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WORDSEARCH – MARY MAGDALENE

MARY MAGDALENE PATRON SAINT FEAST

SINNERS SEVEN DEMONS GALILEE TIBERIUS

TOMB ANOINT BODY EASTER APPEARED GARDENER

ANOINTED FEET SIMON CRUCIFIXION JERUSALEM

50p

The Magazine of St James Chapelthorpe

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SUNDAY SERVICES Parish Communion at St. James 10.30am

For Baptisms, Weddings, Confession, counselling and home Communions please contact the Clergy.

THE PARISH OF CHAPELTHORPE

Vicar Revd KEVIN GREAVES 01924 256031

Kevin.greaves@leeds.anglican.org Hon. Assistant Revd ALAN SHAW 07552 747600 Retired Clergy Canon ROGER CRESSEY 258972 Readers Mrs GILLIAN CUNLIFFE 01924 657127 Mr JOHN SEACOME 257000 Churchwardens Mr RICHARD YORK 253148 Mrs WENDY ALLEN 609238 Parish Treasurer Mr DAVID WAINWRIGHT 240036 Secretary Mrs WENDY ALLEN 609238 Organist Mrs MARGARET POUCHER 01226 382136 Verger Mrs BEV WAINWRIGHT 240776 Sacristan Mr KEITH WAINWRIGHT 240776 Gift Aid Secretary Mrs IRENE WAINWRIGHT 240036 Pastoral Team Cynthia Binns, Gill Cunliffe, Jackie Craven 07961-292224 John Seacome, Norma York & Barbara Drury

Parish website www.stjameschapelthorpe.org.uk

Service 2017 2018 Up or down

Differ-ence

Maundy Thursday Eu-charist with Vigil

24 13 Down - 9

Good Friday Children’s Stations of the Cross with Easter Egg Hunt

3 58 Up + 35

Good Friday Solemn Liturgy & Veneration of the Cross

21 21 Same 0

Holy Saturday Easter Vigil

11 9 Down - 2

Easter Sunday Eucha-rist and Renewal of Baptismal Vows

67 90 Up + 23

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From the Parish Register

Baptisms

3rd June Max Zane Cawdron

Deadline date for inclusion in the next edition of Parish Link is July 15th 2018

Please give your contributions to one of the following: David Wainwright, Keith Wainwright or Margaret Poucher

Alternatively any contributions can be emailed to Dawn /Kenneth Poucher ~ Editors

dpoucher@btinternet.com

WORDSEARCH ~ Mary Magdalene

It is easy to understand the popularity of Mary Magdalene over the centuries: she is the patron saint of repentant sinners, and so represents all of us. We honour her on the 22nd of July.

Jesus drove seven demons from Mary, who came from near Tiberius in Galilee. Mary is thought to have beenthe woman who anointed Christ’s feet in the house of Simon (Luke 7:37. She certainly followed Jesus to the bitter end – from Galilee to Jerusalem. Mary was present during the crucifixion, standing heart-broken at the foot of the cross. Her love for Jesus did not end there, for she went to the tomb to anoint his body on the Sunday morning.

Such faithful, humble devotion was richly repaid: she was the first person to whom the Risen Lord appeared on Easter Sunday morning. She thought He was the gardener at first.

Mary Magdalene’s feast has been kept in the West since the 8th century. England has 187 ancient churches dedicated to her, as well as a College in both Oxford and Cambridge.

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Readings for July at 10.30

Season/Festival Date Psalm O.T. Reading N.T. Reading Gospel

Trinity 5 1st July 2018

30 Wisd.1: 13-15,

2:23-24

2 Cor.8: 7-15

Mark 5: 21-43

Trinity 6 8th July 2018

123 Ezek.2: 1-5

2 Cor.12: 2-10

Mark 6: 1-13

Trinity 7 15th July 2018

85: 8-end

Amos7: 7-15

Eph.1: 3-14

Mark 6: 14-29

Trinity 8 Mary

Magdalene

22nd July 2018

42: 1-10

Song of Sol.3:

