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The Queen’s Accession
65 years ago this month, King George VI died in the night
between 5th & 6th February 1952, while at Sandringham.
In far away Kenya, his daughter, Elizabeth, was proclaimed
sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II. Proclamations were then
made in different realms on 6, 7, 8 and 11 February,
depending on geographical location and time zone.
On 6th February The Accession Council issued for publication
in that day’s London Gazette, a statement which began :
‘WHEREAS it has pleased Almighty God to call to His Mercy
our late Sovereign Lord King George the Sixth of Blessed and
Glorious memory, by whose Decease the Crown is solely and
rightfully come to the High and Mighty Princess Elizabeth
Alexandra Mary…”
and a new chapter in British and Commonwealth
history had begun.
Vicar’s Letter
Dear Friends,
January is usually a quiet month for many people returning back to
work after Christmas. I have to say that for our busy parish this
certainly hasn’t been the case. I thought I would give you a
glimpse into the mission and relationships which are beginning to
be forged, promising that 2017 will be an exciting year.
At the beginning of the month a Social Committee was formed and
members of the congregation were asked to give ideas for events
and activities. By having the committee this will help with the
planning, ensuring that events have enough volunteers and that
we don’t clash with other events in the community. The numbers
of suggestions were amazing, I think I lost count at thirty, they
ranged from fairs, social evenings, music events, and children
groups. Now the new committee will have the hard task on
deciding which we as a parish we can realistically do. So keep
checking the magazine for up and coming events.
In December I received an invitation by Clare Kelly, the Head from
Dane Royd Infants and Primary School to attend the Collaborative
Head Teacher meeting in January. This meeting is attended by
most of the schools and nurseries in our parish, where they come
together to share best practice and resources. At the meeting
Clare gave the meeting an overview of our positive relationship
with the school. I left the meeting with the heads agreeing to
contact me directly to see how we can move forward and have a
relationship with more schools .
School assemblies are always fun to do, and I always look forward
to visiting St James Primary Academy. What’s that saying ‘out of
the mouths of babes’. If I am honest I’m not sure who pastorally
gives and receives the most in assemblies but I know I enjoy them.
The theme of the assembly following the school criteria was Hope.
How many people seem to hope for the material but as Christians
we pray and hope for the spiritual. I think the assembly must have
gone well as I received a couple of high fives as the pupils were
leaving the hall. Who would have thought at my age I would have
become a hip and trendy vicar?
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In this month we have also had a number of baptism enquiries.
Which led to those families attending a Baptism Preparation
Class (these are held once a month) and dates have now been
given so they can invite family and friends to the service and the
celebrations. We have also had a number of couples contacting
me for the calling of Banns. It is always lovely to meet with
couples as they plan for their life together in holy matrimony.
Sadly, though, most of the banns to be called are for weddings
that will happen outside of the parish.
Also we are on the map as a Dementia Friendly Parish. This is
because we are one of only two religious organisations in the
Wakefield Dementia Action Alliance (WDAA) and the profile of
the parish is increasing. I was invited to give a talk in
Huddersfield by the Chaplain of Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
(HRI) on dementia, church and community. The day was one of
various workshops looking at dementia and the person. There
was a lot of interest from people on dementia and spirituality and
the Church.
So like our faith we are to travel together, to learn and to grow in
mission. Because God calls us to be who we are irrespective of
our physical and mental abilities. And why does God call us as
we are, simply because God loves us as we are. So my friends
as you can see that as a parish, our mission is growing. As a
parish we are working with individuals across all ages and all
abilities, and isn’t that the blessings of parish life. So January
hasn’t been quiet, so I have had no problem writing this for the
magazine. All I will say though, is am looking forward to my
holiday at the end of this month.
Your friend and Priest
Kevin
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Readings for February at 10.30
Thursday
2nd Feb
Presentation of
Christ
(Candlemas)
Principal Feast
Malachi 3:
1-5
Psalm 24:
[1-6]
7-10
Hebrews 2:
14-18
Sunday
5th Feb
4th Sunday
before Lent
Isaiah 58:
1-12
Psalm
112:
1-9 [10]
1 Corinthians 2: Matthew 5:
1-12 [13-16]
13-20
Sunday
12th Feb
3rd Sunday
before Lent
Deuteronomy
30:
15-end
Psalm
119:
1-8
1 Corinthians 3: Matthew 5:
1-9
21-37
Sunday
19th Feb
2nd Sunday
before Lent
Genesis 1:
1-2.3
Psalm 136 Romans 8:
or Psalm
18-25
136: 1-9,
23-26
Matthew 6:
25-34
Sunday
26th Feb
Sunday next
before Lent
Exodus 24:
12-18
Psalm 2 or 2 Peter 1:
Psalm 99
16-21
Matthew17:
1-9
From the Parish Register
Funerals
December
December 22nd
Alan Bagg
January
6th January
Sheila Lindop
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Luke 2:
22-40
Are you thinking about
Confirmation?
