All Saints’ Church Parish Magazine LEEK WOOTTON LINKon doesn’t get the water hot! There have...

JUNE 2019

All Saints’ Church Parish Magazine

LEEK WOOTTON LINK Leek Wootton | Guy’s Cliffe | Hill Wootton | Chesford | Goodrest | Wedgnock | North & Middle Woodloes

LEEK WOOTTON LINK | JUNE 2019

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EDITORIAL Welcome to the June issue of The Link, a little early because of our printer’s travels, but at a point in the year when many outdoor activities are in full swing!

It is only about six months since we marked the 100th anniversary of the Armistice of WWI and the Treaty of Versailles was signed on 28 June 1919.

However, there are those in the community who will remember the uncertainty of life during the summer of 1939 - a last opportunity to appreciate

peace and freedom before the unknown of WWII.

The first major WWII event to be marked nationally, the start of the 75th

anniversary of the D-Day Landings and the Battle of Normandy, will be held in Portsmouth and Bayeaux on 5 and 6 June.

Those of us too young to remember must appreciate the peace and freedom we have today.

Helen & Lesley Eldridge The Editorial Team

Cover Image: a juvenile blue tit

Articles for The Link: If there is anything you would like to include, please email

[email protected]

The deadline for editorial submissions for the JULY/AUGUST issue is: FRIDAY, 21 JUNE 2019

Advertisements for The Link or for www.leekwoottonchurch.co.uk: 1 WEEK IN ADVANCE OF THE MAIN SUBMISSION DEADLINE

Via email to [email protected] or call Jim Perryman on 01926 850610

Would you like to receive The Link by email? Please email [email protected] and request your email copy

Back issues of The Link are available to view online at: https://express.yudu.com/library/82141/LeekWootton-amp-GuysCliffe-s-Library

Priest in Charge Jim Perryman t : 850610 The Vicarage, 4 Hill Wootton Road e : [email protected]

Church Wardens Jonathan Kingston t : 851181 32 Hill Wootton Road

Nigel Stallard t : 850548 Reading Room Cottage Church Lane

Readers Audrey Rowberry t : 851498 7a The Meadows

Nigel Stallard (see left for contact)

Secretary to the PCC Eileen Clayton t : 855124 2 The Hamlet

Treasurer to the PCC

Vacancy

All Saints’ Church

WHO’S WHO?


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FROM THE VICARAGE Switching on the Power

One of the most important lessons I’ve learnt over the years – though it doesn’t stop me frequently making the same mistake - is that simply switching the kettle on doesn’t get the water hot! There have been many cups of coffee made with cold water due to this one simple fact. If you don’t actually plug it in in the first place, the switch on the kettle has no effect – and even then you need to switch the plug on at the wall: that’s another aspect of the same lesson that has been learned when getting to the other side of the garden to use the lawn mower – all plugged in, lawnmower to extension lead, extension lead to wall socket, and then you try and use the mower … nothing. Every part of the connection needs to be right, every switch needs to be set correctly, and then – amazingly when you come to think about the whole national grid network – POWER! Power to mow the lawn, power to heat the water, power to get that much needed and awaited cup of coffee (I’ll pause and have one now!)

That’s better – I too feel more empowered.

Talking of switches, did anyone else have a mum who added eyebrows and lashes over the screws and a smile under the ‘nose-like’ switch on the light switches on the wall? Probably not – but that fact might help people understand why I have such a weird sense of humour. Of course, there would also be the occasional biblical “Let there be light!” proclaimed as the switch’s ‘nose’ was pressed – and there was light. (see Genesis 1:3).

It is in these first three verses of the Bible that we find the fulness of the power of God – the three persons of the Trinity – working in unity. The Father conceives, the Word (the Son) speaks, and the Spirit acts, ‘and there was light’. This month, we celebrate the feast of Pentecost (also known as Whitsun), which is when we remember the day when the Christian Church was ‘born’ – when the disciples got on the Kingdom of God’s national grid.

Jesus, the Word of God, the Son, had died, risen and, 40 days later, ascended to heaven to return to the Father. God’s plan of salvation for the world had been fulfilled through his sacrificial death, paying the price of our sin and restoring our hope of eternal life.

But Jesus had promised that he would be with ALL his followers ALL the time. As one man in one place, he could not fulfil that promise, but by sending the Holy Spirit to them in his place – freed from physical constraints – the promise was, and is, fulfilled. The disciples on that day of Pentecost, ten days after the Ascension, found that they were ‘plugged in and switched on’. It was God’s power, by their own willingness to serve, that was now to be experienced and that is what enabled this small group of weak and fearful men to faithfully and fearlessly proclaim the Gospel message such that within a very short period, the message had spread its transforming power around the known world – and continues to do so today. That same Spirit of God comes to all who will turn to Christ and who are also willing to be ‘plugged in and switched on’.

If anyone would like to talk about this power of God, which every one of us could experience in our daily lives, I’d be delighted to see you. Jim Perryman


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CHURCH SERVICES / EVENTS FOR JUNE 2019

Charity Prayer Focus for the month: Various with Local Links (see each week)

Each Weekday/Saturday from Thursday 30 May – Saturday 8 June 7:30pm Evening Prayer for ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ www.thykingdomcome.global

Sunday, 2 June Prayer Focus: Charity: Macmillan Cancer Support www.macmillan.org.uk Street: The Elms

8:00am Holy Communion (CW) 9:30am All Age Worship 2:30pm Church Summer Teas (run by the Bellringers) with Open Bell Tower 5:00pm Evening Prayer for ‘Thy Kingdom Come’

Wednesday, 5 June 10:30am Holy Communion

Sunday, 9 June PENTECOST Prayer Focus: Charity: NSPCC www.nspcc.org.uk Street: Church Lane

