A very big thank you to everyone who sponsored any of the Guides for Sophia's recent sponsored walk.We have made an amazing £650 for the Kamran Ward where she is receiving her treatment and are busy arranging a presentation torepresentatives at the ward.

Wendy Faulkner, 1st Radley Guide Guider

THE OXFORDSHIRE BEFRIENDING NETWORK

Volunteers supporting people with life threatening or terminal illness. Would you like to make a difference in 2009? If you can offer 2-3 hours a week to befriend someone living in your area, please contact us. We offer full free training, expenses and ongoing support. For further information and an application form, please contact; The Oxfordshire Befriending Network East Oxford Community Centre Princes Street, Oxford OX4 1DD tel: 01865-791781 enquiries@ oxonbefriending.net.

Advance Notice - Kids Club

Wednesday 26th - Friday 28th August: Please chat to Pam if you would be interested to know more about helping, More details and application forms will be available soon. Anyone interested in helping in any way would be most welcome. Please let Pam know if you would like to be involved.

Garden Party

Saturday 4th July 2.30-4.30pm. Vicarage Garden. Cream Tea plus Strawberries. Can you help:

· Make scones

· Provide a gazebo

· Provide games like croquet or anything else suitable?

If you can, please speak to Pam.

Kennington and District United Church Choirs

present Gilbert & Sullivan's Iolanthe (a concert version) Friday & Saturday 3 & 4 July 7:30pm at Kennington Methodist Church, Upper Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LR (free admission with collection for Kennington Overseas Aid for Cecily's Fund helping young people in Zambia)

KEYS

Our list of key holders needs to be updated. If you hold any keys for the Church, the church room or even the vicarage, please will you write a list of which ones you have and give to Katie (or Pam).Thank you.

I am a Christian

We are asking....are there 100,000 people who are prepared to publicly stand up and declare that they are Christians?Make your declaration today and join together with thousands of other Christians around the world. Declare your faith at; http://www.premier.org.uk/getinvolved/campaigns/iamachristian/

Prayer Board and Prayer Chain

Please see the cards at the back of the church about the Prayer boards and the prayer chain..

NEWSLETTERS

If you have an item of news for the Newsheet, please make sure that you get information to Clive Rickett (clive.rickett@ict.ox.ac.uk or 01235 535954) and Emma Moore (e31 moore@dsl.pipex.com or 01235 550885) by Wednesday for the following Sunday.

CHOOSE A HYMN

Please tell David Beckett (01235 520520) if you would like to choose a hymn for a church service. A donation of £1 (or more!!) to the Choir Funds for each hymn chosen would be welcomed.

RADLEY CHURCH AND PARISH – A BRIEF HISTORY

Copies of this booklet published by the Radley History Club are available at the back of the Church. Please put your donation of £1 (or more) in the wall safe.

RADLEY VILLAGE WEBSITE.

Radley’s own website is now live, giving you instant information about what’s happening in Radley. It covers the various clubs and amenities in Radley and includes a calendar of future events and a photographic tour of the parish. It also gives practical information about dustbin days, buses, etc. and tells you about the work of the Parish Council.

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FUTURE SERVICES

Information not yet available.

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Names and Telephone Numbers

Parish Telephone Numbers (Code 01235 except where otherwise stated)

Vicar Revd Pam McKellen. 554739

Licensed Lay Minister Martha Young 01865 423382

Retired Minister Revd Tony Rogerson 532860

Churchwarden Margaret Norgett 527557

Churchwarden Charlie Milward

Organist and Choirmaster David Beckett 520520

Treasurer David Handscomb 523732

Secretary to the PCC Linda Caldicott 527728 e-mail linda.caldicott@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Organiser of Sunday Club Jackie Walker 550213

Organiser of Lunch Club Dot Hewlett 531082

Organisers of Friday Club Joanna Birkett 01865 739744 e-mail joanna@birkett.fsworld.co.uk

Lucy Mullins 543190

Women’s Fellowship Heather Rogerson 550214

Meeting Point Martha Young 01865 423382

Weekly Newsletter Clive Rickett (clive.rickett@ict.ox.ac.uk or 01235 535954 and Emma Moore (e31moore@dsl,pipex.com) or 01235 550885

Website Stanley Baker 530402 e-mail SBaker9785@aol.com

The Parochial Church Council for 2009/10

Incumbent Revd Pam McKellen

Licensed Lay Minister Martha Young.

