The Cleobury Clarion SERVING CLEOBURY COUNTRY MAY 2014
A MINISTER CALLS! The work was done by the WONDERFUL RESULT! Bate Brothers, Mick, David " and Paul, who hadn’t built " " walls with outer gabions " " before. These metal cages " " contain stone from the Clee " " Hill, in line with the brewery’s " " policy of keeping everything " " as local as possible. Heating " " comes from the deep bore hole " that is the centre of the Rosemary Abbiss of Nightingale " Hobsons complex. And the Nursing Fund with Jay Uddi " fine ash bar is hand made from (centre) and The Lamp staff.! " a fallen tree taken out of the The Charity Evening at The " river at Bishops Castle and Lamp Restaurant on the High " worked into a really attractive Street was a huge success, with " unit here, by Paul Bate in the every table booked and every Nick Davies of Hobsons (left) nearby Woodtappers works.! customer smiling.! welcomes Rural Affairs Minister The Department for Rural Manager Jay Uddi had Dan Rogerson to the brewery.! Affairs gave a grant of £50,000 promised to donate half the Rural Affairs Minister Dan towards the very attractive evening’s takings to Rogerson visited Cleobury Centre, which we described in Nightingale Nursing and with Mortimer on April 2nd, to the April issue. The occasion the management topping it up officially open the new also saw the launch of the new a little, the result was a cheque Hobson’s Visitor Centre at Oldfields Orchard for £1,000 for this vital cause. their Tenbury Road brewery. It Worcestershire cider that “A wonderful atmosphere, fitted in very neatly with Hobsons are marketing with with all enjoying good food English Tourism Week - had their well known logo on the and good company,” reported you heard about that? - and label. More about that when Rosemary Abbiss. ! the minister proved to be a real the editor has sobered up from The Lamp really is making ale fan, who could ask testing it. Have a look at Page its presence felt and building penetrating questions when 9 to learn a little more .! goodwill in the community. ! shown the production area.! " "
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" " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Sue Henderson of Macmillan A great local talent who works In Business. William Henry at Cancer Support. Looking for a few hard to help other young Simply Fresh - a strong! more volunteers.! musicians, Aaron Booton.! success story.! See Page 7.! See Page 51.! See Page 55! " And On Other" Pages….
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The Cleobury Clarion - May 2014 - Page !4 " Clarion Clippings - The Local News THANK YOU! CLOWS TOP GARDENING ‘Vivienne McGee’ on the Hardy I want to thank all relatives, CLUB! Plant Society.! friends and neighbours who May for many gardeners is one LOOKING AHEAD…! attended my 90th birthday get- of the best months in the garden, There’s a Charity Challenge at together on March 9th at the with the freshness of spring and Highley’s Severn Centre in June, Sports and Social Club. It was the promise of an even better raising funds for Breast Cancer kindly arranged by Melvyn, summer full of colour. A wide Care. It’s on Saturday June 21st Ann, Alan and Lorraine.! selection of summer bedding and offers a range of seven Instead of presents, donations plants will be on show at the exercise classes, from Boxercise were made to the Bone Cancer nurseries and garden centres. to Zumba, for a half or full day. ! Research Centre at Oswestry, a But, as in April, resist buying So you work out, maybe try a sum of just over £400.! too early unless you have a frost new discipline under instruction Cyril Breakwell! free greenhouse, conservatory or and the charge goes to a very BIG HEARTED CLEOBURY! cold frame to keep them in as good cause. Put it in your diary, Roger Gittins has the proof:! the majority of these plants are please, and you can call Nadia The Sunday League Charity still quite tender.! Dodd on 01746 860000 for more Fund last year donated 80 At the April Quiz, four teams details or to book a place. percent of the funds raised to were represented. Winners were Sounds like a great idea.! the MacMillan Cancer Support Teme Valley, 2nd Clows Top and IN PRAISE OF….! rd and the Nightingale Nurses. 3 Abberley. The winning team Juckes of Worcester is the They each received a cheque to went home with prizes of wine company that took over the value of £1469.! summer flowering plants for the old Inspired Wines of My thanks go to the captains their gardens. The Club would Cleobury. Our established habit and players of the team at The like to thank Derek Walker for of a case of mixed red wines Bell, Stable and the Sports and judging the show, compiling every month has continued with Social Club. The Lottery players and hosting the quiz.! them. Great value, too.! at The Bell donated £780 to the This year’s Spring Show had But we wanted a change for fund! some very good exhibit entries, the warmer months, a choice of Not bad for a tidily little spring bulbs this year have been dry whites for those lazy league on a Sunday night in absolutely fabulous. The Show summer evenings. Ever rd Cleobury.! winners were Joint 3 Bob forgetful, the editor didn’t nd The Poppy Appeal has so far Marriott & Suzanne France, 2 phone until April 17th, asking st raised £5918.84 with still some Kath Thornton, 1 and Best them to change the order but more to come in. May I pass on Exhibit won by Marion Wilson.! accepting this was very late the thanks from the Appeal to If you’re not a member, then notice.! all the businesses who allowed come along and join us at one of On the 18th the usual case us to place collection boxes on our monthly meetings. It’s a arrived and I assumed it would their counters.! lovely social evening and you be all reds. Until I looked at One business refused to have don’t even need to have a what we’d got and found they’d a box, returning it to a street garden to enjoy the company done what we asked, including collector; another could not be and talks.! a bottle of Gavi Conchetta la bothered to put the box supplied Please come along to our Plant Battistina amongst a good range on their counter!! Sale and Coffee Morning on of whites. And as usual there My thanks to the collectors, Saturday May 17th, 10 till 12 was a 13th bottle, free of charge.! schools and all that did a grand noon.! Good people to deal with, job in raising such a magnificent Our next meeting will be on they’re on 01299 890113 and do th total. !! Roger Gittins! Wednesday 28 May and the put themselves out to help. A speaker for the evening will be service that keeps customers. ! The Clarion is on the web from the 4th of the month. www.cleoburyclarion.co.uk
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The Cleobury Clarion - May 2014 - Page !6 Clarion Clippings - The Local News MACMILLAN CANCER! " " SUPPORT NEEDS YOU! " Macmillan Cancer Support is " one of the best known charities " in the country and in 2013 the " Shropshire branches raised a " total of £460,000. Cleobury " Mortimer is a small but vital " part of that effort, raising about " £4,000 a year, money that is all " pledged to come back into " Shropshire.! " Last year they helped 218 " families with grants for fuel, Sue Henderson, secretary of the Revd Helen Roberts (left) with clothing and transport help. Cleobury branch for ten years and Methodist President Revd Ruth There are two Macmillan an inspiration with her quiet work! Gee in the Youth Hub.! funded GPs helping support The task is not a huge one, Clearly impressed by what people affected by cancer and just help with the established she saw, Reverend Gee spent cancer specialist nurses events and maybe add to the some time chatting to local working in our hospitals, plus list if you have a fresh idea. people as she briefly walked seven funded therapists. As The contribution you’ll make around eastern end of town, they put it: “It is our aim that to the community will be far, taking in The Wells before no one will face cancer alone.”! far greater. Talk to Sue moving on to complete a busy The Cleobury branch faces a Henderson on CM 270597 or day at Farlow and Ludlow.! problem, with its volunteer email [email protected]! This month, on the 31st, the numbers falling from 10 two METHODIST PRESIDENT church celebrates the 75th years ago to seven in 2014. The VISITS CLEOBURY! birthday of a Methodist work to help others goes on, The Reverend Ruth Gee, presence here. It will be open but they need new blood, with President of the Methodist from 12.00 until 4.00pm, when fresh fund raising ideas and Church in Britain, visited our anyone with past connections new energy. They get support chapel on March 29th to join a will be welcome, along with . for coffee mornings and the coffee morning, meet members On Sunday June 1st the 11.00 street collection that will be on of the congregation and admire am service will be conducted the High Street on the 10th of the work being done in The by Reverend Deanne Evans, this month, plus bequests and Hub. That’s where there are when again new and past faces the generous Dominoes League regular evening sessions for will be made very welcome.! donation; a little extra help young people to meet, greet would be very welcome.! and relax.! "
