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Marton Adverts
Local Display
Marton Diary
July
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Mobile Library
Heartbeat
Marton Parish Council
Marton Playgroup
Bingo
Heartbeat
‘In the Spirit’
Church Coffee Morning
Family Communion
Mobile Library
Bingo
Compline (Night Prayer)
Marton Walkers
3.05
11.00
7.30
9.30
8.00
11.00
6.30
10.30
11.00
3.05
8.00
6.00
Diary Dates
Marton Village Hall
Every Tuesday
Brownies
6.15 - 7.15
Every Thursday
Target Fitness
7.00 - 8.00
August
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Babysitters List
Please contact the people below if you need a baby sitter (negotiate
price with the individuals). If you wish to offer your services as a
babysitter (£1 for the year) contact Sharon on 632645.
Lily Aaron:
01926 633705 or
07795485057
Mary Amos:
01926 632193
Harry Batt:
01926 632100
William Hillier:
01926 432412
Annie Lummis: 01926 632777
Ben Oliver:
01926 633326
NB This list is for village use and only
includes village babysitters
(Thanks to Alan Naylor for this month’s cover picture)
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Heartbeat
11.00
Bingo
8.00
Heartbeat
11.00
‘In the Spirit’
Cancelled
Marton Playgroup
9.30
Mobile Library
3.05
Family Communion
11.00
Marton Walkers
Church Coffee Morning
10.30
Bingo
8.00
Evensong
6.00
The next Marton Parish
Council Meeting is
7.30pm 9 July 2013
September
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Heartbeat
Village Hall AGM
Mobile Library
Bingo
Heartbeat
‘In the Spirit’
Monday Group
11.00
7.30
3.05
8.00
11.00
6.30
7.45
NB Please note the deadline
for September will be Sunday
25 August 2013
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Marton Activities
Marton Sports Day & Fete: This Weekend!
2.00pm Saturday 6 July 2013
Marton Adverts
Local Display
Marton Playing Fields and Pavilion
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Five a side football tournament (registraon and kick-off
12.30pm)
A variety of stalls and tradional games
Museum open
Pig Roast, cakes, teas and other refreshments
Licensed bar
Bric a Brac and book stall
Bo)le tombola, So+ Toy and Glass Jar tombolas
Snail racing (with a difference!)
Raffle
Balloon race, and lots, lots more. . . . . . . . .
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Marton
Marton Adverts
Adverts
Local Display
Marton Activities
How You can Help:
Be in on the evening of Wednesday 3
July with goodies to hand!
The MPFA will be calling round the village
to collect items for the bo)le tombola
during the early evening of Wednesday 3
July, and we will also be inving you to give
us a glass jar filled with items of your choice
for the new Jar tombola.
Sports Day
Marton
Museum is
now open for
the summer
season!
Why is it Important?
The MPFA are making great progress with
proposals for a new children’s playground and adult
gym staons, and we hope to have our chosen
supplier to help display some plans at Sports Day.
To complete this project we are going to have to
raise a significant amount of money – likely to be in
excess of £60,000, and this year in parcular we
need to make sure that the Sports Day and Fete is a
huge success. Please come along and support on
the day – bring friends and family and enjoy what
promises to be a great a+ernoon!
For the first time
since George Tims
was in charge you
can visit the
museum every
Sunday in July &
August
Boys and girls of any age are welcome to take part
in the football tournament. If you would like to
parcipate (£1 per player) please email Michael
Koch on [email protected].
Free for villagers
and children
Finally, we will be creang a 3D coin trail during
Sports Day, so please bring along any spare coins.
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2.00 - 4.00
Donation from
non-villagers
Bring all your
friends, relatives
and visitors
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Marton News
Draycote Fun
Great Holiday Ideas
With lots of recent focus on
Marton’s playground and its
potenal redevelopment, it’s
with great excitement that a
number of Martonians have
been exploring the new play
area at Draycote Water.
Opened less than a year a+er
the superb £50,000 ‘Foothills’
playground at Ryton Pools
was unveiled, The Draycote
offering is less ‘naturally’
landscaped but equally large
and diverse in the range of
ages it can appeal to. Close to
the car park on one side and
surrounded by open, grassed
areas and a few trees to the
other, the se>ng is ideal for
picnics, football, kites and
general gadding about in the
fresh air.
