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captures the essence of summer and this issue we bring you details of several nostalgic events being held locally. I’m fascinated by their history and what they tell us about country life through the decades. In their own quiet way they symbolise our desire to be connected and to celebrate a place that is special to us with people who share our love of it. Living in the countryside, it's easy to stay close to nature but there’s always more to learn. This season, why not take time to study the lovely world of ladybirds, discover our beautiful local gardens or visit the extravaganzas that are Pershore Plum Festival and Malvern Autumn Show? Foodie, farmer or garden lover, it’s all there on your doorstep, waiting for you. Remember you can access Life in the Village wherever you are by following us on twitter @lisalambon or visiting lifeinthevillage.co.uk where you’ll find our four magazines in digital format, three new competitions and a great range of money saving offers. Until next time,

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Contents Summer 2017

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Competitions & Offers 13 Competition Win one of ten pairs of tickets to RHS Malvern Autumn Show 27 Competition Win a makeover or Aveda products worth ÂŁ100 with Graham West Hair Design 59 Competition Win one of five family tickets to the spectacular historical re-enactment at Spetchley Park Gardens 63 Money Saving Vouchers Choose from a range of offers

20 Pershore Plum Festival with Angela Tidmarsh 32 Badsey Flower Show with Adrian Barradell 39 Bredon Boat Races with Elaine Cantle 43 RHS Malvern Autumn Show with Diana Walton 47 Fladbury Walkabout with Steve Curtis 49 Overbury Street Market with Andrew John 51 71st Great Comberton Flower Show with Suzanne Hamilton 53 2017 Port Street International Fayre with Kim Dunn 57 Beautiful Dumbleton with Vicky Hardwick

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10 Welcome 14 A Loveliness of Ladybirds with Wendy Carter

25 Aveda Inspired Colour Correction with Graham West 29 Property Talk with Andrew Leggett 31 Summer at Coughton Court with Abi Cole 40 Local Policing with Superintendant Kevin Purcell 44 Make an Entrance with John Lannen 54 Belle House Chicken Liver Parfait with Michelin trained Steve Waites 65 Index

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Cream-streaked ladybird PHOTO Wendy Carter

Seven spot ladybirds hibernating PHOTO Harry Green

A loveliness of Ladybirds With their vivid colours and gossamer wings ladybirds are one of the simple pleasures of summer. Wendy Carter of Worcestershire Wildlife Trust offers a beginner’s guide.

he birds were singing, the sun was shining and I was watching bees on the plum blossom in my garden earlier this year when something on the ground caught my eye. I looked more closely and at the bottom of the fence post, almost hidden by grass, were several small bundles of around 200-300 sixteen-spot ladybirds. Typical for many ladybirds, these little chaps and chappesses had spent the winter huddled together in large groups; in my garden they’ll have probably hidden in the nooks and crevices 14

of the fence but elsewhere they’ll use logs, leaves and bark. Sixteen-spot ladybirds feed on mildew but when you find a good number of other species too it’s usually because there’s an aphid colony somewhere nearby; the aphids won’t last long once the ladybirds find them. For this reason, ladybirds are great friends to us gardeners and their presence is testament to a healthy space that is working for both gardeners and wildlife. Perhaps one of the reasons why we all view ladybirds with such affection is that they’ve been with us since childhood. Almost all of us can recite ‘ladybird, ladybird fly away home...’ and

I’ve no doubt that most of our younger selves could name a ladybird before we could identify pretty much anything else. Kids tend to seek out their bright colours and I, for one, would invite them onto my hand and giggle as their wee legs tickled my skin. Is it any surprise, then, that the collective noun for ladybirds is a loveliness? Ladybirds also helped many of us to learn to count. As a child I was taught to recognise what kind of ladybird I was looking at by counting the spots on its wing cases. That’s often true but, with 46 species of ladybird in the UK, there are always a few exceptions to the rule…

Seven spot ladybird PHOTO Wendy Carter

Cream-streaked ladybird PHOTO Wendy Carter

Know your ladybird The seven spot The most common native ladybird that you’ll encounter is the seven-spot. They’re pretty easy to recognise – seven black spots on their red wing cases are relatively easy for us to count, even on a fast moving beetle. As with many other species of ladybird, this red and black colouring is a warning to potential predators; yes, it doesn't seem quite right but our beloved ladybirds are toxic. Toxicity is an effective method for Nature to use so there are very few predators or parasites associated with ladybirds (although birds that feed in flight are a visible exception).

