The
last month has been a bit quieter in terms of raising funds but thanks should
go to Norman Briggs for raising £225 from the canal trip, Gordon Tucker for
raising £75 from a garden party and Sue Brickell, who raised £75 at her
coffee morning. In addition, a
total of £632.66 was raised from “10p for Trinity”, so thanks to all who
contributed to this.
We
continue to make progress. There
are more fundraising events coming up and we are still pursuing a number of
grants. Can you help in any way?
A big thank
you to all who have helped in any way so far!
Garden Party
Gordon
Tucker invited several of his National Trust Group friends to a garden party
and raised £75 towards the Trinity Buildings Fund.
Well done, Gordon!
Coffee Morning
A
big thank you to all those who helped with, donated items and came to this
event on 11 May, which raised £75 for the Buildings Fund.
Well done, Sue!
Canal Trip
Thank
you to all who joined the canal trip on 12 May.
We had a lovely afternoon and raised £225. A
special thank you to Norman Briggs for so generously giving the boat and crew
for the afternoon.
Plant
Sale
The
bring-and-buy plant sale on Sunday 20 May raised £141.
Thanks to everyone who brought and bought plants and thank you to Gemma
Keeley and her team for all their hard work on the day.
Improve
your library and raise money for the Buildings Fund.
After the services through June and July, there will be a bring-and-buy
second hand book sale. Please can
you donate your unwanted books to be sold?
Books can be left in the photocopier room.
If you think you could volunteer to staff one of the stalls, please
contact a member of the fundraising team: Jill Duncan, Andrew Curnow, Julia
Little, Mandy Dawkins, Sarah Moore and Gemma Keeley.
We
have nine keen men so far, determined to walk into the history books, or at
least the Trinity Archives of Honour… “Never,
in the field of human…” well, perhaps not, but it’s going to be a jolly
good effort.
The
training has started but it’s not too late to join. If you want to, please
let me know as soon as possible.
The
sponsorship forms won’t be coming out for a few weeks yet but please start
saving up now. In case it hadn’t
occurred to you already, crazy amounts of sponsorship for Nick would be
particularly appropriate at this point in the Buildings Project (getting
there) and Nick’s time with us (nearly finished).
Richard
Cocks
Sadly,
the time is approaching for Nick and Pam and the family to move on. Nick’s
last Sunday here will be the 22 July, so we will be having lunch together in
church, to give us the opportunity to say goodbye and to wish the family well.
Some
people will have already left for their holidays, or may be away for other
reasons. For them, there will be
opportunity to say their farewells at a party on the evening of Saturday 14
July – after Nick has finished the Trinity Men’s Walk for the
Buildings Fund!
There
will be more details closer to the time, but for now please put one of these
occasions in your diary.
We
will, of course, be presenting Nick with one or two things to remember us by,
and to say thank you for his leadership over the last nine years. Please
pass any contribution you would like to make, in a clearly marked envelope, to
a steward. Cheques should be
payable to
Trinity
Church
.
Thank you.
Richard
Cocks Senior Steward / Churchwarden
Four
years ago, the Walking Group holiday destination had been the excellent HF
House near Selworthy in the
Exmoor
National
Park
.
It had been a great success and so was a popular repeat destination
this year. Strangely, we set off
on Friday 27 April, with most of the 19 strong group opting for the full week
of leg stretching, eating and entertainment.
There
were over 30 guests in the house, so we constituted the majority of the
Walking Group. The other group at
the same time was a “Rover Group”. They
toured around interesting destinations in a small coach.
This seemed an eminently more sensible option when the legs and feet
began to tire!
With
the week option, there are five walking days, so there was a great opportunity
to explore on foot this wonderful area of countryside. Some
walks were from the house; others involved a coach ride to the start.
These coach rides inevitably meant a ride up the notorious Porlock
Hill, one of the steepest sections of main road in the country.
We
explored the picturesque National Trust
village
of
Selworthy
,
after a walk along cliffs and combes to the
peak
of
Selworthy
Beacon
.
The cream teas were voted a hit by all!
No
visit to
Exmoor
can be complete without investigating “Doone Country”, made famous by RD
Blackmore’s story of feuding families. We
visited the Lorna Doone Farm at Malmsmead, tramped across the wild moorland,
followed part of the “
Two
Moors Way
”;
and all groups finished off in Watersmeet.
The cream teas were a welcome treat after the wonderful, varied walking
we had had that day.
Two
of the three walks started at the house on the next day, as our destination
was to be the historic town of
Dunster
.
We followed lanes and woodland paths to Luccombe, a National Trust
village, then skirted or climbed (dependent on which walk you took) Dunkery
Beacon. At 1705 feet, this is the
highest point on
Exmoor
.
The easier walk took in the steam railway, the ruins of Cleeve Abbey
and the hidden
village
of
Withycombe
.
They had plenty of time to explore Dunster and its tea shops.
