Author: stpetrock1

It was a great first get together for the sewing group last night. I didn’t expect so many of you to turn up- what a wonderful surprise and so exciting to hear so many ideas and plans.

The community box full of sewing goodies will be available in the church every day from next week and at every Wednesday meet up. If anyone can spare any material-buttons-lace-felt-beads-thread-needles and pins that would be amazing.

Timings of the Wednesday evening get together have been altered slightly to cater for everyone. I will be at The Lion from 6pm until 9pm so come in when you’re ready and able and stay for however long you wish!!!! Malcom has a new coffee machine in The Lion so make the most of it – I can say from experience that the hot chocolate is good! 

Once again thank you to everyone for the support and for turning up – I was so nervous but hope I hid it well!

Adele

‘Beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather and step father, David Roberts passed away quickly and peacefully in Musgrove hospital on the 21st September having recently celebrated his 97th birthday. We would like to thank everybody who has contacted us to express their sorrow. Anyone who knew my father will remember him for his lovely quiet gentle  manners and respect for others as well as a dry sense of humour. He adopted Timberscombe as his home in his 50s and loved every moment of living here: the kindness and friendliness of the people and the stunning scenery and the wonderful wildlife. We would like especially to thank Hazel Crockford, Angela Gummer, Jess Jenks, Jill Glover who took great  care of him and Jeremy Ely who continues to take great care of the gorgeous garden. 

My father specifically told us that he didn’t want any kind of celebration after he passed away and confirmed this in his will.  However we will be organising a memorial in a few months time when things have settled down and anybody who would like to join us to celebrate his life, will be welcome.

Don’t forget this Sunday 1st October at 6pm our Harvest Service will be held in St Petrock’s with poems, readings and seasonal worship lead by Rev Nicola, amongst the beauty of a church decorated with all the traditional fruit, vegetables and flowers of harvest-time. A retiring collection will be held in aid of Water Aids Harvest Festival Appeal 2023. Afterwards, you are very welcome to join us for a Harvest Supper following on in the Village Hall.We look forward to seeing you there!

Marion and Kate

On 11th October between 6-8pm there will be a meeting in The Lion Inn to discuss and plan for a village sewing group to come together and create a new community hanging, known as a reredos, to be placed in St Petrock’s Church. This is a lovely concept which a new resident to the village, Adele, has proposed. If you would like to come along to a first meeting where this idea can be discussed, you would be extremely welcome. If you have materials which can be donated to a village resources ‘sewing box’ to help our volunteers, this would be gratefully received. See you there!