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Barry Diaper This month’s editor is Lucy Gosse
Houghton News
Village Website www.houghton-bossington.org.uk
Deadline for articles and ads: 18th of the month e-mail: [email protected]
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The Village event—it’s this month!!! - Houghton Trail 2017: Sunday 23 April
A reminder that the PCC would really love to hear from anyone who would be interested in taking on the editorship of this magazine, as Fiona and Lucy will be standing down after
producing the double July/August issue. Please contact a member of the PCC.
Hurrah! It’s officially summer…..or at least ‘summertime’ hours!
April is of course the month that puts Houghton on the map with our Houghton Trail…..which seems to get bigger and better every year. It’s not too late to register to run or cycle….or offer your services to the team organising this year’s event; contact details are on page3. A special request from the Houghton Trail Refreshments Team (p3) for donations of cakes - you can never have too much cake! Re-fuelling the runners and cyclists after their Trail is crucial, not to mention feeding friends and family awaiting their arrival at the Finishing Post! The Village Hall Coffee Morning this month is conveniently the day before the Trail….it will be busier than ever so do make sure to get there early to grab your bacon buttie! Any cake donations for the Coffee Morning not gobbled up will boost supplies for the Trail. (Did I mention that you can never have too much cake……!?). Before all that excitement, there is an Easter Egg Hunt (p3) - good for chocoholics! Changes at the Houghton Lodge Tea Room this month: the Honesty teams takes over from the previous company (p18) and terrific news: the team will be selling bread to take home! Changes to the Village Hall committee: the team is thrilled to welcome Kate Lewis to the fold, especially with her great enthusiasm and hard work for various fund-raising initiatives; she is a great ‘catch’ for the village hall!
Diary reminders for April….and beyond!
Mon 3 April Parish Council meeting Sun 9 April Easter Egg Hunt Sat 22 April Village Hall Coffee Morning (p5) Sun 23 April Houghton Trail Mon 24 April WI meeting (p7) Fri 5 May Ladies (shopping) Night Tues 9 May AGM - Village Hall Mngt Cttee Wed 14 June Drinks in the Walled Garden (p4)
Happy Easter to you all!
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Dear Friends
Nothing is so beautiful as spring: “ When weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush…” (Gerald Manley Hopkins). This is my very favourite time of the year; spring is the promise of the year to come, the doing away with the darkness and the light which daily increases. Add Easter with spring and we really do have a most wonderful thing. We have journeyed through the necessary time of dark and winter, the time of short days and sleep, and now we along with nature are thrust forward into light and life. The whole basis of our faith as Christians is the Resurrection. The reason we have our beautiful churches, our wonderful worship and liturgy and our ethos of love and care is because we believe in a Risen Christ. Risen from the dead . St Paul says, "If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable." (v.19) Paul said the most pitiful human being on this planet is a person who has put his faith in a Jesus who is dead. Then he says, "But now Christ is risen from the dead. . ." (v.20) We do have a message: Jesus is Alive! We do have a mission: we are to tell everyone we know that Jesus is alive. We do have a ministry: because Jesus is alive we can offer life to the dying and hope to the living. As much as I marvel at the virgin birth of Jesus; as much as I wonder at the sinless life of Jesus; as much as I glory in the cross of Jesus: it is the resurrection of Jesus that makes Christianity unique among all of the world religions.
Love despite my imperfection, Purchased life and peace for me, When He paid with His perfection, Precious blood upon that tree. Satan's failed insurrection, Set instead, this dead man free, For the Saviour’s resurrection, Stole my death in victory. (J. Ellen Fedder)
Please join us at the services throughout the Benefice as we meet to celebrate
the resurrection of Christ on Easter Day - Sunday 16 April With blessings - Ron Corne, Rector
Church News Barry Di-
Broughton Bright Hour
Everyone welcome, please come and join us
Barbara Perry, Bookings Secretary
01794 301466
Thursdays at 2.30 pm in the Meeting Room St. Mary’s Church, Broughton
Speakers for April: 6 Mr Bill Thompson
13 Mrs Gina Livermore
20 Members’ meeting
27 Mrs Ann Freeland
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Easter Egg Hunt
Palm Sunday - 9 April - from 4.30 pm
Families with young children are warmly invited to
Houghton Lodge for the annual Easter Egg Hunt.
This will be followed by the usual delicious tea.
Any offers of help will be much appreciated.
Further details available from
Kate Lewis - 01794 388280 - [email protected]
Gina Livermore - 01794 388433
...who look forward to seeing you.
The 14th Houghton Trail - Sunday 23 April 2017
If you would like further information about this either as an entrant running, walking or cycling or - just as important - helping with the
organisation of this major village event, please contact Clare Stephens - main contact for this year’s
Houghton Trail 07814 094029 [email protected]
Proceeds split between Houghton Village Hall and Houghton All Saints Church
NOTICE FROM THE HOUGHTON TRAIL REFRESHMENT TEAM to all village cooks!
Please bring the ‘goodies’ to the Village Hall on Sunday 23 April by 9am or…..
…. if more convenient for you, please contact Julie or Sue who will arrange to collect your contribution from your home.
Thank you very much! Julie Moldon 01794 388204 Sue Marshall 01794 388538
As usual, we plan to provide delicious refreshments for the Houghton Trail and we’d love your help and support.
Cakes, tray bakes, biscuits or buns will be most appreciated.
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Save the date! Wednesday 14 June
Drinks in the Walled Garden of Houghton Lodge
6.30 pm £12.50 pp
Proceeds in aid of Friends of All Saints, Houghton
More information to follow but for any queries in the meantime, please contact either:
Bob Gosse - Chairman, Friends of All Saints Julie Moldon - Secretary, Friends of All Saints
(contact details in Village Directory of this magazine)
Friday 5 May 7 - 9pm Stockbridge Town
Tickets from:
John Robinsons Butchers
Clare Stephens 07814 094029
Janet Robinson 07825 559045
Tickets sold in advance will be entered into a prize draw
.Proceeds from the evening will be donated to James Lewis - after a heart and subsequent kidney transplant James is hoping to raise enough money to attend the British Transplant Games in the summer with his team from Southampton Children's
Hospital, the Organators. Help us send him on his way!
