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Christmas 2019
Pott Shrigley’s Church & Parish Magazine
CHRISTMAS 2019 @ POTT SHRIGLEY
SUNDAY 8 DECEMBER Christingle 10.45am SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER Carols by Candlelight 4pm THURSDAY 19 DECEMBER Carols by Candlelight 6.30pm SUNDAY 22 DECEMBER Carols by Candlelight 4pm & 6.30pm (No service at 10.45am)
CHRISTMAS EVE
Holy Communion 11.30pm
CHRISTMAS DAY
Family Communion 10am
Sunday Services 8:30am and 10:45am unless stated otherwise.
St Christophers Church Pott Shrigley pottshrigleychurch.org.uk
St Christopher’s Church Shrigley Road Pott Shrigley SK10 5RT
David’s Deliberations Dear friends, By the time of our next HotPott – February – the New Year will be well underway. How do you view it? Do you approach a new year with excitement – or with apprehension? There’s certainly good reason for both. For all of us, it’s certain that 2020 will have its share both of pleasure and of pain. And, for some of us, more than its share.
But it also means that we know that the change of year number is actually just a matter of mathematics, and not in reality a ‘new start’. For a truly new start, we can come to the one who says: ‘if anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!’ (2 Corinthians 5:17). Indeed, we can’t leave it to each January 1st to make a new start: we may need to do it many times each day, as God again and again picks us up from our failures and gives us the grace to start over.
David Swales
It’s easy to see the 12 months that stretch ahead either as a dark corridor where unseen terrors lurk, or as a crisp white new page waiting for us to write new stories on it: either as a sparkling pool inviting us to plunge in and enjoy the swim, or as a roller-coaster promising a terrifying, out-ofcontrol ride. No one is to be blamed – or praised – for the way they see these things: it will be affected by our temperament, and also by our life experience so far. Neither ‘optimistic’ nor ‘pessimistic’ is a distinctly Christian quality: rather, Christians are called to be realistic. This means that we know that triumph and tragedy can equally lie around the next corner, but we can face the future with confidence because, while we don’t know what the future holds, we know who holds the future. HotPott - Christmas 2019
The New Year is a trip into the unknown and uncertain. Only one thing is certain about 2020: God is already there. Your friend and vicar, David. PS. If you were at our November Family Service you will have heard me speak about our plans for listening to God in 2020 in order to discern what is His vision for our church and its mission and ministry. I’m very excited about this, and hope that you will want to be a part of it. Watch this space for more details. PPS. Before we get there, I very much look forward to sharing Christmas celebrations with you through December: please see the details opposite & on page 36.
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Content
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David’s Deliberations
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Cover Story: Christmas Angels
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Journey into Light
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Don’t miss out!
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#WeAreArrested
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A plea from Dottie
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The Bible Course
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A trip down the Macclesfield Canal
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We won’t stop until poverty stops BIG QUIZ 2019
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PCC Ponderings
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Ring out for Peace
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Remembering Dorothy Stewart…
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PSCC Centenary. The nineties...
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Inside cover story: PSCC honours 2109
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Your Vote Your Council
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From the news desk at PSCS...
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Coffee Break
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Missionary Matters
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Suffering Church
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Copy Dates 2019
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Recipe: Ginger & Pear Trifle
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Chores & Chains
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From the Registers
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Services
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Regular Church Activities
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Cover story… the Christmas Angels of Pott Shrigley Church School The angels on the front cover are part of a Christmas art project we did last year with Chris Gilbert, otherwise known as: ‘The Art and Soul Man’. Chris has worked as an art teacher for many years and enjoys encouraging others to produce their own Christian artwork. Chris used the children's drawings and also their ideas and words on how to treat each other with kindness. The results are displayed around school and one of those in the entrance hall actually contains part of our church school’s mission statement (chosen by children, staff and parents): ‘Be kind and compassionate to one another,
forgiving each other, just as in Christ, God forgave you.’ (Ephesians 4:32) The project ran during 'angel week' where the children each had another child to be a guardian angel to. During the course of the week they had to do things for their charge to make them happy, like leave a ‘post it’ in their drawer with a compliment written on it, or to share some sweets with them or lend them a book. Angel weeks sound an excellent idea for all of us… or perhaps we should always live like this?
Journey into Light
In October 2018 the Diocese of Chester launched its art exhibition ‘Journey into Light’ which features over 40 individual pieces of artwork produced by prisoners at HMP Styal and HMP Thorn Cross, Cheshire. The aim of the exhibition is to demonstrate to visitors that behind every prisoner’s conviction and sentence is a personal story of love, hope and loss. Just fewer than 40 parishes have hosted ‘Journey into Light’ since it was launched at Chester Cathedral and around the diocese an estimated 6000 people have viewed it. To mark this achievement everyone is invited to the final exhibition and thanksgiving service to be held on Tuesday, 17 December at St George’s Church, Stockport; doors open at 6pm and there is a chance to view the exhibition and enjoy music, carols, canapes and alcohol-free mulled wine. The service begins at 7.30 pm. The event is free but everyone attending will need to book a ticket via Eventbrite. Go to the front page of the diocesan website and click the ‘Journey into Page 4
Light’ banner.) The parish is also invited to contribute to the diocesan Christmas gift collection for prisoners. Gift bags have been provided and can be taken to the service; a list of the specific items required (100g bag of Maltesers, socks, one bar of soap and a Christmas card) is attached to the front of each gift bag. If you are interested in either attending the service or donating gifts, please see further details at the back of church or speak to Ros (01625 875902) who has the gift bags.
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Don’t miss out! Get your tickets for a Candlelit Concert of Light Classics Pott Shrigley Church Wednesday 22nd January, 7.30pm. Come and enjoy an evening with the musicians of ‘Epiphany’: string quartet with keyboard and soprano. Epiphany is an innovative music group of professional classical musicians who love improvisation and creativity. Members of Epiphany believe that music should be expressed in creative ways, that it has a role not just to entertain but also to enhance the quality of life itself by bringing space into our fast paced, hectic lives, relieving stress and bringing new perspectives. Epiphany regularly take their music into the community. They have performed in many venues throughout the UK, Europe and beyond, including several trips to Hong Kong and also a week in Vietnam. They have performed in the Houses of Parliament and many major art galleries, including the Whitworth in Manchester, Tate Modern in Liverpool and the National Portrait Gallery in London. They have featured at the Ideal Home Show in London and at Royal Horticultural Society Flower Shows. They have taken their music to many other
public spaces including onto the streets and in shopping centres and they have also worked extensively with disadvantaged groups including recovering alcoholics & drug addicts, those with special educational needs and asylum seekers. Epiphany will be treating us to a mixture of classical pieces, including a number of well-known and well-loved ones, as well as some of their signature improvisations. Their concerts always end with a beautiful musical ‘Blessing’. Tickets £10, including glass of wine/prosecco/ soft drink and nibbles. Available from: David Swales, 01625 575846, vicar@ pottshrigleychurch.org.uk; Mary Currell, 01625 573735, marycurrell61@ btinternet.com Epiphany's website is at: www.epiphanymusic.org.uk
Poacher’s Inn Quiz in aid of Pott Shrigley Church on Sunday 29th December at 8.15pm Forget the post-Christmas lethargy – come along to the Poacher’s Quiz to have fun and raise money for St Christopher’s HotPott - Christmas 2019
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#WeAreArrested
This is the title of a play being directed by a relatively new member of our church family, Sophie Ivatts, who together with her small daughter Matilda regularly attends our 8.30am service.
