The BRIDGE July 2011
Editorial
The Bridge is the community voice of Bewdley.
It is free and delivered by volunteers to more than 4,600 homes every month. July – the real beginning of the summer, with its promise of barbecue weather, alfresco living and The Summer Holiday. In my youth that was the one and only holiday we kids could expect; every year the family car was loaded up with tents and primus stove and we did intrepid things in the highlands of rainy, midge-infested Scotland for a fortnight. Nowadays we expect rather more in the way of luxury and certainly more than one trip away from home.
Well, I do anyway. This June I took a week’s trip to the Scilly Isles. Lest you think I neglected my duty towards the magazine, I took advantage of a couple’s confession that they lived further upriver in Shrewsbury to ask them to write something for the magazine. They didn’t, but did send a paparazzi shot of your editor pretending not to be seasick.
Why not send some Thoughts From Abroad to the Bridge? It would be fun to hear what our townspeople do while they’re away. And to all of you who are going to be here during the summer, let’s remember there are plenty of people who choose to come to us for their holiday. (Lucky us; we don’t have to go home after a fortnight! )
We have plenty to keep us amused during the month. There are details inside so with the hope that the weather treats us kindly, I wish you all a happy July.
Margaret
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SVR 1940's weekend also on Sunday The John Ruskin Collection, 10:00 – 16:30pm Bewdley Museum. All month 1940's Weekend, 11:00 – 16:00. Bewdley Museum, and on Sunday Summer Fete and Strawberry Tea 14:30 All Saint’s Church Kidderminster Rd 6-aside Cricket at Bewdley Cricket Club martinflack@yahoo.co.uk Bewdley Footpaths and Bridleways Association 13:45 outside the Guildhall, Bewdley. The Monday Project at Wribbenhall, Open every Monday – 10.00 -12.30.All Saints' and Wribbenhall Together.Tel 07891 040202 Bewdley Library Readers Group, 18:00 in the Library.Tel 01905 822722 Wyre Forest Health Walks 10:30 Wyre Forest Visitor Centre, Callow Hill,The walks are free and no booking is required. Women's Section Royal British Legion 19:30 The Black Boy Hotel.Tel 01299 402204 Bewdley Horticultural Society 19:40 Wribbenhall Community Centre, Tel 01299 402670. Bewdley Library Jigsaw Swap, 10:00 Bewdley Library Tel 01905 822722 Who let the Dads Out, 09:30 – 11:30 Dads and Toddlers play group. Bewdley Baptist Church, High Street. www.bewdley.baptist.org.uk
Community News 9 Super Saturday 09:30 – 11:30 Primary School aged children morning activity, Bewdley Baptist Church, High Street. www.bewdley.baptist.org.uk Stourport-on-Severn 7th vintage steam rally 10:00, Coney Green Farm,Ribbesford Road, Stourport-on-Severn www.stourportvintagesteamrally.co.u 10 Bewdley Tennis Club Open Day, Stourport Rd email jfron3@googlemail.co.uk 11 Nearly New Book Sale, 10:00 All Saints Church 17 Craft demonstrations at Bewdley Museum, 12:00 – 15:30 Free admission. Tel 01299 403573, www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk/museum Cherry Fair, 10:30 – 16:30 Bewdley Museum National Gardens Scheme - Toll House Open Day, 11:00 Stourport Road, Bewdley Joan and Rob Roberts. 01299 402331 18 Bewdley Branch Royal British Legion, 19:30 Black Boy Hotel Tel 01299 404113 21 Transition Bewdley Food Group, 19:00 Bewdley Baptist Church,Tel 07771 538459 www.transitionbewdley.org 23 Bewdley Regatta, email regatta@bewdleyrc.co.uk 24 Luncheon at Kateshill House, 13:30 Tel 01299 401008 25 Bewdley Angling Festival, all week Tel 01299 404188 31 Albert Chambers Collection, 10:00 Bewdley Museum Trimpley Heavy Horse Festival. 10:30 Tel 01905 773673. Music in the Gardens - The Exiles, 14:00 Jubilee Gardens.
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A warm welcome from Bewdley Baptist Church.
Our main focus of worship is on Sundays at 10am, where there is a relaxed style with lively music, all ages come together and we hear God's word for today through the Bible. Sunday evening at 6.30pm we have a shorter, more reflective service. Weekly Events Our church runs a number of regular events during the week: Noah’s Ark - for parents and toddlers.
