To keep our customers safe, Potpourri of Produce will not now be held person-to-person in the churchyard on Saturday. We request that orders are made via email to dunstewpcc@gmail.com or phone number on the list.
There are separate lists for
Payment details given on the lists.
HAPPY SHOPPING!
Wonderful prizes to be won. Tickets just £1 each
You should have received 10 tickets delivered with each village newsletter. Please return stubs and cash/cheques in envelope provided to one of the addresses listed on the envelope.
If you would like more tickets please email clarebugress@gmail.com (or phone 347382) or visit The White Horse to buy your tickets.
Draw to be made on Saturday 19th September in church or churchyard 11.30am.
In August we started to hold some benefice services in our churches and churchyards. We plan to continue with this gradual re-opening of our churches, albeit in line with Government and CoE guidelines, with its regulations on wearing face coverings and strict cleaning measures and/or quarantining of areas of the church which are required between visits. Each parish in the benefice will be displaying information on its church notice board with regard to its own building. Alternatively, the Benefice website www.bartonbenefice.org.uk has up to date details or contact Clare Burgess (347382, email: clarebugress@gmail.com).
Our internet-based Sunday morning service are continuing on Zoom. The services, lasting about 30 minutes, have proved a very popular way of worshipping in these challenging times. So, if you haven’t Zoomed in yet, why not give it a try? Log-in is from 9.20am for a prompt start at 9.30am. Please email dunstewpcc@gmail.com for further details on how to join.
The bible study group continues to meet on Zoom on Tuesdays at 8pm. Log-in details are on the weekly email which accompanies the notice sheet. For more details contact Maria on 01869 340826 m.coonick@btinternet.com.
Benefice Facebook Page: Please remember to look at our Facebook page, and follow us on www.facebook.com/bartonbenefice/. You can still look at our Facebook page even if you don’t have a Facebook account.
Polly and her work with the homeless is our July-September Charity of the Quarter. Polly is extremely grateful for all our help. This help is needed even more as donations to her homeless folk have reduced drastically, partly because supporting churches are not open for donations of food and partly because other sources (e.g. sandwich delivery companies etc) are not operating in the same way at present.
To donate while church services are suspended please make an on line payment to Duns Tew PCC, Sort Code: 30-90-42 (Lloyds) Account No: 00096480 reference ‘Polly’. Please take cash/cheques (payable to Polly Preedy) and any suitable clothing or food (baked goods/tinned/packets) to Clare Burgess, 5 Hill Farm Lane, Duns Tew, OX25 6JH, please do not leave outside the church while it is locked. Any queries: Clare 347382. Thank you for all your help.
On Saturday 19 September we will be rounding off our virtual fete with two “real” events. A potpourri sale of autumn produce and our Grand Draw raffle, a great favourite at our fetes over the years. Both events (under Covid restrictions) will be held in the churchyard on Saturday 19 September between 10.00am-12.00 noon.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS PROMISED SUCH BRILLIANT PRIZES
Raffle tickets will be delivered to your door, as in previous years, and the draw will be held in the churchyard on Saturday 19th September at 11.30am.
Please return stubs with cash in envelope to one of the collection points listed on raffle envelope by 12th September 2020. Please fill stubs in clearly. Cheques “Duns Tew PCC”. For info or more tickets, please contact Clare Burgess, details as above.
Would you like some gravel for your drive?
