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LinkFor the parishes of Bunbury & Tilstone Fearnall

Jambusters Jive report and photos

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Harry Woodward gives us 2 minutes

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Award for Roger Fairweather

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Also in this issue…

Local artist Ian Conway’s winter painting of St Boniface

In an occasional series featuring the many and varied talents of residents in the parishes of Bunbury and Tilstone Fearnall, the Link publishes a selection of paintings by local artist, Ian Conway (see p5 for more of Ian’s work).

If you or someone you know has a talent that can be featured in a future issue of the Link, please contact the editor on [email protected]

Pancake party at Tilly’s Friday 13 February 5-6pm!

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Who we areTIM HAYWARDVicar

St Boniface, St Jude’s,

Calveley

t: 01829 261511m: 07988 994481e: [email protected]

VERONICA GREEN ‐ Curatet: 01829 782281m: 07928 792337e: [email protected], for pastoral issues please call readers Peter & Kath Collinge on 260077

St Boniface Churchwardens

David Cox 261349

Jill Robey 260081

Youth Worker

Abby Cooper 07852 162239

Secretary

Jenny Brooks 01829 730225

Organist

Andrew Dean 261222

Treasurer

John Mason 733971

Flowers

Margaret Bourne 260944

St Jude’s Churchwardens

Elizabeth Marren 01270 528556

Vacancy

Secretary

Jenny Brooks 01829 730225

Organist

Ann Badrock 260343

Calveley Churchwardens

David Cox 261349

Jill Robey 260081

Secretary

Yvonne Wood 01270 528442

Organist

John Batchelor 261056

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advertise your business or to send us

your news, views and pictures.

Advertising: [email protected]

Editorial: Joy Parker

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You can also read The Link online at: www.stbonifacebunbury.org.uk

Community news

Congratulations to Conrad Rolfe and Gemma Gover, married on Saturday 3 January at St Boniface.

We welcome Noah David Bevan son of Jacqui and Ian Bevan, baptised at St Boniface on 23 November.

Barbara Croley became a great‐grandma on 15 January! Amelia, Ross and baby Lily Elizabeth are doing fine out in Abu Dhabi.

The Good Companions' mulled wine and mince pies were once again a huge success. After expenses (wine!) £45 was sent to Tarporley Hospital. Many thanks to the loyal helpers who turn up year after year.

Luke, Laura and Penelope Warrington sent greetings on Christmas Day from Manila, where they were staying while acclimatising to life in the Philippines. They await posting to an assignment in the countryside.

The Methodist Chapel holds services every Sunday morning: on the first Sunday at 10.45am at Tiverton Methodist Chapel; on the 2nd, 3rd and 4 Sundays at the Bunbury Trinity Chapel at 10.45am and on the 5th Sunday in a joint service at St. Boniface at 10.30am. All are welcome.

Bunbury WI will hold a talk on 'Iceland ‐ Land of Fire', given by Pat Wilson, on 12 February.

There will be a Pancake Party on Friday 13 February at Tilly's 5pm‐6pm ‐ bring a pan!

On 17 February Bunbury Gardening Club will have a talk by Richard Lewis on 'The Spring Garden'.

Tarporley Hospital will open a charity shop on Tarporley High Street in February,

in the former art gallery. They will be delighted to receive clothes, ornaments and small pieces of furniture ‐ car park is at the back.

This year's Women's World Day of Prayer service is at 1.30pm on Friday 6 March at Bunbury Methodist Chapel. The theme this year is "Jesus said to them: Do you know what I have done to you?" The service has been prepared by Christian women in The Bahamas. If anyone would like to take over organising this local service, please contact Hilary Hunter on 260722.

Save the date! With Bunbury set to star on TV screens this summer, the theme of Village Day on Saturday 20 June will be 'Stars of the Screen'.

Harry and Sheila Woodward thank everyone for their support, kindness and good wishes during Harry's stay in hospital. Harry is now convalescing at home.

We are very grateful to the intrepid people who deliver the Link in all weathers throughout the year. Please come along to The Dysart on Thursday 26 February at 7.30pm for a thank‐you drink!

The Beeston Castle Fete is moving to Monday 4 May in a bid to beat the weather and the long school holidays. Continuing the 'vintage' theme, there will be swing boats, real ale, a jam competition, 'England vs Germany' football and old‐fashioned attractions for the whole family. Please put the date in your diaries and tell your friends (and please send a little prayer for fine weather). See next month's Link for full details. With new stalls and events the committee needs new blood to help on the committee or on the day. Please think about giving us some time and ideas ‐ the money raised is vital for the upkeep of our wonderful church building, and our fundraising, though hard work, can be good fun. Please contact Tim if you are willing to help in any way.

