Oh What a Night!
The Wrawby Youth Group
Disco on Sunday 16th April attracted over 300 teenagers!. Unfortunately, the
Village Hall will only hold 140 people and so for safety reasons the disco had
to be halted early.
You may have wondered
where all the teenagers who were seen walking to Wrawby earlier in the evening
were going, or later on where they had been. What happened was that after having held 5 discos with between 80 and
100 teenagers attending, the Youth Group decided to have another disco on
Sunday 16th April.
By 7pm the hall was full
to its capacity of 140 and so nobody else was allowed in. Unfortunately more and more teenagers kept
arriving and although cars were turned away, over 160 people were in the car
park waiting to enter (if anybody left early!). There were some game attempts
to gain entry by; offering more money at the door, propositioning the
"bouncer" at the fire exit and one person even tried to climb in
through the window!.
At this point the
organises felt enough was enough and on safety grounds called the disco to a
close and asked everybody to go. With such a big crowd in Wrawby the
police were asked for there assistance to move people on and by 9.30pm
everybody had left.
The Youth Group organisers
would like to thank not only the Police for their help but also all the
teenagers who came for there understanding and behaviour.
The night was far from a
disaster however, as approximately £140 was raised from the takings of the
disco and this has been sent to Christian aid.
The money will go to Ethiopia and Mozambique.
Alas poor Speckle............
Friday 7th April 2000 will go down in
the history of the Rooker household as a very sad day. It was the day that poor Speckle died.
Speckle the goldfish belonged to Josh,
the family have two dogs, but speckle was Josh's first pet (not counting
ladybirds that is).
Every morning Josh would go down stairs
and say "Hello" to Speckle, the two of them where great chums,
looking at each other, mouths opening and closing in union. So when Speckle was found floating on the
surface, being used as some sort of aquatic roundabout by Goldie and Black Fin,
Josh's little face crumpled and the tears poured down, he was distraught. Later that morning he wandered up to me and
said that Speckle was no longer in the tank.
I started to explain that because he had died I'd had to take him out of
the tank, I was wondering whether to say about him having gone to Heaven when
Josh asked if I'd put him in the bin.
Panicking, I lied and said I'd buried Speckle in the back garden. At this news Josh's face lit up, "Can I
go and dig him up?" He squealed excitedly.
A week later we found Goldie laying at
the bottom of the tank with her anal fin missing and a big chunk taken out of
her body, Black Fin was casually swimming around trying to look innocent (do
goldfish have teeth?).
On Easter Sunday Black Fin was found
dead in the tank, presumably it had died of boredom, having no-one left to
bully.
Fifteen days from start to finish. Just over two weeks previously we had walked
out of 'Pets are Us' with 3 goldfish and a 24 hour guarantee. Anyone want some goldfish food? Hardly been used?
Bank Holiday Monday
1st May
Bank Holiday Monday
29th May
2.00pm – 5.00pm. £1 for adults and 50p for children.
Since
last month's article Nigel Rawson has very kindly offered the use of his field
further down Mill Lane for car parking on our Open days.
Sue Day.
Lunchtime
Discussion
Group
Our first get together after Easter
will be on Tuesday
16th May, when
we will finish exploring the Millennium Resolution by looking at...
Forgiveness for past wrongs
And from
now on a New Start.
Other
events include a Celtic
workshop on Saturday
6th May at St. Peter’s
Church, Horncastle Rd., Woodhall Spa, this starts at 10.30am, and will finish
about 3pm.
On
Friday 19th May, Terry Miller is organising “From Belief to action” a day of
reflection and study on how Christians can be active in caring for God’s world.
Application forms available from Edward King House, Lincoln (01522
528886).
Terry will be leading a full day in the
autumn, for us, with Pat McCullock, entitled “Living on the Edge” on Tuesday
7th November,
so please put this in your diary now, more details to come
Monday Club
Ten
members present at the meeting.
The afternoon passed pleasantly with the usual activities; decoupage,
drawing, parchment craft and cross stitch plus good conversation and tea and
biscuits.
The next meeting will be on Monday 8th
May.
Visitors and new members are welcome,
the cost is £1.00 per person and all meetings are in the Village Hall and start
at 2.00pm
Speed Cameras will be
Back With A Vengance
After a recent lull in the activities
of the 'hidden' speed camera in Wrawby, we can now inform you that it's use in
the village is to be increased according to the Humberside Police Force,
Accident Prevention Office.
