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PressFebruary - April 2013 Issue No. 55 VILLAGE CONTACTS Editors voice

CHURCH VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT: One thousand and one apologies, for the late the beginning of spring time charity events. Team Vicar: Nigel Sweet (Chair) 01531 670610 arrival of this issue. I was slightly hindered With that in mind the front cover may look a Rev. Howard Mayell 07906 841893 [email protected] by the lesson I learned…..Do not knock a bit strange but I thought you could challenge Churchwardens: Josephine Felton (Secretary) 01531 670425 glass of red wine over your laptop! I hope the yourself to see how many composite words or Wayne Kippasto 07527 776808 [email protected] flyer with some imminent events on bridged a sayings you can think of that has ‘spring’ in small gap. them. I have given you one and I’ll give you Organist: BROWNIES: one more…..springboard. Now get thinking. Hilda Hawcutt 01531 634050 Annette Embrey 01531 670771 Well, welcome to 2013 (seems a year away already). I trust that you are all well and As I mentioned before, we are looking for Parochial Church Council: GUIDES: keeping on smiling in spite of the fantastic ways to help support the costs of printing Sue Tyrrell (Chair) 01531 670580 Pam Park 01531 636089 weather we are experiencing! The snow gave of the Putley Press. I plan to put on two [email protected] WI: a welcome break to the mud. The children family bingo nights in the village hall, dates Elizabeth Hunter (Secretary) 01531 670980 enjoyed the extra day at the weekend with lots to be confirmed, so look out for the posters. [email protected] Irene Rogers (Chair) 01531 890254 Melissa Hawker (Secretary) 01531 670420 of sledging going on in the Harris household. Anyone who would like to help, please Sam Rolinson (Treasurer) 01531 670264 contact me on 01531-670778. Ray Hunter (Assistant Treasurer) 01531 670244 [email protected] The snowy lanes did cause a problem with [email protected] the school buses which I did try and get a I hope you enjoy this issue and as always I DARBY & JOAN CLUB: more definitive answer than ‘it’s up to the will be so happy to receive any contributions PARISH COUNCIL Judy Deane 01531 670020 driver when he gets there,’ which I got from to its pages, be it a joke, a story, a picture or Kay Harris (Chair) 01531-670778 Anne Blandford 01531 670274 one bus company, the other did not even have photograph, some memories anything would Nigel Rolinson 01531-670783 COMMUNITY SUPPORT OFFICER: the decency to answer the phone. Anyway, be fantastic. Alice Rhodes Alison Dore 07970 602338 Transport Department was Best wishes and see you again in May – this Dermot Daly 01531-670248 very helpful and allowed me to print their time on time! Jake Herbst 01531-670315 NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH: response, which you can read on Page 5. Jackie Denman 01531-670544 Josephine & Simon Felton 01531 670425 Kay [email protected] Spring is definitely on its way with the Elena Rolinson 01531-670783 snowdrops, even daffodils are budding, and Clerk to the Parish Council: PUTLEY VILLAGE WEBSITE: Rex Gardner 07879 430346 www.putley.org.uk Please note: to guard against identity fraud, this magazine will not publish individuals’ home addresses.

The Putley Press is published jointly by Putley Parish Council and Putley Parochial Church LOOKING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION? Council. It is published and delivered once every two months. Bored of the same New Year’s detox diets or resolutions that never make it past January? We welcome all news (space permitting), and we rely on you, the readers, to provide This year, make a New Year’s resolution that will last by taking part in Marie Curie Cancer items of local interest for your magazine. Care’s Great Daffodil Appeal 2013 and make a difference in your local community. This February and March the charity will be holding their annual daffodil collections all over Please send the editor ([email protected]) any items of interest, achievements, Herefordshire, encouraging local people to make a donation for a daffodil pin as a sign of their or news of Putley events and activities for publication issue no.56 May-July 2013 support. The funds raised are crucial to ensure our Marie Curie Nurses are able to continue by 15th April 2013 - with prior notice in case of last minute items. their work in local communities caring for terminally ill patients and their families in their own (Submissions by email only, please - pieces of paper get lost!) homes. Advertisers should please contact the advertising administrator Kay Harris We need your help to make the 2013 Great Daffodil Appeal bigger and better! (email [email protected], tel: 01531 670778) to enquire about rates or place adverts. If you can spare an hour or two at a collection local to you or if you want to find out where you local collection is, please get in touch with the Herefordshire fundraising office on 0117 942 7132 or email [email protected]

2 3 DEAL SIGNED TO BRING FASTER School Buses in Putley BROADBAND TO RURAL AREAS in the Snow