Temp.ng cakes
part-me ice cream hut on site (tried and
approved, yum) as well as the re-vamped café on
top of the hill. With a glass balcony overlooking
the reservoir, reasonable menu and very
tempng cakes, the café was awash with happy
families, cyclists and anglers each me we visited.
Access isn’t ideal now the entrance is on the
waterside level, with lots of stairs or a clunky li+.
Marton Adverts
Local Display
‘Jiggly jeep’
Back in the playground, the equipment is buzzing
with excited children. To pick out just a few
highlights: There are three different swing
designs, a very entertaining ‘jiggly jeep’ (that
adults fit into, happily), a giant rope ‘rocker’,
three varied climbing frames with slides, as well
as a zip-wire and spinning flying ropes for the
more adventurous.
On a purely praccal note for those ge>ng too
giddy, the toilets are back up the hill in the
visitor’s centre. Although not a great distance,
this can be tricky if you have to herd a number of
your children there and back. It’s a small but
unfortunate oversight for an otherwise very wellplanned site. You’d think Severn Trent would
know a few plumbers who could fit a toilet too…
NB Open seven days 10.00pm - 6.00pm
Despite sinking a reported
£700,000 into renovaons on
the site, Draycote Water
undercuts its slightly older
rival with cheaper day
parking and be)er value
season passes (not of concern
if you cycle there, of course).
In addion, it boasts a
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Marton Adverts
Local Display
A new Fitness Group right on your doorstep . . .
Just 30 minutes activity a day not only helps you keep fit and loose weight, it also
lifts your energy levels and your mood! And now there’s a Fitness Group starting
right here in the village it couldn’t be easier. Come and join in & get active in a
friendly, fun, social, relaxed environment. Every Thursday night in the village hall at
7.00pm. Just turn up! Everyone is welcome and the class will be for all ages and
abilities.
I look forward to seeing you there. For more
information please contact Robert McLauchlin on
07717453320
Where: Marton Village Hall
When: Thursdays at 7pm Cost: £5 per person
RMT Carpentry can boast over 10
years experience of all types of
carpentry work. From a single door to
second fixing an entire house.
- No Job is too small.
- We have NVQ level 2 and 3 and
are CSCS accredited.
- We have excellent finishing skills
with Excellent Rates.
- So for a friendly reliable and
professional carpenter in the
Warwickshire area look no further.
Marton News
Just a reminder to everyone. Just
in case the weather should go
summer-like, if at all possible,
put expensive garden items away
or out of sight of would be
prowlers. Everyone to be aware
of strangers wandering about,
especially in areas where
'tourists' are not usually seen. Also be wary of
vehicles, especially if they are collecng and not
delivering. I hate to be a bore but home security is
down to the individual locking windows and doors,
not forge>ng the garage. Consider an alarm if you
haven't got one already. Don't deal with cold callers,
especially the ones offering free installaon because
their a+er-care is painful on the wallet. Finally your
car is vulnerable so keep windows shut and doors
locked, don't leave the keys in it and don't leave pets
una)ended in a locked car.
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disrupng the internal
mechanism and opening
the lock without any
external evidence or
subsequent damage. Lock
cylinders that protrude
from the face of the door
are also more at risk of
being forced by a Euro
lock breaker. Upgrades
and lock treatments are
available to make them
more resilient to these
types of a)ack.
Have a good summer and I hope I won't have to post
flyers for someone who has been a vicm!
Peter NHW
Helena's Monthly Top .p (Our PCSO)
Look at your home through the eyes of the burglar.
Somemes we make it very easy for them to get in - in
two out of ten burglary cases the thieves don't even
have to use force, they just get in through an open or
unlocked door or window.
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If you fancy a free no obligation quote or just some advice
then just give us a call and we'll be happy to help
Crime Care
Please be aware of Lock Bumping
Euro Lock Cylinders that are now widely fi)ed to most
replacement doors and pao windows have been
found to be vulnerable to ‘bumping’. A key similar in
design to the original is tapped and turned in the lock
An bump and an snap
locks have a cylinder
cerficated to
BS3621:2007+A1:2009
grade 5 and lock
cerficated to
BS8621:2007+A1: 2009 or
BS10621:2007+ A1:2009.
