Vol 18 Issue 10 Aug 11 (Website).pub
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Vol 18 Issue 10 Aug 11 (Website).pub
T H E B OX G R O V E B U G L E August 2011 John Craven THE MAGAZINE LINKING CHURCH AND PARISH Flowers at Boxgrove 2011—’Mass’ looking towards ‘Ordination’ Inside: Who’s Who—2 Bugle Deadlines—2 From Fr Ian—3 Sermon preached by Mother Phlippa CSP—5 Jus Perfick!—8 Bluebell, Poppy and Watercress—9 Peggy Hand—12 The Travellers—13 Music at Boxgrove—14 Flowers at Boxgrove—15 Jac’s Southern Italian Beef Steak and Pasta—17 Boxgrove WI—18 Dog Show and Fête—19 Unfinished...—20 Gentle Harry’s Farm—21 Forthcoming services—28 Page 2 Priest in Charge—Fr Ian Forrester, The Priory Vicarage, Church Lane (774045) [email protected] Hon Assistant Priests Fr David Brecknell, 8, Priory Close (784841) Fr Victor Cassam, 195 Oving Rd, Chichester (783998) Churchwardens Jean Collyer, 46 Bayley Rd, Tangmere, Chichester, PO20 2ET (773661) John Craven, Langley House, Stane Street, Westhampnett PO18 0NT (783278) PCC Secretary—Richard Chevis, Cowslip Cottage, Dairy Lane, Maudlin (539836) Priory Director of Music—Mrs Janet Reeves Priory and St Blaise Centre Bookings and Enquiries—Jean Collyer (773661) WSCC Member for Chichester North—Mike Hall, 6 Crouch Cross Lane (775052) CDC Member for Boxgrove Ward—Henry Potter, The White House, The Street (527312) Chairman Boxgrove PC— Rosemarie Saunders (783143) Headteacher of Boxgrove School—Mrs Kim Thornton Boxgrove Village Hall Bookings and Enquiries— Pat Burton (07761 839115) Who’s Who in Boxgrove Doctors’ Surgeries in Village Hall Tuesdays (Dr Dunlop) Fridays (Dr Walker) Appointments: Langley House (782955) Local Police Emergencies 999 or 112 Bugle Deadlines Other matters 0845 60 70 999 Editor of Boxgrove Bugle and Bugle Advertising Virginia Darling (538391) Coppins, The Street Boxgrove PO18 0DX E: [email protected] 2011 Advertising Rates per 1/8 page: £30.00 per annum £2.50 per month Please make cheques payable to: “Priory Church of St Mary & St Blaise” Advertisements are accepted in good faith, but no liability is accepted with regard to any services or goods offered howsoever arising. 2011 September October November Articles on any aspect of Boxgrove news - village or Priory-based - are always most welcome. The Bugle is distributed free of charge to each household within the parish and copies are sent further afield, as well as being available in the Priory for visitors and non-residents of the parish. It has a current print run of 650 copies per month. Please send any items to be considered for publication for the attention of the Editor (contact details shown to the left) by the published dates. Submission is now requested by the 15th day of each month, with publication on the last Sunday of each month. Alternatively, items can be left in the Vicarage postbox or handed in at the St Blaise Centre, clearly marked as “Boxgrove Bugle”. Many thanks. Copy Deadline 15 August 15 September 15 October Publication 28 August 2 October 30 October Page 3 From Father Ian W hat a difference a few days can make to our community and the understanding of itself. The deeply unpleasant behaviour of some of those who camped on the Village Playing Field has, understandably, left something of a scar on the community mind. That visitors in the village should have behaved quite so badly is a huge shame, but also something of a challenge to us. This is so because it draws out from some deep corner inside us a desire for some sort of payback; or more simply, revenge. This is always a recipe for disaster, and the reason that Jesus tells us to School Leavers—We send our very best wishes to those who are moving on from Boxgrove School: Jack Allez, Megan Boddy, Abby Derham, Bella Fenton, Jessamin Foster, Greg Page, Abbie Roberts, Char- T H E M A G A Z I N E LINKING CHURCH love our enemies is that we never change someone, or their behaviour, by hating them. What happens, instead, is that we become bitter and vengeful; rather less nice to know. In other words, the damage done to a community and to the individuals within it can turn out to be of a more profound nature when we allow our anger and resentment to change and diminish us. The Boxgrove community is a warm and a welcoming one, and I would hate to see us become anything less. Boxgrove Priory The Priory Vicarage Church Lane, Boxgrove, Phone: +44 (0)1243 774045 Fax: +44 (0)1243 774045 www.boxgrovepriory.co.uk The Priory Church of St Mary & St Blaise is a Registered Charity Nº 1131214 have it any other way because love also characterises our best relationships, our real moments of growth as individuals, and our sense of belonging to, and being with, God who is love itself. Every blessing, Love is always a highrisk strategy and leaves us open to disappointment, pain and emotional injury. But, surely, we would not lotte Taylor, and Connor Wilson. We wish them well in their new schools and assure them, always, of a warm welcome at Boxgrove Priory, and a place in our thoughts and prayers. Sunday 14th August is the Sunday when we mark the Assumption of the BVM. This year there will be a combined