Memorial Hall Wichenford Ladies’ Fellowship: 2.30pm 2nd Tuesday in the month (usually) Toddler Group: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays (term time) 10.30am Martley Memorial Hall

Wednesdays Volume 21 No 3 August 2011 Teme Valley Shufflers Line Dancing: 7pm Martley Memorial Hall Enq. Jeff & Advertise in The Villager: Aileen Thelma 01886 821772 Parker. 01886 888456 Martley Folk Club: 1st Wednesday in Editor: Gail Dawson (01886 889180) the month at The Talbot, and Editorial Team: Martley Alan Boon (01886 3rd Wednesday at The Admiral Rodney 888527), Kate King (01886 888439) Martley WI: 2nd Wednesday in the Wichenford Janet Andrews (01886 888303), month 7.30pm Heaton House Sheila Richards (01886 888378) Distribution: Martley George & June Lawrence Thursdays (01886 821064) Wichenford Karen Furber Wichenford Wine Club: 3rd Thursday in (01886 888449) the month Contact The Villager: Leave articles at Martley Post Office, call Janet or Sheila Martley & District Horticultural (Wichenford) or email the Editor at Society: last Thursday in the month [email protected] 7.30pm Martley Memorial Hall Opinions expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of The Villager. The Villager See Church Words p. 27 for details of services cannot be held responsible for any goods or services advertised in the magazine. See articles for details of special events AND changes of time/date/venue of regular events

Regular events in Martley and See the Diary page on www.martley.org.uk for Wichenford: a complete listing of all forthcoming events (that the Diary page editor knows about) Sundays See page 28 for contact details of organisations 2nd Sunday in the month: Teme Valley Farmers Market for local Articles to go in The Villager must be produce 11am The Talbot, Knightwick submitted by the 1st of the Martley Ramblers meet Church car park previous month

3rd Sunday in the month: Path-or-Nones meet 9.30am Martley Memorial Hall car park to help maintain the local footpaths

Mondays Rhythm Time: 9.30-11.30am Martley Memorial Hall Enq. Rachel 01886 812565 Martley Parish Council: 1st Monday in Records of the Parish Council meetings in the two parishes are not intended to be full the month 8pm Memorial Hall and complete minutes. Minutes of meetings Tuesdays can be seen by contacting the respective Short Mat Bowling: 2.00pm Martley Clerks to the Councils.

August 2011 * The Villager 9 OUT AND ABOUT IN MARTLEY Visit our website—www.martley.org.uk

Martley Ramblers press, a date for your diaries for the Sunday 14 August at 2pm, Church summer outing, may be the 10 August. Car Park We are all looking There has been a forward to the change of venue for Summer Tea Party our August Walk. This in the garden of will be around the Brook Court on Hawford Canals area, Saturday 6 August; this is by the kind led by the two lovely Paulines and we invitation of Jean and James Hyslop. will leave the church car park at 2 pm. We are thrilled that Julia Roberts has It was a shame the walk for the 12 been elected to the National Board of June had to be cancelled due to the Trustees, what an honour for her and weather, but we would have had some for Martley WI, we do hope she very wet Ramblers indeed! The enjoys her term of office. Some evening of the Midsummer walk on 23 members have been very busy helping June was a perfect summer evening, to organise the Federation Day at sandwiched between two very wet Croome Court and some have been days. 11 Ramblers and 2 dogs enjoyed strutting the catwalk at the Fashion the lovely walk and the views from the Shows. It is all hard work but good Way across to the fun. Life is far from boring when you Malvern Hills. The views to the are a WI member and willing to try Cotswolds on the return down from new experiences! Don‘t forget Rodge Hill and around the Penny Hill everyone is welcome to join us at Quarry were lovely too. The evening anytime! finished with some lovely food and Kate King plenty of chatting. Kate King Pudford Lane Tweets Martley WI The prolonged dry There is no set meeting arranged for weather has meant the this month but at the time of going to banks along the lane are

10 The Villager * August 2011 very crumbly and sandy soil cascades well-cared for birds. Several onto the road, which is bringing down greenhouses complete the picture. some very interesting fossil rocks. Pat and Brian are tremendous hard One wonders what the conditions are workers and always produce excellent like inside the numerous badger sets plants for the May sale and the Annual along the lane. Do they have roof falls Show. After exploring the garden we onto their bedding and the mother were treated to a really wonderful badger yelling a warning? The lane barbecue with all the trimmings and has no running water running down some fabulous strawberry and cream and the birds stand unhappily puddings, so this goes down as one of squawking looking for it. The flowers the best ever evening meetings, a big are all finishing early this year, but thank-you Pat and Brian, it was really lots of meadow sweet is appearing super! The Society has given a kneeler along many of the major roads, as to St Peter‘s Church, it was beautifully there were also banks of dandelions worked by Caroline Dunn and features earlier in the year. Is this the result of lilies. Good news on the membership fewer cuts and no spraying? front, we have three more people Congratulations to a certain young intending to join the Society! person who played his guitar so The 35th Martley Annual and beautifully at Evening Worship in Horticultural Show is on Saturday 20 Church, hopefully we shall be hearing August at 2pm at the Village Hall and more from him before too long Playing Field, and help is requested as usual (marquee erection on the Friday Martley & District afternoon and on Show Day itself) and Horticultural Society may all your entries be winning ones! The weather was set Tina Steele fair for the eagerly anticipated visit to the The Martley Annual home of our President, Horticultural Society Show Mrs Pat Finch, and her husband Brian, and Fete on 30 June. Theirs is a large garden Saturday 20 August at 2pm at the containing much of interest to ‗plants Village Hall and Playing Fields people‘. There are many trees, shrubs, This years annual Show and Fete climbers, perennial plants etc of all which is to be held on Saturday 20 kinds and everything is beautifully set August is hoping to be the biggest and out with mown areas and a most best yet. We are blessed with a stunning wildflower meadow patch. fantastic team of volunteers who There are young and mature fruit trees religiously meet throughout the year, and a thriving vegetable area helped pour over ideas and work round the no doubt by the by-product from the clock to bring you this lovely village poultry; it was so nice to see these fete. Amongst this years attractions

