Temespan March 2016

Teme Span

Lindridge Knighton Stockton Pensax
Eardiston Broombank Frith Common Menith Wood

This Month

Spring is in the air
Every sight and
Every sound

What are you doing for Easter?
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Index

Page Number and Article

P4/5: Church Service Times P33: Menith Wood News & WI

P7/9: Tribute to Betty Andersson P35: Fifty Years of Progress

P11: Message from the Archdeacon P37: LPC Awards

P13: Knighton News P39: Coffee and a Quiet Day

P15: Baptism, Weddings & Funerals P41: Clifton Early Years Centre

P15: Knighton Big Tidy P43: Easter Egg Trail

P17: Lindridge News P45: Lindridge: Lengthsman Required

P19: Godly Play & Toddlers and New Meeting Announced

P21: Holland House Retreat. P47: Teme Tote

P23: Children’s Easter Workshop P49: Teme Valley Wildlife

P25: News from Pensax and the Thrift P51/53: Teme Valley Historical Society

Shop P55/57: Knighton - can we hear you?

P27: Filling Station, Silver Line and P57: WI Meetings

Rural Reels P59: Gardening Club

P29: News from Stockton P61: Clubs and Societies

P31: Equine Masseuse - an Editorial P62: Contacts Page

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There will be a Dawn Service
part in an event on Easter Day at Stanford
that will inspire your community? Church at about 6.30pm
- this will be followed by a
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Holy Week Services in Teme Valley North,

Abberley, Shrawley and Witley

Monday 21st March: Monday of Holy Week

7.00 a.m. Abberley St Michael Meditation
7.30 a.m. Sallie’s House Breakfast *
Light Lunch **
Noon Knighton
Tuesday 22nd March: Tuesday of Holy Week

7.00 a.m. Abberley St Michael Meditation

7.30 a.m. Sallie’s House Breakfast *

Noon Shrawley Light Lunch **

Wednesday 23rd March: Wednesday of Holy Week

7.00 a.m. Abberley St Michael Meditation
7.30 a.m Sallie’s House Breakfast *
10.00 a.m. Stockton Holy Communion
Thursday 24th March: Maundy Thursday

7.00 a.m. Abberley St Michael Meditation
7.30 a.m. Sallie’s House Breakfast *
7.00 p.m. Great Witley Village Hall Passover Meal & Holy Communion *
Friday 25th March: Good Friday

7.00 a.m. Abberley St Michael Meditation
7.30 a.m. Sallie’s House Breakfast *
10.00 a.m. Lindridge School Good Friday Workshop & Praise
11.00 a.m. Little Witley Dramatic Readings & Worship
Stations of the Cross
Noon Lindridge Compline
7.30pm Abberley St Michael
Saturday 26th March: Saturday of Holy Week

7.00 p.m. Pensax Easter Vigil & Blessing of Paschal Candles for all our
Churches

* These events need to be pre-booked. Please contact Sallie (01299 896837) to book Breakfast or Vickie (01584
881086) to book Passover Meal.

**Bring your lunch and your flask of drink and share time together in guided conversation with Revd Ted & Sallie

Church Electoral Roll
Please note that this year the TVN area:
Church Electoral Roll will be revised Knighton:
and applications can be made to add Mrs Pat Sutton 01584 781540
your name to the roll until mid-March Lindridge:
Application forms are available to Mr Robin Salmon 01584 881564
download from the parish website or Pensax:
for further information please contact Mr John Rudd 01299 832513
Marion Morris 01584 881190 or the Stockton:
Electoral Roll Officer in your church Mrs Sandra Jabbett 01584 881217

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Services in Teme Valley North, Abberley, Shrawley and Witley

During March 2016

Friday 4th March

10.30 a.m. Lindridge Women’s World Day of Prayer

Sunday 6th March – Mothering Sunday Holy Communion
Holy Communion with Godly Play
8.00 a.m. Little Witley* Holy Communion
9.30 a.m. Lindridge Morning Worship
11.00 a.m. Abberley St Mary Lent Evening Service
11.00 a.m. Shrawley
5.00 p.m. Little Witley Holy Communion
Sunday 13th March Morning Worship
Family Worship
8.00 a.m. Abberley St Mary Holy Communion in Traditional Language
9.30 a.m. Stockton Morning Worship
9.30 a.m. Great Witley Village Hall Evening Prayer
11.00 a.m. Knighton Lent Evening Service
11.00 a.m. Little Witley
5.00 p.m. Lindridge Intercessory Prayers**
5.00 p.m. Little Witley
Monday 14th March Holy Communion
Lindridge Family Service
7.30 p.m. Commonwood Villa Palm Sunday Procession
Sunday 20th March - Palm Sunday Family Service
Holy Communion
9.30 a.m Little Witley* Holy Communion and Baptism
9.30 a.m. Lindridge Celtic Evening Prayer
10.45 a.m. Abberley St Michael Lent Evening Service
11.00 a.m. Abberley St Mary
11.00 a.m. Pensax Holy Communion
11.00 a.m. Shrawley Holy Communion
5.00 p.m. Stockton Holy Communion in Traditional Language
5.00 p.m. Little Witley Holy Communion
Sunday 27th March – Easter Sunday Holy Communion
Easter Evening Service
8.00 a.m. Lindridge Easter Evening Prayer
9.30 a.m. Abberley St Mary Holy Communion
11.00 a.m. Knighton
11.00 a.m. Little Witley
11.00 a.m. Shrawley
5.00 p.m. Lindridge
5.00 p.m. Little Witley
6.30 p.m. Abberley St Michael

