Tarrington Tatler

Some of the Fete & Dog Show prizes

• Afternoon Tea at the Hall - All welcome. Pg 3 • Safer Neighbourhood - What are your concerns? Pg 8 • One more Garden Party to enjoy. Pg 11 • Chamber Music success at The Vine. Pg 12 • Another great Fete & Dog Show. Pg 13 - 15 • Happy 90th Birthday Grace! Pg 16 • Surprise discovery of a donkey painting. Pg 17 • Thank you for Tidying . Pg 18

Deadline for submission for the next issue: Friday 24th September

Hello fellow Tarringtonians, There have been some lovely events in our village over the last two months, so I hope you managed to get around some of them. I will leave all the thanks to others in this issue, except to say that without Sally and Ted’s efforts there would be no Fete and Dog Show. So well done Sally and Ted. There’s more to look forward to with the coffee mornings at the hall having changed to afternoon tea, starting on 2nd Sept (pg 3), the last of the Garden Parties is at Freetown Farm on 4th Sept (pg 11), and Flicks in the Sticks is starting on 18th Sept (pg 18). Much as I have loved having the sun and blue skies back, I am also looking forward to when I can enjoy walking Jasper without us both flagging before we get back! Another first for me though was spotting this scarlet tiger moth on a recent walk. It’s easy to forget that moths can be just as colourful as butterflies. Judi

A Big Thank You I would like to extend thanks to Richard and Tonya Price for letting all these events happen in their garden. I know they are very glad that people can share the space, but even so, not everyone is as generous. Having helped with teas for the NGS I was luckily enough to meet a different selection of people including a man who had a photo of a donkey belonging to a vicar of Tarrington. I put him in touch with John Watkins because of his interest in local history and John has since discovered that the artist was the great grandfather of Richard Bradstock!!! The Music Festival organised by Hannah Roper was hugely enjoyable, and hopefully will happen again next year. If so, I do hope more local people will take the opportunity to experience the talent of the young musicians Hannah commissioned. Celia Winter

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CHURCH SERVICES Tarrington Sun 1 Aug 9.30am Parish Communion 11am Parish Communion

Sun 8 Aug 9.30am Parish Communion

Sun 15 Aug 9.30am Parish Communion 11am Morning Praise

Sun 22 Aug 6.30pm Evensong

Sun 29 Aug 10.30am Worship together at

Sun 5 Sep 9.30am Parish Communion 11am Parish Communion

Sun 12 Sep 9.30am Parish Communion

Sun 19 Sep 9.30am Parish Communion 11am Morning Praise

Sun 26 Sep 6.30pm Evensong

Thursday Afternoon Tea And Chat.

From the 2nd September we shall be in the Hall every week, with drinks and a snack, from 2pm until 4pm.

A chance to reconnect !! Come along, have a laugh, meet old friends, meet new people, all ages welcome!!! Margaret and Celia

“Coronavirus has turned us all into dogs: We roam the house looking for food, we’re told ‘no’ if we get too close to strangers, and we get really excited about car rides and walks.”

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Lift up your hearts Mandy is on study leave for a month or two and has asked me to ‘ramble’ in her stead. Early on in this pandemic I was foolish enough to think that at some point, perhaps only weeks away at that time, this grim episode would come to some sort of conclusion and we would pick up the threads of our life and carry on as we were. I thought over the possibility that after months of the church doors being locked, we might open them once more and have a large church service to mark better times having returned. Our focus would be our thankfulness that it was over and our gratitude for all the care and compassion that had been shown; we would hold in thoughts and prayer those who were bereaved. I don’t suppose that I was the only one to be quite so naïve. Instead, there was no ‘line in the sand’, just an updating of the guidance given to churches, small steps forward that took account of wonderful progress with vaccines that had been made. Thus it was that we were able to creep back into churches for services behind masks or visors, to listen to recorded hymns whilst, to be honest, feeling less than comfortable with the whole thing. This style of things has been going on for months although we have managed to tweak a few bits here and there. The guidance allowed us a ‘pop up’ choir of six and if we went outside for our final hymn we could all sing. The hype about a ‘Freedom Day’ was obviously nonsense from the beginning and at the time of writing, it’s all pretty grim again, although with care and patience by us all, it seems that there could be a steady path to recovery. As I mused on the content for any possible ‘service of thanksgiving’, I had it in mind that the Book of Common Prayer might have something to offer, after all, it contains some phrases that have become woven into our daily discourse, ‘better or worse’…. ‘richer or poorer’ ….’read, mark, learn and inwardly digest’, not to mention ‘peace in our time’. Indeed, The Book of Common Prayer that has been around for more than four hundred years, has served the people of the church well and whilst there will always be much that I love about it, I rather think that the God who is prayed to in a prayer of thanks, ‘For Deliverance from the Plague, or other common Sickness’ is not the God of love that I know, ‘O Lord God who has wounded us for our sins and consumed us for our transgressions, by thy late heavy and dreadful visitation….’

