NEWSLETTER OF THE FRIENDS OF SOUTHWELL CATHEDRAL ISSN 466-0482 PEPPERPOTS No 43 Spring 2016 inside Pepperpots Out and about 2 Forty years on 2 From Southwell to South Africa 3 Annual General Meeting 4/9 Find a Friend 12 Southwell Music Festival 12 Pepperpots seldom looks to the other side of the world for its cover illustration. To find out why turn to page 2. And another distant continent features on page 3. FRIENDS’ FESTIVAL AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Saturday 18 June 2016 Full details of the Friends’ Festival Day appear on pages 4 to 9 including most of the formal paperwork. Please make sure you bring this copy to the meeting. If you would like to see the full accounts, please contact the office (see back page). The programme for the day is below. Friends are invited to make their own arrangements for lunch. 10.00 Coffee in the Minster Crossing 11.00 Lecture by Dr Philip Dixon, the Minster Archaeologist, entitled ‘Romans, Saxons and Normans: the early stages of the settlement at Southwell’ 12.45 Lunch break 2.00 AGM in the State Chamber of the Great Hall 3.00 Tea in the State Chamber 4.30 Evensong with the Bishop, the Rt Revd Paul Williams
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NEWSLETTER OF THE FRIENDS OF SOUTHWELL CATHEDRAL
ISSN �466-0482
P e P P e r P o t s
No 43
Spring 2016
inside
Pepperpots
Out and about 2
Forty years on 2
From Southwell to South Africa 3
Annual General Meeting 4/9
Find a Friend 12
Southwell Music Festival 12
Pepperpots seldom looks to the other side of the world for its cover illustration. To find out why turn to page 2. And another distant continent features on page 3.
FRIENDS’ FESTIVAL AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Saturday 18 June 2016Full details of the Friends’ Festival Day appear on pages 4 to 9 including most of the formal paperwork. Please make sure you bring this copy to the meeting. If you would like to see the full accounts, please contact the office (see back page). The programme for the day is below. Friends are invited to make their own arrangements for lunch. 10.00 Coffee in the Minster Crossing11.00 Lecture by Dr Philip Dixon, the Minster Archaeologist, entitled
‘Romans, Saxons and Normans: the early stages of the settlement at Southwell’
12.45 Lunch break 2.00 AGM in the State Chamber of the Great Hall 3.00 Tea in the State Chamber 4.30 Evensong with the Bishop, the Rt Revd Paul Williams
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Sue Hopkin writes:
As I write this we are looking forward to the next event on 10 May which will be a visit to Tewkesbury Abbey. To my joy the coach is fully booked and there are a number of people on the waiting-list. We hope to be joined by the Acting Dean and Mrs Rhoda Coates.
The second outing in 2016 will be a half-day visit to Sheffield Cathedral on Tuesday 27 September. The details are on the application form included in this issue of Pepperpots. Please apply promptly to be sure of a place. Closing date for applications is Saturday 25 June. Please remember to enclose a stamped addressed envelope.
I am beginning to plan a visit to Thaxted Parish Church in Essex in May 2017. Full details will be found in the next issue of Pepperpots.
The group which helps me to plan these occasions has been expanded and we are pleased that Pearl Pearson has agreed to join Roy Pearson and Mary and Malcolm Stacey.
Sheffield Cathedral dates from the early 12th century when William de Lovetot built the first church on this site and established the township of Sheffield. The Gateway Project in 2014 marked the centenary of the parish church becoming a cathedral and transformed the building for visitors, including a new Heritage Interpretation Centre and much improved facilities.
