Impact0819

WOODSEATS • SHEFFIELD 

August/September 2019

WELCOME to Impact - the magazine of St Chad’s Church, 

Woodseats. Impact is published every two months and distributed 

to over 5,000 homes in S8. 

St Chad’s Church is committed to serving you - the people of 

Woodseats, Beauchief and Chancet Wood. To fi nd out more about 

St Chad’s, visit our website at www.stchads.org or call the church 

office on 0114 274 5086. 

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They’re supposedly the best days of your life, but 

few of us would honestly want to relive them. 

They are the years in which we have our fi rst 

crushes and our fi rst heartbreaks, when the 

world begins to open up around us even whilst 

our attention is narrowing on exams and academic 

success (or not). They are supposed to be carefree 

compared with the world of work that is to come, and yet 

we know that the mental health of teenagers is just as 

fragile, if not more so, than that of adults. In the entirety 

of a life our school years are really not that many, and 

yet they seem last for ever. 

I did my GCSEs 30 years ago this summer and left 

school in 1991. I recently was included in a Facebook 

school reunion page, and it was so strange to see 

photos of people that I hadn’t seen since the late 1980s 

now looking so middle aged and yet so familiar. More sobering was 

the discovery of the small number who had died since then. Equally 

odd is to see my own boys go through secondary school and, in the 

case of the history GCSE, studying the same subjects. Not having had 

a particularly enjoyable time at school, to walk back into a secondary 

school so many years later still raised all sorts of unpleasant emotions 

inside of me. Perhaps you have had a similar experience. After all, I 

suspect that very few of us really enjoyed our teenage years, even if 

nostalgia has varnished our memories. 

And if our memories of our years in education seem so mixed now, 

then what is it like for the present teenagers negotiating the same 

issues as us as well as contending with social media, cyber-bullying and 

lifetime of debt if they are to choose to go to university? And to those 

who are feeling the pressure, I would offer these words of experience: 

Firstly, you don’t defi ne the rest of your life by the age of 18. You don’t 

have to have your career sorted by the time that you leave university. 

Don’t let anyone pressure you into thinking that the mistakes that you 

might make now will be life-defi ning. They almost certainly won’t. 

Secondly, growing up takes a lot longer than people used to think. 

Legally you’re an adult at 18, emotionally I’d add another ten years on to 

that. You don’t have to have it all sussed by the time you leave school. 

And thirdly, in Jesus God knew what it was like to be a teenager, 

suffering from the same hormonal changes that all of us have been 

through. I know that in my less-than-happy school moments 

the knowledge that God was with me and understood me 

even when I didn’t think anyone else did was a life-saver. 

The start of a new school year can be tough for pupils 

and teachers alike. I pray that you will know God’s grace 

in the classroom in the year ahead. 

Rev Toby Hole, 

Vicar, St Chad’s, Woodseats 


August/September 2019 

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That’s really good Jesus. Where did you 

get such a great idea? 

What kind of 

school do you 

go to if you’re… 

…an ice cream 

man? 

Sundae school! 

…a giant? 

High school! 

…a surfer? 

Boarding school! 

…Sir Lancelot? 

Knight school! 

A general rule of 

grammar is that 

double negatives are 

a no-no. 

‘Sir,’ said Milly, ‘Would 

you punish me for 

something I didn’t do?’ 

‘Of course not,’ said 

the teacher. 

‘Good,’ she said, 

‘because I didn’t do my 

homework’. 

‘Why are you 

late?’ the teacher 

asked Billy. 

‘Because of the 

sign on the road,’ 

replied the boy. 

‘It said ‘Slow, 

school ahead.’ 

‘What do you get 

when you subtract 

897 from 1824 

and add 176 and 

divide the answer 

by three?’ asked 

the teacher. 

‘A headache!’ 

replied her pupil. 

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you say to 

comfort a 

grammar 

teacher? 

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there, 

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What’s On 

If you have an event you would like 

to see included in our What’s On 

section, email impact@stchads.org 

Health Walks 

•Mondays - 10am: Graves Park. 

Meet outside the Rose Garden 

Cafe; 

•Tuesdays - 10.30am: Ecclesall 

Woods. Meet at Abbeydale 

Industrial Hamlet Visitors Centre; 

•Thursdays - 10.30am: 

Lowedges. Meet at the Gresley 

Road Meeting Rooms, Gresley 

Road, Lowedges; 

•Thursdays - 10.30am: Ecclesall 

Woods. Meet at the JG Graves 

Discovery Centre off Abbey Lane. 

•Fridays - 10.30am: Graves Park. 

Meet in the main entrance, Graves 

Leisure Centre. 

Call 07505 639524 or visit www. 

healthwalksinsheffi eld.btck.co.uk 

for more details about any of the 

walks. 

July 27, August 3, 10, 17, 24 and 

31 

Making Space 

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet 

10am-1pm 

Family fun and making every 

Saturday throughout the school 

summer holidays. 

Grown-ups and children alike can 

enjoy exploring different materials 

in this weekly series of creative 

workshops. 

All activities are free with museum 

admission. 

July 31, August 7, 14, 21 and 28 

Creative Works 

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet 

10am-1pm 

Family fun and making every 

Wednesday throughout the school 

summer holidays. See www.simt. 

co.uk/abbeydale-industrial-hamlet 

for details. 

August 11 

Abbeydale Miniature Railway 

Abbeydale Road South 

1-5pm 

Children’s Hospital Charity Day 

with all proceeds from sale of 

train tickets will be donated to the 

charity. Meet Theo the charity’s 

bear and play tombola too. 

