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2 Parish news
From the registers Service times and openings Our prayers and sympathy are with the family As the clocks change this month and the and friends of John Leftwich of Rochford evenings shorten, we will move to our winter House, whose ashes were buried in St Mary’s timing pattern for services and so the evening churchyard, Stanford on 17th October. May he services will be at 3.30pm until the spring ar - rest in peace and rise in glory. rives! Our church buildings remain open as below, but if you would like to visit outside Curate placement these times, please contact the churchwardens, Rev’d Peter Myers has now finished his place - who will do their best to accommodate you. ment with us and enjoyed a ‘different’ harvest You are very welcome to come and spend experience in this strange year by participat - some time in these spaces to reflect, to pray ing in a number of our services. He was wel - and just to ‘be’ for a quiet moment. Now the comed for coffee or food and a chat by a evenings are darker we may close at dusk. number of our community and so hopefully gained some useful insights into life here. We St Peter & St Paul, Eastham wish him well for the end of his curacy in Tuesday 9am to dusk Malvern and his future path in ministry. St Mary, Stanford on Teme Thursday 9am to dusk All Souls St Mary, Kyre Wyard If you wish to have the names of loved ones Friday 2.30pm to 5pm who are no longer with us read out as part of s - see Church to be attended our All Souls services on 1st November, please St Michael, Rochford contact us – see Rochford News for more de - Wednesday and Sunday 9am to dusk tails. St Peter, Stoke Bliss Friday 10am to 4pm All Saints, Hanley William Saturday 9am to 4pm TemeTalk deadlines Thanks to all of you who are willing to air The deadline for our December issue is 18th the churches and give them a spruce up before November as normal. opening and have offered to lock and unlock. The first TemeTalk of the new year will Without you we could not re-open. be a joint January/February issue and the deadline will be Monday 4th January . Please remember to let me have your early December highlights Please note events which need to be booked January events for inclusion in the Decem - because of limited capacity: ber issue. The deadline for the March issue will be 6th December, 3.30pm, drive-in Carol Service 18th February as normal. at Stoke Bliss Village Hall 12th December , 3.30pm, Rochford outdoor music and readings Our front cover this month is Mathew Hall’s 20th December , online TVS Carol Service photograph of the weather vane on the old 24th December, Zoom Stanford Crib Service Eastham Memorial Hall 24th December , 11.30pm, Rochford Midnight Service at St Michael’s Church (to book please contact Ann Prosser) 25th December , 10am, Eastham Christmas TemeTalk Family Service (to book please contact Celia [email protected] Adams) 01568 750665 Rev’d Julia Curtis 3 Teme Valley Tote Rochford 49 Club September’s prize draw of the Tote (the sev - Congratulations enth in this series) was decided when Rev’d to this month’s £25 winners: Robert Barlow rolled the dice on 2nd October to select the set of random numbers. Wednesday winners Prizewinners are: Sept 23rd No 52 not sold Sept 30th No 36 not sold £50 – Burgoyne family of Stanford (No 517) Oct 7th No 53 not sold £30 – Meg Baker of Pensax (No 343) Oct 14th No 10 Caroline Nicolls £20 – Ron Wylde of Eastham (No 286) If you would like to join please contact the Saturday winners organiser, Robin Dean, on 01886 853295 or by Sept 19th No 56 not sold email at [email protected], or contact Sept 26th No 45 not sold your local co-ordinator. Oct 3rd No 2 Sue Bridge Oct 10th No 2 Sue Bridge Oct 17th No 46 not sold TemeTalk [email protected] There are still plenty of numbers available – why not join in? It’s just £1 per draw and the Singing lessons profits are split between Rochford church and Offered by professional opera singer at the village hall – plus you get two chances Eastham studio or in central Worcester e a ch week to win £25! It would be great to see fewer unsold All ages and abilities welcome – tickets next month! complete beginners, keen amateurs or Remember, you must be in it to win it! professional singers starting their career Ring Gill Smith on www.erikamadijones.com 07815 030050 07967 585096
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4 Carol service An outdoor carol service is being planned for Sunday 13th December at 3.30pm at the Old Rochford Forge (by kind permission of Rod and Di Rick - etts) by a large decorated outdoor tree of re - Rochford membrance. Christmas themed refreshments to eat onsite or take away. Put the date in your Rochford diary, details to follow next month. Coronavirus update With the recent spike in Covid cases the need Christmas Eve communion service for social distancing in village and church ac - This will be on 24th December at 11.30pm. Due tivities continues. We therefore continue to to Covid restrictions numbers are limited, but look at outdoor and online ways of providing if oversubscribed an additional service at 9pm community activities. will be arranged. Please let Ann know if you would like to attend. Harvest Festival Rochford had an enjoyable and well supported Rochford parish WhatsApp group outdoor Harvest celebration. The sun shone The parish WhatsApp group (set up by Polly and we sat under the plum trees and reflected Ward) enables people in the parish to highlight on the national food strategy, and how fortu - any issues relating to the parish – lost pets, pre - nate we are to have a great diversity of locally scription/shopping collections (for those in iso - produced food and drink. Thanks to everyone lation), road closures, suspicious activities, who brought donations for the Tenbury food parish events etc. If you have WhatsApp and bank and for the generous collection for the would like to be part of this group, please send Farmers Overseas Action Group. your name and mobile number to 07809 658484. Neighbourhood Lunches Thanks to Ann, takeaway neighbourhood Open gardens lunches (delivered or collected) will be avail - We are planning an open garden event next able on Friday 20th November for just £5 June. Thanks to everyone who offered their (please bring your own plates). Please contact gardens this year – if you would be prepared Ann on 01584 781317 by Monday 16th Novem - to open your garden, big or small, next spring ber if you would like one. please give it some thought.
