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November 2017
Inside this Month:
Thurs 2nd - All Souls Service
Sat 4th - Garden Society Coffee Morning
Thurs 9th - Cranham Friends Meeting
Sun 12th - Remembrance Service
Sat 26th - Craft Fayre
Cranham Village Magazine
With Cranham Parish and Benefice News and Information
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Church & Benefice
Vicar: Revd. Mike Holloway 01452 814082 [email protected]
Associate Priest and
Benefice Administrator: Revd. Andrew Leach 07564 448692
Church Wardens: Mrs. Nicole Wotherspoon
01452 812387
Mr. Keith Ardron
01452 617648
Organist: Mrs. Beryl Berry,
Four Chimneys, Cranham
01452 813200
Hon Treasurer: Mrs. Helen Daltry, Broadridge House,
Cranham, Gloucester. GL4 8HF
01452 863011
PCC Secretary: Nicki Clapton
Bakers Piece, Cranham
07824 812384
Benefice Office: Lychgate Rooms, Painswick
01452 814795
Cranham Church of England Primary School
Headteacher:
Anne Nolan
01452 812660
Magazine & General
Magazine editors: Sue & Ian Shaw
01452 814839
Church articles: Sue & Ian Shaw
01452 814839
Magazine layout: Tony Walker
07796 175622
Magazine
Distribution:
Sue Stick
01452 813407
Village Hall
Bookings:
Nicki Clapton
07824 812384
Rural Environmental Crime Liaison Officer
PCSO9073 Deb Campbell
Tel: 101
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A Letter from The Vicar
Dear Friends,
One of the key dates in November for most people is the 11th, Remembrance Day, or Armistice Day if you prefer. This year it falls on a Saturday, normally a busy day, but I guess that many, many people will take two minutes of their time at 11.00am to be silent and to remember. Some will do this on Remembrance Sunday at Church instead or even as well.
I often find myself wondering what people do think about during those two minutes. Are they remembering someone they knew who lost their life during the last war? Are they remembering images and films they’ve seen of soldiers ‘going over the top’ or running up beaches under fire?
Are they praying to God for the souls of all those who lost their lives? Or are they praying for peace, for an end to the need for young people to sacrifice themselves this way?
There’s a song written by Eric Bogle called The Green Fields of France, which imagines someone sitting by one of those thousands of war graves in France and talking to the man buried there, William McBride. At one point he says, “Did you really believe that this war would end wars? Well the suffering, the sorrow, the glory, the shame, the killing and dying, it was all done in vain. For Willy McBride it’s all happened again, and again, and again, and again, and again.”
Many people will empathise with that feeling as we look at a world which looks less peaceful and more frightening than it has for many years. That’s why I guess that, during those two minutes this year, a great many of us will be praying for peace. But we don’t need to limit ourselves to just those two minutes; praying for peace is something we can do every day! And not just for an end to conflict either, but for an end to that arrogance, and those injustices and abuses that lead to resentment, violence and war. We can make a difference here – and it starts with prayer.
God Bless
Rev Mike
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Worship in Cranham - November 2017
Thursday 2nd 7.30pm All Souls Service Sue Hartley
Sunday 5th 11am Family Communion Revd Chris/Sue Hartley
Sidesman Emily & Joseph
Sunday 12th 10.50am Remembrance Service Sue Hartley
Sidesman Phil Stick/Roger Moore
Readers tba
Tuesday 14th 9am Morning Prayer John Watts
Friday 17th 11am Beacon Prayer Revd Mike
Sunday 19th 11am Holy Communion Revd Mike
Sidesman Don Say
Readers Helen Daltry Zeph.1;7,12-18
Tom Daltry 1 Thess.5;1-11
Tuesday 21st 12pm Holy Communion Revd Mike
Sunday 26th 6.30pm BCP Evensong Team (Nicole)
Sidesman Sarah Taylor
Readers Sarah Taylor Ezek34;11-16,20-24
Hazel Stacey Matt.25;31-46
Sunday Dec 3rd 11am Advent Carols Service & Posada
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Church Flowers
5th November Liz Cattle
12th November Gillian Smith for Remembrance
19th November Gillian Smith
No flowers during Advent
Church Cleaning
4th November Sarah Taylor
11th November Nicky Overs
18th November Victoria Soutar
25th November Nicki Clapton
2nd December Joan Charman
Coffee after the service
5th November Julie Berry & Nicki Clapton
19th November Sue Stick & Connie Evans
All church articles for the magazine should be sent to
Remembrance Service
Sunday 12th November at 10.50am
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www.beaconbenefice.org.uk
Sunday Services in the Benefice - November 2017
Sunday 5th November – All Saints' Sunday
9.30am Edge 3 Parish Communion Revd. Mike
9.30am Painswick Parish Communion Canon Michael
11.00am Cranham Family Communion Revd. Chris/Sue Hartley 11.00am Sheepscombe Morning Worship Mike Campbell 4.00pm Painswick All Souls Service Revd. Mike
Sunday 12th November – Remembrance Sunday
9.30am Painswick Holy Communion Revd. Mike 10.50am Cranham Remembrance Service Sue Hartley 10.50am Edge with
Harescombe Remembrance Service Mike Campbell
10.50am Painswick Remembrance Service Revd. Mike 10.50am Pitchcombe Remembrance Service Revd. Chris 10.50am Sheepscombe Remembrance Service Canon Michael
Sunday 19th November – 2nd before Advent
9.30am Painswick Parish Communion Revd. Mike 9.30am Harescombe 3 Parish Communion Revd. Andrew
