September 2009
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Diary of a Church Mouse For
me the only feast at all Is
Autumn's Harvest Festival, When
I can satisfy my want With ears of corn around the font. I
climb the eagle's brazen head To burrow through a loaf of bread. I
scramble up the pulpit stair And
gnaw the marrows hanging there. John Betjeman |
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Magazine for Falfield, Oldbury
Rockhampton & Shepperdine.
EDITOR Mrs
Maureen Bland.
Little Green Cottage, Ham,
Tel: 01453
811004
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contact Peter Orford tel:
415346
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2009/2010 CALENDAR DATES FOR OLDBURY
Sponsored by Ian Knapp Builders.
5th Sep Sat Oldbury
on
8th Sep Tues Memorial
Hall Meeting
12/13th Sept
Sat/Sun Oldbury Deckers’ 30th
anniversary celebrations
19th Sept Sat Harvest
Barn Dance - Naite Farm
10th Oct Sat Memorial
Hall Supper Evening
2010
20th June Sun Oldbury
Fun Run 2010
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
Whist Drives in Oldbury Chapel, 1st & 3rd
Saturday of each month
The Thornbury Hospital League of Friends will be
holding a Coffee Morning on
Wednesday October 7th 2009 at the Methodist Church
Hall, Alveston beginning at 10.30 a.m. There will be Raffle Prizes, a
variety of Stalls e.g. White Elephant, Bric-a-Brac etc.
Proceeds will go to supporting
The
Saturday night thing
Saturday
September 26th
5pm
– 9pm
Note the early start
This
month’s Theme :
" The Final
putting on the whole armour of God"
Come
and join us!
At the Chapel
(open to 11 – 16 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
Youth Alpha Follow-On
Thursday September 17th in the Methodist Chapel,
Oldbury
7.15pm for 7.30pm
"Rain - How do we
respond when life itself seems to rain on us?"
For more details contact Andrew on 412153
or Lucienne on 416149
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Flower
Clubs |
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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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September
10th Demonstration ’’Serendipity’ Delyth Price September
24th
Practice Class Golden
Fanfare |
September
16th 12noon for
12.30pm Harvest
Lunch followed by Delth Price “Wait and See” Comp the Village Show |
Oldbury
September 6th Mrs C Tymko
13th Mrs C Tymko
20th Mrs Everton
27th Harvest Flowers
October 4th Harvest Flowers
11th Mrs Lees
Oldbury Rain Fall
July 2009 July 2008 July 2007
140mm 85.5mm 157mm
5.51" 3.36" 6.18"
The 85th Anniversary of the inauguration of
Originally our president Judy Clark had invited the
members to a garden party, but despite all the preparations and copious amounts
of work making the garden beautiful the rain on the day meant an adjournment to
the village hall.
Avon Federation chairman Carole King joined us for
the afternoon and games and quizzes replaced the garden stroll for a thoroughly
enjoyable celebration.
The September meeting will include a chance to try
indoor curling with Sue Slade and visitors are always welcome.
ST PETER'S HOSPICE — FASHION SHOW
St Peters Hospice Severnside
Support Group would be delighted to welcome you to a Fashion Show to be held at
The Armstrong Hall, Thornbury on Tuesday 15th September at 7.30pm. Tickets or entry at the door to cost £5.00, to include fruit punch
and canapes. The fashions will be presented by
Mackays of Thornbury, who will be offering a 5%
discount voucher to all who attend. St Peters Hospice are
most grateful to Mackays for their participation in
this event.
Please come along and
support
ST PETER'S HOSPICE — GOLF DAY
The annual Golf Day held in
support of St Peters Hospice will take place by kind permission of Thornbury
Golf Centre on Friday 2nd October and is a four ball stableford
competition. Cost per team of four is £130.00 and this includes the golf and a
hot buffet. Excellent prizes. For further information
or an entry form please phone 01454 417543 or 412567.
KIDS ARE
QUICK
TEACHER: Gabe, how do you spell
"crocodile?"
GABE: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L"
TEACHER: No, that's wrong
GABE: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me
how I spell it.
Cloud Nine.
Well, the drizzle that
greeted so many people as they approached
Following identity checks we
passed, now in several queues, through the Quadrangle and up carpeted stairs to
two imposing reception rooms leading on to the Terrace. From there we descended
into the Garden with a view of the lake, gaily striped Tea Tents and varied
national costumes, military uniforms , church robes
and hats galore.