* Great Witley Church is closing for a few months for essential repairs to the roof. Services for Great Witley are being
temporarily moved to Little Witley church during this period. Please consult the website www.achurchnearyou.com
for the most up to date information.

** Further details from Vickie Melling on 01584 881086

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In memory of Betty Andersson

It was with very great sadness that we in the service of others. Over the years
learned of the sudden passing of Betty she has been involved in many Church
Andersson on 5th February. organisations, particularly with the

Betty was known not just children and young people,
as a Reader in Teme Valley and to date has enjoyed
North and a former Church leading school assemblies
Warden of both St. Andrew at Lindridge St. Lawrence
Stockton and St. Lawrence Primary School. She will
Lindridge, but also as a be fondly remembered
great community worker by many for whom she
in the local villages. The conducted funeral services;
esteem in which she was her kindness and care for
held was evidenced by the everyone with whom she
Community Award with came into contact is well
which she was presented in known.
October 2012.
She was a good friend and
Betty loved God, her family, the Church colleague and her passing leaves an
and her garden, indeed the natural world enormous gap, not just in the Church, but
was a favourite topic in Betty’s services. in the community. Rest in peace Betty.
She also loved people, and lived her life
Marjorie.

Dearest Betty carpet with angels and saints
So, we have lost our darling clamouring to kiss and pet her - it’s
Betty.   What a terrible shock to us our Betty.  No-one deserves it more
all, though of course the loss of this or would more swiftly bat away any
very special woman is most terribly suggestion that she should receive
and awfully felt by Ian and her it.
children. There are legions of us here in our
We all knew her and loved her.  How quiet corner of the valley who will
could we not?   She never uttered give testament to Betty’s kindness,
an unkind word nor committed a her goodness, her patience.   She
base act.   If ever a person deserved had an unshakeable faith which
a welcome into paradise on a red underpinned all her dealings with

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the world.   Do as you would be children and with few friends here
done by.   God is infinitely kind and as yet, I remember Betty’s kindness
wise.  Support your neighbours.  Do and gentleness with immense
all you can for God’s church.   Love gratitude.   I would come home to
your fellow man - even is he is an idiot, find a jar of jam or a few scones on
or unkind or blinkered or snobbish the doorstep.   Many people were
or cruel.  She had an infinite capacity kind to me in my many hours of
for kindness, did Betty.  A trait which darkness - but whoever would have
is much undervalued in this modern thought to have performed a small
world where the love of money or act of such sweetness which to this
fame or power so often trumps the day makes me weep.
simple values she lived by.   Paul’s After John’s funeral she carefully
letter to the Corinthians about love gathered from his grave the roses
and charity must have been secretly from my children’s wreath, dried
tattooed on her heart. them and some weeks later quietly
Were she to read this she would gave them to me.  To this day those
blush and dither and be horribly tiny roses sit in a bowl on a shelf in
embarrassed, instantly sweeping my house and every single time I
aside any suggestion that she glance at them I am reminded of this
somehow was finer than the rest of simple act of kindness from a woman
us.  But, of course, the simple truth I barely knew.   Who else but Betty
is that she was. would have thought to do something
She was a fine person.  Kind, humble, so loving?  
charitable, generous.   Those of us So this is my tribute to Betty.  I am
who are none of these things are very glad that I knew her.  My boys
perfectly able to recognise them in are very glad to have to have known
others, and in only two other people her.   Our valley and our church are
in my lifetime have I seen this simple the better for having known her and
goodness - and one of them was a all the poorer to have lost her.  She
priest! will be missed by many and I know
Just as a small illustration I’ll we will each have our little stories
tell you of just one of Betty’s about her.  This is mine.
many acts of kindness.   When we Goodbye dearest Betty.
came here over 20 years ago   my Lesley Beesley
darling husband John died.   Just Stockton
as suddenly and quietly as Betty February 2016
has left us.   Prostrate with grief
as a relatively young widow, with