11.00am Cranham Parish Communion Revd. Mike 11.00am Sheepscombe Morning Worship Lay Led Speaker from
PSALMS
Sunday 26th November – Christ the King
8.00am Painswick Holy Communion Revd. Mike 9.30am Painswick Painswick Praise Revd. Mike
9.30am Pitchcombe Holy Communion Canon Michael 11.00am Edge Family Praise Mike Campbell 11.00am Harescombe Morning Prayer They like us 11.00am Sheepscombe Parish Communion Revd. Andrew
6.30pm Cranham Evening Worship Team (Nicole)
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Churches Together around Painswick
The Chairman and committee of C.T.A.P.
warmly invite you to the
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Followed by a talk given by Jackie Natt on her work with Marah,
a Stroud based charity supporting the homeless and disadvantaged.
Thursday 9th November at 7.00pm in St. Mary’s Church Rooms
At the far end of Stamages Carpark, Painswick
There will be light refreshments
We look forward to your support – ALL ARE WELCOME.
C.T.A.P. exists to promote those activities which bring together the Christian denominations in and around Painswick and to promote a greater understanding of the beliefs of other religions.
Come along to the AGM to share your ideas and to find out more!
2017 Poppy Appeal
Just a reminder that house to house collections will continue for a period of 2 weeks until the 11th November.
If you are donating to the Poppy Appeal and are a UK tax payer, please note that the house to house collectors will have with them forms that can be filled in, by doing this you will greatly increase the value of your donation.
Jan Whitton
MCE09
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Extracts from The Messenger – November 2017
Engagement: Living out Christ’s love and hope
Connecting with new housing developments in innovative ways
The Bishop of Tewkesbury, the Rt Revd Robert Springett
Earlier this year I moved house and I have been reflecting on the process by which empty rooms have been turned into a home, unpacking, deciding where things should go, occupying the space, so that now six months on it is a place of returning and rest.
We know we have an acute housing shortage in this country, but this is more than simply a matter of bricks and mortar, it is about homes, for us, for our children and theirs, homes as a place to live and from which to build community. This is something we know a thing or two about as the church too, we have been building community in England since the year the year 597!
As part of our LIFE vision and the housing priority within that, we are pooling that knowledge to help enable us to build community today. We have identified three strands to this work. Where there are smaller developments it is about helping existing communities integrate new homes into their life, offering a welcome and hospitality. To help us in this we are planning some workshops in early 2018 and we are also developing a welcome pack for our communities to adapt and use as part of their ministry. In our largest developments, of which we have currently identified five, we are looking to early engagement to work in partnership with the developers to build new communities by a mix of the appointment of pioneer ministers and church planting. Lastly we are planning a consultation on how we respond to medium sized developments which is perhaps our greatest challenge. These are developments not large enough to form a new community but equally of a size that is bigger than can easily be absorbed by an existing community without careful thought and planning.
The challenge of new housing is not easy, but at its heart are homes and those who will live in them, and our commitment that they, as all who live in our diocese, will find life in all its fullness, the life we know in Christ.
Bishop Robert will lead two gatherings in January, which will help parishes explore how they can engage with small housing developments. More information to come. To register your interest, contact Helen Wolfson on [email protected]
Welcoming people to new housing developments – experience from Kemble by Martin Kingston
Engaging with people into their new homes makes them feel welcomed into the community that they have moved into. It provides them with a point of contact and useful information about their new community.
Kemble is a medium to large size village with a mix of older and newer housing developments. The new housing development we welcomed people into consisted of 47 new houses of different sizes, 30% of which were affordable housing. We made contact with the developer’s sales office to explain that the PCC wanted to be able to welcome people into the village. The sales office staff were friendly and pleased that their purchasers would be receiving a welcome into the village.
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We put together a welcome pack including a leaflet containing local information, a parish magazine with the contact number of the visitor and, if appropriate a leaflet about Kemble Primary School. When we were told by the sales office that a new occupier had moved in, we delivered the welcome pack and a bunch of flowers personally to the house, choosing a time of day that the family was likely to be at home. After visiting, a note was made of the new residents and their address in order to avoid any duplication of visits.
