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CLOSIIK G DATES FOR EARLY 1981
January 30th for distribution end of February.
March 20th " " 2nd week of April. All copy of
printing ._to Geoff Richmond, 23 Luddesdovm, or Ruth Ogle, 42 Beilver
by the above dates or earl ier

THANKS TO I,ANY,IY PEOPLE

Toothill Link/Freshbrook Focus would like to thank the
following people for their help and support during 1980 (this
includes typing, paste-up, printing, collating and distribution):

Sophie Narty, Par Page, Elizabeth Free, Sharon Ellis,
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Paul Sheffield, TIr &. Mrs Row3den, Truda O'Neill, Amanda Hopwood,
Mrs Mead, Kath Richmond, Eve and Jack Becow, Stephanie Smith,
Janet Dougan, George Tweed, Cathy Shea, Charles Blaxhall, Tim Evans,
Ros Wilson, Mrs Herbert, Mrs Smith, Mrs Wells, Mr Harild, Jean Morgan,
Janet Loftus, Jackie Rafferty, Jane Rose, Angela Holton,
Lyn Carpenter, Arthur Wilkinson, Hilda Willis, Linda Griffin,
Sandra Broughton, Jill Len.ey, Paul Miller., Janet Wimbush, Mrs Neate,
Gordon Eggers, Ellen Hunnybun, Jill Young, Barry & Margaret Archer,
Mr Gates, Pat Grant, Gloria Hiscock, Scott McDonald, Julia Pou.lain, r
Barbara Payne, Christine Dentchfield, Janet Davis, Mr Mainwaring,
John Wilson, David Atwood, Jenny Kingsbury, Michelle Mills, I
Val Ready, Janice Oliver, Ruth Ogle, Jack Elliott and the workforce
at Taurus Industries, Brian and Maureen at the Printing Press.

And everyone who has contributed letters, articles and
advertisements to be printed in the paper.
A Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year to you all.
From: Bob Bannister - Chairman. Geoff Richmond - Secretary.
Roger Ogle - Treasurer.

Reflections of a Resident: TOOT?UILL CHURCH by R.G.L. of Alnwick.

We have every cause to be satisfied with our Village Church,
for it is of pleasing design and adequate proportions, and the
interior has been well. planned, with thought given to the various
functions for which it could be appropriately used. It is well
lighted, warm and comfortable, and the accou.stics are good.
I can remember looking at many churches where the ravages of
age, or the damage caused by war, have been. repaired, and at churches
which have been newly built, the most outstanding of which in my
memory was Guildford Cathedral, a vast construction of red brick,
started in the early 1930's when I was living at Guildford, and
completed after the war. I have long been puzzled by the provision S^
of such large and lofty structures, as if the planners laboured
under the illusion that God is an extremely tall Being who would
have difficulty in stooping to enter a building of more moderate
proportions (like Toothill Church). God, of course, does not
inhabit the church - "He dwelleth not in temples made with hn.nds".
And when these gargantuan buildings are finished there inevitably
follows efforts to draw a congregation large enough to pay the
enormous costs of upkeep, heating etc., and in the case of the
latter it is often necessary to heat 50 or 60 feet of air space above
the heads of the congregation before the people themselves begin to
feel any benefit

One asks if God would not be more pleased if the millions of
pounds spent on erecting, repairing and maintaining such unneces-
sarily large buildings was given instead to feeding the many
starving people, or housing the many homeless families of the world.
So we can be thankful for our church, which although not
grandiose, is all that we need - mid more.'