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ST NICHOLAS’ CHURCH, CODSALL & ST. PETER’S CHURCH, CODSALL WOOD

becoming rooted in God - growing together in faith - reaching out with love

www.stnicholascodsall.org.ukMinistry TeamRevd Margaret Mattocks (Vicar) 842168 [email protected] Morgans (Reader) 845577 also Prayer Chain requestsJill Gollins (Reader) 843397 [email protected] Gilmour (Reader) 424372 [email protected] Richardson (Churchwarden) 845556 [email protected] Pickering (Churchwarden) 654391 [email protected], Youth & Families MinisterCaroline Seaton 07899 041935 [email protected]

Church Office Parish Rooms, Church Road, Codsall WV8 1EH.Open Tuesdays & Thursdays 10.00am - 1pmAngela Jevons (Church Secretary) 847786 [email protected]

Parish MagazineEditor: Angela Jevons 843016 51, Chillington Dr, Codsall WV8 1AJ [email protected] for inclusion in the Magazine should arrive by 3rd of the month prior to publication.Distribution: Maria de Lloyde 07946 587512 [email protected]: Roger & Mary Palmer [email protected] 01902 750849Subscription payments: Margaret Jeff 29, Princes Gdns, Codsall WV8 2DH 01902 842513 Cheques to ‘Codsall PCC’.

Other Church ContactsChurch Treasurer & Website: Roger Marsh 843256 [email protected] Church Giving: Jill Dodd 846181 [email protected] Verger: Evelyn Wallin 845833Parish Rooms Booking: Ann Evans 07783 584949 [email protected] for St. Peter’s Hall: Gail Perkins 07802 738369Building and Maintenance Team: Bill Neal 847287Churchyard Committee: Don Walls 843383Church Flowers: Ann Boucher 842762Music at St. Nicholas’ Church: Graham Street 842184 [email protected] New choir members welcomeBellringing: Andrew Gordon 01952 243806 Bellringing tuition availableSt. Nicholas Toddler Group: Daniela Fletcher 840552 Meets Mon in term 1.15-2.45pm in Parish RmsChurch in the Village: Rosie Jones 845006 Meets last Fri 2.30pm in Forget-me-not-ClubLadies’ Circle: Sue Cartwright 844345 Meets first Tues 8.00pm in Parish RoomsWomen @ the Well: Wendy Street 842184 Meets monthly on Weds eveningsSt. Nicholas’ Craft Group: Annie Fletcher 846383 Meets on Sats 2.30-4.30pm in Parish RmsSt. Nicholas Railway Circle: Mike Morgans 845577 Meets first Weds 7.30pm in Parish Rooms Bible Reading Fellowship notes: Hazel Bristow 847441 Ring to request notes

Christenings and WeddingsAn Enquiry Evening is held on Mondays (not Bank Hols) in St.Nicholas’ Church from 7.30 - 8.15pm for all considering a Christening/Baptism or Wedding there. If previously married, please contact the Vicar directly.

Pastoral need In the case of an urgent pastoral need please contact one of the Ministry Team. To arrange for Communion at home please contact The Vicar or the Parish Office. To arrange transport on the minibus to the 9.30am service please contact Diana Morris - 01902 845444.

MAKING CHANGES

THE JOURNEY TO SUCCESSI have come to that point in my life where I feel I am making personal friends with the doctor, I seem to be there so often, and my husband and I often say that we need to go to bed half an hour earlier just to take the medication we need before bedtime.

Joking apart, when your health begins to suffer you do begin to look at your lifestyle, your eating habits and the exercise you do, or rather don’t do. The first time that doctor looks at you and says, ‘well it’s your age’. A shock wave runs through your body and panic sets in, will things only go one way from now on. As I sat in the waiting room one more time I picked up a leaflet that was entitles MAKING CHANGES, THE JOURNEY TO SUCCESS. The article spoke about honestly assessing the things we do that create an unhealthy lifestyle, such as eating badly, drinking and smoking too much and having an inactive life. The more I read of this article, the more I could connect it not only to my physical life but also my spiritual one.

As I sit down to start this article, vicarages up and down the country smell of burnt palm crosses, in preparation for the Ash Wednesday service, a service which literally marks the beginning of Lent, a period of time, 40 days where followers of Christ get to do a bit of a health check on their spiritual life, and ask the question is there anything that is unhealthy and needs addressing, anything that I carry that needs forgiveness anything that I need to put right before it begins to affect my spiritual and often physical well-being, and if you think that body and soul aren’t connected just think about how anger or stress affects the way we see the world, the way we see each other and the way we see God.

By the time you read this article Ash Wednesday will have gone and Easter will have arrived, but Lent is what makes Easter a major Christian festival because for 40 days and nights we have reflected upon our lives in prayers, cleared away any cobwebs of bad behaviour and unhealthy attitudes and that should help us to literally spring into our Easter festivities and celebrations.

In a way, Lent is a time when we are really looking at ourselves in order that we might change things within us so that we live a healthier faithstyle – to look at the way we live and behave and the things we do or don’t do that make us better people to live with or be a friend to or be a good neighbour to. The tough part of Lent is not identifying the things we need to change, the tough part is making the changes and then sticking to them – after all our bad habits can and do become second nature to us and some bad habits dare I say we even enjoy!