Clothing Handbags
Floral displays Cooking demos ‘Phoenix’ cards
Jewellery Candles
Homeware & gifts …..and lots more!
Bossington Meditations - Holy Mavericks! The spring is upon us and it is time to apprise our loyal congregation of the next series. It is entitled "Holy Mavericks" because all three have risked their lives in the cause of Christianity. Incidentally, all three are still very much alive, although one is almost a centenarian, so he comes first. It is Billy Graham, the great evangelist and friend of American Presidents.
Next comes Brother Yun, who established Christianity in China and was sentenced to death for his pains.
Finally, by special request, Canon Andrew White, better known as the Vicar of Baghdad. His two idols are Pope John Paul II and Billy Graham. Canon White is the only Englishman, but the other two have visited us in the past.
Do join us if you can at 6 p.m. on Easter Sunday 16th April, 21st May, and 18th June and see how maverick is maverick!
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An annual Village Hall Draw ticket is £12 - for twelve monthly draws The draw takes place at The Boot on the last Friday of the month, so it’s a lovely excuse to drop in
…. and hope to win some money to pay for your drinks! Members of the Village Hall Committee were out earlier this year selling Draw tickets for 2017.
However, if you’ve not yet bought a ticket you can still buy one for the remaining Draws of the year, with a pro rata reduction each month.
Please contact Nick Harding - 01794 388325 - [email protected] if you’d like to buy a Draw Ticket!
March winners of the Village Hall
Draw
Tkt 31 Rick and Helen Gale Tkt 110 Michael Woodhall Tkt 21 Bob Gosse Tkt 141 David Lewis
1st prize £30 2nd prize £20 3rd prize £10 4th prize £5
Village Hall
Saturday 22 April 10.30 am —12 noon
Rosie is i/c and will be there to welcome you with the famous ‘village hall’ bacon butties, as well as
tea and coffee and cakes!
Donations of non-perishable food (and basic toiletries) to the Houghton Food Bank box will, as always, be welcome.
News!
Thanks to the generosity of villagers supporting our monthly coffee mornings, a donation of £70 will be made to Countess Mountbatten Hospice. Jean Cooper-Moran raised a few extra £££’s from the sale of DVDs at the March event, which was added to the Village Hall Committee’s ‘charity pot’
- many thanks, Jean! The Village Hall is delighted to make a further donation (£220) to ‘The Organators'Southampton
Children's Hospital team towards their Transplant Games in Edinburgh in July, in which James Lewis is participating.
At the Village Hall Committee’s March meeting, a big welcome was given to Kate Lewis who has agreed to join the team that manages and runs your Village Hall! She is keen to get involved with putting on sociable events in the Hall that would be popular with people in the village. So if you’ve got some suggestions, do please let them - or any of the Committee Members - know your ideas and thoughts!
The Committee is sorry to lose Mark Lister from the team; what with a brother or sister
about to arrive for Louis and a house move under way too, Mark’s priorities have had to change. Many thanks to him for all his work and good humour on the team. We’ll miss him!
There was lots of discussion about the next stage in the development of the Hall
Refurbishment project, having taken into account comments from the village survey, priorities for improvements etc., Three architects will be asked to quote for the preparation of plans/elevations to support the pre-application stage for formal planning permission from Test Valley Borough Council. This does not, of course mean that decisions have been made about the specific detail of improvements, but it will provide the Committee with indicative costs of the first major stage to help inform the likely level of funding that will be required for the overall project.
AGM - 9 May Public Meeting More details to
follow!
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Informal snippets from Houghton Parish Council’s March meeting
Finance
Houghton Parish Council (HPC) funds stand at £6,364.12 as at 28 February 2017, excluding the (solar farm) Community Benefit Fund.
Planning matters
TVBC has notified HPC of the following application:
2 Manor Farm cottages: replacement garage - No comment from HPC
Houghton Farmhouse: Ingrid Burt reported that she and other Parish Cllrs and TV Cllrs Daniel Busk and Peter Boulton held a site meeting with a TVBC planning officer and the TVBC Head of Highways to express their concerns about the access to the development, lighting and the footpath access onto Faithfulls Drove. The meeting particularly concentrated on the issues surrounding parking opposite the access to the site and the protection of the grass verge. TVBC noted their concerns.
Neighbourhood Plan
The Parish Council agreed that the entire parish (ie including North Houghton) should be included as the designated area for production of the Neighbourhood Plan. It will now submit the formal application to TVBC to enable the process to start.
Report from HCC Cllr Andrew Gibson
HCC has appointed a new contractor (Scansa) for Highways Maintenance; to take effect later this year, the company replaces Amey.
A reminder that parishioners can report potholes direct to HCC using its website (‘portal’) at https://roadenquiries.hants.gov.uk/roadproblems/highwaydefect/pothole.aspx
A grant of £500 has been made to Stockbridge Neighbour Care
BT’s high speed broadband (fibre to the cabinet - FTTC) should be available in the next couple of months; this will benefit 01794 phone numbers that are within 1 mile of the recently installed new cabinet near the track down to Sheepbridge.
The review by the Electoral Commission (which should be finalised/agreed later this year) is likely to result in there being 3 rather than 2 Wards (and therefore 3 Councillors) covering this area of Hampshire.
Housing Needs Survey
HPC agreed the draft Housing Survey questionnaire provided by TVBC. This will be sent to all residents/households in the parish within the next few weeks. The results (which will be incorporated into the Neighbourhood Plan) will inform the local and district councils of future ‘affordable’ housing needs.
Not only….but also…
HPC made a £1,000 donation to the Houghton Trail to be used to purchase appropriate tablets/laptops for recording entrants’ course times.
Following the resignation of Claudia Bradby as a HPC Councillor, subject to there being no request for a by-election, residents will be invited to apply tor co-option to the Council; this will be advertised via the village e-mail group and on the village noticeboard.
