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Re-incarnation
Some religions teach that after death we come back again, to live another life,
this time as something or someone else. Perhaps our status in the next life will
be affected by whether we have been good or bad in the current one.
If this is true, I wonder what I did wrong in the past to be re-incarnated as
Rector of Amersham?
Christians do not believe in re-incarnation; we understand that the Bible
teaches a one off doctrine of ‘Incarnation.’ What does this mean?
Quite simply, that God became a human being in Jesus Christ. Incarnation
means ‘in the flesh’. What an amazing thought, the remote transcendent God is
born into a body like ours, with all its frailty and vulnerability. Jesus, who is God
‘Incarnate’, shows us how life should be lived, and points the way to Heaven;
our sins are forgiven and our shortcomings made good by his perfect life, death
and resurrection. Powerful stuff!
Christmas is the Christian Church’s special time for remembering the
‘Incarnation’. So will you be celebrating with us?
Tim Harper
History of All Saints’
A history of All Saints’ Church Coleshill is about to be published. It is written
by Michael Andrews Reading with full colour photographs by John Jefford. His
attractive and informative little booklet will be on sale from the end of
November 2004, priced £3.00 and available from Patsy Wright-Warren.
All Saints’ Charity
A chance to get the first event of next year into your diaries! To launch the
twentieth year of the charity, we will be holding an Auction of Promises and
Dinner on Friday February 4th 2005.
When we ran a similar event ten years ago, we were delighted that generous
villagers donated fifty promises. If you can offer a promise for this event -
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News from All Saints'
Carolynn Croisedale-Appleby
We welcome Carolynn following her Ordination at Christ Church Cathedral in
Oxford on Sunday 26 th September. She took her first service that evening at St
Mary’s. By now, many in the village will have met her. We all look forward to
getting to know her better in the months ahead.
Bishop of Buckingham
The Bishop has accepted an invitation to visit the Parishes of Amersham with
Coleshill, and is coming on Sunday 16 th January 2005. It is hoped that there will
be a joint service at St Mary’s at 10.15am but the details are to be confirmed.
The Bishop is new to the post, and it will be an opportunity to see and hear him.
So please help represent Coleshill at the service.
Chris Wege
Honorary Secretary - All Saints’ Church Committee
Throughout the Newsletter you will have noticed the illustrations of animals.
Holy Baptism
William James Swerling 4 th September 2004
Shanah Mary Ashby 10 th October 2004
Evie Alexandra Horridge 10 th October 2004
In Memoriam
Kay Plumbly
Kay, who died on 8 July 2004, was a long-term member of the congregation
with her husband Philip, who continues to worship with us.
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All Saints' Church Flowers
The Flower Arranging Group have had another busy year making the church
look good, not just for weekly services but for the major festivals, Easter,
Harvest and Christmas.
Many thanks are due to all those
who give their time and expertise,
not to mention flowers and foliage,
to make this happen, not forgetting
the school Mums who organise
Mother’s Day posies and the
Christmas tree and crib. We are a
friendly bunch and would be
delighted to welcome anyone with
an interest in helping with the
flowers.
Next year we are planning to hold a
FLOWER FESTIVAL on the first May Bank Holiday (Saturday 30 th April -
Monday 2 nd May) so please book this in your new diaries now. We shall be
hoping for sponsors for the flower arrangements which will be stunning!
There will be a Bring and Buy Coffee Morning for the Flower Fund on Tuesday
8 th February 10.00 - 12.00 at Rosewood, Barrack Hill - always a popular social
event and a chance to shed any unwanted Christmas gifts which may be exactly
to someone else’s taste!
Look forward to seeing you there.
