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THE BOXGROVE BUGLE
September 2011
THE MAGAZINE LINKING CHURCH AND PARISH
Inside:
RECAST 1937
EDGAR POPHAM · VICAR
Who’s Who—2
Bugle Deadlines—2
From Fr Ian—3
The Leslie Durbin
Chalice—4
Sermon preached by Fr
Victor on 21 August—9
Pat Burton talks to
Virginia Darling—11
Julian Group—12
Ten things you (probably)
didn’t know about your
Churchwardens—15
Village Hall—What’s On
& Boxgrove 200 Club—16
Matt’s Turkey and Apricot
bake—17
Boxgrove WI—18
Extend—20
Forthcoming services—28

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Priest in Charge—Fr Ian
Forrester, The Priory
Vicarage, Church Lane
(774045)
revdianforrester@hotmail.com
Hon Assistant Priests
Fr David Brecknell, 8, Priory
Close (784841)
Fr Victor Cassam, 195 Oving
Rd, Chichester (783998)
Churchwardens
Jean Collyer, 46 Bayley Rd,
Tangmere, Chichester, PO20
2ET (773661)
John Craven, Langley House,
Stane Street, Westhampnett
PO18 0NT (783278)
PCC Secretary—Richard
Chevis, Cowslip Cottage,
Dairy Lane, Maudlin (539836)
Priory Director of
Music—Mrs Janet Reeves
Priory and St Blaise
Centre Bookings and
Enquiries—Jean Collyer
(773661)
WSCC Member for
Chichester North—Mike
Hall, 6 Crouch Cross Lane
(775052)
CDC Member for
Boxgrove Ward—Henry
Potter, The White House,
The Street (527312)
Chairman Boxgrove PC—
Rosemarie Saunders (783143)
Headteacher of
Boxgrove School—Mrs
Kim Thornton
Boxgrove Village Hall
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Pat Burton (07761 839115 or
788332)
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From Father Ian
T
his has, in
some respects,
been an
alarming Summer,
given the outbreak of
violence and looting
in some of our city
centres. In the days
and weeks that followed,
the politicians
said all the things
that one might have
expected, sometimes
vying with each
other as to who could
devise the toughest
punishments for the
offenders.
Now, you may assume
that I am a soft
touch when it comes
to our response to
civil disobedience,
and if so you are very
mistaken. I am sure
that it was perfectly
right for sentences to
be firmed-up and for
the community to
make its ire felt by
the offenders. But
there must always be
space for a wry smile
as the politicians
work so hard to impress
us by their
sound bites. I think
that what is essential
is that the law is
applied firmly, fairly
and honestly. It is
not usually knee-jerk
responses which
achieve this.
At the same time
it is essential that
the underlying
causes are properly
explored. I don’t believe
in a ‘broken society’
but do believe
that the sin of greed
was at the centre of
the cause of the behaviour.
I heard a
lady interviewed on
the Radio who presciently
pointed out
that there is an obvious
link between the
parliamentary expenses
scandal, the
banking crisis, the
recent press outrages
(where police took
money for information),
and the recent
street violence. That
link is greed.
We must stop
valuing people according
to how much
Boxgrove Priory
The Priory Vicarage
Church Lane, Boxgrove,
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‘stuff’ they own, and
begin to prize, more
highly, the moral
qualities of individuals.
Those high
moral values are the
ingredients for a society
which is at ease
with itself, and
whose behaviour is
for the common good.
Parents must
teach these things to
their children, and
all of us must model
the highest standards
of which we
are capable.
God bless us in our
efforts.

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The Chalice in
the Custody of
Boxgrove Priory
for 2010/2011
marking the
award by EASA
for the Restoration
of Boxgrove
Priory
B
oth the chalice
and paten bear
the inscription
Commemorating the
150 th Anniversary of the
Foundation of the Incorporated
Church
Building Society. 1818-
1967
There are four
marks one of
which tells us
that the plate
was designed and
made by Leslie
Gordon Durbin.
The chalice was
made in 1955.
Durbin started
his training as a
silversmith when
he was only 13
years of age.
Three years later
he became apprenticed
to
Omar Ramsden, the
leading silver designer
of the day. His apprenticeship
over he stayed
on for a couple of years
before obtaining a
scholarship when he
was in his mid-20s to
study at the Central
School of Arts. He
graduated in the year
that World War II began,
but from the very
beginning he received
prestigious commissions.
Throughout the
1950s and in the early
1960s he was the UK’s
best-known silversmith.
In 1939 Leslie won a
Travel Scholarship but
his tour had to be cut
short because of the
threat of war. He was
asked to make a dish
for presentation to HM
King George VI and
HM Queen Elizabeth
by Sir Stephen and
Lady Courtauld to commemorate
the Royal
couple’s State visit to
Canada during that
summer.
After the War Leslie
Durbin went into partnership
with Len Moss,
his senior at Ramsden’s,
who was known
as ‘an artist with a
hammer’. Their workshop
was established at
62 Rochester Place in
northwest London. Following
Leslie’s exposure
with the Sword of
Stalingrad and his
early commissions, it is
not surprising that
there was no shortage
of work. Furthermore,
Ramsden had died and
his widow pointed work
in the direction of her
husband’s former apprentices.
In the introduction
to Leslie
Durbin’s retrospective
catalogue at Goldsmiths’
Hall in the
summer of 1982, Susan
Hare, the then Librarian
of the Company
wrote, ‘Leslie Durbin’s
(Continued on page 7)

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Music at Boxgrove
14-17 September 2011
Wednesday 14 September 2011
An Evening of Songs and Readings.
Lara Moyler (Soprano), Philip Craven (Baritone)
and Hugh Potton (Piano)
Thursday 15 September 2011
Choral Music Through The Centuries
(including music by Byrd, Harries and Britten)
The Choir of Boxgrove Priory
directed by Janet Reeves
Friday 16 September 2011
An Evening of Chamber Music
(including music by Howells, Jongen and Vierne)
given by the Boxgrove Chamber Ensemble
Saturday 17 September 2011
The Boxgrove Festival Orchestra in Concert
including
Piano Concerto - Scriabin
Trois Poèmes de Mallarmé - Ravel
Première Rhapsodie - Debussy
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paginini - Rachmaninov
All concerts will start at 7.30pm
Booking details available in the Priory or on the website
www.boxgrovepriory.co.uk

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(Continued from page 4)
designs in the early
1950s were like a
breath of spring air in
their innovative quality,
while still retaining
a strong feeling for the
symbolic.’ Leslie was a
superb modeller and a
characteristic of his
work was the incorporation
of birds and animals
into his work. He
was a frequent visitor
to London Zoo. Mrs
Ramsden also sold him
the casts for his models
and these too incorporated
into some of his
work.
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The quality of
Durbin’s output was
always of the highest
standard, with the majority
of the work being
hand raised. A high
profile piece to emerge
from the workshop in
the early 1950s, was
the Festival of Britain
Tea Service to be used
by the King and Queen
and other dignitaries at
the Festival’s Royal
Pavilion. Designed by
Robert Gooden, it is of
superb craftsmanship
but of questionable design.
With regard to
the normal output from
the workshop,
Leslie
sought the
commissions,
designed
the
pieces, undertook
the
modelling
and worked
at the
bench. Despite
the
output with
a relatively
small team
he also
managed to
teach. Initially
he
taught at
the CSAC
from 1946 and then at
the Royal College of
Art, where he continued
until the mid-
1950s. Leslie moved to
a new workshop in the
garden of his Kew
home where he continued
to work at his own
pace on projects that
interested him. Some
of these were high
profile, such as the
modelling of the
Queen’s head for the
special 1977 Jubilee
Mark; from 1984-7, designing
the reverses for
the regional £1 coins
(these were repeated
from 1989-92) and in
1994 the reverse of the
£2 coin commemorating
the 350th anniversary
of the founding of the
Bank of England. One
of his last commissions
was to design a silver
spoon for the Clothworkers’
Company to
commemorate the millennium.
Leslie Durbin died
on 24 February 2005
aged 92. He was working
well into his 80s.
Edited biography reproduced
courtesy of the
Pearson Silver Collection
www.pearsonsilvercollecti
on.com

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Sermon preached by Fr Victor Cassam on
Sunday 21 st August 2011 (Trinity 9)
R
ats
are
innocent.
According to a
news item last week
they did not cause the
black death after all.
But something did, so
we can still teach our
children Ring a Ring o’
Roses because the
bubonic plague is the
gruesome origin of that
nursery song. Less
gruesome, numerically
at least, is Jack and Jill
who went up the hill to
fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down and
broke his crown and
Jill came tumbling
after. Jack was Louis
XVI king of France
and Jill his wife Marie-
Antoinette. Both lost
their heads during the
French revolution.
With less blood is a
nursery rhyme which,
if the event behind it
had never happened,
our country’s history
would have been very
different. Old Mother
Hubbard who went to
the cupboard is
Cardinal Wolsey, the
little doggy who wants
the bone is Henry VIII
but he can’t have it for
the cupboard is bare as
the pope won’t let him
divorce Katherine and
marry Anne Boleyn.
K n o w i n g t h e
background of nursery
rhymes might be
mildly interesting but
children don’t really
need to know it to enjoy
them. But as well as
nursery rhymes we
probably learnt Bible
stories when we were
young too. There’s
plenty of blood gore
and sex in them,
especially in the Old
Testament to amuse
the most discerning
infant, as Hollywood
had discovered. But
unlike nursery rhymes
we do need to know the
background and
context to fully
understand the Bible.
This means we need
both the Old and the
New Testaments to get
the complete picture.
But until a few years
ago, unless we went to
Sunday Mattins, we
very rarely heard the
Old Testament read in
church. This was why
our modern Eucharistic
lectionary usually
provides an Old
Testament reading as
well as the familiar
Epistle and Gospel. So
important is this, that
it is intentionally
related to the Gospel,
and is even to be
preferred to the Epistle
if a choice needs to be
made. So today for e.g.,
in our first reading we
have this strange story
about Shebna and
Eliakim. (Isaiah 22:19-
23). Who were these
guys? Not subjects for a
nursery rhyme nor
exciting enough for a
Hollywood epic either.
Shebna was King
Hezekiah’s Prime
Minister around 700
BC. Isaiah tells us he
held the key with
authority to open and
close what he judged to
be necessary.
Unfortunately, he
made a bit of a pigs
breakfast of the job, as
prime ministers still
do, and was replaced by

(Continued from page 8)
the worthier Eliakim
son of Hilkiah. The
connection here with
the gospel is not
difficult make. It is
that of the keys of the
Kingdom that Peter
was given, with the
power to bind and
loose.
Not surprisingly this
particular reading is
used, by Rome, as one
of four key texts in
support of papal
supremacy. It is
actually a bit selective
since the two verses
which follow, but
weren’t read this
morning, rather
undermine that claim
[see copy of text in
panel below—Ed].
Surely a reason to
know the whole
passage and not just
the bits of which we
approve. Rather more
convincing is today’s
Gospel about Peter’s
confession that Jesus is
the Christ, the Son of
God, and so the rock
upon which Jesus says
he will build his
Church and to whom
he confer the power of
the keys. (Matthew
16:13-20) . Although
Matthew, Mark and
Luke all record Peter’s
confession, that is all
that Mark and Luke do
record. The rest of
today’s Gospel only
appears in Matthew.
Should we, therefore,
discount those words as
unreliable, and even
doubt the scriptural
grounds of Peter’s
authority? Certainly
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not. Matthew wrote
mainly for a Jewish
constituency so there is
nearly always a Jewish
interest in what we
read in his gospel
which may not appear
in the other gospels.
For Jewish Christians,
their Rock had always
been the Law of Moses.
Some believed it was
still necessary for all
Christians, Jew or
Gentile alike, to
continue to observe to
the full. Maybe
Matthew felt it was
necessary to remind
them there was now a
New Law, a New Rock
and a new holder of the
keys to bind and loose,
namely Peter.
Whether or not that
was the intention,
(Continued on page 10)
The Book of Isaiah, Chapter 22, vv 19-25 (King James Bible 1769)
19 And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down. 20 And it
shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah: 21 And I
will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government
into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house
of Judah. 22 And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open,
and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. 23 And I will fasten him [as] a
nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house. 24 And they
shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of
small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons. 25 In that day, saith
the LORD of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut
down, and fall; and the burden that [was] upon it shall be cut off: for the LORD hath spoken
[it].

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(Continued from page 9)
there is still no doubt
that Peter was the
leader of the apostles
and the New
Testament Church,
With some help from S
Paul he had
established the Church
in Rome, the capital of
the empire where he
was martyred. The
rest, as they say, is
history. So it is right to
see today’s gospel also
as a key text for the
fact of Peter’s
leadership – and
perhaps its
continuance in the role
of his successor.
So why aren’t we all
Roman Catholics,
especially now that we
have that refuge
provided by the present
pope for those of us
troubled by certain
trends within our own
Church? “Come and
join the Ordinariate”,
he says, “and if you are
clergy bring your wife
too, you can still have
choral Evensong as
well if you want it”. Of
course life is not quite
as simple as that.
Though England like
most of the rest of
western Europe for
1500 years looked to
the Pope as the
spiritual leader of the
Church on earth, it
wasn’t always all
sweetness and light
and, of course for the
past 500 years our
history has been
caught up in the
consequences of the
Reformation. If Old
Mother Hubbard’s little
doggy had been given
the bone, we might not
have been affected by
the Reformation, the
Archbishop of
Canterbury would be a
Cardinal and the
Stuarts would be on
the throne, but it didn’t
happen like that, even
if some of us might
wish that it had.
So reconciliation
with Rome remains as
yet only an unrealised
hope. Although we
cannot just ignore our
history, nor should we
forget that Rome is still
the rock from whence
we are hewn. We are
part of the western
Church. To suppose we
can ever have unity
without the Pope, who
leads by far the largest
single body of
Christians in the world
today, is just being
unrealistic. That was
and still is the
intention of the
Anglican/Roman
Catholic International
Commission (ARCIC),
not just individual
reconciliation but the
reuniting of Churches
as a whole. This aim
was reiterated by Pope
Benedict during his
visit to this country
last year. If Canterbury
claims as it does, to be
truly a part of Christ’s
One Holy Catholic and
Apostolic Church, then
it is that same Church
which Jesus built on
Peter’s confession.
Perhaps a future
generation of children
will one day learn a
new nursery rhyme
that will tell a different
story from that of Old
Mother Hubbard,
when God in his own
good time has imparted
that unity, which is his
gift, and for which we
must continue to pray
if we are to truly serve
Christ, the Son of God.
FR VICTOR

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Pat Burton talks to
Virginia Darling
V
ariety, it has
been said, is the
spice of life –
and, if you want a bit of
the action, look no further
than the new Village
Hall. Here, the
ever-growing range of
activities is designed to
attract all ages. And if
variety of professional
experience is anything
to go by, the Hall’s new
manager, Pat Burton,
fits the bill perfectly.
Her career has
spanned a spectrum of
opportunity, chance
and excitement, making
her open to the
many diverse ideas
which have been flying
in her direction ever
since her appointment
in May. “I hope the
people of Boxgrove will
accept the hall as
theirs. It really is a
community asset,” says
Pat.
Having started her
working life as a nurse
(at Haslemere, Farnham
and Frimley Park
hospitals, involving
years of dedicated slog)
Pat was finally made
redundant. She then
tried - and failed - to
master shorthand (“all
those curves and
dots…”) following
which she re-trained in
business administration.
This was much
more up her street.
While shorthand had
eluded her, she embraced
double entry
bookkeeping with a
passion. She was employed,
briefly, by her
brother, who tutored
her in sales and marketing.
Then, during a
star-studded period
doing charity work, she
mixed with celebrities
at opposite ends of the
social scale (HRH the
Prince of Wales and the
late Princess Diana at
one end, the stars of
the Queen Vic - of
BBC’s “Eastenders”
fame - at the other).
Pat, a newcomer to
the world of showbiz,
surprised herself. This
was the memorable
time when, in the mid-
1980s, she helped organise
an extravaganza
in Hyde Park under the
auspices of the Royal
Agricultural Society.
Pat was the show’s administrator
for this
star-spangled event -
the Asda Festival of
British Food and Farming.
It was the first
time in the history of
London’s most famous
park that Rotten Row
had been closed to riders.
“There was nothing
quite like it,” says
Pat. “Every variety of
speciality food was dis-

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played in 130 acres of
Hyde Park, which was
fenced off for four days.
Needless to say, it was
important that the food
should not only be
mouth-watering to
taste but look good
too.”
A committed Christian,
Pat was brought
up in Sunderland. Surprisingly,
perhaps,
since she spent her
early years on her
grandparents’ farm,
she is also a vegetarian.
She explains: “I
gave all the animals
names…they were my
friends, so I couldn’t
consider eating them.”
Naturally not.
Talking about the
new hall, Pat, in her
excitement, barely
pauses for breath. The
words positively tumble
out. “I like seeing
people happy and
watching them have
fun. It’s the social
thing, isn’t it? Whatever
people want, we
will try to cater for.”
An effortlessly social
being herself, Pat nonetheless
also relishes
her moments of solitude.
Married for 30
years, she is now amicably
divorced and lives
alone – a state of affairs
that suits her
well.
“I really love living
alone,” she says. “My
‘ex’ is perfectly happy
without me, and he’s
got a lovely girlfriend!”
Even if this were not
so, it would be surprising
if Pat had much
time for family life: as
the hall’s manager, she
puts in long hours and
evidently enjoys every
second. She is, you
could say, seriously
wedded to her work. “I
love the hall,” she says,
fondly. “It will age like
a grand old dame, you
know. It will never be
tatty.”
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BOXGROVE GARDENING CLUB
Village Hall
Thursday 15th September
6.45 -9 pm
Speaker - Mrs Susan Maguire
Come and join us for our first meeting
For details contact
Hilary Bryan-Brown—01243 788392
JULIAN GROUP
The Boxgrove and Tangmere Julian
group meets on the second Monday of
each month at 3.15pm. Notices with
details of venue are placed on the noticeboard
in the church porch. Next meeting
12 September 2011 - He Keeps All
That Is Made (Enfolded in Love - Julian
of Norwich), St Blaise Centre, Boxgrove

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SATURDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER 2011
12 noon onwards
at the Village Sports Field
BOXGROVE
COMPANION
DOG SHOW
AND VILLAGE FÊTE
Stalls to include
Cakes and produce,
jewellery & accessories,
Bric-a-brac, books, children’s books and toys,
Face painting, tombola, raffle etc
VARIOUS SIDESHOWS
REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE ALL DAY
including barbecue and ice-cream
Proceeds to
Boxgrove Village Hall
and Boxgrove Priory
Contact
Sylvia St Aubyn Hubbard 01243 785990

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Sussex Jams & Pickles · Local Homemade Cakes, Sponges & Quiches
Award-winning Pies and Sausages · “Cook” Frozen Meals
Greetings Cards Wrapping Paper and Stationery
New Forest Ice Cream · Local Breadmaking Flours
Traditional “Weigh Out” Sweets in Jars
“If we haven’t got something just ask and we’ll try and get it.”
Local deliveries of groceries and locally grown fresh veg
Don’t forget the Café for coffee, teas, cakes and light lunches!
Tel: 01243 773201 or just pop in and see us

10 things you didn’t know about
your Churchwardens...
Mrs JC
1.Born 1940 in my grandparents’
house at Compton.
2.Went to South Africa (1946-51)
where I was immediately put into
a convent school by my father.
No one spoke English, so it was
a lonely life until I learned Afrikaans.
3.Joined the Brownies in S.A.
and Girl Guides when the family
returned to the UK.
4.Raised funds for the construction
of a tennis court at Compton
on land donated by the local
farmer. I played in the annual
tennis tournament each year and
always won it – not because I
was good but because the other
children in the village didn’t know
how to play or, indeed, the rules.
5.My mother died with leukaemia
in 1952, so I had to become head
cook and bottle washer, my older
sister taking on the role of breadwinner.
We had two younger
siblings. Father had fled to West
Africa for the duration.
6.I left school in 1955 at the age
of 15 in order to earn muchneeded
money to pay the rent
and feed the family. My sister
was earning £3.10s and I added
another £1.15s per week. What
wealth! As a family we grew all
our own vegetables, we kept a
few scraggy hens for eggs, my
brother at the age of 10 was quite
a master rabbit-catcher and I got
to skin them. We were too hungry
to be squeamish. Living in the
country, we found great richness
in the woods by way of wild fruit,
nuts and mushrooms, not forgetting
firewood. Every Saturday,
without fail, we gathered as a
family, and we enjoyed jam tarts
for tea as a reward.
7.For three years I was Sunday
School teacher at the nonconformist
chapel in West
Marden.
8.Married at 21, thinking at last
here was someone to look after
me. Wrong! By the age of 26 I
was a “has-been”. That experience
was almost as bad as being
my father’s daughter. I was not in
any hurry to repeat the exercise.
9.I was truly blessed when I left
school to meet two brothers who
happened to be dentists. They
looked after me and saw to my
training in a prosthetics laboratory,
when I was old enough, as a
dental nurse. I then became the
senior practice nurse and, later,
practice manager for 33 years.
10.The greatest blessing of all
was meeting an old infant school
friend after 24 years. We were
born within a month of each other
in villages a mile apart. On our
second date David asked me to
marry him. Guess what I said?
That’s right – within eight weeks
of the proposal we became Mr &
Mrs on Christmas Eve 1976.
Heaven! Granny told me, when I
was a little girl, that everyone has
to earn a place at table. That is
what I believe and try to do.
Mr JC
1.Yorkshireman (and loudly so!).
Born 1954 in Harrogate and
brought up in York.
2.First job was proof-reading at
the Herald Press in York
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3.Attended St Peter’s York,
AD627, oldest school in England
with a continuous history – and
joined Royal Navy in September
1972 for 34½ years before leaving
in April 2007.
4.Has translated three books
from French, for fun (Le Crabe
Tambour – Pierre Schoendoerffer;
Sire – Jean Raspail &
L’Anneau du Pecheur – Jean
Raspail (work in progress))
5.Avid reader (Lupin, Falco,
Wimsey, Alleyn, Campion, Dalgliesh,
Poirot, Marple, French etc) -
collects Penguin Crime novels
(currently has well over 120)
6.Loves walking (especially Lake
District at Easter or winter)
7.Tapestry (recently completed a
pair of Ellen McCready cushions
of two cats and currently working
on some complicated lilies – very
time consuming)
8.French interpreter
9.Holds fork lift truck driving
licence
10.Married 32 years with 3 children
(Rosalind – former WRNS
Officer and now Grad Dip in
TEFL – lecturing at Chichester
College; elder daughter, a
physiotherapist, is married, and
living in Haywards Heath; after
obtaining his MA at Durham
University son has just left Lincoln
Cathedral as bass post
graduate choral scholar and
intern on Lincoln Diocesan website
– currently ‘resting’; younger
daughter just obtained A* in
psychology A level to add to her
other 3 A levels and going to
Liverpool University in September).
THE JCS

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Village Hall—What’s On
SEPTEMBER Large Hall Small Hall
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1400-1630-Glee Club/
Baby Ballet
1800-2000—Dancing at
Boxgrove
1030-1130—Yoga
Moments
1130-1230 -Pilates (not
5th)
20th—1930-2130—
Chichester Beekeepers
1900-2100—Fencing
Club
Thursday 0945-1030—
Toddlebops
1100-1200—Extend
1900-2000—Zumba
0900-1300—
Bumblebees
0900-1300—
Bumblebees
0900-1300—
Bumblebees
0900-1300—
Bumblebees
15th—1900-2100—
Gardening Club
Friday 0900-1300—
Bumblebees
Saturday
Sunday
Medical
Centre
0900-1100—
Surgery
0900-1100—
Surgery
2nd—Wedding
9th—Wedding
3rd—Wedding
10th—Wedding
24th—Village Fête and
Dog Show
4th—Private function
11th—Wedding; Private
Function
Pat Burton— manager.bvh@gmail.com (01243 788332)
August 200 Club winners:
£
1st Barry Jackson 180-00
2nd John Woolgar 108-00
3rd John Luffingham 57-60
4th John Walburgh 14-40
Last month's draw, which took place
Boxgrove 200 Club
on Wed 10th August at The Anglesey
Arms, was conducted by Steve
Johnson.
Sophie and I are looking for someone
to take over the running of the 200
(Continued on page 17)

Turkey & Apricot Bake
M
att Hughes-Short is unmissable.
Six foot five inches tall,
and slender, he wears a sunny
smile, come rain or shine. Aged 20, he is
also a perfect advertisement for the fitand-healthy
lifestyle that, as an athletics
coach, he promotes. Matt, along with
part-time colleague Callum Murray, is a
front-of-house worker at Boxgrove Village
Stores, where the pair are to be found
behind the counter at weekends. At Boxgrove
Stores, locally grown fruit and veg
vie with chocolate, biscuits and homemade
cakes for customer attention. But
it’s the healthy options that get Matt’s
vote. Matt writes: “My Mum cooks this.
She first made it for my Gran’s 75 th
birthday in 1998, and it’s been popular
at home ever since. We eat it with fresh
carrots and fresh peas, or green beans.
But it’s also nice with rice or a salad, or
a jacket potato in the winter.”
Turkey and Apricot Bake
Ingredients
454g chopped, uncooked turkey
25g plain flour
Freshly ground black pepper
3 tbsps olive oil with a hint of garlic
1 bunch of spring onions, chopped
150g dried apricots, chopped
300ml semi-skimmed milk
75g half-fat matured cheddar cheese,
grated
Topping
40g fresh wholemeal breadcrumbs
25g half-fat matured cheddar cheese,
grated
2 tbsps freshly chopped parsley
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Method
Pre-heat oven to gas mark 5/190C/375F
Coat turkey in the flour, seasoned with
the pepper. Heat the oil in a saucepan,
preferably non-stick. Cook the turkey
for 2-3 mins, stirring continually until
sealed. Stir in the onions and apricots,
then add the milk. Cook for a further 2-
3 mins, stirring until thickened and
smooth. Then stir in 75g cheese and
transfer mixture to an ovenproof dish.
Mix together breadcrumbs, most of the
parsley, and the remaining cheese.
Sprinkle over the top.
Bake in pre-heated oven for 15 mins.
For extra crispy topping place under hot
grill for 1-2 mins. Garnish with parsley
and serve with veg.
Serves 4
400 cals, 16g fat per serving
If you have a favourite recipe that you would like to share,
e-mail it to the Editor and say why it means something
special to you.
Club. We feel that we do not have
enough time to do it justice as our
business is taking an increasing
amount of our time. Anyone who has
a few spare hours a month and would
like to do something positive for both
the new village hall and the village
itself, please give Sophie a call on
07799 767886. The next draw will be
at The Anglesey Arms on 14
September. See you there!
SOPHIE AND MELISSA BROOKS

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Boxgrove W.I.
1919-2011
M
embers were
busy in August
often
not on W.I. business
but their own summer
activities. People were
travelling to Russia,
Norway, France and
many venues in England.
Grandchildren
were born, courses
were attended, gardens
tidied up and
produce stored for the
winter. Members are
always finding different
activities to do.
Yet four members
found time to attend a
quiz afternoon at
North Mundham.
They tried very hard
to answer the questions
in the different
categories and they
did so in good spirits
and were pleased with
their score.
On the usual meeting
afternoon one
member who lives in
Apuldram opened her
large garden and pro-
The W.I. meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 2.15pm
at the New Village Hall
Lunch Club on the third Wednesday each month 12pm.
Book Groups meet on the fourth Wednesday each month—morning
group at 10.30am and the evening group at 7.30pm
vided a superb tea of
scones and cream and
a variety of home
made cakes. Members
gazed in wonder at
the vegetable garden
and were delighted to
be able to buy some of
the produce. The
vegetable garden was
in a walled area which
provided a warm and
sheltered spot where
everything grew in
profusion. A fig tree
overhung the path
alongside pear and
apple trees. A variety
of different tomato
plants were grown
both in the garden
and the greenhouse.
Luckily the snakes
were not in evidence.
By the time you read
this members hope to
have gone plum picking
in Worthing, a
week earlier than
planned, as this year’s
plum crop is very
early.
Next meeting 14 September
Agony Aunts, Corsets
and Warming Suppers
by Mrs Elizabeth
Bridges
New Members are always
welcome
Morning Book
Group
Wednesday 28 th September,
10:30 am
Discussion Leader:
Pat Gibson
Venue: Thyme Cottage
The Street
Book: A Long Way
Down by Nick Hornby
Evening Book
Group
Wednesday 28 th September,
7.30pm
Discussion Leader: Jo
Gavigan
Venue: 3 Priory Close
Book: The Boy in
Striped Pyjamas by
John Boyne
JILL DIPPLE

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Chichester Bridge Club
LEARN TO PLAY
BRIDGE
Beginners & Returners/ Improvers Classes
Starting in Autumn
Telephone: 01243 374960
E-mail: Vicki_king@btinternet.com
CaTjS Catering
Outside Catering
from a sandwich to a Pig
BBQs-Braais-Buffets-Paella BBQs-
Outside Bars-Dinner Parties-
Kids Parties-Discos
Free Quotation for any Event
Contact Charles or Traci on 07578148839
Ride + Stride
Saturday, 10th September 2011
9 am – 6 pm
Walkers, cyclists, equestrians, wheelchair users, Visitor Registrars (in the
Priory). Visit Sussex churches, many of which are not usually open, and
raise money for the Sussex Historic Churches Trust and Boxgrove Priory.
Sponsor forms and information available at the back of
the Priory or from Jane Hald (Telephone 01243 780044)
SAINT BLAISE
CENTRE
The newly redecorated Saint Blaise
Centre is available for hire at very
reasonable rates. Comfortable
environment with fully equipped
kitchen.
Enquiries/bookings
Jean Collyer
01243 773661
GENTLEMEN’S CLUB
VILLAGE HALL
27th October
12.30 for 1 pm lunch
Applications to attend to Henry Potter,
527312
E-mail henryandchristine@yahoo.co.uk
£20.00 and, as before, bring your own (liquid) refreshments
(this obviates the need to apply for a
licence)

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Seated Exercise Classes
Coming to Village Hall
Free Talk & Taster Session
Thursday 29 th September
2011 at 11am
I
t’s not all Cuts, Cuts, and more
Cuts! West Sussex County
Council Wellbeing Grants
Programme in partnership with
Extend is supporting seated
exercise classes at Boxgrove Village
Hall for people 60 years young (or
thereabouts).
Extend provides gentle and fun
exercise to music classes. A session
typically includes warm -ups,
stretches, and foot, hand and arm
exercises, often with equipment like
balls, hoops, batons and scarves.
Most exercises are seated, but there
can be some standing work too,
depending on ability. It is hoped that
Seated Exercise To Music
At Boxgrove Village Hall
* FREE TASTER SESSION *
Thursday 29th September 2011-
11am
Just come along or
ring Hannah for details
07792 421621
k.hannah.groups@gmail.com
See Fab Website at www.extend.org
Subsidised by WSCC Prevention &
Wellbeing Grants Programme
Advertisement Feature
the Boxgrove group will develop a
social side in addition to the core
activity of increasing mobility and
fitness for its members.
There are 9 places remaining at the
subsidised rate of £2.50 per session
(Class strictly max = 15) and classes
are planned for two terms in the
first instance.
Please contact Hannah Carver
on 07792 421621 / email
k.hannah.groups@gmail.com for
further information & /or to
book your place.
Or just come along to a FREE
‘Talk & Taster’ Session on
Thursday 29 th September at
11am. Hannah will explain more
about what is involved and
demonstrate some exercises.
Hannah is professionally qualified,
fully insured, CRB checked, holds a
First Aid certificate and guarantees
a warm welcome to all.
Further information at website at
www.extend.org

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an evening of ‘Trad Jazz’
Boxgrove Priory
Boxgrove
Saturday 8th October 2011
7.30pm-9.30pm
Tickets
£10.00 (Members)
£12.50 (Non-members)
(to include a glass of wine and light refreshments in the interval
Available from
The Secretary, Cowlsip Cottage, Dairy Lane, Maudlin,
Chichester PO18 0PE
Registered Charity No. 1104062

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SOUTHDOWN PEST CONTROL
PAUL BRONITT
07767 690500
3 Crouch Cross Lane
Boxgrove
West Sussex
PO18 0EF
Wasp Nests and all other Flying and Crawling Insects
Rats, Mice, Moles, Rabbits and Foxes
Deer Advisory Service

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wannop fox staffurth & bray solicitors
Est 1882
HAVE YOU MADE A WILL?
As well as Wills our specialists can advise on
*Trusts *Probate *Powers of Attorney
*Inheritance Tax Planning *Court of Protection *Tax advice
Home visits available.
Contact our highly regarded Private Client Department on 01243 778844
South Pallant House, Chichester PO19 1TH
KEVIN HOLLAND
FUNERAL SERVICE
Independent Family Business
24 Hour Personal Service
Private Chapel of Rest
Parking Available
Golden Charter Pre‐Paid Funeral Plans
Arrangements may be made from the comfort of your own home
246 Chichester Road
Bognor Regis
PO21 5BA
Tel: 01243 868630
www.kevinholland.co.uk
plumbed
t: 01243 538796
m: 07748 634261
(James)
www.wellplumbed.co.uk
• Baths
• Showers
• Basins
• Toilets
• Taps
• Radiators
General Domestic Plumbing
• Cisterns
• Cylinders
• Hot & Cold Water
• Central Heating
• Supply & Fit or Fit Only
• Repairs & Maintenance

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HOME RENOVATIONS
Boxgrove area
Interior & exterior decoration,
design service, brickwork,
flat packs erected,
excellent references.
Telephone: Tim Hamilton
Tel: 01243 779931 Mob: 07899 943137
Email: tim@timhamiltonassociates.com
4 PAWS
DOG GROOMING SERVICE
CLIPPING - HANDSTRIPPING - NAILS -
BATHING
WEEKEND APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE
LOCAL COLLECT AND RETURN SERVICE
Tel 01243 773377 (evenings)
OR 079693 15537 (daytime)
HOME CLEANING
Boxgrove area
Realiable cleaning service at
very competitive rates.
‘One offs’ or contract, individual
items even local yachts & boats!
Excellent references.
Telephone Tim or Helen Hamilton
01243 779931
Email: tim@timhamiltonassociates.com
CAR TROUBLE?
Vehicle repairs—diagnostics—servicing—MOT tests—valeting—
bodywork—car sales
Full workshop facilities
Vehicles collected from
and delivered to your door in Boxgrove
and surrounding areas.
Courtesy car if required.
Prompt, friendly and reliable service
Bill Walker
01730 810078—07885 944135

Est. 1985
MARTIN SEWELL BUILDERS LTD
Professional & Reliable Principal Contractor
Feasibility costing and fully itemised tendering entails no charge
Past projects
• Chichester Cathedral - Works to 13 th Century Chantry - As Featured in Chichester Observer
• WSCC Approved Contractor – Works to local primary and secondary schools
• High quality private new builds, extensions etc. – exemplary works have featured in House & Garden
Magazine and She Magazine
Tel: 01243 542056
email:martin@msbuilders.co.uk
wwww.msbuilders.co.uk
Are you reluctant to use kennels, or feel you are
imposing on family and friends?
We offer a one to one, home from home, pet sitting
service where your dog is suitably matched with and
cared for in a home environment by our dog loving host
families.
If you are interested in using the service or in becoming a HOST FAMILY
please ring Jill on: 01243 582726 or email at
jill.seaman@barkingmad.uk.com

