August/September 2018
WOODSEATS • SHEFFIELD
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It is a remarkable fact that Roman ruins are still as
numerous and visible as they are. We have far
more evidence of Roman buildings from 2,000
years ago than we do of Anglo-Saxon buildings
from 1,000 years ago, and it is quite possible that
the Roman remains will long outlast whatever buildings
that we erect now.
One of the reasons for the durability of Roman
construction lies in concrete. Perhaps you thought
that concrete is the blight of the 20th century and
that previous civilizations were more elegant in their
construction projects, but the Romans were masters
of making concrete. What’s more, the Romans made
better concrete than we do, and to date we still don’t
quite know how they did it.
Modern concrete is practical but is not very durable. It suffers from
“concrete cancer” and corrodes quickly when in contact with salt water.
In contrast Roman concrete was designed to be laid under water and in
fact was made stronger by it. Roman harbours, far from being destroyed
by the storms raging against them were strengthened by the salt water
lashing against them, creating crystals in the cracks that bound the
concrete together even more strongly. Roman concrete has sometimes
been called the most durable man-made substance ever used, and
despite our technology we have not yet been able to imitate it.
We are, thankfully, moving away from a view that strength is all about
muscles, mental resilience and a ‘stiff upper lip’. Strength is something
that comes much deeper from within us and can sometimes emerge
unexpectedly in the hardest of situations. In my role as a vicar I often
come across people buffeted and battered by the most terrible storms
of life. So often I find that they have within them a quiet strength that
has emerged out of their difficult experiences – a strength that they were
perhaps unaware of before. Like Roman concrete, the lashing waves
have somehow strengthened them and given them the resilience to go
on.
St Paul spent much of his life in Mediterranean ports
so he may well have known something of the powers
of Roman concrete. He certainly knew a lot about
storms – both sea storms and the storms of life –
and knew that God’s power was made perfect in his
weakness, “For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
As a Christian I know that I need God’s power in my
cracks so that I become stronger in adversity, not
through my own strength but through his
love.
Rev Toby Hole,
Vicar,
St Chad’s, Woodseats
August/September 2018
WOODSEATS • SHEFFIELD
Strength in the Storm
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Samson visits the barber
A man walked into a bar carrying a
big piece of asphalt under his arm.
“I’ll have a pint for myself, please,”
he said, “and one for the road.”
“Has your son decided what he
wants to be when he grows up?,”
the man asked his friend.
“A dustbinman,” he replied.
“That’s unusual,” said the man.
“Not really,” his friend said,
“He thinks they only work on
Tuesdays!”
Who was
the greatest
comedian
in the
Bible?
Samson –
he brought
the
house
down!
Where do you
buy a cow?
From a cattlelog!
What gets
wetter the more
it dries?
A towel!
Why was it so
windy inside
the football
ground?
There were so
many fans!
What did the
duck say when
he bought
some lipstick?
Put it on my bill!
What do you
call two birds in
love?
Tweethearts!
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What’s On
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to see included in our What’s On
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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.
•Fridays - 10.30am: Graves Park.
Meet in the main entrance, Graves
Leisure Centre.
Call 07505 639524 or visit www.
healthwalksinsheffi eld.btck.co.uk
for details about any of the walks.
August 11
Book Sale
36 Crawshaw Grove, Beauchief
10am-12pm
Good quality second-hand books
for sale in aid of the Alzheimer’s
Society. Donations of good
condition paperback novels or
biographies are welcome.
August 11
Family Fun Day and Jumble
St Peter’s Church, Greenhill
10am-12pm
A fun event for all the family
including children’s games, crafts,
stalls and jumble.
August 19
Abbeydale Miniature Railway
Abbeydale Road South
1-5pm
The regular open days at
Abbeydale Miniature Railway.
September 2
Pedlar’s Corner Flea Market
Abbeydale Picture House
10am-3pm
A mixture of general fl ea market
stalls and specialist antiques,
vintage, retro, arts, crafts, makers
and salvage stalls.
September 2, 16 and 30
Abbeydale Miniature Railway
Abbeydale Road South
1-5pm
The regular open days at
Abbeydale Miniature Railway.
September 8
Have A Go Growing, Making &
Baking Show 2017
St Chad’s Church
9.30am-3pm
The aim of the show is to display
the work and talents of the
community. Come along and enter
– even if this is your first year of
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
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St Chad‟s Church Offices, 15 Camping Lane, Sheffield S8 0GB.
Single and Widowed
Tuesdays 8-11pm
Norton Country Club
Club growing, offering making friendship and baking. and social
activities. The cost is £1 per adult entrant,
50p Call per Magdalen child under on 0114 12. Bring
2394326. your entries between 9.30 and
10.30am. Viewing is from 12.30-
January 2.30pm 30 and - February there will be 5 a sale of
AEGON produce British after 3pm. Tennis Tour
Graves For more Tennis details and see Leisure pages Centre
World 18 and ranked 19 or players visit stchads.org/ compete
alongside haveagoshow local Sheffield players.
Call 0114 283 9900.
September 9, 14, 15 & 16
February Heritage 5 Open Days
Book Beauchief Sale Abbey
36 Visitors Crawshaw to the Grove, abbey Beauchief will be able
10am-12pm
to see the medieval tower and
Good
the 17th
quality
century
second-hand
box pews
books
in the
chapel. Outside in the grounds the
for sale in aid of the Alzheimer‟s
original footprint of the Chapter
Society.
