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The Bathford Bulletin
The Monthly Magazine For The Parish OfBathford
June 2011
www.thebathfordbulletin.org
Do you have a photo or drawing you would l ike to see on the front of the Bulletin?
We are looking for interesting or unusual ones of the vil lage; particularly any thatcapture a distinct character of the vil lage or are from an unusual or unique vantage
point.
Please send your submissions to: [email protected]
BlueBell Woods
St. Swithun’s Church Bathford
Rev Jane Burgess - Telephone: 858325
email: [email protected]
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.
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From the Parish Register:21 May, The Wedding of Richard Vipond and Jo Caldwell
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 - Thursdays
9:00 - 9:30am Prayer Time In Church
Mondays
2:00pm 2nd Monday – Service In The Community Room
Wednesdays
2:30pm Holy Communion each 1 st Weds of the month.
House Groups Details from the Churchwardens or Notices.
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We wil l al l have DIY stories to tel l . Maybeyou too have put your foot through theattic floor or stepped off a ladder into apot of emulsion. A friend has the DIYmotto ‘why pay a man £50 to do a jobwhen you can do it yourself for £300! ’ I tdoes seem that some jobs are genuinelybest left to the experts who approach thejob with the right tools, suitable rawmaterials and experience.
Jesus; a carpenter from Nazareth hadspent several years teaching a group oftwelve students, not the skil ls for amortise joint, but the wisdom, abil ity,power and insight to teach the world ofGod’s loving forgiveness.
The training was ful l-time residential ,24/7. No multiple choice or distancelearning, just old fashioned intensivecramming. During this period, Jesusextensively advertised the fact that hewould be wrongly accused and executed.He confirmed that his apprentices shouldnot lose heart but should remain strongfor he would not ultimately be defeatedby death. And yet these Christians, themost privi leged of men, al l desertedJesus within twenty minutes of trouble.
What does it show us? That unl ike DIY,when the professional craftsman wouldrightly scoff at my handy work and tool kit(which consists of a bent masonry dri l l bitand a metal fi le last used to stir glosspaint) there are no professionalChristians. There are instead professingChristians who receive God’sforgiveness but who ought never for amoment to pretend to have finished theapprenticeship and have everythingsorted!
Michael Craine
AN INDIAN CONCERT
The Perfect Summer’s Evening!
Indian classical music played on
Sarod, Sitar and Tabla
display of Indian dance given byHema
Bar and home-made Indian snacks
all in aid of SEEDS India, Kerala
7.30pm Wednesday 6th July
St Mary’s Church, Bathwick
Tickets £1 0
(£8 for children under 1 6)
from Helen Lees: 01 225 859508
Film ClubThe next meeting of the Film Club wil lbe on Monday 27 June at 2pm in St.Swithun’s Church.
The fi lm wil l be the Oscar- Winning Film– ‘The King’s Speech’ starring ColinFirth and Geoffrey Rush. The true storyof King George VI ’s battle with hisspeech impediment and the unorthodoxAustral ian therapist who helped him.
Do come along and join us for anenjoyable afternoon’s entertainment,fol lowed by tea and cakes.
Transport available if required.
Contact Pam Priston: Tel. 743499 orChristine Colgate: Tel. 8591 95
A Letter from thevicarage
Brownies move to ThursdayFrom 9 June Bathford Brownies wil lmeet on a Thursday and not on aWednesday. We wil l meet for a l ittlelonger (6.00pm - 7.30pm) and as theday is the same as Rainbows we wil l beable to do a few joint activities. We haveplaces available for any girls agedbetween 7 and 1 0 years old. I f you wantto find out more please call me on 0781 4561 544.
Vanessa Plain
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Toddler Visit to Warleigh LodgeFarmWednesday 29 June Bathford Baby &Toddler group are invited to have fun atWarleigh Lodge Farm for the morning.There wil l be a trai ler ride and we wil lfeed lambs and meet the animals.Please bring your own drinks for children(snacks wil l be provided) and wearwell ies and outdoor clothing. Pleasemeet outside St Swithun’s Church at1 0.00am to walk to the farm (and becrossed over the main road safely).
Rebecca Briggs
Bathford Festival 2011 - ArtExhibitionAn art exhibition for amateur artists, wil lbe held in the Pepperpot Pre-school(adjacent to the School) on 9 and 1 0 ofJuly. A maximum of two paintings. to besubmitted per person, suitable forhanging on a pegboard display stand.
Please contact Martin Wright
[email protected] or phone858047 for details.
Calling all under 5’sSt Swithun’s Pre-school Party Monday 4July 11 .30am - 2pm
Please come and join us at our StSwithun’s Baptism and Pre-school partyin the garden of 52 Church Street. Therewil l be food, drink and play in the gardenand please bring an adult with you!Pepperpot children are welcome beforeor after their session - just drop in whenit suits you.
