LODDON VALLEY LINK

October 2007

B.S.T ends on S unda y 28 t h Oc to be r Don’ t forget t o pu t y our c loc ks bac k!

The Church Magazine

No . 39 9
 OCTOBER 2007 BENEFICE WORSHIP
Sunday 7th OCT OBER Tr inity 18
10.00am Ho ly Com m union St Leonard’s S herf ield
10.00am Fa mily Serv ice St Mary Stratf ield Saye*
6.30p m Ev ensong & Com m union St Mary ’s Hartley Wes pall

Sunday 14th OCTO BER Tr inity 19

10.00am Morning Wors hip St Leonard’s Church
and Su nday Club
11.15am Ho ly Com m union (BCP) St Mary’s Stratf ield Saye*

Sunday 21s t OCTO BER Tr inity 20

10.00am Hol y Com m union St Leon ard’s Sherfield
by Extension
and Su nday Club
6.3 0p m Ev ens ong St Mary ’s Hartley Wes pall

Sunday 28th OCTO BER Tr inity 21

8.00am Hol y Com m union St Mary ’s Hart ley Wes pall
by Ex tens ion (BCP)
10.00am Fa mily Service St Leon ard’s Sherfield
11.15am Matins St Mary Stra tfield Saye*

We dne sday 31st October

4.00-4.20p m Toddler Service St Le onar d’s Sherfie ld

Sunday 4th NOV EM BER 4th be fore Advent

10.00am Ho ly Com m union St Leon ard’s Sherfield
10.00am Fa mily Serv ice St Mary Stra tfield Saye*
4.00pm Ev enso ng & Com m union St Mary ’s Hart ley Wes pall

* Drive up to the white gates, which open a utoma tically

BCP = Book of Common Pra yer
Foot and Mouth Disease
Continue d re strictions ma y mea n that we have to
relocate worship at Stratfield Saye Church. Please
contact the Churchwarde n or Rector for information.

1
 Courage
One of the unavoidable facts about being a
‘vicar’ is that your role is a public one. As a
child and teenager I was always quiet and
content with my own company, in fact I’m still
uncomfortable in crowds. My ideal holiday is
to be alone with the elements, calm or wild.
R evd. Bob Politt
I can remember attending lectures at college on preaching and
thinking, “How on earth am I going to find the courage to stand
up and preach?” But I did and I still do, with varying degrees of
success!
How do we find the strength to do things which are out of
character, or beyond our normal strength, whether it be
preaching, looking after a baby, leading others or asking for
help when we are broken, ill or elderly?
When I became a Christian at the age of 19 I began to
discover new dimensions to life. I started to talk to God and ask
for help. I also started to learn patience, as His answers are
seldom instant, yet always come. I learnt to trust Him from
reading about others who had served Him, by reading the Bible.
Also, I learned from other Christians, mostly very ordinary,
uncomplicated people, if I dare say that about any human
being.
The overriding lesson I have learned over the years is that God
always asks us to serve Him in some way, small or great,
because he needs us. The one thing we need is to have a little
bit of courage.
When Jesus first appeared to his frightened disciples on the day
of his resurrection he said to them, “Peace, do not be afraid.”
So, be courageous and invite God to do new things through
your life.
Christian greetings,

2
 BREACH LANE
BAPTIST CHAPEL
Services
and
Activities
Þ ®» ¿½ ¸ Ô ¿²» Ý ¸ ¿°» ´ · ²
ïççð

Ev ery Sunday 1 0.30 am Family w orship

and Su nday Sc ho ol.
Every Tuesd ay 1 0.30 am Op en morning (please phone)
Every Tuesd ay 11.00 a m Lunch Club at White Hart
Ev ery Tuesd ay 7.00 pm Tu es day Clu b at Winkleb ury
Ev ery W ednes day 2. 00 p m K urling at Rid gew ay Ce ntre,
Bus ks kin
In addition:
OCTOBER 2007
Thursdays 4t h, 11th, 18t h. 7. 30 p m “Lost f or Words” Stratf ield Saye
(Part of a s ix w eek cours e)
Sunday 7t h 6. 30 p m Eve ning Serv ic e
Sunday 14t h 3.00 p m Bib le St udy
Sat urday 20th 2.30 pm Disa bled Christian Fello w ship
Sunday 28t h 3.00 p m Bib le St udy
Monday 29t h 8.00 p m B ib le Study at Cross House

NOV EM BER 200 7

Sunday 4 th 6.30 p m Evenin g Serv ice
Thursday 8th 7.00 pm Pr operty Committee

Contacts: Revd. Chris Russ ell 01276 21 469

Ge of f Bels ha m 01 256 88 25 34

ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc

For Roman Catholic Service s plea se contact

Fa ther Vincent Harvey 01256 465214

3
 “Toddler Time” Service
St Leonard’ s Chu rch, Sherfi eld on Lod don
on Wednes day Oc tober 31st 2007
4.00-4.20pm

Nursery Rhy mes, S tory, Praye r.

Heal thy ref res hments for the to ddle rs.
Meet on the re d carpet in church.
All w elcome!
Contact Rev d Bo b Poli tt for informati on.
01256 882209

ccc c cc cc cc ccc cc cc c cc ccc c c ccc cc cc cc

St. Leonard’s Church

OPEN to VIEW
St. Leonard’s Church is open to the
public on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays,
when volunteers will be in attendance
to greet you at the church.
Everyone is w elcome to visit for quiet
reflection, a prayer, to study the
architecture or to view the church
with a wedding in mind.
Open on the following Saturdays.
October 13th and 27th
from 10am to 4 pm.
4
 Marr iage Blessing

Jac queline a nd A ndrew DEA RING 17.08. 07 Sh erfield

Marr iage

Nikki POLLA RD and Andrew PHA ROA H 25.08 .07 Sherfield

Fune rals
Phyllis A LLEN 30.08.07 Sherf ield

Chris NOWROTEK 07.09 .07 Sh erfield

Christo ph er NO WRO TEK

Fiv e years ago Chri s reti red from the Royal Engi neers and mov ed to
Sherfi eld. He wa s an ac ti v e and sup porti ve member of S t Leonar d’s
church and i n vi llage ev en ts. He was a gi fted leader i n hi s work wi th
young people through ‘S ki lls Fo rce’ and recen tly C hris has been
leadi ng Fami ly Se rv ices at th e church. His su dden d ea th in Augus t
has b een a s hock to all who had the priv i lege of knowi ng hi m.
As Chri s’ s rector I wi sh to m enti on my personal gra ti tude for his
support and ki ndne ss, and ex tend sympa thy to hi s w ife, Mar tina and
daugh ters G eo rgi na and Phili ppa, and to th ei r fami ly.
Rev d Bob Poli tt

'' A v ery bi g thank you to ev ery-

one for al l thei r hel p, suppor t,
prayers, cards an d dona tions
recei ved after the unex pected
death of Ch ri stopher. He w as
the mos t wonderful hus band,
lov ing fathe r, son, brothe r and
uncle. Mar ti na, G eo rgina, Phi lli pa
Nowrotek and fami ly' '
6
Fro m Coloss ians 4: 2-4

Paul w rites “Devot e yourse lves to prayer, being w atc hf ul and

thankf ul and pray f or us , too, t hat God may op en a d oor f or our
message, so that w e may procla im th e mystery of Christ, for w hich I
am in ch ains . Pray tha t I may pr oc laim it c le ar ly, as I s hould.”