St Anne’s Church Bewdley Sunday worship at 9.30am
Worship lasts for about an hour. Music is usually a mix of contemporary and traditional.
Children and young people will often meet in their own groups and join with adults later on. Wednesdays at 10.15am Morning worship
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Own - an afternoon meeting for ladies. Art Group - a quiet place to paint and draw. Who Let The Dads Out - second Saturday of the month for dads and toddlers Super Saturday - second Saturday of the month for primary school aged children. Senior Citizens Lunch Second Tuesday of the month. Youth Activities Men’s Group. Like to know more? Contact the ministers, John Rhodes or Simon Harry, at the church office (403267) or visit www.bewdley.baptist.org.uk Bewdley Baptist Church 61 High Street Bewdley
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Keith James is the minister of the Church. Contact him on 01299 402275 (office) or Diane Taylor, the Churchwarden, on 01299 403983.
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All Saints Wribbenhall Services for July
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Services at 10.30 every Sunday
Our final House Fellowship of this year will be held on the 12th July at the home of Pat and Harry Lewis who are kindly providing a barbecue. The monthly fellowship meetings will resume in September.
The Church Anniversary was enjoyed by all, particularly meeting Deanne again. We all managed to catch up with her news over the ‘bring and share’ lunch after the service.
For more details of regular meetings and special services please contact Rev. Linda Catlow on 01299 826641.
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John Ruskin Exhibition at Bewdley Museum
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Art enthusiasts will have the rare opportunity to view work from John Ruskin’s personal art collection at Bewdley Museum this summer.
The exhibition can be viewed daily in the museum’s Wyre Forest Gallery between 10am and 4.30pm (last entry 4pm) from Saturday 2nd July to Sunday 7th August.
A group of 40 objects including watercolours, drawings, prints and books are on loan from the Collection of the Guild of St George, which is housed and maintained by Museums Sheffield.
Ruskin was an influential Victorian writer and art critic who championed artists such as William Turner and the Pre-Raphaelites. In the 1880s, he intended to move part of the collection to Bewdley and had plans drawn up for a museum. The project never came about because of a lack of funding and Ruskin’s declining health.
Ruskin founded the Guild of St George in 1871 to help create a better world. His aims were to turn wasteland into food-producing plots, to protect wildlife, to educate all people in schools and to open public libraries and galleries as a ‘national store’ for all people. His vision continues today through the activities, properties and woodland that the Guild owns in Bewdley – Uncllys Farm and Ruskinland. Workshops based on Ruskin’s teachings on nature and architecture will be held at the museum on 16th July and 23rd July. For more information visit www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk or telephone the museum office on 01299 403573.
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For people who want to look into owning a small holding or those who want to gain more experience, a new series of courses is available. The next course is an introduction to pig keeping on the 29th July at Uncllys Farm, Bewdley. The course is free and subsidised by the Grow with Wyre Lottery Project and there is only a £10 booking fee.
The course is being run by Mark Cleaver, a local farm manager who has extensive experience in managing livestock and nature conservation. “This course is ideal for anyone who would like to find out more about looking after and checking livestock” said Mark. “Pigs are an excellent way to start as they do not need a large amount of space and they are easy to look after. All our courses includes information on the legal and moral duties of livestock keepers, codes of practice, key welfare issues and practical ways to monitor animal health.”
Wyre Community Land Trust is based at a working farm and supports land owners, small holders and farmers through training, practical help and the loan of tools and equipment. It provides a wide range of accredited courses available for both land owners and volunteers which are subsidised, mainly through the Heritage Lottery Fund. These include sustainable woodland management, livestock welfare, fruit pressing and cider making. Full details are available from Mark on 01299 488083 email mark@wyreclt.org.uk
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7th - 16th October 2011 Tickets on General Sale from 23rd July 2011
See website for programme from Mid-July Festival Office: 01299 404808 admin@bewdleyfestival.org.uk www.bewdleyfestival.org.uk
Kidderminster Beekeepers Association On17th July, 2.30pm, an out-apiary meeting will be hosted by James Arbuthnott at Stone House Cottage Nurseries, Stone. In addition to inspecting bee hives there will be an opportunity for an engine ride, a swim in the pool and a tour of the Nursery (small charge). Anyone interested in bees/ beekeeping will be very welcome. For more information ring 01299 825578 or email dcooper@tiscali.co.uk. Please note the scheduled evening meeting on Thursday 7th July has been postponed until 2012.
Bewdley Rowing Club.