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Out and About
SMALL ADS
is tailored to suit your needs for
• Trips to the supermarket, garden centre or shopping
• Accompanied visits to hospital, doctor, dentist, solicitor, etc
• Trips to the airport: Gatwick £40, Southampton £35, Stansted £95
Reasonable rates · Advance booking only · Gratuities not accepted · Registered Private Hire Vehicle.
Contact Guy Hald, 39 Priors Acre, Boxgrove. Tel 01243 780044
ANDYMAN
DIY, PLUMBING, ODD JOBS
No job too small
FREE QUOTES & CALL OUT
7 DAYS A WEEK
Qualified & Fully Insured
ALWAYS HAPPY TO HELP
Tel: 07973 593578
Locally based in Boxgrove
Ivan M Jones
Experienced local Blacksmith, Welder & Fabricator and
Agricultural engineer
Halnaker, Chichester, PO18 0QL
Tel. 01243 531977
Email: theoldstore4@aol.com
www.theoldstoreguesthouse.co.uk
◦ Quality accommodation in
double, twin, family and single
en-suite rooms.
◦ Choice of delicious breakfasts
◦ Car park and garden.
◦ Recommended in the
Good Hotel Guide.
◦ B&B from £30 per person.
Blacksmith · Fabricator · All Welding ·
Railings, Gates, All Garden Furniture to
Requirements · Trailers Built to
Specification & Repairs · Agricultural
Equipment Built and Repaired
For a free quote or advice please contact
Ivan on 01243 641497 or 07775 124843
EXEC CARS
Reliable airport car service
Large, comfortable saloon cars
Gatwick £50 Heathrow £58
Tel: 01243 372862

SMALL ADS
YOGA
BOXGROVE VILLAGE HALL
TUESDAY
at 10.30 from 6 th September
Find out more at
www.yogamoment.co.uk
or call me on 01243 537181
The Log Man
Quality Hardwood
Seasoned Logs
Prompt & Reliable
Service
Tel: 01243 780386
Mob: 0780 3070191
Chiropodist
Telephone No 01243 784703
Ray Boniface
Plumbing and Heating
Specialist in repair,
replacement and alteration
Taps, toilets, basins,
showers, radiators etc.
01243 575136
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Marie Tidswell
M.S.S.Ch. M.B.Ch.A.
HPC Registered
Home visiting in the Chichester area
E & W CONTRACTORS
Tarmacadam
Tar & Chippings
Block paving
Digger hire
All building work
ELI
FRANKHAM
T: 01798 861392
M: 07754 835776
ClearMyWaste
0800 002 9545
Nationwide
Free Quotations
House/Garden Clearance
Office/Warehouse Clearance
Trade/Waste Recycling Junk Removals
Environment
Agency
Tel: 01243 781819
www.asapremovals.co.uk

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Sunday, 28th August 2011
TENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
8.00am—Holy Communion
9.30am—Solemn Mass (Fr Victor)
11.00am—Sunday School (SBC)
11.15am—Parish Mass (Fr Ian)
Services for the coming month
Daily Mass in the Priory - Monday—8.00am
(9.00am on Bank Holidays); Tuesday—10.00am
(with a Short Homily and followed by coffee);
Wednesday—8.00am; Thursday—7.00pm; Friday—
12 noon; Saturday—8.00am and 6.00pm (which
counts for Sunday communion). Confessions heard
by appointment.
Sunday, 4th September 2011
ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
8.00am—Holy Communion
9.30am—Solemn Mass (Fr Ian)
11.00am—Sunday School (SBC)
11.15am—Parish Mass (Fr Ian)
Sunday, 11th September 2011
TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
8.00am—Holy Communion
9.30am—Solemn Mass (Fr Ian)
11.00am—Sunday School (SBC)
11.15am—Parish Mass (Fr Ian)
Sunday, 18th September 2011
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER
TRINITY
8.00am—Holy Communion
9.30am—Solemn Mass (Fr Herman
Annis)
11.00am—Sunday School (SBC)
11.15am—Parish Mass (Fr Ian
6.30pm—Choral Evensong (sung by
Vocali)
Sunday, 25th September 2011
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER
TRINITY
8.00am—Holy Communion
9.30am—Solemn Mass (Fr Victor)
11.00am—Sunday School (SBC)
11.15am—Parish Mass (Fr Ian)
Sunday, 2nd October 2011
HARVEST FESTIVAL (FIFTEENTH
SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY)
8.00am—Holy Communion
10.00am—Solemn Mass (Fr Ian)
6.30—Choral Evensong followed by
Harvest Supper in the Priory
DATE FOR DIARY - HARVEST FESTIVAL SUPPER
Sunday 2nd October after Choral Evensong
Saint Blaise Centre
Jacob’s Join—details in Priory and on website shortly
Reflexions
Ladies’ Health and Beauty Therapy Clinic
NEW Indian Facial Rejuvenation, Reflexology, Indian Head Massage,
Waxing, Manicure, Pedicure, Non-invasive hair removal, Annemarie Borlind
Facial Treatment (New Organic Skin Care)
Thermo-Auricular Therapy (Hopi Ear Candling), Gift Vouchers Available
For more information or an appointment call Pam on Fontwell (01243) 814648
Ladies Only “Beauty on the outside comes from the inside” Local Authority Registered