FOR its most attractive opening concert on Saturday, July 15, Madley is guaranteed an excellent polished performance from the Gala Orchestra of London conducted by Charles Farncombe, the festival president. In Mozart's Concerto for Harp and Flute the
DANIEL Ammonds and Daniel Oldaker claimed double successes in the Leominster District Schools Minors Athletics Championships at Weob-ley High School. Under-14 boys' competitor Ammonds, of Wigmore, took first position in the discus and high jump, with
P Willes and I Pepper-all topped the bill at the Hereford District Schools Minors Athletics meeting at Hereford Leisure Centre with two victories each in the boy's competition. Pepperall (Aylestone) proved to be sprint king with 100m and 200m triumphs
HEREFORD Kayak Club took maximum points when they hosted a Midland meeting for the Hasler Trophy and qualified for the finals in Nottingham later this year. They produced some excellent performances in the race, a marathon event which included nine single
HEREFORDSHIRE'S hopes of going through from the group stages of the Middleton Cup for the first time were virtually ended by their second successive defeat in the competition - a 13-shot reverse to Somerset at Bath on Saturday. It followed the previous
CUB SCOUTS - Knucklas Cub Scouts took part in the Millennium camp at Lower Rhydness, above Llyswen. Scout and Cubs throughout the United Kingdom camped on the same date. Adults from Knucklas were Mr and Mrs George Linaker, Jocelyn Wood, Joanna Wood, and
HEREFORD'S ABC Cinema will be continuing to show the sci-fi drama 'Frequency', starring Dennis Quaid and Elizabeth Mitchell in the evening slot. The younger audience will certainly enjoy the preceding 'Drive Me Crazy', starring Melissa Joan Hart, who
A WILD and untameable spirit will be setting the main stage alight at The Courtyard tonight when the acclaimed Adonais Ballet Company presents its stage version of Carmen. Set in a Spain of passionate intensity and blazing emotion, this dramatic and richly
BURGHILL Valley's David Park returns to Slaley Hall, Northumber-land, this week, to defend the European Grand Prix title. It was just 12 months ago that the young Herefordshire professional grabbed his chance to climb into the top echelon when he won
JOE James completed a Kington county double when he won the Herefordshire Seniors' Championship played at Leominster GC, his club colleague Ed Deasey having previously won the Men's Championship at Sapey. Helped by a brace of twos over the back nine holes
HABERDASHERS' Monmouth School for Girls is the only venue in Wales to host the fabulous Dance Fever 2000 during its 18-date tour of the UK. And for anyone who is serious about fun and funk, this ultimate disco workout is not to be missed. Dance Fever
WEST OF ENGLAND CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIP Gloucestershire & Wiltshire Division 1 Hereford 154 (P Hunt 59, D Mokler 53. R Vredenbreght 4-37) Cirencester 133 (N Rutter 49, R Vredenbreght 37. A Mayers 6-60, A Herbert 3-36) Dumbleton 173-8 (Boorman 49, Scott
MARDEN stepped up their pursuit of leaders Wellington Nomads in the Hereford Times Hereford and District League with a four-wicket win over struggling Strollers. Dave Sawkins (4-6) and C Stokes (4-17) were Strollers' main tormentors and R Lerigo's 55
MONMOUTH, Leominster and Garnons completed the second round line-up of the Pavilion Marches League Cup with successes in their first round matches on Sunday. Monmouth set the pace against Builth Wells and managed 161 all out, with 43 from W Etheridge,
GARNONS continued their unbeaten form in defence of the Flint & Cook Marches League title with a six-wicket home win against Goodrich. Number eight R Friend hit 50 not out, supported by 25 from D Malley, as Goodrich totalled 157-7, with two wickets
Theatre June Until 24 Oh, What A Lovely War, Herefordshire College of Art and Design. Details: 01432 273359. 30-July 1 The Picture of Dorian Gray, Courtyard Theatre, Hereford. July 1 'The Tempest' at Hellens, Much Marcle. Tickets from 01531 660504. Musical
THE Jewson Hereford-shire Sunday League will take on a new format next season, with four divisions of 11 teams, it was decided at the annual meeting. A Premier Division, plus Divisions 1, 2 and 3, will replace the existing structure of five divisions.
