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December 2017

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THE CUCKMERE CHURCHES

Rector Living Vacant

Parish Administrator Pauline Kennard, The Parish Office, St Andrew’s Church, The Tye, Alfriston, BN26 5TL [email protected]

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www.cuckmerechurches.org.uk St Andrew's Church, Alfriston, Sussex

ST ANDREW, ALFRISTON WITH LULLINGTON

Churchwardens Geoff Ellis - Stanley House, High Street, Alfriston Diana Monteath-Wilson

871586 871143

Secretary to the PCC Sherry Ward - 13 Smugglers Close, Alfriston 870478

Organist Ray Maulkin 01273 478656

Bell Tower Captain Pauline Kennard [email protected] 07792 948709

Events Co-ordinator Kathryn Maulkin [email protected]

ST MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL, LITLINGTON

Churchwardens Richard Hayward - Lavenders, Litlington Richard Cox - Little Ham, The Street, Litlington

870383 871279

Secretary to the PCC Claire Hayward - Lavenders, Litlington 870383

ALL SAINTS, WEST DEAN

Churchwardens Brian Paterson - 1 Woodland Cottages, Seaford John Winstanley - Manor Cottage, The Lane, West Dean

897065 871464

Secretary to the PCC Vacant

ST PETER ad VINCULA, FOLKINGTON

Churchwardens Sabrina Harcourt-Smith Tony Catchpole

482036 484877

Secretary to the PCC Julia Caffyn 01435 862830

CUCKMERE NEWS

Editorial The Parish Office, St Andrew’s Church, The Tye, Alfriston, BN26 5TL [email protected]

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CUCKMERE NEWS - 3 - December 2017

December

When you read this you will probably be thinking about Christmas

preparations, shopping for gifts and food, family gatherings, travel

arrangements, or simply looking forward to a well-deserved break from

work. There will be decorations, lights, and Christmas events everywhere,

and although a holiday period, it often seems the busiest time of the year.

This is a season when the community joins together in many activities and

celebrations, and you will find information about all of these in this edition

of the Cuckmere News.

Of course, Christmas is a Christian festival and you will find an invitation to

our church services across the Benefice with this magazine. Despite being

without a rector we will be holding all our normal services: Carol services,

Christingle, Midnight mass etc. We are delighted that the Archdeacon of

Lewes and Brighton, Rev. Martin Lloyd-Williams, will be taking our service at

St. Andrew’s at 11.00am on Christmas Day.

The process for appointing a new rector is going forward, and we expect to

hold interviews for applicants to the post in the New Year. In the meantime

all our normal services will continue with the help of retired clergy in the

area. We are very grateful for their support.

We hope you will be able to enjoy one or more of our services over the

Christmas period, and find the time to reflect on the reason for all this

activity and celebration. The Christmas story began over 2000 years ago

with the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, and it continues today.

Geoff Ellis – Church warden, St. Andrew’s, Alfriston


Come along to Alfriston from Friday December 1st until Sunday December 3rd for

a festive festival of music, shopping and much much more.

For one weekend only Alfriston will be transformed into a musical wonderland with

festive sounds and sights. The weekend starts on Friday with late night shopping

and interactive pantomime happening around the village (oh yes it does). The

fun continues through Saturday and Sunday with live music in many of the shops,

window displays based on Christmas carols and songs and a very special guest

joining Father Christmas to turn the Christmas tree lights on.

A highlight for many will be the traditional Tea Dance hosted by Alfriston

Cuckmere Connect at the War Memorial Hall. Featuring the Johnny Spice Swing

Orchestra and afternoon tea provided by Alfriston Women’s Institute. So, dust off

your dancing shoes and practice your foxtrot. Tickets are £10 and available at

The George.

