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MARCH 2008
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Editors: |
David and Monica Lilley Monica.lilley2@btopenworld.com |
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Tony
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Deadline for next
Icene Bulletin
12th MARCH 2008
Monday 3rd March - Green
bin and green box
Monday 10th March - Black
bin collection
Monday 17th March - Green
bin and green box
Tuesday 25th March - Black bin collection (day later due
to Easter)
Bins and boxes must be placed out
by 7.00 a.m. on your designated day of collection.
Parish Council Meeting 20th
February The
following items were discussed:
Street light in Butcher’s Hill SCDC
have confirmed that they will fund the replacement if required. The Parish Council has asked them to go
ahead with the replacement.
The Land Registry has now
registered the Parish Council’s title to Coploe Pit with freehold title
absolute.
Clothing/footwear
Recycling Bank: The Parish Council has agreed to a request
from Planet Aid UK Ltd. to place a clothing/footwear recycling bank in the
Recreation Ground.
Grass Cutting 2008 Season:
Recreation Field and Play Area - C Frankau
Cemetery - C Frankau
Village Green & Churchyard - R Coulson
Litter & Dog Bins - R
Coulson
Football Pitch - C
Frankau
The re-seeding/fertilising of the
pitch would be done on request.
Countax Tractor (Service) - Wrights
Planning application(s) received from SCDC:
S/0145/08/F –
Extensions (Renewal of time limited permission Ref. S/2314/02/F) – 39 Church
Street –Approve
S/0081/08/F – Replacement gate, new vehicular
access & trellis to garden (revised design) – 53 Abbey Street – Keith
Mitchell Building Consultancy Ltd.
S/0206/08/LB –
Internal & external alterations and conversion of offices to three
bedroomed dwelling (revised design S/1211/07/LB), inc. revised internal layout,
install stainless steel flue, folding glazed screen on rear elevation, replace
corrugated sheeting on first floor north east elevation with hardiplank – 18
Abbey Street – Visible Edge.
Following correspondence passed on
from SCDC, the Clerk was asked to point out that this had caused confusion
during discussion, due to the incorrect address being referred to in Abbey
Street. The Parish Council would
therefore like to request an extension from SCDC to both applications.
S/1333/06/F – Dwelling (additional roof light to rear elevation) – land
adj. 20 Brookhampton Street. For
information only.
S/1852/07/LB –
Alterations and refurbishment of cottage (Amendments) – 53 Abbey Street – Keith
Mitchell Building Consultancy Ltd. For
information only.
Planning application(s) granted by SCDC:
S/2211/07/F –
Replacement garage – 7 Church Street.
Planning application(s) refused by SCDC:
S/1077/06/F - Erection of 7 Retail Units & Café (retrospective) & Erection
of 4 additional Retail Units – Ickleton Riverside Barns, 111 Frogge Street.
Tree Preservation Order or
situated within a Conservation Area:
C/11/40/054 – Fell to ground Ginkgo Biloba tree
– Caldrees Manor, Abbey Street – Approve
C/11/40/54
– Plane tree - reduce back to previous reduction and thin by 15% - 8 Abbey
Street - Approve
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Switching over to Digital Television – Anyone
who has any concerns regarding this can contact Age Concern, who have produced
an Information Sheet that is available by telephoning ( 01354
696650 or the free phone information line on ( 0800 009966 and from the website:
www.ageconcern.org.uk Age Concern Cambridgeshire also has aerial
installers listed on their Traders Register. Digital UK a non-profit making
organisation is managing this change and their website is: www.digitaluk.co.uk
Cambridgeshire
& Peterborough Distraction Burglary & Rogue Trader Task Force can help
if you live in Cambridgeshire, are aged over 60 or have a physical disability
or learning difficulty. The scheme will
put you in touch with over 50 traders who can cope with most jobs in and around
the home. They have all been Trading
Standards audited and police checked.
The type of jobs they do include broken fence repaired, washer fitted to
leaking tap, a new TV aerial erected or your garden tidied up. For further information, telephone ( 01354
696677
Duxford Imperial War Museum Air Show dates for 2008:
Sunday 18th May -
Spring Air Show
Saturday/Sunday 12th &
13th July - Flying Legends
Saturday/Sunday 6th
& 7th September – Duxford 90th Anniversary Air Show
Sunday 5th October - Autumn Air Show. For more information, visit: www.duxford.iwm.org.uk
Cambridgeshire County Council need help
in managing the county’s network of paths and open spaces. To find out more, please call ( 01223
717445 for an information and application pack, or download one at www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/laf Closing date for applications is Thursday
20th March 2008.