Preparing for a heat wave
the staff provided lemon squash or water. We could then explore any parts of
the 40 acre gardens before tea was served.
Admiring the wildfowl on the lake and relieved to see the Queen has a
long grass policy, (we had left our version of the Matto
Grosso at home),we moved on
to the Rose Garden which is dominated by the massive marble Waterloo Vase.
James I had a mulberry garden in this vicinity as he had
plans for rearing silkworms. However, the wrong type of
mulberries were chosen. (OOPS! Whose fault was this and did that
gardener have his head removed?) During the reign of George III exotic animals
were introduced but we did not spy a stray monkey, zebra or elephant that day.
I felt it reminded me more of Rupert Brooke’s poem on the Old Vicarage at Granchester:
“and oft between the
boughs is seen
The
sly shade of a Rural Dean.”
There were certainly plenty of those about.
The drizzle came on again
and there was a clash of umbrellas as we all dived under the trees. Mine became
entangled with the Bishop of Sheffield but he was very jolly about it. The
first round of thunder and lightning meant business but cleared up before tea
and prior to the appearance of the Queen and Prince Philip and other members of
the Royal Party, preceded by Yeomen of the Guard and Gentlemen at Arms. In
spite of all this weather we were entertained by the Band of the Welsh Guards
and the R.A.F. Squadronaires who ploughed on
regardless.
The tea for us was served in
the Main Tea Tent but there were separate tents on staging for the Royal Party
and Diplomats. We enjoyed our sandwiches, raspberry tartlets and various
naughty cakes including iced chocolate squares with edible crown insignia on
top. A cheerful lady next to us announced that she had been present 10 years
ago when 2 ladies had been struck by lightning under the trees. ( No wonder there was such a large First Aid Tent, we
thought. Obviously these parties are not for the faint-hearted.)
On cue a menacing black
cloud appeared over the Palace. Fortunately the Royal Party and Diplomats were
in their tents for tea. We swiftly repaired to ours and, full of the
Cameras are forbidden at the
Garden Parties but we found our saturated selves, amongst many others, in the
“Daily Mail” next day. This was my only experience of being a Page Three girl!
Everyone had by now lost any
dignity they had which was a great leveller and were being very stoical. (An
admiral in soaking gold braid said, “I could do with a whisky” but his language
was a little more colourful). Two Saudi princes fled past us into the nether
regions of the Palace to dry out. I expect it all felt very different from the
sandstorms at home. The Garden Party routine was undisturbed – ice cream was
served at the height of the storm and more lemon squash as we were on our way
out.
The taxi rank was on
overload. ( Any M.P.s were soaked a second time when
they reached the Commons as the waters came in through the roof.)The nearest
tube stations were flooded and closed. We failed to find the right bus so
squelched our way across
It was then that I noticed a
young cleaner
vainly scooping flood water into a bucket with a white tea plate. My Better
Half saw the glint in my eye and said “Don’t interfere...” I told her we were
flood experts from a place called Oldbury-on-Severn and that even a dustpan
would be more help than the tea plate. She was interested but worried about
asking her boss. Yes, folks I fixed it. She had her dustpan and the station
managers may yet be writing a Flood Policy.
We learned from the “Weather
Eye” in “The Times” after the event that the storm was caused by a huge cloud
with an unpronounceable name also known as Cloud Nine. This is so tall it hits
the stratosphere which acts like a lid. However, the winds inside it carry on
thrusting upwards forcing the cloud into an anvil shape. When it matures it
erupts with all the weather we had experienced plus even a tornado thrown in at
times. These clouds hold over a million tons of water.
You will be relieved to know
that her Majesty and the Royal Party were escorted back indoors under umbrellas
without incident. In spite of the weather it was a privilege to be invited and
was certainly enjoyable and memorable. In the words of a tabloid newspaper – it
was “brolly good”!
Meg
Adnams.
THORNBURY LIBRARY
1. Pre-school story-times and musical
rhyme time
New term new story-time. We are re-launching our
FREE Monday afternoon pre-school story-times which run from 2.15pm-2.45pm and
our monthly rhyme time for younger children on the last Monday of each month
also from 2.15pm-2.45pm. Pre-school children and their parents and carers are
most welcome to attend these FREE fun activities which are also an opportunity
for them to meet up with one another in a relaxed setting. We also hold regular
holiday activities.
Dads' Story-time!