If you have never engaged in this activity before, you will find that a new enlivening and rewarding experience awaits you which is very effective in extending a warm welcome to new residents.
Ethical Volunteers Needed
Can you have a spare half a day a week? You will be helping some of the county's vulnerable and disadvantaged.
Gloucestershire Credit Union is a local and ethical community organisation which offers an affordable way to borrow money and a safe and secure place to save. We need people to help administer our loans and saving schemes in Gloucester. We are also very keen to increase the number of service points all across Gloucestershire.
You will be fully trained so no previous experience is required. If you are interested in helping us please give us a call on (01452) 422712 or please see our website at: www.gloscreditunion.org.uk
Gloucestershire Credit Union is generously supported by the Church of England through the Diocese of Gloucester.
Events and training
Digital media training
Monday 6th November, 6.30pm to 8pm, Holy Trinity, Stroud
Sharing our stories in new and different ways, including through digital media, is one of the priorities that was highlighted in the new LIFE vision for our Diocese. We would like to help train and resource more of our congregations, clergy and parish teams to feel confident in using digital media both to promote our churches and to share stories of individual faith journeys. Places are free. Booking via 01452 835515 or [email protected]
Vulnerable Women in the Prison System (Positive Justice Gloucestershire)
Tuesday 14th November, 7.30pm, Baptist Church Hall, Stroud
Alma Hageman will share her experiences of working at Eastwood Park Prison. Disabled access, but no parking. More details 01453 759438.
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Rudford Retreat (quiet day), Thursday 16th November,10am to 3pm, Rudford Church
Chance to give space for God in our lives. £12. Booking on [email protected]
Young Women: God’s Calling Responding with confidence
Saturday 18th November, 9.30am to 4pm
‘I’m too young! You can’t mean me!’ Have you had that feeling that God is calling you but you think it can’t be true? He doesn’t call people like you. Come and talk about it on 18 November when we are holding a day for young women to come and explore your vocation. It may not be a calling to ordained ministry, but to another type of ministry – this is an opportunity to listen to how God might be leading you. To find out more contact Pauline Godfrey on 01452 835548 or visit www.gloucester.anglican.org/event/young-women-gods-calling
Domestic Abuse Workshops
Mon 27th Nov, St Paul’s Cheltenham, Tue 28th Nov, The Old Town Hall, Stroud,
Thurs 30th Nov, Holy Trinity, Tewkesbury and Fri 1st December, Church House
Gloucester, all 2pm to 4.30pm
The Diocese of Gloucester, in partnership with Restored, is holding domestic abuse
workshops as part of the 16 Days of Action Against Gender Based Violence. To book, email
Have your say
Visit Facebook Diocese.of.Gloucester, email Katherine at [email protected], follow us on Twitter @glosdioc, view videos on YouTube Diocese of Gloucester or visit our website gloucester.anglican.org
These extracts are from The Messenger, a monthly communication produced by diocesan com-
munications office at Church House, College Green, Gloucester, GL1 2LY. The full ‘Messenger’ is
available on www.gloucester.anglican.org and can be emailed to all parish and church represent-
atives who request it. The extracts printed here are provided by Church House and published
without alteration and therefore do not necessarily reflect the views of the Cranham magazine
editorial team.
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All Souls Day
Thursday 2nd November
at 7.30 pm
Please come and join us
in the Church
to remember those we love
who are no longer with us.
If you are coming to the service and would like to have someone’s name read out please contact
Nicole Wotherspoon 01452 812387
email: [email protected]
If you would rather remember someone privately, without having their name read out, perhaps just lighting a candle for them, please do come along.
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Christmas is coming ... !
Advent Carol Service 11.00am
Sunday 3rd December
The Posada Family will once again be looking for places to stay over night.
The Posada is a custom that started in Spain or Mexico at least 500 years ago when people visited each others’ homes to bless their Nativity scene. This would start on 16th December and travel around until Christmas Eve that is 9 days, representing the 9 months that Mary was pregnant with Jesus. Each night they would go to a different home in a different part of the village. When they arrived at their destination they would knock on the door and ask for a room. The head of the house would say he had no room just like the innkeeper in Bethlehem but eventually he would then let them in. Everybody would go inside, light a candle besides the nativity scene and then they would bless it.
As many previous 'host families' are aware Cranham now has 2 nativity sets that we call the Posada and it is these that moves from home to home and stays overnight before finding another resting place. And we do it throughout Advent, starting with the first families receiving the Posada at the Advent carol service at 11am on Sunday 3rd December, travelling from home to home each night and returning to the church in time for the Crib Service on 24th December at 4pm. The families are in their own box and the Posada prayer and advent candle will be with it.
