July Parish News
ST ANDREWS CHURCH
Farewell
On
July 22nd we say farewell to Vicki, Suzie, Mary and David.
There is a "Church Family Picnic" at 1pm in the
Vicarage grounds. If you haven't been to one before, bring a
contribution of food for the tables, your own cutlery,
crockery and chair. Tea, coffee and squash will be provided,
but other contributions are always welcome. If you can't make
the Picnic, do call in anytime in the afternoon or early
evening to say farewell.
What will happen once the Vicar has gone?
Everything will continue as usual! We have some visiting
preachers for those Sundays where we have a Communion
Service, and the variety should be quite stimulating.
The administration of our life and activities will be taken
on by a team from within the P.C.C. Whatever your query ring
any of the telephone numbers and they will help sort it out.
Details for News sheets should go directly to Lorraine
Crossett.
My - how the time has flown. It doesn't seem more than a few
years since David and his lovely family appeared on the scene.
In fact it was 1985 when they arrived and we have managed to
track down a copy of the induction details - see following
article.
We have lots to thank David for and I hope you will be able
to come and say your own thanks on Sunday 22nd July.
(MEMORIES )
NEW VICAR INDUCTED
A former Luton curate, the Rev David Bolster (right) was
inducted as Vicar of St Andrew's Woodside, last week. The
service was performed by the Bishop of Bedford, the Right Rev
David Farnbrough. Mr Bolster was curate of St Hugh's, Lewsey,
for three years. Before training for the ministry he was head
of the theology department at a school in Mill Hill, London,
and has also worked for the Scripture Union in Bristol. He
and his wife Mary have two sons, Kevin 12, and Christopher,
ten and a four year old daughter Suzanne. The new vicar's
joint benefice includes Holy Trinity, East Hyde. His Woodside
parish also covers Slip End, Pepperstock, Aley Green and
parts of Stockwood.
CADDINGTON WOMENS INSTITUTE
We were given a report of the I.G.M. meeting
held at Cardiff by our president Mrs S Coleman. She was
representing four W.I.'s and explained that her arms had to
do a double take when voting! Prunella Scales, actress, was
one of the speakers but rather disappointing. Could it have
been Mr Blair's shadow was lurking from last year!
The speaker for June, Jeanette Evans gave us an insight into
Hedgehog Rescue. It was quite upsetting to hear of the awful
conditions they are left in after accidents. Milk put out for
them will prove fatal, water is a must and if you wish to
feed one, dog or cat food, no gravy and no fish are the rules.
If you do see one during the day it will probably be unwell
as healthy ones only come out at night. Hedgehogs were
mentioned in the Bible but as lots of other wildlife they
seem to be disappearing fast. The evening finished with the
old favourite - a Beetle Drive.
Forthcoming Meetings
July 17th Flower Arranging
Aug 21st Thatching
Sept 18th Birthday meeting
3rd Tuesday in the month 7.30 - 10
at Collingswell VC Memorial Hall
A warm welcome awaits, see you there
Patricia Crick
CYRIL HAM
1921 - 2001
Cyril was born in Slip End in 1921 and quickly overcame the
handicaps of his disability. He attended Slip End Village
School as there were no special schools for the disabled in
those days and was determined not to let anything beat him.
He enjoyed writing and painting and sports and games. He also
went to the Slip End Youth Club, joining in with the other
children and helping with the gramophone. He started work
with the Luton Hat Trade and made deliveries on his bike and
later he worked with the council until the outbreak of the
second world war. He then became a messenger for the Eastern
Command and the American Army Unit, which was based in Luton.
After the war Cyril joined Percival Aircraft at Luton
Airport, which later became Hunting Aircraft and then into
the British Aircraft Corporation until it sadly shut down in
1966. He married Edie in 1955 and set up home in Front Street
and had many happy years there before he moved to Caddington
Hall nearby. One of his greatest talents was darts and he
played for the Slip End Darts team for over twenty five years
- a true darts expert. When he was asked by the Luton News in
1961 what had kept him trying more than anything else, he
replied "I thought there were many chaps much worse off
than myself and that urged me on. I'm perfectly happy as I
am, and I never miss the dart board!"
Cyril Ham - a true gentleman blessed with patience,
determination and courage.
Edie Ham and family wish to thank you all for your support,
help, kindness and prayers in the loss of Cyril. Special
thanks to David and Julie in leading the funeral service,
which was a lovely tribute to his life. Thank you also to the
many friends who came and shared the day with us.
