TEMESPAN October 2023
3 Index Page Number and Article Editor’s Note Well this month, there are a few tweaks to your magazine. There doesn’t seem to have been too much happening in the Valley through September though there are a number of events promised for October. One of those events is the introduction of the new Editor, Julia Gordon, who will be taking over from me over time and who is keen to get started on all that editing this wonderful m a g a z i n e entails. Meet Julia. Julia has promised she has a few new ideas to try to make your magazine even better (I know I’ve not set a high bar here). I won’t abandon her completely as yet as there’s a lot to learn about the software. Only one person (!) responded that they’d found the first reference to Christmas in the September edition and so I will arrange something for them. So, I will say for one of the final times, select a beverage, a comfy quiet location, and relax and enjoy your magazine. Page No: 4: Church Services 7,9: A letter from the Archdeacon 9: Dates for the Diary 11,13: Changing Seasons 13: Filling Station 15: Lindridge News and TVHS News 17: Pensax News and Tote News 19: WI News 22,23: Harvest News and Teddy Bear Picnics from Stockton Centre Pages: Lindridge Films 29: Charity Race Night 31: Clows Top Gardening and Lindridge Coffee 33: LPH News 35,37: TVWG News 39,41: The Bright September Teme 49: Clubs and Societies 50: Contacts
4 Sunday 1st October – 17th Sunday a4er Trinity 9.30 a.m. 9.30 a.m. 11 a.m. 6.30 p.m. Lindridge Great Witley Abberley St Mary Worcester Cathedral Harvest Choral Holy Communion Morning Worship Harvest Holy Communion Farmers’ Harvest Service Sunday 8th October – 18th Sunday a4er Trinity 9 a.m. 11 a.m. 4.p.m. 6 p.m. LiFle Witley Knighton Stockton Abberley St Michael Harvest Holy Communion Harvest Holy Communion Harvest Worship for All & Refreshments CelLc Evening Prayer Sunday 15th October – 19th Sunday a4er Trinity 9.30 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m. Great Witley Pensax Abberley St Mary Harvest Holy Communion Harvest Holy Communion Morning Worship Sunday 22nd October – 20th Sunday a4er Trinity 9 a.m. 11. a.m. 6. p.m. LiFle Witley Shrawley Abberley St Michael Morning Worship Holy Communion CelLc Evening Prayer Sunday 29th October – Last Sunday a4er Trinity 10 a.m. 4. p.m. 5 p.m. Shrawley Abberley St. Mary Great Witley United Holy Communion Candles in Remembrance Candles in Remembrance Sunday 5th November – 4th Sunday before Advent 9.30 a.m. 9.30 a.m. 11. a.m. Lindridge Great Witley Abberley St. Mary Choral Holy Communion Morning Worship Holy Communion Services in October 2023
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7 In August (as I write this) I often have the joy of several weeks of meeting-free evenings – otherwise a relative rarity for clergy! I love it when this coincides with athletics on TV, so when I am not out running, I can watch other people doing so much faster than me! This year it’s been the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. A highlight for me was Katarina Johnson-Thompson winning gold in the heptathlon. Not just because she is a brilliant all-round sportswoman, but because the journey she has been on is so inspiring. We can learn much about the life of discipleship and growing as kingdom people from the dedication of sportsmen and women. Discipleship involves spiritual disciplines of prayer and worship, and a training regime of sorts, and in the epistles we are encouraged to ‘run the race set before us’, to persevere, to fix our eyes on the goal. KJT, as she is known, has struggled with injuries and setbacks since her last gold medal in 2019, to the extent that she describes a loss of love for her sport, doubts and dwindling confidence, swayed by the negative comments she dwelt upon. She almost gave up. But she has spoken frankly about choosing to stand up to the doubters, and to believe there was more. She got a new coach and got back to training. On winning she said, “I committed to the vision and committed to trying again. I committed to getting my heart broken - and this time I didn’t. It’s all come good and I’m so happy.” Some of us may feel from time to time like giving up on our Christian journey of discipleship. Maybe we occasionally lose hope that the church we have been part of for so long can ever become healthy and thrive again. Running the race set before us Nikki Groarke. The Archdeacon of Dudley.
