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THE NEWSLETTER OF HAMPTON LUCY, CHARLECOTE AND LOXLEY PARISHES
Issue No: 218
is printed by ‘Think, Design and Print’, Unit 4b, St Mary’s Road,
Sydenham Industrial Estate, Leamington, CV31 1PP; e-mail: [email protected] The newsletter is
published in colour each month. To view the colour version visit the village websites, or request an e-mail copy.
April 2020
Our Six Parishes Welcome Rev’d Dr Andy Larkin
Editor needed! Three months have passed since I gave notice of my retirement as Editor of The Grapevine with effect from June. There
has been no response from any of the three villages and time is slipping by. I stepped in as an inexperienced volunteer
back in 2008 and hope that there is someone out there who will now do the same. I’m happy to support and mentor a successor but will definitely be retiring as Editor after the June issue. It would be a shame for it to disappear! AJW
A large congregation comprising parishioners from the six villages, ecclesiastical participants and visitors, friends and family witnessed and took part in a moving Licensing Service in which our new Vicar, Reverend Dr Andy
Larkin, was installed as Priest-in-Charge of the six parishes of Barford, Sherbourne, Wasperton, Charlecote,
Hampton Lucy and Loxley. The service took place on Monday, 3 February, 2020, and was led by the Right
Reverend John Stroyan, Bishop of Warwick. The Installation Ceremony was conducted by the Venerable Sue Field, Archdeacon Pastor of the Diocese. The service was held in the Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Hampton Lucy, and
the spectacular apsidal sanctuary provided a splendid backdrop for a moving ceremony. Music was provided by
Robert Stagg on the church organ and Barford Church Choir who led and lifted the singing of the hymns beautifully. A convivial gathering followed in the adjacent school when wine and a splendid buffet was served ,
provided by the Church Wardens and Hampton Lucy and Charlecote WI, enabling everyone to meet informally and
introduce themselves. Our new Vicar clearly enjoyed a memorable occasion which marked the beginning of a new
chapter of ministry in our villages. Welcome Rev’d Andy. AJW
Photo: Jeremy Whyman
Email: [email protected]
Rev’d Dr Andy Larkin
The Vicarage Stratford Road Wootton Wawen B95 6BD Tel: 07758 704452
News from the Parishes A complete list of church services, including those at Barford, Wasperton
and Sherbourne, is displayed on the notice board in your church.
From your Vicar
Electrician Our correspondents this month:
KC - Katriona Collins ;
HD - Hilary Dunkerton;
MG - Mary Gleave; JH - John Hargis;
ZH - Zoe Harwood; GJ - Glynn Jones; LM - Lisa Maloney;
DN - Douglas Nethercroft; PT - Pat Twitty;
AJW - Jeremy Whyman
Rev’d Neville Beamer, 8 Aintree Road, Stratford-upon-Avon . CV37 9FL Tel: 01789 263435
E-mail: [email protected]
Carers4Carers Friday, 24 April, 10.30am to 12 noon: Carers4Carers monthly meeting at Kineton Village Hall. Due to the
changing situation and advice around Covid-19 / corona virus, please call 07947 893504 or check our website
on www.carers4carersonthefosse.org.uk for up-to-date information on whether this will go ahead. We continue to
hope that the British Motor Museum will be able to run their reminiscence session on Making New Memories. Please let us know in advance if you will be attending with your loved one. For more details, including help with transport,
please phone Gillian on 07947 893504. LM
Call Andy Punnett now
for a free quotation:
Tel: 01789 841 217
Free: 0800 511 8228
Mob: 07880 717 018
Dear friends,
As we face towards Easter, I encourage you to join in with the journey of Holy Week. The ancient discipline of
marking the critical moments in Christ's journey provides a much-needed pause in our busy lives and brings
tremendous spiritual benefit.
Holy week begins on Sunday, 5 April - Palm Sunday. To mark the transition, we have the Caramba Theatre
Company performing their Passion Play at St Peter's Barford on Saturday 4th April at 7pm. This will be an
excellent and memorable evening. Caramba has been touring this play for many years, and it is well respected. I commend this evening to you as a unique way to focus our hearts and minds as we enter Holy Week. Entry is free
of charge. A retiring collection will be taken for a charity of Caramba's choosing.
We will celebrate Holy Communion on Maundy Thursday at both Hampton Lucy and Wasperton. This is a key
moment on our journey towards Easter Sunday.
On Good Friday we will be offering something a little different from previous years. Starting at 2pm at St Peter's Barford, we will have an hour-long Tenebrae service. Known as the Service of the Shadows, Tenebrae offers a
calm meditative place to soak our hearts and minds in the Crucifixion narrative. This is a powerful service of
music, scripture readings and poetry with the church building especially prepared to visually aid our focus.
Then we come to resurrection Sunday. There will be services in all our parishes as we celebrate the incredible moment and reality of Christ overcoming death.