August 16 

‘When your hobby is your job’, 

An evening with Alan Biggs 

Greenhill Library 

7.30pm 

An evening with football journalist, 

broadcaster and columnist Alan 

Biggs. Tickets, priced £5, are 

available from the library. 

August 17 

Book Sale 

36 Crawshaw Grove, Beauchief 

10am-12pm 

Good quality second-hand books 

for sale in aid of the Alzheimer’s 

Society. 

Call in for a Cuppa 

at Church House, 56 Abbey Lane 

10am to 11.45am 

on the last Saturday of each month 

Bring & Buy (new items) 

Handicrafts and Home Baking 



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Send details of your event to impact@stchads.org or write to: Impact, 

St Chad‟s Church Offices, 15 Camping Lane, Sheffield S8 0GB. 

Donations of good condition 

paperback novels or biographies 

are welcome. 

August 31 

Call in for a Cuppa 

Church House, 56 Abbey Lane 

10 - 11.45am Health Walks 

Tea, coffee, Mondays biscuits – 10am: and Graves various Park. 

stalls. Meet In aid at the of SARAS Animal Farm Women’s car park; 

Refuge. Tuesdays – 10.30am: Ecclesall 

Woods. Meet at Abbeydale 

September Industrial 1Hamlet; 

Pedlar’s Thursdays Corner – Flea 10.30am: Market 

The Abbeydale Lowedges. Meet Picture at the House Community 

10am-3pm Wing, Lowedges Junior School. 

Flea market, Call 0114 antiques, 203 9337. arts, crafts, 

makers and salvage stalls. 

National Council for Divorced, 

Single and Widowed 

September 1, 15 and 29 

Tuesdays 8-11pm 

Abbeydale Miniature Railway 

Norton Country Club 

Abbeydale Club offering Road friendship South and social 

1-5pmactivities. 

The regular Call Magdalen open days on 0114 at 

Abbeydale 2394326. Miniature Railway. 

September January 830 - February 5 

Farmers’ AEGON Market British Tennis Tour 

Greenhill Graves Library Tennis and Leisure Centre 

10am-4pm World ranked players compete 

Food alongside and crafts local from Sheffield local players. 

producers. Call 0114 283 9900. 

February 5 

September 

Book Sale 

13, 14 & 15 

Heritage 36 Crawshaw Open Days Grove, Beauchief 

Beauchief 10am-12pm Abbey 

11am-4pm Good quality on Friday second-hand books 

Saturday. for sale in aid of the Alzheimer‟s 

11am-3pm Society. (Sunday) Donations followed of paperback by a 

service novels of Evensong. or biographies in good 

condition are welcome (but not 

September larger books 14 due to space 

Have 

limitations). 

A Go Growing, Making & 

Baking Show 

February 5 

St Chad’s Free Environmental Church Activities 

9.30am-3pm Millhouses Park 

Come 10.30am-12.30pm 

along and enter our ‘village 

show’ Obstacle – even course if this is and your stream first 

year dipping of growing, activities making for 8 - and 13 year 

baking. olds. 

Call 0114 263 4335. 

The cost is £1 per adult entrant, 

50p per child under 12. Bring your 

entries between 9 and 10.15am. 

Viewing is from 12.30-2pm and 

there will be a sale of produce at 

2.30pm. 

For more details see pages 

12 February and 138-12 

or visit stchads.org/ 

haveagoshow 

Jamaica Inn 

Ecclesall All Saints Church Hall 

September 7.30pm 15 

Nether A play presented Edge Farmers’ by Ecclesall Market 

Stalls Theatre and Company. entertainment Tickets: in £5. the 

streets Call 0114 around 230 the 8842. old Nether 

Edge Market Place. 

February 12 

Free Environmental Activities 

September 27 

Millhouses Park 

An 

1.30-3.30pm 

evening with Gavin Extence 

7.30pm Nature quiz trail, stream dipping 

Local, and bug best-selling hunting activities author, for Gavin 8 - 13 

Extence year olds. talks about his latest 

book, Call The 0114 End 263 of 4335. Time. 

September February 1228 

Call Free in Environmental for a CuppaActivities 

Church Ecclesall House, Woods 56 Sawmill Abbey Lane 

10 

10.30am-12.30pm 

- 11.45am 

Nature quiz trail, stream dipping 

Tea, coffee, biscuits and various 

and bug hunting activities for 8 - 13 

stalls. year olds. In aid of Macmillan Cancer 

Support. Call 0114 235 6348. 

September February 2028 

Harvest Why Not Supper Try A Bike 

St Greenhil Chad’s Park Church 

Pie 10am-2pm and Pea supper followed by 

table Rediscover games. your cycling skills in 

Tickets Greenhill are Park. £5 for The adults rangers and will £3 

provide a bike, helmet and 

for primary school age children. 

instruction. Meet at the Bowls 

Email office@stchads.org or call 

Pavilion, Greenhill Park. 

0114 Booking 274 is 5086. essential. 

Call 0114 283 9195. 

Beauchief Abbey holds a a variety 

of services. and For anyone more details is see 

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details see the Abbey notice 

board. 

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Helping our Children t 

To fit in with our theme of Education and 

Learning, we invited headteachers from 

around the Woodseats and Beauchief 

area to tell us a little about their school 

and their plans for the coming year. Here 

are a few who took up our offer.. 

WOODSEATS SCHOOL 

Woodseats Primary School is a 

large school but we think of 

ourselves as one big family. 

