering the bulb and placing it in a well-lighted, 70 to 75degrees F location. Keep the potting soil moist, but not wet, until growthappears. The other option is to place the plant in a well-lighted, 50 to 55degrees F location in fall. Maintain the amaryllis as a green plant fromfall to early to mid-winter. After the cool requirement has been met, movethe plant to a warmer (70 to 75 degrees F) location. ##

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Work in the vegetable garden in April

VEGETATION is now in full activity, the temperature increases rapidly,frosts are less frequent, and showers and sunshine alternate in their

mutual endeavours to clothe the earth with verdure and flowers. The gardeneris bound to be vigilant now to assist Nature in her endeavours to benefit him ;he must promote the growth of his crops by all the means in his power; byplying the hoe to keep down weeds and open the soil to sunshine and showers;by thinning and regulating his plantations, that air and light may have freeaccess to the plants left to attain maturity; by continuing to shelter as may beneeded ; and by administering water during dry weather, that vegetation maybenefit to the utmost by the increasing sunlight.Artichoke, Gl0be.——Suckers to be put in the plantations prepared for themlast month, in rows three to four feet apart each way.Asparagus.—Rake off into the alleys the remnant of manure from the autumndressing, and as soon as the weather is favourable give the beds a lightapplication of salt. If new beds are required, there must be no time lost eitherto sow seed or get in plants. Our advice to those who require only one smallplantation is to form it by planting strong roots; but those who intend to growAsparagus largely may sow down a bed every year, until they have enough, andthen leave well alone; for a bed properly made will last ten years at the veryleast, if taken care of. It has been clearly demonstrated that this much-esteemed vegetable may be grown to perfection in any garden with little moreexpense than attends other crops, provided only that a reasonable amount ofskill is brought to bear upon the undertaking. A deep, rich, sandy loam suits it.Dig in a good body of manure, and provide a mellow seed-bed. This beingdone, care must be taken to sow thinly, and, in due time, to thin severely; for acrowded plant will never supply fat sticks. Beds may be made by planting rootsinstead of sowing seeds, but the roots must be fresh, or they will not prosper.The advantage of using plants is that sticks may be cut earlier than whenproduced from seed.Bean, Broad—Sowings may be made until the middle of this month, afterwhich time they are not likely to pay, especially on hot soils. It is customary totop Beans when in flower, and the practice has its advantages. Should the blackfly take possession, topping is a necessity, for the insect invariably attacks theyoungest leaves at the top of the plant, and the process almost clears themAway.Beans, Dwarf French, may be sown outdoors at the end of the month, butnot in quantity, because of the risk of destruction by frost. Much can be done,however, to expedite the supply of this popular vegetable, and sowings in boxesplaced in gentle heat or under the protection of a frame will furnish plantswhich may be gradually hardened off for transfer to the open in May. Inproportion to the means at command, early sowings outdoors will live or die,as determined by the weather, although a very little protection

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is sufficient to carry the young plants through a bad time in the event of latefrosts and storms. But sowings made at the end of the month will probablyprosper.Bean, Climbing French—Sowings of the Climbing French Bean may bemade this month as directed for the Dwarf French class: the earliest in gentleheat for transplanting, and later on in open quarters for succession crops.Beet.—Towards the end of the month sow in drills, a foot or fifteen inchesapart, on deep, well-dug ground, without manure.Large Beets are not desired for the kitchen ; but rather small, deeplycoloured, handsome roots are always valued, and these can only be grown insoil that has been stirred to a good depth, and is quite free of recent manuring.Broccoli.—Make another sowing of several sorts, giving preference as yet tothe early varieties. In very late districts, and, perhaps, generally in the North,the late Broccoli should be sown now, but in the Midlands and the South thereis time to spare for sowing. Be particular to have a good seed-bed, that theplants may grow well from the first; if the early growth be starved, the plantsbecome the victims of club and other ruinous maladies.Brussels Sprouts.—In many households late supplies of Brussels Sproutsare much valued, and as the crop is capable of enduring severe weather, asupplemental sowing should always be made during this month. Rich soil andplenty of room are essential.Cabbage.-Sow the larger kinds for autumn use, and one or two rows of thesmaller kinds for planting in odd places as early crops are cleared off. Cows,pigs, and poultry will always dispose of surplus Cabbage advantageously, sothere can be no serious objection to keeping up a constant succession. Plantout from seed-beds as fast as the plants become strong enough, for stifling andstarving tend to club, mildew, and blindness. Where Red Cabbage is in demandfor use with game in autumn, seed should be sown now.Carrots-—Sow the main crops and put them on deeply dug ground withoutmanure.Cauliflowers to be planted out at every opportunity, warm, showery weatherbeing most favourable. If cold weather should follow, a large proportion of theplants will be destroyed unless protected, and there is no cheaper protectionthan empty flower-pots, which may be left on all day, as well as all night, inextreme cases when a killing east wind is blowing. Sow now for late summerand autumn use, prick the plants out early to prevent buttoning, and they willmake a quick return.Celery—Sow in a warm corner of the open ground on a bed consisting largelyof rotten manure. It may happen in a good season that this outdoor sowing willprove the most successful, as it will have no check from first to last, and will bein just the right state for planting out when the ground is ready for it after Peasand other early crops. If Celery suffers a serious check at any time, it is apt tomake hollow stems, and then the quality is poor, no matter to what size thesticks may attain. Prick out the plants from seed-pans on to a bed of rotten

