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March

2009

What, When,Where, Who, andWhy this month

A View from Brampton Mill

Archbishop’s VisitArchbishop’s Visit

Labour of LoveLabour of Love

Volunteers PleaseVolunteers Please

Armed Forces DayArmed Forces Day

Toxic FriendsToxic Friends

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Signs & Symbols . . . . . 4Young and baffled by a baked potato? 4Dear Ikea . . . . . . . . 4Savio . . . . . . . . . 5Mother’s Way . . . . . . 5Church Land Charity . . . . 5Are your friends toxic? . . . . 6Met Office forecast . . . . . 6Global youth prayer event . . 7Volunteers Required . . . . . 7St James the Least of All . . . 8Sponsored ‘Famine’ . . . . . 9You did this . . . . . . . 9Church Electoral Roll . . . . 9Armed Forces Day . . . . . 10

Archbishop of Canterbury’s Visit . 10Celebration launched by Archbishop 11Looking Forward To Lent . . . 12Crafty Teas . . . . . . 13Pub idea that led to a labour of love 142009 Exhibition! . . . . . 14Crossword . . . . . . 15TheDateTheTimeThePlace . 17Wildlife Trust . . . . . 17What’s On at Brampton Churches 18St Hugh Catholic Church . . . 19Brampton Methodist Church . 19Brampton’s Local Councillors . 19Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene 20The Parish Church in March . . 21

THURSDAY 31 March 1966 wasan exciting day. They let us out ofschool early because of theGeneral Election; but, instead ofcatching the bus home, I went with

thousands of others to queue outside thetown’s football club, hoping to get in towatch our heroes play their FA Cup QuarterFinal Replay against the mighty Chelsea!We waited for hours as, first, the queuebegan to move slowly forward, and then aswe passed through the turnstiles into theground. Once inside, we still had ages towait for the game to start. In the end it wasworth the wait, even though our team lost1–3.

Waiting is important and necessary inlife; and it’s very important when it

comes to God and our faith. The Bible oftensays, ‘Wait for the Lord’. For example,Psalm 40, verse 1, says, ‘I waited patientlyfor the Lord; he turned to me and heard mycry’.

Sadly, it’s often the other way round,isn’t it? I mean, rather than waiting for

the Lord, we expect him to wait for us!

‘Lord, I will pray to youand read the Bible, butfirst I need to go to work/ do the shopping andthen I want to watch theTV / read the paper. So,you’ll have to wait for me’.

We need to learn to wait, in order tofind God’s presence in our lives. There

is a promise in Isaiah 40, verse 31: ‘Thosewho wait for the Lord shall renew theirstrength’. It is when we are willing to giveGod time in our prayers, that we find himclose. We pray, ‘Lord, show us what to do!’When we wait, we shall see. We pray,‘Lord, help me!’. As we wait, we receive the answer.

Amazingly, the Lord is even moreexciting, more thrilling, than

football… Everyone who waits on him willbe a winner!

Yours sincerely

Hard to Wait

On Other Pages


Signs & Symbols — Stoops

THE funeral of Pope John Paul IImoved hundreds of millions ofpeople worldwide when it wasshown on TV. Especially movingfor many was the symbolism

within the service. Towards the very endone reporter commented that it was the sight of the droplets of sprinkled water on thesimple coffin that would stay with him; andfor many that was a very powerful symbol.

It makes one think of one of the keydifferences that one meets when entering

a Roman Catholic, an Anglo- CatholicProtestant, or an Orthodox Church: the stoop.

The stoop is an open container thatholds holy water which is normally

attached to, or set into, the walls either onthe right or on both sides of the entrance tothe church. Entrants touch a thumb or fingerof one hand, normally their right, into thewater and then make the sign of the crossover themselves.

Having water at the entrance to areligious building is not unique to

Christianity. Muslims are required to washtheir hands, face, genitals and feet beforeentering the mosque for worship. Among theJews a ceremony of purification was requiredbefore entering the Temple to assist at the

sacrifices, and this undoubtedly suggested the practice of usingholy water at the Christianchurch door. It is said to havebeen in vogue as early as thesecond century.

In the earliest churches those customswere carried through with a fountain

for washing at the entrance, like at theJewish Temple. In later years a clerksprinkled the faithful with water as theycame in and, for this reason, was calledhydrokometes or “introducer by water”.

In the Middle Ages it was customary touse holy water from the stoop when

entering the church, but not when leaving it — the idea being that purification was necessarybefore entering the house of God, but that after assisting at the Holy Sacrifice it was no longerneeded. However, the general practice todayis to take it both on entering and departing.

This monthAs you enter the church, whether it has a stoop or not, think about how you are

accepted in the family of God; be remindedof the water of your baptism and the vowsthat you made or were made for you. Whatdo they mean to you today?

Jo White

THEN you are not alone. Four in10 young adults admit that theycannot cook a jacket potato,according to recent research.

The Potato Council also found thatmany people under the age of 30

cannot cook slightly more difficult disheslike shepherd’s pie or fish cakes. A spokes-woman said: “It is disappointing that a whole generation simply can’t make a meal withone of our most loved staple foods.”

Young and baffled by abaked potato?

