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current silence to ring in the New Year. The restoration work will go on for four hours 10.00 – 12 noon. Looking forward to seeing you
years, that is a long time to be without its familiar chimes. Big Ben is the name of
the bell, which is housed in the Elizabeth Tower, part of the Houses of Parliament.
The tower, originally built in 1859, was renamed in 2012 in honour of the Queen’s Lets Lunch
Diamond Jubilee. Visitors are permitted to go up the tower to see the big bell and
all the inner workings of the clock, but it is a climb of 344 steps to reach the belfry! Just a reminder that the Lets Lunch is on the third Thursday of the month in
As part of the present work a lift will be installed to take visitors to the top. I’m sure January, Thursday 18 . The menu is sausage and mash followed by sticky toffee
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the staff will be happy as well! pudding –Yumee.
During the last war in 1940, a silent minute was introduced. Before the 9pm BBC
radio news was broadcast each night, the public were encouraged to dedicate BRIANTSPUDDLE COMMUNITY TALKS
silent contemplation and prayer to those who were on the battlefield, for the sixty
seconds that Big Ben would chime. That is a nice thought that we could still take
up today, for friends and those in need in various parts of the world. The chimes The next talk in our series
are played before the 6pm radio news now. over the winter months is on
We are familiar with the melody of the tower chimes, and eventually words were Athelhampton House and
added and put on display in the clock room. “Lord through this hour be Thou our Gardens and will be held in
guide; So by Thy power no foot shall slide.” That is a good prayer for each of us as the village hall on
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we set out on the road of this New Year. We do not know what lies ahead, but we Wednesday 31 January.
know that God will guide us if we ask Him. He holds our future securely in His The speaker will be Clare
hands. Riglar who works as a
volunteer at Athelhampton
We do not need to wait for a New Year to arrive in order to have a fresh start in House.
our lives with Jesus as our Lord and Saviour. Any time is the right time, for “Now is
the day of salvation” 2 Corinthians 6:2 Tickets are £3 each which
includes tea or coffee
My life is but a weaving between my God and me, served from 7pm until the talk begins at 7.30pm.
I do not choose the colours He works so steadily.
Oft’ times He weaves in sorrow, and I in foolish pride
BOOK-LET
Forget He sees the upper, and I the underside.
Thank you to all those who have supported the Book-Let during 2017, without you
Not till the loom is silent and the shuttles cease to fly all it just wouldn’t work! For those who are new to the area the Book-Let was set
up 10 years ago by Jenny Beedle and Angie Talbot in response to a village survey
Will God unroll the canvas, and explain the reason why. which identified an interest in having such a group. For each book borrowed
there is a small charge of 25p and the money raised goes towards equipment for
The dark threads are as needful in the Weaver’s skilful hand
the village hall. In 2017 we donated money towards some replacement china for
As the threads of gold and silver, in the pattern He has planned. the kitchen and at present we are raising money to go towards a display cabinet
for the Debenham china.
We pray that with Jesus as Lord and Saviour, each of you will know the comfort
and security of being held in God’s love and care through 2018, no matter what We now have a small selection of poetry books which are available to borrow
challenges the year may bring. however please make sure that they are returned to us so that others can enjoy
Joyce Healey them too.
For those who bring their children or grandchildren to the coffee shop there is a
box of children’s books available to keep youngsters of all ages amused while the

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