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Oh well, moving on, perhaps one day we will find what part, (globally), we might have all played in bringing this about but I’m entirely sure that there is no God of vengeance behind it all. The God that we can celebrate will be the God of love who has been evident in all the acts of love, kindness and generosity that we have witnessed over many difficult months. There will be more of that still to come; ever since moving to Tarrington more than twenty years ago, I realise that Tarrington is rather good at it. In the midst of all this, there is much to celebrate, much to thank God for.

John Watkins

Wild Flowers and Plants in the Church Grounds On Tuesday 6th July the Beautiful Burial Ground Project came to Tarrington Churchyard. The project is an initiative of the burial ground conservation charity Caring for God’s Acre (CfGA) and aims to support and inspire people to learn more about the wildlife and heritage of burial grounds. This session was to explore the wild flowers and plants that grow in the burial ground, learn key identification pointers and make a list of the species found to add to national data about the importance of burial grounds for Biodiversity. During the two hour session, organised by Georgina from CfGA and led by Rob Rowe a plant expert from Shropshire, and attended by eight locals, 76 species were recorded including plants, butterflies, few fungi and a slow worm. There were many more insects and invertebrates that weren’t identified but we spent a happy few minutes watching a grave busy with ladybirds and grass hoppers as the sun came out. The session at Tarrington demonstrated how abundant in species burial grounds can be and how sympathetic management can enable these species to flourish in these special places. If you would like to know more about the Beautiful Burial Ground Project or the wider work of Caring for God’s Acre please visit www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk. 5

Friendship Club It was a real pleasure to meet up with everyone again on July 14th. This was our first proper lunch meeting since the very beginning of the pandemic. Everyone was on good form and delighted to enjoy the return to some sort of normality. As a celebration one of our members brought some very delicious cupcakes which we enjoyed with strawberries and cream after our main course of homemade cottage pie. Now that there is some opening up of venues, we are planning an outing in August for a strawberry tea to the Hop Pocket. There’s always plenty of interest there for browsing shops or the garden centre before tucking into a generous cream tea. For anyone who would like to join us, we can arrange transport. We hope to resume normal service in September with lunches on the first Wednesday of every month at the Lady Emily Hall, Tarrington. Anyone who would like to join us can be assured of a very warm welcome. Please contact Jeanette Forrester 01432 890440 or Jan Pierce 01531 634904 for more information.

Stoke Edith & Tarrington WI.

We held our first meeting since March of last year on Monday 12th July at the Lady Emily Hall, it was very informal just lots of chatter and copious amounts of delicious scones and cake. It was just so lovely to see each other face to face. On August 9th at 2-30pm we are going to Newlands, , to the home of Margaret and Geoff Harrison to spend the afternoon in their lovely garden. On Monday 13th September at 2pm we will be back at the Lady Emily Hall where Gwyneth Williams will show us a selection of old postcards from her collection followed by tea and cakes. If anyone would like to come and join us you will be more than welcome. Due to the uncertainty of the Pandemic we are keeping our meetings simple until the start of the WI calendar next year when hopefully things will have settled down. Keep wearing your masks etc and keep safe. Judy Davies

