Temespan October 2016

Teme Span

Lindridge Knighton Stockton Pensax
Eardiston Broombank Frith Common Menith Wood

Photo: Pamela Marsh

Androcles and the Lion - picture from the June production
Children in the picture: From left to right, Adam Wilson, Androcles:
Grace Wilson, Diana: Nyah Wheeler, Praxus & Guard: Lara Starkey,
Hermione: and middle front Emma Pickersgill as The Lion.

Please continue to send in your pictures and stories!!

October 2016



Index Editors
Note
Page Number and Article

Cover Page: Photo from Androcles

and the Lion As I write this note, the weather

Page 5: Service Times and Prayer man is saying that summer is
Group over and the hot spells are behind
us. If he is right, then I cannot
Page 7: Bishop John writes... grumble. We have had some

Page 9: Letter from our MP lovely warm spells and harvests
appear to have been good. My
Page 11: Menith Wood WI and wife and I were away for 8 days
Coffee Morning earlier in September in North
Page 13: Knighton Church

Page 15: BWF, Fern Cottage and Wales where we managed to take
Competition News in the lovely countryside and see
areas we’ve not been to before.
Pages 17-21: Lindridge Church I hope you have all had a lovely
Page 20: Godly Play and LBTG summer and are now fully
Page 21: Lindridge PC revitalised for the months ahead
Page 25: Pensax Church - those of you still to go on your
Pages 29-31: Stockton Church travels, I wish you well.
Page 33: Charity Quiz There is still time to enter the

Page35:PinocchioandGlasshampton competition and take one of
these magazines with you on your
Page 37: MHDC travels... For details see page 15.
Do please send in any details of
Pages 39-41: TITH Recipe your holidays you think we may
Page 41: Litter Pick - Knighton enjoy together with any photos.
Pages 43-45: TVWG Also any other matters of
Page 47: Gardening Club

Page 49: The WI and The Filling interest, local or otherwise, that
Station you would like to share.
Page 51: Historical Society, Charity There are plenty of events taking
place over the next month or so
Appeal and Tote and if you are organising any, do
please let me know. My details
Page 53: What’s on with contacts are on the inside back pages. ed
Page 54: Church Contacts

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4Rivers Churches

Knighton, Lindridge, Pensax, Stockton, Abberley, Great Witley, Little Witley, Shrawley

Services in October 2016

Sunday 2nd October – Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity

8.00 a.m. Great Witley Holy Communion

9.30 a.m. Lindridge Family Holy Communion and Harvest Service

10.00 a.m. Shrawley Harvest Family Service

11.00 a.m. Abberley St Mary Holy Communion

6.30 p.m. Abberley St Michael Evening Prayer in Traditional Language

Sunday 9th October - Twentieth Sunday after Trinity

8.00 a.m. Abberley St Mary Holy Communion

9.30 a.m. Great Witley Village Hall Songs of Praise

9.30 a.m. Stockton Harvest Morning Worship

11.00 a.m. Knighton Harvest Holy Communion

11.00 a.m. Little Witley Family Service

5.00 p.m. Lindridge Evening Prayer

Sunday 16th October – Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity

9.30 a.m. Great Witley Holy Communion and Harvest
11.00 a.m. Abberley St Mary Matins
11.00 a.m. Pensax Holy Communion
11.00 a.m. Shrawley Holy Communion
5.00 p.m. Stockton Celtic Evening Prayer
6.30 p.m. Abberley St Michael Evening Prayer in Traditional Language

Sunday 23rd October – Bible Sunday

8.00 a.m. Lindridge Holy Communion
9.30 a.m. Abberley St Mary ‘Essence’
11.00 a.m. Knighton Matins
11.00 a.m. Little Witley Holy Communion
5.00 p.m. Great Witley Evening Prayer
6.30 p.m. Abberley St Michael Celtic Communion

Sunday 30th October – All Saints Day

8.00 a.m. Lindridge School Holy Communion
10.00 a.m. Lindridge School Family Praise and Worship
4.00 p.m. Abberley St Mary Candles in Remembrance
6.00 p.m. Great Witley Candles in Remembrance

