The Bridge - November 2009

TheBRIDGE

November 2009

Community News

Cover photograph Gary Mayner

The answer to our last mystery young personwas Helen Williams from the Post Office.

Now what about this one?

Email us if you've guessed to:-

Where are they now?

[email protected]

New CSO on the Be-wdley beat

Bewdley has a new Community Support Officer on thebeat following the arrival of Nicholla Fice, who hasjoined the Local Policing Team for the town.

Nicholla has completed seven weeks initial training at WestMercia Police’s headquarters at Hindlip and replaces CSOHollie Tipper who recently left the team at Bewdley.

She is originally from Dudley but moved to Wolverleyabout four years ago to live with her partner and has built

up a good knowledge of Bewdley during her time in the district.

She said she had joined the police as she enjoyed a challenging role and would get satisfaction from a job that involved helping people.

“I am really lucky being based at Bewdley because it is a lovely town with some smashingpeople,” she said. “I hope to become a valuable member of the Local Policing Team and thatpeople will feel they can approach me if they have got any concerns.”

She has already been involved in issuing crime prevention advice and providing reassuranceto residents following several burglaries in the Hill Farm area of Bewdley.

In her spare time Nicholla enjoys horse riding and helping out on the farm at Bodenham Ar-boretum, Wolverley, which is managed by her partner.

Editor : Margaret Ashmore Advertising : Steve Gillespie

Design and Artwork : David Glenn & Martin Flegg Photo Editor : Gary Mayner

Editorial

You may have heard me mention next door’s hens before in this space. Well, Ifound Florence, an elegant Maran hen, pacing anxiously round my brassicas theother day, and while wondering how on earth she’d climbed the eight-foot fencebetween her hen-run and aforesaid brassicas, I heard a knock on the door.

“Can I have my hen back, please?” Nigel politely asked. Florence didn’t give in easily. Shewhizzed three times round the vegetable garden before diving in the open back door to check outmy soft furnishings. After a short struggle, Nigel emerged triumphant, with Florence clasped to hischest. We both quite enjoyed the chase, but I can’t help hoping none of her friends feel likecopying her holiday plans.Florence isn’t the only one to have come to the end of her holiday. Now that winter’s here, mostof the visitors to our town have packed up and gone and Bewdley goes back to its winteractivities. We can look back on another highly successful Festival last month, and a glance at our“What’s On” page reveals numerous organisations and events there to give us plenty ofalternatives to an evening in front of the telly. Each month, as the reports and notifications ofevents come in, I marvel at the energy of the volunteers who keep our town going. Behind everyclub and event can be found people giving time and energy to making it happen. I’ve spokenbefore about these unsung heroes; winter is when they are at their busiest.Of course, that applies to our community magazine as well. Staffed by volunteers (I am merelythe nosey one but the others put in many hours of their time each month), and delivered by ourfaithful helpers, we rely on all our readers to supply the news and articles that appear eachmonth. If nothing ever happened in Bewdley, there’d be no magazine! So if you have a tale totell, an event to publicise or a photo you would like others to see, send it in. The addresses andcontact details are below; go on, people love to read about what we’re all doing. Florence may need to spread her wings to see what’s over the fence, but I can get to seeBewdley here at my computer! Margaret Ashmore

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Sat 7 Nov Sherwood Forest & Lincoln Sat 12 Dec Coffee/Mincepies + Cheltenham

Tue 10 Nov Autumn Gold – Lake Vyrnwy Mon 14 Dec Lunchtime Carol Concert at B’Ham

Sat 21 Nov Blenheim Palace-Crafts for Xmas Town Hall Trotter Organ & Cambrian Brass

Thu 26 Nov Bath Christmas Market Fri 25 Dec CHRISTMAS DAY TOUR & LUNCH

Wed 2 Dec Winter Wonderland at Bridgemere Fri 1 Jan NEW YEAR TOUR & LUNCH

Community News

2 Wribbenhall All Saint’s BingoWribbenhall Community Centre 7pm

2 Town Council meetingGuildhall

7 Traidcraft FairSt Anne’s 10-4pm Tel : 01299 400617

7 Mentor link Charity BallRamada Hotel Tel : 01299 400616

7 Slideshow - Galapagos IslandsBewdley Horticultural SocietyTel : 01299 402670

8 Remembrance ServiceSt Anne’s 11am

8 All Souls ServiceSt Leonard’s 4pm

9 Millennium Green Trust AGMGuildhall 7pm

11 Kidderminster Beekeepers AGMKidderminster Baptist Church 7.30pmTel : 01299 825578

14 Anything for a tennerButton Oak & Pound Green Hall 8pmTel : 01299 404172

16 All Saint’s BingoWribbenhall Community Centre 7pm

18 PACT meetingBewdley Baptist Church 6.30pm

20 Coffee morning Methodist Church 10.30 to 12.30

20 X-Country ChampionshipsWyre Forest Visitors Centre

21 Choral Society ConcertSt Anne’s 7.30pm

21-22 Gospel evenning with Bobby BallRiverside Church 7.30pmTel : 01299 405535

24 Townswomen’s Guild meetingWribbenhall Com Centre 7.30pmTel : 01299 401235

25 Ladies Lunchen Club meetingRamada Hotel Tel : 01299 400363

28 Xmas Shopping day in LondonBewdley Twinning AssociationTel : 01299 403201

30 Town Council meetingGuildhall

See also individual articles in The Bridge.