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Lady Emily Hall Update John Tallis, Chairman, Lady Emily Hall Trustees. Tel: 01432 890720, Email: [email protected]

Despite my comments in the last Tatler, normality still evades us ! Although legal restrictions are being lifted, as I write this, future plans are threatened by the third Covid wave with the need to maintain infection control based upon our own risk assessments. User groups will still have to make their own decisions whether conditions are right for them to re-start and should talk to me about the safety measures that we can take. The toilet refurbishment work is going ahead slowly, though I am confident that there will be significant progress by the time the Tatler is distributed. We have also found water damage to the ceiling of one of the store rooms and have decided to replace the flat roof covering above it (between the Hall and School House). This should happen before the autumn. During a sort-out session, we realised that there was a great deal of cricket equipment (mainly for junior players) in our store, unused for some years. Disposal was discussed, but it seemed sensible to ask first whether anybody would either like to start-up coaching/practise sessions for the youth in the village next season or kit out their child for school cricket. Please contact me if you are interested. We had our first Hall meeting last week and were pleased to welcome Rainey Provins to the committee. She has volunteered to take on the Secretary role. A couple of our older members intend to stand down before our AGM in November, so we still are short of active volunteers to devote some time to running the Hall – if you think you have time and skills to offer, please contact me or one of the other committee members. John Tallis

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The Safer Neighbourhood Team West Mercia police We are working to bring the Community Charter to fruition. A part of the Community Charter is setting out a “contact contract” between your Parish Council and ourselves within the Safer Neighbourhood Team. The contract will list three community concerns as well as an agreed contact period. The idea behind the contract is that we keep your Parish Council updated and let them know what we have done in response to your community concerns. So please do let your Parish Council know what your community concerns are. You can either: email the parish clerk at [email protected] or speak to a parish councillor.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We are also delighted to launch Neighbourhood Matters, our brand new community messaging service. Through Neighbourhood Matters you can sign up for local police alerts; receive information about crime in your area, find out about drop-in sessions, answer surveys, and more. You can choose exactly what type of alert you want to receive and how you receive them, whether it be via text, email or phone call. Sign up now https://neighbourhoodmatters.co.uk/ PC 21058 Josh Kitchen Safer Neighbourhood Officer / Wildlife Crime Officer | Rural North SNT | West Mercia

Josh and Lowri manning the Safer Neighbourhood Stall at the Village Fete

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NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEME OPENING AT THE VINE Our thanks to friends and villagers who came to our Open Garden for the NGS on 27 June. In all we had 132 visitors and raised a little over £700 for the NGS charities. We also raised £275 for the church by way the teas which were served by our indefatigable team of Celia, Margaret, Brian and Ro – to whom also many thanks. Richard and Tonya

BONFIRES Just a reminder that although we’re having lovely weather at the moment people staying inside their homes will be needing to keep their windows open to get some fresh air, so please be a considerate neighbour during this crisis.

If you have no alternative way to get rid of your rubbish please delay lighting until after dusk. Thank you

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Tarrington 80 Club Congratulations to all our prize winners for June/July 2021

June 2021 July 2021 £70 49 Annie Samwells £20 40 Paul Butler £30 72 Rita Reader £15 54 Margie Bradstock £15 30 Shane Taylor £10 62 Mary Fox £15 12 John Dalziel Thanks to all who have subscribed £10 1 Margaret Townsend and good luck for future draws ! £10 14 Jane Wilson

Organising Committee:- Robert Hodges, Angela Stock, John Tallis, Jo Williams, Celia Winter

View from Tarrington Common

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THE FIRST GARDEN PARTY OF 2021

On Saturday 19th June the first garden gathering of 2021 to raise funds for the church took place at The Willows (thank you Ann and Graham). Luckily for everyone attending the weather held off until the end. It was so lovely to be ‘out out’ and to catch up with neighbours and friends not seen for what seems like a very long time. These events are a lovely opportunity to meet up whilst raising essential funds for the church. The next one, at Jeanette and Graeme Forrester’s garden, will have happened before the Tatler drops on your doormat. But there’s still time to make a note of the last one (see below). See you there! Jane & Mary

THE LAST GARDEN PARTY OF 2021 The last evening drinks and canapes party is at:

Freetown Farm (courtesy of Margie and Richard) on Saturday 4 September

Starting at 6.30 pm, donations are in aid of the Church. They are always very popular and fun so do come along.

