UNDER the direction of conductor Nick Spencer, the Halcyon Singers are establishing a reputation for performing unusual (and often demanding) works. Recent successes have included performances of Palastrina's Stabat Mater, Durufle's Requiem and Vaughan
THE Hereford Concert Society's president, Nicholas Daniel, will be appearing as both conductor and soloist at the last concert of the society's present season on May 18 at The Courtyard. He will be conducting The English String Orchestra in a varied programme
THE Cotterell Arms had a successful time in the men's finals of the Hereford GL Darts League and gained three victories. They foiled Taddymen's bid for a treble in the Knockout Cup when their five-man team won 8-5, while there were further successes in
THE Wales & West harness racing season under BHRC rules finally got under way at the prestigious Tregaron Spring meeting, with horses travelling from as far afield as Yorkshire to compete for the £1,000 final. The recent bad weather has caused much
A BRILLIANT performance at the world-famous Mitsubishi Badminton Horse Trials at the weekend earned Leslie Law a second place and put him in the running for the British Olympic team bound for Australia. Law, 35, of Inkberrow, was runner-up on Sheer H20
HEREFORD and County AC took fourth position in Division 1 south in their first meeting this season of the National Young Athletes League at Yate. There were victories in A competitions for Adam Crickmore (100m hurdles), Joel Ward Davies (pole vault) and
INTERESTED in trying something new, but wary about giving it go? Herefordshire College of Art and Design will be offering some short introductory courses entitled 'The Art of Craft', starting after Easter. These versatile taster sessions can be attended
THIS year, Leominster Festival is designed to appeal to a wider audience than ever before. Classical music, jazz, soul, blues, choral, guitar, percussion and swing are all represented, as well as Japanese drumming and a return of the ever popular Reduced
THE Courtyard is helping one of Britain's best-loved magicians celebrate his jubilee year. Geoffrey Durham is bringing his one-man show to Hereford on Saturday May 20 and it promises to be an extraordinary insight into the life which has taken him from
WEST OF ENGLAND CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIP Gloucestershire & Wiltshire Division 1 Gloucester City 268-8 (C Lee 85, M Collinson 78, G Cortice 39, D Collinson 26, S Paul 18. A Meyers 3-64, P Hunt 2-46, A Herbert 2-64) Hereford 140 (D Kings 32, P Hunt 26 no,
Theatre May Until 13 Hereford Amateur Operatic Soc: South Pacific, The Courtyard Theatre, Hereford. Until 13 Courtyard Youth Theatre: Our Day Out, The Courtyard Theatre, Hereford. 11-13 Fish Out Of Water, Conquest Theatre. Details: 01885 488575. 12 Phil
EWYAS Harold claimed their third consecutive Premier Division title in the Hereford Times Herefordshire League with a 3-1 home win over Civil Service on Monday. The villagers will be going for the double tonight when they meet Ross Town in the HFL Senior
Westfields 1 Pershore Town 0 WESTFIELDS brought the final curtain down on their Rotherwas ground with a victory and earned a place in the semi-finals of the Robert Biggart Memorial Trophy. Higher-graded Pershore, from the Midland Alliance, were shot down
PREACHER - Newent United Reformed Church had a change of preacher recently when the Rev. Tom Wigley was asked to come to visit the congregation for the last time before his retirement. It was 40 years since he first preached here. He was greeted by the
MUSIC EXAMINATIONS - The following candidates were successful in the recent examinations for the Associate Board of the Royal Schools: Gareth A Clarke -- jazz piano, grade one merit; Pat Sharratt -- piano, grade one merit; Faye C Baxter -- piano, grade
PARISH COUNCIL - Six councillors, the chairman, clerk and the Green Party candidate for the Golden Valley election, Mr P Sullivan, attended the April meeting of the parish council. In response to a request from Unison, councillors agreed to write to Herefordshire
CAMERA CLUB - The annual meeting of Hay Camera Club will be held on Tuesday, May 16, at 7.45pm in the Cheesemarket. Members and prospective members are all welcome. After the business of the evening, there will be a crossword quiz and plans for the forthcoming
DRAW - Winners of Clehonger Church 100 Club's April draw were Mrs D Olds, Mr P Bull, Mr and Mrs D Addis, Mr D Powell, Mrs J Powell and Mrs E Powell.
