The Rectory
Church Street
Amersham
July 1988
One of the things which has been lovely for Kathy and me during the last
week has been the great sense of being upheld by people's kindness, support
and love. Me are extremely grateful for this from all those who have given it
in a hidden way as well as those who have expressed it to us openly. The
feeling of being helped by prayers of others is very strong, just as it has
been for all the weeks that Kathy has been unwell.
It is always a shock when someone one knows is attacked, and it is a shock
when it happens on one's own doorstep. Me always think that these are things
which happen to other people in other places, except that what we may mean by
that is that we tend not to think about it at .all. Yet, of course, we know
all too well that we live at a time when society seems to be becoming more
violent once again. The "once again" can be a helpful reminder of a historical
perspective that quashes any over-reaction that wants to see our own times as
becoming so much worse than others. There are many, many parts of the world
that know terrible levels of violence continuously: the violence may be individual,
institutional, or both*
What particularly upset me about my own experience was that one human
being could Wilfully aim a blow with all his force at another human being's
head. However much one knows with one *s mind that this happens so very frequently,
it is always likely to be a shock when it is part of one 's more immediate
experiencel the same is true of the knowledge of burglaries taking place and
the emotional reaction to being burgled.
But has it not always been like this? Is not the wilful Vioience and
disregard of one person for another a part of the picture of our corporate human
life? Is not this precisely what We know from our histoty> our newspapers,
our own experience, our Gospels? So we are brought backt as always, to God's
power to redeem. That power which is revealed in the worst of ail evils,
the killing of a totally innocent man, is able to make of even something as
terrible as that a source of life and healing. If that is true of the deaths
of Jesus, then it is bound to be true of any lesser evils done to us, or by us.
The power of God to redeem needs not just our assent but our commitment.
Only by the good of God can evil in us or anyone else be overcome. Wanting
evil to stop is not enough; condemning evil is not enough; fighting evil with
the law is not enough. It can only be overcome by God's power and that is love
and enough. It needs each of us to say, "Lord, may your kingdom come, and may
it come in me. ".
Anthony Priddis
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NEWS FROM ALL SAINTS' CHURCH
Guest Service. Our second guest service was in the. evening of 5th June. Once again
it was well attended and enjoyed by those present. • tfe aim to hold another one
in about nine months1 time.
Ordination. On Sunday, 3rd July, members of the choir and congregation joined
those at St Mary.'s for the ordination of six deacons by the Bishop of Buckingham.
It was a plendid and inspiring occasion but unfortunately none of the deacons will
be working in this parish.
Hymn Books. Some of the present hymn books are very old and need to be replaced.
Instead of doing a straight replacement, the Church Committee has decided to change
to a different hymn book - Ancient and Modern Revised. This leaves out many of
the hymns we don't use but, even more important, it includes lots of old favourites
that we cannot have at the moment. Some people might like to help to cover the
cost by donating one or more hymn books to the church.. The cost will probably be
between £3 and £4. If you are interested, please contact Anthony Priddis, Ruth
Murphy, or Patsy Uright-Warren. • '
Stewardship. Following the Lenten discussion group, a small ad hoc group has been
meeting to think about the .Church's stewardship* One idea is that we might set up
a twinning arrangement with an inner city parish with a view to widening Our hori zons
and understanding and providing mutual support. If 'anyone has experience of such
a scheme or any views on it, do pleas*.' let Anfchony Priddjs or any member of the
Committee have your ideas. As yet our plans ar.e -very'tentative, so all help would
be welcome. . .-••-'._.••
All Saint' s Harvest Charjl ty. Our efforts on behalf'of the Ryder/Cheshire
tuberculosis .eradication scheme in Northern India •will" once again be organised
during opr Harvest Festival celebrations. Your support' i§ greatly needed and
much appreciated. • • '
Harvest'/Thartksgiving Service is on Sunday 2nd October, Harvest Supper* Friday 7th Oct.
