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Church of St Mary, Wexham

www.stmaryswexham.co.uk February 2017

Legend has it that pancake races began in the year 1445. A woman was cooking pancakes on Shrove Tuesday and lost track of time. Suddenly she heard the church bell ringing to call the faithful to church for confession! She ran all the way to church…still holding her frying pan and wearing her apron. Clipart from WorldArtsme

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PRIEST IN CHARGE: The Rev’d Mary Kent The Rectory, 7 Grangewood, Wexham, SL3 6LP 01753 523852 Licensed Lay Minister: Mr E Kent 01753 523852 Churchwarden: Mrs S Edwards, 2 Church Grove, Wexham, Slough, SL3 6LF 01753 527410 PCC Treasurer: Mr B Edwards 01753 527410 PCC Secretary: (to be appointed) Parish Magazine Editorial Team: Mr E Kent The Rectory, 7 Grangewood, Wexham, Slough, SL3 6LP, 01753 523852 ted123kent@gmail.com; Mrs S Edwards 01753 527410 susan.edwards57@btinternet.com; Mrs P Anderson 01753 533387;

NORMAL SUNDAY SERVICES 8.00 am—Holy Communion - Common Worship Traditional Language (said) 10.00 am— Parish Communion - Common Worship Contemporary Language All Age Parish Communion—First Sunday in each month 6.30 pm— Occasional Service of Evening Prayer

(4.00 pm during Winter months. See Magazine Calendar page for details)

YOUNG CHURCH AND CRECHE: 10.00 am in the Church Hall Leader: Mrs S Horth 01753 551511 DIRECT GIVING: If you would like information on our Direct Giving scheme, or Gift Aid, please contact Mr B Edwards 01753 527410 CHURCH FLOWERS: For Wedding flowers and arrangements for special occasions, please contact Mrs J Boot 01753 520296

ORGANISATIONS MEN’S FELLOWSHIP meets for a meal and discussion on the last Thursday in each month. Contact Paul Horth—paulhorth@virginmedia.com MONDAY CLUB for elderly people Mondays 2p.m.to 4 p.m. Contact Mrs C Callaway 01753 731798 BINGO CLUB: Mondays at 8.00 pm Contacts: Mrs L Shelley 01753 771834 Mrs C Donaldson 01753 712974 TIDDLERS TODDLER GROUP: Thursdays 10.00 am - 12 Noon Leader: Mrs L Galvin 01753 518066 BROWNIE GUIDES: Thursdays 6.15 pm - 7.45 pm Leader: Mrs B Neame 01753 733911 FRIENDS OF ST MARY’S: Contacts: Mrs L Shelley 01753 771834 Mrs C Donaldson 01753 712974

LOCAL CONTACTS:

WEXHAM COURT PARISH COUNCIL: (Slough, Berks, part of St Mary’s Parish) General Enquiries: Cllr Sandra Malik 07816 006824 Parish Hall booking Clerk: Mrs Lynne Cresdee 01753 574945 WEXHAM PARISH COUNCIL: (Wexham and George Green, Bucks, part of St Mary’s Parish) Clerk to the Council: Mrs Angela Galvin 01753 644887 WEXHAM, BUCKS, RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION: Chairman: Mr G Spring, 4 Brookside, George Green 01753 536977 GEORGE GREEN WI: Contact : Mrs J Boot 01753 520296 ST MARY’S CHURCH HALL - 01753 693461 www.stmaryswexham.co.uk

St Mary’s is an Anglican parish church which seeks to proclaim the Christian faith by sharing the love of Christ with those who enter its buildings and with all who live within the communities of Wexham and George Green .

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Don’t forget BINGO every Monday night at 8pm. Contact details on page 2.

Also thanks to Lynette and all those who worked hard on the Bingo evening on the

20th January.

