June 2013 the Community Newsletter for Much Marcle, Yatton, Rushall & Kynaston 50P

Established by 1897 June 2013 The Community Newsletter for Much Marcle, Yatton, Rushall & Kynaston 50p

Sponsored by: The Royal Oak Steakhouse & Pub, Much Marcle

Tower Talk As you may have noticed, there has been a great deal more “donging”and “clanging” coming from Much Marcle Bell Tower recently. Although we do apologise for this, it has all been for a very special reason; we have a new band of youngsters learning to ring. This motley crew of under-14s have been making great strides, and we are all very proud of them. They are keeping the tradition of campanology alive. So, without further ado, we would like to introduce you to our lovely group of young ringers..."

Back row l-r : Emily Cleall, Jessie Leigh, Roma Farnell, Georgie Simpson, Maddie Johnson. Front row l-r: Tom Cleall, Joseph Pugh, Harry Pugh, Amelia Farnell, Jennie Simpson.

“Have you guessed the riddle yet?” the Hatter said, turning to Alice again. “No, I give it up,” Alice replied. “What’s the answer?” “I haven’t the slightest idea,” said the Hatter.

Reports, articles and notices for the next issue to the Editor, please, by 15th June Email: [email protected] - or copy can be left at Much Marcle Shop

Mercury regular features

Letter from Howard Mayell Page 9 Weather Page 12 Classified Ads 13,14,15 Church News and Activities Page 8 Jubilee Club News Page 7 Parish Council news Page 6 Recipes Page 12 Gardening tips Page 7 Useful information Back Page

What’s on in June at a glance

Sat 1st Wye Valley Music Great Barn Hellens (see page6) Fri 14th Race Night at the Royal Oak 7.30 MM School PTA Wed 5th Line Dancing 7.30 –9.30 Memorial Hall (See de- Sun 23rd Songs of Praise St Bartholomew's See p. tails below) Thurs 20th WI and Gardener’s Club visit to Glannau garden Wed 5th Parish Council meeting 7.30 MM Hall Sun 23rd Songs of Paise MM Church (See Page 8) Thurs 6th Folk Club this month at the King’s Arms Newent Sun 23rd Open Garden Fawley Court (See page 5) (on the crossroads) from 8pm. Wed 26th Women’s Institute 7.30 Memorial Hall Sat 8th June Emergency Services Open Day Free (See p 11) Fri 28th/Sat 29th Alice in Wonderland at MM Hall. Sat 8th and Sun 9th Garden Festival at Hellens (see p6) 7.30pm See p 10) Tues 11th Jubilee Club at 2.30pm (See page 7) Wed 12TH Neighbourhood Plan Open meeting at Much For Church Services see page 10 and 11 Marcle Memorial Hall 730pm. (See Page 6) Hereford Cathedral events—see church pages Wed 12th Cheese and Pate Party Homme House (See p6)

Regular events at Much Marcle Memorial Hall Weekly Monthly Tuesday 8pm Badminton Jenny Preece 01531 660408 Gardeners’ Club on third Tuesday of month at 7.30pm Weds 6 - 7pm Brownies N. Johnson 01531 660757 Chris Brandon-White 01531 640228 Weds (except the 4th Wed in each month) Short Mat Bowls WI meet on the fourth Wednesday of month at 7.30pm from 7.30 - 9pm. Contact Joy Brooks 01531 660308 Valerie Richards 01531 660447 Thursday 10-11am Coolmoves Pilates Exercise Class (just Jubilee Club on second Tuesday of month at 2.30pm turn up) Jean Nowell 01531 660691 Thursdays 2-4 pm Art and Craft Club until April Line Dancing first Wednesday of the month. 7.30—9.30 Thursday 7 - 8.30pm Yoga Rachel Pritchard 07967 213431 Folk Club first Thursday of the month. Venues vary phone Thursday 7 –8.30 Bell ringing at St Bartholomew’s Andy Smith for details 01531 660253 Friday 9-11.30 am Happy Apples Toddler Group Julie Simpson 01989 740369 Mon evenings 7.30—8.15 Zumba (Open to all, just turn up).

Quiz Night Saturday May 18th

If you didn’t go to the Quiz Night on Saturday 18th May then you Such questions as: missed a most enjoyable evening. Andy Smith and Jenny Preece What does the ‘U’ stand for in ‘I O U’? organised this event which was in aid of the local Alzheimer’s Society. Which is the farthest east Edinburgh or Hereford? The advert in last month’s Mercury said ‘Bring your own drinks Who is Maurice Micklewhite better known as? and nibbles’ which each table did – crisps, nuts, sausage rolls, What is the capital of Montenegro? dips and cheese twists were in evidence with perry, elderflower If you know the answers to these questions (or even if you cordial, wine and beer to drink. The refreshments put everyone don’t) then why not come along to another quiz night and try in the mood for Andy’s questions. your luck? (Answers on page 7) Some of the participants were practised Quiz Night goers but for Thanks must go to Andy and Jenny for all the hard work they others it was the first time. Even so there were some questions put into this event and for raising money for such a worthwhile which all found challenging. cause.

