Temespan October 2022

Long Live the King

October 2022



Index Editor’s
Note
Page Number and Article
Cover: There will be very few people who
P4: Church Services have not been moved by the death
P7: Letter from the Archdeacon of our Sovereign Queen Elizabeth II
P11: Letter from our MP this September. For me this whole
P13: K-o-T Parish Room News month has been a roller coaster of
P15: MP visits local hostelry highs and lows with a big birthday
P17: Rock Pathfinders for my wife and at the same
P18: Tenbury Pool Notes time the death of two very close
P19: Fate at Lindridge School friends one of whom I’ve know for
P21: K-o-T Litter-Pick nigh on 40 years. I have a strong
P21: Mid-Week Coffee faith, which though it is prone to
P23: Prisons’ Week 2022 asking questions, is rooted in love
P25: An enjoyable evening by for both God and creation. I have
John Ruffles no doubt that God knows and
P27: TVHS Notes holds each of us every day, though
P29: Fundraising for Abberley he may not always make himself
VH apparent.
P29: TV Tote winners This is the faith that guided
P31: K-o-T Pop-Up Pub our Sovereign and both friends
P31: Stockton Halloween and just because we no longer
P32/33: Overgrown by Cathy see them, does not stop us
Buckley feeling them. For some of you,
P35/37: Man Sheds by LH September may have been a
Committee painful reminder of your losses
P39: Filling Station Notes - it has perhaps caused you once
P39: Clows Top Gardening again to reflect on your lives both
P41: Christmas at Stanford past and future. There is much
P43: Bewdley Festival News comfort in scripture.
P45/7: TVWG Notes In either case, whether it’s
P49: Menith Wood WI Notes scripture you’re reading or just
P51: K-o-T Harvest this magazine, you’ll need a
P53/5/7: LPH News beverage and somewhere quiet to
P61: Clubs and Societies sit and reflect.
P62: Contacts
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Services in October 2022

Sunday 2nd October – 16thSunday after Trinity Choral Holy Communion
9.30 a.m. Lindridge Holy Communion
11.00 a.m. Abberley St Mary

Sunday 9th October – 17th Sunday after Trinity Harvest Festival and Holy Communion
Holy Communion
11.00 a.m. Little Witley Afternoon Worship
11.00 a.m. Knighton Celtic Evening Prayer
3.00 p.m. Shrawley
6.00 p.m. Abberley St Michael Holy Communion
Sunday 16th October – 18th Sunday after Trinity Holy Communion
9.30 a.m. Great Witley Morning Worship
11.00 a.m. Pensax
11.00 a.m. Abberley St Mary Morning Worship
Sunday 23rd October – 19th Sunday after Trinity Holy Communion
9.30 a.m. Great Witley Celtic Evening Prayer
11.00 a.m. Shrawley
6.00 p.m. Abberley St Michael Holy Communion
Sunday 30th October – All Saints’ Sunday 4Rivers Combined Morning Worship

8.30 a.m. Lindridge
10.00 a.m. Lindridge

Sunday 6th November – 3rd Sunday before Advent

9.30 a.m. Lindridge Choral Holy Communion
11.00 a.m. Abberley St Mary Holy Communion

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

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Another Perspective

Archdeacon Robert Jones

I’ve been reading The House of far too long to stay silent. For us,
Music, which tells the true story music is our form of expression,
of a family of seven children, protest and hope. Love to you all.’
taught at a state comprehensive Brave words from a young black
in Nottingham, who take man in hard times. Music was
the classical music world by the way in which they chose to
storm. Mum is brought up as a rise above hatred and learned
mixed-race child in a deeply preju- the language of love. As lockdown
diced Britain and her children closed down theatres and concerts,
also know what it feels like to their mum wrote this: ‘With the
be on the end of hurtful racist muting of the performing arts
comments. Each of the seven comes a narrowness of vision,
children turns out to be a gifted and room only for the loudest,
musician. You might have heard angriest and most monotonous
of one: Sheku was asked to play of stories.’ They found a way in
the cello at Harry and Meghan’s which to rise above the loud, the
wedding, something which shot angry and the monotonous.
him to worldwide fame.

