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January 2019 January 2019
AFFPUDDLE & TURNERSPUDDLE PARISH JUNIOR “Why don’t you come and join us at the

COUNCIL CHURCH Family Service on the second Sunday
NEWS of every month at 11.00 am”
As a result of an earlier December deadline for the Parish Magazine this article has
been submitted prior to the Parish Council’s December Meeting. A summary of
this Meeting will be included in the February edition, in the meantime an article will
be prepared for publication on the community website, which can be found at In December the Junior Church (JC) held their annual “Cake Service”. This is
www.briatnspuddle.info when the children decorate their own “Happy
Birthday Jesus” cake in the “Hour Before” and

then parade their cakes around the church at
Parish Defibrillator Training the end of the service. This report was written
before this years’ service, due to dead line
Following the installation of a new defibrillator in the Affpuddle telephone kiosk a dates, but it is always a jolly service and I can
training session for local residents was organised and took place in the Village Hall still describe the Junior Church’s plans. Photos
th
on Saturday 24 November between 10am and noon. Approximately two dozen are obviously more difficult, but I have included
Parishioners were in attendance for a very informative hands on session given by a very special one from a few years ago, which
David from The Community HeartBeat Trust.
shows the delight of a young child whilst
Thanks also go to David Griffith who has managed the whole project and to the producing her cake!
Village Hall Committee for waiving the hall hire.
As in all of our JC services there will be a
During the morning those present heard about another initiative provided by the traditional hymn (carol in this case) at the
HeartBeat Trust, namely VETS. The idea behind this is to support community beginning and end, a couple of puppet songs,
resilience, providing a service to help villages install and run a Volunteer some action songs for the children and a drama for the story. This Christmas we
Emergency Telephone System. The Parish Council will consider this initiative at its are thinking about “Shepherds and Angels” so “Whilst Shepherds Watch” & “Hark
January meeting. More information can be found by following this link https:// the Herald Angels Sing” are the carols. The action song is “Little Donkey” with lots
www.communityheartbeat.org.uk/defibrillators/vets of pointing at Bethlehem or the star, and ringing out bells etc. The puppet’s songs
are a lively “Saviours Day” as in the Cliff Richards song, plus a beautiful
arrangement of a classic carol called the “Shepherd’s Pipe Song”. When I saw

Parish Noticeboards the puppeteers practising I was much moved. The puppeteers are children from
five to twelve and I am very proud of all of them.
The Waddock Cross Noticeboard has now
been replaced and the Briantspuddle one The story is quite different from normal. It is from the Innkeepers’ point of view! It is
has been repaired. the morning after the great event and the innkeepers are discussing the “knees
up” from the night before in front of their children. One is very positive,
thoughtful and amazed, one is cross and unbelieving. Comments such as “What
kind of god sends an angelic choir to announce the birth of his long awaited
saviour to a filthy, flea-infested bunch of tone deaf shepherds?” A bit like real life
really.
The service finished with mulled wine and mince pies.
Over November and December the Junior Church and friends have been
making, icing & decorating over a hundred “Happy Birthday Jesus” cakes to be
distributed to the ”Honoured Oldies” of the Parish as a Christmas gift. I would
thank all the people that have helped.
Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle website: www.briantspuddle.info

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