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manure, resting on a hard bottom, in frames or in sheltered nooks, and lookafter them with extra care for a week or two. Good Celery cannot be grown bythe haphazard gardener.Cucumber.—For a summer crop to be grown in a greenhouse the beds shouldbe made up towards the end of this month. Strong healthy plants are wanted,and these should be raised by sowing seeds in pots a month in advance. Priorto planting on the beds, the temperature of the house should be raised to 80°for one whole day. It will probably be necessary to shade the plants at first, butthis can be dispensed with as growth increases.Endive.—-Sow a small quantity in moderate heat for the first supply, in drillssix inches apart, and when an inch high prick out on to a bed of rich light soil.Leek to be sown again if the former sowing is insufficient or has failed.Lettuce.—Make further sowings for succession. During the latter part ofMarch and in April these may be made in the open, on well-prepared ground.Plant out from frames and seed-pans. As most of the modern types of CosLettuce are self-folding, tying is rendered unnecessary, except where heads aregrown with special care for the exhibition stage.Onion.—~The plants raised under glass in January or February should beready for planting out on some favourable day about mid-April. If any mishaphas befallen the sowings made in the open in March there must be no delay inre-sowing early in the present month, for Onions should have good hold of theground before hot weather comes. Onions for pickling should be grown thicklyon poor ground made firm. The plants are not to be thinned, but may beallowed to stand as thick as pebbles on the seashore. The starving systemproduces abundance of small handsome bulbs that ripen early, which are thevery things wanted for pickling. The Queen and Paris Silver-skin are adaptedfor the purpose.Parsley to be sown in quantity for summer and autumn supply; thin as soonas up, to give each plant plenty of room.Peas to be sown again for succession.Potato—Take the earliest opportunity of completing the planting of maincrops.Spinach.—Sow the Long-standing variety, which does not run so beensecured, sow at once, as there is ample time yet for a free growth and a valuableplant.Turnip to be sown in quantity.Vegetable Marrow.—An early sowing to be made in pots, in readiness forplanting out immediately weather admits of it. Two plants in a pot are enough,and single plants are to be preferred ; they must not be weakened by excessiveheat.Winter Greens.—A sowing of Kale should be made, and if a supply isrequired in spring, it will be well to sow again in the first week of May.

There’s lots to do this month so do not delay.

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All in the month of APRILIt was:500 years ago, on 27th April 1521 that Ferdinand Magellan, Portugueseexplorer who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the earth, died at thehands of natives in the Philippines. He was aged 41.

300 years ago, on 3rd April 1721 that Robert Walpole became the first BritishPrime Minister.

250 years ago, on 13th April 1771 that Richard Trevithick, British miningengineer and inventor of the first steam locomotive, was born.

125 years ago, from 6th to 15th April 1896 that the first modern SummerOlympic Games were held in Athens. The original Olympics were banned bythe Roman Emperor Theodosius (I or II) in either 393 or 426 AD.

95 years ago, on 21st April 1926 that Queen Elizabeth II was born in Mayfair,London. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was the first child of the Dukeand Duchess of York. Her father became King on the abdication of his brotherKing Edward VIII in 1936, from which time Elizabeth was the heirpresumptive.

90 years ago, on 14th April 1931 that the first edition of the Highway Codewas published in the UK.

80 years ago, on 12th April 1941 that Bobby Moore, British footballer, wasborn. He was Captain of the English team that won the 1966 World Cup anddied in 1993.

70 years ago, on 17th April 1951 that the Peak District National Park wasestablished. It was Britain’s first national park.