A couple of years ago I discovered an aphid colony on the golden feverfew in my flower bed. The flowers had already gone over by this point and I was fascinated by the comings and goings of ants that were farming the aphids for their honeydew. As I sat and watched, a couple of ladybirds arrived on the scene with hungry intent in their eyes. Over the course of the next fifteen minutes or so, I observed them make their way towards the aphids only to be ‘beaten’ back by the ants, determined to protect their honeydew. But more ladybirds arrived and a meal was finally eaten; all in a day’s work, it seems, for the inhabitants of my garden. 15

Sixteen spot ladybird PHOTO Wendy Carter

Sixteen spot ladybirds huddled PHOTO Wendy Carter

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One of the reasons why we all view ladybirds with such affection is that they’ve been with us since childhood. Almost all of us can recite ‘ladybird, ladybird fly away home...’ and I’ve no doubt that most of our younger selves could identify a ladybird before we could identify pretty much anything else… they also taught many of us to count...

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Sixteen spots and more The sixteen spot ladybirds I found earlier this year are creamy-buff with black spots. Just to confound you, although they’re called sixteen-spot, they can actually sport between thirteen and eighteen spots. They also have a black line down the centre of their back – where their wing cases meet. Sixteen-spots are much creamier in colour than the bright yellow fourteen-spot ladybird, which also has a black line down the centre of the back. However, the spots on the fourteen-spot are often fused to make long rectangular marks, which can also help you distinguish it from the similarly bright yellow 22-spot ladybird. The orange ladybird Confused by spots yet? Let’s talk colours. The rather obviouslynamed orange ladybird is, yes you guessed it, orange. This time the spots are white and they can have between twelve and sixteen of them. These ladybirds are found on trees rather than in your flower bed but they

hibernate in leaf litter and under branches so you may come across them if you’ve got mature trees or if you walk in woods or tree-lined lanes. Until recently, orange ladybirds were considered to be an ancient woodlands species but they’ve become much more widespread on specimens of sycamore and ash throughout the countryside, most likely because our increasingly warmer and wetter weather provides more mildew for them to nibble on. Cream-streaked ladybird If you’ve got a few conifers in your garden, there’s a chance you may come across creamstreaked ladybirds. These beautiful beetles can be yellow, orange or pinky in colour with anything from four to 20 black spots but the tell-tale identification is the cream streaks down their wing cases. They’re relatively easy to spot when they’re wandering about on the bark of a conifer but can be really tricky to spy when they’re resting on the buds!

22 spot ladybird PHOTO Jon Hawkins Surrey Hills Photography

Orange ladybird PHOTO Pete Smith

Seven-spot ladybird lava PHOTO Wendy Carter

Helping ladybirds So we know that ladybirds are great for your garden but why exactly is that? It’s because these chubby little beetles are actually ferocious predators that like nothing better than munching their way through any aphids that may be trying to set up home on your plants. Ladybirds emerge in the spring, mate and lay their eggs – often in the middle of aphid colonies so that their young will have something to eat when they hatch. It’s estimated that the spiky alien-looking larvae can eat thousands of aphids before pupating (in just three to six weeks). It makes sense, then, to do what you can to encourage them into your garden:  Put away your chemical bugkillers; ladybirds will do this job nicely for you once you’ve

attracted them to your garden.  Plant umbels As well as eating aphids, adult ladybirds also feed on pollen and are particularly partial to yellow and white flowers like fennel, angelica, wild carrot, cosmos, calendula and coreopsis.  Try companion planting to encourage aphids away from your prize blooms whilst still allowing them in your garden as ladybird fodder. It’s not an exact science but it is worth trying planting borage near strawberries and tomatoes, which will attract bees; planting garlic and chives under roses, which is believed to keep aphids and black spot away; planting nasturtiums among vegetables, which will not only attract aphids away from them but is also believed to repel ants and whitefly.  Try to leave an area of your garden wild to give ladybirds plenty of safe places to lay their eggs; if you have space for a few logs you’ll also be providing them with nooks and crannies to hide away in for the winter.  Pop up a bug hotel Ladybirds like to hideaway in nooks and crannies during winter so why

Fourteen spot ladybird PHOTO Amy Lewis

not make your own bug hotel from old pine cones bundled together in a box or by putting a mixture of dead stems, leaves, pine canes and short bamboo cane in a box with slatted entrance for ladybirds and other beneficial insects. For full details please download our factsheet www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/ sites/default/files/ creature_features.pdf Find out more For more details about ladybirds and other beetles please visit our website and browse our Habitat Explorer and Species Explorer under the Wildlife tab. Click on Animals and our Invertebrates section will help you identify a wide range of species. www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/ wildlife/species-explorer/ animal/invertebrates/beetles Gardening for wildlife For practical tips on welcoming garden friendly bugs into your garden, download the range of free factsheets on our website. Please visit www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/ gardening-factsheets

Seven spot ladybird with ants & aphids PHOTO Wendy Carter

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WORDS: Angela Tidmarsh PHOTOS: Stuart Purfield

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ershore town will be going plum crazy this summer by turning purple to celebrate the fruit that made it so famous. The Pershore Plum Festival is unique and quirky, packed with events and activities to suit the whole family. The Pershore Yellow Egg plum was discovered in Tiddesley Wood by George Crooke in 1827 and to celebrate its 190th anniversary there will be many plummy events and activities to enjoy throughout the Festival.