Are you wanting to
confirm the promises
made to God at your
Baptism?
A Priceless Find – by accident!
70 years ago this month a couple of shepherds in the hills above Qumran
near the Dead Sea idly threw a stone into what they thought was an empty
cave. When they heard the sound of smashing pottery they searched
inside, and found the most important biblical discovery of the century.
Their stone had led them to what became known as the Dead Sea Scrolls,
manuscripts of the entire Hebrew Bible except for the book of Esther,
stored in clay vessels. The scrolls were the work of a religious community
called the Essenes, who lived near that site before and during the life of
Jesus.
As scholars slowly unraveled them – and that task took decades - they
discovered that they were handling manuscripts of the Bible which were
hundreds of years older than any we had previously possessed. Most of
the biblical manuscripts on which our translations had previously been
based were copies of copies, carefully crafted in monasteries over the
centuries by people dedicated to preserving the sacred text. But
inevitably, in the process, there were occasional slips in the copying, and
at times it’s obvious that those who were doing it didn’t understand the
words they were copying.
So, in February 1947, the world had access to a much older and therefore
more accurate record of the Jewish Scriptures – the Bible of Jesus and the
first Christians. The most remarkable thing is actually how few ‘mistakes’
there were, seeing the centuries of copying – and not one that seriously
affects our fundamental understanding of the Bible.
Those two shepherds 70 years ago ensured that we today have a Bible text
which is as close to the original as one could ever hope to get. I’m glad
they threw the stone into the right cave!
David
Winter
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The Parish will be holding classes starting in mid
February for those who are wanting to be Confirmed.
If you are considering Confirmation and want to
know more please speak to Kevin. Confirmations will
be at Wakefield Cathedral with Bishop Tony, Bishop
of Wakefield on the 7th May 2017.
St John’s Calder Grove Consultation
As a parish we received notification from the Church Commissioners
in London for a consultation on the future of St John’s Calder Grove.
We have been asked to display details of how individuals can contact
the Church Commissioners with their points of view. Notices on how
to do this have been displayed on the doors of St John’s Calder Grove,
St James’ Chapelthorpe and also in the window at the post office at
Calder Grove. Church Commissioners have contacted our local
councillors and also placed an article in the Wakefield Express asking
for individuals to send their views to them, so that they arrive no later
than the 20th of February.
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Dementia News
In the December magazine we suggested a voluntary
appeal when writing Christmas cards to all our
church friends. The suggestion was that only one
card was written and displayed in church, then a
donation was placed in the Dementia UK box for
the amount that was saved on buying numerous cards.
I am pleased to write that a donation was made to
Dementia UK on the 5th of January, which was Gift
Aided making a total of £58.13.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the appeal,
every pounds makes a great difference.
All in the month of February
400 years ago, on 6th Feb 1617 that Prospero Alpini, Italian physician and
botanist, died. He is credited with the introduction of coffee and bananas to
Europe.
150 years ago, on 15th Feb 1867 that Johann Strauss’s waltz The Blue Danube
was performed for the first time, in Vienna, Austria.
125 years ago, on 22nd Feb 1892 that Oscar Wilde’s comedy play, Lady
Windermere’s Fan, was performed for the first time, in London.
75 years ago, on 8-15th Feb that the WW2 Battle of Singapore took place.
This Japanese victory led to their occupation of Singapore until Sep 1945.
70 years ago, on 7th Feb 1947 that the first of the Dead Sea Scrolls were found
in caves in Khirbat Qumran (now in the West Bank, Palestine).
70 years ago, on 12th Feb 1947 that Lord Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl
Mountbatten of Burma, became the last Viceroy of India.
65 years ago, on 6th Feb 1952 that King George VI died, and was succeeded by
his daughter, Elizabeth II.
Dementia Friends Awareness Session
On the 28th February 10am to 12 noon
The Alzheimer’s Society will be giving a session
on dementia. The session gives an overview of
dementia and how this impacts on those living
with disease and their carers. The session is
informal and will dispel many preconceived ideas.