Over the past few weeks, the Police
have been monitoring the flow of traffic through the village, and the overall
speed of vehicles using our roads.
According to the Accident Prevention Office the statistics were
disappointing.
speed
reduction not enough
Although the speeds that most drivers
are travelling at are being reduced, the Police admit that the general level of
speeding incidents has not decreased as much as they expected.
The Police did praise the 'locals'
though! Apparently when the camera was
first used, a high proportion of those caught speeding were from Wrawby and the
surrounding area. This proportion has
been greatly reduced as the message about speed control has been taken on board
by us, and this is having a knock-on effect as we are slowing down the flow of
traffic through Wrawby.
This, however, is not enough, the
Police will be using the hidden camera on a more frequent basis until people
stop abusing the speed restrictions in the village. Until then there will be points and fines in abundance handed out
by the courts.
We have been warned!
Wrawby Parish Council
Annual General Meeting
The
AGM will be held on Tuesday 16th May, commencing at 7.30pm in the Village
Hall. The first part of the meeting
will be open to members of the public to voice their opinions as to what they would
like to see in the Village.
Fancy a Trip to Kanabougou?
If anyone in the village would like to
promote the On the Line scheme in which Wrawby is taking part, but the cost
displays or travel is proving too great, then apply for an On the Line Millennium
Award.
Awards of between £2,000 & £10,00
will be made to individuals or groups aged 18-35.
Please ring the hot-line 0845
123 4243 and find out more. You
could turn your dreams of West Africa into a reality.
Raku in Wrawby
Elizabeth Maynard has
brought the Japanese practice of Raku-fired pottery to North Lincolnshire. She
moved into Wrawby about five years ago having returned to England from Florida
having first studied music at the Guild Hall in London she then went on to
become a very successful "self taught" potter. Specialising in
ceramic figures of mythical beasts. Then while living in America she studied
raku and smoke firing at the John Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, Florida.
Her work has been sought by discerning collectors in Europe, Canada, the UK and
USA and has been the subject of exhibitions at the British Craft Centre,
London, the Island Gallery, Anna Maria Island, Florida and various museums and
galleries in England, Scotland and Wales.
A few years ago Elizabeth decided to
produce selected scenes from the Bayeux Tapestry, as a series of ceramic tile
sets. The 'Bayeux Tiles' represent more than a year's research and experiment
to capture the exact colouring and style of the original tapestry. The tiles
are handmade in earthenware and biscuit-fired. The designs are then drawn by
hand with wax. Special glazes are then applied and the tiles are Raku-fired.
This method of firing is especially suited to the subject, creating many subtle
lustres and the distinctive 'rustic' look of the original.
Elizabeth's adaptation of the Raku
method, is to fire her tiles in a kiln and then when the glaze begins to
"run" she removes the red hot tiles, covers them with sawdust (which
the bursts into flames) so giving the tiles there characteristic subtle lustre
and "crazing" effects so suited to the Bayeux Tapestry. Unfortunately
this can also cause the tiles to crack and so there is a lot of trial and error
in producing the right blend of clay/thickness of tile to give consitant results.
If you are interested in buying any
'Bayeux Tiles' for your kitchen wall or as a coffee table top then please
contact Elizabeth, who is hoping to start a Raku workshop in Wrawby and if
there are any interested 'potters' in Wrawby then please give her a ring on 01652
656058.
She and her husband are at present
setting up a web site where you will be able to browse her design, this site
will be cantactable through a link from www.wrawby.co.uk.
Saturday 20th May
10.00am
4.00pm
BRIGG
ADULT EDUCATION CENTRE
Redcombe
Lane, Brigg
HAVE A GO
&
ART & CRAFT EXHIBITION
An
open day when you can try out various crafts and computer programs,
see
students at work,
talk
to tutors and get advice and information.
Play area
& Refreshments
On Saturday 13th May. Christian Aid are
organising their annual Humber Bridge Walk It is rumoured that this
year, the bishops of Lincoln and Hull plan to meet in the middle, so pick up a
sponsor form and come along, it is always a good day out. Dogs welcome, fancy
dress encouraged. No roller blades please!!
Sponsor forms for Humber
bridge walk are available from Val Whitaker Tel: 657908
Youth
Group
There will be an outing to
Hull on the
afternoon of Sunday 18th June for bowling in
followed by Pizza.