The Parochial Church Council

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THE VINE MUSIC FESTIVAL As I write this we have had our first weekend of small chamber music at The Vine and it’s been very successful despite (or helped by?) almost tropical weather conditions! The weekend started with a wonderful display of the range and expressiveness of the solo harp by leading London-based harpist Valeria Kurbatova. This was followed in the evening by a virtuoso solo violin recital by Hannah Roper.

On Sunday (another blisteringly hot day) we were enraptured by the singing of Rachel Roper accompanied by Valeria Kurbatova.

Much needed and appreciated refreshment at the afternoon concerts was provided by the wonderful team of Sue, Celia and Margaret (proceeds for the church). In the evening people enjoyed their own picnics in shady glades round the gardens. As at now the weather for next weekend’s concerts (Jazz and Latin American) looks very different but we’re sure that in true Brit style we’ll manage to have an equally great time! The whole concert series has been promoted and organised by Hannah Roper to whom much tribute is due. Richard Price

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THE FUN DOG SHOW FOR TARRINGTON FETE

Well, we certainly had FUN! Thanks to the team of stalwart volunteers present on Friday and early Saturday, the marquee, ring and furniture were all ready for business long before the first dogs arrived.

Thank goodness too as we had 62 dogs all vying for the Best in Show Rosette. The owners were not slow either in putting them forward: they all put in lots of grooming and careful preparation for their chosen Classes. That the Event went so smoothly was due to the organisational skills and support of the “Office Team” comprising Jane and Ian. The vital support for our Judge Lilah Wainman was by Julie and Eleanor. AND not only that: the two provided the nursing expertise needed when emergency First Aid help was called upon during the Fete. Not only must we thank the owners for coming forward in such strong numbers but also the Sponsors who provided Prizes. We are especially grateful to Leadon Vale Veterinary Centre for the Best in Show Prize of a Years’ Pet Health Voucher, Pioneer Feed Store for packets of food, Colwall Park Hotel for Teas, Broughtons’ Pet Store in the Butter Market for the Child Handler gifts, Dogsbody Hereford and the Pets at Home Store. The Event raised £255 and served as an attraction to encourage visitors to the Fete. THANKS TO ALL. Ted Willmott

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Tarrington Fete & Dog Show

This year’s Tarrington Fete and Dog Show was an undoubted success. Perfect venue, looking immaculate after all Tonya’s hard work, thank you Richard and Tonya. Perfect weather, not too hot, nor too cold! Amazing turnout – nearly 400 visitors, with children and dogs – lots of dogs!. Sixty seven registered for the Dog Show classes. Thank you Tim and Brian for manning the gate with the onerous task of checking everyone in, and Ted for not only organizing a very efficient Dog Show but also checking all the Government instructions re Covid. Delicious BBQ, with the best ever burgers!, cream teas and chilled Pimms, thank you Robert and Veronica, the Tea Ladies and Alison and Andrew. What more to make for a perfect afternoon. But all that doesn’t just happen. A lot of hard work goes on behind the scenes to make for the smooth running of the Fete. And for that we are indebted to lots of

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from the Village Hall and who put up and took down the marquees and gazebos; Simon, our loudspeaker wizard; Patrick for putting up all the signage; Julie and Eleanor for manning the 1st Aid Post (as well as helping Ted with the Dog Show); The Band (aka TARRINGTON BRASS) and the Ladies clarinet octet who together played for the whole afternoon creating such a lovely festive atmosphere; to all the STALL HOLDERS who not only spent the whole time manning their stalls but put in so much effort to tempt our visitors to part with their cash!! (To the tune of nearly £4,000. What an awe inspiring result!) – to the Games organisers and the running of the inspirational Childrens marquee

with all their tempting games – I loved them! – to the Raffle which made nearly £1,000!! And finally to all the local businesses who so generously supported the Fete by donating prizes for the Raffle.