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The Cleobury Clarion - May 2014 - Page !8 " Clarion Clippings - The Local News HOBSONS CIDER?! this news may arouse by Contact Graham on 07976 IMPOSSIBLE, SURELY! serving you with a bottle or 714604 or Glenn on 01746 two. Cheers!! 762494! " Flo Hadley and Peter Straughan! ! AN UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIAL! POUND THE BOUNDS! " We’ve all been there, moved Sunday May 4th sees the " to a new area, lots of work to traditional Pound the Bounds " be done but how do you find around Rock village. Once " really good trades people? We more the event is raising funds " were in that position around for the Midlands Air 10 years ago and came across Ambulance.! " Graham Gardner and Glenn It’s based on Rock Village " Broadbent, who expertly built Hall (OS Ref 735713) and " a stone garden wall for us. registration starts at 8.00am for " They even went to the quarry walkers on a choice of six The recommended way to see to handpick the materials routes. These range from an Hobson’s Cider: a sunny day ! needed to best match the easy three-miler for younger and the bottle emptied.! existing section. We have children and for the rest there’s It was officially launched on asked them back almost every a choice from six miles up to a April 2nd and came as a year to carry out numerous demanding 25 miles around surprise from an established jobs and have found them the Parish boundary. There is a brewer of fine ales. Hobson’s courteous, unassuming, highly registration fee, varying for cider!! skilled, meticulous and wholly each distance. ! It’s made from apples professional. We recommend Bacon sarnies will be picked from the Oldfields them very highly, as do our available at the start, water at orchard and pressed at neighbours who employed stations along the way, plus Oldfields Farm in Frith them in 2012 after part of their hot drinks and cake at other Common, just across the roof was swept away in the points. You have a choice of border in Worcestershire. As July flooding. Graham moved guided walks or be the label will tell you, they use to Cleobury around six years independent and there will be traditional Harry Masters ago, so he’s a local man. ! a choice of meals when you get Jersey, Dabinett and Yarlington They haven’t asked us to back. ! Mill apples to produce a very write this piece about them, Further details from Henk smooth taste. We chose the they are too unassuming for Buzink on 01299 832496 or e Medium Dry; there is a Sweet that. But we feel that anyone [email protected]. ! alternative if you prefer.! looking to employ good local And did we mention the It’s in the shops now and people might welcome an lovely countryside? Do we your favourite pub should be honest recommendation need to? It will be a great day.! able to satisfy any curiosity Newbridge Computer Services Tel: 01299 270701 Want a new computer? Worried about what you need? How to set it up? How to transfer your data? Well help is at hand! We offer a complete service package with all our new computers to ensure you get exactly the right system, at the right price and completely hassle free from start to finish. Buying a computer system from us couldn't be easier! Also: And: Spares & Repairs Call out & onsite Repairs Internet Connection Suppliers of Computers Accessories Security: Anti-virus etc. Wired & Wireless Networks E-mail [email protected] website: www.ncs-tech.co.uk
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The Cleobury Clarion - May 2014 - Page !10 Clarion Clippings -- The Local News " CLEOBURY’S JUNIOR like to join. Please speak to the more people who support BAND SUCCESS! me on CM 272945 if you are the draw, the bigger the prize. The training band took part interested and I will guide Call the school on CM 270312 in the Much Wenlock Live you through what to do. We if you fancy an inexpensive Arts festival at William would make you most flutter.! Brookes school. They have welcome.! ANOTHER SHINDIG learnt and practised two We have now moved both NIGHT AT CLOWS TOP! pieces over the last six weeks units from our old home in Shindig - that’s a good old to compete against other the Pump House to the word for a wild night - have a young performers. We had wonderful surroundings and show coming up at Clows some really good results: 1st comfort of the Market Hall, so Top’s Victory Hall on the 17th place in the primary school that is where you’ll find us this month. It presents trios, a 2nd and 3rd in the solo from 5pm until 6.30 on both ‘Bowjangles’ with an evening competition, a 2nd in the evenings. Because of the great of music, song, dance and overall ensembles and a 3rd in kitchen facilities in our new comedy, with the doors the secondary school trios. We home, we have been opening at 7.00.! are so proud of what they inundated with great treats as Adult tickets at £10.00 have achieved over the past a result of completing our include a supper, or £8.00 few weeks and are now Cooking badges too.! without the grub. Under 14s working on a programme for The girls have all recently get in at half price. There will the summer. Jack Martin! completed their Big Birthday be a bar, a raffle and much BROWNIE UPDATE Challenge badges, which fun.! involved them all raising Thank you to all those who Mandy on 01299 832546 or some money for a charity. Roger on 832044 can tell you took part in the Thinking Day The one they chose was Little more and sell you a ticket.! lights on February 22nd. We Hearts in Birmingham, which CHEESE AND WINE! had a great response, and as we all know has There’s a Cheese and Wine would love to make this a connections with a local Evening in Billingsey’s St Cleobury tradition on family. They did this, believe Mary’s Church at 7.30 on May Thinking Day every year, so it or not, by being silent.! 31st. All to raise funds for warn you all in good time for Rebecca Barnes! Headcase, the only charity next year.! THE LACON CHILDE Both Brownie units are going dedicated to research into LOTTERY! from strength to strength, and brain tumours. Founding Congratulations to Nigel are at full capacity. We have trustee Andy Johnson will talk Hopkins, winner of the April short waiting lists for about their vital work. ! draw, which brought him a Wednesday and Thursday No entry charge, just a cheque for £62.00.! units, so girls would not have donation, and there will be a Not a bad return for an to wait too long if they would raffle including prizes from investment of just £10.00 and Sainsbury’s in Bridgnorth.!
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GARDENERS’ QUESTION cancer related, and provides BIDDING FOR A SHARE! TIME IS COMING! funding for trainee gardeners. Stottesdon, renowned for its We have kept the charge to £5 " Open Gardens weekend, has each, with children under 16 done it again.! free. The theme of the pot " Somethin’ Else Sound is competition this year is The coming to Stottesdon on " Monday June 16th to make a Horse, real or fictional. Think recording of Gardeners’ what you can do with Red Rum, " Question Time for BBC Radio 4. Warhorse or My Little Pony. It will be a fascinating Pots should contain at least two " experience, not just keen plants, though allowance will be gardeners, though Under 16s are made for vivid imagination. " not allowed.! Pots, of any size, should be It will take place in St Mary’s Beth Lacey (spectacles) makes her Church, which has superb taken to the Manor car park in point about one of the Lacon Childe the Bullring by 10.00 am on acoustics, between 6.30 and 7.45 School exhibits to a visitor. ! p.m. The doors will be open Saturday. There will be further between 5.30 and 6.20, to allow information in the next The Market Hall was crowded people to submit questions and Cleobury Clarion. Any queries on April 19th, with the show of enjoy light refreshments. The contact Tina King 01764 718 543! ideas bidding for the Capital cost of these are included in a Receipt fund. There were 11 to small entry