Once again, may I encourage you to join in with this spiritual journey that you may seek and experience God in a
new way.
Wishing you Christ's peace,
Andy Revd Andy Larkin, Vicar
Loxley Neighbourhood Plan Loxley Parish Council would like to thank everyone who voted in the recent referendum on the Loxley
Neighbourhood Development Plan. With a very high turnout for this type of election (39.46%) there was an
overwhelming majority in favour of adopting the Plan. 102 voters (86.44%) voting in favour and 16 (13.55%) voting against. The Plan will, over the next few weeks, be adopted by the District Council and will become a formal part of
statutory planning guidance. We are pleased with the result and the turnout - thank you! GJ
Editor’s Note With the possibility of events being changed or cancelled at any time, please check with the organisers on the day.
Grapevine Contact Details Grapevine copy by the 10th of the month please, with a contact telephone number to: The Editor, Jeremy Whyman,
9 The Langlands, Hampton Lucy, CV35 8BN. Tel: 01789 470911. E-mail: [email protected]
Hampton Lucy and Charlecote WI At our February meeting the 2020 resolutions were collected ready to send to Corunna House. We also
shared the Thank You letter from Shipston Nursing Home regarding our donation of £72.70 donated instead of exchanging Christmas Cards. Our February speaker was Jane Neary, an assessor for Therapy
Dogs Nation Wide, a non-profit making charity. She gave us an insight into the training of dogs used in nursing homes,
schools and hospitals. She was accompanied by Harry Potter, her four year old Chihuahua. He was a very well
behaved visual aid and was later photographed with some of the WI members. The pet photograph competition judged by Jane was won by Helen Hoggarth. The speaker at our March meeting was Katriona Collins from Charlecote. Her
talk was entitled a Sumptuous Bunch. She demonstrated how to make three different sized bouquets using relatively
cheap supermarket flowers and foliage from the garden. These were raffled and three lucky winners took a flower arrangement home. Katriona judged our competition and Anthea Cockshull won with her prettiest floral mug. Our
next meeting and 101st birthday party on 1 April at Hampton Lucy Village Hall has now been cancelled due to
the Covid - 19 virus situation. For more details please speak to one of the committee. The status of the May ‘Resolutions’ meeting is under review and members will be informed of developments and any alternative
arrangements by e-mail. PT/HD
Floral Workshops - a reminder A series of seasonal floral workshops in Charlecote. Spring workshop - Thursday, April 23, 10.00am-12.30pm. Summer
workshop - Thursday, July 9, 10.00am-12.30pm and 6.00-8.30pm. Late summer workshop - Thursday, September 10,
10.00am-12.30pm. Christmas wreath-making workshop - Thursday, December 3, 10.00am-12.30pm. All workshops,
£30 to include tea and cake. 10 places available. Flower power for children : Thursday, 23 July, 10.00am-12.00pm.Thursday, 6 August, 10.00-12.00 pm. Booking essential. Email: [email protected] KC
News from Charlecote Park - Easter Holidays
Easter is upon us and that means family fun in the parkland! We have our own Nature Heroes trail, (4-8 April and 14
-19 April), running either side of the annual Cadbury Egg Hunt between 9-13 April.
For the Cadbury Egg Hunt it’s £3 per trail, including one Easter Egg prize per trail at the end. Normal admission prices apply to non-National Trust members. Early Bird offer, particularly for local families - £2 per trail if you
arrive before 10.00am.
Plant Centre. We’ve introduced a new loyalty card at our Plant Centre, especially for our regular visitors. Pick up your card with your next plant purchase.
Buy 9 plants and get your card stamped
for each plant to receive a £5 discount
off your next purchase when your card is full.
Car park work. You may have noticed
some changes in the car park. We've removed several trees, many of which
were non-native and some that were in
poor condition when carefully inspected. The work needed to be done before
nesting season and prepares the car park
for improvements to come. It's never an
easy decision to fell trees but we were given permission by Stratford District
Council to do the work. Next winter you
will see both tree and hedge planting going back into the car park. Over this winter just gone we’ve already planted 450 hedge whips as well as 21 trees in and around the parkland including oak, copper beech, service, alder, lime,
crab apple, hawthorn, hornbeam and rowan. Future plans also include a further 1000 metres of hedging (probably
more) in the parkland plus a small woodland. Don’t forget to look out for the lambs in the parkland! MG
Compton Verney Art Gallery and Park - Cranach: Artist & Innovator Saturday, 14 March to Sunday, 14 June.
