1 February 2021 THE FOUNTAIN The Parish Magazine serving the communities of the Fountains Group, Aldfield Sawley & Winksley (Fountains Parish), Azerley, Dallowgill, Galphay, Grantley, Grewelthorpe, Kirkby Malzeard, Laverton, Mickley & Studley 50p The Rectory Kirkby Malzeard, Ripon HG4 3SL Dear Friends “What are you giving up for Lent?” It’s such a routine question within our churches, yet this year it may feel as if we’ve already given up more than we can cope with. Lent begins on Wednesday 17th: that’s nearly eleven months since the first lockdown started. Perhaps you’re struggling with all the things we cannot do or have at the moment. The good news, of course, is that we don’t have to give anything up. It’s not as if we have to (or can) squeeze ourselves into God’s good books by having a miserable time. He understands what we’re going through and what we’re feeling. This year perhaps some of us could more helpfully mark Lent by deliberately doing one thing each day which will really give us a boost instead. All that needs giving up has already been done, by Jesus. There’s a beautiful Christmas hymn which begins: Thou who wast rich beyond all splendour all for love’s sake becamest poor.
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February 2021
THE FOUNTAIN The Parish Magazine serving the communities of the Fountains Group, Aldfield
The Rectory Kirkby Malzeard, Ripon HG4 3SL Dear Friends “What are you giving up for Lent?” It’s such a routine question within our churches, yet this year it may feel as if we’ve already given up more than we can cope with. Lent begins on Wednesday 17th: that’s nearly eleven months since the first lockdown started. Perhaps you’re struggling with all the things we cannot do or have at the moment. The good news, of course, is that we don’t have to give anything up. It’s not as if we have to (or can) squeeze ourselves into God’s good books by having a miserable time. He understands what we’re going through and what we’re feeling. This year perhaps some of us could more helpfully mark Lent by deliberately doing one thing each day which will really give us a boost instead. All that needs giving up has already been done, by Jesus. There’s a beautiful Christmas hymn which begins: Thou who wast rich beyond all splendour all for love’s sake becamest poor.
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Jesus gave up heaven’s glory out of love for us, to live a human life and die a human death. And of course the story doesn’t finish there – but that comes at the end of Lent. Some of us will still find giving something up this year a helpful discipline. If not, maybe we can give something ‘upwards’: making a renewed effort to give thanks and praise to God for all he has done for us, through his Son, who gave everything. Ian Kitchen Verses to think about Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Ephesians 5:1-2 (New International Version) If you’re reading this copy of the Fountain online, why not check with your less internet-based neighbours if they would like to see it or have it printed for them? Revd Kathy Couchman We are delighted to confirm that Kathy has been appointed as our new ‘house for duty’ Associate Minister, and will be moving to Grewelthorpe in due course. Kathy will be working two days a week plus Sundays: we’ll be more specific about which days once she has had a chance to settle into the role. Welcome, Kathy! Kathy will be licensed in a Zoom service on the evening of Wednesday 10th February. The bishop has asked that participants be kept to a minimum. We will have a proper welcoming service for Kathy when circumstances allow.
Church of England Services in Fountains Benefice February 2021
We will be holding short services of Holy Communion (sharing the bread only) on the following dates. This month there are no Wednesday services. By using only our two largest churches, we are confident that we can keep sufficiently distanced and safe.