Put in your bid for 15 tonnes of aggregate of your choice from Smiths of Bletchingdon (worth over £900), Minimum increment £10
Hedgelaying Experience
Come and join Sebastian and Charles of Farms and Gardens Ltd for 1/2 day hedgelaying. Experience how to clear, cut, lay, stake and bind a hedge in the traditional hedgelaying style. We will be laying a hedge in Duns Tew between October and March. Date to be confirmed closer to the time. Gloves, safety helmet and trousers provided but will need boots and most importantly a sense of humour! Minimum increment £2
See how Pilates will help your stability and strength
Bid for a one-to-one Pilates tutorial with Sarah Chambers, of Brook Pilates, Nr Bicester. Sarah is a highly experienced physiotherapist and APPI master. https://brookpilates.com/ Minimum increment £2
To make your bid, please email dunstewpcc@gmail.com making it clear which item you are bidding for! You will receive a notification at the end of each day if a higher bid has been received for your particular lot
Auction opens at 9am on Monday 31st August and closes at 9pm on Friday 18th September for on-line bids. Paper bids may be submitted to Clare Burgess until 11am on Saturday 19th September in the churchyard. Bidders may bid multiple times on the same item. Bids must meet a minimum increment. The bidder with the highest bid at 11.00am on Saturday 19th must pay the full amount of their bid before the item can be retrieved. All items ‘as is’. No exchanges or refunds.
The winning bidder must pay for the item by 6pm on 19th September otherwise the item will be offered to the person with the nearest bid.
This will be a sale, in the churchyard, of autumn produce such as jams, chutneys, preserves as well as flowers, plants, fruit, vegetables and cakes. If you are making any jams and chutneys then could you make an extra one or two for us? If you are overflowing with apples, courgettes, berries or any other fruit and veg then could you donate them to us? Duns Tew is full of incredible cake makers could any of you make a few extra cakes for our sale?
If you can help and need further information please contact Clare Burgess clarebugress@gmail.com or 347382. Otherwise all donations of jams, preserves, chutneys and cakes to Sarah, 2 Longfield, 340827 sarahtaylor27.st@gmail.com and all fresh produce, plants and flowers to be left at the church or in the porch at Nonesuch, Hill Farm Lane by 6pm on Friday 18 September.
We would like to thank everyone who has participated in our virtual church fete this year. Thank you to all of you who donated, cooked, baked, delivered and of course bought. So far, we have raised an amazing £1,861. We hope to be back next year and look forward to seeing you all then.
Finally, a big thank you to Alana and Oscar for donating the proceeds from their fruit and book stall down Hill Farm Lane to the church. They raised £23.
We are delighted that recent changes in guidelines mean that we will be able to introduce an Oxford-based trio, Strannik to Duns Tew. Featuring Russian singer, Tatiana Soloviova, a prize winner at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod and the London International Russian Song Contest, who brings her vocal talents to new and old songs from the Russian repertoire.
Jon Bennett (of Moonrakers) accompanies her on guitar, bouzouki and whistles while also providing backing vocals. Dominic Wilkinson completes the ensemble with fabulous fiddle playing. Some of the songs, though originally Russian, are familiar to Western audiences – Tumbalalaika, Carnival is Over, Those Were the Days and Where Have All The Flowers Gone.
Strannik will perform, albeit under Covid-19 restrictions, in the church on Saturday, 26th September at 7.30pm. Tickets £10 each, children £3. Places will, by necessity, be limited in order to ensure appropriate social distancing. So please buy your ticket in advance from Carol Rigby (340632) or email dunstewpcc@gmail.com. Under current guidelines you must bring and wear a facemask inside the church. Hand sanitiser available on entry. Feel free to bring your own liquid refreshment!
The Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust Ride & Stride event is going ahead this year, but the restrictions mean the event will look a little different. We haven’t got the full details yet, and it may be that riders won’t be able to go into churches, but it is a great way of spending the day or a few hours with family and friends getting some exercise! The website below gives help with working out routes to suit you. Whatever sponsorship you raise, half will go to our church in Duns Tew and half to the Oxfordshire Trust who help all churches with grants for repairs.
Please register using the Sign up on the Ride + Stride website https://ohct.org.uk/ride-and-stride/
Ask Sarah Taylor, 340826, for a sponsorship form or for more details.
Our fantastic Silent Auction in aid of church funds is now open for bids!
We are very grateful to :
Smiths of Bletchington for offering a 15 tonne load of aggregate of your choice.