The copy deadline for the March issue is Friday 13 February. The magazine should be in church for delivery on Friday 27 February.

Our prayers for February

We pray for all who are ill, especially Kath Collinge, Hilda Elsworth, Daniel Jones and George Wilgose. We give thanks for Harry Woodward’s continuing recovery. We also pray for all who are mourning a loved one including the families of Lucy Gregory, Jane Morris, Joyce Nancarrow, Dorothy Jones and Jean Higgins.

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If you go and see "The Theory of Everything", the remarkable film starring Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones and Cambridge University, you'll know what I mean. Only Cambridge hasn't been nominated for an Oscar.

The film is the story of the relationship between cosmologist Stephen Hawking and his first wife Jane Wilde. Essentially this is her story rather than his. Not that surprising given that the screenplay is based on her memoir, Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen.

You don't need a working knowledge of cosmology to appreciate the film. In fact, the only time there is any reference to Hawking's work is when Jane tries to explain to choirmaster Jonathan over dinner her husband's quest.

She uses a potato and a pea to describe the two major theories in physics. The pea, she says, is Quantum Theory, the set of laws that govern the smallest components of the universe. The potato represents General Relativity, the set of laws governing the very large ‐ stars and planets.

"If the world were all potatoes, easy ‐ you could trace a precise beginning, as Stephen once did, a moment of Creation. Hallelujah, God lives," she says. "But if you want to incorporate peas into the menu, which Stephen now wants to do, then it all goes."

One of the major themes of the film is the relationship between science and faith. Hawking makes clear that he has no room for God in his thinking. In contrast Jane introduces herself as "Church of England!"

But her belief in God is not expressed in an understanding of how he made the cosmos. In many ways, this is but a sideshow. What shines through is her sheer commitment to Hawking, diagnosed as having motor neuron

disease and with just two years to live. This comes at huge personal cost ‐ although the film does show the fun they have together.

After Hawking's diagnosis, she tells his father, "I know I don't look like a terribly strong person, but I love him and he loves me and we're going to fight this illness together." For me the most moving part of the film comes towards the end when things go awry. Jane very simply says to her husband of 25 years, "I have loved you."

How do you prove the existence of God? I find cosmology fascinating; certainly the Goldilocks enigma, that the universe seems 'just right' for life, appears to suggest a Creator. But my hunch is that the human mind, however much it may comprehend the essentials of this particular universe, will never grasp the reality of God ‐ for the simple reason that it cannot.

We see God not in Hawking's brilliant equations but in Jane's selfless service and love. The key to life is knowing where to look ‐ and as we enter this season of Lent, we're invited to look into the darkness in order to see the light.

Today, we see God in the volunteers nursing those dying of Ebola in West Africa, we see God in those who protect people of other faiths and cultures from prejudice and violence. And closer to home, we see God in those who care for loved ones drowning in dementia, or in our churches and chapels when the old faithful give up their place in the pew for a newcomer. In a thousand places and ways, may we see glimpses of light and love and God. And as we turn our attention towards the Cross, we will see most clearly the remarkable love and life of God.

Is this incredible universe we inhabit potatoes or peas?

TIM HAYWARD

Your Vicar

At the December meeting of the Trustees of Bunbury Parochial Charity it was agreed that we would award ten donations totalling almost £10,000. The recipients included Bunbury British Legion, Friday at Tillys, the Monday Club Burwardsley, Bunbury Playground for equipment for disabled people, Calveley Primary School to train drivers for its community bus, the Opel Club Tiverton, Tarporley War Memorial Hospital for a special mattress, Peckforton and Beeston Village Hall to provide a toilet for the disabled and three grants to private individuals. The next round of grants will take place in December 2015 and advertisements for applications will be placed in the Link and various other local publications in May of this year. If anyone needs any information on the work of the charity please contact David Ellis on [email protected]

The Neighbourhood Plan is moving forward and, having obtained the views of residents via a questionnaire and public meeting, the Steering Group is actively working on drafting policies which will form the basis of the plan. As soon as they are agreed by the Group the draft policies will be put on the web site www.bunburynpg.org. The agendas and minutes of the Steering Group's meetings will also be added to the site.

At the public meeting held just before Christmas the headlines obtained from the recent questionnaire were circulated. 285 responses had been received and the aims of The Plan were agreed by between 95% and 100% of the respondents.

