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Wickham Bishops Parish Magazine
August 2020
Produced by St Bartholomew’s Church
www.churchinwickhambishops.org.uk
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Church Services for August
We are glad to be able to welcome worshippers to a 10.30 am service in
St. Bartholomew’s Church adding to our weekly provision of an online
service on FaceBook Live. Numbers for this service will be limited to 36
taking into account required social distancing.
Sunday orders of service are posted on the parish website
https://www.churchinwickhambishops.org.uk/
SUNDAY 2 Trinity 8
10.30 am Service of Holy Communion in St Bartholomew’s
also on FaceBook Live
SUNDAY 9 Trinity 9
10.30 am Service of Holy Communion in St Bartholomew’s
also on FaceBook Live
SUNDAY 16 Trinity 10
10.30 am Sunday Praise Service on the St Bartholomew’s
Church Field also on FaceBook Live
followed by Holy Communion in the Church
followed by a picnic on the church field
(keeping to social distancing and other guidelines,
so in bubbles of 6 people)
SUNDAY 23 Feast of St Bartholomew
10.30 am Service of Holy Communion in St Bartholomew’s
also on FaceBook Live
SUNDAY 30 Trinity 12
10.30 am Service of Holy Communion in St Bartholomew’s
also on FaceBook Live
WEDNESDAYs
10.15 am Zoom Prayers (please email revhilary@btinternet.com if you
wish to be part of this so that we can send you the link)
2 - 4pm St. Bartholomew’s is open for Individual Private Prayer
with musical accompaniment from 3 pm.
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Parish Register
Baptisms None
Marriages None
Funerals Brian Shelley (aged 88) 17th July
Parish Contacts
Revd Hilary The Rectory, 1 Church Road, 01621 892867
Le Sève Wickham Bishops CM8 3LA
Hilary’s day off
Priest in Charge revhilary@btinternet.com is Friday.
Revd Derek Clark The Leas Farm 01245 380627
Wickham Bishops Road
Associate Priest Hatfield Peverel 07860 235778
CM3 2JL
Barry Cousins 3 Harvey Road 01621 891355
Great Totham CM9 8QA
Churchwarden
barry.j.cousins@gmail.com
Graham Wingrove 8 Arbour Lane 07398 025442
Wickham Bishops
Churchwarden CM8 3NS
Peter Bates 10 Church Green 01621 893173
Wickham Bishops
Magazine Editor magazine@churchinwickhambishops.org.uk
Kath Adkins kathrynadkins@btconnect.com 01621 891143
Church Hall
Bookings
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Letter from Reverend Hilary
With the wearing of face coverings mandatory now a
legal requirement in shops, on public transport and in
other locations during the present health crisis, I
wonder how wearing one makes you feel. Certainly at
first I felt awkward, not least because it had me questioning how could I
properly ‘read’ someone else’s expression (but also because my glasses
were steaming up!)
I am not alone in this but I am happy to wear a mask appropriately and
distance myself from the attitude that we have seen in some circles with
some saying ‘No-one’s going to tell me what to do’.
If wearing masks does make us feel disadvantaged, then perhaps we
might consider another perspective; that of giving more attention to the
whole of how someone else is behaving or communicating and not just to
their face. There are all sorts of clues from the eyes or the hands, to the
carriage of the shoulders that reveal whether someone is disinterested,
excited, understanding or confused. Being reminded of these clues we
discover an aspect to human communication that goes beyond the face,
that is more subtle and perhaps can make us more vulnerable than if we
were ‘barefaced’.
Rowan Williams in a recent letter to the people of St Clement’s Church in
Cambridge wrote:- ‘In God’s presence, it’s our whole body, our whole self
that speaks to God – in silence, in kneeling or prostration, in lifting hands
and eyes. It’s as we attend to the wholeness of each other’s bodily
presence, and as we hold our bodies restfully and alertly in God’s
presence while we worship, that we begin slowly to grow towards the
freedom to put aside our home-made, self-serving masks’.
May this season of face coverings be over soon but may it also be an
opportunity to discover afresh what it is to be fully human and in
relationship one with another.
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Wickham Bishops Flower Club …
Regrettably, the club will not resume until February 2021, in time for our
A.G.M. and first demonstration of the year. This decision was not taken
lightly, but comes as a result of numerous telephone conversations with
N.A.F.A.S., the area group, various demonstrators, our own committee,
as well as other flower clubs. Disappointing though this is, the safety
and well-being of our members is paramount - without whom there would
not be a Flower Club.
On a brighter, and much more optimistic note, next year will be the 50th
anniversary of the club, and with your support, will be a year to
remember - in a good way.
Look forward to seeing everyone again in 2021. Stay Healthy.