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Marton Adverts
Marton Groups
Walkers
Marton Walkers
May's Marton Walk started
from the Clarendon Arms in
High Street, Kenilworth. The
group started the walk in
Purlieu Lane, a small track to
the right of the castle, before
turning right across fields and
eventually joining Chase Lane.
A+er stopping to view the
lovely bluebells in the woods
we followed the footpath
across several fields in
beauful sunshine with the
stunning image of Kenilworth
Castle on the horizon. A+er
pausing to read about "The
Pleasance" - the mock castle
built on the other side of the
Mere which has now long
disappeared - the group made
their way back to the ruins of
the main castle where we
walked around the walls and
eventually arrived at the pub
for a meal.
Marton Walks take place on
the final Sunday of the month.
We meet at a local pub and
walk a circuit of 5 miles or
about 2 hours. A meal or drink
at the pub a+erwards is
oponal. For informaon on
where to meet each month
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[email protected] or telephone Mike
Johnson on 632960. The date of the next walks are
28 July and 18 August.
Local Display
Ann’s Archives
(Marton life from the past as uncovered
by Ann Gregory)
February 1867 - Law Courts Report from the
Leamington Courier
"Thomas Newbold Steane (a butcher - 29 years old)
was charged with assaulng Charlo)e Hartwell. She
complained that he arrived at her house drunk, and
wanted a pair of leggings, and on being told that
she had not got any, Thomas seized a sck and
threatened to smash the furniture. He was fined 5s.
6d."
Charlo)e was the married daughter of Thomas's
wife Ann, by her first marriage to Benjamin
Whitehead. Both Charlo)e and her mother were
dressmakers/tailoresses (hence Thomas wanng
some leggings!) All the families lived in Marton.
In 1871 Thomas was sll in Marton, and was now a
labourer at a lime works. Thomas died 23
December 1912 aged 76 years and is buried in St.
Esprit's Churchyard.
Marton Local History
The Marton Local History Group met for its AGM on
Monday 24 June. The programme for the next
season’s meeng was decided upon and then
Graham Robson showed his excellent, revised DVD
on Marton’s farming history which now includes
commentary. The DVD is available for sale (£10),
with all profits to Myton Hospice. The Marton Local
History Group starts up again in October.
FENSA
Registered
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Marton Adverts
Local Display
Marton Groups
Marton Museum
As you will have noced from our adverts the museum is
open this summer every Sunday between 2.00 and 4.00.
We will also be open on Sports Day and Heritage Open
Day.
Work connues apace on the cataloguing and
conservaon of the collecon. Some of the items have
been on their travels. A reminiscence box provided a
valuable a+ernoon of acvies for the demena unit at
Galanos House in Southam. Also our Triumph bicycle was
on display at Chedham’s Yard as part of their cycling
weekend. (See photo below)
Museum
A Treasurer for
Marton Museum
Marton Museum is going
through excing mes and
would like to find
someone who could keep
an eye on our finances.
We will rarely be dealing
with large sums of money,
but need a simple set of
accounts to be
maintained. Help
provided!
Please contact:
newsle)[email protected]
Marton Museum
Thanks to the contribuons of the Tro)er family we now
have a professional design for our informaon leaflet
which is being printed in full colour and should help us to
get the message out that the museum is sll alive and
kicking!
This summer we are arranging a trial run of an acvies
day we will be offering to local primary schools next
year. If you have any children or grandchildren you
would like to take part in this day (10.00-2.30 Tuesday
20 August) Do phone 632837. See advert right.
Activities Day
10.00 - 2.30
Tuesday 20 August
5-10 Years of Age
Based at the Museum
Art - Science - History
Interested? Phone
632837
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Marton Adverts
Marton Food
Marton Cheese Making
As a village of foodies who
appreciate great food, and
are not scared to go that
extra mile and get involved
at the dirty end of the food
making process, learning
how to make cheese seems
only reasonable. So when
the invitaon went out I
suspect I wasn’t the only
person to think it was a great
idea – another Cooke
brainwave!
Cheese-making is an ancient
process, probably stumbled
upon by keeping milk in a
calve’s stomach for rather
too long. Marn Moyden of
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Moyden’s Tradional Cheeses is probably one
of the younger
cheese makers you
are likely to come
across but he has a
passion for his art
that is infecous and
produces cheeses
that are already
winning prizes
around the country.