Intercessory Prayer Group

Each month, on the evening of our homes. Our October prayer
the second Monday, a group of us group meeting is at Tailor’s Peace
meet to share a bible reading and at 7.30pm - please come and join
spend some time in discussion us if you can.
and prayer together. During the
summer months we meet in our If you’d like more information,
churches, but as the weather contact Vickie Melling on 01584
starts to get cooler, we meet in 881086

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the Editor and Advertising Manager on inside back page of this magazine.
Deadline for ads 8th of the month

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Calling Young Disciples

Bishop John

In this diocese we are committed has just been
to fulfilling our vocation to become appointed
Kingdom people characterised as Project
by love, compassion, justice and Director. Ruth will be licensed at
freedom. An enormous amount Diocesan Synod in November and
of consultation was undertaken will formally start her new role
before our Kingdom vision was thereafter. We have received a
adopted and I am gratified by the generous grant from the Mercers’
manner in which it is reaching Company, for which we are very
deep into the diocesan blood- grateful, to fund this post.
stream. We have also applied for funding
In order to help to realise that from the Church Commissioners
vision, Diocesan Synod adopted a to appoint mission enablers to
Calling Young Disciples project as work on the project in parishes
a major focus within it. The project and we shall be working with
will complement and add to the Ruth on the appointment of the
work of our Youth Officer, Simon first two of these in the next few
Hill and Children’s Officer, Emma months.
Pettifer, helping more churches to I hope that everyone will pray for
engage effectively with children, this exciting project: for it to be
young people and their families. effective in proclaiming the love
During the consultation, it was of God in Jesus to young people
clear that most parishes wanted in our Diocese. Prayer, of course,
work with children and young is at the heart of all this. The first
people to be a priority. thing we are bidden to pray for by
I am delighted that Ruth Walker, Jesus in the Lord’s Prayer is: ‘Thy
a very able and experienced priest Kingdom Come’.
from the Diocese of Coventry,

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Image courtesy of http://www.harriettbaldwin.com So much positivity!

By Harriett Baldwin MP

How amazing were the Olympics? I from the Treasury. Scientists,
can’t believe that we exceeded our universities, local government
medal haul from London 2012 and and farmers all receive significant
beat China to second place in the funding directly from the EU. They
overall medal table! Not bad for a were uncertain about the implica-
small island. Congratulations to tions of Brexit for this long-term
everyone who helped the team to commitment. The confirmation
their stunning success in Rio and that these funds will be protected
made us so very proud. As I write until 2020 and any new funding
this, our sports stars are winning agreed before this year’s Autumn
yet more medals in the Paralympics Statement will also be protected has
Games too. They are an inspiration given a degree of certainty to those
to us all and I hope that you join recipients. In the longer term, the
me in celebrating their outstanding UK will have to work out exactly
efforts over this memorable summer. how these important parts of our
Politicians including our new Prime local economy are supported. It’s
Minister, Theresa May, managed to good that we have Worcester MP
get away for a bit of a break during Robin Walker helping us to develop
August, although not all at the same solutions to all these issues.
time. Those who opted for stayca- Last week, the Government
tions have been rewarded with lovely announced a new Tourism Action
warm weather and the UK looking Plan to propel the UK ahead of its
its loveliest. It’s also wonderful that competitors in the race to attract
all across Worcestershire people visitors. The plan featured a £40
work very hard to put on a range million fund designed to ensure
of superb events and festivals the nation remains a world-beating
including the famous Tenbury destination for holidaymakers. With
Show and the upcoming Applefest. this announcement, we are making
All of these events bring visitors to it easier for visitors to travel beyond
the region spending money in local London and experience all of the
shops, pubs and restaurants. world-class attractions the UK has
As Ministers work through the to offer, to make sure the benefits of
implications of Brexit, there has this thriving industry are felt by the
been a welcome announcement many and not the few.