In addition to our Monday afternoon pre-school story-times
we have started a fortnightly Saturday afternoon pre-school story-time starting
at 2.15pm that gives Dads a chance to bring their pre-school children to the
library for a story. Dates for the autumn are 12 and 26 Sep, 10 and 24 October,
7 and 21 November and 5 and 19 December.
2. Misericordia
with Clive Fairweather - for all children
and adults Saturday 12 September
10.00-11.00. FREE
Once again we are indebted to Peter Dobbins of Music
in the Church at Aust (www.aust.music.btinternet.co.uk) for arranging this
event.
Misericordia play exciting mediaeval
music on some amazing mediaeval instruments. Hurdy-gurdies,
bagpipes, harps, citoles, recorders, and many more. Come and hear the
music from the time of Robin Hood and Richard the Lionheart,
see the instruments and, perhaps, try them for yourself. Then Clive will tell
you stories about the music, and the instruments, and about the people of the
time.
3. Anne Perry – crime writer’s
workshop – Thursday 17 September 2.00-4.00. Tickets £2.50 members/£5.00 non
members
We are pleased to welcome celebrated crime writer
Anne Perry to Thornbury Library. We have been sent the following information on
the format of the afternoon. ‘Anne will start of by talking about her career
and then into writing. She may start
with plotting - how to do it; setting, dialogue and characters. Delegates will have an opportunity to ask
related questions throughout and to take notes.
It's very much a conversational style of presentation that gets them
thinking, posing ideas from a different perspective’. This is likely to be a
much sought after event and ticket numbers will be limited and sold in advance
on a first come first served basis.
4. Jeannie
Johnson – author talk – Wednesday 7 October 7.30pm.
Tickets
£2.50 members/£5.00 non members
Unfortunately Jeannie Johnson was unable to give her
talk as part of the Thornbury Festival in April but she has agreed to come back
on 7 October. We will honour all tickets already purchased for this earlier
event but we do have tickets left. These will be sold in advance on a first
come first served basis. Jeannie Johnson
has kindly agreed to give a talk based on her books, many of which are
historical and based in
5. Mobile Library service
• The
Mobile Library is free to join and borrow books from. Books in Large Print
& Children’s books are available as well as popular authors and recent
publications. If we don’t have the author or subject available on board it can
be reserved for free to be collected next visit. We also stock Talking Books
(in both CD & Cassette format), Jigsaws and a selection of films on DVD.
• You
can use the Mobile Library service even if you also use another library so
• The
Mobile Library is equipped with a lift for people with mobility problems.
• The
Mobile Library is a fortnightly service and details of all the routes and dates
are available from any South Gloucestershire Library or at
www.southglos.gov.uk/libraries or by phoning 01454 868006.
(Editor: If you need help accessing the timetables
for your magazine’s catchment area let me know and I will send you the
information- BOB)
6. Energy meters – now available from
your local library
Libraries in
The meters in libraries are the latest council
initiative to help residents improve the energy efficiency of their homes and
save money.
The meters measure electricity consumption, so
householders can easily see the difference made by turning off appliances
instead of leaving them on stand-by, and the amounts of energy different
equipment can use.
The meters will be available to borrow for three
weeks and are proving very popular so you may well need to reserve one (no
charge).
7. Home Library Service
If you enjoy reading but are housebound and unable
to get to the library (even if it’s a temporary incapacity due to an operation
etc.) or you find your library books are too heavy to carry home, our friendly
and helpful home library service volunteers can deliver library books to you in
your own home.
Just give the library a ring or ask a friend or
relative to contact us on your behalf.
Did you know you can also ask ‘Four Towns & Vale
Link Community Transport’ to bring you to the Library? Just ask us for details.
For more
information on any of the above items please give the library a ring on 01454
868006 (24 hour renewal line 08450 020777) or visit our web-site on www.southglos.gov.uk/libraries.
