1 Dear Parishioners, As we roll over into the New Year, there are still six days of Christmas left as officially Christmas ends on January 6 th with the feast of Epiphany. So I hope there is still room in your heart to extend good wishes to those you haven’t yet seen and to celebrate together the gift of light and love given by God as he reached down from heaven to give us his Son. Thank you to all those who helped make Christmas so special this year….to the team who put together the “Festival of Christmas” at the end of November for your inspiration and hard work thank you – to Ann Roberts, Pam Bufton, Heather Pickering, Sally Wall and Jos Whitbread. What wonderful decoration of the church and delights of gifts and entertainment for us and warming soup and mulled wine to give us sustenance at this cold time of year. Thank you to Mr Frank Rowland for bringing down the fairground organ and to Mrs Daniel for bringing the school children to play and to Philippa Alexander for singing Christmas carols and songs. Thank you, too, to the local organisations and businesses who sponsored the event or gave a raffle prize. Everyone who came said they thoroughly enjoyed themselves and £2000 was raised with almost £800 Kingsland News January 2015
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Dear Parishioners,
As we roll over into the New Year, there are still six days of Christmas left as officially Christmas ends on January 6th with the feast of Epiphany. So I hope there is still room in your heart to extend good wishes to those you haven’t yet seen and to celebrate together the gift of light and love given by God as he reached down from heaven to give us his Son.
Thank you to all those who helped make Christmas so special this year….to the team who put together the “Festival of Christmas” at the end of November for your inspiration and hard work thank you – to Ann Roberts, Pam Bufton, Heather
Pickering, Sally Wall and Jos Whitbread. What wonderful decoration of the church and delights of gifts and entertainment for us and warming soup and mulled wine to give us sustenance at this cold time of year. Thank you to Mr Frank Rowland for bringing down the fairground organ and to Mrs Daniel for bringing the school children to play and to Philippa Alexander for singing Christmas carols and songs. Thank you, too, to the local organisations and businesses who sponsored the event or gave a raffle prize. Everyone who came said they thoroughly enjoyed themselves and £2000 was raised with almost £800
Kingsland News
January 2015
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It was lovely to see many of you at the Christmas services and a big thank you goes to Vicky and her family at the Bell House for the gift of the crib set given in memory of her father who was a vicar. It was blessed on Christmas Eve at the Crib Service and we are blessed by its presence in church.
Thank you to David and the choir for their dedication and music which inspires our worship week in and week out, but especially when the Christmas Carols get into full flow and the descants are added. I hope you enjoyed singing your favourite carols as we gave thanks for the birth of Jesus. So now it remains to wish you a very Happy New Year – may 2015 be full of abundant life and I look forward to sharing it with you. Julie
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We enjoyed our December meeting
when Rosemary Evans demonstrated
making canapés and nibbles for
Christmas. She showed us how to make
farmhouse pate, bacon and leek tartlets
and cheese and bacon savouries. All
agreed they tasted very good indeed.
More food the next evening as we went
to the Kings House at Pembridge for
our Christmas dinner. Once again a
jolly evening with very good food!
Contact details for the new officials are:
President: Mrs J. Davies 708275
Secretary: Mrs R. Evans 708257
On Jan 14th
2015 Mr Ben Cooper from
the Leominster Antiques Centre will be
with us and will value items brought in.
If you wish to take part please bring in
an antique item. There will be a charge
of £3.00 per visitor.
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Nature Notes 15/12/14
Three unusual incidents during the last
month! A Bees Nest in a local cottage
chimney was seen to be very active on
November 25th – a warm sunny day.
Two swans were witnessed colliding in
mid-air whilst flying in opposite
directions some 30 feet above an open
field. These came to ground and then
proceeded to fight. Was this the Swan
equivalent of road rage? Number 3 was
the discovery of a Grey Squirrel present
in an upstairs bedroom, having gained
entrance to the house somehow. A
concerted effort bolted the animal to the
master bedroom, where the door was
shut, the window opened, and the
squirrel duly vanished. On moving a
chest the animal shot out of the bottom
drawer and under the double bed (with a
three inch clearance!) A tail observed
near the centre of the bed, a ceremonial
sword thrust at the target, a mis-moved
bed, and the rodent decided to dash to
the window, dive onto the lawn and run
up its own tree. Amazing creatures,
whose powers of survival amaze many
of us!
Odd slight frost, leaves virtually all
down, flush of water in the river, grass
still growing, shortest day fast
approaching – it will soon be 2015!