Dear IkeaRe: Patrull drawer/cabinet

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Congratulations! Not onlydo these prevent a youngchild from opening a kitchen cupboardand harming him or herself with a knifeor bleach, they also prevent the child’sparents from opening the cupboard tocook the child some food, thus stemming the childhood obesity epidemic and,eventually, global overpopulation.

Well done!Salvadore Vincent

March 2009

THE hit film Slumdog Millionairetouched millions of people with itsstory of a youngster triumphingagainst all the odds. Dominic Savio did the same thing. In fact, he is a

good patron ‘child saint’ for 2009 — thisyear of recession and of the InternationalYear of the Child.

Savio was born into a poor family inRiva, near Turin. There were 10

children. The father was a blacksmith, themother a seamstress. Somehow, theymanaged school fees, and when Dominicwas 12, he was sent to the famous school ofJohn Bosco at Turin.

A strict Roman Catholic school wasn’t exactly the set for ‘Who wants to be a

Millionaire’, but Savio loved it. Heresponded with enthusiasm to the wise andmoderate spiritual guidance of Bosco, andbegan to grow. Instead of turning into afanatic or prig, he was soon widely loved for his cheerfulness and friendliness to all. Hewas respected by fellow students for hismature, sound advice. Behind it all lay thekey: Savio had discovered God for himself,and had responded with all his heart: — onestory of him tells how he was rapt in prayerfor six hours continuously.

Sadly, Dominic Savio contractedtuberculosis. Like AIDS today, it was

incurable. He accepted his disease withdignity and composure. He did not feardeath — his deep and radiant faith assuredhim that something far better lay beyond.Savio died aged only 15. He had never beena millionaire; his riches lay in his faith inJesus Christ. The memory of this lovable lad lived on, so deeply had he touched the hearts of the people who knew him. Over 100years later he was still remembered — andmade a saint by the Roman CatholicChurch.

Savio 1842–57: 9 February

WITH both Mothering Sundayand the Annunciation thismonth, we offer the followingon motherhood…

Mother’s Way(Luke 2:19,51)

You treasure those things,Keep them safe in your heart,Where did the years go?

Everything still so fresh…The birth, those moments alone,Your first lookingInto each other’s love.

And the visitorsWith their wonder and wisdom,With their gifts and their gazing,Everything still so fresh…

Then the growing years,Baby into boy,Into man,Into joys and sorrows,Into life away from your helping,Yet you alone hold his history in

your head.

You treasure those things,Keep them safe in your heart,

Of course you do…

You are his mother.

Daphne Kitching

Mother’s Way

THE next Trustees Meeting will beheld in April. If you have a projectwhich needs financial support andrelates to the Church of England oranother charitable cause in

Brampton or the adjacent parishes, pleasecontact the Clerk to the Trustees at 31Cranfield Way, Brampton (or [email protected]) for an applicationform to be completed and submitted prior tothe meeting.

Church Land Charity


TAKE a good hard look at yourfriends this Spring: are some ofthem poisoning your life? This isno joke - the phenomenon of ‘toxic friends’ is now widely recognised

in the USA, and the phrase has now beenrecognised by the American PsychologicalAssociation.

Toxic friends come in a variety ofpoisons. There is the Passive Aggressive

Under-Miner, who uses their knowledge ofyou to subtly undermine you. In the name of‘friendly concern’ , they make barbedcomments about your appearance or habits.One favourite is: “You look so tired — areyou okay?” A real killer is: “Do you still likeyour new haircut?”

Then there is the Naysayer, whodampens down every dream you ever

have. This ‘glass half-empty’ person enjoyspouring negative thoughts over your hopes.

We all know a Plan-Breaker — thatperson who always agrees to meet you

to do something, only to then drop out at thelast minute, leaving you high and dry.

Peer-Pressurers are monsters indisguise: the ones who push you to do

things out of their self-interest, or even yourcertain harm. These are the guys who,knowing you have a busy day tomorrow,make sure you stay out until midnight andparty with them, anyway.

Sob Sisters are always whining aboutbeing picked on. They are the ones who

want to pour out their angst on the phone forhours. They wallow in victimhood, and wantyou to drown there, too.

The Constant Talker: need we saymore? Sadly, we all know one: the

person who hogs every conversation, andwants always to be at the centre of attention.

The Drama Queen is bored by dailylife, and much prefers an

adrenalin-filled full-blown crisis. Thesepeople lurch from cliff-hanger tocliff-hanger, never happier than when theworld is falling apart around them.

If any of these ‘toxic’ types remindyou of some friend of yours, think

about what that person is doing to you. Istheir state of mind actually dragging youdown, instead of building you up?

Psychologists say that women findabusive relationships tougher to break

free from than men. Men seem to have a lower threshold for tolerating negative relationships:they just walk away. Women stay — andstruggle to cope with the poisoning.

Are your friends toxic?

Met Office forecast aconsiderable

embarrassment

THE Met Office has spent £33m ona new supercomputer to calculatehow climate change will affectBritain — only to find the newmachine has a giant carbon

footprint of its own.