1976 - forty years ago exactly - is a date of considerable importance for China, being the starting point for the dramatic changes that led to the then economically insignificant nation becoming, today, the world’s second largest economy. Charlie Leggatt, a 21-year-old student, was lucky enough to secure a place on a cultural delegation that spent May travelling China – just four months before Chairman Mao’s death. His wide-ranging talk tells of tea with the Red Guards; a visit to the ‘Great Wild Goose Pagoda’ and witnessing a secret religious ceremony there; viewing surgical procedures from atop a pair of library steps; to the usefulness of Fruit Pastels in mollifying his personal political mentor, ‘Little Eyebrow.’ Tickets: £10 for subscribing members of the Friends of Southwell Cathedral, £12 non-Friends. Cheques to: The Friends of Southwell Cathedral, c/o Charlie Leggatt, The Minster Centre, Church Street, Southwell, NG25 0HD. No tickets issued, there will be a list of names on the door (if you would like acknowledgement of your place, please include SAE).Finger food and wine/soft drink from 6.15pm, talk at 7.00pmThe talk will be publicised further later in the year
Date for the DiaryFriday 11 November 2016
FORTY YEARS ONChina in the final year of Chairman Mao
An illustrated talk in the State Chamber of the Archbishop’s Palace by
CHARLIE LEGGATT
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FROM SOUTHWELL TO SOUTH AFRICA
Theopolis Mission Station, in what would become Southwell, had been established for six years before the arrival of the famous British settlers under a government scheme in 1820. The Mission was a last stop for courageous missionaries entering native Xhosa territory beyond the eastern Cape frontier. Nationally, some 90,000 people applied for the emigration plan of which about 4000 pioneers were accepted, including about 200 from Nottinghamshire. Nottinghamshire’s main party was organised by the Revd John T Becher of Southwell and Edward Smith Godfrey of Newark on behalf of the fourth Duke of Newcastle and certain noble subscribers. Leading the party was surgeon Thomas Calton of Collingham and, like the organisers, he was a staunch Anglican. Various trades were represented, but more than a third of the applicants had been engaged in the severely depressed framework-knitting industry. The official purpose of the plan was to take people out of poor relief to start again as agriculturalists but, as they were situated at a dangerous frontier, it became clear that they were also required as a human shield.There is not the space here to describe their eventful journey from Liverpool to the temporary encampment at Algoa Bay and the subsequent transfer to the settlement by Boer ox cart. Suffice it to say there were injuries, fatal sicknesses and the death of Dr Calton shortly after arrival. They were dumped with a few flimsy tents at the heart of the British settlement and left to fend for themselves as best they could. Despite
A little known slant on Southwell and the Minster in the early nineteenth century has beenrevealed through the enterprise of Southwell and District Local History Society in reprinting
The Southwell settlers. ROB SMITH here outlines some of the experiences of settlers wholeft Southwell for the Eastern Cape after 1820.
St James’s Church, Southwell, Eastern Cape, South Africa
early crop failures, severe droughts, the Great Flood of 1823, plagues of locusts, political upheavals and unwanted attention from acquisitive Xhosa tribesmen, they created dwellings and began to master the mysteries of cultivation. Dr Calton was eventually replaced as leader by William Pike, a frameworker from Keyworth, who had taken on the role of Methodist lay preacher, covertly during their crossing, and more openly at their new settlement which they called Clumber. The only authorised minister amongst the new settlers was William Shaw, also a Methodist, who soon mentored a circuit of preachers covering Clumber and elsewhere. In time he recruited many missionaries to operate a chain of successful stations and several of his protégés, including William Pike, achieved ordination. Theopolis Mission had been created for loyal Gonaquas and Khoikhoi natives and when the settlers arrived, the irrepressible Revd George Barker, a very capable Anglican minister, was at the helm. He personally welcomed many of the settlers and had no hesitation in working closely with William Shaw and his expanding band of clergymen and missionaries.An invasion of the settlement by cattle-rustling Xhosas in 1834 signalled the outbreak of the Sixth Frontier War during which the European inhabitants suffered widespread death and destruction. The event triggered an exodus of Boers from the Cape to the interior, many abandoning their extensive farms. This process, known as the Great Trek, was blamed on the inability of the British to provide adequate defences and the abolition of slavery which had hitherto provided Boers with cheap labour. The exodus left vacant land in the vicinity of Theopolis, which was taken up by British farmers. Clumber settler Benjamin Keeton, (gravestone pictured here),a grandson of attorney Richard Turner Becher of Southwell, Nottinghamshire, moved to the
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THE COUNCILOF THE FRIENDS OF SOUTHWELL CATHEDRAL
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTSFOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015
The Friends of Southwell Cathedral exist to bind together all those who love the Cathedral Church and who desire to help in preserving for posterity the fabric of this ancient and historic building; in maintaining public worship therein; and in enhancing its adornment.
The governing document is the Constitution and Rules of 4 June 1994 (as amended on 13 June 1998 and further amended on 9 June 2001).