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Menith Wood News OLD CHAPEL HALL

100 CLUB very enjoyable evening. Thank
Sept you Jackie for inviting us. Every
1st 24 B&C Evans, Bolero’s one was thrilled with the evening.
voucher. Oct 3rd Needle making with Mr
2nd 70 J Farmer. Paul Betterton.
Oct. Oct. 9th we shall be celebrating
1st 70 Pauline Freeman, Bolero’s our 16th birthday at the Sun and
voucher. Slipper.
2nd 14 Tina Hole, Wine Annual meeting of Menith Wood
Events Village Hall on Sunday 30th
28th Oct Halloween Stories October at 10.30am
BYOD and food to share. Christmas party Dec 3rd. Dentith
2nd Dec Christmas Crackers and Price.
Quiz was sold out so book your Phone 881102 for further details.
place. Phone 881 333
WI In Sept We walked round
Menith Wood lakes and had a

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St Michael and All Angels
Knighton on Teme

Readers: rides, boat trips etc. For this
9th Oct month’s venue ring Sheila on
Mrs J Hogan, Capt. P Morgan 01584 781190.
23rd Oct
Mr K Bunn, Mr A Bunn Our Harvest Thanksgiving
Sidesmen: Service will be 9th October at
9th Oct 11am.
Mrs S Hardiman Sat. 8th Oct As usual the church
23rd Oct will be open for decoration and to
Mr A Bunn receive our thankful gifts - in ‘dry‘
Flowers: form please, as this year we will
Oct be sending the collected items to
Mrs H Clarkson. help the Maggs Centre.

Cleaning: Harvest Supper 8th October
Oct Parish Rooms. One of Phil’s 3
Mrs M Rugman course suppers and coffee etc.
Knighton Friends Please bring your own drinks,
Knighton friends is a ladies we now have own glasses! £15
afternoon club. ticket available from Keith Bunn,
Meetings are held on the third the Church Warden and Sheila
Wednesday of each month. We Hardiman. Don’t delay - tickets
go for meals, garden visits, train selling well. 7pm for 7.30pm.

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Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals

If you are interested in being Baptised, Hutton by email: beneficebookings@
or having your child Baptised, come gmail.com, or by phone: 01299 896
along to St Mary’s Church, Abberley 126 between 9am and 8pm Monday to
at 10am on one of the following Friday.
Saturdays in 2016 to meet Rev’d Ted For Funeral enquiries, please contact
Whittaker: Rev’d Ted Whittaker on 01299 890 100
or 07791 484 774.
* 1st October * Rev’d Ted Whittaker is Priest in
* 5th November * Charge of the churches in Shrawley,
* 26th November * Great & Little Witley, Abberley,
* 17th December * Knighton-on-Teme, Lindridge, Pensax
If you are interested in being Married and Stockton-on-Teme.
in one of our churches, contact Louise

FERN COTTAGE COMMUNION & COFFEE

Our next meeting at Fern Cottage Communion, followed by coffee
will be on Wednesday 5th October and chat. Do come and join us.
at 10.00 am. All are welcome for a Details from Marjorie 01584
time of quiet contemplation and 781094.

Competition

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entertainment at The Den at Stanford, kindly sponsored by Jo.
The competition closes on the 6th October and the winner will be
announced in the coming November issue of this magazine.
Send your entries to me here at the magazine.
[email protected] T&C’s apply. See website for details.

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St Lawrence
Lindridge

On Sunday 4th September we met 2nd October - please do come
together for our monthly 9.30 am and join us to enjoy praise and
Communion Service at Lindridge fellowship. All the produce and
and were reminded about what goods from this Service and the
it means to be a disciple of Jesus School Harvest Service, which
Christ - and what that means in follows on Monday the 3rd
practice in today’s world. Ted October, will be distributed to
also reminded us of the Diocesan Maggs Day Centre and St Paul’s
Kingdom People Values of love, Hostel.
compassion, justice and freedom.
As it says on the Worcester
Diocese web site: “These are the
values that will bring about the
kingdom of God on Earth.”

