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From Fr Ian—3
Enthronement Sermon—4
Canon Roger Devonshire—7
Sian van Driel—12
Boxgrove Parish Council—13
Boxgrove 200—15
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From Father Ian
I
can hardly believe
that Christmas is
almost upon us and
that
so
many
preparations
are
already underway!
Have you begun to
write your Christmas
cards?
Have you
already posted presents
and cards to faraway
places?
I do like Christmas
and the sense of busyness that it engenders.
In what is otherwise a
gloomy part of the year
with shortened days
and often chilly
weather, there is a
bright and warm focus
for our lives as the
birthday of Jesus
manifests itself as a
celebration of our
loving care for family
and friends.
It was precisely to
show his love that God
sent his son into the
world to teach us the
way of love and to
bring us peace. That
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peace is about our
complete well being:
Good
health,
prosperity, happiness
and satisfaction. Jesus
is called ‘The Prince of
Peace’ and he cares for
us and wants us to
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know that his peace is
for us.
If we accept Jesus as
the One who helps to
shape our lives by his
teaching, and by the
grace and strength that
we receive, then
Christmas also suggests
we have some duties
and responsibilities that
go beyond our comfort
zones.
If we have
received the gift of
peace then we must
pass that peace to those
around us - yes - even
to the people with
whom we find it
difficult to deal. We
are
to
seek
reconciliation with
those from whom we
are estranged, we are to
be peace-builders and
to set our faces against
hatred and unkindness.
Christmas helps us
to love and to be loved.
I send all of you love
and best wishes from
those of us at the
Vicarage!
From the Churchwardens of Boxgrove
The churchwardens would like to thank everyone for their help and support and wish
you all a happy and peaceful Christmas. Jean & Sylvia
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Sermon given by The Bishop of
Chichester at his Enthronement—
25 November 2012
In 1950 Blanche Abraham
bought herself a copy of
Sussex, a guide book edited by Arthur Mee in The
King’s England series
which grandly lays claim
to being a New Doomsday
Book of 10,000 towns and
villages. Blanche’s purchase has very kindly been
forwarded to me on my
arrival in this county, so I
am absolutely up to date
with life here circa 1937.
This is the Sussex out of
which Dad’s Army stepped
onto our television screens.
Arthur Mee knew all about
Television, since it began,
he tells us, with the visit to
Hastings by a Mr J L Baird
from Soho in London. So
three cheers for Hastings:
it can modestly lay claim
to hosting the Norman
Conquest and a global entertainment revolution, and
is one of our greatest Eastern treasures in this diocese: go and visit if you
never have done.
But, of course, this is
not 1937 and in the past
week television has been
only one medium among
other opinion-forming
channels through which
the General Synod’s vote
on women bishops has
been communicated, with
damaging effect to the
Church of England’s selfconfidence and national
reputation. We now have
to face some very uncomfortable facts that will implicate us all in a review of
our decision-making processes as a Church. And
although the temptation to
apportion blame is a dangerous one, perhaps we
can observe that the political processes of the General Synod have not delivered for us a reliable way
of finding consensus on
how to attain the goal of
including women in the
episcopate, which is undoubtedly the earnest desire of the majority of people in the C of E. As we
reflect on our situation we
might ask how we are now
to set about our mission
and rebuilding trust and
understanding. The diocese of Chichester has recently had the experience
of facing a similar challenge, in the wake of re-
views of our safeguarding
record and the arrest, trial
and conviction of some
who have ministered here.
I want to pay tribute to all
who have worked so hard
to ensure that the safeguarding policies of the
diocese and their even and
thorough implementation
enable us to say with
growing conviction and
confidence that in our parishes and Church institutions children and vulnerable adults will be safe and
feel safe. We are grateful,
too, for the work that the
Archbishop of Canterbury’s Commissaries have
done to support the task of
transparent and unflinching investigation into the
past and the shaming,
criminal behaviour that
continues to have destructive effects on those who
suffer as a result of our
collective failure, people to
whom we have a continuing responsibility.
The danger for us at this
stage could be that we are
simply overwhelmed and
paralysed by the enormity
of this inheritance of institutional shame. But to
allow that to happen would
be a further dereliction of
our vocation. I was enormously encouraged, at one
of the low points of the
past couple of months, to
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hear a representative of the
local Social Services say
that the reason for their
concern about safeguarding in this diocese was
fuelled by conviction that
the people of Sussex,
Brighton and Hove need
the Church to be a reliable
advocate and practitioner
of best practice, because in
the voluntary sector we are
the largest provider of resources and facilities for
young people. And if you
want to find hope for the
restoration of trust and
credibility, if you want to
identify the data for taking
the Church of England
seriously, then do not turn
to its institutional structures, to the General Synod
or even to the bishops in
isolation from their people
– knowledge of my own
fallibility tells me how
little that might yield. No,
look instead at the Christians, priests and laity
alike, who model and sustain on a daily basis the
best of what we are about.
My guess is that many of
us have been converted to
Jesus Christ and had our
faith deepened by those
individual examples. And
how varied they are. Winnie, who lived in a back
street flat and saw all her
life as wife, mother, and
friend through the lens of
faith; Ann, whose fantastic
intellect sought faith in
cultural reasoning; Lucy,
Claire and Laura pioneering priestly ministry in the
City of London; Giles,
volunteer in a homelessness project and trying to
hold together his civil partnership with a dawning
awareness of vocation to
priesthood; Joan an exemplary primary school
teacher; Mick – accountant, husband, dad, committed Christian and Churchwarden; Jane, struggling
with faith and illness in an
enclosed contemplative
community, and so the list
goes on. These people are
our reference points when
we search for how to con-
tinue with the case for the
Church’s credibility and
perhaps we, particularly in
this diocese, ought not to
be surprised by that because the observation is
not original. Nearly 50
years ago, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, known and respected by Bishop George
Bell, wrote powerfully
about the nature of Christian vocation and identity
in his letter to a godson
whose baptism he could
not attend and whom he
would never meet. Bonhoeffer wrote: “Our being
Christians today will be
limited to two things: prayer and righteous action…It
is not for us to prophesy
the day…when men will
once more be called so to
utter the Word of God that
the world will be changed
and renewed by it. It will
be a new language, perhaps quite non-religious,
but liberating and redeeming – as was Jesus’ language; it will shock people
and yet overcome them
with its power, it will be
the language of a new
righteousness
and
truth.” [Letter to Eberhard
Bethge: addressed to his
first child on the day of his
baptism, May 1944]
Learning to speak this language is a task that confronts us all, and indeed it
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always has done. And no
small part of the rich inheritance of faith that is ours
is the perception by
George Bell of the contribution to this language –
perhaps quite non-religious
– that the arts make. From
Britain’s the second biggest arts festival in Brighton, to the internationally
famous Glyndebourne Festival, and the rapidly expanding reputation of Pallant House, here in Chichester, we have a rich seam
of resources from which to
draw our language – spoken, seen, heard – and declaration of faith.
