March
2008
After Darkness light
After winter Spring
After dying Life!
Alleluia
Magazine for Falfield, Oldbury
Rockhampton & Shepperdine.
EDITOR Mrs
Maureen Bland.
Little Green Cottage, Ham,
Tel: 01453
811004
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Church Contacts :-
Thornbury & Oldbury.
Parish office 281900 Wed. Thurs. Fri. mornings
Revd
Methodist Rev Iesinga Vunipola 412269
Rockhampton, Falfield, Tortworth,
Tytherington & Cromhall
Revd Canon Pat Lyes-Wilsdon 294767
Christ The King Thornbury.
Father Alex 412223
Local Village Web Links www.oldbury-on-severn.com www.falfield.org.uk
www.MyThornbury.com
Oldbury Memorial Hall –
contact Len Hales 415144
Oldbury Youth Club 07831
849742
2008 CALENDAR DATES FOR OLDBURY
Sponsored by Ian Knapp Builders.
5th Mar Wed Oldbury Sequence Dancing
8th Mar Sat Race Night, Memorial Hall
15th Mar Sat Oldbury Sequence Dancing
2nd April Wed Oldbury Sequence Dancing
19th April Sat Oldbury Sequence Dancing
10th May Sat Oldbury Quiet Day – Chapel
15th June Sun Fun Run
Songs of Praise 6.00pm The Pound
28th June Sat
& lots
more. Oldbury Playing Fields
5th July Sat Cricket Club Summer Do
12th July Sat
13th Sept Sat
Coffee
mornings are held at the chapel on
the 3rd Saturday of each month in aid of charity.
A community
library will be held in the Oldbury Chapel School Room on the 1st
& 3rd Thursdays of each month 11.00 – 12.00 noon. Everybody is
welcome to come along for a chat and a cup of coffee.
If
you have any more fund raising or social events you would like to include in
this diary, please contact Ian Knapp on 419332
Oldbury
Deckers meet in the pavilion,
Friday 5.00pm
– 10.00pm
Primary age children have priority with all activities
before 6.30pm
The
contact number at club is 07831 849742
If
unavailable contact – Barry 07732 637246 or Bob 411506
Oldbury Deckers Youth Club
A.G.M. Sunday 2nd March at Alison Knapp’s
All are welcome to this open meeting
The Club will be closed on Friday March 7th
and also Friday March 21st Good Friday.
The club will be open as normal during the April
School Holidays.
The
Saturday night thing
Saturday
March 15th
7pm
– 9pm
This
month’s Theme :
"Goodness"
Come
and join us!
At the Chapel
(open to 11 – 15 year olds)
“The cost for each session is £2. This is to cover the cost of the craft
(which has turned out to be
really popular) and also to cover other running costs.
Thank you!”
For more information contact Lucienne
416149
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Flower
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THORNBURY & DISTRICT |
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Meetings at Thornbury
Methodist Church Hall 2nd & 4th
Thursdays Demonstrations
and Practice Classes at 7.30pm |
Meetings
at Armstrong Complex, Thornbury Demonstrations 3rd Wednesday in the Month at
2.00pm |
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13th March Demonstration Oasis Kathryn
Kear 27th March Practice Class 'Take Five' |
March 12th
Mary Keily – 'Rainy Days and Mondays' Comp -
'Spring Border' - a
parallel style March 31st
Practice –
'Blossom Time' |
`Thornbury Musical Theatre Group - 40th anniversary
year plea
CALLING EX-THEATRE GROUP MEMBERS
The Thornbury Musical
Theatre Group (formerly Thornbury Amateur Operatic Society) is delighted to be
celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.
This is a plea for all ex
members to make contact with us regarding the celebrations. Please ring Karen on 01454 853947 to find out
more.
Oldbury
Church
March 2nd Mothering Sunday
9th Lent
16th Palm Sunday
23rd Easter Day
30th Easter Flowers
April 6th Mrs J Tibbenham
13th Mrs J Tibbenham
Village History Group
Tuesday 18 March
7.45 p.m.
in
the Memorial Hall
Scillonian Summers
Another talk by Brian Bailey
of
Radio Gloucestershire
Not sure it will have much to do with Oldbury’s history,
but this speaker is always interesting!
All welcome £1 donation requested
President Judy Clark opened
the meeting when she introduced the speakers for the evening. All trace of tea and snacks was hidden as Pat
and Rhys had brought along the Prison Sniffer dogs.