What’s On - November

Bewdley Writers Guild is afledgling venture, which is hoping to attract members fromthe area. The Bewdley aspect of

the guild is that the membership shouldcome from the Bewdley area. The subjectmatter of work can be far ranging. It isproposed that, if you are a poet, lyricist orshort story writer, the guild should meeton a regular basis to discuss each other’swork, swap ideas and organise competitions. Hopefully we will be ableto get some of the best works into print.If you are a keen writer and of a likemind, please contact

Tony: 07969827037 or [email protected]

Tony Goodwin

Callingall Writers

Bewdley Tourist InformationCentre

Load Street, Bewdley, Worcestershire,DY12 2AE

Tel/Fax: 01299 [email protected]

Events in Bewdley

14th-20th DecemberArts and Crafts Exhibition. BewdleyMuseum, Friday - Sunday: 12noon –4pm (last admission 3:30pm). Free. Tel: 01299 403573

7th–20th DecemberViews of Kidderminster by Knox Ferguson. Bewdley Museum, Friday - Sunday: 12noon – 4pm (last admission 3:30pm). Free. Tel: 01299 403573

SEVERNSIDESCHOOL OF DANCING

ballet :: tap :: modernGreek :: Acrobatic danceAge range : 3yrs - teenagers

Classes held at St George Hall, Bewdley

New pupils welcomeFirst lesson is free

then payment is weekly for first half-term and after that by the half-term

Enquiries to PrincipalMrs Joyce Campbell (BTDA)

Bewdley 400633Regd teacher with the

Council for Dance Education and Training

Rachel Greenwood, strings adjudicatorfor the British Federation of Festivals,has a few spaces for consultation lessonsor tuition in violin and viola. Several ofher students have gained success at a Na-

tional Level. All ages welcome.Tel : 01299 402513

Home TuitionExperienced Physics and Maths

Teacher (KS3,KS4,AS/A2)to

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their services.For over 40 years, The Bridge hasbeen the community magazinefor our town.

Services November

St Anne’s BewdleySunday worship at 9.30am Worship lasts for about an hour. Music isusually a mix of contemporary and traditional. Children and young people will often meet intheir own groups and join with adults lateron.Wednesdays at 10.15am– Morning worshipBooking a wedding at Ribbesford orSt Anne’s – drop in at St Anne’s on aTuesday evening, 7-8pmThinking about baptism – come to aSunday service and we’ll talk together overcoffee

Sunday 8th NovemberRemembrance Service 11am

Our website is: www.bewdleyparish.org.uk

St. Leonard’sRibbesford

Sunday worship: 11.15am

• On the first Sunday each month we have aservice of Holy Communion.

• On the other Sundays we have Matins –from the Book of Common Prayer.

• Church is usually open in daylight hoursfor prayer, peace & quiet.

• Evensong on Sunday evenings at 6.30pmSunday 8th November – All Soulsmemorial service 4pm

www.bewdleyparish.org.uk

Keith James is the minister of the Church.Contact him on 01299 402275 (office) orDiane Taylor, the Churchwarden, on 01299403983.

You are very welcome. However you come. Why everyou come. We hope you will come again.

A warm welcome

from Bewdley

Baptist Church. Our main focus of worship is on Sundays at10am, where there is a relaxed style with livelymusic, all ages come together and we hear God'sword for today through the Bible. There are alsospecial groups for children and young people.

Sunday evening at 6.30pm we have a shorter,more reflective service.

Weekly EventsOur church runs a number of regular eventsduring the week:� Noah’s Ark- for parents and toddlers.

� Womens’ Own- an afternoon meeting for ladies.

� Art Group- a quiet place to paint and draw.

� Who Let The Dads Out - second Saturday of the month for dads andtoddlers

� Youth ActivitiesWe also run a monthly Senior Citizens' Lunchand Men’s Group.Like to know more?Contact the ministers, John Rhodes or SimonHarry, at the church office (403267) or visit ournew look website.

www.bewdley.baptist.org.uk(Now includes video tours)


forget the gymggeett rreeaallllyy aaccttiivvee

You move to a new area and you have a new job to settle in to, a new home tofind and perhaps schools to sort out for the kids. Once the initial hard work isover, you then start to think about how to meet people and build a social circle.Or perhaps you have been in the area for a long time but would like to expandyour horizons?

If you’re interested in coming along to a couple of evenings sosee if you like it, give one of us a ring. If you like, we caneven arrange for a couple of us to meet you in a pub for aninformal chat. We are a relaxed bunch and welcome all sorts- just as long as you enjoy social occasions and would like tobe able to put something back in to the community a couple of times a year. We look forward to hearing from you.

