Almeley
FLICKS IN STICKS – The next film is The Grand Budapest Hotel (15) in Almeley village hall tonight at 7.30pm. Tickets £4. Ample parking, cabaret seating, bar available, doors open at 7pm.
COFFEE MORNING – A coffee morning, courtesy of John and Margaret Hope, will be held in aid of Marie Cure Cancer Care, on Saturday at Sunnybank Farm, Woonton from 10.30am till noon.
BINGO - Almeley Parent and Toddler Group are holding a Christmas bingo on December 5 in Almeley Village Hall. Eyes down at 7.30pm. Lots of Christmas prizes to be won.
Aymestrey and Leinthall Earls
NATURE TRUST - Aymestrey Branch of the Nature Trust will meet tonight at 7.30pm in the par ish hall when Peter Boardman will give a talk on crane flies.
CHURCH - On Sunday at 6.30pm there will be a Benefice Advent Carol Service at Kingsland and on December 7 the service will be at Aymestrey at 11am when Holy Communion BCP will be cele brated.
CHRISTMAS DANCE - The parish hall will be fully decorated for the annual Christmas dance on December 5. Tickets are £10 and include a ploughman’s supper and festive mince pies. There will be a festive themed raffle and licensed bar. Paul Keys will provide the music with his lovely singing voice and guitar. Tickets are avail able from: Helen Roberts 01568 770486, Steph Dunn 770224, Ruth Scamp 709031, or Ken Holland 770367.
CHRISTMAS DINNER - The annual Bowls Club dinner will be held at the Riverside Inn on December 8 when awards will be presented to the winners of the knock-out competitions.
Bishopstone
VILLAGE LOTTERY - Phil and Lesley Handscombe won £25 with number 40 on November 15.
Bodenham
CAFE AT THE CHAPEL - The Cafe at The Chapel in Chapel Lane will be open from 10.30am till noon today. Visitors are wel come to stay for as long as they wish, and it offers a superb oppor tunity for anyone wanting to call in for a cup of tea or coffee, etc, particularly at this time of year.
No charge is made for refresh ments though donations are always welcome and are given to a charity. This is a joint venture between St Michael’s Church at Bodenham and the Bodenham Christian Fellowship and is host ed by local residents and mem bers from both churches.
TRAVELS WITH A CAMERA - The next Travels with a Camera session will be in the chapel in Chapel Lane from 7.30pm through to 9.15pm on Wednesday and will feature part one of A Look Back at 2014. Admission is just £3 which goes to charity at the end of the year. Further details from Dave or Jenny Hill on 01568 797531.
FLICKS IN THE STICKS - Presents The Book Thief (12A) in the parish hall tomorrow. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Admission is just £4 (pay on the door) and refreshments will be available at the interval. The next film will be Saving Mr Banks (U) on Friday, December 12.
PARISH COUNCIL - Bodenham Parish Council will hold its last meeting of the year in the Siward James Centre at 7.30pm on Monday.
LANTERN WALK - The Phoenix Bereavement Support Service has organised its annual lantern walk around Queenswood Country Park at Dinmore Hill, Bodenham in remembrance of loved ones who have died. The walkabout will be on December 20 at 5pm. Those attending are asked to arrive at 4.30pm to allow time to collect their lanterns. To take part and to reserve a lantern costs just £5 per head. Information from info@phoenixbereavement.org or 01432 264555.
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR - Bodenham Church has organised a Christmas bazaar to take place on December 6 at 2pm at Bodenham Parish Hall. There will be stalls for everyone, to include books, bric-a-brac, bottles, cakes, china, glass and cards, plus Christmas floral arrangements, Christmas gifts and sweets, fancy goods, hats/scarves, beads, toys, plus a grand prize draw with a cash prize plus wine, chocolates, biscuits and many others.
Bredwardine and Brobury
100 CLUB DRAW - The Friends of St Andrew 100 Club draw will take place on Thursday, December 4 at 8pm in the Red Lion Inn, which is serving a delicious curry buffet for anyone who wants to eat before the draw. We look forward to seeing you at the event and good luck to all ticket holders. Contact Jen Maddison on 01981 500048 for further information about the club.
100 CLUB TICKETS - Now is the time to renew your tickets for 2015 or buy one if you are not already in the 100 Club. Tickets cost £20 each and can be obtained from Jen Maddison. Contact her on 01981 500048 for details and fur ther information about the club.
CHRISTMAS FAIR - The Bredwardine Christmas fair will be held on December 5 from 5pm- 7pm, at St Andrew’s Church. Come and enjoy this festive event which includes stalls of seasonal produce, Christmas gifts, excel lent nearly-new items, plus com petitions, mince pies and mulled wine. All proceeds to St Andrew’s Church.
CHRISTMAS TREES - Christmas trees will be on sale at Yew Tree House, Brobury from December 11. Opening hours are 1pm until 5pm weekdays and 9am until 5pm weekends. Don’t leave it too late because the trees sell out fast. All proceeds to St Andrew’s Church, Bredwardine.
