Amberley Parish Magazine

Amberley Parish Magazine
December 2011 / January 2012
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Services for December / January
Sunday 4th Dec
Tuesday 6th Dec
Wednesday 7th Dec
Sunday 11th Dec
Wednesday 14th Dec
Sunday 18th Dec
Wednesday 21st Dec
Saturday 24th Dec
Christmas Eve
Sunday 25th Dec
Christmas Day
Wednesday 28th Dec
Sunday 1st Jan
Wednesday 4th Jan
Friday 6th Jan
Sunday 8th Jan
8 am
10 am
1.30 pm
8 am
6 pm
8 am
10 am
Holy Communion (Methodist)
Parish Eucharist
Amberley Parochial School Carol Service
Holy Communion (Marjery Kempe, mystic)
Amberley Parochial School Carol Service
Holy Communion
Second Sunday Service
8 am
8 am
10 am
8 am
6 pm
4.30 pm
11.30 pm
8 am
10 am
8 am
Holy Communion
Holy Communion
Parish Eucharist
Holy Communion
Nine Lessons & Carols
Crib Service with Carols
Midnight Communion
Holy Communion (1662)
Parish Eucharist
Holy Communion
9 am
8 am
8 am
8 am
10 am
Holy Communion (Methodist)
Holy Communion
Holy Communion (Epiphany)
Holy Communion
Second Sunday Service
Wednesday 11th Jan
Sunday 15th Jan
8 am
Holy Communion (Mary Slessor, missionary)
8 am
Holy Communion
10 am
Parish Eucharist
Wednesday 18th Jan
8 am
Holy Communion (Amy Carmichael, writer)
Sunday 22nd Jan
8 am
Holy Communion (1662)
10 am
Parish Eucharist
Wednesday 25th Jan
8 am
Holy Communion (Conversion of Paul)
Sunday 29th JanThis month's
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Rector’s Letter
Can you remember what it was like as a child – assuming, of course, that you are
not a child yourself reading this letter! – waiting for Christmas? It seemed as if
Christmas would never arrive, didn’t it? There was always the temptation to have a
quick peek at presents, the plea to parents, ‘Oh, please, can’t we open just one?’
even if it was the middle of December! And then there was the nightmare for parents on Christmas morning. I can remember when I was really quite small going
into my parents’ bedroom at 4.00am, asking if we could open presents now! You
can imagine what the response was!
For children, time passes much more slowly than for adults. As we get older the
problem is that there seems to be not enough time. Waiting for things as a child
seems interminable, but growing older does not remove the necessity of waiting
from our lives. I was struck as I watched the Royal British Legion’s Festival of Remembrance on television on the Saturday evening before Remembrance Sunday how
waiting is simply a way of life for families left at home while those serving in the
forces are away on a tour of duty for six months or so. Life seems to be put on hold
for the families, and they wait for a letter, a phone call and, most of all, for their
loved ones to come home. Most poignant of all the stories told was that of a young
wife and mother whose husband was allowed to come home from Afghanistan for
a few days for the birth of his child. He returned to join his regiment, reassuring his
wife that he’d be back after the tour in a couple of weeks. He didn’t come back,
though. He was killed by an IED. There can be few, if any, who watched the Festival and didn’t shed a tear as his widow, accompanied by her father-in-law, led in
procession into the arena a couple of dozen war widows and bereaved family members. For her now, one form of waiting is replaced by another as she waits no longer for her husband to come home but for life to return to some kind of normality.
Perhaps it will be a long time before that happens.
Waiting is part of life and it’s never completely taken out of the picture. One of the
most powerful images of waiting for me is to be found in Edith Nesbit’s The Railway Children. It tells of how a father is wrongly imprisoned, as a result of which
the mother and her three children have to leave their comfortable existence in London and make do in much more modest surroundings in rural Yorkshire. The children only know that their father has ‘gone away.’ The eldest, Roberta (Bobbie), accidentally comes across a newspaper article about her father, in which she discovers
the truth of his whereabouts. By now, the railway has become an important part of
their lives for Bobbie and her brother and sister, Peter and Phyllis. They befriend
the stationmaster, Perks, and in a roundabout way make contact with the ‘Old Gentleman,’ who travels on the train each day. Bobbie gets a message to him about her
father, and the Old Gentleman promises to see what he can do. Bobbie says nothing about this to anyone else, not even her mother. The story comes to a magnificent climax when Bobbie learns that her father is indeed to come home on the
train. She goes to meet him and, in the film version, there’s a moment of suspense which we all know is only temporary - when the train pulls out of the station leaving only a cloud of smoke, out of which Bobbie’s father eventually emerges. Bobbie
cries out, ‘Daddy, oh my Daddy.’ It’s a moment which would surely soften the
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heart of the most hardened of people watching. The long wait for Bobbie and her
father alike is finally over, and in the sheer explosive joy of that reunion it’s as if the
seemingly interminable wait was little more than an instant.
It’s this experience of waiting, and of the ultimate fulfilment of that for which we
wait and long, which characterizes the season of Advent and Christmas. It has
been suggested that the whole Biblical story can be summed in one word: Wait!
The people of Israel were a people accustomed to waiting. They waited as slaves in
Egypt for their liberation. They waited for the Messiah over centuries. They waited
for the overthrow of various empires which oppressed them, whether Persian,
Greek or Roman. The early Christians, too, believing that Jesus would return after
his death, resurrection and ascension, waited for the so-called Second Coming,
something which has still not occurred, and so Christians still wait. St Paul speaks
of the whole creation groaning as if in labour pains, waiting for its completion and
fulfilment, just as a pregnant mother waits for the birth of her child.
Christians believe that in the birth of Christ the beginning of the end has already
arrived. As is nearly always the case with God, though, our expectations are confounded. The Jewish people expected and hoped for a warrior who would overturn
their enemies and bring worldly power and might in his train. What they got was
the vulnerability of baby, whose life was characterized by that same vulnerability as
he was led inexorably to the cross. Even Jesus had to wait for his Father to reveal
his hand, though, and to many it appeared that Jesus had waited on the cross for a
deliverance which never came. But then there was resurrection. Jesus trusted all his
life that what he waited for, the coming of his Father’s kingdom in all its fullness,
would one day come. Christmas celebrates the fact that God is already with us, that
the one for whom in a way we still wait is already here, that the kingdom for which
we pray is already – in the words of Jesus – ‘at hand.’
When a mother waits for the birth of her child, she knows that time is needed for
the child to grow inside her, so that it can survive outside the womb. Waiting is a
necessary part of the deal. Most of us experience waiting as a frustration but it has
invaluable spiritual lessons to teach us, most of all that we are to let God be God,
and let him come to us in the way that he knows best.
