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care
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SUNDAY SERVICES
(3rd Sunday in the month) 09.15am Family Eucharist at St John’s
10.30am Parish Communion at St. James
SUNDAY SCHOOL
10.30am at St. James
For Baptisms, Weddings, Confession, counselling and home
Communions please contact the Clergy.
THE PARISH OF CHAPELTHORPE
Vicar
Revd KEVIN GREAVES
01924 256031
[email protected]
Hon. Assistant
Revd ALAN SHAW
07552 747600
Retired Clergy
Canon ROGER CRESSEY
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Readers
Mrs GILLIAN CUNLIFFE
Mr JOHN SEACOME
01924 657127
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Churchwardens
Mr RICHARD YORK
Mrs WENDY ALLEN
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Parish Treasurer
Mr DAVID WAINWRIGHT
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Assistant Parish
Treasurer
Mrs BARBARA HUNT
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Secretary
Mrs WENDY ALLEN
Organist
Mrs MARGARET POUCHER
Verger
Mrs BEV WAINWRIGHT
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Sacristan
Mr KEITH WAINWRIGHT
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Gift Aid Secretary
Mrs IRENE WAINWRIGHT
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Parish website
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www.stjameschapelthorpe.org.uk
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01226 382136
Readings for March at 10.30
Wed 1st Ash Wednesday
Mar 2017 Principal Holy
Joel 2:
1-2, 12-17
Psalm 51:
1-18
2 Corinthians
5: 20b-6-10
Matthew 6:
1-6, 16-21
Sun 5th
1st Sunday of
Mar 2017 Lent 1
Genesis 2:
15-17
Genesis 3:
1-7
Psalm 32
Romans 5:
12-19
Matthew 4:
1-11.
Sun 12th Lent 2
Mar 2017
Genesis
12:1-4a
Psalm 121 Romans 4:
1-5, 13-17
Sun 19th Lent 3
Mar 2017
Exodus 17: Psalm 95
1-7
Romans 5:
1-11
John 4:5-42.
Sun 26th Lent 4
Mar 2017
1 Samuel
16:1-13
Psalm 23
Ephesians 5:
8-14
John 9:
1-41.
Sun 26th Mothering
Mar 2017 Sunday
Exodus 2:
1-10
Psalm 34:
11-20
2 Corinthians
1:3-7
Luke 2:
33-35
From the Parish Register
Funerals
January
January 24th
Martha Still
February
1st February
14th February
Nellie Whyte
Charles Carr
Baptisms
January
January 29th
Maxton Henry Bell
February
12th February
Oliver Robins
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John 3:1-17
Services through Lent to the Beginning of Easter
Lent is a season where as Christians we observe a period of fasting,
repentance, moderation, self-denial and spiritual discipline. The purpose is
to set aside time for reflection on Jesus Christ, his suffering, his
sacrifice, his life, death, burial and resurrection. Also, we are called as
Christians to journey through Lent together with our Lord. As Christians,
we are called for a period of self-denial but also to undertake additional
tasks, such as voluntary work, additional giving financially or attending
additional church services.
Below are details of our church services, and it would be affirming as
Christians if we came together to remember all that our Lord has done
for us.
1st March (Ash Wednesday) 7pm-8pm
Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes in the main body of the Church
8th March (Wednesday) 7pm -8pm - Eucharist with Stations of the Cross
15th March (Wednesday) 7pm -8pm - Eucharist with Stations of the Cross
22nd March (Wednesday) 7pm -8pm - Eucharist with Stations of the Cross
29th March (Wednesday) 7pm -8pm - Eucharist with Stations of the Cross
5th April (Wednesday) 7pm -8pm - Eucharist with Stations of the Cross
Holy Week
12th April (Wednesday) 7pm – 8pm - Taize Alternative Eucharist
13th April (Maundy Thursday) 7pm - Eucharist of the Last Supper,
Stripping of the Altars and Vigil (1 hour).