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1039131
REGISTERED OFFICE The Minster Centre Church Street Southwell NG25 0HD
OBJECTSTo promote the restoration, maintenance, repair and improvement of the fabric, ornaments, vestments, fittings, furniture and furnishings of Southwell Cathedral, and to maintain public worship and music therein and to further such other charitable purposes relating to Southwell Cathedral as the Council in their absolute discretion think fit.
COUNCILPresident The Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham Chairman Canon Nigel Coates, Acting Dean of SouthwellHonorary Secretary Mrs A J SalterHonorary Treasurer Mr R S W WilsonMembership Secretary Mrs M WaddingtonEditor of Pepperpots Mr M J StaceyEvents Secretary Mrs S M HopkinAppointed by the College of Canons Canon Liz RoseAppointed by the Diocesan Mothers’ Union Mrs J Hodson Members Mrs A F Allen Mr T S Richmond MBE TD DL Mr C Leggatt Mr R PearsonCo-opted Mrs J P Loughton
INVESTMENT ADVISERS Brewin Dolphin Limited 1st Floor Waterfront House Waterfront Plaza 35 Station Street Nottingham NG2 3DQ
BANKERS National Westminster Bank plc 9 Church Street Southwell NG25 0HW
THE COUNCIL’S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015
The Council of the Friends of Southwell Cathedral is pleased to present its report for the year ended 31 December 2015.
The Council has kept in mind the Charity Commissioners’ guidance on public benefit. The focus of the Friends’ activities remains the fulfilment of the objects of the charity for the benefit of the Cathedral, which welcomes everyone without restriction. Membership of the Friends is open to all, subject to a subscription, the amount of which is at the discretion of the member.
We were all saddened to learn of the death of Dean David Leaning on 28 July 2015. He had been Chairman of the Friends for fifteen years from 1991 and during this time had inspired and overseen an astonishing range of developments, many involving the Friends.
We are grateful to Canon Nigel Coates for acting as Chairman and guiding us through our Council meetings with great encouragement at a time when there is much to be undertaken in the Minster. We are delighted that Bishop Paul Williams has agreed to be our new President and he will be
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presiding at his first AGM in 2016. Otherwise there were no changes to the Council during the year under review. All Council members gave their time voluntarily and received no benefits. The expenses claimed are recorded in note 5 to the accounts.
Whilst financial support has been maintained in full for the usual forms of expenditure expected of the Friends, 2015 has not been a high spending year. There have been no large projects requiring our contribution, except for a £20,000 financial assistance for the Chapter. Low spending this year and careful management of our future income will enable the Friends to make contributions in the next few years towards paying the significant cost of roof repairs to the Minster identified in the recent quinquennial building survey.
Spending in 2015 included £2,110 to the Flower Guild, £2,745 to the Needlework Guild, £1,708 for maintenance of the speech reinforcement system, £757 for the cost of repair to a chancel pew carving, £656 for the maintenance of the visitor audio equipment, £3,174 for fees paid to our investment advisor, £3,036 for the cost of printing and posting the Spring and Autumn issues of Pepperpots and £407 for AGM costs including catering and a small expense for the lecturer. The accounts show these costs and other sundry other items of expenditure all analysed.
As regards investment income, dividends at £20,277 were increased this year over last year, but subscription income, after allowing for life membership fees, remained static. We were grateful to receive a legacy of £2,000. Tax recovered from gift-aided subscriptions amounted to £1,861 and all subscribers who pay UK tax on their income are encouraged to gift aid their subscriptions.
Total expenditure of £38,826 exceeded income by £4,516 and a further loss of £20,325 on investments produced an overall deficit of £24,841. Reserves were able to absorb that deficit and total funds carried forward amounted to £547,228. These total funds comprise for the most part an investment portfolio valued at £507,187 and bank deposits of £43,647, which latter should enable the Council to meet approved application for financial assistance from Southwell Minster Chapter in the year to come. Council continued to maintain its investment policy to generate income and capital appreciation over the medium to long term, whilst adopting an appropriate ethical investment policy.