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When the sun rises...
By ArchDeacon Robert Jones

A friend was talking about another happening -
friend from his university days who people who
he described as a ‘heavy Christian’. could see
I think he meant the rather intense the wood for
believer who witnesses readily, but the trees,
sometimes puts people off. It got me as we say.
thinking about the ways in which I was Once you become attentive you notice
or wasn’t a ‘heavy’ Christian myself! more. So, for example, you notice that
We sometimes make heavy weather of refugees aren’t simply an issue to be
what we call Good News. It can feel as dealt with but are families, people
though it is all down to us rather than who are refugees. Or, the issue of
God. The truth is that we don’t have to homosexuality, with which the church
save the whole world, but simply play struggles, is about people who are gay.
our small part in responding to God’s Karl Barth, a great Twentieth Century
love. Swiss theologian, whose life spanned
Prayer is all about noticing what God two world wars, said: ‘To clasp the
is doing. Anthony de Mello, a Jesuit, hands in prayer is the beginning of an
collected stories of faith, including uprising against the disorder of the
this one: world.’ Ours is a social gospel, and we
‘Master, is there anything I can do to all have our part to play. So often it
make myself more enlightened?’ The starts from attentiveness, learning to
master replies, ‘Do as little as you can be present.
to make the sun rise in the morning.’ Later this month we celebrate Holy
‘But master, of what use then are the Week and Easter, when Jesus enters
spiritual exercises you prescribe?’ ‘To the depths of what it means to be
make sure you are not asleep when the human. You might say it was a small
sun rises!’ event on the world stage: the press
Our Christian traditions and would probably have been stalking
disciplines – worship and prayer, study the corridors of power, rather than the
of scripture – are to make us more municipal rubbish dump outside the
aware of God’s presence in the world city wall. But it was not just another
and to be more present ourselves. crucifixion – it was the main event,
Feeling good about ourselves and God along with what happened three days
doesn’t need to be selfish. Many of the later, for those who had eyes to see.
great social activists have been people Let us learn to be attentive then, to
who spent time in contemplative make sure we are not asleep when the
prayer and learned to notice what was sun rises.

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St Michael and All Angels
Knighton on Teme
Readers: 13th March
Mr K Bunn, Mr A Bunn 11a.m. The Matins service is now on
27th March the last Sunday of the month. Holy
Capt. P Morgan, Miss E Gittins Communion service is now on the
second Sunday.
Sidesmen: 13th March On 21st March 2016 you are invited
Mrs S Hardiman to bring along lunch and a drink to
27th March Knighton Church and to partake of
Mrs M Bradley a discussion on Holy Week with Sally
and Ted.
Flowers: 26th March
The Church will be decorated for
Easter today 10am - 12pm. As ever
help is always very welcome in any
way, donations toward Easter flowers
or ‘hands on’. Please contact Mary on
781689

Cleaning: March Mrs J Hurds Good Companions: 2nd March
As regular visitors to the Church 2pm Parish Rooms
will have noticed it is a mess due to Knighton Friends
building work. We do apologise for Knighton friends is a ladies afternoon
this but especially to those whose club. Meetings are held on the third
graves they may be visiting that are Wednesday of each month. We go for
close to the work in hand. There meals, garden visits, train rides, boat
will be a big clean and tidy up when the trips etc. For this month’s venue ring
work is completed. Thank you for your Sheila on 01584 781190.
understanding.

Please note: Our two services in Quiz Night 5th March 7.30pm Parish
the month now both commence at Rooms. Call David Marsh on 781449
for details please.

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Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals

If you are interested in being Married in one of our churches,
Baptised, or having your child contact Louise Hutton by email:
Baptised, come along to St Mary’s [email protected], or
Church, Abberley at 10am on one by phone: 01299 896 126 between
of the following Saturdays in 2016 9am and 8pm Monday to Friday.
to meet Rev’d Ted Whittaker:

* 5th March * For Funeral enquiries, please
* 2nd April * contact Rev’d Ted Whittaker on
* 30th April * 01299 890 100 or 07791 484 774.
* 21st May *
* 11th June * Rev’d Ted Whittaker is Priest
* 9th July * in Charge of the churches in
* 6th August * Shrawley, Great & Little Witley,
* 3rd September * Abberley, Knighton-on-Teme,
* 1st October * Lindridge, Pensax and Stock-
* 5th November * ton-on-Teme.
* 26th November *
* 17th December *
If you are interested in being