A member of the public highlighted recent flooding in North Houghton; the PC felt this rainfall had been exceptionally heavy and that the water does disappear. The PC will ask HCC to check out the soak-away at Lodge Hill
Village website: The Parish Council Clerk will be setting up a new website (via the free portal of Hugo-Fox) for Parish Council matters; the PC agreed to investigate how there could be a link within that site to enable other community groups (eg village hall, church, etc.,) to post information on the new website to ensure that there is one, easy-to-maintain, website for the whole village.
Come along and find out what the
Parish Council is doing for the village;
have your say about matters that are
important to you!
Next Parish Council meeting
7.30 pm - Village Hall
Annual Parish Assembly
Monday 3 April
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Houghton WI
We are very pleased to welcome two new members to our Institute and we are all looking forward to a varied and interesting programme of events this year. Our annual meal in February at the Peat Spade Inn was a very happy evening with delicious food and excellent service. We thank all the staff. March’s speaker Gordon Lewis, a freelance journalist who worked for the BBC, gave us a very interesting talk on the politics and parties behind the scenes at the Eurovision Song Contest. The Contest, first televised in 1956, was designed to create a united Europe. However, as we heard, the voting has been on political, social and religious affiliations, irrespective of the worth of the singers or songs. I am sure when this year’s competition happens we will be looking at the voting numbers in a different light. The next meeting will be on Monday 24 April at 7.30 pm when we will have a talk on the Flora and Fauna of Broughton Down. Visitors are most welcome. If you would like more information, do please use the contact numbers in this magazine’s Village Directory Sue Marshall
The cat thought for a minute and then said, 'All my life I lived on a farm and slept on hard wooden floors. I would like a real fluffy pillow to sleep on.' God said, 'Say no more.' Instantly the cat had a huge fluffy pillow A few days later, six mice were killed in an accident and they all went to Heaven together. God met the mice at the gates with the same offer that He made to the cat. The mice said, 'Well, we have had to run all of our lives: from cats, dogs, and even people with brooms! If we could just have some little roller skates, we would not have to run again.' God answered, 'It is done.' All the mice had beautiful little roller skates. About a week later, God decided to check on the cat. He found her sound asleep on her fluffy pillow. God gently awakened the cat and asked, 'Is everything okay? How have you been doing? Are you happy?' The cat replied, 'Oh, it is WONDERFUL I have never been so happy in my life. The pillow is so fluffy, and those little Meals on Wheels you have been sending over are delicious!'
A cat died and went to Heaven. God met her at the gates and said, 'You have been a good cat all these years. Anything you want is yours for the asking.'
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Strange things seen (by Vern Middleton)
...in the skies above Houghton!
I’ve had a lifelong ambition to become an astronaut. There…I said it! Having been reliably
informed that I was unlikely to be selected to follow in Tim Peake’s footsteps and allowed to
travel into space I decided to do the next best thing and buy a telescope. The clear skies
above Houghton suggested that we live in an ideal place for me to setup the “Houghton
Observatory”. So I dreamed of taking fantastic astronomical photos to rival those of the
Hubble space telescope. After a lengthy search for some kit, eBay provided me with the
perfect setup: “one careful owner but the telescope needs some looking into”….. etc., etc!
I spent some time trying to figure out what
goes where and trying to learn my
Galaxies from my Nebulas and on the next
clear night I set up in the field out the back.
After my first look at the Moon I was
hooked. As my hands slowly froze on to
the telescope I pondered on the amazing
details that were revealed. Whilst I couldn’t
quite see Neil Armstrong’s footprints I did
see some stunning looking craters and
mountain ranges just asking to be
explored. Definitely worth a trip on a Moon
Mountain Bike, I captured some photos by
holding my mobile phone to the telescope
eyepiece with a reasonable amount of
success.
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Orion Nebula
Jupiter
With new found confidence, a few days
later I turned my telescope to the awesome
sounding “Orion Nebula” - a vast cosmic
dust cloud swirling in the sword hanging
from Orion’s belt. This appears like a green
cloud surrounding a group of bright stars.
It’s a star nursery where brand new
twinkling stars are still being born. It's
amazing to think that light left these stars
1700 year ago when the Vikings were still
causing chaos in Britain. It spent all those
years of recent history journeying across
the cosmos before crashing into my
telescope on a very cold night in Houghton!
What a journey and at least it ended up in a
great place! This time I managed to capture
some photos using an old PC webcam
attached to the telescope eyepiece and I
used some computer magic to create a
reasonable photo of what I observed.
Telescopes and computers! Geek heaven!!
More recently Jupiter has become visible at a reasonable hour enabling me to take a quick peek
without staying up past bedtime. This massive planet rises in east over the river at about 9:30pm
at this time of the year. By eye it looks like a bright star but through a telescope it looks like a
beautifully mysterious striped world orbited by a group of moons. Again I used my webcam and
computer trickery to produce some photos.
So what’s next? Well I have just upgraded my telescope so
that it now automatically follows the stars
as they appear to move across the
heavens. This should allow me to spend
more time observing and less time fiddling
about and wondering where the stars have
gone! Also, a warm coat and bobble hat
seem a useful investment. There is a whole universe of fantastic
things to look at up there and I am really
looking forward to exploring.
If anyone fancies a look,
please let me know!
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Albie, like the rest of us, is watching the growth of development on Kent’s Orchard with
interest. He remembers it full of apple trees, which he and the other lads of the village would
“scrump”. He also enjoyed apples from the orchard, opposite the Old Rectory in Church Lane.
He would be rewarded for the work completed there, by the freedom to pick as many apples
as he wished.
Albie remembers Romany families camped out near Sheepwash Bridge. He speaks of a row
of brown tents. Some of these families were housed when the first houses were built in
Stevens Drove. The top photograph show the village pageant held to commemorate the Silver
Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary. Albie says he knew everyone in the village by name
at this time and could name all those in the photographs. However, his memory has faded
with time. The Old Post Office is shown and you can see it still has a thatched roof.