The play is based on a book by Turkish journalist Can Dündar; it opened in midNovember in London and is a co-production by Arcola Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
if you are in London, why not go and see the play? Details here: https://www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/ we-are-arrested/ ‘Can Dündar’s jail memoir inspires an audacious drama ... switching effortlessly between humour and seriousness’. The Guardian
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Can, now living in Germany, was arrested for publishing footage of Turkish State Intelligence sending weapons into Syria. Although he was eventually released and is now living in safety, many journalists remain in prison in Turkey, while for those who remain at liberty the threat of imprisonment can impede their willingness or ability to publish important truths. Please pray for Sophie and her cast, for Can Dündar, and for his journalist colleagues. And,
Sophie (right) rehearses two members of her cast.
A plea from Dottie Many of us have enjoyed saying ‘hello’ to the adorable Dottie, who often joins us for Sunday worship alongside her human, Rebecca. We know that Dottie is not responsible for the unpleasant deposits we sometimes find our feet in, but just in case it’s your mutt – please read the following ditty sent in by Rebecca (and Dottie of course)… Page 6
A Plea Have a little respect folks, show some common sense, Please don't hang your dog poo from the nearest fence! Put it in a little bag; tie it nice and tight … Then drop it in the nearest bin, so it's neatly out of sight. Or, better still, forget the bag and find a handy stick… Then shift it to the undergrowth, with a mighty flick! The Forestry Commission says: ‘It's best to let it rot’… Whichever method you choose to use, please give it all you've got! HotPott - Christmas 2019
The Bible Course
Some months ago I used these pages to publicise a special opportunity we were offering at St Christopher’s: the chance to take part in the eight session ‘Bible Course’.
David Swales I wrote: ‘This course shows how the key books, famous characters and epic events form one BIG story, from Genesis to Revelation. The course also provides tools and skills that help apply the Bible to everyday life’. I’m delighted to say that over 40 people responded and four different groups have been meeting weekly over the past couple of months, using a mixture of videos and discussion to get a clearer picture of the Bible. A particular favourite was the ‘timeline’ – an actual wooden installation in the studio which shows how the different books of the Bible fit with each other. Those participating ranged from those who already knew the Bible quite well, to those who are quite new to it. Although everyone will have had their own experience of the course, and found some parts more helpful
and others less, the overall feedback is very positive indeed. If you’d like a first-hand account of what the course was like, why not have a word with one of the 40-plus participants – they’re not hard to find in our church! ‘a good, well structured course.’ ‘plenty to discuss each week!’ ‘a really useful way of seeing how key events, books and characters all fit together’. ‘It was so important to have covered the Old Testament first which really helped put things into perspective’. ‘great for promoting discussion, and “I'd read that passage before, but never noticed...” comments!’ ‘a very useful way of putting events in the Bible into context. By grouping events/people together it gave you a good idea of the flow of the whole story. The presenter was very clear in his delivery and did a good job of illustrating points with reference to everyday life’. I know of a handful of people who weren’t able to take part this time, but nevertheless expressed an interest. I would hope to be able to run it again if there are enough people to make a further group – so if you would like to take part, let me know.
*** As we were putting out biscuits for Father Christmas on Christmas Eve, one fell on the floor. When I picked it up and placed it back on the plate, my four-year-old was horrified. “You can’t do that!” “Don’t worry,” I assured him. “Father Christmas will never know.” He shot me a suspicious look. “So, he knows if I’ve been bad or good, but he doesn’t know the biscuit fell on the floor? HotPott - Christmas 2019
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A trip down the Macclesfield Canal: St Christopher’s Church Guild The November meeting was attended by 18 members. Mary Currell opened the meeting and introduced our speaker, Tony Bonson. David Swales read a passage from the Bible then led us in prayer.
Eileen Stratford Tony, aided by his wife, then took us on a pictorial trip along the length of the Macclesfield Canal. The canal, opened in 1831, was built mainly to serve the mills, mines and quarries in the area. Starting in Marple, it runs through Higher Poynton, Adlington, Bollington and Macclesfield to Congleton.
We were thinking of Georgina in our prayers and wish her well again soon. The date for the Christmas lunch is now Wednesday 4th December. Please meet at the ‘Toby’ Legh Arms, Adlington at 12.15 to start eating at 12.30.
Tony explained the reasons for the different types of bridges and aqueducts along the way and the reason for the roving bridges, built where the towpath changes sides of the canal: they enable the horses towing the barges to cross without untying the tow rope. We were also shown some of the restoration work the Macclesfield Canal Society are doing on the canal.
The January meeting will be held in church at 2.30pm on Wednesday 8th January when J. Lindley will give a reading of Dylan Thomas.
Thank you Tony for an interesting and entertaining afternoon.
*** Why doesn’t Father Christmas suffer from claustrophobia when he climbs down the chimney? Because he has had his flue jab. Page 8
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We won’t stop until poverty stops: the Pott Shrigley BIG QUIZ NIGHT 2019 On Saturday evening, Nov 16th, 39 of us met in the village hall for Tearfund’s annual Big Quiz Night. Across the UK 25,547 people took part from 545 different churches, so we were part of a much larger synchronized event, a great big quiz night. St Christopher’s regularly supports Tearfund, a Christian charity which works to tackle poverty and respond to disasters world-wide. Following Jesus where the need is greatest.
Duncan Matheson During the interval we were shown a film about Martha, a lady from central Nigeria whose community, along with many others, was attacked in a dispute about land and her husband and two children were killed. She saved herself and her baby son by hiding in a goatshed. Everything was destroyed and she ended up in a makeshift camp where food was scarce and cholera soon broke out because of a lack of clean water. With the help of Tearfund’s partner RURCON Martha and her son were given soap and a mattress and have remained safe and healthy. Along with other traumatised people in the camp they are encouraged with scripture. Kenneth from RURCON says: ‘worshipping and praying is one of the key ways to bring healing’. The funds raised by the Big Quiz Night will help the RURCON team to support Martha and others in the HotPott - Christmas 2019
camp. In spite of her experiences, Martha has started to smile again. She worships regularly, and is active with the youth programme and women’s fellowship. She says: ‘I feel so happy, I feel so peaceful. It has not been easy, but I know God will help’. We divided into several teams of four to six people. Competition was fierce and Anne Murphy, our local host and compere, skillfully parried disputes over the correct answers – the organizer is always right! (Though not, it seems, the Tearfund question setters, who are apparently confused about the difference between The Dome of the Rock and Temple Mount. Judging by the reaction on the night, we expect a strong legal challenge to be mounted any day now! Editor.) Rounds included sport, food and drink, music and geography; a good variety for all tastes, children and adults alike. In the end it was a tight finish with very few points separating the first two teams. Although the evening was free there was a suggested minimum donation of £5 and all proceeds went to Tearfund. Thanks to Anne Murphy who organized it and to Sheila Garton, Ian Clarke and others who helped. The right team obviously won, as can be seen in the photograph… not that the editor contributed many correct answers – she just knows which team to join! Editor. Page 9
PCC Ponderings It was bonfire night when the PCC last met, but everything proceeded calmly as usual in the village hall and there were no fireworks – just 15 PCC members turning up for business! David Garton has been busy with various aspects of looking after the church and grounds and he brought us up to date on a couple of projects. The Diocesan Advisory Committee (DAC) was notified of the plans for the disabled access path into the churchyard; they asked why it was not possible to lower the slabs in the lychgate and modify the existing path, rather than make a new path across the churchyard? This has been discussed with the church architect, (who is also on the DAC) and his concern is that these slabs form the foundation of the lychgate, so lowering them may compromise the whole structure as well as altering the aesthetics of the lychgate significantly. Also, the tree surgeon has warned that any digging out for the path could damage the roots of the yew tree which lies to the left of the pathway, thus jeopardising the tree and so it might be prudent to fell and replace it. There was a general feeling that it would be better to try and minimise any digging out in that area, monitor the condition of the tree and judge later whether any further action is necessary. Discussions are ongoing.