The Big Tidy Up!
Knighton-on-Teme

Litter Pick Just let us know.
Sunday 13th March, 2016 Meeting at the
Meet at Parish Rooms at 10am Talbot afterwards
Bags and tabards supplied
Bring a pair of strong gloves For a drink!
“Lets Tidy Up Our Village”
Everyone Welcome
If you cannot make it on the Contact Clerk To Parish
Council
day,
it can be done before or after. Karen Yates – 01584 810817
[email protected]

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St Lawrence
Lindridge

Lindridge Church Committee
Annual Meeting

Please see information about date, children too! - is welcome to this
time and venue of this meeting service which has been devised by
on the main church notice board. the women of Cuba. There will be
You are very welcome to attend. refreshments at the start, so do
please arrive in good time if you are
Services in March at St Lawrence’s able to.
We extend a very warm invitation to
you to join us at our services - please Lindridge Tower
see the worship rota for the new days For all those who have seen the
and times of regular services as well barriers at the South door of
as services during Holy Week and Lindridge St Lawrence Church,
please be reassured that they are
over Easter. precautionary until we find out
We were delighted to whether there is more stone loose
welcome Lindridge on the tower. By the time this makes
St Lawrence School it into Temespan, we should know
to church for their what the problem is, and it may even
Candlemas service at the beginning be fixed!
of February and we look forward to
seeing them again for their end-of Parish Of Teme Valley North
term service on Thursday 24 March The Easter Vestry And Annual
at 9.15am.
Parochial Church Meeting

Women’s World Day of Prayer Will take place on
The Women’s World Day of Prayer Tuesday 19th April 2016
service in the extended benefice
on Friday 4 March will be at St at 7.00 pm
Lawrence’s Lindridge at 10.30am. At St. Lawrence Church,
Everyone – yes gentlemen and
Lindridge

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Lindridge Godly Play

At St Lawrence Church, Lindridge on the first Sunday of each month. We
meet in church at 9.30am then go
to School House for our story and
creative activities.

ALL ARE WELCOME

Godly Play making use of very special visual
A time to wonder........... resources.
At our Godly Play sessions we explore After the presentation of each
many stories together, including story, there is a time to wonder
the Old Testament, Advent and and reflect together. This is extended
Christmas, Epiphany which includes into a time for personal response,
Parables, Lent, Easter, and The when we are invited to work with
Season after Pentecost. The stories the story, or be creative with arts
are presented in a unique way, and crafts by making something
that shows us how we feel about the
story (or parable) which has unfolded
before us.

Lindridge Baby and Toddler Group

The  Lindridge Baby and Toddler group surprise woolly visitor. 
meets at the Lindridge Parish Hall on a The last session before the Easter break
Thursday morning from 9.30am to 11am is the 24th March.
each week during term time. If you have There is a charge of £1.50 for each
children between 0 and 5 years, please family for each session attended. If
do come and join us for fun activities you have any questions, please contact
and to make some new friends.  Vickie at  lindridgetoddlers@gmail.
Activities for March include Easter com or 01584 881086.
Crafts and we also hope to welcome a

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St James the Great
Pensax

Our Communion service at Pensax June 17th, July 15th, Aug 19th, Sept 16th, Oct
will now be at 11am on the third 21st, Nov 18th, Dec 16th.
Sunday of the month and when the
Evening Services resume after the PENSAX THRIFT SHOP
winter, they will be at 3pm on the
first Sunday of the month, the first We re-open for the 2016 season at 9am
being on Sunday, April 3rd. on Wednesday 2 March. Just to remind
Check the service list in Temespan you, our stalls sell new or ‘new to you’
for future dates. clothes, household linens, bric-a-brac,
A big thank you to George toys and books - so why not bring in
Rudd, who cleared and tidied the no-longer-needed items of your own
churchyard after a tree blew over to sell (we keep just 10% of the selling
earlier this year. Fortunately, no gravestones price for hall funds). We also sell plants,
were damaged. produce, baked goods and preserves. And
If you have the time, take a walk up to the remember, everything at Thrift Shop is
church and admire the lovely display of very reasonably priced!
SNOWDROPS in the churchyard. Such a
pleasure! A friendly welcome awaits you, so even
Bonus ball if you have nothing to sell, why don’t you
The winner of the £50 in January was Mrs. call in to see what’s on offer and, hopefully,
Trudi Webster. Thank you very much for pick up some bargains. Or simply come
your support to everyone who takes part, for a cup of tea or coffee and a chat.
and congratulations to Trudi!
Bingo From March to December we are open
The Bingo will start again in Pensax Village every Wednesday morning 9-11.15am at
Hall at 7.30pm on Friday, March 18th. Be Pensax Village Hall on the B4202 and we
there in good time. There will be the usual look forward to seeing you!
array of good prizes and a raffle. Do come
along and support these events, which help
with the maintenance of our church. Thank
you very much to Carol Workman and her
merry helpers for the work and time that
they give to organising this.
The dates for the rest of the year are as
follows (all Fridays):- April 15th, May 20th,