service at 10.00am. Don’t Miss— ‘Treasures of Page 4 Heaven’ [saints, relics and devotion in medieval Europe] This exhibition is on in the British Museum from 23rd June until 9th October. It is a fascinating and moving display of religious artefacts, especially reliquaries. Among the exhibits there is a footshaped reliquary containing a relic of Saint Blaise. Alfred Edney (1920-June 2011) Born in Waterlooville into a farming family in 1920 and lived for many years in Boxgrove before his death in June. Alfred joined the Army at 17, and served in the Royal Military Police. During the Second World War he saw service in Egypt and in Europe. After Victory in Europe he was, for a while, in Calais monitoring the behaviour of soldiers in a Café and it was there that he met Mimi who worked there. Strict wartime conditions were still in force as was the blackout, so there was not much social life. Nevertheless, Mimi and Alfred fell for each other and married, in Calais, in 1945. They started a family in about 1948 when Tony was born. Alfred and Mimi remained in France at that point and Tony began school there to begin with. They lived briefly in Britain and then returned to France for a period. Michelle (Mish) was born in 1951. In 1953 the family settled permanently in Britain. Alfred obtained work at the Goodwood sawmill and Mimi also began working in Goodwood House. She was on the kitchen staff to begin with, and the then Duchess, Elizabeth, eventually appointed Mimi as Housekeeper. After Goodwood, Alfred worked as both Chauffeur and then as handyman at a Local Authority home in Bognor, a place to which poor city children from London came for holidays. He did that for 14 years as well as some other work locally. He then returned to Goodwood where he cleaned the offices. In 1980 Katy was born to Mish and Lynne. Alfred and Mimi retired together in about 1986 and the following year Richard was born to Tony and Jane. Alfred loved to garden and had an allotment. He liked to make things, and was a good handyman and carpenter. He also acted as medic for Chichester and Lavant football teams. Many will remember his dry sense of humour and his droll comments on life, but above all he will be remembered as a loving, kind and helpful man who took great delight in his grandchildren, and who would always make time for others. His widow, Mimi, still lives in St Blaise’s Road. Until a few years ago Lynne Edney, Alfred’s daughterin-law, was a muchloved secretary at Boxgrove School. She is a great friend of Deacon Jo Gavigan. Oliver was born in July so Alfred saw his great grandson. FR IAN Sermon preached by Mother Philippa CSP The sermon preached by Mother Philippa CSP at the Feast of Corpus Christi 2011 The Community of the Sacred Passion (CSP) was founded by the famous Bishop of Zanzibar, Frank Weston, and the Community’s work was based in the Diocese of Tanganyika, a country we now know as Tanzania. Mother Philippa made her profession as a nun in the 1960s and has lived in a number of the Community’s houses both in Africa and in the UK. For many years they had a Community house at East Hanningfield and Fr Ian, who was a curate at a church near to Hanningfield was introduced to the Community back in 1982. He recalls how welcoming and supportive the CSP nuns were, and, in welcoming Mother Philippa as the preacher at Corpus Christi, he expressed his continuing gratitude for the friendship that they extended to him at a crucial time in his ministry. We support the Kwa Mkono Polio Hostel in Tanzania, a place founded by the CSP nuns. Although the work of the nuns in this country is in severe decline their Community in Africa is strong and growing. A copy of the full text of the sermon is available on the Priory website via the Bugle page— www.boxgrovepriory.co. uk A sacrament is the outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace. What does that mean, exactly? What is meant by a sign? Well, if you think about it, life is full of signs. If steam failed to come out of the kettle, we could have some nasty accidents. Unless the telephone Page 5 were to ring, it would be difficult to make use of it. Without baptism, how would we be assured that we belong to God? Today we must ask ourselves: how would we manage without this special sign, this sacrament of the body and blood of our Lord, this outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace? Symbols and signs can appear, on the surface, to be identical. But a symbol is a dead thing, whereas the sign reveals a reality. So, too, the outward and visible sign of the sacrament has reality behind it. It is the reality of the sacrament of the body and blood of Christ that makes Christians, the Church, the Body of Christ here on earth. It is our responsibility to ensure that this Body of Christ is a sign to the world, not simply a symbol. In Tanzania, where our Community worked, people are very aware that behind a sign lies a reality. So, for them, the sacramental life is something real and close. 