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2 Felindre Mills on the Teme n the past there were corn mills all Rising high above the Ialong the River Teme to Knighton. valley floor Nant The map shows the sites of several Medwalledd at 375 mills. metres (1,230 ft) flows The scattered population lived in into the Nant Rhuddwr small holdings in the hills along the which marks the Teme. Farmers would have brought boundary between their grain to local mills on the Teme England and Wales. The and its tributaries for their flour. Teme then marks the boundary down the valley. There is also one Walk Mill on Nant The Teme more than Rhuddwr. A walk mill is also called a *Walk Mill on Nant Rhuddwr in 2004 doubles in size at the ‘waulk’, ‘fulling’, ‘tuck’, or ‘pandy’, a confluence of Nant Rhuddwr. It flows and belts for a flour mill. Several bits process to improve the density of to Felindre, a name which means of the mill are still there. cloth. The watermill would drive “mill.” Numerous Felindres or hammers which beat cloth in a water Today the valley’s mills no longer Velindres across the country indicate trough until the cloth shrank and had work and the small holdings are often the prevalence of milling. The pub at a felty appearance. During the amalgamated into large farms, but Felindre, “The Wharf,” has a water beating the cloth was scoured and farmers continue to raise sheep wheel for its logo, with Mill Wood cleaned to remove oils. Before water although only a few cattle these days. behind. Felindre W.I. also uses a mills the process was done by hand They have also diversified with waterwheel on its banner (see page with clubs or trampling, hence the chicken farms, pheasant rearing, 35). word, “walk”. Fuller’s earth was the Christmas tree farms, tourism, and clay-like detergent used to remove oil. The photo opposite shows a restored small ventures like Ginger’s Millinery The current owner of the Rhuddwr waterwheel at Moat House farm, a which designs hats for Ascot! walk mill could find no evidence of a historic castle site which reputedly waterwheel, so presumably the offered refuge to an English queen. Its *Photo from Clarice Thomas’s book, waulking was done by hand (or feet). motte and bailey are next to the “A History of Cwmgywn.” She notes It is recorded that there was also a Teme. A brook brought water to a that when it was sold in 2005 “the fulling mill in the 14th century near tank just above the wheel. When the house will need a lot of money, work Beguildy. tank’s gate was lifted, water gushed and TLC to get it back to a liveable forth to turn the wheel to drive gears home.”

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4 As we are now in Lent the Lent courses have begun. It is great that people have a choice of courses to go on in different churches, as it makes these more accessible to the many whose busy lives leave them little spare time. Lent of course is a time of reflection in which we discipline ourselves to undertake something that reminds us everyday of our relationship with God. Many people give up something and for me this is sweet things. Others will take up something, for example reading the Bible everyday or helping others in the community. This is time to reflect on our faith and how Jesus died for us and rose again and in doing so gave us hope. We can see the hope for the future very much at this time of year as the flowers and blossom are bursting forth. Many people haveVicar’s been Letter battered by storms Ciara and Dennis; the latter especially caused major discomfort for some residents. On a brighter note the inclement weather also brought together members of thePetra’s community Letter in a great demonstration of team spirit. Those who question where God is in the bad times need only look at the generosity exhibited by many in the area. His voice can also be heard in the singing of birds during the brief interludes in the downpour. The Church is a community that is part of a larger community. Every- one needs to work together to support each other. On this note we are all praying for Mark, Kit and the family as his son has died tragically. The rota for this month is subject to change as we work our hardest to cover the usual services.

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Cover: King David Cost Subscription he cover image of David, from a The prophet Samuel then anointed Your distributor may collect your subs TJesse Tree, dates to the early him as king of Israel, so he wears a Paymentin January. The cost hasn’t changed. 14th century in St Laurence’s, red crown. He became a great leader £10 for the year (10 issues) Ludlow. Jesse was the father of David inspiring a succession of victories. Online £1.10 for individual copies. (and thus in the long line of In the image he is shown with a harp descendants of Jesus). Eighteen as many well-loved psalms were characters are shown in the Jesse attributed to him. Tree window, as well as animals. The full window was restored in 1890 Look closely to spot the squirrel. Deadline by Hardman & Co. David was the most famous king in The deadline for submitting material King David’s namesake in Wales is the Old Testament. We first see him for the April 2020 edition is our patron saint, Bishop David. The as a red-cheeked, bright-eyed and 15th March 2020 namesake of a best loved King is our handsome shepherd boy who slays Please keep your submissions to under much loved Bishop. the giant Goliath with a sling. 200 words.

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7 Churches and Chapels Along the Teme Valley

hurches and chapels along the tirelessly to build Crug-y-byddar Both were built in the Gothic style CTeme Valley (see the map on school and church, built in 1854-55 with gable entries. I can remember a page 3) were generally placed safely in the Upper Teme Valley. The rousing Sankey evening in the Baptist above the river. Unfortunately a architect, Henry Lote, also designed Chapel. Sadly both are now closed. chapel in Beguildy near the Anchor Llangunllo’s school in 1862. Both are Far up in the hills on the Shropshire bridge turning has completely gone. private homes today. side is remote Bettws-y-Crwyn Sadly the first four churches and Derek Brick remembers theChurchesChurch, aand medieval Chapels church restored chapels listed here have closed within headmaster taking the older boys in 1860. At 382 metres (1,253 feet) the last twenty years. down to the river to bank it up, above sea level, it is the highest parish Cwmgwyn Chapel from 1877 is forming a pool. Then they would church in Shropshire. now a private home. In bygone times, bathe. Afterwards sheep were The tiny Black Mountain Chapel before everyone drove to church, cleaned in the pool. nearby is a lesson in simplicity with Clarice Thomas loved seeing the Felindre had two chapels, a Baptist no electricity. It is being renovated torch lights of families making their founded in 1852 and a Wesleyan and is the ideal setting for ‘Sacred way to the Chapel for evening Methodist from 1875 beside the Spaces’ Creative Writing workshop. service. bridge on the main road. They are It is the sweetest place you could ever In the mid 1800’s the Vicar of practically next door to each other. find high up in the hills! Beguildy, Abraham Thomas, worked

8 Upper Teme Valley Churches & Chapels

Cwmgwyn Chapel

Felindre Baptist Chapel

St Peter’s, Crug-y-bydder

Bettys-y-crwyn 17th C Screen Felindre Methodist Chapel

Black Mountain Chapel Inside Black Mountain Chapel

9 Burns Night

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Sleepy Maggie Cutting the Haggis

Wassail!

10 Knucklas Castle Community Land Project Burns Night

he 25th delicious and filling three course meal Everybody had fun. Everybody went TJanuary (Cullen Skink; Haggis with Neaps and home exhausted. saw a beautifully decorated Tatties; Raspberry Cranachan). At KCCLP Over £1,000 was raised during the Community Centre in Knucklas intervals they were serenaded to evening for the Land Project. filled to near capacity at Knucklas Scottish traditional songs by Sleepy Knucklas Castle Project The Committee wants to thank all Castle Community Land Maggie. This was followed by a who made the event a success. Project's Burns Night Supper. Ceilidh with music by Bandamania. Guests were treated to a Wassail

he 2020 Knucklas' Wassail After calling for a great crop of apples The event which combined with Twent with a swing. A record in the autumn the crowd went to the Knucklas' regular Folk Down the crowd attended for the traditional Castle Inn, which was already well Track event featured on Genevieve noisy torchlight procession filled. There followed an evening of Tudor's Sunday Folk Programme through the village to the edge Wassail songs, offerings of toast to a on Radio Shropshire. of the orchard, whose spirit new tree, music and laughter. Wassail! was summoned out of the foggy darkness by the butler.

Bobby’s Beat — Sad Sunday

Pulborough has a busy Sunday nights were especially busy in commentator. I would love to have cross roads where the fine weather, and one such evening I pulled him over and had a chat, and A 283 E to W – was out there doing my duty. got his autograph, as to me he "WAS" crosses the A 29 Normally we did not like drivers the voice of cricket. But I could only London to Bognor stoppingBobby’s by us to ask directions or give him directions (no sat-nays) and road, in a staggered other questions, as they held up carry on with my duty. fashion. On summer proceedings, and on this day a Morris There was a pub at the junction called weekends there would be long queues Policeman’scar pulled up Memories behind me and the "The Swan" and one day a motorist of traffic to get to the coast or back, driver said. "Can you tell me the way stopped by a colleague and just said and the PC on duty would be to Thakeham please?" The voice had "The Swan?" "In the river I expect" expected to spend an hour or two a lovely Hampshire accent, and was was the only reply given. assisting the flow one way or the unmistakably that of John Arlott, the other. well known BBC cricket

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LENT at St Mary Magdalene BLEDDFA Lent Studies “Lord, make our hearts abodes of peace and our minds harbours of tranquility. ALL ARE WELCOME Sow in our heartsBleddfa true love Lent for You and Mondays from 24th February for one another. Root within us Compline at Knighton friendship and unity.” Methodist Church 3 – 4pm Please join us for an hour each on any Sunday throughout Lent. Wednesdays from 26th February Sundays: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 & April 5 at St Edward’s 7.30 pm Prayer, Music, Stillness March 1st and April 5th - Compline with a silent interlude and a hymn sung by Graham Trew

LENT at the Catholic church, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour and St Nicholas, Knighton Fridays: 11am during Lent - Stations of the Cross.

