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Transcript of Vol 21 Issue 09 Oct 14 (Website)
Who’s Who—2 From Fr Ian—3 Hugh Potton talks to Virginia Darling (reprinted from February 2010)—4 Friends’ Valuation and Antiques Evening—7 Julian Group—9 WSCC Mobile Library—9
WI Report—10 Village Hall—11 School reports can be very trying —12 October 1914 Timeline—13 Letter from Mike Hall re St Richard’s Hospital—14 Weather Report—17 Northumberland Lardy Cake—18 Forthcoming Services and Events—28
Inside
T H E M A G A Z I N E L I N K I N G C H U R C H A N D P A R I S H
T H E B O X G R O V E B U G LT H E B O X G R O V E B U G LT H E B O X G R O V E B U G L EEE October 2014
Sunday 5th October
1100—Harvest Festival Service followed by Harvest Lunch in the Priory
Who’s Who in Boxgrove
Parish Council—Henry Potter, The White House, The Street, Boxgrove (527312)
Headteacher of Boxgrove School—Mrs Kim Thornton
Boxgrove Village Hall Bookings and Enquiries—Pat Burton (788332)
Doctors’ Surgeries in Village Hall. Fridays (Dr Dunlop) 9-11am; Appointments: Langley House (782955)
Local Police—Emergencies
999 or 112
Other matters 0845 60 70 999
or 101
Priest in Charge—Fr Ian Forrester, The Priory Vicarage, Church Lane, Boxgrove PO18 0ED (774045) [email protected]
Hon Assistant Priests Fr David Brecknell, 8, Priory Close (784841) Fr Victor Cassam, 195 Oving Rd, Chichester (783998)
Churchwardens Mrs Sue Chevis, Cowslip Cottage, Dairy Lane, Maudlin PO18 0PE (539836) - [email protected];
Mr David Jones, 18 Preston Avenue, Rustington BN16 2DF (01903 856580) - [email protected]
PCC Secretary & Cathedral Link—John Craven, Langley House, Stane St, Westhampnett PO18 0NT (783278) - [email protected]
Hon. Treasurer—Richard Chevis, Cowslip Cottage, Dairy Lane, Maudlin PO18 0PE (539836)
Priory and St Blaise Centre Bookings and Enquiries—Jean Collyer (773661)
WSCC Member for Chichester North—Jeremy Hunt, 3 Brandy Hole Lane, Chichester PO19 5RL (0330 2224536).
CDC Member for Boxgrove Ward & Chairman Boxgrove
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Articles on any aspect of Boxgrove news - village or Priory-based - are always most welcome. The Bugle is distributed free of charge to each household within the parish and copies are sent further afield, as well as being available in the Priory for visitors and non-residents of the parish. It has a current print run of 750 copies per month. Please send any items to be considered for publi-cation for the attention of the Editor (contact details shown to the left) by the published dates. Submission is now requested by the 15th day of each month, with publication on or around the last Sunday of each month. Alternatively, items can be left in the Vicarage postbox or handed in at the St Blaise Centre, clearly marked as “Boxgrove Bugle”. Many thanks.
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Hugh Potton On 7th September we said a big thank you to Hugh Potton who has served as the Priory organist for five years. Hugh has had to step down from the post as part of a reduction in his activities. From the moment of his arrival he has enlivened, illuminated and excited us with his playing. His prodigious memory, coupled with stunning technique, has given us all many fine performances to enjoy. His contribution to the worship in the Priory has helped us all to be aware of the majesty and glory of God. Among his many talents has been his capacity to accompany hymns with sensitivity, and in such a way that people felt drawn to join in! This is sometimes a talent that organists lack. With Hugh's encouragement the choir has sung more accompanied music than they have hitherto been used to doing. This has been to the general benefit of our range of styles and has enabled contrasting repertoire to highlight the beauties of what we do. As well as being an organist Hugh is also a concert pianist and we have enjoyed his playing of major repertoire pieces in the Music at Boxgrove concerts. Occasionally he would forsake the organ console and, instead, play a piano piece of the end of a Sunday service. This added
variety and different texture to our Sunday experience and it was unfailingly brilliant. For myself, I have especially enjoyed Hugh's playing of the French repertoire. The explosion of organ composition in the late 19th and early 20th centuries is particularly exciting, and stems to a large extent from the availability of large romantically voiced instruments such as those built by the French organ builder Aristide Cavaille-Coll. That Hugh could play this repertoire on our small Hill two manual instrument, and do it convincingly, speaks very highly of his skills. And, of course, it has been on only very few occasions that we have seen Hugh use a score. What he plays is safely lodged in his memory. We hope to see Hugh in the future but in the meantime wish him a time of rest, recuperation, and regener-ation! Adele Potton plans to worship with us when she can and we shall be glad to see her.
