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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@stptitchfield.plus.com
Website
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Readers
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Treasurer
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Stewardship Recorder
Mr David Mugford, 19, The Oakes, Stubbington
Organist
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Capt. of the Tower (Bells) Mr Lyndon Hatfield, 5 Garstons Road, Titchfield PO144EJ
Friends of St Peter’s
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FROM THE
EDITOR’S DESK
Titchfield Open Gardens sponsored by the Friends of St Peter’s has been a popular early summer
event in the past which is being repeated this year on the 14th June (page 9) and this will be
followed on the 5th July by Jazz and Strawberries at Tithe Barn (page 5) also organised by the
Friends.
We have a report on this year’s Titchfield Art and Craft Show (page 4) and an illustrated article by
Kay Dunleavy on St Peter’s Church Fete (pages 12/13). We report on St Peter’s Annual Parochial
Meeting (page 10) and Paul Angelides writes of good news on the funding front relating to church
roof repairs (page 3) and the Heritage Centre.
The Revd Susan Allman was licensed as Vicar of Titchfield by the Bishop of Portsmouth at a
ceremony last month at St Peter’s (page 3) and she will explain more of the significance of this
event in a future article in this magazine.
Mike Bainbridge, headteacher at Titchfield Primary School, announces his departure later this term
for pastures new (page 11) and we wish him well in the future. He goes with the thanks of the
community ringng in his ears for for all has done for the school and the promotion of its links with
the village.
Titchfield News is now taking a break until August when the next edition will be on sale.
Would contributors and distributors please note that Titchfield News will not be
published in JULY. Items for the AUGUST edition which will be on sale at the end of
JULY should be sent to the Editor by MONDAY 20TH JULY.
CONTENTS
PAGE
2
Revd Janet Trevithick - The Gift of Encouragement
3
Vicar of Titchfield/Lottery funding
4
Art and Craft Show Success/Irene Harris
5
Jazz at the Tithe Barn/Rowan’s Hospice
6
Chapel Page - Animals in the Bible
7
Titchfield Evangelical Church - Events
8
Who’s There? A reply/Purple Elephant Art Group
9
Titchfield Open Gardens
10
St Peter’s Annual Meeting
11
Titchfield Primary School
12/13
St Peter’s Church Fete
14
History Society - Norman Portchester
15
In your garden- Growing Soft Fruit
16
Titchfield Film Night
17
Titchfield Community Centre - Weekly Diary
18
Community Centre - Contacts for Groups and Clubs
19
News from St Peter’s
20
Embroiderer’s Guild/Titchfield Festival Theatre
21
Magna Carta - 800 years on
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St Peter’s Church - Sunday Services forJune
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Sunday Services for July/From the Registers
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Church and Village Organisations
Front cover: Revd Susan Allman and the Bishop of Portsmouth - photo by Phil Burner
Copy for AUGUST issue to Editor by
MONDAY 20th July pleaae
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The Gift of Encouragement
St Peter's Church, Titchfield
by The Revd Janet Trevithick
Time and tide, as they say, wait for no
man and that is certainly true as the
months move on with a pace. It’s hard to
believe we are nearly half way through the
year as we welcome in the month of June.
One of our commemorations during June
is on the 11th when we remember
‘Barnabas the Apostle’. You may well be
familiar with this character from the Bible
but if not ask yourself: Who was he; why
was he so significant for the church at that
time; and is he still significant to us
today? Why should we bother to have a
special date to remember him in our
church calendar?
Barnabas was one of the early apostles
who helped to build up the early Christian
church. We first read about him in the
Bible, in the book of Acts, as a man who
was a shining example of living out the
faith he believed in. He sold a field that
he owned and gave the proceeds to the
other apostles so that they could provide
for the needy. He must have been a great
person to have around as it was actually
the other apostles who gave him the name
Barnabas which means in Aramaic ‘son of
encouragement’.
It was Barnabas who convinced the
disciples not to be afraid of the newly
converted Paul but give him a second
chance. If you remember, it was Paul who
had persecuted the Christian church
before his dramatic meeting with Jesus on
the road from Jerusalem to Damascus. But
it was Barnabas who went to Paul, spoke
with him and vouched for his authenticity
to the others.
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Then later, Barnabas travelled with Paul
on his missionary journeys to spread the
good news of Jesus to all people. He
witnessed many gentiles (non-Jewish
people) becoming followers of Jesus but
found himself having to come to their
defence as the Jewish Christians were
putting pressure on them to obey the
Jewish laws. Barnabas and Paul both
spoke up telling the Jewish authorities of
all the miracles and wonders that they had
seen happen through these gentiles and
convinced them that this was a new age, a
new covenant, where through Jesus all
people were part of God’s kingdom and
the old law did not now apply to them.
Barnabas was an inspirational person; it
would be a privilege to have someone like
that in our lives. Perhaps you have had a
Barnabas person in your life. Someone
who has encouraged you when you were
rock bottom when you might have given
up, or given you a second chance when
you didn’t get it right the first time, or
come to your defence when you needed
help? No one thrives in an attitude of
criticism or learns from their mistakes if
they are not encouraged to try again.
Barnabas had a ministry of
encouragement which would be a
wonderful gift for any of us to have. So
perhaps we could all try and follow the
example of Barnabas. He did not put
himself first but always went out of his
way to build others up. He gave
generously of his possessions to help the
poor whilst spending his own life working
tirelessly to defend the truth of the
message of the Gospel, the good news for
us all - that Jesus came, lived amongst us
and gave himself that we might have life
in abundance.