During the pandemic and also Thankfully, Covid is no longer
reflecting upon the death of shutting down the arts, the
George Floyd which shocked churches or the places where
the world, the family played a we refresh ourselves. However,
home-spun lockdown concert I find myself going back to
from their home, ending with those prophetic words of their
these words from Sheku: ‘We mother. There are loud voices
want to bear collective witness to in this divided world and indeed
the violence that divides us, and country of ours. Someone once
stand together with those who said of the swimming pool that
want change. Racism is a global the noise is loudest at the shallow
pandemic that has been going on end, and we’ve certainly become

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accustomed to sound bites rather quiet for a few moments. Quiet
than considered thought. There doesn’t work on radio, yet this
has surely been a shallowness in silence enabled him to respond
much of our political and even properly. Jesus summed up our
religious discourse. faith as ‘loving God, neighbour
Where do we find a story to help and self’ - if prayer is about
us rise above the clamour of making time to love God, so too is
competing views and visions, and loving your neighbour.
get a sense of perspective? How Simply put, the story of Jesus,
do we avoid narrowness of vision God on earth, embodies a loving
and create enough space to see kindness which instinctively we
the wood for the trees? For the feel is at the core of all human
Christian this is often found in desiring and hoping. It isn’t a
reflective prayer. A bishop was story by which we escape life’s
once asked a question on a radio tough realities: it is the story
news programme and surprised which helps us face them; it is
the presenter by saying that he ‘our form of expression, protest
needed to think about it, going and love’.

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It is
with great sadness...

MP Harriet Baldwin

It is with great sadness that I unwritten constitution deals with
write these words reflecting on both a change of Prime Minister
the passing of our much-loved and a change in our Head of State
Queen Elizabeth II. As I said in my - peacefully, transparently and in
own tribute to her in the House an orderly way. I am truly grateful
of Commons, we all hoped that for this.
she would, like her mother, reach It is remarkably British that
her 100th birthday and reflect on the Royal Parks spokesperson
whether to send herself a congrat- had to urge people to stop
ulatory telegram. Her life was an leaving marmalade sandwiches
exemplar of public service and 15 in tribute to Her Majesty. The
Prime Ministers benefitted from wonderful Platinum Jubilee and
her wisdom and experience. My the show-stopping interchange
thoughts are with all the Royal between her and Paddington will
Family who are bearing the live long in all of our memories.
unbearably heavy burden of grief. We will take time over the coming
These are sad times, and the weeks and months to reflect on her
whole world has come together to life and achievements and I have
reflect and honour the life of our already read many hundreds of
departed Monarch. thousands of words written testi-
In the same week, we appointed a fying to what a positive influence
new Prime Minister and then lost she had on people across all
our Queen and there cannot be a walks of life. The glorious second
better example of our advanced Elizabethan era is at an end and
democracy that we are able to we embrace a bright future in the
smoothly pass on the reigns reign of King Charles III.
of power to a new leader and a God save the King.
new Sovereign. It was a week
of history as we saw how our 11

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Knighton-on-Teme Parish Room

News Update

Jonathan Bretherton BSc (Hons) FRICS

To keep our community up to An Autumn Show of produce and
date, the Parish Room Committee crafts will be on the 2 October.
at Knighton has decided to send Please contact Claire Wall if
out this short update on what’s you’re interested in a stall or
been happening recently and on want to offer some produce or
our plans for the future. craft items. clairewall@outlook.
New Committee Members were com or 07949 254832.
elected at the General Meeting All are welcome to our events so
earlier in the year. One of the do bring your friends and family
committee’s first actions was if they’re visiting the area.
to sign the new lease for the The Jubilee weekend event at
building. This gives us long term the caravan park was blessed by
security and means that we can good weather and an excellent
plan with confidence and, most turnout. Thanks to John and Joy
importantly, apply for grants! Powell for their kind donation to
If you’d like to contact the our funds. Because of this, we’ll
committee, the Chairman is be able to arrange a Christmas
Jonathan Spilsbury 01584 781043 party for all Knighton-on-Teme’s
and the Treasurer is Nicola Breth- children.
erton 07527 200068. Committee members and friends
Over the winter months, the turned out for a work party in
pop-up pub proved very popular May to spruce up the inside of the
and more are planned by hall and another work party met
the organisers, beginning in in July to tidy the grounds and
September. Details will be on car park. Now that we have a new
Facebook and on posters around lease and can apply for grants,
the village. Yoga classes with Janet we’ve been planning what we’d
on Tuesday 7pm to 8:30. Puppy like to get done to make the facil-
Classes are currently on Sundays ities at the building and car park
www.puppyschoolkidderminster. even better. We’ll also be using
co.uk or 07592 588230 for details. funds raised by the 300 Club for
A quiz night is also coming up-see some of that work. Thanks to
Facebook and posters for details. Linda Lear and her team of volun-

