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CHURCH AND VILLAGE
ORGANISATIONS
ST PETER’S CHURCH
Vicar
Curate
Church Office
Revd Susan Allman
Revd Janet Trevithick
Open: Mon-Thurs 9 - 12
e-mail: office@stpetertitchfield.org.uk
Website
www.stpetertitchfield.org.uk
Readers
Mr Roger Bryant, 99 Frosthole Crescent, Fareham
Churchwarden
Mrs Kay Dunleavy , 21 Mallory Crescent, Fareham, PO16 7QH
P.C.C.Secretary
Mrs Jane Slaymaker, 42 Woodbourne Close, Fareham, PO15 5QQ
Treasurer
Mrs Sandra Pereira c/o Church Office
Stewardship Recorder
Mr David Mugford, 19, The Oakes, Stubbington
Organist
Mr Keith Miller, c/o Church Office
Capt. of the Tower (Bells) Mr Lyndon Hatfield, 5 Garstons Road, Titchfield PO144EJ
Friends of St Peter’s
Mrs Frances Knight - The Old Vicarage,Church Street
Website
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Evangelical Church
Primary School
Parish Room
Earl of S’ton Trust
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Community Centre
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FROM THE
EDITOR’S DESK
Two important Titchfield organisations are seeking your help this month. The Village
Trust is asking villagers to complete a questionnaire (page 12) concerning the production
of a Neighbourhood plan for Titchfield while the Bonfire Boys Society is appealing for
support from local people (page 11) in order to make sure that Titchfield Carnival
remains a feature of village life.
The Revd Susan Allman says goodbye to some very good friends of St Peter’s (page
2/3) as they depart for pastures new and Charles Timberlake celebrates the anniversary
of St Peter’s Prayerline which has been a feature of the ministry of St Peter’s for twenty
years.
There is good news on the restoration front with the completion of the roof repairs at St
Peter’s (page 13), work which was enabled by support from the Lottery Heritage fund
and the Friends of St Peter’s, while a more recent feature of village life, Titchfield
Festival Theatre, announces the installation of a new boiler at the premises in St
Margaret’s Lane (page 10). Loyal patrons of this excellent local facility can now
dispense with the blankets and rugs in the winter months.
Easter is not far away and Karen Postle will be stocking up with Real Easter Eggs (page
15) while Fair-trade Fortnight (page 9) commences at the end of the month with plenty of
tempting offers.
Brian Patten
CONTENTS
PAGE
2/3
Revd Susan Allman - “God, our Companion on the Way”
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Changes at Community Centre/Church Fete
5
A find in the bell tower/Fareport Talking News comes of age
6
Chapel Page - “Fathers in the Bible””
7
Titchfield Evangelical Church - Services
8
Clean for the Queen/Obituary
9
Fairtrade Fortnight/Club news
10
TFT - A ‘green’ theatre in Titchfield
11
Help required to save Titchfield Carnival
12
TVT - Neighbourhood plan for Titchfield
13
Roof repaired at St Peter’s!
14
Titchfield History Society - “More about Henry Cort"
15
Real Easter Eggs
16
Titchfield Film Nights/Titchfield Festival Theatre
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Titchfield Community Centre - Weekly Diary
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Community Centre - Contacts for Groups and Clubs
19
Prayerline turns 20
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Embroiderers Guild/St Peter’s Charitable Giving 2015
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Neighbourhood Watch - Telephone scam
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St Peter’s Church - Sunday Services for February
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From the Registers/Ash Wednesday services
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Church and Village Organisations
Front cover: Church Path, Titchfield by Joyce Smith
Copy for March 2016 issue to Editor by Wednesday 17th February please
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God, our Companion on the Way.
by The Revd Susan Allman
We have recently said, “Goodbye,” to
some very good friends from St.
Peter’s Church as they moved to new
homes in other parts of the country.
Last October saw Anne and Tony Le
Fevre wave goodbye as they moved to
make their new home near to
Camborne in Cornwall. They slipped
away rather quickly, as is often the
way with house moves these days and
some of us were disappointed that we
didn’t get a proper chance to say,
“Thankyou” before they left. There
was, however, a lovely presentation at
their last ten o’clock service, complete
with a glass of champagne in
celebration of all that had passed
between us.
Here are a few memories of Tony and
Anne, shared by Anna Sketchley, one
of their many, very good friends:
“Tony completed his Reader training
at St. Peter’s and was licensed as a
Reader in 2011. He regularly
preached and led services in church
and at the Rock; both Anne and Tony
were regular attenders at the Rock,
helping to sustain ministry there right
up until the end of its time. They both
led Home Groups and Anne sang in
the choir and the music group when
they first arrived at St. Peter’s, as well
as being a great supporter of Messy
Church, juggling her own
commitments to help with the crafts
when she was able to. Again, Tony,
with his considerable teaching skills,
sometimes led the Messy Church
celebration time, to the delight of both
children and adults.
Both supported many other church
activities, walking for Christian Aid
for example, ably supported by Dylan
their keen dog – who now enjoys a
swim on the beaches of Cornwall !
Both Anne and Tony were great at
welcoming people, Anne, especially,
cheering us up with her lovely multicoloured jackets! You were always met
with a ready smile and friendly word
and a real gentleness that embraced
all who knew them.
Some of us have had the pleasure of
staying in touch and recently met with
Anne on one of her quick dashes back
to see family at Christmas. Anne and
Tony have settled well now into
Cornish life, enjoying the peace and
natural beauty that surrounds them at
their new home. We wish them every
blessing as they carry on in their
journey of faith in pastures new and
want them to know that they will
always be warmly welcomed back at
St Peter’s if they pass this way.
Thank you Anne and Tony for being a
part of our lives. God bless you both
in 2016.”
Last month another very good friend
of St. Peter’s, Lt. Col. John Tudor,
much recovered after a lengthy stay in
hospital at the end of last year, took
the decision to move from Titchfield
to settle into the Sunrise Community
in Bagshot, where he will be closer to
his family.
(continued page 3)
St Peter's Church, Titchfield
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www.stpetertitchfield.org.uk
At St Peter’s we have a network of evening and daytime home groups.We
learn together about the Christian faith, discuss, laugh and pray together,
as we try to become better disciples.New members are always welcome.
