july 2010 bathford bulletin

The Bathford Bulletin

The Monthly Magazine For The Parish OfBathford

July 2010

www.thebathfordbulletin.org

"Bathford St. Swithun's Handbell Ringers" from Julia Masdin

Do you have a photo or drawing you would l ike to see on the front of the Bulletin?

We are looking for a interesting or unusual ones of the vil lage particularly thatcapture a distinct character of the vil lage or is from an unusual or unique vantage

point.

Please send your submissions to: [email protected]

St. Swithun’s Church BathfordDuring the vacancy please contact the Churchwardens

Joy Craine 85861 3 or Derek Brown 859886

Churchwardens: Derek Brown 859886 Joy Craine 85861 3

Readers: Gerry Mil ler 858402 Michael Craine 85861 3

Gil l Gilbert 858927 Dennis Pearson 858293

Everyone Is Warmly Welcome!

We have the fol lowing groups for children during our Sunday Services:

Crèche (0-3); Children’s Church (3-1 0); Rock Solid Youth Group (11 +).

Our 1 4+ youth group, 'Scubed', meets three times each month. For detai ls please ring

Michael Craine.

Sundays

8:1 5am Holy Communion

1 0:00am First Sunday - Family Service

2nd, 4th & 5th Sunday - Holy Communion

3rd Sunday - Morning Worship (No Communion)

6:30pm First Sunday - Holy Communion

Other Sundays - Evensong

Mondays

9:00-9:45am Prayer Time In Church

2:00pm 2nd Monday – Service In The Community Room

Wednesdays

2:30pm Holy Communion each 1 st Weds of the month.

House Groups Details from the Churchwardens or Notices.


Bathford Baptist Chapel, High Street, Bathford

Services wil l be held at 1 0.30am each Sunday.

Followed by Holy Communion on the first Sunday of the Month

Prayer Meeting Thursday Mornings at 1 0:00am

If you require information or help then please call

01 225 833300 or 01 225 723246 or 01 249 782368

Letter from St Swithun's Church

Do you enjoy the feeling of crossingthrough items on a ‘jobs-to-do l ist’ asfinished?

Seemingly, a large percentage of usroutinely produce a running l ist of ‘jobsto do’. Each completed task beingmarked with a satisfying tick, giving acontented glow to all concerned!

The arrival of our new vicar JaneBurgess and her husband Charles inJuly wil l mark for us (as Churchwardens)the completion of a jobs-to-do l ist thathas lasted over a year! But in truth,whilst the process of finding andappointing a new partner to lead thework of your vil lage church in Bathfordwil l be complete, the story for Jane andher role at St. Swithuns is just beginning.And it’s a beginning we would love youto be involved in.

Even for the early churches dottedaround the Mediterranean 2000 yearsago, there wil l have been 1 01 reasonswhy people no longer went to church. Somuch so that Saint Paul wrote:

Do not give up meeting together, assome are in the habit of doing butencourage and be encouraged. ...For us too, there can be thousands ofreasons why church has lost its appeal.Perhaps we have been hurt or offended,perhaps life has become too busy or attimes the ‘churchieness of church’seems irrelevant in our modern age, butas we get to know Jane and Charles andprepare ourselves for the nextinstalment in the l ife of the church andthe vil lage, why not put ‘try church’ onyour l ist of things to do?. . . .

With very best wishes,

Derek Brown and Joy Craine

Churchwardens


Monthly Film ClubThe next meeting of the fi lm club is onMonday 26 July in St. Swithun's at 2pmwhere we wil l be screening the muchloved musical "The Student Prince". Thefi lm wil l be fol lowed by tea and cakes.Everyone is very welcome, so do comeand join us for an enjoyable afternoon.

Transport available if required.

Contact Pam Priston 743499.

Before Jane’s l icensing service onWednesday 28 July there wil l be anopportunity to meet our new vicar. Rev.Jane Burgess and her husband Charleswho wil l be attending this year’s BigLunch.