Every blessing to you all for the month of
June.
Janet
From the Registers
Regular activities at St Peter’s Church
Bell Ringing Practice
Wednesday 7.30pm - 9.00
Teddy Bear Praise
Wednesday in term time 2pm - 3pm
Morning Prayer
Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 8.15am
Choir Practice
Thursday
7pm
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News from St Peter’s
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St Peter's Church,
Titchfield
Church Street
Titchfield
Hampshire
PO14 4AG.
Vicar: Revd Susan Allman
Curate: Revd Janet Trevithick
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Revd Susan Allman licensed
as Vicar of Titchfield
The Revd Susan Allman was licensed as
Vicar of Titchfield by the Bishop of
Portsmouth, The Right Reverend
Christopher Foster at a special ceremony at
St Peter’s Church last month.
Revd. Allman arrived in Titchfield in 2010
as Priest-in-Charge originally for a five-yearterm but within a few months the new law of
Common Tenure meant that she was free to
stay for an indefinite period.
Revd. Allman's legal status has now been
changed from Priest-in-Charge to Vicar
because the Bishop's suspension of the
patron's right of presentation has been lifted.
In our case the patron is the Dean and
Chapter of Winchester Cathedral.
Success for St Peter’s with
Heritage Lottery Fund Bid
St Peter’s was successful in its second
round bidding for Heritage Lottery
funding.
As a result we will receive a grant of
£106,500 towards the costs of repairs of
the North Aisle and Chancel roofs as
well as repair to buttresses, soakways
and funds towards the developing of
St Peter’s as a Heritage Centre.
Work is expected to commence mid-July
and will last, weather permitting, for
about three months.
The Friends of St Peter’s have also been
extremely generous and provided nearly
£12,000 towards the cost of the repairs.
Revd Susan Allman with the Bishop of
Portsmouth, The Rt.Rev.Christopher Foster
Revd Allman will be writing in
the next edition of Titchfield
News explaining what this
appointment means for her and
the parish.
photo Phil Burner
However, the Heritage Lottery money
will not meet the full cost of the
development of the Heritage Centre.
Therefore, later in the year the
committee set up to take forward the
development of the church as a Heritage
Centre will be meeting to decide what
element can be implemented with the
funds available. They will also be
looking at ways to fund the other
elements of the project.
Paul Angelides
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Titchfield News
Art and Craft Show Success
With an estimated profit of £8,000 the
2015 Titchfield Art and Craft Show will
be considered a great success by the
organisers. Over 250 people attended the
Preview evening at which a wonderful
selection of food produced by voluntary
helpers was served to the visitors.
Over the course of the weekend
approximately 1,000 visitors, including
guitar-playing comedian Richard
Digance, came to have a look at the
exhibits. Sales were good throughout
the weekend with the works on offer
being of a consistently high quality.
Craft stalls selling work including iron
work, silver jewellery, ceramics and
scarves proved very popular with the
visitors.
Of the profit, £7,000 will be donated to
the Titchfield Community Centre with
the balance being split between the
Bonfire Boys, Oasis Youth Club,
Titchfield Tomb Restoration Project and
the Rainbow Centre.
The Solent Singers
“Music for a Summer’s Evening”
The Solent Singers invite you to join
them at their charity summer concerts.
This year the group will be supporting
the “Memory Café” which runs at the
Warsash United Reformed Church and
supports people suffering from
Alzheimer’s and Dementia and their
carers.
The concerts will take place at St
Leonard’s Church, Bursledon on Friday
26th June 2015 and the Victory Hall,
Warsash on Friday 17th July 2015. Both
concerts start at 7.30pm but doors open
at 7.00pm to allow you time to get some
raffle tickets (Victory Hall only) and
refreshments beforehand.
Tickets cost £7.50 and can be obtained
from The Bursledon Parish Office (Tel
023 8040 6866), by emailing
solentsingers@yahoo.co.uk or from Sue
McCaig (Tel 01329 847990). Tickets
will also be available to purchase on the
door.
Parish Room AGM
The Late Irene Harris
The family of Irene {Rene} Harris who
died on 8th April, her 101st birthday,
would like to thank all the many people
who sent messages of sympathy, and
who attended her funeral, and to those
who gave donations to The Friends of
St.Peter's in her memory.
The family appreciated the help and
kindness given by The Rev. Susan
Allman and Dr. Janet Naylor, to them a
very special thank you.
The Annual General Meeting of the
Parish Room will be held on Thursday
11th June at Bridge House, Mill Street
commencing at 7.30pm. All welcome.
Fareham Philharmonic Choir
Sunday 21 June 2015
7.30pm, Portsmouth Guildhall
Fareham Philharmonic Choir is joining
with Portsmouth Choral Union to
perform Berlioz's Te Deum and Verdi's
Te Deum, and Wagner's Meistersingers
Overture, with Southern Pro Musica.
Tickets £15.10 and £14.30 (conc) at the
door of the Guildhall, or available
through Ticketmaster, or on the door on
the night.
Feature
This month marks
Magna Carta
the 800th
anniversary of the
signing of Magna Carta – one of the most
famous documents in the world, and one
of the most misunderstood.