(Marilyn James)
Memories from Albie Bowles
18 April 1938
1935
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ACROSS 1. Fate (7) 5. Animal with two feet (5) 8. Musical instrument (5) 9. Aerial (7) 10. Professional cook (4) 11. Delight (8) 13. Mass leaving (6) 15. Transparent gem (6) 18. Entertainer (8) 19. Cab (4) 22. Planet nearest to the sun (7) 23. Similar (5) 24. Fishing basket (5) 25. Ruminate (7)
DOWN 1. Fiasco (7) 2. Meaning (5) 3. Metallic element (4) 4. Annually (6) 5. Treachery (8) 6. Flightless bird (7) 7. Curtain (5) 12. On time (8) 14. See (7) 16. Spear with three prongs (7) 17. Attorney (6) 18. Ape (5) 20. Nimble (5) 21. Young whale (4)
Find the Numbers! There are twelve numbers in the box between 37 and 97.
1. What did the fish say when he hit a concrete wall? 2. What do prisoners use to call each other? 3. What is that no-one ever saw, which never was, but always will be?
Solutions page 15
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Like the fabled Himalayan yeti, they belong to a rare breed of impeccable pedigree that relishes the privacy of its harsh, but beautiful, home environment. Sightings of the Flying Grannies (FGs) of Klosters tend to take place only at dawn or dusk and it’s a very courageous man who dares to follow them into
the snowy wastes of the Parsenn mountain range. However, if you catch the first cable-car of the morning, you may come across a group of eclectically - some would say eccentrically - clad ladies, mostly on the wrong side of 70. They’ll be wearing an assortment of ski clothing that’s been tested to the extreme. But entirely out of keeping with age and dress, they’ll be clutching this season’s widest and sexiest powder skis, complete with touring bindings. Fast-forward to the end of the skiing day, when you’re relaxing over a well-earned après-ski drink at the Schwendi restaurant on the home run back to the resort. In the half light of the late afternoon, when the last lift has long closed, tired eyes can play tricks. But you may just glimpse that same group of women emerging confidently from the darkness of the Chalbersass Woods, brushing leaves and twigs from their hair. For the FGs, who don’t see age as a barrier to ski challenge, it’s been just another day. The group was given its name when the members went heli-skiing from peak to peak around Klosters in the 1990s. But they soon gave the chopper the chop on the grounds that not only was it outrageously expensive, but they also felt it was dishonest. Sadly, but inevitably, the number of original FGs has diminished during the past 20 years. A few newbies have come and gone, but it’s generally agreed that the younger generation is lacking in staying power. Of the original dozen, some have moved on to the celestial snowfields, some have retired from skiing and others now managed only occasional outings because ‘bits keep falling off’. A typical day out in Klosters for the FGs means skiing from the top of the Weissfluhgipfel down the Gotschna’s north-facing slopes to Schwendi and picking their way down to Serneus for lunch. The south-facing Madrisa ski area is deemed to be ‘too new, with too many drag-lifts’ and is therefore ignored. Lunch can be just as challenging as the skiing, as not one of the ladies speaks a word of the local lings.
‘Some days we eat on the hoof’, say Joanna, ‘bringing a roll and chocolate - and our skins, of course.
We’re not shrinking violets and we go out whatever the weather. We start at 8.30 am and keep going
until 5 pm without any coffee breaks.’
Credit: Extract from a Country Life article by Felice Hardy with illustration by Clare Mackie, spotted by Sue
Marshall
OAP powderOAP powderOAP powder---hounds The Flying Grannies of Klostershounds The Flying Grannies of Klostershounds The Flying Grannies of Klosters
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Eleanor Roosevelt wrote….. Many people will walk in and out of your life But only true friends will leave footprints in your heart. To handle yourself, use your head To handle others, use your heart Anger is only one letter short of danger If someone betrays you once, it is his fault If he betrays you twice, it is your fault. Great minds discuss ideas Average minds discuss events Small minds discuss people He who loses money, loses much He, who loses a friend, loses much more He, who loses faith, loses all
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature But beautiful old people are works of art. Learn from the mistakes of others You can't live long enough to make them all yourself Friends, you and me You brought another friend.... And then there were 3.... We started our group.... Our circle of friends.... And like that circle.... There is no beginning or end.... Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is mystery Today is a gift.
….Sharing some peaceful thoughts and words……….Sharing some peaceful thoughts and words……….Sharing some peaceful thoughts and words……….
Beyond the Bend in the Road Beyond the bend in the road There may be a well, and there may be a castle, And there may be just more road. I don’t know and don’t ask. As long as I’m on the road that’s before the bend I look only at the road before the bend, Because the road before the bend is all I can see. It would do me no good to look anywhere else Or at what I can’t see. Let’s pay attention only to where we are. There’s only enough beauty in being here and not somewhere else. If there are people beyond the bend in the road, Let them worry about what’s beyond the bend in the road. That, for them, is the road. If we’re to arrive there, when we arrive there we’ll know. For now we know only that we’re not there. Here there’s just the road before the bend, and before the bend There’s the road without any bend. 1914 Fernando Pessoa
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The letters A-Z are valued 1-26. In each set, the difference between the top and bottom values on the left, plus the difference between the top and bottom values on the right, equals the middle value; so the mystery letter is G (7).
Mind Over Matter solution
The missing numbers are...
Solutions to Puzzles on p 11 Joke Questions 1 Dam! 2 Cell phones 3 Tomorrow
OMG!
All about April………! Though April's derivation is not certain, a common theory is that the name is rooted in the Latin ‘Aprilis’ which is
derived from the Latin ‘aperire’ meaning “to open” , perhaps a reference to the opening or blossoming of flowers and trees, a common occurrence throughout the month of April.
April Fool’s Day…? The most popular theory about the origin of April Fool's Day involves the French calendar reform of the sixteenth century. Because…..in 1564 France reformed its calendar, moving the start of the year from the end of March to January 1 (Perhaps that is why the financial year starts on 1April?) Those who failed to keep up with the change, who stubbornly clung to the old calendar system and continued to celebrate the New Year during the week that fell between March 25th and April 1st, had jokes played on them. Pranksters would surreptitiously stick paper fish to their backs. The victims of this prank were thus called Poisson d'Avril (April Fish) which to this day remains the French term for April Fool; and so the tradition was born.
Daisies or Sweet Peas are the flowers for April …………………………………….