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Global Village - Pakistan
Dear All,
Mother and Susannah arrived safely home after a three week stay with us. We
enjoyed their time with us hugely, miss them already but are now resting! A
record of their visit. We drove up into the foothills of the Himalayas to visit
Nathiagali. The Pakistani drivers treated our visitors to a nerve shattering
display of their skills and they oohed and aahed at the many misses on route as
we climbed the narrow, winding roads with a hairpin bend every 100 metres. On
to Nathiagali for lunch in a road-side eatery where we battled with the flies but
thoroughly enjoyed freshly cooked chicken (non-spicy) and nan, hot from the
oven, all eaten with fingers. A touch more real Pakistan when the ladies went
shopping in Rawalpindi. Shopping featured once again in our week, loads of
jewellery, Ma had a pair of trousers made, I have a huge copper cooking pot
from Saad Brass and we collected a picture which is now hung at the top of the
stairs.
We dined with a friend from DFID, at a dinner party. More manicures, hairdo's,
tennis lessons and the British Club where mum enjoyed her first all-day British
breakfast. We hosted a party for 80+. The tables were decorated Pakistani style,
the garden, shamiama and terrace were festooned with fairy lights and the red
carpet laid up the drive. The pre-dinner drinks were served on the first floor
terrace and the band entertained us all in the drawing room. The DHC's cook
was in charge of the food (Chinese) and the staff of about fifteen. Everyone
appeared to have a good time, the band rocked, the staff got roaring drunk to the
extent that two crashed their bikes on the way home! We ran low on water
(Pakistan is already suffering from a drought) so the bowser had to visit us half
way through the evening, together with the electrician - Derek was concerned
that the band plus the fairy lights would blow our system. You couldn't get near
the house for parked cars. A late night for us all but we all had a ball.
Thankfully we had some rain in the week so the humidity has reduced and
although remaining hot, about 100 degrees, life is more bearable.
The ladies spent an incredibly interesting day at SACH, an NGO working with
us on the issues surrounding human rights for women, joining in with their
student programme and learning about their work. Susie is now planning her
thesis around the subject. In the evening we ate out at an Italian restaurant -
almost but not quite like home - no chianti.
I went by official car to Mirpur, close to the Mangla damn to open the new
FedEx office, which I did with TV cameras, newspapers et al recording my
every move.
Love and blessings
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Red Lion
It is difficult to believe that Christmas is upon us once again and so here is the
usual report on our activities over the holiday period. We are open for drinks on
Christmas Day from 11.00 am to 3.00 pm and we hope to see as many villagers
as possible for a traditional greeting! We will be closed on the evening of
Christmas and Boxing Day, but have to remind you of the Golf Challenge on
Boxing Day, from 10.30 am at Pools Patch.
On New Years Eve we will be providing a complimentary hot and cold buffet
and a glass of bubbly at midnight. No fixed closing time, and this year I have
not been persuaded to do another 36 hours - although you never know!
Some of you may know we were awarded Runners-Up by Chiltern District
Council in this years Community Pub Competition and as a result were entered
in the Morning Advertiser’s national competition. In October we were ‘short-
listed’ in the London and Home Counties Regional Section, and Chris and I
were interviewed for over an hour by one of the judges. I hope we did not give
away too many village secrets! The results are to be published in December
2004, so watch this space.
The season is too young to report much on progress of the pub teams. The
annual petanque championship will take place in December as a Christmas
event and all are welcome to enter. Details will be given in the pub towards the
end of November.
John Ullman
Congratulations
To Chris & John Ullman
for 15 years as our hosts at the
Red Lion - Coleshill
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Parish Council
Congratulations to all Coleshill Villagers, we have won ‘The Morris Cup’ in the
Best Kept Village competition and if that was not enough we also won ‘The
Wilkinson Sword of Excellence’ which is awarded for the highest score in the
small town and village categories. The Chairman of the Parish Council David
Hall accepted these awards on behalf of the village at a presentation which took
place on Sept 25 th 2004 by the village pond. The presentation party included Sir
Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, Vice Lord Lieutenant, judges and members of Bucks
Association of Local Councils (BALC). The competition is sponsored by Calor
Gas and they presented the Village with a cheque for £500 along with the trophy
certificates and the spectacular sword. The presentation party were very
impressed with the number of villagers present and a good time was had by all.
