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Three QuestionsLong ago a Russian priest was hurriedly enteringthe walled city at dusk. The sentry, on duty atthe gate, saw the outline of the strangerapproaching and jumped out at the priestshouting ‘Halt! Who are you? Where have youcome from and where are you going? The Priestwas taken aback but quickly saw how helpfulthese three questions could be. He said to thes e n t r y, ‘ Young man, how much do they pay you?’He replied, ‘ Twenty-five shekels a month’. T h epriest smiled and said, ‘I will pay you 50 Shekelsa month if every time I pass this way you would stop me and ask thoset h ree questions!’ The Priest recognized that he had been preoccupiedwith a myriad of tasks and had neglected the importance of stopping andreflecting on life; perhaps he remembered that Socrates had famouslysaid, ‘The unexamined life is not worth living.’ It is important for ourwell-being and our sense of purpose, to stop from time to time andconsider where we've been, how we got here, and where we're going. Itwill have a bearing on the goals we set ourselves and the paths we chooseto take to achieve them. This is equally applicable to both individuals andgroups; whether you are looking for new direction in life (a new job orretirement) or you are part of an organisation checking its identity andp u r p o s e .Members of our congregations have been good enough recently to look ata questionnaire I have constructed to help us reflect on our church life inthe parish of the Icknield Way Villages. It has consisted of these threequestion that the priest so valued. I have had over forty responses from acombined Sunday congregation of approximately seventy adults. T h a n kyou to everyone who has taken the trouble to really engage with thequestions and given me honest feedback. I have had many thoughtfulresponses, and indeed I am still receiving them, so if anybody would stilllike to respond, I am always happy to receive your thoughts. All theresponses are confidential to me, although I will share the major themesthat arise with the PCC. In answer to where are we going? the kinds of

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things that have cropped up regularly have been (i) that we should begetting involved more in the wider community (serving others) (ii) wemust not neglect prayer and (iii) we should be finding ways to help oneanother explain and share our faith experience with others. In the apocryphal story of the lost motorist seeking directions, thepedestrian was less than helpful when he scratched his head and said,‘Oh, if I were you I wouldn’t start from here ! ’ Of course there is nooption than to start from where are, but with God’s help and guidance wecan find the path to life and growth.

To all those who were involved in the ‘celebration’ of my career atChrishall SchoolDear All,Thank you so much for the wonderful party on the evening of TuesdayJune 14th!I really had a fantastic time...it was lovely to see and catch up with so manyformer pupils, parents, staff and governors...together with current ones, ofcourse! There were even some pupils from my very first class in 1974!M a n y, many thanks to everyone who came, brought delicious food and/orcontributed individual gifts or gave donations to my stunning gardensculptures, travel vouchers, fabulous photo book and wonderful flowers. I wasextremely touched by the all the kind messages. I will always treasure thebook of very meaningful pictures and messages from all the current pupils too.Special thanks to all the school staff and particularly Sharon Williams andTracey Thurgood- Buss who masterminded the whole event. In addition,we all, I think, had a lovely afternoon at school, with a delicious picniclunch provided by Teresa, Julie and Karen, our great kitchen team, somejuggling entertainment and a very special assembly with some beautifulsinging by the choir.I am extremely grateful for all the kindness and generosity shown to meand the good wishes from so many people; it has been quiteoverwhelming!With love and thanks, Pauline Gale


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Friends of Strethall ChurchGreetings!As you will know, 2011 is the 400th anniversary of the King James’ Bible. T h i sis the tome that has given us countless memorable words and phrases that haveentered the language. Of course, more importantly, it captures spiritual ex-periencein matchless ways.Lots of us have favourite bits and pieces from that Bible that mean much.At Strethall, we want to celebrate this – and we invite you to join us, wherever you

live in the parish, on T h u r s d a y, September 1 5 t h at 7.30pm in Strethall Church.Would you like to take part? Or just sit and listen? Of course, everyone isw e l c o m e .What we are asking is for people to choose a favourite passage and read it, perhapsexplaining before the reading why it means so much. When did some words fromthe Good Book strike home to you? Have some verses come to you at a specialor a difficult time? It might be a chapter or so; perhaps just a few verses.Why not seize the moment and let me know now – so that we might draw up aninteresting programme?You can contact me on 01799 525596 or at [email protected]. Please let meknow what you’d like to read.

