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Christmas Celebrations in Wrawby
19th December:
9.30 a.m. School Christmas service
Christmas Eve:
Christingle Services at 3.30 p.m. and 5.00 p.m.
at St. Mary’S, WraWby
11.30 p.M. Midnight MaSS at St. John’S, brigg
Christmas Day:
8.00 a.M. ChriStMaS EuChariSt at St. Mary’S, WraWby
See page 4 for details of Santa’s visit to Wrawby
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Wrawby Directory St Mary's Parish Church Clergy
Fr. Owain Mitchell 653989
10 Glanford Rd, Brigg
Assistant Curate
Trudy Hobson 656573
Licensed Reader
Nigel Good 658883
Churchwardens
Nigel Good 658883
Peter Dale 408135
Treasurer
Peter Townsend 656817
Wrawby Methodist Church Minister Rev Nichola Jones 632148 Church Steward Jim Marr 650114 Church Treasurer Jonathan Dibdin 655277
Wrawby St. Mary’s C E Controlled Primary School Head teacher Mrs. M Potterton 655579
Chair of Governors
Mrs R Hoyle 01469 561071
Other Organisations Roman Catholic Representative
Marie Owen Brown 653579 Wrawby Pre-school 07960 021517
North Lincolnshire UA Councillors Rob Waltham 652021
Nigel Sherwood 657882
Carl Sherwood 655202
Parish Council - Chairman
Ian Smith 652084 Parish Clerk
Graham Foster 651250
Community Police 101
Wrawby Neighbourhood Watch
Mrs. Julie Smith 652084
Wrawby Post Mill
Mrs. Susan Day 653699
Wrawby History Group
Mrs. Kay Rothery 653315
Wrawby Playing Fields Assoc.
Mr. Paul Dalton 654665
Village Hall Committee Chairperson and Bookings
Mrs Susan Day 653699
Village Hall Secretary
Mrs. Kirstin May 658206
Wrawby Women's Institute
Sue Baldwin 657569
Wrawby Community Choir
Chiara Griffiths 07840407590
Sue Rawlings 078466676991
Ladies Afternoon Club
Barbara Green 653039
Wrawby Horticultural Society
Treasurer
Mr Paul Coult 659088
Wold Court Residents' Association
Wrawby Wrigglers
Kirby Stephenson 781404
Please contact any of the editorial team with news etc. for next month’s magazine: Jim Flewker 656446, Pete Townsend 656817, Diane Coult 659088,
Emma Rowson 327318, Liz Hirst 651371
You can also e-mail to [email protected]
Advertising: Sheila Wright at [email protected] Tel: 652229
Distribution: Susan Day 653699
Deadline for the next magazine (February) - 18th January 2018
Please note that events advertised in this magazine are the responsibility of the organisers. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information in Wrawby News, neither the Church or the
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Ingredients. 1 Cup water, 2 Cups of dried fruit, 1 Cup of brown sugar, 1 Cup of white Sugar 1 tsp Salt,150 gms Nuts, 4 Large eggs,1 tsp baking soda, juice of 1 Lemon 250 grms Flour, 1 bottle of Whiskey Sample the Whiskey for quality. Take a large bowl. Check the whiskey again. To be sure of the highest quality pour 1 level cup and drink. Repeat. Turn on the electric oven, beat 1 cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl add a tsp of sugar and beat again. Make sure the whiskey is still ok, cry another cup. Turn off the mixerer. Break two eggs and add to the bowl, chick in the dried fruit. Mix on the turner. If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaters, pry off with screw-driver. Check the whiskey for toncinicity. Next sift two cups of salt or something, who cares. Chect khe hwiskey. Now sift the lemon juice and strain your nuts. Add one table, Spoon your sugar or something. Whatever you can reach. Grease the oven, turn the cake tin 360 degrees. Don't forget to beat off the turner. Throw the empty bottle out off the window, when you check the whiskey for the past time and bo to ged. Who cants a wake anyway.
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Wrawby WI
The next meeting of Wrawby WI will be on Wednes-day 17th January 2018 at 7.45 pm when it will be a fun-packed evening with a belly dance demonstra-tion. Please note: there will be no meeting in December. New members are invited to join us at any of our meetings Please phone Sue Baldwin on 01652 657569 for fur-
ther details
Christmas Concert
Friday 8th December at 7.30pm
Scunthorpe Concert Band
Wrawby Village Hall
Tickets cost £5 for adults and £3 for children from Susan Day (653699), Village Hall commit-tee members or on the door on the night
There will be mince pies tea and coffee, for a small donation, and a raffle.