01299 400878www.bewdleyroundtable.org.uk get really active

Religious Society ofFriends (Quakers)

Bewdley Quaker Meeting House, LowerPark. Meeting for worship every Sunday

10.30-11.30am. Everyone is welcome.

(For further information, phone the Clerk on01562 755844)

Holy Family Catholic Church

High Street. Sunday Mass at 8am

Tuesday and Thursday at 10 am (preceded by morning prayer)Holidays of Obligation 12 noon.

MMeetthhooddiisstt CChhuurrcchhHigh Street

Services at 10.30 every SundayFurther details of forthcoming servicesand regular activities can be obtainedfrom Rev. Crawford Logan on 01562 742722.

St Andrew’s Button OakThe Chapel in the Woods

Sunday worship

11.15am on the second and fourth Sundays each month

St Andrew's is found in Button Oak,Shropshire, 3 miles north of Bewdley on theB4194 to Kinlet.

www.bewdleyparish.org.uk

Keith James is the minister.Contact him on 01299 402275 (office)

CAROL SERVICE 20th Dec 4pmled by the Rev Joe Heaton. The service will be

followed by wine and mince pies.

The deadline for the December

issue of The Bridge is

the 10th November.

All SaintsWribbenhall

November 1st All Saints’ Day

8.00am Holy Communion BCP

9.30am Family Eucharist

4.30pm Evensong

8th 9.30am Family Eucharist




Services November

RIVERSIDE CHURCHbuilding life building hope

Dog Lane BewdleyA Church for all the family

Every Sunday @ 9:15am &11:15am

Children & Youth meet in StGeorge Hall at 11:15 only

Come and join us Talented Live Band & Relevant

Powerful Messages from the bible.church office: 01299 405535

www.riversideelim.com


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Phone: 01299 400465 Mob :07866 964427

Riverside Church presents

A GospelEvening withBobby Ball

7:30pm

21st & 22nd November 2009

The Glades Leisure CentreBromsgrove St. Kidderminster

Tickets only £8

This will be a night of fun andlaughter in the company ofone of Britain’s best loved comedians.

For tickets & information: Church office 01299 405535Email [email protected]

Riverside Elim Church Bewdley

192 rarely seen pictures of Bewdleyfrom the 18th century to 2004

– many in colour. On sale at Bewdley Books, Load Street. Proceeds in aid of Bewdley Civic Society

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CIVIC AWARDNOMINATIONS 2009

If you know of such a person, then this is yourchance to put their name forward. Just write,with full details of why you feel your nomineedeserves an award, to:

The Town ClerkBewdley Town Council

The Guildhall,Load Street, BewdleyDY12 2AH

Closing date for applications:6th November 2009

Community News

Bewdley & DistrictHorticultural SocietyWednesday, 7th NovemberWildlife of the Cloud Forest and

Galapagos Islands – Photographic slideshow by Mike Wilkes

Wribbenhall Community Centre,Shaw Hedge Road,Wribbenhall, Bewdley

We are always on the lookout for newfaces, so if you would like to give us a try,

just turn up or ring Diane on 01299 402670 for more details

Young Ambassadors

As part of the School Sport Partnership,each year two students from the Wyre Forest are appointed as Young Sporting Ambassadors. This year, two students fromyear 10 from the Bewdley School and SixthForm centre were chosen. Helen Watsonand Luke Mundie attended a conference atthe Ricoh Arena in Coventry to meet pastOlympic and Paralympics and learn more about their role as Young Ambassadors. Throughout the year they will be promoting sport and the Olympic and Paralympics values inschools in the Wyre Forest.

Ellie Hooper Bewdley Development Trust CIC

Sylvia does it againYet another successful ‘Sylvia’s Lunch’. Any who have not experienced one, really shouldmake sure they book for next year. She always arranges beautiful weather and, togetherwith her stalwart band of helpers, provides superb food – the puds are ‘to die for’.

This year we had a change of venue thanks to Joyce and Tony Redstall. Some 60 diners en-joyed not only their beautiful garden (I always wanted to know what was behind that highbrick wall) and the food, but excellent and friendly company.

Whilst we were royally entertained Sylvia managed to raise the magnificent sum of £620for the Children’s Society.

Thank You Sylvia, all of you helpers and all that came.

Eric Rowland

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Bewdley Museum

Community News

Bees

The museum is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday until the 20th December this year. However, our thoughts are turning to plans for next year. The Friends of the Museum areworking with the Museum and Grow with Wyre to develop a new permanent exhibition focusing on Bees. There has been a great deal of publicity surrounding the threats to the UKbee population and the implications for the environment; we would like to know what thesituation is locally. Honey has had a wide range of uses throughout history; we would be interested in memories of its use.If you have any information, artefacts or experience you feel may be useful, we would love tohear from you. [email protected] or call Carol on 01299 400386.

FuneralsLeonicia Woolhouse (Lenny) died30 August aged 84 years - service at St Anne’s and Stourbridge Crem.Walter Edgar Pullan died 3 Sept aged98 years - service at Ribbesford.