We were treated to active
searches of the hall and passive searches of volunteers picked out of a line as
well as explanations and chat from the handlers and questions from the
audience. Thanks to Jenny Jones for a very different and thoroughly
entertaining evening.
Members’ Night in April is
yet to be arranged. If anyone has any ideas could they please get in touch with
Judy Clark?
Please could members have a
search at home for any unwanted old coins to go to the EGM? These could be brought to the March meeting
along with any jumble as there will be a JUMBLE SALE AT FALFIELD VILLAGE HALL
ON SATURDAY, MARCH 29TH from 2 – 4pm.
Our March meeting features Peter Girling
from the New Bristol Botanic Gardens.
WAY FORWARD MEETING
St Peters Hospice Severnside Support Group would like to invite you to an
informal evening on Thursday March 13m at
Please do join us for a cup
of tea and a chat.
Zen for people who take life too seriously
- Change Is Inevitable, Except From Vending
Machines.
- Get A New Car For Your Spouse. It'll Be A Great Trade!
- Plan To Be Spontaneous Tomorrow.
- Always Try To Be Modest, And Be Proud Of It!
- If You Think Nobody Cares, Try Missing A Couple
Of Payments.
ROCKHAMPTON
VILLAGE HALL
PRESENTS
AN EVENING
OF JAZZ
WITH
GARETH
WILLIAMS & FRIENDS
Saturday
March 22nd at 7.30pm
Tickets £7
from Sarah Child 260377
and Caroline Williams
260940
Ploughman’s supper included in the ticket price
Bar Available
Doors open 7pm
Events in Rockhampton Village Hall
Monday 10th Whist Drive 7.30pm
Tuesday 11th WI 7.30pm
Thursday 13th Friendship Circle 2.00pm
Saturday 22nd Jazz Evening 7.30pm
Monday 24th Whist Drive 7.30pm
4-ward Magazine
A.G.M.
Wednesday 26th March
7.30pm. at Naite Farm, Oldbury.
This is an open meeting
to which
you are invited.
American Supper
Northavon
Youth Theatre Company
BACK TO THE 80S!
From the era that brought
the world such inventions as the Rubik Cube, Max Headroom and the Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles comes this "totally awesome" musical in the
style of movies such as Back To The Future, Ferris Bueller's
Day Off, The Karate Kid and The Wedding Singer.
BACK TO THE 80s! is brought to you by the 60
young people who make up the Northavon Youth Theatre Company, now in its 32nd
year of bringing high quality youth productions to Thornbury and its impressive
list of theatrical awards, plus no less than 40 successful productions to its
credit, means that seats will once again be at a premium. The production runs from Tuesday 18 until
Saturday 22 March, with evening performances at 7.30 pm [Tuesday to Thursday
and Saturday], plus an afternoon performance on Good Friday at 3.00 pm and, in
response to public demand, a Saturday Matinée ~
'curtain up' at 2.30 pm.
The show takes audiences on
a nostalgic trip, or a voyage of discovery, as we meet Corey, a typical
American high school student, who is madly in love with Tiffany ~ one of the
coolest girls around! She, however, only
has eyes for Michael Feldman, the hottest guy in the school; athletic,
good-looking and with a heart of stone!
We follow all the students, such as Laura and Debbie [two total
eccentrics], twins Mel and Kim, Feargal McFerrin III
[a best friend of Bill Gates] Alf and Kirk [the 'good guys'], plus Michael's
gang: Huey, Lionel and Billy, through their 'rites of passage', while, in
another twist to the plot, we follow two young teachers through a love affair
that encounters problems, but younger wisdom prevails!
The real 'stars' of this
show are the amazing songs, such as Material Girl, Total Eclipse Of The Heart,
Footloose, Man In The Mirror, The Final Countdown, Walking On Sunshine, Video
Killed The Radio Star and I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles),
plus the unforgettable I've Had The time Of My Life. This is a small selection from the score
which pays tribute to Lionel Ritchie, Michael Jackson, Dexy's
Midnight Runners, Cyndi Lauper and even the Buggles and will be in the capable hands of a 9-piece band.
NYTC promises a Star Wars
sequence, high-energy dance routines, copious amounts of blue eye-shadow, plus
20 cans of hairspray and a musical that will delight and amuse all ages. With special party rates and Family Tickets
available on Good Friday & Saturday Matinée,
demand for seats will be high, so to avoid disappointment, either ring 01454
418866, call into our Box Office at Wildings, Thornbury High Street from 19
March, or post your booking to: NYTC, 3a
Horseshoe Lane, Thornbury, South Glos BS35 2AZ.