Children are welcome
Hopefully Father Christmas will make an
appearance!
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Wrawby Wrigglers
Wrigglers run every Thursday in the term time in the village hall, 1.15 pm - 3.15 pm. Everyone is welcome to join us.
Any questions contact Kirby on 077098 42373 or join our Wrawby Wrigglers Facebook page.
Santa's Visit to Wrawby
Santa will visit Wrawby on Sunday 17th December. The route for his visit is shown on the map below and is also available on the Community Web Site (www.wrawby.org.uk) and the Wrawby Sleigh Group Face-book page, which will also be updated as he travels around Wrawby (https://www.facebook.com/wrawbysleighgroup/). A big thank you to everyone who contacted Wrawby Sleigh Group with the offer of a trailer. It is because of local generosity that this event can take place.
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More Soup! Soup lunches at the Village Hall will continue on Tuesday December 5th and 12th at 12.30.
Come along and join us and enjoy home-made soup, bread & cheese and home-made fruit loaf all for £2.50!
These lunches are open to everyone, so don't be shy give it a try!
Christmas Coffee Morning
Saturday 2nd December
Wrawby St Mary’s
10.00am to 12.00 noon
Coffee & Cream Scones, Handmade
Gift Items
Cakes , Cards & More
Christmas Cracker Jokes What does Santa suffer from if he gets stuck in a
chimney?
Claustrophobia!
What did the sea say to Santa?
Nothing! It just waved!
What do you get if you cross Santa with a duck? A Christmas Quacker!
Who delivers presents to baby sharks at Christ-
mas?
Santa Jaws
Why does Santa go down the chimney on Christ-mas Eve? Because it 'soots' him!
Who is Santa's favourite singer? Elf-is Presley!
What do you call Santa's little helpers? Subordinate clauses!
What do Santa's little helpers learn at school? The elf-abet!
Where does Santa go when he's sick?
To the elf center!
What do you get if Santa goes down the chimney
when a fire is lit?
Krisp Kringle!
Why are Christmas trees so bad at sewing?
They always drop their needles!
What do you call Rudolph with lots of snow in his
ears?
Anything you want, he can't hear you!
How does Good King Wenceslas like his pizzas?
One that's deep pan, crisp and even!
What's green, covered in tinsel and goes 'ribbet
ribbet'?
A Mistle-toad!
What do you call a bunch of chess players brag-
ging about their games in a hotel lobby?
Chess nuts boasting in an open foyer!
How did Mary & Joseph know how much Jesus
weighed when he was born?
There was a weight in a manger!
Wrawby Community Choir
The choir will be host-ing a
Christmas Singalong at the Jolly Miller
on Wednesday 13th December at 8pm.
All are welcome to come along and join in (or listen).
New Church Kneelers The kneelers were in-stalled with a blessing at St Mary’s Church on Sunday 26th November. The Make and Sale Group has produced these beau-tiful items in memory of Mary Tustin. The kneelers should be enjoyed by worshippers for many years to come.
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Christmas Quiz 1. Which word, often associated with Christmas, stems from the Greek word for circle dance ?
2. Which English leader prohibited the singing of Christmas songs ?
3. The following are words from which Christmas songs ?
a. she didnt see me creep down the stairs to have a peep
b. she'd been drinking too much egg nog
c. once bitten and twice shy I keep my distance
d. in the lane the snow is glistenin
e. the choir of children sing their song they practiced all year long
4. Many people claim that the first unofficial football international between Germany and a Scotland England side was
played on a Christmas Day. The pitch or playing field was found between what ?
5. The Christmas film 'Miracle on 34th Street' has been remade many times. Who won a best supporting actor Oscar for the
role of Kris Kringle in the original 1947 film and which two time Oscar winner played Kris in the 1994 remake ?
6. 'Who' catches the Grinch red handed stealing Christmas presents ?
7. In which country does an ugly old witch named Befana deliver presents on the 6th of December ?
a. Australia
b. Austria
c. Italy
d. Mexico
8. In which country is St. Nick called Sinterklaas ?
9. "Good King Wenceslas looked out on the feast of Stephan". In which country was Wenceslas king ?
