The
Spire North Holmwood’s Parish Magazine www.stjnh.org.uk
St John the Evangelist Church, North Holmwood Vicar (day off – Saturday) The Revd Stuart Tanswell .. vicar@stjohns-northholmwood.info ......... 01306 882135 Pastoral Assistant Margaret Teale .................. ....................................................................... 01306 252004 Churchwardens: Mary Membrillera .............. mjmembrillera@hotmail.com ................... 01306 877021 Jim Edwards ....................... jimandjane@talktalk.net............................ 01306 879902 Reader Gordon Bates .................... ....................................................................... 01306 884154 PCC Secretary Caroline Lazenby .............. caroline.lazenby254@gmail.com ............ 01306 640208 PCC Treasurer Lynn Jennings..................... ....................................................................... 01306 882614 Baptisms Jill Spence .......................... ....................................................................... 01306 876901 Choir Sandy Newton ................... ....................................................................... 01306 889384 Flowers Hazel Gibson ..................... ....................................................................... 01306 886538 Gift Aid and Electoral Roll Jane Collard ..................... j.collard@btinternet.com .......................... 01306 876652 Intercessions Janet Chipps ..................... ....................................................................... 01306 881548 Prayer Chain Sandy Newton ................... ....................................................................... 01306 889384 Homegroup Co-ordinator Caroline Lazenby .............. caroline.lazenby254@gmail.com ............ 01306 640208 Junior Church and C4yourself Jane Schofield ................... janeschofield@hotmail.co.uk .................. 07771 591457 Organist Magazine Jim Edwards ....................... the.spire@stjohns-northholmwood.info ... 01306 879902 Parish Room Iris Edser ............................... ....................................................................... 01306 740757 Readings Gordon Bates .................... ....................................................................... 01306 884154 Sacristans Steve Harris ......................... ....................................................................... 01306 710162 Servers Steve Harris ......................... ....................................................................... 01306 710162 Mothers’ Union Gill Collins............................ ....................................................................... 01306 500157
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St John the Evangelist Church, North Holmwood Sunday services: 8am 10am 10am
Holy Communion First Sunday each month: Family Service Other Sundays: Parish Eucharist
Friday 8.30am Eucharist and vicar available in church until 10.30am The Church is normally open daily for private prayer from 9am. Please see the Church notice board for details of other services.
St John’s Church contact details: Parish Office 01306-868441 Pastoral Line 01306-868941 Church Text Message 0770-673-2222
COMMUNION AT HOME If you are housebound and unable to get to church at St John’s, we can arrange for communion to be brought to you at home by a member of our authorised team of communion assistants. Please contact Stuart 01306 882135.
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The
Spire
is produced by St John’s Church for North Holmwood. There are ten issues each year and we make no charge. We deliver around the parish. If you would like a copy delivered please e-mail the.spire@stjohns-northholmwood.info or phone John Daulman 01306 885943. The next issue of The Spire covers May 2016. Material should be with the editor by 17th April please. Jim Edwards 01306 879902 4 Chartwell Court Grange, 35 Highacre, Dorking RH4 3BF e-mail the.spire@stjohns-northholmwood.info
Editor:
We welcome articles of general or local interest. Ideally these should be e-mailed in Word format, with illustrations as jpegs or pngs. The editor may amend or shorten material submitted. Articles represent the views of the individual contributors. Some articles and illustrations come from “The Parish Pump”, a national web-site that provides magazine material for churches. We are very grateful to all those who advertise in this magazine and allow us to produce it without charge to our readers; however publication does not necessarily imply an endorsement of the product. Advertising manager: Margaret Teale, telephone 01306 252004 or email margaret_teale@sky.com Advertising copy: the.spire@stjohns-northholmwood.info or telephone Jim Edwards 01306 879902 Proof reading: Jane Coombes Printing: John Daulman, Eileen Daulman, Ann Phillips Distribution: John Daulman 01306 885943 4
Dear friends, Alleluia, Christ is risen! He is risen indeed, alleluia! As we think about Jesus rising from the dead at Easter it is natural to think about new life. After all, we see signs of it all around us. The reception class at St John’s School have had some eggs hatching into chicks – which has been very exciting for the children. Likewise, in recent weeks we’ve seen so many signs of new life around us in plants and flowers, not to mention how many eggs (of the chocolate variety) we’ve seen in each and every shop. Around St John’s Church, too, there have been very exciting signs of new life. In terms of the building we have spent weeks and months watching and waiting - wondering when we would see anything happening above the ground. Bit by bit, though, things were happening. Work was done on the foundations. Insulation was put in under the floor. Walls started to be built. Gaps started to appear where doors and windows would be. Nice looking brickwork, and even flint work, started to become visible. Internal walls started showing where the toilets and kitchen will be. Scaffolding went up to allow the walls to be higher. Excitingly, the structures for the roof suddenly appeared. It is easier to see from the road that something is happening – people can see the new life of this new building! Each new day brings the anticipation of seeing what has happened! In our own ways, both the reception class at St John’s School and those of us watching the hall being built, have seen the frustration of waiting for that new life to happen – before the waiting is forgotten as suddenly everything seems to be happening really quickly. Sometimes the same appears to be the case in our lives. We seem to be taking forever getting prepared, waiting, wondering if anything will ever happen – and then, suddenly, there it is. For Jesus’ closest friends, the time between Jesus’ death on the cross and his Resurrection must have been a bit like that. He’d 5
dropped some strong hints about what was going to happen but they were dismayed, lost, wondering if anything good would ever happen after this. But, then, they heard – Jesus had risen from the dead. Something incredible had happened, beyond their wildest dreams! God had worked in the midst of everyone’s despair, and life had replaced death. As we consider what effect the new Community Building will have on our parish, we have the chance to ponder on what God is doing here and now. What is God doing in this parish as we celebrate Jesus’ Resurrection? Also, what is God doing in your life as we celebrate Jesus’ Resurrection? Wishing you every blessing,
Stuart
BIBLE READINGS 2nd Sunday of Easter 3rd April Family Service at Harvest Church - Readings to be arranged 10th April Acts 9:1-6
3rd Sunday of Easter Revelation 5:11-16
John 21:1-19
17th April Acts 9:36-43
4th Sunday of Easter Revelation 7:9-17
John 10:22-30
24th April Acts 11:1-18
5th Sunday of Easter Revelation 21:1-6
John 13:31-35
1st May Family Service
6th Sunday of Easter Readings to be arranged