Herefordshire Council, Gloucestershire County Council and BT have signed a £56.6m deal I attempted to gain some clarity from the two morning. which should enable 90 per cent of homes and businesses in the two counties to have access bus companies, schools and council regarding I have asked Ace Coaches & DRM to to fibre broadband by the end of 2016, with the ultimate aim to provide access to broadband the school buses using the lanes when it is comment. Both will contact this office speeds of 24 megabits per second (Mbps) or above for all who want it by 2018. snowing. As a parish we can now salt and tomorrow but it remains unclear if any info grit junctions manually and have contracted, will be known until the drivers arrive at scene. The aim of the councils’ partnership is to have a majority of homes and businesses covered by for the first time, George Day, to apply salt this project able to enjoy speeds of 30 Mbps or more, and all areas will receive a minimum of by means of a spreader, for which we have THEREFORE FOR BOTH THESE 2Mbps. had some very positive feed back. However ROUTES: the buses still didn’t use the salted lanes even The project is a joint initiative between national government and the two authorities to address IF IN DOUBT RIDERS MUST GET though they were informed. I can understand TO THE MAIN ROAD FOR PICK UP. the challenge of bringing broadband to rural areas to support local businesses and enable their reluctance and the safety of the children households to access services. (either poole end A438 OR A4172 NB THE is foremost. So the only definitive result I can AFTERNOON DROP IS ALWAYS TO Homes and businesses that are harder to reach with a fixed fibre line will be connected using give you is, if in doubt get the children to the THE SAME PLACE UNLESS CHANGES alternative new broadband technologies. Also, Herefordshire Council has allocated additional main roads. However, I found Herefordshire CAN BE COMMUNICATED). financial support for businesses and homes that can demonstrate a need for faster speeds. Council transport department to be very helpful and have included their responses to Please note: There will now be a period of planning carried out by BT, with work expected to start on the my questions. (permission given for print) • Drivers make the decision on routes. ground during the second half of next year and being completed by the end of 2016. • Parents have responsibility to ‘wait’ with Kay Harris riders ensuring they are collected For more information on the Borders Broadband project visit www.herefordshire.gov.uk/ (Chair to Putley Parish Council) • Parents/ Students are encouraged to broadband. Correspondence from Dave Baldwin have an emergency plan of action for if transport fails to run. Transport Co-ordinator: • http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/ tel 01432 260937 mob 07792 880935: schooltransportupdates.aspx for the latest dbaldwin@herefordshire emergency information . Initially of course School Head Teachers’ • Follow us On twitter under www.twitter. declare on the www.herefordshire.gov.uk com/hfdsschools or www.twitter.com/ website where schools are closed. hfdscouncil Our communication system FOR Bus Routes and times when snow and TRANSPORT in adverse weather is as ice prevents bus access to village. follows. Academy Primary School All bus operators (Ace /DRM) are tasked • AM Route Ledbury-Trumpet-Poole with informing us on bad weather days End (08:23/08:33) –Trumpet-Preston of part routes or routes they are unable to Cross roundabout turn back- NEW perform. In reality not every operator is able pick up on A4172 near lane to Lillands to assess a route until they get to the area and (08:38)_NEW pick up near Aylton turn then it is not always possible for the driver (08.40) then Pixley Court-Trumpet – to communicate that decision to us. As a School department we communicate what is known as follows. • PM Reverse of above route. Aylton turn about 15:30 and Poole End about Information is put on the above website 15:40 ‘schools alert’ page and simultaneously sent as a twitter message as soon as able. Parents are John Masefield High School encouraged to follow us on twitter. This was • The DRM bus to John Masefield is happening from 07:00 this morning and will Poole End 07:55 and will be at the continue like this all week. I acknowledge no Aylton lane end on the A4172 about 5 messages were posted on the above routes this minutes later as bus journeys to Preston Cross and then on A449 to Ledbury. 4 5 BIBLE STUDY GROUP Tuesdays 12th, 26th February 2013 Prayer Group 12th, 26th March 2013 9.30am 9.30am Every Wednesday Christ Wellington Heath Church Wellington Heath Details from Rev Howard Mayell Tel: 07906841893

