As always in the week before Christmas, a dedicated band of villagers has been preparing and erecting the traditional Christmas decorations in strategic points around the village. See here for the story behind these decorations.
See the next page for more pictures of the work in progress.
The idea of a Christingle service came originally from the Moravian Church in 1747 as a symbol of Christ’s light and love. The Children’s Society introduced it to the Church of England in 1968, and it has since become a popular service for all ages. This was the twenty-second service in the Church of St James the Less, Sulgrave. All money collected goes to the good work of the Children’s Society with the least fortunate of today’s young people. See more photographs of the children performing their nativity play and receiving their oranges with lighted candles….
David says: "Yes, they are bananas!"
In his second newsletter from Sao Paulo, David Kellett reports that he is learning Portuguese and being made to feel at home by the threat of nearby railway construction and visits to a local Pocket Park.
Full newsletter and more photographs on the next page.
With our service men and women being killed or injured in Afghanistan and Iraq on an almost daily basis the work of the British Legion continues to be crucial to them and their families. Please give as generously as you can when you buy your poppies from the village shop. The annual Remembrance Sunday Service will be held in Sulgrave Church at 6.00 pm on Sunday November 13th. Eighteen young men and women who lost their lives in the two world wars are commemorated on the memorial in the church. Read their stories…..
Pumpkins in a range of sizes now available at the Village Shop. See next page for police advice in respect of Halloween and Bonfire Night.
ROOK (Corvus frugilegus)
Although one of our most familiar birds, the rook is often confused with its cousin the carrion crow (C. corone), also black and of similar size. A closer look reveals differences in appearance: the mature rook has a whitish facial patch of bare skin, and its leg feathers give it the look of wearing breeches. However, the main distinguishing feature is, of course, the rook’s sociable nature, compared with the crow’s more solitary life. Rooks are birds of a fairly open landscape, in mixed farming country, with small woods and scattered trees.
L to R. Paul King, of F. King & Son, Clare Pollak, Project Co-ordinator, Janet Norman and Cecil Rhodes, of The Rhodes Partnership
Chairman Martin Sirot-Smith reports that:
It is with great satisfaction that the Castle Green Management Committee were able on 28th September to accept completion of the restoration of the Wall by F. King & Son.
David, on the right, at the Pocket Park festivities a few weeks before leaving for South America
A few weeks ago, former Parish Councillor David Kellett and wife Crissy left the village for Sao Paulo in Brazil. Their many friends in the village will be pleased to learn that David intends to keep in touch by means of regular newsletters to this website. The first of these can be seen on the next page.
Upwards of 100 people visited the village produce show held in the Church Hall on Saturday 3rd September and were treated to an excellent range of exhibits by young and old alike.