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9 We listen to the doubters, the negative press, and wonder if it’s really possible for our church to grow. We might find ourselves ‘forsaking our first love’ for Jesus, like the church in Ephesus as described in Revelation, not sure we can keep going. But let’s persevere, take the risk of trying again, being vulnerable to disappointment, and see what God does. My experience is that God is faithful even when I lose heart, that when I find a vision I can commit to, my faith begins to stir again, and the race once more seems winnable. We have a vision in this diocese to grow as Kingdom People in healthy and sustainable churches, to see a hundred new worshipping communities formed, healthy churches in our largest population areas resourcing others, and double the number of children and young people engaging with faith. That’s a vsion I can get excited about, and I hope you can too. As we commit to fulfilling that in our own way in our very different churches, I suspect new life will emerge, our first love will be restored, and there will be celebrations on earth and in heaven, even more joyous than those for athletic golds! Some dates for the diary October Sunday 29th October Eastham Children’s Party 4-5.30pm November Saturday 11th November Eastham Bingo 6pm December Sunday 3rd December Eastham Christmas Fayre Saturday 9th December 12-2pm & 3-5pm Eastham Christmas Cake Workshop Saturday 16th December 11-3.30pm Christmas Fun Activity Day
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11 Christine Clarke Licensed Lay Minister Email [email protected] Perhaps, like me, as you see the leaves changing to their autumnal hues, some falling to the ground, people rushing around tidying up their gardens to ‘put them to bed’ for the winter, I find myself reflecting on the cycle of life. Resting gardens which lie dormant over the winter months, waiting to be refreshed and renewed in the spring, are a stark reminder of the seasons of life. For many Christians, spring is a time to reflect on our renewal; reborn in the love of Jesus. Summer: our most glorious time of sharing the love of Jesus with others. Autumn: our difficult and challenging times. Winter: an earthly death, which comes to each of us. (Ecclesiastes 3: ‘For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die.’ We live in a world of change, the physical earthly changes of day and night, the revolutions of the planet, for it matters not what we think nor do, we cannot halt the rising or setting of the sun. For what God has created will endure for ever, and love cannot die. This is the Christian hope of eternal life. Around the time of All Souls Day, it is our tradition to hold a ‘Candles in Remembrance’ service. This is a dedicated time to remember those who have travelled with us in our lives and who have recently died, or a historical death of someone whom we wish to remember at this time. Part way through the service we read out the names of the deceased, and offer a time for the congregation to light a candle. These services offer a gentle and Changing Seasons
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13 reflective moment in life, and all are welcome to join us. This year, we offer two services on Sunday, 29th October: 4p.m. Abberley, St. Mary and 5 p.m. at Great Witley Church. Please let us know the name of any deceased person you wish to be named in either service. Contact: Abberley Church: Muriel Nott. Tel: 01299 896392 Great Witley Church Angela Snow. Tel: 07905 437834 Email: [email protected] So, whatever life stage you are currently at, please know that we in 4Rivers Churches welcome and pray for the wellbeing of all people in our communities. Information on Services & events are found in local magazines, Church Noticeboards and website. Church office email: [email protected] Church office phone: 01299 575055. Website: 4rivers.churches Priest in Charge: Rev’d David Morris. Tel: 01299 896783 The Filling Station The next meeting of the above will be held on Thursday 19thOctober at Eastham Memorial Hall, Eastham, Worcs. WR15 8NP at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start 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 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 on kate. [email protected]
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15 St Lawrence Church Lindridge A concert at Lindridge Church will take place on Saturday the 18th November 2023 commencing at 2.00pm until approximately 4.20pm. The participants will be drawn from various areas including the church choir and the school. There will be an intermission and currently we are looking at providing a buffet or similar after the event. Look out for the full details coming out in the Temespan in November. Concert Returns TEME VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY By Mike Harley Richard Churchley will be at our next TVHS meeting to be held on Tuesday 31st October at Abberley Village Hall at 7.30pm, and will be speaking on “Plague, Pox and Pestilence - Deadly Diseases from the Past”. Everyone is welcome. T ME VALLEY AccoUNTS Book-keeping PAYE, VAT, Sage, Tax Returns. Cost effective rates and friendly advice. For no obligation discussion or visit call: Claire Elliott 01584 881708 07731 010099 Email: claire. tva-accounts@outlook. corn