Marn took the 25
people that came to the cheese making session
on a trip through how the history of how the
art of cheese making has evolved. Taking us
from the first accidental discoveries through to
the current highly technical process and back
to his own style of arsan cheese-making. This
is where producing great flavour is the aim, not
the cost of producon. He explained each stage
of the cheese making process from the choice
of the milk to use, through the warming and
addion of Rennin, the separaon of the curds
and whey, then onto the maturing process.
Using a large stainless steel vat to warm around
12 litres of milk Marn demonstrated each
stage as he was talking though the process and
answering the many quesons that came his
way. Following the addion Rennin the milk
Local Display
The Essence of India has a special
SUMMER Menu
for ALL MARTON RESIDENTS AND THEIR GUESTS to come and
dine with us. Take advantage of our meal offer of £9.95 per
person saving you up to £9! Our offer includes yourself and up
to 30 guests in our exclusive 5 course meal: Poppadums and chutney +
Selected Starters + Selected Mains + Chapa/Rice + Tea/Coffee
SUNMMER SET MENU
Starters to choose from:
Somosa OR Onion Bhajee OR Channa
Puree OR Vegetable Pakora
Main Meals to choose from:
Chicken or Lamb variaons of the
following: Pathia (Sweet & Sour) Or
Bhuna OR Dansak OR Madras OR
Tradional Curry
Please note this choice of dishes will change every month so try them before the new
Newsle=er comes out!
Chef’s New Dish for Summer at a special price:
Tandoori Diana
This was a popular dish a few decades back but seems to have got
ignored of late. It is a half chicken cooked in a special Bhuna sauce
that contains green beans, garlic, ginger, peppers, cardamom,
coriander and fresh tomatoes.
All for £10.95!
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Marton Activities
Black Horse
Outdoor Open Mike &
Music at the Black Horse
2.00 pm Saturday 13 July
The Black Horse is having a sociable event for all
Martonians in the beer garden on the above date. We will
have a couple of real ales on tap together with a selec.on
of boCled beers at discount prices. What the real ales will
be will depend on the feedback from you beforehand, so
get your choices communicated to us in the next couple
of weeks.
Regular customer Keith Woods and his family are holding
an open mike session for all to join in.
There will also be a raffle held with prizes awarded on the
evening.
Come along and invite all your friends
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Marton Food
went from a warm
milky smelling pool
through to a
‘blancmange’ like
substance over
approximately an
hour. The curds are
then cut and warmed
to a slightly higher
temperature to drive
out more moisture. As
the curds get firmer
you can test if they are ready by using the
bounce test - make a ball and drop it from hip
height – if it splats it is not ready. Once curds are
ready they can be scooped out into moulds to
make so+ cheese that will be ready in 3-7 days.
Blue cheeses are also made in this way by
inoculang with starter cultures.
For harder cheeses further cu>ng and turning of
the curds is repeated several mes – known as
cheddaring. Harder cheeses can be matured for
between 3 months and 3 years depending on
what you want to make.
Cheese making kits are readily available online
for anyone that wants to try their hand – try
www.cheesemaking.co.uk. If you want to try
Marn’s handiwork first his cheeses are available
from www.mrmoyden.com.
Phil
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Village Hall
No.ces
Village Hall AGM
Tuesday 3
September 2013
Marton Night Out 23
& 24 November 2013
Clive Needle
Sheila and Clive Needle
would like to thank
everyone in the village
for their concern,
anxious enquiries and
offers of help during
Clive's recent illness,
for which they have
been very grateful at a
difficult me. Clive is
making steady
progress and is having
speech therapy to
improve his
communicaon
skills. We have been
overwhelmed by
everyone's kindness.
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Marton Groups
Marton Nature
Marton Nature - Graham
Dragonflies
The ancestors of our
modern day dragonflies
Marton Events
finally moulng into colourful flying adult
insects. Colours can be almost any hue plus
black and brown but blue is probably the most
common. Size can vary from the largest
[Emperor Dragonfly] with a body length of up to
61mm to the smallest [Common Blue
Damselfly] at 28mm.
Arts Festival
The larvae feed on other aquac insect life and
even fish fry. The adults feed on flying insects
such as gnats and flies with the larger ones
catching bu)erflies.
were actually prehistoric as
they were on planet earth
before the dinosaurs. Fossils
have been found that are
millions of years old which
are very similar in shape to
our local species but are
several mes larger.