Meaning ‘Great Charter’, it was signed at
Runnymede, a water meadow probably
designated for regular meetings, on the
Thames between Windsor and Staines.
Described sometimes as ‘a failed peace
treaty’, it was agreed between the vastly
unpopular Plantagenet King John
(1199-1216) and a coalition of powerful
barons who threatened his reign.
Although nearly a third of the text was
deleted or substantially rewritten within
ten years, and almost all the clauses have
now been repealed, its 39th and 40th
clauses gave all ‘free men’ the right to
justice and a fair trial.
This and other Magna Carta core
principles are echoed in the United States
Bill of Rights (1791), described in 1946
by Eleanor Roosevelt as “a Magna Carta
for all mankind”, and in many other
constitutional documents around the
world, as well as in the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and
the European Convention on Human
Rights (1950).
Magna Carta is 4,000 words long and is
now usually divided into 63 clauses, and
opinions of it vary. Sir Edward Coke in
the 17th century and many others have
- 800 years on
seen it as
enshrining the
basic rights of an
English subject, and this is how it is
normally viewed.
More recently, though, it has been pointed
out that Magna Carta’s more prominent
clauses “offered special legal protection
for the Catholic Church and the
aristocracy, advocated tax breaks for the
wealthiest, freed the City of London from
regulatory oversight, promised total
freedom of immigration and placed the
burden of infrastructure maintenance on
local communities instead of
government”.
In 1904, Edward Jenks published an
article entitled "The Myth of Magna
Carta", which also undermined
traditionally accepted views. In 1930 the
document was parodied by Sellar and
Yeatman in 1066 and All That: “Magna
Charter,” they concluded, “was therefore
the chief cause of Democracy in England,
and thus a Good Thing for everyone
(except the Common People)".
However, for most of us, Magna Carta
remains a foundation of English national
identity. Lord Denning, the most
celebrated English judge of the 20th
century, described it in 1956 as "the
greatest constitutional document of all
times – the foundation of the freedom of
the individual against the arbitrary
authority of the despot".
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Solent Branch of the
Embroiderers' Guild
The branch has had a great start to the
summer, with a fascinating trip to Walter
Wright's one of the UK's last felt and straw
hat factories in Luton. They make everything
from air stewards’ hats to fine millinery for
Ascot. Members were encouraged to try on
the hats and some purchases were made!
On Monday 20th July 2015 the branch will be
spending the evening with Anne Kelly, an
inspirational textile artist who uses recycled
fabric, paper and ephemera to create a range
of work. Visit her website to get a flavour of
the variety and beauty of her work
www.annekellytextiles.com. If you would
like to join in, please come along you will be
made very welcome. The meeting is held 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.
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Titchfield Festival Theatre
St Margaret’s Lane
"The House of Blue Leaves", an
explosive comedy by John Guare, set
in New York in 1965, is TFT's first
production for June. Artie is a
songwriter with big dreams but no
talent, a medicated wife who can't
leave the house, a mistress who'll
sleep with him but won't cook for
him, and an angry son who's run away
from the army. Oh.....and the Pope's
in town!
The production runs from Wednesday
10th to Saturday 20th June, at 7.30 pm
at St Margarets Arts, St Margarets
Lane, Titchfield.
The next play in the Bard at the Barn
series is "The Making of a King Henry V" . This world premiere of
not one but three of Shakespeare's
history plays tells the story of Henry
V as he develops from a mischievous
boy to England's warrior king.
What better place to celebrate the
600th anniversary of the battle of
Agincourt than Titchfield Great Barn,
with the part it played in preparations
for the French campaign that led to
Henry's heroic victory! The play
runs from Wednesday 24th June to
Saturday 4th July, at 7.30 pm. in the
Great Barn, Mill Lane, Titchfield.
For more information and bookings
for both plays contact The Box
Office, 01329 556156, or go to the
website,
www.titchfieldfestivaltheatre.com
Jazz at the Tithe Barn
The Tithe Barn in Mill Lane, near
Titchfield Abbey has had a long history.
It is believed that it was a storehouse for
King Henry V before the Battle of
Agincourt exactly 600 years ago this year.
Volunteers Needed
More recently it has been a farm shop and
is now a theatre, run by Titchfield Festival
Theatre. It is still a magnifcent timbered
building but has been sensitively modified,
as the estate agents would say. It has easy
access from Mill Lane, extensive car
parking, picnic areas, a 300 seat
auditorium, a bar area - and toilets!
The trustees of Titchfield Festival Theatre
have kindly agreed that the Friends of St.
Peter's can use the barn, free of charge, for
a jazz festival (with a licensed bar) on the
afternoon of Sunday July 5 this year from
2.30 to 5 pm.
The festival, entitled "Jazz and
Strawberries" will feature the Milton James
Five jazz band and three young musicians,
Henry, Paddy and Blaise with their own
style of music, who will be performing
individually and collectively. There will
also be a demonstration of jiving by "Jive
Riot" from Titchfield Community Centre.
There are activities for children too, to
make it a family affair. Tickets are
available at £10 each (£5 for children) from
John Hiett 01329 315893 and Peter Wheal
01329 849253. Don't wait until the day.
There is a limited capacity, and you don't
want to miss out!
The Rowans Hospice Trading Company is
expanding and will be opening a new
furniture shop in Stoke Road, Gosport,
building on the success of the furniture
shop in Cosham which opened last year. In
order for the shop to be successful,
volunteers are needed to help make a
difference.