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17 St James the Great Pensax DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES FRIENDS Come if you can,all most welcome. PENSAX CHURCH CLEANING. 10am.Saturday 14th.October HARVEST FESTIVAL. 11am.Sunday.15th.October REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY. Sunday. November 12th. War Memorial,opposite The Bell. Pensax CHRISTMAS EVE. Sunday. December 24th. 5pm.CAROLS &READINGS. Refreshments. Robin Dean Teme Valley Tote Organiser 01886 853295 [email protected] Teme Valley Tote September’s Draw (the sixth draw in this series) September’s prize draw of the Tote was decided when Rev’d Julia Curtis rolled the dice on 2nd September to select the set of random numbers and the starting point. As a result, the prize winners are as follows: The £50 winners are Mr and Mrs Jude Mahoney of Knighton (Draw no 630) The £30 winner is Barry Gutteridge of Eastham (Draw no 250) The £20 winner is Janet Mills of Stanford (Draw no 562) You are still able to take part in the Tote - if you have any queries – please contact Robin Dean on 01886 853295 or by email ([email protected]).
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21 Menith Wood WI Our September “Swishing” event was extremely successful and raised £65 for our WI. Members came with items to swop and went away, many of them, with items they were delighted with, to hang in their wardrobes or add to their accessories. The cream tea, which followed this hive of activity and interest around the clothes rails and accessories’ table, was particularly enjoyed, and thanks must be extended to Liz Dove for the freshly made scones. Our next meeting will be held on Monday 2nd October when Philip Bowen will be speaking to us on “The Gunpowder Plot”. Please note that this and subsequent meetings, will be at the Lindridge Parish Hall, 2.15pm for a 2.30pm start. Skittles evenings have begun again, not only for WI members but also for friends and the community, at The Eardiston. Our next event will be on Friday 20th October, 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start. Please do join us for this fun evening - £2 per person and a plate of food to share. Visitors are always welcome to our WI meetings, and if you would like further information about us and our future programme then please email menithwoodwi@ gmail.com
22 “If you go down to the church today, you’re sure of a big surprise...” St Andrew’s Stockton continued its programme of imaginative monthly Sunday afternoon services, on Sunday 3rd September, with a delightful liturgy centred on the role of children in church. The church was decorated with flowers, hops lining the porch, party balloons, some in the shape of teddy smiling teddy bear heads, and beautiful teddies to cuddle, in every pew, kindly loaned by Lexie Taylor from her collection of Harrods Christmas bears. There were also tiny, naughty teddies, wrapped in tissue, hiding underneath the pews for children to discover and keep. We listened to the gospel story of a twelve-year-old Jesus giving his parents a fright by hanging back after a visit to the Temple, in order to engage in serious discussion with the rabbis. This was complemented by an extract from “Paddington at St Paul’s”, Michael Bond’s charming, last ever Paddington book in which our lovable hero causes his inimical brand of chaos and even ends up singing evensong with the cathedral choir. Both readings helped us to reflect on how welcome children are, and how we can all learn from their enthusiasm and natural curiosity, a timely reminder as children in our own community and across the country (dodgy concrete permitting) go back to school after the summer holiday. As always, Christine Clarke, our wonderful Licensed Lay Minister, crafted a beautiful little service with music drawn from a variety of traditions, digital and live. Among our special guests were Gill and Peter from Knighton, who brought with them precious teddy bears the same age as they are, and our new Vicar, David Morris, who arrived by bike and presented his cycle helmet as his current favourite toy. As has become something of a tradition, we all enjoyed a bun fight afterwards – on this occasion a picnic party on the Old Rectory lawn, in unexpectedly lovely September sunshine, complete with yummy cakes, a play tent and toys for our most important guests, the children, to play with. “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children.” The Teddy Bears’ Holiday Picnic