From Father Ian
Boxgrove Priory, The Priory
Vicarage, Church Lane, Boxgrove,
Chichester PO18 0ED
T H E M A G A Z I N E
L I N K I N G C H U R C H A N D P A R I S H
Phone: +44 (0)1243 774045
Fax: +44 (0)1243 774045
www.boxgrovepriory.co.uk
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I f you are planning a train journey some time soon,
pause for a moment to consider who might be in the driving seat. An alarming question? No. But it is one to which the answer might come as something of a surprise. For it is a fact that Hugh Potton – the Priory’s occasional organist and highly accomplished musician – could very well be the man in the vanguard. Yes, the cheery and chatty Hugh’s “daytime job”, when he is not at his beloved organ, is a driver of trains, working on the lines between Paddington and the West Country. Hugh has only recently qualified as a driver, having been formally accepted for training in December 2007, and passing his final assessment in 2008. To the layman, the difference between the career paths of professional organist and train driver might seem great. Yet to Hugh, who has devoted a lifetime to his twin passions for classical music and trains, the similarities are self-evident. “There are definite connections between driving trains and playing the organ,” he says. “As a train driver, you have to work for hours on end with intense concentration. You spend an awful lot of time on your own. An organist is seated
apart from the congregation, a train driver is separated from his passengers. They are both quite solitary roles. You have to be happy in your own company and able to work on your own initiative.” And if you thought that driving a train was anything other than a terrifyingly skilled occupation,
think again. Being accepted for training is a hugely competitive and long-drawn-out process, involving
psychometric aptitude testing, nerve-jangling concentration and high-speed coordination under pressure. No wonder
that the fall-out rate of candidates is huge. “Only one in 2,000 who is initially accepted gets through. It’s one of the biggest grillings you can have. It involves absolute and total concentration. You are tested to destruction,” says Hugh. Which is where Mastermind comes in. Remember Fred Housego? The taxi driver who stunned the nation by winning the nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat contest 30-odd years ago? If you do, you’re some way towards getting to grips with the character that is Hugh Potton. Self-deprecating, humorous and immensely likeable, Hugh hides his
(Continued on page 6)
Hugh Potton talks to Virginia Darling
Reprinted from February 2010 Edition
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undoubted talents well – but not for long. Point him in the direction of an organ, a piano or a Clavinova and he’s away, quickly drawing in an open-mouthed audience and spontaneous applause. While 13-hour days driving express trains continues to be Hugh’s bread and butter, his first great love is his music. He sang in the choir of St Barnabas, Hemel Hempstead aged eight, and started the piano at 10, achieving a pass in Grade 5 at the age of 12. At 14 he took up the organ, studying at the Royal Northern College of Music and winning a fellowship to the Royal College of Organists at 19. He owes a debt of gratitude, he says, not only to his important mentor and organ tutor, the “phenomenal” Eric Chadwick, but, too, to our own Father Ian Forrester who, says Hugh, sees a role for musicians as an intrinsic part of his ministry. “He does so unobtrusively, as well as being an accomplished musician himself. He’s always so encouraging. It was a chance encounter that we had, and things have just blossomed. The welcome I’ve had in Boxgrove has been hearty, and the choir is wonderful.” Why, you may ask, does Hugh continue to drive trains when his driving talent – forgive the pun – is his own musicianship? Especially when his long hours at the helm of a 90mph InterCity Express inevitably squeeze out much of his practise time? Well, the reason is, perhaps, both predictable and prosaic. Money.
£SD. Luca. Call it what you will. “The practicalities of life have to be catered for,” says Hugh, simply, “and musicians are notoriously badly paid. Now I’m qualified as a train driver, I have an independent income but enough time to do the things that interest me musically.” It’s also true to say you can take the man out of the engine, but not the engine out of the man. As an avid train-spotter from a very young age, Hugh and trains seem natural partners. “You have to understand that train drivers never grow up,” he says. “They just graduate to a bigger train.” And if that sounds like small boys with toys, Hugh reminds us that driving a train is a huge responsibility. “One quarter of a train driver’s salary is paid to account for normal conditions, the remaining three quarters for when things start to go wrong,” he says. He recalls with sickening clarity the suicide he encountered when he was at the helm of an express train to Reading doing 90mph. “There was an almighty thud. I thought we had struck a piece of concrete and that we were going to de-rail. It was the most scary thing you can imagine.” Most drivers need six months off after that kind of experience. Some are too traumatised ever to return. But not Hugh, whose strong Christian faith saw him through and who was back at work within the week. While music is his abiding passion, he continues to relish his daytime job, taking in his stride both the terrifyingly rough alongside the smooth.
