King's Thorn & the Birches Newsletter

King's Thorn & the Birches Newsletter

KKiinngg''ss TThhoorrnn && The Birches Newsletter The Birches Newsletter A Newsletter for the Villages of King's Thorn, Little Birch & Much Birch – November 2007 Gardening Club This month’s meeting will be held on DIARY DATES NOVEMBER 2007 ST WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBER at 31st OCTOBER – Gardening Club Little Birch Hall and will be a talk on 13TH NOVEMBER – Whist Drive ‘Some less usual vegetables’. 15TH NOVEMBER – Country Houses & Gardens in South Herefordshire On WEDNESDAY 28TH NOVEMBER 16TH NOVEMBER – ‘A Crude Awakening’- Little Dewchurch members will hear a talk by Mr M. 17TH NOVEMBER – Flicks in the Sticks RD Bracher, the Head Gardener at Burford 23 NOVEMBER – Village Market 28TH NOVEMBER – Gardening Club House on ‘ Plants for Picking’. Both TH meetings start at 7.30pm in Little Birch 29 NOVEMBER – Christmas Bingo 30TH NOVEMBER & 1ST DECEMBER – Halfway Community Theatre Village Hall new members are always most welcome. ADVANCE NOTICES __________________________________ TH Much Birch Village Market 5 DECEMBER – Gardening Club Christmas Social 8TH DECEMBER – Much Birch Craft Fair The first Much Birch Village Market took place in September and was a great success for both sellers and buyers. There was a great variety of produce for Country Houses & Gardens Hall, on SATURDAY 17th sale including Herefordshire lamb, beef A talk on Historic Country Houses and NOVEMBER. and pork, fresh fruit and vegetables, Gardens in South Herefordshire will Flags of Our Fathers is a WWII film cheese, preserves, bread and cakes, and be given by David Whitehead who has about a man’s quest to learn more about ice-cream from Kelsmore Dairy. written books and lectured extensively his father, a medical corpsman in WWII at Refreshments were on sale, the proceeds on this and other subjects. The talk will the Battle of Iwo Jima. The battle of which went to McMillan Cancer be on THURSDAY 15TH NOVEMBER produced one of World War II’s most Support. at 7.30 in Little Birch Village Hall. enduring images: a photograph of five There were also craft stalls selling a Entry will be £2.50 to include light Marines and a Navy Corpsman raising an variety of crafts, from cards and jewellery, refreshments. This talk should be American flag on the top of Mount soap and wooden goods to yarn and fascinating to anyone interested to find Suribachi. Based on the book by the same knitted goods from a local Alpaca out about some of the local big houses name and directed by Clint Eastwood, it herd...ideal for cold, winter weather and which no longer exist such as Rotherwas tells the story of how the three surviving an unusual Christmas present! and Harewood and also to those flag-raisers were used as propaganda tools The October market takes place on interested in gardens and the history of by the United States government to lift the TH FRIDAY, 26 OCTOBER and the next garden design morale of the American people and raise on FRIDAY, 23RD NOVEMBER. money for the war effort. The markets are held in Much Birch Hall Doors open at 7.00pm and the film between 2.30pm and 4.30pm. Inconvenient Truth commences at 7.30pm. Tickets are £3.50 Please come along to visit us and support Little Birch Parish Council arranged the (£2.50 under 16s) and are available in Herefordshire producers. showing of this award winning film on advance or on the door. For further __________________________________ climate change presented by Al Gore on information or to book tickets please call 11th. October in the village hall. Bryony Connolly on 01981 541274. Coming up… Saturday 15th December – Afterwards a member of the Little AMAZING GRACE Whist Drive Dewchurch parish plan group explained plans being made there to audit and reduce __________________________________ Little Birch Village Hall on TUESDAY energy use. WI 13TH NOVEMBER 7.30pm start, On FRIDAY 16TH. NOVEMBER, as a Members of Much Birch WI have enjoyed excellant prizes, new players welcome, follow up the film, A Crude Awakening varied speakers during 2007 including, in refreshments available. Entrance fee on what a future with less energy and oil September, ‘The Alternative Fat Ladies on £1.50 to include refreshments. might be like, will be shown at Little Flower Arranging’ when several beautiful . Dewchurch Village Hall at 7.00pm. flower arrangements were raffled. ______________________________________ TUESDAY 20TH NOVEMBER is the AGM after which there will be a talk Flicks in the Sticks in association with Arts Alive about Fire Safety in the Home given by This month’s film will be FLAGS OF Ms. Karen Brock from Herefordshire Fire OUR FATHERS (15) at Much Birch Service. In December we look forward to and then went on to higher education. with the top down and her hair flying in the member’s Christmas