August 2011 * The Villager 11 will be the Official Opening by Tony on one freezing morning after our Fisher of BBC Hereford and work, it was very welcome! We have Worcester, The Horticultural Show, also constructed a pond for the pre- Train Rides, Tombola, (Professional) school and continued our grounds Dog Display (and bring your own dog input with them for a second year. We too), Tenbury Band, Scout Band, hope you are enjoying our Martley Owls, Tractor Pull, Children's` Corner, entry sign planters and these were Bouncy Castle and Slide, Children's made with wood from Hillside wood Races, Stalls, Plants and Produce, yard, built by our amazing Chantry Beekeeping, BBQ, Ice Creams, Teas, Handyman, paid for by Parish Council Cakes, Belly Dancing, Sumo and filled by an anonymous donor. We Wrestling, Pony Rides, Hand Bell are pleased that Betts Ecology and Pat Ringing, Grand Draw (100 pounds Milner have taken over responsibility first prize and 9 other prizes) and a for two of them and the remaining two Car Boot Sale (6 pounds entry on the will need volunteers who are passing day). Please could you show your to water and dead head the flowers. In support for this lovely village the autumn we hope to plant bulbs community event. Lets hope the sun which will grow into a spring display. shines and everyone can enjoy a We hadn‘t originally planned to, but lovely day out. we also did the roadside barrel at Heaton House as a follow up from our The Chantry school Year 10 input here last year. We also enjoyed Youth award group working on the village hall car park We are 14 Year old Year 10 students and removed a number of large bags and we hope you feel we have made a of rubbish. The Horticultural Society difference in Martley. We have been hopes to put shrubs in the patch in the taking part in Heart of in future. Our students have made the Bloom-It‘s your neighbourhood‘ hanging baskets too and please bring a award for the last 2 years. We have bottle of water when passing to water painted the background and reindeer and keep them looking healthy. The for the Christmas grotto at The Cob assessor came to school on the 29 June House. In the cold months at the and was so very pleased as we had beginning of the year we cleared the been involved in a number of village orchard at the Crown pub and this has communities and hopefully these given the young trees a chance to project will be ongoing. establish themselves and the grass has been allowed to grow long for the Update-Martley Recreation biodiversity. We have also Association and ‘Desperate straightened the hedge and are looking to play’ committee forward to strimming the area in the Thanks to our previous article in The autumn. Our thanks to the Crown for Villager we have now had a slide providing the drink of hot chocolate

12 The Villager * August 2011 generously donated for the play area. Martley Amateur Dramatics We will be ordering a birds nest swing By the time you read this we will have and getting two new baby performed our musical ―Sourpuss‖, swing seats very soon. hopefully to packed houses, we will We also have some update you on how it went in exciting extra news! I September. Please remember our was rung up by summer school Mad Kidz. It‘s still not Community Spaces, who had turned too late to enroll, the club will run us down at our first grant application, Monday 22 August to Friday 26 and they have reconsidered our project August 9am to 5pm. For registration and we have now passed the first or further information please e-mail stage. We also now have a facilitator [email protected]. Jo Webb, who is experienced in completing the second stage of the News Flash, News Flash application. This application is for a The LEADER fund is a European community multi-sport area, to be funding stream administered by the situated at the side of the football County Council. We have recently pitch. Hopefully this will be of value completed the (time consuming) to all ages and I know that the young application process for funding to inter football/ cricketers are very excited. I alia develop Martley Pit, document all as a grandma am too! Our deadline known geological features in the for completion/application is Parish, produce educational packs, and December and we have lots of hurdles commence a geo tourism initiative and to jump first, so its fingers crossed for other items. After Dr Paul Olver and I more progress! went for the final interview yesterday Pat Owen at the Elgar Birthplace Museum, I am very pleased to say that we have been Longside Radio successful in our application and have Would you like to be involved in been awarded £26309 towards total Longside Radio and make it a station project estimated costs of £39000, the Martley can be proud of? If so please difference to be made up from 'in kind' email Mark David on donations (ie donated work) and [email protected] Don‘t volunteer hours. So, now the work forget you can tune in via our website starts but thanks to all for you interest, where you can find lots more enthusiasm and in many cases direct information on the website, including help. More news and regular updates details of all our ‗on air‘ shows. We to follow. are continuing to grow and expand John Nicklin with guest DJ‘s and request 01886 888318 shows..tune in for yourself and listen ! http://www.worcesterbb.com www.longsideradio.co.uk.

