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A Newsletter for the Villages of King's Thorn, & – January 2009 2009 2009 We would like to take this opportunity to wish everybody in the Community a very Happy, Peaceful and Fulfilling New Year. 2009 2009

Newsletter Usually we print an appreciation DIARY DATES – JANUARY 2009 to those who are involved with 13 TH JANUARY – Whist Drive the production and distribution 14 TH JANUARY – L.B.P.C.. Meeting of this Newsletter on the back 20 TH JANUARY – Much Birch W.I. page, but I think they are worth 23 RD JANUARY – Much Birch Village Market a front page spread. TH I am sure you will all join me in 24 JANUARY – Flicks in the Sticks thanking R oger Thomas, our ADVANCE DIARY DATES tireless Printer, Des and Rose 5TH FEBRUARY - M.B.P.C. Meeting Wathen and family and Dick 6TH & 7 TH FEBRUARY – Pantomime Brimacombe for painstakingly 26 TH FEBRUARY – Bingo collating over 500 copies between 28 TH FEBRUARY – Flicks in the Sticks them, John Bryant and Dick 7TH MARCH – ’s Reptiles Brimacombe , the News Gatherers, and the army of wonderful volunteers who deliver the Newsletter to your The meeting begins at 7.30pm. doors. Thank you all for a Whist Drive (visitors about 7.45pm. please) in superb job. Our next Whist Drive at Little Much Birch Community Hall. A ‘Thank You’ also goes to all our Birch Village Hall is on Refreshments will be served. advertisers and to those who TUESDAY 13 THTHTH JANUARY. For further information about have kindly donated towards the We shall start at 7.30pm. The Much Birch WI please contact cost of this publication. entrance fee is £1.50 Excellent Kath Watts 01981 540382 or Please keep your news coming prizes and refreshments will be Barbara Wilson 01432 840559. in, John Bryant can be reached available. New players are ______on 540316 and Dick Brimacombe always welcome. Much Birch Village Market on 540677 or you can send it ______direct to me. Please keep us The first market of 2009 takes posted on new neighbours so Much Birch WI place in Much Birch Hall on RD that we can print a welcome, of The meeting on TUESDAY 20 THTHTH FRIDAY 23 RDRD JANUARY . any special anniversaries etc., JANUARY is an Open Meeting, between 2.30pm and 4.30pm. and particularly any news of our when we look forward to hearing Please come along to support our young people. We also welcome about Dr. Garlick’s pilgrimage to Herefordshire producers who letters on topical local subjects, Santiago de Compostela. supply us with an excellent poems, and even adverse range of food products. comments too!

For further information please include illustrated talks about activities, We trust that all these contact Kath Watts 01981 the animals, and then a visit to a families will be happy in their 540382 special area local to the training new homes and in our ______venue to practice the skills communities. learned. We are sorry to hear that MRS Flicks In The Sticks Tea and coffee is provided – but NOLENE BRAY who now lives in association with Arts Alive MAMMA MIA! PG at Much people need to bring their own in Charnwood Retirement Home Birch Community Hall, on picnic lunch. To book a place, but formally of "Dunstone", SATURDAY 24 THTHTH JANUARY. contact the Herefordshire Nature Tump Lane, is in the County If you haven’t seen it already, Trust 01432 356872. For more Hospital after suffering an this is a must-see musical! If you information please contact me on accident. She hopes to be home have, then you know it’s worth the same number. There is a by Christmas and we wish her a seeing again on the big screen! maximum of 12 people per speedy recovery. Wear YourY our Abba Gear And Get course, so please book early to Four of our residents have Free Popcorn!Popco rn! make sure of a place. acquired ‘New Knees’ recently Doors open at 7.00pm. and the The nearest training day is on and we hope they will enjoy new THTHTH film commences at 7.30pm. SATURDAY 7 MARCH found freedom from pain and a Tickets are £3.50 (£2.50 under Haugh Wood, Fownhope in new lease of life. Several others 16’s) and are available in Woolhope Village Hall from have had operations recently and advance or on the door. For 10.00am. – 4.00pm. are now convalescing at home. further information or to book Nigel Hand - Project Officer BRIAN POWELL hopes to be tickets please call Bryony ______home soon and we send our good wishes to Brian and Caroline. Connolly on 01981 541274. Local News ______Coming