If you would like to join a home group, or find out more about them,
please contact Stella Warne 01329 847338 or Kay Dunleavy 01329 312552.
Messy Church at St Peter’s:
Monday 22nd February from 3.30 - 5.45 pm
Café Connect in the Parish Room
Sunday 21st February
10.45 am - 12.30pm
From the Registers
Baptisms
27th December Henry Thomas Becker-Wadley
Funerals
13th January Constance King (82)
15th January Josephine Bezzant (82)
Regular activities at St Peter’s Church
Bell Ringing Practice
Wednesday 7.30pm - 9.00
Morning Prayer
Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 8.15am
Teddy Bear Praise
Wednesday in term time 2pm - 3pm
Choir Practice
Thursday
7pm
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St Peter's Church,
Titchfield
Church Street
Titchfield
Hampshire
PO14 4AG.
Vicar: Revd Susan Allman
Curate: Revd Janet Trevithick
Sunday Services for February
7th February
8.00am
10.00am
Sunday next before Lent
Holy Communion (1662)
Family Service
14th February
8.00am
10.00am
The First Sunday of Lent
Holy Communion (1662)
Parish Communion
21st February
8.00am
10.00am
The Second Sunday of Lent
Holy Communion (1662)
Parish Communion
28th February
8.00am
10.00am
The Third Sunday of Lent
Holy Communion (1662)
Parish Communion
March
6th March
8.00am
10.00am
11.30am
Mothering Sunday
Holy Communion (1662)
Family Service
Matins
Ash Wednesday 10th February at St Peter’s
10.00am - Parish Communion service
7.30pm - Shared Eucharist with Holy Trinity and
St Columba, Fareham and St John’s Locks Heath
Revd Susan Allman
God, our Companion on the Way.
(from page 2)
John has been a long-standing and
enthusiastic member of our church
for many years and will be greatly
missed by us all. He was a skilled
wood-turner, always willing to help
with any woodwork that was needed
in church and leaves our church
with many tangible reminders
produced in his famous garden
workshop.
Once again, circumstances were
such that there was little time to say,
“Goodbye,” but close friends were
able to visit John for afternoon tea
when he was on a brief visit home
and we prayed for him there and in
church on the following Sunday,
with gratitude for all that we have
shared; for his years of service, his
honesty, faithfulness, amazing
determination, adaptability and
modern outlook on life. John will be
greatly missed by us but we know
that his cheerful and outgoing
disposition and genuine interest in
other people will enable him to
make new friends. There will be a
fuller article about John in next
month’s magazine.
For those who were unable to attend
the small gathering at his home,
here is one of the prayers we used as
we wished John well and
commended him into God’s safe
keeping:
We praise and thank you, God of the
journey,
for our brother John who is leaving
us.
We entrust him into your loving
care,
knowing that you are always the
faithful traveller
and companion on the way.
Shelter and protect him from all
harm and anxiety,
grant him the courage to meet the
future
and grace to let go into new life,
through Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Amen.
May we all have confidence in the
providential care of God, who
travelled with the people of Israel
during their forty years in the
wilderness, on the way to the
Promised Land and travels with us
today.
As we begin our journey through
Lent, which begins on Ash
Wednesday, 10th February, my
prayer is that we shall search for
God and set aside all that keep us
from knowing him as our
companion on the way; the loving
and patient Father in the story Jesus
told about the prodigal son, who
longs to gather us up in his loving
embrace and welcome us home.
With love in Him,
Susan
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Titchfield & District News
Changes at Titchfield
Community Centre
Julian Gibbs, Chairman of
Titchfield Community Association
writes:
Dinah Lloyd, Manager of the
Centre for the past 21 years has
resigned and the Community
Association is looking to replace
her with a General Manager, 20-25
hours per week, and a Finance
Officer, 4-8 hours per week.
This provides an opportunity to
review the working of the Centre
and, in particular, how we engage
with the village of Titchfield and
present ourselves to the public, our
customers.
We are discussing a range of ideas
with our existing staff and these
will be explored over the coming
months. The Community Centre is
a very active and busy place and is
used by many hundreds of people
each week with a very wide range
of user groups covering leisure,
sports, community support,
educational and recreational
activities. The changes will mean
some disruption for us but we look
forward to working with our very
capable staff to move towards a
new chapter in the life of the
Centre.
February
4th
9th
10th - 20th
16th
21st
22nd
22nd
St Peter’s Church Fete
Saturday 14th May 2016
Please note the date for your diary
Rest assured, preparations are getting
underway for the annual Church Fete,
which will be held from 1.00-4.00pm in
the beautiful gardens of the Old
Vicarage, thanks to Frances and Chris
Knight.
Gazebos have been restored and new
tombola drums made in readiness.
Previous stallholders and contributors are
being contacted. Next month, there will
be news about the programme and the
stalls.
If you have any questions, or
suggestions, or wish to offer your
services, please talk to a member of the
planning committee - Joan Angelides,
Helen Blundell, Kay Dunleavy, Iain
Windebank, Chris Rigby, John and
Sandra Pereira..
Get Baking!
The Great Titchfield Bake Off returns to
the Community Centre on 19th March
from 12 noon to 4pm, entry forms
available from early February at the
Community Centre office, Friday
Country Markets at the Parish Room
10am-1130 or on line at
www.titchfieldcommunitycentre.weebly.
com. Get baking and astound your
family and friends!
by Nigel Prior
Neighbourhood Watch
There has been a recent report of a scam
involving a male caller claiming to be
from BT, informing he was disconnecting
the victim because of an unpaid bill. The
caller demanded immediate payment
using a credit card or the amount would
increase considerably to re-connect at a
later date.
Very pleased with himself, the caller
asked if that was enough proof that he was
with BT.
The caller wasn't even fazed when the
victim told him he was with another
supplier. The caller alleged the victim’s
supplier have to pay BT a percentage for
line rental.
The caller’s number was withheld. The
fictitious 0800 number was not
recognised.
The victim asked for the caller's details
and he gave a very 'English' name with a
very strong foreign accent and phone
number - 0800 0800 152.
The caller realised the victim didn't
believe his story, so offered to
demonstrate that he was from BT.
The victim was asked to hang up and try
phoning someone - he would disconnect
my phone to prevent this. And he did!!
Victim's phone was dead - no engaged
tone, nothing - until the caller rang again.
