All Saint’s Church, Bawdeswell

There are many Christmas services ranging from an Advent Carols Service on 3^rd December to the GiG on Christmas morning. Do please look at the list of services to find out what’s on and where not only at Bawdeswell but throughout the Benefice. The church heating has just been repaired so there will be a warm welcome in more ways than one.

The local British Legion Remembrance Day Service was held in Bawdeswell on Sunday 12 November. People from all six parishes in our Benefice attended. We thank the village hall for the loan of extra chairs.

The names of the fallen in both World Wars were read out during the Act of Remembrance. The Last Post and Reveille were sounded.

The Rector David Head led the service and James Lilwall played the organ.

£330 was collected for the British Legion.

St Thomas’s Church, Foxley

Foxley people, old and new, gathered at the Village Hall on Saturday 28^th October, for a talk by Dr.Ian Keymer, in aid of Church Funds. As those who had read the preliminary invitation will remember, Ian Keymer spent most of his childhood in Foxley from the 1920’s and, after military service, qualified as a vet. In the first part of his talk he gave an entertaining account of village life in Foxley, his father’s grocery business, the prevailing poverty during the recession years and lack of amenities – only the main road was metalled, no mains water or electricity – and quirky local characters!

In the second half, he gave us some glimpses of his professional life as a pathologist, dealing with exotic animals at London Zoo and abroad. It seems to have been a gory and often thoroughly disagreeable job, but fascinating, highly technical and demanding.

Afterwards, we enjoyed wine and refreshments and looked at a series of photographs of folk and the locality and chatted about the olden days. It was nice to welcome Tony and Christine Rushbrook, as they started life as residents of Glebe House in W.Foxley. We hope they will spend many happy years in our midst.

Dr.Keymer kindly waived his usual fee, resulting in £397 being raised for the cause. It was a most enjoyable evening, everyone agreed.

We now look forward to our Carol Service on Sunday 17^th December at 4.30pm, and Christmas Day Service at 10.30 am.

Diana Harvey (PCC Secretary T/N 688650)