Please join us for this special service setting the Posada on its journey.
If you would like to host the Posada for a night (you do not need to have children at home to host ☺) please contact:
Nicki Clapton
[email protected] 07824 812384
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Meet the New Beacon
Benefice Team
Lt-Rt - Jacob Powell, Louisa Rees-Cansdale, Nathan Youlton, Ellie Powell, Rob French, Fiona Gill, Ben Fudge, Anton Wynn, Andy Poole
Nathan Youlton – has just joined the team and is taking on the role of overseeing the children and family work in the Beacon Benefice including Club Pulse (Youth Club) on a Monday night. He is also helping at Cranham School’s Monday Pulsar Lunch Club. He loves sports and used to work at Dean Close School.
Rob French – started Multi Sports Club last summer and is currently at the Youth Club and exploring Sports Ministry across Gloucestershire.
Ben Fudge – has also just started as a PSALMS intern for this school year. He is involved in Monday’s Youth Club and The Croft’s Tuesday Pulsar Lunch Club and ‘Open the Book’! He is a keen footballer and referee.
Steph Poole – continues to run the Pulsar lunchtime games clubs in Cranham for Y3-Y6 and at The Croft with Y5 & Y6’s. Also for a short time she is helping at the Youth Club on Mondays to aid the transition for the younger children.
Fiona Gill continues to help behind the scenes whilst overseeing the residentials and bigger events.
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Local charity, PSALMS, changes its name
The local youth and sports ministry charity, PSALMS, has changed its official name. Set up in 2005 to work with churches in the Stroud and Painswick areas to provide sporting activities and clubs for their communities, the charity was originally registered as “Painswick and Stroud Area Local Ministries”. Inevitably it has become more widely known by its acronym: PSALMS.
PSALMS has grown significantly over the past 12 years and now provides regular sporting activities for youth and schools in new places including Nailsworth, Stonehouse, Chalford and Kemble. The team of youth and sports ministers currently numbers eight and the annual expenditure budget is around £250,000.
In partnership with the Diocese of Gloucester (as part of their LIFE vision) and national charity Scripture Union, PSALMS are now developing Sports Ministry in partnership with local churches across Gloucestershire. The Board of Directors therefore applied to Companies’ House and the Charity Commissioners to change the registered name to “Putting Sport Alongside Local Ministries” – although it will still be known by most as PSALMS.
PSALMS’ Director of Sports Ministry, Rob French, said: “Whilst we continue to work in close partnership with churches in the Stroud area, we are seeking to promote the benefits of Sports Ministry right across the county as a good way in which all churches can serve their communities. The change of name reflects that dual emphasis in our work.”
For more information, see www.psalms.uk.net or contact Fiona Gill (General Manager) on 07771 513382 or Rob French (Director of Sports Ministry) on 07906 301007.
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Brimpsfield & Mid-Cotswold Garden Society
The weather in November may not encourage you to get out into the garden, but it’s a good time to prepare your plot for the winter and to get it in good heart for next spring.
The old advice was to dig over bare earth so that the winter frosts would break down the clods and turn them into nice workable soil; however this is more relevant to gardens on clay soil, and the light Cotswold brash that most of us garden on doesn’t form big clumps that need breaking down. In any case it takes quite a hard frost to have any effect, and we seem to get less frosty weather in winter these days. Instead of digging, put down a good layer of mulch (the leaf mould made from last autumn’s fallen leaves?), which will benefit thin soil, protect it from compaction by heavy rain and suppress weeds; mild winters can mean that weed seeds germinate when we’re not expecting them, so either mulch them out or be prepared to do some winter weeding. Put the mulch round your plants but not right up to them, so that the bark of trees and shrubs doesn’t rot and perennials don’t get swamped. And while you’re out in the garden, check on anything that might be damaged by strong winds and protect it; we’ve had more winter wind in recent years than formerly.
Our next meeting, on Saturday 4th November in Brimpsfield Village Hall, will be a bring-and-buy plant sale, so if you have any spare plants (or anything garden-related) do bring them along to boost Society funds – or come and buy, or just enjoy the coffee and excellent home-made cake! There will also be a quiz and a tombola-style Bottle Stall to amuse you, and of course the chance to sit and chat. The kettle will be on from 10.30 and selling will start at 11am; we look forward to seeing you there!
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Singing – strengthens the immune system
Singing – is a workout
Singing – improves your posture
Singing – helps with sleep
Singing – is a natural anti-depressant
Singing – lowers stress levels
Singing – improves mental alertness
Singing – can widen your circle of friends
Singing – boosts your confidence
Singing – broadens communication skills
(Info courtesy of http://takelessons.com/blog/health-benefits-of-singing)
All these benefits! What’s not to love? And you get to keep the next generation of our village choir going.