News from Much Marcle School

Book Fair Pyramid Sports Tournament

A huge thank you to all those parents who organised, ran and attended the recent Book Fair at school. Thanks to all of your support, just over £400 was raised, with the school receiving a 40% commission to spend on books for our children.

Church Calendar

You can now find the dates and times of services for our local Church, St. Bartholomew’s, on our school website (www.muchmarcle.hereford.sch.uk). Please follow the link from the page ‘Our Community’ on our site. Family services are marked in yellow.

Morgan Car Project

Each class has completed a superb display of the pupils’ own cars, writing and work inspired by last term’s whole school visit to the Morgan Car factory. Following the postponement due to snow last term, the Pyramid Sports Tournament finally took place at Ledbury Primary School on Friday 26th April. Our teams played extremely well, with the netball team reaching the quarter-final and the football team reaching the semi-final of the competition.

The meeting to discuss Much Marcle’s Neighbourhood Plan is to Much Marcle be held on: PTA WEDNESDAY 12TH JUNE are holding a Race Night at on MUCH MARCLE MEMORIAL HALL 730pm.

Friday 14th June 2013 at 7.30pm at the Royal Oak See page 6 for more details

£5 per ticket to include light supper

All welcome - come along and join in the competitive spirit of betting on the horses! ***MUCH MARCLE ART GROUP***

If you can't make the event and would like to buy a horse will be holding an exhibition a for the evening with a chance of winning one of the 8 at bottles of fizz up for grabs or want tickets they are avail- Weavers Gallery Ledbury able from the school, Nikki Ayres 07773304623 or Helen 22nd—28th July Powers 07747062802 Watch this space for more details next month....

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MUCH MARCLE MEMORIAL HALL Mercury Bob Dallow Room and Main Hall is generously Available to hire for weddings, parties, meetings & club activities sponsored by Concessions negotiable for regular users Much Marcle Parish For detailed information contact Jenny Preece on 01531 660408 Council

News from the Memorial Hall The AGM was held on 13th May but no village residents were The committee had the exciting present. The members of the committee were re-elected and news this month that we have we were pleased to have Danielle Bowers and Scott Fleming as obtained a grant from Awards For new members. All. This will help to pay for the installation of a Sound and Vision Members of the committee together with the caretakers spent System including a Loop System for one morning in spring cleaning the hall. All paintwork and the hard of hearing and the installa- walls, kitchen equipment, toilets and store rooms were tion of energy saving equipment. We are grateful to the Parish thoroughly cleaned. Doors are now draught proofed, steps council for a contribution towards the energy project as it has power washed and edges repainted. There are still some minor allowed us to have more efficient equipment. We expect the repairs to do in the toilets and we aim to keep the hall as fresh fittings to be installed shortly by Green Man Environmental and as clean as possible. Repairs to the woodwork and repaint- Services. I will keep everyone informed via the Mercury on the ing of the outside of the building will be carried out this month progress of our two projects. by Ian Evans. Some parts of the roof also need attention. A window cleaner has been appointed and the windows and doors will be cleaned inside and out. Twice a year the windows will Joy Brooks be cleaned on the outside only. People in the Community - a special request Some years ago I did number of articles about the people who are probably others that I have forgotten. I should be very live in the village. I would like to collect them all together and relieved if anyone has any of these accounts that I may borrow try to make a compendium or book so that the accounts are not to copy. Rosalind Barker has found some but the older ones lost but become a social record for the history of the village. seem to have gone astray. Unfortunately I cannot find copies of them all and I wonder if My email address is [email protected] anyone has kept any. I cannot find the articles on Sybil Sanders, Tel. 01531 660308 John and Jocelyn Finnigan, Nick Pope, Eric Bottomley and there Joy Brooks