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The next Bishop of Dorking visits St John’s School as the announcement of her appointment is made THE NEW BISHOP OF DORKING will be the Revd Canon Dr Jo Bailey Wells, Downing Street announced on 24th March. Jo is currently Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury. Jo, 50, was ordained in 1995 in the first wave of female priests. Between 1995 and 2001 she served as Chaplain and then Dean of Clare College, Cambridge. Roles followed as Pastoral Tutor at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, Director of the Anglican Episcopal House of Studies and Associate Professor of Bible and Ministry at Duke Divinity School in North Carolina and, most recently, Chaplain to Archbishop Justin Welby. She is also Canon Theologian at Liverpool Cathedral. Jo is married to Sam, who is vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, central London, and they have two children, Laurence, 13, and Stephanie, 12. Jo’s interests include art, renovation and textiles. In her own journey of faith she owes much to sojourns in Uganda and South Sudan, most recently supporting the work of theological education across the Episcopal Church of South Sudan and Sudan. Speaking on the day of her appointment, Jo said: “I am both honoured and humbled at the prospect of living and serving in the diocese of Guildford as the next Bishop of Dorking. I am excited to get to know the area and its people: to discover what God is up to and to share God’s abundant blessings within and beyond the church. “I’ve always found immense joy in nurturing disciples and teaching the faith. I shall look forward to opportunities for this around the diocese – particularly with young people through its many thriving schools and colleges – that each may discover the fulfilment and joy which Jesus offers to everyone. At the same time I expect to learn a lot – as well as laugh a lot – through this new opportunity for serving together.” As the news was announced, the bishop-designate arrived at St John’s C of E Primary School, North Holmwood to mark Maundy Thursday by washing the feet of staff and pupils just as Jesus washed the feet of His disciples on this day 2,000 years earlier. Jo is expected to be consecrated by the Archbishop on Wednesday 29th June in Canterbury Cathedral. She is expected to begin her new role in August. 9
The Harvest Community Church Stubs Hill, Goodwyns Estate, Dorking, RH4 2QD www.harvestchurchdorking.org.uk Contact: Rev Nelson Porter 01306 500116 / 07941 176412 nelson_porter372002@yahoo.co.uk SERVICES, ACTIVITIES, GROUPS, ETC Sunday service 10.30am – very relaxed and informal with contemporary worship / Bible teaching and sharing / followed by drinks & nibbles. Monthly children’s & family services (3rd Sunday of the month) – even more informal!! Sunday 6.30-7.30pm Prayer @ the church – not every week though; call for details… Wednesdays 10am Little Ones Parent & Toddler group (free!) Wednesdays 7.30-9pm Bible study group @ the church – all welcome! (other groups too) Community use In addition to the church activities, the hall is also used by other local groups and organisations and also for children’s parties and other events. If you are interested in hiring the facilities, please contact Nelson.
Mid-week services at St John’s Mondays: Morning Prayer at 10.30am Tuesdays: Evening Prayer at 4.30pm Fridays: Eucharist 8.30am, followed by breakfast. After this service Stuart will remain in the church until 10.30am for anyone who wants an informal chat with the vicar. 10
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JUNIOR CHURCH and C4YOURSELF The family service at St John’s is held on the first Sunday of each month. The children and young people play a major part in this service.
Sunday 3rd April
10.15am Joint service at the Harvest Church
Sunday 1st May
10am Family Service
We are currently seeking people to become part of the very valuable team doing children’s work at St John’s. Please contact Stuart if you are interested.
ECUMENICAL PRAYER EVENT The Dorking Ministers Fellowship has been meeting regularly to pray together for some time now and we have intensified our prayer programme even further in 2016 to pray for ourselves, our churches and for Dorking in general. We are excited at what God is doing through this movement of prayer and feel sure there are many in our churches who would like to come together to join us for this same purpose. We held one meeting just before Easter and would like to invite fellow Christians from any denomination or none to join us for the next ecumenical prayer event to be held in the town on the evening of Wednesday 25th May at 7.30pm (with, we hope, further similar events to follow later in the year). Venue to be confirmed. Dorking Ministers Fellowship
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Forthcoming events at St John’s Church: A Vision Day for St John’s Church
will be held on Saturday 28th May, from 10am to 4pm. This is an opportunity for all members of the church to examine the current position of the parish, to form a plan of where we want to be and to consider how we can implement that plan. A full programme for the day will be available in the Church later.
Annual meetings The annual church meetings will be held on 17th April at 11.30am. This is the opportunity to discuss the administration of St John’s Church and to elect members to the PCC and as wardens. We also need to appoint more sidespersons to help welcome people to services.
ST JOHN'S COFFEE MORNINGS The next coffee mornings will be on Tuesdays 5th April, 3rd May, 7th June All at Viva in West Street from 10 am.
Morning worship and breakfast brunch Saturday 14th May - INHOLMS FARM The Revd Sarah Hutton, curate at Shere, has kindly agreed to come over to our part of Surrey and share with us in a simple informal service of morning worship, followed by a relaxing time of fellowship. We welcome all who might like to come to join us for coffee at 9.30am, after which we will flow out to the log cabin for our morning service and then can enjoy a nice breakfast brunch together. 14
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Regular events at St John’s Church: JIGSAW A group for Mums/Dads/Carers and their pre-school children – from babies to 4 ½ yrs An opportunity for Mums/Dads/Carers to talk to another grown-up! Meet new friends and enjoy breakfast whilst the children play.* 10.00am – 11.30am: Wednesdays No charge Please let us know if you can help with setting up or clearing away *Please remember, the care and safety of the children you bring remain your responsibility at all times – Thank you
KnitOne PurlOne SaveOne Knitting Group First Tuesday of every month 2.00pm – 4.00pm St John’s knitting group meets on the first Tuesday in every month. Everyone is welcome to pop in for a cup of tea. If you can’t knit we will show you …. we have everything required to start you off.
Our knitting is now being taken to Romanian Aid Foundation in Horley. Margaret 01306 252004 Margaret_teale@sky.com Margaret Teale
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Did you know that you can enjoy a traditional service of
Choral Evensong in Dorking once a month? All are welcome to come to St Martin’s Church on a Sunday evening, usually the first Sunday in the month, at 6pm when the renowned St Martin’s Church Choir will sing Choral Evensong. There is a sung psalm, traditional and modern arrangements of the Reponses, Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis and an Anthem, as well 2 or 3 congregational hymns. The service is led by the vicar or one of the clergy at St Martin’s and there is a short sermon and prayers, plus at the end the organist plays a voluntary on the organ. There is no need travel to the Cathedral to experience this musical jewel of the Anglican Church liturgy. Come to St Martins Church, off the High Street in Dorking Town Centre. All are welcome
Flowers in Church If you would like to help to arrange flowers at St John’s, so that we can have a display (large or small) more often, please contact Hazel 01306 886538.