R o g e r H a rc o u rt, Secretary

The Translators Presenting the Bible to King James


Passing the Word onChristianity has always been transmitted by word of mouth, person to person, andthat is still the most important way of passing the message on. I recall, with mucha ffection, an elderly solicitor and Sunday school teacher who would playfully boxmy ears and tell me “Jesus came for the love of you, you young rascal”.Passing the word on is no light task, and must have been really difficult before aprinted bible in English was available. Some stories could be acted, some recitedas verse, as in Anglo Saxon times, but mostly stories were retold by the priests whohad access to translations of the bible into Latin, which were not accessible to theman in the street and subject to variation.In Elizabethan England there was a yearning for a translation of the bible intoEnglish, which would be printed and made available to all, and was simple andstraightforward and generally accepted, memorable and suitable for publicreading. It had not happened. The two most widely used were the Bishops’ B i b l eof 1568, produced by the Anglican Church and not highly regarded, and theGeneva Bible of 1560 which was popular but felt to have too strong a protestantbias to receive approval for general use throughout the county.

In 1603, Queen Elizabeth I of England died, James VI of Scotland was invited totake the throne, become James I and unite the two countries, and this had popular approval.The usual advice to somebody starting a new job is “get your legs under the tablebefore starting anything important, and don’t have large committees if you want toget results”. Within six months of being crowned, he had called a three day

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conference at Hampton Court of the religious leaders of the day and told them, atlength, how unsatisfactory things were. What errors there were in the A n g l i c a nChurch, how Puritan attitudes were at fault and how he wanted Christianity in hisrealm to move forward. He set up a committee of 54 to produce a new translationof the bible for general use and as a way forward.It should be memorable, understood “by the ploughboy as well as the scholar”, notchange existing translations if they don’t need changing, consult the best versionsalready made and use the oldest sources for reference.He divided the 54 into six groups, two at Oxford University, two at Cambridge andtwo at We s t m i n s t e r. Every group received and checked the work of each other andthen there was a final review committee which made final decisions, taking about6 years.The work itself pulled the group together. Their combined voice still has a simple,direct power, and although five centuries of language changes has passed, it is stille ffective and very widely used in America, where they are more proud of it than we are.They reduced their vocabulary to 8,000 words (Shakespeare uses 35,000) so thatwe could all understand. My Dictionary of Memorable Quotations in common useincludes 587 from the King James’ Bible. I reckon they did a good job.It sings well too – Come and hear the “Messiah” by Handel on Saturday 9J u l y, 7.30pm at Holy Trinity Chrishall. Tickets available from the office. Seeback cover f o r m o re details.

P e t e r H o d g e s

From The Registers

MarriagesChristopher White to Alexandra Gardiner

on Saturday 28 May at St Swithun’s, Great Chishill

Andrew Cranwell to Tammy Biseker on Saturday 4 June at Holy Trinity, Chrishall

FuneralBurial of ashes of Mrs Sally Elizabeth Langtry

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The Unkindest Cut?Many people are nervous of the idea ofpruning shrubs – will they die? What ifI get it wrong? I have to admit to a fewshaky moments myself when I wasn’tsure that a specimen would survive myministrations, most notably when I’vecut the plant to the ground. However,it is usually ok even if you haven’tdone it quite right, though there aresome shrubs that will definitely nottolerate hard pruning.There are a number of reasons why we prune shrubs: to remove dying anddiseased wood that looks unsightly and might otherwise allow a disease tospread; to allow light and air in to keep the plant healthy; to keep it withinbounds; to stimulate vigorous new growth, which may be more attractive;to promote fruiting and flowering; or to improve its shape and balance.Deadheading and topiary are of course forms of pruning along withhedging and wall-training, though I’m not going into these here.If we want to make sure our plants are bushy, rather than tall and leggywith long gaps between branches, we need to break the apical dominanceof the leading shoot – in simple terms, if you cut off the uppermost bud thelower, lateral buds get a chance to grow on and the plant becomes morebushy. You should do this using sharp secateurs once the shrub has firstestablished, to develop a good framework of branches, and prevent itgetting leggy. Sometimes all you want is for a branch to grow in onedirection rather than another, when it is simply a matter of cutting to a budfacing in the right direction (if there is one!). Note that most of this adviceis for deciduous shrubs, as evergreens tend to grow naturally in an even,compact shape.Some plants take to cutting back to the old wood (think about coppicing,when the tree is cut almost to the ground and sprouts from the stump), butthere are some that will not respond to this harsh treatment and you will beleft with something worse than you started with: these plants may needpruning little and often from when they are young, always cutting backwithin the newer growth.


