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A Newsletter for the Villages of King's Thorn, & – September 2007

Annual Horticultural Show DIARY DATES SEPTEMBER 2007 ST is on SATURDAY 1 SEPTEMBER. 1ST SEPTEMBER – Kings Thorn & Little Birch Gardening Club Annual Show There are competitions for flowers, fruit, 8TH SEPTEMBER – Llanwarne 65th Annual Ploughing Match vegetables, domestic entries, photography 9TH SEPTEMBER – Dog Show as well as a large children’s section. The 11TH SEPTEMBER – Evergreen Club Outing show is free to enter and new exhibitors 11TH SEPTEMBER – L.B. Whist Drive are encouraged to enter any of the classes. 13TH SEPTEMBER – PACT Meeting 14TH SEPTEMBER – WYE WOODS PROJECT Schedules for the show, complete with TH entry forms and rules, are available at 18 SEPTEMBER – W.I. 20TH SEPTEMBER - Walking for Health Much Birch Doctors’ Surgery, Pengethley 21ST SEPTEMBER – Pantomime Meeting Garden Centre, The Axe and Cleaver Pub, 22ND SEPTEMBER – Flicks in the Sticks The Castle Inn and from the Show 26TH SEPTEMBER – Gardening Club Secretary Mrs. Eryl Hughes tel 01981 27TH SEPTEMBER – Little Birch Bingo 541092. 28TH SEPTEMBER – Market Children wishing to enter the tallest ADVANCE NOTICES sunflower should contact the Show 6TH OCTOBER – Halloween party Secretary before Friday 31st August to 9TH OCTOBER – Evergreen Club Outing to Charlecote Park have their sunflower measured. 11TH OCTOBER – Film ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ TH On Thursday 30th August a free 13 OCTOBER – Flu Clinic 16TH OCTOBER – W.I. Children’s’ workshop will be held in Little TH Birch Village Hall between 2pm and 4pm 20 OCTOBER – Flu Clinic where children aged up to 13 on the day of the Show can make vegetable monsters, Dog Show 9.35 Tump Lane (Middle) gardens on a plate and prepare pictures SATURDAY, 9TH SEPTEMBER – 9.40 Convent Bus Stop 9.45 Kings Thorn B.S. and flower arrangements for the further information available from Robyn 9.50 Brandon Coach Depot competition. Hodges on 540264 and Jackie on 541027. Fares will be £7 (Members) and £9 (Non- SATURDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER On the hall ______Members). will be open to receive entries between 9.00am. Evergreen Club Don’t forget the final trip on TUESDAY 9TH and 11.00am. and then will be re -opened at OCTOBER to Charlecote Park (N.T.) – more 2.00pm. for visitors to view the entries and If you would like to go on our trip to Bewdley Riverside Town on TUESDAY 11TH in the next magazine. winners. During the course of the afternoon SEPTEMBER, Ring Beverley on 540406 or refreshments will be on sale. To round off the ______afternoon there will be a produce auction and Bridget on 540932. Whist Drive Saturday 1st presentation of the cups to the winners. The deadline for bookings is at Little Birch Village Hall on TUESDAY September Anyone wishing for further show information 11TH SEPTEMBER, refreshments and can contact The Show Secretary, Mrs. Eryl The weather is improving and we hope that the change will keep going until we take this trip. excellent prizes, 7.30pm start, entrance Hughes, on 01981 541092 or the Chairman, fee £1.50, new players welcome. John Bryant, on 01981 540316. There are riverside walks, the Silver Jubilee Gardens and a small museum demonstrating ______The next meeting will be on rope and clay pipe making. The Severn Valley We are listening! WEDNESDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER - Railway will be running from Bewdley to If you have attended a Parish Council or subject: Plants that we should grow more Kidderminster if you wish to partake of a PACT meeting recently, you may have often by D.G. Everitt. nostalgic trip powered by a steam train – you ______heard some of the ideas about speed know the ones which filled your eyes with Ploughing Match sooty particles if you leaned out of the window enforcement for example, being discussed. TH On SATURDAY 8 SEPTEMBER after having been told not to do so! We always aim to include outcomes from Llanwarne Agricultural Society is running its There are plenty of places to eat lunch and our the meeting in our work and will discuss 65th Annual Ploughing Match at Llanwarne journey will be to the north hence the differing any ideas put forward. The next PACT Court (by kind permission of A.J. and L.E. pick-ups from usual meeting will be held at 7.00pm. on Williams). There will be sheep dog trials, Pick up times as follows: THURSDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER at Horticultural, Fruit, Floral, Domestic and 8.55 Merton Hotel Golden Valley Community Centre, Handicraft Classes. Secretaries: Ploughing & 9.00 Fonteine Court Peterchurch. Sheep Dogs – N Norris 01989 768320 and 9.10 Peterstow (Broome Farm) ______Ladies – Mrs. P. Bevan - 01989 730237. 