Teme Span Lindridge Knighton Stockton Pensax Eardiston Broombank Frith Common Menith Wood Inside Features: Our Bishop remembers p5 The Coffee Page p11 The St. Lawrence Club p21 Dorothy Twyman remembered p27 Stockton’s big event! p31 Teme Valley Wildlife Group p41 Our new Reverend arrives p43 Way Out West of Worcester p53 ...and so much more! AutumnAbundance September 2015
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The Parish of Teme Valley North At the moment the minister responsible for the parish is: The Rural Dean of Stourport The Rev'd Mark Turner 14, Dunley Road, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 0AX 01299 829557 - [email protected] Leadership Team You can also contact any of the parish leadership team: Marjorie Workman (PCC Lay Chairman) Vickie Melling (Parish Warden) Gill Morgan (Parish Warden) Meryl Roberts (Parish Warden)Readers [email protected] 01584 881358 01584 781094Betty AnderssonMarjorie WorkmanParish Wardens [email protected] 01584 881086Vickie Melling [email protected] 01584 781412Gill Morgan [email protected] 01299 896001Meryl RobertsPCC [email protected] 01584 781094 [email protected] 01584 881274Lay Chairman [email protected] 01584 881274Marjorie Workman [email protected] 01584 781220Secretary Boo AndrewesTreasurer Bill Andrewes [email protected]'s WorkerElizabeth Whitehead(ALM Children & Youth)Parish AdministratorTracy BarnesChurch Contacts [email protected] 01584 781412 [email protected] 01584 881216Knighton Gill Morgan [email protected] 01299 832513Lindridge Pauline Briggs [email protected] 01584 881217Pensax Jean RuddStockton Sandra JabbettTemespan [email protected] 01584 781442 [email protected] 01584 881086Knighton Sheila Hardiman [email protected] 01299 832622Lindridge Vickie Melling [email protected] 01584 881563Pensax Edward Lupton [email protected] 01584 881174Stockton Sally Webb www.temevalleynorthparish.co.ukEditor Pete Thorp [email protected] 01584 881086Advertising Barbara SelkirkParish Website 3Webmaster: Chris Melling
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First See The Human Being by Bishop GrahamNear the ring road, is present too. Heon some thorny and walks that placewindswept scrub- too, with memo-land, a new church ries of when he washas been built. It’s a refugee, fleeingbig enough for a with his parentshandful of wor- to a foreign land inshippers and large fear of his life.crosses stand tall Come with me nowat either end of to a church in Dudley where morethe roof. Nearby is a mosque. They than two or three are also gath-have been made by and serve a tran- ered together. Like many churchessient population. And they are used. in some of the poorest parts of ourBoth are daily filled with young men diocese this community welcomespraying; bringing their hopes and people each week who are seekingtheir fears to God and Allah. asylum. Many come with horrificWelcome to Calais and the place stories.they call the Jungle. I know that some reading this willI know that already I’ll be getting be thinking, “they’ll be made upsome hackles up. Swarms and stories”. Okay, fine, but come withplagues and other harsh words will me and look into the eyes of thosebe forming on the lips of some who telling these stories of war and rapeare reading this. and violence and then tell me youIf only we could hear ourselves. This don’t believe them all.plastic covered pallet church, set People like Ephraim, who I met re-amidst open latrines and shelters, cently, shaking as he told me howis where more than two or three he had to leave Eritrea, cross theare gathered together and Jesus Sudan and Libya, pay over all that Continued on p7... 5
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... Continued from p5 hearts to the desperation of people like him.he had to cross the Mediterranean Please pray for him, for the rheto-in a boat he described as dangerous ric that is used about him and thoseand overcrowded, wait to be rescued like him, and for just and humaneby the Italians, walk to Calais, and solutions to the challenges that theafter a month of attempts manage to global movement of people seekingget into a lorry and claimed asylum safe refuge poses on communitiesin Dover. and governments.Somewhere in this story I met the If you or your parish would likehuman being who is Ephraim. He to donate to support the work ofhad prayed in the tent church in the The Welcome Group in Halesow-Jungle in Calais and was now gath- en, which provides a weekly dropered with others around an altar in centre, advice, food and cloth-with bread and wine in Dudley. He ing for people seeking asylum incomes into that gathering not as an the Dudley and surrounding areas,asylum seeker, refugee, or migrant, then please send a cheque payablebut as a human being, loved and cher- to ‘CTH Welcome Group’ to Bishopished by God; a brother in Christ. He Graham’s office.holds out his hands at Communionin hunger for daily bread and thirst-ing for the water of life.Ephraim is not part of a swarm. He’s Bishop Grahampart of a flock; the flock of Jesus BISHOP OF DUDLEYChrist. We must never shut our Welcome to Revd. Ted WhittakerTeme Valley North welcomes our Revd. Whittaker will be Licensednew Priest-in-Charge, the Revd. to the United Benefice on the 4thTed Whittaker and his family, September at 7pm at the church ofto the United Benefice of Teme St Mary at Abberley and everyoneValley North, Abberley, Shrawley, is welcome to attend. We offer TedGreat and Little Witley. Revd. Ted and his family a very warm welcomeWhittaker, and his wife Caroline to his new home and look forward tohave moved from Uttoxeter to Great working with him.Witley; they have two children,Hannah and Peter. 7
