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A couple of weeks ago, I went to have my 

car MOT’d. The waiting room was a bit 

chilly, so I went to the car to get my jacket. 

As I went outside, suddenly the clouds broke 

and the sun shone. I stood there motionless, 

as I felt the warm spring sun on my face. 

After a long, hard winter, it was a wonderful 

feeling. At last, winter was passing. The 

feeling of relief and pleasure cost nothing, 

but was worth so much. 

It has struck me since just how simple life 

can – and perhaps should – be. Children, for 

example, can find pleasure in the simplest 

things. Give a child an expensive toy, and 

they’ll probably spend more time playing 

with the box. Children laugh more easily, 

and can find the silliest things funny. 

The more time I spend with children, 

especially my own, the more I come to 

appreciate just how beautiful a child’s 

perspective is. A few weeks ago, I was talking 

to my youngest, who is three. My memory is 

hazy, but I think I was having a moan about 

something. As I finished, she just looked out 

the window and pointed, “Look, Daddy. A 

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butterfly.” Sometimes, I wish I could notice 

and delight in simple things again, 

untarnished by life’s complexity. 

There is a beautiful blessing which the 

Lord instructs Aaron, the high priest and 

Moses’ brother, to give the people of Israel. 

“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord 

make his face to shine upon you and be 

gracious to you. The Lord turn his face towards 

you and give you peace.” (Numbers 6:24-26) 

For the Lord to bless is for him to make his face 

‘shine’ upon those who trust in him; that is, his 

smile set on those he loves. Just as a beaming 

smile warms up a face, so the Lord’s smile warms 

those on whom it is set. It is a wonderful image 

of God’s Fatherly love for his children. 

Christian faith is at heart very simple: turn 

away from sinful self-reliance and put your 

hope in the living God, who has made 

himself known in the life, death and 

resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is in essence 

to become like a child, resting in the God 

who made you, delighting in one single 

thing above all others. Have you noticed 

how single-minded children can be? That is 

what it means to follow Christ, simply 

delighting in God; finding one’s hope there 

and nowhere else. 

WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS 

"The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be 

gracious to you. The Lord turn his face towards you and give you peace." Numbers 6:24-26 

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When the world tells us that we must accumulate, earn as much money 

as possible, have as many holidays as we can, have the latest technology, 

to be happy, the Bible shows a different way. To be happy, content, 

satisfied, is simply to feel the warmth of God’s smile upon your face, the 

pleasure of his delighting in you. The means of this contentment is not 

in our achievements, but in the finished work of Jesus on the cross, who 

paid the price for our sins, and died in our place. 

I hope and pray that you would know that peace with God that the 

world can never give, but which we can have through faith in Jesus Christ. 

Yours, Jules 

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Parish Registers 

Laid to Rest 

30th March Linda Kopperman 

Praying … 

for the Parish and the World 

May 2010 

2nd ❤ Christians in Sport 

❤ Administration Team 

❤ Upper Woolhampton, Kiff Green & Carbins Wood 

9th ❤ Church’s Ministry among Jewish people (CMJ) 

❤ Parochial Church Council 

❤ Berry’s Road, Blacklands Road & Woodside Close 

16th ❤ Shoemakers 

❤ Church Cleaners 

❤ Paradise Lane & Paradise Way 

23rd ❤ Christian Aid 

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30th ❤ Children's Aid 

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❤ Benefice of Sulhamstead with Ufton Nervet 

2 MAY 2010

Life in a CAN 

Living for Christ is easy in a country which 

allows it, but what about places where 

missionaries aren’t welcome? 

Hi! My name is John Smith – well not really. 

Fact is, I’m an OMF worker and I live and work 

in what we call CAN, a Creative Access Nation. 

In other words, a nation that doesn’t want 

Christian missionaries working in the country. 

The only way for me to get round this as a 

Christian is to go in as a businessman; a real 

business man with a real business, real 

investments, real employees, real budgets, real 

bills and – hopefully someday – real profits. 

At the same time, I’m a member of a 

missionary organisation, OMF International. 

The government where I live and work is 

quite happy to do business with me. ‘Religion’ 

is a blank to be filled in on almost every form 

I’ve filled out since entering the country, so 

they know I’m Christian. But they respect my 

integrity and leave it at that, though they want 

me to keep my Christianity to myself. 

‘Forget your religion and just do business’ is a 

frequent reminder. But I think this is one of 

those situations where we should obey God 

rather than man (Acts 5:29). 

So while I get on with building a successful 

business, I also look for opportunities to 

advance the kingdom – though not in a way 

that’ll get my visa revoked! 

Integrity is therefore an important issue for 

Christians working in CAN’s. We never tell lies. 

If we are asked a question that could get a 

At a Glance Diary Dates - May 2010 

local brother or sister into trouble, we simply 

choose to remain silent. We do all we can to 

avoid breaking the law. 

In the country where I work, ‘freedom of 

religion’ remains part of the Constitution, but 

when local officials choose, they can interpret 

this to mean any form of Christian witness is a 

violation of freedom of religion. 

The point officials sometimes make is that 

Christian activity is, by definition, something 

which imposes itself on people’s rights. (What 

governments really mean is that they feel 

threatened by Christianity because it represents 

a community over which they have no ultimate 

control, since believers answer to a higher 

authority and are even prepared to die rather 

than deny Christ.) 

