jj^ J3AIMTS'_.COLEJ3HILL VILLAGE MEBSLETTER No., jg
May 1969
I'a writing this just after getting back from the Catechetical conference
at Walsingham. I came back through Norwich and called on Mr & Mrs
Holder at Hellesdon and I'n glad to say the health of both of then is very
much improved and has every prospect of going on improving. They gave me
a very warm welcome and we chatted about their present parish and about Coleshill,
and it was very plain to ne that they missed our two villages and
their people very much. They asked to be remembered to you all and send
their love, and as soon as Mr Holder has fully recovered his ability to
drive they hope to come back and see us again. Meanwhile don't be cross if
you don't immediately get a reply to your letters to him, as he still finds
it very difficult to write.
ALL SAINTS^ Cji/JjCEL & CHURCH NOTICEBOARD
There is a widespread desire among the church committee to re-order
and re-pave the choir and sanctuary of the church as a lasting memorialto
Mr Cyril Saunders, our churchwarden who died last summer. What seems like
delay over this is largely caution, as we do want to make sure that what we
do is not only in keeping with the church we've inherited and in accordance
with present-day liturgical thought but also takes future liturgical developments
in the church at large into account. We don't want future genera-
• tions to come to curse us for being fuddiduddies or for being slaves to
what turn out to be merely fads of the moment.
We shall have to do something too about the church noticeboard, but
I'm concerned that what we put up should have its information, like times
of services, capable of being altered without resorting to repainting. And
the new noticeboard(s) musn't spoil the character of the churchyard.
ClffllSTI&N-AID WEEK
We English Christians, if we call ourselves Christians at all, ought
to be acutely concerned that two-thirds of the world1s people don't get
enough to eat. We are concerned simply because we know our Lord is concerned.
Most parishes concentrate on this especially in Christian-Aid Week
(11-17 May this year) and it's encouraging to know that almost every large
Christian denomination works through Christian Aid. I don't think we've
done this in Coleshill before, and I'm gratified that it was a lay person
who suggested that we might begin this year. Please help by taking part in
some of the activities mentioned elsewhere in this newsletter. 'Lord, when
did we see thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink?'.
tI!JiLJ^_g±LJ^:spIVT5 Tm cos^isoa1
You nay Lave been fortunate enough recently to have heard a programme
under this title on the Hoae Service at 8p.m. on Sunday night. It
was an interview with a woman who knew she had only a matter of weeks to
live. It wasn't a bit morbid, bub on the contrary, tremendously heartening.
I possess a typed transcript of this broadcast and should be delighted
to lend it to anyone who woull like to read it. J S N
AUTOJATIC TELEPHONE
At the time of going to press the date given by the GPO for the introduction
of automatic dialling at Amersham telephone exchange is 19 June
THS FUTUR3 03? GOLBSHILL HOUSE
It's good to hear that Harrow Borough Council have decided definitely
not to sell Coleshill/ana instead they intend to keep it for the residents
of their borough'as an old people's home with a full complement of
1+6 at the present time. This means that the number of residents has been
built up again by ten, and there's an end to the extraordinary rumours
that have circulated in the village, e.g. that it was going to become a
trather doubtful country club.
M3. JL^H BUSH
Mrs Edith Marie Bush of Coleshill House died at the ripe old age of
82 on G-ood Friday and her cremation took place at Amersham on xhe following
Friday, 11 April. She had been rather pocrly for some time. May she
rest in peace.
THS £I^CJ^jCJ^OCK
It is hoped, albhough we can maka no promises, to have the church clock
back in working order and renovated by T/hitsun. It has obviously been
very much missed; and this brings up an important point. If the church
organ goes wrong we can really expect no-one but church people to pay for
it. But the church clock is used and appreciated by the whole village.
So please, villagers, whether you have much religion or none, help us to
meet the cost of the general clock restoration, Contributions so far
have fallen a great deal short of the sum originally estimated, which haf
itself gone up as more and more deterioration was discovered as the clock
was taken away.
R.I .P.
The burial took place on Tuesday 22 April at Coleshill of Mrs Ivy Elizabeth
Voller, fornBjr ly Mrs Fry aad one of the Palmer family. She died at
Teddington on 26 March at the ago of 52. As is well known, the circumstances
of her death were particularly tragic and this makes us especially
anxious to remember her and Mr Voller in our prayers. We offer him and
her other relations our sympathy. May G-od grant her eternal rest.
¥ELgOME_TO__GLORY FARM
We welcome Mr & Mrs Benhett and tlieTF son, Fiers, who, in the midst of
many building operations,have moved into Glory Farm. We wish them a very
-iong and happy stay with us.
COMB TO LUNCH'.
We are used to coffee mornings, but this time you are invited to lunch,
although it will be a lunch mainly of bread and soup. It's a practical way
of identifying ourselves with the millions of human beings for whom a bowl
of soup is the only meal of their day. We give the money which we would normally
have spent on our lunch, or more, to Christian Aid.
The Mi'sses Boston, have very kindly offered their house, Trailer's Cak, as
the soup kitchen, and Christians of different denominations in Coleshill and
Winchmore Hill will be helping in the effort. Please come with your friends
and children on Friday May l6th at any time between 12 and 2. Of course you
can always feed the children afterwards, or make it into a picnic for them.