May the force
be with you!
A
Project to Build a New Performance & Arts Venue in Thornbury
Reg.
Charity No. 1120422 ACT.Thornbury@yahoo.co.uk
Company
No. 6009419
Johnny Coppin
– Folk Hero
“Strong
clear vocals and songs of substance” – Daily Telegraph
“One
of the finest voices in its field” – Q Magazine
At 7.30 pm on March 15th at the United
Reformed Church in Thornbury, Johnny Coppin, the renowned singer-songwriter
from Gloucestershire who was a regular performer at Thornbury Arts Festival in
the 90s and is one of ACT’s loyal supporters, will headline at a Folk Concert
organised to raise funds for ACT – Arts and Community in Thornbury. Formerly with the folk-rock band Decameron his many solo albums include Forest
& Vale and High Blue Hill and Edge of Day – a
collaboration with world –famous writer Laurie Lee. He has supported Gerry Rafferty, Jasper Carrott and The Albion Band on tour and toured extensively
with his own show all over the world. He
will be joined by the multi talented fiddle player Paul Burgess and local folk
musicians Peter and Irene McGillan and Jenny and
Adrian Dennis– a wonderful opportunity to hear folk music at its very best
right here in Thornbury. Tickets (£7.50, FACTS
and Children £6.50) will be on sale at
This event is the 7th in ACT's rolling programme,
which is aimed at showing the wide range of arts activities in the area, plus
raising awareness of ACT's campaign to build a performance and arts centre in
Thornbury.
FACTS and
FIGURES!
When is a fact not a fact? Answer: when it is a FACT ~
a Friend of ACT! Arts and Community in
Thornbury is a thriving organisation, which has been set up as a charity and a
limited company to develop plans and raise funds for a building, which will
have at its heart a fully-equipped theatre; flexible enough to provide cinema
facilities, practical arts workspaces (such as painting and pottery), drama,
dance and vocal workshops, a recording studio and multipurpose meeting rooms,
plus a café and bar.
Although it is hoped that this project will be
realised in Thornbury, it is envisaged as a focal point for not only the local
community, but for the wider area, extending up to 30 miles in all directions
and filling a void in the provision of large, multipurpose arts facilities
between Cheltenham, Bristol, Bath and Cardiff.
Amateur performing companies will be encouraged to utilise the planned
state of the art stage, workshop space and rehearsal rooms by being offered
special community rates, plus a joint marketing policy for productions which
will be followed by each group paying an agreed modest percentage of Box Office
takings to the venue. This lower revenue
will then be financially balanced by booking professional performers, such as
ballet companies, touring theatre groups, professional orchestras, modern bands
and top-name personalities, so, in effect everyone benefits and especially the
local economy, as visitors make their presence felt and the people of Thornbury
feel a welcome return to a pride in their town.
ACT needs plenty of supporters for this project, which
will be developed by the people and used for the community and practical help
for all sorts of jobs would be welcomed.
Why not become a FACT, which costs just £10 for a year's adult
membership and £15 for a couple, by contacting Ruth Piolle
on 01454 416518 or email her at ruthpiolle@tiscali.co.uk. You will receive regular newsletters and
discounts to all ACT fundraising events and there will be a special welcome for
all FACTs on Monday 10 March, when they are invited to the Stuart Room in the Chantry, Castle Street, Thornbury at 7.30 pm for a short
informative meeting, followed by cheese and wine and a chance to find out how
to become more involved with this exciting project. To learn more about Arts and Community in
Thornbury, either email to ACT.Thornbury@yahoo.co.uk or ring Chairman Philip
Darley on 01454 416291.
THORNBURY LIBRARY
1. Healthy living during the month of May
We hope to hold a series of
displays, exhibitions, demonstrations etc on the theme of health and healthy
living during May. If you belong to a dance group, a power walking group or a
hard of hearing support group etc and would like to promote your group to a
wider audience please get in touch on 01454 868006
2. Children’s Easter holiday activities
These will be held in April
during the school holidays. Please look out for details in the library or ring
01454 868006.
3. Thornbury Gazette on microfilm
2007 is now available on
microfilm. In fact our microfilm copies go back to 1955 but the further back we
go the more gaps we have. If you want to consult back copies please contact us
first so that we can confirm we have the dates you require and can set up the
micro-film reader. Please note it is rather old and does not print.