We are passionate about our 

community and celebrate all 

of the differences we have 

and work hard to ensure 

everyone is included. 

Our aim is that our 

children become 

successful learners, 

confident individuals 

and responsible 

citizens and our evolving 

curriculum will enable this. 

We want our children to appreciate 

and understand diversity in their own 

community and beyond so that they can 

learn to live harmoniously in a diverse 

world. 

At Woodseats Primary School, we 

believe that learners achieve their best 

when their education successfully adapts 

to their individual needs, teaching the 

whole child and we make it relevant to our 

local community and the needs of society 

today. 

This year we plan on making it our best 

yet; lots of exciting learning taking place 

in and out of our classrooms. Our aim 

above everything else is that children are 

excited about their learning, enjoy coming 

to school and feel safe and happy so that 

they can thrive whilst they are in our care 

and achieve all that they possibly can. 

Mrs Sinead Fox, Headteacher 

MEADOWHEAD SCHOOL 

From day one my guiding principle 

has been that every student at 

Meadowhead should be given the 

standard of education and treated 

with the respect, care and empathy 

I would want for my own 

children. 

We have introduced 

a number of 

changes this year 

to strengthen the 

standard of education 

the school provides. 

Improvements in 

teaching and learning have 

been at the core of the significant changes 

introduced this year. 

The introduction of non-negotiables for 

teachers and learners have brought about 

big improvements in the classroom. This 

is leading to better progress and a more 

consistent learning experience for students. 

The school recognises that GCSE 

success is dependent on good literacy skills 

and with this in mind, we have introduced 

a daily reading session for all Year 7 to 9 

students. Children at Meadowhead are 

now reading regularly and teachers have 

been effective in reviving their interest in 

literature and books. 

As we move forward, parent and student 

feedback will continue to inform and shape 

the school’s policies and practices. We 

look forward to rolling out a new curriculum 

next year for Key Stage 3 which aims to 

inspire students to enjoy and embrace 

learning, creating a stronger foundation for 

GCSE studies in Years 10 and 11. 

You’re welcome to come along to our 

Open Evening for prospective parents of 

Y7 on Thursday October 3 from 6-8pm. 

Mrs Kam Grewal-Joy, Headteacher 



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to Learn 

MERCIA SCHOOL 

At Mercia School, we offer an 

education that is traditional 

and academically rigorous. We 

believe in providing a structured 

and disciplined working 

environment in which all 

pupils excel. 

We provide pupils 

with a core body of 

knowledge, upon 

which they can 

refl ect critically and 

creatively about a 

broad range of issues. 

Our pioneering curriculum 

is designed to stretch and challenge pupils 

to reach their goals. The Mercia curriculum 

pays particular attention to the English 

Baccalaureate suite of subjects as well as 

sport, music and art. At GCSE and A-Level 

we will offer a balanced academic pathway. 

Our school motto Scientia Unescamus 

means ‘Let us be United by Knowledge’. 

We expect all our pupils to approach 

everything they do with this in mind and 

we pride ourselves on our commitment 

to academia. Our strong ethos ensures 

that we are ‘united’, creating a positive 

atmosphere of support and success. 

We have high expectations of everyone, 

and we take discipline very seriously. We 

expect our pupils to behave impeccably 

and to show politeness and compassion 

at all times. In turn, our pupils benefi t from 

exceptional teaching, fi rst class pastoral 

support and a culture of mutual respect. 

Please come along to one of our Open 

Events for more information: 

Saturday, September 28, 10am-12 noon 

Sunday, September 29, 10am-12 noon 

Monday, September 30, 6-8pm 

Dean F Webster, Headteacher 

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In the very beginning, it may 

seem that a baby does 

nothing but eat, sleep, cry, 

and fill its nappy. But the 

baby is learning too. It can 

see and hear what is happening 

around it and can communicate 

its needs and interests to others. 

Parents help their babies learn by 

playing with them. 

Babies have the ability to see 

faces and objects of different 

shapes, sizes, and colours. They 

can tell the difference between 

the voices of their parents and 

others. We’re surprised when they 

mould their bodies into our arms 

or shoulders. We marvel at how 

they came into the world able to 

suck, communicate certain needs 

by crying and, at times, calm down 

on their own. 

Most infants can do all of these 

things as soon as they are born. In 

fact, research shows that babies 

start learning in the womb. 

A helpless new born baby! 

We all love them, don’t we? A 

relatively blank page which will 

change dramatically in the first 

year in particular. 

From being this helpless 

newborn to becoming an active 

toddler, an incredible change 

takes place in a very short time. 

During the first few months the 

baby’s brain and body are learning 

to live in the outside 

world. 

How wonderful is 

that first time your baby 

smiles at you? 

He starts to lift 

his head, to use 

his hands. 

Gradually 

he tries to 

manipulate the 

world around 

him, reaching out and using those 

hands more and more. 

He starts to chatter and to laugh. 

He has changed from rolling 

around to now being able to sit up 

(with a little help). 

He may start to crawl and he 

can soon sit unaided. 

He loves simple games like 

peek-a-boo, he loves singing and 

chatters non-stop. 

Soon he may be standing up 

at the furniture and moving quite 

speedily (this is when you need 

eyes in the back of your head!). 

By the time he reaches his first 

birthday he may well be walking, 

he has started to feed himself, 

he can say a few understandable 

words and, without a doubt, he 

knows what he wants! 

So, in 12 short months this 

helpless little bundle has 

transformed into an increasingly 

independent little person. 

