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Old Dalby and Queensway Bits and Bobs June Newsletter
Doors Open and Shut
At the beginning of ‘Lock Down’ the church doors were closed, but we are now told they can be opened, initially for private prayer. Details of when churches will be open will be circulated shortly.
This got me thinking of when doors open and shut in our lives. We find ourselves going through life changing situations. We might try to go through a door to our pre-planned destination only to find the door is shut and locked preventing us going through. When I was a Police Officer I felt that I should become a vicar. But the door was shut and I knew that God was telling me that I should remain in the situation I was in when I first became a Christian and that was to be a Police Officer; and that God would make it clear when it was time to become a vicar. Nineteen years later I was injured in the police and had to leave the force. Once again I wasn’t ready to become a vicar as there was some healing to be done. So I started pushing other doors, youth work, counselling, child minding, and clean-ing but with no real success or joy. Then a door opened for me to become a sports teacher in a school and for 10 years I enjoyed a wonderful experience of teaching boys a variety of sports.
After these 10 years I had a restlessness to become a vicar. I vowed that if doors opened I’d carry on walking through them but if they closed I’d look for another door. The door opened for me to become a vicar. Over the years as a vicar some doors to parishes have been opened whilst others have closed. Sometimes the ones I thought would be open & made for me, were in fact shut.
But I do feel that God has opened doors for me to be in certain parishes for a particular time and purpose. My purpose now is to try and be a shepherd not only to the church folk but also to the communities; and I will endeavour to serve God in this role to the best of my ability.
Now that our church doors are to be reopened why not open the door and enter to offer a prayer for a loved one or a person in need or to just to give thanks to God for the doors that have opened in your lives.
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When I was a child I was given this pic-ture of Holman Hunt’s ‘The Light of the World.’ Which relates to this verse in
Revelation 3: 20‘Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.’
It is interesting to note that there is no handle on the door; the door has to be opened from the inside. If we want God to be in our lives, we just need to open the door and let him in.
Rev Jamie Mackay
A Message from Val Anderson’s FamilyDear All,
Thank you for all the lovely messages we have received since Mum's funeral last Wednes-day. Thank you too for the precious photos and videos that you have shared with us. Ev-erything seemed to fall into place so that Mum's final walk and her service, as well as our time together as a family afterwards, were very special, memorable moments. For us, it was amazing to be united as a family after so many weeks of isolation and we feel sure that Mum would have loved the day; surely a sign of a job well done?!
Thank you to the many, many family and friends who joined us in Old Dalby and on-line. It was incredibly moving to see so many people lining the village's roads to say goodbye. We felt the warmth of your love and respect for Mum.
So many people helped us to make the day the wonderful farewell that it was. In particular, we would like to thank:
Mark Ingles for transporting the bier from Ashley to Old Dalby and for providing a rear-guard as we walkedReverend Jamie Mackay for ringing the church bells for Mum's 77 yearsJulia Birkin for leading our walk on the immaculate ByronOld Dalby Singers for singing 'Abide With Me' on the village greenOllie from the Quorn Hunt for playing 'Gone Away' at the top of Church LaneHannah Birkin and Emma Murphy for filming (edited video to follow)Emma Wenham for photographing the occasion. Please follow this link to see Emma's fantastic photosVal Anderson If you use any of her pictures, please credit her, as she very generously gave her time freely. Please also follow the link to see the video put together by Seamus.
https://vimeo.com/428598894
JW Hazelwood Funeral Directors were wonderful, extremely responsive and supportive. We are very grateful to Reverend Jamie Mackay for sympathetically creating and conduct-ing our Christian service, with its sprinkling of Anderson family touches. With very best wishes, especially as the trials and hardship of lockdown continue.
Cathy x
FRIENDSHIPWhat a lovely thing it is to have a loyal friend. Someone who understands us on whom we can depend.A friend who sees and knows our faults,And likes us anyway. And never seems to take offence, at anything we say.Who helps us in our troubles, stands by us in our need, such friendship transcends barriers, of colour, race or creed.For friendship is a precious gift and we should always treasure, the ones who share our grief, our joy, our heartache and our pleasure. Kathleen Gilliam Submitted by Ceris Turbayne
BROUGHTON AND OLD DALBY PARISH COUNCIL NEWS
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For some time, the Parish Council have not been able to hold meetings in the respective Village Halls. However Councillors are, and will continue, holding virtual Meetings via the Zoom facility until able to return to the Village Halls.