With my love and prayers to all of you for a very happy Christmas,
Chris
Bible Storytime: Church (9.30 – 10am): 14th Dec & 16th Jan
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Christmas Message from Holy Trinity Church, Amberley
Our services will follow a different pattern this year:
The service of nine lessons and carols on Wednesday, 21st December at
6pm – to set the scene.
Then we begin the story on Christmas Eve, when we gather at 4.30pm
to prepare the crib in story and song – lots of favourite carols – and
some candles too!
Our first communion service of Christmas begins at 11.30pm – ready to
celebrate Jesus’ birth at the midnight hour – followed by celebrations
and thanksgivings at 8am and 10am.
On New Year’s Day we will have just one service at 9am
We continue the story of that first Christmas at our Second Sunday service on the 8th January – and complete the journey as we celebrate Jesus
the light of the world with a Christingle service led by the Children and
Young People’s Group at 10am on Sunday, 29th January.
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Jean Kelleher
Our lovely postmistress will be retiring early in the New Year. To thank Jean for
many years of cheerful and friendly service to our village there will be a celebration
in the Parish Rooms on Saturday 7th January at 12.00. All are welcome. In order to
give us an idea of numbers expected there will a form in the post office during December. We have already had some kind offers of help with catering, however, if
you would like to assist in any way please indicate this on the form.
Amberley Village Events
Advance Notice of Another Scoop!
We are delighted to announce that Mary Cutler, the longest serving script writer for
the Archers with nearly 30 years involvement, will be coming to Amberley in
March. She will talk about the programme and her work and afterwards will answer questions from the audience. There will be further details in the February
magazine, but for Archers fans this is an evening not to be missed, so put the date
in next year’s diary now!
Thursday March 22nd at 7.30pm in Amberley Parish Room.
Tickets will first be on sale at the Film Night on Friday January 20th (see poster)
and then at Amberley Post Office.
Amberley Village Events
The Cappella Singers at Minchinhampton Parish Church
Friday 16th December 2011
A Christmas Garland
The Cappella Singers are giving their annual Christmas
Concert at Minchinhampton Parish Church on Friday 16th
December at 7.30pm. The programme has a horticultural
and arboricultural theme with Christmas carols full of references to Holly, Ivy, Roses, Cherry trees and Christmas trees!
Tickets will be £8, with under 16s free and refreshments will
be available.
Enquiries to 01452 501752.
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Clues across
1.Pull one to see what’s inside.
5.Warms the room
10.A warm current of air
11.Runs like a wolf
12.Behold
13.Cuts and brings in the harvest
14.On top of the car
16.A sound sent back
17.You’ll find this in dried fruit mixture 18.This animal roars
19.Bang it when dinner’s ready
20.Used in embroidery, or worn by jockeys!
22.To consent, to have the same opinion 25.Prefix for two
26.Dried fruit often eaten at Christmas
27.Exists
28.Sticking out
30.Cul de ***?
32.Scented flower
33.Sparkles on baubles and cards
35.concerning,about
36.prep showing position
37.Con trick
39.With legs on each side of
40.A power of nature
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Clues down
1.Energy count – loads in mince pies! 2.Agreement to something granted
3.Birds of prey
4.Santa will fill this if you’re good
5.A foreteller of news
6.Before
7.Astonish
8.Valve for controlling flow of liquid
9.Big and clumsy
15.A toad or frog does this
21.Hang from the eaves in winter 23.We do this in celebration when we’re happy
24.Far from the centre, very great
25.Type of soup, often made with lobster
27.21 downs are made of this!
29.Showing a place or direction aimed at
30.Showed the place where Jesus lay 31.Top roof-space or room in a house
33.Measure of weight
34.Dried fruit, or arranged time to meet
38.Beer
Answers on page 24
Amberley Dining Club
Friday, 9th December 2011
Menus for our next Dining Club evening are available from
The Post Office and The Amberley Inn which is now under the
management of Trevor and Jane Bandey. They have worked
hard to put together an exciting menu and look forward to
meeting as many of you as possible. Please let Jane at The
Amberley Inn have your menu choices together with your payment no later than Tuesday, 6th December. For further details
please contact Jennifer (872232/molyj@hotmail.co.uk) or
Vanessa (873459/ Vanessa.jenns@btinternet.com). We hope to
see you there for what we are sure will be a most enjoyable
evening.
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Choir Carol Service
The choir carol service this year is on Wednesday 21st December at 6 pm.
Although carol service themes are obviously based around the birth of Jesus, the
exact themes vary depending on the readings chosen and we try to do something
different each year. Over the last few years, themes have included “God’s promise
to his people”, “The hope of salvation” and “Looking for light”.
This year, we are looking at “The promise of God—Prophecy and Fulfilment” and
each reading is in fact a matched pair of readings with an Old Testament prophecy
reading and a New Testament fulfilment one.
Thanks to our new carol books, we will also be singing a collection of new carols
which you haven’t heard before. Some, such as Silent Night and In Dulci
Jubilo, will involve new settings of familiar tunes while other, like O little town of
Bethlehem and Away in a manger are the well-known words to less familiar tunes.
The final two carols, A little child is y-born and O Bethlehem have neither familiar
words nor tunes—but I’m sure you will still like them!
There is plenty for you to do too as the service is our standard mix of 6 choir carols
and 5 congregational hymns so make sure you bring your voices with you!
Steve Goodwin
The Amberley website is back…
The Amberley site was one of the earliest ‘village’ websites when it started back in
1999 *. It developed over the years but had been dormant now for a while due to
lack of time on my part. Now that it is back, I need to know what you want to see
there. Want to list your local business - tell us what your local group is doing - advertise your event… The facilities are now in place so that people can easily look
after their own pages. I’d welcome any further ideas along with corrections or additions to existing pages, so just let me know what you want.
Steve Goodwin - sgoodwin@houndscroft.co.uk
www.amberley.org.uk
*
You can see a snapshot of the earliest version at http://web.archive.org/
web/20010220202447/http://www.amberley.org.uk/
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Amberley Village Events
present
The best-selling children's author,
Julia Donaldson, who will be acting out her stories and singing her
songs with the help of her crew …………………………
and you!
RABBITS AND
RASCALS
Meet the heroes and villains of her latest books, The Rhyming
Rabbit and the Highway Rat. Join in the songs from her new
songbook, "The Gruffalo's Child and Other Songs"
For ages 4 to 104
After the show there will be a
chance to buy these and other books
and have them signed by Julia.
