October 2009 The Bathford Bulletin

The Bathford Bulletin

The Monthly Magazine For The Parish Of BathfordOctober 2009

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Roy BryanHanson (Skip) receiving a gift from coffee morning friends afterten years of continuous work and support for Hope and Homes for Children.Do you have a photo or drawing you would l ike to see on the front of the Bulletin?

If so contact us by email : [email protected]

St. Swithun’s Church BathfordDuring the vacancy please contact the Churchwardens

Joy Craine 85861 3 or Derek Brown 859886

Churchwardens: Derek Brown 859886 Joy Craine 85861 3

Readers: Gerry Mil ler 858402 Michael Craine 85861 3

Gil l Gilbert 858927 Dennis Pearson 858293

Everyone Is Warmly Welcome!We have the fol lowing groups for children during our Sunday Services:

Crèche (0-3); Children’s Church (3-1 0); Rock Solid Youth Group (11 +).

Our 1 4+ youth group, 'Scubed', meets three times each month. For detai ls please ring

Michael Craine.

Sundays

8:1 5am Holy Communion

1 0:00am First Sunday - Family Service

2nd, 4th & 5th Sunday - Holy Communion

3rd Sunday - Morning Worship (No Communion)

6:30pm First Sunday - Holy Communion

Other Sundays Evensong

Mondays

9:00-9:45am Prayer Time In Church

2:00pm 2nd Monday – Service In The Community Room

Wednesdays

2:30pm Holy Communion each 1 st Weds after Church Family Service

House Groups Details from the Churchwardens or Notices.


Bathford Baptist Chapel, High Street, BathfordServices wil l be held at 1 0.30am each Sunday.

Followed by Holy Communion on the first Sunday of the Month

Prayer Meeting Thursday Mornings at 1 0:00am

If you require information or help then please call

01225 833300 or 01225 723246 or 01249 782368

Letter from St Swithun's ChurchIn Search of The Good LifeI t’s amazing that at this stage of my life Ifind I am “trendy”! And No, I have notstarted shopping at New Look. This yearfor the first time I have started growingmy own vegetables and it seems asthough with the credit crunch I am one ofmany doing the same. To those of youwho have been doing so for years youmay wonder what al l the fuss is aboutbut to novices l ike myself we arediscovering the joys of being able to popup to the veggie patch each day and pickfresh all that we need to make anourishing meal. The advantage ofknowing that what we are eating has noharmful additives and at the same timegetting beneficial exercise can only begood news.

And it doesn’t stop there – I recentlyadopted 4 ex-battery hens to make awelcome addition to the garden andattempt to experience, even to a smalldegree, something of The Good Life.This also means I am “in fashion” asmore and more people save thesecreatures from slaughter and help themto enjoy a freedom they have neverknown before. They have proved to bevery rewarding, not only for the deliciousfresh eggs that they kindly supply butalso for their friendly greeting whenever Iapproach them. (I know this may becupboard love but I ’m wil l ing to givethem the benefit of the doubt.)

So I am really enjoying gardening andfind it quite therapeutic but I real ise it’snot always going to be a bed of roses! Iremember reading about a woman wholost her precious engagement ring in agarden. We can only imagine thedistress she felt but the story had ahappy ending when the ring was found


decades later and her joy wasunbounded.

There are many gardens mentioned inthe Bible, including the one where themost precious thing to mankind waslost. In the first chapters of Genesis wehave a picture of man in the paradisecalled Eden, walking and talking withGod, but rather than fol low God’s waysAdam chose to disobey and lost thatpeace and sweet fel lowship with theCreator.

But this story, too, has a happy ending,for in another garden – the Garden ofGethsemane – Jesus, the Son of God,showed a wil l ingness to fol low theFather’s plan of salvation and went tothe cross, where he took on himself thesins of the whole world. In doing so herestored peace and sweet fel lowshipwith God to anyone who would accept itthrough His sacrificial death.

We have an opportunity to thank God foral l his provision, for our bodies, soulsand spirits, as we gather for the HarvestFestival on October 4th at St. Swithun’s.Everyone welcome, look forward toseeing you.

