November - St Boniface Church

THE TWO­MINUTE INTERVIEWIf you had a motto, what wouldit be?She who dares wins, or whatgoes around comes around.It’s a celebrity beer call. Whomwould you like to invite?Edward Cullen from Twilight,Errol Douglas, the most soulfulhairstylist ever, and my friendDebs Shields, because shewould never forgive me if I lefther out, knowing that EdwardCullen was there.What would you call yourautobiography?It’s all about ME.Suzanne Badder runs The Salon in Bunbury.She opened her business above Tilly’s coffeeshop in March 2008 and has not looked backsince. Today she journeys from her home inMeadowbank near Whitegate almost every dayto Bunbury where she works alongside anotherexperienced stylist, a physiotherapist, achiropodist and a beautician. If you’ve not visitedThe Salon, you might have seen Suzanne infancy dress on Village Day .Here she tells the Link what makes her tick ...SuzanneWhat was your first job?I used to work at Fine Fare forthose who are old enough toremember Fine Fare.BadderWhat would you change aboutBunbury, if you could?Provide the older children andteenagers with more activitiesand things to do in the village sothat Mum and Dad don’t have tooperate a taxi service.What is your biggest regret?I regret not going for my auditionat Manchester Polytechnic in1989. The nerves got the betterof me. I always wanted to be inCorrie, and I am very envious asmy friend Claire Calbraith wentand is now in Downton Abbey. Ialways now say to people of anyage to follow their dreams or theywill regret it in the future.If you were granted one wish,what would it be?For my dad to be well again andall my friends and family to behappy. Oops is that two wishes?What is the one thing thatpeople would be surprised tolearn about you?I was part of a convoy carryingaid to Bosnia during the 1991-1993 war. I drove a seven-tonlorry with my dad (I was 19). Wecarried medical aid andnecessities to hospitals andrefugee camps.We used to travel with theInternational Rotarians fromCardiff after raising funds all yearround. In all I I went five times. Itwas a very harrowingexperience, but those trips havemade me the kind of person I amtoday.What would you like to achievemost over the next 12 months?To continue to be what I am goodat - hairdressing and listening.What is your favourite placeand why?Treaddur Bay, Anglesey. Apeaceful place with fabulousviews, and many childhoodmemories.How would you spendyour ideal weekend?My weekend starts on a Saturdayevening when I enjoy a bottle ofwine and sit in front of the TVwith my feet up. Sunday isperfect with a roast followed by alovely walk down the lanes whereI live with my 3 dogs. It’s bliss.As Rick plans to leave Bunbury to reflect, PCC looks to the futureVillagers put faith insearch for a new vicarLEAVING BUNBURY: The PCC iscurrently seeking a replacementfor vicar Rick Gates who is retiringon 31 Decemberwww.stbonifacebunbury.org.ukTHE search for a new vicar for StBoniface Church is on.It is hoped Rick Gates’ replacementwill be chosen within a fewmonths of him retiring on 31 December.“The process can take a longtime,” said treasurer JohnMason. “But we are ahead of thegame because Rick gave us along notice period.”Although the vacancy has yet tobe advertised, it is now wellknown that the position will soonbecome available.“We expect there will be quite alot of interest in the position bothfrom within and outside of thediocese,” said John. “Whowouldn't want to be vicar here?”Rick, 65, announced his retirementin the August/Septemberedition of the Link.He said, he wanted to ‘reflect,regroup and hopefully renew’.If a woman is appointed vicar ofSt Boniface, it will be a first forBunbury. But many will knowthat women clergy are nostranger to the church.The Rev’d Jane Stephenson,who now preaches at Tilston,served as Rick’s curate for manymonths and the Rev’d AlexSanders has occasionally stoodin for Rick.The diocese formally asked thetwo parish church councils – inBunbury and Tilstone Fearnall –to meet about a month ago to puttogether a description of bothparishes and the job on offer.Each council now has to choosetwo representatives who will beinvolved – along with the Bishop- in choosing the new vicar.A patron of the benefice – inBunbury’s case it will be the Haberdashers– will also be involvedin selecting the best man – orwoman – for the job.Rick is barred by law from havinga say in finding a successor.If they cannot agree on an appointmentwithin nine months,then the Archbishop will beasked to choose.3

