SVB
Outlook April - May 2018
The magazine of the churches of The Sodbury Vale Benefice: Chipping Sodbury, Old Sodbury, www.svbcofe.org.uk Little Sodbury and Horton. 1 1
Our Team
The Rector
Associate Priest
Assistant Priest
The Revd. Canon David Bowers 01454 313159, rector@svbcofe.org.uk
The Revd. Peter Fewings 07795206590 ptfewings@gmail.com
The Revd. David Powe 01454 777745
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Churchwardens St John’s, Chipping Sodbury
St James’ Horton
Joy Gibson 01454 319288
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Richard Needs 01454 329890
St Adeline’s, Little Sodbury
St John’s, Old Sodbury
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A word from David Dear friends
“Easter is central to the faith of Christians.” Arpana School, Bangalore In addition to our other mission partners around the world our joint PCCs have agreed to explore a link with the Arpana School in Bangalore. This is a school for children with learning disabilities and was originally established by All Saints Church in the city. I have visited the school several times and it always has a tangible sense of love, care and warmth, with a very devoted staff led by the Principal, Mrs Vasanthi Saduri. There will be more details over the coming months.
After the snow and freezing weather a few weeks ago it is amazing to remember that we are now in the season of Spring and that Easter is at the beginning of April, with its symbols and themes of new life and new hope. Easter, the celebration of the rising of Jesus from the dead, is at the foundation of the Christian faith, affirming that Jesus is far more than simply a great teacher or philosopher. Christians believe that he is alive today and that we can share a relationship with him. All four of the Gospels in the New Testament record that something very tangible and life-changing happened, making the followers of Jesus convinced that he was alive. It has sometimes been claimed that the disciples’ faith led them to create the story of the resurrection, almost as a piece of wishful thinking, a sense that this great person could not simply have died. However, the Gospels “As we worship at present a very different Easter, we also picture, showing that the pray that we may disciples actually needed a great deal of evidence for know and them to believe that Jesus experience the was alive. Their feelings went power and joy of from the grief of knowing his presence in our that Jesus had died, to a sense of bewilderment at the own lives.” emerging stories that the tomb was empty, to a gradual joy at their knowledge that he was alive. Easter is central to the faith of Christians. It means that our faith and our relationship with God is not just for this life, but for all eternity. Can I invite you to our churches to come and hear about this amazing event for yourself? Easter is a time for celebrating and we worship the Lord who has conquered death and is alive for evermore. As we worship at Easter, we also pray that we may know and experience the power and joy of his presence in our own lives. 3
Billy Graham
Billy Graham preached to more people, in more countries, and saw more converts, than anyone else in history. He also gathered the largest live audience (1.1m) of any preacher.
‘Becoming a Christian’, he wrote, ‘is the work of a moment; being a Christian is the work of a lifetime’.
It is often assumed that Billy Graham’s sole focus was on the need to be ‘born again’. If he addressed any other need, it was for more professional preachers, evangelists, and missionaries to carry this message. He did indeed consistently emphasise both these needs. But throughout his vast publication output, he placed far more emphasis on ‘whole-life discipleship’ than is generally assumed. Indeed, living the Christian life wherever believers find themselves was a constant theme throughout his ministry. He wrote, for instance: “God wants to use you right where you are. Every day you probably come in contact with people who will never enter a church, or talk with a pastor, or open a Bible – and God wants to use you to point them to Christ.” In numerous other writings he stressed the dignity of work, the need to live the Christian life 24/7, and that there should ‘no discrepancy between our walk and our talk’. He challenged people to pray for their colleagues and to empathise with their struggles. They should also model integrity: ‘Christians should be known in their neighbourhoods or places of business as honest people’. Some ‘professional’ missionaries, after catching Billy Graham’s vision for an all-encompassing faith, have decided to change course. Opting to pursue a wider mission in ‘secular’ employment, they have found the effectiveness of their witness has been enhanced. There will still be a place for ‘professional’ missionaries and for large-scale evangelistic events of the sort Billy Graham championed. Communicators are also still needed with his clarity, conviction, and integrity. But the challenge for most of us, in our daily lives, is to pick up the prophetic mantle he has laid down and to rise to his claim: ‘I believe one of the next great moves of God is going to be through the believers in the workplace.’ Peter Heslam Peter is a senior fellow at the University of Cambridge and Director of Transforming Business.