*** CHANGE OF SERVICE TIME DUE TO ROAD CLOSURES FOR THE TWO CASTLES RUN ***

11:00am Holy Communion followed by 12:30pm Fellowship Barbecue in the Churchyard all welcome, but please sign up in advance if possible. See notice on church website for details 5:00pm Evening Prayer for ‘Thy Kingdom Come’

Sunday, 16 June Prayer Focus: Charity: Mothers’ Union www.mothersunion.org Street: Home Farm

8:00am Holy Communion (BCP) 9:30am Experience the Bible – Dramatised Reading of Acts 1-12 11:00am PCC Meeting

Wednesday, 19 June 10:30am Holy Communion

Sunday, 23 June

Prayer Focus: Charity: Cancer Research UK www.cancerresearchuk.org Street: Hill Wootton Road

9:30am All Age Holy Communion


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Sunday, 30 June

Prayer Focus: Charity: Diocese of Coventry www.dioceseofcoventry.org Street: The Hamlet

9:30am All Age Worship with Holy Communion 3:00pm MESSY CHURCH 6:30pm CTKD Taizé-style worship at St John’s, Kenilworth

* CTKD is the abbreviation for Churches Together in Kenilworth and District, which is the grouping of Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist and, United Reformed

churches in the town of Kenilworth and the villages of Ashow, Leek Wootton and Stoneleigh. CTKD also operates under the name ‘Love Kenilworth’. For more information on the ecumenical events and links to the individual fellowships, see

www.lovekenilworth.org.uk.

www.coventrycathedral.org.uk

COVENTRY CATHEDRAL MATTERS Parish Partner : Mary Robins t : 512643

Car Buffs Saturday, 1 June 10:00am - 3:00pm An exhibition of theexamples of Citroen’s innovative

historic be displayed inside the Free

donations welcome.

7 June 7:30 - 9:30pm

Vivaldi by Candlelight Bach - Sinfonia No.2; Corelli - La Folia; Telemann - Viola and; Vivaldi Four Seasons. Performed by the London Convertante Orchestra.

Tickets at www.ticketsource.co.uk. Ticket availability is limited.

and

Saturday, 15 June 7:00-10:00pm

The Coventry Cathedral Chorus soloists and choir.

Tickets £7.50 - £22. From Ticketweb on the door opens at 6:00pm)

ORGAN RECITALS Monday lunchtime concerts at

Monday, 3 June Nicholas Prozillo Monday, 10, June Roger Judd Monday, 17, June Laurence Long Monday, 24, June Kerry Beaumont


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Sunday, 30 June, 3:00pm to 5:00pm

At All Saints’ Church, Leek Wootton

Messy Church values Messy Church values are about being:

❖ Christ-centred, ❖ for all ages, ❖ based on creativity, ❖ hospitality and ❖ celebration

Come and join us for a great afternoon together of fun, fellowship and food!

Let me drift like a seagull

Up in the summer sky Feeling the air grow gold and warm

As the sun rises high.

Let me drift like a seagull Out in the sea so wide

Feeling the ocean rise and fall As the moon pulls the tide.

Let me drift through summer

Down by the ocean shore Marvelling in God’s creation

Now and evermore. Amen

Liz Greer Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin & Ardagh, Province of All-Ireland

From ‘Dear Lord.’ A new collection of prayers and poems from Mothers’ Union

members across the world

A Prayer for Summertime


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LEEK WOOTTON MU Contact : Janet Jackson t : 258264

COMING UP

Wednesday, 5 June 8:00pm, St John’s Church Hall

A talk by Kerstin Friend from Flourish Support for girls aged 11-18 through courses and one-to-ones in schools and churches

Tuesday, 18 June 10:00am at Stoneleigh Church, Church Lane, CV8 3DN

Kenilworth Deanery MU Festival Led by Rev Nikki Moon

This is to be followed by lunch at Stoneleigh Park in the Farmers Fayre Farm Shop & Restaurant CV8 2LZ. Contact Alison Wiggins 01926 850016 to reserve a place.

Thursday, 20 June 2:00pm, at St John’s Hall

Strawberry Tea To raise funds for the work of MU. Contact Janet to reserve a place.

Thursday, 27 June 1:30pm

Jan’s Open Studios To view her work and to support the raffle for Coventry Women’s Aid.

Flourish – Support for teenage girls As Kerstin Friend from Flourish is speaking locally we’re including information about this charity:

“Following years of working with hundreds of young people, especially teenage girls in churches, schools and the community we had become dissatisfied with the status-quo.

“We couldn’t stand and watch as girls grow up bombarded with mixed messages of the ‘ideal’ girl and popular culture shouting ‘you are not enough’ undermining their true identity. Flourish was born in 2015 from a passion to see a generation of teenage girls understand their true value and identity.

“In this anxiety-inducing culture Flourish exists to empower every girl to rediscover who they are, their immeasurable value, unchanging worth and world changing capabilities.

“The services we provide aim to restore self-worth, rebuild lives and release potential in the lives of girls living in the Leamington Spa and Warwick area.”

Find out more at www.youcanflourish.co.uk

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LEEK WOOTTON & GUY’S CLIFFE

PARISH COUNCIL Clerk to the Parish Council : Helen Eldridge t : 853841

e : [email protected]

The Parish Council held its Annual Meeting on Tuesday, 7 May 2019, at Leek Wootton Village Hall. This was followed by the monthly Parish Council Meeting. Discussion at the two meetings included the following:

ELECTION 2019 This meeting was the first of the ‘new’ Parish Council since the uncontested election, which saw all 8 previous Councillors re-elected. Cllr Richard Coates was elected as Chairman and Cllr Paul Eldridge as Vice-Chairman.

