Perton and Pattingham Pages July 2015

JULY 2015

Perton & Pattingham Pages LOCAL BUSINESSES ▪ EVENTS ▪ GROUPS ▪ CLASSES ▪ NEWS

››› Local Business Index

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››› PGA Golf Tips

p4 ››› Gavin Williamson Update

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››› Charity Tea Party

p7 ››› News from the Wildlife

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››› Parish News Update

p8 ››› Words from Rev Cody

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Tips From Your Local PGA Pro at Perton Park.....

Jeremy Harrold, Tel: 01902 380073 or email: jeremy@pertongolfclub.co.uk 4

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This year, for the third time, Archie's Army are holding Archie's Fabulous Tea Party.

It is being held on Saturday 11th July 11-3pm at Codsall Village Hall.

Lots of lovely cake, music, craft stalls and a great prize raffle.

Come along and enjoy a cuppa with cake, fun for all the family in memory of Archie, raising money for Birmingham Children's Hospital, Cancer Centre.

Any offers of cake donations and raffle prizes gratefully received.

You can follow us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/archiesarmy.fundraising and on Twitter at: @archiesarmy2013.

Donations at www.justgiving.com/ArchieHewitt

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Perton Parish Council: News Update July 2015 Parish Council Meetings: Perton Civic Centre @ 7pm Monday 13th July & Monday 14th September (no meeting in August) News Update: Perton Parish Council has installed 8 'summer flower' planters in Anders Square, these will remain in place until Autumn.

Help make Perton an even Safer Place to Live; join your local 'Neighbourhood Watch' scheme!

'Flicks in the Sticks' Movie Magic @ 2pm: • 17th September:The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel • 29th October: TBA Perton, Kingswood & Trescott Senior Citizens admitted free of charge, all others £3.50 intermission refreshments @ 50p per person Perton Parishioners interested in local affairs and activities are advised to regularly check local notice boards around the area. Also, for full details and contact information for your local councillor please see the Parish Council website on www.pertonparishcouncil.gov.uk PERTON PARISH COUNCIL: SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

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Sundays 12th & 26th July:Sunday Fishing The Moat is open for fishing. All the family can come along to fish, everyone is welcome. Book your fishing peg in advance. £5 per day. Refreshments Available Friday 24th July: Introduction to Photography Six week course starts today, Equipment and materials provided, 1pm ; ideally suited for young people with disabilities or special needs aged 14 & over, all equipment & materials supplied sessions are for 2 hours and cost £7.50 per session Tuesdays 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th August Summer Activities Crafts :– This summers’ theme is ‘Masks’. Each week something different to do based on masks,10am - 12 noon & 1pm – 3pm sessions The sessions are £4 per person Thursdays 6th, 13th, 20th August : Angling Coached Angling - Coaches available to help novice and inexperienced anglers, they will learn how to:- put bait on a hook, cast a line, land a fish, unhook fish safely, handle fish and return safely to the water, personal safety and awareness near water, tie hooks, attach rigs, there will be a fishing competition during the final session.

10am to 12 noon & 1pm – 3pm sessions The sessions are £4 per person

REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE PRE BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL PLEASE CALL VICKY OR SANDIE ON 01902 372441 OR EMAIL TO: moat@albrightontrust.org.uk

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What's On at Perton Library Monday 6th July during opening hours Health information week showcase with Health providers such as South Staffs Cycling scheme, Age UK South Staffs, Staffs Cancer Advocacy, displays and much more.

Young Teen Fiction Award Less than a month for 11-14 year olds to cast their vote in the Young Teen Fiction Awards. Find the shortlist and how to vote at Perton Library Saturday 11th July The launch of the Summer Reading Challenge – aimed at 4-11 year olds during the holidays read books, collect stickers and complete your challenge.

Thursday 16th July 7.00pm-9.00pm Perton Library Astronomy Group (PLAG) – Given clear skies, share an evening with members of PLAG who will be on hand to help you explore the night sky. Displays of stock, online resources and refreshments available. Dig out your own telescope or binoculars and bring it along!

These activities are in addition to the regular groups and meetings that take place at the library.

For more information or to book a place on any of these events contact Perton Library on

01902 756123 or email perton.library@staffordshire.gov.uk

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A Word From Gavin Williamson...............

I always look forward to the summer, which I must admit is due to the fact that summer in South Staffordshire means it is carnival season. I greatly enjoy these events as they provide a great opportunity for me to talk with residents around the community about any issues they might have. I have already attended Perton Carnival this year which was a brilliant day. I particularly enjoyed taking part in the procession and seeing how many people in the community turned out to support this fantastic event.