The victim declined to make any kind of
payment and told the caller he didn't
believe his name or that he worked for BT.
The caller hung up.
Advice
Write down or record specific details from
the call (e.g names, numbers, method, etc)
Do not disclose any payment/credit card
details over the phone
Let as many people, friends & family
know of this scam.
Report it to the police, whether card
details have been disclosed or not.The fact
that the phone does go off would probably
convince some people it's real. Check with
BT using a telephone number from
correspondence you know is genuine.
Hold Your Party
at
Titchfield Community Centre
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Titchfield Diary
Titchfield Moviola - St Margaret’s Arts - 7pm
Titchfield Abbey WI - Community Centre - 9.30am
Titchfield Festival Theatre - St Margaret’s Arts - 7.30pm
Titchfield History Society - Community Centre - 7.30pm
Café Connect - Parish Room - 10.45am - 12.30pm
Messy Church - St Peter’s Church - 3.30pm
Titchfield WI - Parish Room - 7.30pm
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titchfieldcommunitycentre.weebly.com
Reg Charity 1109062
Titchfield News
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Titchfield & District News
A find in the bell tower
Solent Branch of the
Embroiderers' Guild
Judith McArdle writes:
We are a small, but very busy guild
with lots to look forward to in 2016.
Our members range from the
beginner to professional textile artists
who all share a love of stitch and
textiles. At the moment we are
finishing off our pieces of work to
celebrate the 300th anniversary of the
birth of Capability Brown. These
works will be exhibited throughout
the summer at the Hillier Arboretum.
We are also collating and creating
work to go into our own exhibition in
August at the Westbury Manor
Museum in Fareham.
Our next speaker will be on Monday
21st March when we will be hosting
the knitter and textile artist Nicky
Barfoot. She will be talking to us
about her "Knitted Nudes and Doggy
Doodles". She is a multi -disciplined
artist and having read her blog and
perused her web page I can't wait to
hear her discuss her work. If you
would like to join us, please come
along. You will be made very
welcome. We meet in the Parish
Room, Titchfield 7pm for 7.30pm.
Visitors £5.
For more details please contact
Margaret Mainwaring 01329 285825
or Gemma Bridges by email;
gemmabridges@gmail.com or visit
our blog on
www.solenteg.blogspot.com.
St Peter’s Christmas
Charitable Giving 2015
The following charities were
supported from St Peter’s
activities during Advent:
Children’s Society - from
collections from Christingle
Service, Messy Church, West Hill
Park and Titchfield Primary
Schools a donation
amounting to £650.24.
Homeless in Fareham &
Gosport, were gifted a donation of
£500 raised by the Christmas
Bazaar.
Churches Homeless Action 2015,
for twelve local charities, the
£5.00 donations for the gift card/
voucher scheme raised £196.
Embrace the Middle East, a
donation of £86 generated from
shared Christmas Greetings on the
Church Christmas Card.
Christian Aid Christmas Appeal
to combat malaria among mothers
and children in West Africa,
received £81.
Wessex Haven the collection from
the Haven Service raised £1941.04
towards the provision of therapy
for people affected by breast
cancer.
by Dianne Hatfield
Over the last few months of 2015 it became
obvious that the bell ropes at St. Peter’s were
coming to the end of their useful life. There is a
limit to how often they can be repaired. In
particular most were showing considerable signs
of wear below the sally (the thick woolly bit that
helps to protect the hands) and unravelling.
There are few suppliers of bell ropes in the UK,
so costs and delivery times of each were
investigated; and after some discussion, one was
chosen, and an order placed, with a promise of
"delivery before Christmas".
With two weeks to go it looked unlikely that we
would have new ropes fitted and ready for
ringing at Christmas. Fingers tightly crossed :
would they last long enough? Then on the
afternoon of Christmas Eve a large parcel was
delivered containing six shiny new ropes with
brightly coloured sallies. It was too late to fit
them, we still had to hope that a broken rope
would not disrupt service ringing on Christmas
Day.
Fortunately the old ropes survived, so tower
captain ably assisted by John Pereira and Phil
Mummery fitted new ropes in time for New Year.
Whilst in the bell chamber Phil spotted a piece of
pipework sticking out of the wall. "Oh that's been
there for as long as I can remember" said Lyndon,
"It's where I hang the inspection lamp.” On
closer inspection the pipe was found to have a
gas tap attached. It seems it was an old gas pipe,
almost certainly for a gas light. At first this
seemed a scary thought: the fire risk in a timber
clad tower could have been considerable. But it
must have been safer than candles! No worries
now, it is not connected to anything at either end.
Do any members of the congregation remember
gas lighting in the church? And when was electric
lighting installed? It would be interesting to
know.
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Fareport Talking News –
Coming of Age
Fareport Talking News (FTN) are
delighted to announce that this
year they celebrate twenty-one
years of broadcasting to the blind
and visually impaired in the
Fareham and Gosport area. FTN
record weekly, on memory stick,
and this year editions will include
not only the regular news,
information and entertainment but
also a look back over the last
twenty-one years; how the service
has developed and what our
listeners have to say about the
service.
All this and it is FREE to the
visually impaired. If you know
anyone who may benefit from
receiving Fareport Talking News
please tell them about FTN. To
register they can phone Mary
Martin on 01329 662000 or the
studio on 01329 664364 or you
could perhaps phone on their
behalf.
Coffee Time
Passing or popping in to
Titchfield Community Centre?
Working on your allotment?
Parked your car for a hike? Treat
yourself to a hot cup of coffee,
hot chocolate, mochaccino,
cappuchino, latte, expresso or
tea from our new coffee
machine.
Only 50p. Situated in
Main Reception.
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Titchfield
Evangelical Church
Fathers noted in the Bible
by Jill Hill
Moses.
The Great Reunion mentioned at the end
of the last story saw Jacob, his sons
and their families all coming down to
Egypt with Jacob being extremely
pleased to see Joseph, the son he had
thought to be dead, welcoming them.
However, years passed and the Israelites
were taken into slavery by the
Egyptians. There came a time when the
Israelites became so numerous that
Pharaoh commanded that all their baby
boys should be killed. After Moses was
born his mother cleverly saved him by
putting him a woven basket which she
hid in the rushes of the Nile. where
he was spotted by Pharaoh's daughter
and taken to live in the palace.
