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John’s Jottings The stoning of a woman in Pakistan has shaken the civilised world - 20 members of her family brutally killed her, whilst the public stood idly by, for her marrying a man against their wishes. They call it 'honour killing' - the murder of a person accused of bringing shame upon their family. According to the BBC news, 813 such killings took place in Pakistan in 2013 with many more unrecorded. Honour killing is also happening here in the UK. What kind of honour is that which condemns women (and less usually, men) of their own family? Jesus says: “Blessed are the

merciful for they will receive mercy.” (Matthew 5v7) On one occasion, a woman caught in adultery, was brought to Jesus (the man was not.) Those bringing

her aimed to get Jesus to agree for her to be stoned to death. Jesus said that those without sin should throw the first stone. The crowd melted away. (John 8)

When society does not embrace love, you can be sure it will result in wicked acts for it has rejected God, for He is love. (1 John 4v7) Another event that has shaken Europe was the result of the European elections. The rise of UKIP and the demise of the Liberal Democratic party, has set alarm bells ringing. Are politicians listening to the concerns of the nation? It's so easy to be out of touch with society and that

includes the Church. The following are some of the concerns:

• immigration • over-inflated house prices due

Revd John Buckley

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This Month

Pg Content

3 John’s Jottings

4 Guild Report

5 In My Garden Shed

8 Missionaries Matter

9 Pools At Pott

11 Word Search

12 Darwin’s Black Box

14 Chester Cathedral

15 Pott Watch

17 From The Registers

18 A Day in the Life

21 Parish Council Update

22 From The Chalk Face

23 The Great War

24 2014 Rose Queen Festival

27 The Suffering Church

31 Rotas And Weddings

33 Sidespeople Rota

34 Services this Month

35 Regular Church Activities

July/August 2014

32 Recipe Of The Month

[Cover photograph: birds eye view of downtown Pott Shrigley, Spring 2014]


to irresponsible lending in the past • neglect of British industry over the past 40

years when other countries promote it • continuous harassment of the NHS and

education • £53m sent to the European Union every

day without apparent justification I can assure you that I am no political fire-brand but rather, an observer with, I think, common sense who would like action, not rhetoric.

I do hope the summer months are warm and sunny, so as to provide the much needed rest and relaxation that we all need. Please don't neglect chatting to God in prayer and meditating on a portion of scripture. Love,

Georgina Wray opened our June meeting, after which we sang Hymn 67, “Give me oil in my lamp.” Mary Pleeth then read a psalm and Georgina then led us in prayer, before welcoming our speaker, Keith Yearsley. Keith is a welcome friend who visits us often. Once again he entertained

us with comical anecdotes from his very colourful and exciting life. He brought along an old Macclesfield Express newspaper showing a photograph of himself with the Queen when

he received his MBE. Many thanks, Keith, for a great afternoon; we look

forward to your next visit. Next meeting Wednesday, 9th July - Strawberry Tea; meet 3pm at the Coffee Tavern. Names to Georgina please (615547) August meeting Wednesday, 13th August - in church at 2.30pm. Janet Bradshaw, “Sweet Memories” September meeting Wednesday, 10th September - day trip to Southport. Coach leaves church at 9.30am.

Guild Report

by Eileen Stratford

Keith shows his letter from the Palace

A minister trained his horse to go when he said: “Praise the Lord,” and to stop when he said: “Amen.” One day, out for a gallop, he saw a deep gorge ahead. He kept shouting “Amen!” and finally the horse stopped. The minister was so relieved, he looked up to heaven and said a heartfelt: “Praise the Lord!”


Continuing our series in which our villagers tell us about their special hobby: It is now 35 years since Mary and I experienced our first taste of the Great Outdoors - in a tent. You see our tent was a very basic one and didn’t have any of the mod cons which the other campers had; we would watch them arrive with their modern tents and equipment and we would say, “if only.” However, after enduring holidays in thunderstorms, torrential rain and strong winds, not to mention the creepy crawlies which would pay us a visit from time to time, Mary decided that this kind of holiday was not for her. Had we have had the correct outfit, no doubt things might have been very different. It was shortly after our camping expeditions that we were introduced to caravanning by Harry and Betty, a couple of our friends who were wardens on a site in Derbyshire owned by the Caravan Club. They invited us to spend a day with them in their caravan and look around the caravan site and it’s facilities. We took a fancy to what we saw and soon after bought our very first second-hand

touring caravan and became members of the Caravan Club. It was nothing posh nor did it have a lot of the modern features which could be found in a caravan, even in those days, but to us it was absolute luxury compared to our old tent, and we became known to many of our friends as new-age travellers and to some, even gypsies. Harry taught me a great deal of what I needed to know about caravanning, the most important being how to load a caravan in

the correct way to make it safe for towing, and the advice he gave me has been of great help over the years.

