August/September 2017
WOODSEATS • SHEFFIELD
WELCOME to Impact - the magazine of St Chad’s Church,
Woodseats. Impact is published every two months and distributed
to over 5,000 homes in S8.
St Chad’s Church is committed to serving you - the people of
Woodseats, Beauchief and Chancet Wood. To find out more about
St Chad’s, visit our website at www.stchads.org or call the church
office on 0114 274 5086.
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When it comes to movies, what’s your thing?
Are you a rom-com fan, a sci-fi buff, a
thriller thrill-seeker, or do you prefer action
movies such as one of the many recent
comic-book-superhero offerings? I have to
admit that I am partial to a bit of escapism in the form of
Batman, Superman and Spiderman, but none of these
match up to the recent excellent Wonder Woman movie
(if you’ve not seen it yet, give it a go!). Yes, I know they
don’t compare to the ‘classics’, but it was a breath of
fresh air to enjoy a fi lm where the woman sorted out the
bad guys and saved the day – my apologies if that’s a
bit of a spoiler for you.
What makes a really good fi lm? Is it the CGI effects,
the music, the scenery, the plot line, a favourite actor
or actress or something else? One of my fi rst cinematic
experiences as a child was to see Disney’s Bambi in the 1970s and
I can remember loving the sheer magic of the beautiful animation.
Going to the cinema in those days was a rare treat. Last Christmas
my parents bought me the best present ever – one of those unlimited
cinema cards – so throughout this year I’m sure that the cinema has
made a loss as I’ve been to see just about every new fi lm that’s come
out (well, the superhero and sci-fi fi lms anyway). My unlimited card
only permits one person, so for most of the fi lms I’ve seen this year I’ve
gone on my own. Going to the cinema is great, but I have to admit that
going on my own just isn’t the same as sharing the experience with
someone else.
So what is it that makes a really good fi lm? I wonder if it’s having
someone to hold onto during scary moments, sharing the laughs and
tears, and talking about it even days later when you remember funny or
sad or exciting moments from the fi lm. I wonder if what makes a really
good movie is not just the fi lm itself but rather enjoying it in company.
Just like real life I suppose.
At St Chad’s we have recently been delighted to host a number of
Film Club evenings which have been hugely popular. If you enjoy a
good fi lm, why not come along and share the experience with others in
good company? As you read through the rest of this magazine you will
see that at St Chad’s, your local parish church, there are lots of events
and activities for all ages, such as the Natter coffee morning for anyone
over 50 on Tuesdays from 10.15-11.15am. If natter or movies are not
your thing and you are looking for a quiet space to refl ect and pray, you
are more than welcome to come into St Chad’s during the week when it
is open. Why not join us at one of our Sunday services where you can
hear about the greatest story ever told, and share the experience in
company with others? Maybe we’ll see you soon.
Daren Craddock, Lay Reader
St Chad’s Church, Woodseats
August/September 2017
WOODSEATS • SHEFFIELD
At the Movies
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Offi ce: Linden Avenue, Sheffi eld S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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Are you looking for
a room to hold your
party or meeting?
St Chad’s Church has
two rooms available for
hire at 56 Abbey Lane
Call 0114 274 5086 for details
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Offi ce: Linden Avenue, Sheffi eld S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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What do you call
a man with cat
scratches on his
head?
Claude!
What do you call a
woman with poles
either side of her?
Annette!
What do you call a
man with a stamp on
his head?
Frank!
A little girl was at
home when her
teacher arrived to
pay a visit.
“Are your parents in?”
asked the teacher
when the girl opened
the door.
“They was in but
they is out now,” she
replied.
“They WAS in? They
IS out?” exclaimed
the teacher. “Where’s
your grammar?”
“Oh, she’s in the front
room watching the
telly!” said the girl.
“Hi Noah, we heard you were only taking
creatures if they were in pears.”
Why did the
orange stop
rolling down the
hill?
It ran out of juice!
Patient: Doctor, I’m really
nervous. This is my first
operation.
Doctor: Don’t worry. Mine
too.
A talking sheepdog
gathered all his
farmer’s sheep into the
pen: “All 40 accounted
for,” he said.
“But I only have 38
sheep,” said the
farmer.
“I know,” said the dog.
“But I rounded
them up.”
Fun and Laughs
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Telephone: 0114 274 9101
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St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Offi ce: Linden Avenue, Sheffi eld S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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August 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30
Miraculous and loving interventions
Make Your Own Wednesdays
helped Yun for example jumping over
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet
a ten foot wall; walking through the
10am-12.30pm
open doors of a high security prison
Fun family craft drop-in sessions.
unobserved and walking after his legs
Normal admission applies – adults
were so severely broken (he was told
£4, concessions £3, children free.
he would be crippled for life after this
punishment).
August 4
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repeatedly demonstrated his
Greenhill Library
faithfulness never leaving him or his
10am-12.30pm
family to cope alone. We will
Drop in to play modern table top
probably never experience this kind of
games with a twist. For ages eight
persecution but this book is testimony
and over (or five and over with an
to the incredible power of God and his
adult).
Holy Spirit.
This is a free activity for children
Sian Mann
with a Sheffield Children’s
What’s On
If you have an event you would like
to see included in our What’s On
section, email impact@stchads.org
February 21
University Half-term passport Environmental to learning.
For Activities more details go to sheffield.
gov.uk/cu Meersbrook Park Walled Garden
10.30am-12.30pm
August Make bird 6, 27 feeders, and 28bird boxes and
Abbeydale bird ID. Activities Miniature for 8-13 Railway year olds.