DECK THE HALLS - A FESTIVE, MUSICAL WONDERLAND

TWINNING

This month we welcomed a small group from Veules-les-Roses who had booked

to see “Hamlet” at Glyndebourne. They had booked their seats a year ago but

alas the feelings were mixed on this new production; Helena the 17 year old was

not impressed! I am sure that she and her friends would enjoy the Devonshire

Park Pantomime! They also enjoyed some sunny autumn walks, shared time with

many twinning friends and of course enjoyed some early Christmas shopping. It

was, as always, a pleasure to welcome them.

Nadine Lafon, Helena’s mother, is a Primary School teacher and whilst here made

new links with Alfriston Primary School. In this way the age range is being

extended.

Finally we would like to invite you all to a live Christmas Special concert with the

“Fleur de Paris” quintet; these versatile and thoroughly entertaining musicians

specialise in Chanson and Swing from 30s to 50s Paris. Their lead singer Lo Polidoro

is featuring as a night club singer in the new film “The Happy Prince” an upcoming

British about Oscar Wilde, written and directed by Rupert Everett and starring

Everett, Colin Firth, Colin Morgan, Emily Watson, Miranda Richardson and Tom

Wilkinson.

Perhaps we will see a star being born! It will be a wonderful evening. Everyone

welcome Tickets £12. Friday 8th December Alfriston Village Hall Doors open at

7pm.

For Tickets, reservations or more details for the Fleur de Paris Quintet Live Christmas

Special please Phone 01323890373 Or email [email protected]

Tony up the hill 870561

mailto:[email protected]


Do you believe a family Christmas outing can be made more enjoyable and

surprising? Would you like to choose a Christmas tree – still growing and waiting to

be dug up – or cut for you?

Do you fancy shopping for gifts, art, prints, ceramics, silver jewellery, a chocolate

tombola, pies, shabby chic furniture, plants and Christmas wreaths from specific

set-up stalls which include jams, chutneys, apple juice? And will the cold weather

turn into an excuse to have a cake, tea, coffee or a bacon buttie, while you

warm yourselves in front of a log fire?

If these possibilities appeal then you should not miss the opportunity to visit the

Christmas market in Dovecote Garden, West Dean on Saturday, December 9 and

Sunday, December 10 (10.00 am – 4.00 pm) which this year is much enlarged.

Added attractions are free parking, portaloo facilities, and a welcome

to dogs on leads.

Owners of the property – Jo and Julian Martyr will be on hand to ensure

all runs smoothly.

Proceeds from the catering facilities and chocolate tombola will go to

All Saints church funds and will be run by the church catering teams.

MARTYR’S WEST DEAN CHRISTMAS CHEER

St Andrew’s church uses Ecclesiastical for all its insurance needs as do many

churches. Ecclesiastical is celebrating 130 years of insuring Anglican churches

and is prepared to give £130 to St Andrew’s each time one of the members of the

congregation or volunteers associated with the church takes out a home

insurance policy with Ecclesiastical during the next year.

If you would like to know more a poster giving details is displayed in the church or

you can visit www.ecclesiastical.com/Trust130 or call them on 0800 783 0130

quoting TRUST130

Carol Hodson, PCC Treasurer

ECCLESIASTICAL INSURANCE

DONATION TO ANGLICAN CHURCHES

Many Thanks to all the people who donated to the Purple Poppy Appeal. I’m

very pleased to be able to tell you that £90.16 was collected for the Waifs and

Strays, Dog rescue and re-homing.

Roxchel

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Pro Musica, directed by Ray Maulkin and Kathryn Sargent,

presents its Christmas concert at St. Andrew’s Church, Alfriston

on Sunday, 3rd December at 7.00 pm.

This year it features Bach’s majestic Mass in B minor. This great

work was one that Bach never heard performed in its

completed form in his lifetime. Bach sets the words of the Latin

Mass in many and various ways; the opening ‘Kyries’ are

solemn and fugal whilst the ‘Gloria’ has an almost dance-like

quality to it. The ‘Sanctus’ is one of those great moments in music with its thrilling

choral and orchestral writing. The B minor Mass in its completed form is a very

long work and so we are only singing selected movements. There will also be an

opportunity to join in two audience carols.