9.15 Axe & Cleaver ______9.20 M.B. Church Bus Stop 9.25 Tump Lane (Bungalows) 9.30 The Park, Wormelo w WYE WOODS PROJECT Little Birch Pantomime 2008 bring with you to the flu clinic (as it contains your unique reference). OPEN DAY “Snow White” If you are a carer, please make sure that TH The preliminary meeting will take place FRIDAY 14 SEPTEMBER st on FRIDAY 21 SEPTEMBER at you have completed a carer form and 12:00 – 2:00 pm return it to the surgery, so that we can 7.00pm. in Little Birch Village Hall. Aconbury Coppice Group will welcome Please come and join in the fun and help send you an invitation. the public to see us get this off to a good start. Old and ______what we do. new members, children, stage and costume Advance notice

Charcoal/Besoms/etc for sale helpers are all very welcome. The award winning film ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ will be showing at Little Birch Free BBQ lunch Hilary Gould . ______Village Hall on THURSDAY 11th Contact: Kate Lawes 07813966769 Flicks In The Sticks October more information in the next Or Maurice Clother 07813598343 newsletter. in association with Arts Alive Please phone to let us know if you would like to Flicks in the Sticks returns on ______come - for BBQ numbers SATURDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER, this Local News ______month at Much Birch Community Hall, with NOTES ON A SCANDAL15 The late arrival of ELIZABETH JANE W.I. caused the congratulations to Helen Fox starring Dame Judi Dench and Cate Members of Much Birch WI have enjoyed and Richard to be delayed until now but it Blanchett. many and varied evening meetings when is good to report that Elizabeth who When Sheba Hart (Blanchett) joins St. speakers have both imparted their weighed in at over ten pounds is thriving George’s as the new art teacher, Barbara knowledge and entertained us. Looking and proving to be the centre of attraction (Dench) senses a kindred spirit. But ahead, on TUESDAY 18TH for the whole fa mily. On the other hand Barbara is not the only one drawn to her. SEPTEMBER, Mrs. Janet Griffiths is the premature arrival of Seth to Zoe Sheba begins an illicit affair and Barbara entertaining us with ‘The Alternative Fat Mortiford and Joey caused a good deal of becomes the keeper of her secret. “Notes Ladies on Flower Arranging’ and on anxiety as he weighed in at just a few on a Scandal” is a story of loneliness, TUESDAY 16TH OCTOBER one of our pounds but he proved to be a real fighter loyalty, envy and love. members, Mrs. Ann Evans, is telling us Doors open at 7.00pm. and the film and with the skill of the staff at about ‘Our Trip to New Zealand via The commences at 7.30pm. Tickets are £3.50 and Birmingham Hospital has made good Canyons of America’. are available in advance or on the door. For progress and is now at home. This is good If you would like to know more about further information or to book tickets please news for a change and congratulations are Much Birch WI please contact Mrs. call Bryony Connolly on 01981 541274. extended to both families. Barbara Wilson (President) 01432 840559 ______In July, Mrs. Peggy Newman of Much or Kath Watts 01981 540382 Bingo Birch celebrated her 90th birthday with Visitors are always welcome. Will be at Little Birch Village Hall on friends and family enjoying a warm sunny Meetings are held in Much Birch THURSDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER. Eyes day in her beautiful garden. We send her Community Hall at 7.30pm. down at 8.00pm excellent prizes, refreshments our belated congratulations and best ______available. wishes. The Wye Wood Project ______Mrs Peggy Lyke of "Birchfield" Holly and present, Free Spooky Night Bush Lane returned home on the 9th “Walking for Health” TH of Charge a weekly progra mme of walks for On SATURDAY 6 OCTOBER we are August after her operation in Birmingham all abilities. holding a Spooky Night with a Spicy Spud hospital and recuperation in the Ross We have arranged one-hour easy