Impact October/November 2017
October/November 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.
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Woodseats, Beauchief and Chancet Wood. To find out more about
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Here’s a thought experiment for you. You are walking
down Fargate and someone you know a bit, but not
very well, gives you a photograph. “It’s a picture of
a really evil man,” they say. “Someone gave me this
photograph and told me that he tortures puppies.
Please make a photocopy and give it out to as many people as
you know.” Horrifi ed though you probably are by the thought of
someone torturing puppies, I suspect that you wouldn’t rush to
the nearest library and make 100 copies – not least because of
the expense and effort involved, but also you would want to be
certain of the allegations.
Gossip, rumour and fake news have always been with us.
The Israelites in the wilderness were specialists at grumbling
and spreading false news, whether it be Moses’ death on top
of a mountain or terrifying giants in the promised land. St Paul
warned about the dangers of it in church life. However, since the global
spread of social media, “fake news” has grown in power to the point where
it can apparently set up and bring down governments. We don’t have to
distribute fl iers, we don’t even have to whisper it to a friend over coffee.
We just click share or RT.
But here’s the thing. Fake news is quite easy to spot and stop if we’re
happy to pause before hitting the share button. So here is a real life
example, one that you may have seen.
Two pictures turn up on your social media page. One shows an almost
empty House of Commons with a caption saying “MPs vote on reduction
of disability benefi ts”. Next to it is a picture of a packed chamber with the
caption “MPs vote on a 10% pay increase”. Underneath, the person who
has shared the pictures has put an angry face with sentiments to the effect
that isn’t it dreadful how MPs vote for their own pockets but ignore the
poorest. And it would be absolutely dreadful if that were the case.
So what do you do? You’re concerned about parliament and democracy
and you don’t want MPs lining their own pockets so perhaps you’re inclined
to share the picture. But before you do that just think. How do you know
that the captions give an accurate picture?
A quick internet search will lead you to fi nd that the picture of the packed
House of Commons was for the controversial vote on student tuition fees.
The empty House of Commons was for an early morning motion. What’s
more, you discover, MPs don’t vote on their pay which is decided by an
independent body. Now that you know the truth, you choose not to share.
Does it matter? I think it does. Even if the fake news is for a cause that
you believe in, do you want to promote your cause through untruth? Isn’t it
better to know the truth, no matter how uncomfortable it be?
So before you share: 1. Think - does this really ring true.
Are there unsubstantiated facts or captions? 2. Research -
quickly search the internet to fi nd a reliable source (eg. BBC
or reputable news site). 3. Consider - by sharing this will you
be building trust up, or pulling it down? If in doubt Delete.
Jesus said that a time would come when every word
spoken would be answerable for. Let’s not add to those
words unnecessarily.
Rev Toby Hole, Vicar, St Chad’s, Woodseats
October/November 2017
WOODSEATS • SHEFFIELD
Spot It and Stop It
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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Adam didn’t quite understand God when he
said, “Be fruitful and multiply”.
What is the tallest
type of building in
the world?
A library, because
it has so many
stories!
Why did the pupils
eat their homework?
Because their
teacher told them it
was a piece of cake!
Why couldn’t the
leopard play hide
and seek?
Because he was
always spotted!
Teacher: “What
is the chemical
formula for water?”
Pupil: “HIJKLMNO.”
Teacher: “Why do
you think that?”
Pupil: “Yesterday
you said it’s H to O!”
Did you hear about the kidnapping at
school? It was ok, he woke up!
The teacher asked
Billy: “If I gave you
two cats and another
two cats, how many
would you have?”
“Five,” said Billy.
“No, listen
carefully,” said the
teacher, “If I gave you
two cats and another
two cats how many
would you have?”
“Five,” said Billy
“Let me put it to
you differently,” said
the teacher, “If I gave
you two apples, and
another two apples,
how many would you
have?”
“Four,” said Billy.
“Good,” said the
teacher, “So if I gave
you two cats and
another two cats,
how many would you
have?”
“Five!” said Billy.
“Where do you
keep getting fi ve
from?” asked the
teacher.
“Because I’ve
got one cat at
home already!” he
replied.
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What’s On
If you have an event you would like
to see included in our What’s On
section, email impact@stchads.org
Health Walks
•Mondays - 10am: Graves Park.
Meet outside the Rose Garden
Cafe;
•Tuesdays - 10.30am: Ecclesall
Woods. Meet at the Visitors
Centre at Abbeydale Industrial
Hamlet;
•Thursdays - 10.30am:
Lowedges. Meet at the Gresley
Road Meeting Rooms, Gresley
Road, Lowedges;
•Thursdays - 10.30am: Ecclesall
Woods. Meet at the JG Graves
Discovery Centre off Abbey Lane.
Call 0114 203 9337 for details
regarding any of the walks.
October 1
Pedlar’s Corner Car Boot &
Community Flea Market
Abbeydale Picture House
10am-3pm
October 7
Dore Male Voice Choir
All Saints Church, Ecclesall
7pm
Dore Male Voice Choir presents a
gala concert of music.
