CHURCH NOTICES

St Mary’s Corscombe - October Services

8th      11.00 Holy Communion (Common Worship)

15th    11.00 Harvest Festival – All age worship in Church

22nd   11.00 Holy Communion – (Common Prayer)

29th    There will be a Team Service at Cattistock 10.30am

                                                                                                        Jean Mosser

Corscombe Village Hall

The new Hall Bookings Secretary is Tessa Safadi and she can be

contacted on 01935 891068. Many thanks Tessa for taking the job on.

A vacancy has arisen on the Corscombe Parish Council. If you would like to join the Parish Council please write to The Clerk to the Parish Council, Ms Freda Hennessey, Lilac Cottage, Corscombe or ring 01935 891448 for details.

Peter Pan----The Panto

Wanted: Children and adults to take part in January's Pantomime.

Read through--sunday 29yh October, 7-30pm Corscombe Village Hall.

Rehearsals for adults and named parts--sunday evenings

kids Chorus--Thursdays 5-30 to 7-00pm

For details contact Paula Bowles on 891317

VILLAGE OUTING

What beautiful weather and what a fun place. Paulton's Park near Cadnum in

the New Forest was a great choice for the George Hawkins Trust Outing on

Friday 25th August.

It was a really pleasant drive and the park was enjoyed by children and adults

alike, something for everyone.One of the best outings we have had,

returning at 7.00pm with happy tired children. Thanks to Liz and Emily Rendell

for organising the trip.                

                                                                                         Paula 

Thank You

I would like to thank all my friends in the Village for their kindness, cards, and

prayers during my recent hospital stay and convalescence. Living in a close

community such as ours makes one so grateful when a helping hand is needed.                    

                                                                                      Ruth Newman

Found

 Found by the hedge of the Church Car Park, a walking stick.

                                                                     ring Paula 01935 891494.

Farewell to Isla and Callum and children from Sunnybank, High Street.  

We wish them well in their venture abroad.

A belated Welcome to Lesley Rankin and children Bilel and Maria. They have arrived here from Hove and have moved into 2 The Bartons. We wish them a happy time in the village and hope they make lots of new friends.

Apologies

Please note, in last month's Chimes it was reported Mr. and Mrs. Cruft had moved

in to Maidenhayes. Correction : The correct name is Mr. and Mrs. Max Craft.

Mystery Cats

The name of the book mentioned in last month's Chimes is

'Mystery Cats' by Merrily Harpur (not Cats).

Sightings contact : Paula Denham 01935 891494 or m.harpur@ukoneline.co.uk

I would like to point out that these are very nervous creatures and not a

threat to humans. They may be seen only fleetingly and only if one is very quietly

walking in the countryside.

History Group

A few extra people have expressed an interest in the group, so we hope they will

attend the next meeting at Freda's.

    There is a Breakfast meeting in the Village Hall on November 4th at the Responders Big breakfast followed by a village walk. Details from Freda Hennessey on 01935 891765.

Moaning Minnie

Light Pollution

Not a great problem in the Village - but one to watch!

Did you know that glaring lights are now counted as criminally anti-social (like litter, noise,

smoke, dog poo etc.)?

Now that the dark evenings are coming, please make sure that security lights etc. are sited so that they don't dazzle your neighbours or shine into the eyes of motorists.

We are lucky that the light glare from Yeovil is more or less hidden by Woodfold Hill.

Let us keep it so we can see the stars! 

                                                                                            Anonymous (name given)

Ladybird's Playgroup

With the new start to the school year, Ladybirds are delighted to welcome Charlotte,

Alysia, Sam, Isobel and Millie. This year we have children going on to Sticklands and

to Parrett and Axe School and we wish them all a happy year with us.

This term our big theme is food, where it comes from and how we enjoy it and we will be

doing a display to decorate the church for the Harvest Festival.

Just a reminder that sessions run Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings until12.15

or the children can stay to lunch until 2.00 if they wish.

Further details from Sarah Woods on 01935 891 955.

Our parent and toddler group is on Tuesdays with Beverly Coleberd. This group is aimed

at anybody with a baby or pre-school child for the children to play and the parents to enjoy gossip and cake, just drop in between 10 and 12. 

With early Christmas shopping in mind, if anyone is shopping online, please think

about visiting our website www.Ladybirds.org.uk where for a minimum of extra effort you

can make an automatic donation to our funds by shopping at Amazon and many other major sites.

