Temespan December 2018 / January 2019

December 2018 and January 2019

Have a wonderful
Christmas and a
Happy New Year



Index Editor’s
Note
Page Number and Article
P4-5: Church Service Times Here is our last magazine for
P7: Letter from the Bishop 2018 and indeed our first for 2019.
P9-11: Knighton News & Christmas I do hope you have all enjoyed the
Crafts experience this year. Our vision
P13: Lindridge News is to make the magazine the very
P15-17: Pensax News and WI News best it can be, giving a healthy
P19-21: Menith Wood and WI and sensible mix of copy, images
P23-25: Stockton News and advertising. We hope we’ve
and Signposts got the balance about right.
P27: BWF, TV Tote and Lindridge In our September issue we
B&T Group appealed to all our readers for
P29: Christmas Shopping at a contribution to the running
Stanford costs of Temespan. Some eighty
P31: Pensax Thrift and Coffee of you have responded with total
Break donations of £850. That is a great
Centre Pages: Lindridge Concert help and we are hugely grateful
P37: Lindridge Parish Hall and to those who have given. We are
Signposts trying to produce a colourful and
P39: Pensax War Memorial and interesting magazine that makes
Filling Station a real contribution to valley life
P41: Celebration of Christmas and and provides a valuable infor-
Write for Rights mation service. If more of you
P43: Lindridge Parish Council would like to donate but have
P47: What is Health forgotten or mislaid the envelope
P49-51: Letter of Contact don’t worry; it is never too late.
P53: Pensax Parish Council Send it to Bill Andrewes at
P54-55: TV Historical Society Lindridge Priory, Tenbury Wells
P57: International Living WR15 8JQ or give it to the person
P59-P61: TVW Group and School who delivers the magazine. And
Appeal giver or not, have a very happy
P65: Clubs and Societies Christmas.
P66: Contacts List Pete Thorp and Bill Andrewes

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Services in December 2018

Sunday 2nd December – Advent Holy Communion
8.15 a.m. Little Witley Holy Communion with Godly Play
9.30 a.m. Lindridge Family Carol Service
9.30 a.m. Great Witley Village Hall Family Communion
Family Service
11.00 a.m. Abberley St Mary Advent Service of Light
11.00 a.m. Shrawley Evening Prayer in Traditional Language
5.00 p.m. Great Witley
6.30 p.m. Abberley St Michael Advent Carols
Sunday 9th December – 2nd Sunday of Advent Matins
Holy Communion
9.30 a.m. Great Witley Celtic Communion
11.00 a.m. Knighton Carol Service
11.00 a.m. Little Witley
5.00 p.m. Stockton Carols and Holy Communion
6.30 p.m. Abberley St Michael
Thursday 13th December Advent Holy Communion
10.30 a.m. Old Chapel Hall, Menith Wood Carol Service
Sunday 16th December – 3rd Sunday of Advent Advent Carols
Holy Communion
9.30 a.m. Lindridge Candlelit Evensong
10.30 a.m. Knighton Carol Service
11.00 a.m. Pensax Carol Service
11.00 a.m. Shrawley
5.00 p.m. Great Witley
5.00 p.m. Stockton
6.30 p.m. Abberley St Mary
Thursday 20th December

6.30 p.m. Little Witley Carol Service
Saturday 22nd December

6.00 p.m. Lindridge Carol Service
Sunday 23rd December – 4th Sunday of Advent

9.30 a.m. Great Witley Choral Communion with Carols
11.00 a.m. Lindridge Advent Holy Communion
11.00 a.m. Little Witley Advent Family Service
4.00 p.m. Shrawley Christmas Reflections

Monday 24th December – Christmas Eve Crib Service
3.00 p.m. Lindridge Crib Service
4.00 p.m. Abberley St Mary Crib Service
4.00 p.m. Great Witley Carol Service
5.30 p.m. Pensax Christmas Night Communion
Christmas Night Communion
11.00 p.m. Knighton Christmas Night Communion
11.00 p.m. Shrawley
11.30 p.m. Abberley St Mary Christmas Day Holy Communion
Tuesday 25th December – Christmas Day Christmas Day Family Service
Christmas Day Holy Communion
9.00 a.m. Little Witley Christmas Day Family Service
10.30 a.m. Abberley St Mary
10.30.a.m. Great Witley
10.30 a.m. Lindridge

Sunday 30th December – 1st Sunday of Christmas Family Holy Communion
9.30 a.m. Lindridge Family Holy Communion