Winning this competition has gained us automatic entry into the National
competition, which the judging for the south east division took place on October
21 st 2004. At the time of writing this piece I have not had notification whether
we have won, let us hope I do have the good news soon.
The Chairman and Parish Councillors are still in negotiations with Bucks
County Council concerning the proposed new speed limits that are to be
introduced in the village. It has been a long hard slog but the end is in sight and
these restrictions look likely to be put in place late spring to early summer in
2005.
The next meeting of the Parish Council is on Tuesday 23 rd November 2004 in
the small hall of the Village Hall, the meeting starts at 8.15pm and after the
minutes of the last meeting are read and signed the meeting closes for the
democratic 1⁄4 hour. That is the time that members of the public can ask
questions. When the democratic is finished the Parish Council meeting re-
opens. You stay until the end of the meeting or leave then.
When you are reading this piece I will have completed the New York Marathon
with Terry Power; both of us would like to give a big thank you to everyone
who sponsored us.
Susan Smith
Clerk to the Parish Council
Susan Smith and Terry Power successfully completed the New York Marathon
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Village of the Year
Coleshill Common
The conservation work parties continue through November and into December.
Anyone is welcome to come along and see what goes on, and join in if they
wish.
November
Saturday 20th
2.00 p.m
December
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Chris Wege
Tennis Club
The Race Night fund raising evening was a great success and all who attended
thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The 'Pig Race' held at the end of the evening
was particularly entertaining, as was the singing!
Our AGM was held at the beginning of the month, it was not well attended but
perhaps this could be a sign that members are happy with the way the Club is
run.
The Club is currently participating in the Farnham Common Winter League.
The match players are trying hard; both Teams, Coleshill I and Coleshill II, with
varied success. We do now have the results for the High Wycombe & District
Mixed Tennis League of last Summer; Coleshill I were placed 4th and Coleshill
II were placed 7th. Even though the matches are very competitive, all
participants seem equally eager to enjoy themselves.
Consideration is currently being given to the Club participating in the Bucks
Veterans League. More information on this will be given on the Notice board if
we manage to have sufficient numbers wishing to compete.
Happy tennis.
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Horticultural Society
This is a ‘dormant’ period for the society when we take stock of this year’s
events and plan for next year.
We have plenty to think about, thanks to the questionnaires which were
completed at the show and the ideas that have been suggested.
There seems to be quite a lot of interest in a Bring and Swap Plant Event for the
spring, as well as talks, demonstrations and outings.
The Committee will be meeting later this month to put next year’s programme
together – so more news and dates for your diaries in the next newsletter.
Heather Auton, Chairman
All Saints’ Christmas Cards
For the first time we have produced a lovely full colour card (shown above in
black & white) which features a stained glass window from the church,
photographed by John Jefford. These would be ideal Christmas cards, but as
they contain no greeting, could equally well be used as thank-you notes, or for
other occasions.
The cards measure 12cm square, and cost £4.50 for a pack of 10 (with
envelopes). If you would like some, please contact Patsy Wright-Warren or
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Coleshill W.I. Winners
Coleshill WI represented our local group of WI's in a Public Speaking
competition this autumn - and won. Joan Domin gave a one minute
introduction and Lindsey Haubner gave a one minute vote of thanks to an
amazing talk by President, Eileen Gershon, whereby she managed to keep the
audience rapt while she spoke of the birds she had seen on a recent trip to the
Galapagos Islands. The hard part was restricting her talk to just three minutes
but by describing how cock birds either fence with their beaks, puff up their
chests to impress the females flying overhead, virtually cuddle their ladies
with their wings or, as in the case of the Blue Footed Booby, dance the Booby
Two step, all within easy watching distance of their human audience, she
waltzed us to the winning place. The photographs show the team accepting
the very impressive trophy from the independent judge.
Savoury Pies
Sinn Proctor provides
‘Homemade Savoury Pies’ during
the autumn and winter months
from 10.00 am - 2.00pm every
Saturday at Ongar Hill Farm, off
Magpie Lane. Individual courses
also available.