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HOLY BAPTISM,;
On 3rd April 1988t Amy Louise, daughter of Brian & Nicola Miles of Church Cottages
Boleshill. - , '.'•'•'
. ,.!. . . ,. - .. ... •:!<- • . '-,'•• On'26th June 1988, Mark Mobert and Lucy Elizabeth, son and daughter of Timothy
Roger & Elizabeth-Anne Miggs of Quarz'endon Mill, Amersham*
HOLY MATRIMONY ;
On 30th April 1988i Mark Levihson of Rifchmond married f'rancine Heimann of
Hertfordshire House* Coieshi11< 1 ' i V .' ' . / '
Oh 16th July 1988, Mark Tweedale of Pinnington', Sheffield, -married Michelle Louise
Haubner of The J-odge, Rushymead,.Coleshi11. ' ' ,
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Blessing.- Elizabeth(nee Cray) and Robert Haggis on 25th June 1988*
IN MEMORIAM ' ' .'...-•_,• "•''•'••, :'° r-^' ^.....,.
2nd March 1988, Gwladys Prothere (Ashes interred)
3rd April ,19gS, Pat McCann of Gl,ebe Hqusfe, Coleshill
27th At>rii 1988, Beatrice Mason p£ Rushymead ;
29th^Api*i|M198Si Kathy Monk of Stock Grove;,-Coleshill , , '
3rd 1-fey 1988, Daisy Palmer of Rushymead , - ' ,
12th May 1988, Gertrude Griffiths^ formerly of Westlandsr Village Road, Coleshill.
26th May 1988, Letitia Harvey of Rushymead V '•> ~
30th June 1988, Elsie Mary Lambert, formerly of Mafcor Way, Coleshill
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ALL SIGHTS' CHURCH FETE ' -': . ....•'•••
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Weath:; always plays a key role in deciding the SUCK iss or failure-of the
vjlla,;v;fete. This year it didn't rain but the aft moon was cool and breezy.
NcnetK1: less the Committee was pleased to be able t report takings of £1,752
(£1,9 in 1987 and £1,338 in 1986). After expense the surplus amounted to
£1,01- (£1,351 in 1987 and £870 in 1986). .'.... "
The.•Rj''-' Anthony Priddis opened the fete and there v, .s the normal enthusiasm
tc snap up the many excellent bargains that are alv,-._ ys available in the marquee.
The Cc'inittee wishes to thank all those concerned v in the fete for their
hard v rk and dedication. . ... • •
D•M 11.
Ge'te - V . . . . . . . . 121.80
Tornboi';, ....... . . . 342.97
Tombo.;•'* (Children) ... 70.60
RaffIf ... . . . . . . 203.00
Hcusel .-id . . . . . . . 210.85
Greenf,ngers
Tcys , , '". .
Sweet. . . .
Teas
Preser oes
Luck; ip
59.12
34.63.
87.50 ;
84.40-
89.00-
77.80
54.10
15.00
Coconuts . .
Bowling . .
Ices . . .
Hot Dogs .
Fri zbee
Pony Rides
Golf ...
Ball in Bucket
Beat the B<- >I
Computer G£ :;e
Bouncy Casi-e
Guidss
Brownies .
1987
1986
51.70
38.00
16.60
11.70
20,37
13.80
15.60
10.55
27.10
20.00
39.20
13.99
15.20.
.Total £1,752.58
£1,936.83
£1,338.70
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Hi 16-:. Collier would like to thank everybody who sc kindly gave cakes for
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CHRISTIAN AID 1988 ,-..
We t, • \rted our fund raising for Christian Aid in F bruary this year with a
coff morning held at firs Ruth Murphy's house. 1 ;s was a special appeal
for II :hiopia famine relief and realised £200.
Chris nan Aid week, 15th - 21st May, began on Sunc
servj:i in All Saints' Church. On Tuesday, 17tht
stafi and children entertained us at Coleshill Fir;
gave '.heir interpretation of the Week's slogan "Th
in fc Uorld", with a lovely sketch on "sharing"*
showea us all ,a short" film on village life in Tan?
contributed to a cake stall and tea, and the proci
child -3n, was £37.32. The Traidcraft stall made £,-
Doll.r. sore and her staff for the afternoon.
