There's always
an answer
There's always a solution when a
problem you've been set.
There always is a way in which
the challenge can be met.
There always is a means of getting
over every fence-
With just a little patience and a
bit of common sense.
There's an answer to the question.
Never have a doubt.
You will get it if you are resolved
to work it out.
A way round every difficulty you
can always find-
If you really tackle it, determined in
your mind.
SLIP END VILLAGE HALL
As
some of you may be aware the Village Hall was closed in
August for major refurbishment. Our apologies to Viv Porter
and the Tyro Dancers for having to cancel their meetings: we
hope they will appreciate how much lighter and brighter the
hall will be on their return. The dark panelling around the
walls has gone, replaced by lighter pastel shades to give a
more airy look. The costs of the refurbishment have been met
from our funds, thanks to good bookings throughout the year
and the careful handling of our finances by our treasurer.
Some structural work was done outside on the gable end where
brickwork needed attention with some re-pointing on the outer
wall of the extension where some cracks have developed. We
thank South Beds District Council for grant aid towards the
costs of this.
Thanks also to Parish Councillor Christine Benson; since she
wrote in the Parish News a few months ago our car-park
footballers have moved on, hopefully to the playing field,
and there has been no further damage to the hall. Thanks lads
(and lasses?) for you consideration!
On a personal note, I wish to retire as secretary at the end
of the year although, if asked, I will stay on the committee.
So if there is an avid Parish News reader out there who would
be able to help out by volunteering to take the secretary's
post, you would be welcome and assured of experienced
guidance, maybe there is a recently retired person out there
with a bit of spare time. These days use of a word processor
would be an advantage for minutes and correspondence. Also,
our long-serving treasurer may be glad of a change in the
fullness of time - none of us are getting any younger!
Please think this over; the Village Hall is a valuable local
asset and it would be good to think that it will continue
that way. Our committees have served us well over the years
and we feel it is time new blood will come through to take
over some of the reins. Otherwise we feel that, with no hard
feelings towards our already hardworking councillors, the
Village Hall committee could be taken over by the council.
We hope everyone will enjoy our new-look hall when we are
back in full swing in September.
Bud Abbott, Secretary.
A QUESTION OF TASTE.
Overheard at a second-hand dealer's:
"What sort of car are you looking for, sir?"
"Preferably something that my kids wouldn't be seen dead
in!"
Wife to husband:
"Dinner tonight - will it be, go out, take out or thaw
out?"
Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green
vegetables smelt as good as freshly cooked bacon.
Sign seen hanging over a bar:
"If you're drinking to forget, please pay in advance!"
For 30 years, Johnson had arrived at work at nine o'clock on
the dot, every morning without fail. Consequently, when on
one particular day nine o'clock passed without Johnson's
arrival, it caused a sensation.
Finally, precisely at ten o'clock Johnson showed up, clothes
dusty and torn, his face scratched and bruised, his glasses
bent. He limped painfully to the time clock, punched in, and
said, aware that all eyes were upon him: "I tripped and
rolled down two flights of stairs. Nearly killed myself."
The boss replied: "And to roll down two flights of
stairs took you a whole hour?"
A man walks into a bar, orders a drink and sits down. A few
minutes later, he hears someone shouting abuse at him.
"You look terrible in those jeans," says the voice,
"get down to the gym and lose some weight!"
The man turns round to find that the abuse is coming from the
cigarette machine. He tries to ignore it but the insults
continue and the man finally goes up to the bar to complain.
"I'm really sorry," says the barman. "That
machine has been out of order for ages."
EDITORS CHOICE
Just a quick note from the editor. Good luck
to all the children starting at a new school, returning to
school or transferring schools. Well done to all of you who
received great results from GCSE or A Level exams.
The very best of luck to students starting University or
returning - I'm told it's the best time of your life, so work
hard and enjoy it. You will be the ones to benefit in the
long run even if you have to live in conditions that you are
not used to.