Carol Milner, Director of Human Resources
and Volunteering at The Rowans Hospice,
said: “Volunteering is very rewarding and
offers so much no matter what your skills.
All you need is plenty of enthusiasm and a
commitment to give just a little bit of time.
We want to hear from you whether you are
a student looking for work experience, if
you are currently out of work or if you are
retired. There will be some lifting involved
and assisting customers with their
purchases so volunteers need to be
physically active.”
Opportunities are available with hours to
suit and full training will be given. Please
contact Hayley Hamlett on 023 9224 8004
or email volunteers@rowanshospice.co.uk.
Visit the website www.rowanshospice.co.uk
for more information and an application
form.
There are many other volunteering
opportunities within the Trading Company
and in the Hospice itself as well as helping
out at fundraising events. Contact
volunteers@rowanshospice.co.uk for more
information.
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Titchfield
Evangelical Church
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News from St Peter’s
Animals in the Bible - Part 3
Concluding Jill Hill’s examination of
animal references in the Bible
Pig Do not give dogs what is sacred; do
not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do,
they may trample them under their feet
and then turn and tear you to pieces.
Matthew 7 v 6
Ram So the Lord said to him
[ Abraham ], bring me a heifer, a goat
and a ram, each three years old along
with a dove and a young pigeon.
Abraham brought these ........During the
night, a blazing torch appeared and
passed between the pieces...... Later, the
Lord made a covenant with Abraham.
Gen.15 v 9-19
Rodents Men will flee to caves in the
rocks and holes in the ground from the
dread of the Lord............in that day men
will throw away to the rodents and bats
their idols of silver and gold which they
made to worship.. Isaiah 2 v 19,20
Sheep The Son of Man...........will
separate the people one from another as
a shepherd separates the sheep from the
goats. He will put the sheep on his right
and the goats on the left. Then the King
will say to those on his right
''
Come, you who are blessed by my
father; take your inheritance, the
kingdom prepared for you since the
creation of the world............Matthew 25
v 31-34
Snake Who has woe,? Who has
sorrow? Who has strife ? Who has
complaints? Who has needless bruises?
Who has bloodshot eyes?
Those who linger over wine, who go to
sample wine when it is red, when it
sparkles in the cup, when it goes down
smoothly!
In the end, it bites like a snake and
poisons like a viper.
Your eyes will see strange sights and
your mind imagine confusing things.
You will be like one sleeping on the high
seas, lying on top of the rigging. “They
hit me'' you will say, ''but I am not hurt!
“They beat me, but I don't feel it!”
When will I wake up so I can find
another drink ?'' Proverbs 23 v 29-35
Wild Goat Out of all the peoples of the
face of the earth, the Lord has chosen
you to be His treasured possession.
Do not eat any detestable thing. These
are the animals you may eat : the ox, the
sheep, the goat, the deer................wild
goat, the ibex, the
antelope....................Deut.14 v 2 - 4
Wild Ox The Lord their God is with
them. The shout of the King is among
them. God brought them out of Egypt;
they have the strength of the of a wild
ox. Numbers 23 v 21,22
Wolf Watch out for false prophets.
They come to you in sheep's clothing,
but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.
By their fruit you will recognise them.
Do people pick grapes from thorn
bushes or figs from thistles ? Every
good tree bears good fruit................
Matt. 7 v 15-18
28th June - Patronal Festival
and Gift Day
The Revd Susan Allman writes
Now thank we all our God!
For this year’s celebrations we shall be
hosting a strawberry cream tea in the
chapter room, which we hope will be
served by members of our lovely team
from Café Connect from 5pm, followed
by a Songs of Praise service at 6.30pm
with contributions from some of our
younger members as we celebrate the
diversity of our church family.
This will also be a gift day, when we
hope you might like to make an extra
donation to support the continuing life of
our lovely parish church.
Traidcraft stall
7th June.
Come and browse the lovely greetings
cards!
We will be at all services and will have
all the usual goods, including the very
popular socks, and we will also have a
good selection of Fairtrade greetings
cards for all occasions. These include
beautiful handmade cards and they are
very reasonably priced.
Messy Church at St Peter’s:
Monday 8th June from 3.30 - 5.45 pm.
Café Connect in the Parish Room
Sunday 21st June from 11 am - 1pm
Basics Bank - Sunday 14th June
Please keep the donations coming, here are
some suggestions of things they need at the
moment
Long Life Milk, crackers, biscuits for
cheese, jam, coffee, 2 in 1 shampoo and
conditioner, chocolate. A current list is
always at the back on the notice board.
If you want to donate goods before then,
please see the notice board for information
or http://
www.friendsofthehomeless.org.uk/
Westminster Abbey Visit on
Thursday 20th August 2015
There will be a visit to Westminster Abbey,
stopping at Guildford Cathedral for lunch
and arriving at the Abbey at 2 pm. Rev Jane
Richards will lead a ‘guided tour’ of the
Abbey for those who would like it, and then
go to Choral Evensong before leaving at
about 6 pm.
Interested parties please sign up on the
notice at the back of church.
Quiz Night 27th June,
Parish Room, 7.30pm
To raise money for the restoration of the
Gothic tomb, situated in St Peter’s
churchyard and of historical note
due to the fact that it is the only one of its
kind remaining in Hampshire.See the poster
at the back of the church or contact Pat
Shirley on 07528845306
email: Pat.shirley1@googlemail.com.