Gill GilbertA Service of ThankgivingA Service of Thanksgiving for the l ives ofthose who have died wil l beheld onSunday 1 November at 6.30pm at StSwithun’s Church. This wil l be a quietservice of reflection with someappropriate hymns. We hope very muchthat the service wil l be an opportunity togive thanks to God for a loved one andto be strengthened by him as wecontinue our l ives. All WelcomeHeather Gillard,Administrator, St Swithuns, Bathford


LINKNELiWS

Link NewsStaff ChangesBathford Link is pleased to welcomeSarah Tiney to our team of three Co-ordinators and as a replacement forMonica Stockwell . Sarah is a fairly newresident in the vil lage but has alreadysuccessful ly completed her first stint inthe post, having been on call throughoutAugust.

Monica is continuing as a Trustee unti lthe AGM in November after which shewil l cease all Link work. We areextremely appreciative & indebted to herfor some 1 0 or more years of devotedservice.

Can We Help You?Don’t forget that Link exists to helpanyone in Bathford who has problemsrelated to age, health & mobil ityparticularly in relation to transport needs.

We can help you to keep appointmentsconnected with:

HospitalsDoctors’ SurgeriesDentists & OpticiansDay Centres & ClubsShopping, hairdressing, etc.

I f you think we can help, just cal l ourDuty Co-ordinator number07870 666 582This number has an answering servicewhich you can use if the Duty Co-ordinator is otherwise engaged. You wil lget a prompt reply.

Prescription DeliveriesThe recent decision by Boots Pharmacyin Batheaston to make deliveries of theirown on Tuesday and Thursdaymornings has caused some disruption tothe delivery service which has beenprovided on a daily basis by Link formany years.

Link is continuing to ensure that anyurgent prescriptions are collected &delivered at the end of each afternoon.However, routine repeat prescriptionsare l ikely to be held over by thepharmacy for delivery by the Bootsdriver and may not, therefore, bedelivered as speedily as before.Unfortunately this decision was madewithout any consultation and is outsideour control.

We suggest that recipients of thisservice order their repeat prescriptionswell in advance of running out to ensureprompt delivery.

Tony Woodcock (859132)

Bathford Society TalkThe talk for Monday 26 October wil l be"The Remarkable Story of a Robbery atShockerwick in 1 842 by scoundrels fromBatheaston" by Batheaston residentRob Mimmack. As usual, it wil l takeplace in the Parish Hall , Church Street,Bathford at 8:00pm. Coffee is availablefrom 7:30pm and visitors and newmembers are welcome.

Peter Staples (Secretary, BathfordSociety)


Broadlands OrchardshareCommunity Orchard, Box Road,Bathford.Tel/Text: 07532 472256broadlandsorchardshare@gmail .com

Saturday 3 October, 10am to 4pm Earth Oven Cooking Workshop withAli MoseyPrice for the day £20 (£1 5 forBroadlands OrchardShare sponsors) toinclude meal cooked outdoors Pre-booking essential as numbers l imited to1 5 participants.

Thursday 8, 22 October, 2pm to 6pm Harvesting afternoon and afterschoolsessionWe wil l be picking apples for BathFarmers' Market and sponsors arewelcome to collect their box of apples

Campfire cup of tea/coffee at about 4pm.Saturday 10 October, 8.30am to1.30pm Bath Farmers' Market, GreenPark StationWe wil l be sell ing apples fromBroadlands Orchard and BathamptonCommunity Growers and pressing applejuice. I f you would l ike to volunteer tohelp on our stal l , please contact us

.Saturday 10 October, 12 noon to 4pm Volunteering DayWe wil l be picking apples for the

Bathford Apple Day. Campfire cup oftea/coffee at about 2pm

Sunday 11 October, 9am to 12 noon Bathford Apple Day, The Village Shop,Broadlands OrchardShare wil l bepressing apples at this popularcommunity get-together.

Saturday 24 October 8.30am to1.30pm Bath Farmers' Market, GreenPark StationWe wil l be joining in the UN 350 Day -see 350.org for detai ls of this event.We wil l be sell ing apples fromBroadlands Orchard and BathamptonCommunity Growers and pressing applejuice. I f you would l ike to volunteer to

help on our stal l , please contact us.