COFFEE, CAKE AND MARKET - There will be a coffee morning in Bredwardine village hall on December 12, from 10am until noon. This is a chance to meet up with old and new friends over cof fee and cake. Included in the mar ket are a number of stalls selling fresh vegetables, home-baked cakes, jams and chutneys. Alongside this there are stalls selling arts and craft, music and films, knitwear and jewellery cre ated by local artists. Bring along something to sell; it only costs £1 to rent a table. Contact Philip Bauer on 01981 500398 with requests or queries.
CORRESPONDENT - Kari Lawson on 01981 501077 or email karimlawson@me.com.
Breinton
VILLAGE NEWS - Breinton’s bon fire and firework party at Warham Court Farm was a tre mendous evening. Thanks go to Kevin Hammett and Marcus Terry of Warham Court Farm, Preb Rob North and parish coun cillors for hosting, setting the fire works and organising the refresh ments respectively. Thanks also to other members of the parish for their generous donations to make the event the success it was. Letters have recently been sent to the owners of larger tracts of land around the parish, but as a reminder to all residents, land owners do have a responsibility to make sure that the ditches outside of their property are well main tained. Balfour Beatty have pro vided leaflets that help make clear your responsibilities. These are available on the Breinton Parish website, http://www.breintonpar ish.co.uk. Please contact Balfour Beatty, or the clerk if further details or information is required.
Progress is being made to be a part of the Parish Paths Partnership (P3) Scheme, and it is hoped the parish council will soon receive a grant from Herefordshire council to attend to badly-needed repairs to footpaths in the parish.
It is also hoped to be part of the extended Lengthsman Scheme which will enable the lengthsman to (among other duties) repair the more minor potholes in the par ish, rather than to wait for the repairs to be attended by Balfour Beatty. Hopefully this will give the parish council a little more con trol as to what repairs and main tenance is carried out, and also have control over when the repairs are carried out.
Bridge Sollars
BONUS BALL - Sheila Walker won £25 with number 40 on November 15.
Bromsberrow
THE SHOP AT BROMSBERROW - Presents festive crafts and table top spectacular on December 6, 10am to 2pm at Bromsberrow Business Park, HR8 1PG. Festive refreshments, tea, coffee and mince pies. Christmas shopping without the queues.
Bucknell
FESTIVE CONCERT - With the Newtown Male Voice Choir will be held in Bucknell Memorial Hall on December 6 at 7.30pm. Admission £7 to include a festive mince pie. For details telephone 01547 530249 or 01547 530252. Proceeds for hall funds.
Burghill
THEATRE - Thanks to the kind ness of friends and in spite of the recent theft of their technical equipment, Bare Bones Theatre Company are delighted to be con tinuing their 10th anniversary tour with Neil Simon’s witty, clas sic play, The Prisoner of Second Avenue at the Simpson Hall tomorrow at 7.30pm. Tickets are £5, available on the door or call the box office on 01981 540820.
Burley Gate
CHRISTMAS FAIR - On Sunday at 2pm at Burley gate Primary School. Father Christmas will be there as well as lovely stalls, crafts for the children, games, hot pork rolls and other festive treats, all welcome.
CHRISTMAS FAIR - Imagination Station, Credenhill’s nursery and pre-school, invite you all to eat, drink and be merry with them at their Christmas fair on Saturday. It will be held at Credenhill Community Centre, Station Road, Credenhill from 11am until 2pm and will give you the opportunity to purchase bespoke gifts from local businesses such as Grove Gardens and Phoenix Cards.
Santa will be making a visit to the beautiful frosty grotto, so make sure you bring your Christmas lists with you. He wants to check that you’ve been good girls and boys and will have a gift for you if you have. There will be chances to win some fantastic prizes in the raffle such as a round of golf kindly donated by Burghill Valley Golf course, a luxury Christmas hamper or tickets for loads of local activities. For tombola fans there will be lots of goodies to scoop. Or for those of you who would just like to say ho ho ho, there will be delicious hot turkey baps, mulled wine and other scrummy goodies to enjoy. While you eat, why not try a lucky dip?
So join the Imagination Station Christmas elves to enjoy some Christmas spirit and take the chance to meet the tinsel team at this fantastic rural pre-school.
CREDENHILL SOCIAL CLUB - A packed club, celebrating 40 years, heard how the club had fought back from serious financial prob lems only three years ago to pay off all of their debts in record time. Original members and active members from the past, joined other younger and current members on the night of November 15, and enjoyed a great evening being entertained by the very talented, popular local band Whiskey River. Everyone enjoyed the evening and between them raised over £200 for the roof fund.
Many of them will be coming back on November 30, when as well as the usual Sunday evening Open the Box session, they will be entertained by Banjo Brian who is raising money for the British Heart Foundation.