Oktoberfest, Bunbury Village HallGuten abend is had by all at the OktoberfestSOMETIMES, Bunbury seessome unusual sights.If you were in the village onthe evening of 8 October, youmay have been forgiven inthinking that you had strayedinto downtown Munich as thesounds of oompah music andGerman song strayed from thevillage hall.In fact, this was the Bayern-Bunbury Oktoberfest, featuringthe magnificent KlausEncounters Oompah Band.Storyteller unearths some fascinating factsTales of theunexpectedIT seems there is a lot more toBunbury than one first imagines.And who better to reveal someof its fascinating secrets thanmaster storyteller Johnny Gillett.He has been researching thelife of John P Mellor, a successfultrader who bought Mayfield onthe corner of Whitchurch Roadand Peckforton Road in BunburyHeath.Mellor’s plan was to develop thehouse with a view to moving inwith his staff – a maid, one cook,one coachman, one groom and awoman named Elizabeth.“All we know is that Elizabethwas 38, black and unmarried,”said Johnny.She was also employed as hishousekeeper which was exwww.stbonifacebunbury.org.ukMore than 100 guests filled thevillage hall, many of themdressed in lederhosen or dirndlto be entertained by the band(featuring Herr Dean and HerrCrotty), to sing 'Ein Prosit', todrink a (small) amount ofspecially imported Bavarianbeer, and to enjoy the excellentmeal of wurst, kartoffeln,sauerkraut and rot kohl, expertlyprepared by Herr and Frau vonWaddington. There were partygames too - the sight of Barontremely rare. “It was virtually unheardof for a black woman tohold such a high position in a Victorianhousehold,” said Johnny.“It was certainly not the work of aslave.”Johnny has just finished anothermonth telling stories of the BlackHistory of Cheshire.Last month was officially BlackHistory Month in Britain andsought to redress the balancewhere the heroes of our sharedBritish history have often beenshown as white.“People of African origin havebeen living in these islands, andhad positions of leadership sinceRoman times,” said Johnny. “Butsadly most of our Cheshire storiesof the black community are notvon Peyton trying to inflate aballoon using a pump on whichhe was sitting was one whichhas scarred many.It was indeed an excellent, andunusual, night and many thanksare due to all those involved inthe event, including Graf undGrafin Mulcahy, Herzog undHerzogin Everton und OberstMunro for their help.The event raised £550 forTarporley High School’s sportsdepartment.happy ones, with slavery beingvery much linked to the salttrade.” However, one of Johnny’sfavourite stories surrounds theAfrican prince, Warabo, who isburied at St Laurence’s Church,Frodsham.He was the son of the King ofOpobo (now part of Nigeria), KingJaja, who began life as a slave tohis own chief.However, Jaja proved himself tobe clever and resourceful, andeventually became the king of hisown people.Under his leadership, his peopleprospered, trading in palm oil,which was used in soap manufacturing.Jaja dealt directly with Liverpooland knew of schooling in the area.BishopPeter’sdate inCalveleyTHE BISHOP of Chesterwill attend a special serviceat Calveley Church thismonth.The Right Rev’d Dr PeterForster will join the choralevensong at 4.30pm onSunday 20 November tohelp celebrate thecentenary of the reorderingof the church by the deKnoop family.The family enlarged andrefurbished it in 1911,making use of an old coachhouse to provide a largeroom – now the vestry – tobe used by the choir andmembers of the clergy.It was at that time that themain body of the church –thought to have once beena threshing barn – was alsorenovated.The plaster was removedfrom the ceiling to exposethe beams, a dado of oakpanelling was addedthroughout, and the piecede resistance was a richlywrought oak screenmarking the entrance to thechancel. The organ wasalso rebuilt and the stainedglass windows wereinstalled by Messrs. Powellof Whitefriars in London.Calveley was so proud ofits newly refurbished churchthat tickets were sold for thegrand re-opening on 10November 1911. Theservice on Sunday 20November to celebrate thecentenary of these grandachievements is free to all.Therefore, he sent his young sonto attend the Manor HouseSchool in Frodsham.Sadly, Prince Warabo, who waswell loved by the local people andwas an avid cricketer, died ofpneumonia, after insisting onplaying his favourite sport in therain. The whole village was upsetby the loss and insisted thatWarabo was buried amongstthem in a very modest grave.Jaja was very soon deposed bythe British in their takeover ofWest Africa and exiled to CapeVerde, never to return to Opoboalive.7

News from CalveleyGoodtimes atCalveleyCALVELEY had a mostsuccessful service incelebration of theharvest festival.The singing was led bySt Boniface Churchchoir.The church was onceagain beautifullydecorated by a teamunder Jenny Brooks. Itreally did look veryattractive.We have some work tobe done following theQuinquennial inspection,but nothing which lookstoo expensive.We look forward to TheFriends of CalveleyChurch gettingunderway again insupport of these andother schemes.Our next big event is achoral evensong at4.30pm on Sunday 20November at CalveleyChurch to celebrate thecentenary of thereordering of our smallchurch by the de Knoopfamily in 1911.We would love to seeyou there.PICTURE SPECIAL ­ Messy Church, St BonifaceWHY JOIN?From Page OneDavid Cox, from the Yew Tree Innin Bunbury, provided the beer tohelp reflect God’s bounteous harvest.Chris Jones organised several energeticgames, including a humansnakes and ladders game basedon the Creation story from Genesis.Members of the congregationsplatted the rat to save the harvest,visualised their prayers in ‘praydough’, bobbed for apples andmade beaded friendship bracelets.“There was something to suiteveryone,” said Joy.Sue Melia assisted the grapetreaders to show the fruits of theirlabours in a footprint frieze andbanner. The frieze, which hadbeen laid down the aisle, was usedduring the worship, when everyonewas encouraged to add a pebble toit with a silent prayer.During the service youth workerand birthday girl Kim Beswick tolda story and led the singing.After the service, the catering teamdished up a lovely spread which includeda birthday cake that hadbeen made especially for Kim.As the event came to a close, oneof the youngest children was overheardto ask her mum: ‘When ischurch going to be messy again?’The answer is 15 January.8John Ellis

News from St Jude’sWherehas theyear gone?HAVING FUN: A host of activitieswere organised as part of MessyChurch to bring the people closer toGod ... and organisers said itappeared to have worked wondersIT’S November already.It's hard to believe that theyear that we hailed as the‘New Year’ is looking decidedlytatty.As some poet or other said:it's a time of 'mists and mellowfruitfulness'.But all it means is that we areall a year older.It has certainly been a fruitfulyear.Never have we had such acrop of apples, enough togladden Mr W Tell's heart, butwould, no doubt, worry hisson.That said, Bonfire Night issomething to look forward toowhen Mr Fawkes goes on thefire.Hero or villain - depending onyour point of view - he mustbe the biggest mug in history.When they said: 'it's all rightmate, they’ll never catch you',they did and it wasn't his ideain the first place.Operation Christmas Child ishere again when we areasked to fill a shoebox with aselection of small gifts suitablefor a boy or girl.This is the same as in previousyears. However there willbe more information inchurch.St Jude's Christmas fayrethis year will be held on Saturday26 November at 2pm.Come and start your Christmasshopping with us. Whoknows - you might meet FatherChristmas.Our friend and PCC secretaryAnn Posnet has not beentoo well of late. All at churchsend their best wishes for aspeedy recovery. Please rememberAnn in your prayers.On 27 September the funeralof Harry Mitchell took place atSt Jude’s. May Harry rest inpeace and rise in glory.Bob Gardner

As a boy, he often went fishing with actor Henry FondaFAMILY MAN: Henry with David Simpson, Thelma, Ken, Lynette Simpson, Garvin, GemmaHaynes, Josh and Gabrielle CowleyHenry’s10legacylives onHENRY Haynes was a characterwho packed so much into his life.He was born on Christmas Eve1924 in London, and was the oldestof four children.The family grew up in London,Henry only moving first toGarstang and then to Tarporleyto be closer to his daughter,Lynette, and her family whenthey settled here.In the late ‘20s and early ‘30s,Henry’s father established acatering agency supplying helpto the film industry, which led tothe Haynes children often appearingas film extras.Henry was to be seen in filmssuch as "The Life of Don Juan"with Douglas Fairbanks, "Drakeof England" with MathiesonLang, "Things to Come" withRaymond Massey, "Fire overEngland" with Flora Robson and"Wings of the Morning" withHenry Fonda.Henry struck up a friendshipwith ‘Hank’ Fonda as the two enjoyedfishing together.Henry left school at 14 in early1939.One of his first jobs was at theAscot Gas Water Heater makingmunitions.At 18, Henry was called up forNational Service in the RoyalNavy, and in 1942 served as anEngine Room Artificer stationedat the naval dockyard in Alexandria,Egypt.After returning to the UK, hewas demobbed in 1946.Henry met his wife-to-be Eileen,who had come over from Ireland,in Neasden.They married in 1952 and setup home in Harlesden, London,where their children, Lynette,Maureen and Kevin, were born.The family later moved to Harrowwhere Gemma was born athome, delivered by Henry himself.Henry worked in engineeringall his life as a machinist,skilled toolmaker and later becamea company director in ThePower Tool Company.A notable achievement was thedevelopment of the ‘Moskito’speedboat, a forerunner of themodern jet-ski.Henry made the news testingthis boat on the Thames.As reported in the EveningStandard, he was stopped by theriver police for speeding.Sadly Eileen died in 1975 leavingHenry and the family devastated.Four years later, however,Henry was delighted to becomea grandfather for the first timeand eventually had eight grandchildrenand two great grandchildren.He fulfilled his role as granddad,not only in the usual wayssuch as babysitting and attendingschool events but by makingfancy dress costumes andschool projects, all designed andbuilt with engineering precision.Henry was most happy on familyholidays spent caravanning inSussex and Ireland and in a cottageon the beach at Rock inCornwall, and enjoyed fishingand gardening, which became apart-time job after he retired.Henry loved having his familyaround him particularly at Christmaswhen he organised theevent with characteristic precision.This usually began about Septemberover a drink in the RisingSun.Henry will be missed by all thefamily but leaves many specialmemories for them to treasure.Son’stributeto DadFAMILY and friends gatheredat St Boniface Churchon Friday 7 October to givethanks for the life of Thomas(Tom) Kay, a Bunbury manwho was loved and admiredby all who knew him.His sons, Simon andJames, paid a moving tributeto their much-loved father,a man who ‘never gaveup, never took no for an answerand who stood up forwhat he believed in’.A wonderful role model forhis sons, Tom relished achallenge, whether it waslandscaping his own gardenor crafting the furniture fortheir home.Tom loved the water andhe leaves his family withmany memories of happytimes, particularly thosespent on holidays by thesea.He will be much missed byall who knew him and ourthoughts go out to his familyat this time.

Family tributeto a finemother-in-lawA GREAT grandmother, who spent her lifehelping others, has been laid to rest at AudlemCemetery.Kathleen Vera Wright, who was 86, wasgiven a fine send-off at Lightwood GreenMethodist Chapel near Audlem.During the service, which was conductedby Pastor Ron Page, her eldest daughterMary’s husband paid tribute to his motherin-law.“You will all have heard various comediansmake jokes about the dreaded Mother-inlaw,”John Thomasson told mourners. “Butmy Mother-in law was the dearest kindestperson you could ever wish to meet.”Kathleen Johnson was born on 5 February1925 to George and Cecilia Johnson atWell House Farm, Marchamley, near Hodnet.She was one of eight children havingthree brothers and four sisters, and theirbirths were spread over about 20 years, inan era where in large families the eldestchildren helped to rear the youngest .She attended Marchamley PrimarySchool, until the family moved to CooleLane Farm, Audlem, where she used towalk to Sound Primary School every day.After leaving school Kath went to work forArthur and Mildred Huntbach at KinseyHeath.When elder sister Madge got married,Kath returned home to help her mother andfather.Kath met her future husband, ArchieWright, when he was visiting his brotherwho farmed next door to her parents atCoole Lane.They were married in 1949 and started lifetogether on the family farm at Rope Bank,Audlem, where Kath looked after Archieand father-in-law Thomas.Their first daughter Mary was born in 1951followed by Jane in 1953.The following year they bought WoodworthGreen Farm, Bunbury, and in 1959 daughterGill was born.Kath spent many happy years at WoodworthGreen farm helping Archie and lookingafter the family and tending to herpoultry.“When they first moved there, there wasno mains electric,” said John.“Mary remembers her mother having tolight Tilley lamps every night for the house,shippons and poultry sheds.”As Mary, Jane and Gill developed into at-www.stbonifacebunbury.org.uktractive young women, Kath had to copewith a string of male admirers.“I remember when Mary eventually built upthe courage to invite me in to meet her parents,”said John.“I was given the customary cup of tea,cheese and tomato sandwiches followedby her super sponge cake and apple pie.”At that time John did not like cheese.“I dare not refuse the supper for fear of offendingKath,” said John. “But after fiveyears of courtship, I got quite fond ofcheese.”John was the first to attempt to woo andmarry their eldest daughter Mary, followedby Roger who married Jane and then Neilwho married Gill.“Neil, Roger and I could not have had abetter mother-in-Law,” said John.In time along came the grandchildrenJoanne, Robert, Stevie, Maria, Mark andTom.In 1992 Kath and Archie retired to theirbungalow in Bunbury Lane, Bunbury,where Kath nursed Archie until his death in1999.After Archie’s death Kath enjoyed her firstfreedom from family commitments, andwas able to pursue her interests in thechapel and Bunbury fellowship. She wasalso a member of the Wednesday club andthe WRVS.“I think she did baking for most of the olderpeople in Bunbury,” said John.“And any visitor was made very welcome,as long as they would join her for tea andcakes.”In 2009 Kath joined Gill and Neil at Woolfall,Hankelow, to enjoy her final years.Among the regular visitors was greatgrandson Bertie.Sadly due to ill health, Kath’s planned staywith Gill was cut short and she moved to StCatherine’s to receive special nursing.Whilst in St Catherine’s her second greatgrandson Alex was born and she was asproud of him as all the rest of the grandchildren.“We will all remember Kath for her kindnessand hard work,” said John.“She would always put others’ needs beforeher own. You would never hear hermoan or complain, even at the end whenher ailments were terribly distressing.”“If only the world was made up of all peoplelike her.”Your chanceto say itin lights ...A TREE in the grounds of St BonifaceChurch will once again be lit up in the runupto Christmas.Villagers are invited to dedicate a white lightin memory of a loved one or to mark animportant event such as a birthday, awedding or a special anniversary.In return, all the church asks for - nicely, ofcourse - is a £5 donation to help raise fundsfor its upkeep.