House and
Donations
Cloisters
of paperback
can be traced.
novels
On September
or biographies
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in
3pm
good
there will
condition be a special are welcome chorale evensong (but not with
larger the Abbey books Lane due to Singers. space
limitations). For full details see page 25.
February September 5 16
Free Nether Environmental Edge Farmers’ Activities Market
Millhouses Stalls, entertainment Park and various
10.30am-12.30pm
activities will be held in the streets
Obstacle around the course old Nether and stream Edge
dipping Market activities Place. for 8 - 13 year
olds.
Call 0114 263 4335.
1.30-3.30pm
Nature quiz trail, stream dipping
and bug hunting activities for 8 - 13
year olds.
September Call 0114 29 263 4335.
Craft & Flea
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Free 11am-5pm Environmental Activities
Ecclesall The best Woods of the city’s Sawmill local produce
10.30am-12.30pm
served up with street food and
Nature flea market quiz stalls trail, stream offering dipping vintage
and and bug collectables. hunting activities It brings for together 8 - 13
year
independent
olds.
makers, designers,
producers
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collectors.
6348.
Admission: £2
February 20
October 6
Why
Pie and
Not
Pea
Try
Supper
A Bike
with Ceilidh
Greenhil
St Chad’s
Park
Church
10am-2pm 6.30pm
Rediscover Live music and your dancing cycling skills plus pie in
Greenhill and pea supper. Park. The Bring rangers your own will
provide drinks. a bike, helmet and
instruction. Tickets will Meet be available at the Bowls from St
Pavilion, Chad’s Church Greenhill Office Park. on 0114 274
Booking 5086 or email is essential. office@stchads.org
Call 0114 283 9195.
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welcome information to attend. see page For 25. more
details see the Abbey notice
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Climbing to New Heights in
Andrew Foulkes, a former youth
minister at St Chad’s, took part in a
trek to Mount Kilimanjaro earlier this
year to raise money for Prostate Cancer
UK. Here he shares some of his story...
At lunchtime on Friday, February
23 I arrived at Heathrow
airport and started meeting the
people I would hopefully stand
with at the summit of Mount
Kilimanjaro.
After an overnight flight, we
arrived safely in Tanzania on
Saturday morning. I’d been
unable to sleep on the plane, and
probably should have slept at
the hotel, but instead, a few of
us took a trip to the local town,
Moshi. It was great to sample
a small bit of African life.
Day One - Sunday
February 25: After a short
ride by bus, we arrived at
the starting point of our trek,
Machame Gate. At 1,800
metres, we were already
higher than any mountain
in the UK!
There was a mix of
excitement and nerves
as we set off and started
slowly making our way
through the hot, sticky
rainforest. Our destination
was Macahme Camp 11km
away at an altitude of 2,800
metres.
After five hours we arrived
at our first camp where we
enjoyed a hot meal and a
good night’s sleep.
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in Africa
Day Two - Monday February 26:
Today’s destination was the Shira
Cave Camp, 5km away and at an
altitude of 3,800 metres. The terrain
was noticeably different, with less
vegetation around. We arrived at camp
after six hours of walking.
It was here that I started to feel the
effects of the altitude on my breathing.
Simple tasks like packing my sleeping
bag away left me breathless.
Day Three - Tuesday February
27: Today was an acclimatisation day.
We were trekking to the Lava Tower
at 4,600 metres this morning, before
returning to 3,900 metres and the
Barranco Camp to sleep. This was to
give our bodies time to get used to the
altitude.
Day Four - Wednesday February
28: After a poor night’s sleep (tummy
bug) we were up at 5am for the 10-
hour walk to Barafu Camp (4,600
metres and the place we would be
based for the summit attempt).
The walk started with a pre-dawn
walk/scramble up the ‘Barranco
Wall’…a 300-metre cliff face. I had
been really looking forward to this
part of the trek, but I wasn’t today. I
felt terrible…I’d developed a really
unpleasant stomach bug.
After two long hours, and with the
sun coming up, I arrived at the top. For
a brief time, I felt a bit better… helped
by the snacks and the warmth of the
sun…but we still had eight hours of
walking ahead of us.
This was the hardest part of the
trek by far. I couldn’t eat, yet my body
needed energy and I was struggling to
walk, but eventually I made it to Barafu
Camp.
We were due to be up at 11pm
to attempt the summit and whilst
everyone else refuelled, I crawled into
my sleeping bag and slept.
We woke at 11pm, and after getting
my gear ready, we left for the summit.
I still felt terrible. The route was
steep and the going was very slow.
I was really struggling to walk and,
after stumbling my way for two and
a half hours, the expedition leader,
a serious lady on her 30th summit of
Kilimanjaro, told me that I’d reached
my summit.
She said my health was the priority
and that the mountain would always
be there. I’d reached 5,000 metres.
A porter accompanied me back to
camp, and as I stumbled and vomited
my way down, I felt quite emotional. I’d
failed.
Looking back now, whilst I’m still
disappointed that I was unable to
make it, I know the correct decision
was made.
And whilst I’d hoped to make it to
the summit, my main aim was to raise
awareness and money for Prostate
Cancer UK. And thanks to the amazing
generosity of friends and family I’ve
raised over £7,000!