Virginia Darling
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Friends’ Valuation & Antiques Evening—11 July
T he Valuation and Antiques Evening, held at Boxgrove Priory on 11th July and
organised by the Friends of the Priory, may rank as one of the more unusual and exciting events ever seen in Boxgrove. Hosted by the immensely likeable Rupert Toovey – his name is possibly familiar to you from the BBC’s “Bargain Hunt” – the event attracted much interest from Boxgrove and beyond. More than 60 tickets were sold and each included the valuation of one item and a glass of wine, and, for one night only, the Priory was transformed into an authentic-looking antiques showroom. Items presented for valuation by Mr Toovey included everything from glassware and jewellery to fine art water colours, naval artefacts, bed warmers and ‘the brass thing’ (turned out to be a ‘Footman’ according to Mr Toovey).
As Master of Ceremonies, the charming Mr Toovey proved himself to be a well-practised natural. Within a few moments of taking charge, he had his audience in the palm of his hand. Standing centre-stage in front of the altar against a backdrop of much-loved treasures, he talked knowledgeably and humorously about the eclectic collection of artefacts surrounding him. Barely pausing for breath, he swept his audience along with him, managing effortlessly to keep them entertained. As a young man, Mr Toovey was told by a careers adviser that he should seek work as an actor, an auctioneer or a clergyman. As well as his impressive career in antiques and on television, the Revd. Toovey happens to be one of the clergy at Storrington. (Well, two out of three isn’t bad!) The Valuation and Antiques Evening raised just under £1,000. It is to be hoped that Mr T’s return to Boxgrove won’t be long in coming.
Richard Chevis
To become a Friend of Boxgrove Priory see the Priory website for details or contact the Secretary on 01243 539836.
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love. There will be a list in church to which anyone may add names - and those names will be read out at the service. All are warmly encouraged to
attend the service after which we will raise a glass to ‘absent friends’. Please put the date in your diary now.
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Keeping House
Like any household we have to make our books balance and see to necessary maintenance. We are, therefore, running an appeal in connection with work on the building
and are also seeking to increase our general funding.
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Julian Group 13 October, 3pm
God, the strength of our soul—
Julian of Norwich, Enfolded in
love—link to Samuel vv 1-7
Saint Blaise Centre, Boxgrove
Services & Music · Events in and for the Priory · Friends of Box-grove Priory · The Boxgrove Bugle · Diocesan e-bulletin All
available on www.boxgrovepriory.co.uk
HARVEST FESTIVAL
SUNDAY 5TH OCTOBER
1100—JOINT HARVEST SERVICE
FOLLOWED BY HARVEST LUNCH AT 1230 IN THE PRIORY
Please take a form from the back of the Priory and
return it to one of the Churchwardens.
WSCC Mobile Library 10, 24 October
Alternate Fridays Boxgrove Village Hall
1410-1440 T: 01243 864638
A Poem by Joanna Williams, submitted by Mike Hall as one of his favourites and a must for dog owners.
Throw the papers away
It’s a wonderful day!
Life is too short
To be worried and
fraught,
A dog at my side
Blue sky above,
Green fields, wild
flowers
Are things that I love,
Connect with the earth
A joyous rebirth,
Sweet moment in time
When liberty’s mine.
August Meeting. Members were welcomed back after the summer break. Although there had not been as monthly meeting in August mem-bers had enjoyed a variety of activi-ties. Chris reported on how she had used her bursary for her weekend at Denmans. This had included visits to Bath and Bristol and it had been a super weekend. Several members had visited The Prairie Garden near Henfield. They had thoroughly en-joyed this stunning unusual garden as well as the tea and delicious cakes. More members had attended a county run cookery demonstration with lunch which was held at Box-grove Village Hall. The delicious vegetarian curries were enjoyed by everyone. Two members had attend-ed a summer evening at Oving Vil-lage hall where they were enter-tained by music, dance and story telling and the evening ended with a sumptuous supper. Finally four members had taken part in the coun-ty quiz and were proud to report that as well as having fun they had not come last.
