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WILLINGTON POST OFFICE & STORES

Telephone: 01234 838240

Newspaper & magazine delivery to Cardington, Cople, Willington and Moggerhanger

Fresh bread and cakes from local bakery and decorated cakes for special occasions.

Fruit & vegetable baskets made up for special occasions.

Home delivery on purchases over

£10.00

Gas and Electric key charging

Post Office counter for: Banking & Foreign currency

Car tax phone & broadband services Savings, Insurance, Mail

Shop Opening Hours

Monday – Friday 6.30am to 6.00pm Saturday 7.00am to 6.00pm Sunday 8.00am to 12 noon

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Cover picture. “Felix” by Ian Whiting

Editors Notes

The funerals of two prominent Cople residents took place in February. All Saints Church was filled to overflowing as the Village turned out to pay their respects and offer their condolences to relatives. These men led completely different lives but they were at one in their love of Cople and the people who live here. Peter Burr’s family has lived in the village for more than 200 years whilst Jim Moore is a representative of the new people who have settled here in recent years. Peter Burr’s obituary has been taken from Charlie Porter’s address at his funeral and Jim Moore’s from his friends eulogy and family contributions. Both will be greatly missed.

The Village is shaking off the winter torpor and plans are being made for outdoor events. The Friends are trying something new by having a smart summer party in a marquee at Glebe House to mark 10 years of fund raising in aid of All Saints Church. The Village Fete is also being planned for the 15th of June. Is the weather going to improve or are we going to have to be British again pretending that there isn’t raging arctic storm happening.

We have some new advertisers this month. Sally Goudge is offering foot care and Rory Burns is offering to repair domestic appliances. They are both very welcome.

Ged Peeke

Volunteers Needed

Agate House, Ampthill, part of Leonard Cheshire Disability, is looking to increase their volunteer numbers. They have a range of positions from drivers, to maintenance crew, to enablers. There are no minimum hours everyone is welcome to give as much time as they are able; be it one hour to several, to coin a well-known phrase, every little helps!

They are particularly looking for drivers to assist the people who use their services to get out and about: to medical appointments, shopping trips to Milton Keynes and Bedford, cinema trips so they don’t miss out on the latest releases; local clubs; meals out, to name just a few.

If you think you have what it takes contact Carol Solaiman at Leonard Cheshire Disability, Agate House, Ampthill. Call 01525 403247 or email carol.solaiman@LCDisability.org or even pop-in, she’s waiting to hear from you.

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Letter from the Vicarage

April always reminds me of the fun of “April Fools day” when I either play a joke on someone or they take revenge on me. A few years ago I played a trick on a clergy friend pretending that a letter was from the Bishop. It allegedly said that the Bishop thought my friend was the best choice for all sorts of important jobs in the Diocese which I knew he would loathe. Despite my forged headed notepaper, I am sorry to say that my friend was not fooled. Thankfully I did not end up in prison nor was I de-frocked and I am pleased to say that it was all taken in good humour.

This year “April Fools Day” falls on Bank holiday Monday when some of us will be taking part in the annual pilgrimage to St Albans. It would be quite a challenge to walk all the way (which incidentally I have done in the past when I was much younger) so instead we will only walk six miles from Harpenden. At 3pm we will join other pilgrims from around the Diocese for a great service to celebrate the Easter joy of the resurrection. If you have not been before please get in touch as you would be most welcome to join us.

Maybe “April Fools Day” appeals to me as I try not to take myself too seriously and also because what Christians believe often seems foolish to those outside the faith. St Paul writes about the dichotomy of wisdom and folly at the beginning of his first letter to the church in Corinth. “But we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles” and again "But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the wise,”

To those who did not believe the cross would have looked foolish. To us and those who have faith it is a supreme example of self sacrificial love as God himself took the punishment we deserve. If the cross is also a stumbling block to you then think of Jesus teaching. To turn the other cheek sounds foolish but if you try it you will understand the wisdom as it works! To practice forgiveness and not to seek revenge is not only wise but it also destroys hatred and gives a deep sense of inner peace.

Maybe we are too concerned about money, our possessions and status. It would sound foolish to give it all away but those who have done so have been among the greater people who have ever lived such as St Francis and Mother Teresa.

So maybe we should be fools for Christ’s sake. Turn the values of the world upside down and live by His values of love and service instead.

With all good wishes Lynda Klimas

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Confirmation 2013

This year it is the turn of The Riversmeet Benefice to host the Ivel group of churches Confirmation service. It will be held on Wednesday 5th June at 7.30pm at Blunham.

The Bishop of Bedford, The Right Revd Richard Atkinson will be taking the service. Anyone aged ten and above is welcome to be confirmed.

The young people’s Confirmation course will be held on Thursday evenings from 6pm-7pm at St Lawrence Willington. The course will begin on Thursday 25th April at 6pm. I t will end on 13th June, having a break for half term

The adults will either meet individually or as a group. (Depending on how many people want to be Confirmed and the most convenient time to meet)

Please could you let me know whether you would like to be Confirmed so that I have some idea of the number of candidates? Showing interest will not commit you to going forward for Confirmation as that decision does not need to be made until the end of May

If you have any queries or you are interested in exploring the possibility of Confirmation telephone me on 01234 838431 or email me on rev.l.klimas@btinternet.com Lynda Klimas

From the Registers 13th March. Burial of ashes. Peter Burr

Annual Church Fete

15TH June at 12.30pm

We have booked better weather this year!! There will be lots of usual fun games, the grand draw, childrens’ competitions, stalls and novelty dog show.

So put the date in your diary.

We always welcome new ideas or help .Please contact June 831705 or Mike 831207.