HEREFORDSHIRE took a step nearer the quarter-finals of the ECB 38 County Cup after brushing aside Wales by 118 runs at Luctonians for their third straight win in the competition on Sunday. They head Group 4 by a good margin and a victory in their final
WOMEN'S INSTITUTE - The June meeting of Norton WI had an air of mystery about it, the speaker being introduced simply as "Fay". Her talk on the Forgotten Aspects of Motherhood, in fact, transported members further back than motherhood, to childhood. With
ST EDWARD'S CHURCH - Father Timothy Williams, assisted by Father John Jenkins, a retired priest from near Aberystwyth, presided at Eucharist for Whitsunday at St Edward's Church. Linda Heakin and Kevin Kell read the lessons and Cecil Rudge was organist
VILLAGE HALL - A very successful social evening was held in Kingstone Village Hall on June 10 to celebrate the refurbishment and to dedicate a plaque to the memory of the late chairman of the hall committee, Colin Meats. He had worked tirelessly and with
DRAW - The lottery draw for Hentland and Hoarwithy saw Mr T Scott win first prize, with John Stannards second and Mrs C Davies third. Mr Scott kindly donated his prize money to the church. The next lottery draw will be at Hoarwithy Village Fair on Saturday
CHILDREN - The children of Gorsley Pre-School took part in the 'Wig Wearing Whizz Kids' event, and this even made the front page of a Gloucester newspaper. Liz Probyn has now taken over the reins of the Toddlers Group, which meets on Tuesday mornings
MILLENNIUM - Almeley Millennium committee, under its chairman Martin Lewis, thank residents of Almeley for their support over the past three years. During that time, a variety of fund-raising events have taken place, including the 200 Club, mini draw,
NEXT Thursday, June 29, sees the return to the Courtyard of two-thirds of the highly acclaimed Trio Gemelli who performed here in Hereford last year. This time, cellist Adrian Bradbury and his brother John, who plays the clarinet, are playing in a musical
THE Kelowna International Choir from British Colombia, Canada, together with the Hereford Police Choir will give a concert for the Herefordshire Macmillan Nurses Appeal at the beginning of July. The Kelowna Choir, formed in 1985, a mixed choir of 36 voices
THE Dore Abbey Music Festival will take place from tomorrow until Sunday. Although in style and content this Millennium Festival may differ from previous festivals, it retains its aim of providing the performance of high-quality music by high-quality
STEVE King of Hereford Triathlon Club took victory by over 30 seconds in Hereford Wheelers' 10-mile time trial at Allensmore in a time of 23 mins 31secs. Results: 1 Steve King (Hereford Triathlon Club) 23.31, 2 Peter Murrieri (Hereford Wheelers) 24-13
HEREFORD Swimming Club members were this week mourning the sudden death of former president Geoff Collett, aged 79. He and his wife, Brenda, made a tremendous contribution to swimming over the years. Clyro & Llowes Cricket Club have lost their inaugural
The sunshine brought the crowds to Walton Charity harness races under BHRC rules on Saturday, and they were treated to some sizzling performances. Lee Prices' six-year-old pacer, Bon Major, started the season in hot form and at Walton turned up the thermostat
HEREFORD Racecourse was a scene of mixed emotions as veteran jockey Brendan Powell, whose career began in 1983, retired after riding in the final race on the card, writes Graham Saveker. The 39-year-old jockey, a Grand National winner on Rhyme and Reason
LEOMINSTER'S Nick Hill became the Herefordshire Target Shooting champion and winner of the Jack Edwards Cup with a composite score of 776 out of a possible 800 in the county championships at Bromyard. In the two competitions which decided the championship
HEREFORD Fly Fishing Club have qualified for the second and penultimate round of the House of Hardy International - the biggest fly fishing contest in the world - which is contested by the four home countries with additional teams from Europe. Thirteen
DI Payne (Hereford) retained the Hereford-shire Ladies' County Championship when she fired a gross 85 to hold off the challenge of club colleague Sue Mawby and Helen Green (South Hereford) by a single shot at Belmont. Sapey's Tina Woold-ridge, playing
DANCE groups from across the county are in the last stages of rehearsal for Jigsaw 2000, Herefordshire's integrated dance forum at The Courtyard on June 30 and July 1 which promises to enthral audiences with a dynamic blend of colour and enthusiasm. Jigsaw
BROMYARD stormed back to the top of Division 2 in the Worcestershire County League thanks to two centuries in a 161-run win at home to Cookley. Opener Ashley Bullock top scored with 130, off just 129 balls, and ex-Herefordshire batsman Jeremy Leighton
HEREFORD primary school Broadlands will represent the county in the regional finals of the Wrigley's Schools Kwik Cricket competition at Walsall on Wednesday. Broadlands won the county competition, held at Luctonians, by beating Wigmore in the final.