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School Christmas Card & Calendar
These are all drawn by pupils
of the school and feature in
this years School Christmas
Card and Calendar. The cards
(shown here in B&W) are
full colour in packs of ten for
£4.00 per pack. The full
colour A4 size Calendar is
£4.00 and there is also a tea
towel for £3.00. All these
items are available from the
school. Please make cheques
payable to Coleshill CE
Infants School Parents &
Friends.
Apologies to any one whose
picture is not shown - it has
not
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possible
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the Newsletter due to space
and the limitations of black & white printing - they are all splendid and they
will be available to view in full colour on the School page of the Village web
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Joan Allan David & Jan Atkinson
Heather & Frank Auton Allen & Barbara Banks
Kate , Tony & Pauline Barber John & Rita Bennett
Nigel & Sue Bilderbeck Peter & Jennifer Brock
Peter & Petrina Clackett The Codling Family
Nancy Collier Penny, Ken & Edward Crossley
Jean & Leslie Croydon Marigold Curling
Pat , John & Fiona Dawson Barbara & Peter Dodds
Sylvia Dollemore Andrew & Joan Domin
The Eardley Family Tom & Sandra Ellison
Pat & Jack Emblow Peter & Eileen Gershon
The Gajadharsingh Family Robin Ferguson & Dorothy Gajadharsingh
Catherine & Howard Green David & Sharon Hall & Family
Denis Hall Jack & Lindsey Haubner
Derek & Heather Hollamby John & Lavinia Horsbrugh-Porter
Barbara , Bill & Guy Houlton Joyce How
John Jefford & Pantip Geoff & Ginny Jordan
Chris King Florence Krebsand Happy New Year
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Marjorie Long-Brown Val, Kim, Tara & William MacGreevy
Hilary, Owain & Ella McGuire George & Pat McNeil
Henry Maynard & Barbara Tempest Ron & Ruth Murphy
Rosalind Pearce Angela Perry & Peter Ellingham
Terry & Bernice Pethica & Family George & Barbara Plumridge
Alex & Derek Pond Jean & John Powell
Sinn & Tim Proctor and the ducks Micky Prothero
Kim, Joe, Tanya & Taylor Richardson Colin, Gillian, Clare & Fiona Sach
Mary & Nick Sadler John Savory
Rosie, Laura, Matthew & Antonia Searles Ewart Smith
Susan & David Smith The Spencer Family
Graham & Dumpy Swerling Jayne & John Swindin
Chris & Hazel Thomas Hazel & Graham Thorne
Richard & Rosemary Valentine Dick & Penny Ware
Chris & Mary Wege The Willoughby Family
The Wolfendale Family Phyllis Wright
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Christmas in the Kalahari
Out of the blue last Autumn, a friend asked me to help him oversee a game farm
in the Kalahari while the staff went home over Christmas.
‘Yes’, or possibly ‘At last!’
We had a few adventures on the way. One evening when staying on a game farm
near the Limpopo, elephants invaded the camp, crunching about in the darkness
that was exciting - like a very threatening game of hide and seek. Later one
returned and easily flipped over the Toyota to get at our provisions. Another
guest had bravely confronted it; they
scared each other away, but a moral
victory to him for giving away a
couple of tons to his opponent! The
Toyota was fine. All I’d say is don’t
enter elephant country with a
vegetarian!
We set off into the Kalahari Desert
and visited two Trans-Frontier
National Park reserves. Firstly, a
beautiful wild area the north called
Kaa where it had rained well so the
desert had bloomed. Then we visited
Mabuesehbe Park on the eastern border and the lions visited us! Every night as
you zip yourself into your tent you tremble a little with anticipation. You lie
there listening to the night sounds as you drift off to sleep but then one night
you are startled into instant alertness by the deep roar of a lion. You can’t
believe the two layers of ripstop nylon will be any defense against those terrible
claws and jaws. But, they are, virtually all tales of attacks from lions involve
people being seen by the lions. It seems that they are stimulated to attack by
sight not scent.
