Bodenham Newsletter
June 2018
4th Parish Council Meeting 16th Pax Singers at Church 5th Gardening Club 21st BWg Cheese and Wine Evening 11th Leisure Club 25th Leisure Club 16th Houghton Court Open Day 26th Flood Group Meeting
Contents Page Page Church 2 Neighbourhood Plan 10 StarTots 13 Parish Council 3 & 4 Nursery 13 Art Group 4 BWg 14 Christian Fellowship 4 Pax Singers 16 Mothers’ Union 4 County Councillors Report 16 Art Group 4 Advertise 17 Bowling Club 5 Leisure Club 5 Houghton Court 6 Poetry Group 18 Gardening Club 6 Events Calendar 18 Lugg Valley Friends 6 Flood Group 19 Girl Guide News 6 Newsletter Details 20 Parish Hall News 7 Carers Support 8 Ramblers 8 Summer Fete & Scarecrows 9 Poets Corner 9 St Michael & All Angels’ Church, Bodenham 2
The Church events in May all went well. The Fashion Show in The Parish Hall organised by the Fund-Raising Committee was well-attended and an enjoyable evening, with excellent refreshments. The Tea Party in Siward James was a pleasant afternoon and raised a good amount for the Diocesan M.U. Crisis Intervention Fund and we all enjoyed the Quiz Evening. The collection for Christian Aid took place 13th – 19th May. Our previous organiser has moved away and we are looking for someone to take this on. Some Charities have had a bad press this year but not Christian Aid. As we look at the news, we see there are still many areas of conflict, starvation and poverty, where there are persecuted people and hungry children. So it is good to support the Charities which can help them. We have three Weddings in June in St Michael & All Angels Church and others booked this year and next year. People say the Church lends itself to Weddings It is in a quiet, pretty setting with its lych- gate and has a good organ and a fine peal of bells. Do come to the Concert to be given by the Pax Singers in church on Saturday, 16th June at 7.30pm. They have a varied programme. It makes a pleasant summer evening if we are able to open the South door and take our drinks outside in the interval. Ember Days occur this month when we pray for more clergy and it would be so good to have more. It is difficult in rural Benefices like ours with five Parishes and seven churches for a priest to give the care and attention to each parish that he might have done when each parish had its own priest. We now look forward to welcoming our new Vicar to the Benefice. He is the Revd Paul Roberts and his wife is Rosie. They have two small boys, Jack who is 3 and Ben who is nearly 1. At the moment Paul is in the Lugwardine and Bartestree Group of Parishes. They will move into the Vicarage in June, by which time we hope the garden will be tidied up His Licensing Service will be on Monday, 2nd July in St Michael & All Angels Church in Bodenham at 7.30pm, followed by refreshments in St Michael’s School. Although it is in our Church it is a Service for the whole benefice and the other parishes will take part in the Service and help with the refreshments. This will be our last Churchwardens’ Letter and we should like to thank all the retired clergy who have so kindly helped us out in the interregnum, in particular Prebendary David Roberts, the Revd Alan Seabrook and The Revd Alison Leigh and the parishioners for all their help and support.
Vivien Moffitt & Tom James-Moore
St Michael & All Angels Services During June
Sunday 3rd June. 6.00pm Evensong
Sunday 10th June. 9.30 Holy communion Preb David Roberts
Sunday 17th June. 9.30am Holy Communion Rev. Alan Seabrook 6.00pm Evensong
Sunday 24th June. 9.30am Holy Communion Preb. David Roberts
Monday 2nd July 7.30pm Licensing of our new vicar the Rev. Paul Roberts 3 PARISH COUNCIL NEWS Parish meetings The next meeting of the Parish Bodenham Neighbourhood Development Plan Council will take place at 7.30pm on Monday A full update on the Bodenham 4th June. Everyone is most welcome to Neighbourhood Development Plan appears later attend and to raise any matters of concern in this Newsletter. In brief, the Plan has been during the slot reserved for this purpose. approved by the examiner and a Referendum If you prefer, you can raise matters in on the Plan has been set for 12 July. It is advance by contacting Chris Smith, Parish important that everybody takes the trouble to Clerk, on 01568 797132 or by email at vote. [email protected]. The following meeting will take place on Tuesday 3rd July Planning applications at 7.20pm. Please not the change of date The following planning applications were from the usual Monday. considered at the Parish Council meeting on 9th April: - The parish website…… - 174285 and 174286: Land at …….. is continually updated. Find the latest Brockington Hall. Proposed development of two news on the Bodenham Neighbourhood Plan residential dwellings on garden land. The Parish there. The Home page now shows a list of Council objected to this application. future events in chronological order, as well - 181251: The Vern, Marden: Internal as the latest notices, addresses to go to, works including new staircase, platform lift Parish Council minutes, and much more. Find and external alterations and formation of out there about Bodenham past, present glazed screen to enclosed covered way and and future, local news and crime prevention minor alterations to adjacent barn. The Parish alerts. www.bodenhamparish.org.uk is the Council made no objection to this application. website address. You can also find the The comments made at the Parish Council Bodenham Newsletter there. meeting can be found in the Parish Council minutes on the Parish website ( www.bodenhamparish.org.uk ).
