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Index

Page Number and Article

P4: Church Service updates Hello again. Great
to be back with you.
P7: A letter from Nikki I have been away

P9: Knighton Harvest News in my caravan for
P13: News from our MP - Harriett a couple of short breaks with my
wife and friends, first in Yorkshire
and then to Shropshire. It makes
P15/17: Lindridge Church News such a difference to be able to just

and Lindridge Churchyard get away and recharge after the
18 months we’ve all had. I do hope
P21: News about the Flood that you have managed a break

Defences from our MP - Harriett with family and friends or at least
are planning one.
P23/25: Maggs News Talking of which, plans are a foot

P25: TV Tote to make a few upgrades to the
P27/29 Lindridge PH magazine. Bill and I hope to see
more by way of colour and this
is where I do heavily rely on you
Centre Pages: Knighton Tea to play your part! You see, I need

Party more photographs, more spangle
and more glitz... ok, maybe not the
P35/37: Pensax Parish Council last two, California this is not! But

P37: Filling Station News if you’ve been up to something
P39: Stockton Pumpkin Trail special, or if you have an event that
might spark the local interest, do
please send me all you have. I can’t
P45/47: Moving on... Anna and always promise to get it in the

David take a final bow. magazine the following month,
but I’ll do my best. Christmas
P49: Menith Wood WI and Coffee approaches, (I know!) And I’m

P51/53: WANTED - Clerk to the sure many of you will have started
plans for that at least... So let me
Governors - Lindridge School know.

P53: MacMillan Coffee and Cakes Now all this reading will make
P55/57: TVWG you thirsty... It’s time to crank up
a brew, find a comfy chair where
you won’t be disturbed and settle
P61: Clubs and Societies down for another good read.

P62: Contacts I hope you enjoy your magazine.

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For the latest information about services, events and prayer
resources, visit the 4Rivers Church website

www.4rivers.church

The Teme Valley North website also contains useful local
information:

www.temevalleynorthparish.co.uk

Rev Ted and/or churchwardens can be
contacted at the Church Office:
01299 890 100
[email protected]

Prayer
We pray each day for our communities. If there is something
specific you would like prayer for, please use the following email

address: [email protected]
and

The Church of England Daily Hope offers music, prayers and
reflections as well as full worship services at the end of a 24-hour

telephone line: 0800 804 8044

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The Gift of Prayer

Nikki Groarke
Archdeacon of Dudley

During the month of September out what it means to be healthy
we asked everyone across the and sustainable in your individual
diocese to join in a month of prayer context, setting and tradition,
for the work we are undertaking and taking some steps towards
in transformation and change, this.
which I have the privilege to lead. But none of this is of value if it’s
I hope you were part of that, and not underpinned in prayer. God
I write now to say, “Please don’t promises to build his church, and
stop praying!” invites us to join in with what he’s
Our transformation work is all doing. How we discern this is in
about our wonderful and varied prayer, seeking the guidance of
churches becoming more healthy the Holy Spirit. And how it takes
and sustainable as we grow as effect, is through God blessing
kingdom people. You will notice our efforts as we cry out in prayer,
an increasing focus on health and recognising our utter dependence
sustainability this autumn as we on him as we seek to be the body
hopefully begin to emerge from of Christ in Dudley and Worces-
the constraints of the pandemic. tershire.
There will be things for us all to The four key elements of our
do, decisions to be taken, plans Growing as Kingdom People
to be made, local visions to be vison are making disciples, trans-
dreamed and put into practice. forming communities, sharing
You will hear lots more over the hope and worshipping God
next few months, particularly creatively, which when woven
about how we will be providing together make for healthier
support for churches in working

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churches. Please continue to pray things. Praying is how we grow
about your church’s engagement in our relationship with God, and
with these four areas, and get loving him and knowing ourselves
involved where you can, in ways to be loved by him are the most
which suit your gifts, skills and important parts of our vision.
passions. You may like to commit to daily
Please pray too for our churches praying our Growing as Kingdom
as sustainability is addressed People Prayer:
through our new Ministry Share Gracious God, who pours out the
system, about which PCCs have life-giving Holy Spirit on your
received letters, explaining how kingdom people,
the costs of providing ministry Fill our hearts with love to
in your parish or benefice are worship you creatively,
worked out. God is interested in Equip us to make disciples,
our giving, so praying about it is inspire us to share hope
key, and can help us to prioritise And anoint us to transform our
our church expenditure wisely communities,
and generously. Through Jesus Christ our Lord,
So please pray regularly and in whose name we pray. Amen
passionately with me for all these