10. Apparently, while poking at the fire, the London sweet shop owner Tom Smith got the inspiration to make what ?
(Answers on page 9.)
THE BIG PINK EVENT In aid of Breast Cancer Care
The Big Pink Event for Breast Cancer Care
on Saturday 11 November, at the Village Hall, was
a huge success! People came from all over the
area and a phenomenal £1035.75 was raised!
Sarah Hnatyszyn, the organiser , would like to say
a HUGE thank you to those who came and sup-
ported the event, to the amazing volunteers who
worked so hard to make it a great day, the stall-
holders who brought their beautiful items, and to
the lovely people/organisations who donated such
fantastic prizes for the tombola and raffle! The
money raised will go a long way towards helping
Breast Cancer Care provide vital support and infor-
mation to women and men diagnosed with breast
cancer. Watch this space for another Big Pink
Event next year!!
THE THEATRE IS RETURNING TO
WRAWBY!
Due to the success of the last visit of the Library Theatre, two years ago, the Village Hall commit-tee is arranging another production with the same company on Friday 23rd February 2018.
This time the production will be “2 Talking Heads” by Alan Bennett. The two pieces are “A Lady of Letters” & “Bed Among the Lentils” which are quite different in content but sound interesting!
Tickets will cost £6 and there will be light re-freshments in the interval and a raffle.
The evening is to raise funds for the village hall.
Further details will be in the February magazine but if anyone wishes to reserve seats please ring Susan on 01652 653699.
Last time tickets sold out well before the day & some people were unable to come that night. So book early to avoid disappointment!
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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND THANK YOU…
Wrawby Church and Community News is delivered monthly (except in January) to
every household in Wrawby. The village website is also updated monthly. The Editors
and web master are volunteers, as are the people who deliver it to your door. We
would like to thank everyone involved for their commitment.
All the costs of printing are covered by our generous advertisers who offer a wide
range of services that we all need from time to time. Many are owned by, or employ
Wrawby residents. We would also like to thank them and urge you to support their
businesses:
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Vicarage Motors Ltd
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O’Brien’s Optician
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Wrawby Parish Council N Lincs in Bloom Further to the advices in last month’s magazine, Council will be applying for funds from N. Lincs Council for the continued purchase of plants etc. Cllr Mrs Kay Rothery is dealing with this for the council and volunteers to assist Kay in this matter would be most appreciated. Please ring Kay on 653315. Village Hall Floor Recently Council has been concerned over the con-dition of the Village Hall floor and an estimate to carry out work to restore and re-seal the floor has been received at £3880 + vat. Council is looking at applying for a N. Lincs Community Grant for funds towards the cost. Further information will be given in due course. (We have recently been advised that the
application for the grant has been unsuccessful—Editors) Revised Speed Limit Residents will have seen that the 30mph speed
limit notices (replacing the 40mph stretch) are now in place from the edge of the Village on Melton Road. Sponsorship Scheme Roundabouts A scheme for advertising on some roundabouts in the area is being set up and will shortly be imple-mented. Waste bins Concern has recently been felt that the number of waste bins in Wrawby has declined to an unsatis-factory level and this matter was raised at the meeting. The new style bus shelter across from Vic-arage Motors (previous one demolished by a car colliding with it) is not suitable to have a waste bin, so a new one there, on a separate pole, is shortly to be erected. It is hoped that more bins, to be situated around the village, will be purchased and erected in the near future. Regards Graham Foster
ARE YOU READY FOR WINTER?
Be prepared in case you have a power cut or gas emergency: Know your free emergency numbers In a power cut dial 105 or, for a gas emergency dial 0800 111999 Prepare your home: Keep a torch handy Get your appliances serviced by a Gas Safe registered engineer to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning Vulnerable households can get extra support by signing up to the Priority Services Register. Contact your gas/
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The Lyndhurst Singers Wednesday 06th December 7.30 – 9.30 in Saint John’s
About the choir:
Formed in 2016, The Lyndhurst Singers are a vocal ensemble of 9 members who aim to deliver high quality, mostly unaccompanied choral music to venues across Lincolnshire and Humberside. We sing a range of classical music from the 1500s to the present day, and choral arrangements of popular songs and show music in concert. We also pro-vide music, including sung Eucharist, Evensong and other services, for churches without a resident choir or to mark a special occasion for the Church community.