.y with a preparation •
•iss Dollemore and her
t School, and the children
Poor don't have a share
After this, Mr David Morgan
nia. Parents and friends
Js of these, sold by the
7.06i Thanks to'-Miss :.
Our !7T'..in fund raising event was, the sponsored fane dress rounders match and
barbc ue held at the Cricket Club ground on Friday 20th. In'lovely weather -
v;a h?i adult and Children's teams in the most wonc rful costumes, and unexpected-
(in :-.• ne cases!) gifts were revealed in batting ar. sprin^ing^ to be borne in
mind pr the future. . ; •• ' • . >
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CHRISTIAN AID (Coatd) - ' v ;: , • • ''..,..," ' '"'"'
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A delicious barbecue supper prepared by Hazel Pearce and her team raised £70.OQ,
and with .the Raffle, organised as usual by Peggy./and Jan, competitions, and a '
Dog Celebrity collection, the whole evening's entertainment realised £496.80.:
the house-to-house envelope collection was added, the whole week's fund
raising amounted to £894.49.
Thanks to, the Cricket Club committee for'. loaning us the ground arid pavilion,
running the bar so efficiently; and for their donation, and to all friends who
made such a magnificent result possible. lu,-... - .--
R.A.L.T. - *' •• • . • - . .. •
COLESHILL C.E. FIRST SCHOOL
Our 'Whist Drive held in April was attended by many local residents, and realised
£40.95 for the School Fund. In May, staff and children visited Jordans School to
hear a talk on Dutch cheeses. They also went to Woodside School where the Life
Education Centre was temporarily based and'had a lesson on parts of the body, the
brain and the personality, with many visual aids.
Many visitors came to see a short sketch, illustrating, 'Sharing' performed by the
children for Christian Aid Week followed by a film on African village life, and
refreshments prepared by the Christian Aid Committee. A Traidcraft stall was held.
The children did country dancing at the Church Fete in June. The Small Schools^
Group held an Art Exhibition at Jordans School recently, and we took part,
exhibiting paintings, prints, needlework and models. This term we have visited
Hop End Environmental Studies Centre, Langley Park Environmental Studies Centre-;
and Dropmore School to take part in a "country dancing display.
Our Summer Concert was on the .12th July and was very well attended. Our annual '
Sports, Fete and Barbecue was held on 16th July, surely the only dry Saturday
morning of the month. " 'This very enjoyable event was well supported, but at
the time of going to press, the net .profit is not to hand.
1st COLESHILL (ALL ^SAINTS) BROWNIE GUIDE PACK . ' 7'';',;'.. •
We have had three new recruits since the last newsletter* Our fi.rst, Sarah Priddis'-
was enrolled at the beginning of the term. For our Brownie outing this year we
decided to go to Aylesbury IluseUm. We had a very interesting morning there and °-
had a picnic lunch at Wendover on;the, way home. '
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We have worked for several badges this term. Sarah, Miles, Caroline Redstone, -,
Rosalind Pool, Josie Die.ll and Suzy Bond have gained their Country Dancers;
Tara Hall, Sarah Miles, Sarah McNeilly, Rosalind Pool, Natalie Hall, Nicola Hall
and Zoe Head their Collectors, and Sarah Priddis her Animal Lovers. " ,'V
We ran a smalls tall at the. Fete, and have attended the family services - albeit r >J
with rather small numbers! The reason for this - because the majority of the
Brownies live outside the village and seem to find it difficult to get to Coleshill .
by 9 am! .••.-,_. :. •__,..;.j.:'---^--
In spite of the ghastly weather we have been able to hold quite a few of our , r, f'••- : ;"! ,
meetings outside this summer. Last week we enrolled our two latest recruits, i "'',-.,.