1-4

2 Cor.5: 14-17

John 20: 1-2, 11-18

St James Patronal Festival

25th July 2018

126 Jer.45: 1-5

Acts 11: 27-12.2

Matthew 20: 20-28

Trinity 9 29th July 2018

145: 10-19

2 Kgs 4: 42-44

Eph.3: 14-21

John 6: 1-21

Season/Festival

Date Psalm O.T. Reading N.T Reading Celebrant

Trinity 7 66: 1-8

Job 4: 1, 5.6-end

Romans 15: 14-29

Evensong 6pm

15th July 2018

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Vicar’s Letter Dear Friends, Do you remember the days when you could visit a church anytime of the day and it would be open? Even more surprisingly there often wouldn’t be another soul there, you would have the church all to yourself. I just remember those days as a child when on holiday, and one of things we always did as a family was visit the local churches. Usually with me and my mum in front and my dad and my older brother reluctantly following on from behind. Though even they would admit when they were in the church both of them would go off exploring. I remember one year when visiting a church on the east coast my mum thought she had won the lottery! Of all the times to visit a church on the spur of the moment and to find that there was a fair on. My mum was in her element. My dad did suggest that owing to the heat he might call into the Red Lion next door as the church looked packed however, even before he had finished the sentence my mum said something about you need to come in with me to carry all the bargains. And indeed, that was what happened, though he was rewarded with a couple of pints afterwards. Now you might be thinking to yourself, well that’s a nice story vicar but what has that to do with our parish. Well if you are sitting comfortably I shall tell you. Some of you will be aware that I have been asking for volunteers so that we can open the doors of our beautiful church for a couple of hours on a Saturday afternoon. And it is simply that, opening the doors, there will be no service but it will allow individuals to drop into church. They then can sit and be still, or pray or simply just look around our church. If you are a member of the congregation and would still like to volunteer,

please let me know. As for the dates and opening times when this will

happen please keep checking your weekly notice sheets or check the

calendar section of our website and look for ‘open doors.’ And one last

thing spread the word that the church is opening its doors!

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Also on Saturday 7th July 1.30pm-4pm why not be like my mum and pick up a bargain and come along to our Summer Fair. The fair promises to have various stalls ranging from bric-a-brac, cake stalls, refreshments and even a children activity stall. It would be lovely to see the church packed like the one my mum found albeit sadly we do not have a Red Lion pub next door, so no one will be tempted like my dad. It would be great to see some new faces and all proceeds raised go towards much needed church funds. Lastly on the 25th July at 7pm we will be having our Patronal Festival for the saint that the church is dedicated to, St James the Great. The Patronal Festival will be a Eucharist (Mass) and will have all the relevant readings and prayers for St James. As this is our patronal saint I invite you all to attend this service and at the same time admire a beautiful church set in the heart of a great community. Your friend and priest. Kevin

I would like to thank everyone for your get

well cards, flowers and prayers during my

recent illness. I am pleased to say that I’m

well on the way to recovery and will probably have seen you in person

by the time you read this.

Also, thanks for the support you gave Mike which I know he appreciated.

Chris Rhyne

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The Rectory St. James the Least of All

On the perils of the Ladies’ Guild annual outing… My dear Nephew Darren

And so once again we start the annual round of parish treats. While the bell-ringers prefer public houses, and the choirboys want fast food outlets, the Ladies’ Guild are centred on lavatories. The itinerary is unchangeable: Coach drive to coffee stop and lav-atory. Coach drive to luncheon stop and lavatory. Coach drive to some arbitrary at-traction – provided it has a tea shop and lavatory. Coach trip home with a lavatory (stop en route).

A sub-committee will have been hard at work for the previous six months deciding where to visit. The most disastrous course of action is to present the group with a choice; if two options are provided, they will attract almost equal numbers in favour, thus ensuring that half of the group will rejoice in saying throughout the day that the other option would have been preferable. When it comes to decision-making, Stalin had a lot going for him.

My predecessor in this parish left me a terrible legacy; he always accompanied the Guild on their day out, thus obliging me to do the same. I do, however, travel equipped with armaments. “The Times” crossword rules out any possibility of conversation for at least the first two hours. Three years ago, Mrs Phillips had the audacity to look over my shoulder and give me 12 across; she will not make that mistake again. A brief nap after these intellectual exertions, assuring those around me that I am meditating on the theme for next Sunday’s sermon, ensures a morning almost free from having to comment on the weather, other members of the party, or why I so rarely drop in on the Pram Service.