About the concert:
The music in this concert is based on a theme 'Mother and Child', and will depict Mary's story from the Visitation to the birth of Jesus. Familiar carols will be interspersed with some European choral music from the last 500 years. Join The Lyndhurst Singers in a special musical event for Advent. There will be something for everyone to enjoy, and there may be a UK premiere!
Free entry, donations welcome
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Nearby Christmas Events
B r i g g S i n g e r s Christmas Concert on Monday 11th December at Brigg Methodist Church, Barnard Avenue at 7.30pm. Tickets £5 each and include light refreshments. Available from Choir members, on the door or by calling 01724 842485. Brigg Singers Christmas Concert at Hibaldstow Village Hall on Friday 15th December at 7.30pm. Tickets are £5 each inclusive of tea/coffee and mince pies and are available from Church Street Stores, Hibaldstow or by calling 01652 656875. Annual Brigg Christmas Fair and Lights Switch On Friday 1st December 5pm-8.30pm. Festival of Christmas Trees at St John’s, Brigg on the 7th December to 10th December (inclusive) 10-3pm, and a Carol Concert on Sunday 10th December at 2pm, also at St John’s. SINGING FOR PLEASURE Choir Winter Concert Wednesday 13 December 7.30pm at Diamond Jubilee Town Hall Kirton in Lindsey DN21 4LZ Tickets: £7.00 (under 16s free) including light refreshments Tickets available on the door. Contact Mary 01652 648435 or Jenny 01673 818805 Raffle proceeds in aid of Kirton L.I.V.E.S
Quiz Answers 1. Carol (choranlein) 2. Oliver Cromwell 3. Five Answers: a. I saw mommy kissin Santa Claus b. Grandma got run over by a reindeer c. Last Christmas d. Winter Wonderland e. Wonderful Christmas Time
4. Between the trenches in no mans land, Christmas
1914. ( No match report is available but it seems the Ger-
mans won 3-2.)
5. Edmund Gwenn and Richard Attenborough
6. Cindy Lou Who
7. Answer c. Italy To naughty children "Lo dico alla Be-
fana" (I'll tell the Befana !!)
8. Holland
9. Bohemia (Czech Republic)
10. Christmas crackers
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Around Wrawby The editors are happy to include details of villagers’ births, marriages and funerals that are held in venues other than Wrawby church. Please inform them using the details on page 2. Wrawby St Mary’s School has asked that we remind people to park responsibly when dropping off, picking up or attending events at school. This includes not parking on the grass, blocking local residents drives or parking in Wold Court. Parking is available near the Village Hall. Also an informal one way system that operates at pick up and drop off times going clockwise around Vicarage Gardens, Vicarage Avenue, Vicarage Road and Chapel Lane. This is done to ease congestion and others may find it helpful to follow at these times. Village Hall: If you’re looking for the perfect venue to hold your party, reception or meeting, have you thought about Wrawby Village Hall? For further details, or to enquire about making a booking, please call Susan Day on (01652) 653699.
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29th October 2017 Baptism Elsie Elizabeth Alldridge
29th October 2017 Baptism Eloise Mary Rowson
8 November 2017 Funeral Joyce Brenda Addison
The Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Wrawby
All are welcome to attend Sunday Services
at St. Mary’s Church. Those on the 1st
and 3rd Sunday are particularly arranged
as joint services with the Methodist
congregation.
The 9.00 a.m. Wednesday Eucharist Service is a short (30 minute)
Communion service.
To book a Wedding, Baptism or for all other matters please contact
Fr. Owain on 01652 653989 or e-mail: [email protected]
Post Box
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Kettleby Lane 9.00 a.m. 7.00 a.m.
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Brigg Road 9.00 a.m. 7.00 a.m.