Dorstone
DORSTONE HISTORY SOCIETY - Penny Platts will give a talk on Five Extraordinary Churches – Brockhampton by Ross (thatched arts and crafts), Hoarwithy (Italianate), Shobdon (Strawberry Hill Gothic), Dore Abbey (Cistercian monastery and 17th century parish church), Kilpeck (12th century Herefordshire School of Romanesque Sculpture). Wednesday, 7.30pm at Dorstone village hall followed by mulled wine and mince pies for everyone. Non-members £3.
WHIST DRIVE - At last month’s whist drive at The New Strand the prizewinners were: Rona Jenkins, Keith Hortin, Gwen Thomas, Muriel Fenton, John Williams and Peggy Lloyd. At this month’s whist drive the prizewinners were: Marion Owens, Jo Cross, Sue Davies, Olive Howells, Betty Lane, Jim Price, Rona Jenkins and Reg Carter. The next whist drive will be on Monday at 7.30pm in The New Strand. All welcome.
Evenjobb
CHRISTMAS FAIR - At Evenjobb Village Hall on Saturday from 2pm - 4pm. Crafts and gifts for sale, mince pie, mulled wine, teas etc. Tables £5. For more informa tion call 01547 560298. Email chris tianne@kyreoak.co.uk.
BINGO - Ewyas Harold Scout Group are holding a bingo session tomorrow at Ewyas Harold Memorial Hall. Doors open at 6pm. Eyes down at 6.30pm.
PRIMARY SCHOOL - Christmas Film Club will be tomorrow 3.30pm-5pm. Our Christmas visit to the pantomime will be on Tuesday.
COFFEE MORNING - Pop in to the Methodist chapel for a cup of tea or coffee on Saturday between 10am and 11.20am.
EBOLA RELIEF - Jack Evans is organising a fundraising morn ing in St Michael’s Hall on Saturday from 10am-noon to help fund his trip to Tanzania with the Raleigh project. There will be books, cakes, odds and bobs for sale. Half of the proceeds will be going to the relief of the Ebola crisis.
ADVENT - There will be a group holy communion at Bacton at 10am on Sunday. In the evening Churches Together have organ ised an Ecumenical service for Advent in St Michael’s Church at 6pm. This year it is entitled There and Back and develops the theme of a journey. All are welcome and mince pies and mulled wine after the service.
ADVENT MARKET - Fownhope Flower Club is holding its advent market this Saturday in the New Memorial Hall from 10.30am to noon. There will be jams, chut neys, floral decorations, cakes, tombola, raffle, competitions and refreshments. Entry 50p.
NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN - The residents survey has now been analysed by Data Orchard, our independent consultants. We got a response of 83 per cent, one of the highest in the whole country.
Most people supported moves to make up the shortfall in smaller homes, notably two and three bed homes. There was strong support for new homes to rent, part-own and sale to first-time buyers with local connections, with two-thirds supporting high priority for those who live or have lived in Fownhope, followed by those pro viding care for close family mem bers, and those key-workers tak ing a job in a local business.
Half wanted a limit of no more than ten homes on any individual housing site, with another 30 per cent favouring a limit of 20 homes on any scheme. Most people, 68 per cent, supported an overall limit of 39 new homes in the plan period to the year 2031. This, with the 12 for which planning permis sion has already been granted, would increase housing numbers by 51, some 11 per cent more in the parish than in 2011.
Residents want the plan to take account of flood risk, access to highways, impact on the charac ter of the parish, and sewerage – all considered very important by more than 70% per cen. Most felt loss of high quality farmland to be important as did being within safe walking distance of village shops and services. Most people felt that new housing should be located on the edge of the village, with 85 per cent wanting to keep a Settlement Boundary. 59 per cent were against new building in open countryside.
Feelings were strong on the ten housing sites on offer. Whiterdine was the least popular with 71 per cent saying the site should not be pursued – four times as many as those who thought it might be considered further. There was a strong majority against three of the four suggested sites off Common Hill Lane. Opinion was fairly evenly divided on the two other western sites. Those back ing the northern sites did not want to see more than 20 homes on any new development. There was massive support for designat ing the five suggested ‘green spaces’ – that is the recreation field, school field, adventure play area by the Tanhouse Bridge, the churchyard and the cor ridor in Whiterdine Field behind the Green Man and Wye Leisure. There was strong support for local businesses, with 91 per cent wanting better mobile and broadband reception, 87 per cet favouring retaining shops and pubs and 82 per cent encouraging people working from home.
Copies of the full reports are on the village web-site and on loan from the Community Library. The steering group is taking on board all these views in the draft plan which will be presented at an exhibition in the hall on February 28, followed by the final plan event on April 25, 2015.
Gladestry
CHRISTMAS FAIR - The Friends of Gladestry School will be holding a Christmas fair this Saturday, 10am-noon in Gladestry Village Hall. Attractions will include stalls selling crafts, gifts and produce, a winter won derland and refreshments.