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Mothers Union

At our meeting last month, Jill gave a very interesting talk on her recent trip to Dubai. She went when the weather wasn’t too hot as temperatures can reach up to 40C. We learned of the history - oil was discovered there in the 1960s - and the culture of Dubai by way of photographs and books showing some of the tallest buildings in the world.

After refreshments, Jill was thanked for her talk and Daphne once again for her hospitality.

Members took part in the Women's World Day of prayer service recently. The service was written by the women of France and for refreshments, French food was served.

Our next meeting will be the Lady Day service on the 8th April, 7.30pm at Moggerhanger Church, when all branches in the Biggleswade Deanery meet together with their banners and when the Deanery Chair, Treasurer and Secretary will be commissioned. The Rural Dean will be preaching and we shall have a Bring and Buy plus a stall selling MU cards and other items. Liz Buck

Prayer

0 God, the Spirit of truth , help us to be truthful with one another. 0 God, the Spirit of gentleness, help us to be gentle with one another. O God, who knows what is in our hearts, more clearly than we do ourselves, help us to hear one another. 0 God, lead us in the way of truth and love. Amen

(Praying Round the Clock)

Citizenship Award

Congratulations are due to Rev Lynda Klimas who was given the Bedfordshire citizenship award. This is awarded by the High Sherriff of Bedfordshire in recognition of great and valuable services in the community. The award is also a recognition of her hard work in enhancing the life of the community. On behalf of the benefice and her many friends we would like to congratulate Lynda.

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Grand Draw

It’s the time of year again when we start preparing for the annual church fete. The money we raise helps pay for the insurance of the church and other utility bills etc. Although we have ordered better weather this year we will still be selling our grand draw tickets before the fete, just in case there is a hurricane ,snow or a monsoon which will affect the success of the fete on 15th June.

Tickets are £1 each. First prize is £100 and there will be lots of other really good prizes. We will be selling the tickets in and around the village. If you can’t wait for us to approach you a phone call to June 831705 will ensure you receive your tickets !!

Heritage Days at Cople Church

Henry VIII ‘s nursemaid, the only one in the county, buried in 1405, the best view in Cople, splendid brass rubbings, tea, coffee and delicious cakes all available at All Saints Church Heritage days on the following dates in 2013. Sat 25th May 10-12.30 Sun 23rd June 2-5pm Sat 27th July 10-12.30 Sat 31st Aug 10-12.30 Sat 28th Sept 10-12.30 Sat 26th Oct 10-12.30 A small charge is made for tower trips and refreshments. All very welcome.

Forthcoming events at the Five Bells Sat 30th March - Live music with Craig Live Fri 12th April - Charity Music Quiz in memory of Jim Moore Sat 13th April - Live music with Mark Calder Tue 23rd April - St Georges day celebration Sat 27th April - Live music with Out of the Hat Just a reminder folks , that there are currently 39 pubs a week in England closing down . Please do all you can to support Eamonn & Julie to stop the Five Bells adding to the list of closures . Regards Eamonn & Julie

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Anyone for tennis?

This spring & summer children from Cople Lower School are taking part in a programme of tennis lessons. Our LTA liaison coach - Dave Revell inspired children at the taster session at Cople Village Hall on Thursday last. For further information please contact your teacher at Cople Lower School.

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Cople Sports and Social Club

Red Nose evening was a enjoyable night hopefully everyone enjoyed the fun with their red attire and noses. I hope the paint stays on the mugs when put in the dishwasher! Thank you to all of you who supported the evening.

The Six Nations Rugby final was well supported we had a full house plenty of banter and booze. For those England supporters not such a good result.

Football fixtures to be shown at CS&SC:

Saturday 6th April Chelsea V Sunderland 15.00 Saturday 6th April West Brom V Arsenal 15.00 Sunday 7th April Tottenham V Everton 14.05 Saturday 13th April Arsenal V Nottingham 15.00 Sunday 14th April Stoke V Man U 13.30 Sunday 14th April Chelsea V Tottenham 16.00 Saturday 20th April Fulham V Arsenal 15.00 Sunday 21st April Tottenham V Man C 13.30 Sunday 21st April Liverpool V Chelsea 16.00 Saturday 27th April Chelsea V Swansea 15.00 Sunday 16th April Arsenal V Man U 16.00

Happy Easter to all members we hope to see you over the Easter weekend

Jeanette Skipsey Mob: 07749272249 Email: jeanette_skipsey@hotmail.co.uk

Broadband

The Bedford Borough Partnership Board has match funded the £440k received from Broadband Development UK (BDUK) to improve broadband access and speeds. The aim is to have 90% of premises receiving above 25 Mbps (superfast) broadband by 2015, with 100% having at least 2 Mbps (basic). The Joint Local Broadband Plan is being carried out alongside MK and Central Bedfordshire Councils. Formal procurement for the delivery of projects began last month and it is expected that this will be completed in the middle of 2013, with most of the work being carried out in 2014. The Council is keen for as many people as possible to register their interest in having access to superfast broadband as this will help them arrive at a better deal with the prospective supplier if it can be shown that there is a demand. Residents can register at www.bedford.gov.uk/broadband.