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teers for the outstanding work in over 40 years, many of them as
raising money over so many years. Chairman-thanks also to Jane for
It is greatly appreciated! all her hard work! We can’t thank
The committee is looking for a her enough for so many years
volunteer secretary to join us. serving the community.
Please contact Nicola Bretherton Finally, a big thank you to our
if you’d like to know more. Jane lovely local community for all
Hogan, our outgoing Secretary your support.
has served on the committee for

MP Cheers ‘Impressive’ Local Beer Venture

Worcestershire MP Harriett company who was able to access
Baldwin has welcomed a local craft support for hospitality business
beer producer who is looking to through the pandemic to grow and
expand into pubs across the region expand and I was given a tour of the
using hops grown just metres from impressive tap room and outdoor
the brewery. dining area.
Harriett visited Spilsbury and “I’ve spoken up for our local hop
Jones Brewing Company which growers in Parliament and I am
produces speciality ales for sale at keen to see further support as
its own brewery in Stanford Bridge they are facing extremely difficult
and also in local pubs across the market conditions at the moment.
Teme Valley. “Smaller producers of beer and
The company was founded by Tom cider are extremely important to
Spilsbury, who is local hop grower our local economy and I hope that
and craft brewer Tony Jones after the Spilsbury and Jones Brewing
the pair met at a show in Tenbury Company is able to expand and
Wells. thrive over the coming years.”
Harriett said: “The hop growing Tom Spilsbury added: “The covid
industry is so important to our loan really helped us out, and off
local economy and it was great to the back of this it has allowed us to
hear how locally grown crops are invest in our own brewing kit and
going straight into locally-brewed secure two full time positions and
beers. multiple part time positions.”
“This is a classic example of a
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Tenbury Swimming Pool Official Opening Alan Dale was given the honour of cutting
27th July 2022 the ribbon to mark his commitment to
the Tenbury Swimming Pool as a trustee
On 27th July the Tenbury Community which started in 1968 at the first meeting
Pool charity trustees welcomed guests of the Tenbury Swimming Pool Guild.
for a small formal opening of the Tenbury Alan has overseen the facility from the
Swimming Pool, following major works first meeting which invited Tenbury
during the Covid 19 lockdown. The facility residents to fundraise for a new swimming
now offers a warm and inviting reception pool on the Palmers Meadow to our last
leading to a fully inclusive experience in meeting discussing the next phase of the
a warm swimming pool, studio and gym. pool’s ‘Go Green’ development. This aims
to make the pool sustainable using
renewable energy, including using solar
PV panels and air source heat pumps and
lowering energy costs with new double-
glazed windows and additional doors.

The four trustees, Alan Dale, Barbara The trustees are always looking to the
Selkirk, Jane Jenner and Adrian Taylor future. If you would like to be involved
were joined by Tom Mansfield the in the exciting project as a volunteer,
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“MID-WEEK BREAK”
Our next coffee
morning will be on Enjoy your mid-morning
coffee with others in our
Wednesday 12th community at Lindridge
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Prisons’ Week 2022

‘I was in prison and you visited acts which mark out a Christian
me . .’ response to our neighbour,
Matthew 25 v 36 alongside feeding the hungry and
9 October will be Prison Sunday, thirsty, welcoming the stranger
and during this Prisons’ Week, we and caring for the sick, is visiting
pray for prisoners, their families, those in prison. This is where
victims of crime, the courts, the justice, judgement, redemption,
police, and probation services repentance, forgiveness, recon-
and all who work in prisons and ciliation, and resurrection can
the Criminal Justice System. be very real. Whilst any need for
In Matthew 25 one of those simple prison is a sign of failure, they,
and the system of justice of which
they are the most visible element,
can also be a means of rehabili-
tation.

