The BRIDGE June 2012
Town Triumph!
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Bewdley Town put in a superb all round performance to lift the Worcestershire Senior Urn for the second year in a row. From the kick off both teams were giving their all and whilst Bewdley looked the classier outfit Alvechurch just edged it in terms of possession and they made that possession pay taking the lead after 15 minutes.The Alvechurch lead lasted less than two minutes. A rocket from Craig Webb found the back of the net to level the score. Webby’s celebrations demonstrated that he has a promising career as a Morris Dancer when his foot balling days are over. Bewdley looked dangerous going forward and just five minutes later took the lead; a pin point cross found the head of Dan Flowers who gratefully put the ball in the back of the net. Just when you thought things couldn’t get any better, they did.
Ten minutes from the end of the first half a Richard Burgess corner found the head of Captain Fantastic, Sean Wright, and he powered the ball into the back of the net. Half time and Bewdley went in 3-1 up.As might be expected Alvechurch came out in the second half determined to reduce the deficit. Whilst they had the majority of possession they failed to create any clear cut chances thanks to some superb Bewdley defending.
Once again when Bewdley did attack they looked dangerous. Second half sub Russ Godfrey with virtually his first touch of the ball sent over a cross that had the goalkeeper scrambling to get it out from under his crossbar. Godfrey had another chance but put his shot wide. Richard Burgess did find the back of the net again but had his effort disallowed for a foul on the goalkeeper.Alvechurch continued to pile on the pressure but things took a turn for the worse for them when they had a player sent off in the last five minutes for a second bookable offence. Credit to them they kept trying and did pull a goal back with virtually the last kick of the game. Immediately after the restart the ref blew his whistle for full time and the celebrations began. Commiserations to Alvechurch - they never gave up and took a full part in a very good game.
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June – my favourite month. The days start at the crack of dawn (if you see what I mean), the weather is glorious (oh, come on! It happens) and nature has its fresh-out-of-the-bag newness. My garden is jumping up and down, shouting “Look at me! Look at me! and my early morning walks are enlivened with crowd noises from sundry birds, among which I reliably only recognise cuckoos.
Funnily enough, I had occasion to trawl through my box of past magazines yesterday in search of a past contribution, and discovered that I wrote something horribly similar about the month in June 2010, which makes me boring, consistent and repetitive. Or as a friend said,“As dull as a daisy”. She is prone to splendid slips of the tongue; this morning she came out with “I remember cutting my feet on jobs like that”. A pause. “Or do I mean finding my teeth?” I did know what she meant. Eventually.
It’s all part of that pleasure in words that I hope hasn’t been squashed by the brevity of Twitter, Facebook and the rest. It may be that they are actually reinvigorating the language by making the sender of terse messages rethink what they say. Or is it just making those same writers more reliant on a stock of clichéd initials that clog up everyday speech as well? Discuss. Alternatively, read the real printed words in the magazine then go and admire our lovely town in its summer finery and enjoy all the excitement of Jubilee month.
We are going to feature lots about the Jubilee in next month’s magazine together with what I know will be terrific photos of all the excitement in our town. In fact I think it’s as plain as death and taxes. Or sure as day.
Margaret
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The All Age Worship service this month will be at 10.30 a.m. on 17th June and will be led by Rev. Linda Catlow. We will be joining other Methodist Churches in the Wyre Forest area for a Jubilee Songs of Praise on 3rd June at 6.30 p.m. at Trinity Methodist Church in Kidderminster. We congratulate one of our oldest members, Allen Birch, who was given an award in recognition of his fund raising over many years for various local and national charities. Well done Allen! Rev. Linda Catlow on 01299 826641
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1st-4th Worcestershire Arts Trail Free admission 10am -5pm 72 venues across the county of Worcestershire opening their doors, 7 in Bewdley. For further details, go to the website http://worcsartstrail.org/
3rd Bewdley Footpaths & Bridkeways Association
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Edward Kendrick speaking on “Severn Free Wheelers”. All meetings are held at the Mercure Hotel and further details can be obtained by ringing 400363.
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It won’t be long before Bewdley’s Annual Carnival hits the street of Bewdley. This year’s Carnival is being held on June 16th The day will begin at 1pm when the carnival procession will leave Hales Park on the Cleobury Road for its journey through the town and onto the Carnival field on the Stourport Road.
The parade will be led by the Bewdley Carnival princesses who will travel on the float at the front of the procession. Anybody still interested in entering a float or a walking group still have time to enter and can phone Sue on 01299 401841 for more details.