11.00 a.m. Abberley St Mary

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Services in January 2019

Sunday 6th January – Epiphany Holy Communion
8.15 a.m. Little Witley Holy Communion with Godly Play
9.30 a.m. Lindridge Family Worship
9.30 a.m. Great Witley Village Hall Family Communion
11.00 a.m. Abberley St Mary Family Service
11.00 a.m. Shrawley Evening Prayer in Traditional Language
6.30 p.m. Abberley St Michael
Holy Communion
Thursday 10th January
10.30 a.m. Old Chapel Hall, Menith Wood Morning Worship
Matins
Sunday 13th January – Baptism of Christ Holy Communion
9.30 a.m. Great Witley Celtic Communion
11.00 a.m. Knighton Evening Prayer in Traditional Language
11.00 a.m. Little Witley
5.00 p.m. Stockton Holy Communion
6.30 p.m. Abberley St Michael Refreshments and Reflections
Christingle Service
Sunday 20th January – 3rd Sunday of Epiphany Holy Communion
8.15 a.m. Lindridge Holy Communion
9.30 a.m. Lindridge Evensong
11.00 a.m. Abberley St Mary Evening Prayer in Traditional Language
11.00 a.m. Pensax
11.00 a.m. Shrawley Choral Communion
5.00 p.m. Great Witley Holy Communion in Traditional Language
6.30 p.m. Abberley St Michael Family Service
Evening Prayer
Sunday 27th January – 4th Sunday of Epiphany Celtic Communion
9.30 a.m. Great Witley
11.00 a.m. Knighton
11.00.a.m. Little Witley
5.00 p.m. Lindridge
6.30 p.m. Abberley St Michael

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

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The Christian faith is
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because God is love.

+John

At Christmas we celebrate God’s insecurity, a deep dis-ease within.
love for us in coming to share our Ever since I became as Christian
human life in the person of Jesus. I have believed that I am uncon-
At Easter we celebrate the depths ditionally loved – in my head. The
of that love in dying for us, and its trouble is I couldn’t quite believe
triumph over death itself in the in my heart that anyone, let alone
resurrection. At Pentecost we I, could be unconditionally loved.
celebrate the coming of the Holy Until I became a parent, that is.
Spirit, ‘power from on high’, to I then felt an extraordinarily
enable us to love as God has loved powerful and quite unconditional
us. love for my children, and still do.
It’s as simple as that, really. The I spoke to my daughter about
problem – in case you hadn’t this the other day and she feels
noticed – is that we don’t manage the same about her two year-old-
to love as God loves us. As we daughter.
celebrate the Advent of the Prince Now I can believe that God loves
of Peace this Christmas, the me unconditionally – with my
world is filled with conflict. One heart as well as my head. I have a
hundred years after the ending long way to go but it has made me
what was referred to at the time more loving.
as ‘the war to end all wars’ there is My prayer this Christmas is
still so much violence, bloodshed that, whether or not we are
and oppression in the world. parents, we shall be given grace
Why is that? I suggest that the to believe with all our heart that
main reason we do not love as God loves us more than we can
we ought is that we cannot, possibly imagine with a love that
deep down, believed that we are is stronger than death and which
loved or even loveable. Most of will stretch into all eternity. Then
our ‘sinfulness’ – in Christian we might be able better to love as
terminology – derives from an God loves us.

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St Michael and All Angels
Knighton on Teme

Readers: Jan
9th Dec Mrs S Beckett
Mr A Bunn Mr K Bunn Flowers:
16th Dec Dec
Carol Service Flower Team
24th Dec Jan
Mrs G Morgan Capt P Morgan Mrs C Marsh Mrs S Hardiman
13th Jan
Capt P Morgan Mr A Bunn Come and enjoy our Christmas
27th Jan services, carols on 16th December
Mr P Collings Mr K Nesbitt and late Communion on 24th
Sidesmen: December. The times are in the
9th Dec list of services.
Mr A Bunn Knighton Friends
24th Dec Please contact Sheila Bragger on
Capt P Morgan 781190 for details about the enter-
13th Jan tainment planned for December
Mr A Bunn and January
27th Jan
Miss E Gittins
Cleaning:
Dec
Mrs H Clarkson

KNIGHTON ON TEME 300 CLUB DRAW

JULY £30.00 Mrs S Buckingham Bawden
Mr Rob James £20.00 £10.00
Mrs D Jackson £10.00
Mrs M Bradley £40.00 SEPTEMBER £50.00
AUGUST £20.00 Mr P Gibbs £20.00
Mrs V Moreton Mrs M Powell £10.00
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KNIGHTON’S HARVEST FESTIVAL & SUPPER