All Souls service 2020 has been difficult year and it seems more Jean Wilding Jean’s family said farewell to her at a funeral important than ever to remember those who service on 22nd September at Rochford church. are no longer with us at our annual All Souls service of memorial and thanksgiving on Sun - The family would like to thank everyone for day 1st November. This year we are having their cards, messages of sympathy and practi - both online and physical services. If you cal help over this difficult time. They would would like the name of your loved one read out also like to thank people who came to pay their at either service please contact Ann (01584 respects in the adjoining field and also those 781317) or Jenny (01584 781298) as we will need who sent generous donations in memory of names in advance. The physical service will be Jean, of over £770, which will be divided be - held at Rochford Church on 1st November at tween Rochford Church and Tenbury Hospital 6pm. If you would like to attend please let Ann League of Friends. or Jenny know so we can make the necessary Andrew Barbé arrangements.
Remembrance service The annual service of Remembrance will be TemeTalk held at Rochford church on 8th November at [email protected] 10.45am. Please let Ann know if you would like 01568 750665 to attend. 5 Stoke Bliss and Kyre A village life There are many villages within this county air as I go about my day where I could choose to live Within this village are a community of peo - But how many of them would give me as ple who I am fortunate to have as friends. much pleasure as the one in which I currently People who look out for and support me, live? their kindness has no end. I relish the tranquillity and serenity of my Whether it’s a neighbourhood lunch at the place, within the village of Kyre it is my own village hall or a chat on the step, a get-together little personal space. over a coffee, to me these are all times well All around me the views and sounds of this spent. little bit of countryside fill me with both audio We have a number of characters in the vil - and visual delights, from the early morning to lage who we wouldn't be without because late evening there is always something to listen without them it would not be the village it is, to and always something in sight. of that I have no doubt. The woodpecker has his place high up in the Suffice to say there is no place that I would tree and I can often hear him, it's as if he's talk - rather be, for the little village of Kyre is the only ing to me. home for me. The blackbird busy making her nest to nur - Lesley Jones ture her young ones in, she comes and goes all day long bringing little bits of food in. The hedgehog hiding under the shed, it's his TemeTalk own little sanctuary, the place where he can be deadline 18th November himself and no-one else can see. I watch from the kitchen window as the [email protected] squirrel runs up the bank, no nuts for him to 01568 750665 collect at this time of year but I know that he will be back. I can hear the birds singing outside in the month of May, their melodic birdsong fills the
Kyre Harvest Festival Thanks to the people of Stoke Bliss and Kyre who donated to FOAG and the Tenbury Food Bank. FOAG benefited by £55 and the Food Bank received two large boxes of food. TV, VIDEO, AUDIO, Kyre Lady chapel window SATELLITE, We are in the process of deciding what is needed to repair the stonework around the MICROWAVE REPAIRS window in the Lady Chapel and then applying For prompt, efficient service for grants towards the cost. If you have any at competitive rates ideas for fundraising it would be great to hear telephone from you, especially if you are also able to or - ganise the idea! Please contact Jen Jones, jones - DAVE PARKER [email protected] or Maggie Kingston, 01885 410711 [email protected]. Mobile 07790 423158 6 E a s t h a m J o t t i n g s
Coronavirus update Eastham Memorial Hall November is the eighth month of our new so - The steel frame is now in place along with the cially distanced norm. The swaps of produce brickwork up to DPC level. Iris Projects are still and other sales has yielded another £100 into aiming to have the building complete by the honesty jar – well over £500 now for the Christmas. Updates and construction plan can Memorial Hall. Thanks to everyone. be found by visiting the website eastham - memorialhall.org.uk/news/new-hall-build- project.html and Facebook page Teme Eastham. Macmillan coffee morning We would like to thank Iris Construction Our Macmillan coffee morning was run from Projects Ltd for minimising disruption to the the Den at Stanford, socially distanced and village during this time as well as keeping a with an outreach via Zoom for those who were nice tidy site. at home in Eastham. Thanks to everyone for taking part and for raising a wonderful £500 for Macmillan. Tea for Two at the Spotty Dog was Wish list for donations won by Pauline Reid. We enjoyed the Macmil - More items have been ticked off this month but lan quiz led by quizmaster Nicky Webb. there are still outstanding items like the sinks The next coffee morning will be on Wednes - for the kitchen and the first aid kit (£20). Please day 4th November at 10.30am at the Den with call Mike on 07976 854267 or email mike.pal - Zoom available. There are two tables of six – [email protected]. please call Steve on 01886 853800 to book your We are hoping to sell off items surplus to re - place. If you would like to join via Zoom quirements that were removed from the old and/or need help with Zoom, please call Celia hall. Look out for the