Curious Blend EASTER SERVICES Coffee Morning Wellington Heath Village Hall 24TH March Palm Sunday th 28 February 9.30am Communion 9.30am Communion Wellington Heath 10.00 til 12.00 11.00am Communion Aylton 11.00am Communion Pixley 3.30pm Evensong Putley Instead of giving up food just for the sake of it, make a list of spiritual things that you can 28th March Maundy Thursday take on; give extra space in your diary to pray, Other Diary Events 2013 10.30am Chrism Eucharist worship and read your Bible: perhaps you at the Cathedral Church News & Notices might like to consider joining a Bible Study 1st February AYLTON 3.00am Holy Communion Putley Group or come to the 8.30am communion QUIZ EVENING 7.30pm Devotion at Wellington Heath services on Tuesday and Wednesdays or 13th February Ash Wednesday the 10.30am Communion on Fridays in St 11.00am Holy Communion 29th March Good Friday Katherine’s. at Pixley 10.30am Procession of Witness Ledbury Dear Friends There is a very good booklet on the bookstall 2.00pm Devotion Much Marcle Add to this a greater take up of the call 7.00pm Holy Communion about prayer written by Christopher which I 2.00pm Devotion Putley to love that Christopher Martineau was at Much Marcle The turn of the year saw the deaths of highly recommend to help you in this aspect 3.15pm Devotion Aylton such a great advocate for: look around you 7.30pm Holy Communion 3.15pm Devotion Wellington Heath two retired priests both of whom had a of your walk of faith. tremendous impact for good on the faith to discover the needs that are there in the BIBLE STUDY at Wellington GROUP Heath community of our Team Ministry and in As a church we need to come to grips with community, despite the lovely area in which st nd 31 March Easter Sunday every other place where they lived and the command of love and in order to do that we live you do not have to scratch the surface 2 March Diocesan Synod th Tuesdays 9.30am Communion Much Marcle proclaimed the Gospel. there are a whole host of ways you can be that much before you find some deep seated 8 Marchth LMDGth Meeting 9.30am Communion Putley th 12 , 26 February 2013 helped and Lent is a period set aside in the need. 10 March MOTHERING SUNDAY 9.30am Communion Wellington Heath Canon John Atkinson was held in high th th th churches calendar to do just that. Prayer Group 14 March12 Putley, 26 Worship March Committee 2013 11.00am Communion Yatton Yours in Christ Jesus regard for the way he worked in our churches How then are you facing up to the prospect 9.30am BIBLE STUDY9.30am GROUP 11.00am Communion Aylton across the Team with gentleness, good Howard 11.00am Communion Pixley of Lent which comes upon us this in the Every Wednesday Christ WellingtonTuesdays Heath humour and Yorkshire common sense and middle 3.30pm Communion Putley wisdom, and it was always a joy to have Church Wellington Heath 12th, 26th February 2013 Details from Rev Howard Mayell him in the congregation encouraging both of this month? Do you worry about what Prayer Group th th BIBLE12 Tel:, STUDY26 07906841893 March GROUP 2013 me and others with his gentle smile and you might consider giving up in this period 9.30am strong support, it is no wonder that so many of abstinence or is it something that never 9.30am travelled to St Michael’s Ledbury for his bothers you? Every Wednesday Christ WellingtonTuesdays Heath Thanksgiving service on the 25th January. 12th, 26th February 2013 Lent has historically been a time for giving Church Wellington Heath Prayer Group Details12th from, 26 thRev March Howard 2013 Mayell Canon Christopher Martineau was a man up things: during this forty day period as we Tel: 07906841893 apart, not just for his long life, but for his remember the forty days that Jesus endured in 9.30am 9.30am quiet strong faith; he had an aura of holiness the desert and where at the end of that time Every Wednesday Christ Wellington Heath that reminded me very much of such people he was tempted by Satan. as Basil Hume, just his presence in a room Church Wellington Heath EASTER SERVICES There are those who will tell you that they Curious Blend Details from Rev Howard Mayell raised the spiritual temperature by many Coffee Morning give up such things as chocolate or cakes or Tel: 07906841893 degrees; he was regularly in attendance at the Wellington Heath Village Hall 24TH March Palm Sunday alcohol; but does that really cut the mustard, th mid week communions in St Michaels up to 28 February for is that not just paying lip service to the 9.30am Communion Much Marcle two months before he died and it was a great 9.30am Communion Wellington Heath idea of fast and abstinence. Of course there privilege to share in many conversations after 10.00 til 12.00 11.00amEASTER Communion SERVICES Aylton is some benefit for your health to take such Curious Blend Pixley communion, it was during a number of these 11.00am Communion Putley Church 100 Club measures, but it does little for your spiritual Coffee Morning 3.30pm Evensong Putley talks that he shared his great sadness that Wellington Heath Village Hall TH well being. 24CIDER March GROUP Palm LENT Sunday LUNCH Recent winning numbers in the 100 Club draw were: there were so few who come to these 8.30am 28th February th 289.30am March Communion Maundy Much MarcleThursday November 42 = £100, 36 = £30 services. When Jesus went through his time of fast Other Diary Events 2013 10.30am9.30am Communion Chrism Eucharistth Wellington Heath December 51 = £100, 7 = £30 there was a clear spiritual dimension to the 10.00 til 12.00 11.00amTuesday Communion 26 AyltonFebruary January 41 = £100, 18 = £30 The base of Christophers strong faith was at the Cathedral exercise, it was a time for him to commune st 3.00am11.00amEASTER Holy Communionat Communion the home SERVICES Pixley ofPutley quite simply ‘Love’; God’s love for his people 1 FebruaryCurious AYLTON Blend Congratulations to these lucky winners - will it be your without distraction with his Heavenly Father. 7.30pm3.30pmGraham DevotionEvensong and atPutley Ann Wellington Blandford Heath and for all his creation, and the love that we Coffee QUIZ Morning EVENING turn next time? With that in mind it should encourage us th TH New House Farm, Putley should return to him as the one who has both 13 Wellington February Heath Ash Wednesday Village Hall 2428th MarchMarch Maundy Palm Sunday Thursday to use this time in the same way [no I don’t 28th February th Tel: 01531 670274 made and redeemed us; and also the love that Other 11.00am Diary Holy Events Communion 2013 9.30am10.30am29 March Communion Chrism Good Eucharist Much Friday Marcle mean you have to go off to the desert, though 10.30am Procession of Witness Ledbury we should show to one another in a response at Pixley 9.30am Communion at the Cathedral Wellington Heath the idea of some sun would not go amiss] st 10.00 til 12.00 2.00pm Devotion Much Marcle to Jesus’ command to live this life of love. 1 February 7.00pm AYLTON Holy Communion 11.00am3.00am HolyCommunion Communion Aylton Putley rather to take time out to pray and seek a 11.00am7.30pm2.00pm DevotionCommunion Putleyat Wellington Pixley Heath QUIZ at Much EVENING Marcle 3.15pm Devotion Aylton th 3.30pm Evensong Putley closer communion with the Living God. 13 February 7.30pm AshHoly Wednesday Communion 3.15pm Devotion Wellington Heath th 11.00am Holyat Wellington Communion Heath 29th March Good Friday 2810.30amst March Procession Maundy of Witness Thursday Ledbury 6 nd at Pixley 7 31 March Easter Sunday 2Other March Diary Diocesan Events Synod 2013 10.30am2.00pm DevotionChrism Eucharist Much Marcle 7.00pm Holy Communion 9.30am Communion Much Marcle th 2.00pm Devotion at the Cathedral Putley 8 March LMDG Meeting 9.30am Communion Putley st th at Much Marcle 3.00am3.15pm Holy Devotion Communion Aylton Putley 1 February10 March AYLTON MOTHERING SUNDAY 9.30amServices Communion for February, Wellington March, Heath April th 7.30pm Holy Communion 7.30pm3.15pm Devotion Devotion Wellingtonat Wellington Heath Heath 14 March QUIZPutley WorshipEVENING Committee 3rd February11.00am Communion Yatton th at Wellington Heath 11.00am Communion Aylton 13 February Ash Wednesday 10.30st Family Service HU 2 nd11.00am March Diocesan Holy Communion Synod 10th29 3111.00amFebruaryth March March Communion GoodEaster Pixley FridaySunday 9.30am3.30pm CommunionCommunion MuchPutley Marcle th 10.30am9.30am Communion Procession of HM Witness Ledbury 8 March LMDG at Pixley Meeting 9.30am Communion Putley th 17th February Much Marcle 10 March MOTHERING SUNDAY 2.00pm9.30am DevotionCommunion Wellington Heath th 7.00pm Holy Communion 14 March Putley Worship Committee 2.00pm9.30am11.00am Communion Devotion Communion Putley ERYatton at Much Marcle th 24 3.15pm 11.00amFebruary Devotion Communion Aylton Aylton 7.30pm Holy Communion 3.30pm3.15pm11.00am Evensong Devotion Communion Wellington HUPixley Heath at Wellington Heath 3.30pm Communion Putley rd 3 Marchst 2nd March Diocesan Synod 3110.30 FamilyMarch Service Easter HU Sunday th 10th9.30am March Communion Much Marcle 8 March LMDG Meeting 9.30am Communion Putley th 9.30am Communion R.Harrison 10 March MOTHERING SUNDAY th9.30am Communion Wellington Heath 14th March Putley Worship Committee 17 March 11.00am9.30am Communion Communion HM Yatton 24th11.00am March Communion Aylton 3.30pm11.00am Evensong Communion J.RhodesPixley Putley 28th3.30pm March MAUNDYCommunion THURSDAY 3.00pm Communion with Derby & Joan Club HM 29th March GOOD FRIDAY 2.00pm Devotion ER 31st March EASTER SUNDAY 9.30am Communion J.Stewart