WEA (THORNBURY BRANCH) AUTUMN
PROGRAMME
The WEA, founded in 1903, is the
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TITLE |
TUTOR |
VENUE |
START DATE |
DURATION |
COST |
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Calligraphy for all.- A course for beginners
& those with more experience. |
Fiona Mitchell |
The Chantry,
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7th October |
7 weekly meetings,
7.30-9.30pm |
£51 |
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The Language of Glass Increase your understanding
of glass-making from earliest times to the modern day. |
Anna Gillespie |
The Chantry,
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8th October |
7 weekly meetings,
7.30-9.30pm, plus a visit |
£51 |
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His political challenge to
the Roman Empire, how that challenge anticipated the world of the Middle
Ages, & how his writings help people today work out their duties to the
state and responsibility for themselves.. |
Richard Henderson |
The Chantry,
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Day school Saturday 14th
November PRE-BOOKING 2 WEEKS IN ADVANCE IS ESSENTIAL FOR THIS
EVENT |
10.30-4.30pm |
£25 |
For more details or to
book a place, please ring 01454 610071 or E Mail s.cannell@hefce.ac.uk
NB: If you
have an annual household income of £15050 or less, or are in receipt of
means-tested benefits, you may be eligible for a fee refund via the Learner
Support Fund.
THORNBURY’S
GOT TALENT
On 24 October, 2009, ACT (Arts and Community in
Thornbury) is staging a talent contest open to all at
Come
and see people sing, dance, juggle or even impersonate
Gordon Brown. There may be people
playing the saxophone or spoons, having their dog do tricks or making
their grandmother disappear, because Thornbury is full of talent, oh yes it is!
With
heats taking place throughout the afternoon and a grand final starting at
7.30pm, you’ll get the chance to vote with or against the judges and choose Thornbury’s number one talent. Do come along – You know you
want to!
Tickets
are available from
Pictures of Perfection at
Come and take afternoon tea
in the gentle surroundings of
ACT (Arts and Community in
Thornbury) recently staged a fantastically successful production of "The
Wigan Girls" at Thornbury Leisure Centre, which involved more than 500
people working under the experienced guidance of Barbie, so why not come and
see the 'Master', (or should it be 'Mistress'?) at work! To find out more about ACT and its project to
provide this area with a theatre-based arts facility, cinema, recording studio,
exhibition space, meeting rooms and café/bar, based in the centre of Thornbury,
visit our website: www.ACTthornbury.org.uk.
"To the
gentleman wearing the long grey coat trying to get on the second carriage -what
part of 'stand clear of the doors' don't you understand?"
Working the Coal Face- at your local museum.
If you went to ‘The Wigan
Girls’ in July, you’ll have heard all about the pit brow lasses and the men who
mined the
How did the miners see what
they were doing? Well, they used carbide
lamps in the 1940s but, in the early 1900s, they had peg and ball lamps, filled
with oil, which the miners stuck to their helmets with a lump of clay! There’s a proper miner’s helmet on display
but apparently, at Coalpit Heath, the miners
preferred to wear brimless trilbies. If you’re interested in horses, there’s
information about the pit ponies – about 30 of them at Coalpit
Heath. They spent their entire lives underground, emerging only at the end of
their lives.
At the heart of the
exhibition are some truly superb large black and white photographs from 1906 –
pictures of men descending to the pit bottom in cages, of drams loaded with
enormous chunks of coal waiting to be lifted to the surface, of miners having a
meal break at the pit bottom. There are
later photos too and the whole display has been supplemented by reminiscences
from miners and mining families who still live in the area today.
The exhibition ‘
An evening of music at
An evening of music with
Harvey French at the organ and keyboard and Kay Lacey,
soprano will be held at Thornbury
Methodist Church on Saturday 10th October at 7.30pm, Proceeds shared
between church funds and Egbogidi, a village in Nigeria. Programmes at £5 will be
available from 10th September by ringing Tel 01454 260815
On The Road Again &
Trans
Barbara and I are about to
depart on another epic motorcycle ride. This time we will be crossing
As some of you may be aware,
Barbara and I work from time to time with GlobeBusters,
the motorcycle travel and adventure company. You will remember that we led a
successful GlobeBusters expedition to
We will once again be riding
'Monstro' our BMW R1200GS. The bike is again
extensively kitted out with Touratech equipment and
we are using BMW Motorrad riding gear and Cotswold
Outdoor clothing. The bike is currently somewhere between
Initially, we will be riding the
length of
We will aim to send you weekly
updates about our progress and some of the places we visit and see.
We will also be posting updates on
the GlobeBusters website (www.globebusters.com) and
also on GlobeBusters Facebook
page (GlobeBusters Adventure Motorcycle Expeditions)
Craig continues;
“BC’s on Fire!” Yelled the
forest worker from the cab of his huge Chevy pick up. “You guys should get the
heck outta here and back onto the main road.”
He had a point. We’d left
But our route along gravel
roads to the settlement of Woss and the tarmac road
to Port Hardy, seemed to avoid the forest fires and we’d set off with
enthusiasm through the woods, keeping a weather eye open for bears and elks.