Singing TuitionCindy StrattonB.A. Music (hons) P.G.C.EBeginners’ welcome as well as themore experienced. Graded exams or

just for fun!Phone: 07974 944498/01 225 8511 95


Bathford Flower ShowA big thank you to all those who entered and contributed to Ihe Balhford Flower Show.The entries this year were much lower than in previous years but nevertheless it was a verysuccessful event. Next year is the 'Centenary' so all you gardeners please get busy to make it areally special show.

The cups this year were awarded as fol lows:Highest points in Open sections A, B &; C Clive HiggsRunner up in Open sections A. B &; C Jennifer FerridayHighest points in Floral Section E Wendy HartHighest points in Homccraft Section F Joyce HelpsRunner up in Homecraft Section F Jil l GiggHighest points in Handicraft Section G Jackie CryerHighest points in Photography Section H Mike O'LearyBest exhibit in sections A. B &; C Alan ReynoldsBest exhibit in Rose Classes Section A Kath WattsBest Flowering Plant in Section A Jennifer FerridayHighest points in Children's Section I Tabby Grist-ParkerRunner up in Children's Section I Katherine JohnsonBest kept Bathford al lotment Yvonne FrancisBest novice allotment Nicola & Mike O'Leary

The Best Kept Allotment Competition results were as fol lows:1 st Prize Mrs Y Francis 2nd Prize Mr D WilsonJoint 3rd Mr N Weeks Joint 3rd Mr C HiggsHighly Commended: Kevin & Kelvin Lawton, Mrs Blackband, Mrs J Ferriday, Roger &Rosemary Barrett


Gardener WantedI am disabled, l iving with my wife inAshley Road and we have a mediumsized garden for which we need arel iable gardener for a few hours perweek.

Mike Watson ,33 Ashley Road. Tel 859009.

Box W.I.Last month we had a popular winetasting event. The subject of our nextmeeting wil l be ‘Are you legallyprepared?’, a talk by Mrs Anne Orr.Time 2:30pm at the Selwyn Hall , Box onTuesday 1 3 October. New members andvisitors are very welcome.Jean Cherry

Bathford Transition InitiativeApple Pressing at the village shop,Sunday 11 October, 9am noon.Bring your own apples or try some fromBathford Community Orchard and wewil l press them into delicious, aromaticjuice for you. There wil l also be applegames for the children (or adults!) andwe wil l also make a list of people whoeither have too much fruit or would helpwith harvesting it. I f you would l ike toregister before then, please call Emmaon 858388 with your detai ls and type offruit that you have or would l ike.The shop wil l be sell ing delicious home-made apple goods stocked just for theday and we promise a bit of apple cakewhich you can have cafe style in oursuper shop or outside if you prefer!

BEFA Plus, Bathford CommunityShop and Bathford TransitionInitiative: the first in a series of talks.Patrick Whitefield, PermacultureGardening, Tuesday 3 November, 8pmat the Royal British Legion. Britain'sleading Permaculture Designer, recentlyappearing on BBC's A Farm for theFutureEver thought of growing a bit of yourown food, but don't know where to start,not sure if you've got enough space orthinking about how to plan youral lotment? Find out what Permacultureis. Patrick's talk is real ly inspiringwhether you have or don't haveexperience gardening. Last time hespoke in Bath, it sold out, so come earlyand get a seat! Patrick Whitefield is thebest known Permaculture Designer andteacher in Britain, so we are very luckyto have him speak to us. Please tel l al lyour friends about it. For moreinformation please call Emma Jacksonon 858388.

Film Club At The LegionThe Court JesterMonday 26 October at 2:00pm.This hi larious comedy, starring DannyKaye, Glynis Johns and AngelaLansbury, runs for 97 minutes and wil lbe fol lowed by tea and cakes. Everyonewelcome.

Ieuan GreenCarpenter & Roofing Specialist

UPVC Gutterings & Fascia

Firestone Flat Roofing System

Maintenance Free

No Flame Instal lation

40 Years Experience

Reference Available

Tel.07929 914987

PARISH COUNCIL NEWS852486, 859007

[email protected]

www.bathford.net

Neighbourhood WatchBathford has a new Beat Manager. PCNick Sheppard has recently taken up thepost. He wil l work with the regularPCSOs that cover the vil lage. Ful ldetai ls of our neighbourhood police teamand details about how to contact themcan be found on the websitewww.avonandsomerset.pol ice.ukJust type in your postcode and fol low thelinks. You can also use the non-emergency number for contacting Avonand Somerset police which is 0845456 7000.Volunteers are sti l l needed to covercertain areas of the parish as set outin the September edition of the Bulletin.I f you would l ike to join NeighbourhoodWatch then contact the Clerk.