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Services for September 2015Shrawley, The Witleys and Abberley and Teme Valley NorthSunday 6th September8.30 a.m. Great Witley Holy Communion (BCP)9.30 a.m. Lindridge Parish Communion with Godly Play10.30 a.m. Abberley St Mary’s Holy Communion (CW)10.30 a.m. Little Witley Family Service 6.00 p.m. Pensax Evening WorshipSunday 13th September9.30 a.m. Stockton Morning Worship10.30 a.m. Shrawley Holy Communion (CW) & Baptism10.30 a.m. Great Witley Village Hall Family Service11.00 a.m. Knighton Matins 6.30 p.m. Abberley St Michael’s Evensong (BCP)Sunday 20th September9.30 a.m. Pensax Parish Communion & Harvest10.30 a.m. Great Witley Holy Communion (CW) & 4 Baptisms10.30 a.m. Abberley St Mary’s Matins (BCP)6.00 p.m. Lindridge Evensong (BCP) 6.30 p.m. Abberley St Michael’s Evensong (BCP)Sunday 27th September10.30 a.m. Little Witley Harvest Holy Communion (CW)10.30 a.m. Shrawley Family Service5.00 p.m. Great Witley Evensong (BCP)6.00 p.m. Stockton Celtic Evensong6.00 p.m. Knighton Harvest & Eucharist6.30 p.m. Abberley St Michael’s Evensong (BCP)Weekdays in Teme Valley North during SeptemberMonday 14th September7.30 p.m. Lindridge Intercessory Prayer Group (further details from Vickie Melling on 01584 881086)Wednesday 16th September10.00 a.m. Glasshampton Quiet DayPastoral VisitsWe shall soon be welcoming our new Priest in Charge. In the meantime,a reminder that if anyone would like a pastoral visit, or prayer, pleasecontact the Pastoral Group via Betty Andersson, Marjorie Workman,or Pauline Briggs who will be happy to make arrangements for a visit.Their details are on page 3 of this magazine. 9
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The Coffee PageIn aid of Macmillan Cancer CareCOFFEE MORNING COFFEE MORNINGat Clows Top Victory Hall at Pensax Thrift ShopSaturday, 26th. September Wednesday 23rd Septemberbetween 10am and 12 noon. between 9am and 11amAs well as coffee, tea, biscuits and Macmillan’s biggest annual fundrais-cakes, there will be a Cake Stall, ing event for people facing cancer isa Bring and Buy Stall taking place again this September.and a small Raffle. Last year alone £25 million was raisedAny offers of cakes or countrywide and this year the aim isgifts are welcome. to raise even more.Please come and help the Clows We invite you to come and join us atTop Craft Group to support Pensax Thrift Shop for coffee andMacmillan Nurses. cake and to help us raise as much asAnna – 01299 832195 possible in support of Macmillan Cancer Support. See you there! 11
CASUAL VACANCY : NOTICE OF CO-OPTION PARISH COUNCIL OF KNIGHTON ON TEME LINDRIDGE WARD VACANCY FOR A COUNCILLOR TO BE FILLED BY CO-OPTION The above Parish Council will consider filling by co-option a casual vacancy for a Councillor at its meeting to be held on Tuesday 6th October, 2015 at Knighton on Teme Parish Room – 7.30pm Those who are interested in serving the community in this way and want to become a candidate for co-option should obtain an application form for candidacy from the Clerk. Completed application forms should be returned to the Clerk by Monday 28th September, 2015 Information on eligibility, the role of the Parish Council and its schedule of meetings may be obtained from the Clerk. Mrs K Yates – Clerk to the Parish Council The Old Forge House Burford Tenbury Wells Worcs. WR15 8HF Tel: 01584 810817 Email: [email protected]
St Michael and All Angels Knighton on TemeReaders: the third Wednesday of each month.13th Sept We go for meals, garden visits,Mr A. Bunn, Mr K. Bunn train rides, boat trips etc. For this27th Sept Harvest. month’s venue ring Sheila on 01584Mrs M. Bradley, Mr B. Starkey 781190.Sidesmen:13th Sept On 24th June Cherry and SheilaMr A. Bunn held what turned out to be a very27th Sept successful ‘Tea Party’ on behalf ofCapt. P. Morgan, Mrs S. Hardiman Marie Curie Nurses in the ParishCleaning: Rooms. We and they do thankSeptember everyone for coming and contribut-Mr & Mrs J. Hurds ing in any way to a very happy andFlowers: enjoyable time - raising £544 for12th Sept charity.Mrs H. Clarkson The Harvest Thanksgiving ServiceHelp to decorate the Church forHarvest Thanksgiving will be very at Knighton is on Sunday 27th Sep-welcome on Saturday 26th Septem-ber, 10 am - 12pm. tember at 6pm which will be taken byThere will be boxes in the Churchfor gifts of food which will be taken our new Minister the Reverend Tedto the Maggs Centre to help feedsome of our less fortunate fellow Whittaker. Do take this opportunitybeings. Please be generous.Good Companions: to say ‘hello’ whilst giving thanks for2nd Sept 2pm Parish Rooms all our blessings and also partake ofKnighton Friends Knighton friends is a ladies after- a glass of wine and sausage roll afternoon club. Meetings are held on the service. Cont p15...... 13