Upon returning to Westminster after the election, I heard about the proposals from the Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, threatening to close three local fire stations located in Codsall and Bilbrook, Kinver and Brewood. I immediately began my first campaign of the new Parliament; to save all three of them from closure.

These proposals could see emergency cover removed from 18 fire stations and see the number of appliances reduced from 42 at 33 stations to 15 at 15 stations across the region. What is incredible that of these three fire stations, the one in Codsall and Bilbrook and Kinver are still in the process of being built. I have already called on Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service to reject the proposals as their closure could lead to substantial and highly dangerous gaps in provision for the Fire Service but also I am shocked at the waste of money that would be involved if the fire service pursues this route.

I have started a petition for all three fire stations to make the views of residents here in Perton and across South Staffordshire heard. It is absolutely vital that constituents can rely on a fire service 24/7, especially in the more rural areas. I entirely oppose what is being put forward and I will continue to push for these proposals to be dropped to make certain that our community is protected and Perton remains safe.

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Tel: 07976 152817 or 01902 753364 Email: sarah-2503@hotmail.co.uk

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Local charity chooses Wombourne for investment in Centre for Dementia Care Local charity, Age UK South Staffordshire has chosen Wombourne as the location for its new day opportunities care centre for people with dementia and other complex needs.

The Centre will be opening its doors for the first time later this Summer after the redevelopment and refurbishment of the existing property in line with the new use.

The property benefits from a rural location, and a large garden with mature trees, as well as being conveniently situated close to Wombourne, and Lower Penn. The new day centre in Wombourne will complement Age UK’s three other centres at Penkridge, Cannock and Tamworth and will offer tailor made day opportunities to people living in Wombourne and the surrounding villages.

It will offer door to door transport in specialist vehicles with trained drivers and escorts, together with home cooked meals and snacks, a huge range of activities tailored to each person, professional staff and access to all the charity’s services.

The charity is already active in the area, providing care and support in the homes of older people in the area, our telephone information and advice service, and a number of community services.

Anyone interested in finding out more about the new Centre can telephone 01785 788 481 or www.ageuk.org.uk/southstaffs. We offer a free session to anyone interested in trying the service which can be booked in readiness for the opening.

“We are committed to providing flexible, adaptable, personcentred services, and we can make a positive difference to the lives of many more older people by investing in this new Centre for Wombourne and the surrounding area. We are recognised as a provider of excellence and our new Centre will continue to build a reputation for care of the highest quality, tailored to each client.” Nick Maslen, Chief Executive, Age UK South Staffordshire

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ROTARY TO BACK IRONMAN 70.3 STAFFORDSHIRE NEXT YEAR Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire has proved so successful that even more Rotary clubs in Staffordshire and surroundings areas are expected to offer support with marshalls at next year’s event.

This major event came to Staffordshire for the first time at the weekend with 2,700 competitors taking part in a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike ride and 31.1 mile run. The swim took place in Chasewater and the cycle ride around Cannock and East Staffordshire before the run on the Shugborough Estate.

Rotary provided 185 volunteer marshalls from 19 clubs who will all benefit from sponsorship money which they can distribute to their chosen charities.

John Sayer, who will be District Governor in 2016-17, has contacted clubs thanking them for their efforts in making Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire a ‘great success for Rotary.’

“I based myself at Shugborough on Sunday in the ‘meet and greet’ tent near to the finish and the organisers couldn’t thank us enough for our efforts. One of the cycle ride section supervisors said a big thank you for what they described as providing helpful, adaptable and enthusiastic volunteers. The comment was ‘please come back next year because you made my job so much easier.’

“One of the athletes said the enthusiastic encouragement from the Rotary volunteers was a great help. In fact, towards the end when he claimed he was flagging, Rotarians helped to keep him going.”

Rotary clubs took Ironman 70.3 on board as an opportunity to ‘serve the community.’ Some were on road junctions during the cycle ride encouraging the riders and keeping them safe from other traffic. Many other Rotarians set up and manned the various feed stations around the course.

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Wild About Perton in July.....

With its iridescent colours and a tell-tale peacock eyes, the peacock butterfly is not only our most colourful summer butterfly but also a herald of spring. In February and March it wakes from hibernation from hollow trees, sheds and woodpiles where it has spent the winter. But, the peacocks which appear in the summer are not those we saw earlier in the year but their sons and daughters.

After the peacock comes out of hibernation, it finds a mate and then the female lays eggs in clusters of 500 on the underside of stinging nettle leaves, the food plant of the caterpillars which hatch.

Peacock caterpillars are velvety black in colour and covered in minute white dots and black spines. In June, once the caterpillars are fully grown, they pupate, hanging as a chrysalis from a silken pad whilst they undergo transformation into the beautiful flying insect we all recognise when it emerges in July.