The ‘Big Lunch’ forms a key part of ourvi l lage celebrations but is also part of anational initiative. All over the countryteams of wil l ing volunteers wil l beburning sausages in unison. Our locallunch on Sunday 1 8th July starts at1 .00pm at St Swithuns and wil l proceedwhatever the weather!

Where: St Swithuns Church

When: 1 pm

Who is invited: Everyone

Cost: By donation

Also as part of Bathford SummerFestival Sunday 11 July please join usfor our brief annual outdoor service at1 0.00am on the vil lage green (by theBritish Legion)


Native Breeds for Future Needs

Rare Breeds Survival Trust

7pm Tuesday 1 3 July

Hanover Square, Warleigh

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to findout more about rare breeds and theRare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) fromlocal rare breed owner and RBSTCouncil member, Tony Chambers. Tonylives at Warleigh and currently runs aflock of 80 Hebridean primitive sheep –black sheep with horns usually seengrazing in the fields adjacent to WarleighWeir.

Assisted by RBST Council member PatHolloway, the largest commercial rarebreed farmer in the country, Tony wil lgive a presentation on the work of theTrust and its future direction whilst Patwil l enthuse taste buds with samples ofher rare breed meat and a maybe aglass of wine! !

The event wil l take place in one ofTony’s barns in Warleigh.

There wil l be a charge of £5 per personcontribution towards costs. Any surpluswil l be donated to the RSBT.

Places are strictly l imited. For furtherdetai ls and tickets, contact MaureenBreeze 852444.

The event is organised by BEFAPlus

Maureen Breeze

Bathford School Hall OpeningCeremony Friday 1 0SeptemberThe Governing Body of BathfordPrimary School is del ighted to offer anopen invitation to al l those who wouldl ike to see our new Hall . The Open Daywil l take place on Friday 1 0thSeptember. This is the earl iest date thatwe could offer as the building is not duefor completion unti l 23rd July, which is

the last day of the Summer Term!Guided tours by our Year 6 pupils wil ltake place through the morning of 1 0September every 30 minutes, starting at9.1 5am The last tour wil l be at 11 .1 5amThe actual ceremony wil l take place at2.30pm with various dignitaries beingpresent. Governors hope that as manyof you as possible wil l attend. The onlyproviso we would say is please wearappropriate foot wear that wil l not markour lovely wooden floor.

Governors would l ike to take thisopportunity to share with the vil lage theirplans for the community use of thismarvellous new facil ity. Governors areaware of the interest that exists and theneed. Indeed, I am sure that many ofyou wil l remember the efforts in the pastto have a community facil ity built on theschool site to be shared by both schooland vil lage. At last, through lobbying andfund raising, we have managed, overthe years, to manoeuvre BathfordSchool into the position whereby theschool replaced classrooms, with theLEA, via central government capitolworks funding, bui lding the Hall . TheGoverning Body have much to sort outabout lettings and have set up a workingparty to thoroughly explore the issues.This wil l take some time and they do notenvisage that the school wil l be in aposition to let that Hall unti l well into2011 . Our first priority is to manage andwork the building for our children. Sobear with us. We wil l get there andBathford wil l have the use of a beautifulfaci l ity managed in a safe andprofessional way to the advantage of al l .

We hope to see as many of you aspossible on Friday 1 0th September.

Mrs Grebby


Bathford Village Shop

Newspaper Compiler Role

A position has become available for anearly morning newspaper compiler.

The role is paid at £7.50/hour due to theunsocial time.

I f you are interested, or know someonewho maybe then see Kevin, any

volunteer in the shop or phone 8591 86.