October 7
Haydn’s Creation
Sheffi eld Cathedral
7.30pm
Sheffi eld Bach Choir presents
Creation by Franz Joseph Haydn
with Kristina James – Soprano,
Paul Dutton – Tenor, Quentin
Brown – Bass and the National
Festival Orchestra. Tickets are £16
and concessions £13.
October 7 and 8
Autumn Fayre
Bishops’ House
A fayre with knights in battle,
crafts, local produce, music,
entertainment and food and drink.
October 8
Vintage & Artisan Market
Abbeydale Picture House
11am-5pm
Stalls selling vintage clothing and
wares, retro items, Sheffield arts
and crafts, antiques and Yorkshiremade
artisan produce.
October 8 and 22
Abbeydale Miniature Railway
Abbeydale Road South
1-5pm
The regular open days at
Abbeydale Miniature Railway.
October 14
The Owl Light Trio
Bishops’ House
7.30-10.30pm
The Owl Light Trio play folk music
on concertina (Jim Penny), fiddle
(Jane Griffiths) and guitar (Colin
Fletcher).
Call in for a Cuppa
at Church House, 56 Abbey Lane
10am to 12noon
on the last Saturday of each month
Bring & Buy (new items)
Handicrafts and Home Baking
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Offi ce: Linden Avenue, Sheffi eld S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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Send details of your event to impact@stchads.org or write to: Impact,
St Chad‟s Church Offices, 15 Camping Lane, Sheffield S8 0GB.
LINE DANCE AND SOCIAL:
Health Greenhill Walks Methodist Church has
Mondays started a new – 10am: Line Dance Graves and Park.
Meet Social at the event Animal for the Farm over car 50s park; on
Tuesdays
Thursday mornings.
– 10.30am: Ecclesall
Beginners are welcome to the
Woods. Meet at Abbeydale
sessions from 10am to 11am
Industrial
which will
Hamlet;
be followed by tea and
Thursdays biscuits and – a 10.30am: natter. No dance
Lowedges. partner is Meet needed. at the The Community cost is
Wing, £3.50 Lowedges and Junior School.
Call for more 0114 details 203 9337. call session
co-ordinator Brenda Rigby on
National 0114 2748956. Council for Divorced,
Single and Widowed
Tuesdays 8-11pm
Norton October Country 21 Club
Club
Book
offering
Sale
friendship and social
activities.
36 Crawshaw Grove, Beauchief
10am-12pm
Call Magdalen on 0114
Second-hand books for sale in
2394326.
aid of the Alzheimer’s Society.
Donations of good condition
January
paperback
30 -
novels
February
or biographies
5
AEGON are welcome. British Tennis Tour
Graves Tennis and Leisure Centre
World November ranked 5players compete
alongside Pedlar’s local Corner Sheffield Car Boot players. &
Community Call 0114 283 Flea 9900. Market
Abbeydale Picture House
February 10am-3pm5
Book Sale
36 November Crawshaw 14-18 Grove, Beauchief
10am-12pm School for Scandal
Good Ecclesall quality Church second-hand Halls books
for Ecclesall sale in aid Theatre of the Company Alzheimer‟s
Society. presents Donations School for of Scandal paperback by
novels Richard or Sheridan, biographies directed in good by
condition Graham are Millar. welcome (but not
larger books due to space
limitations).
November 15-18
Absurd Person Singular
Dronfield Civic Hall
February
7.30pm
5
Free
Dronfield
Environmental
Players presents
Activities
Millhouses Absurd Person Park Singular by Alan
10.30am-12.30pm
Ayckbourn. For tickets, priced £7
Obstacle or £6 concessions, course and call stream 01246
dipping 417850. activities for 8 - 13 year
olds.
Call 0114 263 4335.
November 19
Christmas Lights Switch-On
February Sheffield City 8-12 Centre
Jamaica The festive Inn season begins with
Ecclesall the annual All Christmas Saints Church Illuminations Hall
7.30pm Switch-On in the city centre and on
A The play Moor. presented by Ecclesall
Theatre Company. Tickets: £5.
November Call 011424
230 8842.
Vivaldi By Candlelight
February Sheffield Cathedral 12
Free 7.30pm Environmental Activities
Millhouses London Concertante Park returns to
1.30-3.30pm
the cathedral to perform Vivaldi’s
The Four Seasons by
Nature quiz trail, stream dipping
Candlelight.
and bug hunting activities for 8 - 13
year
November
olds.
25
The
Call
Dream
0114
of
263
Gerontius
4335.
Sheffield Cathedral
February 7.30pm 12
Free Sheffield Environmental Oratorio Chorus Activities presents
Ecclesall Elgar’s The Woods Dream Sawmill of Gerontius
10.30am-12.30pm
with Andrew Rees (Gerontius/
Nature Soul), Margaret quiz trail, McDonald stream dipping (Angel),
and Ross bug Ramgobin hunting activities (Priest/Angel for 8 - 13
year of the olds. Agony) and The Northern
Chamber Call 0114 Orchestra. 235 6348.