The cost – pay on the door – is £5.00
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
Mrs Ann Whyntie
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
Determined to Succeed
Mrs Noreen Campbell
01329 311076
Dog Training
Mr Brian Eldridge
02380 777916
Fareham Twinning
Mr Martin Lazell
01329 314750
Floral Art
Ms Liz Pelley
02392 613704
Friends of Titchfield School
Mrs Ness Curtis
07752 726862
Gardeners’ Club
Miss Wendy Nicholson
01329 842537
History Society
Mr Terry Knight
01329 318136
Home Education
Mrs D Cunningham
01329 318507
Jive Riot
Mrs Kelly Donaghue
08000 728728
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
Mike’s Apiary
Mr Mike Holloway
01489 885159
NCT Bumps and Babes
Ms Mary-Kate Smith
0844 2436130
Oaklands
Contact TCA office
01329 842933
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 Jackie Wyatt
01329 845009
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.
Mrs Sandi Jones
01329 847930
Titchfield Auctions
Mrs Isobel Farmer
07720 023950
Titchfield Luncheon Club
Mr Kenneth Moore
01329 315615
Titchfield Panto Players
Mrs Maureen Taylor
01329 236601
WordWrights
Mrs Judith Wozniak
01329 845598
Titchfield on the web
www.welcometotitchfield.co.uk
www.stpetertitchfield.org.uk
www.friends-of-st-peters.org
Bible Study
On Wednesdays at 7.30 p.m.
On Wednesday eveningsthe Bible Study group meetsat 7.30pm
in the ‘Upper Room’ at the Church. Finish at 9.30pm after refreshments
We are currently using a booklet entitled ‘Light for Life”. During June we shall be
studying Salvation, the Holy Spirit, church, baptism and the Lord’s Supper
Open Church - Tuesdays at 10.00 a.m. until 11.45 a.m.
For anyone who would like to join us for a cup of coffee or tea and a biscuit - all free
and you csn come for 10 minutes or an hour or two.
On Tuesday 2nd June, we are joined by the Christian Travelling Library.
Plenty of books to choose from; also DVDs and CDs. There is always a very good
display of very reasonably pricedgreetings cards. Collect a variety ofcards so that
you have the occasional birthday one to hand when needed.
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Titchfield News
Letter to the Editor
Who’s there - a reply
In the April edition of Titchfield
News, Tim Mason asked for help to
record "what is written on the
gravestones" in Titchfield
churchyard. I hope that I was able to
save a lot of work by informing him
of the list of 'Monumental
Inscriptions' compiled by
Hampshire Genealogical Society in
the 1980's. No doubt there is still
some work to do, to marry up the list
with the FBC map Tim mentions, and
update it, but this should go a long
way towards it.
This list is currently available for
inspection in Fareham library on the
first floor. To find it look for a
typewritten list in a pamphlet box in
the Family History section at 929.3.
I suspect a copy can also be
purchased direct from HGS or found
online. Their contact details could be
obtained from Fareham Library or
from their website:
hgs-familyhistory.com. In particular
see the Fareham Group page.
If your family history is centred
around Titchfield you might like to
have a look, and save much searching
in the graveyard, as there is a name
index and some indication of location
of each grave. The period covered is
roughly 1300-1986. Who knows,
you might find someone from your
past you do not know about?
Dianne Hatfield
Purple Elephant Art Group
Exhibition
Weekly
Programme
Saturday and Sunday
13th and 14th June
The Purple Elephant Art
Group will be holding an
exhibition of their work
in the Parish Room on
Saturday and Sunday
13th and 14th June from
10am to 5pm each day.
Entry is free. Tea and
coffee will be served along with homemade cakes
The Purple Elephant Art Group are a band
of local artists who meet and paint in the
Parish Room every Wednesday morning.
Most of the artists exhibit at the Titchfield
Art and Craft Show and at Fareham and
Warsash Art Societies.
For further information please contact
Caroline McGrath on 01329 842619.
Cook required for Messy Church
Do you have 3-4 hours to
spare once a month? We
desperately need someone
who can organise the
kitchen and heat/cook
simple food at Messy
Church. This will involve being at the
Church from about 2.30 pm to about 6.00
pm on Messy Church days - about 8 or 9 a
year. You don't have to be a gourmet cook
but do need to be able to follow simple
food hygiene rules to reheat ready-cooked
dishes. Next year we will be mostly
meeting on the 4th Monday of the month.
Please contact Penny Murrells if you are
able to help from September 28th onwards.