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Organiser: Mrs Sylvia St Aubyn Hubbard (01243 785990) Alterations Repairs Dressmaking Special Occasion Wear Local in Tangmere Call Vicky on 01243 779932 (Continued from page 5) choose for their children are a sign of what they think of them or hope for them – just as, in Old Testament times, were names. The country people among whom we lived were aware of the signs of nature and their accompanying reality. Hunters studied the signs left by passing animals and could tell in which direction they were travelling. It was a skill on which their livelihood depended. To these people, the sacraments of the Church reveal the reality behind them. Being a Christian in Africa is, basically, the same as being a Christian in England. I suggest that people from this Church might be a sign in Tanzania of God’s love for everyone. One of our Sisters, visiting in the villages around Kwa Mkono, in a remote part of Tanzania, saw several children quite unable to help with the work of the family. People in this area were poor and relied on agriculture for their support. Your generous giving to the work at the polio hostel over so many years has been a sign of Christ’s love to the people there. Through your donations they have realised that Christians care for them: this is a sign that God cares for them. God is creator. He shares his creative ability with us, the gift of free will, and the strength to use it. Likewise, we are trying to help the staff and children at the polio hostel to share in God’s work of healing. It is good to witness attempts to generate income by using the skills the children learn, bg Alternate Mondays / Boxgrove Village Hall / 1400-1430 T: 01243 864638 Page 7 such as the use of computers to teach others, or to write letters for local people who cannot do this for themselves. The fact that the hostel has a photocopier means they are able to do photocopying for the school and earn some income in that way. As they become more skilled in the art of management, so can their chickens generate income. These children, who had previously been thought of as useless, are now able to make some contribution to their upkeep and the life of society. This is perhaps one of the greatest gifts they could be given. Some of them have received a basic education at the local school. They are thus (Continued on page 8) Photography by Benedict Godwin Specialising in Portraiture & Sports W: http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/ August 5 19 Tel: 07785 241021 www.benedictgodwin.com Page 8 (Continued from page 7) able to become teachers or work in offices. One boy, on National Service, lacked the physical ability to drill with the other soldiers. He was, effectively, written off – until he said he had trained as a tailor and requested a Due to constraints of space, this is a précis of Mother Philippa’s words. If you would like the full text, please contact the Editor, or visit the Boxgrove Priory website: www.boxgrovepriory.co.uk weather. Had Fr Ian said an extraloud prayer for a boiling hot, stunningly fine day, do you suppose? If so, it worked. For those not acquainted with Pa Larkin (the sunny star of “The Darling Buds of May”) “Pa” was an ineffably cheerful soul with a big heart and a large, happy family of whom he was, ear-to-ear, smilingly proud. In Pa Larkin’s world, the sun always shone. So what has that to do with the Corpus Christi lunch? Not much, you may think. Except that this special picnic in the vicarage garden on completion of the Corpus Christi service was, as it turned out, a wonderfully sunny occasion and jus’ perfick! In our own Father Ian’s words, it was “a joyous occasion”. And indeed it was. There was much chatter, clatter and banter a-plenty – not to mention smiling faces, and the sharing of plates, glasses and jokes. Good will abounded. The very young rubbed kneecaps with the not-so-young – and throughout the whole happy event the hot sun blazed, relentlessly, down. Thank goodness for plenty of trees and shade in the vicarage garden. At the end of it all, most of us lurched home, tired, hot, slightly sun-burned, contented. And what does that tell us about Corpus Christi? Perhaps a sign that all is well. “JUS’ PERFICK” P a Larkin’s words said it all. Lunch following the Corpus Christi service at the Priory on June 26th was just that – “PERFICK”. Ladies in frocks, chaps in palecoloured slacks, and straw hats a-plenty. Old-fashioned words for a timeless occasion. And - surprise! - the hot sun blazed down on the vicarage garden from start to finish. Rain had stopped play just about everywhere for days previously. Yet on this most special date on the Church’s calendar it was, suddenly, unexpectedly, delightfully and refreshingly, all change: dry, hot, sunny, strawhat-and-ice cream blessed sacrament – the most glorious sign of God’s love for us – let us pray that our whole lives may be signs of the reality of God’s life within us. MOTHER PHILIPPA role making uniforms. In this work he became a valued member of the team. This boy thus became a sign, to those whose custom it was to despise disabled people, that he and those like him are able to serve God. These young people are the embodiment of the love of God. As