Surely the fact that our children never go short of food should make us want
to help the anguished mothers whose children cry for food and cannot be fed.
Do come, if only for five minutes, or send the price of a meal to Waller's
°ak* MR_& jffiSJBn)DEBLY
Mr and Mrs L.A.W.Hedderly of 3 Church Cottages, are moving this month
after many years in Coleshill. They have bought a house at Wooburn where we
hope they will be very happy.
Tj^jSTJTOY .GROUP
This has grown out of the successful discussion groups we held in Coleshill
during Lent. We're studying the excellent commentary on St. Mark's
gospel by D.E.Ninehaa (Penguin 7/6): if you can't get a copy, one may be
had from the Parsonage. We held our first meeting on Thursday 24 April and
the dates and times of future meetings will be announced in church.
R5MOVINC- TO, PRESTWOOD
A loyal church family from the Midlands are moving from ViTinchmore Hill
to Prestwood at the beginning of this month. They are Mr & Mrs D.R.Glover
and their children and Mrs Gladys Archer of 2 Fagnall Farm Cottages. We
wish them every happiness and God's blessing in their (literally) new home.
DO YOU KNOW THAT USED jTAjgSjIAN HELP CANCER RESEARCH?
The British Empire Campaign for Cancer Research has already raised
many thousands of pounds from the sale of used postage stamps, but the demand
is still unlimited. Will you help by saving the stamps on all your
letters, British or foreign? Stamps should be left with a small margin of
paper and may be placed in a box in the church, or handed in at the Parsonage
or The Old Parsonage • M, . _v.i.f,i_ll.iams.
• TIIS jgCTCil 5-OL.S Ift Jlg^S
Or. 17 April the Rector went to Rome. This comes as no surprise!, it
has long beeu thought a likely development. But, to be more serious, he" 3
gone to look after the English c.iurch in Rome for a month. Rather enviously
we wish him a happy stay t.iere, and hope that he will come back to
parish work duly refreshed.
AMERSHAM G-ROUP OF W.I's SPRIIiG- MS5TING- AT COLESHILL
At the spring meeting of th3 Amersham G-roup held at Coleshill on 27
larch, Mrs Hills was presented with a garden token on retiring from the
position of Group Convenor which she has held with such distinction for
the past 10 years.
The local President, Mrs Harrisson, then welcomed their new G-roup
Convenor, Mrs Bootbman, and wished her every success, and then introduced
Mr Victor Olof.
Mr Olof said that he had made his debut in Vienna in 1922 and grom
1926 to 1939 he had managed the Victor Olof sextet for the B.B.C.. Then
he had turned to orchestras and founded the National Symphony Orchestra
_ (which he occasionally conducted) from 1944/46 and- the Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra for Sir Thomas Beecham in 1946. Since then he had been artist, c
ic manager to H.M.V..
To the intense enjoyment of many menbers of the audience, Victor
Olof held that Sir Henry Wood, the father of Queen's Hall, was in a class
by himself. He had everything. In those days, music was everything and
nobody knew what money had been sunk and lost in orchestras. In his experience
he set Yehudi Menuhin as an instrumentalist on a plane reserved.
for geniuses, and as for the Beatles, they were the best earners of money,.,
The Handicraft Trophy was presented to Chenies Institute by Mrs Howard,
the County representative, with Amorsham Common and Little Chalfont
tying for second place, and she also judged the Quis in which the four
members to represent the G-roup in the forthcoming Country Quiz took part,
including our Miss Boston.
An exhibition of kneelers raade by the G-roup was very much admired,
C.E.Ovington,
A^M^OUT
If you would like to take ^art in the National Pilgrimage to the
Churoh-of-England shrine at Walsingham on T7hit Monday, 26 May, please let
the priest-in-charge know. It's a really heartening experience,
FQRJJAKI
By order of the Parish Council, two wrought-iron gates at a reasonable
price. Please enquire of the Chairman, Mr R.Stubbings,tel.Am.19339
SUCCESS IN MUSIC EXAMINATIONS
The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music - March 1969
Wendy Weller G-rade VI flute, with merit
Michael G-riffiths - G-rade V theory of music.
ORGANIST
Wanted, an organ student or the like to assist occasionally at Evensong;
lessons given in exchange if necessary. E.J.Yfard, Ainersham 2901.
jljEjigLY, jJffiELIMGUsually,
when visiting a cathedral or a ohuroh, besides saying a prayer
and expecting to be moved to devotion, one looks for architectural features,
windows, brasses, murals and other items of interest. Now one also
looks to see what sort of kneelers, if any, are being made by members of
the congregation and others.
The idea of making kneelers was taken up in Coleshill in 1966 and in
the ohuroh there are now 42 embroidered kneelers made and presented by local
ladies, who are now making more.
Each kneeler costs about 30/- for material alone. No call has been
made upon church funds for reimbursement and there is no intention that
such a call should be made. In order to raise funds, however, for the purchase
of more material, the Misses Boston and Mrs G-rayer held a coffee party
on 27 February at Waller's Oak by kind invitation of the Misses Boston
and £25 was raised at a very happy morning.