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STOCKBRIDGE COMMUNITY CINEMA at the Town Hall SO20 6HE Friday 21 April 2017 at 7.30pm Toni Erdmann (Cert 15) Toni Erdmann takes an extended look at the fraught relationship of a young workaholic management consultant (Sandra Hüller) determined to get on in her high-flying career, and her widowed father (Peter Simonischek), an irrepressible practical joker with a penchant for disguises involving bad hair and even worse teeth, who comes to visit her in Bucharest. A German comedy/drama (subtitled) which was the big hit of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival and Academy Award nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. Wednesday 26 April 2017 at 5.00pm and 7.30pm A United Kingdom (Cert 12A) Biographical romantic drama about Prince Seretse Khama, later to become the first president of Botswana, who causes a diplomatic stir when he marries a white woman from London in the late 1940s.
Tickets from Garden Inn and John Robinson or on-line at www.stockbridgecinema.org.uk
Doors open 30 minutes before the start
Stockbridge Amateur Dramatic Society (SADS) Stockbridge Town Hall - 6, 7, 8 April 7.30 pm The play, written by SADS member Jean Cooper-Moran, draws on local
sources of history and memories to create a highly touching piece. An ageing Stockbridge resident, Ann Street, is taking part in a
reminiscence project being researched by the local university. Her recollections serve to chart life events for her family and for the wider community of Stockbridge. Through action that is set at the turn of the 20th century and after the Great War, the play reveals the struggles of women as they seek to become doctors against rigid opposition from male members of the profession. In addition, the play shows dramatically how some men had to strive to cope with the effects of the war.
Tickets £8 - available from Garden Inn, Stockbridge or on-line at www.ticketsource.co.uk (on-line booking fee 10% )
FROM STOCKBRIDGE TO SILENCE
That’s it !They’re playing my ring-
Berger&Wise
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Houghton Lodge Gardens
An 18th century Grade ΙΙ* listed Gothic Cottage Orné overlooking the
tranquil River Test.
Explore 14 acres of picturesque countryside, riverside walks and charming
Alpacas, Topiary Dragon and Peacock
Enchanting Walled Garden with chalk cob walls, traditional kitchen garden, peony
walk, rose arbour & orchid house.
Gardens open daily 1st April - 1 October
10 am - 5 pm
Admission: £6.50 Adults, £3.00 Children, Under 3 FREE
Houghton Lodge Gardens are excited to announce that “Honesty”, artisans of fine baking and
cooking, will run the tearoom from 1 April 2017.
01635 268989 www.honestygroup.co.uk
Honesty offer seasonal, simple, well cooked
food, making use whenever possible of local, small producers. They hope to use some of the fresh, ripe produce from Houghton Lodge Gardens in their pies, tarts and soups, on offer through the season.
This will be the fourth tearoom for Honesty. Their experience comes from the success of three other Hampshire/Berkshire tearooms, a hotel, restaurant and cookery school. Food is made using no additives, chemical flavour enhancers or preservatives; only rainforest alliance coffee beans and ethically produced teas are served. Customers to Honesty at Houghton Lodge Gardens, can look forward to simple, classically English menus. You’ll be able to enjoy stunningly good treats of breakfast pastries, bacon rolls, home-baked cakes, biscuits, tarts, panini and sandwiches. There will be imaginative salads, filled pies, quiches, soup and cream teas. There will be a hot dish each day that will change as the season progresses.
The tempting tearoom will also sell Honesty’s freshly baked artisan breads, jams and pickles to
take home. When the weather is warm, you can eat outside, surrounded by scents from the flowers and surrounding kitchen garden. For more shelter, eat in the main tearoom or Orangery, with views over the walled garden. The House is open to Groups by appointment only and Honesty can provide a delicious pre-ordered lunch or afternoon tea. For those purchasing day fishing permits, the tearoom also offers hearty lunchboxes or hampers. Whether you are looking to indulge in a morning coffee, breakfast, lunch or afternoon tea - great food surrounded by gorgeous flowers makes for a winning combination. Visitors to just the tearoom, and our art exhibition, are welcome without the need to purchase tickets for the garden.
Houghton Lodge Gardens and Tearoom are open 10 am to 5 pm
1 April - 1 October when the season ends with an
Apple Day in the Walled Garden.
For more information visit
www.houghtonlodge.co.uk
Or call 01264 810502
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A local, independent Company delivering fuel to homes and businesses across Hampshire
Small enough to care, big enough to cope
KEROSENE CENTRAL HEATING OIL GAS OIL BULK LPG GAS BOTTLE DELIVERY SPEEDY DELIVERY AT LOW COST SERVICING & MAINTENANCE BOILER BREAKDOWNS & REPAIRS NEW BOILER INSTALLATIONS AGA & RAYBURN SERVICING FREE SURVEYS & ESTIMATES
Please call 01264 860263 or visit our website www.hbsfuels.com
Thirt Way, Martins Lane, Chilbolton, Stockbridge, Hants SO20 6BL
Convert your aga Range Cooker to Electric Power
• Reduce running costs by up to 80% • Hobs and ovens controlled independently • Rapid heat up time from cold
Hampshire Cooker Conversions www.hcconversions.co.uk
Call Paul on 07730 988361
MOLE CATCHER
Using traditional trapping
techniques
to relieve you of your
unwanted pest Call Nick on: 07789 007059
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For more details or to discuss your requirements please contact :
Sheila 01794 301131 / 07940830797 Email [email protected]
Nightingale Cottage, Pittleworth, Houghton, Stockbridge SO20 6NA
Doggy Day Care:
Going out for the day? Working long hours? Would you like your dog (or dogs) to get more exercise, socialisation or not be left for long periods alone? Why not let your dog spend the day with us? Your dog’s day will include: walking, playing and relaxing in a safe and supervised environment. He/she will receive lots of attention and affection in a home from home setting. Large secure garden. Set in the Test Valley with fantastic walks in National Trust forests and land. Home Boarding:
Your beloved pooch stays in our home as part of the family (no kennels!). Only a small number of dogs at one time. All day care activities included. We offer short or long term boarding. Allow your dog to have a great holiday with us while you enjoy yours. Open 7 days a week. All dogs assessed prior to acceptance .