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We hope you can join us: Face coverings are currently obligatory at services Sunday 7 Feb 11.15 am Kirkby Malzeard Church Sunday 14 Feb 11.15 am Winksley Church Sunday 21 Feb 11.15 am Kirkby Malzeard Church Sunday 28 Feb 11.15 am Winksley Church We also continue our Sunday morning Zoom services (and other services at home) at 10 am – please contact Revd. Ian Kitchen on 01765 650369 if you would like to join us, or email [email protected] There will also be a Zoom service on the evening of Ash Wednesday, 17th Feb. Holy Communion at home is available for those who have an urgent need. If you have any questions about the services please contact Ian Kitchen. A slice of hope The pandemic continues and the weather is just what February offers. We all need our spirits picking up once in a while. If you feel a free slice of tray bake and a card with a Christian blessing or prayer on would help you through a day, just email [email protected] or phone 01765 650369 and say ‘I’d like a slice of hope’, with your name and address. We’ll get it to you as soon as we can – we’ll aim for the same day although occasionally it may have to be the next day. Feel free to ask for more than one slice if the family need cheering up. It’s likely to be chocolate brownie, flapjack or a coffee slice (tell us about preferences or allergies). Unfortunately we can’t manage gluten-free or diabetic-friendly at the moment – but we’ll happily bring the card without cake to cheer you up anyway. Prayer requests It’s important that we keep praying for each other at all times, but perhaps
even more so in this time when so many are isolated. If you have something, however big or small, which you would like to ask for prayer about, please email our licensed reader, Adrian Roberts, at [email protected] These requests will be shared with the ministry team so that they can pray together, but with no one else. Alternatively, please phone Adrian on 01765 650275, Ian Kitchen 01765 650369 or Liz Jarvis 01765 620508. Worship with us We are still sharing in a service of Morning Worship each week at 10.00 am, using the video-conferencing tool Zoom. If you'd like to join us, please contact Rev Ian Kitchen for more information ([email protected]). Even if you haven't used Zoom before, it isn't difficult and Ian will be able to help you sort it out. If you are not computer-savvy or you'd rather follow a service on your own we can let you have it via email or by paper through your letter box. A healthy number of people are doing this at 10 am each week to build the sense that we are all worshipping together. Email or telephone Ian for more details: 01765 650369. Bible study We are running a Bible study group by Zoom on Wednesday evenings from 7.30. If you’d like to join us, or would be interested in a similar study at another time, let Ian know. Facebook For a number of reasons we have had to change our Facebook arrangements for the benefice. In place of the existing page we have set up a group, which anyone can join. You’ll find it at https://www.facebook.com/groups/767942577145762. That’s a bit of a mouthful but once you’ve entered it once and joined the group it should be easy to find again. You’ll be able to see our daily Bible reflections and other news about our churches and benefice. Our benefice website, which also shows these things, also continues to function beautifully at https://fountainsgroupofchurches.co.uk/
A listening ear from the hospice With the new year bringing a new lockdown, many of us may be feeling low, isolated or anxious about the days and weeks to come. We want to let you know that our Just ‘B’ Hear to Help community line is here for you, seven days a week, from 8am in the morning to 8pm, with a team of experienced, caring volunteers ready to listen and support. Call us on 01423 856799. We’re all in this together and no concern is too small. The helpline is available for children, young people and adults across Yorkshire. The Just ‘B’ Hear to Help line is one of the services provided by North Yorkshire Hospice Care, a registered charity in England and Wales (518905) with a family of services operating as Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’, Saint Michael’s Hospice and Talking Spaces. Funerals
John Iseley – burial of ashes 12th December, Sawley. Ian Kitchen took the service Robert Todd – funeral 8th December, Sawley. Liz Jarvis took the service Ada Fawcett – funeral 22nd December, Sawley. Ian Kitchen took the service Joan Kirk – burial of ashes, 16th December, Kirkby Malzeard. Ian Kitchen took the service Joyce Brittain, funeral 20th December, Sawley. Ian Kitchen took the service Marion Metcalfe, funeral 23rd December, Kirkby Malzeard. Ian Kitchen took the service. John Thackray, funeral 7th January, Mickley. Ian Kitchen took the service Colin Clark, funeral 15th January, Kirkby Malzeard. Ian Kitchen took the service Marjorie Glasper, funeral 18th January, Kirkby Malzeard. Ian Kitchen took the service
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Alf Jeff, funeral 2nd February, Grewelthorpe. Ian Kitchen will take the service.
