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Rather predictably, New Year resolutions are on my mind. Typically such resolutions aim for some sort of self-improvement: to lose weight, to be fitter, to learn a new subject, to get a new job or to start a new hobby are some are commonly made. Another came to mind as I listened to a news item on the radio in December...It is to forgive. However it is not in the way we usually think about forgiveness.

The news item was a report by Mr Justice Seán Ryan on the abuse of children by Roman Catholic priests in Eire. The report only covered two dioceses in Eire and was shocking. It found that over 30 years there had been 320 complaints about 46 priests. The Church’s response was to move the priests to other parishes where often they abused again. One priest was found to have abused about a 100 children. When the Bishops became aware that it was likely the situation would become public they did not act to stop the abuse but took out insurance policies against future claims by the victims. The underlying attitude of the Bishops seems to have been that the evil done to the children had to be hidden for the sake of the “greater good” of the Church’s reputation.

One survivor of the abuse, Colin Gorman, was interviewed. His parish priest had raped him from the age of 14 for over two years. It turned out that this priest had been a known child abuser even before he started training for the priesthood. For many years Mr. Gorman thought that the priest who had abused him was a one-off. The trauma he suffered from the abuse was then made far worse by knowing that such abuse was not only wide spread but also had been deliberately covered up by the Church. The interviewer asked Mr. Gorman if healing was possible after such trauma. Mr. Gorman responded positively, stating that everyone seeks to be healthy. Our bodies naturally try to heal themselves from injury and the same goes for our minds. What is needed is the right environment in which the victims are acknowledged and heard. Then over years hope exists for real healing.

The interviewer then asked Mr. Gorman about forgiveness and specifically him forgiving the abusing priest. It turned out that the priest had committed suicide which had devastated Mr. Gorman. His devastation was not because he would not obtain justice. It is because of the hopelessness of the situation. The priest was once a child with all that potential for good that is in every child. He had become a monster possibly after being a victim of child abuse himself. But, as Mr. Gorman said, if you face yourself and what you have become then it is possible to reclaim the good that is still hidden deep inside. It was not a matter of Mr. Gorman forgiving the priest but the priest forgiving himself.

Hopefully none of us have such horrendous things about which we need to forgive ourselves. However, many people have lesser events in their past about which they have never forgiven themselves and maybe that is true for you. If we can forgive ourselves and so fully reclaim our potential for good then we will know true healing and have the possibility of a fresh start. Surely that would be a really worthwhile New Year’s resolution.

If you do not have anything in your past that needs your forgiveness that is a real blessing. If that is true for you, I hope that Mr. Gorman’s story is thought provoking about another aspect of forgiveness.

Whether or not you have something about which to forgive yourself, there is a very high chance that there are people you need to forgive. Forgiving others is also healing for ourselves. If we hold on to past hurts and grievances they grow inside us crowding out the good in us. Even if the person you need to forgive is not repentant, it is still healthy to forgive. So I hope that you start 2010 forgiving whoever in your life needs to be forgiven. It should make 2010 a whole lot better for you whatever else the year holds in store. With best wishes for a healthy, whole and forgiving 2010.

Jan Brookshaw

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Cook & Support Christian Aid

Surrounded by fresh fish and bread loaves, celebrity chef Kevin Woodford recently joined up with Dr Daleep Mukarji, Director of Christian Aid, to help launch a unique cookbook. ‘Loaves, fishes and more’ is a 128-page fundraising cookbook, including recipes submitted by church leaders and members of the public, which is endorsed by Kevin Woodford. It contains a wide range of recipes from a traditional game pie to Spanish style fish stew and a delicious citrus tart. A donation will be made to Christian Aid for each book sold.

It is available now from independent booksellers and high street bookshops including Waterstones and Borders, it is the first publication of its kind involving some of the UK’s key church leaders. Included within the recipes submitted by nine church leaders were the Baptist Union of Great Britain’s succulent salmon with honey sauce, a wholesome ‘Bara Brith’ fruitcake supplied by The Presbyterian Church of Wales and The Church of England’s recipe for delicious ginger biscuits, provided by The Archbishop of Canterbury.

Kevin Woodford, who has appeared on a number of TV shows including Planet Cook, Ready Steady Cook and Songs of Praise, says: “’Loaves fishes and more’ is a fantastic fundraising initiative and I have been delighted to lend my support during its production. For more information on the book, please visit www.loavesfishesandmore.com

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Who are in our prisons?