To all the above and many more, can I say a HUGE and most sincere thank you. You are all a great team, so willing, cheerful and reliable. I am so grateful to you all for your support. Sally Willmott

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Happy 90th Birthday Grace Allsop Grace was born on 16th August 1931 at Churchill, Tarrington. She was the youngest of 10 children, and is the only remaining one. Grace and her family then moved down to Garbrook. She worked at Ledbury Preserve, starting there the day it opened and remaining there until it closed. This is where she met her husband Bob.

Grace and Bob married in Tarrington in 1956. They did not have any children of their own but had plenty of nieces and nephews to keep them busy and, to this day, Grace keeps in contact with them and loves to spend as much time as restrictions allow with her two closest nieces.

Grace and Bob then moved from the family home into a new house, just around the corner, still in Garbrook. This is still where Grace lives today. Grace has seen many changes to the village through the years but wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.

We would like to wish Grace a very Happy 90th Birthday for the 16th August.

Sabrina Pearson

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The Green-Price Donkey

You will have seen elsewhere in this edition of the Tatler, a note by Celia Winter referring to the surprise ‘discovery’ of a painting of the ‘Vicar’s Donkey’, the details of which, came to light at the Vine’s Open Garden event. What a delight. Richard Bradstock vaguely remembered seeing the painting before and tells us that it was painted by his maternal Grandfather, Harry Griffiths of Alders End Farm in the early 1900’s. Richard had no idea that the donkey was said to belong to Harry Griffiths Tarrington’s rector of that time, most likely the Rev’d Alfred Green Price. We don’t know why Green-Price kept a donkey but it might have been as a diversion for his three daughters or as a calming influence for the Polo ponies that he bred. Of course, these days, bold clergy might try and involve a donkey in Palm Sunday services but it’s not without its hazards! It seems unlikely that Green Price would have put up with such a beast in the church. Rev’d Alfred Green Price The painting was bought to our attention by Robin Thorndyke, a local retired art teacher and a friend of the owner of the portrait, Robin thinks that it is a very attractive and well executed painting. We later heard that Harry Griffiths, who showed obvious talent, had wanted to be an artist but was persuaded that he would have a more fruitful career breeding cattle. John Watkins

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Flicks in the Sticks Films at Lady Emily Hall Tarrington (HR1 4EX)

For further information, and confirmation that the showing is on, please contact John Tallis on 01432 890720 or [email protected]

Due to the uncertainty about possible Covid-19 restrictions, we will not decide on the seating number availability until just before the showing, so look out for posters. Provision of refreshments is still under consideration. Adults £5, U-16 and Film Club £2.50. Payment (by card only) can be made on the door, or via Arts Alive on-line. Please observe all current Covid-19 guidance on entering the Hall. Saturday 18th September 7:30pm Nomadland (12A) Following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad. Winner of 3 Oscars, this is the third feature film from director Chloé Zhao, NOMADLAND features real nomads Linda May, Swankie and Bob Wells as Fern's mentors and comrades in her exploration through the vast landscape of the American West. Director: Chloe Zhao Writers: Chloe Zhao (screenplay), Jessica Bruder (book) Stars: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn

TIDYING TARRINGTON Thank you everyone who came to help with our litter pick. We collected 7 bags of rubbish! Thank you to everyone who said well done or sent me a message. It made me very proud that I live in such a lovely village. Some people asked about helping if we do another litter pick so I am planning to do one in the Autumn. I hope people can come and join us again. Thank you everyone. From Amelia.