Arthur Mee makes another observation about
Chichester – one the connects us with the gospel
reading we heard earlier in
this service. He
notes that the restored
spire is, and always has
been, unique among
English medieval cathedrals in being visible from
the sea. Indeed, the relationship between the sea
and the Christian mission
to the South Saxons is an
important one. The Venerable Bede tells us that itwas by teaching the locals
to fish that the indefatigable St Wilfrid won them
for Christ. However, we
should be on our guard
against sentimentality.
The sea is not only evocative of tranquillity; it is
also the setting of a harsh
and complex working environment. What Matthew
presents to us is a question
about reality and substance. Life in the trawler
is the only thing that seems
real to the disciples.
That’s where ropes and
oars on calloused hands
feel the familiar threat of
submergence beneath a
heavy sea. In the morning
light, their wits are confused and the wholly unexpected appearance of Jesus
has an unreal, ghostly
character. No wonder they
are afraid.
When Matthew presents
Jesus walking across the
water he describes a scene
that challenges the occupants of the fishing boat
with a new reality that is as
inescapable as the wind
and the waves over which
Jesus has ultimate control.
And the outcome of the
disciples’ response is to
worship him. Matthew’s
gospel, distinctively, portrays Jesus as one whom
people worship; it is the
subtle expression of the
evangelist’s conviction
that Jesus is not simply a
man, he is also God. The
gospel begins with the
worship and adoration of
the infant Jesus by the
wise, the Magi and it con-
cludes with the worship of
the risen Jesus by the disciples, back in Galilee.
The worship of Jesus on
the sea of Galilee is a
statement about the process of revelation. The
supernaturally wise perceive at his birth the truth
of his nature as God; the
disciples have to discover
it in the context of hard
work and daily life and
more particularly in the
transformative mystery of
death and resurrection.
“Do not be afraid.” These
are the words that Jesus
speaks to us today, as still
he beckons us to apprehend the reality of his presence and his power to heal,
to transform, to redeem.
“Do not be afraid” to continue with the task of
learning the language of
the new righteousness and
truth, even though we shall
falter and stumble in the
articulation of it.
“Do not be afraid” because perfect love casts out
fear. “Do not be afraid”
because God will not abandon those whom he has
called and whom he loves
– even in the Church of
England and in the diocese
of Chichester.
Amen.
+ MARTIN
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Talk given by the Reverend Canon Roger Devonshire AKC to
the Friends of Boxgrove Priory—Saturday 27 October 2012
Canon Roger Devonshire
AKC served in the Royal
Navy as a Chaplain for 24
years. His appointments
included HMS Heron, the
Royal Naval Air Station in
Somerset, HMS Tamar,
the British Forces Headquarters in Hong Kong,
The Royal Naval College
at Greenwich and HMS
Hermes during the Falklands War of 1982. He is
married to Mary and has
three grown up sons and
several grand children. He
is a Canon of Portsmouth
Cathedral. He talked to the
Friends of Boxgrove Priory after lunch on Saturday
27 October. The following
is a slightly abridged version prepared by Fr Devonshire for The Bugle.
J
oining the Royal Navy
would never have
entered my mind. It
was the Dean of Westmin-
ster, mentor and friend,
who suggested that I might
want to consider becoming
a naval chaplain. He knew
me better than I knew myself. I joined for four years
and stayed for twenty four.
As you would imagine,
those years were not without their amusing moments.
One of them concerns a
visit to Rome. I was in a
ship that had been visiting
Genoa and was then going
on to Livorno. Before we
had arrived I had taken the
opportunity of arranging
through the British Embassy in Rome for fifty Roman Catholics from the
ship to attend the weekly
audience with the Pope.
Pope John Paul had been
in post for some eighteen
months and was already
gaining a world-wide reputation. The audience was
before the assassination
attempt and so the Pope
still walked freely through
the crowds in St. Peter’s
Square. Shortly before the
day the time of the audience was changed to the
morning. The ship would
be at sea and the Captain
was unhappy about having
fifty of his sailors ashore.
So I was put ashore in
Genoa with the youngest
Roman Catholic sailor and
we were to make our way
to Rome for the audience.
On the day we found ourselves right in the front
along with sailors from a
submarine in Naples. Pope
John Paul came across to
us, took my hand and held
it as he blessed the sailors
pushing forward with their
cameras. I turned round.
My sailor had gone. I
found him sitting under the
colonnade at the edge of
the square having a cigarette. It had all been too
much for him. But more
was to come. Later as we
sat outside a bar by the
river, a group of Officers
from the submarine came
past. They had arrived late
for the audience and without my sailor in uniform to
guide them from the coach
to their places in the square
they would have missed
the whole thing. As they
passed us, outside the bar,
one of them came across to
thank him and to buy him a
beer. As he finished his
beer I asked him to sum up
the day. His reply was
instant: Two of the biggest
things in my life have happened today; “I have seen
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the Pope and I have been
bought a beer by an Officer.”
The day took an even
stranger turn when we negotiated the back streets of
Rome to visit the famous
Trevi fountain. Still in
uniform, I was stopped by
a foreign naval officer who
questioned me about the
ship in which I was based.
On learning where we
were from he gave me a
large folder bulging with
papers which he said we
would need for an Exercise
at sea later that week.
Then he vanished.
Another amusing moment that also carried with
it an air of unreality came
on board Hermes during
the Falklands war. My
Action Station, as historically it had always been
for the chaplain, was in the
Sick Bay. The tiles on the
deck were blue and I
would get to know them
intimately during the short
weeks of the war. When
an Argentine aircraft was
approaching the Commander would give the
order ‘stand to’ over the
main broadcast. We would
immediately lie on the
deck knowing that this
meant the aircraft had released its missile in our
direction. There followed
a few seconds silence
while we waited to see if
ours was the ship it would
hit. In one of those silences, lying on the deck I
found myself looking up at
a poster which said
‘smoking can damage your
health’. At that moment
with an exocet in the air
looking for a target smoking was not high on my list
of things to avoid. I think
my hysterical laughter
made the medics think I
had finally cracked.
HMS Hermes returning to
Portsmouth after seeing
action during the Falklands
War—1982
To those of us on board,
the Falklands conflict was
totally unexpected.
A
leave period was about to
begin and some major
maintenance work carried
out. I told my wife there
was no way they could
send us to the Falklands.