We kept this caravan for quite a few years before deciding it was time we updated and we then bought our first brand-new one. This had a lot of the mod cons which can be found in a caravan today, such as a fridge, oven/grill, microwave, shower, flush toilet and full electrics. A feature which is becoming more and more popular these days is a motor mover. Nowadays there is no need to

by Ivan Currell

“In My Garden Shed”

The Joy Of Caravanning

Our home on wheels

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Weekly Newsletter If you wish to

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newsletter, please call Jenny on

07715 408704 or email [email protected]

For those who love singing, our singing group meets monthly. Why not join

us? We’ll meet on Thursdays, 12th

June and 17th July, 7.45pm in church. For more information please contact

Shiela Garton on 01625 573492

Potty about Singing?


manhandle a caravan, just unhook the caravan from your car and by means of a remote control the caravan can be manoeuvred how and where you wish without any effort whatsoever. Most caravanners have a motor mover fitted these days and we certainly wouldn’t be without ours. Caravanning these days is very much home from home, and in many ways just like a second little home but on wheels. Caravan sites and their facilities have changed dramatically over the years with luxury toilet and shower facilities. As well as grass pitches there are now more and more hard standing pitches simply because caravanners are extending their holidays well into the winter months and these pitches are a must should the weather become inclement. Electric points are fitted on each pitch and pitches are now available with water connections thus avoiding the need to hunt around the site for the nearest water tap. Over the last 35 years we have had a total of eight caravans and each time have tried to update wherever possible. Just two years ago we bought our present caravan which is fitted with one of the more recent features - central heating. At first this took a bit of mastering but with careful studying of the instruction manual I have now got it all sorted and as the saying goes, “it’s easy when you know how.” We sometimes caravan until the end of November so this has

been a real bonus for the cold frosty mornings and chilly evenings. We think we will keep this caravan now for a few years but how many times have we said this? There seems to be just everything in a caravan these days and you would think not much more can be added but when you look around the showrooms there is always something new that the manufacturers have thought of and once again the temptation begins. Mary however, being on the small side, is still waiting for a caravan to be manufactured with cupboards lower than is the norm, then she says she will be first in the queue! We love our caravanning and enjoy the relaxation and freedom which comes with it. Over the years we have travelled many miles to the top of Scotland, our favourite place, down to the tip of Cornwall and on our

journeys have met some lovely people. We are often asked if we have ventured abroad with our caravan and our answer is, “no not yet” - maybe this is something for the future but for now, even after 35 years of caravanning, we feel that there is still much more for us to explore in our own country.


Our church supports three overseas missionary families. Here is our regular update on their work. Johnny and Ann McClean with Matthew, Bethan and Joshua will be visiting us at St. Christopher’s on July 20th; make sure you keep the date free and join with us to hear their latest news and plans! Johnny has been in New York for 10 days with one of their supporting churches, among other things taking part in a commissioning service for a team of church-planters the church are sending to Thailand. Ann is in Bangkok teaching and looking after the three children; they will be coming to the UK on June 23rd, seeing family and visiting supporting churches, and returning to Thailand mid-August in time for the start of university and school terms. They ask us to pray for the precarious political situation in Thailand which has been causing so much disruption of late. Pray for the country’s leaders, the royal family, and the government in these very difficult days. Pray for justice, righteousness and truth to reign in the land (a prayer that would be appropriate for so many countries at this time!) Remember to pray for Dean and Paula Finnie and their ministry at the Tree of Life Church in Macassar, South Africa. Their classroom church is full every Sunday, and they need to find some central, larger premises where they can meet. A couple they knew years ago when they were in Zimbabwe have joined their

church. They plan to marry on August 8th back in Zimbabwe, and Dean hopes to go and take part in the wedding. One problem for prayer is that the couple will be able to get a visa to re-enter South Africa! Joel has been saving for a long time and has at last got a dream amplifier for his guitar (earplugs needed!). Eli is loving karate and should be getting his second stripe on his yellow belt! Watch out! Megumi and Helen Fazakerley are visiting two of their suporting churches in July; pray their ministry may be a real challenge to the

congregations. Graduation at EBCoM is on July 4th. Pray that all the graduating students will be able to find

churches to pastor or other lines of Christian work and ministry. Pray too for those who will be coming to EBCoM at the start of the new academic year. A new president - Professor Petyer Muthalika - and government is now in power in Malawi. Pray they may have wisdom in running the country - one of the poorest in the world - and that the administration will be free from corruption. Joshua is now 23 and has passed his first year exams at university. Elizabeth passed her driving test first go on Friday the 13th of June. She is doing the practical part of her nursing at Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral, and says the recent flooding there was not as bad as made out on the news. Mary has finished her AS level exams and is back at school till mid July.

McClean family - Thailand

Finnie family - South Africa

Missionaries Matter

For the latest news on our missionaries: www.mccleanfamilynews.wordpress.com www.dpfinnie.com www.fazakerley.org.uk

Fazakerley family - Malawi

by Dr John Ryley


Pools At Pott As you probably know, the dreadful winter weather put paid to our plans for a May completion of our new pavilion but the roof is now on and most of the windows are in. The electric switch from three phase to single phase is taking ages to sort out, not helped by the E.ON chap who turned up but would not swap the supply over as expected because of a mix up. So that has been put back two weeks. A much stronger garage door has been ordered to help with security. Once the new electrics are working, progress should speed up. The fund raising has been excellent with all our events being well supported. We were lucky with the weather at our Junior Sixes Day which saw plenty of spectators for a change. A good day all round saw us raise £1,300 (lucky for some). Our next event will be a match against a Singapore touring side followed by a Junior Competition on Friday 11th July. The limited overs game will start at 2.30pm, followed by BBQ at 6.00pm then a junior game from 6.30pm onwards. Here's hoping that the visitors bring some Singapore weather with them!