Wednesday 28th December at the Parish Rooms
Performances at 2.00pm & 5.00pm
2.00 pm
Tickets £8 adults, £5 children,
sold out
available from Amberley Post Office
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Answers on page 24
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Recipe for December
Kedgeree – an old country-house breakfast recipe. Excellent as a light lunch or supper after all those big Christmas feasts!
Ingredients
1 lb (450 g) Finnan Haddock or smoked haddock
6 oz (100 g) butter
1 large onion, chopped
6 oz (150 g) Patna, Basmati or long-grain rice
1 teaspoon curry paste
3 hard-boiled eggs
1 tbsp chopped parsley
Method
Put the haddock in a wide pan, cover with boiling water, and cook without boiling
for 10 minutes. Strain gently, but keep the water, discard the skin and bones, and
break into flakes.
In a large pan, melt some butter and gently fry the onion until soft, then raise heat
and allow it to brown. Stir in the rice, and as it turns transparent, add the curry
paste. Cook gently for 1-2 minutes stirring continually, then add 1 pint of the fish
cooking water. Cover and cook until the rice is tender – about 20 minutes or according to the packet. Check regularly adding more haddock water when necessary.
When cooked, add the haddock with a good helping of butter (dry kedgeree is the
sign of a mean cook). Add half the hard boiled eggs, chopped into quarters, and
use the remainder to decorate. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
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Amberley Scout Group - Note for your diary
We would like to invite you to our annual Burns Night supper and quiz to be held
in the parish rooms. Tickets (£12 each) will be available from January 4th from
Jennie Varley (832251) and Coral Rice (872124)
Cheques may be made payable to Amberley Scout Group
We look forward to seeing you there. 2012 is a special year because we celebrate
100 years of Scouting in Amberley!
Amberley Gardening Club
Another dismal November day, but we were well entertained with the exuberant and enthusiastic presentation by Duncan Coombs and the gloom lifted.
An almost capacity audience listened to Duncan talking about Lawrence
Johnston, the rather eccentric and self taught gardener who created Hidcote
Manor Gardens. We learnt that he was the only son of wealthy Americans,
born in Paris and later he came to England where he studied at Trinity College, Cambridge. Shortly after graduating Lawrence took British citizenship
and enlisted in the British army. He served in the Boer war and World War I
during which he was wounded and he left the army in 1920 with the rank of
major. In 1907 his mother had bought Hidcote Manor and Lawrence became
interested in developing the 10 acres of farmland around the house into a garden. Self-taught he had many original ideas and also gathered information
from friends, including Vita Sackville-West at Sissinghurst and Gertrude Jekyll. Lawrence used plants from all over the world and was very interested in
plant hunting expeditions; he also had associations with the Holfords of Westonbirt. Duncan took us on a tour of the garden, showing many of the original features, some of which had been recently restored.
Many of the trees and several plants are those which were planted in the early
years of the 20th century and the National Trust has attempted to source
some of the herbaceous plants that had disappeared, but could be seen on old
photographs of the garden. Deliberately the garden visitor is led around corners to see hidden areas and then comes across wide vistas, which open up to
show the neighbouring landscape. It was a very entertaining and excellent end
to our 2011 season.
Next year we have moved our meetings to Thursday evening and our first one
is on 12th January, when Stephen Harley-Sloman will talk about ‘Flowers in
my Garden’. Do come and join us.
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The 150 Club
Christmas Draw will take place at Friday Cuppa on December 9th.
Those who are not already contributors can still enter by contacting Harry Davie
prior to the draw on 01453 872787. Half of the proceeds go to Church Funds.
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast: 18 - 21 and 25-28 January
The Cotswold Players invite you to step into the enchanted world of Disney’s
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. This tale as old as time includes all of the wonderful songs and haunting ballads written by Alan Menken and the late Howard
Ashman along with new songs by Mr. Menken and Tim Rice. You will be transported to the heart of provincial life in a lovely French town. When Maurice becomes lost in the woods on the way to the fair, he seeks shelter in an old castle,
but the master of the castle is a horrible beast that takes him captive. Maurice’s
daughter, Belle, must then give up her freedom to save his life. Belle’s taming of
the unfortunate Beast and his ultimate transformation back into a handsome
prince helped along by magical characters and an archetypal baddy intent on
marrying Belle himself, is family musical theatre at its best.
The Accrington Pals: 18 February
At 7:20 am on 1st July 1916 some 720 men of the 11th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment, all recruited from Accrington and its neighbouring towns, went
over the top on the first day of the Battle of The Somme. By 8 am 584 of The
Accrington Pals were dead. In this powerfully emotional play, Peter Whelan explores the lives of the people of Accrington and the impact such devastating losses had on the whole community. Women lost fathers, husbands and sons simultaneously. It is a story about love, life and loss told in a uniquely theatrical manner that is guaranteed to move any audience.
Playing Up Theatre Company won universal praise for their previous World War
one production of Journey’s End in 2008. Now they return to The Cotswold
Playhouse following their highly successful production of The Tamworth Two in
2011.
Tickets from Stroud Tourist Office - 01453 760960
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From the registers …
Baptism
5 Nov
Jack Richard Marks
Wedding
29 Oct
Janet Mary Curtis and
David Hugh Vonberg
AMBERLEY GROUP LEADERS
If you are interested in joining or in finding out more about any of our Parish
groups, please contact the group leader:
Peace and Justice
Pastoral
Worship
Communications
Children &Young People
Social Committee
Archives
Graveyard Maintenance
Director of Music, Choir
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Chris Pearson
Di Rowe
John Gilbert
Sue Piechoviak
Claire Wilkins
Sandra Tucker
Anne Seymour
Margaret Gardner
Steve Goodwin
Please can subscribers to the magazine have £5 (for 10 copies per annum)
ready for collection at the end of January/beginning of February.
Where possible, deliverers should have all subscription monies to the
ACC Secretary, Pat Woods, by the end of February.
Thank you.
Churchyard
During December and January there will be no fixed dates but
attention to the Garden of Rest, general tidying and dustbin
emptying would be appreciated, especially during the period before Christmas.
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Literacy Work from Amberley School
Peter Parker, Class 2 (Herefords)
An autumn walk
What is breezy? The wind was breezy
Going through the leaves.
What is crunchy? The leaves were crunchy
Under the soles of my feet.
What is brown? The bark was
In the midday sun.
What is green? An acorn's green
In the high branches of the trees.
What is blue? The sky is blue
Where the wind blows through.
What is spiky? A hedge is spiky
All small spiky and sharp.