The ideal destination is one where I have a clerical colleague, so while the ladies wander about, shop and analyse why I still wear the same suit I arrived in 30 years ago, we have an agreeable afternoon assassinating the characters of bishops and archdeacons and bemoaning the standards of a new generation of curates. After our different therapies, we all re-assemble at the coach for the return journey.

Naturally, there is the traditional wait for those who have forgotten where the coach park is. As far as I am concerned, a deficit of less than 10% should be entirely acceptable. I can think of several husbands who may be rather thankful that their wives may not be back as soon as they had feared.

Our ladies return, invigorated with the thought of all the bits of information about other members in the party that can be discreetly shared over the telephone, while I am exhausted from 12 hours of attempting to be polite. Meanwhile the sub-committee gets a date in the diary for planning next year’s lavatorial sequence. Your loving uncle, Eustace

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Planned Social Events 2018

July 7th Summer Fair 1.30pm

August 1st Yorkshire Day Afternoon Tea 3.00 - 4.30

August 17th—27th Local History Week Exhibition St James Academy ~ 2pm - 8pm

September 29th Harvest Quiz and Supper 7pm (Ticket only) October 27th Hallowe’en Dance. Fancy Dress optional (Ticket only)

June Puzzle Answers

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St James the Great Jesus, fresh from His baptism and fired with His new

calling, bursts into Galilee. Coming upon four

fishermen working on the shore of the lake, He says

to them, ‘Follow me’. Without further ado or even a

second thought, they abandon what they’re doing

(and in the case of two of them, James and John,

leave their poor old father alone in the boat with the

hired crew), and set off with Jesus, they know not

where. That is how Mark’s Gospel records the

recruitment of four of the apostles of Jesus.

Talk about a sudden change of life!

All our understanding of human behaviour tells us that this is not how people

normally respond to such a peremptory invitation: no questions, no explanation.

Take it or leave it. Just ‘Follow me’.

That however is on a superficial reading of the text. In fact, because we have four

Gospels rather than just three, we know from John that one pair of brothers,

James and John, and the other two called on the same day, had been disciples of

John the Baptist, who had pointed Jesus out to them as the ‘Lamb of God who

takes away the sin of the world’.

Subsequently two of them had sought Him out and spent some time with Him

in the Jordan area. This was not quite the instant ‘conversion’ described by

Matthew and Mark, though undoubtedly it evoked an instant response.

For many of us on the journey of faith the experience of James and John - and

the other two, Peter and Andrew - mirrors our own experience. First we know

about Jesus, perhaps as children at Sunday school, or later as adults. Then we

begin to ask questions and look for answers. Finally there may come a time

when we hear His voice, as it were, calling us to accompany Him on a life of love,

service and commitment.

For James (whose feast day falls this month) this moment was to turn his whole

life upside down. He became a leader of the church in Jerusalem after the

resurrection and was the first apostle to be martyred, being put to the sword

by Herod Agrippa in 44AD. His brother John, in contrast, lived on as a senior

figure in the life of the emerging Church. For all four who were called by the

lake that day, nothing would ever be quite the same again. But then all those

who set out to follow Jesus wherever He leads them are usually in for a few

surprises.

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USEFUL CONTACTS City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

Email Address: es-contactcentre@wakefield.gov.uk

Environmental Services (24 Hrs) - 0345 8 506 506 Abandoned vehicles, Air Pollution, Anti-Social Behaviour, Blocked Drains, Bulky Refuse, Car Parking, Cesspools, Cleansing, Clinical Waste, Dead Animal Collection, Dog Fouling, Fallen Trees/Branches, Floods, Food & Hygiene, Fly Tipping, Graffiti, Grass left after Cutting, Highways Maintenance, Hypodermic Needles Disposal, Ice on Footpaths, Leisure Enquiries, Litter, Noise, Noxious waste, Overflowing Litterbins, Overhanging Vegetation, Pest Control, Potholes, Recycling, Refuse Collection, Septic Tanks Skip Hire, Snow Clearance, Spilled Refuse, Street Cleaning, Traffic Matters, Traffic Signals, Weeds Overgrown.