With soloists Alison Taylor and Kathryn Sargent (Soprano) and Sara Gourlay

(Contralto) Pro Musica is joined by the Florentine Ensemble.

The evening concludes with a glass of wine.

Tickets are £12 and are available on the door at St. Andrew’s Church, from Ray

and Kathryn, or email to reserve your tickets - [email protected]

Ray & Kathryn Maulkin

PROMUSICA CONCERT - J.S. BACH, MASS IN B MINOR

Our Christmas meeting this year falls on Tuesday 19th December and it

will be lovely to see as many of you as possible for a little light-hearted

fun, festive food and... well... who knows what, after all it is

Christmas! Do come and join in The Old Chapel Centre commencing

at 2pm, as usual. This is a members only meeting.

Margaret Major Telephone 870626

ALFRISTON WOMEN’S INSTITUTE



Advent Services

Folkington - Sunday 3rd at 11.00 am

Lullington - Sunday 3rd at 4.30 pm(see above)

Service of Nine Lessons and Carols -

Always a favourite Service for Christmas, with the traditional lessons, beautiful

choir carols (St. Andrew’s) and congregational carols to get you into the

Christmas mood.

Litlington - Sunday 10th December at 6.00 pm

Folkington - Sunday 17th December at 11.00 am

Alfriston - Sunday, 17th December at 3.00 pm.

West Dean - Sunday 17th December at 6.00 pm

Other Christmas Services

Alfriston Community Carol Service - Sunday 10th December at 11.00 am

U.R.C. Carols by Candlelight - Sunday 10th December at 3.00 pm

Alfriston Christingle - 24th December at 3.30 pm

Litlington Tree Lighting Service - 24th December at 5.30 pm

Folkington Carols and Readings for Christmas Day - 25th December at 11.00 am

Please see page 16 for a list of all Church services

In the Benefice during December and the Christmas Period.

SPECIAL CHRISTMAS SERVICES IN THE BENEFICE

LULLINGTON CHURCH LANTERN SERVICE

Sunday 3rd December

at 4.30 pm

Come and start Christmas with Advent Carols and Readings in a

Warm Candlelit Church

All Welcome

Don’t forget to bring a torch and take care on the path leading up to the church.


FAMILY SUPPORT WORK

Dear Friend

A big thank you to everyone who has played a part in one of the most important

events of the year – Harvest. Whether you grew it, shopped for it, paid for it,

donated it, carried it, boxed it, drove it, arranged it, blessed it, prayed for it or

whatever part you played, I hope you are aware of the value of what you do

year in and year out.

Without your incredible generous support, many children would go hungry and

that is true of families who are yet to be touched by your love and our guiding

hands. I have seen a mother weep with gratitude that she can feed her family

well, now that we are walking alongside her. Removing one struggle from life is

empowering in motivating parents to move forward as they feel ‘someone cares’.

A food parcel can break the cycle of despair and let some light in with which to

see the way and all this is as a result of the food you donate to FSW.

This year one of our team developed a new group for parents and used some of

the food as a means to promote healthy eating (reducing salt, sugar and fat

intake) and food hygiene whilst also covering topics such as budgeting, shopping

and kitchen craft. These groups were hugely successful, and we are hoping to be

able to obtain more funding to continue with this valuable piece of work. Parents

were able to visit food shops not usually available to them (due to distance, time

and cost constraints) and explore what the store had to offer. They discovered

new fruits and vegetables and supported each other, exchanging recipe ideas

and encouraging each other to try new foods. They cooked a meal and ate

together which can be a difficult thing to do for some parents. Amongst other

topics they investigated how to budge and safe ways of saving and borrowing

money. Parents reported the many changes they had made at home and the

positive feedback they had received from their families, some of whom were

resistant to change at the beginning.

Thank you again for your time and generosity.