Lord Jesus Christ, w e pray for y our c hurch and f or its minis try to t he
w orld. May w e, as members , b e a s ourc e of lov e, hope, a nd
c omf ort, c ompass ion, c ha llenge and ins pirat ion to all w ho m w e
meet each day. Help us to be able to share our love and know ledge
of you and be able to speak of our experiences of y our goodn es s to
us and tell about t he diff erenc e y ou hav e ma de in our lives.
Grant to y our p eople the ins piration of y our Holy Spirit that they may
have the light of Christ in their hearts. Help us to recog nise the
opportunities you provide, t o respond to yo ur guid ance an d to
f aithf ully procla im th e good new s of your gospel.
In J es us n ame w e pray. Amen

Pray f or the Rev. Steve Pitt is as he leads our autu mn c ours e,

“Lost for Wor ds ”
Pray f or all w ho atte nd the co urs e that t hey may be inspire d to
s peak of y ou to any they me et.
Pray f or the marriag e pre parat io n course and f or the young couple s
w ho are planning to attend.
Pray f or the var ious ho me groups this autu mn that t hey may e njoy
w armth an d f ellow s hip as th ey s tudy y our w ord.
Pray f or the w orld so f ull of anxiet ies and w orries ,
unc erta in of the f uture an d unsure of the w ay f orw ard.
Pray f or thos e w ho f eel is olate d and lonely as the
darknes s c omes ear lier eac h evening.
Pray f or all w ho mourn th at they may receiv e th e help,
support and encourage ment they nee d

8
 CONGRATULATIONS TO MANDY JEWELL
who writes:
Community Police Officer of the year
I am delighted to let you know that I am the Hampshire
Constabulary’s nominated officer for the above award.
Community policing is all about working in a partnership and
my nomination has been made possible by the
excellent working relationship I have with you.
The award ceremony takes place in London, in November,
and includes a very nice supper!!
I would like to thank you for making my beat a pleasant place
to work & for your support whilst I have been your beat officer.
ccc c cc cc cc ccc cc c cc cc cc c cc ccc cc cc c

Women’s Breakfast
At Lawn Far mhou se, S tratfi eld Turgi s
Saturday 17 th Nov em be r 8.30-10.00am
‘ Faci ng Li fe’ s S to rms’ wi th Haz el Marchment

Book your breakfas t wi th Ro dy Poli tt 882209

or Gi ll Wi lli ams 882705
ccc c cc cc cc ccc cc c cc cc cc c cc ccc cc cc c

Tracing Ancient Bridleways

The A ss is tant County Ac cess and Bridlew ay s
Of f icer of the Br itish Horse Society w rote to
Sherf ield Par is h Counc il as king w hether they
c ould loc ate t hree maps ref erred t o in the
min utes of meetin gs held in 1895 and 1896.
He w as anx ious t o e ns ure t hat anc ient
bridlew ays are traced and includ ed on t he
def initive ma p. He w as surprised that the curre nt map show s just
one brid le w ay, from Lanc e Levy Farm to Hartley Wesp all.
If any one has a ny evidence of the gran tin g of anc ie nt br idlew ay s w ill
they p leas e let t he Paris h Counc il know , by c ontac tin g the Cler k to
the Counc il, Lucy Marsha l 01 256 881742.
10
Editorial by Sheena Archer
Re-location, Re-location, Re-location!
At the time of w ri ting, we cannot know how long,
or to what ex ten t, the p recauti ons to prev en t
the sprea d of Foot an d Mouth di sease w ill have to
tak e. P lease w atch for signs of S tratfi eld Say e
Church serv i ces havi ng to re-locate, if nece ssary,
to protect the e state ani mal s.

Un ti l the wa ter pipe pro bl em s i n the Sh erfield Vi llage Hall have been
solved, clu bs and soci eti es are being v ery resou rceful i n fi ndi ng new
v enues for meeti ng s and acti vi ti es. Pl ease check where your mee ti ng
has mov ed to.

Bri an and I were vi si ting som e Warwi cks hi re vi llages i n S ep te mber,

unear thing some fa mi ly hi story. It was lov ely to be able to wander
i nto unlocke d Chu rche s to fi nd a plaque on the wall e tc.
Unfortuna tely, a s S t. Leonard’ s, Sh erfi eld, i s i solated, i t has to be
locked, bu t i t i s open on 2n d an d 4th S atur days of eac h month, so do
tak e advantage of the oppor tuni ty to look i nside. (S ee page 4).

Th e las t edi tion of the Lodd on Valley Li nk saw i ts fi rs t deli very to

Breach Gardens. Welco me to thos e new resi dents, the lates t
resid en ts of S he rfield Par k an d anyone el se w ho has moved i nto the
Loddon Valley vi llages.
Please see p age 49 for d ates for inclu sion in the Novem ber is sue.

cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc
Plea se Note
The Co mmittee c a nn ot be he ld respon si ble for the relia bility or qu ality o f a ny work
or ser vic e provided by a dvertisers.
The M an a ge ment Co mmittee of the Loddon Va lley Link ca nn ot a cc ept:
i An y item receive d a non ymou sly . P lea se su pply y our na me an d a dd ress wit h
mat erial y ou wish to be considered for pu blica tion.

i Ann ou nc e ment s, invitation s o r a dvertise ment s c a nn ot be ac cepted from a third

party. A respon sib le person, direc t ly involv ed , mu st su bmi t the ite m.

12
 Marriage Preparation
Marri age i s a li fe-long i nv es tmen t fo r two
people and can b e one of li fe's gr ea te st gi fts.
Marri age i s abou t bui ldi ng rela ti ons hi ps and to
help us to do thi s the re are ski lls w e can l earn.
Thi s Au tu mn my wi fe Rody and I are planning to
run a Marriage Course for newly we ds and thos e
prepari ng for marri age.
If you w ould li ke to know
mor e please con tact us on 01256 882209.
Revd Bo b and Ro dy Poli tt
cc cc c cc c cc c cc c cc c cc cc c cc c cc c cc c cc cc c cc c cc c c

Ladies’ and Girls’

Pamper Evening
Therapies and Shopping
Thursday 8th November
7.30 – 10.30 p.m.

£2.50, inc. a free glass of wine/soft drink

@ Bishop Challoner Secondary School,

St. Michael’s Road, South Ham, Basingstoke.
Tick ets available
Call Tony on 01256 880362
Bishop Challoner PTA
14
VILLAGE HALL
MATTERS!
Reporte d by Gill F earon

At the tim e of w ri ti ng, i t i s s ti ll not known when the Vi llage Hall

wi ll reopen after the contami nati on of the wa ter supply, w hich
became ev iden t after the aw ful flood s on 20 July.

Many ev ents and clubs hav e ha d to be reloca ted and the

committee w ould li ke to thank ev eryone for their pa ti ence at this
diffi cult time.

Please look a t the updated information on progres s at The Shop

or Po st Offi ce.

Th e nex t fund -rai si ng ev en t, ‘ Di nner at Mirandoli na’ s Inn’ wi ll be

hel d at Chineham Vi llage Hall on S aturday 6 Oc to ber.
Please see our separa te advertis emen t, page 32, for fur ther
detai ls.

Goi ng i nto 2008, we hav e a Barn Dance organised for Sa turday

26 January – look ou t for detai ls i n the N ew Y ear.
Th en on S atur day 8 March, the re w ill be ‘ Fro m Be rli n to Broa d-
way’ by Shoo S hoo Baby.