Two hours later and our eyes were
smarting and chests aching from the acrid light fog of hanging wood smoke. We
were glad indeed to reach the main road not too much further on from where the
ranger in the Chevy had accosted us.
Trans
Barbara and I were able to collect
our bike in less than two hours after we landed. A night of odd sleep patterns
were followed by a long walk around Downtown Vancouver, followed by a
‘shakedown’ ride to Grouse Mountain, where a cable car ride lifted us above the
stifling heat and humidity of the city.
Nigel Cutting, our riding partner for
the journey and a veteran of the GlobeBusters West
Africa adventure, joined us the following day. An accommodating Canadian
customs officer had let me clear his bike the day Barbara and I had flown in
and with
It was time to escape the city.
Riding open roads again brought on the wonderful feeling of freedom that can
only come from motorcycling and we turned our wheels southwards along clean
Distances and speed limits are marked
in kilometres rather than miles, but apart from that, there isn’t a huge amount
that differentiates the road-scape from a typical
American highway. Huge trucks and oversized V8 powered cars abound, except that
vehicles which would stand out on London’s King’s Road and raise the hackles of
eco warriors on our side of the ‘pond’ don’t seem at all out of place in
Canada, where large mileages are travelled, sometimes on gravel roads and harsh
winters predominate.
Salt Spring lies among the
This was also where we were joined by
the Fricks, our other companions for the journey.
Alex and Ann had ridden their BMW GSs from their home in northern
Leaving the warm comforts of Salt
Spring the following day was a matter of regret, but the road beckoned and a
short ferry ride took us to
Arriving in Port Hardy two days
later, the five of us reflected on the good start our odyssey has been blessed
with. Excellent riding and adventure in the wood smoke had already come our
way, as had the unusual ‘quirks’ of travelling to new places: for example, Gold
River had seemed nothing more than a pile of tatty concrete buildings at the
end of a terrific mountainous road, but the evening meal was one of the best we
have enjoyed on any trip.
Update from the Trans
I write as we near the end of a day
on another ferry. But this has been a rather special ride through the Inside
Passage between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert, a journey filed with stunning
scenery, mountain vistas and beautiful ‘fjords’ as our ship passed between
islands and along vast channels between mountain ranges that seem to almost
tumble into the sea.
Craig Carey-Clinch
Aboard the ‘Northern
Explorer’,
We do hope that you will
once again join our journey.
Craig Carey-Clinch & Barbara
Alam
"Please
note that the beeping noise coming from the doors means that the doors are
about to close. It does not mean throw yourself or your bags into the
doors."
"We can't
move off because some idiot has their hand stuck in the door."
Christian Comment
If...
I've had a love of poetry
since I was at school and one of my first favourites was Rudyard Killing's 'If' .....
If you can
keep your head when all about you
Are losing
theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can
trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make
allowance for their doubting too;
The BBC in 1997 requested
listeners to Radio 4 to vote for their favourite hymn and the most votes went
to the Quaker John Whittier's "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind " Then
BBC 1 ran a poll to find the nation's most popular poem, and it turned out to
be `If", by Rudyard Kipling.
According to the dictionary,
the word `If has many shades of meaning. Very often it imposes a condition, so
that when you take a particular action a certain result will follow. Have you
ever noticed how many verses in the Bible begin with "if'? Here are a few
examples.
2 Chronicles 7 v 14 - `If my people, who are called by my name,
humble themselves and pray and seek my face, and turn from their sin, then I
will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and heal their land.'
Mark 8 v 34 - If any man will come after
me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.'
Romans 10 v 9 - 'If you confess with your lips that Jesus is
Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be
saved.'
God, through Jesus has done his work of salvation.
The condition is that we accept it if we are willing.
The worst and saddest use of
the word ‘if’ is when it comes before the word ‘only’. “If only I hadn't done......
“, or “If only I hadn't said.......... “ Perhaps the saddest of all is “If only I had said ‘I love
you’, but now it is too late”.
Jesus has the answer to this
too for he removes the guilt and gives us calm and peace with the comfort of
his friendship - if we will let him.
Tom Hall.
