The first of the celebrations to mark the Queen’s
90th birthday takes place on 24th April and the Vintage & Classic Car Rally
has been confirmed for 22nd July.
In this issue:
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Services at St
James’s Church during April will be held at the following times:
- Sunday 3rd: Family Service, 10.30am (with Peter Stansbie)
- Sunday 10th: Eucharist, 10.30am (Rev. Alma
Organ)
- Sunday 17th: Morning Praise, 10.30am (Joanna
Williams)
- Sunday 24th: Songs of Praise, 6.00pm (Rev.
Claire Lording)
Full details of the special Songs of Praise service at 6.00pm on
24th April are given below.
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The next Cuppa & Chat takes place on Wednesday 6th April,
from 3.00pm to 4.30pm. Come and enjoy tea, coffee and cake in Birlingham Village
Hall – an opportunity to meet friends and catch up with the latest news.
All are welcome and transport can be
provided if required. For more information, please contact Adrianne Woodward on
01386 750936.
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The Annual Church Meeting will be
held on Monday 18th April at 7.30pm in Birlingham Village Hall. All
welcome.
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As part of Her Majesty the Queen’s 90th birthday
celebrations there will be a Songs of Praise Service at St James’s Church
at 6.00pm on Sunday 24th April. Following the service, refreshments will be
provided. The event is being organised jointly by St James’s Church and the
Jubilee Committee.
Rev. Claire Lording writes:
Come and celebrate the Queen’s ‘proper’ birthday with a good sing at St
James’s. There will be a list at the back of church after Easter for people to
write down their favourite hymn and although we can’t guarantee to use them all,
we will use as many as we can. If you’re stuck about which hymn to pick, think
about ones you’ve sung at special times in your lives or ones that might say
something about the Queen’s long life of faithfulness and service, or simply
ones that you just like to sing! We look forward to welcoming everyone to this
special service and continuing the celebrations afterwards. Many thanks,
Claire.
A further celebration is being planned to mark the Queen’s official
birthday in June.
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This year’s Vintage & Classic Car
Rally will take place on Friday 22nd July. The rally is at Birlingham Cricket
Club, starting at 6.00pm (with cars arriving from 5.30pm). Full details will be
available nearer the time but book the date now!
If you wish to bring a classic vehicle or have any other queries, please
phone Mark Yeomans on 01386 750251.
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At its
meeting on 16th March, Birlingham Parish Council discussed a number of issues,
including the following:
- County Councillor Adrian
Hardman agreed to investigate the possibly of a ‘No HGVs’ sign for New Barn
Lane and to look at ways of restricting heavy vehicles along Church Lane
(behind the church).
- Councillor Hardman also
stated that Church Street is included in this year’s plans for resurfacing.
The current plan is to resurface the road as far as the Swan Inn but he hopes
to get that extended as far as the junction with
Shorthill.
- The Parish Council are
setting up a Community Fund, which will be available for applications from all
village organisations.
- The first meeting to
discuss the Village Design Statement will take place in early
May.
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Whitehall Lane will be closed, except for limited
access to properties, from Thursday 31st March for up to one month. The
road closure is on behalf of Western Power Distribution for low voltage cable
laying to accommodate wayleave termination of overhead lines in Whitehall Lane.
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Mary Sadler has resigned her
position as Bookings Secretary for Birlingham Village Hall, as she and Nick will
be leaving the village in April.
Chairman of the Village Hall Committee, Kelvin Hartshorne, will be taking
over this role temporarily until a new Bookings Secretary is appointed. Until
that time, please direct all enquiries and queries to Kelvin at
kelvinhartshorne@btinternet.com
or phone 01386 750547.
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9. Litter
Pick Thanks
Thank you to all those who took part in the village litter picks on 5th and
19th March. Litter pickers included:
Neil Lightbody, Terry and Jacqueline Griffin, Steve Conder, Ken Fitch,
Gemma Hiden, John Moore, Steve Diston, Maryanne Dyer, Tara Kirkham-Evans with
Alex and Olivia, June Hiden, John Hill, Ian Yates, Steve Morris, Sue Dennett and
Bruce Hayward.
Particular thanks to Carl Brassington for using his pickup, and Kevin ‘The
Cider’ and ‘Redneck’ Ben for use of their vehicles and trailers.
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