This is a scary thought for members of a non- 

Christian regime who believe in giving to 

Caesar what is Caesar’s, rather than giving to 

God what is God’s. (Mark 12:17) 

But since freedom of religion is clearly stated 

in my country’s Constitution I work on the 

basis that I have the freedom to live out my 

faith in the community in which I belong, even 

though some officials don’t necessarily uphold 

their Constitution themselves! 

So I work hard, am careful what I say – and 

who I say it to – and try to ensure that I don’t 

do anything to compromise my situation, or 

that of the believers around me. 

Of course it’s not always easy living in a 

country that’s keen to have my expertise and 

experience, but not my God. Although I’m keen 

to initiate an IBCM (indigenous biblical church 

Monday 10th, 24th 7.30pm – 9.00pm Meet Mondays: Christian group for adults with learning disabilities 

All Saints’, Upper Bucklebury 

Sunday 16th 3.00pm Rogation Prayer Journey. 

Meet at Rushall Manor - tour of area on trailers, followed by tea. 

MAY 2010 3

BLUEBELL WALKS 

AT RUSHALL FARM 

Come and enjoy a family walk 

in the bluebell woods at Rushall Manor 

Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd May 

11am – 6pm 

Walks up to 5 miles 

Wheelchair access to bluebells 

Refreshments available 

Donation of £5 adults/£2 children 

All proceeds to the 

Reading Multiple Sclerosis Society 

Rushall Manor is off Back Lane, Bradfield 

movement) right where I live, I know it’s the 

last thing the authorities want to happen. 

Small wonder then, that since I arrived, I’ve 

had frequent visits from secret police. They 

turn up in civilian dress but are fairly 

conspicuous due to their inordinate interest in 

things that none of my neighbours would ever 

be interested in. 

The man who visited me every week during 

my first year here wanted to know everything 

about everything. So, as soon as it became 

apparent that he wasn’t just being friendly, I 

plied him with all kinds of info as soon as he 

came through the door. 

I told him where I was going, who I was 

seeing, how much I was paying for everything I 

bought, what I thought about my home 

country, and a good deal of other useless 

information. The poor man ended up with more 

data than he knew what to do with – and that 

was before he’d even asked his first question! 

At the same time, I worked hard to be his friend. 

I asked about his family and invited him to bring 

them over for a visit – which he did, once I 

assisted my tame ‘spy’ with job applications and 

did many other things to help him. 

Doing this took some of the tension out of his 

frequent and often inconvenient visits and 

helped me to see this man as a potential brother 

in Christ rather than a time-consuming irritant. 

My mail is opened, but I see to it that I only 

receive care packages rather than personal 

letters at my home address – so it really doesn’t 

matter. The people monitoring my mail only 

look at it, they never take anything. 

I also take it for granted that my phone 

conversations are monitored, along with all the 

on-line activity. It creates a certain amount of 

stress, but I pretend that this is perfectly 

normal, and try not to let it bother me! 

A few months ago I was speaking with a local 

believer who lives under far greater pressure 

than I do. He reminded me that if the 

government is upset with me it will simply 

throw me out of the country. If it gets upset 

with him, he will go to prison, or worse. 

His simple advice was, ‘Jesus said that we should 

let everyone see our light rather than hiding it 

away and that is what we should do.’ Good 

advice, yes! But the burden for me is how to let 

my light shine without doing something unwise 

that could create grief for my brothers and sisters. 

There are believers in CANs who suffer each 

day for the cause of Christ, and although I 

know that God can use their tears to work out 

his purposes, I don’t want to unnecessarily 

contribute to their suffering. So I don’t take my 

friend’s advice lightly – I take it very seriously 

indeed. ‘Always look at everyone as your 

friend,’ he advised me. ‘Consider them safe and 

trustworthy. Don’t be guided by cynicism or 

fear. Every decision made out of fear is a 

wrong decision!’ Wise words. 

‘Live Christ before them wholeheartedly,’ he 

4 MAY 2010

continued, ‘if they hate the gospel, it’ll soon 

become apparent – and that’s your signal to 

back off. But err on the side of love, rather than 

caution. You won’t be sorry – even if you suffer.’ 

Extracted from OMF magazine. www.omf.org.uk 

Poverty. Let’s end it. 

Christian Aid Week 2010 

That is the message for this year’s Christian 

Aid Week - 9 to 15 May. What began as the 

churches’ response to the horrors of the 

refugee crisis in Europe after the Second World 

War has become the country’s biggest ‘houseto-house’ 

collection – with 300,000 volunteers 

delivering envelopes and picking them back up 

from householders in the week. In all, it raises 

more than £9 million a year. If you can help us 

in any way this year please visit 

www.2.christianaid.org.uk/getinvolved/ 

christianaidweek for more details. 

May Gardens 

I don’t know about you, but I have the greatest 

difficulty in getting on top of weeding, there is so 

much to do; the great pundits all say use the hoe 

at every opportunity to keep the surface soil 

‘moving’, thus leaving the seedling to wither on 

the surface; that is fine for the annual weeds but 

if you chop a dandelion root in half it seems to 

come up again with even more vigour and you 

may even have two live roots for the price of one! 

