September - Parish News
ST
ANDREW'S CHURCH WOODSIDE
Services for September
3rd 10.00 Family Service
11.00 Informal Communion & ZJB
10th No 8.00 Holy Communion
09.15 Holy Communion at East Hyde
10.30 Morning Praise & ZJB
17th 10.30 Holy Communion & ZJB
24th 10.30 Morning Praise & ZJB
3.15 Harvest Thanksgiving @ E. Hyde
MIDWEEK SERVICES
Wednesdays
13th 10.30 Pram Service
27th 10.30 Pram Service
27th 2.30 Woodside Home Service
Thursdays
10.30am Holy Communion
REPORT FROM DAVID &
MARIAN
Friends of the Kingstons who do not have
access to the web-site will no doubt be pleased to hear that
they have now settled down happily into their new life in
Dubai. Their house seems quite spacious with air-conditioning
and is one of 24 villas that are built around a central pool.
They have a small garden and have inherited a lodger called
Sing who is looking after them well. The poor things have to
put up with getting accustomed to the heat ( don't we all
feel sorry for them!) and one of the down-side of living
there is that David has to do a 200 mile round trip just to
get to an off-license!
Until they get their residency status they will find it a bit
difficult to buy even a can of beer from the supermarket -
something we all take for granted over here!
Oh well - only just over 700 days to go!!
HEART FOUNDATION -
Report from the Web-site
Recently, on a hot day in June, four intrepid riders from
Slip End took part in the London to Brighton bike ride. They
were 80 year old Ted Soar, 75 year old Archie Johnson, Mrs Mc
Farland and her daughter Gillian. The group were sponsored by
Mc Farland Homes. Apart from the heat, which was enough to
melt the tar on some of the roads, the four riders had a very
enjoyable and problem free journey. Many of the side roads
had been sealed off from the route allowing the 30,000 riders
a free passage through. Along the route were Trestle tables
that had been set up outside peoples gates to provide much
needed water stops along the way. The route took them through
Turners Hill, which has a village green on a slop. This was
the major stop for the ride where the cyclists had an hours
break to refresh and have their lunch. At this stop the
Salvation Army Brass Band were playing, and drinks were
served. After this point in the ride, the cyclists had broken
the back of the ride, with just one big obstacle left to
overcome. From there into Brighton is a six mile ride - all
down hill, but the climb up was also a long one!.
Ted would like to thank
everyone who sponsored him on this bike ride, especially the
congregation of St Andrew's Church, who raised the bulk of
the estimated £200 that Teds sponsors brought in. Also Ted
would like to thank Eileen Crapnell for collecting the money
for him. As Ted say's "she did the real work, I just did
the ride!". Archie Johnson raised well over £100 that
will go towards the estimated £2 Million pounds raised for
The British Heart Foundation by the thousands of bike riders.
This money will go to help the British Heart Foundation fight
heart and circulatory disease. The BHF funds a wide range of
initiatives including nursing care for heart patients,
rehabilitation programs, support groups and emergency
life-saving programs. They also provide life-saving cardiac
equipment for use in hospitals and local communities.
Ted and Archie can be seen riding around the countryside 2 -
3 times a week. Recently they also took part in the Rotary
Clubs of St Albans Charity Cycle Ride, which took place in
May, running from Hitchin to Colney Heath. Money from that
ride went to Abbeyfield St Albans Society, Emmaus Self
Support Centres for the Homeless, Keech Cottage hospice for
Children, Macmillan Nurses, St Albans Shopmobility, and
Rotary Charities.
From the Web-Master
OUR VILLAGE HALL
Winter nights will soon be upon us (and if the
weather we have seen lately is anything to go by it wont be
long) and that's the time that the fun begins in the Village
Hall. It will soon be 'DANCE TIME' so why not give it a try
and come along and support your village in our newly extended
Hall!
There is always dancing to a live band and what's more you
wont be paying out for expensive drinks as you can bring your
own! Once you've paid for your ticket - a real bargain at
only £5.00 (and that includes your Buffet Supper) you can
choose what drinks you bring. Maybe a nice bottle of wine to
share, a few cans of beer or the odd bottle of champagne will
help dance the night away! If you think you might be
interested, do come along and you will be sure to get a warm
welcome and a most enjoyable evening.
Details of the next few
dances are on the back page in the Diary so make a note now
For tickets and any information please ring Shirley on Luton
412506 as she will need to know the numbers attending for the
caterers.
Shirley Knapton
Village Hall Management C'tee
BEDFORDSHIRE
POLICE
Community Volunteers Needed
Your Local Beat Manager Wpc. Carron Thompson is looking for
some community minded people to join the Police Volunteer
Scheme to help vulnerable people within your community by
fitting door chains, viewers, lighting, granny boot etc.
