May 2009 - St Peter's Church, Berkhamsted, Herts

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The Parish Magazine ofSt Peter’s with All Saints’Welcome to the May 2009 issue of theBerkhamsted reviewI am writing this in the Piazza San Marco inVenice. A hazy sun is setting in the west,lighting up the many-coloured marble andthe great bronze horses on the west front ofSt Mark's (see p13).Artists, writers and composers have longbeen drawn to Venice from the greatpainters of the Italian Renaissance to Turnerand Modigliani, and writers from Dante toByron, Browning and Henry James. Also,since the eighteenth century, a succession ofcomposers, from Mozart and Handel toWagner, Berg, Hindemith and Britten -seeking and finding inspiration and often inVenice to witness the first performance of anewly composed work.Now St Peter's Church choir has gatheredhere to enrich the evening Mass in theBasilico of San Marco with a selection ofLatin and English motets. How fitting thatone of the English motets is a firstperformance of a new work by the choir'sdirector, Adrian Davis, setting the words ofSt Mark, the patron saint of this magical city- Euntes in mundum universum… Go yeinto the world and preach the Gospel tothe whole creation.Christopher GreenIN THIS MONTH’S ISSUE…GOVERNMENT UNDER GODFr John Pritchard touches on politicsand religion...............................................p3THE GLOWING HEARTHIs it sustainable or just draughty?Ian Reay asks...........................................p7HANDS AROUND THE WORLDVolunteers in Uganda.Clare Goodwin writes ...........................p11MISSION ROOM TO PARISH CHURCHJenny Sherwood writes.........................p13THE SKY'S THE LIMITFrom our Petertide correspondent,Sam Limbert .........................................p14THE BIG TIDY-UPAlex Evans explains why weneed it.....................................................p20plus our regular features,notes & notices and diary datesCover: St Peter's Choir in Venice (see pgs13/32)(Sancta Maria dei Miracoli) photo: Steve ClarkeEditorial Team: Christopher Green, 17 Cowper Road, Berkhamsted, HP4 3DE (863241)email: greenc@waitrose.comTony Firshman, 29 Longfield Road, Tring, HP23 4DG (828254)email: review@firshman.co.uk fax: 828255Joe Garstin, 26 Priory Gardens, Berkhamsted, HP4 2DS (866846)email: joe_garstin@hotmail.comAdvertising: David Woodward, 3 Murray Road, Berkhamsted, HP4 1JD (862723)woodies@chyverton3.freeserve.co.ukCirculation: Sheila Miller, 31 Lincoln Court, Berkhamsted, HP4 3EN (864277)Treasurer: Michael Below, Hillcote, Doctors Commons Road, HP4 3DR (862316)email: below@waysid.freeserve.co.ukResponsibility for opinions expressed in articles and letters published in this review and for theaccuracy of any statements in them rests solely with the individual contributorNext copy dates (all Fridays) 1 May 5 June 3 July2

GovernmentUnder GodFr John Pritchardtouches on politicsand religionApril 21 st 2009commemorated 500years since theAccession of Henry,Duke of York onwhich occasion hebecame Henry VIII.During his reign,The Act ofSupremacy declaredthe King the onlySupreme Head in Earth of the Church ofEngland. The Peter's Pence Actabolished all payments to Rome andaccorded to the Archbishop ofCanterbury power to issue dispensationsformerly given by the Pope. Within theAct it was reiterated that England had nosuperior under God, but only yourGrace.Like any child estranged from theirparent, the English church continues towork out its relationship with the RomanCatholic Church. There will be someresolution in this relationship and whilesome issues linger, we will learn to livewith them. But of course, the church isbigger than an earthly King or individual.The church, which we term the catholicchurch is universal, all-embracing andbroad-minded. It includes all Christianpeople. In this Easter season we arecalled to look towards the resurrectionand our future as people of God, togetherand renewed in Christ.With a reference from the past, reflectinga broadness in thinking in the present, Iwant to refer to a closing document of theVatican II Council (1962-1965) which Ibelieve offers a particular wisdom andconfidence to our contemporary Christianvoice. These documents speak not onlyof God’s authority in the world, but aboutour Christian responsibility to oneanother in socio-economic, ecologicalreview leaderand humane terms.In a closing message of the Council toRulers it states ... after four years ofprayer and work, with the fullconsciousness of our mission towardhumankind, [we] address ourselvesrespectively and confidently to those whohold in their hands the destiny of [allpeople] on this earth, to all those whohold temporal power. We proclaimpublicly: We do honour to your authorityand your sovereignty, we respect youroffice, we recognise your just laws ... Butwe have a sacrosanct word to speak toyou and it is this: Only God is great.God alone is the beginning and the end...Your task is to be in the world thepromoters of order and peace among [allpeople].The Council reminds the rulers of theworld that they are to promote order andpeace, these are to be the markers of ourage, not economic chaos and war whichare prevalent these days. But what thisCouncil reminds us so clearly is that theEaster Message can be said withconfidence to secular authorities. OnlyGod is great, God alone is the beginningand the end.So in these days as we continue in theEaster Season, let us put our faith in God,encourage one another in our faith andprayers, pray for order and peace in ourworld, for good stewardship over thatwhich we have; concern for the healthand wellbeing of all God’s people.Now may the God of peace, who broughtback from the dead our Lord Jesus, thegreat shepherd of the sheep, by the bloodof the eternal covenant, make youcomplete in everything good so that youmay do his will, working among us thatwhich is pleasing in his sight, throughJesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.3

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W hat betterpreparation forHoly Week could therebe than to spend sometime the week before in asilent retreat at StFrancis’ House,Hemingford Grey. I hadbeen there a few yearsbefore when we had heldour Parish Retreat thereand was really lookingforward to going again. Ihad never managed toget to a Mothers’ Unionretreat before either sothat I felt doubly blessedto be spending some time in the peace ofthis lovely place.We all arrived in time for tea on theTuesday and were welcomed by the RevdCanon Peter Louis, our Retreat Leaderand Jean McIntosh our Prayer, Faith andPolicy Co-ordinator. Then we had thefirst of our excellent meals, our first talk,and then we were into …silence.The theme of the retreat was Beyond theCross and we were led in a variety ofways to open ourselves to God in thecontext of the Passion. We were told thatwe were preparing ourselves for a weekHEMINGFORDGREYJenny Wellsprepares for Holy Weekthat is not like anyother week in theyear.The talks and theworship wereinspiring and we hadplenty of free time toread or wander as wewished; to admire thegarden, lovely anddressed for spring andlisten to the birdsongwhich was almostdeafening in thesilence. When Iwalked in the gardenafter breakfast on theWednesday morning amongst the springflowers, I felt a shiver go down my back asI thought of Adam and Eve when Theyheard the sound of God walking in thegarden. (Genesis 3:8)On Wednesday afternoon there was ageneral exodus as most of us got someexercise walking through the picturesquevillage or along the Great Ouse and nearbymeadows.All too soon our time was coming to anend and after the Eucharist on Thursday weno longer needed to keep silent but yet feltoddly reluctant toleave that peacebehind.Peter had given usmuch to think aboutand pray about andmuch to take away.I know we allappreciated this andappreciated the time,http://themothersunion.orgI need to be still and let God love meI need to relax and let God take over(African American Hymn)preparation andorganisation given toall of it by Jean.Sadly St FrancisHouse is due to closeat the end of thisyear and it will begreatly missed by allwho have visited. 5