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have a Harvest Supper, perhaps to plan the catering and we would
a celebration of two harvests ask that you pay when booking
since the last Supper was in 2019. as we do not want to have to be
This year it will be in the Parish collecting money on the night.
Rooms at 7.00p.m.for 7.30p.m. on Please book with Gill & Peter
Saturday 2nd October. The cost Morgan at Deepcroft Farm
will be £12.50 per person. It will be House,
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bring your own refreshments, we or email:
do have plenty of glasses. There [email protected]
will be an ‘Entertainment’.

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Harriett Baldwin MP (front row left) with local farmers and
NFU representatives at Stocks Farm in Suckley.

Home Office ‘Reviewing’ Seasonal Workers Scheme

HOME OFFICE MINISTERS are By Harriett Baldwin MP
currently reviewing the seasonal progress review from the Home
workers scheme which allows Office.
local farmers and food producers Harriett said: “I met with a
to find staff abroad. delegation of local farmers last
West Worcestershire MP Harriett month and they were clear to me
Baldwin asked the Department that the Seasonal Agricultural
about plans to review the scheme Workers Scheme is essential to
after meeting with local farmers keep their businesses afloat and
and representatives of the ensure that crops got picked this
National Farmers’ Union, who summer.
want the scheme enlarged next “Seasonal migrant workers have
year. formed an important part of the
Farmers are allowed to find workforce for many years and
workers to pick crops outside during the pandemic, it was even
of the current immigration harder to find people willing to
rules, meaning that up to 30,000 come over here to pick our local
seasonal workers are able to work produce.
in the UK. “Their message was clear that the
The scheme has been essential scheme needs to keep going and
in helping farmers and growers expand. I understand that the
to harvest local produce through scheme is under continual review
the year and Harriett asked for a and decisions about its future will
be made in due course.”

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St Lawrence
Lindridge

We are currently working the online service provision, get
together across all the 4Rivers in touch using the contact infor-
Churches to assess when, and if, mation below. If you would like
the churches can be safely opened to be added to the distribution
for prayer each day. Information for the weekly Church Notices,
will be posted on the church please contact the Church Office.
notice boards when, after consul- You can contact Rev Ted and/or
tation, Rev Ted and the Church a churchwarden at St Lawrence
Council have made a decision. church at the Church Office:
Most of the 4Rivers churches are 01299 890 100
open for services on a Sunday, but [email protected]
there is not yet a regular pattern The Lindridge church community
of services to publish, so please continues to pray each day for
continue to check the 4RIVERS everyone across the 4Rivers
CHURCHES Website for up to Parishes and if there is something
date information: specific you would included in the
https://4rivers.church/services/ prayers, use the following email
or contact the Church office via address, or phone the church
email or telephone for infor- office or one of the Wardens:
mation regarding services; see [email protected]
below for contact details. Blessings to everyone
CONTACTS
If you would like to talk to
someone, or find out more about

Lindridge Churchyard churchyard and managing the
Our volunteers continue wildlife area. They have also
their hard work in Lindridge been clearing the area in the
sunken area and the gullies clear

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of plants and shrubs and make the information below and we
sure water flows away from the can help.
church
building. We are also trying
The nature to encourage
area everyone to think
continues about how a grave
to attract can be managed in
all sorts of the future. Graves
wonderful surrounded by
wildlife,
including fencing,
Painted Lady butterflies; see chains and
accompanying pictures. similar
The grass at the rear of the make it
church will soon be cut and very hard
the seeds of the wildflowers to cut
allowed to set into the ground the grass
for next season. around
We have also recently employed them and
a groundman to help clear the shrubs planted into graves can
areas around the graves, so very soon become overgrown
hopefully you will see a difference and hard to manage. If you want
on your walks through the to have flowers on a burial plot
churchyard over time. Paying consider planting a few spring
for someone to maintain the bulbs that then allows easy
grounds is something the church cutting during the summer
cannot really afford, so the time growing season.
spent on it will be limited, but it There is a compost area in the
is starting to make a difference. churchyard for compostable
Some of the graves in the older materials. We ask that you
part of the churchyard are please take anything that is not
completely overgrown and have compostable home with you.
small trees growing in them. If you would like help with your
If you would like some help family graves, or if you would like
cutting down the overgrowth in to contribute to the upkeep of
family graves get in touch using the churchyard, please contact
[email protected].