The Happy Dog Haven Home from home canine comfort
Fully licensed and insured
Pick up and drop off service
available within the local area
Day care from £15 per day
Half days available
Boarding from £20 per night (discount rates apply to multiple dog bookings)
OPEN WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY 10AM - 3PM (CLOSED AUGUST)
www.theofficersmessinteriors.co.uk Unit 12a Stonefield Park Martins Lane
Chilbolton Hampshire SO20 6BL
curtains • blinds • headboards • valances wallpapers • carpets • shutters • cushions
fabrics • upholstery • bed covers
• COLEFAX & FOWLER • MANUEL CANOVAS • LINWOOD • ROMO • • LEWIS & WOOD • KATE FORMAN • DESIGNERS GUILD •
• SANDERSON • IAN MANKIN • VOYAGE • VANESSA ARBUTHNOTT • • MALABAR • GP & J BAKER • ISLE MILL • JANE CHURCHILL •
• ANDREW MARTIN • CLARKE & CLARKE •
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Member of Guild of British Molecatchers & The British Molecatchers Register
YOUR LOCAL MOLE CATCHER Mobile 07894 046263
Email: [email protected] For more information please visit
wwwcountymolecatcher.co.uk
Traditional mole control offering a fast and friendly ser-vice - No moles caught, no fee - No gas or poisons
M D PAINTING & DECORATING Private and commercial
Specialists in all aspects of the trade Quality interior and exterior decorating service References available from satisfied customers
Mark Davis Tel: 01264 393674 Mobile: 07773 221561
Broughton Joinery & Fitted Furniture Made to Measure Kitchens & Fitted Furniture Designed & Handmade To Order www.broughtonjoineryandfittedfurniture.co.uk Howard Fletcher 01794 301517 Grandad’s Farm Salisbury Rd Broughton Stockbridge Hants SO20 8BX
Free Range Pork - Preserves Home Grown Produce - Cakes & Eggs
Plants - Crafts Refreshments
Every Thursday 10:00 – 11:45 Stockbridge Town Hall
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TW Glazing
& Window
Repairs
Misted double-glazed units
Cat flaps into UVPC doors
Glass repairs into existing frames
Greenhouse glass
Hinges and handles
Window locks and gaskets
Free quotes and advice
01264 782211
07765 260922 / 07787 853289
www.twglazingandwindowrepairs.com
MOBILE HAIR STYLIST 7 years professional experience | NVQ Level 2 & 3
LAUREN GREGORY
Local, reliable & friendly
PRICE LIST
Cut and blowdry £ 35 Gents cut £ 20 Blowdry £ 20 Half head highlights £ 55 Full head highlights £ 80 T-section highlights £ 40 Root colour £ 35 Full head colour £ 55 Brazilian blowout from £120
E [email protected] M 07775 636647
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Tel: 01264 811158, Mob: 07764 949317
www.studioyoga.co.uk
Tiebridge Farm, North Houghton, Stockbridge
SO20 6LQ
Yoga ~ Pilates ~ Meditation ~ Mindfulness
Daytime, evening and weekend classes
for all abilities
Private tuition available
Beginners welcome
New: Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
Pilates for Seniors
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Introduction to Music for the Under 5’s
Also available as an Accompanist
All ages and abilities welcome!
Helen King GBSM, ABSM, PgDipMTPP, MA
Professionally Registered Member of
ISM and EPTA
Tel: (01794) 388685 Mob: 07917 161585
Meadowsweet Chapel Close, Houghton
Nr. Stockbridge SO20 6LT
Email: [email protected]
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Private Chapel of Rest Monumental Masonry Service
24 Hour Service Pre-payment plans available
Funeral Directors Romsey
Serving Romsey and district for over 100 years,
and through three generations of the Peace family
Independent Family Owned Funeral Directors
122 The Hundred, Romsey
Tel: 01794 513393 ● www.ahcheater.co.uk
Personal attention from
Simon & Michael Peace and Giles Sadd
Tel: 01264 810028 www.the-SOP.com [email protected]
STOCKBRIDGE OSTEOPATHIC PRACTICE HIGH STREET STOCKBRIDGE SO20 6HF
Emma Wightman, registered
osteopath and antenatal teacher.
A gentle, hands on approach for
newborns through to adulthood
and in pregnancy.
Also • Massage Therapy • Pilates, 1 to 1 and small group • Homeopathy • Naturopathy
Online Bookings available for Osteopathy and Massage via our website
Osteopathy and Cranial Osteopathy
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Cut back on oil and gas!
FRENCHMOOR COUNTRY STOVES WOOD BURNING/ MULTIFUEL STOVES. FULL INSTALLATION. CHIMNEY LINING. SERVICING.
For friendly, professional advice please call and make an appointment to see our showroom.
Frenchmoor, West Tytherley: 01794 340246
• Reduced pain and increased joint mobility in neck, back and shoulders • Effective improvement of migraine symptoms and some other headaches • Recovery from sporting injuries • Reduction in arthritic symptoms • Improved functioning of the nervous system and overall well-being.
The Bodybarn, Salisbury Hill, Longstock, Stockbridge SO20 6DJ
Tricia Hobbs MChiro MMCA GCC Reg No 04087
I offer a free, 15 minute consultation with no obligation to discuss the suitability of McTimoney chiropractic for you. Please contact me, Tricia Hobbs on 07803 003642 or by e-mail,
A gentle and effective approach to chiropractic care suitable for people of all ages.
McTimoney chiropractic treatment aims to improve the alignment of your body leading to:
www.ahs-heating.co.uk
Call us on 01722 417873 or email us at [email protected]
to book your appointment today!
Domestic & commercial central heating systems, installed & repaired.
We also offer emergency breakdown cover, repairs, servicing, plumbing,
Boiler cover plans, under-floor heating & system design.
For all your Oil, Gas, LPG & Renewable Energy needs.