“The new supercomputer, which willbecome operational later this year, will

emit 14,400 tonnes of CO2 a year,” saidDave Britton, the Met Office’s chief pressofficer. This is equivalent to the CO2

emitted by 2,400 homes — generating anaverage of six tonnes each a year.

The change hasn’t matched thecomputer predictions to date, so why

should this £33m white elephant be anybetter?

It has been said that the Psalms reflect our relationship with God, while Proverbs reflects our relationships with each other. What verses in Proverbs wouldyou recommend to people in difficult relationships?

March 2009

CAN you spare 1–2 hours permonth? Do you enjoy meeting and helping people within thecommunity? If so,Huntingdonshire Society for the

Blind would be very keen to hear from you.

The Society has more than 550members who are either blind or

partially sighted. Many of our members need help with transportation to their monthlyclub meeting within your area or wouldappreciate having a volunteer visitor toprovide companionship or assistance withreading correspondence. If you areinterested in becoming a volunteer driver orvisitor please contact Erika Brown on 01480453438.

All volunteers are subject to a CRBcheck. Travel expenses will be

reimbursed.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Volunteers Required

A plea from Alison Roots

Dear All,

AT the end of this term school will not have enough teachers. Could you possibly spare a term (10weeks) or more to come and take a class. Are you able to help with

administration to allow teachers who arecurrently covering admin jobs to bereleased for teaching. Both primary andsecondary teachers are needed.

Please pray about this both thatteachers will be forthcoming and that

God will open your heart to what He iscalling you to do. And please do email anyquestions you may have.

Many thanks [email protected]

Teachers

Drivers

INTERNATIONAL Christian charityOpen Doors, founded by BrotherAndrew, is organising a global youthprayer event for the estimated 60myoung Christians around the world who

face persecution every day.

Called Shockwave, young believersfrom more than 50 countries are

expected to participate over the weekend of6–8 March 2009.

Shockwave (www.odshockwave.org)encourages young Christians to make

a particular point of praying for thePersecuted Church — 60% of which is aged under 18 — during those three days. Theycan take part either singly, or in groups, andfor those wanting to pray with largenumbers of others, prayer centres have beenset up, in Aberdeen, Oxford and Manchester or Bradford, where many hundreds ofyoung people will gather to plead forpersecuted Christians worldwide.

Prayers will focus on young persecutedbelievers such as 16 year old Iraqi girl

Asya (Maria) Ahmed Muhammad, who hasjust been released from prison in NorthernIraq, having spent two years inside for killingher Muslim uncle — in self defence — as he,her grandfather and cousin attacked her afterAsya’s immediate family converted toChristianity.

Last year, thou sands of in di vid u als andgroups across the UK took part in

Shock wave 2008. This year, num bers are ex -pected to swell sig nif i cantly. Young Chris -tians from 50 na tions will be par tic i pat ing in2009, as op posed to only 30 in 2008.

Shockwave has three aims — tostimulate prayer worldwide, uniting

people in seeing God act for his sufferingchurch; to raise awareness of the persecutedchurch; and to challenge peoples’ faith.

OPEN DOORS organisesglobal youth prayer event for 60m persecuted Christians


Happily, the Church of England still retains some singular parish clergy. Takethe parish of St James-the-Least in the county of C— for example. Here theelderly Anglo-Catholic vicar, Eustace, continues his correspondence to Darren,his nephew, a low-church curate recently ordained…

Letter from St James the Least of All – On the perils of small study groups…

The RectorySt. James the Least

My dear Nephew Darren

So, you are about to run an Alpha course in your parish; I am sure your bishopwill be delighted. I remember him from my Oxford days. He was just starting

his course as a gangly undergraduate when I was finishing my doctorate on Eusebius.

I recall him as a keen rugby player who took early morning dips in the Isis, wholed intense discussions on Saint Paul’s theology of “the body” over cups of

cocoa in the evenings in his rooms and who spent his holidays laying paths for theNational Trust in the Lake District while lodging in Youth Hostels. He’s exactly thesort of person who will empathise with your ministry — hearty, enthusiastic andoverflowing with compassionate intensity. We were not close friends.

We tend not to go in for those sort of things here at St. James the Least,preferring matters a little more relaxed and understated. If we ever do hold

discussion groups (and they are a regrettable necessity during Lent), they always start with a good lunch, finishing with coffee and one of Mrs French’s excellent Madieracakes. Once we have removed from the table, those who manage to stay awake willstart to tackle the chosen topic.

However, we always seem to veer off to discussing more interesting matters,such as why Col. Chorley is never allowed to sing solos in the choir any more,

or who moved Mrs Cholmondeley’s flower arrangement from the font the previousweek. Apparently she has given notice that her weekly contributions on the plate willbe much reduced unless an appropriate apology is received.

These matters may not seem as important to you as deciding what the “sardinestone” in Revelation 4 is all about, but let me assure you that to members of our

congregation, knowing why the second verse of the National Anthem is no longersung at our Remembrance Services is of pivotal importance.

At 2pm we wake up those who have enjoyed an hour’s slumber and totter offhome, knowing we have once again done our bit for faith in the parish.

I am sure your own group will also return home after your sessions — even if adigestive biscuit and weak tea is all that has been offered — invigorated and

braced to tackle the heathen in the parish. We all take our pleasures in different ways.