What is bushy? A bush is bushy
Why just a bush!
Phoebe Smith, Class 3 (Freisians)
How the black monitor got onto Mercury
Long ago, in Cape Verde, the animals were starving! They had no food. So the
King of the Animals called a meeting in the market place. The king was a cheetah.
He said,
'We have no food. What shall we do?'
'Grow some sweetcorn?' chorused the water birds and the land mammals.
'Plant some seeds?' asked the rest.
'But we have no rain!' the King reminded them. 'The plants won't grow!'
There were some very bad animals who said 'We could eat our fathers!'
'Yum, yum!' said the rest of all the animals – all, that is, apart from one. A lone
black monitor lizard didn't want to eat this father. But the King Cheetah said, 'You
must!'. The monitor knew it was for the best, but he didn't want to. Never. So he
took his father and some food and climbed up to Mercury.
Just then he remembered that anyone could find it. So he thought of a password, a
word he had made up when he was younger.
A few days later, Caracal investigated. He had thought the black monitor had
looked full, happy and healthy. Caracal saw the huge lizard say the secret word
and climb up the longest ladder ever.
'I can remember the password' Caracal was thinking aloud. 'It sounded a bit like
Bitakitu.'
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The next day who got to Mercury first? Of course! The nosy Caracal. 'Bitakitu,'
whispered Caracal. Down came the ladder. Gingerly, he put his front paw on the
ladder.
Meanwhile, in Mercury, the Monitor's father was beginning to doubt that the animal on the ladder was his son. When he saw Caracal, his warm heart filled with
anger.
'Th-th-th-that's n-not my s-s-s-on!' he fumed. He was so angry, he ran as fast as he
could and threw himself into the toolshed. He snatched a saw and wore away the
ladder. Caracal fell down. Down, down until finally he touched earth - well, his
ears did. And he had fallen such a long way that you couldn't have ever seen
bumps from a fall bigger than the ones on Caracal's ears. And I'll bet you're thinking the tufts on Caracal's ears were big enough already. Well, he didn't have any before. That's how Caracal's tufts came to be.
Class 4 (Belted Galloways) Helena Smith
The Neptune Wolf
Albert yanked back the light speed lever and the scorching thrusters of Astronaut
III powered through the spacemist faster than before.
There was a bleeping sound and the ultraviolet screen in front of him read: MISSION INCOMING.
Onto the screen projected the face of Jonah Ming, his evil boss.
“So, Albert, we meet again,” he said, slyly.
“Go away, I can manage without you,” panted Albert, worn out from driving Astronaut.
“I want you to capture the Neptune Wolf and her cubs,” Jonah ordered, “and I
want them back ALIVE.”
Albert switched the screen off, as his heart started to sink to the bottom of his leaden spaceboots.
He shivered. He had been terrified of wolves ever since the day he was nearly killed
by one. He could still remember the yellow teeth; the immense pain in his chest as
the impaling claws sank in; the howling cacophony of the rest of the pack bursting
his eardrums; his own bloodcurdling screams; all of that painful hour.
It had been Jonah Ming’s fault. He was jealous of Albert and had never stopped
trying to finish him off. He had sent the wolves out to kill him.
But Albert knew he knew he had to do it, he knew he would be decapitated; as Jonah had a habit of ending people’s lives if they failed his missions.
So he blasted Astronaut off in the direction of Neptune.
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Albert didn’t like Neptune. He loathed the mile high polar caps. He hated the brain
freezing screams of the resident Stiling Lizards. He detested the methane oceans
and the Methafoxes that occupied them.
He hated it all.
As he stepped onto the constantly vibrating surface of the planet, he immediately
heard the hollering howls of the wolf and trembled, as the memories flooded back.
Albert hid Astronaut in one of the cavernous, sheltered ice-caves, which would prevent it from being destroyed or stolen (they were usually where Methafoxes lived in
the Neptune dry season), collected his N14 Cosmic ice-climbing pickaxes, goldthread ropes and harnesses and started to climb.
Snakes were twisting themselves into knots inside his stomach. He knew he would
be confronted with his worst fear very soon.
Ice crumbled and fell, shards clattering and splintering. Albert glanced at his Mosan 18 500 950 803 wolf tracker, then struggled on. The 300KPH winds howled,
shattering unstable ice. Methane tsunamis drenched his ultra-protective Villetto
space suit. Stinging shards rained down, gashing him. Finally, he reached the top
and there it stood….
Albert felt rooted to the spot. Sweat trickled down his pallid cheeks, freezing in the
biting hurricane winds. His eyes were wide with fear. It was terrifying.
The Neptune wolf howled and roared, bone-crushingly powerful jaws gnashing lividly. Colossal paws smashed down, crushing the ice to powder. Her bloodstained,
carving knife teeth were bared in a snarl. It was time for Albert to take action. He
had a plan….
Dodging the wolf ’s lethally sharpened claws, he strung a net out over the cliff, then
jumped. The wolf and her cubs followed. Albert caught his pickaxe on a ledge,
then pulled himself up. The wolf and her cubs had jumped into the net and were
writhing angrily. Albert was proud. He had caught the Neptune wolf. He had conquered his fear.
Astronaut III shot like a bullet towards Mars where Jonah Ming lived. The wolves,
which were harnessed to the ship’s roof, howled loudly. Albert smiled. Jonah Ming
was in for a BIG shock….
Class 1's (Dexters') Soup Kitchen
Each week this term, on Thursday afternoons , 3-4 children get the chance to prepare and cook a delicious vegetable soup with crispy garlic croutons and short
bread biscuits. Last week we did Carrot and Coriander and they cooked up a
storm. The children identify, touch, smell, chop, peel, and grate the vegetables.
They also have the chance to give the soup a score out of 5 for colour, smell and
taste before taking a tub of it home!
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Carrot and Coriander Soup
Ingredients (all measurements are approximate)
For the soup:
1-2 tbsp vegetable oil or 50g/2oz/4 tbsp butter
3 leeks, washed and sliced
1 onion, chopped
450g/1 lb carrots, peeled and chopped
1 medium potato, peeled and chopped
1 tsp ground coriander
900ml/ 1 1/2 pints chicken or vegetable stock
120ml/2 tbsp/ 1 cup greek style yoghurt
Salt and pepper
30-45 ml/ 2-3 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
For the croutons (optional):
4 thick slices bread, toasted
2 tbsp olive oil
4 cloves garlic, crushed
Method - Soup
Prep 15 mins Cook 35 mins
Heat the butter/oil in a large pan, add the leeks and onion, then cover and sweat
for 5-10 mins until softened. Stir in the ground coriander and potato, then cook for
1 min. Add the carrots, stock and seasoning to taste, bring to the boil, then reduce
the heat. Cover and cook for 20 mins until the vegetables are tender.