August 2011 * The Villager 13 noon: Family Fun at The Pump Rooms, Tenbury Thursday 1 September 2011 11am – 12 noon: Family Fun Walk at The Cobhouse Fisheries

Summer Holiday Fun With

Teme Valley Children’s Centre ______Well the summer holidays are upon us once again, and mindful that so many Villager Articles for Martley services stop over the holidays, Teme Taken from the August 1992 Valley Children‘s Centre is ensuring edition that in August there are at least two Martley Memorial Hall held a opportunities a week for families to Summer Dance and Jazz festival with meet up with others in the area. All of music from Neil Scott Band. An our events are open to children aged 0- excellent supper was served by the 12 years old and their families and are Griffiths and all monies raised went to being held across the Teme Valley the hall. area. A contribution of 50p per child will be requested at each event. We Cricket At the time of writing the Martley look forward to seeing you at one of Cricket Club made an excellent start our events soon! Thursday 4 August 2011, 10am – 4pm: to their season and are currently top of Annual Play Day at Malvern Football the Philip, Laney and Jolly League. Club Wednesday 10 August 2011 10.30am – 12 Martley WI noon: Family Fun at Hallow Village Hall On Wednesday 5 August, we are off Thursday 11 August 2011 11am – 1pm: to Cheltenham Racecourse for an Picnic and Walk at Woods evening racing. Also, preparations are Wednesday 17 August 2011 10.30am – 12 well underway with the making and noon: Family Fun at & baking of cakes for the Horticultural Village Hall Show on the 29 August. For several Thursday 18 August 2011 11am – 1pm: years the shield awarded for Class 7 Picnic and Walk at Worcester Countryside Centre was held by Martley WI members! Wednesday 24 August 2011 10.30am – 12 noon: Family Fun at Village Martley and District Hall Horticultural Society Thursday 25 August 2011 11am – 1pm: On a sunny Saturday morning 64 Picnic and Walk at Wyre Forest members and friends boarded Rogers Tuesday 30 August 2011 10.30am – 12

14 The Villager * August 2011 double decker coach for a day trip to featured above. Please contact me for Garden Festival Wales at Ebbw Vale. more details The Sky Shuttle which takes you 300 Gail, Editor feet above the festival site for a spectacular view of the valley below to the floral Hall with its superb flower displays generated lots of interest. On the way back there was a stop at Ledbury for refreshments. A Martley Parish Council thoroughly enjoyable day for everyone Edited draft unapproved Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting of Chantry Fun Run Martley Parish Council Held on The 4 July at 10.30am saw our first Monday 6 June 2011 at the fun run and was heralded by Chariots Memorial Hall of Fire played loudly over the PA Outstanding actions from previous system. A colourful stream of over minutes 256 runners, many in fancy dress The Martley Recreation Association provided some lovely colour! Halfway representative is still to be discussed, drinks were provided too. The the ‗my parish‘ website is still to be strolling contingent bringing up the set up and Martley Litter Blitz is rear not only stopped for a drink but ongoing. The Clerk asked District sat for a while and had a chat! Councillor Williams to chase up Approaching the home straight we Malvern Hills to enquire is they have a were entertained by a grandstand style scheme similar to that offered by commentary on the closing stages. Wychavon. The overall winner was James Didlick Progress reports aged 15 who completed the run in 19 The Clerk minutes and 59 seconds. The Fun Run All the issues regarding the signs and and additional attractions had potholes have been raised and a visit increased PTA funds by to the sites will be undertaken to approximately £1100. A wonderful, clarify the exact positions of the signs. wonderful day and it didn't even rain! Flowers have been sent to the Litter Editors Note: Warden to thank her for the work she I have received some lovely feedback has undertaken in the village. A letter since I published the first archive has been sent to all companies who news from 1992 in last months July were observed contravening the edition of this magazine. I am so weight restriction at Ankerdine pleased that many of you are enjoying recently. reading these articles from ‘days gone The Clerk has written to David Hunter by’. I am more than happy to provide regarding the dropped curbs at St. you with a copy of the full articles Peters Drive, advised the Lengthsman