The president and members of Bewdley Rowing Club would like to thank the organizers and helpers involved in the organization and running of the Pub and Club Regatta held on 4th June.
They would also like to thank all who supported and took part in the event. Chris Hart President
…to take part in a summer reading challenge.
Yes that's right; this year we are running an adult summer reading challenge alongside our usual children's one. All you have to do is read six books over the summer period.
They don't have to be the thick, self improving sort – they can even be books you think you might enjoy – and at Bewdley Library you can win a signed book if you're the first adult to complete.
This summer's children's challenge has a Circus theme. If you're here signing the kids up for their reading challenge, why not sign yourself up as well?
The usual conditions apply; you can count two books per visit towards your total.
In addition to winning a signed book, the first adult and child to complete will also be entered into a countywide draw with the chance to win another prize.
Let's have the library buzzing over the summer! Kay Sanderson
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Tails of a Veterinary Practice – life at Riverside Vets as seen by Gavin the practice cat.
Hi everybody. I expect you’re wondering where I’ve been. Well, actually I’ve been over at the Bridge magazine headquarters having a brisk word with that incompetent editor. Do you know, she had the cheek to lose my last two articles? And after all the trouble I went to, borrowing my humans’ dictionary to put some really long words into my articles? I’m glad to say that after sobbing for several hours she promised to do better and give me a prime site in the next edition and buy me a big tin of my favourite food. So anyway, I hope you all enjoyed the recent sunny weather. I’ve had a relaxing break from my daily patrol around the practice and have used my time to catch up on several cat naps and many cuddles with my humans. Some of you may remember that I wrote last spring about some ducklings from a nest in a neighbouring garden that were helped to the river by my humans. This year our mother duck came back to the same spot again and managed to produce even more offspring than last year – 14 to be exact! Our neighbours at the practice kindly let us know when the ducklings were ready to leave the nest and I was able to observe them as they crossed the road and floated down to the river. My humans here were very excited recently as one of our vets Ruth got married at the end of May. Being a cat I was not able to attend, but I am looking forward to seeing all the photos. As I am a highly educated cat I plan to offer my considered opinion once I have had a little snooze. More from me again next month as I think I’ve sorted out the editor, Gavin
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WRIBBENHALL PARISH ROOM ADVANCE NOTICE OF A.G.M TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY 14TH JULY AT 7.30pm In Wribbenhall Parish Room Nominations for committee welcome To Liz Davies, Chairman Wassell View, Habberly Road, Bewdley, DY12 1JH 01299 403053 PLEASE COME AND JOIN US, AND LEARN ABOUT OUR PLANS
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The June meeting took the form of a talk and the showing of samples of craft work from the loan collection.
The illustrated talk held at Stourport Civic Hall on the Staffordshire Hoard was well attended and enjoyed by all.
On 17th May many members visited the unusual and beautiful gardens at Button Bridge, also a delicious tea.
Several members will be having a day out at Croome Court on 28th June and a visit to Chatsworth House on 12th July.
The meeting to be held on 11th July at Riverside Church, Dog Lane Bewdley at 2pm will be a talk and demonstration given by Sandra Shakespeare on Scrap Values. She will show how scrap materials can be recycled to make wall hangings pegged rag rugs and many other useful items.
Visitors welcome. Venetia Crutch
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At the May meeting Veronica Collette gave an extremely good talk, detailing her time in Saudi Arabia in the 1980s. She explained the cultural adjustments she made, and showed items of dress and intriguing souvenirs. On 27th July Kim Hurst, a prize-winning herb grower, will speak on “Tasty Buds, Luscious Leaves and Succulent Shoots�. All ladies are welcome to our monthly meetings at the Ramada, and further details can be obtained by ringing 400363.
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Women’s Section Royal British Legion Bewdley Branch
At the national conference in Eastbourne we were delighted to receive one of the coveted National Awards, the Buckingham Cup for progress and efficiency; this was presented by Lady Bromley Davenport to Mrs Monica Powell, past chairman. It is indeed a great honour for such a small branch to receive this award - the first time it has come to Worcestershire. We in Bewdley do our best to uphold the pledge of the Women’s section:
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Looking for a Saturday morning club in Bewdley for your primary school aged children? Then why not let them come along to Super Saturday, the monthly morning activity club for primary school children on the second Saturday of the month. What is provided? Super Saturday provides a mixture of fun, activities and some bible based teaching suitable for children aged 5 to 11 years of age. When? On the second Saturday of the month (next is the 9th July).