Marriages5 September Dympna Carney and Andrew Malek at St Leonard’s Church12 September Kathryn Bell and Christopher Wheeler at St Leonard’sChurchLucy Smith and Karl Jarrett at St Leonard’s Church19 September Rachael Thomas and Alex Douglas at St Leonard’s Church

BaptismsJoanne Beacham and Flynn Beacham on August 23 at St Anne's Church

From the Registers Bewdley MethodistChurch

The recent Harvest Festival service and‘Bring and Share’ lunch was very much enjoyed by all. Everyone was pleased tomeet up again with Rev. Deanne Evans.Deanne was a Minister in this circuit for 7years but moved to Ludlow 10 years ago.

The proceeds from the retiring collectionof £125.00 was donated to Home-Start,which was the charity we decided to support. The donation was much appreci-ated and will be used to cover costs forthe 2009 Family Group Christmas Party.

A Coffee Morning will be held on the20th November from 10.30 to 12.30

at the home of Pat and Harry Lewis, 25 Valley View, Bewdley

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Community News

Mother’s UnionThe Mothers’ Union is holding its annualCandlelit Advent Service on Thursday 3rdDecember at 7.30pm. This year it will be

held in St Anne’s Church.

Tea, coffee and mince pies will be servedafter the service.

Everyone is welcome.

GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIESHow Charity Christmas Cards raised more than

£75m*50 years ago, a small group of medical charities met to discuss ways of promoting sales oftheir cards; from that small beginning 'The 1959 Group of Charities' was formed and by 1964were selling cards from 10 empty shops in various town centres. In 1966, with sales rising,the Group was registered as a charity (no. 249039). In 1971 the name 'Cards for GoodCauses' (CFGC) was first mooted and by 1988 formally established as the trading arm of the1959 Group. Today CFGC is the largest multi-charity Christmas Card organisation in the UKwith around 350 temporary shops. In the past 5 years, charities have received over £20mfrom sales through CFGC, representing at least 75p in every single pound.

Sales begin on Thursday 5 November and we plan to celebrate the Golden Week, 16-21 Nov.We hope all our loyal supporters and volunteers will visit our shop in Bewdley Library andkeep the funds coming in. We are open 10.00-4.30 M/W/Th/F and 9.30-12.30 Sat - libraryclosed Tuesday. [Baxter Church, Kidderminster is also open daily for CFGC]

Diana Hickson/Susan Price

* from this charities had to pay for the production & distribution of their cards and any VAT

Royal British Legion Women’s Section

THANK YOU FOR RAISING OVER £1,000At our Harvest Supper we raised over £1,000, which will be sentto the families of our gallant service personel. It was a veryhappy occasion with 93 people sitting down together, enjoying the

company, meal and entertainment provided by Al Boden.We are particularly grateful to the traders of Bewdley and individuals who so generouslygave to the raffle. Our sincere thanks to everyone for this magnificent effort.

SHOE BOXES TO AFGANISTANWe have been able to send 42 boxes to the Troops of the Mercian Regiment and have ap-proximately 20 more to send. Again, this has been due to people’s generosity, particularthanks to the Wyre Forest Friendship Centre and Habberly Women’s Institute.

Anne Mace Press Officer

To advertise in The Bridge

call Steve Gillespie on

01299 820457

or email

[email protected]

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Employment opportunities

Live-in carers needed to workwith a man with disabilitiesOn a week-on, week-off basis.Tel: 01299 253225, for details.

Pound Green and Button Oak CommunityHall

November 14 at 8pmAnything For A TenorWith Lestyn Edwards

£6 per head.To book your ticket (we only have

80 tickets) call 01299 404172Gail/John

Bewdley Townswomen's Guild

A bring and share harvest supper was heldin September followed by an auction ofdonated produce and groceries. Theproceeds from the auction were added toguild funds.The next meeting will be on Tuesday24th November at 7.30pm atWribbenhall Community Centrewhen there will be a talk by a drivingexaminer, entitled 'Arrive Alive'.

New members and visitors arealways welcome.

For more information phone 01299 401 235

The deadline for the December

issue of The Bridge is

the 10th November.

Community News

Row to BristolNo, it’s not a typing error: - members of Bewdley RowingClub really are going to row to Bristol! This is plannedfor November 7th, when several different crews aim to row in boats of 8 rowers down theriver and canal to Sharpness. We are raising money for Children in Need and you will see usaround town on the evening of Friday November 6th collecting sponsorship for the epicevent!

If you are awake early enough on the morning of the 7th, you may want to wave us off fromthe steps of the rowing club. We head for Stourport and the first lock, and then the crewwill row to Worcester where it will be relieved by fresh rowers for the second leg. At Uptonand Tewkesbury there will again be crew changes and at Gloucester we branch away fromthe river onto the Sharpness canal for the final part of the journey.

So spare a thought that day for the long-distance-rower, and some change the evening beforefor Children in Need!

POUND GREEN AND BUTTON OAK COMMUNITY HALL

Valentine’s ChoirSaturday December 12 at 7.30 pmThere will be a Christmas raffle, mince pies

and mulled wine

Tickets £5

Come along to start your Christmas withsong, humour and friendship.

Everyone welcome. Just turn up on the night.