The heavy rain interrupted several Junior games at the start of the season but as that has improved so did our teams. The Under 11s recently beat Bollington and the Under 15s also chipped in with a very impressive victory over Trinity. After taking a few weeks getting used to dodging showers our new Australian 1st team player Shaun Stevenson from Tamworth (pictured here,) made his first 50 last week. He is also helping Andrew Hart with the Junior coaching on Fridays. For more information about the club, please contact Graham on 01625 420305 or go to : www.pottshrigleycc.co.uk

Cricket Club Mid-Season Report by Graham Hackney



Word Search

The Woman Caught in Adultery Accusers, Act, Adulterous, Adultery, All, Among, Cast, Catch, Commanded, Condemn, Death, Display, Execute, Eyes, First, Fixed, Foolish, Gentleness, Glory, Her, Humiliate, Ignorance, Irate, Jesus, Law, Looking, Lord, Midst, Moses, Pharisees, Pointing, Power,

Praise, Sand, Scribes, Stone, Stoning, Stood, Stooped, Throw, Wisdom, Without, Woman, Wrath, Write


Counting membranes and interior spaces, there are more than twenty different sections in a human cell. The cell is a dynamic system; it continually manufactures new structures and

gets rid of old material. Since the compartments of a cell are closed off, each area faces the problem of obtaining new materials. There are two ways that it could solve the problem. First, each compartment might make all of its own supplies, like so many self-sufficient villages. Second, new materials could be centrally made and then shipped to other compartments, like a large city making blue jeans and radios to be sent to small towns. Or there might be a mixture of these two possibilities. In cells, although some compartments make some materials for themselves, the great majority of proteins are centrally made and shipped to other compartments. The shipping of proteins between compartments is a fascinating and intricate process. The details can differ depending on the destination of the protein, just as shipping details can differ depending on whether a package is headed across town or across the ocean. A new protein, freshly made in the cell, encounters many molecular machines. Some of the machines grab hold of the protein and send it along to the location it is destined to reach.

I will use an analogy: the time is far in the future. Humanity has tried to explore space first-hand but between comets, magnetic storms and marauding aliens, the dangers were too great. So the job has been given to mechanical space probes that have been shot out into the cosmos to explore the outer edges of our galaxy and beyond. Of course, it takes awhile to get to the edge of the galaxy, and even longer to get beyond, so the space probes have been built to be self-sufficient. They can set down on barren planets and mine for raw materials; they can manufacture brand new machines from ore; and they can capture the energy in starlight and use it to charge their batteries. The space probe is a machine, so it has to

accomplish all of its tasks by painfully detailed mechanisms, not magic. One task is to recycle old batteries; batteries go bad after awhile, so the probe makes new ones. The new batteries are made by grinding up old batteries, recovering the old components, melting them down, recasting the casing, and adding fresh chemicals. One of the machines that is used in this process is called the "battery crusher." The

The Cell - NOT Science Fiction!

Abstracted by Vicar John from “Darwin's Black Box”

by Michael J Behe


To get the maximum benefit from “notices” announced during the Sunday service, rather than make them yourself from the floor, please write them out beforehand and leave them on the reader’s stall (Christine’s place). Not only will they benefit from being read professionally, they will be enhanced by the PA system and fed to the induction loop system for the benefit of those using aided hearing.

“I Heard That, Pardon?”

space probe is shaped like a huge sphere. Inside the sphere are a number of smaller, self-contained spheres, each of which holds machinery for specialized tasks. In the biggest of the interior spheres — let's call it the "library" — are the blueprints for making all the machines in the space probe. These are not ordinary blueprints, however. They can be thought of as blueprints in braille — or perhaps as sheet music for a piano player — where physical indentations in the blueprint cause a master machine to make the machine for which the blueprint codes. This is science fiction, isn't it? Things this complex don't exist in nature, do they? The cell is a "homogeneous globule of protoplasm," isn't it? Well, no, yes, and no. All of the fantastic machines in our space probe have direct counterparts in the cell. The space probe itself is the cell, the library is the nucleus, the blueprint is the DNA1, the copy of the blueprint

is RNA2 … .and so on. Where does the information come from? Who designed the complex system of the cell that resembles a factory or space probe? God, of course.

1 DNA: deoxyribonucleic acid; a self-replicating material which is present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information. 2 RNA: ribonucleic acid; a nucleic acid present in all living cells. Its principal role is to act as a messenger carrying instructions from DNA for controlling the synthesis of proteins, although in some viruses RNA, rather than DNA, carries the genetic information.

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“Well no actually, I’m not dressing like this to create a bond with today’s youth - I’ve always

worn a hoody!”

Please contact Audrey Meecham

who will be pleased to advise.

[email protected] 01625 575921

Thinking of getting married at St Christopher’s?

Cathedral At Height Chester Cathedral’s new visitor attraction, Cathedral at Height, is open to visitors. The new attraction offers a level of public access never before offered in the 1000-year history of the landmark red sandstone building. The tour blends a traditional exhibition set-up with a multi-sensory experience in the bell-ringing space. It culminates at the top of the cathedral’s central bell tower. Cathedral at Height tours will run Monday -

At Cathedral at Height opening day back in spring, (L-R) Lady Mayoress, Lord Mayor,

Canon Chris Humphries, Heritage Manager Nick Fry, Vice Dean Canon Peter Howell-Jones

Saturday from 10am. Tickets for the tour will be charged at £8 for adults and £6 for children. Individual bookings can only be made in the cathedral on the day of the tour. For group bookings of six or more people, contact Chester Cathedral Box Office on 01244 500959.