Tickets are £17, concessions £14,
February and students 20 and under 16s £5.
Why Not Try A Bike
Greenhil November Park 25
10am-2pm Book Sale
Rediscover 36 Crawshaw your Grove, cycling Beauchief skills in
Greenhill
10am-12pm
Park. The rangers will
provide
Second-hand
a bike,
books
helmet
for
and
sale in
aid of the Alzheimer’s Society.
instruction. Meet at the Bowls
Donations of good condition
Pavilion, Greenhill Park.
paperback novels or biographies
Booking
are welcome.
is essential.
Call 0114 283 9195.
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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Changing Times
Nancy Fielder, editor of
The Star and Sheffield
Telegraph, writes about the
role of newspapers today.
Times have changed
dramatically for local
newspapers in recent
years, and they continue to
change at great speed.
People are reading more news
and expect it more quickly than
ever before.
That means editorial teams
have had to drastically change
the way they work to keep up with
new platforms and the evolving
demands of readers.
What hasn’t changed is the
trust The Star has created with
its communities over more than a
century and the influence it holds in
the city.
We always endeavor to use that
to good effect – fighting to improve
Sheffield, celebrating the many
great things and people while
always pushing for more.
During the last 18 months we
have worked hard to reconnect with
communities across Sheffield and
make their voices heard through
the pages of The Star.
We have changed the way our
news team works to create more
time for reporters to get back to
basics, getting out of the office and
talking to people.
We have a community focus
in a different neighbourhood
every Friday, a weekly
feature on one of the city’s
many voluntary groups
and, during term time,
devote two pages of
Wednesday’s Star to a
school.
We campaign on
everything from stopping
litter and graffiti to shining
a spotlight on things
Made In Sheffield.
Newspapers are often accused
of focusing on bad news so we
deliberately hunt out positive stories
and try to give a balanced view.
Even when awful things happen
in our neighbourhoods we go out
and speak to residents in order to
give a more accurate picture.
Reporters are expected to do
more tasks and be more skilled
than ever before. When covering
a breaking story they are expected
to give continual updates on
the website and across several
social media platforms, as well as
steaming live video, taking photos
– and writing a story for the print
edition of the newspaper.
However they are also able to
access feedback on stories like
never before.
We can instantly see which online
stories are the most popular and
get comments from readers, often
including witnesses who would
have previously been very difficult
or impossible to trace.
Sheffield newspapers now reach
more people than ever but in a
wider range of ways.
We will be moving offices in the
new year, leaving our base in York
Street for the first time in The Star’s
130 year history. That reflects just
how much has changed since the
title was launched.
The printing press moved to
Dinnington more than a decade
ago and the editorial team is much
smaller than ever before.
The challenges are new but our
commitment to improve how people
feel about Sheffield remains the
same.
If you have a suggestion or story
for The Star please do get in touch.
Email me, nancy.fielder@jpress.
co.uk or write to Nancy Fielder,
Editor, The Star, York Street,
Sheffield, S1 1PU.
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Church Office: Linden Avenue, Sheffield S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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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
at the following rates for
one year (six editions):
1/8 page: £110
1/6 page: £155
1/4 page: £225
1/2 page: £445
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
October & November 2017
( Sunday Services are based on the
book of common prayer and
refreshments are served afterwards).
Holy Communion Services at 11am
1st, 8th, 22nd & 29th October 2017
5th, 12th, 26th November 2017
Evensong Services at 3pm :
15th October Harvest Festival
& 19th November 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
th
On Sunday 29 October 2017 at
11.00am
Holy Communion will follow the order
of service ( in English) as used in
many Lutheran Churches in Germany.
The service will be led by
Rev. Professor John Rogerson
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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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The Week Junior is a
weekly news magazine
aimed mainly at
children and young
people but anyone
can read it. It has pages of
home news and a double page
spread on world news.
Jon Snow says: “The Week
Junior is the best thing since
Rubik invented his cube.”
David Baddiel says The Week
Junior has “all the news,
without the boring bits. Or at
least with the boring bits made
not boring.”
It always has a Big Debate
in it on subjects like ‘Should
old buildings be preserved?’,
‘Is it cruel to keep pets?’,
‘Should famous people keep
their children’s lives private?’,
‘Should voting be made
compulsory?’, ‘Should snacks
be banned in cinemas?’ and
‘Are ghosts fact or fi ction?’. They
give information and reasons for
and against, you can vote yes or
no online and they publish the
results the following week.
They also have a feature
called ‘They said it’ in which a
famous person says something
about things they’ve done. For
example, Venus Williams talking
about her childhood training
regime, said: “I just went out and
practised, did what I was told
and didn’t think about the next
day.” JK Rowling said: “Harry is
done now.” Artist Helen Marten
on winning the Turner prize said
“I really hope it won’t change my
life and that things will continue
as they are.” The Queen fi nds
her solar-powered statue really
annoying. She said: “The sun
comes out and I see myself
waving to me!”
There’s always sport. Once
they had a feature on ‘Team GB’s
bright young stars’. Usually they
list the week’s winners and the
week’s losers.