7th April 10.30 Family Service 14th April 9.30am Communion 21st April 9.30am Communion 28th April 3.30pm Evensong BIBLE STUDY GROUP Putley Church 100 Club CIDER GROUP LENT LUNCH Recent winning numbers in the 100 Club draw were: Tuesdays November 42 = £100, 36 = £30 th th December 51 = £100, 7 = £30 12 , 26 February 2013 th Tuesday 26 February January 41 = £100, 18 = £30 Prayer Group 12th, 26th March 2013 at the home of Congratulations to these lucky winners - will it be your 9.30am 9.30am Graham and Ann Blandford turn next time? Every Wednesday Christ Wellington Heath New House Farm, Putley Church Wellington Heath Tel: 01531 670274 Details from Rev Howard Mayell Tel: 07906841893

Services for February, March, April 3rd February Curious Blend EASTER SERVICES 10.30 Family Service HU Coffee Morning 10th February Wellington Heath Village Hall 24TH March Palm Sunday 9.30am Communion HM th 28 February 9.30am Communion Much Marcle 17th February 9.30am Communion Wellington Heath 9.30am Communion ER 10.00 til 12.00 11.00am Communion Aylton 24th February 11.00am Communion Pixley 3.30pm Evensong HU 3.30pm Evensong Putley 3rd March 28th March Maundy Thursday Other Diary Events 2013 10.30 Family Service HU 10.30am Chrism Eucharist 10th March at the Cathedral st 9.30am Communion R.Harrison 1 February AYLTON 3.00am Holy Communion Putley 17th March Wellington Heath QUIZ EVENING 7.30pm Devotion at 9.30am Communion HM 13th February Ash Wednesday 24th March 11.00am Holy Communion 29th March Good Friday 3.30pm Evensong J.Rhodes at Pixley 10.30am Procession of Witness Ledbury 28th March MAUNDY THURSDAY 2.00pm Devotion Much Marcle 3.00pm Communion 7.00pm Holy Communion 2.00pm Devotion Putley at Much Marcle with Derby & Joan Club HM 3.15pm Devotion Aylton 29th March GOOD FRIDAY 7.30pm Holy Communion 3.15pm Devotion Wellington Heath 2.00pm Devotion ER at Wellington Heath 31st March EASTER SUNDAY st 2nd March Diocesan Synod 31 March Easter Sunday 9.30am Communion J.Stewart th 9.30am Communion Much Marcle 8 March LMDG Meeting 9.30am Communion Putley th 10 March MOTHERING SUNDAY 9.30am Communion Wellington Heath th th 7 April 14 March Putley Worship Committee 11.00am Communion Yatton 10.30 Family Service 11.00am Communion Aylton 14th April 11.00am Communion Pixley 9.30am Communion 3.30pm Communion Putley 21st April 9.30am Communion 28th April 3.30pm Evensong

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CIDER GROUP LENT LUNCH Recent winning numbers in the 100 Club draw were: November 42 = £100, 36 = £30 th December 51 = £100, 7 = £30 Tuesday 26 February January 41 = £100, 18 = £30 at the home of Congratulations to these lucky winners - will it be your Graham and Ann Blandford turn next time? New House Farm, Putley 8 9 Tel: 01531 670274

Services for February, March, April 3rd February 10.30 Family Service HU 10th February 9.30am Communion HM 17th February 9.30am Communion ER 24th February 3.30pm Evensong HU

3rd March 10.30 Family Service HU 10th March 9.30am Communion R.Harrison 17th March 9.30am Communion HM 24th March 3.30pm Evensong J.Rhodes 28th March MAUNDY THURSDAY 3.00pm Communion with Derby & Joan Club HM 29th March GOOD FRIDAY 2.00pm Devotion ER 31st March EASTER SUNDAY 9.30am Communion J.Stewart