Abbeydale Call 0114 Road 263 South 4335.
1-5pm
The February regular 27 open days at
Abbeydale Miniature Railway. The
Wild Designs: Pyrography
August 6 event is a Teddy Bears’
Picnic
Ecclesall
with
Woods
all ticket
Sawmill
proceeds
to 11am-2pm Sheffield Children’s Hospital
Charity. Learn how to create designs in
wood using a pyrograph (heated
August needle). 18Booking is essential.
Dronfield Call 0114 Hall 283 Barn: 9195. A Hidden
Gem
Greenhill March 6 Library
7pm Junk Boat Race
A Millhouses talk by Maria Park Smith on Dronfield
Hall 11am Barn – a stone agricultural
building Using your set back engineering from High skills, Street some
in Dronfield which dates back to
the early 18th century.
August 20
Open Day
Woodseats Allotment Society
10.30am-4pm
There will be plots to visit, homegrown
fruit and vegetables for
sale and children’s activities. Also,
there will be a pop-up up café on
the society’s Community Allotment
plots.
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(56 Abbey Lane)
10am to 12 noon
On the last Saturday of each month.
Bring & Buy (new items)
Handicrafts Home Baking
0114 453 4716
email: office@stchads.org
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St Chad‟s Church Offices, 15 Camping Lane, Sheffield S8 0GB.
CROWN GREEN BOWLING:
Health The De Walks La Salle club is looking
Mondays for new members – 10am: and Graves is offering Park.
Meet two at free the sessions. Animal Farm You can car park;
Tuesdays
borrow the
–
bowls.
10.30am:
Just turn
Ecclesall
up,
with flat shoes, at 6.30pm any
Woods. Meet at Abbeydale
Monday evening or 10.30am
Industrial
any Thursday.
Hamlet;
You will be very
Thursdays welcome.The – 10.30am: club is located next
Lowedges. door to Beauchief Meet at the Hall, Community off Abbey
Wing, Lane. Lowedges Junior School.
Call For more 0114 information 203 9337. phone Alan
Haigh on 0114 230 3070.
National Council for Divorced,
Single September and Widowed 8, 9, 10
Tuesdays Heritage 8-11pm Open Days
Norton Beauchief Country Abbey Club
Club Friday offering and Saturday, friendship 11am-4pm and social
activities. Sunday, 1pm-4pm
Call Magdalen on 0114
2394326. September 9
Book Sale
January 36 Crawshaw 30 - February Grove, Beauchief 5
AEGON 10am-12pm British Tennis Tour
Graves Second-hand Tennis and books Leisure for sale Centre in
World
aid of
ranked
the Alzheimer’s
players compete
Society.
alongside
Donations
local
of good
Sheffield
condition
players.
paperback novels or biographies
Call 0114 283 9900.
are welcome.
February
September
5
10 and 24
Book Abbeydale Sale Miniature Railway
36 Abbeydale Crawshaw Road Grove, South Beauchief
10am-12pm 1-5pm
Good The regular quality second-hand open days at books
for Abbeydale sale in aid Miniature of the Alzheimer‟s Railway.
Society. Donations of paperback
novels September or biographies 10 in good
condition Farmers’ are and welcome Artisan (but Market not
larger Greenhill books Library due to space
limitations). 10am-4pm
February
September
5
10
Free
Heritage
Environmental
Open Days
Activities
Abbeydale Picture House
Millhouses Park
Tours at 11am, 1pm and 3pm
10.30am-12.30pm
Free guided tours by historian
Obstacle
Mike Higginbottom
course and
who
stream
will talk
dipping
about the
activities
history
for
of
8
the
- 13
building
year
olds.
Call 0114 263 4335.
and its current revival project.
Booking is not required but there
February will be limited 8-12 places.
Jamaica Inn
Ecclesall September All 10 Saints Church Hall
7.30pm Heritage Open Days
A Abbeydale play presented Industrial by Ecclesall Hamlet
Theatre 11am-4pm Company. Tickets: £5.
Join Call the 0114 Totley 230 Local 8842. History
Group to discover more about the
February lives of the 12 families of Abbeydale
Free Hamlet,1740-1933. Environmental Free Activities entry
Millhouses to the Heritage Park Open Days
1.30-3.30pm
event in the Learning Centre
and Waterwheels Cafe. Normal
Nature quiz trail, stream dipping
admission applies to the Hamlet.
and bug hunting activities for 8 - 13
year
September
olds.
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263 4335.
Making &
Baking Show 2017
February St Chad’s 12 Church
Free 9.30am-3pm Environmental Activities
Ecclesall The aim of Woods the show Sawmill is to display
10.30am-12.30pm
the work and talents of the
Nature community. quiz trail, Come stream along dipping and enter
and – even bug if hunting this is your activities first year for 8 of - 13
year growing, olds. making and baking.
The Call cost 0114 is £1 235 per 6348. adult entrant,
50p per child under 12. Bring
February your entries 20 between 9.30 and
Why 10.30am. Not Try Viewing A Bike is from 12.30-
Greenhil 2.30pm and Park there will be a sale
10am-2pm of produce after 3pm. For more
Rediscover details see pages your cycling 19 and skills 20 or in
Greenhill
visit stchads.org/haveagoshow
Park. The rangers will
provide a bike, helmet and
September 17
instruction. Meet at the Bowls
Nether Edge Farmers’ Market
Pavilion, Stalls, entertainment Greenhill Park. and various
Booking activities is held essential. in the streets around
the Call old 0114 Nether 283 Edge 9195. Market Place.
