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the Putley 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 Herefordshire 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. Ashperton 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.