The use of weed killers needs to be done with 

great care as the odd splash of a weed killer, 

particularly the systemic kind (the ones that work 

through the plants’ growing cells); even a single 

droplet on to a single leaf or even the stem of a 

plant may affect the strength or life of that plant 

as I have found to my cost; a number of years ago 

I watered onto the weeds around the base of a 

young apple tree a weed killer and thoughtlessly 

splashed the lower trunk of the tree; while the tree 

was not killed it has greatly retarded its growth 

and limited its flowering capacity – it will recover 

but what carelessness. Do not use weed killers in 

a strong wind as one cannot control the droplets 

of the weed killer. It is also worth mentioning 

‘selective weed killers’ that are used on lawns 

which are designed to kill all plants except grasses 

and this includes your flower border plants; so if 

you are going to apply a selective weed killer do 

make certain that you protect your plants – put 

up a barrier while the weed killer dries out. On a 

visit to Wisley a little while ago I was reminded 

that one really should keep the blades of ones 

secateurs clean particularly as one uses them to 

remove dead or diseased material from plants or 

trees; I have found the answer is to use a bit of 

wire wool dipped in white spirit or methylated 

spirit and rub it over the blades to keep them 

bright, this removes any sap or dead matter – 

remember that if you went for surgery you would 

expect the hospital tools of the trade to be disease 

free. During this month I would expect that you 

will be doing a fair amount of planting out of 

seedlings- do remember that however wet the soil 

may be you must water the seedlings or plants in, 

the easiest way to kill a plant off is to leave air 

gaps between the new environment and the 

plant’s hair roots. Broad beans should be coming 

into flower and setting their pods now, don’t be 

greedy and try to get too many from each plant; 

at about the sixth ‘bean level’ most plants will be 

attacked by black fly and if left will take over the 

*am* 

at All Saints’ Church, Upper Bucklebury. 

8.45am-12pm every Monday morning 

Why not come along and meet new people, 

chat with good friends, and enjoy a warm 

atmosphere and good coffee (or tea!) 

MAY 2010 5

whole plant and take all the goodness from the 

bean pods; the only cure, when black fly first 

appear, is to pick out the top of the plant. I make 

no apology for returning to roses; if you haven’t 

fed your rose bushes with a rose fertiliser you 

should do so as soon as possible as we expect 

them to flower throughout the season without 

giving them a real tonic; I will also spray mine 

with Rose Clear 3 which prevents mildew and 

black spot and keeps the green fly at bay; for good 

measure it stimulates leaf growth. May is a good 

month to put in supports for your herbaceous 

plants; try to use something that can be hidden as 

the plant grows such as a square of wire netting 

or hazel nut twigs. Lastly I hear that there are 

more diseases spreading from the continent 

despite our cold winter – the leak moth lays its 

eggs in the centre of the plant and the 

‘hatchlings’ feed off the centre and kill the plant; 

there is no cure only protection with yet more 

fleece. 

Rushall Organic Farm 

John Tennant 

In the last couple of weeks everything has 

grown in abundance. Our 70 odd cows and calves 

were restless with anticipation to eat fresh green 

grass after months of silage and straw in their 

modest winter housing. It was to my surprise that 

my boss, William Cumber, decided to sell our 30 

Angus- cross cows with calves at foot. Prices were 

high and he was keen to replace them with 

Stabiliser heifers to calve next January. A buyer 

arrived at the farm making notes and muttering 

about a strong trade. I could see he had a keen 

eye for stock and glancing at me he observed 

shrewdly ”Have you got long to go?” I made it 

clear that to my knowledge I wasn’t part of the 

deal, or at least not at the moment. So it is going 

to be Somerset, not Chalkpit at Englefield for 

these fine organic ladies. 

We received a letter from Dunbia, the abattoir we 

supply near Carmarthen. I quote, “as a valued 

supplier to Sainsbury’s” we have been selected to 

be “part of Sainsbury’s carbon footprint initiative. 

The process is one which could have considerable 

benefit to your enterprise both financially and 

environmentally”. I look forward to the outcome! 

We’ve come to recognise the strange sound of 

the Red Kite. They don’t just do Google Earth 

without technology but locate lambs if they die in 

the field. It’s a handy aid when checking stock. 

They also love to prey over freshly cut silage or 

hay fields mopping up field mice and shrews 

caught up in the vicious knives of tractor mowers. 

The growth of creation in May is stunning. You 

can stand and watch a field of winter barley 

coming into ear. There is a passage in the Bible 

which talks about creation groaning, longing for 

us to take regard for it as God intended. In May it 

feels as though creation is bursting to express 

itself with the sheer joy of being alive. The dawn 

chorus breaks a night with no regard for the need 

for 8 hours sleep. We have a chance to express our 

gratitude to God for His provision and ask His 

blessing on the land and livestock and the work 

we do. This will be on Sunday 9th May at 3pm, 

meeting at Rushall Manor and touring the area on 

trailers, with tea afterwards. All are welcome, and 

thanks to all who joined us at the Lambing Days. 

Over £25k was raised for the Reading MS Society. 

It’s time for the Christian 

Resources Exhibition! 

John Bishop 

This month sees the biggest ever 

International Christian Resources Exhibition 

(May 11 – 14) being held at Sandown Park in 

Esher. If you can possibly get down to it for a 

day, you will not be disappointed! 

6 MAY 2010

With about 400 exhibitors and new themed 

zones on sports, church technology and youth 

and children, it is bound to be a great – and 

informative – day out. 