14th April (Good Friday) 10am - All Age Stations of the Cross
2pm Solemn Liturgy
15th April (Saturday) 7pm - First Eucharist of Easter, with refreshments
afterwards
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Vicar’s Letter
Today I received an unusual call, which if I am honest isn’t that
unusual at the vicarage. The call was from a friend who is a Priest
who I trained with on the Yorkshire Ministry Course (YMC) at the
Community of the Resurrection, Mirfield. After catching up with the
pleasantries, they congratulated me on my anniversary. I then
started to think what anniversaries had I missed, whilst saying
worryingly ‘that was kind of them to remember.’ Thinking to myself
was it a YMC anniversary, a family anniversary, a birthday etc.
Then they clarified the anniversary by saying, ‘well it’s six months
in your own parish, congratulations, how are they surviving!’.
So, thinking back is it really only six months since I became your
vicar. For me, if I am an honest it doesn’t seem that long. But then
in many ways it feels like I have been here for years. When I was
offered the Cure of Souls and care of the parish by the Bishop of
Wakefield after my interview, I wondered if God had called me to
this role. And if I am honest there was other roles I was
considering, but the parish through prayer and God’s guidance ‘just
felt right for me’.
I recently overheard a conversation between a couple of people in
church and it went along the lines of ‘doesn’t it feel like he has
been here for ages.’ I am hoping and praying that this was a
compliment, as the longer you perceive a relationship, it is a
compliment, it feels more comfortable. If not, all I will say is that at
my Licensing and Induction I rang St James’ bell for ten times.
Which at an Induction through tradition is perceived as the
minimum number of years a priest is understood he/she will stay in
the parish. I’m not sure if you will think of this as blessing or not.
So, I have written about my journey with you and the parish and
our relationship. But there is a greater journey as Christians that
we all take. That is ultimately the journey with Jesus our Lord and
with our heavenly Father, God. Lent is also a journey and also a
time of exploration. A time of renewing our relationship with our
Lord and God. A time of fasting and of self-denial. A time of
attending additional church services and of growing in relationship
with our Lord for all that he has done for you and me. So, as we
journey through Lent, we also journey through the pain and
suffering of a relationship. A journey with our Lord.
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And in this season of Lent, yes, it is important what that we give
up things in remembrance of our Lord. But equally it is also
important what we do additionally things to remember him.
I therefore invite you to attend some, if not all our services for this
season. Because by journeying together as Christians with Jesus
our relationship can but only grow stronger together.
Details of the services can be found on page 30.
So, let us journey together.
Your friend and priest.
Kevin
Lent Study Course
Receiving Christ
‘To all who received him … he gave power
to become children oGod.’ (John 1.12.)
This raises big questions. Aren’t we all
children of God anyway? Just how can we
receive Christ? And what does it mean to
have ‘a relationship with God’?
The course will look at five different ways that we can
receive Christ in our lives. Through Lent we will explore how
we receive Christ as an individual, as a community and as
the Church.
The course starts on Monday 6th March at 7.00pm – 8.30pm
in the Doidge Harrison Suite at St James’ church.
The course will then continue every Monday throughout Lent.
It promises to be a journey of exploration, as we
journey through Lent together learning in a
relaxed and informal gathering.
Everyone is warmly welcomed to attend.
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The Rectory
St. James the Least of All
On Weddings in Spring
My dear Nephew Darren
Just as undertakers rub their hands in glee at the coming of Winter frosts, so
hoteliers with banqueting suites become animated at the first signs of Spring. We
have arrived at the first phase of the marriage season. As the days begin to lengthen
and trees start to bud, young men find it irresistible not to propose to potential
brides. Some people wait to hear the first cuckoo to let them know Spring is on its
way; I wait to hear the first knock on the Rectory door from couples wanting to
book their wedding.
Naturally, my first job is to try to put them off; it would save them a great deal of
money and give me many more free Saturdays. But I always fail, and so the big day
is booked. Nowadays, there is such a time lag between booking a marriage service
and it taking place, I sometimes think it would be easier to book the service first
and then look for someone to marry at a later, more convenient, time.
Last year, it was somewhat different with one couple. They were both in their late
eighties (a good time to contemplate a first marriage, in my opinion) and asked if
they could arrange to get married as soon as possible. The usual reason for a
hurried marriage seemed unlikely at their age and so I asked why. Their answer
was charming: “At our age, we might not still be here if the great day is much
delayed.”