to Supper for all the family to enjoy at Little Cottage Hospital. She is doing well and moderate weekly walks in Aconbury Birch Village Hall. There will be fun and we wish her a speedy recovery. Woods starting on THURSDAY 20TH games for all, Fancy Dress competitions Frank Short's Grandson, Matthew Short, SEPTEMBER, meeting at 10.30am. at for adults and children with prizes for the has just become a Sub-Lieutenant in the Little Birch Village Hall Car Park and best costumes. RNVR (HMS President). After leaving An ‘Access for All’ wheelchair friendly Refreshments available, 7.00pm. until Manchester University he joined the Civil walking group in Newton Coppice, 11.00pm., entrance fee £4.00 per adult and Service. Belmont which will take place fortnightly £2.00 per child (up to age 14). Come and Congratulations to Grandparents: Les on Fridays at 10.45am. and will last about join in the fun. Jenkins of Counties View, Much Birch 40 minutes. ______and Dick and Gillian Brimacombe of Holly Bush House, Holly Bush Lane, This will be a chance to explore your local ‘Flu Clinics – MB Surgery countryside with guided help from Much Birch, who have recently been We will be holding our annual flu clinics qualified ‘Walking for Health’ leaders. It blessed with Granddaughters. at Much Birch Community Hall on will also be a chance to meet regularly TH Our heartiest congratulations are extended with familiar faces and to build enjoyable, · SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER from to Rebecca Allsebrook who has just 09:00 – 11:00, and easy exercise into your week. TH gained 3A’s and 2B’s in her A-level For more information please call Kate · SATURDAY 20 OCTOBER from exams. and has been accepted at Swansea Lawes at the Wye Wood Project on 01544 09:00 – 11:00 University. Well done! Rebecca. 232707 or Mob. 07813 966769 or email These clinics are for all Much Birch Please MAY we have news of any other [email protected] Surgery patients who are over 65 years of successes and aspirations. age or are at risk from influenza (including ______This month we have to say goodbye to patients with asthma and chronic breathing several friends in the community and problems, diabetes, heart or kidney disease welcome their successors. or impaired immune systems). You will Mr. ‘Steve’ Stephens has already moved receive an invitation which you should to Cirencester to be nearer his family. He has coped very well since the death of his Ross. Polly and Ivor created a very good the hospice a few weeks ago but had set wife, Margaret but he felt that as Anno garden at the Glen growing vegetables, his heart on judging the sheep classes at Domini was catching up fast he ought to fruit and flowers and they shared this the Royal Welsh Show one more time, make the move at this time. Steve and common interest until they moved to having done this for many years. This he Margaret were very active in the parish for Withycombe in1993. Polly had many cats achieved with the help of friends and it the whole time that they lived here and we both of her own and others who adopted seems that once this was accomplished, he send to Steve our very best wishes and her, but she loved them all. She was a felt he had done enough. His funeral hope he will be very happy in his new member of the W.I., the Evergreen Club service will take place at Wellington and home.MR. BOHDAN BUCIAK and his where she liked nothing better than his body will be interred at Dewsall. wife, DELIA NEWELL, have moved into dressing up and singing in the concerts Cliff was extremely kind to Little Birch in Applewick and we hope they will be very arranged by the Club. (She appears in the that he freely gave permission for car happy there. photograph of the Evergreen Concert parking on fields adjacent to the Village The same remarks also apply to MRS. Party in the book ‘Little Birch on Hall and on one occasion members of the NAN RAPER who is now in her 90’s and Aconbury Hill’.) Although not having any North Leeds Orchestra camped the whole is moving to Cornwall to be near her family of her own, she thoroughly enjoyed week end and he had to move cattle so that family. She has been a charming but very playing with her great niece and nephews this was possible. unassuming good neighbour and both she and had a wicked sense of humour in He will be sadly missed by his family and and Selina, the cat, will