The Cleobury Clarion SERVING CLEOBURY COUNTRY January 2015

RAINBOWS RULE THE CLARION GETS EVEN BIGGER With this first Clarion of the New Year, we hit a new high with 850 copies produced. This edition, printed before Christmas so that we could get it to most of you on January 1st, has seen a slight reduction in page numbers to 60, but we expect to be back up to 64 again very soon. I have never ceased to be amazed at the success of what is just a rural newsletter, but its aim of reporting local news and avoiding doom and gloom does seem to work. Ten All these lovely, smiling young ladies are members years ago it launched as a 24 page experiment, of the 21st Cleobury Mortimer Rainbows. On with 550 handed out around the area. Five November 21st they gave up their time to help fill years ago I talked about it to the Breakfast shoeboxes for Samaritan’s Purse, with guidance Club and vowed that it wouldn’t grow beyond from Jenny Vanderhook. The result; 168 boxes of 40 pages, simply because there would be Christmas gifts for underprivileged children. danger of the tail wagging the dog. 850 copies, Photo: Jean Basham 60 or 64 pages each month. Down, Rover!

THE EDITOR IS ON HOLIDAY ready for this?), socks will not, shoes will be I have been told by my older son that I am sandals at most. I will not take a mobile having a holiday. No arguments. phone, nor a business computer and I will not So early in the New Year I will be winging listen to the BBC Overseas Service or NBC. my way to Singapore, courtesy of the same Don’t ask when I’ll be back, but I intend to generous man, to stay with his family for ten be refreshed and getting the next Clarion out, days or so. Shorts will be worn (is Singapore on time for February 1st. I’ll miss you all.

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Editor and Advertising Sales: Jim Reynolds, 4 Childe Road, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire DY14 8PA. Telephone: 01299 270642 Mobile: 07410 977 212 E-Mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Printed by: Linda Fowler at Glint Print 01299 266657 The Clarion On The Web:www.cleoburyclarion.co.uk The Clarion is owned and published by Cleobury Clarion Media Limited Collect the Clarion in Cleobury Mortimer from: Spar Grocery, M & M Baldwin, The Post Office, Cleobury Cafe, The Severn Hospice Shop, Harry Tuffin’s, Carrot Tops, The Library, Simply Fresh and McCartneys Estate Agents. Or Out in Cleobury Country at: Heath Farm Meats, Bagginswood; Clee Hill Post Office; Cleobury North Village Store; Clows Top Post Office; The Sun and Slipper at Mamble; Hopton Bank Service Station; Ludlow Library; Mawley Oak Garage; The Fighting Cocks, Stottesdon; The Duck Inn, Chorley; The Live and Let Live, Neen Sollars; The Eagle and Serpent, Kinlet; Parker Motors, Ditton Priors and McCartneys Estate Agents,Tenbury Wells. Missed your Clarion? Cleobury Mortimer Library keeps the current month’s copy on file. THE DEADLINE FOR THE FEBRUARY ISSUE IS JANUARY 24th Clarion Contacts - Useful Local Telephone Numbers and Emails CEMETERY ADMINISTRATOR - 07703 965 064 Theresa Parfitt; [email protected] CLEOBURY COUNTRY CENTRE - 01299 272300 In Love Lane. Open 09.00 to 5.00, Mon to Fri. CITIZENS ADVICE - 08444 991100. Advisors on line 10.00 to 4.00. CLEOBURY COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITIES (CoCo) - 01299 270018. Katja Ward is the contact; office hours 10.00 to 12.00 noon Wednesday only. CLEOBURY MORTIMER LIBRARY - 01299 272301. Vicki Alexander is our librarian. Open 9.00 to 5.00 Monday to Friday and 10.00 to 1.00 Saturdays. LOCAL POLICE - Constable Anne O’Leary; [email protected] CLEOBURY MORTIMER SCOUTS AND GUIDES: Iain Smith CM 271809 CRIMESTOPPERS - 0800 555 111. Free Police contact. Talk in confidence, to report any crime. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HELPLINE - Women’s Aid, 24 Hour support: 0800 783 1359 HOME FROM HOSPITAL - 01584 878046. Help over the first weeks back home from Age UK. JOB VACANCIES - 01299 272300. See the local list in Cleobury Country Centre. MARKET HALL- Dorothy CM272717, 07761 976650 mobile, or [email protected] MEDICAL CENTRE - 01299 270209. Out of surgery hours, the Shrop Doc Service. SHROP DOC - 08444 068888. Service available evenings and weekends. THE PHARMACY - 01299 270219. Closes for half day on Saturday. Delivers prescriptions. NIGHTINGALE NURSING FUND - 01746 718210. Rosemary Abbiss is the contact. PARISH COUNCIL -Clerk Matthew Sheehan is in the Market Hall from 9.00 ‘til 2.00, Monday to Friday. 01299 271154. The Council meets in the Market Hall on the first Monday of the month; meetings are open to the public. Website: www.cleobury.org.uk POST OFFICE - 01299 270201. Many services in Cleobury: car tax, foreign currency, cash point SAINT MARY’S YOUTH PROJECT - Mark Greaves 07828 116810, [email protected] SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL - 0345 678 9000 SOUTH SHROPSHIRE YOUTH FORUM - E-mail [email protected]. VOLUNTARY CAR SCHEME - 01299 666119. Mrs Val Simpson is the coordinator. WASTE DISPOSAL - 0345 678 9007. The contractor is Veolia The Cleobury Clarion - January 2015 - Page !3

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You could hear a pin drop. Joss Hard job to do, soft touch works. Ron retires. Carter brings modern dance to Adrian Satterly See Page 19. Cleobury. See Page 29. Page 55. And On Other Pages…. 3: Local Information 31: …and Part Two 7: The Coming of the Kings 35: £2,500 to Severn Hospice 9: A Big Thank You 37: The Farming Page - Jenny 11: Chiropractor Extraordinary Everingham 13: Midland Quarry helps out 39: Clarion Coppers 15: The Clarion Jobs Page 41: Buses! The saga continues…. 17: On The Market - Cakebole 43: The Weekly Social Calendar 21: The Severn Edge Vets Pets Page 45: January in the Wyre Forest. 23: Happenings on High Street 47: Cleobury Town Juniors 25: Becky Retires 51: Bayton CofE Primary School 27: Philip Dunne MP 57: News from the Guides 30: The Social Calendar Part One…