The purchase of the projector is part of a programme of updating the audio-visual equipment in church, which also has to be submitted to the diocese for approval. Two working parties reported back to the PCC – one relating to the opening of church in the week for visitors, and the other looking at coffee serving arrangements. Work to make sure everything is secure and that any dangerous areas are not accessible is progressing; it is hoped church will be ready to be open early in the New Year. Mike Akerman reported that apart from PCC members no one else had volunteered to be part of the opening team; it may therefore be necessary to start opening only on specific days.
Ros Johnson
A second project involves the purchase of a new projector for the church, the existing one being well past its sell-by date. A decision was taken at the last meeting to purchase a laser projector, which costs £8,000; David will send off the 50% deposit required by the contractor and we hope the equipment will be available for use at the Christmas services. Page 10
The congregation will have noticed that various solutions are being tried on the coffee serving front, the latest being to move the serving table to the other side – against the wall. This seems to work well and make a larger area, both for milling about and for crossing through to the WC. The chest against the wall on the serving side contains coffee equipment, amongst other things: the hope is to increase space in that area by relocating the chest and storing the contents in a vertical cupboard to the left of the doorway. This will be tried out as a temporary measure. On the finance side, two emails were circulated to PCC members since the last meeting asking for their approval in respect of two donations: one for £1,700 to be paid to school towards the cost of the new minibus and the second for £225 to fund the head teacher’s attendance on a course entitled ‘Understanding Christianity’. Both HotPott - Christmas 2019
received members’ approval by email and the donations have been made; the decisions were formally ratified at the PCC meeting.
church meeting and we need to summarise the role and objectives of the church and list the various activities carried out to fulfil our aims. David Garton is leading on this and produced his first thoughts in a document with the request that members review it and send their suggestions by email.
The church needs to register with the Charity Commission and receive a charity number; this will require some alterations to the way we formulate the reports for the annual
Ring out for Peace
Our newest recruit for bell ringing, Rose Kennedy, is making good progress in learning to handle a bell. Rose is in year 6 at Pott Shrigley Church School and she follows in the footsteps of both her sisters and her brother, all of whom learnt to ring here at St Christopher’s.
or old. Some readers will remember VE day when bells rang out to celebrate the end of the war in Europe. May 2020 sees the 75th anniversary of VE day and bells across the country will ring out again for peace. Why not come and join us, learn the ropes, and ring with us on this day.
We still need more ringers and are always looking out for new ones, young
Christmas Smile-lines At a clearance sale, the wife of a senior judge found the perfect green tie to match one of her husband’s sports jackets. Soon after, while the couple were relaxing at a resort to get his mind off a complicated cocaine-conspiracy case, he noticed a small, round disc sewn into the tie. The judge showed it to the police, who were equally suspicious that it might be a ‘bug’, planted by the conspiracy defendants. The police took the tie away for some serious analysis. A few days later, the judge phoned Scotland Yard to find out the results of their tests. “Well, we’re not really sure where the disc came from,” the police told him. “But we did discover that if you press it, it plays Jingle Bells.’” *** Daniel aged four, had gone to Sunday School just before Christmas. He came home with a new understanding of the Christmas story… “There wasn’t a Father Christmas way back then, so these three blokes on camels had to deliver all the toys. And Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer with his nose so bright wasn’t there yet, so they used this big light in the sky to find their way around.” *** HotPott - Christmas 2019
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Remembering Dorothy Stewart… Dorothy Annie was born, the second daughter of William and Ethel Bennett, in 1924 at Woodside Cottage, which nestles under the sheltering beech trees of Holme Wood and in sight of St Christopher’s Church, an institution that would later become an important part of her life. She attended the local village school with her lifelong friend Kathleen Penny (nee Kirk); they both spent many hours exploring the local countryside (often out all day with a bottle of water and a jam butty for sustenance!), building stick dens in the woods, singing in the church choir (where her dad was organist and verger) and helping with the many local festivals. Dorothy’s
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lifelong love of the countryside was cultivated during this time; she was a lifelong member of the RSPB. Both Dorothy and Kay studied hard and gained scholarships to read English and French at Manchester University, probably the first women from Pott School to do so. Unfortunately their time at college coincided with Adolf’s plans for an altogether different programme of education, and I vividly recall Dorothy recounting commuting from Manchester at the height of the Luftwaffe’s raids with the streets ablaze and familiar buildings levelled the next morning. Indeed she and other villagers used to go to Long Lane to watch the nightly raids on Manchester and the more distant Liverpool, whilst the decoy fires on Sponds Moor blazed into the night. One night it all got a bit close for comfort when a returning Junkers Bomber jettisoned its remaining incendiaries onto Nab Wood on its way home. However, a world war didn’t get in Dorothy and Kay’s way: both graduated in 1944 and then completed teacher training in Birmingham where many lifelong friends were made. After two years in Warwickshire, Dorothy returned to Marlborough School in Macclesfield where she was to stay for the rest of her career, despite the school itself moving. It was to teaching that Dorothy dedicated a large part of her energy, helping to create one of the best schools in the area, but perhaps she could have made a different career? On leaving university she declined an offer to be a writer at the BBC in Manchester though she was obviously skilled: her nephew Michael remembers her telling him about the dragon that lived in the rocks at the top of Holme Wood, which on clear frosty moonlight nights rose from his slumbers and with a hissing of steam and showers of sparks used to circle HotPott - Christmas 2019
the village looking for Mr Wainwright’s plump sheep to feast on. Later, Dorothy’s great niece thought that Auntie Dorothy should have published like J. K. Rowland and thus become famous! Having returned to Pott, Dorothy met her future husband Bryan, who was one of three brothers who settled in Hedgerow after their parents wisely left Salford to escape the blitz; Bryan and Alan Stewart remained, but regrettably their brother Wilf’s plane was shot down on a night mission towards the end of the war. Dorothy and Bryan were married in 1949 and purchased their distinctive house on Pott Level – Dingleside – for £250; it remained their home for the rest of their lives. Dingleside was a ‘high-spec’ former First World War army hut with all mod cons, including running water (a well in the garden) and a flushing toilet (a stream at the bottom of the garden). Dorothy and Bryan and Kay and her husband Ken were always deeply involved in the local community: Pott amateur dramatics (who could forget the tableau of Pott through the ages performed at the 500th anniversary of the school?), the Rose Queen Festival, Scottish country dancing (riotous at times by all accounts!), Maypole dancing (generations of children taught complex dances to a very scratchy record) and the legendary 20 mile sponsored walks. In the mid 1960’s Pott Shrigley School was threatened with closure; unfortunately for the Education Committee they had not factored in Dorothy and Kay, along with other villagers and parents, not accepting this nonsense from Chester so following much lobbying and actual hands on building, the village triumphed and the educationists retreated to their offices in county hall to lick their wounds. Fresh from this victory the local quarry decided it would be a great idea to extend their workings up to the boundary HotPott - Christmas 2019
of Lyme Park, so destroying Park Moor and reducing it to railway ballast, whilst the planning authorities were asleep on the job. Battle lines were again drawn and both Dorothy and Kay were instrumental in the development being stopped. I guess we would now call them eco warriors. In her later years Dorothy’s health declined and following the onset of Alzheimer’s she was very ably cared for by her ever supportive sister in law Meg and her two live in carers, Janette and Barbara, without whose dedication she would have been forced to leave her treasured home. Dorothy’s faith was central to her life and she worshipped at St Christopher’s for most of her long years; David Swales recalls Dorothy joining in with some of the familiar words from the communion service even when her dementia was advanced. She was laid to rest on a beautiful autumn morning alongside her parents and sister Eileen in her beloved Pott Shrigley, in sight of the cottage she was born in. With Dorothy’s passing a link, possibly the last living link, has now gone with the Pott Shrigley of the 1920s – a village with dirt roads, water collected from a well in a nearby garden and the Lowther estate dominating village life – but her and others of her generation significantly helped preserve the good things of Pott as they were then for many generations to come. May she rest in peace and rise in glory.