Yours sincerely

Martin Auton Lloyd

Director

Chichester Diocesan Association for Family Support Work


The Alfriston Emergency Committee have very kindly offered to build a new bus

shelter and Russ Uridge has produced a design. This is a very simple wooden

structure which will shelter those waiting for buses and coaches in the Willows Car

Park. The plan is to include a seat and possibly a waste bin, but details have yet

to be finalised.

Since all the design and labour costs have been donated by the group, all that

remains is funding to cover the cost of materials, estimated to be around £600

Alfriston Parish Council are not able to help as they do not consider that they can

afford the expenditure.

The Old Chapel Management Committee are kick starting this fund raising effort

by providing refreshments in the Chapel on Sunday 3rd December as part of the

“Deck the Halls” Christmas music event in the village.

Please come along and enjoy a cup of coffee, bowl of soup and some wonderful

music from The Octaves from 10.45am, Music From the Sofa from 1-2pm, and

Vanessa from 2.30pm.

If anyone would like to make a separate donation towards the bus shelter

appeal, please contact Caroline Adcock 870536 [email protected]

A NEW BUS SHELTER FOR ALFRISTON

THANK YOU!

I would like to say a very BIG thank you to everyone who turned up at my leaving

party at Abbeyfield House and for the gifts I received.

It was wonderful to see families of past residents; Committee members and

Visiting Team - past and present; and of course the current residents and staff

and friends.

Thank you for all your cards, letters and kind words.

I have enjoyed my work with the Abbeyfield Society and long may it continue to

flourish in Alfriston.

Pauline Kennard

Thank you to everyone who supported our Toy Coffee Morning. It was a great

success and we received a grand amount of toys.

Very many thanks - Marjorie Mason

TOY COFFEE MORNING A SUCCESS!


CHURCH SERVICES IN DECEMBER

Sunday 3rd December - Advent Sunday

Alfriston: 8.00 am Holy Communion

Litlington: 9.30 am La Trobe Service

Folkington: 11.00 am Advent Service

Lullington: 4.30 pm Advent Service of Light

Sunday 10th December - 2nd Sunday of Advent


West Dean: 9.30 am Family Service

Folkington: 10.30 am Mattins

Alfriston: 11.00 am Community Family Carols

Litlington: 6.00 pm Nine Lessons and Carols

Sunday 17th December - 3rd Sunday of Avent


Litlington: 9.30 am Holy Communion

Folkington: 11.00 am Nine Lessons and Carols


Alfriston: 3.00 pm Nine Lessons and Carols

West Dean: 6.00 pm Nine Lessons and Carols

Sunday 24th December - Christmas Eve


Alfriston: 3.30 pm Christingle

Litlington: 5.30 pm Tree Lighting Service

Alfriston: 11.00 pm Midnight Mass

Litlington: 11.30 pm Midnight Mass


LITLINGTON 10yr. Avg ALFRISTON 10yr. Avg.

October 1.31” 3.14” October 1.39” 3.7”

Total 2017 - Jan-Oct 26.07”

Rain fell on 14 Days Rain fell on 14 Days

Wettest day 21st with 0.37” Wettest day 21st with 0.41”

RAINFALL

Alfriston: 10.15 am – Holy Communion every Wednesday

West Dean: 5.30 pm – Evening Prayer every Thursday

Men’s Breakfast: Chestnuts - Tuesday at 8.30am

Local Catholic Church: St. Thomas More, 54 Sutton Road, Seaford

(For times of services contact Parish Office 01323 892427)

Christmas Day

West Dean: 9.30 am Christmas Day Communion

Alfriston: 11.00 am Family Service


Folkington: 11.00 am Carols and Readings for Christmas Day

Sunday 31st December - New Year’s Eve

Alfriston: 11.00 am Benefice Holy Communion

This will be the only service in the Benefice on this Sunday


External Stalls, Refreshments Face Painting, Games, Raffles, Craft Activities, Tombolas, Santa’s Grotto

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Contact: [email protected]

Friday 8th December 2017

3 to 5.30pm Alfriston School Hall, North Road, BN26 5XB

Christmas Fair Alfriston School

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We thought you might like to have a regular update from Alfriston School in the

community newsletter. Our school was built in 1908 and currently caters for just

over 100 children between the ages of 4 and 11. Around 25% of our students

come from Alfriston, a further 50% from Berwick and the surrounding villages, and

the remainder come from as far afield as Seaford and Eastbourne.