Nicola Hall from Forty Green and Zoe Head from Winchmore Hill. We joined wi-jtjb other1 '""
Brownie packs in the district for the BrownieRevels at St Georges School, where
the theme for the evening was the Olympics. . ..',....,-; ' '"./
We are finishing this term'with Sports and a picnic. !n i .•• ' ' .. ' ' - -,-,. ' Drown ywjL'.o •- ^
PARISH PICNIC
This was held on one of thoi e July days - rainy, windy and ccld. This did not
deter the 50 or so people or all ages from St Marys and Coles hill. There was
tennis, table tennis and a i-;reat game of rounders which finished in an honourable
draw - 4 runs each. We than had our picnic with endless cup? of tea provided
by Dumpy. Many thanks to Dvmpy and Graham for their hospitality,
MAGPIE CLUB
A mothers' lunch was held or.. Wednesday 13th July. It proved a happy occasion and
was a good opportunity for r.others to meet and chat.
Activities for -the Summer .
Thurs 28th July -Cycle gymihena for 7-11 year olds. 'Phone Rosemary Valentine
' :' Am 725794
Wed 3rd August Teddy Bears' picnic 0-5 year.olds. 'Phone Rosemary Valentine.
Tennis fo- 6 year olds upwards. 'Phone Jean Dover Am 724831
Tues 9th August Walk to River Chess. 'Phone Mary Sadler. Am 726277
Mon 15th August Ualk and : cavenger hunt. 'Phone Mary Sadler.
Thurs 25th August Day trip o Bournemouth. 'Phone Dumpy.Swelling, Am 726414
Tues 30th August Barbecue ;,• rounders. 'Phone llary Sadler. :
Mary Sadler
COLESHILL WOMEN'S INSTITUTE ••.'
At our April meeting, our President, Miss Ann Trotman, gave usthe sad news of the
death of Mrs Pat McCann on aster Day after a long illness. She was a much loved
member and-will be sorely m ssed by us all.
The Resolutions Discussion eeting was in May, and at our June meeti.ng firs Joan Alien
who was our delegate at the AGfl gave us an interesting and comprehensive report
on the meeting at which all cur resolutions were carried.
We have, had some interestin , outings, one to Stockers Lake f.>r bird watching, a
nature walk in Penn Woods i:. March, and a guided nature walk at Dancers End,
all of which were greatly e- joyed. Another successful outinr; was a day trip to
Littlecote, Hungerford in J. ne. A beautiful sunny day, ther ; was plenty to
see and do, both in the hou! e and the lovely grounds. We ha 1 a visit to Windsor
Theatre to see Dear Octopus in March, and we are going to se.j Les Miserables in July.
A Croquet Day is to take pi .ce at the home of Mrs Betty Jose;>h on Wednesday,
10th August, a trip to Bath in September~~and' Coffee Morning in the Village Hall
on 20th September. Before hen we shallf be busy planning thj Annual Lunch, Tea
and Entertainment for our f i ends' from the Deaf Club of 'Acto i on 3rd August.
We have had some most inter sting talks, and in September, K^s Jean Archer will be
our Speaker on "A Chiltern 'own". Mrs Lindsey Haubner, our drafts Secretary is
still arranging displayssof crafts etc at our meetings. We ire always very pleased
to welcome visitors and new members.
, ;.y P.'/.
SUNDAY-SCHOOL
There is now a Sunday Schoo", and creche i.n the village, catering for children aged
0-11. This meets every 4th Sunday in the month, with the exception of August and
December. The children go ;o the village hall just before B am where they have
their own religious instruction and activities. They then join their parents in
church prior to the communi' n. Children unaccompanied can sit with the Sunday School
and then be fetched from ou :side the churPh at 10 am.
For more details, please ph ne: Rosemary Valentine - Am 7257)4
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CQLESH1LL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
We had a very enjoyable and well supported trip by coach to Syon Park on July 3rd.
It is very pleasing to report that there were no cases of sunstroke or heat
exhaustion. In truth almost continuous rain restricted opportunities:to linger
in the gardens, but merely increased our enjoyment of Syon House, Art Gallery,
Butterfly House and Motor Museum.
