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The Parish MagazinePage 2

The Rector

Assistant Priest

Churchwardens:Edvin Loach

Churchwardens: Tedstone Delamere

Churchwardens: Upper Sapey

Churchwardens: Whitbourne

Organist

Secretary

Treasurer

Electoral RollOfficer

Councillors

Deanery SynodRepresentatives

Revd. David HowellThe Rectory, WhitbourneWR6 5RP 01886 821285

Revd. Doiran WilliamsHowberry, WhitbourneWR6 5RZ 01886 821189

Mrs Sheila Gibbs01885 483491

Mr Robert Darby 01885 482284

Mrs Kathleen Harris01885 483681

Mr Albert Jones01886 853564

Mr I Evans-FisherMrs C Evans-Fisher01886 853441

Mrs Myrtle Kneen01886 821707

Mrs Sylvia Bland01886 853661

Mrs Sheila Jones 01885 488625

Mr Stuart Beare01885 482570

Mr Angus Stormonth-Darling01886 821918

Mr John Bland01886 853661

Mr John Allan01886 821450

Mrs Yvonne Evans01886 821811

Sir Nicholas Harington01886 821819

Mr Jerry Cummins01886 821485

Mrs Celia MacKenzie01885 483492

Mr John Allan

Mrs Brenda Allan

Mrs Myrtle Kneen

Mr Stuart Beare

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From the Rector

Harvest has surely been celebrated sincehuman beings first planted seeds, cutthe heads of grain and stored them to

use through times of scarcity. The JewishFeast of Tabernacles corresponds to ourHarvest. This was the last and greatest of theJewish festivals coming at the end of the yearand was often simply referred to as the ‘Feast’.

During this time, the men dwelt in greenbooths or Tabernacles made out of branches,in commemoration of their time in the wilder-ness when there were no harvests and theydepended daily on God for food.

Harvest Festival is still one of the most popu-lar celebrations, both in the town and in thecountry. It may seem strange that we bringtinned goods to decorate our church, especial-ly when we live in such a beautiful place.However, there is a very practical reason forthis, because the food will be used to help thehomeless in Herefordshire through theCommunity Larder a ‘churches together proj-ect’ in the city.

Harvest is important because it acknowledgesour dependence on God for our daily needs. Insome churches in the North of England, peoplestill bring lumps of coal which evoke memo-ries of harder times and when the celebrationswere more poignant, just as the ‘tabernacles’reminded the Israelites of the harder, moredependent times.

For all generations, a reminder is appropriateof the basic humble elements of soil, waterand grain, on which we all depend, and thefruits of which we should share with the poorat this time.

Another Harvest tradition is the HarvestSupper. Tedstone Delamere and Edvin Loachcommunities have theirs at Saltmarshe Villagehall on 10th October - Upper Sapey also hasone, on October 17th.

Last year, there was no Harvest Supper inWhitbourne, but thanks to some willing volun-teers, the Whitbourne Harvest Supper will beon Saturday 10th October at 7pm inWhitbourne Village Hall.

The Collect for Harvest

Eternal God,

You crown the year with your goodness andgive us the fruits of the earth in their season:grant that we may use them to your glory, forthe relief of those in need and for our own wellbeing,through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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From the Registers

Congratulations to Brendan Baker and ClareMartin, married in Whitbourne Church on 5thof September 2009.


Parish NewsNote from the editor

I hope that all readers know thatwe welcome all contributions tothe magazine and we strive toensure that they appear as theyare submitted to us, as far aspossible.

All contributions must fall withinboth the law and the guidelinesestablished by the Rev Bob Colbyfor this magazine - we undertakenot to print anything which isblasphemous, defamatory, con-trary to the interests of churchlife or likely to damage commu-nity spirit.

This is a commitment which wetake very seriously - we are opento contributions expressingwidely differing opinions and ifyou feel that your view has notbeen reflected in the magazineon a matter of importance in theparish, please tell us your viewsso that we can offer balancedcoverage of parish issues.

Rachel Evans

Whitbourne WI

Our September meeting took theform of an open meeting to cele-brate our 75th anniversary.Guests and members were greet-ed with a glass of sherry or juiceand bought their raffle ticketsand bought from the bring andbuy. They then went and sat atthe tables decorated with flowersdone by Ann T and Maureen.

Heather then welcomed everyoneand invited them to help them-selves to the scrumptious foodprovided by our members in theform of an American supper.

After the food, we had entertain-ment which took the theme of“Through the Years atWhitbourne WI”, written byHeather and narrated byMaureen. The narration wasinterspersed with songs from theyears which everyone joined in,

with. Areley Kings WI gaveWhitbourne some bulbs to plantto mark our anniversary and wethen had tea/coffee and birthdaycake. It was a very enjoyableevening and a vote of thanks wasgiven by Julia Roberts, who alsocut the cake with Heather.

Everyone went home saying whata lovely evening they had had.

Our next meeting, in October, ison 13th October - “Tights toTrousers” - and the competitionis a whistle.

LG

Advance notice...

Maureen Williams, Linda Greyand I will be organising a SafariSupper in aid of WhitbourneChurch next year. It will takeplace on 27th February 2010.

We will be starting preparationsfor this in October this year so ifyou would like to take partplease phone me on 01886821330 (this will save us a phonecall!). This is a real fun event (nomistakes this time!) that isalready very popular. If you havenever been on one, do give me acall and I can explain how itworks. Ideal for newcomers tothe village and those busy peo-ple who don’t always get chanceto socialise and see old friends asoften as you’d like.

Stella Oakey

Saltmarshe WI

At this time of year, farmers arebusy gathering in the last of thecrops. The hop fields are aliveand schools and churches areactively preparing for their har-vest festivals.