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NO MORE KNOWBURY LATIN JAZZ off the evening. Starting time is CANE AT CLOWS TOP 6.30 John Felix, who ran Knowbury Our enthusiasm for Shindig THE READING GROUP Cane Seating from his cottage in organised events at the Clows Our December meeting that charming village just below Top Victory Hall is well heralded the early arrival the Clee Hill, is closing the established. They do musical Christmas spirit with food and business and retiring. Not that events very well and have what drink that soon put aside any he really wanted to give up, but looks like another great night inhibitions about expressing getting supplies of good, reliable heading our way on January opinions. Robert Harris’s ‘The materials has become a 31st. Fear Index’ was the beneficiary, headache and he does not It features the five piece Latin generally liked despite its believe in using anything less. American jazz band Heads gloomy forebodings of machines He did a lovely job for many South, big on the London jazz taking over. We had found the people and we wish him a long scene with their Cuban solution: give them glass of wine and retirement, though we influenced music that has had and they’ll soon mellow. suspect he won’t have his feet some very strong press acclaim. How will this effect hit our up too much. Once again, this evening offers views of the Christmas read, Such a shame to see a capable two options: £12.00 to include a Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s craftsman stop working, not supper or £10.00 for just the ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’? Surely because of a lack of work, but music. We’ve tried this and it mild hangovers will not be just the materials to do the job was a top value evening. allowed to cloud objectivity? On well. Tickets from 01299 832456 or Monday the 19th we will find ROCK PATHFINDERS JUST from Brians the Butchers or out, in the library at 7.30. It will DON’T EVER STOP Clows Top Post Office. If you’re be an entirely sober but friendly evening, where new members They have two walks interested, don’t wait too long to will be made very welcome. scheduled for January. The first book. At the end of the evening and on New Year’s Day, starting THE COMING OF THE on into email exchanges, from Great Witley Village Hall at KINGS congratulations were offered to 10.30. This celebration of the chair Deana Kimber for her Then on the 15th they gather at Epiphany on January 9th will be quiet and generous leadership The Colliers Arms, on the A456 in Saint Mary’s, the delightful that gives everyone a chance to at Rock for their second outing parish church of Neen Savage. It speak. of the New Year. Alan Jones on comprises carols and readings, SILLY BIT 01299 400304 will tell you more, with a dedication of the ‘The other day someone told or the Ordnance Survey tapestries of the Creation. All me I could make ice cubes with references are in the Monthly followed by wine or soft drinks leftover wine. I was confused - Social Calendar. As they always with light refreshments to round what is leftover wine?’ remind us - Everyone Welcome.

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The Cleobury Clarion - January 2015 - Page !8 Clarion Clippings - The Local News LOOKING BACK WITH friendly than his previous home process a smooth, memorable THANKS in Kent. occasion. How Mike would Towards the end of his life have smiled in his coffin at the people showed great kindness spectacular, elegant procession to Mike, especially Wendy and Adrian provided from one end her staff at The King’s Arms of Cleobury to the other. So who tried to encourage him to Thank You Wyre Forest Funeral keep eating by making special Services from myself and all little meals of his favourite food family members. and making sure he could Sue Burgess access the pub on his mobility NEW DEAL AT FAIR scooter by opening the delivery SHARE door for him. So Thank You to The Fair Share Credit Union, all at the K.A. who are in Cleobury Library The late Mike Hall in his His nursing at the Severn every Friday morning, have favourite watering hole - the Hospice in Telford was beyond launched a new service; Handi- King’s Arms. expectations. The compassion Loan. It lets you borrow at a It has been just over a year and care highlighted that very favourable rate; for now since my brother, Mike without the dedicated team of example you can have a loan of Hall, passed away as a result of workers in charity shops, this £500 and pay back £14.00 a cancer. Time allows me to look standard of care would not exist week over a year. The total you back and reflect on the last few so Thank You to our local team. weeks of his life without will actually pay is a huge When Mike passed away I was becoming too emotional, saving over what some payday extremely impressed by the enabling me to write about my loan companies will charge. professionalism of Adrian appreciation for the people who Or if you want to borrow a Satterly, our local undertaker of helped us through this tough little more part way through the Wyre Forest Funeral Services. time. year, the OpenCash service lets Every detail was taken care of, Mike loved living in Cleobury you have a bit more and carry nothing was too much trouble. and made many friends. When on repaying at the same rate. We were never made to feel we he first moved here he told me They really are making this had to make decisions in a about how long it took him to money business easier and hurry or that any ideas were walk down the High Street saving borrowers a lot of unacceptable. Adrian was a true because so many people wanted interest. gentleman whose respectful to chat. He was surprised how Fair Share are on 01952 200200 approach showed in his ability different life could be in another or 01743 240403, or they’ll be to make the whole funeral part of the country, much more happy to chat at the library.

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injury and has exacerbated the reach parts of my psyche that pain to almost intolerable levels. other medical personnel could I found myself depressed, taking not. Sue explained her methods, antidepressants and controlled drew diagrams I could drugs to help with the pain, not understand and gave me a able to keep awake enough to through exam and diagnosis of function in the real world. my problem, She explained Feelings of inadequacy became a where my injuries lay and how Military helicopters are a part of bigger and bigger issue. During she could help me. The everyday life for the military, but the first few years of retirement I treatment plan was devised after when a landing goes wrong it can be moved home and ended up in a viewing my x-rays and further a very painful experience. lovely small community where consultation. She assured me In the early 90's I was a soldier, everyone seemed to know each there would be no snapping of serving with the famous other and if you had a problem joints or jerky movements. Blackwatch Regiment. During someone somewhere would Sue's approach is my service I sustained a back know how to fix it. compassionate and she displays injury due to the 'heavy landing On the main street there was a a depth of empathy, especially in of a helicopter'. The injury was chiropractor who always looked her work for 'Hands For Heroes'. severe; I was medically down- busy and the premises very This charity provides help for graded and subsequently left the welcoming. My wife suggested injured military personnel military to work as a civilian in that a complementary medical without cost to the individual. the same environment. approach may be a way forward This has enabled me to have a My job entailed weapon and made me an appointment. number of pain relieving management and at times heavy I was reluctant to go - you hear sessions without worry about lifting, something I had been stories about ‘crunching’ bones- the cost. She is the only able to do prior to my injury. But but I went with an open mind practitioner that offers her time the pain became difficult to and I am so happy I did. The for this in the area, and if we manage and it became evident staff were really friendly and hadn't moved here I feel I would that I could no longer perform to accommodating. I was in pain still be in pain without any an acceptable level and had to but they never asked me to do expectation of relief. leave on medical grounds. anything I found difficult. They My family and I cannot find Back in 'civvy street' I was took my details and Sue words to thank Sue enough. May persuaded to undergo spinal B r o w n , c h i r o p r a c t o r she continue to build her surgery, which I felt would at extraordinary, recognised the practise and continue with her least help with the increasing euphemism 'a heavy landing' often unrecognised charity work. pain levels. Unfortunately this having been a helicopter pilot Anon, ex-Staff Sgt. REME has not helped with the original herself. She has the same sense www.hands for heroes.com of humour and, as such could

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MIDLAND QUARRY TO relationships in their local received either direct to the THE RESCUE community MQP felt that by Centre or via their Amazon helping someone like Marion, wishlist which is featured on who is working so hard for the the Centre’s website http:// benefit of others, was an ideal ncrrhc.weebly.com/ People can way to help make a difference. also help by adopting one of the Newbridge Cat Rescue has cats that are waiting to be been taking in cats for seven rehomed. They can bring joy to years. It has grown and is now people’s lives, grateful for the inundated with cats, often chance of a new home, they between 70 and 100 at one time. repay kindness with affection. They come from people whose CONGRATULATIONS circumstances have changed, To Jean Watkiss, December but many are found abandoned. winner of the Lacon Lottery, Big smiles all round as Hugh The ultimate aim is to rehome as who drew a useful festive McGuigan of Midland Quarry many as possible but some end season payout of £64.00 for her Products hands over a cheque to their days in Marion’s special investment of just £1.00. Marion at Newbridge Cat Rescue. sanctuary for those who are not THE CLEOBURY Caring for up to 100 rescue cats chosen because people consider TRADE CARD is hard work, but when the them too old for adoption. This excellent product from winter weather hits and the All at a financial cost to Marion Cleobury Country will be pathways turn to mud, daily who for the most part pays for distributed by hand to all town routines become an endurance the cats to be fed, neutered, households this month. Its test for Marion Parsons at wormed, deflead and for other handy listing of local businesses Cleobury Mortimer’s vets bills, out of her pension. is a great source of information, Newbridge Cat Rescue. She has some help with food especially if you have one of Step in Midland Quarry from donation bins in those winter emergencies and Products at Clee Hill, who Sainsbury’s at Kidderminster don’t know who to contact. rushed to the rescue. First they and the Co-op in Cleobury It won’t be available early delivered a load of their best No Mortimer, but this is a drop in enough to be distributed with 1 stones to improve the paths, the ocean for what it is actually this edition of the Clarion, but then they donated a cheque for costing. we will have copies in all our £500 to help with the Centre’s Midland Quarry Products’ Out of Town collection points in food and vets bills. generous donation will keep the February. A great aid to both Hugh McGuigan, Manager of wolf from the door for a while local shoppers and the Clee Hill Quarry was delighted and any future donations of businesses who serve them. to present the cheque to Marion. food or money will be gratefully Keen to help develop