Source London Institute for Contemporary Christianity www.licc.org.uk.
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Panis Angelicus (Angelic bread) Some years ago, a friend of mine, an elder of a nonconformist church, said in an extemporary prayer, “We thank you for this ordinary meal”, referring to the communion meal. I feel horrified that anyone could refer to the Eucharist as “an ordinary meal”! Of all meals it is the most extraordinary meal. When we receive the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the consecrated bread and wine, we actually feed on his very life (see 1 Corinthians Ch11, vv 23-26). Admittedly there is a difference of opinion among people on how we receive these elements, either symbolically or as the real flesh and blood of Christ. As long as we regard them as tokens of Christ, we shall indeed be fed. Another important aspect of our spiritual growth is prayer: talking to the Lord Jesus Christ, listening to him and mediating on thoughts gained from helpful books. The regular reading of Holy Scripture is essential. I find the use of Bible Reading Notes (obtainable through Madeline Ludlow) very useful. Finally, but not exhaustively, the gathering together of God’s children, in church, or in small groups is very important for our growth. David W (I.T.M.A.)
ITMA (It’s That Man Again) For those of you too young to remember, and I can just about include myself, ITMA was a BBC radio comedy programme which ran through the war years from 1939 to 1949 featuring Tommy Handley. The title refers to a contemporary phrase concerning the ever more frequent news-stories about Hitler in the lead-up to the Second World War, and specifically a headline in the Daily Express. I believe that you can occasionally hear repeats of the programme on Radio 4 Extra on digital radio.
Beer and Hymns at Shipton Moyne Some parishioners and I were chatting about the service we had shared together. Someone said, “The hymns today were all good old belters!” Others said wouldn’t it be great if we could sing those rousing ones more often, and how much people enjoyed that. I had heard of another parish running a ‘Beer and Hymns’ event in their local pub very successfully so I talked to the management of our local village pub, The Cat and Custard Pot, and it was agreed. On the night, the weather was filthy and snow was forecast, but the villagers turned out in force! The pub provided nibbles, all the fires were on, and the atmosphere was wonderfully warm and happy. Around 45 people came, including some families and children and many people who don’t usually come to church. After several hours of enthusiastic singing, we stood to sing the National Anthem, say the Lord’s Prayer together and depart with a blessing. There has been much positive feedback and requests to do another. From “The Messenger” www.gloucester.anglican.org 5
The Robots are Coming My Twitter feed has been all of a, well, twitter recently, sharing a video of a robot that was capable of… wait for it… opening a door. I hadn’t realised that they couldn’t already, or that this skill would be the tipping point from which the apocalypse actually started and we were all doomed. I was more troubled by an article entitled ‘Why ethical robots might not be such a good idea after all’. It showed how robots programmed to act ethically towards humans can, with just a tiny tweak to the programming, act completely unethically, seeking humans’ “we were all worst interests, rather than their best. Of such things are nightmares made.
doomed”
It’s funny really. I can just about remember a time when we thought technology was going to solve everything, that by now we would probably live in space (dressed in clinging white jumpsuits, for some reason) and hunger, poverty, and injustice would be distant memories. Yet while the technologists sold us this utopian dream, the sci-fi writers had a rather different expectation. Their visions of a future dominated by technology were generally depictions of doom rather than predictions of perfect peace. Of course, dramatically speaking, every story relies on conflict, but the briefest look at the world today suggests that the fiction writers were more prescient than the technologists. Far from being ‘integral in bringing about a fairer, more equitable future machines have simply enhanced what was already there. They have enabled us to do good quicker, better and more efficiently, sure, but they have equally enhanced the speed and efficiency with which we can do evil. And there’s a reason for this – it’s us. Just as we are made in the image of our creator – intelligent, creative, inventive etc., so our creations are made in our image. But God passed his perfection to us, and we rebelled against it, and will forever pass our imperfections onto whatever we create. If we’re hoping that the next new breakthrough will solve all our problems, we’re looking in the wrong place. Redemption can never come through the hopeful hands of men and women, but only through the nail-scarred hands of a perfect God. Jennie Pollock
Source - London Institute for Contemporary Christianity www.licc.org.uk.