If you are going on holiday this summer, please ensure you take the relevant precautions to make sure your home is safe and secure from burglars. Burglars target houses that look empty, so ensure your home is kept safe and secure so you don’t come home to a nasty shock:

• Make sure your premises are secured every time you leave, even if only for a short time

• Make sure your alarm, if you have one, is set

• Put lights on a timer switch to make your house look occupied. You can also get timer switches for the radio and/or TV

• Ask a neighbour to push post through your letter box and take in any deliveries

• Cancel milk, newspapers and any other deliveries

• Ask a neighbour to park their car on your drive so that passers-by assume someone is at home

• If you have a close friend or relative nearby with a key, ask them to draw your curtains in the evening and back in the morning. Don’t leave curtains drawn during the day.

• If you have a lawn, mow it before you go away

• Don’t display your home address on the outside of your luggage

• Don’t publish your absence on the internet. Status updates, comments and photos on social media can all give away the fact that you are out of your home for

an extended period. • Ensure any outdoor tools such as ladders

are securely stored away as these could be used to force entry into your home.

• Don’t leave a message on your answer phone saying that you are away

To receive free alerts from the Pott Watch scheme, please drop an email to [email protected]

Due to the Vicar’s illness, Wednesday's healing services will be discontinued until further notice.

Pott Watch Holiday security checklist

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The Sheffield Folk Chorale Performing traditional and new songs ‘a cappella’ in

glorious four-part harmony.

Saturday 19th July 2014 St. Christopher’s Church, Pott Shrigley

7.00pm until 9.30pm

Admission £10, Children £5

Tickets are available from Mary Currell, Sandy Milsom, Ivy Mosley, and Madeline Punch at Pott Shrigley Church, and John and Sheila Rose (01625 876800)

Baptisms We welcome into our family: May 25th Lincoln Gabbott June 22nd Darcy-Rea Oake Weddings Congratulations to: May 24th Paul Evans OO Kirsty Williams June 6th Joe Bolton OO Lauren Bowyer

From The Registers

Being There : working with volunteers and teams So much of our work in churches involves working with volunteers and teams. This course shows how we can do so more effectively, by looking at how to motivate, organise and support volunteers. Also covered are the issues of teamwork, review training and dealing with conflict. The course is led by the Revd Maureen

Pickering, Pastoral Worker Training Officer. Tuesdays : 30 September; 7, 14 and 21 October; 4 November - 7.30pm to 9.30pm at Church House, 5500 Daresbury Park, Daresbury, Warrington WA4 4GE. Cost is £40. To book email: [email protected] or telephone 01928 718834 ext 237.

Being There


A Horse Trainer My name is Nikki Hughan. I am a Horse Trainer. My days are long and varied. I left school at 16 and went to Equestrian College. I then lived abroard for five years in Belgium and rode show jumping horses at an

international yard. I returned back to the UK 10 years ago, moved to Bollington and began my business training horses and helping riders. Here is an average day in my life: I begin at about 8.30 each day. I generally ride 2-3 horses for their owners in the morning. I either school or train them in arenas or hack out around the lanes and bridleways. I am always outdoors, in all sorts of weathers. I am always accompanied

by my dog, Daisy, who likes to lead the way and act as my outrider, dressed in her fluorescent safety jacket. I try to ride my own two horses each day. I either school them in dressage, which is my

new love and the form of riding I enjoy most. I particularly like the “freestyle” of dressage to music. This the form of dressage with the “Dancing Horses” that did so well in the London 2012 Olympics. Part of my day will consist of teaching the riders themselves. This can vary from normal riding to improve their riding and compete at a higher level in competition, preparing for competitions and, sometimes, to help riders who have had falls or lost confidence in their riding, to begin again and enjoy their horses. I also do remedial work

with horses. Sometimes they come to me having been abused or badly treated by their previous

owners or have been badly “broken in” or initially trained. I treat these as I would a young horse that comes to me to be broken in. I use my knowledge of the psychology and horse behaviour to bring the horse on and give it the confidence, the trust and the acceptance that they will not be hurt when having to wear a bridle or saddle; to accept instructions from

A day in the life of ...

by Nikki Hughan


Anyone who would like to contribute flowers (or money towards flowers) in order to celebrate an anniversary or remember a special occasion, please contact Gillian Mosley, Parish Assistant on 01625 829819

Flowers in church

the rider happily so that they can both enjoy what they are doing safely. I regularly compete my own horses in dressage competitions and I am always available to help my clients with their dressage tests or designing new floor plans for their freestyle to music from the choice of music to how it fits in with the floor plan. My days are usually very long; some days when I have been teaching as far away as Warrington, I will finish work at 8pm and then face the long drive home along the (usually congested) M56. When I arrive home, I shower, eat and then try to spend a little time updating my website1 where I keep my friends and clients up to date with what I have been doing and celebrate my

clients’ successes in show jumping, dressage or showing competitions. I tend to ride between 8-12 horses a day, at least 6 days a week. However I feel blessed that I am doing a job I love so much. It’s not so much a job, more a lifestyle. 1Nikki’s website : www.horseridertrainer.com

A big thank you... … to everybody who helped Jacky whilst her ankle was badly broken

earlier this year. Your prayers, well wishes and visits were all much appreciated and helped us get through a difficult time as well as boosting Jacky's faith. God really does work in mysterious ways! Love from Jacky, Elanor and Ian Malyan

Important Footnote!

