Regular Events in Martley and Wichenford
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Monday in the month 10.30-12.30 Heaton House. Tuesdays Short Mat Bowling: 2.00pm Martley Memorial Hall Wichenford Ladies’ Fellowship: 2.30pm 2nd Tuesday in the month (usually) Martley Toddler Group: 1st and 3rd Volume 19 No. 11 April 2010 Tuesdays (term time) 10.30am Martley Memorial Hall Editor: Michelle Higgins (01886888344) Editorial Team: Martley Alan Boon (01886 Wednesdays 888527), Kate King (01886 888439) Teme Valley Shufflers Line Dancing: Wichenford Janet Andrews (01886 888303), 7pm Martley Memorial Hall Enq. Jeff & Sheila Richards (01886 888378) Thelma 01886 821772 Advertising: Aileen Parker. 01886 888456 Distribution: Martley George & June Lawrence Martley Folk Club: 1st Wednesday in (01886 821064) Wichenford Karen Furber the month at The Talbot, Knightwick and (01886 888449) 3rd Wednesday at The Admiral Rodney Contact The Villager: Leave articles at Martley WI: 2nd Wednesday in the Martley Post Office, call Janet or Sheila month 7.30pm Heaton House (Wichenford) or email the Editor at [email protected] Thursdays Opinions expressed by contributors are not Wichenford Wine Club: 3rd Thursday in necessarily those of The Villager. The Villager the month cannot be held responsible for any goods or services advertised in the magazine. Martley & District Horticultural Society: last Thursday in the month 7.30pm Martley Memorial Hall Regular events in Martley See Church Words p. 27 for details of services and Wichenford: See articles for details of special events AND changes of time/date/venue of regular events Sundays 2nd Sunday in the month: See the Diary page on www.martley.org.uk for Teme Valley Farmers Market for local a complete listing of all forthcoming events (that the Diary page editor knows about) produce 11am The Talbot, Knightwick Martley Ramblers meet Church car park See page 28 for contact details of organisations 3rd Sunday in the month: Articles to go in The Villager must be Path-or-Nones meet 9.30am Martley submitted by the 1st of the Memorial Hall car park to help maintain previous month the local footpaths Mondays Rhythm Time: 9.30-11.30am Martley Memorial Hall Enq. Rachel 01886 812565 Records of the Parish Council meetings in Martley Parish Council: 1st Monday in the two parishes are not intended to be full the month 8pm Memorial Hall and complete minutes. Minutes of meetings Martley & Villages Carers’ Group: 1st can be seen by contacting the respective Clerks to the Councils. April 2010 * The Villager 9 OUT AND ABOUT IN MARTLEY Visit our website—www.martley.org.uk Martley Recreation Association Martley WI MRA looks after the playing fields in the village. The committee was set up in 1990 to provide adequate Wednesday 14 April recreational facilities for all Martley 7.30pm Heaton House villagers. At the moment we have Hopefully, we will not have to cancel thriving football and cricket teams for any more meetings because of bad teenagers and adults. Their members weather. At out last meeting Michael maintain the field with no cost to the Andrews, telling us of his two years in village. We have a children’s play Papua New Guinea with the Voluntary area, which is also kindly maintained Service Overseas, transported us there by the football and cricket clubs. with his humour and anecdotes. It was However they have had to spend extra a most enjoyable evening. This month time repairing damage to the sheds we are nearer home with Sandy Cole and playground equipment through taking us back to Elegant Georgian needless vandalism. Worcester. The competition is a The committee would like to flower arrangement in a kitchen encourage residents to use the playing utensil, which should bring some fields and a contact number for interesting ideas. This is a busy month booking is here in The Villager and on with lots happening countrywide and the Leisure page of www.martley.org. with our own WI. The annual dinner is uk We also are hoping for volunteers at Collington on 21 April, and Sheila to help, give ideas and time Craker will want our to develop this wonderful choices from the menu. village asset. Friends, partners and Contact number for bookings family are welcome to and volunteers: Pat Owen join us. A craft morning 01886 888406 or has been arranged for [email protected] Saturday 10 April when 10 The Villager * April 2010 Pat Crook will be helping us to make from the village to be displayed in the fabric boxes, suitable for storing hall. The photo will need to be a precious keepsakes. digital – high resolution image as we Lastly, but not least by any means, we hope to have only one print on the hear our secretary and husband will be wall which will be very large. Please celebrating