Social Care Direct (24 Hrs) - 0345 8 503 503 Adult Services, Advice, Assessment of need, Bus Passes *Disabled), Children’s Services, Community Meals Service, Fostering, Guidance, Help with Adoption, HIV/Aids, Home Care

Wakefield District Housing (24 Hrs) - 0845 8 507 507 For all housing enquiries including: Allocations, Arrears, Lettings, Repairs, Tenancy Issues

Citizens Advice......................................0844 499 4138 Council tax & Housing Benefits...........0345 8 504 504 Gas Emergency......................................0800 111 999 Floodline.................................................0345 988 1188 NHS (24 hr non emergency)..................111 Metro Access Bus..................................0113 348 1903 Police (non emergency number)..........101 Street Lighting Faults............................0800 783 1654

Switchboard 01924 306 090 Typetalk 18001 08458 506 506

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Summer fair July 7th

1.30pm - 4.00pm There will be the usual stalls with the addition of a

children’s craft corner.

Yorkshire Day Afternoon Tea August 1st

3.00 - 4.30pm

Tickets £3

Tickets can be bought in church or pay at the door.

Advance notice

Local history Exhibition

August 17th - August 27th

St James’ Academy

Daily 2pm to 8pm

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All in the month of July

200 years ago, on 30th July, that Emily Bronte, the British writer, was born. She was best known for her novel, Wuthering Heights.

175 years ago, on 19th July that the British steamship SS Great Britain, was launched. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, it was the longest passenger ship in the world at the time. It is now a museum ship and visitor attraction in Bristol Harbour.

100 years ago, from 15th July to 6th August that the WW1 Second Battle of the Marne took place. It was the last major German offensive on the Western Front. Allied victory.

90 years ago, on 2nd July 1928 that all women aged 21 and over were granted the right to vote in the UK, when the Representation of the People Act (Equal Franchise) came into effect. This Act made men and women’s voting rights equal.

80 years ago, on 9th July, 1938 that 35 million gas masks were issued in Britain, in anticipation of the Second World War.

75 years ago, on 24th July to 3rd August that WW2 Operation Gomorrah saw the Allies carry out a massive eight-day-round-the-clock bombing of the city of Hamburg.

70 years ago, on 5th July 1948 that Britain’s National Health Service began operating.

65 years ago, on 27th July 1953 that the Korean War ended. A peace treaty was signed and the 38th parallel became the official boundary between communist North Korea and anti-communist South Korea. (Tensions continued unabated.)

50 years ago, on 1st July 1968 that Britain, the USA, the Soviet Union and 58 other nations signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. It came into effect in March 1970.

40 years ago, on 25th July 1978 that the birth of the world’s first test-tube baby, Louise Joy Brown, took place in Oldham, UK.

30 years ago, on 6th July 1988 that the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster took place. An explosion and fire on the North Sea oil rig Piper Alpha killed 167 people. It was the world’s worst offshore oil disaster.

20 years ago, on 5th to 12th July 1998 that the Drumcree conflict in Northern Ireland took place when Protestants rioted after security forces prevented the annual Orange Order march through Portadown from taking place. There were around 550 attacks on security forces and Catholic civilians.

15 years ago, on 27th July 2003 that a team from the BBC reported that the Loch Ness Monster did not exist. They had combed every inch of the loch using 600 sonar beams guided by satellite navigation and found nothing. The search operation was covered in their documentary The Search for the Loch Ness Monster.

10 years ago, on 28th July 2008 that the Grand Pier fire in Weston-super-Mare took place. The pavilion was completely destroyed, but then rebuilt and reopened in October 2010

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CRIGGLESTONE PARISH COUNCIL The Litter Pick Initiative continues to be well attended and thanks goes out to the residents and parish councillorvolunteers that do attend and collect the rubbish from theParish, making it a nicer, cleaner place to be. As the initiative has proved a success, Crigglestone Parish Council resolved at their last meeting to purchase their own litter pickers, instead of booking them out from WMDC Street Scene.

THANK YOU The Chairman on behalf of the Parish Council gave thanks to the outgoing District Councillor and Mayor Kevin Barker for all his efforts and time working for the residents ofCrigglestone and the Parish Council in his time in officer. He welcomed the newly elected District Councillor Samantha Harvey, and wished her well in her new role and looked forward to working effectively with her for the benefit of the community.