See Fenella Avison or RebeccaBriggs for more information.
Hope and Homes for Children
A Concert by the Croydon Male VoiceChoir wil l be held on Saturday 4 June inBatheaston Parish Church commencingat 7:30pm.
Wine wil l be served in the interval.
Tickets: £7 from Keith Masdin (01 225858042; [email protected])
Keith Masdin
Sole Sisters of Bathford- TheMoonwalkWow - well we did it - 26.2 miles and 7hours and 45 mins! I t was an amazingevent to take part in and great fun. Manythanks for al l the messages ofencouragement and all the sponsorship– the estimated total (when it has allbeen collected) is £2250 so thank youso much for al l your support again. Themoney wil l be put to great usesupporting Breast Cancer charities.
Sally Mcleod, Emma Horn, NatalieGame and Katie Stoddart
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Bathford Village Shop
New Chiller
We are all del ighted with the recentlyinstal led replacement chil ler cabinet.Many favourable comments have beenheard. We hope that, as well as lookinggood and offering more storage, it wil l bemore economical to run than theelectricity guzzl ing monsters it replaces.
The task of removing the old cabinetsand instal l ing the new one was anextremely heavy one (l iteral ly) and wewere very grateful for the help wereceived. . . . huge thanks to all whoparticipated.
Laptop
Is there anyone who can offer the shopa no longer used Wireless EnabledLaptop computer? This would greatlyfacil itate accounting and stock-taking.We find that our shop’s thick walls do notal low an adequate Wifi signal to reachthe office. A donated laptop would begrateful ly received or, alternatively, a lowcost used machine.
Missing Trolley
Has anyone seen our missingnewspaper delivery trol ley? One of our4 trol leys disappeared mysteriouslyrecently. The trol leys are essential ,especial ly when delivering the veryheavy weekend loads of papers andmagazines. Please tel l us in the shop ifyou know of the whereabouts of themissing trol ley.
Twinning News
Last chance for France!
This is your last chance in 2011 to jointhe Bathford and Kingsdown TwinningAssociation visit to Artannes (8th - 1 2thJuly). A group of residents is off toFrance to stay with host famil ies in thecharming vil lage of Artannes. We wil l beenjoying their hospital ity while getting toknow them and the area better.
We wil l offer them the best (and worst)of our talent. The brave and tuneful areinvited to join in a comic song. The boldand dramatic could take part in a mini-pantomime. Or you could just sit in theaudience and be amused by ourofferings and theirs.
The Artannais haven’t given us ful ldetai ls of the programme yet but it wil lprobably include a wonderful mix ofregional food and wine, architecture,culture and having a laugh.
We anticipate that about 2 dozen peoplewil l be going - why not be one of them?Most of us make our way by ferry anddrive. I t might be possible to sharetransport. Others choose to travel bypublic transport.
Even if you have never dipped your toeinto the waters of Artannes, come on,take the plunge! Join us for a weekendof friendship and fun. And it doesn’tmatter if you can’t speak any French!
For more information and to bookyour place please contact PeterRideal, 01 225 858322
Final deadline – June 1 0th
Jenny Matthews (7421 33)
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This year’s festival is shaping up to bebigger and better than ever before. Asalways we have an eclectic mix ofevents for everyone in the community toget involved with. Below are a fewhighl ights to watch out for:
Saturday 9 July - Village Market Day –Stall Holders Needed
We are pleased to announce that we wil lbe holding a vil lage market on the greenand on the pathway leading down to theshop. We are looking for differentbusinesses and individuals who wouldl ike to have a stal l at the market. Youcan sell whatever you like or even justset up a stal l to tel l people about yourorganisation. For more informationplease contact us on the numbersbelow.
Thursday 1 4 July - Victorian MusicHall Night
Take a trip back to the past and visit theold time music hall . Victorian fancy dressis a must. The event wil l be ticketed.More detai ls to fol low soon but if youneed help getting a costume then wewould recommend contacting BathTheatrical Hire in Frome 01 373 472786.Prizes for the best costumes.
Sponsors / Advertisers
We wil l be producing a glossy festivalbrochure again this year with ful linformation on all the events and thepopular photo treasure hunt (this yearbigger and better with even more itemsto find). The only way we can run thefestival and keep the events affordable
Sunday 5 June brings The Big Lunch totowns and vil lages all over the UK. AndBathford is no exception.
Earl ier than expected, as it’s usuallyheld in July, Bathford Summer Festivalsaw the Big Lunch being a hugesuccess in 201 0. And what better wayfor a community to get together, than todo it al l again?
We’ve all enjoyed the bri l l iant summerweather over recent weeks, so imaginesitting out with the family andneighbours, while the children runaround playing, as the sun beats down.This real ly is a great way to spend asummer’s day.