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on others, and the hope of recon-
For adults of all ages ciliation and forgiveness. COVID,
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Pizza, Perry and Great music ...
under a Harvest Moon

By John Ruffles

If you are familiar with the Teme The current “custodians” of this
Valley you will know what a very farmstead (and organisers of this
special place it is. Spanning the event) Bruce and Sarah Starkey
rural county’s of Worcestershire, are currently busy harvesting
Herefordshire and Shropshire, their precious Apples and Pears,
its fertile soils have, for centuries, most of which are expertly pulped
produced some of the best Hop and turned in to delicious juices,
and Orchard yields around, in Ciders, Perry’s and fortified
turn providing quality Beers and wines....... These delightful
Ciders that (in my opinion) are beverages along with a selection
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The rolling hills that multiply as fully renovated Threshing Barn
they roll westward towards Wales and the excellent, wood fired
and the woodland areas along Pizzas provide the “fayre” for
the Valley make up a spectacular the exceptional Pizza, Perry and
landscape that is abundant with music evenings that have been
wildlife hosted by Bruce and Sarah at
Tucked away neatly in the their Farm throughout the long
Parish of Knighton On Teme, hot summer of 2022...
surrounded by Bannut Pear such an Evening was Friday 9
and Katy Apple Orchards, lies September, a lovely, atmospheric,
Commonwood Farm, its Magnif- late summer evening with a hint
icent farmhouse and rustically of Autumn in the air .... on arrival
landscaped courtyard exude an the threat of rain had disappeared
idyllic rural, peaceful atmosphere and there was a lovely atmosphere
and you can almost hear echos of anticipation as we ordered our
of Edward Edgar’s “Nimrod” as Pizzas and the entertainment for
you look south toward the fertile, the evening, Red Madog, tuned
Valley of the River Teme. their instruments in preparation
.... as dusk fell and the Perry

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flowed the band displayed their departed this world of ours a
craft and accomplishment.... decade or so ago.

.Red Madog are a local Shropshire Jack and Andy played a most
4 piece band comprising of Jack entertaining set of their own
Brett (guitar and vocals) Andy compositions interspersed with
Cook ( mandolin, Violin and other tastefully selected covers from
various stringed instruments) the pens of Dylan, Neil Young,
Stacie Brett (bass guitar) and Van Morrison, Thin Lizzy, George
Nic Rawlinson (percussion) ... Harrison and (amongst others)
they play an eclectic, avant garde’ the Waterboys. By the end of the
mix of folk fusion, bluegrass funk performance the early, luke warm
and cool traditional music with applause had turned to cheers and
no shortage of skill, craft and shouts for more and as the band
personality. concluded their performance, a
This particular performance small group of “dancers” had a
featured only half the band ... the gathered in front of the stage to
charismatic duo of the immensely carry out their “Perry” infused
talented Jack Brett and Andy reels ....
Cook, both fine songwriters and All in all a brilliant evening, in a
musicians, who have played lovely setting, great music, food
together in previous bands and beverage..... and capped by a
fronted by the late, great Paul full Harvest Moon.......
Brett, a wonderful guitarist
singer/songwriter who (sadly)

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Swinging Sixties”. talks are at Abberley Village
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On Saturday November 12th, there will be a Ceilidh with The
there will be a Quiz Night Whole Caboodle Ceilidh band
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THE STOCKTON ON TEME ANNUAL

Neighbours, friends and family, please join us for the
Pumpkin Trail on Monday 31st October.

Starting at St. Andrews Church in Stockton at 5pm and
finishing with hot dogs, cakes and mulled wine!

Dress as scarily as you dare! Any carved pumpkins grate-
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Overgrown

By Kathy Buckley

I started with nub of an idea: Overgrown was born!
people often have a glut of fruit We created a flier introducing
or vegetables they have grown and explaining the project, and
that they are happy to share with arranged for it to be delivered
friends on an ad hoc basis, and alongside Temespan to houses
there is a move to reduce food in the village. Those not in the
waste. I spent a few weeks devel-

oping a way of making it easy for village were very welcome to take
people to share their produce part in the project, and this was
more widely, and discussed it with clearly explained.
family and friends. We realised Every Tuesday in the growing
that it needed to be easy and season, from 3pm to 6pm we
quick to set up and take down placed a wheelbarrow up on
and regular enough to develop the verge outside our house in
sufficient usage to be a success.