SAFE SCHEME

Crigglestone Parish Council’sSAFE SCHEME report for May was received at the last meeting of the council and can be viewed on the Parish Council’s website: www.crigglestonepc.org Select the ‘COMMUNITY’ tab, then ‘POLICE’ tab. Council approved the following priorities – Parking on Painthorpe Lane, Vehicles parking in the bus layby’s on Denby Dale Road, Betty Eastwood Park, Speeding, Boy- racers on Denby Dale Road, inconsiderate parking, HGV’s illegally going down Durkar Lane.

For non-emergencies or to report anything suspicious or concerning dial 101

Email: wakefield.rural@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk www.facebook.com/WYPWakefieldRural In an emergency always dial 999 Find out more at www.wypnpt.org

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What’s on in the Village Institute April to August 2018

TIME ACTIVITY CONTACT

M O N

9.00 - 12.30pm AVAILABLE FOR HIRE SEE CONTACT DETAILS

1- 3 pm Painting for pleasure John Dickinson 01924 242708

3.30 - 5.30 PM AVAILABLE FOR HIRE SEE CONTACT DETAILS

6 – 9 pm Yoga Frank 01924 256638 07814 627089

‘WHAT’S ON’ AT THEVILLAGE INSTITUTE, HIGH STREET, CRIGGLESTONE, WF4 3EB

See the guide for 2018

Zumba Gold for those of you looking for a slower paced workout session.

Friday’s 5.30 - 6.15pm Speak to Clare Rogers 07763 721 414 to find out more.

Available to hire for children’s parties, coffee mornings/afternoon teas, regular user group sessions or as a small training venue. Ample parking and kitchen facilities are available. For regular bookingsContact the Clerk to the Council email: clerk@crigglestonepc.org Tel: 01977 284017. For party bookings contact the Caretaker Mrs Gordon on 01924 257350 between 6pm -9pm Monday to Friday. Or visit the website www.crigglestonepc.org under ‘Village Institute’ for letting policy and booking form.

NEXT CRIGGLESTONE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

Crigglestone Parish Council’s meeting will be held on Tuesday 3rd July2018 in the Village Institute, High Street, Crigglestone, WF4 3EB, at 6.00pm.Members of the parish wishing to address the council may do so for 15 minutes before the start of the meeting.

Please note there will not be a meeting in August.

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As well as harvesting radishes and lettuce I keep sowing seeds for a steady supply of salad; add some nasturtium leaves if you want that extra zing.

I’ve just cut down some shrubs in the front garden and after digging over I realize just how much it will cost to plant up. I don’t really want bedding plants I’d rather have perennials. I split some phlox, geraniums, globe thistles, astrantias and a few other favourites earlier in the spring but it’s a larger plot than I thought so I’m very tempted to add some frilly lettuce (Lollo Ros-so) and leeks as well as an odd tomato plant.

Don’t forget to keep your hanging baskets and tubs well-watered and fed with a spot of fertilizer (tomato food will do), the compost quickly dries out and becomes depleted of the nutrients to give good flowers. Dead heading is essential too if you want repeat flowers.

Keep a look out for the pests, snails slugs (don’t throw the snails over into next doors garden they’ll only crawl back!) treat them to a salt water bath.

If you haven’t cut back your hardy geraniums do it now they’ll look untidy for a couple of weeks but then will grow new leaves and have a second flush of flowers in early autumn. Likewise take off the spikes of delphiniums as the flowers fade to encourage new blooms.

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In the garden Are we officially now in summer? It seems as after the long cold winter summer seems to be here with lots of sun and little rain, the lack of rain affected the onions and they began to produce a flower stalk which I quickly nipped off. It’s been a while since I put pen to paper but work in the gardening has been none stop as the weather improved. I’ve been to a few gardening shows this year, so far visiting the Malvern, Chelsea, Harrogate and Chatsworth Flower Shows just to see how the professionals do it. Fabulous days out surrounded by beautiful plants for every part of the garden both edibles and decorative, I could spend a fortune! The show gardens are so perfect they make me green with envy.

June and July are busy times in the garden and after a really slow start and a few failures (Peas? What peas, after trying three sowings I’ve given up, even the lettuce took two attempts!) the veg plot is looking good. The runner beans sown in April in the greenhouse have been planted out and are romping up their canes and flowering well. There’s still time to sow some directly in the ground, it’s surprising how quickly they catch up, ..no space? Then a wigwam of three canes in a flower bed will add height and beans to your border and the flowers look good too.

