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“Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!”
Psalm 106: Vs 1
February/March 2023
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THE PARISH MAGAZINE OF ST BARTHOLOMEW’S AND ST CHRISTOPHER’S
Rector
Rev Chris Bessant 658107 rector@haslemereparish.org
Curate
Rev Justin Manley-Cooper revjustin@haslemereparish.org
Older Children’s Worker
Verity Sutherland children@haslemereparish.org
Children & Families Worker Victoria Martin families@haslemereparish.org
First Steps
Mondays in St Christopher’s 0-5 Year Olds
Sophie Bessant & Victoria Martin (email as above)
LLM (Reader)
Peter Sellars: midsummer4peter@gmail.com'
Church Warden
Geoff Martin 641907
Gareth David 643617
Deputy Wardens
Howard Body 658762
David Simmons 644826
PCC Secretary
Katie Morgan 07794 149111 secretary@haslemereparish.org
Treasurer
Andrew Culshaw: 07889 855239
Stewardship Secretary
Geoff Martin 641907
Outward Giving Vacant
Director of Music & Organist
Clive Osgood 07747 785 940
Parish Contacts
Parish Office
The Link, Derby Road
Haslemere GU27 1BS
Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri 9am-3pm office@haslemereparish.org www.haslemereparish.org 01428 644578
Parish Administrator
Bryony Atkinson
Link Bookings
Parish Office (see above)
Verger
St Bartholomew’s
Carol Skeates 642662
Magazine Secretary
Jane Slevin 07949 633979 office@haslemereparish.org
Advertisements Manager: Geoff Martin 641907
Electoral Roll Officer
Bryony Atkinson 644578
Bell-ringers
Paul Bagshaw 656129
Friends of the Parish
Chris Lemar 651435
Flowers
St Bartholomew’s
Sarah Mulliner 643504
St Christopher’s
Frances Reincke 607206
Church Care Group
Roscelin Rees 651561
Churchyards
Philip Hunt 644120
Pastoral Visitors
Church Office 644578
Pastoral Assistants
Ruth Pattenden 653033
Ros Webb 648916
Bereavement Visitors
Linda Donaldson 644473
Frances Gaiter 648843
Sarah Mulliner 643504
Homegroups: Vacant
Safeguarding Officer
Cathy Moore 07593 814438
Mothers’Union Treasurer
Sue Davis 661115
BRF Representative
Sarah Mulliner 643504
Facilities for the disabled
Both Churches and The Link at St Bartholomew’s have ramped access and space for wheelchairs. Toilets suitable for use by the disabled are available in The Link and at St Christopher’s
Facilities for the hard of hearing
Both churches and The Link have Sound amplification and hearing loops.
Facilities for the visually Impaired
Both churches have good interior lighting and large print weekly notice sheets and service sheets.
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Dear Friends
I saw for the first time a couple of days ago an example of a coin carrying the image of King Charles III. It was a fifty pence piece, which was always my favourite coin. Do you remember the old fifty-pence when it was much larger? As a child that was my pocket money. Back in the 1970s that particular shiny heptagon in the hand of a child was something special indeed. Change and challenges are happening everywhere it seems.
I lament the recent ‘news’ coverage that is the woes of the Royal Family once again. Perhaps some of it is true, but there seems to be much more up for grabs with Harry and Megan than just a truth-telling. As one who has taken an interest in the annals of English royalty past, I can tell you that there is much worse behaviour lurking in the old forgotten shadows.
Dropping into January now brings to me thoughts of the Coronation to come in May. It will surely be quite a spectacle, and the source of some happier royal headlines. Local ideas are forming, and dates have been set aside, but at the moment I’m waiting for the Church of England head office machine to give some instruction about what individual parish responsibilities are to be doing. As a parish of royal patronage, I’ll be keen to get that right, so keep your ears open for more information to come.
In March I’ll be leading a group of PCC members and other parish leaders on an away-day, when we shall be helped to consider the future vision of the parish. That might sound a bit vague, but what it amounts to is the need to take some time to look at what we do as churches, how we have developed in recent years, and to consider how we address the needs of the people we seek to serve. Every parish has to do this every few years, resulting in a Church Development Plan, that the diocese requires us to have. That said, it will be no harm to take some
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time to get down into the foundations of our Christian work, where we can seek God’s guidance into the future.
Do please also take some time to pray for two changes on the children and families side of our ministry. Firstly, on Sunday 5th February, we are introducing what is going to look a lot like Sunday School. Parents of young children have often asked how we might make it easier for them to come to normal Sunday morning services as a family. We have already made a good job of providing that on special days, such as Mothering Sunday, Easter, Harvest Festival, etc. Now the plan is to make a Sunday School provision every first Sunday of the month. The service itself is just the same.
Secondly, it’s been a concern of mine that we have had no youth group in our churches for those aged 13+. Ministry for youth - the secondary school age - is by far the most difficult area of parish life to provide for, not least because of the need for youth workers and volunteers. In an already very busy all-age ministry, we struggle too. As an experiment into how we might be able to run a new group for youth, Verity Sutherland is beginning a monthly session from February. It’s new and untried, but I’m full of hope. Once again, your own prayers are much appreciated.
Sadly also this month we have to say goodbye to two of our most loyal and hardworking team. This edition you are reading now has for years been under the able care of Ann Lear, who as editor has presented The Link as the wonderful parish magazine it is. I’m sure you will agree. There is a fascinating article in this edition where Ann features in our series of spotlights on members of the local community. You can find this on pages 16-19.
It's also with much sadness that we shall be releasing Bryony Atkinson, our Parish Administrator, into her new future career. Bryony had arrived in post a few months before I arrived in the parish. Since 2019 the administration of the churches has undergone much updating, and the very stiff challenge of an almost complete change to the leadership of the parish. Not least, in the middle of it all was the huge disruption that was the Covid-19 pandemic. Bryony has been an absolute rock in the middle of it all. Do please send your best wishes to both Ann and Bryony.
So, there it is, a bag of all-sorts from me this month! Many important things to pray for.
May God bless you all.
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Contributed by Sophie Bessant
Hello everyone, Happy New Year 2023 and I hope you all had a lovely Christmas. We certainly had a very busy few weeks leading up to Christmas and ending with the Christmas party.
We were able to engage the children with the Christmas story by breaking it down into small sections starting with the angel Gabriel and ending with Jesus being born. The children really enjoyed making angels, stars, Christmas cards, a Christmas wreath and creating the nativity scene with many more Christmas crafts and activities.