The matters arising at the public meeting were: The number of houses we are likely to be required to accommodate ‐ Phasing of house building ‐ Extending the settlement boundary ‐ Parking ‐ Pavements ‐ Time scale for producing The Plan ‐ Traffic impact ‐ More pollution ‐ Public transport ‐ Employment ‐ Impact on the school ‐ Public services.

The headlines and minutes from the Public Meeting will be published on the website. If you want to speak to us about the plan please use the contact page on the website, shown above.

Bunbury Parochial Charities update

Neighbourhood plan


Eric WallingtonReader Emeritus

Glowing

During our lives we all have what we may well call ' light‐bulb' moments ‐ something we've perhaps been puzzling over, maybe for a long time, when suddenly the answer dawns on us and we may even say we have seen the light!

Newspaper water cartoonists sometimes symbolise such moments by drawing a picture of a glowing lightbulb above the head of one of the characters and in every day speech referred to as 'lightbulb' moments. St. John's Gospel calls them 'signs'.

A sign is often a kind of notice board with an arrow on it, pointing us in a particular direction. In St. John's Gospel we read of a

wedding reception where they ran out of wine. Water, of course, is turned into wine every day but Jesus immediately changed some water into wine. Water is turned into wine daily but that is a slow process, whereas Jesus showed his power by immediate action, changing water immediately into wine. In one 'lightbulb' moment Jesus revealed yet again that He was truly God's 'Word of Truth' ‐ God's love come down to our level, changing the water of our daily lives with the intoxicating joy of knowing that God loves us all and spreads that love around to everyone. And, of course, there are gallons more love where that came from and enough for everyone to slake their thirst.

With so much talk about freedom of speech and the rights and wrongs of insulting those who hold beliefs different to our own, what has happened to kindness? To the desire to respect that which we don’t understand or share but others hold sacred?

As we celebrate the New Year, many try to make changes to how we live or review our priorities. But it's all too easy to slip back into old patterns or get weighed down by the enormity of things we feel too small to influence. After the Christmas rush with all its

stress and expense, how is anyone supposed to carry that feeling of renewed possibility in the new year?

It was 2 January and already I was failing in my quest to 'achieve a state of mindful positivity' or whatever magazines told me would bring happiness. I was in a serious grump ‐ my normally well‐behaved children had just decided that the narrow, crowded supermarket aisles made a perfect layout for a fast‐paced game of hide and seek. With a few choice words and a reproachful frown on my face, I locked them in the car at the petrol station rather than risk another incident as I went in to pay.

Among my other resolutions, I had decided at New Year's to perform one random act of kindness every day in 2015. Day one had been achieved, but here we were on day two, almost at the end of the day. Was I going to fail already with 363 days to go? How would I achieve it today?

There at the till was my salvation: a complete stranger at the till next to mine asked for a scratch card. I had a pound in my pocket so reached out and paid for the scratch card. Albeit looking a little perplexed, she accepted my gesture. Without waiting to see the scratch card result, I walked out of the shop heading back to the car which contained the two mini‐monsters whose antics I had allowed to put me in such a grump.

All of a sudden, I felt my frustration being lifted from me: my face relaxed, I felt lighter, and a strange glow of peace and contentment spread through me. I really felt buoyed up! How could it be that a small act of generosity to a stranger which left me marginally worse off had changed my mood for the better? I'm sure that the positive impact of that small gesture made a much greater impact on me than it did on the recipient. And of course it also changed the course of the day for others around me, particularly my children, who were delighted to see a smile back on Mum's face ‐ and took full advantage of the improved atmosphere to make mischief!

I thought when I undertook this challenge that the benefit would pass mainly to those in receipt of my random acts; little did I know until I started that I would gain at least as much.

Postscript: 16 days in and I'm still on track, but there is a long way to go until 31 December and I'm looking for inspiration! If you've performed random acts of kindness yourself or have suggestions for me for the days ahead, please email your suggestions to: [email protected]

365 acts of kindness

“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the

second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind”

Henry James

Recently I had a cataract removed from my right eye. When the pad was taken off I could see a veritable kaleidoscope of stars and rainbows and shimmering shapes which gradually merged into a clarity of vision I had forgotten ‐ colours and details intensified, truly a gift of new sight, a glimpse of heaven in everyday life.

We take the gift of our senses so much for granted. It is good to be reminded how precious they are, and to be thankful.

In our spiritual lives we so easily adapt to living in a world dulled in vision, our hearing blanketed, our hearts hardened against the loving presence of God.