Jennie is a writer and editor. She blogs at jenniepollock.com and tweets as @missjenniep
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Premiere performance of Jonathan Crow’s Sunset Requiem For me as composer the premiere performance of my "Sunset Requiem" at St Mary's parish church, Wotton under Edge, on 10 March 2018 was an overwhelming and life-affirming experience, one of the very best days of my life. I was immensely proud to have been able to present my Opus Magnus, all 61 minutes of it, in such a wonderful setting and with such a superb ensemble of soloists to such an appreciative and attentive audience. The standing ovation at the end was truly humbling and totally unexpected. I felt deeply honoured to have been blessed with such a response. Indeed, the immediate response and response post concert has been absolutely incredible. The YouTube clips have now gone round the world and I am now working on a production in Munich with my former choir(s). To find that my music has moved people to the point of tears is for me what composing is all about. Given the full title of the piece - "Thousand Colours of Sunset" - I always had the idea to link colour somehow with the music and so it was a natural decision for a Son et Lumiere production so that the various colours of sunset could be visually presented with the music, each movement projected with its own colour. However, as the day of the performance approached I was very nervous about how it would sound, indeed if it would sound anything like I had imagined in the 2 years of composition. It was dark at the start of the “Katie Bilner, was performance, so conditions were just perfect for the coloured lighting to take effect at the start of my piece. stunning
throughout and Nick Sherwood's amazing singing as tenor soloist absolutely made it�
The concert itself had the most amazing atmosphere unlike any other I have experienced. From the start, with the heart-rending cello playing by Linda Hansard of the Faure Elegie by memory, the audience were given a real treat to music making of the highest quality, and their attention was total. I could sense something special was happening.
A "sunset" illumination was created for the overture of my Requiem with a range of colours from orange to deep red against the gorgeous cello melody in minor key The lighting changed to blue of sky above and blue of sea below with the start of the first movement proper "Requiem aeternam" and here the blending of the cello "Theme of a Thousand Sorrows" against the choral entries 7
of upper and lower voices in turn created a most beautiful and therapeutic effect. The entry of the solo soprano as descant over these constantly beating waves of music and melody had the effect of a sole gull soaring above stormy seas of trial and tribulation. Precisely the effect I had in mind and one of my favourite parts of the Requiem. The singing of Katie Bilner, soloist, in particular was stunning throughout. The contribution of Nick Sherwood as tenor soloist was also immense and he gave it his all. For the "Tuba Mirum" of the Sequentia: Dies Irae, I have never heard tenor singing like it. This was real no-holds barred passion and emotion, and it was verily as though God Himself was there pronouncing Judgement which of course is what the Dies Irae is all about. Katie Bilner, Soloist
For me, the Agnus Dei was the real highlight. The superb cello playing and Nick Sherwood's amazing singing as tenor soloist absolutely made it. The colour "white" of the movement set to portray snow and clouds changed at the start of a deeply expressive cello counter-melody to the most amazing waves of rainbow colour for the rest of the movement. The altar was bathed in ever changing colours as the cello and violin interchanged the Agnus Dei melody and countermelody before the entry of the choir. A Chance to hear Whilst I was not it again immediately aware of this during the actual The second performance of the Requiem will take performance when I place during the was playing the Chipping Sodbury keyboard, the video has captured this is an absolutely stunning fashion. I owe Festival at St Johns church, Chipping Frank Gray my recording engineer a huge debt of Sodbury, on Friday 15 gratitude. June at 7.30pm Whilst If that were not enough, there were moments in the Pie the concert programme Jesu where time really seemed to stop. Again Katie’s will not be totally the beautiful singing of the solo line was a real joy to hear, same, my brilliant soloist and the uplift of key change at the end of the movement ensemble most definitely gave Katie the chance to reach some really high notes. will be (save for the The final repeat of the Pie Jesu melody with the soloist’s violinist but I have Sarah “Pie Pie” interjected is what music is really all about, a Eales playing whom I connection with something deep and profound within to look forward to something of a higher order. Jonathan Crow collaborating with). 8
Imagination: Opening new paths to faith
Old Sodbury Lent Lunch
Encouraging new and courageous ways of worshipping, in different places, which connect with more people. I’ve been blessed to co-lead the Courageous Worship group of the diocese’s LIFE vision, along with James White, a Pioneer minister in Whaddon. Our remit as a group has been to discover ways in which we can help our churches take the message out to where people are. Since we started work, we have learned with joy of the many different ways that churches in the Diocese are already doing that. Our group feels passionate about helping the church discover new and courageous ways of worshipping because some people are very unlikely to ever come across our thresholds, no matter how friendly and welcoming we are. Some may need a very clear invitation, others need to attend something at a different time of the week than Sunday, others might come along to try something new and others still might connect with us in town centres, pubs or schools if we gave them the opportunity to do so. Some good examples include the new Resolve groups started in January by some of our churches have attracted dozens of new people to improve their health and lifestyles together in a group setting. One village tried a Beer And Hymns event for the first time this January and most of the village turned out to sing together (see page 5). An urban church in Cheltenham runs a Welly Church where families can get out into nature together. Revd Kim Brown, Pioneer Minister
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Note the early deadline due to Holidays 9
On Sunday 18th February the congregation of St. John's, Old Sodbury were pleased to welcome Moses and Emily Obiti with their children 3 year old Malachi and 10 month old Ali from the Turning Point Trust in Nairobi, Kenya. Emily gave us a very interesting talk about the work of the trust and the disadvantaged children they work with. After the service we had a Lent lunch of soup and cake which gave us an opportunity chat to them informally and hear more about their amazing work It was a most enjoyable time of fellowship and people showed their appreciation by donating a total of £241.20 for the work of the Turning Point Trust. Thank you to all who supported this event.
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Baptisms: We welcomed into the Church: River-Frances Mathilda Chilcott-James at St John’s Chipping Sodbury on the 21 January 2018 Phoebe and Thea Davies -Molloy at St James, Horton on the 25 February 2018 Emilia Grace Jeffrey at St John’s Old Sodbury on the 11 March 2018
Funerals: We extend our sympathy to the families and friends of: William Burgess at St John’s Chipping Sodbury on the 10 January 2018 Sylvia Franklin at St John’s Chipping Sodbury on the 17 January 2018 John Williams at St John’s Chipping Sodbury on the 18 January 2018 William Tanner at St John’s Old Sodbury on the 21 January 2018 Irene Phillips at St John’s Chipping Sodbury on the 6 February 2018
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Yate-Genieri Open Garden Days Graham and Margaret Newman look forward to welcoming you to “Amble in their three acre garden the Yate-Genieri Open Garden Days and be serenaded with live music” on June 16 and 17 (See details below)There you can amble in their three acre garden and be serenaded with live music from pianists and singers on both days. Cream teas will be served in a marquee, courtesy of Danco. It has been a busy year again in Genieri. Notably the new Women’s garden, located closer to the village than our previous site, is beginning to yield crops. With the help of a solar panelled pump, funded by another organisation, we have high hopes that this project will produce a reliable source of income for villagers. Another of our pet projects, the Child Care Centre, has received a boost with the promise of funding for a toilet block on the site. This comes from a charity in Scotland with which we have close links. Other projects such as the lighting for each compound and the Healthcare Centre are still flourishing.
OPEN GARDEN DAYS The Gambia as a whole has
Sat, June 16 and Sunday June 17
entered a new phase with the election last year of Adama Barrow, who promised, as part of his election campaign, to rejoin the Commonwealth. That was achieved in February of this year. He succeeded Yahya Jammeh who ruled more and more autocratically for more than two decades. Although the politics of the country do not affect the Yate-Genieri Link we feel that this move towards greater freedom and democracy is welcome.