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Tenbury Flood
Scheme Moves Closer

Harriett Baldwin MP

DETAILED PLANS to build Harriett said: “It’s now a
permanent flood defences year since the Government
for Tenbury Wells are being confirmed that it would back
developed and townspeople the Tenbury Wells scheme and
will be encouraged to have their with winter approaching, I am
say when they are consulted on eager that the project team
next month. crack on with the work and get
The scheme, which will be a a plan published.
combination of permanent “It has always been essential
flood walls and bunds, is that local people have and
currently being developed by share their views and now that
the Environment Agency and a Covid restrictions have ended,
public consultation is expected I am hopeful that people will be
to be launched next month. able to meet face-to-face to see
The scheme, which has been and hear about the scheme.
championed by West Worces- “My experience with building
tershire MP Harriett Baldwin, schemes in place like Upton-
was given the green light upon-Severn is that local
after she secured £4.9 million people need to be consulted
Government investment last and give their buy-in. I’ve seen
September. some initial drawings and I am
A project team has been impressed with the vision but
appointed to carry out essential we now need to get into the
survey work and a scheme is detail and make sure we have
close to finalisation allowing a scheme that will protect and
local people to have their say. benefit the town.”

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Rural homelessness
on the rise

What would you say if someone Rural homelessness has risen
told you that per head of popu- by 65% over the last ten years
lation, there were more homeless – people living in tents and
people in Worcester than in Lon- makeshift shelters rather than
don? Would you believe them? sleeping in shop doorways. The
Would you be surprised? reasons for homelessness in rural
Well, shockingly, if you make areas are the same as in cities –
the calculation according the the rising cost of housing, poor
proportion of the populations of health (25% of rough sleepers
the two cities, there is a higher have become homeless due to
proportion of rough sleepers mental health issues), discharge
in Worcester than there are in from the armed forces (25% of
London. ex services personnel experience
Every year the Government homelessness), relationship
carries out a rough sleeper count breakdown and the high cost of
in the cities across the UK. housing.
The figures in 2019 were – In London homelessness has been
London Population: 8.9 million an issue for many years, so there
Number of rough sleepers 1,136 are lots of agencies and voluntary
Proportion of rough sleepers: groups who help rough sleepers,
One person in 7,800 are rough it is also a lot bigger so has more
sleeping. resources available. In Worcester,
Worcester Population: 100,000 there are less agencies, as the
Number of rough sleepers 29 high increase in homelessness
Proportion of rough sleepers: has happened over the last 10
One person in 3.500 are rough years. Rural homelessness is in
sleeping. many ways harder to tackle than
Making Worcester double that of city homeless, as it’s hard to
our capital city! find people who are living under
hedgerows or in derelict agricul-
tural buildings!
Fortunately, there is one charity

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ROCK BRIDGE CLUB

Rock Bridge Club has
started its new season.
New members are welcome
whether on their own or

with a partner.
We meet every Sunday at
7.00 pm at Rock Village
Hall. The meetings are very
sociable and relaxed; and
not competitive. (We do not

play duplicate bridge.)
Please do come along.