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THE FILLING STATION
The next meeting of the above children. They rescued many of
event will be held on Thursday these children and some became
17th March when Paul Jeffrey will part of their own family.
be speaking to us. Do join us to hear what Paul has
Paul is the son of a missionary to say at 7.30pm at Penlu Sports
family who were based in Brazil. Club, Tenbury Wells and we look
On returning to the UK his father forward to sharing a time of
became the Pastor of the Elim fellowship, worship, teaching and
Church in Kidderminster. Upon refreshments with you.
marriage Paul and his wife felt For further information ring
called to Bible College and then Sue Stokes (after 6pm) on 01584
into missionary work themselves in 781384 or email Kate Harley on
Brazil where they built a children’s [email protected]
rescue centre for abandoned

The Silver Line
The Silver Line is the only free loneliness – a subject surrounded by
confidential helpline providing stigma. 
information, friendship and advice In November 2011 she was invited
to older people. It is open 24 hours to make a key-note speech at a
a day, every day of the year.  The conference at which she came up
Silver Line is a national charity with the idea of creating a helpline
and delivers one to one services in in order to support vulnerable older
support of older people in the UK people, sign-post them to projects
who may be experiencing challenges and services, break through the
due to the impact of loneliness or stigma of loneliness and isolation,
social isolation. and tackle the problems of abuse
It was Dame Esther Rantzen’s and neglect.
feelings of loneliness following the If you know anyone who you think
death of her husband that prompted might benefit from The Silver Line,
her, as   founder and president, to then please give them the helpline
publicly share her own feelings number: 0800 4 70 80 90
and open up the discussion around

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Hall at 7.30pm on Friday 15th April - we 7.00pm. Wine and beer and light refresh-
will be showing the new James Bond ments will be on sale. Please come.

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St Andrew’s
Stockton

Stockton Parish Meeting STOCKTON QUIZ
The next parish meeting, which St Patrick’s Day - March 17th
will be our AGM, will take - at The Bridge as before -
place in St Andrew’s Church on please contact Linda Randall
Wednesday 4th May, starting at (01299 832331) or Dianne Smith
7:00pm. Please let the parish (01584 881893) for tickets - £10
clerk or the chairman know if to include supper - don’t worry
there is anything you would like if you haven’t got a team all
included on the agenda. Contact welcome. Funds raised are for
[email protected] or 01584 Stockton church. More details on
881611. fundraising events and looking
for everyone’s ideas for fun events
to raise money in next issue.

chandos CSOsymphony orchestra

There’s starry, scary, spooky, piratical, astronomical & downright phantasmagorical. Children -
please come dressed as your favourite character from any of the pieces of music. Bring all the
family, no matter what age, for a Chandos afternoon to remember.

Star Wars - the Phantom Menace
Pirates of the Caribbean
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Mars & Jupiter and more!

Michael Collie Dominic Grier The Forum Theatre • Malvern
BBC Midlands Today conductor Tickets £11-15, child half price.
Box Office 01684 892277
www.malvern-theatres.co.uk

Sun 13 March 2016 3.00pm

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Horse mad Laura makes business
dream come true

Former police officer Laura Sloan came to Worcestershire just over
two years ago from Kent, and has qualified
with distinction as a horse massage therapist
- finally making her business dream come
true. She already has a number of enthusiastic
horse-owning customers who have nothing
but good to say about Laura’s skills. Her new
business, Moorfield Equine Massage, based in
Heightington, Bewdley is now open and ready for
action. Laura says, “equine massage is a proven
therapy and greatly assists in a horse’s well-
being and recovery time from injury, so horse
owners should seriously consider it it as part of
their range of care”. Laura’s business covers the
districts around the Wyre Forest area including
Worcester, Hereford, Tenbury, Bridgnorth,
Ludlow and Ledbury.
When she was in training with the Institute of
Complementary Animal Therapies, Laura worked
with a local business Equi-Trek Tregaron whose
Managing Director, Nigel Crowe, and his wife
Sheelagh, also compete with American Quarter
Horses. They were very supportive of Laura’s
work and delighted with the results achieved.
Laura received much positive feedback, which
is now appearing on her Website and Facebook
page.
So what made Laura get into this business? “I’ve
loved horses ever since I was a toddler” she said,
“and was even known to have slept in my riding
hat at the age of four!” She has ridden extensively,
having competed in dressage, show jumping and
cross country, and, she says with a big smile
“now I am able to work in the profession I love”.