If anyone has secreta ri al or book-keepi ng skills and w ouldn’ t

mi nd gi v ing up a s mall amount of ti me each month, the co mmi ttee
are looking for help w i th taking mi nutes and ke eping the fi nances
i n order.
If you are a ble to help wi th on e of th ese job s, please ri ng Jane
on 881979.

16
 Stratfield Turgis and Hartley Wespall
Village Cricket Match
Reporte d by S imon Boase
The 30 th annual vi llage cricke t match b etween Har tley Wespall
and S tratfi eld Turgis w as played in glori ous suns hi ne on the 2nd
Septem ber 2007.
Hartley Wespall went i n to bat fi rs t. Af te r some s teady sco ri ng
Hartley Wespall fi nished wi th a respectable score of 159 runs.

Followi ng an ex cellent tea, S tratfi eld Turgis ca me on wi th a

flouri sh. However, af te r some ex cellent i ndi vi dual knocks an
i nspi red peri od of fieldi ng from Hartley Wespall led to a mid dl e
ord er col lapse. Thi s m eant a nail bi ting fini sh, much appreci ate d
by the s pectators. S tra tfi eld Turgi s w ere ev en tually bow le d out
for 153 runs , jus t falling s hort.
Th e final resul t ended
up wi th Har tley
Wespall w i nni ng, and
retai ni ng the trophy.
Th e Jubi lee Challenge
Cup w as duly
presented to the
wi nni ng captai n,
B. Wi lson by M rs Fi sher. Thanks to all come rs and those w ho
helpe d provi de the tea. For more p ho tos and the full scorecard
see w ww.s tratfield turgi s.org.uk.
18
 LODDON QUILTERS’ GROUP
Respons e has been amazing.
Meeti ngs are 3 rd Thu rs day of the month
1.30-4.30 pm.
Re Ow ing to the misfortunes at She rfi eld Hall ,
lo
cl o ca te we are at Bramley Pav ili on
sur d d
e o ue until further noti ce.
f S to
he t Begi nners can joi n i n at any time.
r fi em p
el d ora Vi sitors w elcome.
Ha ry Tel.P risci lla 01256 881839
ll
or Barbara 01256 768674.
ccc c cc cc cc ccc cc cc c cc ccc c c ccc cc cc cc

HARTLEY WESPALL COFFEE MORNING

Wendy Toal writes:
A BIG, BIG thank you to all who helped make the morning so
successful. Without the support of folk who transformed the
garden into cosy places to sit beneath gazebos …. Yes. The
sun shone hot!; the “Bring and Buy” stall sellers, who worked so
hard and those inside, dealing wit h the tea and cakes.
We were able to raise £321.71 for Hartley Wespall Church
funds.
Thank you again to so many kind people who made and gave
produce so generously and to all who came. Just fantasic.
ccc c cc cc cc ccc cc cc c cc ccc c c ccc cc cc cc

LODDON PLAYERS Re
lo
cl o ca te
Autumn production. Blyth Spirit sur d d
e o ue
Due to the ongoi ng problems at the Vi llage f S to
Hall we wi ll need to reloca te for thi s production.
he tem
rf
i el por
Please keep an ey e on local pres s, poster s a round the d H ary
v illage or our w eb si te, for infor mati on.
all
ww w.loddonplaye rsats herfield.co.uk

20
 ROTHERWICK GIFT FAIR
Rotherwick Village Hall
Tuesday 9th October
10 am to 4 pm
Entry £3.50
To raise funds for
The Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust
whi ch is the l arges t con tributor to labor atory base d br ain tum our
researc h i n the UK. I t als o o ffe rs vi tal su pp or t for pa ti ents
diagn ose d wi th brain tum ours and thei r fami lies and carers.

cccccccccccccccccccccccccccc

SCAM BUSTERS
Published on 3 August 2007

URGENT WARNI NG ON TARMAC DRIV EWA YS SCAM

The Tradin g Stan dards ‘Sc ambusters’ Team h ave issued a
special urg ent w arning to househo lds in the So uthern Counties
and along the South coast about a ga ng of prolif ic tarmaccers
w ho are ripping of f v ic tims f or thous ands of pounds.
Intellige nce is ava ila ble th at sh ow s this gang are c urrently
operatio na l a long the Brighton to Chic hest er corrid or. Th ey
cold-c all on v ic t ims, s o metimes f als ely c laiming to be w orking f or
Sussex County Cou ncil, an d off er to carry out tar macing w ork f or
reasona ble rat es. Once the w ork is started, the rates increase by
up to ten times and consumers h ave been in timidate d w hen they
ref us e to pay .
The Sca mbusters te am are w orking v ery c los ely w ith the Polic e
and w ant any information about t hese tr aders . A s pokes ma n f or
Scambusters said: “ We w ould w arn consu mers th at they should
never deal w ith cold ca llin g dr ivew ay comp an ies u nder any
cir cumstances.
If they turn up on yo ur doorstep then please contact Consumer
Direc t o n 0 8454 0 4 05 06.

22
Wri tte n b y Sh ee na Arche r wi th th an ks fo r h el p fro m Do re en Pi tma n, Ro y
Be st a nd P ercy Si ms an d the fa cili ti es o f th e Ha mp shi re Re co rds O ffi ce.
An article in th e Ga zette of Octobe r 1 9 71 h as the h ea dli n e,
“John S ilv er’s Grave S pa rks Churc h Hun t” a nd con tin ue s … …
“Lo ok aro un d the g raveyard o f S t. L eo na rd’s, p ari sh ch urch of Sh erfie ld o n
L od do n, an d you m ay notice a n un usu al gra ve - wi th a “skul l an d cro ss-
b on es” o n a to mbston e d edicate d to a certain Jo hn Sil ve r. Some p eo ple sa y
i t m ay b e th e i nfa mou s L on g Joh n Sil ver wh o i s b uri ed th ere ”
(A sea cook a nd pira te in “T r ea sur e Isl an d “ by R obert
Louis St ev ens on — Edit or).
Thi s G azette arti cl e to ld of a fun d raisi ng
e ve nt, whe n p ari sh re cord s we re mad e
a va il a bl e to re se arch Joh n Sil ver or fa mil y
record s. (No i ntern et ge ne al o gy si tes th en !)
Th e fund ra isi ng was i n aid of….gu ess
wh at…. reti lin g the sp i re …. the la st ti me
a ro un d!
Th e a rti cle do es no t re ve al wh ethe r a nyo ne
fou nd the pi ra te in the pa ri sh record s.
Wh at I h ave fou nd in tho se re cords, i s th at
Joh n Sil ve r an d hi s wi fe , Sara h, ha d a t l east
fou r chil dre n, Jo hn , E dward , Wi ll iam a nd
Sa rah , b etwee n 17 0 2 an d 1 70 8. Joh n Sil ver,
wh o d ie d o n 9 th Ap ril 1735 , a ged 6 1 yrs, wa s bu ri ed a t S t Leo na rds wi th a
“S kul l and Cro ss bo ne s” de pi cted o n th e top of hi s g rave sto ne . Hi s so n,
Wi l lia m, an d h i s wi fe S arah , di ed se ven ye ars a fte r h im , withi n a mo n th of
e ach oth er, in the A utum n o f 1 74 2. There was p o ssib l y a no ther da u gh te r,
certai nl y a rel ati on, ca lled E li zab eth Si lve r, wh o, i n 172 8, ha d a “b asta rd
b orn” da ug hte r cal l ed Be tty (n o record ed fa the r). Wha tever th e Revd.
Ch arl es Su tto n tho ug ht o f tha t a t th e ti me , h e bap ti sed B etty. Eli zab eth wen t
o n to ha ve a “ba sta rd bo rn” so n i n 1 732. S he ca lle d h im Jo hn , p resum ab ly
n ame d afte r h is “pi rate” Gra nd fa the r, wh o wa s n ow 58 yr s. ol d . By no w the
vicar wa s Revd. Th om as Steve ns, who b a pti se d Joh n o n 14 th Ma y, onl y to
con du ct the bab y’s bu ria l a mo nth l ate r. Eli za b eth e ve ntu all y ma rri e d a M r.
Ba rke r, wh o se fi rst na me i s no t record ed , i n Sep te mb er 17 39 (four ye ars
a fte r o ur “p i ra te” Jo hn Si l ve r, (he r father? ) h ad di ed ag ed 61 yrs bu t S ara h
(he r m othe r?) was sti l l al ive.
Wh at wa s Joh n Si l ver d oing b etwe en 17 08 wh en h i s l ast ch ild , fo r who m I
fou nd re co rds, wa s re co rde d a nd 1 73 5 whe n he di e d? Was he l i vin g a quie t
vill ag e r’s li fe i n She rfi el d or di d th e sca nd a l o f a waywa rd d au gh te r pe rsu ad e
h im to ru n away to se a , to l oo se a l eg an d g ai n a pa rro t? !!!?