Beauchief Abbey Abbey holds holds a variety a
of variety services of services. and anyone For is more
welcome information to attend. see page For 9. more
details see the Abbey notice
board.
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A New Cinema Experience
Surely not another one?!
Yet another cinema has
opened its doors here in
Sheffield, but what makes
this one so different?
The Light Cinema Experience
opened a couple of months ago as
part of The Moor redevelopment.
As the UK’s fastest growing
cinema operator, we hope to bring
back the hustle and bustle the area
saw many years ago.
The nine-screen, state-ofthe-art
venue offers all the
usual blockbusters as well as
independent films and the latest
live productions from the world of
theatre, ballet, opera and music.
Its Green Room café bar also
serves local products such as Our
Cow Molly ice-cream, True North
ale and gin and Kelham Island
beer. It’s the perfect place to grab
a drink after work, meet friends for
a cocktail or grab a fresh baristamade
coffee on your lunch break.
You can take all your food and
drink into the film with you. This
is great if you want to make the
most of The Light’s speciality food
offerings including gourmet hot
dogs, handmade waffles and local
bakery products.
The seats inside the auditoriums
were specially designed for The
Light Sheffield and offer maximum
comfort by having the ability to
recline. They also have tables
attached so you can have all your
cinema essentials right at hand,
whilst having plenty of leg room for
you to stretch out and relax.
The VIP experience continues
with the friendly team who
personally introduce all the films
and are at hand to answer any
questions guests may have. Be
warned some of their introductions
have been known to be gatecrashed
by characters from the
films themselves, with Captain
Jack Sparrow causing havoc at the
release of the most recent Pirates
of the Caribbean film.
With the local area very much at
its heart, the cinema hosts many
events for the community. Doc/
Fest saw the cinema host 44 of
its screenings and sponsor 400 of
their volunteers. The cinema also
supports charities, schools and
other good causes.
The Light already offers subtitled
and audio-described films and will
soon introduce dementia, autism
and baby-friendly screenings.
Free online mylight membership
allows guests to get cheaper
tickets as well as all the latest
news and offers. There are
discounts for students, the elderly
and members of the armed forces/
emergency services with a Blue
Light Card or equivalent. The
cinema also accepts the CEA card
permitting disabled holders to have
a carer accompany them for free.
The Light’s paid for monthly
INFINITY card allows holders to
see as many films as they’d like
and gives access to exclusive
screenings, events and a 25%
discount on food and drink. Find
out more at sheffield.lightcinemas.
co.uk, follow @LightSheffield on
Twitter or search Light Cinema
Sheffield on Facebook.
Shannon Cooke
The Light Cinema Experience
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Office: Linden Avenue, Sheffield S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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website: www.stchads.org
Is your child aged
between two-and-a-half and
school age?
St Chad’s
Pre-school
Monday to Friday
opposite Abbey Lane School
56 Abbey Lane, Woodseats S8 0BP
NOW OPEN UNTIL 3:15 ON CERTAIN WEEK DAYS!
Currently opening until 3:15 on Wednesdays, Summer term will see more
afternoon openings! Call Claire our Manager for more information.
• A fun and exciting environment for your child
• Experienced and qualified staff
• Learning through play to help your child reach their potential
• Free early learning funding for eligible children
Rated Good by Early Years Ofsted 2016
A member of the Pre-school Learning Alliance
Call in for an information pack
or ring 07526 100755
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Call St Chad’s Church office on
0114 274 5086
or email
impact@stchads.org
for more information
email info@beauchiefabbey.org.uk
August & September 2017
(Sunday Services are based on the
book of common prayer and
refreshments are served afterwards).
Holy Communion Services at 11am
6th, 13th & 27th August 2017
3rd, 10th,24th September 2017
Evensong Services at 3pm :
20th August & 17th September 2017
All Welcome
Our Services are based on the
Book of Common Prayer.
Refreshments are served afterwards
View of Beauchief Abbey Chapel
Beauchief Abbey Lane, S8 7BD
Heritage Open Days
....come & explore this hidden gem
8th & 9th Sept 11am - 4pm
10th Sept 1pm - 4pm
Beauchief Abbey sits within a
peaceful site and is surrounded
by ancient parkland.
Noted to be the oldest building in
Sheffield the Abbey is
scheduled as an ancient monument.
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Offi ce: Linden Avenue, Sheffi eld S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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A relaxed and friendly place for a chat
Coffee morning for anyone over 50
Tuesdays 10.15 Tuesdays -11.15am, 10.15 starting -11.15am
25th April 2017
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
No table games, no speakers,
just a good cuppa and a natter!
WOODSEATS • SHEFFIELD
For more information, contact the church office on 274 5086
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Offi ce: Linden Avenue, Sheffi eld S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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email: offi ce@stchads.org
website: www.stchads.org
This year National
Allotments week from
August 14-20 has
Growing the Movement
as its theme.
Woodseats Allotment Society is
supporting the National Society of
Allotments and Leisure Gardens
by opening its site to the public on
Sunday August 20 from 10.30am
until 4pm. This year, as before,
there will be plots to visit, homegrown
fruit and vegetables for
sale and children’s activities.
And back by popular request
will be the pop-up up café in the
heart of the site on the society’s
Community Allotment plots. This
little oasis boasts room for several
picnic tables on the vine terrace –
ideal for relaxing with a cuppa and
a piece of cake or a scone. It also
has six terraces under cultivation
to explore. One of the terraces
is managed by St Chad’s Scout
group. You will be surprised at the
variety of vegetables they have
grown in the short time they have
had to develop this space!