we give thanks today for the Page 9 Bluebell, Poppy and Watercress B luebell, Poppy and Watercress have, in this context, nothing to do with flower festivals or cooking (in case you’re wondering). They are, rather, the titles of well -known “pre-served railways” on which steam locomotives regularly run. I have taken journeys on all of them, as well as some others, and on two of them I have actually driven a locomotive. They have been kept going almost by accident, because they were all branch lines, most of which were closed by Dr. Beeching. Now, except for the Watercress line, be- tween Alton and Alresford in Hampshire, they are mostly cut off from the rest of the rail network. The Bluebell railway was the first line preserved, north of Lewes. The Poppy line is in Norfolk, part of the Midland Great Northern joint railway, which meandered across Norfolk, ending at Great Yarmouth. What is the fascination of steam railways? I am prejudiced because my great grandfather and grandfather were stationmasters; and two of my greatuncles were top link engine drivers, one of whom fired the “City of Bath” on her record- breaking run in 1904. It took the then Prince and Princess of Wales (later King George V and Queen Mary) from Paddington to Plymouth. As a small boy I watched my greatuncle drive a “King” class engine out of Paddington at the head of the “Cornish Riviera Express” at the beginning of what was then the longest non-stop run in the world. My younger brother had a career on British Railways, beginning as a graduate apprentice at Swindon and helping to build the very last steam engine built for British Railways, “Evening Star”. This is now preserved at the National Railway Museum at York. Many other clergy-men are keen on railways. The chaplain of my college at Oxford was President of the Oxford University Railway Society. One of the best railway photographers was the Bishop of Wakefield, who actually died on a railway platform during a photographic exp-edition! (Continued on page 10) Page 10 and the safety valves And one of my prede- fizzing quietly, while cessors at Saint the injectors “sang” as George’s, Whyke, be- they pushed water into gan as a premium ap- the boiler. Once I prentice at Swindon climbed up, and after a Loco-motive Works, bit asked the driver and published a book whether he knew Walabout the Great West- ter Brecknell, the great ern Railway. He was -uncle mentioned also a keen member of above. “No,” he said, the Chichester Model “but I knew Tom Engineering Society, Brecknell.” Tom was whose headquarters the other great-uncle were in the parish. who, I later discovered, Some people argue wrote and published a that clergymen are text book on the “Rules keen on the steam en- for a Mutual Improvegine because it is one of ment Class” at the few human inven- Gloucester, in which tions which has never senior, experienced turned into a weapon of drivers passed on their war – although of knowledge to younger course the railways men. Among these was played a vital part in the war effort in both World Wars. But I think the attraction is a bit more subtle than that. To mount the footplate, which is what schoolboys in my day always wanted – and sometimes were 0-6-0 A1 class - Stepney allowed - to do, was to move into a the father of a friend of world of heat and mine at theological colsteam and latent lege who later was the power, with the fire priest who presided at blazing in the firebox our marriage. (Continued from page 9) If one is lucky enough to have generous children like mine, you may get the chance to go on a Locomotive Driving and Firing course. I’ve done it twice: once on an exLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway “Terrier” tank engine, “Stepney”, on the Bluebell line, and once on an ex-Southern Railway West Country Pacific engine, “Bodmin”, on the Watercress line. On this occasion, the engine was pulling a train of coaches with passengers on board, one of whom was my grandson, who gave me top marks for the smoothness of my braking! I was fireman in one direction, discovering what hard work that is, and driver in the other – “over the alps”, as the local phrase has it. The controls are all massive. The trick of opening the regulator to start off, and feeling this ninety-ton monster begin to move and slowly pick up (Continued on page 12) Page 11 Boxgrove Stores and Post Office “… so much more than just a newsagent and Post Office!” Fresh Local Bread—Daily Fresh Local Fruit & Veg—Baskets Delivered Local Milk & Cream · Local Honey · Local Beers & Lagers Sussex Jams & Pickles · Local Homemade Cakes, Sponges & Quiches Award-winning Pies and Sausages · “Cook” Frozen Meals Greetings Cards Wrapping Paper and Stationery New Forest Ice Cream · Local Breadmaking Flours Traditional “Weigh Out” Sweets in Jars “If we haven’t got something just ask and we’ll try and get it.” Local deliveries of groceries and locally grown fresh veg Don’t forget the Café for coffee, teas, cakes and light lunches! Tel: 01243 773201 or just pop in and see us Page 12 (Continued from page 10) speed and then, on approaching a station, to start the regulator