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The Brancepeth Bugle Issue Five From the Editor Apologies for the late arrival of the Bugle this week. Unfortunately my mac developed the black screen of death and has had to go in to be repaired. So I was rather behind. If you have sent me information for this issue and it has not been included, it will be stuck on the hard drive of the poorly laptop and will be included in the next issue (I hope!) Go well, stay well. Love Gillian 0191373 9420 [email protected] distracted and distressed. As you call us together in the love of your Son Jesus Christ, let us unite our thought and action with His, that in the present disruption and suffering your love is experienced, named and known. Amen. As has been said before, the building may be closed but church is open! As well as daily prayers, we hope to offer practical and spiritual support to the whole community. Please keep in touch and let us know your needs, however small they may seem. Online Church services continue as usual with full details at ( website and Facebook) and we’d love you to join us. With all good wishes, Anna Full details of all St Brandon’s services are on the website http://www.stbrandon.org.uk/ and our new facebook page. Zoom inviations to each service are sent via the church’s NAVIGATOR emails. If you’d like to receive these, please contact Hester Higton: [email protected] or me: [email protected] Please note we now have our own facebook page HERE Message from St Brandon's I received a message of thanks this week from someone who is visiting the church grounds and finding them peaceful and inspiring: one of many of us, I expect. Even as the ancient building is in lockdown, like all of us, its history and immovability can bring us hope. I’d like to share with you a prayer which we used in our Easter morning service, written by Adrian Dorber, Rector here at the time of the church fire 21 years ago. Father, At this time of bewildering uncertainty we know your love for us never wavers nor falters. Give us calm and the gift of trust in place of our anxiety. Give us your love and compassion to conquer all fear. Give us the imagination to see what is right and possible even when we are The Second Great Brancepeth Quiz As so many of you enjoyed the first quiz, Peter Hodge has kindly created a second one. This time the quiz is Easter themed and is packed with fun and challenging questions. Download the quiz here Download your answer sheet here Full instructions are included within the quiz document. Deadline for return of your answer sheet is 22 April to [email protected] Good luck! The results will be published in the next issue of The Bugle.
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The Brancepeth BugleIssue Five
From the EditorApologies for the latearrival of the Buglethis week.Unfortunately mymacdeveloped the blackscreen of death andhas had to go in to berepaired. So I wasrather behind. If youhave sent meinformation for thisissue and it has notbeen included, it will
be stuck on the hard drive of the poorly laptopand will be included in the next issue (I hope!)
Go well, stay well.Love Gillian0191373 9420 [email protected]
distracted and distressed.
As you call us together in the love of your SonJesus Christ, let us unite our thought andaction with His, that in the present disruptionandsuffering your love is experienced, namedand known. Amen.
As has been said before, the building may beclosed but church is open! As well as dailyprayers, we hope to offer practical andspiritual support to the whole community.Please keep in touch and let us know yourneeds, however small they may seem.OnlineChurch services continueasusualwithfull details at ( website and Facebook) andwe’d love you to join us. With all good wishes,Anna
Full details of all St Brandon’s services are onthe website http://www.stbrandon.org.uk/and our new facebook page. Zoom inviationsto each service are sent via the church’sNAVIGATOR emails. If you’d like to receivethese, please contact Hester Higton:[email protected] or me:[email protected] note we now have our own facebookpage HERE
Message from St Brandon'sI received amessage ofthanks this weekfrom someonewho is visiting thechurch groundsand finding them
peaceful and inspiring: one of many of us, Iexpect. Even as the ancient building is inlockdown, like all of us, its history andimmovability canbringushope. I’d like to sharewith you a prayer which we used in our Eastermorning service, written by Adrian Dorber,Rector here at the time of the church fire 21years ago.
Father,At this time of bewildering uncertainty we knowyour love for us never wavers nor falters. Giveus calm and the gift of trust in place of ouranxiety. Give us your love and compassion toconquer all fear.Give us the imagination to seewhat is right and possible even when we are
The Second Great BrancepethQuiz
As somany of you enjoyed the first quiz, PeterHodge has kindly created a second one. Thistime the quiz is Easter themed and is packedwith fun and challenging questions.
