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May 1971.
s The .\Gctor1 .s Letter.
My dear Friends,
Whitsunday is the Churches Birthday and a very important day. As
Christians, we are not asked to buy the Church an expensive present for
its birthday, but it is our duty to remember it. We remember it by going
to our own Church on that day and meeting our Lord at the Service of Holy
Communion.
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That is the minimum we can do. I hope all of you will make sure you *
give up that time and make that offering and contribution on "Whitsunday, i
You can,of course, read the story of the first Whitsunday called
Pentecost in the Acts of the Apostles, Chapter II,
There have been several disappointments in the appointment of a
Curate, but new lines of approach look hopeful.
Yours sincerely,
Allan Campbell.
Rector.
'WHITSUN.
The Church will be decorated for Whitsun on Saturday, 29th May,
at 11 a.m. and gifts of flowers and greenery will be appreciated.
They should be left in the Church before then.
BEST WISHES
are extended to Mr. Roger Pusey and to-Miss Ann Hoskin of Castle Field,
High Wycombe, upon their marriage on the 3rd April at St. Lawrence
Church, High Wycombe. K
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PARISH COUNCIL. I
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At their meeting of the Parish Council on May 10th, Mr. E.G. Stubbings
said he did not wish his name to go forward for a further term in office
as Chairman, and Mr. D.R.M. Curling was unanimously elected in his place.
The opportunity is taken to congratulate Mr. Stubbings on a very
distinguished term of office since 1967.
GIFTS FOR AFRICA - CANCER RESEARCH.
1971 has been a record year so far, 24 books having already been
forwarded to the U.S.P.G. for the benefit of Magila Hospital. The
Sunday School has contributed nobly to this total, having collected
7,650 stamps. The children have had a special letter of thanks from
U.S.P.G. Nine cot blankets have been despatched and two small
pinafore frocks for the babes in the Hospital.
A parcel of used stamps of about 2 lb. has been sent Tor tho benefit
of Cancer Research, the value being £1 approximately.
CHURCH FETE - SATURDAY JUNE 12th.
By the kind invitation of Mrs. Jean Pusey, the Church Fete will be held
at Little Bowers again, and Mrs. Harrington has kindly agreed to open it at
2.30 p.m.
Arrangements are being made to have the following stalls and sideshows:
Stalls Household ) , . , Sideshowss Tombola
———— Needlework ) COI*med —————— Raffle
Cakes ) .. . ?°?y?id3S
Sweets ) combined Skittles
rB>r i•c -a-bvr ac &o 2ondj huandj -i ewel-nl ery „, C.o c,o nu,,t s,h i.es
Green Fingers China Smashing
Ice CreanJ Children's sports
„ Pegboard
i0ys Lucky Town
In addition, there will be a Fancy Dress Parade for the younger generation,
entries to be made on the ground to Mrs. Lawrence or Mrs. Ferguson.
Teas will be served by the good grace of the Mothers' Union, who will
appreciate any gifts of cakes, etc., for the occasion.
CHINA SMASHING S.O.S.
Mr. Smith pleads for cracked china - not glass - for the china smashing
stall. This should be deposited before the day in the front garden of
Wheatsheaf Cottage and not round the side of the house, because of a dog
which roams there. He also asks for an old dresser for his stall.
COLESHILL RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION
The Annual General Meeting of this Association will be held on Wednesday,
May 26th 1971, at 8.15 p.m. in the Parish Room, and an invitation has been
extended by the Committee to all residents of Coleshill to attend.
A report of the work of the Association during the past year will be
given and afterwards the meeting will be open for discussion on any points
which may be raised within the objects of the Association.
TIDY VILLAGE COMPETITION;
The Village has again entered for this Competition and after a series
of successes, last year - for the first time - we failed to qualify for the
final judging, probably due to the mess made by contractors on the roads.
The time is now due for a concerted effort to regain the trophy.
CONGRATULATIONS.
To Mr. & Mrs. Nightingale on the birth of a daughter on April 21st.
To Penelope Weedon on winning the House Cup for junior sight reading at
Chalfont St. Peter's Arts Festival.
VILLAGE HALL - A.G.M.
At the Annual General Meeting of the Village Hall on the 19th April,
Mrs, Ovington, in the Chair, said the past year had been overshadowed by the
death of Mr. Browne who, as Treasurer and in other respects, had done so
much for the Village Hall, and the Committee were asked to dedicate
themselves in maintaining the Hall in such a state that Mr. Browne would
desire.
In her report for the year, Mrs. T. Browne as Hon. Secretary, welcomed
five new members to the Committee - Mrs. Pomeroy, Mrs. Morrison, Mrs. Young,
Mr. Clifton and Mr. Hall. During the year the Committee had organised
a Jumble Sale, a Whist and a Bridge Drive, and thanks were due to Mr.