We had a great time dancing, singing and just making lots of noise. 37 children attended the Christmas party morning, which was a fun bumper Christmas-packed, extended session, ending with a bring and share party food lunch. The spread was amazing, with so many party treats. Shabana, one of our mums, made some Afghan food, an amazing lamb dish for the adults to share which was really tasty, Thank you Shabana!
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We are now back together after our Christmas break. We started back on the 16th January and are currently enjoying learning about Jesus as a young boy and his ministry.
Half Term is 13th February, so no First Steps on this day.
From the 20th February - 17th March we will be exploring more of Jesus’s stories leading up to Easter .
Please join us for amazing fun Mondays 10am-11.30am .
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Children’s Christmas Services in Haslemere Parish 2022
Written by Victoria Martin
After a few very restrictive years the Haslemere Parish CAF team made sure that this year was extra special with lots of fun Christmas events for families and children.
Families@4 Christmas Special Sunday 11th December
Our Christmas Special commenced at 2pm with time for families to walk round the many Christmas craft tables and to enjoy the festive refreshments. Crafts included: a pastoral table (cards and wooden gifts were decorated and sent to those people on the pastoral list), face painting, Christmas candles, Magi cards, beaded stars and more.
Sophie and Rita were very busy on the pastoral table. Children could also design their own button crown - they all got very creative!
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Families@4 support a little boy called Nelson through the charity Compassion. This afternoon’s kind donations will go towards Nelson’s Christmas present this year.
The service centred around the idea of how we can grow closer to God using the concept of a Christmas tree to support the message. The coloured baubles are each of the fruits of the spirit. We had a special star with a cross in the middle denoting that Jesus, and all that He did for us, is at the centre of Christmas
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Weyhill Montessori visits St Bartholomew’s Church
Tuesday 13th December
Verity and Victoria welcomed the children and teachers from the Weyhill Montessori to St Bartholomew’s Church for a Christmas visit. Using the Nativity set and extensive costumes the children helped us to recreate the Nativity story complete with a journey around the church to Bethlehem. After a fun dance and singing a Christmas song we were treated to the Montessori children singing, ‘Away in a Manager’ to us. We look forward to their next visit!
First Steps Christmas Party
Monday 12th December
(please see Sophie’s article on pages 5&6)
Christingle Services on Christmas Eve
After a very busy morning on the 22nd Dec making up Christingles (thank you very much to such a wonderful team of helpers) we were ready to go for our Christingle services.
On Christmas Eve we held two services at 3pm and 4.30pm and we were overjoyed that the church was full to bursting for both! After a wonderful welcome from Rev Chris the meaning of Christingle was explained accompanied by lots of rousing carols.
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A fun interactive re-telling of the Nativity story followed. As they entered, each child was handed a service pack which contained a character from the Nativity story along with a lovely book from the Bible Society. As each of the different characters was named in the story the children shouted out the catchphrase associated with their character.
The service ended with the dimming of the lights in the church and the lighting of the Christingles, which the children held high whilst singing ‘Away in a Manger’.
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Happy New Year from The Den ………
and what we did for Christmas
Firstly, thank you to everyone who supported The Den’s cake bake sale for ‘Pets As Therapy’ at the end of November. We raised over £300 for the charity!
We hope you saw, and enjoyed, our Advent calendar which was displayed in the window of Versatile Ceramics in Weyhill during the Christmas Window Competition in December. All of the kids had great fun dressing up and re-enacting the Nativity scenes.
The wreath-making evening was also a great success. The children learnt about Advent and advent wreaths and then created a wreath of their own! Lara Butler led the workshop but there was also a lot of support and help from members of our church congregation. The evening ended with us toasting marshmallows over a firepit, and drinking some of Lara’s warm mulled juice.
Another very special event was when we visited Chestnut View Care Home in Haslemere and sang carols along with the residents. The children were able to hand out gifts which included the bath bombs they had made a few weeks before with the LUSH soap company. Some of
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their hand-made bath bombs were also given to Haslemere In-Home Care to give to their clients for Christmas.
Some of The Den also helped out at the Families@4 Christmas Special and did a wonderful job face-painting the young kids in attendance.
After all the Christmas excitement and whilst the nights are still dark, we intend to spend most of this half-term in The Den at St Christopher’s, beginning with a discussion about New Year resolutions, and how we can all work on becoming closer to God.
Sue Davis & Verity Sutherland
For more details of The Den contact:
Verity Sutherland, Children & Families Worker (Older Children)
Email: Children@haslemereparish.org
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Christmas Windows 2022
Judging day for our Christmas Windows competition arrived on Monday 19th December along with a lot of windy rain! However, the judging panel of the The Rt. Revd Dr. Jo Bailey Wells, Bishop of Dorking, Rector Chris Bessant, our Town Crier, Christian Ashdown and Julie Fox were not to be deterred.
After three hours of walking the length of the town from the Museum to Past and Present, all windows had been seen. Bishop Jo was particularly impressed with the windows dressed by our junior schools. “It’s all so wonderfully inclusive,” she said, “a real community feel.” In my opinion this summation is spot on. The inclusion of the schools to dress seven of the town’s windows and our very own Den doing another, for me, squared the circle of inclusiveness and community. As one art teacher said, when asked to dress a window, “We have cancelled all projects until the end of term, everything will be about our window and every child one way or another will be involved.”
Before the judges deliberated on their categories, it was revealed that the community vote winner was Oliver’s coffee shop, with second place going to the Haslemere library. The most festive prize went to Dylan’s which not only had a great window but a real life nativity scene, baby, Mary, Joseph & shepherds played by the children of the staff, and two goats! I have to say it was heart-
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-warming seeing the real live nativity scene, no question they were going to be amongst the winners! But hats off too, to the Library that again had understood the community spirit and got all their junior members involved.
The most stylish window was awarded to Allen Avery, who said, “After 53 years of creating Christmas window displays it was the first time we have been acknowledged.” And the most complementary to the shop’s business went to Venturi Vision.
Runners up in each category were Little Locks dressed by Shottermill Infant School, Anya accessories and the Haslemere book shop. Highly Commended, Marley Flowers, The Hair Chair, Haslemere Information Hub, Curated Living, No.1 Charter Walk dressed by Grayswood School and George Rain.