Playground The Parish Council has decided that Kompan is to be the supplier and installer of the new playground. A few details still have to be worked out. An update will appear in the Massage Therapies next Newsletter. Moreton On Lugg
The Body Clinic Hereford offers therapies that Vacancy on the Parish Council (Update) aid in pain relief, rehabilitation and Basically there is no update. The vacancy general well being. on the Parish Council has still not been filled. The Parish Council would like to co-opt a new Sports Massage - Reflexology - councillor at its meeting on 4th June. If you Holistic Facials - Hand and Feet treatments would like to nominate yourself or someone Contact Luana Howes else, please contact either the Chairman of the Parish Council or the Parish Clerk before the 07493078566 meeting. Their contact details are shown below. [email protected]
Minutes of Parish Council meetings……. www.thebodyclinichereford.co.uk ……..can be found on the Parish Council website - www.bodenhamparish.org.uk . The minutes of the annual meetings will appear in due course. 4
BODENHAM PARISH COUNCIL 2017/18 Cllr Tony Clark [email protected] 01568 797943 Cllr Sharon Collin [email protected] 01568 797366 Cllr Jim Crane [email protected] 01568 707095 Cllr Dennis Jackson [email protected] 01568 797404 Cllr Pam James-Moore [email protected] 01568 797330 (Chairman) Cllr Richard Layton [email protected] 01568 797251 Cllr Tony Mitcheson [email protected] 01568 797170 (Vice-chairman) Cllr David Tilford [email protected] 01568 797658 Cllr Kathy Tremain [email protected] 01568 797751 (Vacancy) Chris Smith (Parish Clerk) www.bodenhamparish.org.uk 01568 797132 Cllr Bruce Baker - Bruce.Baker@herefordshire.gov.uk - is the Herefordshire Councillor for the Hampton ward.
BODENHAM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Ladies Bible Study (Chapel Lane, Bodenham) Tuesday 5th and 19th June from 10.00am to You are welcome to join with us at any of the 11.30am. services or meetings held at the Chapel Continuing the study entitled ‘Jesus through Old Services for June Testament eyes’. 3rd 10.30am Worship Service - Steve Sully Contact Rebecca Burnill 01568 797823 10th 10.30am Worship Service - Noel Doubleday 17th 10.30am Fellowship Service and BODENHAM MOTHERS’ UNION Communion Thursday 1st: 10am - 12 noon - Preb David 24th 10.30am Worship Service - Len Day Roberts will lead a quiet morning at 14 Brockington Road. All services will be followed by refreshments. Branch Leader: Pat Horrigan 01568-797044 Cafe @ Chapel meets every Thursday morning. Why not call in for a coffee and a chat at any time between 10.30am and 12 noon. Bodenham Christian Fellowship: Contact Peter Lefroy-Owen (760580)
Midweek Study and Discussion Group The Bible Study and Prayer meetings will be held at 7.30pm, covering questions we may face and looking to the Bible for guidance. June 7th The role of women in the church. Led by Len. At the Chapel BODENHAM ART June 14th Predistination or free will. Led by Peter GROUP Lefroy-Owen. At the Chapel. June 21st Overcoming rejection, hurt, loss etc. Led by Tina. At 14 Brockington Road WE MEET EVERY WEDNESDAY IN THE June 28th Is Marriage forever? - the subservient wife. CHAPEL on CHAPEL LANE from Led by Fiona. At 14 Brockington Road. 10am, to 12.30pm. ALL AGES AND ABILITY Contact Vic or Jenny 01568 797545
