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Calendar for February 2002

Services in Kingscote

Services in Horsley

• The Family Service on Sunday 10th February will be taken by the Venerable Hedley Ringrose, Archdeacon of Cheltenham. The service time has been put back to 11. 30 to give him time to meet the congregation at Horsley before he moves on. Since our family service seldom lasts for more than 30 minutes, there will be plenty of time for us to meet him after the service. He is a dynamic and charming man so please take advantage of this rare opportunity.
• Taize worship meetings will be discontinued in Lent.
• The next PCC Meeting will be held on Monday 4th February at 8.00 pm in the Village Hall. We need to decide what we will do about a Lent study group.
• The Church Electoral Roll must be reassembled this year before the Annual Meeting in April. Elin Tattersall has kindly agreed to coordinate this. We like the list to be representative with all church attendees included, but it is in no way exclusive and anyone who wishes should ask Elin for a proforma. This time the registration forms include an ethnic origin question to make sure that the PCC and other bodies are fully representative of the congregation.
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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be talented and fabulous ? Actually who are you not to be ? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn?t serve the world. There?s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won?t feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It?s not just in some of us; it?s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

Feb 3rd and 10th Mrs J. Bateman

Feb 17th to Mar 24th - Lent No flowers

Jo Spash

We meet in the Village Hall on Sunday 3rd February at 11.00 am for activities based around the Bible story of Daniel in the lions? den.

The next meeting will be in the Church on Wednesday 27th February at 2.30 pm when we will have our usual monthly clean up.

Could I ask once again that people leave flowers to be removed by those who arranged them, as containers sometimes get misplaced.

We all enjoyed our trip to the museum in Stratford Park, Stroud. The setting is just right as the building was a previous Clothier?s House built in 1600. Four of us were so intrigued we were almost left behind.

Our next outing is a trip to the Rococo Gardens in Painswick and it will take place on Friday 22nd February when we hope that the usual wonderful display of snowdrops will be in full bloom. Everyone to meet up at the Village Hall at 10.30 am.

Vida Sutton

Mrs Hill has written to thank all of those in the village who sent her cards and photographs in celebration of her 100th birthday on 3rd January. Rosemary has also circulated a copy of a letter which she wrote to her mother, Mrs Ethel Broomfield. Some further little bits of history emerged: the lettering on the Lych gate was carved by Mr Richings, and the church organ which was on the gallery used to be played by the school master Walter Bowden. If we have any budding local historians there is a gold mine here !

The Editor

Members of the Village Hall Management Committee have received many very positive comments from parents of children who attended the Christmas Party. The committee wishes to extend its thanks to Janet Davies and those other parishioners who gave so much of their time to make this successful.

The Village Hall Management Committee will be hosting a Quiz Night on Saturday 23rd February. The Hall will be open from 7.00 pm with the Quiz commencing at 7.30 pm. The format will be the same as last year, with teams of four paying an entry fee of £5. Teams should register their entries in advance with Ben Bennett. Late applications will be considered on the night should there be spare un-booked tables. Please bring along food and drink as required. There will be a Raffle and donations of prizes would be much appreciated.

Residents of Kingscote will be well aware that brown rats frequent the village, scavenging for food and looking for cosy spots to build their nests. Whilst the local authority is committed to eliminating rats from domestic properties, they cannot achieve a permanent solution without our cooperation.

Rats like food on the ground, fresh water nearby and warm dry burrows. Compost bins are a great attraction, as are bird feeding stands and pet food stores.

Food for domestic pets should not be left outside for long periods, and one needs to think about the security of ?cat flaps? as rats are bold and intelligent creatures.

Infestation should be reported to the Cotswold District Council pest control department Tel: 01285 643 643, who have given advice on this statement. Domestic properties will be dealt with free of charge.

Bob Smith is relinquishing his position as Clerk to the Parish Council in the near future. Anyone interested in taking on this interesting job should apply to the Chairman: Mr R T Gale. There will be an opportunity to discuss duties either with Bob Smith or Richard Gale, and time for a hand-over of responsibilities.

There is a strong ecumenical Christian tradition in Nailsworth, and those looking for something a little more vibrant may like to investigate the extensive programme of 5 week Lent courses titled 'Called to be Saints'.

Sundays at 6.00 pm commencing 17th Feb: Rev. D Edwards 832 897

Mondays at 7.30 pm commencing 18th Feb: Ian Watts 836 488

Tuesdays at 10.00 am commencing 19th Feb: Margaret Marshall 834 996

at 2.00 pm commencing 19th Feb: Jo Heffernan 832 980

Thursdays at 7.30 pm commencing on 21st Feb: Margaret Barnard 834 755

Fridays at 2.00 pm commencing 22nd Feb: Vilma Crooks 883 187

Call the named leader to discuss the location and emphasis of the group. Course booklets cost £2.50 and a concluding celebratory meal is planned at the Priory Church, Woodchester, at 7.30 pm on 11th April.

The Post Office is open on every normal working Tuesday and Thursday :

from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm and from 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm.

Mobile Library

The mobile library will be by The Walled Garden from 9.40 am to 9.55 am on Thursdays Febuary 7th and 21st.

The boxes will be emptied as follows:

Newington and Bagpath - Mon. 4th and 18th February.

Kingscote - Tues. 5th and 19th February.

Material for the next issue of the Forerunner please by 20th February to H. Tubbs, 3 The Walled Garden, Tel. 860 194, Email .

A meeting is to be held in Northleach, at the Westwood centre, on 5th February 2002 at 7.00 pm for those interested to see the equipment and hear more about the project. For further information on this subject please contact Margaret Mernaugh, Cotswold District Council Arts Officer, on Tel. 01285 640 349.

For general information on Gloucestershire Rural Community Council activities contact Caroline Edwards, Cotswold Field Officer on Tel. 01452 528 491.

We began the year 2002 with a total of £32,772 in the Fabric Fund and the expectation of up to £3,900 in Gift Aid to come. Appeal 2001 raised £16,872, and we have subsequently received £4000 from the Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust, £3,500 from the Diocesan Board of Finance, and £570 from the Warneford Charitable Trust. We are extremely grateful for all of these generous contributions.

We have recently applied to the CDC and we are preparing an application for a Landfill Tax Credit grant. We still need to find some £20,000 which presents a big challenge but we are hopeful that we will be in a position to start work at the end of this Summer.

On Saturday 12th January the new Mobile Police Station visited Kingscote and was inspected by several residents. Material concerning the reduction of rural crime was available, and several booklets were handed out for circulation in the community.

We are all aware of the wonderful bargains in the shops and mail order catalogues which result from the exploitation of third world labour. The Diocese is running a Lent appeal together with Christian Aid in order to make a political impact to achieve fairer wages for these poor people. Details are available by the church door, and the appeal commences on Ash Wednesday 13th February.

This year sees the celebration of 50 years reign by Queen Elizabeth II. Whatever the press write about the royal family, no one can question the dedication which the Queen has shown to her national duties. We need to be thinking about how we as a village celebrate the event, and it is hoped that the various local groups are generating some ideas.

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