60 years ago, on 11th April 1961 that Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann wenton trial in Jerusalem. He was convicted on 12th September and executed inJune 1962.

40 years ago, on 11th April 1981 that the Brixton riot took place in London.5,000 youths rampaged through the streets, attacking police officers anddamaging buildings, looting shops and setting cars alight.

20 years ago, on 7th April 2001 that NASA launched its Mars Odysseyspacecraft to search for evidence of life and volcanic activity on Mars. It wentinto orbit around Mars and remains operational (though it will run out ofpropellant in 2025). It is the longest surviving continually active spacecraftorbiting another planet. (It has successfully mapped the distribution of waterbelow the surface and discovered a vast amount of ice below the equatorialregions.)

10 years ago, on 29th April 2011 that the wedding of Prince William andCatherine (Kate) Middleton took place at Westminster Abbey in London.They were given the titles the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. ##

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POINTS TO PONDERBeware the cost of supermarket

convenience stores

If you do your weekly food shop at asupermarket convenience store,

you will be paying up to £320 more ayear than if you had used one of thebigger branches.According to a recent study byWhich? Tesco Express costs £5.37more a week, or £279 a year, whileSainsbury’s Local stores cost £6.18more a week, or £322 a year.Tesco points to higher rents, ratesand operating costs in Tesco Expressstores, while Sainsbury’s points to ‘arange of factors’ including varyingpromotions.**

Gang violence and our children

One in 20 children aged 11 to 17 isvulnerable to falling victim to

serious violence, or even becoming aperpetrator by being sucked into gangmembership in the UK.The worst black-spots areMiddlesbrough and Manchester,where the percentage is not one in20, but one in three.Based on these figures, the children’scommissioner believes that beyondthe 34,000 children thought to be instreet gangs, or on the periphery ofthem, there are still almost 180,000more at risk of becoming involved inthe world of serious violence. Ofespecial concern to the governmentand police chiefs are the rise ofcounty lines gangs, which exploit everyounger children in order to sell moredrugs.Police warn that these gangs use‘ultra-violence’, with young recruitsmaintaining status by acts of‘increasingly outrageous savagery.’

The worst hit areas are:Middlesbrough (37 per cent),Manchester (36 per cent), North EastLincolnshire (29 per cent), Blackpool(28 per cent), Kingston upon Hull (27per cent), Hartlepool (26 per cent),Liverpool (22 per cent); Leeds (22 percent). Newcastle upon Tyne (21 percent) and Rochdale (19 per cent).The data is from Crest Advisory, acrime think tank and consultancy.**

Chelsea Flower Showmoves to the autumn

For the first time ever in its 108-year history, Chelsea Flower

Show will not be held in the Spring,but in the Autumn.The 2021 Chelsea Flower Show willnow take place from 21st to 26thSeptember. The Royal HorticulturalSociety, the show organisers, will stillhold it at the Royal Hospital inChelsea.**

The good news about yourforgetfulness

You know the scenario – you gointo the lounge, and then wonder

what you wanted. Or you need tomake a phone call but can’t find thephone. You go to the cash point andforget your pin number. Or your carkeys are lost in the kitchen, but even

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when you find them and go shopping,you forget stuff on the list.If at times you find yourself living inan annoying brain-fog, the good newsis that it is not because you are ill orgetting old. To varying extents,everyone does it.A recent study at the University ofEdinburgh has found thatforgetfulness is as common in peoplein their 20s as it is in people in their50s. Although some of the people inthe study were worried about gettingdementia, a neuropsychiatrist at theuniversity reassured them: “Peoplethink that if you are starting to forgetthings – something like misplacingyour keys – that is something toworry about. But it is normal.”Good reasons for forgetting thingsrange from the fact that too much washappening in your life at the time,you were stressed about something,not paying attention to what you weredoing, or just too busy thinking aboutsomething else entirely.**

In praise of the afternoon nap

A short nap in the afternoonimproves your memory and

keeps your brain more agile.People who nap tend to speak morefluently, have greater mental agility,and remember things better than

those who do not break up their daywith sleep.Even a five-minute nap can offer yourbrain a chance to down-time andreplenish itself, so that it is ‘good togo’ again.If you want longer than five minutes,try to stop at 40 minutes, before youenter the deepest stage of sleep. Ifyou do carry on, sleep for two hours,which is a full sleep-cycle. The studywas published in the British MedicalJournal.**