Lord, thank you for the gift of our senses.Remove our spiritual blindfolds So that we mayFeel your presence,Taste your love, Hear your voice,Be enveloped in the fragrance

Of your forgiving mercy,And see you revealed in your shining glory.

Pat Edgley EllisReader

Let there be light

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Ian has been fascinated by drawing and painting as long as he can remember. Encouraged by his parents and guided by a neighbour who was a head teacher with a specialism in art, he turned to art as a second source of income when the children were young. His passion is

for painting sailing ships of the late 19th century, when they had reached the pinnacle of design efficiency.

In 2003 he "began to prey on unsuspecting audiences" (his words) as a crooner, singing Sinatra classics in cabaret and at dinner dances, charity events, etc. Ian also sings in the church choir and leads the village carols at the Christmas tree each year. In 2010 he published his first novel, The Hitler Canvas. Not surprisingly the main character is an artist, a singer and a former seafarer. It sells sporadically on Amazon and Kindle and "kept Ian in beer money for a while".

Ian and his wife Sue met at university and have lived in Bunbury since 2004. They have two children and two grandchildren. Ian's website www.ianconway.biz contains paintings, chapters from his book and sound bites from his cabaret act.

He is now planning a collection based on the 'Home Fires' set images.

Ian Conway ‐ profile of a local artist

Sunday 1 February

8.00am Holy Communion9.30am Family Communion10.30am Family Worship11.00am Holy Communion

St BonifaceSt Jude’sSt BonifaceCalveley

Wednesday 4 February

10.00am Holy Communion St Boniface

Sunday 8 February

9.30am Holy Communion10.30am Family Communion

St Jude’sSt Boniface



Church diary for FebruarySunday 15 February

8.00am Holy Communion9.30am Family Worship10.30am Family Worship11.00am Family Service6.00pm Evensong

St BonifaceSt Jude’sSt BonifaceCalveleySt Boniface

Wednesday 18 FebruaryAsh Wednesday

10.00am Holy Communion7.00pm Holy Communion

St BonifaceSt Jude’s

Sunday 22 February

9.00am Holy Communion10.30am Family Communion

St Jude’sSt Boniface



Sunday 1 March

8.00am Holy Communion9.30am Family Communion10.30am Family Worship11.00am Holy Communion

St BonifaceSt Jude’sSt BonifaceCalveley


The Friday at Tilly's group were treated to a superlative Christmas meal at Tilly's ten days before Christmas. Kevin and his team worked

wonders and produced a magnificent feast for 33 of us, all seated at one long table. Crackers, hats and jokes added to the party atmosphere, Tim introduced the knitted Travelling Nativity set, we sang some carols and John Barlow treated us all to a very entertaining 5 minute stand‐up routine! The meal was funded in part by a generous grant from Bunbury Parochial Charities and we would all like to extend our grateful thanks to David Ellis and the other trustees of Bunbury Parochial Charities for supporting us in this way.

Their funding will also go towards the ongoing running costs of the group, which will include some trips in the summer; a day out at Llandudno has already been suggested and afternoon tea in a fabulous local private garden is on the cards. We are also hoping to receive funding from Cheshire East Council via their Giveback scheme in order to keep providing all of these activities. We are always open to new people joining us ‐ the only criterion is that you are approaching or beyond retirement age (or 'of riper years' as the Book of Common Prayer apparently calls it). Transport can be arranged and we are always grateful for offers of help with transport too. And my next module has just begun, entitled 'Baptism Matters' ‐ watch this space...

Friday at Tilly’s celebration

St Boniface is a popular visit destination for schools from all over Cheshire ‐ Warrington, Macclesfield, Wilmslow, the Wirral and Little Neston, to name a few.

Joyce Buxton, who had recently retired after 30 years of teaching, missed her classes and was delighted to lead

school visits occasionally when Canon John was not available to lead them himself. During Rick’s tenure, Joyce carried on leading the visits. The children who come tend to be 7 and 8 (Y3) or 9 and 10 (Y5); often the same schools return each year, arriving with their teacher or head teacher, classroom assistants and several parents. They have usually come quite a distance, often staying at Burwardsley or Bickerton Outdoor Centres. In the early years, they often walked from the centre to the church and back.

Joyce gives them refreshments, and the children have usually prepared hymns which they sing from the choir stalls. They sometimes discover things Joyce has never seen before, such as the owl in the St Boniface window (first window on the left in the chancel). One young visitor commented, "I know what's wrong with that picture," while looking at the left hand scene in the reredos behind the side altar, on seeing the 'glory' of the angel with the shepherds, "They shouldn't be under a waterfall!" The children send wonderful letters back afterwards and Joyce has a little book of comments.