The timing of pruning is important, and often depends on when the plantflowers. If it is a late summer- or autumn-flowering shrub, it will developits buds on the stems that have grown the same year, so should be prunedin the spring to encourage vigorous shoots. Whereas spring- and earlysummer-flowering shrubs have formed their buds the previous year and ifyou prune in spring you will cut them off; they should be pruned afterflowering. You should also take care not to prune evergreens too early inspring or too late in autumn or they may produce their soft new growthonly to have it cut back by cold weather. One final issue with timing is ifthe plant ‘bleeds’ when cut during the time when it is vigorously producingsap – this can weaken it.To keep plants in good health, flowering well and not getting too out ofhand, there are a few general methods of pruning, each of which may bemore suitable to some plants than others. If you are particularly interested,it is better to tailor your pruning to the exact species and even age of theshrub and you will need to obtain a good reference book. I have the RHSbook ‘Pruning and Training - A fully illustrated plant-by-plant manual’ byChristopher Brickell and David Joyce, which is now 15 years old andregularly used: there is a new edition being published in August.Techniques include cutting out one in three of the main stems right to thebase; cutting to just above the lowest buds; cutting back the main stems tosome intermediate point; and pruning everything down to just aboveground level.When a pruning cut is made on a shoot with alternate leaves, it should beat an angle with the bottom of the cut just above the top of the bud on theopposite side of the shoot. If the leaves are opposite each other, there willbe a bud on both sides, so the cut should be square across the stem justabove the top of the buds. If you leave too long a stub, disease can enter,but don’t cut too close. Above all, remember that if you cut a plant backhard, it will respond with even more vigour, so if it is growing out of thespace allowed, hard pruning will generally make it worse, unless youremove the stem completely.Can I also make a plea to give a plant a chance to develop in a naturalshape – I feel sorry for those shrubs that are converted into a sort of ‘bun’by use of a hedge-trimmer when they would otherwise have a lovely freeform. This often ruins their flowering too, and whilst an excuse is madefor hedges and topiary (see below), not all woody plants should be treatedlike this.

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Below you will find some shrubs that you can prune in July and August,once flowering has finished.Cut out one in three of the older stems to the base once shrub is three yearsoldBuddleia alternifolia Hebe (low growing) PhiladelphusB. globosa Hypericum Rubus tridel (and other

flowering types) Bupleurum fruticosum Itea ilicifolia SymphoricarposCarpentaria californica Kolkwitzia amabilis WeigelaDeutzia Leptospermum Viburnum (large leaved -

every 5 years)Escallonia OleariaCut back last year’s growth to a framework (leaving the lowest two buds)Tamarix (spring flowering)Cut two-thirds off each new shootCistus Kalmia latifoliaConvolvulus cneorum IndigoferaShorten all new shoots to 2 or 3 leaves above flowers/berries once shrub isthree years oldPyracanthaClip all overBuxus sempervirens Prunus laurocerasusB. suffruticosa P. lusitanicaWhilst continuous flowering roses are pruned in the dormant season, thereare a number that flower in a single flush in early summer and which shouldbe pruned soon after. Species roses and close hybrids require very littlepruning unless they get out of hand, when they can be cut back hard, e.g.Rosa glauca, R. moyesii, Canary Bird. Old garden roses – albas, damasks,mosses –need their old main stems cutting back and laterals shortened by upto one third, e.g. Cuisse de Nymph, Madame Hardy, Capitaine John Ingram.Modern climbers, noisettes and hybrid perpetuals should have their mainpruning done in the dormant season, but flowered sideshoots can be cut backby two-thirds in late summer, e.g. Gloire de Dijon, Madame Alfred Carriere,Zephirine Drouhin. Ramblers should have one in three stems cut out to theirbase, leaders tip pruned by 2 – 3”, and sideshoots shortened by two-thirds,e.g. Alberic Barbier, Goldfinch, Seagull.Just remember to work with the shrub, think carefully about what you aretrying to achieve, and enjoy the process, it can be very therapeutic once you’vegot over the nerves! And if your timing is wrong, generally the worst thingthat can happen is you will get few flowers next year, so “happy pruning”.