7th April 10.30 Family Service 14th April 9.30am Communion 21st April 9.30am Communion 28th April 3.30pm Evensong • Making simple information available to my Mother Taught Me by highly Village News landowners about their responsibilities recommended speaker Sue Lamberton for stiles and gates, and ways in which • A visit to Pixley Berries – hopefully A Choir in Putley... Blossomtime in Putley Herefordshire Council/Amey may be at just the right time to see how they The idea... Watch out for details of the programme able to help with improvements. produce their delicious blackcurrant • A group of friends from in and around for this year’s Blossomtime in Putley, • Inviting individuals to walk one juice! Putley would like to start a choir. which will be taking place on Sunday 5th footpath on a regular basis (many • A fashion show put on by Connections • We want to sing songs past and and Sunday 6th May. Final decisions people do this already) to keep an eye of Ledbury – showcasing upcycled present, classical, contemporary, folk on the programme will take place after out for any problems fashion and jazz from all over the world Putley Press has gone to press, but we are • Arranging a programme of walks, • Just in time for Christmas, a craft • So far 11 people have expressed expecting something along the lines of perhaps monthly, to give everyone evening making decorations led by two interest. We need at least 25 previous years. The full programme will be an opportunity to walk together and of our own talented members explore their local paths • We will meet in Putley Village Hall. available on www.bigapple.org.uk by the Once the list is complete and we have dates • Including a route for a short local walk • The only requirements are end of March. for all these event, they will be listed on the commitment and that you are not tone in each issue of Putley Press – invite We would welcome extra help over the Putley website. Or you are welcome to call deaf. guest contributions of favourite walks. weekend, so if you would like to get the numbers below to find out more. • We believe it is essential to have a choir We’d like to be ready to make a start involved in any way then please get in Our next meeting on Wednesday 13th master to manage the choir. on some of these things as soon as the touch with Jackie Denman on 01531 February should be really fascinating. • We aim to meet term time only. ground dries out a bit and we welcome the 670544. Plenty of opportunities for Big In June 1953 there was an Ox Roast in • There will be a small charge to cover spring sunshine. So if you have any more Apple volunteers, as well as helping out the centre of Ledbury to celebrate the cost of hall hire and choir master fees thoughts, or would like to help, then please local organisations who will be fundraising Coronation. Norman Stanier is going to let me know. Making it happen... over the weekend. show a film of the preparations for the day, • If you are interested please email Jackie Denman and the event itself – carnival procession [email protected] or phone Putley Footpaths Putley Parish Council Footpath Officer and all. He will also tell us about plans to 01531 670 315 leaving your name and 01531 670544 recreate this event in June this year. If you contact number. We are still on the lookout for a few more people who would like to get involved in would like to know more, please do come • If there is sufficient interest we will along to the Parish Hall at 7.45pm. advertise for/find a choir master. keeping an eye on the fantastic network Putley Women’s Institute • Assuming successful recruitment we of footpaths that we have in Putley. We’re I’m not sure how other WI’s ‘think up’ and Interested in Joining the WI? will meet(including the choir master) considering what could be done in the organise their programme for the year, We always welcome new members, and to: parish to raise the profile of footpaths, but here at Putley we are very democratic! you can come along as a guest for the • agree rehearsal days and times; to make sure that they are kept in good Being one of the smaller WI’s – 20 first few sessions to see whether the WI is • discuss repertoire and performance dates. condition and also to make sure that members on the books at the moment – we for you. Just ask any of our members, or everyone is very clear about exactly where therefore only have a small committee and contact Melissa Hawker on 01531 670420, they can walk. A date for your Diary it didn’t seem fair to ask them to come up email [email protected], or Suggestions so far include: with all the ideas and organize everything. Sarah Anslow on 01531 660400, email • Getting together a few local people to So we ask the members themselves to [email protected] We would THE PUTLEY LUNCHEON love to see you. will be held on undertake an initial survey of what sort generate ideas for speakers, activities of shape the paths are in, walking each or outings to fill our calendar. This has SUNDAY 16th JUNE at 12.00 MD Litter Picking in the lovely gardens at footpath in the parish together, noting worked really well as it means we end up PUTLEY COURT where there may be opportunities with a more varied calendar and there is to improve the quality of signs, bound to be something that appeals to each Sunday 24th February, Village Litterpick This event has been re-instated this year waymarking, stiles, gates and control and every member. Meet at Putley Village Hall at 11am after time out in 2012 for the Queen’s Litterpickers and bin bags provided. of vegetation etc.. 2013 is no exception. The events list isn’t Diamond Jubilee celebrations. • Where possible, letting landowners All help gratefully accepted! quite complete but on offer this year so far If you can’t make that day but can help For further information telephone Sue know when a path over their land will are: be walked, so that they can join in if on another day, please phone Tyrrell (670 580). • Our own Gardener’s Question Time Kate on 01531 670834. they wish • A talk entitled Medical Myths 10 11 PUTLEY PARISH HALL and lavatories; extension of the central heating and hot water systems; extra Dates for your Diary built on storage; new rear access doors Friday 22nd February 2013 7.00 p.m. and extended lobby. “Farming Life on Film” presented by 2. The above grant is for between Huntley Film Archives £100,000 and £500,000 and Putley would need at least £120,000 to carry out the WW2 fundamentally changed British work. The application is in three stages farming, the drive for maximisation and the initial one will enable the funding of output developed the non-organic, bodies to tell us if we have a chance or intensive techniques we are only just not. Stage 2 releases some money to refine shaking off now. From the world of horse the bid, e.g. payment of professionals and motive power to early tractors life on the then Stage 3 would be the full amount to land has changed over the 20th Century. complete the project. The process would Tickets: £10 Adults, £6.00 children take about a year. under 16, to include refreshments. 