Wendy Blagrove (Chairman)
01621 892035
Update on the Library …
The Library Working Group welcomed the
reopening of our Village Library, albeit on slightly
reduced hours. See the poster on page 11 for details.
The team has continued to hold (online) meetings to discuss the future
of both the Library Service and the building itself, with ongoing
discussions being held with Essex County Council.
It is unlikely that the clubs and interest groups that we were in the
process of establishing will be able to meet again until next year,
although it may be possible to run a couple of them online. In the
meantime, please be assured that we have not forgotten you and will let
you know as soon as there is some good news to report.
7From the Parish Council …
A general meeting of the Parish Council was held online on the 14th
July. Councillors were able to discuss items via a video link and
residents were able to watch via a YouTube link. The minutes of the
meeting can be found at www.wickhambishopsparishcouncil.org
Wickham Bishops needs a Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator. Groups
of residents, usually within a limited geographical area, have created
WhatsApp groups as a means of communicating with their neighbours
and these can be used to inform others quickly if an incident occurs or
suspicious activity is seen. However, there is no
overall coordination between the groups and no
liaison with local police to pass on information
provided by them. It is not an onerous task but
would need to be someone with a computer and a
couple of hours per month to be able to keep
everyone connected. If you feel that this could be
you, please contact our Parish Clerk using the
details below.
The next general meeting of the Council is scheduled to be held, once
again online, on Tuesday 1st September at 7.30 pm and will be
available for residents to view on YouTube. Please check our website
for the latest details and agenda.
Councillors may be contacted individually, or via the Parish Clerk on
07542 190176, or by email
info@wickhambishopsparishcouncil.org
Fireworks
Fireworks can be great fun for some, but not everyone appreciates
them. The council recently received several complaints following an
evening when some fireworks were discharged at around 11.20 pm.
The law states that fireworks must not be used after 11 pm except on
November 5th (midnight) and New Year’s Eve, Chinese New Year and
Diwali (1 am).
Please consider your neighbours and their pets if you are intending to
set off fireworks late in the evening. Thank you.
8Local resident flees from the Nazi advance on the Maginot line
Eighty years ago, between the The Canteen was set up in an
26th May and the 4th June saw empty girls’ school and soon had
the Dunkirk evacuation, code- a thousand French troops seeking
named Operation Dynamo. At the hospitality and buying small
same time Miss Edith Prance who essentials from their little shop.
lived in the cottage known as The women were happy to be of
Baxters in Great Totham Road, service once again to their
Wickham Bishops was working beloved ‘poilus’ – the equivalent
with seven WW1 colleagues of the British ‘Tommy’.
having set up a Canteen and Rest
Area for French soldiers in North Because of French censorship
East France. they were unaware of the German
advance and the Dunkirk
At the beginning of WW11 Miss evacuation until on the 13th June
Prance aged 65 had volunteered 1940 they suddenly received the
for war service having been an order from French authorities to
Ambulance Driver in Northern evacuate the area to Metz. The
France and in Macedonia using ladies were reluctant to leave until
her own Model T Ford. She was by chance they met a British Road
told to go home and get on with Transport Officer who told them
her knitting! if they were not gone soon it
would be too late because road
With a number of WW1 veterans, bridges were being blown up; and
the Scottish Women’s Hospital they also heard on the radio the
Royaumont Association Canteen plaintive plea from the French
Unit was set up and under the Prime Minister for help from the
auspices of the Red Cross they USA.
raised funds, contributed much of
their own money and set off for Miss Prance with two colleagues
France in February 1940. They crammed their possessions into
eventually set up camp only a her Singer ‘9’ two seater car with
mile from the Maginot Line, the dickie seat and set off. What
line of concrete forts set along the followed was six days of an
French border with Switzerland, horrendous, hair-raising journey
Germany and Luxembourg. all the way to the South Western
… continued on the next page
9port of Bayonne near the Spanish African Constabulary.
border and back to the UK by
ship. A truly feisty, admirable and
public-spirited woman – a brilliant
Miss Prance’s diary record of the read! (BJC June 2020)
frightful journey, along with that
of a colleague, ‘Morgan’ in a
second car, was discovered by the
late Ian Valentine in the
Brotherton Library at Leeds
University.
The whole diary transcript of the
journey, along with the life-story
of Miss Prance can be read in
Ian’s biography of Edith,
“Driving to the Limit” available
from Cathy, Prances Cottage, Gt
Totham Rd. Tel’ 892876.
Miss Prance, with four siblings,
was the daughter of a Vicar. One
brother was also a Vicar who
helped at St B in retirement, and
another was in B-Ps South
I am very grateful to Barry Cousins for sending this article and I
apologise for forgetting to include it last month when it was sent.