Of course, booking a marriage is the simplest part of the whole procedure. There
are florists to negotiate with - made even more complex should there be more than
one marriage that day. One bride wants all white, the other red, and so one set of
priceless flowers is trundled out of church by one set of florists while a competitor
barrows in the next confection.
Photographers are inclined to think aisles are racetracks, pews for standing on and
that all church furniture is moveable - generally once the service has started. I place
all photographers in the west gallery before the service and lock them in apologising for my fit of absentmindedness afterwards.
Courses should be offered at theological colleges on placating irate bell-ringers
when the bride is half-an-hour late, cooling down organists when the happy couple
ask to come in to an organ arrangement of a Led Zepplin number, and re-assuring
the choir that the guests meant no disrespect as they made mobile phone calls in
church while the choir sang Ave Maria, once we had disappeared to sign the
registers.
However, nothing will ever calm down a verger who has been left to sweep up
several hundredweights of confetti once everyone else has gone home. Personally,
I find a restorative sherry back at the rectory works wonders.
Your loving uncle,
Eustace
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Invitation to Lent Services From Neighbouring Churches.
Planned Social Events 2017
March 25th
April 16th
Beetle Drive
Easter Sunday Cake Stall
May 6th
Canon Roger Cookery Demonstration 2 pm
May 13th
Music Requests & light refreshments (free)
2pm – 4.30 pm
May 20th
Boundary Walk 10 am – 5 pm
June (early)
Plant Sale
July 9th
Organ recital by Alessandro Bianchi
ticket only with refreshments
July 15th
Strawberries and Steam
Open Garden 11 am - 6 pm
Lent may originally have followed Epiphany, just as Jesus’ sojourn in the
wilderness followed immediately on his baptism, but it soon became firmly
attached to Easter, as the principal occasion for baptism and for the
reconciliation of those who had been excluded from the Church’s fellowship
for serious faults.
This history explains the characteristic of Lent, self-examination, penitence,
self-denial, study, and preparation for Easter.
‘Now is the healing time decreed for sins of heart and word and deed, when we
in humble fear record the wrong that we have done the Lord.’ (Latin, before
12th century)
As the candidates for baptism were instructed in Christian faith, and as
penitents prepared themselves, through fasting and penance, to be readmitted
to communion, the whole Christian community was invited to join to remind
them of the forty days that Jesus spent in the wilderness, being tested by Satan.
As the Church journeys through Lent we along with other parishes in our area
have been invited to attend additional service. The invitation has come from a
‘cluster’ of churches that attend a Chapter meeting. A Chapter is a gathering
of priests/vicars in a certain area that meet once a month to share ideas and
good practice. It was agreed that the invitation would be a personal invitation
to members of our congregations who would be willing to attend all or some of
the services. Each service will be slightly different.
Below are the details of the churches and their services.
Sunday 5th March 6:00pm - St George's Lupset
September 30th
Harvest Supper 7 pm – 9 pm
October 14th
Cheese and Wine with music
Sunday 19th March 6:00pm - St Andrew's Wakefield
November 25th
Christmas Fair 11am – 3 pm
Sunday 26th March 6:00pm - St John's Wakefield
December 8th
Christmas Evening Meal
Sunday 2nd April 6:00pm - St Paul's Alverthorpe
Sunday 12th March 6:00pm - St James' Thornes
Kevin
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All in the month of March
200 years ago:- on 5th March 1817 that Sir Austen Henry Layard, French-born British
archaeologist, traveller, and diplomat, was born. He is best known for excavating the
ancient Mesopotamian cities of Nimrud and Niniveh and discovering the library of
Ashurbanipal.
100 years ago:- on 6th March 1917 that Frankie Howard, British comedian and comic
actor, was born. Best known for his role in the TV series Up Pompeii! And as a
member of the Carry On… team.
75 years ago:- on 24th March 1942 that during World War 2, the national loaf was
introduced in Britain. It was made from wholemeal flour, and most people did not
like it.
70 years ago:- on 1st March 1947 that The International Monetary Fund began
operating.
