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Articles for the MARCH magazine should be sent to Gill Young
62 Lyndon Road Bramham by 14th FEBRUARY tel 01937 843129 or
email gill@newcollege4.f9.co.uk
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Parish Magazine - February
2005 - Issue 25 - Page 1 Page
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All Saints’
Church Bramham
Incorporating news from
St Luke’s Clifford
Bramham Parish News
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Fr Hugh writes:-
This month will see us arrive at the first day of Lent (this year
Wednesday 9th of February), and in Lent we give up things. Often
they are things that we know we really shouldn't do anyway - swearing,
being selfish or unhelpful perhaps, or eating too much chocolate.
But the tradition began with a much more serious abstinence, with
genuine fasting, and the wearing of sackcloth and ashes as a sign
of penitence: hence, Ash Wednesday. Fasting, like prayer and almsgiving,
is one of the marks of religious observance common to Christianity,
Judaism and Islam. "Giving up", of course, has another meaning in
English. When we reach the end of our tether, when it all gets too
much, there is a temptation to say, "That's it. I give up." Having
tried everything, we decide that enough is enough and the situation
really is hopeless. Lent, when we recall the time that Jesus spent
in the wilderness, is a vivid reminder that God never gives up on
us. Jesus, faced with hunger and isolation and fear of the unknown,
resisted the temptation to give up, to turn aside from His mission
and surrender to the lure of worldly power and glory. He put His
Faith firmly in His Heavenly Father. Alone in the wilderness, He
fasted, prayed and prepared for His ministry and its inevitable
outcome: the ultimate act of giving, laying down His life. Jesus
has given us this message: practise your Faith in secret, and your
Father who sees in secret will reward you. The message not to flaunt
your Faith, however, is not the same as hiding it. When Jesus tells
his followers to pray in secret, to fast in secret, to give to the
poor in secret, He is NOT saying to us, "Don't let on you're a Christian!"
It is not our Faith which we must keep from the world, but an ostentatious
display of it. Whether it is almsgiving, prayer or fasting, Jesus
tells us we should do it not for human admiration, but for God.
Then, the reward we are promised is not something transitory like
public acclaim; it is nothing less than the love of a Heavenly Father
for His children. Repeatedly, Jesus speaks of "Your Father." In
the Lord's Prayer He urges us to pray to "Our Father". Worldly treasures
like wealth, power and popularity are nothing in comparison with
the heavenly treasures in store for us if our hearts are in the
right place: with God. There is an organic relationship between
fasting, prayer and almsgiving. In fasting, we deny ourselves luxuries
which distance us from God; prayer brings us closer to God; and
our love for God spills over into our dealings with others. Other
people are then no longer those whose admiration we crave, but those
with whom we want to share the love of God. When this happens, we
gladly deny ourselves unnecessary extras, so that we have enough
to give to others. Every celebration of The Eucharist (Holy Communion)
commemorates again those amazing events of Good Friday and Easter,
the vivid proof that God NEVER gives up on us. So let us make sure
that our "giving up" is not just for Lent, but for life. Fr Hugh
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A Thank You From George
Peggy & George Kitchen would like to thank everyone for the wonderful
kind support shown to them during George’s recent illness. The response
has been overwhelming both from friends and business customers .
After 46 years trading as a joiner and funeral director I am now
going to take it easy and the funeral side of the business will
be carried on with the same care and attention by David Townend
of Follifoot, whose Chapel of Rest I have always used. (see my advert
on page 21). Thank you all once again.
George
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NELLIE GREENHEAD nee HILL June, Robin and Annette
would like to thank all friends, relatives and neighbours for their
kind expressions of sympathy received during their recent bereavement.
Also for donations to All Saints’ church and Cancer Research. Many
thanks also to Fr Hugh for his comforting service and to Tony Barker
& Sons for all their help and support at this sad time.
BRAMHAM SENIOR CITIZENS PARTY
You are invited to tea with entertainment to follow in The Village
Hall on Saturday 5th February from 3.30 to 6.00 pm If you wish to
come please ring Gladys Horsley on 844583 asap
Transport can be provided if required
A CALENDAR FOR BRAMHAM
Bramham branch of the NSPCC would like to raise the profile of this
worthy charity by producing a calendar for 2006. We would like to
invite entries into a photographic competition entitled modern Day
Bramham” from residents, social and sports groups, employers, schools
etc. Hopefully, judging in varied categories and selection for the
calendar will take place in the Village Hall some time in September
2005, so you have nearly 9 months in which to capture the “Spirit
of our Village”.
GET SNAPPING Liz Tritschler
FROM THE CHURCHWARDENS
CHRISTMAS 2004 was celebrated in grand style. We began with the
BAZAAR and Santa Claus’ visit to the Village Hall, many thanks to
everyone who organised the stalls which were over flowing with amazing
goodies. A huge thank you to all our customers who supported the
event and those who purchased the Christmas Draw tickets. We raised
in excess of £1,600 for Church Funds. Thank you all very much indeed.
