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Autumn 2015Autumn 2015
Ne ws l e t te r
Town Hall Opening Hours
Monday - Thursday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Friday: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Visitor Information Centre now situated in Pershore Library, Church Street.
Open Monday to Saturday inclusive.
Pe r s h o r e Town Co un c i l
Looking back at Summer events…and forward to Autumn ...
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Welcome…
Tony and Debby Rowley, Town Mayor and Mayoress of Pershore
A Message from the Town Mayor…
The biggest event on the Pershore calendar is upon us as I write this article – the Pershore Plum Festival. Hopefully, the weather will be kind to us and the town will be alive with the large numbers of visitors enjoying the many and varied activities organised by the Festival Committee.
The Plum Festival appears to mark the end of the summer events in the town as the autumn season fast approaches. Our attention will thereafter be focused on the events later in the year including the fireworks on Bonfire Night and the Christmas Switch-on and shopping event – keep a look out for further news on these events.
On the business front the Town Council has identified a number of priorities for the forthcoming municipal term. The key projects and activities will be consulted upon at various committee stages and at other public meetings. I urge everyone to participate in the consultation exercises and keep a watch for announcements in the local press, public notice boards, the Council’s website and this newsletter.
One final point; the Council is organising a litter pick in the town on Saturday 3rd October 2015 and your help is needed – please contact the Town Council if you wish to volunteer or just turn up on the day at 10.00.am. Incidentally if you are aware of any specific areas in the town where litter is a problem then please inform the Town Council.
Welcome to the Autumn edition of our newsletter. We have enjoyed a very successful summer of events again this year, including welcoming the Vikings for the River Festival and enjoying large numbers of visitors to the town. As winter approaches and we start to think of Christmas Lights please note that the arrangements for the switch on are a little different this year. The Youth Council are still organising the actual switch on, so watch out for the usual children’s competition to see who will press the button, however the event has been brought forward to 21st November. This is to work with the Chamber of Trade who this year are organising a Georgian Fair for the day with street entertainment and stalls all with a Georgian theme. The actual switching on of the lights will be at the usual 4.45pm with fireworks so why not come along and support the whole event and maybe pick up some slightly more unusual presents? All the shops will be open and it is planned to close the High Street for the day to enable more stalls to set up and people to mill around. See more details on page 5.
Ann Dobbins Town Clerk
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NB. Youth Council meetings commence at 2pm. Planning and Cemetery Committee meetings normally at 7.00pm, all other meetings at 7.30pm.
Meetings of the Town Council & Committees
Who are your Councillors?
Holy Cross Ward
Cllr P Brookbank 552692
Cllr D Goodyear 561561
Cllr R Gillmor (Deputy Mayor) 556685
Cllr R Grantham 553369
Cllr J Palfrey 561561
Cllr T Rowley (Mayor) 554019
Cllr V Wood 554235
St Andrews Ward
Cllr D Annis 553164
Cllr C Parsons MBE 561561
Cllr D Smith 561561
Cllr V Smith 561561
Cllr R Speight 556772
Cllr C Tucker 462441
Cllr D Watt 550532
Cllr M Winfield 561561
Sept 24th Cemetery Committee
Oct 1st Finance and Property Committee
Oct 7th Youth Council (Venue TBA)
Oct 22nd Planning Committee
Oct 22nd Town Council
Nov 2nd Twinning and Tourism Committee
Nov 4th Youth Council (Venue TBA)
Nov 12th Amenities and Environment Committee
Nov 19th Planning Committee
Nov 19th Town Council
Nov 26th Cemetery Committee
Dec 2nd Youth Council (Venue TBA)
Dec 3rd Finance & Property Committee
Dec 17th Planning Committee
Dec 17th Town Council
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Cllr P Brookbank 552692
Cllr D Goodyear 561561
Cllr R Gillmor (Deputy Mayor) 556685
Cllr R Grantham 553369
Cllr J Palfrey 561561
Cllr T Rowley (Mayor) 554019
Cllr V Wood 554235
Pershore Georgian Christmas Fayre
and Lights Switch On Saturday 21st November will see a new event in a new location as the town celebrates the annual Christmas Lights Switch On. This year, the festive fun will be part of a Georgian Christmas Fayre that will take over the High Street in an ambitious venture to host a unique and exciting community event utilising our famed Georgian history and architecture.
Not forgetting the traditional reindeer, Father Christmas, carols and stalls – including a festive farmers market – hot food, fairground rides, entertainment and the main attraction of the lights switch on, followed by a firework display. Be sure to visit and keep an eye out for more details nearer the time.