And who knows, maybe in a few
years’ time I’ll be telling you what it’s
like to reach the summit.
Andrew Foulkes
Andrew is a youth worker at St
Luke’s Church in Lodge Moor. To
donate to his appeal visit justgiving.
com/fundraising/andrewfoulkestrek40
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Welcome to St Chad’s
My name is James
Norris and I am the
new curate at St
Chad’s. I have been
married to Charlotte
for six years, and we have a twoyear-old
son called Milo.
For the last three years we
lived in Bristol, where I studied
at Trinity College and Charlotte
worked at as a maths teacher, but
before that Charlotte and I lived in
Sheffield.
We both came to the University
of Sheffield to study mathematics
(before we knew each other),
and other than the last few years
in Bristol, have spent all of our
adult lives in Sheffield. However,
Woodseats is a new area to
us, and we have been enjoying
exploring it over recent weeks.
Before moving to Bristol I
worked at St Thomas’ Church
in Crookes, and Charlotte
worked at Fir Vale School as a
mathematics teacher. Charlotte
will be continuing her work as
a teacher this September at
Netherthorpe School in Staveley
near Chesterfield.
Over the next three years we
are looking forward to getting
to know everyone at St Chad’s.
Working closely with St Chad’s
vicar Rev Toby Hole is something
I am particularly excited about,
as well as joining in with what is
already happening at St Chad’s.
I am looking forward to getting
involved with a variety of different
aspects of church ministry, and
learning about what discipleship
and mission looks like at St
Chad’s. I am also looking forward
to learning more about Woodseats
and the surrounding area and how
the church can engage with it.
We like playing board
games, films and walking in the
countryside. I like playing football
and tennis and Charlotte enjoys
swimming. Milo likes lots of things,
including brio, toy cars and eating
pasta.
Rev James Norris
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Office: Linden Avenue, Sheffield S8 0GA
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Record
Breakers!
Here are a few strong holders of
Guinness World Records...
• Walter Arfeuille of Belgium used his
teeth to lift weights totalling 281.5kg a
distance of 17cm off the ground.
• The strongest beer ever sold was
The End of History, which was brewed
by BrewDog in Fraserburgh, Scotland
and has an alcohol volume of 55%.
• The most bench presses of a person
in one minute is 126 and was achieved
by Derek Boyer in Melbourne, Australia.
• Mariusz Pudzianowski of Poland
has won the World’s Strongest Man
competition the most times – in 2002,
2003, 2005, 2007 and 2008.
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St Chad’s Church has
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Call 0114 274 5086 for details
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The Strength of Steel
Steel is an alloy of iron and
carbon and other elements.
The name of Sheffi eld has
been synonomous with steel
for hundreds of years.The steel
industry dates back to at least the 14th
century. Makers of cutlery abounded.
Sheffi eld is famed for its steel and
actively commemorates the industry in
public places. The fi rst positive record
of steelmaking in Sheffi eld is in 1692.
The steel making industry grew slowly.
Only two steel furnaces are shown on a
1737 Prospect of Sheffi eld (by Thomas
Outibridge).
In 1740 Benjamin Huntsman
developed the crucible technique for
steel manufacture, at his workshop
in Handsworth. The local cutlery
manufacturers refused to buy
Huntsman’s cast steel, as it was
harder than the German steel they
were accustomed to using. For a long
time Huntsman exported his whole
output to France. In 1770, Huntsman
moved his enterprise to Attercliffe,
where he prospered until his death in
1776. At the Northern General Hospital
one of the original main buildings is
named after him, and in the city centre
is a Wetherspoon’s pub called The
Benjamin Hunstman.
The Bessemer process was the
fi rst inexpensive industrial process
for the mass production of steel from
molten pig iron. The modern process
is named after its inventor, Henry
Bessemer, who took out a patent on
the process in 1856. According to
Bessemer, his invention was inspired
by a conversation with Napoleon III in
1854 pertaining to the steel required
for better artillery. At the time steel
was used to make only small items
like cutlery and tools, but was too
expensive for cannons. Starting in
January 1855 he began working on a
way to produce steel in the massive
quantities required for artillery.
These two methods were to dominate
Sheffi eld steel making until the last
quarter of the nineteenth century,
when the amount of steel produced in
Sheffi eld was overshadowed by the
output of highly mechanised steel mills
in the USA and Germany. Sheffi eld
nevertheless retained and extended its
reputation as a steel city by producing
specialist steels for world markets,
particularly armaments and the early
forms of weapons of mass destruction.
Ironically, of the two largest early 20th
century fi rms, Brown and Cammell
claimed that their armour plating
could withstand any shell, while Firth,
Hadfi eld and Vickers claimed that their
shells could pierce any armouredplating.
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Sheffi eld has an Assay offi ce which
stamps the metal with its crown
mark. The Company of Cutlers in
Hallamshire was created in 1624
to promote the city’s steel industry
around the world. The head of this
company, the Master Cutler, has
equal standing with the city’s Lord
Mayor. Also famous were the Women
of Steel now marked by a statue
outside City Hall. This recognises
the role women had in World War
Two, manufacturing steel while the
men were away at war. The city has
tried to move away from its industrial
image encapsulated in the fi lm The
Full Monty and certainly we have
a diverse range of industries now.