Community hall draw from August and September£50 Mrs Harding Mrs J Bradford£20 Mrs Barding Mr & Mrs Houghton£10 Mr & Mrs Meeks Jim Foreman£10 Lyn White Dennis Nobis£10 Andrew Gerry Ken Marchant

Wribbenhall/Bewdley Ladies' Luncheon Club

In September we held an Open Meeting andBob Lawrence spoke on "Home on the Range".

The October meeting was "RNLI - The Family" by Kath Underwood. All ladies are invited to attend the meetingon 25th November, when Helen Heeleywill demonstrate "Flowers - Traditionalmeets Modern". Helen is a very talentedflower arranger and she proved popular onprevious occasions. Meetings are held at the Ramada Hotel, andto make enquiries or to book your placeplease ring 400363.

Wribbenhall MillenniumGreen Trust

The AGM of the Trust will be held onMONDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2009

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MENTOR LINK CHARITY BALLOnce again local charity Mentor Link is organising a Char-

ity Ball to raise funds for this much valued organisation on

Saturday 7th November at the Ramada Hotel, Bewdley. Casino Royale is the theme this year; your chance to pretend you’re James Bond

or a Bond Girl for the evening.

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November: the start of the gardener’s winter.

Winter starts as plants reach a state of dormancy and yes, here we are, the mean daily temperature drops to 6 degrees or below towards the end of the month. Good gardening daysare few and far between and the biggest task of the month will be clearing and tidying up. Leaves should be collected for composting along with the tops of plants that have beentrimmed back, but burn anything showing signs of disease. Attention to garden clearing will paydividends next growing season by reducing garden diseases.

General tasks to be undertaken are as before: lawns should be repaired, turfed where neces-sary, aerated and given a final autumnal feed. Finish digging beds and borders; winter frosts willhelp to break down the soil. Fuchsias and geraniums have done their summer work, so it’s nowtime to lift them to overwinter indoors. Herbaceous plants will need to be cut down to aheight of 18 inches above ground level. If the weather relents to a warm spell, it’s not too lateto plant out, into their final position, hardy perennials that have been raised from seeds. How-ever, if winter has set in, this is best left to springtime. In the greenhouse, keep glass as clean as

possible to take maximum advantage of any light, and ventilate freely on warm days; but stop draughts and keep fog outwhen cool. Make the most of your gardening days, as the nights arelong.

Stuart Williams

Community News

Santa is coming to Bewdley Mu-seum!

Visit Santa in his magical grotto on Saturday 5th December 12 noon to 3.30pm at Bewdley Museum.

£3 per child including a gift for all ages

Also, festive face painting from Santa’s little helper & seasonal refreshments whilst you wait.

Come early to make sure you see Santa……

Bewdley Horticultural Society

Bewdley Primary Schools Festival

On Friday 18th September 100 pupils, aged eight andnine from the four local Primary Schools of St. Anne's, Bewdley, Far Forest and Upper Arley took partin a Team Building Festival at the Ramada Hotel, Bewdley.

Year 9 and Sixth Form students from the Bewdley Schooland Sixth Form Centre organised and led different activities on the Upper Lawn at the Hotel.

The Festival was organised to coincide with a visit fromLord Sebastian Coe, who spent time with the pupils, join-ing in and signing autographs.

The festival was a huge success and the pupils and staffvery much enjoyed meeting and chatting with Lord Coe,raising the awareness of the 2012 Olympic Games andpromoting the Olympic values of respect, excellence andfriendship.

Ellie Hooper

Bewdley Primary Schools Festival

Community News

November in the ForNovember in the For--estest

Autumn has its pluses and minuses. Though I feel sad at the end of the exuberance andwarmth of summer and the inevitable die-down of growth as winter approaches, I need toremind myself to enjoy the present. The leaf colours have been wonderful this year, broughton rapidly by the late summer drought and an early frost. The shapes and colours flung socarelessly at our feet are a source of delight and I cannot resist collecting them. I pick upcones too: they might be turned into Christmas decorations or just sit on the windowsill to be admired. The Wyre Forest has Douglas Fir, Scots and Corsican Pine, Euro-pean Larch, Western Hemlock and both Japanese and Western Red Cedar. See how manyyou can find!

This is the time to enjoy a briskwalk, making the most of thelonger views that have openedup in the forest with the loss ofthe foliage. Perhaps you will berewarded with a sighting of fallow deer as they search foracorns and beech mast to feedon (it seems to be a poor yearfor both). Frosty or mistymornings have their own at-mosphere, with sparkling icecrystals fringing each stem or

dewy cobwebs delicately draping fences, branches and ground. Why not join one of theHealth Walks every Tuesday and Sunday starting from the Visitor Centre at 11am? They arefree and their aim is to build fitness at a gentle pace. If you haven’t been before, come at10.30am to allow time to register with the volunteer leader.

“Regulars” have noticed that the pre-advertised re-routing of the easy access (Yellow) routehas now been implemented. One walker expressed her disappointment at losing “the nicestpart of the route”, and I apologised, but explained that the large numbers of educational vis-its to the Discovery Centre require areas of the forest, where we can be sure that there isno contamination with dog faeces (there, I’ve said it!). The alternative would be to tell thechildren not to touch anything!