Just over forty species breed
in the UK, nearly half of
these have been recorded in
Marton Parish. Their
lifestyle revolves totally
around aquac sites as the
eggs are laid in water, where
the larvae take up to three
10 years growing before
Many years ago dragonflies were known as
`Horse Sngers’ and damselflies as `Devil’s
Darning Needles’ but whatever you call them
they are wonderful fliers [mainly on the wing
between June and September] as they can do
anything that a helicopter can do and more
besides, such as landing on water and laying
eggs.
Marton Art
The poster on page 19 gives you all the informaon
regarding the October Art Fesval which will take
place in the church and in the village hall as last year.
If anyone would like more posters or fliers in order
to spread the word throughout Warwickshire Joan
will provide them. Marton Art welcomes suggesons
for displays, acvies, stalls etc in the village hall please contact us. Produce will be needed for this
popular stall so if you are jam making add a couple
of pots please, not to menon cakes etc!
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Marton Activities
Children's’ Centre
Marton Groups
Marton Parish NewsleCer Photographic
Compe..on
Marton Art
This will be mounted in the village hall and you will be
9 September we have a talk
in the village hall on dogs for
the disabled. Any profits
from this evening will be
given to this charity so please
put this date in your diary as
it is a very worthy cause.
invited to vote for your favourite images of the
Marton built environment. Garden photographs may
be included but not just pictures of plants. Please
bring your images to the village hall on Thursday 3
October a+er 7.00pm or deliver them to Faye in
North Street before that date. There are a few 2014
calendars showing last years winners sll available.
Warwick Arts Fortnight
Warwickshire Arts Fortnight starts 29 June. You may
be interested to learn that Brian Sykes is holding a
private exhibion at 4 Fair Close, Frankton during this
me. It is his picture on the Arts Fesval poster and
he will be helping with the Marton exhibion and
with the children’s workshop in September. If you
wish to have more details regarding the Warwickshire
Open Studios fortnight, booklets are available at
Blooms, libraries and there are two in Marton church.
The relevant website is
www.warwickshireopenstudios.org
The next session is on Tuesday 9 July
but later dates are being arranged
and will be on the Village Hall
no.ceboard
Monday Group
The May meeng was excellent, Sue had
organised a very interesng walk between
Brandon village and Coombe Abbey. The
weather was good and the scenery even
be)er, we are all prepared to repeat the
exercise next year, thank you Sue.
Members will be nofied by email regarding
the July and August acvies.
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Marton Church
Vicar’s Letter
From Long Itchington
Vicarage
The other day we had a visit
from a cousin of mine, who, like
me, is an ordained minister in
the Church of England. Unlike
me, he is also a professor of
clinical psychology in the
University of Oxford, based in
the Oxford Mindfulness Centre.
One of the books he has wri)en
has the tle, ‘Mindfulness: A
Praccal Guide to Finding Peace
in a Franc World’; and during
his me with us he explained a
li)le about what that meant,
and how it was being applied in
situaons ranging from
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industry to primary school classrooms. He
shared how inially he was scepcal
about how useful it was; as part of his
research he pracsed the meditaon
technique every day for a period of me,
but felt it didn’t do anything for him –
unl he decided to stop doing it. Once he
had stopped, and knew he no longer had
to do it for his research, he found he
wanted to do it for himself and became
convinced of its value!
Peace in a franc world is something
many of us need. ‘Summer’ (whatever
that word means) is holiday me for many
of us, when we hope we can escape from
the franc world of our everyday lives and
find refreshment and relaxaon, maybe
even peace. We hope that the different
environment will do the trick. Too o+en
we forget that the most important
environment in which to find peace is our
internal one, what goes on inside our
heads and our hearts. Perhaps, this
summer, we could pay a)enon to that,
too.
I was interested to hear how my cousin
discovered the value in something only
a+er it had stopped being a duty. I was
reminded how many people say they
were forced to go to church or Sunday
school when children, or hated their RE
lessons, and that put them off religion
completely. I hardly ever went to Sunday
school, and my music lessons clashed with
Marton Business
are made to feel welcome and that they have our
undivided a)enon at all mes. We try to cater for all
lifestyle and budgets and will do our utmost to ensure
our customers purchase the right item to suit their
needs. Recently one of our most popular items has
been Sophie the Giraffe teether toy - quite a few now
"living in the village" with their new “li)le owners"!
