Monday in the month 10.30-12.30 Heaton House. Tuesdays Short Mat Bowling: 2.00pm Martley Memorial Hall Wichenford Ladies’ Fellowship: 2.30pm 2nd Tuesday in the month (usually) Martley Toddler Group: 1st and 3rd Volume 20 No. 2 July 2010 Tuesdays (term time) 10.30am Martley Memorial Hall Editor: Michelle Higgins (01886888344) Editorial Team: Martley Alan Boon (01886 Wednesdays 888527), Kate King (01886 888439) Teme Valley Shufflers Line Dancing: Wichenford Janet Andrews (01886 888303), 7pm Martley Memorial Hall Enq. Jeff & Sheila Richards (01886 888378) Thelma 01886 821772 Advertising: Aileen Parker. 01886 888456 Distribution: Martley George & June Lawrence Martley Folk Club: 1st Wednesday in (01886 821064) Wichenford Karen Furber the month at The Talbot, Knightwick and (01886 888449) 3rd Wednesday at The Admiral Rodney Contact The Villager: Leave articles at Martley WI: 2nd Wednesday in the Martley Post Office, call Janet or Sheila month 7.30pm Heaton House (Wichenford) or email the Editor at [email protected] Thursdays Opinions expressed by contributors are not Wichenford Wine Club: 3rd Thursday in necessarily those of The Villager. The Villager the month cannot be held responsible for any goods or services advertised in the magazine. Martley & District Horticultural Society: last Thursday in the month 7.30pm Martley Memorial Hall Regular events in Martley See Church Words p. 27 for details of services and Wichenford: See articles for details of special events AND changes of time/date/venue of regular events Sundays 2nd Sunday in the month: See the Diary page on www.martley.org.uk for Teme Valley Farmers Market for local a complete listing of all forthcoming events (that the Diary page editor knows about) produce 11am The Talbot, Knightwick Martley Ramblers meet Church car park See page 28 for contact details of organisations 3rd Sunday in the month: Articles to go in The Villager must be Path-or-Nones meet 9.30am Martley submitted by the 1st of the Memorial Hall car park to help maintain previous month the local footpaths Mondays Rhythm Time: 9.30-11.30am Martley Memorial Hall Enq. Rachel 01886 812565 Records of the Parish Council meetings in Martley Parish Council: 1st Monday in the two parishes are not intended to be full the month 8pm Memorial Hall and complete minutes. Minutes of meetings Martley & Villages Carers’ Group: 1st can be seen by contacting the respective Clerks to the Councils. July 2010 * The Villager 9 OUT AND ABOUT IN MARTLEY Visit our website—www.martley.org.uk shrubs, climbers and some excellent- quality rose bushes; fruit trees, tomatoes, vegetable plants and herbs too and all at sensible prices. People had been really generous this year in what they brought – thank you all! Also a big thank you to all helpers, it Martley and District was a very successful day. Perhaps the Horticultural Society date being earlier than usual worked better for everyone too. A lovely sunny day for the Plant Sale The coach trip to Wisley for members on 22 May brought a good number of and friends is on Saturday 17 July; customers and trade was brisk. On there may be some spare seats – ring offer as usual were a great number of Margaret Rushgrove on 01886-888631 plants of every description, in for details. An ‘Evening Garden particular bedding plants, perennials, Meeting’ is planned for 29 July, which hanging basket fillers, pot plants, will be at Honey Brook Cottage, Kidderminster (meet at the Village Hall at 6.30pm). Saturday 21 August is the Martley Annual Show. Don’t forget to get your scarecrow made in good time! Tina Steel Martley Fete It’s nearly Fete time again (21 August) so we need tombola prizes please— Pam Minchin 01886- 888521; and good clean Reg Snow, customer and plants at the Plant Sale in May 10 The Villager * July 2010 books for the Book Stall—Marg surfaced—well most of it—some Jackson 01886-888654. Don’t forget metres left untouched for some reason, to make a Scarecrow and enter your probably due to running water—but produce! otherwise a smooth tidy finish. There Pam Minchin was great activity, many lorries, vans, workmen, many newspapers read and crosswords completed over the few days. There are now double white Martley WI lines at both ends of Hillend Bridge Lane. A final touch of civilisation is the new “No Through Road” sign. As 14 July 7.30pm Heaton House this is on a post about a metre higher Our homes have been de-toxed, we than the previous one, perhaps the have had our garden meeting and now metal thieves will not be able to steal it is going to be “Food for Thought”. it. There are, however, still no road Presumably Sara Dover will be talking names identifying Hillend Bridge about food