Mountier for the excellent dance organised by him resulting in a profit
for the funds amounting to £37. Regarding social activities, it was
felt that more use could be made of the Hall in this respect and a
questionnaire on this subj ect had been included in a recent Newsletter.
With regard to maintenance, the trees at the back of the Hall had
been lopped to prevent leaves from blocking the gutters, the weeds and
nfettles round the hall had been cut on two occasions and a weedkiller
had been sprayed in. the Spring.
Especial thanks were due to Mrs. L. Grayer for the gift of a splendid
gas cooker.
The report was adopted and the Chairman thanked Mrs. Browne for all
she had done and also members of the Committee of both sexes for their
very considerable help.
Mr. Ovington, as Hon. Treasurer, submitted a financial statement for
the past year. Hire of the Hall amounted to £137» which just about
balanced normal outgoings. There was a balance of some £310 to carry
forward but this would scarcely meet repairs to the gutters, the outside
walls, the windows - all urgent, and equally as urgent - the cost of new
heaters.
Mrs. Browne then read out a list of representatives nominated by
local associations to serve on the Management Committee and other
members of the Committee, having signified their willingness to serve,
were re-elected.
COMMITTEE.
At a subsequent meeting of the Committee, the following elections
were made;
Chairman Mrs. Ovington
Vice-Chairman Mr. D. Ruperti
Hon. Secretary Mrs. T. Browne
Hon. Treasurer Mr. S.G. Clifton
Hon. Auditor Mr. L.G. Stubbings
VILLAGE HALL; (Contd.)
The following decisions were then made:
Booking fees: Agreed to increase the scale to £5 a day and £1 an hour.
Repairs, heating and alternative lighting (fire precautions).
A special sub-committee was set up consisting of Messrs.
Clifton, Mountier, Ruperti and Uoolacott, to go into the
questions of outside and inside repairs, walls, gutters,
window sills, alternative lighting, and to report. They
* were handed two estimates which had been received.
Questionnaires Some 33 replies had been collected to date containing
some useful suggestions. A special sub-committee was
appointed, Messrs. Mountier, Smith and Woolacott, to
consider these and to recommend which suggestions were
practical and how they could be put into effect.
Jumble Sale: Agreed to hold a Jumble Sale on Friday, 1st October.
Date of next Meeting: Monday, L^th June.
COFFEE MORNINGS.
In aid of. Mentally Handicapped Children.
An outstanding feature of this morning held at the home of Mrs.
Ruperti on the 22nd April was a painting of Amersham by the late Fred.
Stubbings. It was open to offer over £1, and eventually realised £3.50.
The morning raised about £29, - a praiseworthy effort in support
of the appeal to raise funds to buy a hydro-therapy pool to help these
unfortunate children.
In aid of Social Welfare.
This was a more ambitious morning because it had three charities
in mind, viz:-
The Amersham & District Councilfor Social 'work.
Christian Aid
The Mission to Sea-men.
although the last number of the Newsletter only referred to one of them.
It was a glorious day, Lansdown was showing what it will look like
in a few months' time, and the results were as follows:
Entrance £7.06
Competition 1.15
Raffle 10.07
Bring & Buy 12,.. 60
Cakes 17.06
Donations 5.23
£55.17
Divided between the three charities concerned.
MR. AND MRS. G.P.E. ,HOWARD
A long association with the Village - over 4-0 years and beneficent for
Coleshill - was severed on May 10th, when Mr. and Mrs. G.P.E. Howard left
Grove Mill and departed for their new home. Long Park, Higher Batson, Salcombe,
South Devon. They take with them the best wishes from those who knew them.
GROVE MILL.
In the Newsletter for November 1966, there was an article by the latef
Miss Howard about Grove Mill. The article mentioned that the old machinery*
was taken out and used in the war effort. There was no mention about the
grindstones, and we are indebted to Mr. Giles Howard for the following
information:
5 are outside the front door of Windmill House, now sadly covered with
black asphalt.
1 is by the front door of Grove Mill
1 is outside the mill door.
PIONEERS 0? HYMN WRITING. (contributed)
Isaac Watts.
A statue in one of Southampton1s public gardens commemorates one of
our pioneers of hymn writing, Isaac Watts (167/4-1743)«
He complained one day to a friend about the poor quality of the
hymns sung in Sunday School and Church. His friend challenged him to write
better ones. For the next two years he wrote a new one every week. His
hymns mark the change from Psalm to hymn singing in nonconformist churches.
There are two main themes? the greatness of Got the Creator (I sing
the almighty power of God Eternal whose high abode becomes the grandeur of a
God) and the love of God in theredemption of mankind through Jesus Christ
(When I survey the wondrous Cross).