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1. Say 3 nice things to the people 7. Give money to an organization 13. When you start work or at the you live or work with daily. that supports the dignity of end of your workday, try a 10- 2. Think and speak only positive the human person, e.g. minute guided prayer things about people, weather, Foodbank www.sacredspace.ie based on governments for 40 days! 8. Get to know your neighbours. the spiritual exercises of St 3. Think about what you usually Introduce yourself, plan a dinner, Ignatius. spend your money on: clothes? or bring food to an older person. 14. Pray for somebody. As you’re dinner out? Pick one type of 9. Read the Works of Mercy as walking,Lent driving, Ideas working, pick expenditure that you’ll “fast” Jesus describes them in Matthew out a person who appears to be from during Lent, and then give 25.31-46. Then put this in need and pray for that person. the money you would usually teaching into practice and Remember: spend to a local charity. choose an act of service you can 4. Take something on – 40 days of perform throughout Lent. Be kind, for everyone you letter writing, 40 acts of 10. Don’t buy anything that you meet is fighting a great kindness, 40 phone calls to the don’t NEED. battle. important people in your life. 11. Throw away (recycle) 40 things 5. Read the Gospel of Mark, the for 40 days. - Philo of Alexandria shortest Gospel, and the most 12. Try drawing, painting, colouring concise story of Jesus’ life. The as a way to pray and meditate cross plays a more prominent during Lent. See role than in the other Gospels. prayingincolor.com for simple 6. Wear a cross. Stop for a few patterns to colour. seconds to reflect on it.

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14 Knucklas and District Notes for March, 2020

he weather, as I write, is and staff at the Castle Inn and, of March brings with it some rough Tcontinuing stormy and wet but course, those who work with and weather but also the beginnings of without, so far, any sustained cold support the Castle Hill Community spring with the equinox being on the spells. Land Project. Also, the many acts of 20th. The Christian season of Lent caring that take place amongst begins on Ash Wednesday, 26th. One of the Knucklas strong features Notes of Knucklas and district is the closeness neighbours, supporting those who February. of its community and the groups that may need a bit of encouragement or A warm welcome to Stuart and Chris work together to make it an even a helping hand. Pritchard from the Clee Hills and with better place. I think of the dog- In that connection, we are sad to be local connections, already well settled walking fraternity, church and chapel losing John Bowen, from opposite into Corner View. congregations, local farmers and the pub, who has now moved to traders, the organisations which meet Towyn to be with family. He leaves a at the community centre, the clientele sizeable gap.

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Springtime Flora

f all the seasons, spring spells displays. Forsythia is ideal for big Maundy Thursday: Each year, on Ooptimism, lengthening daylight pedestal arrangements, together with Maundy Thursday, the day before encouraging growth, the birds with bold daffodils. Good Friday, our Queen, with other their dawn chorus and nesting St David’s Day: 1 March is the day members of the royal family, attends activities and hopefully warmer days when the daffodil is popular, the Maundy ceremony in one of our ahead. This is the month when the especially in Wales. Together with the large cathedrals. Large nosegays of keenest gardeners are raring to get leek, it is the national emblem of spring flowers, deliciously scented, out in the garden, but it is a little Wales. The first day of March is St are made up exactly the same to premature to think that winter is over David’s Day, our patron saint, the present to the Queen and members of just yet. The March winds can be only Welsh saint to have been the royal party. Daffodils, narcissi, quite wild and cool. canonised. Very few details are stocks, violets, primroses, cupressus, Spring is coming: All around us known of his life, but it is believed that thyme and rosemary all go into the we see evidence of spring: his monastery is at the site we know nosegays. snowdrops, aconites, early daffodils as St David’s. Roses: The garden magazines and crocus adding a dash of colour in Mothering Sunday: In March we continue to arrive with many new the garden. The hellebores are also celebrate Mothering Sunday. The plants on offer, especially lots of new beautiful, with so many magnificent fourth Sunday in Lent is one date varieties of roses with exquisite colour colours in pink, purple and lime difficult to overlook; consumer-led and scent. Many are now disease green. The primroses have also publicity makes sure of this. The resistant. Look for one called appeared prematurely, a hugely origin dates back hundreds of years in “England’s Rose”, beautifully formed important source of pollen for early the Church Calendar. Mothers’ Day is and with a fragrance that is deliciously flying insects. The beautiful daphne, an American invention and celebrated spicy, in a stunning shade of pink. with soft lavender coloured small on a different date. It is customary in What better on a rainy day than to sit, florets, acid yellow jasmine and many of our churches to give little browse and plan for the months forsythia with long branches of posies of spring flowers to children to ahead in the garden. glorious bright yellow flowers along give to mothers on this special day. the bare stems provide pleasing

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Quiet Hour CHURCHES TOGETHER IN KNIGHTON & DISTRICT Monday, 2nd March,Lunch 10-11am Club requires a Secretary the job involves: 1 Ystrad House,Bible 1 Church Study Road, Group ● attend 3 meetings a year in January, April (AGM) and Sept Knighton ● compile the agenda in conjunction with the chairperson Bible Study ChurchesGroup ● send this out two weeks in advance of the meeting Wednesdays, 10.30am ● take minutes at the meeting TogetherQuiet Hour 17 Millfield Close Knighton ● type these up and send out David Hinton 01547Secretary 528984 If you would like to help, please contact Rob Fountain (chair) email: [email protected] Lunch Club Theology Circle Serves lunch to Senior Citizens Theology Circle every Monday. Tuesday, 10 March, 11am Knighton Methodist Church To help ring Revd Dr Neil Richardson explores the church and gospel in the multiple Margaret Davies 01547 528154. crises of today

latter are required to wait at least 5 weeks for their first payment but in Shopping List for March our experience, the delay can be We have a good supply of most store much longer. However, we also cupboard items & we don’t need receive requests for help from baked beans, pasta, spaghetti, working families and self employed kidney beans or chickpeas, but we On behalf of all the families and workers or those on zero hour’s do need the following: individuals who received food contracts. It could be the loss of a Tuna | Corned Beef & Ham | parcels at Christmas, Knighton & job, the break-up of a relationship, Food Bank Tinned Meat & Pies East Radnor Food Bank would like loss of their home, sickness & Tinned Rice Pudding & Custard to say thank you. As a result of the disability, or the receipt of a huge Tinned Fruit | Coffee kindness from Churches, social fuel bill; the result can be devastating Jam, Marmalade, Peanut Butter & enterprises, community groups, for individuals and families. Chocolate Spread | Sugar music groups, food markets, Those we help do not have a voice, Toilet Rolls | Washing Up Liquid & schools, Brownies plus individual or put their name in the newspaper Laundry Powder/Liquid supporters, we were able to provide - but I know they would thank you Shampoo and Shower Gel & food, toiletries and Christmas gifts to for donating to our food bank & for Deodorant | Razors & Shaving Gel 51 adults and 57 children & babies, ensuring they keep their dignity in If you would prefer to give a small between Christmas and New Year. desperate times. cash donation, this will enable us to The food bank provides a much purchase fresh milk, bread, cheese needed safety net for claimants of and eggs & to buy fresh work or disability benefits, including vegetable/fruit vouchers to include Universal Credit – particularly as the with individual food parcels.

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19 Bleddfa’s Stitch in Time leddfa has had a tumultuous past! Members decided to work the panels Panel 3. 1302 Maud de Mortimer rebuilds church tower with stone from BIn January Bleddfa Sewing using a similarEmbroidery method of embroidery and Sewing Group exhibited a flavour of that to that used for the Quaker Tapestry the castle history in their embroidery in progress Collections. Bleddfa Sewing Group 1362 Men from Bleddfa called to fight at St Mary Magdalene Church. The periods of history featured in the in Ireland for KingHistory Edward II In 2016 members of the group were panels are: Bleddfa History inspired, on seeing the embroidered Panel 1. 500 AD The founding of Panel 4. 1402 Owain Glyndwr’s panels in Pembridge church depicting the Church during the ‘Age of Saints’ army destroy church tower and march the history of that village, to work on to Pilleth a similar project showing the history Panel 2. 1176 Cadwallon granted Panel 5. 1535 Henry VIII proclaimed of Bleddfa. Over the months Monaughty Grange to Cwmhir Abbey that English should be spoken in members researched historical Welsh courts - Judge arrives for 1179 Roger Mortimer imprisoned for material to put together eight spring session at the Hundred House killing Cadwallon designs. They were drawn by Shirley Inn 1195 Hugh de Say rebuilds Bleddfa Elwell, Rob Fountain, Bas Titford, Castle Panel 6. 1873 School established in Pat Crewe, and Lynn Kinsey. Bleddfa

Panel 7. 1890s Construction of Water Tunnel and pipe from Elan to Birmingham

Panel 8. 2015-17 Renewal of Bleddfa section of water supply from Elan to Birmingham

The Exhibition included other work previously done by the group: tapestry kneelers, a Jesse Tree embroidered panel for the altar and a large framed work of the four seasons.