The society’s Community
Allotment plots are used by
members for meetings, teamashing
and socialising. In
keeping with the theme of
Growing the Movement, having
this facility for use as a social hub
has helped us grow the society’s
membership to the point where
we are one of the most dynamic
and interactive allotment societies
in Sheffield.
You don’t have to be a tenant
on the Woodseats site to become
a member and to enjoy benefits
such as discounted horticultural
supplies and seeds. Tenants
from other allotment sites are
welcome to join, and often do,
and local residents can join as
home gardeners for an annual
subscription of just £4.
We are delighted that the
community orchard at the
Camping Lane entrance is
showing signs of bearing fruit.
Once the fruit is fully ripe you are
very welcome to help yourselves
to some apples and pears – it was
planted for the community after
all – partially to tidy the area, but
mainly to provide some local free
fresh fruit. We are very happy
that some families in particular
have made use of the picnic
area in the Abbey Lane orchard.
Thanks to terrific support from a
small number of volunteers, this
area has been transformed from
a jungle of nettles, brambles,
Japanese knotweed and ivy
to a safe and pleasant space
over a two-year period. We very
much believe that Growing the
Movement means involving the
community by improving their
facilities. This is a little gem that
not many people know about.
Feel free to spread the word.
Please join us on Sunday
August 20 and come and support
your local allotment society.
Look for the advertising
banners at the Abbey Lane and
Camping Lane entrances, or
visit our website www.woodseats
allotmentsociety.btck.co.uk
Sue Lee, Treasurer,
Woodseats Allotment Society
Growing the Movement
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Office: Linden Avenue, Sheffield S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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The Showroom Cinema has
been open now for over 22
years. In Europe, this kind of
cinema might be known as
‘art-house’ or often referred
to as a cultural cinema, but the term
that best encapsulates all aspects
of this Sheffi eld-based organisation
is independent. A registered charity,
the Showroom prides itself on a fi rm
spirit of independence – setting it
apart from the many other cinemas
that make up Sheffi eld’s big screen
offer. All fi lms are hand-selected,
programmed in-house and chosen to
both provide titles that will be popular
and in-demand but also to highlight
the unknown, the different and
sometimes the more challenging.
When people think of independent
fi lm it is harder to defi ne – in its
most literal sense this refers to
fi lms made outside of the major
studio-system in Hollywood, and
to a lesser extent it also means
non-mainstream. However, when
independent cinemas are discussed,
the term has come to describe a
boutique experience with luxury
touches and high pricing. It is very
important to me, and to many industry
colleagues that independence reasserts
its true meaning and that the
truly independent elements of our
businesses are writ large.
The Showroom’s programme
is one of the broadest and most
diverse in the country, with over 550
different fi lms from over 50 countries.
This breadth of choice is curated
in-house and often in partnership
with local organisations, community
groups, festivals and of course both
of Sheffi eld’s great universities. This
commitment to partnership working is
another element that is made possible
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through the independent nature of
programming at the Showroom.
When the variety of ways that
people watch fi lm seems to grow
all the time and the competition
for the attention of audiences on
screens of all sizes is increasingly
fi erce, it is more important than
ever that the experience of
watching a fi lm, in the company
of others, on a big screen, in a
dark room, without interruption is
treasured. It is equally vital that the
wealth of wonderful international
cinema is brought to these big
screens – providing glimpses of
other stories, cultures, experiences
and histories.
Sheffi eld’s fi lm culture is thriving,
with new cinemas, major festivals,
a strong community sector and
many pop-up screenings. Long
may the spirit of independence
remain in our city’s well-loved
venues, events and organisations
as they continue to enrich the
cultural life of its people.
Joan Parsons
Senior Programmer, The
Showroom
The Spirit of Independence
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My Experiences in Film-M
It all began in 1988. I was teaching
RE in a large secondary school and
thought it would be great to take
some teenagers to the Holy Land.
So I went with some RE teachers
on an exploratory visit, borrowing the
school’s video camera. With help
from my son, I cobbled together some
footage, added some sound and
convinced 22 others to join me for a trip
the following year. I filmed their exploits
– from visiting the Dome of the Rock, to
snorkelling in the Red Sea, to sleeping
on the beach, camel riding in the desert
and climbing Mount Sinai. On their
return all the kids wanted a VHS copy.
With encouraging comments, I started
making films for my teaching using my
own camcorder. But I was never satisfied
with the quality. Analogue editing was a
nightmare, so when digital came along I
invested in a new editing suite.
Retiring early, I couldn’t find another
job, so my wife, Ann, encouraged me to
look for filming opportunities. I sent out a
questionnaire to 50 missionary societies
(I really wanted to travel a bit too). In
the end, one society took
me on and in 1998 I went to Uganda,
Rwanda and Burundi to make them a
promotional film. I ended up making ten!
I found living alongside local people with
different cultures enthralling.
That was the first of many trips abroad
– 12 countries in Africa alone, besides
Europe, South America and Asia. I’ve
spent time with nomads in Mali, secret
believers in Yemen, travelled across
Pakistan’s North-West Frontier and
crossed the Andes in an aircraft cockpit,
filming the work of hospitals, schools and
churches.
My aim is always to promote the
Gospel through Christian agencies so
people in the UK can support them.
Since the recession my work has
become more home-based. I’ve
produced a promotional film for a
Sheffield Special school, a college
for those with learning difficulties and
recently one for South Yorkshire’s
Restorative Justice project. Nowadays
the demand is mostly for shorties to
upload to social media or websites.
Any outstanding
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experiences? Many, but one
memorable occasion stands out. Being
in Rwanda four years after the genocide
showed me the legacies of war. An
amazing 80 year old was providing
shelter and support for the many
widows. One afternoon she was having
one of her ‘meetings’ which I fi lmed.