Moorfield Equine Massage 07855 526559 www.moorfieldequinemassage.co.uk

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Menith Wood News
OLD CHAPEL HALL

100 Club Don’t forget to renew your and some very startling ones. Thank
membership £10 for the year, first you Lynda for sharing you hobby with
draw in March. Put your subs in an us,we enjoyed it very much. 
envelope with your name address and At the business meeting future
phone number and drop it in Janet theatre visits were discussed,   the
Farmer’s letterbox. Soup Lunch on 16th March at
FUTURE EVENTS Lindridge Hall in aid of Life after
Thurs 25th Feb and Thurs 24th Stroke and a visit to The Hive At
March, Menith Wood Meets   10.30 Worcester.
-12 noon at OCH. EVENTS
 Around a dozen people enjoyed a cosy Mon   7th March 7.15 for
get together in January. Come along 7.30pm.  WHIRLY BIRDS with Carol
and meet the neighbours, have a chat Dowding
and a coffee and exchange a book or Mon 11th April. Visit to MENITH
magazine. All welcome. WOOD LAKES by kind invitation of
Fri 1st April 7.30pm Quiz and Jackie Yapp. Time t.b.a.
Fish-n-chip Supper. Mon May 9th RESOLUTIONS   and
Plant Sale Sat 23rd April or 7th May ANNUAL MEETING.   Election
10-12 noon. Start off your surplus of officers.   Members who would
plants for sale or come and buy. like to join committee would be
Book Sale and Coffee Morning   Sat very welcome. All ladies welcome
16th July 10-12 noon.   Get your to join WI. You do not have to be
holiday reads here. recommended just come along
W.I. or ask a member to take you to a
A very interesting evening was had by meeting.  You are welcome to come to
members when Lynda Busk brought any of the talks  without joining.
some of her Jack-in-the-Boxes to   
meet us. We had a delightful time All are welcome to join us for the
trying out about 60 of her collection talks or visits, male or female.  Phone
of 500 characters, some old some new Kath or Janet on 881 152/102 for
more information

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50 years of progress?

What was it like to live in the held once or twice a month
Teme Valley in 1965, fifty years during the winter.
ago?   This was a time when I know all this because it
there were no home deliveries is recorded in a wonderful
by Tesco or Waitrose and few document titled “Stanford and
people owned a car even though District Commonplace Book
they could have bought a new 1965” which has been carefully
Morris Minor Traveller for preserved by John Lane.   The
£600, giving 35 miles per gallon, book is made up of contribu-
on petrol costing 5 shillings per tions from 28 villagers who have
gallon (5.5p per litre), which written “letters” describing
would be serviced at Yarranton’s various aspects of their lives
Garage at a cost of £4 including and these are accompanied by
an oil change and a fill up of photos and other memorabilia.  
petrol. It is a fascinating insight into
The answer is - surprisingly well!  the life of the village.   The book
At Stanford Bridge there was is now available for everyone
a post office and village shop; to read on the internet at www.
there was a morning delivery of stanford65.org.uk
mail (at 7.20 a.m.) newspapers It is hoped that today’s villagers
and milk, and a weekly visit by might be inspired to write a new
the butcher, the baker and the commonplace book relating to
fishmonger.   These were joined 2015, 50 years after this first
by the mobile library once a book was assembled.  It would be
month. nice to imagine our successors
Entertainment was also 50 years hence, picking through
available at Stanford Village the details of the way we live our
Hall which hosted Church lives today.   More information is
events, W.I. Meetings, and Girl given on the website.
Guide gatherings but most
income for maintaining the Hall John Hughes
was derived from Whist Drives

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Lindridge Parish Council Parish Awards 2016

This is the time of year when, in by a subcommittee of residents from
the past I have invited residents the Parish including representatives
of Lindridge Parish to consider of the Parish Council. Whilst the
whether they may wish to nominate Parish Council sponsors the event,
a person to be given a Parish Award. this is a Community Event and not
It is now your chance to help a Parish Council event. The award
nominate a person or perhaps some is symbolic and is marked by the
people who, over many years, have presentation of a certificate given
given extraordinary service to the at a celebratory event held in the
Lindridge Community that up to Village Hall.
now, has gone unrecognised. I am If you have a person in mind please
sure that we all know those people contact me, Hywel Williams on
who are unsung heroes that go about 01584 881381 so that I can let you
their business doing wonderful work have nomination forms and discuss
to help others and who would fit the your ideas. There will be, once again,
bill perfectly. This is your chance to a subcommittee set up to validate
enable their work to be recognised. nominations and to ensure that
As in previous years, nominees awards are made impartially on their
should live in the Parish or have merit.
once lived in the Parish or they For example, some previously
may have worked here and made a awards winners are John Walker,
major beneficial impact on the life of Janet Farmer, Derek and Janet
residents. In the past, Awards have Marks, the Lilley’s, Betty Andersson
gone to residents of Menith Wood, and Les Yarranton and others. By
Frith Common and Eardiston, so it definition, all the award winners
is important to ensure that all the have been worthy of their recognition
smaller communities that represent and this is a good way to say thank
the wider Lindridge Parish give the you for their commitment to our
issue some thought. community. Whether this year is
The Lindridge community will also an Award Year depends on you.
now have realised that the making Have a think and get in touch with
of Awards is not an annual event, me if you have somebody in mind.
but the nomination of possible
recipients of awards is considered Hywel Williams
regularly. The decision on whether Member of Lindridge Parish Council.
to seek award nominations is made

