ALL SAIltfTS COLBSHILL VILLAGE NEWSLETTER
Issue No. 5 July 1966
All Saints Parsonage
My dear Friends,
Despite some adverse criticism and hostility the evangelistic
crusade of Billy Graham continues to draw crowds seeking a more satisfying
way of life. The team of counsellors helping the campaign have
referred persons seeking further guidance to their Parish Priests and
some such enquiries have been made to me.
There is no short expeditious road. Christian life involves
everyone at all levels. G-od speaks to His people today as He did to
His prophets of old, whether they hear Him or not. The Epistle for
Trinity begins with the words "Marvel not, ay brethren if the world
hate you. ",We have passed fron death to life because we love the
brethren". That G-od is using Billy G-rahaa to rekindle spiritual
desires is something we must be thankful for.
In a short guide to the duties of church membership, the Archbishops
of Canterbury and York have laid down that "all baptised and
confirmed members of the church must play their full part in its life
and witness. That you may fulfil this duty, we call upon you:-
To follow the example of Christ in home and daily life and to bear
witness to Him
"To be regular in private prayer day by day
To read the Bible carefully
To come to Church every Sunday
To receive the Holy Communion faithfully and regularly
To give personal service to Church neighbours and community
To give money for the work of the parish and diocese and for the
work of the Church at home and overseas".
Belief and practice must be complementary to each other and I
comaend this G-uide to all in the Parish. ,w,T T. LT .TH.
KB¥ ARRIVAL
On June 2nd, Alison Jane, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Colin Thompson
BAPTISMS
April 29 Victoria Carol Edwards
June 12 Richard Malcolm Young
BURIAL
June 4 Following cremation. George Thomas Page, son of the late
Albert George and Alice Mary Page. R.I.P.
LCggR RCTA
July 3 Mrs Powell Price July 24 Mrs McLatchie
10 Mrs Chenevix 1'rench JL Miss Atzeina
17 Mrs Weedon
T3HICSPN OFFERIM^
The Whitsun offering amount 3d to £29. 9. 2d.
BEST j^FT_^LL^g-E CPJ.IPETITION
Again , Coleshill has been entered for this competition organised
by the County of Buckinghamshire Association of Pariah Councils.
The preliminary and final judging is to take place between 1st
and 31st July, v/hen the judges will look to such points as the
absence of litter and refuse dumps, clean pond, trim hedges and
verges, tidy gardens, walls and fences, well-kept green, common
and playing fields.
The earnest desire of the village is to retain the silver cup
and ornamental sign gained last year, and residents are asked to do
all they can to make the village worthy of the honour once again.
The Clerk to the Parish Council, Mr. S. 'Ware, will be happy to allot
suitable tasks to volunteers whD are prepared to do some work outside
their own homes.
AgrS_AND MUSIC
It affords great pleasure fco record that Coleshill was well
and creditably represented at recent Arts and Music Festivals.
There was a large entry - vocal, instrumental, speech-making
etc. - for the Chalfont St. Peter Arts Festival. Mr. Sidney Harrison
acted as adjudicator and the festival Baton for the best choir
was won by the Harewood Singers , of whom Mrs . Dryden is a member .
Wendy Weller won the class for orchestral woodwind and brass instruments
(under 15) and gained an Honours Certificate and Festival Cup
for the highest marks in classes for orchestral instruments. Lorna
Pusey, with the flute , won the class for solo woodwind and brass
instruments (15 and over) and was awarded a Certificate of Distinction.
The Harewood Singers, Wendy and Lorna (both with the flute)
all took part in the Prizewinners ' afternoon and evening concerts.
A number of children from joleshill (those attending Dr. Challoner1
s G-raaiaar and High Schools and Raans County Secondary School)
also took part in the Amersham Senior Schools Music Festival at Dr.
Challoner1 s G-raminar School on Lay 20th. Conductor was John Broadbent.
CC .JG-RATULATIONS
Congratulations are extended to Philippa Rann upon being appointed
Head G-irl at Dr. Challoner1 s High School and to Heather Weedon upon
SCHOOL OU•T•I•N'G, -- ,B,y ,P,a,ul.i ne ,A n.,t os•i ew•icz
On the 8th June Coleshill School went for a trip to London Airport.