a special wedding send your photo to anniversary. We send our very best [email protected] –by the wishes for many more happy years. closing date of Monday 31 May 2010. Kate King the committee will then take a vote on the image to be used in the hall. There Village Hall News will be prize and presentation for this News update competition. All ages welcome. We’d like to thank everyone who attended our AGM for drinks and nibbles in March. It’s great to get feedback and constructive help in what we are trying to achieve. With the support of local grants, it is planned for a new heating system to be installed. We have chosen EcoHeat Wise, which is an air-sourced heat- Martley & District pump system which also provides Horticultural Society cooler air in the summer. We aim to At the February meeting Jane Cropp’s try and update the hall as greenly as topical tip was about the care of soil, possible by introducing reusable and she told members about the energy. importance of manure, compost and We are organising an Ascot-themed organic fertiliser and mentioned event on Saturday 12 June where there different types of soil; she also will be horse racing and we’d like to advised us to study articles on soil – invite local business to sponsor a race and to read seed packet instructions please. How about Taylor ’s of carefully. To sum up – prepare soil Martley Challenge Cup, the General before you plant, especially in the Store Sweep and the Crown Pub vegetable garden. Mike Dunnett Chase? Come along and dress up for mentioned a piece on soil in the RHS the occasion! magazine and reported that Aldi is Martley 100 Club good for cheap fruit trees. He had February winner (number 34) Mrs brought some lovely samples of Witch Elaine Pearce won £40. Thank you for Hazel to show members, and gave everyone’s support. advice on pruning this shrub. Photo Competition ‘Facts About Most Feared Pests’ was We’d like a large photo of a scene Roger Umpelby’s talk. He had superb April 2010 * The Villager 11 slides – close-ups of all sorts of wee until the autumn before we can go beasties (good and evil!) and being an ahead with any preparation. The first entomologist, he certainly knew his job will be to fence the area off, and subject. ‘Marvels of evolution’, mark out paths etc. We expect this to successful pests, just doing what take some time, but hope to offer plots comes naturally! He showed the RHS to Martley residents in Spring 2011. list of pests over several years, the If you haven't already got your name order of these mostly changed. Slugs, on the list for a plot, please do so now. snails, aphids, beetles, weevils, We will be offering full-sized and caterpillars – you name it and Roger smaller plots. Contact Angie Hill on could enlighten you as to what they all 01886 888762 or email; get up to. He gave advice on dealing [email protected] with the little so and sos, and told us what creatures are good in our gardens Thank You ... and will feed off pests, for example, From Martley Amateur Dramatics: ladybirds eat aphids: a fascinating talk many thanks to all who supported our by a very good speaker. first attempt at a pantomime “Robin On 29 April Andrew Gagg will speak Hood and the Beast of Monkwood”. on ‘How to Photograph Flowers’, and We are pleased to let you know that the Plant Sale is on 22 May. we have been able to donate £1000 to Tina Steele Acorns Hospice. Thank you very much! Martley Allotment Society Our next production is a musical Good News! A local landowner has extravaganza, written and produced by offered Martley a portion of land off our own Ruth Mace “Esther - The Berrow Road, close to Maylite Musical” to be performed on 15 May. Trading Estate. Three members of Look out for further information Martley Allotment Society met with around the villages. Proceeds from the landowner in February to view the this production are to be shared potential site. It was deemed highly between the Village Hall funds and a suitable, so at last it looks like Martley new venture “Mad Kidz” which we will have its own allotments! The field hope to set up. Mad Kidz will be a in question is presently under summer school for 8 - 16 year olds cultivation, so we will have to wait who are interested in performing arts, acting, singing and dancing. For further information and to register interest, please contact Lousie: Email: [email protected] or phone 07870 585661. Once again thank you for your support and we hope to see you all again at “Esther”. 12 The Villager * April 2010 The Martley Friendly Society same to continue for ever for all the In the sixth year of the reign of King members of this society, and each William V rules and articles to be member shall pay two shillings observed by this Society were listed.