Eaton Constantine Village Hall

60 Pages·2017·4.77 MB·English

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Eaton Constantine Village Hall

The Village Hall committee were very disappointed at the support we
had for the A.G.M. It is the village hall for everyone in the area. At
present we are still viable but some more support for the committee
would be greatly appreciated.

We are opening the hall on the first Monday of each month for the
chance for you to see the books we have had donated. Tea and coffee
will be available and you are welcome to buy or borrow the books. All
we ask in return is a donation in the box provided.

We will also have a stall at Wroxeter May Fete where some of the
books will be available. You can also guess the date of Charlie the
teddy’s birthday. Please support us and the church on this day.

The hall is for your use if there is any activity you would like us to
organise please contact any of the hall committee and we will do our
best to organise it.

Sheila Woodfield 01952 510566
Church Service Times

Eaton Constantine 9.30am - 1st, 2nd & 3rd Sunday – Holy Communion
9.30am 4th Sunday - Morning Service
Leighton 11.00am - 1st & 3rd Sunday - Holy Communion
11.00am - 2nd Sunday - Family Service
11.00am - 4th Sunday – Morning Service
Buildwas 3.00pm – Each Sunday
Uppington 9.45am – Each Sunday

Please Note: Where there is a 5th Sunday in a month, The Deanery
meets for worship
In one of the Deanery Churches (See monthly rota for details)
Please refer to church notice boards for special Festival Services

HEARING LOOP SYSTEMS ARE OPERATING IN LEIGHTON & EATON CONSTANTINE CHURCHES. IF
YOU WEAR A HEARING AID, PLEASE PROGRAMME IT TO “T”.

A short service of Holy Communion will be held on the 4th Wednesday of
every month at 7.30pm
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“Please note: From Sunday 12th February, Sunday services at Buildwas will take place in
the Village Hall. From Easter Sunday (16th April), they will resume in the church.”
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Ultrafast Fibre Broadband

The Connecting Shropshire project to install
fibre broadband in the Leighton and Eaton
Constantine Parish is almost complete.

Some properties are now able to place orders
for installation.

To find out if you are able to order go to

http://connectingshropshire.co.uk/when-and-where/

BUILDWAS PANTO

It seems like ages since the annual panto at Buildwas, but it was only in early
February when, yet again, the boards creaked and the actors and actresses
delighted their sell-out audiences to "Space Wars—The Panto Strikes Back”.
I must admit I was a little apprehensive about the outcome as I didn't
know what to expect, but it seemed to contain more players from well-known
pantos, Cinderella, Idle Jack, Widow Twankey.
One could not discriminate or detract from the fact that it was an absolutely
tremendous production. Everyone that took part should give themselves a
worthy pat on the back for acting out their individual roles with perfection.
Occasionally there was a pregnant pause as their memory for words played a
trick or two, but remember, this was purely an amateur production and let's
face it, it makes a laugh and that's what it's all about. I do think that the
young ladies who sang solo pieces could have done with a microphone, it was
difficult to hear what they were singing at times, with such beautiful voices.
Those of you didn't go missed a real treat, so much so I am certainly booking
a ticket for the 2018 Show.

Well done everyone!

David Strefford
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COUNTRYMAN'S TALE

As we feel that Spring has sprung still there comes that icy wind chill, the
old saying that April borrows two weeks of March, and also that if March
comes in like a lamb it goes out like a lion.
Over the years I have seen snow in April and May, but at least as the days
strengthen and warm up we can hope for the best.
Let's look at it as I am to-day writing this the sky is blue, the sun shining and
most of all the birds are singing. At this very moment a robin is giving its all,
such a melodic tune, which almost says, this is my territory keep out !
The rooks at Wroxeter have been nest building for ages, squabbling amongst
themselves, pinching one another's sticks, it's a lovely sound to herald
Spring. Now a cock blackbird has got in on the act with his deep throaty
song, my guess is that his mate is on the nest nearby.
Nature is wonderful, we all worry as to if Spring is going to be early or late
and yet the birds get on with their activities.
What a beautiful array of daffodils adorn our highways and by-ways, with
Easter later this year they will all be over, but they do give you a lift even on
dull grey days, there seems to be more and more, their golden trumpets her-
alding Springtime.
I have seen many clumps of primroses in sheltered hedge banks too, if I had
of looked harder there would probably be wild violets and winter aconite.
Cowslips and bluebells will follow on, and the yellow flowers of dandelion, cel-
andine and buttercups, and a glorious array of the normal wild flowers.
I shall look forward to the light green leaves on the trees and as we move
into early Summer, the thought of cold winds and snow will be passed. Most
of the birds will have laid their eggs and be raising their brood.
April will see the return of the swallows and martins, and I wonder how many
cuckoos will be here again. There is something nice about the swallows, brave
little birds that have flown thousands of miles, the mind certainly boggles at
the feat.
To-day the sun beats down with great warmth, it's burning the side of my
face, the temperature is in the 60's Fahrenheit. Yes I am English I can hear
the neighbours mowing their lawns and the ritual b gins again, the bees are
buzzing around, I expect the butterflies will be roused from their long Win-
ter sleep before too long, and the birds continue singing providing us with
Nature's Orchestra.
There is a cock pheasant in the yard, occasionally ruffling his
feathers and crowing and standing to attention, his harem probably seeking
out somewhere to nest in the bottom of a hedgerow nearby. A little wren
secretly flits amongst a shrub and then sings its melodic song, woodpigeons
coo softly to one another and the blackbird is also still giving his all.
A lovely time of the year when everything begins the growing cycle again.
Let's face it, man cannot meddle to any good in this wonderful world of Na-
ture, however much he tries.

Enjoy your nature at its best.

David Strefford
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