Over 50 widows were singing and
dancing rhythmically. It was vibrant, loud
and fun! And then I saw her. A lady, with
an upturned, radiant face, was twirling
around to the music. Looking closer, I
notice she was gyrating on a wooden
leg. I was moved to tears. How could
someone who had lost family, house and
health, be so full of joy and exuberance?
I found out later, she had recently asked
Jesus into her life and now she lived to
praise Him with her new-found Christian
family. Events like these make my work
so rewarding!
For examples of my work see
www.jftvideoproductions.co.uk or
JeremyThornton1 on YouTube.
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Services at St Chad’s
Sunday Services
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Morning Prayers
Morning Prayers
Morning Prayers
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayers
Evening Prayers
Evening Prayers
Monday to Thursday at 9am
Monday to Thursday at 9am
Monday to Thursday at 9am
• Monday to Thursday at 9am - a half-hour service
of prayer and Bible readings in church
Monday to Thursday at 5pm
• Monday Friday at to 9 Thursday am - up to at an 5pm hour of prayer, blessing
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know that many short
films have been made in
Sheffield, either as features
or for publicity purposes, but,
searching on our old friends
Google and Wikipedia, I could only
find around a dozen full-length
movies made in our city.
The earliest was Hard Steel
starring Wilfred Lawson and made
in 1942, about a steel worker
who takes over the factory. Later
offerings included Alan Bennett’s
The History Boys and When
Saturday Comes featuring Sean
Bean as a footballer.
In 1984 Threads was made in
Sheffield and went out on TV,
showing the effects of nuclear war.
I remember that it had a profound
effect on me at the time. Perhaps it
should be shown again.
However, by far the most famous
feature to come out of our city was,
of course The Full Monty, made
in 1997. It still entertains after all
these years and has been adapted
into a musical and a stage play.
It was the highest grossing film in
the UK until Titanic was released.
I’m sure everybody is aware of the
plot, but the underlying theme was,
of course, the demise of Sheffield
and its industry and the plight
of the unemployed. Although a
comedy, it highlighted some very
serious political and social issues.
In contrast, in 1981 a film called
Looks and Smiles was released.
It was directed by Ken Loach,
who made the successful Kes
and, recently, I, Daniel Blake.
Now, I am a big Ken Loach fan,
but I had never heard of this film!
This was probably because it was
one of Ken’s biggest flops. Looks
and Smiles was about one man’s
struggle in Mrs Thatcher’s Britain.
Although the film won an award at
the Cannes festival, it then sank
without trace. It was filmed in black
and white, in Sheffield, using real
dialect, which the Americans could
not understand. Ken Loach films
often have to have subtitles in the
USA.
So, here we have two movies,
both made in Sheffield and which
cover similar ground. The Full
Monty was a success because
it used comedy, was brash, had
lots of music and dance, but still
made the important points about
poverty and unemployment. In
contrast Looks and Smiles was,
according to one film critic, a
depressing film about a depressing
theme. Ken Loach himself has
damned this earlier work and has
perhaps used that experience
in making the successful and
thought-provoking Daniel Blake,
which brings Full Monty up to date
and shows us that some people
are still struggling to survive.
Loach, however, in the later film,
which switches from Sheffield
to Newcastle, uses
colourful characters
and some comedy
to make his point.
Going south
from Sheffield,
we find
ourselves in
Derbyshire and
the Peak District.
Countless movies
have been filmed
on the moorland and
in the many stately homes,
including Chatsworth. When
visiting Hardwick Hall recently it
was interesting to see the whole
list of TV programmes and films
shot there. Perhaps an idea for a
future article!
David Manning
Made in Sheffield
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From Films on the Field t
Some of you will remember me
from nine years ago when my
dad, Matthew Porter, was vicar
at St Chad’s. You probably saw
me playing in the worship band or
operating the AV desk, or perhaps called
upon me to try and help fix something
technical when my dad wasn’t around. I
grew up at St Chad’s and really enjoyed
being part of the community. Since
December 2008 I’ve been living in York,
I took my A levels and spent five years
playing in bands. I am now a director at a
film company called Hewitt & Walker.
I’ve been making short videos since I
was eight or nine years old, borrowing
my parents’ camcorder and filming myself
and my brothers in the garden or on the
church field. We’d make really bad karate
videos where we’d all have to fight in
slow motion, and then we’d speed it up
after so it looked like we were really well
choreographed, and alien films where
we’d explore the attic in the vicarage and
the church basement. Later I’d spend
summer holidays at Millhouses Park,
skateboarding and rollerblading and
filming myself and my friends.
I never saw any of this turning into a
career, it was just a bit of fun to pass the
time. One day we even filmed ourselves
having a race to see who could eat a
whole lemon the fastest, with the loser
getting the remaining lemons thrown
at them by the winners. Being the
cameraman I kept stopping to change
camera angle and, of course, lost.
The main thing I learnt from these short
videos is that you need to make sure what
you’re filming is interesting. You can have
the best camera in the world, but if what
you’re pointing it at isn’t interesting then it
won’t look very good!
The most important thing to think about
when you are filming is where your light
is coming from. Many people just turn the
camera on and start shooting what is in
front of them, but this is like setting up a
microphone in a crowded room and hitting
record. People need to be able to clearly
make out what it is you are trying to show
them. Always focus on one subject at a
time, which will involve either moving your
subject to make use of available light, or
by moving your light into the right place to
light your subject. Never shoot against a
source of light such as a window, as it will
make your subject look like they’re floating
in white space. If you’re shooting people,
most of the time you will want even light
across their face, to reduce shadows
and make them look healthier and more
beautiful.