Hereford
SCOUTS - South Marches District Scouts held a Christmas fair recently. We would like to thank mem bers of the public for their support. Many groups were able to raise money to sup port the running costs of their groups. It is only with the help of adult volunteers that young people are able to experience new adven tures and challenges. If you would like to be part of one of the fastest growing youth organisations, for more information go to www.hfdscouts.org.uk.
CHURCH SERVICES - Tomorrow: 8.15am morning prayer and eucharist at Holy Trinity Church, Whitecross Road. Advent Sunday 9.30am parish mass at All Saints’ Church, Eign Gate; 4pm taizé service at All Saints’ Church, Eign Gate; 9.30am parish eucha rist at St Michael’s Church, Breinton; 11am parish eucharist at Holy Trinity Church, Whitecross; 8am holy communion (BCP) at St Nicholas’ Church, Hereford; 11am choral com munion at St Nicholas’ Church, Hereford; 6.30pm evensong at St Nicholas’ Church. Monday: 8.15am morning prayer and eucha rist at Holy Trinity Church, Whitecross Road. Tuesday: 8.15am morning prayer and eucharist at Holy Trinity Church, Whitecross Road; 12.10pm low mass at All Saints’ Church, Eign Gate. Wednesday: 8.15am morn ing prayer and eucharist at Holy Trinity Church, Whitecross Road; 12.10pm low mass at All Saints’ Church, Eign Gate. Thursday, December 4: 8.15am morning prayer and eucharist at Holy Trinity Church, Whitecross Road; 10am eucharist with hymn and address at Holy Trinity Church, Whitecross Road; 12.10pm low mass at All Saints’ Church, Eign Gate.
HEREFORD CHILD CONTACT CENTRE - Is holding a Christmas fair at Hinton Community Centre, Ross Road, Hereford on Saturday from 1pm-4pm. Stalls include face painting, balloon models, tombola, raffle, lucky dip and a free craft table for children. Everyone welcome to attend with free entry. Money raised from this event will be used to improve the outdoor play area.
TALK - Tomorrow Cercle Francais de Hereford will be hosting a talk by Joel Binet on the subject of “Le voyage due vrai D’Artagnan au 17ème siè cle, de Gasgogne à Paris en Maastricht” (the journey of the real D’Artagnan from the 17th century, from Gasgogne to Paris). The venue is 1 Castle Street, Hereford (Cathedral School) at 7.30pm. See here fordfrenchcircle.org.uk for more details.
HEREFORDHSIRE FLOWER GUILD - Colours of Christmas, flowers by Sandra Snell, Chelsea award-winning demonstra tor at Aylestone School, off Aylestone Hill, 7.30pm, December 9. Sales table, tickets available at the door, £10 including refreshments.
TABLE SALE - At Holy Trinity Church, Whitecross, Saturday from 9am-noon. Tables £5, phone 01432 344604.
CRAFT FAIR – Christmas craft and gift fair, December 6, 12–4pm, Kimbolton village hall – just off A49 on the A4112, HR6 0EJ. Lots of stalls with a variety of homemade crafts and gifts. Come along and get some unique presents. Refreshments available. Free entry. Table Fees to Kimbolton vil lage hall, so please come along and support your village.
COFFEE AND COOKIES MORNING – Saturday at Kimbolton Village Hall 10.30am– 12.30pm. Stalls include homemade cakes, bread, jam and chutney, semi-precious jewellery, books, cards, felt-work, Christmas deco rations etc. Free entry. Presented by Hamnish Gardening Club. Contact 01568 613614.
Kingsland
ADVERT CAROL SERVICE – St Michael and All Angels Church Kingsland will be holding an Advent Carol Service on Sunday commencing at 6.30pm. The church will be beautifully deco rated following the Festival of Christmas – so do come and join us. On December 5, the Edge Chamber Choir from Ludlow will be performing in Kingsland church, commencing at 7.30pm.
Kingsland
MUSIC – Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra. Thursday, December 4, at Kingsland Coronation Hall HR6 9QS at 7.30pm. Dance to Americana Texas swing, gypsy jazz and hip, humorous country blues from what BBC 2’s Huey Morgan describes as “one hot band”. Tickets £12 for adults, £5 for under-18s, available from Kingsland post office or 01568 709579. Proceeds for restoration and improvement of Kingsland Church.
Kingstone
KINGSTONE COMMUNITY CHOIR – The members of this choir are from Kingstone and the surrounding villages which formed in 2011, since which time they have supported concerts staged by the Kingstone Academy in the Shirehall, Hereford Cathedral and at the school. Last year they arranged a concert in their own right in Dore Abbey, which was a sell out, and a summer concert at the school this July.
On Sunday, they are performing in Trinity Church at 7.15pm, with a professional orchestra and guest appearances from students from Kingstone Academy. The pro gramme covers a wide variety of songs to entertain, conducted by Matt Hunt the musical director, and ably assisted by Gill Haslam. Tickets are available from Kingstone Academy finance office and from choir members £8 for adults and £5 for under 16s, con tact can also be made with Maggie Lloyd 01981 250536. The choir meets on Thursday eve nings at Kingstone Academy dur ing term time from 7pm-8.30pm. New members are welcome, if you love to sing come along and join in the fun. Email: mhunt@ kingstoneacademy.co.uk
BINGO – Great prizes tomorrow at Kingstone village hall. Kingstone Brownies and Guides. Eyes down 8pm.