Music in the Park evening before the Carnival
Cost? This is an entirely free event. Where Bewdley Baptist Church, High Street, Bewdley Time 9:30 to 11:30 Why? The church has been running Who Let The Dads Out which has proven to be very popular with everyone who comes. This is for Dads and their pre-school children. However, many of the parents who come also have primary aged children and the church thought it would be good for them to have their own club to go to. This is why they introduced Super Saturday for these older children. Parents can drop off their older children at Super Saturday and then either go and enjoy Who Let The Dads Out or call back at 11:30. Like to know more? Check out the church website or ring Simon or John at the church office 403267 www.bewdleybaptist.org.uk
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Stalls Plants Books Tombola Music Bric a Brac cakes raffle All proceeds to Church Fund
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The speaker at our meeting on Tuesday 26th July will be Mr.C. P. Hadwell who will tell us about his 'Russian Visits'. The competition will be 'Russian Memorabilia' . We meet at Wribbenhall Community Centre at 7.30pm and new members and visiors are always welcome. For more information please phone 01299 401352
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A Kaleidoscope of Song
Contemporary, Folk and Classical Song
All Saints’ Church, Wribbenhall Jonathan Darby, Claire Worboys, Judith Standing, Mary Sinclair,
Peter Cattanach-Chell,
Accompanist: Angela Allard
7.30pm. Saturday 16th. July 2011
Tickets £7.50 including refreshments More details and tickets ring Angela Cattanach-Chell on 07843256902 Or pay on the door
Last month we began a series of extracts from the Bewdley Chapel Accounts. This month we have some more; this time from the 17th century. 1600 Pd the twelfth of March for cloth to shroud a pore child For the benefit of our dyed in the king’s stabell 11d in money for the women to readers who are too bury him young to rember £sd 1601 Pd for makinge the horse bridge in Dog Lane and carege (pounds, shillings and of the timber .. 4s 7d pence) before we 1603 Pd for the the tayking awaye of William Woosloyes child went decimal. owt of this towne – and he did enter in to band that the 11d = 4 1/2p towne sholld not be trobled noe more with it .. 17s 6d 4s 7d = 23p 1611 To Hugh Lowe for money which he layde out for 17s 6d =87 1/2p mendinge of the prison house at the bridge .. 5s 5s = 25p Recd of Richard Gardner for a ffray and bloudshed wch 2s = 10p he made…10s, whereof Mr Brasier had .. 2s 1s= 5p
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Drum and Bass Tuition NOW AVAILABLE IN THE WYRE FOREST AREA. All ages welcome - Covering all styles and Theory if required. Learning while having fun. Also integrating songwriting and Studio knowledge within drumming and Bass playing. Will Travel.
Call NIGEL LEWIS B.A (HONS) on 01299 879291 or 07561 034170
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Through the use of individually compiled dietary programmes, Nutritional Therapy aims to address and alleviate health concerns. It encompasses the belief that ‘our food is our medicine and our medicine is our food’. Nutritional Therapy can effectively relieve conditions including chronic fatigue, energy loss, insomnia, depression, backache, skin complaints, asthma, and headaches. It is also beneficial for those with no specific illness, but who want to maintain a state of optimum health, or lose weight.
For more information on the benefits of Nutritional Therapy please view my website at www.jackiedonkin.co.uk, or phone me on 07879 640569.
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Kate Wheeler BSc (hons), MChS.
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Home Visiting Service operating in YOUR AREA. A Clinic located in Highley Pharmacy, Highley
I assess and manage people of all ages and can manage: Routine foot care Nail cutting service Corn and callous (hard skin) removal/ management In-growing/fungal toe nails Cracked skin Diabetic foot care Verrucas Foot health checks Foot care and foot wear advice
Please contact Kate 078691 39998 or Highley Pharmacy for an appointment within the clinic: (01746) 861 255
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It’s Wedding Season Rainbow Maids
Bridesmaid Dress Hire. 300 Dresses to choose from. Favours from 95p for Weddings and Communions
Maggies Flowers By Design For : Weddings, Birthdays, Funerals, all occasions. City & Guild, ICSF Qualified 25 years experience
Phone for appointment for friendly, helpful advice. Plenty of car parking space.