Also 60 years ago:- on 25th March 1957 that the Treaty of Rome was signed, creating
the European Economic Community which was founded on 1st January 1958. (It was
renamed the European Community in 1993 and was dissolved in 2009, having been
replaced by the European Union.)
50 years ago:- on 18th March 1967 that the super-tanker SS Torrey Canyon hit a rock
on a reef between the Cornish mainland and the Isles of Scilly while attempting to take
a shortcut to South Wales. 32 million gallons of crude oil were spilled – the worst spill
in UK history. Hundreds of miles of coastland were affected, and 15,000 sea birds
died.
20 years ago:- on 6th March 1997 that Queen Elizabeth II launched the official Royal
website: www.royal.gov.uk .
Also 20 years ago:- on 15th March 1997 that the British girl band Spice Girls became
the first group in history to reach number 1 in the charts with every one of their first
four singles.
10 years ago: on 8th March 2007 that John Inman, British comedy actor, died. He was
best known for his role as Mr Humphries in the TV sitcom ‘Are You Being Served?’
Valentine Dance.
A wonderful evening !
It’s over 50 years since we held a social evening at
St James’ School but the wait was worthwhile !
Thanks to the generosity of Headteacher Glyn,
we were offered the facility at the school and
took up the challenge.
What a great evening we had – splendid facilities,
a wonderful ‘ploughmans’ supper and many,
many laughs.
It was great to see Jamie and Scarlet doing their
cha-cha-cha dance presentation (ten out of ten
from Len!) and Kevin dancing the night away,
obviously a man of many talents!
Of course we could not dance without music –
and many thanks to Richard, our own DJ
for the night.
A special thank you to Jonathan, always ready
to put the time in to help and a marvel behind
the scenes.
Over 50 enjoyed the evening and can’t wait
until the next social occasion.
KW
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Editor: Tim Lenton, our community reporter, looks back with fondness…
The man who brought us Thomas the Tank Engine
A reluctant author who created characters loved by millions of children died 20
years ago this month, on 21st March 1997, aged 85.
The Rev Wilbert V Awdry is best known as the writer of Thomas the Tank
Engine and 25 other railway books, which at the time of his death had sold an
estimated 50 million copies. They have also given birth to toys, games, videos
and a television film series.
He invented the stories initially to tell his son Christopher when he was ill with
measles, and had to be persuaded by his wife Margaret to get them published.
Mr Awdry, who was made an OBE shortly before his death, was a clergyman
who ministered in Hampshire, Wiltshire, Birmingham and Cambridgeshire. He
was also a pacifist who once lost his curacy as a result. He was always interested
in railways, having been fascinated as a child in Wiltshire by listening to steam
trains ascending the grade into the nearby Box Tunnel.
The Fat Controller in the stories is sometimes thought to be a God-like figure,
but he was intended as a satire on bureaucracy. For Mr Awdry, the morality of
the stories was clearly Christian, and analogies between the Christian faith and
the ways of the railway were obvious: the engines are meant to stay on the right
track, and they pay the price if they go off the rails. But they are always
forgiven, and never scrapped.
Asked how he hoped to be remembered, he said he would like his epitaph to say
that “he helped people see God in the ordinary things of life, and he made
children laugh”.
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USEFUL CONTACTS
City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Switchboard
Typetalk
01924 306 090
18001 08458 506 506
Email Address: [email protected]
Environmental Services (24 Hrs) - 0345 8 506 506
Abandoned vehicles, Air Pollution, Anti-Social Behaviour, Blocked Drains, Bulky
Refuse, Car Parking, Cesspools, Cleansing, Clinical Waste, Dead Animal
Collection, Dog Fouling, Fallen Trees/Branches, Floods, Food & Hygiene, Fly
Tipping, Graffiti, Grass left after Cutting, Highways Maintenance, Hypodermic
Needles Disposal, Ice on Footpaths, Leisure Enquiries, Litter, Noise, Noxious
waste, Overflowing Litterbins, Overhanging Vegetation, Pest Control, Potholes,
Recycling, Refuse Collection, Septic Tanks Skip Hire, Snow Clearance, Spilled
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Services, Community Meals Service, Fostering, Guidance, Help with Adoption,
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For all housing enquiries including: Allocations, Arrears, Lettings, Repairs,
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CRIGGLESTONE PARISH COUNCIL
At the last Crigglestone Parish Council meeting it was approved that
additional Safe Scheme hours can be allocated to the anti social behaviour
of car drivers in the Parish.