So on Sunday 5 June, join us for thissimple act of community, friendship andfun.
For more information contact theBathford Summer Festival on 07899926080 or head to The Big LunchWebsite: www.thebiglunch.com.
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or free is by getting companies andindividuals to sponsor us or our events.I t doesn’t have to be money either –maybe you can supply us with, forexample, tables and chairs or maybeyou could help with sel l ing tickets ormarshall ing the fun run. All of this is veryvaluable to us.
I f you are interested in getting involvedin any way or would l ike to make adonation please contact us.
Cas Gil lard (07899 926080) or LukeJohn Emmett (07939 4031 59) or email :[email protected].
PARISH COUNCIL NEWS
01 225 859007
www.bathford.net
Councillor vacancies
The parish council has 3 vacant seatsthat can be fi l led by co-option.Applications for co-option would bewelcome from anyone qualifying for therole of parish council lor. The qualifyingcriteria can be found on the parishcouncil website www.bathford.net. I fyou would l ike to join the council , pleasesend a brief CV to the Clerk. Thedeadline for applications is Friday 1 0June and applications wil l beconsidered at the meeting of the ParishCouncil on Monday 20 June.
Council Minutes
Following comments made at theAnnual Parish Meeting that parishionerswere not kept up to date with councilbusiness, residents are reminded thatthe agendas of council meetings aredisplayed on the parish notice boardsand the ful l minutes of meetings arepublished on the council ’s website ifresidents wish to catch up with mattersdiscussed by the council .
Funds for youth activities
The parish council is able to accessabout £1 ,800 to be spent to providebenefits for the youth of Bathford. I f youhave any ideas about how this moneymight be used then please send yoursuggestions to the Clerk.
Armed Forces Day
25 June 2011 has been designated thisyear’s Armed Forces Day (AFD). Oneof the ways in which communities areinvited to show their support for the UKmil itary is by flying a flag and the parishcouncil is to purchase an AFD flag to be
flown from the flag pole at the RoyalBritish Legion. I f other businesses orindividuals wish to show their support forAFD then the detai ls of the flags andother items available can be found on thewebsite www.zephyr-tvc.com
Dog fouling
This continues to be a problem acrossthe parish. Residents may report anyconcerns with regard to dog foul ing tothe Dog Warden through CouncilConnect on tel: 394041
No fireworks on council land
Parishioners are reminded that it is notpermitted to set off fireworks on anyparish council held land.
Thanks to the parish council
The organisers of the Bathford SummerFestival have asked me to publiclyacknowledge their thanks to the parishcouncil for their donation to the Festivalin 201 0. Without the support of thecouncil the Festival organisers say thatthe event may not have got off theground. The support of the councilenabled residents to enjoy a wide varietyof events last year and building on thatsuccess, parishioners can look forwardto a range of special events at theFestival in 2011 as outl ined in lastmonth's edition of the Bulletin.
Date of Next Meeting
The next meeting wil l be held on Monday20 June 2011 at 7.30pm in the ParishOffice. All parish council meetings areopen to the public and residents arewelcome to attend as observers or tobring matters of concern to the attentionof the council in the first 5 minutes of themeeting.
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Now Available from
Warleigh Lodge Farm Bathford
Boxed Meat
Pork- £65.00 for min 1 2kilos of meat cutinto joints chops and sausages
Lamb- available to order from May
Sausages- Plain pork or pork and cider£2.50 for 6
To enquire about any meat please callRose or Jul ian on Tel: 01 225 859065
Bathford Players need helpDo you have an artistic flare and nooutlet for it? We need you. . .Due to theretirement of a very longstandingscenery designer and painter we nowneed new blood. Are you interested inpainting or designing scenery or justwant to have a go? Contact Anna onannaechip@hotmail .com for a chat.
Anna Chippendale-Budd
Gambia GaloreSunday 1 0 July - "Gambia Galore" -grand summer fete in aid of ourGambian partner vi l lage.
22 Church Street. For more informationcall 858490.
Hendrik
Editors Required
The Bathford Bulletin is edited and proofread by a small group of volunteers. Atthe moment there are 3 editors but dueto other commitments we wil l be loosingone in the near future.
We are looking for some more people tohelp us to edit the Bulletin.
No experience or special software isneeded. All you need is Internet accessand a computer. The software we use iscal led Scribus and it is free andavailable for PC, Mac and Linuxoperating systems. We wil l show youhow to use it and assist instal l ing it.
I t only takes a couple of evenings amonth to put the Bulletin together andwe take it in turns editing so it wouldonly be every 3 months at the most.
I f you are interested, (and the moreeditors the better), email us at:[email protected]
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The deadline for receiving copy for the July 2011 Bulletin is 1 5 June 2011Please put your items 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
June 2011
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If you run or attend an event that is not listed please contact us and we will add yourevent to the list.