The Friends’ 68th Festival was held on 20 June and began with coffee and cake in the crossing. At 11.00 am the lecture was held in the nave and we were most fortunate to be able to welcome Bishop Richard Harries, the retired Bishop of Oxford, who spoke on the Image of Christ in Modern Art. His easy, yet authoritative, style made for a fascinating insight into a succession of specific examples of twentieth century work, and these were very well illustrated, giving his audience time to reflect on each image. The comparison with some of the Minster art and sculptures was most striking. The AGM was held for the first time in the State Chamber and was very well attended. Margaret Bagguley once again provided an excellent tea for us all. Our preacher at evensong was the Canon Theologian, the Revd Canon Dr Simon Oliver.
For our first outing of 2015 Sue Hopkin and her events committee had organised a visit to Bolton Abbey and Bradford Cathedral on 7 May. Two very contrasting venues, but both extremely interesting and our guides were very informative. After lunch at the Bolton Abbey Tea Rooms we drove to Bradford where we were welcomed by Dean Jerry Lepine, the former Rector of Wollaton. He pointed out that we were in the only Church of England church along with 83 mosques within the inner ring road! After looking round the Cathedral we were given a magnificent tea before we attended Evensong and then set off for Southwell.
On 5 September we were treated to an afternoon of Musical Delights in the quire, after welcoming Bishop Paul and his wife to their first Friends’ event. The recital was given by Robert Parker on the horn and Anthony Clare at the piano and was much enjoyed by all those present. This was followed by tea in the crossing and Evensong.
In October the Friends were represented by Roy and Pearl Pearson and Malcolm and Mary Stacey at the National Conference of Cathedral Friends at Southwark Cathedral, always a fruitful source of ideas and information.
In 2015 we welcomed 13 new Friends.
Once again, our thanks are due to everyone at Lemans, our accountants, our investment advisers, Brewin Dolphin, the Minster staff and to all our members for their continuing support.
Alison Salter
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Present: Acting Chairman The Revd Canon Nigel Coates, Acting Dean
Hon Treasurer Mr Roger Wilson Hon Secretary Mrs Alison Salter and approximately 100 Friends
Canon Nigel welcomed the Friends to their 68th Annual General Meeting and began with a prayer, remembering Margaret Waddington who had recently been injured in a car accident.
1. Apologies were received from Mr Tim Richmond, Mrs Liz Rose and Mrs Margaret Waddington, all members of Council, and 65 Friends.
2. The minutes of the 2014 Annual General Meeting, included with the Spring 2015 edition of Pepperpots, were signed by the Chairman as a correct record.
3. Matters arisingDean John Guille has gladly accepted the invitation to become a Vice-President.
4. Report from the Chairman, the Acting Dean of Southwell Good afternoon and welcome to the friends AGM. I’m sure those of you at the lecture this morning will agree that we were treated to an inspirational lecture from Bishop Richard Harries and it does of course illustrate the importance and significance of the Friends whose objectives, you remember, are ‘to bind together all who love the Cathedral Church and who desire to help in preserving for posterity the fabric of this ancient and historic building in maintaining daily worship therein and in enhancing its adornment’.
Bishop Richard’s talk on the place of art helped I’m sure to recognise the significance and importance of those objectives and I was reminded of a particular contribution that the Friends made last year. It is not detailed in Alison’s 2014 report simply because payment was not made until early in 2015, but I would like to tell you something of the story because I think it illustrates further what Bishop Richard was saying. Stewards here will know the story because I mentioned it at their AGM, but I think it bears repeating.
You will know how exquisite the Simpson carvings are in our choir stalls. They are perhaps underrated given the justly famous stone leaves of the chapter house. Last year an elderly lady, Mrs Lucas, wished to offer a box to replace the Simpson cartoons that the original drawings were held in. She wished to do this in memory of her late husband who loved the carvings. After enquiries we discovered that they had to be kept in a cardboard box which maintains the right level of acidity and not a more expensive wooden box that she was suggesting. We therefore made the suggestion that a repair of the Simpson carvings might be an alternative. If you look on the south side of the front row where the choristers sit, this time last year you would have seen a hole in the tracery which was damaged, no doubt done by a chorister’s elbow decades ago. We arranged for its repair and I now challenge you to find where it is! The woodcarver, TJ Murphy, has done an exquisite job. She has carved four blackberries, several leaves and stems with thorns which were then placed in the tracery at some six points. She first carved in lime – a relatively soft wood and then finally from that carving finished the piece in oak before placing it in the hole and ensuring the six anchor holds were glued. One might
THE FRIENDS OF SOUTHWELL CATHEDRALMinutes of the 68th Annual General Meeting
held in the State Chamber in the Great Hall at 2.00pm on Saturday 20 June 2015.