Hellens Music Weekend It’s not often that you can saunter down the road and encoun- around each note, like a figure caught in a beam of ter musicians of international calibre giving a concert in the light.’ most bucolic of settings. Not just one concert, either, but a The HellensMusic Weekend began with a solo recital on the weekend 3-5 May of the highest level of music-making at Hellens’ Steinway piano, a concert of music by Mozart, Schubert Hellens, given by pianist Christian Blackshaw and viola player and Schumann. There was more Schubert the following evening Máté Szücs, with a student master class on the third day. with the Arpeggione Sonata (plus Britten and Brahms) given by This was the brainchild of Hellens’ owner Adam Munthe; a Blackshaw with Máté Szücs, the principal viola of the Berlin friend of the pianist, he wanted to give Christian Blackshaw a Philharmonic. I had to pinch myself that this was happening in platform to establish a small, annual chamber music festival to Much Marcle – a finer concert would have been impossible to inspire young (and old) local students of music. To start such an find if you went halfway around the world. event from scratch is difficult – and the many imponderables Personally, one of the benefits of this weekend was the included the length of the festival, which venues to include, the presence of six music students, two of whom stayed with my number of musicians to invite, the format of the master class, family. I supplied some 4-hands music, and my old Chappell the provision of local accommodation for visitors, and the upright never sounded so good. The students were each given encouragement of a local audience. For this first such event it an hour-plus coaching on the Hellens Steinway by Christian was decided to start with three days, allowing two major Blackshaw on the Sunday, and each then contributed some ten concerts and a day of master classes with talented students minutes to make up a concert in the afternoon. An absorbing from music colleges. conclusion to a weekend of musical treats… Christian Blackshaw has recently drawn great critical attention …And next year (the first weekend in May) the HELLENSMUSIC after a period away from the stage (bringing up three children festival is offering completely free tickets to each concert for the following the death of his wife). His reputation is among the first 10 Much Marcle residents who apply. I’ve heard it’s an very best. Take this from a Wigmore Hall Mozart recital series extraordinary line-up of musicians, so don’t let your neighbour from the Daily Telegraph: ‘Part of Blackshaw’s secret was get there first… the sheer loveliness of the sound he conjured from the Steinway. It was perfectly clear, yet with a radiance Annie Bull May 2013 (formerlyAnne Inglis) former editor of 'The Strad' magazine

The following Farmers and Landowners from the Much Marcle environs have sponsored this page of The Mercury:

C D & M G Blandford & Sons, J W & L M Clark, R A & S D Cotton, Homme House Estate, New House Farm, David R Powell, J F J R Powell & Sons, J D &c R J Nicholas, R J & F J Wilcox

LEDBURY FOOD BANK traumatised by their past experiences and are now appreciating the support and security which they find here as they adjust to

life in a new setting and try to build for the future. We now Six months ago, after weeks of planning and realise that relocated families are often without the basic house- preparation we opened the doors of the Food hold items we all take for granted, so we welcome donations of Bank in St. Katherine's Hall. From just a couple bedding, curtains, towels and kitchenwares but not electrical of requests per session initially, we are now items. experiencing ever-increasing numbers – about a dozen each session, which represents between All of this has been made possible by the overwhelming gener- 30 and 40 individuals in need of support. osity of so many people from Ledbury and the surrounding villages. Donations of food and money continue to flow in from Despite the vibrant image of our town, some families and all the Ledbury and local Churches, schools, organizations, individuals are facing real challenges every day. Many young special events, raffles, shopkeepers and a vast number of families are referred to us by the Children's Centre and the anonymous donors. We are most grateful and the clients Primary School; they find life particularly hard as they balance express their gratitude too and some wish to become helpers the cost of heating in cold weather with providing nourishing when circumstance allows. Currently we are spending in the food for their youngsters. The extreme weather has resulted in region of £150 per week to supplement the donated goods. We a lack of work opportunities on the land, whilst redundancies now offer some seasonal fresh food and hope to increase this. and enforced short-time working have also caused problems. There is an army of volunteers who not only serve in the Food Currently, the changes to the benefit system have raised Bank, but also collect and deliver goods, ensure that we are uncertainties in people's minds and changes sometimes result promoted by facebook, email, posters and most importantly in payments of benefits being delayed; this was very noticeable through personal contact so that we reach both potential donors at both Christmas and Easter. We have referrals from Social and recipients. There is a continuing need for resources and we Services, Festival Housing,Mental Health Services. Our local welcome ideas for fundraising so that the whole community is Voluntary Agencies such as Age UK, CVA and CAB not only send involved in the project. Please contact us if you can help in any us clients but are proactive in advising people we send to them. way. They have accessed community funds and charities to assist in cases of severe hardship. Opening Hours: Wednesday and Friday 10.30am – 12.30pm at St Katherine's Hall. Collection Points: local The Food Bank is not just somewhere to bring a voucher and Churches, Info Centre at Master's House, Town Council Offices. collect a parcel; above all it is a meeting place where we try to offer a welcoming atmosphere, a hot drink and the chance to Vouchers available from: Children's Centre, Primary School, interact both with our volunteers and to network with others. CVA, Age Concern, Festival Housing, CAB, Social Services, People select food of their choice within the accepted criteria DASH, Social Services, Homestart. In Emergency, or for further from our available stock. Some of the families have been information ring 01531- 633643 or 01531- 633357

Open Garden at Fawley Court How Caple, Hereford Sunday, 23 June, 12noon-5pm

in aid of the British Red Cross.