This was also the first meeting with our new representatives on Warwick District Council, Pam Redford (CON) and Trevor Wright (CON). They represent the new WDC ward of Cubbington & Leek Wootton, which encompasses the communities of Cubbington, Stoneleigh and Baginton as far north as the A46/A45 junction at Finham/Baginton. The Chairman congratulated and welcomed the new District Councillors and they introduced themselves and initiatives they have supported in their time in office so far (previously representing Stoneleigh & Cubbington Ward).

They have a blog/website for the ward at www.cubbingtonandleekwootton.net and can be contacted via this site.

WOODCOTE (POLICE HQ) / ANNUAL PARISH ASSEMBLY A reminder that the Annual Parish Assembly is at 7:00pm on Tuesday, 28 May, at Leek Wootton Village Hall. Philip Seccombe, Police & Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire is coming to speak and answer your questions about the future of Woodcote, housing development(s) that were planned on the estate and other estate property.

Please come and put your questions to him in person.

This is also an opportunity for residents, businesses, workers and volunteers within the community to meet and share their news and also meet our District and County Councillors as well as Parish Councillors and ask any questions, so please come along.

We are aware that this meeting falls within half-term and if you are not able to come, but have questions, please send these to the Clerk ([email protected]) and we will make sure that they are asked on your behalf.

HORSE FAIR 25-28 April came and went without the Horse Fair appearing at Thickthorn or anywhere else locally. Instead, the fair was held in Nuthall, Nottinghamshire on that weekend and plans have been announced that they intend to return there twice more this year. It is hoped this will be a conclusion to local concerns.


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LEEK WOOTTON WAR MEMORIAL RECREATION GROUND CAR PARK There was disappointing news that an application to the Lottery Fund towards the car park works was turned down. This may affect the project in that it may not be possible to complete the entire planned project of the main car park and overflow at the same time. However, the Village Hall needs to proceed with its drainage works and, with alternative sources of grants and a public fundraising campaign almost ready to begin, the PC hopes to raise sufficient funds to carry out the essential work to enlarge the main car park area. With this in mind, the PC will ask the project group to look at the possibility of implementing a one-way gyratory system to help the flow of traffic.

NEXT MEETING The next meeting is at 7:30pm on Tuesday, 4 June 2019, at Leek Wootton Village Hall.

Minutes of all Parish Council meetings, when signed, are published on the website at www.leekwootton.org.uk. Any local issues can always be raised at meetings under Public Question Time or by contacting any of the Parish Councillors or the Clerk, details of whom are listed on all noticeboards, the Parish Council website, in the Parish Directory and the Bulletin.

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OBITUARIES We publish here brief obituaries for members of the community who have died recently. We send condolences to their relatives, and to all who have recently been bereaved.

David Ronald Morgan

1949-2019

David was born in London, educated at Kings’ College Wimbledon and went to Glasgow University. After graduating in 1974 with a distinction in pathology, he took up hospital posts in Glasgow and Falkirk before training as a GP in Edinburgh.

He married in 1980 and moved to Liverpool where he became a GP partner at Old Swan Health Centre and a member of the committee that inaugurated the Department of General Practice at Liverpool University. He became a part-time lecturer there and a part-time Medical Officer in the Paediatric A&E Department at Alder Hey Hospital. He moved to Birmingham to become Senior Lecturer at Birmingham University and GP in the inner-city Lee Bank area. He spent the remainder of his career - some 29 years - at that practice where he was a GP Trainer and an undergraduate tutor. His two children, Iona and Alasdair, were born in Birmingham.

David was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of General Practitioners and of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Glasgow and the Royal College of Physicians in England. He gained a doctorate in medicine and wrote several academic papers.

Wherever he worked, David was an active member of his local Faculty of the Royal College of General Practitioners and was elected Provost of the Midland Faculty in 2010. He was their Research Convenor and is honoured at the annual research symposium by having a prize named after him. He was the GP member of Birmingham Children’s Hospital Ethics Advisory Group from 2014- 2018.

David and Joy moved to Leek Wootton in 2011 and they married in 2013. He gained a stepdaughter, Béa, and, in time, two grandchildren whom he adored. David enjoyed every minute of living in a village for the first time, including ringing handbells and singing in the choir at Christmas. After retiring from general practice in 2014, he became an enthusiastic cook, joined Leamington Spa Photographic Club and became a member of Probus. He also became a Trustee to the Myton Hospices.

David survived a heart attack in his early 40s but, despite every endeavour to keep fit and healthy, developed life-threatening heart rhythm problems shortly after his retirement. He bore repeated bouts of cardiac ill health with bravery and determination. In April he underwent repeat surgery to try to ameliorate his heart rhythm problems, but sadly died shortly afterwards.

David was known as a skilful doctor and a kind and compassionate, hard-working man of great integrity and humility, with a quiet and mischievous sense of humour. He loved medicine and he loved people, and people loved and respected him.


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Thank you Joy, Iona, Alasdair and Béa would like to thank everyone for all the thoughtful messages, cards and flowers sent to them following David’s untimely death in April. We are upheld by all the love, kindness and support that continues to be offered to us. David would have been very surprised that, having lived in Leek Wootton for only 5 years, so many people attended the service at All Saints Church to celebrate his life and gave so generously to the British Heart Foundation and the Myton Hospices in his memory. We are grateful to everyone who supported us that day and are thankful that the service, which David himself had largely devised, touched so many hearts and minds. His colleagues in health care and his patients will be honouring his contribution to general practice at a memorial service at the Cathedral Church of St Philip, Colmore Row, Birmingham, at 11:00am on Saturday, 6 July. Friends and neighbours are warmly invited to attend.

