Knighton sloe factor, whist drive, Sunday services, new intake, Kirsty is back, food and craft market, coffee morning, and much more (From Hereford Times)

Knighton sloe factor, whist drive, Sunday services, new intake, Kirsty is back, food and craft market, coffee morning, and much more

12:38pm Thursday 12th January 2012 in Knighton

SLOE FACTOR - The annual sloe gin competition took place in the George and Dragon between Christmas and New Year when there were over 25 entries. The judges Richard Demynn, David Owen and Marie Hall tasted a sample of each entry looking for the best texture, taste and colour. Sue Taylor was named champion, her son Algy was named grand master and Anne Mary Davies was named the master.

WHIST DRIVE - The next whist drive is tonight (Thursday) at 7.30pm in the clubhouse.

SUNDAY SERVICES - Baptist Church 11am led by Rev Maggie Rich, Methodist Church and Catholic Church also at 11am. St Edward’s 9.30am Holy Communion led by Rev John Hanna. St David’s, Whitton Morning Worship by John Clements, St Andrew’s, Norton Morning Worship by Linda Watson.

NEW INTAKE - Six young children have been welcomed to Knighton Primary School following the Christmas break. One child joined the infants and the other five have started school for the first time joining the nursery section of the school where they will start leaning how to read and write as well as lots of other things in the Nursery filled with a good range of books, educational games, toys, and activities.

KIRSTY IS BACK - Exchange teacher Kirsty Dewhirst has been welcomed back to Knighton Primary School by staff, parents and pupils after spending the last 12 months teaching in a school in Australia. Kirsty met Sue Gilmore and her husband Lyle in Australia just before she left. Sue had taken her place teaching at Knighton for the year.

Kirsty arrived back in the UK on Boxing Day and said one of the things she was finding hard to get used to was the darkness in the mornings and evenings. In other ways she said everything is the same and it doesn’t feel like she had been away. She arrived at Knighton Primary school on Monday morning driving her little car a change from the Gilmore’s people carrier she had been driving for the last year. In school there was a lot to get used to in her class where routines had changed but luckily she was working with classroom assistant Mandy Eccles who had been working with Mrs Gilmore and could fill her in. Before Kirsty left Australia she established some secure links between Knighton Primary School and the one in Singleton. Her class in Australia recently emailed Dosbarth Glas-y-Dorlan in Knighton and are hoping to become email buddies.

FOOD AND CRAFT MARKET - Knighton Food and Craft Market will be operating with reduced stalls due to holidays but the essentials including bread, meat and vegetables will be available just outside the Community Centre from 9.30am till 1pm on Saturday.

COFFEE MORNING - There will be a coffee morning at Knighton’s Baptist Church on January 19 from 10.30am till 11.30am.

Coffee and tea will be served and there will be a cake and bric a brac stall. Admission is free but there will be a box for donations.

The last coffee morning in November raised £125 for church funds.

MUSIC EXAMINATIONS - In the recent music examinations for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music and Trinity Guildhall, London, the following students were successful Sam Spedding Grade 4 (piano), Liz Preston Grade 2 (piano) distinction, Ben Chilman Grade 2 (baritone) and Chloe Griffiths Grade 1 (piano). All are pupils of Jane Milward from Knighton.

DRAW - In the Knighton Town Silver Band 100 Club Draw for January first (£20) was Mrs J Ruff, second (£10) Mike Conway and third (£6) David Duffill all from Knighton.

TREF-Y-CLAWDD WI - The first meeting of 2012 was held in the Baptist Church on January 4. Olive Waters, vice president opened the meeting and wished everyone a happy New Year. The meeting was a members'

evening when all present spent a few minutes telling of their early years memories.

The next meeting will be held on February 1 at 7.30pm in the Baptist Church schoolroom when Marilyn Thomas will be talking about her beautiful boxes. The competition winner for the month was Shirley Moorhouse with her favourite cup and saucer.

AFTERNOON TEA - There will be afternoon tea at the community centre in Llanbister on Monday from 2pm to 3.30pm in aid of the local branch of Cancer Research UK. At the event there will be a raffle and tables laden with a selection of items or sale including cakes.