When the latest set of statistics about prisoners was released, it included an analysis of the age of prisoners broken down by their religion. The group with the youngest average age turned out to be those who were Muslim – on average 29 years 11 months old. The total number of Muslim prisoners in 2008 was 9,800, some 12% of the whole. Nearly all of them are men (97%), and they serve on average for almost 4 years.

The next youngest group were those who said they had no religion, on average just 30 years of age. Slightly more were female (only 94% were male), but on average they served the shortest sentences of all – just 3 years. They are also the biggest “religious” group of all – 33% of prisoners said they had no religion.

The number of prisoners in prisons in England and Wales has increased substantially in the last 10 years, from 64,000 in 1998 to 83,000 in 2008. The number who claim to be Christian has stayed at about 41,000, but the proportion of Christians has decreased from 63% to 50% in this period.

The oldest people in prison, judging by their religion, are the Jews, on average nearly 43 years of age. They also have the longest sentences, on average, 4.3 years. However their numbers are very small – just 200, or 0.2% of the whole.

Of the Christian prisoners, the Anglicans form the largest contingent, 28% of all prisoners and more than all the Christian groups put together, although the Roman Catholics are a large group, 17% of the total. Women serve shorter sentences than men on average, 3 years to 3.5 years.

No-one wishes to see people of any religion in prison, but given that two-thirds, 67%, of prisoners professed some religion in 2008, we can help them. There are opportunities to be a prison visitor at Little Hay Prison. There are also opportunities to support those held at Yarlsword Immigration Removals Centre. Most of them of course have not committed any crime. Rector’s Remark

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Recycle ink cartridges & mobile phones

Did you get a new mobile for Christmas? Wondering what to do with your old one?

There are over 70 million mobile phones and inkjet cartridges discarded each year in landfill sites across the UK, but The Recycling Factory has a solution to help the environment - and to help The Stodden Churches. For every qualifying mobile phone and inkjet cartridge sent back, The Recycling Factory will donate money to the individual parish from where it came. It could be up to £150 a mobile or £4.50 for an inkjet cartridge, dependant on the models

It is easy, because The Stodden Churches are registered and have a unique barcode. When you have a ink cartridge or mobile phone to throw away first go to their webside or phone them to see if it is a model that they can accept. Their webiste is www.therecyclingfactory.co.uk and their phone number is 0800 091 0696. Once you know you have a recyclable model give me a ring and I will let you have a freepost label with our unique bar code on it. Once your envelope with your old mobile or cartridge has been returned, they will icredit our account and send us a cheque once it reaches £10.

So you can help save the planet and support the Stodden Churches at the same time.

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Beware the 4th of January

On Monday 4th January, don’t eat your lunch too noisily, keep your voice down on the phone, and for heaven’s sake, don’t sniff! You risk really irritating your colleagues if you do. The first Monday in January is reckoned the most stressful day of the year, and researchers have found that annoying personal habits are most noticed then. It is a day of when millions of us struggle with rising tension, soaring stress levels and increased blood pressure.

The reasons are easy to find: Christmas festivities are finally over and it is time to return to work. The car needs scraping, and it is cold and miserable outside. That is depressing enough if you had a good Christmas, but suppose you had a terrible Christmas? More people visit divorce lawyers on the first Monday in January than at any other time of the year. Also, January is the month when we pay for December, and fight the urge to keep spending in the sales…. real economic gloom can set in. All in all, researchers warn: don’t be surprised if you return to work feeling fragile.

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Saint of the month

The abuse of children is a constant concern, and so Angela Merici (1474 – 1540) is a good saint to remember as the year gets underway. Not only did she herself survive a harsh childhood, but she went on to dedicate her own life to helping children in need. Angela was born near Lake Garda, in Desenzano, where she was orphaned as a young child. The 1480s were hardly an easy time for orphaned girls, but somehow Angela survived to grow into her teens, when she became a Franciscan tertiary. However miserable her own childhood, Angela chose to let it work for good in her life: she decided to devote her own life to the education of poor girls. Girls! This was a time when most of the men were illiterate!