list. Adams on 01584 781258 or email eastham - [email protected]. Eastham Community Garden As well as building the hall, we are looking to enhance the outside area. This will be the per - Flowers and cleaning November – Diana Potter fect spot for people to stop and sit for five min - December – team effort utes whilst on a walk or to meet neighbours and will provide a lovely ambience for gather - ings such as pub nights, barbecues and get-to - Autumn clean gethers. We are also confident that this will Thanks to everyone who came to clean the make it more desirable to potential hirers look - churchyard and the church and to decorate the ing at venues for their special occasions. It’s al - church ready for the Harvest Festival. ways a benefit to have an outdoor area for people get some fresh air during an event or Pumpkinfest simply take photos at their special occasions. Winners are as follows: If we can achieve some financial support Three squash – Ann Hadfield and Tony Simp - from our community Worcestershire County son Council will potentially match our funding. Display of home-grown vegetables – Jen Jones Every pledge counts so if you could spare a £5 Heaviest pumpkin – Betsy Savery or more please pledge now by visiting Largest pumpkin by circumference – Betsy Sav - www.spacehive.com/eastham-community- ery garden If you have any queries please call Mike Children: an animal made from fruit or veg - Palfrey on 07976 854267. etable – Louisa Webb Celia Adams Thanks to Jen Jones and Nicky Webb See more from Eastham on page 17 and a photo - [email protected] graph of the hall on page 14
7 Hanley Happenings
The Hanley churches Remembrance service at Hanley William When house purchasers are asked what they There are several services this year in Teme Val - look for in a village it is usually a pub, a shop, ley South and our service here will be at a school, a village hall and a church. Whilst we 10.45am on Sunday 8th November. lost our shop and school quite some time ago The British Legion is not doing street sales we do have not one but two fine pubs and not this year although poppies can be ordered on - one church but two unique buildings. Hanley line. However if you are attending and would William boasts one of the smallest chancel like to make a contribution, crosses are available arches in England and there can’t be many now and on the day for placing in the church - churches in the country enjoying such a beauti - yard next to our new sign board. Please contact ful view as Hanley Childe. In fact due to our lo - Jane Delahay (07854 441634) for further details. cation in the middle of the benefice most of us live within two miles of four churches! Looking forward for the village hall Last month I made a plea on behalf of the The village hall will not now be reopening in village hall for new blood and this time I make December – the position will be reassessed in a similar request on behalf of the churches. Dur - the new year. ing lockdown, Julia and her team have made a The committee has been working on plans to huge effort to offer streamed online services extend the kitchen and improve the porch area. which have been well received, so thanks to Some funding has been secured but the com - them for grappling with the technology to pro - mittee will post the proposals on the hall notice - vide them. I think Julia was perhaps a little sur - board and invite comments from interested prised by the positive response that she and parishioners before going further. If you use the Robert received and it would be wonderful if hall and want to see it continue to provide a that could be replicated in our buildings. venue for lots of activities, please engage in the If you liked what you heard, why not try the process by contacting the chairman, Ed Yarnold real thing when the churches are fully open on 07930 882728. again! All our resources – pubs, halls and churches – are there for everyone whenever they want to use them. In the case of the churches for baptisms, weddings, funerals or just a quiet place for reflection in a haven of peace. But they do not run on their own. ELECTRICAL SERVICES The local church committee is grateful to all SERVING THREE COUNTIES SINCE 1996 those people who do such a great job keeping the buildings clean and churchyards mown and tidy but they need additional support as there are only four members currently on the com - mittee. So if you are interested in helping out please get in touch with Ed Yarnold (07930 882728) or Jane Delahay (07854 441634).
Local talent In our series on local talent we have featured an artist, a jeweller and a poet. This month we fea - ture potter Patrick Geenty from Hanley William – read all about him and his beautiful pots on page 11.
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8 Stanford • Stanford • Stanford Where to begin? Harvest Festival in Stanford At the time of writing (17th October), we con - While we did not have a real Harvest Festival, tinue to have groups of six and regional local we had a virtual one. This was organised by lockdowns – I heard on the news this morning Robert – a very big thanks to him. Also thanks that about half the population of UK are at the to our farmers David and Tom, and to Pete and highest level of lockdown and Worcestershire Sally for assisting with the service, not forgetting might move from medium (the lowest level) to our readers Cate, Sue and Anthony and Jason for the next level up because of increased infections playing the hymns – thank you all. You can still in some of our urban areas! see it on the parish website and Facebook.
