Edgehill churches - Loving God, Serving People, Growing Community St Peter’s and benefice web site- www.edgehillchurches.org December 2020/January 2021 A time for hope St Peter’s and benefice web site- www.edgehillchurches.org Christmas will be different this year; many of us will be seeing few- er people on Christmas day and there won’t be the mad dash around the country to catch up with a lot of our relatives. There won’t be the many gatherings and parties in the run up to it, which may result in a mountain of surplus mince pies in the New Year! Church will be different too; we can’t gather to sing carols in the way we normally would, we can’t do our Crib and Christingle ser- vices, and those services that we can do will need to observe the correct social distancing, which will limit capacity in some of our church buildings. For many people this will be a first Christmas without someone they’ve loved who has died in this last year. Some people will have friends or relatives who are poorly at home or in hospital, and others, even if well, may have to self-isolate over Christmas. 2020 is a year that I am sure most of us will be glad to see the back of, but we are not out of the woods yet. The start of 2021 looks like it holds more of the same challenges as this year… but there is hope. There is hope that, as vaccines are approved and rolled out over the course of the year, we will be able to return to life in the way that we used to know it. We will not be able to spend Christmas in the way we would like this year, and I am sure that echoes the feelings of Mary and Joseph on that very first Christmas. I’m sure that Mary did not enjoy the scandal of being an un- married teenage mum. I’m sure Joseph hadn’t expected to become a father to a child that wasn’t his. I am certain that neither of them wanted to embark on the long journey to Bethlehem when Mary was heavily pregnant. I can only imag- ine how Mary must have felt when her baby came, far from home and the people that may have supported her. How des- perate they must have felt when there was only a manger for his crib and how frightened a short time later when they had to flee the country when Herod sent his soldiers to find and kill their baby. They weren’t able to spend that first Christmas in the way they wanted, but in the midst of it, there were some amazing memories. Memories that Mary ‘treasured’ and ‘pondered in her heart’ (Luke 2:19). In the midst of the challenges they faced, Jesus was born. God emptying himself of all but love and Merry Christmas! coming to live as one of us. The angels celebrated, the shepherds were in awe, the wise men worshipped, the prophets spoke, and the rulers trembled. The world has never been the same since. Although he was born in poverty, he was born to bring light and hope to the world. This child would grow to be a man who would confound the religious teachers, speak out against oppressors, side with the poor and the marginalised, teach and lead for a few short years and then die a brutal death in a tiny outpost of the Roman empire. And yet… the movement that he start- ed has changed the world in which we live. So much so, that about 500 years after his death they reset the calendar to start on the year of his birth. Over the centuries, his followers founded the first orphanages, the first hospitals, the first universities and so much more. What started in poverty and seemed to end in tragedy went on to be a light in the world that continues to shine brightly in the darkness. This Christmas may not be all that we are used to, or all that we had hoped for, in the same way that it wasn’t for Mary and Joseph, but there are ways that we can still make some amaz- ing memories. Rather than trying to do a pale reflection of what we might normally do, we are changing some of our Christmas services and events so that we can make some new and precious memories for this Christmas. So, look out in your village, or neighbouring ones, for special services, events and activities to mark this time of year. Ser- vices, events and activities to remind us of the hope we have, not just in vaccines and better treatments, but the hope for the whole world. A light that shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not (and will not) overcome it (John 1:5) Rev Barry Jackson The Covid-19 Support Group is still offering help to people struggling in the pandemic. Whatever you need, whether it’s practical help, advice or just a friendly person to chat to, you can contact the group on 07391 549598
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Edgehi l l churches - Loving God, Serv ing People , Growing Community
St Peter’s and benefice web site- www.edgehillchurches.org
December 2020/January 2021
A time for hope
St Peter’s and benefice web site- www.edgehillchurches.org
Christmas will be different this
year; many of us will be seeing few-
er people on Christmas day and
there won’t be the mad dash
around the country to catch up
with a lot of our relatives. There
won’t be the many gatherings and
parties in the run up to it, which
may result in a mountain of surplus
mince pies in the New Year!
Church will be different too; we
can’t gather to sing carols in the
way we normally would, we can’t
do our Crib and Christingle ser-
vices, and those services that we
can do will need to observe the
correct social distancing, which will
limit capacity in some of our
church buildings.
For many people this will be a
first Christmas without someone they’ve loved who has died
in this last year. Some people will have friends or relatives
who are poorly at home or in hospital, and others, even if
well, may have to self-isolate over Christmas.
2020 is a year that I am sure most of us will be glad to see
the back of, but we are not out of the woods yet. The start of
2021 looks like it holds more of the same challenges as this
year… but there is hope. There is hope that, as vaccines are
approved and rolled out over the course of the year, we will
be able to return to life in the way that we used to know it.