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Film Club Many of our Flicks regulars are members of the Lady Emily Hall film club which, for payment of an annual subscription of £20, offers half-price admission (£2.50) to all our regular Flicks in the Sticks shows and reduced prices for our Borderlines season. This arrangement provides the Hall with a financial buffer, which allows us to be more adventurous with the film selection and cope with the occasional smaller audience. With the current uncertainty regarding Covid restrictions being reimposed, we decided to continue to recognise the 2019-2020 membership to the end of 2021 and will be asking members to re- subscribe in January 2022. John Tallis

Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself. Groucho Marx

Marsden March 2021 As the London Marsden March was cancelled due to covid problems, the Tarrington mini Marsden March took place on 23 May 2021. I am pleased to report that the total raised so far on my justgiving page is £1625. Thankyou to those who have already made a donation. However, most of these were made by people who live elsewhere in the UK. There is still a little time for donations to reach my justgiving page. If you wish to do so, please contact me so that I can forward the link. I am assured by the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity that all Funds raised will be put to very good use, thus enabling the Royal Marsden NHS Trust to fulfil its UK wide obligations as a referral centre for Care and Research. This is much needed to help overcome the huge backlog in the aftermath of covid. Thankyou Liz Tallis 890720 [email protected]

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TARRINGTON PARISH COUNCIL MEETING 12 JULY 2021 Website: https://tarringtonpc.org.uk/ - VACANCIES: Jacqueline Cunningham and John Tallis were co-opted onto the Council. There is one vacancy still to be filled. - A resident raised the issue of parking in Barrs Orchard and informed the council that a petition had been raised. The Chairman had met with reps of Platform Housing who are looking at creating 3 additional parking spaces. - The dilapidated state of the bus shelter on the A438 was raised. Cllr Hodges and the Clerk will prepare a report for the next meeting. - The Vision statement for the rail and bus service will be published on the parish council website. - WEST MERCIA POLICE: PC Josh Kitchen gave a presentation on Neighbourhood Matters, West Mercia Police’s new community messaging service, and the Police Community Charter. The aim is to build stronger relationships between the neighbourhood police teams and the PC’s through a ‘contact contract’. It will list up to three community concerns and the police will report their progress on dealing with them regularly. It was agreed to publish an article in the Tarrington Tatler and on the parish website inviting residents to send in their areas of concern. (See page 8) - GATE FOR JUBILEE GREEN: Cllr Ward to get a quote to re-install gate. - CHURCH LANE: There was support for funding work on the grass verge for parking, but there are complications re ownership. The Council will take advice from HALC. Clerk to write to Highways and Community Services. - NDP: Consultation responses received from Natural and the Environment Agency did not support the conclusions within the Appropriate Assessment. HC are seeking further legal advice. - VILLAGE GREEN: The Open Spaces Society have called for local councils to register open spaces as village greens. Cllr Cunningham will look at all open spaces in the parish. - FOOTPATHS REPORT: Broken steps on the stile on the footpath opposite the Vine has been reported. Wobbly stile on Church Hill footpath has been repaired by a local resident. Broken footpath sign at the end of Church Lane to be replaced and a quote for new gate to be obtained. - DURLOW COMMON ROAD: 27 carriageway repair defects identified by locality steward. Concern raised about the damage caused by lorries. - LAPTOP FOR CLERK: A budget of £750 was agreed to purchase a laptop and Microsoft Office software. NEXT MEETING ON MONDAY 13th SEPTEMBER 2021 7.30pm These are heavily edited highlights. For the full minutes please refer to the website. Ed