Joy Morgan

From the

Parish Registers

Saturday, 20 April Burial of Ashes

of Carole Ann Watson

Thursday, 2 May Burial of Ashes

of Graham Alun Jones (known as Alun)

Saturday, 4 May Thanksgiving for the Gift of a Child

Albert John ‘Albie’ Pumphrey

Thursday, 9 May Thanksgiving Service for the life of

David Ronald Morgan following his funeral at Oakley Wood earlier the same day

UPDATE: Cover Story (May issue) We would like to thank our eagle-eyed reader, Alan May, who has identified the two officers on last month’s cover as Stan Wall [left] and George Jackson [right]. Sadly both are now deceased.

Woodcote continues to play a feature role in Police events, including the ceremony of dedication of the new force standard—the first in its history (see back cover for photograph).

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LEEK WOOTTON VILLAGE HALL Booking Clerk : Sigrun Fewtrill e : [email protected]

t : 409641 after 4:00pm

Hiring Charges Main Hall

Committee Room Maximum 20 Persons Village Users: £7.00 / hour Non-Village Users: £9.00 / hour Full day rates at Committee’s discretion.

30 min setting-up charge, plus 30 min clearing-up charge is added to ALL bookings (except for regular village users).

Entry or use of the Hall is for the hired period only. Hire of the Main Hall or the Committee Room is for that room only.

An additional charge of £15 is payable for use of the cooker, dishwasher and heated cabinet.

We are very proud of our Village Hall and would appreciate your help in maintaining it in its present condition; all users should leave the hall, kitchen and toilets clean and tidy.

ALL litter must be taken home. Please do not leave bags of rubbish in, or outside, the hall.

BOOKING INQUIRIES TO MRS S FEWTRILL (e : [email protected] | t : 01926 409641 after 4:00pm)

SMOKING IS NOT PERMITTED IN THE HALL

Charges effective from 1 May 2019

Village

Organisations / Events

Other Village Users Non-Village

Users

Category 1 Mon-Fri

9:00-6:00pm £7.50 / hour £11.50 / hour £16.00 / hour

Category 2 Mon-Thu

6:00-11:00pm £7.50 / hour £12.50 / hour £17.00 / hour

Category 3 Fri, 6:00-11:00pm

Sat & Sun By arrangement £14.50 / hour £20.00 / hour


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www.leekwoottonwi.co.uk LEEK WOOTTON WI President : Genny Wilson t : 690701

2019 National Federation WI Resolutions Earlier in the year National Federation WI released details of the six shortlisted proposed Resolutions for 2019. As often happens, they were all considered to be worthy Resolutions, but we could only vote for one. So, after hearing an overview of each Resolution, members were given a voting slip and the Resolution that received the majority of the votes was put forward as the chosen Resolution from LWWI.

The results were released in March, revealing that two resolutions had received more than half the total votes cast from over 105 thousand WI units across the country. The two were; ‘Don’t Fear the Smear’, which received 20,625 votes and 35,194 votes for ‘Decline in Local Buses’. Consequently, a further vote will now take place to vote for, or indeed against each resolution. If both resolutions are passed, then WIs across the country will support and work on both issues during 2019. Here is a brief overview of the two Resolutions:

Don’t Fear the Smear

‘Cervical screening saves around 5,000 lives a year, yet attendance is currently at its lowest for a decade. The National Federation WI urges WI members to attend routine screening, to take action to raise awareness of the importance of cervical screening and address barriers to attendance to help eradicate cancer.’

The number of women attending routine cervical screening is falling despite the number of lives the test saves each year. Regular cervical screening is the best way for abnormal cells to be picked up early and treated, to prevent cancer

developing. It is estimated that the test currently prevents 70% of cervical cancer deaths. However, this figure could be 83% if all eligible women attended.

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Worryingly the figures show that attendance is the lowest amongst women aged 25 to 29 (62.1%) yet cervical cancer is the most common cancer among women under the age of 35.

Public Health England cites several barriers to attendance including; embarrassment to attend screening appointments, lack of awareness about the risk, to concerns about the procedure being painful. Therefore the WI on a national and also importantly on a one-to-one basis, could be instrumental in raising public understanding of, and engagement with, this vitally important screening programme.

Decline in Local Buses

‘Over the last decade there has been a massive decline in the number of bus services, particularly of those in rural and semi-rural areas. In order to alleviate loneliness, improve health and wellbeing, as well as promoting sustainable development, the National Federation WI calls on the Government and local authorities to increase subsidies and work in partnership with bus companies and community transport operators to enable an adequate provision of services.'

Since 2010, local authorities have faced budget cuts, which has put pressure on the delivery of local services. Those without access to a car rely heavily on public transport and the loss of a bus service can subsequently reduce access to services and facilities and can, at the same time, contribute to social exclusion and loneliness. According to the Campaign for Better Transport, council bus budgets have been cut by 45% and local authorities were found to have taken £182 million away from supported bus services over the last decade, affecting more than 3,000 bus services across England and Wales.

Therefore, to support this Resolution the NFWI could work with organisations such as the Campaign for Better Transport and local government and councils, to encourage more funding to local authorities for the provision of bus services. It should be noted that if a service is not used then it’s not surprising that it may decline, or indeed be withdrawn, so the WI can make a difference by using and encouraging others to use the local bus, whenever possible.

It’s clear to see why these Resolutions are important and the reason why the WI was approached to support their causes is because over the past 100 years the WI has campaigned on a wide range of issues that matter to women and also those that may impact our local community.

These two Resolutions demonstrate that if there is an issue that could benefit from heightened awareness and support, the WI does not shy away. If that’s not one of the great reasons to be a proud WI member, then I don’t know what is.

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ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH TEAS - All are welcome! We would love to see you at our Church Teas over the next few months. Come along between 3:00 and 5:00pm and enjoy refreshments, friendship and other activities:

Sunday, 2 June Hosted by the bell ringers and including visits to the bellringing chamber.