3. Improvements to the hall will encourage new users. Drinks available - Raffle Internet Access. Herefordshire is undergoing This event is being organised to fund-raise improvement to rural broadband under the recently for the Phase 2 hall refurbishment. We EU approved British initiative so Silver Surfers hope you will support and enjoy it. classes could be held. Business hire would be Tickets and enquiries: encouraged. Josephine Felton 01531 670425, Sport and Fitness. A Herefordshire council Pam Trehearne 01531 670316 initiative to increase sport in village halls could Jake Herbst 01531 670315 mean more classes such as zumba and pilates (belly-dancing is still going strong!) and the [email protected] badminton expanded. Mother and Toddler Group. An enquiry has Reaching Communities been made about using the hall once a week for Grant Meeting such a group which really emphasises the need for improved facilities. 29th November 2012 Other Users. Hall bookings have increased The Committee would like to thank greatly since the initial heating and insulation was everyone who came, sent apologies, or done and groups as diverse as the Soil Association, represented other organisations at the well- Pony Club, W.I., PPC, Biodiversity Group, Youth attended meeting held in November to rally Group, Belly dancing, Big Apple and Post Office support for our next grant application. have all used the hall this year. In addition we have 1. Jake Herbst (PPHMC) outlined work had christening, wedding, birthday and Christmas carried out so far to improve the main hall parties and our own fund-raising events such as and kitchen. the Wye Theatre, and Huntley Film Archive. It was explained that the Phase 2 Revamped facilities will give us a hall for even more application would be slightly different exciting events. from the very original plans, partly To assist with this task Mary Fielding from because some needs have changed, e.g. Little Marcle has agreed to join the existing the Post Office room doubles up as a small sub-Committee and the three of us small meeting room. Improvements will do our best to convince the funding are urgently needed to the roof, bar bodies of Putley’s needs. 12 13 Community Policing Updates Putley Parish Council Clerk’s view November 2012 to January 2013 Recently Inspector Bob Barnett gave an uk/register-to-receive-watch-messages.html excellent presentation on local policing and promised to send links to some websites dealing Inspector Barnett also talked about the drive Future meetings: Planning Applications are now dealt with with various aspects of crime prevention. to recruit Special Constables in local areas. Parish Council meetings are not fixed in stone, on-line. If you are interested, the web-site is If someone in your area is willing to put so if you want to attend a meeting always check at http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/housing/ Specific oil theft -crime prevention themselves forward as a Special Constable on the notice boards outside the Parish Hall planning/searchplanningapplications.aspx and information - http://www.westmercia.police. to work within your Parish, West Mercia will and at Putley Common where the next agenda gives you search options to look for new/old/ uk/advice-centre/home-and-garden-security/ cover the cost of ongoing training, supervision, will confirm the date and location of the next existing applications by postcode, reference no. heating-and-diesel-oil-theft.html uniform etc. More information can be found at meeting and the topics being covered. etc. etc. - http://www.westmercia.police.uk/specials/ West Mercia’s general advice centre - that The next meetings to be scheduled are: Sometime in March/April there will be the covers a huge array of different subjects and If you need any further information please do Wednesday 7th February 2013 Annual Open Parish meeting to which all are how to make your home safer etc - http://www. not hesitate to contact HALC or your local Wednesday 6th March invited. I was very disappointed to see such westmercia.police.uk/advicecentre/ policing team Wednesday 3rd April a poor turnout last year, especially as your Councillors had taken the time and trouble to The dot mailer email communication HALC Office: 01432 353492 As usual, meetings are expected to take place in write their annual reports on their activities system - where you can register to receive the Village Hall meeting room starting at 19:30 during the last 12 months. Please come along alerts on various aspects of crime and policing Democracy First: 01432 355701 and will include time for Parishioners to raise this year. We may have a speaker again, as well in your area - http://www.westmercia.police. Email: [email protected] any matters for discussion. as the Council reports and an open session Remember that any matters you want to raise for you to raise any matters. The date will be with your Parish Council could also be sent advertised nearer the time on the notice boards to me by e-mail at [email protected] and web-site. Putley Housing needs Survey or by letter. NOT by ‘phone, please, as those messages can get distorted in the retelling Result 2012 (Chinese whispers!!) November 2012 to January 2013 update: (Note from the Editor: This is a cut and paste of the Conclusions As usual, there was no meeting in January. actual document. The full document can be read on I would like to convey my thanks on behalf of www.putley.org) • Questionnaires were mailed out to all households in the parish of Putley, a total the Parish to Graham Blandford for organising Introduction of 105, who were requested to return the gritting of the bus route through Putley, them if they foresaw a need for affordable although perhaps the children going to school • In July 2012, Herefordshire Council’s housing in the next three years. on the bus might disagree! Homes and Community Services Division commissioned a housing needs survey for • The survey found 3 households from Mike Pudge in also brought the the parish of Putley. The survey is designed the parish that would need affordable Woolhope small spreader over the Cockshoot to to assess the need for affordable housing accommodation in the next 3 years – the Putley Common gritting as he went. over the next three years, as a statutory need is for 2 × one-bed and 1 × three-bed Putley operates a “self-help” scheme as many duty to assess housing needs under the dwellings. of you will know, and Graham currently leads Housing Act 1985 and forms part of the • 2 of the 3 households found to have an the managing of that. Volunteers are always rolling programme of surveys across the welcome to assist with gritting using the supplies county. affordable need within the parish provided a choice of alternative areas within held in the Parish. Contact any Councillor or • Census figures show that in 2001 less than Herefordshire that they would also be Graham if you can help in bad weather. 4 household spaces1 were vacant and none prepared to move to. At the November meeting, Putley Parish were either being used as second homes or Council adopted the new Code of Conduct holiday accommodation in the parish of issued by Herefordshire Council. If you are Putley. Recent Council Tax records show really short of things to do, I can send you a that there are currently no long or short copy (when I get around to doing “stuff ” on the term empty properties. Putley web-site, I might even load it up there for everyone to read). Just let me know.