We are reading more books

More than 200 million printbooks were sold in the UK last

year, according to an estimate fromthe official book sales monitorNielsen BookScan.It was the first time since 2012 thatthe volume of physical books sold hasexceeded 200 million, and it was thebiggest volume rise in the booksmarket since 2007, says TheBookseller magazine.**

Thank God for dentists

Here is something gruesome: lastyear the sale of DIY dentistry

first aid kits nearly doubled. Peopleactually attempted to give themselveslost fillings, caps and crowns.Most popular were products thatoffered ‘long-lasting’ temporaryrepair for caps and fillings, and a firstaid kit.The British Dental Associationunderstands why; because oflockdown, there were 20 millionfewer dental treatments available lastyear than in 2019. That left somepeople desperate.But experts warn against the damagethat could be done. Dr Nigel Carter,

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chief executive of the Oral HealthFoundation, says: “DIY homedentistry is a terrible idea and shouldbe avoided at all costs. Hometreatments in untrained hands … canlead to permanent damage to yourhealth.”The good news is that dentalsurgeries are now back to relativenormality. So – book anappointment if you need one!**The pain of Covid on our youngsters

Five pupils in every classroom arenow reckoned to be in need of

some clinical support, due tolockdown mental healthdeterioration.A recent study by CambridgeUniversity has found that the numberof youngsters with mental healthproblems has increased from one innine in 2017 to one in six in 2020.Another by Oxford University hasfound that half of people aged 16-to-25 were reporting mental healthproblems, with one in four ‘unable tocope’, according to the Prince’s Trust.Prof. Ellen Townsend of the Self-Harm Research Group at NottinghamUniversity said: “young people havereally been neglected in this crisis.”Combined with the drop in education,the effects of the past year are goingto be ‘life limiting.” She warned thatanxiety, depression and self-harmhave increased substantially, and thateating disorder referrals have trebled.NSPCC child abuse referrals haverisen 43 per cent and domesticviolence calls were up by 49 per cent.**

Chocolate – food of the gods!

The botanical name for the cocoabean is Theobroma – which

means ‘food of the gods.’ Millions ofus obviously agree – half a milliontons of it are consumed in Britaineach year alone.Chocolate makes us feel better. Thechemicals it contains trigger therelease of endorphins similar to thosewe naturally produce when we fall inlove.

But nutritionists warn against usingchocolate as a pick-me-up, especiallyin the evening. Chocolate eatenbefore bedtime can cause bloodglucose levels to plummet during thenight, which will disrupt your sleep.Chocolate eaten in quantity every daycan lead to mood and energy swings,weight gain and poor immunity. Ifyou have mad cravings for it, youcould have a problem with bloodsugar, or a deficiency in magnesium,copper, zinc or iron.But occasional consumption of cocoacan provide medical benefits.Chocolate containing 60 per cent ormore cocoa solids is rich in essentialtrace elements and nutrients such asiron, calcium and potassium, andmany vitamins. Cocoa is also thehighest natural source of magnesium.Good as all this may be – most of usenjoy chocolate simply because of itshigh sugar and caffeine content.Chocolate simply gives you an instantsugar hit, providing a sudden burst inenergy, unfortunately followed by aslump and the desire for anothersugar-fix. ###

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** Give your house an M.O.T.

It’s Spring, and time to venture outside – to take a really good look at yourhouse. How has it survived the winter? A spokesman for the National

Home Improvement Council says: “For most of us, our homes are our biggestsingle investment. We need to look after them well.”There are a number of things to look for:Roof space: Venture up into your loft and check for signs of leaks throughtiles or roof linings. Check timbers are sound, dry and free from woodworm.Walls: Are your airbricks clear? Are there any cracks in your brickwork?Check for crumbling bricks, often caused by frost and loose rendering.Chimneys and flues: If you don’t fancy climbing up onto your roof, whynot beg or borrow a pair of binoculars off someone and check for broken pots,missing pointing and loose chimney seals. Make sure your flues are clear fromdebris.Gutters and pipes: Make sure that all your gutters and pipes are clear oftwigs and leaves. You’ll be surprised where last year’s fallen leaves have endedup! Also, check for leaks in downpipes, as these can cause damp patches.Floors: Many of us now have timber floors. Check for undue springiness –which can be a sign of rotting or weakened joints. Inspect your skirting boardsfor rot and woodworm.Doors and windows: Check for rot or corrosion, missing putty and flakingpaint. Make sure they open and close properly and are not warped. Checkyour locks for wear.Paths: Finally, wander around the paths outside your house. Check for loosepaving or broken slabs – a potential hazard. If you find problems, lay newpaving – soon!Most of these checks are things that you can carry out yourself. But if in doubtabout your roof, your heating or your electricity, it is far better to call in anexpert. ##

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The first British Prime Minister

Robert Walpole became the first British PrimeMinister 300 years ago, on 3rd April 1721. It was

a title he rejected, but historians agree that heeffectively created that office for himself.