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INTERNATIONAL CONCERT ORGANIST TO GIVE RECITAL AT BETCHWORTH Margaret Phillips, the international concert crganist, will give a recital on the new Kenneth Tickell pipe organ in Betchworth Parish Church on Saturday 21st May at 4.00pm. This is Margaret’s first recital on the new instrument, which she is particularly looking forward to since this was the last organ personally completed by Kenneth Tickell before his untimely death in 2014. Margaret finds playing in smaller churches such as Betchworth is often more enjoyable than playing in large venues such as concert halls or cathedrals. Commenting on this, Margaret said, “Organ recitals can often be rather disembodied occasions, with the performer far away in an organ loft, so one hopes that this type of concert in a smaller venue will attract some people who might not otherwise think of going to an organ recital”. Margaret is looking forward to meeting the audience at the recital. The programme has been planned to show off the many and various colours of the new Betchworth organ and, in addition, to appeal to a wide audience. It will include composers well-known to music lovers such as Handel, Bach, Mendelssohn and Saint-Säens. Everyone will recognize the Handel March at the end of the ‘Occasional Oratorio’ and also the tune from ‘Messiah’ which Alexandre Guilmant uses in his March. Margaret has included in her programme a piece by Lionel Rogg, the eminent Swiss organist and composer whose eightieth birthday falls on 21st April. The piece is a kind of Spanish dance and Margaret will also play two other short contemporary dances with Spanish connections, one by Rogg's fellow Swiss organist, Guy Bovet, and one by the Swedish composer, Fredrik Sixten. Tickets are priced at £15 (under 14s: £10) to include a glass of wine/soft drink. The concert will be projected onto video screens allowing the audience to view the player directly. Tickets are on sale from 01737 843498 or betchworthchurchmusic@hotmail.co.uk 20
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HOLMWOOD WI IT was cold and windy but a warm welcome was assured for members of Holmwood WI as they arrived at the village hall for their March meeting. Gadgets, recognisable and unfamiliar, useful and totally useless, filled tables around the hall as we prepared to find out “Why Did I Buy That Gadget” with Janet Manning. What followed was a fun afternoon finding out the history of everyday objects before testing our knowledge in a quiz to find out the use of such items as a sieve roller, olive punch and gravy degreaser. Hilda Turnham won our most useless gadget competition with a metal block supposedly to rub between your hands to get rid of the smell after peeling onions. “It’s never worked,” mused Hilda. “It’s been in the drawer for years, unused.” What a variety of speakers we have this year. Belinda Knox will be talking to us about The North Downs Way before we find out more about The Isle of Wight, Canine Partners and Witches, Warlocks and Wellingtons. Something for all tastes. If you would like to find out more contact our secretary Maureen Lewington on 01306 882057 or email maureen.lewington@btinternet.com We meet on the first Wednesday every month - come along and see if you would like to join us.
Used Postage Stamps Anne Lucas collects used postage stamps for various charities and has recently sent them to: Great Ormond Street Hospital - Help for Heroes British Kidney Association – The Children’s Trust, Tadworth Stamps can be given to Anne or left in the box at the back of St John’s Church. She is grateful to all those who contribute.
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The following letter was distributed at the services in St John’s on Sunday 13th March: Dear Friends of St John’s Community Building Update The building is going ahead well. There have been occasional delays caused by the weather, the need for additional features to satisfy building regulations and waits for special items. However, the walls are going up and the flint side is progressing. The roof will be on soon. When the building started we believed that we had most of the funding in place. However, we have now received some of the bills for extra items and can see the position more clearly. We need to find another £18,000 by July to meet the basic building costs. We would then like to find the funds to equip the kitchen, buy new furniture, do some landscaping and repair the car park. Most of this work is much cheaper and easier to do as part of the building rather than later (and it would save on VAT). Altogether we are looking for about £40,000. There are three ways we could tackle this issue: • We could seek a loan from the Diocese, but then we would need to repay this in due course. • We could cut back on some items, but these would cost more to do later and would then be liable to VAT. • We could fund this shortfall from additional donations. Of course we could use other church funds in the short term, but these are limited and would not meet the full cost. We would then be left without the funds that we need to carry out minor repairs to the church. We are looking for around £20,000 to replace the heating. We also need to increase our regular income to meet our costs. Can you help? Could you make a one off donation to the building appeal? 24
If you already make regular donations to the church could you increase these? If you use envelopes have you considered making regular payments direct from your bank? If you pay tax is the church claiming gift aid on your donations? If you don’t make regular donations could you start? You might want to set your giving to the church and charities at a fraction of your income. Some people aim for as much as one tenth. Others may choose to match the amount they spend on holidays or days out. Please consider your own target. If you can help in any way or want to know more, please speak to one of us in confidence. Stuart Tanswell (Vicar), Lynn Jennings (Treasurer), Jim Edwards (Church Warden) on behalf of the PCC If you would like to contribute please make a cheque out to St John’s Church North Holmwood PCC (marked on the back Community Building Appeal) and hand it in at Church or send it to the Revd Stuart Tanswell, The Vicarage, Willow Green, North Holmwood, Dorking RH5 4JB. If you pay tax we can claim Gift Aid, reclaiming the tax on your gift and making it worth 25% more, if you fill in a form that we can let you have.