Communications Christmas – comfort and joy In these uncertain times it is not always possible In Stanford we will not be having our usual to communicate immediately via TemeTalk so if Christmas Eve Crib Service – instead Cecilia is you wish to be kept in the village loop, please let writing a Zoom Nativity service which we hope me have your email address. If you don’t have will go out on Christmas Eve. We will record it one, let me know and we will try to phone you. so that you can enjoy it if you are not able to see Alexandra and Cecilia maintain a Stanford page it live. So we are looking for children to act the on Facebook which has the latest information. different parts. They can come from anywhere in There is a Teme Valley South website and a Teme Teme Valley South – with the wonders of Zoom I suppose that they could be from anywhere in Valley South Facebook page. the world! Subject to appropriate permissions we hope The new normal to have a Drive-in Carol Service in the Mill Farm Holy Communion at St Mary’s at 10am on 1st car park – this will involve a high powered ad - November. In Teme Valley South we are entering dress system with people sitting in their car and the fourth month of having public services every singing along to the carols and listening to the Sunday – there will be social distancing mea - readings! This will depend on whatever restric - sures in place during the services. Masks should tions are in place at that time. be worn at all times, except if you are doing a Alexandra suggested that we might read sto - reading or prayers. We also need to collect your ries related to Christmas – Lesley has volun - names and details for contact tracing – these lists teered to write and read Christmas in Brazil and will be destroyed after 21 days. We will continue Christmas in Bahrain. We are not yet clear how to try to stream services or record them and we these might be delivered, possibly via the parish website or Facebook. If you have an appropriate will continue to record special services and pub - Christmas story (it does not have to be real – it lish them on Facebook and the TVS Parish Web - could be a poem you like or a story you like or site. part of the Christmas story) – please let me know. Remembrance Sunday We are still going ahead with the Christmas In line with national and local services, Stanford Tree Festival but it will be virtual. Further details will be one of the churches in Teme Valley South on page 10. holding a Remembrance Service, at 10.45am on Sunday 8th November. You are welcome to at - Volunteers please – again tend but must wear a mask and socially distance. People have recently joined both the church committee and the village hall committee but we Private prayer would welcome some more, especially when the St Mary’s will be open for private prayer from crisis is over. What should we do to celebrate the 9am to dusk every Thursday during November. end of the crisis? Robin (01886 853295) is happy There will be a continued need for social distanc - to explain what is involved and you are welcome ing when in the church and you will be asked to to one of our meetings when they restart so that use the provided hand sanitiser on entering and you can see what it is like. We need people to or - leaving the church. Thanks to Anthony for open - ganise events and assist. ing up each week. Robin Dean
9 Stanford with Orleton Breaking News! Village Hall update Stanford Church Our village hall has been open for business Christmas Tree Festival 2020 since mid August and is available for meetings Following the great success of the inaugural of up to twelve people. Bookings are through Stanford Church Christmas Tree Festival last Robin Dean, the hall secretary, on 01886 853295. year, we regret to say that due to current restric - There is a risk assessment in place in order to tions this year’s festival won’t be in the same meet government and insurance company format. But the good news is that the festival guidelines which will be shared with all hirers. will still go ahead on a virtual basis. I would like to thank all the committee mem - To enter the competition you’ll need to post bers who agreed to stand for another year and a picture of your Christmas tree online (further to assure you all that the accounts have been details on how to do this will appear in Decem - scrutinised and agreed by the trustees for the ber’s TemeTalk and on the Teme Valley South year ending April 2020. Churches website) for everyone to enjoy and Thanks to Chris Wall and David Smith who admire. have taken on the role of overseeing the build - There will be a small cost for entry and 100% ing, as required by our insurers, and bringing of the profits will be donated to a local charity. to my attention any ongoing maintenance is - See next month’s TemeTalk for how to enter, the sues that need to be addressed. Also a special local charity involved and, more importantly, thanks to Chris who has liaised and met with how to cast your votes. prospective hirers, opened the hall for meetings We hope the event will provide Teme Valley and ensured that the risk assessment and its rec - South with a real sense of community spirit. In ommendations are available and understood by a year when we have had so much turmoil and those using the hall. uncertainty, along with the ever changing lock - David Lane down measures being introduced, the Christ - Chairman mas spirit is needed now as never before. We look forward to seeing all of your won - TemeTalk derfully decorated Christmas trees online [email protected] throughout December.
10 From potter to copper to potter Crystalline glazes are made and fired in such a way that natural crystals form in the surface of the glaze. The shape and size of the crystals are determined by the temperature in the kiln and the constituents of the glaze. The crystals are not produced artificially as a decorative painted addition, but are natural crystal formations that grow during the firing process. Patrick finds that this type of glazing com - pliments classical forms beautifully, producing unique pieces of work as every firing produces different formations. He is a member of the Herefordshire Guild of Craftsmen and in normal years sells his work at shows around the country. During the pan - demic he has used the time to experiment with new glazes and forms. He is happy to take com - missions. This month’s local talent is a man who started Visit his website, herriespottery.com, to see teaching ceramics at school, completed a highly the stunning work he produces, or give him a successful police career, rising to Chief Consta - call on 01584 781245. He will be very happy to ble, and on his retirement in 2015 moved with talk to you. his wife to Hanley William and decided to go Peter Thorneycroft back to his roots and set up Herries Pottery, making wheel thrown, crystalline glazed deco - rative pottery. TemeTalk Patrick Geenty concentrates on one-off email [email protected] unique vases, lamp bases and large chargers. or call 01568 750665