Also it will give information on support within the
community and how people living with the disease
can still have a good quality of life.
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Also 65 years ago, on 17th Feb 1952 that Winston Churchill announced that
Britain had developed its own atomic bomb.
40 years ago, on 4th Feb 1977 that Fleetwood Mac released its album,
Rumours. It became one of the best-selling albums of all time, selling more
than 45 million copies worldwide.
25 years ago, on 7th Feb 1992 that the Maastricht Treaty was signed,
establishing the European Union (with effect from 1st Nov 1993).
15 years ago, on 4th Feb 2002, that Cancer Research UK was founded. It is
now the world’s largest independent cancer research and awareness charity.
Also 15 years ago, on 13th Feb 2002 that the former mayor of New York City,
Rudolph Giuliani, received an honorary knighthood from the Queen,
in recognition of his work following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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The Rectory
St. James the Least of All
USEFUL CONTACTS
City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
My dear Nephew Darren
Your plans to devise special Services that will involve local industry
does you credit, although I cannot imagine what a church decorated with bathroom
suites, double glazing frames and airplane wings will look like. Were we to do
something similar in this parish, we would have to devise suitable symbols for
merchant bankers and property developers. Perhaps wads of banknotes among the
flower arrangements may look rather splendid. Our practice is, naturally, to
continue with more traditional ways.
We have just had our annual blessing of the plough and new-born lamb. We always
have a packed church - mainly of parishioners hoping to see the lamb ruin the
Rector’s surplice. The only disconcerting part is to be upstaged by the wretched
animal as it bleats piteously throughout my carefully crafted sermon, which
becomes lost as the congregation wonders if the poor creature may be hungry, or is
missing its mother.
The plough always comes from Colonel Wainwright’s garden. It stands
ornamentally by his lake for eleven months of the year and then rotates round four
of our local churches for their services in January. It must be the best blessed, least
used plough in the county.
At least this year, I got several of our local farmers to carry it into church. Last year
our Verger pushed it up the aisle, accidentally ploughing a perfect furrow along the
red Axminster. The sight may have looked all very well in a field, but was not
appreciated in the nave. It did, however, provide a worthy project for our Ladies’
Guild. They will be much occupied over the coming months knitting tea-cosies and
making jam for sales of work before we can replace it.
Our only other occasion when we have animals in church is the Summer Pets
Service. Invariably one escapes and our hymn singing gradually disintegrates as the
younger members of the congregation try to catch over-enthusiastic dogs chasing
cats and rabbits up and down the aisles.
The only true disaster happened some years ago, just after we had restored the
organ, adding that splendid trumpet stop. Our organist decided to start the service
with a brilliant trumpet fanfare. The drama of the introduction was somewhat
spoiled by all the animals in the building simultaneously relieving themselves, out
of shock.
Our team of cleaning ladies were much occupied that week - and the congregation,
for once, raised no objection when I used lots of incense at the following Sunday’s
service. So good can come out of evil, after all.
Your loving uncle,
Eustace
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CRIGGLESTONE PARISH COUNCIL
Crigglestone Parish Council are pleased to inform the community that in
accordance with their powers under sections 137 and 139 of the Local
Government Act 1972 have approved requests for Grant Aid from Crigglestone
Methodist Church and Calder Grove Cricket Club for their respective projects.
We wish them well!
PC Jack May attended the last meeting as the representative for the Safe Scheme
and spoke of how residents and communities continuing to contact the Police
through either ringing 101 or emailing the Neighbourhood Policing Team at
[email protected] was extremely beneficial in
collating intelligence to tackle the serious inquisitive crimes, although it may not
seem so at the time. Residents and Councillors shared their continuing concern
with PC May at the people driving at high speeds in and around the community
and the anti social behaviour occurring in Betty Eastwood Park.
Crigglestone Parish Council’s monthly ‘Safe Scheme’ Police report can be
found on the Parish Council’s website: www.crigglestonepc.org Select the
‘COMMUNITY’ tab, then ‘POLICE’ tab.
The Safe Scheme priorities will continue on the usual rolling schedule.
St Valentine’s Day
There are two confusing things about this day of romance
and anonymous love-cards strewn with lace, cupids and
ribbon: firstly, there seems to have been two different
Valentines in the 4th century - one a priest martyred on the
Flaminian Way, under the emperor Claudius, the other a
bishop of Terni martyred at Rome. And neither seems to
have had any clear connection with lovers or courting couples.