question what the point is of such carvings, but the choir stalls I think are a celebration of life in wood as much as the chapter house is in stone. It is done to adorn our worship and for the glory of God, not for a utilitarian or functional purpose alone but something that inspires, something that lifts our hearts.I want to suggest to you that as Friends, if we can help people catch a glimpse of the glory of God in our wonderful Minster, then we are fulfilling our purpose of enhancing its adornment. The lady was sending us a small contribution each month and her gift was generously supplemented by the Friends.
Alison has detailed all the many and various other contributions made last year and I would like to thank the office holders and all the Council who worked so hard. Amongst them was Dr Martin Duffy who served on the council for 40+ years. He has decided to resign and we are hugely indebted to him for his dedicated and long service. We shall miss his wisdom and experience and wanted to mark his contribution. Typically he refused any gift, believing it was not an appropriate use of funds. We must ensure our gratitude is recorded and we at least sent him a card from the Council.
Looking ahead to next year there are two obvious things to mention. Firstly we hope Bishop Paul will be with us. He has already responded to our request that he be our President and plans to join us in September.
Secondly, to tell you that we have just received the quinquennial report. Chapter has yet to discuss it, but it will clearly involve major expenditure. Ten years ago our previous architect warned that the east roofs would need replacement and were nearing the end of their natural life. Our present architect has reiterated this and we need to plan over the next five to ten years for their replacement. They are not about to fall in, but I simply want to give notice of major expenditure. This time it is a project that is more functional than aesthetic but will certainly be in line with our objectives.
5. Observations from members on the aboveA question was asked if Mrs Lucas had been invited to the dedication of the new carving. She had been, but was not able to attend.Malcolm Stacey thought that Dr Martin Duffy had been on the Council for 39 years.Comments were made about the weeds growing out of the arches on Westgate and Church Street. Lichen is growing on the walls by the west gate and there are weeds growing out of the chapter house and quire roofs; also nettles growing near the west gate. Charlie Leggatt responded by saying that it had been hoped to have had a wildflower meadow there, but it had not come to pass. The wildflower meadow has been re-created in the Education Garden.The lanterns outside the west door need replacing. New ones would enhance the entrance. Lighting for the paths to Church Street was mentioned, and one of the west gates is missing and one of the gate ‘stops’ needs attention for safety reasons. Electric trunking has been installed under the paths which have been relaid. This in an on-going project.
6. Report from the Hon Treasurer - Roger WilsonThe Honorary Treasurer began his report by referring to the two-page summarised accounts for the year ended 31 December 2014 printed in the centre pages of the 2015 Spring issue of Pepperpots. He said that his report would be based on the
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summarised accounts which were a complete extract of the accounts statements contained in the full accounts, copies of which were available. He drew attention to the Independent Examiner’s Statement in the full accounts which essentially certified the accuracy of those accounts and asked the meeting to note that the Independent Examiner had also certified the summarised accounts to be consistent with the full accounts. Both sets of accounts had been approved by the Council in February of this year and signed off by the Examiner in March. He said that following his explanation of the accounts, the meeting would be asked whether to adopt or not these accounts.
The Treasurer began with the Statement of Financial Activities, mentioning that the accounts contained the previous four years’ figures for comparison purposes. He commented on the subscription figure of £9,630 being lower than that of previous years, because in those years there had been some life memberships at the rate of £500 each received. He detected however a slight fall in subscriptions and urged members to persuade people to become Friends. Investment income was lower than the previous three years, because income from a temporary investment in 2011 of surplus cash of £80,000 intended for later projects had swelled the totals for 2012 and 2013. Dividend income at £17,604 was however the highest for five years. The Treasurer stated the valuable income from tax recovered of £2,175 and urged Friends who were tax-payers to gift-aid their subscriptions and donations. Two legacies were received in the year and that enabled £25,000 of cash to be invested to add to the Friends portfolio. The most interesting Ptolemy Dean lecture had raised £438. The expenses of that lecture were entirely associated with the catering cost of the meal for those attending and no fee was charged by Mr. Dean. Compensation of £204 was received from Royal Mail essentially reimbursing the penalty charges levied on recipients of the Spring 2014 Pepperpots due to wrong postage as advised by a local post office.