Just one example - have you heard of 

Biblefresh? It is a new partnership of more than 

50 UK agencies, festivals, colleges and 

denominations, aimed at inspiring people to 

engage deeply with Christian scriptures. The 

initiative, to be featured at CRE, heralds next 

year’s national celebrations marking the 400th 

anniversary of the King James Bible. 

Advance tickets to International CRE can be 

booked at www.creonline.co.uk. For a group 

booking form (five or more) phone CRE on 

01793 418218. 

30 May is Trinity Sunday. Many people, 

when they think about it all, struggle to 

understand the concept of a God that is 

Three in One. So the following article by the 

Rev Michael Harding may help... 

Why your television is like the Trinity 

Here is a trick question: How many colours 

does your television set use? 

Answer: Just three: red, green and blue. And 

in that order, just like a rainbow (where reds 

are at one side, blues at the opposite side, 

green in the middle). This is known as “RGB”. 

These are TV’s three primary colours which, 

when their luminescence is fired at your eyes, 

give all the colours of the visible spectrum. These 

are all “additive” colours. In fact, mix these three 

together in different proportions, and your 

screen can offer you 16 million colours. 

You thought the sequence was 

red/yellow/blue? No, that’s for painted or 

printed colours. A TV set positively gives out 

light in three different colours, whereas paint 

Pastoral Support 

Please contact the Administration Office on 

(01635) 860220 if you would like to make an 

appointment to see any member of the 

ministry team. 

If you would like someone to pray for you, 

please call the above number or e-mail 

office@2bsd.org.uk or write to “Bucklebury 

Parish Prayer”, c/o Administration Office, All 

Saints’ Church, Broad Lane, Upper Bucklebury 

RG7 6QH. You only need to give your first name 

and a few details of what you would like prayer 

for. No one will contact you unless you ask. All 

requests will be treated in the strictest confidence. 

Please note that the Administration Office hours are 

Mon - Fri 9.30am - 12.00 noon term time only. An 

ansaphone service operates at other times. 

daubed on paper absorbs and removes some 

colours to reflect back merely a small part of 

the light falling on it the colour that you see. 

You’ll soon call out the repair man if your 

television loses one of its three colours and all 

the presenters look as though they came from 

Mars. But change the intensity of any one 

colour (red, green or blue) even slightly and 

you change the overall colour. 

Switch them all off, and you are left with black. 

Let all three of them shine at full brightness, at 

the same point – and then as if by magic you 

have a totally different colour: WHITE! 

It’s a parable which illustrates the Holy Trinity. 

Three completely distinct persons (Father, Son 

and Holy Spirit), just as your TV set has three 

quite separate colours: red, green, blue. 

Take away any One member of the Trinity, 

and you slip into theological error; take away 

any one of the three colours, and you call out 

the TV repair engineer! 

So - 

It DOES matter that God is our Creator and 

Father - otherwise our whole life is merely a 

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meaningless illusion. 

It DOES matter that Jesus is God the Son, for 

otherwise his death is simply a human tragedy, 

with no promise of salvation or eternal life. 

It DOES matter that the Holy Spirit is with us 

here and now, otherwise we are disconnected 

from God. 

Yes it really does matter! Just as it is essential 

that a TV set can produce white by the equal 

intensity of all of its three colours. In fact, the 

more you think about it, the more it seems that 

the doctrine of the Trinity is far from being a 

complicated bit of theological nonsense, but is 

a sort of theological test-card, to make sure 

that we’ve got the right picture of God, 

without distortion. 

ST MARTINS CLUB 

Our coach outings for this year are listed 

below and are something to look forward to: 

4 May Amberley Working Museum, Sussex 

1 June Abbotsbury Subtropical Garden, 

Dorset 

6 July Hestercombe Garden, Taunton 

20 July Afternoon Coach Trip and Tea 

(members only, free) 

3 Aug Weymouth 

7 Sept Canterbury 

5 Oct RAF Cosford, Shropshire 

The St Martin’s Club is for Bucklebury 

residents aged 60 plus and meets every first 

Tuesday of the month. If you would like to 

come along and join us you would be most 

welcome. For further information please 

telephone Reg Allum on 0118 971 3716 or Ron 

Mather on 01635 863440. 

Come and Meet us on Mondays! 

Pat Bodsworth. 

S-M-I-L-E – that’s what we do a lot of at 

‘Meet Monday’, a Christian group for adults 

with learning disabilities. The group meets at All 

Saints’ Church, Broad Lane, Upper Bucklebury 

on the second and fourth Mondays of the 

month at 7.30pm until 9.00pm. Some of our 

members come from local homes, others live at 

home with their parents or on their own in the 

community. We hope to get to know each other 

well and offer one another practical and 

prayerful support. We worship together; study 

the Bible and apply it to real life situations; and 

have fun. Drama, craft, dance and puppets are 

used as teaching tools and Makaton signing aids 

understanding and enhances the worship. 

If you know of an adult with a learning 

disability who might like to join us, or if you 

would be interested in joining our willing 

group of helpers, contact Christine Mackie on 

01189 417170 or Helen Waters on 01635 

866849. 

Don’t look back 

The Sunday school teacher was telling the 

story of how when Lot’s wife looked back at 

Sodom and Gomorrah, she turned into a pillar 

of salt. One youngster nodded in a knowing 

fashion. “My mummy looked back once while 

she was driving,” he confided, “and she turned 

8 MAY 2010

into a lamp post.” 

