Week beginning March 29th 2004

Choir to sing in Hedon : Hedon Friendship Circle’s next meeting will be held on Wednesday March 31st when they are hosts to the Lydian Male Voice Choir, who will sing in the Methodist Church Hall, Church Lane, Hedon. The concert will begin at 7.30 p.m. and admission will cost £2, to include refreshments. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Make a child happy for Easter : donate an Easter egg today! TravelCare, at 10 Market Place, Hedon, are collecting Easter eggs to give to the NSPCC so why not buy one extra with your shopping and take it round to them? Please make sure they are in before April 3rd so that they can be distributed in time for Easter.

Footpath closure in Paull : regular readers of this column will no doubt recall that I wrote about the closure of the riverside footpath in Paull a few weeks ago, and that a temporary closure order had been issued for the area immediately adjacent to and including the old slipway. This situation has now changed drastically and a new closure order has been issued covering the whole of the footpath between the Old Coastguard Station and the car park at High Paull (beyond the playing field.) The reason for this extension of the area lies in the storms of last weekend : along with the on-shore gale force winds came 9 metre-plus spring tides and as those of us who live in Paull know only too well, that combination usually spells trouble. The violence of the waves hitting the sea wall have caused a large breach in the face of the wall near Anson Villas and even more seriously, undermined the actual footpath and lifted then dropped it again, breaking the thick concrete into huge slabs and leaving them suspended over a void and the whole footpath highly dangerous in that area.
The temporary closure order is likely to be renewed and extended to six months or until the path and sea wall are repaired. An alternative route is available and doesn’t mean a major detour : if walking from the village, simply bear left at the end of the “new” sea wall and before the steps and follow the track behind Anson Villas to reach the back of the playing field through one or other of the two gateways in the fence – it’s not far and you won’t get lost as it’s quite clear. Coming from the other end, the track is reached from the back right-hand corner of the field – again, it’s easy to see the gateway.

Get your shopping free! On Friday April 2nd and Saturday April 3rd Holderness Lions will be at the Safeways supermarket in Hedon giving customers the chance to win the cost of their shopping back for an outlay of just £1.00. The winning number will be chosen when they finish on the Saturday afternoon.
The Holderness Lions are part of Lions International - the largest community service organisation in the World - and as such are there to serve our local community. So if you think they can be of help or if you think you might like to join them please contact Lion Eileen on 01482 890197 .

The following church services will take place on Sunday April 4th (Palm Sunday)
Hedon : St. Augustine’s Parish Church : Sung Eucharist at 9.30 a.m., Evensong at 3.00 p.m.
Hedon Methodist Church, Church Lane : morning service at 10.30 a.m.
Saints Mary & Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Baxtergate, Hedon : Daily Mass times : Sunday 10.30 a.m., Monday 9.15 a.m., Tuesday 9.15 a.m., Wednesday 7.30 p.m., Thursday 9.15 a.m., Friday 7.30 p.m., Saturday 6 p.m.
Hedon Pentecostal Church meets every Sunday at 10.30 a.m. in the Jubilee Room of the Alexandra Hall, St. Augustine’s Gate; a Sunday School is also held at 10.30 a.m. every Sunday.
Paull : St Andrew’s Parish Church : Holy Communion service at 11.15 a.m.
Paull Methodist Church, Main Street : no service this week – the next service will be a Holy Communion service on Easter Day – April 11th – at 3.00 p.m
Preston: All Saint’s Parish Church : Holy Communion service at 11.00 a.m.
Preston Methodist Church : service of Holy Communion at 10.30 a.m.