Your loving uncle,Eustace

March 2009

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Samaritan’s PurseOperationChristmas Childproduced 60 boxes.

Many thanks to all of you who havethought of children’s needs over the

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Brampton HistoricalSociety

Wednesday 25th March7.45pm

in the Brampton Institute

A to Z of VictorianFarming

A talk by Mr Peter Ibbett

Non-society members welcome £1.50p

You did this

THE young people of the ParishChurch will be fasting 24 hours,Saturday 7 to Sunday 8 March, toraise money to support children inRajasthan, India.

Church Electoral Roll

THE Church Electoral Roll will berevised during the first fortnight ofApril in preparation for the AnnualParochial Church Meeting onTuesday 28 April.

Any one not of the current Roll whowishes to be included on the revised

Roll should complete an Application Form,available from and returnable to, theElectoral Roll Officer, Viv Jenkins, 12Glebe Road, Brampton, PE28 4PH,tel: 384525.


AT the end of January theArchbishop of Canterbury visitedthe Diocese of Ely for a week-endto launch the 900th anniversarycelebrations. The Diocese

comprises the county of Cambridgeshireplus a sizeable part of west Norfolk.

The first stop on his two-day visit was to Cambourne, near Cambridge, which

will eventually become home for up to 10,000 people. Dr Williams met the Vicar, the RevdPeter Wood, and parishioners before leadingprayers for the new community on the sitewhere the eagerly awaited church will be built. Building work starts next month as the projecthas just received a £50,000 funding boost.

The Archbishop heard thatfundraising is already under way to

build another new church in the growingtownship of Hampton, near Peterborough.

Be sides the de vel op ing and al ready es -tab lished towns and cit ies the Di o cese

in cludes a large por tion of ag ri cul turalFenland. The Arch bishop vis ited the EastMarsh land ben e fice near King Lynn whichhas seven churches in the one par ish. Two ofthe churches are now clas si fied as re dun dantand the Vicar, the Revd Di ana Penny, runs

Archbishop of Canterbury’s Visit five church com mu ni -ties where the pop u la -tions are not large andthere is lit tle avail able lay lead er ship.

Migrant workers play a vital role inEast Anglia rural areas. The arable

farm at Barway, near Ely, has a labour forceof 1,000 which trebles during the summermonths. The Archbishop met some of theworkers from overseas; he was also shownthe fully equipped hostel where the farm migrant workers live.

On the Sat ur day af ter noon there was aser vice in Ely Ca the dral where the

con gre ga tion of 1,400 in cluded rep re sen ta -tives of all the par ishes. A cel e bra tioncan dle was given for each par ish to belighted through the year.

See the page opposite for a report onthe anniversary launch service.

Coming events include the CambridgeAntiquarian Society conference ‘Ely1109–2009’ West Road, Cambridge on the28 March and the Mothers’ Union LadyDay Service, also on 28 March.

THIS year sees the first Armed Forces Day: a celebration of British ArmedForces — past, present and future.

For the last three years, the nation hascome together on 27 June to celebrate

Veterans Day, with more and morecommunities holding events to honour thecontinuing contribution of those who haveserved in the UK Armed Forces. To build onthis success, and in response to therecommendations of the 2008 report into theNational Recognition of the Armed Forces,from 2009 the day will also celebrate the menand women still serving in our Armed Forces.

The title “Armed Forces Day” has beenchosen to reflect the wider Armed Forces

family of serving Personnel (both regular andreserve), veterans and cadet forces. This senseof inclusiveness is reflected in the strapline forthe Day: “Honouring Britain’s Armed Forces, past, present and future.”

As with Veterans Day, the occasion willbe marked with a wide range of

community-led events taking place in townsand cities around the country, and with anational event.

For more information, go towww.armedforcesday.org.uk

From Veterans Day 2008 to Armed Forces Day 2009

March 2009

AN excited crowd was queuingoutside the Cathedral, listening to St Mary’s bells ringing and waiting for the Cathedral doors to open for thespecial afternoon service. There

was an eager expectation of something special and the Cathedral provided the appropriateatmosphere and colour. At 2.30pm worshipcommenced with the 1000 plus congregation,including Ann Allsopp, Julie Anderson, Brian and Muriel Harper and Ian Stracey fromBrampton, singing “Lord, for the years yourlove has kept and guided” During thehymn our parish mission plans werepresented at the High Altar by theArchdeacons.

Worship was enhanced bysome beautiful singing from

the Cathedral Choir. Howevermany of us felt that we would haveenjoyed it more if some had been sungin English and we could have been sitting tolisten.

The Archbishop, Dr Rowan Williamspreached on the Gospel from St

Matthew 5.13–36.

After questioning whether Ely wasreally on a hill, he then talked about

the Church being like a “city on a hill”.Visible to all but is it a city that people willwant to visit or will they just pass by. We,the Church, should be serving the needs ofour parishes with enthusiasm and meetingpeople where they are. But if, like salt thathas lost it’s flavour, we cease to beinteresting or relevant then we gain nothing.We need to meet our community with apassion for what we believe, to stimulateinterest and make Jesus relevant but also tobe still when people need to find peace.