During my 31 years as a 

childminder I was privileged 

to witness this transformation 

many times and boy, what a 

transformation it always was! 

As a childminder, it was a 

privilege to help individual babies 

to develop, building on the time 

they spent with their parents. By 

communicating with parents, I was 

able to recognise that individual 

babies differ in their needs. 

Some cry more or are 

louder than others. Some 

prefer more activity and 

others less. 

When I meet those 

children now, many in 

their 20s, I feel proud to 

know that I helped them to 

learn and develop 

when they were 

in my care. 

Alison Manning 

Early Learning 



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Busy Hands 

Coffee 

Morning 

Saturday, 

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October 

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10am - 12.30pm 

10am – 12:30pm 

St Chad’s Church, 

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Our Have a Go Show returns this 

September and we are hoping 

it will be our biggest and best 

ever. 

It is a great community event 

where you can show off your gardening, 

baking, sowing and artistic skills. 

It’s great fun to enter with your family, 

friends or neighbours or you can just 

come for a look to see how much talent 

there is in our local area and have a cup 

of tea and a piece of cake. 

This year’s event is in aid of the Grace 

Vegetable and Fruit Section 

1. 3 potatoes any variety 

2. 3 onions 

3. 3 carrots 

4. 2 leeks 

5. 6 tomatoes 

6. 6 runner beans 

7. 3 mixed veg – not otherwise in 

schedule 

8. 3 bulbs garlic 

9. 3 beetroot globes 

10. 1 green cabbage 

11. 3 courgettes (similar length, max 

25cm) 

12. 1 cucumber 

13. 3 sweet corn cobs 

14. Heaviest Vegetable 

15. 10 soft fruit on a plate eg 

blackberries, raspberries, 

blackcurrants, gooseberries 

16. 5 fruit on a plate – not otherwise in 

schedule 

17. 3 rhubarb stems 

18. 5 apples on a plate 

19. Child - Animal made out of fruit 

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Time for the Show! 

Have A Go 

Growing, Making 

& Baking Show 

2019 

September 14, 

St Chad’s Church 

Food Bank and you can fi nd details of 

all the categories you can enter in the 

schedule on these pages. 

Instructions for the show plus the full 

schedule are on the St Chad’s website at 

stchads.org/haveagoshow. See you on 

September 14. 

• The charge is £1 per adult entrant 

and 50p per child under 12. Bring your 

entries to church between 9am and 

10.15am. Church will be closed for 

judging from 10.30am to 12.30pm and 

viewing is from 12.30pm to 2pm when 

light refreshments will be served. Items 

should be collected between 2pm and 

2.30pm and there will be a sale of 

remaining items after 2.30pm. 

THE SCHEDULE 

Floral Section 

20. 1 Vase of 3 dahlias 

21. 1 chrysanthemum - spray 

22. 3 gladioli – any variety 

23. 1 single rose 

24. Miniature fl oral arrangement (must 

not exceed 15cm overall) 

25. Floral arrangement (must not 

exceed 60cm overall) 

26. 1 vase mixed garden fl owers 

27. 6 pansy or viola heads on a plate 

28. Child - miniature garden – made in 

an empty sweet or biscuit box 

Preserves Section 

29. 1lb jar fruit jam 

30. 1lb jar fruit jelly 

31. 1lb jar chutney 

32. 1lb jar pickle eg piccalilli 

Baking Section 

33. 4 sweet biscuits/cookies one variety 

34. 4 pieces of tray-bake 

35. 3 fruit scones 

36. Baked item containing vegetable(s) 

please supply label indicating veg 

used. 

37. Victoria Sandwich 7 inch 

(175g self raising fl our; 175g caster 

sugar; 175g butter; vanilla essence; 

3 eggs; raspberry jam; no dusting) 

38. Child – Victoria sandwich – as 

above 

Needlecraft Section 

39. 1 embroidery item 

40. 1 item knitted 

41. 1 item crocheted 

42. 1 sewn item 

43. Child – 1 item using any of the 

above. 

Art Section 

44. Single photograph – theme 

‘Seasons’ 

45. Single hand produced picture eg 

pencil, pastel, oil, charcoal or 

watercolour’ 

46. 1 item not otherwise on the schedule 

eg wood, stone, clay 

47. Child – single hand produced picture 

The age ranges for children’s classes 

are 4-7 years and 8-11 years 



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Services at St Chad’s 

Teaching Through Parables 

We all love a good 

story; there is 

almost an inbuilt 

attraction which 

draws us to both 

telling them and listening to 

them. Stories create magic and 

a sense of wonder at the world. 

Stories teach us about life, about 

ourselves and about others. 

When trying to teach a new idea 

or get someone to consider things 

from a different perspective, 

the help of a story never goes 

amiss. Throughout history, they 

have been used to communicate 

important information or familial 

legacy. 

In the Bible there are many 

examples of storytelling for the 

purpose of teaching, encouraging 

and even telling people off (often 

without them realising). In fact 

one of the greatest storytellers 

was Jesus. He used parables 

to answer questions, to explain 

difficult ideas and to open 

people’s eyes to the heights and 

depth of God’s love. 

In Luke chapter 15, Jesus 

tells three parables, one 

after the other, about 

things or people who 

are lost: the Lost 

Sheep, the Lost 

Coin and 

the Lost 

Son (most 

commonly 

known as the 

Prodigal Son). 

In each 

story, Jesus 

illustrates to 

his audience 

just how 

important and 

precious every 

single person 

is to him (even the tax collectors 

and sinners gathering round), 

each time showing a little more 

of God’s character as ardent, 

merciful, forgiving and most 

importantly full of overwhelming 

and generous with love which is in 

stark contrast to the judgemental 

mutterings of the Pharisees and 

teachers who are watching on. 