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Friends of Cople Church Registered No. 1096386

Fourteen houses in the village kindly opened their doors for the Safari Supper at the end of February. The hosts served either delicious starters or main courses before sixty-one very jolly and well-fed villagers found their way back to the church to tuck into a sparkling array of desserts. As in previous years, a warm atmosphere prevailed and the evening provided an opportunity for people to meet others, in some cases for the first time, and to have a chat about topics of mutual interest. The planning beforehand left nothing to chance and nobody got lost. Our thanks go to all those who contributed to the success of the event, thus reinforcing it as a firm favourite in the Friends’ calendar. The raffle raised £200 and the overall profit was a fraction under £1,000. Our next event on May 6th is, for us, a departure from the norm. Judith Howard is very kindly making available a marquee for our use, on the lawn at Glebe House. We are having outside caterers for the first time in our ten year history. A live band will provide the music; there will be dancing, an auction of promises and a raffle. Any profits which accrue from this event will be split equally between St John’s Hospice, Moggerhanger and the Friends, for church upkeep. Tickets will cost £40 a head, and the dress code for men is Dinner Jacket or Lounge Suit; the ladies will be dressed elegantly, as always. In the May magazine I will list the auction promises so that anyone not attending can put in a bid should they wish to do so. Tickets are available from 838714, 838683 or 838467 (deadline April 15th) – come as an individual, as a couple or gather some friends and make up a table. As a one-off event this is not to be missed. On July 20th, the annual Barn Dance will be held at Oak Farm, Moxhill. The cost of tickets for this event is £13.50 a head, and further details will appear in the May magazine. In the meantime please make a note of the date in your diary. Finally, I should like to offer my sincere thanks to John and Sheila Bradbury for all the hard work they have put in at Friends’ events since the inception of the Charity. They are leaving the committee and having a well earned rest, but no doubt they will be gracing us with their presence at some of the forthcoming events, and we look forward to seeing them. Vaughan Southgate

www.cople.org.uk/friends

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Friends of Cople Church

Monday May 6th

Proceeds to be shared equally between Friends of Cople Church & St John’s Hospice Moggerhanger

Why not get up a table? Or come on your own! 838714, 838683 or 838467

Tickets are very limited – Replies by 15th April

6.30pm for 7pm till 11.30pm Glebe House, Cople Black Tie or Lounge Suit

£40 per person Dinner

Dancing

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We also provide a wide selection of fine ales , wines and spirits and great care is taken to ensure they are kept to the

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Themed Menu every Wednesday Live Music most Saturday nights (see website for details)

Sunday Roasts £8:50 (Very popular, booking recommended) Party bookings available

Tel : 01234 831330 www.fivebellscople.com

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Tuesday Club

The meeting 0n the 12th March commenced with our annual AGM led by our Chairperson Joy Duthie. Joy reported that we have had a good year with 37 members and guests attending. We have had a variety of very interesting speakers. Our charity for the year, BeCHAR, received a donation of £128.

The committee was re-elected en masse. Joy said that we can look forward to a full programme in 2013. The AGM was then closed.

SUMMERHILL FARM SHOP James and Lee from Summerhill Farm Shop kindly came to give a demonstration on how to get the most use out of meat we purchase. Lee showed us how to cut the various parts of a chicken and also how to completely bone the bird, which I think had been a complete mystery to most of us .

James went on to prepare a leg of lamb, illustrating the various cuts and removal of the bone. He also prepared a marinade for minted lamb which looked delicious. James finished the evening with a demonstration of the correct manner to sharpen knives, using a stone or steel. He made it look very easy !!.

Summerhill Farm Shop have special offers all the year and offer a newsletter to customers. They also support Cople News with a full page advert. It was an extremely informative and amusing demonstration

The next meeting will be at Cople village Hall on Tuesday 9th April at 7.30pm. We will welcome Jennie Shipman from Bedfordshire Magistrates with a talk entitled. "So You Can Be The Judge.

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Police Update

Current Issues. Since the beginning of February there was a theft of fuel from an industrial site between the 7th and 8th. Please continue to be vigilant and report any suspicious activity on 101.

Property Marking—Why do it. Property marking by itself cannot prevent a theft from happening but it can act as a deterrent to most thieves. Not only that but in many cases if the property is not marked, the police cannot not identify the rightful owner. Because of this, it makes it very difficult for the police to prove the item was stolen in the first place. A frustrating situation, as you can imagine, but there is a simple solution. By using your postcode and house number, you increase your chances of recovered stolen property being returned to you.

Engraving or Etching – This method is suitable for many hard surfaces and can be done using an electric engraving tool or a hand engraver. It leaves a visible and permanent mark and is most suitable for items such as bikes, garden equipment and tools. These marking kits can be found in most DIY stores and cycle dealers.

Ultraviolet Marking – UV pens put an invisible mark on your property which can only be seen by using a UV lamp. Use UV marking when other methods could reduce the value and aesthetic of the object. Remember, however, that with some marker pens the ink can fade with age - especially when exposed to sunlight - and can be washed off so it will need to be renewed regularly. There are also DNA-based uv products on the market such as SmartWater, SelectaDNA and Redweb.

Stamping – Bedfordshire Police crime reduction officers also have a stamping kit for marking leather saddles. If you would like us to visit you and mark your tack, please contact us at the email address below with your contact details. For a free UV marking kit, please email: bedford.cro@bedfordshire.pnn.police.uk

Smartwater - Smartwater is the innovative crime reduction tool designed to help protect property from thieves. When placed under ultraviolet light the Smartwater liquid glows to reveal its unique chemical signature, which means stolen property can then be checked on a database and traced back to its owner. Smartwater can be used for marking high value items from computers to jewellery, is invisible to the eye and cannot be removed. It also deters criminals from stealing your property because they know they can be caught and convicted. You can obtain Smartwater packs from Neighbourhood Watch for £20 on 01234 275165 or at Riseley Police Station.