Hours as follows:

Wednesday: 5:30am - 6:30am

Saturday: 6:00am - 7:00am

Sunday: 6:00am - 7:00am

Ieuan Green

Carpenter & Roofing Specialist

UPVC Gutterings & Fascia

Firestone Flat Roofing System

Maintenance Free

No Flame Instal lation

40 Years Experience

Reference Available

Tel.07929 91 4987

PARISH COUNCIL NEWS

852486, 859007

[email protected]

www.bathford.net


Untidy area of land in Dovers Park

Concerns have been expressed byresidents for a long time about theappearance of the patch of land by thebus stop in Dovers Park opposite theschool. After several approaches toB&NES the Parish Council wasconfident that steps were being taken tocompel the landowner to tidy the site.Unfortunately, B&NES havereconsidered the matter and a copy oftheir final response to the ParishCouncil ’s prolonged efforts to get theland cleared is as fol lows:-

Dear Bathford PCI email with regards to your complaint inrelation to untidy land behind the busstop in Dovers Park, Bathford. I havetaken over the case following theprevious case officer leaving theAuthority. I have visited the site andphotographed the area in question. Ithen took the case to a legal meetingearlier this month to decide what actionif any is required. It has been decided byAuthority solicitors and the EnforcementTeam that the land in question does notwarrant a section 215 notice as the landis not considered to be in such acondition which affects local amenity.The case will be closed with no furtheraction required at this time.ThanksPlanning EnforcementBath & North East Somerset CouncilThe Parish Council is deeplydisappointed that its efforts to improvethis area have not been supported byB&NES.

Neighbourhood WatchAs reported in the June edition of theBulletin, the Parish Council has obtained'No Cold Caller' stickers for the frontdoor or window of every home in theparish. The stickers are provided withthis copy of your bul letin and we thankthe Bulletin distribution team for theirhelp with delivery.

Simply attach the 'No Cold Caller' part ofthe sticker where it wil l be visible to

Village of the Year Competition

Residents are reminded that Bathfordhas been entered in the vil lage of theyear competition. Judging can takeplace at any time up to the end of Julyand residents are asked to do what theycan to maintain the appearance of thevil lage.

Bathford Mill whistle.

Following the success of the petition inthe shop (organised by Mary George)and fol low up support from the ParishCouncil , De La Rue have contacted usto say that they would reinstate the 7-30am whistle from Monday June 28th.

The company were pleased to work inconjunction with the Parish and theEnvironmental Health Officer to restorea piece of local history whosedisappearance was sadly missed by somany.

The company have decided that thewhistle wil l sound at its 'usual ' timesfrom Monday to Friday. There wil l be nowhistles at the weekend.

Date of Next Meeting

Monday 1 9 July at 7.30pm in the parishoffice. Parishioners are reminded thatal l parish council meetings are open tothe public and residents are welcome toattend as observers or to bring mattersof concern to the attention of the councilin the first 5 minutes of the meeting.

Ruth Holding


Christian Aid Week May 201 0A big thank you to everyone who made acontribution towards ending poverty inthe world. The house to housecollection, by nine gallant people, raised£1 ,1 55 and £254 from gift aid, for peoplel ike Joseph Maina and a communitygroup in Nairobi. Their dream of buyinga plot of land and moving away from theslums wil l come true thanks to yourgenerous support and work of ChristianAid.

Martin Wright

Bulletin Delivery.Twenty seven people currently del iverthe monthly bul letin to every house inthe Bathford area. The number ofbul letins per round can vary from 5 to46, taking between a few minutes to halfan hour. I f you would l ike to volunteer tobecome a reserve, in your area, pleaseemail martin47wright@googlemail .com

Martin Wright

Bathford Calendar 2011Following the success of the BathfordCalendar 201 0 which raised approx£1 500 in funds for the shop, I haveagreed to prepare another BathfordCommunity Calendar for 2011 . Thecalendar wil l be similar in format,containing as much communityinformation as possible and I am nowseeking sponsorship to cover production

costs to gain most benefit for the shop.