Join us Tuesday evenings 7.30pm – 9.00pm
Tea, coffee & biscuits and lots of singing and smiles.
Cranham Village Choir – more information contact: Ian Wotherspoon at [email protected] or 01452 812387 or 07500 323120
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Cranham Common Winter Scrub Clearance
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
CCMC share the concern of many villagers about the amount of scrub encroachment on the Common. Natural England are the legal managers of the Common, and all scrub clearance has to be approved by them and done to their specification. CCMC has been working closely with Natural England to agree areas that village volunteers can take on to supplement the extensive scrub clearance plan that NE already have planned this winter.
We have agreement on a number of areas that the village can take on, and now need volunteers to come forward. This is our chance to make a real difference to the common so please support us if you can.
Scrub clearance has to be carried out between 1st November and 28th February.
It is essential that ALL scrub clearance is approved by NE so please do NOT undertake any clearance without consulting me (Liz Hayden) or Kate Gamez from NE.
All volunteers will need to register as Natural England volunteers in order to be covered by their insurance.
Details are still being worked out, but there will be a variety of jobs including:
Jobs for individuals to do in their own time.
Village work parties over the winter. NE has agreed to train a herbicide volunteer who will be able to lead work parties where herbicide use is needed, such as on the scrub oaks and other small trees. Dates will be announced in due course.
Cranham already has one brush cutter trained volunteer and agreement to train 2-4 more village volunteers. These people will be clearing some of the large patches of brambles over the winter, and then following up by keeping them cut through the summer to return them to grass.
Volunteers will be needed to rake up cut brambles from the initial big cut ready for NE to collect.
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We will also be asking individuals to take on the responsibility of maintenance of their own small patch of common through the summer, on tasks agreed with NE.
Please let me know if you would like to be involved in scrub clearance. Further details will be announced via Facebook and Cranham social email as soon as they are available.
Thank you in anticipation. I am optimistic that with the efforts of NE and their resources, and village volunteers, we can make a real difference to the common this winter.
LETS MAKE IT HAPPEN!
Liz Hayden
Chair CCMC
Tel 07974 386341
Email: [email protected]
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Contact: [email protected] Costs are £40 for half a page or £75 for a full page per year
ADVERTISE HERE
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CRANHAM VILLAGE HALL
CHRISTMAS ART & CRAFT FAYRE
SUNDAY 26th NOVEMBER 2017
11.00am – 4.00pm
New & Different Art & Craft Stalls
Unusual Christmas Gifts
Refreshments Served All Day
“CHRISTMAS HAMPER” Raffle
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If you would like to have a stall,
contact Jane on 01452 814873
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CRANHAM VILLAGE HALL - NOVEMBER NEWS
We had a brilliant Curry and Quiz night with great company, delicious food and lots of fun. There were 13 teams of 6 so the evening was very well attended. Thank you to everyone who came to support this event and for supporting the Village Hall. We have raised a good amount for the Funds and this helps with ongoing maintenance and improvements to the building.
A massive thank you to Rachel Munro for preparing and hosting the quiz, and for cooking us a wonderful curry. What a Super Star you are!
Thank you to Jane Shepherd for organizing the Bar and serving drinks, ably assisted by Mike Drake. Thanks to Caroline Field for helping with the food, beautifully served. All the help with setting up the tables and clearing up is greatly appreciated.
I hope everyone likes the new carpet which lightens up the corridor and committee room, and the ladies toilets. The floor in the main hall is in need of sanding and re treating so there are quotes to be obtained for this work. If anyone is interested to complete the work do get in touch.
The committee is in need of new members to assist with the management and running of the village hall. Our secretary is ‘retiring’ as soon as we have someone to take over, if you have the skills for this role please contact me or another member of the committee.
Just a reminder that when you hire the village hall to ensure the floors are vacuumed, or swept and mopped, and the rubbish is taken away. Please put the items used in the appropriate kitchen cupboards as this makes it easier to find things. I do send a lot of time tidying the cupboards and putting crockery where it belongs. It is helpful to keep things off the very top shelves where many people cannot reach items such as cups, this will avoid accidents stretching to reach things.
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There are a few items missing from the kitchen utensils drawer such as large spoons, knives. Also, the large grey ‘tray’ that is used for extra draining space has disappeared. Please can who ever borrowed that, return it as soon as possible.
Don’t forget the Art and Craft Fair on Sunday 26th November, come along for lunch and buy your Christmas gifts.
I am organizing a kitchen rota for 26th so if you can spare an hour please let me know. Donations of cakes will also be greatly appreciated.
I look forward to hearing from you regarding any of the above issues from joining the village hall management committee, baking a cake, helping in the kitchen or selling raffle tickets at the Art and Craft Fair on 26th November.
