Baildon Moravian Church 

 

Baildon

Shipley

West Yorks

BD17 5EL

Baildon Moravian church is a member of Churches Together in Baildon and of Baildon Churches One World Group. We are proud of our status as the first Fairtrade Church in Baildon.

We are a friendly, ecumenical Church and we welcome all who want to worship with us. Our main worship service is at 10.30am on Sunday mornings. 1^st and 3^rd Sundays are all-age worship, and on 2^nd and 4^th Sundays the Junior Church go out for their own activities. We have occasional Evening Worship at 6pm (see the Church Calendar).

In 2006 we celebrated 200 years since the opening of the first Moravian Church in Baildon.

Our Church is set in beautiful grounds. You are welcome to visit at any reasonable hour.

If you are interested in hiring the Church Hall or rooms please contact our lettings steward Sara Clarke on 598630. In the summer of 2008 our hall and kitchen were totally refurbished.

Minister 

Revd Michael Newman BA, MA (Oxon)

Telephone: 01274 581852

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  Regular Meetings 

Our Church has a variety of activities for people of all ages:

The Uniformed Groups’ Leaders, with their First Aid Certificates

Sundays

10.30am - Family Worship & Junior Church with Family Communion on 1st Sunday in each month, Junior Church on 2nd and 4th Sundays and Church Parade on 3rd Sunday

6pm - Evening Services as announced

Youth Fellowship meet as announced at various venues 

Mondays

10am - Prayer Group in Room 6

6.30pm - Brownies in the Church Hall (Leader: Mrs M Hodgson, tel. 426961)

 Tuesdays

2.30pm on 3rd Tuesday - Ladies Afternoon Fellowship in Room 6

6.15pm - Beavers in the Church Hall (Leader: Mrs D Hopker, tel. 426942)

 Wednesdays

7.15pm - Guides in the Church Hall (Leader: Mrs M Tolson, tel. 586170)

6.45pm - Cubs at Sandal Primary School (Leader: Mrs J Griffin, tel. 588987)

7.30pm on 2nd Wednesday after 1st Sunday - Moravian Women's Association (MWA) in Room 6

 Thursdays

2.30pm on 2nd Thursday - Service at The Cedars Residential Home 

7pm - Scouts in the Church Hall (Leader: Mr N Griffin)

 Fridays

9.00am - Ecumenical Holy Communion Service in St John's Church Hall

Connection, our group for younger women, meets occasionally at various venues

Funtastik After School Childcare for 5-11 years also use our buildings. Tel. 533373/07947607803 

 

Sat 22nd - Church Grounds Tidy Up Morning
Sun 30th - Advent Sunday - 6pm Moravian Singers Service at Wellhouse

December
Sun 7th - 6pm CTB Advent Service at St Aidan's
Sun 21st - 10.30am Presentation Service & 6pm Christingle Service
Wed 24th - Christmas Eve
Thu 25th - Christmas Day - 10.30am Christmas Liturgy and Children's Lovefeast
Wed 31st - New Year's Eve - 11.30pm Watchnight Service

Calendar 2009

January
Sat 17th - 10am District Fellowship Morning
Sun 18th - 6pm CTB Service for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at St John's

February
Sat 14th - 9am - YDC at Fulneck
Wed 25th - Ash Wednesday - 7.30pm Worship Together Service at St John's

March
Sun 1st - Anniversary of the Founding of the Brethren's Church in 1457 - 3pm District Memorial Day Lovefeast and Communion at Horton (no Lovefeast in the morning)
Fri 6th - 7.30pm Women's World Day of Prayer at St James'

April
Sat 4th - Church Grounds Tidy Up Morning
Sun 5th - Palm Sunday - 11.45am Congregation Council Meeting
Mon-Wed 6th-8th - 8pm Passion Week Readings
Thu 9th - Maundy Thursday - 7.30pm Unit Service at Baildon
Fri 10th - Good Friday - 8pm Good Friday Liturgy
Sun 12th - Easter - 7am Easter Liturgy and Holy Communion & 10.30am Family Service and Easter Egg Hunt & 6pm Worship Together Service at St John's
Fri-Sun 17th-19th - MORYAC Weekend at Shallowford
Sat 25th - MWA Day at Dukinfield

May
Fri-Sat 1st-2nd - Beer Festival
Fri-Sun 1st-3rd - Provincial Fellowship Weekend at Shallowford
Sun 3rd - 6pm CTB Service for Christian Aid at St Aidan's
Sun-Sat 10th-16th - Christian Aid Week
Sun 24th - 6pm Joint Service for Aldersgate Day at the Methodist Church
Sun 31st - Pentecost

June
Sun 7th - Trinity Sunday
Sun 14th - 10.30am Unit Service at Horton & 6pm Worship Together Service at the Methodist Church
Wed 17th - Anniversary of the Renewal of the Brethren's Church in 1722
Sat 20th - Gift Day
Sat 27th - PMF Day at Hornsey
Mon-Thu 29th-2nd (July) - Ministers' and Lay Workers' In-Service Training at Salisbury

