THE BAINTON
BELLWETHER
CHURCH SERVICES
For August 2015
Please note the church is closed for August,
hopefully re-opening in September
July/August 2015
Issue 75
BAINTON PARISH COUNCIL
Sunday 2nd 10.30 am All Age Worship in
Chapel
Sunday 9th 10.30 am United Service in Chapel
Sunday 16th 10. 30 am Morning Prayer in
Chapel
Sunday 24th 10.00 am Tribfest Service at
Sledmere
Sunday 30th 10.00 am Benefice Service at
Kirkburn
Thursdays 10.00 am Holy Communion
followed by coffee in Chapel
Mondays 7.00 pm Prayer and Worship in
Chapel
for further information contact:
CHURCHWARDEN:
BAINTON PLAYGROUND
The Parish Council are having a
community day to clean up the
playground and re paint the fence with
preservative. The members of the
Parish Council have done this in the past
and a clean-up has been done recently
by one of our members. Please can
those
whose
children
use
the
playground come and help or anyone who
wishes to help our lovely village. The
playground is an asset to us all for
children and grandchildren and we must
care for it and maintain the required
health and safety standards. We are
still hoping to secure a grant to replace
all facilities but in the meantime have to
be seen to value what we have. So come
along SUNDAY 2ND AUGUST 10am. And
bring a paint brush.
S. LOWES 01377 217055
VICAR: DAVID FLETCHER 01377 236189
RNLI COLLECTION
Apologies to Pat for the late
inclusion of this item Ed.
A door-to-door collection in Bainton in
support of the RNLI raised a wonderful
£147.25. The magnificent sum of £2,807.99
was raised overall.
Thanks to everyone who donated.
Pat Nesfield
VILLAGE HALL
To hire the village hall, please
contact Steve/Josie Beaumont on
01377 217533
Pam Bradnum (Chairman)
On behalf of Bainton Parish Council
KEEP FIT EXERCISE GROUP
CHAPEL SERVICES
for August 2015
Aug 2nd 10.30 am Anglican Service in Chapel
Aug 9th 10.30 am United in Chapel. Local
arrangement.
Aug 16th 10.30 am At Middleton in the
Reading Rooms with Margaret Collinson
Aug 23rd 10.30 am At Bainton with Rev
Robert Amos
Aug 30th 10.30 am At Bainton with Mary
Thorneycroft
For further details, please phone Stephen
Byass, Chapel Steward (01377 217202)
COFFEE MORNINGS IN THE CHAPEL
July 21st (this Tuesday) 10-12
In Chapel
Our last coffee morning until September 15th
Come and join us for the company and
refreshments.
All are very welcome
In the Village Hall on Mondays 10.30 to
12.30
Gentle exercise to music followed by indoor
kurling. Come and have a go! Do as little or
as much as you like.
If you require any further information, give
Val a call on 219414.
Next dates: With the exception of Monday,
31st, we hope to continue through August,
dependent upon numbers
BAINTON ART &
CRAFT GROUP
Meet on Wednesdays
10am – 12 noon
At Bainton Methodist Chapel
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE
WILL BE NO MEETINGS IN
AUGUST
MILLENIUM CLUB
ADVANCE NOTICE
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FIRST
MILLENIUM CLUB LUNCH WILL BE
HELD ON OCTOBER 1st
i.e. No lunch date in September
ERYC LIBRARY BUS
The bus calls in the village on a fortnightly
basis on WEDNESDAYS between 1.20 pm
and 2.05 pm at Meadow View.
This friendly service provides an opportunity
to meet, and the library staff are always
pleased to advise on reading material, or
obtain books on request. Use it or lose it! We
are very lucky to have this service provided.
Next scheduled dates
12th and 26th August
BAINTON
BOWLS CLUB
New members are always welcome so do
come along next season.
“100 CLUB”
There are still numbers available for the draw
and you do not need to be a Bowls Club
member to participate. The draw takes place
on the 1st Wednesday of each month, with
three winning numbers taking home £20, £10
or £5. Just think what fun you will have
spending your winnings!
The winners of the 100 Club for July were:
No details have been provided
Please contact Phil 219122 for any further
information on the Bowls Club or 100 Club
Bainton Bowls Annual Whistlestop
Will be held on Sunday 26th of
July starting at 10.00 am
Bowls members: Please could you
donate a raffle prize.
Also, any donations of cakes will be
gratefully received
Everyone is welcome to come down
and watch
THE BAINTON BELLES
Ladies Group
held at the
VILLAGE HALL
on the second Wednesday of each month
between
7pm and 9pm.
The meeting on 8th July saw us completing a
local knowledge quiz compiled
by Sue
Christie which was very entertaining. Thank
you Sue.
There will be no August meeting in the
Village Hall as we will be away on our annual
outing.