The Archbishop celebrated theEucharist which was then distributed

at many points around the Cathedral.Worship concluded with the hymn “Hope of our calling: hope through courage won.”

Celebration launched by ArchbishopEach parish was presented with a bagcontaining leather bookmarks with the

Ely 900 prayer, badges, stickers, flyers andcandles. Following the launch, parishes willbe celebrating throughout the diocese andputting their action plans into operation. The diocese also plans to devise new ways ofpassing on the Christian faith to futuregenerations. We await events with eageranticipation.

What were my overall impressions?Well it was the Cathedral at its splendidbest but did it actually reflect what is

happening in the growing parishesaround the diocese. I don’t believe it did and although it was a greattraditional Cathedral event itwouldn’t have had much to say tothe many new Christians who are

growing in many of our localcongregations. Maybe I shall be put in

my place and the closing celebration for Ely900 will satisfy the needs of a modern,relevant and growing Church.

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Friday 6 March

“Women’s World Day of Prayer”

The service will be held at10.45am in the Methodist Church

Speaker: Dr Barbara Churms

Wednesday 11 March

“We Believe in Mission (1)”We welcome as speakers, Rev. Ivo andMirjami Ivanov, missionary pastors in

Russia (through “Mission Possible UK”)They have a powerful testimony. In the1980’s, they smuggled Bibles into theSoviet Union — until they realised itmade more sense to smuggle in wholeprinting presses which they did in over

2000 individual parts!Tea and cake at 7.30 for a 7.45pm start,

in the Parish Church.

Wednesday 25 March

“We believe in Mission (2)”The speaker will be Rt Rev David

Thomson, Bishop of Huntingdon whowill speak on “Jesus-Shaped Church”.What does it mean for Christians to be

the Church of Jesus in the 21st Century,when many around us find it irrelevant?

Is Jesus calling us today to change orsimply to strengthen our Church lives? Bishop David will stretch our minds on

these matters.Tea and cake at 7.30 for 7.45pm start,

in the Methodist Church.

Lent LunchesThese are soup and cheese lunches with

any monies collected being used tosupport Alison and Peter Roots in their

missionary work with CMS.

Everyone is very welcome to come to any or all of these, as they wish.

Lunch is served from 12.00 until 2.00pmin the following venues:

27 February at 7 Budge Close, hosted by Patricia and Richard Sledge;

6 March at the Methodist Church afterthe “Women’s World Day ofPrayer” service;

13 March at 9 Knowles Close, hosted byFreda and Stead Smith;

20 March at 54 Crane Street, hosted byNicola and David Grieves;

27 March — at 10 Manor Close, hostedby Jan Edwards and Ann Allsopp;

3 April at 4 Pepys Road, hosted byGill and Ian Stracey.

St Mary Magdalene Church

Looking Forward To LentAll are welcome at the following events.

March 2009


AJOURNEY in early February marked the culmination ofnearly two decades of hardwork by a dedicated group ofmen and women. The idea

for the locomotive, a Peppercorn classA1 Pacific, like many of the best plans,was hatched over a few pints in the pubin April 1990. An advertisement was placedin a railway enthusiasts’ magazine, ameeting was held, a trust (A1 SteamLocomotive Trust) was formed and theproject steamed ahead.

Many were the problems besetting theproject, not least the lack of

engineering expertise; a steam engine hadnot been built in Britain since the Sixties.

In 1991 it was announced that thecompleted locomotive would be called

Tornado in memory of Tornado pilots whohad died in the first Gulf war.

The engine moved under its own steamfor the first time last August. Crowds

gathered at the Darlington works to watch asDorothy Mather, widow of the locomotive’sdesigner, Arthur Peppercorn (LNER’s lastchief mechanical engineer in 1948) was in thecab as it moved a short distance.

Final testing and then on 7 February itmade its first commercial main line trip,

passing through our parish at about 1 o’clockon its way from Darlington to London .

The locomotive was officially namedby Their Royal Highnesses The Prince

of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall on19 February.

The A1s were the cheapest to run of all British steam locomotives in the same

category and also the most reliable of all ofthe express passenger steam locomotivesowned by British Railways.

The project cost £2.9 million; in 1949an A1 cost £16,000.

2009 Exhibition!Our next exhibition will be held on

Saturday March 7that our club rooms in

Buckden Millennium Community Centre,Burberry Road, Buckden, St Neots,

Cambridgeshire PE19 5UY.

OPENING TIMES: 10 am–5 pm

ADMISSION: Adults £3.50 Children £2.50 Family £9.00

Lots of great layouts and traders, Freeparking and very easy disabled access.

Refreshments available.