But Angela was an audacious woman, and she had only just begun. She and some close companions set to work in the name of Christ, seeking out the poor families in their community. Angela taught the young girls all that she could, and prayed with them, assuring them that even they were precious in the eyes of their Creator. All of which left the Roman Catholic Church badly baffled. What should they do with religious sisters who had taken no vows, still wore their lay clothes, and who, instead of walling themselves up in some nunnery to lead an enclosed life, spent their days in a decidedly mobile, highly visible fashion – out and about in community support?

It wasn’t until 1565, some 25 years AFTER Angela’s death, that the Church decided it approved of such work. By then the Ursuline nuns, as they were by then called, were going from strength to strength. They still flourish today, with some 2400 Ursuline Sisters in 27 provinces on six continents, and have been well described as ‘the oldest and most considerable teaching order of women in the RC Church.’

It took nearly 300 years, but in 1807 the Roman Catholic Church decided that Angela, unveiled, unenclosed and unsupervised as she had been, had been a saint after all – and ‘made’ her one.

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Operation Christmas Child

Readers of the Bedford Times & Citizen would have seen an impressive article with a photograph of stacks of cartons each containing at least 14 shoeboxes full of presents heading for the children of Belarus. This was the climax of a lot of hard work starting with a team of presenters at school assemblies and Church congregations whose mission was to encourage more and more of the local community to bring Christmas cheer to some very needy children.

The next step was the warehouse in Brunel Road loaned to us by Bedford Council. Dozens of volunteers were then trained to check each box thoroughly and these were then sealed and cartoned ready for their ultimate journey.

In all 6,307 children will benefit from the generosity of the people of the Bedford area and we can be proud that it was one of our residents, Belinda Kenny from Swineshead, who once again headed up the whole campaign. This is a major undertaking for a volunteer and under her guidance Bedford has more than doubled the number of boxes since she set up the town’s warehouse just 2 years ago. 136 boxes came from the Stodden villages and it was good to see a number of our folk again involved at the warehouse. They will all witness the effort which goes in to running such a successful operation.

Well done Belinda. We are all very proud of you and 6,307 of the world’s poorest children will now believe in the miracle of love in a box.

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Stodden sleep-out 2009

December 4th is now etched in my memory as the most uncomfortable night I can remember so I have every sympathy with the country’s rough sleepers who do this every night – or would do if it wasn’t for the efforts of those charities who work to ease the plight of the homeless and rootless.

This was, of course, the very wet night of the Stodden sleep-out which we did to raise awareness and funds for homeless people. It is easy to be judgemental about these folk because in this day and age no-one needs to be on the streets. But that is without understanding the reasons why people resort to sleeping rough and this is where the Kings Arms project in Bedford and the Church Housing Trust nationally apply all their skills and knowledge.

At the time of writing I have no idea how much has been raised in sponsorship but it will be a tidy sum split between these two charities. What I do know is that we had 25 people sleeping rough in all 6 churchyards in the Stodden villages. My thanks to all who contributed – the sleepers, their sponsors, the village co-ordinators, soup makers, Jan for providing breakfast on Saturday morning and Andrew Leishman who provided (now soggy) cardboard boxes.

A note of the total raised will appear in the next issue of Honeycomb.

Michael Pond.

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Smile

That’s telling

Young Jimmie finished his Christmas holiday and headed back to school. Only two days later his teacher was on the phone, telling his mother that he was misbehaving. “Wait a minute!” protested Jimmie’s mum. “I had him here for two weeks over the Christmas break, and I never once rang YOU when he misbehaved!”

Prayer changes things

The little girl had been so naughty during the Christmas break that her mother decided to give her the worst kind of punishment. She told her she couldn’t go on the New Year’s Day family outing. But when the day finally came, her mother felt she had been too harsh. When she told her daughter that she could go after all, but the child’s reaction was one of gloom and dismay. “What’s the matter? I thought you’d be glad to go,” her mother said. “But it’s too late now!” the little girl protested. “I’ve already prayed for rain.”

The boyfriend

At the start of the New Year, my boyfriend had moved house and job. I decided to ring him to see how he was settling in. To my astonishment, a woman picked up the phone. “Is Mike there?” I asked. “He’s in the shower,” she responded, with some hesitation.

In the shower?! “Please tell him his girlfriend called,” I said frostily, and hung up.

When he didn’t return the call, I got more and more angry, and finally dialled again. This time a man answered. “This is Mike,” he said. “You’re not my boyfriend!” I exclaimed. “I’ve got the wrong number.” “I know,” he replied. “That’s what I’ve been trying to tell my wife for the past half-hour.”