and apply the brakes, is quite different from driving a car. At first, nothing seems to happen – until the brake blocks on the carriage wheels take effect and you feel the engine being held back and slowing down. And you have to judge when to let the brakes off so that the train stops without a jerk. (I was congratulated on my performance by my driver-instructor). Is there a sort of parallel between driving an engine and running a parish? Well, a parish has almost as much inertia as a locomotive: it’s sometimes difficult to get it to move, and judgement is required in stopping it rushing off too quickly. There is sometimes a sense of the power of the Spirit working invisibly like steam, to move people safely forward to new sights and experiences, rather as a train journey takes one through different sorts of country and town, with time to look about and admire. I rarely travel by train now, and I’m too old and therefore uninsurable to be allowed to drive an engine. But I have my memories – not only of driving but of long-distance travel, with the pleasures of having dinner in the restaurant car on my way to my first experi- Peggy Hand Peggy Hand, formerly of Priory Close, Boxgrove, died peacefully on June 9th, 2011, at Maes y Wennol, Llanidloes, aged 91. Peggy’s final year in Wales was a contented time for her, when she was able to enjoy regular contact with her children and grandchil- ZUMBA FITNESS CLASSES! Tangmere Primary School Tuesdays even during school holidays, but not the last Tuesday in each month 7.30pm - 8.30pm £5.00 Get fit! Feel funky and have fun! See you there! Clare 07979 814163 or email [email protected] ence of sailing at sea, and going on board the battleship King George V in Portland harbour, where the Olympic sailing will take place next year. And if memory fails, I can climb into the loft and run my model railway! FR. DAVID dren. She enjoyed walks in the countryside right until the end. Her family send thanks to her old friends in Boxgrove who gave her so much help, support and friendship over the years. Page 13 The Travellers— one view M any of us who live in Boxgrove have much for which to be thankful. So it comes as something of a shock to find our cloistered calm shattered – albeit temporarily – by a bunch of travellers for whom two of the “C” words (“civilised” and “considerate”) are apparently unknown. The facts are these: On July 8th, just after 6.30 pm, Henry Potter (CDC Boxgrove ward member) was alerted by a phone call from Pat Burton, manager of the village hall, to say that some “visitors” had arrived unannounced, in a collection of caravans, on the playing field adjacent to the hall. By Sunday, just two days later, the number of caravans on the playing field had increased to nine. The travellers assumed immediate control of the parish land and settled in, creating mess, mayhem and distress to residents in houses nearby. On receiving the phone call from Pat Burton, and having confirmed the arrival of the uninvited visitors, Henry rang the police. Two police cars arrived promptly and members of the parish council were alerted. This was just the start of nearly a week of noise and upset in Boxgrove. Of the sizable bunch of itinerants who appeared in Boxgrove’s midst, Henry Potter writes: “Children and youths ran riot, causing much distress. They were abusive and intimidating, they used disgusting language, and local residents became frightened. Trash was thrown over the playing field and the hedgerows down the playing field were being used as an open toilet.” On Tuesday night the travellers celebrated a birthday by lighting a bonfire beside the sports club pavilion. The logs used had been stolen from the store of local resident Stuart Power, a tree surgeon. Stuart says: “These people are uncontrollable. They don’t work, they steal. They live by intimidation. They have no respect for people or their property. Because they are itinerant they are untraceable. The whole scene was ugly.” Chairman of Boxgrove Parish Council Rosemarie Saunders says: “Throughout this period the parish council was significantly involved, liaising with police and officials. We are now considering erecting barriers and what form these should take. We are all working as fast as we can to ensure this doesn’t happen again.” For the record, when the travellers departed, after a week camped out on the playing field, they left a disgusting mess in their wake for local people to clear up. VIRGINIA DARLING Page 14 Music at Boxgrove Poetry, singing and recitals by acclaimed Priory organist Hugh Potton will all feature in the Music at Boxgrove series of concerts, that will run from 14-17 September. Wednesday 14 September 2011 An Evening of Songs and Readings Lara Richman (Soprano) and Hugh Potton (Piano) Thursday 15 September 2011 Choral Music Through The Centuries (including music by Byrd and Britten) The Choir of Boxgrove Priory directed by Janet Reeves Friday 16 September 2011 An Evening of Chamber Music (including music by Howells, Jongen and Vierne) given by the Boxgrove Chamber Ensemble Saturday 17 September 2011 The Boxgrove Festival Orchestra in Concert