We will not be able to spend Christmas in the way we would
like this year, and I am sure that echoes the feelings of Mary
and Joseph on that very first Christmas.
I’m sure that Mary did not enjoy the scandal of being an un-
married teenage mum. I’m sure Joseph hadn’t expected to
become a father to a child that wasn’t his. I am certain that
neither of them wanted to embark on the long journey to
Bethlehem when Mary was heavily pregnant. I can only imag-
ine how Mary must have felt when her baby came, far from
home and the people that may have supported her. How des-
perate they must have felt when there was only a manger for
his crib and how frightened a short time later when they had
to flee the country when Herod sent his soldiers to find and
kill their baby.
They weren’t able to spend that first Christmas in the way
they wanted, but in the midst of it, there were some amazing
memories. Memories that Mary ‘treasured’ and ‘pondered in
her heart’ (Luke 2:19). In the midst of the challenges they
faced, Jesus was born. God emptying himself of all but love and
Merry Christmas!
coming to live as one of us. The angels
celebrated, the shepherds were in awe,
the wise men worshipped, the prophets
spoke, and the rulers trembled. The
world has never been the same since.
Although he was born in poverty, he
was born to bring light and hope to the
world.
This child would grow to be a man who
would confound the religious teachers,
speak out against oppressors, side with
the poor and the marginalised, teach and
lead for a few short years and then die a
brutal death in a tiny outpost of the
Roman empire.
And yet… the movement that he start-
ed has changed the world in which we
live. So much so, that about 500 years
after his death they reset the calendar
to start on the year of his birth. Over
the centuries, his followers founded the first orphanages, the
first hospitals, the first universities and so much more. What
started in poverty and seemed to end in tragedy went on to
be a light in the world that continues to shine brightly in the
darkness.
This Christmas may not be all that we are used to, or all that
we had hoped for, in the same way that it wasn’t for Mary and
Joseph, but there are ways that we can still make some amaz-
ing memories. Rather than trying to do a pale reflection of
what we might normally do, we are changing some of our
Christmas services and events so that we can make some new
and precious memories for this Christmas.
So, look out in your village, or neighbouring ones, for special
services, events and activities to mark this time of year. Ser-
vices, events and activities to remind us of the hope we have,
not just in vaccines and better treatments, but the hope for
the whole world. A light that shines in the darkness, and the
darkness did not (and will not) overcome it (John 1:5)
Rev Barry Jackson
The Covid-19 Support Group is still offering
help to people struggling in the pandemic.
Whatever you need, whether it’s practical help,
advice or just a friendly person to chat to, you
can contact the group on 07391 549598
Church Services December 2020 and January 2021
St Peter’s Church, Kineton & St Mary & St Margaret’s Church, Combroke
St Peter’s Church, Kineton and St Mary & St Margaret’s Church, Combroke
Readers Peter Ashton, Heidi Cartledge, Alan Hill Churchwardens Kineton Alex Gunn and Nick Gunn 01926 642589 Melanie Dowden 07912 983518 Combroke Sarah Bridgewater 01789 507362 Baptisms Heidi Cartledge 01926 641751 [email protected] Weddings and Funerals The Vicar (see above) Bell ringing Nick Gunn 01926 642589
➢ Contact Lens Fittings ➢ Wide Range of Spectacles
➢ Prescription and Non-Prescription Sun Glasses
➢ Children’s Vision Training, including coloured Overlays
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Planning Applications
Play area review in pipeline
The Admiral’s House, Bridge Street, Kineton: Demolition of
single storey lean-to and construction of two-storey extension on the
footprint on the demolished lean-to.
3 Sycamore Court, Mayfield House, Little Kineton: Erection of
a timber framed and clad garage.
Dene House, Bridge Street, Kineton: Demolition of existing
20th century flat roofed garage located within the rear courtyard of
the property and the construction of a new double garage and toilet
in the same location. Proposed new shower room in existing store
next to Old Coach House.
Shukur’s Brasserie, Bridge Street, Kineton: Minor alterations at
the back of the building: replacement flue pipe, rooflight to replace
flat roofed dormer window and air conditioning units (all retrospec-
tive).
6 Court Close, Kineton: Single storey rear extension.
Decisions
South Cottage, 3 Tysoe Road, Little Kineton: Replace existing
conservatory with new single storey garden room extension and
alterations to existing window: Listed Building Consent Approved and Permission with conditions
Gatehouse Cottage, Norton Grange, Little Kineton: Single
storey side extension to form garage/workshop. Permission granted
with conditions.