Pre-school children and their carers can meet every term-time Thursday from 10am to11am for forest-based play and activities with Forest Friends, led by the Discovery Centre’sstaff.

For more information on any of these please ring 01299 266929.

Linda Iles Forestry Commission

Community News

Wribbenhall W.I.The Institute met on September 14th at 2pm. The members were concerned aboutpeople who were sick and pleased for thosenow recovering. Mrs. Beryl Bubb informedmembers of the change of date and venuefor the Christmas Lunch, which would nowbe on Monday December 14th at theBlack Boy Wribbenhall. The speaker Mr. R.Richardson talked about his trip to Peru withmany interesting slides of the people, theirclothes, hats and villages. He also showedslides of the ruined Inca city of Machu Picchu.We marvelled at the effort it took to climbto the site and how he coped with altitudesickness. The October meeting was held onthe 12th at Riverside Church, Dog Lane Be-wdley, when Mrs. S. Merrill gave a talk enti-tled “From one pig to another”.

Visitors and new members are always welcome.

A “What you doing then?B “ Thinkin’”A “ Oh are, wot about?B “All them ducks on the river then”A “Well there are a lot of ‘em this year”B “I was thinkin’ about what we could do with them. For a start we could make a

charge for feedin’em, make a bit of money from the tourists like. We could sell alicence for a pound to feed em, but only corn and that’s another pound a bag.”

A “ Why only corn?”B “’S’obvious innit”, you could feed ‘em up an’ make that “Patty’s four grass stuff” and

then sell it in one of the shops”A “That’s a good un, and we could sell the feet to the posh cafes where boiled duck’s

feet am a delicacy.”B “An’ that’s a good un as well, course we could always use the feathers to make quills

for the school kids so they could write like we did with pen and ink, none of thiscomputa stuff or biro things. An then we could use the other feathers to stuff intothese quilty things, you know, so you only need make the bed once every couple ofweeks.”

A “Great idea, we could make loads of money and put Bewdley Duck into all thebutchers around here. Now then how many are there?”

B “Well loads really but most of them are geese!”Anon

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BEWDLEY CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FESTIVALSATURDAY 5TH DECEMBER

Once again the festival will take over the town centre with street entertainers and stalls.We invite enquiries from anyone who would like to have a stall at the event, either charities, good causes or traders.The parade to bring Santa into the town will form up at Bridge House at 5 o'clock andanyone wishing to join in should contact Lynne as soon as possible. Part of the parade willbe made up of the Fancy Dress Competition; there is no set theme this year so you can beas imaginative as you like. New for this year is an exhibition of Advent Wreaths in St. Anne's Church. All local organisations, businesses, schools, scouts & guides, churches etc.etc. are welcome to takepart - please ask for details.The timetable is as follows :-6.00 a.m. Closure of Load Street Parking Bays & Load Street Car Park.10.30 a.m. Closure of Severnside North & South (limited access via Lax Lane)12.30 Load Street closed from Beales Corner to High Street2.00 p.m. approx event begins5.00 p.m. Fancy Dress Competition and Parade assemble at Bridge House.5.30 p.m. Lights switch-on and Judging of Fancy Dress.6.30 p.m. Event closes8.00 p.m. Roads re-open

We hope that you will shortly be able to contact us on line via our website (bewdleychristmaslightsfestival.org).

To book a stall or for more information please contact :Maggie (01299 404065) Ann (01299 404226 or e-mail : [email protected])Lynne (01299 400563 or 07768 461353 or e-mail : [email protected])

re Parade & Fancy Dress

Bewdley Choral SocietyNovember Concert 2009

This year Bewdley Choral Society will present Karl Jenkins’ ‘The Armed Man’

on Saturday 21st November at 7.30 p.m.

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KIDDERMINSTER BEEKEEPERS

ASSOCIATIONThe AGM will be held on

Wednesday 11th November at7.30pm at the Baptist Church Hall, Franche

Road, Kidderminster.On Saturday 28th November at9.30am there will be a talk and film on

"Queen Rearing" presented by John Gowar,also held at the Baptist Church. Donations

please for Bees for Development.Anyone interested in honeybees /

beekeeping will be very welcome at these events.

For further information ring 01299 825578.

Cross Country Championships

Did you know that the Wyre Forest Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships takes place in the Wyre Forest?This will take place for the third year runningat the Wyre Forest Visitors Centre, Callow Hill on November 20th. Ninelocal schools will attend the event with over500 runners taking part in six different races.The Wyre Forest provides an excellent setting and challenging course for the eventand the Forestry Commission is great in al-lowing us to use this local venue. The bestrunners in the Under 14 and Under 16 raceswill then go on to represent the Wyre ForestSchools in the County Competition in Feb-ruary 2010. The event is organised by staff atthe Bewdley School and Sixth Form Centreand for the past two years the school hasbeen successful in winning the team competi-tion.The courses are well marshalled and followthe waymarked routes in the forest endingwith a challenging hill up to the Visitors Centre.