How appropriate then that whenmembers of Saltmarshe andDistrict WI held their Septembermeeting, their speaker should bethat well known local personali-ty, Mr. Chris Graham, who has

been involved for 45 years in thebutchery business. Chris regaledthe ladies with stories from whenhe began, right up to the stricthygiene and health regulations oftoday. Over the years fashionsand tastes in meat and how it'scooked have changed.

Laughter met the news that alocal school uses to order quanti-ties of cattle eyes which would befrozen and used in the classroomfor dissection!

Chris took us through the jointsof beef, lamb and pork. A markof how good an apprentice wasgoing to be was how well theycould bone a shoulder of lamb.Delicacies used to be lamb brainson toast and pigs trotters as asource of gelatine.

In the high peak days of trav-ellers moving seasonally into thecounty to do hop, potato, appleand plum picking, one lady whocooked for 17 was a great cus-tomer for the now less popularjoints like brisket or breast oflamb. These days kebabs, BBQburgers and spare ribs are agreat trade.

At the end of the evening, theladies left taking away severaltips for their meat cooking.

Friendship Club

We met on September 2nd in thesmall hall after our cummerbreak. Perhaps I should say break- not much summer! We wereserved our tea/coffee and bis-cuits and then Linda Rabbettstalked to us about services thatare available from Herefordshire.It was an interesting and inform-ative talk, ending with a pack foreach of us with information anda free pencil, ice scraper and trol-ley disc. Our usual chatter thenensued and Ann told us that nextmonth will be Bingo and the fol-lowing month a trip to The HopPocket.

LG


Cadets get packing for SoSSpearheaded by the BromyardPlatoon of the Hereford andWorcester Army Cadet Force, abag-packing day was held at theCo-operative supermarket inBromyard on 12th and 13thSeptember, by kind permissionof the manager, Mr Gardner.

With the tremendous generosityof the visitors to the store overthe weekend they raised £780.Liz Roberts, Area Co-ordinatorfor SOS, said: “We owe a hugethanks to all those who donatedto SOS and to the Army Cadetsfor being so supportive.”

Under Officer Richard Westlakesai: “This is a different challengeto the normal training of theArmy Cadets but everyone isvery pleased to do all they can to

be of help to SOS in the sendingof care parcels to service person-nel away from home.”

A Coffee Morning was also heldon September 19, at theConquest Theatre, Bromyard.The foyer was used for the saleof cakes and books with the addi-tional fun of a raffle. Visitors to

the coffee morning broughtalong any items that they wishedto send to the troops forChristmas. SOS is a non-political charity thatlast year sent 15,000 parcels toserving personnel covering allbranches of the Armed Forcesserving in Afghanistan and otherlocations.

Anyone who would like furtherinformation can contact eitherLiz Roberts on 01885 482523 orLynda Carson on 01886 822001.Its website is at www.support-oursoldiers.co.uk.

The Army Cadets can be contact-ed through Under OfficerRichard Westlake on 07769588402 or by e-mail [email protected].

Thank youDear friends,

It has now been a month sincethe loss of my wife and bestfriend Jane.

I am so grateful for all the wellwishes and sympathy receivedfrom you all, you can’t imaginehow I feel at the support youhave all provided.

I have personally been a littlereclusive in my grief, so pleaseforgive me for that. This,although known and expectedfor some time, was still devas-tating when it happened.

I am now trying to get myselfback on track and back to work.I apologise to those of you that Ihave let down in terms of mygardening activities. I know thatMick Adams has tried to keep ontop of things and I will personal-ly be in contact shortly.

In the meantime, again, mythanks for all your kindthoughts.

Richard Bond

Most of you will have receivedthe notice from HerefordshireCouncil of an election to one seaton Whitbourne Parish Council,tol be held on Thursday October15. The election has been calledbecause 10 electors in the parishrequested it.

Those on the existing register areentitled to vote - if you wish to

use a proxy vote (where someoneelse votes on your behalf), youneed to notify the ElectionsOffice (01432 260000) at thecouncil by 5pm on October 7.

An article on the work of theparish council can be found onpage 8.

Election plans

Tedstone pig roastBetter late than never, as the say-ing goes...

On behalf of our DCC, I wouldlike to thank Harvey, Diane,Lydia and Verity and Elaine forall their very hard work at LowerThrift on 15th August. AlsoRoger and Sue Benbow for theirlovely marquee, Jenny andCharlotte Mitchell for their help,all of the ticket sellers, the stallholders, the bar, everyone whogave to the Silent Auction, gavedraw prizes and donations.

Thanks also to those who made

delicious puddings and most ofall, those who supported us. Wemade a lot of money, which hasnow been deposited in ourChurch Building Account. Theweather was fine and a good timewas had by all.

Thank you.

Kathleen Harris (churchwarden)

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Have your say on shop plansA recent planning application fornew premises for the villageshop adjacent to the Village Hallhas been withdrawn for detailedamendments to be made. Theshop committee want your viewson the revised plans before theyare resubmitted, because it isvital that the shop strives tomeet the needs of the communi-ty. So please come and see theplans and talk about them at a

Public Forumon Sunday October 4th 3-5 pmat Whitbourne Village Hall

Why does the shop need to move?

Our lease ends in August 2010.Meanwhile, we’re at the mercy ofEnterprise Inns and its financialhealth.

It’s too small even for the pres-ent volume of trade and toosmall for long-term viability.

With not enough room for stor-age, we quickly run out of sup-plies.

There’s no room to display afuller range of foods, and fruitand vegetables are poorlyhoused. People cannot linger inour little shop: two customersand it is full.

Why this location?

The current proposal is the out-come of 18 months consultationwith the Parish Council, theVillage Hall Committee, thePlaying Fields Association, theSchool and the County PlanningAuthorities, building on the sug-gestions made at last year’sPublic Meeting. It became appar-ent early in this process that thebest site for a new shop was inthe vicinity of the Village Hall.

The current proposal emerged asfavourite after a number of otheroptions had been considered,discussed and rejected, and hasbeen refined gradually as consul-tations have progressed.

The initial planning applicationwas submitted in June, and at thesuggestion of the PlanningOfficer it has now been furthermodified in the light of someobjections.

What size is the present shop, andhow much larger will it be?

The current shop is 11.8 sq.m,and the store is 4.9 sq.m, withuse of part of a private garage,maximum 8.7sq.m. The pro-posed shop will be 30sq.m

(including counter space), thestore 18.5sq.m, plus toilet.

The experience of other villageshops suggests this is aboutright. Yarpole Community Shop(35sq.m including a tiny storagearea), and Long Marston Shop(31sq.m, again with a tiny store)both struggle with inadequatestorage, and Yarpole Shop is inthe process of moving to biggerpremises.

What about the money?

The plan is to fund the newpremises with a substantialgrant, applications for which arewell underway. Without thisfunding, the project will not goahead.

As before, we are also applyingfor a grant from Virsa, the com-munity shops’ support body.This would be matched by a£13,000 loan from Co-operativeand Community Finance, whichguarantees there is a viable busi-ness plan. Our original loan, for£7,000, is scheduled to be fullyrepaid by August 2010, and asecond loan would also be repaidout of the shop’s modest profits.

The Village Shop ManagementCommittee.

Whither community spirit?The village shop is run, organ-ised and staffed seven days aweek entirely by volunteers whodonate a considerable amountoftime and effort running a fairand useful shop for the benefitof everyone in the village andbeyond. They consist of arealcross section of the village, alltypes and ages work toegther fora common cause, no one benefitsindividually in anything otherthan satsifaction of a job contin-ually done to the best of our col-lective abilities.

So imagine my sadness and sur-prise to be shown the letter from

Hereford planning department,stating probalems with the appli-cation for a permanent shopbased on the number of objec-tions to the project. The planningofficer spoke of the bitternessunderlying many of these objec-tions outweighing much in theway of real points of objection.

Why has this occurred? Have wenot been to the relevant meetingswithin the village to ask andexplain? Yes, we have followedall the asked-for steps andanswered all the questions. Whatdo the objectors want for the vil-lage? No shop obviously, no

school, no pub, no church? By allmeans don’t use the shop if youprefer to drive to Bromyard andqueue in Co-op or wherever, butwhy try to scupper plans for apermanent community shop forthe greater good of the village?What possible genuine objec-tions could there be to an ameni-ty that makes our village a betterplace in which to live, now andfor the future?

Barbara McKenzie

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New school, new startThe new academic year hasbegun and the children arealready settling well into theirnew year groups, and gettingused to different teachers

We welcome seven newReception children into school;they have already settled inextremely well and it feels as ifthey have been with us for a longtime. All our children are verycaring and welcoming and so ournew ones have been able to fit insmoothly.

All the staff have been busy overthe summer holiday preparing

their classrooms ready for theirnew year groups. Keep a look outfor details of our open day inNovember so that you can comeinto school and have a look at theway we work.

The children have begun practis-ing some harvest songs in readi-ness for our Harvest FestivalService which is on the morningof Thursday 22nd October atWhitbourne Church. The producewill be sold afterwards on thatafternoon.

Julia MillwoodBig smiles for school from

Reception children

Pick a path to tendWe are very fortunate to have 24public footpaths in Whitbourne,and even luckier that the CountyCouncil repaired all the stiles,bridges and signs a few years agoand put in steps on the steepslopes, but the responsibility formaking sure that all the pathscan still be easily walked isshared by the Parish Councilthrough the Parish PathsPartnership scheme.

When Whitbourne first joined thescheme, Roger Norman organ-ised a group of volunteers, whoeach agreed to look after a path,to make sure that it was clearand unobstructed. When Roger

moved to Ivington, I took over asParish Footpaths Officer onbehalf of the Parish Council. Iregret that I have neglected tokeep up Roger’s system, thoughsome people have continued tokeep an eye on paths in theirneighbourhood and report anyproblems, and others have morerecently volunteered to look afterpaths.

I would now like to revive thearrangement to cover all 24paths in the parish. The mini-mum required by the agreementwith the County Council is thatthe path should be walked twicea year and any problems encoun-

tered reported., but it would be agreat help if the path could bechecked more frequently in thesummer with a secateur to cutback encroaching twigs or bram-bles and a stick to slash nettles.

If you would be willing to lookafter a path, please get in touchwith me on 01886 821707. Helpwith the outlying paths, likethose beyond Bringsty and theLinley Green Road, or those fromTedney, would be particularlyappreciated.

Andrew Kneen

Oh yes, it is - oh no, it isn’t...It’s Panto time again, folks – youmight think that October is early,but no, there is a lot of work todo before you watch the Panto inJanuary.

This year it’s HUMPTY DUMPTYby Adam Godfrey and the firstrehearsal is in the Village Hall onSunday 4th October at 6.30 forYoung WADS and 7.30 for WADS.

Everyone is welcome to comealong and join in, either on stageor to help with the production by

painting the scenery, helpingwith the costumes or even justmaking the tea.

We’ve got a great group of chil-dren who make up the chorusand can play many differentparts as the story unfolds. It islots of fun and if you are overseven years old and would like totake part, come along (with a par-ent) on 4th October.