Our best selling pushchair will be the UPPAbaby Vista
which has won the "Which" best buy award.
What do you like most about the business?
Meeng new people and knowing that they have
been extremely happy with our service when they
pop back in with their new born baby to show us!! It
really is lovely when our customers return again and
again when expecng their second or third child!
However, it really hit home about a month ago with
regards to how long we had been going when one of
my very first customers brought her daughter in to
purchase her first pram! Time has flown by!
What is the future of The Baby Barn?
With regards to developing the Baby Barn we are
slightly restricted due to our posion and locaon.
However, I am constantly looking to improve on the
products and service that we offer, our barn never
stays the same as we are always moving our displays
around and as customers are always looking for
something a li)le be different and with an ever
changing and compeve market place it keeps me
on my toes to always been on the look out for the
next best selling product!
Baby Barn
What has made you a
success?
On a personal note I can't
quite believe we have been
trading for 20 years, it has
been hard work with the
usual ups and downs that all
business's have, however, I
am very proud with what we
have achieved and the
reputaon we have gained
for providing excellent
service. This has only been
made possible due to the
support and encouragement
from my family, especially my
husband Ian, and my
dedicated staff. I would just
like to take this opportunity
to say a very big thank you to
everyone who has supported
The Baby Barn Pram &
Nursery Centre over the last
20 years and please pop in
when passing, you will be
most welcome!
Sue, Ian, Noreen Andrea and
Tracie! - The Baby Barn Pram
& Nursery Centre Team.
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Marton Business
The Baby Barn
What’s the big event?
We are celebrang our 20th
birthday with some super
promoons in-store during our
birthday week which has been
supported by many of our long
term suppliers including Britax,
Maxi-cosi, Babywise, UPPAbaby
and Silver Cross. We have also
introduced a few new ranges
and products too including
some lovely bedding , toys and
nursery furniture!
How did you start?
I have lived in Marton for 27
years since I got married to Ian
who has lived in the village
all his life. But the idea of se>ng up a baby
equipment shop came about a li)le later. It was at a
me when farmers were being encouraged to
diversify. I had just had our first child, Charlo)e, and
really wanted to work from home. The opportunity
of running a business from one of our old barns
happened a+er reading an arcle in the Farmers
Weekly about a franchise called "Nippers". Ian and I
decided to give it a go and the shop was opened
when Charlo)e was 9 months old, she also became
chief tester for many of the products! We employ
three wonderful ladies, Noreen Fawce) who lives in
Marton and has been with us right from the start
and Andrea and Tracie who are from Southam. A+er
14 years with the franchise Ian and myself decided
it was me to be totally independent, as this
enabled us to have more control on what items we
wanted to stock, hence, our current name "The
Baby Barn Pram & Nursery Centre"!
What is the business?
For those who are totally unfamiliar with what we
do we specialise in quality baby equipment which
includes, prams, pushchairs and travel systems,
nursery furniture, bedding, car seats and toys. We
have two floors of baby equipment on display with
many leading brands, as well as some specialist
products that you would only find in selected
independent stores. Due to providing excellent
customer service we have earned the status of
"Stockist of Excellence" with Britax, Silver Cross,
Maxi-Cosi and iCandy. We take a pride in the service
we offer and always ensure that all our customers
Marton Church
RE so I didn’t do RE at school either, so I’m not
the right person to judge; but I wonder how
much the element of compulsion puts young
people off religion. If you’ve been put off as a
child, might it not be worth while revising
Jesus and the Bible (especially the New
Testament) as an adult? A+er all, on the night
before he was crucified – and knowing what was
about to happen – he did say to his disciples,
‘Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.’
Peace in such a situaon is a peace worth
having, and worth looking for. God knows, the
world could do with a lot more peace. We can’t
do as much as we would like to bring world
peace; but we could all find and promote inner
peace, which to my mind starts with peace with
God, the peace that Jesus offers.
Tim Bri=on
Church Informa.on
Cleaning
July
Di Buckler
August Janet Paget
Flowers
July
Angie and Linda
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and to enjoy the peace.