Nikki in action


- Established for 24 years - NEW to Pott Shrigley and Bollington

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At the Council’s June meeting, there were no new applications to consider, no applications pending. A first, as far as I can remember.

Having quietly completed year upon year of audits on the Parish Council’s accounts, Barbara Reeves has asked if she can relinquish the role. An honorary position, the Council is extremely grateful and pass on their hearty thanks for her contribution to the community for longer than anyone is too polite to mention. So, we now have a problem - finding another auditor! If you are able to help, the commitment is around three hours work, once a year in mid-April. No particular qualifications are needed, just a head for numbers and common sense. Being honorary, there is no remuneration, but just like the Councillors, it is a way to contribute to village life in a small way. If you think you could help and want to know more, please contact, with no obligation, our Parish Clerk on 01625 575668.

A number of residents have reported deer crossing Shrigley Road, at high speed, on the stretch between Norman’s Hall corner and its junction with Long Lane. Not ones to follow the Green Cross Code, the deer leap unaware of traffic, to and from the Shrigley Hall Golf Course and the opposing fields. A potential hazard to road users, the Council have liaised with the Hall and local police to try and contain the risk. If anyone notices the situation getting worse rather than better, please let a Councillor know and we shall press for further action.

The Queen seemed quite at ease managing the country for 60 years and more. We thought the commemorative plaque on the Jubilee Village Green, celebrating her achievement might, at least, outlive her. But no! A year of being exposed to the elements in deepest, darkest Pott Shrigley has left it very much the worse for wear! It will be given a coat of paint to try and stem its demise but having expressed our disappointment, the manufacturer has supplied a replacement. We will hold this spare in stock, so we can replace the original plaque once it becomes too embarrassing to show her Majesty next time she parachutes in to see us.

It’s only taken the Council ten or so years to notice that Moorside Lane does not have a name sign at it’s entrance. So long as it is not prohibitively expensive, a sign will be manufactured and posted to help visitors to the area and also show it is ‘no through road.’ Our only hope is that it is not the same manufacturer who made the Queen’s memorial plaques! Have a good summer.

Planning Matters

Oh Deer!

Parish Council Update by Mike North

The next meeting of the Parish Council will be in the Village

Hall at 8pm on Monday, 7th July. Members of the

public are very welcome to attend. There is no meeting planned for August.

Parish notice boards have contact details for your local Councillors and Parish Clerk.

Our website : www.tinyurl.com/pottshrigley

Shrigley Pott

“Your Vote, Your Council”

Situation Vacant

Jubilee Village Green

Moorside Where?


Want a copy of this magazine reserving for you at the back of church? Or maybe, an annual postal subscription? Please contact: Irene North, 01625 575555 or [email protected]

If you know of any member of the church family who is ill and would benefit from a

visit, at home, by a friendly face, please advise

Jean or Tony Bennett. 01625 576546

They will arrange for one of the pastoral care team to visit.

From The Chalk Face It was fantastic seeing everyone having so much fun at the Rose Queen celebrations recently. There was a tangible sense of community. The coming together of the village, church and school to celebrate a unique part of our heritage reminds me how important

relationships are in the world today. Hardly a day goes by without the media portraying the breakdown of one kind of relationship or another. Be it in family life, the world of politics and business or even on a global scale, the way we get on with one another at times seems fragmented at best. This is why we spend a lot of time across the Federation

considering the value of relationships and fostering an ethos where despite our unique and special differences we work together for

the good of every child and adult who is part of our organisation. At the heart of our Federation strap line "Sharing our Gifts and Growing our Talents Together" lies the fact that we are all different, with different characters, strengths and weaknesses. It is only when we embrace those differences and work together though that the true power of those words can be unleashed.

Andy

Dr Andy Hodgkinson Executive Headteacher Federation of Pott Shrigley and Bollington St John's Schools


The War To End All Wars We continue our series to mark the centenary of the beginning of the First World War: On 1st July, 98 years ago, two vast armies went to battle in the Somme area, in north-eastern France. A week of heavy shelling preceded the Allies’ attack. It is recorded that 1,738,000 shells fell on the rich fields either side of the Somme river during those seven days - though goodness knows who counted them. With the deafening roar of the big guns in their ears, the allied soldiers emerged from their trenches to be met with the inevitable hail of bullets from the German machine guns. By the end of the first day’s fighting over 60,000 British soldiers were casualties and no less than 19,240 had been killed. The most devastating

battle of modern times - and possibly of human history - was under way. The Battle of the Somme, as it was called, was the first to see tanks and aircraft employed on a large scale. It was fought

along a 25 mile front. The battle involved vast numbers of men - British and soldiers from no less than eight countries of the Empire, French and German - and more than a million of them

were eventually killed or injured. As the generals poured more and more troops into the battle in the vain hope of what they called a ‘breakthrough’, nothing much happened beyond the constant slaughter. The battle went on through August, September and October and only ended, on November 18th, when the utter futility of the whole exercise seemed to dawn on both sides. As they counted the casualties - 420,000 British, 200,000 French, nearly half a million Germans - they could also calculate the net gain of all that

