TEMESPAN June 2024
3 Index Page Number and Article Editor’s Note 4: Church Services 7. Diocese News 9. Rev. Morris Message 13. Lindridge St Lawrence News (Lindridge Concert) 20. Parish Council Report 21: Lindridge Parish What’s On 28/29 Lindridge Summer Show 34/35: Hymns & Pimms, Stockton Eardiston Garden Trail 37. Clows Top Gardening 38: Stockton on Teme Events 41. Knighton Open Gardens 43/44: Menith Wood 48: Film Night 49. Teme Valley Tote April/May 51. Bewdley One Day Music Festival 52: Rock Pathfinders 53. Teme Valley Historical Society 55. Teme Valley Walkers 57. Teme Valley Wildlife Group 65: Clubs and Societies 66: Contacts Front cover:Thanks to Julia and Robin Tyler for location and props. Dear Readers: As I write this brief column with the rain yet again pouring down after those fleeting few days of sunshine in early May, I wonder if my vision of summer that I hoped to convey on the front cover, is in fact just a phantom of my imagination. Well, ever the optimist, I'm holding out for lovely warm weather to enjoy time in the garden with a bowl of strawberries - and maybe a glass of Pimms - and also plenty of sunshine to help us enjoy all the great events we have to look forward to locally over the coming weeks. As you'll see, among the many event notices, this issue contains details of the Lindridge Summer Show in August, which is always a popular event in the community. Check out the various categories if you would like to compete this year. There are all sorts of happenings taking place, in Stockton, Knighton on Teme, Eardiston and Menith Wood, so take a few minutes to peruse this month's Temespan and plan your outings for the coming weeks. Enjoy!
4 The Four Rivers Group Services in June 2024 Knighton, Lindridge, Pensax, Stockton, Abberley, Great Witley, Little Witley, Shrawley Sunday 2nd June – 1st Sunday after Trinity 9 a.m. 9.30 a.m. 11 a.m. Lindridge Great Witley Abberley St Mary Choral Holy Communion Morning Worship Holy Communion Sunday 9th - 2nd Sunday after Trinity 9 a.m. 11 a.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. Little Witley Knighton Stockton Abberley St Michael Holy Communion Holy Communion Worship for All – Hymns & Pimm’s Celtic Holy Communion Saturday 15th June 10 a.m. REVS! Knighton Parish Rooms Sunday 16th June – 3rd Sunday after Trinity 9.30 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m. Great Witley Abberley St Mary Pensax Holy Communion Morning Worship Holy Communion Wednesday 26th June 10.30 a.m. Lindridge Parish Hall in Eardiston Mid-week Holy Communion Sunday 23rd June – 4th Sunday after Trinity 9 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. Little Witley Shrawley Knighton Stockton Great Witley Abberley St Michael Morning Worship Holy Communion Matins Holy Communion Evensong Celtic Evening Prayer Sunday 30th June – 5th Sunday after Trinity 10.30 a.m. Knighton United Holy Communion Sunday 7nd July – 6th Sunday after Trinity 9 a.m. 9.30 a.m. 11.00 a.m. Lindridge Great Witley Abberley St. Mary Choral Holy Communion Morning Worship Holy Communion
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7 Diocese News Bishop John to Retire Bishop John has announced that he will retire in October Bishop John was enthroned as the 113th Bishop of Worcester on 1 March 2008, coming here from the Diocese of Ely where he was Bishop of Huntingdon. As Bishop of Worcester, he has been the Chief Pastor for parishes across Worcestershire and Dudley as well as serving in the House of Lords since 2012 and as Lord High Almoner to HM The Queen and then HM The King from 2013. Bishop John will withdraw from ministry in mid-September with a farewell service in the Cathedral at 4pm on Sunday 29 September, to which all are welcome. His retirement will then formally come into effect on 9 October. He said: “Being Bishop of Worcester has been an enormous privilege. By the time I leave I shall have been here nearly 17 years, the longest I have lived anywhere in my life. I have lived through the best of times and the worst of times in my personal life during those years and am more grateful than I can say for all the love and support I have received. I am not anxious to retire – I am deeply attached to Worcestershire and Dudley and love being Bishop here! However, I shall be 70 in February and feel, under God, that now is the right time to leave.” Following Bishop John’s announcement, the process will begin to find the next Bishop of Worcester. This will be led by a small group of people from across the Diocese as well as from the national church and will involve wide consultation with those in our parishes. During the vacancy, the Bishop of Dudley, Martin Gorick will become Acting Diocesan Bishop. Further information on the process for selecting the next Bishop of Worcester will be available shortly. Bishop John will be retiring to Wiltshire with his wife H-J ColstonInge.