Alexandra Heating Services Ltd Your local heating specialist
Call Bev
DOMESTICAIR Appliance repair - all leading makes - Hotpoint/Creda Specialist
Washing machines - Tumble Driers - Dishwashers - Electric cookers, fridges, etc
Guaranteed work - Qualified electrician
Tel: 01794 390055 - C. Cairns
Moorlands - Oakleigh Drive - Landford - Wiltshire SP5 1AT
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Alasdair John Cox
Carpentry Specialist & Building/Garden Maintenance
Free Quotations/No Call Out Charge No Job Too Small
Internal & External Work Undertaken Fully Insured with References Available
JUST CALL No 2 Manor Farm Cottage, North Houghton
Stockbridge, Hants, SO20 6LF 01264 810311 or 07900 621842
High Quality
Prompt
Private Care
Winchester GP Same day appointments
Home visits
Telephone consultations
24 hour online booking
Extended hours telephone reception
Free on-site parking
No registration fee
Use alongside your NHS GP
BMI Sarum Road
Winchester, SO22 5HA
01962 776010 WinchesterGP.com
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EMAIL: [email protected]
www.electricianandover.com
MOBILE: 07887 556 559
OFFICE: 01264 400074
FOR A GREENER FUTURE 17th Edition Electrician
Fault Finding
Maintenance
Building Projects
Energy Efficient Lighting & Installations
Commercial & Domestic
CCTV
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Neighbour Care
Getting to a doctor’s/hospital/ dental/optician or other medical appointment need not be a problem. Call 0845 094 3713 A friendly voice will come to your aid and organise transport for you to and from your appointment,
courtesy of one of the Volunteer Drivers There is no charge if you are over 60 or have a Bus Pass.
If you don't have a Bus Pass but you qualify for one, ring TVBC (01264 368000) to order one.
Neighbour Care volunteers can also help with non-medical appointments, including visiting someone in hospital, help with day-to-day errands such as collecting prescriptions, small shopping commissions, dog walking, so it’s always worth asking if you need help with anything.
Do make a note of the number….it could be very useful one day!
How to reduce your heating oil costs! Join the Oil Syndicate - it’s free! Order via Houghton Oil Syndicate to reduce your oil bill: the more households in the Syndicate (currently 65), the greater savings achieved; we have the power to negotiate savings of up to 10p/litre. Contact Bob Gosse [email protected] or call 01794 388617
Orders are made almost every month and Bob sources the best deal from local oil companies and orders your oil requirements, including, where required, the ‘additive’ needed for some cookers, eg Aga, Raeburn. You pay the oil company direct, usually after delivery, on invoice.
Broughton & Mottisfont Village Bus
Services and Fares—unchanged since April 2013
Concessionary Bus Passes can be used on this service
NO SERVICE ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
All services depart from and return to Broughton :The Hollow (*), South Road, Village Hall, The Square, Chapel Lane, North End, School Lane, The Pound
Day Destination Departs Broughton
*earliest pickup
Departs Destination
Fares (subject to alteration)
Under 5s Free
Tuesday SALISBURY (opposite Marks & Spencer)
9.30 am 12.30 pm Age 16 and over £4.15 Age 6–15 £2.05
Wednesday 1st in the month
SOUTHAMPTON (John Lewis)
9.15 am 2.30 pm Age 16 and over £5.25 Age 6–15 £2.60
Wednesday 2nd in the month
WINCHESTER (Bus Station)
1.00 pm 3.45 pm Age 16 and over £4.90 Age 6–15 £2.45
Wednesday 4th in the month
ANDOVER (Bus Station)
9.40 am 12.15 pm Age 16 and over £4.05 Age 6–15 £2.00
Thursday ROMSEY (Bus Station, via Waitrose)
9.30 am 12 noon Age 16 and over £3.75 Age 6–15 £1.85
Friday ROMSEY (Bus Station, via Waitrose)
1.00 pm 3.30 pm Age 16 and over £3.75 Age 6–15 £1.85
Enquiries 01794 301045
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Day Time When Activity Contact
Mon
7.30 pm
1st Monday of the month (*) January, March, April, May, July, September, November
Houghton Parish Council meetings
Open to the public
Amy Taylor – Clerk to the Council [email protected]
(*) Note: if the 1st Monday is a public holiday the meeting will usually be held on 2nd Monday.
7.30 pm
3rd Monday of the month
WI
Sue Marshall 01794 388538
Jane Anderton 01264 810928 [email protected]
Tues
Wed
10 -11.30 am Weekly (term time)
Yoga
Jenny Harris
01264 860256
7- 9 pm Weekly
(most weeks) Table Tennis Gill Young
01794 388617
Thurs
6.30-7.30 pm
Weekly
Circuit Training
Kellie Warren
07557 961551
Fri
Sat
10.30-Noon 3rd Saturday of the month, except July, August and December
Village Coffee Morning
Maureen Stephens
01794 389696
Regular Weekly/Monthly Activities - Houghton Village Hall
Houghton Village Hall Committee
Rosie Cardoe Chairman 01794 388771 [email protected]
Ingrid Burt Treasurer/Parish Council Rep 01794 388070 [email protected]
Lucy Gosse Secretary 01794 388617 [email protected]
Maureen Stephens Bookings Secretary 01794 389696 [email protected]
John Hurley Committee Member 01794 301973 [email protected]
Kate Lewis Committee Member 01794 388280 [email protected]
Clare Stephens Committee Member 07814094029 [email protected]
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If you would like to add/amend information to this list, please contact the Editors at
[email protected] If you are a neighbour of a newcomer it maybe worthwhile lending this magazine to highlight
some of the things available in our village.
Houghton News: our monthly parish magazine provides information on village events, church services and other local area news plus a wide range of local advertisers. it costs £8.50 for the ten editions a year (85p ea). If you are new to the village (or know someone who is) and would like to have the magazine delivered to your door, please let Maureen Stephens know — she’s Distribution Manager! (see Directory p32) Profits go to All Saints Church PCC.
Oil Syndicate: members of this village syndicate, run by Bob Gosse, use their bulk purchasing power to get the lowest price per litre. Details on p28 of this magazine.
Houghton Parish Council: public meetings are held every other month, usually on the 1st Monday of alternate months, in the Village Hall. Councillors are listed in the Village Directory; informal notes of meetings and future meeting dates are usually included in this magazine. Formal Minutes are circulated via the Village e-mail group and posted on the village noticeboard.