At the meeting there was a change of speaker and Felicity Heath came to talk about ‘How Fashion Reflects its Time’. She was very enthusiastic
about her subject but at first the members didn’t join in with her en-thusiasm. As the talk progressed showing members how styles of architecture were reflected in the fashion of the time everyone became more aware of how true this was. She left the members with the idea that they should look how this is reflected in the twentieth century. The next meeting is on the 8th Octo-ber; this is the annual meeting which will be led by Judy Wilson a county advisor and, as well as the usual business, members will have an ex-tended social time. Morning Book Group Wednesday 22nd October, 10:30 am Discussion Leader: Lilian Trows-dale Venue: 46 Priors Acre Book: Cider With Rosie by Laurie Lee. Afternoon Book Group Wednesday 22nd October, 4pm Discussion Leader: Thea Sydenham Venue: 3 Barn Elm Book: My Sisters Keeper by Jodie Picoult.
Jill Dipple
The W.I. meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 2.15pm at the Saint Blaise Centre Lunch Club on the third Wednesday each month 12.00 noon Book Groups meet on the fourth Wednesday each month—morning group at 10.30am and the evening group at 4.00pm
1919-2014
Boxgrove W.I. Page 10
Boxgrove Village Hall
L ife at the hall is back to normal or as I think of it. Our regular users are back so the hall has that buzz
about it. We have no new users although we have a Monday evening slot if anybody is interested. Our Regulars – daily/weekly—see opposite Monthly: 3rd Wednesday in every Month – 7pm to 9.30pm – Scene4Women, women only network group 3rd Thursday in every Month October through to April – 7pm to 9m Gardener’s Club, Film Night. It seems that the preference is for food to be part of the Film Night, so happy to oblige. The dates available for the film night are either Friday 24 or Saturday 25 October. The date, film and food will be confirmed closer to the date. Should you have any more suggestions then I’m happy to listen. I am not a film goer so I struggle with choice of films, although my preference is comedy or musical you might hate it if I am left to choose, so input is very important but essential. What do you want? Let me know. At the film night we will be asking for any suggestions that any of you might want to see happening at the hall. Please remember that the Community Policeman Rob Gillan pops in to the hall on a regular basis and is always contactable if you need to discuss
anything with him. As always if any of you are interested in running your own group or club, I am always happy to help and if I can support.
Pat Burton
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SH: 9am to 1pm Little Learners Pre School GP Practice – although please always check with surgery
School Reports can be very trying… (I)
“William will go far, if he emigrates.”
“James excels at mediocrity.”
One headmaster summarised an end of year report, “Live wire, low voltage.”
“He has given me a new definition of the word STOICISM, he grins and I bear it.”
From Cranbrook School, Kent, in 1944; a comment from the Latin master’s report on one of the boys, “About as energetic as an absentee miner.”
Perhaps from Birkenhead School... a Welsh doctor who was at school in Birkenhead was quoted as saying that his headmaster had written about him, “by educating this boy we are depriving some Welsh village of its idiot.”
In the days when reports appeared on a single sheet, a comment on a particular boy’s swimming report stated, “Lacks confidence when submerged.” Above it, a maths report from a
teacher who had written his report later read, “For maths see swimming report.”
“Much to the relief of the French nation Jim has given up learning French.”
“Jane is a problem we have not yet succeeded in solving.”
A master was convinced that a pupil was cheating but could not prove it. He got it off his chest by reporting: “Peter is steadily forging his way ahead!”
One more history report: “When the workers of the world unite it would be presumptuous of Dewhurst to include himself amongst their number.”
A pupil’s first games report for rugby at prep school: “...maybe cricket will be his game.” His form tutor later reported… “we have both failed; I at least, have tried.”