Sunday, 7 July Refreshments hosted by the Leek Wootton Scouting Groups.

Also Cherishing Churchyard activities and displays – come and find out more about the wildlife that calls our churchyard its home.

Sunday, 4 August Enjoy teas and cakes while listening to the organ music.

Sunday, 1 September Refreshments hosted by the Cancer Research UK Leek Wootton Committee.

Also a Treasure Hunt around the village.

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Celebrating 150 Years of Cycling In September 2016, in the wake of the first Aviva Women’s Tour ride through Kenilworth and Leek Wootton, we included this article:

After the 2016 Aviva Women’s Tour in June, local historian Robin Leach speculated that it was quite probable that the significance of the route taken from St John’s to Leek Wootton was unappreciated by the majority of spectators and, he thought, all the participants. In early 1869, Edward Langley Fardon of Kenilworth rode the route on his newly constructed bicycle, the world’s first with three major innovations; an all metal construction, wheels with spokes held in tension and rubber tyres.

Having chosen the road to Leek Wootton upon which to test his ‘Velocipede’, there were initially no problems, but as he hurtled down the hill Fardon struggled to keep control and as he gathered speed, his feet came off the pedals. He later wrote, “I was getting a little bit anxious as the machine was going at a terrible rate before I got to the bottom. There was a brake upon the rear wheel, but in my anxiety to keep straight I forgot about that.” His momentum was checked by the reverse in gradient and when he came to rest, a man came from his Leek Wootton garden and enquired, “What the devil have you got there?” Details of his return journey up the hill are not recorded and, of course, the women riders of 2016 went on to climb far higher hills than ours!

Extracted from Kenilworth Weekly News and Kenilworth People & Places, Volume 1 by Robin D Leach

You may have seen the ‘portrait bench’ [below], which was unveiled in 2013 on the newly opened route from Kenilworth to Warwick University, depicting Warwickshire residents Helen Martin, donor to the university, Edward Langley Fardon and John Kemp Starley, credited with being the inventor of the modern bicycle.

This year the OVO Energy Women’s Tour returns to Warwickshire on Thursday, 13 June. Starting in Market Square, Warwick, the riders will travel through Guy’s Cliffe and Leek Wootton on their way to Kenilworth - perhaps we’ll get more of a chance to see them, because they will also be riding uphill through Leek Wootton. (see page 36)

So this year’s Summer Fête will be a celebration of cycling, with a Best Decorated Bike competition and, we hope, other bicycle-themed stalls and activities.


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Saturday, 15 June 2019

Leek Wootton War Memorial Recreation Ground

1:30-4:30pm

- PROGRAMME OF EVENTS - 1:30 – Opening

2:00 – Fun Dog Show: Best Dressed Dog and Musical Sit!

2:20 – Music: Spa Brass

2:45 – Best Decorated Bicycle must be rideable around our obstacle course

3:00 – Dancing: All Saints’ CofE Academy

3:20 – Music: Spa Brass

3:40 – Dancing: Inspire Dance Academy

4:00 – Raffle draw and prize-giving

4:15 – Dancing: Inspire Dance Academy

Welcome to this year’s Parish Summer Fête, being held at the War Memorial Recreation Ground on Saturday, 15 June.

This year, we are celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Edward Langley Fardon’s test ride of his ‘Velocipede’ bicycle, from Kenilworth to Leek Wootton, with a celebration of cycling, which will include a Best Decorated Bicycle Competition.

We will also have all the usual stalls; Bric-a-Brac, Books, Chocolate Tombola, Bouncy Castle and Slides, Save-the-Goal football, Mocktails, Hot dogs and Burgers, Plants.

HELP! If you can help on the day with a stall, please contact Jonathan on 07966 164799 or 01926 851181. Any bric-a-brac, books, etc, ring Jonathan.

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LEEK WOOTTON & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Hon Secretary : Steph Jones e : [email protected]

Saturday, 8 June

Outing to Spetchley Park Gardens There are still places available on this garden visit to Spetchley Park Gardens.

This promises to be a lovely day out and we would welcome any new people who would like to come along. For further details or to book please contact Steph Jones on 01926 855370 or email: [email protected]

Saturday, 17 August

Annual Show Leek Wootton Village Hall

Last year, to celebrate our 150th anniversary, we invited the community clubs and societies to enter a display depicting their group. We were so impressed with the entries that we would like to do the same again this year. More details will follow in next month’s Link edition.

The photographic categories are ORANGE and SILHOUETTE if you have any pictures you would like to enter.

GARDENING TIPS taken from Tips from the Old Gardeners by Duncan Crosbie

If you have nettles in the garden, rather than throwing them away, add them to a container of rainwater and let them soak for a month. Then dilute with more rainwater in a ratio of 1:10 and use as a liquid fertiliser on your plants. They are full of nitrogen, phosphate and iron that you will be returning to the soil.

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CANCER RESEARCH UK Secretary : Shirley Calvert t : 859003

Saturday, 22 June, 7:30 pm

Hog Roast Leek Wootton Village Hall

The Leek Wootton Committee will be holding a Hog Roast at Leek Wootton Village Hall on Saturday, 22 June at 7:30 pm.

Ticket price £20 per head.

For tickets, please contact Kay Wakeman (t: 851670).

MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT Chairman : Ros Commander t : 511373

Friday, 7 June at Leek Wootton Village Hall

Summer Lunch The summer lunch for Macmillan Cancer Support will be held on Friday, 7 June at Leek Wootton Village Hall with a welcome drink of prosecco, or a soft drink for those that are driving, and a two-course meal.

The lunch will be followed by a talk from Molly Murray. Her subject will be Life in a Back to Back through the Eyes of a Child.