Incentive to succeed

An old gentleman was on the operating table awaiting surgery. He had insisted that his son, a renowned surgeon, perform the operation. As he was about to get the anaesthesia, he asked to speak to his son, to encourage him. ‘Don’t be nervous, do your best and just remember, if it doesn’t go well, and something happens to me, your mother is going to come and live with you and your wife.’

Curious business of raising children

You spend the first two years of their life teaching them to walk and talk. Then you spend the next sixteen telling them to sit down and shut up

After dinner speaker

As part of his talk at a banquet, our minister told some jokes and a few funny stories. Since he planned to use the same anecdotes at a meeting the next day, he asked reporters covering the event not to include them in their articles. Reading the paper the following morning, he noticed that one well-meaning cub reporter had ended his story on the banquet with the observation: “The minister told a number of stories, but they cannot be published.”

Dial-a-prayer

They have Dial-a-Prayer for atheists now.

You ring this number, and it rings and rings, but nobody answers.

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Mothers Union

On Wednesday January 20th at 2.30p.m. we will meet in Pertenhall Village Hall to talk about the Walsingham village and Chapels for St Mary.

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Library

Library times are changing slightly in the New Year:

Outside the Church in Upper Dean 15.15 till 15.45 on Fridays fortnightly from 15th January 2010.

It is free to join just provide identification to show your name and address, on your first visit.

Borrowing books is free and borrowing spoken word cassettes carries a small charge.

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WEA North Beds Branch

Spring Term 2010: a 10 week course
Beginning on Wednesday 13th January
10.15 till 11.45a.m. 
In Riseley Village Hall
Tutor: Dr Mike Muncaster
Gilbert and Sullivan their Music and Times

Course Fee £43.50p and enrolment 9.45 at first meeting.

Further information: Mike Knight 01234 708518 or

Hermione Harrison 01480 861231

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How to survive the January sales

Ladies - before you venture into the jungle of the January sales, remember these 10 commandments for safe sales shopping:

1. Make a list of what you need. Do a wardrobe ‘detox’ before you go. Most women have a ‘safe’ staple item they continually feel impelled to buy: from jeans to black jumpers or whatever. But if your wardrobe is stuffed with these, now is the time to fills in some gaps in your wardrobe. Also, get rid of anything that makes you feel drab or which doesn’t fit.

2. Don’t over-spend. Set your budget and stick to it. Don’t get the idea that there is a famine of clothes coming, and that you have to stock up now for years to come. And especially don’t buy anything just because it is cheap. If you won’t wear it, what is the point?

3. Leave him at home. You may think you’ll want your partner’s opinion, but you won’t. He’ll only rush you into buying things you just want to try on; he’ll need constant coffee breaks, get sore feet, look miserable, get in other people’s way….you’ll be far better off without him.

4. Be honest. Pay attention to fit and how it makes you feel – and look! An honest girlfriend with taste is an invaluable companion at times like this.

5. Wear good underwear and uncomplicated clothes…and bring high heels if trying on posh frocks. You’ll need to be able to dress and undress quickly.

6. Think in outfits. Before you buy anything, consider what you will wear it with once you’ve got it home. Take a list of neutral co-ordinates that you have already at home, or hunt for some of those right now.

7. Stock up on the basics. White T-shirts, vests and camisoles are always useful. Well-fitting jeans and smart/casual jackets are always ‘in’.

8. Try new things. In each shop, take a few minutes to try that ‘wild card’ item – something you wouldn’t usually wear. Take a risk – at least in the dressing room! Experiment with a different shape or colour – you may have a wonderful surprise in store.

9. Don’t forget accessories: the sales are great for costume jewellery, belts, scarves, shoes and bags…. You can look fashionable at once without waiting for your diet to kick in….

10. Go online – there will be plenty of bargains there from your favourite shops.

Gentlemen – it seems that the writer of this article reckons you don’t go sales shopping – true or not?

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Google

If you see your home being photographed for Google and you prefer not to be on their maps you can contact them on the site below,   http://maps.google.com/help/maps/streetview/faq.htm and then fill in an ‘image removal request’

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Wanted Old and New Photos

The Dean PCC are compiling a notice board in Dean Church to show the people and places of Dean through time.  Does anyone have any interesting photos, books or pictures we could use ?  We would love to see anything you may think is of interest and will return it to you.