Fairview, Mill Lane, Kineton: Removal of precast double garage,
erection of new two-bedroom bungalow, conversion of and improve-
ments to existing garages and associated external works. Planning
permission refused.
Before and after….. Above are nine-year-old Harry Horton (left) and Warren
Nicholl before they Braved the Shave in aid of Macmillan
Cancer Support at Kineton Sports and Social Club on
November 1st.
Harry challenged dad Michael that if he managed to raise
more than £500 dad would do it too!! He raised that in 48
hours and duly dad joined in, with their sterling efforts raising
£1,118 for Macmillan.
The three are pictured above, after the head shave, with Mi-
chael on the left, Harry (clutching his shaven locks) who took
part in the sponsored event in memory of his friend Sam’s
grandad, and Warren, who wanted to raise funds in memory of
his dad Bob who died in 2013.
The closure of Warwick Road should end this month
(December) several weeks earlier than the original January
22nd end date.
The closure was needed because of ground works for the
housing development opposite Brookhampton Lane.
There was uproar at the original timing for the closure, which
was set to last almost three months from the beginning of
November.
Meetings between representatives of the county, district and
parish councils however has resulted in a speeding up of the
works and the promise that the road will be open before
Christmas.
Kineton shop owners were dismayed at the closure, fearing it
would cause yet more damage to their trade, especially before
Christmas, when so many are already struggling because of the
Coronavirus restrictions. The earlier date for opening won’t
help them much in that respect, but it will be a relief for any-
one who regularly travels that route as the Lighthorne Road is
a narrow and dangerous alternative, unsuitable for buses and
large vehicles or large volumes of traffic.
Road to open sooner
Developers insisted that the nature of the work they needed to
undertake meant there was no way of avoiding the closure of War-
wick Road, but they have agreed to speed it up.
Kineton Parish Council is considering a review of the two chil-
dren’s play areas in the village.
This might look at the type of equipment provided at each of
the locations for which the parish council now has responsibil-
ity.
Consideration will need to include the changing age profile of
children and young people in the village, the incredible changes
in play equipment now available to purchase and the grant
funding which might be available.
As this review progresses, the parish council will consult with
and seek the opinions of users.
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Village Web Sites Kineton village kineton.info Playgroup (pre-school education) kinetonplaygroup.org.uk Kineton Primary School kinetonprimaryschool.org.uk Kineton High School kinetonhighschool.org.uk Get Me Into (High School) getmeinto.org Kineton Art Group kinetonartgroup.co.uk KADS (Amateur Dramatics) kads.org.uk Kineton Camera Club kinetoncameraclub.co.uk Kineton Wildlife Group kinetonwildlife.wordpress.com Kineton Cricket Club kineton.play-cricket.com Kineton Local History Group kinetonheritage.co.uk Kineton Sports & Social Club kinetonssc.org.uk St. Francis Catholic Church stfrancis-kineton.co.uk St Peter's Church edgehillchurches.co.uk St Mary's & St Margaret's Church edgehillchurches.co.uk Kineton Methodist Church kinetonmethodist.org.uk Combroke village combroke.co.uk Ratley village ratleyandupton-pc.gov.uk
Kineton Regent Club (for retired men) Village Hall 2nd & 4th Thursday 10.30 am Reg Gethin 01295 680453 Kineton & District Local History Group Village Hall 3rd Friday 7.30 pm Ilona Sekacz 01295 670675 Kineton W.I. Village Hall 2nd Tuesday 7.30 pm Gaye Archer 641989 Kineton Art Group Village Hall Every Monday 12.30pm & 7.00 pm Graeme Bassett 640805 Kineton Camera Club Village Hall 3rd Tuesday 7.30 pm Steve Gale 07946 779369 Baby & Toddler Group Village Hall Mondays 9.30-11.00 am Emma Weir 641483 Kineton Bridge Club Village Hall 1st and 3rd Weds 2.00 pm Ted Humphries 641235 The Evergreens (Over 60s) Village Hall 2nd Thursday 2.30 pm Wenda Douthwaite 640314 Mothers' Union Various 4th Thursday 10.30 am Elizabeth Beaumont 641076 Kineton Over 60s keep fit Village Hall Tuesdays 10.30-11.30 am Olive Sekacz 640530 Meet and Eat Methodist Hall 1st Tuesday 12 noon– 2pm Chris Cartwright 640904 Swan Singers Methodist Hall Tuesdays 7.30pm– 9.15pm Gill Gale 07852 970049
Doctors’ Surgeries Vale of Red Horse Healthcare - Market Square, Kineton 01926 640471 www.kinetonsurgery.org.uk (accepting new patients) Hastings House Medical Centre, Warwick Road, Kineton 01926 640491 www.hastingshouse.org.uk (accepting new patients)