The snowdrops and crocuses are out, so it’s nearly time for the Bulb
Sunday service again.
In this issue:
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The Bulb Sunday Service will be held in St James’s
Church on Sunday 21st February at 3.00pm. The service will be conducted by Rev.
Claire Lording, and tea and cake will be available in the Village Hall
afterwards.
Meanwhile,
teas for visitors to the churchyard bulbs will be served in Birlingham Village
Hall on Saturdays and Sundays between 11.00am and 4.00pm until Sunday 5th
March.
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The annual litter pick will take place slightly
earlier than usual this year, on Saturday 5th March, to coincide with the ‘Clean for
the Queen’ initiative, which is part of the Queen’s 90th Birthday celebrations.
Please join us for this occasion and help us to create a tidy village. Meet on
the village green at 10.00am. Litter-picking equipment is provided and this year we have been
promised that the litter pickers will be adorned with the Union
flag!
The Parish
Council are also proposing a second litter pick, on Saturday 19th March, to
concentrate on the areas around Swan’s Neck and Nafford.
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You will all have noticed how well kept the grass is in front of
Birlingham Village Hall. The grass cutting has been done by a small group of
people, which meant that the cutting duty came around every four to six
weeks. With a couple of people leaving the village and others no longer able to
perform the task, the Village Hall Committee are now looking for fresh
volunteers to help with this simple task. If you can spare an hour or so every
few weeks and would like to help out, please contact Kelvin Hartshorne on 01386 750547.
If you would like to do more to help the Village Hall, you might also
consider joining the Village Hall Committee at their AGM, which takes place on
Thursday 24th March at 7.30pm. Contact Kelvin for more details of what is
involved in being a member of the committee.
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Charities and voluntary groups are once again
being asked by Wychavon District Council to submit bids for community grants.
The total available this year is £50,000 and bids can be made for up to £10,000
for individual projects. (£10,000 is the maximum that can be bid for and only in
exceptional circumstances; most bids are likely to be lower.) The theme for 2016
is ‘Get Active’.
Bids can be
for all aspects of community life: community buildings, sports, arts etc. – any
project that makes a lasting contribution to the local community by helping
people become more active.
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Although most of Birlingham now has access to Superfast Broadband,
the part of the village served by Eckington ‘Cabinet 601’ is still without this
new service. The current status report suggests that this part of the village
will be upgraded between January and September 2017.
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The following planning application has been
determined by Wychavon District Council: