The Downlands churches – April 2015

The Downland Churches

Holy Trinity Poynings, St Andrew’s, Edburton

St John the Evangelist, Newtimber

The Transfiguration, Pyecombe

www.downlandchurches.co.uk

 

April 2015

 

Thursday 2nd April     Maundy Thursday

7.30 pm    Holy Communion    Poynings

 

Friday 3rd April              Good Friday

12 noon Reflection            Pyecombe

 

Sunday 5th April             Easter Day

8 am    Holy Communion        Newtimber    

10 am Family Communion        Poynings     

11 am Family Communion        Edburton

    11.30 am Easter egg hunt with

12 noon Children’s service        Pyecombe    

 

Sunday 12th April              Easter 2

10 am Holy Communion        Newtimber

6 pm Evening Service        Pyecombe

 

Sunday 19th April             Easter 3

    10 am    Holy Communion        Poynings

11am Family Communion         Edburton

 

Sunday 26th April            Easter 4

    10am    Holy Communion        Pyecombe

 

Morning and Evening Prayer each week

At 9am on Wednesdays at Poynings

At 6pm: Mondays (Edburton),Wednesdays (Pyecombe)

At 5pm: Tuesdays at Newtimber

 

Evergreens (for the over 60’s)

Monday 13th April, 3.30 – 5pm

Fulking Farmhouse (home of Joanna and Stuart Cairns)

 

Weddings

 

Saturday 4th April Ian Harris and Charlotte Burton    

Edburton

Friday 24th April Nicholas Payne and Charlotte Bishop

Pyecombe

 

April is the month for Church Annual Meetings:

 

•    Newtimber 7th April 5.30pm, in Newtimber Church

•    Pyecombe 12th April 7.15pm, in Pyecombe Church

•    Poynings 13th April 7pm, Village Hall Poynings

•    Edburton 15th April 7.30 pm, Village Hall Fulking

All welcome to elect church-wardens and PCC members.

 

Other special events and dates this month

 

•    Sunday 12th April, 3-5pm in Pyecombe church: Holiday activities for children: Contact Jill 01273 566276

•    Sunday 19th April, 2-5pm. Newtimber Place Gardens    open under National Open Gardens Scheme. Proceeds from teas to the Church.

•    Tuesday 21st April 2-4pm, hymn choosing meeting at The Rectory. All welcome.

•    Wednesday 22nd April at 5 pm in Fulking Village Hall. An open meeting to discuss a new planned informal service for Fulking and surrounding areas.

•    Sunday 26th April from 9am, there will be a verge sale at Muddleswood (BN6 9BP) in aid of Church Funds. Contact Lucy Dalrymple on 01273 832009.

 

Clergy contact details:

Revd Dr Caroline Currer, Priest-in-Charge

Tel 01273 857456 c.currer@btinternet.com

Revd Graham Jeffery (mainly Edburton) 01273 494559

Poynings Church Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting for Poynings Church will take place on Monday 13th April at 7pm in the Village Hall. 

 

You are very welcome to come and hear what we have been doing during the year, and to find out about our plans for 2015-16.

 

Do join us!

 

Parish Clerk Vacancy

The closing date for applications / interest for the position of the Poynings Parish Council Clerk is 27th April at the latest. If you are interested contact Nicki at cutress.family@btinternet.com.  Download Job Description here

 

Parish Councillor and Clerk Vacancies

Your Parish Council needs you!!!!

Are you interested in making decisions for the good of the Village? Do you want to join the Parish Council?

There are vacancies for Parish Councillors and a Clerk. The election for the Parish Councillors will be held on Thursday 7th May.

Nominations forms can be downloaded from the MSDC website, www.midsussex.gov.uk/elections , or contact Nicki Cutress.  Download a Parish Council Nomination pack here.

Completed nomination forms MUST be hand delivered to MSDC offices in Haywards Heath between Monday 30th March and Thursday 9th April. Office hours are 9am – 4pm. It is best to arrange an appointment so they can go through your application.