I once read that, while the steel
workforce is much reduced from its
heyday of British Steel, Sheffi eld
produces more steel than ever.
I visited Outo Kumpu several
times and ran training sessions for
its managers. I was amazed at the
size of the site – as big as a small
town with its own railway line running
through. If I remember it produced
stainless steel using the most up
to date processes. Outo Kumpu is
a Finnish company who took over
in 2001 from Avesta which was a
Swedish company which had merged
with British Steel Stainless. How
times have changed. But we can still
talk about Sheffi eld steel and the
history of a substance known for its
strength. Unfortunately Sheffi eld is no
longer the cutlery capital of the world,
because that has passed to South
Korea.
David Manning
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All the Fun of the Fayre!
This year’s PALS
(Parents of Abbey
Lane School)
summer fayre took
place on June 23
and was a huge success.
We are grateful to St
Chad’s for letting us use
their lovely green
space outside.
The day
was very well
attended
and there
were plenty
of activities,
games, food
stands and
music. There was
a tombola and a raffl e
with prizes donated from many local
businesses. There were fabulous
performances from Rhythmix Dance
School, and music provided by Disco
Dave. Louise Haigh MP also attended
and met with parents and members of
the local community.
We are very pleased to announce
that the fayre raised over £2,200 for the
school and this money will go towards
enhancing all the Abbey Lane children’s
time at school.
Thank you to all who attended,
volunteered and contributed. It was a
wonderful day with beautiful weather and
brilliant community spirit. We’re already
looking forward to next year’s fayre!
Rebecca Stevens
Abbey Lane PALS Committee
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
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Phagodynamometer is not
a word that trips off the
tongue very easily and
is not a word which is in
common usage. I bet you
have never heard anyone one
say something like “that Billy, he
is a right phagodynamometer”. It
would be a good one to get if you
were playing Scrabble however
– if you had enough tiles! If you
could manage to get it on a triple
word square it would score you
a whopping 90 points – who
would not want that in a game?
I suspect if you were a dentist or
may be a scientist you would use
it occasionally but for us every
day folk it would not be common
parlance. The phagodynamometer
is a device which measures the
amount of force we have to apply
when eating food.
It was a word I came across a
while ago after a visit to a rather
poor example of a pizza restaurant.
The pizza had been overbaked
and the crust was easily proving
a match for my knife and fork. No
matter how hard I pressed with
the knife I could not force my way
through it. Even using the fork as
well to stab and tear made little
impression on it. Then it occurred
to me that most people didn’t eat
a pizza with a knife and fork so
I picked it up and used my teeth
which broke through it quite easily.
As I was wondering how my jaw
could be stronger than my arm,
hand and a knife together I began
to imagine how much force we do
apply and how it compares to other
animals. Scientists have worked out
that we can apply a force of 1,375
Newtons. Whilst this seems a lot we
don’t apparently have the biggest
bite. The winner of this accolade
goes to either the killer whale
(18,000 Newtons) or the saltwater
crocodile (16,500 Newtons). The
reason for the uncertainty is that
the bite of the killer whale was
simulated in a laboratory whilst the
bite of the saltwater crocodile was
an actual reading take by extremely
brave scientists.
However that may not be
the greatest bite of any animal
which ever lived. Again it’s only a
guestimate but it is thought that of
the Tyrannosaurus Rex may have
been between 60,000 and 80,000
Newtons but of course we cannot
test the theory, unless Jurassic Park
becomes a reality, as the figures
were estimated from the size of its
jaw and other measurable factors.
So, if you are ever in an Italian
restaurant and the pizza is
likely to defeat you then I don’t
recommend taking along a killer
whale or a saltwater crocodile to
help as neither will probably fit in
the restaurant. I suggest the best
animal to take with you would be an
hyena with a bite of 3,500 Newtons.
Not only would it be able to easily
bite through your pizza but it would
clear the restaurant of other diners
so easily that you would have no
trouble getting a table.
Steve Winks
Strongest Bites
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Services at St Chad’s
Sunday Services
Sunday
Sunday
Services
Services
Sunday Services
The 9am Service
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● Refreshments served from 10.15-10.45am
Weekday
Weekday
Services
Services
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 9am Thursday - up to at an 5pm hour of prayer, blessing
for Monday the community to Thursday and at prayer 5pm ministry if requested
The Thursday 10am Service
The Thursday 10am Service
The Traditional Thursday in style 10am Service service
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back of church
hymns
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front
the back
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of church
Held in the Lady Chapel at the back of church
Other Services
Other Services
Prayer and Praise
Prayer Prayer and and Praise
Sunday, February 13 at 7.30pm
Sunday,
Sunday,
February
February
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7.30pm
7.30pm
Ash Wednesday Service
Ash Wednesday Service
Wednesday, March 9 at 7.30pm
Wednesday, March 9 at at 7.30pm
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of great strength
– unfortunately he
suffered from Tom Jones
Syndrome – he couldn’t
resist Delilah…
Samson had fallen for two
other women previously, with
near fatal consequences, so you
might think he would have learned
to be careful around them, but
he gradually allowed Delilah to
wheedle the secret of his strength
out of him.
One haircut later, and he was in
the hands of his enemies.