There were thirty seven children and two adults and we travelled
in a Jeffways coach. Ytfe started out at 8.30a.m. and arrived at
Queen's Observation Building at 9.15a.n. We left the coach and the
roof gardens were not open to the public but they let us go in. Some
children bought icecreams and some went to the playground and some
just watched the aeroplanes. Then we had a guide to conduct us on a
tour round the perimeter which was 13 miles. Then we got in the coach
and drove to Runnymede and we sat on the bank and had our dinner and
some of us fed bread to the fishes. The boat was a bit late and it
was a Salters steamer and it was called "Haapton Court". We climbed
on and as we were sailing to Windsor we went through two locks -"Old
'Windsor" and "Rooney". Soue of the boys saw a kingfisher and I saw
a water rat. We arrived at Windsor at half past one and walked along
the edge of the river. Then some of us went to the playground and
some stayed on the island where we met at twenty minutes to three and
then we went home. It had been a perfect day's outing.
MA&ILA HOSPITAL
It was unfortunate that many people had to miss the delightful
talk given by Sister Edith Frances C.S.P. on May 20th when she spoke
about her work at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Magila. The coloured
slides gave an idea of the wonderful scenery in Tanzania and also of
the charming motherless babies cared for by the hospital, where they
are kept until the family can take charge or until they can be adopted.
In reply to questions, Sister Edith talked about the present
relationship between the Tanzanian government and the Europeans in
the country. She emphasised that the present rulers are very aware
that they owe their education primarily to the Mission schools working
in Africa when no other form of education was available.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Sincere thanks are extended to Mr. D.Stevanovic ("Meta") for his
most skilful and generous alterations to the Frontal chest in the
Church.
The British Empire Campaign for Cancer Research gratefully acknowledge
the receipt of £17, the result of a recent collection in the
village. For this much credit goes to Mrs. Spackman for her laborious
house-to-house calls and to Mr. Spackman for providing transport.
Fine weather attendei the party given by the Women's Institute
to some forty old people from the G-ifford Mission, Islington, on
June 15th. Apart from lu.ich, the tea, the hat display and sale and
community singing, perhaps the highlight was the dumb charade enacted
in costume by Mrs. Slizabath Hsrvey's mummers.
Readers are asked to amass treasures with which they can part
for the Jumble Sale in ail of funds for the Village Hall on Oct_7th.
July 4 Dr. Challoner's G-raonar School - Sports Day
5 Dr Challoner' s Higa School - Sports Day
5 Mobile library van - Coleshill
6 Prizegiving at Colishill School by Miss Williaas
12 Sisterhood meeting^ Speaker - Mrs. W.H.Richardson
14 W.I. A policewoman will talk about the work of the Women's
Police Force
16 C H U R C H F E T E
19 Mobile library van - Colashill
21 Mothers' Union. Garden party at Mrs Collier1 s/vVinohaore Hill
Bring and buy stall
26 Sisterhood - Open neeting before closing down for August
Sept 10 Coleshill Horticultural Society - 21st Anniversary Show
Oct 1 Dance )
2 Mixed cricket inabch )_ . , „ . „ , „ j, „.-,-, ^ -,-,
5 Whist Drive )In aid of funds for the VlllaSe lla11
7 Jumble sale j
EDITORIAL
The Editor thanks readers who have sent copy for this number
of the Newsletter and asks for more as soon as possible and in any
case not later than July 20th.
He extends a cordial welcome to his youngest contributor, Miss
Antosiewiez, the current fliss Coleshill, who was a prizewinner in
the Amersham Society's Essay Competition, and is particularly pleased
to learn that a former Miss Col6shill5 Philippa Rann,.is taking a
logical step in her career by being made Head G-irl at Dr. Challoner's
High School - no small distinction in a school of over 600 girls.
COLESHILL COMMON
The social history of England is full of fights to enclose or
preserve common land. In 1235 and 1285, the Statutes of Westminster
gave power to Lords of Manors to enclose unredeemed waste lands not
needed by tenants. The enclosures caused grievances and in 1518
Chancellor Tvolsey ordered the destruction of all hedges and ditches
made since 1488. In 1549 there was a revolt under Ket due to
grievances over enclosures and later offenders were dealt with by
the Star Chamber. Nevertheless the practice continued whereby a
man would put a fence round a piece of neglected land, claim it for
his own and hope for the best.
In 1801 the G-eneral Enclosures Act was passed simplifying procedure
and the Amershan Enclosure Act was passed in 1815. This
gave the boundaries of arable fields, meadow land> common and other
waste land. Roads and footpaths had to be declared. Much land
cane under the hoarier but Col&shill common was preserved. The Rector
of Amersham, the Revd. John Drake was declared Lord of the Manor
of Coleshill or Quid Stock and there is reference to the overseers
of Coleshill Coonon, of whom no records can be traced.
