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In this issue:
- Snowdrop Teas, Saturday 3rd – Sunday 25th February
- St James’ Church Services – February
- Birlingham Photography Club, Tuesday 6th February
- Cuppa & Chat, Wednesday 7th February
- Bulb Sunday Service, Sunday 18th February
- Trip to Bristol Hippodrome, Friday 2nd February
- Clara’s Fundraising Challenge
- Burns Night Report
- Parish Council Report
- Planning Applications
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1. Snowdrop Teas, Saturday 3rd – Sunday 25th
February
Caryl Mills
writes:
The snowdrops are starting to look magical in the churchyard and
the Snowdrop Teas in the Village Hall will start on Saturday 3rd February and
continue each Saturday and Sunday in February between 11.00am and
4.00pm.
If I have not been able to speak to you and you are able to help
serve teas either 11.00-1.30 or 1.30-4.00, please phone me on 01386 751748. Any
donations of cakes will be gratefully received either at the Village Hall during
opening hours or again phone me if you need a cake collected. Thank you for your
all support as all the monies raised will go for the benefit of St James’
Church.
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2. St James’ Church Services –
February
Services at St James’ Church
during February will be held at the following times:
- Sunday 4th: Family Service, 10.30am (with Angela Gerrard)
- Sunday 11th: Holy Communion, 10.30am (with Ven Chris Liley)
- Sunday 18th: Bulb Sunday, 3.00pm (with Revd Claire Lording)
- Sunday 25th: Holy Communion, 9.00am (with Revd Claire Lording)
Please note the 3.00pm start for the Bulb Sunday Service and the
new 9.00am time for Holy Communion on the last Sunday of the
month.
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3. Birlingham Photography Club, Tuesday 6th
February
Angela Fitch
writes:
The next meeting of Birlingham Photography Club is on Tuesday 6th
February, 7.00pm – 8.30pm in Birlingham Village Hall.
Everyone likes a
landscape . . . but sometimes what we see isn’t what the camera captures.
Geoff Moore and award-winning photographer, Mark Waidson, will bring to Club
Members and visitors the art of getting landscape right. Composition, lighting,
rule of thirds, lead-in lines and much, much more.
Everyone is welcome,
under 18s to be accompanied by an adult. £3pp which includes tea/coffee and
biscuits – a snip of a snap at BPC! More information is available at www.birlinghamphotography.co.uk.
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4. Cuppa & Chat, Wednesday 7th
February
The next Cuppa & Chat
takes place on Wednesday 7th February, from 3.00pm to 4.30pm. Come and enjoy
tea, coffee and cake in Birlingham Village Hall – an opportunity to meet friends
and catch up with the latest news.
ALL are welcome – both young and old!
– and transport can be provided if required. For more information, please
contact Adrianne Woodward on 01386
750936.
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5. Bulb Sunday Service, Sunday 18th
February
The Bulb Sunday Service will
be held in St James’ Church on Sunday 18th February at 3.00pm. The service will
be conducted by Revd Claire Lording.
Tea and cake will be available in
Birlingham Village Hall
afterwards.
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6. Trip to Bristol Hippodrome, Friday 2nd
February
Maxine Cook has 10 (returned)
tickets to see Wicked at Bristol Hippodrome this Friday (2nd February). The
coach leaves Evesham Arts Centre at 4.45pm. £60 per person. Paula Aston is happy
to pick up and take/bring back from Evesham. If interested, please let Maxine
know on 01386
751421.
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7. Clara’s Fundraising
Challenge
Clara Salt is raising funds
for St. Richard’s Hospice in memory of her grandmother, who received care at the
hospice towards the end of her life.
Clara’s challenge involves a cake
sale, which raised £119 the Sunday before last, followed by a sponsored walk
along the length of the Malverns on Saturday 3rd March and then swimming fifty
lengths of either Pershore or Evesham swimming pool a couple of weeks
later.
Clara is hoping to raise £500 in total and has a ‘just-giving’
page open at www.justgiving.com/fundraising/clara-salt.
Any support for Clara would be much
appreciated.
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8. Burns Night Report
Angela Fitch writes:
Haggis and whisky: an excellent
combination for a fabulous night out on 27th January in Birlingham Village Hall
to celebrate the works of Robbie Burns. Marian New and her team, Steve New and
Alan Williams, provided the most delicious feast of traditional Burns Night
fayre, which was accompanied by fine wines and, thanks to the generosity of
Linda and Alan Bradley, a wee dram!
Village Hall Chairman, Kelvin
Hartshorne, made the Chairman’s welcome, which was followed by the piping in of
the haggis. Local poet, Bob Woodroofe, made the traditional Address to the
Haggis and Revd Claire Lording said the Selkirk Grace. Bob was later joined by
his partner and fellow poet, Sue Johnson, when they entertained their audience
with a selection from over 500 of the great man’s works, along with snippets of
the life Robbie Burns led, and what a life that was!
Many thanks go to so
many people (you know who you are!) who, led by Alan Bradley, made the evening a
sell-out event and a terrific evening all round. Also, thank you to everyone who
supported the event by being there on the
night.
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9. Parish Council
Report
John Hill writes:
At
its meeting on 17th January, Birlingham Parish Council discussed a number of
matters, including the following:
- Agreement of 2018-19 budget, which results in a Band D increase of 69
pence for the year
- Discussion of future projects, which included refurbishment of the
telephone box and placement of additional rubbish bins within the village
- Further meeting with Community Speed Watch Co-ordinator to be arranged to
understand current position on vehicle speeding
- Dates for village litter pick arranged: Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th
March
- Agreed a request from Birlingham Village Hall to assist with future
maintenance costs of the defibrillator; these to be funded via the Community
Fund
Full minutes of the Parish Council meeting will be available
in due
course.
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10. Planning
Applications
The following planning
application has been received by the Parish Council:
- Peacock Cottage, Lower
End: Two storey extension to Peacock Cottage similar to 06/00508 and 17/01046
but amalgamating some design aspects. Also proposed 3 dormer windows to the
front elevation to blend with style of barn next door. (Case No. 17/02337).
Awaiting decision by Wychavon District Council. (Consultation period ends on
22nd February.) Full details can be viewed on the Wychavon DC website at https://plan.wychavon.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=92717.
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