My companion had a plan for lions involving a sacrificial T-shirt, a Body Shop
bottle of paraffin and a cigarette lighter. I’d lie there in my tent mentally
rehearsing the routine. Soaking the T-shirt in paraffin seemed fine but speedily
coordinating unzipping the tent, lighting the shirt and hurling it at the advancing
lions without them grabbing me first or
me burning the tent down was like one
of those nightmares in which the end
never arrives. It’s an old trick but it
might just NOT work Nigel! Well, one
night they did indeed turn up, frayed
my nerves for an hour and rumbled off
into the night again.
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spiders with big fangs called
‘solifuges’ to keep me on my toes. I
felt too vulnerable to sleep with the
windows wide open; there were
leopards about though one book I
read on wildlife commented that in
Africa the leopard has never been a
man hunter. It concluded with a
fascinatingly chilling piece of advice:
‘Never, under any circumstances test
a leopard!’
Every evening a procession of beasts
would stroll up to drink at the
waterhole. The wildebeest would come cantering along with their see-saw
stride and their steel grey bodies and black topknots making them look like sort
of ragged train and then skittle the other animals out of the way. In the morning
I would get up well before sunrise and watch them slowly evaporate into the
bush with the coming light. Some of the best sights were the birds, in
particular, a Martial Eagle lift off and cruise down the pan like a small light
aircraft, and watching the Lanner Falcons and the Doves jousting for survival.
Rains had been poor, the larger herbivores were suffering but dark rain clouds
would appear across the northern and western horizons daily and seem to just
peer at us malevolently like a huge line of meteorological apaches then
troublingly retreat as if deterred by a cruel influence.
The farm is overseen by a splendid man, Ian McFarlane, at 77 still quick and
vital and generous spirited. However he is someone who has made his living
out of arranging for others to spend a lot of money to kill beautiful animals for
pleasure. As I read somewhere, there is a strange fascination for wealthy men
in killing big beautiful animals. I could not kill for pleasure though I think
there are good reasons; self defence, food and pest control. One interesting
contrast between our two native lands is reflected in the activities of the
‘citizen hunter’, considered a scourge in Africa. I suppose our equivalent is the
rough shoot or the poacher? In Britain we eat meat that has been raised
unnaturally but for pleasure we shoot a small range of ‘game’ species whilst
ignoring species some introduced
and edible, that have reached
pestilential levels. The key word is –
‘hunting’, the adventure of the
chase, using the skills and
endurance that we have evolved. So,
Ian encompasses in his life so many
impressive aspects of living by
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a
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curiosity,
observation, bravery, endurance,
learning resourceful practical skills
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lovely mystery but the traditional key
to understanding by outsiders – the San
Bushmen - are now sadly all but gone.
They are the main influence missing
from the Kalahari environment and I
felt the loss of not having someone of
that nature to ‘show me around’, as I
might show someone around the
Chilterns Through the idea of the San,
the Kalahari carries an idea of it being a
home, as though it were a discrete
environment in which people could live well through familiarity.
The Kalahari Desert lies in a basin of impermeable rock that was once an
ancient sea. The sand within fills with water during the summer rains and
returns the water slowly throughout the rest of the year to its inhabitants. It
doesn’t present the conventional idea of a desert, it is neatly vegetated by small
evenly spaced trees giving it an appearance of a huge park frayed by the
multitudinous chaos of life. It is formed of lovely caramel coloured gently
undulating sand ridges. It seems a gentle variation on quite a simple theme.
Close up the chaos of nature is noticed in the tracks and signs of wildlife
scribbled in the sand and the litter of natural materials which seem to decaying
so very slowly here in the desiccating atmosphere. The sense of wildness is a
combination of this chaos enhanced by the anonymity of its vast scale.