Our Harvest Festival, held at the pies that followed were absolutely
end of September, was a joyous delicious.
Service The collection raised After supper we were entertained
almost £160 which went to the by Trevor Wood who led a sing-song
Food Bank in Tenbury and we on his keyboard and then ran
received a very nice letter of a quiz which really challenged
thanks for the, much needed, our musical knowledge. There
help in supporting local families followed a raffle splendidly run, as
in need. usual, by Anthony Bunn.
The Harvest Supper in October A big ‘Thank you’ must go to
was much enjoyed by all present. everyone who helped afterwards
Cold beef and ham, baked with the clearing up and especially
potatoes and lots of lovely salads those, including the Rev. Ted,
prepared by some of the ladies who did all the washing up in an
in the village, very many thanks extraordinarily short time.
to them. Rosemary Davies’ apple

The Parish of Teme Valley North
warmly invites you, your families and
friends to our Children’s Christmas Craft
Workshop on Saturday 8th December,

from 1.30p.m. to 3.00p.m.
at St Lawrence Lindridge

CE Primary School.

Come and enjoy the wide range of seasonal crafts
on offer in preparation for the festive season.
Delicious refreshments will be served.
All children to be accompanied please,
by a parent or carer over the age of 16.
We look forward to welcoming you,
your families and friends!

4Rivers Churches
Knighton, Lindridge, Pensax, Stockton, Abberley,

Great Witley, Little Witley, and Shrawley

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St Lawrence
Lindridge

Come and celebrate Christmas at Saturday 22nd December. 6pm -
one of our services at St Lawrence Carol Service
Church Lindridge; we have Sunday 23rd December, 11am -
services to suit everyone. You Advent Holy Communion
can enjoy an afternoon making Monday 24th December, 3pm -
Christmas crafts at Lindridge Crib Service
St Lawrence School on the 8th Tuesday 25th December, 10.30am
December, singing carols at our - Christmas Day Family Service
Carol Service or dressing up as Sunday 30th December, 9,30am -
Nativity characters for the Crib Family Holy Communion
Service on Christmas Eve. Services in January 2019
There is a Christmas Card in Sunday 6th January, 9.30am -
this magazine that lists all the Holy Communion with Godly Play
Christmas-specific activities and Sunday 20th January, 8.15am -
services across our parishes. All Holy Communion
the regular Sunday Services for Sunday 20th January, 9.30am -
December and January are listed Refreshment and Reflection
in Temespan as usual. Sunday 27th Januray, 5.00pm -
This Christmas our prayer is for Evening Prayer
everyone to know the love and joy In addition, on Thursday
of the risen Christ: December 13th at 10.30am,
O come all ye faithful joyful and there is a mid-week Holy
triumphant. Communion service with Carols
Come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; at Menith Wood Chapel Hall
Come and behold him, born the and on Thursday January 10th
king of angels; at 10.30am, mid-week Holy
O come let us adore him, Christ Communion at Menith Wood
the Lord. Chapel Hall.
Services in December
Sunday 2nd December, 9.30 am - 13
Holy Communion with Choir and
Godly Play
Sunday 16th December, 9.30 am
- Advent Holy Communion

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St James the Great

Pensax

Pensax copy for December/
January Temespan
First of all the Fundraising
Committee for Pensax Church
would like to wish you all a Happy extra “bodies” on our church
Christmas and all the very best committee, which meets about 4
for 2019. Thank you to all, who times a year. Contact as above, if
have supported us over the past you think you would like to help.
year. Your generosity helps to Harvest Supper We all enjoyed
keep the church running and also, a lovely meal of roast pork with
we have raised funds towards salad, a huge choice of desserts
Acorns Children’s Hospice with and cheese and biscuits. We
our Charity Coffee Morning and would like to thank Martha
the raffle at the recent Harvest and Gerald Kinkaid for their
Supper. We would also generous donation of the roast
like to thank those who deliver pig. We were most enjoyably
this magazine to your home each entertained by Trevor Wood on
month. Your help is much appre- the keyboard and also by Leslie
ciated. Beasley’s wicked quiz! Thank
Can we ask for help in delivering you to all who helped, washed up,
a round of Temespan magazines gave desserts and mainly – those
in the Snead Common area, who came. There would be no
please? Martha Kinkaid has Harvest Supper without you! The
done this for many years and raffle raised over £140 for Acorns
has decided to stop as from this Hospice. Thank you.
magazine. It involves delivering A reminder of the Christmas Carol
to 13 houses, 10 times a year. (We Service to be held in St. James’
have 2 double issues.) Contact Church, Pensax on Christmas
David/Anna Whymant on 01299 Eve at 5.30pm. (Note the slightly
832195 if you think that you could later time.) Lots of well known
help. Grateful thanks to Martha and loved carols to start our
for all those years of service. festivities with a warming drink
We could also do with some and a mince pie afterwards. All
are welcome.