Sebastian and Charles of Farms and Gardens Ltd for the chance to experience a half-day’s hedge-laying tuition
and
Sarah Chambers of Brook Pilates for an hour’s one-to-one session – go to the Master in APPI Pilates.
To bid: email dunstewpccc@gmail.com and see details on form below.
Happy Bidding!
At present all services (except for weddings and funerals) will continue to be mainly internet based. However, in line with Government and CoE guidelines, the PCC is considering how best to open the church for private prayer and services. It is not simply a matter of opening the church everyday again, as strict cleaning measures and/or quarantining of areas of the church are required between visits. Each parish in the benefice will be displaying information on its church notice board with regard to its own building. Alternatively you can look on the Benefice website www.bartonbenefice.org.uk for up to date details or contact Clare Burgess (347382, email: clarebugress@gmail.com).
In the meantime, our internet-based Sunday morning service will continue on Zoom for the foreseeable future. These services, which last about 30 minutes, have proved a very popular way of worshipping with members of our own congregations in these challenging times. So, if you haven’t Zoomed in yet, why not give it a try? Log-in is from 9.20am for a prompt start at 9.30am. Further details of how to join can be found on the covering email which goes out with the notice sheet or on request by email to dunstewpcc@gmail.com. You can also join the virtual coffee morning afterwards.
The bible study group continues to meet on Zoom on Tuesdays at 8pm. Log-in details are on the weekly email which accompanies the notice sheet. For more details contact Maria on 01869 340826 m.coonick@btinternet.com.
Following on from our popular Prayer Tree in the church last Easter, we have designated our cherry tree (on the right-hand side of the churchyard by the bench) as a living prayer tree. Please write your thoughts on a suitable label and attach to the tree
Please remember to look at our Facebook page, and follow us on www.facebook.com/bartonbenefice/. You can still look at our Facebook page even if you don’t have a Facebook account.
Thank you to everyone who responded to our survey on the pattern of services in the parish. We hope to trial the new pattern once all the churches in the benefice have re-opened.
As many still remain in forced isolation, if you would like to have a regular phone call to stay in touch please contact one of the following. This is in addition to the ‘Spreading Kindness Duns Tew’ initiative (bright yellow sheet).
| Rev’d Jane Wright 340510 | Clare Burgess 347382 | Sarah Taylor 340827 |
| Steph Lacey 347340 | Maria Coonick 340826 | Joan Cull 349861 |
Polly and her work with the homeless is our July-September Charity of the Quarter. Polly would be extremely grateful for any help anyone could give. Donations to her homeless folk have reduced drastically, partly because supporting churches are not open for donations of food, and partly because other sources (e.g. sandwich delivery companies etc) are not operating in the same way at present. If anyone would like to donate suitable food (baked goods/tinned/packets) or cash/cheques (payable to Polly Preedy) for Polly’s ministry in Banbury, please take to Clare (see below). Thank you.
If you would like to donate while church services are suspended please make an on line payment to Duns Tew PCC, Sort Code: 30-90-42 (Lloyds) Account No: 00096480 reference ‘Polly’. Please take any suitable clothing or food direct to Clare Burgess, 5 Hill Farm Lane, Duns Tew, OX25 6JH, please do not leave outside the church while it is locked. Any queries: Clare 347382.
A massive thank you to everyone who kindly donated their time, skills and ingredients to give us a night off from cooking and cooked up some fantastic meals for our Dine In Delivered event. The cooks included: Steph Lacey, Fodi Gilje, Hilary Skaar, Helen Hamilton, Mike Howard, Lesley Kelly, Sue Castle-Miller, Helen Preston, Karen Fairfax-Cholmeley and Michael Regan (from the White Horse). Thank you also to Caroline Landless for undertaking most of the deliveries and to the amazing team of Carol, Sarah and Clare who not only cooked and delivered but also co-ordinated this great event. To date we have raised £500. This brings the total from all the virtual fete events to a fantastic £1,643. Thank You Duns Tew!