After the service we all stayed There is also a Praise and Worship
and chatted over coffee (thank Service at Lindridge St Lawrence
you Kate and Mike). We met and School on October 30th where
spent some time chatting to a the communities across Teme
lovely couple from Australia who Valley North, Abberley, Shrawley,
were visiting local relatives and Great and Little Witley will be
who found the names of their joining together to enjoy family
distant relatives on some of the worship and praise. Please do
beautiful stained-glass windows come and join us there for some
in the church. Apparently, both fun and joyful worship.
Lindridge and Australia are Lindridge Autumn Show
the homes of their family. They Despite the grey clouds and rain,
promised to return on their next Saturday morning saw a steady
visit to the Teme Valley. stream of people bringing jams
We meet again for our Family and cakes, flowers and plants all
Harvest Communion service on

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Worcester, WR6 6SP
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Tuesday Sunday 10.00 16.00

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Great coffee and freshly made food using local, seasonal ingredients.
We re licensed too, so come and relax at The Den!

We also run lots of fabulous evening events.

Friday 7th October 19.30 Madi Stimpson Trio £25.00 includes 2-course meal
Friday 18th November 19.30 Remi Harris Project £25.00 includes 2-course meal

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ticket. We look forward to welcoming you to The Den shortly.

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hoping for a red rosette or even and £84.90 with the auction.
‘Best in Show’. By lunchtime the
hall was fragrant and colourful The Betty Andersson Cup was
the tables filled with everything awarded to Polly for her excellent
from the ‘funniest vegetable’ sponge, well done Polly. Sadly last
to mouthwatering cakes and year’s winner, Lynne Whitehouse,
biscuits, cordials and jewel like died recently and it was decided
jams and jellies. The children had that all the money raised would
produced an amazing array of be donated to Cancer Research.
entries as well as magical garden
paintings. A big thank you to everyone
Judging began at 11am and the involved in helping put on the
judges meticulously tasted, show but an even bigger thank
prodded and examined the you to everyone who took part.
exhibits, thank you to the judges, So, if you can bake a cake or grow
Suzanne Owen and Liz Cornish, anything at all in your garden,
for doing it so well. At one o’clock please bring it along next year
we were free to come back and same time, same place and
see the results. There were plenty perhaps you too will be Best in
of gasps of delight, no more so Show!
than from Polly Gillespie as her
wonderful Victorian Sponge Date for you Diary
Sandwich won Best in Show!
So many winners, to see them 19th November, Lindridge St
all please go to the parish hall Lawrence Church: Lindridge
website. lindridgeparishhall.btck. Evening Concert. Tickets are
co.uk available from Boo Andrewes
Tea and cake was expertly (01584 881274) More information
provided by Lindridge Baby in next months Temespan.
and toddler Group and by 3.30
it was time to draw the raffle Services at St Lawrence,
and auction off the exhibits. Lindridge
Thanks to the generosity of those
who supported us we raised an Sunday 2nd October 9.30am:
amazing £91.99 with the raffle Parish Family Harvest
Communion

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Lindridge Godly Play
At St Lawrence The presenta-
Church, tions are unique,
Lindridge on the making use of
first Sunday of very special
each month. We visual resources,
meet in church which bring
at 9.30am then go biblical stories
to School House alive.
for our story and
creative activities. We enjoy talking
Godly Play about each story
and sharing our
A time to wonder, thoughts, this is
explore and extended into a
respond........... time for personal
response, when
During Godly we are invited to
Play sessions get creative and
we explore messy, having
many biblical fun with arts and
stories together, crafts.
including All ages welcome.
Old Testament, Advent and For further information please
Christmas, Epiphany, and contact Meryl Roberts on 01299
parables which are presented in 896001 or Liz Whitehead on
gold boxes. Lent, Easter, and the 01584 781651
season after Pentecost.

Lindridge Baby and Toddler Group
The Lindridge Baby and Toddler We have fun with activities such
group meets at the Lindridge as play dough, gloop and jelly,
Parish Hall on a Thursday plus all the usual play equipment.
morning from 9.30am to 11am
each week during term time. If There is a charge of £1.50 for each
you have children between 0 and family for each session attended.
5 years, please do come and join If you have any questions, please
us for fun activities and to make contact Vickie at lindridge-
some new friends. [email protected] or 01584
881086.

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Sunday 9th October at 5pm: Sunday 30th October 10.00am
Evening Prayer at Lindridge St Lawrence School:
Sunday 23rd October at 8am: Family Praise and Worship
Holy Communion
Sunday 30th October at 8am:
Holy Communion

The Parish Council of Lindridge

The Parish Council of Lindridge the area, or within 3 miles (4.8
has a vacancy for a Councillor to kilometres) of it.
be filled by co-option. Full information on eligibility,
Those who are interested in the role of the Parish Council and
serving the community in this its schedule of meetings may be
way and want to become a obtained from the Clerk and/or
candidate for co-option should the Chairman.
obtain an application form from Clerk:
the Clerk. Miss R S Lambert
Completed forms should be Whiteleys
returned to the Clerk by Friday Frith Common
28th October 2016 Tenbury Wells
Any applicant should be over 18, Worcs.
a British subject or citizen of the WR15 8JX.
Republic of Ireland, and either: - Telephone: 01584 881599
(1) A local government elector
of the parish, or Chairman:
(2) Has during the previous Mrs A Winwood
12 months occupied as owner or New House
tenant any land or premises in Lower Frith Common
the parish, or Tenbury Wells
(3) His/Her principal or only Worcs
place of work during that 12 WR15 8JU
months has been in that area, or Telephone: 01584 881452
(4) Has during the whole
of those 12 months resided in

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St James the Great

Pensax

HARVEST SUPPER Marjorie Workman and Jean
PIG ROAST Rudd for organising this and to
SATURDAY, 22nd. OCTOBER Allan Grainger for his wonderful
PENSAX VILLAGE HALL rendering of the Lord’s Prayer.
7 for 7.30pm . We enjoyed refreshments after
£10 (Children £5) the service.
RAFFLE Last month, we held a funeral, a
Bring your own drinks and wedding and a baptism in Pensax
glasses church. We said a sad farewell
Contact to Albert Williams, a respected
Rudd: 01299 832513 and beloved member of the
Whymant: 01299 832195 community and his family, we
Bingo will be held in Pensax welcomed baby, Evie Belle to the
Village Hall, ably run by Carol church community and rejoiced
Portman and her friends, at in the marriage of Samantha
7.30pm on October 21st. Lots of and Thomas. The church is such
good prizes and company. an important part of our village
Bonus Ball and family life. We need it - please
Last month was won by Alex continue to support it, in person
Kinkaid. Congratulations and as well as financially.
thank you for all your support. Contributions for Temespan

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We all sang our hearts out, tions from Pensax and area can
rejoicing in our favourite be given to the Rudds or the
hymns at the annual service Whymants. Phone contacts
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St Andrew’s
Stockton

Services- see page 5 install much needed facilities in
October Flowers & Cleaning – a small primary school. It will be
Jules Kramer a great opportunity to learn local
October Grass Cutting – customs and meet the Ladakhis
John Webber people who live in this isolated
area. Apparently the most useful
World Challenge trip for word I will learn is “jullay” which
local teenager means “hello”, “goodbye” and
“thank you” all in one. After our
Next year after my GCSEs in July community project we will trek to
I will be embarking on a World the foothills of the Himalayas in
Challenge expedition to India. We dense jungle, carrying all our kit.
will start our trip in Delhi where On the last day of our trek we will
we have to make our way by bus visit the Corbett Tiger Reserve
on an 8 hour drive to Nainital founded by the legendary tiger
which is surrounded by the hunter, Jim Corbett.
mountainous region of Uttara- All our hard work and trekking
khand. We will set up camp here will result in a couple of days
and acclimatise and will have to rest in Agra, where I will tick off
get used to leaving all technology one of my Bucket List to do’s and
behind from this point as we trek visit The Taj Mahal.
to Mountain Quail Camp. At this This experience will take me out
point we will start a community of my comfort zone and I hope
project where we have to source to feel a great sense of accom-
and buy our materials for repair plishment at the end. I will be
and maintenance work, painting, joined by my school friends from
organising sports and helping to The Chantry, Amara Harniman,
Naomi Clive and Emily Day. We
are all busy with fundraising
ideas for our trip and will be

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hosting an Indian themed quiz Puddings.)
night at Abberley Village Hall on Tickets will be £15 and will
Saturday 1st October at 7.30pm; include the supper menu.
tickets £10pp from Angus Kramer
01584 881496 to include food. It Mad Evening!
would be lovely to see you there if
you can make it. Date for your diaries: the next
MAD (music and drama) event
Angus Kramer from Jason and Kate for Stockton
church fabric fund
Fund Raising “What the Dickens” on December
17th 2016 at 5pm at Stockton
To raise funds for St. Andrews Church
Church we are holding a Stockton Not to be missed! If you would like
Supper with a difference. to be involved please contact Kate
It will be at Stanford Village Hall on 881150 or Jason on 881454
on Wednesday 9th November. and We urgently need to raise
will consist of a menu of pies and funds for the upkeep of our
puddings interspersed with a talk ancient church- if anybody has
by Dr.Colin Roberts any innovative ideas please let
A former director of the centre me know, or if you would like to
for Criminological Research of take part in anybody else’s ideas
the University of Oxford. Colin also get in touch! The more the
is an accomplished speaker and merrier!
combined with good food this Thank you and I look forward to
should be an interesting and hearing from you!
entertaining evening. For more
information, menu and tickets Now please turn to page 33
please contact Susan 01584
881521 or Sandra 01584 881217.
Please help us to raise money
for the undergoing repairs to
the Church by supporting our
POP Supper (Pies, Offenders and

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Glasshampton Quiet Day

Wednesday 16th November 2016, 10.00 am to 2.00 pm
at Glasshampton Monastery

A time for reflection and quiet

Tea and coffee are provided, but please bring a simple lunch, a bible
and something to read in the quiet time.

To reserve a place, please contact Vickie Melling (01584 881086/[email protected])
Numbers are limited so please book early

4Rivers Churches

Knighton, Lindridge, Pensax, Stockton, Abberley, Great Witley, Little Witley, Shrawley

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Urgent: Staff needed in your parish

Malvern Hills District Council is • Tenbury – (Bockleton,
looking for fit and enthusiastic Kyre, Rochford, Stoke Bliss,
people to ensure that as many Tenbury Town)
people as possible are registered • Woodbury - (Abberley,
to vote in forthcoming elections. Great Witley, Hillhampton, Little
Canvassers – who are responsible Witley, Pensax)
for ensuring that electoral regis- Canvassers are paid an hourly
tration forms are fully completed rate of £7.85, and any mileage will
– are needed, specifically in the be reimbursed at a rate of £0.45
areas of: per mile. The canvass will take
• Lindridge – (Bayton, place from 20th October – 10th
Knighton-on-Teme, Lindridge, November 2016.
Mamble, Stockton on Teme) Please phone the office on 01684
• Longdon – (Berrow, 862200 or email elections@
Bushley, Eldersfield, Holdfast, malvernhills.gov.uk as soon as
Longdon, Pendock and Queenhill) possible to apply; stating which
• Morton – (Birtsmorton, area(s) you would be interested
Castlemorton, Welland) in. If you or any friends/family
• Teme Valley - (Clifton-up- members would be interested
on-Teme, Eastham, Hanley, Lower in canvassing please refer them
Sapey, Shelsley Beauchamp, to the elections email address,
Shelsley Kings, Shelsley Walsh, thank you.
Stanford with Orleton)

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Mini toad-in-the-holes
Prep: 20 mins Easy Makes 12
Cook: 35 mins (will feed a family of 4)

24 uncooked cocktail sausage
2 tbsp sunflower oil
3 egg (this will be 150ml)
150ml plain flour
½ tsp mustard powder (optional)
150ml milk
12 small rosemary sprigs