He was one of the greatest politicians in Britishhistory, but he had intended to be a clergyman, untilhis older brother Edward died in 1698, leaving himresponsible for the considerable Walpole estate.

His country seat was Houghton Hall in Norfolk,which he used as a base for generous, sometimesextravagant hospitality and built up an impressive artcollection, most of which was later sold and nowresides in the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg.

Another part of his legacy is 10 Downing Street, which was offered to himpersonally by George II, but which he accepted as the official residence of theFirst Lord of the Treasury. He was knighted in 1726 and made Earl of Orfordon his resignation in 1742.

His skills as an orator and negotiator played a significant role in sustaining theWhig party over a long period, and in ensuring the Hanoverian succession. Herebuilt the tower of the medieval church on his Houghton estate as a memorialto his grandfather.

Our first ever National Park

Seventy years ago, on 17th April 1951, the Peak District National Park wasestablished. It was Britain’s first national park, and it was formed partly as

a result of a mass trespass on Kinder Scout – the highest point of the park –just under 20 years earlier, which helped gain open access to moorland thathad previously been in private hands and closed to walkers.

The precise effect and extent of the trespass, in which Young Communistswere prominent, is still widely disputed by rambling associations.

The Peak District is mostly in Derbyshire, but includes parts of Cheshire,Greater Manchester, Staffordshire and Yorkshire. It is usually split into thehigher Dark Peak and the gentler White Peak, in the centre and south of thedistrict. Altogether it covers 555 square miles: it is reckoned that 20 millionpeople live within an hour’s journey of it.

It contains only one town – Bakewell – but several others, such as Buxton, areon the fringes. It is now the fifth largest of the 13 national parks in Englandand Wales. The land within it is a mixture of public and private ownership,and there are many planning restrictions imposed by the national parkauthority to prevent inappropriate development. ##

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SMILE LINES & AWFUL JOKES

Saying good-bye

An inexperienced curate was sent todo a graveside burial for a

homeless man with no family orfriends. Not knowing where thecemetery was, he made several wrongturns and got lost. When he eventuallyarrived, the hearse was nowhere insight, the backhoe was next to theopen hole, and the workmen weresitting under a tree eating lunch.When the curate looked into the opengrave and even found the vault lidwas already in place, he felt veryguilty. The homeless man deservedsomething, even though it was late.And so, the curate delivered animpassioned burial service, sendingthe deceased into the great beyond insome style. The workmen looked onin silence, but as the curate returnedto his car, he overheard one of theworkmen remark: ‘I’ve been putting inseptic tanks for 20 years and I ain’tnever seen anything like that!’****

Expensive boat

A vicar was planning an Easterpilgrimage to the Holy Land, and

was aghast when she found it wouldcost her £50 an hour to rent a boat onthe Sea of Galilee. She protested tothe travel agent that the cost wasridiculous. ‘That might be true,’replied the travel agent, ‘but you haveto take into account that the Sea ofGalilee is water on which our Lordhimself walked.’‘Well, at £50 an hour for a boat,’ shereplied, ‘I am not surprised!’****

The drums of Borneo

A missionary went to Borneo.Accompanied by a local guide, he

sought out a very remote clearing inthe forest of Sumatra for building achurch to reach the people livingthere. Around dusk of the first day, hewas sitting by the campfire with hisguide when in the distance, theyheard tribal drums begin. As theminutes passed, the drums got louder.The guide was uneasy. "I don't likethe sound of those drums."Soon the dusk turned to evening. Thedrums get louder, and closer. Theguide now kept glancing around him.He said again to the missionary, "Ireally don't like the sound of thosedrums."Then evening turned to dead of night.The two men sat close to their fire,listening with dread. The drums gotlouder and louder, until it wasobvious that the drummers must bealmost upon them. The guide saidagain, "I really don't like the sound ofthose drums."Suddenly the drums stopped, and avoice from the darkness cried out,"Hey man, he's not our regulardrummer!"****

A woman was found guilty in trafficcourt and when asked for her

occupation she said she was aschoolteacher. The judge rose fromthe bench. ‘Madam, I have waitedyears for a schoolteacher to appearbefore this court.’ He then smiled withdelight. ‘Now sit down at that tableand write “I will not run a red light”one hundred times.