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Christmas Bingo On Saturday, was won by Bill Adair. Congrat-
8th. December at 7.30pm, we ulations and thank you for your
will be holding a special Bingo in support! We have quite a few
Clows Top Victory Hall. Proceeds un-allocated numbers, which
will go to Pensax Church. There means that the proceeds from
are many wonderful prizes, this are considerably lower than
and a raffle. Refreshments will we would like. If you can spare £2
be served during the evening. per month per number, you could
Everyone is welcome. Do come win £50. Contact David Whymant
and support us. 01299 832195.
Bonus Ball The November draw

Celebrations and Thanks
Linda Edmundson

On 21st. October Menith Wood set up by members and the food
celebrated their 18 years as a WI was excellent. So, as the saying
and 100 years of WI in Worcester- goes, a good time was had by all.
shire. The Birthday Lunch was May I just add that we are very
held at Lindridge Parish Hall fortunate as a community to have
and the caterers were Jo and a facility like the parish, warm,
co, a local family business. The clean, welcoming, what more
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MENITH WOOD COMMUNITY
ASSOCIATION NEWS and WI
Old Chapel Hall
MENITH WOOD NEWS We are always looking for new people
The Annual Meeting was held in to join the committee and to bring
November. Ten people attended. their own ideas to us or to run an
The Chairman, Tracy Lowe, thanked event which we can all participate in.
the Committee members for all So lets continue THE COMMUNITY
they had done over the last year SPIRIT - look after those who are
: Tony Lowe, Secretary. Anita alone this winter and encourage
Withy, Treasurer. Linda Bush for them to come and join us at the
being “Santa’s Little Helper” with events and look after each other.”
all that entails over the year and for
running the Plant and Book Sales. Two new villagers have volunteered
Janet Farmer for collecting 100 Club for the committee Sharon Sanders
money and looking after the posters and Lynne Hudson.
and Annie Cartwright for her help. William Godwin has offered his
She also thanked Janet Gittins and services to clean up the old Phone
Sally Edney for running Menith Box and re-paint it. Well done and
Wood Meets which has proved to thank you. It’s good to see the young-
be such a sucess. (22 in Oct). and sters haven’t lost the community
for the Church’s use for monthly spirit.
communion. Phone 881 333 to book for
She also hoped that the new notice CHRISTMAS CRACKERS . BYOD
boards will have made it better for and glasses and a plate of food to
villagers to see future event dates share and /or volunteer your enter-
and join us when ever they can. tainment contribution.
It was disappointing that The Quiz CAROLS ROUND THE VILLAGE
had to be cancelled due to lack of 12th December. 6.30 at OCH. Bring a
numbers. (It has been suggested that torch and a happy voice, parents and
we hold it in the new year). children welcome.
Tracy said “ A village is not a CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY
community without the local people Sunday 16th Dec. Ring Claire on 881
contributing towards it Please 708 for enquiries and to book.
encourage everyone to support the 100 CLUB NOVEMBER
association and make it work for us 1st Buckley-Hughes, Boleros
all. Its good to meet up and share voucher, 2nd W Haines, wine.
time with others and get to know The December draw, The last of the
what is happening in your village. year will take place at CHRISTMAS

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CRACKERS. ( Dec 7th) by the Drama Group who sang and
Next year’s 100 club starts in March. acted. Then we had a free centenary
Collections will start in Feb. £10 for picnic lunch and drink.
the year. we still have a few numbers The afternoon speaker was Erin
to fill. Boag of Strictly Come Dancing fame.
MENITH WOOD W.I. She showed us videos of dancing
October Teme and Tenbury Group with Anton De Beck and also some
Meeting. of this series costumes. She had us
We were hosts for this and it was all “dancing in the aisles “ before she
very much appreciated by all. The finished.
hall looked great, the food delicious, At the November meeting, President,
(all laid out on Liz’s cake stands), Linda Edmundson, did a practical
the company good and the speaker, session with members making
Joyce Valentine, excellent. She did marzipan petit fours. They all had
five floral arrangements on Season a very enjoyable and memorable
of Mellow Mists and Fruitfulness evening and each took home a box of
and our members won several in the marzipan fruits, and red fingers !
raffle. The competition was won by Arrangements were discussed for the
Tenbury. Christmas party and January lunch.
Three members attended the County Skittles should restart in January on
Council Meeting at Malvern in the last Friday of the month.
October. We were greeted by our new The Belly Dancing exercise classes
County Chairman Sue Stone who have started at Lindridge Parish Hall
urged us to ‘Embrace technology, on Thursday afternoons
encourage members knowledge and 1 .50 for 2 pm till 3pm. All welcome
experience. Phone Tina Hobin 01299 272 882
Our new National Chairman, Lynne for details.
Stubbins gave the morning address. The CHRISTMAS PARTY will be at
she spoke of how the W.I. had been THEOLDCHAPELHALL, MENITH
started during W.W.1. to improve WOOD, Mon. 3rd Dec. 7.15 for 7.30.
the life of rural women. The W I BYOD and glasses and a plate of food
had been started in Canada in1897. to share. The Jan. meeting will be
Several attempts had been made to on Sat. 5th at The EARDISTON at
start a British WI , but the women 10.30 for business, 11 am. Practical
weren’t ready. However Madge Watts demo, ‘Dorset Buttons’. Bring and
managed to start one in Anglesea in share lunch 12.30pm. Mon 4th Feb.
1915 and from then on it flourished. meeting will be with Louise from The
We were treated to entertainment Den on gardening at 7.15 for 7.30pm
at The Eardiston.