charge which covers STUNNING! any expenses. There will be look at, discuss with the people space on the tickets for people to behind them and then vote for submit questions before the " your choice. The place was busy recording.! for most of the seven hours it As soon as the tickets arrive, " was open, with Councillors we will be advertising " there to talk and listen. They extensively and arranging local were delighted with the ticket outlets. Since they will be " response and no less than 362 sold on a first come first serve people voting. basis, it is unlikely that any will " The final decision is the be available at the door. Any council’s to make, paying queries to Tina King 01746 " attention to the public opinion 718543. " shown. Most popular ideas were AND TALKING OF OPEN from The Sports and Social GARDENS… " Club, Scouts and Guides, the Skate Park and the Bowls Club. We have been opening assorted You’ll have to go and look in the That list may reflect who had gardens under the aegis of the window of the Severn Hospice Shop most members to turn out and National Gardens Scheme for to appreciate the work in this dress. vote, of course Whatever, the over 25 years. This year it will Fashioned entirely from men’s ties, Council does deserve praise for take place over the weekend of it took Joyce Manning about 200 another successful idea that got June 21/22nd between 11.00 and hours to make; a tribute to her people involved. ! 6.00. The Scheme supports a needlework skills. She’s one of the number of charities, mainly Craft Group who work magic there.! "
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CARTERS AUCTIONEERS Regular auctions of antiques and MOLE CONTROL! collectables at Blakedown Parish CONTROLLED PEST REMOVAL! Rooms, near Kidderminster. For a Free Quote Call:! Valuations for probate & insurance House Clearances Contact: John Carter 07791! 11 Church Street Cleobury Mortimer Tel: 01299 271130 / 07779 311 792 175908 www.cartersauction.co.uk The Cleobury Clarion - May 2014 - Page !14 " " The Clarion Jobs Page Number One Job Title / Company Job Requirements How to apply " Marble Fireplace Manufacturing experience Email: carl@worcestershire- Assembler beneficial, good hand tool," marble.co.uk power tool skills, quality" focus. 01299 841206 Worcestershire Marble, Hours of work 8am – 5pm Mon – Hall Farm, Kinlet Thurs 7am – 1pm Fri *" Overtime required* " Granite & Stone Worktop Previous experience of" fitting Email: carl@worcestershire- Installer worktops is preferred. Transport marble.co.uk and tools provided. Will" be 01299 841206 Worcestershire Marble, dealing with public and" trade Hall Farm, Kinlet customers & must be punctual," professional & a team worker. Clean driving licence essential." Hours of work 8am – 5pm" Mon – Thurs 7am – 3pm Fri *" Overtime required* Bricklayer Experienced bricklayer "required Applications to in Cleobury Mortimer; "working in sandra.dodd@cornbrookconstruction Shropshire, Herefordshire" and .co.uk Worcestershire. 08454 567028 Cornbrook Construction & Full driving licence and" own Building Services, CM transport essential, working" full time 39 ½ hours per week." Salary negotiable depending on experience. " General Labourer Labourer required to undertake" Applications to general duties in Cleobury" sandra.dodd@cornbrookconstruction Cornbrook Construction & Mortimer. Job requirements as .co.uk Building Services, CM above. Uniform supplied." 08454 567028 " Full or Part Time Fully Must be competent in "all aspects Contact Ann on: Qualified Hair Stylist. of hairdressing. 01299 270821 (shop) or Full time or part time. " 01299 270033 (home) Spire Hairdressers, " 16 Church Street, CM " Lunchtime Supervisor Require an enthusiastic, An Application form is on the committed & reliable person" website: www.lacon-childe.org.uk Lacon Childe School, CM who enjoys working with" children. Part Time: 5.42" hours Or contact Mrs. S Broad on 01299 per week 1.25 – 2.30pm" Mon – 270312 or email: admin@lacon- Fri. £6.4457 per hour. " childe.org.uk
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It’s coming to Cleobury Mortimer on June There will be an Under 10s practice course 7th, based at Lacon Childe School and and displays by sponsors Bewdley Outdoors offering a wide range of cycling activities to and Pearce Cycles of Ludlow. And if you try, watch or just wonder at. Cycling is really fancy trying a test ride, Pearce Cycles will on the up in Britain after our tremendous have a range of bikes to try and lots of good success in the Olympics and the Tour de advice to get you started. Don’t forget what France; this is Shropshire’s way of a wonderful range of tracks and scenery is introducing it to the family. All thanks to on offer to you in the nearby Wyre Forest, Sarah and Richard Robertshaw of organisers and it all helps to keep the family fit. When Step Out, a community interest company the organisers say that this will be a fun day based in the Wyre Forest.! for all of the family, they know it’s true The main participant event of the day will because they have laid on such a variety of be the 50 mile Sportive, a ride around the two-wheeled things to do.! lanes and beauties of Shropshire for all ages Where else in this area can you get a and ambitions, but definitely not a race. You Keiser intro to spin sessions (the mind have to pay an entry fee and formally enter begins to boggle at this stage), dual coaching for that test of your two-wheeled stamina, sessions or TRX/Training sessions, all for and it all gets under way at 9.30, long before free? Yes, for the public it all comes at no the Festival opens its gates to the public. Just cost, all you have to do is come along and expect them to come riding back into the enjoy.! school in the afternoon.! Without getting commercial, we should At 11.00 the public Festival starts, with a thank sponsors Urban Fitness GB, Pearce huge range of attractions. Like a four-bike Cycles and Bewdley Outdoors.! BMX start gate practice session or the one Saturday June 7th, at Lacon Childe kilometre TT Challenge. There are School. It all kicks off at 11.00 and keeps competitions, like the Trackstand or the Tyre on running until 3.30. See you there.! and Tube - if that’s about changing tyres, More information: ! only enter if you’re prepared to be Richard Robertshaw at 07962 428418. humiliated by the skills of the professionals.! The Clarion is on the World Wide Web : www.cleoburyclarion.co.uk
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The Cleobury Clarion - May 2014 - Page !22 Happening on High Street THE LIME TREES! so look out for the lavenders, place will be open on Mondays We hope you agree the lime thymes and so on that we shall in future. That is a good move, trees that have graced High be putting in. This is a great as opening hours have seemed a Street for almost 120 years are example of local people helping trifle erratic in recent months.! looking fabulous following their their town look attractive and We wish Gemma the very recent pruning. The work was well cared for. Thank you!! best of fortune in this, her first done by local company Lewis Flo Hadley! step into running a business of Arborcare, the team always Chair, The Horticultural Society! her own.! headed by Lee who has taken WASH HOUSE TO OPEN EXCELLENT! these magnificent trees to his SOON! " heart. You will see that vertical More details about the " ropes have been put in place to Cleobury Wash-house that is to " train new shoots and branches open in the premises previously " so that, over time, the upper known as Cleobury News. " and lower lines grow and join Quite a turnaround, you must " together to form a solid admit.! " pleached structure that is Andrew and Sharon Wakeman ! " unique to Shropshire and much confirm that they will be " of the rest of the UK. The work running the business and hope " is funded by Shropshire to have the doors open for " Council, who contributed half business by May 12th. It’s been " the cost, Cleobury Mortimer a big task getting the place " Parish Council and local people, kitted out for a totally different " including Cleobury Mortimer use and we’ve seen Andrew in " Horticultural Society. ! there, grafting away at 7.00 in " The Society also maintains the morning. If effort deserves What an improvement the the gravel borders around the reward, they get it.! work on the town’s Historic trees, keeping them weed-free: EDNA MAES CHANGES ! Core has made. Traders at the many thanks to members who A new owner at the Edna April Farmers’ Market were full weeded and tidied the gravel Maes salon in Talbot Square. of praise, the appearance of the borders recently. Thanks, too, to Gemma Newton, who started Parish Church itself is improved those who keep the trough there as an improver, has taken and control of parking means outside The Talbot looking over the business. One of her an easy access for essential colourful, spruced and well first moves was to put out an A- vehicles. All that needs to be watered. However, we think it’s board telling the world that the sorted now is that rickety fence. time for a new planting scheme