Sunday 55h

4th before Lent

8.00 am Holy Communion

10.00 am Parish Communion with

Young Church

Wednesday 8th Communion at The

Pines

Sunday 12th 3rd before Lent

8.00 am Holy Communion

10.00 am Parish Communion

10.00 am Young Church in the Hall

Sunday 19th

- 2nd before Lent

8.00 am Holy Communion

10.00 am Parish Communion

10.00 am Young Church in the Hall

Wednesday 22nd 10.30 am

Morning Praise at The Pines

23rd Thursday Holy Communion at

Oak House

Sunday 26th

- Advent 1

8.00 am Holy Communion

10.00 am Parish Communion

10.00 am Young Church in the Hall

4.00 pm Evensong Book of Common

Prayer

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.Wednesday 1st March Ash Wednesday

11:00am Holy Communion (see bottom of

page 4)

8:00pm Holy Communion

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A belated Happy New Year to everyone! As there is no separate edition of this magazine for January this is my first opportunity to greet you if we have not already met! I hope your Christmas cele-brations were good ones for you and yours and the sense of joy not completely in the past. I delight that the Church season of Christmas (Christmas and Epiphany) lasts for 40 days, as does the Easter season, so there is plenty of time to enjoy it and there is an excuse to keep most of my decorations and cards around, cheering up what can sometimes be a rather grey period of time.

For those who like to be informed, decorations not removed at Twelfth Night are traditionally removed on the eve of the Feast of Candlemas (Feb 2

nd) which cele-

brates Jesus as the Light of the World and recalls when he was presented by Mary and Joseph in the Temple. To quote from Robert Herrick’s poem, “Ceremony upon Candlemas Eve”: Down with the rosemary, and so Down with the bays and mistletoe; Down with the holly, ivy, all Wherewith ye dress’d the Christmas Hall. Then, everyone used to bring their candles, so important for everyday lighting, to church to be blessed on Candlemas. Are you a friend of St Mary’s? I’m guessing that many of you are or you wouldn’t be receiving this magazine. Please would you think about becoming a Friend of St Mary’s –with a capital F! We have a wonderful small group of people who steadily raise money for repairs to our buildings, largely from Bingo on Monday nights including the popular annual Big Bingo which has recently taken place. It would be great to welcome others to do different things. St Mary’s is a lovely old building but because of its oldness and the construction methods of the past it is definitely high maintenance. Our Hall is well used by the community but we are going to need to renovate the kitchens and the car park because it is so well used. Have you ideas that could help? Would you be able and willing to fill in application forms to grant funding bodies? Would you enjoy the Bingo! Please get in touch with myself or Mrs Susan Edwards our churchwarden if you think you could help. Your parish church needs you! Meanwhile I hope you go on enjoying the magazine and many thanks to all who faithfully edit, contribute, produce and distribute. Blessings Mary P.S. For some of the regular congregation, it isn’t easy to come out in the eve-nings; on the other hand, for those commuting to London, any mid-week service needs to be late. I am therefore offering to hold a late morning service on im-portant feast days such as Ash Wednesday and Ascension Day. This would be a short said service at 11.00 am. If you would like to have the opportunity to at-tend such a service, please let me know. Speak up if you’d like it; then use it or lose it!

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Holy days, Saints days and Legends In the Church of England, Saints days seem to have a low profile, we only tend to remember them when their ‘day’ coincides with a Sunday. But if you look at the church calendar you will that most days have some sort of remembrance for the lives of ordinary people who accomplished much through trusting in God. In February you will find teachers, missionaries and martyrs. Mostly men and women who made a difference to their communities by their lives. A useful book is “Celebrating the Saints” by Robert Atwell which is linked to the Anglican Calendar and has a brief biography and devotional reading about each one. Some saints are just memories, some are overlaid with legend and folk law. But even if they don’t have a special day there is much to learn from their example. Caedmon is one of those as this extract from the Parish Pump shows. Caedmon - the poetic shepherd