The event, running from early afternoon into the evening, will host a number of fascinating period attractions and demonstrations that will fill our High Street and that families can watch and participate in. Likely activities will include Georgian pewter toy casting, lace-making, soap making, forge, candle making, pottery making, purse workshop and toys and games.
*Information correct at time of going to print.
Subject to change
Calling all photographers! Photos wanted for the front cover of the newsletters
Please email your snaps, (preferably as a jpeg), to: [email protected] or burn to a disk and drop into the Town Hall.
Pershore Mayor’s Upcoming Events in aid of Midlands Air Ambulance and Pershore Scouts
9th October 2015 - Mayor’s Race Night, Town Hall. 7.00pm
22nd January 2016 - Mayor’s Quiz Night, Town Hall. 7.30pm
20th February 2016 - Mayor’s Concert, Pershore Abbey. 7.00pm
13th March 2016 - Mayor’s Civic Service, Pershore Abbey. 3.00pm
29th April 2016 - Mayor’s Charity Dinner, Berkeley Pub & Restaurant, Spetchley
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PARTNERS AND COMMUNITIES TOGETHER
Next PACT meeting: October 2015
Pershore Town Hall 7.30pm.
Pershore Town Safer Neighbourhood Team
Telephone: 01905 338725
Email: [email protected]
To report a crime or incident call the new non emergency number of 101 and in an
emergency call 999.
Alternatively if you wish to report a crime
confidentially call Crimestoppers on
0800 555 111
Visit us at: Pershore Police Station Queen Elizabeth Drive Pershore WR10 1PT
PCSO Jamie Denning and PC Sean Woods are the officers responsible for the day to day policing of Pershore Town and the Pensham area. They can be contacted in the following ways:
Halloween…. Remember - with October 31st approaching, you have the right to say no to ‘Trick or Treaters’ and always remember to use your door chain when opening the door. Here are a few general tips to consider:
Do not let anyone in your house unless you are happy with their identity
Do not deal with doorstep sales people unless you are sure that they are genuine
Always ask for identification from official callers
If you need goods or services, buy only from reputable suppliers or by recommendation.
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You can now follow us on Twitter:
@PershoreCops
If you’d prefer to make ‘Trick or Treaters’ aware that you won’t open the door to them, you can pick up a copy of the above leaflet from the Town Hall.
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Christmas is a time when we remember our loved ones and support charity. So, the Rotary Club of Pershore is providing a tree in Broad Street and inviting you to sponsor a light in memory of a loved one, relative or friend, who is no longer with us. For 2015 the amount raised will go to Pershore Riverside Youth Centre, Acorns Children’s Hospice, Pershore Rotary Grant Scheme and other Rotary sponsored charities.
Lists of those commemorated will be displayed in the Pershore Town Newsletter and will appear on a rolling screen in the window of Allchurch Bailey & Co. If you would like to sponsor a light you can use a credit card or PayPal at www.pershoretreeoflights.com. Alternatively, please complete all your details on the form in CAPITALS and send with a cheque, made payable to “The Rotary Club of Pershore”. (A minimum donation of £5 is suggested for each life remembered).
Send to John Angood, Yarningale, Manor Road, Eckington WR10 3BH. Please remember to send this completed form with your donation so that we know the names that you wish to be remembered on the Tree of Lights. Also please make sure that all the fields are completed so that we can reclaim Gift Aid.
Your full name:
First line of Address:
Postcode:
Life/lives to be remembered:
Pershore Tree of Lights 2015 - REMEMBER A LIFE
Please Gift Aid your donation if possible, as it increases the value of your donation by 25% at no extra cost to you.
Gift Aid Declaration
Please treat as a Gift Aid donation the enclosed donation totalling £___________
I confirm I have paid or will pay an amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax in this tax year (6 April to 5 April) that is at least equal to the amount of tax that all the charities or Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) that I donate to will reclaim on my gifts for this tax year. I understand that other taxes such as VAT and Council Tax do not qualify. I understand the charity will reclaim 25p of tax on every £1 of this donation.
Signature______________________________________ Date ______________________
Charity number 1022572.
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CONSULTATION QUESTIONNAIRE
PERSHORE TOWN COUNCIL – PRIORITIES AND USE OF NEW
HOMES BONUS
Pershore Town Council has been allocated £170,000 of New Homes Bonus by the District Council and wants residents views on how it should be spent.
