Eaves Barn on Google

I noticed Eaves Barn is now on Google Maps (just ask John) and couldn’t resist giving him a review!

Of course no-one else in Stinchcombe is daft enough to leave a review as well…….

Road works information

I had an email from a reader saying the dates on the website did not concur with the information posted through his door..so I have been on the Gloucestershire Website and found a really useful page.

This shows a map of all current and planned roadworks. This map comes from One Network

Anyway, to settle the query, the

• A38 is closed (with Traffic lights during day) 14 Aug – 26 Aug at the Prince of Wales (RIP) for Carriageway Resurfacing from 19:00 to 07:00 see https://one.network/?115027373
• Tait’s Hill is closed (with Traffic lights during day) 14 Aug -26 Aug at Clingre Down for Carriageway Resurfacing from 19:00 to 07:00 see https://one.network/?115027376
• And then, at present, (though it might change) there is a Complete Road Closure at Vale Vets from 27 Aug – 31 Aug for Severn Trent Water

Why the Severn Trent Water starts the day after the rest finish is beyond me…..

I hope this all helps, and in answer to a query sent to me, YES, Road Works ARE allowed to block access to your property!

St Cyrs Open

Good news! I feel like the Archangel Gabriel, in that I bring you good news….St Cyr’s church will be open from this Sunday, August 2nd for weekly worship -resuming its usual pattern  of Evensong at 6pm on the 1st and 3rd Sundays and Holy Communion on the 2nd and 4th Sundays at 11:10am.

The Church of England are strongly recommending

• that face coverings be worn in church
• 2m physical distance will be observed in Church
• hand sanitisers will be used on entry and when taking Communion
• there will be no singing
• only bread will be taken in Communion.

We understand that there will be those who are feel unable to join us and so live streamed services from St Georges or Zoom services will remain available on our YouTube channel or on Facebook pages – under ‘St George’s Cam.’ The service can also be listened to down the phone line -ask Fiona for details. 

Organ Restoration

More Good news I bring! The beautiful organ at St Cyr’s circa 1894 is being restored. This is being funded from church funds, local benefactors and from grants. It will be so wonderful to hear the organ back to its former glory from the beginning of September. During the time that this work is being carried out, the church will be closed apart from weekly worship on a Sunday.

My thanks to all those who have worked hard both to get the church open and also towards  the organ restoration. 

With kind regards,

Fiona

Rev’d Fiona Crocker

Vicar of Cam with Stinchcombe 07817021196

BOOK SALE Saturday 22 August, St Cyr’s Church, Stinchcombe from 10am – 3pm

Are you an avid reader with book shelves heaving under the weight of books not read for many years?  Have you had a lockdown clear out and now have books and DVDs ready to go to a second hand shop?  Is a second hand book shop your first port of call when looking for a something new to read?

If so, why not donate your books to St Cyr’s, browse our selection for exciting and intriguing authors and help raise money for our beautiful Church at the same time?

The book sale will take place on Saturday 22 August outside the Church (or at The Barnyard, Church Farm depending on the weather) from 1000 until 3pm.  All books will have been sanitised before the sale.  If you would like to browse, please bring some gloves with you although these will also be available. Please bring cash/change as we would prefer not to handle money.  Additional donations to the church are welcome!

If you have books to donate to the sale, please sanitise them before leaving at one of our drop off locations before Tuesday 18 August:

• Church Farm, opposite the Church (please leave books on the table outside back door)
• Manor Farm, Wick Lane (please leave the books in the box behind the gate)
• 6 The Buildings, The Street (please leave the books on the steps behind the grey gate)

Any unsold books at the end of the day will be added to the collection at the back of the Church.

The plant sale held earlier in the summer in aid of St Cyr’s raised a wonderful £600- let’s try to do the same with our book sale.  We look forward to seeing you there.

There will be a meeting of the Stinchcombe Parish Council on Wednesday 29th July at 7.30pm. The meeting will be via Zoom but is open to all residents. If you would like to attend, please contact he Clerk (clerk@stinchcombepc.co.uk) to request an invitation.

A letter from the Vicar

Dear All,
On August 2nd, I will be preaching on the God who accompanies us through the journey of life. God did this for HIs people in the past, as we will see in the book of Exodus, and He promises to do this today. He is a God who  ‘draws near’ and the God who provides for us. I would like this service to involve some of our personal stories of God doing just this in the past, during Lockdown  and before. I know it is sometimes hard to put  our stories into words but I would like to give us all this opportunity to encourage one another as  we ‘keep the faith’ and  journey with our God who is with us. Please email your stories to me.

Exodus

On another matter- who would like to have a study book to accompany their exodus experience on a Sunday? A book that you can work through yourself.  I wholeheartedly commend this one, Exodus by Antony Billington.

I think this is so well written – ‘bible study’ and yet covering real 21st century life and including personal story, it’s got everything! I would then be very happy to meet up a few times over August to chat about what we have further discovered, either over Zoom or in the Vicarage garden (if allowed). Let me know if you would like to do this again by phone or email. If you know others who are not online but would like to join in, please can you let them know. 

Thank you for reading this. I look forward to hearing from you with personal stories and maybe also in wanting to discuss Exodus further in a few evenings in August. 

With God’s blessings for you, 
Fiona

We’ve launched a COVID-19 vaccine registry. Here’s how you can help.

As COVID-19 continues to affect nations throughout the world, many teams are working on developing safe and effective vaccines to protect against SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19). 

‍Rigorous testing, contact tracing, symptom tracking, and strict quarantine procedures can help stop the spread of COVID-19 if implemented effectively. However, until enough of the population is immune to the virus so that they cannot pass it on (either through ‘herd immunity’ or widespread vaccination), there will always be the risk of new outbreaks of the disease. 

You can learn more about the importance of a COVID-19 vaccine here.‍

As we move forward in the fight against COVID-19, we have decided to create a registry for all COVID Symptom Study app users who are interested in participating in vaccine trials and other preventative treatments in the future. 

Though we won’t be running these studies, having citizen scientists ready to participate will be incredibly valuable to research teams working on vaccines and other simple preventive treatments.‍

How can you join the registry?‍

You can join the registry directly through your COVID Symptom Study app.

First, make sure that your app is updated to the latest version. When you next open it up you will be shown a screen asking if you are interested in being contacted when a relevant study becomes available. Select ‘Yes, I am interested’.

We will not share your details with anyone, but will alert you when a relevant study becomes available.

Anyone can join this registry, but we aim to prioritise contacting those who have been regularly using the COVID Symptom Study app.

Please continue to share the app with friends, family, and your local community and encourage them to add their name to our vaccine registry so that we can win the fight against COVID-19.

If you are interested in learning more about vaccine registries through the NIHR, please click here.