One parable that has even 

made it into common vernacular 

is the parable of the Good 

Samaritan (Luke 10: 25-37) which 

Jesus told to answer the question 

“who is my neighbour?”. 

Rather than just directing 

people and telling them the ‘right’ 

answers, Jesus’ use of parables 

encouraged his audience, then 

and now, to enter in to the stories, 

imagine the part(s) we might play 

and examine what this tells us 

of the state of our heart and the 

course of action we must take. 

Like all good teachers, Jesus 

allows those he is teaching to 

engage with issues in a safe 

space (in this case within a story) 

so that when faced with similar 

situations, they and we like 

them are better equipped 

to deal with or at least 

recognise the paths open 

to us and hopefully make 

better decisions and 

behave in more 

loving and 

thoughtful 

ways as a 

result. 

Helen Terry 

The Prodigal, 

Bronze 

by Charlie 

Mackesy 



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The first time that I made 

flapjack was a disaster. I 

put what I thought were 

the right ingredients into 

a pan, spooned it into a 

tray and left it on the side until my 

friend came round. When it came 

to eating the flapjack it was raw. 

My friend asked me how long 

I’d baked it for – I hadn’t put it in 

the oven. She started laughing 

and asked: “Didn’t you follow the 

recipe?” I hadn’t even looked at a 

recipe. She rolled about laughing. 

And that was a life lesson I 

learned the hard way – recipes 

are there for a very good reason! 

Twenty-plus years later and I’m in 

my kitchen making flapjack and 

following the recipe religiously. 

For those of us who work in 

learning and development we 

often refer to this as learning 

through experience. There are 

other ways in which we learn, 

through reading, watching 

others and, importantly, through 

reflecting on what we’ve read, 

seen or done and then planning 

our next steps. The ways in which 

we learn, particularly when and 

who we learn from, have changed 

dramatically in recent years. We 

tend to search on Google, look 

on YouTube or search LinkedIn or 

Twitter articles. 

Training departments which 

have kept pace with this 

change now focus on taking 

a 70:20:10 approach to how 

they provide learning and 

development opportunities in their 

organisations. This approach 

acknowledges that 70 per cent 

of the learning we do is ‘on the 

job’ or through experience; 20 per 

cent is through talking with others, 

such as mentoring and coaching 

conversations and being part of 

groups or forums; and ten per 

cent from formal training courses 

or instruction. 

For those of us who have grown 

up with the opportunity to go 

on in-house or external training 

courses as a way of developing 

our skills and careers this change 

can feel as though companies 

are dis-investing in their people’s 

development. In some cases 

this may be true. However, even 

where this is the case, I would 

argue that access to learning and 

development has never been 

greater or easier – it just requires 

us all to take control, pick up our 

phones, open our laptops or even 

visit the local library. A quick chat 

with someone on the bus always 

reveals something new too! 

There is still a case for faceto-face 

learning in order to 

learn a skill or test a skill out 

and so training departments will 

continue to exist. In my mind 

the main challenge that all this 

access and opportunity brings is 

the opportunity to reflect on our 

learning. We might not like the 

experience of being laughed at 

by a friend, but in my experience 

having a friend ask some key 

questions certainly helps the 

learning to stick. 

Emily Hopkinson 

Changes in Learning 



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Sunday Services 

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Weekday Services 

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A 

core aspect of 

Christianity is learning. 

Jesus’ first followers 

were called disciples, 

and the term ‘disciple’ is 

not just reserved for those initial 

followers, but Christians today 

are still disciples of Jesus. The 

meaning of the word ‘disciple’ 

contains the idea of not just 

following, but also learning, 

almost like being an apprentice 

of Jesus. So, St Chad’s, like all 

churches, should have an aspect 

of learning within its life. 

To start with the obvious, St 

Chad’s has plenty of opportunities 

to learn about the Christian faith 

on Sundays. There are children 

and youth groups which help 

young people to learn, but there 

are also sermons (a talk or 

address). Sermons, a key part of 

a church service, are not solely 

about learning, but that is a part of 

them. Sermons help to explain the 

Bible, who God is, who we are, 

and what life is really about: they 

paint the picture of God’s story 

and perspective on the world. 

The words of written prayers 

(sometimes called liturgy) help us 

to learn about these things too. 

But on Sundays at St Chad’s 

people also learn by doing, 

for example, through the 

physical action of receiving Holy 

Communion. As we partake in 

Holy Communion something 

about all that 

Jesus has done 

and will do is 

communicated 

to us in a special 

and particular 

way. 

Outside of 

Sunday services, 

there are plenty 

of other areas where St Chad’s 

is involved with learning about 

the Christian faith, which include 

weekly small groups as well as 

engagement with schools and 

pre-schools (for example, through 

assemblies, seasonal services, 

and Open the Book). We have 

occasional evening courses too, 

this year has included Alpha 

(an opportunity to explore the 

Christian faith) and the Bible 

Course, which aimed to cover a 

sweep of the whole big story of 

the Bible. 

Apart from learning about the 

Christian faith, St Chad’s is also 

involved with other aspects of 

learning, whether it is through 

practical skills in the uniformed 

organisations, children taking 

part in music groups or marriage 

preparation sessions. 

Recently a Growing Leaders 

course helped people think about 

and develop leadership concepts 

and skills. Of course, people also 

learn by doing, and there are a 

variety of areas for serving in 

St Chad’s that people can learn 

within. 