23
Th us he met Jim Hawkin s, Sq ui re T re l awne y and th e rest. Ha vin g retu rn ed
wi th th re e o r fou r h und re d g ui n ea s o f the tre asu re , Ji m sp ecu la tes, i n the
fi nal cha pte r, tha t Lon g John S il ver must ha ve se ttl e d do wn to a comfo rta bl e
reti reme nt. In She rfiel d on Lo dd on ?
“Treas ure Isl and” by R o bert L ouis Steve ns on w as first p ublis hed 1 48 years l ater (1 8 83),
serialis ed i n a childr en’s ma gazin e.— Edit or.

Th ere is an oth er to mb sto ne wi th an

a lm ost i den ti cal “skul l an d cro ssb on es”
d esig n, comm em orating Step he n M ott.
Di d S tep hen Mo tt, wh o die d si xte en years
a fte r Joh n Sil ver, a dmi re th e “p ira te ’s”
g ra ve sto ne so m uch tha t he a sked hi s
fam il y to bu ry hi m u nd er a simila r o ne ?
Wh ate ve r th e ca se, bo th fa mi li es must
h ave co mmissio ne d the si mil a r sto n es
from a n excel l en t l o ca l ston e ma so n,
wh ose n am e pe rha ps we wi ll ne ver kn ow.
Usi ng a go od qu ali ty sto ne , h e scu l pte d
the fa sh i on abl e, go thi c, “skul l an d cro ss
b on es” d e si gn s a nd i n scrip tio ns, wh ich
h ave sto od th e test of time fa r b ette r tha n
o th er me mori als in th e chu rch ya rd.
ccc c cc cc cc ddd dd d dd dd
Aff ray a t S t. Leona rd’s
Be twe en 1 87 3 a nd 18 75 , th e Re vd . Al fre d Gre sl e y Ba rke r o f S he rfi eld o n
L od do n Re cto ry (n ow Lo dd on Scho ol ) a nd hi s fri en d Ba ron (L ord Justi ce )
Arthu r G i ll e ry Pi ggo tt o f A rche r’ s Lo d ge (n ow S he rfi eld School ) we re
con du cti ng an ami cab le the ol ogi cal di scu ssi on b y l e tte r. (Th e Ba ron ,
some tim es wrote from th e A th eni an Cl ub in Pall Mall). A l tho ug h the Ba ro n
a tte nd ed se rvi ce s a t S t. Le on ard ’s, he was mo re in fa vo ur o f b ei ng a
me mb er of “Chri st’ s u ni versal Ch urch” ra th e r tha n a se ct or de no mi na tio n.
Th e B aron be ca me ill an d n ea r to dea th, bu t reco ve re d. On hi s retu rn to
Sh erfi el d h e wish ed to h ol d a me eti ng to tell th ose vil l age rs wh o di d no t
a tte nd chu rch and we re “Ch ri stle ss So ul s”, of hi s de li veran ce fro m de a th to
h ea lth , a nd th e advan ta ges of be in g G odly. O n Ch ristma s Eve, 18 7 5, h e
wro te to Re vd . B arke r, sayi ng th at he i nten de d to u se the B rethre n’s Cha pe l ,
(no w the ho use, Go dd ards Ha l l, in Go dd ard s L an e), o n the foll owin g S un da y
e ve ni ng fo r thi s p urpo se. O n Ch ri stma s Da y, the Rector rep li e d, th an kin g
h im fo r l etti ng hi m kno w, an d sayi ng th at he wou ld ma ke rea dy th e Sund a y
Sch oo l (the “Old Scho ol Ho use o pp osi te th e L od do n Sch ool), so th at it wou ld
b e wi thi n p remise s b el on gin g to the deno mi n ati on into wh i ch th e B aro n ha d

24
b ee n bapti se d. Th e Ba ron de cli ne d the offer of the Sund ay S ch ool buildi ng ,
sayi ng th at he th ou ght th e Bre th ren ’s cha pe l to b e mo re mu tua l g ro un d.
Th e baro n’s el de st son , A rth ur, a nd po ssi bl y othe r mem be rs of hi s fa mi l y
h ad jo in e d the P l ym ou th Breth re n. Th e Recto r, worrie d th at su ch an
i nfl ue nti al fam ily wa s d ivi di ng hi s co ng re ga ti on , wro te to the Bi sh op fo r
a dvice, but th e repl y was si ng ula rl y un he lpful. However, it wa s n ot Re vd .
Ba rke r’s op i ni on tha t th e Ba ron , himsel f, h ad j oi ne d the Breth re n.
Th e baro n di e d i n l ate Ap ril 18 75 . The fune ra l arran ge men ts were to b e
ma de by A rth ur, wh o de cla red th at hi s fa the r h ad in fa ct j oi n ed th e Bre thren
j ust b e fo re hi s de ath. An
An gli can se rvi ce wo ul d not be
req ui red wh en he was b uri e d
i n the Ch urch yard. Th e
Re cto r, wa s sure th at it wa s a
l eg al req ui rem ent tha t all
b uri al s m ust b e a ccom pa ni ed
b y the p rescri be d p ra yer bo ok
ser vi ce. He con sul ted a
l awye r, wh o con firme d this.
Th e Rector co ul d rece ive a £ 5
fi ne a nd two mon th s i n g ao l if
h e did n ot con du ct the
ser vi ce.
Ho we ve r, A rth ur ’ s l awye r to ld Gra ves of the Pig gott fa mil y, in clu ding da tes bef ore an d
h im th at by la w i t was after th e affra y. T here is a plaq ue, on th e railing , w hich n o
long er h as an ins cription . T he Baron’s p erh ap s?
e ve ryo ne ’s rig ht to be bu ried
i n the grave ya rd wi th o r withou t the An gli can ri tes. T he wi do w wa s re po rte d,
“to be bo we d do wn wi th so rro w”. A rth ur ord ered th e Recto r n o t to
comm unica te wi th he r a n y mo re , only wi th him .
Al l th e newspa pe rs fo r mi le s a rou nd se nt re p orter s to th e Ba si n gstoke
Ma gi stra te s Cou rt to h ea r o f th e affray, u nd er “Th e Brawli ng A ct”, whi ch ha d
o ccurred i n S he rfie ld on Lo dd on grave ya rd . T he re ha d bee n a fu ne ral
cerem on y o n th e l a wn of A rch er’s L od ge , a fte r whi ch, twel ve p all be arers
carrie d the co ffin to th e chu rch ya rd, foll owed b y fri en ds an d famil y an d the
carria ge s o f se ve ra l o f th e l ocal nob ili ty. A t th e g ate Revd. Ba rke r, wi th h is
curate Revd. Sa nd all an d Chu rchward en s, Ju b b an d Mo ss, be ga n to rea d
the fu ne ral se rvi ce. S om e of the crowd sho ute d for him to d esi st, so me for
h im to con ti nu e. The Un de rta ker re po rte d tha t th e coffin wa s p ut into the
g ra ve wi th un see ml y ha ste . T he re wa s such a noi se tha t th e Re cto r cl osed
h is bo ok an d asked th e wa rde ns, “to h an d Arthu r a prote st ag ain st the
i nte rru ption o f th e ri te of bu rial ”.
Arthu r wa s fin ed £1 b ut all o we d an ap pe al to the Cou rt o f Q ue en ’s Be nch .