GROUP PARISH COUNCIL – The parish council met on November 12, Ward Councillor J Knipe and three parishioners were present. The usual standing agenda items were discussed, and in particular the following points were noted:
Village hall committee report : A car restraint barrier has been fitted in the village hall car park due to damage caused to a neigh bouring residential fence by a vehicle reversing into it. Unfortunately the owner of the vehicle did not come forward to claim responsibility.
Sports Association report : There has been an inspection of the playing field equipment and some defects were identified. These will be repaired this month. Also, maintenance is to be carried out on the ramp to the changing rooms.
Parish Council Budget and Precept : A draft budget was dis cussed. This will be agreed at the next meeting, and needs to be sub mitted to Herefordshire Council by December 31.
Lengthsman Scheme : On October 16 Linzy Outtrim, locality steward from Balfour Beatty and the lengthsman went around the parish and highlighted several defects. These have subsequently been rectified. The lengthsman has also cleaned the road signs in the parish, some of which may need replacing in the future. The flytipping at the end of Arkstone Lane has been cleared.
Neighbourhood Plan : The Neighbourhood Plan steering group held two meetings in October and November. The pur pose of the meetings was to review and agree three draft poli cies for inclusion in the plan.
Future meetings this year will focus on completing all the remaining policies, prior to pass ing to Kirkwells for review. Once the draft plan is complete, it will then be the subject of consulta tion with local parishioners and other interested parties.
Parish Councillors : A new par ish councillor for Thruxton has been co-opted. A further vacancy has arisen following the resigna tion of a Kingstone parish coun cillor.
Donations : Letters of thanks have been received from Dore Transport and Kingstone PCC for donations from the parish coun cil.
Local Planning : No objections were raised on the planning appli cation for a new MOT bay at BC Watkins Garage on Gooses Foot.
Correspondence : A letter regarding the poor condition of the Thruxton sign was received by the parish council. This was referred to Herefordshire Council who responded that while the sign has deteriorated they have no plans to replace at present due to more urgent matters.
Sandbag Provision : The parish council is ordering a further sup ply of 100 sandbags. When deliv ered these will be available from Arkstone Court Farm. The next meeting will be held on December 17 at 7.30pm.
Knighton
SINGING FOR FUN – The next singing-for-fun session with Marion Rowlett at the church hall, Knighton, will be tomorrow at 10am.
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR – The St Edward’s Christmas bazaar will take place in the church hall, Knighton, on Saturday at 2.30pm. The event will be officially opened by Councillor Peter Medlicott and winners of the grand prize draw will be announced. Stalls will included produce, cakes, bygones, books, gifts, plants, tombola and competitions.
CHURCH SERVICES – For Sunday: St David’s Church, Whitton benefice service 10.30am; Knighton Methodist Church 11am; Knighton Catholic Church 11am; Knighton Baptist Church 11am joint service with Knucklas and Coxall churches.
CHRISTMAS JUMBLE SALE – Leominster in Bloom will be hold ing a grand Christmas jumble sale at the British Legion Hall, South Street, Leominster, on November 29, between 10am and 1pm. Great variety of clothes, toys, books and bric-a-brac. Something for every Christmas stocking. Admission £1.
BINGO – The Committee of the League of Friends of the Community Hospital Leominster would like to thank everyone who attended the bingo at the Royal British Legion Leominster on November 17. The grand total raised was £1,754.16. We would like to thank all the helpers and the people who attended for the kind donations, prizes and the generosity of people who bought draw tickets on the night.
LEST WE FORGET – A roll of honour read by The Reverend Prebendary Stephen Hollinghurst to commemorate Lingen parish war dead who gave their lives in the First World War was a very special part of the First World War on film...screening by the Lingen History Group on November 18, at the village hall. Officials from Lingen Chapel, church, parish council and village hall were also present to pay their respects.
CHEWING THE CUD – Monday at 7.30pm Lingen History Group pre sents a unique opportunity to see a local film that captures the heart of the old Hereford cattle market. This entertaining and warm-hearted new film portrays the showmanship and characters that gave the market its vibrancy and unique heritage with anec dotes galore. This film is complemented with archive film footage and photo graphs. Adults £4.50 to include a tea/coffee. For further informa tion phone 01544 260865 or visit lingen.org.uk
LINGEN GARDENING CLUB – Annual General Meeting on Tuesday at 7.30pm at the village hall. Visit lingen.org.uk
FLICKS IN THE STICKS – Screening of The Lunchbox (PG) on December 5 at 7.30pm, £5 on the door. Refreshments available including tea/coffee, homemade cakes and ice cream. For further information phone 01544 267736 or visit lingen.org.uk.
