Barnack School Results

These results are truly the icing on the cake for this Year 6 cohort (and one of the best school results in Peterborough)! The children have worked relentlessly throughout the year, showing great determination and motivation whether that be during lessons, interventions or continued learning from home. From the start of the year, the children have created a learning environment that is enthusiastic, inclusive and encouraging.
It has been lovely to see the children be so supportive and kind to one another as they have ventured through the year, helping each other to develop as learners. All the staff here at Barnack are so proud of the amazing progress that the children have made academically, socially and emotionally; they truly are ready for secondary school. Good luck with your new adventures Year 6.

Barnack Church Coffee Stop

is now kindly hosted by
The Millstone.
We meet every Wednesday
10.30-12.00.
All Welcome

Barnack WI

Members attending the July meeting in the Village Hall heard a talk on the Stamford Canal by Maggie Ashcroft from the West Deeping Heritage Group. Funded by a grant from the Lottery Heritage Fund in 2013, the group has done an amazing amount of research into the Stamford Canal which came into existence because of a lack of navigable river to transport goods up to Stamford. The life of the canal c1650-1850 came to an end once the railways proved a much better way to move goods around. There were 32 licensed vessels trading and 12 locks on the stretch from Stamford to Deeping Gate. Our next book and luncheon club dates were announced and the Summer Picnic will be held in Beryl Burrows’ garden on 9th August.

BAINTON & ASHTON FETE : Thank You

With so many thanks to all those who came along to our Bainton & Ashton Fete, at the beginning of July. Our thanks go out, once again also, to the Dymond family for allowing us to hold our traditional fete in their beautiful grounds. Thank you to all those who contributed with donations, with cakes, books, bottles and their time in setting up and taking down. Without our kind village(s) contributions we cannot hold this traditional annual July, brilliant event, so thank you to all. Till the next time…!

St Mary’s Church, Bainton Our Patronal Service : Sunday 14th August 9am.

This is a special service, in our calendar, where we celebrate our churches name of St Mary. Rector Gary, Cannon Margaret and Su, Lay Minister will be taking the service. We need readers etc. on the day so if you’d like to help, that would be great, or come along with a decoration, flowers or drawings. After the service we’ll have a small celebration with the odd glass of fizz, cup of coffee or squash and piece of cake…or two.
We’d love to see you in our “cool” church.
Blessings Su Fletcher & Co.
PS ; Do get in touch if you would like to take part in our service : Call Su 740034 su.fletcher@outlook.com or Rector Gary 0750 3975588 gay.aldersonwrites@gmail.com we’d love help with our readings, prayers and stuff.

Goings on in Southorpe ..

Thanks to all the people who bought my “Goings on in Southorpe” book and to all who made generous donations, a cheque for £764 has been sent to the Thorpe Hall Hospice.
Thanks to all and a special thanks to the Millstone Shop for helping with sales. Copies are still available at the shop and any further proceeds will also be forwarded to the hospice.
Peter Jackson

Valerie Kettleborough Thanks

Valerie Kettleborough and family wish to express their sincere thanks for all the friendship shown and for the offers of help these past few months, and the many cards received. Also thank you for the donations in Mick’s memory to Sue Ryder, Thorpe Hall – a total of £410 was raised. It is a comfort to know that Mick had many friends. He has left us with many happy and precious memories.
Thank you
Amanda Holland and Valerie Kettleborough

Barnack Sports Court – Opening STILL delayed

The sports court may look finished but unfortunately it is still under the control and ownership of the Contractors. There are some damaged sections in the tarmac which must be fixed before it is released from their care. As at this date (19.7.22), the court is still owned and managed by Borras, not by PCC, the School or the Parish Council.
As such it is really important that it is NOT used by the Community. Firstly, there is no insurance in place. Secondly, hard and continual use of the court might cause further damage, particularly to the sections that already need re-surfacing.
We are really sorry that the Court cannot open yet. Everything is ready to go in terms of booking systems and a dedicated website. We will launch these as soon as we have a date for the handover. Please keep an eye out on Village notice boards, Facebook and the Council website.
Debbie Lines – Clerk – Barnack Parish Council

Café Style Service : St Marys’ Church, Bainton : 9am

Third Sunday of each month
On Sunday 17th July Bainton Church saw the launch of a Café Style Church service A new venture in the Benefice, brought to us by the Rev Gary, but due to his other commitments, the service was introduced and ably led by Mike Mills, one of our Lay Ministers. A huge effort was made by Mary Gowers (and others) to provide and set up a lovely table in the church filled with tea cakes, fruit and later on cups of coffee and tea. At the start of “Breakfast” Columb Hanna said grace for us.
The service was based on the reading of the day which came from Luke’s Gospel, chapter 10 and verses 38 to 41 where Jesus visits and eats with Mary and Martha, very apt for such a service. There was then an informal discussion on the reading and our own thoughts perhaps.
We had a couple of hymns, the music as ever provided by Graham Fletcher. Our prayers were open and informal, again, including prayers for Eric Freeman who passed into the Lord’s care at 6am on Friday 15th July. Our prayers go out to his family and his many friends.
St Mary’s church does present some logistical difficulties for this style of service but these are early days so why not come along to our Mark II version on Sunday 21st August which will be led by the Wittering Padre, the Revd Andrew Tucker? You don’t even have to have your breakfast before you arrive.
Regards & blessings, Su