Yeast is a micro-organist (from an exam paper)
Arabs live in tents and there is mating on the floor (ditto)
… Marianne Twoinette ... (ditto)
Compiled by
Richard Harding & JC
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1st October. First Battle of Arras begins (see 4th). 2nd October. Indian Expeditionary Force “E” formed in Egypt from details of Indian Expeditionary Force “A”. 3rd October. Ypres occupied by German cavalry (see 13th). First units of British Royal Naval Division (Marine Brigade) arrive at Antwerp (3rd/4th). Minelaying in the open sea (between the Goodwins and Ostend) commenced by British. 4th October. First Battle of Arras ends (see 1st October) Austro-Hungarian counter-offensive in Galicia begins (see 3rd). 6th October. Units of British 7th Division disembark at Ostend and Zeebrugge to co-operate with Belgian army (see 12th). 7th October. Japanese naval forces occupy Yap Island (Pacific). 8th October. General Foch appointed to command Allied forces (less Belgians) defending the Flanders coast (see May 15th, 1917). Second British air raid on Germany (Düsseldorf and Cologne airship sheds attacked). 9th October. Merville, Estaires, Armentières, and Hazebrouck taken by German forces (see 10th, 11th and 17th). Menin occupied by German forces [Approximate date.]. Last forts of Antwerp taken by German forces. First German offensive against Warsaw. Battles of Warsaw and Ivangorod begin (see 19th and 20th). Przemysl relieved by advancing
Austrian forces (see 4th.). End of First siege. 10th October. Antwerp capitulates to German forces. Hazebrouck and Estaires captured by British forces (see 9th). Battle of La Bassée begins. Protocol signed by United States of America and Panama as to use of Panama Canal by ships of belligerent Powers. King Charles of Romania dies, and is succeeded by his son Ferdinand. 11th October. Merville retaken by British forces (see 9th, and April 11th, 1918). Russian cruiser Pallada sunk by German submarine off Hangö. German gunboat Komet captured by H.M.A.S. Nusa near Talassia (Neu Pommern). 12th October. Battle of Messines 1914 begins. First Battle of Artois ends. 13th October. Battle of Armentières begins. First appearance of a German submarine on the Southampton-Havre troop-transport route reported. Belgian Government set up at Havre. 14th October. Bailleul occupied by British forces. Bruges occupied by German forces. 15th October. Belgian coastline reached by German forces. Zeebrugge and Ostend occupied by German forces. H.M.S. Hawke sunk by German submarine in North Sea. 16th October. Battle of the Yser begins
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100 Years Ago—WWI Timeline—October 1914
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Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health 2 Royal Parade Tilford Road HINDHEAD Surrey GU26 6TD 22 September 2014 Dear Minister Re: St. Richard’s Hospital, Chichester, West Sussex I am writing to seek your support to retain full Accident & Emergency and Ortho-paedic Services at St. Richard’s Hospital in Chichester and also in support of the Chichester Observer’s campaign. I am a former long serving member of West Sussex County Council and represented the Chichester North Ward. I was a member of the campaign committee set up to retain these services in 2006. At that time the Secretary of State for Health under the Labour Government planned to remove these services to Queen Alexandra Hospital at Cosham, Hants. Thankfully under the chairmanship of Chichester MP, Andrew Tyrie and the committee we successfully retained full A & E services. Today the strong arguments to retain these services are even stronger than before:- The Chichester Local Plan identifies the need for 395 new houses to be built annual-ly for the next 10 years. This is planned in these areas of the District south of the South Downs National Park. There are already over 2,000 houses with planning permission which are either not yet started or completed. The National Park Local Plan numbers will increase that total even further. Rural Deprivation
a.Chichester District’s Community Profile highlights a number of startling facts: An ever increasing ageing population, many of whom live in rural are-as, are without their own independent transport.
b. I do not have the most recent data for the main causes of ‘Emergency Am-bulance’ call outs in Western West Sussex but earlier data showed that the main causes were that two thirds were for falls and accidents. Half of the call outs for people suffering breathing difficulties and chest pains were for peo-ple over 65 years of age.