The Benefice Book Group We had a choice of three books last month but most of my emails were comments on "Lanterns Across the Snow '' by Susan Hill. I think that was probably because it is such a lovely Christmas read. The narrator is an old woman remembering her long ago childhood in the Rectory of a county parish. It has humour and sadness and almost lyrical descriptions of the countryside and of the events she remembers. I think we were swept along by the pleasure of the story because on reflection it seemed that some of the memories must have been exaggerated or even wrongly remembered, which is often the way of memories of long ago. Nevertheless, put it on your Christmas list now with a view to reading it at Christmas 2021, by which time I hope that we will find ourselves in a more relaxed world than that in which we celebrated Christmas 2020. Next month we are going to read "Sweet Sorrow" by David Nichols, and who knows, we may be able to discuss it face to face, suitably socially distanced, of course! Anne Carrick A Thank You Thank you all for the lovely gifts which arrived at my door last month to mark my retirement from the office of Reader. They were obviously chosen by someone who knows my tastes. My three favourite things - Chocolate cake, flowers and books. I need hardly say that the cake has long since disappeared despite my putting most of it in the freezer with the intention of saving it for later, the flowers are still too lovely to go into the compost and the Book Token has turned into "A History of Scottish Art" by Lachlan Gaudie which I have yearned after ever since it was published last year. It has been a pleasure and a privilege to be a part of the Ministry Team in Fountains Benefice, and it will continue to be a pleasure and a privilege to continue to be part of the congregation.
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Thank you most of all for your friendship and for your many kindnesses to me for more years than I care to remember. I hope and pray that the Benefice of Fountains and all its people may continue to flourish. Anne Carrick The pandemic continues to affect the way churches operate, including, of course, St
Lawrence’s. It remains open for private prayer and the grounds, too, continue to
attract people who wish to visit the graves of their loved ones or to enjoy the peace
and the views.
Socially distanced Communion Services have continued and are appreciated by
those attending. This includes the 10.00pm Christmas Eve Communion which was
well-attended. David played the organ before and after the Service as he has been
doing at other communion Services.
Work continues in the Church Yard to ensure it is well-maintained. The church was
inspected by the architect some months ago and some work completed as a result
of the advice in the resulting quinquennial document. There is more work which
needs to be carried out. David, (organist and treasurer) and I have been working
through the advice and prioritising the work needing to be done as funds become
available. Unfortunately, along with other churches and charities, the fact of not
being able to fund-raise is having a huge impact in this respect. We welcomed the
charity stall at Aldfield before Christmas, one of three in the parish, where monies
were raised for the general parish fund and for St Michael’s Hospice. It was a
success and thanks are due to Valerie Leeming who manned the stall along with
other volunteers.
Thanks to all who in any way have contributed to St Lawrence’s either by attending
services, volunteering with practical help or by making monetary contributions.
This is all very much appreciated.
Bernice Ferguson
Aldfield
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GREWELTHORPE VILLAGE HALL Due to the current Covid restrictions the hall and cafe are currently closed but please have a look at our new web site for details about the facilities and the activities we hope to be able to resume in the near future. www.grewelthorpevillagehall.co.uk Also, should you wish to make a provisional booking (subject to the Covid restrictions being lifted to allow the event to take place); please do so through the new online booking provision. You will not be charged should it be necessary to cancel the event/meeting due to Covid restrictions.
THE HACKFALL CAFÉ – ‘BAKING TO ORDER’ SERVICE The Village Hall Café once again had to close its doors in November, and with the present COVID-19 crisis it is difficult to predict when it will be possible to re-open. We have recently been selling off the stock of cakes in the freezer at less than previous Village Hall Café prices, and still have a few items left.
We are also offering ‘a ‘baking to order’ service to Grewelthorpe residents, with home delivery. If you would like more information or would like a price list of cakes - either present stock, or made to order, please contact: Judith O’Shaughnessy on Tel 01765 658728 / e mail [email protected]
Community Lunch Tuesday 9th February; a homemade 2 course hot dinner and pudding. DELIVERED to you by our friendly Hackfall Cafe volunteers. £5 per person. Extra portions for freezing can be ordered in advance. Call Susan Rizos on 01765 658200 to order your meal. Please state any dietary requirements. WHAT’S ON IN GREWELTHORPE If you would like to be kept up to date you can subscribe to this e-newsletter by request at [email protected]
palm oil. The children looked at scenes of deforestation and then
tried to give the animals a voice through poetry, focusing on
figurative language. They also produced water colours to go with
their art.
Finally, we wrote persuasive speeches and read them aloud to the rest of the school to vote on adopting a WWF animal. The
successful animal was the amur leopard.
Here are some examples of the excellent artwork and poems
written by pupils:
Destruction
Stretched across the barren, desolate landscape.