And there are lots of parts foradults too, so if you’ve always

fancied being on stage but neverhad the courage, don’t worrybecause with the costume onnobody will recognise you!

If you want to know any moregive me a ring on 01886 821684and I’ll tell you all about it.

Rob Slater


What is the Parish Council?With a possible forthcoming elec-tion for a place on the ParishCouncil taking place in October,former District and ParishCouncillor Keith Butler takes alook at the structure and historyof Parish Councils.

The Parish Council is a statutorybody, elected by the people torepresent them at a local level. Ithas the same status as a TownCouncil or Community Council inurban areas. What the ParishCouncil does impacts on thecommunity it serves.

Parish Councils have their ori-gins in the development of vil-lages during Saxon and Normantimes - 1000 or more years ago.By the Year 1601, Church VestryMeetings were so organised andworkable that it was quite natu-ral for legislators to give themthe responsibility of levying thepoor rate. These were the firsteffective local taxes. Everyone inthe parish was entitled to attendChurch Vestry Meetings but inpractice the work fell to a fewindividuals, rather like ParishCouncils today.

By 1894 although the Squire, theParson and sometimes theSchoolmaster were the leaders inthe village, popular educationwas spreading and more peoplewanted a say in managing localaffairs. The great VictorianPrime Minister, W.E. Gladstone,piloted the 1894 Local

Government Act through theHouse of Commons and ParishCouncils were formed, but it was-n’t until after the first world warthat Central Government beganto give serious responsibilities toParish Councils.

The 1965 Royal Commission onLocal Government recommendedthat local councils should have agreater role and a consequenceof this was the very important1972 Local Government Act (thebasis under which the ParishCouncil operates) which removedmany of the restrictions on theactivities of parish councils.Subsequent legislation has addedto Parish Council powers andthey now can undertake manyareas of activity.

Being a Parish Councillor is avery serious undertaking – afterall, the Parish Councillors havethe power to remove money fromthe pockets of their neighboursand spend it in the way they seefit. That’s some power.

In reality, most decisions atParish Council are made by con-sensus, money is very carefullyspent and generally business inconducted in a friendly way. Butmeetings are conducted in a veryformal manner, minutes aretaken and published, local by-laws are sometimes made andplanning matters are influenced(though not dealt with at Parishlevel). More often than not, there

is greater public attendance at aParish Council meeting than isever seen at the more seniorauthorities of District andCounty Council.

Parish Councillors are not paidbut there are strict rules regard-ing their conduct. They cannot,for example, take part in a meet-ing where they have a pecuniaryinterest or in fact where theyhave a lobbying interest, andhave to leave the room.

In Whitbourne we are lucky thatour County Councillor attendsmost meetings and is able tocarry the feelings of theCouncillors (and indeed thewhole community) to Countylevel too, as well as being a hugesource of advise and help toCouncillors.

Our Parish Council membershipis important. We have a numberof local issues on the horizonthat will impact the community –some of it being imposed byWestminster, some of it of total-ly local origin – so it will beimportant to vote at the forth-coming election – which is goingto cost us nearly £2,000 whetheror not you use you vote!

I write as somebody who made around trip from London just tovote in the last Parish election –and found that a candidate Ivoted for won by just one vote.

KB

Parish council attendanceSince the election in May 2007, Parish Councillorshave been summoned to attend 21 meetings of theParish Council. Up to and including 19 May 2009the following chart shows their attendance as apercentage of those 21 meetings.

The law states that (with few exceptions) if aCouncillor fails to attend a meeting for six calendarmonths the Councillor is disqualified from being aCouncillor, and has to stand down.

Lynn ButlerParish Clerk

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Council Comment

Following the packed meetingof 11th August, it was busi-ness as usual for

Whitbourne Parish Council at itsregular meeting on 1stSeptember.

As reported last month, the plan-ning application for the newcommunity shop was withdrawnfor further consultation andamendment. Councillors heardpleas for a public meeting to beheld at which there would be theopportunity for people to inspectthe plans and hear from the shopcommittee, without the con-straints of a formal ParishCouncil meeting.

In a wide-ranging interventionfrom a local resident, the Councilheard concerns over the size ofthe new shop, loss of car parkingand impact on the Village Hall.The point was also made thateven though the shop was a com-munity venture and the newpremises would be of benefit tothe whole village, for an individ-ual resident the new develop-ment could still have an adverseeffect. This should be acknowl-edged and the concernsaddressed.

There has of course been a gooddeal of consultation already,which has led to extensive modi-fication of the initial proposalsover a period of several months.Even so, in view of the signifi-cance of these plans it is good toknow that a Public Forum is to beheld on Sunday 4th October.

Details of this are on Page 6 ofthis month’s magazine. It will bean opportunity for the up-to-dateplans to be presented and, onehopes, for some misunderstand-ings to be laid to rest.

Following this further consulta-tion, a new application will besubmitted and there will ofcourse be an opportunity formembers of the public to maketheir views known directly to theCouncil at the subsequent plan-ning meeting.

Another public intervention wason the subject of the rules gov-erning councillors and in particu-lar the circumstances underwhich they are allowed to takepart in debate. In the case of acommunity enterprise such asWhitbourne Village Shop, thisissue affects several members ofthe council so it is worth seeingwhat the law actually says.

The Standards Board for Englandpublishes a Code of Conduct.This defines ‘personal interests’and specifies which of thesemust be declared by councillorsand recorded in a ‘register ofinterests’. This register is a pub-lic document that can be inspect-ed by anyone on request.

In addition, an interest ariseswhere the well-being of the coun-cillor or someone connected tothem is likely to be affected by aparticular decision more than itwould affect the majority of localinhabitants.