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T he recent,somewhatunusual, cold snap inJanuary and Februaryof this year has,perhaps surprisingly,seen a big increase inthe burning offirewood. But manyfirewood contractorshad apparently already run out of stockby Christmas. Since the price of gas, oiland electricity soared last year (althoughthe prices have now fallen to morenormal levels) many people seem tohave invested in wood burning stoves toheat their houses or their water. Highprices, together with the concern forglobal warming and the encouragementto find renewable energy sources, hasled many to find value in the deadbranches and logs lying around ourwoodland, and some have beenobserved scavenging for logs atAshridge. However, the fact that thesupply ran out so quickly demonstratesthat the future of renewable energy doesnot rest in the wood lying in ourcountryside alone. There is just notenough to go round. It is not, in otherwords, sustainable - to use anothercurrent buzz-word. Wood burning iscarbon-neutral over the lifetime of atree, since the carbon fixed in thegrowing of the tree is released againwhen the wood from the tree is burned.Coal and oil, on the other hand, is onlycarbon neutral over millions of yearsand would require the surface of theearth to be repopulated with vast andimpenetrable forests. What issustainable for the earth as a whole,over geological time spans, is notsustainable for us over the duration ofmodern civilisation. Neither is woodburning alone.But there are other attractions to havinga wood - or coal-burning fire in thehearth even if it does not save the planetThe Glowing HearthIs it sustainable or just draughty?Ian Reay asks.or any money. Countrypubs have taken toburning wood in theirpublic rooms –sometimes in an openhearth and sometimes ina stove with a traditionaldesign and a glass front.A fire is a warmcompanion to a glass ofbeer or a pub meal. The gathering of thewood from the cold outdoors and itsfriendly burning in the hearth is ametaphor for us gathering together fromthe cold world outside and imbibing andchattering in the warm glow. A fire,with the black, grey and bright red,mottled slope of fuel in the grate is also asource of recollection. I remember thecoke-fuelled fire that, in my pre-teenyears, my parents had in their livingroom, or front room as we called it. Iliked to poke the fire with an iron pokerthat was always on the hearth.But as I sit in front of the fire and mymemories gather I also remember thedraughts. The living rooms of mychildhood had no central heating andalthough our faces may have beenscorched by the heat of the fire our backswere covered in goose flesh from theflow of cold air from under the doorbehind us, but at least the living roomhad a fire. Bedrooms and bathrooms,where we needed the warmth most, werecold and uninviting and getting up in themorning on a cold winter’s day was acourageous act, requiring determinationand a gathering of purpose. Even modernwood burning stoves are not as efficientat warming a room as central heating andI have sat in a room heated by such astove and felt uncomfortably cool when Iwas not directly in front of it. So at thevery least, if we are to live a sustainablelife, one that is liveable, we need not justa fire but also good insulation and verygood draught proofing7

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K reuzige! .Kreuzige! .Kreuzige! (Crucify!Crucify! Crucify!) .The Mob in BiblicalJerusalem – alias TheChiltern ChamberChoir in St Peter’sChurch, Berkhamsted, on Palm Sunday, afew weeks ago – were in a particularlyviolent mood! They howled for blood,they argued with Pontius Pilate and theystated their various opinions withconsiderable force. The crowd choruses inBach’s St John Passion, though relativelyshort, are enormously powerful anddramatic, and truly splendid pieces ofmusic. Hearing them sung in a foreignlanguage – Bach used a German translationof the Bible for his text – added an extraelement of frightening realism. TheChiltern Chamber Choir sang these crowdchoruses with great vigour and brilliantlycontrolled abandon. In contrast to theseoutbursts the choir sang the chorales withgreat lyricism and feeling. The chorale inwhich they provided an almost whisperedbackground to the bass solo wasparticularly beautiful.The part of the Evangelist in thisperformance was taken by PhillipConway-Brown. He told the story mostbeautifully, and listeners barely needed theEnglish translation of the German textprovided to know which part of the storyhe was singing. He subtly changed thetone of his voice when singing thequotations from the prophets, and in manyother different ways gave a most colourfuland very moving performance. Christ wassung by John Bernays. He sang the wordsspoken by Jesus with great authority,though his Christ was somehow a lesswarm and more strident character than onemight expect. Simon Davies sang the partof Pilate with great dignity and clear tone.Two members of the choir filled the shortparts of the Maid and Peter well.The three further soloists, who sang thearias, were Kate Semmens soprano,Jeanette Ager alto and Harry Bagnalltenor. If Johann Sebastian Bach had a tinyBACHAT ST PETER'SRichard Grylls reviewsThe St John Passionweak point it was thathe filled his arias withso much complexity,and left the poorsingers with verydifficult and somewhatinstrumental-like linesto sing, as just one partof an intricate texture. (Somehow Handelmanaged arias rather better!) KateSemmens has a lovely bright voice, andsang her soft passages beautifully. In thelouder passages she forced her tone, tryingperhaps to be too characterful, whereasBach’s arias, whatever their mood, are stillessentially reflective. Harry Bagnallmade a valiant attempt at what must be oneof the hardest arias Bach ever wrote. Healso forced his tone sometimes, but made alovely sound in the softer and lowerpassages. Jeanette Ager was inmarvellous form, as ever. Her second ariaEs ist vollbracht provided for this listenerthe most moving moments of the wholeevening. John Bernays, in addition tosinging Christ, also sang the two bass arias– very beautifully.All the arias in the St John Passion containobbligato parts for solo instruments. Indifferent combinations for each aria, and ingroups of two or three or fourinstrumentalists, the two oboes, the twoflutes, the bassoon, the lead violin, anotherviolin, the lead 'cello and the organ playedthese parts. There are too many individualmusicians to list them all, but withoutexception they played superbly and were ajoy to listen to. The whole orchestra, theBridgewater Sinfonietta, played excellentlythroughout.In his usual manner Adrian Davis held thewhole performance together admirably,and drew vivid and moving performancesfrom the singers and instrumentalists. Theaudience was treated to a veryprofessional-sounding performance of theSt John Passion. Perhaps a final wordcould and should be said about the chorusand orchestra, who performed the gloriousopening and final choruses with hugeintensity and some magical soft passages.9