Widely thought to be one of the most beautiful gardens in Herefordshire, the garden is divided into two sections and features a small lake, surrounded by landscaped garden, and many herbaceous borders with fascinating varieties of plants.

Admission is £3.50, accompanied children under 12 free. Light lunches and teas available. Also several plant nurseries offering plants for sale.

For further details please call the Hereford office on 01432 373020.

HELLEN S “The Jewel in the Crown of Herefordshire Homes” Country Living Open for guided tours from Easter Sunday to end of September - Weds, Thurs, Sun & Bank Holidays at 2, 3 & 4pm, otherwise by appointment

The newly restored Great and Haywain Barns (Grade II Starred) are also available for hiring for business, leisure and social functions

Curator: Mr Nicholas Stephens Telephone 01531 660504 www.hellensmanor.com The Pennington-Mellor-Munthe Charity Trust (Reg. No. 283266) 5

HELLENS IN JUNE Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th June - The Garden Festival Saturday 1st June - Wye Valley Music presents a concert Music In June series in the Great Barn. This festival will be the biggest and best in the county. It will be our 6th year of bringing unusual and wonderful plant stalls and Featuring—Krysia Osostowicz (violin), Daniel Tong (piano) events together with thousands of people in the tranquil setting An all-Beethoven programme: Sonata in A minor Op 23, Sonata of Hellens Manor. in F Op 24 "Spring", Sonata in C minor Op 30 no 2 Our theme for the 2013 Festival is: Abundance - in nature, on

Picnics in the grounds from mid-day: the famous Hellens the land, in our gardens, allotments, balconies, woods and ploughmans lunch available for £5 (no meat) or a farmer's hedgerows. Once again we will be gathering a vibrant mix of speakers, exhibitors and demonstrators - all in the beautiful lunch (with meat etc) for £7 (pre-booking essential). setting of Hellens Manor. Private house tour for concert patrons at 1.00pm (70 minutes): We welcome up to 3,000 visitors to the event so it is a perfect £6 (pre-booking essential). opportunity forthe public to find great products and services - Refreshments (tea/coffee/soft drinks/cake) in the Haywain Barn as well as having a lovely family day out. from 1.00pm. http://www.thegardenfestival.co.uk Concert in the Great Barn at 3.00pm: £15 (public), £12 (Wye ****************************** Valley Music members) and £2 (students): pre-booking advised Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th July - Textile Bazaar as strong demand is likely. Interval bar in the Haywain Barn. In the Barns for the 3rd year running - a hugely colourful event

Advance booking from 22nd April at http://www.wvm.org.uk/ or with only the best on show. Come and have a look at this feast by post to Wye Valley Music, c/o The Village Shop, Brockweir, for the eyes! Entrance to Bazaar £1. Tickets for workshops/ Chepstow NP16 7NW. Telephone message line: 01291 330020. lecture call 01453 823375 or email: [email protected]

Report of the Annual Parish Meeting on 8th May 2013 One member of the public attended the meeting, where the Parish Council. chairman, Councillor Brian Morgan gave his report for the year Bartons Playing Field 2012-13. He was thanked for all his hard work, along with the Clerk to the Council, Diane Baldwin. The council is very grateful to Adrian Hope Tree Services who has carried out a survey of the Playing field, free of charge, and Councillor Brian Morgan was re-elected as Chairman for year found it satisfactory. 2013-14. The post of vice chairman is held over until the next meeting. Neighbourhood Plan Open meeting Planning Applications The meeting to discuss Much Marcle’s Neighbourhood Plan is to be held on WEDNESDAY 12TH JUNE at MUCH MARCLE The following had been received: MEMORIAL HALL 730pm. Members of Herefordshire’s  To reduce the height of a hawthorn tree at Monkswalk Neighbourhood Plan Team will be there to give information and Cottage to answer questions. All are most welcome to come and have a say in how you want Much Marcle to develop, so please make  To construct a 4 bed dwelling at Monks Walk Orchard. A site every effort to attend. It is important that everyone has the meeting is to be arranged for the Parish Council to consider opportunity to make a difference. the application. The next meeting of the Parish Council, will be held on Rights of Way Officer Wednesday 5th June at 7 30pm at Much Marcle Memorial If you would be interested in looking at the rights of way in Hall. Much Marcle Parish, please contact the Clerk to Much Marcle

NEWS FROM ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S Tickets available from Much Marcle Post Office. WINE & CHEESE & PÂTÉ PARTY at HOMME HOUSE 7.00 - 9.00 pm Wendy Diment and Liz Preece would be pleased to receive gifts for the Tombola (by kind permission of Mr. & Mrs. John Finnigan)

on Wednesday 12th June 2013 (REQUEST FOR JAM JARS - STILL NEEDED FOR PRESERVES Tickets £10.00 to include Glass of Wine FOR FUND RAISING EVENTS IN THE SUMMER) Raffle and Tombola