bloodshed. The Allies had pushed the Germans back all of six miles. It was later worked out that for every

mile taken, 88,000 men lost their lives. There were amazing acts of valour and heroism in the course of the battle. No fewer than 51 Victoria Crosses - the highest award for gallantry in battle - were won by British combatants. At home, the press tended to focus on such heroic deeds rather than on the carnage on the battle-field, but the truth eventually emerged. To misquote Winston Churchill, ‘Never in all the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so many‘. Every town, every village, every family would bear the scars of suffering for years to come. Lessons were learned, of course - most obviously the futility of trench warfare. Battle and war would never be the same again. Face to face, inch by inch, cold steel to cold steel, knee deep in mud men fought and died. All across northern France the millions of graves still bear their silent testimony to the dedication and courage of young men who had their lives snatched from them in battle. Mars, the god of war, had had his greatest moment, though his appetite was not quite satisfied yet.

THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918

by David Winter

The Battle of the Somme - the battle that changed history -


The sun shone as a band of willing helpers put up gazebos and mowed the grass for this year’s Rose Queen Festival. It continued to shine on the procession to the Jubilee Village Green and throughout the afternoon. The event began with the crowning ceremony in the church, where the Rose Queen, Jasmine

Mugridge and Rose Bud, Daisy Cook, were crowned by the Rose Kings, Isaac Kennedy and Daniel Murdock. The Federation Choir delighted the audience with their singing and Isaac impressed everyone with his excellent guitar playing. The retiring Rose

Queen, Heidi Cass gave a confident speech about her year as Rose Queen. From the church the children processed to the Village Green, their arrival heralded by the Poynton Brass Band, playing with their usual panache. There

then followed the traditional Maypole dance display, performed to upbeat rock music and absolutely faultless in its execution- magic! Canalside radio provided music and commentary throughout the proceedings. Around the field stall holders were busy and cream teas much in demand. This year the principal Royal party and the visiting Rose Queen and her retinue from Rainow enjoyed a

Rose Queen Festival 2014

Festival photographs thanks to Rick Gem and Steve Murphy


Following feedback on the garden waste shutdown last winter, Cheshire East Council is undertaking a consultation on the proposed winter shutdown for 2014/15. The consultation seeks to assess views of residents about the timing of the shutdown, the length of shutdown and the preferred method of communication to residents. The consultation opened on 11th June 2014 and will end on 23rd July 2014, and Cheshire East would like your views. The survey can also be

completed at Cheshire East Libraries and Customer Centres and hard copies of the survey can be had from Poynton Civic Hall Reception.

You can alternatively contribute online:

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Cheshire East adds that if you decide to purchase additional garden waste bins , you will not be invoiced until after the consultation concludes.

Green Bin Consultation

delicious tea at a table set for a Queen. The wheelbarrow racing brought out the competitive spirit among the dads and the tug of war resulted in a male victory after the defeat of last year. Hopefully we will have raised plenty of money to share between School and Village Hall. The members of the PTA and Village Hall, who planned the event and worked tirelessly to organise it and at the end of the day cleared the field, deserve many thanks. Well done to you all. The Rose Queen Family Service, which was

very well attended, was a fitting end to the celebration. The children read from the Bible and their prayers with confidence and clarity and the singing was joyous, a family occasion which reinforces the close links between our Church School and St Christopher’s. And still the sun shone!

by Sandy Milsom



The news is currently full of the fighting in Iraq and Syria. The news bulletins and papers of course fail to mention the plight of Christians - many of them already displaced refugees - caught up in all this and ready targets for killing by Moslems from both sides of the conflict. Do keep on praying for them! Barnabas Fund has sent emergency aid to help Iraqi Christians fleeing Mosul following its terrifying fall on Tuesday June 10th to the jihadist group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). Mosul and the surrounding Nineveh Plain had previously been considered relatively safe, and many Christians had moved there from Baghdad and Basra. But in a clear statement from ISIS that they are no longer welcome in Mosul, churches were looted and torched as the militants rampaged through the city. The militant takeover of Iraq’s second city has forced as many as 500,000 people to flee; most are heading to the Kurdish areas in the north. On Monday June 9th, police came to senior Christian leaders in Mosul and advised the Christian community to leave. They fled immediately, leaving everything behind, and are now in desperate need of aid. Before the ISIS takeover, Christians had been leaving Mosul at a rate of around ten a day; those left behind were the most vulnerable – the elderly and the sick. ISIS, which is fighting to establish a strict Islamic state in Iraq and

Syria, launched its assault on Mosul on Friday June 6th. Militants have been seizing weapons and helicopters, freeing over 3,000 prisoners and burning down buildings. Churches have been looted and torched. ISIS raised black jihadist flags and announced over loudspeakers that they had “come to liberate” the city. The situation inside Mosul has been described as “chaotic” and there is no water and electricity. ISIS militants are advancing south, prompting Christians to leave Kirkuk. On June11th they took the city of Tikrit, which is

just 95 miles north of Baghdad. The rapid expansion of ISIS territory in Iraq – the group

captured large parts of Fallujah and Ramadi at the beginning of the year – and the

apparent weakness of the security forces to resist is extremely alarming for the country’s beleaguered Christians. ISIS, which grew out of al-Qaeda, is notorious for its brutality, especially towards Christians and non-Sunni Muslims. It has carried out beheadings, crucifixions and other atrocities in parts of