Moving on to expenses for the year, the Treasurer commented that the investment management fees did seem much higher than in previous years, but this was because the investment advisers had begun billing quarterly instead of half-yearly. The previous years’ accounts contained fees from October in the preceding year to September in the current year; 2014’s accounts contained fees from October 2013 to December 2014, i.e. five quarters, and this was really a catch-up situation.
The Treasurer mentioned that he had arranged the expenses under titles grouping the expenses into annually recurring, special financial support and administrative. The annual ones were of the usual type and level except for the speech-reinforcement cost being just the annual maintenance fee of £1,632 compared with the £11,489 spent in the previous year replacing much of the equipment.
Under special financial support were the final payments for the north porch renovation of £13,807 and the nave chair purchase of £34,000. There was also £2,000 spent on a donations box. This was not a flimsy cardboard affair, but a stout steel construction affording good security and for use at exhibitions. A contribution of £10,000 was made towards the huge cost of £90,000 for a new boiler for the Minster. ‘Some leadwork’ had been repaired and replaced on part of the Minster roof and this had cost £4,742. It had been decided to offer £300 towards the cost of setting up an archive of and in commemoration of Eric Thiman’s work. Eric Thiman was an English composer born 1900 and died 1975. Largely self-taught, he achieved great distinction in his lifetime. The archive currently contains over 1000 items of original manuscripts and correspondence and is expected to draw more people to visit the Minster. Wikipedia mentions the setting up of this archive in 2014.
The Treasurer then moved on to the administrative expenses
and commented that he always casts a wary eye on any such titled expenses, but those in these accounts were necessary. He said that the Pepperpots expense was undercharged in the accounts, because £384 of postage and printing cost had been recharged to the Friends too late from the Minster Finance Office to be included in these accounts, then printed and finalised. Those costs would appear in next year’s accounts. He explained the AGM cost of £240 as the catering cost for the tea provided. A new computer and printer had been bought for £1,000 to replace an old and unserviceable machine, which took for instance twenty-five minutes to power up. The £333 was the depreciation charge in the accounts for the use of that machine, implying the cost being written off over three years. Postage, telephone, printing and stationery costs were at expected levels.
Total expenditure reached £82,455 and exceeded income by £31,205. To this deficit was added the net loss on investment assets of £648. This latter, he explained, comprised two parts – a small gain of £319 being proceeds received less market value as at 31 December 2013 and a small loss of £967 on the difference between the market values as at 31 December 2013 and 2014 and the cost of new acquisitions. A net deficit of £31,853 resulted and was paid from bank reserves. The capital as at 31 December 2014 stood at £572,069 and was shown in the balance sheet to comprise largely the investment portfolio at £531,689. Other assets were the bank balances totalling £42,970 and the depreciated cost of the computer £667. Creditors amounted to £3,257 and these had all been paid at the start of this year. The Treasurer commented that provided the value of the investments continued at this level and hopefully higher, the balance sheet was financially strong. He invited questions, but there were none. A Friend announced that she would like to compliment the Treasurer on the clarity of his presentation and this was followed by applause from those in the room.
The Chairman thanked Roger for all the hard work he puts in on behalf of the Friends.Miss Shirley Clover offered her congratulations to Roger Wilson for the clarity of his explanation.
7. Election of Independent ExaminersThe re-election of Messrs Lemans, Chartered Accountants, of Nottingham was proposed by Roy Pearson, seconded by Sue Hopkin and approved by all present.
8. Report from the Membership Secretary - Margaret WaddingtonThis was read out by the Secretary in Margaret’s absence.We have a total of 609 members altogether, a decrease of 24 on last year. 469 are individual memberships, a decrease of 22. Since the AGM last year we have lost 32 individual members: 13 through death, 1 through resignation and 18 have been lapsed because they have ceased paying and have not responded to our reminder letters. Some of these could have died and we have not been informed. Some I lapsed this year had only paid once as they sometimes use it to make a one-off donation and do not wish to carry on as members.Of the individual memberships 101 are joint. We have 40 Life Members and 12 Honorary Members. 10 new members have joined during the year. There are 140 corporate members, one down on last year. Corporate membership includes free membership for PCCs, groups and cathedrals, although some PCCs make an annual donation.The Chairman asked that his thanks be passed on to Margaret for all she does as Membership Secretary.
