Temespan November 2022

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November 2022



Index Editor’s
Note
Page Number and Article

Cover:
P4: Church Services
P7: Letter from the Bishop There are many and varied events
P9: LPC News that are taking place up and
P11/13: Letter from our MP down the country this November.
P15: TCP News We of course, acknowledge the
P17: Rock Pathfinders important and traditional ones of
P18/19: K-o-T Harvest Remembrance and Fireworks and
Supper I believe there’s even some sort of
P21: MP - further flood World Cup taking place in Qatar.
support There’s All Saints and All Souls
P23: Clows Top Gardening too, and who could forget Doctor
P25: Gleening in Stockton Who Day or Odd Socks Day?
P27: Clows Top Victory Hall There is however, one day close to
P29: Mennith Wood WI many hearts, where we remember
P30/31: Royal British children, particularly the BBC
Legion News Children in Need which you will
P35: TVHS News have seen on the cover and which
P39: Church Appeal airs on the 18th November. An
P43: Farewell to Vickie amazing cause and a wonderful
P45/7: TVWG Notes evening of entertainment which
P49/P51: Age UK News raises money for a very worthy
P51/3/5: LPH News charity. It’s going to be hard in
these times to think of others
whose needs are greater than
our own, but there are. Many
will struggle over the next weeks,
months and possibly years.
Charities and neighbours rely on
P57: Filling Station and TVN us in these times. Let’s all pull
Tote together for one another.
P61: Clubs and Societies It’s time for another beverage, a
P62: Contacts read and a few minutes to ponder.

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Services in November 2022

Sunday 6th November – 3rd Sunday before Advent Choral Holy Communion
9.30 a.m. Lindridge Holy Communion
11.00 a.m. Abberley St Mary
Act of Remembrance
Friday 11h November – Remembrance Day
10.50 a.m. Little Witley Service of Remembrance
Service of Remembrance
Sunday 13th November – Remembrance Sunday Service of Remembrance
10.45 a.m. Knighton Act of Remembrance
10.45 a.m. Lindridge Laying of wreaths following Great Witley
10.45 a.m. Great Witley Remembrance Service.
10.45 a.m. Shrawley Service of Remembrance with Royal British Legion
12 p.m. Great Witley &
Service of Remembrance
(approximately) Abberley St. Mary
3.00 p.m. Pensax and Stockton Holy Communion
Memorial Holy Communion
6.00 p.m. Abberley St Michael Morning Worship

Sunday 20th November – Christ the King Morning Worship
9.30 a.m. Great Witley Holy Communion
11.00 a.m. Little Witley Advent Service of Light
11.00 a.m. Abberley St Mary Celtic Evening Prayer

Sunday 27th November – Advent Sunday
9.30 a.m. Great Witley
11.00 a.m. Shrawley
5 p.m. Great Witley
6.00 p.m. Abberley St. Michael

Sunday 4th December – 2nd Sunday of Advent Advent Holy Communion
Advent Holy Communion
9.30 a.m. Lindridge
11.00 a.m. Abberley St Mary

Churches in: Knighton, Lindridge, Pensax, Stockton, Abberley, Great Witley, Little Witley, Shrawley

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Praying
What Matters.

I love the psalms. We use them Most days there is a verse that
every day in Morning and Evening stands out for me. Today it was a
Prayer and I know many people verse from Psalm 85:
have been meeting together on “Mercy and truth are met
Zoom for these short services, or together: righteousness and
joining services from churches peace have kissed each other.”
and cathedrals streamed online Sometimes we can be so
since the first Covid lockdown. concerned for God’s truth, that
If you haven’t discovered them we can forget God’s mercy. Or we
yet, have a word with your parish can be so keen to keep the peace
priest to see whether there is a that we forget God’s desire for
daily morning prayer group in justice. As the cost-of-living crisis
your local church that you could bites ever deeper this winter we
join, or perhaps one online. need to hold this divine balance.
These set prayers are called the In the ‘gated streets of trickle
Daily Office and have been part down’ there will be no real peace
of the rhythm and pattern of without God’s righteousness.
Anglican life for centuries. If you Bishop Martin
can’t get to one in your church, but
have a smartphone or computer, 7
look for the Daily Prayer App
from the Church of England. It
will give you the readings and
psalms set for each day, and even
has an audio version if you want
to join in with others or listen
with headphones.