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PSCC Centenary. The nineties on and off the field… Last month we left Pott Shrigley Cricket Club batting well. The centenary saga continues… The early 1990s saw some excellent fielding and bowling, and even some high scoring innings but 1993 was a poor season as the club fell to near the bottom of the table, with fewer runs being scored than in the previous years though Terry Hill’s bowling remained stellar and youngsters Sam Jackson, Matt Tarr and Steve Barlow were now breaking through. As the year ended John Vernon, a stalwart of PSCC for over 40 years, died. John never played cricket but served as secretary and organised his many lady helpers in the kitchen, with few of the gadgets you see today; his delicious scones were legendary, and over the years he must have made thousands for cricket teas. John also led the way in fund raising, each year joining battle with Martin Perry and John Tute as to who could sell the most Christmas Draw tickets. Small clubs like Pott owe so much to the likes of John and to others, like Denise Burrows who was to take over John’s pinafore plus Jack Archer’s score book, and who is still making a superb job of both roles.
1994 was a better year on the field, with the first XI climbing to half way up the Cheshire League: more runs were scored, with Mark Dean achieving an average of over 50, and Graham Hackney triumphed with a bowling average of 14.4. Jamie Hart’s prowess as keeper saw him collect 13 victims. However, the juniors were really showing the senior sides how it should be done by winning the Cheshire Colts Cup for the first time and the under 13s reaching a semi-final, the High Peak Cup Final and the league playoffs. 1994 also saw the celebration of the club’s 75th anniversary: a dinner at Shrigley Hall commenced proceedings followed by a ‘village’ match, a fun night for the juniors, more grown up entertainment involving the Merseysippi Jazz Band Seven and a ‘Stars’ cricket match. The 1995 season saw records tumbling: openers Warren Barlow and Mark Dean scored 125 and 106 not out respectively for the first wicket at Holmes Chapel, and with extras the scoreboard read 246 for 0 when all 45
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overs had been bowled. Incredibly, this did not result in a win for Pott but in the return fixture, Rick Mattock took all ten wickets, only the second time a Pott Shrigley player had achieved this feat, and in doing so he created a new Division 2 record; his 10 for 34 was unbeaten until at least 2015. Mark Dean again averaged over 50 with his 713 runs though he was not the only high scorer – Warren Barlow made 543 and Jamie Hart 486. Matt Tarr took most wickets (45); behind the stumps Dom Lisle had his best year yet with 21 casualties. As ever, social events featured in the club calendar: the 50th Anniversary of VE Day was a truly village event with the cricket club, village hall and school enjoying a junior ‘Kwik cricket’ match, a parade of American Army vehicles around the ground (provided by John Jackson and friends), a street party in the village hall car park and a 1940s dance in appropriate 40s attire. Even Churchill with his cigar turned up. However, perhaps the most significant event of 1995 was the club’s purchase of the cricket field from the parish council, supported by an interest free loan from Macclesfield Borough Council. This was the culmination of decades of negotiation, promises and setbacks; finally owning the ground was a very proud moment for Pott Shrigley Cricket Club. We’ll see how the cricket progresses under new ownership next time…
1995 Dean & Barlow, 240 not out
Mike Hart signs to buy the field
Inside cover story: PSCC honours 2019 The club honours were announced at the recent centenary dinner at Shrigley Hall. Craig White, of England and Yorkshire fame, who played for the Invitation XI on President’s Day back in July attended and distributed the trophies. He seemed to have some difficulty in standing still for photos! Clockwise from top left: 1. Simon Dunn: 1st XI Batting 2. Matthew Baqueriza-Jackson: 1st XI Bowling HotPott - Christmas 2019
3. Mrs. Janice Bridgford accepts on behalf of her son James the 1st XI Bowling (shared with M-B-J) and 1st XI Player of the Year. 4. Sam Cleaver: 1st XI Performance of the season 5. Graham Hackney: Centenary Clubman 6. Rich Caslaw: 2nd XI Performance of the season 7. Juniors 8. Vinny Allen: 2nd XI Bowling and Player of the Year Page 15
Your Vote Your Council
The doings of Pott Shrigley Parish Council 2019!
A momentous year for Pott Shrigley Parish Council: the first election in 24 years was held in May! Keith Meecham, a councillor for 23 years, stood down and was given an engraved whisky glass (and something suitable to fill it with) as a mark of appreciation for his contribution. Your elected councillors are: Meredith Barlow-Walsh, David Basford, Peter Boulton, Katharine Chong, Alison Greenwood, John Goodman and Mike Wray (chair). The parish clerk is Joyce Burton, who can be contacted on pottclerk@btinternet.com and the website address is https://sites.google.com/view/ pottshrigleyparishcouncil
structure will retain the historic value of the bridge; the start date is not yet known.
A bench for the village green The bench on the village green is intended for all the residents and visitors to rest and enjoy the view; a place to play, to walk or to just sit, relax and enjoy the wonderful scenery.
All work hard for our community for no pay, so please read on to see what’s been happening over the past 12 months. Editor.
We would still like to hear from anyone who may be interested in providing a memorial bench which would also be situated on our lovely village green.
From the old gas lamp‌
Barbeque
The gas lamp outside The Croft has been refurbished and is now back in position and operational. It automatically lights itself at dusk and it extinguishes at dawn. Brookbank
...to the new solar light at
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The village BBQ was in a state of disrepair!