Genome Campus – Wetlands - is arranging a Pond
surveying/Amphibian evening on 26th March, Dragonfly Training on
April 26th and various other activities during the year. If you are interested and want to find out
more, please contact Dr Gemma Holliday e-mail: gemma@ebi.ac.uk
or telephone ( 01223
492535. Jocelyn Flitton - Parish Clerk ' 503407
CHRISTMAS WASTE
COLLECTION – your views invited
There have been many complaints across the district
about this. I and other councillors wish to see improved arrangements for this
next year, not just an earlier announcement of the same thing again. Residents
who have any comments (positive or negative) are invited to communicate their
ideas to Health and Environmental
Services, South Cambs District Council, Cambourne Business Park, Cambourne CB23
6EA E-mail: envhealth@scambs.gov.uk Alternatively do so via me:
John
Williams
email: cllr.williams@scambs.gov.uk
CHURCH ELECTORAL
ROLL
The
roll will be displayed in the Church
Porch for two weeks from Monday 17th March, so that it may be
revised. If anyone wishes to make any
alterations to the current Roll, or to add their name, please would they get in
touch with me.
Frances Payne
ICKLETON CHURCH
FETE 2008
Don’t
forget this year’s church fete which will be on July 5th in the
Village Hall and on the Recreation Ground. This is a fundraiser for Ickleton
Church and a social event for the village as well! If you would like to help or have any new ideas, please contact
me. More details next month. Everybody welcome. Monica Lilley - Fete
Organiser
CHAPEL NOTICES – Services for March
All Services start at 3.00 p.m.
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Sunday 2nd
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Revd.
Trevor Sands |
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Sunday
9th |
Mrs.
Julie Finbow |
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Sunday 16th |
Mr.
Geoff Grundy |
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Sunday 23rd |
Revd.
Trevor Sands |
Holy
Communion |
Easter
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Sunday 30th |
Mr.
Gerry Arnell |
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Revd. Trevor Sands
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CHURCH NOTICES – March
Services
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Sunday 2nd |
8.00 a.m. BCP Communion |
DUXFORD |
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Mothering Sunday |
11.00
a.m. All Age Mother’s Day Service |
ICKLETON |
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Thursday 6th |
12.30
p.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON
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Sunday 9th |
8.00 a.m. BCP Communion |
HINXTON |
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Lent 5 |
10.00 a.m. Parish Eucharist |
DUXFORD |
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6.30 p.m. Evensong |
ICKLETON |
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Thursday 13th |
12.30 p.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON
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Sunday 16th |
8.00 a.m. BCP Communion |
DUXFORD |
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Palm Sunday |
9.45 a.m. meet Hinxton Hall Gates for
procession to: |
HINXTON
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10.00 a.m. Family Communion Service |
HINXTON
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Maundy
Thursday |
8.00 p.m. Eucharist of the Last Supper |
ICKLETON |
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Friday 21st |
8.00 a.m. Morning Prayer |
ICKLETON |
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Good Friday |
9.30 a.m. Easter Garden |
HINXTON
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9.30 a.m. Family Service |
DUXFORD |
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12.00 - 3.00 p.m. Vigil at the Foot of the
Cross |
HINXTON |
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7.30 p.m. Stainer’s Crucifixion |
ICKLETON |
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Easter
Sunday 23rd |
11.00 a.m. Easter Day Eucharist |
ICKLETON |
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Thursday 27th |
12.30 p.m. Holy Communion |
HINXTON
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Sunday 30th |
10.00 a.m. Parish Eucharist |
ICKLETON |
Mothering
Sunday 2nd March
There is a special all age Family Service March 2nd
at 11.00 a.m. There will be posies for the ladies, and a light lunch for
families and the community to celebrate together in the Village Hall after the
service.
Additional
Services in Holy Week
There will be 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion - Monday Hinxton, Tuesday
Ickleton and Wednesday Duxford.
Compline
Candlelight Compline will be held at 8.00 p.m.- Monday
Hinxton, Tuesday Ickleton and Wednesday Duxford.