to eat and not just Lane to help the poor lorry drivers theoretical do’s and don’ts. The relying on their competition is for an item made from sat-navs. One a healthy recipe. It sounds very cannot expect to mysterious so we shall be eager to find have everything out what it is all about. The details of and we must be the summer outing in August will be thankful for discussed and suggestions for next what has been year’s programme are welcome. What done. an interesting evening we shall be Kate King having. Visitors are always welcome to join us. Village Hall News Kate King We'd like to thank everyone who came along to the Ascot evening including Pudford Lane all those hats! Special thanks go to There’s been quite a lot of “goings on” Lee Turner of Titanium Group LLP these last few weeks. No, not “those (http://www.ti-group.co.uk) our sort” for those of you with suspicious steward for the evening. Many of us minds, and the randy ram has not been went home with less money in our on the loose again. In fact, the sheep pockets but it was worth it - where have been shorn so, as the numbers were Kauto Star and Imperial have now gone from their backs, so he Commander when we need them? might not be able to recognise his Thank you to our sponsors and special girls. gamblers of course for a most The news is that the lane has been re- enjoyable and entertaining evening. July 2010 * The Villager 11 After several years of service for tractor. which the community as a whole has (Instead of saying "Non–Smoking reason to be grateful, John Woolley Non-Drinking Single White Male in has stood down from doing the search of Non-Smoking Non-Drinking bookings. As a short-term interim Single White Female" could you just measure, Dave Cropp is handling say "Fun Loving bookings. We intend to have a system NSNDSWMISONSNDSWF"?) that makes it as easy as possible for people to book and access the hall. We Esther-The Musical are therefore looking for someone in Having been part of the cast for Robin the village who would like to take on Hood in January and unable to be part the role of bookings officer to include of this latest production, I didn’t want taking bookings, updating the to miss the latest venture of MAD electronic calendar, keeping booking (Martley Amateur Dramatics), Esther, forms for accounting reasons, ensuring a musical based on the old-testament the hall is ready for the booking, bar story of Esther, a Hebrew woman who staffed, and work alongside the won favour and married Xerxes, king management committee. If anyone is of the Medes and Persians, later interested in finding out more about influencing him to spare her people. It this role, please chat with Dave Cropp, has been a long-term project for Ruth Richard Barlow or Annette Smith or Mace, the resident musician at St email :[email protected] Peter’s Martley. All her hard work Martley 100 Club writing Esther eventually came to Congratulations to Mandy Gardner fruition with two performances on with her lucky number 28 - winning Saturday 15 May at Martley Memorial £40 on the May drawer. Mandy was Hall, and it was a treat to see – and our very first winner back in January hear! Ruth managed to create a mix of 2009 and received £20. Well done Hebrew and Persian music and song Mandy for sticking with us. which blended and complimented A bit of a joke section: each other effectively. WANTED Louisa Wilde (Ruth’s daughter) took Village Hall seeks person with GSOH the lead role as Esther and played it and good communicator to take on the with real tenderness. Her solos (and role of managing the bookings for the there were quite a few) were all hall. Computer-literate and enthusiasm wonderful. She has a stunning voice! essential. Previous experience not All parts were brilliantly cast by Ruth. necessary. Apply: James Hyslop played the king, a really [email protected] demanding role with lots to sing, with Young farmer with 100 acres would be flair and considerable vocal ability! pleased to hear from young lady with The local clergy were well tractor. Please send photograph of represented – I counted no less than 12 The Villager * July 2010 five clergy members performing!! Rev David Sherwin and Rev Rob Barlow were both ‘baddies’ and got their comeuppance (after doing a very good job entertaining us). The children Teme Valley Views from the Teme deserve a big mention as they all put Valley Children’s Centre in a huge effort singing, dancing and Be Sun Safe learning their lines. Abigail Skin cancer is one of the most Cunningham gave a lovely rendition common cancers in the UK and the of Shining Kingdom, which for me number of people who develop it is was the most moving song of all.