July
Mon 6th - Anniversary of the Martyrdom of John Hus in 1415
Sat-Sat 25th-1st (Aug) - Provincial Summer Camp at Irthlingborough
Sun 26th - 6pm Worship Together Service at St James'

August
Thu 13th - Anniversary of the Manifestation of the Spirit in 1727
Fri 21st - Anniversary of the Beginning of Moravian Missions in 1732

September
Sun 20th - 10.30am Harvest Festival Service
Sun 27th - Church Anniversary - 10.30am Back to Church Family Service & 6pm Worship Together Lovefeast and Cup of Covenant

October
Sat 3rd - Provincial Fellowship Day at Congleton
Sat 10th - YDC at Gomersal
Sun 4th - 10.30am Junior Church Prize-giving and Rededication
Sun 18th - 11.45am Congregation Council Meeting & 6pm CTB Service at the Moravian Church

November
Sun 1st - 6pm Worship Together Service for All Saints at St John's
Sun 8th - Remembrance Sunday - 2.30pm Remembrance Service at St John's
Fri 13th - Anniversary of the Realisation of the Headship of Christ in 1741
Sun 15th - 10.30am Toy Service
Sat 21st - Church Grounds Tidy Up Morning
Sun 29th - Advent Sunday - 6pm Moravian Singers Service at Baildon

December
Sat 5th - Christmas Fair
Sun 6th - 6pm CTB Advent Service at the Methodist Church
Sun 20th - 10.30am Presentation Service & 6pm Christingle Service
Fri 25th - Christmas Day - 10.30am Christmas Liturgy and Children's Lovefeast
Thu 31st - 11.30pm Watchnight Service

Abbreviations
YDC - Yorkshire District Conference
CTB - Churches Together in Baildon
MWA - Moravian Women's Association
PMF - Provincial Men's Fellowship

‘Worship Together Services' are arranged between the Methodists, Moravians and Anglicans in Baildon
‘Joint Services' are arranged between the Methodists and Moravians in Baildon
‘Unit Services' are arranged between the Moravian Churches in Baildon and Little Horton

Lovefeasts on 1st Sunday in March, June, September and December

Background to the Moravian Church

 

Michael Newman, November 2008

Holidays

as former residents of your lovely town we are now 'down south'in Devon  but we have two places in FRANCE that we'd like to offer as possible holiday destinations for 2008 - a bit of the adventurer needed as you will have to get there yourselves but we are happy to help all the way. Firstly a COTTAGE in the Dordogne area of France (near Bordeaux) in the medieval town of DURAS two double b/rooms and a roof terrace. Fantastic vineyards all around and superb countryside. Village houses can be bought at a very good price (compared with the UK say 50% less) Drive down to say Poole then ferry to Cherbourg and poddle down through rural France.  OR fly to Bergerac or Bordeaux- ask for our leaflet for further details and please do ask any questions. Per week the rental varies from £290 low to £360 high AND we can offer Baildon residents and their families a -10% discount off those rentals.

Also at Valras Plage on the Mediterranean coast of FRANCE (near Beziers) a studio flat with balcony- we make it 122 paces to the superb beach and to the marina. Lots of restaurants and pavement cafes - ideal for 2 adults drive down or fly Montpellier or Carcassonne. Again -10% off for Baildon Residents rentals as Duras above.

Go on   you're in for a treat !

Phone us to ask for a leaflet Ken or Barbara 01803-521743

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or see website  www.lazydayscottages.co.uk

Friends of Denso Marston Nature Reserve
Otley Road, Baildon, Shipley, BD17 7JR
Wildlife Walks - 2008
Led by Warden Steve Warrillow

Here are the details of the Wildlife Walks for 2008. These will also be found in the Events Calendar.

Car park & start of walks via main Denso Marston gatehouse entrance.

The walks last approximately 2 hours and are free although donations to the work of the Friends would be appreciated.

Please wear sensible footwear and if you have pair binoculars please bring them.

For further information contact:-

Steve Warrillow Warden tel. 01274 879484 or 07731041558

Andrew Clark Friends’ Secretary 01274 511495 email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

TRANSPORT FOR THE PEOPLE

Article by John Anderson.

Please discuss this article in the Discussion Board. 