Caedmon (d 680) should be the patron saint of all farmers who enjoy humming to themselves as they do the lambing this Spring. For Caedmon of Whitby was a bit like David in the Bible – he grew up as a simple herdsman out on the hills who enjoyed composing songs and poetry for himself while watching his flocks. Like David, Caedmon also had a keen awareness of God, and used his creative gift to express his devotion and love for his Creator. When his poems and songs became known to others, they liked them so much that soon Caedmon left his sheep in order to become a monk. This gave him time to compose many poems based on the stories in the Bible: from Creation and Genesis, to

the Exodus and entry of the Jews into the promised land, to the birth, passion and resurrection of Christ, and finally to the future Last Judgement, Heaven, and Hell. Sadly, only nine lines of his poetry has survived, and we have the great historian, Bede, to thank for even that much. But in his time, Caedmon’s gift of telling Christian stories in the vernacular must have been of great value in evangelising the common folk.

Praise now to the keeper of the

kingdom of heaven,

the power of the Creator, the

profound mind

of the glorious Father, who fashioned the beginning

of every wonder, the eternal Lord.

For the children of men he made first

heaven as a roof, the holy Creator.

Then the Lord of mankind, the everlasting Shepherd,

ordained in the midst as a dwelling place,

Almighty Lord, the earth for men.

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5th February

This Sunday is Parish communion with Young Church so we will all be

together in church

12th February

Young Church will this Sunday be talking about how we can become

angry and how Jesus likes us to be kind to everyone. We will be doing a

science experiment and have fun playing a Goodies and Baddies game.

19th February

Today we will be hearing a story about how Jesus Calmed the storm and

talking about trusting. We will be doing some painting and boat crafts.

26th February

We will have fun hearing about Transfiguration Sunday using a

Transformer toy! We will think and talk about listening while having a

picnic together and doing some cooking.

Activities from previous weeks. Please look at the table by the stage to

see what Young Church have been doing and learning. And Please,

Please keep that table clear after church - Editor

Young Church Programme for February

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SMILE LINES - from the Parish Pump website. With Valentine’s Day in mind... Why not ask your children or grandchildren the same questions, and report back any interesting answers! Romance, marriage and all that stuff - the way children see it.... How do you decide whom to marry? You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the crisps and dip coming. - Alan, age 10 No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you're stuck with. - Kirsten, age 10

What is the right age to get married? 23 is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then. - Camille, age 10 What do most people do on a date? Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say, if you listen long enough. - Lynnette, age 8 (isn't she a treasure) When is it okay to kiss someone? When they're rich. - Pam, age 7 Is it better to be single or married? It's better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them. - Anita, age 9

A word Search for Young Church

Peter asked Jesus, ‘How many times should I forgive someone?’ Jesus then told a story about forgiveness. Find it in Matthew chapter 18 verses 21 to 35 So how many times did Jesus say we should forgive someone?

What happen if your nose runs and your feet smell?

You’re built upside down!

What sort of transport gives people colds?

A-choo-choo-trains.

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Men’s Fellowship

The next Men’s Fellowship is likely to be on the 23rd of February in the Church Hall and will be a take-away.

A good opportunity for relaxation, good company and good food as well as some

challenging topics that come up.

As the details are sparse at the moment please look at the weekly news sheet or chat to Paul Horth.(01753 551511)

Notices, News and Events

Remembering Miss Angela Tuddenham

It was with sadness that I learned of the death at the age of 83 of Miss Tuddenham,

former Headmistress of Wexham Court Middle School.

She was responsible for guiding our three sons and countless other Wexham chil-

dren through the early years of their school lives and I had the

privilege of working at the school until her retirement.

At her funeral, her Nephew told us how she had always wanted

to be a teacher, and would play at being a headmistress from

the age of 8, with a blackboard and chalk.

She was firm and fair, with a sense of humour and great pride in

the school.