Why was his strength
bound up with his
hair? Samson was
a Nazirite – as
an outward sign
of devotion to
God, his hair was
never cut; he
also had to avoid
alcohol – and
dead bodies, which
was probably easier.
Really, his strength
came from God – twice in
his story we read that the Spirit of
God surged up in him to enable
him to perform feats of strength.
God’s purpose for Samson
was to make him a champion
for Israel against their enemies
the Philistines – that’s what his
strength was for.
But Samson was careless and
inclined to follow his own whims
and appetites. God’s strength
enabled him to kill with his bare
hands a lion that attacked him
– but a little later on he pokes
around in its carcase after honey
from bees nesting in it.
Time and again he gets
entangled with Philistine women
who are ready to betray him, and
finally Delilah succeeds in getting
him captured.
It wasn’t just allowing his hair
to be cut that was the issue,
Samson’s devotion to God was
getting weaker – messing with
the lion’s body, sleeping with the
enemy, and finally telling Delilah
the secret of his strength – all this
was symptomatic of taking it for
granted that God would always be
with him, and so not being careful
about his lifestyle.
But at the end of the Delilah
incident comes one of the saddest
lines in the Bible: “But he
did not know that the
Lord had left him.”
Blinded and
imprisoned,
Samson has
plenty of
opportunity for
reflection on the
course of his life;
finally, he calls
out for God to help
him and strengthen
him again – and
God answers him very
dramatically.
God wants to give us the
strength we need in every
situation we encounter – but it’s
not something we should take for
granted, treating God as some
sort of emergency service.
Most of all God wants to draw
us into relationship, friendship
with him. That friendship will
enrich our lives beyond measure,
lifting us above superficiality and
self-interest. The more we desire
and value friendship with God, the
more we can know his strength.
Get the full story of Samson
in the Bible book of Judges –
chapters 13 to 16.
Ken Goodier
Calling Out for Strength
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
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Courgettes R
Every Wednesday
from 9.30-11.30am
What adventures has your
courgette been on?...and
have you got a photo of it
to enter ‘my adventurous
courgette’ category in the
Have a Go Show?
Perhaps you’ve decided to make a
courgette animal or bake a cake. Don’t
worry if you haven’t grown your own
– you can buy them for all categories
except in the vegetable section.
You can fi nd details of all the
categories you can enter in the schedule
– there are over 40 to choose from –
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
Vegetable Section
1. 3 potatoes any variety
2. 3 onions
3. 3 carrots
4. 2 leeks
5. 6 tomatoes
6. 6 runner beans
7. 3 mixed veg – not otherwise in
schedule
8. 3 bulbs garlic
9. 3 beetroot globes
10. 1 green cabbage
11. 3 courgettes (similar length, max
25cm)
12. 1 cucumber
13. Heaviest vegetable
14. Longest courgette
Fruit Section
15. 10 soft fruit on a plate
(blackberries, raspberries,
blackcurrants, gooseberries)
16. 5 fruit on a plate – not otherwise in
schedule
17. 3 rhubarb stems
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Rock!
Have A Go
Growing, Making
& Baking Show
2018
September 8,
St Chad’s Church
on these pages. Instructions for the
show plus the full schedule are on
the St Chad’s website at stchads.org/
haveagoshow. See you on September 8.
• The charge is £1 per adult entrant
and 50p per child under 12. Bring your
entries between 9.30 and 10.30am;
church will be closed for judging from
10.30am-12.30pm. Viewing is from 12.30-
2.30pm with a sale of produce from 3pm.
THE SCHEDULE
Floral Section
18. 1 vase of 3 dahlias
19. 1 chrysanthemum – spray
20. 3 gladioli – any variety
21. 1 single rose
22. Miniature fl oral arrangement (must
not exceed 15cm overall)
23. Floral arrangement (must not exceed
60cm overall)
24. 1 vase mixed garden fl owers
25. 6 pansy or viola heads on a plate
Preserves and Baking Section
26. 1lb jar fruit jam
27. 1lb jar lemon curd
28. 1lb jar chutney
29. Victoria Sandwich 7 inch
(6oz self raising fl our; 6oz caster
sugar; 6oz butter; vanilla essence; 3
eggs; raspberry jam; NO dusting)
30. 4 sweet biscuits/cookies one variety
31. 4 pieces of tray-bake
32. 3 fruit scones
33. Baked item containing courgette eg
cake, scone, biscuits
Handicrafts Section
34. 1 embroidery item
35. 1 item knitted or crocheted item
36. 1 item sewn item
Art
37. Single photograph – theme ‘Growth’
38. Single photograph – theme ‘The
Adventurous Courgette’
39. Single hand produced picture
(pencil, pastel, oil, charcoal or water
colour)
Children’s Section
(Age ranges: under 5, 6-8 years, 9-11
years)
40. Animal made out of fruit and/or
vegetables must include courgette
41. Picture, paint or crayon.
42. Decorated gingerbread person (plain
biscuit may be purchased).
43. Victoria Sandwich (6oz self raising
fl our; 6oz caster sugar; 6oz butter,
vanilla essence; 3 eggs; raspberry
jam; NO dusting)
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Lyle’s Lion
Remember the anticipation
of prising the lid off the tin,
seeing all that wonderfully
golden, gooey syrup
inside and hardly being
able to wait until you licked some
off a spoon – or even a finger?