Leave to cool slightly (make the croutons?). Add the coriander and puree the soup
with a blender/food processor until smooth. Return to pan, stir in the yoghurt.
Taste the soup. Add salt if necessary. If it’s too thick, add some more water.
If serving immediately, ladle into bowls and add a spoonful of yoghurt in the centre
of each. Scatter over chopped coriander and croutons if required. If serving later,
reheat soup gently when required, in pan (but do not boil) and serve, garnished as
described.
Croutons Prep 5 mins Cook 10-15 mins
Preheat oven to 175 degrees C (350F). Trim off toast crusts. Cut toast into small
cubes. Heat the oil in a large frying pan on a medium heat. Stir in the garlic. Add
cubes. Toss well to coat. Spread the cubes onto a baking tray. Cook on 175 C for
10-15 mins or until crisp and dry. Check often to prevent burning.
Leave the garlic croutons to cool, then place in an airtight container and store in
the fridge if not used in soup straight away. (They should keep for approx 2448hrs).
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DECEMBER / JANUARY
Items in italics are covered more fully in other sections of the magazine
PR means the Parish Room and LH means Littleworth Hall
Date
Start
End
Location
1 Dec
Churches Together ‘Reflection’
12:15
-
Stroud
9 Dec
Amberley Dining Club
-
-
Amberley Inn
10 Dec
Churches Together Carol singing
10:00
-
Stroud
14 Dec
Bible Storytime
09:30
10:00
Church
16 Dec
Cappella Singers
19:30
-
Minch Church
21 Dec
Choir Carol Service
18:00
-
Church
28 Dec
Rabbits & Rascals
14:00
-
PR
28 Dec
Rabbits & Rascals
17:00
-
PR
7 Jan
Jean’s retirement celebration
12:00
-
PR
12 Jan
Gardening Club
20:00
-
PR
16 Jan
Bible Storytime
09:30
10:00
Church
20 Jan
West Side Story
19:00
-
PR
The Littleworth Hall is open every Friday morning for a
Friday Cuppa
from 10.30 am till 12 noon
Why not drop in for elevenses and a chat?
Tea, coffee and biscuits available
If you need transport or would like to help in any way please contact
Ann Haslam (873632)
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Amberley Village Events
invite you to join us at The
Parish
Rooms to enjoy a great film…
Friday 20th January, 2012
Bar opens at 7.00, film starts 7.30
Tickets £5 each
from Amberley Post Office
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Bible Reading
It has been a great pleasure for those of us who have been able to attend the wide
variety of talks on the theme of the King James’ Bible of 1611. There must be few
books that have been treasured as much as the Bible and read so widely over four
centuries. Judging from the large numbers who have attended these talks one would
hope that there are a correspondingly large number of regular bible readers in Amberley as well as Box and Minchinhampton.
At the beginning of this year Amberley managed to get a few dedicated parishioners to subscribe to Bible reading notes printed by the Scripture Union and the Bible
Reading Fellowship at an average cost of 35pence per month. In return subscribers
get a short Bible Text for the day and a short commentary that sheds light on the
text for the reader. At most you are dedicating 10 minutes of your day to each reading.
Why not make a New Year’s resolution for 2012 to try one of the excellent range
of Bible Notes that are on offer ? A list will be placed at the back of the Church
during December for anyone interested to put down their names. Please give it a
thought.
Peter Hankins - Bible Notes Officer
Churches Together in Stroud
Churches Together in Stroud will be carol singing at the Sub Rooms forecourt on
Saturday 10th December from 10 to 10.40 am and from 11 to 11.40 am. Please
come along and join in.
They will also be holding a Reflective afternoon entitled ‘A Time for Reflection’
at the Monastery of Our Lady and St Bernard, Brownshill on Thursday 1st December from 12.15 to 4 pm.
The cost is £15 including lunch and refreshments. To book, please contact Yvonne
by Monday 21 November 2011 at the Centre Christian Bookshop 01453 764713 or
email ctis@btinternet.com
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Answers to crossword
Clues Across
1.Crackers. 5.Heater. 10.Thermal. 11.Lopes. 12.Lo. 13.Reaper. 14.Roof-rack.
16.Echo. 17.Rind. 18.Lion. 19.Gong. 20.Silks. 22.Agree. 25.Bi. 26.Fig. 27.Is.
28.Jutting. 30.Sac. 32.Rose. 33.Glitter. 35.Re. 36.At. 37.Scam. 39.Astride.
40.Element
Clues Down
1.Calories. 2.Approval. 3.Kestrels. 4.Stocking. 5.Herald. 6.Ere. 7.Amaze.
8.Tap. 9.Elephantine. 15.Croaks. 21.Icicles. 23.Rejoice. 24.Extreme. 25.Bisque.
27.Ice. 29.To. 30.Star. 31.Attic. 33.Gram. 34.Date. 38.Ale.
Answers to word-search
Altar, art, baa, Balthazar, bat, bath, bar, bart, brat, halt, hart, hat, lab, lath, rat, zap
Amberley Christmas Market - A BIG thank you
to all who supported this in any way – the stallholders, those who helped set up
and take down, those who donated prizes, the wonderful Amberley Parochial
School Choir, led by Biddy Turner, the Guides and Brownies for running the cake
stall, and of course, to all of you who came along on the day.
We are delighted to say we raised the grand total of £4000
We would like to say a particular thank you to those local establishments and businesses from Amberley, Minchinhampton and Nailsworth who gave such generous
prizes for our game ‘Come Dine with Me’:
AMBERLEY, RODBOROUGH and BOX
The Amberley Inn; The Black Horse; The Halfway House; The Old Lodge;
The Bear
MINCHINHAMPTON
The Ragged Cot; Ben’s Fish & Chips; The Kitchen; Woefuldane Organic Dairy
NAILSWORTH and BEYOND
The Britannia Inn; Country Quality Meat; Chop Suey House; The Passage to India; Nailsworth Balti; Oldstone Cottage; mark@street Restaurant; Coco’s; The
Yellow Lighted Bookshop; Hobbs House Bakery; Tipputs Inn; The Gumstool
Inn at Calcot Manor; The Tea Lounge; The Olive Tree; Nailsworth Off license;
Nom Nom Cupcakes
Please support them in return
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Stroud and District Citizens Advice Bureau
As we approach the Christmas season it seems appropriate to remind you of the
work done by the Stroud and District Citizens Advice Bureau. Its aim is to advise
people on their rights and responsibilities in trying to find a resolution to the problems they face.