Download the quiz hereDownload your answer sheet here
Full instructions are included within the quizdocument. Deadline for return of your answersheet is 22 April [email protected]
Good luck! The results will be published in thenext issue of The Bugle.
The Leatitia CropleyCookery ChallengeLast week's challenge camefrom the fridge of Liz Thomasand out of her ingredients webring you an "interesting"pasta bake...
Sausage and red pepper pasta bake2 cooked sausages roughly chopped1 red pepper chopped1 onion finely chopped1 clove garlic finely chopped/crushedTomatoes - fresh/tinned/passata/puree mixedwith water - whatever you can lay your handson!Pasta (whatever youhavebutmacaroni style isbest)Grated cheeseBreadcrumbs/stale crushed crisps or tortillachipsPinch of dried oreganoPinch of dried thymePinch of dried basilPinch of dried chilli flakesSalt and pepper to season
1. Gently soften the onion, garlic and redpepper2. Add the tomatoes and chopped sausageand heat through.3. Add herbs and/or chilli flakes to taste andseason.4. Cook the pasta until al dente and do a littledance around the kitchen to celebrate findingpasta in the shops!5. Drain the pasta and add to the sasauge andtomato mixture6. Pour into an oven-proof dish and sprinklewith the grated cheese and breadcrumbs/crisps/tortilla chips7. Place inmoderate ovenuntil the top is crispy8. Enjoy!
Next week's challenge comes from ourfridge:2 leeks, yoghurt andhalf a packet of streakybacon.
Parish NewsletterThe Parish Newsletter is now in full colour,and whilst we cannot read the hard copy it isavailable on-line both on the CommunityAssociation Website and the Parish Website.Please send all contributions for the nextissue to Sue Morgan([email protected])
Streetwise OperaMany of you will know Martin Peacock's
brother Matthew whoestablished and runs thefabulous StreetwiseOpera. You may notknow that they havereleased the 2016 liverecording of ThePassion, an adapationof Bach's oratorio StMatthew Passionperformed with TheSixteen.
You can see this performace, recorded atCampfield Market in Manchester here.
Poets' CornerThe Brancepeth Muse continues to write. Whocould it be, is there a clue here?
But I was a Beatles fanatic,Still have that guitar in my attic.I would twist and shoutwere I allowed out,but now I'm obliged to be static!
Do you have an inner poetbursting to break free? Shareyour ditties and doggerel with us!
Get DancingGet those toes tapping. Susie and I are takingtango lessons with We Tango Together onSundays and Tuesdays. We have just aboutmastered the Tango Bounce!
Or why not try Swing Fit/Lindy Jazz with ourvery own local teacher Joo-Lee who you mayhave seen at the start of some of the localnews bulletins!
Would you like a chat?Natasha Stephenson is applying to medicalschool next September and was expecting tobevolunteeringat thehospice this termbut thishas obviously been cancelled. As she spendsa lot of time with her grandfather who isextremely vulnerable she is unable to go outand about and help with shopping etc.However, she would love to chat to anyonewho is on their own at home and wouldappreciate a call.If you, or anyone you knowwould like a chat onthe phone once a week or more, pleasecontactNatasha'smotherStephanie on07789420930 or [email protected]
Happy BirthdayThank you to everyone who sang HappyBirthday to James last week, we all hope youhad a lovely, if slightly different from usual,birthdayThis week we have onebirthday:
Anna Brooker TODAY!Friday 17 April
Please open the window and sing (or play)Happy Birthday as loudly as you can and withlots of good cheer at 18.00 this evening(Friday) and wish Anna a very happy birthday.
If you would like to include anyone in ourBirthday sing out list please send me theirname and the date of their birthday.
Evelyn's Award Winning FruitSconesBrancepeth is justly proud of it's social life andthe coffee morning is the place to be on aWednesday morning. And we all know thatcoffee morning just wouldn't be the samewithout scones.This week Evelyn shares her recipe for heraward winning fruit scones.