What a success! I can’t thank all those that helped enough, not just the church team of Frances, Bryony, Victoria, Verity and Chris, but also the Chamber of Commerce and particularly social media guru Narn McMoo. Once again the community spirit of Haslemere is plain for all to see, everyone from our very youngest has pulled together to make Haslemere a festive centre and create new conversations, which are the strands that pull communities together. And all of this has been initiated and sponsored by the church. Thank you for all your support and taking part by talking to the retailers. We are justified in feeling a little proud.
Rev. Justin
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Spotlight on … John and Ann Lear
As told to Gareth David
For most of the past 15 years Ann has not only edited this magazine, but also acted as devoted carer to her husband, John, who suffered a cardiac arrest in 2010 and was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s five years later. As she steps down from the Editor’s chair to devote more time to John, she recalls her early life in Argentina and a connection with Haslemere that dates back to 1954.
“My father had been wounded by a bullet in his lung during the Battle of the Somme in World War One and, on discharge from hospital, was advised to go to a warm country in order to have a better chance of survival. So he went to Argentina, living happily there until the age of 79. He also met my mother there, and I was born in Buenos Aires in March 1941.
“I went to a British school in a place called Hurlingham, a suburb of Buenos Aires, then was sent abroad to school in Haslemere at what was then Oak Hall (later Wispers) from 1954 until 1957. As the sea journey took three weeks it was impossible to go home for school holidays, so I stayed as a paying guest with a family in Churt, and this was when I first got to know St. Bart’s church.
“After taking my A Levels I went back to Argentina, where I took a shorthand/ typing course. Just before ‘graduating’ I was sheltering from rain outside adjoining Pan American Airways offices and saw an advert for English-speaking air hostesses, which sounded very tempting, even though I had never flown before!
Taking to the skies:
“Three weeks later I was in Lima, Peru, being trained, having needed to get parental permission to travel alone as I was only 17. I flew for just over two years (1958-60), based in Lima, enjoying the travel opportunities to Miami, Panama, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile, besides holiday travel with mother, first to the Far East, (Hong Kong and Japan, via Hawaii) then Europe. Jet planes were introduced during my time with Pan Am.
“I gave that life up after a couple of years and returned to Buenos Aires, where I
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got a secretarial job and where one of my hobbies was amateur dramatics. Through this I met John and we got married in 1964, later having four children. He was in the music business (a producer for CBS Records and later manager for Polygram Records), but was told by Polygram he could only get promotion if he went abroad, which he was reluctant to do at the time.
“That all changed with the outbreak of the Falklands War in 1982, when he said he was willing to move, so within weeks he was in Mexico, with the promise that if he could sort out some problems there he would be able to move to head office in London. The family followed six months later, at the end of the school year. After a fascinating two years in Mexico, the move was made to the UK in 1985, where John was put in charge of South America, Spain and Portugal.
John Lear: husband, musician, sportsman and Lay Reader:
“John’s story encompasses music, rugby and the church. His father had gone to Argentina as a missionary, later becoming a full-time minister for the Plymouth Brethren. He was sent to St. Lawrence College in England after WW2, where, as missionary’s sons, he and his brother were given bursaries. Here he learned to love rugby and, recommended by his school’s rugby master, he played for Harlequins.
“Back in Argentina, he was working in a travel agency, playing rugby and performing as part of a men’s close harmony quartet when, after a game of rugby, he was approached by the man who was setting up CBS records in Buenos Aires. He was asked whether he would like to take on the job of record producer, on the strength of his amateur singing group, and it became his much-enjoyed work for life.
“During our time in Argentina John became involved in the small English-speaking Church where we lived outside Buenos Aires. Here he was asked to take a Readers’ Course and, later, to start up the Spanish work in the church, as the ‘imported’ British clergy’s Spanish wasn’t up to it. On occasions he would lead a service, preach, and then disappear off behind the organ to play for the hymns - a true one-man band!
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Arrival in England:
“When we came to the UK in 1985 we rented in Haslemere, but then bought a house in Godalming in 1986, on the basis of what was available, and because our two youngest children were at school at King Edward’s in Witley. The School Secretary there was a keen Christian who encouraged us to buy in Busbridge and attend St. John the Baptist church. We became very involved in the church there, with John becoming a Reader and I was a Churchwarden.
“When he retired from the music business, John was invited by the Rector in Busbridge to study to be a Local Ordained Minister, but opted to do the Readers’ Course instead. He was enjoying the course, but it was cut short when the then Bishop of Guildford learned that he had done a similar course in Argentina and had considerable experience in Church work, so was made a Lay Reader, course unfinished.
A growing family:
“Our eldest son, David, was 18 when we left Argentina, so went to university in Mexico then London and is now in Buenos Aires, where he teaches English. Our eldest daughter, Jennifer, married a Brit from the Northeast and now lives in Godalming, where she and her husband are both teachers - she teaches Spanish.
“Our second son, Rob, followed in John’s footsteps and is in the music business, living in Mexico. Finally our youngest daughter, Deborah, met a South African man while taking an Alpha Course at Holy Trinity, Brompton, was married in Busbridge and in due course they moved to Cape Town. We have ten grandchildren, and our first great grand-child is due in April.
Moving to Haslemere and taking on The Link magazine:
“We came to Haslemere in 2006, following the trend of some friends to downsize and immediately became involved at St Bart’s, where John was also asked to lead and preach. This came to an end when he had a massive cardiac arrest in 2010, which kept him in hospital for 6½ months and left him with some brain damage.
“Norman Jones, the Rector at the time, was looking to revamp The Link magazine and invited anyone who was interested to come to a meeting. I knew the person editing the magazine at Busbridge Church, and she agreed to join me at the meeting, where I landed the job of Secretary, while Margaret Morris was Editor. Margaret eventually left, as did Julie Fox, who had been responsible for advertising, so gradually I found myself doing everything!
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“The magazine has been a life-line for me, but after nearly 15 years I have decided to hand over the editorship (to Jane Slevin), as I need more time to spend with John, since Alzheimer’s makes life ever more difficult for him. He is 91 years old and I am trying to spend more ‘quality time’ with him.
“What I have enjoyed about editing the magazine was trying to make it look good through the use of pictures and graphics. As an 11-year-old at school I had ‘played’ at editing a magazine, so it’s fair to say that this was a dream come true!
Performances in February—after 2 year delay
Godalming Operatic Society returns after a two year hiatus with the ever popular ‘Pirates of Penzance’. Performing for ten nights in total at both Godalming Borough Hall and Leatherhead Theatre from the 14th February onwards, this Gilbert & Sullivan favourite, accompanied by a 22 piece professional orchestra, is not to be missed! For more info on how to buy tickets please visit: www.godalmingoperatic.org/tickets.