up… 28 th February — Warmest congratulations are And When Did You Last See extended to JOANNE (nee L.B. Church Services Your Father DINNEN) and TIM FISHER on Services in Little Birch Church ______the birth of their daughter, will follow a slightly different Pantomime at LBVH Miriam Bethan, a brother for pattern in February, March and st Please make a note in your new Reuben and a grand daughter for April in that the 1 Sunday of diary! You are invited to enjoy JUDY and JOHN and proud the month will be a ‘Lay led’ nd an evening of fun and highway great grandparents. service, the 2 Sunday will be frolics with “Friends of Dick DEREK and MARGARET Holy Communion in our joint Turpin” at Little Birch Village SCRIVENS of Fairview (LB) are service with our Methodist rd Hall on FRIDAY 6 THTHTH & pleased to announce the safe friends, the 3 . Sunday will be a SATURDAY 7 THTHTH FEBRUARY. arrival of a Granddaughter, service at one of the ______SOPHIE ELIZABETH on 27th churches in the Wormelow October. The proud parents are Hundred and the 4 th . Sunday Bingo son GEOFF and daughter-in-law will be at the Methodist Chapel. There will be no Bingo in RACHEL who live in . ______January due to rehearsals for Sophie is a sister for 2 year old Visit to Hereford Museum the pantomime. The next Bingo Poppy. The History Group is thinking of “ Eyes down” will be at 8.00pm. A warm welcome is given to arranging a visit to the museum, THURSDAY 26 THTHTH FEBRUARY ISHA and KIERON WHEELER to be shown and hear about the in Little Birch Village Hall. and sons, TARRAN and KIRAN, many archaeological finds from There are very good prizes and who have moved into ‘Linnet’ the local area. This would take refreshments will be available. and to WENDY and HARRY place sometime in March and, to ______HALL, who have just taken up gauge numbers so that we can residency of ‘Cypress Cottage’, Herefordshire’s Reptiles arrange a suitable visit, we both in Kings Thorn. Also to Free Training day in March would appreciate it if you would TONY and RUTH BLAXILL who An inspirational wildlife project let us know if you think you came from Hereford at the end for Herefordshire called ‘What’s might like to come. There will of October to live at "Firethorn" That Snake?’ is offering free probably be a limit on numbers Much Birch. They have 5 training days to learn about and and a small charge may be made. children, 13 grandchildren and 2 identify the snakes and lizards Please ring 01981 540 791 if you great grandchildren. They hope found in our county, and how to would like to go. to get involved in village do surveys. The training will ______Tips, Techniques and Tastes Home BasedB ased Businesses queen was placed in The Tower An Evening with Renowned There is a new service for home and later under house arrest at Local Chef, Ken Tait based businesses. Herefordshire Hatfield, Blanche accompanied If you have spoken with any of Council is looking for people who her. When she was crowned, the people who joined us for this run their businesses from home. Blanche was also there, decked event, you will know what a Council officer Andy Dawson can out for the occasion. wonderful evening we had. help with advice and guidance to During Elizabeth’s reign Blanche Everyone was greeted with small businesses that work from had many roles. She had charge punch and goody bags containing back bedrooms, front living of the Privy Chamber, looked leaflets, discount vouchers and a rooms or even on kitchen tables. after the queen’s jewels and furs, kitchen utensil - from peelers to How to apply for funding, who to books and the great seal of pizza wheels, from cake testers talk to about your plans and . She was a very to chopsticks! where to get training plus meticulous lady and obviously Our guest chef then took centre networking opportunities are all totally loyal and trustworthy. stage - and kitchen - for the possible through the new Home She would receive money on evening and under our watchful Business Network. behalf of the queen and would eye, with the help of trainee chef, Contact: pass on requests for the queen’s Louis, presented a six course Andy on 01432 383064 or intervention, also acting as a meal in taster portions for 60 [email protected] conduit for the presentation of guests, and usually with two or for more information. parliamentary bills. For all this three dishes per course. We ______she was rewarded with several were lucky enough