Rob Fountain’s sketch of Owain Glyndwr’s men torching the Bleddfa Church tower.

Year of the Burial song thrushes, mistle thrushes and look after your yew, we have an Ground 2020 blackbirds which also descend on yew information sheet ‘Yews and Other trees to eat the berries. Veteran Trees’ which is on our At this time of year Caring for God’s Acre burial grounds can Churchyards have acted as website, along with an informative seem barren and sanctuaries for yewBirds trees over short video by yew tree specialist empty at first glance. thousands of years. The most Russel Ball. However, if you significant collection of old trees in If you do record any bird species – wrap up warm Europe is to be found in the common or rare – we would love to enough and spend a churchyards of England and Wales, hear from you. Your records could peaceful half an hour sitting, you may where approximately 800 yews with then go on our Beautiful Burial see a variety of winter visitors such as an age above 500 years have been Ground map. All the best. fieldfares and redwings. Both are recorded. Churchyards are sometimes Andrea Gilpin [email protected] types of thrush which migrate from referred to as the ‘Noah’s Ark’ for www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk colder climes. In addition, look out for yews. If you want to find out how to

20 Bleddfa Embroideries Embroidery Scenes: A work in progress.

1176 Court session of Prince Cadwallon

500 Founding of Bleddfa Church

1179 Mortimer imprisoned for killing Cadwallon

1535 Judge arriving for the spring session at Hundred House 1362 Bleddfa Men going off to war in Ireland, fighting for King Edward II Phootos by Rob Fountain

21 Bleddfa Stitchers Kneeling Cushions Kneeling Cushions are pictures of Bleddfa buildings

St Mary Magdalene Church Bleddfa Post Office

Jesse Tree Jesse Tree images from the Old Testament for an altar fall

Moses - the Burning Bush Noah’s Ark Jonah and the Whale

Wall Hanging Scenes from legend and daily life in Bleddfa

Autumn Winter

22 Bleddfa Plant Stall LUNCH AND LEARN I would like to take this opportunity to thank all at THE BLEDDFA CENTRE those kind people who contributed to our plant stall on Bleddfa green. Join us at The Bleddfa Centre for a series of 5 creative lunches, free of charge to those of pensionable age This year it was more successful than ever and living in the Presteigne / Knighton / Bleddfa area. raised a total of £292. This money will in part help towards the mowing of the churchyard and to the WHAT'S INCLUDED: maintenance of the village green. { Return minibus transport to the Centre { Hot drinks and a light, shared table lunch We hope to have it up { Art, craft and singing workshops with local artists and running again this March 4 & 11 Gretchen Ind still life painting summer and look March 18 Shirley Elwell spinning & weaving forward gratefully to March 25 Bas Titford decorative clay plaques your contributions. April 1 SueBleddfa Harris Centresinging Thank you. 11 am to 2pm Lunchat the Bleddfa and LearnCentre, Bleddfa, LD7 1 PA. Transport schedule to be arranged when you sign up. Please contact Lois HopwoodArt for more details or to book your place on 01547 529 670. Email [email protected] . Hearing Aid Service You are welcome to travel independently if you do not want Hearing Aid Service to make use of the minibus service. The service, staffed by volunteers, offers free hearing aid maintenance. This project is run by the Presteigne Festival in partnership with the Knighton - Knighton Comm Bleddfa Centre, supported by East Radnorshire Day Centre. We are grateful for grant support from PAVO and the Oakdale Trust. 2nd Tues, March 10, 10.30 - 12.30 Presteigne - Youth Centre Managed by Presteigne Festival Registered Charity No 1039968 4th Tues, March 24, 13.30 -15.30

Do you enjoy singing? It’s great for your health, mental ability and ‘feel good’ factor - and singing with others is extremely enjoyable! Wanted - Male voices in particular (females also welcome) Kington Community Choir, formed 5 years ago, is now over 40 strong and would welcome more members, Male Voice Choir especially tenors and basses. We are a non auditioning choir, rehearsing on Thursdays Charity Concert (term time) at 7pm-8.30pm at Kington Primary School. Our repertoire includes folk, traditional, pop classics, Penybont Concert easy listening and songs from the musicals (usually in 3 or 4 parts). Just come along or email Secretary Teresa at [email protected] or visit website www.kcchoir.wordpress.com

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24 Recipe: Greek Lenten Vegetable Stew

Ingredients Lent recipe · 2 tablespoons butter · ½ cup olive oil · 1 cup chopped fresh, parsley leaves · 1 large onion, chopped · 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh mint leaves · 2 potatoes, peeled and cut into large dice · 1 teaspoon dried oregano · 3 courgettes, ends trimmed & cut into 2-inch lengths · 1 teaspoon salt · ½ pound green beans, ends trimmed and cut in half · Freshly ground black pepper to taste · 4 large, ripe tomatoes (about 1½ pounds), quartered · 1 bay leaf · 8 spring onions (white & green parts), 1-inch pieces · 2 cups water Instructions · 1 pound chopped spinach, strong stems removed 1. In a casserole, melt the butter with the olive oil over medium heat. When the butter stops sizzling, cook the onion until soft, 5 to 6 minutes. Add all the remaining ingredients, except the water and spinach, and toss so everything is coated with butter and oil. Add the water, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook until the potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes. 2. Add the spinach, cover again, and once it wilts, after about 5 minutes, remove the pot from the burner. Serve hot or at room temperature with crusty bread.

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Radnor Valley Gardening Club (RVGC) The History of Hampton Court Gardens With Cathy Beale, writer and historian Come and find out more about these lovely Herefordshire gardens. March 16th, 7.30pm, in New Radnor Community Radnor Valley Gardening Hall RVGC hasHampton a programme Court of entertainingGardens meetings through the colder months. In the summer we arrange garden visits and other events, culminating in our Annual Show in September.

Why not join us? Everyone welcome, including young St David’s Day people and children. The membership fee is a bargain £5 and includes a discount on plants at a local nursery. SundaySt David’s March Day 1st Contact Hermione Evans, 01544 350 691, Celebrate our Patron Saint. [email protected] for further Colva Church information. Colva Church, 2.30pm. Heyope Church With Radnor Valley Band and Archdeacon Alan Jevons Heyope Church, 3pm. Welsh readings and hymns

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26 More W.I. News on What’s on at the W.I.s pp. 34-35, 37 The Madcap Gladestry W.I. ell it’s Panto Season and we And on March 17th at 7.30 in our Please come and see what our W.I. is Ware truly looking forward to Village Hall we will be having the all about. Vsitors are always welcome. seeing ‘Treasure Island’ – a madcap, talented Vonnie Smeaton showing us For more information contact Sian on laugh a minute, pirate adventure how to make Easter cards. If you are 01544 370700 or Sue on 01544 presented by KADOS at Lady interested in joining us for the evening 370711. Also our 2020 Programme Hawkins Community Leisure Centre please contact us, we can then let of Events can be found on the in Kington. Vonnie know how many packs she Gladestry Village website. will need to prepare for the evening. Tref-y-clawdd W.I. Is a Basket Case he Christmas Lunch at the Banc work shop givenTref-y-clawdd by our new W.I.meeting is on 4th March 7.30.p.m. at Twent very well and was enjoyed President Dorothy Symonds, making the Tower House Gallery. You would by all, but we all agreed to have it a small fabric basket. be very welcome. nearer to Christmas next year! To remind every one the competition For more information 01547 520 We started the year well with a new next month is 5 Easter Cup cakes. 739. member and our next meeting is a If you would like to join us our next Stowe & Stanage W.I. Celebrate a Birthday ur February meeting began with meetings. In 1982 the W.I. moved to century. It involves folding strips of OJenny, our new president, meet in Knighton, where it has coloured paper in such a way as to reading a brief history of our W.I. for remained ever since. form a design. It sounded the benefit of Federation events coming up include complicated, but when we got going newer members. an afternoon of Call My Bluff, which it proved quite simple. We enjoyed Founded 97 four members will attend, and Jenny creating a greetings card which years ago at will go to the conference for all Welsh looked remarkably professional when Stanage Park, WIs to be held in April at Theatr completed, resembling the iris of a the W.I. Clwyd. We set up a small sub- camera lens. encompassed committee to discuss our entry for the We welcome The Radnor editor, the villages of annual W.I. Show, which takes place Laura, to our next meeting on 3rd Stowe and on 30 May in The Comm, Knighton. March when she will speak about her Weston, across Marilyn Thomas, past federation trip to Georgia. Do come and join us the border, and chairman and well-known to many of at 2.30pm in the Reynolds Room. gradually grew until there was us, described the art of iris folding, Alison Thomas 01547 528678 or nowhere local large enough for which originated in Holland in the last [email protected] Chatterbrook W.I. New Radnor W.I. March 12th The Life of Matilda of Hay in Presteigne Memorial Hall at 7.30pm with Dr Peter Ford Graphology by Anne Cummings Monday 6 April, 7pm ‘The Famous & the Infamous’ New Radnor Community Hall (what may Chatterbrookwe learn from W.I. their handwriting?) All welcome, non-members £5. Visitors (£3 on the door) and prospective new New Radnor W.I. members will be very welcome Contact Alison on 01544 350 746 Our full programme is available in the library Further information: 01544 267245 or [email protected]

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Quiz New Radnor Carnival - 4�� July Quiz night, Friday 20 New Radnor’s Carnival 2020 is going to be Newon Saturday Radnor 4th Quiz July. Save the date! It March in the New Radnor should be a fantastic day of family fun for Community Hall. Doors open at 7pm Neweveryone. Radnor Carnival for a prompt start at 7:30pm. Teams of Would Quizyou like a stall at the Carnival? up to 6 players, £2 a head entry fee. Only £5. To book a pitch contact Alison on Refreshments. Bring your own bottle. 01544 350 746 or Everybody welcome. [email protected].

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30 Knighton News

Book Sale that we can order enough to decorate We send our sympathy to Rev’d There will be a sale of good books the church. Canon Mark and Mrs Kit Beaton on Saturday 7 March at 10am in Knighton Show/Carnival and family on the sudden death of the Church Hall. Refreshments (29 August) their precious son, Ben. Mark is our Area Dean and Vicar of New available. Please help us to raise The theme for the show will be Radnor. funds for the hall roof. ‘Sponsor a “Cartoon Characters”. Plenty of time Tile’ is going well, but we have lots to plan your entry for the procession. The funeral service of Gordon more awaiting your donation. Tiles The show chairman is David Williams, Riding took place on 17 January, cost £10 each and will have your who is planning fundraising events for conducted by Rev’d Petra name etched on the tile for the the show, including a Summer Ball Goodband. The service included a future. later this year. If you are willing to memorial for the late Fay Riding, Bingo help on Show Day, please get in wife of Gordon. Both were members of St Edward’s. Fay was a We will be having fun playing bingo touch with David or one of the show committee. member of the Altar Guild and in the Church Hall on Saturday 7 helped with social events and March at 7pm and invite you to Teme Valley Gardeners’ Club enjoyed assisting Gordon in his role come along and join in with good Marion Stainton will be the speaker at as church warden over many years. company to help raise funds for St Bingo the next meeting of the club. The Our thoughts are with Lynne, Ben Edward’s. subject will be “Growing Vegetables”, and Effie. Monthly Coffee MorningSt Edward’s OrganMonday 9 March in Knucklas The funeral took place of John The next social event will be on Community Centre at 7.30pm. On 6 Burgoyne, aged 78 years, on 21 Saturday 21 March in theKnighton Church NewsApril members will enjoy a coach trip January in St Edward’s, conducted Hall at 10am. Good company, to Ashwood Nurseries (John’s Spring by the vicar. Interment took place in good coffee, produce stall,Coffee cakes, MorningGarden) at Kingswinsford. There may the new cemetery. be a few seats available for non- books, jewellery, unwanted gifts and We remember the family of Carol Teme Valley Gardeners’members. Club If you are interested please more. If you would like to donate Price, who passed away on 2 items for the sale, please bring them contact Avril on 529244. Book Sale January aged 70 years. The funeral along. We appreciate your help to Family News service took place on 23 January, fund raise for our parishKnighton church. Show/CarnivalHappy birthday and congratulations followed by cremation at Hereford. Competition Winners to Betty Bright who recently We have also lost two of our The winners at our last coffee celebrated her 90th birthday. Betty popular shopkeepers in the past morning were: would like to thank all her church weeks. Mrs Muriel Price passed friends for the many cards, gifts and away on 2 January aged 91 years. P Medlicott, P Parker, I Greaves, J flowers received on the day. Price, P Sexton, J Jones, P Shaw, She will be remembered for her L Heakin, K Prosser. With your We are sorry to hear that Chris splendid toy shop in the High Street help we raised £300 for church Edwards is unwell following a nasty and a partner of the well known funds. Thank you all. fall. Our best wishes for a speedy business W E Price and Son. Our recovery. sympathy to Ray, Sue and family. Easter Lilies In our prayers we remember all who On 11 January Bob Bradford The lovely white lilies will soon have are poorly, those in hospital and passed away peacefully in Cottage to be ordered for the Easter Day others recovering from illness. We View, aged 93 years. He owned the celebration. We will again invite you pray for Holly, Becky and Annie, popular ironmongers shop in to donate the cost of a lily in receiving treatment following major Bridge Street, together with the memory of a loved one. Do please surgery. nursery, selling everything for the get in touch with me, Jean Price, on Our thoughts and prayers are needed garden. Our thoughts are with John 528260, or one of the wardens, so for all who are grieving the loss of and Jane. loved ones.

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32 Llangunllo Bleddfa Community Council

he Llangunllo Bleddfa council matters have been greatly Council please contact the Clerk by TCommunityLlangunllo Councillors Bleddfa Council were appreciated. email – [email protected] surprised and saddened to receive The resignation means that there is or write to: Judy Mitchell's Resignation resignation at their now a vacancy for a new Community White House Farm, January meeting. Councillor. There has been a Notice Purlogue, Judy has beenCouncil involved Vacancy with the of Casual Vacancy which ran until Clun, Craven Arms Community Council for many years. February 14th. Now the Community SY7 8LT First acting as Clerk then joining as a Council can advertise for a new Councillor, often as Chairman. Her person through co-option. If anyone knowledge and guidance through is interested in joining the Community St. Mary's Church, Gladestry Social Event on V.E. Day Bank Holiday Radnor Valley Friday May 8th - 7pm Young Farmers Club We would like to invite in Presteigne Memorial Hall County Drama members of the community of 7.30pm all ages to contributeV.E. Day a short Radnorwith supporting Valley Young acts Wednesday 11th March "turn" or party piece. GladestryFarmers Village Hall A demonstration by Could youGladestry sing solo, orChurch with Floral ArtSionedd Society Hughes friends, play an instrument or st SundayCounty MarchDrama 1 ‘Evolution’ read a favourite poem or Doors open at 6.30pm. For details perform a sketch? For more details please contact Everyone welcome! contact Chairman Avril Hoyle 01547 529244 Heather Carrington 01544 370322 or [email protected]

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MONTHLY SPINNING & WOOLCRAFT DAY At the start of the New Year in Fourth Saturdays - 10.30am-3.30pm - £3 entry January we have some new winners. ● Mar 28, Dolau Village Hall, Talk TBC First up is Andy Mattingley, then Please bringSpinning your lunch, and Woolcraft and also, if you have them: Kenneth and Sian, and Andy again! ● spinning wheel, loom, knitting, etc Didn’t he do well! And lastly, Brian ● something you have made lately to show and inspire Littleworth. others Thanks to everyone for your support. ● Any fibre, equipment, books or products to sell. Beginners welcome - Spare equipment and help available Knighton and Presteigne Leg Club Welcome to follow our Village Hall Reynolds Room Crawl around Radnorshire! KnightonLeg Club Comm (We are also on Facebook) Every Thursday morning, Croeso cynnes i pawb! 9.30-11.30am No appointment necessary. Treatment by District Nurses. Enquiries: To offer help [email protected] ph 07399 668 268 01547 520739 Pauline Parker

33 More W.I. News on What’s on at the W.I.s pp. 27 and 37 Llangunllo W.I. Is Brewing Something ach member of Llangunllo afternoon tea. We all agreed it was a some ladies with fabulous EW.I.brought a photograph to great start to the New Year. complexions, and walking on air, it’s share with the group. The insight into Our February meeting saw us drawing because we are using the face and each other’s history was fascinating: on the talents of one of our members foot balms we made. places we’d lived or visited, family and who gave us a talk on the benefits, March will see us using our friends, and of course the changing Llangunllo W.I. and medicinal qualities of herbs and energies tenpin bowling, I can’t fashions. The latter often raised a natural oils. We adjourned to make wait, but I’ll make sure to save some laugh or two, as we Balms looked at face and foot balms from natural oils of the foot balm! hemlines going up, more than down, and herbs. We learnt accuracy in We welcome visitors and new very bright designs (the 70s have a lot measuring, and care when mixing hot members, if interested please contact to answer for), and interesting oil, but that didn’t stop the fun or our secretary on 01547 550555 for hairstyles. We were certainly ready for enjoyment of the aromas. We could more information. our sumptuous bring and share use herbs growing in our own gardens to make balms. So if you walk past

Whitton W.I. Launches Community Coffee Morning

n 11th February we launched held every second Tuesday (10th craft sessions and chocolate making. Oour first FREE community coffee March) of the month from 10.30 am Non-members are welcome to join us morning. to 12 noon in the Community Hall at – just £2 to cover refreshments. How pleased we were to see new and Whitton. We are a friendly and relaxed bunch familiar faces, who were all welcomed The monthly coffee morning is quite but we realise it can be daunting to and offered a drink with homemade separate from our W.I. programme enter an established group for the first cake and biscuits. There was a lot of which, in the coming months, will time. If would like us to arrange for lovely noise from a variety of people include visits to the Red Kite Centre someone to come along with you to meeting up …. sometimes for the first and a picnic at a Fruit Farm. We have the meeting, please just time! We received compliments and booked speakers on wide-ranging telephone 01547 560350 or thanks for providing this opportunity topics; from Japan to British 560327. to get together, which will now be Hedgerows and we will be joining in

Felindre W.I. Entertains our Local Councillor resident Jayne Harris welcomed Cabinet as Portfolio Holder for Young second and Rebe Brick third. Pmembers to Felindre WI’s People and Culture - a very wide- Hostesses were Wendy Lambourne February meeting, presenting Maggie ranging portfolio that her previous and Maggie Flanders Flanders with the silver Rose Bowl for jobs as a midwife and specialist public The next meeting is on Wednesday winning the 2019 monthly health nurse well-suit her for. 4th March at 7.30pm in Felindre competitions. She said Councillors must ‘know their Village Hall with a session on After the business meeting, she stuff’ and be well-prepared at Council ‘Strength, Balance and Wellbeing’ by welcomed local County Councillor meetings and also be prepared to ask Nina Walmsley. Rachel Powell to talk about her first uncomfortable questions. After New members are always welcome – three years as the Independent answering questions from W.I. contact Jayne on 01547 510644. member for Beguildy Ward. members, Jayne thanked her warmly Maggie Flanders Although a young female and mother for her interesting talk. 01547 510040 of three children isn’t the usual The monthly competition for the [email protected] stereotype of a Powys Councillor, prettiest handkerchief was won by Rachel was soon asked to join the Kath Harris, with Maggie Flanders

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Concocting herbs for medicinal remedies

Whitton W.I. Felindre W.I.

Launch of the Community Coffee Morning

Maggie Flanders receiving Rose Bowl from Jayne Harris. Photo by Rebe Brick NOTE: Felindre banner with waterwheel at Chatting over coffee and cake mill, the River Teme and surrounding hills.

35 Climate Change at New Radnor

Climate Change work shop and ideas morning. Coinciding with Storm Dennis ironically!

Drop-In at Knighton

Flooding

The violence that exists in the human heart is also manifest in the symptoms of illness that we see in the Earth, the water, the air and in living things. - Pope Francis on Climate Change The Ffrdwen Brook in Knucklas - photo by Dave Smyth

36 New Radnor W.I. Climate Change ew Radnor W.I. decided to show great team effort NourW.I.s love for all we could lose to produced some climate change. beautiful wreaths and hearts and For the last 5 years throughout discussions throughout the morning February, WIs haveClimate been taking Change part resulted in some good ideas to think The Drop-in Centre is set up to in the Climate Coalition’s annual about. The wreaths and hearts provide simple homemade food and a friendly welcome. event to get peopleNew Radnor talking aboutW.I. together with some information on climate change. the campaign will be on display in The For those who would On Saturday 15th February New Hub, New Radnor. appreciate a free meal, please join us in the hall. Radnor WI held a craft morning. A The donation box is for Love Is In the Air thoseDrop-in who canCentre make a contribution. riends at Knighton’s Drop-In a bit of company, please feel free to Every Thursday Fenjoyed a Valentine’s Lunch, with ‘drop in’ you will be most welcome. nobody letting on if they had sent or As the popularity of the Drop-In 12.00 to 2.00 pm indeed expected to receive, Valentine grows (there were 25 this week) more cards. volunteers are needed. If you would The Drop-In at St Edward’s like to offer your help, please contact [email protected] 07592353243 church hall, Knighton offers a John HannaVolunteers free hot meal every Thursday at [email protected] They would be very pleased to hear 12pm with soup, a hot mains and a 01547 529296 from you. This is a church and sweet. Donations are accepted but the or community service partnership. meals are offered free of charge. If Annie England, co-ordinator for you would like to enjoy good food and Knighton Hub

Llanfair Everest Hall, Sat 21 Tue 3. “Judy Wed 11. “The Farewell (PG)” “The White Crow” (12a)” Lydbury Leintwardine Community Centre. Director Ralph Fiennes captures the North Village Hall. £5.50. 7.30pm. raw physicality and brilliance of Rudolf Adult: “Pain & Glory (15)” Fri 13. Nureyev (the White Crow similar to the £4.00 Child:£2.50. 7.30pm. Knighton Comm. £5.00, 7.30pm. English Black Sheep), whose escape to Wed 4. “Hitsville - The Making of Fri 13. “Judy (12a)” Clungunford the West stunned the world at the Motown (12a)” Leintwardine Parish Hall. Adult: £4.00 Child: height of the Cold War. With his Community Centre. £5.50. Llanfair Everest£2.00. 8.00pm. Hall Film magnetic presence, Nureyev emerged 7.30pm. Fri 13. “Photograph (15)” as ballet's most famous star, a wild and Knighton Comm Film Thur 5. “The Souvenir (15)” Bedstone and Hopton Castle beautiful dancer limited by the world of Brilley Village Hall. Adult: Village Hall. £4.50. 7.30pm. 1950’s Leningrad. His flirtation with £5.50 Child: £3.00. 7.30pm. Sat 21. “The White Crow (12a)” Western artists and ideas led him into Fri 6. “Bait (15)” Bedstone and Everest Hall, Llanfair Waterdine. a high-stakes game of cat and mouse Hopton Castle. £4.50. 7.30pm. Adult: 4.50 Child: £2.00. 7.30 with the KGB. Sat 7. “Pain & Glory (15)” pm. Doors open at 7.00pm for a 7.30 Bettws-y-CrwynFlicks in the Parish Sticks Hall. Adult: Fri 27. “The Farewell (PG)” screening. Prices are £4.50 adults and £4.00 Child: £2.00. 7.30pm. Knighton Comm. £4.50, 7.30pm. £2 children. As usual, refreshments Sun 8. “Pain & Glory (15)” Brilley Sat 28. “Official Secrets (15)” and a bar will be available before the Village Hall. Adult: £5.50 Child: Chapel Lawn Village Hall. Adult: performance and during the interval. £3.00. 7.30pm. £4.50 Child: £3.50. 7.30pm. For more information contact Judith Tollman on 01547 510672.

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38 Knighton and District Rotary Club

he month started with a “frugal” money will go towards Rotary’s efforts Tlunch at our Rotary President to eradicate polio worldwide. Chris Price’s home in Norton, which The month finished off with Helen was well attended by members and Davies talking to us about the cancer warmly welcomed guests. We also support charity the Bracken Trust. welcomed two new members Emlyn Based in Llandrindod Wells, they have and Rosemary Williams to the Rotary an outreach centre in Knighton and family – they are now part of a support those affected, either directly March 8th worldwide organisation, joining over or indirectly. We were pleased to be 2nd Sunday of every month 1.2 million Rotarians supporting their able to donate over £300 to their local communities. They expressed 10-11am work for the communities of Powys their pleasure in being part of our and beyond. vibrant and activeFashion Rotary Show Club and we St Edward’s Hall To find out more explore the Sare delighted to have them on board. Stories, games, singing, Knighton Rotary Club website or This frugal lunchRotary raised Club£260 for our u Facebook page, or come visit us on a crafts charitable efforts. Wednesday lunch or evening - you will Come along and get to know The following week we met at Rotary be very warmly welcomed. Contact each other members Sheila and Kim Smith’s Norman Thorp 01547 529666 or home in Leintwardine and raised Cathy Jones 07813 733240 for more £175 from another frugal lunch – this details.