The island on the flight
deck was completely covered in scaffolding and
parts of the ship’s engines
had been removed. But
over one weekend the ship
was transformed and ready
to go to sea. We sailed on
the Monday in Holy Week.
With us we had a television crew including Brian
Hanrahan for the BBC and
Michael Nicholson for
ITN. Every day throughout the conflict I presented
a televised six o’clock
news and on that first
evening at sea I had both
Michael Nicholson and
Brian Hanrahan giving
their reports. We became
good friends and were
even invited to a welcome
home party at ITN when
we got back. Two years
ago the journalistic world
was greatly saddened when
Brian Hanrahan died of
cancer at the age of sixtyone. As one of his colleagues remarked “He was
a decent man who will be
greatly missed”.
The Falklands tested
everyone in one way or
another. I remember a
young pilot telling me how
strange it felt to be facing
the questions he had
thought he could leave
until he was sixty five:
What happens when I die?
Is there a life beyond this
one? Do I have any beliefs
and are they strong enough
to carry me through? Another pilot was experiencing a bewildering mixture
of feelings after shooting
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down his first aircraft: another professional just doing his job. All this completely changed my own
attitude towards chaplaincy. Previously when I had
been asked how a man of
peace can be involved with
people who are trained to
kill. I had always said I
am there to minister to the
men not the weapons. But
listening to the pilots returning from the Islands I
realised that I could not
minister to the men without sharing the responsibility for what they had been
doing. It was only after I
had returned from the
Falklands that I discovered
a quote from the great
Archbishop William Temple: “The thing that most
of us have to become sensitive about is our individual responsibility for the
great corporate sins of our
civilisation”. I had a further illustration of this
from my time in the Falklands.
I used to have a daily
Holy Communion in my
cabin; the chapel was below the waterline and out
of bounds. One afternoon
the dozen or so people
crammed into my cabin
had just got as far as saying the confession when
the klaxon sounded for
Action Stations. We immediately rushed off to our
various parts of the ship.
We remained at Action
Stations for a couple of
hours while Argentine aircraft attacked the Task
Force. When eventually I
got back to my cabin my
small congregation was
waiting to continue. We
had said the confession; we
had been involved in action; we had been involved
however inevitably in ‘the
corporate sins of our civilisation’
and
Naval
Chaplain’s
stole badge—
traditionally
naval
chaplains
carry no rank
now we returned to hear
the absolution. This experience is one of the reasons
I have for liking the version of the Agnus Dei in
Common Worship – Lamb
of God you take away the
sin of the world; not ‘sins’
but the ‘sin’ of the world.
Life as a naval chaplain
presents challenges to the
way you exercise your
ministry but it also raises
greater questions about
your own faith and how
you interpret spirituality
and beliefs in terms of the
solid realities of day to day
life. Life is the way it is
and how do I find words
for that which are relevant?
My final appointment in
the Royal Navy was as
chaplain to the Royal Naval College at Greenwich.
It was a fantastic job with
which to finish.
One
morning on the steps of the
chapel after the service, the
Second Sea Lord’s wife
said to me, ’how would
you like to help me launch
a ship?’ She had been
invited to launch the new
HMS Westminster and
wanted me to take the service that was part of the
ceremony. On the eve of
the launch we flew to
Newcastle and the following morning we were
shown round the ship. In
the afternoon we took our
places for the launch on
the specially built platform. At three o’clock I
was preparing to begin the
service. I was about to
speak when the head of
Swan Hunter said to me
“Don’t finish your service
before half past three because there won’t be
enough water in the river
to launch her”. That afternoon I think I said the
slowest Lord’s Prayer I
have ever uttered and there
was enough water – just!
One of the things about
being a naval chaplain is
that you have to be flexible, adaptable and prepared
for the unexpected. There
was the day on board Her(Continued on page 11)
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mes when the Admiral and
his staff joined us on the
Quarter Deck for a church
service and during the
singing of the first hymn a
bigger wave than usual
swept across the deck leaving us knee deep in sea
water.
Fortunately we
were in Tropical rig so it
was only the white socks
and shoes that suffered
along with some loss of
dignity.
Sometimes the unexpected comes in the form
of tragedy. A young Sub
Lieutenant dies while diving on the ship’s hull in
Portsmouth. A sailor dies
after a steam leak in a boiler room. The ship was in
Copenhagen when news of
his death came through. I
spent the whole night on
board in the stokers’ mess
with his friends; we sat up
and they talked.
Very early on in my first
job at the new entry training establishment, HMS
Raleigh, I discovered what
was going to be expected
of me as a chaplain. Late
one evening a sailor came
to tell me that he wanted to
pray for his brother but did
not know how to pray; his
brother was far away in
Canada and about to have
a very serious operation. I
said a prayer and afterwards he said “I just wanted to be with someone who
was in touch with God”.
This is what the sailor asks
of his chaplain: that he
should be ‘someone who is
in touch with God’. The
chaplain while remaining
nothing more than a normal human being tries to
make real for someone else
the God who is real to him.
ROGER DEVONSHIRE
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I
t’s great news that
word of Sian van Driel’s remarkable artistic
talent has spread to Westminster. We in Boxgrove
have long known, of
course, about the range of
Sian’s ability. Her design
for the much-admired Labyrinth has been a focal
point of The Priory, and
been viewed by countless
visitors since the year-long
Priory renovation programme in 2008-2009. As
a ceramic artist, Sian has
also exhibited her work
locally and much farther
afield. But Westminster
Abbey?. That’s kudos on a
grand scale.
It was in January that
Sian, filled with thrusting
New Year resolve, made a
positive attempt to get her
work more widely known.
Starting at the top – where
else? – she rang the Product Development Officer at
the Abbey to see if there
might be some interest in
her work. “British crafts
are popular there. I know
it’s a positive practice
there to promote us,” says
Sian.
Having been invited to
send in a sample of her
work, Sian wasted no time
in making her way to
Westminster and leaving
behind a selection of her
tiles, which she had made
into coasters. All the tiles
Sian van Driel goes to Westminster
are made in the traditional
manner, and fired in the
kiln in Sian’s workshop
behind the family home
near the Priory in Boxgrove. The Labyrinth seal
and stamp is on each one.
Anyway, to the point. The
happy result of Sian’s bold
approach is that the Abbey
was delighted to place an
order for the tiles with
which we in Boxgrove are
familiar. The tiles have
been on sale in the Westminster Abbey shop since
June. And with Christmas
on the horizon Sian can’t
work quickly enough to
satisfy demand: there are
150 more in stock in her
Boxgrove workshop waiting for despatch within the
next few weeks.
“I like the fact of making something that lasts,
whose structure doesn’t
change,” says Sian.