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St Andrew’s
Stockton

Changing Landscape Have you noticed that, despite
The fields are hushed there being no rota or even
In our small corner of the valley requests to help clear up the
No more Stockton sheep, nor churchyard, it is looking rather
bleating lambs wonderful? Read on…..
Yapping dogs idle, await new Community Payback.
command As many people are aware
But the hops are returning Community Payback is one of
To recreate vistas of past land the disposals available to the
And the sheep fondly remem- Courts as a punishment for all
bered, types of offences. I am fortunate
With local beer in hand enough to be part of a Team of
3 Community Payback Service
Bill Webb, Officers who manage the men and
October 2018 women on CP in Worcestershire.
We also have to source work in
CAROL SERVICE! the Community for our service
This year’s Carol Service will be users to complete. (Definitely my
held on Sunday 16th December at favourite part of the job.)
5pm. I was pleased to be approached by
Traditionally we manage to get a representative from St. Andrews
a live ‘band’ together to play Church in Stockton-on-Teme, I
some carols so if you play an believe towards the end of last
instrument and would like to join year’s growing season. Word of
us, please get in touch. Any age, our helping to keep St James
any instrument welcome! sally- the Great at Pensax tidy had
[email protected] Also, if you obviously got out and I was only
are new to the village (and there too pleased to come and have a
are quite a few of you!) please look. Having had a look around
don’t be shy- the carol service is I was delighted to say we could
a highlight of the village year so help, as St Andrews has actually
come along- to play or just sing turned out to be my favourite
and enjoy the festive season and Church yard that we currently
meet your fellow villagers! work on.
We can not only mow, strim and
cut back etc. but are happy to paint
railings to ensure the Church
yard looks cared for, which I know
it is by the Community.

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Our main Supervisor is Sunny, Users often enjoy this work as
who is extremely experienced much as they enjoy the church-
and ensures the service users yards and in some cases it’s the
are managed well, so nothing first time they have ever visited a
untoward happens on his watch. National Trust property.
He is sometimes joined by Stan The Community Payback disposal
on a Saturday, again an extremely is supposed to be punitive, but we
experienced supervisor and also often discover it’s rehabilitative
one of the 3 CPSOs working in as well and new skills that can be
Worcestershire. Both Super- used when seeking employment
visors have commented on what a are gained. It is also a tool to get
lovely Church and Churchyard St. them to reflect on their offending,
Andrews is. in particular in the case of
I am aware that some people one gentleman who was given
may be reticent to allow those community payback hours after
who have committed a crime into being caught fly-tipping at the
their community, due to concerns side of the road. The work party
they may come to commit crimes. he was put on were the people
They are however, always under who actually cleaned up the mess
constant supervision and in he had originally made. He was
all the years I have worked in surprisingly honest enough to
the Service, (over 15!) I am not admit this to the other lads on
aware of any incidences of crimes the work party, as these are not
committed whilst on a work party. the jobs they really like!
Each service user is individually Community Payback is supposed
risk assessed, as is the job. We to be a punishment but actually
are aware of neighbours in the some of our service users really
area and the Supervisor is given enjoy it; they enjoy the work,
a detailed risk assessment before learn new skills and benefit from
being taken by the CPSO to the the company. We have even been
job when the details of what is asked on several occasions if they
required is explained to him. can carry on coming once their
During the growing season, April hours are complete! The answer,
to September inclusive, most of I am afraid,is no. They often
our work is done in churchyards comment on how helping the
and at Worcester Country Park local community makes them feel
but during the winter months useful and appreciated.
we also support Worcestershire If there is anything out there that
County Council, National Trust can help the Community, (unfor-
Properties and Worcestershire tunately not an individual) then
Wildlife Trust in tending their we are always happy to discuss
vast open areas. The Service and have a look at helping out.
Jeannie Bennett – CPSO

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Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals
If you are interested in being [email protected], or by
Baptised, or having your child phone: 01299 896 126 between
Baptised, come along to St Mary’s 9am and 6pm Monday to Friday.
Church, Abberley on one of the For Funeral enquiries, please
following days to meet Rev Ted contact Rev Ted Whittaker on
SWAhTitUtaRkDerA: YS between 10am 01299 890 100 or 07791 484 774.
and 11.30am: Rev Ted Whittaker is Priest
22nd December. in Charge of the churches in
If you are interested in being Shrawley, Great and Little
Married in one of our churches, Witley, Abberley, Pensax,
contact Louise Hutton by email: Stockton-on-Teme, Lindridge,
Knighton-on-Teme.