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n August this year, aI team of eightvolunteers fromHertfordshire willembark on a trip toUganda to workalongside locals in arural community tocomplete the buildingof a vocational trainingcentre. The centre, in avillage called Siriba,will support AIDSorphans and youngrefugees from thecountry’s northerndistricts which havebeen troubled by rebelactivity for a numberof years. TheHertfordshire team willspend a monthworking in Siriba tocomplete the project which began last year,and is already delivering classes in tailoringand carpentry.The first group of volunteers went out toUganda in January 2008 and completed thefirst stage of the building project, supportedby the UK-based charity Hands Aroundthe World. The group were made verywelcome by the local people, and were ableto experience at first hand life in an Africanvillage where there is no electricity, runningwater and the school accommodates overtwice as many children as originallyintended, but with hardly any books, desksor other basic educational equipment.The primary aim of the August 2009 projectis to complete the vocational training centreand classrooms, as well as do much-neededrepairs to the existing local school facilities.Clare Goodwin, who lives in Tring, says:The idea is to work as a mixed UK/Ugandateam and to get as much of the work doneas possible whilst also having time to get toknow the local people, their culture andway of life which is no doubt very differentfrom ours. Clare is one of three of the teamwho went to Berkhamsted School, twoduring the 1970s – Shane Lethem (néeHannath) and Jenny Wiles (née Crowhurst)who is leading the team, and more recentlyHANDS AROUNDTHE WORLDVolunteers in UgandaClare Goodwin writesBack row: Kirsty, Lisa, John, NeilFront row: Clare, Trina, Shane, JennyClare herself.The charity HandsAround The World( HATW http://hatw.org.uk) seeks tohelp vulnerable childrenaround the world,encouraging enthusiasticand well-prepared shorttermvolunteers to offerpractical help, skillsharing,support andfriendship. Our handsaround the world mayget grubby and blistered,they may need to hold asick child or comfort agrieving parent, theymay sometimes be askedsimply to hold the handof another, but there isalways more to thesehands than practicalhelp alone.The eight Hertfordshire volunteers are fullybehind the charity’s mantra of giving ahand not a handout and creatingsustainability from its projects. As suchthey are working together to reach their£16,000 fundraising target and will thentake the money to Uganda to ensure it isdedicated where it is most needed. For moredetails please see the website http://tinyurl.com/siriba. Over the coming weeksthe group will be sky-diving, runningmarket stalls, having a large scale raffle andrunning charity dinners and dances.Important dates for theBerkhamsted calendar are:Sunday 10 th May – Charity HairdressingDay at Trio on Berkhamsted High Street.Hair cuts are £25 each and all proceeds goto the charity Hands Around The World.Please contact Trio (863332) for details.Sunday 7 th June – St Peter’s Churchchoir and friends will be presenting aCharity Concert at St Peter’s Church. Thisis a musical extravaganza and not to bemissed! More details in the June review p1911

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T he 30th June 2009marks thecentenary of theconsecration of theparish church of StMichael and AllAngels, Sunnyside.The story of thischurch, however,stretches back far more than a merehundred years. What is now the parish ofSt Michael’s was until 1909 part of theancient parish of St Mary’s Northchurchor Berkhamsted St Mary. This extensiveparish extended from near the hamlet ofDudswell through present-dayBerkhamsted and as far as the centre ofthe village of Bourne End, and up thehillside in both directions. It was out ofthis parish that early in the thirteenthcentury the parish of St Peter’s had beenformed and St Peter’s church consecratedin 1222, leaving the largest main andmore populated part of the parish of St.Mary separated from its more distant andoriginally less-populated eastern part.By the 1880s cottages had been built onthe land between the canal and the railwayalong what are now George Street andEllesmere Road and in the various linkingand side roads leading off them, inresponse to the housing need resultingfrom the increase in industry and smallbusinesses, especially Cooper’s and thetimber trade.The building of the Chapel of Ease, StJohn’s Broadway, consecrated in 1855,MISSION ROOMTO PARISHCHURCHThe Sunnyside StoryJenny Sherwood writesmet the pastoral needsof the people of BourneEnd but it was still somedistance away for thepeople of Sunnyside.In 1881 the Revd A FBirch was appointedRector of Northchurch.He was very anxious todevelop pastoral activity in Sunnyside.Led by E J Pearson of Millfield, whowas incidentally Rector’s Warden at StPeter’s from 1891 to 1906, althoughresiding in the parish of Northchurch,money was raised to provide a MissionRoom. A converted barn at the southwestend of George Street was leased for thepurpose. On Good Friday 1881 the firstservice was held there by the Revd Birchand his curate.What transpired in the next 128 years andhow the congregation progressed from theMission Room to the Tin Tabernacle,close to the present day church, andfinally to the parish church as we know ittoday can be learnt from the Exhibitionscheduled to take place in theBreukelman Room at Sunnyside churchfrom Friday 26 th June to Thursday 2 ndJuly 2009. Additionally, a new history ofSunnyside church, The Story ofSunnyside, will be available at the sametime. Many other events are planned forthis Centenary Year. Watch the localpublicity!http://sunnysidechurch.org.uk The bronzehorses on theWest front ofBasilico SanMarco,Venicep213

14s each month goesA past, more andmore events are takingshape for this year’sPetertide Fair. Thismonth is no exception.There are more excitinginnovations to announce asthe Fair gets set for take off.Firstly, the official PetertideFair Jute Bag is on sale, butbe quick as it's selling fast.To go with the must-havebag of the coming summer isa competition to capture yourimagination. The PetertideFair committee want bagowners to take pictures of their bag in thestrangest location or being put to the mostunusual use. Full details are in each bagand are also available online at the newFair website http://petertidefair.org.uk.On the new site, featuring the newPetertide Fair logo, you'll find details ofour charities, attractions, programme andcontact information. This is part of therevamp of the Fair that began back inSeptember. The committee is keen toretain the well-established traditions ofthe Fair, but at the same time is usheringthe Fair into a new era. With the new logoand new attractions, they are well on theway.Conducting the opening ceremony thisyear will be the Town Mayor, DavidCollins, announced by a trumpeter andour own town-crier David Pearce.On Fair day itself, there will be thetraditional stalls and a miniature railway(see April review) There will also be thedraw for the grand raffle, which this yearhas some fantastic prizes. You could wina balloon ride, an Ipod Nano, a bouquet offlowers from Pete’s Poppies each monthfor six months, dinner for two at theAlford Arms, a Microsoft Officecomputer suite, a 10 week languagecourse at Ashlyns School or vouchers forhaircuts at a local salon. Just buy a ticket(or a dozen) and one of these could beTHE SKY'S THELIMITwinging its way to you.Tickets will be widelyavailable throughoutthe town in the weeksFrom our Petertide correspondent leading up to the FairSam Limbertand on the Fair'smarket stall everySaturday in May.As always, there will be thebarbeque and candy floss andthe Saturday morning CourtHouse coffee teams will beproviding refreshments in theCourt House. For the firsttime there will be an Indianfood stall and if you need adrink, there’s always thePimms!There will be displays from our chosencharities and you’ll have the chance tohave a look round one of the Reach Outcanal boats.For the third year, Tony Firshman willbe taking studio photographic portraits,and printing the results while you wait.As always, donations are needed to fill thestalls with saleable items such as toys,books and bric-a-brac. Donations for thestalls can be made by contacting GrahamBashford on 01442 876933 or by leavingthem at the back of St Peter's Churchbetween mid-day Friday and mid-daySaturday from Friday 8 th May 2009onward. This year, the Fair is also able toaccept electrical items, so long as they arein working order. A safety test will becarried out so that they can be sold.As well as donations of items, donationsof time would also be greatly appreciatedby the Fair Committee. It only needs to befor an hour either on the 13 th June or inthe weeks leading up to it, selling raffletickets on the market.In addition to the Fair, there are extraevents that are going to make the periodaround the Fair feel like a festival. OnFriday 22 nd May 2009 there’s a WineTasting in the Court House with ticketsavailable at £10. Sunday 21 st June 2009sees a special concert in association with