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BODENHAM LEISURE CLUB The Coach trip to Chester proved to be enjoyable, glad to see a number of guests join us for the day. The next trip will take place on July 23rd, details later. Visitors and Guests always welcome to join us. The members wish to express their thanks to Mrs Margaret Hughes on her retirement as Club Secretary after many years. Well done Margaret. Mrs Gwen Bowden has taken up the post as Club Secretary. We also like to thank Ann and Louisa for their lovely display of Bobbin Lace work and explaining how it is all done, so beautiful! The two meeting in JUNE are in the PARISH HALL at 2.30pm. Refreshments, Sales table and Raffle take place as usual. June 11th Our Annual Beetle Drive will take place, always an enjoyable event. June 25th Look forward to a Strawberry Tea , Members are invited to share in a Display of OLD PHOTOGRAPHS, family or Hereford Scenery. Call Nan Murdoch 01568 797595 for information of events etc
BODENHAM BOWLING CLUB The season got off to a shaky start as the prolonged wet weather made the green very heavy to play on so only a few ends played to ensure the green is not damaged before the schedule of “Friendlies.” We are delighted to have been able to welcome new members however are sad to have lost one or two also, due to increasing health problems and age. As I have said before the club holds a variety of woods to enable YOU to give the game a try and we will always be delighted to see new faces and there will always be someone on hand to give advise. We would ask that you wear flat soled shoes to protect the green. Club night is a Monday 6.00pm for a prompt 6.15 start. Our annual HOG ROAST will take place at the village hall on Sunday August 12th...inside or out dependant on the weather. This is open to members and their friends and families and of course anyone form the village who wishes to join us. Tickets will be available fairly soon so keep the date free. It would be great to see our new neighbours from Englands Field. See you soon. Barbara Gibson 797643 (call minder) secretary / chair 6
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11th August 2018 : Summer Cream Tea at Girlguiding News Siward James Centre Bodenham at 2.30 pm. Marden Guides & Rangers will be celebrating 100 years of Votes for Women by 09 November 2018 : Christmas Coffee completing a challenge badge, finishing with an Morning at Siward James ‘Equalitea’ on Friday 29th June at 7pm. Come Centre, Bodenham at 10.00 am to 12 noon. and join us for tea and cakes, and interesting Jenny Nicolson (797280) discussions. Everyone is welcome! Keep your eyes peeled if you are in Houghton Project Marden- you may find a Herefordshire Rock painted by the Guides & Rangers. If you find one, OPEN DAY take a photo and put it on the Herefordshire Rocks Facebook page – then hide it somewhere else, for Saturday, 16th JUNE 2018 someone else to find. Welcome to Marden Brownies, Guides & Rangers – the fun starts here! Garden and Woodland We build girls’ confidence and raise their Pizzas aspirations. We give them the chance to discover their full potential, face challenges and have fun! Homemade Cakes Come and join us. Music For Brownies (Age 7-10 years) contact Trish on 01432 880859 For Guides (Age 10 – 14 years) and Rangers (Age 14-18 years ) contact Alison on Come and See What We Do 01432 880094 or email mardenguides@outlook. 11am to 4pm com Guiding is fun for adults too! If you would The Houghton Project, be interested to help, please contact Alison. You Houghton Court, Bodenham, would be given plenty of support and training to HR1 3HZ become a leader, or helper, and have a lot of fun! Tel: 01568 797900 Alison Thomas – Guide Leader 7