THIS SHOW ISONE DAYONLY—

DON’T MISSIT

Layouts attending so far:Helston (3mm), Spitzweisertal (N),

Lydgate (00), St Jude’s Dock (4mm),Gestup St Anne (7mmNG),

Victoria Park (7mm), Grumstick &Dipplewick (10mmNG),

Havnegade (H0), High Middenden (00),Ffodos Treacle Works (7mm)

Details contact: [email protected]

St Neots ModelRailway Club

Pub idea that ledto a labour of love

March 2009

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Across1 Primatial city of the Church of England’s

northern province (4)3 Speaking under oath (Jeremiah 5:2) (8)9 Fallen angel from Milton’s Paradise Lost (7)

10 ‘Do not take a — or bag or sandals; and donot greet anyone on the road’ (Luke 10:4) (5)

11 Abram’s father (Genesis 11:26) (5)12 Complied with (John 17:6) (6)14 ‘My message and my preaching were not

with wise and persuasive words, but with a — of the Spirit’s power’ (1 Corinthians 2:4) (13)

17 i.e. palm (anag.) (6)19 ‘We always — God for all of you’

(1 Thessalonians 1:2) (5)22 Syncretistic religion originating in

19th-century Persia (5)23 Pariah (Jeremiah 30:17) (7)24 Deter (Ezekiel 33:8) (8)25 ‘Although I am — than the least of all

God’s people’ (Ephesians 3:8) (4)Down

1 Pagan name for Christmas (8)2 Happen again (5)4 How Ezekiel invariably described God

speaking, most memorably in the Valleyof Dry Bones (Ezekiel 37:4) (4,2,3,4)

5 More than sufficient (5)6 Native of, say, Tel Aviv (7)7 Great merriment (Psalm 35:15) (4)8 Sheepskin coat (6)

13 Inhabitants of Canaan who struck fearinto the Israelites because of their heightand strength (Deuteronomy 1:28) (8)

15 Ancient city on the Nile for which Jeremiahprophesied doom (Jeremiah 46:19) (7)

16 Use tat (anag.) (6)18 Farewell using all but one vowel (5)20 Gemstone (Exodus 28:19) (5)21 David’s grandfather (1 Chronicles

2:12–15) (4)

the ChurchGeneral FundTeacher: ‘What is the diff erence between

results and consequences?’

Bright pupil: ‘Results are what youexpect; consequences are what you get.’

iIProfessor: “What happens when thehuman body is immersed in warm water?”

Student: “The telephone rings.”


FUNERAL DIRECTORS

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Also — typing service

Tel: mobile 07768 956187

Home (after 7pm) 01480 394970

Kinnaird HillChartered Accountants

Auditing and accounting,personal tax returns,

CGT and IHT planning, fixed fees

contact:Tim Johnson or Angus Hurford

Montagu House81 High Street

Huntingdon PE29 3NY01480 453112

[email protected]


BRAMPTON PLAYSCHOOLJoan Miles Tel: 457770Monday to Friday, 9.30 am to 12 pm

in the Church Hall, Church Road

March 2009

Brampton Choral Society:Tuesday at 7.30 pm.Details: Mrs Eggleton, 01832 710423

Brampton Historical Society:Fourth Wednesday, odd numbered months,7.45pm in the Stocker Room, BramptonInstitute. Non-members welcome.Details: 52759

Brampton Women’s Institute:First Tuesday each month in theCommunity Centre. Birds in yourGarden — Bob Girkin. Details: 450989

Friendship Club: Thursday 26 March, 2 pm in RichardWestbrooke Hall. History ofAddenbrookes — Mr F RogersNew members welcome. Details: Mrs Jordan, 353157

Trefoil Guild:For adults in the Scouts and GuidesAssociation.Details: Jean Cooke, 435896

TheDateTheTimeThePlaceBrampton Flower Club:

Enquires: Diane Hodgetts 435772

Brampton Village Wives Group:Details: Lesley Morris, 458818.

Bridge Club: 6.55 to10 pm Mondayevenings in the Parish Church Hall.£2 including refreshments.Details: Anne Roberts. 411390

Three Score Club:Wednesday 25 March, 6–9 pm in theCommunity Centre. Details: Liz Papworth, 455245

Two Tons Explorer Scout Unit:Weekly 7:30pm in Richard Westbrooke Hall or Eaton Socon Scout Hut (daysvary). Explorer Scouts is the section ofthe Scouting family for boys and girlsaged 14 to 18; no previous experiencerequired! Details: Ken Mackenzie,434374 or [email protected].

WAAFA (Ex WAAF and WRAF):Last Monday of the month at 2 pm.Details: Mrs Maureen Wigley, 383898

Farmland BirdsFarmland Birds will be the topic of thenext meeting of the Wildlife Trust,Huntingdon Area Group, on

Wednesday 11 March 2009at 7.30pm

at Brampton Memorial HallThrapston Road, Brampton. Tonight our guest speaker will be PaulBellamy, who is a local ecologist and

ornithologist, working at Monks Wood from1990 to 2009. During this time Paul haslooked at the effects of change in land use onbiodiversity. This has included looking at theeffects of habitat fragmentation on woodlandbirds and comparing small farm woods withlarger nature reserves. Another aspect ofPaul’s work has centred on the effectivenessof agri-environment schemes and the effectsof growing bio-mass crops.

Concentrating on thearable systems of

eastern England, Paul willexplain how historicalchanges in farming practiceshave affected birdpopulations and how current trends may affect farmland birds in the next few years.

Anyone interested in wildlife is mostwelcome to attend. Admission: £2.00

members; £2.50 non-members. Please visitthe web site for more informationwww.wildlifetrust-huntsareagroup.org.uk/or contact George on 01480 450809.