Colour is very important when filming,
so be aware of the colour of your subject
and background. If you’re filming a person
then it’s better to put them against a
background that’s different to the clothing
they are wearing, and also try to avoid
backgrounds that are wooden or yellow/
peach colours as they will blend in with
the colour of skin. The further away
from the background you can bring your
subject the better your shot will look, as it
creates more depth. You don’t want to put
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your subject right up against a wall as it
will look flat and boring, so where possible
use three-dimensional space to your
advantage.
If you need any audio then it’s always
best to get your microphone as close to
the subject as possible. The further away
you are the more background noise you
will pick up. If you have the option of using
even a cheap external mic rather than
the inbuilt microphone on the camera
then that will allow you to position it more
effectively.
All of these points are rough guidelines
for what you will want to aim for 90% of
the time. There will be occasions where
you may choose to do something different
for a particular reason, or where it isn’t
possible to follow every rule.
I was recently back in Sheffield filming
a show at Theatre Delicatessen in the old
Woolworths store and due to the nature
of live theatre there wasn’t much I could
control in terms of lighting or moving the
actors. I had one attempt to film the entire
80-minute performance. Having not seen
the show before I didn’t know which way
the characters were going to move, so
in this instance I used a second camera
to record the whole room on a wide
angle lens. I then used another camera
to record close-ups, which I could walk
around with to capture different angles.
It’s relatively easy to sync up footage
using available computer editing software,
just make sure you have a visual and
audible point of reference in every clip so
you know where to join them.
Most of my work nowadays is in
creating online marketing videos for
brands and organisations. We do a lot of
work in the tourism sector capturing visitor
attractions and events, and also with more
corporate business clients who want shots
of their premises, products and team.
It’s important to remember that not
everyone feels comfortable on camera,
so it’s always best to get to know people
before you point a camera in their face.
Filmmaking, like anything creative, is
a continuous process of trial and error.
You can spend ages reading about it,
but the best way is to simply have a go.
You will learn by putting yourself in new
situations and by not being afraid to make
mistakes. Find one or two other people
that are also interested in filming and start
conversations with them. Send them your
work, get them to send you theirs, and
make suggestions on things to try out
next time. I started a film and photography
collective in York which now has over 50
members. We head out once a month to
take photos and videos of an area of York,
and it’s invaluable to have this community
of people to bounce ideas off and get
feedback from.
I hope this has given you a few ideas
to either get started or improve your
filming. If you’d like to contact me, my
email is ben@hewittandwalker.com. To
see any of my work you can head over
to www.hewittandwalker.com and I’m on
Instagram @benporteryork.
Ben Porter
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Where’s
That From?
A Blockbuster
Meaning – a show, film or book which is
a “smash hit”, having outstanding popular
appeal and often proving to be a great
fi nancial success.
Derived from – a type of bomb, invented
and used by the Royal Air Force in air
raids during the Second World War.
These bombs were huge, weighing
up to 2,000lbs and capable of causing
enormous devastation. The Germans
called them “blockbusters” because they
were so destructive, having the capability
to obliterate entire blocks of buildings
when dropped on their cities. After the war
and the cessation of bombing, the word
naturally changed its connotation and is
much in use today, though it’s doubtful how
many people would associate the modern
“wow factor” it describes with the original
lethal one.
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What do you remember
most about going
to the pictures? Is
it the films you saw,
the picture palaces,
the people you went with or what
you got up to on the back row?
For me, I think it’s probably
the picture houses, ranging from
the truly palatial Gaumont (still
called The Regent by many) to
my local ‘flea pit’, the Carlton on
the Arbourthorne Estate. The
Gaumont opened as The Regent
on Boxing Day 1927 and in its
heyday seated 2,300 people. The
cafe/restaurant was the place to
be seen and having afternoon
tea there used to make me feel
like a princess. It was decorated
in a Georgian style with panelled
walls and an ornate ceiling and I
seem to remember a Palm Court
orchestra. The Gaumont had
the only proper cinema organ
in Sheffield, an all-singing, alldancing
instrument which sounded
like a full orchestra. The Gaumont
showed all the best films until the
Odeon opened in 1956, where
films were shown in Tod-AO,
notably South Pacific, Cleopatra
and The Sound of Music. Other
picture houses in town included
the Cinema House, the ABC and
the Hippodrome. A much older
venue was the Albert Hall, next
to the Gaumont where John
Lewis is now. This was built as a
concert hall in 1873 but became a
cinema in 1927. The building was
destroyed by fire in 1937.
Another long-gone cinema,
perhaps my favourite, was the
News Theatre in the 1940s and
50s. This had started life as
the Electra in 1911 and became
the Classic in 1962. I spent
many happy Saturday mornings
watching cartoons, cowboys and
newsreels for about 6d (2½p).
Programmes were continuous
from about 11am until late at
night. The cinema finally closed in
November 1982.
Of course, most of us only went
into town on special occasions or
to see special films. Usually we
went to one of the local cinemas.
Many of these have now vanished
without trace but the facades of
a few, like the Woodseats Palace
(now Wetherspoons) and the
Lansdowne on London Road (now
Sainsbury’s) are still recognisable.
One London Road cinema which
has disappeared is the Heeley
Palace, which can claim fame for
having the legendary Reginald
Dixon as musical director, playing
both the piano and the organ
for silent films. Reginald was
born in Sheffield, in Walkley, and
learned the craft of organ playing
at Cemetery Road Congregational
Church. He was able to practice
on the Wurlitzer at the Regent and
from 1930 to 1970 was known as
Mr Blackpool, playing the Tower
Ballroom instrument. Surely a
local boy made good!