The Carnival field will have great entertainment for all the family with the main event this year being Joseph Peace and his Fire Stunts Spectacular. He will be performing amazing fire stunts in the arena including leaping through a wall of fire on a BMX bike. He will be joined by his wife Tsubi Du, an entertainer, stilt walker and costume designer. Also on the field we will have Severnside School of Dance, ferret racing, face painting , many stalls and fun fair, and singer Chrys.d. Anybody interested in a stall can phone Sue on 01299 401841
The week before the Carnival on June 12th there will be a prize bingo evening at Shawhedge Community Centre from 7.30pm. All welome to come along and join the fun.
Bewdley and District Horticultural Society Wednesday, 6th JUNE, 2012
Talk on Hemerocallis (Day lily) by Mark Zenich of Mynd Hardy Plants Mark will be bringing some plants for sale.
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Cherry Fair - Sunday 1st July 2012
The Cherry Fair this year, will be with the Local Produce Market on Sunday,1st July. The Civic Society will have a stall by the Guild Hall with a range of different cherries for people to see and taste; some old varieties, locally grown (depending upon weather conditions), others from further afield, and also some modern sorts. It is hoped to display named varieties (last year we showed 23 kinds), and possibly attempt identification of fruits people bring along for comparison. The earliest cherries should be ripe at this time and it would be exciting if unfamiliar old and local fruits come to light. In addition it is hoped to have container grown trees of some cherry varieties for sale. Bewdley Cherry Fair was traditionally on St. Anne's Day, 23rd July, and to mark this the Museum is holding a Fair during the weekend of 28th - 29th July. By this time the later cherries should be ready.
A Fair was set up with the Edward IV Charter of 1472. There is no mention of cherries in the charter, but the date is the nearest of the ancient fair days to the cherry season. So this date seems to have become a Cherry Fair; when or how we do not know. In recent years there has been much interest in old apple varieties. The discovery and rescue of old varieties of cherry is equally important, but is neglected. One, called Carnation (a Duke or hybrid of sweet and acid types), was first named by John Rea, the famous nurseryman at Kinlet in 1665. There are about 350 varieties listed and many were formerly grown around Bewdley making a significant contribution to the local economy. An attempt is being made to find and propagate what still remains of a dwindling heritage. Brian Stephens The Old Town Hall Wyre Hill, Bewdley DY12 2UE Tel: 01299 409465 Email: theoldtownhall@btinternet.com Proudly Presents
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I've enjoyed history for a long time, both in and out of education. A friend from college once said she couldn't understand why people enthused about history as it had no relevance to her life in the present. In a way, no, a bunch of dead people and events long gone have no relevance to your current existence.
However if you take the time to find out it becomes clear that history is not only in the past but also in the present; consider that income tax was originally introduced as a temporary fundraising measure by William Pitt the Younger, and that I accompanied my husband to the polling station last Thursday thanks to tireless campaigning by a group of determined women. I can never contemplate not voting without hearing the thunder of horses' hooves in my head.
Your local library has a wide selection of historical books, ranging from ancient civilisations to more recent times. There's a lot about humankind that many people never know because they think history is boring; which is a shame, because some of it can be quite saucy in parts! And there are also plenty of 'Horrible Histories' books for the kids. Give history a chance – you've got nothing to lose and you might learn something new. You might even enjoy yourself!
Kay Sanderson
Bewdley Pirates of the River Severn!
This year we take to the water on 4th July to raise money for the Royal British Legion and CLIC Sargent. The theme is ‘Kings and Queens’ to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee. Join us for our royal ball including live music, hog roast, tombola and jugglers.
For more information contact L Goodwin at the George Hotel or call H Roberts on 01299 404760
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Bewdley Colts Badminton Club
Currently recruiting new members, will be reorganising for the rest of the summer in readiness for an anticipated influx of new young players this coming September. Bewdley Leisure Centre is currently looking at organising a selection of summer badminton activities during the 2nd and 5th week of the holidays, after the success of last year’s event. Anyone interested in the club or in taking part in a free taster session should contact Dave Barnett on 01299 402238, or alternatively Bewdley Leisure Centre on 01299 402595
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St. Anne’s Church will be open on MONDAY 4th JUNE 10:30 – 3:00
Raising money for Kemp Hospice Prior to the Midnight Walk on Saturday 23rd June
Refreshments including Cakes & Biscuits will be available
There has been concern expressed by local residents over the possibility of Bewdley Medical Centre developing a new facility outside of the economic centre of the Town.