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Carols on the Green
‘Thank you’, everyone who came out to
sing carols last Friday (Dec. 12th ). We
have sung in worse weather but despite the
evening being dry our numbers were down!
However a hearty twenty or so of us sang,
with Rev Read giving us the key. We ate a
bountiful number of mince pies and drank
all the mulled wine. ‘Thank you’, too, to
everyone who provided these treats.
We do miss the brass band that first inspired
us to hold this event and if anyone has any
ideas for musical accompaniment next year
please do get in touch. Likewise if a
different time and day of the week would be
more acceptable we are willing to change.
Despite all this and the poor quality, low
cost, and therefore low heat, charcoal that I
had found, we did sing happily and John
and Joe collected £31.08 for St Michael's
Hospice
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St Michael’s Hospice ‘Big Tea’
Help us make a big difference by hosting a small fundraising tea party this summer! At St Michael’s Hospice, ‘The Big Tea’ is all about sharing time with friends over a cup of tea and a slice of cake. Holding a ‘Big Tea’ party is a delicious way to raise funds for the Hospice and a perfect excuse to pop the kettle on and indulge in your favourite tea party treats.
Holding a ‘Big Tea’ couldn’t be easier: pick a date this summer, then think about the type of event you’d like to have, where you want to hold your party, and invite your friends, family or colleagues.
Last year, your ‘Big Tea’ parties raised over £13,000, which helped St Michael’s Hospice provide services free of charge to local families at a time they need it the most. It doesn’t
matter how big your party is, or whether you raise £20 or £200, every penny really does count and you will be making a real difference.
For your free ‘Big Tea’ pack, which is full of ideas to make your ‘Big Tea’ party a success, contact the Fundraising Team on 01432 851000, or visit the ‘Big Tea’ page on our website at: www.st-michaels-hospice.org.uk/events
Branch Meetings. The Quiz and Christmas Draw on the 1st December was well supported and the excellent number of draw prizes raised £101 for our funds. We now take a winter break and our next meeting will be on 2nd March at the usual time and place.
Widow and Widowers Lunch. The Christmas lunch at the Corners Inn on 10th December was a great success. Although some of our regular guests and members were absent because of illness, a total of 37 enjoyed a very good meal and the draw for the three hampers raised £135. We wish to thank Sue, Richard and all at the Corners Inn for the meal and Anne Roberts and Heather Pickering for all the organisation and preparing the three hampers.
Poppy Appeal. The 2014 Poppy Appeal in the Kingsland area raised £4426.30, a slight increase on last year, but still a very fine effort by Jan Nichols and her small team of collectors. The main sources of income were as follows:-
House collections £1223.15 Static points £1055.06 (shops post offices etc) Donations £ 413.09 RBL £1000.00 Church collections - Kingsland £ 490 Orleton £ 164
Seasonal Greetings. We wish to extend our thanks to all those who have actively supported our Branch activities
during the year. In particular, our thanks to Sue and Richard at the Corners Inn for providing a base for our Branch meetings and to all the Poppy Appeal collectors and donors. A Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year to you all.
Gordon Browne (Chairman)
Kingsland W.I.
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Church Services in the Benefice for January
and at 10.00 am each Thursday at Kingsland unless otherwise stated:
Said Holy Eucharist BCP
Services at the Methodist Churches this month, at 11 am unless otherwise
stated:
January: 4th Rev D Evans Kingsland 11th Rev. F. Biseker Shobdon 18th Mrs S. Jones Kingsland 25rd Mrs M Proctor Shobdon
Tree Festival We had a great display of trees this year – so many different themes and all of a very high standard. Everyone found it hard to pick ones out for voting. Results, however:
Junior Individual John Nelson (Luston) Junior Group Kingsland U 15’s Adult Entry Hannah Nelson (Luston) Group Entry Kingsland Art Group
Nan and family would like to thank everyone for all their kind thoughts, cards and
flowers and to thank all the people who attended the remembrance service.
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The Parish Diary 2015
January 14th W.I. ‘Antiques’ Ben Cooper (£3 admission) Coronation Hall 7.30 pm 27th Kingsland Flower Show A.G.M P.O.Coffee Shop 7.30 pm February 22nd SMAAAK Event: Sea Show’ (Puppet Show etc.) Coronation Hall 2.00 pm March 11th W. I. ‘Flowers for Easter’ Pam Bufton Coronation Hall 7.30 pm 25th Life and music of Chet Baker Coronation Hall 7.30 pm May 12th RBL Social Evening Corners 7.45 pm 16th Progressive Supper (for Coronation Hall) Various Venues tba July 18th L’Italiana in Algeri (Pop-up Opera) Kingsland Church 7.30 pm September 12th hArt 2015 Kingsland Church tba
(Editor’s note: Events for this item need to be submitted by 15th of preceding month with clear instructions on the entry – place, time, date & title are essential information. Where more than one month’s notice is given, items will automatically be repeated unless contrary instructions are received.)