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On the 23rd of June 2010 my wife and I met up with my cousins tohave a meal in the King William PH in Heydon. This would have beenour late Aunt Edith Gell's one hundredth birthday. Our Aunt had movedto Heydon in the early 1950's and lived the rest of her life in the villagethat she loved, until her death in 2001.I had not visited Heydon since 2002 when I had rung the bells for theWedding of Martin and Barbara Shaw. It must have been 1947 that Ifirst came to Heydon with my parents when we stayed with myMother's sister Peggy Sutton and her husband Len and my cousinMaurice. From then onwards we visited at least 3 times a year until Itook up cycling or walking holidays in the late 1950's. I used to call andsee my relations on a regular basis if I was in the area. When I firstcame to the village, Heydon was a very quiet place, hardly any cars andthe buses to Royston, Cambridge and Saffron Walden were few and farbetween. Most of the people that I got to know were children of menwho worked on the land, either for the Mailer's, Stigwood's orChambers.When we first stayed in Heydon, my Auntand Uncle lived in the cottage on the Chishillside of the King William, however, soon afterthat Uncle Len became the local Gamekeeperand he moved to a larger house in FowlmereRoad where the family stayed until hissudden death in 1960. As a young boy I was very interested in NaturalHistory and I found plenty of things to enjoy. The Horse pond was myfavourite as it was a great source of insects, snails, leeches and smoothnewts. The Church pond, until it was filled in, was also very good fornewts and I could always find lots of frogs and toads. The Spring pondwas used for the odd fishing trip, but while we could see that there wasfish in it, we never used to catch anything. There was a pond on thefarm belonging to a Mr Chambers, that contained Carp, but our homemade equipment was never as good as we thought, and the fishremained out of reach. There was also a colony of Great Crested Newts

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in one of Mr Mailer’s fields. They were always good to see, and easierto catch than fish.Uncle Len would take us for long walks in the Summer evenings and Iused to love to go down Heydon ditch to see what wild flowers I couldfind. There were always lots of different types but my small ObserversBook of Wild Flowers never illustrated all of them, and the ones that Ireally wanted to see did not appear to be in the area. I still have the book,it was a present to me from my Father on my 10th birthday in 1950. The Church was also a great place to explore for small creatures. I wasimpressed when it was finally rebuilt but even now the brick tower stilllooks wrong. Heydon had a shop at this time, I always enjoying callingin on an errand for my Uncle or Aunt. There was a bakery in ChishillRoad, it made some of the best bread that I have ever tasted, and thesmell of freshly baked bread was worth the walk alone. The KingWilliam was much different than it is today, it was really just one of themany village pubs that existed at the time,somewhere that sold alcohol and if you werelucky, crisps with salt in little blue bags. I seemto remember that I liked the smell of staletobacco smoke and beer when I was small.Just getting to Heydon was also an adventure. We lived at the time inSt. Albans, so we had to go by bus to Hatfield, then by train to Roystonand then Mr Pigg used to take us in his taxi on the final leg of thejourney. I always loved the journey there, but was not so keen on thereturn home. There was no electricity in the village when I first visited,candles and oil lamps were what most people had and cooking wasdone on a coal burning range.There was no inside toilets or running water, we had to carry waterfrom the pump that was by the side of the road. Entertainment wasmainly reading or playing cards, no one had a television until aftermains electricity arrived. I used to enjoy Christmas in Heydon, a bigopen fire, a pheasant for Christmas dinner, the sound of the bellsringing out from Chishill on Christmas Eve, and the noise that the windused to make in the chimneys. As children we used to enjoy thefreedom to run around without a care in the world, something that inthese days does not seem to happen. Vic Arnold


April BreakfastUgley Churchwarden (andHenham & Elsenham), CEO ofFixed Income at M&G &Chairman of Gospel PartnersTrust, Simon Pilcher covers all ofthis and more. We were privilegedthat Simon was able to come andtalk at our April Men's Breakfast. We were again made verywelcome by Ollie, Simon andSteve at The Pheasant. The FullEnglish 'hit the spot' as usual andwas followed by an engaging talkby Simon as he gave an insightinto his Christian testimony, Citywork and Gospel Partners Trust.The Trust is set up to invest timeand money in supporting peopleentering Christian Ministry. Itsaim is to encourage candidates totrain and develop to becomeeffective Ministers. For more detail on GospelPartners Trust please visitwww.gospelpartnerstrust.org