023 92 553029 or
pandpmur@Hotmail.com
*TermTime only
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Titchfield Festival Theatre
St Margaret’s Arts
Titchfield News
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BRING YOUR OWN PADDINGTON TO
SEE THE FILM AND GET £2 OFF YOUR
TICKET PRICE ON THE NIGHT
(One bear = one ticket discount)
Our next film is on Thursday 2nd July
– ‘The Theory of Everything‘
This is the extraordinary story of one of
Thursday 4th June sees the screening of
the world's greatest living minds, the
‘Paddington’ (Cert PG) a young Peruvian bear renowned astrophysicist Stephen
with a passion for all things British travels to
Hawking, who falls deeply in love with
London in search of a home. Finding himself lost fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde.
and alone at Paddington Station, he begins to
realise that city life is not all he had imagined - Films will be detailed on the Titchfield
until he meets the kind Brown family, who read Moviola web site http://
the label around his neck (' please look after this www.titchfieldmoviola.com
bear - thank you.') and offer him a temporary
haven. It looks as though his luck has changed Tickets (£6 each) are on sale at Memory
until this rarest of bears catches the eye of a
Lane or The Village Fruit and Vegetable
sinister, seductive museum taxidermist it isn’t
Shop in the Square, and on the door
long before his home – and very existence – is (subject to availability).
under threat ... Running time 1hr 36 mins
Titchfield Film Nights at
Titchfield Festival Theatre
Titchfield
Community
Centre
From £150
Book us for your next
Party
Phone 01329 842933
titchfield.ca@btconnect.com
www.friends-of-st-peters.org
Community Action Team (CAT)
meetings Summer 2015
Have you got a question about developments in
your local area or the work of the council? Then
please come along to the next Action Team
meeting at the Titchfield Community Centre on
Wednesday 14th July. The meetings are open to
all residents and offer a friendly environment in
which to make suggestions on how the council
and residents can work together to improve the
area.
The meetings start at 7pm until 8.30pm.
For more information visit:
www.fareham.gov.uk/cats
S.O.S. Save our soles!
The children on the dump sites in the
Philipppines would appreciate any cast-off
children’s shoes, wellington boots or sandals to
protect their feet. Please contact any member of
Locks Heath Inner Wheel Club or Jacqueline
Palmer, tel: 01489 572112 who will be delighted
to receive any footwear or contributions. This is
an on-going need.
Titchfield Abbey WI
Titchfield Abbey is a friendly
Women’s Institute Group who
meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each
month at Titchfield Community
Centre, Mill Lane at 9.30a.m.
Their next meeting is on 9th June
when the talk will by Betty
Bedford who will advise on “How
to enhance your hanging baskets”
Titchfield WI
AT the June meeting of Titchfield
WI the speaker will be Susan
Howe, who is giving a talk entitled
'Cantering Through a Funny Life',
about her experiences working for
John Betjeman and knowing
Siegfried from the James Herriot
novels. The date is 22nd June
2015, 7.30 pm in the Parish Room.
The monthly competition is a
pretty scarf.
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St Peter’s Church, Titchfield, was in a
healthier financial position at the end of
2014 than at the beginning Church
Treasurer Sandra Pereira told the Annual
Parochial Church Meeting in April adding
that the parish diocesan quota, including
arrears, had been met in full during the
year. Income in 2014 had exceeded
expenditure by £12,000, of which £6,000
was funding from the Heritage Lottery
Fund, earmarked for the roof works. This
compares with a deficit in 2013 of £7,500.
Income had increased over the year as a
result of effective stewardship of funds
and encouraging results from the Gift Aid
campaign, while the annual fete and a new
venture, the Christmas Tree Festival, had
raised £8100, the latter contributing some
£3200 to the total. Costs had also been
tackled with positive negotiations leading
to a reduction in insurance premiums and
a new contract for gas supply, ensuring
benefits from price reductions were put
in place.
Mrs Pereira, who took on the role of
Treasurer halfway through the year, said
that the finance committee had met
regularly during the year carefully
monitoring expenditure and liaising with
the PCC by filing a detailed three-monthly
report. Thanks were due to Wendy
Donnelly, the parish book-keeper, and
David Mugford who has been controlling
the stewardship campaign.
The election of churchwardens resulted
in Kay Dunleavy being elected for a
further year of office and she will serve
alone, supported by a team of additional
sidesmen and women. Peter Gordon, who
had served as churchwarden during the
previous year, had resigned and he was
thanked for his services to St Peter’s.
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Following the closure of The Rock after
11 years of operating, two new initiatives
began during the year. C-Zone, which
provides age-appropriate learning and
worship for children aged 3 and upwards
during the 10am services on three
Sundays in the month and Cafe Connect,
a village outreach project which runs on
the third Sunday of each month. Cafe
Connect, which meets in the Parish Room
providing coffee and rolls and music in a
relaxed atmosphere, has attracted not
only 10am service attendees but casual
visitors who are not church-goers.
Messy Church has had a interesting year,
continuing to meet about three times a
term. During the summer 30-40 children
attended and enjoyed a wide range of
activities including a meal, but latterly in
the year numbers had dropped off
inexplicably. However the organisers are
experimenting with the meeting day to
gauge which is the most suitable.
Of particular note during the year was
the very moving WWI commemoration
held on the 4th August and inter-faith
activities held with members of the local
Muslim community from the Al Mahdi
centre which provided the opportunity to
discuss and explore the different faiths.
Links with Titchfield’s local schools were
further established in the year with Revd
Jane Richards leading assemblies at West
Hill Park School whose Year 8 pupils
provided the special crib figures for St
Peter’s Christmas celebrations. Titchfield
Primary School maintained its links with
the church with pupils and staff coming to
the church for several services and the
“Open the Book” team from St Peter’s
visiting on alternate weeks during term
time.
Growing Soft Fruit
By Robert Blake
Peter Barwick, a professional fruit grower
supplying apples, pears, plums and soft
fruit to supermarkets, gave an interesting
and practical talk to the Gardeners’ Club
on how to grow soft fruit successfully.