August 2011 * The Villager 15 of the bin locations and has written to purchase the equipment on behalf of the race secretary and the Chief the Recreation Association, the Clerk Constable regarding the recent cycle agreed to look into this. The phone race through the village. box in the village has a broken pane, Lengthsman the Clerk will look into the BT adopt a The Lengthsman asked people to be phone box scheme and will also refer watchful as several gully gratings and the broken pane to BT. several signs have been stolen in Councillors, Items from Village Hall Annual Meeting Wichenford parish in recent weeks. A The air 2 air heating system is pending request was made to the Lengthsman whilst other grant funding is that the grass from Ham Bridge to investigated, but works will be Clifton junction was trimmed as it is undertaken this year to insulate the blocking visibility. roof. Solutions to the lack of storage Councillors within the hall are also being looked at Speed signs Councillors have met with Gerry and a request was made to users of the Brienza from Worcester Highways hall were asked to put tables and and five possible sites have been chairs back after use. identified. These are Committee reports, Road, Maylite, this will however recommendations and items require a post, opposite the Village requiring full approval: Hall towards the entrance to the The Internal Audit, Risk Assessment, village, opposite Barbers House, Asset Register and Financial Barbers Lane but an extension is Regulations were discussed and required to the existing 30mph sign, proposed by the Finance Committee. Hillside by the entrance to The Old They were then approved by Full Barn but the lowering of the existing Council. Authorisation was given to sign will be required and Scar Bank sign the Parish Council into the 3 year with the possibility of moving the plan for the insurance provided by 30mph sign to Noak Farm. Another Came & Company. The initial possible location was discussed on the payment for the first year will be approach to Berrow Green using the £504.00. proposed repeater signs as a measure The Clerk is to speak with the within the speed review. insurance company regarding the Councillors, Items from Annual possible phone box and the speed sign. Parish Meeting The Clerk will also add the sign onto Gordon Griffiths raised the £10,000 the Asset Register. lottery grant awarded to purchase Planning equipment for the play area. He asked New whether the Parish Council could 11/00666/FUL Hawksnest Barn,

16 The Villager * August 2011 Easinghope Lane, Reconstruction of children during the holidays.? From Earth Dam (Retrospective) Monday 8 to Thursday 11 August, Pending Rocky‘s Plaice Holiday Club will be 11/00582/FUL Adj Three Acres, commencing at Martley Memorial Willow Road, Agricultural building Hall. This is aimed at children aged and drive between 5-11 years and will run from Approved 10am until 12 Noon each day. Please 11/00243/FUL Penny Hill Quarry, book your place by contacting Rev Pudford Lane, To erect a static wind David Sherwin on 01886 888664 charger Finance Mobile Library 2011 There were 3 cheques totalling Ockeridge £771.78 approved. Silver Oaks 9.45–10.05 Urgent decisions since the last Wichenford meeting Malvern View 10.10–10.35 A meeting had been arranged for Church 10.45–11.05 9.30am on Wednesday 8 June 2011 Kings Green Farm 11.15–11.40 with the local rates office to ascertain Rosses Green 11.45–12.05 Martley Hillside whether the pavilion is a rateable Horn Lane Bungalows 12.10– building. 12.25 Councillors reports and items for Martley future agenda Taylors of Martley 12.30–12.45 Councillor Bromley will cover the LUNCH area of Prickley Green with immediate Heaton House 1.20–1.50 effect and Councillor Baxter will Church 1.55–2.15 cover Berrow Green. The Clerk is to Clifton Village Hall 2.30–3.50 refer the hanging tree at Newtown to Highways again and the drain by the The Mobile Library will be visiting these sawmills still needs requires attention. stops on Wednesdays on the dates listed The Clerk was informed of two road below in 2011: traffic collisions that both occurred on 12 January 21 February 2 3 Saturday 14 May 2011, these will be February added to the records now being kept. 16 March 6 April 27 April 18 May 8 June 29 June Date of next meeting 20 July 10 August 31 August The next meeting will be held on th 21 September 12 October 2 Monday 4 July 2011 November 23 November 14 December Rockys Plaice Summer Holidays are on us yet again! The Mobile Library will also be visiting Cob House Fisheries every 3rd Thursday Are you looking for something 1.30-2.15pm interesting and fun to entertain the

August 2011 * The Villager 17 Over the Garden Wall in Wichenford WICHENFORD NEEDS YOUR NEWS

Janet Andrews 01886 888303 Sheila Richards 01886 888378

Church Flowers relatives in a Suffolk village. 7 August Mrs Smith Gwen Burnett 16 August Mrs Smith 21 August Mrs Wetherall St Laurence’s Church 28 August Mrs Wetherall Flower Festival Blessed by the fine weather, Thank you particularly Sunday‘s Thank you to everyone who has had a scorcher, St Laurence‘s collection box for the Children‘s Church Flower Society. We have raised £109 for this Festival on 25 and 26 good cause. June, commemorating the 400th Anniversary A letter from Gwen Burnett of the King James Bible, was a great I was both surprised and moved by the success. An enormous thank you is large amount of new home cards and due to all those folk who arranged the special messages that I received when flowers and prepared the church and I left Wichenford. My sincere thanks churchyard, the sponsors who helped go to everyone for all your very kind cover the costs, those who gave up thoughts. their time to welcome visitors and the It was difficult leaving the village visitors themselves for generously after 28 years, but with getting older, supporting the event and bestowing family bereavements and with my such lovely compliments. All the driving days over, life had become floral arrangements were beautiful and more complicated. Memories of the the chosen texts very fitting to those village and some special friends will remembered with such love and always be remembered as an affection. Over £450.00 was collected important period of my life. I hope and added to the total raised by that in time I will settle happily near Wichenford Open Gardens 2011.