Some of us might be using this Lent to try to make some changes, like only buying Fair-trade produce or becoming vegetarian or committing a set time to support a certain charity. Others may be trying to fast or pray more in order to listen to God and God’s direction in their lives. For some simply giving up chocolate or alcohol is a big enough challenge to be getting on with. The point is that Lent is a time not to complete the changes we need to make in our lives, that seems to me more about a short, sharp ‘done and dusted’ approach to our lives over in 40 days and a sigh of relief that we managed it, only to return the next day to our old familiar life, with all the stuff included we worked so hard to leave behind during lent. Lent is not a time of ticking things off as completed, Lent is a time of thinking and reflecting upon the things I need to change and to make a start changing them; it is a time to take stock and to take time out to plan some small changes as well as the big ones and give some thought to what might trip us up and stop us from succeeding at our goal, not just for the next 40 days but over the next year and on into the future.

Easter may be close at hand and just maybe you are thinking about taking Lent seriously in 2021! but what about a mini Lent, maybe a week where you reflect upon your life, your priorities, your beliefs and think of just one thing you wished you didn’t do and one way you could change it and in doing so create a change in you.

At the end of Lent comes Easter a time of celebration and great joy as we use symbols of new life to remember the power of the Cross and that Jesus’ death meant life eternally. So let us remember that letting our old habits die will produce new life in abundance for us, and for those around us because new life, liberated and transformed by reflection, saying sorry to God and receiving the new life. His offer is infectious to those around us and who knows what that may produce.

HAVE A POWERFUL LENT, WHAT’S LEFT OF IT AND AN EASTER SEASON FULL OF GOOD HEALTH IN BODY AND IN SOUL.

Rev’d Marg

News from St. Nicholas’ and St. Peter’s

PLEASE REMEMBERIN YOUR PRAYERS

THE DEPARTED We extend our sympathy to the relatives of :

Mary Patricia Askey, 83 years John BrookeDavid Kenneth Edwards, 51 yearsSarah Edwards, 52 yearsElizabeth May Fraser, 88 yearsLorna Gatenby, 88 yearsEmily Haycocks, 97 yearsWilliam Frank Hughes, 82 yearsDerek Charles Johnson, 76 yearsBrian Godfrey Randle, 84 yearsMalcolm Beverley Ward, 88 years Pray for me as I will for Thee. that we shall all meet merrily in Heaven’ St. Thomas More

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It is hard to believe that one of the oldest diseases, first mentioned in Biblical times, is still causing so much misery today. The stigma associated with leprosy has always been bad and continues to cause many problems for whole families. Leprosy is a mildly infectious disease associated with poverty. Every two minutes somewhere in the world, someone is diagnosed with leprosy but if treated, it is totally curable.

David and Ann Harris gave us a presentation about the important work of the Leprosy Mission through the work of the dedicated medical staff at the Christian Leprosy Hospital in Myanmar, the country formerly known as Burma. This recently opened hospital, cost £330,000 and treats both physical and mental conditions. Dr Saw, one of the heroes of this hospital, has been known to walk for two days to see a patient in his own home, who needed urgent treatment for leprosy. We were pleased to support the work of this deserving mission and thank David and Ann for their interesting and informative presentation.

My thanks to everyone who brought in a wide selection of tinned and dried foods which we

were able to take to the Wolverhampton Food Bank.

‘Pass along the bus, please!’ is Margaret Smallman’s talk on Tuesday April 7th. We meet, as usual, in the Parish Rooms at 8pm and would be happy for you to join us.

Sue Cartwright

RAILWAY CIRCLE

Our March meeting was an illustrated talk given by Mr Alan Davies entitled “West Midlands Steam.” Our journey took us from Bilbrook, Codsall, Bushbury, Oxley to places farther afield such as Birmingham, Stafford, Shrewsbury and many more. The presentation was of slides that Alan had taken himself but also some purchased via eBay at varying prices, some costing between £20 - £30 per slide.

Our next meeting is on Wednesday 1st April when Mr Richard Icke will be giving a talk entitled “Steam Days Remembered.” Please come and join us everyone is most welcome. Mike Morgans

CRAFT GROUP We are a small group of ladies with a variety interests who meet together on Saturday afternoons, 2.30 pm –4.30 pm in the Parish Rooms, Church Road, Codsall. This is a leisure group, whereby we help each other and offer advice and support. We would be very pleased to have more ladies join us. If you want to know more please phone Annie on 01902 846383.

They had travelled together, gathering round them a group of people that Jesus could rely on, who totally understood what he was doing and why. They thought the group was loyal and each trusted everyone else, until that fateful Passover when they had tried to persuade Jesus not to go into Jerusalem, saying it was too dangerous, but knowing that, if he went they would go with him. Even when the twelve closest to Jesus gathered together in that upper room they did not know what was to follow, that one of their number, Judas, would betray him with a kiss for thirty pieces of silver, that Jesus would go peacefully when the Roman soldiers met them in the garden, and that at least one of them would deny knowing him, so preserving their own safety. After all, as the captain of the Roman soldiers said, they couldn’t round up everyone with a Galilean accent.

It was so crowded in the city, even more so than the average Passover, and Matthew explained that he hadn’t been able to get near to Jesus on the route to Calvary. He saw him fall and be helped to carry on and he reassured Mary that he remained dignified through it all, just as if he knew that it all arranged by God, his father. Jesus spoke to those who were crucified with him and, at the end, as the curtain in the great temple of the city was rent in two and the sky went black, he breathed his last. Later it was with great love that his body was removed, and he was lain in the grave and a great stone rolled across the entrance because the Romans were frightened that the body would be stolen.

Matthew told Mary much about the occasions when Jesus spent time with his friends after his death and resurrection, about the fishing on the lake and the barbeque on the beach, and he couldn’t explain to her how Jesus could be the same man and yet different. After Jesus’s ascension all his friends had gone their separate ways, each emboldened by what they had seen and learnt, and determined to make up for their betrayal of him by sharing his good news throughout the land and even some of them went abroad and introduced Jesus to people who’d never heard of him before.