be sadly missed. playing practical jokes on them. Sadly, a very wide circle of friends. She leaves a wonderful garden that she has Ivor died in 1996 but Polly was The whole community is in shock after created over the last 20 years to her determined to continue living at hearing of the untimely death of PETER successors, who will be KATH and Withycombe and with the help of Ian, who GROOM of Much Birch. A full tribute DEREK NASH and we hope they will took her shopping once a week and Eileen will appear next month but meanwhile we soon feel at home in the community. Lewis who took both Polly and Elizabeth send our deepest sympathies to his wife, Sadly but peacefully, with her nieces and Dyke to the Axe and Cleaver for several Jean. their families by her bedside, POLLY lunches each week and to the ‘Pop In’ ______PERKINS passed away at the County Club and with visits from Nancy and her Red Warning Triangle Hospital on 4th. August. Polly was family, she led a fairly hectic life, A storm at the beginning of July left the christened Gertrude Mary and was known including keeping the garden in good top of our Willow tree hanging over the to her family as ‘Gert’ but to most of her stead. Later, Ivor Crum helped her with road near the corner of Barrack Hill and friends and colleagues as ‘Polly’. She was lawn mowing and hedging and as she Little Birch Road As it was potentially a born on what is now the Belmont became more frail in 2003, Iris Lloyd and danger for pedestrians and motorists, we Roundabout but in 1917, this was the Diane Smith cared for her at home. About put our warning triangle directly under it Abergavenny and Ross Road intersection 3 years ago, she became more frail and while we tried to find a tree surgeon to and next door to where the Ship Inn now moved into Holmer Court Retirement move the branch. stands, there was a small farm and several Home where again she received excellent Within two hours the triangle had been dwellings. She attended St. Martins school care. She contracted a chest infection from removed and we can only assume that and was a scholar at the Church Sunday 23rd. July and suffered a stroke about a someone thought it had been left behind School just a few hundred yards up the week later and passed away in hospital. A by mistake and removed it for safety. If road. She remembered that as a young Service of Thanksgiving for her Life was you have any knowledge of its child with her mother, she often had to be conducted by Rev. Kay Garlick at Little whereabouts, please telephone Jill th ferried by boat to get into along Birch Church on Monday 13 August at Handley on 01981 540142 St. Martins Street up to the ‘Old Bridge’ which her niece Nancy gave the address. ______due to the floods. She first worked at a Donations were given for St. Michael’s nearby sweet shop and later at the local Hospice and her body was laid to rest next Much Birch 100 Club Draw Post Office, when the sweet shop owner to that of Ivor in the grounds of the The July draw took place on Thursday, took over the business. So began an crematorium. She will be sadly missed by 5th July in Much Birch Community Hall association with the Post Office which all the family and many, many friends. at 7.45pm lasted for some 45 years and where The death of MR. CLIFF LANGFORD of The winners were: friendships were forged which have lasted Cold Nose Farm, Callow, at the age of 79 1. No. 53 right up to her passing. Polly said that she years, has just occurred and we send our Mrs. Margaret Newman, Much Birch met Ivor at the May Fair in Hereford in the sincere condolences to his son, Michael 2. No. 30 late 1930’s but it looked as though an and daughter, Elizabeth. Cliff’s family Mr. & Mrs. D. Pennington, Much Birch early wedding was out of the question as came from Wellington and he and his The August draw took place on Ivor was called up into the Army in 1939. wife, Edith, have farmed at Coldnose for Wednesday, 15th August in Much Birch However, he wangled a few days leave in almost 40 years. Cliff has not been well Community Hall at 7.00pm 1940 and they were married by special for about 3 years and has been attending The winners were: licence at St. Martins Church. They spent the Royal Marsden Hospital taking part in 1. No. 95 the rest of WW11 apart but moved to The a new drug trial. He would often be picked Mr. J.B. Willis, Much Birch Glen, Little