The Code of Conduct says: “Ifyou declare a personal interestyou can remain in the meeting,speak and vote on the matter,unless your personal interest isalso a prejudicial interest.” (My emphasis)

The interest is prejudicial if itaffects your financial interests(or a licensing or regulatory mat-ter) and “a member of the publicwho knows the relevant factswould reasonably think that yourpersonal interest is so significantthat it is likely to prejudice yourjudgement”.

This is a sensible rule in my view,since it requires openness butthen leaves it to each councillorto make a judgement and justifythis to their electorate. Forexample, it would be hard toargue that a £25 share in theVillage Shop was so significant asto be prejudicial. On the otherhand, if a planning applicationinvolved land or property inwhich a councillor had a financialinterest then this would be morelikely to be prejudicial.

Each county has a local stan-dards comittee that hears com-plaints and if necessary makes ajudgement on what “a member ofthe public who knows the rele-vant facts” would conclude.

Francis Evans

The views and opinions expressedare my own and do not representthe views of the Council or anyindividual Councillor.

Marches Spirituality GroupThe Marches Spirituality Group is getting underway once again. We start on Thursday,22nd October with what promises to be a very spiritually uplifting day.

Speaker - David RuncornTheme - A Way in the WildernessCost - £15 (including tea/coffee & light lunch)Venue - Ludlow Conference Centre, Lower Galdeford, Ludlow. SY8 1RZBooking - With cheque please, payable to The Ludlow Conference Centre


WI recipesSlow-cooked lamb with onions and thyme

Half a leg of lamb (about 1.25kg/2lb 12 oz)3 tbsps olive oil1kg/2lb 4oz onions (about 4 large ones), thinlyslicedhandful thyme sprigs300ml/half a pint red winelarge handful flat-leaf parsley

Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Wipe the meatall over and season well. Heat oil in a large heavyflameproof casserole, add the meat and fry all overon a fairly high heat for about 8 mins, turning untilit is evenly well-browned. Remove to a plate.

Add the onions to the pan and fry for about 10mins, until softened and tinged with brown. Add afew thyme sprigs and cook for a further minute orso, then season.

Sit the lamb on top of the onions, then add thewine. Cover tightly. Cook for three hours. You canmae to this stage up to two days in advance, thenreheat for 45 mins.

To serve, strip the leaves from 2 thyme sprigs andchop them with the parsley. Scatter over beforeserving.

Porter cake

175g/6oz butter450g/1lb mixed dried fruitgrated zest and juice of 1 orange175g/6oz light muscovado sugar200ml/7 floz porter, Guinness or Caffrey’s1 tsp bicarbonate of soda3 eggs, beaten300g/10oz plain flour2 tsp mixed spice

For the topping:2 tbsps flaked almonds2 tbsps demerara sugar

Heat oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2. Grease and linethe base of a 20cm round deep cake tin. Put thefirst five ingredients in a large pan. Bring slowly tothe boil, stirring until the butter has dissolved,then simmer for 15 mins. Cool for 10 mins, thenstir in the bicarb so that the mixture foams up.

Stir the eggs into the pan, sift in the flour andspice, then mix well. Pour into the prepared tin,smooth the top with the back of a spoon and sprin-kle with the almonds and demerara. Bake for 1¼ -1½ hours until a skewer comes out clean. Coolinthe tin for 15 mins, then turn out, remove thepaper and leave to cool completely on a wire rack.Ideally return to the tin for a couple of days.

Prepare to be ‘annamated’This is a story about two youngladies who are both called Anna,and they are superb storytellers. In 2005 they won the sto-ryteller of the year competition– and soon they will be here inWhitbourne.

They call themselves“Annamation” and they are com-ing to the Village Hall onSaturday 7th November to per-form their show called “Hags

and Heroines” in which theybring stories to life woventogether with a capella singing.

I have seen them and they areSUPERB, and put tons of energyinto their show which is bothentertaining and amusing.

This is another Arts Alive pro-duction which WADS are host-ing. And even better, they arerunning a workshop for us on

Saturday afternoon so that YOUand your children can learn howto do it.

Watch out for the poster inNovember’s Parish Magazine,but put the date in your diarynow.

Tickets for the workshop will belimited - contact me on 821684for more information.

Rob Slater

Ghoulish fun promised at TiblandsGhouls, ghosts, witches, wizardsand all kinds of small scarycharacters will be welcome atTiblands Nursery School onFriday October 30, for the nurs-ery’s annual Hallowe’en party

from 11am to 1pm, including ahot lunch.

The party, which is open to allages and which will feature afancy dress competition, will

cost £3 per child. The date isduring half-term week.

To book a space for a little mon-ster you know, call Trish on821394.


Letter from the Bishop of LudlowAs I write we are in the midst ofunpacking boxes. In this my firstletter as Bishop of Ludlow I want,on behalf of all my family, tothank everyone for the warm wel-come and the many good wishesand cards.

Moving house is a challengingbusiness. The process of packingup and then unpacking bringswith it a set of circumstanceswhich disorientate before thewhole process of reorientationcan begin.

At this precise moment we are inthe middle of it all and it isamazing how difficult it can beto locate things which previouslyyou knew exactly where to findthem.

Part of the adventure of movinginto our lovely new residence atHalford is that, as we unpackmany familiar items, the houseprovides a different grain andcharacter and the things webring,combine with the newitems acquired and, most impor-tantly with the house itself, tocreate something that is bothfamiliar yet completely new.

In many ways I think that thesetwo observations express what Ifeel as I begin a new ministryamong you as Bishop. There willinevitably be some initial disori-entation. Please pray that with agrowing appreciation of this dio-cese, its people and places, andas we work and share life togeth-er, there will emerge a fresh

reorientation in respect of build-ing the Kingdom of God and inthe sharing of the good news ofthe Gospel of Christ.