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Continued from p12 have the following tubes, and have filled (or half-filled) them with coins,SWEETIE TUBES please call Hazel Clarkson on 01584Church Turret Fund 781054 to arrange their return. If you have mislaid the tubes, pleaseThere are still some unreturned feel free to call Hazel to donatesweetie tubes from those handed anyway. Tubes outstanding are num-out at the Quiz last November. It bered 9, 11, 13, 16, 17, 19, 20, 24, 27,would be a good time to finalise this 29, 40, 44, 47 and 62. Many thanksfundraising event, so that the total for your support.amount raised can be publicised inthe next issue of Temespan. If youCommunion at Fern CottageEveryone is welcome to join us for Communion, coffee and chat on Wednesday14th October at 10.00 am. Hope to see you there.”Marjorie WorkmanEastham Memorial HallDATES FOR YOUR DIARY Saturday, 3rd OctoberSaturday, 12th September Quiz & Curry NightFilm Night - Some Like it Hot ! Sunday, 18th October7.30pm Harvest LunchAdmission: £4.00 £3.00 WHIST DRIVET: 01584 781255Interval Hot dogs and LicencedBarSunday, 20th September Interest has been expressed inFilm Evening - Battle of Britain holding regular WHIST DRIVESAfternoon tea 4pm £6.00 in the Eastham Memorial Hall.& Film 6pm £4.00 Time, Day and Frequency yet to beT: 01584 781255 decided. Those interested pleaseLicenced Bar contact easthammemorialhall@ gmail.com in the first instance. 15
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Silver Award 2008, the Silver Award represents aTeme Valley North Parish move towards recognising the excel- lence of work which parishes withinExciting news to share - we have the diocese are achieving, and tobeen successful in achieving the maintain and improve already highChurch Award Scheme at Silver standards.Level from the Department for Chil- This special award has only beendren, Youth and Education, Diocese possible thanks to all the hard workof Worcester. and dedication from all those in-This award scheme, known as volved in children’s ministry in theWorcester Spirit Mark, is all about parish.celebrating good practice with chil- We hope to be officially present-dren and young people, and also ed with this award by Children’sidentifies ways in which we can Officer, Emma Pettifer some timeimprove how we reach out to them, during the autumn term.e.g. ways they are welcomed intoand included within worship and Liz Whiteheadday to day activities of the church. Children’s WorkerAfter receiving our Bronze Award in 17
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St Lawrence LindridgeBells will ring out to commemo-rate our longest serving monarchWhen the Queen becomes our Fisher and Stephanie Mocroft willlongest reigning monarch on 9 be giving an organ recital betweenSeptember the Cathedral will 2pm and 4pm. Refreshments,mark the event with a peal of bells including home-made cake, willstarting from midday. Bishop John also be available. Any donationssaid: “This is a very significant day will be gratefully received with halfon which Her Majesty the Queen the money going to the HCT, whichbecomes our longest ever reigning awards grants to churches to helpmonarch, surpassing Queen finance repairs, and the other half toVictoria. I encourage as much St Lawrence’s.ringing as possible in the dioceseon that day and during the week as Servicesa mark of appreciation not only of Sunday 6 September at 9.30am:the length of the Queen’s reign but Parish Communion with Godly Playof her magnificent Christian service for childrenthroughout it. Long may she reign.” Sunday 20 September at 6pm: Even-Listen out for the volunteer ringers songhelping to commemorate the day atLindridge when our bells will ring Please note that on 4 Octoberout from 12 noon. our Harvest Service will be at the slightly earlier time of 9.15amOrgan Recital at St Lawrence’sSaturday 12 September is the date ofthis year’s sponsored Ride and Strideorganised by the Historic ChurchesTrust. We encourage you to visit StLawrence’s – by whatever means oftransport you choose – when Jason 19
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St Lawrence Club, Summer Term 2015This weekly lunchtime club is held at Lindridge, St prayer on their flowers thankingLawrence Jesus for his amazing love, andC of E Primary School. the younger children drew happyWe’ve had a busy year to date, faces!celebrating many different We talked about pilgrimage andoccasions with song, dance, were treated to a fascinatingpraise, creative prayers, craft session with Carol, reflecting onactivities and games. a recent trip to the Holy Land.We heard the story ‘Jesus The We looked through photographsVine’ and reflected on the message and post cards of families, their homes and communities, which the story we compared to our own here gave; that in the U.K. We talked about by staying the places of religious signifi- close to cance like Bethlehem, which Jesus we perches on a hill at the edge of too will the Judaean desert, with its mix produce of cultures. The Dead Sea; thewonderful fruit like love, kindness ancient Hebrews called this ‘bodyand helpfulness. We enjoyed of water’ the Sea of Salt; so densesowing seeds and planting our that bathers can lie on its surfaceown bulbs to care for and watch and read a newspaper!grow. Finally the children preparedWe made our own ‘Floral Cross’. special Prayer Box and WoodenThe cross is a symbol of Jesus’ Cross gifts for all year six leavers,death, but Jesus did not stay on as the time came to say farewell.the cross; All the children put their ownhe rose ideas together for a special prayeragain, and to be included in each of theso it is also boxes.a symbol of We look forward to meeting againour new life during the autumn term.in him. The Liz Whiteheadchildren Children’s Worker.wrotea short 21
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Lindridge Baby andToddler GroupThe Toddler group starts the There is a charge of £1.50 for eachnew term on Thursday 10th family for each session attended.September from 9.30am to 11am If you’d like more information,at Lindridge Parish Hall. please contact Vickie atWe will start the new term with [email protected] messy play and fun games, or 01584 881086.plus all the usual toys and We are all looking forward to seeingequipment. familiar and new faces, so please doWe may also be able to play outside come and join us.if the weather is fine, which meanssome fun with sand. All at Toddler Group(see picture above)Do you have an article for the Temespan? If the answer is “yes”, then please send it to Pete Thorp at [email protected] to 11 September and I will do my best to publish it for you. 23