Makes about 18 sconesSet oven to 220 C (210 C fan)
1lb SR flour3 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp salt3 1/2 oz butter2 oz sugar4 tbsp sultanas2 eggs beaten with milk to make 1/2 pint
1. Sieve flour, baking powder and salt into abowl and rub in the butter.2. Stir in sugar and fruit.3. Add egg and milk mixture, reserving a littleto brush the top of the scones.4. Kneed lightly on a floured surface and rollout to about 1/2" thick5. Cut into rounds, re-rolling trimmings tomake more rounds.6. Place on greased baking tray and brushtops with remaining egg and milk mixture.7. Bake for about 10 minutes.
Homemade Yoghurt
As shopping becomes achallenge for all of us RichardJackson has shared hishomemade yoghurt recipe,with no special equipmentrequired.
To make homemade yoghurt you need asealable container of about a pint/half litre tohold the yoghurt in and a larger one to act as awater bath. If you have ever made Easy-Yoyoghurt, the equipment for that is ideal. If notTupperware stuff will do.You also need milk, sufficient to just about fillyour container, a thermometer, three or fourtablespoons of proper yoghurt to act as astarter culture and a pan.
Warm the milk in the pan to 180F, cool to 110F(I use the water bath with Luke warm water tocool it rather than the fridge)Add the starter yoghurt to the cooled milk andmix well.Fill the water bath with water at 140F up toabout 2/3rds theheight of theyoghurt containerand place the yoghurt container in it.Leave overnight and then refrigerate.Eat!
You can help fight theCovid 19 outbreakYou may have seen this appcreated by Kings CollegeLondon, the WelcomeFoundation, Guy's & Thomas'Biomedical Research Centre and severalother medical research institutions.You can download it here. Then take just 1minute each day to answer two questionsabout your health that day and helpresearchers understand the virus and its learnmore about its spread. You can find out morehere and downlad the app from the App storehere.
Spring is sprung, the grass is rizAnd the Community Association would loveyour photographs for the Springwatch page.Please send your contributions [email protected] is a rather gorgeous Stockley Sparrowfrom the Springwatch page.
Rainbows on the RailingsThe first rainbows and bunting have gone upon the castle gates. Or more precisely on thescaffolding! If you would like to add to themplease place yourwashed rainbows/bunting ina sealed bag in the plastic box under thescaffolding and Susie and I will attach them.
Let's give all thewalkers something tosmile at as they passby and remind all theNHS staff, carers andkey workers howmuch we value themand all they are doingfor us during this verydifficult time.
Bruce Springsteen Live!I have lost count of how many times I haveseen The Boss play live. Latterly I have optedfor the more comfortable seats. But I can stillremember Roundhay the summer of 1985. Iwas right at the very front, I could almost touchhim. He came forward to pick a girl from theaudience to dance with him for Dancing in theDark and .... picked the girl next to me! Shewas jolly lucky I didn't tear her hand from hisand throw myself on stage instead.OnWednesday22April at 19.00EST (a ratherlate midnight for us) Bruce Springsteen ishosting a concert with Bon Jovi, Tony Bennett,Danny DiVito, Whoopi Goldberg and manyothers performing live from their own homes inaid of the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund.It will be live streamed on a number ofchannels, but as far as I can tell the only oneaccessible in the UK is Apple Music. You willneed to subscribe to Apple Music (a musicstreaming service similar to Spotify) but theyhave a free 30 day trial option.You can sign up to Apple music in the iTunesStore
Should you be shielding?
There are 1.5 million people in the shieldingcategory including people with organtransplants, severe COPD, some cancers,immunotherapy treatment etc.This is the group that is entitled to theGovernment food parcels and priorityshopping delivery slots from supermarkets.
Everyone in this category should havereceived a letter to inform them that they areshielding. The measures to stay safe aremuch more stringent including not eatingmeals with families, using separatebathrooms, not sharing beds etc. Moreinformation is available here
If you feel like you should be shielding andhave not received a letter from NHS, youcan call your GP to discuss this.Click here for more information