Apparently it’s a good time to sow carrots to avoid carrot fly

(well who knew that!)

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1.00pm - 3.00pm

CALLIGRAPHY

Barbara Lloyd

3.30 – 5.00PM AVAILABLE FOR HIRE SEE CONTACT DETAILS ON PREVIOUS PAGE

5.15PM TO 6.00PM RESERVED FOR PARISH SUB COMMITTEE MEETINGS

6.00pm – 9.15pm (2 sessions) KARATE Geoff 01924 240856 (no classes on 1 May, 5 June, 3 July, 4 September, 2 October, , 6 November, 4 December

due to PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGs at 6:00pm)

IF YOU WISH TO HIRE THE HALL CONTACT: For one off events or parties:- To enquire for a regular booking:- Amanda Gordon tel. 01924 257350. Sarah Mozer tel. 01977 284017 or

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4.30pm - 5.15pm ZUMBA KIDS (aged 4 - 10yrs) with Clare

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5.30 - 6.15 ZUMBA GOLD Clare 07763 721414

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21 July, 18 Aug, 15 Sept, 20 Oct, 17 Nov, 15 Dec

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Arthritis Care News The Group meeting on Thursday the 7th of June was a very informative one our speaker Brian Lewis talked to us about writing your life story, and how to get started. His suggestion was not to start at the beginning of your life and carry on from then, as that gets very tedious. He gave us the idea

of using the alphabet starting with A think of all the people who have come into your life and write about those events. This not only tells about your life but other people’s involvement in it. I am always saying I could write a book about my life maybe now is the time to start.

On Monday the 14t of May a coffee morning and Tombola was arranged to raise funds for the group the tombola was also presented at the last meeting and a total of £100 was raised.

The next meeting will be on Thursday 5th of July when the speaker will be Chris Helme who will be talking about “Other Peoples Rubbish”.

On the 19th of July will be taking a canal boat trip from Mirfield which were all very much looking forward too.

We meet at 10-00am at Hall Green Community Centre 1A Painthorpe Lane Hall Green WF43JU For further information contact: Cynthia Binns on 01924-251544 or email binnscynthia@yahoo.co.uk

Hall Green Community Association News

New to Hall Green. A group for early years children based in our

community centre on Painthorpe lane. Everyone welcome we aim to open in the school holidays when

older children will be welcome and activities provided for. Please see poster for more information.

Hall Green Gala.

This will be held on Saturday 11th of August on Hall Green football field. It will be organised by “Storm Mystique “ Cheerleaders who

are now based at Hall Green Community Centre. The Cheerleaders, Hall Green Community Association and

Wakefield Hospice, will share proceeds. Anyone wishing to book a stall to run raise funds or sell their goods

please contact Hazel Wade on 07748502966

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Our new Circle of Life curriculum is fully up and running across

school. This is our curriculum designed for the future needs of our

community. We started with why our children needed to learn

about particular topics and themes and then built out from there.

Our curriculum now embraces key questions from a historical,

scientific and geographical perspective and allows the children to

explore these. At the heart of our work are the themes of equality,

diversity and tolerance and increasingly looking at mental

well-being. We will also shortly be taking our latest look

at how we can support those suffering with Dementia in our own

families and communities, through our Dementia Friends work. We

feel our curriculum should learn about, learn from and learn with

so that we impact upon life in our community.

Finally, we are currently undertaking a 'Keeping Healthy Week'.

Everyone in school has been given targets to try and achieve,

these range from drinking certain amounts of water to having

breakfast to being active for certain amounts of time in a day'.

We have worked hard this year to push our children in making

positive, active choices and make a 'Change 4 Life' this is our

latest step in the work. Readiness for the future is more than just

reading and writing - it is being mentally and physically ready to

take on those challenges.

Thank you for taking the time to read our updates.'

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Crigglestone St James

Church of England

Primary Academy

News from St. James’ CE Primary Academy

During the last few weeks we have been considering thankfulness

as a core value across the school. Our acts of worship have

centered upon how we show our thanks for the food and water

we have. For the opportunity to learn in such comfortable

surroundings and how we have such easy access to other places

and communities. We have compared this to the lives of our

friends in Ragata School in Tanzania. Their on-going work to

improve their school beyond its current condition and their

repetitive diet and the journey they make for fresh water each day.