EVENTS IN ROCKHAMPTON VILLAGE HALL
Saturday 5th Rockhampton Horticultural Show 2pm
Monday 7th Whist Drive 7.30pm
Tuesday 8th WI 7.30pm
Thursday 10th Friendship Circle 2pm
Monday 21st Whist Drive 7.30pm
To book the hall please
contact Caroline Williams 01454 260940
Rockhampton Fete Week
Very many thanks to everyone
who worked hard and contributed to the success of the week - stall holders,
event and competition organisers, those behind the bar and barbecue, donations
to the stalls and everyone who came along and supported. Not only is this a
village fund raising event but also a chance for a parish get together with our
neighbouring parishes. The £3,568 raised in the week will be shared between the
cricket club, who put this towards their youth training programme and
Rockhampton parish church, where it is an invaluable to help towards our costs.
Thank you all again - and remember next year's fete week starts on Sunday July
25!
Gordon Ball
would like to thank everyone
for their get
well cards, phone calls
and for their
prayers during his recent illness.
He has now
recovered and is delighted
to be able to
drive his car again.
We are all
delighted that he is able
to play the
organ again!
Allotments Available To Rent Off For more detail Tel:
01454 412324 evenings
COULD YOU HELP TO SUPPORT THE POPPY APPEAL IN YOUR
AREA?
We need to
recruit a new generation of collectors in and around your area – could you
spare anything from two hours of your time during the two weeks leading up to
Remembrance Sunday?
Crucial to the success of the Legion’s annual Poppy
Appeal is its army of volunteer collectors, who give anything from two hours to
two weeks of their time to distribute poppies and collect on streets, shops and
workplaces across the country. As well as collectors, volunteers are also
needed to help as local organisers or with distributing poppies, driving,
counting donations and even getting their own workplaces involved.
Many people don’t realise that the Poppy Appeal
collection is the Legion’s principal way of collecting the welfare funds that
are used to provide financial, social and emotional support to those who have
served, and are currently serving in our Armed Forces, and their
dependants. Our annual Poppy Appeal is
vital to allow us to do this. With many
of our armed forces on active service in
Many of our usual collectors are older people who
are finding it harder to assist us. It is now time for some new faces to forward
to step forward to take their place. We
need to hear from you now so that we can ensure that the appeal runs with
military precision when it begins in October.
Please contact Mrs Chris Aplin,
Community Fundraiser for The Poppy Appeal in Gloucestershire on 01684 773746 or
email caplin@britishlegion.org.uk
The Royal British Legion, Eastgate
House,
RAINBOW FAIR, SATURDAY, 26TH SEPTEMBER
Rows of red, oodles of orange, plenty of pink and
purple……….
Once again
Oldbury Village History Group
Tuesday 15 September 7.45 p.m.
in the Memorial Hall
Paul Driscoll
Secretary of the
will talk about archaeology in
Oldbury and the Severn Estuary
All welcome £2
donation requested
This is the group’s first
meeting of the new season, and we would be very happy to welcome new faces as
well as the long-standing ones. There is no membership as such: just come along
and have a sociable time with interesting speakers and a cup of tea or coffee
at the end. The only financial contribution we ask for is £2 at each meeting to
defray expenses – unfortunately neither the speakers nor the Memorial Hall get
any cheaper as time goes on.
Jane Bradshaw:
Chairman, Oldbury Village History Group.
Oldbury on
If you are not a member of
the above don’t worry as it does not exist at present!!
At
a recent function in the village however, it was pointed out to me, as owner of
a sports car, that Oldbury (and its environs) seemed to be acquiring a fair
number of interesting cars and as such there might be sufficient interest
amongst the owners to organise a bit of a get together.
So I am putting this note
out to see if there is interest to start a “Club” with the simple intention
initially of organising the occasional day out.
If
there is interest then my first thoughts are to pop over to
It is not intended to be
exclusive in any way in terms of the age or type of vehicle (or owner for that
matter) - just that it (or both) should, preferably, be a bit interesting.
So if you have an
interesting vehicle, or know somebody that does, and would like to get together
with some like minded individuals for the occasional run out, please get in
touch with me on 01 454 414718 or e mail me at
allan@taylorallan40.wanadoo.co.uk and I will try and set something up .
Allan Taylor
Oldbury Church
Harvest Barn
Dance
Saturday 19th
September
7.30 pm at Naite Farm
Adults
£7.00 Children under 14 years £ 4.00
Family
ticket (2 adults & 2 children) £ 20.00
Price
includes supper, dessert, and coffee
Bar
service available
Tickets
available from Deckers Club
Or
phone 412153
Mothers
There will be a meeting of
the Falfield, Oldbury and Rockhampton Mothers Union on Wednesday September 23rd,
at the Coach House, Rockhampton at 7.30pm; when Jane Bradshaw will give an
illustrated talk on her recent visit to
Please note that both date
and speaker are different from those originally advertised.