I wonder what will become of the Kalahari without the San, apart from the loss
of precious knowledge that sustained our evolution? Surely, there will be
environmental changes as they must have had an influence with all their
generations of hunter gathering, and fire making. We think that the influence of
humanity on wild environments alters it in a negative way but in the case of
these people they were part of the balance So
it was that the Kalahari with its clandestine life
and the parallel universe of the wilderness
stimulates curiosity in the many natural
mysteries that you encounter. But, no-one
seems left who knows to show me around.
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Grenada Hurricane - thanks
The Christmas Spirit arrived early in Coleshill this year, when, at the end of
September, our request for assistance for the hurricane damaged island of
Grenada in the Caribbean, was met by a most generous response. Our house and
front drive overflowed with black bags of clothing, bedding, batteries and food,
donated by the ever caring people of Coleshill - and by the many people from
beyond the village. The kind concern expressed by you all was very moving.
The islanders to whom we sent assistance are, in our experience, cheerful,
morally aware and proud people, but have so very little in material terms. We
know that every single item donated will have been much appreciated. The
islanders are still busy rebuilding their homes and their lives, and on their
behalf, we thank you all.
Peter & Barbara Dodds
Village Hall
The Village Hall has its usual busy time before Christmas with Charity Suppers
and the School Christmas Bazaar.
The regular hirers, including the various fitness groups that use the Hall, have
their ‘in house’ parties before they finish for the Christmas holiday.
Our new rates have been set for the New Year; the Resident Rate for the Large
Hall being £10.45 an hour. This is a very big discount for the personal use of
residents who live in the Parish of Coleshill.
We have a booking for October 2007 so please book early for your special date!
Ann Lawrence
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Neighbourhood Watch
How lovely to be able to report a quiet period since July, when we had our
last two burglaries. They haven't gone away completely, though. One
previous victim was again woken by a security light coming on and saw a
torch being shone into the house. In that instance, the police were called
and they not only sealed off the village but, as it was early in the
morning, also stopped two cars travelling on the A355 as well. No-one was
caught.
Operation Ganymede has now finished, so you are less likely to be stopped in
the village at night. The operation took place over eight weeks from August, as
that is a known time for an increase in crime. Many officers from different
divisions were involved, including road traffic officers operating Automatic
Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) equipment, dog handlers, the mounted
section, support groups, drug enforcement and CID. This was a chance for
'real policing' with every offender arrested being immediately passed to CID
so that officers could get straight back on to the street. Known offenders
and vehicles linked to crime and hot spot areas were targeted by police
officers. Search warrants were issued daily to enable searches of property
of known offenders. The results of this operation were 412 arrests, 104 of
these being charged and a further 42 going to court, 95 are still on bail
and over £20,000 of drugs and property were recovered.
So now Christmas is upon us again. Our house lights will be on, showing the
outside world what we have within. Keeping curtains closed will keep our
homes warmer and prevent outsiders seeing in. If buying Christmas presents,
we are reminded by the police to take note of all serial numbers and if
receiving new items for ourselves, use the UV pens which were given out at
the police meetings to mark our goods. The Haubners have plenty more if you
missed out on a pen.
Keep up the good work and have a happy, safe and secure Christmas.
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Coleshill Infants School
The school continues to thrive and we were oversubscribed this term, with some
parents having to appeal for places, so that is always good news for us. The
governors continue to work hard for the school. I would especially like to thank
Lindsey Haubner, who is stepping down this term. She supports the school so
well and always gives us a mention in the 'Village Voice' if we have any events
to advertise.
This term, the whole school has been taking part in the National Gallery's 'Take
One Picture' project, which is based around a different picture every year. This
year, the picture is Degas' Beach Scene. All the staff attended the National
Gallery for a training day in September and since then, the children have
produced some excellent work, with stunning displays inspired by the ‘Beach
Scene’. They compared present day beach holidays with Victorian holidays,
designed and made Victorian hats and bonnets, (with the help of Miss
Dollemore) and painted their own versions of the Beach Scene.
Our harvest festival took place in October and was well attended by parents and
visitors. The children sang a mixture of traditional and modern hymns,
including 'All Things Bright and Beautiful' and the very boisterous 'The Most
Magnificent Pizza'. The produce was sold and the proceeds of £125 were sent to
'Children With Leukaemia'.