Wardens Margaret Norgett and Charlie Milward.

Lay Representatives to the Deanery Synod Joanna Birkett, and Rosemary Hardwick.

Elected Members David Beckett, Ruth Wagner, David Handscomb (Treasurer), Paul Gamble, David Price, Liz Turner, Linda Caldicott, Katie North, Revd Tony Rogerson, Denis Standen, Rosemary Hardwick, Clive Rickett, Christine Usherwood, Martha Young, Joanna Birkett.

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TIMES OF SERVICES AND WEEKLY MEETINGS

SUNDAY

8 am Holy Communion (BCP)

11 am Family Worship (usually Holy Communion (NEW SERVICE) though 1^st Sunday of the month an All Age service). (Sunday Club meets at the same time at 11 am).

(Every Sunday morning after the 11 am Service many of the congregation go round to the Church Room for a chat over a cup of coffee. Everyone is very welcome and it is hoped that any visitors and newcomers would find the twenty minutes or so well spent).

5 pm Evensong (BCP) (On every third Sunday, Sung Evensong will be replaced by Choral Evensong, supported by the Choir, and on every fifth Sunday by Songs of Praise).

THURSDAY EVENING

Bellringing Practice

FRIDAY

Choir Practice: 7.10 to 8.30 pm - Junior Choir. 7.30 to 8.30 pm - Full Choir

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RADLEY CHURCH

Radley Church, dedicated to the apostle St. James the Great, stands on the site of an earlier Norman building, which is said to have burnt down in about 1290. The consecration cross, which is now set in the sill of one of the west windows but was originally near the chancel arch, carries the inscription N.S.M. It is assumed that these initials refer to the bishop who performed the consecration ceremony, N. Sarum, who would then be Nicolas Longspee, Bishop of Salisbury (Sarum) from 1292 to 1297. The restoration of 1902 uncovered a Norman corbel on the north-east side of the chancel arch, which suggests that some features of the original building were retained in the later one. The earliest part of the present structure was thought to be the south transept, considered to be “untouched work of the beginning of the fourteenth century”. In this transept are the remains of the original piscina. The massive timber columns and the arcade along the south aisle are thought to be original. The north aisle and transept were destroyed by Cromwellian troops in 1643. A positive relic of the Civil War is the pulpit canopy, given in 1653 by William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Commons, and believed to be the canopy over the chair at Westminster from which Lenthall was dragged by Cromwell’s troops at the end of the Long Parliament. The altar is said to be ancient and may even be the original Norman one, but it was refaced in about 1790. The font, on the other hand, is Norman. It lay buried for many years in a shed at the farm opposite the church and was discovered and restored in 1840. Near the altar, on the south side of the sanctuary, is the marble and alabaster monument, sculpted by Nicholas Stone, to Sir William Stonhouse, the first baronet, and his son John, both of whom died in 1632. Several officers and troopers were killed during the Civil War skirmish of 1643 (see above) and the panelled altar tomb in the churchyard is said to be of this date.

The heraldic stained glass was presented by Sir George Bowyer in or about 1840 and was either made or restored by Thomas Willement (1786-1871), noted heraldic artrist and stained glass maker. The subjects represented are:-

East window: arms of Henry VII. The side lights are apparently fragments of biblical or ecclesiastical scenes.

South chancel: east light, Henry VII; centre light, Henry VI; west light, Henry VIII.

North chancel: royal arms encircled by the Garter, with Tudor roses crowned and gartered in the side lights.

South aisle: east light, Henry VIII; centre light, royal arms encircled by the Garter, with a jewelled mitre above; west light, Richard III.

North side of nave: west light, Henry VI; centre light, angel holding a shield with the arms of the Bowyers ; east light, Henry VIII.

Tower: believed to be a portrait of Henry VII.

(The above information has been supplied by Mr. Patrick Drysdale)

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THE CHOIR

Please contact the Director of Music, David Beckett, 51 Selwyn Crescent, Radley, Abingdon, Oxon. OX14 3AL, Tel. (01235) 520520, if you would like to be considered for the Choir. Practices are every Friday at 7.10 pm for juniors and 7.30 pm for the whole Choir. The 11 am Sunday Service is sung and there are also other occasions during the year such as weddings, Choral Evensongs, the Carol Service and concerts for performances.