ccc c cc cc cc ddd dd d dd dd
25
In the grav eyard of S t. Ma ry’s, Stratfie ld Sa ye is a stone that com ple tely tells
its ow n story :

Asl ee p b en ea th thi s h um ble ston e

L ie s h on est, h arml ess, si mpl e Jo hn:
Wh o free from G uil t & Ca re & Stri fe,
Hi s wo rth wa s grea t, h is fai lin gs few.
He practi s’d a l l the go od he kn ew
An d d id no ha rm , hi s o nl y S in
Wa s tha t h e l ov’d a drop of Gi n:
An d whe n his fa vou ri te was n ot n ea r
Co nte nte d, took hi s ho rn of Be er:
Th en we ak hi s h ea d, to ma ke am en de s
He av’n g ave h im h eal th, conte nt an d
Fri e nd s
Thi s l i ttl e Vi ll age Nu rs’d a nd B red h i m
An d G oo d Lo rd Ri vers cl oth ’d & fed hi m
Th e favouri te of the Servan t’s Ha ll ,
Wi th the m he ea t h i s d ail y Bre ad .
Th ey l ov’d hi m Li vin g, mou rn him Dea d.
An d n ow h ave ki ndl y Join’d to Rai se
Thi s l i ttl e T om bston e to hi s prai se
No r sh ou ld th e L ea rne d an d the wi se
Su ch hu mble me ri t e’e Di sp ise :
Wh o kno ws b ut Joh n ma y fi nd a pla ce
Wh ere wi t mu st n ever sh ow it’s fa ce
Farewel l Jo hn , G ra nt He aven th a t we T he st one sho ws hours of a Master
Ha rml ess m ay l i ve and di e l ike th ee . Ston emas o n’s work which h as sur vived f or us t o
rea d 23 0 years la ter.
Joh n Ba yli e Died A pril 2nd 1777
Ag ed 45 ye ars

ccc c cc cc cc ddd dd d dd dd
The grav e tha t mov e d indoors!
In Ha rtl e y We spa ll ch u rch the re i s a pe ncil
d ra wi ng , b y S ara h Keate , dau gh ter of th e
Re cto r, d ra wn on 1 8th M ay 18 68 , whi ch
wa s th e first d ay th at wo rk b eg un to m ove
the bell tower fro m th e West wal l o f the
chu rch to th e No rth wall . T hi s en ab le d a
vestry to be b uil t un de r the towe r. Th e
fron t cover of thi s ma g azin e sho ws i t a fte r
the wo rk wa s do n e. T he te xt u nd er th e
d ra wi ng in the Chu rch , p oi n ts ou t th at th e
L im e tre es we re al rea dy we ll gro wn .

26
Fro m Ju ne 20 07 th ese tree s h ave b ee n rem oved from th e d ra wi n g on the
cover of Lo dd on Va ll e y Lin k a s th e l ime tree have b een felle d thi s ye ar, a fte r
the i r mo re tha n 140 yea r su rvi va l i n th e Ha rtl e y We sp a l Ch urchyard .

Ha vin g h ad th e b ell to we r m oved an d the ve stry

b uil t b en ea th i t, the Re vd . K ea te , was bu rie d
n ea rb y, by the E ast wal l of the Chu rch , h avi ng
b ee n bo rn 25 th Ap ri l 1 82 2 a nd di ed 5th Jul y
1 89 4. He wa s re ctor of Ha rtl e y We sp al for 46 T he West wall after t he bell
yea rs. T hre e sim il a r ston es ne arby are a l so tow er was rem oved.
Ke ate s’ gra ve s.

In 1 99 7a l ady, p ursui n g he r famil y history, a sked lo ca l

h istori an , Do ree n Pitman, if she co ul d l o ca te the
g ra ve of th e Revd. Ro ge r Hug ge tt wh o was a Re cto r
o f Ha rtl e y We spa ll an d d i ed 2 7th Ju ly 17 69 . Doree n,
wh o kno ws th e Chu rch a nd graves ve ry we l l, could
n ot re ca ll i t fo r a wh il e . Sh e th en re al i se d whe re it
mu st be . It ha d be en i n the g raveyard n ea r the North
wa l l o f th e Ch urch. In to the V estry th e y we nt.
So me b uil d ers wor kin g n ea rby h el ped to move a
l arg e pi e ce o f fu rn itu re a nd th ere was th e sto ne . T he
Re vd. Hu gg ett a nd hi s wi fe Doro th y, wh o di ed a few
d ays a fte r h im o n 1 st Au gu st 17 6 9, an d several of
the i r famil y h ad ta ken sh el ter in the n ew vestry!
(If t her e is an occ asion t o mov e t h e v estry furnit ure a gai n le t us
take a goo d phot ogra ph of t his be a utif ully carve d s ton e— Edit or).

ccc c cc cc cc ddd dd d dd dd
A few sto ri e s from the Be ne fice Chu rch ya rd s… … wi tho ut a mentio n of the
Stratfi el d T urg is gra ve ya rd wi th i ts Ch urch wh i ch wa s clo se d i n the 19 70 s.
Ch urchyard s h ave so ma ny ta les to te ll , mo st o f whi ch are l o st as
i nscri p ti o ns su ccum b to ti me, frost a nd li che n. Don ’t l e t you r story b e l o st.
Wri te i t d own and p ass i t o n !