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Glasshampton Quiet Day

Wednesday 20th April 2016, 10.00 am to 2.00 pm
at Glasshampton Monastery

A time for sharing contemplation and reflection

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

To reserve a place, please contact Tracy Barnes on 01584 781220
or via email [email protected]
Numbers are limited so please book early

Other dates for your diary: •20th July 2016 •21st September 2016 •16th November 2016

Teme Valley North, Abberley, Shrawley and Witley Parishes

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The Sounds of Music at the Hop

Enjoy a delicious 2 course dinner and enjoy the
music for only £16.95. Or pop in for a drink!
Wed 2 Mar • Maxine & the Sound of Soul

Great soulful songs alongside delicious food.

Wed 9 Mar • Tom Collinswood & Mari Randle

Singer & songwriter offer a layered mix of styles

Wed 23 March • Deborah Rose

Mesmerisingingly angelic voice

Wednesday 30 March • The Swallows

An accomplished young band from Bewdley

Sunday 6 March • Mothering Sunday

3 course meal only £21.95

Cleobury Rd • Bewdley • DY12 2QH • 01299 401295

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The Clifton-Upon-Teme Early Years Centre

Ofsted ‘Good’ rating the children are benefiting greatly.
for the EYC The outside ‘mud kitchen’ and new
internal layout offer more learning
During a daylong inspection in opportunities to children while
the first week of January, Ofsted the introduction of ‘Jolly Phonics’
meticulously probed all aspects of is seeing increased confidence
Clifton Early Years Centre, observing in literacy within the pre-school
working practises, interviewing staff, children while preparing them
trustees and parents. They awarded for their transition to ‘big’ school.
the setting a ‘Good’ rating across all The parents can now also see the
aspects: effectiveness of leadership effect of these improvements as the
and management, quality of teaching, introduction of ‘Tapestry’ means
learning and assessment, personal they can log-in to their child’s online
development, behaviour and welfare, learning journal.
and outcomes for children. The playground, with thanks
Manager, Andrea Brittain said, “A to a parent’s working party and
‘Good’ result for us is truly fantastic contributions from local businesses,
when we consider the changes had a makeover and now has rainbow
we’ve been through in the last six coloured fencing. The donation
months. We are proud to receive this of tablet computers by Tesco has
recognition from Ofsted but we are enabled staff to simply and effectively
not going to rest on our laurels. We update children’s learning journals
still have so much planned for the as well as being an excellent resource
future.” for educating children with current
Since the arrival of new manager affairs. At the beginning of this term
Andrea Brittain last September, she the focus was on the terrible flooding
and her team have implemented and ‘people who help us’ with a focus
many changes to the nursery and on our emergency services.
The nursery is still able to offer new

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children places on certain days. If Clifton EYC is always looking for
you would like more information, or more support, whether it be as a
a look around, please contact Andrea trustee, fundraiser or extra pair of
on 01886 812380 or manager@ hands during working parties. Please
cliftoneyc.co.uk. To view the latest get in touch if you’d like to help.
Ofsted report please access www.
cliftoneyc.co.uk where you will find a
link.

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LINDRIDGE PARISH COUNCIL
REQUIRES A

PARISH LENGTHSMAN
From 1st April 2016, Lindridge Parish Council
is looking for the services of a Parish Lengthsman.

General duties to include:-
•Ensure drainage issues are
regularly checked and maintained.
•Advise landowners when ditches need cleaning.
•Vegetation clearance e.g improve visibility

at junctions or signs.
•Ensure signs are kept clean.