Loud and Proud Community Choir Dorking Loud and Proud Community Choir welcomes new members of all ages and abilities to join the choir on Wednesday evenings, during term time, at St John's C of E Community Primary School, Goodwyns Road, from 7.30pm to 9pm. The choir is fun, friendly and sociable and is a great way of meeting new people. For more information go to: www.dorkingloudandproudcommunitychoir.org.uk or call 07552 555942
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MUSIC IN DORKING - APRIL 2016 by Ian Codd 6th at 7.15, ballet screening at Dorking Halls, £17.50, 01306 881717 7th 14th 21st 28th at 8.30, Watermill Jazz at Aviva social club, £18-21, 07415 815784 9th at 7.30, Orchestra of the Swan at Dorking Halls, £14-29, 01306 740619 10th at 4.00, ballet screening at Dorking Halls, £17.50, 01306 881717 14th 15th 16th at 7.30, Leith Hill Musical Festival at Dorking Halls, £9-22, 01403 240093 16th at 7.00, Hexachordia at St Mary Magdalene, South Holmwood, £10, 01306 888922 21st at 8.00, Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain at Dorking Halls, £26.50, 01306 881717 25th at 7.15, opera screening at Dorking Halls, £17.50, 01306 881717 30th at 7.30, Ashtead Choral Society at Dorking Halls, £16-20, 07504 332354 Choral music features prominently this month in Dorking, with the three-day Leith Hill Musical Festival and a major concert from the Ashtead Choral Society. This year’s Leith Hill Festival is the final one for Brian Kay, the festival conductor for the past 21 years, so it will be a very special occasion for him and also for the hundreds of singers who have enjoyed rehearsals and concerts under his baton. For his final three festival concerts, the main works are: Haydn’s Harmoniemesse and Vaughan Williams’ beautiful Serenade to Music (14th), and Schubert’s Mass in G and Purcell’s Come ye sons of art away (15th). On the last evening (16th), as a grand finale, the choirs will sing Verdi’s magnificent and monumental Requiem. If you haven’t already got your tickets for the last night, I’m sorry but it was sold out long ago! Ashtead Choral Society’s concert features English music, with Elgar’s beautiful and elegiac cello concerto, Britten’s brilliant piece written for children, The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, and Michael Tippett’s very personal and moving oratorio, A Child of Our Time. 26
The Orchestra of the Swan appears at the Dorking Halls, in a concert presented by the Dorking Concertgoers. The programme includes two cello concertos - Haydn’s concerto in C and Vivaldi’s double cello concerto. The theme of the concert is ‘Arrivals and departures’ and this is reflected in Handel’s music for The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba and Haydn’s Farewell symphony. The conductor, David Curtis, will also give a pre-concert talk at 6.45. ‘The Food of Love’ is the title of a concert given by Hexachordia to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare‘s death. Hexachordia is a trio dedicated to the performance of Elizabethan music, using contemporary instruments such as lutes, recorders, viols and virginals. There are several live screenings at the Dorking Halls this month Giselle from the Royal Ballet and Don Quixote from the Bolshoi ballet, plus Donizetti’s opera Lucia di Lammermoor (with its famous ‘mad scene’) from the Royal Opera. Live jazz can be heard every week at the Watermill Jazz concerts. This month’s performers are: the Freddie Gaveta Quintet with the music of Clifford Brown (7th), the Corrie Dick Band of Joy featuring Ed Begley (14th), Alan Barnes, Gilad Atzmon and the Lowest Common Denominator (21st), and the Mark Nightingale Big Band (28th). Please note that in May, Watermill Jazz will move to Betchworth Park Golf Club and will also change to Tuesday evenings. Finally, the very popular Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain makes another visit to Dorking.
AN ARMCHAIR DUFFER’S VIEW OF SPORT
We are missing our Armchair Duffer and hope he is recovering.
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DORKING DRAMATIC & OPERATIC SOCIETY Wednesday, 6th to Saturday, 9th April at 7.45 pm
At The Green Room Theatre, Dorking Directed by Val Collins A Different Way Home by Jimmie Chinn started life as a radio play. Such was the reaction that it was extended into a double bill and premiered at the Oldham Repertory Theatre where it received the best actor and best new play in the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards. This deeply moving and astutely observed play is being played by two award winning actors, Sarah-Jane Vincent and Steven Mann. Their powerful voices remind us of the need for families to communicate and for love to transcend prejudice. Tickets (£10 for members, £11 non members) available from the Dorking Halls Box Office, Tel: 01306 881717 www.dorkinghalls.co.uk.
BEGINNERS PLEASE Our April meeting of Beginners Please will be our last meeting of the 2015/16 season. Our last play, Calendar Girls, was read amidst great hilarity and we collected £10 for the Leukaemia Charity which was received with thanks. The April meeting will take place at 7.30pm at my house on Monday 4th April . We will continue with our reading of Make Way for Lucia by John van Druten, adapted from the novels of EF Benson. This is another comedy which was recently staged very successfully by DDOS in the Green Room Theatre in Dorking. Beginners Please will start up again in the autumn. We meet on the first Monday in the month. Keep looking at The Spire for further information and have a wonderful summer. Jackie Rance 01306 887416 28
Leave Easter Alone! Way back in 325 AD the Council of Nicaea decided that Easter would be held on the first Sunday after the first full moon occurring on or after the vernal equinox. Simple (!?!) Now some people want a ‘fixed’ Easter. It would be more convenient. Holidays could be planned, school terms would be more sensible, and we could get rid of its old-fashioned religious implications. I suspect, however, that it won’t happen. There’s something deliciously ridiculous about a national holiday that can swing dizzily from March to April and which can only be calculated with the help of a complicated table in the Book of Common Prayer. I remember as a choirboy ages ago whiling away a dull sermon by calculating when Easter would come in 1984. As for the religious bit, I think the secularists would be surprised at how deeply attached many people are to the wonderful story of death and resurrection that the season constantly retells. Up and down the land choirs sing Handel’s ‘Messiah’. People in towncentres stand and watch a Good Friday procession or even a simple re-enactment of the story. They may not go to church but at passion-tide and Easter the church comes to them. David Winter (The Parish Pump)
Where are all those Internet friends of yours? Oxford University researchers say the idea that people have thousands of Internet friends is an urban myth. In fact, the average Facebook user has between 150 and 180 friends. But many of these are far from close - and on average we have only four real friends we can count on in times of crisis. 3,500 Britons were surveyed. The average number of friends on Facebook was 169. Women and younger people were particularly sociable. However, when asked how many of these they would ask for support when times were tough, the number dwindled to just four. Source: Royal Society Journal (via The Parish Pump) 29
St John’s April dates 10.30am Morning Prayer 7.30pm Beginners Please
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10am Coffee morning at Viva 2pm Knit One Purl One
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10 3rd Sunday of Easter 8am BCP Holy Communion 10am Parish Eucharist 6pm Norfolk Court service