We are the “Friends of Alfriston School”, the local Parent-Teacher Association. We

fundraise for the school and pay for lots of little extras to enhance the children’s

learning.

Since the beginning of the school year, the children have been very busy, not

only in lessons, but also in a range of extra-curricular activities. Our school football

team has been doing particularly well this year. They beat Seaford Primary in a

very exciting match, and they took second place in two tournaments held at

Laughton and Firle. We also recently held a Halloween disco in the school hall,

and the children loved it. Over the next few weeks, all the children will be taking

part in a Forest School day at Friston Forest, and our older children will be going to

Glyndebourne to watch an opera. Primary school has never been this much fun!

We are now planning our Christmas Fair, to be held in the school hall on North

Road, on Friday 8th December from 3 til 5.30pm. We would love to see as many of

the local community there as possible (but please note that we suggest you

come after 4pm if you want to avoid the crowds!). There will be refreshments,

external stalls, and lots of craft activities and games on offer. We look forward to

seeing you there!

Any questions, please drop us a line at [email protected]. Thank

you!

Yvonne and the Friends of Alfriston School Committee

UPDATE FROM ALFRISTON SCHOOL

CUCKMERE NEWS - January edition

If you would like something included in the January edition please make sure you

send it to [email protected], or drop it into the Parish Office

in St. Andrew’s Church by 10th December at the very latest.

As the last Sunday in the month is Christmas Eve, and although we will try and get

it out on time, there is a possibility that the January magazine may be a little late.

May we take this opportunity in wishing all our readers a very Merry Christmas

and Happy New year!


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NOTES FROM THE RIVERBANK - SWANSONG

Is there not something contradictory in speaking of the song of a creature whose very

name declares it to be mute? - but then, to paraphrase Kierkegaard “paradoxes are

nothing but grand thoughts awaiting completion”.

In actuality the beautiful birds which are native to our waters are not entirely silent –

they will hiss a warning to those who stray too close to their nests and will occasionally

mumble and grumble to each other.

In poetry “The wild swan's death-hymn took the soul

Of that waste place with joy

Hidden in sorrow” - Tennyson

and “I will play the swan

And die in music.” - Shakespeare.

The fable that the swan sings at approaching death predates Plato but a particularly

poignant account can be found in the old ballad often called 'The Cruel Sister'.

The tale is related of two sisters, the one dark and the other blond, who are courted

by a knight. To the dark sister he gifts “gloves and rings” but the younger he “loves

above all things”. Tragically and one might add inevitably his duplicity becomes

known. The older sister suggests a walk to the beach to watch the ships go by. On

arrival she pushes her sibling into the deep and, despite pledges of renunciation,

watches her drown. Like a swan the drowned lass floats away until she is found by

two itinerant musicians who fathom from her breast bone a harp whose notes will

“melt a heart of stone”. They appear before the king and queen, the girls' parents.

Before they can start to perform the harp begins to play itself, revealing its terrible

fate: truly sorrow hidden in joy.

Adding to the contradiction it seems that the name 'mute swan' is an oxymoron; the

anglo-saxon word swan derives from the same root as the word sound. Swans seldom

take to flight but when they do it is often the sound of their wingbeats that

announces their approach; as the Exeter Book of Riddles put it:

“.................................my ornaments

Loudly resound, send forth a melody

And clearly sing, when I am not in touch

With earth or water, but a flying spirit.”