18 The Villager * August 2011 Wow! What a weekend reminders of this year's event on our excellent website www. Go Wichenford! wichenfordopengardens.com After early rain on Saturday the sun With sincere thanks shone, the temperature Alan Green began to soar and the visitors arrived in Wichenford History droves. Twenty two 16 Feb 1734 very different gardens At a parish meeting this day in the and their proud (and Church of Wichenford, it was sometimes nervous unanimously agreed that notice be gardeners) welcomed given to all single labouring persons them warmly, selling under 30 years of age and women them everything from bargain plants upwards of 12 and under 40 years old, to bags of horse manure! A couple of who were unmarried, to provide garden competitions also proved themselves services for the year popular (the winners of the scarecrow ensuing as the law directs under the competition in garden one were penalty of being liable to be sent by Christine Neville of Hallow on the warrants of 2 Justices to the House Saturday, scarecow named Ben, and of Correction or bound over to the Marlene Roberts from Gloucestershire next Assizes or Sessions and to be of on Sunday, scarecrow named Oscar). good behaviour in the meantime. Our 'Gourmet Lunches' proved more popular than ever and we were able Note, Nothing done between this 16 to offer relaxing afternoon teas in Feb & 31 July 1736 three different gardens. An 'all day' licensed bar was, unsurprisingly, Wichenford Bluebell Ride very successful (of course you 2011 can have a Pimms with chocolate cake We had been if you want to!) and the market anxiously waiting stalls did more business than ever. The for rain for the last results of all this activity? ten weeks but not a A staggering profit of £9,500.00! So, drop in Wichenford to the countless numbers of you who and the farm was as dry as the Sahara. helped to achieve this in any way at all How is it then that on the day of the may we offer our humble, heartfelt Bluebell Ride on the 7 May, the and very grateful thanks, take a bow, heavens decided to open and we have give yourselves a pat on the back, you a deluge, it could have waited! deserve it, and remember, it's only two Wonderful for the ground and the years 'till we do it all again‘! If crops, but not so happy for the riders! you can't wait that long there will be However, we must have had about 85

August 2011 * The Villager 19 riders on the day, and a few more on and cheese to vegetables and cakes, to Sunday when the weather was slightly jams, plants and fruit. Not to mention better. It was definitely a good idea to crafts from the hidden talents of our keep the ride open for the following local people. There will also be a weekend, we had about another 50 riders and the weather was perfect. village stall where you can donate any Sadly the bluebells are well over, but excess produce you have, which will the linseed was beautiful when the sun be sold for the Memorial Hall funds. shone. Everyone completed the course We will be serving lunches, coffees without incident and the ground was and teas and all sorts of goodies from perfect. Although we didn‘t have a our new kitchen. If you would like to sponsor this year, we will be able to have a stall to sell your produce or donate some £2,400 to the Church in Wichenford, the Memorial Hall, the crafts, (for a minimal contribution of Day Centre and of course St Richards £10 to the Memorial Hall), please Hospice. Very many thanks to Carma contact Georgina by email on and Helen for doing the teas and [email protected], or telephone delicious cakes, to the Randall family 07767 788 273. Space is limited for for doing the checking in and out, to stalls so its best to book in sooner Ken for doing the parking as usual, the road monitors, Gail, Andy, Nicky, rather than later! Richard, Robert, Sarah and Adam, and GBL to Pete and Brian for monitoring the Worcestershire Welcomes course all day. Thanks also to Skinny Best Visitor Attraction and Richard for spending hours preparing the 12 mile course around Well Done To The Cob House the farm. Cob House Fisheries in Wichenford GBL has been awarded the Worcestershire Memorial Hall, Wichenford, New Kitchen and Bar facilities On Saturday 3 September we are celebrating the opening of the brand Welcomes Best Visitor Attraction 2011. This is a fantastic achievement new kitchen and bar facilities in the for the team at Cob House who work Memorial Hall. To inaugurate the new so hard to provide a facility to the facilities we are holding a Country community and help promote local Market and Craft Fair between 11am businesses and produce. Cob House and 3pm. There will be stalls selling had some very stiff competition and different local products from honeys were finalists against the Severn

20 The Villager * August 2011 Valley Railway and the service at Martley the previous year. Worcestershire County Museum (Hartlebury Castle) both fantastic Wichenford WI visitor attractions. Sharon Gilbert Mrs S Griffin held a talk on natural representing the Three Counties therapy and how natural and plant Showground was one of the therapies can help with stress and independent judges on the physical illnesses. Also a visit in Worcestershire Awards judging panel September was agreed to go to the and said: "Cob House provides a County Museum in Hartlebury. pleasant, relaxing and fun-filled Editors Note: environment where the simple I have received some lovely feedback pleasure of family togetherness can since I published the first archive flourish, so rare these days! I was news from 1992 in last months July impressed with the whole ethos of the edition of this magazine. I am so place, the diversity of things to do and pleased that many of you are enjoying the obvious support for other local reading these articles from ‘days gone businesses and groups. If anyone by’. I am more than happy to provide knows how to foster community you with a copy of the full articles relations it's Cob House! I was also featured above. Please contact me for impressed with how much work Helen more details and Robert Taylor have achieved in Gail, Editor such a short space of time, with excellent vision and hard work. They ______are thoroughly deserving of this prestigious award." The new building Out and about in our at Cob House is reaching its 1st neighbouring villages Birthday and as part of its celebrations we have a series of events scheduled Annual Cycle Ride from the 1-7th August and all the This is the annual rallying call to all details can be found on our website cyclists in our 3 parishes! Please Helen Taylor volunteer to participate in the The Villager Wichenford sponsored cycle ride, which generates precious funds for the Worcestershire Articles August 1992 and Dudley Historic Churches Trust. The Trust plays a vital role in the life Open Air Service of the church by awarding grants for On Sunday 30 August, Wichenford the preservation, repair, maintenance Church played host to four other and improvement of any Christian parishes and invited people from all church in the Worcestershire Diocese. over the area to an open air service. A few years ago, St Leonard's church, This followed a very successful , received such a grant as a