Being a disciple of Jesus 

involves learning about our own 

identity and purpose: that we are 

loved by God and we are called 

to love others. To get your head 

round that, and how to live it out, 

takes a lifetime of learning. 

Rev James Norris 

Learning at St Chad’s 



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Lay Ministry Learning 

In September 2018, at the 

tender age of 51 years, I 

enrolled on a lay ministry 

course to learn more about 

God and the Bible and 

discern how I can best serve him 

in the future. The course is run by 

St Peter’s College, a part of the 

Sheffield Diocese of the Church of 

England. 

The course is affiliated with 

the University of Durham and 

effectively forms a part of the first 

year of their theology degree. 

The first year is split into three 

parts and commences with an 

Introduction to the Bible. The 

second term studies Mission 

and Ministry and the final term 

concludes with Church Doctrine 

and History. 

I have always enjoyed learning 

and quickly became fascinated 

by many of the different Bible 

passages studied and the views 

of the teachers and biblical 

scholars. 

The process of theological 

study has made me think deeply 

and prayerfully about what I am 

learning and what I truly believe. 

I have very much enjoyed 

studying mission and evangelism, 

which surprised me. I have 

always been slightly intimidated 

by the word evangelism which for 

me carries with it much baggage. 

I have learned that mission is 

initiated by God in a revelation 

of love and divine invitation to 

make central in our lives a loving 

relationship with Him. 

We can all take part in 

the mission of God through 

discerning what God is doing 

around us and to then responding 

with whatever we have to offer. 

Today, in 2019, mission is very 

much about sharing God’s love, 

responding to human need, 

transforming unjust structures in 

society, the pursuit of peace and 

reconciliation, and looking after 

our planet. 

I have learned that God has 

been in dialogue with humanity 

since the beginning of time and 

that all mission is rooted in God 

as a fountain of sending love. 

Twenty-first century Britain 

has increased in its complexity 

with the explosion of technology, 

mass migration and increased 

diversity in a multi-faith society 

with many Muslims, Hindus, 

Buddhists and traditional African 

religions bringing welcome 

diversity and enrichment. 

For me personally, I like the 

idea of mission as dialogue with 

people of other faiths and of 

none as it points to a journey of 

genuine and deep encounter. 

Both parties give and receive 

in a two-way exchange of gifts of 

value. Where there are authentic 

relationships characterised by 

respect and love, there can be a 

sharing of our deepest treasures, 

and we all can learn and grow. 

David Reynolds 

Trainee Lay Minister 



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Sheffield’s Universities 

Sheffield would not be the 

vibrant city it is without 

its two universities. 

They are hugely linked 

to the economy and 

development of the city not 

least through being among its 

largest employers. Their buildings 

dominate the skyline and students, 

their social lives and their need for 

accomodation, have a huge impact 

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Art and culture also benefit 

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The University of Sheffield is a 

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ranks 78th in the 

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research. 

It began life as 

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organisation it has around 20,000 

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Alumni include Lord David 

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The university’s Student’s 

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Sheffield Hallam University can 

trace its origins back to 1843 when 

the Sheffield School of Design 

was founded to provide skilled 

designers to support Britain’s 

industry. Then via Sheffield School 

of Art, Sheffield City Training 

College and Sheffield College of 

Technology, Sheffield Polytechnic 

opened in 1969. Sheffield City 

Polytechnic was established in 

1976 and Sheffield Business 

School opened in 1986. 

Finally in 1992 Sheffield 

Hallam University came 

into being. 

The university is the 

11th largest in the UK 

(out of 167) with around 

30,000 students. It has 

30 research centres. 

Notable alumni include 

Nick Park, creator of 

Wallace and Gromit, double 

Olympic medallist Dame Kelly 

Holmes and fashion designer 

Bruce Oldfield. Jarvis Cocker was 

famously a student at the Sheffield 

School of Art. 

Since 2003, Sheffield Hallam 

Students Union has been resident 

in the ill-fated National Museum of 

Popular Music. 

It is difficult to imagine life 

in Sheffield without these two 

massive institutions. Of course, we 

also have Sheffield College and 

many other seats of learning. We 

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adult learning and education. 

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A 

few weeks ago my small 

grandson and I went to 

London for a three-day 

adventure. We stayed 

with family, visited the 

London Transport Museum and 

went on 15 trains. I chose fi ve 

story books for the journey from 

Sheffield to London St Pancras. 

My rucksack was heavy. He’d 

put two books, including Mr 

Adventure, in his rucksack. I 

carried that too! 

Like most children, he loves 

stories! He loves to hear them 

again and again. He likes to tell 

stories though he can’t always 

fi nd the right words. He loves 

to hear made-up stories but 

especially true stories about his 

dad as a small boy. 

Adults are just the same. Stories 

help make sense of our own lives, 

whether we’re the story-tellers or 

listening to someone else. Stories 

expand our view of the world, 

sparkle our imaginations, cause 

us to question and wonder, clarify 

what matters in life. 

When I was working with 

children and families in a church, 

local primary schools regularly 

came for a class visit. One class 

got caught in a sudden torrential 

downpour as they walked up 

the hill. Thirty drenched sevenyear-olds 

burst into the building. 

Off came their shoes. Dripping 

coats were draped over the pews. 

Adults drank hot tea, children 

hot squash with biscuits. They 

were bursting to tell me about the 

blocked drains and torrents of 

water. 