So why has Valentine become the patron saint of romantic
love? By Chaucer’s time the link was assumed to be because
on these saints’ day -14 February - the birds are supposed to
pair. Or perhaps the custom of seeking a partner on St
Valentine’s Day is a surviving scrap of the old Roman
The Village Institute has new events for 2017. Nadine Bray would like to share
with you her Mini Maestro Music classes which will be held on Fridays between
9.15am – 12.30 pm. Contact [email protected] for further details. Keep
an eye out for the coffee mornings that are soon to be arranged at the Village
Institute, details to follow once confirmed. Could 2017 be the year for you to try
something new in your spare time? The Village Institute, Crigglestone, WF4
3EB has the following user groups: Painting, Yoga, Calligraphy, Karate,
Watercolour painting, Baby sensory classes, Toddler dance & music.
Lupercalia festival, which took place in the middle of
More information can be found on the Crigglestone Parish Council website:
www.crigglestonepc.org or by contacting the Clerk.
Email: [email protected] Tel: 01977 284017
(please leave a message and I will call you back)
then be partners or ‘sweethearts’ during the time of the
Crigglestone Parish Council’s next meeting will be at 6.45pm on Tuesday 7th
February 2016 in the Village Institute, High Street, Crigglestone, WF4 3EB.
Members of the parish wishing to address the council may do so for 15 minutes
before the start of the meeting.
IF YOU WISH TO HIRE THE HALL PLEASE CONTACT:
For one off events and parties, Amanda Gordon: 01924 257350
For a regular booking, Joanie Massey: 077763 02271 or email [email protected]
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February. One of the Roman gods honoured during this
Festival was Pan, the god of nature. Another was Juno, the
goddess of women and marriage. During the Lupercalia it
was a popular custom for young men to draw the name of a
young unmarried woman from a name-box. The two would
celebrations. Even modern Valentine decorations bear an
ancient symbol of love - Roman cupids with their bows and
love-arrows.
There are no churches in England dedicated to Valentine, but
since 1835 his relics have been claimed by the Carmelite
church in Dublin.
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What’s on in the Village Institute September – December 2016
Valentine Dance
M
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Come and join us on February 11th
at 7.30pm in St James’ School
1- 3 pm
3.30 - 5.30 PM
Enjoy an evening of dancing - with tastes
for all ages!
Tickets £5, including a ‘ploughman’s supper’
available from Bev or Margaret in church.
TIME
9.00 - 12.00
T
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D
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ACTIVITY
CONTACT
AVAILABLE FOR HIRE SEE CONTACT DETAILS
ON PREVIOUS PAGE
Painting for pleasure
John 01226 728596
AVAILABLE FOR HIRE SEE CONTACT DETAILS
ON PREVIOUS PAGE
6 – 9 pm
Yoga
Frank 01924 256638
07814 627089
1 – 9.30-10.05am
(parent and toddler session)
10.15 -11am
(toddler session)
11.30 – 12.30
Ballet Bugz
Sally 07581 483286
[email protected]
1 -3pm
10th Jan to 21st March
NO CLASS 14th February
3.30 – 5.00PM
10 week Calligraphy
programme
AVAILABLE FOR HIRE SEE CONTACT DETAILS
ON PREVIOUS PAGE
David Price
01226 727112
AVAILABLE FOR HIRE SEE CONTACT DETAILS
ON PREVIOUS PAGE
5.15PM TO 6.45PM RESERVED FOR PARISH SUB COMMITTEE MEETINGS
7-9 pm
No session on 10th Jan, 7th
Feb & 7th March
KEEP THE DATE!
Beetle Drive
W
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D
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March 25th
Tickets £5.00
More details in next
months magazine
Geoff 01924 240856
Sarah Mozer
PARISH CLERK
Tel: 01977 284017
Nicky 01924 240279
1 – 3pm
SPRING CLASSES 11th Jan
to 22nd March (no class 15th Feb)
3.30 – 5.30PM
Watercolours
(10 week programme)
David price 01226 727112
6.15pm – 7.30pm
Yoga
9.45 – 11.15am
AVAILABLE FOR HIRE SEE CONTACT DETAILS
ON PREVIOUS PAGE
Nicky 01924 240279
8 – 9pm
T
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Karate
PARISH COUNCIL
MEETING 10th Jan,
7th Feb & 7th March
Yoga
9.15am – 1.30pm
(3 x 1 hourly sessions)
4.00 – 5.00pm
5.30 – 6.30pm
7.30 – 9.00pm
Starting January 2017
9.15am – 12.30pm
1.00 – 9.00PM
10 – 1pm
MONTHLY
18th Feb & 18th March
Privately hired
Baby sensory classes
by Kelda
[email protected]
www.babysensory.co.uk
Privately hired
Privately hired
Yoga
Frank 01924 256638
07814 627089
Mini maestro music
[email protected]
classes
AVAILABLE FOR HIRE SEE
Yoga
Frank 01924 256638
07814 627089
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Hall Green Community Association News
“Happy New Year” Well the excitement of Christmas is over and we are
looking forward to the New Year. The committee met on the 2nd of January
to look at future plans for the year.