She was very interested in local history and would take groups

of children on walks around Wexham, as well as writing a histo-

ry of Wexham Court. This interest extended to membership of

the Slough Civic Society, where she was a mine of information, giving talks to local

groups.

In 1993 a letter from a boy to his mother was found under the floorboards of Upton

Hospital, which was once the Eton Union Workhouse. Miss Tuddenham researched

the story of the boy’s life and wrote a book entitled “Dear Mother”.

With her ramrod straight back (always “Miss Tuddenham” to those of us in Wexham

as well as the Civic Society), she will be remembered with great affection.

Sue Edwards

Photograph kindly supplied by Derek Tuddenham (Nephew)

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New Year, New Challenge for 2017

I don’t know if you know but our lovely church is having difficulties raising

money to meet the parish share and pay for the upkeep of the buildings.

This year I thought it would be a good idea to have some fundraising

events with the profits being exclusively for our church.

The Challenge Is This - can you think of something different, that will only need a few people to organise and turn it into a fund raising event? When this was raised at the PCC meeting in November, ideas flew about the table ... A Great British Bake Off competition, a Murder Mystery dinner, a Flower Festival, A Choral Society singing in the church, a coffee morning....the list of possibilities is endless and we can have fun while we’re doing it too!! Large or small the amount of money that we raise will all add up and as a well known store says; every little helps. The objective is to make money for St Marys. So, with all this in mind, I have decided that this year (and only this year) when we hold the Quiz Night in May the funds raised will be for St Marys rather than Christian Aid. Jane Boot has offered to have a stall at the Eton Fair in September to sell leftover items from the Christmas Fair. I t will be up to you to gather a group of people together to organise the event, advertise and host it. I’m more than happy to co-ordinate with the PCC and check that the date you want is free and doesn’t clash with any other event; give me a call on 01753 822695. Yvette Hickman

Christmas Fair November 2016

A great day was had by everyone, with several of the games sold out before the end of the Fair. So, a huge Thank You to everyone that came along, supported, donated and helped at the Christmas Fair, we raised £2610, we couldn’t have done it without you. Yvette Hickman

On December 1st, (I know it is old news but this is our first issue since the Christmas edition. Ed), at the local awards ceremony Slough Food bank won Volunteer group of the year. Well Done

Slough foodbank provides 3 days supply of non-perishable foods to help local people in food crisis, who are assessed then referred by one of 90 local,

professional agencies. In the past 12 months we have helped to feed over 3100 people.

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Turning over a New Leaf

Like so many of you, I love our church and our worship there. It is also a joy and a

privilege to share with our little band of volunteers the experience of helping to care

for the churchyard. Spending time amidst God’s wonderful Creation brings lots of

benefits – some obvious, others less so - as you will see if you read on. Sometimes

there is time for quiet reflection and, at its best this can take the form of free-flowing

inner prayer. On one occasion, when troubling emotions regarding conflict and hurt

surfaced, I experienced something that brought a degree of understanding and

healing.

It all began a few weeks ago when I was looking, rather

disconsolately, at the huge quantity of leaves that needed to

be raked up and put on the (already expansive) compost

heap! What a nuisance. It would take a lot of time and effort

to move them and that would mean nothing else would be

done during the next churchyard clear-up. I would usually

enjoy such a challenge but, as I said earlier, I was already

unhappy…

Then I almost literally came to my senses. I stooped to pick up a beautiful golden

leaf. It was cold and felt soft to the touch. A Red Kite called and I looked up

expecting to see it soaring above in the spectacularly blue sky. Instead it was

perched high in an Oak tree. In cold weather the dense evergreens must be a haven

for birds and other wildlife and I imagined too, creatures of all shapes and sizes

snuggling into nooks and crannies in the bare branches of the deciduous trees.