Editor’s Note:
Tim Dutton will be appearing with his fabulous whiskers!
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Test Your Knowledge
Answers on page 38
1. Name the capital of Nepal?
2. Theophany or Three Kings day is also known as the Feast of …………..?
3. Nebuchadnezzar the Great was the King of which Empire?
4. Where was the first British army tank used?
5. How many immortal wives did Zeus have?
6. Which is the longest river in the world?
7. Who composed Night on a Bald Mountain?
8. Which artist is responsible for the image shown bottom left?
9. In what year did Winston Churchill enter the Royal Military College in Sandhurst?
10. Who is the nemesis of the cat
pictured below right?
11. How do you spell the name of the village with the longest name in Wales?
12. Name five, out of the eight, internal organs that one can live without?
13. Where is the grave of Emmeline Pankhurst located?
14. What is Claret?
15. What did the caterpillar in Alice in Wonderland tell Alice to eat?
16. How many popes have been called Peter?
17. What do William, Ginger, Henry, and Douglas call their gang that meets at the old barn in Farmer Jenks’ field?
18. In the Chinese zodiac, 2023 is the year of what?
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A PICTURE FOR CANDLEMAS
Christ in the House of his Parents: John Everett Millais (1850)
This was Millais's first important religious subject, showing a scene from the boyhood of Christ. When it was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1850 it was originally given no title, but accompanied by a biblical quotation: 'And one shall say unto him, what are those wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.' (Zechariah. 13:6)
Christian symbolism figures prominently in the picture. The wood and nails prefigure the crucifixion, as does the blood on the young Christ's hand, which he has cut on a nail, and which drips onto his foot. Jesus has red hair - the traditional sign of otherness - and it was attacked as blasphemous. The young St John is shown fetching a bowl of water with which to bathe the wound. This clearly identifies him as the Baptist. Wood shavings and bare feet do not herald ‘health and safety’.
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The public reaction to the picture was one of horror and Millais was viciously attacked by the press. Renaissance portraits of the Holy Family (e.g. Bellini’s Mother of the Meadow) were of the infant Jesus idealised with motherly love. The Times writing about Millais’s portrait of the Holy Family described the painting as 'revolting' and objected to the way in which the artist had dared to depict the Holy Family as ordinary, lowly people in a humble carpenter's shop 'with no conceivable omission of misery, of dirt, of even disease, all finished with the same loathsome minuteness'. Charles Dickens was one of the most vehement critics, describing the young Christ as 'a hideous, wry-necked, blubbering, redheaded boy, in a bed gown’.
Following the Pre-Raphaelite credo of truth to nature, Millais painted the scene in meticulous detail and based the setting on a real carpenter's shop in Oxford Street. He avoided using professional models, and relied instead on friends and family. Joseph's head was a portrait of Millais's own father, but the body was based on a real carpenter, with his rough hands, sinewy arms and prominent veins. The Virgin Mary was his sister-in-law Mary Hodgkinson. John the Baptist was posed by a young adopted cousin, Edwin Everett; Nöel Humphreys, the son of an artist friend, sat for the young Christ.
You can see the painting in Tate Britain in London, along with the works of Stanley Spencer (from earlier in this series). However, we will have to select a date which does not clash with train strikes!
Peter Sellars
A Prayer for Candlemas, by Daphne Kitchen
Dear Lord,
Here we are in February – month of cold days, winter days, but days that promise hope and signs of Spring. Snowdrops and lengthening light; echoes of the hope and light that Jesus brought to Simeon and Anna all those years ago in the Temple.
Thank you, Lord, that you always bring light, you always bring hope and peace and joy when we put our trust in Jesus, our Saviour. Jesus, Lord of all our days and seasons. In His name we thank you, as we look to His Light. Amen.
Parish Pump
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Link Project Update
At the time of our last update we were waiting to hear from the National Lottery and as most readers will know they were unable to provide the level of funding we were requesting at this time. Whilst they thought we had a good project and supporting case they expect us to approach other sources of funding before approaching them and in particular the YOUR FUND SURREY (YFS).
YFS has £100 million of funds to spend across Surrey over a five year period on capital projects such as community buildings so are an obvious source of potential funding. Our conversations with them indicate we are eligible to apply and we have secured the essential support of John Robini our County Councillor. Awards made so far have been as high as £900,000.
We will also look at Waverley’s Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), which is funded by housing developers when they apply for Planning Permission.
We may go back to the National Lottery asking for a smaller sum as they were very encouraging about our application and said we can apply again.
We need your support for the first step of the YFS application. We need as many people - you, your family, friends, neighbours as possible to register their support on the YFS website. This website will be live as you read this and we will provide more information in leaflet drops, posters, email and church notices throughout February.
More information can be found on the parish website www.haslemereparish.org/link including a short video with representatives of key users (Crossways Counselling, Citizens Advice Waverley and Hear Here) who explain why this project is so important to them. You can also find plans and other information as well as a place to comment.
When you are talking to people about the project (and please do!) you might find the following helpful:
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We have also started the formal and lengthy process for Planning Permission. You may recall that our pre-planning guidance from Waverley was encouraging.
So the team is busy moving the project forward - please keep us and the project in your prayers and don’t hesitate to ask us any questions or indeed how you can help us transform the Link.
Andrew, Cathy, Debbie, Gareth and Stephen
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A Christmas Celebration
A Christmas concert was arranged by supporters of the Hunter Centre at St Christopher’s Church on Thursday 8th December. The church was beautifully-decorated with a Christmas theme getting the congregation in the mood for the coming festive season.
The Rector, Chris, welcomed everyone before the lights dimmed and soloist Holly Humberstone’s clear voice filled the Church, as she walked down the aisle singing ‘Once in Royal David’s City.’ The Winterbourne Singers performed superbly throughout the evening, including two works by Benjamin Britten, ‘There is no Rose’, and ‘Balulalow’, ‘A Christmas Blessing’ by Philip Stopford, ‘In Dulci Jubilo’ and, finally, ‘We’ve been awhile a-wandering’ composed by our organist, Clive Osgood.
The congregation joined in enthusiastically with the singing of traditional carols which we all know so well. Anne Lister performed two flute solos and Liz Ward read a prize winning poem called ‘Dementia didn’t steal my Dad it brought him back instead’, which resonated with many in the audience.
On a lighter note, we all enjoyed an entertaining sketch on the subject of sending Christmas cards and to whom, written and performed by Richard Everett, accompanied by Margaret Barlow. The traditional Christmas reading from Luke chapter 1 was beautifully read by Ann Lear, as a representative of the carers of those who attend the Hunter Centre.