The school is taking part in a government initiative for 'healthy living'. We had a
healthy eating week and several visitors came to school to talk to the children
about healthy food. The school nurse spoke about healthy lunch boxes, a
representative from the Marie Curie charity spoke to the children about healthy
eating. Mrs. Valentine, our Foundation governor, brought a wonderful collection
of fruits and vegetables from her garden to show the children what can be
grown at home. The project is ongoing, so if anyone has any expertise in
healthy living, including exercise and would like to share this with the children,
please let me know. We always welcome visitors at school.
Our Christmas play this year is ‘A Present for the Baby’. We always appreciate
an audience for our dress rehearsal, so if you are able to come you will be
warmly welcomed on Monday, December 13 th at 11.00 a.m.
A very happy Christmas from everyone at the school.
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Cricket Club
Coleshill Cricket Club can look back on 2004 season with mixed feelings, the
1st team finished in the top half of their league division whilst the 2nd XI
will face the prospect of 2nd division cricket in 2005 after an
extremely disappointing season.
A big thank you to the Club Captain Barney Stay for his efforts
throughout the year, the job of captain extends a long way beyond the
boundary and takes up most of the week. Similarly massive thanks to
Chris Bruin for his contribution for both the Saturday 2nd XI and Sunday
XI.
John Ullman's colts training sessions have continued to be a success
and some of the older lads are starting to challenge for starting places
in the Club sides which is encouraging.
The August BBQ and firework event was an excellent and hopefully all
those who attended enjoyed themselves, Jimmy Ullman is already planning
his fireworks for next year!
By the end of the month Sujit will on his way back to Sri Lanka with
hopefully many happy memories of Coleshill and the whole club hopes to
see him again in 2005 (a nice guy and great cricketer).
So the cold and dark evenings will soon be drawing in and the cricket
club will soon be closing for the winter, but there is plenty of work to
be done on the pitch, nets, outfield and fence (we are in danger of
becoming rabbit central). Before you know it though April 2005 will be
here and the panic of teams, teas and balls will start again for the
lucky few!
Graham Flack
Chiltern Welsh Society
The Chiltern Welsh Society has just celebrated its 5 th Anniversary. During this
time membership has reached eighty people who are either Welsh, have Welsh
parents, have close Welsh connections or have an interest in Wales and Welsh
matters. The 2005 Programme includes walking in North and South Wales,
Summer Luncheon, St David’s Day Dinner, Golf Day, ‘Gymanfa Ganu’, and
theatre visit.
If you are interested in learning more about the Society and would like to join
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Coleshill W.I.
I am writing this listening to fireworks going off outside, reminding me that one
of the letters that went from the W.I. to Cheryl Gillam, our Member of
Parliament was on this very subject and played a small part in achieving the
new firework legislation.
November is the month of our A.G.M. and this year three committee members
are standing down causing a fair bit of arm-twisting to find replacements! Every
organisation seems to have the same problem where people are either of an age
when they deserve to enjoy retirement from such jobs, or they are too busy to fit
anything extra into their schedule, or ill health prevents them from helping.
However one of the joys of W.I. is that where there’s a will there’s a way. So we
may have to adapt and do things slightly differently but Coleshill W.I. will
march firmly on and we may even recruit some new members from other local
W.I.’s that have had to close down.
Recently we’ve had a lot of fun. A trip to Wycombe Swan to watch ‘The Shell
Seekers’ was much enjoyed and several members are off on a trip to Guildford
soon, combining a bit of shopping with another theatre visit. At our last meeting
the speaker acted out a variety of monologues and gave us all a good laugh,
proving once again that most W.I. speakers are both professional and
entertaining whether talking on educational subjects or simply providing
enjoyment. The speaker at the Bucks Federation Council Meeting was excellent.