14 15 Parish Finances: Report from As at 7th December 2012, the Parish current account held a balance of £3,892.43. The current budget tracker for Putley Parish Council at 20th January 2013, including unreconciled County Councillor Patricia Morgan items, is: Putley – January 2013

INCOME 2012/2013 Item Budget Actual Variance Council Budget 2013/14 The latest proposal is that the Frome ward will Work is ongoing to agree the 2013/14 budget be in effect split in two. Bishops Frome and Lengthsman grant scheme 1,125.00 843.75 -281.25 for the Council. Finances are extremely tight. surrounding areas will join up with Cradley Precept 4,500.00 4,500.00 - Funding from central government continues, and surrounding areas and be called the Frome Festival Housing (Play Area grass cutting contribution) 502.00 502.00 - as it has done over the past years, to reduce ward and the rest of the ward will become the Putley Press (advertising - 50% to PCC, 50% to Putley Press) 75.00 - -75.00 as various grants are cut or have just been Ashperton ward with some additional parishes Putley Parochial Church Council (50% Putley Press costs) 465.00 410.50 -54.50 removed. The Council has made substantial added. Miscellaneous - - savings over the past years but it is getting Input required from reserve fund - more and more difficult to find better ways As you will understand while I support the of working and savings without cutting or principle above I am not particularly pleased at this substantial change and am concerned Income TOTAL (-ve = under-receipted) 6,667.00 6,256.25 -410.75 reducing front line services. Along with other Councils the pressures in adult social care how Bishop’s Frome and Cradley fit together. continues to increase. Adult social care spend It is unlikely that these proposals will change Carried over from last year (and also included in correct year) 281.25 now but I have suggested that the names are VAT - in Herefordshire is about one third of the total budget so pressures here have a huge impact on changed so that they are more relevant to each the rest of the budget. That said most people ward. My suggestion is that the Frome ward is EXPENDITURE 2012/2013 would agree that this is exactly where money called Bishop’s Frome and Cradley and that the Item Budget Actual Variance should be spent. There are going to be some Ashperton ward is called Burley Gate, Newtown Clerk expenses 200.00 88.61 111.39 very difficult choices both this year and in and Trumpet reflecting the major junctions Clerk salary 1,388.00 1,156.80 231.20 following years. within this large area. Data Protection 35.00 35.00 - Highways Wishing you all the best for 2013 External audit 350.00 120.00 230.00 kind regards Internal Audit 70.00 60.00 10.00 The weather has been very hard on the roads over the past years and I am very aware that Patricia Subscriptions 140.00 172.07 -32.07 some roads particularly the minor ones are in Insurance 390.00 225.00 165.00 dire need of proper resurfacing. I know the pot Play Area grass cutting 400.00 384.00 16.00 holes and drainage issues do seem never ending Lengthsman 1,125.00 214.50 910.50 but please keep reporting them either to the Loan - PWLB 1,316.00 1,316.02 -0.02 parish clerk or [email protected]. Parish Cluster Group membership - - - Play Area Insurance share 50.00 - 50.00 Ward Boundaries Miscellaneous 5.30 -5.30 The Local Government Boundary Commission has been looking at the ward boundaries within HMRC - PAYE for Clerk @ 20% 347.00 260.20 86.80 Herefordshire with the objective of making all Training 250.00 - 250.00 the wards more equal in size, and reducing the Putley Press 930.00 587.00 343.00 number of Councillors and where practicable Putley Parish Hall hire 120.00 100.00 20.00 making all wards single member wards. It is Election costs 1,000.00 - 1,000.00 important that wards are reviewed periodically to ensure that they remain appropriate and Expenditure TOTAL (-ve = over-spent) 8,111.00 4,724.50 3,386.50 relevant. Any changes would be effective at the next election in 2015. Balanced TOTAL (-ve = over budget) -1,444.00 1,531.75

Carried over from last year (and also included in correct year) 844.28 VAT 169.40 Rex Gardner mob: 07879 430 346 e-mail: [email protected]

16 17 Parish Council and Community Record Office Website opening hours

For your information there has just been There is a forthcoming reduction of Herefordshire a relaunch of the “Parish Councils and the Record Office’s opening hours from 1 April Community” website which provides a wealth of 2013. This is to allow staff to prepare 17,500 information to the public on a whole raft of topics. boxes, 10,000 volumes and 3,000 maps for their The website contains a number of frequently asked relocation to new premises in 2014. questions, if you click on each question the answer The public searchroom will be open for 1 week is provided in a drop down form. per month (Monday to Saturday 9:15 – 4:45 each You can find the website at:- day) – details will be available on our website https://beta.herefordshire.gov.uk/ www.herefordshire.gov.uk/archives . At all times, government-citizens-and-rights/democracy/ enquiries via telephone, letter or email will council-parish-town-council-and- continue to be answered. councillors/ Throughout this preparation period we will If you have any questions on this or any continue to receive deposits from parish councils, suggestions how we might further improve it, but would ask that you notify us in advance, and please do let me know. refer you also to the leaflet “Keeping the records With Kind Regards of parish councils” which can be found on our website. Anthony Bush PARISH LIAISON AND RURAL SERVICES If you have any queries, please contact staff at the OFFICER record office on 01432 260750. Sustainable Communities Team Yours faithfully, ELIZABETH SEMPER O’KEEFE COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES MANAGER 18 19 The Wye Theatre Company presents a Flicks at Lady Emily Hall, , Spring 2013