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The Winterbourne Singers Holly
Finally Anne Downing, Chairman of the Hunter Centre, thanked everyone who came to support the event and talked about the valuable work of this wonderful facility in our town. Mulled wine and mince pies were served to all in the packed church. Not only was the evening much appreciated by everyone but the sum of £844 was raised, which will be used to improve the variety of activities enjoyed by those who come to the day centre.
Who is Parish Pump?
You may have noticed that from time to time articles are contributed by Parish Pump, a strange name for a contributor to our parish magazine. Certainly not a member of our congregation or local parish. No, indeed not.
We would always prefer to have contributions from our own readers and community, however it is sometimes tricky to organise matters to ensure each page is full.
To overcome this problem we have a subscription to a wealth of resources designed to be used in parish magazines for just this purpose. This is the Parish Pump. Our cartoons and picture stories are drawn from this resource.
We hope you enjoy the material from the Parish Pump but would rather encourage you to send us your own anecdotes and interesting activities.
Jane Slevin
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Jane Stopford (Trustee of Hunter Centre)
Simple Seville Orange Marmalade
as made in the Donaldson household
Linda Donaldson
It has always been one of the world’s great mysteries to me how it is that men, who the rest of the year say that they cannot boil an egg, as soon as we get to the end of January, start making vast quantities of marmalade! I know this is about to happen when empty jam jars start collecting in the kitchen, and the annual pilgrimage to Waitrose begins. Did you know that if you buy double the number, you can put them in the freezer, and the whole rigmarole can start again in the summer?
Seville oranges are in the supermarkets in 1kg boxes in Waitrose or 1.5kg boxes at Sainsburys.
Here are the quantities you will need for this recipe : Seville
Equipment needed:-
Large jam saucepan
Pyrex measuring jug
Pouring funnel
Digital thermometer (if possible but not essential)
1. Pour water into saucepan and let it heat up
2. Chop the Seville oranges. It is easiest to use a food processor and slice any remaining large pieces. Put in the pan with the water, pips and all.
3. Add the juice of the lemons
4. Bring to the boil and let simmer for 2 hours
5. Put the jam jars in the oven on a tray to heat up at 90°C
6. Add the sugar and stir well
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oranges 1kg 1.5kg Juice of lemons 2 3 Water in litres 2.5 3.4 Sugar 1kg 2.7kg Jam jars with lids 9 13
7. The pips are needed for the marmalade to set. They will float on the top and you can either leave them in or fish them out while the marmalade is coming to its setting point.
8. Continue boiling until the temperature reaches 104.5° (or you can see the setting point by dropping a blob onto a cold saucer. )
9. Using the Pyrex jug, pour the marmalade into the jam jars using the funnel (if you have one)
10. Seal with the lids (but you do not need to bother with wax paper and rubber bands)
11. When cool, label the jars with a suitable reminder, and eat!
14th February—Valentine’s Day Mystery
There are two confusing things about this day of romance and anonymous lovecards strewn with lace, cupids and ribbon: firstly, there seems to have been two different Valentines in the 4th century – one a priest martyred on the Flaminian Way, under the emperor Claudius, the other a bishop of Terni martyred at Rome. And neither seems to have had any clear connection with lovers or courting couples.
So why has Valentine become the patron saint of romantic love? By Chaucer’s time the link was assumed to be because on these saints’ day -14th February – the birds are supposed to pair. Or perhaps the custom of seeking a partner on St Valentine’s Day is a surviving scrap of the old Roman Lupercalia festival, which took place in the middle of February. One of the Roman gods honoured during this Festival was Pan, the god of nature. Another was Juno, the goddess of women and marriage. During the Lupercalia it was a popular custom for young men to draw the name of a young unmarried woman from a name-box. The two would then be partners or ‘sweethearts’ during the time of the celebrations. Even modern Valentine decorations bear an ancient symbol of love – Roman cupids with their bows and love-arrows.
There are no churches in England dedicated to Valentine, but since 1835 his relics have been claimed by the Carmelite church in Dublin.
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In My Garden
Philip Duly
One of the joys of last Spring, my first in this garden, was the discovery of a few beautiful crocuses hidden away in various beds and borders. They were few and far between but they still provided a useful splash of colour and a great deal of pleasure. I was particularly pleased to discover them as my previous experience of growing crocus was not a happy one causing me to avoid growing them. They had previously failed to appear, been disturbed by passing wildlife or had flowered for a day and then wilted or become damaged. This Spring I am hoping to enjoy a decent showing as I planted 100 bulbs last Autumn in about a dozen small groups. Unlike other spring bulbs, crocus can look stunning whether planted in groups or individually and either in a mixed bunch of colours or in groups of a single colour.
I was surprised to discover that the crocus genus is part of the iris family. They arrived in Europe from Turkey and were originally valued as an ornamental flowering plant. The crocus has been known throughout history, mainly as the source of saffron which is obtained from the dried stigma of Crocus sativus, an autumn-blooming species.
These beautiful small bulbs close at night and sometimes on overcast days. They are capable of flowering for about three weeks from mid to late February and into March in a dazzling variety of complementary colours such as white, yellow, orange, violet, mauve and purple. In common with other spring bulbs, they are best left undisturbed but should, I hope, provide several batches of joyous colour in February before the full flourish of spring arrives the following month.
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Churchyard Jottings
Philip Hunt
I am writing this column on a wet and dismal January afternoon, looking forward to slightly brighter weather when some outdoor activity in our own garden might be possible again. To an extent, this situation applies equally to our churchyards. The grass has largely gone into hibernation and regular cutting by the contractor is unlikely much before March. As such, there is less to report from the churchyards, although there are still occasional requests for information from folk tracing their family history.
Sadly, there have been quite a few funerals over the past year and a number of ashes interments have taken place in the dedicated ground in front of the memorial wall. Understandably, family members often wish to leave floral tributes to mark the location of their loved one’s ashes. These are left for as long as possible but there comes a time when they need to be removed. We are most fortunate that Linda Stevens has taken on the task of keeping an eye on all these flowers and using her discretion as to when to dispose of them. My grateful thanks go to Linda for all she does.