to learn many gifts of land in Herefordshire, Blanche Parry Talk tricks of the trade, the art of Yorkshire and at Llangorse. Her A group collected in Little Birch keeping to a timetable and to cousin, William Cecil, Lord Village Hall on 19 th November to savour many delicious recipes Burghley, drew up her will for hear Ruth Richardson tell us that we wouldn't have tried had her and Blanche arranged for about this hitherto little they not been so tastefully her burial in an elaborate tomb recognised lady. In a well- presented before us! There will at Bacton church which is still illustrated talk we heard about be many new recipes on dinner there representing a statement Blanche’s Welsh ancestry and party menus in the months to of worldly status. However, the family home at Newcourt, come, and no nibbles tray will be when Blanche died aged 82 in Bacton, - a house which no without Ken's Haggis Balls this 1590, she was buried at St. longer exists – and where she Christmas, thanks to the Margaret’s Westminster. She was born in 1508. It is very interesting booklet he provided never married. likely that, as a daughter of for everyone. ______gentry, she attended Aconbury Discount vouchers came from Priory where she received “Awards for all” Grant ... The Herb Garden, who produce teaching in ‘vertue and lernyng’. Little Birch Village Hall breads, preserves and pickles Aconbury was a finishing school Committee committee members and The Squeaky Pig Sausage of its day where the young ladies were pleased to receive and Pork company, both were taught English, writing, confirmation of an “““Awards “Awards for redeemable at the Much Birch sums, embroidery, singing and All” grant to cover costs of the Village Market, and our thanks social graces, also the use of upgrade and refurbishment of go to all the traders who offered herbs for culinary purposes and facilities which include improved to donate produce for the health. One or two of these can access for people who have a evening, and especially to Tracey still be found growing in the disability. The work is planned at the Squeaky Pig for giving the churchyard such as dwarf elder. to take place early in the New delicious Pork. Year and be ready in time for the With a first prize of a meal for four Her aunt, Lady Troy, used her cooked in the winner's home by Chef influence to secure Blanche a “Panto”. Ken, the raffle raised almost £100, position at Court where Lady ______and overall, with thanks to all who Troy had care of the children of Table top Sale Henry VIII. Blanche knew joined us for this very happy, LBVH committee would like to enjoyable and filling evening, £500 Elizabeth I from the time of her thank all those who supported was raised. birth and took over the role of the successful table top sale on Finally, Ken, Deb and Louis, we care and companionship when 7th December. couldn't have done it without her aunt retired. When, as ______you, so many, many thanks. Princess Elizabeth, the future Much Birch 100 Club Draw that the next step should be to present and the Council The December draw took place build a storage room to the south is waiting for further on Friday, 12th December 2008 side of the hall to house the information from Herefordshire in Much Birch Community Hall portable staging, piano, tables Council. at 12md - The winners were: and chairs etc. so providing more MB School Parking Problems 1. No. 33 - Mr. H. Watson floor space for use in the main A site visit has taken place with 2. No. 10 – Mr. & Mrs. C. hall. In addition it is hoped to Herefordshire Council & Cllr B Dymott, King’s Thorn improve access to the rear Wilcox, the. Local Police & The next draw will take place on grassed area of the hall by Stagecoach bus company in Tuesday, 13th January 2009 at providing a ramp from the main relation to parking problems at 7pm in Much Birch Community building. These plans of course Much Birch School. A number of Hall. would be subject to the proposals have been put forward John Jones, Chairman/Promoter. availability of funds and to help by Herefordshire Council upon ______raise the amount needed we which residents, living near the would be pleased to receive the school, are to be consulted before M.B. Hall --- New Year 2009 community’s continued support. any further action can be taken. Once again it is the New Year One way of helping is by Lengthsman and another 12 months has supporting the 100 club and Work