27
Apply online www3.hants.gov.uk/admissions

1st September
2003 and
31st August 2004?

midday on Friday 16th November 2007

28
 SHERFIELD SHOW RESULTS
TROP HI ES

S he r fie l d Tr o ph y H or ti cu l tu ra l Cl a sse s Ter r y Ra i sb o ro u gh

F or e cou r t Cu p Veg e tab l e Cl asse s E l iza be th Br e we r
F ar m s Cu p S el e cte d Ve g eta b le Cla sses Mich a el Ree d
Q ue n ch e r ’s C up S el e cte d Ve g eta b le Cla sses N or m an Sm i th
Lod d on Cup F ru i t Cl a sse s Mich a el Ree d
G re sha m - Coo ke Tr op h y F l ower D i vi si on Ter r y Ra i sb o ro u gh

Tra d er s Tr o p hy Rose Cl a sse s Mich a el Ree d /Ma rg a re t Sm i th

Cro wso n Cu p F l or a l Ar t Jen n i fe r Ed war d s/ Ka ti e Ro we
E usta ce Va se D om esti c Cl a sse s Al iso n S m ith
Bra m le y Ca m p S hi e l d H an d icr a ft Cl asse s Ann e Co o pe r /Je n ni fe r E d wa r ds

A.R. T. Tr op h y H ar d Ma ter i a ls Cra fts Mr Be nta l l

J A Man ser & So n Coo ker y Cl a sse s Al iso n S m ith

Lyde Cu p Cake ba ked b y a Ma n Mar k An g el l
D awson Cu p Art Cl asses D on Ma cNa m ar a
P ho to gr a ph e rs’ Tro p hy P ho to gr a ph y Cl a sse s S he e na Arch er
E l ph i ck Cup Chi l d re n ag e d u n de r 5 Jar e d An ge l l / Cyr us Ang e l l
Bra i n Cu p Chi l d re n ag e d 5 ~8 H an n ah Sm i th

Bowma n Tr o ph y Chi l d re n ag e d 9 ~1 4 Cha r l otte Co op e r

Joh n Ro l ton Cu p Chi l d re n ’s P h oto g ra p hy E l ea n or Sm i th

Best Al l o tme n t Com p. Best Al l o tme n t Bi ll Watson

S ho p vo u ch e r Tal l e st S un fl owe r D ou g la s Ma r sh a l l a g e 9

C ER TIFICA TE S

B es t in Show C ertific ate V egetables M ic h ael Reed 2

B es t in Show C ertific ate Fruit P hil Co oper 20

B es t in Show C ertific ate Flow ers J ayne M al ark ey 27

B es t in Show C ertific ate Flora l A rt K atie R ow e 54

B es t in Show C ertific ate Handic r af ts Sylvi a R eyn ol ds 60

B es t in Show C ertific ate A rt Don M ac Namara 70

B es t in Show C ertific ate C ook ery A lis on Smit h 80

B es t in Show C ertific ate P hotogr ap hy Shee na Arc her 85

B es t in Show C ertific ate Fam ily C ollecti on A nn e C o op er 84

B es t in Show C ertific ate C hil dre n U nder 5s C yrus A nge ll 91

B es t in Show C ertific ate C hil dre n 5~ 8s Hannah Sm it h 97

29 B es t in Show C ertific ate C hil dre n 9~ 14s Emily M cQ uee n 106

 Contributed by Chris Horton, Natalie Larner and Editor
Because of the problems with the Village Hall, the 41st
Sherfield Show was relocated to the Sports Hall of
Sherfield School, w hich proved an excellent venue. There
were the usual array of flowers, produce and crafts. Show
secretary, Sally Brain said, “I would like to thank everyone
who helped, as a tremendous amount of hard work goes into
the show”. The day ended w ith produce being auctioned by
auctioneer, Brian Raisborough.

30
‘Dinner at Mirandolina’s Inn’ Re
lo
cl o cate
Satur day 6 October at 7.30 p.m . sur d d
e o ue
Chine ham Vill age Hal l, f S to
he tem
Thornhi ll Way, Chi neham, RG 24 8YE, w hich i s right at rf
i el p or
the traffi c lights, s trai ght ove r the mini-roundabou t, d H ary
all
then a f ew yards down on the right hand side and i t has i ts
own car park.
Thi s i s a full-bodie d ro manti c come dy set in a 1950 s I tali an ri s torante
wi th liv e mu sic playing and a 3-course meal.
Thi s i s a really unusual event wi th profes si onal actors brough t to u s by
‘ Hog the Lim eli gh t’ , a sche me by Ha mp shire County Council to bring
theatre to the v i llages.
Book now to av oi d disappoi ntmen t by ri ngi ng Jane Bry dges on 01256
881979. Ti ckets are £15 per head an d wi ne wi ll be av ai lable to
purchase.

James Christmas Education Foundation

This c harity w as s et up by th e w ill of Mr Ja mes Chris tmas in the 18th
century to provide reso urces f or the education of child ren per manently
resident in the Paris h of Sh erf ield-on-Loddon.
The Found ation has a very s ma ll income, w hich is dis tributed at t he
dis cretion of the Truste es. Paren ts or guardia ns may make an application
on beha lf of any child living in the Parish of Sherf ield- on-Lodd on, w ho has
a part icular e ducational need.
Any app licat ion must b e made in w riting for considerat ion of the Trustees
and addressed to :
Mrs Eleanor Burt, Ja mes Christ mas Education Fo undat ion,
22 Northfield Road, Sherf ie ld-on-Loddon. Hoo k. RG27 0DR.
Applic ations w ill a lso be c onsidered f rom any or ganis at ion c atering for the
educatio n and leisure w elfare of village children.
Applications m ust be r eceived by Monday 29th Octobe r 2006.
Revd B ob Polit t (Ch airman)

32
 Basingstoke Ladies Choir Annual Concert
Satur day 20 t h October : Annual Concert t he United Reformed
Church, London Str eet, Basin gstoke, st arting a t 7.30 p.m.
The g uests w ill be the Poole and Parks t one Sing ers .
All are w elcome a nd are assured of an enjoyable musical evening.
Ticke ts w ill be available f ro m the e nd of Sep tember from Gra ha m
and Kat hy Ling on 01256 47664 6 priced £7 each.

cc cc c cc c cc c cc c cc c cc cc c cc c cc c cc c cc cc c cc c cc c c

Basingstoke Male Voice Choir

"Basingsto ke Male Voice Cho ir hold reh earsals at t he
United Ref or med Ch urch in London Street, on Monday s at 7.30pm.
If y ou enjoy singing, hav e the c ommitment, an d are f ree on Mo nday
evenings, now is an idea l t ime to c ome along a nd jo in this successf ul
c hoir.
Satur day 15th Septem ber : Mayor's Annua l Charity Concert at the
Anvil. Tick ets are on s ale now at the Box Of f ice.
Friday 28th Se ptem ber : BMV C w elco mes a Sw edish Male Voic e
Choir at the Un ited Ref or med Church.
Ticke ts at £7 w ill be av ailab le f ro m Clive Richar ds on 02356 32308 1.
Satur day 7th October : Choirs f rom Bristo l, Weybridge a nd the Hart
Male Vo ic e Ch oir. S oloist is Robin Scott at the Anvil.
Satur day 27th October The Choir w ith the Carlton Ma le Voic e Choir
f rom Not tingh am f or an ev ening of son g in t he Holy Trinity Church,
Winc hes ter.
Satur day 24th Novem ber : sees the choir travel to Wales me eting
up w ith the ir old f riends th e Pontyprid d Male Vo ice Choir.
Satur day 8th Decem ber : Mayor's Carol Co nc ert in St Michael's
Churc h.
Monday 17th Decem be r :
Chris t mas Concert in t he United Reformed Churc h.
For details of concer ts ring Cliv e Ric hards on 01256 323081
To join the choir ring J ohn Parsons on 01256 701329.