A beaten army of wood lay groaning in pain.
Nothing but a vast empty wasteland left.
Gone! All that’s left is a pit of despair.
Smothered with smoke, the abandoned forest crumbles with fear.
Cloaked with sorrow the innocent, vulnerable terrain was engulfed with
the licking flames of fire. Swallowed, nothing left from this carnage.
Lifeless. Devastated. Vacant of all life.
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Do you want to live in a world of misery?
Layer on layer of intentional destruction.
Bulldozers plough through the precious rainforest.
Deathly silence. How can you let this happen?
By Thomas, aged 10
Destruction
Devouring everything in its path; the forest shivers with fear. Waiting for the carnage to begin.
A tornado of devastation tore through the helpless trees.
Flooded with tears, the forest lay destroyed.
An eerie wave of silence engulfed the forest floor.
A sea of horror bulldozed through the endless trees.
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Trees falling to the floor in agony like a beaten army.
Never to return.
Gone.
By Saskia, aged 9
Destruction
Crash!
The fight is over, wooden bodies groaning in pain.
Finished.
Completed. Everything wiped out.
Our evil ways can’t be twisted back around.
An unbeatable battle against humanity.
Everything has fallen into an avalanche of misery.
We have annihilated all living things. Anxiety crept through the delicate forest.
Terror was slithering,
Waiting to pounce again then…
Bang! Gone!
Everything’s been choked to death once again.
Bulldozers towering over the lifeless trees.
A mountain of despair collapsed and found its way to slide into them. Everything was motionless.
Sorrow devoured all hope.
Silence crept through,
Passing all the dying trees in pure pain and agony. There was not a living thing in sight in this vast wasteland.
The forest was stripped bare.
A wave of pain engulfed the barren terrain.
Irreplaceable.
Void of all hope. Lifeless.
We’ve abandoned all living things.
How can we let these despicable things happen?
By Joseph, aged 10
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Update on ‘Save the Henry Jenkins!’ – January 2012 In an eNewsletter sent out to our membership just before Christmas, our festive greetings were followed by a ‘sting in the tale’ (!) – the Planning Inspector’s Appeal Decision allowing Justin Claybourne permission to develop the ‘eastern-annexe’ into a domestic dwelling. You may have seen a similar message on posters we placed round the village, though many of them were mysteriously ripped down soon afterwards (?) This unexpected decision, is certainly a setback to the ‘Save the Henry Jenkins’ campaign although it does not bring David Fielder any closer to his ambition of demolishing the pub altogether. Both the Planning Inspector and the Planning Officer who represented Harrogate Borough Council accepted that the Henry Jenkins site should still be regarded as a Social Facility, and this can only be a pub - as research by KM PC has failed to find any suitable alternative uses. But the Inspector ‘granted’ the appeal as she considered that the remaining Western Section, retained as a Public House, was sufficient to satisfy the Local Development Plan. The HJCP are now considering what can be done about this decision and planning the future steps of the campaign. Kirkby is a growing village, as
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demonstrated by the proposed Mulberry Homes Development off Sugar Hill/Back Lane South and really does deserve more facilities – not less. A smaller site restricts our ability to provide many of the services that local residents should enjoy. But a complete loss of the site, with new houses built in the very heart of our village, would be a complete disaster! And we will not stand for that! Covid-19 affects everyone, and may for many years, but it has shown how much we need the company of relations, friends and neighbours to help us all get through. The current fantastic vaccine roll-out is the key to defeating this terrible disease and we can see some sort of normality on our horizon. When we can all go out and about again, - grandparents, mums and dads and the kids - we want a warm and comfortable Henry Jenkins to be there, inviting you through that welcoming door! So please continue to support our campaign – as we continue to support our lovely village. Be careful and stay safe! David Robinson Chairman, Henry Jenkins Community Pub Ltd 01765 658 123 [email protected]
Markers of the passing of time have changed during this pandemic
year. We have difficulty deciding what day of the week it is, which
month we are in, and even which is the current year? Christmas
and New Year are usually powerful reminders of the transition from
the old to the new. Last year it was different, it couldn’t have been
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The next issue of The Fountain will be an on-line March edition. Material for this should be sent to the editor by 21st February, 2021 please:-