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The Cleobury Clarion - May 2014 - Page !26 " Letter from Westminster - Philip Dunne MP
On June 4th Her Majesty will be 8,000 people each year at garden parties and delivering her Queen’s Speech to assembled investitures at Holyroodhouse. Her Majesty members of the House of Lords and as has been supported enormously over these many MPs from the House of Commons as past 60 plus years by her husband, Prince can squeeze into the Upper Chamber for Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. The Duke this most colourful of state occasions, which has resumed state duties at the age of 92, marks the start of the new parliamentary having made a remarkable recovery from ill year through the state opening of health which followed last summer’s Parliament. Her Majesty has opened every Jubilee celebrations. His notoriously session of Parliament at Westminster since mischievous sense of humour has often her accession, except when pregnant in 1959 provided good copy for the media, but with Prince Andrew and 1963 with Prince epitomises the dry wit and good grace with Edward.! which he has always performed royal This prompts me to reflect on the duties.! extraordinary achievement of Her Majesty, The succession is secured for three a year on from her Diamond Jubilee, in the generations through Prince Charles, Prince constitutional life of our nation, as well as William and his young son Prince George. in serving her subjects in so many other Last month the infant Prince joined his ways across the United Kingdom and the parents the Duke and Duchess of Commonwealth.! Cambridge on an extremely successful visit Over the course of her reign she has worked to New Zealand and Australia. The impact tirelessly to represent Britain as head of of this visit is hard to overstate. It was state. In 61 years, the Queen has brilliant for Britain and helps raise the undertaken more than 261 official overseas profile of our historic ties throughout all visits, including nearly 100 State Visits, to nations of the commonwealth.! more than 116 countries. She has received The respect in which the Royal Family is well over 100 state visits since 1952. This held overseas, thanks in large part to Her year the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh Majesty's exemplary role over so many have already visited the Vatican and will years, gives the United Kingdom a unique visit France this summer, as well as hosting position in the world. Britain’s the President of Ireland and Prime Minister constitutional monarchy provides much of Singapore.! more than the colourful pageantry of state In an average year, the Queen hosts more occasions and a proud part of our historic than 50,000 people at banquets, lunches, heritage. It allows us to enjoy stable dinners, receptions and garden parties at political structures and the democratic rule Buckingham Palace, as well as more than of law.! Your local legal experts
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The May Clarion Social Calendar Date Time Details Contact Telephone Number Thu 1 GREEN WHEELIE BINS EMPTIED TODAY 7.00pm A Rock Pathfinders’ evening walk starting from Childe Road car Alan 01299 400304 park here in Cleobury. Check which one. Sun 4 8.00am Registration starts for the Rock Village “Pound the Bounds”. SEE PAGE 9 Sun 4/ Discover Bewdley Spring Fair Mon 5 Mon 5 8.00am Faith in the Pub meets at the KA to listen to a speaker, ask Roger CM 270843 questions and exchange views. No longer a male province, the Skelhorn meeting welcomes ladies. SEE PAGE 35. Wed 7 10.00am Walking for Health meet at the Sports Centre for a stroll and Mandy Smith 01299 270312 refreshments 2.30pm Cleobury WI garden party at 10 Church Street. SEE PAGE 49 Judith Sant CM 270983 8.00pm Whist Drive at Doddington Village Hall. Good parking. Sonia Pearsall 01584 890874 Fri 9 BLACK WHEELIE BINS AND GREEN RECYCLE BOXES EMPTIED TODAY 8.00pm Bingo Night, Cleeton St Mary Village Hall. Proceeds to Silvington Church. Sat 10 9.00am to MacMillan Cancer Support street collection on the High Street. 2.00pm Please dig deep for this wonderful charity. Mon 12 7.00pm Cleobury Parish Council’s Annual General meeting, in the Matt Sheehan CM 271154 Market Hall Wed 14 10.30am CoCo Coffee morning in the Market hall Katja Jones CM 270018 7.30pm Neen Savage WI meet in the Village Hall, where Mrs Perks will Angela CM 270318 talk about Rag Rugs Flowers 8.00pm Cleobury branch of the Royal British Legion meet at The Bell Ron Breakwell CM 270380 Inn, Lower Street Thu 15 GREEN WHEELIE BINS EMPTIED TODAY 10.30am Rock Pathfinders walk out from Gardeners Meadow car park on Alan 01299 400304 Severn Side South OS Reference 790750 7.45pm Whist Drive at the Sports and Social Club, Love Lane Alan Evans CM 270114 Fri 16 8.00pm Bingo Night at Doddington Village Hall. Sonia Pearsall 01584 890874
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The May Social Calendar - continued
Date Time Details Contact Telephone Number Sat 17 9.30am Cleobury Farmers’ Market, on the town centre Historic Core. 10.00am Plant Sale at Clows Top Gardening Club in the Victory Hall 7.00pm Shindig presents “Bowjangles” at Clows Top Victory Hall. SEE Mandy 01299 832456 PAGE 11 Wed 21 10.00am Walking for Health meet at the Sports Centre for a stroll and Mandy Smith 01299 270312 refreshments 8.00pm Whist Drive at Doddington Village Hall. Good parking. Sonia Pearsall 01584 890874 Thu 22 BLACK WHEELIE BINS AND GREEN RECYCLE BOXES EMPTIED TODAY 7.00am The Polling Station at the Market Hall opens for the European Parliament Election and doesn’t close until 10.00pm. Please do vote – these people get lonely if you don’t. 2.00pm The Cleobury branch of Macmillan Cancer Support hold their AGM in the Market Hall, quite apart from the election stuff. Come and hear what they do, then agree to help. Wed 28 10.30am CoCo Coffee morning, in the Market Hall Katja Jones CM 270018 7.30pm Vivienne McGee talks to Clows top Gardening Club about the Hardy Plant Society, in the Victory Hall as usual. Fri 23 8.00pm Bingo Night at Doddington Village Hall. Sonia Pearsall 01584 890874 Fri 30 GREEN WHEELIE BINS EMPTIED TODAY Sat 31 12.00pm The Methodist Church will be open until 4.00pm as part of its 75th birthday weekend. Refreshments will be served. 1.30pm The Royal British Legion and the Bowling Club combine to raise funds for the Poppy Appeal. SEE PAGE 49. 7.30pm Cheese and Wine Evening, fund raising for Headcase Cancer Trust. SEE PAGE 11 AND LOOKING AHEAD TO JUNE…… Sun 1 11.00am 75th Birthday Service at the Methodist Church will be conducted by Rev Deane Evans. SEE PAGE 7. Wed 4 10.00am Walking for Health meet at the Sports Centre for a stroll and Mandy Smith 01299 270312 refreshments 8.00pm Whist Drive at Doddington Village Hall. Good parking. Sonia Pearsall 01584 890874 Thu 5 BLACK WHEELIE BINS AND GREEN RECYCLE BOXES EMPTIED TODAY
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The Gardens • Clows Top 2 Moorfi elds • Mamble
Situated in a rural village this detached family home Four bedroomed detached house set in a desirable with four bedrooms, two receptions, kitchen / village setting with glorious views over the breakfast room, cloakroom, pantry, bathroom and surrounding countryside with the added benefi t of shower room. The property also benefi ts from a a garage conversion to make it suitable for multi- spacious studio and a workshop offering versatile generational living. Four bedrooms, master with en uses. Surrounded by pretty gardens and extensive suite. Two reception rooms and conservatory. Energy views over the beautiful countryside. Energy rating D. certifi cate TBC.
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Grove Meadow • Cleobury Mt’r Dudnil Bungalow • Cleobury Mt’r
A modern detached 4 bedroom property. Having been A beautifully presented and well maintained detached improved and updated over recent years to provide country property having been improved and updated comfortable family home. Garage and gardens. Energy in recent years by the current owners to incorporate rating E. very comfortable accommodation. Energy Rating E.