There are people living today who can remember when they exercised
grazing rights on the common. This kept the vegetation under •
control but when grazing ceased the common became overgrown and it
was nobody's business to keep it in order. In 1950 the Amersham
Rural District Council, acting in pursuance of the Commons Act 1899
drew up a scheme for the regulation of the common. This provided
that the Council should maintain the common free from all encroachment
and should not permit any partial or other enclosures of any
part thereof and that the inhabitants of the district should have
free access to every part of the common, subject to a number of
safeguards which were specified.
The main parts of the scheme were adopted and the use of the
common is now governed by a set of byelaws which were officially
approved on 1st May 1953 end a set of supplementary byelaws approved
24th July 1964..
Interalia these rules prescribe that without authority no
person shall take any plant or other substance from the common, nor
drive any vehicle upon it, nor camp nor light fires thereon. 3ach
year the Rural District Council makes a grant to the Parish Council
for the maintenance of the common but it is in the interests of
residents to keep it tidy.
A C H U R C H F E T E
SATURDAY 16th JlfciY at LUCKINGS, FARM
(by kind invitation of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. G-rindley)
TO BE O'EMED BY LADY ENID BURMA!
2.30p.n. Admission I/- Children 6d.
The Comraittee wish to extend thanks in advance to those who have
promised to assist, ihe provisional list being as under:
STALLS
HOUSEHOLD Mrs Long Brown insisted by Miss Harris 5Miss Roberts and
Mrs. Woolacott
NEEDLEWORK Mrs. Aldridge md Miss Ti'illians assisted by Mrs Baker
and Mrs Powell .'rice
CAKES & PRODUCE Miss Boston and Mrs Collier
CHILDREN'S Mrs Nicholls} Irs S tubbings and Mrs \7eller
J3W3LLSRY Miss Carol Thome ICE CREAM Mrs Ruperti
COMPETITIONS
CHILDREN'S SPORTS ) - , , , , . , . , . „ „ ,
SLOW BICYCLE RACE ) Mr R- ^^ and Mr C- Saunders
DECORATED PRAM BINGD MYSTERY Mrs Rann
DARTS Mr R.G.Barrett COCONUT SHIES Mr N. Nicholls
ROLL-A-PENNY Miss Lorna Pzsey PITCHING A TRUSS Mr S. Gaunt
DISPLAY JUDO Mr John Taylor and helpers
TOMBOLA AND HaggLES
TOMBOLA Mr and Mrs Gow,Mr and Mrs Kunzer,Mr and Mrs Clifton and
Mr and Mrs Eyres
GRAND RAFFLE Mrs John Harris son CAKE RAFFLE Mrs. Higgs
DOLL RIFFLE Mrs Jamieson
BOWLING FOR A KEG OF CIDEl Mr D. Ruperti and Mr R. S tubbings
CHILDREN'S CORNER Mrs Hoolton PALMISTRY Madane Zenobia
DISPLAY OF CHURCH KNEELER5, conplete and in the making
TEAS by the good offices of the Mothers' Union
GATE Mr J. Ware
FJggll?- ..AlffiJ^EMgNTS
Cars will be parked under the direction of a volunteer to be secured.
There will be a lucky Par.dng ticket
APPEAL
Stall holders will appreciate gifts in kind for their stalls, the
Mothers' Union will appreciate cakes and delicacies, the Treasurer,
Mr Creber will appreciate donations and the Committee will appreALL
SAINTS, COLESHILL
1st Sunday in the nonth: S.OOr.n. Holy Conriunion
11.00r.rio Matins
3.00p.n. Sunday School
6.00p.n. Evensong & Sernon
2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th 9.30&.B. Parish Connunion
Sundays: 3»00p.n. Sunday School
6.00p.n. Evensong & Sernon
with (on 2nd. Sunday) 12. OOno on Holy Connunion
ST. ANDREWS, TOCHHORE HILL
1st. Sunday in the nonth: 9«30a.n. Sunday School
2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th Sundays :10.45a.n. Sunday School
PRIEST-IN-CHARGE:• Revd. ¥.L.Holder, The Parsonage, Coleshill.
(Tel. Anershan ?22)
PRO-CHURCHV/iJlDEN: C. Saunders, Chapel Cottage, Coleshill.
mO-CHURCIWRDEN & HON. SECRETARY: N.N.Nicholls, Orchard House,
Coleshill. (Tel. Amershan 1834)
HON. TREASURER: G-. Creber, Applecroft, Meadowcot Lane,
Coleshill. (Tel. Amershan 3350)
Published by All Sair.ts Local Church Connittee, Coleshill.