It seems that in many ways the Bureau is in fact one of the emergency services. An
illustration of this is given below by one of our volunteer advisers.
A man came to the bureau extremely stressed and unable to think straight because of his multiple problems. He became visibly less agitated as his discussion with the adviser helped him
to consider the options available and left him better able to deal with the issues confronting
him.
Last year the Bureau helped over 3,700 such people, of whom ……. came from
your parishes. After a first interview those who can help themselves are encouraged
to do so. Some, where appropriate, are redirected to organisations that can help
while others need more help from the Bureau. Last year, advisers wrote over 3,200
letters and made over 900 phone calls to third parties. Effective advice requires expertise and understanding and often calls for investigative skills on the part of the
adviser in order to get to the bottom of the issue.
None of this comes without cost. Many people do not realise that the bureau is a
charity. It is grateful for the support it receives from Stroud District Council, without whose help it would be unable to continue, but increasingly it has to turn to local people to maintain the service. We are asking you to consider supporting the
Bureau this Christmas, when we are most aware of those in our community who
need help.
The generosity of those in this parish who have already decided to support the Citizens Advice Bureau is gratefully acknowledged.
If you feel you can support the Bureau with a standing order, please note that the
Coventry Building Society (formerly Stroud and Swindon), has committed to doubling the value of new standing orders (up to the value of £15,000) for one year. So
your donation achieves even more!
For more information please contact us via the editor or visit the website
www.strouddistrict.org.uk. If you would like to give on-line, please follow the links
from the website to Virgin Money Giving. Thank you!
Judith Newman
Fund Raising Committee
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Duty Roster
Readers
Prayers
Chalice
Sidesmen
4th December
8am (Methodist)
Holy Communion
10am
Parish Eucharist
Second Sunday of Advent
S Page
Minister
D Rowe
C Pearson
I Andrews
A Seymour J Keck
C Wylde
G Lawson
11th December
8am
Holy Communion
10am
Second Sunday
Third Sunday of Advent
A Haslam
D Rowe
J Peters
18th December
8am
Holy Communion
10am
Parish Eucharist
Fourth Sunday of Advent
D Piechowiak S Piechowiak D Piechowiak
S Piechowiak
T Goddard
A Smith
D Rowe
M Bullock
A Seymour
S Page
M Page
J Keyte
J Keyte
T Wallis
A Haslam
J Peters
P Lea
B Lane
R Lea
C Pearson
S Piechowiak
J Bestwick
S Pugh
R Rowe
G Millwood
21st December
6pm - Nine Lessons and Carols
24th December
4.30pm
Crib Service
Christmas Eve
11.30pm
Holy Communion
R Lea
S Rowley
25th December
8am (1662)
Holy Communion
10am
Parish Eucharist
Christmas Day
S Pugh
P Hankins
J Foreman
D Curram
J Gilbert
1st January
9am (Methodist)
Holy Communion
Naming and Circumcision of Christ
D Rowe
Minister
A Seymour
A Seymour
D Rowe
8th January
8am
Holy Communion
10am
Second Sunday
Baptism of Christ
A Haslam
S Pugh
S Page
Clergy
D Piechowiak
S Piechowiak
J Howard
D Curram
J Foreman
A Haslam
J Howard
S Jenkins
A Haslam
E Haughton
D Rowe
P Lea
S Rowley
S Pugh
P Hankins
A Smith
B Lane
J Keyte
J Keyte
M Page
S Page
P Lea
G Millwood
(Continued on page 27)
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15th January
8am
Holy Communion
10am
Parish Eucharist
Second Sunday of Epiphany
J Peters
D Curram D Curram
S Rowley
A Haslam
I Andrews A Haslam
S Goodwin
J Keck
J Peters
S Rowley
D Rowe
R Rowe
22nd January
8am (1662)
Holy Communion
10am
Parish Eucharist
Third Sunday of Epiphany
D Piechowiak
S Piechowiak
S Piechowiak
B Keyte
S Pugh
G Lawson
E Patient
R Lea
D Piechowiak
A Shepherd
S Pugh
A Smith
29th January
8am
Holy Communion
10am
Christingle
Fourth Sunday of Epiphany
P Hankins
Clergy
D Payne
D Rowe
P Hankins
D Rowe
A Haslam
E Haughton
Send a Message of Hope
Amnesty International Greetings Card Campaign 2011
Once again members of the Peace and Justice Group are supporting Amnesty International’s annual campaign to send greetings cards to people who have committed no crime but have been imprisoned for their religious, political or social views.
This year we are focussing on families and communities who have members in
prison.
From early December there will be a display at the back of the church together
with copies of the relevant pages from the campaign booklet and information
about how to send cards. It doesn’t take very long to write and send a card that can
mean a great deal to the recipient and we hope that others will take part in the
campaign. Please join us in sending a Message of Hope.
For the next months the focus of the Peace Candle will be the families and communities of Prisoners of Conscience.
Peace and Justice Group.
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STEVE BIRD
PAINTER & DECORATOR
Orchard View
Middle Street
Eastington GL10 3AZ
Tel: 01453 823949
Mobile: 07973 445019
Email: himsbb@btopenworld.com
OXFORD GRADUATE OFFERS
LANGUAGE TUITION.
FRENCH, GERMAN,
ITALIAN, SPANISH.
ALL AGES
ALL LEVELS
20 YEARS EXPERIENCE
Contact: Annabelle Thompson
01453 861143
Montgomery Foot Health
Mobile Service for the Stroud Area
Nail-trimming, corn and callus removal contact us for full range of services
Catherine Montgomery
Dip.CFHP Dip Aroma MPSPract
Contact:
01453 884331
07970 550076
info@catherinemontgomery.co.uk
www.montgomeryfoothealth.co.uk
GARDEN DESIGN and CONSTRUCTION
GARDEN
Solutions
Please call
Philip Hazelrigg
01453 883454
07725 609945
7 Down View, Chalford Hill, Stroud
www.landscapinggloucestershire.co.uk
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Oliver Scully BA Honours Fine Art
Gardening by Ben Keyte
in Amberley
Stonemason
Garden maintenance
Trainee stonemason at City of Bath
College, seeking small scale commissions e.g. garden ornaments, house
signs and ashlar work
Lawn mowing / weeding
Hedge cutting / bonfires
Call 07870575101
Or 01453873804
E-mail: scullyojg@gmail.com
Mobile: 07772285460
Amberley Cottage
Bed and breakfast
Amberley Cottage,
Littleworth,
Amberley,
Gloucestershire,
GL5 5AG
Phone: 07583 915311
amberleycottagebandb@tiscali.co.uk
Local bed and breakfast in idyllic rural setting,
with spectacular views across the Nailsworth
valley. For further information contact Wendy
Law at the above.