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27 Whitcombs • Cleobury Mt’r Phoenix Barn • Newnham Bridge
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Although it has been mentioned many times more about crime figures in any police area in previously, the area where we live has a very low England,Wales or Northern Ireland, you can crime rate. Nevertheless, when someone is a google 'police.uk', click on 'Find Your victim of any crime, it can be at the least very Neighbourhood', then enter the area you're upsetting, like the first one on this month's list. A interested in and navigate around the subjects.! young tree which had sentimental value was I'm still having to ask too many drivers not to mindlessly uprooted from a front garden of a park on the pavements where they could impede house in Cleobury Meadows on March 26th/27th the safe progress of disability scooters and and destroyed in the process. At a property in pushchairs by not allowing more space. If a Oreton approximately 250 litres of heating oil was driver is worried about having damage done to stolen between March 10th and 31st. Four hub his or her vehicle by passing traffic on a busy caps were stolen from a car parked on a driveway road, then I suggest that the vehicle be parked in Childe Road during the night of March 30th/ elsewhere, rather than have disabled people and 31st. During the same night a vehicle parked on children put at risk by having to enter the road. Love Lane car park had audio speakers stolen, Please report any such obstruction immediately but luckily no other damage was caused. Between with details of the vehicle for us to attempt to March 29th and April 4th thieves broke into a issue a fixed penalty notice.! detached garage in Clee Hill and stole a yellow It's a valid reason to complain when drivers Suzuki quad bike and a trailer onto which it was go too fast in built-up areas or when they exceed already loaded. Three Edwardian vehicle the speed limit or drive inconsiderately or radiators (two Wolsley, one Art Austria) were dangerously, but I think slow drivers are also stolen from a workshop at a domestic property in worth a mention. A lot of car drivers do not seem Boraston Lane, Burford, sometime during the capable of going more than 40mph on an open three weeks prior to the discovery of the theft on road even when it is perfectly safe and legal to go April 7th. A chainsaw worth £450 was stolen up to 60mph. They seem to be oblivious of the during the two weeks prior to April 10th from a fact that they are holding up other drivers farm building at Whatmore which had been left causing frustration with a possibility that insecure during the daytime. In the early hours of dangerous risks may be taken in order to get April 10th damage was caused to a metal past. I will stick my neck out now and appeal to portacabin used as an office at a roadworks site these '40mph maximum' drivers who even brake near Kinlet. Nothing was stolen and it is thought when negotiating the slightest hint of a bend in that the offenders were after power tools to steal. the road, to pull over as soon as possible to let At Clee Hill Quarry a burglary took place just drivers who want to arrive at their destinations before or just after midnight on April 10th. A today get by. Be aware that the comments about workshop had been forced open and the CCTV slow drivers are my own and not of West Mercia disconnected before thieves stole a DeWalt Police.! grinder and a Britool wheeled toolbox worth Nick Morris about £700 in total. For those who want to know The Clarion is on the web from the 4th of every month, every one of our 60 crowded pages. www.cleoburyclarion.co.uk
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FAITH IN THE PUB! Experiences include a visit to WHATEVER NEXT! " ! a mountain village in the It’s a recent addition to the " Philippine Islands where they’d main street, at 8 Church Street. " never seen a white man before. A little more about the people " “We were invited to a wedding, behind the title:! " a four pig occasion. They had to Healthy Friendships is a " slaughter four pigs to feed all mental health charity based in " the guests.” On another visit Mid Wales and Shropshire, " they got Burundi Captain, the focussing mainly on older " mayor in effect, to allow their people with mental or " pilgrimage to visit a remote emotional issues like dementia, " village where there was memory loss, anxiety and Bob Lillyman, much travelled man! feuding and violence. “An old depression. They also have Ex policeman Bob Lillyman lady thanked us for mending Whatever Next shops in had an interesting tale to tell in the village.” You got the feeling Newtown and Welshpool. the KA’s Faith in the Pub Night that people on such missions These raise funds to carry out in April. He joined the force as soon learn humility in the face work like befriending and a cadet and at the age of 17 was of such simple faith. As one group activities. To enable all of involved in the biggest drugs priest told him: “Christianity in them to remain open, we need raid in West Mercia’s history at India and Africa is not an add- volunteers. If you would be that time. The record’s moved on, it’s a way of life.”! interested in helping in the up a bit since then. ! Another look at life, more shop please call in or call 01686 He’s been a Christian for food for thought.! 626221. We aim to be open 9.30 many years and in 1993 was A RECORD PAYMENT! to 4.30 Monday to Friday and invited to travel to the The Clarion comes to you Saturday mornings but this Philippines and join in a because our advertisers pay depends on our volunteers. It Revivalist meeting. “The their bills and I in turn can pay can be very rewarding, journey there took us 48 the printer. Some pay promptly, providing work experience, hours,” he recalled. “Then I bless ‘em, while others struggle social interaction and a boost to realised that some people had to remember and need a little self-esteem and confidence. ! walked for longer than that to reminding. That’s life.! They are always grateful for hear us speak; that put it into So I would like to thank one donations of saleable goods perspective.” ! regular advertiser for setting a including furniture for the He’s been there ten times new record. On March 27th I Welshpool shop which they can since that introduction, and to emailed an invoice to Mike collect. Just call 01938 558015. ! Kazakstan, Uganda, Kenya and Longmore at Newbridge SILLY BIT! Israel amongst others. “It’s an Computer Services at 3.10pm. ‘They told me I had Type-A exciting life, a privilege to be At 4.57pm he emailed back to Blood, but it was a Type-O.’! involved,” he says! say he’d just paid the bill! JR! !
LACON CHILDE SCHOOL the future begins here Headteacher: Darren Reynolds
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The Cleobury Clarion - May 2014 - Page !36 " The Farming Page - Jenny Everingham From The Farmhouse ! and there are none being totally Spring has sprung! The bottle-fed. This is a first! ! countryside is decked in fresh green One of the crops we grow is field growth, and fluffy lambs are beans. These go into the cattle feed skipping in the meadows. What a over the winter, so a good level of difference a few weeks can make. We pollination is vital. Many insects act thought the rain would never stop, as pollinators, but legumes like peas but it did, and though there are still and beans need something heavy to places where it's quite soggy, steps open up the flower and do a proper can be taken to repair the winter job. Bees are good! However, some damage and catch up for summer. researchers are suggesting that bees Field drains bore the brunt of the don't thrive on mono-cultures, so if deluge and need a little T.L.C. in all they have on offer in their area is places. Ploughing and planting is oilseed rape, it's a bit like asking us underway on fields too wet in the to live on cabbage soup! A bee- autumn, and re-planting where the friendly garden is brilliant, and a autumn sowing simply drowned. wildflower meadow isn't just pretty. Nature has a way of catching up, but There's already blossom in the farmers could do without having to hedges and old orchard remnants, do the same job twice. ! and soon the verges will be awash Lambing is slowing down now, with Queen Anne's lace (hedge and the dry spell has made it a parsley) and rose campion. Let's not different experience from last year. be too eager to tidy it up, and be a bit It's been mainly outside with just the less weed- and insect-averse. I like tricky ones being brought in. So far I my fruit and veg! ! have had only a few “Aga cases”, Jenny!
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This is likely to be the which we have a of which are more sedative last entry before the significant number of than others and a potential planned move to the new appointments. Hay fever is problem for those taking Centre around May 27th. a seasonal allergy. It exams at this time. Nasal Currently all is going to includes allergy to tree steroid sprays can be used plan and those of us that pollen from February for periods of time and have seen inside the new onwards, which is then seem to help both the nasal building are excited to be overtaken by grass and and eye symptoms and as moving. Dr Powick flower pollens, before a third line patients can use formally retired at the mould spores cause some eye drops. Both eye and beginning of April and patients significant nasal treatments are best having reduced her hours problems in early autumn. started before the to part-time, so her When trying to minimise symptoms commence as it appointment availability the impact of hay fever, takes several days for them has diminished. Dr Lyne, remember that pollen rises to become effective; a who started at the end of as the day’s temperature strategy worth bearing in April and Dr Palmer, who increases and descends as mind if you know the time starts early June, are it cools towards night. So of year your symptoms helping to fill her shoes keeping widows closed begin. By contrast, and provide some around breakfast and antihistamines tend to additional GP time over towards evening can work briskly on the same and above that which we reduce the number of day. The NHS Choices previously had. ! pollens, or allergens, that website has an excellent This seems an enter the house. ! page covering hay fever appropriate time of year to Sunglasses tend to and similar symptoms, touch on hay fever. A minimise direct pollen which may be worth a look common medical contact but certainly don’t for any additional advice complaint, which for remedy the problem. that could help. ! people living locally can be Medical treatments involve difficult to avoid and for antihistamine tablets, some
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The Cleobury Clarion - May 2014 - Page !42 " Clarion Clippings - The Local News A COMMUNITY SCHOOL! Childe, Mark Greaves of the St beautiful house, built in the It’s good to see Cleobury’s Mary’s Youth Project is 1700’s, overlooks miles of children being taught the involved and works with rolling countryside and was the Ayesha Myrie to provide a link meaning of Remembrance perfect setting for our event. Sunday and the reason why the with Lacon Childe, so that Following drinks in the grand town gathers to honour the children moving on to The Big entrance hall, 80 guests enjoyed memory of men who lost their School find a friendly, familiar lives. At the Primary School face when they walk into the a four course dinner in the oak they are developing a next stage of their panelled ballroom, decorated Memorial Garden, their Legacy development. A special bid for with spring flowers and Project as they call it, due to extra funding made that candles. Entertainment invaluable work possible for open at the end of July. ! throughout the evening was by The Royal British Legion the next three years. ! harpist Hannah Coleman & have donated poppies that There’s a friendly feeling were planted in the garden in about Cleobury Primary, where and “Highly Strung”, a April, so that they will be ready Fiona Calderwood is now Bridgnorth duo playing violin for the commemoration of the Artist in Residence and and piano. outbreak of war 100 years ago encourages youngsters’ talent An auction of generous in August. The Friends of the in a variety of ways. And donations took place. ! School, who organise fund parent governor Jane Weaver, raising events like the who has helped a lot with We thank all who attended planting and developing the Christmas Fair, have also and made this evening so donated.! garden, has the unofficial title enjoyable, and kindly donated Acting head teacher Carmel of ‘Gardener is Residence.’ Not prizes. In all we made £1600 for Mayfield has a lot to deal with as serious as it sounds, just a apart from running the busy little appreciative recognition the Youth Project. Tickets sold school. The kitchen is being of her help.! out for this evening, so make redeveloped with further Whoever is appointed head sure you do not miss next year, investment as part of the teacher in the coming months when we hope to arrange a Government’s school meals will find a willing, devoted summer event. SMYP relies initiative. ! staff to work with.! Amongst the extra work that A FUND RAISER AT solely on small charitable grants, personal contributions is designed to help working KINLET HALL ! parents, there’s an Early Bird and PCC support from class that will take children in S arah Wilde reports: churches in our benefice. from 7.30am, a good thoughtful Three impressive reception Fundraising is a vital part of touch. And to give the children the work of the small volunteer confidence from that daunting rooms were the venue for a St first day at school through to Mary’s Youth Project management support team. ! their introduction to Lacon fundraising evening. This Sarah Wilde! ! MARK WILLIAMS - PROFESSIONAL WILLWRITER “A lifetime’s attention to the most complex of legal issues as a retired Detective Superintendent and now a Private Client Lawyer, means you can definitely trust Mark to write your Will.”