We now look forward to ;the. main event of the year - our forty second Annual Show
in the village hall on.SATURDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER. We hope for many fine entries
from enthusiasts whether.,expert' or not! Copies of the schedule of classes will
be circulated to everyone in August and we are extremely pleased that .''••
Mrs-Di-ana'1 Heirnanr. ha.s kindly agreed to open the Show at 2.30 p.m. ." ;
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COLESHILL TENNIS CLUB ;- - . . ,• " ! ,/' ';:: • :'
Planning permission for three courts on the. Cricket Club;grounds was "refused, by, •.;.,
Ch'i 1 tern-District €ounci 1, but we are going to appeal. Fund raising activities i;.-.,•..,•'
have, temporari ly ceased until s'uch times as planning, is ^granted, except; for;the ,::>',:
100 C^ub, which is :continuing to be drawn ..every month. '•'-•-> • ''•'•••••' ' . ... ,,fi-,-.,r.,
We'.are very pleased with the support that we are getting from the village and
the Sports Council and hope to restart social activities in thei.ne.ar ftfturev1 '.
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MEWS FROII 'THE ;NEAR PAVILION' ' / ..,..-,..:.••.•.-'• • " - ' -,.•"'••' "'
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Coleshill Cricket Club at Lords? Alas no, or at least not this yeari""The dream !
was shattered last Synday after a very wet afternoon's cricket. 1 refer, of course,
to the NORSK-HYDRO Village K*0. competi tior..: Ue have never previously got beyond
the 2nd round, but this year reached the last 32. This from over 1700 entries
from all,parts of (the U.K.
We defeated Frie'thj. ,Uij-idhmore.. Hi 11» Chesham Bois and Bledlow to win the honour
of representing Bilckg,,$n th,a final roiindst Our Opponents were Hursley Park;
winners of the Mampslji.re region. They beat Hambledpn (the House of Cricket) in
the previous round, only winning on the penultimate ball! In 1984 they^.defeated
Uinchmore Hill, only to lose in the final at Lords by 9 runs! They are currently
top of the Hampshire League and are this year celebrating their Bi-Centenary. . •,
1 think this greater experience was just enough on the day,, to tip the scialeS-- —-"•-"
in their favour. In spite of the conditions and what was at stake, the game was
played in a very competitive but sporting manner as reflected by their requesting
an annual fixture with us.
This season saw our return to League Cricket on Saturdays. We joined the'newly
formed mid-Bucks League Premier Division. Both 1st and 2nd XI are having mixed
fortunes to date. .The 2nds the higher placed of the two and also in the semi- '-'}-•
final of,the Division II K.O. competition.
We have this year erected a practice net thanks partly to grants from Chiltern
District Council and Chiltern & District Sports Assn. Practice night is Friday,
so if any younger members of the village are home for the holidays, or if any
dads want to find out if 'the old magic' is still there, the bar is open on .
Friday, Saturday and most Sundays during the season; all most welcome.
Finally, 1 would like to thank, on behalf of the club members, the Parish/Council • :!
and our Vice-Presidents for their continued help and support.;
Denis Sayers, Hon Sec.
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COLESHI LL VILLAGE HALL
Since the last Village Newsletter we have had confirmation from the Chi Item
District Council that they will fund 75% of our expenditure on a mecharucaT "Ventilation
system, up to a maximum ••of' £18 ,;750. this is good news for the Hall, ,,*Je are
now examining proposals from suppliers and deciding oh the details of the. final
specification. We hope to place a contract soon and expect the work to be. , ,,:
completed in the Autumn. The ventilation system will overcome existing problems
that arise ,from the requirement £0 contain noise which in turn prevents the opening
of any- windows. We believe that this ventilation system will bring the standard
of our Hall to a very high level. . ....