Bewdley DevelopmentTrust

There will be a presentation of the work ofthe Development Trust over the last year including the launch of the re-vamped townwebsite and our plans for the future. It is anopportunity for people in the area to sharetheir ideas about the future of Bewdley andthe surrounding areas. The date is Tuesday 1st December at Bewdley Baptist Church with an afternooninformation and presentation session from1.30 – 3.00, and an evening information andpresentation session from 7.00 – 9.00.All are welcome to attend, and should contact Ellie Hooper or Peter Miller at Bewdley Development Trust on 01299 405516 or [email protected]. Full details will also be available on the website www.bewdley.org.uk .

BoxesThe House-Boxes collected in over £2,100this year for the Children’s Society funds,which is a great contribution to the £2.2 million donated through this form of giving,each year. Thank you to everyone who helpsthe Society in this way, but an even biggerthank you to all who help to collect in theboxes.Unfortunately I have quite a few boxes thatare looking for a loving home, where theycan collect those fiddling 5p pieces and thepointless 1p ones, too!If you would like a box please phone Susan Price on 01299 402199

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All Saints' and Wribbenhall Together

As I write this the cold of the British winter seems to have started to flex its muscles with early morning frosts & verychilly winds. These, coupled with the earliersunset times and later sun rise times, caneasily start one’s mind in a depressive downward spiral as the gloom of the winterperiod is allowed to blanket one’s emotions.But hold on: doom and gloom is a state ofmind for many people, one which if thebrightness and loveliness of this time of yearis reflected on, looked for and experienced canchange the whole way one feels. Bright bluesky and lovely sunshine, the various flowersand trees all decked out in their winter glory,the chance to wrap up warm and “kick theleaves”, the opportunity to spend time withothers in a warm place all bring their ownrays of sunshine into our hearts.For many the meeting with someone elsecan be difficult. Who to see, where to goand still feel safe & secure. Sometimes it’seasier to sit alone rather than make the effort to meet with & chat to others. Butonce experienced, chatting over life’s challenges & successes can be one of the

best moves made. So back to the question“where to go whilst feeling appreciated andsafe, where others want to chat to you, hearyour news?”Have you heard about this Monday projectin All Saints’ Church Wribbenhall?Do you know the Church is open everyMonday, except bank holidays, and the kettleis on with the Monday Girls wanting to meetyou, ready to spend time with you?Are you aware that each Monday experts ina wide ranging list of subjects make themselves available to help all those whoneed support & advice?Do you accept that you don’t need to worryabout popping in on your own?So can I invite you to come along. Look outfor our colourful posters around Wribbenhall & Bewdley telling you how theexpert on the following Monday can helpyou or read our report on the Communitypage in “The Shuttle”. Let us help to driveaway the doom & gloom of these wintermonths and make this 2009/10 time onewhich sees the warmth of friendship driveaway the winter’s depression.Questions? Comments? Ring Pete 01562635603 (week day/day time) /07890 738 089.

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Dear Readers,

In our dealings with the public it isapparent that most people have no idea ofhow the modern police service operates.That is not really surprising as the policehave never been good at promoting whatwe actually do. Public perception seems tobe based upon fictional TV series, or highlyselective and edited programmes aboutpolice officers ‘in action’, none of whichbare any resemblance to reality. The vastmajority of what fills our working shifts isunseen and for many reasons does notenter the public realm.

So how is Bewdley policed? Firstly todispel a common myth, Bewdley does nothave its own police ‘force’ that dealsexclusively with everything that happens inBewdley. That is a very simplistic conceptfrom the ‘Dixon of Dock Green’ era ofpolicing, often viewed through rose-tintedspecs as ‘the good old days’ when life wastougher but more straightforward. Today’sofficers face far broader, greater and morecomplex demands than was experienced byour predecessors, necessitating a fluid andflexible style of policing.

Most of the officers who patrol the townon Friday and Saturday evenings cover thewhole of Wyre Forest. If you are a victimof crime, the officer who deals with youwill probably come from Kidderminster orStourport. They are supported by doghandlers and Road Policing officers fromWorcester or Rubery, or by detectives andscenes of crime officers fromKidderminster, Bromsgrove or Redditch, orspecialist officers from HQ, to name but afew. You may have noticed that we also

have the noisiest helicopter we could buy.

So who is in Bewdley police station? Weare your Local Policing Team, probably theclosest thing to ‘the good old days’ that youare going to get. We work predominantlyin Bewdley and the surrounding rural areas,and our role is essentially communityreassurance and long term problem solving.We work in partnership with local peopleand organisations, and provide advice andsupport to many others. We are a smallteam, as you will note from our contactdetails, recently enhanced by two newLocal Response officers, PC’s Tim Macraeand Ash Bloor. Contrary to popular beliefand expectations, we each have a home lifethat we are entitled to, which means that attimes there is no one in Bewdley policestation. But clearly, as I have outlinedabove, that does not mean that no one ispolicing Bewdley.