9. Report from the Events Secretary - Sue HopkinIn 2014 we have enjoyed two excellent venues for our events. In April we spent a very enjoyable day in Sandringham and Castle
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vacated district and purchased Lombard’s Post, a former important military base. When he donated land and resources for a new school-chapel for farming families he was permitted to give it the name Southwell, which appellation was eventually applied to the resulting hamlet and the whole agricultural area of some 50,000 acres.The history of Southwell, up to the 1970s, is described in Southwell settlers, written by Doris Stirk, a settler descendant. This book has recently been reworked for the UK by Southwell and District Local History Society. Apart from chapters devoted to Theopolis and St James’s (Anglican) Church, which opened in Southwell in 1870, the book covers many aspects of life at the settlement including cooperation between the faiths and the great extent to which the Nottinghamshire people, at the heart of the settlement, contributed to the development of culture and industry, including discoveries of diamonds and gold, and to the progress of South Africa in general. According to Doris, a watercolour of the Minster by John Smith of Southwell, Nottinghamshire, was presented to the Church at its centenary. Her book also records the continued extension of the Becher-Keeton family line within the Rainbow Nation. Today, their numerous descendants are leading citizens within the Southwell district and beyond.
Acre, as reported in Pepperpots. In September we visited the Loughborough bellfoundry. There are only two bellfoundries in the British Isles, the other being in Whitechapel in London. Our guide was excellent and really knew his ‘bells’. The highlight for us all was to see a bell being cast. We then went on to St Mary’s Church in Bottesford where we were given a guided tour and tea.In May this year we travelled north to Bolton Abbey where once again we had an excellent guided tour. We also had the opportunity to see some of the Abbey ruins. Following lunch we travelled to Bradford Cathedral, at the invitation of the Very Revd Jerry Lepine who had previously been Rector at St Leonard’s Church in Wollaton. After a guided tour we were treated to a splendid tea, followed by Evensong.Sue and her committee were thanked by the Chairman for arranging Friends’ outings.
10. Report from Steeplepeople - Vicki LoughtonThere was no report as Steeplepeople has ceased to function for the moment.
11. Pepperpots report - Malcolm StaceyIf one picture is worth a thousand words, then the Autumn
2014 issue of Pepperpots with its 29 illustrations, must have saved Friends a great deal of reading time. The events of the year in which the Friends were involved generated a rewarding amount of copy, thankfully not all written by the editor. The content as always was slanted towards Friends too distant or otherwise unable to participate. On a bureaucratic note it is possible to report that the protracted saga of recovering excess postage costs was resolved with a cheque from Royal Mail of £204.48. We are grateful for the forbearance of Friends and for the willing co-operation of the Minster Office which both saves time and reduces postage costs.The Chairman thanked Malcolm for all he does in the production of Pepperpots.
12. Any Other BusinessThe Chairman thanked Edmund Salter for taxiing Bishop Richard to and from Newark Station.
13. Date of the 2016 Annual General MeetingThis will take place on Saturday, 18 June 2016.
Following the AGM tea was enjoyed in the State Chamber, kindly provided by Margaret Bagguley.
At Festal Evensong the preacher was the Revd Doctor Simon Oliver, Canon Theologian.
Stirk, Doris Southwell settlers: a history of the town of Southwell in South Africa; with a foreword by Rob Smith of Southwell & District Local History Society. £6.50 from the Cathedral Shop.
Correspondence from Susanna Keeton, who remained in England, and her brother, Benjamin, has been obtained from Rhodes University, Grahamstown. Apart from a fascinating insight into life in fashionable English towns and the exciting development of our railways, her letters indicate the extent to which she lobbied the Minster for backing for faith-related projects including the school-chapel and church. In 1868 a mission was established at Southwell for Bantu (mostly Xhosa) children, which was the first of its kind in South Africa.
