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Regular Events in Martley and Wichenford 2nd Tuesday in the month (usually) Martley Toddler Group: Every Tuesdays (term time) 10.30am Martley Memorial Hall Wednesdays Teme Valley Shufflers Line Dancing: 7pm Martley Memorial Hall Enq. Jeff & Volume 21 number 5 October 2012 Thelma 01886 821772 Martley Folk Club: 1st Wednesday in Advertise in The Villager: Aileen the month at The Talbot, Knightwick and Parker. 01905 641865 3rd Wednesday at The Admiral Rodney Editor: Gail Dawson (01886 889180) Martley WI: 2nd Wednesday in the Editorial Team: Martley Alan Boon (01886 month 7.30pm Heaton House 888527), Kate King (01886 888439) Wichenford Janet Andrews (01886 888303), Thursdays Sheila Richards (01886 888378) Wichenford Wine Club: 3rd Thursday in Distribution: Martley George & June Lawrence the month (01886 821064) Wichenford Karen Furber (01886 888449) Martley & District Horticultural Contact The Villager: Leave articles at Society: last Thursday in the month Martley Post Office, call Janet or Sheila 7.30pm Martley Memorial Hall (Wichenford) or email the Editor at [email protected] See Church Words p. 27 for details of services Opinions expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of The Villager. The Villager See articles for details of special events AND cannot be held responsible for any goods or changes of time/date/venue of regular events services advertised in the magazine. See the Diary page on www.martley.org.uk for a complete listing of all forthcoming events Regular events in Martley and (that the Diary page editor knows about) Wichenford: See page 28 for contact details of organisations Sundays Articles to go in The Villager must be 2nd Sunday in the month: submitted by the 1st of the Teme Valley Farmers Market for local previous month produce 11am The Talbot, Knightwick Martley Ramblers meet Church car park 3rd Sunday in the month: Path-or-Nones meet 9.30am Martley Memorial Hall car park to help maintain the local footpaths Mondays Martley Parish Council: 1st Monday in the month 7.30pm in The Library Records of the Parish Council meetings in Tuesdays the two parishes are not intended to be full Short Mat Bowling: 2.00pm Martley and complete minutes. Minutes of meetings Memorial Hall can be seen by contacting the respective Wichenford Ladies’ Fellowship: 2.30pm Clerks to the Councils. October 2012 * The Villager 9 OUT AND ABOUT IN MARTLEY Visit our website—www.martley.org.uk They have moved into Restalrig Horsing Around Bungalow and we hope that they 12-year-old cob Megan has her enjoy their new home in Martley. weekly visit to Martley post office for Karin and Ian Logan carrots and mints. Counter clerk Lou usually stops traffic when she takes Martley 100 Club the horse, who she rides for villager The lucky winner for August was Ivan Louise Masters, into the store. Lou Fowler with ticket number 37, Ivan said she is as wins wins £40.00. Septembers lucky good as gold. ticket holder was Mike Dunnett with If people are number 62, Mike also won in the post £40. Congratulations to you both. office there is Annette Smith usually a moment of House Hunting silence followed by a lot of laughter. We are currently renting in Martley Mary, our postmistress feeds Megan and looking to buy a house within her treats, usually stopping other Chantry Catchment. We have nothing customers in their tracks. Lou also to sell and are ready to go for the right said, we have had people pull into the car park because they just cannot house. Keeping as open minded as believe what they are seeing. Just the possible, we are looking for a house in other day a couple pulled over and either, a village or rural location, 4 or said they had to stop and have a look!! more bedrooms, garage (or potential for one), off main/busy roads. We Welcome to Martley would also consider a house with the Martin and Lynne Fouweather, also potential to offer this. We think that Mia and Tommy, who will be joining we are well worth a phone call for the Primary school for the new term. anyone considering selling their house 10 The Villager * October 2012 and it would cut out the estate agent diaries, the production will take place fee too! Please contact me on 07808 on January 11th and 12th with a 236 210, if you know of anyone that matinee on 12th as well as the may be selling their house (or thinking traditional evening performance. of doing) in the near future. Thanks. Anna Baptisms Hugo Richard Gillespie at St Martley Amateur Dramatics Peter, Martley on 2nd September After a week of very hard work, 2012 August 3 saw the 3rd Mad Kidz summer school production with 15 Marriages Paul Scarrott and Johanne