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11 Tenbury Transport Trust – helping your local community Tenbury Transport Trust (TTT) provides trans - drivers for both the minibus and cars. We pride port in Tenbury Wells and the surrounding area ourselves on almost never having to say “no” to for anyone who is unable to access adequate or a request for transport and increasing our band appropriate transport. Using volunteers, we of volunteer drivers will help enormously in offer car transport for individuals and a weekly making sure we can continue to say “yes” to our (Tuesday) village mini-bus service into Tenbury local community. Wells. We also offer private hire to not-for-profit If you are looking for a rewarding groups of up to 16 people. part-time activity and you enjoy both We run a non-profit making car service in driving and meeting people, this could be which trained (DBS checked) volunteers use exactly right for you! their own vehicles. Between 1st April 2019 and Pop into our office and meet Wendy and the 31st March 2020, we provided 2,360 car jour - team at 34 Teme Street in Tenbury Wells or neys to those living in and around Tenbury. telephone 01584 810491 for all enquiries and Clients must be registered and ideally need information. Office opening times are to book car trips at least two days in advance of Monday to Friday 9am to 1p m the expected travel date. Should this not be pos - sible, we still try our best to provide transport, even in last minute situations. If you wish to know more or register, please contact the office. Our drivers accompany people into hospi - Homemade Beeswax tals, doctors’ surgeries, opticians, health clinics, etc, as and when required. Journeys also in - Food Wraps Sustainable, reusable, natural cludes other trips, for example shopping, hair - Packs of six in three sizes for £15 dressers, job interviews, etc. or a 50cm x 1m roll for £20 The demand on our services is growing all the time and TTT is always seeking volunteer 01885 410228 [email protected]
12 Country living Those of us who have lived most of our lives ing about other noises. The constant call of the in this beautiful part of England realise how hungry buzzard young, the panic of a cock lucky we are. We know how difficult it has pheasant, the lovely calling of our many owls been for those living in in the night, not to men - towns during the pan - tion the background demic and would like to ... dogs that bark, cattle sounds of working trac - welcome them here. But tors. I have been asked, sadly a few spoil things that low, sheep that bleat, “Are your neighbouring for the many. Some local farmers quiet?” All I can farmers have found ran - tractors that growl and say is that they have dogs dom walkers with uncon - that bark, cattle that low, trolled dogs amongst cockerels that crow sheep that bleat, tractors farm animals. It is really that growl and cockerels appreciated by our farm - that crow. Not to mention ers if, when new to the area, you take the trou - church clocks and church bells, both on Sun - ble to introduce yourself to them. You may be days and practising. And nobody has thought walking on a footpath but it is their land of smells – muck-spreading being top of the which they are farming, trying to produce list! If any of this will upset you, then please food for us all. stay away! I find it quite amusing to be told that “we Another practice I cannot understand. One have come to the countryside for peace and of the first thing folks do when they move here quiet”. Yes, away from the noise of traffic and is to erect double electric gates. Why? Are we neighbours, but is the countryside quiet? so dangerous? Do we thieve? In this commu - Only this week I heard the most blood cur - nity we go out of our way to help people and dling screams that went on for some minutes. make them welcome. Don’t shut us out. Three fox cubs, a vixen and a superb dog fox Jessica Middleton were involved in a skirmish. It got me think - Meadows Soft Furnishings D&G by Tracey Birks Garden Services Bespoke handmade curtains, blinds, Contract lawn mowing soft furnishings and lampshades Hedge trimming designed and made for you Treework No obligation home consultation Border upkeep [email protected] For a complete garden service www.meadows-soft-furnishings.co.uk 01886 812583 or 07831 818104 telephone G Powell
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14 Memories of Jean Wilding (née Thornhill)
Jean Thornhill was born in Great Longstone in camera crew came for the day and filmed it all, Derbyshire on 31st July 1932. She went to and it was shown on TV. boarding school at Abbots Bromley in Stafford - Jean had many hobbies. She went to wood - shire and then trained as a children’s nanny at work classes at Tenbury school and made a set Princess Christian College in of kitchen units for Parsonage Manchester. When she fin - If there was a Farm. She did wood carving, ished her nanny training, she pewter work, corn dolly mak - packed her bags and took up committee then yes, ing and wrote poetry for peo - the position of nanny for Mr ple’s special birthdays and and Mrs Gascoyne at The she was committed other events. She was artistic Snead, Pensax. She went to and loved painting and draw - Abberley Young Farmers and soon became sec - ing. She liked knitting, tapestry and sewing and retary, and here she got to know Eileen Adams made ball gowns for parties and hunt balls and (née Goodwin). She went to Young Farmers dresses for herself and Jenny. dances and at one of these, two young farmers Jean was diagnosed with vascular dementia from Rochford turned up, John Wilding and at the age of 67 and whist she remained fit and John Adams. The two Johns met Jean and active, was not able to concentrate and pursue Eileen and as they say, the rest is history. her hobbies. Her dementia progressed rapidly Jean and John were married on 22nd following a fall when she broke her leg. The op - September 1956 in Rochford church; they had eration to repair it went wrong and she nearly two children, Michael and Jenny. Jean was died and spent some five months in hospital buried and reunited with John on their 64th and eventually went to Churchill House nurs - wedding anniversary. Despite not having been ing home in Ludlow where she has been for the brought up on a farm, she quickly adapted and last 13 years. I am sure many of you will have settled into being a farmer’s wife, helping with your own memories of Jean, she was a very car - milking, looking after calves, lambs, pigs, hens, ing person and would help anyone if she could. ducks and horses. Jean loved village life and Andrew Barbé being part of a community. She liked to be in - volved – if there was a committee, then yes, she was committed. She was WI secretary, presi - dent and group secretary, and was involved with Rochford PCC, village