the Cowper Society in St Peter's asChristian Garrick and his Jazz Quartetperform. To complete the festivities, therewill be a Patronal Festival Lunch onSunday 28 th June 2009. Money madefrom all of these events is going to theFair’s charities, Reach Out Projects andFundacion Juconi.Blink and you’ll miss the latest event to beannounced. This year the Red Arrows willbe over Berkhamsted as they perform a flypast especially for the Petertide Fair. Theworld famous aerobatic team will beflying down the Bulbourne valley & overSt Peter's Church (weather permitting). So,there's plenty to get excited about for thisyear’s Patronal Festival. Keep looking onthe website and reading the review in theweeks leading up to the Fair. There aresure to be more things winging their wayinto the programme. You can also contactthe Chairman of the Fair Committee,Judith Limbert on 873626. With all theevents described here already flying, theFair is sure to be a soaring success! The Petertide jute bag on sale for £3The Chairman of the Petertide Fair Committeehad early practice as a stall-holder15

ince October 1995S I have beeninvolved with a linkwith the village ofTujereng in theGambia, and early lastyear I was thrilled tohear it was going to be supported bythe Petertide Fair in 2008.Specifically, the money raised wasgoing to focus on projects whichwould improve the health and lifechances of the children in the village.Children are very vulnerable todysentery, diarrhoea, infections andmalaria. Any measure to create a morehygienic environment can save lives.When I heard that over £5000 hadbeen raised for Tujereng I wasoverjoyed. I know that tremendoushard work goes into the planning andrunning of the Petertide Fair, and I amextremely grateful to everyone whowas involved in making the Fair sucha success last year.Making plans in the comfortable andorderly environment of Berkhamsted,everything seemed possible. However,the best laid plans in Africa too oftengo awry! Over the past year we havehad considerable communicationproblems with our Link partners in theGambia. One of our main projects wasto build new toilets for the primaryschool, and we set off for the Gambiain February hoping to see this projectnearing completion. To my dismay,owing to email failure, we found thatthe trenches had been dug, but theproject had been taken over by aDutch organisation who had just builta new nursery school. After muchdiscussion, it was agreed that the toiletmoney should be used to build toiletsfor the clinic instead of the school andfor installing a pump and water supplyMAKING ADIFFERENCEIdeals and Reality in the GambiaLibby Grundy writesfor the clinic aswell. At present, allwater for the clinichas to be carriedfrom the nearestvillage tap some tenminutes away, withthe result that conditions in the clinicare less than sanitary at the best oftimes, and there are no toilets for thepatients who wait for many hours tosee the nurse.The remaining funds are being used tocomplete the dining room in theschool – part of our original plan. Thisproject was started by the Link acouple of years ago with the aim toprovide a dining room and kitchen inthe school where food can be cookedfor the children on the premises andwhere the children can eat in a cleanenvironment, instead of squatting onthe dirty ground.We (Liz Jackson, myself and fiveother members of the Link) had awonderful week in Tujereng. Theweather was warm and sunny, and thefriendliness and hospitality of theGambians enfolded us warmly intofamily life. In my African familythere are sixteen mouths to be fed, butno stranger is ever turned away fromthe gate, and strangers can have anamazing seventh sense for knowingwhen the chicken stew is coming tothe boil! The generosity from peoplewho have so little to spare puts manyof us to shame.Over the week, hundreds of smallchildren trustingly put their hands inours, and I would like to thank allmembers of St Peter's for fulfillingthat trust with your generosity lastJune, and making a difference to theirlives.16

Queuing for the clinicLunch on the groundphotos: Libby Grundy17

18Thomas Coram End of Term Servicein St Peter's Church on Friday 3 rd April 2009photos: Chrichton Limbert

A sunny Palm Sunday at St Peter's on April 5 th 2009photo: Tony Firshman p11Hands Aroundthe WorldBuilding theVocationalTraining Centre inSiriba, Uganda19

nce there was alegislation to keep ourTHE BIG TIDY UPO green age whent o w n s a n dpackaging was glassneighbourhoods cleanAlex Evans explainsbottles, paper bags,and tidy. Under thesheets of brown paperwhy we need it1990 Environmentand string made withProtection Act it is annatural fibres. Today, waxed cartons,offence to throw down, drop, or otherwiseplastic film, and polystyrene are almostdeposit litter. It applies to both public andinvariably the packaging materials of ourprivate spaces and can be enforced byfood and drink. We couldn’t do withoutfixed penalty fines - less than a hundredthem, but even a tiny fraction escapingpounds, or in the magistrate’s court whereinto the environment is pollution and fines can be up to £2,500. A Cleanvisually offensive to the majority of us.Neighbourhood and Environment Act1995 emphasised graffiti and fly tippingThere is a raft of well-intentioned among the list of offences. Specifically20

eferred to are cigarette butts whichsordidly surround so many of our pubs,shops and businesses, dropped byaddicted smokers escaping for an outdoorpuff, as anti-smoking legislation requires!Fouling of land by the quaintly calledanimal droppings and specifically dogfoulingare covered by detailed legislationand amendments. One wonders how theVictorians would have coped with theremoval of horse manure from the streetsof London without the Grand Union Canalpassing through Berkhamsted and on tothe Aylesbury and Wendover arms whereit was off-loaded for agriculture.Legislation to control drinking in public,the source of dropped drinks cans, andanti-social behaviour orders, ASBOs, bothinclude penalties that relate to reducinglitter. Berkhamsted has a no drinking inpublic zone but without enforcement it isineffective.The statistics of litter are, like the publicdebt, so large as to be incomprehensible.A thousand tons of dog faeces aredeposited each day (who counted?) andmillions of cigarette butts are throwndown. Authorities spend over £500million a year in dealing with litter alone,and it can cost £20,000 to removechewing gum from a town centre. Thecost of dealing adequately with litteralongside highways and motorways,mainly thrown out of car windows, isbeyond the public purse. The result is onlytoo obvious as we leave the M25 to jointhe by-pass, and unacceptable to thosewho expect a tidy environment. Wouldyou feel proud of living in Berkhamstedas you leave Junction 20 on the M25accompanied by an American or Germanvisitor?In theory, Joe Public can demandclearance of litter by authorities,businesses, and individuals. Fines wouldapply, but the number of prosecutions isminimal. It’s easier to clear up the messlocally, for example the forecourt ofBerkhamsted station is inadequatelycleaned by London Midland and keptunder some control by Dacorumemployees.ENCAMS is an acronym forEnvironmental Campaigns. There havebeen many of them but the amount oflitter collected by councils inexorablycontinues to increase year on year. TheKeep Britain Tidy charity researches whypeople drop litter and campaigns inresponse to the findings. For example itwas found that 13-16 year olds are proneto litter and a Dirty Pig campaign waslaunched to shame them. Perhaps, likeASBOs, it became a badge of honour tohave the nose in your picture changed to apig’s snout! The charity does vital workand its campaigns are effective inreducing litter, at least for a while..This preamble leads into Berkhamsted’sBig Tidy Up, which was the town’s part ina national Keep Britain Tidy campaign inApril 2009. Dacorum Borough Councilsupported the campaign and called forDacorum’s residents to take part in thecountry’s biggest ever litter tidy up. Ourcouncil’s aim was to tidy up Berkhamstedand, more importantly, to keep it clean.Surely a culture of civic pride among ourresidents and intolerance of any litter mustbe the goal so that such campaignsbecome unnecessary.The Big Tidy Up engaged Councillors,individuals, couples who want to tidy uptheir road, organisations such as the AirTraining Corps, schools, pubs, and serviceorganisations such as the BerkhamstedLions Club. A typical bag of collectedlitter included crisp bags, aluminiumdrinks cans, plastic and glass bottles, takeaway containers and cigarette packets.Surprisingly, some of the bottles are forhard spirits and others are unfinished.Both perhaps explain why there is also asurprising number of pharmaceutical pillcontainers in the detritus.Litter is unsightly and expensive. The BigTidy Up was the start of a momentum tokeep Berkhamsted tidy. Please follow upon the good work which was done inApril so that Berkhamsted maintains areputation as a pleasant and tidy town fortwelve months of the year.21

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om the click of aF mouse to turningoff a light, we are allconnected now. We alllive on the sameplanet; the world isone neighbourhood, andclimate change connects us all.Christian Aid believes thatwhat we eat and what we wear,how we travel and how we live, haveconsequences that are already affectingthe lives of some of the poorest peoplein the world. In the words of a ChristianAid partner: Forget make povertyhistory. Climate change will makepoverty permanent.For Christian Aid it is important to keephope alive. It will not forget poverty andis committed to reducing it and bringingdignity and a decent life to the verypoor. It is for this reason that ChristianAid campaigns to combat climatechange by reducing CO 2 emissions. Theimplications of not doing so areimmense. A rise in global temperaturescould bring rising sea levels makingmillions homeless. Acute watershortages and failing crops could affecteven more of the very poor.Honduras in central America isexperiencing huge difference in weather.Audelia Ramos’ village was frequentlycut off in winter by floods andlandslides, not helped by deforestationof the mountainsides. Hurricanes are aregular threat and are predicted toincrease in frequency and intensity.Christian Aid, working with a localPartner organisation has helped thevillagers to build a new bridge, developan early warning system and evacuationplan when hurricanes are forecast andplant trees on the surrounding hillside tostabilise the ground. All this helps keephope alive.In the Democratic Republic of theCongo hurricanes are not the problem.After 10 years of conflict, lack ofKEEPING HOPEALIVEThe message from Christian Aidadequate food andpreventable diseaseclaim thousands oflives each week.Having education andskills to help copewhen life is constantly astruggle are denied manyyoung people. When NadiaKabula’s father died she foundherself caring for her younger brothersand sisters and couldn’t go to school.Her mother worked long shifts to earnjust a little money for the family. Girlslike Nadia have few options; the sextrade being one that is easily open tothem. Nadia was fortunate. A ChristianAid Partner offered tailoring courses tohelp Nadia and others develop skills tosupport themselves and their families. Inher words, she has been given aneducation for life. Christian Aid helps tokeep her hope alive.Christian Aid Week 10 th – 17 th May2009 aims to increase awareness ofthese issues and to raise money for itswork. In Berkhamsted the morningservice at All Saints' Church onSunday 10 th May 2009 will focus onChristian Aid. Berkhamsted will be partof the biggest house-to-house collectionin the country. Large red envelopes willdrop through your letter boxes and ifyou receive one think of Audelia andNadia and give generously. In themarket on Saturday 16 th May 2009Christian Aid have a plant and producestall. Come and chat and buy somethingfor you garden or Sunday tea.Last year over £14 million was raisednationally. Help Christian Aid increasethis total in 2009! Your time and moneyare more valuable than you know. Theconsequences of our giving are greaterthan we can imagine and not least bykeeping hope alive for the poorestpeople in the world and giving them abelief in life before death.http://christianaid.org.uk 23

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y crystal ball letM me down!Well, here we are inApril 2009 and theHealth Trust still hasn'tannounced the locationfor the new Hemel General Hospital, butit's still between a contaminated hilly sitewell worth flogging off and a stupidly flatpiece of land with nothing on it right nearthe motorway.The West Herts Primary Care trust will beholding one of their regular publicmeetings on Tuesday 19 th May 2009, inthe Garden Suite, Watermill Hotel,London Road, Bourne End, near HemelHempstead at 2:00pm, just in case youare interested in hearing whether I've madea real fool of myself or not, as the latestinformation I have is that the decision willbe announced/confirmed at that meeting.While you wait, what else has been goingon in the rest of my (our) life? TheBerkhamsted Access Committee meetingin late March had to be held in the CivicCentre car park, due to the lack of accessfor wheelchair-users to the building (Ireally didn't make that up!). Fortunately,the weather was quite nice for the time ofyear, but it was a short meeting. Also atthe end of March 2009, The Town Halland surrounding properties suffered apower failure which meant theBerkhamsted Citizens Association AGMdue to be held on 12 th March 2009 had tobe postponed at very short notice, buteventually took place on 1 st April 2009, soyou've missed that.The latest Dacorum Environment Forumwas also held towards the end of March,but this time at the Hemel HempsteadCivic Centre. Our very own CouncillorGarrick Stevens gave a presentation todrum up support for investing in ECOTeams. The idea is that small groups willmeet on a regular basis to support eachother in their effort to reduce carbonemissions and thus save money. Thesegroups can then spread the word byforming other small groups to carry outTHE ELUSIVEHOSPITALNorman Cutting is still waitingsimilar money-savingideas. It does work andhas been triedsuccessfully in otherparts of the country aswell as in theNetherlands. This willbe in addition to the current re-cyclingefforts being made by us all with theencouragement of the Borough Counciland the fledgling Transition Townscheme.The water group has lost its funding fromthe Countryside Management Servicewhich in turn receives money from theCounty's District Councils. Dacorum is theonly one to have stopped funding, so ourwater group will suffer as they will nothave administrative support to help withwork on the Borough rivers and ponds, orwith responses to the relevant and lengthyconsultations (the current 1,300 pageWater Framework Directive which was aEuropean-led document is the latest!). Theforum has instigated three more similaraction groups, Waste, Biodiversity andTransport to help the forum keep on top ofthe never-ending flow of consultations anddirectives.Otherwise, it's business as usual. Potholesare still breeding, but the doctors are doingtheir best to stamp them out. The GreenFlag might not fly on the old swimmingpool site. Network Rail were caught redhandedtrying to erect a steel framed carpark overlooking the Castle so will nowask nicely. The parking bay layout is beingreassessed in Lower Kings Road by theBorough Council. Canal Fields will have anice new footpath and also lose a fewparking spaces (but they are free, so theydon't count!). The Berkhamsted CitizensAssociation persuaded County to dosomething about the verge outside LagleyHouse. Yellow lines will soon appear atthe bottom of Swing Gate Lane in aneffort to allow buses to get pastinconsiderately parked cars.I could go on, but the editor did let mehave a bit more space last month! 25

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eview notes&noticesBERKHAMSTED LOCAL HISTORY& MUSEUM SOCIETY14 th June & 19 th July 2009 . AWalk Back In Time as part of the ChilternConservation Board’s historic walks’programme. Guided tours of the Castleand of historic sites in the town, 2pm-4.30pm, £3 adults, £1.50 children. Meet atthe main gate to the Castle. Bookings toJenny Sherwood, 01442 865158 or emailKSherw9100@aol.comSaturday 12 th September 2009 .Tours of the DHT Museum Store,10:00am and 2:00pm. Bookings to Curatoron 01442 879525 orcurator@dacorumheritage.org.ukTours are FREESunday 13 th September 2009 .Guided tours will take place at many sitesof historic interest on this day, includingBerkhamsted Castle, the Old Hall andChapel, Berkhamsted School, AshlynsSchool (Foundling Hospital), 173 HighStreet, Berkhamsted Town Hall and anumber of local churches. All are FREE.Further details available from JennySherwood, contact details as above, orfrom the Heritage Open Days website,from mid July onwardshttp://heritageopendays.org.ukSummer Outings have been arranged asfollows:Thursday 14 th May 2009 .Visit to Royal Pharmaceutical Society ofGreat Britain.Sunday 7 th June 2009 .Guided Walk round Sarratt.Saturday 15 th August 2009 .Walk along the Wendover Arm.Further details and bookings from KenWallis 877592. Non-members are alsowelcome.OXFAM GIFT AIDA new opportunity to support Oxfam’swork without any cost to the donor hasbecome available at the Oxfam shop inBerkhamsted High Street.It is now possible to gift aid goods in kindas well as in cash. Donors of goods to thecharity who are tax payers will be able toregister for the scheme, adding an extra28p per pound to the value of theirdonations. By completing a simple form,supporters will be able to join the scheme.They will be given a unique number and asupply of stickers to put on futuredonations.At the end of an accounting period, astatement will be sent out showing thevalue of goods sold on which gift aid willbe claimed. Price tags on gift aideddonations will have the donor’s number ona personalized barcode which will bepassed under a special reader to registerthe sale.Oxfam hopes to add a million pounds tothe value of its shop sales through thescheme. Why not be one of the first tosign up for this new way of giving?THE BERKHAMSTED WALKSunday 10 th May 2009 A last minutereminder. Serious walkers still have time toregister and choose from the two longdistance walks starting at the Court Housefrom 10:00am. For a relaxed six mile walk inthe sunshine(?) go to the AshridgeManagement College from 11:00am onwards.The Walk is to raise money for TheChildren’s Society. The current slogan ismake childhood better for disadvantagedchildren. All the details of the Walk, inparticular how to take part even at this latestage, are on http://berkhamstedwalk.com .And if you feel disadvantaged because youdon’t have the internet, sponsor forms areavailable at The Bloc and around the town, orcontact 01442 864968.We look forward to seeing you.27

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eview notes&noticesBERKHAMSTED JAZZSaturday 9 th May 2009 at 8:00pm in theCivic Centre. Joe Stilgoe Quintet TicketsMembers £8, visitors £10 available on thedoor.30 th May 2009 at 8:00pm in the CivicCentre. John Etheridge and theGarricks. Tickets as above.BERKHAMSTED TOWN COUNCILThursday 30 th April 2009 at 7:30pm atBerkhamsted Town Hall. Annual TownMeeting and Councillors’ Reports –electors can question their electedCouncillors on the previous 12 months’activities. No charge – refreshmentsCOURT THEATRE,PENDLEY, TRING30 th April to 2 nd May 2009 at 7:30pmeach evening with a Saturday matinee at2:30pm. 101 Dalmatians performed byBerkhamsted Youth Theatre. £6.ANNUAL PAROCHIALCHURCH MEETINGAt the meeting on 29 th March 2009, thefollowing were elected:ChurchwardensPhilippa Seldon, David PearceAll Saints’ representatives to theParochial Church CouncilMichael Robinson, Jenny WellsRepresentatives of the Laity elected to theParochial Church CouncilMichael Anderson, Jane Bartholomew,Rachel Below, David Booth, BarbaraConway, Julian Dawson, ElizabethJackson, Paul Jullien, Judith Limbert,Bill SteadBERKHAMSTED ART SOCIETY11 th -16 th May 2009 9:00am to 6:00pmMonday to Friday and until 5:00pm onSaturday in the Civic Centre. Spring ArtExhibition pictures in all media, ceramicsand three-dimensional work for view andsale.WEA BERKHAMSTEDAND TRING BRANCHSaturday, 16 th May 2009 from 10:00am to4:00pm at the Friends Meeting House,Berkhamsted. By popular demandJonathan Damborough returns to lead aDay School on The Life and Music of HenryPurcell. To enrol, post a cheque for £25 forone or £45 for two, payable to WEABerkhamsted, to Hazel Ward at Littlehurst,Gravel Path, Berkhamsted HP4 2PQ.DACORUM SYMPHONYORCHESTRASaturday 16 th May 2009 at 7:30pm in theCentenary Hall, Berkhamsted School,Kings Road. Programme includes CrawleyAspects of Eden, Brahms Piano ConcertoNo1. Soloist Viv McLean. ConductorThomas Loten.CASTLE VISITOR ROOMThe Visitor Room opens every Saturday,Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday10:00am-4:00pm from 2 nd May 2009 to27 th September 2009.Admission is FREE.Guided tours are available for school andother groups during the week byarrangement. Please contact JennySherwood 865158 or emailKsherw9100@aol.comLARK RISE BANDThursday 28 th May 2009 at 7:30pm in theCivic Centre. Ashley Hutchings.Tickets £1229