LINGEN ART – Newly formed Lingen Art will be open as part of the h-Art weekend tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday. Kim and Maggie Davis venue 85, Yen Robinson, Jane Walsh and Paul Caton at venue 87 Alison Macgregor-Grimley venue 93 and Garry Jones venue 92 – follow the pink signs.
Little Dewchurch
FLICKS IN THE STICKS - Maleficent (PG) at the village hall tomorrow night. Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm screening. Tickets £4 adults, £2.50 children. Contact Jan Bailey on 01432 840760 for details.
LONGTOWN AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY - Longtown Castle and other border castles will be the subject of an illustrated talk at the next meet ing of the society on Monday at 7.30pm in the Longtown Village hall. The speaker will be Bill Klemperer, principal inspector for English Heritage in the West Midlands. Mr Klemperer was involved in the work on the Staffordshire Hoard and super vised the recent conservation work on Kilpeck Castle. (lhsarchive.org.uk).
SCHOOL NEWS - Class 3 have been studying the First World War as their topic. They led the Armistice Day Service at Clodock Church reading excerpts of writ ing and poems that they had com posed. They were also privileged to receive a visit from Graham Langer who, dressed in authentic First World War cavalryman uni form complete with his horse, was able to answer questions that the children posed about the life of mounted soldier during the war. Longtown School raised funds for Children in Need and for World Diabetes Day which was on the same date. £132.60 was raised which will be shared between the two charities. Class 3 recently visited Techniquest, attending an elec tricity workshop, to inform their current work on this subject in their science lessons.
FUN DAY - Christmas family fun at Madley Environmental Centre, December 7, 2pm-4.30pm. Join them for some festive fun. We’ll be making decorations out of natu ral and recycled materials, having a Christmas story in the magical wood and seeing Santa in his win ter wonderland grotto. Price: £6 for children and £3 for adults (includes all activities, refresh ments and a children’s gift). Booking essential - call Louise on 01981 512561 or email contact@ mes.org.uk.
MARDEN GARDENERS ASSOCIATION - It is always good to enjoy spending time with oth ers sharing a common interest, and that is exactly what Marden Gardening Association is all about. They have a number of very knowledgeable members but the majority just enjoy their gar dening whatever the size. Most gardens need to be a mixture of children friendly, easy to main tain if the adults are working, places for relaxation and some times escape from a busy world, but most of all to be a pleasing outside room. Over the years they have used speakers to provide excellent advise to help design and manage their gardens includ ing greenhouse management, gar den design to create both simplici ty and creative views, how to cre ate an herbaceous border, pest control etc. All good practical stuff to help many amateurs.
However some of the speakers have entertained with brilliant slides of their journeys from around the world, often with stun ning views such as the Dolomites and The Fall (autumn) in New England, USA.
They meet every second Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm in Marden Community Centre. New mem bers and visitors are always very welcome but there will be a nomi nal charge to non-members for each visit.
At the AGM on November 11. A good open meeting where mem bers were encouraged to put for ward their views of the past years events and offer suggestions for next year. In particular we would like to thank all members for their support, people who have contributed cakes etc and helped at spring and autumn shows, Mrs Chris Evans for contributing the excellent prizes for a monthly raf fle and all who entered items for the two very successful shows.
These really are going from strength to strength and are an established village event.
The meeting elected the following people to the committee: Carol Rawlings - chairman, June Poole - treasurer, Len Day - secretary, Ann Simpson, Sue Price, Jane Stevenson. Peter Mann is our president elected for life in recog nition of all his hard work for the club since its inception in 1969.
Their Christmas lunch will be held at Wyevale Garden Centre on December 10, at 12 noon. This will allow members to enjoy the excel lent Christmas lunch and then to spend time looking around the garden centre.
On the January 13, 2015 meeting we look forward to hearing from Sheila Wynn who will be telling us of the work of Growing Point, based at Holme Lacy College.
Growing Point specialises in introducing people with disabili ties to the very therapeutic joys of gardening. In the process they have pioneered and developed special tools, raised beds, wheel chair access, plants to produce sensory appreciation through touch, feel and perfume. This will be a very special evening and I am sure that we can all glean some good ideas to enhance our own gardens. If you would like more informa tion on the club please contact Len Day on 01432 880657.
CHURCH CHRISTMAS BAZAAR - Saturday at 2pm in the Community Hall. Tombola, home made cakes, pies and jams, bric-a- brac, toys, books, gifts and games for all the family. Father Christmas will be visiting too.
Moccas
MOCCAS RAILWAY CLUB - Will be holding it’s last meeting of 2014 tomorrow at Moccas village hall from 7.30pm. Everyone welcome licensed bar. Adults £2. For fur ther information please call Phil on 01981 500675 (7 to 9pm please).