Thanks to the multi-coloured fallen leaves a spicy Autumnal aroma hung in the air and

with branches exposed I was able to appreciate the fascinating outlines of the Oak,

Lime, Beech, Sycamore and Ash trees. As I stood there, much calmer now, I thought

how beautiful trees are in every season. Despite their yearly habit of dumping leaves

everywhere they are a blessing for so many reasons and I still love them!!!

With spirits lifted, there dawned a new perspective on my earlier thoughts about hurt

and conflict. Whatever the reason, I find these two of the hardest things to cope with.

I mean, I am equally saddened if I am the perpetrator or the recipient of hurt or

discord - I just don’t cope well with the aftershock. I can’t bear conflict - although

members at various PCC meetings over the years may find that hard to believe!

Revd. Mary, in her role as psychotherapist will, I expect, know the likely reasons for

my struggles!

I can truthfully say I would never intentionally hurt anyone – but I know I have. I am

pretty sure that those who have caused me pain haven’t intended to hurt me either,

but they have. Sometimes supposedly innocent things we say or do trigger sharp,

unexpected responses which come as a shock to both parties. Forgiving and being

forgiven bring God’s Peace.

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Much as I would like us all to live in total harmony it may not be possible to like

everything about everyone! After all, I was even momentarily annoyed with the poor

trees! Families, friends, neighbours and others enrich our lives and, as another year

begins, it seems a good time to try to be positive and remind myself how important

they are – to recognise their God-given qualities; appreciate their differences and try

to understand their views and passions. You know about the fruit of the Spirit*:-

Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self

Control, well I’d like to practise all of those and, as the Bible says, ‘…keep in step

with the Spirit’! No pressure then!!!

And I promise I’ll try not to grumble when it’s my turn to scrape

the sticky Yew berries off the path by the church!

*Galatians 5: 22 & 25 NIV

Gill Knight

St Marys Charities Each year the church sets aside part of its income to support the work of various charities in addition to our regulars at Christian Aid and the Children’s Society. These charities are suggested by the Church Council or members of the congregation and the money is divided between them. So that we have connection with our giving, we try to explain the work of the organisation in the magazine and provide a display in the church hall. This year we are giving to the following:

The Church Army, The Church Housing Trust, SHOC MAF Lepra Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service, Embrace the Middle East, Epilepsy Society based at Chalfont St Peter.

Some miscellaneous observations on life We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give. Duane Hulse We make our friends, we make our enemies, but God sends our next door neighbour. GK Chesterton I hold it to be a fact, that if all persons knew what each said of the other, there would not be four friends in the world. Blaise Pascal Lose an hour in the morning and you will be looking for it the rest of the day. Philip Chesterfield We do not realise how much we are attached to the good things of this world until they are taken from us. Augustine Nothing is so opened more by mistake than the mouth. Anon

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Across 1 Salary (Isaiah 19:10) (4) 3 Question Jesus asked of those healed of leprosy, ‘Were not all ten — ?’ (Luke 17:17) (8) 9 Wide, elevated level area of land (Joshua 13:9) (7) 10 ‘So you also must be — , because the Son of Man will come... when you do not expect him’ (Matthew 24:44) (5) 11 ‘[He] said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He — — , and his hand was completely restored’ (Luke 6:10) (3,2) 12 ‘Who has gathered up the wind in the — of his hand?’ (Proverbs 30:4) (6) 14 Not born again (13) 17 ‘Again and again he — the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins’ (Hebrews 10:11) (6) 19 Mails (anag.) (5) 22 ‘He — — here; he has risen’ (Matthew 28:6) (2,3) 23 Defeated (Judges 20:43) (7) 24 Soldiers’ quarters (Acts 21:34) (8) 25 ‘Pillars of marble’ were how the Beloved described those of her Lover (Song of Songs 5:15) (4) Down 1 Totally destroyed (Genesis 7:23) (5,3) 2 What the Philippian jailer was told to do with his prisoners Paul and Silas (Acts 16:23) (5) 4 Object of ridicule (Job 12:4) (8-5) 5 In most years, the month in which Easter falls (5) 6 For example, Caesarea, Joppa, Tyre, Sidon (7) 7 ‘[Jesus] was in the desert for forty — , being tempted by Satan’ (Mark 1:13) (4) 8 ‘Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power — to our God’ (Revelation 19:1) (6) 13 Mend dots (anag.) (8) 15 Purifier (Malachi 3:3) (7) 16 Attacked (1 Samuel 27:8) (6) 18 The good Samaritan to the innkeeper: ‘When I return, I will reimburse you for any — expense you may have’ (Luke 10:35) (5) 20 How Matthew described the crowds who followed Jesus (Matthew 4:25) (5) 21 For example, one of 25 Across (Judges 19:29) (4)