A grant has enabled the repair and rebuild of the village BBQ. It now has a new, stainless steel base and the frame, which was stripped down, de-rusted and painted, is restored to a smart black. The newly revamped BBQ was used for the first time at the recent Bonfire Night celebrations and will be used at the Christmas Fair, Rose Queen celebrations, at cricket matches and many more village functions for years to come. HotPott - Christmas 2019
Highways The South Manchester Airport link road was opened in autumn 2018, but has made no appreciable difference to peak time commuter traffic levels through the south end of the village. The Poynton relief road is well behind schedule but will no doubt follow in the coming years, as this will undoubtedly bring long distance commuter traffic closer to Pott Shrigley the council will continue to press for mitigation measures based on a predicted increase in traffic. Here’s a flavour of the many highways issues throughout the year: • Road surface round bend at church completed. • Emptying of gullies – ongoing. • Parking on the part of the road without lighting at Brookbank - ongoing. • Potholes Shrigley Road, near Mitchelfold – some filled in, some not. • Collapsing wall on Shrigley Road, north of Spuley Lane by the bend sign • Overhanging branch at the end of Mitchelfold - removed. • Sweeping of pavement between Bollington boundary and church - completed • Bridge on Bakestonedale Road after RTA - repaired. Road gritting proposed changes The proposed gritting route for the 2020/21 winter shows no gritting on Shrigley Road from Poynton to Normans Hall bend or Brookledge Lane to its junction with Springbank Lane. This effectively isolates part of Pott Shrigley. The clerk has raised the council’s objections with Cheshire East but has not received a response yet. Plant troughs The clerk has recently planted narcissus bulbs in both of the troughs for spring 2020. The one at Unwin Pool should be spectacular as Sheila Jenkins had already put bulbs in. HotPott - Christmas 2019
Christmas Tree Cllr. Chong has kindly sourced an 18 foot tree for our Christmas celebrations. It was delivered and adorned with Christmas lights in time for the ‘big switch on’ at the Christmas Fair and looked splendid. Planning Decision Applications NP/CEC/1118/1097 & 1098 Location: Sherrow Booth Manor, Bakestonedale Road, Pott Shrigley, SK10 5RU Refused on 15.02.2019 Appeal Ref: APP/M9496/W/19/3227473 & 3227469 Appeals are dismissed. Application 19/4630M Location: Halith Cottage, Shrigley Road, Poynton SK12 1TF Prior notification of single storey rear extension extending 3.9m beyond the rear wall, maximum height of 3.3m and eaves height of 3.0m (Permitted development) 19/5049M Location: 3A Moorside Cottages, Moorside Lane, Pott Shrigley, SK10 5RZ Demolition of single storey elements of existing dwelling, construction of replacement dwelling, with detached outbuilding and associated works (renewal of planning permission 19/1988M to include permitted development under Certificate of Lawfulness 18/4876M) The council discussed the application but decided to leave the decision on these modifications to the planning officer. Page 17
Pending 19/3716M Location: 1 Normans Hall Cottage, Shrigley Road, Pott Shrigley, SK10 5SE Certificate of existing lawful use of existing building as a residential dwelling. The council has referred the decision on this application to CEC planning department. 19/3715M Location: Normans Hall Farm, Shrigley Road, Pott Shrigley, SK10 5SE (Amendment to application ref. 18/4950M Repositioning and alterations to approved Units 1 and 2, and increased parking to Unit 3 The council does not support this application.
Pott Shrigley PC’s comments. He will also notify the clerk in the future of any planning applications on the Bollington/Pott Shrigley border. Date & time of next meetings The next parish council meetings will be held on Monday 2nd December 2019 and Monday 5th January 2020 at 8pm in the village hall.
19/3438M Location: Nab Quarry -MRI Polytech erroneously listed as Stone Products. No response from Adlington PC but David Naylor, Bollington town clerk will send comments to the planning officer mirroring
Autumn 2019
F LIX I N THE STIX
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Village Hall Seasons Greetings Your Councillors and Clerk would like to We proudly present : wish you all a very peaceful Christmas and a4thwonderful year Friends (12A) Septembernew –Fisherman’s SK10 5RT
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Please note Ticket agents: that the - Anthea Wilkinson (01625 573538) screening - Sue Ralston later in (01625 573210) December is - Peter M Boulton (01625 876646) off – so just E-mail one: film in Dec pottflix@gmail.com on 4thhttps://sites.google.com/site/pottflix/ – Green Book (and St Oswald’s church, Bollington)
(and St Christopher’s church, Pott Shrigley)
Annual Festive Draw and Quiz Night at the
Poachers’ Inn, Bollington on
15th December at 7.30. (quiz commences at 8.30) So brush up on your general knowledge and come along to buy raffle tickets (prizes as excellent andexciting as ever!). Oh, and to have some fun too! Page 18
Tickets : in advance £4.00 : ‘chance it’ on the door £5.00
Congratulations to Roy and Eileen Stratford, who celebrate their Diamond Wedding Anniversary on 19th December. We hope they have a wonderful time with their family on the day, and many more years of happiness together. HotPott - Christmas 2019
From the news desk at Pott Shrigley Church School…
Dear parishioners,
This month, Hot Pott is being written by Rose Kennedy for a bit of a change. This term, the Year Sixes went to Crucial Crew where they learnt about staying safe and how to save people’s lives. Later on in school, Rose and Eden delivered an assembly to show all the other children what they learnt and Ms. Bromley has arranged for a visitor to come in and teach the children about road safety.
Rose Kennedy A couple of weeks ago Eden, Rose, Luca and Oliver went to an ethos conference at St George’s Hyde C of E School. We learnt more about having faith and loving God and we also got a prayer pack that we now often use in collective worship. This term, we have been lucky enough to be visited by Silk FM radio station and they interviewed the children and teachers to discover what is amazing about our school, what exciting things we do here and why parents should send their kids to Pott Shrigley. As part of our Ancient Egypt topic, we visited Macclesfield Museum to learn more about Egyptians. We met the character of Marianne
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Brocklehurst – a famous Egyptologist – who showed us around all the artefacts that she uncovered. My favourite part was making a mask of Anubis (a jackalheaded God).
Some of you may have noticed that our school has been lucky enough to get a new school minibus! On the first day back from our halfterm holiday, we took it out on a trip around Bollington – it’s brilliant, although we do miss the yellow bus a bit! We wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who has helped us to raise all the money we needed. We are looking forward to seeing you all at the Christingle service on the 8th of December so make sure you come! We were delighted to have this contribution from Rose, and look forward to receiving more missives from Pott Shrigley school children as we value our relationship with them very much. So – as Rose suggests – do come to Christingle – and the other Christmas services – and say ‘hello’. Editor.