Come along and see if our group is for you
Further information on joining can be obtained
from Sue Briggs on 217293
CRANWELL ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE
A note for patients to inform that the
Wetwang Surgery will only be open in
the mornings during the month of
August, due to holidays .
THE MONTH (BUT PREFERABLY
BEFORE)
Bin Reminder
Brown Wed 12th and 26th August
Blue Friday 7th and 21st August
Green: Friday 14th and 28th August
HEALTHTRAINER
A new service has started at
Alfred Bean Hospital
This service is free to everyone.
MIDDLETON-ON-THE WOLDS
GARDENING CLUB
Middleton on the Wolds Gardening Group are
a small but very amiable group of people from
surrounding villages who meet every 2nd
Thursday during April to September
Contact either John or Sue Christie on 01377
217990
We look forward to meeting you.
.
PRIVATE ADVERTISEMENTS
Upcycle or sell your unwanted items here in
the Bellwether.
No charge for advertising.
FOR SALE
Garden Groom “Midi” Hedge Trimmer
(not ideal with leylandi)
£25
Half proceeds to Village Hall
and Anti Wind Farms
Phone 01377 217409
FOR SALE
Single Divan Bed with drawers
Good Condition £50
For details please ring
217380
PLEASE ENSURE THAT ANY ITEMS
FOR INCLUSION IN THE
BELLWETHER ARE RECEIVED BY
THE EDITOR NO LATER THAN 20TH OF
I soon realised that all scenic routes are
hilly. something which doesn't bother
you in a car, but on a bike, anything that
is not absolutely flat constitutes a hill. I
was doing more walking than cycling,
much to the amusement of the locals.
There is something about cycling that
you miss when travelling by car.
Everything before you unfolds at a
leisurely pace. You have time to talk to
the people and study the buildings.
They will give guidance and support to
anyone wanting to:-
It is a self referral service, or GP led
activity.
You can call 0800 9177752 for further
advice and help.
Scenic YES. Easy NO!
Supported by Bainton Parish Council
Editor: Val Drayton. Tel 219414
Email: mike4val@tiscali.co.uk
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tentative route I had chosen zigzagged all
over the place. It basically followed the
roads edged in green on the Michelin
maps. That is, the scenic routes.
…………..and now for the
continuation of a “Breton
Journey” by Chip…………
It did stop raining – eventually!
And the barman turned out not to be the
surly faced so-and-so I first thought he
was. The locals plied me with drinks
amid much laughter and impressions of
fish and breast-stroke swimming.
Apparently, due to my earlier arrival in
the pouring rain and my shiny so-called
waterproofs, I was now nicknamed the
Poisson d’Or (goldfish).
The second morning broke sunny and
clear. Thank God!
The soggy sponge padding of my
cyclist’s shorts was beginning to give me
nappy rash. I never learnt French at
school but even if I had I doubt whether
nappy rash would have been part of the
curriculum and there was NO way I was
going to explain my needs to a chemist
using sign language. (It shows you how
your attitudes change; a few months later
found me in a French chemists before a
group of very amused female assistants
and customers using sign language to
explain my nephew’s needs.
Pile
Ointment! – but I digress.
After ten hours of non-stop rain the day
before, it was soon like riding through a
tropical jungle with steam rising from the
trees and undergrowth which lined the
road. I had read that Brittany had been
stripped of its forests in the Napoleonic
era. But, if it had no forests, it certainly
did not lack trees. They hemmed in the
road on both sides, arching over to form,
in parts, a dark, steamy tunnel. It was
very much a case of not being able to see
the woods for the trees!
Now, although I was cycling down to
Spain, I was in no hurry. In fact, the
The Bretons are as much French as the
Welsh are English and at first sight
appear a surly lot.
However, a
“Bonjour” and a wave will solicit a
broad smile and such a profusion of
welcomes from even the most sour faced.
If you are not careful, it will lead to you
being invited into their homes and being
presented to the family like some long
lost brother - something which happened
to me on more than one occasion!
If you are REALLY lucky, you may find
yourself well blotto on home-made cider
and apple brandy before you can tear
yourself away from their hospitality.
The countryside is littered with derelict
or near derelict farmhouses and cottages.
Many, with their rustic charm and lack of
modern amenities, are masterpieces of
the vernacular. Built of granite, one of
the hardest stones to work with, I could
only marvel at the skill of the masons of
years gone by.
The sights, smells and sounds of the
Breton countryside were just the tonic I
needed. After years as a workaholic with
yesterdays,, todays, tomorrows and even
next week’s problems all on my mind at
once, I now found myself at peace with
the world.
Instead of heading south down to Spain, I
turned west into the heart of Brittanv.
Brittany, in whose charms I would find
so much mental solace and in whose soft
green bosom I would, at times, almost
suffocate. Little did I know how hard it
would be to escape.