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MOGGERHANGER PLANT SALE

Fri 17th May

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. COFFEE MORNING

Sat 18th May

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. PLOUGHMAN'S LUNCHES

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Sunday 19th May 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

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Raffle ~ Cake Stall ~ Pickles & Preserves

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All proceeds to St. John's Church

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Peter Burr (1932 –2013)

Peter was bought into this world on 27th Nov 1932 by local midwife, nurse Miller. He was the son of Teddy and Winifred Burr who lived in the house at the end of Burrs Holt. He had a very happy childhood with his sister Daphne and attended Cople School He then moved on to Elstow School where he decided that he wanted to become a car mechanic. He got an apprenticeship at Percy Bonnet’s garage; this was later to become Kennings, in Goldington Road, Bedford. Having completed his apprenticeship, he had to do his 2 years National service. This was appropriately spent with the Royal Engineers and he loved his time serving with them. It was at about this time that he was a regular attendee at the dances that were held at Cardington Camp where in 1952 a very pretty young lady caught his eye. He plucked up courage to ask her for a dance and Mary soon became Peter’s girlfriend. They were married in 1956 in Wootton where they lived until they had a house built in Cople where they spent the rest of their married life together. They were blessed with two lovely daughters, Karen in 1962 and then Nicola in 1964, both of whom Peter was immensely proud. Peter stayed on at Kennings till 1962 as one of their top mechanics. In 1962, following the death of his Uncle Charlie, Peter moved his workplace to Cople to start his own business full time. He soon built up a regular clientele of local residents and businesses, with him doing the mechanical side whilst his life long friend Teddy did the petrol and office work. Because of his habit of working to 9 or 10 most evenings, the garage soon took on a second role, that of a mens’ social club. It was especially popular on cold winter evenings because of his Salamander heater. These near lethal things burnt waste oil and were an insurance agent’s nightmare. It was usually surrounded by a gang of men, probably thawing out from a day’s brussel picking. As well as being a highly skilled mechanic who could mend anything, he was also an excellent welder. Bits of old washing machine would be bent into various convoluted shapes to patch up old cars to help keep them on the road till they were well past their use by date. Many young local lads were grateful to Peter not only for keeping their old bangers on the road, but also for teaching them the basics of car mechanics. Peters was a proper garage. Engines in bits dotted all round, boxes of old bolts and bearings, oil on the floor, a wooden propeller nailed on to a beam and an

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inspection pit like a swimming pool, covered by railway sleepers. Others recall that he also had a special billing system which operated on a sliding scale which reflected the customer’s ability to pay. If you think from this description that this was an old fashioned, run down place, then you couldn’t be further for the truth. Peter would mend engines and fix problems that would defeat most of today’s mechanics. He had the highest of reputations in the trade. Put simply, he was brilliant. His main escape from work was pigeon shooting. He began shooting in the early 50s. Every Saturday afternoon and most Sunday mornings were sacrosanct. Come rain sleet or snow, Peter and his pal Reg would be shooting somewhere in the locality. When this area was nearly all horticultural crops, pigeons were a huge problem, and his hobby was a great help in keeping these pests off the growing vegetable plants. In the course of a year 1000s would be shot He sold the garage site, later to become Burrs Holt, when he was 55. He then worked at Clare’s garage for 10 years running their stores with great efficiency. On retirement he was able to give more of his time to gardening. He was a very skilled fruit and vegetable grower, but he was also drafted in to help Mary with her wonderful flower garden at busy times of year. He also now had more time to spend with his 4 beloved grandchildren. He was justifiably very proud of them all, Charlotte and Emily with their school work, swimming and dancing or Thomas and Peter both at Cambridge university studying Law and Medicine respectively and both enjoying their cricket and hockey. People in Cople knew him through his love of local and family history. This too may have been instilled in him by his mother whose lovely scrap books Peter delighted in pawing over. The Burr family in Cople goes back to 1806 when Abraham Burr married a Miss Cambers. It is interesting how many people in Cople are proud of the fact that they think that they are related to the Burrs in some way. His archive of Cople photos and documents is a wonderful piece of local history which can now be viewed by all on the Cople website. His ability to recall and tell this history was amazing What a great man he was. He never said no to a request, he would help anybody, anytime with anything. Never a moaner or complainer, even when he was so poorly he just made the most of what he could do and not what he couldn’t. Cople is undoubtedly so much poorer for the loss of Peter, but we are all so much richer in body and soul for having had our lives touched by this lovely man.

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Sunday Church Services in April

7th 09:45am 11:15am

Sunday School Sung Communion

14th 09:00am 09:45am 6:00pm

Holy Communion BCP. The Revd G Orpin Sunday School Songs of Praise. The Revd S Heap

21st 09:45am 11:15am

Sunday School All age Communion. The Revd J Humphries

28th 09:45am 11:15am

Sunday School Sung Communion with the Choir

Cople All Saints

Willington Saint Lawrence

7th 10:00am Holy Communion BCP

14th 11:15am Parish Praise. Mr Tony Elcombe

21st 10:00am Sung Communion. The Revd J Humphries

28th 10:00am All Age Communion and Children’s Church

Moggerhanger St John the Evangelist

7th 09:00am Sung Communion

14th 10:00am Family Service. Mr Tony Elcombe

21st 6:00pm Village Songs of Praise. The Revd G Orpin

28th 09:00am All age Communion

Mobile Library for April

Wednesday 10th and 24th

10.05 am All Saints 10.25am Water End 10.40am Outside Five Bells

28 April Diary Monday 1st Easter Monday

Easter Monday Pilgrimage St Albans

11:00am Tiny tots sing along Cople Church

6:15pm Junior Choir Cople Church

Tuesday 2nd

10:00am to 12:00 Coffee morning Village Hall

2:30pm Over 60s Club Sports Club

Wednesday 3rd

6:30pm Baptism Emily Legg Cople Church

7:30pm to 10:00 Carpet Bowls Village Hall

Thursday 4th (Green Bin)

10:00am to 11:30 Baby and Toddler Group Village Hall

Monday 8th

09:00am Morning Prayer Cople Church

11:00am Tiny tots sing along Cople Church

7:30pm MU Lady Day Service Moggerhanger

Tuesday 9th

10:00am to 12:00 Coffee morning Village Hall

7:30pm Tuesday Club Village Hall.