Tickets cost £18.50 per person and can be obtained from Ros Commander (t: 511373) or other members of the committee.


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WARWICKSHIRE OPEN STUDIOS

15 June to 30 June 2019 At: The Studio, 3 The Elms, Leek Wootton

Jan will be opening her studio once again for

Warwickshire Artists’ Open Studios Event

with an exhibition of modern contemporary paintings. The artist will be available to discuss her work and

all works will be for sale.

During the Exhibition one of Jan’s paintings will be raffled with all the proceeds going towards

Coventry Women’s Refuge.

Opening Times will be 11:00am to 5:00pm every day except Wednesdays.

The work may be viewed outside these opening hours by making a prior appointment with the artist or by

viewing her website.

Website: www.janrawnsley.co.uk Email: [email protected] Tel: 07768 216649


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www.historygroup.leekwoottonandguyscliffe.org.uk

LEEK WOOTTON HISTORY GROUP Chairman : Paul Eldridge t : 854347

The Way We Were... The History Group’s archive has many interesting artefacts, including this one [right], which is the last Parish Garden Party before World War II (80 years ago).

Held in the grounds of Wootton Court (now The Hayes/The Warwickshire Golf & Country Club), at the invitation of the Wright family, it includes attractions such as a paddling pool, boats (on the lake) and “Coypu on view”. The Wright family had a fur farm

in Canada, where the coypu were imported from. [A coypu is a beaver-type rodent, once bred for its fur.]

After the War, the Fête returned.

In 1949 it was held at Woodcote as we have a film from this year [left is pictured The Rev Ryecart, in the white jacket, watching his wife, Verena, take aim in the shooting competition].

From the 1950s to 1970s Wootton Court was a regular venue for the Fête, and boating on the lake a popular attraction

[photo right is from the 1950s] and the occasional celebrity even attended; left is Thelma Barlow who played Peggy Archer in popular radio soap, The Archers.

Other home venues over the years have included Wootton Paddox, Leek Wootton House and, as many will remember, the beautiful gardens of The Stone House, at the invitation of Audrey and Barry Gillitt, until 2015.

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Jamboree Update Less than 100 days to go, and so exciting!

Fundraising last month was a car wash at St Francis; thanks to Rev Jim for coming and wielding a sponge. We took a magnificent £600. I also attended a Lions Event to receive a very generous cheque on behalf of the participants, so do please support the Lions’ show and 2 Castles Run. You will see lots of Explorer Scouts helping out. Last effort today is the Tuck Shop at District Camp where Leek Wootton is well represented.

I however, am off for more training at Gilwell at the All Adults Weekend. Here will be not just Unit leaders like myself, who accompany the young people, but all the International Service Team who run the activities, ensure the shops are stocked with food and back up the leaders.

We now have our travel plans and the 2 units are going out at different times and to different parts of Canada for Hosted Hospitality at the end. Personally I am going to Nova Scotia, via New York, the Jamboree and Washington. Fingers crossed for a visit to the White House.

We are already planning the Post Jamboree event when we relive the experience and put together a presentation for all our parents and supporters. I will try and advertise this in the July edition so watch this space.

However I am sure you will be excited to know that this isn’t your last opportunity to support an International Scouting event. David and some friends in the Leek Wootton Football team are all Explorer Scouts and off to EuroJam in Poland in July 2020. There will be plenty of cake sales and quizzes coming up to enliven your social life!

www.leekwoottonscoutgroup.co.uk 1ST LEEK WOOTTON SCOUT GROUP Contact : Jo Elsy t : 854623

Thank you

to everyone who has supported us.

www.warwickshirescouts.org.uk/jamboree

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www.ecochurch.org.uk

ECO CHURCH

Two events coming up to help inform and lobby for action on limiting climate chaos:

Saturday, 22 June

The Climate Action Day - Stratford Come to Stratford Methodist Church on 22 June, between 10:00am and 4:00pm for a climate action day. This event has been organised by representatives of the Methodist Eco Church, Stratford Friends of the Earth, and the Stratford Quakers, in response to the report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published in October, which made clear just how urgent it now is that we take rapid and wide-reaching action to reduce our carbon usage. The event aims to inform people about this need, and about the resources available for us in trying to make these transitions, both as individuals and as a community.

There will be an all-day exhibition, with stalls provided by around 40 campaign groups, charities, and eco-businesses. A keynote speech will be delivered at 11:00am by Dr Lisa Schipper, of the Oxford Environmental Change Institute, who is a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). There will also be workshops in the afternoon focused on changes at the level of individual and community life.

Further details will be available nearer the time.

Stratford Methodist Church is active in environmental campaigning within and outside of the churches. The church building has been modified to reduce its carbon usage, through the introduction of solar panels, ground heat energy,

and rainwater flushing toilets.

Wednesday, 26 June

News from Christian Aid As Christians, we seek to put our faith into action by

loving and caring for our neighbours and the Earth, our common home. And right now, both are threatened from the impact of climate change.

Urgent action is needed to save God’s creation as we know it. Will you join the mass lobby in Westminster, London on 26 June 2019 and tell MPs that it’s time to act on climate change?

Climate change is devastating the world’s poorest communities right now, as

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more extreme weather events, from flooding to droughts, drive families from their homes and create food crises.

Whether it’s women like Aster in Ethiopia who struggle to feed their children when the rains don’t come and crops burn on the stalk, or fisherfolk like Lope in the Philippines battling to make a living as climate change brings super typhoons and extreme heat, or pastoralists like Boru whose camels are weak from drought.

Climate change is hitting the poorest hardest, right now!

Will you join the mass lobby for climate and environmental action in Westminster on 26 June?