“The Tree of Lights has become somethingof a tradition in Bunbury now,” said treasurerJohn Mason.The Christmas lights are switched onduring the evening of the Christingleservice.If you would like to sponsor a light, pleasefill in this form.I would like a light on the tree to celebrate:Please give details ...................................................................................................I would like to donate (£5 minimum) ....... I would like to Gift Aid my donation toBunbury PCC (registered charity no. 1133106).To be able to gift aid your donation you must pay anamount of income tax and/or capital gains tax in the taxyear that is at least equal to the amount of tax that willbe reclaimed on your gift (25p per £1 donated). If youpay income tax at a higher rate, you must include allyour Gift Aid donations on your self assessment tax returnif you want to receive the additional tax relief.Title: ...... Initials: ...........Surname: .......................Home address: ..................................................... Postcode......................................Signature: Date: Tick box for an entry in the Book ofLights.Please send this form with your cheque,payable to Bunbury PCC, to: Jill Robey, 1Manor Cottage, School Lane, Bunbury,CW6 9NR. For further details please callJill on 01829 26008111

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Letters...Christianityis built onworkingtogether‘IT is the weak man who urgescompromise - never thestrong man.’I wasn’t sure that your choiceof quote (see above) shouldhave been on a Christianpublication such as the parishLink.Too many people have theview that religious folk arefundamentalist die-hards whoare unwilling to listen toothers’ experiences, toowilling to marginalize thosewho do not conform.However, Christianity is builton reaching out and workingtogether.In the book of Isaiah, Godsays “Come now, let usreason together” and Jesustells us in Matthew’s Gospel tomove on from “an eye for aneye, a tooth for a tooth” to“love your enemy and pray forthose who persecute you.”Jesus replaces anuncompromising cry forperceived justice with thereminder that those who hurtus are human too – in need oflove and our prayers.Perhaps we could adaptHubbard’s quote to say: “It isthe wise man who urgescompromise – never thefoolish man.”Sadly Hubbard cannot tell uswhat he meant. He diedaboard the Lusitania when itwas torpedoed through thecommands of someuncompromising, strong men.JOHNNY GILLETTBunburyParents shouldlead by exampleI felt I had to write afterreading the GrumpyGargoyle’s column in lastmonth’s Link.The other day I was on myway to work when I passed awww.stbonifacebunbury.org.ukmother walking her twochildren to Bunbury PrimarySchool.Nothing wrong with that onthe face of it.The problem was that theywere walking past theVicarage – where the road isvery narrow anyway – withtheir backs to the traffic.Not only that but the motherwas walking in front of herchildren which meant, if theyhad got knocked down, shewould not have evenwitnessed it.I probably would not havewritten to the Link, had theGrumpy Gargoyle notmentioned it. But these kind ofthings have worried me for along time.Please parents, lead byexample.P WATKINSBunburyBOSSY BELLHELLO.Allow let me introducemyself.My name is Bossy Bell, anear relation of GrumpyGargoyle.I reside high up on theroof of St Jude's Church.I know my voice is all onone note - just dong, dong,with no ding - but I seeeverything from myposition and a dong cansay a lot.I want to see children'sfeet hopping and skippingup the path to church onSunday mornings like Iused to not all that longago.Why cannot we make ourchurch enjoyable for theThe wayWe wereA VILLAGER sent usthese two images ofBunbury from yearsgone by. I expect peoplewho have lived here foryears will recognise theplaces and perhapssome of the faces aswell. If you have any oldpictures of Bunbury, theLink team would love tohear from you.younger people around?The messy Sunday inGrumpy Gargoyle's churchsounded fun.We are the lucky oneswith a church hall so themess doesn't have to be allin church.We have a costly newmusic system for what wewere told was for youngpeople’s services butwhere are the ones whowanted it? Children stillneed parents to organisethings.A stupid saying 'See youlater' is used everywhere atthe moment. But when islater? Please let us seenow, not later.Dong to you all.15