The archetypal Renaissance man, Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472 – 1553) was one of the most successful German
artists of all time. This spring at Compton Verney, discover his creative innovations and powerful legacy through an exhibition of some of his most captivating works. Featuring pieces on loan from the National Gallery, British
Museum and other collections, the exhibition also showcases contemporary works inspired by Cranach, from artists
such as Pablo Picasso, Raqib Shaw, Claire Partington and Michael Landy. Admission: Adults £14.90, Concessions £13.90, Child (5 -15) £5.65, Under-5s free. www.comptonverney.org.uk ‘Phone: 01926 645500. ZH
Photo: Jana Eastwood
The Warwickshire Library Services Mobile Library will visit Charlecote (by the Village Hall) and Hampton Lucy
(opposite the Boars Head) on Friday, 1 May and Friday, 22 May. Visit the website for further information and
dates: [email protected]
2-Day Introduction to Beekeeping Run by Shipston Beekeepers - a branch of Warwickshire Beekeeping Association. Saturday, 25 April, 9.30am to
4.00pm in Brailes Village Hall, OX15 5AS. You will be given information on how a honeybee colony works, the bee-
keeping year, how to get started, essential equipment, and harvesting your honey and wax. Sunday, 26April, 10.30am to 2.30pm will feature practical work at the club apiary, OX15 5HZ, including siting an apiary, assembling hive parts,
apiary safety, inspecting a honeybee colony and handling bees (weather permitting). Bee suits provided. Light lunch
and refreshments provided both days. Gift Voucher available. Enrolment: www.sbka.org.uk/training Enquiries: [email protected] DN
Dene Valley U3A Dene Valley U3A will host a presentation by Jack Wilson on 'The Lunar Society'. This was a dinner club, based in
Birmingham and comprised of prominent figures of the Midlands Enlightenment including industrialists, natural phi-
losophers intellectuals who met regularly between 1765 and 1813. The members included Joseph Priestley, Erasmus Darwin, Josiah Wedgwood, James Watt and William Withering, the 'Fathers of the Industrial Revolution'. The talk
will take place at St Peter's Church, Wellesbourne, on Tuesday, 14 April at 2.30pm. Non-members are welcome to
attend at a nominal charge of £2 which includes refreshments. If you would like to know more about us and possibly even consider joining our organisation, then please visit our website at http://www.denevalleyu3a.btck.co.uk DH
Wellesbourne & District Lions Club
We have once again asked pubs, restaurants and local businesses throughout our district to kindly host one of our very special Easter eggs, asking them to raffle these eggs at £1 a time. Please be on the
lookout for one of these beauties and please do have a go to try and win one - all profits will go to local
charities, organisations and good causes. On behalf of all the Lions I would like to wish all of you a very happy Easter 2020. On Saturday, 25 April, we will be holding our annual Senior Citizens’ Concert at Kineton High
School. This is a free fun event organised by the Lions and any seniors living in our district are invited to come along.
There will be a light lunch/afternoon tea provided, entertainment, free bingo and a free raffle and, on top of that, free transport is available to and from your home. If you would like to know more, want to book a place, or if you know of
somebody who would like to come along, then please contact Lion Heather Brown on 01789 841419. AS
Carice Singers Concert Postponed.
Sadly, the much-anticipated choral concert with The Carice Singers in the Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Hampton Lucy on 14 March had to be postponed as another victim of Corvid-19 (coronavirus). An instruction was issued by
the diocese only 24 hours before, advising cancellation of such events in churches - a decision that was completely
out of our hands. The concert would have highlighted the superb acoustics of the building, acting as a launch platform for the re-formation of the Friends of St Peter’s with the aim of conserving the building and providing
much-needed facilities such as toilets and a small servery. The organisers apologise for any inconvenience and
share the disappointment caused by the late cancellation. A refund of pre-payments will, of course, be made if so requested. It is to be hoped that the coronavirus epidemic will have passed by the time of our next spectacular
concert, the St Peter’s Prom, scheduled for September. We shall be looking at restaging the Carice Concert when
their busy schedule allows. [email protected] AJW
Charlecote Chit-Chat Soup, bread and a natter!
Charlecote Village Hall, Friday 17 April,
12 noon to 2.00pm , details : 842257 or 842236
Free admission!
The Wobbly Wasp Pub
@ Wasperton Village Hall
Friday, 1st May, 2020
Join us for our next pop-up pub
and enjoy a few drinks with friends
beers, wines, prosecco…..
Bar opens 5.30pm - 10pm. A delicious freshly
cooked Fish & Chip supper will also be available
… and just £10.00 per person
Hampton Lucy C of E Primary School and Nursery
Assistant After-School Club Co-ordinator This is a small, thriving and popular village school (NOR 93), with a highly committed and enthusiastic team of
teaching and non-teaching staff. We are seeking to appoint
an Assistant After-School Club Coordinator to help lead
a highly effective team to plan and implement activities for
children aged 4 - 11 years. Candidates must enjoy working
with children, be honest, reliable, have a good sense of
humour and plenty of energy! Ideally: 8 hours per week,
Monday to Thursday, 3.15pm to 5.15pm, term time only,
but we would consider flexible working arrangements.