Before going on his way Matthew was assured by Mary that he had really put her mind at

A story for EasterIt was many years since the tragic death of Jesus, and his mother, Mary, had still not got over it. Her mind kept going back to the way he’d died, as she thought of it, crucified with a brigand and a thief for company, and even worse, by the Romans, who had no right to be in their country, at the behest of the Jewish leaders who were afraid of his growing influence among the common people. She then went on to reflect on his conception and birth. She did this all on herown as her husband Joseph had become distant from her in his old age. Time was that their age difference had not made any difference in their relationship but then he became ill, and rather than dwelling on Jesus’s lack of interest in taking over the carpentry business, which had been in the family for generations, he was pleased that two of Jesus’s brothers had become very accomplished at the skills which he taught them and another of the family looked after the business side of things. They were now known in Nazareth as the carpenters rather than the family of that man who was crucified and most of the family were pleased about this.

One day a smart looking, man who said his name was Matthew, called to see Mary. He introduced himself as one of Jesus’s closest friends and he helped her to see that his death was not the tragedy that she thought but rather a triumph. Matthew reminded Mary that Jesus rose again and lived with his friends for forty days before ascending to heaven to be with his father who had instigated the birth in the first place. Mary told him the story of that mysterious conception, then the journey to Bethlehem. Oh how uncomfortable it had been on that donkey, but she couldn’t have walked it, she was so close to the due birth date. It was a long time since she’d had the chance to share that story with anyone as it was something Joseph and the rest of the family wanted to forget about.

Matthew shared his story with her, and Mary was thrilled to be able to sit and hear about Jesus from someone who’d known him after he left her, telling her simply that he was ‘going to complete his father’s work.’ Matthew had known Jesus since his baptism by John in the Jordan.

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rest about the friends, the life and the death of her first born son. Even her family noticed a difference in her and were pleased that she seemed less preoccupied with the past and took more of an interest in her children and grandchildren. Avril Neal

This magazine was produced before the onset of the stringent

restrictions relating to the Coronavirus, it is unlikely that

any of these events will go ahead but please check this yourself.

We will assume that most of the events can be re-arranged to take

place later this year.

On behalf of St. Nicholas Church we send our best wishes to you

all.

ST NICHOLAS PARISH CHURCHPRAYER CHAIN

PRAYING THROUGHOUT THE DAY Is there someone that you would like us to pray for? At St Nicholas, there is a group of people who pray for the needs of others. If there is someone you would like us to pray for, please ring Jackie Morgans 845577, there is always complete confidentiality.

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Across1 Relatingtothewholeuniverse(6)4 Thedisciplewhomadetheremarkin8 Across(John20:24)(6)8 ‘UnlessIseethenailmarks——hands, Iwillnotbelieveit’(John20:25)(2,3)9 HeurgedKingJehoiakimnottoburnthe scrollcontainingJeremiah’smessage (Jeremiah36:25)(7)10 Baptistministerandcontroversial founderofAmerica’sMoralMajority, Jerry—(7)11 ‘Look,hereis—.Whyshouldn’tIbe baptized?’(Acts8:36)(5)12 Repossessed(Genesis14:16)(9)17 PortfromwhichPaulsailedonhislast journeytoRome(Acts27:3–4)(5)19 ‘Moseswasnotawarethathisfacewas —becausehehadspokenwiththeLord’ (Exodus34:29)(7)21 Roonwit,C.S.Lewis’shalf-man,half- horse(7)22 Grill(Luke24:42)(5)23 ‘ThelotfelltoMatthias;sohewasadded tothe—apostles’(Acts1:26)(6)24 ‘Iwassickandyoulookedafterme,I wasin—andyoucametovisitme’ (Matthew25:36)(6)

Down1 Coastalrockfaces(Psalm141:6)(6)2 Academic(1Corinthians1:20)(7)3 Publish(Daniel6:26)(5)5 Forexample,theCrusades(4,3)6 11Acrossiscertainlythis(5)7 Hereps(anag.)(6)9 Liberator(Psalm18:2)(9)13 Manwhoaskedthequestionin11 Acrosswasinchargeofallhertreasury (Acts8:27)(7)14 Theymustbe‘worthyofrespect, sincere,notindulginginmuchwine’(1 Timothy3:8)(7)15 Thehumanmindorsoul(6)16 ‘OLord,whilepreciouschildrenstarve, thetoolsofwarincrease;theirbreadis —’(GrahamKendrick)(6)18 ‘Weplayedthefluteforyou,andyou didnot—’(Matthew11:17)(5)20 Bared(anag.)(5)

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Saluting Free Trade

This month (Feb) we can celebrate twodecades of the Fairtrade movement, foundedback in 1995. Recent research showed that 78per cent of the UK public now recognise theFairtrade Mark, which stands for the world’slargest and most recognised fair-trade system.Its aim is to secure a better deal for farmers and workers.

Based in Bonn, Germany, it sets internationalstandards, organises support for producersaround the world and promotes trade justiceinternationally. The work of building a marketfor fair-trade products is carried out by national

Can you help?The Parish Rooms Committee are looking for

someone to be a ‘first stop’ for minormaintenance issues at the Parish Rooms. Thebuilding has been extensively refurbished, andthe Parish Rooms Committee oversees itsuse, working with the Parish RoomsManager, Ann Evans. This role would involve joining the committee and liaising with Ann,dealing with minor issues eg. heating nigglesand small repairs as needed. If you think youcould help, please contact the committeechair, David Johnson on 07887397569 or thevice chair Sue Richardson on 845556. Youmay also like to talk to Bill Neal, who has been undertaking this role, on 847287. Thank you!