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W.I News Meeting held on May 22nd at the Memorial Hall At this meeting members voted unanimously for the chance to sample the many delicious ‘favourite’ puddings that resolution ‘Decline of our High Streets and Town were brought; raspberry meringue, mango meringue, raspberry Centres’, which is being put forward at the Annual soufflé, white chocolate cheesecake, tiramasu, raspberry cus- General Meeting to be held in Cardiff next month. tard pie, and raspberries, pineapple pieces and marshmallows Once the business side of the meeting was over we dipped in dark chocolate. What a feast! We then resumed our played a few rounds of Beetle. Every one enjoyed the hilarity of Beetle activities and with much laughter and competitiveness. It this simple, yet fun game. It was new to some but others of us was a thoroughly enjoyable and sociable evening. remembered the Beetle Drives of the 60’s when they were held Next meetings: June 20th Joint event with Gardeners’ Club to raise funds for various charities. In the break we all had a June 26th: Ledbury Bag Lady on “Wartime Woollies” Mtwara News The Committee met in April and upon receipt of plans for the and growing. building of the Nursery School, it was unanimously agreed that There will be Tanzanian Evening Supper and Quiz on Friday 20th £4,500 should be sent for building work to begin. Mtwara has a September at Lady Emily Community Hall, Tarrington at bright future and it is vitally important that we continue to 7.00pm. Tickets: £5 Individual, £20 for table of 4. Proceeds support the people in their education so that they benefit from for the Mtwara Fund. Tickets available from Sarah at the Team its prosperity. Ministry Office (631531) or from Elaine Toyer (634354) The Church at Likondi is now open with a congregation of 50 Elaine Toyer

Seasonal Gardening tips by Duseline Stewart

What a topsy-turvey month May has been! My tying them to their supports when they wander. Dead-heading magnolias have come into flower before the encourages more flowers and keeps things fresh, and it is camellias and the bluebells have overlapped the important to remove the blackened unopened buds of rhodo- daffodils. Bank holiday weather was followed by dendrons to prevent disease spreading. cold winds and rain, and the oak and ash couldn't To ensure a ready supply, continue to sow batches of carrots decide who should win the race. lettuce and there is still time to sow parsnips, though they The roses would enjoy a dose of fertiliser now might not grow quite so large. Stop cutting asparagus now and followed by a good mulch of garden compost. concentrate on planting out leeks and purple-sprouting broccoli. Don't forget to tie in any long shoots before they get damaged. By the end of the month you should be able to pot up the Spring- flowering shrubs should be pruned now; to keep their strawberry runners that you wish to grow on and remove the graceful form,cut flowered stems back to new growth and re- others. move completely some of the old stems. I was a bit neglectful Weeds are growing fast but regular hoeing helps and prevents in putting in supports for perennials and have made resolu- the soil from caking. Aphids are on the increase taking tions for next year. advantage of the warmer weather, so squash them whenever Foxgloves sown now will flower next year as will honesty, forget they appear and wage similar war on lily beetles. Don't forget to -me-nots, primulas and Canterbury Bells. Help sweet peas by enjoy to enjoy the fruits of your labours. Jubilee Club News The club met at Trioscape Garden Centre in May for a Dean Railway, is now changed to a minibus trip to browse round the extensive showrooms and a very nice Dewstow Gardens near Monmouth on Tuesday June 18th. tea in the cafe. Thirteen members were present. Pick up at Ledbury Market House at 11.00 am and other Our June meeting, which was to have been a trip on the points by arrangement with John Angell.

Quiz answers from page 2 "Curiouser and curiouser!" 1. Unto 2. Hereford is east of Edinburgh All is revealed on page 10 ! 3. Michael Caine (not a lot of people know that!) 4. Podgorica

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SERVICES AT MUCH MARCLE & YATTON

Date Service Rotas Readings

1st Sunday after Trinity Reader: D Barry Sunday 2nd June Galatians 1 v 1 - 12 Holy Communion Flowers: G Kitchen 9.30am Luke 7 v 1 - 10 Yatton Howard Mayell Coffee: C & J Oulton

2nd Sunday after Trinity Readers: J Preece Sunday 9th June Galatians 1 v 11 - end Holy Communion Flowers : G Kitchen 9.30am Luke 7 v 11 - 17 Much Marcle Elizabeth Reed Coffee: W Diment & L Preece

3rd Sunday after Trinity Reader: Brownies Sunday 16th June Galatians 2 v 15 - end Family Service Flowers: Brownies 9.30am Luke 7 v 36 to 8 v 3 Much Marcle HU Coffee: R Barker & D Heath

Reader: Pugh Family Sunday 23rd June Songs of Praise Songs of Praise Flowers: Brownies 9.30am Much Marcle Elizabeth Reed To be arranged Coffee: J & J Chapman