eview notes&noticesHOSPICE OF ST FRANCISThe Hospice has launched a sparkling newwebsite to help people find out more aboutthe charity, fundraise, get involved involunteering, keep up with the latest news,make donations and more. The new andimproved http://www.stfrancis.org.uk isthe culmination of a seven-month project.The long awaited site takes a fresh look atHospice life, provides the very latestinformation and keeps people in touch andconnected via daily updates.Dr Ros Taylor, Medical Director of theHospice of St Francis said:We now have a site which is calm,colourful, easy to navigate and contains ahuge amount of essential information forpatients, their carers, their families,healthcare professionals and the publicwho simply want to know more.Ever Fallen For SomeoneYou Didn't Know?The Hospice is looking for people tomake a sponsored 10,000 feet freefallparachute jump on its behalf - and inreturn will pay for it!Willing skydivers need to raise just £395in sponsorship money in order to jumpfor free and in turn the Hospice receivesan average donation of £140. In additionto this, every extra pound that you raiseover the minimum comes straight to thecharity.Pippa Brush, Community Fundraisersaid: "We are organising this fabulousopportunity through Skyline whospecialise in organising fundraisingevents for charities so if you have anyquestions please ring them directly asthey are in the best position to answeryour questions. You can contact them on020 7424 5522 "Sunday 31 st May 2009 Hospice 30 thBirthday Garden Party at Ashridge.Call Pippa on 869555Tuesday 9 th June 2009 Swing intoSummer Golf Day Stocks Golf Club.Call Harriet on 869555 to book yourplaceSaturday 20 th June 2009 Walk With theStars - 12 mile and six mile midnightwalk. Call Fran on 869555 for details orto register.30Can you juggle? Eat fire? Stilt walk? Areyou a clown? Do you know anyone withthese skills who might be willing to helpon Saturday 20 th June 2009 to keep thelarge crowd of walkers on HemelHempstead School playing fieldsentertained between 10:00pm and11:00pm. Last year this event raised over£200,000 in just one night. You can getin touch with Fran on 01442 869555 oremail her at .fran.martin@stfrancis.org.uk.

eview notes&noticesBERKHAMSTED CASTLE WIToday, 3 rd April 2009,Berkhamsted Castle WIcelebrated their 20 th Birthday andjoint President Judith Lowtherwelcomed members and thirteenguests from Group 7 Ashridge.We were also pleased to have NickyEvans with us being a founder member ofour Institute. Business matters were keptto a minimum as we were celebrating aspecial day and we were joined byMichael Dix who entertained us with hismagical tricks – what a lot of HocusPocus! A vote of thanks was given by JoyLovell. A special birthday cake, made bySecretary, Janet Mitchell, was enjoyed atteatime when the raffle was drawn and thecompetitions judged.Friday 1 st May 2009 is our Resolutionsmeeting with County Visitor, PamWright, at the Court House, Berkhamstedat 2:00pm. New members and visitors aremost welcome to pay us a visit.SUNNYSIDERS HIT A CENTURYSaturday 30 th May 2009 Celebration Fête2:00pm at the playground in George Streetin the centre of Berkhamsted. The churchof St Michael and All Angels, Sunnyside,was consecrated on 30 th June 1909.This will be a traditional style Englishvillage Fête. Entry will be free andeveryone is welcome, young and old alike.Fun and games will be the order of the daywith entertainment, displays, music,children’s races, fancy dress competition,raffle, BBQ and a huge range of stalls toenjoy, with things to buy and activitiesand games to play.Proceeds will be given to two localcharities - The Swan Youth Centre andthe Sunnyside Rural TrustTUESDAY CLUBFollowing Jenny Sherwood’s talk inJanuary, on 17 th March 2009, ourmembers were given a conducted tour ofthe Dacorum Heritage Trust MuseumStore, housed at the back of the CivicCentre in Clarence Road.In the first rooms our guides had put outon show many of the artefacts andphotograph albums particularly pertainingto Berkhamsted’s past. We sawphotographs of the procession alongRavens Lane on the occasion of QueenVictoria’s Diamond Jubilee and an airshipwhich had landed in the Castle grounds in1913. The artefacts included a medievalkey found in the moat and a Victoriatruncheon.Moving on to the archaeological store wewere shown Roman pots found at the CowRoast, ancient horseshoes and an earlycamera which had belonged to EdwardsSamms. Larger objects included apennyfarthing bicycle, old sewingmachines, railway signs, beer flagons, aDictaphone and a mortar bomb.Upstairs were many more photos andpaintings, old cigarette machines (6d apacket) a copy of every Berkhamstedreview from the year 1890, hand plaitedstraw bonnets dating from the 18 thCentury, Victorian high-heeled shoes andan exquisite evening bag dated 1900which cost 50p at a WI Jumble Sale!Downstairs again and nearing the exitthere was a display cabinet, full ofinteresting artefacts from the GadebridgeRoman Villa.Tours are held monthly, so do take theopportunity to see this wonderfulcollection. Details of Heritage Open Daytours are given on page 27.31

eview services & activities32MaySUN St Peter’s 8:00am Eucharist9:30am Sung Eucharist6:00pm EvensongAll Saints’ 3 rd 10:00am Holy Eucharist10 th 10:00am Morning Worship17 th 10:00am Morning Worship24 th 10:00am Holy Communion31 st 8:00am Holy Communion10:00am Morning WorshipAll services at St Peter’s unless otherwise indicated. MP = Morning Prayer EP = Evening PrayerMON MP 7:30am EP 5:00pm Eucharist 6:00pmTUE MP 7:30am EP 5:00pm Eucharist 9:30am All Saints’WED MP 7:30am EP 5:00pm Eucharist 8:00amTHU MP 7:30am EP 5:00pm Eucharist 11:00am (Fr Michael’s day off)FRI MP 7:30am EP 5:00pm both Eucharist 9:15amSAT MP 9:30am EP 5:00pm Eucharist 10:00am3 rd Mon GRIEF & LOSS SUPPORT VISITORS GROUP 7:45pm Court HouseContact June Haile (873087), Angela Morris (866992) or Ruth Treves Brown (863268)Tue CHUCKLES PARENT & TODDLER GROUP: 10:00-11:30am All Saints’ Church HallSong Time or short service as announced. Jenny Wells (870981)Tue ST PETER’S CHOIR Children 5:15 to 6:15pm St Peter’sContact: Adrian Davis (875674) or Jean Wild (866859)1 st Tue TUESDAY CLUB 7:45pm A lively women’s group with guest speaker Court HouseContact chairman Val Atkinson (866792)3 rd Tue MOTHERS’ UNION: meets in members’ houses at 8:00pm.Non-members always welcome. Contact: Kathie Lally (863526)4 th Tue MOTHERS’ UNION PRAYER GROUP: 2:30pm 17 Shaftesbury CourtTell us if anyone needs our prayers. Contact: Jenny Wells (870981)Wed JULIAN MEETING: meets about twice a month at Jenny’s 57 Meadow RdAll are very welcome at 11:30am as arrangedor at Ruth’s 1 Montague RdContact: Jenny Wells (870981) or Ruth Treves Brown (863268)Wed PATHFINDERS GAMES CLUB 7-8:30pm (yrs 5-8) Jimmy Young (384929)The Court House3 rd Wed GRIEF AND LOSS SUPPORT Lunch at 12:30pm for those who have been bereaved.Contact Sylvia Banks (871195)Thu HOME GROUP: 8:00pm on 2nd & 4th Thursdays. Contact Linda Bisset (862115)Thu BELLRINGING: 8:00pm Helen Ruberry (890949) St Peter’sFri LITTLE FISHES PARENT & TODDLER GROUP: 9:30-11:30am Court HouseWeekly meetings with a short service 1 st Fri in St Peter’s (10am)Carrie Wegener (865015)Fri ST PETER’S CHOIR: Children 7:00-8:30pm, Adults 7:30-8:30pm. St Peter’sContact: Adrian Davis (875674) or Jean Wild (866859)3 rd Sat ABC PRAYER BREAKFAST: 8:00am for breakfast & prayers. Various local churches