Copy of letter written by Mike Hall to the Secretary of State for Health, the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP
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It has been acknowledged that regular visiting by loved ones, family members and friends greatly helps patient recovery. In conclusion, you know from your own experience with the Royal Surrey and Mil-ford Hospitals how imperative it is that A & E Services are retained for the safety and well-being of our local communities. Therefore, I trust in your early intervention and support in order to retain our essentially indispensable facilities at St. Richards. Yours sincerely, Mike Hall Copy: email to [email protected] email to [email protected]
17th October. Armentières recaptured by Allied forces (see 9th, and April 11th, 1918). Action by H.M.S. Undaunted and destroyers with four German destroyers off Dutch coast: latter all sunk. First British submarines (E.-1 and E.-9) enter the Baltic. German submarines attempt raid on Scapa Flow (see 18th). 18th October. First bombardment of Ostend by British warships (see 15th). Grand Fleet withdraws from Scapa Flow to West of Scotland. Japanese light cruiser Takachiho sunk by German destroyer off Tsingtau. 19th October. Battles of Ypres 1914 begins. 20th October. Battle of Ivangorod ends (see 9th). First merchant vessel sunk by German submarine (British S.S. Glitra) 21st October. Battle of Langemarck 1914 (Ypres) begins (see 24th). 25th October. General Sir C. Douglas, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, Great Britain, dies [Appointed April 6, 1914.] 26th October. General Sir .J. Wolfe Murray appointed Chief of the Imperial
General Staff, Great Britain 27th October. H.M.S. Audacious sunk by mine off coast of Donegal. 28th October. German cruiser Emden raids Penang Roads and sinks Russian cruiser Zhemchug. 29th October. Turkish warships bombard Odessa, Sevastopol, and Theodosia. Prince Louis of Battenberg, First Sea Lord, Great Britain, resigns 30th October. Great Britain and France sever diplomatic relations with Turkey. British and French Ambassadors demand passports. British hospital ship Rohilla wrecked off Whitby. Lord Fisher appointed First Sea Lord, Great Britain. 31st October. Critical day of Battles of Ypres, 1914: British line broken and restored; Battle of Gheluvelt ends. H.M.S. Hermes sunk by German submarine in Straits of Dover. British Government issue orders for hostilities to commence against Turkey. German light cruiser Königsberg located in Rufiji River. Lord Kitchener sends to Sherif of Mecca conditional guarantee of Arabian independence.
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WEATHER REPORT FOR BOXGROVE Notable features of Au-gust 2014: Rain fell on 12 days with a total rainfall of 122 mm. The wettest day was the 25th when 44 mm [nearly 2”] of rain
fell. The average day time tempera-
ture was 21.3ºC the warmest day being the 7th when it reached 25.4ºC. The average night time temperature was 12.0ºC, the coldest night was on the 21st at 6.4ºC.
Just to confirm that all of these temperatures were taken in the shade.
Mike Hall
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Northumberland Lardy Cake
Lardy Cakes and Harvest Cakes. Based on bread dough, oozing with fat, sticky with sugar, often further enriched with dried fruit, lardy cakes—as already noted in the introduction to this chapter—are about as undesirable, from a dietician’s point of view, as anything one can possibly think of. Like every packet of cigarettes, every lardy cake should carry a health warning. Elizabeth David
‘Ingredients: for the dough: 8 ox flour ¾ gill of milk (just under ¼ pt) ½ oz yeast 1 teaspoon sugar 1 egg pinch of salt For the filling: 2 ox lard 2 oz sugar 2 oz currants’ Equivalent metric quantities, for the dough: flour 225g, milk 120g, yeast 15g, sugar 1 teaspoon, eggs 1, pinch of salt; for the filling: lard 60g, sugar 60g, currants 60g. Tin size: 20cm cake tin.
‘Method: ‘Sift together flour and salt and leave in a warm place. Cream the yeast with sugar, [I prefer to omit the sugar] add the egg and warmed milk and mix with the flour to make a soft dough. ‘Leave in a warm place and when the dough has doubled its bulk roll out onto a floured board. Divide the filling into two portions and spread one half onto two-thirds of the dough then fold into three as for flaky pastry and roll out again. Spread the remainder of the filling, refold and roll out twice, finally shaping to fit an eight inch cake tin. Allow to rise and bake in a hot oven for thirty to thirty-five minutes.’
Peggy Howey, The Geordie Cook Book, 1971
quoted in Elizabeth David’s English Bread and
Yeast Cookery, 1977
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Home & Hound
Home and Domestic Pet Sitting
Weekly · Monthly
Reasonable Rates · Excellent References · Mature Couple
Why not take a holiday in the knowledge that your home and animals will be well looked after?
Tel: Tim or Helen Hamilton on 075911 05637 or 07899 943137
E-mail: [email protected]
H H &&&
Chichester Bridge Club
LEARN TO PLAY / IMPROVE YOUR
BRIDGE Classes start in Sep-
tember 2014 for 2nd and 4th years and
improvers. New Beginners Class
in January 2015. Telephone 01243 776540 or e-mail
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CALLING ALL BABYBALLET STARS - BOYS AND GIRLS AGED 6 MONTHS TO 5 YEARS
The award winning Babyballet Academy of Song and Dance is coming to Boxgrove Village Hall from Wednesday 24th April 2013.