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Everyone Welcome!www.stnicholascodsall.org.uk

Tots @ St. Nic’sCome and join us for a regular Toddlers’

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CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL

The Events Committee would like to thankeveryone who supported our ChristmasTree Festival last December. It was awonderful event bringing together so manylocal groups and organisations in ourcommunity. We were delighted to be ableto give £3,000 towards the ongoingrefurbishment of the Parish Rooms. Seeyou in 2016!!

CRAFT GROUPWe are a small group of

ladies with a variety interests who meettogether on Saturday afternoons, 2.30 pm– 4.30 pm in the Parish Rooms, ChurchRoad, Codsall. This is a leisure group,rather than tutor based, whereby we helpeach other and offer advice and support.We would be very pleased to have moreladies join us.

If you want to know more please phone Annie on 01902 846383.

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Sites for Travellers

There was concern regarding the DistrictCouncil’s Site Allocations proposal for theprovision of a total of 33 travellers’ pitches bythe year 2028. Cllr Ewart was of the view thatthis target far exceeded the requirement. CllrVal Chapman had drafted Bilbrook’s objectionto the proposed site in Lane Green Road.

Watery Lane Development

The 26 November planning meeting wasinformed of a public consultation on the plansbeing drawn up by Richborough Estates for theproposed Core Strategy residentialdevelopment adjacent to Watery Lane [adevelopment comprising approximately 150new homes plus recreational facilities]. Therewould be a public exhibition at the ParishRooms on 2 December. A dedicatedconsultation website had also been set up atwww.waterylanecodsall.co.uk giving access toinformation and a response form for theduration of the consultation period 24November to 23 December. [Although theconsultation period has ended, the website isstill accessible at the time of writing in mid-January].

Synopsis compiled by Mike Smith attempting –if not always succeeding – accuracy insubstance and interpretation. Full copies ofthe minutes can be viewed on the CPCwebsite at www.codsallparishcouncil.co.uk

The good thing about commuting to work

Next time you are standing in a crowded traincarriage or bus on your way to work, or evencycling or walking there in the rain, considerthis, you are better off than those who aredriving. Hard to believe? A recent study hasfound that people who make a regularcommute that involves some sort of physicalactivityare in better mental shape, sleepbetter, and are happier than those who drive towork.

As one researcher at the University of EastAnglia explained: “You might think that thingslike disruption to services or crowds ofcommuters might have been a cause ofconsiderable stress. But as buses or trainsalso give people time to relax, read, socialise,and there is usually an associated walk to thebus stop or railway station, it appears to cheerpeople up.” Another associated study hasfound that people who give up the car and usebus or train to get to work, lose weight.

Food intolerance

Do you believe that you are intolerant tocertain foods? It seems that more than one infive of us could be avoiding certain foodsbecause we have become convinced that weare allergic or intolerant towards them.A surveyfor the Food and Drink InnovationNetwork found that dairy and gluten are themost common types of food which we give up.This has enormous implications: up to a thirdof all households could by now have had toadapt to having a member of their family eitherunable or unwilling to eat certain food. This inturn has spawned a phenomenal growth in the industry which supplies us with foods free fromgluten, lactose, nuts, or other ingredients.

Good fruit

When you finish this story, you will want to eatsome fruit. It seems that eating just one or twopieces of fruit a day can cut the risk of a heartattack or stroke by up to 40 per cent. A recentstudy by Oxford University has found thatpeople who eat fruit daily have a far lower rateof heart disease, and a lower rate of the twomain types of stroke. And the more oftenpeople ate fruit, the more the risk fell. Another recent study, at Washington State University,has found that an apple a day can also helpkeep obesity away, as it makes people feelfuller for longer.

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What a busy start to the year it has been! I hope you have all had a wonderful half-term break.

There has been plenty of activities going on in and around Codsall but I just wanted to update residents on issues that I am trying to resolve. Several trees have been removed off the corner of Wolverhampton Road and Histons Hill within the last few days, prompting calls for the trees to be replaced.The plan to cut down the trees are to pave the way for an extension to council property as well as extra car parking spaces on council grounds. The decision to cut down the trees, has caused frustration with residents and has led to disgruntled members of the community to voice their concerns. It is extremely disappointing to see the sheer volume of trees removed by the council, and no guarantee as it stands of them being replaced. Many people take great pride in trees being so commonplace in South Staffordshire and I would like to see the District Council pledge to replant twice as many trees as soon as possible elsewhere within Codsall. In other but better news, I recently met with representatives of Staffordshire University who are involved with developing the roll-out of 5G across Staffordshire. I would be thrilled to see the whole of Staffordshire receive 5G broadband. It’s essential that we deliver the best connectivity across our region for businesses, hospitals and households and to unleash new investment and opportunities in South Staffordshire.I am also delighted to say that one of my pledges ahead of the 2019 General Election was demanding more police for South Staffordshire, and I am happy to see that the Government have announced that decade-high funding is being invested in the police, allowing more police officers to be recruited and present in South Staffordshire. As always, please do not hesitate to get in

touch if you have any queries or issues you would like to raise with me. I can be reached on email at [email protected], or you can phone my office on 01902 846616.

CODSALL PARISH COUNCILCrime and anti-social behaviour figures for Codsall & Bilbrook – November to December 2019: Anti-social behaviour 23; Bicycle theft 2; Burglary 5; Criminal damage & Arson 17; Drugs 0; other theft 16; Possession of weapons 1; Public order 1; Robbery 0; Shoplifting 5; Theft from person 1; Vehicle crime 13; Violence & sexual offences 18.