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9 A Message From Our Vicar Rev. David Morris Dear Friends, I’ve been out cycling this week (which in itself is not particularly newsworthy) and as usual found myself in the Teme Valley. The hills over here are far more challenging than where I was previously which is a good thing for fitness if not tiredness! I find that in this area as I’m slowly hauling myself up the climbs that my mind starts to wander. Recently, rather than thinking about performance, or what was about to come next, I found myself thinking about Rabbi Lionel Blue. He’s someone I have admired greatly but he was not exactly the epitome of performance-enhancing motivation. When he was on Radio 4 it was clear that he was basically a frail old man but with an immense ability to be observationally funny. Simultaneously he was imbued with a real down to earth understanding of God that sadly with his passing he will no longer be able to share with us on Thought for the Day. But the more I thought about it, and the more the hill went up, the more I thought that in many ways in the current climate of Celebrity Culture we’ve lost the joy of realising just how great ordinary people can be. I don’t know if you remember the programmes on Britain’s Greatest Generation (they’ll still be available to stream somewhere) but they highlighted just how remarkable ordinary people can be and we’re impoverished if we forget the everyday people that bring real meaning to our lives. The prophet Joel might not be too familiar to some but he summed things up this way: Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old people will dream dreams, your young people will see visions. Let’s celebrate the fact that our old people will dream dreams. Let’s listen and share one another’s stories. Without that we have little vision and we are consequently poorer. Ordinary people really are quite extraordinary and that’s something we should thank God for. God bless you all. DM
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11 The Filling Station Our next meeting will be on Thursday 20th June when Wayne Davies will be speaking to us. Wayne has supported The Filling Station over many years and serves God in the Ludlow and Hereford Diocese as Intergenerational Missioner. We look forward to hearing his message to us. We meet as usual at Eastham Memorial Hall, Eastham, Worcs. WR15 8NP at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start We look forward to you joining us for this evening of fellowship, worship, teaching, and refreshments. If you are not on our mailing list and would like further information or details about our meetings, then please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected] Support Abberley Care Farm by sponsoring Rev’d David Morris on the Dartmoor Classic Sportive 2024 On June 23rd Rev’d David Morris will be riding the 114km Dartmoor Classic Sportive and will be raising funds for Abberley Care Farm. Any money raised for the Care Farm will go directly towards funding those special social things which cannot be covered via normal means. If you would like to support Rev’d David here is the link to a Just Giving page:https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/4RiversChurches
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13 Lindridge St Lawrence Church News On April 27, 120 people gathered at St Lawrence Church for "A Lovely Afternoon Concert", and if you were not one of them – you missed an absolute treat! Pupils from Lindridge St Lawrence CE School and Abberley Parochial VC Primary School performed lovely songs, The Church Choir performed six songs and some very talented individuals sang all sort so songs and played instrumental solos (including three from the Schools!). The concert ended with audience participation singing So long, Farewell…from the Sound of Music and then rousing renditions of Land of Hope and Glory and God Save the King. Refreshments were served in the School afterwards, including some delicious home baked cakes. Admission was free as the Church put on the event as part of its work in the communities, but a total of just over £325 was received in donations. "A Lovely Afternoon Concert" presented by St Lawrence Church Lindridge
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15 A big thank you to all the performers, both young and not so young but particular thanks to John Caldwell for organising the event and to Jason Fisher whose fantastic playing of organ and piano added an extra dimension to the concert. Peter Clarke TVN PCC Our Zoom prayer meetings each Wednesday evening during term time at 6pm. Please join us for this and contact me with your email address so that the link can be sent to you. Our next service of Choral Holy Communion will be on Sunday 2nd June. Please note our new start time of 9.00am. A service of Holy Communion at Lindridge Parish Hall is now taking place on the fourth Wednesday of each month (unless otherwise notified) at 10.30am – this month on the 26th. Tea/coffee and biscuits are served after this service to which all are warmly welcomed. John ([email protected]) oly Communion will be on Sunday OTHER CHURCH NEWS
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19 Mud Run for June On April 24, Cameron and Oliver Rainbird Hitchins, took part in the Eastnor Castle 6km Mud Run 2024. Due to their fantastic effort and everyone’s generosity, they have raised approx. £550 to fund new playground equipment for Stottesdon Primary School. This will provide the children with a safe and enjoyable space to play, whilst fostering their physical and social development. Congratulations and well done to Cameron and Oliver!!