23 Coming soon at St Andrew’s Stockton October 8th 4pm: Harvest Thanksgiving Service, followed by a supper provided by The Friends of St Andrews Please RSVP to [email protected] for catering purposes. November 12th tbc 4pm: Service of Remembrance November 26th tbc 4pm: Special Patronal Festival Holy Communion December 17th tbc 4pm: A Stockton Nativity
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26 ROMAN HOLIDAY LINDRIDG PARIH HALL Thu 05 Oct 2023, 2.00 pm Overwhelmed her suffocating schedule, touring uropean princess Ann (Audre Hepurn) takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park ench and is found an American reporter, Joe radle (Gregor Peck),who takes her ack to his apartment for safet. At work the next morning, Joe finds out Ann's regal identit and ets his editor he can get exclusive interview with her, ut romance soon gets in the wa. tarring Audr Hepurn, Gregor Peck, ddie Alert There will e an interval during this screening. Lunch (£3.50) at 1 pm followed film (£5) at 2 pm. Please ook lunch at least 48 hours in advance via www.artsalive.co.uk or calling 01584 881747 Tickets £3.00/£5.00 nquiries 01584 881615 118 mins www.artsalive.co.uk
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31 Clows Top District Gardening Club “MID-WEEK BREAK” Please note that our next coffee morning will be on Wednesday 11th October at Lindridge Parish Hall 10.30am to 12noon Enjoy your mid-morning coffee with others in our community at Lindridge Parish Hall on the above Wednesday between 10.30am and 12 noon. Spend time chatting with friends, old and new, over drinks and biscuits. For more information contact Kate Harley – 881194 All are welcome This month we will be welcoming Angela Thompson, who is perhaps better known for her talks about travelling the Silk Road in search of textiles, particularly beaded work from the north eastern valleys of Pakistan. Angela is also a keen gardener, and has been observing her surroundings on her travels. We are very pleased that she will be talking to us on the 25th on “The Gardens Of The Silk Road” Do come along, we are assured of an entertaining evening. Deadlines: For Temespan articles and ads is 6th of the month
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33 Lindridge Parish Hall “What’s on?” Lindridge Summer Show We were very fortunate to have probably the only dry Saturday in August and everyone enjoyed a barbecue in the sunshine. The standard of entries was higher than ever and it was marvellous to have so many children taking part. The Betty Anderson Cup was won by Liz Bunney and the Derek Marks Cup was won by Amber Lewis. The auction of produce raised over £160 for the Christmas Hamper scheme. It was only made possible by the hard work of the many volunteers, so a huge thank you to all who helped make it such a fun day. 100 Club September Prize Winners 1st Lesley Jenkins 2nd Charlotte Cooper (There’s still time to join/ renew if you’re quick. Please contact Gilly Humphreys on [email protected]) Films Thursday Matinee October 5th Lunch (£3.50) at 1 pm followed by film (£5) at 2 pm. Please book lunch at least 48 hours in advance by calling 01584 881747 or via the website booking form. Roman Holiday starring Gregory Peck and Audry Hepburn Saturday October 21st 7.30 pm. I Wanna Dance with Somebody. The licensed bar will be open from 7pm. Teme Valley Walkers The next walk will be on Wednesday October 18th Please contact Barrie on [email protected] for details. WIP Craft Afternoon Thursday October 12th 2pm. All welcome. Kurling Tuesday October 17th 7-9 pm Great fun for all ages. Do come along and have a go. Saturday Market and Breakfast October 28th 10-12 noon. Advanced Notice November Quiz Saturday November 11th Community Bar and Games Night Every Thursday evening 7-10 pm
34 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
35 Teme Valley Wildlife Group by Stephanie Mocroft If you set off on a ramble this month don’t forget to look out for fungi, because late summer and early autumn are the times of year when many fungi send fruiting bodies up from their vast networks of unseen underground mycelia. Most of us are familiar with field mushrooms and with their larger parasol cousins. We may even have had our attention drawn to more brightly coloured grassland waxcaps, but what about the curiously named earth star? Described as rare but widespread, these striking fungi can pop up in soil or sand-dunes across Britain. There are ten varieties of British earth star and I was lucky enough to find one of them here in the valley late in August. Under the deep shade of conifer trees lining a lane adjacent to woodland, I spotted a group of small fungi which I knew I had never seen before. They formed a small colony, each in a different stage of development, and from their shape and size I suspected them to be earth stars. Being related to puffballs, it was easy to see that their round central bodies possessed an opening through which spores could be released. Each central body was held on a star of five or more spreading rays. They looked like