Preparation of the ground is important and
perennial weeds should be removed 12
months before planting using a mixture of
Glyphosate and Roundup/SBK brushwood
killer. Two applications are required a
month apart and the stems of brambles
etc. should be damaged to allow better
absorption.
Soft fruit does not like wet feet and a soil
pH of 7 (neutral) is suitable in most cases.
Strawberries are the most popular fruit for
growing in your garden and should be
planted on a ridge about 40cm apart. To
avoid botrytis (grey mould) or mildew
ensure good air movement and do not
over-water plants. Cambridge Favourite,
Elsanta and Symphony are best selling
varieties.
Summer and autumn fruiting raspberries
prefer sandy soil and need posts and wires
for support. After picking summer fruiting
varieties, remove the fruiting canes to
ground level and tie in the new ones.
Autumn varieties should be cut down to
30cm after fruiting and then to ground
level in spring.
Blackcurrants are happy on heavier soil
and carry their best fruits on wood
produced the previous year. In the early
years pruning must therefore be aimed at
ensuring a regular supply of young wood
from the base and vigorous side branches.
Big Ben is one of the best varieties.
Red and white currants are heavy
cropping bushes and are suitable for most
soils and locations. The birds love the
berries so you may want to grow them in a
netted cage.
Gooseberry is an ideal fruit for a small
garden and two good varieties are Invicta
(AGM) and Pax, which is red and
virtually spineless. They should be
pruned in December by cutting back the
lead shoots by one-half and the lateral
spurs to two or three buds. An open
centre should be maintained to permit
good air circulation. The blueberry can be
grown in any garden that has ‘good’
rhododendrons, as it needs acid soil
conditions. It may reach 1.8m in height
with vigorous shoots growing from the
base and the fruit carried on side-shoots.
Little pruning is required in the first three
years and after that it is a case of thinning
out crowded and worn-out shoots and
branches. Once again you may need to
net the bush to avoid bird theft!
Finally, to ensure the best results use a 12month slow release fertilizer such as
Osmocote when you plant soft fruit and
then feed all plants every year with Vitax
Q4 or Growmore. They should be well
watered when they go in and then given
plenty of water when the fruit is beginning
to ripen. Blackmoor Nurseries near Liss
specialise in fruit trees and plants
(www.blackmoor.co.uk) and they produce
a useful fruit grower’s handbook. The
RHS also has some excellent books on
pruning techniques for fruit trees and
shrubs.
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Titchfield History Society
Norman Portchester
Colin Wilton-Smith reports
on Bryan Jerrard’s talk
given to the History Society
Portchester Castle
Bryan Jerrard introduced us to
Portchester, the Roman Fort transferred
into a Norman Castle and containing a
12C Augustinian church built on monastic
foundations. A plan of the original
monastery gave a good insight as to how
it would have looked. The castle was
modified and strengthened several times
in the 12th and 13th centuries to repel
French attack.
Having begun the story of Portchester, he
then took us on a meander through various
little known facts of the village and the
castle.
There were Dutch prisoners in 1665 who
were living in the church. George III used
the French German Legion to guard 800
prisoners, French and other nationalities.
Much of the ground during this time was
taken up with barracks, this area has yet to
be explored by archaeologists. The
military use of the castle ended in the
early 19th century.
The journey through the life of
Portchester covered workers in the 1200’s;
and the life of a child called Amelia born
in 1851, from her baptism to the baptism
of her three children. In the mid 19th
century the Clay Pipe and Putty Industry,
for which Portchester was renowned was
established. He brought in facts on the
social history of the inhabitants which
incorporated literacy and their health, and
compared this with surrounding parishes.
Bryan’s presentation was completed by a
brief tour of the church and a look at
modern Portchester. A surprising fact
from the meeting was how many of the
History Society members had past
connections with Portchester.
Marilyn Wilton-Smith elected Chairman
At the AGM of the History Society held
last month Peter Mills retired after seven
successful years as Chairman of the
Society
and thesilver
first ring
lady Chairman was
Anglo-Saxon
elected, Marilyn Wilton-Smith, who has
previously served as Hon Treasurer and
Membership Secretary. Terry Knight has
resigned from the committee, Peter Mills
remains on the committee and Phil
Burner and David Mugford, two longtime members of the Society have also
been appointed. John Ekins is the new
Hon Treasurer.
The summer outing this year will be an
informative and interesting walk around
Portchester. The date for this is Thursday
4th June. The walk will commence at
2.30 p.m. meeting at the Cormorant pub,
by the castle. You may wish to meet
earlier for lunch in the pub, and finish the
walk at the tearooms in the Church, at
your own expense. There is no charge
for this outing, please just turn up at the
appointed time.
Titchfield Primary School
Headteacher Mike Bainbridge writes a
valedictory message before departing
Titchfield School to take up a new post
overseas
The penultimate week of this term was
extremely busy for me dividing my time
between administering the end of Key
stage 2 tests for 11- year- olds and
supporting my staff leading a Year 4
residential trip to The Stubbington Centre.
The whole testing week was overseen this
year by the school’s Chair of Governors
who commented about our staff;
‘The commitment to the school and the
children went well beyond the call of duty.
They have all showed professionalism that
they can be boastful of, and caring for the
class that they, the governors and parents
should hold as an exemplar for how to
carry out and prepare for Key Stage SATs.