Any lady who would like to help with the kneelers should communicate
with Miss Boston, Mrs G-rayer or Mrs Ovington.
WMjQlNG- fflR THE STARVINGOur
group of young people at All Saints' is going on a sponsored walk
on Saturday 10 May to raise money for Christian Aid. They will set off from
the church at 10a.m. and their route will be Ongar Hill, Great Beard's Wood,
Perm' Bottom, Penn Street, ¥oodrow, Cherry Lane, Amersham High Street, G-ore
Hill, Tower Road, Coleshill Church. They will be accompanied by at least
one adult, but everyone is invited to join in. If you can't come, do help
by sponsoring a walker at whatever rate a mile you choose. The walkers say
that if it rains the walk is still on, but in suitable clothing1.
STRAY DOG-S
There never was a village like Coleshill for stray dogs, and one of
these days, someone is going to be seriously hurt when a oar tries to avoid
one. Please, if you have a dog, you owe it to your fellow human beings -
and to your dog if you care for him at all - to keep him in and to be with
frdm when he's out.
SSLPM^H Z551
Don't forget the church fete to l>3 held at Little Bowers on Satux--
day 14 June , Save your broken crockery, see if you can help with the
stalls etc. and tell all your friends to cone.
SESSILE
A Quiet Day conducted by the Hevu Kenneth Syacox has been arranged
for all Friends of the USPG- in the diocese and anyone else who nay be
interested. Date; Sat 31 May.Tiae:ll-5.30.Place:St Michael's, Amersham.
The ladies of St Michael's are providing tea or coffee at lunchtiiae
and afternoon tea for an inclusive cost of 2/6 per head. You are
asked to bring your own sandwiches for lunch.
If you would like to take part, please give your name to Father
Nightingale by May 8th.
THE CH3IR
Our snail choir does well but needs support. If you are interested,
in augmenting our conplenent - in order that we can augment our musical
scope - please get in touch with ae, or any member.
S.J.¥ard, tel. Amershan 2901.
• M jggTHSOffl^ ETOjTS
I (Thur) SS. Philip & Jamej^J^stl_ej3; HC: 7.3Cp.n.
6 (Tues) Vellore Hospital Concert at the Albert Hall at 7.30p.m.
8 (Thur) Travelling Library at Goleshill &. "winchmore Hill
T7.I. at 2S30: Mrs Cross, YCO; the' l£tl & trading stall
10 (Sat) Christian-Aid Walk leaves Colashill church at 10a.m.,
Anershan & Chesham Bois Choral Society present Bach's St John
Passion; 7«30p.n. at Dr. Challoner1 s G-rammar School.
11 (Sun) H.C. at Winchmore Hill at 10.JOa.rn.
13 (Tue) M.U. Deanery Festival at Oxford
15 (Thu) ASCENSION DAY; HC at 10a.m. aid 7.30p.m.
16 (Fri) Christian-Aid lunch at Roller's Cak between 12 & 2.
19 (ion) Parish Council Meeting at 8.15p.m.
20 (Tue] Baptist Sisterhood at 2.45: Spsaker, Mrs Fox (?)
22 (Thu) Travelling Lubrary at Coleshill end ¥inchiaore Hill
25 (Sun) TflHITSUN: HC at 9a.m.: 10.30a.n. at ¥inohmore Hill
26 (Mon) National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of our Lady of Walsingham
30 (Fri) Horticultural Society'3 j'ifi-M -at 8.15 in the Parish Room
31 (Sat) Quiet Day at St. Michael's, Anershan; lla.m. - 5.30p.m.
ALL SAINTS' CHURCH, GOLESHILL
Priest-in-Charge: The Revd. J.3.Nightingale, The Parsonage (tel.722)
Pro-Churchwarden & Secretary: N.N.Nicholls,Orchard House, (tel.1834)
Pro-Treasurer: &.T.Creber, Applecroft, Meadowcot Lane, (tel.3350)
Every Sunday:
Every Tuesday:
Every Wednesday:
9 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION
10 a.a. Sunday School
6 p.m. Evensong
10 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION
7.30p.m. HOLY COMMUNION (this service also on
holy days)
Morning and Evening Prayer each dey at 7 &•&. and. 6 p.n.
Por ether Services, please see the weekly notices in the church porch.
ST. ANDREW'S MISSIQN_CHDBCHt VOINCHMORE HILL
HOLY COiiMUNION on the 2nd Sunday of each month at 10.30 a.m.
ST. MARY'S PABISH.CHUBCH. AM^SHM
Rector: The Revd. A.Campbell M.A.(Cantab), Beaumont, Hervines Road,
Anershaia (1135) or St.Mary's Parish Office, Church Street,(1712)
Sunday Services:
Every Wednesday:
8 a.m. HDLY COMMUNION
10.a.m. Children's Service
11 a.n. 1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays:
HOLY COMMUNION (New Service)
2nd & ifth Sundays: Mattins
b p.a. Sung Evensong
10.00a.m. HOLY COffiiTONION
Published "by All Saints' Church Committee.