See you there.
Lesley Hodges
Tel: 812943
Chair Woman
Cranham Village Hall
CRANHAM FRIENDS
The Friends met for lunch at the Queens Fish Restaurant in September and enjoyed
fish and chips and a good chat.
Our October meeting is after the date for the Village Magazine deadline, so will
have to report later. Our guest speaker will be Mrs Alison Hesketch a vicar’s wife.
The title of her talk “Wed to the Cloth” an amusing talk so I am informed.
The November guest is Margaret Walker who has visited us before, but this time is
going to talk and give a demonstration about Christmas Floral Arrangements.
Meetings are held in the Village hall at 2.30 and the November date is the 9th.
Brenda Spence
812000
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Cranham Local History Society
“Just Hanging about- More tales about Pub signs”
Excellent speaker
Angela Panrucker returns to Cranham to enlighten and entertain us at our
pre-Christmas meeting.
Join us to hear her and enjoy mince pies and mulled wine.
7.45pm
Cranham Village Hall
Thursday 7th December 2017
Members Free/ Visitors £2.50
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Richard Straley
Our family would like to say a very big thank you to those who knew Richard and
offered their kindness and support over the 9 months when he was ill. For all the
messages and cards, and to those who visited him. Also, for the many offers of
help and those who called to check I was okay (especially when I became ill), for
the lovely cards and flowers since Richard died and for all those who attended the
services.
A massive thank you to Anne for making the beautiful floral tribute for us, for
Aaron setting up the large tables, and to Lesley, Rachel and Jackie and all those
who made cakes, for their wonderful contributions to making Richard’s wake in
Cranham one that he would have loved and been so proud.
Eunice, Ben, Peter and all the family (Straley)
Big Thank You
My husband and I would like to say a BIG THANKYOU to everyone who helped make our day so special. We hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did.
A special thanks to Caitlin who worked hard to make sure everything came together at the right time and in the right way - which it did, (what a wonderful wedding planner she would make).
We said no presents and what did we get from our friends a very generous gift which we will have lots of fun spending.
Also, thank you to everyone who sent cards as well. Their thoughts and wishes are much appreciated by us both.
THANK YOU EVERYONE!!
Love Carol (Tringham-Daniels) and Ted
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Remembering Richard Straley
30th March 1944 – 3rd September 2017
Richard’s death means we have sadly lost an artist, an exhibitor, an educator, an
actor, a designer, a lecturer, a digital printmaker and a Facebook whizz.
I initially encountered Richard performing in the first play that Cranham Players
produced back in 2001, “Silas Marner”, under the Direction of Gill Cox. He was a
founder member of the Players and retained his membership until The Players
ceased to have a paying membership in 2014.
He was both enthusiastic as a supporter and as viewer of all our productions;
constructively critical and encouraging in pushing the boundaries to set our sights
high. I hadn’t realised that he had spent some time performing as an actor in
Theatre in Education programmes, performing many different plays in schools.
Having played in a number of Cranham Feast mimes on the Common, the
highlight for me was seeing Richard regally enthroned as Henry VIII paying court
to his numerous wives and an audience in thrall to his royal presence. Richard
always brought great character and vigour to his performances, with strength and
volume in his voice. He clearly loved it!
Yet it’s as an artist I knew him best or at least his work. Richard trained as an
artist at Southampton College of Art and taught Fine Art for 4 years at Blackpool
followed by 21 years at Gloscat: he was deeply committed to his role as an
educator in the Arts. Since his retirement in 2000, it was his portfolio as a working
artist that commanded much more of his attention. He built a body of work
known as Landspeak from which he exhibited regularly and continued to gain
notoriety as an accomplished artist.
I have some of this collection, which has an intriguing quality about it. His
paintings draw us in as the viewer and once engaged we constantly find more to
see. This is because of Richard’s unique techniques, mixing his own paints from
pure pigments and introducing additives from gold and bronze leaf to detergent,
wax, salts and acids.
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Remembering Richard Straley - continued from page 28
His use of digital technology and printing techniques enhance his paintings to
another level, depicting his obvious affinity and love of the landscape that is so
familiar to us all in Cranham.
Landspeak pieces were notably accepted and exhibited in the prestigious Royal
Academy in London and the Bishop’s Palace in Hereford, though he exhibited
widely in the UK and in Germany. As a member of the Cheltenham Group of Artists
he of course showed his work in Cheltenham and countywide, selling paintings both
nationally and internationally.
Many in Cranham will know Richard as Mr Facebook of Cranham. Having developed
a certain expertise in digital technology through his art, he used these skills in
setting up and maintaining our Facebook page, helping those of us who knew
nothing of such matters to become involved and engaged with social media for our
local news and events.