August 2011 * The Villager 21 contribution towards the repair and 41 locks. The walk meanders along renovation of the west windows in the the recently renovated Droitwich canal nave. Please could those, who will be to the River Severn and back along the willing to ride on Saturday 10 Worcester-Birmingham Canal. September, telephone me and I will St Richard's Hospice Community arrange to issue them with the Fundraiser Phillippa Jones has sponsorship papers. In addition, I organized the event with support from would be most grateful if someone in British Waterways. She said, "This each of Martley and Wichenford walk is a fantastic way to discover the parishes could offer to take care of the wonderful river pre and post event paperwork for their and canal landscapes on our doorsteps. riders, including the collation and It's also flat which makes it easier for despatch of monies raised (I will take walkers to complete the 21 this on for , Cotheridge and miles." She added, "Last year was a Knightwick). Thanks to the generosity huge success with many walkers of our sponsors, we have been able to vowing they send substantial cheques each year. would come back and do the challenge Two years ago we raised £1338, again this year." Walkers need to be which is the highest figure achieved so relatively fit to complete the far. Please join in this year and help walk, which is estimated will take at us to try to exceed this! least 6 hours of walking, excluding Chris Baker lunch and rest stops. 01905 333225 Registration close on Friday 5 August, is free and walkers are encouraged to Step out on Waterways Walk raise sponsorship, Dogs are also challenge welcome on this walk. The event is Seventy keen walkers have already supported by Droitwich Spa Marina, signed up to take part in the second 21 Worcestershire County Council, and miles circular Waterways Walk in British Waterways. Worcestershire this summer. The For more information call the walk, on Sunday 14th August, is in aid Fundraising Dept on 01905 763963 or of St Richard's Hospice and last year go to www.strichards.org.uk/ more than 300 walkers took part and waterwayswalk raised over £35,000 for the hospice through sponsorship and donations. Teme Valley Area Treasure Event organizers hope the walk will Hunt prove just as popular this year. The This will start at 2pm on Saturday flat route starts at Droitwich Rugby 13 August at Stanford Village Hall Club and takes walkers through the and will take in a number of Churches beautiful scenery and open in the Teme Valley area. It will not be countryside of Worcestershire, passing a race and we will be giving a prize

22 The Villager * August 2011 for the least distance Golf Club and Yeoman‘s garage. travelled. There will Proceeds from the show will go to also be a children's St.Kenelm‘s church roof fund, The prize and a memory Royal Agricultural Benevolent prize! We would Institution, The Air Ambulance Trust expect most cars to be returned by and The Gambia Horse & Donkey 4pm. There will then be tea and Trust. If you would like to exhibit or refreshments and a prize giving. The help to run the show please contact charge will be £10 per car. We hope Pippa on 01886 812412 or 07734 that you have an enjoyable afternoon 883017, Liz on 01886 812634, Kelly exploring parts of the area that are on 01886 812322 or Beth and Jack on unknown to you. All from the Teme 01886 812464. Schedules can be area will be welcome to attend. obtained from the website or send a Robin Dean sae to Mrs Pippa Balch, Copperfields, Old Road, WR6 6DR. Film Society Thanks to everyone who made last Clifton Show is being held on season such a success! We can now Saturday 27 August on Mr John tell you about our exciting new Delahay‘s field again and is an open programme of great films for next horse and dog show with many other year, selected by you our audience. 17 attractions for all the family. Horse September, Made in Dagenham, 15 and pony showing and jumping start at October, Central Station, 19 9am and a fun dog show at 12 noon. November, Priscilla Queen of the There will also be a gundog display Desert, 21 January, The Bridges of and fancy dress competition from Madison County, 18 February, The 2.00pm. Attractions include classic Secret in their Eyes, 17 March, The vehicles, barn owls, Droitwich Ferret Grocers Son, 27 April, The Visitor Welfare, bat experts, alpacas and and then on the 19 May we‘ll have our Young Farmers and local enterprises. end of season party. Season tickets Refreshments will be provided by are available for only £30, which Clifton WI, Dean‘s Ice Cream, supports us and gives you entry to all Georgina‘s catering and The New Inn, the films. You just come along on the who are kindly providing a licensed night for only £5. Please contact Jean bar. The Showground opens at 8am Latham on 01886 888 122 for more and car parking is kindly provided by information. We look forward to Mr.Bob Crump on his field opposite seeing you there!! the showground. For those less sure- footed there will be a shuttle from the A main gate kindly provided by Sapey