VILLAGE MARKET - Tomorrow in Much Birch Community Hall (situated just off the A49 next door to Much Birch Surgery and signed from the road) between 2.30pm and 4.30pm. Stalls will include: Moor Meals, award win ning, local suppliers of Dexter beef, ready meals and pies; Llandinabo Farm shop, selling chicken, lamb, duck and cooked meats; and Castle Cheese selling a variety of unusual cheeses. Mark will bring his own made, popular, award winning chutneys and marmalades. There is also a vege table stall. There are craft stands, which have a large variety of local crafts with which to tempt you, plus a Fair Trade stand.
Please support our producers who bring local food and crafts almost ‘to our door’. If you would like to have a stall, or to find out more about the market, please contact Mark on 01432 278026.
Ocle Pychard and Much Cowarne
CHRISTMAS LUNCH - The Burley Gate village hall commit tee has organised a Christmas lunch and grand draw, taking place on December 14 in the hall, with doors opening at 12.30pm for a 1pm start. Tickets are now avail able from Jo Monkley on 01432 820130 or via jomonkley@btinter net.com The event is normally a sell-out so early booking is strong ly recommended.
Orcop
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR - The Orcop Christmas Bazaar this year will be on Saturday at 2pm in the parish hall. All proceeds will go to the maintenance of the hall. Entry free to buyers, all welcome. Ring 01981 241310 for information. The hall has good parking, disa bled access and light refresh ments will be available. Stalls include brick-a-brac, raffles, books, tombolas, home made dog and cat treats, preserves and cakes, games and two local authors will be present to sign their books.
A BIT OF A DO - At Orcop Parish Hall on December 6 from 7pm. Everyone welcome. Bar applied for.
Pencombe
CHRISTMAS FAIR - Pencombe Under Fives are holding a Christmas fair at Pencombe and Little Cowarne village hall on Saturday from 2pm to 4.30pm. Visit Father Christmas in his grotto, various stalls, fun and games, prize draw, refreshments. For further details or to book a stall, please contact Helen Smith on 07811 385423.
PETERCHURCH VILLAGE CENTRE - Closure Place, Peterchurch HR2 0RS. Has Youth Club every Wednesday 5.30pm - 7.00pm ages five to 12 years and Day Centre open every Monday from10am-12pm. The centre is now available to hire. They have one large space and two small meeting rooms Kitchen space, dis abled access and toilets. Competitive hourly rates. Please contact Janine Vaughan Winter 07733128512 or Sarah Murrin 07774457887 for details.
Presteigne
WHIST DRIVE - There is a Christmas whist drive at the Memorial Hall on Tuesday begin ning at 7.30pm. Admission is £2. There will be a raffle and refresh ments will be available along with many lovely Christmas prizes. All proceeds will to St Andrews Church in Norton.
BINGO - The cricket club are holding their annual Christmas bingo at The Royal British Legion Club on Thursday, December 4 with eyes down at 8pm. The last quickie ticket will be for £50. Admission is free.
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY - There is a New Years Eve rock and roll party at The Assembly Rooms tea turing Dave Luke from 8.30pm. Admission is £15. Please put this event in your diary.
CHURCH SERVICE - There is an advent carol service at St Andrews Church this Sunday at 5pm.
FARMERS MARKET - The December farmers market will take place on December 13 and not December 6 at the Memorial Hall from 9am - 1pm.
CHEWING THE CUD - This film will be complimented with archive film footage and photo graphs on the old Hereford live stock market and will be shown at Lingen Village Hall on Monday from 7.30pm. Admission will be £4.50 at the door. For further infor mation call 260865.
CHRISTMAS FAYRE - The Annual St Andrews Church Christmas Fayre will take place this Saturday at the Memorial Hall from 11am - 1pm. There will be loads of different stalls including bric-a-brac, gifts, plants, cakes etc plus a raffle, whisky draw, lucky dip plus lots more. Refreshments also available. All proceeds will go to church funds.
FLICKS IN THE STICKS - The film The Lunch Box (PG) will be shown at The Assembly Rooms on December 5 at 7.30pm. The film, set in Mumbai, revolves around a mistaken delivery by the Dabbawalas (lunchbox service) of Mumbai, which leads to a rela tionship between Saajan, a lonely widower close to retirement, and Ila, an unhappy housewife, as they start exchanging notes through the daily lunchbox. Admission at the door will be £5 for adults and £3.50 for children. Refreshments will be served dur ing the break.
CHRISTMAS POST - You are reminded that the last Christmas post with Royal Mail is December 18 for 2nd class mail and December 20 for 1st class mail.
BINGO - The third Christmas bingo by the Bowling Club will be held this Saturday at the Memorial Hall, with eyes down at 7.45pm. Doors will open at 6.30pm. There are loads of great gifts including cash, high street vouch ers and much more. Please arrive early, as this session is very busy. The fourth and final bingo will take place on December 6.
COFFEE MORNING - Presteigne and Norton Community Support are holding a coffee morning on December 6 at 10am in the Drill Hall in Hereford Street. There will be gifts, books, cakes, a raffle and bric-a-brac. All are wel come.
