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Thank You Mike Thank You Mike

T(squared) is match what you have achieved. The fact that Thank you, Mike, for
your patience with
there is now a team taking on what you did
for Thank you single-handedly says a great deal! me when I was getting
near the deadline for
We wanted Mike to know how much his
twice work has been valued by the Church and the my Reflections from
the Rectory article
wider village over the many years, so at the
10am service on Sunday 16th May, Mike was and details of services,
presented with an Acer tree for his garden baptisms, weddings
Thank you Mike Cooper for completing and a specially designed card signed by many and funerals.
twenty years as editor of the Frittenden from the Church. Notably, far from being
Parish magazine, the job he now passes on narrowly “parochial”,
to James Booth-Clibborn. The magazine has A second thank you goes to Ian and Eileen the Parish magazine
been integral to Village life for all those years Mounter for their work, for a number of years, was always very
and Mike has been editor for three different in getting the magazine to the distributors, inclusive, entertaining
Rectors, you can see further down this page delivering and posting out to those no longer and informative,
the reaction of two former rector’s to Mike’s living here. Even when envelopes or extra flyers as a vehicle for
retirement as editor. had to be included they accepted the extra Frittenden’s many
work without complaint, for which the Church
From the current team, Rector, Rev Pete and the wider village are most grateful. at ease. I cannot remember how I persuaded clubs, organisations,
Deaves, and Church wardens we want to Mike to become editor. But it soon became groups and businesses, as well as the church.
say, thank you Mike for your editorship of Organising the magazine distribution has been evident that Mike believed passionately in It’s a remarkable publication for a village
the Parish magazine for an amazing twenty a great commitment from both Ian and Eileen the concept of community and wanted to with a relatively small population but a very
years. The magazine under your leadership and the fact that they even organised their strengthen it in the parish. (If the pandemic big heart.
has become the one place of reference that so holidays around magazine distribution dates has taught us anything it is we need each Mike’s editorial hand ensured that the
many people turn to for all sorts of Frittenden is a commitment that few people would show! other.) In doing so he enhanced the lives activities, events, concerns and even
information, not least a reliable calendar of Ian and Eileen were also given a plant as a of many as they discovered the parish was original historical research of Frittenden’s
Church events and activities. Not only that token of thanks from the Church. becoming a caring community through his residents and many organisations could be
but interesting articles and news from around We are so grateful that people like Mike, Ian work and the work of the Church. So, Mike, accessed in this small, affordable, reliable
the village are shared with our neighbours and Eileen have worked so hard for the village thank you so much for all you have done for local publication. Humour, recipes, the
and even to some who have now moved away, and are equally grateful that James, Emma, this parish. local weather and creative writing also
whether it be ‘from the Rectory’, Cricket club Rebecca, Andy, Nicky and Mike B are found a place.
match reports, who has won the cups at the carrying on the tradition. And Rev Fred Olney Rector at St Mary’s
Gardening Society shows or Lester’s news. Frittenden (2013-2019) said, The magazine’s ongoing success and
And what did former Rectors want to say readability was largely due to Mike’s hard
We realise that this has been a huge about Mike? Thank you, Mike -You are a genuine work and coordination, as well as his wide
commitment and we are so grateful for the Frittenden hero. general and local knowledge.
care you have put into creating what we Rev Allan Norris Rector 1992-2012, said For me, it was a pleasure to liaise with and
believe to be an exceptionally useful and I was slightly overawed by the fact that an work in partnership with Mike Cooper, Thank you, Mike, for your faithful service to
interesting magazine, month after month. oil executive was coming to live in the parish whose contribution to Frittenden village life the people and organisations of Frittenden
Not only that but you have managed the and who was also an expert in the fine dining has been considerable. In particular, Mike’s over the years in this way. Your work has
process with good humour despite the of Korean people, particularly fish meals. faithful, thorough, conscientious work as helped to build the strong community life
difficulties in extracting reports, on occasions As one who thinks the only decent fish meal editor of the Frittenden Parish magazine that many enjoy and appreciate.
from disorganised contributors! is battered cod and chips I was presented helped to make the magazine a reliable mine Both Allan and Fred send warm
We are aware that in order to fulfil the role you with two challenges. However, our meeting of information about and for the vibrant wishes to everyone in Frittenden.
have had for all this time, no one person could passed off well simply because Mike put me community life of an amazing village.

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