The Buttercross Club

On Wednesday, 6th July, some of the members of The Buttercross Club went to Tolethorpe to see the Stamford Shakespeare Company perform an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s comic murder mystery, ‘Spider’s Web’.It was a beautiful evening and many people, including our club members, had brought along a picnic to enjoy before the performance. The acting was of a high standard, the stage set was excellent and the costumes were good – especially the leading lady’s ensembles, which were much admired by our club members!
The next Buttercross meeting is a local walk on the 3rd August. The intention is for people to meet at 6:30pm in Bainton Reading Room, not at our usual 7:45pm start. Those who do not wish to walk can remain in the Reading Room for chat and a quiz, (optional!) Final details about the evening will be emailed to club members. There will of course be our usual light refreshments when the walkers return to the hall. The walk route will be based upon advice from Sarah Lambert of the Langdyke Countryside Trust. Our September 7th meeting will be in the Reading Room and we have booked Sue Jakeman as our speaker.

Summer Holiday Walks

Once again this summer there will be three group walks – please feel free to come along to a distance that suits you. Remember to dress for the weather, and to bring drinks if required. Last year we had some real fun discovering the countryside around our villages.
Friday 12 August 2.30pm – John Clare Walk, starting from St Botolph’s Helpston
Tuesday 16 August 2pm – Ufford and Bainton walk, starting from St Andrew’s Ufford
Tuesday 23 August 11 am – The Long One! Barnack, the Stamford Canal, and Burghley circular. About 13 miles. Starting from The Millstone, Barnack. The Millstone has kindly said we can use their car park.

Ride and Stride

Saturday 10 September is the annual Cambridgeshire Historic Churches Trust “Ride and Stride”. Participants visit as many churches as possible, and can be sponsored per church or “lump sum”.
I’ll be doing it again and I’ll “cap” the number of churches I charge for at 20! My aim this year is to get round 4 of the former abbeys and priories built from Barnack ragstone – Peterborough Cathedral, Thorney and Croyland Abbeys and St James Deeping – and visit all the other churches en route.
The Historic Churches Trust are a great bunch and I’m sure we will depend on them for support with maintenance or reordering in the future.
However much you raise, half goes to the Historic Churches Trust and the other half goes to the participant’s church. So I’ll be dividing “my” half evenly between the four parishes in the benefice. Last year the benefice was one of the biggest fund raisers in the whole of the City of Peterborough and Cambridgeshire.
If you would like to sponsor me please grab me / email me and we’ll put you on the form.
If, even better, you’d like to cycle (or walk) for your personal parish, the website is here. It’s a great way to get to know the area and its beautiful churches: https://camhct.uk/ride-and-stride Reverend Gary

Date for your diary: Choral Evensong

After their successful performance at St John the Baptist’s last Christmas, the Stamford Singers will be joining us at Barnack on 9th October for a Choral Evensong. This traditional act of worship will start at 4.30 pm. More details to follow. Being an act of worship, it will of course be free.

Harvest Festivals

Advance notice of the Harvest Festivals in the various churches in the villages:
Wittering – 11 September, 10.30am
Barnack – 18 September, 9.30am
Helpston – 18 September, 10.45am
Ufford – 18 September, 4.30pm
Bainton – 25 September, 9pm

One Solitary Life

He was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman.
He grew up in a small village where he worked in a carpenter’s shop until he was thirty. Then for three years he was an itinerant preacher.
He never wrote a book. He never had an office. He never had a family or owned a house. He didn’t go to college. He never travelled more than two hundred miles from the place where he was born. He did none of these things one usually associated with greatness.
He had no credentials but himself.
He was only thirty-three when the tide of public opinion turned against him.
His friends ran away. He was turned over to his enemies and went through the mockery of a trial. He was nailed to a cross between two thieves. While he was dying, his executioners gambled for his clothing, the only property he had on earth. When he was dead, he was laid in a borrowed grave through the pity of a friend.
Twenty centuries have come and gone, and today he remains the central figure of the human race and the leader of mankind’s progress. All the armies that ever marched, all the navies that ever sailed, all the parliaments that ever sat, all the kings that ever reigned, put together, have not affected the life of man on this planet so much as that one solitary life.