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PART TIME JOB VACANCY An administrator supporting Cleobury based financial advisor Grainger Jones at Escom Independent Financial Planning Limited. The following are essential: Excellent administrative skills, a professional telephone manner, an enthusiastic approach to work, a willingness to learn about the financial planning industry if not familiar with this field of work. The long term objective is for a full time position to be available to the successful applicant as the office becomes more established in the area. A competitive salary is available. If you feel you have the necessary attributes, please forward your CV to: Grainger Jones, Escom Independent Financial Planning Limited, 53 High Street, Cleobury Mortimer DY14 8DQ, email to [email protected] pr phone 07974 100089 for an informal chat.

Job Title/ Company Job Requirements How to Apply Full tme from March 2015. Applicatons should be received by Maternity Cover English Teacher Looking for an energetc, ambitous Monday 1st December 2014. Lacon Childe School, Cleobury Mortmer. and enthusiastc teacher for For more details contact Mrs S Broad, maternity cover . Headteachers PA on: For more details see website: Tel: 01299 270312 www.lacon-childe.org.uk Email: broad'[email protected] Bar and Waitng Staf Looking for motvated enthusiastc Please email your CV to: The Stable Tavern, Talbot Yard CM. individuals to join the bar and waitng [email protected] team. Will be responsible for With a covering leter maintaining the highest standards of service and beverage preparaton. Experience preferred but full training will be given. Part Time Ofce Assistant Flexible working house, dutes consist For more informaton or to apply Litle Lakes Holiday Park of: email your CV to: Maintaining purchase ledger, [email protected] Providing payroll support Manning park desk and dealing with Closing date for applicatons: customer enquiries. 5th January. Sage payroll experience would be useful.

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The Cleobury Clarion - January 2015 - Page !16 On The Market - Cakebole Orchard Produce

With a background that Seville orange, ginger, sage and includes a Canadian grand yellow mustard seed to win a mother whose hand written Silver award and an entry for the recipes she still refers to, plus 2015 competition. “If you get a notes from other family Gold award two years running, members and ideas of her own, that means a contract with it’s no surprise that she launched Fortnum and Masons,” she her own range of jams, chutneys explains. How that single jam and marmalade from Cakebole pot would cope with that level Farm. Just outside Chaddesley of demand she may never know. Corbett, at 20 acres it’s no big To get the Cakebole brand spread, but soon after moving in launched she worked every local the orchard was planted with market, but cut back in apple, pears and greengage deference to family needs. Today trees, while the fruit cages hold a she supplies select spots like Annie Watson of Cakebole. “The variety of ingredients for her Mac & Jac’s cafe and deli in Cleobury market is fantastic. The produce. Worcester and Pie Creator in people are so friendly.” She has a separate kitchen for Stourport, plush a range of Annie Watson will tell you the business side, not that it’s the customers who know a good that Cakebole is “not a working semi industrial unit you might thing when they taste it. farm.” Maybe not with animals, expect. More a domestic kitchen Cleobury’s Farmers’ Market is but it’s still a hive of tasteful with focus and a large jam pot. her only regular pitch, plus big activity and home to some Just one, but about two feet in foodie events. “Cleobury is wonderful blends of flavours. diameter and kept very busy as fantastic, I put out tasters for She loves food and cooking, she prepares batches of people to try. And they are so trained as a chef at Worcester established flavours, new lines friendly, really nice.” It’s as Technical College and worked in and some ideas of her own. much as she needs, a one the famous Brown’s Restaurant “I’m a morning person and woman show who grows the in the city. Moving on, she ran a like to get on with things,” she fruit, picks it, makes the jam, chain of Benetton shops with her smiles. “But sometimes I wake in chutney or marmalade and first husband before opening a the small hours with an idea and delivers it to the customers. cafe and deli in Worcester’s must get up and try it.” She was Long hours? “Yes, but I love it, Crowngate Centre, That was invited to submit her idea for a being busy, trying new recipes. quite a place, seating 150 people flavour to complement a Some of them people like, some and serving home baked bread savoury sausage for the annual they don’t, but it’s fun.” as one of many attractions. Dalemain Marmalade Awards in Take a look at “Food is such an interesting Cumbria and had one of her www.cakeboleorchardproduce thing, it brings people together,” three o’clock moments. She put to learn more. Or meet the lady she explains. together an inspired blend of herself on the market.

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STOTTESDON AND RON JORDAN RETIRES real test of strength and DISTRICT W.I. He’s almost a part of the endurance. 27 members and visitors met town’s furniture, such a familiar He seemed to know every item in Chorley Village Hall on sight on the High Street and in the shop’s huge stock, which December 10th, to learn how to held in high regard by almost in the early days included the create Christmas wreaths with a everyone who’s been served by large sheds at the back. With a difference. Clare Tibbits him. Ron Jordan didn’t own quiet smile he’d listen to what (wearing her felt hat with yak Mumford’s Ironmongers, but he you were looking for, turn and felt rosette, made last week at knew every nook and cranny, disappear into the depths of the WI's Denman College) led us every item of stock, and where establishment and emerge through the process of shaping to find it. carrying what you wanted. the wreath frame base from The bicycle eventually gave green willow shoots, before way to a car, making his journey decorating with evergreens, easier, but his gentle patience seed heads and even strings of and knowledge never changed. beads – each one different, all He retired at Christmas; a town unique. We certainly felt we landmark who will be very had earned the hot punch and much missed. cakes that followed. A VERY WELCOME Our Christmas tree for the MESSAGE nursery rhyme themed Church This message came in from Festival went up smoothly, Cancer Research UK. It’s for weighed down with twinkling lots of people who help their stars. Later on we met for a funding: convivial meal at The Three This year we were able to say Horseshoes, where we again that 1 in 2 people now survive enjoyed a warm welcome, local cancer. This wouldn’t have been food and fine cuisine brought possible without supporters piping hot to the table. Our funding life-saving research. grateful thanks to hosts Chris There is still much to do and and Sue. we won’t stop until all cancers 2015 begins with a Fun and Ron outside Mumford’s, where he are beaten, but we know that Games evening, plus a trading was the fount of knowledge. together we will get there. stall, at Farlow village hall on He left school to start work in This Christmas we want to say Wednesday January21st at 7.30 Basil Mumford’s wonderful a big Thank You for all your pm. Why not begin the New shop in 1963, cycling in from support. One day we will beat Year by coming along? Cleeton and back again in the cancer and because of your help, Marian Wootton evening, when that haul up that day will come sooner. Hopton Bank must have been a The Cancer Research UK Team

