Dear All,
St John the Baptist
Here are the services for the next month:
- Friday 29th March – Evensong for the Burial of Christ 7pm.
- Sunday 31st March – Easter Day Service of Holy Communion taken by the Revd Steve Bullock 11.15am. This will be followed by an Easter Egg Hunt.
- Sunday 7th April – No service in Shipton Moyne.
- Sunday 14th April – Service of Matins 11.15am taken by the Revd Julie Nicholson followed by a glass of wine.
- Sunday 21st April – Service of Holy Communion 11.15am taken by Revd Steve Bullock.
- Sunday 28th April – Family Service 11.15am taken by the Family Service Team followed by coffee and biscuits.
Flowers for Easter Day
It is planned to meet at 10.30am on Saturday 30th March to put flowers in the church for Easter Day. Please come along to help armed with flowers, greenery and secateurs. All help gratefully received.
Easter Egg Hunt
The Kojima Family are very kindly hosting an Easter Egg Hunt for small children after the service on Sunday 12.30pm. This will be in their garden at the Well House. All welcome. Please bring your own egg basket
Ian Farquhar
Thanksgiving / Memorial Service for Captain Ian Farquhar LVO at St Michael and All Angels, Badminton on Thursday 23rd May at 2.30pm. The family hope that as many people as would like to will be able to come.
The Shipton Moyne Panto 2024 – Please note change of date
Oh not it isn’t…Oh yes it is happening
When: October 11th – 12th
Where: The Birdwood Barn, Street Farmhouse
Shipton Moyne’s own unique take on the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast
Thank you
A big thank you to Anne Carr-Jones and Margo Holmes-Watkins for providing beautiful primroses for all the carers in the village on Mothering Sunday.
The Importance of Nuclear Power for a Sustainable Future by Dr David Bradbury
A big thank you also to David Bradbury for an extremely interesting talk in the church last Friday. Very relevant especially in the light of the plans for solar panels in the Lime Down Development
Coffee Morning
This month’s coffee morning will be on Tuesday 16th April at the Cat & Custard Pot. Come along to enjoy a cup of coffee and cake. All welcome.
Shipton Moyne Parish Council
Shipton Moyne Parish Council has a vacancy to Co-Opt a Parish Councillor
The Council currently holds 5 meetings per year in the village hall and consists of 5 Councillors plus the Clerk.
Applicants must be –
- At least 18 years old
- Be a British Citizen
- Meet at least one of the following qualifications:
- Be on the Register of Electors for the Parish
- Have occupied any land or other premises as owner or tenant in the parish for 12 months before Co-Option to the council
- Have had your main place of work during the 12 months prior to Co-Option to the Council in the parish
- Have lived in the parish or within 3 miles of it for 12 months before Co-Option
Public elections will be held in the year 2027. For the interim period, a Councillor will be co-opted to the Parish Council by the current members of the Parish Council at the meeting to be held on 14th May 2024 at 7.00pm in the village hall.
All applicants should apply in writing to the Clerk before 7th May 2024 at 11 Berthas Field, Didmarton, GL9 1EB or email shiptonmoynepc@gmail.com
Poop Bags on our Footpaths
Watch out Ian Spruels is on the war path! He has had enough of picking up discarded poop bags on the Wip Wop and elsewhere and is threatening to return them to their owners – without the packaging.
Please take them home with you and not leave them to be picked up later.
Any more news let me know,
Beth
Village Website: www.shiptonmoynevillage.co.uk