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24 5th Sunday of Easter 8am BCP Holy Communion 10am Parish Eucharist
8am BCP Holy Communion 10am Parish Eucharist 11.30am Parish meetings 6pm Healing Service
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DORKING MUSEUM ‘CHAOS AND COMMERCE’ IN DORKING’S HIGH STREET THROUGH THE GENERATIONS Dorking Museum’s new early summer exhibition celebrates the town’s historic High Street. It shows buildings, life and activity in the High Street across the years, displaying oil and watercolour paintings from the Museum’s collection that are not normally on show, together with a fine range of archive photographs displayed on a digital screen. Some of the buildings shown in the paintings and photographs will still be familiar, although the clothes and transport are from a time gone past. Others show buildings that have long since disappeared, like the old Market House, demolished in 1813, and the Dutch House. The High Street was once very much Dorking’s main marketplace. The area around Pump Corner was the centre of the famous Dorking poultry trade and all manner of other livestock was sold in the High Street from the Middle Ages until the market was moved to the old Three Tuns yard in 1926. We are delighted to have on loan for the exhibition (from the Dorking Chamber of Commerce), taking pride of place, a wellknown painting of the cattle market in the High Street, by noted local artist Charles Collins (1851-1921). The famous Shrove Tuesday street football matches in the nineteenth century created ‘chaos’. They began with a procession through the town fronted by a man carrying a cross-shaped framework on which was suspended three brightly painted footballs. The game was banned by the County Council in 1897, and finally disappeared by 1907. The original football standard shown in an 1885 archive photograph – probably the only remaining standard in Surrey – will be displayed for the first time as part of the exhibition and will remain on permanent display. 35
“Dorking High Street: Chaos and Commerce” runs until the end of July (Thursday to Saturday 10am-4pm) at The Old Foundry, 62 West Street, Dorking. See www.dorkingmuseum.org.uk and on Facebook and Twitter. Tel: 01306 876591. Our April family activity on Saturday, 16th April is based around the High Street exhibition. Come and look at local paintings and photographs. Can you tell where they are and how old they are? Try drawing your own picture of Dorking. Drop in any time between 2pm and 3.30pm. Ideal for families with children up to age ten. Free with regular Museum entry. Dorking’s famous South Street Caves re-opened for the season at the end of March. Group tours (up to 12 adults or youths) can be arranged by appointment and this season we will also be running Open Days for individual bookings. For details, visit the Caves page on the Museum’s website or e-mail Graham Speed on caves@dorkingmuseum.org.uk The Dorking & District Preservation Society holds its AGM on Friday 22nd April, 7pm at the United Reformed Church in West Street. If you take an interest in the heritage, environment and community of Dorking and the surrounding villages, please come along and hear about its activities. These include a review of local planning applications, Dorking Museum and Dorking Local History Group. The Society welcomes new members who support its aims, take part in its activities and make a contribution to the area’s future. For more information, visit www.dorkingdps.org.uk or contact Jean Pearson on 01306 711043 or jeanosbrooks043@btinternet.com. Volunteer Manager: The Museum is looking for a volunteer with people management experience, who would enjoy an interesting challenge. This person would be responsible for about 40 Visitor Assistants – the Museum’s ‘front office’ – and must have a passion for good customer service and be computer-literate. It is a voluntary and part-time role and training will be given. If you are interested, please e-mail admin@dorkingmuseum.org.uk, quoting VA Manager Role. 36
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Changes to the Surrey Hubs Information Service Announced Surrey County Council has announced changes to the Surrey Hubs Information Service. It is almost seven years since the first information hub was established in Epsom. The purpose of the information hubs is to ensure people can access information in an accessible venue in their community and find out more information and support to help them live independently. They also offer peer to peer support which is often so valuable and a venue for people to access specialist clinics and sessions. Last year the hubs across the county managed over 11,000 enquiries for local residents. While the original intention was to offer access to a hub in each borough and district council area the operational costs and availability of premises do not make it a viable long term option. This means there are changes to the service from April. Surrey Independent Living Council (SILC) has managed the Surrey Hubs in the East of the county for the last three years, and has announced exciting changes that will help more people access the Hubs services. Two Hubs will be leaving their current premises and changing to mobile services. Hub Walton will be leaving Elmbridge Community Hub at the end of March. Hub Dorking will be leaving The Point in Dorking in early June. The new mobile services will be visiting different venues across each area. In this area Hub Dorking has been visiting Dorking Library every Wednesday since November 2015 and has also been to Mary Frances Trust in Leatherhead, The Fairfield Centre and Bookham Community Centre. Nicole Lau, Volunteer Development Worker, and her volunteers are researching additional venues across the Mole Valley District Council area. If you would like to suggest a potential venue in Mole Valley please email Nicole at info@thehubdorking.org.uk Contact details for all the Hubs and the dates and venues for mobile Hub sessions can be found at www.thesurreyhubs.org.uk 39
CROSSWORD ACROSS 8 ‘He poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the — ’ (Isaiah 53:12) (13) 9 ‘When they had sung a hymn, they went — to the Mount of Olives (Matthew 26:30) (3) 10 Comes between Galatians and Philippians (9) 11 ‘Your heart will — and swell with joy’ (Isaiah 60:5) (5) 13 Muslim holy month (7) 16 Ten ears (anag.) (7) 19 Under (poetic abbrev.) (5) 22 How Abram described himself to God when he complained that his inheritance would pass to a servant (Genesis 15:2) (9) 24 ‘Go to the — , you sluggard’ (Proverbs 6:6) (3) 25 Debar from receiving Communion (13)
4 ‘Let not the — string his bow’ (Jeremiah 51:3) (6) 5 Name of the River Thames in and around Oxford (4) 6 ‘From then on Judas watched for an opportunity — — him over’ (Matthew 26:16) (2,4) 7 ‘But Christ is faithful — — — over God’s house’ (Hebrews 3:6) (2,1,3) 12 Long-handled implement used to till the soil (Isaiah 7:25) (3) DOWN 1 My — for His Highest (Oswald 14 Order to which monks and Chambers’ best-known book)(6) nuns devote themselves (8) 2 Festival of the resurrection (6) 15 Appropriate (Proverbs 15:23) (3) 3 ‘His sons will prepare for war 16 I, uncle (anag.) (6) and — a great army’ (Daniel 11:10) (8) 40
17 ‘They gave him — — of 21 ‘Don’t you know that broiled fish’ (Luke 24:42) (1,5) friendship with the world is — 18 ‘Weren’t there three men towards God?’ (James 4:4) (6) that we — — and threw into the 23 Prominent architectural fire?’ (Daniel 3:24) (4,2) feature of large cathedrals such 20 Mountain where Noah’s ark as St Paul’s (4) came to rest (Genesis 8:4) (6) This crossword, reproduced by kind permission of BRF and John Capon, was originally published in Three Down, Nine Across, by John Capon (£6.99 BRF). The Bible version used is NIV.
