One 2 Three
Patrick Sherring
Lisa Whymark and Michelle Yarwood from https://www.huttonparish.com/dailybread joined me to update on this initiative that began 4 1/2 years ago follow a discussion around Lisa’s breakfast table with some fellow school mums. There are now 2,500 people on the data base, with 30-40 families ever day coming to the food Hub which runs Monday -Saturday, 10-12 at the Parish church in Claughton Hutton, CM13 1JS. This offers free food, no questions asked, to anyone who comes. Lisa commented that she feels as they get the food for free, they should give it away for free. There is never a guarantee what will be available. Lisa said that families were coming from all over Brentwood and also Chelmsford. This led to the opening two years ago of a Saturday morning food hub at St. George’s church, Ongar Road Brentwood CM15 9HR. In Hutton the Daily Bread café runs from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Tuesday – Friday. Both these food-based activities require volunteers to collect food from various shops and supermarkets, and others to prepare it for distribution at the Hub and serving in the café. Over 200 volunteers are now involved, many working on the previous evening to the opening. (More volunteers are always needed.) Food is only available on Wednesdays at the café to parents and children from the Little fishes group. The existence of the Hub and café has naturally led to the development of groups from those involved. These include a knitters, crochet, dementia and gardening groups. A recent conversation with someone from Ukraine coming to the Hub has led a volunteer to start an English as a second language group. Lisa said that she will just wait to see what God next provides.
Playlist
Seal – Fly like an eagle – 1997 from the soundtrack of the film – Space Jam. UK no 13, USA no 14
Jody and the Jerms – Started something. New release.
Matt Redmond – 1000 reasons. This track from 2012 won the Grammy awards for Best Contemporary Christian song, and Best Christian Performance. There is an amazing video of him performing it to thousands of people in Times Square NYC. Lisa just loves this track and it is a song they sing in church.
Mumford and sons – I will wait. UK no 12 in 2012. Lisa states she is not good at waiting, wanting everything to happen now. Lent is approaching, and this is a season of waiting, so she felt this was an appropriate track for today.
Disturbed – Sound of silence. 2015 version of the classic Paul Simon song. It reached no 29 in the UK. From the album – Immortalized – USA, Canada and Australia no 1, Uk no 20. Lisa talked about the role silence can play in different peoples’ lives.
Birthdays competition.
Above, Roberta Flack in 1972.
Below, Roberta Falck in 2023
Roberta Flack is aged 86 years. We heard her 1972 duet with Donny Hathaway – Where is the love. USA no 5, UK no 29. Winner of the Grammy award for best performance by a duo or group.
Sheryl Crow is 61 years old. We heard her 1984 USA no 2 and UK no 4, No 1 in Australia and Canada and Top 10 in nine more countries – All I wanna do.
Astonishingly, Robbie Williams is 49 years old. We heard his 2013 track – Go gentle. UK no 10, no 5 in Italy and Lebanon. From the album – Swings both ways. No 1 in the UK and three more countries.
Thanks to Chris, Sarah, Sian and Bob in Harlow, Chris this week on his day off in Polsden Lacey (NT), Patrick in Ingatestone, Drive presenter Stewart and Michelle and Lisa in the studio for taking part. Stewart astounded himself by being the winner with 4pt. Apart from Stewart, everyone thought Robbie Williams was older than 49 years of age. Everyone though Roberta Flack and Sheryl Crow were younger.
Patrick requested ELO – Mr Blue sky. Surprisingly in 1976 a UK no 6, Netherlands no 8 and USA no 35. However it has charted in the USA in digital charts in 2017 and 2019. This continuing popularity has led to total sales of 1.8 million in UK and over 3 million in USA.
Kate Bush and Larry Adler – The man I love. Classic song written by George and Ira Gershwin. A UK no 27. From the 1994 album – Glory of Gershwin – UK no 2.
Chart this week in
No 2 Love Affair – Everlasting love. UK no 1 and Top 10 in 3 more countries.
No 9 Status Quo – Pictures of Matchstick men. UK no 7, USA no 23, Top 5 in three more countries. This is the bands only USA Top 50 track, where they are known as ‘a one hit wonder’.
No 12 Beach Boys – Darlin. UK no 11, USA no 17, Top 20 in three more countries. Brian Wilson commented that it is the favourite of all the songs he has written “I just love the melody”.
Celebrating the songs of Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
Carpenters – Close to you. 1970 release by the Carpenters. No 1 in USA, Canada and Australia. UK no 6.
Aretha Franklin – I say a little prayer. 1968 UK no 4, USA no 10 and Top 10 in four more countries. in the 2021 Rolling Stone 500 Greatest songs of all time, no 117.
George Benson – Never give up on a good thing – from his 2020 album – Live in London.
Theme from 1996 movie – Mission impossible.
Join me next week when my guest is Tim Goodbody talking about the significance of Lent for the world today.