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St James the Great PensaxSummer Fayre Bonus Ball The lucky winners of the £50It seems quite a time ago now, but for June and July were Mrs. M.we would like to thank all those Bourne and Mrs M. Godsall.who helped in any way to make Congratulations and manyour Fayre this year successful. We thanks for your support. Theraised over £1200, most of this money helps us to maintaincoming from the Grand Draw. the churchyard so nicely.Thank you to those who sold We are looking for some moreand those who bought tickets, members for this, as a fewto tea makers and tea drinkers, numbers have become avail-to stall holders and supporters, able. Would anyone interestedcake makers and cake eaters, in taking part contact Davidand many thanks to those local Whymant on 01299 832195. It isattractions, which gave us such £2 per month for each number.wonderful prizes for the Grand The winner is the Bonus BallDraw. We could not raise this number in the Lotto on the lastamount without you all. Saturday of each month. TheBingo prize is £50. The rest of theBingo will be held at Pensax money raised (£48), goes to theVillage Hall at 7.30pm on Churchyard Fund at PensaxSeptember 18th and October 16th. Church.Mrs Carol Portman and all her Harvest Supperhelpers will be there to welcome An early date for your diary! Weyou. Come along and have some will hold our annual Harvestfun – and maybe win some of Supper on October 24th this year.the wonderful prizes on offer. Don’t miss it! There will be the usual good food and fun. More information in the next issue. 25
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Dorothy Twyman by Mary HollowayI want to pay tribute to Dorothy While her brothers were aliveTwyman, a brave, determined Dorothy could always get a liftwoman, who died on 7th July by car. Officially she had never2015 at the age of 89 years. She passed a driving test but in earlierwas one of the oldest residents years when the need arose shein Stockton on Teme. After her could manage a tractor! Dorothygrandfather died the family, who asked me to the monthly meet-had moved to Australia, returned ings of the Normandy Veteranto England to take over the farm. friends and I was pleased toDorothy was 5 years old at this drive her and meet people whotime. had such memories of the war to share. Dorothy had a wonderfulBy the time I came to live in memory and I always relied onStockton on Teme in 1997, her to remind me of the date andbrothers, George, Rex and venue for the meetings.Dorothy lived together in the“New House”. Dorothy did the As I got to know her, she wouldhousekeeping, cooking, sewing tell me about her life on theand gardening. She always sowed farm. She plucked turkeys fortomato seeds and planted out Christmas, looked after a pigthe young seedlings in the green- which suddenly produced a litterhouse ready for a good crop later while Rex and George were awayin the year. Her brothers worked and the fruit picking. She cookedat cutting hedges and other farm and sewed and life was alwaystasks. One day, when Kathy and I busy. She very much enjoyedhad forgotten to shut up the hens Young Farmers. There wereat night, they helped us kill the dances and music from differentmink that had killed every single bands and different branches ofbird and lay sleeping in a corner the club met together. There wasof the run. They were always a tennis court in Stockton, nearpleased to advise and help with St Andrew’s church and Dorothyeveryday problems. developed a lifelong love of this Cont. p29... 27
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... Continued from page 27sport. She watched Wimbledon Pound shop before returningon TV this year and had strong home. The last little walk fromopinions about the progress of the bus stop on the A443 becamethe games. She loved all sorts of harder and harder as her healthsports. declined and she would often sit on the seat half way up the hillShe went on coach holidays to get her breath back beforevisiting the North of Scotland attempting the last stretch. Sheand on one occasion opting to was always determined to getget away on her booked holiday home. Often neighbours wouldinstead of going for an operation stop and give her a lift.in hospital! Last year she was very ill and hadWe both shared a love of to live with an oxygen machinegardening and I persuaded her to after that but came home fromjoin the gardening club at Clows hospital determined to take careTop. She was thrilled, when in of herself with the minimumthe first year of joining, she won help from anyone else. Her niecefirst prize for her daffodils in the was able to visit very often andSpring show. She discovered cook and clean regardless ofmany friends she had known for her protestations. Then at theyears but lost contact with. end of March 2015 she devel- oped more heart problems andWith the advent of Free Bus spent 7 weeks, going betweenPasses she would take herself off wards in Worcester hospitalto Worcester and there again she and at Tenbury. Eventually shemet people on the bus and would returned, at her insistence, to herhave a chat. In town she would beloved home and was cared forbuy a cup of coffee, perhaps there until she died peacefully insome treat at the butchers, and the place she wanted to be.find herself a bargain from the 29