Luctonians 1st XV Home fixtures for the rest of the season.
January Sat 10 Caldy K.O. 2.15pm
2015 Sat 24 Otley K.O .2.15pm
February Sat 7 Stockport K.O. 2.15pm
Sat 21 Sedgley Park K.O.2.15 pm
March Sat 14 Preston G’s K.O. 3.00 pm
April Sat 11 Chester K.O. 3.00 pm
Sat 25 Leicester Lions K.O. 3.00 pm
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Weobley & District Local History
Society
At the November meeting David
Whitehead gave a talk entitled
“Herefordshire in the Early Middle
Ages”. David has an encyclopaedic
knowledge of the period and it is
impossible to paraphrase his talk that
lasted over an hour and covered a range
of subject matter; but there is no doubt
that anyone who absorbed even one
percent of the information David
presented would be a great deal wiser
than they were before. Did you realise
that Hereford was a very important city
to William the Conqueror and was the
9th largest city in England; the
equivalent of Leeds today? His
enthusiasm for history, particularly
medieval history, was infectious.
The next meeting will be on January
28th when Pat Millington will tell us
about William Call, who was the
illegitimate son of a Cornish Baronet
and a French seamstress. Born in Paris
in 1879, he came to school in England
in his teens and studied at the Royal
Academy of Music. He took up
photography and, up unto the mid
1930’s, produced literally thousands of
postcard views of Southern and
Midland England. Pat first became
aware of William Call from the
excellent postcards he produced of
Weobley and found researching his life
fascinating and surprising.
We hope to see you on the 28th
January
at 7.30pm at Hopelands.
Julie Peacock
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N E W S
With good wishes for the New Year, we thought you might like to see how the SMAAAK events calendar is shaping up and note some dates in your diaries.
2 0 1 5 C A L E N D A R
Sunday 22 February - “Sea Show” performed by the Squash Box Theatre Coronation Hall, 2pm A quirky and hilarious mix of puppet show, natural history and comedy cabaret celebrating the sea with tall tales, silly slapstick, fantastic facts, live music and songs. Suitable for children and adults of all ages. All tickets £5. www.squashboxtheatre.co.uk
Saturday 25 April - “Too Cool - the life and Music of Chet Baker” performed by Sue Richardson quintet, Coronation Hall, 7.30pm A sell out at Ronnie Scott’s, this show featuring Chet Baker’s beautiful music and recalling smoky jazz clubs of the 1950’s West Coast, is both a homage to his music and journey through his colourful but tragic life. Tickets £15. www.suerichardson.biz/music.html
TBC early May - “A Conversation with Sir Robert Rogers, former House of Commons Clerk”, Kingsland Church, 7.30pm A respected and popular figure at the Palace of Westminster, Sir Robert stepped down as Clerk last year. The job is to advise MPs on constitutional matters and Parliamentary procedure as well as overseeing around 2,000 staff and the services provided to MPs. Want to find out more?
Saturday 18 July - Pop Up Opera performs Rossini’s L’Italiana in Algeri” (The Italian Girl in Algiers) , Kingsland Church, 7.30pm Pop Up Opera are back with their fantastic new production. Isabella, the ‘Italian girl’ is one of the wisest and most formidable women you’ll find in opera and by the time the story ends, no-one, including her captive lover, is willing to stand in her way. Tickets £25
12 – 20 September – hArt 2015, Kingsland Church Following its success in 2013 , hArt returns to Kingsland Church with a brilliant selection of art on show across a wide range of media. Free entry. October - Arcadia Music Festival, Kingsland Church, 7.30pm Directed by Thomas Bowes and Eleanor Alberga, the exhilarating Arcadia Music Festival makes a welcome comeback to Kingsland Church as part of its Herefordshire tour. Ticket price TBA.
Parish Church of St Michael & All Angels, Kingsland
Special Events Early in 2015
Sunday January 4th, 9.30 am
Family Service A 40-minute service for you and your children
led by Mrs Wendy Maddocks.
Theme: The Three Kings
Sunday January 18th, 12.15 pm
Sunday Lunch in Church
This will follow the Family Communion Service led by the Rev. Julie Read, so the timing is approximate. £10 buys a two-course meal with one glass of wine or soft-drink included.