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Dr Alison Wood, Dr Michael Hearne, Dr Dinah Hawkyard, Dr Richard Kippax & Dr Sion Gibby Fownhope Medical Centre, Fownhope, HR1 4PZ Telephone: 01432 860235 Dispensary: 01432 860241 UPDATE FROM THE SURGERY Patient Survey Feedback Thank you again to all those of you who participated in the patient survey. The 1,125 responses we received came from a broad cross-section of our patient base. Broadly speaking patients were satisfied with most aspects of the service provided by the surgery, but based on the feedback we received, we will be making some changes as follows: • ·Face-to-face GP appointments – based on your comments, the surgery has taken the decision to re-open more face-to-face GP appointments to patients for direct booking in advance of the national easing of lockdown. These appointments can be booked either through our reception team or on our patient access platform. When you contact the surgery you will be given the choice of a phone appointment or a face-to-face appointment depending on how urgent your clinical need is and your preference for how you interact with the GP. • ·Continuity of care – some patients expressed frustration at speaking to different doctors on different days about the same problem. While acute care needs that require same day attention will continue to be handled by our duty team of doctors, if you have a preference for which GP you speak to for a routine appointment, please let our reception team know and they will do their best to accommodate you. • ·More accessible opening hours – while the surgery itself will continue to be open between 08:00 and 18:30, if patients would like to speak with a GP or have a nurse appointment outside of these hours, there are options available through the Taurus extended hours programme. Please ask a receptionist who will be able to help you book these appointments. • ·Accessing the dispensary from inside the building – now that lockdown is easing, we will be reopening the main surgery doors to enable patients to access our reception team and the dispensary hatch from inside. While the national situation on social distancing and mask wearing is under review at the time of writing, we would ask our patients to exercise your usual good sense on behaviour within the building and attend to any notices that are posted giving updates on the practice policy. Providing lifelong care that is: safe, effective and dependable – for all of our community

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THE MARKET THEATRE, LEDBURY Online address: www.themarkettheatre.com Box Office: 01432 383663 - Out of Hours: 07967 517125

WELCOME BACK TO THE MARKET THEATRE. WE WILL BE INCREASING OUR SHOWS AND LIVE VIEWINGS OVER THE COMING MONTHS.

August The theatre will be dark during August.

September Live Shows

Wednesday 8th - Saturday 11th September 7.30 pm LADS presents AGNES OF GOD by John Pielmeier directed by Shirley Lewis. Tickets £12.

Summoned to a convent, Dr Martha Livingstone, a court-appointed psychiatrist, is charged with assessing the sanity of Agnes, a novice accused of murdering her new-born, who she insists was the result of a virgin conception. Miriam Ruth, the Mother Superior, determinedly keeps young Agnes from the doctor, further arousing Livingstone’s suspicions. Who killed the infant, and who fathered the tiny victim? Livingstone’s questions force all three women to re-examine the meaning of faith and the power of love, leading to a dramatic, compelling climax. A hit on Broadway and later on film.

Sat 18 September 7.30pm MOSCOW DRUG CLUB Tickets £14 Students 12

This is a curious musical place where certain elements of 1930’s Berlin Cabaret, Hot Club de France, Nuevo Tango & Gypsy Campfire meet, have a few to drink and stagger arm in arm into the darkness of some eastern European cobbled street on a mission to find the bar where Django Reinhardt & Tom Waits are having an after hours jam with the local Tziganes. Combining their original material with songs by the likes of Jaques Brel, Leornard Cohen, Tom Waits & Eartha Kitt. Moscow Drug Club provide an intoxicating & intimate musical experience!

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REGULAR LADY EMILY HALL EVENTS Please check meeting dates with contact before attending!

Time Group Frequency Contact Name Contact Monday 10:00 - Weekly, in term Sarah Morgan Tarringontots 11.30 Tarrington Tots time Alyson Slater @gmail.com & facebook 19:15- Tarrington Short Most weeks Veronica 01432 890431 21:15 Mat Bowls Hodges nd 19:15- & The 2 Monday of Gwyneth Wil- 01432 851624 21:15 Tarrington WI most months liams 19:30- 2nd Monday of alter- Janette Ward 01432 890532 21:30 Tarrington Parish nate months (Jan, Council Mar, etc) Tuesday 09.30- Weekly Ian Lloyd 07712 896902 Hatha Yoga 10.30 10:30- Weekly, except for Nora Bevan 01531 640219 15:00 Craft Club Xmas, Easter and August 19.00 - Monthly from Sept Miranda White 07946 748104 21.00 5Rhythms 24th 19:00- Most weeks in Robert Hodges 01432 890431 22:00 Rifle Club winter (Oct-Mar) Wednesday 12:00- 1st Wednesday of Jeanette 01432 890440 15:00 Friendship Club most months Forrester 18:00- Tarrington Weekly, in term Annette 01531 670771 19:30 Brownies time Embrey Thursday 18:00- Ledbury Archery Weekly, in winter Pete Dobson 07523 863214 20:00 Club (Oct-Apr) 20:00- Weekly, except for Margaret 01432 890595 22:00 Badminton Club Xmas, Easter and McCleod August Friday 09:30- Weekly, except for Nikki 07813 780234 10:30 Xmas, Easter and Schechter Pilates Class August