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40 Celtic Saint of the Month – St Piran of Cornwall - 5 March Pirin invented tin smelting! Piran discovered tin when he lit a fire dedicated to St Piran along the north f you had a good time celebrating St on a black rock and smelted white tin Cornish coast and along the pilgrim IDavid’s Day, why not pop off to ran out of it. routes to Brittany. Cornwall to continue your Piran is said to have come from 5th March is the first day of spring in celebrations on St Piran's Day ( Ireland in the 5th century, exiled by a Cornwall and daffodils are Piran’s in Cornish)Saint and Piran greet everyone jealous king and thrown into the sea. special flower. with “Gool Peran Lowen” (Happy St He landed at Perranporth (Piran’s Cornwall Piran’s Day). Beach). A tall Celtic 5th March is the national day of cross marks the spot Cornwall, school children line the where the monastery, streets of the towns, bands play, Lanpiran, lies hidden everyone joins in the singing and under the sand and a dancing and at Perranporth there is a wooden cross marks pilgrimage to the medieval church of the site of his shrine. In St Piran, which lies buried in the early medieval times dunes. the shrine was so St Piran has long been the patron popular that they had saint of tin-miners and is now to construct a one-way recognised as one of the patron saints system for the pilgrims of Cornwall. The black and white flag to follow. There are St Pirin’s procession with black & white flags of Cornwall illustrates the story that other churches

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42 Former School of the Upper Lugg Valley

Junior and Senior Pupils of Llangunllo School early 1920's

ownstream from the source of by local craftsmen. It was opened with of pupils, or in some cases lack of it, Dthe River Lugg the first centre of a service in church followed by tea in are recorded. teaching and learning was Llangunllo the school for about 150 children and The school served the community for School, a Church in Wales School, for the ladies and gentlemen in the 120 years until its closure was which closed in July 1984. Children master’s residence. In 1893 a second ordered by Powys County Council from the parish then attended the school room was added at a cost of because of insufficient pupils. Closure Dame Anna Child’s School at just over £130. was marked with a church service Whitton as featured in last month’s Over the years, refurbishment of the which was recorded live and became edition. building, changes in teaching staff and part of a radio broadcast. A school existed in the village from at pupil numbers took place. The School Today the building continues to be a least 1732. It was first held in the west Reports make interesting reading as centre of education specialising in the end of the church in a partitioned off the personalities, strengths and repair of brass instruments and room with a desk and chair for the weakness of the teachers, in particular attracts students from all over the Schoolmaster together with side the Head Teacher, and the progress world. desks for the scholars. A small structure was also erected in one corner of the Churchyard for the accommodation of the said scholars on necessary occasions! In 1863 a new school building with a master’s house adjoining it was opened under the auspices of the National Schools. This cost around £500 with the majority of the money coming from donations, which included the vicar and his lady’s contribution of £40. The school was constructed of stone believed to have been extracted from Llangunllo railway tunnel, which was also being built around this time and undertaken

Serving the last “School Dinner” 20 July 1984. Mrs M Lloyd (Cook), Mrs E Davies (Caretaker), Mrs G Smith (Head Teacher) and pupils Claire Gayther, Debbie Jones, Edward Jones, llya Paul Scargill, Jacqui Duggan, Elizabeth Jones, Michael Hamer, Lisa Hamer and Rachel Jones.

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45 The Benefits Of Bell Ringing o you want to meet new friends, ‘Tim Hollinghurst. He has been of ringers, in my experience, is from Dlearn a new skill that is good for ringing bells for years. He lives 11 to 86 years old. health and easily affordable? If so, locally,’ Mark suggested. Next month The Radnor will have a then bell ringing is for you. Accordingly, I telephoned Tim and we further intallment on bell ringing, but Following the loss of my husband, I began weekly lessons shortly after, at meanwhile you are welcome to any of was looking for new ways to enjoy my St Mary’s, New Radnor. Whilst a these local practices. All are held life. In a moment of inspiration, Revd highly proficient bell ringer, Tim had between 7.30pm-9pm. Mark Beaton suggested I take up never taught bell ringing before, it was New Radnor every 1st and 3rd tower bell ringing. The idea of doing a learning curve for us both. I’m Monday of the month. something different appealed to me. pretty confident I took Tim to levels of Knighton on the 1st Thursday of the However, the prospect of standing at endurance he never believed possible. month. the end of a rope and pulling it up and Perseverance paid off, as we have Presteigne on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th down seemed too easy and potentially evolved into a nascent band of bell- Thursday of the month. very boring. Fortunately, loneliness, ringers, who, when numbers are Please contact Tim Hollinghurst curiosity and an open mind propelled sufficient, ring for the Evensong 01547 560805 me to explore further. services. However, we do require [email protected] ‘Where would I do that? I asked. more people, to establish a reliable Alternatively Revd Petra Goodband ‘New Radnor,’ Mark replied. and committed band of ringers, hence [email protected] ‘Who could teach me?’ this article. Fortunately, bell ringing is 07966 799546 age and gender blind. The age range

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46 Newly refurbished bells at St Andrews, Presteigne

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Sunrise in New Radnor - Photo by Michael Capstick

47 Llangunllo

Puddings a-plenty at Llangunllo Film Night Llangunllo Walking Festival

Tom Lewis presented with a ‘thank you’ from Langunllo Hall committee.

48 Llangunllo – Not just a film night rather wintry Saturday evening in village, and secondly for another Her husband, Bob, wanted to AJanuary was cheered up highly significant reason. continue Jenny’s legacy and has considerably by the screening of a Llangunllo’s first film night, showing instigated a film night each year with light hearted piece called ‘Melody’ ‘Whiskey Galore’ was the brain child the proceeds going towards the which did actually have a foot tapping of the late Jenny Williams. As a upkeep of the churchyard and Shell sound track. committed member of the local Lane Cemetery. We can’t think of a But thisLlangunllo was no ordinary Film film Night night. It community it was Jenny who was the nicer or more appropriate memorial. was special for two reasons. Firstly driving force behind the acquisition of Thanks Jenny. Thanks Bob. And Film Night the refreshing punch on offer and an the video equipment which was also thanks to all those who join together incredible array of delicious puddings used regularly by her weekly Keep Fit each time to make those occasions so which had been generously prepared Group. successful and so enjoyable. and donated by the ladies of the

Llangunllo Walking Festival he Llangunllo Walking Festival is country, and arriving at the Lake in more if you choose to walk back to Ton Sat May 9th and Sunday May Llandod. Bring a snack and packed Knighton. There is a stiff climb out of 10th this year, the weekend of the lunch as there is nowhere to buy food Knighton. VE Day Bank Holiday. en route. Following the Sunday walk there will All welcome to join us. Sunday meet at 10 at the Greyhound, be a meal in the Greyhound to raise Llangunllo Walking Festival Saturday - meet at The Greyhound for lifts to Knighton from where we money for a good cause, starting at pub in Llangunllo at 9.45Walking am for Festival lifts will walk some of Offas Dyke, 6pm. to Pen Y Bont from where we will descend to Llanfair Waterdine and Queries to Jan Walmsley walk to Llandrindod. Return by train, Knucklas where you can have a drink. 07813085211 or arriving Llangunllo just after 4. It is a Choice of walk or train back to [email protected] 6.5 mile walk taking in some lovely Knighton. This walk is about 4 miles,

Llangunllo Community Hall News om Lewis has retired as a trustee numerous small repairs. At the hall Tand Llangunllo committee memberCommunity of HallAGM Anna Jones, retiring chair The sky is filled with stars, Llangunllo community hall after many thanked Tom for his hard work and invisible by day. years service asTom key Lewis holder, presented him with a hamper as a booking secretary and trustee. small token of appreciation for all he - Henry Wadsworth Over the years he has kept a has done for the hall. Longfellow close eye on the hall and carried out

All in the month of March 200 years ago, on 10 March 1820 Italian dictator agreed to join much-loved icons of the that the Royal Astronomical Society Germany’s war against France and counterculture/hippie movement. was founded in Britain. Britain. 50 years ago, on 5 March 1970 175 years ago, on 17 March 1845 70 years ago, on 8 March 1950 that the Treaty on the Non- that one Henry Jones, a baker from that Volkswagen launched the Type Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Bristol, was granted a patent for his 2/Transporter vanHistorical – also known dates as - Marchcame into effect. invention of self-raising flour. the Camper, Bus, microbus or 30 years ago, on 31 March 1990 80 years ago, on 18 March 1940 Kombi. It became the best-selling van that poll tax riots in London broke that Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini in history, and early versions remain out. 200,000 protestors took to the met at Brenner Pass in the Alps. The streets and clashed with police.