The Suffering Church

by Dr John Ryley

Iraq & Syria

Iraqi Christians at prayer



Syria that are under its control. Anti-Christian violence intensified in Iraq following the 2003 US-led invasion, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes. It is feared that this latest exodus could be the death knell for the Christian presence in Iraq. Dr Patrick Sookhdeo, International Director of Barnabas Fund, said: “The last few days have been utterly terrifying for the Christians of Iraq, who once again are being driven from their homes by Islamist militant violence. Barnabas Fund was quick to send aid to help meet their immediate practical needs and is upholding them in prayer at this traumatic time. Please support us in this vital ministry to our Iraqi brothers and sisters.” The expansion of ISIS territory in Iraq and Syria is a threat to the stability of the entire region and leaves the already extremely vulnerable Christian minorities there even more endangered. Raqqa in Syria is a terrifying picture of what life under ISIS control is like. The militants are imposing strict sharia rules and carrying out brutal penalties including beheadings and crucifixions. Earlier this year, Christians were given a devastating ultimatum: convert to Islam, pay the humiliating jizya tax and abide by a list of restrictions, or else risk being killed. ISIS cited the Islamic concept of dhimma, which governs non-Muslims living in conquered Islamic territory. The jizya is part of a collection of rules and regulations imposed on those granted dhimmi status that are intended to mark them out as inferior to Muslims. It is a humiliating tax or tribute that the Quran commands Christians and Jews to pay “with willing submission and while feeling themselves subdued” (Q 9:29). While paying the jizya does guarantee a level of protection for Christians and Jews, it comes at the high price of their accepting a sub-class

status in which they are not recognised as citizens and their rights are restricted. So in case you don’t realize it, Muslim doctrine as detailed in the Quran means that you and I are second class citizens, dhimmi, infidels! That’s what Islam is about! Beware! Don’t be fooled! Earlier this month, ISIS confiscated houses and land belonging to Christians in Raqqa; the owners were forced to leave the area. ISIS has turned the main Armenian church in Raqqa into an office for the management of Islamic affairs and the promotion of sharia.

A controversial religious conversion bill in Burma (Myanmar) that will require people to seek permission from the authorities before changing religion has been condemned by Christians and human rights activists. The

draft text is part of a package of four bills designed to “protect race and religion” in the Buddhist-majority country where predominantly Christian ethnic minority groups, such as the Kachin and Karen, suffer discrimination and violence, often at the hands of the Burmese military. The proposed legislation is in response to a petition

Burma

Christian ethnic minority groups in Burma suffer discrimination and violence


presented to President Thein Sein last July by a group of Buddhist nationalist monks, the Organisation for the Protection of Race, Religion and Belief, calling for curbs on religious conversion and interfaith marriage. The government, which actively promotes Buddhism, says that the religious conversion bill is intended to prevent forced conversions. The draft says that forcing someone to convert would be punishable by a year in prison; insulting another religion would be punishable by between one and two years in prison. The bill requires a person wishing to convert to register with and obtain permission from the local authorities; they would be questioned about their reasons for changing faiths and their request would be approved or rejected within 90 days. Zaw Win Aung, joint chairman of the Christian Association Council in Mandalay, said: “It is unacceptable for people to be required to ask permission if they want to convert to another religion… [The authorities] would take action if you convert to another religion without permission.” Similar laws are in force in several Indian states and while they are ostensibly intended to prevent religious conversions by “force,” “fraud” or “allurement,” they are often used to threaten legitimate evangelism by Christians. They have come about as a result of pressure from Hindu nationalists, who, like the Buddhist nationalist monks in Burma, are striving to make their country a religiously pure nation. The laws disproportionately affect the Christian minority in India. Hindu militants use them to justify acts of violence against Christians, whom they falsely accuse of forcibly converting people, and to pressurise the police to arrest Christians involved in outreach. There are concerns that if the “protection of race and religion” bills become law in Burma, Christians and other minorities would become even more vulnerable to violence, marginalisation and prosecution. Pray!

“It’s not a modern stained-glass window - it’s the Youth Club who put its skateboard ramp

too close to the church’s west wall!”

What A July That Was!

40 years ago: on 24th July, 1974 the US Supreme Court ordered President Richard Nixon to surrender the now infamous White House tape recordings. 30 years ago: on 9th July, 1984 York Minster was struck by lightning which set fire to the roof and destroyed the south transept. 20 years ago: on 21st July, 1994 Tony Blair was elected leader of Britain’s Labour Party. Also 20 years ago: on 25th July, 1994 Israel and Jordan signed the Washington Declaration, formally ending the state of war that had existed between them since 1948. 10 years ago: on 1st July, 2004 Marlon Brando died. The award-winning actor has been considered one of the most important of the 20th century.