Cathedral attendance up! 

In the first eight years of the 21st century, 

attendance at the 43 Church of England 

Cathedrals increased by almost a third, 31%, 

equivalent to a growth of +4% a year. That is in 

contrast to church attendance change 

generally, which is declining at -2% per annum. 

Interestingly, however, Sunday attendance in 

Cathedrals is flat – it is the weekday attendance 

which has increased significantly. That increase 

is seen both in adult and child (under 16) 

attendance. As a consequence of these 

changes, mid-week attendance is moving from 

being about a quarter of the total at the 

beginning of the century towards half if 

present trends continue to 2010 (27% to 49%). 

Why is mid-week attendance increasingly 

popular? It is not clear, although the same 

pattern is being seen across many churches. 

Perhaps people have more time mid-week while 

Sundays are often very full, especially if both 

partners are working during the week. Perhaps 

Cathedrals are putting on more concerts or 

other events to attract people; many have 

exhibitions of local interest today. Nor is it 

known how much of the mid-week increase is 

due to casual visitors or an increase in regular, 

committed worshippers. Could visitors be 

coming for a mid-week service (which is free) 

rather than pay for entry to see around? 

It used to be thought that Cathedrals were 

especially good in drawing in worshippers 

whose attendance was often sporadic, giving 

them anonymity. This may be less true now 

than it used to be. Does the type of Cathedral 

worship, with all its beautiful choral music, 

amid majestic surroundings, especially draw 

people? Not particularly on Sundays, it seems. 

We invite you to 

participate in our 

Annual Sponsored Walk 

This year for a change we have planned our walk 

as a wheelchair friendly town walk with a “quiz” 

On Sunday 16th May 2010 

Starting times: 12.00 – 13.00 hours 

(latest) 

in the centre & environs of Newbury 

The walk starts at Dreweatts 1759, 

Donnington Priory Showrooms, Donnington. 

Walk and raise funds for your own Good Cause, 

Charity, Association, Church, Club or School 

Project or individuals’ special needs. 

Another great Rotary walk enjoying the history 

and features that Newbury has to offer. 

The sponsorship money you raise goes directly 

to your own good cause. 

(Suggest £1 per person contribution 

to cover Rotary Club costs) 

Good flat walking surface 

with some towpath walking. 

Dogs can come too – but – on leads please 

Sponsorship forms are available from 

Newbury Rotary Club 

Chris Bartlam, 49 Laylands Green,Kintbury, 

Hungerford RG17 9UB Tel: (01488) 658540 

Email: ctbartlam@googlemail.com 

Tim Barton, Box Cottage, Love Lane, 

Donnington, Newbury RG14 2JG 

Tel: 01635 49776 (evenings & weekends) 

or 01635 263046 (workday) 

Email: tim.barton@carterjonas.co.uk 

It is of course important to look at any increase 

in church numbers and take encouragement 

from them. Cathedral attendance is a key part of 

the totality of Anglican worship, but the overall 

numbers are but 2% of the total. There may be 

43 Cathedrals but there are 16,000 other 

churches! But it may well be that the 

attractiveness of the Cathedral’s mid-week 

services and activities could be just as powerful 

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Parish Diary 

MAY 

3rd (and every Monday) - am Coffee Morning, 8.45-12 noon, 

All Saints’ Upper Bucklebury 

4th St Martin’s Club, Amberley Working Museum, Sussex 

(Reg Allum 01189 713716 or Ron Mather 01635 863440) 

6th (and every Thursday) Bell ringing, St. Mary’s, Bucklebury, 

7pm (John Durham 01635 866524) 

7th (and every Friday in term time) Toddlers, 

Memorial Hall 10am – 12 noon. 

(Sarah Beeson 01635 862918) 

10th, 24th 7.30pm – 9.00pm, Meet Monday, Christian group for 

adults with learning disabilities. All Saints’, Upper Bucklebury. 

(Christine Mackie, 01189 417170 or Helen Waters, 

01635 866849) 

Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinators 

Burdens Heath: Allan Brown 01635 862162 

Turners Green: N Rendall 01635 865899 

Blacklands Road: Mrs S Dorling 01635 864256 

Long Grove: vacant 

Bucklebury: B. Ward 0118 9712581 

Hatch Close: C Fleming 0118 9712315 

Hatch Lane (central): Frank Harvell, 0118 971 0021 

The Avenue: Mrs J Bywater 0118 9744124 

The Slade: H. Cairns 01635 866021 

PAUL S WALDEN 

Painter & Decorator 

For all your painting and decorating 

requirements 

City & Guilds Qualified 

Interior & Exterior 

25 Years Experience 

All Work Guaranteed 

Tel: 07802 578934 

AQUA TECHNOLOGY 

window cleaning services 

Cleans frames as well as glass 

conservatories, fascia/sofitts 

Gutter Cleaning specialists 

Free demo/quote 

Call Steve on 

Freephone 08000 430 765 

or 07769728937 

www.aquatechnology.co.uk 

FOCUS 

PLUMBING. 

PROPERTY REPAIRS. 

LANDSCAPING. 