Just turn up
or phone 07854 951 330

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in Worcestershire which does just in shared houses to former
this – goes out onto the streets rough sleepers. Maggs has been
and fields to reach out to rough awarded the Queen’s Award for
sleepers. Voluntary Service and makes
Maggs Day Centre offers a range use of 40 volunteers to deliver its
of services to rough sleepers various services to some of the
across the county. Maggs has an most disadvantaged people in our
outreach team which goes out to society.
engage with rough sleepers and You can find out more about the
tries to deal with the issues that work that Maggs does, volunteer
have led to their homelessness to help us, or donate online at our
and which keep them in that website - www.maggsdaycentre.
situation. Besides the outreach co.uk/ or via cheque (payable
team, Maggs has two drop-in day to Maggs Day Centre) C/o Mel
centres in Malvern and Worcester, Kirk, Maggs Annexe, 59-60 The
a clothing project providing clean Tything, Worcester, WR1 1JT.
clothes and sleeping bags, a drop Thank you for your support.
in Health Hub, and in 2020, we
launched our new accommo-
dation project, providing rooms

Teme Valley Tote

September Draw (the sixth The £30 winner is Mrs P Bunn
draw in this series) of Knighton (Draw no 651)
September’s prize draw of the The £20 winner is Celia Hills of
Tote was decided when Rev’d Knighton (Draw no 639)
Julia Curtis rolled the dice on If you have any queries –
1st September to select the set please contact Robin Dean
of random numbers and the on 01886 853295 or by email
starting point. As a result, the ([email protected]). You
prize winners are as follows: are still able to join if you wish
The £50 winner are Family – please contact Robin.
Burgoyne of Stanford (Draw
no 566) 25

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Lindridge Parish Hall

100 Club Cameron Rainbird Hitchins
September Winners: won Junior Best in Show with a
1st David and Linda Evans lovely basket of his home grown
2nd John Caldwell vegetables. He also won the Derek
October is the first month of the Marks Cup for the best overall
‘100 Club Year’ so renewal emails
will have been sent out by the
time you receive this but there is
still time to join if you are not a
member at present. It costs just
£12 per year to take part and each
month half is returned in prizes
and the other half helps towards
the running of the hall. Please
visit www.lindridgeparishhall.
co.uk for details, or call 01584
881747

Autumn Show

It was such a joy to see real life junior performance.
fruit, flowers and vegetables -and The auction of produce raised £65
PEOPLE after a two year break. which will help to fund a parish
Polly Gillespie won ‘Best in Show’ Christmas Lunch.
with a splendid Victoria Sandwich Teme Valley Walking Group
and the Betty Andersson Cup for
the best overall performance. 27

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-this is a small group that meets by a film BUT it will be held on
monthly for a local walk. The the first THURSDAY of each
walks are generally 3-5 miles. If month at 12.45pm
you would like to come along then Thursday November 4th
please contact the walk leader for 12.45pm Brassed Off
details: Saturday Night Films
10am Wednesday 20th October October 23rd 7.30pm Hidden
- Leader John Briggs: john. Figures
[email protected] Please book via the website www.
10am Wednesday 17th lindridgeparishhall.co.uk or call
November   - Leader Christine 01584 881747
Miles milesca85@googlemail. October 30th 10-12.30pm
com Saturday Market and Village
Film Matinees Breakfast
Friday October 1st 2p.m. The Please see www.lindridge-
Dressmaker There will be tea parishhall.co.uk for a complete
and cakes during the interval. list of clubs and events.

In November we will be reverting
to the original format which was
very popular lunch first followed

Weddings, Baptisms, Funerals

If you’d like to contact someone about arranging a Baptism,
Wedding or a Funeral, contact Rev Ted Whittaker,
who will be very happy to talk to you.
[email protected]

or

01299 890 100

(If there is no reply, please leave a message and contact number
and Rev Ted will get back to you.)

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A SUMMER’S DAY
AT KNIGHTON

Sunday 29th August was enjoyed learning a little bit
a really beautiful day; the about how to play croquet on
weather was perfect, just the a rather rural lawn! For the
day for a Garden Tea Party. adults there was also a cake
stall, a raffle and a plant stall.
Michael and Jane Hogan
organised and hosted just Lots of tables and chairs to
that at their farmhouse sit on. And then there was
in Bickley. The weather the tea itself, what a feast,
certainly helped to bring out just masses of scones with
a very good crowd of people cream and jam, and cakes
including a lot of families galore as well as the actual
with children. There was a tea; lovely.
plenty to do, especially for
the kids. In particular there Many grateful thanks must
was football, and a Treasure go to Michael and Jane, and
Hunt that involved collection to all the helpers from the
of such varied items as a village who made it such
dandelion head, sheep’s a very happy day. It also
wool and even a sock among produced a massive £1,200
other items, all needed to boost for the, much needed,
get the clue to finding the Parish Hall funds.
prize, a candy stick hanging
from a tree. As well as this, Peter Morgan
both the kids and the adults