34
POLICE PRESS BULLETIN
Don’t give burgla rs an open invita tion
to your house
It i s im po rta nt to re memb er th at b urgla ri e s i n North Ea st
Ha mp sh i re re ma in rare. Bu rgl ars a re often op po rtu ni sti c
a nd if th ey se e a n ea sy targ et, th ey will take th ei r cha nce.

L oo k at you r h ou se fro m a bu rgl ar’s p oi n t o f vi ew.

Are th ere a ny op en o r u nlo cke d wi n do ws o r d oo r s?
Ho w wou ld yo u ge t in to you r h ou se if yo u were l o cked ou t?

Ma ke su re yo u secu re a l l you r d oo rs a nd wi nd ows eve ry ti me yo u lea ve the

h ou se , e ve n i f you are ‘j u st po ppi ng ou t’.

i If you are in th e ga rde n or up sta i rs, make sure yo ur do wn stai r s d oo rs

a re lo cke d.

i Fi t wi nd ow lo cks – ea si l y vi si b le lo cks may de te r so me thie ve s

b ecau se it force s th em to b re ak the g lass, whi ch co ul d a ttra ct
a tte nti on . Re me mbe r to remove wi ndow ke ys a n d ke ep th em ou t o f
sig ht i n a safe pl ace.

i Ke ep valu abl e i tem s o ut of vi ew – i f you ha ve el ectri cal equ ipme nt

wo rth hu nd red s of p ou nd s, do n’t ke ep it by th e wi nd ow whe re
p asse rs-b y ca n see it.

i Ne ver le ave a ke y u nd er a do orma t, o n a strin g thro ug h the letterbo x o r

i n a p l ace wh i ch ca n b e rea ch ed th rou gh a letter bo x – i t’s th e fi rst
p la ce an y b urgla r will l oo k.

i Ma ke su re to o ls an d l ad de rs a re ke pt i n a secu re pl ace – bu rgl ars wi ll

h ap pi l y u se yo ur own ga rde n equip me nt to bre ak i n to your ho me .

i If you ’ve ta ke n e xtra securi ty p re ca u ti o ns, m ake i t cl ea r – i f you ha ve

a n ala rm , ma ke sure the bo x can b e cl ea rl y se en ; i f yo u take p art i n
Ne i gh bo urh oo d Wa tch , disp la y a sti cker i n you r wi n do w an d i f yo u ha ve
a d og put u p a warn in g sig n.

If a nyon e would like m ore a dvi ce o n h ow to se cu re the ir pro pe rty th ey sh ou l d

36
The Women’s Institute
Re ported by Ile ne Iles
Tes s Morris, our A cting Pres id ent w elcome d every one to our new
v enue (temporary ) at Breac h L ane Chapel. The Meeting s tarted w ith
the sing ing of Jerusalem acc ompanied by Peggy Willson o n the piano.
Tes s re minded ev ery one that our A GM takes plac e at the Nove mber
Meeting w hen w e w ill vote f or Presid ent a nd Committee and she
urged others to cons ider join in g the Committe e
Jan Woltman advised those pres ent that sh e had bee n organ ising the
walks f or IO y ears an d w ished to resign. She had as ked Dee to t ak e
over and she had agre ed. Tess tha nked Jan for her hard w ork over
the years.
The Bus ines s Meeting w as f ollow ed by a talk entitled "Children's
Ho mes in Ind ia" by Robin Rad ley, M.B.E. A pleasant , hu morous and
very caring man, Mr. Radley gave us a very interesting and a bsorbin g
talk. He is a journalis t and had w orked w ith Save the Ch ildren Fun d.
Together w ith Sister Mary , a Christian Indian w oma n, w ho train ed and
worked w ith Mother Teres a, they set u p a home for s treet child ren in
s outhern India 1 1 years ago. They started w ith 5 c hildren and many
c hildren have c ome and gone. They now hav e 60. There are 57
Hindu and 3 Muslim and t hey hav e no desire t o be conv erted to
Chr is tianity but know that they w ill receiv e love, c are, an ed uc ation,
good meals and acc ommod ation and the c ha nc e to esc ape pov erty .
Mr. Radley conclude d by show in g us slides of the children, Sister
Mary and the Home. A re mar kab le man absolutely devote d to his
work and his "c hildren". A c ollec tion w as taken f or his c ause.
As it is unc ertain w hen the V illage Hall in Sherfield w ill re-open, the
H ar y

Meetings in October and Nove mb er w ill take place in Breach La ne

r
l.

Ch apel an d the Dece mber Meeting in Th e Pav ilion in Bramle y

po
al
m
e r te

Our nex t Meeting w ill be on Wednes day, 3rd Octob er 2007 in

d
el
Sh t o
fi

Breach La ne Chape l. The Busin ess Meeting w ill be

of u e

f ollow ed by a talk by Mr. Mark Forres ter entit led "L oc al

d
ur e d

Clocks and Clock ma kers.

t
ca

e
lo
Re

os

38
cl
EVERGREEN CLUB for the over 60’s
Reporter – Jean Berntsen (Chairperson)

Meetings of the Evergreen Club have been suspended

whilst the Village Hall has been out of action.

We will hold our

Harvest Festival
on
Monday 1st October
in the Breach Lane
Chapel at 2.00pm

We hope to be back in the Village Hall for the next

meeting, which will be on Monday 5th November, but
it may need to be in the Breach Lane Chapel. ry
I will let you know in the November edition o ra
mp
of Loddon Valley Link and in the t e ll
to a
u e ld H
Sherfield on Loddon entry in the d
d
fi
e
a t e her
Basingstoke Gazette. lo
c
fS
re o
b l e ur e
i s
s s clo
Po

40
 Reported by Gill Fearon

NWR met during August and held a ‘Hat Evening’, where

questions are put into a hat and then drawn out at
random. This inevitably leads to lively discussions on
topical or light-hearted issues!

More recently, our meeting was a play reading organised

by Chris Horton. This time she selected ‘An Inspector
Calls’ by J.B. Priestley, a thought provoking play with a
twist at the end! It w as set in a time w hen the class
divide was even greater than it is today. It was a very
enjoyable evening.

Our next meeting will be an Open Meeting to be held on

Thursday 4 October at 8 p.m. in Breach Lane Chapel. We
will have a speaker, Geoff Twine, who will talk about his
work in bomb disposal. Please come along – men are
invited too! There will be a small charge for
refreshments afterwards.