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Lindridge
Parish Council
The next Parish Council Meeting Councillor D Chambers
will be Wednesday 9th November • Raised concerns of visibility
2022 at Lindridge Parish Hall at and access along the A443 at
7pm. Lindridge, outside the School and
Also, at our last meeting held on Church
Wednesday 28th September, the • Update received from Parish
following items were discussed:- Hall Committee of events
The draft minutes can be read at: • Road and drainage issues around
https://lindridgeparishcouncil. the Parish
co.uk/parish-council-minutes/ • Review of Planning Matters and
• Detailed report from County Applications
• Update from Public Path
Warden
• Account items

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MP’s View

By Harriett Baldwin MP

In Greek mythology, Cassandra Bank of England had stopped
was a priestess who was given buying government bonds about
the power by the Gods to make a year ago.
true predictions, only for no
one to believe her. Over the last Many readers will be as worried
18 months I have empathised as I have been about the level of
with Cassandra as I repeatedly Government borrowing. Each
questioned the Governor of the time interest rates rise, our own
Bank of England and his team, national borrowing repayments
during his sessions in front of rise dramatically. I have been
the Treasury Select Committee, consistently urging caution, and
about the risk of inflation from it pains me to see some of my
loose fiscal policy and very low predictions now coming true.
interest rates,. This was long
before Putin invaded Ukraine. Into that mix, the Chancellor has
The Bank of England is tasked set out his Plan for Growth and
with keeping inflation within the his intention to help householders
Government’s two per cent target and businesses to weather this
and even without the shock of economic storm. I support taking
higher oil and gas prices, inflation action for my constituents on
has gained a grip. The illegal energy bills, but it does leave the
invasion of Ukraine has made country exposed because there’s
things much worse, with Putin more borrowing. At a time when
turning high global energy prices the job market is very tight, other
into a weapon against Western tax cuts create more inflationary
economies. However, we would be pressure.
in a stronger position if interest
rates had begun to rise, and the The Treasury Select Committee,
of which I am a member, was

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specifically created to scrutinise this will impact on our long-term
the work of the Treasury, the Government borrowing and
Chancellor and the Bank of spending. It’s not fun being
England. and I know that we Cassandra, but scrutiny is so
have an important job to do. The important.
Chancellor has been invited to
come and give evidence so that TEME VALLEY AccoUNTS
we can hear his thinking in detail
and understand the strategy for Book-keeping PAYE, VAT,
bringing inflation under control. Sage, Tax Returns.
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Knighton Harvest

The weekend of 8th/9th October organising a wonderful evening.
was all a great celebration of On Sunday morning we
Harvest time in Knighton. celebrated further with a Harvest
On the Saturday evening the Communion in the Church which
Harvest Supper was held in had been beautifully decorated by
the Parish Rooms. A full house our flower ladies. The Service was
enjoyed a delicious meal of cold taken by Father Allan Gwillim
meats, baked potatoes, and a large who had travelled, for the second
selection of salads all prepared time recently, all the way from
by folks from the village. After Bridgenorth. There was a very
supper we were entertained by good turnout, including many
David Marsh with, amongst other who had been at the Supper the
things, a very challenging list of night before, and the Service was
anagrams of local village names, enjoyed by everyone.
and a slanderous defamation The festive season is not far
of the character of one person away now and it is time to think
present causing a huge laugh, about those who will be strug-
but all taken with absolute good gling to make it a really good
humour. Our thanks go to Keith, Christmas, especially in these
Anthony, and Pam Bunn for the very challenging times. Knighton
beautifully laid tables, and also Church, always open during the
to Anthony for running the raffle. day, will have a box for donations
The event raised over £1,100 for to the food bank; please think of
good causes in Knighton, and that whenever you are shopping
congratulations must go to Lucy and pick up the extra item or two
Hoosenally and her team for to donate

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MP Repeats
Commitment to
Tenbury Flood
Scheme

WEST WORCESTERSHIRE MP committed to this scheme and I
Harriett Baldwin has urged the have been working closely with
Environment Agency to press the Environment Agency to find
on developing the flood defences a way to bring the budgets under
scheme to protect Tenbury Wells’ control and ensure that it is
homes and businesses. affordable.
The team designing the scheme “In parallel, I have been working
is currently working closely with with local authority partners to
church representatives to refine see where we can find money to
plans for the wall around the fill the funding gap and I hope
churchyard as well as looking to that by buying smarter and using
identify cost savings to bring the local resources, we can bring
scheme back into a manageable costs under control.
budget. “I am also keen to share the
Harriett recently met with the message that I feel that it is
Environment Agency and local essential that we press on with
authority chiefs to assess how this scheme and submit it to
the scheme can be funded in the planners for their approval as
light of rising costs of building quickly as possible.
materials. She also urged them to “Local people and local
look to use local workers and local businesses have done an amazing
materials to reduce costs. job bouncing back from the 2020
The MP also sought to scotch floods and then Covid-19 and I feel
local rumours that the scheme it is essential that we commit to
could be abandoned because of securing their long-term future,
rising costs. protected by a comprehensive
Harriett said: “I remain totally flood defence scheme.”

