Eardisland Parish Magazine January 2013
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THE EARDISLAND PARISH MAGAZINE JANUARY 2013 ISSUE 135 Oh well - it makes a change from rain! Happy New Year 1 SERVICES AT CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, EARDISLAND Churchwarden: Beryl Hoda, Arrow Lawn Tel: 01544 388131 Deputy Churchwarden: Richard Kirby 01544 388810 Deputy Churchwarden and Treasurer: Peter Brown 01544 388389 Deputy Churchwarden and Organist: Annette Blyth 01544 388241 Please note that the following services are provisional as we are in a ‘Vacancy’. Please see the Prime Rota in the church porch for further details. Sunday 27th January Holy Communion, 9.30am Eardisland Sunday 3rd February Holy Communion, 9.30am Eardisland Sunday 10th February Matins, 9.30am Eardisland Sunday 17th February Holy Communion, 9.30am Eardisland Sunday 24th February Holy Communion, 9.30am Eardisland Sunday 3rd March Holy Communion, 9.30am Eardisland Sunday 10th March Mothering Sunday Service, 9.30am Eardisland Sunday 17th March Holy Communion, 9.30am Eardisland Sunday 24th March Palm Sunday Benefice Communion, Kingsland 11.00am Sunday 31st March Easter Day Holy Communion Eardisland Happy New Year to you from all at St. Mary’s. Our thanks go to those who made our Christmas events so enjoyable. The Christmas Tree Festival was a great success, I’m sure you’ll agree. Our village organisations put on a brilliant show and the church looked fabulous; sincere thanks to everyone, especially Esther Simpson and Wendy Priday for their hard work in organising it, Angela Daniels and the children for putting together an Eardisland choir from Kingsland School to get the Festival going with a bang, and the Village Band for their jolly contribution - it was lovely to have so much music in the church. £900 was raised. The weekend ended with our annual Carol Service which was a wonderful occasion despite the organ not working until half way through! Our thanks go to everyone concerned particularly Revd. Michael Denny. £144 each was raised for the Acorns Children’s Hospice and The Children’s Society. Thank you. I have recently heard from Bishop Anthony that he has arranged for our Benefice to have a locum part-time priest, The Revd. Julie Read, from March 1st. This is really good news and we warmly welcome her to Eardisland. The Revd. Read will be with us until a full time Priest-in-Charge can be appointed in the autumn. 2 A Date for your Diaries On Tuesday 12th March at 7.30 p.m. St. Mary’s is hosting the Riding Lights Theatre Company, which was established in York in the 1970s. Their work is rooted in Christian belief and understanding but they say that their play ‘A Different Drum’ is aimed at anyone who likes theatre with a spiritual heart. This is the first time a professional theatre company has come to St. Mary’s and such a production will make full use of our new space, which can seat over 120 people. Tickets are £10 and refreshments will be available in the interval, the church receiving 25% of ticket sales. Please contact me for tickets. Do come. One final request. Our bell ringers, who do such magnificent work for us, are at least one bell ringer short. Anyone interested, do contact me and I will put you in touch with them. Beryl Hoda Churchwarden In this issue: Church News 2 Eardisland in Bloom 18 Index 3 Litter Pick 18 Editorial 4 Plant Swap/Sale 19 Correspondence 5 Bowling Club 19 Annual Review 7 Trip to Morocco 20 Flower Guild 10 Eardisland Village Show 21 Eardisland Village Band 11 A Ramble Through Time 26 Cedar Hall 11 Hop Pickers’ Hut 28 WI Coffee Morning 12 Weobley Music 32 St Michael’s Hospice 12 Weobley Theatre Goers 32 Eardisland Community Shop 12 The Courtyard 33 Twinning Association 13 Gypsey Fiddles 34 Neighbourhood Watch 13 Weather Notes 35 Open Gardens 2013 18 Contacts 44 3 EDITORIAL LEOMINSTER COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE VOLUNTEER WANTED We are looking for a volunteer to work in the Resource Centre, this involves a using a photocopier and other printing equipment. You will be given training and work with an experienced volunteer. We are open Monday to Thursday 9.30 to 1pm. If you are interested, please call the Resource Centre on 01568 620372 or Les Hardy, the Coordinator, on 01568 613406. He is normally in the Resource Centre on a Thursday. Happy New Year The Leominster Community new owners of Riversdale, Alex and Resource Centre prints this Peter Atkinson. magazine and at a very reasonable Thinking about the cost. It is unlikely that, if the centre website, I was reminded that some ceases to function, we would have a years ago the village establish three magazine at all (and neither would objectives via the Parish Council. A other local parishes and village shop, a village website and a