They have a puzzles page and
a page of amazing photos and a
quiz about the week’s news, and
they print people’s photos and
comments.
I like the page called ‘That’s
unbelievable!’ which has strange
things in it like a Winnie-the-
Pooh-shaped cloud, and a ‘real
or rubbish?’ feature where you
have to decide whether the
thing in it is true or a prank. For
example, a cat called Moon Unit
went missing for eight years
when it travelled to France from
London. It really happened.
She had a microchip and some
volunteers from an animal shelter
were able to trace her owner.
Lydia Hole
The Week Junior
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Offi ce: Linden Avenue, Sheffi eld S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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News is all around us.
Newspapers, 24-hour rolling
news, radio, and of course
the internet. The medium of
delivery may change, but as
human beings we have an insatiable
desire to know what is happening,
whether that be in Woodseats,
Wembley or the White House.
But for me, the best way to cover the
news is cartoons.
Mel Calman (who drew the Times
front page cartoon) was once at a party
when a woman said to him: “So what
do you do?” He answered that he was a
cartoonist. The woman smiled, thought
for a moment and then said: “So what
else do you do?”
It’s a story that always makes
me smile. But it also raises a good
question: what does a newspaper
cartoonist do? The simple answer is
he or she illustrates the news. In my
case, that means drawing a daily news
cartoon for the Sheffield Star, a weekly
sketch for the Telegraph, and then a
variety of magazines such as Private
Eye.
Every morning I wake up and stare at
a blank piece of paper. I know there’s a
space waiting to be filled in tomorrow’s
paper, but I have no idea what I am
going to do until I open the newspapers
and turn on the radio. Luckily for me,
there’s always news.
Some days are easier than others. If
the council decides to perform a 5am
Healing Rooms
at the Big Tree Pub
Wednesday mornings
10.30-12.00
1st & 3rd Wednesday evenings
7.45- 9.00
As part of an international
Christian organisation, we seek
to freely serve the local
community in prayer for the sick.
www.woodseatshealingrooms.org
Tel. 0114 3600616 (answerphone)
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Office: Linden Avenue, Sheffield S8 0GA
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aid to cut down trees, then my job
is made easy. Most days it’s a little
harder than that. There are the
bad news days, when the papers
are full of natural disasters, or the
average day when you have to
pick at the carcass of news to try
to get some meat from the bones
of NHS cuts, teachers’ strikes,
or some strange town planning
decision.
But I never forget that drawing
the news is a privileged position. I
get to comment daily on everything
from local planning issues,
via the comings and goings in
Westminster to President Trump’s
latest outburst.
What I try to do when drawing
cartoons is think about what
people are talking about when they
meet in the pub, in their church
or in their home. News is what
is important to us. We may care
deeply about American elections
or be enraged about the state of
local bus services.
As a topical cartoonist, I’m just
glad that news is all around us.
James Whitworth
Drawing the News
0114 453 4716
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Office: Linden Avenue, Sheffield S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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Taking to the Sunday A
I’m up early every Sunday
presenting from 6-7am on BBC
Radio Sheffield. As well as
producing the content for my own
show, I also produce the Sunday
Breakfast programme hosted by Steve
Bailey from 7-9am.
Guests for the two shows come
from a wide variety of sources. Some
are regular contributors to features
such as the 60 Second Sermon
(does what it says on the tin); others
have never been on the radio before.
Sometimes I ring them up on spec,
having found their details online or in
the Diocesan Directory; other times
they’re recommended to me by existing
contacts. Some prospective guests get in
touch with me directly by phone, email,
social media or, more rarely these days,
letter. Part of my role is to speak to them
in advance and ascertain whether they
are suitable speakers. Do they have a
good story to tell? Can they tell it well?
Will they provide a balanced view, or do
I need to find that balance elsewhere?
Intuition – and 20 years’ experience of
Sarah Major
radio production – plays a big part in
deciding who gets the airtime.
Both Sunday Breakfast shows are
designed to appeal to people of all
faiths and none. They both deal with
matters of faith and ethics, but are not
exclusively religious programmes. This
means that if a big story breaks – such
as the London Bridge/Borough Market
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Airwaves
attacks back in June – we will cover it,
regardless of whether it has any faith
connection. Sometime, as was the case
with this example, we will have to stand
down guests on other topics in order to
accommodate the story at short notice.
By its very nature, reacting to breaking
news gives you little time for preparation
– and this is where good contacts can
come in very handy indeed.
Over the years I have built up some
great contacts in the local community
and further afi eld. Even if they
can’t speak about a particular topic
themselves, they can usually be relied
upon to fi nd me someone who can.
Social media has helped enormously
with this. It’s not uncommon for that
last elusive guest to fall into place via
Facebook at 10pm on a Saturday when I
have to be up for work at 4 the following
morning. There’s nothing like a deadline
to focus the mind.