Bewdley Medical Centre wishes to develop a 21st Century facility that will deliver modern, high quality medical facilities for the people of Bewdley which is not possible on its current constrained site. The purpose the development is to improve the medical service offered to the local community.
Dr Tamplin of Bewdley Medical Centre says, “We understand that our local community have genuine concerns about the medical centre possibly moving out of the town centre. The Doctors and the practice wants to stay in the heart of Bewdley if at all possible. However, we have to ensure that our patients have access to facilities that enable us to provide them with the best care. We are working closely with the District Council to explore every option for the practice to be able to stay in the centre of Bewdley.”
Cllr John Campion, Leader of Wyre Forest District Council says, “The District Council and I fully support the Doctors’ ambitions to provide a modern fit for purpose medical facility for local residents. The District Council is working closely with Bewdley Medical Centre looking at sites in the heart of Bewdley which would allow them to build a modern, fit for purpose medical centre to serve our local community. These discussions I hope will avert the need for the practice to consider an out of town centre site for its new facility.”
As the discussions are at an early stage there is little detail as to what any proposal would look like for the medical centre to develop a new centre in Bewdley. There will be a full public consultation later in the year before any decisions are made.
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Bewdley Primary School’s Olympic Garden
The pupils at Bewdley Primary School have been getting into the Olympic Spirit with a competition to combine art, sport and horticulture. The children were given the challenge of designing an Olympic Garden which will transform an unused patch of grass within the school grounds and help the school to commemorate the 2012 Olympics.
Over 200 children battled to win the prizes of gardening equipment and see their design become reality. The children created miniature gardens, models and drawings to convey the Olympic values and what it means to them to have the event in this country. The overall winner of the competition was Key Stage One pupil Billy Wooldridge and prizes were also awarded to Ava Freeman, Adam Ram, Jessica Holden and Molly Smith.
To kick start the gardening, a team of children, parents and staff worked together to dig up the area which is now ready for the children to transform in to Billy’s Olympic Garden vision. ‘The children worked really hard to produce some fantastic designs and we cant wait to see the garden in bloom this summer.’ Amanda Bradley, teacher.
The competition winners – left to right: Ava Freeman age 5, Adam Ram age 7, Billy Wooldridge age 7, Jessica Holden age 9, Molly Smith age 11
Bewdley Cricket Club
The “Jewel“ is more sparkly It’s that time of year again for the cricket season to begin. This year however the club started a bit earlier than normal as a result of a generous award from Sport England. The club was given an award of £44000 from the Inspired Facilities programme and this was used to refurbish the clubhouse and grounds. The official presentation was on Saturday 24th March where the cheque was handed over to the club President, Charlie Combes, by Mark Garnier MP and Ms Anne Rippon from Sport England. Work began in late January with numerous workmen both professional and volunteers visiting the site to demolish the existing parts of the club that had not seen a sledge hammer since 1976!! Here are some of the highlights of our new clubhouse.
The newly extended bar designed and built by John Henman
Bewdley Cricket Club The tarmac area behind the club providing a discreet slope to the back entrance of the club to enable total disabled access and an easy clean area for the ground staff.
And now we want all the folk of Bewdley to know that the “Jewel” that is Bewdley Cricket Club is even more sparkling than ever and is open most evenings and every weekend. The club would really appreciate as many people as possible to join them in supporting their teams. This season has already started with its first game being the Simon Higgs Memorial Presidents XI v Chairman’s XI match, once again won by the Chairman.
So if you are looking for somewhere to while away a pleasant evening or weekend, or if you are walking by the river and see us playing please take a detour and drop in and see what is happening at Bewdley Cricket Club, Lower Park, off High Street, Bewdley. Everyone is welcome to come down and support the teams over the coming months and to view our shiny new facilities. Details of the club can be found on our website: http://bewdley.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp
Out and About Here are some photos from last month. Although the weather wasn’t the best, people still seemed to be having fun at at the spring fair and other local events!
Pictures by Gary Mayner
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Pub and club Training with Piccolos
It's the time of year again for the annual pub and club regatta organised by Bewdley Rowing Club. Piccolos entered a crew last year for the first time and it was a really enjoyable day..but very hard work.
None of us had rowed before, so it was a great experience for us all. So we've signed up again; some may reckon we’re suckers for punishment!
We've had a delay to the start of training with the river being so high, so we're only taking to the water this week. At least all competitors will be in the same boat -excuse the pun.