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St Andrew’s StocktonServices- see under main listings. From 1 July 2015 0800, 0808 and 116Flowers & Cleaning numbers will be free to call from yourSue Martyn-Smith mobile, as well as from landlines.Grass Cutting The way we bill for service numbersAlastair Webb beginning 084, 087, 09 and 118Stockton Autumn Parish Meeting will change too. They will be splitOur next parish meeting will take into an Access Charge from EE forplace in St Andrew’s Church, connecting the call and a ServiceStockton, on Thursday 3rdSep- Charge from the number you aretember at 7:30pm. All village calling. The Access Charge forelectors are eligible to attend and calling a service number from yourthe clerk and chairman would be EE phone will be 44p per minutevery pleased to see you there. If you and will be included in the callhave any items of general village charge that you see itemised on yourinterest or concerns that you would bill.like to share at the meeting, please So, 0800 and 0808 numbers arelet the chairman know in advance on now free from mobiles BUT the01584 881611 or mhdanby@gmail. providers are racking up the costcom. of every other 08 number (so is BT,DON’T BE FOOLED! although 0845 and 0870 are oftenI received this helpful message from included in your landline package)my mobile provider and a similar so I recommend you use the veryone from BT. useful website www.saynoto0870 when calling any other 08 number to find an alternative number. ANOTHER VINTAGE EVENING IN STOCKTON! Dateline: August 1st. Another outrageous party given by the Bright Young Things of Stockton! Constables were NOT called to restore order and propriety! Continued p32 31
...Continued from p31 always excels - and she looked stun-Well - did we have a treat at Stockton ning in a bias cut satin gown whichon Saturday 1st August! dated from the 1930s and which belonged to her mother!! How’s thatKate Fitzpatrick pulled another for authenticity? John and Georgerip-roaring evening together. It was both sang solo ballads from theall too divine! Songs from the period period - and looked so dashing!and readings and poems gave extra Bill Webb and his dad, Norman -pizzazz! who looked like a Jack Vettriani painting in a striped blazer andWe heard echoes of the sublime straw boater - contributed a readingNoel Coward from Bill Andrews from the Manchester Guardian circawith ‘I’ve been to a marvellous 1924 about party going. Jason, Sue,party’ and heard the pushy ‘Mrs Kate and myself raided our homesWorthington’ being exhorted NOT for anything remotely art deco andto put her daughter on the stage - dressed the church. We had gram-her ‘nice hands’ notwithstanding! ophones, hats and throws, lampsWe were twirled away to the era of and fans and pictures in abundancethe matchless Fred Astaire by Will scattered around the church to givegiving us his rendition of ‘Puttin’ a flavour of the fabulousness andon the Ritz’ - resplendent in top hat modernity of the 1920s which was itsand tails. Jean and Lawrence played benchmark.the accordion, joined by Dave and To top it all, Becca invented a specialGeorge Rudd on the trumpet in the cocktail for the event called a Stock-second half. Jean also played some tini! This was served in martinirousing piano duets with Jason, who glasses along with blinis, devilledas always perfectly accompanied eggs and other assorted deliciouseverybody, Stuart played a lovely canapés . Such fun, darlings!!jazzy piece which really required a We were all gay and decadent andcupid doll girl in a fringed flapper for an evening we were those Brightdress perched on the piano (none of Young Things!us were young and pretty enough to A novel idea of Becca’s was folkattempt that!). Kate read a wonderful putting their thumbprints on apoem in perfect Welsh dialect, I larger version of Jason’s beautifullycontributed a reading from Waugh’s‘Vile Bodies’ which described theparty antics of the people who werethe Bright Young Things, Betty dida Joyce Grenfell poem at which she32
designed poster for the event, which what Kate tells me but she is theeveryone then signed and which will ringmaster who pulls it all together.be displayed in the church bearing It just wouldn’t happen otherwise -witness to people’s generosity in and on Saturday we raised anothersupporting these events. £500 towards the continued upkeepThe performers and some of the audi- of our beloved church.ence were in costume - and we even Now - discussions have opened for thehad our own ‘snapper’, Sandra, who next production. Possibly Dickensbusily took ‘photographic pictures’ (I’ve a sneaking desire to be wartto record the event. laden and scrofulous instead of glamAll in all - we attended a ‘simply - which gets harder by the year!) ormarvellous party’. Stockton’s getting Wilde (which would be worth it justrather good at this old-fashioned to see Kate’s Lady Bracknell!) or the‘concert party’ event! 1940s - which period offers us suchThis was the fourth such occasion fabulous music - who remembersproduced by Kate - aided by her Ann Shelton and the other big starsdaughter Becca who alone produced of wartime? The playlist is huge andall the fabulous cocktails and food. the songs so well-known we probablyJason was as usual the musical wouldn’t need a song sheet!! Alto-stalwart - what would we do without gether now.......’we’ll meet again, don’thim? - and all who entertained put know where don’t know when.......’such effort into their costumes and Actually - we do know! It’ll be nearerperformances. Christmas! Watch out for the postersI’ve said it before - these little local inviting you to the next Stocktonevents look effortless - but they aren’t. Concert Party - and be prepared toSensibly, I restrict myself to doing raid the dressing up box!!Is there something of interest to thiscommunity you wish to share?It might be about your friends, family or school.It could be about something to make us think.It can be funny, or sad or creative.What are you up to?Share it with me, the editor, and I will share it with yourcommunity. Send it to [email protected] 33