fêtes, keep fit, NFU, Tenbury Agricultural Society, Ludlow Hunt Supporters and Tenbury Carnival together with fundraising for the British Legion Poppy appeal and children’s charites such as Barnardo’s and the NSPCC. She was invited onto the BBC Ad - visory Council to provide a rural point of view for BBC programming. She even invited news - reader Kay Alexander over for lunch and got Digital aerial and satellite services her to open Rochford church fête one year. Her village fêtes were legendry, with a range Approved Freesat Retailer/Installer of competitions and activities for young and old, male and female – everyone could get in - Fully Insured and CRB checked volved. The BBC asked what Rochford was doing for the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. Well, Jean thought: a wheelbarrow race through the vil - Telephone: 01584 811270 lage, decorated wheelbarrows and children’s Mobile: 07974 706732 bicycles and races for young and old. There was maypole dancing and mini Morris men, all the email: [email protected] children in the village were included. The BBC web: www.angellsaerials.co.uk 15 Tenbury Swimming Pool and Gym reopens The trustees of Ten - tension and refurbishment is £385,000 plus bury Community VAT. The trustees have worked hard to obtain Pool are pleased to grants from many funding providers and char - announce that Ten - ities and generous donations from members of bury swimming the local community. As with all projects more pool, gym and stu - costs are incurred than those envisaged at the dio has reopened outset. Any donations, small or large funding under “new nor - ideas, help or any useful give-aways are most mal” covid secure welcome as Tenbury Community Pool contin - operating proce - ues to seek more funds. dures. This means Follow us on Facebook @friendsoften - that the necessary buryswimmingpool or check the websites social distancing www.tenburypool.co.uk for the most up to date and hygiene mea - information or click on www.freedom- sures are in place for leisure.co.uk/centres/tenbury-swimming- a safe, clean and pool/for the latest Freedom Leisure news. comfortable envi - ronment. 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16 Eastham remembers Coventry bombs The Eastham Memorial Board is in safe keep - ing while the hall is rebuilt, but who were the It ihs 8e0 ayerards t hiisn m oTneth msincee thVe abolmlbeiny g of young men who lost their lives? Coventry during the Second World War. We Private George Herbert Ward was one. asked for memories in Eastham. George was born in 1897 at Tipton Hall, Whit - Sonny Adams (Mike’s dad) always talked of bourne, followed by three brothers born in his trip during that treacherous time to the 1899, 1900 and 1905. George and later Michael Court at Shelsley to see his new niece Sheila – were the two siblings who went to war, George he was glad to get home again. in 1916/17 and Michael in 1918. David Spilsbury remembers the evening George was injured and in hospital in well; he was nine and he and his dad were trav - Boulogne when Mrs Louisa Ward received let - elling from Cheveridge to Eastham Park. He re - ters telling her that he had been wounded. She calls coming down the hill to see the amazing had news that he was progressing well, only to red sky towards Coventry, a blaze of unforget - be followed a short while later by a letter from table red. He remembers that he, too, was very the matron to say he had passed away. This relieved to get home. must have been a terrible shock. Ron (Wylde) remembers those nights in In 1994 I had a chance to travel to Boulogne. November 1940. He was at school in Stour - I saw a sign to Boulogne Eastern Cemetery. On bridge and the windows in the dormitory were returning home I immediately arranged to re - very high so the boys could not actually see the turn with Stuart to find George’s grave, which blaze but they could certainly hear the thun - we did. We have returned a few times since, dering bombing resonating throughout the and our son David has also visited. Stuart’s fa - nights. Ron says he was very scared. ther, Michael, had always regretted not making A special happy birthday this year to those that journey. It was a very moving experience. born at that time. Josie Ward Buy your poppy in Eastham The next lads to be remembered will be Jim Wylde A tray of poppies will be in the old phone box and Bill Kennett. by the Memorial Hall with an honesty jar.
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Both DBS checked Simon Jeffries 01885 410229 Mobile 07581 531346 [email protected] Email [email protected] 17 Upbeat at Broadwas Broadwas Croquet Club is So what next for Broadwas Croquet Club? tucked away in the Teme Well, we intend to remain upbeat but watchful Valley on the border of for the future. If we can we aim to play right Worcestershire and Here - through the autumn, elements and pandemic fordshire. It’s a lively and permitting. We also plan to keep in touch over competitive club with five the winter by enjoying our monthly Croquet full-sized lawns and 55 ac - Club breakfasts (with all requisite precautions tive members. of course). Our article in the June issue of TemeTalk and If you’d like some preliminary information, in other local parish magazines generated please contact Club Secretary John Guy on plenty of interest from people who were inter - 01905 748192 and he’ll be happy to explain ested in joining the club. We welcomed 38 vis - what the current position is regarding member - itors from whom 28 prospective members ship and playing facilities. emerged. They all attended taster sessions and Broadwas Croquet Club is at Stoney Ley, in the end 18 of them joined as full club mem - Broadwas-on-Teme, which is on the A44 about bers. six miles from Worcester. Full details of how to Following a rigorous application process we find the Club are on the website. received a generous grant from Sport England to create and kit out a new fifth lawn. This has provided very welcome extra playing space that has helped us to accommodate both new Mill Farm Country Retail and existing members within the playing limits at Stanford Bridge imposed by Covid-19 safety requirements. With all competitions cancelled, one of our Christmas Shopping Night coaches has instigated and run a very well or - ganised and successful internal league golf cro - Thursday 3rd December until 8pm quet competition which has brought out the Drinks and food at The Den best competitive instincts in everyone.
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We encourage learning through educational play in both our indoor and outdoor classrooms. Set in the grounds of Lindridge Primary School, we enjoy very close links with the school, enabling a crossover of learning opportunities, as well as fa - cilitating an easy transition into primary school life.
We take children from 2 years of age and we are open from Monday to Friday, 8.50am to 3pm (Thursday 8.50am to 12 noon).