We have six, one hour sessions on the river with a dedicated coach from the rowing club and without this we would not stand a chance, as the technique involved in rowing is very complex. I'm hoping it's like riding a bike and it will all come back to us, but I'm not so sure!
So the next few weeks will be busy trying to fit in our training sessions, especially with the eighty other crews that have also entered. Tonight we venture out for the first time and guess what? It's raining! Still, dedication will get us through, together with our waterproofs. So we'll hopefully see you all on the 2nd June cheering all crews on. It's a great day out and always well supported. “Let the rowing begin..'
Rachael, Piccolos
Bewdley Primary children raise £160 for Water Aid
Children at Bewdley Primary School organised a bring and buy sale at school and raised £160 for Water Aid.
Years 5 & 6 children have been learning about people that do not have clean sanitary conditions which in turn causes disease and loss of lives.
The children decided they wanted to help in some way and organised a cake, toy, gift and book sale. They designed posters to promote the sale and made cakes for children and parents to buy. They also brought to school toys and books they no longer wanted. Rachel Walter,Year 5 & 6 teacher said ‘The children came up with the idea of a sale and organised it all themselves, they worked really hard – well done!’
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Mug House Chef Wins By A Whisker In The Bewdley Salad Challenge
The second Bewdley Salad Challenge, which pits the town’s chefs against each other in a quick-fire food preparation competition, has been won by Lewis Stanley of the Mug House and Angry Chef Restaurant.
Largely local ingredients were provided by the Farm Shop, The Deli@Bewdley and by the brave foragers of the Bewdley Transition Food Group.
The chefs had just three minutes to choose what they would use. Local ingredients included foraged edible plants such as wild garlic, spring lime leaves and wild sorrel, herbs donated by the Bewdley museum garden and wild mushrooms, honey, duck and cheeses from the Forest and surrounding farms and producers. The winning salad incorporated wild boar charcuterie – cured loin and salami from Wyre Forest.
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An out apiary meeting will be held on Sunday 24th June, 2pm, at Crossway Green, Nr Stourport. This will be followed by a picnic, weather permitting. Anyone interested in honey, bees and beekeeping will be very welcome.
For more information please ring 01299 825578 or 07527 927947 or email m.dcooper@tiscali.co.uk. Alternatively visit our website www.britishbee.org.uk/local/kidderminster.
Live Wyres is a Wyre Forest based social club for single people that meets in pubs around the area. 3 June: Day trip to London to see the flotilla of 1,000 boats led by the Queen 12 June: Pub night, Cookley Arms, Wolverhampton Road.
15 June: Quiz night at Wolverley Church Hall. 16 June: Sandra’s birthday party at the Kingsford pub
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Tails of a Veterinary Practice
– life at Riverside Vets as seen by Gavin the practice cat Hi Everyone,
My humans are all very busy at present finalising plans for their entry into the Bewdley carnival. I am planning on attending so make sure you look out for me in the parade! My human Jayne has also been kept busy looking after her chicks which hatched at the end of April. They have been growing up fast and are keeping her busy delivering food and making sure they are very well looked after. Thankfully, she still finds time to give me my daily cuddle. I have also been able to find some nice warm patches of sun to curl up in over the last few weeks, so I am hoping that summer is well on its way. I have to admit I am not a big fan of water unless it is in my drinking bowl.
My humans have asked me to pass on thanks to all who have supported the Bewdley Birds campaign. There has been a great uptake of the food, so our river birds are now much better nourished and swan rescue have received some much needed funding to continue their work caring for sick and injured waterfowl. Gavin
More from me again next month,
Coming Soon To a field near you Bewdley Parish Fete Saturday 4th August Button Oak Pub Make a date!
Choral Evensong
The service of Choral Evensong has been sung in churches and cathedrals for centuries, using the memorable, dignified words of the book of common prayer.
This summer the lovely country church of St. Leonards, Ribbesford, is the setting for a celebration of this rich tradition. The second Evensong will be sung by the choir of St Mary’s Church, Kidderminster on Sunday 10th June at 4:30pm and will be followed by refreshments.
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Each tipi is furnished to provide comfort camping with an assortment of futons and camping beds, chairs and tables, rugs and throws. Also supplied are gas cooking stove, pans, crockery, cutlery and cold box. Each tipi has its own picnic table and external fire pit with cooking frame for that all important campfire and the larger ones also have a log burner for those extra cosy evenings. Tipis are available to hire throughout most of the year.