He was a presence and character in the Village who will be sorely missed with his
characteristic chef’s black-and-white check trousers and Taqiyah skullcap. But what
a legacy he has left for us to cherish.
Thank you Richard.
Lyn Barker
Christian Aid Harvest Supper
7.00 for 7.30pm
Wednesday 1st November
The Church Rooms.
Tickets £16 on sale in the Benefice Office or telephone 812966
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MAGAZINE COSTS
… ever wondered how much this magazine costs to produce? If so read on!
Last month’s magazine with 40 pages cost £120.00 for 170 copies
Each set of 4 pages per copy cost just under 8 pence, £12.00 for 170 copies
(Pages must be in multiples of 4 to make up the magazine) Each November, the Magazine Team reviews its current and expected annual printing costs in order to try to work out the next years charge to its readers. Through due diligence, we have managed to keep the annual charge to £10 and will be doing so for 2018. This has been through a number of key changes that the Magazine Team have made since 2015:
• Allowing local advertising for up to 12 months
• Maintaining the magazine at 48 pages or less
• Asking writers to keep articles as succinct as possible (no more than 2 pages in A5 length)
Advertising Following a significant increase in printing costs, in 2015, the magazine team took the decision to allow local advertising in the magazine. As of November 2017 the costs for advertising within the magazine are as follows:
For one year, 12 issues - Half page £40.00 Full page £75.00 Occasional Adverts: 1 month Half page £5.00 Full page £10.00 2 consecutive months Half page £10.00 Full page £18.00 3 consecutive months Half page £15.00 Full page £25.00
We are extremely grateful to those businesses who do advertise as the revenue made is very key to us being able to keep the hard copy price at £10.00 per year
We could do with one or two more!
Continued on page 31
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From page 30
Charging for Occasional Adverts All articles that are advertising specific events are chargeable at the rates shown above. As a rule of thumb and at the editors’ discretion, advertising of local events to Cranham and its adjacent villages that are held in-order to raise funds for local organizations (e.g. Church, Cricket Club, School) or charities (e.g. BHF, Poppy Appeal) are allowed into the magazine free of charge. However, all such adverts must clearly state who the beneficiaries will be from all profits gained at the event being advertised. Please contact the editors if you have any queries or need clarification with your article. Distribution Since cancelling their paper copy several people have discovered that they are forgetting to visit the website to view the magazine, so they have elected to pay a small fee (£3.50 for 12 months) to have a PDF of the magazine sent to their email address each month – please let us know if this would be of interest to you by emailing Sue Stick at the address below.
Many thanks for your continued support!
The Magazine Team Sue & Ian Shaw (Editors) [email protected] Sue Stick (Distribution) [email protected] Tony Walker (Editing) [email protected]
Magazine 2018 – payment is due next month
Don’t forget to have your £10.00 ready to pay the person who delivers your magazine in December. Or please email [email protected] if you would like details about how to pay by BACS.
Force and Ford Kindling
(aka Will Green and Harry Strickland)
Force and Ford are selling quality kindling for £5 a bag with free delivery for Cranham residents.
For more information or to request a delivery please call or text 07736 720701.
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Cranham People
No new people in the village this month.
If we have missed anyone, please accept our apologies!
Please make yourself known and we will include you next time.
Updated Cranham Directory for January 2018
There will be a new pull out Cranham Directory with the January 2018
magazine. If you know of any amendments that should be made please
contact Sue 813407 or preferably by email [email protected]
For reference the current directory can be seen by visiting http://www.beaconbenefice.org.uk/cranham/cranham-directory.php
Any alterations need to be advised by December 1st please.
Thank you for the updates already advised.
Cranham Tennis Club
Congratulations to Lizzie Portlock and Helen Daltry
who are our Doubles Champions for this season, by winning all their
games. Also, many thanks to all the other players for taking part in the
competition.
David Bonney
812120
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Village Lunch
The next Cranham Village Lunch will be on
Monday 20th November
we hope you will join us when we will be meeting at:
12:15 for 12.30pm
in the
Scout Centre
Menu on that day will be as follows:
MENU
Fruit Juice
Fish Pie Peas & Carrots
Followed by:
Apple Crumble & Custard or Stewed Apples
Tea or Coffee
Please don’t forget to let us know if you are coming, especially if you didn’t book your place at the last lunch.
Many thanks
Nicky (Tel: 812429)
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It’s nearly that time of year again………………………..!
OK, it’s not quite that time yet, but it soon will be! This is a reminder about the opportunity to make donations to charities in lieu of sending Christmas cards within the village. The number of households is growing and last year 69 households took part and raised money for charities at home and abroad. If you would like to be involved again, or for the first time, please contact me as soon as possible - and at the latest, before the deadline for the December magazine.