Over the nine years or more that I have had the role of Churchyards Representative, I have been privileged to deal with a whole range of interesting people. I have also discovered the wealth of history that resides in our churchyards viewed through the lives of people who are no longer with us. The attraction of Haslemere and its environs as an attractive place to live, at the end of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, has provided a richness that is reflected in the lives of those at rest in the churchyards. I thought that I might occasionally dig into my own modest archive of previous enquiries, to throw a little light on some of the personalities largely buried in Derby Road. What I shall not be doing, however, is sharing any sensitive or personal information.
In the Spring of 2014, I was approached by the Archivist of the Palace Theatre, Westcliff on Sea, who was seeking the location of the grave of Gertrude Mouillot. Her husband, Frederick, was an actor and later a theatrical
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impresario who operated a number of theatres in the late Victorian/Edwardian period. After his death in 1911 at the age of only 47, Gertrude, who herself was a former actress, continued the business. In 1920 she purchased the Palace Theatre for the sum of £25,000. It had been newly built in 1912. Her intention was to keep it open as a cinema but the steep rake of the circle seats, to provide a clear view of the stage, prevented conventional projection on to the screen. So, between the wars, the theatre mainly presented touring ballet and repertory companies and such names as Ivor Novello, John Clements and Sybil Thorndike performed there. As a result of subsequent financial troubles, the theatre suffered a period of closure and in 1942 Gertrude gifted the theatre to Southend Corporation, on the condition that it cannot be sold. The theatre continues to thrive to this day.
The grave in Derby Road was located through my records and found to be very overgrown. With the aid of secateurs and a brush, it was possible to read the inscription to both Gertrude and her husband. Gertrude died in 1961 at the age of 94. Although in her final years she had been living in a nursing home near Colchester, her wish was to be buried in Frederick’s grave in Derby Road. Further enquiries by the Archivist, with some assistance at the time from Clive Hawkins, determined that the Mouillots had lived at Whitethorns in Weydown Road. It transpired that they took out a three year lease on this large 1902 built Edwardian house in 1904 for £85 per year, with a view to purchase. After Frederick’s premature death, it seemed that the house was too big for her so Gertrude subsequently moved away.
Prior to a visit to the grave by the Archivist and others from Southend in October 2014, it was arranged for Waverley’s then contractor to carry out scrub
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clearance to leave the newly uncovered grave looking at its best. As can be seen from the photographs, it is rather ornate with quite intriguing decoration. There is speculation that this may have been carried out by Gertrude’s father who was a stonemason.
Something to Smile About Judgement?
This true story concerns the visit of a visiting preacher to a little village chapel… ‘He was a few minutes into his sermon when, without warning, about twenty square feet of thick and decayed Victorian plaster fell from high on one wall and crashed into a group of empty pews below. As the dense fog of dust began to settle, and it became clear no one was injured, the minister prepared to resume his sermon. Then he paused, and looked heavenward and in a slightly pained voice, asked: “Was it something I said?”
Don’t die
The vicar announced: “I am sure that you will not wish to overwork our visiting priest while I am on holiday, and will keep funerals to a minimum.”
Giving up for Lent
At the end of the pre-Lent sermon, the vicar suggested, as an example to the rest of the community, that the congregation should worship in an unheated church for the whole of Lent. As they made their way into the chill Sunday air the vicar addressed one member of the congregation, asking what she had decided to give up for Lent. “Church,” she replied firmly.
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KINGS WORLD TRUST FOR CHILDREN
RECOVERY FROM PANDEMIC
Through the leadership and motivation of Kings Schools teachers and management, there was a very quick response to the pandemic by the starting and conducting of online classes. These were well received by the parents who inspired their children to attend Zoom classes. There was an initial challenge in ensuring all students had access to tablets or smart phones but this was quickly overcome through the generosity of UK donors. All the students were excluded from school for over 600 days. The bursary students were provided with the necessary gadgets to attend the online classes. In the midst of all the financial crisis and lockdowns during the pandemic, the school made sure that no child was ever deprived of receiving their education. opened the school for all students. There are some t keep up with mainstream education as they did not follow online classes properly. A remedial programme is carried out for those children to enhance their academic levels. Now they are slowly returning back to a mainstream academic programme. So, it was a very challenging time, yet we managed to get through the difficult time with the help of the dedicated staff and supportive students and parents.
TESTIMONIAL FROM CHARLES
I’m Charles and I am an ex-student of Kings School Bursary programme. I’m here to share about my paths in my career life so far. Regarding my profession, I’m second officer at Merchant Navy. I started my career as a deck cadet (trainee officer) in the year 2013. After various competency exams and experience, I got promoted as Second officer. As a
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second officer, my primary responsibilities are eight hours of navigation watch on the Bridge. I’m really happy about my career. It’s really an amazing and interesting career, crossing the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Singapore Strait, English Channel, the famous Suez and Panama Canals etc, experiencing snowfall, ice, hot and humid, heavy rainfall, all type of weathers quite often at the oceans depending on the season. I really thank Colin uncle and Navamani uncle for all the help and support throughout my journey so far! I just don’t think I would have come this far without their help and support. I still have ladders to climb, I have got some more competency exams to become a First Officer and then Captain in command of a huge ship! Thank you for the opportunity!
UMA MAHESHWARI
Uma Maheshwari, who was supported through our Residential and Outreach programme, completed her General Nursing degree course. Further, she passed a government exam for the same, and got appointed as a Government Staff Nurse in Government Hospital, in North Tamilnadu. She recently got married and is leading a successful life and says, she is grateful to KWTC for what she is today.
HERITAGE MUSEUM
Kings School opened the Tamil Heritage Gallery during the first week of September, 2022. Uncle Colin, the Chairman inaugurated the Heritage by cutting the palm ribbon. The purpose of this ancient gallery is to create an awareness among the students to know about our age old civilization, things used by our ancestors and how far the technologies have changed and developed today. The gallery has a lot of ancient collections and many contributions from Uncle Colin.
Kings World Trust for Children, 1 Stonehill Cottage, Wilsons Road, Headley Down Hampshire GU35 8JE TEL:01428 712365 EMAIL: kwtc@haslemere.com
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Postcard to the Parish
Greetings from Nattai National Park, New South Wales
“You might think that December in Australia would be all about beaches, surfing, barbecues and Christmas lunch in the sunshine with a decorated fir tree at the side. All true. But a highlight for us was a hike expedition in the Nattai National Park - 500 sq km of more or less unvisited eucalyptus forest in the gorge of the Nattai River.
For three days we saw nobody else as we had to ourselves wild camping, carp fishing, extraordinary Liquorice Allsorts mix of mineral-filled rocks on the river banks, swimming spots, wildscreeching Kookaburra and other forest noises, snake spotting and wonderful wilderness hiking. Even abnormal Australian weather served up a full spectrum of conditions from 30+degC heat on our walk-in day with monsoon-like rain to send us back out on Day Three.