We know what we need to do to reverse the trend of climate change and protect people like Aster, Lope and Boru: we need to cut global greenhouse emissions to net zero. The existing UK Government targets don’t go far enough – we need to get to net zero by 2045 to make a difference.

On 26 June, we’ll come together in London to celebrate our faith in action, lobby our political representatives, pray together and energise one another for the challenges to come.

Will you be there?

For more info please email [email protected] or go to caid.org.uk/

timeisnow

NORMAN’S QUIZ OF THE MONTH

Brush Up Your Shakespeare 1. Name the two Italian cities that are included in the titles of

Shakespeare's plays?

2. Hamlet was the Prince of which European country?

3. What was the name of the two rival families in Romeo and Juliet?

4. What was the name of the savage, ugly and deformed slave in The Tempest?

5. King Lear had 3 daughters; Goneril, Cordelia and one other. What was her name?

6. Othello was tricked into murdering his wife by Iago. What was her name?

7. Which of the country bumpkins, (the weaver), was transformed with the head of a donkey in A Midsummer Night's Dream?

8. Who was the big, fat, hard drinking, rogue Knight in The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV parts I & II?

9. Who was told to, “beware the Ides of March” by a mad soothsayer?

10. Which of The Bard's plays opens with the line “Now is the winter of our discontent”?

Answers on page 37

mailto:[email protected]

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TODDLERS AT LEEK WOOTTON VILLAGE

HALL Contact : Janet Jackson t : 258264

We meet on Thursdays, term-time 10:00am - 11:30am

For Babies to Pre-schoolers £1.50 per family

A warm welcome is extended for Parents, Grandparents and Carers

Baby area, craft, mat and ride on toys, snack-time and singing. Also, fun outdoors in our woodland play area. Just turn up and join us for a friendly and relaxed morning.

www.allsaints-leekwootton.cofeacademy.org

ALL SAINTS’ C of E ACADEMY Head Teacher : Andrew Morris t : 400498 Diocese of Coventry Multi-Academy Trust

Wednesday, 19 June

School -v- Village Cricket Match Children’s match 5:00pm – 6:00pm

Adults’ match 6:00pm onwards

SCHOOL LIFE (from www.allsaints-leekwootton.covmat.org) School Council The School Council is a democratically elected body organised in a way to enable every child to have a turn as a councillor during their time with us. Representatives from each year group have a ‘Pupil Voice’. They gather concerns, ideas and areas that they want to work together to improve. Currently they are trying to encourage children who have a birthday to bring in a small gift for children in their class rather than a huge bag of sweets.

In the past they have worked together to spend Sainsbury Vouchers to ensure that the play equipment meets the needs of all the children in the school rather than just a few and in this way they understand practically what a fully inclusive school looks like.

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http://leekwoottonsports.club [email protected]

LEEK WOOTTON SPORTS CLUB Club Steward : Nigel Rodgers t : 852231

Summer opening times (1 Apr - 30 Sep):

Monday Closed Tuesday 6:00pm - 10:30pm Wednesday 6:00pm - 10:00pm Thursday 6:00pm - 10:00pm Friday 5:30pm - 11:00pm Saturday 4:00pm - 9:00pm Sunday 1:00pm - 10:00pm

Bank Holidays - Times may vary

News from the Sports Club The Sports Club will be hosting a number of events throughout the summer and we would like to extend a warm welcome to readers of The Link to come along and enjoy.

Our Junior cricket coaching sessions take place on Friday evenings with Under 9 and Under 10 sessions between 5:30pm and 6:30pm followed by training for Under 11s – Under 14s from 6:30pm until 8:00pm. Parents are most welcome to come along to the Club to watch the players and enjoy a drink, a chat and, weather permitting, a weekly BBQ from 6:30pm – 8:30pm.

On Saturday, 1 June the Champions League Football Final between Tottenham and Liverpool will be shown on our big TV screen. Kick-off is 8:00pm and we shall be serving hot dogs at half time.

Bingo sessions will be held on 12 and 26 June. Doors open at 7:30pm and the first game starts at 8:00pm.

On Saturday, 15 June a Ukulele Band will be performing at the Club. Tickets cost £5 and will be available prior to the event from the bar, or may be purchased on the night. Proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to the Buddy Bag Foundation charity. Doors open at 7:30pm. Bowls of chips and hot dogs will be available to purchase during the interval.

Please take note of the amended Summer opening times at the top of the page.

CLUB FOR HIRE If you are looking for a venue to hold a party, fundraising or social event, the

Leek Wootton Sports Club, which has skittle alley, large patio, BBQ, kitchen

and bar facilities is available for hire.

Please call Sue Whitehouse on 01926 496694 for further information, or call

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HIGHLIGHTS:

• Cricket every Saturday and most Sunday afternoons. Bar available.

• Friday evenings: Junior Cricket commences at 5:30pm

• Happy Hour every Friday evening during summer months from 6:00 – 7:00pm. Plus, weather permitting, BBQ from 6:30 - 8:30pm

• Saturday, 1 June – Screening of Champions League Football

• Wednesday, 12 June – Club Bingo Night

• Saturday, 15 June – Summer Fête – bar will be open

• Saturday, 15 June – Charity event – Ukulele Band playing at Club. Doors open 7:30pm

• Wednesday, 26 June – Club Bingo Night

www.twocastlesrun.org.uk

TWO CASTLES RUN Sunday, 9 June

The ballot registration for this year’s Two Castles Run, which closed in February, was for 4,000 runners.

Please remember that all affected roads will be restricted/closed from approximately 8:30am until the runners have passed through, which should be about 10:30am. If you can’t go out, come out and cheer the runners on!

www.womenstour.co.uk/stages/stage-4

OVO ENERGY WOMEN’S TOUR Thursday, 13 June at 10:30

This year the OVO Energy Women’s Tour returns to Warwickshire on Thursday, 13 June, but this year will be a little different to the last 3 years. The race’s ‘neutralised’ start is from Market Square in Warwick at 10:30am.