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18 Citizens Advice South Worcestershire Citizens Advice South Worcestershire’s then made redundant, your redundancy pay should be based on your normal wage. seven things to check if you’re at risk of If you were paid 80% of your wages while on redundancy furlough, your redundancy pay should be 1. Check if your redundancy is fair . There are based on your full wage. rules to protect you from being discriminated 4. Check your notice period . If you’ve worked against, and for being picked for redundancy for your employer for at least a month you’re due to an unfair reason. For example: you can - entitled to a paid statutory notice period. If not be made redundant because you’re preg - you’ve worked there for more than a month nant or on maternity leave. If you are, this but less than two years, you have to be given a counts as “automatic unfair dismissal” and dis - week’s notice. For two years or more, it’s a crimination. week for each full year you have worked, up to 2. Check how much redundancy pay you get . a maximum of 12 weeks. You may be entitled You’re entitled to statutory redundancy pay, to a longer notice period as part of your em - which is the minimum the law says you’re en - ployment contract. titled to, if you’ve been an employee for two 5. Check your holiday pay. You’ll be paid for years. The amount you will get depends on any holiday you have left over when you leave. your age and how long you have worked for This should be at your normal rate’s pay, even the company. You won’t get statutory redun - if you’re currently furloughed on 80% of your dancy pay if you’ve worked for the company pay. You can ask to take holiday during your for less than two years, are self-employed or are notice period, but it’s up to your employer to in certain professions. decide if you can take it then. Your employer Your employer may also pay extra money on can also tell you to use up any holiday you top of the statutory amount you’re entitled to - have left over, but they must give you the ap - this is called contractual redundancy pay. Some propriate notice. employees may be entitled to contractual re - 6. You might be entitled to paid time off to dundancy pay even though they are not enti - look for work . If you’ve worked for your em - tled to statutory redundancy pay. ployer for two years at the end of your notice 3. Furloughed? Make sure you get 100% re - period, you’re likely to be entitled to ‘reason - dundancy pay . If you were furloughed and Continued on page20
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20 Pumpkin pie lid and simmer for 15 mins or until tender. Drain pumpkin; let cool. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface and use it to line a 22cm loose-bottomed tart tin. Chill for 15 mins. Line the pastry with baking parchment and baking beans, then bake for 15 mins. Re - move the beans and paper, and cook for a fur - ther 10 mins until the base is pale golden and biscuity. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly. Increase oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Push the cooled pumpkin through a sieve into a large bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the sugar, salt, nutmeg and half the cinnamon. Mix in the After Eastham’s Pumpkinfest, you may be beaten eggs, melted butter and milk, then add wondering what to do with all those pump - to the pumpkin purée and stir to combine. Pour kins! into the tart shell and cook for 10 mins, then re - Pumpkin pie is a dessert pie with a spiced, duce the temperature to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. pumpkin-based custard filling. The pumpkin is Continue to bake for 35-40 mins until the filling a symbol of harvest time and pumpkin pie is has just set. generally eaten during the fall and early winter. Leave to cool, then remove the pie from the tin. In the United States it’s usually made for Mix the remaining cinnamon with the icing Thanksgiving, celebrated on the fourth Thurs - sugar and dust over the pie. Serve chilled with day in November. cream or ice cream. Thanksgiving is the time when the Boss and I usually visit our American family to share this lovely holiday which is based on home, family and sharing food, with no presents and no shops open! As we won’t be going to America this year, we may have to make do with a pumpkin pie to remind us of happier times.
Ingredients 750g/1lb 10oz pumpkin or butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and cut into chunks 350g sweet shortcrust pastry plain flour, for dusting 140g caster sugar ½ tsp salt ½ tsp fresh nutmeg, grated 1 tsp cinnamon 2 eggs, beaten 25g butter, melted 175ml milk 1 tbsp icing sugar
Method Place the pumpkin in a large saucepan, cover with water and bring to the boil. Cover with a
21 Eastham Book Christmas discount! Copies of 'Eastham: Within Living Memory' will be offered at a knock-down price this Christmas as books, always welcome gifts, be - come even more desirable to take our minds off Covid-19. Until the New Year, the books will be on Daily Hope – a new way of bringing worship sale for just £5 with free p&p. In future, pro - and prayer to people’s homes ceeds from book sales will go to Eastham Wel - Recently the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin fare Trust, a registered charity which offers Welby, launched Daily Hope, a free phone line confidential help to those in need in our offering hymns, prayers and reflections 24 parishes. hours a day during the lockdown. The line re - To purchase books, contact Averil Opper - ceived more than 6,000 calls in the first 48 hours man on 01584 781381 or email a_k_d_o@hot - of its launch. mail.com or Sylvia Breakwell on 01584 781402. The free phone number is: 0800 804 8044 It opens with a greeting from the Archbishop followed by a number of options: Tiling by * To listen to a full message from the Arch - bishop of Canterbury Creative Ceramics 1 Hymns We Love 2 Hymns line – for some uplifting hymns Ceramic wall and floor tile fixing 3 Prayer line specific and relevant for coron - Stone, slate and quarry tiles avirus times Over 20 years’ experience 4 For more options which are as follows; Free quotations 5 Daily Church of England service 6 Morning and evening prayers 07538 392014 7 Covid-19 advice [email protected]