Wainwright children taking part this year. Those th who have attended in past on 8 September at St Peter, Martley. Congratulation to you both. years improved on their skills and all learned new skills. The performance Martley Ramblers commenced with a self directed sketch 14 October, 1.30pm Church Car delivered in Shakespearian fashion. Park The main performance was a short Having grown up in the Cleobury play "The Battle for Singe Hill", a area, Jenny Underhill knows all the best walks and once again will be western set in and around a saloon showing them to us. The start is a little bar! There was singing (including earlier as afternoons can get dull solos) dancing, and stage fights. This earlier at this time of year. This is a year Max Roache, a musician, joined lovely area for views so, hopefully, the team and taught the children the weather will be kind with percussion skills which enhanced the autumnal sunshine. The weather was kind and a dry day helped to make the musical sections. Apart from all this walk around Ombersley and Holt and their lines they also managed to Fleet, led by Richard Mills, most deliver the lines in an American enjoyable. There have been a couple western drawl which was never of extra walks this year in response to dropped during the performance. All comments from villagers, but no new this in just 5 days!! Many faces have been seen. The AGM in congratulations to all involved. This November is fast approaching so we shall soon have to be thinking about month sees the start of rehearsals for the 2013 programme. our pantomime "CinderElla" I think Kate King we have a lot to live up to!. Please make a note of the dates in your October 2012 * The Villager 11 Martley WI founded the Abbey of Glastonbury. 10 October 7.30pm Heaton House Much later in December 1824 an It was a most enjoyable evening out agreement was drawn up by solicitors for our summer outing to the restored on behalf of Rev James Hastings – Water Mill at Shelsley Walsh. Some ―imbecile‖ (wonder why the of us were rather ashamed description?) for the use of Lanthorn to admit we had not heard Field but only for sheep to graze there. about all the work Are the lights sometimes seen volunteers had done to glimmering there during the hours of bring it back to working darkness due to gatherings of ancient condition or even know that it existed. villagers dancing around the Holy The rain cleared and views of the Thorn muttering wishes and blessing, Teme Valley were quite amazing. The or are they just sheep moving and whole presentation and area were well bleating? worth the visit. We then went up to the Kate King New Inn for supper. It was most tasteful and beautifully served in a Crafty Christmas Gift Ideas pleasant atmosphere. Thank you to the Martley Village Hall staff there and, most importantly, to Saturday 27 October 2-4pm President Mary for making all the It is that time of year, fast arrangements. This month we do not approaching, when we begin to worry have a speaker but are having a crafty about getting special evening, to be arranged by and for tasteful gifts for loved members. It could be an opportunity to ones. Do not panic. Just get ideas for Christmas presents. The come along to the competition is for a handmade craft Village Hall to try your item. Visitors always welcome. hands at making individual crafty Kate King gifts. Free admission and an activity table for under fives to keep them Pudford Lane occupied. Materials etc will be Will the downpours ever stop? available. If there is sufficient interest, Sandbags and other deterrents are still more craft classes could be arranged. in place to divert the Pudford Floods You do not have to be an expert as it and lovely pools and rivulets do not is amazing what can be achieved. help the surface of the tarmac So come along and give it a try. although the birds appreciate the Martley’s Past bathing and drinking spots. Diverting from Pudda, there has been talk of a Ancient History Holy Thorntree in a nearby field. It is (From Stroller’s Notes in Berrows alleged to be a tree grown from the Journal, 1933) staff of Joseph of Arimothea who Martley, at Doomsday, was not 12 The Villager * October 2012 included in the Survey of New Faces At Central Stores Worcestershire; but in that of the As many of you will already be aware ―Kings Lands‖ in Herefordshire; and Richard and Helen are no longer although the manor comprised three running the local Mace store. We, houses in Worcester City, it was then Michael and Sheila Badgery, will now ‗on the lap of the Gods‘ to which be helping Alan to maintain this local County it would belong.
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