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Clows Top District Gardening Club

November is the month for our on the night, (Christmas is
AGM - but do not let that put coming....)
you off, the business side of the Do come along and join us at
evening does not take long.(Like 7.45pm, don’t forget the flower of
most AGMs everything has been the month competition and your
provisionally agreed previously magazines to swap.
!) though of course the members See you at 7.45pm on Wednesday
are free to have their say on the 23rd. November.
night. Judith.
It is the last meeting of the year
and we treat it as a social evening.
Members are invited to bring a
plate of sweet or savory food to
share.

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Gleaning in Stockton!

We were pleasantly surprised on a If you have an excess of fruit
Wednesday night in early October and/or vegetables (this season
by a knock on our door; standing or next!) perhaps Stockton could
there with a wheelbarrow of follow Menith Wood’s Overgrown
potatoes was a friendly young initiative (see p32 October edition
couple. of Teme Span).
They had collected the surplus If you’d like to reduce unnec-
potatoes that had been discarded essary food waste, in the first
from the nearby field and with the instance please contact us at
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waste they would distribute them for more information.
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Wednesday 9th community at Lindridge
November at Lindridge Parish Hall on the above
Wednesday between
Parish Hall 10.30am and 12 noon.
10.30am to 12noon Spend time chatting with

friends, old and new, over
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All are welcome

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the new roof and a wide range October starting at 1.30pm.
of lighting upgrades making it a On Saturday 26th November
really welcoming venue. there will be a Christmas Fair at
After a successful Summer Fete the Hall between 1pm and 4pm.
in August and a Barn Dance Stalls can be booked at £10 each
in September the Clows Top by making contact using the
Victory Hall Committee have details supplied below.
been working hard to make sure The Hall can be contacted by
everything is ready for a Murder ringing 07738 014884, by e mail
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Menith Wood WI

On Monday 3rd October John local folk songs with their origins
Butterworth gave us a fascinating and meanings, and accompanied
power point presentation on the by an accordion and cittern. A
life of Lily Gaynor, a newly qualified full afternoon tea was served and
nurse who set sail for Guinea- the afternoon was much enjoyed
Bissau in 1957 to live amongst by all present
the Papel tribe. She set up a Our next meeting is on Monday
clinic under the mango trees and 7th November, 2.15pm for 2.30pm
administered penicillin, (“God’s at Lindridge Parish Hall when
Needle” to the locals), which Cherry Greaves will be giving a
saved many lives. She learned talk and demonstration on “Hat
the Papel language, invented Blocking” and displaying samples
an alphabet, and translated the of her work.
entire New Testament which Skittles evenings have begun
is now published with Wycliffe again at The Eardiston and our
Bible Translators. As a result of November one is on Friday 18th
her medical and missionary work, at 7.30pm. All are welcome to
Guinea-Bissau now has one of the join us and to bring a plate of
biggest national churches in West food to share plus £2 per person
Africa. which will be donated to Tenbury
Menith Wood WI hosted our Hospital.
Group meeting on Wednesday Visitors are always welcome, and
5th October which was attended if you would like further infor-
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cum Bayton, Tenbury and St programme then please email
Michael’s groups. Our speaker [email protected]
was Richard Churchley who
treated us to a programme of

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Far Forest and Rock
Branch of the Royal British Legion
A GREAT HONOUR AND PRIVILEGE