5th Sunday after Trinity Reader: Ann Dobbyn Sunday 30th June Galatians 5 v 1, 13-25 Holy Communion Flowers: P Cooper 8.00 am Luke 9 v 51- end Much Marcle Elizabeth Reed No Coffee

6th Sunday after Trinity Reader: P Partridge Sunday 7th July Galatians 6 v 1-16 Holy Communion Flowers: P Cooper 9.30am Luke 10 v 1 - 20 Much Marcle Coffee: C & J Oulton

Reader: Various Sunday 14th July Family Service and Picnic Colossians 1 v 1-14 Flowers: Much Marcle Primary 11.00 am Yatton Old Chapel Luke 10 v 25 - 37 No Coffee

Sunday 21st July 8th Sunday after Trinity Reader: The Jordan Family Colossians 1 v 15-28 9.30am Holy Communion Flowers: V Richards & J Wood Luke 10 v 38 - end Much Marcle Coffee: A Putlrey & G Whitmore

Songs of Praise Service at Much Marcle 23rd June Rogation Sunday Come and sing some of our favourite hymns and find out why The blossom in the orchards at Huntley’s farm was just coming they are special to members of our congregation. Also, the top out for our Rogation Sunday service. There was a fantastic turn ten hymns in our hymn survey will be revealed. out of over 60 people, including about 20 children and young people. Some very creative minds put together the plan for the service which seemed to include the promise of a football game in the barn afterwards. We were there to celebrate, bless and give thanks for farming, growing and stewardship of our environment. Being on the farm made this easier as we gathered around the beautiful cattle in the byre and looked across the fields and orchards. Prayers acknowledged the difficult conditions this winter. We thought about the hardships suffered by farmers who lost livestock and have had crops Family Service and picnic. delayed. Children and young people read the lesson and took 14th July 2013, 1100, Old Chapel, the collection. They also had the most inspired answers to the Chapel Farm, Yatton, questions posed by Rev Elizabeth Reed in her address. Bring your own food and a chair. Thank you to Mr and Mrs John Blandford who helped to make Phone 660317 if you need directions. the service possible. The lovely clean barn with a view across Picnic in the barn if it rains. the farm made a fitting setting for our celebration. The service ended with refreshments and a lively game of football!

Events at Hereford Cathedral during June Garden Tours available from May to end of Sept. on Weds and Sats at 2.30 pm. Booked Tours by appointment: contact 01432 374202 to book. Sunday 2 June Coronation Evensong The Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire will attend Choral Evensong, sung by the choir of Holy Trinity, Hereford, to mark the 60th anniversary of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. All welcome. 3.30 pm (please be seated by 3.15 pm) Tuesday 4 June Gala organ concert given by Peter Dyke, Hereford Cathedral Enjoy an evening of remarkable music by the renowned organist. Tickets available from the Cathedral Shop and at the door of the concert. £7 (£3 students). 7 pm Sunday 9 June The Evening Hour A service of prayer for healing and wholeness, with words and music from Iona and Taizé and time for quiet reflection; all are welcome. The service is held on the second Sunday of each month. 5.30 pm Tuesday 11 June Tuesday lunchtime organ concert Given by Steven Grahl, New College, Oxford. Projection from the organ loft onto a large screen in the nave. Recitals weekly, other than 16 July. Enjoy lunch at the same time in the cloister café. Retiring collection. 1.15-2 pm Friday 14 & Saturday 15 June Friends’ Festival The annual gathering of the Friends of Hereford Cathedral. For further information, including membership details, contact Mrs June Chase, Hon Secretary 01568 720416. Tuesday 18 June Tuesday lunchtime organ concert Given by Jeremy Cole, Trinity College, Cambridge and formerly Organ Scholar, Hereford Cathedral. Projection from the organ loft onto a large screen in the nave. Recitals weekly, other than 16 July. Come and enjoy lunch at the same time in the cloister café. Retiring collection. 1.15-2 pm Fri 21 June Award winning gardens open Cathedral and Bishop’s Palace gardens open in support of the National Garden Scheme.10am–4pm Saturday 22 June Evensong at Gloucester Cathedral Choral Evensong sung by the combined choirs of Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester cathedrals. 5.30 pm Tuesday 25 June Tuesday lunchtime organ concert Given by Daniel Cook, St Davids Cathedral. Projection from the organ loft onto a large screen in the nave. Recitals weekly, other than 16 July. Come and enjoy lunch at the same time in the cloister café. Retiring collection. 1.15-2 pm 8