Duxford VisitProving that the Mens’ Breakfastmeetings can draw inspirationfrom the physical – as well as thespiritual – a party of twenty ratherexcited chaps spent a very happy

morning being shown around theAircraft Restoration Company’shangar at Duxford on 2 June. Onarrival, we watched Air MarshallCliff Spink prep, then take off, ina rare two seater Spitfire – Cliff’slogbook shows many hundreds ofhours in seven marks of Spitfireand two marks of Hurricane, aswell as the Bf109G Buchon,Mustang, Sea Fury, Corsair,Thunderbolt, Kitty Hawk,Wildcat, Polikarpov I-153, T-28,Trojan, Vampire, T33 Silver Star,F86A Sabre, and Hunter!Outside, having inspected twoBf109G Buchons, we then gazedin awe at ARCo owner JohnRomain’s immaculately restoredDe Havilland Beaver, which Johnhad rescued from the fire dump atMiddle Wallop. The best was yetto come, however – we discussedwith the talented restorers thereconstruction of an incrediblyrare Mk 1 Spitfire, P9374, whichhad crashed into the beach atCalais during the evacuation ofDunkirk on May 24, 1940. Thetail fin was spotted in the sand atlow tide in 1980 and the badlycorroded airframe was excavatedand held in store until ARCobegan the restoration. When it

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flies later this year, it will be theearliest mark of Spitfire flyinganywhere in the world and one ofthe most exacting aircraftrestorations ever undertaken.There was a marvellousopportunity to understand thedesign complexity of thesehistoric fighters, as we watchedthe re-construction of the fuselageand wings for Rolls Royce’s ownSpitfire. ARCo is an inspirationalplace to visit and we thank JohnRomain for this rare opportunity.We also now know why John isblessed with a permanent grin!

Don’t MissThe next Men’s Event will be held on Saturday 17th S e p t e m b e r.

God in the War Zone a breakfasttalk at The Pheasant given byRev'd Mark Grant-Jones RAChDan Army chaplain, based atBassingbourn and his tours ofduty take him to A f g h a n i s t a n .You may have wondered aboutthe role of Army "padres" on thebattlefield, how young soldiersreact to God, and the relationshipbetween the teaching of Jesusand war. And what are theopportunities and challenges fora Christian minister in a Muslimcountry? Is the Church salvingthe nation's conscience bysanctioning political wars? Comeand hear what it is really like.Tickets £10 from Erica 837272


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Notes Chrishall market and fe t eThe next Village Market will be onJigneys Meadow by the school inChrishall on July 2, from 11.00 -3.00. Please come along for aSummer fete, BBQ and dog showamd the stalls with local produce

A weekend of great eventsf o r e v e ryone! St. Nicholas – ElmdonSummer celebration

Friday 1st July7 . 0 0 p mR o u n d e r sm a t c h f o radults andchildren on Elmdon Cricket Field. Come and bee n e rgetic and play, or relax andwatch. Bring drinks and somethingto sit on. ( Toilets available in the pavilion)

Saturday 2nd July From 10am onwards…Tw odelightful planned walks s t a r t i n gout from Elmdon Church andending up at The Dial. Why notstay for lunch after the walk?Maps and guides will be availableat the church.

Sunday 3rd July

3 p m S t r a w b e r ry Cream Te a a n dgames in Elmdon churchyard

5 p m Open A i r Songs of Praise i nElmdon Churchyard

… for more details about theseevents please contact Sarah Brock838564 or John Mills 838120

Annual Village FeteThe fete, organised by GreatChishill Youth Club, will be heldon S u n d a y, 3rd July from 14.00 -16.00 with the Memorial CricketMatch. Head for the Gt Chishillplaying fields for tea and cakes,tombola, the plant stall, facepainting, BBQ and lots more!


Handel’s Messiah On the evening of Saturday 9July, at Holy Trinity, Chrishall,there will be a performance ofHandel’s Messiah. See back cover for details

Bands in a Barn NightOn Saturday 9th July there willbe another very special event inChrishall in aid of ChrishallPreschool. With two bands; thelocally acclaimed ‘Mind The Gap’and the popular covers band‘Crisis’, a disco and a barbecue… not to mention a special guestappearance by Dr Lurve!!Tickets at £17.50 in advance (£20on the door) from Kirsten 838514or Vicky 07919 280807

Summer Parish Tea Party!Please put Wednesday, 13th Julyin your diary. Edward and MelChandler have kindly asked us totheir delightful garden at HeydonPlace, next to Heydon Church.The party will be from 3 p.m. to 5p.m. and we are sure you willenjoy the afternoon. We haveseveral people who will be happyto give lifts – so do please askJane Duffus 836903 or CarolynHughes 838326.