Classes for Lindridge Autumn Show VEGETABLE & FRUIT SECTIOSNe ptember2C0O1O5K E RY SECTION 1. A container of herbs 24. A jar of jam 2. Collection of 5 root vegetables 25. A jar of jelly 3. Greenhouse vegetables 26. A jar of chutney 4. Brassicas 27. A box of 6 eggs 5. Collection of tomatoes 28. Home-‐made wine or cordial 6. Onions/shallots 29. A fruit cake 7. Beans/peas 30. A plate of 6 fairy cakes 8. Funniest vegetable 31. A plate of 6 scones 9. A container of mixed 32. A plate of 6 biscuits 33. Victoria sponge vegetables to be judged by 34. Fruit pie with pastry top and presentation 10. A display of 5 dessert/cooking bottom apples 11. A display of 5 pears 12. A plate of soft fruit CHILDREN’S SECTION 13. A plate of 6 stone fruits 35. Miniature garden 14. A container of mixed fruit 36. Decorative flowerpot 37. A plate of 4 fairy cakes FLOWER SECTION 38. A plate of 4 decorative biscuits 15. A vase of sweet peas 39. Vegetable of any kind grown 16. A single rose in a vase 17. A bunch of roses by yourself 18. 3 dahlia blooms 40. A drawn picture of your house 19. 1/3 chrysanthemums 41. Decorative arrangement with 20. A vase of mixed garden flowers 21. A vase of mixed wild flowers either garden or hedgerow 22. A small planted container flowers 23. Sunflower display In this section all ages must be stated on entries; no entry to have been previously exhibited; age will be taken into consideration in awarding prizes (CLASSES WILL NOT BE JUDGED UNDER STRICT RHS RULES) Set up time 9-‐10.30am; open for viewing at 12.30pm Refreshments will be served 1-‐4pm including barbecue and teas 34
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Telephone: DR. SIMON WATSON GREAT WITLEY SURGERY01299 896370 Emergency WORCESTER ROAD01299 896788 Appointments DR. ISABEL TEAGUE GREAT WITLEY01299 896873 Fax DR. HELEN ROSEWARNE WORCESTER WR6 6HR DR. STUART JONES DR. NICOLA COX (Associate) DR. JULIA FARR (Associate) Do you have diabetes?As many of you are probably aware there has been an enormous increase in the number ofpeople diagnosed with diabetes, particularly type 2 diabetes which tends to affect people frommiddle age onwards.This is an important condition and can have long-term consequences but it has been shownquite clearly that looking after the diabetes properly will significantly reduce the chances of long-term complications.Penny Bowden is a specialist nurse at Great Witley Surgery and she runs regular sessions tohelp people learn how to live with their diabetes.The sessions are free and based at Great Witley Surgery and are known as the “Xpert DiabetesProgramme”. Anyone with type 2 diabetes is entitled to attend the Xpert Diabetes Programmeand if you are interested please contact Great Witley Surgery with your name and contactdetails.The programme has been running for some time and has been very well received.Below are comments from recent attendees“This course will greatly assist me in managing my diabetes for the rest of my life. It wasexcellent”“It is a good programme, well organised and plenty of opportunity to ask questions”“Very good. Penny’s enthusiasm and engaging style was REALLY helpful”“Each week built upon the previous one – all were very useful and informative – just what I washoping for”Dr S P A WatsonOn behalf of the partners at Great Witley Surgery 37
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TEME VALLEY TOTE TEME VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETYJuly’s Draw(The fourth draw in this series) We had a most enjoyable visit toJuly’s prize draw of the Tote was Avoncroft Museum in June on adecided when Rev’d Robert Barlow scorching hot day (one of the fewrolled the dice on 1st July to select this summer!).the set of random numbers and the We are now about to embark onstarting point. As a result, the prize our autumn/winter programmewinners are as follows: and our first talk is on Tuesday 29th September at 7.30pm atThe £50 winner is Derek Jabbett of Abberley Village Hall whenStockton (Draw no 416) Brian Draper will be speaking onThe £30 winner is Mr J Behan of “Ironbridge and Coalbrookdale”.Knighton (Draw no 618) All are welcome.The £20 winner is Lily-Anna Hill- Mike Harleyhouse of Lindridge (Draw no 173) AdvertisingAugust’s Draw(The fifth draw in this series)August’s prize draw of the Tote wasdecided when Rev’d Robert Barlowrolled the dice on 1st August to selectthe set of random numbers and thestarting point. As a result, the prizewinners are as follows:The £50 winner is Trisha Hayward of If you would like toPensax (Draw no 335) advertise in theThe £30 winner is Linda Edmundson Temespan, you willof Lindridge (Draw no 200) find the contactThe £20 winners are the Burgoyne details of the EditorFamily of Stanford (Draw no 530) and Advertising Manager on page 3If you want to join this new series, of this magazine.please contact the Tote Organiser,Robin Dean on 01886 853295 or by 39email [email protected].