August 2011 * The Villager 23 Abseil for St Richards Are you prepared to go In the Garden over the edge for St Richard‘s? Join the St Richard's abseil on Sunday, 7th August down the 141ft Hall If it is sunny, take time to sit out in Clock Tower. £25 entry fee to cover your garden and just enjoy it. Many of costs and training and you must raise a you will be on holiday at some time a £50 minimum sponsorship. For more this month, so look around for some information please contact via email new ideas, digital cameras are great [email protected] for recording plants or arrangements that catch your eye. Feed your Announcements container bedding plants, they have Marriages been in place for a while now and Steven Magoffin and need a boost. Summer prune the th Rebecca Watts on 11 Wisteria and trim your conifer hedges June at St Peter‘s, as soon as possible, if you didn't get Martley round to it in July. The lavender will Benjamin Murphy and Rebecca need trimming back and rambler roses th Moore on 18 June at Great Witley should be pruned as they finish Daniel Walker and Jenny Turner on flowering. Now is the time to order th 25 June at the Chapel of St Mary your spring bulbs and shrubs from And St Andrew, Knightwick. specialist nurseries if you are looking for something special. Popular bulbs Laid to rest were the ashes of will be coming into garden centres at Robyn Stenborg who died on 30 the end of the month and why not try a January 2011. Burial of ashes at few new daffodils in a pot and enter Highfileds Farm, Knightwick on 26 them in the Martley Spring Show! If June. the weather is warm and wet keep an Dorothy Watkins. Burial of ashes at eye open for blight on tomatoes and the Chapel of St Mary and St Andrew, potatoes. Remove infected plants and Knightwick on 16 June. burn, don't put them in compost. Avoid planting these crops in the same infected soil next year, you can grow tomatoes in pots of new compost but for potatoes try growing some earlies, which will be lifted before the blight sets in, or try a blight resistant variety. Local gardens open for charity this month include ; Shuttifield Cottage,

24 The Villager * August 2011 Storridge on August 20, The Picton half-fat crème fraîche to serve Garden, Colwall, August Method 7,14,19,27,29, and High View, Preheat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Hipplecote, Martley, where Mike and In a large bowl, use a hand whisk to Carole Dunnett will be welcoming mix the eggs, sugar and almond extract visitors on August 7. together for a minute until foamy. Pour in the melted butter and continue to beat until combined. Gently fold in the flour, ground almonds and a pinch of salt. Halve, stone and slice the peaches. Divide muffin mixture between 6 holes of a non-stick muffin tin. Top each with a blob of conserve or jam Seasonal Recipe and arrange a few slices of peach on Peach and Almond Muffins top. Scatter over the almonds and a These delicious low fat treats are little extra sugar, then bake for 20-25 perfect for a summer treat and can be minutes until puffed up and golden. Serve warm with a spoonful of half-fat served warm or cold crème fraîche, or leave to cool. They are best eaten the day they are made or Serves 6 frozen whilst still slightly warm for up Preparation and cooking times to 1 month. Ready in 35-45 mins Summer Cocktails Low fat Pimms Royale Ingredients Take a cold champagne flute, then add 3 large eggs 25ml of PIMM'S* No.1, top up the 100g golden caster sugar plus a little glass with Cava or Champagne then extra for sprinkling add a strawberry and serve A few drops of almond extract immediately!

25g butter, melted 100g self-raising flour 25g ground almonds 2 small peaches 2 teaspoons peach conserve or apricot jam 1 tablespoon flaked almonds

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Church Words The Rectory 01886 888664

August 2011 bible of today. Some being pure trans- Do you have a Bible at home? Perhaps lations, other paraphrases, but all have it was a gift from a Baptism or Confir- the desire to enable the reader to un- mation or you derstand that which is written. As you have had it for would expect I have many different another rea- translations of which I use to compare son. It is reck- different ways of seeing a passage of oned that most text so that it might be of help to me people in the even today. country own a Bible but it is John, the writer of the Gospel of John little read, and in this year that we said himself that ‗these things were celebrate the 400th anniversary of the written that we might believe, for King James Version of the Bible it is within these pages there is a revelation good to ponder the importance of this of God in Christ to the world‘ (John translation. 20 verse 31). The Psalmist wrote that ‗thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a Although there were translations of light to my path‘ (psalm 119 verse the Bible into English before this ver- 105). sion, with the great translators such as Coverdale and Tyndale who was mar- We may not think it but the Bible has tyred for translating the bible into much wisdom to offer us, even in the English, it is the King James version 21st Century, which helps us with our of the Bible which became accepted daily lives. As wonderfully poetic as across the denominations and was to the King James Version of the bible is, be used in public worship, enabling it is good to read it in a modern trans- the people of England to hear the Bi- lation to enable the words on the pages ble read in their common language. to speak into our lives today. Which- ever is our favourite translation, and For 300 years the translation stood there are many, reading and living it almost alone until the late 19th/early are the most important things for the 20th century new translations of the words written within it speak of the Bible into English appeared from the One who is the living word, Jesus. revised version, through to the street David