As planned, we walked 

around the church 

building. Then I 

told them Jesus’ 

story of two builders, 

using umbrellas, duplo towers, 

sand, grey rock-playdough 

accompanied by sound effects. 

One builder laid fi rm foundations 

on a rock for his house, while 

the other quickly constructed his 

house on sand. After a violent 

storm only the house on the rock 

was left standing. Jesus wanted 

his hearers to know they’d only 

lay lasting foundations for life if 

they lived as God wants. Three 

years later these children hadn’t 

forgotten the story of their storm. 

“Ro, do you remember when...?” 

They’d then tell me Jesus’ 

builders-in-a-storm story. 

By the stories they tell, anyone 

spending time with children will 

communicate what’s important 

to them. So Christian parents 

communicate what God means 

to them by their personal stories 

of faith. What’s more, they can 

do this by regularly reading and 

sharing the amazing collection 

of stories found in the Bible, 

repeating the ones they like best. 

Children will never forget these 

stories as they build up their own 

store of God stories! 

My favourite Bible story book is 

The Lion Storyteller Bible. 

Ro Willoughby 

Never-to-forget Stories 



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Listening, Caring and Helping 

School Pastors, an exciting 

new initiative, is about 

to land at Meadowhead 

School. But “what or who 

are School Pastors?”, I 

hear you ask. 

Imagine just for a second being 

a teenager in our modern world. 

Besides the normal emotional 

struggles of growing up, there are 

the questions of what to wear, 

what music to listen to, and what 

are you aiming for in life. 

You are also bombarded with 

a whole host of more ‘modern’ 

issues: ‘my family is messy’, ‘I 

have to worry about my online 

presence and can’t escape from 

it’, ‘how can I keep up with 

the latest mime or viral 

trend?’, ‘I’m under so 

much pressure to 

‘succeed’.’ 

Despite all this, 

being a teenager 

can be still be loads 

of fun, but we must 

accept that there seems 

to be an increasing amount 

pressure on young people, 

which appears to be affecting their 

mental wellbeing. 

A study published in January, 

found that over the last two 

years the number of under 18s in 

England accessing the services 

of CAMHS (child and adolescent 

mental health services) has more 

than doubled. 

How do we respond to this 

information and who is going to 

help? 

The school environment is often 

one of the most pressured, yet 

schools have taken the lead on 

tackling this issue, with a huge 

growth in specialist services and 

pastoral support that would never 

have been on the radar of an 

educational establishment even 

15 years ago. I suspect many 

headteachers feel they are doing 

an excellent job with those young 

people they’ve identified as in need 

of additional pastoral support. I 

also suspect many would have 

concerns that more young people 

exist who could benefit but remain 

hidden or beyond the reach of their 

resources. 

This is where the School Pastors 

are hoping to help. School Pastors 

is a group of local Christian 

volunteers from different local 

churches who have a passion 

for helping and supporting young 

people. The initiative has grown 

out of the Ascension Trust, 

most famous for starting 

Street Pastors, and has 

the same core values: 

Listening, Caring, 

Helping. 

School Pastors 

will be going into 

Meadowhead School 

with the aim of getting 

alongside young people 

and simply providing a listening 

ear. We will not necessarily have 

‘the answers’ and are certainly 

not there to promote any religious 

activity, but simply to support the 

school and its students and help 

by allowing them to offload some 

of their struggles to someone who 

genuinely cares and wants to 

help. This is only a small action, 

but I’m confident it will make a big 

difference in the lives of those we 

meet. 

Our pastors are presently 

undergoing intensive training but 

will be ready for our official launch 

in September. Watch this space… 

Nick Seaman 

Youth Worker and Sheffield 

School Pastors Coordinator 



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The Happiest Days of My Life 

A 

long time ago in the reign 

of Queen Victoria, the rich 

and the poor were sharply 

divided. 

One of the verses now 

removed from the children’s hymn 

All Things Bright and Beautiful read 

‘The rich man in his castle, The 

poor man at his gate, God made 

them high or lowly and ordered 

their estate’. Generations of 

school children sang it at morning 

assembly without ever questioning 

the words. It was just the way the 

world was. 

Poor children did not have 

an education until the mid-19th 

century. From the age of around 

five they formed part of the 

workforce on farms or in factories 

or mills. Several Acts of Parliament 

were passed in order to stop this 

practice and gradually all children 

had, by law, to be educated and 

schools as we know them began to 

evolve. It was however still tough. 

Many country children had to walk 

several miles to school, either alone 

or with siblings from a very young 

age. In those days parents did not 

accompany their children to school, 

let alone drive them in a pony and 

trap! 

During the day they would learn 

the three ‘R’s, history, geography 

and scripture. Teachers were strict 

and applied cane and ruler regularly 

to keep discipline. Children who did 

not keep up were made to stand in 

a corner wearing a Dunce’s cap. 

My own early education in the 

1940s and 50s was not radically 

different from this but with 

composition (creative writing), 

handwork (art and craft) and 

singing added to the curriculum. 

And, as my formative years were 

spent on the Arbourthorne estate, I 

can add ‘survival’. However, having 

failed the 11-plus exam (I was 

more often off sick then at school), 

instead of going to a secondary 

modern school I was transferred to 

an open-air school when life was 

radically different. 

The school had less than 100 

pupils aged five to 16 divided into 

four classes plus what was then 

known as a remedial class. Many of 

the children had complex medical 

conditions but others simply did not 

get enough to eat – many foods will 

still rationed until the late 1950s. 