On Tuesday 14th of February we will be holding a Valentines quiz.
At Hall Green Community centre starting 7-00 pm. Cost £1-00 a Quiz sheet.
We will provide the nibbles you can bring your own drink.
There will be a Jumble sale to raise funds for the centre on Saturday 4th of March
at 1-00 pm. everyone welcome refreshments will be served.
We are collecting donations of jumble, which we can pick up if required.
Contact Cynthia on 01924-251544 or email [email protected]
Starting at 1-30pm on Tuesday 10th of January BOCCIA Bowling
this is suitable for all ages and abilities. This is indoor bowling
sitting down. So come along and enjoy the fun. Cost is £2 entry,
which includes light refreshments in the interval. We have just
received a grant to provide brand new balls for our centre.
Starting at 2-00pm on Wednesday 25th of January exercise to music for all abilities
can be done standing or sitting you only need to do what you are able, but the more
you do the more able you will be. Why not tone up after Christmas ready for the
New Year. Cost is £2 including light refreshments. We have a fully qualified
Instructor Geraldine Wardmen who is well known around the Parish. Come along
and join the fun and feel better for it.
“BUSY FINGERS” Social Activity group this group will take place on a Tuesday
morning at 10-00am till 12-00. Start date Tuesday 17th of March we hope to cover
a range of activities within the sessions. So come along and bring a skill or learn a
new skill and make new friends. The main topic for the first meeting will be card
making but you do not have to contribute you can bring your own project and our
facilitators will support you with it. Cost will be 2-00 per session, which will
include refreshments.
The NEXT meeting of the HALL GREEN COMMUNIT ASSOCIATION will be
on Monday 06th of February at 7-00pm in the centre. We are always looking for
new members and new ideas. Why not come along and join us and have some
say about what you would like to happen in your community.
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statue which is in Candlemaker Row. It is a beautiful carved
statue of Bobby with a large drinking fountain for dogs.
Another lesser known hero lived in Tokyo. Dr Elizabura
Ueno was a lecturer at the Imperial University in Tokyo.
Every morning he walked to the nearby Shibuya Station to
catch the train to work, accompanied by his young Akita
dog Hachiko. Hachiko would then trot back home on his own
but then would return to the station in the evening just
before Dr Ueno’s train arrived back. He would then greet
his master and the two faithful friends would walk home
together. This went on for several years as regular as
clockwork. One evening in 1925 Hachiko arrived at the
station at his normal time and waited and waited until
midnight but Dr Ueno did not
appear. Tragically he had
suffered a heart attack that
afternoon at the university and
died the same day. Eventually
Hachiko trotted off home only to
return the next day at the same
time. Hachiko never gave up hoping that his master would return and he loyally made the
trip to the station every evening at the same time for the
next 9 years.
Lastly, when a Collie was sent off by his master in
Inverkeithing, Scotland to go live with his friend in Calcutta
the faithful hound wasn’t having any of it, no sooner had he
arrived in Calcutta he went missing only to come come
bounding into his owners house in Scotland again a few
months later. Apparently he had stowed away onboard a
ship bound for Dundee. Once back in Scotland he had
jumped onboard a coastal vessel bound for Inverkeithing.
Yes, true love is a many splendored thing!
Lorraine Gibbins
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Animals in Action
Love is a many splendored thing.
It’s the April rose that only grows in the early spring.
Love is natures way of giving, a reason to be living,
the golden crown that makes a man a king.
Once on a high and windy hill,
In the morning mist, two lovers kissed
and the world stood still,
Then your fingers touched my silent heart
And taught it how to sing.
Yes true love’s a many splendored thing.