Most of all, we have discussed how we are thankful that we can

learn from our friends in Ragata. Their lack of complaint, their

understanding and the fact that they search for positives and smile

rather than take the easy option to blame or show discontent are

examples of this.

We have recently undertaking our latest Never Ending Stories

competition. The challenge being to read as many of our chosen

books as possible. Our winners have received their prizes and had

the chance to meet our mascots Zap and Dusty! Our Reading

Ambassadors continue to do fabulous work to promote reading

across our school with many different initiatives such as 'Drop It

and Read' and 'Blind Date with a Book'.

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Contact Tina at bemefacilitator@gmail.com or text Tina on 07851931858

Parent & child Come along with your little one/s and have a hot drink, children will have toast, juice and fruit! The room will have a quiet area, messy play, construction, educational games and play. Quality toys, fully equipped room with fully accessible toilets and changing facilities. All-inclusive cost of £3.50

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Come and meet other

parents and carers in

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To be held at

Hall Green

Community Centre

Every Thursday

9.15 – 11.15 am

Thursday 9.15 am

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July already, and don’t we know it down the park. The bully plants are starting to take over the wilder areas of the park, Cow Parsley, Giant Hogweed, Brambles and nettles, very good for insects, but they stifle any other plants trying to come through. We are trying to establish various areas in the park that might benefit from reducing some of the bully plants and seeing other beneficial woodland plants come through. The Trees and shrubs are now in flower and it’s really nice to see the Dog Rose and Guelder rose in full bloom with the Honey Suckle and Elder not far behind. Here’s a little activity you can try after it has been raining. Hidden seeds .You can grow a surprise garden from the seeds you pick up on your boots on a muddy walk.

1. When you get back, scrape the mud from your boots into a plastic container, mix in enough water to leave the mixture to soak overnight.

2. Fill a metal tray or baking dish with garden soil or compost and put it in the oven at 200 degrees centigrade for 30 minutes. This will kill off any seeds that are already in it.

3. Next day add the mud and water to the baked soil. Cover with a sheet of clear plastic and store in a warm place.

4. The seedlings will begin to grow after 2 or 3 weeks. As they get larger, carefully remove to bigger pots and watch them grow to full size.

5. Can you then identify them all? That is the challenge. The Friends group are a voluntary group who help out the

parish council by helping to maintain the park and create events for everyone to enjoy, we meet most Wednesday and Sunday afternoon’s at 2pm at the Haveroid Lane entrance. We really do need a few more helpers so if you have an hour or so spare why not come down and join us. We would love to see you, most tools provided or you can bring your own.

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Duckling eggs were delivered to Nursery and the children learnt how to care for the eggs to ensure the ducklings hatched and then discovered how to look after them as they grew bigger…and bigger…and bigger! Great fun was had by all when the ducklings were taken for their very first ‘swim’!

The children have been working hard together using the wonderful new construction blocks in the sunshine…motorbikes, ‘hiding dens’ and buses have been created showcasing the children’s growing collaborative skills.

Within our beach area our younger children have been building friendships, sharing favourite toys and playing alongside each oth-er contentedly.

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June 2018

The children of Crigglestone Nursery school have enjoyed a busy and exiting month!

The Royal Wedding was a very special event…the children brought in photos of weddings in their own families for us all to look at and even shared the special clothes that the grown ups and the children had worn to different ceremonies in the past! Flags were made, invitations were delivered and the children enjoyed dressing up in long dress-es and smart clothes as they pre-tended to get ‘married’.

Fantastic constructions resem-bling Windsor Castle were as-sembled in the brick areas in-doors and outdoors…we all sang “They’re getting married in the morning” and enjoyed a special Royal Wedding Picnic on the Wedding Eve in our garden…and threw Eco friendly confetti up in the air!

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PARISH PEOPLE

PARISH PEOPLE DIARY FOR 2018 Starting at 1.30pm

July 9th Keith Wainwright St James’ Backtrack

August 13th Alison Wright ‘Wills and Nursing Homes’ but not all doom and gloom!