Teme Valley Tote

November’s Draw (the eighth Stanford (Draw no 562)
draw in this series) The £30 winner is Ron Wylde of
November’s prize draw of the Eastham (Draw no 284)
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Lindridge Baby and Toddler Group
The Lindridge Baby and Toddler Thursday 20th December, and
Group is a church-run baby we’ll have a special visitor on that
and toddler group and meets day! The group will resume on
at Lindridge Parish Hall each Thursday 10th January 2019.
Thursday morning during term There is a charge of £1.50 for each
time - from 9.30am to 11am. If family for each session attended.
you have children between 0 and If you have any questions, please
5 years, please do come and join contact Vickie at lindridge-
us for fun activities and to make [email protected] 01584
some new friends. 881086.
Please note that our last day Vickie & team
before the Christmas break is

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Christmas Shopping at
Stanford Bridge
Why you should shop local this Christmas.
The barnyard complex is beginning the way including a ladies’ handbag
to bulge! and accessories store ‘la Bulle’.
What started as a small collection of Lucky us... it’s a privilege to live in
barns back in the day at Mill Farm, one of the most beautiful parts of the
Stanford Bridge is now a bustling country and see a healthy return to
barnyard of local businesses treating local shopping, supporting our lovely
our local community to rich pickings community.
usually associated with the patchwork On Thursday December 6th, the
pockets such as the Cotswolds. complex is open from 10am to 8pm for
Big things flourish from little seeds Christmas shoppers. I have organised
in the countryside... it started with a few musicians, we’ve called
the farm shop, Tarc gallery and Snug ourselves the Stockton Impromptu
Beauty Barn and has grown to provide Band, and we’re going to play that
a little haven of home shopping evening for your entertainment. We
where we can buy fruit, veg and meat, shall be there from 6pm to close.
indulge our bodies and be pampered For more details do call me on 01584
and treated with a massage, facial or 881563
haircut, buy gifts for the home and I’m feeling happy and excited to live
garden, cards, presents & lingerie or here.
simply gather with friends for coffee, Sally Webb
cake and lunch.
Rumour has it there’s even more on

Here is what you can find : Vintage Stable for indoor plants
The Larder for vegetables & groceries The Parlour stylists for both men’s
The Den Café for delicious and women’s hair
home-made breakfasts and lunches Tasty Meats for local meats including
The Snug for beauty treatments venison.
Garden Angels for plants for your The Little Loft Home for homeware
garden and gifts for the garden lover and gifts and, finally,
Lottie’s Eco Boutique for bamboo La Bulle for handbags & accessories
lingerie and clothing which is opening soon!
Mrs Best Paper Co for cards and gifts
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PENSAX THRIFT SHOP

Pensax Thrift Shop will close its doors for Pensax Thrift Shop continues to offer a
the winter break at 11am on Wednesday local outlet for you to sell those no-longer-
5 December. We would be very grateful needed items - and you never know what
if customers could collect any of their useful and unexpected bargains you may
remaining items by this date as we are find in any of its departments!
unable to store anything over the winter. May we wish everyone a Happy
Thank you to our volunteers for their Christmas. We aim to reopen for our
hard work over the year and to all our 2019 season on Wednesday 6 March at
customers for their continued support. 9am, and look forward to seeing you in
Even after forty-four years of trading, the new year.

STOCKTON QUIZ NIGHT (rearranged)
Advance notice of the long-awaited Stockton Quiz Night!
In aid of St Andrews Church, Stockton on Teme
Wednesday February 6th 2019
7pm for 7 30pm at The Bell Inn, Pensax
Tickets only £10 including sausage and chips from:
Linda Randall 01299 832331/Susan Dufton 01584 881521/
Sandra Jabbett 01584 881217

“MID-WEEK BREAK”

Do join us for tea and coffee at Lindridge Parish Hall on
Wednesdays 12th December and 9th January 10.30am to 12noon