It seemed like a slightly surreal trip into pre-history. Thankfully we had our Australian friends to guide us safely past the spiders, snakes and Bull-horned ants.
Doubtless we will be going back.”
Stephen Vaughan
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A FREE service for people with NHS hearing aids includes: Basic Maintenance, Battery Supply, Cleaning & Re-Tubing, Trouble-Shooting and Advice
Sessions will be held at The Link (St Bartholomew’s Church) on:
10:00am – 11.30am, every 2nd and 4th Thursday
Our NHS volunteers are trained by the audiology department of the Royal Surrey County Hospital. Visiting the Hear Here clinic may save travelling long distances or the difficulties of access to the hospital.
The Hear Here scheme was launched in March 2013 as a partnership between Guildford Diocese and the NHS. There are now over 200 people trained in hearing aid maintenance. Hear Here was successful in winning the Faith Action & Health Award in 2018 for continuing to provide support for those with hearing loss across Surrey and North-East Hampshire.
Enquiries to:
Hearingchampion@halsemereparish.org
QUIZ ANSWERS:
1. Kathmandu, 2. Epiphany. 3. The Neo-Babylonian Empire, 4. The battle of the Somme 1916, 5. Seven - Metis, Themis, Eurynome, Demeter, Mnemosyne, Hera, and Leto, 6. The Nile—6650Km, 7. Modest Mussorgsky, 8. Andy Warhol, 9. 1893, 10. Officer Dibble, 11. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, 12. Gall bladder; Appendix; One lung; Spleen; Uterus; One Kidney; Colon; Bladder, 13. Brompton Cemetery, 14. Claret is any red wine from the Bordeaux region of France. 15. Mushroom. 16. Out of respect for the Apostle Saint Peter, the first pope, no pope has ever adopted the name Peter II. 17. The Outlaws, 18. The year of the rabbit.
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Sunday Service
Children’s Group
The Children and Families (CAF) team are starting a new ‘Sunday Group’ for children, on the first Sunday of the month during the 10 o’clock service at St Bartholomew’s Church –with the first group meeting on Sunday 5th February.
Children will leave part-way through the service and convene in the Link for stories, crafts, and prayers linked to the readings for that Sunday. Children will then return to the service in time for a blessing and final hymn. The CAF team will be supported each session by parent volunteers to whom we are extremely grateful. We hope that this group will be well-received. Please do pray for this new venture.
The Haslemere Players are beyond excited to bring to the stage the fabulous Kinky Boots. Winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Kinky Boots features a joyous, Tonywinning score by Cyndi Lauper and a hilarious, uplifting book by four-time Tony winner Harvey Fierstein.
Charlie Price has reluctantly inherited his father’s shoe factory, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. Trying to live up to his father’s legacy and save his family business, Charlie finds inspiration in the form of Lola, a fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos. Lola turns out to be the one person who can help Charlie resurrect the business.
21 to 25 March at 7.30pm in the Haslemere Hall
Matinee on Sat 25 at 2.30pm.
Tickets from www.haslemerehall.co.uk
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Programme of Life Issues Sessions in 2023
Godalming Baptist Church
15 Queens Street, Godalming GU7 1BA
Welcome back!
Topics covered:
Becoming a Grandmother in Your Community (21/1/23) Self-Harm (25/2/23)
Meeting Disaster Head On with Hope (25/3/23)
Having Wise Conversations when Church and Culture Clash (22/4/23)
Managing Anger and Conflict (24/6/23)
Anxiety, Fear and Panic - It All Makes Perfect Sense (23/9/23)
Plus an Ecumenical Women’s Away Day at Ladywell Convent (13/5/23)
To book for any of these events please contact: Sally - 01483 428646 or e-mail pollard3@hotmail.co.uk
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Ouraimistobring LifeIssueSessions
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Self-Harm—A Young Problem?
Led by Suzette Jones
Saturday 25th February 2023
10 am – 12.30 pm
(Coffee available from 9.30 am) at Godalming Baptist Church, Queen Street, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1BA
Deliberate self-harm is a ‘coping mechanism’ for survival.
In the vast universe of human suffering, few activities rank as puzzling or disconcerting as deliberate self-harm’.
What are the signs, how do we react, where can help be found, what do I do?
We do not have all the answers but let’s look at what we do know, what we can do, and where we can go for help.
Suzette Jones is a Registered Nurse with a career of over 35 years working extensively with a wide variety of people who have health problems, mental illness and/or a learning disability, in hospital and community settings. Suzette supports and facilitates training, talks, and projects on a range of health and social related subjects to the faith, voluntary and statutory sectors
Please reserve a place, £7, by contacting Sally Pollard
email: pollard3@hotmail.co.uk tel: 01483 428646
by Friday 17th February
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Meeting Disaster Head-on, With Hope
Led by Chris and Denise Arthey
Saturday 25th March 2023
10 am – 12 midday
(Coffee available from 9.30 am)
at Godalming Baptist Church, Queen Street, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1BA
Chris and Denise Arthey know from personal experience
go to plan. There are bumps in the road!
life
While living in the USA, the Artheys were in a horrible head-on road accident. One medic commented, after the air ambulances lifted off, that 'they may not make it'. Both lost their left leg above the knee, and Chris suffered serious head and internal injuries.
They not only survived, but made a remarkable recovery.
They both resumed their vocations and Chris returned to his love of endurance sports, competing in marathons and triathlons as a para-athlete. With an honesty that is raw and vulnerable, the Artheys take us on their unique journey of hope against all the odds, explaining how they rebuilt their lives 'step by step'.
In this session, their reflections will help you to navigate the bumps in your road.
The Artheys’ website is www.chrisarthey.co.uk and their book, ‘Highway 35’, was released in 2022.
NB: The session will be free of charge, but there will be an opportunity to give a voluntary donation to The Lighthouse, a social transformation venture based in Woking, linked to Emmaus Rd church.
Please reserve a place, by contacting Sally Pollard
email: pollard3@hotmail.co.uk tel 01483 428646, by Friday 17th March
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What’s on at Haslemere Museum
February-March 2023
1 February-25 March, Tue-Sat 10am-4.30pm
Rustic Renaissance - Exhibition
Explore the history of the Haslemere Peasant Art Movement in our exhibition based on the new book of the same title by Catherine Eyre. Book available in Museum shop or via Museum website.