Some of the teachers come to regard Bunbury church as their own. Visits are booked a year in advance and have reduced slightly as the cost of accommodation has risen to £40 per night per child.

Joyce has now decided to retire from the visits and she was most warmly presented with a bouquet of flowers. She will do a couple of visits shortly, in tandem with Vanessa Greenbury, who will take up the mantle.

Joyce Buxton ‐ intrepid leader of school visits to Bunbury church

At the January monthly meeting of the Royal British Legion, Mr. Don Taylor, the Cheshire County Chairman, presented Roger Fairweather with a County Certificate of Achievement. Many of you will already know Roger well, as he has been active in many clubs and societies in the village over a good many years. Specifically he has held a number of offices within the RBL branch in Bunbury, culminating in several years as Chairman and continues to provide sterling service to our branch as Treasurer and Social Secretary, for which we are all eternally grateful.

See photo of a surprised Roger receiving his certificate from Don Taylor. (Roger was amazed that the secret of his presentation didn't get out beforehand!)

County recognition of exemplary service to the Royal British Legion in Bunbury

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Have you heard the one about the hard of hearing builder who was found by the foreman in the staff room, drinking tea?

Foreman: "Why have you stopped working? I told you to rivet the rest."

Builder: "Sorry Guv, I thought you said give it a rest!"

As a profession, builders are the butt of many jokes; often about how long it will take to 'finish the job.' Our builders are still with us and have had to contend with the unexpected ‐ leaks, floods, wrong orders ‐ you get the picture. But as one builder said to the other ‐ I have some really concrete (!) advice for you: ‐ All good things come to those who wait.

I'm sure you've all heard that expression. Remember the advertisements for Guinness and Heinz ketchup slowly falling from the bottle?

As a school we're remembering our fruits of the spirit and showing patience while looking forward to when we can move in.

We've only been back at school for a couple of weeks but as usual we have hit the ground running and organised a Pyjama Day to raise funds for new playground equipment, basketball and netball tournaments and started work on new topics. Since it is the beginning of a new year we have had assemblies themed on Epiphany and 'New Year, New Beginnings'.

School news

Harry was born at Woodworth Green Farm, one of eight children, and his father was born at the Dysart Arms, where Harry's grandfather was landlord. Harry went to Bunbury School, church and Sunday school and he and Sheila grew up together. They were married at Bunbury church, where Harry was a chorister, nearly 54 years ago.

Harry initially worked on the farm, but when his father retired, he went to work at Rolls Royce for 20 years. On retiring from there, he worked with Eric Birchall on his milk round at Wettenhall. When Eric retired, he and Sheila bought the business, which they ran for 10 years. Harry and Sheila have two children, Janet and Paul, four grandchildren and one great‐granddaughter. Harry has been a football referee for 42 years ‐ the longest serving referee in the county, and has won many awards. The Nag's Head organise a charity football match every year, which has always been refereed by Harry. They have named their new cup for this event: The Harry Woodward Cup. Harry was asked to nominate this year's charity and, having benefitted from the speedy arrival of the air ambulance after his recent accident, was delighted to nominate them.

What would you call your autobiography?

A Happy and a Hectic Life

It's a celebrity beer call ‐ who would you like to invite?

Liverpool Captain, Steven Gerrard and Phil Tufnell from 'A Question of Sport'.

What was your first job?

Helping my parents on the farm.

What would you change about Bunbury, if you could?

I don’t think you could improve it.

What is the best book you've read to date?

Sunnyside: Growing up in 50s Britain by Ken Blakemore. Sheila and I grew up with the Blakemores, who lived at Sunnyside, School Lane.

What is your biggest regret?

I should have given up football earlier and taken up refereeing earlier, as I would have loved to referee in the Football League.

If you were granted one wish, what would it be?

I'd like to carry on, as I am, with a healthy life.

What is the one thing that people would be surprised to learn about you?

Sheila and I were called up on stage on our honeymoon with Bruce Forsythe, Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson and I had to sing If you were the only girl in the world to Sheila, alongside Bruce Forsythe.

What would you like to achieve most over the next 12 months?

I'd like the opportunity to carry on cruising.

What is your favourite place and why?

The Caribbean ‐ by cruise ship.

How would you spend your ideal weekend?

I'd spend it with my family.

Give us Two Minutes…Harry Woodward

Every Tuesday evening throughout Lent, there will be a series of short talks, followed by discussion, closing with Compline/Night Prayer.