Police Crime and ASB Report received – Police Crime and ASB Report received – 8.1.20 to 12.2.20

Over the last month there has been 3 burglaries; café at the golf club where club cash was stolen, Chillington Drive where a car was taken from the property and Suckling Green Lane where tools were taken from an empty property. There have been 6 thefts from motor vehicles, 5 vans where tools were taken, one car broken in to and had personal items taken. 9 calls for ASB, and 2 neighbourhood disputes in one street, 8 issues are youth related and a further 2 neighbourhood disputes. There has been 1 robbery where a young male had his bike taken off him by males from another area A male was stopped on a bike, searched and has a small amount of cannabis was found. A cannabis factory has been found and destroyed, 3 arrests were made and the offenders are currently being investigated.

Cllr Spencer reported the new Chief Inspector is introducing a new initiative and asking Codsall and Bilbrook what their three local priorities/needs would be. The Councillors had a discussion on what they feel should be the three priorities for Codsall. 1: To stop car, van and drug crime. 2: Greater Police visibility, a permanent PCSO on duty. 3: Stop and search for weapons and drugs.

Staffordshire Police have applied for an additional 90 Police Officers, not sure how many will come to South Staffordshire, it takes two years to train to become a Police Officer.

Since PCSO Tom Evans left, Codsall does not have its own PCSO at present, two PCSO’s from Perton cover Codsall and Bilbrook for the time being.

Cllr Barrow reported that there has been a 7% increase in people using the mobile breast screening clinic since it was relocated at the District Council Offices. Looking for the unit to be brought back in the near future.

The Parish Council has received drawings from Staffordshire County Council with the intention to improve pedestrian access on Station Road linking to the railway.

Chillington Estate – Traffic Regulations Order Proposal has been received by the Parish Council and was discussed by Councillors who give their support for the intention is to restrict parking at certain times of day in and around St. Nicholas First School as many of the residents have reported parking issues, particularly around Walton Gardens.

The Parish Council will be celebrating the 75th VE Day Anniversary on Friday 8th May, 2 – 4pm at the Forget-me-Not Club in Codsall, where free tea/coffee and cake will be available along with music.

More details to come through social media and posters.

Overview of minutes from Codsall Parish Council’s Main and Planning meeting of Wednesday 12th February 2020

Councillors wish to encourage residents to report potholes and degeneration of roads/pavements either by contacting the Parish Council Offices or by following the link found on the Parish Council’s website and we will report the issues to County Council on your behalf or residents can report issues directly on the County Council website (you can no longer report a fault by telephone).

Overview provided by Codsall Parish Council, full minutes are available on Codsall Parish Council website at www.codsallparishcouncil.co.uk

CODSALL VILLAGE HALL

As the Arts Festival draws to a close in early April and Codsall village life resumes its normal rhythm, here at the Village Hall we can look forward to more fundraising events.

Our first table Top sale of the year takes place on Sunday 5th April. Entrance for buyers is £1 and doors open at 11.00. The sale will end at approximately 2.00. If you are keen to hire a table, but afraid you may be too late, it’s worth contacting us. There may be a cancellation which has freed up a last minute table. If you are on the hunt for a bargain, then come along and browse the varied stalls selling goods from home furnishings, to clothes, toys and much more. However, be warned, the best bargains go quickly! Refreshments are on sale and parking spaces are plentiful and free.

Another popular event which will help get you out of the house on a Friday afternoon is our regular Bingo, which takes place on the 3rd Friday of the month. The next is on Friday 17th April, from 1.30 till 3.00, in the Pavilion. Entrance is £2 to include tea and biscuits. You pay as you go, so bring a friend or two and try your luck!

Alternatively, if you enjoy playing cards and want to try something new, contact the Whist Club which meets every Monday afternoon from 1.30 (except Bank Holidays). Don’t worry if you don’t know how to play, lessons can be arranged. It’s suitable for all ages and abilities and you’d be made very welcome.

There are many other clubs and societies that meet at the hall. They include art, Codsall history, RSPB, drama, gardening, flower arranging, dance, yoga, and more! Pop into the hall and pick up a What’s On leaflet for more details. Visitors are welcome at many groups or you may need to contact someone from the group or society. Contact details can be found on the Codsall Village Hall website. We are also on Facebook.

The management Committee at the Hall works hard to update the facilities and to ensure we provide an attractive and well run venue for local people to visit and hire. Work is currently being

done to improve and illuminate our entrance. The new signage will also publicise the fact that we are the home of Codsall Dramatic Society and also Codsall Cricket Club.

So, if you are planning an important get together, party, or other family gathering, come and have a look. Our staff are always happy to show you around our different rooms. Please telephone or email first if possible. We benefit from a large, free, private car park and have disabled, ramped access to the building. There are also disabled toilets in 2 areas.

You can contact CVH on 01902 843412 or email: [email protected]

CODSALL & BILBROOK FRENCHTWINNING ASSOCIATION

It’s April and the annual meeting with our French Twinning partners is taking place. This year Codsall and Bilbrook will be travelling to St Pryve/St Mesmin. Some members are travelling with the Association coach whilst others are travelling independently. Departure is on Maundy Thursday and the return on Easter Monday. Remember to ensure all of your passports and other documentation are up to date. More details about the trip from Brian Charnley, chairman of C&B Twinning Association ([email protected]) or by telephone on 844793.

Next events for the Association will be a group visit, then Codsall Village Carnival and after that Codsall Village Fair. Details will be published next month. Melvyn Askew

Trinity Methodist Church, CodsallMonday, 18 May, 7.30pmTickets: £8.00An Evening with Tom ElliottBased in Gloucestershire, comedian and magician, Tom Elliott, promises a great night out for the whole family.