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The Cleobury Clarion - January 2015 - Page !24 Clarion Clippings - The Local News BECKY RETIRES BOOK REVIEWS The industry that employed Becky Keeley, Beaver Scout 1: ‘From Clee to Eternity’ by many men on Clee Hill is Leader known to her charges Ann and Alf Jenkins MBE. described in detail, with and friends as Beavo, has The launch of this latest work historic pictures in support. retired from the Scouting from the prolific Alf Jenkins Did you know that there was a movement after 17 years of was in a crowded room at hydro-electric scheme on the voluntary work. The Beavers Ludlow College back in hill in the 1860s? One of the Group is for boys from six to November and I could not get first in the country. eight years old and the local through its 288 pages in time to A book worth adding to your colony was founded by Becky’s offer a pre-Christmas review. shelves if local history interests mum Ann. But it seems that a lot were you at all. His website will tell It’s been a work of devotion, were sold on that first day, a you where to buy it: taking up to three and a half testament to the high regard www.alfjenkins.com hours a week, plus parades and the Jenkins family are held in. 2: ‘The Enigma Machine, other special occasions, which It’s about Alf’s very full life, Bletchley Park and the Battle Becky has fitted in around a from the 1930s in the Dhu of the Atlantic’ by Dr Mark full time nursing career. Now Stone Inn through to 2014. It’s a Baldwin. she’s had the offer of more miscellany of stories and A very concise record of the work and the chance to aim for discoveries, with the school development of the German promotion; with two growing teaching element dominating; Enigma coding machine and sons, the priority is clear. not surprising for a man who the remarkable people who We watched her final meeting rose from novice to head broke the code. Just 16 pages of at The Pump House, giving the teacher before deafness meant script - the author can make a young lads freedom to express early retirement. But there are detailed point with the themselves, but calling their rather too many repetitive minimum of words - to relay attention back when needed. A pictures of class outings and simple facts. The stated aim is gentle, persuasive manner with the like, just as later on there to correct some of the very a firm direction. are more than enough of a cider inaccurate stories told and few Looking back on 17 years in pressing process. could do it as well and as the Scouting movement, what That does not detract from a briefly as this, giving official has been her proudest fascinating history of the area data in some instances to back moment? She thinks carefully and revelations, like the settling his words. Years of giving talks before saying: “Seeing First of the German Alm Bruderhof on the subject have made Dr Scouts move up to become people, who lived on Clee Hill Baldwin a recognised authority Explorer Scouts at the top of until moving south to Surrey. on the subject. Obtainable from the tree.” She’s earned the right The evidence of their time here the author at 24 High Street, to give more time to her own is found in the well tended Cleobury, 01299 270110 or [email protected] career and her sons. We wish cemetery at Bromdon, near Just £3.00 a copy, or £5.00 for her every success. Cleeton St Mary. two. High standard, low price.

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The Cleobury Clarion - January 2015 - Page !26 Letter from Westminster - Philip Dunne MP

I hope all readers had an enjoyable Christmas service to this country. The tremendous success of and New Year. I had a bit of break, as 2015 her Diamond Jubilee three years ago showed the promises to be an exceptionally busy year for me. massive support the Queen has from the British I shall be standing again at the General Election public. on May 7th , which is only 126 days from New Shropshire folk will also wish the Duchess of Year's Day. I shall continue to work hard every Cambridge well as she prepares for the birth of day to make sure the voices of people in Prince George's sibling, due in April. Shropshire are heard. This year represents another chance for the UK During the election campaign each party will set to shine on the world’s sporting stage. Last out their vision for Britain over the next five month, the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year years. But the voting public will decide who we competition ably displayed the excellent cadre of want to represent us in Westminster. sporting talent Britain has to offer. Lewis Democracy underpins our way of life. It is a Hamilton, now a double world champion, was a fundamental part of our society, and rightly so. worthy winner. But there remain many countries around the After the remarkable successes of the London world where people do not have the right to vote. 2012 Olympics and last year’s Commonwealth Indeed universal suffrage is a relatively recent Games in Glasgow, this year we welcome the best development in the long history of this country. rugby players from around the world as we host So I hope that local residents, whichever party the 2015 Rugby World Cup. After some promising they support, will register to vote. This now needs play from each of the Home Nations this autumn, to be done by each individual - check each set of fans could quietly hope their team may www.gov.uk/register-to-vote to do so. Having become world champion. registered please use your vote. It is a privilege I will continue to hold advice surgeries and we should not take for granted. correspond with constituents, so if you require my Aside from the General Election there are some assistance please don’t hesitate to get in contact. significant events to look forward to in 2015. God Please visit my re-launched willing in September, Her Majesty Queen website www.philipdunne.com for upcoming Elizabeth II will have surpassed her great-great- surgery dates and details of how to get in touch. grandmother Queen Victoria as Britain’s longest You can also sign up for my monthly newsletter reigning monarch. or find me on Facebook or Twitter to keep up to The Queen continues to be a symbol of unity for date with my work for the Ludlow Constituency. our nation and the Commonwealth, above party I wish all my constituents the very best for 2015. politics. Over her many years of service, she has Philip Dunne undertaken her duties with devotion and determination, a superb exemplar of public

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A STEP INTO THE moved in tortured fashion, at faith; my wife told me about a one time standing on his head pupil at Lacon Childe who UNKNOWN? more than ten minutes, those asked her what that big building chains clanking with his every on the High Street was for. That move. One very moving is not a question to be mocked sequence saw him self for its innocence, it is more a flagellating, first with his robe, pointer to where future use of then with the chains, the the building might be. It is, after audience wincing at the sound all, the parish church and of iron ring on flesh. should be available for use by There was no other sound all. apart from the music, no speech The successful staging of or song, just one man who held ‘Journey’s End’ was a good the attention for over an hour. example. Where better to listen Make no mistake, this was a On the preview night a few to the list of those who lost their very brave venture. Joss Carter friends were present, but on lives in the First World War is a successful professional Saturday there were few seats being read and offering a prayer dancer who’s performed in empty and everyone we’ve - to whichever god - of thanks Europe and America, yet has spoken to was enthusiastic. that we do not face such horrors found time to compose a solo Avant garde dance has made a today? And on December 14th work and give its debut in this new friend in this town. there was a Family Christmas small Shropshire town. In the Service with very few religious Parish Church, no less. items, but much hearty singing The agreement was that Joss of carols and Christmas themes. had use of the body of the It was the season of goodwill to church, where he would all men and that was the feeling perform and provide the music of everyone I spoke to, some of and staffing for the event. 50 them never a regular percent of his profit would go to churchgoer. the church funds. He worked So if our Parish Church is hard raising sponsorship and going to be used more widely, the programme listed 23 names for both worship and other of people outside the church events, the managers management who supported the The church is to be responsible deserve our support event. He admitted later that he congratulated on agreeing to for having the conviction to was stunned by the generosity this performance being staged, stand up and try a new way of of the community. which explored the emotions of getting full use from a facility. If The pews were moved back, man and his cultural worships I get objections to calling a holy leaving dancing space in front of and rituals. On a more basic place a facility I’ll willingly the pulpit. Everyone was given level, Joss is to be congratulated accept them as any person’s a stone to hold and use as an for a performance that made 70 right to question me. But we object of their tension. After a minutes feel like 30 and drew should not let such a fine place, long quiet period, when tension enough donations and paying whatever you choose to call it, built, a figure on all fours crept customers to give the church become neglected through lack into the lighted area and funds a cheque for £503.25 of use. crawled crablike towards the That performance left us Editorial Note: Our thanks to front of the auditorium. The wondering about a seed change Claire Carter for use of the noise that accompanied him in the church’s approach to photographs on this page. JR. sounded like chains. events within that major SILLY BIT The man emerged from his building in the town centre. It is ‘Just because you don’t take an robe, to reveal that he did wear no longer the obvious place of interest in politics, doesn’t mean chains, binding him from neck worship to those outside the politics won’t take an interest in you.’ to knees. For over an hour he Pericles 430BC