The Town Council has already put forward two options which have been agreed by residents:
Technical works for the Northern Link and bridge (£25,000) Create a car park for Pershore Cemetery (up to £100,000)
Even if the above funds are used for those purposes there will still be approximately £40,000 available for other projects in the Town.
If you have not been able to attend the public meetings on 13
th August or 7
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September, we would still like to hear from you. Please list below any suggestions/projects you may have for the use of this money and drop your form into the Town Hall or Library by the end of September.
I am a Pershore resident Post Code
Signature …………………………………………….
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Town Council Projects
The Town Council has over the past few years completed various projects including the Library purchase and refurbishment, the Cemetery Chapel restoration and the conversion of the old store room in the Chapel into a meeting room with kitchen facilities.
With a new Council recently elected, members have now met to consider their priorities for the next four years. These included creating a car park adjacent to the cemetery, continuing to promote the Northern Link road to help to relieve traffic congestion on Station Road and also to produce a Town Plan. Other projects have been suggested and these were considered at public meetings recently. Some projects require funding and there was discussion as to how this money might be found; others can be funded by the Town Council from its own budget.
By far the biggest project, although costs are unknown, is to create a Town Plan. It is hoped that as many people as possible will get involved by letting the working group know what they would hope to see in the town in the future. This should not only include facilities but also how to improve the town as a whole. It might also include suggestions as to where any future housing could be built or land where residents would want to state that houses should definitely NOT be built.
By the time of this newsletter the Town Council will have met to consider how to progress the Town Plan. Please look out here and in the press for how you can be involved. We would also like people to complete the questionnaire on the previous page so that everyone has a chance to voice their opinion and give the Town Plan working group some ideas. The Plan, when completed, will help the Town Council to set its objectives for the coming years.
www.pershoretowncouncil.gov.uk
More and more information is being put onto the Town Council website including various policies and procedures as well as profiles of your local councillors. Pershore is divided into two wards, St Andrews and Holy Cross and each councillor represents one of those wards. If you are not sure of the ward boundaries, a map is available on the web site or, if you prefer, hard copy can be viewed at the Town Hall.
Councillors have also decided to hold an event – a ‘Meet your Councillor’ session, so that you can put a “face to a name” and speak to them in person about any issues in the town you think they may be able to help with.
WATCH OUT FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SHORTLY.
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Croome Redefined Project Bulletin Summer Reading Challenge
The day was a great success with the total number of visitors here specifically for the Summer Reading Challenge Launch at
1081 which is more than double for the same event last year.
Everyone involved in the day, library staff, Croome staff and volunteers reported numerous very positive comments received from visitors, a good proportion of which were new to Croome and the National Trust.
For a third year we are delighted to have partnering Worcestershire Libraries and Learning Service to host the 2015 Summer Reading Challenge, the objective of which is to:
Plan fun activities to encourage children to read over the 6 week holiday.
Reach out to a different audience encouraging families from across the region to engage with Croome and the National Trust.
This year’s theme is ‘Record Breakers’! We will be attempting to set a new Regional Record with the most books loaned from a mobile library in one day!
For the first event we were really lucky to be joined by Clik Clik Theatre Company, Sorcha the Puppeteer and international bestselling children’s author Cathy Cassidy who attracted huge interest!
Next Litter-pick:
3rd October 2015 Town Hall, 10am
Volunteers Needed!
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Capital Works - Progress Update
The works are progressing well and we are just over two thirds of the way through the 65 week contract. It’s currently 3 weeks behind the original programme with completion expected by the end of November (excluding the external plant room – see below). At the end of the works the Court will have new services and all structural repairs will have been carried out. It is not a restoration project so rooms may not look very different from at the start, however, the building will all be in good order and ready for use. Roof repairs are well underway, which is extra work we were able to do due to the availability of funding part way through the contract. It is being carried out alongside the main work in the house and will be complete by September. As work progresses around the building we have had a very flexible and adaptable approach to visitor routes and facilities. Our tearoom had to move once again and a new facility opened in the basement this week so that work can commence on the ground floor rooms. There’s been a fantastic working relationship between the Trust team and our contractors Croft to ensure that work proceeds safely around our visitors with as much of the work on view as possible.
Plant Room
The plant for the services (heat exchangers, boilers etc.) will now be housed in a new building on the south side of the Red Wing. We are hopeful that planning permission for the building will soon be granted following extensive consultation on the design. Construction can then commence and is forecast for completion and commissioning by March 2016. This does mean that we will have to find a temporary solution to heating over the coming winter using portable electric heaters. However, the new electrical system will be in place and the Court will be in better shape with less draughts and an insulated roof so it certainly won’t be as cold as last year!
Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) Payments
By doing some ‘clever accounting’ we have found a way of claiming the governments Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) payments for the heat generated by the Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) whilst not losing any of the HLF grant. The rules do not allow for an HLF funded project to claim RHI so we have swapped the roof works with the GSHP in the HLF funded Croome Redefined project. This will make a significant amount of extra funds available for Croome’s on-going conservation works as the RHI payments for heat generated are paid for the next 20 years.
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Further details can be found on the recently revamped website www.number8.org or from Number 8’s Box Office on: 01386 555488
I believe in Unicorns
Number 8 Open Booking for the Autumn Season
Number 8 Community Arts centre
Booking for the Autumn Season has opened at Number 8 and the Pershore based arts centre have a bumper harvest of events, films, exhibitions and courses in store. Highlights of the Autumn programme include music from Thea Gilmore, Tenors Un Limited and Islands in the Stream: The Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers Story and campaigner Mark Thomas with
his show Cuckooed.
For theatre lovers there are a number of shows to be beamed in via satellite including the new season from the National Theatre and The Importance of Being Earnest, starring David Suchet as Lady Bracknell, live from London’s Vaudeville Theatre. Mouthpiece Productions will be presenting Brummegen Pals a WWI set theatre piece written by Malcolm Stent and Don Maclean and for children Michael Morpugo’s magical
story is brought to life in I Believe in Unicorns.
The mix of upcoming films is eclectic with the Meryl Streep drama Ricki and the Flash, thought provoking British drama 45 Years, the recently restored Buster Keaton comedies Steamboat Bill Jnr and The Playhouse, German thriller Phoenix and
3D blockbuster Everest, amongst others.
There are Silk Painting workshops for youngsters and adults and Out of the Box a craft exhibition from Number 8’s multi-talented Box Office volunteers.
Mark Thomas - Cuckooed
Thea Gilmore, Tenors Un Limited
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Visit: www.visitpershore.co.uk for full listings of events or call Pershore Visitor Information Centre on 01386 556591
Events Diary Vale Walkers - Every Friday meet at the Pershore Leisure Centre 10.30am
September
12th Pershore Heritage Open Day - various venues
12th - 13th Evesham Cyclefest - Evesham Market Square/All Saints Churchyard
19th Pop up poetry - Croome, nr Pershore
20th Learn the Traditional craft of Torchon lace - Three Little Pigs shop, High St., Pershore
25th Macmillan Coffee Morning - Three Little Pigs shop, High St., Pershore
30th Pershore Jazz Club - The Savannah Jazz Band - Working Men’s Club, High Street
October
9th Pershore Mayor’s Race Night, Town Hall. 7.00pm
10th Mayor of Pershore’s Coffee Morning for Pershore Talking newspaper
14th Great War Fashion- Evesham Arts Centre
16th-18th Apple & Ale Festival – The Fleece Inn, Bretforton
24th Mayor of Pershore’s Coffee Morning for POPET
24th Witch and Wizard Halloween Trail - Croome Court Pershore
28th Pershore Jazz Club - 50 Shades of Jazz
31st Mayor of Pershore’s Coffee Morning for Mother's Union
November
4th Chris Beardsmore talk 'The English Garden' - Bishampton & District Gardening Club
5th Evesham Bonfire Night, Corporation Meadow
14th Mayor of Pershore’s Coffee Morning
18th Wychavon Music Workshops - Samba Workshops - No 8 Arts Centre
21st Pershore Georgian Christmas Fayre and Lights Switch On
December
4th Christmas Late Night Shopping - Broadway
7th - 11th PODS - The Lion the Witch & the Wardrobe - 7.30pm - No 8 Arts Centre
13th Pershore Christmas Market - Broad Street
20th The Nutcracker - Ballet originally Recorded at the Royal Opera House
No 8 Arts Centre - 2pm
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Published by: Pershore Town Council, Town Hall, 34 High Street, Pershore WR10 1DS Town Clerk — Mrs Ann Dobbins A.C.I.B. Tel: 01386 561561 Fax: 01386 561996 Email: [email protected] Web: www.pershoretowncouncil.gov.uk
Front cover photographs courtesy of Amy Evans, with exception of the Bandstand - courtesy of Tony Whittenburg.
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