Evening. Brenda was a teacher at the John Kyrle the wind! She met and married Roger Once again Much Birch WI Quiz, held in School in Ross while John was appointed Baker and they had 2 children, Clive and October, was a great success, with the a Senior Social Worker in Hereford. When Victoria. When the children were in their History Group winning for the second asked about his work, he sometimes said mid teens the marriage unfortunately year. We meet on the third Tuesday of he dealt with ‘the mad, the bad and the broke down which badly affected Lynne, each month. sad’. John served on the Parish Council and ill health dogged her for the rest of her Details of 2008 speakers will appear at a for 30 years and on the Village Hall life. She came to live in Much Birch to be later date. Committee for some 20 years after the housekeeper to Terry Mock and the family __________________________________ Hall was re-opened in 1977 - a fine have always been grateful to him for Christmas Bingo record. Brenda sadly suffered a stroke sticking by her in good times and bad. In Little Birch Village Hall on THURSDAY some years ago but together they battled her good times she was a good debater and 29TH NOVEMBER, eyes down at on and happily, Brenda made a pretty in meetings was never afraid to ask 8.00pm. Excellant prizes and festive good recovery. John meanwhile had a pertinent questions which many of us refreshments available. heart attack about a year ago which meant would have avoided. She was well read __________________________________ giving up driving; this was a bitter blow. and her taste in music was very catholic. Halfway Community Theatre They have therefore taken the wise Her faith in God was absolute even in her The Halfway Community Theatre is decision to move to a bungalow on a bus dark days when she spent lengthy spells in delighted to announce it will be Presenting route and we wish them all the very best in the Stonebow Unit. The Garlicks and the Gilbert and Sullivan's 'The Mikado' their new home. John says that they are Dinnens stood by her at times when it (concert version) on FRIDAY 30th not going to abandon Little Birch could be very frustrating to understand her NOVEMBER and SATURDAY 1st altogether as there is a bus that comes this personality changes which, of course, DECEMBER in Much Birch Hall. We way and they wish to keep up with their were part and parcel of her illness. She begin at 7.00pm. (not 7.30 this time). friends in the area. was a real character and we send to Clive Tickets are £8.00, to include a delicious Congratulations are extended to JOAN and Victoria and their families and to her and TIM DILLON , who their Golden sister, Pat, our deepest sympathies. Her supper (bring your own wine) and can be th th booked through Beverley Webb on 01981 Wedding Anniversary on 27 . September, body was cremated on Friday 12 October 540406. Don't miss out on our first ever and to HELEN and BOB TOMKINS who and her ashes were interred at Much Birch celebrated their ‘Golden’ during the last on Monday after the service. costumed and colourful extravaganza. week of October, and to BILL GIBBONS __________________________________ __________________________________ st Christmas Social on the occasion of his 91 . birthday. Meals on Wheels SHARON GILLESPIE retired as ‘Brown At a Meals on Wheels Coffee Morning On WEDNESDAY 5TH DECEMB ER Owl’ some 3 months ago and our thanks held at Little Birch Hall, Claire Price from The Gardening Club will hold their go to her for all her hard work over the Christmas Social at Little Birch Village the Hereford Office presented Long years, leaving the Brownie pack in very Service Certificates to the following Hall. Proceedings will start at 7.30pm. For good order. The good news is that TONIA tickets and further information please see helpers. Years of service in brackets:- PETERS has now taken over with the Anne Hyde-Smith of Llanwarne – (31+), Committee members or contact the assistance of KATY HODGES and Secretary- Helen Fox tel: 01981 541004. Edna Thomas – (29+) EMMA REYNOLDS and the Brownies This event is open to members and non- Roger Thomas – (25+), meet every Monday evening at Little Betty Bryant – (24+), members. Birch Hall. Tonia would welcome anyone __________________________________ Caroline Peill of Orcop - (22+), else who would like to help her and her Jill Davies of Orcop – (21+), Thinking Ahead colleagues on Monday evenings. Gillian Porter – (19+), A Service to Celebrate the life of LYNNE John Bryant – (19+), The Much Birch Christmas and Craft th Fayre is to be held in Much Birch BAKER was held on Monday, 15 Fleur Davies of Much Dewchurch – (17+), Community Hall on SATURDAY, 8TH October at Much Birch Church conducted Margaret and John Pearl of Much Birch – DECEMBER between 10.30am and 4pm.

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