Both churches and chapels will host, and it will be a lovely opportunity to hear from members of the ministry team across both parishes, about their own experience of

faith, and some of the resources that they find helpful and inspiring.

The programme is as follows:

Tues 24 Feb 7:30pm at St Boniface ‐ Abby Cooper

Tues 3 March 7:30pm at Calveley ‐ Pat Ellis

Tues 10 March 7:30pm at St Boniface ‐ Joy Parker

Tues 17 March 7:30pm at Bunbury Methodist Chapel ‐ Mike Ridley

Tues 24 March 7:30pm at St Boniface ‐ Tom Crotty

Tues 31 March 7:30pm at St Jude’s ‐ Amber Middlemiss

Lent Series: Sharing our Faith

'Learning to live by faith in today's world'


Jambusters Jive goes with a swing

Tim must take the credit for our great Jambusters Jive evening at St Boniface on 29 November.

The Beeston Fete committee had been meeting as usual when he came up with the idea of linking a fundraiser to the Jambusters theme. It turned out that Jambusters author Julie Summers was an old school friend of Sarah Thompson's and was happy to come and talk to us. Very quickly everything fell into place: the cook (Sarah), the MC (Veronica), the speaker and the dancers were all recruited. The venue (St Boniface) was available and the musicians (Tom, Colin and Andrew) were rehearsed.

We put up our posters and the theme seemed to hit a Bunbury nerve: very soon all 120 tickets, and more, were sold. On the evening itself, the bunting and WI banners, lent by ITV, were up

and the candles lit ‐ the St Boniface nave made a beautiful venue. Several guests attended in wartime costume and all seemed to embrace the spirit of the evening, especially when it came to joining in the Lindy Hop session. Our dancing experts, new to Bunbury, were genuinely dumbfounded by our level of enthusiasm to join in. It was heartening to see all the generations enjoying the event together and the committee had some lovely messages of thanks. In return, a huge thank you to all those who came along and made it a night to remember.

We raised a very worthwhile £1450 of which £200 has been donated to Médecins sans Frontières and to the Royal British Legion.

Lucy Munro, Bunbury Fête Committee

Tim with Jambusters author, Julie Summers, and poster signed by the cast of the ITV series

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Jane was born on 31 October 1953 at Rope Bank Farm Audlem, but at the age of two and a half, the family moved to Woodworth Green Farm Bunbury in 1956. Although she grew up on the farm, Jane was more domesticated, more of an indoor girl. Jane was always very close to her mum ‐ and she loved spending time with her, baking cakes.

Jane began school at College Lane until it closed and then

attended Bunbury Aldersey. Her secondary education was at Tarporley and then Nuthurst School for girls in Nantwich. On leaving school at the age of 15, Jane enrolled on a hairdressing course at South Cheshire College, and on achieving her City and Guilds in 1970, she started to work at Arthur Richardson's hairdressers on Welsh Row, Nantwich.

It was at a YFC barn dance at Doddington Park where Jane met Roger, who was training to be a firefighter, and they were married in October 1977. They first set up home in Broughton, but were keen to move back to Bunbury, and were informed by a friend that a house which had stood empty for 27 years was going to come on to the market. They moved into Redcliffe, Wyche Lane in December 1982.

While they were doing the renovation work at Redcliffe, Jane's health deteriorated and she was diagnosed with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS). During the late 70s it was given the label of 20 Century Syndrome and would not be recognised by

the NHS for another 30 years. Because so little was known about the condition, and the ill effects of coming into contact with air fresheners and people wearing perfume and aftershave etc, sufferers tended to become reclusive, and Jane, who was far from an anti‐social person, sadly had to force herself to be in order to have any quality of life. And because Jane was so fiercely loyal to her friends, she didn't want to burden them with her problems. Only Roger really knew the extent of her problems and crippling depression.

You'll remember Jane was always so wonderful with children, and perhaps the ultimate sadness in their life, was that Roger and Jane were unable to have any children of their own. You'll remember too how important an influence her mum was upon Jane. Jane's visits to family and friends were always focused on the children. On days out and holidays, Jane would always be on the lookout for clothes or toys to buy them. There are presents in the house, purchased during her last holiday in July, waiting to be passed on ‐ they brought her so much pleasure.

Roger writes regarding the circumstances of her death, "To do what Jane did is not a cowardly act as some might think, but an act of great courage combined with desperation.

“Some of us may feel anger or shame or guilt, Jane left a note requesting that neither I nor anyone else should feel any of these and I personally feel none, just a sense of the loss of the most loving, caring and forgiving person that could ever have graced my life.