Editor
Maldon District Council …
are pleased to announce that they are now able to take new
applications to join the ‘Green Bin’ garden waste recycling scheme.
For further details go to https://www.maldon.gov.uk/info/20042/
garden_waste/9525/garden_waste_collection_service
At the time of writing, the website still shows that new applications
cannot be accepted, but this is not correct - they are !
10The One Stop Shop in Wickham Bishops is the drop-off point for
your donations of food items.
These can be placed in the Foodbank box within the shop.
Thank you for your continuing support during the Coronavirus crisis.
We are very thankful for any support you can give. Foodbanks within
the Trussell Trust network have seen an 89% increase across our
network. By continuing to support us with your donations you are
continuing to support those most in need.
We currently need:
Food Items: Other Essentials:
• Toothbrushes
Sponge puddings • Shampoo
Rice pudding • Non-Bio washing liquid - we are
unable to accept washing
powders at present
Please no baked beans, cereals and biscuits as we have very full
stocks of these items!
Please note: We often ask for small packs - larger packs do not fit in
our boxes and make it difficult for our clients to carry home. Also, we
are unable (for hygiene reasons) to split larger sizes or catering
packs.
We are grateful for your donations to the Braintree Area foodbank.
However, we can only accept donations of freshly-bought, unopened
and undamaged goods which are still well within their “use by” date
(no less than 6 months). We cannot use items which do not meet
these requirements, and the donation is wasted.
Thank you.
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wæs hæil
For reasons that I won’t go into now, I was recently looking at the
origin of the word “Hello” which is our usual greeting when meeting
someone. Surprisingly, the use of the word in this way only goes
back as far as the mid 19th century and the invention of the
telephone - prior to that it had been used as a means of attracting
someone’s attention in the way that we might say “Hey” or “Ahoy”
today. The word itself probably derives from the Old German halâ
or holâ or the French holá.
Before we used hello, a common greeting might be “How do you do?”
or “Good day”; the latter is still used in many other European
languages such as “Bonjour”, “Guten Morgen”, “Buongiorno” or
“Buenos días” (interestingly, the Spanish say days in the plural).
However, around a thousand years ago, a common greeting would be
“wæs hæil” (from the Norse “ves heill” ) which meant “Be in good
health”. It is the origin of our words “Hail” as in “Hail Caesar”, not
the weather phenomenon, and “Wassail” which was a cup of wine,
often spiced, offered as a greeting.
Perhaps in these current times, with so many understandably
concerned with their health, we should revert to greeting each other
with “wæs hæil”. If you pronounce it as “wassail” you won’t be far
wrong.
Best Wishes and Keep Safe
Items for the September 2020 magazine, which will be published online only,
should be submitted to the editor by
Thursday 20th August 2020
Please send items by email if possible to:
magazine@churchinwickhambishops.org.uk
or place in an envelope marked ‘Parish Magazine’
and deliver to 10 Church Green, Wickham Bishops
Priority goes to church events and information connected with Wickham Bishops.
© Wickham Bishops & Little Braxted Parochial Church Council (PCC)
Published by the PCC of St Bartholomew Wickham Bishops and St Nicholas Little Braxted. The views
expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the PCC nor can the Church guarantee the
credentials or performance of any of the advertisers within this publication.
13Business Directory
If I included the usual display advertisements, the size of the file to
download would be prohibitively large, so I have prepared the text only
business directory listed below.
Business owners can rest assured that their advertisements will still be
included for a full twelve months from whenever we are able to produce
printed copies again. In the meantime, I hope that this is an acceptable
alternative.
I have included the business name under the type of business listed in
the usual index and given one telephone number and either a website
address or an email address.
Business type and name Phone No. Website or email address
Animals
Wag and Go Walkies 07377 065110 wagandgowalkies@yahoo.com
Appliances
C J Appliances 01245 225472
Domestic Appliance Repairs 01621 773709
Beauty
Aquarius Hair 01621 892888
Rebecca 01621 892547
The Mulberry Spa 01621 891924 www.themulberryspa.co.uk
Building & Maintenance
AMC Woodfinishers 01787 212252 www.amcwoodfinishers.co.uk
Essex Kitchens & Bedrooms 01621 893491 www.ekb.direct
J & J Windows & Doors 01621 788123 www.jjwindowsdoors.co.uk
Joe Murrell Windows & Doors 01621 891716
Masterworx Joinery 01621 332371 www.masterworxjoinery.co.uk
M H Property Maintenance 07712 671616 matt.houlding@gmail.com
M R Home Improvements 0800 303 2982 www.mrhomeimprovements.co.uk
14Business type and name Phone No. Website or email address
Building & Maintenance cont.