For the cheat’s gravy sausages in each hole of a 12-hole
3 tbsp red onion marmalade muffin tin and go through all the
1 tbsp plain flour maths this involves – two times
1 tsp mustard powder table, counting up in twos etc.
squeeze of ketchup Drizzle each set of sausages with
500ml beef stock made with 1 stock a little oil. Children from about
cube seven upwards can now place the
small splash of soy sauce tin in the oven for 20 mins until
Tip the sausages have browned, getting
Make the gravy first a grown-up to turn the sausages
Heat the marmalade in a small halfway through.
saucepan, then stir in the flour and Crack some eggs. Over a small
mustard powder, and cook for a bowl, get the child to hold the egg in
few mins. Stir in the ketchup, then one hand, then tap it with a cutlery
add the beef stock and bring to a knife until it just cracks. Then get
simmer. them to put down the knife and
Cook for 5 mins, then add the soy open the egg into the small bowl.
sauce to taste. You can now check for any bits of
This can be made in advance and shell before tipping it into a larger
chilled. bowl. Repeat with all the eggs – this
KIDS the writing in bold is for you. should keep them busy.
GROWN-UPS the rest is for you. Make a batter. Get the child to
Cut the sausages with scissors. measure 150ml flour in a measuring
Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 6. jug and tip into a bowl with the
If the sausages are linked, get your mustard powder. Make a well in
child to use a pair of scissors to cut the centre and beat in the eggs.
them into single sausages.
Count the sausages. Place 2

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Measure the milk. pour the batter over the sausages
Pour in the milk. Gradually pour and throw a sprig of rosemary
the milk into the batter – get the into each hole. Only get children
child to whisk well between each aged seven upwards to do this. A
addition – until you have a mix that grown-up needs to place them back
is the consistency of double cream. in the oven.
Season. Pour the batter back into Cook in the oven. Leave the batter
the jug. to cook for 15 mins undisturbed. But
Sizzle the batter. Remove the if your oven has a clear glass door,
sausages from the oven and place on let the kids watch the batter rise.
a heatproof surface. Very carefully, Remove the tin from the oven. Leave
and making sure that they don’t to cool for a few mins, then serve
touch the hot tin, get the child to with gravy, mash and vegetables.

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Teme Valley Wildlife

by Stephanie Mocroft

On our Teme Valley Wildlife bindweed for its habit of binding,
Group Sunday meeting in August it is actually a member of the
we enjoyed a
gentle ramble dock family. The
around Astley accompanying
taking in the text noted
church, the that the seeds,
Dick brook, high in starch,
Glazenbridge had been
monastery found stuck
and some to Bronze Age
handsome pots leading to
views of the the assumption
Abberley that our
hills. I spied a ancestors once
little climbing used the seeds
plant twirling for food.
round a crop That led me to
at the side of a wondering what
field edge and other plants
knew it was our prehistoric
new to me. ancestors had
We stopped to look, thought of a eaten and which
bindweed, because of its twirling can still be found as wild plants
habit, and of a dock, because it in our landscape. Bronze Age
had dock-like seeds hanging in people kept livestock, hunted
neat clusters. It bore attractive wild fowl, game and fish and grew
heart-shaped leaves and was ancient forms of wheat, barley,
twirling in a clockwise direction. peas and beans, but they must
Back at home I reached for my have collected ample greens and
flower-books and soon identified herbs to ensure their “five-a-day”!
it as black bindweed. Called a Plenty of fruit, berries, sloes, crab
apples, wild pears and hazelnuts