organisations). The Centre works parish plan. Nobody could doubt entirely through the work of the success of the first two and the volunteers, so without volunteers parish plan is just about completed. there is no centre. If you can Together with the substantial works contribute to this valuable work, to the church and the bowls club please see the details above. and the establishment of the Since the last edition of the children’s allotment and the various magazine Mark Watson and James other initiatives which have been MacRae have left the village to live undertaken, there is no doubt that in London. James made a Eardisland is a thriving and memorable contribution to the successful community. village by arranging the various Finally, I get a number of River Festivals and the Art and emails from various charities etc. Sculpture exhibition. James has also about local events which may be of shared, with Ben Woodcock, the interest but don’t fit the magazine establishment of the Eardisland dates. I will forward them to Ben for Village website, which has been an the website, so keep an eye on enormous success and a real credit www.eardisland.org.uk A current to those involved. We welcome the example is one from St Michael’s Hospice about help for Carers. Chris Bivand 4 EARDISLAND VILLAGE DIARY 2013 Tuesday 12th February Hospice Lunch, see page 12 Thursday 28th February Parish Council Meeting, VH, 7.30pm Friday 1st March* Friday 15th March Tuesday 12th March ‘Riding Lights’ - see page 3 Saturday 16th March WI Coffee Morning, VH, 10.00am - midday Saturday 23rd March Litter Pick, 10.00am. Meet outside shop Thursday 28th March Parish Council Meeting, VH, 7.30pm Saturday 6th April Opening Day at the Bowling Club Thursday 25th April Parish Council Meeting, VH, 7.30pm Friday 3rd May* Friday 17th May Saturday 18th May Plant swop/sale - details later Thursday 23rd May Annual Parish Meeting & Annual Meeting of the Parish Council, VH, 7.30pm Friday 14th - Monday 17th June Twinning Association visit to La Vieille Lyre W/E 22nd & 23rd June Open Gardens Thursday 27th June Parish Council Meeting, VH, 7.30pm Friday 5th July* Friday 19th July Thursday 25th July Parish Council Meeting, VH, 7.30pm Friday 6th September* Friday 20th September Saturday 7th September Village Show, see page 21 Thursday 12th September Parish Council Meeting, VH, 7.30pm Thursday 24th October Parish Council Meeting, VH, 7.30pm Friday 15th November* Friday 29th November Saturday 23rd November Eardisland Village Band and Friends, VH, 7.30pm Thursday 28th November Parish Council Meeting, VH, 7.30pm Starred (*) dates in BOLD on the left are COPY DATES FOR THE EARDISLAND PARISH MAGAZINE. The corresponding dates in the right column are the expected distribution dates. CORRESPONDENCE Enclosed with the December 2012 edition of this magazine was a letter, with attachments, concerning the creation of a new organisation titled The Friends of Eardisland Church. The purpose of the “Friends” is to assist in a variety of ways to ensure the survival and continuing well-being of our village church. Fundamental to the success of a Friends Group, is that individuals, families and 5 local organisations join and commit themselves to giving help. Help can be financial or practical and as little or as much as Friends wish to give. It is early days, but already a number of individuals and families have given us a good start. However, I would like to encourage more of you to consider the requirement and become a “Friend”, because we do need your help. If you want to discuss the concept further or need any assistance whatsoever, please contact me, Richard Kirby (01544 388810). A very Happy New Year to you all and I will keep the village informed of our progress and plans later in the year. Richard Kirby (PCC member) POT HOLES, MORE POT HOLES … EVEN MORE POT HOLES It would not have escaped your notice as to the state of our roads. The recent rains have lifted the already inadequate road surface creating cavernous holes enough now to cause injury to cars, and possibly, sufficient to create road traffic accidents. We all know that the reason for the state of our roads has been the decades of underinvestment and poor contractual arrangements with Amey but since becoming your elected County Councillor I have attempted to raise the profile of roads at the Council and have had some successes with some of these problem roads. It is acknowledged that due to this lack of previous investment, together with the limited funds now available in these difficult financial times, some of our local roads have now reached a critical point. I ask now for your help. It would be impractical for me to check all roads within the Ward. I need to know the roads that are in danger, limited to the Golden Cross with Weobley Ward (including your Parish).