Sunday 2nd July, Plum Blossom Sunday & Race Evening at The Angel Hotel, Pershore Celebrate the start of the 2017 Pershore Plum Festival by attending the free Plum Blossom Sunday event from 12noon, where you can appreciate some of the finest young entertainers 20

in the area, culminating in the crowning of this year’s Plum Princess. At 7pm, and new for this year, an evening of filmed horse racing in the Angel riverside garden marquee is certain to complete your plum day. All profits go towards this year’s Plum Festival. Tuesday 1st August, The Angel Hotel Pershore Plum Festival Evening Races at Worcester Racecourse, WR1 3EJ The festival resurrects prestigious local racing history courtesy of Worcester Racecourse. A purple themed evening packed with Victorian and Edwardian antiquities and the revival of many horse races which celebrate the famous Pershore plums. Wednesday 9th, 16th & 23rd August, Plum Coach Tours

With the help of the Evesham Vale Tour Guides and Dudley’s Coaches the Pershore Plum Festival is delighted to offer a unique experience for plumlovers of all ages with a guided tour of beautiful Georgian Pershore and its famous fruit. Back again for this year is a visit to an orchard where you can pick your own plums. To book your seat call 01386 792206. Thurs 24th August 999 Bike Nite Join all facets of the emergency services and the South Midlands Bike Club for the spectacular 999 Bike Nite. Held throughout Pershore there is something for all the family. All bikes, mopeds, motorbikes, scooters, choppers, combinations and trikes are welcome for a night of fun, excitement and plenty of plum fun and drink…

Saturday 26 to Monday 28 August, Bank Holiday Festival Weekend Over the long weekend, enjoy a three day extravaganza of purple plum fun. Join The Angel Hotel for its Big Plum, Beer, Food and Music Festival, visit Plum Alley which will be bustling with plum products, tastings and entertainment and don’t miss the excellent yellow and purple shop windows. Sunday brings the family fun day where all ages can enjoy the Pershore Plodders 10K run, the Plum Pooches in the Park Dog Show, a plum craft market, children’s entertainment, an open air plum praise service and new for 2017, especially for our younger cyclists, the Plum Pedal Push. Plum Festival Fayre Day on Bank Holiday Monday is a fun day out for all the family with attractions and entertainment including classic and vintage cars, an award winning famers’ market, boat trips, arts and crafts, children’s activities and a food village. For more details contact Angela Tidmarsh 01386 565373 or info@pershoreplumfestival.org.uk, join on social media or visit www.pershoreplumfestival.org.uk Pershore Plum Festival @PlumFestival pershoreplumfestival 21

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hen did you last take a step back and have a long, hard look around you? It’s so easy for us to become complacent and forget how fortunate we are to live in this area - a place renowned for being peaceful and picturesque. In our free time we can stroll up Broadway Tower with its stunning views, take a cycle through the gorgeous Bredon Hill villages, or visit one of the traditional fetes taking place this summer. In Evesham itself the River Avon is a focal point for many events, with the Riverside Festival an annual highlight. Only recently Wychavon (made up of Droitwich, Pershore and Evesham) was named as the third best place to live in the UK in the Halifax Quality of Life Survey 2016, beaten only by Winchester and the Orkney

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Did You Know? The first Badsey Flower Show was held in 1888. This will be the 114th! Find our more online

Badsey Flower Show Gravity defying sports and an RAF fly-past will be highlights at this popular Vale of Evesham show says Adrian Barradell.

ne of the Vale’s bestloved village summer shows promises a dazzling mix of live entertainment this year. The highlight in the main arena at the 2017 Badsey Flower Show will be a breathtaking display by ‘Pedal Power versus Parkour’ which is a combination of stunt cycle skills and parkour fitness with elite athletes pushing their abilities to the limits. This demonstration promises to deliver some amazing entertainment for all ages. The show will also include a fly -past by an RAF memorial 32

Dakota, live music from ukulele band The Spa Strummers and traditional Scottish bagpipe music from Cheltenham’s St. Andrews Pipe Band. It all takes place on Saturday 22nd July on The Recreation Ground, Sands Lane, Badsey, Evesham, WR11 7EZ. The show will also feature circus skills from Magic Steve, local dance troupe United Dance Academy, a fun dog show and a large marquee of exhibits from local amateur growers and producers. In addition, the traditional mix of stalls, sideshows, children’s games and food and drink will all be in place. If you’d like to get involved email info@badseyflowershow.co.uk. The Badsey Flower Show attracts around 2,000 people each year because it’s a wonderful, value for money family afternoon out. Gates open at 1pm so put the date in your diary now.