Part of the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire,Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and

Peterborough.Registered Charity No: 1000412


St Mary Magdalene‘Adventurers Club’ is for 3 – 10s(up to Year 5). We start at 11am inthe Parish Church, and most weeksgo to the Church Hall for our ownlearning. For details, contact MrsNicola Grieves on 450894,[email protected]

‘God Squad’ is for 10–13 years(years 6 to 8). They start with worshipin Church at 11am, then leave for theirown ‘God Squad’ session. For detailscontact Steph Pedlar on 384332,[email protected].

FROGS (“Forever Reliant OnGod”) are aged 14 years and over(year 9+). They meet 7 – 9pm(usually in the Upper Room) forchat and chilling out. For detailscontact Steph Pedlar on 384332,[email protected].

Connect2 for years 6 to 8 Innov8 for years 9 to 13Thursday evenings. For detailscontact Steph Pedlar on 384332.

A leaflet is available with details ofmeeting dates, etc for the above.

for Children and Teenagers

Methodist Church

LITTLE FISHES: Cuppa,chat with songs, story andprayers for under 5s, in theMethodist Church, 9 for 9.30

start. Finish by 10am. We meet onthe First and Third Tuesdays inTerm Time: March 3, 17, 31 (extrameeting). All babies & youngchildren welcome. Contact Revs Pam Siddall (819228)or Martin Greenfield (453341).

Come along!

What’s On at Brampton Churchesfor Everyone

Church Prayer Meetings

ALL are welcome at our MonthlyPrayer Meetings in the ChurchHall from 6.30–7.45pm. Wehave some Bible Teaching, thenpray together as Jesus taught —

‘Your kingdom come, your will be done onearth, as in heaven’. “More things are wrought by prayer than

this world dreams of.” Come and let’s see prayer work!

On 15 March, (not in April) 17 May,21 June, 19 July.

Men’s BreakfastSaturday 21 February

Church Hall8–9.30am

All men welcome

Contact Neil Pedlar (384332,[email protected]) or

Martin Greenfield (453341,[email protected])

for details.

March 2009

ST HUGHCATHOLIC CHURCH

BUCKDEN

Priest in Charge:Fr. Jim Kennedy CMF

Tel: 810344Services:Saturday 6.30 pm Vigil MassSunday 9 am Said Mass

10.30 am Family MassDays of Obligation

12 pm and 8 pm MassReligious Instruction

for children Sunday from 9.30 amConfessions

Before Mass when required

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Brampton’s LocalCouncillors

Your County Councillor is:Peter Downes Tel: 398082

Your District Councillors are:Peter Downes Tel: 398082

Fax: 398083email: [email protected] Jordan Tel: 457802e-mail: [email protected]

The Clerk to the Parish Council is:Janet Innes-Clarke Tel: 454441email:[email protected]

Brampton Memorial Centre, ThrapstonRoad, Brampton, Huntingdon, PE28 4TB

The BRAMPTON PARISH NEWS is happy to printletters or any other article from its readers. We may print them anonymously on request, but for legalreasons they must contain a contact name andaddress (not necessarily for publication). Wecannot guarantee date of publication.

BRAMPTONMETHODIST CHURCH

ON THE GREENMinister:Rev P Siddall,3 Vineyard Way,Buckden, PE18 9SRTel: 819228Church Secretary:Miss J StewartTel: 433391Hall Bookings:Mrs B RandTel: 52852

Services: Each Sunday at 10 am

6 Rev Pam Siddall Holy Communion8 Deacon Sue Roberts

15 Mr John Stent6pm Circuit United Service; Warboys

22 Mrs Lynn Taylor29 Mrs Rosemary Marchant

Other Events

Coffee Morning: Wednesday 4, 10–11.30 am

Womans World Day of PrayerFriday 6, followed by Lent Lunch

Emmaus: Wednesday 11, 25 at 2 pm

Soup Lunch:Wednesday 18 at 12.30pm

The minister will gladly bring ‘Home Communion’ to the housebound

on request.

Items for consideration for inclusion in theApril Edition of the BRAMPTON PARISH NEWS

to the Editor (contact information on rearcover) by 11 March, please.


www.stmarym.co.uk

Who’s WhoRector Rev. Canon Martin R Greenfield MA The Rectory, 15 Church Road Tel: 453341

AppointmentsThe Rector is available for interviews. Please phone for an appointment.

His rest day is Friday.

Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene

Licensed Lay MinistersAnn Allsopp, 10 Manor Close Tel: 417380

Julie Anderson, 51 Hayling Ave., Little PaxtonTel: 353177

Authorised Lay MinisterNicola Grieves, 54 Crane Street Tel: 450894

ChurchwardensKen Mackenzie, 37 Miller Way, Tel: 434374

Sue Roberts, 15 High Street, Tel: 433955Youth Worker Steph Pedlar

35 Grainger Ave., Godmanchester, Tel: 384332P.C.C. Treasurer

Marissa Harris, 5 Mandeville RoadTel: 370158

P.C.C. SecretaryDawn Ryder, 6 South Road Tel: 411628

Adventurers’ Club Age 3 to school year 5Contact Mrs Nicola Grieves on 450894

[email protected] Squad Age school years 5–8

Term time Sunday 11amSteph Pedlar Tel: 384332

FROGS Age school year 9 upwardsTerm time Sunday 7–9 pm

Steph Pedlar Tel: 384332Youth Clubs (Connect2 and Innov8)

Age school year 6 upwardsTerm time Thursday evenings

Steph Pedlar Tel: 384332Mothers’ Union

Second Tuesday 8 pm Church HallThird Tuesday 2.30 pm Hilary Lodge

Branch Leader — Elizabeth Arkle 33 Miller Way Tel: 434924Tower Bells — Tower Captain

Ian Stracey, 4 Pepys Road Tel: 457525Practice Monday 7.30–9.00 pm

Church HallBooking Secretary Tel: 434374

Church Mission SocietyCoordinator Tel: 433374

Children’s SocietyCoordinator Tel: 435200

Bible Study Notes Jean Carter Tel: 436846

Housegroups See panel below

Church House Groups

HOUSE groups provide anopportunity for people to meetto learn and to help each otheras Christians.

Monday Evening weekly at 7 Budge Close led by Patricia andRichard Sledge (437789)

Monday Evening fortnightly at 68 Thrapston Road, led by RevGreenfield (453341)

Tuesday 2pm weekly at 3 Chestnut Close, led by RevGreenfield (453341)

1st and 3rd Tuesday evenings, at 24 Manor Close

Wednesday Evening weekly at 14 Abbot Close. Contact JulieAnderson (353177)

Thursday morning weekly at 9 Knowles Close, led by FredaSmith (457420).

If you would like to join a housegroup,or for more details, please contact AnnAllsopp on 417380.

March 2009

The Parish Church in MarchLent 1SUNDAY 1 9.15 Parish Communion

11.00 Parish PraiseWednesday 4 10.00 Holy CommunionFriday 6 10.45 Women’s World Day of Prayer . Methodist Church

Speaker: Dr Barbara ChurmsSaturday 7 Sponsored ‘Famine’ for World Vision

Lent 2SUNDAY 8 9.15 Parish Communion

11.00 Parish Praise19.00 Taizé Worship . . . . . . . Church Hall

Tuesday 10 20.00 Mothers’ Union . . . . . . . Church HallWednesday 11 10.00 Holy Communion

19.30 ‘We believe in Mission’ (1) — with Rev & Mrs Ivanov,missionary pastors in Russia . . in Church

Lent 3SUNDAY 15 9.15 Parish Communion

11.00 Parish Praise18.30 Monthly Prayer Meeting . . . . . Church Hall

Tuesday 17 14.30 Mothers’ Union . . . . . . . Hilary LodgeWednesday18 10.00 Holy CommunionThursday 19 10.00 CMS Group . . . . . . 1 Carrington MewsSaturday 21 8.00 Men’s Breakfast . . . . . . Church Hall

Mothering SundaySUNDAY 22 9.15 United Holy CommunionWednesday25 10.00 Holy Communion

19.30 ‘We believe in Mission’ (2) “Jesus-shaped Church” — with Rt Rev David Thomson . Methodist Church

Lent 5SUNDAY 29 7.45 Holy Communion (1662)

9.15 Parish Communion11.00 Parish Praise

In AprilWednesday 1 10.00 Holy Communion

The church is fitted with an audio loop for the benefit of those with suitable hearing aids

Theme

Jesus begins his work

Be serious!

God’s rule

Eternal Life

The time has come

Home CommunionIf you are unable to attend church services, but would like to receiveCommunion at home, please contact the Rector on 453341.



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The BRAMPTON PARISH NEWS is published by the Parish Church as a community service.Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Parish Church or Editor.Items for consideration to the Editor (Viv Jenkins, 12 Glebe Road, PE28 4PH, Tel: 01480 451163, email: [email protected]) please, by the 11th of the month prior to the cover date.Advertising & Accounts: Jim Lamacraft 01480 383835 Subscriber Distribution: Billie Leighton 01480 454453.

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AssistancePregnant? Worried? Had an abortion?

Confidential Counselling and SupportFree Pregnancy Testing

Manned help line is available between 7.30 and 9.30pm seven daysor visit Saxongate Community Learning Centre, Wednesdays 12 to 2.00pm

Appointments can be made or just call in for a chat

Cornerstone Pregnancy Crisis Centre

Tel: 01480 457711

Disability Information ServiceHuntingdonshire

Offers free,confidential, impartial advice

and information to all disabledpeople and their carers.

Disability Resource Centre,Pendrill Court, Papworth

Everard, Cambs. CB3 8UYTel: 01480 830833

Open Monday to Thursday9.30 to 2.30

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CITIZENS’ ADVICEBUREAU

Free, confidential adviceand information.No appointment.

6 All Saints Passage,Huntingdon

Tel: 0844 8487 979Monday, Tuesday, Thursday

9.30 to 3.30Wednesday, Friday

12.30–3.30

CAN-CER-VIVE: Self help group;

for information contact:Heather (01480) 212028 or

Daphne (01480) 458850

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