 

Many Thanks

Emma Napier

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Phoenix football club

Starting first week in January 11am-12.05pm £2.50 s session or £10 for a 5 week block Fresh air and exersise to for kids ages from 4-10 please call John on 07825041898 or email phoenix_footballclub@hotmail.com to book a place. If succesfull additional older groups and multi-sport to follow and open to surrounding villages.

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Smiley Tots

A huge thank you to everyone who supported my evening to raise funds for Smiley Tots. Considering the credit crunch I think we did well raising £90 for the group and a further £50 for the MND Association which was my chosen charity this time. Thank you all very much.

Vicky Perkins xx

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MELCHBOURNE

Correspondent – Philip Pahl

Village web site - mmmatmelchbourne.synthasite.com

Christmas Bazaar

Father Christmas arrived in Melchbourne on Saturday, November  21st and was greeted with delight by the children (and some of us adults) attending the annual Christmas Bazaar. Once again the event was well supported by villagers and around £500 was raised for Church Funds. A big ‘thank you’ to Audrey for organising the bazaar and to everyone who helped to make it a success.

Flower Festival and  Arts & Crafts Fair on Sunday 2nd May and Monday 3rd May

Following on from the very successful Open Garden, Arts & Crafts Festival in 2007 we are going to have another Village weekend to raise money to pay for the repairs to the Church clock. There will be a Flower Festival in the church along with the sale of paintings and crafts from local artists. We are hoping to have music played throughout both days and there will be cake and plants stalls as well as refreshments in the Village Hall. The residents of Melchbourne Park have also kindly agreed to open their grounds. If you would like to help, or contribute in anyway please contact Alison on 01234 709464 or email alison.mackonochie@googlemail.com

Flower Arranging Classes

A very enjoyable six week flower arranging course was run in November/December at the Village Hall. Over the weeks Diane showed us how to create both traditional and modern arrangements and the course finished with us making a door wreath and table decoration for Christmas. We are hoping to run another course in the Spring. If you are interested please contact Alison on 01234 709464.

The Mulchbourne Garden Club

The first club meeting was held in November with a number of interested villagers. It was decided that there is enough interest within the village to share cuttings, mulch and equipment and to provide cover for holidays etc. Various trips are being planned to gardens throughout the UK and we also plan to grow enough produce to supply and run the flower stall at the next Feast Day. The second meeting will take place in January (date to be announced) and anyone interested in joining us please contact me, Philip, on 01234 708730 or email santapodphil@aol.com.

Church Cleaning Rota

Malcolm & Joy Service January 3rd Pam & Sarah Service January 17th Ruth & Jill Service January 31st There is a regular church cleaning Rota and volunteers are always welcome. Anyone wishing to be included on the Rota should contact Audrey. Thank you

Village dates for your diary:

23rd January 2010

Burns Night

(See separate poster in this month’s Honeycomb)

2nd & 3rd May 2010

Flower Festival/Arts & Crafts Fair

11th July 2010

Melchbourne Feast Day

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YELDEN

 

• Correspondent - Sue Taylor

Yelden Methodist Chapel Service 

Sunday January 10th at 11am    United Covenant Service with St Marys led by Rev Mike Lewis.

Sleep Out

Yelden were pleased to sleep 8 brave persons in the churchyard on a cold and wet night but with the help of cardboard boxes and many layers they all survived. A more detailed report will be found elsewhere in Honeycomb. A big thankyou to all our Yelden sponsors.

Welcome To Newcomers To Yelden

Hardly newcomers, some have been with us for at least 3 months – correspondent’s apologies. Mark and Andra are now well and truly settled in Kitts Barn, followed closely by John, Rachel and Rebecca who have moved into Leacroft. Lastly, Dale, Sarah, Jasmine and Louis who are living in The Old School. We wish them all well and hope to see them at our many and varied village functions.

For Sale

Modern home-office desk with monitor shelf and separate 3 drawer stationery unit. Lightwood finish/brush aluminium handles. Condition as new. £75.00. Tel: 01933 418677 – Jacqueline or Neil.