I hope everyone had a great summer holiday. Please send any
details for the October Parish News to David Kingston, Tel
Number 01582 416138 or e-mail him at
davidgoodmankingston@hotmail.com
Editor
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collector. Ring 421034
SHOE BOX REPORT
727,606
shoe boxes from the UK
This Operation Christmas Child scheme is now ten years old
this year, distributing over 4 million gift filled shoe boxes
throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America and
Asia. Just some of the people who have lent their support to
this worthwhile cause are: Jan Leeming (T.V. presenter)
Jonathan Edwards (gold medallist), Tony Blair (Prime Minister),
John Prescott (Deputy P.M.) and GMTV who gave much of
coverage to the project.
Q & A about Samaritans
Purse
What is Samaritan's Purse and what is
unique about it?
It is a Christian relief and development
organization, specialising in meeting needs of victims of
war, poverty, natural disaster and disease, sharing the Good
News of Jesus Christ and providing essential aid such as
food, clothing, shelter and medical care.
How did Samaritan's Purse begin?
It was founded in 1970 by evangelist and missionary
Dr Bob Pierce. Prior to his death in 1978 he asked Franklin
Graham to travel with him to crisis areas and in 1979
Franklin became the President of Samaritan's Purse in USA. In
1990 it began in Great Britain and in 1995 merged with
Operation Christmas Child, the organisation which started the
shoe box programme.
Where do the funds come from?
It is supported by voluntary giving from
individuals, churches, companies and trusts. It presents
opportunities for those who wish to be involved in God's work.
For those of you who have not heard about Operation Christmas
Child, it is a way of giving a small gift to some of the
neediest children on earth. You can't help but be touched by
some of the stories that helpers have given when taking shoe
boxes to orphanages, hospitals, schools and very
disadvantaged areas. Think what a difference a gift-filled
box will bring to a child who has nothing. If you would like
to contribute, either by donation or by making up a shoe box,
please contact Sue Cowell or St Andrew's Church. We will be
talking about the shoe-boxes on October 7th at the Harvest
Festival Service at Church and leaflets will be available.
Please try to come along and be a Good Samaritan for
Christmas 2001.
MAKING NEW FRIENDS
Sometimes it's a change of job that
brings a friend your way,
A journey or a party or a summer holiday.
You turn a bend upon the road and
suddenly you find -
You've met a kindred spirit. Thus the threads of fate unwind.
Your path in life is crossed by someone
who was meant for you -
And everything takes on a sweeter tone,
a brighter hue.
Old friends may be great but you must
never turn away -
From the chance to make new friends,
for there may come a day -
When dearest friends must leave you,
death or distance may divide -
and then how grateful you will be for
new friends at your side.
St
Andrew’s Church
HARVEST
SUPPER
Friday
5th October
at
the Village Hall 7.00 for 7.30
Entertainment by
The
Chiltern Singers
Tickets
include Meal & Entertainment, tea, coffee or soft drinks.
Details,
call 404988
BYO K,N,S & other liquid refresment
WOMENS INSTITUTE
This month we were given a most interesting
and humerous talk with slides by Roger Evans, instructor and
assessor in the craft. I had imagined by the title it would
be English thatch but I couldn't have been more wrong. JAPAN,
no less, was the venue for our attention. Not Tokyo with
picturesque buildings and hundreds of people milling about
but isolated buildings on their own, not even a village, in
the tree covered mountains containing monkeys and bears. I
hadn't a clue Japan was like this. People from all walks of
life came to see how this Englishman would thatch one of
their dwellings. The heat is so intense the damp rising on
the mountains looks like smoke. The poles across the roof to
hold the thatch are held together with rice 
straw because of earthquakes. There
is no chimney but an indoor pipe with a tee shape at the top
takes smoke from the fire. The roof has a hole at each end
for the smoke. The thatch is four feet thick and the smoke
stops any infestations. The finished result was truly a work
of art and lasts for twenty years.