For further information on NWR, please ring me on

882106. We always welcome new members!

42
 USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS
The STD code is 01256, unless otherwise stated.
Al lo tm ents. Tra cy La nd er-Si ms 8 82 50 3
Ba bysitti ng Ci rcle. Sa ll y 8 80 36 2
Ba sin gsto ke Ga zette. Ch ris Ho rto n 8 82 42 6
Bi n go . Ur sul a L am bd en 8 82 83 9
Bro wn ie s. Su e Han da syde -Di c k 8 82 33 7
St. Le on ard ’s Ch urch. Re vd. Bo b Po litt 8 82 20 9
Bre ach L an e Ch ap el. Ge off Belsh am 8 82 53 4
Ch ris Ru ssel l 0 12 76 214 69
Ca tho lic Ch urch Fathe r V i ncen t Harve y 4 65 21 4
Cri cke t Clu b An dy Ste ve ns 8 82 41 4
Eve rg ree ns. Jea n Be rntsen 8 82 79 8
Foo tb all (Ju ni or) Fre d B erntsen 8 82 79 8
Foo tb all (S eni ors) Do n Camp be ll 8 82 95 3
Ha pp y Faces Pl a yg ro up Pe gg y Hutchi n s 8 82 60 9
L od do n Va lle y Li nk. Se e b ack p ag es of ma ga zin e
L un ch Cl ub . He l en B elsha m 8 82 53 4
NW R. Gi ll Fea ron 8 82 10 6
Sh erfi el d P ari sh Co un ci l . Bru ce Batti ng (Cha i r) 8 82 60 5
L ucy Ma rsh al l (Cle rk) 8 81 74 2
Po li ce : Ma nd y Jewell 0 84 50 454 54 5
0 77 70 471 65 5
Po pp ies. Na tal ie L arne r 8 80 07 5
Po st O ffi ce 8 82 21 0
Sh erfi el d Com mun ity Ca re Do ree n To sswil l 8 82 34 4
Gro up
Sh erfi el d Fete . Sa nd y Joh nston 8 82 50 7
Sh erfi el d S ho w. Sa ll y Bra in 8 82 27 5
Sh ort Ma t Bo wl s. No rman Stan ley 8 81 02 1
To ddl er Grou p 0 -5 s. Jaq ui Ski ll e tt 8 81 02 1
Tre e Wa rde n. Ge ral din e Ho use -Ba r kl i e 8 82 53 6
Vi ll ag e Grn . V ol un tee rs. Si mo n Hen ne sse y 8 80 22 4
Vi ll ag e Hall Care ta ker/
Bo oki ng s. Jan M artin 8 82 53 9
V. Ha l l Mg mt. Cttee . Jan e Brydg es 8 81 97 9
Wh i st Dri ve . Jea n Wri gh t 8 82 84 5
Wo me n’s In sti tu te. Va l Den ny 8 82 41 0

44
 C
R
O
S
S
W
O
R
D
56
CL UES
ACRO SS: CL UES D OWN ;
1 SIST ER T O M AR Y ( 6) 1 MEAN (6)
4 H E H AD AN ADV EN TU R E WIT H A WH ALE (5) 2 GIR L’S N AME (7)
8 E XC LU D ES (5) 3 HEROD’S SISTER-IN-LAW (8)
9 T RA INS ( 7) 4 BELOVED D ISCIPLE (8)
10 C OM PL IED W ITH (7) 5 RU TH ’S MO TH ER-IN-LAW (5)
11 ENJ OY ED AT TH E LAST SUP PER (4) 6 HU RRY (6)
12 D IN E ( 3) 7 OU T OF OTHER PEOPLES’ H EARING (5)
14 GIR L’S NAM E (4) 8 A D ISCIPLE (8)
15 L IST EN (4) 14 HE HELPS TO DO W RONG (7)
18 ERR (3) 17 F ROM TROY (6)
21 G EN UIN E ( 4) 19 BELONGIN G TO TH E BU ILD ER OF THE
23 R EM N ANT (7) ARK (5)
25 SU PREM E BEI NG ( 7) 20 STRON G (6)
26 C OM IN G IN (5) 22 HU RT (5)
27 L OWEST POIN T (5) 24 STATE (4)

AN SW ERS T O C RO SSW ORD 55

ACR OS S: 1 PA LM S, 4 M AT TH EW, 8 SU BORN S, 9 TOR S O, 10 I SS AC 11 EPIST LE , 1 3 ER R S,
15 N OVEN A, 17 I BIC ES , 20 VI ST A, 2 2 D ES IR ES, 24 BIR TH , 2 6 C R EAM , 27 BE LG IUM, 2 8 D ES PAIR,
29 N EEDS ,
D OW N : 1 PASSI ON , 2 LI BRA , 3 SAR ACEN , 4 M AST ER , 5 TU TT I, 6 H ERET IC , 7 WR OT E, 12 PSIS,
14 R AV E, 1 6 V ESPERS, 18 BABYLON, 1 9 S CH EM ES, 2 1 IS OB AR , 22 DIC ED , 2 3 R UM BA , 25 R AISE

46
Loddon Valley Link Management Committee
Chair m an: Dr . Don ald Daw s on Tel. 8 82 379
email: d gdaw s on@s herf ield.plus .c om
De puty Chairm an: Re vd. Bob Pol itt Tel. 8 82 209
email : [email protected]
Hartley Repre se ntative : Dr . John Will iam s Tel. 8 82705
email : law nf [email protected] m
Sher fie ld Park Rep: Mr Chr is Wr ight Tel: 88 0436
email: c hrisw right@dartw ood.w anado o.co.uk
Str atfie ld Re pr esentative: Mr. Er ic Pr ice Tel: 88140 2
Com m ittee Mem ber: Claire Osbor ne Tel: 3 24458
email: g uy claire@ ukonline.co .uk
Se cr etary: Es m e Ward
28 Pound Meadow ,
Sherf ield o n Lodd on,
Ho ok RG2 7 OEP
Te l. 0 1256 8 80503
email: geoc.w ard@bt int ernet.co m

Adve rtising: Wins ton Br uce

Ple as e call Wins ton 18 Longbr id ge Close
for all adver tis ing Sherf ie ld on Lodd on
enquir ies . Final s mall Hook. RG2 7 0DQ
ads. f or Nove m ber, Te l. 0 1256 8 83277
by Sat.13th Octobe r . ema il: w in.bruce@tisc ali.c o.u k

Editor for Nov ember 07 Br ian Arche r

and t he Dec/ Jan doub le 1 , Orchard Lea
Ed ition. S herf ield o n L oddon
Hook RG27 0ES
NB. The final d ate for
Tel. 01256 882099
i te ms fo r Nov e mber i s
Tues day 16th Octobe r. email: [email protected]

Editor f or Fe bruary 08 Shee na Ar cher

1, Orchard Lea
Sherf ield on Lod do n,
Hook RG27 0ES
Tel: 01256 882099
email: s heen aarc her @bt int ernet .co m
49
 CHURCH OFFICERS
Re ctor: Reverend Bob Politt,
33 Northfield Road ,
Sherfield on Loddon. RG27 0DR
Tel. 01256-882209
Kindly note the Rector’s day off is Thursday.

Readers: Mr. Ric hard Elphick Tel. 01256-882860

Dr. John Williams Tel. 01256-882705

ST. LEONARD’S CHURCH, SHERFIELD ON LODDON

Churchwardens: Mrs. Gill Austin Tel. 01256-882364
Mr. Peter Gould Tel. 01256-882538

Trea sure r: Mr. Stephen Hemmings Tel.01256-882523

Orga nists: Mr. Mike Abrams Tel. 01256-881188

Mr. Brian Archer Tel. 01256-882099
Mrs. Peggy Willson Tel. 01256-880503

ST. MARY’S CHURCH, STRATFIELD SAYE

Churchwarden: Mr. Roy Best Tel. 01189-882422

Trea sure r: Mr Robert Craig Tel: 01256-882253

Orga nist: Mrs. Fran Oliver Tel. 01189-268364

ST.MARY’S CHURCH, HARTLEY WESPALL

Churchwardens: Mr Pip Iles Tel. 01256-880559
Dr. John Williams Tel. 01256-882705

Trea sure r: Mr. Michael Webster Tel. 01256-882413

Orga nist: Dr. Gill Williams Tel. 01256-882705

50