Please call into the school office for more information.
“Thank you” to all of our advertisers for your valued support. Your patronage helps us to deliver this newsletter free of charge to over 500 households in the three Parishes. When responding to an advertiser please mention The Grapevine
Hampton Lucy ‘The Lucy Lads’
will meet in The Boars Head at 11.30am on Thursday, 2 April
All Lads’ at Heart will be most welcome.
The Notice Board The Loxley website:
loxleyvillage.com The Hampton Lucy website:
hamptonlucy.wordpress.com The Charlecote website:
www.charlecotevillagehall.weebly.com
07507 53659
Hampton Lucy ‘The Lucy Ladies’
will meet at 10.30am in the Boars Head on Tuesday, 7 April
All Ladies welcome
GUITAR LESSONS at Charlecote Village Hall
Learn from an award-winning musician
with 40 years' experience in the music industry.
All ages and abilities welcome.
Call Allen on 07766 244177 www.allenmaslen.com
Stripes Garden Maintenance Grass Cutting, Hedge Trimming,
Patio Cleaning,
Garden Furniture Cleaning. No job too small.
Local reliable service.
Call Chris Clarke, 01789 295909
Mobile: 07928 895501
e-mail: [email protected]
Church Services
H T WILLIAMS PEST CONTROL Rats, moles, mice, wasps, ants, insects
Green Cottage,
Little Kineton,
CV35 0DN
Telephone: 01926 640286
Mobile: 07748 625122
SUSAN ENGLAND MCSP
Chartered Physiotherapist
Registered with the Health and Care Professions
Council
Hampton Corner, Warwick Road,
Stratford upon Avon, CV37 0NZ
Tel/Fax: 01789 263891
April
5 April Palm Sunday 9.30am Charlecote Morning Prayer CW
9.30am Loxley Holy Communion BCP
6.00pm Hampton Lucy Holy Communion CW
9 April Maundy Thursday 7.30pm Hampton Lucy Holy Communion CW
10 April Good Friday 10.00am Charlecote Reflection
12 April Easter
9.00am Charlecote Holy Communion BCP
9.00am Loxley Holy Communion BCP 10.00am Hampton Lucy Holy Communion CW
19 April The Second Sunday of Easter
10.00am Barford Celtic Holy Communion
26 April The Third Sunday of Easter 9.30am Charlecote Morning Prayer CW
11.00am Loxley Holy Communion CW
6.00pm Hampton Lucy Evensong BCP
Hunscote Farm Shop Stratford Road, Wellesbourne
Tel: 01789 840240
‘A Farmer’s Market on your doorstep’ Open Monday to Thursday: 8.00am to 5.30pm
Friday: 8.00am to 6.00pm
Saturday: 8.00am to 5.30 pm
Local Service Providers
High quality curtains and roman blinds.
Free measurement and quotation.
Mobile: 0781 809 8306
www.seccombecurtainsandblinds.co.uk
at Charlecote Garden Store
Your local independent gift shop.
Open seven days a week.
01789 507373 www.the-wool-shed.com
Brush up your language skills,
Extra tuition for your child?
Private French and Spanish lessons
by qualified local teacher
Over ten years' experience
All ages and abilities welcome
Group lessons or 1-2-1.
Contact: [email protected]
For Your Diary - April
Wed 1 Hampton Lucy and Charlecote WI - CANCELLED
4 to 8 Charlecote Park Nature Heroes Trail, page 3.
9 to13 Charlecote Park Easter Egg Hunt, page 3.
Thur 2 Lucy Lads, The Boars Head, 11.30am, Notice Board.
Tues 7 Lucy Ladies, The Boars Head, 10.30am, Notice Board.
Thurs 9 Copy deadline for the May edition of The Grapevine.
Thur 9 Hampton Lucy Youth Club, Village Hall, 6.00pm to 8.00pm.
Tues 14 Dene Valley U3A, St Peter’s Church, Wellesbourne, page 4.
Fri 17 Charlecote Chit-Chat, Charlecote Village Hall, from 12pm, Notice Board.
Sun 19 SHN 10K Run, Walton Hall, from 8.45am, Notice Board.
Thur 23 Hampton Lucy Youth Club, Village Hall, 6.00pm to 8.00pm.
Thur 23 Spring Floral Workshop, Charlecote, page 3.
Fri 24 Carers4Carers, Kineton Village Hall, 10.30am to 12 noon, page2.
Sat 25 Lions Club Senior Citizens Concert, Kineton High School, page 4.
Sat 25 2-Day Introduction to Bee Keeping, Brailes Village Hall, page 4.
Fri 1 May Wobbly Wasp Pop-Up Pub, Wasperton Village Hall, Notice Board.
These dates and times were correct at the time of going to press, but may change.