Yours with many blessings Edie
Nobody is gone unless you want them to go. If you don't
want them to go, then they will be with you forever.
Give me….. the sun in the morning to brighten my day,
the moon at night to lighten my way. A word with a friend, a
smile from a stranger, God's guiding hand to keep me from
danger.
CRY FOR HELP FROM THE PLAYGROUP
Basically this is a cry
for help from Slip End Playgroup. We are currently very low
on children attending Playgroup and consequently are
running at a loss. At a meeting last week we took the
decision that we would keep Playgroup open until July but
after that we may have to close down permanently. In order for
Playgroup to keep going we need £200 a term.
What
we are after is boosting our numbers and also getting some
sponsorship to tide us over during this lean period. The staff and Playgroup Committee are desperate
to keep going. Please contact Alison Whittaker on 450084 or
email Duncan.Whittaker@btinternet.com
See their webpage HERE
GET FIT IN 2001!!!
For nearly two years now I have been teaching
aerobics/body conditioning at Peter Edwards Memorial Hall,
Church Road, Slip End. I qualified with the YMCA/RSA
examining board in London just over seven years ago and
taught in and around the surrounding areas until relocating
to Bedfordshire approximately 5 years ago. With two young
children now on the scene (4 and 2 years of age), I have
managed to maintain my interest in the fitness industry. As
we all know, there are new approaches to exercise coming out
all the time and it is difficult to keep up with the latest
method. What I have tried to do is to teach a class that
combines a whole range of exercises but also ensuring that
the routines are basic and effective as possible. There
really is no point in trying to teach complex routines for
individuals who are not always able to attend as regularly as
they would like because too much time would be spent trying
to learn and less time would be spent on carrying out the
exercise.
I have recently introduced latex bands to my class and this
is proving to be very successful. The band provides greater
resistance to each exercise undertaken and is excellent for
muscle conditioning and toning. One of the advantages of
attending classes is that there is no membership fee or the
pressure of having to pay beforehand. Please telephone me for
more information or just turn up! The fee is £3.00 per
person and the class is held every Wednesday from 8.00pm to 9.00pm.
Beginners are very welcome!!
Deborah Campbell Tel: 01582 767916.
THE ART OF NOISE
One of the first patients that the student
nurse had was a little girl who had spent considerable time
in the hospital. She seemed relaxed and familiar with
everything. The nurse was to count her heartbeat and
nervously rehearsed in her mind what she had to do. After
warming the metal she placed the stethoscope on the little
girl's chest and listened intently but heard nothing. Not
daring to look at the child's parents for fear of upsetting
them she glanced at the child's face and moved the
stethoscope slightly. The child smiled shyly and whispered,
"Nurse, you have to put the ear pieces in your ears."
PARISH NEWS
There's been a change at the top!
Liz Higgens has relinquished the financial job and Sue Horton
has taken over the quill pen and ledgers. Both ladies have
served the interests of Parish News in various ways in the
past; Sue helped with distribution a while ago and Liz, as
well as her more recent stint as treasurer, was a one time
editor.
So it is with thanks to them that we say to one "au
revoir" and the other "welcome back".
SLIP END FRIENDSHIP CLUB
Our thanks to David Kingston for the group
photo of the Club in the June Parish News. What readers did
not know was that David had joined two photos together, a
professional job - well done David. (With a little help from
Bill Gates - dgk)
Thursday 14th June was our days outing to Southend and forty
eight members climbed aboard the coach for what turned out to
be a most enjoyable day.
Our next outing is to Eastbourne on 19th July and we hope to
have a report in the August issue of Parish News. Information
on outings planned for the Autumn should be in the September
issue.
SLIP END TODDLER GROUP
Everybody enjoyed the sponsored toddle and
luckily it didn't rain on us. After all their hard 'toddling'
the children were rewarded with a picnic of juice, crisps and
chocolate. Money raised through sponsors goes to Dr Barnado's
and Toddler Group funds.
Urgent - Volunteers Needed!
Unfortunately Toddler Group will shortly have to say
goodbye to Eleanor Larsen, one of our W.I. tea ladies. She
will be greatly missed and we would like to take this
opportunity to thank her very much for all her help over the
last few years. Our remaining helper, Sue now needs a new
partner! Are there any willing volunteers out there? We are
open on a Tuesday afternoon from 1.30 to 3.00 pm The job
involves making tea for the mum's and juice for the children.
If you are interested please contact: Hannah on 734898 or Liz
on 450849.
