Due to the increasing number of items we are receiving, Birlingham News will now be published in both the fourth and fifth weeks of those months that have five Wednesdays. If you have any information that you would like included, please email us at news@birlingham.org.

In this issue:
  1. Flower & Produce Show, Saturday 1st September
  2. Sixties Evening, Saturday, 13th October
  3. Roadworks in Rectory Lane, Church Street and Upper End
  4. Bus Stop and Revised Timetables
  5. Revised Bus Timetables – Petition
  6. Women’s Tour 2018
  7. Wychavon Village of Culture 2019
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1. Flower & Produce Show, Saturday 1st September

Caryl Mills writes:
The Flower & Produce Show is being held on Saturday 1st September on Birlingham Cricket Ground. You will have received a schedule but if you have mislaid it then you can get a copy from the Information Point (Telephone Box) or from our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/BirlinghamShow/. So it is time to start making your upcycled item, thinking about what cakes you will bake and photographs that you wish to enter.

Entries should be set up between 9.00am and 11.00am. The Show is open for viewing from 2.00 pm; bring lots of cash for the auction.

If you are a local business and would like to either exhibit or sell your goods then please contact me on 07766 657666 or email caryl-mills@hotmail.co.uk.

We are also looking for volunteers to help on the afternoon, especially selling teas and raffle tickets. Please speak to one of the committee if you can help.

Looking forward to seeing you at the Show.

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2. Sixties Evening, Saturday, 13th October

There will be a Sixties Evening with top Midlands band, The Reflections, on Saturday 13th October in Birlingham Village Hall. Please bring your own drinks and nibbles, although a bar will be available in the hall.

Tickets £10 each from Chris Hermon on 01386 750096. Cash or cheques payable to Chris Hermon.

Proceeds of the evening to Birlingham Village Hall.

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3. Roadworks in Rectory Lane, Church Street and Upper End

The Parish Clerk writes:
Works in Rectory Lane and at the Church Street/Short Hill junction have almost finished. The drainage connection below the war memorial into the Avenue is waiting for the traffic lights to be installed before the works can continue safely. There will be a three-way system in operation when this commences, so please be aware of the delays this may cause if you drive in this area.

The works in Upper End ‘off road’ will begin shortly. Should the highways gang’s safety be affected at any stage here then they will operate a ‘stop and go’ traffic management but the intention is to do whatever is possible without affecting vehicle movements.

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4. Bus Stop and Revised Timetables

The 53 and 54 services run by First Bus are now passing through the village centre again. The bus stops are back in their usual positions, next to and opposite the Village Hall.

The greatly reduced service comes into effect on Monday 17th September; however, the remaining buses will still come through the village centre. The summary of new bus times is available at www.birlingham.org/docs/ bus_timetable_2018_sep.pdf.

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5. Revised Bus Timetables – Petition

The Parish Clerk writes:
Following the decision by First Bus Ltd to reduce bus services in the area from Monday 17th September, Councillor Natalie McVey, who is a member of Malvern Hills District Council, has set up an e-petition to encourage First to reverse the planned cuts to timetables in South Worcestershire. The e-petition is at

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-first-buses-from-carrying-out-devastating-cuts-to-timetables-in-sourh-worcestershire.

For those who cannot access the e-petition, a blank petition form is available at www.birlingham.org/docs/bus_cuts_petition.pdf.

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6. Women’s Tour 2018

The Bystander team would like to include in the Autumn edition photographs of this year’s Women’s Tour cycle race, which came through Birlingham on Saturday 16th June. If you took photos of the race as it passed through the village, or know someone who did, please email bystander@birlingham.org.

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7. Wychavon Village of Culture 2019

The ‘Wychavon Village of Culture 2019’ competition is now open. The competition is to promote and increase the impact of culture in the district. Villages are encouraged to develop programmes, which can include a mixture of visual arts, literature, music, theatre, heritage, sports and more. Programmes will need to reach a wide variety of audiences, lead to a lasting social impact and create a legacy for the area.

The winning area will be awarded £5,000, with two runners up receiving £1,000 each, to deliver their programme during 2019. To apply, areas need to submit an online expression of interest form to Wychvon District Council by Friday 21st September 2018.

The form and further information are available at www.wychavon.gov.uk/village-of-culture.

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