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Pensax Parish Council
Sue Burrows. Clerk

Parish Councils Meetings are now will be held before any decisions
held in the Old Chapel, Menith are made.
Wood, they will be covid safe Broadband Update –
going forward. The next Parish • Menith Wood – Openreach
Council Meeting is to be held on are working on the infrastructure
Monday 15th November. and it is very near completion.
Your Parish Council – Chairman • Worles Common – this
- Alistair Keron, David Abraham, is fully funded and is now at the
George Rudd, Heather Weston, delivery stage.
Sharon Sanders, Stuart Meese. • Pensax Common, Snead
Vacancy for a Cllr – Please contact Common and Pensax Court area
Clerk if you wish to come onto - this project is now fully funded,
Pensax PC. we are awaiting further update.
Malvern Hills District Cllr - Paul Thank you to residents who have
Cumming - paul.cumming@ worked to improve services to
malvernhillsdc.net this Parish.
Worcestershire County Cllr – Ditches – Landowners are
David Chambers – dchambers2@ reminded ditches are the respon-
worcestershire.gov.uk sibility of the Landowner, not
Pensax Village Hall Sale – In WCC.
July the PC accepted an offer Speeding issues – The PC have
for the Hall, matters are now asked for speed monitoring on
with Solicitors. When the sale is the Pensax/Stockton Road, it is
near completion residents will felt the Worles Common junction
be consulted for suggestions on should be within a speed limit.
projects they wish the money Footpaths – Please keep your
to be spent on. The Community dog on a lead on FPs, they should
have lost a Community Asset not stray off the path, dog mess
so projects that will benefit should be bagged and binned, not
the whole Community will be left in fields, it can cause livestock
considered favourably, please to become ill. Landowners have
watch for the Consultation letter some responsibilities regarding
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from WCC website. Please keep safe, let me know if
Landowners and occupiers are you need any help at any time.
responsible for: Clerk - Sue Burrows, 5 Summit
Maintenance of stiles and gates Road, Clows Top DY14 9HN – T
Clearance of overgrowth i.e. 01299 832722
vegetation growing from the sides E [email protected]
or above Website http://e-services.worces-
Re-instatement of paths after tershire.gov.uk/MyParish
ploughing Resignation of Clerk – I have
Keeping paths clear of crops tendered by resignation as from
Making sure they do not obstruct 31st October 2021. I have many
paths in other ways responsibilities at home that are
Pensax Parish Council Facebook taking up my time so I feel I have
Page – Updates on local matters to step down this year. I would like
of interest. to thank residents and Cllrs who I
Email Communication with have worked with, you have made
residents – If you wish to be my job easier in your co operation
included in Parish emails, have and knowledge of the Parish. I
views on items above or have am willing to work with the new
other concerns please contact Clerk to ensure a smooth change
Clerk. over. Many thanks Sue

The Filling Station

Please note that our next We are at present continuing to
meeting of the above will be held meet using Zoom at 7.20pm and
on Thursday 21st October at the recorded talks are available
which Rev Hilary Morgan will be on Filling Station Tenbury
speaking. Hilary is now retired YouTube. If you wish to join in
and has moved out of our area but this format of meeting, then
she is well known in Tenbury Wells please contact John Bacon who
as she and her husband Bernard will send through the link for you
were very much involved in the to gain access. His email address
Valley Worship meetings held in is [email protected]
Burford Village Hall each month. Any further information can be
She entered Anglican ministerial given by contacting me on kate.
training and, up to retirement, [email protected]
worked in the Hereford Diocese.