Guests are drawn from a wide variety
of backgrounds. Whilst we do talk
to vicars and faith leaders, the best
guests are often those who don’t wear
a dog-collar. My new Journey of Faith
feature focusses on ordinary people with
extraordinary stories to tell about the
time when their faith played a big part –
or even changed – their lives. These are
often people who think their story won’t
be interesting to our listeners or that
they shouldn’t be on the radio because
they don’t have a religious title. Usually,
nothing could be further from the truth.
Maybe you’re reading this and think you
might fi t the bill ... do get in touch: sarah.
major@bbc.co.uk
You can hear Sarah Major between
6 and 7am every Sunday morning on
BBC Radio Sheffield.
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Services at St Chad’s
Sunday Services
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Weekday
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Weekday Services
Weekday Services
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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What’s
“
in the news
today?” someone
may ask you. You
could reach for
the newspaper,
switch on the radio or television, or
look on your phone, computer or
ipad and find out. Imagine living in
Britain in medieval times when you
had none of these things to hand
– they wouldn’t have been much
use anyway as, most probably,
you wouldn’t be able to read! So
how on earth could you find out
what was happening in your small
world?
The answer was from the
Town Crier or Bell Man as he
was sometimes called. A man
of standing in the community,
able to write as well as read, and
possessing a powerful voice,
he was appointed by the Mayor.
He was paid the princely sum
of between 2d and 4d for each
announcement.
The Town Crier was the
spokesperson for the King,
giving out information about new
byelaws, local news, market days
and events but also sometimes
delivering bad news, such as an
increase in taxation levels. For this
reason, he was protected by law
and it was a treasonable offence
to attempt to lay a finger on him.
Sometimes a married couple
were appointed – the wife rang
the handbell and the husband
delivered the proclamation in an
equally loud manner. This usually
took place at the entrance to the
local inn, a natural gathering place,
after which the written information
would be nailed to the doorpost.
A Town Crier’s uniform was
very grand, resembling that of
the Mayor’s, and the robes were
specially designed to incorporate
each individual town’s colours. The
tricorne hat was adorned
with curling feathers to
represent the quills
with which they
used to write.
Each
announcement
began with the
words, “Oyez,
Oyez, Oyez”
– an Anglo-
Norman fusion
of the Latin verb
“audire” meaning “to
hear” and the French
“ouir” which means “to
listen”. The reading of the news
always ended with the words “God
save the King”.
The Town Crier’s job didn’t finish
there – he had to patrol the streets
at night, arrest anyone found
disturbing the peace by whatever
means, put them in the stocks and
post a notice of their crimes over
them in the hope of dissuading
anyone else, and finally dampen
down any fires left burning after the
curfew bell had sounded.
His most unpleasant job must
have been to attend public
hangings where he read out the
names of the people and the
offences for which they had been
found guilty, then help to cut them
down once they were dead.
We have no need of the services
of these gallant men today but,
should you wish to experience
information being communicated
to the people as it was in a bygone
era, take a trip to Chester – the
only place in the country where this
ancient custom still survives. From
May to August, every Tuesday to
Saturday, at High Cross at midday
precisely, you can see the Town
Crier in all his splendour and hear
his booming voice as he delivers
his proclamation.
Crying Out the News
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Christmas Love in a
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The Tale of a Shoebox
I’m just a humble shoebox
And not worth very much
But wait and see me in a while
I’ll have a loving touch!
I could have been discarded
And simply thrown away,
But now I’ve been recycled
And cared for day by day.
So many little toys and gifts
Are snugly packed within,
And when I’m really fi lled up tight
Adventures will begin.
I’ll soon be wrapped up neatly
In paper shiny bright,
And I’ll be feeling very proud
So full of love and light.
Then soon I will be travelling
To many distant lands,
And children will be waiting
With eager, stretched out hands.
So don’t discard your shoebox,
Just think what you can do,
God bless those folk who work so hard.
God bless the children too.
Iris Hesselden
Could you recycle your old shoebox?
It’s so easy –
1 Simply brightly wrap the box and
decide on gender and age of the child.
2 Fill the box with small goodies
such as a soft toy, ball, cars, doll, pens,
pencils, crayons, writing/colouring book,
toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, soap, hat,
gloves, scarf and of course some sweets
would be good with a sell-by date of
at least March 2018 (but no chocolate
please). More ideas can be found in our
leaflets.
3 Add a donation towards shipping
costs.
Operation Christmas Child is run by
the Christian organisation Samaritan’s
Purse who work with local churches
and charities overseas to distribute the
shoeboxes to children regardless of their
background or beliefs, asking nothing in
return. The children may be in schools,
hospitals, orphanages or homeless
shelters in impoverished neighbourhoods.
The shoeboxes from Sheffi eld,
Dronfi eld, Barnsley and Rotherham are
brought into a warehouse in Sheffi eld
where volunteers check them to make
sure there are no unsuitable items
included such as toy guns, liquids or
clothing other then hats, gloves and
scarves. After being sealed for customs
purposes the shoeboxes are packed into
cartons for export in late November and
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Shoebox
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We’re back!
early December. Last year our boxes
were sent to Swaziland and the Ukraine.
In total around 875,000 shoeboxes were
sent from the UK to many countries.