The Clerk will display Agenda Notices on the village notice boards. The Agenda will also be available online on the Parish Council website (see below for web address). Agendas will provide all the information on how the public can join the meeting on Zoom. The draft Minutes will be available on the Council web site.
LAST MEETING - MONDAY 1ST JUNE 2020.PLANNING DETERMINATIONS
20/00262/FULHH. Electric Gates 19 Church End Nether Broughton - Approved by Melton Borough Council.
PLANNING APPLICATIONS
20/00495/GDOCOU. Barn conversion Bouverie Lodge Nether Broughton. Councillors asked for further information.
17/01374/OUT. Garden Village, Six Hills. Highways England still does not feel able to recommend approval.
COUNCILLOR CHANGESThe Council are pleased to welcome Mike Kershaw of Croft Gardens as a new Councillor for Old Dalby Ward.
A new vacancy has now occurred in Broughton Ward, which covers Nether Broughton and Queensway. Interested applicants should contact the Clerk for further details. Councillors would particularly welcome representation from the Queensway area.
HIGHWAY CLOSURESWe have been given advance notice of two upcoming road restrictions / closures in the Parish.
Church End, Nether Broughton. Between 29th June and 4th July, Cadent Gas will be undertaking a new service connection. At present, it is not known exactly on which days over this period disruption will occur but a press release confirming the work will be issued approximately 2 weeks prior to works commencing
Longcliffe Hill, Old Dalby, An application has been made for road restrictions / closures starting from 10th August for 6 weeks to undertake road and drainage works for the new housing development. Again, more details of what is proposed will be announced closer to the date.
PLAY AREASA reminder that the Play Park equipment within the parish although not taped off still remains closed until we are advised from the government that they can be used again. The Parish Council wish to thank parishioners for their continued understanding during this time.
Keep up to date with new planning applications and our meetings through the Parish Council website www.broughtonandolddalbypc.org.uk. Sue Evans (Clerk to the Council) can be contacted by email: [email protected] or by telephoning 07923 224773
Old Dalby Railway Station
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The railway was opened in 1880 and continued in service until 1969. The station played a very important role in the village as not only did it provide transport to Melton Mowbray, Nottingham and Leicester but it was on the main Nottingham to London line. It brought in food supplies, cattle food, coal and livestock for most of the surround-ing villages and also transported the milk and stil-ton cheese produced locally.
At the end of the nineteenth and early twentieth century, C.J. Phillips, the Lord of the Manor used the railway to get to his office in London – the ex-press would stop at Old Dalby to let him get on and off! C.J. was a keen horseman and loved his carriages and horses. Along with a num-ber of other well to do gentlemen he would enter Hyde Park almost in State to ride around and show off his horses and carriages. The carriages and horses would be taken on the train from Old Dalby. Once they arrived in London the horses would be harnessed up and driven from St Pancras station to 1 Eaton Square which was his London home – the horses and carriages would remain there for the season.
In 1942 the Depot was becoming more and more important to the war effort and was now the base of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (R.E.M.E.). This meant that the facilities had to be reassessed to accommodate the extra work load. Sidings were built in the Depot on land which has now been returned to agricultural use on the other side of the road. The line came across the road and there was a level crossing gate which came down. This portion of the line was removed in 1972. At one point there were over 3,000 soldiers and 1,000 ATS and of course the main transport was the railway line. It was not unknown for the London to Nottingham express to make unscheduled stops at Old Dalby to allow soldiers on weekend passes to get back to the camp. The parapet of the bridge was lower than it is today. One dark night a train stopped and a great many soldiers got out. One young man thought he was on the platform when in fact he was on the top of the bridge. He started to walk and died after he fell straight on to the road.
The railway continued to be an important part of local life and we could get to Nottingham in twenty minutes. The regular Saturday afternoon shopping trip to Nottingham on the 12.20 pm train and back on the 4.10pm train was the highlight of many a week. We could go to Melton on the 6.30pm train, go to the cinema and be home by 10.00pm. No street lights, but we didn’t need street lights!
Ann McKenna
FOR SALE (in aid of Charity)
Seat/chair which converts into a Single Bed
Never used - (£300 when new). For collection when self-isolation ends.
Bernhardi 4 Croft Gardens ([email protected])
Happiness
Happiness is trying on a dress that doesn’t seem to fit and then finding that the lining is caught up inside.