The Church looked absolutely lovely after the team of Flower Arrangers
had completed the decoration, - What would we do without these talented
people?
THE CAROL SERVICE was held on a Saturday evening and this did cause
a bit of confusion amongst the regulars. Even though this had been
advertised in the Magazine and every household had received a special
card with all the services listed for the Christmas period. However
– we will ensure that in 2005 we return to a SUNDAY. We had to make
the change because we had the first ever Brass Band Carol Concert
at Bramham Park and this was the only date the Band were available.
THE DRIGLINGTON BRASS BAND CONCERT The first time we have had the
opportunity of holding a Christmas Concert at Bramham Park on Sunday
19th December, this was a truly memorable event and we are indebted
to Nick and Rachel Lane Fox and all the family for allowing us to
use their beautiful home to stage this concert. £1,000 was raised
for Church Funds. The PCC would like to thank all the sponsors for
this event. Rachel Lane Fox, Anthony and Marcia Wakeham for supplying
the food, John Batty at Bramham Stores for supplying all the wine,
Browns for supplying the chairs for the concert, and finally Claudia
Langamead and her team at Bramham Park for organising this event.
The Concert was excellent and by popular request we have booked
the Driglington Brass Band to return for a second concert on Sunday
18th December 2005 at Bramham Park. All profits from this event
will go to All Saints’ Parish Church, Bramham. Tickets will be on
sale in late September for this event and they will be limited to
90. I strongly advise you to book your tickets at the earliest opportunity.
THE CHURCHYARD PCC are extremely grateful to the Bramham Community
Fund for the grant of £1,000 we received for the All Saints’ Churchyard
project. We have received advice from The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
and as soon as the weather improves we will begin our plans for
the Churchyard. A day time site meeting would be useful and I suggest
that if you are interested in helping with this task of keeping
the Churchyard in a tidy condition will you please give Anne Palmer
a ring 842850. Provisional date of Saturday 12th February?
VANDALISM IN AND AROUND THE CHURCH The Lych Gate suffered in the
latest spate of Graffiti early this month and at great inconvenience
to members of the PCC we had the offending mess removed. Also one
of the stained glass windows has been smashed and is being repaired.
As you will appreciate this is a highly specialised task and therefore
very expen sive, but essential that we replace and conserve this
magnificent building. All this adds to the heavy costs the Church
has to find.
Both incidents have been reported to the Police who have been extremely
helpful. If you have any information about either of these incidents
please will you ring the Police 0113 232 2096 or contact Fr. Hugh
Lawrance or members of the Parochial Church Council and give them
the names of the offenders. We have a crime number and the Police
are awaiting your call. Anne Palmer & Peggy Kitchen
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ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
The
bazaar at Christmas raised the magnificent sum of £1660.53 . This
was made up of:- Santa 32.00 Sue Jessop’s stall 39.70 Cake Stall
76.50 Wendy Dawson’s Stall 122.77 Isabel’s Stall 149.70 Mavis &
Sue’s Stall 127.50 Teas 77.80 Tombola 325.91 Bric a Brac 64.05 Raffle
614.60 Donations from extra stalls 30.00 A huge thank you to everyone
who supported the event and to the individual stall holders. Richard
Jessop Treasurer
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POPPY APPEAL
The Royal British Legion
Poppy Appeal in Bramham raised £467.77 made up of:- Red Lion 62.10
Diane Butland 87.86 Church 48.84 School 39.00 Hairdressers 10.00
Post Office 83.00 Mr Smith 48.00 Mr Ison 88.97 Additional amounts
may have been collected and handed in that are not included in the
above figures. Thank you to everyone who helped with the annual
appeal; the poppy sellers and the poppy buyers.
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CHRISTMAS RAFFLE WINNERS
0475 Combi microwave Claire Dawson
0022 Hamper Alison Jones
0835 Whisky ?
0140 Hamper Rawling
0440 Whisky Arthur Tindall
1045 Turkey Oaklade
1048 Gallon of Beer J Pyett
0719 Hairdressers Voucher G. Kay
0784 Martini Large Beevers
0108 Port Keith Hewitt
0606 Beauty Voucher ?
1068 Asti Spumanti Mrs Smailes
1512 Head Massage Bain
? China Doll June Chambers
0736 Bucks Fizz R. Jessop
0721 Car Valet Set c/o P.Kitchen
0010 Wine Simon Noble
0438 Sherry Tom King
1060 Wine Stanley Menzies
1074 Wine Anne Topping
0774 Christmas Party Boxes ?
0719 Biscuits c/o P Kitchen
All prizes have now been claimed. The raffle raised £614.60. Many
thanks to all who donated prizes, bought and sold raffle tickets.