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PROTECT YOUR WORLD

Chiltern & South Bucks Police Cadets would like you to invite you to a

presentation on cyber safety and how to stay secure on line.

Chatting, banking and shopping on line information. Please come along to:-

Beaconsfield School, Wattleton Road, Beaconsfield, Bucks. HP9 1SJ Thursday 9

th February 2017 at 7:30 pm

WHATEVER YOU DO ONLINE, SECURE YOUR WORLD

Beat the New Year Burglar

Now that Christmas is over many of us make New Year resolutions.

Try this one for a quick and easy way to protect your property. Think about how many new things you have. It would be wise to mark any new items you have received. Property marking is a way to help protect your belongings by deterring burglars and help the Police trace and return stolen property. Deter would be thieves by marking your property with your postcode and house or flat number (or the first three letters of the house name). Then, if your property is stolen it will be much easier to trace, as it can be positively identified as yours. Take a good look around every room in your home as well as your garage or shed. Consider all the things you would be sorry to lose or find hard to replace - then MARK THEM. Anything useful or attractive is resalable. For instance, all your electrical and mechanical goods, household appliances, furniture, pictures, ornaments, antiques and silver, in fact anything can be a target for thieves. New Bicycles and ones you have already can be marked . (Contact Community Safety on 01494 8586535 for advice where to get this done) Using forensic marking products such as SmartWater or SelectaDNA are also a highly effective way to mark property. A liquid solution is applied giving items either a chemical or DNA code depending on the product used, which is unique to the owner. The solution cannot be seen by the naked eye and is incredibly difficult to remove. It glows under ultraviolet light, allowing the police to detect it. If you would like to purchase these products please email the community safety team at communitysafety@chiltern.gov.uk . Once you have marked your property it is best to record the details on an inventory form. Make a list of your valuables and their value which can be used for insurance purposes. It helps if you can take a photo of your jewellery and other marked belongings, ( Continued on page 15)

Community News Two notices from the South Bucks Community Safety Officer. .

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I am wondering what makes people sit where they do.

This includes in church as well. I have been coming to

St Mary’s now for ten years this coming Easter and

everyone is sitting in the same pew of their choice all

this time.

I remember entering the church for the first time, to the eight

o’clock service. Well at eight o’clock one has a wide choice to

choose from, a wider choice still these days, however, halfway

between the door and the choir and on the left hand side seemed

to be the place to sit. Not too near the front, not too far back and

nobody seems to have made any objections.

I just wonder if it has any bearing on the sort of people we are.

Myself, I suppose, am a middle of the road sort of chap, not wishing

to tread on anyone’s toes, but beware anyone who treads on mine

sort of thing.

Thinking back to going to church as a lad with Mum, we always

sat halfway down, only on the right hand side then. And there

were two doors in that church. We always went in the back door,

something like a tradesman’s entrance. It was as though those

bold enough to enter through the front door sat in the front pews,

probably with some sort of dignity.

Then of course, remembering the home front, Dad always sat in the

same place all his life, next to the sideboard, on which was the most

convenient place for the wireless, or should I say radio. This seemed

to be a satisfactory arrangement for years. Mum, by the way, sat in

any chair. She seemed to be up and down all the time.