Atlas
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The poem Atlas was part of Radio 4’s ‘Poems of Comfort and Hope’ and was chosen by Adjoa Andoh, as it describes how ‘love can be expressed in the nuts and bolts of life’. It is by Ursula Askham Fanthorpe, 1929-2009, whose experience working as a receptionist in a psychiatric hospital influenced her writing. She is quoted as saying that “Poetry is impor-tant because it reaches the places that other kinds of writing can’t reach.”
Atlas.
There is a kind of love called maintenanceWhich stores the WD40 and knows when to use it; Which checks the insurance and doesn’t forgetThe milkman; which remembers to plant bulbs:
Which answers letters; which knows the wayThe money goes; which deals with dentists
And Road Fund Tax and meeting trains,And postcards to the lonely; and upholds
The permanently rickety elaborate Structures of living, which is Atlas.
And maintenance is the sensible side of love,Which knows what time and weather are doingTo my brickwork; insulates my faulty wiring;Laughs at my dryrotten jokes; remembersMy need for gloss and grouting; which keepsMy suspect edifice upright in air,As Atlas did the sky.
Submitted by Bridget Yates
OLD DALBY VILLAGE HALL NEWS VILLAGE HALL DRAW
The winner of the Village Hall draw for June, £10, Mark Henry.
A Further Website You may remember that in the April newsletter there was a list of websites that might be useful to help educate and occupy children and grandchildren. Debs Wright has also advised that the website www.thenational.academy is useful as it has 3 lessons everyday for each year group and is a mix of Maths, English and other sub-jects covered on the national curriculum.
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Nature Note. A most important mammal On the evening of 13th April 2015, as the sun set, I was expectantly waiting outside a cave in the rolling hill country of the Edwards Plateau, in Southern Texas, USA. It was relatively quiet although cave swallows regularly entered to roost for the night, and there was a smell of ammonia in the air. Then I spotted a fast moving dark shape exiting the cave, this was followed by another, then ten or so, then perhaps a hundred, then tens of hundreds, streaming out into the evening sky producing the most extraordinary formations. In the next twenty minutes, an estimated eight million, Mexican Free-tailed bats emerged. These were mainly females which since February had arrived on migration from Mexico and be-gun to form a large maternity colony where in June they would each give birth to a single pup. This evening, being primarily insectivores, they were setting out to feed on moths, beetles, dragonflies, flies, wasps, and ants, eating up to two thirds of their body weight. It is estimated that with the large number of agricultural pests they eat they save farmers two applications of pesticides per year. Within five to six weeks of birth the pups are ready to fly so by the end of July the colony would have almost doubled in size. Finally when cold fronts started pushing through this part of Texas in late October the bats would have begun migration back to Mexico where they spend the winter in caves.No need to go all the way to Texas to see bats how-ever. In the UK they are protected and a very impor-tant part of our ecosystem. We are lucky enough to have 18 species of bat, 17 of which are known to be breeding here - that's almost a quarter of our mam-mal species. Here they also live in caves but also large trees and man-made features such as houses, churches and bridges. At Holwell Nature Reserve the constant tempera-tures and fissured rocks of old mine tunnels provide ideal conditions for bats. Natterer’s, Daubenton’s, brown long-eared and pipistrelle bats have all been recorded. Even nearer home in Old Dalby the church and some older buildings are roosting sites. When major re -pairs were carried out to the church roof in 2011 potential contractors had to agree to stop work immediately if they found bats roosting. The new roof structures had to replicate ex-isting roosting conditions, and hand-made bat access tiles were incorporated in the repair. All bats in the UK are nocturnal but it is not true that they are blind. However, they use echolocation to navigate and hunt for insects which involves making noises and waiting for
the sound waves to echo back off objects. They can tell the distance of various objects by how quickly the sound waves bounce back to them. Bats are the only true flying mammals and are more agile in flight than birds. In Old Dalby they can often be seen flying near lampposts and security lights catching mosquitoes and other insects. Our most common bat the tiny pip-istrelle can eat up to 3000 insects in a night. So why the smell of ammonia? Well bats cannot eat all those insects without making large amounts of guano (drop-
pings) which is high in potassium nitrate which can be used as fertilizer or for use in gun-powder and explosives. Indeed, before oil, guano was Texas’s largest mineral export. To-day it is still collected from the caves by workers wearing gas masks.