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REFUSE COLLECTION DATES Tarrington, incl T. Common, Garbrook, Alders End, Stoke Eastwood & Little Tarrington Edith, Sparchell & Durlow Perton Day Friday Thursday Tuesday Bin Green Black Green Black Green Black 3rd, 6th, 13th, 12th, 5th, 10th, Aug 17th, 20th 27th 26th 19th 24th 31st 2nd, 3rd, 10th, 9th, 7th, 14th, Sep 16th, 17th 24th 23rd 21th 28th 30th

Ledbury Food Bank Fownhope Medical Centre

Please consider donating tinned or dry Contact Details goods, home essentials or money to the Surgery: 01432 860235 Ledbury Food Bank. The demand is much Dispensary: 01432 860241 higher than originally anticipated and all Web: www.fownhopesurgery.co.uk are desperately needed. Donations can be left in St Michael’s Church, Ledbury, Surgery Hours the Council Offices in Church Lane, or at Monday to Friday, 8am to 6.30pm. the Master’s House. Reception staff are available on the tele- phone from 8am until 6pm each day. Volunteers are also needed to serve in the Food Bank, sort gifts and control stock, Making an appointment amongst other things. If you can help, The number to call is 01432 860235. please telephone 07581 283092. Please advise the surgery as soon as pos- sible if you are unable to attend an ap- If you are in need yourself, please contact pointment. a health professional, police, CAB, Age Out of Hours UK or other voluntary organisation, or Should you need a doctor between the state welfare. Otherwise contact your local hours of 6pm and 8am Monday to Friday Vicar who will also be able to refer you to and 6pm Friday to 8am Monday, please the Food Bank. You will be treated with telephone NHS on 111. total confidentiality.

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TELEPHONE NUMBERS Tatler Editor Judi Ryan, Barrs Court, Tarrington, HR1 4EU EMERGENCY Tel: 01432 890778 Police/Fire/Ambulance………. 999 Email: Police (non-emergency)...…… 101 [email protected] Gas…………………………….. 0800 111 999 Welsh Water………………….. 0800 281 432 Severn Trent Water………….. 0800 783 4444 Tatler Distribution Electricity……………………… 0800 328 1111 Mark & Deborah Wells, Power cuts……………………. 105 Columbine Cottage, Tarrington, HR1 4EU HEALTH & MEDICAL Tel: 01432 890346 Hereford County Hospital …… 01432 355444 Email: Fownhope Surgery …………... 01432 860235 [email protected] NHS 111……………………….. 111 Website LOCAL SERVICES Management Citizens Advice Bureau……… 01684 563611 The Tarrington homepage at Age Concern………………….. 01531 631280 www.tarrington.org.uk is Samaritans……………………. 01432 269000 managed by Vikki Avery Tel: 01432 890686 LOCAL CLERGY Email: [email protected] Mandy Williams………………. 07780 586846 And Deborah Wells John Watkins…………………. 01432 890595 [email protected] Nicky Seabright………………. 01531 640252

476 BUS TIMES Tarrington to Hereford Bus Station M-F M-S M-S M-S M-S M-S M-S M-S M-S SDO SDO Tarrington 0704 0800 0834 0954 1124 1124 1324 1519 1724 Hereford 0720 0825 0900 1015 1145 1145 1345 1540 1740

Tarrington to Ledbury Market House Monday to Saturday Tarrington 0855 1040 1040 1240 1440 1640 1810 Ledbury Market House 0910 1053 1053 1253 1453 1653 1823

M-F Monday - Friday M-S Monday - Saturday SDO School Days Only There is no Sunday Service

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