Wednesday 10th

7:30pm to 10:00 Carpet Bowls Village Hall

Thursday 11th (Orange Bin)

10:00am to 11:30 Baby and Toddler Group Village Hall

6:30pm Book Launch Moggerhanger

Friday 12th

Evening Charity Music Quiz Five Bells

Saturday 13th

Evening Live Music. Mark Calder Five Bells

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Monday 15th

09:00am Morning Prayer Cople Church

11:00am Tiny tots sing along Cople Church

12:30pm Luncheon Club Cople Church

Tuesday 16th

10:00am to 12:00 Coffee morning Village Hall

2:30pm Over 60s Club Sports Club

Wednesday 17th

7:30pm to 10:00 Carpet Bowls Village Hall

Thursday 18th (Green Bin)

10:00am to 11:30 Baby and Toddler Group Village Hall

Monday 22nd

09:00am Morning Prayer Cople Church

11:00am Tiny tots sing along Cople Church

6:15pm Junior Choir Cople Church

Tuesday 23rd

10:00am to 12:00 Coffee morning Village Hall

Evening St Georges Day Celebration Five Bells

Wednesday 24th

7:30pm to 10:00 Carpet Bowls Village Hall

Thursday 25th (Orange Bin)

10:00am to 11:30 Baby and Toddler Group Village Hall

6:00pm Young people’s Confirma-tion Course

Willington

Saturday 27th

2:00pm Wedding Hannah Walker and Mark Klimas

Cople Church

Evening Live Music. Out of the Hat Five Bells

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Monday 29th

09:00am Morning Prayer Cople Church

11:00am Tiny tots sing along Cople Church

6:15pm Junior Choir Cople Church

Tuesday 30th

10:00am to 12:00 Coffee morning Village Hall

2:30pm Over 60s Club Sports Club

Cople Carpet Bowls Club

Have you ever thought of playing bowls. If so why not come along and join in a game of carpet bowls which is played indoors on a 30 ft carpet in Cople Village Hall on Wednesday evenings 7:30 to 10:00 pm Any enquiries contact Pauline on 01234 838102.

Pauline Baynes.

Book Launch at Moggerhanger Park House

Thursday April 11th at 6.30pm.

“Moggerhanger Park, Bedfordshire”. An architectural and social history from earliest times to the present will be available for sale. It is open house at Moggerhanger. No need to book and there is no entry charge. Learn more about the history of your area. Meet the authors (contributions from seven eminent experts). See the restoration work undertaken at Moggerhanger House and Park. If you are unable to attend the launch, copies can be obtained from Moggerhanger Park House 01767 641007 friends@moggerhangerpark.com Copies are priced at £25 hardback, £15 soft bound plus p&p. All proceeds go towards further restoration work - www.moggerhangerpark.com

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Ceri’s “Shipwrecked” Fish Pie

With the imminent onset of the fishing season, the many happy holidays we took on Lough Corrib, on the West coast of Ireland, come to mind and we focus our thoughts on those wonderful times in the company of dear friends. Not only did we all share a passion for casting a fly upon the water and exulting in the magnificence of the scenery, but also for the warmth of an Irish welcome and the liquid refreshment popularly known as ‘the black stuff’. Our visits lasted for sixteen consecutive years, until the younger ones among us felt that they had exploited the patience of their long-suffering wives for long enough. Some of us, however, are going back this year!

The end-of-holiday ritual decreed that the ‘catch of the day’, augmented with fish from the local fishmonger if necessary, be served up on the final night in a fish pie. A heated debate on whether to include hard-boiled eggs and capers always resulted in four pies being made: one with eggs and no capers, one with capers and no eggs, one with both and one with neither. In the event, no-one knew – or cared – what they were eating. So much Guinness had been consumed during preprandial drinks in Murphy’s bar that the taste buds were numb.

Below is a recipe for fish pie provided by Ceri Dawson. Ceri made it for the recent Friends’ Shipwreck’; it was delicious and much enjoyed by all and there was not a glass of Guinness in sight!

Vaughan and Marilyn Southgate

Serves 12 A tasty Fish Pie, born of trial and error, but inspired by Vaughan’s Fish Pie and another recipe found in The Good Housekeeping Step by Step Cook Book – Seafood Pie with Leeks and Blue Cheese.

Ingredients A fillet of smoked haddock A fillet of fresh haddock Two pieces of salmon (individual portion sized) X4 Leeks (trimmed) 1 kg of good ‘mashing’ potatoes Butter 1 pint of (semi-skimmed) milk 1 cup of Double cream 100 grams of grated cheese Fresh Parsley (from the garden, of course!!) A large bay leaf Coarse Ground Black Pepper 1 Lemon X2 large dishes

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Cut leaks into discs and sweat them down with a knob of butter and a small amount of water until tender. Drain off liquid and spread the leaks evenly across the base of an oven proof dish.

Place the fish in a large pan with enough milk to cover and add a bay leaf. NB, it may be necessary to cut the fish into smaller pieces to make it fit. Poach the fish gently for about 10-minutes and then allow it to cool. Lift out the pieces of fish by type. Remove the skin and flake the fish into bite sized pieces. Place the fish in layers on top of the leeks – first the smoked haddock, then the fresh haddock and finally the salmon.

Using butter, flour and the poaching liquid, make a basic white sauce. Add to this some freshly chopped parsley, lemon zest and black pepper (seasoning to taste). Pour the sauce over the fish so that it is all covered and then drizzle over a few tablespoons of cream.