John HarperTHE MEMBER
Are you an active member?
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The kind that would be missed.Or are you just contented
That your name is of the list.Do you attend our meetingsAnd mingle with the flock,
Or do you just sit in your chairAnd criticise and knock.
Come to our meetings oftenHelp with hand and heart,Don’t just be a member
Please take an active part.Think this over member
You do know right from wrong Are you an active member Or do you just belong. Submitted by Ceris Turbayne
PIMM ’S JELLY
5 small leaves gelatine115g / 4oz caster sugar100ml / 3 ½ fl oz water100ml / 3 ½ fl oz lemonade175mi / 6 fl oz Pimm’s250g / 9oz strawberries, hulled and thinly sliced4 cucamelons, thinly sliced, or cucumber, peeled and de-seeded1 handful mint leaves, sliced
Soak the gelatine leaves in cold water, leaving them for a few minutes to soften.In a saucepan, dissolve the sugar in water over a medium – low heat and stir in the soft-ened gelatine leaves.Transfer mixture to a bowl and add lemonade and Pimm’s. Leave to set, stirring occasion-ally.Once the jelly starts to set, add the strawberries, cucamelons (or cucumber) and a little mint.Transfer to small glasses or jelly mould and leave to set for at least four hours in the refrig-erator. Garnish with the remaining mint.
Lateral thinking.
Coming across my teenage granddaughter watching a film on television I was surprised to notice that she had subtitles on the screen. As I know she has excellent hearing I asked her why. She replied that she couldn’t hear the words when she was eating crisps.I had no reply, but she should go far!
Thought for the present time
“I think one’s feelings waste themselves in words. They ought all to be distilled into actionswhich bring results.”
Florence Nightingale (1820-1910)
THE EXCITEMENT OF A DAY IN LOCK-UP
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WARNING The following piece is very exciting - perhaps readers of a nervous disposition should avoid reading it - and for others to deal with the excitement it is recommended that readers are in a sedentary position.
Let's say it is a Thursday because Thursday has been the most exciting day of the week.
To start the day there is not only the usual newspaper but also the exciting Melton Times - although it makes no mention of Francis' sock. Last Tuesday Francis said "I've lost a sock!" and when on the following day he announced "I've found the sock!" I replied "I'll alert the Media!" We have found it easier to read the news for ourselves rather than have it read to us by some over-dramatic over-paid TV newsreader.
Breakfast is the next excitement of the day followed by an exciting sojourn in the garden. As we sit in the sun the blackbird circles us, looks at the lounge windowsill and then looks at us again - it is asking for more sultanas to be put in the usual place. There is a defi-nitely over-excited young sparrow in the hawthorn tree - no doubt putting demands on its parents. Not long and it’s time to eat some exciting sandwiches for lunch followed by a tiramisu dessert.
Next is a look to see if there are any exciting emails - of course there are - and 5 of them will need replies. Next comes Postie with some exciting mail - in your dreams! - it's all brown window envelopes, catalogues which the senders deem to be exciting - but we don't!
After all the morning's excitement at 3.00pm it is time for a siesta when suenos can be ex-citing - or not.
We are up in time for afternoon tea, followed by Francis walking his exciting once-a-day around the block where he may encounter someone 6ft away - or maybe not. I toddle around the garden - I may potter - or maybe not.
Dinner in the evening is another exciting occasion - the meal could be an exciting Scottish fish pie - or it could be a spag bol or a spag carb with peche melba to follow.
Then at 8.00 pm comes the most exciting part of another exciting day - I open the gates, take a few steps down the driveway and I AM STANDING ON THE PAVEMENT! I cup my hands to make the loudest clapping and the neighbours emerge and we all give applause for the NHS. Five minutes later and we all retreat to our homes "This is the last time" says a knowledgeable neighbour".
Thursday will never be as exciting again. Jill Bernhardi
Answers to last month’ s quiz
1.Crane. 2. Rook. 3. Condor. 4. Eagle. 5. Kingfisher. 6. Merlin. 7. Magpie. 8. Mynah. 9. Kite. 10. Mallard. 11. Yellowhammer. 12. Quail. 13.Swift. 14.Grouse. 15.Puffin. 16. Razorbill.17. Nuthatch. 18. Nightingale. 19. Wren. 20. Pelican. 21.Turkey. 22. Robin. 23. Bunting. 24. Crow. 25. Starling.