20 This year’s weather has kept us all on our toes, and with the relentless rain we have had the inevitable floods on the “Woodston” roads. The Parish Council is working towards trying to avoid the usual scattering of vehicles that make their way into the flooded roads, getting stuck and causing the road to be closed for debris clearing. We feel better signage at appropriate points along the preceding road would help give drivers an alternative route. While this seems quite a simple thing to action, getting all the governing bodies working together is a slow, slow, business, but we continue to lobby for action. Hopefully, before next winter, something will be sorted. The planning application in Eardiston by Eden Homes is progressing through Planning; the Parish Council has worked with the developer who has suggested a few of our ideas which have had a degree of success. There is also a small development at’ Lambswick Farm” which is currently in the [contd/..p 25] Lindridge Parish Council Chairman's Annual Report Judy Thomas
21 Lindridge Parish Hall - What’s On Lindridge Toddler Group: The toddler group runs every Monday morning 9:30am- 11:30am, at the hall. Just £1 per session to include a drink and a snack. For more information, please contact our Toddler Group Play Leader: Sharon Sanders on 01584 881 744 or [email protected] Community Pub and Games Night: - Thursday night “Community Pub and Games Evenings” are in full flow, and we meet every week. If you are looking for a social space to meet friends, or looking for an evening of fun and games, why not come along and see what we are about. The bar is open from 7pm-10pm and there will be a selection of games to play (cards, dominos, darts and scrabble) just to list a few. We are very competitive on drinks and provide a nice warm, welcoming atmosphere. Film: Scheduled for June: Thurs, June 6th, 2pm start: “Untouchable” We will then take a short break for the summer and resume in the autumn. We have a fully licenced bar onsite for evening film showings. A light lunch is available for the matinees at a small cost, and this will be served at 1pm. (Booking is essential as this event is becoming increasingly popular and we do not want to have to turn people away) The Zone Youth Club: The Zone youth club has been in action the last 3 years and goes from strength to strength each week. The Zone is open Friday nights 7pm-8:30pm (during term time). If your child is school Yr 5-11 (10yrs old to 16yrs old), they are most welcome to come and join the fun. This is a great way for young people to socialise in a “Safe space”, with DBS checked staff with lots of activities. For more details and registration, please speak to the Youth Leader: Richard Rainbird-Hitchins on 07586219289 or email: [email protected] Mid-Week break: Second Wednesday of each month 10:30am – 12pm, an ideal opportunity to meet old friends and new, in a relaxed setting whilst enjoying refreshments. Please come and join us! Contact details: Organisers: Kate and
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23 Mike Harley Tel: 01584 881194 Email: [email protected] Baskets and Buttonholes-A Floral Workshop: Thursday June 13th 2.00-4.30 Cost £15 to include all materials and a glass of wine but please bring along a selection of flowers from your garden. Email lindridgeparishhall@ outlook.com or call 01584 881 747 to reserve your place. Art Group: We are a friendly and independent art group that meets on most Tuesday afternoons between 2-4pm. We are of mixed ability and age range who meet to enjoy painting and sharing fellowship with one another. Contact Mike Harley for more details on 01584 881194 or [email protected] Pilates: Body Control Pilates with an experienced teacher of 10 years providing classes at basic, intermediate and advanced levels. Friday sessions are: 8:40am, 10am and 11:15am. All levels welcome but please contact Linda Renshaw for more details on 07915855420 or [email protected] Zumba: Zumba classes are held on Monday evenings at 6:30pm. Contact Lucia Becci for more details on [email protected] a great way to not only get fit and active, but to socialise and meet new people. Bridge: If you fancy a bit of competition and enjoy a game of Bridge, then a Wednesday afternoon is for you. We host a game of Bridge every Wednesday at 1:30pm-4pm for all to join. We welcome people of all abilities. Please speak to Julia Cooper, our Bridge Captain for more details. Saturday Market and Breakfast:The market and breakfast continues to go from strength to strength. If you have not experienced a “Lindridge Special”, you have been missing out! The market and breakfasts are the last 100 Club The committee would like to thank everyone who takes part in the 100 Club each month May Prize winners: 1st Phil Gray 2nd Hayleigh Jane Rainbird The prize money is on its way to you.......