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could be eaten fresh in season. because our beautiful clockwise
Greens could be gathered and twirling hops have been cut down
added to stews to add flavour and for another year. On that subject,
interest and we know plants such here’s a little verse I came across,
as white dead nettle, goosegrass, which I thought you might like to
fat hen, charlock, bistort and share.
wild cabbage were used in this “Creeping and curling, and
way. For salad leaves, hairy twisting and turning, still
bitter-cress, sow thistle, sorrel, climbing on till it reaches the
watercress, dandelion, wild basil, top, Never despairing, but
sow thistle and wild marjoram finally bearing, a lesson of life may
were all, and still are, available. be learn’d from the hop.”
For onion flavour, wild garlic and The next meeting of the Teme
garlic mustard could be used, Valley Wildlife Group is on
and to pep things up still further, Thursday October 13th when we
there is definite evidence that the welcome Alan Reid who will be
seeds of mustard, coriander and talking on the Mortimer Forest.
poppy were used as flavourings in The talk will be followed by a
prehistoric Britain. Sunday walk in the Mortimer
For other fare, our ancestors Forest. The meeting is at
would also have known which Rochford Village Hall at 7:30pm
mushrooms could be safely and as always it is just £2 on the
gathered from the wild, and some door where everybody is most
of these could have been dried to welcome.
last over the winter. Some seaside For up-to-date information on
plants would also have been what wildlife is being seen in the
eaten. Of these, marsh samphire area, or to give us your sightings,
and the seaweed called laver, a visit us at www.temevalley-
Welsh favourite, are still used to wildlife.com or use our Facebook
this day. page. The group normally holds
Whilst thinking of food, I’ll return meetings on the second Thursday
to the black bindweed and its of the month. All are welcome.
clockwise twirl. I’m sure that I’m Contact Tel No. 01584 881397 or
not the only Teme valley resident email [email protected]
who will feel sad in October

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CLOWS TOP & DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB

October brings a richness of Ted Mills, Harry Jenkins, Austin
colour to the garden with displays Fletcher, Tom Bore
of autumn foliage. The autumn Cookery Cup won by Juliet Hole
colours are at their best this Handicraft Cup won by Marian Cox
month. Make the most of them as Floral Art Cup won by Marion
they pass very quickly. The night Wilson.
frosts and clear sunny days bring Children’s Shields won by Lydia
out the intensity of the colours. Greenwood & Sam Lloyd
Fruits and berries are an added If you’re not a member then come
attraction, not only to us but to the along and join us at one of our
birds as well. There is still time to monthly meetings. Our Garden
plant winter-flowering plants, such Club has a very friendly atmos-
as pansies, Violas and wall flowers. phere, everyone is welcome. Don’t
Don’t forget to plant your spring be afraid to come along, we are
flowering bulbs now until the end a garden club not a horticulture
of November. society. However, Non-members are
At the August meeting, Rowan Mc welcome to any monthly meeting.
O’Neal, gave an interesting talk on Our next meeting will be on
‘Hedgerow & Garden Medicine’ Wednesday 26th October and the
She is a qualified medical herbalist speaker for the evening will be ‘Ray
and brought along a vast selection Sturdy’ with a talk entitled ‘New
of fresh and dried plants for most Zealand’.
ailments. Herbal Medicine can be Diary Dates
used alongside conventional drugs Wednesday 23 November, AGM &
with consultation from your GP. Members Social Evening
Lots of hints and tips, the evening Clows Top and District Gardening
was a great success with everyone Club meet the 4th Wednesday in
enjoying the talk. the calendar month
This year’s Summer Garden Show at Clows Top Victory Hall; Doors
was down on entries and visitors open 7.30pm, for the speaker at 8
due to the showery weather. o’clock.
Clows Top Garden Club would like Admission Fee: Members £2 or
to say ‘Thank you’ to all helpers Non-Members £4. Free Refresh-
especially Rachel who kept us fed ments.
and watered all day and ‘Thank Further Details Telephone Marion
You’ to exhibitors because without Wilson 01299 270475.
you there would be no show. Or email: clowstopdistrictgarden-
Show Results were as follows; - [email protected].
Vegetable, Fruit & Flower Cups
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THE FILLING STATION

Our next event of The Filling Club, Tenbury Wells, and look
Station will be held on Thursday forward to spending time with you
20th October when Linda in fellowship, worship, teaching
Entwistle and Corinne Frost and refreshments.
will be leading our worship and
speaking to us. For further information ring
Sue Stokes (after 6pm) on 01584
We welcome all to join us to hear 781384 or email Kate Harley on
Linda and Corinne at our usual [email protected]
time of 7.30pm at Penlu Sports

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