NB Contracts Ltd 01621 834680 www.nbcontracts.co.uk
R A Lee Builders 01621 892503 russ@ralee.c.uk
TMS Roofing 01621 815604
Wise Maintenance 07804 490684
Carers
Helping Hands 01245 768718 www.helpinghands.co.uk
Moulsham Residential 01245 350750 npvjgardener@aol.com
Computers
General Geek 0800 133 7514 www.generalgeek.co.uk
PC Care Essex 01621 893290 www.pccareessex.co.uk
PC Doctor Operations Ltd 01621 891064 www.pcdoctoroperations.co.uk
PC Help Essex 01245 381256 www.pchelpessex.co.uk
Electrical Services
Electric King 01621 928315
Harry Cooper 07840 036886
Sigma Electrical 01621 892267 www.sigmaelectrical.org.uk
MW Parsley 07810 391588
Estate Agents
Church and Hawes 01621 893141 www.churchandhawes.com
Finance
Avenlea Accounting 01245 790443
Jonathan Clark 01621 892324
Florists
Brown's Blooms and Balloons 01621 892315 www.brownsbloomsandballoons.co.uk
Floral Expressions 01376 500611 www.floral-expressions.co.uk
15Business type and name Phone No. Website or email address
Food & Drink
Upsons Farm Shop 01245 380274 www.upsonscountrystore.co.uk
Funeral Services
A G Smith 01621 854293 www.agsmithfunerals.co.uk
East of England Coop 01621 834970 www.eastofengland.coop/funerals
Hunnaball of Witham 01376 573691 www.hunnaball.co.uk
Richards Funeral Service 01376 513114 www.dignityfuneral.co.uk
Gardens
A P Groundcare Machinery 01621 850905 www.apgroundcare.com
Denmark Garden Services 07546 599871 markaustin88@hotmail.co.uk
East Anglian Landscape 07811 800800 www.eastanglianfencing.co.uk
Hughes & Son 01621 892789
James Andrew Landscaping 01621 767818 www.jamesandrewlandscaping.co.uk
Lady Gardener 07443 035443 shelley@sowansewn.co.uk
Olivers Nurseries 01376 513239 www.oliversnurseries.co.uk
Perrywood Nursery www.perrywood.co.uk
Health & Fitness
Dee Witherspoon 01245 697748 www.baddowparktherapies.co.uk
Lauren Northfield 01621 892404 laurenn1@live.co.uk
Massage For Movement 07778 370488 wendy_hilary@tiscali.co.uk
The Physio Rooms 07584 670898 www.thephysiorooms.net
Wickham Bishops Health Foods 01621 890004 www.wickhambishopshealthfoods.co.uk
Heating & Plumbing
Billericay Fuel Services 01268 710310 www.bfsfuelservices.uk
Blackwater Fuels Ltd 01621 868868 www.blackwaterfuels.co.uk
BPA Kennedy Plumbing 01621 890039
Matthew Clark 07852 207743
Plumbing - Harry Cooper 07840 036886
Wickham Bishops Woodlands 07753 452085 www.wickhambishopswoodlands.co.uk
16Business type and name Phone No. Website or email address
Home
Bright and Beautiful 01376 319556 www.brightandbeautifulhome.com
Dawn’s Home Help 01621 860428 dawnovens@hotmail.com
Careclean Carpet Cleaning 01621 769012
Mantsbrite Systems Ltd 01621 853003 sales@mansbrite.com
Powerdean Cleaning Services 01621 473727 www.powerdean.co.uk
Pressing Needs Ironing 07970 642606 ju-ali@sky.com
Simon Houlding Upholstery 01621 859484 www.simonhoulding.co.uk
Wild Things Pest Control 07771 356731 info@wildthings-pestsolutions.com
Motoring & Travel
Markham & Smith 01376 520351 sales@markhamandsmith.co.uk
Wenway Solutions - Private Hire 01245 380370 www.wenwaysolutions.co.uk
Painting & Decorating
Colin Goodchild Decorating 07979 710517 www.colingoodchilddecorating.co.uk
Deborah Cannom 01621 850927 deborahcannom@y7mail.com
Finishing Touch 01621 819109
L Johnson Decorator 01621 891674
Paul Clary Painter & Decorator 01621 868355 paul-clary@live.co.uk
RC Martin Painting & Decorating 01621 817530
Square Foot Redecoration 01621 815078 jeff_squarefoot@yahoo.com
Solicitors
Mitchell Plampin Partnership 01621 852566 www.mppsolicitors.co.uk
Tuition
June Cook Piano Lessons 01621 894947
Lucia Carnell (Cello & Violin) 01621 893076
Schoolserve Tuition 01376 502561 www.schoolserve.info
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