He was thus brought up as a prince but
one day, seeing one of his own kin being
ill-treated by a slave-driver, killed the
man. Others witnessed this and he was
forced to flee Egypt and go far from
there. He looked after sheep for a farmer
and later married his daughter, Zipporah.
They had two sons, Gershoram and
Eliezer but we don't hear much of
Moses' role as a father. His 'fatherly'
abilities are better known for leading his
people out of Egypt and through the
desert where God, the Father, looked
after them
David, the king.
David is best known to us through his
killing of Goliath, his fighting and
winning many battles and by his
friendship with Jonathan, Saul's son who
was later killed, with his father, in
battle. David then attained kingship .
As a father, he certainly procreated
many! He quite likely had nine
wives, (well below the permitted number
of 18 at that time!) providing nineteen
sons and one daughter. He also had
numerous concubines so, doubtless, the
Palace was filled with children!
Again, we do not hear too much of his
fatherly role, but two names come to
mind.............
His eldest son, named Absolom was his
father's favourite and was considered to
be the most handsome man in the land
who sported an 'up to the minute' chariot
with fifty men to run in front of him.
However, he later styled himself as
King. In an ensuing war, his steed ran
beneath a tree's branches and his head or
hair were caught up in it. Thus hanging,
he was killed. David mourned him
saying that he wished that he could have
died instead.
He did, however, take a fatherly role
with Jonathan's son, Mephibosheth. The
child was about five years old when his
father and grandfather were killed in
battle. His nurse fled the house, fearing
further killing, but somehow managed
to drop the youngster, breaking his legs
and leaving him crippled. Later on David
sought out Jonathan's son and invited
him to come to join his own family,
sitting at their table with them and
therefore enjoying the status of being
part of the King's family. The Scripture
noted that Mephibosheth himself had a
young son, named Mica so the line of
Saul and Jonathan was not totally
extinguished.
Prayerline Turns Twenty!
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The notice at the foot of this page appears in every
edition of Titchfield News. Charles Timberlake
celebrates 20 years of the St Peter’s Prayerline and
looks back at its origins
Birthdays are meant to be celebrated,
and this applies to an ‘institution’ as
much as a human being. This month St
Peter’s Prayerline will be twenty years
old!
The idea for a Prayerline came about as
I knew of the wife of a vicar in another
parish in the diocese who co-ordinated a
prayer chain in her village, and I felt it
would be good to start a similar chain
here in Titchfield.
With the blessing of James, our vicar at
the time, a team of twelve of us came
forward to commit to praying, in private
and in confidence, for individuals and/or
situations/circumstances where prayer is
requested or considered helpful.
Initially we would ‘ring round,’ passing
a prayer message down the line (being
careful to keep it simple and avoid the
pitfalls of Chinese Whispers!) In more
recent years we have used a combination
of telephone and email.
The first prayer offered was on 6th
March 1996. Since then many hundreds
(the figure is approaching two thousand)
of messages have been relayed –
offering prayer for ill-health and end of
life together with a whole host of
situations/circumstances where it is
thought prayer may help.
Over the years our team members have
changed – friends have died or moved
away – but two members have stuck
with me since those humble beginnings.
I would like to say a big ‘thank you’ to
them and to all those who have been a
part of Prayerline over these twenty
years. I believe the prayer support to
have been a source of great comfort and
strength to many over the years – myself
included when I too have gone on our
list!
We will indeed be celebrating; but it will
also be a time of commemoration as we
reflect and give thanks for lives lived
and loved, and for prayers answered –
not always according to our requests but
always in accordance and in keeping
with His will.
Do you know anyone who is ill or in any distress
and who needs the support of prayer?
ST PETER’S PRAYERLINE please contact
Charles Timberlake - 01329 845265
or Doreen White
01329 843544
Titchfield Evangelical Church
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COMMUNITY CENTRE - CONTACTS FOR GROUPS & CLUBS
Art Show
Mr Mark Pearce
07962 200208
Ballroom Dance Classes
Mr James Taplin
01489 584502
Bonfire Boys
Hotline
07768 283725
Bowling Club
Mr Gary Rathke
01329 847795
Boxing Club
Mr Ken Charman
01489 581623
Bridge Club
Mr Derek Winslow
01489 505077
Bright Sparks Pre-School
Mrs Sally Eland
07890 087897
Card Making
Ms Amanda Fowler
07890 426945
Canine Partners
Ms Elaine Potter
01730 716017
Dog Training
Mr Brian Eldridge
02380 777916
FAREGOS - Home Education
Mrs Dee McGruer
07748 498841
Fareham Bee Keepers Association
Ms Sandra Hearn
07590 020012
French Conversation
Mr Peter Davis
01329 284417
Gardeners’ Club
Miss Wendy Nicholson
01329 842537
History Society
Mrs Marilyn Wilton-Smith
01329 843822
Crofton Judo Club
Peter Powell
07877 629135
or Les Barnes
07896 582853
Karate (KOKB)
Mr Chris Bird
07792 666932
Kung Fu & Kick-Boxing
Mr Omar El-Kilany
07575 991855
Ladies Badminton
Mrs Sylvia Lamb
01489 584948
NCT Bumps and Babes
Ms Mary-Kate Smith
0844 2436130
Oaklands
Contact TCA office
01329 842933
Oasis Youth Centre
Mr Peter Mills
01329 317912
Rugby Tots
Ms Helen Wood
0845 3133244
78 Club
Mr Edward Meads
01489 589689
Slimming World
Ms Colette May-Matthews
07727 872528
Scouts inc Beavers and Cubs
Mrs Louise Mclean
01329 842942
Solent Fine Arts Soc. (NADFAS)
Mrs Louise Ashton
01329 842441
Solent School of Dance/Drama
Mr Martin Young
01329 665801
or Miss Kirsten Young
01329 223104
Southern Steppers
Mrs Jan Harris
01329 288360
Sugarpush Tea Dance
Miss Simone Brown
07944 255574
Tai-Chi
Mr Andrew Austin
01329 510204
Tea Pot Crafters
Ms D Philpot
01329 286999
Tea Dances
Mrs Pauline Steel
01329 234562
Titchfield Abbey W.I.