Rotas and Weddings Cleaning Evette 0161 439 9979

July 4th Mr & Mrs Bennett, Mrs Ward July 11th Mrs Harper, Mrs Plant July 18th Ms Bunting, Mr & Mrs Stratford July 25th Mrs Meecham, Mrs Winstanley

Aug 1st Mr & Mrs Taylor Aug 8th Mr & Mrs Currell Aug 15th Mr & Mrs Bennett, Mrs Ward Aug 22nd Mrs Harper, Mrs Plant Aug 29th Ms Bunting, Mr & Mrs Stratford

Sept 5th Mrs Meecham, Mrs Winstanley Sept 12th Mr & Mrs Taylor

Flowers Volunteers needed, please contact Gillian Gillian 01625 829819

July 6th Wedding July 13th Wedding July 20th Sheila Rose July 27th Gill Mosley (Mary & Ivan’s wedding anniversary)

Aug 3rd Vacancy Aug 10th Vacancy Aug 17th Wedding Aug 24th Wedding Aug 31st Wedding

Tea & Coffee Jenny 07715 408704

July 6th Rita & Carol July 13th Margaret & Doreen July 20th Peter & Eileen July 27th Jenny & Pauline

Aug 3rd Ros & Sheila Aug 10th Rita & Carol

Aug 17th Margaret & Doreen Aug 24th Peter & Eileen Aug 31st Jenny & Pauline

Sept 7th Ros & Sheila Sept 14th Rita & Carol


I try out new recipes on our Tuesday House Group - they gave this one their seal of approval!!!! Ingredients: 115g Butter (softened) 115g Caster sugar 85g sweetened condensed milk

(quarter tin) 175g Self-raising flour 50g White chocolate (cut into

chunks) 80g Frozen raspberries Method:

Preheat oven 180°C (fan 160°C) or Gas 4

Line two baking trays with greaseproof paper In a large bowl whisk together BUTTER and

SUGAR Stir in CONDENSED MILK Sift FLOUR into mixture and using hands

work into a soft dough Incorporate CHOC CHUNKS and still frozen

RASPBERRIES [leave them in the freezer until you are ready to add them to the

mixture] Take a small handful of dough and roll into

a ball, about size of large walnut, make rest of cookies in the same way

Place on baking trays with plenty of space between

Bake 15 to 18 mins (but check after 15mins)

until golden brown but still a little soft Leave to cool slightly before transferring to a

cooling rack and thence to your stomach!

White Chocolate and Raspberry Cookies

Weddings Audrey 01625 575921 Sat 5th July Gary Bramhall OO Rachel Beswick (12.30pm) Sat 12th July Craig Perry OO Gemma Ridley (1.30pm) Sat 16th Aug Ian Goodrum OO Natalie Frith (12.30pm) Fri 22nd Aug Michael Payne OO Kate Bowes (1pm) Sat 30th Aug Charlie Moreton OO Jill Hargreaves (2pm)

Fri 5th Sept Robert McCalman OO Ella Leech (2pm)

Proof Reading Sept issue Jacky Malyan (26th August)

Oct issue Audrey Meecham (23rd September) Many thanks to Mary Currell for checking this isuue.

by Madeline Punch


To be opened by the Town Mayor at the Greg Fountain, Flash Lane, (opposite the Cock and Pheasant) on Saturday 5th July at 11.30am.

For further details contact ℡ 01625 574208.

(Readers are indicated in bold)

Summer Sidespeople July 6th Extra Readers

8.30am 10.45am

Holy Communion Holy Communion

Mr. K. Ardern Mrs. E. Harper + Mr. & Mrs. P. Frecknall

13th Leavers’ Service 8.30am

10.45am Holy Communion Family Service

Miss G. Mosley Mr. R. Gem + Mr. D. Gem + Mr. S. Heathcote

20th McCleans’ Visit 8.30am

10.45am Holy Communion Morning Worship

Mr. & Mrs. R. Stratford Mr. I. Currell +Mr. I. Malyan

27th 8.30am


Miss G. Mosley Mr. & Mrs.S. Potts

Dr. J. Hutton + Mr. D. Davie

August 3rd 8.30am

10.45am Holy Communion HC & All Age Worship

Mr. K. Ardern Mrs. E. Harper + Mr. I. Malyan + Mrs. E. Buffey

10th 8.30am

10.45am Holy Communion All Age Worship

Miss G. Mosley Mr. C. Potter + Mrs. C. Taylor

17th 8.30am


Mr. & Mrs. R. Stratford Mr. & Mrs. A. J. Benett

24th 8.30am


Miss G. Mosley Mr. R. Lofthouse + Mr. D. Davie

8.30am

10.45am Holy Communion All age worship

Mr. & Mrs. R. Stratford Mr. & Mrs. I. Clarke

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Mr. D. Davie

Bollington Well Dressing Festival

5th - 13th July, 2014


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Summer Services July 6th Praying

8.30am 10.45am

Holy Communion Holy Communion

Luke 9:57-62; 2 Timothy 4:9-22 Double mindedness

Gartons

13th Leavers’ Service 8.30am

10.45am Holy Communion Family Service

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School

20th McCleans’ Visit 8.30am


Acts 17:16-34; 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 Ambassadors for Christ

Sally Winstanley

27th 8.30am


Acts 6:8-15; Acts 7:51-60 The first Christian Martyr

Pam Cooke

August 3rd 8.30am

10.45am Holy Communion HC & All Age Worship

Luke 10:38-42 Just one thing

Sandy Milsom

10th 8.30am


Luke 6:43-45 Heart check

Mathesons

17th 8.30am


Luke 8:1-3 Are you Jesus’ helper?

Gartons

24th 8.30am


Luke 12:13-21 Plans that exclude God

Steve Murphy

8.30am 10.45am

Holy Communion All Age Worship

2 Kings 5:1-19 A young girl advises a general

Ivy Mosley

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