Sian’s name, with her
potter’s mark, is to be included in the forthcoming
(3rd edition) of James Hazlewood’s book British Studio Potters’ Marks 2014.
The recent Open Doors
exhibition held at Forge
Cottage, Boxgrove, on the
weekend of November 1718th, was a resounding
success, with Sian and her
two co-exhibitors – Liz
Luffingham and Caroline
Remington – all selling
pieces of work to enthusiastic visitors.
VIRGINIA DARLING
Ceramics Tui on
Sian van Driel
Tel: 07791 245 673
Web: www.sianvandrielceramics.co.uk
Email: [email protected]
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BOXGROVE
PARISH COUNCIL
NEWS
Introduction. Since the
last Parish Council News
the Council has met three
times, once as Sole Trustee
of the Village hall and
twice for normal council
meetings and the major
topics and issues covered
at these meetings were:Closure of the sub- Post
office in the Village Shop
The Planning Appeal by
Inert Recycling
Response to the Neighbourhood Plan Questionnaire
Village Hall financial
progress
Cutting the grass verges
Vacancy for a new Parish
Councillor
And finally progress in
setting up the new web
site for the Parish Council.
Closure of the Sub-Post
Office in the Village
Shop. In view of the rumours circulating in the
Parish concerning the village shop, the chairman of
the parish Council, Councillor Barry Jackson, invited Malcolm and Lesley
Simpson, (owners of the
village shop) to make a
presentation to the Council
and a summary of their
presentation is set out below. Malcolm Simpson
began by outlining the general background to the recent rumours regarding the
position of the Sub-Post
Office and the shop, and,
informed the meeting that
he had received written
notice from the Post Office
that the Boxgrove Sub Post
- Office would be closed as
of the end of February
2013.
Malcolm went on to
state that after the Sub-Post
Office was closed the Village Shop would endeavour to continue to provide
postal and other services
through Royal Mail. These
services would cover sale
of stamps, collection of
letters and parcels. He
would try to make a contract with their bank for the
provision of an ATM as
well as continuing to provide National Lottery services.
Malcolm stated that they
were mindful of the number of pensioners who relied on the Sub-Post Office
to draw their weekly pension and it was their intention to take pensioners to
Walberton Sub-Post Office
to collect their pension.
Lesley Simpson then
outlined the action that she
would take to enlarge the
service provided by the
shopby opening up the
area currently occupied by
the post office to enlarge
the café and to enlarge the
sales area with a view to
increasing the product
range.
She and Malcolm would
deliver to each household
in the Parish a leaflet setting out what changes they
were making to the village
shop and asking for sensible suggestions as to what
additional products they
should sell. Both of them
went on to state that they
were determined to keep
the village shop operating.
The Chairman then
thanked Malcolm and Lesley for their presentation.
Councillors Jackson and
Leah stated that they had
written to Andrew Tyrie
MP requesting him to take
up the matter with the Post
Office authorities and with
the Minister concerned and
had received written replies from the MP, stating
that he had been in touch
with Malcolm Simpson.
Councillor Potter stated
that he was hoping to meet
Andrew Tyrie shortly and,
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would add his voice to
urge the MP to do all he
could to get the Post Office to reverse their decision particularly in view of
the fact that some 24% of
the Parish is aged between
65 and 85 years, (source
CDC), and relies on the
sub-post office for the collection of pensions and
other postal services.
Boxgrove Quarry Planning Appeal. The Inquiry
set up by the Secretary of
State for the Environment
was held in Boxgrove Village Hall from September
25 to 28. The Parish Council was legally represented
at the Inquiry and our case
was based on the increased
HGV traffic on the A285
that would result if Inert
Recycling appeal was upheld. The Council also
supported West Sussex
County Council’s rejection
of Insert’s application.
Councillor Leah summarised the points made
by our barrister, Andrew
Parkinson in respect of
Insert’s application failing
to recognise the effect of
the 84 movements a day of
HGV’s on the A285
through Halnaker.
The
result of the Inquiry will
be published during week
commencing 12th Novem-
ber and as soon as this is
to hand, the result will be
posted on the notice boards
throughout the Parish.
Response to the Neighbourhood Plan Questionnaire.
Questionnaires
were sent to all 498 households in the Parish so all
council tax payers will
have received one. 25% of
the questionnaires were
returned completed and an
analysis of the answers and
comments is currently underway. We hope to despatch the results to you all
during week commencing
November 31st following
which we will call a public
meeting.
Sole Trustee Meeting. As
you will be aware, the parish Council is the Sole
Trustee for the Village
Hall and, in this capacity it
is the custodian of the village hall assets.
The
Council meets every three
months as Sole Trustee
and its purpose of the Hall.
The Council met in this
capacity on 5th November
and the Chairman, Councillor Jackson, complimented Councillor Potter
and his Executive Committee and in particular,
Pat Burton, the Hall Manager, on the excellent financial results for the sev-
en months of the financial
year to the end of October,
Cutting the Grass Verges.
The cutting of the
grass verges in the Parish
is currently the responsibility of West Sussex
County Council however,
under the Localism Act
Parishes are being encouraged to undertake this
work themselves. To this
end Councillor J HendryPoxon and the Parish
Clerk, Kate Bain, met with
a representative of the
County Council to commence negotiation in respect of this task. If the
negotiations are successful, the Parish Council
would take over this task
which hopefully could
result in a vast improvement in the grass verges,
removal of the nettles etc
and also the County Council would pay the Parish
Council for assuming responsibility and wpould
loan the appropriate machinery.
Vacancy for a Parish
Councillor. It was with
great sadness that the
Council accepted the resignation from the Parish
Council of Councillor
Melissa Brooks after so
many tears of both her late
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and much loved husband
Nick and then Melissa
herself as members of the
Council. Melissa has done
a tremendous amount for
both the village and the
parish and her presence on
the Council will be sorely
missed.
Melissa’s resignation
has meant there is a vacancy on the Council and it
would be very good for the
Parish if we could get
some fresh and younger
people on the Council
In order to apply please
email the parish Clerk
Kate Bain at [email protected] m/
telephone: 01243 774443,
or write to her at 117, St
Pancras, Chichester, PO19
7LH.
Kate can outline to you
the role and responsibilities of a Parish Councillor
and will brief you on the
process of getting elected.
Under the new Localism
Act central government is
devolving more authority
and powers to local authorities particularly planning
so participating as a member of the Parish Council
provides an opportunity
for you to shape the future
of the village.
BARRY JACKSON
Chairman, Boxgrove
Parish Council
New web site for the
Parish Council—
boxgrovepc.org is now
live – please have a look to
view, policies, minutes &
meeting information etc;
please send any comments
or thoughts to the Clerk as
above.