My hope is that my gifts and min-isterial experience and this newsetting with its unique characterand grain will combine intosomething that is both familiaryet fresh. Ministry is a wonderfulprivilege and over the years Ihave received much from others.It is with joy and an expectationof good things that I look for-ward to what is ahead.

Bishop Alistair MagowanBishop of Ludlow

Hospice open dayOn Saturday 10th October, StMichael’s Hospice opens itsdoors to the public, offering aninformal open day with demon-strations and exhibitions thatcover a variety of aspects ofHospice care.

These will include ‘M’ Techniquemassage taster sessions, aHospice information stand, andexhibits from other relevant

organisations. Tours of theHospice will be available uponrequest and there will also berefreshments to hand.

Drop in to your local Hospice onWorld Hospice Day between11am and 3pm and ask any ques-tions about care, financial help,or even how you can become avolunteer and support StMichael’s.

An Army life foryou?

Cadets from the BromyardPlatoon fielded the Sector 3 teamfor the Hereford and WorcesterArmy Cadet Force at the Skills AtArms Meeting in Birmingham.

The Bromyard cadets will beinvolved in the National CadetCompetitions, Military SkillsCompetition, County AdventureTraining and the Bronze Duke ofEdinburgh Expedition over thenext few weekends

They have the chance, almostevery weekend, to get involvedin something different with chal-lenges that all add to their lifeskills and experiences. Activitiesinclude kayaking, abseiling, andwall climbing, as well as militaryskills.

Under Officer Richard Westlakesaid “These are all part of acadet’s life. There is no member-ship fee and subs are just £1 perweek. We always welcome newcadets.” For further information,contact Under Officer RichardWestlake on 07769 588402 oremail: [email protected].

Grammar School grantsDo you live in the catchment areaof Queen Elizabeth HumanitiesCollege, Bromyard? Are youentering Further or HigherEducation and aged under 25?Are you about to undertake train-ing for a job or vocation?

Applications are invited for theacademic year 2009/10 from stu-dents for a Grant from theFoundation towards the costs oftravel, attendance at college orother expenditure relating tocourses, under the above criteria.Application forms are availablefrom Queen ElizabethHumanities College, and com-pleted forms should be

addressed to the Clerk to theFoundation Governors at theschool, no later than the closingdate of 21st October 2009.

Funds are limited, and no lateapplications will be considered. Itmay be necessary to limit grantsto former pupils of QueenElizabeth Humanities College.Students currently in receipt of agrant, are reminded to write tothe Clerk confirming they arecontinuing their course andrequesting a grant for the nextacademic year.

Tudor JonesChairman,

Foundation Governors.


Agricultural Chaplain’s ReportBovine TB/ animal healthupdateThe costs of dealing with BovineTB are predicted to rise to over£1bn a year by 2015 according tothe National Beef Association(NBA) if the numbers of cowsaffected continue to increase atcurrent rates (c40% increase pa).The NBA are also calling foralpacas and llamas (camelids) toundergo TB testing, with over1,000 registered alpaca ownersin the UK (accounting for morethan 20,000 animals). In the UK453 people are believed to havecontracted “bovine” TB between1994 and 2007. The most recentcase within the last monthinvolves a government workerinvolved in testing badgers forbovine TB based at the Food andEnvironment Research Agency atWoodchester Park in Gloucester.

Predictably, the Welsh AssemblyGovernment’s consultation on itsproposals to tackle bovine TB,including a cull of badgers, hasdrawn sharply divergentresponses. Meanwhile the pro-gramme of testing herds, includ-ing camelids (see above), acrossWales continues with 87 herdshaving positive reactors in areasin which testing would otherwiseonly be scheduled every fouryears.

Food issuesDefra has launched an online dis-cussion document on the futureof food and what the country’sfood system might look like in2030. The report states that cli-mate change, animal diseasesand water shortages couldimpact upon food productionacross the globe. Whilst the UKneeds to do more to tackle cli-mate change on the one hand theUK Food Security Assessment,looking at food sustainability upto 2030, suggests that the coun-try should produce as much aspossible in order to meetdemand. Details are available onthe defra website:www.defra.gov.uk/foodrin/secu-

rity/food2030.htm

Food price inflation is at the low-est level for eighteen months andthe British Retail Consortiumexpects prices to remain steadyfor the next two years. Annualfood inflation fell to 3.8% in July.However the benefits of low com-modity prices have not been feltby consumers, defra figuresshow that farm-gate prices for arange of products including cere-als, fruit and vegetables andmeat and dairy had fallen by 7%.

Recession impacts on organicsResearch conducted by IGDreveals that whilst expenditureon organic food remains static,10% of organic shoppers havefound cheaper, conventionally-produced food whilst a further8% are focusing their organicspend on fewer products wherethey think it really makes a dif-ference. However, nearly 20% ofthe population are still dedicatedorganic shoppers.

Stewardship renewal issuesThe government’s scheme toenable environmentally sensitiveland management is running intoproblems. Agreements for EntryLevel Stewardship (ELS), whichpays farmers who manage theirland in environmentally sensitiveways, will begin to expire overthe next two years and a surveyreveals that 23% of farmers areunlikely to renew them becauseof low payments and too muchpaperwork. Fewer than 40% offarmers were willing to take landout of production for environ-mental benefits now that com-pulsory “set-aside” has beenabolished.

Supermarket OmbudsmanThe Competition Commissionhas formally recommended, in areport to the Department ofBusiness, Innovation and Skills,that the government establish asupermarket ombudsman afterretailers refused to sign up vol-untarily to an arbitration scheme.