Christians in India face more pressure Two members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in India plan to introduce a Private Member's Bill proposing a national ban on conversions from Hinduism, in response to a census showing the percentage of Hindus in India has dropped below 80 per cent. Tarun Vijay, an MP from Uttarakhand state, has reportedly said that his Bill in the Upper House would advocate a ten-year jail sentence for any ‘person found engaged in the act of conversion’. The MP in the Lower House, Yogi Adityanath, is head priest at a prominent Hindu temple. Christians in India, and especially pastors in some rural areas, remain under pressure. Pastor Ajmer Singh Damor of Shalom Church in Fattiguda, Madhya Pradesh, was beaten unconscious and left badly injured when Hindu extremists raided a prayer meeting last month. His wife, Runita, and another church member were also beaten. At least 19 Christians in the state were arrested last month in three separate incidents where extremists attacked or threatened Christians. Contact: info@releaseinternational.org The Parish Pump
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Step into summer with WEA WEA East Surrey has a brand new art day school starting in Dorking in April, as well as the usual offer of adult tap and ballet classes. Artist Henri Matisse comes under the spotlight on this new course running at Dorking Nursery School Sure Start Children’s Centre in West Street, Dorking on Saturday 30th April from 10am – 1pm. The course costs £15, but is FREE for those claiming certain incomerelated benefits. For those thinking about shaping up for summer – why not try our Adult Tap & Ballet classes which run every Wednesday evening at St Joseph’s Church Hall, Falkland Grove in Dorking. Tap is at 6.45pm – 8pm, followed by Ballet at 8pm – 9pm. If you would like to have a go please email eastsurrey@wea.org.uk or book your place at www.wea.org.uk. Classes cost £5 per hour and are payable on a half-termly basis. No previous dance experience required. If you would like to have a chat about Adult Learning in the area, please get in touch with one of the East Surrey team by email via eastsurrey@wea.org.uk or by calling 01737 225100. To book on a course please call 0800 328 1060 or visit www.wea.org.uk. In East Surrey, the WEA works in association with East Surrey College delivering a wide range of provision.
North Holmwood Book Group Would you like to join our local friendly group? (We discuss all sorts of books chosen by the members.) If so, we meet at 6pm every 4-6 weeks on Tuesdays at The Royal Oak, Chart Lane South For more details contact Penny 885876/Gill 500157
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Hearing Aid maintenance training free, simple sessions open to everyone 1 in 6 people in our Diocese have a hearing loss. An increasingly older population and longer life expectancy, mean that our church buildings need to be able to welcome and accommodate those with sensory loss and to aid communication. We are looking for volunteers to: • Be trained in the basic maintenance of hearing aids to become ‘hearing champions’ • Offer simple maintenance sessions, at existing church social events, eg coffee mornings, lunches, afternoon teas Hearing Champions Training will include: Checking the hearing aid is working Replacing the battery, battery life – Re-tubing Fitting the hearing aid in the ear – Hearing aid controls – T-loop Use of hearing aid – Assistive listening devices Communication tactics – Outline of audiology pathways Event details: Education Centre, Guildford Cathedral, Guildford, GU2 7UP 24th May, 21st July, 8th September, 6th & 8th December 2016 Times: 10am — 4pm Sandwich lunch and refreshments provided. Opportunity to purchase a basic maintenance toolkit. If you would like to find out more, please contact: Tracey Wade, Sensory Inclusion Adviser, Communities Engagement Team, Diocese of Guildford tel: 01483 790327 or 18001 01483 790327 mobile/SMS (txt/voice): 07531 268476 email: tracey.wade@cofeguildford.org.uk
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Middle Earth Scenic Model Showcase For ten years Keith Field and David Coslett (god-father and godson) have been making models of scenes from Tolkien’s novels, ‘The Lord and the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’. For the very first time these models will be on display to the public, along with hundreds of hand painted figures, in the Reading Room at St Mary the Virgin Church in Buckland. The aim is to raise money for two Christian charities working to support Syrian refugees and their children. Models include miniature versions of: Weathertop Hobbiton Minas Tirith Goblin Town Helms Deep Smaug’s lair in Mount Erebor Rivendell Barrels out of Bond Some models even have their own lighting systems! Find out how to make an ancient tree from copper wire and builders caulk. See how to paint miniature figures using a variety of techniques. See how to create waterfalls and realistic white-water rivers. See how to make convincing rock formations from builder’s rubbish. Entry is by donation – suggested donations are £2.50 per adult, with children under 12 free but you can give what you wish. Details of the charities being supported will be on display. There will be a cake stall and themed refreshments will also be available. If you like model-making If you like cakes If you want to help provide shelter and education for Syrian refugees and their children If you just want somewhere to meet friends for coffee be at
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HOLMWOOD VILLAGE PRODUCE ASSOCIATION www.holmwoodvpa.co.uk I’m standing with my feet hip width apart, level and parallel, with my pelvic floor zipped and hollowed. It’s Thursday night Pilates class and I’m assuming letting the mind wander is good for spiritual harmony. My thoughts proceed thusly: Today I read gooseberries are soon to become extinct like woolly mammoths and walkmen. 200 varieties are now just 7. I don’t like gooseberries. Like lots of people I prefer strawberries, raspberries and blueberries. You have to put half a ton of sugar on gooseberries just to make them edible. I may as well eat a packet of Haribos. I like Haribos. My favourites are the sour ones. Like gooseberries then? This revelation caused me a severe wobble standing on one leg with my eyes shut, which is a surprisingly difficult activity at the best of times. Having talked myself into liking gooseberries, I feel I must now appeal to you all to do your bit and save this old English fruit in back gardens and allotments. You’re sure to have one tucked away, at the bottom of the garden among the nettles, useful only when a new baby is required. Revive it with a quick prune while the weather’s still cold, thin the fruit out in May, then wrap loosely in fleece to keep off the pests until harvest time. In return for your efforts, a prize is once again offered at the VPA Summer Show for the “Heaviest Gooseberry”. Pick your fattest and roundest for the show and like all the classes in the Grand Marquee, there’s £3 for a win, £2 for second place and £1 for third on offer. Just don’t spend it all on sweets.