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Unit 1, Blackmanstitch, Long Bank Bewdley DY12 2QW Turn left at top of Bewdley by-pass to find us in front of Wharton Golf Course
Maggie 01299 404065
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Stef: 07706736400 or 01299 402912
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Struggling to manage your weight? Forever dieting without long-term success? Want to feel healthier, happier and more vibrant? Then quit dieting and sign up today for the UK’s newest and most innovative weight-loss class. Now running in Bewdley and Kidderminster - led personally by local expert Chantal Denny-Harrow (Weight Management Coach / Mentor and published author - as seen on Sky TV & BBC). To find out more and to register for this refreshing, effective approach to weight loss please: call: 01299 405 336 or 07904 720 044 or email: info@ddweightmanagement.co.uk
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Promotional offer at an Outstanding Nursery Pre-school and Playgroup Wribbenhall Community Centre, Shaw Hedge Road Bewdley DY12 1EU
For all new starters between January 2011 and July 2011 For every 15 hours attended per week Get an extra 3 hours free
Offer open to all new children aged between 2 and 5 years, including those who receive 15 hours free funding from the Nursery Educational Funding scheme. Subject to session availability Opening hours Monday and Friday 8.15 – 5.00pm Tuesday and Thursday 8.15 – 1.15pm For more information contact Sharon on 07837 295698 £3.00 per hour
Carpet, Upholstery and Leather Cleaning Rapid Drying Using a multi-stage cleaning process to achieve outstanding results A local, polite & professional service Trained by and a proud member of the NCCA Woolsafe certified approved operator
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Have you been diagnosed with dementia or are you caring for someone with dementia?
Alzheimer’s Society can support you with advice, information and emotional support.
To find out more about how we can help contact: Wyre Forest Branch
83 New Road, Kidderminster, DY10 1AE wyreforest@alzheimers.org.uk 01562 823800
Or alternatively call the National Dementia Helpline 0845 300 0336
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Volunteer Livestock checkers in the Wyre Forest
If you are a regular walker and would like to get involved in conservation, then why not volunteer to be a livestock checker? During the summer months, Dexter cattle are used to help in the restoration of traditional orchards, species rich grassland and heath in and around the Wyre Forest National Nature Reserve. Around 40 cattle graze at over 50 sites in and around the Wyre Forest. New volunteers are needed to help keep a regular check on the cattle during this time, to make sure they are fit and healthy and to check their location. If you think you would like to become a Volunteer Livestock Checker, please contact Mark Cleaver. Free training is provided and there is always be a member of staff on call for support. You do not need experience with animals
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(although some is preferable), but an interest in nature conservation is essential. People are also needed to check the meadows along Dowles Brook between the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust reserve at Knowles Mill along to Coopers Mill, around the Natural England Office at Lodge Hill, Clows Top, Far Forest and many more sites. Volunteering as a livestock checker is a flexible way to give your time. All you need to do is let us know when you can spare an hour or two and you will be fitted into the rota. For further information please contact Mark Cleaver : 01299 488083 email : mark@wyreclt.org.uk
Gardening in July
As I prepare July’s notes Radio 4 announces the West Midlands is just outside the Drought Area, so in an effort to encourage some rain, here are some tips on conserving plants and water. If it’s not too late dig organic matter into your soil before planting; for deep-rooted crops add paper and shredded carpet to the bottom of trenches. On the top of the soil add a good layer of mulch to keep weeds at bay and retain water, placing pebbles or stones on troughs, hanging baskets or beds will also help. Line containers to stop water running through to waste and keep in the shade when possible to reduce rapid evaporation. Choosing plants for drought conditions is still an option as bedding plants wilt; English lavender, geraniums, herbs and shrubs will thrive better in dry conditions. Collecting water for use can be easily achieved with water butts, apparently there is enough rainfall in even the driest areas to fill 150 butts from an average household roof. That should be enough to get everyone through the driest 6 weeks of summer. Water from the house can be recycled onto plants, washing up water, bath water and water drawn off before the hot tap runs hot can be used. Grey water is better for plants than vegetable crops in order to avoid infections. Grey water from washing machines, dish washers, tumble driers etc. should be avoided as they may degrade soil quality over time because of their chemical composition, similarly avoid water with bleaches. Watering is best done late in the evening when there is less evaporation, water well but less frequently, use water absorbing gels in containers, screen plants to keep them shaded and break up wind and finally don’t cut the lawn too often, once a fortnight and with the cutters raised is enough in a drought.