But do you know the story of this
delicious ‘nectar’ and its iconic tin?
It’s an interesting one.
In 1881, Abram Lyle built his
sugar refinery in the east end of
London. Henry Tate had a sugar
refinery too, not far away but the
two men were fierce rivals. Tate
produced sugar cubes whilst Lyle
experimented with the by-products
of the refining to create the golden
syrup we know, and love, today
– and the process still remains a
secret.
It was sold to grocers in London
in wooden casks and people
brought their own containers to
be filled. Demand was high and
in 1883 Lyle decided to sell his
product in the now famous green
and gold tins. They remain
unchanged to this day.
Abram was man of great
faith which must account for
the fact that he adapted an
Old Testament passage,
adding appropriate artwork,
to use as his logo. In
Judges chapter 14 we read
how Samson, the famous
strongman in the Bible, once
killed a lion with his bare hands.
Some time later, he passed
the lion’s carcass and saw that
a swarm of bees had made a
honey comb inside it. He made
up a riddle to see if people could
solve it - “Out of the eater came
forth meat and out of the strong
came forth sweetness”. But they
couldn’t.
In 1910 Captain Scott
included a quantity of Golden
Syrup tins when selecting
provisions for his Antarctic
expedition and, a year later, his
letter of thanks was received
by the company in London.
Tragically the expedition was to
fail but, 46 years later, both tins
and contents still remained in
good condition when they were
found.
On the outbreak of the First
World War in 1914, the tins
were temporarily exchanged for
... cardboard, of all things! An
explanation appeared on the
packaging as follows - “Notice –
owing to the requirement needs
of the Ministry of Munitions
with a view to the economy
in the use of tin plates, we
are compelled to adopt this
substitute for our usual lever tins.
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JOHNSON
JOINERY & HOME IMPROVEMENT
SERVICES LTD
SERVICES INCLUDE:
KITCHENS & BATHROOMS
DESIGNED, SUPPLIED &
FITTED
INTERNAL & EXTERNAL
JOINERY
LAMINATE & SOLID
WOOD FLOORING
DECKING
UPVC & WOOD
WINDOWS & DOORS
WALL & FLOOR TILING
GENERAL PLUMBING
SERVICES
GENERAL HANDYMAN
SERVICES; ONE-OFF JOBS
OR A LIST OF REPAIRS
There is no change to the quality, or
taste, of the contents”.
Golden Syrup must have been a very
welcome addition to the rations given to
the troops in the trenches – a wonderful
reminder of home and happier times.
Abram Lyle died in 1891. By 1921,
the two rival businesses had merged. In
1922 King George V awarded the Royal
Warrant to Tate and Lyle and today the
tins bear the Queen’s Coat of Arms to
show that the company still enjoys royal
patronage.
However, times were changing and
the company moved with them – in 1996
squeezy bottles appeared, still with the
original label, making using the syrup a
less sticky experience!
In 2007 Guinness World Records
announced that the Tate and Lyle labels
were the oldest, unchanged brand
packaging in the world – a record of
which old Abram would doubtless have
been rightly proud. Today more than one
million tins a month are exported all over
the world as far as the USA, the Middle
East and China.
An interesting story indeed!
Chris Laude
FRIENDLY & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
TEL/FAX: 0114 2817022
M: 07929188450
E: aj27@blueyonder.co.uk
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Thinking About Your
Elderly Family Members
Does one of your family or friends
spend a lot of the time alone?
They may have someone who
calls in to help them dress, or
give them a breakfast. Someone
ensures they take their medications and
another may check that there is enough
bread or milk for their day. But, except
for the TV sounds, do they have an
opportunity to chat, talk over memories,
share a funny story or have the pleasure
of company for an hour of someone not
in a rush to get on with their own life?
Many do have a loving family but
working long hours or living a distance
away makes regular chat stops rare.
Could our Third Age Befrienders group
help your homebound
relation or
friend?
We visit at pre-arranged monthly times
and agree to no chores. All visitors have
been authorised through references,
interview and a DBS scrutiny and will
not gossip about their new friend nor talk
about faith unless requested.
Why are we offering our help? We
have been out and about visiting in
Woodseats and the local area for over 10
years and know how much our visits are
appreciated.
If you want to know more, call St Chad’s
church office on 274 5086 and Yvonne
Smith will return your call within the week.
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What is strength?
There are many
different definitions
of strength. From
power of influence,
as in a person or organisation,
power and speed of force as in the
weather, the ability to withstand
force or pressure as in a wall to
the concentration level as in a
medication or drink.
In religion, strength can come
from the strength of feeling and
belief you have in Christ and
the mental strength and comfort
you gain from this belief. As a
physiotherapist, I deal mainly in
the strength of muscles. Collins
English Dictionary describes
strength as ‘the physical
energy that you have,
which gives you the
ability to perform
various actions,
such as lifting or
moving things’.
A lack of strength
can lead to injury or
can be a consequence
of injury or inactivity
after surgery. I treat a lot
of people who have developed
back pain or shoulder pain from
a lack of strength in the muscles
in their core or shoulder girdle
respectively. The lack of support
from these muscles predisposes
the individual to damage that
life’s daily stresses put on their
body. A consequence of the body
getting older is the development
of conditions such as arthritis.