Yvonne Gibson & Jillian Lawson
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BRAMHAM VILLAGE HALL NEWS
The Village Hall Committee would like to express their thanks to
all those who hired the hall or supported the fund raising events
in the hall during 2004. The hire charges paid the running costs
and profits from the fund raising will be used during 2005 to upgrade
the facilities, hopefully starting with the electrics. We also want
to replace the roof over the large kitchen to prevent the constant
leak though the ceiling. It has been disappointing to have received
very little response to requests for quotations for upgrading the
electrics and for the building work. Without those quotations we
are unable to apply for the many grants that are available to villages
and rural communities. We will continue to try to find firms willing
to provide quotations but if anyone reading this knows of a firm
willing to provide a quote please contact either Christine Suddaby
(849455) or Sue Craven (842991). We would also like to thank Kath
and Ken Hardy who look after the property. During 2004 a new maintenance
schedule has been introduced for them. They also redecorated the
supper room and small kitchen during the year. We hope that users
are aware of these improvements. The end of 2004 saw a flurry of
activity and a near miss! We had the return of the Jazz and Soul
Bands from Boston Spa school in November which was a fantastic evening’s
music and was well supported – we even had to bring in additional
seating. A generous donation was made to the band and there were
significant bar profits. December heralded the return of the ABBA
tribute band, the audience comprising work colleagues of the organiser
plus village residents. Again a good night was had by all. The near
miss in December occurred when vandals threw a large firework into
the cloakroom area near the ladies toilets. Fortunately the large
bang alerted the caretaker and his reaction meant the damage was
limited. Police and forensic officers attended the scene and the
perpetrators are being sought. 2005 will see more activities each
month. The first one in January saw a smaller but very enthusiastic
audience appreciate an excellent Soul band. February 19th’s event
will be a fund raiser for the Tsunami disaster, specifically to
fund equipment taken out to the disaster area by Dr Tim Ubhi from
the village who has travelled out there to provide medical assistance.
March 19th will see a new type of event – an Indian band and Indian
cuisine – watch for details. Can we remind those who have draw numbers
and expressed a desire to pay by standing order that the payments
should start in 2005. Please make sure your bank has been provided
with the mandates – further mandates available from Tess Ferres.
The winning numbers in December were 45(£25), 10, 16, 24, 25, 27,
61, 70, 113, 121, 155 (all £5)
Christine Suddaby (on behalf of the Village Hall Committee)
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BRAMHAM YOUTH CLUB
The Youth Club would like to express their thanks to the Community
Fund for the grant of £400. We are in the process of purchasing
a new Air Hockey and Football Table, together with Playstations
and Games. We are open on a Friday night 7 pm to 9 pm We have Volley
Ball, Basket Ball, Table Tennis, Snooker/Pool, Badminton, Football,
Air Hockey, Playstations and X Boxes. If you are over 12 years of
age, come along and join in the fun Entrance Fee: £1
For further information contact Sue Craven on 01937 842991
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NSPCC
Bramham NSPCC invite you to a Spring Supper with the DAYTONES BARBER
SHOP CHOIR Saturday 12th MARCH at 7.30 pm in Bramham Village Hall
Two Course Meal, including a glass of wine/coffee £15 per head Raffle
and Bar Please contact Margaret Morgan for tickets Tel: 844688
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THE YORKSHIRE COUNTRYWOMEN’S ASSOCIATION
The YCA would like to express their thanks to the Bramham Community
Fund for the grant of £200. In November we held a very pleasant
and productive meeting with Mrs L. Hirons learning the art of Christmas
Crafts, followed in December by our Annual Christmas Party. This
year the party was held at the home of Mrs Barton. An excellent
supper was enjoyed by all. The accompanying wine (and soft drinks)
flowed, as did the conservation and it made a good start to the
Christmas festivities. Our speaker in on 16th February in the Village
Hall will be Mr Bob Preedy, of the Wetherby Film Theatre. This should
be a most interesting talk and visitors will be most welcome.
Jean Dale
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HELP THE VICTIMS OF THE TSUNAMI
At the same time enjoy the LOSERVILLE Band from Sweden
Saturday 19th February in Bramham Village Hall Tickets £10 from
Bramham Post Office or Keith Robinson 845651 Dr Tim Ubhi who lives
in Bramham is travelling out to Thailand to use his medical skills
to help identify those who died and to treat those who survived
with serious injuries. He will be taking with him drugs & vaccines
that will in a small way help prevent the spread of secondary
disease that could spark a further tragedy. Although Tim has managed
to obtain free flights and subsidised accommodation, the costs
of his trip and the medical supplies could run to almost £3000
so he needs our support. With the profit from the sale of tickets
and bar profits for the evening, coupled with extra fund raising
on the night, I am confident we can raise at least £3000. Keith
Robinson
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