Ouch – that hurt!
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Many people struggle with their new puppy nipping and biting uncontrollably. This has become a greater prob-lem during Lockdown as with families at home, puppy has been getting a lot of attention.
It is painful to be bitten by a puppy, they have sharp lit-tle teeth and can do some damage. They can tear holes in clothes as well as drawing blood.
Children tend to be worst affected and can end up being frightened of their puppy.
A puppy nipping is normal behaviour for them but undesirable for us and we need to know how to control the behaviour. Often, puppies nip and bite when they are overtired. Pup-pies should be sleeping up to 20 hours a day so if your puppy is not getting enough rest make sure it has regular quiet times away from the family.
Keep in mind that for a dog ‘movement attracts’. Children tend to wave their arms around and the puppy will see this as a fun game to play. They will jump up at the moving hands and if the child runs away screaming they will chase and become even more hyper.
It’s best to slow down or stop the movement altogether. I know that’s difficult for children but it’s the best way to stop the nipping. Teach children to move slowly around their puppy and stroke gently under the chin. Stand still like a tree if puppy starts to get excited. If there is no reaction puppy may just wander off.
Lynne Marshall Love Your Dog TrainingZoom appointments available www.loveyourdog.org.uk
Did You Know
The Crown has been licensed to sell alcohol since the 18th century. There is a list of li-censees going back to 1753. Each licensee had to have a ‘surety’ who was a guarantor to ensure that their debts were paid as well as the rent being paid to the Squire.
At one time there were two public houses in Old Dalby. The other one was the Plough which is the property called ’Longcliff House’. The Plough was granted a seven day license whereas The Crown only had a six day license. As the pub at Grimston also only had a six day license the men from Grimston would walk across the fields to The Plough on Sunday evenings. This route took them immediately in front of The Hall and on their way home they were very noisy. Mrs. Philips was disturbed by this noise and told her husband the Squire. He then issued a warning telling the men to keep quiet as they went by the Hall or he would withdraw the license. They ignored the warning and so the license was with-drawn. The Plough was closed and never re-opened.
*****In the spring each village would take its turn in holding a Feast Week. During this week a small fair would arrive either on The Green or in the pub garden and there would be enter-tainments and events. This was the opportunity for all the local young people to get to-gether. They would walk to each different village as the fair moved on week by week. This was the way that most of the marriages were arranged and was always a time of great fes-tivity in each village.
Ann McKenna
Herbert and Friends
We have been highly delighted to have hedgehog(s) back in our garden this year. There was evidence of them passing by early last year but we didn’t see any at all. If we are get-
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ting visits in Queensway then (s)he is likely to be visiting most gardens in the area. Hedge-hogs travel several miles every night. I have seen spore on the grass pathways nearby, too.
There are several pressures causing hedgehog population decline that you can’t do much about, but if you would like to see one in your garden, here are some simple, but important instructions.
Firstly be prepared to stay up late!
Ensure there is an easy entrance to your garden and preferably another ‘hog’ sized exit. Cutting a small semi circle at the bottom of the fence or digging out a channel should suf-fice. It doesn’t take long but makes a huge difference if the animal feels safe in your gar-den but able to quickly escape. Provide some rough cover if you have space but don’t for-get to check it at hibernation time and never start bonfires with old piles of kindle. Better still, just don’t start bonfires at all.
Leave a source of clean water around, a plate or small bowl will do. A pond is far better and a great benefit to wildlife in any garden but, if it’s deep enough for fish, ensure there is an escape for small animals and insects, to pull themselves out when they fall in. They will fall in ‘cos they’re daft and amazingly clumsy. A wooden pole should suffice and is, al-legedly, especially favoured by voles.
I can’t emphasise the following enough. Don’t leave out bread and milk… the milk causes diarrhoea. Hedgehogs’ normal faeces are small and dark and easy to move. The diarrhoea isn’t any of that!
While you are at it don’t feed ducks, or any birds, with bread. It won’t kill them but it is a waste of en-ergy as it just fills them. Whilst they are eating bread they could actually be eating far better and nutritious food which you can get at Brinvale.