Birch in 1947 together with up at 5.30am., travel to London, book in, 2. No. 97 Polly’s sister and her family. Polly have breakfast and then treatment or blood Mr. & Mrs. C. Dymott, Kings Thorn continued working for the Post Office in samples taken and then be brought home The next draw will take place on Hereford but transferred to the Ross by teatime and this was repeated twice a Thursday, 6th September at 7.45pm in Office some years later where she stayed week on many occasions. The sudden Much Birch Community Hall. until her retirement in the late 1970’s. death of Edith just over a year ago was a John Jones, Chairman/Promoter Ivor, meanwhile, worked for British Rail severe blow but he continued with the but also transferred to the Post Office at sheep with Michael’s help. He went into L.B.P.C. Daytime 14th June a garage at Kingsthorne Acting Detective Inspector Mark Stringer, from Get rid of your Household Rubbish! was broken into and a lawnmower, a strimmer West Mercia Constabulary’s Force Intelligence and a chainsaw were taken. Bureau, said: “Metal thefts only account for Little Birch Parish Council has organised Between 18th June and 20th June power tools about one per cent of total crime for the force, a Parish Freighter to be parked outside were taken from a shed in Garway. however it is a problem which is on the rise. A Little Birch Village Hall on Saturday 27th Between 23-00hrs 22nd June and 01.20hrs 23rd large theft from a company’s pre mises could October from 2.00pm.-4.00pm. The June a house at Wormbridge was entered and put them out of business and mean the loss of driver of the freighter will receive items of items of food taken. jobs and livelihoods. household waste from the residents of the Burglary Dwellings “We want the public to call us with information parish. Exceptions are commercial or Please be aware of bogus callers in your area if they see metal being stolen or have industrial waste, liquids, builders waste and report anything suspicious immediately. information about someone trying to sell metal and special, hazardous or dangerous waste Thefts in suspicious circumstances. Stolen overnight 3rd/4th June from Orcop, an “This is not only a problem in the West Mercia i.e. asbestos, gas cylinders etc. Ifor Williams trailer, possibly linked to theft of area but across the country. Some of the larger ______the Land Rover. thefts are carried out by organised criminal Theft of strawberries from Harewood End 8th groups operating at a national level, although M.B. Parish Council June, offenders using a yellow Transit sized we have recorded a number of opportunistic Planning van J reg. crimes. Permissions Granted HDC Between 11th June and 14th June a picnic bench “We are determined to arrest and prosecute Much Birch Primary School – Parent was taken from St Weonards School. offenders who handle stolen metal and those waiting shelter/cycle shelter. On 21st June a small car trailer was taken from who appear before the courts can also expect to Birch House – Replacement of two a field at Grafton. have their assets seized under the Proceeds of th rd windows on ground floor. Between 12 June and 23 June a Rice Crime Act.” St Gabriel’s Cottage – Single storey horsebox was stolen from a barn at Kilpeck . Fly Tipping Between 6th and 9th July offenders have taken One of the issues raised at last month’s Golden extension to rear and detached double wheels from cars parked on forecourt of Valley Community PACT Forum was the garage. garages at Callow. increase in fly tipping in many areas. If items Planning Refusal by HDC Between 29th June and 14th July offenders have are ‘dumped’ on the side of the road or any Sandridge – Barrack Hill – New dwelling taken 450 litres of diesel from premises at other area owned by the local authority, this in garden. Broad Oak. should be reported directly to Application supported by the Parish Overnight 16/17th July offenders gained entry Council on 01432 260000. They will remove Council to a building at Wormelow and stole chainsaw, the items and they will also be responsible for hedge trimmer and other tools. any prosecutions. If items are left on private The Old Cedars – To erect a th conservatory to the rear of the property. Overnight 17/18 July a white statue of St John land, it is the responsibility of the landowner to ‘SID’ (Speed Indicator Device) approximately 4’ tall