Brookes Hair
& Beauty
Professional Unisex Salon
All aspects of Hairdressing
Appointments not always necessary
Matrix Stockist – retail products for sale
Gift Vouchers Available
10 High Street
Minchinhampton
01453 883076
Open
Tuesday-Saturday
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For personal, complete 24 hour service
Philip Ford & Son
Funeral Directors
Dirleton House, Cainscross Road
01453 763592
Part of Dignity plc. A British Company
DANEK PIECHOWIAK
DIAMOND POINT
GLASS ENGRAVER
Calligraphy specialist
Choose from a wide range of goblets, vases and bowls . Anything
you wish can be engraved for
that very special present. Corporate work also undertaken
Telephone 01453 872540
Mobile 07900 473773
A creative approach to building
20yrs experience in the Cotswolds
Individual Houses –Extensions
Renovation- Restoration
Planning approvals- Design
Contact: Terry Doran, St. Chloe
01453 872958
We offer clear and practical advice for all
your legal needs. Conveyancing ◦ Wills/
Probate ◦ Family ◦ Commercial/Company
Crime ◦ Motoring Offences ◦ Accidents &
Diseases ◦ Dispute Resolution ◦
Employment
Stroud - 01453 847200
Nailsworth - 01453 832566
Dursley - 01453 541940
www.wspsolicitors.com
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DIY DONE FOR U
Too busy to DIY? Job too small for a tradesman? Previous bad experience with a drill?
HOME – small plumbing jobs, minor electrical work, locks, pictures hung, curtain rails fitted, flat-packs
assembled.
GARDEN – lawns treated/scarified/mown, hedges cut, pruning, paths treated, patios cleaned, gates
& fences repaired & treated.
GENERAL – If your job is not listed, call. If I can’t do it, I’ll try to find a man who can.
Contact Jeremy on 07967 077380
sailjeremy@msn.com
LOOKING FOR SOMEWHERE TO STAY?
Quality in Tourism Silver Award and
AA Highly Commended Four Star rated Bed and Breakfast
E
Excellent Cuisine
Historic Home
Peaceful Surroundings
I offer spacious high quality rooms, in a
Victorian timber merchant’s house, set in the
peaceful village of North Woodchester.
Anne Brooke-Smith - 01453 872586
anne@woodchesterlodge.co.uk
BAILEYS OPTICIANS
7, Old Market, Nailsworth
(Opposite the County Library)
Tel: 834339
We offer a full independent Eye Care service, including NHS
Free parking nearby and easy, level access for the disabled
Appointments weekdays and Saturday Mornings
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AWARD ELECTRICAL
Domestic, Commercial and Industrial
Installations and Alterations
30 years experience
CLIVE SYMCOX
01453 887605 - 07817 438742
Carpenter and Joiner
01453 836818
No job too big
No job too small
Part P Qualified
National Association of Professional
Inspectors and Testers
Eye examinations at home –
for the housebound
Specialised service – free (NHS) for
those over 60 including Glaucoma
screening and full sight test
Telephone: 01453 833272
Mobile: 07800 821624
Graham O’Regan
BSc(Hons) FSMC FCOptom
HORSFALL HOUSE
Windmill Road, Minchinhampton, Stroud, Glos GL6 9EY Registered Charity No: 287479
A Purpose-built Nursing Home,
Day Resource Centre and Home Care Provider
The Local Care Home for Local Older People
Home Care Services



Professional Help with Personal Care
Domestic Tasks
Meals on Wheels
Day Centre Including Optional Transport


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Home cooked lunch plus teas/coffees
Entertainment, Activities and Day Trips
Chiropody & Hairdressing, Assisted Bathing
Care Home providing General & Dementia Nursing Care



Registered Nurses on duty 24 hours a day
Care Assistants trained to NVQ levels 2 & 3 in Care
Respite support occasionally available
Informal visits welcome. If you require further information, please telephone us on: 01453 731227
Patron: HRH The Princess Royal
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d. r. apew
building contractors
est. 1985
serving rodborough, amberley
minchinhampton areas
excellent references
“your local builders”
0797 396 1126
MAGAZINE
Rotas
for December / January
All
copy and articles for the magazine should be left at the back of the Church by
Weekthe 16th of the month or emailed to margaret.gardner06@gmail.com
ending
IfSunday
you would like to help with any duties, please contact Margaret Gardner for
Coffee
magazine (872230)Flowers
, Heather Pearson for church
services (885477) Cleaning
, Rosemary Lea
for4 flowers
forAdams
church and
cleaning (872347)
, and Cynthia
Dec (872901)
Advent , Mary Meadows
Alice
Betty Lane
Cooke (872602) or Heather PearsonHelen
(885477)
for after-service coffee.
Stillwell
11 Dec
Advent
Jill Murray-Smith and Margaret Gardner
Daphne Vickers
18 Dec
Advent/Christmas
Group
Maureen Anderson
and Irene Andrews
Mary Meadows
25 Dec
Christmas
No coffee
Sue Pugh
Crib
Margaret Gardner and Anne Shepherd
Ann Haslam
1 Jan
8 Jan
Crib
Jane Foreman and
Betty Lane
Lifts to Church and for Doctors’ or Hospital Appointments
Betty Lane
If you
difficulty in travellingElizabeth
to Church,
or travelling Betty
to attend
15
Jan have
Crib
Haughton
Lanedoctors’ or
hospital appointments, or if you know
anyone
else in this position, please get in
and Pat
Woods
touch with Gill Millwood (873546) or Anne Seymour (873272), who will make
22the
Jannecessary
Vreni Hankins
Lawson
Gardner
arrangements for Jill
someone
to and
call for you Margaret
and give you
a lift.
Daphne
Vickers
If you are willing to help with this service, and would be prepared for Gill to
contactAlice
you Adams
in the event of a request
beingand
received, please
her know.