The swan is one of those birds said to transport or accompany the departing soul. Tim Beech

Our beautiful Church at Lullington will be setting up the lovely Nativity Scene in a

couple of weeks time - all ready for Christmas.

Please call in to take a look when you get a

chance, it’s really special. And don’t forget the

Lantern service (details on page 11) on Advent

Sunday. It’s a wonderful way to start the season

and to get you into the Christmas mood. (We can’t

promise you snow though, unfortunately!)

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BLUE IS THE COLOUR. BUT WHAT SORT?

As the season of Nativity approaches, more and more

pictures of the Holy Family will appear on cards, calendars,

articles in magazines and papers etc. showing Mary wearing

a blue cloak or gown. But this was not always so.

“Ultramarine blue is a colour illustrious, beautiful and most

perfect, beyond all other colours”, wrote Cennino Cennini

(1370-1440) in 1390. He was a Florentine painter and author

who wrote “Il Libro dell’ Arte” which translates as “The

Craftsman’s Handbook”. There were other blue pigments

available to medieval and Renaissance artists but none

were as brilliant or dense as ultramarine

The lapis lazuli, (Latin translation ‘beyond the sea’) from which ultramarine is

made, comes from a mine in the Badakhshan mountains which is in Afghanistan.

It was very expensive to buy and difficult to turn into pigment. Because of this it

was usually reserved for works of particular wealth or devotion.

With the Renaisssance’s preoccupation with the Virgin Mary, from around 1400,

Italian artists, particularly the Venetians who received the pigment first and could

buy it more cheaply, increasingly depicted the Madonna wearing ultramarine

blue which was a material sign of her divinity. In Northern Europe ultramarine was

much scarcer; scarlet dye was the pre-eminent sign of wealth and distinction.

Mary usually appears clothed in red.

If we look at our own stained glass windows in Litlington church Mary is robed in

blue but in West Dean church, Mary is robed in red. In the tracery lights in St.

Andrew’s church, Mary is wearing a white robe over which is a tunic of brown

and gold.

Susan de Angeli

November was the month in which we remembered and gave thanks for those

who sacrificed their lives in our defence. The five churches in our Benefice

honoured many who lived in the area with November services, singly or jointly.

Five of our servicemen died in 1917 in various theatres of war – a memorable

centenary which will remind us of the many others killed.

For the record, they are:

Charles Frederick Holter Private Walter William Gibson Turrell

Private Herbert Foord Private Frank Russell Gunner Albert Wicker

FIVE NAMES TO REMIND US OF MANY OTHERS

WOULD YOU PAY MORE TO SUPPORT POLICING IN SUSSEX?

Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne writes: “This year, we have seen police

officers and staff nationally, along with other emergency services, respond with skill and

bravery as they play their part in the substantial security effort around the recent terror

attacks which have hit the UK. In response, the Government is increasing the money it

spends on tackling terrorism, including an amount for policing.

“Further investment is also working to tackle the national threat of cyber crime, which is

affecting businesses and individuals across the country. With the new frontline for policing

increasingly becoming our front rooms and children’s bedrooms – where crimes are being

committed down the phone line and behind screens – we have to recognise that the

policing we see is not necessarily all the policing we get to keep us safe.

“I know that residents support Sussex Police in preparing for threats like terrorism and cyber

crime but I’m also aware that issues closer to home, such as anti-social behaviour, are

affecting local people.

“In previous years, the Chief Constable has asked for my help to raise more funds to invest

in specific areas of policing, including public protection, community investigation and

armed response. Thanks to the money you’ve already contributed through your council

tax, Sussex Police has been able to build its capacity and capabilities in these areas, and

others, to deliver a more effective and efficient service to the public.

“Now we need your help to sustain this service.

“All public services have to find significant financial savings and Sussex Police is no

exception. The force has already saved £70m since 2010 and the Chief Constable’s Local

Policing Plan is working towards delivering further savings over the next four years.