ADVANCED CITY AND GUILDS QUALIFIED 

FOR A PROMPT RELIABLE CHRISTIAN 

SERVICE, PLEASE CALL IAN ON 

01635-826918 • MOBILE 07789747042 

No Job Too Small 

L.K. PROPERTY SERVICES 

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, 

REFURBISHMENTS AND CONSTRUCTION 

BUILDING ALTERATIONS & LANDSCAPING 

KITCHENS, BATHROOMS,TILING 

ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING & HEATING 

DECORATING & CARPENTRY 

CALL LEE KEELER 

TEL: 01635 579656 _ 07710 380408 

WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED _ EST.1992 

10 MAY 2010

M + P Services 

Tree Care, Hedges Trimmed, 

Fencing, Patios, Decking, 

Free Quotation. 

Logs for Sale! 

T: 01635 860478 

M: 07766 114100 

Bucklebury 

Tennis Club 

Broad Lane, Upper Bucklebury 

Welcomes: 

New members, guests and visitors. 

Tennis all the year round. 

For more information please call Mike James 

0118 971 2285 

Bucklebury PCC accepts advertisements without verifying the standard of service offered; therefore you may wish to make your own enquiries. 

Computer Problems? 

• Computer always crashing? 

• Worried about Viruses? 

• Installing Broadband? 

• Wireless Networking? 

• Computer running slowly? 

• Software not working? 

• Need an upgrade? 

If you need urgent help or 

just a chat with an expert call 

(0118) 981 0800 

email: help@midgham.com 

Home or Business 

We can help 

NO FIX — NO FEE 

MAY 2010 11

ABSOLUTELY 

Tree and Hedge Care Ltd 

The complete tree and 

hedge care service 

based in Woolhampton, 

serving Berkshire and Hampshire 

Please call Roger Molloy 

on 07876 598 411 

for more information 

and a free quotation 

21 Orchard Close, Woolhampton, 

Berkshire, RG7 5SD 

BEAUTYTHERAPY 

Bradfield sports complex 

Experienced therapists 

Open 2 late nights and most days 

www.cloud9-beauty.co.uk 


The Village Montessori 

Nursery School 

Cock Lane, Bradfield, Berkshire. RG7 6HW 

Telephone: 0118 974 4643 

Outstanding in all areas of care and education 

(Ofsted 2007) 

Accredited by Montessori Education 

To arrange a visit contact 

Mrs. Jackie Maclean 

BRADFIELD SOUTHEND 

VILLAGE STORES 

& POST OFFICE 

Southend Road, Bradfield, RG7 6EY 

(next to Bradfield Village Hall) 

Tel 0118 9745087 Fax 0118 9745415 

Email b.s.v.s@btinternet.com 

OPENING HOURS 

Shop Post Office 

Mon – Fri 7.00am – 7.00pm 9.00am – 5.30pm 

Sat 8.00am – 1.00pm 9.00am – 12.30pm 

We don’t close lunchtimes or Wednesday afternoons 

THE SHOP PROVIDES 

Fresh food daily – Sandwiches – Fruit and Vegetables 

Bread – Milk – Eggs – Delicatessen – Homemade Cakes 

Fair Trade Foods – Newspapers and Magazines 

Greetings Cards – Photocopying – Stationery 

Dry Cleaning – Laundry – Faxing – Phone Top Ups 

Electricity and Gas Key Card Updates! 

COME TO THE POST OFFICE FOR 

Personal Banking Services and Investments 

Cash Withdrawals (some banks) – Vehicle Licences 

Euros and US Dollars (Cash and Travellers Cheques) 

On Demand – Other Currencies To Order Commission Free 

Travel Insurance 

Switch and Major Credit Cards Accepted 

Drowning in paperwork? 

My services include payroll, bookkeeping and admin. 

For more details call 

Bucklebury Bookkeeping 

on 01635 872053 

Qualified (ICB) and insured. 

www.buckleburybookkeeping.co.uk 

FIONA KIRBY INTERIORS 

(CITY & GUILDS QUALIFIED) 

Soft Furnishings 

(Curtains, Blinds, Loose Covers) 

Upholstery, Design 

Telephone: 0118 971 2972 

12 MAY 2010

BUCKLEBURY 

MEMORIAL HALL 

Registered charity No: 300135 

THE IDEAL VENUE 

Parties, Receptions, Dances & Meetings. 

Well Equipped: 

Large Hall or Committee Room 

Kitchen • Toilets • Car Parking and 

Disabled facilities. 

For further information please contact: 

Mike Scholl, Temp Lettings Secretary, 


Children may start 

from age 2 1 /2 

Open 4 days a week 

during term time 

Wide range of toys & equipment 

Cookery, P.E. and outside play, Lunch club 

Close links with local schools 

Government funding and vouchers accepted 

For more information visit our web site 

or tel. 07919 421 822 during session times. 

Memorial Hall, Broad Lane, Upper Bucklebury. 

www.buckleburypreschool.co.uk 

High Class 

Family Butchers 

& Game Dealers 

Delicatessen • Kebabs • Sausages 

BBQ Fare • Burgers • Droewors 

Boewors • Biltong 

Tue–Thur: 8.30–5 Fri: 8–5.30 Sat: 8–1 

Tel: (0118) 971 3508 

MAY 2010 13

PODIATRY/CHIROPODY 

TREAT YOUR FEET 

CHAPEL ROW SURGERY 

Professional treatments for a variety of 

foot problems including corns, hard skin, ingrown toenails, 

diabetic feet, thickened toenails, cracked heels. 