For the vacancy for Parish Clerk. Please contact Nicki Cutress, cutress.family@btopenworld.com for a copy of the job description and to discuss further.

Lambing

Don’t forget that all that dogs must be on a lead around livestock especially now lambing time is upon us. In the last few weeks we have had a sheep killed and two injured on the land from over the road from Saddlescombe down to behind Foxash. There is an electric fence by the Saddlescombe Road layby and signs that sheep are grazing, it is National Trust land so please abide by the bylaws. I’m sure I speak for all the sheep farmers in the area.

Thanks

From Colette and Dave at Saddlescombe Farm.

Parish Councillor Vacancies

Your Parish Council needs you!!!!

Are you interested in making decisions for the good of the Village? Do you want to join the Parish Council?

There are vacancies and the election will be held on Thursday 8th May.

Nominations forms can be downloaded from the MSDC website, www.midsussex.gov.uk/elections , or contact Nicki Cutress. Or download here Parish Council Nomination pack.

Completed nomination forms MUST be hand delivered to MSDC offices in Haywards Heath between Monday 30th March and Thursday 9th April. Office hours are 9am – 4pm. It is best to arrange an appointment so they can go through your application.

Also, there is a vacancy for Parish Clerk. Please contact Nicki Cutress, cutress.family@btopenworld.com for a copy of the job description and to discuss further.

Brighton Festival Chorus perform Bach’s St John Passion


 

Bach St John Passion

Semi-staged with orchestra
Conductor James Morgan

Brighton Festival Chorus returns to Brighton Dome for a special ‘in the round’ performance of JS Bach’s glorious St John Passion.

Bach’s powerfully meditative interpretation of the Gospel of St John is a work of startling immediacy yet subtle nuance, recreating the psychological and emotional conflict of Christ’s final days before His public trial and crucifixion. Bach’s dramatic vision is brought vividly to life in this intimate Proms-style performance, which takes the singers in and amongst the audience.

Good Friday 3 April, 3pm
Brighton Dome Concert Hall
BOOK ONLINE, call 01273 709709
Or visit the Brighton Dome Ticket Office in person

Concert ticket holders are invited to attend a free workshop to hear more about the St John Passion and to learn the chorales on Sat 21 Mar at St George’s, Kemptown. Further details including how to obtain your free workshop ticket at bfc.org.uk

Copyright © Brighton Festival Chorus, All rights reserved.

Our mailing address is: 2 Winterbourne Close Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1JY

Breaking News

Don’t get too excited but here is an update about what you can recycle as a few more items have been added!

 

Hooray for pots, tubs and trays

As of Wednesday 1 April, we’ll be able to accept your household pots, tubs and trays in your regular household recycling collections across West Sussex.

It’s not an April fool – we want your plastic containers. You’ll be able to recycle things like yoghurt pots, ice cream tubs, fruit and vegetable punnets and ready meal trays, as well as your plastic bottles – all we ask is that they are clean, dry and loose!

Why should I recycle my plastic containers?
Recycling plastics saves a valuable resource from just being thrown away.

Plastic packaging makes up 11% of household waste – that’s a lot of plastic which could be recycled. We anticipate that recycling household pots, tubs and trays could see more than 4,000 tonnes added to the county’s recycling rate every year!

Recycled plastic can be transformed into lots of different things – including clothes, toys, kitchen utensils, pens and even garden furniture!

What can I recycle?
From the start of April, plastics that can be accepted in your recycling are:

  • Milk and drinks bottles;
  • Bathroom bottles;
  • Laundry/detergent bottles & tubs;
  • Yoghurt, cream & soup pots;
  • Ice cream & margarine tubs;
  • Cosmetic pots & tubs;
  • Food & ready meal trays;
  • Fruit & vegetable punnets; and
  • Plastic container lids (such as those used on coffee jars).

But there are still a few plastic items we can’t accept in your household recycling. These include:

  • Plastic carrier bags & plastic film;
  • Expanded polystyrene;
  • Plant pots & seed trays;
  • Plastic toys; and
  • Plastic furniture.