The lack of normal movement in
the area and pain from the lack
of supporting cartilage in the
joint affects the strength of the
surrounding, ‘support’ muscles.
This in turn puts more stress on
the joint leading to pain.
Following an operation strength
can deteriorate rapidly. Whether
the surgery is specifically to a
joint or muscle, or to an area of
the body that can affect mobility
such as the stomach or chest,
the period of inactivity in recovery
can affect general strength. I
also work with athletes or people
who participate in regular sport.
Here, strength can give you an
advantage in performance and
can definitely reduce your risk of
injury. Whilst injured, the athlete
can lose enough strength to
severely affect their performance
in their sport for a long time.
As a physiotherapist, I deal
regularly with all these
situations. I help people
gain their strength
through management
of the injury and pain
with treatments such
as acupuncture and
mobilisation. As
the pain becomes
increasingly under
control, I provide
exercises that gradually
heighten in intensity to help
the person get stronger and help
support the area of the body that
needs it.
So, you don’t need to be a ‘gym
bunny’ to gain strength. With the
right guidance, anybody of any
age and fitness level can gain
strength physically and hopefully
benefit from function, reduced
injury risk and a better enjoyment
of the physical joys of life.
Andy Okwera
Andy Okwera is available for
advice at Activ Physiotherapy, 88
Baslow Road, Sheffield, S17 4DQ.
Email andy@activphysiotherapy.
co.uk. Tel 0114 2352727 www.
activphysiotherapy.co.uk
What is Strength?
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The First and Last Superhero
Superman is probably the
most famous superhero in
fiction. Created by Siegel
and Shuster in 1933, he
debuted in Action (later DC)
Comics and subsequently appeared
in radio serials, newspaper comic
strips, novels, TV programmes,
films and video games.
This modern myth begins with
baby Kal-El rocketed to Earth by
his parents before Krypton, their
planet, explodes. Having landed
in Kansas, he is found by farmers
Jonathan and Martha Kent, who
adopt him as their son. On reaching
maturity, he becomes Superman,
while maintaining an alter ego as
Clark Kent, a reporter for the Daily
Planet in the city of Metropolis.
Although he has superpowers,
Superman is vulnerable. Fragments
of Krypton have also reached Earth
as Kryptonite, exposure to which
quickly renders him powerless.
While mythical and fictional
heroes, such as Robin Hood,
Zorro and the Scarlet Pimpernel,
had appeared over the centuries,
Superman was the first mythical
superhero of our modern age. He
was followed soon after by Batman,
Captain Marvel and Wonder
Woman and, post World War Two,
Supergirl, Daredevil and Black
Panther – a far from exhaustive list
of superheroes fighting for truth and
justice and more recently, as our
world has shrunk to a global village,
to ‘save the planet’!
Although, according to myth,
Robin Hood did eventually die,
the fictional Zorro and Scarlet
Pimpernel were never killed off
by their creators. Nor was the
Man of Steel, since neither Siegel
nor Shuster was involved in DC
Comics’ 1992 Trilogy, The Death
of Superman. Destroyed by his
enemy, Doomsday, he was, of
course, resurrected. Superman is,
after all, a superhero and therefore
cannot die... just like the Lord Jesus
Christ, whose story of death and
resurrection is central to the Bible.
Some consider that account as
much an old myth as the modern
myths of superheroes or even older
myths of the gods and heroes.
However, CS Lewis, author of The
Chronicles of Narnia, believed
the story of Jesus’ death and
resurrection is the true ‘myth’ from
which all similar myths were derived.
There are certainly similarities
between Jesus and Superman.
Both came ultimately to save the
planet. However, while Kal-El’s
father sent him from Krypton to
Earth to help the human race, God
sent his Son, Jesus, from outside of
space-time to save sinful humanity
and to redeem God’s whole fallen
creation. While Superman was
destroyed by Doomsday, Jesus
freely laid down his life on the
cross, was raised to life by his
Father and will, as he promised,
return in glory on ‘Doomsday’ – to
bring in a new world order for the
planet he will save.
His story can be read in the
Bible, also published as graphic
novels by Kingstone or, for Manga
fans, by Next. Film lovers can
watch adaptations such as Jesus
of Nazareth or The Passion of the
Christ. However, Jesus is more
than a two-dimensional drawing or
a three-dimensional actor.
In Revelation, the final book of
the Bible, Jesus reveals: ‘I am the
First and the Last. I am the Living
One; I was dead, and behold I am
alive for ever and ever!’
For me, he is the First and Last
Superhero.
Stephen Dowson
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Armistice
100 Years On
Sunday November 11 will mark
the 100th anniversary of the
signing of the armistice that
brought to an end the fi ghting
of the First World War. At St
Chad’s we will be remembering and
honouring those from Woodseats who
died during that confl ict.
If you have any information,
photographs, memorabilia, relating to
any of the men on our war memorial we
would love you to get in touch.
Our next edition of Impact will have a
special focus on this anniversary.
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Linden Avenue, Sheffi eld S8 0GA or
email offi ce@stchads.org.
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Services are held every Sunday
11.00am - Holy Communion.
3rd Sunday - Evensong Service 3pm
(please note on the 3rd Sunday no 11.00am service).
Special Events: Heritage Open Days
Sun 9 Sept 2018 11.00am - 12.30 Open as usual at 11.00am for
the Holy Communion Service.