Please continue to contact the Police with information relating to anti social
behaviour of car drivers, car crimes and any other crimes by ringing 101 or
emailing the Neighbourhood Policing Team at
[email protected] with any information you
may have. This is extremely beneficial in collating intelligence, although
it may not seem so at the time.
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.
The next coffee mornings hosted by Utility Warehouse at the Crigglestone
Village Institute, WF4 3EB will be on Monday 6th March and Monday 3rd
April 10am – 12noon. (Please note the Parish Council have no connection to
this company). Come along and see if you can get a better deal on your
utility bills. Light refreshments available in an informal setting. For more
details contact Ruth Naismith [email protected]
Curriculum Topics In Lower Key Stage 2
The children in our Year 3 and 4 classes have thoroughly
enjoyed a visit to Pizza Express this half-term. During the visit
they created their own authentic Margherita pizzas using
traditional ingredients and methods and were guided by a
skilled Pizzaiolas chef. They were able to see them being baked
in a traditional oven and could taste the finished product. The
children were able to reflect on their visit through a variety of
written pieces in class.
The children have also been learning all about Italy in our cross
curricular teaching approach . They have particularly enjoyed
studying the Shakespearean play, Romeo and Juliet. This has
led to creative writing experiences as well as their own
dramatizations of key scenes. The geographical study of the
landscape has led to children writing fact files.
Crigglestone Parish Council will be holding an ‘open afternoon’ on Saturday
11th March 2017 at 3.30pm at the Crigglestone Village Institute, WF4 3EB
to inform residents of the Management Plan drawn up to maintain Betty
Eastwood Park and Willow Garth. This is a free event for the residents
neighbouring the open spaces and anyone else who is interested, to come
along and find out more. Light refreshments available.
The Village Institute, Crigglestone, WF4 3EB has the following user groups:
Painting, Yoga, Calligraphy, Karate, Watercolour painting, Baby sensory
classes, Toddler dance & music. 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 (answer phone in operation)
Crigglestone Parish Council’s next meeting will be at 6.45pm on Tuesday 7 th
March 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.
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What’s on in the Village Institute September – December 2016
M
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TIME
9.00 - 12.00
1- 3 pm
3.30 - 5.30 PM
The first half of the Spring Term has flown by. The curriculum
has been packed full of exciting topics. As well as curriculum
activities we have a full range of enhanced provision whereby
children can get involved in activities which are interest led.
One such activity is the ECO Warriors club led by Miss
Squires our Science Leader.
Rubbish Monster
Created by the ECO Warriors of: Dane Royd
As a group we have been trying to take more action regarding
our litter. We are trying to address the issue of recycling in
and around school. Following on from this we decided to use a
range of recyclable materials to create our own rubbish
monster to raise awareness of the amount of rubbish we throw
in the bin that could actually be recycled.
Our Monster has been entered into a
local competition run by Shanks, the
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to display the monster in the school
grounds to demonstrate the amount of
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John 01226 728596
AVAILABLE FOR HIRE SEE CONTACT DETAILS
ON PREVIOUS PAGE
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
Karate
PARISH COUNCIL
MEETING 10th Jan,
7th Feb & 7th March
Yoga
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
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Painting for pleasure
6 – 9 pm
7-9 pm
No session on 10th Jan, 7th
Feb & 7th March
rubbish we could recycle as a school and
local community.
CONTACT
5.15PM TO 6.45PM RESERVED FOR PARISH SUB COMMITTEE MEETINGS
company that runs the Wakefield
recycling centres. Eventually we plan
ACTIVITY
AVAILABLE FOR HIRE SEE CONTACT DETAILS
ON PREVIOUS PAGE
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
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]
NEW in 2017.
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 COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
will be on our AGM on Monday 03rd of April at 7-00pm in the centre.