If you are genuinely interested in how wepolice, rather than merely seeking a stick tobeat us with, drop in to any of our PACTsurgeries in the Youth Café for a chat. Asmy mom often says, “you shouldn’t believethe rubbish they put on the telly!”

The next PACT meeting, with localCouncillors and other communityrepresentatives present, will be at

Bewdley Baptist Church, High St.,at 6.30 p.m. on Wednesday 18th

November.

Police Sergeant Chris Aimes

Bewdley & Rural Local Policing Team


Community News

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 5th OCTOBER 2009

Town Centre Works

The Council were advised that contrary to what had been anticipated for more than a yearthe proposed works to be carried out in Load Street, which would necessitate closure in theNew Year, would not be carried out by Balfour Beatty but by a different contractor -Enterprise. This decision had been taken by Severn Trent who are coordinating the worksand the contract. The Town Clerk is seeking confirmation that the assurances givenpreviously that the works would be carried out in January/February remain in place and thatthe work will not be delayed.

Civic SpaceAfter much debate it was agreed that to prevent parking within the Civic Space area onSevernside South, the Town Council would request the County Council to extend and linkup the double yellow lines across the York stonework. The Council had previously hopedthis could be avoided but none of the other options put forward were as easy to implementor to enforce.

Footpath - Dowles Road to River Severn via Greenacres LaneThe Council were keen to support the inclusion on the Definitive Footpaths Map of a rightof way on foot from Dowles Road to the River Severn along Greenacres Lane. The CountyCouncil had spent a lengthy period (13 years!) gathering evidence to show that this right ofway existed and should be classed as a public footpath despite opposition from someneighbouring landowners.

The Bewdley School & Sixth Form CentreThe Planning Committee had an initial look at extensive plans drawn up by the CountyCouncil for the redevelopment of the Bewdley School and Sixth Form Centre. As this was amajor application, it was agreed to invite a representative of the County Council to talkthrough the details at a future meeting before submitting comments.

Wribbenhall Millennium Green Trust AGMThe date for the Annual General Meeting of the Trust has been fixed for Monday 9thNovember at 7.00pm in The Guildhall. All members of the public are welcome to attend.

TOWN COUNCIL NEWS

Future Town Council meetings are:2 November, 30 November 2009 and 4 January, 1 February, 1 March and 6 April 2010Minutes of Town Council and Planning Committee Meetings are on the Notice Boardsoutside the Mayor’s Parlour, in the Guildhall and Load Street Car Park, in the Library andthe Town Clerk’s Office and on the Town Council’s page of www.bewdley.org.uk.and onthe My Parish page of www.worcestershire.gov.uk

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We have been going for 100 years and our Centenary celebration year has just begun! With 10 million members world-wide, we are the biggest organisation for girls and young womenin the world. The celebrations continue to 20.10.2010 when allmembers of Bewdley Girl Guiding will be renewing their promisesin the centre of Bewdley. We held Bewdley District's LaunchParty on the 17th October, and throughout this very special milestone year, we will be holding an event a month, sokeep reading the Bridge for updates! During our centenary year,all Rainbows, Brownies and Guides throughout the world will betaking part in a number of challenges, as part of Adventure 100 inorder to score points adding up to 100.

On September 24th, 2nd Bewdley Brownies completed their firstAdventure 100 challenge, ‘Look up High’ by climbing to the top ofSt Anne’s Church and seeing how the bells are rung. At the top,the Brownies had fun trying to get people to notice them byshouting hello. As part of the Discover Bewdley weekend, we willbe opening the Old Grammar School on High Street with a GirlGuiding exhibition.

If anyone has any old photographs or uniforms they would bewilling to donate, please get in touch with our District Commis-sioner, Brenda Goode on 01299 402676.

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Community News

Creative Workshops for Young People in December

Stand Up Comedy Workshop with Tony Vino

Tuesday 22nd December, 9.30am-12.30pm at St Anne’s Church.

This half day workshop is run byprofessional comedian Tony Vinoand will cover thekey ingredients ofstand up comedy,from writing to performance to confi-dence. As well as having a laugh we hopethat you go away having with greater communication skills, higher levels of confidence, increased creativity & lateralthinking.Suitable for young people aged 11-18years.

13 places available.

Cartoon Workshop with Kev Sutherland

Monday 21st December, 10am-12.30pm at St Anne’s Church

Kev Sutherland is a comic artist whosecomic strips are cur-rently appearing inThe Beano. He hasworked for MarvelComics, 2000AD,Funday Times, andDr Who. In thisworkshop we’ll getyou drawing and cartooning – togetherwe’ll produce a Christmas themed comicfor you take away.Suitable for young people in KS2 and be-yond.

25 places available.

Cost £5 per workshopAdvance booking for these workshops is essential

Contact - Keith James 402275

Traidcraft Christmas Fair

Saturday, 7th November10am -4pm

St Anne’s Church, Bewdley

Fairly traded refreshments and lunches served

A wonderful opportunity to see a wide range of craft products from the developing world,along with Christmas cards, wrap, goodies etc

and to know your purchases really do change lives. For more details please contact Elaine Barbour on 400617

or [email protected]

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The Bridge - November 2009