Looking at photographs of long
lost cinemas brings back a host
of memories. During the late
1930s there were more than 60
picture palaces in Sheffield and,
particularly during the Second
World War, they provided a vital
service by keeping us up to date
with the news and providing
escapism from the horrors of war.
It has been said that the cinema
is dying, being superseded by
TV and modern technology. But,
just maybe, like books, live music
and vinyl records, it could make a
glorious comeback.
Sylvia Bennett
Going To The Pictures
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Are you getting ready for our
Have A Go Show? We invited
you to have a go at growing,
sewing, knitting, baking, jammaking
and much more – and
the day will soon be here for you to
display the results.
There’s still time before our show on
September 16 so go on....have a go!
Bring your entries to St Chad’s between
9.30 and 10.30am. Viewing is from 12.30-
The aim of the Have a Go show is
to display the work and talents of
the local community. Everyone is
encouraged to enter even if this is
your first year of growing, making
and baking, especially if you have
never entered a show before.
Judging and awarding of certificates
are to add a bit of fun to the event
and reward efforts.
SCHEDULE
Vegetable Section
1 Three white potatoes
2 Three coloured potatoes
3 Three onions
4 Three carrots
5 Two leeks
6 Six tomatoes
7 Six runner beans
8 Three mixed veg – not
otherwise in schedule
9 Three bulbs garlic
10 Three beetroot globes
11 One green cabbage
12 Three courgettes (15-20cms in
length)
13 One cucumber
14 Heaviest Veg
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You Have A Go?
Have A Go Growing, Making
& Baking Show 2017
September 16, St Chad’s Church
2.30pm and there will be a sale of
produce after 3pm.
The schedule is printed below
and is also available at stchads.org/
haveagoshow where you will fi nd full
details and instructions.
Fruit Section
15 Ten soft fruit on a plate (blackberries,
raspberries, blackcurrants,
gooseberries)
16 Five fruit on a plate – not otherwise
in schedule
Floral Art Section
17 Vase of three dahlias
18 One chrysanthemum - spray
19 Three gladioli – any variety
20 A single rose
21 Miniature fl oral arrangement (must
not exceed 15cm overall)
22 Floral arrangement (must not exceed
60cm overall)
23 One vase mixed garden fl owers
Preserves and Baking Section
24 1lb jar fruit jam
25 1lb jar lemon curd
26 1lb jar chutney
27 Victoria Sandwich 7 inch (6oz self
raising fl our; 6oz Caster sugar;
6oz butter; Vanilla Essence; 3 eggs;
raspberry jam; dusting of caster
sugar)
28 Four sweet biscuits/cookies one
variety
29 Four pieces of traybake
30 Three fruit scones
31 Six savoury biscuits or straws, one
variety
Handicrafts Section
32 Jewellery, one piece
33 One embroidery
34. One item knitted or crocheted
35 One item sewn
Art
36 Single photograph – theme
‘Outdoors’
37 Single hand produced picture
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Religious Themes and I
This article started out as a
conversation on the way home from
a cinema trip. Last year, Amy Hole
and I took my son Leon and her
boys, Magnus and Isaac, and to
see Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
I was struck by the amount of religious
imagery used in the fi lm and began
discussing it with Amy while driving back.
What follows is a further exploration of the
ideas that began in that brief chat.
It’s not possible to write this article
without revealing key elements of the plot.
If you haven’t seen the fi lm
yet and don’t want to fi nd
out what happens, then
please feel free to stop
reading here.
Director Zack Snyder’s
2016 fi lm carries on from his
2013 release, Man of Steel,
which introduced us to the latest
cinematic incarnation of Superman,
played by Henry Cavil. Batman v
Superman further fl eshes out the world of
Superman and introduces us to the new big
screen versions of other superheroes from
the DC Comics universe – Wonder Woman,
Aquaman, The Flash and Batman.
Snyder is someone who clearly knows
and loves his comics. Here he weaves in
story elements and images from the wellknown
superman storyline The Death of
Superman, and another critics’ favourite,
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.
As a comics fan myself, these obvious
references jumped out of the screen at me.
But they weren’t the main things that did.
What struck me particularly was the very
strong use of religious imagery throughout
the fi lm in relation to Superman, and to
those around him.
The subject probably has enough
material to fi ll out someone’s postgraduate
thesis. And I’m pretty certain I didn’t spot
all of it. So for the sake of brevity I’ll stick
to the essentials, those being the clear
parallels that are drawn between Superman
and Jesus.
From early on, we see he inspires an
almost messianic following from those
around him. In one scene, Superman is
in Mexico on the Day of the Dead having
just rescued people from a fire. The crowd
surround him, awed by his presence,
many hands reaching out to touch him.
The image of this crowd, their faces a
mixture of adoration and
fear haunts the viewer and
underlines the sense of
worship expressed towards
this incredibly powerful
individual.
As the film progresses we
see challenges to Superman as
people begin to question his right
to wield such power, and his selfappointed
mission to protect (or perhaps
to save?) humanity. Batman in particular
questions whether Superman should be
allowed to decide right from wrong, good
from evil.
Superman is put on trial, ostensibly for
his very existence, and then finds himself
accused of the bloodshed of innocents.
As the film edges towards its conclusion,
Superman must sacrifice his own life to
stop a seemingly unstoppable monster.
