Monday in the month 10.30-12.30 Heaton House. Tuesdays Short Mat Bowling: 2.00pm Martley Memorial Hall Wichenford Ladies’ Fellowship: 2.30pm 2nd Tuesday in the month (usually) Martley Mums and Tots: 9.30-11.30am Volume 19 No. 8 January 2010 Martley Memorial Hall Editor: Michelle Higgins (01886888344) Wednesdays Editorial Team: Martley Alan Boon (01886 Teme Valley Shufflers Line Dancing: 888527), Kate King (01886 888439) 7pm Martley Memorial Hall Enq. Jeff & Wichenford Janet Andrews (01886 888303), Thelma 01886 821772 Sheila Richards (01886 888378) Advertising: Aileen Parker. 01886 888456 Martley Folk Club: 1st Wednesday in Distribution: Martley George & June Lawrence the month at The Talbot, Knightwick and (01886 821064) Wichenford Karen Furber 3rd Wednesday at The Admiral Rodney (01886 888449) Martley WI: 2nd Wednesday in the Contact The Villager: Leave articles at month 7.30pm Heaton House Martley Post Office, call Janet or Sheila (Wichenford) or email the Editor at Thursdays [email protected] Wichenford Wine Club: 3rd Thursday in Opinions expressed by contributors are not the month necessarily those of The Villager. The Villager Martley & District Horticultural cannot be held responsible for any goods or services advertised in the magazine. Society: last Thursday in the month 7.30pm Martley Memorial Hall See Church Words on page 27 for details of Regular events in Martley services and Wichenford: See articles inside for details of special events AND changes of time/date/venue of regular Sundays events 2nd Sunday in the month: Teme Valley Farmers Market for local See the Diary page on www.martley.org.uk for produce 11am The Talbot, Knightwick a complete listing of all forthcoming events (that the Diary page editor knows about) Martley Ramblers meet Church car park See page 28 for contact details of organisations 3rd Sunday in the month: Path-or-Nones meet 9.30am Martley Articles to go in The Villager must be Memorial Hall car park to help maintain submitted by the 1st of the the local footpaths previous month Mondays Rhythm Time: 9.30-11.30am Martley Memorial Hall Enq. Rachel 01886 812565 Records of the Parish Council meetings in Martley Parish Council: 1st Monday in the two parishes are not intended to be full the month 8pm Memorial Hall and complete minutes. Minutes of meetings Martley & Villages Carers’ Group: 1st can be seen by contacting the respective Clerks to the Councils. January 2010 * The Villager 9 OUT AND ABOUT IN MARTLEY Visit our website—www.martley.org.uk 1) A shared taxi service between The Crown Inn Worcester – Lower Broadheath - We have won another Award!! I had a Martley. Easy from Worcester but will telephone call from The Kennel Club need a text or phone reservation from to say that we had won an award as the villages. It would run in the part of their "Open for Dogs" evenings six days a week at set times. campaign. We had a mystery visit and 2) An Application for Funding would they thought the dogs had a good be made to the LEADER project, welcome and that there was a lovely although a sum would be required atmosphere. So - off to London at the from the villages. weekend for the presentation. Many, 3) Fares bought on the day would be a many thanks to all the customers who bit cheaper than those bought upon the took the trouble to vote for us. local bus but in advance considerably Caroline Cassell cheaper. The Crown Inn 4) After funding ceases, a subsidy would be needed, but this would come Evening Transport? from the Supermarkets giving very The Clerk of Martley Parish Council cheap fares on production of their sent The Villager the following loyalty cards. proposal: 5) OAP concessionary fares would not “I would be obliged if you could put be eligible for this I'm afraid, as it the following thought to your Parish would not be covered by Government Council. I say thought because it is funding. I should hope for some form just an idea and apart from words with of season ticket that might the Licensing Department help: say £25 per year. at Worcester City Council I would only operate the and a casual word with service between the two Dave Cropp at an allotment villages to start as there social at Broadheath are bound to be snags and allotments, I have spoken lessons to be learned. As to nobody. the taxis would run only 10 The Villager * January 2010 on demand and Martley being the holistic development. greatest distance, Martley’s You may have noticed, we have had participation would be needed from new gates fitted on the side entrance to the start because of its bearing on the Pre-School. The gates were kindly cost of such a project. Others could donated to us from Midwest join later add passengers