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Menith Wood. We put in some of We were unsure whether the
our own garden produce so there project would prove a success
was always something available. and have learnt a few lessons
Throughout the afternoon, others along the way. One of the lessons
could come and take what they we have learnt is that it was
needed, and add produce from running for too short a time - it’s
their own garden. There was no not always convenient for people
money involved; everything was to drop off produce within a very
freely given (although one person restricted time slot, or for people
did leave a pound!). to remember to visit Overgrown
We used bunting to attract at the time it was running.
attention and a gingham table- The project has indeed proved
cloth in the wheelbarrow to successful, gaining momentum
smarten it up. A local teenage over time, with many people
artist was commissioned to taking part and we have had lots
produce some artwork adver- of positive comments. As a result
tising the project, and she came we do plan to run it next year - but
up with a really lovely painting aim to put the wheelbarrow out
that conveyed the simplicity of for the whole day.
the project. There was a box of Having read this article, you
useful items that people could may want to consider running
use if they didn’t have any bags a similar project in your village.
or boxes with them, and a big We can confirm that the time
umbrella protected the barrow in commitment really is very small!
case of rain.

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Does the Teme Valley
need a Men’s Shed?

We think so!

Lindridge Parish Hall Committee

Men’s Sheds are about promoting have to be a literal “shed” at all but
social connections and building empty offices, modular buildings,
new friendships, sharing skills warehouses, garages, etc. can all
and knowledge, all while having be exploited instead. Many Sheds
fun! “Shedders” can pursue do not actually start in their own
practical interests at leisure, physical premises but rather
practise and share their skills simply form as a group that meets
and enjoy making, repairing, regularly in a suitable venue for
reusing and repurposing items the resulting social connection,
and materials. Activities in company and friendship. Later,
Men’s Sheds vary greatly, but following detailed planning and
will often include woodworking, successful fundraising, they
metalworking, repairing and may develop their own, purpose-
restoring, electronics/computers, built premises, tailored to their
model building, bicycle and motor membership and the activities
vehicle restoration and modifi- that they intend to pursue. Many
cation, etc. While the typical Sheds also engage in community
Shedder will be an older man, projects – repairing/restoring
anyone who shares the Shed’s village features, helping to
mutually supportive, communi- maintain parks and green spaces,
ty-based, companionship ethos is and creating practical items for
welcome to join – you don’t have schools, other community facil-
to be a man, or an already accom- ities and individuals in need.
plished carpenter or whittler!
The UK Men’s Sheds Association Research has highlighted the
reports that there are now over negative impact of loneliness and
600 Men’s Sheds in operation, isolation on health and wellbeing,
with around 6-9 new Sheds with loneliness and isolation now
opening each month. Sheds don’t recognised as being as hazardous
to our health as obesity and

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smoking. Many men are not further insights into the benefits,
as proficient in building social and challenges, of launching a
connections as are women of a new Shed, but more importantly
similar age profile, and hence such we need to hear your views and to
men can lack networks of friends gauge potential local support for
and feel unable to share personal the project. If you are unable to
concerns about their health or attend the open evening, please
other challenges. Retirement do still forward your comments
provides many additional hours and queries to lphshed@yahoo.
of free-time, but individuals can com and we will be pleased to keep
also feel challenged by a need to you informed of developments.
fill this with meaningful activity.
Decades of social cohesion Would you like to feature
amongst colleagues is suddenly in this magazine?
lost and the retiree can also suffer
from a perceived loss of identity Do you have photographs
as their recognised role in society you’d like to share
is transformed overnight. The
supportive environment of a Have you recently taken
Men’s Shed can help to foster part in an event
new connections, and a sense of
purpose through collaborative that will inspire your
activities, with mutual respect community?
and a pooling of knowledge, so Are you doing
much so that Shed membership
is now being encouraged through something special soon
GPs’ social prescribing. or do you have another
If the Men’s Shed concept strikes
a chord with you, why not come story to tell?
along to our informal open Do you want to talk about
evening at Lindridge Parish concerns here or abroad?
Hall, Eardiston, at 7:00pm on
Wednesday 19th October? We Then tell me -
will invite along a representative and I will share
from a recently established Men’s all with your community!
Shed who will be able to provide
Editor

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THE FILLING STATION

Please note that our next Hall, Eastham, Worcs. WR15 8NP
meeting of the above will be held at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start and
on Thursday 20th October when we look forward to you joining
Rev Nigel Tween will be speaking us for an evening of fellowship,
to us. Nigel is Pastor at Riverside worship, teaching and refresh-
Elim Church, Bewdley and the ments.
director of the Elim Chaplaincy Any further information can also
Association. He studied at be given by contacting me on
Regents Theological College in [email protected]
Malvern.
We meet at Eastham Memorial