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Front Cover - Cherry Trees, source unknown
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Mozart’s Requiem You can hear this beautiful Following the enjoyable Sunset Requiem by our own work sung by Johnathan Crow, here’s another for your enjoyment. Mozart’s Requiem was secretly commissioned by Count Franz Walsegg-Stuppach for his wife, Anna, who Yate Choral Society had died on St Valentine’s Day in 1791 aged only 20. on The count was notorious for claiming music by others Saturday 19 May as his own and it is thought this was At “I fear I am his plan for this requiem, hence the secrecy. Mozart himself died, aged Yate Academy, writing a only 35, as he wrote the requiem, Sundridge Park, Yate. completing about half of the work. requiem last notes he wrote being the Tickets only £10 for myself” The first eight bars of the Lacrimosa. His Available from wife, Constanza, tells that he said at Chipping Sodbury Tourist one point , “I fear I am writing a requiem for myself”. Information Centre or The work, being sung by Yate Choral Society in May, was completed by Mozart's student, Franz Sussmayer, 01454 314779 / 313907 partly from sketches left by Mozart and discussions or from Choir members he, had had with Mozart and partly his own work.
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Regular Weekly Events Monday
7.30pm
Bell Ringers’ Practice CS
Church Tower, Chipping Sodbury
Tuesday
8.30am
Morning Prayer
Church Centre, Upper Room,Chipping Sodbury
9.15pm
Stor'k'ies
St John's Church, Chipping Sodbury
8.30am
Morning Prayer
St John’s, Chipping Sodbury
730pm
St James’, Horton
8.30am
Bell Ringer’s Practice Horton Morning Prayer
10.00am
Holy Communion
St John’s, Chipping Sodbury
7.00pm
Benefice Choir Practice
St John’s, Chipping Sodbury
8.30am
Morning Prayer
St John’s, Chipping Sodbury
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
St John’s, Chipping Sodbury
Note: No Morning Prayers on Bank Holidays
Dates for your Diary 15th Jun
7.30pm
Requiem ‘Thousand Colours of Sunset’ by Jonathan Crow sung by the Arcus singers
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St John’s Chipping Sodbury
Calendar April 2018 Sun 1st Easter Sunday
Thurs
5th
Sun 8th Second Sunday of Easter
8.00am
Holy Communion
St John’s, C/S
9.30am
Family Communion
St John’s, C/S
11.15am
Holy Communion
St James’, Horton
11.15am
Family Communion
St John’s, O/S
6.00pm
Holy Communion {BCP}
St Adeline’s, L/S
10.00am
Holy Communion
St John’s, C/S
10.45am
Coffee Shop
Church Centre, C/S
11.15am
Outreach Prayer Meeting
Church Centre, C/S
9.30am
Parish Communion
St John’s, C/S
11.15am
Holy Communion
St James’, Horton
11.15am
Family Service
St John’s, O/S
6.00pm
Evensong
St Adeline’s, L/S
Mon
9th
2.00pm
Mothers Union Meeting
Church Centre, CS
Wed
11th
7.30pm
Crib Festival meeting
St John’s, C/S
Thurs
12th
10.00am
Holy Communion
St John’s C/S
10.45am
Coffee Shop
Church Centre C/S
2.30pm
Pastoral Care Meeting
Church Centre, C/S
10.00am
Baptism Preparation Morning
Church Centre, C/S
Sat
14th
Sun 15th Third Sunday of Easter
9.30am
Family Communion
St John’s, C/S
11.15am
Mattins {BCP}
St James’, Horton
11.15am
Holy Communion {BCP}
St John’s, O/S
6.00pm
Evensong {BCP}
St Adeline’s, L/S
Mon
16th
7.30pm
Missions Prayer Group
Church Centre, C/S
Tues
17th
9.15am
Storkies
St John’s, C/S