Choose to support our two main charities, “Hospice Uganda”, (directly providing medicines for terminally patients) and Cystic Fibrosis South West, (please give cash or cheques made out to me) or select a charity of your own (send your donation direct to your charity and let me know the name and amount you send).
Your name will appear in the Christmas message in the December issue of the magazine and hopefully on Cranham Facebook.
Thank you, Norma Kay
077200 46802 (phone or text) or email: [email protected]
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REGULAR EVENTS Multi-Sport Club Mondays 3.4-5.00pm - Painswick Youth Centre
(Rob French - [email protected])
Club Pulse Mondays 6.00 - 7.30pm - Painswick Youth Centre
(Nathan Youlton 07875 681130)
Orchestra Mondays 8.00pm - V Hall (Beryl Berry 813200)
Post Office Tuesdays 10.00am - 12noon - V Hall
S’Combe Learn Bridge Tuesdays 10.00am - 12noon - Sheepscombe V Hall
By Play (Please phone - Hugh Tarran on 814081 for info.)
Coffee Morning Tuesdays 10.30 - 11.30am - V Hall
Cranham Art Group Tuesdays 7.00 - 9.00pm - School
(Lyn Barker 813025)
Choir Tuesdays 7.30pm - V Hall
(Ian Wotherspoon 812387)
Beavers & Cubs Wednesdays - Scout Centre - times as follows:
Beaver Scouts (6 to 8 yrs) 4.50 to 5.50pm
Cub Scouts (8 to 10 yrs) 6.00 to 7.15pm
Scouts (10 to 14 yrs) 7.15 to 9.00pm
Handbell Ringers Thursdays 9.30am - Tocknells Court
(Annie Lade 812847)
Cranham Ramblers Alternate Thursdays 9.30am - Village Hall
(Joan Charman 812708)
Retriever Training Thursdays 10.30am - Scout HQ
(Please phone - Mary Valentine 01684 592673 for info.)
S’Combe Bridge Club 2nd and 4th Thursdays 7.10pm - Sheepscombe V Hall
(Contact Joy Edwards 812588)
Parent and Toddler Fridays 9.15 - 10.45am - V Hall
(Chloe McCarthy 07859 880641)
Church Bell Ringers Alternate Saturdays 9.30am - Church
(Rob Garratt 07703 503547)
Garden Club Brimpsfield, phone Barbara Snell 813373 for further info
All general articles for the magazine should be sent to
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MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTIONS
All articles for the forthcoming month should be forwarded to the editors by email to
[email protected] (preferred option).
Articles should be forwarded as either a WORD or WORKS document and preferably in Ariel font size 10 on A5 size paper settings. Articles may also be sent manually typed or hand written.
Please refrain from using ADOBE EDITOR as all articles have to be edited prior to inserting into the magazine.
All hard copies should be forward to Baggend (at the Knoll).
All items to be included within the magazine will need to be in the hands of the editors by the following dates:
WEDNESDAY 15th NOVEMBER 2017
(hand-written articles also by Wednesday 15th November)
Magazines will be available for distribution:
on Sunday 26th November or thereabouts.
The date will be confirmed to the distributors by email.
Sue & Ian Shaw
814839
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CRANHAM DIARY
Forthcoming events:
November 2017
1 Wed Harvest Supper Church Rooms 7.00 for 7.30pm
2 Thurs Mobile Library School 9.30 - 11.30am
Ramble Village Hall 9.45am
All Souls Service Church 7.30pm
4 Sat Garden Society Coffee B’field V. Hall 10.30 for 11.00am
5 Sun Family Service Church 11.00am
7 Tues Rubbish/Food Waste
8 Wed Village Hall Meeting Village Hall 7.30pm
9 Thurs Cranham Friends Village Hall 2.30pm
Messy Church Church Rooms 3.30 - 5.15pm
CTAP AGM Church Rooms 7.00pm
11 Sat ‘Robbie’ Night Royal William 7.30pm start
12 Sun Remembrance Service Church 10.50am
14 Tues Recycling/Food Waste
15 Wed ** Magazine Contributions Due **
16 Thurs Ramble Village Hall 9.45am
19 Sun Prayer and Praise S’combe Church 11.00am
20 Mon Village Lunch Village Hall 12.15 for 12.30pm
21 Tues Rubbish/Food Waste
26 Sun Craft Fayre Village Hall 11.00am - 4.00pm
28 Tues Recycling/Food Waste
30 Thurs Mobile Library School 9.30 - 11.30am
Ramble Village Hall 9.45am
December 2017
3 Sun Advent Carols Service Church 11.00am
7 Thurs CLHS Talk Village Hall 7.45pm
14 & 28 ThursRambles Village Hall 9.45am
For Regular Events: Please see page 42
Next Village Hall meeting:
Wednesday 8th November at 7.30pm
Everyone Welcome