From October leafl ets will be available
and completed boxes can be left at:
• Greenwood’s DIY, 14-16 Abbey Lane,
S8 0BL between 9am and 5pm Monday to
Saturday;
• Eggos Café, 26 Hutcliffe Wood
Road, S8 0EX between 9am and 2.30pm
Tuesday to Saturday and 9.30am and
2.30pm Sunday; and
• St Chad’s church offi ce or our 9am
and 11am Sunday services in Linden
Avenue.
If you would like to know more about
this appeal or want to come along to the
warehouse to help check boxes, please
contact me on 0124 274 9218.
Carole Titman
Every Wednesday
from 9.30-11.30am
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Helping to T
Hello! My name is Helen and
I live in Jos, Nigeria. I come
from ChesterfieId and attended
St Chad’s for several years
before moving to a church near
my home. I have been in Nigeria for
six months and am here with Wycliffe
Bible Translators. Wycliffe is one of the
organisations involved in translating the
Bible into languages that do not currently
have it. Of 6,887 languages in the world
today, only 636 have the complete Bible.
This means that 1.5 billion people do
not have the whole Bible in their own
language. Wycliffe’s vision is that every
person in the world can have access to
the message of God’s love, the Bible, in
the language they understand the best.
Nigeria is in West Africa and has
approximately 495 languages. Just 24 of
these have the full Bible translated into
them. The process of Bible translation is
long with many stages. I am involved in
‘Scripture Engagement’, which is working
with local communities helping people
to access the translated Scripture in
appropriate ways so that God’s Word is
life-changing. Currently, I am involved
in training people to lead Scripture
Listening and Reading Groups. These
Participants using the audio player.
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Translate Good News
Helen with participants in Scripture Listening and Reading Group training.
are Bible study groups in which the Bible
passage is played on an audio player
in the mother tongue language. Group
members listen to the passage and then
answer questions about it, such as ‘What
touched your heart?’ ‘What do we learn
about Jesus?’. Because
this is a listening Bible
study, people who are not
able to read and children
can join in and it is in the
language that the group
members understand the
best.
Daily life in Nigeria is
a lot different from living
in the UK! I am learning to live with
intermittent electricity and shopping
at small roadside shops for fruit and
vegetables. There are creatures such
as cockroaches and lizards that are
not common in the UK. Lizards are
beautifully coloured and quite shy;
cockroaches are not so pleasant! I
have a house help who bakes delicious
brownies and banana bread of which
I eat too much! I am not able to do all
the leisure activities I did in the UK such
as going to the cinema, but I can do
others such as swim in an outdoor pool
in the hot sun. I have learned how to tie
wrappers and head ties
after a fashion. Wrappers
are tailored pieces of
material that are wrapped
round to make a skirt. It
would cause offence not
to wear a head tie when
in a village or Nigerian
church. I am learning a
language called Hausa
and Nigerian people are very gracious
and pleased that someone is trying to
speak their language even though I
don’t always get it right! Nigerian people
have made me feel very welcome and
although I miss my family and friends
in the UK, I enjoy very much living and
working here.
Helen Fisher
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
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Delivering the News
Did you deliver
newspapers when you
were younger? Chris
Laude spoke to one man
in Beauchief who has gone back
on the rounds a little later in life...
Hello – it’s good to meet you!
I do hope you don’t mind me
remarking on the fact that you’re
hardly in the first flush of youth –
so, why and when did you decide
to become Beauchief’s oldest
paperboy?
Well, some years ago I had an
accident and had to have an
operation on my right shoulder.
Afterwards I had to spend weeks
with my arm strapped to my body
so I couldn’t do much apart from
walk – it was so frustrating. One
day I went past Alison and David’s
newsagents on Hutcliffe Wood
Road and saw the kids getting
ready to go out on their paper
rounds – and it gave me an idea.
I went inside and asked Alison if
there might be a job for me. She
said “Yes” and, ten years later,
here I am still doing it.
Excellent! So what time do you
have to get up each morning and
how many houses do you deliver
to?
6.30 – I suppose I might deliver
to over 50 houses, but I’ve never
actually counted them. Monday
to Friday I do a walking round but
on Saturday and Sunday I use
the car because that round takes
me much further afi eld and the
Sunday papers are very heavy
and bulky.
Have you ever had any
unpleasant experiences on your
rounds?
Once, in the winter when the
pavements were very slippery, I
fell and damaged my left shoulder
so I had to have another operation
and time off.
Oh dear – and any funny ones?
Not so much funny, more touching
really. One day I could hear
someone following me and when I
turned round, a lady asked me if I
was frightened of birds. Apparently
a baby bird had fl own inside her
house and she just didn’t know
how deal with it. Although she’d
never met me, she invited me into
the house and, when I’d helped
the bird to fl y out, she gave me a
box of chocolates, bless her!
What’s the best thing about your
job?
Being out and about and saying
“Good Morning” to people – it sets
you up for the day.
And the worst thing?
If I couldn’t do it anymore!
What a wonderful thing to say!
– if only more people felt like
you do about their job. Do you
actually have time to read a
newspaper yourself?