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Letter to God.

There was a man who worked forthe Post Office whose job it was to

process all the mail that had illegibleaddresses. One day, a letter cameaddressed in a shaky handwriting toGod. He thought he should open it tosee what it was about. The letter read:Dear God,I am an 83 year old widow, living on avery small pension. Yesterdaysomeone stole my purse. It had £100in it, which was all the money I haduntil my next pension cheque. NextSunday is Christmas, and I had invitedtwo of my friends over for dinner.Without that money, I have nothing tobuy food with. I have no family to turnto, and you are my only hope. Canyou please help me?Sincerely,Edna.

The postal worker was touched. Heshowed the letter to all the otherworkers. Each one dug into his or herwallet and came up with a fewpounds. By the time he made therounds, he had collected £96, whichthey put into an envelope and sent tothe woman.The rest of the day, all the workers felta warm glow thinking of Edna andthe dinner she would be able to sharewith her friends.

Christmas came and went.

A few days later, another letter camefrom the old lady to God. All theworkers gathered around while theletter was opened, It read:

Dear God,How can I ever thank you enough forwhat you did for me? Because of your

gift of love, I was able to fix a gloriousdinner for my friends. We had a verynice day and I told my friends of yourwonderful gift. By the way, there was£4 missing. I think it must have beenthose thieving bastards at the PostOffice.

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Looking over a farmyard wall I sawa huge pig with a wooden leg.

Intrigued I sought out the farmer andsaid "I have just seen your pig with awooden leg, it must mean a lot to youto have gone to the lengths of fittingit with an artificial limb"."Oh yes" said the farmer, "it's a specialpig. A few months ago my son fellinto the pond and that pig divedstraight in and pulled him out with itsteeth"."Well" said I "that really is something"."That's not all" said the farmer "amonth ago the house caught fire andthat pig grunted real loud to wake usup, barged the door down and ranupstairs. My daughter wasunconscious from the smoke and hegrabbed her nightdress with his teethand dragged her out. Saved us all didthat pig"."That really is marvellous" I said."Oh there's more" said the farmer,"two weeks ago my herd of sheep gotout and strayed onto the main road.That pig rushed out and roundedthem up like a sheep dog, broughtthem home and saved the flock, itreally is a superb pig"."That really is amazing" I said "butwhy has it got a wooden leg"?"Oh well", said the farmer "whenyou've a pig like that you can't eat itall at once"! **************

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St James the Least of AllThe Rev Dr Gary Bowness continues his tongue-in-cheek letters from ‘UncleEustace’…

On the best way to run a church council meeting

The RectorySt. James the Least of All

My dear Nephew Darren

Thank you for inviting me to speak at your church council yesterday. I beganto suspect that my theme of why Eusebius’s dislike of Sabellianism led to hiscondemnation at the Council of Antioch in 324 was a little misjudged, whenthe only question I was asked after my lecture was if Eusebius was onFacebook.

I never realised how much technology is needed these days just to discusschurch matters. It seemed that everyone had brought their laptop, so theycould refer to all the diocesan briefing documents and reports that youmentioned. I’ve been in the diocese 40 years and have never heard of most ofthose papers. But then I find it too easy to delete the diocesan mailings,unread, with a click of my mouse.

Our church meetings are far more traditional. Since the church floor seems tohave been carved out of permafrost, our meetings circulate round members’houses. This introduces a nice element of competition, as each host tries tooutdo the previous one in the baking of cakes. Meetings at ColonelDrinkwater’s – a more inappropriate name one cannot imagine – are theshortest, since we are always promised wine once the meeting is over. It isremarkable how unanimity is achieved on every subject within minutes, andnothing appears under “any other business”.

Mrs Eddington never troubles us with minutes, largely because she canrarely read the notes she takes. She just shares with us whatever she candecipher at our next meeting. Last month, she accidentally brought hershopping list instead, and so read that out. There followed a lively discussionon whether carrots from our local shop were better than those at thesupermarket. When it was found out she intended to use them in a venisoncasserole, endless recipes were keenly debated.

We always leave our church meetings well fed, up to date with village gossip,and totally untroubled by any church council business. And the lack of anyminutes ensures that I can then make all the decisions myself, betweenmeetings. I think you will find our system has much to be commended.

Your loving uncle,Eustace

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SERVICES AT ST PETER & ST PAUL APRIL 2021MaundyThursday1 April

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