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magicians, touring throughout the year in churches, theatres and festivals, whilst also being the resident MC of his own variety show at Bentley Pavilion in Doncaster. Once described by Miranda Hart as ‘Such Fun’, Tom has appeared on BBC TV & Radio, and as an ambassador for Compassion UK and Cinnamon Network International, his work goes beyond the value of entertainment and serves to help thousands of vulnerable people across the world.

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CODSALL COMMUNITY GROUPSupporting the green spaces of our parishWe held a Skittles and Fish Supper Night on Saturday 7th March at Bilbrook Village Hall. This event was ticket only and was sold out the week before, so we anticipated another fun evening.

Theresa Dorrance will conduct our next stroll in the countryside in Springtime on Sunday April 5th when hopefully the fields and byways will have dried out. The walk will be for about 4 to 5 miles. We will meet on the Co-op Car park at 1.00pm.

We continue to plan the Grand 2020 Summer Fair, this year the entrance fee for adults will be £2 and children come along for free. We are looking for entertainments and for stalls to add to the list that we already have, which includes The Dog Show and the dog agility team, contributions from the Fairground, Live Music, various food outlets, demos of martial arts and dancing, plus a mini sports day [Tug of War Egg & spoon races – no cheating please!]

If you have a suitable stall in mind or an entertainment you feel would add to the proceedings, please contact Megan Barrow on her mobile 07702 310939 she will be pleased to provide information about the Show on Sunday July 5th and take your details. On the subject of the Fair, we would like to appeal to all of you who are able to volunteer to become marshals. This may involve helping with setting up all the tents and gazebos in the morning

and then dismantling it all at the end of the day. Help is always needed in different categories, so please contact Shane Jenkinson on his mobile 07939226656 to find out how to join the CCG and help us to make The Fair and our Community even better.

The signs are still good for The Fun Run in September this year. More information will become available soon. We will be organising another Walk in August and certainly there will be a Quiz in the Autumn.

Our A.G.M. will be held on the Monday 27th April at The Firs 7.45 pm. All are welcome to come along and meet the group.

Please keep an eye out for posters and banners around the villages advertising all activities or find us on Facebook ~ (codsallcommunitygroup) and here in the Parish Magazine.

Hilary Wright, CCG assistant secretary

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Bishop Michael’s pastoral letter

At the time of writing, it is not clear how far the Coronavirus will spread, nor how seriously it will impact upon our lives. Undoubtedly, it presents us with a serious challenge, in terms both of public health and of the ways in which we relate to one another. However, it is much less deadly than the plagues which affected our country in past centuries, most famously the Great Plague of 1655.

At that time, Eyam in Derbyshire lay within the Diocese of Lichfield. That beautiful village played a famously heroic part in combatting the spread of the plague, which had been unwittingly introduced to the community through infested samples of cloth brought from London by a travelling tailor. Led by their vicar William Mompesson, the villagers took the selfless decision to ’self isolate’ for more than a year, avoiding all contact with neighbouring villages, their food supplies left at and collected from the parish boundaries. The cost in human lives was heavy, but the result of containment

was entirely successful.

Mompesson worked in close collaboration with one of his predecessors and potential rivals, the Nonconformist minister Thomas Stanley, who had been ejected from his living for his Puritan beliefs. In a display of ecumenical unity utterly remarkable for its time, the two clergy sustained the morale, strengthened the will, and re-established the unity of the community through their ministry, gathering their people together in open air services.

Eyam today is a very moving place, with no sites more evocative than its burying places, including the graveyard with the table tomb of William Mompesson’s wife Catherine, who died towards the end of the outbreak. It is deservedly a place popular with visitors, and forms the far end of the Peak Pilgrimage Trail which begins in Ilam, still in our diocese in the Staffordshire Peak.

But this is not a site of historical interest only. Eyam is a striking example of the church’s calling to bring unity in a society faced with forces which could pull it apart. Faced with the mortal peril of the plague, it would have been easy for the villagers of Eyam to divide and scatter; but thanks to the Christian message of faith, hope and love at the heart of their community, they stayed together. We in our time face challenges which could pull us apart - whether those be the threat of pandemic, the political divisions created and exposed in the long arguments over Brexit, the growing contrasts in wealth and health our society, or whatever. But as then, so now, our churches are at the heart of our local communities with a message of hope grounded in the reality of what God has done in raising Jesus Christ from the dead. This Easter, it is my hope and prayer that, like the Christians of Eyam, we can do our part in bringing together a divided society.

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Cowslip or Cow Slop?

The name cowslip is believed to be a mispronunciation of cow slop, so named because the flowers are traditionally found near cow pats in pastures! A widespread plant of grassland, not to be confused with primrose which is more of a woodland plant. Cowslip can grow in many soils but really thrives in limestone and chalk grassland. It is an important nectar source for insects including bees, beetles and butterflies as it flowers early and can carpet an area where conditions are suitable. Look out for the yellow brimstone butterfly, which is on the wing early in the year, this may be feeding on cowslip flowers.

Like many wildflowers, cowslip has been part of the herbalists’ collection for centuries. It has a sedative quality so is used to treat sleep problems whilst the citrusy flavoured flowers can help with coughs. Cowslip flowers were also used to flavour wine and can be found in traditional Spanish recipes.

Also known as St Peter’s Keys or Keys of Heaven, cowslips were believed to have grown where St Peter dropped the Key to Earth. You may have cowslips in your churchyard grassland, if so try and leave the areas where it occurs uncut until the flowers have finished and set seed. Cowslip does not grow high so perhaps you could set your mower blade at 10cm so that the leaves are not shredded by subsequent mows.