We need more people from within the community to join our committee. The
more hands the better. It only takes an hour or so every month and the more
people the wider the scope of activities and events we can provide. So Why not
come along to our AGM and see what we have achieved over the last year and
what we are hoping to achieve for the future.
Poem suggested by Lorraine Gibbins
I must go down to the seas again,
to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the
white sail's shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea's face,
and a grey dawn breaking.
I must go down to the seas again,
for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume,
and the sea-gulls crying.
I must go down to the seas again,
to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull's way and the whale's way,
where the wind's like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.
John Masefield 1878 - 1967
Our community centre is available for private hire for parties and events at
a cost of £12-50 per hour including kitchen facilities. £10-00 per hour to
registered charities. £7-50 per hour for members registered at the start of
the year.
For further information contact: [email protected]
Or telephone. 01924-251544.
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I like those large Cornish cobbles that you can get at the
garden centre. They range from cream to brown, slate to
rust and dark green wonderful colours that shimmer in the
water, but once they are out on dry land the colours fade,
it’s as though they resent being taken out of their natural
environment. They have to be put back into the water to
regain their beauty– a bit like Miranda.
It’s lovely that our river Aire waterways are being cared
for and that lots of the aquatic animals like otters and voles
are returning to them. A kingfisher has nested in the
banking by the river for several years, I have only once
glimpsed his iridescent blue wings, but I live in hope for a
better look at him.
Wakefield Rural Arthritis Care
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.
The next meeting of “ Busy fingers” craft group will take place on
Tuesday 21st of March at 10-00am, In Hall Green Community centre.
Why not come along and learn a new skill or develop
an old one. We will also be knitting and crocheting
“ Twiddle Muffs” to donate to Dementia groups to give
to their members. Any donations of wool are gratefully
accepted. Cynthia Binns on 01924-251544 or email
[email protected]
February Puzzle Answers
So whether we are sinking down into a nice hot bath of
bubbles or simply making a cup of tea with it, we should all
be grateful for the wonderful gift that is...water.
Lorraine Gibbins
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I particularly like the coastline off Cornwall, those cliff top
views are magnificent! No wonder many authors have
chosen to set their stories in this magical area.
To illustrate my point I have just finished reading a book
called “The Cornish Coast Murder”, by John Bude,
a most enjoyable mystery.
Hall Green Community Association
Will be holding a
“Time for a Cuppa” tea party
to provide more Admiral Nurses
in the Wakefield District area
for people facing dementia.
Time
9.30am-11.30am
08 - March - 2017
Venue
Hall Green Community Centre
1A Painthorpe Lane
Hall Green
WF4 3JU
Quite a long time ago I saw a film called “Miranda”, the title
role was played by Glynis Johns and it was set in Cornwall.
A young couple had gone on holiday and they were staying
in a large old house that had stood for many a year and had
lots of history attached to it, quite a lot to explore both
inside and out. The husband had gone through an old oak
door and was descending a stone flight of steps that
disappeared into the gloom. He had a torch and was being
led by the sound of someone singing in the distance. As he
approached the area where steps met an inlet from the sea,
there she was... Miranda, sitting on a large flat rock,
combing her hair. The ultimate experience - a mermaid,
probably on par with seeing a unicorn.
As you can imagine he had quite a strange conversation
with her and as the story progressed she caused him quite a
few problems! But it was a delightful film and as with all
good films it ended happily. I don’t think I have stopped
looking for mermaids since.
All Donations of Confectionary are gratefully accepted
For further information
Contact:
Jackie 01924252917
Cynthia 01924251544
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Spare a Thought for Nature
La Mer
As an island nation most of us have seen the sea in all its
moods, from raging storms to peaceful calm and all that is
in between. We have fond memories of cliff top walks
looking out at distant ships, wondering where they were
bound for and watching sun rises and sun sets.
An invigorating sea breeze has blown many a cobweb away
and brought about a fresh approach to everyday problems.
The sea has a calming and revitalising effect, from listening
to the gulls calling as they skim over the waves, to the sound
of water lapping the sea shore. Many of us would have been
sailing and on a sunny day it is quite a lovely experience.
Others have been whale watching, seeing those marvellous
creatures breaching and then slapping that huge fluke on
the surface of the water before diving back into the depths.