Although we learned little about the 

three ‘R’s, we learned a lot about 

life. Most of our time was spent 

out of doors or in classrooms open 

to all weathers except snow and 

pouring rain. We had three meals 

a day: breakfast of porridge and 

treacle on arrival; dinner and tea 

of hot milk and bread and jam or 

cocoa and fruit cake on Fridays 

before leaving. 

Although we were given plenty of 

TLC from the teachers and full-time 

school nurse, discipline was still 

strict. The remedial class teacher 

named Mrs Boreham (known as 

Fanny Bore ’em) still had a cane 

(Mr Wood) hanging from her desk 

and made regular use of the ruler. 

The teacher of the top class (known 

as Pop) often used the slipper on 

naughty boys. Bullying however 

was unknown and we children 

learned to take care of each other, 

the school cat Candy and all other 

creatures great and small. We had 

a whole hour singing lesson on 

Thursdays and we certainly sang 

the all the verses of All Things 

Bright and Beautiful including the 

last verse which reads: ‘He gave his 

eyes to see them and lips that we 

might tell how great is God Almighty 

who has made all things well’. 

I look back on my school days as 

truly the happiest days of my life 

Sylvia Bennett 



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Big Little Lines 

by Liane Moriarty 

This is the ideal book 

to take on holiday, I 

guarantee readers will 

not want to put it down! 

Playground 

gossip with mums, 

alleged bullying 

by fi ve-year-olds 

and accusations 

directed to one little 

boy who protests 

his innocence. 

The book unfolds 

with stories of the 

lives of the mums, 

their marriages; 

some good and 

very complicated, 

some seemingly 

happy and 

fulfi lled. The 

quiz night is 

approaching with 

Elvis Presley as 

the suggested fancy 

dress act. 

A couple fall in love over coffee 

and muffins which seem to be 

consumed at regular intervals. 

There is a brutal assault which 

happened a few years ago but 

it soon rears its ugly head in the 

most unusual circumstances. 

Domestic violence and bullying 

will reduce you to tears, as a 

young girl wants to auction off 

something of herself on the 

internet without considering 

the consequences, to bring 

awareness of girls being married 

off too young 

and helping to 

raise money for 

charity. 

The end 

chapter has 

twists and turns 

and leaves you 

with very mixed 

emotions. 

This book has 

been adapted for 

television and I 

understand there 

is a sequel being 

made for the big 

screen starring 

Nicole Kidman. 

I hope readers 

will enjoy this book 

as much as all of 

the book group have. I had not 

come across this author before 

but will defi nitely be looking out 

for future titles. 

Chris Carr 

Chris is a member of St 

Chad’s Third Age Book Group 

Book Review 



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Registers 2019 

Baptisms 

May 

12 Beatrice Rose Dowson 

Matthew Reid 

For Weddings 

and Funerals 

You don’t have to be a churchgoer 

to have a wedding in church or 

be ‘religious’ to have a dignifi ed and 

meaningful funeral service at St Chad’s. 

If you live in the Woodseats or 

Beauchief area, St Chad’s would be 

delighted to help you, whether it is 

planning the Big Day or saying goodbye 

to a loved one. 

For weddings please contact St Chad’s 

church office. For funerals please tell 

your funeral director that you would like 

to have a church service. 

Weddings 

May 

25 Shane Kieron Taylor 

and Michelle Frost 

June 

8 Darren Robert Ullyett 

and Kirsty Leanne Wragg 

27 Timothy David Beesley 

and Emily Jane Kirkby 

Funerals 

May 

13 Constance Pamela 

Burnand 

21 John Richard Bennett 

June 

6 Dewi Rhys Owen Turton 

10 William Harold Turner 

24 Audrey Noel Green 

26 Brenda Roe 

• If you have had a new baby and would like to 

celebrate that baby’s birth with a service in church then 

please come to one of our thanksgiving and baptism 

mornings at St Chad’s. 

The morning will explain the difference between the 

two services and give parents an opportunity to ask 

any questions. 

Please call the church offi ce on 0114 274 5086 if you 

are interested in attending. 



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0114 453 4716 

Are you looking for 

a room to hold your 

party or meeting? 

St Chad’s Church has 

two rooms available for 

hire at 56 Abbey Lane 

Call 0114 274 5086 for details 



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Contacts 


CHURCH OFFICE 274 5086 

Linden Avenue, S8 0GA 

email: offi ce@stchads.org 

If you want to contact the church offi ce and there is no one available, please leave a 

message or send an email and we will get back to you as soon as possible. 

Vicar Toby Hole (Vicarage) 274 9302 

email: toby@stchads.org 

Curate James Norris 274 5086 

Readers 

Daren Craddock, Amy Hole, 

and Pauline Johnson 274 5086 

Youth Worker Nick Seaman 274 5086 

email: nick@stchads.org 

Besom in Sheffi eld Steve Winks 07875 950170 

email: steve@stchads.org 

Impact magazine Tim Hopkinson 274 5086 

email: impact@stchads.org 

Church Wardens Ann Firth 274 5086 

Ann Lomax 274 5086 

Uniformed Groups 

Group Scout Leader Ian Jackson 235 3044 

Guide Leader Jemma Taylor 296 0555 

CHURCH HOUSE 

56 Abbey Lane 

Bookings Church Office 274 5086 

VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.stchads.org 

PLEASE NOTE: The inclusion of advertisements in Impact in no way means the 

advertiser is endorsed or recommended by St Chad’s Church. 



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764 764 Chesterfield Road, Woodseats, Sheffield, S8 S8 0SE 0SE 

Email: sheffieldwoodseats@hunters.com 



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