29 Jan
Viv Leivers
MaryletMeadows
Rosemary Lea
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The Parish Church of the Holy Trinity, Amberley
Amberley Churches Together
Rector
Assistant Minister
Assistant Minister
Methodist Minister
Curate
Retired Priest
Churchwardens
Reader
Reader Emeritus
Verger
Director of Music
Head Server
Stewards
ACC: Secretary
Treasurer
Book-keeper
Chairman
Vice Chmn
Deanery Synod Reps
Planned Giving Sec
Social Committee Sec
Chch Grounds Chmn
Sunday Club
Youth Group
Parish Mag Editor
Advert Secretary
Church Flower Rota
Friday Cuppa
MU Secretary
Pastoral Care Co-ord
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Rev Dr Chris Collingwood
Rev Ann Morris
Rev Jane Walden
Rev John Thompson
Rev Sandy Emery
Rev Canon Brian Andrews
Mrs Jane Foreman
Mr Jeremy Keck
Mrs Deborah Curram
Mrs Anne Seymour
Mrs Cynthia Cooke
Dr Steve Goodwin
Mrs Jan Howard
Mrs Di Rowe
Mr Chris Pearson
Mrs Pat Woods
Mr Nic Curram
Mrs Liz Robertson
Mr John Gilbert
Mr Danek Piechowiak
Mr Fred Ashworth
Mrs Claire Wilkins
Mrs Sam Hunt
Mr Rod Marlow
Mrs Rosemary Lea
Mrs Deborah Curram
Mrs Sue Piechowiak
chris@minchchurch.org.uk
ann.morris@amberley.org
jane@minchchurch.org.uk
john.thompson@methodist.org.uk
sandy@minchchurch.org.uk
bkorama@gmail.com
jane_foreman@btinternet.com
Jeremy@keck.org.uk
deborahcurram@gmail.com
panda@amberley.org
—
sgoodwin@houndscroft.co.uk
janrhoward@gmail.com
roger@rowes.org.uk
chrisnheatherp@btinternet.com
woodscj@tiscali.co.uk
nic@nicholascurram.com
liz.robertson@windmillgraphics.co.uk
john.gilbert1@which.net
danek@amberley.org.uk
fred_vron@tiscali.co.uk
krazyclaire@btinternet.com
hunt@thedrillies.wanadoo.co.uk
rod.marlow@gmail.com
patrick.lea@tesco.net
deborahcurram@gmail.com
susan.laupie555@btinternet.com
01453 882289
01453 878515
01453 882314
01453 763847
01452 814148
01453 873068
01453 833028
01453 872300
01453 872546
01453 873272
01453 872602
01453 873381
01453 872689
01453 873458
01453 885477
01453 872652
01453 872546
01453 872527
01453 836275
01453 872540
01453 873436
01453 835864
01453 872490
01453 872521
01453 872901
01453 872546
01453 873662
Mrs Sarah Goodwin
Mrs Jan Howard
Mrs Margaret Gardner
Mrs Claire Wilkins
Mrs Claire Wilkins
Mrs Margaret Gardner
Mrs Jean Davie
Mrs Rosemary Lea
Mrs Ann Haslam
Mrs Pat Woods
Mrs Di Rowe
sarah@houndscroft.co.uk
janrhoward@btinternet.com
margaret.gardner06@gmail.com
krazyclaire@btinternet.com
krazyclaire@btinternet.com
margaret.gardner06@gmail.com
harrydavie@hotmail.com
patrick.lea@tesco.net
paulannhaslam@hotmail.com
woodscj@tiscali.co.uk
roger@rowes.org.uk
01453 873381
01453 872689
01453 872230
01453 835864
01453 835864
01453 872230
01453 872787
01453 872901
01453 873632
01453 872652
01453 873458
Village Organisations
Amberley Parochial School
admin@amberley.gloucs.sch.uk
Head Teacher – Peter Godfrey
head@amberley.gloucs.sch.uk
Amberley Playgroup Mondays, Fridays, 9.30-12.00
Wednesday, 9.30-3.00
Thursday, 12.30-3.00
Karen Hoskins
Cathy Brown
Toddlers Group – Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9.45-11.45 am
Leader - Karen Hoskins
Royal British Legion – Joint Men and Women’s Branch
Second Tuesday of even months at 7.30 pm in the Parish Room
Chairman – Colin McCleery
Littleworth Hall
Booking Secretary – Mrs Di Rowe
roger@rowes.org.uk
Parish Room Management Committee
Letting Secretary – Mrs Cynthia Cooke
Highlands Cottage Charity
Secretary – Mrs Anne Seymour
panda@amberley.org.uk
The Drake Scout HQ – Culver Hill
Group Scout Leader – Coral Rice
Scouts - Fridays 7-9 pm
Leader – Vacant at present - Contact Group Scout Leader, Coral Rice
Cub Scouts – Thursdays 6.45-8.15 pm
Leader – Sarah Martin
Beaver Scouts – Thursdays 5.30-6.30 pm
Leader – Sarah Martin
Guides – Wednesdays 7.30-9 pm
Mrs Nicky Young
nickyyoung@sky.com
Brownies – Wednesdays 6.00-7.30 pm in the Parish Rooms
Miss Joy Hopkins
j.hopkins67@btinternet.com
nd
Amberley Gardening Club – 2 Wed of each month – Parish Rooms
Mrs Anne Shepherd
anne.shep@btinternet.com
01453 873349
01453 753151
01453 872571
01453 753151
01453 873562
01453 873458
01453 872602
01453 873272
01453 872124
01453 872124
01453 872573
01453 872573
01453 886750
Website - www.amberley.org.uk01453 834767
01453 872237
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Sarah Goodwin
Chartered Accountant
Do you need help completing your
tax return?
Or with preparing your accounts?
Fir Tree House, Rodborough Common
Tel: 01453 762591
Telephone: 01453 873381
Email:sarah@houndscroft.co.uk
For a professional and personal service
Comfortable bed and breakfast accommodation in 200
year old Cotswold stone house adjacent to Rodborough
Common with wonderful far-reaching views to the River
Severn and beyond.
Phone: Jane Peters on 01453 762591
AMBERLEY POST OFFICE AND STORES
Amberley, Stroud, Glos
Tel: 872505
Home-made quiches and cakes - Orders taken for Walkers bread
Opening Hours:
Tue, Wed, Fri
Mon, Thur
Sat
Sun
8.30 am - 1.00 pm
8.30 am - 5.00 pm
8.30 am - 12.30 pm
8.30 am - 12 noon (Shop only)
SUPPORT YOUR VILLAGE SHOP
Houndsweb
Professional Computer Services
www.houndsweb.co.uk
Your Local Internet Service Provider
PC/network advice, supply, upgrades & repairs.
Would you like an ...@amberley.org email address?
Email sgoodwin@houndscroft.co.uk for details.
For all your web, PC and networking services, contact
Dr Steve Goodwin, Chartered IT Professional and Chartered
Engineer, on 01453 873381 or visit www.houndsweb.co.uk
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