“While Jane was physically weak, to be so forgiving of others is a gift which requires an enormous inner strength, something that few of us possess. Hopefully, I can acquire that inner strength which will be Jane's legacy to me.

In God's hands she will suffer no more."

Jane Morris ‐ caring and loving

In tribute

Joyce was born in Ellesmere Port and went there to primary school in Ellesmere Port, and then on to secondary school at Chester City High School. Joyce had a passion for literature and education. After school Joyce went to secretarial college, then joined the WRENS. Joyce met her beloved husband Ray during the war. He used to joke the first time he saw Joyce was "up a palm tree in a hulu hulu skirt" ‐ she was actually up a ladder in a storeroom. But it was love at first sight; Ray courted Joyce

and was very persistent. They were married in 1944, and when Ray had to go back on active service on submarines and aircraft carriers, Joyce moved in with her sister‐in‐law, Phil. Joyce was an only child, but was lovingly adopted into Ray's family; Phil and Joyce had their children very close together. For Joyce, Bobbie was the first, followed by Simon and then Becky. Simon had Downs Syndrome. It must have been very difficult for Joyce and all the family to lose Simon ‐ and Becky's birth six weeks later really was a ray of light.

After the war Joyce and Ray moved to Little Sutton to an Ironmongers business. When Becky was two, Joyce moved to her dream house ‐ a three bedroom detached by 'the rec'. Joyce had a wonderful social life, with parties here when Joyce and Ray moved

to Bunbury to be nearer his work. Joyce found herself a job here working at the Barony, as a secretary to a number of managers, and a keeper of many secrets over the years. Joyce was wonderful ‐ they loved her. Sadly, Ray sadly died soon after they moved here in 1977, of a heart attack.

Joyce was a longstanding member of the British Legion and the WI ‐ and did the float on village day for many years. She loved being on stage, found art classes with Peter Willis great fun, and enjoyed bowls, having many friends at the club and at church. Joyce was part of the sewing circle that made our beautiful kneelers. Joyce had many friends because she was such a good friend to many.

Joyce moved to The Highlands in 1983, then for the last 15/16 years, lived in the Railway Cottage at Beeston, Joyce's favourite house, with its view of the two castles and Richard Reeves' deer on the horizon. In her latter years, Joyce became increasingly frail. But she was a strong, independent woman, always pristine and passionate about education and learning, a woman with traditional values and yet very modern ‐ ahead of her time, able to have a career and be self‐sufficient.

Joyce did much for Ellie, her beloved grandchild, picking her up at primary school and taking her to her first ballet ‐ the Nutcracker. She instilled in Ellie a love of reading, literature and education, and through Ellie, Joyce's legacy lives on.

Joyce Nancarrow ‐ strong, independent woman

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Lucy was born in 1989, the middle daughter of three children. Lucy was the tomboy, the cheeky one who always had a sparkle and a

mischievous glint in her eye, loving to have fun and fun to be around. She loved climbing trees.

Lucy went to Bunbury School and then on to Oaklands School at Winsford. Ann and Lucy would often argue as sisters do, but Lucy was always very loyal and protective of Ann, if she got into any bother at school.

Lucy went to Brownies and Girl Guides, and she loved to go and watch the football with her dad, Alan. They went to every Chester City home game and sometimes away matches as well, but Lucy was a big Manchester United fan too, and she loved to tease her mum, Janette, who supports Liverpool. She would say, “Mum, what's happened to Liverpool?” and

pointing to her mum's Liverpool mug, she'd say, “That wants going in the bin.”

Family holidays were in Skegness with Lucy playing pool, going to the arcades, and having a go on the dance mat. Lucy might have needed some persuading at first to have a dance, but once she was on the dance floor you couldn't get her off. More recently during the autumn half‐term she went on holiday to Butlins with Rob, and Lucy took young Charlotte swimming.

Lucy met Rob on social media and their first date was on the 1st March nearly four years ago. They went to Chester and hit it off straight away. Lucy claimed to be shy but others would disagree and note she would talk to people on the bus.

Lucy enjoyed playing crown green bowls, and also would go ten pin bowling with Rob. She enjoyed going out to eat at Giovanni's or the Delta cafe.

After school Lucy went to South Cheshire College, firstly to do a hairdressing course, but then she changed to do what she preferred, which was childcare. And perhaps this was to prepare Lucy for her proudest achievement in life ‐ becoming a mum to Charlotte in August 2013. She was a well organised brilliant and fun loving young mum.