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The January Clarion Social Calendar

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Thu 1 NEW YEAR’S DAY. May 2015 bring you good health, happiness and peace. 10.30am Rock Pathfinders meet at Great Witley Village Hall on the A443 Alan 01299 400304 for a local outing. WR6 6HP or Ordnance Survey reference 725657. Fri 2 BLACK WHEELIE BINS AND RECYCLE BOXES EMPTIED TODAY Wed 7 10.30am Cleobury Carers Coffee Morning, Kings Arms, Church Street. Wendy Duley CM 270562 Thu 8 GREEN WHEELIE BINS EMPTIED TODAY 8.00pm The Borders Classic Bike Club meet at The Blount Arms, Forest Park. Informal Noggin and Natter evening, all interested in classic motorcycles are welcome Fri 9 6.30pm ‘The Coming of the Kings’, a celebration of Epiphany, St Mary’s Church, Neen Savage. Mon 12 7.00pm Cleobury Parish Council meet at the Market Hall. The public Matt Sheehan CM 271154 may raise concerns in the 15 minutes Democratic Time before the formal Council meeting begins. Matt Sheehan CM 271154 Wed 14 8.00pm The Royal British Legion at The Bell Inn, Lower Street. Thu 15 BLACK WHEELIE BINS AND RECYCLE BOXES EMPTIED TODAY 10.30am Rock Pathfinders meet at The Colliers Arms, Rock for a local Alan 01299 400304 walk. DY14 9HA or OS Ref: 725722 7.45pm Whist Drive at Sports and Social Club, Love Lane. Alan Evans CM 270114 Tue 20 Cleobury Carers possible outing to Burford House, Tenbury Wendy Duley CM 270562 Wells. Wed 21 7.30pm Stottesdon W.I. have a Fun Games and Trading Stall evening at Farlow Village Hall. All are welcome.

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The Cleobury Clarion - January 2015 - Page !30 The January Social Calendar Extra

Live The Adventure in Stottesdon are holding a ’Bhutan and Tour of the Dragon Race’ evening on January 16th, starting at 7.00. All about stories brought back from Bhutan and James Griffiths’ ride in the Tour of the Dragon Cycle Race. These people do not do mediocre stuff! Book your place with Holly on 01746 718436 or [email protected]

the coming of the kings A Celebration of Epiphany Dedication of Wine or soft the Tapestries Carols & Readings drinks & light of The Creation Friday 9th January refreshments' 6.30 pm St Mary’S ChurCh NeeN Savage

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Prospect House - Clee Hill 46-47 High Street - Cleobury Mortimer Prospect House is a detached property located on the A Large town house situated in the sought after village of B4214 between Clee Hill and Tenbury Wells (5 miles away). Cleobury Mortimer in South Shropshire. The town of Ludlow is also 5 miles away. With 4 bedrooms This character property dates back to the 17th Century and 3 reception rooms the property also has a building and provides plentiful and spacious living to plot with planning permission for the erection of a 4 accommodate the largest family and would even be bedroomed property. Energy Rating E suitable for multi-generational living with its 6 bedrooms and four bathrooms this property has to be viewed to be appreciated. Energy Rating F NEW

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New Buildings - Clee Hill Tannery Court - Tenbury Wells This mid-terraced property is located in Clee Hill. 7 Tannery Court is a well presented town house located Comprising 3 bedrooms, kitchen/diner, lounge, within walking distance of Tenbury Wells bathroom and rear garden. Beneftting from double town centre. Having been maintained and improved by glazing throughout, oil fred central heating and the current owners to provide comfortable spectacular views over the surrounding countryside. accommodation over two foors. Energy Rating D Energy Rating D SOLD SUBJECT TO CONTRACT

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Swan Court - Burford Pembroke Avenue - Tenbury Wells 21 Swan Court is a modern, end terraced property located 17 Pembroke Avenue is a two bedroomed ground foor in Burford, within walking distance of the market town fat located within walking distance of Tenbury Wells town Tenbury Wells. With accommodation to include: centre. Ofering a good opportunity for frst-time buyers or 3 bedrooms (2 doubles), family bathroom, living room investors. Energy Rating F (with electric fre), kitchen/diner and downstairs NEW NEW cloakroom with WC. Energy Rating C

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Old Bowling Green Close - Burford The Cottage - Mamble This 4 bedroomed, semi-detached, high standard property Detached character four bedroom family home. is located in a cul-de-sac location in Burford; just a 5 Set on a generous plot which includes a detached double minute walk from Tenbury Wells the property is ideally garage with accommodation above, front and rear gardens located close to the local amenities. Built in approximately and ample parking. Energy Rating D 2001 the property benefts from double glazing throughout, gas central heating, ample parking NEW PRICE and garage. Energy Rating D

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The Cleobury Clarion - January 2015 - Page !34 Clarion Clippings - The Local News CLOWS TOP Our first meeting of the year FESTIVE SHOP SUCCESS GARDENING CLUB will be on January 28th, when The Festive Shop at the January – New Year, New Start. Danny Arnold will give a talk Fighting Cocks in Stottesdon on Start making plans for the year and demonstration on Teme December 4th was a great local ahead. Flicking through seed Valley Wildlife. successes on an evening when a catalogues and making notes We meet on the fourth big cheque was handed over to about changes to your garden to Wednesday in the month at the Severn Hospice from fund improve the look. If you have Clows Top Victory Hall. Doors raisers from both Stottie and workable ground you can still open 7.30pm, for the speaker at Cleobury. This was the product plant bare root roses, trees, fruit 8.00o’clock. Admission: of a year of events and Severn bushes and hedges. Members £2, Non-Members £4. Hospice Vice Chairman John Harvest your winter Pauline Bowen Fairclough was happy to receive vegetables this month. If you’ve KINLET FAMILY a payment of £2,500 towards the indulged over the Christmas PLAYGROUP charity’s vital work. season, use your them to make Happy New Year! We have all John was full of praise for the wonderfully thick warm soups. enjoyed a lovely festive break efforts pf people like Festive When the weather allows, prune and are raring to start a fresh Shop organiser Diane Newsham deciduous trees, shrubs and fruit new year. Playgroup returns on and to Sandra and Malcolm of trees; it must be done before the Monday January 5th for the the Fighting Cocks for their first signs of spring. Spring term; our sessions are untiring support, plus all the In the colder spells don’t forget busy but we do have spaces volunteers who make the charity our garden birds. Food is in available. If you are looking for a and its Cleobury shop such a short supply this time of the place for your child, please success. year and they need our feeding contct 07794 166514 or email The action doesn’t stop with stations to survive the cold. [email protected] one presentation. When the Garden Tools are often taken for k . We take 15 hours of funding evening was over and the taking granted. Now is the time to get for children aged 3 up and also counted, with donations and the them cleaned, sharpened and for 2 year olds who meet the 24U sale of mistletoe taken into oiled, ready for use in the criteria. account, the evening had raised Spring. Our first 'Little Tiddlers' a whacking £618.24. A rattling Gardening is one of the few session will take place on good start to next year’s fund hobbies that are relaxing, Thursday January 8th, from 9.30 raising. enjoyable and rewarding. Our to 11.30am, children from birth SILLY BIT Club has a very friendly with a parent or carer, £2.50 per ‘When I get old, I’m going to atmosphere, where everyone is session. As our sessions are busy, move in with my kids, hog the welcome. A great way of please let us know if you plan to computer, pay no bills, eat all the food, trash the house, and when exchanging knowledge, learning attend via text, phone call or I’m asked to clean up a bit, I’ll new ways of doing things and email. throw big tantrum.’ sharing tips. Non-members Zoe Pearson ‘I really think tossing and turning welcome to any meeting. at night should count as Luxury for your cat, peace of mind for you Vaccinated cats only Family units for cats from the same “cuddle time” spent with home every cat, every day Protected by security system Individual likes & dislikes Full height sneeze barriers catered for Spacious, heated chalets Inspection invited Bright & airy The cattery of “First Completely protected from the Choice” weather Tranquil environment Spotlessly clean Catsley View, Meaton Lane, Kinlet, DY12 3DD, call 01299 841 270