The Commission has also pub-lished proposals for a GroceriesSupply Code of Practice toensure that unfair costs are notimposed on suppliers by super-markets. A response is awaitedfrom the government.

Dog-walkers safetyFollowing another death on afarm when an elderly dog ownerwas trampled by cows, the NFUhas launched a series of signsadvising dog owners what to doif near cattle. The yellow andblack signs read, “Your dog canscare or harm farm animals –Keep it on a lead around live-stock, but let go if chased by cat-tle.” NFU members can obtainfree signs by calling 0870 8548548

Animal Welfare SundaySunday 4th October has beendesignated as “Animal WelfareSunday” and the RSPCA andChurch of England are suggest-ing that churches use this tohighlight the effects of climatechange on biodiversity. TheRSPCA has published a “Servicefor Animal Welfare”, available onwww.rspca.org.uk/animalwel-faresunday.

Best wishes,

Nick Read

The Rev Nick Read, AgriculturalChaplain, Diocese of Hereford

Saturday October 3, 7.30 pm, Harvest Auction at the Live and Let Live in Whitbourne. All proceedstowards the British armed forces and children’s charity. Also car boot sale 11 am to 4.30 pm.

Sunday October 4, 3pm-5pm, Whitbourne village hall, Public Forum on plans for Whitbourne villageshop. All welcome.

Sunday October 4, 6.30pm/7pm, Whitbourne village hall. First rehearsal for pantomime - youngWADS at 6.30pm, adults at 7pm.

Tuesday October 6, 7.30pm, Whitbourne village hall, Whitbourne Women’s Institute.

Wednesday October 7, 11am, Whitbourne village hall, Friendship Club - bingo session.

Saturday October 10, 7pm, Harvest Supper, Whitbourne village hall - an evening for all the family.Please see the notice on page 17 for details

Saturday October 10, Harvest Supper, Saltmarshe and District Hall

Saturday October 10, 7.30pm, Public Hall, Bromyard, Fun Quiz night in aid of Bromyard andDistrict Local History Society. £10 per team - teams of up to 4 people. BYOB, snack and refreshmentsavailable. Contact 01885 490269 or 01568 760351 after 6pm.

Wednesday October 14, Garden outing to Batsford Arboretum, Gloucestershire. Meet at 11.00 am atWhitbourne Village Hall. Please telephone Sheila Dodd on 821835 in advance to reserve your place.

Wednesday October 14, 7.30pm, The Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, The History of Glasses,Bromyard and District Local History Society’s monthly talk, by Harry Scharf. Members free, non-members £2.

Saturday October 17, 7.30pm for 8pm, Upper Sapey village hall, Harvest Supper. £15 adults, £8 chil-dren, in aid of village hall.

Friday October 30, 11am-1pm, Tiblands nursery Hallowe’en party. For children of all ages, cost £3including hot lunch. Fancy dress competition. Contact Trish Garness on 821394 to book.

Thursday November 5, 9.30 - 11.30 am, Open Morning at Whitbourne CE Primary School.Themed activities including Bromyard Firefighters, come and see the changes at our school.

Saturday November 7, Tanga in Touch coffee morning - time and place to be arranged.

Saturday November 7, Whitbourne village hall, Annamation - Arts Alive production. Time to bearranged.

Saturday November 21,10am-4pm, St Peter’s Church. Bromyard, St Michael’s Hospice Craft Fair witha Miscellany of Music.

Saturday February 27, Safari Supper, in Whitbourne and surrounding area. To take part, please con-tact Stella Oakey on 821330.

EVERY FRIDAY, 9.30 -11.30am Upper Sapey Village Hall FRIDAY MARKET. Fresh produce, crafts and plants. Tea, coffee and cake.

of Greater Whitbourne

At A GlancePage 13


Richard Bond and Mick AdamsWe are able to offer the folowing services

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Useful numbers (all 01886 unless shown otherwise)

Knightwick Surgery 821279

Great Witley Surgery 01299 896788

Nunwell Surgery, Bromyard 01885 483412

Herefordshire Council 01432 260000

Worcestershire Council 01905 763763

West Mercia Constabulary 08457 444888

PC Jill Richardson 07816 548932

CSO Stephanie Annette 07970 602354

Whitbourne Village Shop 822227

Clifton-upon-Teme Village Stores 812303

The Parish Magazine: advertising ratesThe magazine is distributed to more than 330 households in Edvin Loach, Tedstone

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Tiblands Nursery School 821394

Whitbourne Primary School 821266

Clifton-upon-Teme Primary School 812258

Brockhampton Primary School 01885 483238

Saltmarshe & District Hall 853512

Upper Sapey Village Hall 853327

Whitbourne Village Hall 821255

Clifton-upon-Teme Village Hall 812880

Live and Let Live (Whitbourne) 821016

Live and Let Live (Bringsty Common) 821462

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WHITBOURNE ON THE WEBClick into the future with the Parish Of Greater Whitbourne’s

own website at www.whitbourne.org.ukwith links to all sorts of local websites you can find out what’s going on at the school, withthe farming community, Tanga in Touch, the People of Old Whitbourne Project and muchmore. Take a look at the picture gallery or the diary page to see what’s been happening

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R2D2 SURVEYS LIMITEDLand and Engineering Surveying Services.Topographical Surveys for Planning Applications

Setting Out of Civil Engineering and BuildingsVolumetric Surveys and Earthmoving Design

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We supply and fit:

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To discuss your requirementsand request a free quotation,contact us at :- Unit 44 The Hop Pocket craft centreBishops Frome, Worcester WR6 5BT