Flower Bulb PlantingIs there an public area near you whichwould benefit from being planted withbulbs? The parish council is looking fora small group of volunteers to identifysuitable sites around the parish and toplant bulbs in the area to improve theappearance of parish. The bulbs wouldbe provided and there may be a smallsum of money for equipment ifnecessary. I f you can help then pleasecontact the Clerk

B&NES Council's Community AwardsBANES is inviting nominations for aB&NES Chairman Community Award2009-201 0. The theme is "Grow YourOwn Food and Know Your LocalHeritage" and nominations l inked to thisare welcome but this is not exclusive

and nominations are invited from allsections of the community. Nominationscan be made for the fol lowingcategories; Volunteer of the Year;Student Volunteer of the Year (Over 1 8);Volunteer Team of the Year; VolunteerLeader of the Year; Young Volunteer ofthe Year (Under 1 8); EnvironmentalVolunteer of the Year. I f you knowsomeone who you think deserves to benominated for an award then pleasesend detai ls to the Clerk by Friday 9October.

RecyclingAs the winds may pick up in theapproach to autumn the council wouldl ike to remind residents to ensure thatany waste and recycling is properly tiedup or weighed down prior to collection toprevent rubbish, particularly paper andcardboard, from being blown around theparish. Thank you for your cooperation.

Cardboard & Garden Waste collectionThe fortnightly col lection wil l be made onThursdays 1 , 1 5 and 29 October.

Date of next meetingMonday 1 2 October 2009 at 7:30pm inthe Parish Office, Bathford Hil l (pleasenote the meeting is a week earl ier thanusual)

Ruth HoldingClerk, Bathford Parish Council


YogaBathfordThursdays 10 - 11:255 Week Blocks24 Sept to 22 Oct5 Nov to 3 Dec

Multi level, dynamic SunSalutation progressionswithin classical meditativesequencebreath, flow, corestability, alignment bodywisdomSophie Shenstone 07867 [email protected]


The Bathford PlayersThe Bathford Players are very proud topresent ‘Al lo’Al lo by Jeremy Lloyd andDavid Croft from Wednesday 21 October– Saturday 24 October 2009 at TheBathford Parish Hall .

Based on the hugely popular TV comedyseries, the stage version of ‘Al lo ‘Al lofol lows the adventures of Rene, thehapless café owner in war-torn, occupiedFrance, as he and his wife, Edith,struggle to keep a priceless portraitstolen by the Nazis and kept in asausage in their cel lar.

Rene is hiding two British airmen and isendeavouring, with the help of theResistance, to repatriate them.

However, communications with London,(through a wireless disguised as acockatoo) add to the manyembarrassments he endures in thecompany of his patrons.Matters come to a head with the newsthat the Fuhrer is to visit the town. Renewil l need all the wit he can muster tosave his café and his l ife….!

Tickets on sale from 1 September at £6per ticket. Available from the vil lage shopor www.bathfordplayers.co.ukAnna ChippendaleBuddHOST a Student at ChristmasAre you thinking about who might comefor Christmas this year? Perhaps youwould l ike to make it a bit different.Some of the adults from overseas whoare currently studying at UK universitieswould love to spend a couple of days ina real home, rather than on a desertedcampus. I t is interesting to shareChristmas with people for whom it is al lquite new (many international studentsare from China, for example). HOST hasbeen linking students with hospitablevolunteers for 22 years, at Christmas

and also one-off weekends throughoutthe year. HOST is a registered charitybacked by the Foreign Office and manyuniversities. I t is not necessary for hoststo l ive near a university, as students areprepared to travel far for this uniqueexperience! See www.hostuk.org or callHOST's voluntary regional organiser,Margaret Astridge on 01 458 251 699.Thank you!