1. Traffic Challenges in Baildon
1. Traffic congestion
2. Pollution
3. Underuse of public transport
4. Difficulty in getting to, and even more from, Baildon station; lack of bus entering station yard
5. Need to optimise use of Baildon centre
6. Community cohesion at risk from individual car usage
7. Lack of mobility for the old, the young, and the car-less
8. Global heating by excessive production of CO2 from cars.
2. A contribution to meeting these challenges: a Bailrail bus. Small Hopper-sized buses should run every thirty minutes from 0700 to 1830 each weekday [with a reduced service at weekends] on three ‘Hail and Ride’ routes which I have ascertained each take about 15 minutes running time in each direction:
1. Route A: Route from High Baildon. Somerset Avenue, Brantcliffe Drive, Moorgate, Northgate, Jenny Lane, Heygate Lane, Holden Lane, Baildon Station. [and back]
2. Route B: Route from Shipley Glen. Prod Lane, Lucy Hall Drive, West Lane, Towngate, Jenny Lane, Heygate Lane, Holden Lane, Baildon Station. [and back]
3. Route C: Route from Housing Association estate via Low Baildon. Ferniehurst school site, Cliffe Lane West, Cliffe Avenue, Towngate, Browgate, Hinchliffe Avenue, Woodcot Avenue, left along Otley Road, Charlestown, Fyfe Lane, Fyfe Grove, Park Mount Road, Station Road, Baildon station. [and back]
4. Three buses would be needed. They should meet each train going towards Shipley before 1300 and each train coming from Shipley after 1300. [The Otley to Menston station, and Steeton Station Link models seem to work well]
5. The 658 from Lucy Hall Drive to Bradford virtually covers route B; but it does not meet trains, go into the station yard, or run more than hourly for much of the day. It also just goes on into Shipley and Bradford - and so people stay on it rather than catch the train! The 649 runs up to four times a day to the Station Road stop by Kirkfields, but does not enter Baildon Station yard!
6. Some inhabitants do not know we have a station; most never use it. It is NEVER advertised in the town centre. We could hire some of our big Baildon hoarding spaces, put up a banner over the newly refurbished roundabout etc., advertising the bus service to the station.
7. One reason that people catch the buses that exist and stay on them, not getting off to catch a train is that they have paid once, or the bus is free for pensioners etc; they do not want to pay twice for two modes of transport on one journey. So through ticketing, arranged by Metro, is important. Both Bus Company and Train Company could get half the takings. If the pensionersÂ’ 35p off-peak train ticket could be used for the whole mixed-mode journey, we would have takers.
8. With national C02 targets about to become law in the Climate Change Bill, we will have to contribute to the reduction in the emissions of CO2.
3. Rationale for 2, set against challenges 1.1 to 1.8
1. Traffic congestion would be cut by more people using these buses; and even more by people leaving Baildon and returning to it by train, not road transport.
2. Buses normally produce less CO2 and other noxious gases than cars per person; trains produce far less per person.
3. The buses and train are running anyway, and so every car not used is a saving on pollution. Empty buses and trains are a waste of a community resource. If trains and buses are full instead of empty, fares need not rise in line with ever-escalating fuel prices.
4. Baildon station is under the hill, and 2k from the centre of the village. Although walking is good for us, many people will not walk up from the station to the town centre. Very old people cannot do so. The present buses cannot drive into the station yard as they are too big, but the yard is big enough for a Hopper to turn.
5. The shops and facilities in the town centre could be used more by Baildon inhabitants. A frequent, regular bus service would be very popular with businesses, clubs, shops, churches, pubs etc. It would serve any new Link Community Centre in the Cliffe Lane area.
6. Conviviality is far greater on buses and train stations than when cars are used. Social interaction when walking to, and waiting for, public transport is much greater. Crime is reduced by the presence of more adults on the streets.
7. The old and car-less find difficult the hills of Baildon and the extent of the town. A regular bus service, especially in the under-served Ferniehurst area, would foster social cohesion.
8. Short car journeys with cold engines contribute disproportionately to CO2 emissions. Bus and train use would reduce emissions very greatly.
4. The role of the Parish Council.
1. A considerable sum would be needed to start this service. I believe, however, that in a few years it could pay for itself. Petrol and diesel costs will continue to rise. In any case, to cut CO2 emissions we must hugely reduce the usage of these fuels.
2. A hypothecated tax of, say, £5 per elector would raise about £70 000; it could be called the Mobility Levy. London has used a hypothecated charge to fund public transport; it has worked well partly because users know what the charge is for.
3. The West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive [METRO], are interested in the scheme. I have talked about it several times to John Henkel, the Director of Passenger Services [T 0113 251 7286]. But they have insufficient money to support it.
4. The Parish Council will be constantly plagued with insoluble traffic problems in Baildon. The Police find valuable time is taken up with parking problems and speeding. There cannot be any more roads into and out of Baildon; geography and cost preclude it. The only solution is to reduce the number of cars using Baildon roads.

There is another article about bio-fuel and the environment in this weeks New Scientist. It highlights the importance of understanding the full chain involved in any process.

"....any cuts in carbon dioxide emissions gained by burning less fossil fuels may be wiped out by increased emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide from fertilisers used on biofuel crops."
....quadrupling world biofuel production to 140 billion litres a year by 2030 - enough to replace 7.5 per cent of current gasoline use, would require an extra 180 km3 of water to be extracted from rivers and underground reserves... That target may be manageable across much of the globe. But in China and India, where water is in short supply and most crops require artificial irrigation, .. there is not enough water even to meet existing government plans to expand biofuel production.

Comments on the article include

"...growing algae using waste (or salt) water & effluent and turning THIS into biofuels. This process uses NO crop land or high quality water. This would essentially make biodiesel the ultimate solar energy, stored neatly and efficiently in liquid form. I'd like to see governments help these companies with their research.

I run my car on 100% biodiesel made from recycled cooking oil (meeting EU standards) and it runs brilliantly, and no, it is not an old bomb, it is a brand new European diesel hatchback.

This short-sighted anti-biofuels position will not be constructive."