Now this cosy arrangement came to halt in 1957. The television

THOUGHTS FROM THE SHED

MY FATHER’S CHAIR

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entered the house. There was discussion as to where to put it and

so it was agreed to put it on the sideboard. Right next to dad’s

chair. Now, perchance, on the opposite wall to the TV hung a fair

sized mirror and, with a bit of adjustment with the

TV, dad could watch the reflection of the TV in the

mirror. Dad seemed to be quite happy with this

arrangement, right up to his end. He was not going

to move his chair at all costs, although there were

some occasions like the FA Cup Final where he would

sit in another chair, but that was about it.

On reflection, we had an open coal fire in those days and

sometimes a piece of hot coal would pop out. He would spring out of

his chair, pick it up quick with his fingers and throw it back in the

fire. Then he would say “don’t you do that, you will burn your

fingers”. Dad had special fingers you see, he could do that sort of

thing. He could do all sorts of things that no one else was allowed

to do as I recall. Just reflections, that’s all.

All the best

Gordon

as if the worst was to happen and they were stolen, it can be remarkably difficult to describe them to someone else. FREE UV for people living in Bucks are available by contacting. communitysafety@chiltern.gov.uk please note pens are limited to one per household and subject to availability). (There is a similar scheme for Slough, more details next time or ask David McIsaac. Ted Kent) It pays to show you are "Property Marked". Stickers placed anywhere a burglar might force an entry provide a very effective deterrent, and are also available free from the Community Safety Team.

COMMUNITY NEWS continued.

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WEXHAM HALL ELDERLY PEOPLES’ CLUB

We welcome new members to our Monday afternoon get together in St.Mary’s Church Hall from 2 till

4pm for an afternoon with tea, raf-fle and bingo, etc.

Plans for the coming year include outings, talks, quizzes, exercise clas-

ses, a birthday party and a Christmas

dinner.

Come and meet other local people and make new friends

Tel: 01753 731798 or 01753 554849

for further details

EVERYONE WELCOME

Age Concern Slough & Berkshire East

Wexham Lunch Club

The Age Concern Slough & Berkshire East Wexham

Lunch club is designed to offer local older people

a welcoming place to meet, a range of activities,

included seated exercise classes and of course, a

delicious two course hot lunch.

Based at Wexham Court Parish Hall, the venue

offers easy access for those with mobility issues

and is open 3 days a week; Mondays, Tuesdays

and Wednesdays from 10.00am to 2.00pm.

For more details please contact our centre

Manager, Jackie Smith on 07756 256384 or visit

our website at www.ageconcern.org.uk

Wexham Court Parish Hall

Norway Drive

Slough, SL2 5QP

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DEADLINE FOR THE MARCH PARISH MAGAZINE: Material for the March Parish Magazine must be with the Editorial Team by 14th March Magazines will be available from Sunday, 26th March

The PCC and the editorial team reserves the right to edit and shorten submitted material. Advertisers in the magazine are not necessarily known to the editorial team and the appearance of an advert does not carry an implied endorsement.

Smile Lines Off to the vet In his younger days our golden retriever Catcher often ran away when he had the chance. The vet’s surgery was about a mile down the road, and Catcher would usually go there. The nursing staff knew him and would call me to come pick him up. One day I called the vet to make an appointment for Catcher's yearly vaccine. "Will you bring him," asked the receptionist, "or will he come on his own?"

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WEXHAM POST OFFICE

&

GENERAL STORES (Now with an off licence)

Tel: 01753 526284

Wexham Road, SL2 4HE

Near the Hospital

Roundabout

Groceries,

Bread, Milk, and

Alcohol.

Opening Hours:

Monday - Friday 9.00 am – 8.00pm

Saturday - 9.00 am—6.00 pm

Sunday - 10.00 am—4.00 pm

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