The classes are:
Twinkles Tots - 6 months to 18 months
Tiny Toes - 18 months to 3 years
Mini Movers - 3 to 5 years
Babyballet is a fun movement to music class with the basic ballet movements taught from 18 months. All teachers are fully qualified, CRB checked and first aid trained. A trial
course of 3 lessons for £15 is available. Special offer - join Babyballet, introduce a friend and if they join too, you both
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Book your place now or for any questions please call Karen Russell on 0798 3000 943 or 01489 579157.
Website http://www.babyballet.co.uk/. TWINKLE the babyballet bear is very excit-ed about meeting all the new babyballet stars
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COME AND JOIN THE FUN!
AB Domestic Plumbing no call out charge
Juliano Bernardino Local plumber, Chichester 24hr Emergency Plumber 075 5154 5154—01243 839013 www.abdomesticplumbing.co.uk
SUSSEX ROOFING, CHICHESTER
Tel: 01243 527951—Mob: 07765 966398
ALL ROOF REPAIRS UNDERTAKEN
Slates/tiles replaced; chimneys repointed; ridge tiles repointed; lead
valleys repaired; garage.extensions/flat roofs renewed or repaired
For a free estimate ring Harry
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Formerly a Tax Adviser for a local leading firm of Char-tered Accountants for many years, now a sole practition-er providing •Personal self-assessment tax return com-pletion •Personal Tax Reviews •General personal Tax
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Little Learners Pre-School
New Ofsted-Registered Pre-school at Boxgrove Village Hall
Sessional care for children aged 2-5years Funded spaces available
Further information please call Claire 01243 545301 07747 587800
Foot Health Professional also qualified as Manicurist
Make your feet happy Diana Hothersall MCFHP MAFHP
Foot health care, regular nail trimming
and correction, reducing nail thick-
ness, heel pain, corns, callus, in-
grown toe nails, bunions.
Qualified at SMAE Institute, Maidenhead, 2013
Home visits
contact 01243 696093
Mobile: 07837 924 254
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ZUMBA FITNESS CLASSES! Tangmere Primary School
Tuesdays even during school holidays
Zumba gold - beginners class
6.30 - 7.10pm—£4 Zumba fitness 7.30pm - 8.30pm—£5
Clare 07979 814163 or
email [email protected]
I B Electrical Services Est 2003
‘NAPIT’ approved electrician
All works guaranteed & insured
Reasonable rates and local
Call Ian on 07873 358855
ReflexionsReflexions
Ladies’ Health and Beauty Therapy Clinic
Waxing, Manicure, Pedicure, Non-invasive hair removal, Annemarie Borlind Facial Treatment (New Organic Skin Care)
Thermo-Auricular Therapy (Hopi Ear Candling), Gift Vouchers Available
For more information or an appointment call Pam on Fontwell (01243) 814648
Ladies Only “Beauty on the outside comes from the inside” Local Authority Registered CaTjS Catering Outside Catering
from a sandwich to a Pig BBQs-Braais-Buffets-Paella BBQs-
Outside Bars-Dinner Parties- Kids Parties-Discos
Free Quotation for any Event Contact Charles or Traci on 07578148839
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Painter & Decorator
Mobile: 07809 051774 Telephone: 01243 604427
E-Mail: [email protected]
PILATES WITH HAZEL
Pilates is a series of non-impact exercises designed to improve muscle tone, flexibility and balance. Regular Pilates
sessions will help to create a strong and healthy body. I teach the STOTT Pilates method and am level 3 Y.M.C.Afit certified. Join my classes at my beautiful private studio at
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Small groups (max. 6 people per session) One to One sessions also available. For more information:
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P R O F E S S I O N A L
C L E A N I N G S E R V I C E
If you don’t have the time or the inclination to do household chores, why not let me help? A thorough service, performed by an honest, punctual cleaning operative. I offer competitive rates and fast service.
Ironing undertaken.
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CB Forestry & Fencing
Buyer of standing timber · Firewood supplier - 2yr seasoned · Mechanized tree harvesting
Forest management · Stump Grinder (self propelled) · Fencing (Domestic-Agricultural-Equine) Valmet forestry tractor and crane · Paddock topping · Tree surgery · Green waste disposal
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Chris: 01730 815302 / 07793017181
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Cara Moore – Personal Coaching
Would you like to Enjoy life more, to feel Excited about it, for life to be Easier? I will help you to ‘see the wood from the trees’, make decisions that are right for you and support you as you take action to do things differently. “My session with you this morning was amazing, and helped me to gain far more than I imagined. In fact a friend commented on how positive I was, which was such a good response to have back.”