1 February-31 March, Tue-Sat 10am-4.30pm
Recording the Landscape - Exhibition
Celebrating the rarely seen artistic output of the famed geologist Sir Archibald Geikie (1835-1924), this exhibition explores the beautiful results of a Victorian scientist’s efforts to record the landscape that he studied.
Saturday 4 February 10.30am-12.00pm
Sweet Celebrations - Activity for Museum Explorers aged 5-11
Join us to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end to sweet rationing following WW2 by trying some old sweet recipes. Tickets from haslemere-museum.arttickets.org.uk.
Friday 10 February 1.30-2.30pm
Fidgety Fish and Friends - Activity for Early Years under 5
Come and join in this story and learn all about the friends living under the sea. Tickets from haslemere-museum.arttickets.org.uk.
Tuesday 14 February 10.30am-1.00pm
Hearts and Crafts - Family event
Join us for a morning of heart-themed arts & crafts activities for Valentine's Day. Tickets from haslemere-museum.arttickets.org.uk.
Wednesday 15 February 9.00-1.00am
Early Birds - For families with children who have an Autism Spectrum Condition
Special opening for families with children who have an Autism Spectrum Condition to come along and enjoy the Museum free from the hustle and bustle of the general public. The galleries will be open and there will be an opportunity to handle special objects.
Book in advance at haslemere-museum.arttickets.org.uk.
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Thursday 16 February 10.30am-12.00pm
Amazing Ammonites - Activity for Museum Explorers aged 5-11
Be inspired by the wonderful fossil ammonites in the Museum's collection and make amazing ammonite-based works of art.
Tickets from haslemere-museum.arttickets.org.uk.
Friday 24 February 10.30-11.30am
There’s a Monster Who Eats Books - Activity for Early Years under 5
Listen to this fun story and find out a little about how books are made and how children's books in the past differ to those of today.
Tickets from haslemere-museum.arttickets.org.uk.
Saturday 4 March 10.30am-12.00pm
Beautiful Books - Activity for Museum Explorers aged 5-11
Continue World Book Day celebrations with a morning of book related art and crafts. Tickets from haslemere-museum.arttickets.org.uk.
Friday 10 March 1.30-2.30pm
Mummy! - Activity for Early Years under 5
A look at the Ancient Egyptians through a simple Ancient Egyptian lift-the-flap book and a visit to our Egyptian room, with craft activity.
Tickets from haslemere-museum.arttickets.org.uk.
Tuesday 14 March 7-9pm
Decorative Habitats - Creative Wellbeing Craft Workshop for Adults
As part of our Wild Escape events we will be considering habitats, making decorative bug hotels and also with Easter around the corner making 'nests' for those little eggs! With artist Diana Burch.
Tickets from haslemere-museum.arttickets.org.uk.
Tuesday 21 March 2.30pm
Going on a Bear Hunt! - Tea & Talk
Join Education officer, Kay Topping, to learn how people in Greece are learning to co-exist with large carnivores, including bears. Part of our Wild Escape events. Includes tea and biscuits.
Tickets from haslemere-museum.arttickets.org.uk.
Friday 24 March 10.30-11.30am
Hatch, Egg, Hatch!
How do eggs hatch? Listen to the story to find out and make a nest for your very own chick. Tickets from haslemere-museum.arttickets.org.uk.
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Bluebells Cancer Support Centre at
Harry Edwards Healing Sanctuary
Burrows Lea, Hook Lane, Shere, GU5 9AL
Bluebells is a friendly, sharing group for anyone affected by cancer. We laugh a lot, cry a little, share experiences and support each other. Do come along one Thursday to see for yourself!
We meet on the first and third Thursdays of each month from 11am 1pm ending with a relaxation session.
We like to keep in touch and know how you are at other times too, so please feel free to contact Carolyn Low on 01483 203540 or email
Carolyn.graeme@hotmail.co.uk
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From the Registers
Baptisms
18th December 2022 – Hollie Serafina Arthur & Arabella Ivy Arthur at St Bartholomew’s Funerals
23rd December 2022 – Mike Pavia at Guildford Crematorium
4th January 2023 – John Weiss at Guildford Crematorium
26th January 2023 – Christopher Goulton at St Bartholomew’s Church
Members of the church are reminded that online copies of approved PCC minutes are available on the parish website.
The link is as follows:
https://www.haslemereparish.org/info/minutes-of-the-pcc
This magazine is also available online from the parish website, www.haslemereparish.org, Go to the Community tab and select Link Magazine from the menu.
COPY DATE
For the April/May 23 issue of the magazine Is Tuesday, March 14th 2023
Responsibility for opinions and accuracy in statements expressed in articles and in advertisements in this magazine rests solely with the individual contributors
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Sunday Services
5 Feb 3rd Sunday before Lent
8.00 Holy Communion | St Christopher’s 10.00 Parish Eucharist | St Bartholomew’s
12 Feb 2nd Sunday before Lent
8.00 Holy Communion | St Bartholomew’s
10.00 Parish Eucharist | St Christopher’s
18.00 Evensong | St Bartholomew’s
19 Feb Sunday before Lent
8.00 Holy Communion | St Christopher’s 10.00 Parish Eucharist | St Bartholomew’s 11.30 Praying on Sunday | St Christopher’s 16:00 Families@4 | St Bartholomew’s
26 Feb
1st Sunday of Lent
8.00 Holy Communion | St Bartholomew’s
10.00 Parish Eucharist | St Christopher’s 18.00 Evensong | St Bartholomew’s
5 Mar 2nd Sunday of Lent
8.00 Holy Communion | St Christopher’s
10.00 Parish Eucharist | St Bartholomew’s
12 Mar 3rd Sunday of Lent
8.00 Holy Communion | St Bartholomew’s
10.00 Parish Eucharist | St Christopher’s 18.00 Evensong | St Bartholomew’s
19 Mar 4th Sunday of Lent
8.00 Holy Communion | St Christopher’s 10.00 Parish Eucharist | St Bartholomew’s 11.30 Praying on Sunday | St Christopher’s 16:00 Families@4 | St Bartholomew’s
26 Mar
5th Sunday of Lent
8.00 Holy Communion | St Bartholomew’s 10.00 Parish Eucharist | St Christopher’s 18.00 Evensong | St Bartholomew’s
10am services are livestreamed via the Parish youtube channel. www.haslemereparish.org/stay-at-home/live-service-streaming/
Please check the website for latest service dates and times:
www.haslemereparish.org
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