January 19th – A Private Function (15) March 16th – A Royal Affair (15) 1947 in a small town in . The war (Borderlines Festival) has been won two years ago, but there’s still A young queen, who is married to an insane rationing of meat. When Princess Elizabeth is king, falls secretly in love with her physician - Walkies with your going to marry, a group of businessmen wants to and together they start a revolution that changes best friend! impress (or probably bribe) the local government a nation forever. Dialogue is in English and by giving a big party. They want to slaughter an Danish, with sub-titles. illegally raised pig for this event. Unfortunately Wags and Wellies is a 5km sponsored dog walk AT PUTLEY PARISH HALL someone steals the pig. in aid of St Michael’s Hospice. Starting and April 13th – Skyfall (12a) SATURDAY 16th MARCH Written by Alan Bennett, starring Michael Palin, finishing at Wyevale Garden Centre, , James Bond is back ! Starring Daniel Craig, this at 7.30pm Maggie Smith and Denholm Elliott. you are invited to walk around the parish of is the 23rd adventure and 007’s loyalty to M is Breinton; a midpoint refreshment stop is offered TICKETS £10, including nibbles. tested as her past comes back to haunt her. AS at Breinton Village Hall. When you have February 16th – West Side Story (PG ) MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down Drinks available - Raffle completed the walk you will receive a doggy 1961 musical about two youngsters, from rival and destroy the threat, no matter how personal treat and a St Michael’s Hospice dog tag. the cost. Tickets from New York gangs, who fall in love. A classic film, Plenty of entertainment is planned at Wyevale taking Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet theme The supporting cast includes Ralph Fiennes, Josephine Felton 670425 making this a fun day for all the family (with two and setting it in 1950’s New York. Albert Finney, Judie Dench or Mary Fielding 670389 legs or four!). Entry prices do apply, please check It won 10 Oscars when first released and stars or online at the website for full details: www.st-michaels- Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, Russ Tamblyn, www.wyetheatre.co.uk hospice.org.uk. Wags and Wellies takes place May 18th – Quartet (12a) Rita Moreno and Richard Beymer. on Sunday 17th March with registration from Cissy, Wilf, and Reg are all retired members of Proceeds in aid of 10am, the walk starts at 11am. For further The very memorable music was written by an operatic quartet, living in Beecham House, a Leonard Bernstein. Putley Parish Hall information contact the Events Team on 01432 retirement home for gifted musicians, who put 851000 on a concert on Giuseppe Verdi’s birthday every March 9th – Anna Karenina (12a) year. However, the arrival of the fourth member (Borderlines Festival) of the quartet, and Reg’s ex-wife, Jean, results in old rivalries and theatrical temperaments and Set in late-19th-century Russia high-society, the it becomes unclear if the show will or will not And finally from the Parish Clerk… aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life- go on. changing affair with the affluent Count Vronsky. Directed by Dustin Hoffman, the film stars Based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy, the In church I heard a lady in the pew next to me saying a prayer. It was so sweet and sincere Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Pauline Collins, screenplay was written by Tom Stoppard. that I just had to share with you:- Billy Connolly and Michael Gambon. “Dear Lord, This has been a tough two or three years. You have taken my favourite actor Starring Keira Knightley and Jude Law, this Patrick Swayze, my favourite musician Michael Jackson, my favourite Blues Singer Amy production switches fluidly between a stage Winehouse, my favourite actress Elizabeth Taylor, and now my favourite singer Whitney setting to the real world, and back again with Houston. I just wanted you to know that my favourite politicians are Ed Miliband, Tony sometimes disconcerting rapidity ! Blair, Nick Clegg, Ed Balls, Gordon Brown, John Bercow, & David Cameron.”

Films will start at 7:30pm and will include a half-time interval for refreshments, including wine, and an opportunity to chat ! If you need any help getting to the films, or could offer help to set up, serve teas etc, please give me a call on 01432 890720 or e-mail [email protected] . John Tallis

20 21 LAST POSTBOX COLLECTION TIMES (Mon-Sat only) Putley Green 3.15pm (Sats, 10am); Putley Common 10am (Sats 7.15am); Putley Court 9am (Sats 8am); Pool End 9.15am Mon-Sat. POST OFFICE service is available at the Village Hall from 1pm to 3pm on Mondays

BUS TIMETABLES Between PUTLEY and LEDBURY Schooldays only, dep. Putley 8.02am. arr. Ledbury Market Ho 8.25am also Tuesdays & Saturdays only: dep. Putley V’ge Hall 9.58am., Putley Common 10.01am. arr.Ledbury Market Ho 10.15am dep. Ledbury Memorial 12.45pm. arr. Putley Common 12.59pm, Village Hall 1.02pm

Between PUTLEY and HEREFORD, Wednesdays only dep. Putley Village Hall 10am., Putley Common 10.08am. arr. Hereford Shire Hall 10.45am dep. Hereford Shire Hall 1.20pm., arr. Putley Common 1.57pm, Putley Village Hall 2.05pm

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