Those taking the longer walks had less time for Dunster, but naturally
made time to get in the cream teas!
The
next day, we travelled further south. This
was to explore the very scenic
Barle
Valley
down to Dulverton. This river
rises on
Exmoor
but flows south, joining the River Exe on its journey to the
English
Channel
.
With all the fresh green leaves on the trees, it was a real picture.
The two longer walks took in the high moors, before dropping down to
the ancient clapper bridge at Tarr Steps.
The longer walk, wanting to get the best seats in the tea shops,
overtook the medium walk; but both were in time to sample the cream teas,
before climbing wearily onto the bus back to the house.
The
final day’s walk we had experienced on our last trip to Selworthy.
Everyone was looking forward to it, as it took in fantastic views from
the coastal path over the
Bristol
Channel
to
Wales
,
from
England
’s
highest sea cliffs. The scenery
was ever changing, as we slowly descended into the finish at Lynmouth.
Over a cream tea, it was agreed that, over the week, we had had some
wonderful walks, in beautiful countryside, with great company!
HF
Walking Holidays are not just about walking.
You need fuel to keep you going, so the houses provide excellent
breakfast, packed lunches, and, of course, evening meals.
The house at Selworthy is renowned for its excellent catering and we
were not disappointed. We also
experienced the full range of evening entertainment.
There was a very interesting talk by one of the National Park Rangers
on their work, experiences and frustrations.
The three leaders also launched us into quiz nights, country dancing
and games that you would not think possible after a hard day’s walking.
These all add to the ambience of the house and the bonding of all
guests. We had a great time and
you will be pleased to know that we took our scripts and props and brought the
house down with “Snow White”!
If
you would like to join us for some healthy walking, good food and great
company, you would be very welcome. We
already have next year’s holiday booked into the HF house in Bourton-on-the-Water
from Saturday 3 May.
All
of us who went along would like to give many thanks to Pam and John Medcraft
for all the organising that went into this holiday.
It was really great to see Pam back in her walking boots again!!
David
Ramsden
Trinity
Church
Walking
Holiday
2008
The
walking holiday for 2008 will be based at Bourton-on-the-Water in the
Cotswolds. We will be staying at
the HF house in Bourton for 7 nights from Saturday 3 May. The
price will be about £520, depending on numbers, for full board accommodation
(including very generous packed lunches) in en suite rooms.
We
are offered a choice of 3 graded walks with qualified leaders on each of 5
walking days and optional social evening entertainment.
As
these holidays need to be booked well in advance, we will require a deposit of
£30 per person by 29 July please.
If
you would like to join us or for more information, please contact Pam &
John Medcraft.
As
I explained last month, following initial advertising for an Anglican minister
to succeed Nick and our failure to find anyone suitable, the Archdeacon was
going to be looking out for potential candidates.
We
have recently heard that he has sent a copy of the Parish Profile to someone
who is interested, and who may be suitable. In
a few days, we should know the degree of interest and, if appropriate,
arranged for them to come and have a look around and meet a few people. If
they are still interested after this (I hope their interest will be increased
rather than diminished by the experience!), we would hope to interview as soon
as diaries allow.
While
this may be “the one”, equally it may not. If
this trail goes cold, we will immediately be placing a new advertisement in
the “Church Times”.
Please
do pray that we, and the right person to next lead Trinity, will find each
other. And that - however long
this takes - God will continue to help us work for his Kingdom to grow here.
Richard
Cocks Senior Steward / Churchwarden
A
clear conscience is often the result of a poor memory.
If
you can find no fault in yourself, you
may need a second opinion.
If
you think you know all the answers, you’ve
probably misunderstood the questions.
Trinity
Church
Meeting
MONDAY
11 JUNE 2007
The
next Church Meeting will be held at
8.00pm
on 11 June in the church. The main
agenda items will concern “Children in Communion” and “Uses for the
rooms in the new church building”. There
will be discussions in small groups for both of these topics, with some
supporting papers, which should be available in church on the two previous
Sundays. The agenda will also
include items on the work of the Pastoral and Education & Nurture
Committees, and updates on the process to appoint a new Anglican minister and
the building project.
Church
Meeting is the meeting of all members of the church where we decide how the
church is to fulfil its mission, and we hope that everyone will be present on
11 June.
A
full agenda is given on the next page.
There
continue to be vacancies for:
v
Church
Stewards,
v
Communion
Stewards,
v
Representatives
to the Deanery Synod,
v
Members
of the Committees for Property and Education & Nurture.
If
you can help to fill one of these vacancies, either yourself or someone you
think would be appropriate, please talk to Nick, Richard or Roger.
If
any member of the church has items which they would like included in the
agenda, please will they let the Church Secretary know, so that they can be
fitted into the agenda appropriately.
Roger
Mead
TRINITY
CHURCH MEETING
MONDAY
11 JUNE 2007