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Coffee Break
Across 1 ‘The blind receive sight, the — walk’ (Luke 7:22) (4) 3 Got (Philippians 3:12) (8) 8 Leave out (Jeremiah 26:2) (4) 9 Castigated for using dishonest scales (Hosea 12:7) (8) 11 Weighty (1 John 5:3) (10) 14 ‘Now the serpent was more — than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made’ (Genesis 3:1) (6) 15 ‘Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot — God’ (Romans 8:8) (6) 17 Because Israel lacked one of these, tools had to be sharpened by the Philistines (1 Samuel 13:19) (10) 20 In his vision of the two eagles and the vine, this is how Ezekiel described the latter (Ezekiel 17:8) (8) 21 Rite (anag.) (4) 22 Nine gigs (anag.) (8) 23 ‘The eye cannot say to the — , “I don’t need you”’ (1 Corinthians 12:21) (4) Down 1 ‘Flee for your lives! Don’t — — , and don’t stop anywhere in the plain!’ (Genesis 19:17) (4,4) 2 Principal thoroughfare (Numbers 20:19) (4,4) 4 ‘The tax collector... beat his — and said, “God have mercy on me, a sinner”’ (Luke HotPott - Christmas 2019
18:13) (6) 5 ‘The zeal of the Lord Almighty will — this’ (2 Kings 19:31) (10) 6 ‘The day of the Lord is — for all nations’ (Obadiah 15) (4) 7 Specified day (Acts 21:26) (4) 10 Deadly epidemic (Deuteronomy 32:24) (10) 12 Roman Catholic church which has special ceremonial rights (8) 13 Tied up (2 Kings 7:10) (8) 16 In his speech to the Sanhedrin, Stephen described Moses as ‘powerful in speech and — ’ (Acts 7:22) (6) 18 ‘Although he did not remove the high places, — heart was fully committed to the Lord all his life’ (1 Kings 15:14) (4) 19 Tribe (Deuteronomy 29:18) (4) Page 21
Missionary Matters
Megumi Fazakerley has just written from Japan: he made an emergency trip there as not only was his mum’s house severely damaged by Typhoon Hagibis (as reported last month) but subsequently she required admission to hospital with reduced kidney function.
John Ryley Church-based volunteers – some from far away – have been working on the house, removing damaged walls and floors and cleaning up, but it now needs to dry out for up to a year before reconstruction can start; it is hoped that at least half the house can be rebuilt so that Megume’s mum can return to live there eventually. Megume has now returned to Malawi; meanwhile his mum will soon be discharged from hospital to a small flat that Megume hopes the local authority will finance for the next two years. Megume’s wife Helen has been involved with Service in Mission Field Council discussions about the issues facing the missionary team in Malawi; meanwhile the college’s new water supply, which comes from a private borehole on site, is possibly unsafe to drink – so please pray for this problem to be resolved! We’ve recently received a prayer letter from Johnny and Ann McClean. Ann is back at school with a temporarily reduced workload as she grieves for her mum. A much happier occasion was recently hosted at the McClean’s house though – Pastor Pramote’s younger sister Mook, who cared for him and his daughter Peace for several years after his first wife died, has married Nu, a trainee pastor who recently graduated from the local Bible college. Please pray for them as they start out on married life and for Nu as he looks for his first pastorate. The McCleans are Page 22
much encouraged as their church, the New City Fellowship, grows and becomes increasingly Thai led; in September Mook and Nu three Thai men (Tam, Bok and Diaw) who have been church members for some time, were made elders. It is also encouraging that the Langham Preaching Clubs have grown: Johnny meets with three different ones each month in various places around Bangkok. The groups are diverse and inter-denominational and each month one or two people prepare a sermon which they present to their group – who then discuss how the sermon could be more faithful to scripture or clearer in its teaching. Johnny provides training for the groups on particular topics or trickier books of the Bible. Of particular encouragement is the start of a preaching club at their own church with people from four different local churches joining in; pray that these folk will grow in their confidence to handle the Word of God and to teach it to others. Pramote has been working with a number of local pastors to organise a joint churches’ Christmas outreach on December 21st; unfortunately the usual venue is unavailable so please pray that they are able to find a suitable alternative. Please also pray that the carol singing in the community on December 14th and the Christmas service and meal on December 22nd will reach many people with the Good News of Jesus. Exams will be happening in the McClean household soon: son Matthew has applied to a number of UK universities, and sits his International Baccalaureate mock exams at the start of January; simultaneously daughter HotPott - Christmas 2019
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Megumi and mother
Bethan will be doing her International GCSE mocks. Please pray that they will manage the right balance between hard work and trusting the Lord. The McCleans need more financial support please! Unfortunately a number of their individual supporters have died, one of their supporting churches now has their own missionary family in Thailand and the value of the pound has fallen significantly against the baht. Additionally, they support an Afghan boy K and the Afghan family of Asaf, Sara and their baby Maya. So, although they feel blessed that the Lord has done great works in all of their lives (K is a convert from Islam, was recently baptised and is an eager witness for Jesus, for example), this all costs and the McCleans support account is now £13,000 in deficit. There is now a separate fund to support the Afghan refugees – please seek prayerful guidance about whether you could support the McCleans, or the refugees with any financial help. If you would like further information about giving, please see the UFM website or ask John Ryley in church.
Who saw the man and pregnant girl Pressing through the crowded street Struggling through the human swirl On tired legs and aching feet? Who knew? Who heard her cries, in labour’s pain Deep within a battered shed? Who cared for their impoverished shame Who thought about her grassy bed? Who knew? Who, listening to an infant’s cries Hearing a birth, they thought it strange? Expressed an int’rest, or surprise? Who recognised that awesome change? Who knew? Who saw the shepherds rush along Through sleeping streets at dead of night? Who heard the angels’ glorious song? Or saw the star that shone so bright? Who knew? Who, fighting through the Christmas throngs Or, settling down to watch TV Eats Christmas food, sings Christmas songs Who can the coming Saviour see? Who knows? By Nigel Beeton
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The Suffering Church A Barnabas Fund contact reports that the situation in Ethiopia is ‘quite challenging for Christians’: many churches have been burnt this year and in October two pastors were beheaded near the capital Addis Ababa. There is also an unverified report that a group of Christians was forced out of the majority Muslim town of Ginir. Since September 2018, violent ethnic clashes have led to some two million Ethiopians becoming internally displaced. Please pray for harmony between the different factions in Ethiopia, and that people would be protected. In Cameroon, Bible translator Benjamin Tem was murdered in his home in October; this attack follows the death of Angus Fung, another Bible translator killed by assailants who broke into his home in August. Angus’ wife also had her hand cut off. It is not clear who carried out the attacks but both men were key members of the Bible translation project, which resulted in the publication of 3,000 copies of the New Testament in the regional Aghem language; previously this was only available in oral form. Please pray for the work of the Cameroon Association for Bible Translations and Literacy. In Pakistan, police took the unusual step of stopping an attack on Amir Masih, a Christian sanitation worker, after he was falsely accused of ‘blasphemy’. If proved in
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court, blasphemy carries a mandatory death sentence in Pakistan but often an accusation alone results in violence. In this case the local imam made a loudspeaker announcement that ‘a blasphemous Christian had been stopped’ and he called for Amir to be punished and for Christian homes to be burnt. The police stepped in to protect Amir and the charges against him were dropped immediately the police discovered that the defaced pages of the Quran in Amir’s possession had been found in a rubbish bag collected from local homes as part of Amir’s sanitation duties. Police sometimes fail to act against mob violence in ‘blasphemy’ cases, so praise God that in this case police action saved Amir from harm. In Iran, Christian Naser Navard Goltapeh wrote an open letter from his prison cell on 1 November questioning why worshipping in house churches is an ‘action against national security’. The Farsi-speaking convert from Islam, who received a 10 year term in January 2018, wrote: ‘Today marks more than two years since I have been detained in prison for the fabricated charge of acting against national security by running house churches... I do not know by what logic or under which crime this heavy sentence has been imposed upon me. I hope that Christ’s love will spread through the voice of imprisoned Christians throughout the HotPott - Christmas 2019
world,’ wrote Naser who, alongside three Azerbaijani Christians, was arrested during a church meeting in July 2017 and subsequently convicted of assembling in an Naser Navard Goltapeh Iran ‘illegal gathering’ that ‘threatens the security of Iran’. Naser is in poor health in prison; the Azerbaijanis were re-patriated. Under the Iranian constitution Christians are a ‘recognised religious minority which is free to practise their religion’ but despite that Christian worship meetings in Farsi, the national language of the Muslim majority, are often targeted by the authorities to discourage the conversion of Muslims to Christianity. Historic Assyrian and Armenian Christian minorities are usually allowed to continue worshipping freely in their own languages. In Kenya, a Muslim driver saved the lives of his eight Christian passengers in October by accelerating away when armed Al Shabaab militants attempted to flag down his minibus as it left a construction site. When he did not stop, the militants sprayed bullets at the minibus deflating a tyre. The local commissioner praised the driver’s ‘brave’ actions adding: ‘The driver is a local but most of the passengers were non-locals whom we believe were the target’. Al Shabaab militants have made several attacks on Christians in Kenya in recent years, resulting in the deaths of at least, killing 17 Christians. Al Shabaab
is fighting to establish a fully Islamic state in Somalia and neighbouring regions with significant ethnic Somali populations, such as north-east Kenya. Please pray for Kenyan troops to be effective in combating these terrorists.