The slightly unusual subject of Music for the Deaf had us wondering what to
expect, especially as the speaker was profoundly deaf himself, but we should
have had every confidence as he was a truly delightful, funny, and inspirational
gentleman. Living proof of what can be achieved with determination and a
sense of humour, not to mention thinking laterally!
On Wednesday 1 st December at 11a.m. we are having a Sherry and Mince pie
morning at ‘Old Rafters’ to help the Christmas spirit along and to boost our
funds. Besides we thought it would be fun to have a purely social occasion and
do what we do best, chatter and promote friendship! If anyone from the village
would like to come and join in they will be made most welcome.
May I remind everyone that our meetings on the second Thursday of each
month will start earlier at 2:00p.m. throughout the winter months.
Eileen Gershon
You can find out more about Coleshill WI by going direct to our web page
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Diary Dates
Tuesday 23rd November
Saturday 27th November
Wednesday 1 st December
Tuesday 14th December
Wednesday 15th December
Parish Council Meeting
School Christmas Bazaar
WI Sherry & Mince pie Morning
Coleshill School Christmas Concert
Coleshill School Christmas Concert
(Dress Rehearsal Monday 13th - guests welcome)
Sunday 19th December
All Saints’ Tea Party
Tuesday 21st December
School Christmas Service
Tuesday 8th February 2005
Church Flower Fund Coffee Morning
Saturday 30th April - Mon. 2nd May Flower Festival at All Saints’
Friday 4th February 2005
Auction of Promises and Dinner
Saturday 26th February 2005
School Parents & Friends Quiz Night
Wednesday 23rd March 2005
School End of Term Service
Saturday 14th May 2005
School May Fayre
Tuesday 24th May 2005
School Parents Evening
Best Kept Village - thanks
A big thank you to all villagers who helped to clear up Coleshill in preparation
for the successful judging. A special thank you to some of the younger
members of the village who helped with the litter blitz including:-
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Contact Numbers
Reverend Tim Harper - Rector
Dorothy Potter - Parish Secretary
Dumpy Swerling - All Saints' Pro-Warden
Patsy Wright-Warren - All Saints' Pro-Warden
John Brumwell - Parish Treasurer
Chris Wege - Hon Secretary All Saints'
Catherine Green - Church Flowers
Ruth Murphy - Organist & Choirmaster All Saints'
Frank & Heather Auton - Newsletter
Susan Smith - Clerk Parish Council
Ann Lawrence - Village Hall Bookings
Marianne Holt - Magpie Club & Parish Youth Worker
Jenny Earp - Head teacher Village School
Jack & Lindsey Haubner - Neighbourhood Watch
Eileen Gershon - President Coleshill W.I.
Amanda McCallum - Iain Rennie Hospice at Home
David Smith - Coleshill Horticultural Society
Angela Perry - Secretary Coleshill Tennis Club
Terry Power - Secretary Coleshill Cricket Club
John Holland - Coleshill Short Mat Bowls
John & Chris Ullman - The Red Lion
Chris Wege - Common Management Committee
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David Hall Chairman of Parish Council 725231
Richard Valentine Vice-Chairman of Council 725794
Jan Atkinson Member of Parish Council 434830
Frank Auton Member of Parish Council 431036
Tony Barber Member of Parish Council 722143
John Jefford Member of Parish Council 433230
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Services in the Parish
St Mary’s 8.00 am Holy Communion
All Saints’
(except 2 nd Sunday) 9.00 am Holy Communion
All Saints’ (2 nd Sunday) 10.00 am Holy Communion
St Mary’s 10.15 am Holy Communion
St Mary’s 11.45 am Matins
All Saints’
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(1 Sunday of every month) Evensong
St Mary’s
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(except 1 Sunday of month) Evensong
Christingle Sunday 12 th December
5 pm
All Saints’ Christmas Services
Carol Service 4 pm Sunday 19 th December
Followed by tea in the Village Hall
Christmas Day Communion 9 am Saturday 25 th December
Boxing Day Said Communion 9 am Sunday 26 th December
Mothering Sunday Sunday 6 th March 2005
10 am