September 10th Sheila Wainwright ‘Teaching’

October 8th Crime Prevention

November 12th Ben Richardson ‘Tha’s got to Laugh’

December 10th Christmas Fuddle

There is no need to book a place, all are welcome to come along to any of our meetings.

A £2.00 donation includes refreshments.

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Melon or fruit juice

*********** Chicken Casserole Quiche and salad

Jacket potato and salad

*********** Dessert with Tea/Coffee

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Everyone is welcome, come in, find a seat and we will serve you. No need to book.

Please note The next Light Lunch will be on

Thursday 30th August

Light lunch

Thursday

July 26th

2018

Menu

Light Lunch At St James

12 noon to 2pm. Last orders 1.15pm

All we ask is for a minimum donation of £5

Come along and share some great homemade cooking!

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The foundation stone had been set in place on Good Friday of the same year. Previous to the opening of the chapel, premises owned by the Cliffe Coal Company had been used at Daw Green freegratis.

1873 Opening of ‘Dirtcar’ Primitive Methodist Chapel

1874 May Formation of Crigglestone Liberal Club

1875 February. First shaft successfully sunk at Woollen Well Main colliery (later to become Crigglestone Colliery). The sinking is celebrated by colliery personnel at the Calder Vale Hotel, Horbury Junction.

1876 January. Opening of the British School at Painthorpe

1876 Formation of Crigglestone Choral Society.

1877 Formation of Crigglestone Working Men’s Club (at Painthorpe).

1877 Opening of New Connexion Methodist Chapel on High Street. The enlarged chapel was erected on the site of the former Providence Chapel.

1882 Opening of Crigglestone Cemetery.

1877 Foundation of Crigglestone Brass Band.

1890 Wesleyan Chapel opened at Newmillerdam. The chapel replaced the original chapel situated on School Hill.

1890 Newmillerdam Primitive Methodist Chapel opened. The chapel replaced its former home on Almshouse Lane (later converted to cottage accommodation).

1897 Crigglestone Church School extended to meet demand of an increasing population. (To be continued).

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CRIGGLESTONE

Some interesting minutiae.

Part 1

1771 July. The old Chapel of St James was demolished. The chapel was re-built immediately and re-consecrated in May 1773. The old chapel, segments of which dated back to c1285, was in a dangerous condition and had required replacing. The re-consecrated chapel of 1773 comprises the majority of the building in which we worship today. The Chancel and sanctuary were added in 1882.

1825 July. Baptist Chapel was opened on ‘Dirtcar’ Lane. The chapel suffered from severe mining subsidence and was demolished and re-built c1870. It was purchased by the Roman Catholic Authorites in 1942 and became St Michael’s Church. It was demolished in the 1960s following the erection of St George’s RC Church on Hendal Lane.

1845 Providence Methodist Chapel erected on High Street.

1846 Chapelthorpe Post Office opened. The post office served both the Chapelthorpe and West Bretton Districts. The post office closed in 1963. All postal activities were then transferred to the present location at Hall Green

1850 Crigglestone station opened for passenger traffic. The line through Crigglestone connected Horbury Junction to Barnsley, a distance of 8¾ miles. Haigh and Darton were the other stations on the branch.

1863 Crigglestone National School (C of E) opened in July The school replaced the old building which for many years had stood in the churchyard at Chapelthorpe.

1869 Formation of Crigglestone Co-operative Society. The co-op was sit-uated at the end of the Long Row at Dennington. The coop store later transferred to Painthorpe.

1871 Great Cliff Primitive Methodist Chapel opened in November.

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Film club

All films shows will commence at 1:30pm in the Doidge Harrison Suite.

Make sure you book your seat and Cornetto early so you are not disappointed!

Coming up...

16th July Fasten seatbelts for more low level flying over the Pennines and Dales. 20th August An hour of laughter and the best lady singers of all time. 17th September Pathe News. Bits of everything. 15th October How the other half live!

Film Club June 18th From Rock & Roll to Ballads, from Elvis to the Beatles were

all included at June’s Film Club. Not quite dancing in the aisles but certainly a good sing along

to Cliff, The Everly’s even Ken Dodd. Please note Margaret...definitely new choir members

from the Film Club!

DW

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CENTRE FOLD Little Cliff

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CENTRE FOLD Little Cliff