Ms Rosemary Mitchell
01329 319388
Titchfield Auctions
Mrs Isobel Farmer
07720 023950
Titchfield Luncheon Club
Mr Kenneth Moore
01329 315615
Titchfield Photographic Group
Mr Phil Burner
07774 021958
WordWrights
Ms Susan Whitehead
01489 578738
Titchfield on the web
www.welcometotitchfield.co.uk
www.stpetertitchfield.org.uk
www.friends-of-st-peters.org
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Calendar of events in
February
Sunday morning services at 10.30am
(meet for prayer from 10.00-10.15am)
3rd February
14th February
21st February
28th February
Services in February
Roy Dumphries with Communion
Paul Carter
Fred Hudson with Communion
Bob Rule
Open Church on Tuesday mornings from
10.30 to 11.45. As the title
suggests, the church is available to anyone who would like to come in for
an informal chat helped along by tea, coffee and biscuits various.
On Tuesday, February 2nd we welcome the Christian Travelling Library,
usually with Cedric and Malcolm on board.
Anyone is again welcome to come and peruse the books, DVDs and
greetings cards. You do not have to 'join' to borrow any books. There is
a vast array of all kinds of helpful books on all aspects of Christian life,
both fact and fiction.
Wednesdays at 7.30 p.m. A time of prayer and Bible Study with a study
of Elijah. Anyone is welcome to join the group.
www.titchfield.org.uk
telephone 01329 845772
e-mail: titchfieldevangchurch@virginmedia.com
Cold Weather Advice for
Older People
Age UK has produced a free booklet ,
"Winter Wrapped Up", containing useful
advice to help older people stay warm and
well during the cold spells of winter.
To get a copy, call Age UK Advice free on
0800 169 65 65, or visit www.ageuk.org.uk/
healthandwellbeing
Garden Thefts
Neighbourhood Watch are
warning of serious garden
thefts in the Titchfield area
when garden furniture and
ornaments have been stolen.
Please ensure that where
possible these items are kept
in secure place.
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Clean for the Queen
Clean for the Queen is a campaign to
clear up Britain in time for Her
Majesty the Queen’s 90th birthday
which will be officially celebrated in
June this year.
When she came to the throne litter
was not the problem it is today.
Food packaging, plastic bottles,
takeaway meals and cigarette butts
have all contributed to a growing
menace that affects our wildlife,
streets, countryside and sense of
pride. What better way could we
show our gratitude to Her Majesty
than to clean up our country.
Individuals, volunteer groups, local
councils, businesses and schools are
being called up to to their bit. These
can register their interest on line at
www.cleanforthequeen.org.
In the run-up to the Queen’s birthday
on 21st April the campaign
organisation aims to inspire a million
people to take action and enjoy a few
hours together litter-picking to make
the places where we live more
beautiful.
Obituary
Connie King
Constance King, known to us all as
Connie, was born on 4 June 1933 in
Edinburgh. Her father had been
gassed in the first World War and the
family struggled to make ends meet.
She left Scotland to join the Women’s
Royal Air Force in 1951 and received
a medal in the Malayan Insurrection,
where she had a traumatic time
helping with the administration of a
War Hospital at Fraser’s Hill near
Kuala Lumpur.
Connie met her husband Norman,
also from Edinburgh and also in the
RAF, in Singapore. They shared a
love of dancing. After their marriage
Connie became a “service wife”,
relocating many times and
accompanying Norman on tours to
Singapore, Cyprus and Germany.
They had three sons; Norman, Dennis
and Andy.
Litter blitzes will be generated
throughout the UK in January,
February and March with the most
monumental of all litter clear-ups
from Friday 4th March to Sunday 6th
March.
In 2003 Connie and Norman moved
into Andy’s annexe in Titchfield.
Sadly, Norman died the following
year but Connie remained a great
support to Andy, Claire and their
children, Stephanie and Katie, who
will miss her enormously. Our prayers
and sympathy are with all Connie’s
family at this sad time.
It is hoped that these activities will
leave a legacy that will encourage
more people reduce their litter habit
and to help us all live more
sustainably.
Connie was a faithful, kind and
valued member of St. Peter’s Church
and is missed by us too. May she rest
in the peace of Christ and rise with
him in glory.
Watch this space.
Titchfield Community Association
Titchfield News
Weekly
Programme
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Mill Street, Titchfield, PO14 4AB
tel: 01329 842933
fax: 01329 842407
e-mail: titchfield.ca@btconnect.com
Sunday
Titchfield Auctions –
(The Garage)
Sugar Push Tea Dance
Viewing
Auction
Monday
Bright Sparks Pre-School*
Tai Chi
Oaklands Day Centre
Bridge Club
Ballroom Dancing
Southern Steppers
BOKB
Solent School of Dance*
Lindy Hop
9.15 - 1.30pm
1.00pm - 3.00pm
10.30 – 2.00pm
1.30 – 3.30pm
2.30 - 4.30pm
7.00 – 9.00pm
7.00 - 9.00pm
7.00 – 9.00pm
7.00 – 10.30pm
7.15 – 10.00pm
7.30 –10.00pm
Friday
NCT Bumps & Babies
Card Making
Crofton Judo Club
Toddler Sense
10.00 - 12 noon
9.30am - 12.30pm
6.30pm - 9.30pm
9.00 - 12.30pm
Available for Functions
*TermTime only
See page 18 for
names and telephone
numbers of contacts
for the Groups and
Clubs listed on
this page
Tuesday
9.15 – 1.30pm
12.00 – 2.00pm
1.30 – 7.00pm
7.00 – 10.30pm
6.15 - 10.00pm
7.30 - 9.30pm
7.00 - 9.00pm
6.00 - 8.00pm
8.00 - 11.00pm
Wednesday
Bright Sparks Pre-School*
Canine Partners
Titchfield Luncheon Club
Southern Steppers
Teapot Crafters
Solent School of Dance
Sea Scouts*
Tai Chi
Bridge Club
Solent Dog Training Group
Gardeners’ Club (1st)
5.30-6.30pm
6.30pm
1.00pm - 6.30pm
Bright Sparks Pre-School*
Titchfield Abbey W.I. (2nd)
N.A.D.F.A.S (3rd)
Tea Dance
Beavers*
Southern Steppers
Karate
History Society (3rd) Sept – May
French Conversation (1st & 3rd)
Rugby Tots*
Perform*
Oasis
Slimming World
Better Body Fitness
9.15 – 1.30pm
9.30 – 2.00pm
10.00 – 12.30pm
1.30 –4.00pm
5.30 - 7.00pm
7.00 - 9.30pm
7.00 – 9.00pm
7.30 –10.00pm
7.30 - 9.00pm
10.30 - 12.30pm
3.30 - 6.00pm
7.00 - 8.30pm
4.30 - 9.00pm
8.30 - 10.30pm
Thursday
Bright Sparks Pre-School*
FAREGOS*
Ladies Badminton*
Word Wrights (1st and 3rd)
Bowling Club (Oct-April)
Kick Boxing/Kung Fu/Tai Chi
Ballroom Dance Classes
Cubs
Southern Steppers
Photographic Group
Oasis
9.15 – 1.30pm
9.30 - 1.30pm
10.30 – 12.30pm
1.30 – 3.30pm
2.00 – 5.00pm
7.00 – 9.45pm
5.15 - 10.30pm
6.30 - 8.00pm
7.30 -9.30pm
7.30- 9.30pm
7.00 - 9.00pm
Saturday
Solent School of Dance 9.30am - 12.00pm
Slimming World
8.30am - 12.30pm
Tai Chi
1.00pm - 4.00pm
Available for Functions
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Titchfield Film Nights
Titchfield Film Night - Titchfield Festival Theatre, St Margaret’s Lane
Please come along and join us.