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Day Time Event Contact Phone Sun 08.30 Holy Communion, Parish Church CM 270624 09.45 Parish Communion, Parish Church CM 270624 09.00 Mass, St Elizabeth’s, Lower Street Canon Walsh 01584 872906 10.30 Cleobury Country Archers, Lacon Childe Sports Field Lesley Burnside CM 271374 10.30 New Life Church – for venue call Derek Morris CM 270787 11.00 Morning Service, Methodist Church Rev H Roberts 01584 819649 Mon 08.00 Kinlet Family Playgroup, Kinlet School Mon to Fri 07794 166514 08.00 Chorley Family Playgroup, Stottesdon School Mon to Fri Zoe Day 01746 718769 09.00 Peter Rabbit Nursery, Lacon Childe School Mon to Fri April Rogers CM 271418 09.00 CM Playgroup, Primary School, Mon to Fri Jane Preece 07816 193933 09.30 Morning Workout, Sports Hall Deena CM 271317 10.00 Age UK, Monday Club, St Mary’s Place Sarah Wilde CM 272638 15.45 Gym Club with Ann Davis, Lacon Childe Mon & Wed Don Carter CM 270312 17.30 Cubs Meeting, Old Pump House, Church Street Kate Pearce 07772 102986 18.30 Karate Club, Lacon Childe School John Nelson CM 879210 19.00 Tai Chi Class, Lacon Childe School Rose Jacks 01584 875544 19.30 Rangers Meeting, Old Pump House, Church Street Helen Smith CM 270912 19.45 Bingo, CM Sports & Social Club Alan Evans CM 270114 20.00 Women’s Clog Dancing Classes Linda Small 01746 718624 Tue 10.00 Nippers, Moths & Tots, Methodist Hall, Church Street Emma CM 272959 14.00 Friendship Club, Parish Hall, Church Street Janet Rolston CM 270353 15.45 Ballet Class, Lacon Childe School Liz Broadway CM 251246 17.00 Sports Roundabout, Sports Hall, Love Lane CM 271317 17.30 Beavers Meeting, Old Pump House, Church Street Becky Keeley CM 271416 18.45 Bridge Club Hopton Wafters Village Hall Wendy Duley CM 270562 19.00 Bell Ringers’ practice night, St Mary’s Church Liz Walker CM 271808 19.30 Chas Beale Dance Club, Lacon Childe School Betty Ladek CM 270332 Wed 10.30 Over 50s Relaxing Exercises, Doddington Village Hall Freda Childe 01584 891180 16.45 Gym Club for 6 & over, Lacon Childe School Don Carter CM 270312 17.15 Brownies Meeting, Old Pump House, Church Street Rebecca Barnes CM 272945 19.00 Guides Meeting, Old Pump House, Church Street Dorothy McBride CM 272717 19.00 Yoga Class with Anna, Lacon Childe School Don Carter CM 270312 19.00 Zumba Class with Emma Forni, Lacon Childe School Emma Forni 01746 862842 19.30 CM Concert Brass Band practice, Parish Hall Stella Wilcox CM 270560 19.30 New Life Church prayer meeting. For venue call Derek Morris CM 270787 19.45 Choir Practice, Parish Church Philip Engleheart CM 270627 Thu 09.30 Little Tiddlers, Kinlet Family Playgroup, Kinlet School Zoe Pearson 07794 166514 14.00 Scrabble Club, St Mary’s Place, Non residents £1.00 Jo Booton 07969 104808 16.45 Cleobury Comets Netball, CM Sports Centre term time Mandy Smith CM 271809 17.30 Brownies Meeting, Old Pump House, Church Street Rebecca Barnes CM 272945 19.00 Bell Inn Band improvers rehearsal, Bell Inn, Lower Street 19.30 Tums and Bums, Lacon Childe School Don Carter CM 270312 19.30 Adult 7-a-side Football League, CM Sports Centre Dave Hinves CM 271317 20.00 Bell Inn Band rehearsal, Bell Inn, Lower Street 20.00 11-16s Badminton Club, CM Sports Centre CM 271317 21.00 Over 16s Badminton Club, CM Sports Centre CM 271317 Fri 10.00 Tiny Stots, Chorley Playgroup, Stottesdon School Zoe Day 01746 718769 10.00 Tiny Tots, Parish Hall Bettina Poole CM 271868 17.30 Rainbows Meeting, girls 5-7 years, Old Pump House Jean Basham 07792 813774 19.00 Scout Meeting, Old Pump House, Church Street Chris Andrews CM 270937 20.00 Badminton, CM Sports Centre 01584 881359 Sat 10.30 Junior Coaching, CM Golf Club, Wyre Common Robert Watkins CM 271112
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The Cleobury Clarion - May 2014 - Page !46 " Linda Iles May In The Wyre Forest
With each passing day there are new delights camouflage to evade predators. Wouldn’t it be as the year progresses now towards summer. fine if we could again listen out for this May blossom decorates the hedgerows, taking mysterious bird when it arrives from Africa in its turn from the blackthorn and damson of last May? ! month. The white flowers are tinged with the Regular Health Walks continue to meet at the softest pink and have a heady aroma which Forest Cafe at 10.30am on Tuesdays or Sundays passing insects won’t fail to notice. ! to register before the 11.00 o’clock walk. These Early May is the usual time for ‘Dawn chorus walks are led by volunteers and there is no walks’, where dedicated people leave their beds charge. Forest Friends meet at 10.00am each ridiculously early (sunrise is at 5.30am at the Thursday for an hour of forest activities for pre- beginning of the month and 4.50am by the end) school children and their carers. On the first to be rewarded with the delicate and varied Thursday of the month this is led by the offerings of our songbirds as the grey woods Discovery Centre team and on May 1st they will emerge into the dawn. ! be inviting participation by ‘Forest Fairies’! (See Many songbird species are in trouble, lacking www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/infd-6frek4 for feeding grounds free of pesticide sprays and the themes for other months). Forest School nesting sites undisturbed by agriculture or practitioners from“Step-Up” will run play-based recreational activities (that’s us with our feet, sessions on the other Thursdays. There is a dogs and mountain bikes). The Forestry charge of £3 per child (plus £1 for other Commission aims to cater for the public’s participating siblings).! recreational and educational needs mainly at the Thank you, by the way, to the person who Callow Hill site, and by doing so in one area of commented on the appearance of the new pond the forest to minimise any damage to more at the Discovery Centre to my fellow-volunteer, sensitive areas. There has been talk recently of Val. Many are the hours we have spent planting attempting to reintroduce, or attract, the nightjar aquatic and marginal plants, removing back into the Wyre Forest. Its strange, churring duckweed and minimising the effects of call used to be heard around the heathlands of unwelcome inputs from the water treatment the forest at night – it is a nocturnal hunter with system, so it was good to know that someone a wide, whiskered mouth adapted to catching had noticed! I’m glad to say that the amphibious flying insects. Well-managed heaths are forest residents have noticed too.! reappearing, but the bird also needs to be free " from disturbance to its ground level nesting Linda Iles!