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25 Saturday of the month. Doors open at 10am and breakfast is served until 12:00 noon. If you are interested in having a stall to sell goods, please get in touch (One week prior to the market) on:01584 881 747. Lindridge Foodbank: Lindridge Parish Hall continues to host the Lindridge Foodbank and it is great to see that it is being well utilised. If you would like to contribute financially, please contact the hall secretary on 01584 881 747 or you can drop non-perishable items in the foodbank directly. We thank you for your continued support. We have some extra dates for your diaries, with further details to follow: Regular monthly mid-week Holy Communion service Wed 26th June at 10.30am Held at Lindridge Parish Hall. All are welcome. Floral Workshop (Basket and Buttonholes) Thurs 13th June Booking is essential. WI Tea Party Sat 8th June Mid-Summer Parish Garden Sat 22nd June, 1-4 pm Summer Show Sat 17th August Schedule included in this copyContact the hall for a copy. We are so pleased that we have such an active hall and there is so much taking place each week. If you feel you would like to be involved please come along to one of our events and speak to one of our committee members. For any further information on clubs and classes at The Parish Hall, please contact a member of the committee on 01584 881747 or email [email protected] Lindridge Parish Council report contd. from p.20 planning stage The Parish Council met with the agents on site and had an informative meeting and also put some ideas forward. Highways have made some repairs to roads in Frith Common, and Farm Lane, both vastly improved. My thanks to all parish councillors who give up their time and work hard to make the parish as good as it can be. Once again I need to mention Rob Humphries, our footpath officer, who works tirelessly, often in difficult conditions. Richard Rainbird-Hitchins stepped down as a councillor this year. He was a hard-working, energetic, forward-thinking member and will be greatly missed. I would like to take this opportunity to thank him for his services the council.
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28 Lindridge Show 2024 will take place on Saturday 17h August and the classes are listed below so we can all get busy with planning and planting. There is no limit to the number of classes you can enter and there’s no charge to take It’s time to get ready for the 2024 Lindridge Show… VEGETABLES and FRUIT Container of herbs A collection of mixed vegetables A salad selection Largest marrow A collection of garden fruit PRESERVES and COOKERY A jar of jam/jelly A jar of chutney A box of 6 eggs Homemade cordial A traybake A plate of 6 scones – sweet or savoury FLOWERS A vase of roses An arrangement of mixed garden flowers A mixed foliage display CHILDREN’S COMPETITION Classes for under 10 years, and 10-16 years A home-made bird feeder A decorated nesting box A painted or decorated wellie planter The best decorated hard boiled egg The weirdest vegetable from your garden A vase of garden flowers Four decorated home-made biscuits The best creative designed pizza CELEBRATION OF LOCAL ART AND CRAFT On the same day we once again invite adults and children to exhibit their art, photographic and craft items in our Celebration of Lindridge Arts and Crafts. Please bring your picture or craft item to the hall between 9am and 10.30am on the day. All items will be available for collection by their owner at the end of the show. 10.30am on the day. All items will be