The fight between the two is ended with
the use of a spear – Superman impales
the monster with it while he himself is
transpierced by a bone growing from the
monster’s body.
In the aftermath of the battle, Superman’s
body, wrapped in his cloak, is lowered
down, while in the background, wooden
debris has fallen together in such a way as
to make cross-like shapes. Finally his body
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Imagery
is laid on the ground, Batman and Wonder
Woman to each side of him, while Lois
weeps on his chest. The staging and lighting
of these scenes imbues them with an almost
painted quality, reminiscent of the works
of the grand masters, leaving the viewer in
no doubt that here, recreated on screen, is
Jesus taken down from the Cross.
A quick trawl through the internet showed
me there was much discussion on this
subject, including very passionate debates
on whether Snyder was right or wrong to
help himself so liberally to Christian imagery
for his film.
For my own part I found it to be beautifully
rendered and very moving. But I also felt
that the additional dimension gives an
opportunity for reflection.
What Snyder delivers in this film, whether
unwittingly or not, is an opportunity for a
person of faith to reflect on the nature of
the faith we hold. The Superman being
worshipped in this film is a real living being.
Granted he is possessed of near miraculous
powers, but nevertheless his feats, his
miracles are present and visible for all to
see. And his powers are – according to the
story – explainable as scientific phenomena.
In this world, technology is advancing at
a prestigious pace. Within our lifetimes are
predicted breakthroughs that would seem
like miracles just a few years ago.
So where do we put our faith? In that
which we can see and touch and experience
here in the everyday? Or do we remind
ourselves that faith is an act of love towards
that which cannot be explained or proven.
I’ll leave you with one final thought. If you
enjoyed the film, or end up watching it and
liking it as a result of this article, do watch
out for the sequel due out later this year. We
can be pretty much certain that Superman
will rise again...
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A Reflection of Culture
I
am not really a fan of old
black and white films. I know
some folk are but I could
never see the attraction until
recovering from a bout of
illness one day, about 30 years
ago, I turned on the television to
see what was on. What was just
starting was a black and white
film, made in the late 1930s which
had three main characters. The
lead part was played by a middle
aged man with the other two being
a very old toothless guy and a
slightly overweight insolent young
man. The film was about an
incompetent man who,
because of his family
connections, was
given the job as
stationmaster at
a station where
no trains stopped
because it was in
the middle of rural
Ireland very close
to the border with
Northern Ireland and the
then Irish Free State. You
can still see the full film on Youtube
and if you have a couple of hours
to kill it is a great way to pass the
time.
The main character of the film Oh
Mr Porter was an old entertainer
called Will Hay. This was one film
in a series and others include
Windbag the Sailor, Convict 99,
Old Bones of the River, Ask a
Policeman and Where’s That Fire?
Whatever the film the characters
were always the same. The main
lead, Will Hay, played a man
who seemed to work his way
into important positions but was
eventually shown to be incompetent
by circumstances and by those
around him. No matter how hard
he tried, things always happened
to him. Eventually, however, he
always came out on top. Moore
Marriot, who was a veteran film
actor, played the idle old man who
was fond of drink and Graham
Moffatt played the lazy and easily
corrupt younger man who always
seemed to get by without doing any
work at all.
One of the things I love about
films, especially old ones, is
that like any art they reflect the
attitude of the era in which they
were filmed. Do you remember
the Carry On Films – one of them,
Carry On Nurse was set within a
story line about the theft of
contraceptive pills from a
hospital. This was filmed
at a time when the
contraceptive pill was
a very controversial
subject and so a
good topic for a
contemporary film.
Even science fiction
which is mainly set in the
future reveals the culture
which was prevalent at the time
it was written or about the innate
fears and doubts of the time. The
films we make today either hark
back to a time when everything
seemed to be viewed through rosecoloured
spectacles or seems to
be all doom and gloom about how
the future is dark and painful but
through which goodness, often in
the form of a superhero, wins in the
end.
It makes me wonder how the
films we are making now will be
viewed by people watching them in
25 or 50 years. Possibly the futility
of war, the rise of fundamental
terrorists, corruption, alternative
truths and ‘dodgy’ politicians – who
knows. I bet it will be interesting!
Steve Winks
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The Elegance of the
Hedgehog
by Muriel Barbery
This story fl its between
the life of Renee Michel,
a 54-year-old concierge
in a Parisian block of
luxury apartments, and
Paloma Josse, a 12-year-old
girl who is the daughter of one
of the upper class families living
in the apartment block.
The fi rst half of the book
looks at the everyday lives
and problems of Renee and
Paloma. The two have more
in common than they realise,
and later in the book become
friends.
Rene is a clever, well-read
woman whose observations
of her rich residents would
surprise them. She works hard to
appear far more stupid than she
is.
The book looks at philosophy
as applied to everyday life and
was a bit heavy-going and dry in
places. For me the book becomes
more interesting when a cultured
Japanese man takes up residence
in one of the apartments. He
develops a fascination with
Renee and a lovely relationship
develops.
There are some touching
moments in the book that were
gentle, funny and sad, and which
I enjoyed. However I did fi nd
ploughing through the philosophy
of it hard-going.
I would encourage anyone
to persevere with this book.
I enjoyed the last quarter but
getting there was a struggle.
Sue Sneddon
St Chad’s Third Age Book
Group
Book Review
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other than his memory and God, he
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illegal house churches. This gentle
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Miraculous and loving interventions
helped Yun for example jumping over
a ten foot wall; walking through the
open doors of a high security prison
unobserved and walking after his legs
were so severely broken (he was told
he would be crippled for life after this
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Whatever Yun experienced, God
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