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The Cleobury Clarion - January 2015 - Page !36 The Farming Page - Jenny Everingham writes from the warmth of the Farmhouse

At the time of writing, all Christmas of feeders as the winter wears on helps preparations would be completed in your too. There seem to be plenty of berries average fairytale farmhouse, and the about for the birds at the moment. Fingers jollifications would be presided over by by crossed for only a few picturesque flurries the apple-cheeked farmer's wife, wreathed of snow, and an early spring. (Don't tell in smiles and a pristine apron, as she the grandchildren I said that!) whisked the final half-hundredweight of home-made mince pies from the kitchen As we don't go in for early lambs, the range! Dream on! The guests are almost first weeks of the year fall into a quiet at the doorstep and I am contemplating routine of feeding and bedding down the moonlight shopping at Sainsburys. I used cattle on straw in the byres, and no doubt to be so organised, but somehow real life some new calves making an appearance. keeps getting in the way! Nevertheless, by Checking the sheep daily is a good excuse the time you read this all food will be for a bracing walk on a clear, frosty eaten, all presents unwrapped, all carols morning. There's a chance for some sung and, with luck, all happy guests hedging and other jobs if the weather is returned home safely. Next year I will start kind, but the days are short so progress earlier! I hope you all had a good time. can be slow. As usual, everything depends on the weather. There's no way of So, how is the countryside looking as predicting how the economics will turn 2014 turns into 2015? At the moment, out, but farmers are a notoriously dogged muddy! I'm surely not the only one lot, so here's hoping their faces are all finding car-cleaning a waste of time? All smiles by Easter. the cattle are in now, so the damage to the grazing is minimised. The sheep are out A happy and prosperous New Year to all winter, but have plenty of space, and you all! tread it up less with their daintier hooves. Careful positioning and frequent moving Jenny

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The Cleobury Clarion - January 2015 - Page !38 Clarion Coppers with CPSO Nick Morris

At the time of writing there have been six does not answer the door, but it is very worrying reported incidents since those in the last issue. for her. She now has a security light and CCTV Overnight on December 7th/8th two sheds in with the hope of deterring this person, or the grounds of Kinlet C of E Primary School identifying who it is. were broken into. Nothing was stolen but £60 At times when it is very cold, it is worth of damage was incurred. noticeable how the number of road collisions Overnight on December 9th/10th the wooden escalates. Very often motorists are not aware that fence along Bull Alley suffered yet more criminal the road may be slippy - even when it has been damage. This damage, perpetrated by empty- gritted. In icy or wet conditions drivers need to headed idiots, has occurred several times over allow more room between them and the vehicle the last couple of years, and the Police and the in front, and to minimise skid risk they should owners would be grateful if someone would drive more slowly and avoid braking sharply come forward with information about this. and accelerating quickly. Sound advice is given During the same night there was a burglary at a regarding all the safety checks which should be portacabin on an industrial unit on Clee Hill done before driving. Before each journey it Road, Burford. A brand new red Hilti should be ensured that tyres are inflated to the reciprocating saw, a laptop computer and a small correct pressures and are not damaged. All lights amount of cash was stolen. CCTV footage of the should be checked and bulbs replaced if area is currently being looked at. necessary. All windows, mirrors and lights Since the present occupiers of the old Three should be free of ice for good visibility, and the Horseshoes building have been there, lettering screenwash bottle should be topped up. To be as and numbers fixed to the wall have regularly safe as possible motorists should always be been interfered with and damaged. Although aware of the extra hazards and act accordingly, there is no proof it is thought that one or more of and try to anticipate what other road users the youngsters who gather in that area from time might do. They should also be aware of the to time may be responsible. The latest of these possibility of being dazzled by bright sunlight at incidents happened between November 17th this time of the year when the sun is low in the and 19th. sky in mornings and late afternoons. The There was a road collision recently at the sunlight can be momentarily blinding which can junction of New Road and Lower Street. Nobody cause danger to pedestrians, cyclists. motor was seriously injured, but one of the drivers is cyclists, horse riders and other motorists from being dealt with for possession of cannabis. It is drivers affected. As a reminder, be careful when being investigated whether being under the defrosting windscreens and warming your influence of drugs was a factor of the cause. vehicles up, not to leave them unlocked and An elderly resident of Burford who lives in unattended. Many vehicles have been stolen in sheltered accommodation has been disturbed on this manner by thieves on the lookout for such lots of occasions during the last four months at opportunities. various times during the night by someone Nick Morris unknown knocking at her door. Obviously she LACON CHILDE SCHOOL the future begins here Headteacher: Darren Reynolds

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OH DEAR, IT’S again. Strangely, no-one took up the back of the queue until 9.28 THE BUSES AGAIN the offer. Having seen that the and have been nicknamed On the buses or 2L and Doddington Christmas Fair was Twirlys by the drivers as they back... about to start, we decided to are 'twirly' to use their passes. A few days after our previous walk there to get something to Back in Cleobury the other failed attempt to take the bus to eat and then catch the next morning, a group of people Ludlow we tried again. Mistake. Cleobury bus. It had been a long were huddled at the stop when The outward journey was OK – time since breakfast and by now the bus arrived spot on 10.00am. only about 10 minutes late. Did we were about to eat our own Shame it was the 9.10 service our shopping, returned to the arms. which had broken down on bus stop and waited for the Luckily this proved Angel Bank. return service. And waited and... unnecessary as friends driving Still no news on printed It finally appeared about 25 past saw our predicament and timetables although perhaps minutes late. No explanation gave us a lift. Thanks to Pete 'timetable' is not a true why but better late than never and Sarah we only arrived home description for the document in or so we thought. All went well about an hour late. (Just a question. Think of it more in until just after Clee Hill village thought for anyone who may terms of a long range weather when the bus slowed to walking read this: should you see us forecast which predicts events pace and expired. The driver walking along the verge that may occur sometime in the then had a lengthy discussion anywhere between Kiddy and future rather than anything that with the workshop manager Ludlow, we are NOT doing this might actually happen. I have which involved him tinkering for pleasure so kindly stop and now had a letter from with the engine. He rang the give us a lift). Next time we will Shropshire Council dated 3 workshop back to tell them no take a Red Cross parcel with us December accepting that things go but by then they weren't just in case. have not been handled well but answering the phone. Boring statistics section: In claiming that the £1 charge issue Eventually, he did make contact 2013, the West Midlands was the has been sorted. However, this but announced that the problem only region in the UK with less was still in force on December was terminal and that a than 80% of buses arriving on 8th so we shall see. Apparently breakdown lorry was being sent. time having a score of around our service meets the Council During the conversation he 75%. In 2011, the average spend minimum standard although did tell his colleague that we per head on public transport services elsewhere in the had 'flown' up Angel Bank. This infrastructure in London was County may be better due to the was true if your definition of £2731. In the West Midlands it level of demand or commercial 'flown' is any speed greater than was £269. I wonder how much decisions made by the operator. walking pace.... Just then, the of that reached Shropshire. In This might be true if the service next service to Ludlow arrived Cambridge, pensioners who was reliable so further work in the opposite direction and want to use the 9.30 bus into the needed in this area. offered to take us there and back town centre are made to wait at Steve Todd