PARISH HALL NEWS Club Meets Contact Leisure Club Monthly on the Gwenllian Bowden The Bodenham Parish Hall committee wishes to 2nd and 4th Chairperson thank Linda for all work over the recent years in Mondays 01568 797868 running Flicks. 2.30 - 4pm We are pleased to welcome Ann and June to the Gardening Monthly on the David Griffiths committee. Club 1st Tuesday 01568 797427 7.30pm 100 Club membership renewal are due now - Flicks in the Sept - April please contact Rob Parker details below if you Sticks 2nd Friday would like to join . 7.30pm Robin Knott Chair 01568 797835 Weekly Activity Contact Gwenllian Bowden Secretary 797868 Mondays Tai Chi Julian Kemp Bob Clarke Treasurer 797670 10 - 11.30am (TT) 01568 614468 Ian Linton Vice-Chair 797375 Body Fat Shred Emma Caldwell Laura Marsh Mins Secretary 797529 6.30pm 01568 797453 Ida Knott Bookings Sec 797333 07971009691 Pilates ejcaldwell@ Robert Parker 100 Club 797091 7.35pm hotmail.co.uk Roz Reader 797426 Tuesdays Pilates 6 - 7pm Emma Caldwell Richard Layton 797251 (as above) Airgun Club Ian Linton To Book the Parish Hall, please ring 01568 797375 Ida on 01568 797333 Wednesdays Tai Chi 9.30 - 11am Julian Kemp (TT) (as above) Yoga 6 - 7.30pm Fiona Hawkins (TT) 01432 860270 Badminton 8pm Rob Parker 01568 797091 Thursdays BODENHAM CARERS GROUP SPRING PROGRAMME 2018 Siward James Community Centre Third Monday of the month Fridays Over 50s Exercise Miranda Davies 2pm -3.30 9 -10am 01432 830675
Pilates Emma Caldwell For further details call (see above) Herefordshire Carers Support – 01432 Hourly Rates 356068 Main Hall £9.50 (minimum charge £12) Or giveCRISPIN Margaret a ringHACK on 797096 Committee Room £5.00 (minimum charge £6) Stage Only £5.00 (minimum charge 5.50) HARD LANDSCAPING AND TRADITIONAL BUILDING Store/Back Room £8.00 per Evening * PATIOS * BRICKLAYING Party/Dance/Disco £120.00 (£100 deposit) * WALLS * PLASTERING * STEPS * CARPENTRY Concert/Musical Evening £60.00 * COURTYARDS * FLOOR-LAYING Quiz Night £30.00 * STONE PAVING * CHIMNEYS Bingo £30.00 * NATURAL STONEWORK * Children’s Party (under 14 years) £25.00 * LIME MORTAR POINTING * Jumble Sale £45.00 FREE CONSULTATION, Wedding Afternoon Only - £150.00 (Clear by 6pm) DESIGN AND ESTIMATES All Day £200.00 M: 07792 300 138 T: 01531 805050 Previous Day at Hourly Rate. 8 BODENHAM RAMBLERS SUMMER WALKS 2018 All walks will start at 10.00am unless stated otherwise Any queries about the walks please contact the leaders
Date Description Miles Start Grid ref Leaders
Sun June Talgarth woodland walk. Lovely views , 6 Talgarth main car park OL 13 152 Beverley 10th cafe 338 01432 830128 Wed June Water Break its Neck. Stiles doubtful, views 7 Park in lay by on A44 opposite Forrest OS 148 Joan 20th Inn 171 585 01432 760258 Sun July Around the wood at Ivington 6 Park at Sue’s Highfield House, Cockroft Use Sue 1st 2 stiles Sat Nav HR6 8QE Sat Nav 01568 612607 Wed July Sugar Loaf 5/6 Peter 11th 01432 880125 Sun July A good walk, views, Bosbury 5 Village Hall Bosbury Exp 202 Tony & Kay 22nd Countryside, Moderate 695434 01568 797943
For details of Bodenham Ramblers please contact the Secretary, Brenda Richardson on 01568 797035 or the Treasurer, Wendy Jones on 01432 272031
BODENHAM STROLL, CHAT AND COFFEE GROUP
The first and third Wednesdays in the month were chosen but every now and again this will clash with the main walk. In future to avoid this I have chosen the Monday afternoon before and it will also give members who cannot make a Wednesday a chance to meet up. The following dates up until July have been chosen (meet at Bodenham Lake CP for a short stroll to Bird Hide or Bodenham Golf Club for coffee only):- Wed 13th June 10am Bodenham Lake CP 11am Bodenham Golf Club Mon 2nd July 2 pm “ “ 3 pm “ “ Wed 18th July 10 am “ “ 11am “ “
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NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN UPDATE
The independent planning inspector completed his Examination of our Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) in the first week of April and we received his final Report on it on 9 April. You can find a copy of the Report at http://www.alphadocs.co.uk/bpc/pcd/Bodenham%20 Examination.pdf .