The peacock is not our only summer Perton beauty, it is often joined by close relatives the red admiral, small tortoiseshell and the occasional painted lady. But these splendid butterflies would not be with us without the stinging nettle, which grows with such abundance along parts of the River Penk and in woodland glades and edges, where it is a tempting source of food for many insects.

And where there are insects in abundance you will also find song birds, looking for a regular meal. So the song birds, including Britain’s national bird, the robin we enjoy in Bluebell Walk, would not be with us without the insects and the stinging nettles.

Monthly wildlife walks, leave Perton Library at 2pm every first Saturday of every month. Perton Library garden is currently full of summer flower and a perfect place to read a book in the summer sunshine.

For further information contact Keith Elder on 754245 or keith.elder@hotmail.co.uk. www.facebook.com/wildaboutperton

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Tuesday 28th July – Canoeing Wednesday 29th July – Pond Dipping & Model Making Thursday 30th July – Naturally Art Friday 31st July – Narrowboat Trip Monday 3rd August Earth Walk Tuesday 4th August – Secret Superheroes Wednesday 5th August – Creature Comforts Thursday 6th August – Minibeast Safari Friday 7th August – Narrowboat Trip Monday 10th August – Narrowboat Trip Tuesday 11th August – Solar Boats Wednesday 12th August – Get Out of That? Problem Solving Thursday 13th August – Den Building Friday 14th August – Robots & Energy Monday 17th August – Treasure Hunt Tuesday 18th August – Creature Comforts Wednesday 19th August – Narrowboat Trip Thursday 20th August – Family Cycle Ride Booking is Essential, please telephone to check availability For more information about the activities please visit our website WILDSIDE ACTIVITY CENTRE HORDERN ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON WV6 0HA TEL: 01902 572240 EMAIL: info@wildsideac.co.uk WEBSITE: www.wildesideac.co.uk

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Visiting Foot Care Service NOW available in this area Nails Trimmed Corns Removed Painful Toenails Verruca Treatment Fungal Conditions Cracked Heels Hard Skin/Callus Reduction

Call 01902 687814 for appointments

VILLAGE BLINDS

NEW SHOWROOM AT 1 FINCHFIELD ROAD WEST 3 vertical blinds supplied for £75 up to 5' width.

Individual blinds supplied from £20 each ________________________________

Fitting service offered Free home visits with pattern books. ________________________________

All blinds are made to measure.

We supply and fit roller blinds, aluminium venetian, wooden venetian, roman blinds etc.

CALL US FOR A FREE QUOTATION 01902 766755 OR EMAIL village.blinds@hotmail.co.uk Words of Wisdom from Rev Julia Cody....

Thank You Perton!

It’s great to tell you that, thanks to your generous donations, we’ve raised over £1150 for Christian Aid. Christian Aid is a well-respected charity, as their website states “Poverty is an outrage against humanity. It robs people of dignity, freedom and hope, of power over their own lives. Christian Aid has a vision - an end to poverty” Through our community’s offering, we’ve played our small, but important, part in helping eradicate poverty. How great is that?!

I don’t know about you, but it’s so easy to become fatigued by charities asking for money - whether it’s appeals in the media, endless ‘begging’ letters, or people on the doorstep asking us to support their particular cause. It’s so easy to become jaded or even angry at those clamouring for our money. However, despite the frustration and fatigue, we’re a generous bunch - Britain’s ranked one of the most generous nations.

And it’s not just money, we’re also generous in giving our time, in volunteering to help others in myriad ways. In my wonderful role as your Vicar I get to meet many people and hear fantastic stories of how they help others, tirelessly and thanklessly. I think this giving, locally and further afield, is a crucial part of building community. And, the Bible is wonderfully clear, stating, “God loves a cheerful giver”. So let’s not be put off by pushy charities they’re simply trying to raise money - but choose carefully what we want to support and then, give cheerfully!

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Useful Numbers Lakeside Surgery: 01902 755329 Tamar Surgery: 01902 755053 Pattingham Surgery: 01902 700462 Perton Dental Practice (Anders Square): 01902 758120 Dental Surgery, Tamar Medical Centre: 01902 756114 Perton Funeral Directors: 01902 756830 Perton Clinic : 01902 758150 Perton Civic Centre: 01902 745971 Perton Library: 01902 755794 Church at Perton: 01902 750232 Lakeside Community Church: 01902 753595 St Chad's Church Pattingham: 01902 700257 Neighbourhood Police: 0300 1234455 Staffordshire Police: 08453 303132 MP: Gavin Williamson: 01902 846616 Souths Staffs District Council: 01902 696000 Staffordshire County Council: 01785 223121 Perton Parish Council Office: 01902 745971 Pattingham & Patshull Parish Council: 01902 746898

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