Stop Press
Night before Christmas
(page 19)
Guest Band Director
Band on 15 December
will be
Major Tim Cooper
former Director
of Music,
The Blues and Royals
of the Household
Division
BOXGROVE 200
The 123rd 200 Club Draw took place on Sunday 18th November and the
fortunate winners were:
1st Prize of £143.75 to Ken Quinton
2nd Prize of £86.25 to Dionne Venables
3rd Prize of £46.00 to Peter Sheffield
4th Prize of £11.50 to Nicky Murray
Our plea last month for everyone to check their ‘to do’ pile on their desk
has gone unnoticed, because as you will see, we are still at our lowest
ever number of members. Please return your renewals as soon as you
can or let us know otherwise, if you have mislaid your form just call us
on 01243 773255. Many thanks.
MELISSA & SOPHIE BROOKS
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CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
Christmas Greetings
Joy and Peace
Father Bryan and Margaret send their
sincere good wishes to all for a joyful
Christmas festival, together with heartfelt
prayers for peace for the world in 2013.
They will not be sending cards this year.
John and Hazel Treadgold wish you and
yours joy and peace this Christmastide
and all good wishes for the New Year.
THE BOXGROVE BUGLE
John Walbrugh
The Editor and her team would like to
wish all their readers in both the parish
and on-line a very Merry Christmas and a
Happy and Prosperous New Year.
wishes all his friends in Boxgrove a very
Boxgrove Village Hall
The Trustees and Management of Boxgrove Village Hall wish you all a very
Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy
New Year.
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healthy New Year.
Websites:
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Boxgrove Village Forum—www.boxgrove.org
Boxgrove Parish Council—www.boxgrovepc.org
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‘
“I’ll give it a bash” top
reverend’s vow’ – was
the headline in The
Sun following the announcement of the name of
the next Archbishop of
Canterbury. Did he really
say that? Whether he did
or not he certainly would
not have referred to himself as ‘top reverend’. It’s
bad grammar for which
that rebel colony across the
pond is responsible. Reverend is not a title nor a job
The Sun didn’t call him
‘top vicar’ since not everyone who wears a clerical
collar is one, nor maybe
ever has been. Perhaps
we should read The Daily
Telegraph instead, but in
an article in that paper last
week Bishop Justin was
consistently referred to as
‘Mr Welby’. At least The
Sun tried to be a bit more
respectful.
Of course it was the
issue of women bishops
and gay marriage upon
which the media focussed,
as though that is the only
concern of the Church of
England today. They are
divisive issues, one of
Sermon preached by Fr Victor Cassam in
Boxgrove Priory on Sunday 18th November
2012, 2nd Sunday before Advent.
but a form of adjectival
style which also should
have a definite article before it with a capital ‘T’
and ‘R’ followed by a
name, including a Christian name or at least an
initial. It means to be
revered and refers to the
Office held. If you substitute the meaning for the
word you will get the
point. ‘I’ll give it a bash
top to be revered’s vow.’
It does not sound right,
because it is not right. Not
only that, Bishop Welby is
a Right Reverend and will
soon be a Most Reverend.
We ought to be grateful
which the General Synod
will be voting on yet again
next Tuesday [20 November 2012]. The outcome
will have serious consequences whichever way it
goes. But Bishop Justin
actually spoke more on the
importance of proclaiming
the Gospel, of people’s
spiritual hunger, and problems concerning the direction society is moving today. He was right to do so.
He also expressed confidence in the future of the
Church of England but did
not go as far as the Labour
Party’s 1997 election mantra from a pop song of the
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day and say things can
only get better - not in the
short term at least. He
warned that we are in for
‘tough times in tough places’ – in other words things
will get worse before they
get better. That is at least
consistent with what Jesus
warns in today’s gospel.
It’s a passage known as
the Little Apocalypse,
warning of supernatural
portents heralding the
passing away of heaven
and earth etc. It’s difficult
to know whether it was
about fact or imagery and
how literally we are to take
it. S Mark’s gospel, from
which today’s gospel reading comes [S Mark 13:2432], is usually assumed to
have been written between
AD 65 and AD 75, though
it could have been earlier
as some scholars now
think. So it could have
been before or after the
destruction of Jerusalem
which happened in AD70.
If after maybe Mark had
that event in mind, seemingly confirming Jesus’
prophecy which had by
then actually taken place.
Jesus also predicted the
destruction of the Temple
[S Mark 13:1-2]. Elsewhere he also warned the
disciples of his forthcoming passion and death, and
that they too would suffer
after his Resurrection, as
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they did and as still happens in our time.
So where does all that
leave us as we face an uncertain future in our
Church with a new archbishop, as well as our own
new diocesan bishop to be
enthroned next Sunday
[25th November 2012]?
First of all, can we take
Bishop Justin’s words seriously? Some journalists
have not been slow to
point out that he is relatively inexperienced. He
has been a bishop for less
than a year. It’s a reasonable question to ask of
anyone about to take on a
senior position of any sort.
Can Bishop Justin really
have the ability to get a
grip on things with so little
experience of ‘giving it a
bash’? But you do not
have to be a genius to realize there will be tough
times ahead.
However, it is not unknown in Christian history,
either recent or ancient, for
a bishop to be inexperienced. Cardinal Basil
Hume was not a bishop at
all when he became Archbishop of Westminster in
1976 and came to be widely respected, not only by
his own people but by
many other Christians including we Anglicans, and
more generally within the
country too – more so than
the then Archbishop of
Canterbury, some would
say. Then in the 4th century S. Ambrose was not
even ordained at all when
he became Bishop of the
important diocese of Milan. He was a politician
who only went there to
quell a riot between two
factions of Christians – an
interesting comparison
with today perhaps. So
successful was he that by
popular acclaim, and not a
little reluctance on his part,
he ended up, after a speedy
ordination through the
ranks, as Bishop of that
city, and became one of
the greatest bishops of all
time in Christian history,
so who knows what might
happen within the providence of Almighty God.
As we reflect on the
future under the leadership
of our new Bishop Martin
[The Rt Revd Martin
Warner] and the oversight
of our soon to be Archbishop Justin we do face
an uncertain future, for
they, like the rest of us,
differ profoundly on important issues dividing the
Church at this time. But
they are both publicly on
record as reminding us of
the Church’s primary task
to proclaim the truths of
the Gospel, entrusted to the
Apostles by Christ himself
and passed down to every
succeeding generation including our own. This
passing on of tradition –
it’s what the word means has always been a primary
function of the Church
here on earth – to proclaim
what Jesus taught us. The
present problem is that
there is not agreement as to
what is truly part of that
tradition and what is not.
But there is a determination, which has emerged
only lately, to try to remain
together if that can be
achieved, notwithstanding
our differences. Doubtless
that will not be possible for
everybody, but that is the
hope.