Whilst the timetable says “Warwick Road, Leek Wootton” is the venue for the ’Start Proper’ of the race at 10:45, the race map shows 0KM at the junction of Warwick Road with Newey Drive on the way into Kenilworth. Wherever the start proper actually is (!), hopefully we will get a chance to see more of the cyclists as they travel through the parish in the opposite direction.

Please come out and support the riders and give them a great send-off!

Please remember to make alternative arrangements for travelling on these two days and tell others who may have to be visiting during these times. The organisers of these events are grateful for residents’ patience every year.

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NORMAN’S QUIZ OF THE MONTH The Answers From Page 31

1. The two Italian cities named in the titles of Shakespeare plays are: The Merchant of Venice and Two Gentlemen of Verona

2. Hamlet was the Prince of Denmark

3. The rival families in Romeo & Juliet are the Montagues (Romeo) and Capulets (Juliet).

4. The slave in The Tempest is called Caliban

5. King Lear’s third daughter is called Regan

6. Othello’s wife’s name is Desdemona

7. Bottom, the weaver, is given the head of a donkey in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

8. Sir John Falstaff is the Knight, a recurring character in Henry IV Pt I, Henry IV Pt II and The Merry Wives of Windsor

9. A soothsayer told Julius Caesar to, “beware the Ides of March”

10. “Now is the winter of our discontent” is the opening line of Richard III

125 years ago, on 30 June 1894, Tower Bridge in London was officially opened.

100 years ago, on 28 June 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed, marking the official end of World War I.

90 years ago, on 12 June 1929, Anne Frank, German Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim, was born.

80 years ago, on 7 June 1939, King George VI became the first British monarch to visit the USA.

75 years ago, on 6 June 1944, D-Day took place with the Normandy landings. Over 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, France.

70 years ago, on 8 June 1949, George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four was published.

65 years ago, on 7 June 1954, Alan Turing died. He is considered the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence.

40 years ago, on 7 June 1979, the first elections for the European Parliament were held.

30 years ago, on 5 June 1989, the Unknown Rebel (‘Tank Man’) of Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China, made world headlines. He temporarily halted a column of tanks by standing in front of them on the morning after the massacre.

20 years ago, on 11 June 1999, the Kosovo War ended when the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO signed a peace treaty.

10 years ago, on 25 June 2009, Michael Jackson, ‘the King of Pop’, died. This American singer, songwriter and dancer had hit songs that included Beat It, Bille Jean, Thriller, and Bad.

All in the month of June:

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OUT & ABOUT IN LEEK WOOTTON & GUY’S CLIFFE See main articles for further details or visit the Parish Calendars at www.leekwoottonandguyscliffe.org.uk

Sunday, 2 June Church Teas: with Bell Tower visits

15:00-17:00 at All Saints’ Church

Tuesday, 4 June Parish Council Meeting

19:30 at the Village Hall

Friday, 7 June Macmillan Summer Lunch

at the Village Hall

Saturday, 8 June LW&D Horticultural Society Outing

to Spetchley Park

Kenilworth Lions Grand Show kenilworthlionsclub.co.uk/community-events/grand-show

The Kenilworth Show www.kenilworthshow.co.uk

Sunday, 9 June Two Castles Run www.twocastlesrun.org.uk

Wednesday, 12 June Club Bingo Night

at the Sports Club

Thursday, 13 June OVO Women’s Tour

www.womenstour.co.uk/stages/stage-4

Saturday, 15 June LW&GC Parish Summer Fête

13:30-16:30 at the Recreation Ground

LWSC Ukulele Evening at the Sports Club

15-30 June Warwickshire Open Studios

www.warwickshireopenstudios.org

Sunday, 16 June Father’s Day

PCC Meeting 11:00 at All Saints’ Church

Tuesday, 18 June Leek Wootton WI

19:45 at the Village Hall

Wednesday, 19 June School -v- Village Cricket Match

17:00 at the Sports Club

Saturday, 22 June The Climate Action Day - Stratford

www.stratfordclimate.org/climate-action-day

CRUK Hog Roast 19:30 at the Village Hall

24-27 June The Festival on the Close, Rugby

www.thefestivalontheclose.co.uk

Wednesday, 26 June Club Bingo Night

at the Sports Club

Sunday, 30 June Warwick Myton Hospice

Summer Fête www.mytonhospice.org

BUS TIMETABLE Timetable for Stagecoach Routes 16 (Mon-Sat, Kenilworth to Hatton Park via Warwick) and X16 (Mon-Fri, Kenilworth to Stratford College)

Leek Wootton Kenilworth MONDAY TO SATURDAY (except public holidays) Leek Wootton: 08:38 10:25 12:25 14:25 [16:55*]

16: Leek Wootton Hatton Park / X16: Leek Wootton Stratford MONDAY TO SATURDAY (except public holidays) Leek Wootton: [07:30*] 09:07 11:07 13:07 14:57

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There was drama in the ‘skies’ at this year’s Teddy Bear Parachuting, when one participant landed on the high ledge of the tower. Thankfully an emergency fishing-line was created and

the casualty was lifted to safety, unharmed

A proud local dad tipped us off that his daughter would be appearing on This Morning on 2 May; Rachel Sylvester-Murphy, a First Officer with EasyJet and participant in ITV’s Life Inside the Cockpit.

Watch on YouTube:

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A waiting parachutist watches the drama unfold

The mystery of the invisible road resurfacing works: obedient residents have (mostly) avoided parking in

Hill Wootton Road for at least two weeks now!

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