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Teme Valley WildlifeHips and haws, fruits and berries, Sep- long-standing food-source for humans.tember is a time of colour and plenty. The flower-petals are also edible andAlong the hedgerows rosehips and haw- can be added to salads, made into winethorn berries are turning red joined, and jam and used to flavour fondantsin the shadier places, by the jewel-like and Turkish delight. The orange-redberries of woody nightshade, bryony hips, up to an inch long, can be madeand guelder-rose. Scarlet advertises to into syrup which can be used to flavourbirds the palatability of the berries via milk puddings and ice-cream or dilutedwhich the plants hope to disperse their with water to drink.seeds and ensure the start of a new generation. Rosehips are full of vitamin C, they are said to contain twenty times more thanAlthough oranges, and have long been used as aplants remedy for the common cold. In 1943pre-date the war-time Ministry of Food issued amammals recipe to encourage people to make asand birds on much rose-hip syrup as possible. Thethe planet Ministry was concerned that the lack ofby hundreds of millions of years, plant imported fruit would leave the popu-evolution has taken advantage of the lation low in vitamin C and they weremobility of these more modern crea- keen to promote alternative sources.tures to further its own ends. After all, plants invented flowers specifically to Haws are theattract newcomer insects to ensure fruit of thecross-pollination. This latter feature hawthorn, alsois a way of allowing subtly different known as themembers of the same species to develop quick-thorn.robust offspring capable of surviving This is a spinythe rigours of environmental change. shrub that can grow into a small tree up to 26 feet tall if not trimmed as part ofBut back to hedgerow berries. Rosehips a hedge. It has glossy, lobed leaves andfollow on from the delicate pale pink abundant small white flowers which ap-dog-rose flowers of June and July. This pear in May. The flowers have inspiredrose is also known as the wild rose and the common adage “ne’er cast a cloutis a common plant of hedges and waste ‘til may is out” and are a welcome sightplaces. It grows into a sturdy shrub in Spring. The young leaves are edible,with hooked prickles on its branches. and can be used in spring salads andIt can reach 10 feet in height and has are said to deliver a nutty flavour totoothed leaves and five-petalled flow- cheese sandwiches! The haws can alsoers. The hips are not only attractive be made into syrup or put into a spiritto birds and animals but have been a to make hawthorn brandy. As probably Continued p43 41
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Continued from p41 meeting is at Rochford Village Hallthe most abundant autumn hedgerow at 7:30pm and as always it is just £2berry, the haw is a godsend to birds, on the door where everybody is mostwith both native and migrant birds welcome.flocking to eat it. Watch out for colour- ful redwings and fieldfares heading for a For up-to-date information on whathawthorn bush near you this autumn. wildlife is being seen in the area, or to give us your sightings, visit us at www.The next meeting of the Teme Valley temevalleywildlife.com. The groupWildlife Group is on Thursday Sep- normally holds a meeting on the secondtember 10th 2015, when we welcome Thursday of the month. All are very wel-Nigel Jones whose talk is called Miners, come. Tel. 01584 781500 or email danny.Masons and Leafcutters – The [email protected] world of solitary bees. TheTHE PARISHES OF: ABBERLEY; SHRAWLEY, GREAT WITLEY AND LITTLE WITLEY; TEME VALLEY NORTHInvite you to the licensing and installation of Revd Edward Whittaker Priest-in-Charge by the Bishop of Worcester and the Archdeacon of Dudley Friday 4th September at 7.00pm at the church of St Mary, AbberleyRefreshments will be served in Abberley Village Hall, following the service. 43
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STOCKTON CHURCH BAZAAR Sat. 26th September 2015 10am – 2pm Please donate any unwanted items for us to sell in aid of Stockton Church funds. Do come and have a browse, you'll be surprised at what you may find! For details, please tel. Sue on 01584 881 454 (refreshments will be available) Bric-a-brac * clothing * jewellery * shoes * books CDs and DVDs * toys * plants * fabrics * fresh veg * cakes * etc... Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6 December 2015 Ostend & Ghent Coach Trip 3 Nights Bed & Breakfast in The Burlington Hotel Ostend The hotel is approx 1 hr 15 min from Calais, situated at the end of the main street opposite the marina. Within close distance of good bars and restaurants. On Friday there will be a full day excursion to Ghent. Saturday will be a free day in Ostend where there will be large Christmas Market in the main square, where there is also ice skating if you fancy having a go! A tram service operates along the coast passing through several towns. Total Cost is £232 per person including all travel, Eurotunnel & hotel Early Booking Essential £40 deposit per person, balance by 4 October 2015 For Full Details and Booking contact Roger on-‐ Mobile – 07791 873266 Home – 01584 881460 45