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37 miniature sputniks and their ball-like centres have the capacity to shoot out clouds of smoke-like spores when triggered by falling raindrops or passing animals. The variety I came across proved to be the fringed earth star, Geastrum sessile, sometimes called G. fimbriatus. At a few centimetres in diameter, its buff colour reminded the late great botanist Geoffrey Grigson of “a medlar lying rooted in the leafmould”. He wrote that earth stars possessed an “oddly artificial look, they are not very common, and they are entirely useless.” But he also said that to find them was “one of the rarest pleasures of searching woods in the autumn”. Although I had not encountered any type of earth star before, I had once seen a picture of one when my cousin, who is the groundsman of a municipal cemetery, found one growing in his patch. With the help of Smartphone technology and the Internet he had managed to identify and record this rarity. He enjoyed many fungi growing in his jurisdiction and was dismayed to find commercial gatherers stripping his grass of mushrooms. Top-end restaurants, who pay good money for such things, were, I thought, unlikely to advertise the fact that they had been “sustainably handpicked in your local graveyard” on their eco-friendly menus. Actually, earth stars are not edible, but their cousins, the giant puffballs, certainly are. Eaten at an early stage of development, well before reaching a potential 20 kg in weight, they are a healthy addition to a fried breakfast. Turn a slice in bacon fat and serve with bacon and fried eggs – delicious. But you’ll have to give some to friends, they’re too big to eat all by yourself. The next meeting of the Teme Valley Wildlife Group will be at Stoke Bliss and Kyre Village Hall, WR15 8RR, on Thursday October 12th at 7:30pm. Our speaker is Shropshire Bat Group’s excellent Phil Playford whose talk will, unsurprisingly, be about bats. Everyone is most welcome, and it is just £2 on the door. For up-to-date information on what wildlife is being seen in the area, or to give us your sightings or comments, visit our Facebook page. Our programme of events, bird survey and archive photographs are available on our website www.temevalleywildlife. co.uk We normally hold meetings on the second Thursday of the month. All are welcome. Contact us by email at [email protected]
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39 I think most will agree, the Teme Valley boasts some of the most beautiful countryside in the UK. A day exploring the river and appreciating the wildlife that surrounds us helps us appreciate how lucky we are to live in the area. September is one of my favourite months, although summer is coming to a close and there is an anticipation of autumn in the air, the summer sun often burns brightly and drys up the early damp morning mists and helps us prepare for the autumn and winter The 13th September 2023 was one such day ..... I rose early, threw my Hardy fly rod into the car and made my way a couple of miles downstream from Tenbury. I turned off the A456 and down a narrow country lane. When the road ended, I drove through a gate and on to a track that cut through a resplendent wooded area. I parked just above the river. I decided to have a reconnoitre before choosing my fishing spot. I pushed my way through some brambles and descended the steep bank and there she was, the magnificent River Teme. I spooked a pair of Egrets who had been fishing from the bedrock which was unobscured because of the low river conditions. As The Bright September Teme By John Ruffles
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41 I surveyed the clear bright water, a sandpiper flew from my left heading upstream, almost skimming the centre of the river. This, along with the sound of the babbling, moving water was where I decided my perfect fishing spot would be. I returned to the car, poured a coffee from my flask and set up my rod. I tied a gold head nymph with a flash of orange to the end of my fly line and made my way back to the river. After a few casts into the fast flowing bright water, I felt a tug and reeled in and netted a small Grayling of about half a pound. Grayling are known as the “Lady of the Stream” and are (probably) my favourite fish to catch on the fly, as I released her, I held her facing the current and uttered “and awwwayyy” ... for those of you who watch the excellent Mortimer and Whitehouse, Gone Fishing TV show, you will understand this irony... As the day progressed, the sun shone bright on the dancing water, and an iridescent, turquoise and orange kingfisher flew upstream right in front of me where I watched too, as a dipper fished (far more proficiently than l could ever fish), from a rock upstream. As I drove away, I reflected on a delightful, September day and thanked God for the wonderful halcyon memories and for the sunshine, the wildlife and of course the magnificent River Teme.