From September may we
ask that flowers are renewed
for the third Sunday of the
month to coincide with our
Holy Communion Service.
We will prepare new rotas in
September for both cleaning
and flowers for the
remainder of 2013 and 2014.
If you wish to volunteer for
either rota, change your
month or are unable to
connue could you please let
Janet Paget know- 632509 or
Jenny Cessford - 632366
COFFEE MORNINGS
Our regular church coffee
morning is held on the third
Tuesday of the month at
10.30am in church.
Everyone, especially nonchurchgoers, very welcome.
August Janet Paget
Dates for your diary:
Tuesday 16 July
THANK YOU
to all our wonderful cleaners and flower
arrangers who ensure that the church is a
welcoming place for regular worshippers,
visitors and those who pop in for private prayer
Tuesday 20 August
The date of the next “Hello
Baby” coffee morning will be
circulated via Marton email.
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CHURCHYARD
Thank you to our regular
mowing team who look
a+er the churchyard so
well.
Although we are
considering creang a
“wildlife / conservaon”
area within the churchyard
in the future, one area has
become rather overgrown
recently and needs taming.
If you feel you could
volunteer to help get this
area back into shape or
help with maintenance on a
regular basis please get in
touch with Arthur Gibson 633282 or Janet Paget 632509.
FLOODLIGHTS / ENERGY
COSTS
The floodlights in the
churchyard of St Esprit
were first installed to help
celebrate the Millennium.
They were such a success
that, at the request of
many, they were made a
permanent feature.
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Many thanks to all those who have supported
the floodlighng to date.
With the focus on water and toilet facilies in
the church and with a change in Treasurer, we
would like to re-launch the sponsorship opon.
In addion we would like to improve the
system to be more automac (potenally solar
switched) and to include lighng near the door.
If you would like to help support the lighng at
£15 per month either to commemorate an
occasion or a loved one, or simply because you
need cheering up in a certain month, please
contact Jenny Walsh either in person, by email
([email protected]), by
phone (632547) or pop a note in to the church
or The Co)age (next to church) giving:
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Your Name:
•
Your contact details (email if available):
•
Month that you would like to sponsor:
•
Message for acknowledgement in
newsle)er and church (or leave blank if
preferred):
CALLING ALL CYCLISTS and WALKERS
Ride + Stride is a great day out vising churches
and helping to raise money for their repair and
upkeep through the Warwickshire and
Coventry Historic Churches Trust.
Ride+Stride takes place this year on Saturday
14 September. St Esprit will be welcoming
teams of cyclists and walkers from around the
county who have been sponsored to visit as
Marton Activities
many churches as possible on the day. The
money raised is then divided equally between
the parcipants’ chosen church and the County
Trust.
If you would like to raise money for St Esprit and
this sounds like something you might enjoy,
more informaon is available on the website
www.warwickshirechurches.org.uk and you can
get sponsorship forms by emailing
[email protected]
RE-OPENING OF ST NICHOLAS CHURCH,
RADFORD SEMELE
Visitors are very welcome to go and view the
restoraon and un.l 31 July, church members
will be manning the church at the mes below:
Mon, Tues, Thurs: 10.00am–12.00 noon;
Weds, Fri: 2.00–4.00pm; Sun: 3.00–4:30pm
OPEN STUDIOS AT ST GREGORY’S OFFCHURCH
Warwickshire Open Studios is a county-wide
event taking place from Saturday 29 June to
Sunday 14 July – over 300 arsts will be
parcipang in 198 venues – entry is free to all
venues.
This year
St
Gregory’s
Church is
the venue
for
what
promises
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to be a vibrant and varied
exhibion – the arsts
exhibing are Julie Law,
Karen Delahunty and
Judith Perry. The work will
include photography,
mixed media artworks and
texles, and there will be
cards and small gi+s for
sale.
Opening .mes:
Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat
10.30 - 4.30
Tuesdays 10.30 -7.00
Sundays 1.00 - 4.30
Refreshments will be
available and at the
weekends there will be
table service for tea and
cakes.
A contribuon from sales
will be donated to St
Gregory’s Church.
YOU ARE WARMLY
INVITED TO VISIT DURING
THE EXHIBITION – THE
ARTISTS WILL BE ON
HAND EACH DAY, PLEASE
DO DROP IN.
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