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Harriet Carty, Diocesan Churchyard Environmental Advisor, [email protected] www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk - individuals and groups in the diocese receive 20% members discount on all CfGA materials. Use the discount code Lich19

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Cowslip or Cow Slop? The name cowslip is believed to be a mispronunciation of cow slop, so named because the flowers are traditionally found near cow pats in pastures! A widespread plant of grassland, not to be confused with primrose which is more of a woodland plant. Cowslip can grow in many soils but really thrives in limestone and chalk grassland. It is an important nectar source for insects including bees, beetles and butterflies as it flowers early and can carpet an area where conditions are suitable. Look out for the yellow brimstone butterfly, which is on the wing early in the year, this may be feeding on cowslip flowers. Like many wildflowers, cowslip has been part of the herbalists’ collection for centuries. It has a sedative quality so is used to treat sleep problems whilst the citrusy flavoured flowers can help with coughs. Cowslip flowers were also used to flavour wine and can be found in traditional Spanish recipes. Also known as St Peter’s Keys or Keys of Heaven, cowslips were believed to have grown where St Peter dropped the Key to Earth. You may have cowslips in your churchyard grassland, if so try and leave the areas where it occurs uncut until the flowers have finished and set seed. Cowslip does not grow high so perhaps you could set your mower blade at 10cm so that the leaves are not shredded by subsequent mows. All the best Harriet Carty, Diocesan Churchyard Environmental Advisor, [email protected] www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk - individuals and groups in the diocese receive 20% members discount on all CfGA materials. Use the discount code Lich19

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Cowslip or Cow Slop? The name cowslip is believed to be a mispronunciation of cow slop, so named because the flowers are traditionally found near cow pats in pastures! A widespread plant of grassland, not to be confused with primrose which is more of a woodland plant. Cowslip can grow in many soils but really thrives in limestone and chalk grassland. It is an important nectar source for insects including bees, beetles and butterflies as it flowers early and can carpet an area where conditions are suitable. Look out for the yellow brimstone butterfly, which is on the wing early in the year, this may be feeding on cowslip flowers. Like many wildflowers, cowslip has been part of the herbalists’ collection for centuries. It has a sedative quality so is used to treat sleep problems whilst the citrusy flavoured flowers can help with coughs. Cowslip flowers were also used to flavour wine and can be found in traditional Spanish recipes. Also known as St Peter’s Keys or Keys of Heaven, cowslips were believed to have grown where St Peter dropped the Key to Earth. You may have cowslips in your churchyard grassland, if so try and leave the areas where it occurs uncut until the flowers have finished and set seed. Cowslip does not grow high so perhaps you could set your mower blade at 10cm so that the leaves are not shredded by subsequent mows. All the best Harriet Carty, Diocesan Churchyard Environmental Advisor, [email protected] www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk - individuals and groups in the diocese receive 20% members discount on all CfGA materials. Use the discount code Lich19

Events at Codsall Library this April

IT Buddy available at Codsall Library

Codsall Library, every Thursday, 2:00pm—4:00pm. Bookable slots – please contact the Library

Please contact Codsall Library for more information or to pre-book a slot via the Staffordshire County Council Contact Centre, on 0300 111 8000

Staffordshire Recovery Hub

Living with a mental health condition can be overwhelming at times. The Recovery Hub is here to help you break down the barriers preventing you from living a fulfilled and independent life. Pop along and talk to someone from the Recovery Hub at Codsall Library, Friday 24th April 10:00-12:30 (and every last Friday of the month) Contact them on 01543223210 for more information.

Come and meet Beacon Centre for the Blind

We have invited Beacon Centre to promote their services for the blind and partially sighted and we will be hosting The Beacon Bus every month. Codsall Library – Friday 24th April - 9:30 – 12:00 (and then every last Friday of the month)

Codsall Library needs an IT Buddy – It could be you!

We are looking for volunteers at Codsall Library to assist library customers on a one-to-one basis, who are struggling to use new technologies and applications.

Key Tasks might involve -· Assisting customers to use public access computers· Assisting customers to use their laptop or tablet PC· Assisting customers to use MS Office programs· Help people set up e-mail addresses, navigate websites and general IT troubleshooting· Demonstrate Library webpages and resources and those of key partners

This Role is for You If You· Are 16 years old or older· Are seeking to develop your confidence, communication or social skills· Would like to demonstrate your skills and abilities to future employers, universities, or colleges· Are taking part in Duke of Edinburgh Awards, School Enrichment Programmes, Arts Award or similar· Would like to make new friends

· Are cheerful, friendly and non-judgemental

· Are flexible and willing to take direction

· Are punctual, reliable and well-presented

· Are interested in supporting your local community

· Would like to gain volunteering experience

IT Buddying sessions are usually regular weekly drop-ins or can be bookable slots to suit you. Training and support will be provided.

For further information or to request a volunteer application form please contact [email protected] or call 07866 921872

Bereavement Information Hub - Friday 9th April (2pm – 4pm) and Thursday 16th April (6pm-8pm) at Perton Library

Bereavement Information Hubs provide a friendly and welcoming environment for people affected by bereavement. The hub is a great place to meet others in a similar position whilst enjoying a drink and a chat in your local community.

Community Bereavement Volunteers from Compton Care will be on hand to help people access information, advice and signposting to local services and support.

Please contact Wombourne or Perton Library via the Contact Centre on 0300 111 8000 or Compton Care on 0300 323 0250 for more information or visit www.comptoncare.org.uk

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Local Activities - please inform the Editor of any changes.