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Having obtained a special grant
was Patron of the Royal British last year the Branch have been
Legion and the news of her able to obtain its own branded
passing was greeted with sadness gazebo which has already been
and reflection by the members of seen at local events promoting the
the Far Forest and Rock Branch work of the Legion and collecting
at their Annual General Meeting. donations for the Poppy Appeal.
Special Prayers were offered in The branch will be assisting with
memory of the Queen and to Poppy Appeal collections in a
Honour King Charles III during number of other areas this year
the Exhortations. and will also be manning stands at
During the Meeting the Branch the Strensham Motorway Service
Standard Bearer, May Carter, are on the M5. Anyone wishing to
was able to announce that she volunteer to assist with this very
had received a formal invitation important annual appeal is asked
from the Royal British Legion to make contact with the branch
for her to carry the Branch (details below).
Standard whilst joining other On Saturday 8th October the
Legion Standards involved Branch has organised a Northern
in lining the route during the Soul Event at the Civic Centre
Funeral Procession in London. in Stourport when a number of
May said “I have attended the celebrated Northern Soul DJs
Festival of Remembrance at the will be providing the music for an
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were really special occasions but entertainment the proceeds
this invitation is a great honour of which will go to the Poppy
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Remembrance Parade are The Branch meets at the Rock
progressing with the Service Cross Inn at 7pm on the second
being held at St Peter & St Paul’s Monday of each month and is keen
Church at Rock on Sunday 13th to welcome anyone interested in
November. Those attending the finding out more about the Legion
Service are asked to be in the and its work they are welcome to
Church by 10.45am for the arrival attend these meetings or make e
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TEME VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Mike Harley

On the 27th September 21 many medieval houses but most
members enjoyed a talk by were demolished during this
Richard Perrin entitled “Bewdley period. The most important
in the Swinging Sixties”. We one known as Capers Hall was
were told that Frank Freeman’s demolished at this time and also
Dancing Club had big rock stars Thomas Telford’s Toll House on
and acts of the 1960s performing the bridge over the River Severn.
including Fleetwood Mac, Some old buildings have been
Fairport Convention and Captain saved notably Bailiffs House – a
Beefheart. In addition, John Tudor House from 1610.
Peel regularly compered events. Load Street, Bewdley is the main
Robert Plant and John Bonham thoroughfare and has many Grade
who went on to form Led Zeppelin II listed buildings. In the 1960s
played there. A group called Evans Garage was located here
Chicken Shack were regular which fronted onto the pavement
performers with Stan Webb including petrol pumps. It was
(guitarist) and Christine Perfect quite normal for people to pull
(keyboards) who later married up outside and fill up with petrol
John McVie and joined Fleetwood whilst having a chat with the
Mac. These events ceased in attendant who would be smoking
1971 as the groups became more a “Park Drive” cigarette! No
famous and too expensive. Health & Safety worries then!!
A regular feature of Bewdley is At no. 1 Load Street can be found
flooding from the River Severn, “Teddy Gray’s”, a traditional
and in 1965 there was a serious sweet shop where you can buy
flood. Severnside, Beales Corner amongst many confectionary
and a substantial part of Load delights, Bewdley rock which
Street was flooded causing brings us back to where we began
extensive damage. In spite of in this article!
the protection provided by the
barriers flooding continues to be Our next meeting is on Tuesday
a major issue with seven flooding 29th November when Max Hunt
incidents since the millennium. will give a talk entitled “Shelsley
At this time there was no bypass Walsh – History of a Village”.
and there were regular accidents All talks are at Abberley Village
on the narrow roads as traffic Hall starting at 7.30pm. All are
numbers increased. There were welcome.

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LINDRDGE, KNIGHTON, PENSAX
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Local Opinion is now Urgently Sought

IF YOU WISH TO KEEP YOUR have to be formal arrangements),
LOCAL CHURCH IN TEME attending our meetings to discuss
VALLEY NORTH ALIVE... the future of Our Churches,
then please let us know and we monetary donations to help with
can talk to you about how you paying our quota or funding
may be able to help us. general maintenance to keep our
There is a very small group of buildings safe, tidy and a pleasure
people who are working hard to visit.
to keep our Churches open and
available for monthly worship, If you would like to know more
for special occasions, and prayer then please contact:
during these challenging times.
We are having to choose which Meryl Roberts: 07973910037
Services we can support, which Eve Cambray : 01299 890047
means that some of our Churches Bill Andrewes: 07768864007
will see a reduction in the number
of Services offered during the year, Closing date for
this WILL also reduce further articles and ads
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support from the Community. agreed in advance.
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New members are welcome many months of searching,
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It’s in a little village in the
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Thank you Vickie
from all here in
the Teme Valley