GARDEN SCHEME - As part of the National Garden Scheme, Batch Cottage, Almeley, home of Mr and Mrs Jeremy Russel, will be open to the public on Sunday and July 16, from 2pm until 6pm. Admission is £2 and children will be admitted free. There will be teas
VISITORS to the Linton and District History Society Millennium Exhibition enjoyed a 2000-year tour through country life. More than 20 displays combining historic artefacts and photographs from the village's past and present were represented through work
CHARITY race day at Hereford provided a marvellous day's action in glorious sunshine with a number of good performances, including the win of Miss Pennyhill in the Advantage Office Prod-ucts Handicap Chase. Ridden by Xavier Aizpuru in place of the intended
HEREFORD'S ABC Cinema will be featuring the epic 'Gladiator' for seven days from Friday. Film trivia: Star Russell Crowe has two brother s, Martin and Jeff, who played Test cricket for New Zealand. On Saturday, there's a matinee showing of the latest
ON Saturday the 11 organists associations in the Midlands have asked churches to open their doors and make the organ available for anyone to come in and hear, inspect and try it for themselves. This is part of a combined programme of events arranged across
BROCKHAMPTON Crick-et Club are aiming to raise around £150,000 to fund the construction of a new pavilion in time for the start of next season. The club have applied for a National Lottery grant to help to meet the costs, but they will need to raise a
THERE were league and cup doubles aplenty in the Edgar Street finals of the Herefordshire Junior League with Bartestree, Hinton and Lads Club all completing dual honours. Hinton enjoyed two such triumphs, the first a 4-0 win over Belmont Rangers in the
WESTFIELDS Youth retained the Ross B Cup thanks to a 4-2 victory on penalties in the final against Fownhope Reserves after the match remained locked at 3-3 following extra time. The Division 1 side from the Hereford Times Herefordshire League were kept
Ross Town 1 Swindon Supermarine 2 (aet) ROSS suffered a cruel defeat in the final of the Cherry Red Records Challenge Cup at Didcot as a goal a minute from the end of extra time snatched the trophy for Swindon Supermarine. Ex-England under-18 international
JIM Bassett drove his Sark S3H racing car to share the lead in the Power-Mec Leaders Championship at Prescott speed hill climb on Sunday. The Stoke Prior engineer followed his Easter Monday success at Loton Park with another victory in the 1600cc racing
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner has sprung a major shock with the release of the club's joint top scorer, Paul Fewings. Experienced midfielder Mark Taylor, reserve keeper Andy Quy and youngster John Cotterill complete a quartet of players whose contracts
MANOR HOTEL - After the withdrawal of the Youngson family as tenant licensees of Norton Manor Hotel, the owners, Barr Brothers, had been continuing the restoration of the interior of the building. The owners were understood to be keen to open the south
MILLENNIUM EXHIBITION - Linton and District History Society put on a wonderful exhibition in the recently reopened village hall, which was entitled 'Life in the Countryside'. The hundreds of items on show was of the various displays depicting life in
APPLAUSE of the kind given to Martino Tirimo in the Shirehall after his performance of the Waldstein sonata, at the end of the second concert in this series comprising all Beethoven's 32 sonatas, is very rare in this country, let alone Hereford. Its ecstatic
TEXAN supermodel Jerry Hall has given her seal of approval to the latest super group to hit Hereford. And having spent much of Mick Jagger's career on his arm, who better to judge the Counterfeit Stones. This alternative to the real thing is bringing
HEREFORD Welsh Indoor rowing champion Sally Daw picked up two titles at the Welsh Outdoor Champion-ships over 1500m at Monmouth. Daw took her first win alongside team mate Tracey Matthews, who also picked up two crowns, with victory in the final of the
HEREFORDSHIRE youngsters claimed both gold medals in the Shropshire and Herefordshire Junior Championship played at the Herefordshire Golf Club. Jonathan Devereux, of the host club, claimed the title with a two-under-par total of 138 (70, 68) after beating
Bromyard Town 4 Leominster Town 2 BROMYARD clinched the title and look like gaining promotion from Division 1 South of the Bank's Brewery West Midlands League thanks to a hat-trick from Chris Jefferson. It completed a league and cup double for Bromyard
Ettingshall 1 Kington Town 2 KINGTON still have a chance of a top five finish in the Premier Division of the Banks's Brewery West Midlands League thanks to a late winner from Keith Holmans at Ettingshall. The home side took the lead after 10 minutes through
Pegasus Juniors 1 Carterton Town 0 PEGASUS completed their fixtures in the Premier Division of the Complete Music Hellenic League with victory at Rotherwas. The city side avenged defeat earlier in the season and rode their luck in the first half when
ROSS and District Motor Sports Club are celebrating their 50th anniversary this month when a grand reunion of past and present members will be held. As part of the celebrations the Ross club are staging an exhibition of photographs and memorabilia, including
WOMEN'S INSTITUTE - Members found Diane Baker's report from her attendance at the Welsh Conference in Swansea, interesting, when the topic was Challenges. Helen Carey, NFWI chairman spoke of the WI challenge for the 21st century, Professor Stirton outlined
LUNCHEON - The May meeting of the Lyonshall Ladies' Luncheon Club was held at the Kinnersley Arms. After lunch, Jean Richards, president of the club, gave a talk about her experiences while on holiday in Guatemala.