There are foods you can provide to attract Herbert who needs a high protein diet. Cat or dog food is ok, perhaps a little cooked chicken but these tend to at-tract cats. If you don’t mind your garden being used as a toilet for your neighbour’s cat then cat food is ok. I love cats but have had to devise, over the last few years, an arsenal of humane de-vices to make our vegetable gardens less attractive as the local cats’ toi let. Your hedge-hog will be happy to search out all your slugs and snails but a small offering of hedgehog biscuits will attract them and keep them interested in visiting. These are available online, no doubt from the insidious Amazon but please help save the world and get them from Brinvale, or anywhere else, instead. Brinvale are just up the road between Long Clawson and Nether Broughton and will deliver if you can’t collect.
Fatty offerings are not good for hedgehogs. Never use slug pellets in your garden. Hedge-hogs eat slugs and, if the slugs have eaten pellets the hedgehogs can die a long and ago-nising death. Please feel free to read that last sentence again.
It’s a good idea not to use weed-killer either as that can filter through. It kills bees and other insects, too. Hedgehogs are delightful, useful and fascinating. Bees are that but also essential. If you must use weed killer on your dandelions pull the flowers off first and spray the leaves only.
Be alert driving at night. Hedgehogs are quite quick and can belt across the road, right in front of you, faster than you might expect. If you find a hedgehog curled up in the road it may well be too late. They don’t go flat immediately. Nevertheless, if it’s safe to do so, try
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to get him to safety, or protect him with your own vehicle until they find their way to the side. A piece of clothing might help but they can be picked up with bare hands if you are gentle and careful to spread the contact area in your palms. It’s a wonderful thing to hold these tough, wild, twitchy and vibrant balls of sinew but don’t cuddle them too long; they have fleas! They’re not necessarily keen on being handled either. If you do pick one up be prepared for screams of indignation! Don’t drop him in alarm if this happens. Hedgehogs can make much more noise than one can reasonably expect from such a small creature and are reminiscent of screaming banshees. They are also quite noisy when, …er, …at it in the bushes just outside your lounge window and don’t sound as if they are being careful at all!
Finally, if you are lucky enough to get a regular visitor, take a chair and join them. Espe-cially if there is a family. The tiny ones are balls of snuffling fun. The adults are more som-bre, a touch aloof that could be mistaken for arrogance but, all in all, great conversational-ists, well versed on a number of subjects and exceptionally good listeners. It’s amazing what you can get off your chest to a friendly hedgehog at 1.00 in the morning. Russ Hamer
One day I’ll sort out that clutter!
Many of us have been taking advantage of the lockdown to tidy cupboards and de-clutter.
“There is in every English home, a certain room in which may be found the queerest accumulation of disused objects, covered with the dust and rust of time; boxes of old clothes, which will never see the light of day again, pathetic gas brackets, which have had to give way to electric fittings, disembowelled armchairs, which are not worth repairing, old cradles, which will never see another baby, guns which have ceased to shoot, golf clubs which have given up clubbing and banjos which have broken their strings and lost their voice.
Coming across such a medley of rubbish, the outsider will scratch his head and ask himself why on earth the lady of the house, whom he knows to be most efficient and or-derly, does not get rid of these things to make use of room for some intelligible purpose. He may even raise the question, trusting that this suggestion will meet with complete ap-proval. His audacity will not obtain the reward it so well deserves. It will be useless for him to say that these discarded objects might have given pleasure to others, if they had been given away before they had been destroyed by lying idle too long. He will be properly snubbed and told to mind his own business: “I do not know what your continental house-wife would do with such things but I have kept them, and I am going to keep them, be-cause they may come in useful someday”.
The stranger will be wise to let it rest at that.”
EMILE CAMMAERTS – “Discoveries of England” (1878-1953)
Submitted by Joan Revill
CHICKEN SOUVLAKI WITH CORIANDER
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6 chicken breasts (about 1Kg) cut into cubes8 warmed pitta breads
For the marinadeSmall bunch of mint, chopped3 garlic cloves, finely chopped1 red chilli, deseeded and finely choppedJuice and grated zest of 1 lemon1 tablespoon coriander seeds, crushed1 teaspoon turmeric250 ml natural yogurt4 tablespoons olive oilSalt and black pepper
For the dressingLarge bunch of fresh coriander, plus extra for serv- ing250 ml natural yogurtJuice and grated zest of 1 lemon2 tablespoons olive oilRed pepper (optional)
Mix all the marinade ingredients together in a bowl. Add the chicken cubes and smother with marinade. Cover and chill overnight. Preheat the barbecue until you can’t count to 10 with your hand hovering just above it.Thread the chicken chunks on to 8 metal skewers, not too tightly packed. Place on the barbecue and cook for 5 minutes on each side. (You can also cook these kebabs for the same amount of time in a hot griddle pan on a conventional hob, or in the oven at 170 C / gas mark 3). Take them off the barbecue and leave to rest for 5 minutes.Push the chicken off the skewers and into a bowl. Put all the dressing ingredients in a food processor and whizz to form a smooth green sauce. (Alternatively, use a stick blender) Pour over the chicken and mix well. Stuff several chunks into a pitta bread with some fresh coriander, adding a few pieces of sliced red pepper for colour. And serve!