Clows Top & District Gardening Club

Clows Top Village Hall, DY14 9HP

October’s Speaker is Wade November - March) or would
Muggleton. He is a fan of permac- like to know anything about your
ulture; his garden in Stottesdon existing trees, come along at
opens under the National 7.45pm for his talk at 8pm,you
Gardens Scheme every year. He will not be disappointed.
has developed an orchard with Don’t forget the Flower of the
130 varieties of fruit trees - his Month competition, or your
subject on the 26th will be “apples magazines to swap. As usual tea,
of the West Midlands.” We are in coffee, biscuits and chat to other
good company, he has previously gardeners also available.
featured on Gardeners World.

He is also an author. He has See you on the 26th at Clows Top
written “the orchard book” Victory Hall.

So, if you would like to have Judith
fruit trees,(plant bare rooted in

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Dare I use the Christmas word?

Stanford Area Church Committee Schools, businesses and
are delighted to announce that individuals can sponsor and
our very successful Christmas decorate a tree- these will be
Tree Festival returns again this judged and prizes given after
year on 3rd and 4th December. the carol concert – contact us
if you wish to sponsor a tree.
Saturday opening from 1pm We are also looking for
to 7pm stewards.
Sunday opening from 11am
to 4pm when there will be a Please put the date in your diary
carol concert – more details next month – any
Refreshments and mulled queries or comments to Robin
wine will be available Dean on 01886 853295

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ROCK BRIDGE CLUB Home for Rent
Wanted

Rock Bridge Club has Dear Pete,
started its new season. Happy to announce, after
New members are welcome many months of searching,
whether on their own or we have found our new home.
It’s in a little village in the
with a partner. Teme Valley.
We meet every Sunday at Thank you so much for your
7.00 pm at Rock Village help!
Hall. The meetings are very Warm regards, Liri
sociable and relaxed; and Thanks to you, the readers, for
not competitive. (We do not this great news - Ed

play duplicate bridge.)
Please do come along.

Just turn up
or phone 07854 951 330

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The Bewdley
Festival
Returns

The ever popular Bewdley Participants are asked to note
Festival Soup Trail returns to sampling the soup does not
town on Saturday 1st October guarantee a seat at the various
2022 between 12pm-4p venues unless of course they are
This year there are seven partici- purchasing additional food or
pating venues in the town; drinks - which Festival certainly
The Cock and Magpie, The hopes happens!
Courtyard, The Garden Kitchen,
Load Street Deli, The Mug House, Participants taste the soups
Pomodoro and Ripleys. and then vote for their favourite.
The ballot boxes will be in the
Tickets are £6 each and on Bewdley Farm Shop and Load
sale at Bewdley Farm Shop and Street Deli until 4.30 pm on the
Load Street Deli from Tuesday trail day. Festival ask participants
20th September. Participants to understand that it’s really
are asked to purchase with cash important for the effort made by
only please to make organization the venues that they cast their
simpler. The ticket guarantees a vote and help choose our winner.
taster sample of soup at all seven Please note, there are only 200
venues. tickets available, entirely on a first
Festival is very grateful to all our come first served basis, so buy
participating venues who support early to avoid disappointment!
the Festival by bearing the whole Tickets for this years Bewdley
cost of providing the soup sample Festival (7th – 15th October) are
themselves. available on-line at www.bewdley-
festival.org.uk .

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Teme Valley Wildlife Group

by Stephanie Mocroft

I have always been addicted to eacle for a woodpecker. However,
books and despite running out of maggot for magpie, jacky-wob-
shelf space long ago I am unable straw for a blackcap and throstle
to stop buying more. A volume I for a thrush were all new to me.
couldn’t resist came my way in Likewise I was familiar with
the summer which is a modern coppy, meaning a small coppice,
reprint of an 1882 “Glossary of sally-bed for bed of willow and
West Worcestershire Words” by bannuts for walnuts, but an ellern
Edith L Chamberlain. Many of turns out to be an elder tree, a
the words were familiar, thanks to witty-tree a mountain ash and an
my Tenbury-descended mother- oller an alder.
in-law, and some I know to still I particularly liked the old names
be in use. I thought it would be of for insects. Humbuzz instead of
interest to share a few nature-re- cockchafer I thought very apt,
lated words and to see if they are but I also liked erriwig which I’m
commonly understood today. sure you can guess and black-bat
Some local bird names that I which was a black beetle, though
had come across before were not to be confused with an actual
mumruffin, a word for a long-tailed bat, also known as a leatherun-bat.
tit, quice for a wood pigeon and Plants in the list included