Boil up the potatoes and mash them with butter cream and black pepper. Using a couple of forks, spread the mash over the surface of the dish, so that it is 1 – 1.5 cm thick. Finally, put a light sprinkling of grated cheddar over the surface of the potato and pop the dish into the oven at 180C for approx. 40 minutes. The top should be golden and the sauce bubbling up around the edges.

Best served with vegetables on the side. Ingredients may be adjusted to suit your dish size / number of guests. Adjust seasoning to suit own tastes.

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Childhood Memories of Cople

This the second part of extracts from John Ernest Storton’s (1909—2003) recollections of his childhood in Cople between the wars. He wrote his story in 1989. When I was a child there were about six types of houses in Cople, thatched, tiled and pebble-dashed ones, small brick typed cottages in twos joined together also there were five slate roofed ones in Willington Road, three joined together and the other two. Then there were the Duke of Bedford’s type, brick built with tile roofs, these were in rows of various numbers such as threes, fives and sixes some had porches in the front. The end houses of the rows had three bedrooms but the others had two up and down rooms. The pebble dashed ones were tall with tiled roofs in twos or threes joined together, these were sited in Willington Road and were occupied by, no 1 Mr Jimmy Nott a small holder and hawker of vegetables, no 2 Trot Hart a labourer and no 3 Miss Arms, who kept a shop selling wool, cottons and all kinds of oddments and sweets. Nearly all the thatched ones were in or near Water End, some single ones, twos and a block of three. Several are still lived in. Mark Young’s estate in our district went from Grange Farm Cople and included Octagon Farm. Both these reached the Cardington boundaries, Octagon joined up with Willington over the railway line. There were crossings at Church Row, Willington, also at Octagon Farm, Cople was divided by a spinney known as Pychle and a hedge which went from the top end of Pork Lane, Cople to the boundary of Octagon Farm up to the River Ouse, near to the Castle Mill, Goldington. Barnard’s estate stretched from Water End Cople to Pychle. Their last field was Fan Close which ran up to Cardington, there is a public footpath which runs through it from Grange Lane to Water End. The Grange Lane end is the sports field with the pavilion backing on to Fan Close. This is the end where the car park is. There used to be a pond in the right hand corner, but has been filled in, this field runs at the back of a lot of privately owned bungalows to the edge of the cemetery with a road parting them that leads to the community hall and playing field area, a change for the better. COPLE SCHOOL 1914-1923 & 1989 Built 1879 The first I can remember about it, there were six classes, one for infants in the room next to the girls cloakroom, this was from the road playground for the girls and infants. A Miss Quenby and an

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assistant taught the infants 5-7, there was a door that led to the main classroom. Mrs Stacey was the Head Teacher for many years, she had one lady under her who taught classes two and three. A Miss Waggood, from Bedford, then an Irish lady a Miss O'Callagan. The under teachers were changed often, the head taught classes four, five and six. Rosamond Saunders was the top of class six girls and Walter Hartwell the boys. The boys playground was at the top end of the school a side-road led to it and there was some land next to the playground which the boys had plots to grow vegetables on during the First World War. The girls knitted socks, mittens and scarfs for the troops also we went blackberrying to make jam for them. We were taught to read and write and to do sums, we did history, geography, poetry study, the bible and singing. Every morning we started with a hymn and prayers. Just after the harvest holidays we started to practice for our yearly Christmas concert which was held just before we broke up for Christmas holidays. Our parents were invited to it. We received our prizes for our years work then, I did get a book named "Noodles". The leaving school age was fourteen years at end of term Summer or Christmas. During Harvest holidays most of the older boys got jobs on the farms, like driving the horse and cart from each shock as the heaps of corn sheaves were known, they also helped at the threshing like keeping the cavings clear or with the chaff which was bagged up to feed the horses or cattle. When I was very young I did bird scaring keeping them away from brussel or cabbage seed by hitting a piece of tin or shouting, this I did for Mr Underwood, Grange Farm, Cople. When the boys left school most got jobs on the farms some did apprentice to carpentry, engineering or in grocery shops. Most of the girls went into domestic service as housemaids, others into sewing factories or training to be teachers or nurses. When Cardington Camp started up by making parachutes they employed lots making and packing them. During the First and Second World Wars lots of the ladies worked on the land, hence came the name Women's’ Land Army, they did a grand job then. It was through them that potatoes were packed into half-hundred weight bags instead of 112lb sacks as the smaller ones were easier for them to lift and load up for selling. To be continued.

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This Month’s Gardening Tasks I’ve been on a bit of mission lately trying to encourage everyone to go to one of the many excellent nurseries/garden centres in this area and to invest in a packet of seeds of their choice and get growing. Why? Nothing really compares to the sense of wonder, pleasure and fulfilment one gets from growing your own. It also deepens the pleasure one gets from the natural world. I must confess to being an addict. Currently, I have Lobelia growing on my kitchen windowsill, Hyacinth on my lounge windowsill and believe it or not, Himalayan Poppies (Meconopsis) growing in my fridge! According to a friend of mine, this is why its flowers are blue! After sowing the microscopic seeds, the cold triggers them into life which if you think about it, is not only the opposite of most of us, it is remarkable. But it also highlights an important aspect of a gardener’s success: the need to replicate the conditions, soil and weather, of that particular plant. Do this and all being well, you should be successful. The thing is, many of us see a plant we like, we buy it, we put it in the ground and then, when it fails, we blame the plant or where it was bought! Give any plant what it wants/needs, and it is hard wired to grow. As some bloke who used to go to my Horticulture college called Titchmarsh or something regularly says, ‘the thing about seeds is, they want to grow’. Although it pains me to say it, he is correct! So get yourself some seeds, follow the instructions on the packet and if you have never done it before, it will improve your life, I promise! Well, as long as you don’t get told off for making the fridge dirty! Don’t forget, many annuals can actually be planted directly into the soil at this time of the year. Other jobs this month: If you haven’t already done it, the start of April is a good time to remove the dried flower heads from Hydrangeas. Using a sharp pair of secateurs, make a sloping cut just above the fecund new bud underneath. Lawns can be cut but not as short as the final cut last year. Lift the mower’s cutting height with the lever/s that are normally located near its wheels. Now is also a good time to remove any weeds by hand pulling or by hoeing. The answer to last month’s teaser was Cyclamen is a perennial. This month’s question, just for fun, is Camelias require what kind of soil? Please feel free to email/phone me with all your gardening queries. Lawn Doctor