Early Evening FeteOrganized by FOCS at ChrishallSchool on Friday 15th July, at5:30pm on Chrishall PlayingFields. This annual event is awayslots of fun for all the family withstalls, games, food and drink, plusthis year we are holding a 3Kfun run! Please put the date inthe diary and bring all yourfamily and friends and raisemoney for your fantastic localschool.

Fun Cricket MatchDon’t miss this great event,organised by Wenden LoftsConservatives, on Saturday 16thJuly at Chrishall Sports Ground.Bar-B-Q starts at 12:30pm, therewill be a licensed bar, bouncycastle and teas. Fun and games forall the family! The cricket (playing 20-20 rules,hopefully) will start at 2:00pm.Two teams have been press-ganged into starting but many ofthem are old and frail they’ll needsubstituting on the day so pleasecome along and be prepared toplay a few overs (or umpire).Any Questions can be answeredby: Frankie Wells 836239,Christopher Tregoning 838181,Marcus West 838294 or MikeFrenay 838515.

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A concert of classical music atStrethall Church featuring theHarp & FluteOrganised by the Friends ofStrethall ChurchSaturday 16th July at 6.30pmTickets £5 from Michael Pearson,Tel. 01799 521290

You are Invited toLunch on the Lawn with musicalentertainment on Sunday 17th.July 1pm. At 14 Chishill Road,Heydon, SG8 9PW.There will be a collection in aid ofthe Shamsi Lwimba, Hospital,Zambia (aiming to raise thestandard of health in a ruralvillage of 7,000 with no watermains, electricity or sewage).Please let Virginia Barnesnumbers coming on 838309 All Welcome

Anyone For Tennis?The 2011 Annual ParishTennis Tournament willtake place on Saturday30th July on privatecourts across the Parish.Please put this date inyour diaries and addressany enquiries to MarcusWest on 838294 [email protected]. Players of all standards arewelcomed.

Melbourne Village marketHeld on the 6th August from9.30-12.30 at Melbourn VillageCollege. Lots of craft, gifts andproduce stalls with a refreshmentsarea. Held on the first Saturday ofevery month.

Bring and Share LunchOn Sunday 7 August, followingan 11am service, there will be aBring and Share lunch/BBQ at St Nicholas, Little Chishill.Everyone is very welcome toboth. See you there!

FUTURE EVENTS

Ride and Stride 2011This year’s Ride and Stride willtake place on Saturday 10September – The ride supportschurches in Essex and EastLondon. For more details go towww.foect.org.uk

Village SupperThe Heydon Safari Supper isback! On Saturday Sept 17thwend your way around the villagefrom starter to dinner and on todessert!Proceeds to village causesincluding the Church BuildingFund. Contact Dawn (838750),Angela (837163) or Carenza(838466) for more information.

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FOCS/Parish WalkHopefully this annual walk aroundthe parish will take place on 15thOctober.

Book the Date!Grill the Bishop on the 22ndOctoberBishop Stephen Cottrell, theBishop of Chelmsford answerseverything you wanted to knowabout God but were afraid to ask,colloquially known as Grill-a-Bishop.

Pie CompetitionThere will be a very specialcompetition held on N o v e m b e r2 6 t h at 7.30pm . All men and boysin the parish are invited to enter.Any pie may be submitted frompork pie to apple pie, hot or cold.Start consulting Nigella or Delianow and get practising.Entry will be £10 per pie. Please consult Ned Tozer 838890,Malcolm Ingham 838566 or Bill Jones 838089 if you haveany burning questions (!). Further details in the SeptemberWe b .

Chrishall fundraising Soiree The hard working committee arepleased to announce that £3000 wasraised at the recent Soiree atChrishall Grange. Thanks to all whoattended and helped create adelightful evening. An especialthank you to Simon Thorley whomade his wonderful barn available

Heydon Fund raisingA quiz night took place in T h ePheasant on 22nd May in aid ofHeydon Church Funds.Thank you to Colin Jaffray forbeing a masterful quizmaster and toSimon and Ollie for hosting theevent. £228 was raised.Congratulations to the winners whowere low in numbers but obviouslynot in brain power!