but not Landscapes Ltd. A big thank you to significantly alter the cost. Alan Steve Pitt and Rachel Millichip. This Forrest.” donation has enabled us to fulfil our Please contact 01299 832949 or e- obligation to OFSTED to have free mail [email protected]. with your flow play inside and out, which has comments or suggestions. meant that during Pre-School and Out Alan Forest is a member of Lower of School sessions, these gates will be Broadheath Parish Council. The initial locked. They will be open only proposal is for the service to run between 8.45- 9.15 and 3.00- 3.30pm. between the villages of Lower I hope you understand that this is to Broadheath and Martley only. If this ensure the safety of your child. were to prove successful, A Christmas trip was organised to the consideration would be given to ‘Santa Safari’ at the West Midlands including other villages. The former, Safari Park at Bewdley. It was a very subsidised, evening bus service is part popular outing with many children, of the reason for Martley Parish parents and grandparents meeting Council wanting to ask parishioners father Christmas and the animals. for their thoughts as PC too had Our holiday club is still in its first thought that the bus service had year, but thanks to Lucy, has proved proved popular and were unsure as to very popular with children and parents why it stopped. alike. If you require holiday care for Sally Williams your child, please let us know as soon Clerk to Martley Parish Council as you can. We are well on our way to our silver Martley Pre-School Snippets award as an eco- setting. The last December 2009 bag2school clothes collection was on Our topic for the Autumn term has 24 November, and helped to raise been fairy stories and nursery rhymes. funds for pre-school (which is a The children have been following the registered charity) and also help tales of the Gingerbread Man, the people less fortunate than ourselves. Three Little Pigs, Jack and the Thank you for your support. The next Beanstalk, and sang to Incy Wincy collection is in April. We now recycle Spider and Humpty Dumpty, to name glass, paper, card, foil, plastic, fabric, just a few. Nursery rhymes and fairy clothing, ink and toner cartridges, stories are highly beneficial to all mobile phones, sat navs, fruit waste in areas of your child’s academic and our wormery, compostable items and January 2010 * The Villager 11 tetra paks. We would like to Martley Primary School encourage all parents to provide their Travel Plan and Eco-Schools Status child with a waste-free lunchbox, As part of Martley Primary School’s using small pots instead of plastic School Travel Plan and Eco-Schools food bags where possible. Status, we have been trying to Martley Pre-School has shown its encourage pupils and staff to travel to commitment to staff training and school in a more sustainable way. To continual professional development. It launch the idea of sustainable travel, has supported me in gaining my in November we organised ‘Get Going degree in Early Childhood and now in for Green Week’. During that week studying my Masters. It was proud the following activities took place: when I became on of the first fifteen • Walking bus – pupils were dropped practitioners in the county with Early off by parents at St Peter’s Church Years Professional Status. It supports car park and and is proud of Lucy in her current then walked study at degree level and Rachel in her with other foundation degree. Martley Pre-school children is now happy to announce that all its along the pre-school staff are qualified and back lane would like to congratulate Jo and into school. Mary in gaining their recent • Park and qualifications. This dedication to stride – quality is based on the knowledge that parents and the quality of the care and education pupils parked at St Peter’s Church relies upon the quality of staff that car park and walked together along work in the setting. WELL DONE! the back lane into school. Don’t forget! We are a registered eco- • Families tried to car-share for the setting with 20 years of history and week. children can start from two years old • More families walked during the and are entitled to 15 hours free from week. the term after their third birthday. We • Smoothie-Making Bike – this also have breakfast and after school involved visiting school for each clubs for children aged two to thirteen class to make their own smoothie. years. If you need any information, or This helped to raise awareness of would like to book a place for your healthy eating and healthy lifestyles, child please feel free to call Kath or along with what ‘pedal power’ Lucy on 01886 889127 or visit our could do.