I wil l be contacting al l organisations andsponsors who had entries on the Vil lageDirectory pages to ensure that theirinformation is sti l l up to date but there isplenty of room for any new entries to theDirectory.

The 2011 calendar wil l be in the form ofBathford views and I would be veryhappy to include any pictures of interesttaken by local residents. Please let meknow if you have any available as soonas possible.

I f you would l ike to support theproduction of our calendar with adonation towards the costs, pleasecontact me on 859344 or by email atbathfordcalendar@hotmail .co.uk.

Stan Cherry

anyone approaching your door. Theother half of the sticker can be placedinside the door as a reminder toresidents of the simple precautions to betaken before opening the door.

Please take the opportunity to use thestickers which are designed to reducethe occurrence of distraction burglariesas well as deter unwanted callers.

Stan Cherry

Book Launch - Bathford Past &Present - New EditionThe new edition of "Bathford, Past &Present" was launched at the BathfordCommunity shop on Saturday 5 June bymembers of the Bathford Societyincluding the author of the new edition,David Howells. Fae Hall opened thelaunch with a brief account of the trialsand tribulations of producing an updatededition of the book original ly written byGodfrey Laurence and first published in1 985.

Fae thanked David Howells and SteveMackerness for their hard work inbringing this edition to print andpresented each with an original mountedprint of a local view from a past era as atoken of thanks. We are also grateful foral l the work on the book by Fae herselfand others who have contributed withinformation and proof reading.

The book supersedes the original editionwith a larger format and clearer layout,over 90 il lustrations - mainly in colour -and much new historical information andevents from the intervening years.

The new edition, priced £1 0 is availablefrom the Bathford Community Shop andthe Oldfield Park Bookshop in Bath.

Peter Staples, Secretary, BathfordSociety

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RBL Poppy LaunchThe Bathford Branch of the RBL arehaving their official Poppy Launch onSaturday 24 July.

This special event wil l feature thefantastic Westerleigh Brass Band.

Cheese and biscuits wil l be provided.

8pm start.

For more info please contact the club on858072

Bathford Summer Festival 201 0

Sunday 4 July – Sunday 1 8 July

We have had an amazing response fromthe community with lots of peopleoffering pledges of help and offers to runevents throughout the festival.

The Festival brochure, which contains al lthe detai ls of the events and a specialprize draw to win a television wil l be outby the time you read this. We are sell ingit at many local places and as this is acommunity festival we are giving half ofthe money made on the brochures tothose who sell them! Fantastic!

Hopeful ly there wil l be an event foreveryone in the festival (see the Diaryon the back page) – for more info pleasebuy a copy of the brochure or visit ourwebsite: bathfordfest.co.uk

The big event on Saturday 1 0 July isgoing to be huge. Some of the bestbands in the South West wil l be gracingthe l ive stage in the Legion carpark. TheBathford Players wil l take us back toCafe Rene outside the Vil lage Shop andwe may even have a celebrity to openthe event for us. . .

For more info or to help out pleasecontact Luke on 07939 4031 59 orlukejohnemmett@hotmail .com, Cas on859956 or [email protected] or Ian

858428. Or at the Bathford SummerFestival box office on 807908 via thewebsite: bathfordfest.co.uk or email [email protected].

Box W.I.Our meeting on Tuesday 1 3 July wil linclude a talk by Mr. Ken Burgin on 'TheWork of the Casualties Union'. Ourmeetings start at 2.30pm and are held atthe Selwyn Hall , Box on the secondTuesday of the month. All new membersand guests are welcome.

Jean Cherry

The deadline for receiving copy for the August 201 0 Bulletin is 1 5 July.Please put your items into the Bulletin Box in the Bathford Village Shop,

email to: [email protected] or post to:Bathford Bulletin c/o Bathford Vil lage Shop, 54 Bathford Hil l , Bathford, Bath BA1 7SN

Diary Of Events - July 2010

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If you run or attend an event that is not listed please contact us and we will add yourevent to the list.

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