No one knows the eventual outcome and it is not
likely to be resolved on
Tuesday. Like it said in the
gospel today, only God the
Father knows the future.
But as Bishop Justin said,
this is God’s church, he is
in charge, and we need
have no fear he will not
ultimately prevail. Things
will get better in God’s
good time whether or not
we live to see it. Until
then, it is for us to remain
faithful where God has put
us, keep on praying, keep
on worshipping, keep on
using his sacraments and
other appointed means of
grace. Keep on believing
and keep on trusting in the
power and wisdom of him
whose Church this is and
whose people we are.
VICTOR CASSAM
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Boxgrove W.I.
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1919-2012
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 12.00 noon
Book Groups meet on the fourth Wednesday each month—morning
group at 10.30am and the evening group at 4.00pm
November Meeting. The
93rd birthday meeting was
well attended. The meeting began with an entertainment by Romy McCabe. Accompanied by her
husband on a keyboard
she sang songs from the
50s and 60s. She sang a
song by Joyce Grenfell,
telling the members that
Joyce’s mother’s sister
was Lady Astor. Many
members hadn’t realized
that she was an American.
Everyone was asked to
join in although several
members were reluctant
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to do so at first but a song
by The Seekers got everyone swaying and joining
in with the singing. The
afternoon’s entertainment
was rounded off with
songs from Oliver and
The Sound of Music. Although members couldn’t
always reach the high
notes Romy McCabe
could and ended with a
well sung solo.
Members gave in their
menu selections for the
Christmas lunch which
will take place on the
third Wednesday of December. It was difficult
to make a choice as the
selection was so mouth
watering.
The members had a
long discussion on whether they could continue
meeting at
the village
hall as the rising cost of
speakers and the falling
membership numbers
made it difficult to balance the budget for next
year. A vote was taken
and it was decided that as
from January 2013 members would return to the
St Blaise Centre for their
monthly meetings. It was
still hoped to make use of
the village hall for some
events. A collection was
made of small gifts to be
sent to Stone Pillow
which will be added to
their Christmas parcels
for the homeless in this
area. It had been decided
to support a local charity
this year. Members enjoyed a slice of birthday
cake with their tea
Next Meeting. On December 12th members will
have a Victorian Christmas meeting where they
will provide their own
entertainment starting
with a quiz prepared by
Joan Simpson.
New
Members are always welcome. Why not come
along and join in the fun.
Book Groups may not
meet in December to discuss a book but might
arrange different activities
such as a film evening
where members enjoy a
film and have light refreshments.
JILL DIPPLE
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s you may have heard, there is an Arun District Local Plan for the next 15 years which is at
this moment being finalised to be presented again to everyone in December. Its contents
include a new road proposal, one version of which stands to deliver lots more Bognor traffic up to
the Tangmere roundabout, some of which will then find its way through Boxgrove village. We are
determined to stop this road but we need the support of everyone who can help in this fight. If
you wish to find out more about the threat and the Local Plan then go to
www.villagesactiongroup.org where there is much more information. Mike Turner
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News from
Boxgrove Village Hall
T
he last of our
Wedding Celebration bookings has
taken place for 2012 and
the next one is in April
2013. The Management
and Trustees are aware
that neighbours have been
disturbed by departing
guests and we are very
sorry about this. We are
monitoring the situation,
and we do ask both verbally and in writing, for
all of our bookings to be
considerate to our neighbours and leave the hall
and car park quietly.
Some however, do not
realise how noisy they are
being. If you are being
disturbed please come
and talk to me.
Our Computer Training has started and it was
a very enjoyable afternoon. For those who are
on the waiting list, do not
worry your turn will
come as we plan to run at
least one course each
year.
The very enjoyable
flower workshop run by
Passionate4Flowers
is
back again in December,
with a Christmas decora-
tion theme, please look
out for Katherine’s flyers
giving dates and times.
Our Short Mat Bowls
club is looking for more
members of any age or
ability, they won the first
league match held in the
hall and got the maximum amount of points.
Come along and watch
and if interested perhaps
join the club. It is really
a good evening of fun.
It is strange to think
that Christmas is so close;
it feels that this year has
gone so quickly. In general the hall has been very
busy and hopefully during 2013 a diverse range
of community events will
be on offer. Any suggestions please pop in a talk
to me.
We have two part time
jobs available at the
hall. The first is a parttime Book-Keeper. The
hall needs an experienced
book-keeper to assist in
the continued growth of
the hall. Working approximately 4 hours a
week—the ability to work
quickly with an eye for
detail is important as is
discretion and confidentiality. Experience with
Quick Books would be
ideal and a familiarity
with charity account
keeping desirable. The
job entails all aspects of
book-keeping to month
end management accounts and credit control.
Salary according to experience, might consider
self-employed.
We also require a parttime cleaner/caretaker to
join our team. Ability to
respond quickly and at
short notice to the demands of our busy hall,
including setting out and
putting away tables and
chairs for our clients.
This is a physically active
and demanding position.
The hours are dependent
on the needs of our clients and the hall in general. If anybody is interested in the above please
send in your application
to The Manager, at the
hall.
PAT BURTON
Manager
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The sounds of mediaeval harmonies, unusual to our
modern ears but once familiar within the walls of
Boxgrove Priory, will resound again there on January 20th when the well known choral ensemble
Brighton Consort, directed by Katie Thomas, will
present a programme entitled “Hail Holy Queen!”.
Renowned for their performances of early vocal
music, Brighton Consort have this time assembled a
new programme that goes as far back as the 14th
century, with a concert performance of the famous
Messe de Nostre Dame by the French composer
Guillaume de Machaut. This important work is
contrasted with several shorter pieces from later
centuries, including items by Robert Parsons, Josquin des Pres and Orlando Lassus, as well as more
recent composers such as Grieg, Rachmaninov,
Poulenc and Stravinsky – all with the theme of homage to the Virgin Mary. This concert promises to be
a tour-de-force of unaccompanied vocal music. It
will take place on Sunday 20th January at 3.00
p.m. Tickets are £10 or £8 (concessions) and are
available online from www.brightonconsort.org.uk,
by phoning 07584 199142 or on the door.
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Poppy (Fork) Biscuits
Makes 16
Equipment needed:
2 baking trays
Ingredients:
100g (4oz) butter, softened
50g (2oz) caster sugar
150g (5oz) self-raising
flour
Vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to
180°C /fan 160°C/ gas
4. Lightly butter the
baking trays.
Measure the butter
into a bowl and beat to
soften. Gradually beat
in the sugar and then
the flour. Add some
vanilla essence to
taste. Bring the mixture together with
your hands to form a
dough.