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The Cleobury Clarion - May 2014 - Page !48 " Clarion Clippings - The Local News POPPY BOWLING DAY! (you may have to log in Smurthwaite. Our May You must admit, it’s a bit again!) and now you can vote.! meeting will be a talk by different. On May 31st the 4. From the Home page go Gaynor from the Hospice Royal British Legion and the to Foundation tab and use shop, about the crafts group Bowling Club will cooperate search box to find Cleobury there. Everyone welcome.! to raise funds for the Poppy Compassionate Communities. Meet the WI event:! Appeal with a Bowling Day.! Click on VOTE. Thank you.! Cleobury WI are having a It starts at 1.30 and everyone If you need further garden party at 10 Church St can play; complete novices information please ask me on on Wednesday 7 May from will be paired with an 01299 270647.! 2.30 to 4.30pm and everyone is experienced hand to form Editor’s Note: As Catherine welcome; it will be indoors if Doubles Teams. Entrance says, it is a convoluted wet. Raffle proceeds to the air charge and raffle tickets cost process, but I followed the ambulance. Just come along or £1.00 each, refreshments will guide lines and got through, call Judy Sant on 01299 270983 be served at 3.30 and the Club then voted with a little further for more information.! would like to know how many guidance from her. Do please Gillian Senior! will be going, so that they can try it. JR! THE CHILDE organise the like of teas and GOOD COCO NEWS! ENDOWMENT FUND! cakes. All proceeds will go The Diminishing Tea Parties Students residing in the directly to the Poppy Fund.! have raised over £300 and the parishes of Cleobury Dave Harley is the man to drive continues. Our coffee Mortimer, Neen Sollars, talk to, on CM 271311.! mornings, in the Market Hall Milson, Coreley, Hopton VOTE FOR COCO! on the second and fourth Wafers, Farlow, Wheathill, This is a pretty serious Wednesdays of the month are Aston Botterill, Stottesdon, matter. Please help if you can; still well attended.! Kinlet and Neen Savage are Catherine Evans explains:! CoCo recently had a cheque invited by the Trustees to Could you ask your readers for £300 donated by Stourport make applications to the to vote for Cleobury Monday Night Group, from above fund for financial Compassionate Communities their production of Humpty assistance to help further their online at Dumpty. A photo was studies.! www.engagemutual.com/ supplied, but the Taste Police Details and application foundation. Unfortunately it is took one look at the man’s suit forms can be obtained from quite a convoluted voting and banned it.! Lloyds Bank in Cleobury process as you need to register CLEOBURY W.I.! Mortimer, Lacon Childe first, but if we can get enough We had a very informative School or F P G Hill, Clerk to votes we are in line for a grant April meeting, learning about the Trustees of the Fund, at of £4000.! the work of Cuan Wildlife Adam House, Birmingham How to Vote:-! Rescue. Their purpose is to Road, Kidderminster, Worcs. 1. Register - Go to help and treat injured wildlife DY10 2SA. The closing date is www.engagemutual.com/ with a view to returning the June 24th.! foundation/login-logout/ and animals to the wild. We saw VERY SILLY BIT click “register”! them hand rearing orphaned Gran’s Health Remedies 2. You will need to enter hedgehogs, freeing swans “For better digestion I drink A few beer,days in the caseago of appetiteI heard name, location and email from discarded fishing lines loss I drink white wine, in the address, you will also need to and treating some that had case of low blood pressure I choose a display name and been poisoned by lead drink red wine, in the case of password, then check the weights. They perform a high blood pressure I drink relevant boxes you will get a valuable service for wildlife.! scotch, and when I have a cold ‘nearly there’ message!! The competition for an I drink schnapps.” “When do you drink water?” 3. Check your emails and Easter table decoration was “I’ve never been that sick!” follow the confirmation link won by Monica Downes and " the flower of the month by Liz " The Cleobury Clarion - May 2014 - Page !49 "
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" Bridgnorth Battle of the Bands. family Rebooted band to greater " They won, this bunch of efforts, tackling a challenge like " amateurs from down the road. Dire Straits’ complex ‘Sultans of " And it just took off from there: Swing’ for weeks on end until " “The second gig I ever did was it’s right.! " in front of 2,000 people at the All this as a hobby: “To keep " Shifest in Stottesdon,” he smiles pleasing people and staying up " at the memory.! to date with what’s happening,” " He went to Kidderminster as he puts. “Having a great " College, where Robert Plant was time.” That's his driver, the wish " involved in developing young to be better, but to enjoy doing " talent; Aaron sorted out the it.! " star’s guitar with a mechanical He works as a self employed " overhaul. Another self taught painter and decorator, with the The man in action, Aaron pleases talent, buying cheap quality same standards and always in the crowd at The Royal Fountain.! guitars and getting them sorted.! demand. He’s in a long term It’s obviously in the Booton Today he’s in demand for relationship with Becky and blood to make music. Ten years local musical evenings, like the they are expecting their first ago Aaron’s dad Dave formed a Beer Festival at the Golf Club. child, which adds another band with his mates after His mates come, like Sean dimension to his thinking: “I singing along with a karaoke Worrall, studying and playing in could have gone down to and getting sucked in. Dave got London, who travels up to little London to try to make it there, his children involved and Aaron old Cleobury Mortimer every but I’m close to my family and was up there singing with his year. If you missed that event, I’ll be happy if I can provide for old chap and enjoying it.! you missed great local talent on my child and Becky.” ! At the tender age of 15 Aaron parade.! All this and he gives time to formed The Theory and soon When 24 year old Aaron tutor local young musicians and wanted to play as well as sing. plays gigs, he brings some bands, guiding them and trying Dad showed him three chords serious kit, literally thousands of to get them avoid the mistakes and suddenly this prodigious pounds worth. His favourite he’s made “Better if they can kid was everywhere with a guitar is a Fender Stratocaster learn from my mistakes,” as he guitar, learning, learning, Custom Shop 60s Relic, the sort puts it.! learning. “He never had the of instrument you aspire to after We don’t have much space to thing out of his hands,” recalls years of buying lesser stuff, mention that he’s an award mum Lindsay.! getting it sorted and swapping winning golfer, too. Aaron Proud parents could see talent to move on up. And he’s always Booton, Cleobury’s complete and entered The Theory in the looking to move on, driving the package.! Lisa Cotgrave Painting– Decorating-Property Services Painting, Wallpaper Hanging, Tiling, Flat Pack Furniture Assembly & All those other little jobs you never get time to do.