Thursday 4th February –
‘Suffragette’ (PG13)
This stirring story centres on Maud
(Carey Mulligan) a working wife and
mother whose life is forever changed
when she is secretly recruited to join
the U.K.'s growing suffragette
movement. Galvanized by the outlaw
fugitive Emmeline Pankhurst (Meryl
Streep), Maud becomes an activist for
the cause alongside women from all
walks of life. When increasingly
aggressive police action forces Maud
and her dedicated fellow suffragettes
underground, they engage in a
dangerous game of cat-and-mouse
with the authorities, who are shocked
as the women's civil disobedience
escalates and sparks debate across the
nation..
Films are detailed on the Titchfield
Moviola web site http://
www.titchfieldmoviola.com
Tickets (£6 each) on sale at The
Village Greengrocer in The Square,
and on the door (subject to
availability).
Titchfield Festival Theatre
St Margaret’s Arts
TFT's next production, in their newly-heated
theatre St Margarets Arts, St Margarets Lane,
Titchfield, is "Our Country's Good". One man
believed that drama could have a humanising
effect on convicts. One man thought that
directing a play would bring him promotion. The
year - 1789; the place - the new colony on the
other side of the world. A play was produced by
convicts to celebrate the King's birthday.
This intriguing drama runs from Wednesday February 10th to Saturday
20th, at 7.30 pm. For more information and for booking contact The Box
Office, 01329 556156, or go to the website,
www.titchfieldfestivaltheatre.com
Come and enjoy the newly-warm theatre! At last the heating is installed and
working and the theatre is warm and cosy. So do come along to our latest
production. No need for thermal vests and blankets!
Titchfield News
Fairtrade Fortnight: 29th February
to 13th March by Karen Postle
The theme this year is:
Sit Down for Breakfast – Stand up for
Farmers!
It will focus on the fact that it’s a scandal
that the people who grow the food we take
for granted can’t always feed their own
families.
As a Fairtrade Church St Peter’s will be
highlighting Fairtrade fortnight in the
following ways on Sunday 6th March:
• Giving away home-baked muffins
made from Fairtrade ingredients
after the 8am service and providing
these with coffee after the 10am
service
• Having a focus on breakfast items
on the Fairtrade stall which will be
in church after the 8am and 10am
services that day. In addition to our
usual stock of Fairtrade goods
we’ll be selling goods such as
muesli, juices, marmalade and jams
The tea and coffee served in church will, as
always, be Fairtrade.
Additionally the Fareham Fairtrade
Borough group will have a Fairtrade stand
in Fareham Shopping centre on Saturday
27th February from 9am to 3pm where you
can find out more about Fairtrade.
Do enjoy a delicious muffin and learn more
about how you can support Fairtrade.
Further information is available at:
The Fairtrade Foundation: http://
www.fairtrade.org.uk/en/get-involved/
current-campaigns/fairtrade-fortnight-2016
Fairtrade in Fareham Borough: http://
www.fftb.org.uk/page.php
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Titchfield Abbey WI
The next meeting of Titchfield
Abbey W.I. will be held on
Tuesday 9th February, starting at
9.30am at Titchfield Community
Centre, when the speaker will be
Juliet Kennedy of National Air
Traffic Services and she will talk
about her life as an Air Traffic
Controller. Visitors are always
welcome at group meetings
which are held on the second
Tuesday of each month.
Titchfield History Society
The next meeting of the
Titchfield History Society will
take place on Tuesday 16th
February when the speaker will
be Erica Munro on “The
Interpretation of Heritage in
Museums in the 21st Century”.
The society meets in the Malt
Room at the Titchfield
Community Centre with the
meeting commencing at 7.30pm.
Titchfield WI
The next meeting of Titchfield
WI will be held on Monday
22nd February in the Parish
Room at 7.30pm.
Miss R Warren will be recalling
“Music Memories.” The
monthly competition will be for
an interesting musical
instrument.
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Titchfield Festival Theatre to become first
fully sustainable green theatre in Europe.
Award winning Titchfield
Festival Theatre based in St
Margaret’s Lane ,Titchfield
is to become the first fully
sustainable ‘green’ theatre in
Europe. After a series of
funding initiatives the
company have managed to
raise £500,000 which will
cover a large part of the
work required. Most of this
is in loan monies with little
or no grant funding.
will keep the wardrobe and
props area at a constant
ambient temperature.
Phase 2 will also see a large
horseshoe mezzanine
installed round the current
seating block. This new area
will allow the main house to
be walled off and new, and
much needed community
Kevin Fraser (r)
and rehearsal space to be
celebrates
the installation of the
created. All the walls will be
new boiler
sound proofed and insulated.