identified by the Parish passed in the life of Much Birch although we have sold many Council is to be carried out Community Hall. I would like to entries for this coming year there shortly express very grateful thanks to are still a few more required to SID (Speed Indicator Device) all those people who have reach the 100. The scheme as in Amey has installed 3 out of the 4 continued to support the hall previous years remains at £12 sockets for the SID which the during 2008. It is so much a for a single entry to the draw Parish Council will be hiring focal point for our community each month of the year. If you from Herefordshire Council. It and we do so want to continue to wish to enter the draw more is anticipated that the SID will provide the best hall we can for than once each month then a be in place during early January the people who use it. further £12 would be required for 2009 at the following locations, Last year we were able to replace each additional entry sites at Much Birch School, the central heating boiler, If you wish to enter the 100 Club Barrack Hill, and Tump Lane. upgrade the roof insulation, draw then please do contact me Parish Freighter redecorate the cloakrooms and for an entry form. The Parish Council have made a the kitchen, and, of course, Best wishes to you all for the request for a visit in late spring extend the car park. This has New Year. 2009. Confirmation regarding been achieved through the hard John Jones - Chelston Grange, the location of where the work of the Hall Management Much Birch. Hereford, HR2 8HR. freighter can be sited is to be Committee and their fund Tel: 01981 540980 decided near the time of visit. raising efforts, by the community ______Planning contributing to the 100 Club and Planning Application Supported M.B.P.C other activities, as well and a DCSW2008/2546/F - Highland Report on MBPC meeting of donation from the Parish Council Cottage, Parish LaneLane, Hereford Thursday 6th November 2008. and the contribution of a small HR2 8AT - Proposed The Parish Clerk reported on the grant. It is important to remind conservatory – Application: Full following items since the last people that whilst the enlarged Planning Applications Granted meeting. car park was much needed, it DCSW2008/2032/F - Kimberly Parish LaneLan eee was also a planning requirement Cottage Hereford HR2 8AL - PROW are proposing that the to be completed before any other Alterations with first floor top part of the lane has a series development could take place. extension to North West of “sleeping policemen” to keep Now, not only will the hall users elevation. the flow of surface water to the enjoy the additional car parking DCSW2008/2025/F - The Cabin east of the lane and lead it into a space but there is also an Much Birch VC SchoolSchool, Much collection point by Reculver. This additional length of new Birch Hereford - Retention of would feed into a pipe which is pavement outside the boundary timber building within the suggested would run down the of the hall. grounds of MB Primary School centre of the lane and under the The overall development plans of for the purpose of providing road to the ditch opposite. This is the hall have been reviewed by before & after school care and a all being costed by AMEY at the committee who now consider nursery class. DCSW2008/2186/F The Chalice, resident has donated a kitchen discuss the reasons to renew the KingsthorneKingsthorne, Herefordshire - and plans are being drawn to HALC subscription. Alterations and single story install it into the Village Hall. A request has been received from extension to existing dwelling - The Management Committee to Herefordshire Council for the Application Type: full decide upon the installation of a 2008/2009 Parish precept, an DCSW2008/2245/F Court Farm, cooker. There is a Historical amount of £2000.00 was agreed. Much BirchBirch, Hereford - Convert Talk and Seventies Evening The Clerk has requested the existing farm house into two four organised for next month. Parish Freighter but it is not bed dwellings, convert existing Parish Lengthsman Scheme – available until at least July garage to one bedroom dwelling. Further work has been carried 2009. Clerk to contact Meetings out by the Lengthsman with an Herefordshire Council in March Halc training dates were noted. estimation of three days work 2009 to book as no future Correspondence. remaining. bookings are being taken until Parish