Anyone interested is welcome
to attend. Leslie Stonehouse '
Autumn Food Fair
Start the Autumn with Good
Food and Great Friends!
September 12th
sees the start of
Classes for the Community
College Prospectuses are available from Thornbury
Library and other local venues.
Tuesday and Thursday evenings are, as usual, the
focus for the range of subjects on offer at the School,with Enrolment Evening on Tuesday 8th Sept, form 7pm
to 8.30pm in the Main Hall on the
Tuesday evening classes include Aromatherapy,
Crystal Therapy, Computers for the Terrified, Men’s keep fit, Flower Arranging,
Spanish(Beginners),Calligraphy, and Drawing and
Painting(Intermediate).
Thursday evenings include Indian Head Massage,
Introduction to Reiki, High Impact Workout for Women, French Beginners, Spanish (yr2), Ceramics,
and Drawing and Painting(Beginners)
It is hoped to run a Senior Citizens IT group if
there is sufficient demand on either evening.
Classes are due to begin on Tuesday 29th Sept. and
Thursday 8th October,(there is a major School function
on Thursday 1st October)
Students may enrol prior to the enrolment evening by
phoning
Enrolment can also be made by Post to Admissions,
Further information is also available via Castle
School Reception (01454 862100) during term time.
Keeping your computer secure
By Richard Churchill
If there is one topic that
worries most computer users it is viruses (and other nasties)
that get on to your computer, uninvited and wreak havoc. But what can you do to
protect yourself? You need security, some friendly programs that keep an eye on
your computer and keep the malicious programs out.
Over the next two months
I'll explain what you are up against and what you can do to protect yourself.
What is involved in computer
security? Well, computer security is
much like home security. You have to get the right locks on the doors, windows
with secure latches and a good alarm system; once you have your locks in place,
and know how to use them you can get on with life. The key is getting the right
'locks'.
For your computer you need three components in your
security software to be safe. The first element you need is a
"Firewall". This is a fancy
name for a piece of software that monitors what is coming in and out. If your
computer were an office, the firewall would be the security guard sat at the
entrance checking everyone as they pass.
Next you have
"Mal-ware" protection. You may not have heard of this as it is often
referred to by its parts: "Anti-virus","Anti-spyware"
and "Anti-Adware". These
elements are just three faces of the same problem: software you don't want
getting into your computer and attempting to take it over, steal your personal
information and convince you to buy things you don't want. To return to our
office, the anti-virus and anti-spyware are the teams of security guards
patrolling the offices looking for people who are up to no good.
Lastly you have "threat
prevention" software. This looks at the software running on your computer,
and tries to work out if it is going to cause a problem and stops it before it
gets a chance. In our example office
this would be the CCTV controller using their cameras to find any dubious
looking individuals.
Next time I'll discuss what makes a good piece of
computer security software and what else you can do to keep your computer safe.
I welcome any ideas or
questions you may have, you can call 01454 616365 (ask for Richard) or email
articles@yourpcguru.co.uk. Visit http://yourpcguru.co.uk/articles/ for past
articles and more information.
BIG QUIZ (LBC)
Gary King:
Name the funny men who once entertained kings and queens at court.
Contestant:
Lepers.
Drop In Information Event
The
Safer Stronger Community Group for the
This
event will bring together representatives from a wide range of agencies, both
voluntary and statutory; gathering everyone under one roof to allow those
living in the vicinity easier access to services and information.
There
will be representatives from the following Statutory Agencies:
Local
community organisations will also be on hand, one of those being the Community
Transport group "
Independent
organisations such as the Centre for Sustainable Energy and the Digital
Switchover Advisory Group will also be represented, with information and free
samples available.
Free
refreshments will also be provided!
As
you can see the advice and information is wide-ranging and there should be
something of interest to everyone.
GIFT FAYRE - IN SUPPORT OF ST PETER'S HOSPICE
Saturday
19th September a Gift Fayre will be held
at The Parish Hall, Tockington between 10.00am and 4.00pm. Many
stalls, ideal for early Christmas shopping. Refreshments and raffle in
support of St Peters Hospice.
Time to Think About the Future?
In December world leaders
will come together in