It’s really important to make sure all items placed in your recycling bin are:

Clean
– free from food and liquid leftovers. Items that have food on them can ruin the quality of the other recycling in your bin, which can go on to spoil the items collected in recycling lorries. It could mean the bin or even a whole truckload can no longer be recycled meaning all of your hard work will literally go to waste!

Dry – moisture can cause items to stick together, especially if your paper or cardboard items get wet. This means they cannot be recycled and they may clog the sorting machinery.

Loose – the high-tech sorting plant can’t separate your recycling if it is placed within cardboard boxes or tied up in plastic bags.

To find out more about recycling in West Sussex, including what can be collected in your household collection, please visit www.recycleforwestsussex.org

Parish Council Meeting

Agenda for the next Poynings Parish Council Meeting

to be held in the Village Hall on Tuesday 10th March 2015 at 7pm.

1. Minutes

2. Matters Arising
a. Bins
b. Minutes on website
c. Dog Bin

3. Expenditure for January and February

4. Planning Applications
a. Wykehurst Barn Cottage – extension to existing barn – SDNP decision
b. Oak Cottage – tree works – SDNP decision
c. Park Wood – it has been reported by MSDC that the owner is now complying with legal requirements for the access

5. Any Other Business

6. AGM

The Downland Churches

The Downland Churches

Holy Trinity Poynings, St Andrew’s, Edburton

St John the Evangelist, Newtimber

The Transfiguration, Pyecombe

www.downlandchurches.co.uk

 

 

March 2015

 

Sunday 1st March                 Lent 2

    10am    Family Service        Poynings

    followed at 11.15 by Holy Communion

11am Family Communion     Edburton

 

Sunday 8th March             Lent 3

    10am Holy Communion        Newtimber

     6pm Evening Service        Pyecombe

 

Sunday 15th March Mothering Sunday

    10am    Holy Communion        Poynings
11
am Family Communion    Edburton

 

Sunday 22nd March            Lent 5

    10am    Holy Communion        Pyecombe

 

Sunday 29th March          Palm Sunday

    10am    Holy Communion        Newtimber

 

Morning and Evening Prayer each week

At 9am on Wednesdays at Poynings

At 6pm: Mondays (Edburton),Wednesdays (Pyecombe)

At 5pm: Tuesdays at Newtimber

Evergreens (for the over 60’s)

Monday 2nd March, 3.30 – 5pm
at

The Paddock, Fulking

(thanks to Ian and Jill Malby)

Golden Wedding Blessing

Sunday 22nd March, 3pm Ian and Avril Pollard

The Church of the Transfiguration, Pyecombe

Wedding

Saturday 28th March          Poynings

Darryl Cole and Donna Sadler

Memorial Service

Wednesday 11th March Bill Brightwell     Edburton

Special events and dates this month

  • Lent Study Groups are running on Wednesdays: afternoons at Pangdean and evenings at The Rectory. Course this year is ‘Hope Actually’ produced by the Church Urban Fund. Dates: 25th February, 4th March, 18th March, 25th March and possibly 1st April. NB meeting on 11th March has been rearranged to accommodate funeral at Edburton.
  • Friday 6th March is The Women’s World Day of Prayer. Service at Henfield Free Church at 2pm – all welcome. This year the service focuses on The Bahamas.
  • Saturday 7th March at 7pm a concert in Newtimber Church by ‘The Vivace Choir’ in aid of the Church. Tickets from Shirley Murrell, Lucy Dalrymple or Gill Keith. £8 for adults – includes refreshments.
  • Weds 11th March, evening, Pyecombe PCC
  • Tuesday 24th March, 5.30pm PCC Newtimber
  • Services for Holy Week ((30 March – 4th April) and Easter (5th April) are given on a separate flier of special services.

 

Clergy contact details:

Revd Dr Caroline Currer, Priest-in-Charge

Tel 01273 857456 c.currer@btinternet.com

Revd Graham Jeffery (mainly Edburton) 01273 494559

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