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49 Abberley Angling Club: Coarse fishing club with own pool in Abberley. Seniors - I: Dave Yemm T: 01299 896 737. Juniors - I: Colin Bates T: 01905 798 225 Clows Top Garden Club: Meet on the 4th Wednesday of each month at the Victory Hall, Clows Top. I: Marion Wilson T: 01299 270 475 E:clowstopdistrictgardeningclub@ hotmail.co.uk Knighton Friends: Meet 3rd Wednesday of each month in the afternoon for meals, garden visits, boat trips etc. I: Sheila Bragger T: 01584 781 190 Lindridge Art Group: Meeting at Lindridge Parish Hall every Tuesday at 2-4pm. I: Mike Harley T: 01584 881 194 E: [email protected] Menith Wood WI: Meet on the afternoon of the first Monday in the month at Lindridge Parish Hall from October to March and Old Chapel Hall, Menith Wood from April to September. E: [email protected] Rock Bridge Club We meet every Sunday at Rock Village Hall at 7.00 pm. New members welcome whether on own or with partner. The meetings are very sociable and relaxed. We do not play Duplicate Bridge. I: Luke Grant T: 07854 951 330 St Lawrence’s Church Choir meet for rehearsals the last Monday of the month at St Lawrence’s church, Lindridge, 7.30-8.30pm, singing at Parish communion on the first Sunday of the month, plus other special services. We are a friendly group, no prior experience is required, so if you love singing why not come and join us? I:Polly Gillespie E: [email protected] T: 07758 860 291 Teme Valley Childrens Centre: Run a number of relevant events for children and parents. T: 01905 622 354 E: [email protected]. uk Teme Valley Geological Society: Meet monthly at the Martley Memorial Hall I: John Nicklin T:01886 888 318 E: [email protected] Blog: www.geo-village.eu Teme Valley Historical Society : Meet monthly on the last Tuesday in the month at Abberley Village Hall I: Mike Harley T: 01584 881 194 Teme Valley Wildlife Group: Meet 2nd Thursday each month at Stoke Bliss and Kyre Village Hall Stoke Bliss WR15 8RR I: Unavailable T: Unavailable E: [email protected] W: www.temevalleywildlife.co.uk Tenbury Rambling Club I: Ian T: 01584 876 698. Tenbury Town Band meet for rehearsals at Penlu Sports Club on Sundays (Apprentices 4 – 4:30 and full band 4:30 – 7:00) I: Mel Parker T: 01584 881 683. W: www.tenburytownband.co.uk Wyre Forest Lacemakers Meeting from 11am-3pm on 3rd Saturday each month at St Michaels and All Angels Church in Stourport. E: [email protected] Clubs and Societies I: Information - T: Telephone - E: Email - W: Web
50 The Parish of Teme Valley North Now In Vacancy The Revd Canon Fr Tim Williams, Team Rector and Area Dean (Kidderminster & Stourport), will have oversight of the Parish during the Vacancy. Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01562 631856 Readers Christine Clarke [email protected] 01299 575055 Mark Wild [email protected] Church Wardens Knighton Vacant Lindridge Vacant Stockton Vacant Pensax Vacant Contact for all Churches Christine Clarke [email protected] 01299 575055 PCC Meryl Roberts [email protected] Lay Chair Hilary Weatherell [email protected] Secretary Peter Clarke [email protected] Treasurer 01299 832267 Children’s Worker Elizabeth Whitehead [email protected] 01584 781651 Parish Safeguarding Officer Eve Cambray [email protected] Temespan Pete Thorp [email protected] Editor 07917 783159 Bill Andrewes [email protected] Advertising 01584 881274 Jane Hogan [email protected] Knighton 01584 781230 Sally Webb [email protected] Stockton 01584 881563 Robin Dean [email protected] Tote 01886 853295 Parish Website www.temevalleynorthparish.co.uk Mark Wild [email protected]