eview diaryPlease see opposite for regular Sunday & weekday services at St Peter’s and All Saints’MAYFri 1 6.15am The Cowper Society presents Madrigals from the Tower..........St Peter’swith Chiltern Chamber Choir, followed by breakfastfor all in ................................................................... The Court House10:00am Little Fishes Service....................................................................St Peter’s1:00pm Friday lunch recital Margaret Richard viola da gambaBach ’cello suites ..................................................................St Peter’sSun 3 6:00pm Service of Thanksgiving and Commemorationfor departed family & friends .......................................St Peter’sTue 5 10:15am Chuckles Toddlers’ service Why Zaccheaus climbed a tree .... All Saints’Fri 15 Parish Pilgrimage led by Fr Michael Bowie(returning Mon 18 th ) .................................................. WalsinghamSat 16 8:00am Association of Berkhamsted Churches Prayer Breakfast ..........SunnysideSun 17 7:30pm The Cowper Society presents: Berkhamsted Choral Society .....St Peter’sTue 19 10:15am Chuckles Toddlers’ service Our Hidden Friend....................... All Saints’Thu 21 8:00pm Sung Eucharist for the Ascension of the Lord............................St Peter’sJUNETue 2 10:15am Chuckles Toddlers’ service Secret Power ................................ All Saints’Fri 5 10:00am Little Fishes Service....................................................................St Peter’sSat 6 7:30pm The Cowper Society presents:Bridgewater Sinfonia with Chiltern Chamber Choir.............St Peter’sSun 7 7:30pm The Cowper Society presents: Hands around the Worldcharity concert............................................................St Peter’sThu 11 8:00pm Corpus Christi Sung Eucharist, Procession & Benediction........St Peter’sSat 13 10-3pm The Petertide Fair........................................................................St Peter’sTue 16 10:15am Chuckles Toddlers’ service The Lost Sheep ............................. All Saints’Sat 20 8:00am Association of Berkhamsted ChurchesPrayer Breakfast........................................... Kings Road ChurchSun 21 7.30pm The Cowper Society presents: Chris GarrickJazz concert for Petertide Fair..........................................St Peter’sTue 23 8:00pm Parochial Church Council .............................................. The Court HouseSun 28 9:30am St Peter’s Day Patronal Sung Eucharist......................................St Peter’sfollowed by a Patronal Feast .............................. The Court House6:00pmPatronal Festival Choral Evensong.............................................St Peter’sreview registersBaptisms (St Peter’s)22 nd March Benjamin Arthur Silverwood-Cope, Samuel James Eaton,Louis Edward James Tarpey, James Colin RowanWeddings (St Peter’s)21 st March Richard Holden & Nicola Pitt, John Miller & Jane CooksleyFunerals12 th January John (Jack) Henry Cliff Chilterns Crematorium24 th February Jean Lucy Lane Chilterns Crematorium27 th February Kenneth Harry Flint Chilterns Crematorium25 th March John Edmund Addy West Herts Crematorium33

eview factfileYOUNG PEOPLE AT ST PETER’S AND ALL SAINTS’St Peter'sSunday school and Pathfinders run from 9:30am to 10:30 in the Court House(next to the church in the High Street). Sunday School caters for 4 to 10 yearolds, Pathfinders from 10 years upwards. Contact Helen Nicholls (873162) orStephen Lally for Pathfinders (863526).Crèche is available at 9:30am for under 3's. Parents are most welcome touse this facility in the Court House. Please contact Nicola Beadle (874538)All Saints'The children and young people meet together on Sundays at 10:00 am asExplorers, in four age-groups: Trekkers 3-5 years, Hikers 5-8 years, Climbers8-10 years and Pathfinders 11 years onward. Contacts: for Explorers -Vicky Drury (384794), for Pathfinders—Penny O'Neill (843422).Youth GroupsPathfinders games club meets 7:00-8:30pm each Wednesday in the CourtHouse. Contact Jimmy Young (384929)Donutz - for young people (10 years up) meeting in the Court House everythird Sunday of the month after the 9:30am service. Contact Stephen Lally(863526) or Gill Malcolm (874993)34

eview contactsGeneralSt Peter’sAll Saints’The Revd Dr Michael Bowie, (Team Rector), The Rectory, Rectory Lane (864194)(day off Thursday)The Revd John Pritchard (Curate), 6 Sevens Close (870016) (day off Tuesday)The Revd Prof. Luke Geoghegan (NSM), 16 Gravel Path, (875970)The Revd Canon Basil Jones (Hon.Asst.Priest), 17 Lochnell Road (864485)The Revd Canon Anthony Lathe (Hon Asst Priest), 15a Kingsdale Road (863115)The Revd John Russell (Hon Asst Priest) 49 Tring Road, Aylesbury (01296 423022)Christina Billington (Diocesan Lay Minister), 13 Ashridge Rise (385566)Marjorie Bowden (Reader Emeritus), 16 Broadwater (871283)Joan Cook (Reader Emeritus), 6 Clunbury Court (866278)John Malcolm (Reader), Landswood, Shootersway (874993)Jenny Wells (Reader), 57 Meadow Road (870981)Parish Administration: Jean Green, The Parish Office, the Court House (878227)Stewardship Recorder: Miles Nicholas, 46 Fieldway (871598)Churchwardens: David Pearce, 15 Park View Road (878809)Philippa Seldon, 1 Fieldway (871534)All Saint’s Michael Robinson, 36 Trevelyan Way, (863559)Representatives Jenny Wells, 57 Meadow Road (870981)Parochial Church Secretary: Julian Dawson, 62 St Edmunds (871614)Council: Treasurer: Rachel Below, Hillcote, Doctors Commons Rd (862316)Director of Music: Adrian Davis (875674) http://stpetersberkhamsted.org.ukAsst. Director of Music: Jean Wild (866859)Organist: Jonathan Lee (0794 1113232)Weddings and Funerals,Banns of Marriage andBaptisms: Fr Michael Bowie (864194)Bellringers (St Peter’s): Helen Ruberry 22 Brook Street, Tring (890949)Choirmaster: Peter McMunn (874894)All Saints’ is an Anglican / MethodistLocal Ecumenical Partnership.http://allsaintsberkhamsted.org.ukMinister: The Revd Caroline Weaver (866324)Personalities in the ParishMarch’s PersonalityAnswer next monthChristopher Hunt aged 6 in TeddingtonPublished by Great Berkhamsted Parochial Church Council. Finished in VeniceLayout and printing by TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, Tring, Herts, HP23 4DG (828254)35