Good Friday Vigil
Christians traditionally keep vigil for the hours during
which Christ hung on the cross. The
timetable for the three hours is given above.
Please feel free to come and go as you wish.
Events
and Services at Church
The information in this year’s Church Calendar provides good
information for normal Sundays, but is inaccurate for some special Sundays
(e.g. Easter Day). If you would like to
keep up-to-date with Church affairs, you can go on our electronic mailing list,
simply by sending your email address to atscholfied@mns.com.
You’ll then be sent the monthly Church Diary (and weekly newsletter if you
request it), in easily readable pdf format.
ST. PATRICK’S NIGHT CEILIDH
Following the success of last year’s St Patrick’s Night
Ceilidh, the Parish Church is holding a Barn Dance in the Village Hall on
Saturday 12th April in aid of Church funds.
Back by popular demand will be caller Adrian Besant and the
Ivel Valley Band. Supper will be
included, and bar facilities will be available.
Further details in the next Icene and on local notice
boards. Rosemary McKillen
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NOTES FROM HINKLEDUX RECTORY
As if ….
I think my faith was already a bit wobbly when I went to
college to read theology in the late 1960’s, in preparation for ordination.
After three years of study, I was very confused indeed. Fortunately one of my
tutors saw what was happening and encouraged me to explore. So it was that
while my fellow students were looking for parishes in which to serve their
first curacies and getting ready for the big day, I was discovering existential
philosophy and the novels of Jean Paul Sartre. It was wonderful if scary: it
gave me the freedom to think and doubt and provided a framework and context for
doing so. The exploration took me away from church and God to new and exciting
landscapes.
Ten years later, it had all turned sour. I discovered how
easy it is to get lost in a world where everything is relative, the pursuit of
pleasure is your goal and the only guidelines are your own feelings and
personal satisfaction. I was brought back to church by an old friend and to my
surprise, discovered a set of beliefs and values that fitted like a glove. In
1981, the Bishop of Ely ordained me and the Vicar of Whittlesey took me under
his wing as a curate.
So it is that, 40 years on, I am a traditional country
parson in the Church of England - and proud of it! As such, one of the ways I
get ready for the celebrations of Easter is to visit Clare Priory for a quiet
day. There one of the staff hears my Confession, helping me to reflect on where
I have fallen short of the values I espouse, and to seek God’s forgiveness. It
is an uncomfortable process, but one that energises and gives new direction.
I’ve never really been able to explain why this is important
to me, except that it’s part of my rule of life. But there is more. In the old
(1662) wedding service, the priest addresses the couple with the words ‘as ye
shall answer at the dreadful day of judgement, when the secrets of all hearts
shall be disclosed’. That rather suggests that at some point we may have to
answer some uncomfortable questions about the way we’ve lived and the things
we’ve done. Of course, there’s no way to tell whether there will be such a
judgement, but I find it helpful to live as if it’s something I shall have to
face sooner or later.
Most of our big decisions are taken on an ‘as if …’ basis.
Hans Vaihinger, a German philosopher, published a book called ‘The Philosophy
of As If’ in 1911. In it he argued that human beings can never really know the
underlying reality of the world, so we construct systems of thought and then
assume that these match reality: we behave ‘as if’ the world matches our
models. He used examples from the physical sciences, such as protons,
electrons, and electromagnetic waves. None of these phenomena have been
observed directly, but science pretends that they exist, and uses observations
based on these assumptions to create new and better constructs.
No-one would wish to return to the bad old days when the
Church was a place of fear and judgement. But how would you behave differently
if you knew you would be held accountable for the way you live and what you do?
The Church has something useful and important to say about this, particularly in
Holy Week and Easter. Like it or not, we all of us have to live ‘as if …’ -
what’s yours? Andrew Schofield
The Rectory, 13 St John’s Street, Duxford
CB22 4RA
( 01223 832137 * atschofield@msn.com
ICKLETON VILLAGE HALL
May
we remind everyone that to prevent vandalism and anti-social behaviour, unless
the Hall is in use, the car park gates are locked at 6.00 p.m. and then
reopened at 8.00 a.m. on a Monday to Saturday and at 9.00 a.m. on Sunday
mornings. Unless you are involved in a
Village Hall activity please do not use the car park during the times
mentioned.
If
you are having a village party or social event and need overspill parking, do
ask us to see if the Hall car park could be made available. However, please
remember Hall users always have first priority.