                                                            Thanks very much! 

                                                                                            Sarah Girling

FIRST RESPONDERS

Fortunately a very quiet month because First responders have been depleted due to

holidays and people working away from home.

We desperately need more volunteers to help provide the service our community deserves.

If you have a bit of free time during the odd day or night please give Stuart a call on

01935 891765 for details or contact any Responder.

By the time you read this we should have had our first Big Breakfast and be getting ready

for the next on the 4^th November. I know it’s a bit early for ‘Fireworks and Bonfire’ warnings but please take extra care with young children. Burns are very painful and can be very disfiguring, so please take care. Don’t forget pets and livestock are also frightened by loud noises and bright flashes, please keep pets indoors and don’t fire rockets over fields where sheep and cattle are grazing.

100 Club

Mr Bartos                     No 7                 £5

Margaret Frost             No. 44              £3

Jenny Bennett               No. 22              £2

Rainfall

Tony Frost's rain gauge registered 52¼ mm for August.

 Silence

This will be held at ' Gatcombe ' the home of Helen and John Perris on

Monday 30th October at the Winter time of 5.00pm.

 Keep Fit

This is on Mondays 2.30pm to 3.30pm at the Village Hall: Contact Jean Mosser 891096

Ladybird's Playgroup

Contacts : Sarah Girling 891481 or Sarah Woods 891955.

 Tuesday Club

See above Skittles Evening October 3rd.

Christmas Dinner Tuesday 5^th December 12.30pm Halstock Golf Club

 Village Hall Coffee Morning

This will be held at 10.30 am at Underhill Farm, Hackney Hill on Wednesday 11th October.

By kind invitation of Jo Vassie and Marjorie Bristow.

 Mobile Library

This will be at 'The Old Post Office Yard' Yew Tree House on Thursdays October 12th and 26th between 11.20am and 11.45 am.

 Cooke's Bus Service

This picks up at 'Lindisfarne' High Street at approximately 10.35am / 10.40 ish, then stopping at The Barton, Pine Close and Church Farm if anyone is waiting there. It returns from Tesco's Yeovil at about 1.45pm and at about 1.50pm at the Borough Memorial.

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

 Kerbside Recycling

Put your green boxes and cardboard out on Fridays 6th and 20th October.

(Please, please remember if there is no lid on your dustbin, foxes, dogs and badgers distribute the rubbish all over the place. Put a brick or something heavy on the lid or ideally put your rubbish out before 7.15 am on Fridays just before collection.)

 Sign of the Times

It is sometimes not realised that each Parish Church has to be financially self supporting. 

There is no national fund to draw from when cash is short.  The inhabitants of each area

have the responsibility of maintaining its church building AND perhaps even more important

to those of us who call ourselves Christians, there is a need to ensure that men and women are being trained to guide us in the way of Christ.

Money has to be found for training, housing and pensioning clergy and like every other walk of life it is a cost which increases year by year.

Perhaps for the first time ever, the estimates for the year for St Mary’s forecast that

Cash EXPENSES will EXCEED Cash INCOME. There could be a shortage of between £3,000 and £4,000, in other words £60 to £80 per week below requirements.

Your PCC is looking at ways to raise lump sums but the real need is for an increase in

regular weekly/monthly income. So many households in Corscombe are already extremely

generous and we are hesitant about asking for more BUT needs must.  Twenty five households giving £2.50 per week on a regular basis would do it (even better if tax payers!!!)

Your help is urgently required and would be very thankfully received.

ANY OFFERS?

Contact John Perris 01935 881515 or Douglas Knowlden 01935 891692 or any

member of the PCC.  Thank you for at least reading this.

                                                            John Perris Hon Treasurer Corscombe PCC

 Birthdays

A very Happy Birthday to - -

                                            Joey Harvey 4 years old on October 3rd

                                            Pippa Button 11 years old on October 6th

                                            Flora Coleberd 5 years old on October 11th

                                            Matthew Childs 17 on October 16th.

                                                                     We hope you all have a super time.

All news for November Chimes to me by the 8th October please. 

                                        Village Editor:    Paula Denham

                                                        “Lindisfarne”

                                                          High Street

                                                    Tel: 01935 891494

                                    paula@denham2108.freeserve.co.uk