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The Cleobury Clarion - January 2015 - Page !42 The Clarion Weekly Social Calendar

Day Time Event Contact Phone Sun 08.30 Holy Communion, Parish Church CM 270624 09.45 Parish Communion, Parish Church CM 270624 09.00 Mass, St Elizabeth’s, Lower Street Canon Walsh 01584 872906 10.30 Cleobury Country Archers, Lacon Childe Sports Field Lesley Burnside CM 271374 10.30 New Life Church – for venue call Derek Morris CM 270787 11.00 Morning Service, Methodist Church Rev H Roberts 01584 819649 Mon 08.00 Kinlet Family Playgroup, Kinlet School Mon to Fri 07794 166514 08.00 Chorley Family Playgroup, Stottesdon School Mon to Fri Zoe Day 01746 718769 09.00 Peter Rabbit Nursery, Lacon Childe School Mon to Fri April Rogers CM 271418 09.00 CM Playgroup, Primary School, Mon to Fri Jane Preece 07816 193933 09.30 Morning Workout, Sports Hall Deena CM 271317 10.00 Age UK, Monday Club, St Mary’s Place Sarah Wilde CM 272638 15.45 Gym Club with Ann Davis, Lacon Childe Mon & Wed Don Carter CM 270312 17.30 Cubs Meeting, Old Pump House, Church Street Kate Pearce 07772 102986 18.30 Karate Club, Lacon Childe School John Nelson CM 879210 19.00 Tai Chi Class, Lacon Childe School Rose Jacks 01584 875544 19.30 Rangers Meeting, Old Pump House, Church Street Helen Smith CM 270912 19.45 Bingo, CM Sports & Social Club Alan Evans CM 270114 20.00 Women’s Clog Dancing Classes Linda Small 01746 718624 Tue 10.00 Nippers, Moths & Tots, Methodist Hall, Church Street Emma CM 272959 14.00 Friendship Club, Parish Hall, Church Street Janet Rolston CM 270353 15.45 Ballet Class, Lacon Childe School Liz Broadway CM 251246 17.00 Sports Roundabout, Sports Hall, Love Lane CM 271317 17.30 Beavers Meeting, Old Pump House, Church Street Becky Keeley CM 271416 18.45 Bridge Club Hopton Wafers Village Hall Wendy Duley CM 270562 19.00 Bell Ringers’ practice night, St Mary’s Church Liz Walker CM 271808 19.30 Chas Beale Dance Club, Lacon Childe School Betty Ladek CM 270332 Wed 10.30 Over 50s Relaxing Exercises, Doddington Village Hall Freda Childe 01584 891180 16.45 Gym Club for 6 & over, Lacon Childe School Don Carter CM 270312 17.15 Brownies Meeting, Old Pump House, Church Street Rebecca Barnes CM 272945 19.00 Guides Meeting, Old Pump House, Church Street Dorothy McBride CM 272717 19.00 Yoga Class with Anna, Lacon Childe School Don Carter CM 270312 19.00 Zumba Class with Emma Forni, Lacon Childe School Emma Forni 01746 862842 19.30 CM Concert Brass Band practice, Parish Hall 19.30 New Life Church prayer meeting. For venue call Derek Morris CM 270787 19.45 Choir Practice, Parish Church Philip Engleheart CM 270627 Thu 09.30 Little Tiddlers, Kinlet Family Playgroup, Kinlet School Zoe Pearson 07794 166514 14.00 Scrabble Club, St Mary’s Place, Non residents £1.00 Jo Booton 07969 104808 16.45 Cleobury Comets Netball, CM Sports Centre term time Mandy Smith CM 271809 17.30 Brownies Meeting, Old Pump House, Church Street Rebecca Barnes CM 272945 19.30 Tums and Bums, Lacon Childe School Don Carter CM 270312 19.30 Adult 7-a-side Football League, CM Sports Centre Dave Hinves CM 271317 , , 20.00 11-16s Badminton Club, CM Sports Centre CM 271317 21.00 Over 16s Badminton Club, CM Sports Centre CM 271317 Fri 10.00 Tiny Stots, Chorley Playgroup, Stottesdon School Zoe Day 01746 718769 10.00 Tiny Tots, Parish Hall Bettina Poole CM 271868 17.30 Rainbows Meeting, girls 5-7 years, Old Pump House Jean Basham 07792 813774 19.00 Scout Meeting, Old Pump House, Church Street Chris Andrews CM 270937 20.00 Badminton, CM Sports Centre 01584 881359 Sat 10.30 Junior Coaching, CM Golf Club, Wyre Common CM 271112

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The Cleobury Clarion - January 2015 - Page !44 Linda Iles January In The Wyre Forest

films) set up the Guild of St George and his followers began a Utopian settlement here in the Wyre Forest devoted to working the land, culture and education for everyman. Ruskin’s own studies of natural objects and scenes were amazingly detailed and accurate (no short-cuts for him) and if you visit the Studio take a look at his picture of a kingfisher’s feather. We may not venture far into fine art, but there may be something more basic which appeals to you. On January 23rd Wade Katie, one of a happy band who completed a recent Muggleton will be teaching Hedgelaying – a Uncllys Farm woodworking course. true countryside craft which is used to keep Has the forest ever inspired you to draw, paint hedges growing and stock-proof indefinitely. or write a poem? I’m sure it has for many of Ring 01299 488083 for information. A small you even if, like me, you only get as far as the group of us have recently completed a odd line or idea and your good intentions woodworking course under Wade’s patient come to nothing. Despite being fantastically eye to produce a child’s chair from local oak rich in history, pre-history, biodiversity and and walnut. Wood is a new material for me local culture, the Wyre Forest has little to show and I was delighted to be able to learn, or start in terms of published writing or exhibited art. to learn, the use of unfamiliar tools such as There are exceptions: two that come to my band saw, plane and spoke shave. mind are the charcoals and pastels of Meanwhile what can you see in the forest in Bewdley’s Clare Spencer and ‘Far Forest’ by January? The winter woods present a simple Victorian novelist Francis Brett Young. Keep picture uncomplicated by the tangle of an eye on ‘Bewdley Open Studios’ and poetic summer growth. Easier then to see the odd outpourings by budding writers, young and daisy or white dead nettle, spot fungi or note old. the first green buds on honeysuckle. Is there a This year Uncllys Farm will be hosting a fallow deer looking back at you? Will the range of courses to help people manage the winter silence be broken by the song of a countryside and be creative. This was part of mistle or song thrush, beginning to establish a the plan long ago when John Ruskin (a man of breeding territory? And maybe there’ll be great insight, vision and artistic gifting who snow, which brings out the child in all of us! has been dreadfully misrepresented in recent Linda Iles