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cuckoo’s bread and cheese, as Finally, a word about food, or
a name for wood-sorrel, bloody should I say fittle? My mother-
butchers for early purple orchids in-law would have been horrified
(shown above) and oxberries for at this observation by Mrs
the bright red berries of Lords- Chambers with respect to the local
and-Ladies. The juice of oxberries delicacy known as “faggits”. “A
could apparently be used as a cure very unappetising kind of rissole,
for warts. An even more unlikely sold at small provision shops” she
remedy was the use of something condescended. Or made at home
called dodment to treat shingles. to a proud family recipe and
This was an ointment made from adored by all, according to those
grease mixed with some dust who know better.
from a church bell – surely now The next meeting of the Teme
obsolete! Valley Wildlife Group will take
For animals, hardishrew for a place at Stoke Bliss and Kyre
fieldmouse seems a nice name village hall, WR15 8RR, on
and the word fitchet was given Thursday October 13th at 7:30pm.
to the pole-cat. Fitchet-pie, I was We welcome back Rosemary
relieved to read, did not involve Winnall for a talk entitled “A
any wild creature but was a pie fascination with insects”. My
made with chopped fat bacon, apologies for wrongly announcing
onions and apples. A want or oont this talk last month. Everyone is
was a mole who pushed up hills or most welcome, it is just £2 on the
tumps, but these were not to be door.
confused with anti-tumps, which For up-to-date information on
were made by ants. what wildlife is being seen in the
I would also like to share some area, or to give us your sightings
old West Worcestershire country or comments, visit our Facebook
sayings. Then as now the weather page. Our programme of events,
featured large in conversation bird survey and archive photo-
so “Much February snow a fine graphs are available on our
summer doth show”, “Mist in May website www.temevalleywildlife.
and heat in June will bring the co.uk We normally holds meetings
harvest very soon” and “a good on the second Thursday of the
year of kidney beans, a good year month. All are welcome. Contact
of hops” are probably true today. I us by telephone on 01568 750413
shall commit to memory this old or by email at [email protected]
saying, too, “Twenty young, thirty
strong, forty wise or never none”. 47

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Menith Wood WI

On Monday 5th September Steph map. We also saw photos of items
Mocroft gave us a fascinating talk and landscapes in other counties
with illustrations on “The History around us from the different
of Lindridge in 4 Objects”. The eras – The Rollright Stones in
items dated from the Neolithic Oxfordshire and Arthur’s Stone
period to the Georgian era and in Herefordshire, the Offa’s Dyke
included from the Neolithic age walk, the Pembroke building in
a stone farming tool discovered Tenbury and the Acton Tomb in
in the Doddenhill area of the St Mary’s, Tenbury. A wealth of
Parish of Lindridge. This was history from across the years,
followed by a solid gold sun most of which we were totally
pendant not found in Lindridge unaware of until Steph’s talk.
but Shropshire, and which Steph Our next meeting is on Monday
had included as a total contrast 3rd October, 2.15pm for 2.30pm at
to the grey farming tool (a bit of Lindridge Parish Hall when John
“bling”) which was dated between Butterworth will be speaking to
1000-800BC. From the Saxon us on “The Nurse who changed
period we were shown a charter Guinea-Bissau”, followed on
and maps showing Eardwulf’s Wednesday 5th October by our
Ton (Eardiston) estate, a tomb Teme & Tenbury Group meeting
cover from Abberley and a cross when Richard Churchley will
shaft inside St Mary’s Church, speak and entertain us on “The
Tenbury. Tapestries of Worces- History of Local Folk Songs”.
tershire and adjoining counties Visitors are always welcome, and
which showed the opulent house if you would like further infor-
built for Ralph Sheldon and our mation about WI and our future
Lindridge parish, were from the programme then please email
Elizabethan period, and from [email protected]
the Georgian, an estate map
of Lindridge around The Moor 49
Farm. Steph pointed out to us
the site of our present Lindridge
Parish Hall marked no. 8 on this

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