On the subject of standards, we are submitting our management of the Hall to
independent scrutiny! We have entered a Buckinghamshire competition for the 'Best
Run Village Hall1 to be judged in September. This is quite a;good spur to get done
a number of small items that • we 'have always been meaning to deal -with, but for _
which we have never quite had- the' 'time. We will report in due course how we ; have
'been ratedl :'lf anyone has any suggestions for improving' the running of the. Hall,
they "will be particularly welcome at this time. Please .phone 727207 or advise any
committee member. ' • - -. , ->':
The. new , cpmmittee elected or confirmed at the AGM held on 27 April is as set 'but
below, i.with the appointing organisation shown to the right. •' •
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Chairman: ' . P M Lawrence Goleshill Parish Council
Vice Chairman & Hon Treasurer: D S Hall Coleshi 11 Drama Group
Hon Secretary: 'Mrs Helen Savory :
Booking Secretary: ._ -Urs Jean Dover
_.-. .,.,. . ., l: Mrs Hilda Collier Women's Institute .., ,;'""'
'Mrs Lindsey Eard.ley Coleshi 11 School Managers /.
Mrs Jackie Ferguson All Saints' Church Comm
ip''::;' '" ; - •-' •• ,. Mrs Sue Miles Coleshill Tennis Club
; -->' ; - • • ' • ' • ' • • . - . < . '..-••. • . •• '• •-. Mrs Mary Sadler Magpie, Club -
''•"•' '"•'••'• ••:' ''-: *-'"'• : E W Smith ,, itorticultural Society.,
G D Swerling>T . Guides
'•;"•' n Go-op ted ' .•- : , N J Sadler r>r.-q : . -., .-
PAR.ISH,
The Parish Council haSi'rebelved the fdilowing letter* -from The Bucks -County ; Council:
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Bucks County Council,, County H^ll, , Aylegburyj BubkSJ .. teii' 0296 '3&3205
The matter is being dealt with by Ms Patsy Wood, Tel 0296-382668 .Ref :.PEW/L6. 12. 4/1
"Storm Damage. I have recently taken a new post in the C&uhty Council which is
specifically for the purpose of repairing the loss of tr«3es caused by the storm of
October 1987. The Council is now offering grants to repaid r storm damage on private
land. Since the grants must be spent this year, 1 am anxious to start working on
planting schemes as soon as possible, and I would be grateful if you Oould help
to spread this information around the parish.
Woodland owners and other landowners with clumps, avenues or spinneys which
suffered losses should contact me at the above address so that I can discuss their
particular situation and arrange visits on site. The Council will give advice and
will normally pay 50% of the cost of replacing trees."
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THE PARISH OF AMERSHAI1 WITH COLESH1LL ^"^~~ ~ •^^?'*"Tr^r^;TTT^sr~~ TS"ff "^'•r'm'"^'!?"™~ "fTr*"~5T"~^~"~ ~^^"s:
The Reverend Anthony Mi Priddis, The Rectory, Church Street, Amersham, Bucks
Tel: Amersham 729380
St Mary's Church. Amersham
Sunday Services 8.00 am Holy Communion
10115 am Family Communion (with Creche,
Sunday School and Young People's
Church)
11.30 am Matins(with Holy Communion
1st Sunday in month)
6.00 pm Evensong
2nd Wednesday of each month 10*00 am Holy Communion
ALL SAINTS' CHURCH. COLESHILL
Sunday Services 9*00 am Parish Communion
Family Service 2nd Sunday in month
6iOO pm Evensong (1st Sunday in month only)
Harvest Thanksgiving: 2nd October*
I I I I I I I / I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
Tel
Pro-Wardens - R. Valentine, Friars Vane, Coleshill 725794
- J. Chenevix-Trench, Windmill Farm, Coleshill 725439
Hon. Treasurer - B.C. Urryj Ardlair, Coleshill 727420
Hon. Secretary - Hiss P. Wfight-V/arren, 1 Amber Cottages, Coleshill 433356
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Brownies - Monday Evenings 5.30 - 7.00 p.m. Coleshill School
Guides - Monday Evenings 7.00 - 8.15 p.m. Village Hall
W.I* - 2nd Thursday of each month (except August) 2.30 pm Village Hall
MOBILE LIBRARY - This now calls at Coleshill every other THURSDAY (instead of
Wednesday), stopping at:
The Church 3.45 - 4.00 pm
Hill Meadow 4.00 - 4.15 pm
Next visits: JULY 28th; AUG llth & 25th; SEP 8th & 22nd; OCT 6th & 20th.