Emma Barrow 

Podiatrist BSc (hons) HPC registered 


Email: treat_your_feet@msn.com 

www.crsurgery.co.uk 

Allied practitioners • No home visits 

OPENFIELDS NURSERY SCHOOL 

Grange Lane, Lower Beenham. 

Children 2 years 6 months to 5 years 

Mon & Wed 8.30–1pm 

Tue & Thur 8.30–4pm Fri 8.30–12 

OFSTED grant from term after 3rd birthday 

Small group in home environment 

Large garden for play and learning. 

Contact Sue Burnham 01189 713619 

HEATING ENGINEERS 

& PLUMBERS 

Outstanding personal, local service 

Boilers and central heating • Breakdowns, servicing, 

installations • Landlord certificates 

Insured, regulated and experienced 

Registered to work with Mains Gas & LPG & Oil 

Members of the Institute of Heating and Plumbing 

Corgi 18667. OFTEC C7891 

Tel: 01635 863336 or 07970 661962 

OilTec Services 

Proprietor : Colin McMordie OFTEC Registered 

Oil-Fired Boiler & AGA/Rayburn 

Service 

Maintenance 

Commissioning 

Try A Reliable and Friendly, Local Service 

Give Colin a call to book an appointment 

oiltec.services@btinternet.com 


Mobile: 07766 542116 

Established over 150 years 

Burials & Cremation • Woodland Funerals 

Pre-Paid Funeral Plans • Vintage & Specialist Vehicles 

Memorials & Plaques • Horse drawn Hearse & Carriage 

Motorcycle Funerals • National & International Funerals 

Personal Service & Competitive Prices 

Contact us day or night for immediate assistance 

90 West Street Newbury Berkshire RG14 1HA 

Newbury: 01635 ~ 522210 

Thatcham: 01635 ~ 871692 

Fax: 01635 569471 Email: mail@camphopsonfunerals.co.uk 

14 MAY 2010

L INTERIORS 

curtains poles carpet flooring 

blinds fabrics wallpaper upholstery 

paint furniture lighting gifts 

full interior design service 

L. Interiors, Chapel Row, 

Bucklebury, RG7 6PB 

Tel: 0118 971 4305 

Open Monday – Saturday 10am-5pm 

www.l-interiors.co.uk 

RICHARD EDMONDS 

Plumbing and Heating Engineer 

Oil Boiler Installations 

Oftec Reg No:C7929 

Bathrooms • Tiling • Power Flushing 

Full Central heating systems Installed 

Dripping taps etc. 

Contact Richard 

Mobile: 07973702480 

Landline: 0118 9712706 

e-mail: redmonds72@btinternet.com 

Lesley A Clay 

Solicitor 

Wayside Cottage, 

The Slade, Bucklebury 

Reading, Berkshire RG7 6TE 

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Your local lawyer 

For your legal needs 

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Tel: 01635 862937 or email 

laclaysolicitor@btconnect.com 

Website: 

www.laclaysolicitor.co.uk 

Including: 

• Family law 

• Conveyancing 

• Landlord and tenant 

• Civil litigation Wills & 

probate 

Office hours by 

appointment to include 

evenings and weekends; 

24 hour answer phone 

Quotations available on 

request 

This firm is regulated by the Solicitors 

Regulation Authority Registered in England 

and Wales (Registered Number: 497515) 

Morrisen Landscapes 

Telephone: 01635 600268 

Mobile: 07780602252 

E-mail: morrisenlandscapes@live.co.uk 

www.morrisenlandscapes.co.uk 

BUCKLEBURY CONSTRUCTION 

01635 860253 or 07767252485 

Local builders for: 

extensions • refurbishing 

groundwork drainage • driveways • brickwork 

All local trades used. 

Planning service / drawing etc. available. 

Free estimates 

Recent works include The Memorial Hall Extension 

and numerous local residential extensions. 

BUILD LOCAL, BUILD SAFE 

MAY 2010 15

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Tim Wale Ltd 

(Motor Engineers) Est 1983 

Bradfield West Berkshire 

T G Wale Cae Eng Tech Amimi 

Free local collection and delivery service 

10% discount to student and OAP’s 

All major credit/debit cards accepted 

Tel: 0118 974 4069 

Fax: 0118 974 4637 

Mobile: 07836 296996 

www.timwale.co.uk 

MAY 2010 17

BRADFIELD PLUMBING 

& HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD 

Bathroom & Kitchen Design & Installation General 

Plumbing Plastering, Rendering & Screeding 

Wall & Floor Tiling Painting & Decorating 

General Property Maintenance 

Call today for your free no obligation quotation 

0118 974 4510 07979 427010 

www.bradfieldplumbing.co.uk 

info@bradfieldplumbing.co.uk 

Local Builder 

Handyman 

• Extensions & loft 

conversions 

• Kitchens & bathrooms 

• Patios & fencing 

• Household maintenance 

& Repairs 

Call Phil Harrison on: 