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31 Mid-Week Break Please note that our next coffee morning will be on Wednesday 12th June, 10.30am to 12noon Enjoy your mid-morning coffee with others in our community at Lindridge Parish Hall on the above Wednesday. Spend time chatting with friends, old and new, enjoy drinks and biscuits, and do bring along books you have read for the bring and share book table. For more information contact Kate Harley – 881194 It was very nice that, on 28th April, St. Michaels at Knighton was able finally to hold a Matins, back after a long break that was entirely due to Covid. We had a good turnout with a congregation of over twenty. The Service was taken by Mark Wild; but before that his wife, Kym, enchanted us with some beautiful harp music; she also played at the end of the Service before the serving of coffee and biscuits. We particularly like to do this as it allows people to talk together which helps to encourage the community spirit. Our thanks must go to Mark and Kym for making the Service so special. We will be having this service on the fourth Sunday in each month until September when we will review the attendance and hope to make this a permanent feature at Knighton. Matins at Knighton
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34 HYMNS & PIMMS Sunday 9th June at 4pm Stockton Church You are warmly invited to join us and afterwards enjoy some refreshments in the Rectory Place garden. Hymns and Pimms Temespan ad.indd 1 06/05/2024 07:06
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37 NEXT MEETING: June 26th, 7.30pm This month old friend and broadcaster Reg Moule is giving us the benefit of his vast experience on “Wall Shrubs and Climbers.” Reg has managed nurseries and garden centres .He is a well known broadcaster and writer of articles in the press. He answered listeners’ questions on Hereford and Worcester Radio, and Radio 2. Some of us remember Reg and Mike George in “Gardener’s Question Time “ in Clows Top Victory Hall some years back. June is also the month for the “Rose and Sweet Pea Show.” This is for members only. There are 6 classes. 1. Single Rose, Dark Colour 2. Single Rose, Pale Colour 3. 3 Roses, Hybrid “T”, Mixed or All One Variety 4. 3 Stems Spray Roses 5. Rose With the Best Perfume 6. 5 Sweet Peas Exhibits to be staged between 6.30 and 7pm please. We will still be holding the “Flower of the Month Competition, and bringing our magazines to swap. Tea, coffee and biscuits as always will be available too. See you on the 26th June. Clows Top Gardening Club
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40 Vespera is Chloe May’s third album and the first of purely solo piano works. The project was inspired by her dormant track “Free the Mind” which came together and led to the composition of the rest of the album. Vespera means “Evening Star”, beautifully evoked by the lyrical melodies that characterise each track and are heard through the album, transporting the listener to a place of freedom, rest and relaxation away from the hustleand bustle reality of day-to-day life. Chloe May Evans is a local composer and multi-instrumentalist from the Teme Valley, former soprano in Queens’ Cambridge Chapel Choir and University Chamber Choir, one part of Kindiva, and composed “The Holy See Gets it” for artist Ian Wolter, awarded the Arte Laguna Performance Prize, Venice Italy, 2016. You can listen to her music on platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer and YouTube. Latest album released by local artist Teme Valley South Churches Choir(TVSCC) Music in the parish We are passionate about bringing choral music back into our rural parish churches and bringing people together. Our next Evensong service will be: 4pm St Mary’s Church, Stanford, Sunday 2nd June There will be cake and refreshments after the service too and we would love to see you there. Photo creditDearestlovephotography
41 Knighton-on-Teme OPEN GARDENS 22nd June 2024 (10am – 4pm) Tickets (map & info) £5 from Parish Room on the day Car-parking & refreshments at Parish Room Tenbury Transport Trust providing minibus shutle Ancient 12th century St Michael’s parish church open Charity event in aid of Tenbury Transport Trust & Food Bank. Proceeds of refreshments to Parish Room.