On August 23rd, we had a guided coach tour of London
culminating at the Guildhall. The courier was a mine of
information and made the visit one to be remembered.
Patricia Crick
Bedfordshire
County Council Bus Information
SERVICE
202: Dunstable – Slip End – Harpenden
Mondays
to Saturdays
Dunstable:
?
Southern Campus schools
… …
… …
… …
15.40 …
… …
Asda
- stop P
6.35 7.35 9.30
11.30 13.30 14.30 …
15.45 17.30 18.30
Winston Churchill - stop G 6.37
7.37 9.33 11.33 13.33
14.33 15.50 15.48 17.33 18.33
Sainsburys
… …
9.37 11.37 13.37 14.37
… 15.52 17.37 18.37
Skimpot,
Tesco
6.45 7.45 9.45
11.45 13.45 14.45 16.00 16.00 17.45
18.45
Luton
& Dunstable Hospital 6.47
7.47 9.47 11.47 13.47
14.47 16.02 16.02 17.47 18.47
Chaul
End
6.55 7.55 9.55
11.55 13.55 14.55 16.10 16.10 17.55
18.55
Caddington,
The Cricketers 6.59
7.59 9.59 11.59 13.59
14.59 16.14 16.14 17.59 18.59
Aley Green, Mancroft Road 7.02
8.02 10.02 12.02 14.02 15.02
16.17 16.17 18.02 19.02
Woodside,
Elaine Gardens 7.04
8.04 10.04 12.04 14.04 15.04
16.19 16.19 18.04 19.04
Slip
End, Crossroads
7.06 8.06 10.06 12.06
14.06 15.06 16.21 16.21 18.06 19.06
Pepperstock,
Brickhill Park 7.08 8.08
10.08 12.08 14.08 15.08 16.23 16.23
18.08 19.08
Harpenden,
The George
7.20 8.20 10.23 12.20
14.20 15.20 16.35 16.35 18.20 19.20
Harpenden, Railway Station 7.22 8.22 10.25 12.22 14.22 15.22 16.37 16.37 18.22 19.22
SERVICE
202: Harpenden – Slip End – Dunstable
Mondays to Saturdays
?
Harpenden,
Railway Station 7.30
7.30 8.30 10.30 12.30
14.30 15.50 16.45 18.45 19.45
Harpenden,
The George
7.32 7.32 8.32
10.32 12.32 14.32 15.42 16.47 18.47
19.47
Pepperstock,
Brickhill Park 7.43 7.43
8.43 10.43 12.46 14.43 16.03
16.58 18.58 19.58
Slip
End, Grove Road
7.45 7.45 8.45
10.45 12.48 14.45 16.05 17.00 19.00
20.00
Woodside,
Elaine Gardens 7.47
7.47 8.47 10.47 12.50
14.47 16.07 17.02 19.02 20.02
Aley
Green, Mancroft Road 7.49
7.49 8.49 10.49 12.52
14.49 16.09 17.04 19.04 20.04
Caddington,
The Cricketers 7.52
7.52 8.52 10.52 12.55
14.52 16.12 17.07 19.07 20.07
Chaul
End
7.56 7.56 8.56
10.56 12.59 14.56 16.16 17.11 19.11
20.11
Luton
& Dunstable Hospital 8.04
8.04 9.04 11.04 13.07
15.04 16.24 17.19 19.19 20.19
Skimpot,
Tesco
8.06 8.06 9.06
11.06 13.09 15.06 16.26 17.21 19.21
20.21
Dunstable:
Sainsburys
8.16 8.21 9.16
11.16 13.19 15.16 16.36 17.31 19.31
20.31
Asda – stop P
8.20 8.25 9.20
11.20 13.23 15.20 16.40 17.35 19.35
20.35
Southern Campus schools
… 8.35
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School days only
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Saturdays and school holidays only
This
service is run by ARRIVA the Shires under contract to
Bedfordshire County Council.
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To all our readers who have a birthday in September
along with the Editor.(Thanks Mum)
Birthday Wish
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