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22 Teme Valley Wildlife Last summer concern for iar with orf, a skin-blister - the environment and wor - ing virus sometimes ries over plastic pollution caught from sheep. An - dominated the news, this other is leptospirosis, a summer the all-engrossing disease of rats, very occa - topic has been the coron - sionally contracted by avirus pandemic. At first sewerage workers. Bovine sight they don’t seem to be tuber-culosis, currently the connected, but on closer source of much trouble to inspection subtle links can badgers, was in the past be drawn between them. quite commonly a cause of Some coronaviruses disease in humans too, affect bats, of which a par - until the introduction of ticular type has recently milk pasteurisation put a made the jump across stop to it. species and is now infect - Bubonic plague, proba - ing humans. Its capacity to bly our most famous epi - move swiftly from person demic, killed an estimated to person has caused the third of all Britons back in This beautiful sculpture is at Stone Lane global pandemic that we the Middle Ages. It was a Garden Arboretum in Devon, which has are currently experien- bacterial disease of ro - the national collection of birch and alders cing. dents infecting humans Diseases which infect both animals and hu - (via fleas) which spread widely and rapidly to mans are called zoonoses. They’re not new and devastating effect. Perhaps surprisingly it con - are often sporadic and don’t spread through the human population. Farmers may be famil - Continued on page 24 PAul NORTHWOOD TEME VALLEY CCOUNTS Distinguished furniture A made to commission Cut the costs of your bookkeeping, PAYE, VAT, Sage, tax returns and all related business accounting Restorer of antiques Teme Valley Accounts offers your business cost-effective rates and friendly advice locally Period joinery I have many years of experience and many satisfied customers in the region I will work from your premises or my own Carving and wood turning For a no obligation discussion or visit 01547 550284 please call [email protected] Claire Elliott www.paulnorthwood.co.uk 01584 881708 or mobile 07731 010099 email: [email protected] 23 Continued from page 23 tinues to this day in wild rodent populations, We should reflect that we are animals liv - in America it still exists in racoons. ing alongside other animals, heir to the same Before coronavirus, other diseases new to dangers that they are and we would be wise to humans have arisen over the last four decades. treat them with more respect. We may want to In the 1980s human immunodeficiency virus carry on behaving as we currently do, putting moved to humans from primates, possibly due mankind’s interest above all else, but nature to the consumption of “bush-meat” and since will have a way of containing us. After a pan - then West Nile virus (from birds) and Zika demic like this no-one can say we haven’t had (from monkeys) have jumped the species bar - a warning. rier too. The next meeting of the Teme Valley So what makes animal disease transfer to Wildlife Group is on hold whilst we await the humans? Scientists believe that habitat de - re-opening of our venue. Our meetings are struction, encroachment of human habitation usually held at Stoke Bliss and Kyre village into wild places, trade in wild animals and use hall at 7.30pm. It is just £2 on the door and ev - of wild animals for food all play a part in the erybody is most welcome. process. Habitat destruction, particularly de - Stephanie Mocroft forestation, and habitat degradation, such as by pollution, bring animals into closer contact For up-to-date information on what wildlife is being with people, disrupting their ecology and seen in the area, or to give us your sightings or com - straining the equilibrium of animals and their ments, visit our Facebook page. Our programme of natural population-checking diseases. events, bird survey and archive photographs are Once the diseases make the move to peo - available on our website ple, man’s propensity for travel spreads them www.temevalleywildlife.co.uk We normally holds further. Again this isn’t new. The ancient cara - meetings on the second Thursday of the month. All van routes bringing silk from China to the west are welcome. Contact us by telephone on 01568 were just as effective at disseminating disease 750413 or by email at [email protected] as the aeroplane flightpaths that brought coro - navirus to Britain in 2020 – just a bit more slowly. TemeTalk [email protected]
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26 What’s on in Teme Valley South
November 1st Sunday All Souls Service, Rochford 4th Wednesday Eastham Coffee Morning, the Den, Stanford or via Zoom, 10.30am 8th Sunday Remembrance Services - see page 28 20th Friday Rochford Neighbourhood lunch, delivered or collected
December 2nd Wednesday Eastham Coffee Morning, the Den, Stanford or via Zoom, 10.30am 6th Sunday Drive-in Carol Service, Stoke Bliss & Kyre Village Hall, 3.30pm 12th Saturday Outdoor music and readings, Rochford, 3.30pm 13th Sunday Outdoor carol service, the Old Forge, Rochford, 3.30pm 20th Sunday Online TVS Carol Service 24th Thursday Stanford Crib Service via Zoom 24th Thursday Rochford Midnight Service, St Michael’s Church, 11.30pm 25th Friday Eastham Christmas Family Service, 10am
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The Blessings Group continues to meet weekly and is coordinated by Richard Skerrett who can be contacted on 01886 853099 for details.
Online Sunday services continue. For details see: • Teme Valley South Churches Facebook page • Our website, www.temevalleysouth.org • Google ‘A Church Near You’ and put in your postcode to find us • The Church of England has a pre-recorded weekly online service: search Church of England weekly services or go to www.churchofengland.org/more/media- centre/church-online/weekly-online-services
Sunday Services – please bring a face mask for indoor services Sunday 1st November Online All Souls 10.00am Stanford Holy Communion 3.30pm Stoke Bliss Celtic Evening Service 6.00pm Rochford All Souls
Sunday 8th November 10.45 for 10.50am Hanley William Act of Remembrance 10.45 for 10.50am Stanford Act of Remembrance 10.45 for 10.50am Rochford Act of Remembrance 10.45 for 10.50am Stoke Bliss Act of Remembrance
The Field of Remembrance in Hanley William Churchyard will be open from 8th to 11th November with a short Act of Remembrance at 11am on 11th November
Sunday 15th November 10.00 am Eastham All-Age Communion 2.00pm Walking Church (contact Robert Barlow for details and to book your place) 3.30pm Hanley Childe Evening Service
Sunday 22nd November Christ the King 10.00am Rochford All-Age and Communion 3.30pm Kyre Celtic Evening Service
Sunday 29th November Advent Sunday Zoom Café Church
See page 3 for December highlights including carol services and Christmas services
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