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Serving the communities of Charvil, Sonning & Sonning Eye since 1869 Church of St Andrew Serving Sonning, Charvil & Sonning Eye <strong>The</strong> <strong>Parish</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> - <strong>March</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 1 <strong>The</strong> John King Trophy and Gold Award Best <strong>Magazine</strong> of the Year 2018 National <strong>Parish</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> Awards Best Overall <strong>Magazine</strong> 2020 Best Editor 2019 Best Print 2018 Best Content 2016 Best Overall <strong>Magazine</strong> 2015 information — 1 Contents <strong>March</strong> <strong>2021</strong> THE associate VICAR'S LETTER, 5 THE PARISH NOTICEBOARD — A letter to the nation, 7 — On Reflection: Solomon, 9 — From the editor's desk, 9 — STAY, 10-11 — Easter Lilies, 11 — For your prayers in <strong>March</strong>, 11 — <strong>The</strong> Persecuted Church, 13 features — Marie Curie Daffodils, 15 — Alpha is returning, 17 — Victorian Reminiscences, 19-21 — <strong>The</strong> Palm Sunday palm, 22-23 around the villages — St Andrew's snow, 25 — <strong>Parish</strong> snowmen, 27 — Cricket from 1750, 28-29 — Anniversary Elm, 31 — Zoom in on your family, 31 — SSES cancel events, 31 — Doggerel book prices, 31 — Dame Judi at the Mill, 31 HEALTH — Dr Simon Ruffle writes, 33 THE ARTS — <strong>The</strong> Handmaid, 35 — World Poetry Day, 35 the sciences — Learning from the young, 37 HOME & GARDEN — Recipe of the Month, 37 PUZZLE PAGE, 39 This month's FRONT COVER <strong>March</strong> <strong>2021</strong> — Mothering Sunday and Palm Sunday <strong>The</strong> <strong>Parish</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> the church of st andrew, SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF CHARVIL, SONNING and sonning eye SINCE THE 7 th CENTURY This month's front cover breaks new ground for <strong>The</strong> <strong>Parish</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> in the current format. It is the first time we have featured a painting on our cover. It is part of a pastel picture drawn by Jean Hutchinson of the Sonning Art Group which, although having to rely mainly on Zoom meetings, continues to set each other challenges. In this case it was 'Dreaming of Spring.' At the time our local rivers were torrents of flood water, so Jean used pastels to create her 'Spring Dream' of peace. EDITORIAL DEADLINE <strong>The</strong> editorial deadline for every issue of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Parish</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> is 12 noon on the sixth day of the month prior to the date of publication. <strong>The</strong> deadline for the April issue of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Parish</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> is: Saturday 6 <strong>March</strong> at 12 noon <strong>The</strong> <strong>Parish</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> online This issue can also be viewed online at: http://www.theparishmagazine.co.uk Earlier issues from 1869 onwards are stored in a secure online archive. If you wish to view these archives contact the editor who will authorise access for you: editor@theparishmagazine.co.uk <strong>The</strong> <strong>Parish</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> - <strong>March</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 3 Services at St Andrew’s When this issue went to press a third national Covid-19 lockdown was still in force and only a weekly service was being streamed on Sunday mornings on Facebook at 9.30am. For more up-to-date information about services please check the St Andrew's website at: http://www.sonningparish.org.uk Or call the <strong>Parish</strong> Office on: 0118 969 3298 SUNDAY 21 MARCH Every 10 years since 1801 (except 1941) one day has been set aside for a census to count all the people and households in the UK. <strong>The</strong> census is organised by the Office of National Statistics to provide the most complete source of information about the population. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland the census is on Sunday 21 <strong>March</strong>. In Scotland, it has been postponed until next year because of Covid-19. It is the only survey that provides a detailed picture of the entire population and is unique because it covers everyone at the same time and asks the same core questions everywhere. This makes it easy to compare different parts of the country. <strong>The</strong> information gathered allows central and local government, health authorities and many other organisations to target their resources more effectively and to plan housing, education, health and transport services. For more information about the census: https://www.ons.gov.uk/census children's page, 41 information — Church services, 3 — From the registers, 3 — <strong>Parish</strong> contacts, 42 — Advertisers index, 42 From the registers Funerals — Friday 29 January Roger Cowdry, interment of ashes in churchyard Sunday 28 <strong>March</strong> at 1am