Au re v o i r, The Te a r n e s - P o s t s c r i p tAs you many of you have noticedwe were a little too efficient in theJune Web. To the delight of all whoknow them in the parish the Te a r n efamily have decided to stay with us.

Chrishall Village HallPlease note that bookings for thevillage and/or school halls shouldnow be made through Leigh Edgar.You can contact her on 838261 orby email [email protected] .

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Friendship ClubWe are sad to announce that theFriendship Club has now finished.We would, however, like to thank allthose who helped run the club overthe years, with special thanks toSusan Davies and Joyce Loveday.

Adult Education For many years Melbourn VillageCollege has provided an excellentadult education programme.However in recent times theservice is in decline. Please do letme know what you would likefrom this programme in the future

to help us to provide the serviceyou want.Julie 223408 (9-1 Mon-Fri)[email protected]

Open Gardens Our heartfelt thanks to all whobraved a very wet afternoon onJune 12th to support the OpenGardens at Catmere End andStrethall, which raised themagnificent sum of £630 forStrethall Church. Our thanks, also,to everyone who workedextremely hard to ensure that theoccasion was a great success.

Copy deadline for September Web3rd AugustContact Alison on 837303 [email protected]

Open Door Lunches4th and 18th July at Chrishall Methodist Hall. EVERYONE Welcome

Church Mice13th July Picnic at Linden Lodge at 11.15am27th July at Chrishall Methodist Hall at 10.45am31st August Summer Gathering at Mill House at 11am with picnic lunch and games contact Annabel 838464 or Hazel 838703

Community ChoirWill take a Summer break…sessions start again in September

KairosPlease check with the office 837272 for up-to-date details

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Our ChurchesAnglican ChurchRector: Revd Andy Colebrooke 1 Hall Lane, Gt Chishill, Royston, Herts. SG8 8SG Tel 838703 [email protected] (free day: Friday)Curate: Revd Jonathan Lowe8 Colts Croft, Great Chishill, Royston, Herts, SG8 8SFTel: 836962 [email protected] (free day: Wed)Parish Manager: Erica DebnamOffice open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 9am - 1 pm.Church Office, Crawley End, Chrishall, Royston, Herts. SG8 8QLTel: 837272 [email protected] www.icknieldwayparish.comYouth Worker: Theresa Lowe8 Colts Croft, Great Chishill, Royston, Herts, SG8 8SFTel: 836962 [email protected] (free day: Wed)Parish Church Wardens:David Brock 838564 [email protected] Marshall 838122 [email protected]

Methodist ChurchChrishall - Minister: Revd David Keeble4 Nightingale Mews, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 2BQTel: 01799 522037 [email protected]

United Reformed ChurchGreat Chishill - Minister: Revd Duncan GoldieThe Manse, Meeting Lane, Melbourn, Royston, Herts SG8 6ANTel: 260747 [email protected]

If you would like information on other denominations, pleasecontact the church office on 837272.

Published by the Parish of The Icknield Way Villages on behalf of thethe nine churches in our community.

All telephone codes in this magazine are 01763 unless stated otherwise.

Parish of The Icknield Way Villages


Clubs for children:10.40am every Sunday (various churches) - Viv Rogers 837185

Chrishall school head teacher: Sharon Williams 838592

Prayer groups:Benefice Prayer 1st Mon 8pm Gt Chishill - Carolyn Hughes 838326Elmdon Prayer Weds - John Mills 838120Monday Prayers - Office - 9.10am

Bible study groups:Monday Afternoon Rectory Group 2pm – Andy Colebrooke 838703Tuesday Afternoon Bible Study 1.15pm Gt Chishill - Eileen Murrell 838909 Tuesday Evening Fellowship 8pm Elmdon - John Mills 838120Firm Foundations Tues 8pm Wenden Lofts - Alison Wilkinson 837303

Contacts in our villages:Chrishall - Marcus West 838294 Elmdon - Sarah Brock 838564H a m l e t - Carolyn Hughes 838326 Heydon - Barbara Shaw 838190Lt Chishill - Peter Lyster 838238 Strethall - Liz Stott 01799 521217

Methodist Hall bookings - Erica 837272United Reformed church Gt Chishill - Michael Livings 838708

Bell-ringing: For all towers please contact the church office

Tennis at Strethall: Roger Harcourt 01799 525596

Village Web contacts:Alison Wilkinson 837303 [email protected] West 838294Mel Chandler 838289Peter Hodges 01462 893546Advertising: Andrea Hamblin 838465 [email protected]

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