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SWINESHEAD

Correspondent Jenny Leishman

St Nicholas Church

Date
Jan 17th
Jan 31st
Feb 28th

Cleaning
Pat, Jean, Jenni
Frances, Anne, Anne
Pauline, Clarissa, Diana

Flowers
Clarissa–

No flowers (Lent

Village Hall

A big thank you to Wendy & Martin Newsom for organizing another year’s enjoyable Hallowe’en celebrations, which raised £70.

The Christmas festive season began with a Bar Night Special on the 4 December, which raised £200 for the Village Hall Extension Fund.

Many thanks to everyone who supported this event.

The Sixth Bell Bar will be open at 12 noon on New Year’s Day, Friday 1 January 2010, and from 8pm on Friday 5 February.

Afternoon Teas will be served in the village hall from 3pm on Thursdays 7 & 21 January, and 4 & 18 February.

The Village Hall Annual General Meeting will take place in the village hall at 7.30pm on Monday 8 February 2010.

Charity Curry Supper

Many thanks to everyone who so generously supported the Charity Curry Supper held on the 28th November in Yelden Village Hall, and to all those who helped in its organization. Almost 100 people attended and the event raised £1,600 in support of two charities: the Motor Neurone Disease Association & St John’s Hospice, Moggerhanger.

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PERTENHALL

Correspondent - Chloe Reid

November 2009 Pertenhall and Swineshead Quality Parish Council meeting

A meeting was held in Pertenhall Village Hall, on Thursday, 26th November, at 8.00. It was attended by six parish councillors, Borough Councillor Ian Clifton[IC] and 5 members of the public. Tim Kingham was in the chair.

Michael Whitlock paid tribute to Brian Stevens as a friend, a neighbour and a good parish council chairman.

Jenny Leishman was co-opted as the third Swineshead parish councillor, with the councillors in unanimous agreement about the decision.

Michael Whitlock is to be the new chairman, again a decision unanimously approved.

Dates for meetings in 2010 had to be changed and are as follows:-

  Wednesday, 13th January in Pertenhall Village Hall at 8.00. At this meeting the precept will be set.

  Wednesday 10th March in Swineshead Village Hall at 8.00. This is the Meeting for the Electors.

  Wednesday 12th May, in Pertenhall for the AGM.

The next meeting will be in Pertenhall Village Hall at 8.00 on Wednesday, 13th January 2010. This is an open meeting and everyone is welcome to attend.

Pertenhall Night at the Races

Pertenhall Village Hall committee are starting their social year with a Night at the Races, in our nice, warm Hall on 27th February 2010.

Tickets will be £12.50 for adults and £6 for under 16s. This includes a hot meal and your first glass of wine. Racegoers please contact Paul Sheard on 861457, Di. Birtwhistle on 860800 or any committee member for your comfy seat at the “course”.

100 CLUB News

November Draw Winners

1st Prize
2nd Prize
3rd Prize
4rd Prize

£20
£10
£ 5
£ 5

Richard Thompson (28)
Frances Bratcher (12)
Eric Brown(6)
Fran Nicholson(81)

December Draw Winners

1st Prize
2nd Prize
3rd Prize
4th Prize

£10
£5
£5

Pat Tate (63)
Lesley Willcock (50)
Denise Nash (4)
Nick & Tricia Smith (57)

Cheques for the distribution of the 2008/09 profit were presented to John Willcock (Village Hall) and Lesley Salter (P.C.C.) before December’s draw. For extra tickets for 2009/10, please contact JEAN CONSTANT (708671 or WENDY NEWSOM (708524).

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Deans

Correspondent Annette Brooks

Chapel Services

January 3rd; 17th; and 31st at 2.30p.m. in the Schoolroom.

Thank you all those who supported us with the carol service in December. It is not easy with so few members now and we would welcome any who would join us.

All Hallows Christmas Porch Sale

We would like to thank all those villagers who gave so generously to the Christmas Porch Sale enabling us to raise more than £900 towards keeping our Church in good order for the enjoyment of everyone.

All Hallows January Flower and Cleaning Rota’s

Date
January 3rdh
January 10th
January 17th
January 24th

Cleaning
Gillian
Karen
Margaret
Emma

Flowers
Louise
Maggie
Lindsay
Stella

Dalton Charity

The Trustees of the Dalton Charity distributed19 Christmas Hampers to senior citizens in Upper and Lower Dean on Saturday the 19th of December.

23rd January	Melchbourne	Burns Night
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