​The following documents have been added to the website:

District Council Report Mar 2021
Reading Room Minutes 8th Mar 2021
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There is some useful information in this bulletin sent to our Great Coxwell Support Group on the AstraZeneca Vaccine.

Scroll down to the section entitled "Should we be worried about the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine?"

In short, quote:

"Are UK scientists worried?

No. The overwhelming scientific opinion is that there is no certain link between blood clots and the vaccine, and the reported cases could easily be coincidental."

and, quote:

"What has AstraZeneca said?

The pharmaceutical firm said a 'careful review of all available safety data' of more than 17 million people vaccinated in the EU and UK with the AstraZeneca jab has shown 'no evidence of an increased risk of pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or thrombocytopenia, in any defined age group, gender, batch or in any particular country'.

Its chief medical officer Dr Ann Taylor said the number of cases of blood clots reported in this group 'is lower than the hundreds of cases that would be expected among the general population'."

Can anyone recommend a driving instructor?  It feels like the search for a good builder and I'd much prefer some feedback from a 'real' person rather than an online review.

Many thanks Jo - The Court House ([email protected])

Sadly Emma Watters passed away peacefully at home yesterday evening (12th March) surrounded by family.

Emma was a wonderful wife, mother and friend who enjoyed so many aspects of the Great Coxwell community throughout our 20 years here.

Malcolm, Kirsty, Fiona and Claire are very grateful for the love and support from the village, especially the past few years.

As we are unable this Sunday to meet in the church to celebrate Mothering Sunday in the usual way, Revd Maureen has sent the following thoughts on the day which you might like to consider.

Mothering Sunday
The tradition of giving flowers and other gifts to our mothers this Sunday is wonderful. My own mother expects to receive a “proper” Mothering Sunday card - it must have the words “Mothering Sunday” on, and not “Mother’s Day”. This firmly links the festival to the Church and less to the commercial activities surrounding it.

The origins of Mothering Sunday go way back into antiquity. It was originally a pagan festival, held in honour of the Mother goddess Cybele. After Constantine converted to Christianity, the Roman Empire began to celebrate it as a Christian Festival, honouring the Blessed Virgin Mary and Mother Church. Mary, the mother of Jesus is a model of good motherhood, standing by Jesus throughout his life and at his death as he fulfilled God’s work of redemption.

During the 16th-century, it was the custom that domestic servants were given the day off so that they could go home and see their own mothers. If lucky, they would pick flowers from the hedgerows along the way to give to them. Often it was the only day of the year when families could come together. It really is a poignant and thought-provoking Sunday to celebrate in the midst of our Lent austerities and Covid restrictions.

Sadly, our churches remain closed at this time, so we are unable to have the formal celebration of the Eucharist or distribute posies to mothers. Yet we can all use this time to celebrate the love of our mothers and carers who have loved us and stood by us throughout the years. It is also a time to give thanks to God for Mother Church, formed out of the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. Mother Church is where we should find comfort and support, encouragement, love and hospitality. When we open again, let’s be sure to celebrate with thankful hearts.

Would you like to be part of an imaginative, make-it-happen team to discuss what we can do as a community to strengthen us and our planet for the future?

If you have been thinking about making changes to benefit our climate and natural world yourself, maybe us as a collective could make it happen, and as a village group make an even bigger difference? 

There are so many areas we could come together and make change happen. It could be a sustainable village owned energy source for our future electricity. It could be a way to protect our natural environment. Perhaps you are concerned about biodiversity and maybe we want to create a plant and wildlife sanctuary? There are so many possibilities.

If you are in any way interested please email me - [email protected] or phone 07766954559

Let's make something amazing happen!

Annabelle (Zinovieff at Chapel House)

There is a tidy up underway at the Reading Room - is this Double Deck Display yours? If so please email me to let me know and we can arrange for it to be reunited with its owner.

[email protected]
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Mark’s funeral is being held at St Giles Church Great Coxwell on Thursday 11th March at 2.30pm. The cortège will leave the Tithe Barn at 2.15pm.
 
Daphne, Julian and Alison wish to thank everybody for the lovely cards, letters, flowers and messages they have received and are of great comfort.
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This has been mentioned in an earlier post in the Newsletter but is worth repeating.  This is such a clever location finder app - and potentially invaluable in an emergency to enable rescuers to find you.  The developers have divided the world into 3m squares and given each square a unique combination of three words like: dumpling-piano-visage.  You can then tell the ambulance, mountain rescue service etc the words and they can easily find you - it's as accurate as using GPS coordinates.  Download it from the AppStore of free - and let's hope you never need to use it!

Link to app.

Ian Mason