Yes – I get home about 9.15, feed
my chickens, have my breakfast
and then I settle down and read
The Star and The Express from
cover to cover.
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Recycling Old News
Frank Lloyd Wright, the renowned
architect, once said, “The best
friend on earth of Man is the tree.
When we use the tree respectfully,
we have one of the greatest
resources on earth.”
Now, I don’t want to re-enter the
ongoing heated discussions regarding
the trees in Sheffield suburbs, but Mr
Wright is right! All our wonderful natural
resources should be treated respectfully
and that means recycling them as well, if
at all possible.
I don’t know how many newspapers
one tree can give us but, apparently,
every ton of recycled newsprint saves
the equivalent of 12 trees.
All recycling benefits the economy, the
environment – and, eventually, all of us.
What do you do with newspapers once
you’ve read them – just put them in the
bin? Okay, yes that’s also a recycling bin,
but have you ever tried giving those tired
old newspapers one more use before
their final end?
Here are a few ideas:
• z Clean windows/mirrors with crumpled
paper and vinegar – gives streak-free
results
• z Put a shine on stainless steel – it’s
such a gentle abrasive, it doesn’t scratch
• z Shred it to make soft bedding for small
pets – saves money
• z Roll it into ‘logs’ or buy a small
compressor gadget and make briquettes
for the fire
• z Use it to wrap presents – finish with a
big colourful bow and it’ll look special
• z Fashion it into party hats and decorate
imaginatively
• z Make bunting for the garden – but
watch out for any rain though!
• z Wrap it round fruit – it’ll help to ripen it
• z Have fun trying out origami
• z Try papier mache – use any object but
it’s extra fun covering an inflated balloon,
then pierce it with a pin when completely
dry
• z Wallpaper - perhaps not a whole room,
maybe just one wall!
• z Make a scrapbook or cut out words,
letters or pictures to make cards
• z Use it to line the fruit and veg tray in
the fridge – it absorbs odours and liquid
• z If you’re a gardener, when you dig a
trench ready for runner beans, line it with
soggy newspapers – it helps to retain
moisture
• z Using a special little mould, make
small biodegradable pots for seedlings
• z Lay it on the soil as a weed barrier
• z Add it to compost or to heavy soil – it’ll
help to break it down.
Now have a go at thinking up some
more ideas of your own – happy recycling!
LAURA WIHLBORG
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Office: Linden Avenue, Sheffield S8 0GA
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Woodseats’ new
library has opened
its doors – and has
more than 11,000
new books.
The library, on the site of the old
branch, is part of a new building
which includes the Woodseats
Medical Practice.
Councillor Mary Lea, Cabinet
Member for Culture, Parks and
Leisure at Sheffield City Council,
said: “I’m delighted with the new
Woodseats library.
“It’s a great asset for the local
community and I hope everyone
uses it.
“It’s in a beautiful building with
first rate facilities and brand new
books. The building also includes
community rooms, and we’re
looking to run joint projects with
the medical practice to improve
people’s health.”
The new library includes a
children’s area, with a ‘reading
tree’ inspired by Graves Park,
with natural colours to represent
the green outdoor spaces. It also
has a computer area with free
computer and internet use.
Groups for babies and children
are already set up and there will
be more in the coming weeks,
including a Sporting Memories
reminiscence group.
Jonathan Roddick, GP Partner
at the Woodseats Medical Centre,
said: “All at Woodeats Medical
Centre are very excited to be
in our new building and we are
receiving very positive feedback
from our patients.
“We look forward very much to
working with the library to promote
positive health and wellbeing for
the whole community.”
More than 350 people
responded to a consultation
about opening times for the new
Woodseats Library.
The opening hours are: Monday
12.30-6.30pm; Tuesday, 10am-
2pm; Wednesday, 10am-5.30pm;
Thursday, closed; Friday, 10am-
5.30pm; Saturday, 10am-4pm.
New Chapter for Woodseats
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Talking News
Sheffield Talking News is
a charity which provides
a service for blind and
visually-impaired people. A
weekly news recording is
just one of its services. I am one of
a number of editors who compile a
collection of news items to record
on a Monday evening in a studio in
Mappin Street. There, four readers
and a technician make a recording
for despatch the next day.
So what do we include? We
have an agreement with the Star,
Sheffield Telegraph and Yorkshire
Post, so, we are allowed to draw
on these publications for our news.
Occasionally, we use items gleaned
from other sources.
When collecting news items I
always hold a mental image of
our 400 listeners. They are blind
or visually impaired, mostly older
people. They want to be informed
and entertained but do not enjoy
too many crime stories or lots about
planning proposals or statistics. The
local papers are also full of fundraising
efforts so we need to limit
these. The Retro section of the Star
always provides something nostalgic
to include.
We always include news that
is relevant to people with visual
impairments, including any transport
news and information regarding
audio description at the theatres. I
try and include quirky stories and,
if I can find them, humorous items.