Christians fleeing north east Syria
In north-east Syria, despite assurances from Turkey’s president that his forces would not persecute religious minorities, the Syrian opposition coalition report that Syrian and Turkish armed groups are preventing Christians from accessing their land during the current cotton harvest, thus causing them hardship. This tactic was previously used in Afrin in north-west Syria in 2018: ‘In Afrin, they (Syrian rebels and Islamist extremists) took the harvest of the Kurds who lived there and now they are doing it to the Christians… The Christians in Ras al-Ain own at least onethird of the agricultural land there. These forces are basically carrying out a ‘soft’ ethnic cleansing. The Christians are being frightened by these people, and then they lose their source of income’. Turkish-backed forces crossed into north-east Syria on 9 October causing more than 70,000 people to flee. Please pray for a resolution to the conflict in Syria and surrounding regions.
*** The manager of a department store put this notice in the window: ‘If you need it this Christmas, we have it.’ But in the window of a rival, a sign appeared, stating: ‘If we don’t have it, you don’t need it.’ HotPott - Christmas 2019
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Recipe of the Month Christmas Ginger & Pear Trifle
Everyone loves a good trifle, particularly on Boxing Day. This trifle is delicious and different. I’m always in favour of shortcuts, and this recipe is quick to assemble using ready-made ingredients.
Celia Fraser Ingredients: 250g Jamaican ginger cake 450g tin of pears, drained and sliced or quartered 150ml cider 50g dark brown sugar 300ml custard (ready-made or homemade) 150ml whipped cream Crystallised ginger and flaked almonds to top (optional)
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Method: Cut the ginger cake into slices and arrange at bottom of trifle dish. Layer the pear pieces on top of the cake. Dissolve the sugar in cider over a low heat, pour over the cake and pears and leave for at least 30 minutes to absorb. Pour cool custard over the moist cake base. (Ready made custard is fine, although use homemade if you prefer a firmer consistency.) If using homemade custard, refrigerate to set it. Top with whipped cream and decorate with the almonds and crystallised ginger. Merry Christmas!
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Sunday, 19th January www.pottshrigleychurch.org.uk *** When I told my children the story of how the Wise Men brought gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh for the infant Jesus, my six-year-old daughter was not impressed. “Mum, a Wise Woman would have brought nappies.” *** Did you hear about the bakery that was burgled at Christmas? Everything was stollen! HotPott - Christmas 2019
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Chores and Chains Cleaning Rota Dec 6th Dec 13th Dec 20th Dec 27th Jan 3rd
Mr & Mrs Akerman Mr & Mrs Whitehead Mr & Mrs Ferguson Mr & Mrs Currell Mrs Plant & Mrs Bowes
Jan 10th Jan 17th Jan 24th Jan 31st 7th Feb
Miss Bunting & Mr & Mrs Stratford Mrs Foster & Mrs Winstanley Mr & Mrs Akerman Mr & Mrs Whitehead Mr & Mrs Ferguson
Jan 5th Jan 12th Jan 19th Jan 26th Feb 2nd
Eileen & Peter Carole & Rita Bunting The Malyan family Yvonne & Rita Barrow Madeline & Pam Johnstone
Jan 5th Jan 12th Jan 19th Jan 26th Feb 2nd
Jean Bennett, for Tony’s birthday Reg & Jean, for their parents Kath, for her grandpa’s birthday Vacant Rita Barrow, for John’s birthday
Tea & Coffee Contact Carole on 01625 820533 Dec 1st Dec 8th Dec 15th Dec 22nd Dec 29th
Madeline & Pam Johnstone Elizabeth & Frances Helen & Kim No 10.45 service Ros & Sheila
Flowers Contact Gill: 01625 829819 Dec 1st Dec 8th Dec 15th Dec 22nd Dec 29th
Vacant Vacant For Ian & Rosemary’s wedding anniversary For Christmas For Christmas
From the Registers Wedding
Congratulations to: 2nd November Michael Carolan & Katherine Sadler
Baptism We welcome into our church family: 24th November Florence Elizabeth Bagshaw
Funerals our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of: 29th October Dorothy Annie Stewart 30th October George Beard HotPott - Christmas 2019
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December 1st. Advent Sunday 8.30am 10.45am
Services
Holy Communion Holy Communion‡
Isaiah 52.1-12; 1 Thes 5.1-11
Holy Communion Family Service
Matthew 5.14-16
David Swales
8th. Christingle 8.30am 10.45am
David Swales Anne Murphy & David Swales
15th. 8.30am 10.45am 4.00pm
Holy Communion Psalm 146.4-10; Matthew 1.18-25 Morning Worship* Carols by Candlelight
David Swales
19th. 6.30pm
Carols by Candlelight
22nd. 8.30am 4.00pm 6.30pm
Holy Communion Luke 1:39-55 Carols by Candlelight Carols by Candlelight
David Swales
24th. Christmas Eve 11.30pm
Holy Communion
John 1:1-14
David Swales
Family Communion
Luke 2:1-20
David Swales
Holy Communion Morning Worship
Hebrews 2.10-18; Luke 2.15-21
David Swales
Holy Communion Holy Communion
2 Corinthians 1.3-12, Matthew 2.1-12
David Swales
Holy Communion Morning Worship*
Acts 10.34-43; Matthew 3.13-17
David Swales
Holy Communion Family Service
John 1.43-51
Holy Communion Morning Worship*
Ecclesiastes 3.1-11; 1 Cor. 1.10-18
Holy Communion Holy Communion‡
Hebrews 2.14-18; Luke 2.22-40
25th. Christmas Day 10.00am 29th. 8.30am 10.45am
January 5th. Epiphany 8.30am 10.45am 12th. 8.30am 10.45am 19th. 8.30am 10.45am
David Swales Anne Murphy & David Swales
26th. 8.30am 10.45am
David Swales
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* Youth and Junior Church
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Sidespeople and Prayers ER - Extra Reader
December 1st. Advent Sunday 8.30am 10.45am
Mr. K. Ardern Mr. I. Malyan + Mrs. E. Buffey.
