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23: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and
self control. These are all character attributes, but we need His help to produce CASTLE PLAYERS - LYTCHETT
them. If we ask, then we will receive God’s help, and that sort of fruit is so much
better than all the strife and discontent we see around us. Let’s make it our aim MATRAVERS
to ask for God’s help to produce fruit that will benefit those around us, as well as
producing well being in our own lives. It’s nearly here!
One of the preachers who comes
regularly to the Chapel is called Eddie Castle Players proudly present The
Martin. Some years ago his wife Elephant Man at Lytchett
tragically died in a car crash. Money Matravers Village Hall from
was given in her memory and Eddie October 9th-12th. Tickets are available via our website
decided to use it to start a charity to (www.castleplayers.com) or phone 01202 912351 at
provide wells in the villages of Burkino £10. This is a fantastic play, based on the story of John
Faso, Africa, where there is a desperate (Joseph) Merrick, a cruelly disfigured man whose life is
need for clean water for the villagers. transformed once he meets Frederick Treves, a native
The local authorities don’t bother to help these poor people, and even in the of Dorchester. From sideshow exhibit to meeting with
towns the mains water is not pure. It costs £5000 to provide a well. The well is dug the highest of society, Merrick becomes more
accepted by the world, or is he just moved to a higher
to a depth of about 50 metres, (165 feet) where pure water can be found. Eddie class of voyeurism? Rehearsals are
brought some water back from there and had it tested, he was told that it was going well, so don’t miss the
purer than our tap water! The charity, called Myra’s Wells, has provided 149 wells
since 2006, and the demand continues. The pumps provide water at a rate of at chance to see the story of this
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least 700 litres per hour, which is enough for all the water needs of a village of
about 2000 people. The area around the pump has a protective surround and a misunderstood character, book
drinking trough for the animals. Healthy livestock contribute to the health of the your tickets now. Refreshments
villagers and so the whole community benefits. All the money donated goes to available at the show, and if you
providing wells. Nothing is taken out for expenses. Further information about this would like to join the company in
very worthwhile project can be found at myraswells.org. any capacity, then feel free to drop
us a line, or ask when you come
How thankful we should be that we have water so easily available, and grateful and see us.
that our climate is so varied and not intensely hot all the time.

Just a Smile

Nun Other! Two little boys had been having a very serious discussion, when one of
them went up to the Sister who worked in the parish and said: “You’re not one of
those things that goes into the field to scare the birds, are you?”

Oops! To oblige a customer who wanted the Church Times, the Cornish
newsagent searched through a pile of papers only to report, “I’m sorry, it hasn’t When you respond to advertisers, do please tell them you saw
come in yet. Several other comics are also late.”
their advert in this magazine - it helps them monitor the
effectiveness of their advert and helps us generate more

advertising revenue!!

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