including Piano Concerto - Scriabin Trois Poemes de Mallarme - Ravel Premiere Rhapsodie - Debussy Rhapsody on a Theme of Paginini - Rachmaninov All concerts will start in Boxgrove Priory at 7.30pm Booking details will be available shortly on the website Page 15 Flowers at Boxgrove Flowers At Boxgrove, which ran at the Priory from July 8-10th – was surely one of the most exciting, colourful and beautiful floral displays to have been staged at Boxgrove for several years. And its success can now be measured in the amount of money raised, resulting from the arrival of scores of admiring visitors, a number of whom came from way beyond Boxgrove to experience for themselves the grace and beauty of the arrangements against the backdrop of the Priory. More than £8,000 was raised over four days, including preview night, all of which will go to the Boxgrove Priory Restoration Appeal fund. “Everyone worked so hard to ensure the success of the event, and I’m delighted with its overall success,” says organiser Jean Collyer. The first flower festival to have been held at The Priory since 1997, the festival was also the first to have taken place since The Priory’s major year-long restoration programme was completed in October 2009. Father Ian comments: “The flower festival was a wonderful exercise in cooperation between the timelessness of a beautiful historic building and the lovely things that we human beings can be inspired to do in response to it with our Godgiven talents. Flowers speak to us of life and growth, and the ways in which they can be arranged can help us as we meditate upon God’s glorious world and the way that he uses us to enhance, enrich and understand it.” VIRGINIA DARLING Page 16 FLOWERS AT BOXGROVE 2011 A CD of Flowers at Boxgrove 2011 will be available shortly CaTjS Catering Outside Catering from a sandwich to a Pig BBQs-Braais-Buffets-Paella BBQsOutside Bars-Dinner PartiesKids Parties-Discos Free Quotation for any Event Contact Charles or Traci on 07578148839 Chichester Bridge Club LEARN TO PLAY BRIDGE Beginners & Returners/ Improvers Classes Starting in Autumn Telephone: 01243 374960 E-mail: [email protected] Page 17 Jac’s Southern Italian Beef Steak and Pasta True creativity means NOT following the rule or recipe book to the letter, isn’t that so? Jac van Driel’s recipe for Southern Italian Beef Steak and Pasta is an imaginative combination devised by Jac from TWO different sources. It sounds just the thing for a cool summer’s evening. Ingredients: • 2 beef tenderloin or ribeye steaks, cut 1-inch thick (about 8oz) • Three quarters of a cup of penne pasta, cooked • 2 tbsps freshly grated Romano cheese Sauce Ingredients: • 1 tbsp olive oil • One quarter cup of chopped onion • 1 clove of garlic, minced • Three quarters of a pound of fresh tomatoes, de-seeded and chopped • One quarter tsp granulated sugar • Pinch each of salt, ground nutmeg and black pepper • 1 tbsp chopped fresh basil • 1 tbsp freshly grated Romano cheese Method: Heat oil in saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, cook and stir for 4 mins. Stir in tomatoes, sugar, salt, nutmeg and pepper. Cook and stir for 5 mins. Stir in basil and 1 tbsp of cheese. Cover, remove from heat. Heat large non-stick skillet over medium heat until hot. Place steaks in skillet. Cook steaks 10-13 mins, turning occasionally. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon tomato sauce over pasta, sprinkle with 2 tbsps cheese, and serve with steaks. If you have a favourite recipe that you would like to share, e-mail it to the Editor and say why it means something special to you. Fully Qualified Hairdresser KATE Telephone: 01243 528214 07886 307 227 Laburnum House The Street Boxgrove Ladies wash cut + blow dry … … £20 Ladies dry trim … … … … … … £10-£15 Ladies Wash, blow dry + finish £15 Mens dry cut … … … … … … … … … £10 Child/teenagers dry cut … … … £10 Child/teenagers wash, cut + blow dry … … … … … … … … £15 *** * Hi-lights (meshes) … … … … £35-£40 * Full head colour … … … … £30-£35 (Extra Colours add £5) * Cap hi-lights … … … … … … … … * Shampoo + set … … … … … … … £30 £15 * Add £10 to include cut Conditioning treatments available—please ask Page 18 1919-2011 E Boxgrove W.I. The W.I. meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 2.15pm at the New Village Hall Lunch Club on the third Wednesday each month 12pm. Book Groups meet on the fourth Wednesday each month—morning group at 10.30am and the evening group at 7.30pm ven before the July meeting members were active in their various pursuits. At the end of last month members visited Fittleworth House Gardens. It was a lovely afternoon where everyone was able to wander and enjoy not only an informal flower garden but also a walled vegetable garden. Oh to have the space and staff to grow vegetables and fruit as they did! Our W.I was splendidly represented in the Priory Flower Festival. Yes we do do more than tea and cakes but we still enjoy a large slice of home made cake and that welcome cup of tea from a special tea-pot and along with a beautiful arrangement depicting “Jerusalem” that was the inspired theme chosen and