Also
remember the Hall is available for private hire, wedding receptions,
christening parties, social functions, children’s parties etc. The main hall seats 150 and the meeting room
40. There is a fully equipped kitchen included in the hire charge, and the
rates are very reasonable! Please ring
us with your enquiry. Many thanks. David and Jean Whitaker
Booking
Secretaries
THE CHESTERFORDS,
ICKLETON AND HINXTON W.I.
Former
Police Inspector Vic Botterill gave a very informative talk on ‘stress
management’ at our February meeting, with particular emphasis on the damage it
causes to our health.
It
was our turn to provide cakes for the patients in Saffron Walden Community
Hospital and members brought along lovely Victoria sponges, fruit cakes and
buns, which our president Ann Wood will deliver on Thursday.
The
next meeting on March 19th will be the A.G.M. followed by a beetle drive. A collection will be held for the Associated
Country Women of the World, to whom we are affiliated, to raise funds to help
provide clean drinking water for the people in the Cameroons.
Cynthia Rule
OFFICE SPACE WANTED
Computer
professional working from home in Ickleton requires local office space due to imminent
new arrival to the family. If you know of office space available locally, or
are willing to let a spare room or study, please call Kevin Hore.
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FROGLETS
Ickleton Baby and
Toddler Group Easter Fundraiser
Please join us on Monday 10th March 9.30 a.m.
till 11.30 a.m. in Ickleton Village Hall for a special FREE baby and toddler
session, which will include stalls selling children’s books, greetings cards,
locally made jewellery, chocolates and more. Froglets will run as usual
with an Easter craft theme, with juice and snacks for the children. For the
adults there will be tea, coffee and cakes. Sharon
Gilbert
ICKLETON SOCIAL CLUB AGM
This year’s annual general meeting was held on Friday 1st
February, and was poorly attended, with less than 5% of the members being
present. Despite the hard work of the committee, evening attendances during the
year have not been good.
It is perhaps worth reminding people of the Club’s excellent
facilities and benefits. The Club has two full size snooker tables, three dart
boards, a well stocked, warm and comfortable bar and a function room. Members
also benefit from very low priced alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks. There is
a Christmas Club and many social functions are held throughout the year.
The decline in membership, attendance, and help with the day-to-day
running of the Club, is becoming a considerable concern to the committee, who
are now fully stretched to keep the Club open every night.
One of the members has belonged to the Club for 65 years,
(his father and grandfather were members before him), and it would be a great
shame if such a long established, unique and valuable part of Ickleton's social
history, were to suffer due to lack of local support, as is happening to other
local clubs. I.S.C. Committee
ART CLASSES
Art classes will be held at the Ickleton Methodist Chapel
for the spring term on Wednesdays 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. The dates will be
April 2nd 9th 16th 23rd and 30th,
May 7th 14th and 21st. Beginners welcome. The sessions will include one-to-one help,
refreshments, and 1½ hours practical work in water colour painting or alternative mediums.
A charge of £20.00 per term will be made to cover expenses
and refreshments.
Hoping to see you! Kenneth
Mark - Tutor
CHESTERFORD AND
DISTRICT GARDENING SOCIETY
Our first meeting of the New Year, held on February 6th,
was a home grown affair, with Gerry Birch acting chairman due to the absence of
Pauline Gale.
Our speaker was long time member Duncan Gates, who spoke
about his passion for growing cyclamen. Duncan brought along a collection of cyclamen
to demonstrate the different varieties, also plants for sale and packets of
seeds for members to grow their own.
Duncan’s garden and greenhouse will be open on March 8th 2.00
p.m. to 4.00 p.m., when his collection of cyclamen will be at their best.
Catherine Cocks has started a new venture growing starter vegetables
and sweet peas for sale - anyone interested can contact her.
The winner of the best bloom competition for a snowdrop was
our own Keith Sutcliffe!
The next meeting will be the spring party, on March 5th,
(not 6th as given in the programme).
Admission £2, guests £3. Cynthia Rule
DUXFORD VILLAGE ‘DO’
On Saturday March 1st there is to be a village
social (last held in Duxford in 2005 and much-requested since) a kind of barn
dance with a Franglais flavour – a village hop with Camembert – think ‘Allo
‘Allo meets the Archers – you get the idea?