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St. Anne’s C of E Primary School, Wyre Hill, Bewdley DY12 2UQ Telephone: 07964096764 www.communitycornerpreschool.co.uk Open Monday to Friday, 9.00a.m. to 3.00p.m., during school term time. Children accepted from 2½ years to 5 years. Funded places offered for 3 & 4 year olds. Exceptionally highly qualified & experienced staff. Judged Ofsted “Outstanding” June 2008 & January 2009 For further enquiries or to arrange a visit to see our fantastic indoor & outdoor facilities please call the above number.
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“An Amazing Camping Experience” Roaring campfires and the great outdoors combined with the cosiness of authentic native American Tipis.
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.
So if you fancy a romantic weekend under the stars, an outdoor adventure with the family or somewhere for friends or relatives to stay, please get in touch!
Hopleys Family Camping Cleobury Road Bewdley DY12 2QL Tel: 01299 402173 or 07973135909
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Volunteering Opportunities at Bewdley Museum
Can you spare two to three hours a week? Would you like to learn a new skill and meet new people whilst helping in your local community? The Friends of Bewdley Museum are looking for volunteers to help in the museum’s clay pipe workshop and to take on the role of Air Raid Wardens in the World War II Air Raid Shelter. The duties in the clay pipe workshop include welcoming the public to the workshop, demonstrating how clay pipes were made by the traditional method and providing a brief history of their uses in times gone by. Duties in the Air Raid Shelter include opening up the shelter, providing a brief history about the shelter, listening to and
Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th September
Once again we are inviting all artists and craftworkers, of any age, to come and exhibit their work in St Anne's Church. Paintings, pottery, needlecraft, calligraphy, floral art, sugar craft etc can all be displayed. Exhibits can be offered for sale if you wish but this is not compulsory. As usual we also have space for Stall holders at the Guildhall and this year; for the first time we will also be hosting 'Art
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No previous knowledge or experience is required for either role as full training will be given. An outgoing and warm personality would be advantageous and an interest in World War II would be beneficial for the role of Air Raid Warden.Volunteering times can be arranged to suit the individual between 11am and 4pm every day of the week.
If you would like to find out more please call Carol Mathieson on 01299 400386 or Janet Luxford 01299 402060 for an informal chat.
Visit www.bewdley.org.uk/friends-ofbewdley-museum for information about all volunteering opportunities at Bewdley museum.
on the Railings' on Severn Side.You are welcome to bring a stall or any other type of display stand that best suits you work. Please ask Rachel for details.
Exhibition charges in St Anne's are mostly £1 per item, and stalls etc at the Guildhall and on Severnside are £20 per day or £30 for both days.
We would particularly like to include work by local groups, clubs and societies who may not actually be art groups but would like to be involved.
For more information and entry forms please contact
Maggie 01299 404065 Ann 01299 404226 (email : lymanhughes34@aol.com ) Rachel 01299 404488 or call in at Quay Gallery, Severnside North
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Wyre Forest McTimoney Chiropractic and Integrated Health Clinic (est. 1997)
Chiropractors: Jane McKenzie-Riley D.C. M.M.C.A Philip Elliot B.Sc. Hon (Chiro) M.M.C.A Mark Sammons D.C. M.M.C.A Delia Oliver B.Sc. Hon (Chiro) M.M.C.A Brian Ford B.S.c Hon (Chiro) M.M.C.A
Initial Appointment approx 90 mins - Consultation approx 1Hour Chiropractic Treatment approx 30mins. Free (30 min) Chiropractic Spine Checks are available, if you are unsure as to whether Chiropractic could help you. Also available:
Physiotherapy and Acupuncture, Alexandra Cooper Sports Injury/Remedial Massage,Stefan Sternkopf Kinesiology, Sandra Aitkin Bowen, Sandra Aitkin Energy Field Healing,Sandra Aitkin Homeopathy,Linette Tatton-Brown Reikin, Julie Houghton Zero Balancing, Julie Houghton There is limited Clinic Room space currently available, for qualified Practitioners/Therapists. PLEASE CALL 01562 60823 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND APPOINTMENTS
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Chickens and Beans at The Hop Pole Allotment
It's been two months since the last item about establishing an allotment at The Hop Pole. Lack of rain Since then, like many other gardens, the allotment has suffered from the lack of rain and the strong drying winds which have scorched some of the newly planted vegetables. The climbing beans and sweet peas in particular have struggled but the first sweet pea flower buds are now showing. The local pigeons have also left their mark, swooping in and almost clearing young kale, broccoli, cabbage and beetroot plants. Some of the plants have responded to a rescue package of watering and a protection of netting and twiggy branches but the eventual harvest will be smaller than expected. However, we are not far off harvesting the broad beans and peas and there have been constant cuttings of cut and come again salad greens and pea shoots grown in containers. Our New Additions A new addition has been the flock of six rescued battery hens. They were a sorry sight when they arrived just over a month ago. Their combs were floppy and pale and they had very few feathers as a consequence ROCK PATHFINDERS
