All Saints, Hannington
Church Bells Newsletter
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Church Wardens:
Mr Robert Maitland - 01635 297084
Mrs Margaret Hughes - 01635 298 106
Rector
Revd David Barlow - Telephone: 01635 297543
email: dbarlw@globalnet.co.uk - (no 'o' in barlow)
Revd David Barlow (picture above) - Principal of the Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre at Amport House, has been appointed Priest in Charge of Baughurst, Ramsdell, Hannington, Ewhurst and Wolverton, with the additional ministry of supporting and encouraging education for discipleship across the Basingstoke Deanery.
He was Licensed by the Bishop of Winchester on Tuesday 3rd June at 7.00pm at Wolverton. A reception was held at the Rectory adjacent to St Catherine's Wolverton. The Church Wadens of all four parishes of the the Benefice were in attendance with the Bishop of Winchester, and the Arch Deacon.
Lesson Reading Organisation
Contact: Raymond Parsons Telephone - 01635 297 108 Email: parsonswindlawn@aol.com
Church Services for Hannington Church during November 2009
NB BCP = Book of Common Prayer (old service)
CW = New Common Worship Book
1st November 9.30 am Bishop Peter Ball
8th November 9.30 am Remembrance Day Lay-led
15th November 9.30 am Holy Communion BCP
22nd November 6 pm Evensong Lay-led
Ramsdell
Advent Sunday
29th November 9.30 am Benefice Service CW
This will be a Communion Service, but with rather more singing than usual
and we do hope that as many people as possible from Hannington will come and join in with
us to celebrate the start of bthe Church's year.
There will be coffee after the service.
Church Flowers/ Cleaning Rota
Contact: Anthea Smithers 01635 298 522
I shall shortly be drawing up the flower rota for All Saints, Hannington for 2010.
If you’ve not been on the rota and would like to join we would be delighted to include you.
You do not have to be creative or a ‘flower arranger’ – it involves providing a vase(s) or
arrangement(s) of flowers to go on the altar on just 2 Sundays a year.
(Also sweeping the aisle/carpet and making sure the pews are tidy.)
If you feel you would like to help, please do get in touch. Similarly, if you are already on the rota but do not wish to be in 2010 please let me know. Otherwise I shall assume you are happy to carry on.
Many thanks for your continued support.
Anthea Smithers
Squirrels.
01635 298522
ant@smithersandco.com
The Methodist Church
Lay contact: Shelagh Wythe 01635 298186
The Roman Catholic Church
Tadley 0118 981 4572 or Basingstoke 01256 465214
Church Bells Newsletter
Bellringing
The long drawn-out project to replace the old bell frame at All Saints, Hannington, is nearing completion. The work on the bell chamber, which needed reinforcing, and the sound chamber below, which will house the remains of the old bell frame, is complete.
The next stage is to remove the three existing bells to Matthew Higby’s works where the new steel frame is being built, and where they will be joined by the three additional bells: two new, which are currently being cast, and one second hand bell.
When this work is complete and the six bells are tuned to each other, the frame will be taken apart and bells and frame brought to Hannington and installed.
You will be pleased to hear that this last stage does not require the scaffolding which has been such an eyesore these last few weeks; this will be gone for good on Thursday, 30th April.
The plan is to have the bells in place and ready to be rung by late September or early October.
My reason for emailing round the parish, as well as bringing you up to date on the project, is to invite anyone in the area who would like try his or her hand at ringing a bell to let me know. I will be talking to our neighbouring churches with active bell ringers to help with the initial training of novices.
So will anyone interested please contact me, Robbie Maitland:-
email. robbiemaitland@btinternet.com
Tel No. 01635 297084
Address. Meadham Cottage
Hannington
Tadley
Hants
RG26 5UA
This project will cost in the region of £65,000 and 76% of this cost has already been raised by means of grants. Additionally, people within the Parish have been incredibly generous and the PCC would like to thank the following for their kindness:
Mr & Mrs Keith Adams
Mr & Mrs Ian Chitty
Mark & Jess Dwerryhouse
Ian & Gill Falconer
Rob & Caroline Finlayson
Martin & Caroline Frewer
Mrs Grace & Mrs Simpkin
Richard & Judy Henry
Colin & Karin Jardine Brown
Oliver & Victoria Larminie
Michael & Hester Leeke
Mr & Mrs Anthony Lewis
Robbie & Sarah Maitland
Tim & Auriol Adams
Gilly Morris
Iris Parker
Geoff & Sylvia Poynter Smith
Nick & Belinda Rampton
Stanton Royle
Mrs Smart
Humphrey & Mary Spaight
Iain & Jeannie McClelland
Mr & Mrs Geoffrey Stranks
Sheridan & Sarah Jane Swallow
The Vine & Craven Hunt Supporters Club
Mark & Judy Wotherspoon
Brian Wythe
Further donations would be very much appreciated and cheques should be made out to the ‘Hannington PCC’ and sent to George Clowes, Freemantle Farm, North Oakley, Hampshire RG26 5TP. It is hoped that all donors will be acknowledged by means of a plaque.