councillors had previously Parish Initiative – All defects then. been given the correspondence have been reported with Date of Next Meeting - list which was noted. paperwork returned by WEDNESDAY 14TH JANUAJANUARYRYRYRY Next meeting Herefordshire Council with Parish Clerk THURSDAY 5 THTHTH FEBRUARY incident numbers. Please contact the Parish Clerk 2009 at 7.30pm. Financial Report - 6 Cheques with any issues concerning Little For information on Much Birch signed, 3 payments received Birch Parish. Contact details Parish please visit our website Correspondence --- A detailed list are: Liz Callwood 540081 or www.muchbirchparish.org.uk. of all correspondence was given [email protected] Parish Clerk to the Parish Council and noted. ______If you have any queries on Planning Parish Field Parish Council matters please Planning permission granted There is a piece of land adjacent telephone the Clerk on 01432 Crows Nest for the alteration to to the footpath opposite Little 870874, or write to: Mrs. Kath outbuildings to raise height of Birch Village Hall and Greenow, Hackford House, roof no. DCSW2008/2174F. Rosebank, called the Parish Dinedor, Hereford, HR2 6PD Planning applications Field which covers approx. ______. The Castle Inn, Enlargement of 400m 2. This land is mostly existing kitchen/storage area, no. L.B.P.C. registered as common. Little DCSW2008/2410/F. Report of the Little Birch Parish Birch Parish Council wish to Highland Cottage - Erection of a Council Meeting held on receive any suggestions as to conservatory no. Wednesday 12 th November what could be done with this DCSW2008/2546/F. No interests were declared. land. Please note that the land Both applications returned with The minutes of the meeting held cannot be sold, cannot be built no objections. on the 17 th September 2008 were upon and cannot be cleared with Any Other Business read and signed as a true record. mechanical devices however it CSO Fiona Witcher discussed Matters Arising could be used by the community, the recently stolen gates. She From previous minutes – The BT overseen by the Parish Council. also informed the Parish Council phone box has been reported but If you have any ideas could you of the new non-emergency with no reply. Correspondence please contact Liz Callwood, t: telephone number for West received from Herefordshire 01981 540081, email: Mercia Police and the Council concerning the Parish [email protected] who forthcoming PACT meeting. Field informing the Parish will then share your suggestions The Annual Audit has been Council that the overgrowing with the Parish Council. completed by the external trees are not deemed unsafe in ______Auditors, Mazars and paperwork their opinion. Clerk to write an to be displayed upon the notice Neighbourhood Watch article to ask residents for ideas board. Between 10th November and 3rd for the future of the Parish Field. Correspondence received from December a Ford Transit van Village Hall – Grant application Much Dewchurch Parish Council was broken into whilst it was left for refurbishing the ladies and requesting the sharing of at a farm premises in Grafton. A disabled toilets has been meetings and information. large quantity of tools and a submitted. A further grant for A request for Lynda Wilcox of generator were taken, total value replacement external doors is HALC to attend the March 2009 around £1,200. also being investigated. A local Parish Council meeting to On 26 th November there were accounts for 6.5% of all car theft, West Mercia are encouraging two 'distraction' burglaries in despite Landrovers only people to think about their and , where constituting 1.5% of cars on the actions when out by using the "If elderly residents were targeted road. you could turn back the clock" at home and considerable The majority of these crimes theme, as one of the three quantities of cash were stolen. involved Landrover Defenders posters being used shows. The stories used by the offenders pre 2002, and during the period In 2008, Herefordshire will be a to gain entry centred on checking in question, the level of theft has safe place to enjoy a cracking the washing machine, and come down from a peak in Christmas. Let's keep it that checking the TV for fire risk. January to a low in May, but it is way! The offences happened around now starting to rise again. Jingle Bells midday / early afternoon. Please keep your Landrover To highlight the need for Both offences