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A BUSY DAY IN TOWN! Moss speak, but the chair guest speakers, beginning with There really was a lot insisted that the AGM business Robert Hodge, who described happening on April 16th, be completed first. This was the work of the History Society quite apart from The Lamp’s done with the election of Jim and its current project, a book big fund raising night.! Reynolds to the chair, Robert telling the story of all the THE FRIENDS OF THE Hodge to the treasurer’s post Cleobury men lost in the LIBRARY A.G.M.! and Aileen Hood secretary.! 1914-18 World War. ! Elaine Moss was then Shannon Chiles then spoke Quite a crowded gathering, invited to speak and explained in praise of the Youth Forum’s with 25 library users filling the the 30 percent budget cut that work and the help they had place and the library service will affect staffing. Just how given her, with thanks to staff visibly impressed at such the service will be run is not Richard Morley and Sandra a show of support. The very yet established and there are Edwards. Bill Duley and Steve nature of a library is of a quiet meetings pending to discuss Knott then described the place, but there was a vibrant this. She wished the new Walter Pullan collection of atmosphere at this evening, committee well, promised local paintings they would like with whispers of the service cooperation and explained that to see exhibited. The Council suffering big cuts. Not closure, events can be run to raise agreed to look into the matter. ! it seems, because the County funds and recruit more Councillors Madge Shineton have signed a 25 lease for the members to the Friends of the and Gwilym Butler reported library to live in Cleobury Library.! on their work and Val Country Centre and there are An open discussion drew Breakwell on the Parish Hall, 22 years still to go.! out many ideas about fund now booked every weekday. The central committee of raising and to support the Their committee rent a room at three were all standing down three earlier elected members the Market Hall, as they let the after some years, with little volunteers were also elected: Parish Hall at a profit! Canny activity to report beyond the Suzanne Thomas, Ceri Little, stuff. There were other reports annual Mavis Cartwright Gill Guest, Graham Simpson delivered but no delegate to Competition to encourage and librarian Vicki Alexander. read them.! reading and writing in young The committee agreed to meet Without wishing to be cruel, children, which has been the following week to begin as not everyone is blessed with offered to the Primary School work. The meeting ended at erudite powers, it does seem to run. There had been no fund 6.40! obvious that a person giving a raising events in recent years Down the road in the report would at least have and £550 of the funds had been Market Hall, 7.30 saw the start notes and an idea of what they made over to the school, with of THE ANNUAL PARISH were going to say. Standing in £115.55 remaining in the MEETING.! front of the public and saying account.! Parish Council chairman “Errr…” impresses nobody at There were several requests Sean Thorogood introduced all.!! ! JR! to let library manager Elaine
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The Cleobury Clarion - May 2014 - Page !54 IN BUSINESS: William Henry at Simply Fresh " “Wow.” When they walked are Steve Knott and Betty - " around Mrs Henry caught the people come in here to se her. " atmosphere: “I feel at home We don’t stop laughing, I’m " here,” she said.! joking with my staff and the " “It was the feeling of customers.” Quite something " community, everyone knows for a man who leaves home at " everyone else,” William 5.15 in the am and doesn’t get " explains. “And on the first day home until 9.00 in the evening, " Janet Moss came in and said: seven days a week if necessary. " “We’re here to help and support “Yes, it’s about 100 hours a " you.” You can see why he week and I’m getting by on four " stayed.! or five hours sleep a night, but " What was Talbot Store has only until Jo gets back.”! " grown and become Simply He is a significant employer, " Fresh, with a range that with eight paper boys and girls, William at the deli counter, one of surprises visitors. He’s taken on nine shop staff and Rita the the busiest in the store.! the newspaper business that book keeper. 18 people in all, “I’ve worked in food nearly operated out of Cleobury News including daughter Alcina, a all my life, since I was eight and recruited Jo Bargman to teenager with signs of being a years old.” William Henry was look after that side. But Jo’s off chip of the old block with her working for his father at a very having a hip replaced, so it’s efficient touch at the till. ! early age and hasn’t stopped back to William to open up at Is he happy with the location since. ! 6.00 every morning and sort out of the store? “Oh yes, I did look From a range of retail jobs he the paper rounds. His family at the High Street, but decided moved into the hospitality home is in Bearwood, on the to stay here.” With the car park business, rising to run the Birmingham fringe, and he’s convenient for customers and restaurant at the Hilton Metro currently leaving at 5.15 except unloading vans easier than on in Birmingham, with 100 staff. on Friday, when he’s in the main road, it does make He moved on to The Belfry at Birmingham Produce Market at sense.! Sutton Coldfield but there was 4.00. “Such a lively, buzzing And the switch to Simply an itch to run his own shop and place,” he enthuses. “I came Fresh? “I looked at all the an advert for the Talbot Store in away last Friday with the marketing groups and they Dalton’s Weekly caught his Transit absolutely full with fruit fitted what I wanted best. It is a attention: “I said to my wife and veg, flowers and stuff like fantastic concept.”! ‘Let’s go and look at this.’”! fertiliser. We sold the lot over Best sellers? “Ashley’s rolls, It was a long way through the Easter, it was incredible.”! Mawley Milk, local cheeses and Wyre Forest, but when they You don’t do that sort of gammon ham - we can get came over the hill at Mawley business by sheer luck and through one of those in a day.”! and looked down on Cleobury William is full of praise for his And the future? “Build it Mortimer his only word was staff. “Bridget is brilliant, and so up.” You can bet he will.
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STOTTESDON W.I.! plant seeds. A miniseeder is the the 23 plots at Green Barns Living to the north of item to look out for next time allotments on a piece of land Catherton Common, a bike ride we go to a garden centre, kindly rented to us by David into Cleobury is a summer adjustable to the size of seed Robinson. They are accessed delight, travelling quiet lanes to and avoids waste. When it came either across the field at the visit to friendly shops. And to cuttings he quickly pinched bottom of Eagle Lane or along now, for several years the off shoots from plants we might the track by Hobson's Brewery. Severn Hospice Charity has use for hanging baskets and Currently, two full plots and enhanced the amenities that lie troughs. He suggested cleaning five half-plots are vacant: the in the shadow of the crooked off the lower leaves and annual rent for a half-plot is spire. Our readers know that WI planting the shoots around the £22.50 and a full-plot is members like nothing better edge of the pot, spraying with £35, which includes than a just 'cause', with the water, then covering with a membership of the added bonus of craft and polythene bag and placing in a Horticultural Society and access recycling. ! shady spot.! to all its events, insurance, So we welcomed the shop's We asked about rooting water rates and provision of manager Gayna Woodland and hormone but David said use it if spent hops and manure. So if Craft Club organiser Catherine you want but at this time of you want to grow your own, get Evans to April’s meeting. We year you shouldn't need it as fit and cut your food bills, were amazed at the scope of plants are keen to grow. ! contact Doug Smurthwaite on their local projects and the Our next meeting will be a 01299 271194. Flo Hadley! funds raised through creating talk about Flowering Plants of GOOD COURSE! beautiful quilts, bags, aprons, the Gambia but before that we Cleobury Country Centre is cushions, from clothing that hope for support on May 3rd at quite famous as a venue for doesn't meet the high standards our Spring Plant Sale in the good training courses. There’s a of items for sale in the shop. In Market Hall. Liz Smurthwaite! very useful one coming up next its twenty-fifth year of THE READING GROUP! month, the Practical Fire Safety delivering care to people in Richard Mabeley’s pocket and Fire Marshall Course, with Shopshire, the Hospice deserves sized 90 pages of ‘Turned Out the provision of an extra hour’s our support for the work of its Nice Again’ provoked more tuition if you want to add the band of volunteers and comments about value for Fire Marshall to your committed staff.! money than literary merit. Was qualifications. ! Our next meeting is in it a mere pot boiler, written The Fire Safety course covers Melville Chapel, where Juliette more for money than passion liaison with the Fire Service on Best will talk us through for the subject? Opinions were site, principles of fire extinction, 'Aromatherapy in the Home'. divided and no firm decision four classes of fire, correct use Join us on May 21st at 7.30 pm.! emerged. ! of extinguishers, practice of fire Marian Wootton! In May we will be reading risk assessment, preventing CLEOBURY Jane Borodale’s ‘The Knot’ and smoke travel in a building and HORTICULTURAL hope that a more detailed work how to protect yourself and SOCIETY! will produce a clear majority others. It’s on Tuesday, June 4th, recommendation when we meet Derek Walker made starts at 9.00 and finishes early at the library on Monday May propagation by seed and afternoon.. All in comfortable 12th to discuss the work. All cuttings look so easy! Many of Centre facilities, at an affordable readers - who can borrow the our members are used to price and when you finish work from the library - will be sowing seed but Derek had you’re assessed for a Cognet welcome.!! ! JR! many tips that would help us certificate. Clare Todd can tell to be more successful.Together ALLOTMENT, ANYONE?! you more on CM 272300 or with containers and compost he Cleobury Mortimer [email protected]! deftly showed us how best to Horticultural Society manages
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