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FROM SOUTHWELL TO SOUTH AFRICA
THE FRIENDS OF SOUTHWELL CATHEDRALContinued from page 9
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No 43
Spring 2016PEPPERPOTS appears in the spring and autumn each year. The copy dates for each issue are the last days of February and August.
PEPPERPOTS is published by the Friends of Southwell Cathedral (registered charity no. 1039131), Minster Centre, Church Street, Southwell, Nottinghamshire NG25 0HD. Telephone: 01636 819649 Email: [email protected]
OBJECTS OF THE FRIENDSThe Friends of Southwell Cathedral exist to bind together all who love the Cathedral Church and who desire to help in preserving for posterity the fabric of this ancient and historic building; in maintaining daily worship therein; and in enhancing its adornment.
LEGACIESOver the years many Friends have remembered the Minster in their wills and this has been greatly appreciated. The following form of bequest is suggested for the convenience of those who would like to make a bequest to the Friends from their estate in their will: ‘I bequeath to the charity known as the Friends of Southwell Cathedral (Registered Charity No. 1039131) a sum of .................. pounds (free of legacy duty) or a ...................percentage of the residue of my estate and I declare that the receipt of the Secretary for the time being of the said charity shall be good and sufficient discharge for the same.’Pepperpots is printed on 75% recycled paper
The Friends’ website address is: www.southwellminster.org/friends/
NEWSLETTER OF THE FRIENDS OF SOUTHWELL CATHEDRAL
P e P P e r P o t s
Find a Friend in 2016
President: The Rt Revd Paul Williams Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham
Vice-Presidents: The Rt Revd P. R. Butler The Rt Revd G. H. Cassidy The Rt Revd P. B. Harris The Very Revd J. A. Guille
Chairman of the Council: The Revd Canon N. J. Coates Acting Dean of Southwell
Council: Mrs A. F. Allen Mrs. J. Hodson Mrs S. Hopkin Mr C. G. Leggatt Mrs V. Loughton Mr R. Pearson Mr T. S. Richmond Mrs E. Rose Mr M. J. Stacey Mrs M. Waddington
THE FRIENDS OFSOUTHWELLCATHEDRAL
Hon. Secretary: Mrs A. Salter Minster Centre, Church Street, Southwell, NG25 0HD
In Pepperpots Autumn 2015 we invited readers to scan the list of Friends included in that issue and identify their own relations and friends whose names were missing – and to invite them to join. We now offer a more precise challenge which has worked well in the past. You can enhance your much valued support of the Friends by enrolling a potential member during 2016, by nudging, gentle arm-twisting or arranging membership as a gift. A copy of Pepperpots, which contains an application form on page 10, can be a persuasive aid. If you value Pepperpots too much to part with it, simply ask for an extra copy using the contact details in the right-hand column of this page or pick up an application form in the Minster. We look forward to the list of new Friends below taking up much more space in the next issue of Pepperpots. This means more work for the distributors and we thank again those volunteers in Southwell and other areas who deliver copies by hand.Some Friends are in a position to help in another way if they are attached to a church in the diocese. Individual churches are offered free membership in return for displaying Pepperpots prominently on their
Southwell Music Festival is an annual, top-quality classical music festival taking place each August Bank Holiday to celebrate classical music, to raise the profile of the town
and its magnificent medieval Minster, and to inspire local musicians – especially young people. Like the previous Festivals, the 2016 Festival will be held over the Bank Holiday weekend from Thursday 25 to Monday 29 August.Full details of the 2016 programme, how to book and the Festival Friends scheme may be obtained at:
www.southwellmusicfestival.com. Telephone and in-person booking opens to the general public on Monday 9 May at Southwell Cathedral Shop, Minster Centre, Church Street, Southwell NG25 0HD. Telephone: 01636 812933.
New FriendsWe warmly welcome the following Friends who have joined recently:
Miss D AshtonMiss A GarrodThe Revd A GilliesMiss H M Paxman
Ms L A PlunkettMr & Mrs D StocksMrs R A WarnerMr M Wilson
information table. If the current issue of Pepperpots is invisible in your church, your offer to be your church’s representative of the Friends will be much appreciated and will cause you little effort. Simply contact Malcolm Stacey, details on this page as above, who can confirm that your church is not currently on our mailing list and explain what is entailed.