Daytime Telephone07968 343174or 07742 228196

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Tues - Sat 10am - 5.30pm

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would like to thank all their customers for their continued supportand welcome new customers alike

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS

SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER

CAR BOOT SALE 11.00 AM – 4.00 PM

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For free quotes, competitive prices and a professional service, please phone:

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Researching Bromyard Area, Local Family,House or Local History?We have Parish Registers, Censuses,

maps, newspapers, photos & much moreAt

THE LOCAL HISTORY CENTRE5 Sherford St, Bromyard (next to the Post Office)

Opening Hours Thurs & Fri. 10-1 & 2-4.30 Sat 10-12.30Tel 01885 488755 (opening hours only)

e-mail: [email protected]: www.bromyardhistorysociety.org.uk


STEVE WHEELER

Whitbourne Community Car SchemeIf you have transport problems getting to medical

appointments etc. we will be happy to help. Please start ringing from the top of the list

- Current charge: 12p per mile from driver's door to driver's door- The service covers all residents in the Parish of Greater Whitbourne- Please give as much notice as possible when you need transport- Our drivers reserve the right to refuse a request if they feel it inappropriate- Volunteers are always welcome; please ring Gillie Stormonth Darling on 821918.

Message to all who display this notice:PLEASE DISPLAY THE LATEST UPDATED COPY - THANK YOU FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.

This page updated October 2009

1. Susie Tetley: 8214322. Meg Dawson: 8215103. Asimina Smith: 8124354. Janet Knight: 82161915. John Allan: 821450

6. Gillie Stormonth Darling: 821918


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OOur Parish Cycle of Prayer

4th Oct Tedstone Delamere11th Oct Whitbourne18th Oct Wolferlow25th Oct Edvin Loach1st Nov Upper Sapey8th Nov Tedstone Wafre15th Nov Tedstone Delamere22nd Nov Whitbourne29th Nov Wolferlow

Useful information

For the theme of the readings, please refer to thereading sheets available at the back of the Church.Readers need to check with the celebrant as to whichreading is preferred if an alternative is shown.

Liturgical colours:

October: GreenNovember: 1st & 22;White. 15th:Red. 29th:

Purple.

FFlloowweerrss & Brasses - Whitbourne

4th Oct Mrs G Poultney11th Oct Mrs G Poultney18th Oct Mrs Muriel Jones25th Oct Mrs Muriel Jones1st Nov Mrs A Taylor8th Nov Mrs A Taylor15th Nov Mrs Y Evans22nd Nov Mrs Y Evans29th Nov Mrs Mary Jones

Any queries regarding the flowers, please con-tact Yvonne Evans on 01886 821811.

Sidesmen - Whitbourne

4th Oct Mrs Y Evans11th Oct Mrs M Kneen18th Oct Mr J Allan25th Oct Mrs S and Master S Bland1st Nov Mr D Shaw8th Nov Mrs S Jones15th Nov Mr J Cummins22nd Nov Mrs Y Evans29th Nov Mrs M Kneen

Parish Communion Readers - Whitbourne

4th Oct Mrs B Allan11th Oct Mrs S Dodd18th Oct Sir N Harington25th Oct Mr J Allan1st Nov Mr J Bland8th Nov Mrs M Kneen15th Nov Mrs Y Evans22nd Nov Mrs B Allan29th Nov Mrs S Dodd

Church Cleaning - Whitbourne

3rd Oct Mrs E & Miss E Badger10th Oct Mrs A Evans17th Oct Mrs C Buxton24th Oct Mrs M Kneen31st Oct Mr and Mrs J Allan7th Nov Mrs E & Miss E Badger14th Nov Mrs A Evans21st Nov Mrs C Buxton28th Nov Mrs M Kneen

Upper Sapey

October Margaret UptonNovember Carol Wilde

Anyone wishing to be included in the cleaningrotas can contact Carol Wilde on 853491(Upper Sapey) or Claudia Buxton on 821583(Whitbourne). New volunteers for any of therotas are always welcome.

Coffee - Whitbourne

4th Oct Mrs C Buxton11th Oct Mrs A Taylor & Mrs M Williams18th Oct Mrs A Evans, Mrs M Schoonenberg25th Oct Mrs E Badger & Mrs P Ransley1st Nov Mrs W Cummins & Mrs S Dodd8th Nov Mr and Mrs J Bland15th Nov Mrs C Buxton22nd Nov Mrs A Taylor & Mrs M Williams29th Nov Mrs A Evans, Mrs M Schoonenberg

If the dates shown for the Whitbourne rotasare inconvenient and you are not able tochange with anyone else on the list, please letClaudia Buxton know on 01886 821583.Thank you to all those who put so much effortinto keeping our Churches running smoothly.

Church Rotasof Greater Whitbourne Page 31

4th October *Trinity 17

11th OctoberTrinity 18



1st November *All Saints Day

8th NovemberREMEMBRANCESUNDAY

15th NovemberSecond before Advent

22nd November

29th November *ADVENT

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WhitbourneHoly Communion

Tedstone DelamereHARVEST FESTIVAL


Upper SapeyHARVEST FESTIVAL


Tedstone DelamereHoly Communion

Edvin LoachHARVEST FESTIVAL

WhitbourneHARVEST FAMILYCOMMUNION



Whitbourne, followed byAct of Remembrance atthe War Memorial


Tedstone DelamereHoly Communion

Edvin LoachHoly Communion


Upper SapeyHoly Communion



The Holy Eucharist will be offered at Whitbourne every Wednesday at 10.30am* Denotes Book of Common Prayer

St Andrew, Wolferlow

St Michaeland all Angels, Upper Sapey

St JamesTedstone Delamere

St Mary, Edvin Loach

St John the Baptist, Whitbourne

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