In September we are hoping to round off our virtual fete with a sale of jams, chutneys and preserves and also our grand end of summer raffle, a great favourite at our fetes over the years. The draw will be held on Saturday 19th September and we hope we may be able to gather somewhere by then, suitably distanced.
At present, all services, apart from those which are internet based, are still cancelled and the church building continues to be closed. Please check the benefice website www.bartonbenefice.org.uk for details of what we are doing or contact Clare Burgess (347382) if you wish to receive our weekly notice sheet by email.
We will, however, be continuing with our popular internet-based Sunday morning service on Zoom. These Zoom services, which last about 30 minutes, were launched at the end of April as a way of finding alternative ways of worshipping together. The log in time for the service is 9.20am for a
prompt start at 9.30am. Further details and passwords to join can be found on the weekly notice sheets. You can also join us afterwards for a virtual coffee morning.
Please remember to have a look at our new Facebook page, and start to follow us on www.facebook.com/bartonbenefice/. You can still look at our Facebook page even if you don’t have a Facebook account.
In these continued times of forced isolation, if you would like to have a regular phone call to stay in touch please contact one of the following. This is in addition to the ‘Spreading Kindness Duns Tew’ initiative (bright yellow sheet).
| Rev’d Jane Wright 340510 | Clare Burgess 347382 | Sarah Taylor 340827 |
| Steph Lacey 347340 | Maria Coonick 340826 | Joan Cull 349861 |
The Banbury Branch of the Samaritans is our April-June Charity of the Quarter. Even before coronavirus hit, the Samaritans 20,000 volunteers nationally were answering a call for help every six seconds. It is more
important than ever for Samaritans to be there 24/7 for those who need them. If you would like to donate while church services are suspended please make an on line payment to Duns Tew PCC, Sort Code: 30-90-42
(Lloyds) Account No:00096480 reference ‘Sams’, or drop off a cheque payable to Duns Tew PCC to Carol Rigby, Nonesuch, Hill Farm Lane.
Christian Aid Week – Although Christian Aid Week was held in May it is not too late to make a donation on-line www.donate.christianaid.org.uk
After a long break from her usual daily visits to St Mary’s Banbury to help the homeless, Polly has decided after much prayer to go back to her work from 1st June.
If anyone would like to donate suitable clothing, food or cash/cheques (payable to Polly Preedy), please take direct to Polly, or to Clare Burgess, 5 Hill Farm Lane, Duns Tew, OX25 6JH, or phone Clare 01869 347382.
But NO duvets/bedding or winter coats, thank you.
Although our Fete scheduled for Sunday 21st June has had to be cancelled, we are finding ways to re-create our fete, albeit in a different form. In May we started our virtual fete with a very successful plant sale through our
virtual plant stall and book sale through our re-imagined book stall.
Following on from the success of the plant and book stalls, the PCC are going to run a virtual cake stall in June. We need offers from people to make one cake or biscuits for us, although we appreciate that finding flour is difficult at the moment.
If you can bake a cake or biscuits for us, please email sarahtaylor27.st@gmail.com or phone 340827 by Friday, 5 June.
A list of cakes will then be available from Saturday 6 June on the: church noticeboard, Village website and the WhatsApp group. Please phone Sarah if you would prefer a paper copy.
If you would like to buy one of the cakes on the list , please contact Sarah who will then match you with the baker. She will also deliver to those not venturing far!
Don’t forget to have your flower pot scarecrow ready and on display for judging between 14th-21st June. We can’t wait to see how inventive you all are! See separate Advert.
Watch this space for other ways we hope to re-create the fete over the summer
Bargain books for sale to while away those hours spent at home. Something for everyone – all in aid of church funds.
Please see full list by clicking on the file below.
To order, email dunstewpcc@gmail.com – correct payment details are on last page of Additional List.
HURRY! First come, first “served”.
Your orders will be bagged for collection by arrangement, or can be delivered to those self-isolating.