Form the
dough into 16 balls
about the size of a
walnut and place
spaced well apart on
the prepared baking
trays. Dip a fork in a
little water and use
this to flatten the biscuits.
Bake in the preheated oven for 15–20
minutes until a very
pale golden. Lift off
the baking tray and
leave to cool completely on a wire rack.
To make Chocolate
Fork Biscuits, follow
the recipe above, but
use only 120g (4½oz)
self-raising flour along
with 15g (½oz) cocoa
powder. Bake until
browned.
To make orange or
lemon fork biscuits,
follow the recipe
above but add the
grated zest of 1 small
orange or lemon when
you beat in the caster
sugar. Bake until very
pale golden.
This is originally a
Mary Berry recipe
adapted by Katie
Keane and baked by
the Sunday School
children for Remembrance Sunday.
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.
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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
Local Authority Registered
GLENN BOWLEY
Painter & Decorator
Mobile: 07809 051774
Telephone: 01243 604427
E-Mail: [email protected]
Are you reluctant to use kennels, or feel you are imposing on family and friends?
We offer a one to one, home from home, pet sitting service
where your dog is suitably matched with and cared for in a
home environment by our dog loving host families.
If you are interested in using the service or in becoming a HOST FAMILY
please ring Amy on: 01243 582726 or email at
[email protected]
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Peter Roberts
Chartered Tax Adviser CTA ATT
PR Personal Tax
Formerly a Tax Adviser for a local leading firm of Chartered
Accountants for many years, now a sole prac oner
providing •Personal self‐assessment tax return comple‐
on •Personal Tax Reviews •General personal Tax compli‐
ance •Quick, efficient and personal service including home
visits at no extra cost
01243 773580 · 07939 819364
[email protected]
www.prpersonaltax.co.uk
Vitality Club with
Boxgrove Village Hall
Thursdays 11am-12..30pm
£3.00 per session
Movement to Music, Activity & Relaxation
Just come along or ring Hannah for details
07729 421621—[email protected]
Subsidised by WSCC Wellbeing Grants Programme
BOXGROVE PRIORY
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY—SATURDAY 2ND FEBRUARY 2013
St Blaise Fayre & Candlemass
An informal Mass will be held at 1100 on
Saturday 2 February 2013 and the Fayre will open at 1200 noon.
Friday 7th December—Christmas Fair—Vicar’s Hall– 1000- £1—
01243 782595
Saturday 8th December—When Icicles Hang by the Wall—
1930—Christopher Beeny, Penelope Keith, Christopher Tim
othy and June Whitfield with Southdowns Concert Band—An
evening of poetry, prose and music—very limited tickets £60
for champagne reception and concert. Concert only—£18—
01243 812480
Cathedral website—www.chichestercathedral.org.uk
Cathedral Link—John Craven
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SJI Food & Service
Catering for the hospitality experience
Fabulous food for par es, dinner par es, weddings,
func ons, funerals and more …
For more informa on contact Sharon Jeffries or
visit our website.
T: 07784 775532 · E: [email protected]
www.chichestercaterers.com
Alterations
Repairs
Dressmaking
Special Occasion Wear
Local in Tangmere
Call Vicky on 01243 779932
THOMAS
THE
PRIORY CAT
By Iris Watts
Illustrated by Alex Forrester
£5
in aid of Boxgrove Priory
On sale after 0930 and 1115 Masses
and from Village Shop
INDULGENT MOMENTS
Treat yourself to some luxurious special time and pampering
Indulgent chocolate face and body treatments
Paraffin wax treatments for aching joints and muscles, arthritis and dry skin conditions
Reflexology · Indian Head Massage · Full Body Massage · Pedicures · Manicures · Crystal Therapy
Bach Flower remedies · Facials · Make-up for all occasions · Eyebrow shaping and tinting · Eyelash tinting and perming
Waxing and Reike
Introductory Offer—6 treatments for the price of 5
Call Ros or Eleni to make an appointment 07739 775 783
E-Mail [email protected] for more information
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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.
Contact our highly regarded Private Client Department on 01243 778844
South Pallant House, Chichester PO19 1TH
KEVIN HOLLAND
FUNERAL SERVICE
Independent Family Business
24 Hour Personal Service
Private Chapel of Rest
Parking Available
Golden Charter Pre‐Paid Funeral Plans
Arrangements may be made from the comfort of your own home
246 Chichester Road
Bognor Regis
PO21 5BA
Tel: 01243 868630
www.kevinholland.co.uk
I B Electrical Services
ZUMBA FITNESS CLASSES!
‘NAPIT’ approved electrician
All works guaranteed & insured
Reasonable rates and local
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!
Call Ian on 07873 358855
Clare 07979 814163 or
email [email protected]
Est 2003
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whilst walking percy one day
l
ife’s a funny old thing.
one minute you’re walking percy-the-puppy
happily in the autumn sunshine. next, you find yourself straddled face-down in
the freezing mud that was
once a field behind the priory. there’s not a soul in
sight – no one to help you to
your feet, commiserate with
you or tell you jokes. You
don’t have your mobile
phone on you, naturally.
(who, other than the ultracautious or the frightfullyimportant-and-in-demand,
has their mobile tucked into
their breast pocket at all
hours of the day and night?)
So you’re on your own.
having lain prone for all of
two minutes, there’s only
one thing for it. hop it. if
you can. which is precisely
what percy and i did. or
rather, we limped it. down
the street, and home. muddied, cold, shocked. and in
pain.
but then, as percy and i
lurched across the coppins
threshold, strange and wonderful things started to happen. it’s called, i believe,
the boxgrove gripevine.
(when you have a gripe or a
grumble, it doesn’t take long
for the news to get spread
around – and it works )
. anyway, the chain of
events went something like
this. the phone was ringing.
‘Watching and Waiting’
the caller
(mrs rs) was
Ecumenical Advent Evenings
concerned
Mondays, 7.30pm to 9.00pm
about our
plight that
3rd December—St Paul’s Church, Northgate
she’d seen at
‘The Second Coming’
first hand,
th
December—St
Richard’s Church,
10
and contactCawley
Road
ed mrs pn,
‘The Prophets’
who put on
17th December—Christ Church,
her taxi drivOld Market Avenue
er’s hat and,
with her
‘The Annunciation’
brother mr
rm, sped the
ALL ARE WELCOME
casualty to st
richard’s a&e
These evenings are jointly organised by
department.