Friday 14 Sept 11.00am - 4pm
Sat 15 Sept 2018 11.00am - 4pm
Sun16 Sept 2018 11.00am - 4pm - At 3pm Join us for a Special
Choral Evensong - an Exquisite Service that has been part of our
Heritage for hundreds of years. We welcome back to the Abbey
the talented and eloquent Abbey Lane Singers.
All Welcome
Our Services are based on the Book of Common Prayer, Refreshments are served afterwards
email info@beauchiefabbey.org.uk www.beauchiefabbey.org.uk
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Church Offi ce: Linden Avenue, Sheffi eld S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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A relaxed and friendly place for a chat
Coffee morning for anyone over 50
Tuesdays 10.15 Tuesdays -11.15am, 10.15 starting -11.15am
25th April 2017
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
No table games, no speakers,
just a good cuppa and a natter!
WOODSEATS • SHEFFIELD
For more information, contact the church office on 274 5086
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Offi ce: Linden Avenue, Sheffi eld S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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The Little Paris Bookshop
by Nina George
Jean Perdu is quite
literally ‘lost’, as his name
suggests. He runs a
bookshop, The Literary
Apothecary – a bookshop
with a difference. It’s located on
a barge moored on the banks of
the River Seine in Paris. People
come to him with their problems
but, instead of
fi nding medicinal
help, they leave
with books. For
Jean Perdu has
a rare gift for
sensing which
books will heal
the troubled
souls of his
customers – the
only problem
is that he can’t
heal his own
broken heart.
The love of his
life left him 20
years ago, but
he can’t move
on.
He lives
in a block of
apartments
with an eclectic mix of people.
When a new neighbour moves in,
a friendship develops between
the two. Jean helps her to furnish
her apartment by offering her
some items of his own. In the
drawer of a desk, she fi nds a
letter – it’s the last one written
by his beloved and unread,
because he couldn’t bear to
read it. However, reading it now,
Jean learns that she must have
been ill at the time of writing. His
neighbour encourages him to go
in search of the past and his love,
even though he suspects that she
may have died.
Jean makes an on-the-spot,
bold decision, unties the barge
and begins a journey, down the
waterways of France to Provence
– and the unknown. Along the
way he meets other larger than
life characters who join him on
his barge and his journey of selfdiscovery.
How does the story
end? – you’ll have
to fi nd out for
yourself, but
I can promise
that you will
discover more
about love,
acceptance,
forgiveness and
trust.
Nina George’s
novel has been
translated
from the
original French,
but it loses
nothing in the
translation. Her
style of writing
is wonderfully
lyrical, almost like
poetry at times,
and it evokes the
true spirit of
France. The story meanders
just as the canals do and her
descriptions of the countryside
are stunning. You can almost feel
the sun on your face, taste the
wine and smell the perfume of
lavender and herbs as you travel
along on the barge with Jean and
his friends. An excellent book
to take on a summer holiday
with you – especially if your
destination is France!
Chris Laude
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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Registers 2018
For Weddings
and Funerals
You don’t have to be a churchgoer
to have a wedding in church or
be ‘religious’ to have a dignifi ed and
meaningful funeral service at St Chad’s.
If you live in the Woodseats or
Beauchief area, St Chad’s would be
delighted to help you, whether it is
planning the Big Day or saying goodbye
to a loved one.
For weddings please contact St Chad’s
church offi ce. For funerals please tell
your funeral director that you would like
to have a church service.
Baptisms
May
13 Myles Sarich
Evelyn Sarich
Albert Ives
Weddings
May
12 Daniel Turner and Nicole Kime
June
30 Phillip Marsh and Gemma Bradley
Funeral
May
18 David Friday (78)
• If you have had a new baby and would
like to celebrate that baby’s birth with
a service in church then please come
to one of our thanksgiving and baptism
mornings at St Chad’s.
The morning will explain the difference
between the two services and give
parents an opportunity to ask any
questions. Please call the church offi ce
on 0114 274 5086 if you are interested in
attending.
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
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)
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Contacts
WOODSEATS • SHEFFIELD
CHURCH OFFICE 274 5086
Linden Avenue, S8 0GA
email: offi ce@stchads.org
If you want to contact the church offi ce and there is no one available, please leave a
message or send an email and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Vicar Toby Hole (Vicarage) 274 9302
email: toby@stchads.org
Assistant Minister for the elderly Yvonne Smith 274 5086
Readers
Daren Craddock, Amy Hole,
Pauline Johnson and
Yvonne Smith 274 5086
Youth Worker Nick Seaman 274 5086
email: nick@stchads.org
Besom in Sheffi eld Steve Winks 07875 950170
Impact magazine Tim Hopkinson 274 5086
email: impact@stchads.org
Church Wardens Ann Firth 274 5086
Ann Lomax 274 5086
Uniformed Groups
Group Scout Leader Ian Jackson 235 3044
Guide Leader Jemma Taylor 296 0555
CHURCH HOUSE
56 Abbey Lane
Bookings Church Offi ce 274 5086
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PLEASE NOTE: The inclusion of advertisements in Impact in no way means the
advertiser is endorsed or recommended by St Chad’s Church.
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Church Office: Linden Avenue, Sheffield S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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764 Chesterfield Road, Woodseats, Sheffield, S8 0SE
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
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Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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