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Sounds from the Tower - Part 3
Although some towers always stick to ringing call-changes (it is very popular in Devon and Cornwall) most try to move on to change ringing in which each change is different from the one it follows. The simplest sequence is shown below (on 6 bells, for simplicity). 123456 214365 241635 426153 462513 645231 654321 563412 536142 351624 315264 132546 123456
each pair of bells changes place (1 with 2, 3 with 4, 5 with 6) the two inside pairs change places (1 with 4, 6 with 3) this process is repeat – each pair swaps inside pairs swap all pairs inside pairs all pairs inside pairs
until the bells come back into rounds
On Bewdley bells this sequence takes less that one minute and is repeated several times. However, this produces only twelve different changes. On six bells there are 720 (6! for the mathematical) different changes and so this method of producing them needs to be modified.
One way of doing this is to ring until the last but one change above (132546) and then instead of all three pairs of bells swapping places only the last two (2 and 5, 4 and 6 do so) with the following result.
132546 followed by 132564
This happens when the treble bell (1) is at the front (leading). The whole process is then repeated, to produce rounds (123456) after 60 changes. Only another 660 to go.
To produce the remaining changes, the conductor calls instructions at particular points when the treble is leading, so that what is shown above is varied. There are two possible calls, "bob" and "single" and they have the effects shown. bob
132546 2 and 3, 4 and 6 swap 123546
132546 only 4 and 6 swap
single
132546
By using these calls at the correct times during ringing, the conductor can arrange to produce all 720 changes once and once only, in what is known as an extent.
The method described here is Plain Bob, and when rung on six bells, as shown here, it is referred to as Plain Bob Minor.
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Bewdley/Wribbenhall Ladies’ Luncheon Club At our meeting on Tuesday 28th June we have a speaker from Albrighton Pottery
‘Fun with Clay’ and the competition is for an unusual piece of pottery
New members and visitors are always welcome. We meet at 7.30pm at
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For further information please phone 01299 401352
On 2nd May we held a very productive AGM, and details of officers and
committee were announced, also reports on the past year’s activities. This was
followed by a successful bring and buy sale. All ladies are welcome to attend the meeting on 27th June, when Edward Kendrick will speak on “Severn Free
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At the April meeting details were given for the Spring Group meeting. Some members were also attending the lunch at The Hundred House with the Celebrity Speaker, Claire Worboys who is the daughter-in-law of one of our members. Work is in hand for craft items for the A.G.M. in the Autumn. After tea Kimberley Bennett gave a demonstration of decorating cup cakes; At the May meeting Joan Lostus, who is a retired midwife will talk about her job in the Kidderminster area. This will help us to decide on the voting for the Resolutions regarding the shortage of Midwives. We meet on the second Monday of each month at 2pm at Elim Riverside Church Dog Lane Bewdley. We welcome visitors and new members. Contact numbers 01299 401009 and 404474
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Another Day at the Charity Shop
It’s Wednesday and our first customer is Pat. She always pops in before her Keep Fit class. In the short time she is here, Kemp Shop descends into utter chaos. She even helped two Volunteers dress our male mannequin! The window never looked so good!! Mrs E lives just over the bridge and pops in most days with her shopping trolley in tow. It’s a rare occurrence for her to go out without making a purchase. Thankyou Mrs E!
Then there is lovely Jane who visits with her Mum sometimes, but if she comes alone then heaven help her credit card! Further afield we get lots of visitors who are also loyal to KEMP. Pete and Julie come every week from the Black Country (he looks just like “Del Boy”) and always has a funny tale to tell. Maybe he should be on television too?
“Pink Mary” arrives, and if there are any children in the shop she will invariably give them 50p to spend here, have a natter then carry on with her daily duties. Dawn and Dave are from Birmingham and have a van here. When they pop in we usually put the world to rights….We could run the country from here, you know! Thank you all again for all the wonderful donations you continue to bring to the KEMP Shop. We are always astounded by your generosity!
Dawn
“Anything can become vicious if you push it enough…”
On a warm, calm day back in April, I was walking home from a long day of exams and tests at school with my friends. Typical of the time of year, as we approached the bridge there was a large number of geese and swans... all of which were lying down enjoying the sun.
I suggested we walk on by calmly and sensibly, with the intention of causing minimum disruption. Swans - being swans - were then hissing and flapping at us from all directions! We carried on walking, with our blazers out in front of us, until we were out of their way. As we arrived on the town side of the bridge, we were met by an older gentleman, shouting at us from his window, saying something on the lines of “You kids, messing around with them swans, get away from them and get out of here you stupid idiots”.