ARTS AND CRAFTS - The December Arts and Crafts Fayre will take place on December 5 and 6 at The Assembly Rooms. Refreshments will be available along with all the usual stalls for you to get your festive presents.
MUSIC - The band Temperance Hall will be playing at the football club this Saturday from 7.30pm. All are welcome.
STREET FAYRE - The Annual Llanandras Street Fair will take place on December 5 from 4pm in the High Street. There will be lots going on including The Primary Carol singers, stalls, games, com petitions, tombola, raffle and refreshments, plus Father Christmas will be in his grotto from 4pm. Please note that the High Street will be closed from Friday after noon until 8pm to accommodate this event.
Stoke Edith
HOP CHURCHES JOINT SERVICE - On Advent Sunday (this Sunday) there will be a spe cial joint choral service of Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer) at St Mary the Virgin, Stoke Edith at 11am. The service be led by Rev David Good and Rev John Watkins, with organist Colin Myles and the Hop Churches Choir. There will be tea/coffee and cakes after the ser vices, and everyone is very wel come.
Stoke Lacy
1940s NIGHT - There will be a 1940s night at Stoke Lacy village hall tomorrow from 7.30pm. The award winning duo The Land Girls will be performing some of the best songs from that era, including titles made famous by Gracie Fields, Dame Vera Lynne and the Andrews Sisters. Tickets are available at £10 from hall committee members or via 01885 400601 and will include a hot two-course meal. 1940s dress is optional. Please bring your own booze.
CHRISTMAS PARTY - Stoke Lacy village is hosting a Christmas party on December 13 in the vil lage hall, from 3.30pm for a 4pm start. Games, carol singing, after noon tea and drinks will all be on offer. Tickets are £5 for adults, and £2.50 for children and are now available from Brenda Burnett on 01885 490767 or Christine Walters on 01885 490870.
CHRISTMAS B AZAAR - Stoke Lacy PCC has invited all comers to a Christmas bazaar to be held in the village hall from 11am til 2pm on December 6. There will be lots of stalls, and a good opportu nity to catch up on last-minute gift shopping. There will be refreshments and mulled wine, and a seasonal raffle that will have a Christmas hamper as the first prize.
Stretton Sugwas
VILLAGE HALL EVENTS - Tomorrow evening 7.30pm, fun whist drive, £4 entry, light refresh ments. Saturday 2pm, Christmas bazaar, crafts, gifts, festive food, refresh ments. Tuesday, Christmas decoration demonstration, the cost will be £5 which includes light refresh ments.
Sutton St Nicholas
SEQUENCE DANCING - Sutton St Nicholas Sequence Dance Club extends a welcome to anyone wishing to join in with their monthly sequence dance in the village hall this Saturday from 8pm. All proceeds raised are donated to St Michael’s Hospice. Everyone is invited to come along and give it a try. Enquiries or further details on 01432 880373.
CHRISTMAS FUN DAY - This Saturday from 2pm-4.30pm, come to The Lady Emily Hall and see Father Christmas and his elves. There will be so many fun things to do for the children and mums, dads, nanas and grandpas will have fun too. Make a present or a Christmas decoration, face and nail painting and loads more. Free entry; signposted from the main A438 road. All profits to Tarrington Church.
Ullingswick
COFFEE MORNING - On December 6, there will be a coffee morning at Lower Court, Ullingswick, from 10.30am til 1pm. There will be a number of stalls and the proceeds will be in support of homeless people over Christmas.
COUNTRY MARKET - Saturday 10am - 12 noon at the Vowchurch Village Hall. Top produce from the Golden Valley: artisan bread, cheeses, apple juice, sausages, meat, eggs, organic vegetables, honey, hand made chocolates, pre serves and cakes. Café serving freshly brewed cof fee, tea, bacon butties and cakes.
CHRISTMAS FAIR - Weobley Parish Church, Saturday 10am to 12 noon. Christmas gifts to suit everyone, cakes, preserves, bran tub, Christmas cards and much more. Coffee and mince pies available. Come along for a festive treat. All proceeds to the church.
PERU FUNDRAISER - Christmas coffee morning 10.30am-12.15pm. December 6 at St Thomas of the Roman Catholic Church, Kington Road, Weobley. Cakes, tea, coffee, bric-a-brac, books and raffle. Tel 01544 318393 for information.
Withington
HOWDENJONES - In concert - a fun acoustic duo performing won derful songs, gentle anecdotes and delicious leg pulling... a gem of an evening. At Withington village hall (HR1 3PP) on December 5 at 7.30pm. Tickets £12 (including hot supper) from the village post office or 07837 984377. Bar available. Visit www.howdenjones.co.uk for more information.
Woolhope
LIVE THEATRE - Thanks to the kindness of friends and in spite of the recent theft of their techni cal equipment, Bare Bones Theatre Company are delighted to be continuing their 10th anniver sary tour with Neil Simon’s witty, classic play, The Prisoner of Second Avenue , at the village hall on Saturday at 7.30pm. Tickets are £5, available on the door or call the box office on 01981 540820.
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