I love that song from the film and love and loyalty knows no
bounds and moves effortlessly into the animal kingdom. I
think we all know the wonderful story of Greyfriars Bobby
but I have to include him in this piece. As a stray puppy, a
little terrier called Bobby adopted an elderly Scottish
shepherd known to everyone as ‘Auld Jock’. The two became
inseparable. Then in 1858 Auld Jock died and for the next 14
years Bobby guarded his masters grave day and night in all
weathers. He would only leave the grave once a day to visit
Traills, a local cafe where he and his master used to eat. The
kindly cooks would give him some sweet buns and he would
take them back with him to eat beside the grave. Sometimes
local children came to play with him and he would frolic
with them amongst the gravestones before returning to his
masters last resting place. His devotion
touched the hearts of the people of Edinburgh
and they built a special shelter at the
graveside for Bobby so that he could keep
warm in the bitter Scottish winters. When he
eventually succumbed to old age in 1872 he
was buried right there in the churchyard beside his beloved master. Today you can still
see Bobby’s collar and his dinner bowl in
Edinburgh's Huntley Museum as well as his
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Hall Green Community Association is looking to set up a new facility for People with
Dementia and their Carers.
It is a new concept in that there will be two separate groups one for the people with
Dementia who will be looked after by volunteers and one for the carers to provide
respite and relaxation for the duration of the meeting which will be approximately 2
hours. We are looking for volunteers to work in the group who have worked with or
cared for people with Dementia and others who have no experience but some free time
to give. IF you are interested or would like to know more please contact Cynthia Binns
on 01924-251544 or email [email protected] or Jackie Craven on 01924252917 or email [email protected]
Wakefield Rural Arthritis Care
Our February meeting will take place on Thursday 2nd and the speaker
will be Melvyn Cook his talk is called “Around the world in 30 days”
the talk will include slides.
Our meeting in March will take place on Thursday March 2nd and the
speaker will be a member of the Soroptomists who will be talking about
the organisation and their work.
For our April meeting will take place on Thursday the 6th we have
invited the chocolate man Andy who will be demonstrating making
chocolates and selling them.
We have arranged a coach outing to Boundry Mills Sheffield on
Thursday 17th of February at a cost of £12. We do have some spare seats
on the coach, which has a wheelchair ramp and toilet facilities. If you
are interested in booking a place please contact Cynthia Binns on
01924-251544 or email [email protected]
There will be an Arthritis Care Drop In at Chapelthorpe Medical
Centre on Friday 24th of February from 9-30am. Come along to find out
more about your condition and how to manage it, to
improve your every day life.
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Light Lunch
At St James
Hedgehog Hibernation
Hedgehogs are one of the few mammals that are true
hibernators. During hibernation hedgehogs are not really
asleep, instead they drop their body temperature to match
their surroundings and enter a state of torpor. This allows
them to save a lot of energy but slows down all other
bodily functions making normal activity impossible and
they can appear has being dead.
When do hedgehogs hibernate?
Hedgehogs usually hibernate from October/November
through to March/April. Research has shown that each
individual is likely to move nesting sites at least once
during this period and so can sometimes be seen out and
about. During mild winters hedgehogs can remain active
well into November and December.
While in hibernation the hedgehog’s fuel supply comes
from the fat stores it has built up over the summer.
Eating enough before hibernation is vital and this is
when supplementary feeding can prove important to
hedgehogs, feeding them in your garden.
Just a quick reminder about hedgehogs in hibernation, if
you come across one while in the park and it is not
moving , please move it into the hedgerow and cover it
up with leaves or just cover it with what is available
around it.
It is probably hibernating and to disturb it or uncover it
you are putting it's life at risk. We have created in the
park lots of wildlife habitats but it isn't guaranteed that
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Next light
lunch
February
23rd
12 noon to 2pm.
Last orders 1.15pm
Menu
Home made soup with warm roll
and butter
Choice of Mains
Quiche and Salad
Gammon, Chips and peas
Jacket potato with filling and salad
Tea/Coffee & Apple crumble & Custard
A basket is provided for your donation
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Film club
All films shows will commence at
1:30pm in the Doidge Harrison Suite.
Make sure you book your seat
and Cornetto early so you are
not disappointed!
December Film Club
Andre Rieu invited the December
film club into his home for the
Christmas spectacular show.
His fantastic castle home was
the perfect setting for the
performance putting us all in
the festive mood.
Forth coming dates:
20th February. Film adaptation of the musical
"Phantom of the Opera"
20th March. Andre Rieu Music of the Musicals
24th April. Risen ( please note date change)
hedgehogs will use them, so please be careful when
walking in the park. It has been noted that some of the
habitats have been used, we have a resident robin who
seems to be nesting in one of them. Some of the bug
houses appear to be in use, and Wayne has put up some
new bird boxes. With what we have done in the park it is
hoped that we will see more plants and wildlife in the
park.