By Bill Andrewes

Early in October Teme Valley as the result of Covid but is now
North said a fond farewell to moving to Lindridge School
Vickie Melling who for the last 17 where it will flourish again. On
years has been an integral part of top of all that she became a
the parish. To the question “what governor of the school, chaired
did she do” the short answer is the Curriculum sub-committee
“almost everything.” and was the link governor for RE
Initially Vickie was one of three and Safeguarding. .
churchwardens in the parish but Vickie’s husband Chris was also
after Rev Ted welded the four fully involved in all that Vickie
churches of Lindridge, Knighton, did. He was Secretary of the PCC,
Pensax and Stockton into one managed the accounts and had a
administrative unit she became sure touch in setting up the video
the de facto churchwarden electronics that took over most
for all four. She was an ALM church services when Covid -19
(Authorised Lay Minister) and altered our lives. It is no wonder
played an important part in most that Vickie and Chris’s move to
of our services. In 2021 she took Derbyshire will leave such a gap
on the treasurer role and played in our affairs.
a key part in running the 4 Rivers But they go with enormous
benefice from Knighton-on-Teme gratitude and good wishes from
to Shrawley. She started the us all. We hope they will be very
Toddler Group at Lindridge happy in their new life but there
Parish Hall to provide a meeting can be little doubt they will soon
place and community support be playing a key role in their new
group for families. It had to close surroundings.

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Teme Valley Wildlife Group

by Stephanie Mocroft

Autumn seems a good time to Old botany books of the county
talk about meadow saffron, a were of the opinion that it was so
beautiful autumn-flowering plant common that it only warranted a
that I have recently seen an brief description, but how times
incredibly large swathe of. It is a change. Now I know of only one
wild plant with pale pink goblet- nearby place where it can be found
shaped flowers held on fragile and that is Oldwood Common near
silvery tube-like stalks that are Tenbury. I have never ventured
not actually true stems. Neither, to see its September flowers but
despite its name, is it the saffron have seen it in the summer when
familiar to cooks. The flowers tall lush sword-like leaf growth is
appear at a different time of year its only feature. The leaves reach
from the leaves and because of a length of 30 centimetres and can
this they gained the old folk-name be 4 centimetres wide. In contrast
of “naked ladies”. A favoured spot the flower only reaches a height
for the plant is a dampish meadow of 20 centimetres. The leaves die
and Worcestershire was once a down before the flowers appear.
stronghold of its territory. The leaves are one of the reasons

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for the plant’s widespread swathe of the plants that I saw
decline. They contain a chemical recently? Ewyas Harold Common
that can poison cattle so it was in Herefordshire, which is a large
not a welcome addition to grazing common managed for wildlife
land. In an old pre-First World and a hotspot for rare butter-
War hop-picking account that I flies. It was an absolute delight
came upon, a striking hop-picker to suddenly come upon simply
(not an unusual occurrence at thousands of meadow saffron
the beginning of September) plants in bloom. They made for
was employed by a farmer to pull a very memorable walk. Before I
up meadow saffron instead. He leave the subject of large numbers,
was paid in wild rabbits, which I’d just like to mention that this is
he felt a fair exchange, before my hundredth magazine article,
his hop-picking re-started. The I hope my ideas can keep on
other causes of its decline are the coming.
drainage of damp farmland and The next meeting of the Teme
the collection of its bulbs during Valley Wildlife Group will take
the Second World War. The same place at Stoke Bliss and Kyre
chemical that is dangerous to Village Hall, WR15 8RR, on
cattle can, in appropriate doses, Thursday November 10th at
be used to treat gout in humans. 7:30pm. Do join us as we welcome
The drug is still prescribed and Nick Packham for a talk about
is called colchicine. During the pollinators. This will be our last
war, imports were interrupted meeting in 2022. It is just £2 on
and native bulbs made up the the door and everyone is most
difference. welcome.
Meadow saffron looks like a crocus For up-to-date information on
but its Latin name is Colchicum what wildlife is being seen in the
autumnale. True crocuses area, or to give us your sightings
can also be found in flower in or comments, please visit our
September but most of them are Facebook page. Our programme
introduced bulbs, some of which of events, bird survey and archive
have become naturalised. The photographs are available on the
commonest are escaped garden website www.temevalleywildlife.
varieties and in a very few places co.uk We normally hold meetings
the true saffron crocus grows, on the second Thursday of the
although this is said to have been month. All are welcome. Contact
brought to Britain during the us by telephone on 01568 750413
Crusades. or by email at [email protected]
Finally, where was the huge
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