ER: Mrs. N. Hughan
Prayers Anne Murphy
8th. Christingle 8.30am 10.45am
Miss G. Mosley Mr. S. Heathcote + Mr. I. Currell + Mr. I. Malyan
Children
15th. 8.30am 10.45am 4.00pm 19th. 6.30pm
Mr. & Mrs. R. Stratford Mr. & Mrs. J. Weston Mr. & Mrs. M. Akerman
Paul Bowden
Mr. R. Gem
23rd. 8.30am 4.00pm 6.30pm
Miss G. Mosley Mr. & Mrs. M. Akerman + Mr. R. Gem Mr. & Mrs. R. Ferguson
24th. Christmas Eve 11.30pm
Mr. & Mrs.J. Arrowsmith
25th. Christmas Day 10.00am
Anne & Tom Murphy
Gartons
29th. 8.30am 10.45am
Mr & Mrs Stratford Mr. I. Clarke + Mr. I. Malyan
ER: Mr. G. Parker
Mathesons
January 5th. 8.30am 10.45am
Mr. K. Ardern Mrs. E. Harper + Mr. & Mrs. R. Ferguson
Anne Murphy
Miss G. Mosley Mrs. C. Taylor + Mr. I. Clarke
Paul Bowden
12th. 8.30am 10.45am
ER: Mr. G. Parker
19th. 8.30am 10.45am
Mr. & Mrs. R. Stratford Mr. S. Heathcote + Mr. I. Currell + Mr. I. Malyan
Children
Miss G. Mosley Mr. & Mrs. S. Potts
Gartons
26th. 8.30am 10.45am
ER: Dr. J. Hutton + Mr. R. Gem
February 2nd. 8.30am 10.45am
Mr. K. Ardern Mr. I. Malyan+ Mr. & Mrs. P. Frecknall
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ER: Mrs. A. Meecham
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Weekly:
Regular Church Activities
JUNIOR CHURCH - Children of three years and older - held during the 10:45am service. Meets in church for the first part of the service and then goes over to the village hall for Bible stories, songs, craft activities, prayers and fun. YOUTH CHURCH - (Year 6 and above) - generally 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month. CRECHE - Held during the 10:45am service in the tower vestry. HOME GROUPS - Four groups offering fellowship, worship and Bible study: Daytime - Monday 10.30am, The Vicarage; David Swales, 575846 Rainow - Monday 8:00 - 9:30pm; Sheila Garton, 573492 Pott Shrigley (North) - Tuesday 8:00 - 9:30pm, 3 Green Close; Sally Winstanley, 574545 Bollington - Wednesday 8:00 - 9:30pm, 14 Silver St, Bollington; Anne Murphy, 575768 PRAY TOGETHER - Tuesday 7:00 - 7.45pm in the tower vestry; Yvonne Foster, 576419 PRAISE AND PLAY - Children up to school age. Thursday 09:30 - 11:30am in church for stories and activities; Celia Fraser, 665054 BELL RINGING - Thursday 7:30 - 9:00pm, meet in the bell tower; Duncan Matheson, 574983 Monthly: CHURCH GUILD - Fellowship, speakers, outings and tea. Meets the second Wednesday in the month 2:30 - 4:00pm in church; Georgina Wray, 615547 The list above was last revised on 2nd September, 2019. All telephone numbers are prefixed with 01625. Please give corrections and additions to magazine@pottshrigleychurch.org.uk.
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Directory Priest-in-charge:
Rev. David Swales, The Vicarage, Spuley Lane, SK10 5RS
575846
vicar@pottshrigleychurch.org.uk Readers:
Dr John Ryley (Reader Emeritus), 2 Wych Lane, Adlington, SK10 4NB
829595
Parish Assistant:
Gillian Mosley, 129 St Austell Avenue, Macclesfield, SK10 3NY
829819
Churchwardens:
David Garton, veronagartons@btinternet.com
573492
David Gem, Ridge Hall Farm, Ridge Hill, Sutton, Macclesfield, SK11 0LU
01260 252287
davidgem@gmail.com Verger:
Stan Heathcote, Lilac Cottage, Spuley Lane, Pott Shrigley, SK10 5RR
PCC Secretary:
Ros Johnson, 32 Tapley Avenue, Poynton, Cheshire, SK12 1XX
PCC Treasurer:
Peter Kennedy, kennedyp@tuckerssolicitors.com
Gift Aid & Planned Giving:
Sally Winstanley, 3 Green Close Cottages, Pott Shrigley, SK10 5SG
Organists:
Mary Currell, 61 Crossfield Road, Bollington, SK10 5EA
875902
pccsecretary@pottshrigleychurch.org.uk 07850 740335 574545
sjwinstanley.ps@gmail.com 573735
marycurrell61@btinternet.com David Garton, as above
573492
Andy Phillips, 26 Hurst Lane, Bollington, SK10 5LP
07881 358976
andyphillips@totalise.co.uk Weekly Bulletin:
David Gem, as above
Electoral Roll and Safeguarding officer:
Kath Matheson, Church View Cottage, Pott Shrigley, SK10 5SA
01260 252287
Tower Captain:
Duncan Matheson, Church View Cottage, Pott Shrigley, SK10 5SA
574983
kmmpott@yahoo.co.uk 574983
dmmpott@yahoo.co.uk Pastoral Care Team:
Kim Swales, The Vicarage, Spuley Lane, SK10 5RS
575846
Church Guild:
Georgina Wray, 14 Paladin Place, Bank Close, Macclesfield, SK11 7HE
615547
georginawray@btinternet.com Children’s Ministry:
Anne Murphy, 14 Silver Street, Bollington, SK10 5QL
575768
annemurphy1214@gmail.com Praise and Play:
Celia Fraser, Rose Cottage, Bull Hill Lane, Rainow, SK10 5TQ
665054
celiaxfraser@gmail.com Parish Council Clerk:
Joyce Burton, pottclerk@btinternet.com
Wedding Coordinator:
Pam Cooke, weddings@pottshrigleychurch.org.uk
Head Teacher:
Joanne Bromley, Pott Shrigley Church School, SK10 5RT
573260
head@pottshrigley.cheshire.sch.uk Website:
Tess Phillips, 26 Hurst Lane, Bollington, SK10 5LP
PCC Members:
Dr John Ryley, Duncan Matheson, Sally Winstanley, Peter Kennedy, Ros Johnson, Andy Phillips, Pam Cooke, Eileen Buffey, Ian Clarke, Mary Currell, Mike Akerman, Sheila Garton, Ian Malyan, David Garton, Kim Swales, David Gem, Anne Murphy, Kath Matheson, Chris Day.
info@pottshrigleychurch.org.uk
574768 (please prefix numbers with 01625)
This directory was updated on 2nd September 2019. Please give corrections and additions to magazine@pottshrigleychurch.org.uk