You are all a credit to the ethos of the
school and prove that inspiring, valuing,
challenging and supporting are not just
words but are genuine working models at
Titchfield.’
It was a bitter sweet moment therefore
when during May I addressed the parents
of our school as follows:
Dear Parents,
I recently received the news that I have
been appointed as Head of Primary in a
school overseas thus fulfilling a career
long ambition of mine . The start date will
be the 1st September 2015.
I began my second Headship here at
Titchfield Primary in January 2006 and
have stayed at this school far longer than
I have in any school in my career and it’s
going to be difficult leaving I’m sure!
I thank you all for the trust you have put
in the leadership of the school and for all
the special memories that I will take away
with me. Many parents went on to be
instrumental in the work of the Friends of
Titchfield School which has enabled the
school not only to develop but to thrive!
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The way that parents have taken the
school community to their hearts raising
over £65,000 in the process is quite
incredible and I believe unique for a
school this size. Many parents have simply
given MORE back to the school than they
have ‘taken out’. I thank you so much for
this. I’m pursuing a dream of mine by
working abroad and modelling what I say
to children- ‘Do what makes you happy’,
‘everything is interesting’ and ‘follow your
dreams’.
I’m leaving the leadership of the school in
very good hands with many new
governors who will be working alongside
our new Chair, Nick Girdler and the
schools senior management team in order
that the appointment of a new head is as
seamless a possible. The County aims to
appoint a new Head from January 2016
and is now looking for an interim Head
from as early as possible to ensure the
very best handover.
It’s been an honour and a privilege to
serve the Titchfield community as
Headteacher.
Titchfield Village has been a huge part of
my life for almost ten years and I feel so
fortunate to have been part of the
community and to have met so many
interesting people. I’d like to say a special
thank you to our editor, Brian Patten and
the Open the Book people who visit our
school. To the Reverend Bill Day and
Revd Susan Allman who have helped us
maintain the valuable links with the
Church and to Connie and Geoff Hockley
for promoting our school with such
passion. Finally, to all the people who
have given up their time to provide
feedback about our school and to me
personally as to how well the school is
doing. I’m sure that the new Headteacher
will very quickly realise how fortunate
they are to be able to be part of such a
wonderful community. Thank you for
everything!
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St Peter’s Church Fete
St Peter’s Church Fete
The biggest thank you from St Peter’s Church
is to Frances and Chris Knight for allowing
the use of their beautiful gardens at the Old
Vicarage.
Report by
Kay Dunleavy
Also, ‘thank you’ to all our sponsors for the
donations and to all the other village
organisations, who contributed to helping us
with this years fete.
Miss Titchfield, Megan Walcroft, crowns
the Carnival Princess, Georgia Porter
The weather is always an unknown factor and
this year – it was dry, although a cool breeze
kept the temperature down. So, Premium
Marquees – thank you for providing the main
shelters. What a welcome in the large, light,
airy and spacious tea tent – a real buzz with
everyone enjoying the enticing refreshments
and good company and with the chance to
take away a delicious home-made cake from
the cake stall!
The provision of a second
marquee enabled the Carnival
Princess competition, organised
by the Bonfire Boys, to be easily
managed and enhanced the
wonderful performance by the
West Hill Community Choir,
which was thoroughly enjoyed by
everyone.
Takings were up compared with last year
for the Tea (refreshments) Tent, the Toy
stall, the Coconut Shy, the Ice Cream stall
and our ‘Busker’. The Beavers worked hard
with their Games and succeeded in
doubling their 2014 takings.
New to the fete this year were the
Children’s Games stall with the C Zone
Team and Face Painting with the Messy
Church Team, both stalls giving
opportunities for families talk and play
together.
Also introduced this year was the Candle
Stall – with the home-made candles from a
project re-cycling partially used church
candles.
Overall, takings counted on the day
were £4432.24 compared with
£4789.85 for the 2014 fete. Given the
competition of other events on the day
with many local VE day celebrations
taking place, this was a pleasing
financial outcome.
Discounting helpers, 580 people were
‘clicked through the gate. This year
takings on the gate indicated that, at
the most, there were 12 adults fewer
than last year.
Raffle prizes for ‘A Day Out’ were
received on the day and prizes for the
Night Out/Dinner for Two raffle,
distributed. All winners from the
Grand Draw have been notified, many
collected prizes on the day.
Jack Fitt, suitably dressed, gave
an inspirational and professional
performance as our compere,
guiding us through the afternoon
with gusto.
The competition between the Plant Stall
and the Super Chance, about which stall
has the higher takings, was closer than ever
this year – respectively £361.45 and
£364.01.
Revd Susan Allman welcomed
Stephen Park OBE who opened
the fete. Team Manager for the
RYA British Sailing Team,
Stephen was able to chat with
local sailors and to answer
questions about the Olympic
Team and their medals.
Variety was experienced with the following
stalls all being active and contributing to
the ambience of the day: Bargain Hunt,
BBQ, Books, Chocolate Tombola, Crafts,
Sweetie Surprise and Tools.
There was a surprise visit by Suella Fernandez,
our recently elected MP, who was “impressed
and excited” by the occasion. Escorted by Geoff
and Connie Hockley many people were afforded
an opportunity to meet her for the first time.
Finally, the fete committee would like
to express their gratitude to all our
helpers, including the Scouts and the
ATC – thank you – you know who you
are.