Wed
18th
7.30pm
APCM
Church Centre, C/S
Thurs
19th
10.00am
Holy Communion
St John’s C/S
10.45am
Coffee Shop
Church Centre C/S
11.15am
Outreach Prayer Meeting
Church Centre, C/S
9.30am
Parish Communion
St John’s, C/S
11.15am
Holy Communion{CW)
St James’ Horton
11.15am
Morning Praise
St John’s O/S
6.00pm
Holy Communion {BCP}
St Adeline’s L/S
9.15am
Storkies
St John’s, C/S
2.00pm
Tea and Chat
Church Centre, C/S
10.00am
Holy Communion
St John’s C/S
10.45am
Coffee Shop
Church Centre C/S
10.30am
Benefice Communion Service
St John’s, O/S
Sun 22nd Fourth Sunday of Easter Tues
24th
Thurs
26th
29th
Sun Fifth Sunday of Easter
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Calendar May 2018 Thurs
3rd
Sun 6th Sixth Sunday of Easter
10.00am
Holy Communion
St John’s, C/S
10.45am
Coffee Shop
Church Centre, C/S
11.15am
Outreach Prayer Meeting
Church Centre, C/S
8.00am
Holy Communion
St John’s, C/S
9.30am
St John’s Praise
St John’s, C/S
11.15am
Mattins
St James’, Horton
11.15am
Family Communion
St John’s, O/S
6.00pm
Evensong {BCP}
St Adeline’s, L/S
Storkies
St John’s, C/S
Tues
8th
9.15am 7.30pm
Joint PCC
Church Centre, C/S
Thurs
10th
10.00am
Holy Communion
St John’s, C/S
10.45am
Coffee Shop
Church Centre, C/S
9.30am
Parish Communion
St John’s, C/S
11.15am
Holy Communion
St James’, Horton
11.15am
Family Service
St John’s, O/S
6.00pm
Evensong
St Adeline’s, L/S
Sun 13th Sunday after Ascension Day Mon
14th
2.00pm
Mothers Union Meeting
Church Centre, CS
Tue
15th
9.15am
Storkies
St John’s, C/S
Thurs
17th
10.00am
Holy Communion
St John’s C/S
10.45am
Coffee Shop
Church Centre C/S
11.15am
Outreach Prayer Meeting
Church Centre, C/S
7.30pm
Silver Strollers Concert
St John’s, C/S
9.30am
Family Communion
St John’s, C/S
11.15am
Mattins {BCP}
St James’, Horton
11.15am
Holy Communion {BCP}
St John’s, O/S
6.00pm
Evensong {BCP}
St Adeline’s, L/S
Sun 20th Pentecost
Mon
21st
7.30pm
Missions Prayer Group
Church Centre, C/S
Tues
22nd
9.15am
Storkies
St John’s, C/S
2.00pm
Tea and Chat
Church Centre, C/S
Thurs
24th
10.00am
Holy Communion
St John’s C/S
10.45am
Coffee Shop
Church Centre C/S
9.30am
Parish Communion
St John’s, C/S
11.15am
Holy Communion{CW)
St James’ Horton
11.15am
Morning Praise
St John’s O/S
6.00pm
Holy Communion {BCP}
St Adeline’s L/S
27th
Sun Trinity Sunday Tues
29th
9.15am
Storkies
St John’s, C/S
Wed
30th
9.30pm
Crib Festival Meeting
Church Centre, C/S
Thurs
31st
10.00am
Holy Communion
St John’s C/S
10.45am
Coffee Shop
Church Centre C/S
11.15am
Outreach Prayer Meeting
Church Centre, C/S
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Finding Our Churches St James’ BS37 6QR St Adeline’s BS37 6QA St John’s BS37 6BQ St John’s BS37 6NB Map courtesy Streetmaps.co.uk
Revd Yvonne Brae We were very sad to hear the news in March that Yvonne had died, following a long illness. She had served for four years as Associate Priest here and left last year to live near her family in Bacup, Lancashire. We are grateful for all that she gave to the life of our churches and communities and our prayers are with her family. The funeral was in Bacup and there will be a Thanksgiving Service for Yvonne’s life at St John’s, Chipping Sodbury at a later date. At the time of writing we don’t have details of the date but this will be announced on our website. David Bowers
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