Ian McMillan, who writes regularly
in the Yorkshire Post, is aways
worth including. His wry take on life
always goes down well. Sometimes
a story will appear from a different
source such as this magazine, other
local journals or the BBC website.
Once or twice I have added my
own experiences. Louise Haigh MP
is featured often in the Star, so I
once mentioned the time I shared a
railway carriage with her! My cousin
is severely disabled and has a
support dog so I once featured that.
When compiling this talking
newspaper I try to ensure that it will
be lively, not dull. Our listeners like
to hear different voices (we have
two male and two female readers
every week.) and they like to feel the
readers are enjoying themselves, so
I will try to ensure that a few giggles
will happen. On the studio wall is
a picture from one of the founders
of Sheffield Talking News, Norman
Bradbury. Underneath is a quote
from him: “If you enjoy reading, the
listeners will enjoy hearing you.”
Preparation includes one essential
activity: listening to the previous
week’s recording so that duplication
is avoided and reference can be
made when including follow-up
news. I try to strike a balance when
editing. During the week, I collect
items online or cut out and paste
pieces from the Star and Telegraph.
By Monday I will have then acquired
more than enough material which
can be edited down to about 90
minutes for recording. It is then a
question of putting items in the right
order, giving variety and mixing light
and heavy pieces.
When we used cassettes and CDs
we had to limit the number of items,
and everything had to be timed.
We now use memory sticks so, in
theory, we could record for as long
as we wish. However, customer
feedback suggests that around
90 minutes is just right. Finally
I lay everything out for the four
readers, including an introduction
for the first reader to deliver, then
I bundle everything up and deliver
it to Mappin Street in good time for
recording to begin at 6.30pm.
David Manning
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Office: Linden Avenue, Sheffield S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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The Miniaturist
by Jessie Burton
The Miniaturist is set
in Amsterdam in the
year 1686. It centres
around Petronella,
known as Nella,
who travels from her country
home to Amsterdam as the
young bride of a wealthy,
but much older merchant,
Johannes Brandt.
She receives a frosty
welcome from Johannes’
sister Marin and soon
realises that she has
entered a house of secrets,
confl ict and danger. Unable
to be the husband that
Nella expects and desires,
Johannes presents her
with a miniature replica
of the family’s house
in cabinet form as a
wedding gift.
Nella finds a miniaturist
to furnish it who is both
unpredictable, elusive and
seemingly with an uncanny
knowledge of the future. She
sends incredibly beautiful and
intricate models of people and
objects from within the story,
some of which are requested
by Nella and some that seem to
foretell events.
The story depicts sibling rivalry,
prejudice and the power and
corruption of the burgermeister
and the guilds. It is interwoven
with descriptions of the life and
architecture of 17th century
Amsterdam as the plot unfolds at
a pace to its conclusion.
The book is very readable and
gave me many insights into the
history of Amsterdam of which I
knew nothing.
The thing that had attracted
me to the book in the fi rst
place was the promise of the
mystery of the miniaturist and
the question of whether she is
predicting or manipulating the
fates of the characters involved.
Unfortunately this theme never
really develops in the book and
just seems to peter out with a
very unsatisfactory conclusion.
The only purpose it seemed to
serve I felt was to give the book
its title.
I found many of the characters
lacking in depth and was
therefore not able to invest in any
hopes for their futures. Give it a
try and see what you think.
Jane Jones
St Chad’s Third Age Book
Group
Book Review
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Offi ce: Linden Avenue, Sheffi eld S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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Hattaway
other than his memory and God, he
started to take the good news of
Jesus to the people of China via
illegal house churches. This gentle
Registers 2017
and true man brought many people into a
Christian relationship with the Lord.
.
Yun suffered inhuman and
odern day horrendous torture when captured by
in the the „Public Security Bureau‟. He
power of fasted for 72 days, having no food or
ams, water, living only by God‟s grace.
iences, During this fast Yun was repeatedly
mpossible tortured, humiliated and beaten by
Prison Guards and fellow prisoners. In
all these, prison violent and dangerous men
since the observed Yun‟s faith and obedience
house to God. They realised that he was not
a criminal, just a committed Christian
whilst and came themselves into a deep and
rities who loving relationship with Jesus.
For Weddings
iminal. Miraculous and loving interventions
n fasted for helped Yun for example jumping over
rice, and a ten foot Funerals
wall; walking through the
chance to open doors of a high security prison
Y
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oncerned to were have so a severely wedding broken in church (he was or told
To be be ‘religious’ he would to be have crippled a dignifi for life ed after and this
ible would meaningful punishment). funeral service at St Chad’s.
erious If you Whatever live in the Yun Woodseats experienced, or God
s and Beauchief repeatedly area, demonstrated St Chad’s would his be
God delighted faithfulness to help never you, leaving whether him it is or his
fast and planning family the to cope Big Day alone. or saying We will goodbye
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church to the offi incredible ce. For funerals power of please God and tell his
the Bible.
your Holy funeral Spirit. director that you would like
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to have a church service. Sian Mann
February 21
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On the last Saturday of each month.
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WOODSEATS • SHEFFIELD
CHURCH OFFICE 274 5086
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