So dust down your bowlers, berets and stripey tee-shirts, damsel
blouses, stiletto-skirts and fishnets - plus whatever the ladies might like to
wear and let’s dance! (Dress informal / optional…
The music is by ‘Fendragon’ a highly-talented band,
comprising fiddle, hurdy-gurdy, melodeon, flute, keyboard and a dance caller - so
no experience necessary.
Why? Why not? The idea originated in a rash moment, due to a
feeling of post-Christmas social vacuum.
This seemed a good enough excuse for a hooley…and if we make a profit it
will go to support Workshop at Duxford School.
How? Tickets £12.50 / £10 each, including light supper, from
Duxford Post Office, Duxford Supermarket, School (Workshop on Saturday
morning), or call Peter Howarth.
It’s a community ‘do’, so offers of help will be much
appreciated, for example to make decorations, decorate the hall on the day,
take a turn behind the bar and put together a simple buffet-style spread - and
to tidy up afterwards of course.
We may also need to borrow a few extra garden tables and
parasols, so if you are local and if you have one you could lend, please let me
know. Orders/enquiries/cash/cheques/offers of help (please!) to:
Peter Howarth Duxford
Email: phowarth@businessdevgroup.com
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DORIS MAUD PAGE (nee Human)
1910-2008
Doris was the third
eldest of five surviving children, her brothers and sisters being Nibby, Mabel,
Jack and Edna, sadly all now deceased.
Doris was born at 27
Frogge Street and was one of the last children to go into service at the age of
12 at Norman Hall. She worked as a scullery maid, but hated having to stand in
for the parlour-maid – too much standing around! Doris and Edna would go out to dances and Cook would let them in
quietly!
She met and married
her beloved Percy in 1931 and they lived initially at Grange Road and then
moved into their bungalow in Church Street, which they built themselves and
affectionately named ‘The Humage’ in the 1950s. Doris and Percy were soul-mates
in the true sense of the word, and rarely did anything apart. They were very
happy in their bungalow and enjoyed outings in their car.
Doris worked for the
Maddock family, who lived in Abbey Street for many years, as the boys’ Nanny,
until they grew up and the family no longer needed her services. Doris and
Percy became firm family friends and went to the Maddock’s for Christmas Day
almost every year.
Doris and Percy then
both worked at Aero Research, which became Ciba-Geigy, for a number of years
before retiring. During their retirement Doris and Percy babysat for several
families in the village, who got to know them well. As a result, they were
invited to some fairly prestigious parties and met Jeffrey Archer, amongst
others.
Unfortunately, Doris
and Percy never had any children of their own but Doris will be sadly missed by
her family, some of whom still called her ‘Auntie Dodo’ and, of course, the Maddock family. They celebrated their
Diamond Wedding Anniversary in 1991.
After Percy died in
1994, Doris’s garden was a great comfort to her, and she would enjoy showing
her visitors round. Both the house and the garden were always immaculate, weeds
and leaves would be removed before they had a chance to settle!
Everyone who met
Doris was struck by her independence in her later years, and she retained that
independence almost until the day she died. During her last years, she would
often go for walks round the village in the hope that she would bump into
someone to chat to, sometimes she was lucky, sometimes not.
A wonderful woman who
lived a long, good life. Stella
Parker
TED HARRIS
The
24th January issue of ‘The Shooting Times’ contained an interesting
illustrated article about Ted Harris under the title ‘Hidden Shoot Heroes’.
ICKLETON DIARY
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March 1st |
Duxford
Village ‘Do’ 7.45 for 8.00 p.m. Duxford School |
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5th |
Gt.
Chesterford & District Gardening Society Meeting 8.00 p.m. |
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Chapel, Carmel Street, Gt
Chesterford |
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10th |
Froglets
Easter Fundraiser 9.30 - 11.30 a.m. |
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10th |
Mobile Library |
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19th |
Paris
Parish Council Meeting 7.30 p.m.
Village Hall |
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19th |
W.
I. AGM & Beetle Drive 7.45 p.m. Gt. Chesterford Community Centre |
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21st |
Stainer’s
Crucifixion 7.00 p.m. Church |
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29th |
Visiting
Bellringers 9.30 a.m. – 12.45 p.m. approx |
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April 12th |
St.
Patrick’s Night Ceilidh |
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July 5th |
Church
Fete |
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