Come and meet and exchange your
others in and unwanted books.
around our village For more infor-
at Lindridge mation contact
Parish Hall on the Kate Harley –
above Wednesdays 881194
between 10.30am All are welcome
and enjoy time (in conjunction
chatting, getting to with Menith Wood
know others within WI)
our community over
drinks and biscuits

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Lindridge Concert

Well, what more can be said - It The pictures show more than
was a Grand Night for Singing! words can describe. It was a
Lindridge Church hosted an wonderful evening, followed by
evening of entertainment from an equally wonderful supper at
local, and very talented, artists. The Priory. Thanks to everyone
The music ranged from show who helped in whatever capacity,
songs to classics and modern and a special thank you to the
ballads ending with a finale from Andrewes family who instru-
the Hatchetts Ukulele Quartet mented the Concert and the
on their very first public perfor- Supper in support of Lindridge
mance. Everyone joined the final Church. In the words of one of the
medley of Remembrance Songs to songs (Siyahamba), we were all
mark the Centenary of the end of “loving and singing in the power
the First World War. and the light of God”.

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Lindridge Parish Hall

Saturday Market and Village Murder Mystery Evening
Breakfast A date for your diary.
The last market of 2018 will be on On January 19th we will be staging
November 30th as there will be no a murder mystery evening,
market in Christmas week. complete with a two course dinner.
This is your opportunity to come Further details to follow. Please
along and do that last minute call 01584 881615 to reserve your
Christmas shopping and also have tickets.
a wonderful breakfast. Drop in Café
In October we expanded the There will be a Drop in Café on
breakfast menu and it proved to Wednesday December 19th and
be a a great success. January 23rd
The first market of 2019 will be on
Saturday January 26th

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counselling and support to
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· Uncertainty or conflict in
the workplace? www.acas.org.uk
primarily works with employers
but its Helpline Online service
will answer individual queries.

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Silhouettes from the Armed Forces Covenant.

Stockton and Pensax
War Memorial

The silhouettes were offered to Some of the silhouettes had the
places that are holding events protective cover still on (the
for the WW1 Centenary, they white ones) and some were clear.
were free from the Armed Forces They are for inside events but I
Covenant. think they are very effective in
Pensax Parish Council were given this setting.
10, and were sited by Councillors.
Sue Burrows

THE FILLING STATION

There will be no meeting of the Penlu Sports Club, Tenbury Wells,
above in December but we look at 7.20pm. Come along and enjoy
forward to seeing many of you this regular get-together with
on Thursday 17th January 2019 local Christians and be blessed by
when our speaker for the evening the encouragement and support
will be Bob Lillyman, who is a we always experience during our
regular attender of our events evenings together.
and who has given testimony on For further information ring
God’s leading in his life, and also Sue Stokes (after 6pm) on 01584
his work at The Garden Tomb in 781384 or email Kate Harley on
Jerusalem. [email protected]
We meet at our usual venue of

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WRITE FOR RIGHTS: JOIN THE 2018
GLOBAL CAMPAIGN

Write for Rights is the world’s rights are being abused.
biggest letter-writing event. We will be meeting at 3pm
Whether we send a card, photo on Thursday 6 December at
or drawing expressing solidarity Broombank Farm to write our
with a prisoner of conscience or a messages whilst we enjoy a cup of
letter appealing to the authorities tea together and some seasonal
to stop the abuse, a message from refreshments.
us can change someone’s life. For further information please
It only takes a few minutes contact Marjorie Workman 01584
to write a card or a letter, but 781094 or Pauline Briggs 01584
those minutes can make all the 881216.
difference to someone whose

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Lindridge Parish Council

The Parish Council of Lindridge
has a vacancy for a Councillor

to be filled by co-option.

Those who are interested in serving the community
in this way and want to become a candidate for
co-option should obtain an application form
from the Clerk, Miss Rachel Lambert.

Who can apply? What’s involved?

sYou must be a British subject or Are you interested in local issues?
citizen of the Republic of Ireland, You will be part of a team of nine
over 18 and other councillors who are working to
sA local government elector improve our community.
of the parish, or Meetings are held 6 times a year and
sHave, during the previous 12 months, open to the public. They take place in
occupied as owner or tenant any land Lindridge Parish Hall.
or premises in the parish, or These meetings are usually attended
sYour principal or only place of work by our County and District Councillors,
during that 12 months has been and there is an opportunity to engage
in the area, or with them.
sHave, during the whole of those
12 months, resided in the area, The Role
or within 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) of it, Consulting on planning and
sAnd must not be disqualified from licensing applications.
holding office as a Councillor (more Liaising with WCC on highways and
details from the Clerk). drainage issues.
Engaging with the Public Path Warden.
Previous experience is not required as Maintaining the Lengthsman’s Scheme.
training will be given. Addressing traffic speed issues.
Liaising with County and District
Contact Details Councillors.