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Jim Moore (1951-2013)

Jim Moore was born on 24 April 1951, the second son of a draughtsman from Helensburgh, Scotland. In 1953 the family moved to Peru when his father took employment in Lima. He died four years later and his mother brought the boys back to Scotland. She subsequently remarried and three half sisters were added to the family. Jim left school after “O” levels but continued to study for Scottish Highers at evening classes. However, his examination results were disappointing and he had to rethink his future. At the age of 18 he and a few pals went to London to seek their fortunes. Tellingly he remained friends with this group all his life. He never forgot his Scottish roots and was devoted to his brother better known to those close to him as “big bruv”. Jim was drawn to the rapidly expanding Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunications sector. He found a ready market for his talents working for likes of ICL, Logica and BT. He became a life long learner and even when he was very ill he completed a project management course. . One of his projects in the early 1980’s was for the City of London. The Corporation was so pleased with the outcome that they gave him the Freedom of the City of London. At this time he was also introduced to Guild of Fan Makers. Jim was a driven man and the ultimate project manager. Everything he did was a project, be it a sales campaign or planning a holiday. He was very exacting in his requirements – everything had to be just right and if they weren’t then he’d certainly let you know about it. Even as a sick man he had a plan for getting better. He loved music and was a DJ when he first came to London and played in a pub in the Kings Road. He had a great collection of singles and an amazing knowledge of music from the 60s right through to the present day. It was never fair playing any music quizzes against Jim, you’d stand no chance of winning.

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Jim enjoyed life. He was tremendous at a party or meal where he’ would have a set of prepared jokes and one-liners to keep everyone amused. He liked people and was in his element when he had an audience. Comedy is the hardest acting skill and Jim had a natural talent which he nurtured with hard work. He was a big family man through and through and always talked with pride about his family. Whilst working at ICL he met his future wife Fran. He loved Fran, Charlotte and Catherine tremendously and was always proud when talking about their achievements. Fran and Jim had homes in Boreham Wood and then Harpenden but when they became dissatisfied with the education on offer for their daughters they moved to Cople in 1999. He was still working for BT at this time but a few years later he decided to set up on his own and became an IT consultant. Jim was a founder member of the Friend’s of Cople Church. This strong and energetic committee has been a driving force in the village for the last 10 years. Jim gave his time and talents freely and will always be remembered for his music at functions and his ability as a commentator at events such as the Village Fete. He had a sure touch when selecting music to match his audience and his gentle humour was always well received. He liked Cople from the beginning and never had any intention of living anywhere else. He became a prominent and popular figure in the community and will be greatly missed. One of the proudest moments in his life was when he became Master of the Worshipful Company of Fan Makers in 2011. He described the Company to as “An oasis of serenity in a mad world”. Well the serenity was certainly lost when he became Master. He threw the same passion into his year as Master as he did with everything in life. The livery dinners were all well attended and his speeches were eagerly awaited, including the inevitable terrible jokes. Right at the end of his year as Master he had the opportunity to go to Buckingham Palace for the signing of the Royal fan by the Duchess of Cambridge. Jim talked about his achievements and how he’d want to be remembered. He said that his ideal memorial service would be like the one at the end of Chariots of Fire. In the final scene of Chariots of Fire there is a memorial service for Harold Abrahams who ran and won the 100M final at the 1924 Olympics. Two of his colleagues come out of the church and Jerusalem is playing in the background. In remembering Harold Abrahams one says to the other, “He did it! He ran them off their feet!”. Jim died on 21 January 2013

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Wild About Cople I’m definitely a Spring person and so am going to talk about Butterflies – what could be more redolent of spring and summer than those beautiful colourful insects that so remind us of long, warm, summer days and seeing them flitting amongst the flowers. So why am I writing about them now, on an (admittedly beautiful) early spring day in March? Well, of course, butterflies, like all insects, have to survive the frosts and cold weather of winter and they do this in one of four ways; either as an egg, larvae (caterpillar), pupa (chrysalis) or as an adult. Some, such as the familiar Brimstone survives as an adult, tucked away amongst ivy and other evergreens or in a shed, well camouflaged by its leaf-shaped folded wings. The brimstone is often the first butterfly we see in early spring; the male that gorgeous primrose-yellow, the female a pale creamy-white, and it always lifts the heart to see one fluttering by on a warm spring day. It is the brimstone which is thought to have given us the name ‘butterfly’ as the species was once known as the ‘butter-coloured fly’. The reason we see them so early in spring is because they hibernate as an adult – on the first warm day they wake up and can be off and out flying quite quickly. Other butterflies such as small tortoiseshells and peacocks also overwinter as adults and can also be seen early in the year. Willow catkins are an important source of nectar at this time of year to enable the butterflies to build up their depleted food resources after a long hibernation. Butterflies such as the Orange-tip, the male, with its jaffa-orange wingtips, which is such a quintessential part of spring, hibernates as a pupa, beautifully camouflaged on plants such as hedge-garlic. Of course, spending several months as a semi-dormant potential food supply is a slightly risky strategy but, in fact, a good old-fashioned winter with lots of very cold weather, snow, frost and ice is actually a good thing for an overwintering pupa – many butterfly (and moth) pupae are parasitised by various flies where an egg is injected and the unfortunate host is eaten by the fly larva – a cold winter will kill off many of these parasites so enabling a higher survival of pupae and more butterflies in the summer. So, on your walks or in your gardens this spring look out the butter-coloured fly and wonder at its marvellous ability to survive our weather and parasites and yet still bring us beauty in the spring. Oh, and don’t forget to leave a small patch of nettles, hedge garlic