All Saints Church, Houghton: Monthly services in the Benefice and other church news is published in Houghton News. See Village Directory for contacts for further information.
Village Coffee Mornings: run by the Village Hall Committee usually on the 3rd Saturday of the month from 10.30 to 12 noon, in the Village Hall . A relaxed and friendly way to meet up and catch up over a coffee and cake or bacon buttie! Details sent out via village email group and in Houghton News each month.
Village e-mail group: There are 150 subscribers so far to this e-group which helps us all keep up-to-date with what’s on in the village – apart from reading Houghton News, of course! You can hear about things going on in the village more frequently than once a month! Your email is not revealed, unless you post a message yourself. It’s so easy to join….just email [email protected] and ask to join! If you don’t have email, you could ask a friend in the village who does to tell you about messages sent.
Village Directory: a list of useful names, phone numbers, email, for organisations relevant to Houghton; published each month on the last but one page of Houghton News.
Village Hall: Lots of village events happen here! For information about current regular events and who to contact if you’d like to hire the Hall, please see p13. The Village Hall Committee (p29) is responsible for the management and day-to-day running of the Hall.
WI: meets monthly in the Village Hall; see contacts in Village Directory for more information.
Neighbour Care: Houghton is part of the Stockbridge Good Neighbours scheme, offering free transport to doctor/hospital and other important appointments to those unable to drive. See p28 of this magazine for details.
HAHA - Houghton Allotment Holders Association: there are 10 allotments in the village. Please contact Philip Page (HAHA Chair); or Lucy Gosse (Secretary) for more Information - [email protected]
Postal Deliveries: Steve is our regular Postie and his ‘relief’ is Nick. There are 4 post boxes: almost opposite Bossington Estate offices, by Village Hall, outside Houghton Lodge and on the road into Stockbridge, just beyond Dairy Barn.
Houghton Village: Groups & Activities
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All Saints Church Rector Rev. Ron Corne 01794 301287 [email protected]
Reader Gina Livermore 01794 388433 [email protected]
Church Wardens Richard James 01794 388534 [email protected]
Michael Woodhall 01264 810500 [email protected]
Organist Dawn Williams 01264 810724 [email protected]
Parochial Church Council
Secretary Dawn Williams 01264 810724 [email protected]
Treasurer (Acting) Garry Hedley 01264 810284 [email protected]
Cleaning Rota Sheryl Williams 01794 389636 [email protected]
Flower Rota Jill Harding 01794 388325 -
Friends of All Saints Chairman Bob Gosse 01794 388617 [email protected]
Secretary Julie Moldon 01794 388204 [email protected]
Treasurer Julie Moldon 01794 388204 [email protected]
Hampshire County Council
Councillor Main Switchboard
Andrew Gibson 01264 861138 01264 861087 03005551375
Test Valley District Council
Councillor Daniel Busk 01794 388389 [email protected]
Councillor Peter Boulton 01794 301212 [email protected]
MP Caroline Nokes MP 01794 512132 [email protected]
Houghton Parish Council
Chairman Philip Page 01794 388512 [email protected]
Clerk Amy Taylor - [email protected]
Vice Chair Ingrid Burt 01794 388070 [email protected]
Councillors Geoff Butler 01794 388831 -
Peter Kennesion 01794 301013 -
James Scougall 01264 811618 [email protected]
Alan Young 01794 388612 [email protected]
WI President Jane Anderton 01264 810928 [email protected]
Secretary Julie Harwood 01264 810314 [email protected]
Treasurer Julie Moldon 01794 388204 [email protected]
Village Hall Bookings Maureen Stephens 01794 389696 [email protected]
Chairman Rosie Cardoe 01794 388771 [email protected]
Secretary Lucy Gosse 01794 388617 [email protected]
Treasurer Ingrid Burt 01794 388070 [email protected]
Neighbourhood Watch Peter Kennesion Llyn Adams
01794 301013 01794 389690
Doctor’s Surgery Reception 01264 810524 -
Police EMERGENCY 999 Non-urgent 101 [email protected]
Stockbridge Neighbour Care 0845 094 3713 -
Community Bus Broughton/Mottisfont Village Bus 01794 301045 -
Houghton News parish magazine
Editorial Team
Lucy Gosse Fiona Evans !!!!VACANCY!!!!
01794 388617 [email protected]
01794 389237
Advertising Fiona Evans 01794 389237 [email protected]
Distribution Maureen Stephens 01794 389696 [email protected]
Village Directory Please let the Editors know about updates to this
Directory. Thank you!
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All Saints Church Services - April
Houghton All Saints Church Cleaning Rota - APRIL
1 Jill Harding and Lindsay Parker 8 Gee Cartwright and Sandra Harper 15 Helen King and Diane Haslam 22 Zara Aitchison and Sue Marshall 29 Jackie Diaper and Rosie Cardoe
Every Wednesday 9.30 am St. Mary’s Church, Broughton Holy Communion BCP
TIME
April 2 Lent 5
April 9
Palm Sunday
April 16
Easter Day
April 23 Easter 2
Low Sunday
April 30 Easter 3
8.00
BROUGHTON Holy Communion CW
no service
6.30 am Sunrise
Communion at Nutley Farm
no service no service
9.30
BOSSINGTON Holy Communion BCP ………………… BROUGHTON The Bible Un-covered
BROUGHTON Holy Communion CW ………………… HOUGHTON Holy Commun-ion CW
BROUGHTON Holy Communion CW BOSSINGTON Holy Communion BCP
MOTTISFONT Holy Communion CW For the BENEFICE
BROUGHTON Holy Communion CW For the BENEFICE
11.00
MOTTISFONT Holy Communion CW with Baptism
MOTTISFONT Messy Church Club
MOTTISFONT Holy Communion CW HOUGHTON Holy Communion CW
no service
no service
6.00 no service no service no service
no service
no service
Maundy Thursday - 13 April - St Mary’s 7.30 pm Eucharist of the Last Supper and foot washing Good Friday - 14 April - All Saints 10.00 am - Holy Week Trail St Mary’s 2.00 – 3.00 pm - Meditation