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Summer Show Weekend - Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th July 2016 Plate smashing, babies stealing sausages, a mighty tug of war….why not leave it all at home and come along to the Summer Show for an afternoon of village fun. Flower, vegetable, baking, preserving, craft and photographic entries compete in the Grand Marquee, with entertainments, food and stalls out on the field. In the evening the Grand Marquee will once again transform into a paddock, to host an evening of full participation horse racing of the stick and stuffed variety. Sunday brings the annual Dog Show, with show categories for all and an agility course running throughout the afternoon. Put it in your diaries now! Ros Treliving
Who helps our young ‘carers’? Schools and local authorities are failing to provide potentially thousands of young carers with the early support they need, and instead wait to act when their problems reach crisis point. So says The Children’s Society, in its recent report: ‘There’s nobody is there - no one who can actually help?’ The research looked at the experiences of 45 young carers aged 9 to 24 from the North West, West Midlands, South West and South East of England. In some cases, it was only when they suffered problems with their own physical or mental health that they were offered any support, and even then it was often inconsistent and inadequate. The latest Census put the number of young carers in the UK at 166,000, but this is believed to be just the tip of the iceberg. Young carers can be at high risk for developing mental health issues, educational underachievement, bullying and social isolation. Yet there is no such thing as a typical young carer – and those interviewed for the research rejected the ‘hero’ label often given to them by society. Details at: http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/news-andblogs/press-releases/lack-of-early-support-is-putting-thousands-ofyoung-carers-at-risk The Parish Pump 48
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The Friends of Holmwood Common and The National Trust April 2016 News from the Common Ranger’s Report A recent litter picking session along Blackbrook Road and Mill Road, by the Holmwood team of NT Volunteers, resulted in a haul of over fifty black sacks of rubbish, plus numerous car parts including half a gearbox and two wheels complete with tyres, and a BMX bike. Litter is costly, as is fly-tipping. Our most recent fly-tip included a number of tyres which cost us £2 per tyre for disposal as these cannot be placed in the skip that we keep in the yard here at the workshop. Many of you will be aware of the proposals to charge for recycling and to reduce the opening hours of the Ranmore Road tip. The National Trust in the Surrey Hills has lodged a formal objection to these proposals and we are actively working with a waste enforcement officer from Kent County Council who has considerable experience in fly-tipping cases, from gathering evidence to prosecutions. We will be erecting cameras in selected hot spots in an effort to combat this crime and I’ll let you know how that works out. Rob Adam, Ranger, Holmwood Common.
Friends AGM & Spring Meeting Around fifty members turned out for this year’s AGM, to hear a progress report from the Friends and the National Trust, and to learn a little more about dormice. We are pleased to report that the officers of the Friends all agreed to serve a further term and were re-elected: David Lloyd (Chairman), Michael Howard (Honorary Treasurer) and Yvonne Brown (Honorary Secretary). In addition five Committee members were confirmed for a three year term: Josie Bulloch, Jane Coombes, Simon Francis, Kerry Hardy and Adrian Washbourne. 51
Jane is already looking after the membership and Kerry has taken on the coordination of our events programme. The Chairman’s report highlighted the growth in membership – doubled over the past six years – and listed our ambitions for the next twelve months, including some additional events – such as a Tree Walk – and a list of projects that are under consideration for funding by the Friends. In connection with this latter, members were asked to complete a questionnaire and suggest the projects that they think would be of benefit to current and future generations of users of the Common. Please contact us if you would like to complete the questionnaire and let us know the ways in which you think the Common can best be sustainably developed. The second half of the evening was handed over to Dave Williams of the Surrey Dormouse Group. Either we are all now experts or, more likely, we all realise there is so much more for us all to learn about the life and habitats of the Hazel Dormouse. Dave provided a wonderfully detailed explanation that, especially for those who had worked on the installation of the nesting boxes, helped to reassure us that Holmwood Common looks like an excellent environment in which we could hope to find a resident dormouse population. Many thanks to Dave for an entertaining and enlightening talk.
Circular Trail The following was very recently posted to the Friends' Facebook page … “Can I just say thank you for the circular route up there [on the Common] as finally I feel free taking my dog for a walk in the woods. Not many wooded areas are good for wheelchairs so I miss woodland walks. So thank you as it's perfect.”
VPA Show – “Your Favourite View on Holmwood Common” Did you know that the Friends are sponsors of one of the photography classes at the VPA Show on Saturday 16th July? So, next time you are out and about on the Common why not take your camera – or use your phone's camera – to capture “Your Favourite View on Holmwood Common”? Details of the show and 52
how to enter the competition can be found on the Holmwood VPA website.
Friends' Working Day – Saturday 2nd April Will you spare a couple of hours to help look after the Common? There will always be paths (plus ponds, scrub areas, ditches, bridges and car-parks) that need attention but, currently, the NT Volunteers are too few in number to be confident of completing all of the work that is required. That's where you can help. Might you be willing to come out and work for a couple of hours to assist with the maintenance of the Common. The next Friends' Working Day is Saturday 2nd April. You will be helping the regular NT Volunteers to open up at least one of the more overgrown footpaths or clearing the sides of the established tracks. Please contact David on 01306 889485 or send an email to FOHC.info@gmail.com if you can spare a couple of hours or even bring your lunch and get out of the house for some really healthy exercise … we normally work from 10:00 until 15:00.
Contact us … and visit us on Facebook If you have any questions about the National Trust’s work on Holmwood Common then please get in touch with Rob Adam, NT Ranger for Holmwood Common: phone 01306 712711; mobile 07901 511359; or email to rob.adam@nationaltrust.org.uk . The Friends of Holmwood Common can be contacted via FOHC.info@gmail.com or by calling 07768 318124; and why not visit our Facebook page to see what your friends and neighbours have posted about their visits to the Common. Suspicious activity on the Common, such as suspected poaching, should be reported to the Surrey Police by dialling 101 without delay.
Forthcoming Events Saturday 2nd April … Friends Working Day See above and contact us via FOHC.info@gmail. com or call David on 01306 889485 for joining instructions. 53
Sunday 22nd May ... Tea and Cake at the Pond! Come and meet the Friends' Committee at Fourwents Pond, any time between 11:00am and 2:00pm, and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and some home-made cake. Share your views about how the Common is managed, raise concerns or make suggestions ... or just enjoy being out on the Common with the Friends! If you are not already a member, why not use the opportunity to sign up with the Friends and enjoy the benefits of free attendance at our events and receive our e-News every month?
More dates for your diary! Sunday 26th June – Friends Midsummer Picnic Full details of our annual bring-and-share picnic next month. September – Memories of Holmwood Do you have any connections to the Common that date back to WW1? Perhaps you had family working in the Anstie Grange Hospital? We would love to hear your memories, however distant they may seem today. This event is still in the planning stage as a collaborative project with Dorking Museum but you may like to let us know if you would be interested in participating.
Join the Friends today ... Membership of the Friends of Holmwood Common is open to everyone. Please send your annual subscription – just £7 per household for 2016 (plus a donation, if you are feeling generous!) – to: Friends of Holmwood Common, c/o Jane Coombes, 3 Marley Rise, Dorking, RH4 3BP. Cheques should be made payable to “Friends of Holmwood Common” and, if you have one, please include your email address in order to receive our monthly e-newsletter.