“I know the changes Sussex Police has made to its policing model are taking some getting

used to but it’s vital that the force reshapes its neighbourhood policing teams to meet the

challenges of 21st century policing.

“The Chief Constable and I are continuing to work together to drive further reform and

substantial progress has already been made through collaboration with local and

regional partners and through investment in mobile technology.

“I want to help Sussex Police explore and identify all opportunities for investment. That is

why I have carried out a review of the amount of money Sussex Police holds in its reserves

and released £15m to reduce the impact of reductions in police officer numbers. I’ve

done this because I recognise the scale of the impact that these changes are having on

the police and the public, and I remain committed to investing in local policing.

“I am also seeking further sources of external funding, including contributions from new

building developments that lead to increased demand on local services. I – and other

Police & Crime Commissioners – continue to negotiate with the Government for more

funding for policing, as well as asking for the removal of the current ‘cap’ on the police

precept.

“Please take a minute to complete my online survey to tell me whether you would be

prepared to pay more, through your council tax, for policing in Sussex. You can find all the

information at www.sussex-pcc.gov.uk/get-involved/public-consultations”

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MARRIAGE “Those whom God has joined together”

4th November

18th November

Stephen Gaylor & Siobhan Burt (A)

George Luke & Karen Burke (A)

The first Noel, the Angel did say,

Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay;

In fields they lay keeping their sheep

On a cold Winters night that was so deep

They looked up and saw a star

Shining in the East, beyond them far;

And to the earth it gave great light,

And so it continued both day and night.

And by the light of that same star,

Three Wise Men came from country far;

To seek for a King was their intent,

And to follow the star wherever it went.

This star drew night to the northwest,

O’er Bethlehem it took its rest;

And there it did both stop and stay,

Right over the place where Jesus lay.

Then entered in those wise men three,

Fall reverently upon their knee;

And offered there in his presence,

Their gold, and Myrrh, and frankincense.

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,

Born is the King of Israel!

THE FIRST NOEL


Fri 1 Mobile Library - Deans Road 1.30-2.00 pm

Fri 1-3 Deck the Halls - Alfriston Village - (p.7)

Sun 3 Lullington Church Lantern Service - (p.11)

Pro Musica Concert - St Andrew’s Church - (p.5)

4.30pm

7.00pm

Fri 8 Alfriston School fair - Alfriston School Hall - (p.18)

Twinning - Christmas Special Concert - AWMH - (p.5)

3.00 - 5.30 pm

7.00 pm

Sat 9

Sat 9-10

Cuckmere Meanderers - meet at Market Cross

Martyr’s Cheer - Dovecote West Dean (p.8)

2.00 pm

10am –4.00 pm

Sun 10 Carols by Candlelight - OCC - (p.11)

Deadline for Cuckmere News items 3.00 pm

Tue 12 Knit and Knatter - Abbeyfield

The Octaves sing at the George Inn - (p.14)

3.30 pm

8.00 pm

Mon Alfriston Parish Council Meeting - AWMH 7.15 pm

Tue 19 Men’s Breakfast - Chestnuts

W.I. - OCC (p.)

8.30 am

2.00 pm

Fri 22 Mobile Library - Deans Road 1.30-2.00 pm

Mon Art Club in AWMH 2 - 4.30 pm

Tues Bell Ringing at St. Andrew’s Church 7.15 pm

Tue 1st 3rd 4th The Octaves - OCC 7.15 pm

Weds OCC Coffee Circle 10 - 12 noon

Weds Yoga in the School Hall 4.30 - 5.45 pm

Weds Short Mat Bowls in AWMH 7 pm

Thurs 2nd & 4th Bridge Club AWMH 2.30 pm

Thurs Coffee Mornings in Litlington Village Hall 11 am

Fri Falun Gong exercises OCC 10 am

Fri Yoga in AWMH 1.45 - 3.00 pm

Fri Chair based Exercise at Abbeyfield 3.30 pm

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