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CLOWS TOP & DISTRICT we now eat today. He also broughtGARDENING CLUB along some 18th Century Choco- late Drinks for us to sample. ThisSeptember is a time to be gath- fascinating subject was a greatering in the harvest and autumn success with everyone enjoyingcolours begin to appear with a the talk.distinct chill in the morning air. If you’re not a member then comeThe effects of the shortening along and join us at one of ourdays are now quite noticeable, monthly meetings. It’s a greatso it’s time to move frost-tender opportunity for you to share yourplants indoors. Summer seems thoughts, ideas and advice withto be barely over before thoughts other members. We have a greatof next spring begin. Buy spring programme of speakers as wellbulbs for the garden early to get as evening visits to local gardens.the best choice of varieties. Our Garden Club has a veryMany jobs still to be done, Dead- friendly atmosphere, everyone ishead Roses, Cut back Perennials welcome. Don’t be afraid to comeand fork over yours beds and along, we are a garden club not aborders for one good round of horticulture society, the member-thorough weeding. This should ship is only £10 pa. However,keep them mostly tidy until the Non-members are welcome to anyfollowing spring. Clean out cold monthly meeting.frames and greenhouses ready for Our next meeting will be onAutumn use. Wednesday 23rd September, and the speaker for the eveningAt the July meeting, Nick Tris- will be ‘Patrick Clements’ with atram-Eve, dressed in 18th Georgian talk entitled ‘Wildlife, Nature &Costume, gave an interesting talk Conservation’. It will also be theon the subject ‘Chocolate through clubs Autumn Show. SchedulesTime’. Nick, a food historian, went available from garden club orthrough the history events of email a request.chocolate through the centuriesto the modern day chocolate barDiary DatesWednesday 28 October, An Evening with Derek WalkerWednesday 25 November, AGM, members social eveningClows Top and District Gardening Club meet the 4th Wednesday in thecalendar month at Clows Top Victory Hall; Doors open 7.30pm, for thespeaker at 8 o’clock.Admission Fee: Members £2 or Non-Members £4. Free Refreshments.Further Details Telephone Marion Wilson 01299 270475.Or email: [email protected]. 47
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Dorothy Violet Buckley less physical work and related how(Dolly) she made a bit of a fuss about how the women in the factory had been15th July 1922 - 12th June 2015 treated. She moved on to work atDolly passed away at Tenbury Bond Worths carpet factory whereCommunity Hospital after a short by now her sisters worked. Thereillness. She was the last survivor Dolly met Arthur Buckley and theyand second oldest of the four eventually married and after a fewBradley sisters, Edith Hooper years they moved back to Pensax.known as “Biddy”, followed by Dolly, Arthur died in his forties.Nora and Muriel who in later life The Bradley sisters and theirall lived together as neighbours spouses were staunch supporterson Snead Common, Pensax, where of Pensax Church all of themthey had all lived in their younger bar Muriel married, sadly theirdays too. Dolly attended Pensax husbands predeceasing them bySchool leaving at fourteen and several years. Fund raising Gardengoing into “service”, as she used to Parties would be held in their lovelyput it, looking after the children of gardens at Snead Common, theythe Knott family in Heightington. would always run the Tombola atShe had” live in” which meant that the Summer Fete, Biddy ran theat that tender age she had to leave Bingo at the Village Hall and theyhome only being allowed to visit her were always involved in keepingfamily on a Sunday afternoon. After the Church going, cleaning, doingthe start of World War II Dolly found flowers and being involved in someherself working as a welder making of the various committees. Dolly ischains at Parsons Chain factory the last of what was a formidablein Stourport. When the war ended force in Pensax, stoic and resoluteand the men returned home Dolly to the last.was moved from chain making to Do you have an article for the Temespan? If the answer is “yes”, then please send it to Pete Thorp at [email protected] to 11 September and I will do my best to publish it for you. 49
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