Titchfield Festival Theatre is the most
Phase 3 planned for later in 2016 will see
prolific producing amateur theatre in the
a waste water and rainwater harvesting
country and operates from three sites.
system installed and much needed
Their main 200 seat theatre in leafy St
disability access built in. The total
Margaret’s Lane on the edge of Titchfield
refurbishment will cost in excess of
village is housed in a 1960’s warehouse. It
£700,000 and will eventually mean
had no heating, cost a fortune to run as
Titchfield will have a zero carbon rated
well as having a leaky roof
theatre.
The ‘green’ refurbishment has seen a
200kw bio mass boiler, supplied by
Harvest Renewables providing heat
through a central heating system installed
by local company IDC. Patrons will now
no longer have to have blankets to keep
warm during productions and actors will
not have to watch their breath freeze as
they speak.
This first phase will be followed by phase
2, with a new insulated roof replacing the
leaky cement based roof. This will have a
92kw solar panel installation placed on it.
The solar panels, some of which are aero
voltaic panels, will supply electricity
which will more than cover the theatre’s
needs and will generate a small income.
The state of the art, aero voltaic
technology uses the heat generated from
under the panels to enter the building and
Theatre Director Kevin Fraser
commented. ‘’This is a major move
forward for Titchfield and the South Coast
which has taken over 18 months to plan
and put into place. It is sad that most of
the work is being completed using finance
raised through loan funding. Grant
funding bodies such as the Ashden Trust,
the Arts Council and Fareham Borough
Council all talk the talk when it comes to
sustainable initiatives but cannot seem to
release any grant funding to help us. Talk
is easy, actions speak much louder than
words and through our own initiative
Titchfield will have a theatre to take us
into the 2020’s of which it can be proud”
For more information contact Kevin
Fraser on 07830 285571/01329 556156
Website info http://
titchfieldfestivaltheatre.org/green/
Titchfield and District News
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The egg that shares the Easter story
by Karen Postle
This year The Real
Easter Egg range
has had a
makeover and each
single boxed egg
includes a unique
copy of the Easter
story in the shape
of a pull out 37 cm
high cross
illustrated by Helen
Cann.
The Original milk
chocolate egg includes images of
spring and three crosses on the box
with Mark’s resurrection text under
the lid. It also includes a Fairtrade
milk chocolate Yummy Bar.
The Special Edition egg this year
comes with an olive wood holding
cross keyring from Bethlehem and an
orange milk chocolate bar.
Not enough space for
Easter eggs
Every year, 80 million Easter eggs are
sold in the UK. But with Easter day
falling on 26th March this year, it
means there is not enough shelf space
available in shops or enough time for
online retailers to post them all out
leading to shortages.
So if you normally buy your Real
Easter Eggs online, from
supermarkets or a local shop, then act
now.
Tastes good and does
good
The Real Easter Egg
remains the only Fairtrade
chocolate Easter egg to
have an Easter story
booklet in the box and to
make a charitable donation
from sales.
Since its launch in 2010,
the number of Real Easter
Eggs sold has been rising.
The volume of sales means
that production of Fairtrade chocolate
has had to be moved from Europe to
the UK.
This is a great success story which
churches and schools have played a
part in making happen. In addition
more than £200,000 has been donated
to charitable and educational causes.
Where to buy
Please note that the Dark egg and
Special Edition are not being sold in
supermarkets but can be bought from
independent stores or ordered online.
Karen says ‘We are ordering these so
all you need to do is choose which
type/types you want to buy and sign
up on the forms in Church or in the
Chapter Rooms.
Orders must be in by 20th February.’
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Titchfield History Society
“More about Henry Cort” by George Watts.
report by Ken Groves
When Christmas approaches
the Society knows that it is
time for our illustrious
President, George Watts, to
give his annual talk, which
this year was on the subject of
the Fareham iron master and
businessman, Henry Cort.
(right)
Mr Watts introduced us to the
Iron Mill built at Fontley, built
by Henry Wriothesley the 3rd Earl of
Southampton, for producing wrought iron,
which is shown on the 1605 map of the
Titchfield Estate, and in 1623 tin-plating
was introduced; pictures of the various
types of machinery used in iron mills were
seen. Henry’s son, Thomas the 4th Earl,
leased the Fontley Mill to the Gringo
family, and they ran the Mill until Henry
Cort came in 1775. They took over the
Wriothesley owned mill at Sowley, near
Beaulieu and the mill at Wickham, and
founded a mill at Bursledon; the Gringos
also built the Lower Quay in Fareham.
Henry Cort was born c1740 in Lancaster
and, when about 20 years old, he became
associated, in London, with Adam Jellicoe.
Through his second marriage he became
acquainted with the Attwick and Becher
families of Gosport and Fareham, both
with interests in the iron foundry industry.
With the financial help of Cort and Jellicoe
the Attwick business in Gosport was
purchased for the Morgan family, and by
1774 it was owned by Cort and Jellicoe,
ready to supply iron made goods to
support the British side in the impending
war of the American Independence, which
lasted until 1783, to be followed by the
Napoleonic Wars.
The main customer for the
Company was the Navy,
especially for anchors and chains.
It was recorded that the
Dockyard asked for the Company
to supply iron mast hoops. Cort
replied that he would produce
these at the Fontley Iron Works,
which he would organise to have
the necessary machinery, and he
took over, installing a puddling
and rolling process, using coal
instead of the usual charcoal. This
produced wrought iron which was much
more malleable than previously.
In 1783, Henry Cort took out a patent for
his Puddling and Rolling Process, and he
visited South Wales in order to promote
and license his ideas, but they were easily
copied by his rivals and his business failed
to prosper. Adam Jellicoe went bankrupt in
1789, ending the Gosport/Fontley
organisation. Cort, also bankrupt, returned
to London, and died there in 1800. There
is a memorial to Henry Cort in Hampstead,
where he was buried. Adam Jellicoe’s son,
Samuel, cleared all debts and sold off the
machinery, and gave up Fontley which,
however, continued as an iron works until
1880, when it finally closed. Samuel
Jellicoe built Uplands House in Fareham,
and was great-great-grandfather to
Admiral Jellicoe, so famous in the 1st
World War.
Mr Watts announced that the December
2015 lecture will be his last one to be
delivered in the winter months. However,
fortunately for his eager admirers, he will
be back every summer.
Titchfield Bonfire Boys
Will you help to save Titchfield
Carnival? Bonfire Boys appeal
to village residents
“The Titchfield Carnival is now
unsustainable with the low number of
people willing to help on the committee,
support fund-raising and even help on the
day of the Carnival” said Titchfield
Bonfire Boys committee member Mark
Rowe in a hard-hitting letter sent to
Titchfield residents.