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50 Grid References and Church/Community Hall Contacts Postcodes for Churches Evenjobb Village Hall Linda Ellams 01547 560306 Beguildy SO 194797 LD7 1YE Felindre Village Hall Jess Barrett 01547 510603 Bleddfa SO 206683 LD7 1PA [email protected] Contacts 07805 002497 Heyope SO 239745 LD7 1PY Gladestry Village Hall Marlene Evans 01544 370646 Llangunllo SO 211712 LD7 1SW [email protected] Knighton SO 287724 LD7 1AG Llangunllo Village Hall Anna Jones Community Halls Norton SO 304672 LD8 2EY [email protected] Whitton SO 270673 LD7 1AG Knucklas Comm CentreChurchJohn Halls Bowen 01547 520384 www.knucklascommcentre.org.uk Pilleth SO 256682 LD7 1NP Cascob SO 239664 LD8 2NT N Radnor Comm Centre Carlee Evans 01544 350575 Grid References N Radnor SO 210609 LD8 2SS St Edward’s Church Hall Jean Price 01547 528260 Gladestry SO 230551Postcodes HR5 3NR Whitton Community Hall Gill Powell 01547 560367 Colva SO 199531 HR5 3RA Evancoyd SO 262627 LD8 2PA Llan’l n m SO 180581 LD8 2TN

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AdvertisersAccommodation...... 24, 50 Deliveries...... 30 Photography...... 50 Accountant...... 42 Department Store...... 44 Physiotherapy...... 14 Architects...... 28 Dog Grooming...... 30 Piano Lessons...... 18 Architecture...... 28 Electrician...... 12, 32 Plastering...... 18 Art...... 12 Estate Agents...... 50 Potatoes...... 24 Audio Transcription...... 16 Farm Maintenance...... 44 Pottery Class...... 50 Automotive...... 28, 32, 42, 45 Flowers...... 50 Poultry...... 28 Bed and Breakfast...... 50 Foot Care...... 18 Pressure Washers...... 24 Bleddfa Centre...... 24 Framing...... 14 Pubs...... 14, 40 Body Treatments...... 18 Funerals...... 4, 16, 40 Range Repairs...... 30 Bowen...... 18 Furniture...... 4 Repairs...... 6, 18, 30 Builders...... 4, 6, 16 Garage...... 28, 42 Restaurants...... 14 Builders Merchant...... 16 Garden Centre...... 50 Roofing...... 18 Cafes...... 12 Garden Maintenance...... 44 Sewing...... 18, 26 Care/Elderly...... 30 Garden Supplies...... 45 Shop...... 14, 32, 40, 44-45 Carpentry...... 4 Garden, Market...... 44 Solicitor...... 12, 44 Carpet Cleaning...... 12 Gas Services...... 42 Stone Carving...... 24 Catering...... 30 Glazing...... 32 Stoves...... 6, 44 Chimney Sweep...... 6, 32, 50 Hairdressing...... 16 Taxi...... 28 Chiropody...... 18 Heating...... 42 Teas...... 30 Cleaning...... 12 Holiday Cottages...... 24 Therapies...... 18 Community Halls...... 12, 26, 38 Home Furnishings...... 14 Transport...... 30 Community Support...... 38 Hypnotherapy...... 18 Trees...... 6, 16, 42 Computers...... 18 Landscaping...... 50 Tyres...... 32, 38 Conservatories...... 32 Legal...... 12, 44 Van...... 30 Cooker Repairs...... 30 Locksmith...... 44 Vegetables...... 44 Copy Typing...... 16 Massage Therapy...... 44 Volunteering...... 38 Covers...... 26 Nails...... 18 Windows...... 32 Curtains...... 18, 26 Optometrist...... 24 Wood...... 4, 42 Cycles...... 6 Osteopath...... 14, 28 Wood Burners...... 32, 44 Decorators...... 38, 45 Pest Control...... 32

51 Diary Dates Dates For Your Diary

St David's' Services: Colva 2.30pm, Heyope Poetry, Prose & Puddings,St Ed's Hall, 3pm 3pm New Radnor Music, Alaw Saxophone Quartet. St David's Day Lunch, N.R. Hub, 12.30-3. Comm C, 7.30pm. Radnor Valley Young Farmers County DEADLINE for the April magazine. Drama. Gladesty Vill Hall, 6.30pm. Aloneness. Lent. Knighton Meth Ch. 3-4. New Rad W.I. Indian Cookery, Comm Hall, Radnor Valley Gardening , 'History of Hampton 7pm Court Gardens' N.R. Comm Hall, 7.30pm. Quiet Hr, 1 Ystrad House, Knighton, 10-11 Ladies' Guild. 'Air Ambulance,' Knucklas Comm Aloneness. Lent. Knighton Meth Ch. 3-4. Centre. 7.30pm. Stowe and Stanage W.I., 'Georgia,' Gladestry W.I. 'Easter Cards,' Gladestry Vill Knighton Comm. 2.30pm. Hall, 7.30pm. Whitton W.I. 'Long Forest Hedgerow Spinning & Weaving, Lunch & Learn, Bleddfa Project,' Whitton Comm Hall, 7.30pm. Centre, 11-2pm. Still Life Painting, Lunch & Learn, Bleddfa Pilgrimage. Lent. St Ed's Church 6-7pm. Centre, 11-2pm. Stations of the Cross, Catholic Ch 11am. Felindre W.I, Felindre Village Hall, 'Strength, New Radnor Quiz Night, NR Comm, 7.30pm. Balance and Wellbeing,' 7.30pm. Coffee Morning, St Ed's Hall, 10am. Pilgrimage. Lent. St Ed's Church 6-7pm. "White Crow" Film, Llanfair Everest Hall, 7.30. Tref-y-clawdd W.I., 'Fabric Basket Workshop,' Tower Gallery, 7.30pm. Knighton Concert Society, Maria Stratigou, N.R. Hub Film, "Chez Francis", 7pm. Pianist, St Edward's Hall, 3pm. Stations of the Cross, Catholic Ch 11am. Aloneness. Lent. Knighton Meth Ch. 3-4. World Day of Prayer, Knighton Baptist Decorative Clay Plaques, Lunch & Learn, Church, Norton Street, 4pm. Bleddfa Centre, 11-2pm. Book Sale. St Ed's Church Hall, 10am. Craft Club, Knucklas Comm Cent, 2-4pm. Bingo. St Ed's Church Hall, 7pm. Hearing Aid Service, Presteigne Youth Centre, Sunday School, St Edward's Hall, 10-11. 13.30-15.30. Aloneness. Lent. Knighton Meth Ch. 3-4. Pilgrimage. Lent. St Ed's Church 6-7pm. Teme Valley Gardeners' Club, Knucklas Evancoyd Church at Charity Shop, Kington Comm Centre, 7.30pm. Theology Circle, Knighton Methodist Ruth's Supper Club, New Radnor Hub, 7pm. Church, 11am. (Note change of date from Stations of the Cross, Catholic Ch 11am. Thursdays to Tuesdays). "The Farewell" Film. Knighton Comm. 7.30pm. Craft Club, Knucklas Comm Cent, 2-4pm. Hearing Aid Service, Knighton Comm, Spinning & Woolcraft, Llanfair Everest 10-30- 10.30-12.30. 3.30. Welcome Coffee Morning, Whitton Comm Aloneness. Lent. Knighton Meth Ch. 3-4. Hall, 12.30-Noon. Tea Dance, St Edward's Church Hall, 2-4pm. Singing, Lunch & Learn, Bleddfa Centre, 11-2. Still Life Painting, Lunch & Learn, Bleddfa East Radnor Annual Vestry, Time & Venue tbt Centre, 11-2pm. Llanfair Waterdine. Compline. 6pm. Easter Bingo. Evenjobb Vill Hall, 7.30pm. Pilgrimage. Lent. St Ed's Church 6-7pm. Hergest Gardens, Huntington Vill Hall, 7.30 Floral Arts, Presteigne Mem Hall, 7.30pm New Radnor W.I. N.R. Comm Hall, 7pm. Chatterbrook W.I. Presteigne Memorial Hall, Graphology, 7.30pm VE Day Anniversary - three days of events Fashion Show & Pop-up Shop, St Edward's Llangunllo Walking Festival Church Hall, 7pm. Gladestry Church Event for V.E. Day, 7pm. Stations of the Cross, Catholic Ch 11am. "Pain & Glory" Film, Knighton Comm 7.30

