And even a new tee-shirt….
Back from the most marvellous scarecrow festival ever – in Little Paxton Village. Today was the judging day plus lots of fayre type activities on the village playing fields and I had a fun time announcing what was going on from 10.30am this morning. There were local dancers ( Heartsease and Polka Dots) and Nordic Walkers along with a variety of stalls and side shows. Heart FM arrived c 2pm and Emma Saint who introduces the breakfast show announced the winners – 6 in all. ” Bill and Ben” won – though sorry, Im not sure quite where they were situated in the village. A local man had even made some tee-shirts especailly for the occasion and someone bought me a XL one which I proudly sported all day. Great stuff, one of the best ways of being involved in village life – and now im putting my feet up! The Eurovision Song Contest is going to be a pale shadow in comparison. Tomorrow is Rogation Sunday when for years prayers have been offered for a successful harvest. There is a Deanery Rogation Walk around Paxton Pits at 3pm leaving the visitore centre at 3pm…. I might just have the energy after 4 services beforehand! Its good to be out in nature and good to be connected with people – that’s what we are here for after all…. God came into our world to become just like one of us – Emmanuel – God with us – clergy not least need to be connected with the people with whom we spend our days. And now I’ve got the tee-shirt to prove it!
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About Annette
Greetings to everyone who finds ” Paxtonvic” blog.
Paxtonvic is The Revd Canon Annette Reed, Vicar of Little and Great Paxton with Diddington and since February 2014 minister-in-charge of Southoe in Cambridgeshire near to St Neot’s. I have also been Rural Dean of St Neots since 2007.
( I’m the one on the right!)
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A little bit about me.
I was born Annette Richings in Tuckton Nursing Home near to Bournemouth in July 1954. Building had connections in past years with Leo Tolstoy and his secret printing press and I am grateful to recent contributors who have sent me more information about this interesting piece of history.
Some of my earliest memories are of being on Boscombe sands, playing in the waves and pulling on the penny fruit machines with my Grandad Will Trimby helping me. We moved to Portsmouth when I was 9 years old and here is me at Portsmouth Grammar School c 12yrs old.
In 1966 we moved to Oxford and it was there that I fell in love with the Church of England as we lived in Christ Church College where my father was a lodge porter. I used to go to Oxford Cathedral most days for Evensong sung by the Cathedral Choir and developened a deep love for english choral music and the gentle spirituality of the regular offices.
I also used to sing as a teenager at St Mary Magdalene Church in Oxford City, a church with a distinct high church tradition which also infomed my explorations of the Christian faith.
If I had to define my ” churchmanship” ( always seemed a strange word to me) I would say I am a Liberal Anglican who appreciates both the best of Ango-catholic tradtions and the passion and conviction of Evangelicals. I trained for Church of England Ministry at The Queens College in Birmingham and was deaconed in Coventry Cathedral in 1987. Priesting followed in 2004.
I served as curate at Clifton-upon-Dunsmore near to Rugby and later at Walsgrave parish, both in Coventry Diocese. After three years in Hinckley, Leicestershire, I had eight wonderful years as Team Vicar in the Bosworth and Sheepy Benefice, looking after the Sheepy Group of five churches.
In 2006 I moved to The Paxtons and became Rural Dean of St Neots in 2007.
I was honoured to be made a Canon of Ely Cathedral in May 2014.
I love all the contact we have with young families and children and one of events I most enjoy is the Tots and Carer’s group at Little Paxton every Wednesday morning and being part of Great Paxton School as a governor and taking assemblies there.
I delight in welcoming people into our church commuities who ever and however they are. I am pleased when people enjoy coming to worship of any kind, but am equally at home out about and getting involved in village life. I am passionate about church buildings – both in respect of their architecture and also in regards as to how they may be adapted/re-ordered to serve their communities better. I like to think of myself as a bit of a local historian and run two history groups in the Paxtons.
I love plants and tending the vicarage garden. I have a rescue greyhound called Polly who lives with me and often look after my son’s lurcher dog called Charlie. I have two children, Mike who is a teacher locally and Adele a student in Coventry.
Polly my rescue Greyhound.
Please be assured I NEVER name drop in this blog or make out I’m anything special.. hate that sort of thing….
( I’m on the left!)
( April 2006 – somewhere posh in London)
See – I didnt always have grey hair!!
Below: I am not amused!
I have been known to dress up as Queen Victoria.
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Paxtonvic's Blog 
Also enjoyed the dancing, but taking part in the dancing I always do so.
Admired your T-Shirt Annette, wear it in church ?. no.
Saw your Scare Crow, well done !
However our Scare Crow also didn’t win 1st Prize.
Best wishes, Sheila + Dennis
Mind you, I could wear it under my vestments and no-one would ever know…..