HOST UKUnit 8 Water House, 8 Orsman Road,London N1 5QJTelephone: 020 7739 6292 Fax: 0207033 6539www.hostuk.org.ukRegistered Charity No. 327592Registered Company in England andWales No. 21 79430

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Bathford CC The 1st XISeason ConcludesMatch 113 Bathford 1st XI vCorsham 4th XI (25 August)Skipper Steve Vowles won the toss andput the opposition in. With some tidybowling, Corsham did not find battingeasy and were dismissed for 1 49,perhaps sl ightly below par, even on adull day. Martin Gurney and AndrewMurray both took their second 4-wickethauls of the seasons, Murray at lessthan 3 runs/ over. Once the Bathfordreply had begun, the dul lness of the dayturned to dampness and a revised targetof 11 6 in 35 overs was set. I t has provedto be a shame that our chairman JohnBudd's games this year have beenlimited by a knee injury, because hisappearances have been graced by atorrent of runs: 46 not out on thisoccasion. Ably supported by Paul Merrett(39), Budd guided us to 11 7 for 2 - andthus victory.Match 114 Bathford 1st XI vWestbury 3rd XI (8 August)Three wins in a row! Although beaten byWestbury fairly comprehensively in theaway fixture, revenge was comfortablyachieved. The opposition batted first andwere bowled out for 1 40. A second 4-wicket haul of the season being gainedthis time by Steve Ball . though DarrelWatts' 1 2 overs for 11 runs and 3 wicketsdeserve special mention. Then we sawJohn Budd in the runs again. 48 not outthis time, though at a less frenetic ratethan that of player of the season JoeVowles' 47 not out, in taking the total to1 41 for 3.Match 115 Lambourn 1st XI vBathford 1st XI (15 August)We could not make it 4 wins in a rowhowever. Second placed Lambournproved too good for us on the day, albeittheir total - batting first - of 1 54 all outwas by no means out of reach, after

Andrew Murray had taken 5 for 33, thebest bowling figures in the club allsummer long. However, the Bathfordreply was rather restrained with only theredoubtable Andrew Murray findingthings to his l iking in making 61 not out.In the end, we were dismissed for 11 2.Match 116 Burbage & East Royal2nd XI v Bathford 1st XI (29 August)Whilst the previous game (againstLambourn) saw the best bowling of theseason, this game saw the best batting.Batting first, Bathford reached the 208for 6 in 45 overs, of which total no lessthan 1 49 (72%) - or 79%, if extras areexcluded - were scored by our 5th wicketpair of Paul Jackson and Luke Abbott,with their partnership realising 11 5 runs.Abbott fel l just short of his half century at49, but former captain Jackson marchedirresistibly on, to an unbeaten ful l century(1 00 not out), the only individual 3 figurescore achieved this year. Abbott thentook 3 wickets for 45, with newcomerKieron O'Callaghan joining the 4-wicketclub (for 46).The victory in the last game took the 1 stXI to the middle ranking position inDivision 4 of the Wiltshire League: 5thout of 9.L M Mackenzie,Secretary, Bathford CC


21st Century Marriage The AffairMonday 19 OctoberCoffee Plus are continuing our quest tostrengthen our marriages and there'snothing funny about this one, entitled'The Affair'. The DVD could beinteresting though! The course is freeand you can come along even if you'vemissed all the rest.Please join us in St Swithun's church,creche available, at 9.20am for coffeefor a 9.45 start, finishing by 11 .30 am.Val Stone 01225 852476

Tea and Toast with the TinyTotsSt Swithun's Church, 5 October, 10amto 11:30amAll under 5s are welcome for play,activities, singing, snacks and a coffeeand treat for Mums and carers too!The Health Visitor wil l also be inattendance to weigh babies and answerquestions.Just turn up, or for more detai ls contactFenella Avison 851154 or RebeccaBriggs 851660.

LIGHT PARTY 2009!St Swithun's ChurchSaturday 31 October 20095:30pm to 7pmThe Light Party wil l be taking place onSaturday 31 October in St Swithun'schurch. All primary school aged childrenwil l be welcome to join us for fun,games and goodie bags. We'l l providefood too, just bring lots of energy and ifyou're an X factor fan a good singingvoice!

The deadline for receiving copy for the Nov 2009 Bulletin is 15 Oct. Please put youritems into the Bulletin Box in the Bathford Village Shop,email to: [email protected] or post to:

Bathford Bulletin c/o Bathford Vil lage Shop, 54 Bathford Hil l , Bathford, Bath BA1 7SN

Diary Of Events – October/November 2009

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