This is your local park please enjoy it, if you would like to
express your opinion about what goes on in the park, or
would like to become a volunteer helper and need more
information, we have a meeting of the friends in Hall
Green Community centre on 15th February at 7.00pm,
you will more than welcome.
LB
Calder Grove/Durkar
Fundraising Group for Wakefield Hospice
are holding a coffee morning at
Red Kite Denby Dale Road
on Saturday 11th February
10 till 12
Admission £1 includes Coffee and Biscuits
Stalls include Tombola, Books and Home baking
Everyone welcome
15th May. Yorkshire from the air.
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Congratulations to Rev’d Canon Roger Cressey
Congratulations to our very own Rev’d Canon Roger Cressey
who won an award given by Crigglestone Parish Council
as a Community Hero for 2017.
Roger was nominated by several people in our community
for the work and pastoral care he gives, especially
when the parish was in interregnum.
Roger may not have received the first award, but to us he
has won the greatest award, our heartfelt appreciation for
all the hard work he has given over the years.
So once again congratulations Roger, on your
well-deserved award.
Crigglestone St James CE
Primary Academy
News from St. James’ CE Primary Academy
We are all enjoying our new topics this term.
In Reception we have been learning about animals
that live in the cold. We have been looking for a
lost penguin and have made posters about a
missing penguin.
Key Stage One have enjoyed learning about the
Queen in their history topic. Lower Key Stage Two
are learning about law abiding citizens and Upper
Key Stage Two are learning about different
animals and are really proud of their amazing
wildlife artwork.
In Collective Worship we have been thinking about
‘Hope’ and have thought about our hopes for the
future. The Collective Worship Committee led a
Collective Worship on overcoming problems to
achieve your goal.
We are looking forward to starting our after school
clubs again, especially curling and table tennis.
Rugby and football clubs continue to be popular
with our older children.
The Collective Worship Committee
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PARISH PEOPLE
PARISH PEOPLE DIARY FOR 2016
All start at 1.30pm
February 13th
Jackie Craven
Arthritis Care
March 13th
Guide Dogs for the Blind
April 10th
Irene/Kevin Convict at the Cross
May 8th
Rod Dimbleby - Story Teller
A group, consisting of 16 people, met at the Wetherby Whaler on
Monday 9th January for a meal of fish and chips. After all the festive
food associated with Christmas it was a welcome change.
Despite the poor weather and sadly missing a few people who were
unable to come because of ill health, the group had an enjoyable meal
and decided to meet there again next year.
Poem suggested by Lorraine Gibbins
SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with a passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints, --- I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! --- and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
The next meeting will be on Monday 13th February. There will be a
change in the programme as Kevin cannot be with us
as our speaker. Jackie Craven is able to help us out at short notice
and will be speaking on “Arthritis Care”. Do come along and support
her and have an enjoyable time. The meeting as always begins at 1.30
pm and ends about 3 pm and everyone is welcome, it is not just for
people who come to church regularly.
See you then - Wendy Allen
Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1806-1861
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We may have only been back in school
for a few weeks but already we have
achieved so much! Members of our
school choir performed at the Young
Voices Concert at Sheffield Arena on
Wednesday 11th of January. A total of
5081 children raised the roof with their
singing. Our parents were delighted by
their performance and proud of their
impeccable behaviour.
E Safety is a major element of our
keeping children safe work in school.
Fortunately parents are well supported in this area through a national
partnership between O2 (the mobile phone company) and the NSPCC charity.
The two organisations are supporting parents to put parent controls in place
on their children’s devices.
September evening.
The press report states that there was much ‘hooting’ and ‘yelling’,
mingled with ‘discordant notes’ from instrumentalists connected to the
unsuccessful band ! Needless to say the brass band competition was
omitted from the 1898 programme of events .
The prime backing for the brass band came from the local colliery, the
manager Thomas Robert Maddison, manager from 1873 to 1906 taking a
vested interest in its organisation, indeed, for a short period of time the
band became known as the ‘Crigglestone Colliery Temperance Brass
Band’.
Following the closure of the colliery in 1906, support for the band
declined, leading to its eventual demise. In September 1913 interest was
re-kindled locally and a new band formed – Crigglestone Subscription
Brass Band. The band had 24 members and met at the erstwhile
Gardener’s Arms on High Street and eventually (post 1932) in the
Miner’s Welfare Hall. The band was under the leadership of George
Henry Jackson and were to attend most parish, church and chapel functions until the band’s unfortunate sad demise following the Second World
War.