was taken from a remove such items at his/her own expense. If premises at Much Birch. you do experience any fly tipping on your land, Six sites around the parish have been Between 1st and 8th July offenders gained entry the best way to deal with this is to identify the approved by Herefordshire Council and to a building at Garway and stole a chain saw vehicle/s being used and pass on the the Parish Council is waiting for Police and a strimmer. registration number to the police. More approval, prior to installing a movable Help Us Scrap The Metal Thieves information can be found on the internet at SID. West Mercia Constabulary launches Project www.crimereduction.gov.uk Parish Lengthsman Livewire to tackle an increasing number of Rogue Traders The Parish Lengthsman has been busy metal thefts in the Force area. We are still receiving reports of rogue traders clearing out the ditches on Barrack Hill, as A NEW PROJECT aimed at stamping out operating in Herefordshire. These persons tend metal thefts across the region has been to prey on the elderly and cold call on their well as roadside weed-killing in Tump launched by the police. Project Livewire has victims. They will offer to carry out work such Lane and from the school to Kings Thorn. been set up in response to a rising number of as tarmacing of drives, roofing, guttering or If you know of an area that could be thefts – and the public can play a large role in work in the garden. They may well agree a improved by the Lengthsman, please the fight against this type of crime. price and then when the work has been contact the Clerk. A significant increase in global demand for completed claim that the cost is more. This ______non-ferrous metals has been reflected in maybe because they confused the customer as Parish Clerk significant increases in price and scrap values. to how much the agreed price was. An This has led to an increase in the number of example of this is prices for covering an area of A vacancy has arisen for a part-time thefts and criminals are targeting building sites, a drive is quoted in square yards, but then Parish Clerk for MUCH BIRCH farms, churches, schools, HGVs and a variety finally priced in square feet. PARISH COUNCIL. of other sources to steal metal such as copper, There is legislation in place to stop this type of If you are interested, please ring Mr. John aluminium and steel. It ems such as pipes, road trading. If the trader cold calls and the cost of Jones. 01981 540980, who will be pleased drain covers and even road signs are being the work is over £35 the trader has to give a to let you have full details of duties, hours taken.In the West Mercia area there were 413 contract to the customer including his name involved and any further information you metal theft offences during 2006/07, almost 60 and address. The contract also has to have may require. per cent up on the previous year. The value of cancellation rights on it. You have the right to ______materials stolen amounted to more than a cancel a contract within 7 days. million pounds. There may be other offences that a rogue trader Neighbourhood Watch Police are working to improve the flow of commits. Stolen Vehicles information between partners such as local The police do work in partnership with Trading Stolen overnight 3/4th June from Garway, a authorities and the Environment Agency to Standards and if you think you or anyone else Land Rover 110 M reg. establish patterns of crime and what can be have been or are being ripped off please Between 18th June and 21st June 2 children’s done to prevent and detect offences. Part of contact the police or Trading Standards motor cycles were taken from a premises at St Project Livewire involves officers visiting immediately. Weonards . scrap metal dealers to inspect their books and Trading Standards can if necessary advise you Burglaries encourage their business to become licensed. as to whether the work is priced reasonably. Between 11th and 13th June a shed was broken Stop checks will be carried out on vehicles Trading standards can be contacted on into at St Weonards and strimmer stolen. transporting metal and police officers will be 01432 261761. checking drivers for the correct documentation. New C SO for The Golden Valle £60 fine. If you are speeding at the same time A welcome is extended to CSO Rosina you could end up with six points. If