For Rob and the family, Charlotte is Lucy's greatest legacy. Every time Charlotte smiles, it's a gift from Lucy.

Lucy Gregory ‐ A proud young Mum

So many of us have been moved, and perhaps felt more involved, over the last year, in remembering the start of the First World War. The Poppy Appeal's amazing total of £5,932 is 45% up on last year, thanks to all who worked so hard.

Along with other funds collected during the year, this will go to the Legion's central fund, which provides around half of what the RBL needs to support needy service men and women, ex‐service men and women and their spouses across the UK. The RBL may not sound as sexy as, say, Help for Heroes, but the Legion supports all serving Service personnel, all veterans, and their families and carers, and thus has a bigger job to do. Over half the people that the RBL support are under retirement age.

Bunbury branch is a frontrunner in getting the uniformed organisations of young people locally much more involved both in the Poppy Appeal and our Remembrance Day service. The RBL County Chairman, Don Taylor, and Bunbury RBL president and chairman, Mike Rogers and James Walton presented Bunbury Scouting Association with a certificate of appreciation for their work for the Poppy Appeal and the 2014 Act of Remembrance.

So thanks once again to all!

Jill Walton, Poppy Appeal Organiser, Bunbury Branch, Royal British Legion

Stunning generosity for the 2014 Poppy Appeal

Ash Wednesday, the day that marks the start of the season of Lent, falls on 18 February this year. The day gets its name from the practice of marking churchgoers on Ash Wednesday with ashes made from burned palm crosses and olive oil. Ashes are an ancient symbol of penitence and from the Middle Ages it has been the custom to begin Lent by being marked in ash with the sign of the cross, and the practice continues to this day.

Mike Rogers on Ash Wednesday


Ingredients:

30g (1oz) butter

750g (1.5lb) parsnips ‐ coarsely chopped

1 large onion

1 large garlic clove

1 ‐ 2 tsp mild curry powder (add to taste)

1.5 litres (2.5 pints) chicken or vegetable stock

200ml (7 fl oz) single cream

salt & pepper

fresh chives or parsley to garnish

1. Melt the butter in a large pan, add the chopped parsnips, onion and crushed garlic. Cook gently for 5 minutes or until the onion is softened but not coloured.

2. Stir in the curry powder and cook for 1 minute, then blend in the stock and add salt and pepper to taste. Bring to the boil, stirring, then cover and simmer gently for 20 minutes or until the parsnips are tender.

3. Puree the soup in a food processor or blender until smooth. Return the soup to the pan, heat gently to warm through, taste for seasoning.

4. Stir in the single cream and reheat gently. Serve garnished with fresh chives or parsley.

Serves 6‐8

Ingredients:

4 tbsp margarine

1kg carrots

2 small onions

900ml vegetable stock

300ml milk (can be soya for vegans)

2 handfuls coriander (chopped)

Pepper to taste

1. Chop onions finely and slice the carrots.

2. Heat the margarine in a big saucepan and add the onions and carrots. Cook for about 10 minutes until soft.

3. Add stock and milk. Simmer for 15 minutes then allow to cool slightly and puree with a blender.

4. Add coriander. Reheat before serving.

Serves 4 generously.

Can be kept in the fridge for a couple of days ‐ I usually make it for the family and take the leftovers to work for lunch the following day (I simply reheat it in the microwave).

Can be frozen ‐ note freezing coriander may turn it black but if you freeze just the soup and add fresh coriander when it is defrosted you can get round this.

Ingredients:

50g unsalted butter

1 large shallot finely chopped

1 clove of garlic finely chopped

1 mild chilli finely chopped

1 medium butternut squash peeled and cut into 3cm cubes

1 level tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 level tsp ground cumin

1/2 level tsp ground coriander

1 420g tin chickpeas drained and rinsed

4 tsp marigold veg stock powder

1 400g tin of tomatoes

1 tsp tomato purée

1.2 litres cold water

1. Melt the butter in a large saucepan over a medium heat and gently fry the shallot garlic and chilli for 2‐3 mins.

2. Add the squash and cook for 5 mins, stirring often.

3. Add the spices and cook for a minute more.

4. Stir in the remaining ingredients plus some seasoning. Turn the heat to high and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 40 minutes, half‐covered. Whizz till smooth.

Serves 6

Hearty soup recipes from Bunbury’s fine cooks

Curried Parsnip Soup (Sarah Overy)

Carrot & Coriander soup (Natalie Jewell)

Butternut & chickpea soup (Ann Bodfish)

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