Free Training will be provided so if you feel that you have
some spare time to give for the community, please contact our
Beat
Manager at Dunstable Police Station:
Wpc Carron Thompson: Tel 01582 473112
CHARITY
In reply to Stan Coker - August issue:
Let me begin by agreeing with Stan that "Charity begins
at home". As I review my own charitable giving, I
realise that the vast majority of it has been for
"home" and very little, in comparison for
"Asia". We should begin our charitable giving with
those who have needs around us, but not end there. Although
the UK is more generous than many countries - it was sad to
see that at the Japan G8 summit, so many of the richest
nations were unwilling to release the poor nations from debt.
I am also saddened that there are also so many people in our
own country that are so mean in their giving. I hasten to add
that I know Stan, and that is not true of him. Stan gives
much of his time supporting work among the Alcoholics and
Homeless. Many people who give - only give money. The best
gifts are love.
Stan is critical of the money that we have taken out to the
Burmese refugees in Asia, but although we raised and took out
£4500, the most important gift we took was not the money but
our friendship - and that the refugees were not forgotten!
Charity began with the Bible and the directive to "care
for the orphan and widow", enshrined in the law "to
love your neighbour as yourself". It is well understood
how Jesus radically re-defined that law. When asked "Who
is my neighbour?", he replied with the "Parable of
the Good Samaritan". To understand its impact it would
be like telling a story about a good Serbian who helped a
Kosovan! One of the reasons why people rejected Jesus was
because he often took his charity out of "home", to
other nationalities and people who were despised by others. 
Reviewing my own charitable giving
against Jesus' priorities I reckon he might easily suggest
that I still give too much charity to "home" and
not enough abroad.
Thank you Stan, for making me think about it. Rev. David
Bolster
AUGUST WI
MEETING
We were treated to an informative talk on
aromatherapy. The oils look harmless enough but we were told
only Tea Tree and Lavender oils can be used neat. The
reflexology demonstration made me smile, the squirming of
those among us that can't bear to have their feet touched and
the longing of the rest of us to be in the model's place. An
interesting fact for couch potatoes was reflexology is a
passive exercise. If you are prone to epilepsy HYSOP, SAGE
and ROSEMARY are to be avoided as a RUB, it could bring on a
fit. Another warning is not to use more than two drops of oil
as skin damage will result. We were told EUCALYPTUS gathered
in the morning smells quite different from the evening
harvest. The treatment is helpful to all kinds of ailments. I
didn't go anywhere our speaker, SUE JEFFS, with a name like
Crick!
One of our stalwart members, Marjorie Fry, had a nasty fall,
which left her with a cracked pelvis. Knowing Marjorie it
will take more than that to get her down but all our best
wishes for a speedy recovery are with you Marjorie.
The meeting finished after a social time of Guess the Smell!
This brought a mixture of ooohs! Aaahs! And giggles to
accompany us on our way home.
v Sept 19th Birthday meeting
v Oct 17th Royal Ladies of Bedfordshire
v Nov 21st Sealed Knot
Meetings at Collings Wells VC Hall on
3rd Tuesday in the month See you there.
Patricia Crick.
SLIP END
PLAYGROUP
By the time you read this, Playgroup will
probably have started the Autumn term, with extended opening
times. We are still open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays but
will now be ' in action' from 9.30 am until 12.30 pm. The
cost has risen slightly as well to £4 for the whole session
or for children that still go home at 12.00 to £3.50. Last
term we were busy to the end of term. We had a display in the
Church flower Festival representing St Francis. The children
did the display mostly by themselves although it has to be
admitted that it was an adult who dressed the Duplo St
Francis in a piece of J cloth.
We had stalls at the Mother and Toddler and School Fetes.
This was in conjunction with the After School Club to raise
funds for both organizations. We also had a Sponsored Fun Run
but as it was bad weather we ran round the inside of the
Village Hall instead of outside. Our thanks go to all who
helped with these activities and to those who sponsored the
children.
We ended the term with a visit to Woodside Wild Fowl Park
when we were lucky enough to have a bright day with virtually
no rain. Mums, carers and children all loved the opportunity
to stroke and hold the baby rabbits, goats and ducks and yes,
we did wash our hands carefully afterwards.
So to the new term - we hope the extended hours will give us
more time to play and work with the children to prepare for
the time they go to Nursery and parents will benefit from the
extra time too. If you would like to visit us with a view to
joining the group please contact by phoning Alison on 01582
450084 or Jill on 01582 728865.
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