26 The Villager * August 2011 Monday 1 August 9.00am Morning Prayer, St Laurence, Wichenford Tuesday 2 August 10am Holy Communion, St Mary Magdalene, Broawas Wednesday 3 August 12 Noon PATH (Prayer at the Heart) – The Chapel of St Mary and St Andrew, Knightwick Thursday 4 August 12-2pm Lunch in Company, For those who normally eat on their own, Broadwas Village Hall Sunday 7 August 10.30am Holy Communion, St Laurence, Wichenford 10.30am Family Worship, St Peter, Martley 6.30pm Evensong, St Mary Magdalene, Broadwas Tuesday 9 August 10.00am Morn Prayer, St Mary Magdalene, Broadwas Wednesday 10 August 10:15am Holy Communion, Heaton House Thursday 11 August 2-3.30pm Pastoral Care Meeting at St Richard‘s Hospice Sunday 14 August 8.00am Holy Communion, St Leonard, Cotheridge 10.30am Family Worship, St Laurence, Wichenford 10.30am Holy Communion, St Peter, Martley Monday 15 August 9.00am Morning Prayer, St Peter, Martley Tuesday 16 August 10.00am Holy Communion, St Mary Magdalene, Broadwas Sunday 21 August 8.00am Holy Communion, St Peter Martley 10.30am Holy Communion, St Mary Magdalene, Broadwas 6.00pm Evening Worship, St Laurence Wichenford Monday 22 August 9.00am Morning Prayer, St Mary Magdalene, Broadwas Tuesday 23 August 10.00am Morning Prayer, St Mary Magdalene, Broadwas Wednesday 24 August 10:15am Summer Songs of Praise, Heaton House Sunday 28 August 10.30am Family Worship, St Mary Magdalene, Broadwas 10.30am Holy Communion, St Laurence, Wichenford 6.30pm Evening Worship, St Peter Martley Tuesday 30 August 10.00am Morning Prayer, St Mary Magdalene, Broadwas Monday 8 – Thursday 11 August, Rocky‘s Plaice Holiday Club at Martley Memorial Hall. For children aged 5-11yrs. 10am-12Noon each day. Please book your place by contacting Rev David Sherwin – 01886 888664

Bible Study Group Every Tuesday evening during August at 7.30pm at the home of Chris Wood- burn, Berrow View, Hollins Lane, Martley

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Editor of The Villager Gail Dawson. Email [email protected] or 01886 889180 or leave any articles at Martley Post Office Advertise in The Villager Aileen Parker—01886 888456 [email protected]

Church Rector: Revd David Sherwin—01886 888664 or (Worcestershire West Rural [email protected] Team) Assistant Priest: Revd Jennifer Whittaker—01886 833897 Martley Parish Council Chair: Cllr. D Goodyear—01886 888423; Clerk: Sally Williams—01299 832949 Martley WI President: Helen CoombeyJones—01886 888294 Martley & District Horticultural Pam Minchin—01886 888521 or Margaret Jackson—01886 888654 Society Royal British Legion Joyce Tyler—01886 821551 Martley Toddler Group Will—01886 888340 or Jane—01886 888852

Martley Ramblers Harry King—01886 888439

Martley Young Farmers Lou Wickens—01886-812754 or Caroline Bullock—01905-333617 Path-or-Nones John Nicklin—01886 888318 [email protected] Resource Centre Dave Cropp —01886 888398

Police ―Surgery‖ CSO Matt Smith 7184—Martley Local Policing Team Police Station extn. 3581 Martley Website [email protected] Martley Web Mesh Richard Jackman—01886 821237 [email protected] John Layton—01886888460 [email protected] Tom Pearsall—01886 888256 [email protected] Martley Pre-School Kath/Lucy—01886 889127 www.martleypreschool.co.uk

Martley Recreation Association Bookings—Pat Owen 01886 888406 [email protected] (playing fields) Martley Memorial Village Hall Chair—Neil Stammers 01886-888513 [email protected] Committee Secretary—Annette Smith 01886-821895 [email protected] or Lyn Wheeler 01886-889240 [email protected] Wichenford contacts for The Janet Andrews—01886 888303 or Sheila Richards—01886 888378 Villager Kenswick & Wichenford Parish Clerk—Shirley Sanders 01886 888302 Council Wichenford Wine Club Chairman—Bill Hylan 01886 888431 Wichenford Local Heritage Heather Rendall—01886 888239 Group Martley Village Hall Bookings Please contact Lucy Horn, 0772064394 or 01886 889148, email [email protected]

To put organisation and its contact details on this list, or to change the details shown here, email [email protected] or leave a note for the editor at Martley Post Office.

28 The Villager * August 2011 Martley Website Re-Vamp We are currently undertaking a complete over hauling of the existing Martley Website. We are a hard working team and are fully committed to re-launching this before the end of October this year. Amongst many new features will be ‗Online Forums‘ where members of the public can contribute or comment on articles. We are looking for new ideas and some help with constuciting and maintaining the new site. If you would like to get involved them please contact Gail at [email protected] Celebrating Want to share some good news via The Villager? Recent marriage, birth, birthday or just a simple ‗thanks‘? Please send your messages to Gail at [email protected] Contact Details Are your contact details correct on the opposite page? Has any information changed or been edited ? If so, please contact Aileen Parker at [email protected]

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