We will be meeting as a group throughout the summer holidays
at different location each week. All toddlers, siblings and
carers are welcome to join us. For more information please
come and join us on a Tuesday.
Liz Meleady
SLIP END METHODIST CHURCH
We were so pleased to see so many people at
our last good as new sale in May. It was decided before the
sale that all money taken from tea and cake sales would go to
Christian Aid. We were thrilled to send off the sum of £51.44.
(the most money we have ever taken in our tea room) The Good
as New sale itself raised £273.72 for our roofing fund.
Thank you for your support.
Saturday 7th July 2.30 - 5.30
Strawberry teas at the home of Jeff and Barbara Horton 11
Mardle Close, Caddington (off Mancroft Road). As well as
teas, there will be home made cakes, jams, jellies, chutneys
and marmalade for sale. Come along and treat yourself. All
money raised at this event is going towards our roofing fund.
Saturday July 14th 5.30 - 9.30
Philip and Sue Sowley are hosting our Aley Green BBQ to raise
money for the church organ fund at 116 Chaul End Road,
Caddington. If you would like to come please ring them for
your ticket on Tel: 480875.
Friday 20th July 6.30 - 9.30
We will be opening our church for a Beetle Drive. Adults £3.00
and children £2.00, this includes a Bangers n Mash meal with
fruit and jelly. there will be prizes to win. The last Beetle
Drive raised £97.80 for Methodist Homes for the Aged. This
one will raise money for a new Church Organ. For your ticket
ring 733668 (Ann).
LAUGHTER - THE BEST MEDICINE
A farmer was
talking to his solicitor before a case. The solicitor assured
the farmer that he would get him off. "But wouldn't it
help if I sent the judge a couple of ducks?" asked the
farmer. "Good gracious no. That would go against you.
The judge would consider it bribery."
After the case the solicitor congratulated the farmer when he
was found not guilty. "There you are," he said.
"I told you I would get you off." "Yes I know,"
said the farmer, "I sent the two ducks in the other
chap's name."
Scolding his son for his lazy attitude towards homework, a
father asked, "Do you know what Abraham Lincoln used to
do at your age?" "No I don't" his son replied,
"but he was president of America at yours."
Tom had this problem of getting up late for work. His boss
was mad at him and threatened to fire him if he didn't do
something about it. So Tom went to his doctor, who gave him a
pill and told him to take it before he went to bed. Tom slept
well and, in fact, beat the alarm in the morning. He had a
leisurely breakfast and drove cheerfully to work. "Boss,"
he said, "the pill actually worked!" "That's
fine," said his boss, "But where were you
yesterday?"
ARE YOU DOING YOUR BIT?
We can all do things to help protect and improve our
environment.
But what?
Take local air pollution. You and your children's health
could be at risk. Local pollution, such as car fumes, can
aggravate asthma but you can help by, where possible, not
using your car for short journeys, sharing car journeys with
friends and family and having your car serviced regularly.
Pollution is affecting the whole world. The burning of fuel
in power stations and oil refineries provides you with the
energy you use in your home and car. This burning of fuel
also pumps out 'greenhouse gases' which lead to climate
change. In the UK this could mean more floods and storms,
drier summers and wetter winters. You can do your bit to
fight climate change and save money at the same time by
saving energy and resources.
My life is too busy
But, a little thought about your everyday actions and how
they affect the environment can really make a difference.
Making a few changes in what you do at home, at work, when
shopping or getting about is all that you need to do.
More next month………….
BOWLER'S "IF"
If you can build a head, when lead or second
are playing wide, or narrow or too short, and third, upon
whose skill you always reckoned is doing anything but what he
ought.
If you can win, and not be too uplifted, or lose, and not be
downcast by defeat, remembering that the lucky or the gifted,
can, on their off days both be badly beat.
If you can smile, and not give way to cursing, or blame the
green, or deem your luck too hard when the position you've
been grimly nursing is shattered by a drive you could not
guard.
If you can draw the shot right on the kitty when half a dozen
woods are in your way.
If you can grin and hum a cheerful ditty when ends are burnt
and jack is out of play.
If you can give your third the hand you favour and see him
take the other and go wide, and then go down, and try and
draw a saver with the kitty guarded well on every side.
If you can drive and miss, and not be worried by your
opponent's shout of "still we lie", and draw again
with heart and brain unflurried and tap the winning wood and
make it fly.
If you can draw the shot in that last minute
when yells are called and something must be done.
Yours is the game and you deserve to win it, and what is
more, you'll be a skip, my son.
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