presented by our President, Sandy Bannister. The July Meeting started with regular business, members are looking forward to the August outings, plum picking at Ferring and a garden visit in Apuldram. The Cheese and Wine Evening to be held on Friday 21st October was discussed. Our speaker was Richard Burton who started with some amusing tales of a lifetime with a famous name before going on to his talk entitled ‘The Wandering Cook’. From an early love of cooking he moved into demonstrating kitchen utensils and appliances often using flambé for dramatic effect. He showed us his knife skills and the safe way to sharpen knives using a steel. He explained the advantages induction cooking. of Next meeting August 10th An Afternoon in Apuldram with Tea New Members are always welcome Morning Book Group Wednesday 24th August, 10:30 am Discussion Leader: Sandy Bannister Venue: Mossat Cottage Book: Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson Evening Book Group Wednesday 24th August, 7.30pm Discussion Leader: Pat Haig Venue: TBA Book: Trespass by Rose Tremain. JEANETTE DAVEY Page 19 BOXGROVE COMPANION DOG SHOW AND VILLAGE FETE 24th September 2011 W e are aiming to make a good profit this year in order to maintain our continued sup‐ port of Boxgrove Priory and the village hall. If you have a dog, please enter it in the dog show: there are many classes to choose from. Schedules are available from Boxgrove Stores. Stall holders will be most grate‐ ful to receive contributions for sale. The raffle and tombola will also benefit from the gift of prizes. Stall holders include: ‐ Cakes & Produce ‐ Judy Davies (781310) Jewellery & Accessories—Sandie Bannister (773396) SAINT BLAISE CENTRE The newly redecorated Saint Blaise Centre is available for hire at very reasonable rates. Comfortable environment with fully equipped kitchen. Enquiries/bookings Jean Collyer 01243 773661 Bric‐a‐Brac (no rubbish please!)—Ron Bannister (773396) Books—Tim Pullan (532065) Toys and children’s books— Rose Smith (773507) Tombola—Doreen Johnstone (771655) Raffle—Lorraine Stapeley (774030) We also need lots of help with setting up and clearing away, and would be grateful for your sup‐ port. Henry Potter (527312) would love to hear from you. Anyone willing to help serve tea/coffee/ ice cream, etc., please contact Jean Col‐ lyer (773661). SYLVIA ST AUBYN HUBBARD (785990) GENTLEMEN’S CLUB VILLAGE HALL 25th August, 27th October 12.30 for 1 pm lunch Applications to attend to Henry Potter, 527312 E-mail [email protected] £20.00 and, as before, bring your own (liquid) refreshments (this obviates the need to apply for a licence) Page 20 Unfinished... W o n d e r s n e v e r c e a s e . Who would have guessed at a live performance of Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony filling the skies above Halnaker? But it happened, the orchestra sitting on the sunsoaked grass lawn adjacent to our famed Anglesey Arms. It was the afternoon of 26th June. The orchestra arranged themselves under the apple trees, shaded from a sun that might have damaged their instruments. It was a social occasion, the brainchild of Jane Diment (bassoon, flute and cello exponent) who rounded up instrumentalists from her musical connections – string quartets, wind quintets, et al. The Schubert was the cherry on the proverbial cake. Fixing a date weeks beforehand was a weather-anxious factor, but the patron saint of music, St. Cecilia, blessed the venture – influenced, no doubt, by the year 2011, the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible. Schubert would have approved. It was a performance without rehears al , guide d safely by the conductor, Ian GrahamJones, with Jerry Whitman leading the violins. The principal winds (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon – the core quintet of symphony) excelled themselves, as indeed – judging by the richness of the sound – did every player. A song thrush perched high in the chestnut tree joined in the last movement, where the flute echoes the clarinet and oboe motif. I dare to mention just two of the many highlights: the delightful “songbird” episode already mentioned; and the perfectly balanced opening horn passage to the last movement. A third highlight was picnic plates, a barbecue, and liquids guaranteed to out-Ritz the royal establishment itself. Jane was thanked publicly for her vision. She, in turn, gave full credit to her many helpers. Your scribe wholeheartedly endorses all this – and not just because the lady happens to be his daughter! FARQHUARSON COUSINS Page 21 Gentle Harry’s Farm T here are some things foreigners just don’t understand. One of them is why we Brits take such a perverse delight in shivering in the semidark, insisting the while that we’re having a great time. For hours on end we crouch on damp turf, huddled under umbrellas, sipping iced wine and grimacing …… meanwhile expounding the joys of outdoor entertainment. So why do we put up with the rigours of theatre in the raw cold? Through frost, rain and occasional shine we grin and bear it. After all, what would an English summer be without a bit of a shivery chal- lenge? Thus