COFFEE MORNING - Christ Church's monthly coffee morning will be at the home of Audrey Harris on Wednesday, May 17, at 10.30am. Everyone is welcome to attend. GARDENING - After the annual meeting with the Garden Club, the first visit this year will take
CONGRATULATIONS - John Speke, Robert Harper, Daniel Cornes and David Laird were all in the Under 13 football team which won the final of the Brederoes Cup 3-1. The match was played in atrocious conditions, but thoroughly enjoyed by all involved. THANKS
STATION ACTION GROUP - Dolau Station Action Group raised £104 at a recent table sale in Llandrindod. This would go towards the cost of this year's floral display and the ongoing programme of maintenance and improvement of the station furniture. Team leader
NEVADA Gold, partnered by 46-year-old Ray Rogers, was the toast of the rearranged Croome and West Warwickshire Hunt point-to-point meeting at Upton-on-Severn as the partnership won the Novice Riders Mixed Open, writes Graham Saveker. Rogers had his mount
ON Saturday, the Radio Academy, with the support of the Vision Charity, presents a master class at the Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford. Professional broadcasters from the BBC and commercial radio will be sharing their experience and skills
LUCTONIANS made light work of visitors Kington as they crushed their local rivals with a 106-run victory in their opening encounter in the Worcestershire County League Division 1. Steve Williams led the way with 53 and good support from Karl Pearson (
JAMES Brinkley and John Shaw will make their debuts for Herefordshire when they open their ECB 38 County Cup matches against Shropshire at Shrewsbury this Sunday. The tournament is split into eight groups, played on a round-robin basis, and the county
HEREFORD wheelchair tennis player Matthew Faucher has been selected to play for Great Britain in the World Team Cup in Paris in July. The 20-year-old has been chosen by the LTA for the under-21 team, together with Shane Everett-Sharp, of Leicester, and
HEREFORD'S Jenny Spencer secured international selection for the Great Britain marathon kayak team by winning the second of the assessment races over the weekend. Jenny, a Hereford Kayak Club junior lady, has earned the K1 slot to race in the World Cup
A HEREFORD school have really made their mark in sporting achievement after becoming one of an elite band in the country to receive a highly prestigious award. Bishop's School have scooped the Sportsmark Gold Distinction Award, which was made to just
BOWLS - A Sellack team of four travelled to Redditch to play in the regional finals England trials. With club skipper, John Morris, continuing convalescence, it was a changed side that pitted its skills against other teams from the West Midlands and South
TOP OF POLL - Two former town mayors tied closely for top of the poll position when the results of the first Kington Town Council election for many years were declared. Top spot was taken by David Walters, with a tally of 673 - just one vote more than
LUNCH - There will be a Christian Aid lunch on Friday, May 19. PARISH COUNCIL - The annual meeting will take place in the Curzon Herrick Hall on Monday, May 15, when the speaker will be Jane Jones, director of policy and communications. Fourteen councillors
DONATIONS - More than £70 was received in the village through donations in envelopes for the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals.The Giddeons Gloucester branch has been sent the £34 raised from the Mite Phials emptied recently. FETE - The Millennium