Swimming with dolphins is another experience that many
people want and of course the ultimate one for me is
snorkelling in the crystal clear waters of the Caribbean
Ocean. The wondrous array of coral and fish gliding
amongst the marine plants can rival any picture painted
by us humans.
I find it very comforting to know that no matter which
direction I choose to go in, I will always come to the sea.
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Legendary Spring!
According to a myth, you can balance an egg on its tip on a flat
surface, only on the first day of Spring! (21st March) I wouldn’t
advise trying it though unless you use some bluetac.
Spring is considered to be the first of the four conventional
temperate seasons of the year. It follows winter and precedes the
summer season. In many cultures, it symbolizes rebirth and new
beginnings. Spring is welcomed by one and all as it is a significant
and warmer change from the snowy and chilly winter.
It is one of my favourite seasons, birds start singing, flowers start
blooming, bees start buzzing and butterflies too. Trees and shrubs
start to open their sticky buds and birds start mating and building
nests, hopefully in one of our bird boxes, our hibernating creatures
should be awakening, hedgehogs, frogs, toads and newts. Thanks
must go to 45th Durkar Scouts who built and put up some new bird
boxes last month let’s hope our bird friends use them. The Skies
are blue and stars are clear so we are hoping to arrange a new
stargazing night during March or early April. The friends will
continue to keep the park clean and tidy and endeavour to make it
a place for all the community to enjoy. During the Christmas period
the Wakefield Round Table visited the community with its Santa
sledge and all the volunteers were asked to pick a charity to
donate to, thank you all who chose the friends, we received £360
from the round table. We hope to put it towards a commemorative
stone to the miners who died in the tragic explosion 29th July 1941,
it will be placed in the park near to the main entrance on Bull Lane.
We are going to have another Easter Egg hunt so keep your eyes
peeled for the posters.
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LB
Crigglestone St James
Church of England
Primary Academy
This term Reception children have enjoyed learning about
amazing animals. They have been on a bear hunt and talked
about their favourite bears. They celebrated Chinese New
Year with delicious Chinese food and made hats and lanterns.
The whole school enjoyed their special assembly where they
shared all their Chinese work and talked about Chinese New
Year. Reception are looking forward to their school trip next
month to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
In Key Stage One everyone has enjoyed learning about the
Queen and the Royal Family. They have enjoyed painting Big
Ben, Tower Bridge and other famous London buildings.
Lower Key Stage are learning about Islam in RE and they are
starting to practise their songs for their production ‘Porridge’
next term. Many children are enjoying practising their
computer skills, learning about ‘coding’. It’s like playing a game
and learning at the same time!
Our Year 6 children enjoyed a visit to Kettlethorpe High
School to watch a play called ‘ Google Box’. Everyone enjoyed
the songs and said it was fantastic!
In sport our Year 5 and 6 children played in a basketball
competition at Kettlethorpe High School and won. The netball
club are looking forward to taking part in a tournament.
Hockey is a popular Year 3 club and Key Stage 1 children are
looking forward to starting a rugby club. Many children enjoy
the curling and table tennis club which runs on a Friday after
school.
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Light Lunch
At St James
Next light
lunch
March
30th
12 noon to 2pm.
Last orders 1.15pm
A basket is provided for
your donation ~ Thank you
Menu
Home made soup with warm roll
and butter
Choice of Mains
Lamb Casserole
Quiche and salad
Jacket potato with filling and salad
Tea/Coffee & Fruit flan
Everyone is welcome, not just people
who attend church.
You do not need to book.
Just call in, find a seat and wait to be served!
Next Light Lunch is on April 27th
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Everyone had a great time at the school Valentine’s disco and
big thank you to all the parents and staff who helped to run
this.
In Collective Worship we have been thinking about ‘Hope’ and
‘Justice’. The Collective Worship Committee led a collective
worship on the theme of ‘It’s not Fair’ and talked about how
many people across the world live in poverty and how some
children are not able to go to school. We talked about how our
lives are very different from children’s in Africa and we
looked at our link with Mara in Tanzania, through St. James’
Church. Next term are values are: ‘Thankfulness’ and
‘Compassion’.