you have Cathcart, who joined the Golden Valley Local been driving for less than two years and were Policing Team at Peterchurch Police Station at caught doing both, you will lose your licence the end of June. She very recently got married, and will be forced to resit both the theory and hence the different name on her email address. practical elements of the driving test. She and Dan will be sharing a mobile phone number, which is listed below. And finally on a lighter note… Thank You! A grade 1 call was received at a police station Herefordshire Divisions commander, Chief in Scotland , after a report of a disturbance that Superintendent Mark Turner, has given a included a female screaming. Officers rushed public Thank you to everyone who assisted in to the address to be met by a bemused sergeant the emergency response to the flooding which already at the scene, who explained the hit the county and Golden valley area in July. situation. The occupier had returned home a Drinking and Driving little worse for wear and decided to play some If you have visited a local pub recently you of his favourite tunes at high volume. The may have noticed some of the new drink drive sound of the disturbance turned out to be the literature distributed by West Mercia best of Deep Purple and the female screaming Constabulary. We are again highlighting the was their lead singer Ian Gillan letting forth dangers of drinking and driving and the with his best 1970’s heavy rock vocals! subsequent penalties for doing so are severe. Some people are often caught just over the CENTRAL POLICE CONTROL limit and the excuse is that they only had a 08457 444 888 small amount to drink. Even when you have Non-Emergency phone drunk a small amount, your chances of being in 08457 444 888 a collision increase. Even if you test yourself with a home breathalyser kit they can be Emergency phone 999 inaccurate. It is best to avoid drinking Response Officers altogether if you think you will be driving or PC Fiona Farrington follow the common sense advice on the new Mob: 07817 019 374 coasters! Ø Book a taxi PC Roger Bradley Ø Use public transport Mob: 07811 129860 Ø Nominate a group driver Local Police Officers Ø Walk home with friends PC Andrew Bundy Please drink responsibly, don’t ruin your life and someone else’s Mob: 07855 385 844. “Data Link” - Emergency Information CSO Fiona Witcher & Scheme CSO Kevin Powell What is Data Link? Mob: 07779 141232 Data Link is a voluntary scheme for anyone Hereford Rural South Answer phone Please note who needs reassurance should they suffer an 01432 346756 advertisements accident or illness at home, it provides the Local Reps are : emergency services with vital information. East Have been How does the scheme work? JOHN BULBECK - 540178 First you complete the emergency information updated form (enclosed in the pack supplied) which Central then contains valuable information such as BOB PETERS - 540670 blood type, existing medical problems, your West doctors details, allergies and next of kin details BETTY PHILPOTT - 540614 etc. This form is then placed in clearly labelled plastic container (empty photographic film ______container size) and kept in the fridge. Two stickers are then displayed one on your fridge Items/Copy door and the other one at eye level on the Please may I have items for the INSIDE of your main door. OCTOBER issue via post to Where can I get the Package? Mrs. S.E. Mathews, Folly Cottage, Little The scheme is sponsored by “npower” and is Birch, HR2 8BD; or left in the post box at absolutely free, the Data link packages which 'Bramleys' or by email attachment in Word contain everything you need are available from one of the local police officers or community format to: support officers. [email protected] by

Ps. You may be wondering why keep the container in the fridge? ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ Its not because it needs to be kept fresh! It was 18TH OCTOBER thought by the organisers of the scheme that a fridge is a common place in every household ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ and invariably accessible. And now on a more serious note… We are still catching people on mobile phones whilst driving and in some cases they are speeding at the same time. Just to reiterate, it is now an endorsable offence and when caught, drivers face three penalty points as well as a