The good news is that the Examiner recommended that, subject to some modifications, the Plan is fit to proceed to a referendum.
As you will see from his Report, he has, for mainly technical planning reasons, not accepted certain aspects of some of the policies we had proposed and has recommended that these be amended or reworded. However, most importantly for the future properly managed and sustainable growth of the Parish, he has agreed that our housing calculations are robust and that they meet the requirements set out in Herefordshire Council’s Core Strategy.
Furthermore, he has agreed the settlement boundaries which we have defined in the Plan. This is a key decision because, as he says in his Report, “Settlement Boundaries are a well- established means of ….. providing some certainty on where development is considered appropriate and where it is not.” In other words, if the Plan is agreed in the Referendum, it will afford us with the best available protection against large housing developments which we don’t want and with which our local infrastructure cannot cope, while allowing gradual small scale housing growth to continue where and when this is sensible.
We can therefore say that in all key respects the Plan has emerged very successfully from this stage of the neighbourhood planning process.
We will now work with Herefordshire Council on producing the modified version of the Plan ready for the final stage of the process - the Referendum to decide whether or not the Plan should be adopted.
This will be organised by Herefordshire Council and will take place on 12 July 2018. Everybody registered to vote in Bodenham Parish will be entitled to vote and a simple majority of votes (over 50% of those voting) in favour of Plan will be sufficient for it to come into force.This will be an important decision for the future development of the whole Parish with implications for virtually all residents, so please put “Must vote in the NDP Referendum” in your diary for 12 July!
Tony Mitcheson 18 May 2018 For Bodenham Parish Council 11
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Following the questionnaire I circulated last month, some of your responses have mentioned the role of parish councils (mostly supportive) so I thought It may be useful to explain their role in more detail. Town and parish councils were established by an Act of Parliament in 1894 and there are now some 9,000 councils in England with 80,000+ citizens serving as parish councillors. They are democratically elected (although they can be co-opted) and represent about 16 million people across the country. Your parish council will have an agreed charter or protocol setting out the various roles and responsibilities within the council and they play a vital part in representing the interests of local residents by helping to improve the quality of life and the local environment. The services delivered by parish councils are many and varied and can include planning, traffic and highways, community safety, allotments, cemeteries, playgrounds, community centres, seats and shelters, war memorials, and rights of way. As part of the localism agenda, they are now being encouraged to play an even greater role in their communities by developing their own Neighbourhood Development Plans. Parish councils are funded by way of a local precept, collected by the County Council via your council tax and you can see the amounts involved on your council tax bill. Parish councillors are not paid, but they are supported by a paid parish clerk, who will give advice and administrative support to the councillors and will take action to implement any decisions made by the council. The clerk’s role is not just secretarial as they are answerable to the parish as a whole and they are the authorised officer of the council in law. Councils can agree to delegate decisions to clerks because they are professional officers whose independence allows them to act on behalf of the council. As a District Ward Councillor, I place great value in working closely with the six parish councils within the Ward and I’m in regular contact with the parish clerks. I make every effort to attend all the regular parish council meetings and my role would be far more difficult without the clerks’ help and the support of the councillors. The diversity of parish councils is their strength and they can each make a unique contribution to the needs of their local community with a sensitivity that may be more difficult for the larger County Council to achieve. I would urge residents to attend your parish council meetings, that way you can see local democracy in action and if necessary you have the right to challenge the council’s decisions if you think they may be wrong, unfair or too costly. If you really want to make a difference, you can always put your name forward and stand for election to the parish council. Cllr Bruce Baker Hampton Ward
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Bodenham Sandbag Cages Key Holder List
All the sandbags in the cages in the village have now been replenished. Should you need
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