Tel: 01635 873173 

Mob: 07713 400413 

Email: harrisonphil@btinternet.com 

Ace Property 

House Maintenance 

Bathrooms Complete refits shower pumps tiling 

Plumbing Sinks mixers Rads Trv’s hot water cylinders 

Electrical Lighting extra sockets Immersions faulty rings 

Carpentry Floors laid Doors hung Stud work created 

Plastering Dry lining new ceilings wall & ceiling skims 

ALL HOUSE MAINTENANCE REPAIRS UNDERTAKEN 

Paul H Morris New Hope Beenham Reading RG7 5NN 

Mobile: 077522 85222 Tel: 0118 9710 579 

E: aphm@btinternet.com www.ace-property.co.uk 

18 MAY 2010

Buckram and Bump 

Curtains • Blinds • Pelmets • Venetians 

Vertical Blinds • Roller Blinds 

Your own design 

Luxury interlined with tassels 

and trims should you wish 

Designer fabrics • curtain poles 

and accessories available 

Contact Sharon Bunting on 

01635 247162 or 07753 198246 

www.buckramandbump.co.uk 

St. Peter’s Preshcool, 

Bradfield 

NEEDS a Temporary 

Part-Time Assistant 

An excellent position for someone who enjoys working with young 

children, has a high regard for safeguarding and would like to 

work in the local community. 

Qualifications in childcare would be helpful, but are not essential. 

For further details and an application form contact: 

Revd. D. Chattell 

The Rectory, Southend Road, Bradfield 

Tel: 0118 9744333 email: david@2bsd.org.uk 

Please submit Application Form as soon as possible 

If you have ever tried to treat your lawn yourself, 

you know that the results of getting it 

wrong can be disastrous for your garden. 

GreenThumb takes the risk out of lawn care. 

Over the past 20 years we have developed our 

service to offer you the finest lawn care products 

in the world. administered for you by fully trained 

operatives. 

• The UK’s largest Lawn Care Company 

• Over a quarter of a million homeowners trust us to 

care for their lawns 

• No contract to sign – simply pay-as-you-go 

• Costs less than DIY 

• Over 170 branches nationwide 

Call today for your free, no obligation, 

lawn analysis and quotation on: 

0800 0111 222 

www.greenthumb.co.uk 

PR Motors (Est 1990) 

MOT due? Routine service due? Repair work 

needed? Tyres needed? 

Has a light come up on your dash? 

Let us collect your car for you, work on it and drop 

it back. Or we can MOT Class IV, VL and VII 

vehicles while you wait. We also service and repair 

horse trailers, lorries and commercial vehicles 

0118 984 4889 

Paul@prmotors.wanadoo.co.ukwww.prmotors.biz 

E.A.LAMING 

Flat roofing 

15 years 

Guarantee on all high 

performance felts 

also 

Tiling and Lead Repairs 

Phone Bradfield 

0118 974 4701 

21 years experience 

MAY 2010 19

Church Services 

MAY * denotes Book of Common Prayer (BCP) 

2nd 8.00am Holy Communion* St. Mary’s, Bucklebury 

9.30am Morning Prayer St. Mary’s, Bucklebury 

9.30am Morning Worship St Peter’s, Bradfield Southend 

11.00am Morning Worship All Saints’, Upper Bucklebury 

11.00am Holy Communion St Denys’, Stanford Dingley 

11.15am Morning Prayer St Andrew’s, Bradfield 

9th 8.00am Holy Communion* St Mary’s Bucklebury 


9.30am Holy Communion St Peter’s, Bradfield Southend 


11.00am Morning Prayer St Denys’, Stanford Dingley 


16th 8.00am Holy Communion* St. Mary’s, Bucklebury 



11.00am Holy Communion All Saints’, Upper Bucklebury 


4.30pm Evensong St Peter’s, Bradfield Southend 

23rd 8.00am Holy Communion* St. Mary’s, Marlston 

9.30am Holy Communion St. Mary’s, Bucklebury 




11.15am Holy Communion St Andrew’s, Bradfield 

7.30pm Celebration All Saints’, Upper Bucklebury 




10.30am United Service Tutts Clump, Methodist Church 


EARLY JUNE 





11.00am Holy Communion St Denys’, Stanford Dingley 


For more information about services, please 

contact the Administration Office, 01635 860220. 

Teaching for children 

All Saints’, Upper Bucklebury - 

The United Youth Fellowship meets on most Sundays at 

6.30pm at St. Peter’s, Bradfield Southend. 

St. Peter’s, Bradfield Southend – 

The United Youth Fellowship meets on most Sundays at 

6.30pm at St. Peter’s, Bradfield, Southend. 

Facilities for the Disabled 

Both St. Mary’s, Bucklebury and All Saints’, Upper 

Bucklebury have facilities for the disabled, easy wheelchair 

access and induction loops for the hard of hearing. 

St. Denys’, Stanford Dingley has good wheelchair access, an 

induction loop and an amplified sound system. 

Both St. Andrew’s, Bradfield and St. Peter’s, Bradfield Southend 

have induction loops and an amplified sound system. 

St. Peter’s has easy wheelchair access and St. Andrew’s can 

set up portable ramps with advance notice. 

Other Churches 

Bucklebury Congregational Church 

Turners Green 

Worship at 11.00am on the 2nd, 4th & (where appropriate) 

5th Sunday of the month. 

Holy Communion on the last Sunday of the month. 

Sheila Kent, 01635 862543 

Roman Catholic Churches 

Douai Parish, Woolhampton, 

Parish Priest: Telephone 0118 971 5350 

Thatcham, Parish Priest: Telephone 01635 864416 

PRAYER REQUEST LINE 


20 MAY 2010

Tel: 01635 873173 Mob - The Community of Bucklebury WIKI

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