There will be a Pentecost Village Concert on playing fields (in
the Village Hall if wet) on Sunday 11th June at 3pm, this will be a lively
concert of hymns and music, accompanied by the Village Ensemble, which played
so brilliantly on Easter Sunday. There will be a shared tea afterwards, and is
meant to be a village celebration for all ages to participate and enjoy.
Wrawby Baptisms:
19th
March
Joseph
Andrew Edward Codd
Thomas
Henry Morwood Codd
Wrawby
Funerals:
10th
March
John Brumpton
How Are Your Feet?
How are your feet? I ask the question
because normally I never think about mine.
They are just part of me ; a very useful part but not
demanding too much of my time. Not until recently anyway ,when I have become rather
preoccupied with them. Why? Because
they were really painful . For some reason a pair of shoes I have had for ages
suddenly made my feet ache and my corns complain. It has made me realise just
how important are my feet and indeed my shoes to my well-being and temper.
I knew what people meant when they said, ’I wouldn’t want to
be in her shoes.’ I didn’t want to be in them either!
But life does at times throw up situations which are
uncomfortable and which cause us pain. While we know people cannot be in our
shoes, it is at those times we would want them to walk along side to support
and encourage. The popular poem ‘Footprints’ reminds us that it is at such
times ,often unnoticed and unacknowledged, that Christ not only walks alongside
but is able to walk in our shoes. For me that knowledge gives both
encouragement and strength for today and the future.
At this moment that is important for me and my family. This
will be the final ‘page 7’ for ‘Wrawby News’ with which I will have to tussle.
We move, in August, to a new Circuit in Co. Durham. We will be faced with new
opportunities, new challenges.
There is sadness at the thought of leaving this area which we
have come to love and
of leaving so many people whom
we have met and who have been so wonderful to us.
Both Steve and I would like to thank you, the people of Wrawby
for all the fellowship and memories we have shared. They go with us.
As for our move, we are
excited and apprehensive but we go with the knowledge we are not alone,
Christ goes with us.
Thank you Wrawby,
With every blessing, Mary.
Wrawby's Diary
for
May 2000
May
1 Monday: Bank Holiday
2.00pm – 5.00pm. Wrawby Mill Open Day
3 Wednesday: School Summer Term
Starts
6.15pm Evening Prayer at Tout Près,
Little Lane.
4 Thursday: 2.00-3.15pm Teddy Bears in St.
Mary's with Refreshments
7 Sunday:
St. Mary's
8.00am Holy
Communion
Methodists
10.30am
United Family Service
8 Monday: 2.00-4.00pm Monday Club, in the Village Hall.
10 Wednesday: 6.15pm Evening Prayer at Tout Près,
Little Lane.
11 Thursday: 7.00pm Methodist Ladies Friendship
Circle -Coffee Evening (Note 7.00pm start)
13 Saturday: Humber Bridge Walk for Christian Aid
14 Sunday:
10.45am Vicarage Club
& Sunday Bears in the Methodist's Schoolroom.
St. Mary's
11.00am Parish Communion
Methodists 6.00pm Worship
16 Tuesday: 7.00pm Wrawby Parish Council AGM -
Members of the public welcome
17 Wednesday: 6.15pm Evening Prayer at Tout Près,
Little Lane.
21 Sunday:
St. Mary's
8.00am Holy Communion
11.00am All Age Worship
Methodists
6.00pm Worship
24 Wednesday: 6.15pm Evening Prayer at Tout Près,
Little Lane.
25 Thursday: 7.30pm Methodist Ladies Friendship
Circle -To Be Arranged - Chapel School Room.
28 Sunday:
St. Mary's
10.45am Vicarage Club & Sunday Bears in the Methodist's
Schoolroom.
11.00am Parish Communion
Methodists 6.00pm Worship
29 Monday: Bank Holiday
2.00pm – 5.00pm. Wrawby Mill Open Day
31 Wednesday:6.15pm Evening Prayer at Tout Près,
Little Lane.
June
1 Thursday: 2.00-3.15pm Teddy Bears in St.
Mary's with Refreshments
4 Sunday:
St. Mary's
8.00am Holy
Communion
Methodists
10.30am
United Family Service
7 Wednesday:
6.15pm Evening Prayer at Tout Près, Little Lane.
Antiques Evening
with
Robert
Horner of DDM
in
the Village Hall
Wednesday
17th May
7.30pm
- 10.30pm
Tickets
£3.50
includes
Antiques
Quiz, Buffet
&
Valuation of One Item
In aid of Wrawby Methodist Chapel