52 Index

A Flicks in the Sticks...... 37 New Radnor Quiz...... 29 Accompanist...... 26 Flora...... 17 New Radnor W.I...... 27, 37 Advertisers...... 51 Floral Art Society...... 33 O Art...... 23 Food Bank...... 19 Online...... 5 Art Group...... 29 Funerals...... 54 Open the Book...... 55 B G P Balms...... 34 Gladestry 49 Club...... 33 Painting...... 38 Baptist Chapels...... 54 Gladestry Church...... 33 Payment...... 5 Bell Ringing...... 46 Gladestry W.I...... 27 Penybont Concert...... 23 Bible Study Group...... 19 Grid References...... 51 Petra’s Letter...... 5 Bingo...... 31, 41 H Poetry, Prose & Puddings...... 11 Birds...... 20 Hall Contacts...... 51 Policeman’s Memories...... 11 Bleddfa Centre...... 23 Hampton Court Gardens...... 25 Postcodes...... 51 Bleddfa History...... 20 Hearing Aid Service...... 23 Printer...... 7 Bleddfa Lent...... 13 Hergest Croft Gardens...... 15 Q Bleddfa Sewing Group...... 20 Heyope Church...... 25 Quiet Hour...... 19 Bobby’s Beat...... 11 Historical dates - March...... 49 Quiz...... 29 Book Sale...... 31 History...... 20 R Burns Night...... 11 Hub...... 29 Radnor Valley Gardening...... 25 C I Radnor Valley Young Farmers...... 33 Caring for God’s Acre...... 20 Initials...... 54 Ramblers...... 46 Cartoon...... 25 K Recipe...... 25 Catholic Church...... 54 KCCLP...... 11 Registers...... 54 Chapels...... 54 Kington Choral Society...... 26 Resignation...... 33 Charity Concert...... 23 Knighton Comm Film...... 37 Rotary Club...... 39 Charity Shop...... 41 Knighton Concert...... 41 S Chatterbrook W.I...... 27 Knighton News...... 31 Saint Piran...... 41 Children’s Page...... 45 Knighton Show/Carnival...... 31 Secretary...... 19 Church Halls...... 51 Knucklas Castle Project...... 11 Shoes...... 14 Churches and Chapels...... 8 Knucklas Notes...... 15 Singing...... 23 Churches Together...... 19 L Spinning and Woolcraft...... 33 Climate Change...... 37 Leg Club...... 33 St David’s Day...... 25 Coffee Morning...... 31, 34 Lent Ideas...... 13 St Edward’s Organ...... 31 Coffee Mornings...... 29 Lent recipe...... 25 Stowe & Stanage W.I...... 27 Colva Church...... 25 Lent Studies...... 13 Subscription...... 5 Communions...... 15 Llanfair Everest Hall Film...... 37 Supper Club...... 29 Community Halls...... 51 Llangunllo Bleddfa Council...... 33 T Compline...... 13 Llangunllo Community Hall...... 49 Teme Valley Gardeners’ Club...... 31 Contacts...... 7 Llangunllo Film Night...... 49 Theology Circle...... 19 Cornwall...... 41 Llangunllo W.I...... 34 Tom Lewis...... 49 Council Vacancy...... 33 Llangunllo Walking Festival...... 49 Tref-y-clawdd W.I...... 27 County Drama...... 33 Lunch...... 15 V Craven Design & Print...... 7 Lunch and Learn...... 23 V.E. Day...... 33 D Lunch Club...... 19 Vicar’s Letter...... 5 Diary Dates...... 52 M Volunteers...... 37 Drop-In...... 37 Male Voice Choir...... 23 W Drop-in Centre...... 37 Men’s Shed...... 40 W.I.s...... 27, 34, 37 E Methodist Church...... 54 Walking Festival...... 49 Embroidery and Sewing...... 20 Mouse Makes...... 45 Walks...... 46 Evancoyd Church...... 41 N Wassail...... 11 F New Radnor Carnival...... 29 Welsh...... 41 Fashion Show...... 39 New Radnor Hub...... 29 Whitton W.I...... 34 Film Night...... 29, 49 New Radnor Music...... 41

53 Knighton Roman Catholic Church Services (Baptist and Methodist) Catholic Church March 2020 Every Sunday: 11am Holy Communion Chapels Every Friday: 11.30 Holy Communion 1 Norton St, 11am, Café Church, Nick & Bridget 1 Coxall, 2.30pm, Communion, Kevin Dare. Knighton Methodist Church 1 Pound, 2.30pm, Andrew Wilson. Methodist Minister: Sara Windsor-Hides, The Manse 2 Cae Clawydd, Knighton LD7 1DQ 8 Norton St, 11am, Morning Service, K Dare. 01547 520854 [email protected] Methodist Church 8 Knucklas, 4pm, Evening Service, Kevin Dare. February 2020 2 Communion Rev Dr Neil Richardson 11am 8 Llanbister Methodist, 3pm. Rob Thomas. 9 Local Arrangements 11am 8 Gravel Chapel, 2.30pm, Leigh Spicer. 16 Service, Deacon Sara Windsor-hides 11am 8 New Radnor Baptist, 3pm, Richard Mansell. 23 Joint Service with Norton St Baptist, Rev Kevin Dare 11am 15 Norton St. 11am, Communion, Kevin Dare. 15 Coxall, 2.30pm, Service, Andrew Powell. Baptist Chapels 15 Pound, 2.30pm, Rob Thomas Kevin Dare Baptist Minister: 22 New Radnor Baptist, 3pm, Leigh Spicer. The Manse, Knighton, LD7 1BD 01547 529707 or 07891 500531 22 Norton St, 11am, Joint Service with Knighton email: [email protected] Methodists. website: www.knightonbaptists.org.uk 29 Norton St, 11am, Morning Service. Christobel Hargraves. From the Registers 29 Pound, 2.30pm, Andrew Wilson Funerals: 29 Maesyrhelem, 6.30pm, Andrew Wyton. 24 Feb Beryl Phillips age 86 age 82, St David’s Whitton April 2020 1 Norton St, 11am, Café Church, Nick & Bridget 1 Coxall, 2.30pm, Communion, Kevin Dare. Initials on schedule, back page

AG Audrey Green CG Christine Gould CH Rev Christobel Hargraves DD David Davies GW Geoff Weaver HC Heather Carrington HE Heather Evans And this, our life, exempt from public JH Rev John Hanna haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the MB Rev Mark Beaton running brooks, sermons in stones, and MW Mick Westrip good in everything. NRCC New Radnor Community Centre - William Shakespeare PG Rev Petra Goodband PL Rev Pete Letsen RS Rev Rachel Storer SM Sue Moore

54 Open the Book (Bible Stories) at Knighton School

Open the Book

Top Left: Samuel, the great prophet, anoints young David as King. Top Right: A host of angels arrives at the stable with the shepherds and the angel Gabriel behind. Left The farmer hires workers at different times during the day but pays them all the same. Bottom Left: Disciples watch the rich and the poor (the widow) donate money at the temple. Bottom Right: The poor widow gives only two coins, but it is all she had.

The widow’s coin

55 March 1 March 8 March 15 March 22 March 29 April 5 MARCH 2020 St David/ Lent 1 Lent. 2 Lent 3 Mothering Sun Passion Sun Palm Sunday White/Purple Purple Purple Purple Purple Red Jeremiah 1.4-10 Genesis 12.1-4a Exodus 17.1-7 1 Samuel 16.1-13 Ezekiel 37.1-14 Isaiah 50.4-9a Psalm 16.3, 5-8 Psalm 121 Psalm 95 Psalm 23 Psalm 130 Psalm 31.9-18 READINGS 1 Thessalonians 2.2b-12 Romans 4.1-5, 13-17 Romans 5.1-11 Ephesians 5.8-14 Romans 8.6-11 Philippians 2.5-11 Matthew 16. 24-27 John 3.1-17 John 4. 5-42 John 9.1-41 John 11.1-45 Matthew 27.11-54 Beguildy 11am PG 11am RDS No Service No Service No Service St Michael Holy Communion Morning Worship Bleddfa 7:30pm MW 7:30pm MW No Service No Service No Service Magdalene Compline Compline Heyope 3pm PG 3pm PG 3pm PG No Service No Service St David St David's Day Holy Communion Evensong Llangunllo 4.30pm Family No Service No Service No Service No Service St Cynllo Service Cascob 3pm RDS Ministry Area 3pm JG No Service No Service No Service St Michael Holy Communion Holy Holy Communion Knighton 9:30am PG 9:30am AG 9:30am PG 11am PG Communion 9:30am PG St Edward Holy Communion Morning Worship Holy Communion Family Service Holy Communion 11am Norton No Service No Service No Service No Service No Service St Andrew Pilleth No Service No Service No Service No Service St Edward's No Service St Mary Knighton Whitton 9:30am DD 9:30am PG 9:30am DD 9:30am PG 9:30am DD St David Morning Worship Holy Communion Morning Worship Holy Communion Morning Worship Colva 2.30pm St David No Service No Service No Service No Service St David Archdeacon A Jevons Evancoyd 11am RDS 3pm LS 11am HE No Service No service St Peter Holy Communion Holy Communion Morning Prayer Gladestry 9:15am RDS 11:15am PG 5pm HC 10.30am W. Radnor No Service St Mary Holy Communion Holy Communion Evening Prayer Communion RDS

New Radnor Llan NM East Radnor Beacon Hill 11am PL 3pm PL No Service No Service No Service St Michael Morning Prayer Evening Prayer N Radnor 9:15am RDS 6pm CG 9:15am RDS 10am @ NRCC No Service St Mary Holy Communion Informal Worship Holy Communion Morning Worship