Sessions near Goodwood or Petworth. Local discounts available. Please phone 07764 276925 or email [email protected]
Why not buy a gift voucher for a friend or family member who is struggling?
SOUTHDOWN PEST CONTROL PAUL BRONITT
07767 690500
3 Crouch Cross Lane Boxgrove West Sussex PO18 0EF
Wasp Nests and all other Flying and Crawling Insects Rats, Mice, Moles, Rabbits and Foxes
Deer Advisory Service
Fine Picture Framing including Paint Effects · Wash Lines
Oval Mounts
Juliet Sedgwick Fir Tree Cottage, Manser Road,
Walberton, West Sussex BN18 0AW
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Bouquets, Planters & Gifts;
Birthdays, Weddings, Anniversaries, Christenings, Sympathy flowers.
Local deliveries; Houses and Venues dressed for events and parties
Contact Katherine to discuss
Alterations
Repairs
Dressmaking
Special Occasion Wear
Local in Tangmere
Call Vicky on 01243 779932
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Call Ros or Eleni to make an appointment 07739 775 783 E-Mail [email protected] for more information
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Ivan M Jones Experienced local Blacksmith, Welder & Fabricator and
Agricultural engineer
Blacksmith · Fabricator · All Welding · Railings, Gates, All Garden Furniture to
cation & Repairs · Agricultural Equipment Built and Repaired
For a free quote or advice please contact Ivan on 01243 641497 or 07775 124843
Ray Boniface
Plumbing and Heating
Specialist in repair, replacement and alteration
Taps, toilets, basins, showers, radiators etc.
01243 575136
KATE
Freelance Hairdresser Laburnum House, Boxgrove
01243 528214
07886307227
SMALL ADS
EXEC CARS Reliable airport car service
Large, comfortable saloon cars
Gatwick £50 Heathrow £58
Tel: 01243 372862
C A R T R O U B L E ?
Vehicle repairs—diagnostics—servicing—MOT tests—valeting—bodywork—car sales
Full workshop facilities
Vehicles collected from and delivered to your door in Boxgrove
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Prompt, friendly and reliable service
Bill Walker
01730 810078—07885 944135
THE SAINT BLAISE
CENTRE
BOXGROVE
The Saint Blaise Centre is available
for hire at very reasonable rates and
offers a comfortable
environment with fully-equipped
kitchen.
Enquiries/bookings -
Jean Collyer
01243 773661
Tracy White
Professional Hairdresser
25 Years Salon Experience—Now Freelance
Contact on 01243 537623 or
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Nationwide Free Quotations
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AVA I L A B L E
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Quality accommodation in double, twin, family and single en-suite rooms.
Choice of delicious breakfasts with homemade bread and preserves
Car park and garden
Recommended in the Good Hotel Guide
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Services for the coming month
Sunday, 28 September 2014 FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8.00am—Holy Communion † 9.30am—Solemn Mass 11.15am—Parish Mass
Sunday, 5 October 2014 HARVEST FESTIVAL (Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity) 8.00am—Holy Communion † 11.00am—Harvest Festival followed by Harvest Lunch at 12.30pm
Sunday, 12 October 2014 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8.00am—Holy Communion † 9.30am—Solemn Mass 11.15am—Parish Mass
Sunday, 19 October 2014 EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8.00am—Holy Communion † 9.30am—Solemn Mass 11.15am—Parish Mass Sunday, 26 October 2014 NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8.00am—Holy Communion † 9.30am—Solemn Mass 11.15am—Parish Mass
Sunday, 2 November 2014 ALL SAINTS SUNDAY (Twentieth Sunday after Trinity) 8.00am—Holy Communion † 9.30am—Solemn Mass 11.15am—Parish Mass
Thursday, 6 November 2014 7.30pm—All Souls’ Requiem
Sunday, 9 November 2014 REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 9.45am—Solemn Requiem Mass and Act of Remembrance † - Traditional rite
Daily Mass in the Priory - Monday—8.00am (9.00am on Bank Holidays); Tuesday—10.00am (with a Short Homily and followed by coffee); Wednesday—8.00am; Thursday—7.00pm; Friday—12 noon; Saturday—8.00am and 6.00pm (which counts for Sunday communion). Confessions heard by appointment.
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Dates for October & November
5—Harvest Festival Mass (1100) and lunch (1230)
6 Nov—All Souls’ Requiem—7.30pm
9 Nov—Remembrance Sunday—9.45am—Solemn Requiem Mass and Act of Remembrance
Details may be found at
www.boxgrovepriory.co.uk