it was that “Gentle Harry’s Farm” was so enthusiastically supported by an audience of around 200. “Gentle Harry ….” was a stunning production of a whacky, off-thewall and (it must be said) fairly incomprehensible, play, put on by The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company. Performed at Halnaker Park Cottage on July 3rd, it was a very English occasion. Neither the play nor the production was especially rude. But comical, in a nonsensical way, it certainly was. It involved two Jolly Nice Girls in search of suitable husbands (this was 1957) not to mention cows, sheep and magpies (quirky, or what?) It was also, unquestionably, brilliant, as performed by this slender cast of just six immensely versatile actors. In the manner of Commedia del’Arte (white faces, clownlike, all) they danced, pranced, effortlessly played a variety of musical instruments, made us laugh, listen and LOOK. Smaller members of the audience, and adults too, were spell-bound. Richard Hunt, in whose garden the production was performed, says: “Yes, it was pretty nonsensical, but it was meant to be. It was also fun, and we were delighted with the turnout.” VIRGINIA DARLING Ride + Stride Saturday, 10th September 2011 9 am – 6 pm Walkers, cyclists, equestrians, wheelchair users, Visitor Registrars (in the Priory). Visit Sussex churches, many of which are not usually open, and raise money for the Sussex Historic Churches Trust and Boxgrove Priory. Sponsor forms and information available at the back of the Priory or from Jane Hald (Telephone 01243 780044) Page 22 SOUTHDOWN PEST CONTROL PAUL BRONITT 07767 690500 3 Crouch Cross Lane Boxgrove West Sussex PO18 0EF Wasp Nests and all other Flying and Crawling Insects Rats, Mice, Moles, Rabbits and Foxes Deer Advisory Service Page 23 wannop fox staffurth & bray solicitors Est 1882 HAVE YOU MADE A WILL? As well as Wills our specialists can advise on *Trusts *Probate *Powers of Attorney *Inheritance Tax Planning *Court of Protection *Tax advice Home visits available. 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If you are interested in using the service or in becoming a HOST FAMILY please ring Jill on: 01243 582726 or email at [email protected] SMALL ADS Page 26 Out and About is tailored to suit your needs for • • • Trips to the supermarket, garden centre or shopping Accompanied visits to hospital, doctor, dentist, solicitor, etc Trips to the airport: Gatwick £40, Southampton £35, Stansted £95 Reasonable rates · Advance booking only · Gratuities not accepted · Registered Private Hire Vehicle. Contact Guy Hald, 39 Priors Acre, Boxgrove. 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Blacksmith · Fabricator · All Welding · Railings, Gates, All Garden Furniture to Requirements · Trailers Built to Specification & Repairs · Agricultural Equipment Built and Repaired For a free quote or advice please contact Ivan on 01243 641497 or 07775 124843 EXEC CARS Reliable airport car service Large, comfortable saloon cars Gatwick £50 Heathrow £58 Tel: 01243 372862 SMALL ADS Page 27 Flat To Let Chiropodist One bedroom ground oor at to let in Boxgrove House, Priors Acre. Lounge/diner, kitchen with cooker, fridge/freezer and washing machine, double bedroom. Communal garden, allocated parking. No pets or smokers. £600 pcm + £900 deposit. Telephone No 01243 784703 Available mid-June. Contact Guy Hald, tel 01243 780044. Home visiting in the Chichester area The Log Man Marie Tidswell M.S.S.Ch. M.B.Ch.A. 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Sunday, 31st July 2011 Sunday, 21st August 2011 SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY NINTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8.00am—Holy Communion 9.30am—Solemn Mass (Fr Ian) 11.00am—Sunday School (SBC) 11.15am—Parish Mass (Fr Ian) 8.00am—Holy Communion 9.30am—Solemn Mass (Fr Victor) 11.00am—Sunday School (SBC) 11.15am—Parish Mass (Fr Ian) 6.30pm—Choral Evensong (sung by Vocali) Sunday, 7th August 2011 SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8.00am—Holy Communion 9.30am—Solemn Mass (Fr Victor) 11.00am—Sunday School (SBC) 11.15am—Parish Mass (Fr Ian) Sunday, 14th August 2011 ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 8.00am—Holy Communion 10.00am—Solemn Parish Mass HARVEST FESTIVAL Sunday, 28th August 2011 TENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8.00am—Holy Communion 9.30am—Solemn Mass (Fr Victor) 11.00am—Sunday School (SBC) 11.15am—Parish Mass (Fr Ian) Sunday, 4th September 2011 ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8.00am—Holy Communion 9.30am—Solemn Mass (Fr Victor) 11.00am—Sunday School (SBC) 11.15am—Parish Mass (Fr Ian) SUNDAY 2 OCTOBER Reflexions Ladies’ Health and Beauty Therapy Clinic NEW Indian Facial Rejuvenation, Reflexology, Indian Head Massage, Waxing, Manicure, Pedicure, Non-invasive hair removal, Annemarie Borlind Facial Treatment (New Organic Skin Care) Thermo-Auricular Therapy (Hopi Ear Candling), Gift Vouchers Available For more information or an appointment call Pam on Fontwell (01243) 814648 Ladies Only “Beauty on the outside comes from the inside” Local Authority Registered