Letter from Reverend Howard Mayell

Dear Friends ‘But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes I find that life is full of surprises, although some upon you;’ Acts 1 v 8 of these one would cheerfully do without, most The outcome of this was the outpouring of Holy Spirit upon the of them are joyful and a real boost to what one is disciples in the upper room on the day of Pentecost; yet they doing. The good thing about a surprise, any surprise, is that were surprised in more ways than one. The speaking in tongues you do not know that it is coming; if it happens to be an un- is not the real surprise here; rather it is the change in attitude happy one then you have not suffered the anxiety and fret- and understanding of the disciples. They had for many days fulness of its approach; and should it turn out to be a won- kept themselves locked away out of sight due to their fear at derful occasion it then becomes a memorable highlight, some- what the Jewish authorities might do to them. I don’t know thing to look back on with gratitude and to cherish as you get about you but in all probability I would have done the same; older. self preservation is a very strong motive in what we do and say. When I was forty [this seems such a long time ago now] I had The real surprise about the Pentecost event was the change in one of those superb surprises that life brings that is now firmly attitude in the disciples, from being scared and concerned about planted in my memory and brings me joy every time I recall it – their self preservation they were transformed by Holy Spirit into a family and friends gathering orchestrated by my wife without courageous determined joy filled people who proclaimed the my knowledge to celebrate that ‘0’ milestone in my life. It was good news of the Kingdom of God throughout Jerusalem and to become a wonderful time of celebration and of catching up beyond. with old friends that lifted the soul. We live in an age where the church in the west appears to have There were times when the disciples went through similar lost its courage and bends over backwards to accommodate the experiences of real surprise. I wonder what they thought as general feelings of society at large rather than standing firm in they were partying at a Cana wedding when Jesus supplied faith and upholding the truth of the Gospel. If the secular world such an abundance of great wine for people to enjoy [I would says things are wrong over an issue it strikes me that the have liked to have been there!]. Or when out in a boat at night church acquiesces to that mindset even if that means going Jesus comes along walking on the water; not your average against scripture; and if the secular world says that the church occurrence and certainly something to remember and talk is being narrow minded, bigoted, out of touch then all to often about. we see the church seeking to pander to the way of the world. The biggest and best surprise was the resurrection of Jesus and It is my prayer that those who believe and trust in Jesus Christ the way that event transformed the lives of those who were seek to be filled and empowered by Holy Spirit as the disciples witnesses of it. Sometimes however what comes as a surprise in the upper room that together we might show to the world or perhaps in a surprising way is not an out of the blue happen- that holy boldness that makes us unafraid to stand up for the ing, there are times when advanced warning has been given truth of God’s word and to stop conforming to the pattern of but not fully understood or appreciated. Jesus gave the disciples this world; after all our kingdom, our home is a heavenly one plenty of warning about the events that happened at the and it is by the standards of heaven that we should be living Pentecost festival in Jerusalem: out our lives for the glory of God and for his kingdom. Let us ‘I am going to send you what my Father has promised; surprise the world with God’s love and grace. but stay in the city until you have been clothed with Yours in Christ Jesus power from on high’ Luke 24 v 49 Howard

Bible Study Group Prayer Group Other events for your diary

Wellington Heath Christ Church 12th June Much Marcle Summer Party 4th, 18th June Wellington Heath 16th June Putley Lunch 2nd July 6th July Deanery Social Event at Bosbury House

9.30am 11th July Diocesan Synod at Ludlow Details from Rev Howard Mayell Every Wednesday Tel: 07906841893

Much Marcle Beta Group 7.30pm From the church records FUNERAL 5th, 19th June 23 April - Mostyn Tracy Evans 3rd, 17th, 30th July WEDDINGS 7.30pm Philips House 20.4.13. Unless otherwise published Graham Thomas - Kate Penny Details from Rev Howard Mayell Tel: 07906841893 23.4.13. Or Andrew Bentley-Taylor Tel: 07989607995 Simon Williams - Samantha Thompson

BELL RINGING PRACTICE DATES AND TIMES Sat 11th May - Learners Practice Session - 10am - 12pm Fri 31st May - Visiting ringers - 2:00 - 2:40pm Sat 25th May - Wedding - ringing starts at 12:30pm Sat 1st June - Wedding - ringing starts at 1:30pm

