2017-08

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. 

Here’s where to find us: 

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Church Office: Linden Avenue, Sheffield S8 0GA 

Tel: (0114) 274 5086 

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website: www.stchads.org

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 


Church Offi ce: Linden Avenue, Sheffi eld S8 0GA 


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email: offi ce@stchads.org 


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 




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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.” 

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Telephone: 0114 274 9101 

Email: thujopsis@aol.com 274 5061 




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Yun suffered •Tuesdays inhuman - 10.30am: and Ecclesall 

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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 

Whatever Yun experienced, God 

Imagination Gaming 

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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10am to 12 noon 

On the last Saturday of each month. 

Bring & Buy (new items) 

Handicrafts Home Baking 

0114 453 4716 


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Church Offices: 15 Camping email: Lane, Sheffield office@stchads.org S8 0GB Page 7 

Tel: (0114) 274 5086 website: www.stchads.org

Send details of your event to impact@stchads.org or write to: Impact, 

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 

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10.30am-12.30pm 

the work and talents of the 

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and – even bug if hunting this is your activities first year for 8 of - 13 

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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 

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details see the Abbey notice 

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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 




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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 

Here’s how little it costs 

to advertise in 

Adverts are priced 

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one year (six editions): 

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Full page: £915 

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. 




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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 


No table games, no speakers, 

just a good cuppa and a natter! 


For more information, contact the church office on 274 5086 




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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 




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Full page: £915 

Call St Chad’s Church office on 

0114 274 5086 

or email 

impact@stchads.org 

for more information 

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. 

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-Making 

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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Sunday Services 

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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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to Company Director 

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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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 

(pencil, pastel, oil, charcoal or water 

colour) 

Children’s Section (Age ranges: under 

5, 6-8 years, 9-11 years) 

38 Animal made out of fruit and/or 

vegetables 

39 Picture, paint or crayon. 

40 Decorated gingerbread person (plain 

biscuit may be purchased). 




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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 

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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 

Hattaway started to take the good news of 

Jesus to the people of China via 

illegal house churches. This gentle 

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and true man brought many people into a 

Christian relationship with the Lord. 

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a criminal, just a committed Christian 

and came themselves into a deep and 

loving relationship with Jesus. 

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 

punishment). 

Whatever Yun experienced, God 

repeatedly demonstrated his 

faithfulness never leaving him or his 

family to cope alone. We will 

probably never experience this kind of 

persecution but this book is testimony 

to the incredible power of God and his 

Holy Spirit. 

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Vicar Toby Hole (Vicarage) 274 9302 

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Assistant Minister for the elderly Yvonne Smith 274 5086 

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Daren Craddock, Amy Hole, 

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