E-Safety- Parental Concerns – What are Parental Controls?
Parental controls are software and special tools which can be installed on
phones or tablets, games consoles or laptops and even home broadband.
Parents can also use them to help them block or filter the content their child
sees when searching online.
Parental controls are available to help parents to:
plan what time of day their child can go online and how long for
stop them from downloading apps they're too young for
manage the content different members of the family can see.
So whatever your child is doing online, there’s a way that you can help keep
them safe. The NSPCC and O2 are working in partnership to support parents to
keep their children safe whilst on line.
If you need help now...
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CRIGGLAD
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Crigglestone’s lost heritage
The village brass band.
1.
One of my favourite films of all time, and I suppose a great favourite of
many, is ‘Brassed Off’. It tells the story of a village about to lose its
colliery (sounds familiar !) and miners fighting to keep their mine open
and secure a future for their ‘beloved’ brass band.
Brass bands were a feature of many local mining villages. They played a
major part in the life of the community, as indeed did most forms of
musical entertainment, especially during the late Victorian era . Crofton,
Netherton and Horbury all had notable brass bands dating back to this
period, and Sandal provided the band for the Newmillerdam Feast
weekend festivities of 1870, 71 & 72, In 1873, Horbury Temperance
Band – 24 working men (all abstainers we are told !) travelled to the
village to give air to their musical talents.
From the late 1870s, village celebrations in Crigglestone had been
supported by its local fife and drum band. In1887 the band paraded the
village before the opening of the annual horticultural show, held at
the rear of the Station Hotel at Dennington. In the evening on that
occasion, Netherton Brass Band brought the festivities to a close,
accompanying dancing until late into the ‘twilight hours’.
It was from the fife and drum band that the brass band at Crigglestone
evolved in 1888, though it was to be some time before they were accepted
locally as a threat to the bands from Horbury and Netherton, two bands
who topped the invitation list when musical entertainment invitations
were distributed.
In 1895 Manager of the Local colliery Thomas Robert Maddison
complimented the band on their improvement, humorously observing that
at one time the music they ‘set forth’ was excruciating; indeed, one
Christmas he exclaimed, they woke him up, and he did not sleep for a
week afterwards, but he concluded that if they progressed as they had
done recently, he believed that in two or three years they would be able to
compete with any band in the district. The organisers for the 1897
horticultural show at Crigglestone made a radical decision to include a
brass band concert as part of the festivities. Bands from Sowerby Bridge,
Castleford, Belle View, Crigglestone, Churwell, Ackworth, Ossett and
Morley entered the contest. The local band did not however figure
amongst the winners or runners up, and it was evident that the decision of
the judges did not give satisfaction to the home ‘supporters’ on that
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3.
You can phone the friendly experts on the free NSPCC & O2
helpline 0808 800 5002
Read NSPCC advice on talking to your child about online safety
www.nspcc.org.uk
Book an appointment with an O2 Guru in store who can set up
relevant controls for you.
January has also seen the Spring intake of children into our Nursery. Our new
starters had a visit day at the end of December along with their parents to
orientate themselves with the new surroundings. We have a 52 place
provision in Nursery, 26 places for five mornings per week and 26 places for
five afternoons per week. As part of our Extended Schools provision we also
have a Wraparound facility in school. This is a paid session that is the alternate
session to the nursery place. This enables working parents to have continuous
childcare from 8.45am to 3.15pm.
Our extended offer also includes before and after school care from 7.30am to
6.00pm. We have responded to local need and parental request to provide
playcare during these hours.
Spring Term Curriculum Topics
We are very proud of our curriculum in school. We have a range of exciting
topics that allow children to develop an interest in historical, scientific and
geographical based topics. Through our topics children will take part in cross
curricular themes lessons in art, dance and music. In addition they study our
foundation subjects of a foreign language, gymnastics and physical education,
computing, design technology, food technology and Religious Education.
English and Mathematics are taught daily in school. The school follows the
new 2014 National Curriculum.
These are our new topics for January.
Classes
Topics
Nursery
Upper Foundation Stage
Year 1 & 2
Year 3 & 4
Years 5 & 6
Dinosaurs
Book Explorers
Florence Nightingale
Italy
World War II
Miss Kelly & the Dane Royd Team
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