Recipes submitted by Tessa Kiddle
A Senior’s Version of FacebookFor those of my generation who do not, and cannot, comprehend why Facebook ex-
ists, I am trying to make friends outside of Facebook while applying the same principles. Therefore, every day I walk down the street and tell passers-by what I have eaten, how I feel at the moment, what I have done the night before, what I will do later and with whom. I give them pictures of my family, my dog and of me gardening, watering the lawn, standing in front of landmarks, driving around town, having lunch, and doing what anybody and ev-erybody does every day. I also listen to conversations, give them "thumbs up" and tell them I "like" them. And it works just like Facebook. I already have 4 people following me: 2 police officers, a private investigator and a psychiatrist.
Submitted by Joan RevillChurch Bulletins
The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals. -------------------------
Scouts are saving aluminium cans, bottles and other items to be recycled Proceeds will be used to cripple children.
------------------------ The sermon this morning: Jesus Walks on the Water. The sermon tonight: 'Searching for Jesus.'
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-------------------------- Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping
around the house. Bring your husbands. -----------------------
Don't let worry kill you off - let the Church help. --------------------------
Miss Charlene Mason sang, 'I will not pass this way again,' giving obvious pleasure to the congre-gation.
-------------------------- For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.
------------------------ Next Thursday there will be tryouts for the choir. They need all the help they can get.
-------------------------- Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the church. So ends a friendship
that began in their school days. --------------------------
A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow. -----------------------
At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be 'What Is Hell?' Come early and listen to our choir practice.
-------------------------- Eight new choir robes are currently needed due to the addition of several new members and to the
deterioration of some older ones. --------------------------
Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you want remem-bered.
-------------------------- The church will host an evening of fine dining, super entertainment and gracious hostility.
-------------------------- Pot-luck supper Sunday at 5:00 PM - prayer and medication to follow.
---------------------- The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement
on Friday afternoon. --------------------------
This evening at 7 PM there will be a hymn singing in the park across from the Church Bring a blan-ket and come prepared to sin.
-------------------------- The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the Congregation would lend him their electric girdles
for the pancake breakfast next Sunday. --------------------------
Low Self-Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM. Please use the back door. --------------------------
The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.
------------------------- Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door
at the side entrance.
Submitted by Mike and Delia Nassim
June QuizAnswers in next month’s newsletter
Names of towns and cities.
1. Come clean (4)
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2. …… the hatchet (4)
3. Messy town (4)
4. Boat has a problem (4)
5. Candle centre (4)
6. Hancock is from the East (5)
7. Sounds like Mrs. Bull and her mates (5)
8. Mopes around (5)
9. Keep the home fires burning (5)
10.Fargo (5)
11.Secure the door (6)
12. What a fruit cake! (6)
13. Or a Lancashire pastry (6)
14.Or a Derbyshire tart (9)
15.Bah tat (6)
16. Aged gammon (6)
17.Mint cake (6)
18.Colonise (6)
19.Sounds like Russian transport (6)
20.Sound like the ringer got stuck (7)
21. Murder Dalgliesh (8)
22. Mac is a group (9)
23. Jane’s hero (9)
24.Would Livingstone find Stanley here (10)
Thinking Ahead
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A friend of mine was choosing a new car with the help of her four year old grandson. She always drove sports cars and really only wanted his opinion on the colour. Finding a page of bright red cars she asked him,“Would you like a car like this when you grow up?”“Oh no, Granny,” he replied. “When I grow up I’m going to have a digger!”
Photo submitted by Tessa Kiddle
If you truly love Nature, you will find beauty everywhere.Vincent van Gogh
Thank you to all those who contributed to the June issue.Please send you contributions for the July issue to
[email protected] by 15th July.
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