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Email: [email protected]

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We are grateful to:
Cert: 12a - 118 mins

The Dressmaker

Lindridge Parish Hall

Fri 01 Oct - 2.00 pm

Admission: Adults £5.00, Children £3.00
Enquiries to: 01584 881615

To reserve your tickets for the Friday Matinee please call 01584 881747
or book via the Films page on www.lindridgeparishhall.co.uk
There will be tea and cakes during the interval.
Starring: Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth, Hugo Weaving

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MOVING ON

Anna & David Whymant

David and I will shortly be Fetes, Coffee Mornings, Harvest
moving away and I thought it Suppers, Garden Club outings
would be nice to put a few words and Historical Society visits.
in Temspan to say how much we How many cakes made (and
will miss living here. No date yet consumed) to support events
but the solicitors can’t take much over those years? We especially
longer, can they? loved our “Teas at The Dell” and
We have lived in Worcestershire “Bluebell Walks”. More cakes!
for 40 years. Age and health What about the Clows Top Show
considerations have decided us for the Garden Club? I learned
to move nearer to family. David such a lot from accompanying the
suggested my family in Yorkshire, judges as they worked (and I made
as he has concerns about the yet more cakes)! The hall always
climate “up North”, being a cold looks spectacular, full of produce
body, and his two brothers live and flowers, grown by clever
near Inverness. No choice there gardeners. Concerts showed us
then! just how talented so many local
We lived in Bishampton before people are. And our Poems and
moving to Pensax 25 years ago Puddings Evenings? Not cakes
and have wonderful friends in but such good puddings. All great
both areas. We will take many fun.
fond memories of the lovely I will regret leaving our lovely
countryside and places with us. Craft Group in Clows Top. So
We have enjoyed walking the many good friends with busy
footpaths and finding all sorts of fingers and lots of laughter,
hidden corners. solving such problems as how to
We have loved getting involved knit the underarm gussets in a
in life in both villages and fisherman’s gansy I was making -
remember so many Summer we worked it out eventually.

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We have got to know people from We will, we will
surrounding villages by going MISS YOU...
to services in other churches
over the years, both here and By Jean Rudd
in Bishampton. We were “early As you have just been reading,
birds”, going to 8am services in Anna and David Whymant are
Lindridge, Stanford, Stockton moving to North Yorkshire.
and Knighton as well as Far They have been supporters of
Forest, Mamble and Cleobury. our St. James the Great Church
We often used Fladbury, Naunton at Pensax for about twenty four
Beauchamp and Pershore, cycling years and we truly thank them.
to them, as that area was slightly As a devoted couple, knowl-
flatter than here – and we were edgeable lovers of the countryside
younger, of course. It is wonderful and treasurer’s for our Church at
to know so many people from all Pensax for over five years, they
around. were the most cheerful helpers in
So, we will take with us LOTS of all fund raising events. We all wish
good memories. Thank you for you good health and happiness in
your friendship over the years. the future. God bless you both.
Our very best wishes for the
future to you all. Keep safe and
well and we shall endeavour to do
the same.

A note of thanks too from the Temespan.
Anna and David have been enormous supporters and contributors to this
magazine over the years and so on behalf of all of us here and everyone
out there in the Temespan Land of Teme Valley North, may I say a hearty
thanks and sincere best wishes to you both.
God bless
Pete and Bill

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TEMESIDE HOUSE, TEME STREET,
TENBURY WELLS, WR15 8AA
TEL: 01584 811228

Located in the old workhouse and council building next to the River
Teme. Here we have beautifully appointed rooms, a studio, Sound

Sanctuary and holistic gift shop.
Room hire for therapists, practitioners and workshops.

Come visit our new sensory garden, and take a breath.
We look forward to meeting you.

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Menith Wood WI
Our meeting on Monday 6th registering babies’ names nor
September began with refresh- producing marriage certificates
ments before listening to an but simply helping people to
extremely interesting and celebrate those big life events in
informative talk given by Penny a way that would be remembered
Thompson on her work as a local as precious moments. Thank
celebrant. She attained a degree you Penny, and in particular for
in law and subsequently decided being very patient with us as you
this was not the career she answered our many questions.
wanted to pursue and trained as Our next meeting will be Menith
a registrar, which she was for 10 Wood WI’s 21st birthday party
years. Government legislation at Lindridge Parish Hall on
began to change and she began Monday 4th October which will
to be so in demand that she felt be an afternoon tea for members,
she wasn’t giving the people she former members and friends.
was serving the best in terms of For further information about WI
care and time. This was when and our 2021 programme please
she became a celebrant, not email [email protected]

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