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and other wildflowers (as caterpillar foodplants) to help our butterflies to enliven many more springs in the future. Meanwhile, spring is gathering pace and, with the advent of warmer weather buds are slowly beginning to unwrap and unfurl. As mentioned above, the catkins (actually flower clusters) of many tree and shrub species are an important food source for much of our wildlife early in the year when there is not much else available. The familiar hazel catkins and the pussy (goat) willow catkins are a rich source of pollen for everything from early bees and butterflies to chiffchaffs and willow warblers just returning from Africa – and probably feeding as much on the insects attracted to the pollen as on the pollen itself. And, the familiar ‘chiff-chaff-chiff-chaff’ call of the chiffchaff is one of THE sounds of spring – just marvel at how this tiny scrap of feather and song has migrated all the way back from North Africa and the Mediterranean to be one of our parish familiars in Cople! In Water End Wood the trees are all beginning to burst into leaf and now is a good time to go and admire the exuberant rush of green energy that is spring. There is an apple variety in the wood that has young leaves that are purple combined with bright pink flowers that make it look like an extravagant dresser in a sea of green and the whitebeam trees, with their large pointy buds and young green leaves with beautiful, felty, contrasting silvery undersides make the whole thing look like a firework display going off. And, one more piece of local news – the Cople corn bunting males are back on their territories and singing their jangly songs – go across the fields at the back of the school and have a listen. Or, come with me as I will be running another Cople Birdsong walk sometime in May, followed by breakfast at the Five Bells. More details next time. . . Enjoy! Steve Halton stevehalton@gmail.com

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Happy Birthday to Incredible

Care in our Community

Today, more than one in four of us in the UK is living with an incurable illness that needs specialist treatment - around eighteen million people. Sue Ryder is a national charity which for 60 years has remained passionate about working to provide incredible health and social care to those who are affected.

Situated in a quiet country setting in Moggerhanger, St John’s Hospice is Sue Ryder’s local community specialist palliative care and treatment centre, helping patients and families living with serious illness to have the best quality of life possible, whether it is bringing comfort to someone’s final days or giving people with an incurable illness the opportunity to make the most their life.

Originally named the Sue Ryder Foundation, the charity was set up by Lady Susan Ryder in 1953, making this year its 60th anniversary. Sue Ryder set up the charity following her work during World War 2. Her ideals were to treat seriously ill people with dignity and compassion and they remain the charity’s vision today.

Lady Ryder, who died in 2000, was an inspirational figure who devoted her life to helping others. She was featured on Desert Island Discs in 1987 talking to Michael Parkinson and to mark her charity’s 60th anniversary, the BBC repeated the programme on 20 January this year.

Today more than 3,000 people work for Sue Ryder and there are over 10,000 volunteers. Fundraising is an ongoing task. Although the Primary Care Trust provides approximately half of the costs towards a patient’s needs, St John’s Hospice works constantly to raise the rest. It is this vital percentage which elevates the care received by patients from ‘basic’ to ‘incredible’ and helps the hospice support the whole family during this time, even paying for coffee and tissues when needed.

This year St John’s annual fundraising events, such as the family summer fete; the popular Starlight Hike; the ball with a theme this year of ‘black tie and tiaras’; and Lights of Love (a Christmas service where loved ones are remembered) will all take on special anniversary significance.

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St John’s is encouraging everyone in the community to think of ways they can raise money in this significant year.

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She is hoping to raise at least £5,000. You can visit her fundraising page at http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/PaulaPriestley and can follow her antics on St John’s Hospice facebook page, as well as in the Biggleswade Chronicle and Times and Citizen newspapers.

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Village Hall Bookings: Marie Grohmann Email: marie@cmjdg.com Tel : 838248

Over 60's Club Secretary : Hazel Shreeves Tel : 838817

Mothers Union Contact: Jill Ebbs Tel : 838659

Cople Lower School Headteacher : Helen Johnson Tel : 838827

Cople Village Trust Chair : Sandra Thacker Tel : 831344

Royal British Legion Chair: Max McMurdo Tel: 01767 680624 Welfare: David Hansen Tel : 01767 226020

Police PC Paul Jones Riseley Police Station Tel : 01234 - 842864

Carpet Bowls Secretary : Pauline Baynes Tel : 838102

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Brownies (Willington) Amanda Briscoe, Tel: 07504 299994

Beavers, Cubs & Scouts Contact Emma Whiterod Tel: 07908 167356

Friends of Cople Church Chair: Vaughan Southgate Tel: 838714

Cople Sports & Social Club Chair: David Hughes Tel : 838669

Tuesday Club Joy Duthie Tel : 838407

Cricket Cople Argus Cricket Club Chris Gregory 01234 838396

Biggleswade Chronicle Village Correspondent: Jill Ebbs Tel: 838659

Cople Web Site Ian Whiting Tel : 838347 Email: ian@cople.org.uk Web Site :www.cople.org.uk

Cople Baby and Toddler Contact Kylie Dougall Tel: 01234 740745 07999 257165

Just Ask Wendy Worgan 0800 039 1234

Cople Parish Council Clerk to the Council: Jeanne Pope 42 Wingfield Road, Bromham, Beds. MK43 8JY Tel: 01234 823 297 jhpope@btinternet.com

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All Saints Church

Vicar: Rev Lynda Klimas

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