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CLEOBURY COUNTRY about that one and hope that it CLEOBURY TOWN MOVES ONWARDS will be carefully controlled. We JUNIORS FOOTBALL Cleobury Country has did have an active Martin Coombs reports: updated its website at Neighbourhood Watch Prior to our home match on www.cleoburycountry.com. It Facebook page until it was December 7th, Cleobury Town now offers information on three misused for a one-man Juniors Under 15s took a joint areas of interest, to make whingeing campaign and was team photograph with the pinpointing your needs easier. closed down. Let them know Worcester Lynx Under15s. Cleobury Life is about what you think of the revised This was to commemorate the facilities in the local villages v e r s i o n o n Christmas Day 1914 football and Cleobury itself, to help you [email protected] match and teams nationwide find somewhere to visit, take a COULDN’T RESIST THIS have been asked to undertake guest to lunch or find this and post pictures to somewhere to stay. All that and footballrememberscom for the local interest groups, from eternity. the W.I. to the history society. A thrilling match followed, Cleobury Business lists local with Cleobury coming from businesses in both alphabetical behind three times to win 4-3. It order and categories. Anyone was really memorable. who’s lived here for a few years Martin will know that there’s a big NICE CHRISTMAS network of services nearby, and PRESENT - NOT this listing makes it easy for the It was December 6th and Some kind soul, obviously a newcomer to find help. You do Father Christmas was giving country lover, dumped an old have to scratch hard to think of the reindeer an airing by calling armchair over the hedge at something that can’t be done in at the Christmas Fair in Clarvers on December 16th. here in Cleobury Country. Cleobury. On his way, he Sarah Barnsley tells us there And finally there’s the stopped to borrow a proper was a sofa dumped just above Farmers’ Market section, which handbell from Reg Chapman, the Blount Arms the same day lists the regular stallholders taking along Senior Elf Steve and a fridge on the road past who grace Church Street every Todd to check the bell over. Pains Farm at Far Forest. The month, with details of what Just as they came out, they Christmas Spirit not at work they produce, where they were waylaid by John and there, then. operate from and how to Cherry Preece, who wanted to With cutbacks on rubbish contact them. let Santa know what they’d like collection budgets we sadly There are also community and on the 25th. The old chap could have to expect this. Keep your business blogs on site, where probably find a rusk for the eyes peeled and try to get a you can air your views on local baby, but John looks a little registration number, then the matters. You have to wonder more demanding. police have a chance.

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At the end of term the staff, children and families of Bayton C of E Primary School were sad to say goodbye to our much loved Reception Class Teaching Assistant, Mrs Farr. Mrs Farr had worked at Bayton for over thirteen years and was hanging up her Teaching Assistant hat to retire from a career that spanned over 40 years. During the past three years she has been found in the library each morning, teaching Read Write Inc to our younger children, wearing green Freddie frog slippers and incentivising children with Freddie Friday treats. Mrs Farr put so much energy and enthusiasm into teaching this literacy scheme giving our children a strong foundation to enable them to continue their literacy journey through Key Stage 1.

To mark the occasion of her retirement, children across the school wrote letters, poems and recorded their memories which were put together to make a book detailing her time in school. A tea party was given whereby students past and present together with their families and our staff came to say goodbye. Mrs Farr has been replaced by Mrs Bristow, whose own children have attended Bayton.

At the end of this term we also said a fond farewell to Miss Grady who is a PGCE student and has spent the past eight weeks working with our Reception children. Miss Grady will be returning to Bayton in the summer term for her final placement. We will soon be welcoming other PGCE students from Worcester and Birmingham universities and we are also lucky enough to have Teaching Assistants on work placement from both Ludlow and Kidderminster colleges. Having extra help in school is always a bonus and we have been lucky with the high standard of students we have had in school. Indeed our very own Mr Langdon (year 2 teacher) made such an impact during his PGCE placements in school that he is now in his second year of employment here.

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The Cleobury Clarion - January 2015 - Page !56 Clarion Clippings - The Local News NEWS FROM THE Wolverhampton to see the Last year it cost £9 million to GUIDES pantomime Cinderella. run the charity, or £24,657 a This report from Rebecca MORE ABOUT OIL day. The supporters helped Barnes came in after our report TANKS! raise £6,260,000, or £17,150 a on the Pumphouse exodus was Eve Brookes wrote to offer day. It’s certainly a big business written. We are happy to some good advice: and it gives good value for all publish it, to give a balanced Referring to the letter in last donations - 90p in every pound view. Ed. month's Clarion on page 25, I goes towards funding the Exciting times are ahead for am sure that if the person who services. Cleobury GirlGuiding Units! wrote the letter 'All about Oil Next time you pick up a Having already moved their Tanks' read the Clarion bargain in the shop or donate meetings to the Market Hall regularly they would have seen something to be sold, give about a year ago, The Brownies the ad on page 36 for Oilspill yourself a pat on the back for are now going to be followed Cleanup Company who are helping such a great cause. by all the other Guiding units local, based in Cleobury and THE SPARC THEATRE early in 2015. who undertake all the jobs This very lively outfit are The reasons are various, but mentioned in the letter. Why based in Brampton Road, are based on giving the young have to resort to using people Bishops Castle and their Winter girls in the Cleobury district from Worcester when you have leaflet has just been published and beyond the very best someone local and at hand to on their website. Go to experience that Girl Guiding do the job? www.sparctheatre.co.uk to get can offer with new and exciting Perhaps someone should point an idea of the variety they can challenges. We have shared the this out. offer. Pump House with the Scouts in Regards It links to the National the past, but we have now Eve Brookes Theatre to bring live broadcasts made the decision that the time I think you’ve just done that very of some star attractions beamed has come for us to stand alone. effectively, Eve. Ed. into the theatre. Like Ralph Cleobury has six thriving SOME FACTS ABOUT Fiennes on Shaw’s ‘Man and Guiding units that cater for SEVERN HOSPICE Superman’ in May. And there’s an active players group built girls of all ages from five This information is taken from around the theatre, who keep upwards, that are run by a a Severn Hospice leaflet, the entertainment local with dedicated team of trained meant to show where the their own productions. volunteers who give girls a money goes. Interesting It’s difficult recommending widely varied programme. reading. an evening outing to the place “We Discover, We Grow”. They employ 165 nurses and in winter, because the 30 mile Brownie News have a total of 24 inpatient beds journey home in the dark may This Autumn term, Brownies at their hospices at Bicton and seem daunting; your choice. have been given some basic Apley. They have cared for But in the summer months, the First Aid training in order to about 23,000 people since the drive over to the Welsh border receive their badges. They have charity was founded 26 years through some stunning scenery done seasonal badge work, ago and last year they had 4,152 leaves you feeling that the which involved making Day Hospice attendances. But world’s a better place. If you wreaths, they have made and four out of five patients are want to make day of it, there eaten apple crumble, planted actually cared for at home. are some good eateries there and grown bulbs, and In 2011 Severn Hospice took too. celebrated Christmas with a over management of the former If you’re feeling mildly Disco just to name a few. Macmillan community based adventurous, have a look at We have had a wonderful year nurses in Shropshire and what they’re doing and think celebrating 100 years of Powys. The nurses are now about a trip. Even a coach Brownies, and we finished it part of the Severn Hospice outing, if you’re a member of a with a bang, taking 50 girls, Nurse Specialist team. leaders and helpers to local club. The Cleobury Clarion - January 2015 - Page !57 T

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