TOM Wolfendale hit a fine century as Colwall notched their first win of the season in the Gloucestershire & Wiltshire Division 1 of the West of England Clubs Championship at Dumbleton. The home side set a mediocre target, with contributions from Boorman
ROSS Town will face two newly-formed clubs next season in the reformatted Division 1 West of the Complete Music Hellenic Football League. Gloucester United and Witney Academy make up the duo, while Malmes-bury Victoria join from the Wiltshire League and
YOUNG county canoeist Jenny Spencer will go into the British Canoe Union Marathon Championships this weekend boosted by a personal best performance in an International Sprint Regatta. Spencer, a junior member of Hereford Kayak Club, was second in the
THERE was an appropriately Herefordshire feel to the champagne finish of Hereford Racecourse's 1999-2000 season. The Tanners Wine Awards for the course's leading jockey and trainer for the season were made and both the recipients of a magnum and case
ROSS-ON-WYE tennis player Colin Bennett retained the men's singles title at the Herefordshire and Worcester-shire Senior Closed Champ-ionships with a win in the final over Nigel Jones. Bennett, who is ranked number 16 in Britain, beat Jones, from Stourbridge
PLANS are being developed to amalgamate the Flint & Cook Marches League and the Hereford Times Hereford and District League next season. The aim behind the move is to gain automatic promotion and relegation into the Worcestershire County League by
THE future of Hereford United appears set to remain at Edgar Street after recent talks between the club and developers Chelverton Properties and Bristol Stadium Group. Bulls boss Graham Turner said: "We are all optimistic that something can be worked
UB2000 - Barbara Colwell and Jean Cornwall thanked those who attended the jumble sale which raised £72.
CELEBRATION - Sellack hall committee is holding a Millennium celebration event at Banbury Cottage, Sellack Marsh Common, on July 21 at 7pm. The fun evening and is being staged by permission of Mr and Mrs D Stewart.
FUN DAY - Celebrating 2.000 years of the Christian Church, the East Radnorshire Churches united to host a Fun Day with a full programme for all ages, concluding with a well-attended Songs of Praise. Youngsters from all parts of Radnorshire and over the
WOMEN'S GROUP --- Madley and District Women's Group had an enjoyable evening when Terence Hutchins entertained the group with poems and anecdotes. Most could identify with his poems, particularly those about the countryside and moving house, and some
LUNCH CLUB - The June meeting of Lyonshall Ladies' Lunch Club was held at The Bateman Arms, Shobdon. After lunch, Eileen Dilley gave an interesting and informative talk about her experience as a film extra during the filming in Weobley of 'Unconditional
EVENTS - The village hall committee thanks all those who supported the musical trio, 'Two Dogs and a Bone', which raised £288 towards the hall maintenance fund.
WHIST DRIVE - The whist drive held at Parish House, Kington, recently, was organised by Mr and Mrs Bryn Thomas. It raised just over £63 for the festival senior citizen's tea party, which is to be held at Lady Hawkins Community Centre today at 3pm. Prize
WHIST EVENINGS - Two whist evenings are planned at the Old School after previous successful events. The first will be this Thursday and the other on July will again be on a Thursday, July 20. Kings Caple PCC has announced that the church had benefited
TALK - Members of Hoarwithy Village Club were given a talk, illustrated with slides, by a former teacher of John Kyrle School in Ross-on-Wye, Frances David, who spoke of her visits to Uganda. A guided walk with Heather Horley will be the feature of the
PARISH COUNCIL - Vice-chairman John Middle was in the chair at the monthly meeting of Ewyas Harold Group Parish Council at the Memorial Hall on June 6. Minutes of the annual meeting and the last ordinary meeting were approved. Councillor Elizabeth Overstall
PROBUS CLUB - At the last meeting of Colwall Probus Club, members were given an illustrated talk by Mr G Pitchfork entitled 'Aviation Heritage in the Cotswolds'. Mr Pitchfork, who is an experienced pilot, retired from the RAF in 1994 with the rank of
DOMESDAY BOOK - Someone is calling on houses hoping that people will agree to have their photograph taken outside the home, with perhaps animals, for the Domesday Book. PRAYERS - In St Peter's Church, on the wall by the font, the notice board has crossed
FARM VISIT - The children of the Allensmore playgroup enjoyed a day out at Broadgreen Farm. Their leader is Sue Ellison.