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of being kept in tiny battery hen cages. But within 48 hours they began to pick up and were enjoying being outside for the first time in their lives. Although one hen didn't survive the transition to free range living it has been heart-warming to see the rest sunbathing and having dust baths as well as foraging in the open for tasty titbits from the soil. Now their feathers are growing back and they are emerging as individual characters with an established pecking order. We have even been rewarded with the occasional egg, far sooner than we were told it would take for them to come into lay again. They have been quite a talking point and a hit with visiting children. Tomatoes and hanging baskets In the meantime Stephen Clee has kindly allowed us to use his greenhouse to raise our tomatoes which now are showing their first flower trusses and the hanging baskets have been planted up and are waiting to go out. We are even thinking of entering “Bewdley in Bloom�! Val Austin
Free guided walks along our footpaths and bridleways taking 2-3 hours, off the roads and into the countryside. The August walks will be on Thurdays 4 August from The Hampstall Pub, Astley Burf OS reference 813678 Evening Walk starting at 7pm 18 August from The Rock Cross Inn OS ref 735712 starting at 10.30am Everyone Welcome For our full program visit www.rockvillagehall.co.uk Or ring Alan on 01299 400304
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PERSONAL COUNSELLING SERVICES Christine Holloway 01299 402545 CORST Accredited UKCP Reg www.personalcounsellingservices.co.uk Finding the joy in life is much easier said than done,or just remembering what used to make you smile or raise a chuckle can be difficult. Especially as life seems to be getting tougher. Asking for help is not a failure, it can take courage.But counselling for only a short while can make all the difference.I can't solve all the problems but I can help you think about them in a different or more positive way. Then change happens PEOPLE MOVE ON. Make peace with the past or present so that it won't spoil life now. Give me a chance to help, visit my web siteto see what is achievable.
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Coal and Smokeless Fuel Merchants For all your coal needs Pre packed fuel available Please ring for details 01299 832 308 01299 400 479
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Meaton Lane, Kinlet, DY12 3DD Luxury for your cat, peace of mind for you. One of 4 catteries in Shropshire & Worcestershire, Recognised and listed by the Feline Advisory Bureau. Excellent facilities. On call Vet, always available. Please call for further details or brochure
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TOWN COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 6th JUNE 2011
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee June 2012
With the Queen having formally announced that celebrations for her Diamond Jubilee will take place over the long Bank Holiday week-end of 2nd to 5th June, the Town Council has set up a Working Group to work with schools and voluntary organisations to seek ideas and then arrange some suitable party or celebratory event. It’s hoped similar activities will occur throughout the country. Police Sergeant Chris Aimes
Bewdley’s well known and respected Police Sergeant is shortly to be redeployed to Kidderminster but as a tribute to the valuable work he has done it was agreed the Mayor would write to him and express her thanks on behalf of the Town for his service and advice which he has always given in a very practical and fair way. Bewdley Members of Parliament Roll
Councillors warmly welcomed the offer by Bewdley Civic Society to arrange for a new wooden display board to be hung in the Council Chamber listing the Members of Parliament representing the Borough of Bewdley from 1832 through to 1945. At present the roll finishes at 1880 and hence fails to record those that served for the following 65 years including Stanley Baldwin who was returned to Parliament at ten successive General Elections. Street Amenity Licences
The Town Council was consulted by the District Council as to two applications by The Cock & Magpie and The Mug House to extend the hours at which food and drink could be served at the tables and chairs outside on the footpath until midnight. Councillors felt that was too late and recommended the hours of operation be limited to 11.00pm. Blackstone Picnic Site and Blackstone Riverside Park
The Council learned how easy it was to get confused between these two sites which, though close to one another, were on opposite sides of the river. Examples were given of how walking groups intending to go to the Riverside Park on the west mistakenly thought their destination was the Picnic Site on the east and vice versa. Councillors agreed with a suggestion that the Riverside Park should instead be renamed Ribbesford Riverside Park. Future Town Council meetings Future Town Council meetings held at The Guildhall on Mondays at 7.30pm are: 4th July, 1st August, 5th September, 10th October, 7th November and 5th December. 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 TOWN COUNCIL NEWS IS PRODUCED AND PUBLISHED BY BEWDLEY TOWN COUNCIL
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Home baking to support for Motor Nuerone research
As many of you know all the money made from my homebaking in St. Anne’s Church now goes to support the Motor Neurone charity. Motor neurone disease is a serious and incurable condition where, over time, the nerves in the brain and spine experience a progressive loss of function. This affects people’s ability to walk, speak, breathw and swallow. Research I have been asked if I could help fund research into motor nuerone being carried by Dr Robin Highley. He is working at Sheffield University which is a centre of excellence for neurodegeneration. Dr Highley is hopeful that his project will generate important information about the chain of events that cause motor neurones to degenerate. Such knowledge could be used to develop drugs designed to slow disease progression. Would you like to help? Ask me to bake a cake and give me loads of money for it. Your money could help make a breakthrough!! Please!!! Thanks Cate Gillespie (402151)
Transition Bewdley Food Group
Meeting Thursday 21st July 2011 7.00pm – 9.30pm
Bring along a home-cooked dish or local food and enjoy a shared supper (until 8.00pm) before an informal discussion with
Billy Auger of Augernik Fruit Farm on Running a ‘Pick Your Own’ Business
Help us to encourage and support local food production, growing your own, healthy eating, sharing of recipes. All welcome, free admission Bewdley Baptist Church, High Street, Bewdley DY12 2DJ For further information, please contact Sara Hirst: Tel: 07771 538459 or Email: sarady12@yahoo.co.uk
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J uly in the forest
This is the height of summer when most birds will have finished rearing their first broods and may be onto their second. The bird boxes which were put up in our orchards to encourage some of the rarer woodland birds have produced a good crop of blue tits and great tits, while the redstarts chose to nest in our wood pile! We hope to see flycatchers hunting in the fields, perching on the fence posts in between their hunting flights. The spring’s prodigious spawning of toads produced hundreds of young and I watched many tiny toads, less than 1cm long, leaving the pond of their birth a month ago. Now they will be among the vegetation, feeding on small invertebrates and trying to evade capture by predators. Like frogs and newts, toads are often found under logs and rocks where they can keep cool and moist, although toads are much more resistant to dry soil conditions than the others. As you walk in the woods look out for the tiny footprints of fallow fawns out and about with their mothers for the first time. During the first week or so of their lives they lie quietly concealed in undergrowth where the does return periodically to feed them. Among our events listed below there is an opportunity for local community organisations and businesses to look round the new Discovery Centre to see whether they can benefit from its unique features. Chat to the staff and enjoy some light refreshments from 3pm to 6pm. RSVP to Liz Bunney: liz.bunney@forestry.gsi.gov.uk or 01299 266929. Saturday 16th July Introduction to Insects Discover the fascinating diversity of the insects of Wyre with Rosemary Winnall
using a range of sampling methods. Adults and interested children of 8 and over, £10 per person – booking essential on 01299 266929. 1.30pm to 4.30pm. Saturday 16th July Basket Making Make your first basket using willow under the guidance of tutor Myfanwy Baldwin. This course at the Ruskin Studio, Uncllys Farm costs only £20 due to funding from Grow With Wyre. Ring Linda on 01299 403691 for details. Thursday 21st July Community Discovery Centre Open Afternoon 3pm to 6pm. See above. Tuesday 26th July Den building Learn to make a strong forest shelter out of branches and bracken. 1.30am to 12noon. £3.50 per child aged 5 to 11. Book on 01299 266929. Friday 29th July Dinosaur Trail. Details and booking as above. Dinosaur Trail – start any time from 1pm to 3.30pm;£3 per child (not suitable for pushchairs) Next month: Monday to Wednesday 1st to 3rd August Wild in Wyre 3 full days of fun and adventure for 8 to 11 year olds, including shelter building, camp fire cookery and making bows and arrows. £60 per child. Friday 5th August Shadow Puppet Workshop Working with professional artists, make and use shadow puppets to tell the stories of the lives of forest creatures. The puppets will be made of durable materials and will be simple to operate. Come for a half day (10am to 12noon or 1pm to 3pm) or the whole day. £5 or £10 per child respectively due to sponsorship from Grow With Wyre. Booking essential. Linda Iles Forestry Commission