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THE BELLS AND BELLRINGERS

There are six bells, five of which were cast in 1754 and have the following inscriptions:

Tenor: “Abel Rudhall of Gloucester cast me, 1754”

Second: “Prosperity to the parish, A.R. 1754”.

Third: “Peace and good neighbourhood, A.R. 1754”.

Fourth: “When you us ring, we’ll sweetly sing, A.R. 1754”.

Fifth: “Hark to our melody, A.R. 1754”.

The Treble was cast in 1897 to commemorate Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee. It was recast in 1954.

In addition there is also a ting-tang inscribed “Henry Wright made me, 1617”.

Bellringing practice is on Thursday evenings.

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THE SUNDAY CLUB

The Sunday Club is held during the 11 am Sunday morning service (Term time only). The Family Service on the first Sunday of the month is usually led by the Sunday Club and we do not hold a Club meeting on that day. We seek to make God relevant to children of all ages through singing, Bible stories, games and crafts. As well as the Club meeting on a Sunday morning we have events throughout the year, such as parties, craft mornings, and fund raising events, all of which enable the children to build friendships with one another. All children will be welcome. The Organiser is Jackie Walker, Tel (01235) 550213.

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THE FRIDAY CLUB

The Friday Club, for all children from 8 to 12 years old, meets from 5.30pm to 7 pm. Activities include games, arts and crafts, sports, swimming, outings and a short session on an aspect of the Christian faith. See the Church notice board for our detailed programme each term. More details from Joanna Birkett; Tel (01865) 739744 or Lucy Mullins, Tel (01235) 543190.

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THE LUNCH CLUB

This takes place in the Church Room usually on the third Wednesday in each month, starting at 12 noon and is much enjoyed by people who like friendship and company. The Organiser is Dot Hewlett, Tel. (01235) 531082.

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HOME GROUPS

In these meetings (fortnightly on selected dates on Tuesday evenings and Thursday mornings) we seek to learn more about God as we look at passages or books from the Bible, deepen our faith, develop friendships and enjoy Christian fellowship. Further information from Revd. Tony Rogerson (01235 532860).

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WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP GROUP

The Women’s Fellowship Group meets on the 3^rd Monday in each month in the Church Room at 7.30 pm. There is often a speaker, followed by the chance to chat over a cup of coffee. The Organiser is Heather Rogerson Tel. (01235) 550214.

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THE CHURCH ROOM

The Church Room, Church Road, is available for meetings, social events, etc. at a hire charge of £9 an hour. To make a booking please contact Mr Doug. Rawlinson, Tel. (01235) 523821.

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PUBLICATIONS

The church sponsors a weekly Newsletter which is distributed in church at the Sunday services. A copy is pinned up in the church porch. This gives details of all church services and other activities for (usually) a four-week period.

The church also sponsors a monthly publication Radley News, which costs 40 pence and in which reports are printed of the activities of most of the village clubs and organisations and other matters of interest to Radley. Its editor is Mr. Brian Mott (Tel.01235 520916) to whom contributions should be sent or left at the Post Office. The deadline for receipt of material is the 17^th of the month preceding the publication day, which is the 1^st of each month. Copies are available from Ann Blake or Margaret Lovell (01235 524894.

Radley Church and Parish – A Brief History, a 20-page booklet published by the Radley History Club in April 2007, is on sale in the Church for £1 a copy.

Much information about Radley Church is also contained in The History of Radley, also published by the Radley History Club. This costs £8.50 and copies may be ordered from Joyce Huddleston (01235 524866) or bought at Radley Post Office or local bookshops.

The Club’s website is at www.communigate.co.uk/oxford/radleyhistoryclub.

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LINKS TO OTHER RADLEY SITES

Bowyer Arms - www.bowyerarms.co.uk

Radley College - www.radley.org.uk

Radley History Club - www.communigate.co.uk/oxford/radleyhistoryclub

Radley Retirement Group - www.communigate.co.uk/oxford/radleyretirementgroup

Radley Village - www.radleyvillage.org.uk

Parish Map (on Diocesan website) – http://www.acny.org.uk/parishmap.php?pcode=27/313

Peach Croft Farm - http://www.peachcroft.co.uk/

Radley Primary School - http://www.radley-pri.oxon.sch.uk

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WEB CONTACT

Stanley Baker, 79 Foxborough Road, Radley, Abingdon. OX14 3AE. Tel. (01235) 530402. E-mail SBaker9785@aol.com. These pages were last updated on 26th June 2009.

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