“Unfortunately, as the years go on, we get
less and less help from the residents of
Titchfield to help with the fund raising
and the running of carnival,” he said.
“Last year’s Committee had only three
people from the Titchfield area with
another nine from further afield. This
year’s Committee has four people from
Titchfield and four more from further
afield.”
Over the last 200 years, numerous Bonfire
Boys committees have organised the
annual carnival with enormous help from
volunteers who reside in and around
Titchfield.
They have also organised various fund
raising activities throughout the year to
enable them to pay for the annual carnival.
In rough figures it costs £10,000 to put the
Carnival on and only about £2,500 is
raised on the day, so they have to raise at
least another £7,500 during the year.
Mr Rowe continued “I know that there are
many of you who have already done your
bit over the years and we apologise for
including you in the letter but it is now
time to find out if the residents of the
village want to retain our Carnival and
what they are willing to do to keep our
heritage alive. So we have decided to
write to every household in Titchfield
asking the following questions.”
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DO YOU STILL WANT THE
CARNIVAL?
Are you willing to help on the
committee?
Are you willing to help with fund
raising events?
Are you willing to help on the day of
the carnival?
“It is appreciated that we all have busy
lives, but a couple of your hours a month
offered by a few more people could save
the carnival. Please make an effort to
reply to this questionnaire, and reply in
one of the ways below” Mark writes.
Email
markrowe8079@gmail.com
Text
07768 283725
Written replies We will also put a box
in the One Stop/post office for written
replies.
Please let us know what you think by
1st March 2016
Committee vacancies include a Secretary
to issue agendas and take minutes, a
Treasurer to run the Treasury and most
importantly an Event Manager to be
responsible for the overall running of the
Carnival supported by a deputy. There is
also a requirement for general committee
members and volunteers to help with
various fund-raising events throughout the
year. The events will be whatever the
committee decide to run in order to raise
the £7,500 plus that is required to help
fund the carnival.
These events could be large or small but
whatever event it is, it still requires people
to run it.
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Ann Wheal
discusses the
production of a
Neighbourhood
Plan for Titchfield
Titchfield Village Trust
Neighbourhood Plan for Titchfield.
In the September edition of this magazine,
Titchfield Village Trust (TVT) had an
article published about its role within the
village. Following this article several
people contacted us giving their views of
things that could be improved. As a result
it was decided to set up a working group to
look at the issues causing concern such as
traffic, parking, speeding, historic sites and
the overall ambience of the village.
The group has now met three times. We
have looked at short term issues such as
the provision of litter bins but are now
seriously looking at long term issues and
are working towards producing a
Neighbourhood Plan for Titchfield.
‘A Neighbourhood Plan is a
community-led framework for
guiding the future development,
regeneration and conservation of
an area. A neighbourhood plan is
about the use and development of
land and may contain proposals
for improving the area or
providing new facilities. It may
deal with a wide range of social,
economic and environmental
issues or it may focus on one or
two issues only. There must be an
area-wide referendum before it
can be implemented.’
Neighbourhood Plans, Road Map
Guide - abridged
In order for the plan to be produced we
must widely consult with our villagers
about what they would and would not like
in the village. To this end, we recently
issued a questionnaire to over 500
villagers, businesses, clubs and groups. So
far we have received about 90 responses
though we would like more. If you have
not completed your questionnaire, please
do so asap or if you haven’t seen the
questionnaire and would like to complete
one, please download the link http://
1drv.ms/1MVisOV which is on OneDrive
and return the completed form by the 7th
February at the very latest. The answers
will inform our plans for the future.
We have been very pleased with the
response so far. Many people have
obviously gone to a good deal of effort to
write really sensitive and thoughtful
comments and these are much appreciated.
The qualitative comments are being typed
up at present and then we will carry out a
statistical analysis of all the information.
We will publish both widely, including in
this magazine and on our website.
We will be working closely with Fareham
Borough Council regarding planning issues
and once the plan is produced there will be
a referendum before work can proceed. We
propose applying for funding for
professional advice and guidance and will
also apply for government funding to put
our plans into operation.
For this all to happen we must set up a
forum of no less than 21 people from a
broad cross section of the village
population. This group will meet four
times a year though obviously not
everyone will be able to attend every
meeting. We already have some volunteers
to be on this forum but if you would like to
join us to help make a difference to our
village, then please contact me at
ann@wheal.co
We have an architect/planner on our group
and he has come up with some really
fascinating ideas and suggestions. As a
group we are very excited at the prospect
of being able to do something positive to
help improve the village.
13
Roof Repaired!
St Peter’s Heritage Lottery Fund Work Completed
Paul Angelides reports
The work on the
North Aisle roof and
the south face of the
Chancel roof has now
been completed.
St Peter’s is extremely
thankful to the Friends of
St Peter’s who not only
funded all the church’s
contribution for the
project but also donated
the full cost of the extra
buttress work.
Although the start of
the project was
delayed by a couple of
weeks due to poor
Hopefully, the work did
weather, it did not
not cause as much
significantly delay the
Paul surveys the work
disruption as was
overall project. In fact no problems
expected but nevertheless many thanks to
were experienced with the work being
our neighbours in Church Street and
carried out. Both the re-leading of the
Church Path for their understanding and
north aisle and the tiling and felting of
patience throughout the project.
the south chancel roof went to schedule.
The only real problem we experienced
was with the north east buttress of the
north aisle (right). We had planned to
replace two stones on the buttress but on
detailed inspection another eight were
required which added nearly eleven
thousand pounds to our final bill.
Enjoy breakfast at
Café Connect
On Palm Sunday, 20th March, Café
Connect will be serving breakfast from
8.30am to 9.45 in the Parish Room.
If you are coming to the Parish Room for
the start of the Palm Sunday procession
why not come early for a tasty breakfast
to set you up for the morning.
Lent Lunches
Will be served every
Friday from 12th
February to 18th
March from 12 noon to
1.30pm in the Chapter Rooms at St
Peter's Church. Come and join others for
a simple meal of soup, bread and cheese.
Donations in aid of St George Foundation
for Ebola orphans in Sierra Leone.