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“Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year” used to be the traditional Christmas greeting. These days the politically correct greeting on most cards is a rather limp “Seasons Greetings”. Perhaps this is because we now think merry means ‘getting drunk’. Perhaps mentioning Christmas could be thought to give offence to members of other faiths. Perhaps there are even problems in inviting people to be happy when the economic forecasters tell us that this New Year is going to be a lot less fun than for many years past. If so, the question we are faced with could be this: If you can no longer afford to buy your designer T-shirts in the New Year sales, can you still be happy? Old fogeys like me would say, ‘Yes, of course you can!’ Anyone who can still remember using their ration book in the years after the Second World War will know this. We know from experience that getting more and more possessions, or even giving more and more expensive presents to our kids, doesn’t actually make us (or the kids) any happier. Buy a small child an expensive toy for Christmas, and the chances are he or she will get most fun from playing with the wrapping! Perhaps happiness and fun are not really the same thing. Certainly people have been asking for centuries, ‘What must I do to be happy?’ Happiness, it seems, is one of these things that comes as a by-product, an ‘add-on’ when we focus
our attention in another direction. Who are the people you know who seem genuinely happy, come what may? OK, they may have their little grumbles about this or that – but deep down you can see that they are at peace with themselves; they’re getting a sense of fulfilment out of life. Maybe, when you look more closely, you can see that the things these people value most are not the things they get out of life – like the clothes or the gizmos, the bigger house or the faster car – but the things they contribute to life, the things that keep them busy and that they believe are genuinely worthwhile. Jesus Christ is quoted memorably as listing all sorts of unlikely people who will be the most open to finding true happiness – and in some ways the list is quite shocking. Jesus identifies people who are humble, those who are spiritually hungry, those who are mourners, those who help others to cope with their failings, those who are honest with themselves, those who work for peace – even those who have a rough time because others do not like what they are doing. Find a Bible and read the beginning of St Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 5. If you are forced to spend less cash this Christmas, but are able to give more time to caring for one another, you may be surprised to find that this is the merriest Christmas you have had for ages. What’s more, this could set you up for a really happy New Year.
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Diary for Dec 2017/Jan 2018 Dec All services in St Mary’s unless otherwise stated
1 Fri 5 pm Brigg Christmas Fair and Lights switch on
2 Saturday 10.00am - 12.00 Methodist Coffee Morning in Church 7.00pm Fabulous Forties Night, Village Hall
3 Sunday 8.30 am Holy Communion 11.00 am United Family Service
4 Monday 10am Walk from Village Hall
5 Tuesday 12.30 Village Hall Soup Lunch
6 Weds. Mobile Library, 9 am Eucharist 8pm Community Choir
7 Thursday
1.15 pm Wrawby Wrigglers
9 Saturday 7.30 pm Christmas Concert, Vill Hall
10 Sunday 11 am Holy Communion
11 Monday 10am Walk from Village Hall 2pm Ladies Afternoon Club
12 Tuesday 12.30 Village Hall Soup Lunch
13 Weds. 9 am Eucharist 8 pm Community Choir Sing-along at Jolly Miller
14 Thursday 1.15 pm Wrawby Wrigglers
17 Sunday 11 am Morning Praise
18 Monday 10am Walk from Village Hall
19 Tuesday 9.30 am School Christmas Service 3.00 pm School breaks up
20 Weds. 9 am Eucharist
24 Sunday 11 am Holy Communion 3.30 pm Christingle 5.00 pm Christingle
27 Weds. 9am Eucharist Mobile Library,
31 Sunday 9.30 am Group Eucharist, St John’s Brigg
Jan
3 Weds School re-starts 9 am Eucharist 8 pm Community Choir (and every Wednesday in term time)
6 Saturday 10.00 am- 12.00 Methodist Coffee Morning in Church 10.30-2.30 Doughty’s Roadshow. Village Hall
7 Sunday 8.30 am Holy Communion 11.00 am United Family Service
8 Monday 10am Walk from Village Hall 2pm Ladies Afternoon Club
10 Weds. 9 am Eucharist 8 pm Community Choir
11 Thursday 1.15 pm Wrawby Wrigglers
14 Sunday 11 am Holy Communion
15 Monday 10am Walk from Village Hall
17 Weds. Mobile Library, 9 am Eucharist 7.45 pm WI, Village Hall 8 pm Community Choir
18 Thursday 1.15 pm Wrawby Wrigglers
21 Sunday 11 am Morning Praise
22 Monday 10am Walk from Village Hall
24 Weds. 9 am Eucharist 8 pm Community Choir
25 Thursday 1.15 pm Wrawby Wrigglers
28 Sunday 11 am Holy Communion
29 Monday 10am Walk from Village Hall
31 Weds. 9 am Eucharist 8 pm Community Choir