Clerk Other Involvements
Miss R S Lambert Maintaining an emergency plan.
01584 881599 and risk assessment policy.
[email protected] Ensuring compliance with statutory
requirements.
Chairman Engaging and communicating
Mr S Workman with residents.
01584 781094
[email protected]

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Become a Councillor

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WHAT IS HEALTH
By Cathie Green

In this issue we look at Homeopathy the side-effects were eliminated and
a holistic system of medicine used to health benefits were increased.
improve the health of the individual Homeopaths assume that you are
using highly diluted substances, doing your best to stay healthy
in tablet form, liquid or powder. It in your environment. Disease can
uses the principle of treating like be thought of in terms of negative
with like. A substance that causes energy patterns. Symptoms are
symptoms in a healthy person can regarded as signposts to remedies
be used to address symptoms in a and each person has their own way
person in disturbed health. of dealing with ill-health.
There are 4500 different remedies, Remedies can be used to boost
so a consultation for chronic the immune system and to make a
problems can last an hour to get person less susceptible to disease.
enough information to find the The effect of remedies can be likened
most suitable remedy. Homeopathy to rebooting a computer, going back
can also be used therapeutically to a better way of operating. This
for problems such as teething, or may have to be done several times.
sore knees. Research has shown Homeopathy aims to help a person
that homeopathy is effective in back to health gently, rapidly and
alleviating pain. It can be used as a permanently. It enables a person
complementary system, along with to return to a greater sense of
conventional medicines. well-being, a stronger vitality, more
Homeopathic remedies are used contentment and more energy.
in ultra-high dilutions, so they are Homeopathy is estimated to be
non-toxic. Homeopathic remedies used by over 200 million people
include Arnica, Calendula and worldwide. It is included in
Calc fluor. They usually have Latin the national health systems of
names, as this was the language Switzerland and India. It is also used
doctors used when homeopathy by members of our Royal family.
originated. There are over 200,000 registered
Hahnemann founded homeopathy homeopathic doctors, with 400 in
more than 200 years. He was a the UK. There are 1500 professional
conventional physician at a time homeopaths in the UK regulated by
when blood-letting and use of the Society of Homeopaths, Alliance
mercury and arsenic were common- of Registered Homeopaths and
place. He wanted to find remedies Homeopathic Medical Association.
that were safe to treat his own NHS prescriptions for homeopathic
children when they were ill. He remedies was stopped in August
first tested researched remedies on 2018 by N.H.S. England.
himself, diluting substances until
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A letter from an former resident
looking to make contact.

By Colin Bentley
Mob. 077 1392 1002 * Hm. 01404 88 1694 * e: [email protected]

By way of explanation - I had and finally ‘gave up the ghost’ in
sight of an article penned by Jane 1997 at the grand old age of - I’ll let
or Janet **** - Not sure of her you do the math. Both are buried in
married name that was on the Lindridge Church Yard. Together
article credit - BUT her maiden with other Men of Eardiston - Dad
name was PRICE was one of the founding members
She wrote about her Father - John of the Eardiston Working Men’s
Price who was the manager of the Club.
Moor Farm back in the 1940s into Back in ‘The Day’ - The Big House
the 50s and early 60s. My interest on the Moor Farm was a grand
was sparked by the article - I was affair with feature lawns, a moat,
born and grew up living in 42 extensive gardens and a large
Eardiston, which was one of the duck pond. A bridge linked the
many ‘Tied Cottages’ owned by the main lawn to a central island in the
Eardiston Farming Company (The middle of the pond. The bridge fell
Moor Farm) for accommodating its into disrepair and was demolished
many workers. in the early 50s .
My mother - Fanny Bentley - was There was a Summer House and
the Cook and general helper to a rowing boat that was used for
Mr John and Mrs Eve Price, who relaxing trips around the pond......
occupied the Moor Farm - The Big Enough of that for now....
House. My interest was fired when I read
My father - Jim Bentley, worked Janet (Jane’s) article. I recalled
on the farm as a general labourer being ‘Summoned’ as a child by
and was also responsible for the Mrs Price to visit the farm house
‘Decorative Recreational’ and to be a ‘Play Pall’ for Janet (Jane?)
‘Kitchen Gardens’ in the Big Price. That time frame would be
House. Back in those days the Moor circa 1952-56
Farm was a thriving 360 acre hop The Moor Farm in those days was
farm with other general farming a VERY prosperous and thriving
products. Both Mum and Dad were business. It was owned by a military
long term residents in Eardiston, family from, I suspect, London, - I
well known and respected by the think their name was - ‘Wiggins’.
community. Dad was born in 1899 In 1952 with the death of King

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