His fa.me was widespread and marked by a monument in Westminster Abbey.
Francis Ridley Havergal
"Pray to God to prepare you for what He is preparing for you".
These words of her mother, who died when Francis Ridley Havergal was eleven
proved one of the two pregnant influences in her short life (1836-1879).
The other was a remark of a school friend who "begged to go to Jesus
and tell him I wanted to love Him and could not and that he would teach me to".
This led on to a total commitment of her life to God in 1851, an experience
reflected in such hymns as "In full and glad surrender" and "Take my life
and let it be consecrated Lord to Thee".
She describes how her hymns came to be written - "I believe my King
suggests a thought and whispers a musical line or two and then I look up
and thank Him delightedly and go on with it". This experience is also
reflected in hymns like "Lord speak to me that I may speak" and "Master
speak, thy servant heareth". A friend recalls her sweet voice ringing
through the room (she was very musical) and her bright eyes dancing with
joy. On her death bed she exclaimed "Oh how splendid to be so near the
gates of Heaven".
J.H.B.
CHURCH ACCOUNTS.
In the account of the A.G.M. of All Saints' Church on the 25th
February in the last Newsletter, a summary of the accounts showed an item
of £137 towards the A.C.F. against £592 in 1969. The actual figure was
£137 in 1970 against the item of £336 in 1969, (The figure taken by mistake
was the sum total of fixed quota £256 and A.C.F. £336, i.e. £592).
We are indebted to-Mr. R.G. Stubbings for having pointed this out.
COLESHILL CRICKET CLUB.
The Club had a very successful season in 1970 finishing in joint
first place in Division III of the High Wycombe league, and after a
series of play off games achieved promotion to Division II for this season.
The match against the President's XI is fixed for Sunday, 18th July.
THE NEWSLETTER
Owing to problems in connection with production, it is difficult
for the Newsletter to be issued each month as previously. For the time
being, until things get running again, it is proposed to issueaa number
when sufficient copy is available. A plan would be to publish a number
in time for Christmas, Easter, Uhitsun and the Patronal Festival, with
extra copies in between. A notice will be placed in the Church porch
giving the approximate date of the next issue with the last date for
receiving copy.
Readers are asked to hand notices which they require inserting
to either of the pro-churchwardens by the dates specified.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
Wed. May 26 Residents' Association AGM Parish Room 8.15 p.m.
Sun. " 30 WHIT SUNDAY
Thurs. June 3 Mobile Library Van, Coleshill
Sat. " 5 Gift Day for Restoration Fund of Parish Church of St. Mary's
The Rector will be at the Church to receive gifts 9 am - 9 pm.
Thurs. " 10 W.I. The Samaritans
Sat. " 12 CHURCH FETE - 2.30 p.m. Little Bowers.
Cello Recital Parish Church of St. Mary's, 7.30 p.m.
Mon. " 14- Village Hall Committee - 8.15 p.m.
Thurs. " 17 Mobile Library Van, Coleshill.
Sat. July 10 Barbecue Quarrenden Farm - Parish Church of St. Mary's.
ST. MARY'S P.MIISH CHURCH, AMERSftr.M.
Rectors The Revd. A. Campbell, M.A. (Cantab), Beaumont, Hervines Road,
Amcrsham (tel. 73-35) or St. Mary's Parish Office, Church Street,
(tel. 4712).
Sunday Services!
Every Wednesday
3.00 a.m. HOLI COMMUNION
10.00 a.m. Children's Service
11.00 a.m. 3rd & 5th Sundays;
HOLI COMMUNION (New Serv^Ib)
2nd & 4-th Sundays; Mattins
6.00 p.m. Sung Evensong.
N.B. 1st Sunday; One morning Service only
at 10.00 a.m.
10.00 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION
For an experimental period of six months starting on the 3rd January 1971
there will be one service only on the morning of the first Sunday in each
month. This service will be a Holy Communion Service for families
worshipping together, i.e. father, mother and children. It is hoped that
parents will bring children up to the Altar Rail with them.
ALL SAINTS'. COLESHILL.
Sunday Services 9.00 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION
10.15 a.m. Sunday School.
St. Andrews' Mission Church, .Winchmoro Hill.
There is a celebration of Holy Communion on the second Sunday of each
month at 10.30 a.m.
Pro-Churchwardens s
Treasurer;
Assistant Hon.Sec.
H.N. Nicholls (and Hon.Sec) Orchard House (tel; 6734)
D. Powell-Price, Coleshill Lodge (tel; 3949)
R.G. Stubbings, Springfield, Tower Road ('tel; 4738)
Miss Asher, Radnor Cottage, Magpie Lane (tel; 6866)
Published by All Saints' Church Committee.