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43 Menith Wood needs your help In the early 1990’s, the residents of Menith Wood formed a Community Association to buy the dilapidated Old Chapel Hall, raising sufficient money through extensive fund raising and grants. A contract of sale was signed on 7th December 1993. The Association went from strength to strength, raising funds to refurbish the hall and build an extension. It continued to thrive over the years, with events often oversubscribed. Unfortunately support for the hall and its events is now dwindling, with lack of carparking an issue, and the expansion of activities at local village halls. To date, we continue to meet regularly, and organise social events. We have a monthly coffee morning, an annual plant sale and book sale, a very successful evening of Carol singing, supported by our local junior school, and a lively Christmas party to mention but a few. The hall is available for hire, and used by local parish councils, The Trustees of the Millenium Green, the WI, and is used for private functions. Following grants made available from MHDC Covid funding, the hall has new heating and lighting, the clock tower has been renovated and a new clock installed. We now have double glazing and a lovely bespoke wooden front door. Due to retirements, after our AGM in October we will no longer have a chairperson or treasurer, and we are looking for local residents to join the committee to bring new ideas and ensure the Association continues to thrive. Unfortunately, failure to encourage people to join us will mean that the Association will cease to exist, and the Old Chapel Hall will no longer be managed. If you’d like to join us or would like more information, please email: [email protected] or give me a ring on 01584 881744 Thank you. Sharon Sanders
44 Menith Wood WI Our meeting in April saw Avril Pulley speak to members about her working life as a flower maker in clay at Royal Worcester and then in sugarcraft. She demonstrated with the air drying clay she now uses, showing different types of flowers, their colours, and how to combine them together. She had brought along handmade flower cards which were available for members to buy. Our next meeting will be on Monday 3rd June when Sally Dickson will be speaking to us about “Bewdley, Tickenhill and The Mortimers”. This will be held at Old Chapel Hall, Menith Wood – 2.15pm for a 2.30pm start. We are looking forward to our next fundraising event which is an afternoon tea on Saturday 8th June at Lindridge Parish Hall celebrating “D-Day – 80yrs on”. See advertisement inside back cover. As part of the Climate Coalition’s Big Green Week commitment to tackle climate change and protect and restore nature, Menith Wood WI members will be undertaking a litter pick in Eardiston on Monday 10th June – 2.30pm outside Lindridge Parish Hall. On a similar note our annual meeting in May was followed by a “Swishing” event which involved a small donation of money to swop items of clothing or accessories with others in an attempt to encourage us to re-use these things instead of simply discarding them. Visitors are always welcome to our meetings, and if you would like further information about us and our future programme then please email [email protected]
45 Charity Event. An afternoon of Big Band Classics: Swing, 1940’s Jazz and Rock & Roll from Wyre Forest Big Band. With summer fayre activities. At The Green, Woodgate Green, Knighton-on-Teme, WR15 8LX 25th August 2024, 1pm (Music from 2pm) Tickets: £15 (under 16: £5, under 11: free). incl. light picnic food: Bring picnic blankets or deck chairs. Popup Pub & Pimm’s Bar. Parking at Parish Room. To book contact Jan on 07312 258999 Car-parking at Parish Room. In aid of K-o-T Parish Room.
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47 UNTOUCHAL LINDRIDG PARIH HALL Thu 06 Jun 2024, 2.00 pm An irreverent, uplifting comed aout friendship, trust and human possiilit, which has roken ox office records in its native France and across urope. ased on a true stor of friendship etween a disaled millionaire and his street smart ex-con caretaker, UNTOUCHAL depicts an unlikel camaraderie rooted in honest and humour etween two individuals who, on the surface, would seem to have nothing in common. (Also known as The Intouchales) tarring François Cluzet, Omar and Anne Le N There will e an interval during this screening. Lunch is availale efore the film at 1pm (£3.50) To help with catering numers, please ook lunch at least 48 hours eforehand calling 01584 881747 Tickets £3.00/£5.00 nquiries 01584 881615 112 mins www.artsalive.co.uk
48 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 Please contact Zoe Herington: www.zedyoga.co.uk Tel: 07962 981456 Yoga classes at Eastham Memorial Hall For adults of all ages
49 Teme Valley Tote Robin Dean Teme Valley Tote Organiser 01886 853295 All your subscriptions have now been gathered in and because we did not have a draw in April, we now have two draws: one for April and one for May April Draw (the first in this series) The April prize draw of the Tote was decided when Rev’d Julia Curtis rolled the dice on 2nd May to select the set of random numbers and the starting point. As a result, the prize winners are as follows: The £50 winner is Nicky Webb of Eastham (Draw no 260) The £30 winners are Family Burgoyne of Stanford (Draw no 503) The £20 winner is Mrs Gwyn-Jones of Stoke Bliss (Draw no 843) May Draw (the second in this series) The May prize draw of the Tote was decided when Rev'd Julia Curtis rolled the dice on 2nd May to select the set of random numbers and the starting point. As a result, the prize winners are as follows (all from Knighton): The £50 winners are Mr and Mrs Jonathon Spilbury of Knighton (Draw no 665) The £30 winner is Mrs P Bunn of Knighton (Draw no 651) The £20 winner is Duane Hubbard of Knighton (Draw no 719)
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