involved at least locked at all times. vigilance with bags and purses three males. The Bromyard Christmas Presence when shopping, particularly in offence involved a silver coloured Since Christmas 2004, West the very busy pre-Christmas car, recently a silver coloured Mercia Constabulary has run period, the Herefordshire Crime VW Golf containing three males operation Christmas Presence Prevention Panel have has been committing offences on each year, a campaign designed purchased a number of purse Herefordshire Division. to makes our towns and cities bells, which have been kindly Please report to police safer places to enjoy over the donated to the local policing immediately any sightings of a festive period. teams across the county to issue strange silver car containing This year is no exception and free to shoppers with trolleys three or more males, or parked Operation Christmas Presence and mums with prams and nearby to an elderly persons 2008 will continue to build on buggies. house. the good work and results Whilst purse and wallet theft is On Friday 28th November a achieved in previous years. not a problem in Herefordshire, white Renault 5 F599NCJ was Chief Inspector Shane Hancock, people do need to be aware that stolen from a layby at the bottom leading the initiative in it does happen occasionally. By of The Callow on the A49. The Herefordshire, said, "West clipping the bells to the zipper, vehicle had been involved in an Mercia wants people to have a the bells will jingle if they are accident and was awaiting fun but safe Christmas. To disturbed in your bag or jacket. recovery. A witness saw a male ensure this, we will be cracking Inspector Nick Semper, aged 40-45 remove the vehicle down on alcohol-related crime responsible for Local Policing in using a white flatbed lorry with such as drink-related violence, Hereford City, said, "People are a Hiab on the back between 1200 drink spiking and drink driving." reminded to be vigilant when and 1300 that day. "There will be a visibly higher shopping, be wary of other Between 6pm on Monday 8th presence of officers on the streets shoppers who 'crowd' you, keep December and 7am on Tuesday on key dates - Friday 19th, your bags closed and don't leave 9th, a single axle Ifor Williams Saturday 20th, Wednesday 24th, your purse in view." trailer was stolen from a Saturday 27th and New Years The bells can be obtained by residence in Tump Lane, Eve - to reassure revellers and contacting your Local Wormelow. The trailer was prevent problems." PolicingTeam on the new chained to a concrete post on the "We will also be working with number. - 0300 333 3000 owners driveway, and the gates colleagues from the Fire Service were closed, but the thieves cut and Herefordshire Council on Neighbourhood Watch Local through the chain and stole the these days to ensure that fire Representatives are trailer, which has high tail gate, and licensing regulations are East and is identifiable. being adhered to." JOHN BULBECK --- 540178 Two fishing huts were broken He said, "The police have five top Central into at Holme Lacy between 30 TH tips for a safe and happy BOB PETERS --- 540670 November and 1st December, at Christmas: West BETTY PHILPOTT --- 540614 this stage nothing appears to  Don’t drink too much. ______have been taken.  Be aware of drink spiking. Thefts of Landrovers  Look after your friends. New Year Resolution There are 72 recorded crimes in  Don't drink and drive and What about making it a New West Mercia where Landrovers  Walk away from trouble. Year resolution to have the have been stolen this year, this Newsletter by email. This year we have managed to save £75 out of an annual spend of well over £1,200.. Donations, unfortunately, have fallen drastically since we lost the local Post Office in Kings Thorn. Even if you don’t enjoy reading off the computer it is easy enough to print it onto scrap paper and generate your own hard copy. This would cost each family around £3.50 per year. So, if you would consider receiving the newsletter via email, it would enable the Community to save a lot on paper, shoe leather and time spent in printing and collation.. ______Items/Copy Please may I have items for the FEBRUARY issue via post to Mrs. S.E. Mathews, Folly Cottage, Little Birch, HR2 8BD, or left in the post box at ‘Bramleys’ or by email attachment in Word format to: [email protected] by:

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