•Gritting/salting.
The applicant would be required to attend a training course

run by Worcestershire County Council.
The role is a Contract for Services, and the applicant

would be deemed self-employed.
For further information regarding the role of this work, please

contact Rachel Lambert, Parish Clerk at 01584 881599 or
[email protected]

Lindridge Parish Council Meeting
on Wednesday 9th March 2016 at 7.00pm

at Lindridge Parish Hall.
Rachel Lambert

Clerk to Lindridge Parish Council

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Clifton-upon-Teme

Early Years Centre

Offering quality childcare
and

pre-school education
For 0-5 year olds

Open 7-30-6-00pm all year round
Experienced qualified staff
Flexible hours
Ofsted Registered

Nursery Education Funding available

For further details, please telephone the
Manager at the Centre on 01886 812380

Pound Lane, Clifton-Upon-Teme,
Worcestershire. WR6 6DE

Ofsted No. 205279. Registered Charity No. 1085397

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Teme Valley Tote

February’s Draw usually happens is that someone buys a ticket
(the eleventh draw in this series) or several for each of their family members.
February’s prize draw of the Tote was decided How is the money collected?
when Rev’d Robert Barlow rolled the dice on In each of the areas involved, there are Local
February to select the set of random numbers Co-ordinators who collect and consolidate
and the starting point. As a result, the prize the subscriptions. If you wish to take part
winners are as follows: and you have not been approached by your
The £50 winner is Peter Collings of Knighton Co-ordinator by the middle of March, you
(Draw no 646) should contact them or Robin Dean, the
The £30 winner is Anthony Winnington of Tote Organiser (01886 853295 or email
Stanford (Draw no 551) [email protected]). If you would like
The £20 winner is Mark Atherton of Stanford to assist in the collections, please contact
(Draw no 543) your local Co-ordinator, they will welcome
You can still join this series, if so please your participation.
contact the Tote Organiser, Robin Dean The local Co-ordinators are as follows:
A new series will be starting on 1st April – Eastham: Celia Adams
your local Co-ordinators will be collecting Knighton: Sheila Hardiman and Keith Bunn
during March. If you pay by standing order Lindridge: Mary Walker (we need volunteers
– you need do nothing. If you would like to to assist her – particularly at the top end of
pay by annual standing order, please contact Frith Common)
Robin Dean on 01886 853295 or by email Pensax: Val Grainger
[email protected]. New subscribers Stanford: Alexandra Winnington
are always welcome. Stockton: Sandra Jabbett
The new series starts in April Standing Orders
Why is it important to the Churches? A number of people in the past have set up
It is a fairly painless way to raise money for standing orders (either on paper or via the
the Churches. The series ending this month internet) – you are encouraged to do this.
will have raised £2,800 for the Churches Those who have existing standing orders
and will have paid out £1,200 to 36 lucky need do nothing further – Robin will contact
subscribers. you should there be any problem with the
How does it work? payment. Standing order forms are available
Anyone is able to subscribe. We encourage on the two Parishes websites. Robin can
new subscribers and old subscribers wishing supply you with paper copies or email you the
to increase their stake. You pay £10 per ticket form. You can use the account details on the
and for this you are entered in a draw each form to set up a payment electronically.
month (that’s 83p per draw) for 12 months Queries?
(April to March). The monthly prizes are If you have any queries or concerns, please
£50, £30 and £20. A number of people have contact Robin Dean as above.
multiple tickets (in two cases, 10 each!). What

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Teme Valley Wildlife

In March our small garden pond is the eggs hatch into jet-black tadpoles,
venue for an annual reunion of toads. metamorphose into toadlets and then
Usually around the 18th of the month, leave the pond in June. Because of
noisy nocturnal revellers can be heard bad weather, disease and predation
splashing and croaking and competing only an estimated five animals will
to choose their partners for the annual make the journey back to the pond 2-3
spawning. Toads actually spend most years later.
of their lives out of water, but they Happily, if they do reach maturity,
are obliged to return to ensure the
continuation of toads can live for
the species and decades. Adults
to spend their are plump
early tadpole warty-skinned
lives here. brown-grey
We enjoy creatures up
watching the to 4 inches in
arrival of the size. The warts
participants, on the skin
walking produce a white
awkwardly sticky poison
across the lawn, clumping down paths which deters
and negotiating steps, they make their animals from trying to take a toad
way across numerous obstacles with meal. The poison does not kill the
steely determination. Travelling from predator but makes them froth at
as far away as a mile, lives can sadly the mouth and vomit, an effect which
be lost when crossing roads without the predator remembers and stops it
due care. Warm wet weather hastens from trying again.
their travels and in a good year we can Toads are good friends to have about
count up to forty individuals arriving the garden because they eat lots of
back to the place of their birth. creatures regarded as garden pests.
A female lays up to 2000 eggs in double Snails, beetles, bugs, ants, woodlice,
rows protected in jelly-like strings up moths and flies make up their diet.
to six feet long. The strings are laid Predators of adult toads include
at a deeper level than frogspawn and grass snakes, hedgehogs, buzzards
are anchored among waterweed. The and crows. Confronted by a predator,
particularly a snake, toads employ

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