Firewall Artists Circle Margaret Bills - 01902 256357

2078 (Boscobel) Squadron AirTraining Corps, Now parade at Codsall High School contact tel no 01902 840332

1st Bilbrook Codsall Scout Group Scouting Centre Bilbrook Road. All Enquiries: Terry Cowling, 92 Coniston Road, Palmers Cross Tel: 01902 756738.

British Red Cross Society Medical Loan Service BRC Stafford 01785 258155 10.00 a.m. - 3.00 p.m. Monday - Friday

Codsall Community Arts Festival Tel: 07852 200421 Email: [email protected]

Codsall Dramatic Society Contact - Colin Peterson. 17 Highlands Road,Wolverhampton. WV3 8AH. Tel 01902 330549

Codsall Parish Council Parish Council Office. Station Road Codsall 842426.

Codsall Badminton Club We play from 7.00-9.00pm every Monday Night at Codsall Leisure Centre. For more information contact Sandra Harris on 846355.

Codsall & Bilbrook TwinningAssociation Ann Allan Tel : 844660

Codsall Community High School Elliotts Lane, Tel: 01902 907560. Adult Education 01902 907566. Codsall Outing Group Contact Brenda Peace, 844616

Whist Drive Codsall Whist Club meets every Monday at Codsall Village Hall 1.15pm to 4.00pm and is now recruiting new Members. Experienced Players, Refreshers or Beginnners are welcome to join us. Contact Jean - 01902 593386.

Codsall & Bilbrook Conservative Branch Chairman: Val Chapman Tel: 01902 846413 or (m) 07718 911367 Email: [email protected]

South Staffordshire First Responders Andy Caddick Tel: 07762 341589 www.southstaffsfirstresponders.co.uk

Bilbrook Folk Dance Club Secretary: Mrs. Whiting, Pipers Cottage, 14 School Road, Edgmond, Newport, TF10 BLB.

South Staffs. Local Village Transport Sec: Mrs. J. Summers, 4 Deepmere Cottages, Wrottesley Road West, The Wergs, WV6 7LE. Tel:01902742108.

Codsall Cricket Club 2 x adult teams, 5 x junior teams Based at Codsall Village Hall John Raby, 07837 723050 [email protected]

Codsall Gardening Society Janet Whigham. Tel: 844048.

Church of England Children’s Society Bilbrook: Mike Spragg. Tel: 845222 Codsall: Mrs. Wendy Rook, 28 Bromley Gardens, Codsall Tel: 843760.

Codsall Leisure Centre Elliotts Lane, Codsall 844032

Codsall Library, South Staffs. DistrictCouncil Offices, Codsall. Tel: 842764 Mon. Thurs. Fri. - 9.00 a m. - 5.00 p.m. Tues. 12.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. Wed. Closed. Sat. 9.30a.m. - 4.00 p.m.

Member of Parliament Gavin Williamson, M.P. Jubilee House, 59 Wolverhampton Road, Codsall WV8 1PX Sec: Claire Rudge, 01902 846616 London contact number: 0207 219 7150.

W’ton Phoenix Club for the Widowed We meet every second Sunday in the month at Codsall Village Hall, 7pm from April to September and 2.30pm from October to March. Contact: Anthea 01952 462905 or Ray 01785 840959

Codsall Forget-Me-Not Club (over 55) Wednesday 2.30 p.m. - 3.45 p.m. Tel: 846642

Codsall Transport Bookings taken Monday-Thursday 9am-1pm for hospital & essential Journies. Tel: 01902 845533.

R.S.P.B.S.W. Staffs. Local Group Group Leader: Mrs. T. M. Dorrance, 39 Wilkes Road, Codsall. Tel. 847041.

Codsall ‘M’ Townswomen’s Guild Mrs. Josie Morris. Tel: 01785 841310

South Staffs. Conservative Association 4 Station Road, Codsall WV8 1BX, Tel: 844985 Email: [email protected]

4th Codsall Guides & Rangers Julie Johnson, 8 Long Acre, Codsall, Tel. 847569, or 0777 6405025 email - [email protected]

Codsall Wood WI Sec: Mrs M. Aspey, 144 Wood Road, Codsall 843394.

Codsall & Bilbrook History Society Sec: Mrs. Judy Davies, 16 Wayside Acres, Codsall 847213.

Codsall Village Hall Enquiries: 843412

Codsall Youth & Community Centre Eliotts Lane, Codsall. Contact: Viv Edwards Tel. 842191.

South Staffordshire CAB Civic Centre, Gravel Hill, Wombourne,WV5 9HA Registered Charity Number 1118794 Thurs 10am-1pm @ Codsall Village Hall

South Staffs (Codsall Wood)G Scale Railway Group Contact: Roy Pedder 01902 752061. Email: [email protected]

Tettenhall Wood Photographic Club Meet every Tuesday, September to May at 7.30 p.m. at the Institute, Wood Road, Tettenhall Wood. Contact: Trevor Lewis 01902 842679.

‘Craft in Company’ Evenings We meet on 1st & 3rd Thursdays monthly, 6.30-9pm. Bring your own craft or try one of ours. The Codsall Hive 842771 Codsall Poppy Appeal David & Julie Johnson 07887 397569/0777 6405025 Email: [email protected]

Codsall & Bilbrook Cancer Support Group We meet every 3rd Thursday of the month at the Codsall Fire Station 10am - 12 noon. Chairman Heather Dean - 842938

Codsall Community Group Shane Jenkinson : 07939 226656

Codsall & Bilbrook Work Club (South Staffs Work Clubs) Every Thursday 10-12noon at South Staffs Council. Contact Val Chapman

Codsall Community High School Intergenerational Tea Parties for Senior Citizens Contact Val Chapman for details Tel: 01902 846413 or (m) 07718 911367 Email: [email protected]

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