As a writer for the Bridge, I now have a voice, and I’m about to start using it! I hope the 99.9% of other Bewdley residents don’t always think the worst of young people; we are in fact human beings too! Something I hope people will think about reading this, is the concept that “Anything can become vicious if you push it enough”. If we treat somebody as a criminal, guess what they’re going to become? I hope if we treat each other with respect, and always think the best of one another, our expectations will be met with a reality. Chris D. Salter
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TOWN COUNCIL NEWS
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 8th May 2012
Bewdley Medical Centre
Councillors expressed concern that despite attempts to fix a date for a public meeting to discuss any relocation of the Medical Centre, it had not proved possible to do so as, to date, not all the main parties had given a commitment to attend. It was now understood discussions were ongoing regarding another site in the town centre. If that proved feasible then it would provide a second option to consider alongside the site mooted for Kidderminster Road. In those circumstances it was agreed to arrange the public meeting in June rather than May to enable a fuller debate to take place. Habberley Road Speed Limits
It was noted that there were four separate changes of speed limit along Habberley Road from Catchems End to Franche in little over 1.5 miles and that a 50mph limit applied to what were the sharp bends on the hill for which there was an “advisory” limit of 30mph. Councillors agreed this changing sequence of speed limits was illogical and that it should be reviewed to have less changes and importantly as well to reduce the amount of signage which amounted to “street clutter.” Bus Services on Queensway Estate
Having heard that local residents were still pressing strongly for reinstatement of a bus service on weekday afternoons and Saturdays through the estate, Councillors agreed that questions should be raised with the County Council as to whether some form of subsidy at least to provide some basic service during those periods could be given. Footpath Greenacres Lane
Councillors were delighted to learn that after a lengthy public inquiry, a Government Planning Inspector had confirmed an Order that a footpath and public right of way existed along Greenacres Lane from Dowles Road to the Riverside. Street Lighting
In response to an invitation from the County Council for towns and parishes to trial reduced street lighting on certain roads from midnight to 5.30am it was agreed that Bewdley should be included in such a scheme. This could lead to considerable savings in energy.
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Future Town Council meetings held at The Guildhall on Mondays (except where indicated) at 7.30pm are: 6th June (Wednesday) 2nd July, 6th August and 3rd September.
Minutes of Town Council and Planning Committee Meetings are posted on the Notice Boards outside the Mayor’s Parlour, in the Guildhall Entrance and Load Street Car Park. They are also available at the Library and at the Town Clerk’s Office and on the Town Council’s page of www.bewdley.org.uk
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Alison Young Reaches Olympic Sailing Goal
Ali Young, daughter to Pat and Keith has been successful in achieving selection to represent GBR in the Laser Radial dinghy class.
Ali began her sailing career at Trimpley reservoir after Pat bought her husband some sailing lessons at the reservoir in 1990 to ‘give him something to do at weekends.’ For the Young family Trimpley became the second home to them for the next 15 years. Ali started sailing at about 8 years old in an old wooden boat called an Optimist and soon joined the national racing scene with her parents and sister travelling across the country at weekends to compete in competitions from Largs in Scotland to Weymouth in Dorset. She rapidly achieved national status and in 2005 won the bronze medal at the ISAF Youth World Championships in South Korea.
She decided to sail full time to try and achieve her goal of an Olympic place. Her results in the last 6 months have culminated in her selection despite some intense competition with fellow British sailors.
Her parents have fond memories of Trimpley Sailing Club which has been the breeding ground of many top national sailors and yet maintains a truly family atmosphere for members.
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Calling all 8-11 year olds!!
Do You Want to Go Wild in Wyre?
During the Summer Holidays, deep in the wilds of the Wyre Forest, a group of children meet to spend time exploring and playing in their own secret location!
For the past seven years numerous children, led by Forestry Commission Education staff, have had great fun getting muddy and dirty playing in streams and ditches, building natural shelters, making bows and arrows and learning how to light a fire!
There is a growing body of research that highlights the benefits to children of spending more time outdoors, and especially playing in the woods.
So if you would like to have the opportunity this Summer to make popcorn over a camp fire, play games such as ‘Camouflage Capture’ and get messy making your own mud monster then book onto the
Forestry Commission’s ‘Wild in Wyre’ three day holiday activity for 8-11 year olds. The programme is running from Monday 30th July until Wednesday 1st August 2012 (9am to 3pm) and costs £60 for the 3 days. Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment, Tel: 01299 266929 or e-mail wyre.forest.discovery.centre@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
Hope to see you there!
Amanda Dixon Learning Ranger Wyre Forest Discovery Centre