We are looking forward to the next half term and our ‘World
Book Day’ where we are dressing up as book characters.
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!
Forth coming dates:
20th March. Andre Rieu Music of the Musicals
24th April. Risen ( please note date change)
15th May. Yorkshire from the air.
The Collective Worship Committee
19th June. Miss Saigon
January Film Club
The Ten Commandments was our film in January.
We all enjoyed the moving story of Moses and his
leadership of the Israelites into the promised land.
DW
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CRIGGLESTONE WORTHIES
Henry John Haslegrave
Henry John Haslegrave was born in Crigglestone (Durkar House)
on January 8th 1871, second child of five children to Joseph and
Fanny Haslegrave.
Henry John was baptised at St James’ Church , Chapelthorpe on
9th April 1871.
Following his education locally and at Wakefield Grammar School,
he took up employment at Wakefield corn millers Reynolds, Stott
and Haslegrave on Thornes Wharfe, a company in which his father
had been a co-founder. After receiving experience in all
departments of the company, he was made director, a position he
was to hold for the remainder of his life.
A very popular citizen in Wakefield, he was to hold office in many
of the city’s organisations. He was to become the governor’s
spokesman of his former grammar school, President of the
Wakefield Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Wakefield
Conservative Association, a Director of the Wakefield Building
Society and President of the Wakefield Rotary Club and in1924 he
was appointed Magistrate for the Lower Agbrigg Division.
His military career was very impressive. He was gazetted 2nd
Lieutenant in November 1899 of the 1st battalion of the KOYLI,
after joining its ranks in September 1888. For many years he
commanded the Wakefield detachment, earning successive
promotions until he was appointed to command the 4th Battalion
shortly before the First World War. He set the training pattern of his
unit and welded it into a fine fighting force which quickly found
itself in the forefront the bitter fighting in France.
He served alongside the men, many from the Crigglestone area in
all their memorable engagements, including the Ypres Salient and
the Somme, and for his outstanding service he received the
decoration of CMG. He was wounded and twice gassed and in 1916
he was invalided home. In 1922 he succeeded Colonel Hind as Hon
Colonel of the 4th Battalion, a position he held for 6 years, before
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Beetle Drive
March 25th
At St James Church
Starting promptly at
7pm
Tickets now on sale
£5.00
Ticket price includes supper
Tickets available from
Susan Shaw and Susan Colley
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PARISH PEOPLE
PARISH PEOPLE DIARY FOR 2016
All start at 1.30pm
March 13th
Guide Dogs for the Blind
April 10th
Irene/Kevin Convict at the Cross
May 8th
Rod Dimbleby - Story Teller
Deadline date for inclusion in the next edition of Parish Link is
March 15th 2017
Please give your contributions to one of the following:
David Wainwright, Keith Wainwright or Margaret Poucher
Alternatively any contributions can be emailed to
Dawn /Kenneth Poucher ~ Editors
[email protected]
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being succeeded by Viscount Allendale MC of Bretton Hall. During
the Second World War he took an active part in the National
Savings movement in the city and took a close interest in the
British Legion.
His popularity in military and civic circles were given due credit
when he was asked to unveil the War Memorial in Wakefield, a
task he was later to perform in the cemetery at Crigglestone
(October 1921).
On August 19th 1919, Colonel Haslegrave purchased Painthorpe
House from the trustees of Cecelia Mary Micklethwait, widow of
John Heaton Micklethwait, former and first incumbent of the
Ecclesiastical Parish of Chapelthorpe.
His return to the parish of his birth had been received with great
friendliness and much respect from the residents. He was quickly to
immerse himself into parish life, and for many years held open
house to parish organisations.
He was to become President of
the Cricket club in
Crigglestone , was an avid
supporter of the Church and
chapels in the parish, and for
many years served as Vicar’s
sidesman at St James’.
Henry John Haslegrave passed
away in February 1956.
Thankfully his memory will be
perpetuated in the Haslegrave
sports ground, and in the
Haslegrave Park development,
the estate erected on the
footprint of his former
Painthorpe House residence.
(Demolished Feb/March 2007)
CRIGGLAD
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CENTRE FOLD
Old Durkar
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