Christ Church, St Richard’s and St Paul’s
she – the
casualty –
then found
herself “in the system”
already been fed ….” eh?
which turned out to be an
“i’ll come and pick you up
interesting, if cold and unat 12 noon. is there anything
comfortable, overnight exi can do for you in the meanperience. and there was the
time?” and so on, and so
night-time anguish. forgeton. the happy finale is that
ting worldwide tragedies
i’m now home and learning
and agonies, this casualty’s
to do lots of things with one
main concern was; who
hand [Except Capitals—
would feed mr pickwick??
Asst. Ed]. and mr pickwick
[The cat]. with eventual
appears to be plumper, and
daybreak (what a tiring
as contented, as ever. thank
night) and a cup of tea,
you, team bg!
things started to look up.
“yes, of course you can have
virginia darling
another cup of tea, my darling … the phone? … it’s
(ps – it was a broken humerover there. help yourself.”
us, which isn’t humerous in
at which point the phone
the least, except in hindsight
started to ring and barely
close bracket. oh, and, by
stopped for an hour. “i went
the way, percy had nothing
in to feed pickwick but he’d
whatever to do with it.)
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Physiotherapy clinic now
running at
Boxgrove Village Hall
Monday mornings
To book an appointment please
call the appointment line on:
01243 783040
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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
HOME RENOVATIONS
Boxgrove area
Interior & exterior decoration,
design service, brickwork,
flat packs erected,
excellent references.
Telephone: Tim Hamilton
Tel: 01243 779931 Mob: 07899 943137
Email: [email protected]
~ KATE ~
at Laburnum House, The Street, Boxgrove
________________________________________________________
HAIRDRESSER
~ VERY REASONABLE RATES ~
FULL RANGE OF CUTTING, STYLING,
~ BARBERING, COLOURING, HI-LIGHTING ~
Phone 01243 528214
Mobile: 07886 307227
SMALL ADS
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CAR
TROUBLE?
Vehicle repairs—diagnostics—servicing—MOT tests—valeting—
bodywork—car sales
Full workshop facilities
Vehicles collected from
and delivered to your door in Boxgrove
and surrounding areas.
Courtesy car if required.
Prompt, friendly and reliable service
Bill Walker
01730 810078—07885 944135
4 PAWS
DOG GROOMING SERVICE
CLIPPING - HANDSTRIPPING - NAILS BATHING
WEEKEND APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE
LOCAL COLLECT AND RETURN SERVICE
Tel 01243 773377 (evenings)
OR 07969 315537 (daytime)
Ivan M Jones
Experienced local Blacksmith, Welder & Fabricator and
Agricultural engineer
Halnaker, Chichester, PO18 0QL
Tel. 01243 531977
Email: [email protected]
www.theoldstoreguesthouse.co.uk
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Quality accommodation in
double, twin, family and single
en-suite rooms.
Choice of delicious breakfasts
with homemade bread and
preserves
Car park and garden
Recommended in the Good Hotel
Guide
B&B from £35 per person
Blacksmith · Fabricator · All Welding ·
Railings, Gates, All Garden Furniture
to Requirements · Trailers Built to
Specification & Repairs · Agricultural
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
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YOGA
BOXGROVE VILLAGE HALL
Tuesday Mornings at 10.00
PA R T T I M E
GARDENER
AVA I L A B L E
Call 01243 537181 for dates and details
and find out more at
www.yogamoment.co.uk.
Please contact Nick Roberts
All Welcome.
 01243 787179
The Log Man
REGULAR WEEKLY HOURS
Ray Boniface
Plumbing and Heating
Quality Hardwood
Seasoned Logs
Specialist in repair,
replacement and alteration
Prompt & Reliable
Service
Tel: 01243 780386
Mob: 0780 3070191
Taps, toilets, basins,
showers, radiators etc.
01243 575136
E & W CONTRACTORS
Tarmacadam
Tar & Chippings
Block paving
Digger hire
All building work
ELI
FRANKHAM
T: 01798 861392
M: 07754 835776
ClearMyWaste
Nationwide
Free Quotations
0800 002 9545
House/Garden Clearance
Trade/Waste
Office/Warehouse Clearance
Recycling
Junk Removals
Environment
Agency
Tel: 01243 781819
www.asapremovals.co.uk
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Services for the coming month
Daily Mass in the Priory - Monday—8.00am (9.00am on Bank Holidays); Tuesday—10.00am (with a Short Homily and
followed by coffee); Wednesday—8.00am; Thursday—7.00pm; Friday—12 noon; Saturday—8.00am and 6.00pm (which
counts for Sunday communion). Confessions heard by appointment.
Sunday, 2nd December 2012
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
8.00am—Holy Communion
9.30am—Solemn Mass
11.00am—Sunday School (SBC)
11.15am—Parish Mass
6.30pm—Advent Carol Service—
Westbourne House School (All welcome)
Sunday, 9th December 2012
SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT
8.00am—Holy Communion
9.30am—Solemn Mass
11.00am—Sunday School (SBC)
11.15am—Parish Mass
4.00pm—Christingle (combined service
with Tangmere & Oving)
Tuesday, 11th December 2012
Chichester Cathedral
8.00am and 5.30pm—Parish of Boxgrove
will be prayed for in the Cathedral. Tea at
4.30pm in the Cloister’s Café.
Thursday 13th December 2012
2.00 & 6.00pm—Boxgrove School Carol
Services
Friday 14th December 2012
4.00pm—Great Ballard School School
Carol Service
Sunday, 16th December 2012
THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT
8.00am—Holy Communion
9.30am—Solemn Mass
11.00am—Sunday School (SBC)
11.15am—Parish Mass
5.30pm—Parish Carol Service
Sunday, 23rd December 2012
FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT
8.00am—Holy Communion
10.00am—Solemn Parish Mass
Monday 24th December 2012
CHRISTMASS EVE
4.00pm—Crib Service
11.30pm—Midnight Mass
Tuesday, 25th December 2012
CHRISTMASS DAY
8.00am—Holy Communion
10.00am—Christmass Family Eucharist
Sunday, 30th December 2012
FIRST SUNDAY OF CHRISTMASS
8.00am—Holy Communion
1000—Solemn Parish Mass
Sunday, 6th January, 2013
THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD
8.00am—Holy Communion
9.30am—Solemn Mass
11.00am—Sunday School (SBC)
11.15am—Parish Mass
Sunday, 13th January, 2013
THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD
8.00am—Holy Communion
9.30am—Solemn Mass
11.00am—Sunday School (SBC)
11.15am—Parish Mass
Sunday, 20th January, 2013
SECOND SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY
8.00am—Holy Communion
9.30am—Solemn Mass
11.00am—Sunday School (SBC)
11.15am—Parish Mass
Sunday, 27th January, 2013
THIRD SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY
8.00am—Holy Communion
9.30am—Solemn Mass
11.00am—Sunday School (SBC)
11.15am—Parish Mass