Neighbourhood Watch Update—Fraud and internet crime

People living in the West Mercia Police area who  Make sure your computer has up-to-date anti-virus soft- suspect they are victims of fraud or internet crime, ware and a firewall installed. are being urged to contact a national “one stop shop” reporting centre. Since the beginning of  Sign-up to Verified by Visa or MasterCard Secure Code April, all police forces in the UK have signed up to whenever given the option while shopping online. This involves Action Fraud, a government led body co-ordinating the fight registering a password with your card company and provides against fraudsters and scammers. extra security to online transactions. Detective Inspector Mark Glazzard, head of West Mercia’s  If you receive bills, invoices or receipts for things you Economic Crime Unit – covering Herefordshire, Shropshire, haven’t bought, or financial institutions you don’t normally deal Telford & Wrekin and Worcestershire - says it is important with make contact about outstanding debts, take action – your people know who to contact if targeted. identity may have been stolen. “If you’ve been scammed, ripped off or conned, there is something you can do about it. Action Fraud is a central point for  You should regularly get a copy of your credit file and check reporting fraud and financially motivated internet crime and can it for entries you don’t recognise. Callcredit, Equifax and be contacted on line through www.actionfraud.police.uk or by Experian can all provide your credit file. phoning 0300 123 2040. However, if there is any immediate  Be extremely wary of post, phone calls or emails offering danger, or if you see a crime in action, call the emergency 999 you business deals out of the blue. If an offer seems too good number. to be true, it probably is. Although fraud comes in many forms, taking the following simple steps will help give protection:-  If you have been a victim of fraud, be aware of fraud recovery fraud. This is when fraudsters pretend to be a lawyer  Do not give any personal information (name, address, bank or a law enforcement officer claiming they can help recover the details, email or phone number) to organisations or people money lost. before verifying their credentials. If you need advice about fraud, call Action Fraud on 0300 123  Many frauds start with a “phishing” email. Banks and 2040. financial institutions will not send an email asking you to click on Further information about fraud and full details about Action a link and confirm your bank details. Do not trust such emails, Fraud are available on the West Mercia Police website: even if they look genuine. www.westmercia.police.uk/advice-centre/fraud-and-identity- theft  Destroy and preferably shred receipts with your card details on and post showing your name and address.

Summer Concert at Ledbury Rugby Club Friday 29th and Saturday 30th June 7.30 start The theme this year will be music from the films. As in our previous concerts at the rugby club it will be cabaret style with a fully licenced bar. Tickets are £10 per head and can be obtained from Sue 01531 636452 and Sandra 01531 632801 Proceeds from the concerts will go to Guide Dogs for the Blind Charity.

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Seasonal Recipes by Alison Taylor ([email protected])

Hopefully June is going to be reasonably summery! These recipes can be used for a variety of occasions whatever the weather. The falafels can be served as a starter or as a snack. Eat them either inside some warm pitta bread spread with a little houmous, or with a salad. The Carrot Cup Cakes are lovely as part of a picnic and taste even better if made with your own home grown carrots which are often sweeter than shop bought.

SWEET POTATO FALAFELS

Ingredients Method 700g (1lb 9oz) sweet potatoes 1 teasp gr cumin 1. Heat the oven to 200C/180fan/GM 6. Microwave the sweet potato for 8-10 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped minutes until tender. Cool until you can handle them, and then peel. The skin 2 teasp gr coriander will come off quite easily. Juice ½ lemons 2. Mash the flesh with a potato masher then mix in the remaining ingredients. Mix 100g plain flour well. Shape into 16-20 balls. Place on a greased baking tray and bake for 15 2-3 tablsp fresh chopped parsley seasoning minutes. Turn over and cook for a further 15 minutes

CARROT CUPCAKES Ingredients Method

ICING 175g (6oz) light brown sugar 1. Put the oven on 180C/160 fan/GM 4. Place 12 cup 100g (4oz) butter 200g (8oz) SR flour cake cases in tin. 300g (10oz) cream cheese 2. Mix all the dry ingredients together. Whisk the eggs 1 teasp bicarbonate of soda 100g (4oz) sieved icing sugar and oil together then add to the dry with the carrots, 1 teasp mixed spice 1 teasp vanilla extract or a orange zest and coconut ,if using. Divide between the ½ teasp freshly ground nutmeg pinch of ground cinnamon to cake cases and bake for 20-25 minutes until a skewer Zest 1 orange taste comes out clean. 2 eggs 3. Make the icing by creaming the butter and icing sugar 100ml (¼ pt) sunflower oil together and then beat in the cream cheese and 200g (8oz) grated carrots vanilla. Ice the cakes and decorate with orange zest if 50g (2oz) desiccated coconut, liked. optional

March weather recorded by Eric Ward

TEMPERATURE th RAIN Total for month 21.3 mm Coldest night 6 - 3.4 deg C

st Number of days with rain 9 Lowest maximum 3.2 deg C 1

Wettest day 11th 7.2 mm Highest minimum 8.0 deg C 17th

TEMPERATURE rd th Warmest day 23 , 24 20.0 deg C Days with frost Air 6 Ground 1

Please note that in February’s chart last month the total rainfall should have read 37.5 mm instead of 22.6 mm.

Bridal Service at St Michael’s

Brides-to-be may be unaware of the fantastic bridal dresses the Hospice has available at its Bromyard shop, 44 Broad Street HR7 4AA. These include a range of new donated designer dresses at only £250 each (reduced from £300-£900), as well as pre-loved wedding dresses. All proceeds come to the Hospice, so future brides can choose from a fantastic range of beautiful dresses at below High Street prices secure in the knowledge that they will be supporting the Hospice’s vital work.

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