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NORTH HOLMWOOD SPORTS CLUB INHOLMS LANE, NORTH HOLMWOOD www.northholmwood.com Forthcoming Events 17th July - DorkFest with live bands and other events. More details nearer the time! Other events will be announced in next month’s edition. We will also be showing major League football matches. Don’t forget Bingo every Thursday at 7.30pm and the Meat Raffle every Friday at 9pm. Tickets can be bought by members before the night so you do not lose the chance to win. New members are always welcome. To enquire about membership email us at nhscmembership@gmail.com. New membership prices are £24 Family, £18 Single, £9 Junior (under 16), £11 OAP (per person). Membership application forms can be downloaded from our website http://www.northholmwood.com/membership.html If you are an existing member and have not yet renewed your membership please do so as soon as possible. Cheques made payable to North Holmwood Sports Club. Renewal prices are shown on our website www.northholmwood.com/membership.html The Stoolball season starts in April. The fixtures are available on our website now. If you are interested in playing Stoolball this season please contact Shirley Overton at overton4@waitrose.com for more information. New players are always welcome, aged 11 to 111!! It’s never too early to consider playing cricket this summer and new players are always welcome so please contact Ian Elliott at wellie2266@gmail.com for more information. Fixtures for 2016 will be available on our website soon. More and more people are taking advantage of the Club as their first choice for a venue to hold a party. We cater for 55
christenings, birthdays (except for 18ths as, unfortunately, the risk is too great), engagements, even weddings, as well as wakes - whatever the occasion, your club is here to ensure you, your family and friends, have a great time! Here are a few of the benefits we can offer you: A venue that is local, friendly, safe, spacious (inside and out) and informal, with stunning panoramic views in the summer, including a private patio area Professional and attentive support in helping you to organise your event Extremely competitive bar prices - Ample, free car parking Low venue hire rates, even lower if you confirm a booking by with more than 100 people attending. Complete flexibility to suit your personal entertainment and catering requirements Free bar extension until midnight Bookings are definitely on the increase; so, if you are interested in throwing a party, please contact our party co-ordinator, Jan Bessent, at jan.bessent@hotmail.co.uk or call into the club to find out more. A booking form can be downloaded from our website http://www.northholmwood.com/hire.html
The most difficult place in the world to be a Christian North Korea is the most difficult place in which to be a Christian, for the 14th consecutive year. According to the 2016 Open Doors World Watch List, North Korea's ‘dictatorial paranoia’ has kept it at the head of the 50 countries on the annual list. But Open Doors said that the gap between North Korea and the rest of the world is narrowing. Throughout the 49 other countries on the list, the dominant and growing source of pressure on Christians is ‘Islamic extremism’. It is the primary driver of persecution in the top 10 countries on the list. The Parish Pump 56
Then comes WHITE and GOLD, which are used for all the joyful festivals - Easter, Ascension and Christmas.
COLOURS IN CHURCH Have you noticed that, from time to time, the colour of things in church changes? No, I don’t mean the minister goes a funny colour or someone paints the walls but the special robes that the priest wears and the front of altar among other things, change from time to time. Each season of the Church’s year has its own distinctive colour and these are called liturgical colours. GREEN is the colour we have more than others. Green, the ordinary colour of nature, is used during the seasons of Epiphany (after Christmas) and Trinity (between Whitsun or Pentecost and Advent). Trinity lasts for about half the year so green is the colour we see most. The next change of colour is to PURPLE. Purple, the colour of penitence and preparation, is used for Lent (the 40 days before Easter) and Advent (the 4 weeks before Christmas).
RED, the colour of fire and blood, is used at Pentecost to remind us of the coming of the Holy Spirit to the disciples like tongues of flame (Acts 2:11). It is also used on the festivals of martyrs to remind us of their sacrifice.
COLOUR QUIZ Complete each of these with a colour, for example ….. cordial would be LIME cordial. Each colour is only used once. 1. …… admiral 2. …… Christmas 3. …… marmalade 4. quick …… 5. sky …… 6. Royal …… 7. …… ribbons 8. …… submarine 9. …… elephants
What is yellow and black and has red spots? A leopard with the measles. ANSWERS: 1 red 2 white 3 orange 4 silver 5 blue 6 Navy 7 scarlet 8 yellow 9 pink
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Brockwood Medical Practice 1 Bentsbrook Close, North Holmwood, Dorking. Tel: 01306 885802 www.brockwoodmedicalpractice.nhs.uk
The Partners: Jonathan Richards, Justin Thompson, Lucy Rawson, Tamsin Sevenoaks, Robin Gupta; Salaried GPs: Drs Elizabeth Craggs, Natalie Moore, Allison Wong, Sarah Wells, Kate Heppenstall, Hilary Sindall; GP Registrar, Dr Andrew Brett and all the staff are always pleased to welcome new and existing residents to our Practice. We offer appointments across our three sites at North Holmwood, Brockham and Newdigate. We offer: Personal Medical Services, Dispensary services for all eligible patients, District Nursing, Health Visitors, General Nursing Clinics with our Practice Nurses, Minor Surgery Clinics, Midwife Clinics, Travel Vaccination Clinics, Baby Clinic, Asthma and COPD clinics, Counselling sessions, INR testing with our HCA, Smoking Cessation sessions, and much more.
OUT OF HOURS SERVICE – NHS 111 Brockwood Medical Practice has a contract with the NHS to provide services Monday to Friday 8:00am to 6:30pm. We are not open on bank holidays. Patients who require medical advice or treatment when we are closed should ring the national NHS 111 line. That’s 1 1 1 from any mobile phone or landline, calls are free. This service provides advice, information and treatment for NHS patients who become unwell when the practice is closed. The NHS 111 team will assess the patient’s condition over the phone and if clinically appropriate will refer to the local Out of Hours service. The Surrey Out of Hours service is provided by Care UK, Monday to Friday from 6:30pm to 8:00am and 24 hours at weekends and during bank holidays. REPEAT PRESCRIPTIONS
FRIENDS & FAMILY SURVEY
Please telephone the dispensary on 01306 878509 Monday to Friday between the hours of 11.00am. and 14.00pm. to order your repeat prescriptions. You can also order your repeat prescriptions on our website. Our Dispensers currently need 72 hours to dispense repeat medication instead of the normal 48 hour turnaround. Please ring reception 01306 885802 for any other queries.
The Friends and Family Test (FFT) is an important feedback tool that supports the fundamental principle that people who use NHS services should have the opportunity to provide feedback on their experience. Please complete the NHS survey online at www.iwantgreatcare.org. The link can also be found on our website. Alternatively forms are available at Reception.