Sad news over the last week, as we
have lost two of our best known residents.
In this issue:
- Stuart Crowther
- Des Hollier
- St James’ Church Services – August
- Birlingham Photography Club, Tuesday 6th August
- Cuppa & Chat, Wednesday 7th August
- Worcestershire Open Studios 2019, Saturday 24th – Monday 26th
August
- Road Closure at Eckington Road, Tuesday 27th – Wednesday 28th
August
- Farm Theft
- Poppy Appeal Organiser
- Dog Fouling
- Worcestershire Passenger Transport Strategy, closing date
Friday 13th September
- Planning Applications
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1. Stuart Crowther
We are very sorry to inform you that Stuart Crowther died on
22nd July. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
The
funeral service will be at the Vale Crematorium, Fladbury on Tuesday 13th August
at 11.00am.
Family flowers only please; donations, if desired, for St
Richard’s Hospice may be sent to E Hill & Son, Funeral Directors, Pershore,
WR10
1HZ.
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2. Des Hollier
We are also sorry to inform you that Des Hollier died on 23rd July,
at the age of 91. He will be sadly missed by wife Joan, daughters Angie and
Nikki, son-in-law Steve and grandchildren Richard and Robert.
The funeral
service will be at the Vale Crematorium, Fladbury on Thursday 8th August at
1.00pm. Please wear bright clothes in memory of Des.
Family flowers only;
donations, if desired, for the Salvation Army may be sent to E Hill & Son,
Funeral Directors, Pershore, WR10
1HZ.
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3. St James’ Church Services –
August
Services at St James’ Church
during August will be held at the following times:
- Sunday 4th: NO SERVICE. A Coffee Morning will be held in the Church at
10.30am. Donations for the Children’s Society. All welcome.
- Sunday 11th: Holy Communion, 10.30am (led by Revd Philip Hughes)
- Sunday 18th: Morning Praise, 10.30am (led by David Bray)
- Sunday 25th: Holy Communion, 9.00am (led by Revd Claire Lording & Revd
Steve Dunton)
Please note that from October the regular services
will be on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month. There will be no services on
the 2nd and 4th Sundays, apart from special services such as Bulb Sunday and a
Pet Service.
Dates for the diary:
1st September: Garden
Party, 3.00pm (details to follow later)
15th September: Harvest
Festival
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4. Birlingham Photography Club, Tuesday 6th
August
Angela Fitch
writes:
Tuesday 6th August, 7.00pm – 8.30pm: BPC’s Annual Print
Competition – submissions are open exclusively to members but visitors are very
welcome to join club members for an evening of photo critique.
Tuesday
2nd September, 7.00pm – 8.30pm, sees a return to the usual club format when top
photographer Rae Prince will reveal the secrets to taking amazing portraits of
dogs and horses.
All club meetings are open to anyone, it doesn’t matter
what kit you have, whether it’s the latest mirrorless or you just like the
convenience of using your phone, there’s something for everyone. No annual fee,
just £4pp per meeting which includes light
refreshments.
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5. Cuppa & Chat, Wednesday 7th
August
The next Cuppa & Chat takes
place on Wednesday 7th August, from 3.00pm to 4.30pm. Come and enjoy tea, coffee
and cake in Birlingham Village Hall – an opportunity to meet friends, catch up
on local news and debate the merits or otherwise of our new Prime
Minister.
All are welcome, especially families new to the village. Cost
is £2 per head and it is always held on the first Wednesday of the month. For
more information please contact Adrianne Woodward on 01386
750936.
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6. Worcestershire Open Studios 2019, Saturday
24th – Monday 26th August
Angela
Fitch writes:
Save the date for a brush with art! Birlingham Village Hall
is taking part in the free, artist-led Worcestershire Open Studios initiative
from 24th to 26th August.
Nine artists, Karen Brighton, Rob Broadhurst,
Nick Dawes, Angela Fitch, Rosemary Frith, Paulette Moore, Jenny Pratt, Kirsten
Protherough and Hayley Reynolds, will be showing and selling originals, prints
and greetings cards and some of the artists will also be demonstrating their
techniques and talking to visitors about their ideas, inspirations and generally
the life of an artist.
Karen Brighton, one of the ‘Birlingham Nonet’
said, ‘I thoroughly enjoy sharing my art with visitors, whether they are artists
themselves or people who enjoy looking at art. I really hope to see lots of
people of all ages from the local community and beyond – everyone is very
welcome.’
Along with Birlingham Village Hall, there are 82 other artists’
spaces to visit, including those right on the doorstep: Gary Coates at
Strensham, Christopher Hughes at Upton-upon-Severn, Peter O’Neil and Sarah Nicol
at Earls Croome, and Susan Faulkner at Severn Stoke.
Worcestershire Open
Studios was highly commended in the Visit Worcestershire Awards of Excellence
2018 and is sponsored by Bevere Gallery and Malvern School of Art. It is
not-for-profit, organised by artists and all venues are free to
visit.
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7. Road Closure at Eckington Road, Tuesday
27th – Wednesday 28th August
Eckington
Road (B4080) will be closed between the junctions with Defford Road (A4104) and
New Barn Lane for two days from Tuesday 27th to Wednesday 28th August. This is
to allow for resurfacing of the carriageway.
More details will be
available in the next issue of Birlingham
News.
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8. Farm Theft
Between last Saturday 27th evening and Sunday 28th morning items were
stolen from the farm at Gravelly Hill, Eckington Road. The thieves took things
they could carry but also tried to take parts off a digger and attempted to get
into a locked shed. All internal gates were left open so ponies got into the hay
and lids were left off feed bins so ponies were eating feed – luckily only
theirs but it could have been dangerous for them.
The police were
informed and came round and gave advice. If you noticed anything suspicious in
the area last weekend, please call West Mercia Police on 101, quoting Incident
Reference Number 22-69324-19
PHELPS.
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9. Poppy Appeal
Organiser
Chris Reynard
writes:
From the end of this month (July 2019) after 10 years I’m
relinquishing my post as the local Poppy Appeal Organiser (PAO) for the Royal
British Legion.
At the present time a replacement has not been found for
me and additionally Pershore is also looking for a replacement PAO for the area
that they cover.
If there are any volunteers for these posts, please
contact me on 01386
751122.
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10. Dog Fouling
One of our residents is suffering from their garden being
fouled by an uncontrolled dog. This is particularly worrying as the garden is
used by children.
If you take your dog out in the village please either
keep it on a lead or make sure it does not stray into private gardens. If you
see a dog running loose in the village, please let us
know.
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11. Worcestershire Passenger Transport
Strategy, closing date Friday 13th September
Worcestershire County Council have developed the Worcestershire
Passenger Transport Strategy to support Worcestershire’s Local Transport Plan 4.
The Strategy sets out how Worcestershire County Council, working with its
partners, aims to make passenger transport improvements for the benefit of all
residents.
If you would like to have your say on the Strategy, which
covers local bus services and connections with railway stations, please print
and complete the survey at www.birlingham.org/docs/worcestershire_pts_survey.pdf
and return it to Pershore Library, the Tourist Information Centre or directly to
the County Council at County Hall.
Full details of the Strategy can be
found at www.birlingham.org/docs/worcestershire_pts.pdf,
with a summary at www.birlingham.org/docs/worcestershire_pts_summary.pdf.
Contact details are at www.birlingham.org/docs/worcestershire_pts_contact.pdf.
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12. Planning
Applications
The following planning
application has been determined by Wychavon District Council:
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