Saturday 22nd July 1.00 - 5.00pm Entrance costs £3 (or £1 for children and £2 for OAP’S). To enter your produce or exhibit for the show, visit www.badseyflowershow.co.uk and see the wide range of categories, many of which are fun and ideal for children. All entries are welcome and you do not have to live in the village to enter. You can also catch up with all the latest news on the show’s facebook page. The Dakota flypast is courtesy of Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and is to be confirmed, subject to RAF service commitments. Find the show at The Recreation Ground, Sands Lane, Badsey, Evesham, WR11 7EZ

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Bredon Boat Races There are lots of ways to get involved with the sporting action on the river this summer suggests Elaine Cantle. Enter a team If you would like join in the racing, form a team of eight paddlers, give yourselves a name then visit our website www.bredonvillage.com to complete an entry form. There is an entrance fee of £25 per team of eight. Last year the races were oversubscribed so do it today! Run a stall If you could help run a stall or game for the church, or want to rent a space yourself (no commercial stalls thank you) please email Amanda Bath on amanda.parishoffice@talktalk.net. Only £10 per table.

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With Policing Commander for South Worcestershire, Supt. Kevin Purcell

n considering modern day policing I often wonder: Is it an art or a science? We rely increasingly on technical equipment like computers and CCTV and some officers now wear innovative body worn video cameras attached to their uniform. This equipment is so valuable in the fight against crime and we need it for policing to keep pace in an ever changing world. The fact is, sometimes, solving a crime is all about science. However, local residents tell us time and again of the confidence they gain from seeing police officers visible on their streets and the satisfaction they get from seeing them respond to their concerns. It’s a constant reminder that policing, reliant on everyday human interactions, is also an art. In terms of confidence, it’s important that we cover all corners of our patch and ensure that patrols are visible throughout the villages of South Worcestershire. I know from my mailbag that this is an issue that communities see as vital so I have challenged my teams to be more visible, solve local problems rapidly and report back to parish councils on their activity. In terms of resolving concerns, 40

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it interests me that often, the help or support requested isn't related to major crime but focuses on what could be perceived as mundane quality of life issues like traffic control or anti-social behaviour. I am often told, for example, how speeding vehicles blight the quality of life in a village. In the scale of police priorities in preventing and responding to crime, speed control has not always been treated as pressing but I have now outlined fresh expectations to your local policing teams on this issue. We cannot be present all of the time to enforce speed limits and advise on poor driving. However we should be active some of the time. It is perfectly reasonable for us to be expected to mount infrequent but effective speed enforcement operations in rural areas because they have a significant, long lasting impact. Such operations are well received and show that we are out there doing our best. They also remind criminals that we are here, protecting our communities. If you are curious about the art and science of policing and would like to find out what really goes on in our police stations, please come to the South

Worcestershire Police Open Day at Worcester Police Station on Sunday 27th August.* We’ll open up the cells and have a range of stands showing what we do so it’s an opportunity to get behind the scenes. It would be great to see you for what is a free, fun few hours.

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ow in it’s 39th year, Overbury Street Market is a popular annual event taking place on the second Saturday in July. Set in our beautiful Cotswolds village, it never fails to draw a big crowd. With only two hours available, trading is always brisk and fun. This year, on Saturday 8th July, the colourful banners will be flying as usual to welcome visitors from 10am until 12 noon. Plan to have a late breakfast because the first thing you will be faced with is the irresistible Bacon Buttie stall. There will be a wide variety of

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themselves. We offer something for everyone and an enjoyable start to your weekend. Car parking and entrance are free and situated within only a few yards of the market making access easy for all. In the event of bad the event is relocated to the Village Hall. Overbury Street Market is run to raise funds for various community organisations in Overbury and Conderton, mainly St Faith’s Church, the Village Hall, Friends of Overbury School and the Cricket Club. We always welcome local stall holders and offers of help so if you are interested please ring Andrew John on 01386 725229 or email aj@apsjohn.net. Find Overbury village by satnav using GL20 7NR. www.overburyestate.co.uk 49

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ur traditional show is held in the idyllic setting of Great Comberton’s Brailles Orchard, overlooked by Bredon Hill and our ancient church. The centrepiece is the historic marquee with its fiercely competitive classes for wine, fruit, vegetables, art and crafts, cookery and children. This year we are celebrating our 71st event with the theme, ’A Day at the Races’ so look out for

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ollowing the amazing success of our two previous events, Port Street Fayre is set to expand this year and be better than ever. The date is set for Sunday 2nd July from 10am to 5pm. The fayre is a genuine local event open to residents and visitors, with the theme of ‘international fayre,’ and all are welcome. New for 2017, the fayre is expanding into Workman Gardens, at the bottom of Port

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