December 2018/January 2019 News
Posted on December 4th, 2018
Byton News
Harvest Festival
This was held this year in the afternoon and was well attended with quite a few children present.
We were very pleased to welcome Anna and her family to her first service in Byton Church and to afternoon tea at the Court House Farm.
Carols by Candlelight
This will take place at 7pm on Monday, December 17th.
Tim is coming with his choir and we shall have mince pies and mulled wine.
All are welcome.
PCC Meeting
We are holding our next PCC meeting at Court House Farm at 8pm on Thursday, January 17th.
Burns Night Celebrations
These will be on Saturday January 26th at Kinsham Village Hall.
Details from Paul Segrott 01544 260075 or Margaret 01544 267430
Please come and support Byton Church.
Lyonshall News
Lyonshall Coffee Mornings
Join us at the Memorial Hall, Lyonshall, for our monthly Coffee Mornings every second Friday, between 10 and 12 noon.
The next two dates for your diaries include our Christmas special on Friday 14th December and then into the New Year, Friday 11th January, 2019.
Fundraising news…
In October we donated £100 to the Born Sleeping Appeal helping Hereford County Hospital create a dedicated maternity bereavement suite designed for mothers experiencing pregnancy loss.
In November, as part of the Memorial Hall Poppy Art Weekend, our Coffee Morning raised £200 which was given to the Memorial Hall floor renovation fund.
Thanks to all our dedicated supporters who have attended our Coffee Mornings throughout 2018 and raised well over £1000 for numerous charities!
Come along to our monthly social get-together and meet some old friends and new. Enjoy refreshments, stalls and good company in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, and support a good cause at the same time.
For further details or to arrange transport, please contact Kathy Thompson on 01544 340386. Everyone welcome.
Lyonshall Memorial Hall Poppy Art Weekend
Thank you to everyone who supported the three day event over Remembrance Weekend. The Hall was brought alive with poppies, artwork and historical memorabilia.
Monies raised will be put towards the financing of a much needed new floor in the Memorial Hall.
Christmas Craft Event
The Memorial Hall is holding a Christmas Craft Day on Saturday 8th December, 10 am – 5 pm
Coffee Morning, Light Lunches and Afternoon Tea.
Raffle, Christmas stalls and Craft Activities for children.
Everyone welcome.
Winners of the October Lyonshall Friends of the Church Draw
Keith Webb, Wendy Smith, Annie Baker, Jane E Burgoyne and Bev Mifflin
Sam Llewellyn
A very successful social evening was held at Castle Weir on November 21st.
Every seat was filled to hear Sam Llewellyn’s talk entitled ‘Britain and the Sea’ which was very enjoyable and entertaining and had the audience enthralled by Sam’s obvious great knowledge and love of the sea.
We then enjoyed a magnificent Finger Buffet and the opportunity to buy Sam’s new book, ‘Singlehand’, a great idea for Christmas presents!
Thank you to Andrew and Anto Morley for inviting us to Castle Weir and to everyone who helped and provided food and contributed in any way to make the evening a great success.
Pembridge News
Tapestry Group
Barbara Atkins
It was with great sadness that we lost Barbara in October at the age of 82. She had been suffering from Parkinsons for some time. Barbara previously worked on the Leominster tapestries and so it was she who persuaded me that we could and should record the history of Pembridge in stitches. She went on to stitch three of our 12 (14) tapestries on her own. She held a series of workshops at the beginning of the project to teach us new stitches and for some of us to even thread a needle! She was highly gifted in so many ways and could always be relied on to come up with answers when we met with difficulties in our work. Her attention to detail meant that when stitching The Leen Herefords tapestry, a visit to The Leen to collect hair from the coat of the bull was essential in order to stitch the exact colour into the tapestry.
She will be sadly missed by so many and our thoughts and prayers go to Haydn, Lizzie and her family. Gill
“Sleeping Rough” in Burnley
As you may be aware, I recently took part in a “sleepout” to raise money for homeless people in an area of high social deprivation. Here is a short extract from the official report:
Hosted at Turf Moor on 12th October, more than 50 fundraisers from as far afield as Herefordshire and the Lake District bedded down in front of the Bob Lord Stand in the middle of Storm Callum, to raise awareness and funds for three charities supporting the homeless in Burnley.
Prior to making their way pitchside with just a piece of cardboard and a sleeping bag for comfort, presentations from the leaders of Burnley FC in the Community, Emmaus Burnley and SafeNet offered insight into how they are all, in different ways, supporting homeless people in the town. Despite the seriousness of the issue, we were all uplifted by the willingness and spirit of the fundraisers on what was a very wet and windy night. All the money raised will go to fighting homelessness.
Thanks to the generous donations from family and friends and especially from the Arrowvale Community, I have been able to raise (to date) £873 ((£926 with Gift Aid), towards a grand total for the project approaching £30,000. This is a fantastic amount and will make a huge difference to the charities concerned and hence the people they are helping.
Thank you all for your wonderful support. Ian
Registers
Barbara Atkins – A Celebration of her Life and burial on Friday 2nd November
Pembridge WI
Wednesday December 12th at 2.00pm in the Village Hall – We shall be making a Christmas decoration with quizzes and seasonal refreshments as well.
Wednesday January 9th lunch at The Corners Inn Kingsland.
A Christmassy outing is also being arranged.
The reading group will be meeting, we’ll be ten-pin bowling and meeting up in The Steppes for tea and chat.
Please contact Marguerite Fothergill for details (01544388279 margueritefothergill@gmail.com )
Pembridge/ Arrowvale MU
We have changed our meeting days to the 4th Tuesday afternoons at 2.30, with occasional exceptions.
For our final meeting this year we are having a Christmas lunch party at Sally’s Pantry in Kington on December 11th. There will be no meeting in January.
One of MU’s main charities in our Diocese is CIF, the Crisis Intervention Fund, which is greatly in demand. It is in much need of duvets and bedding in good condition and also kitchen pots and pans and general kitchen equipment. Please bear this in mind if you are replacing suitable items.
Anthea Anderson 388 464
Pembridge Primary School – A Local Good Cause
The Friends of Pembridge School (PTFA) have just been announced as a Co-op Local Good Cause for 2018/19.
This means that the School will receive 1% of all money spent by local Co-op Members on Co-op branded goods until November 2019. The money raised will be used to enhance the outdoor areas at School to create spaces where all the children can learn, play and interact in a safe and more stimulating environment.
If you are already a Co-op member you just need to login and select us as your cause and then shop as normal. If you are not a member please consider joining (www.coop.co.uk/membership), as it only costs £1 and you will also earn 5% on everything you spend on Co-op products – a win win situation!
Your membership will continue after the November 2019 deadline and you can spend the money earned on your weekly shop.
Please help us raise as much money as possible!
Pembridge PTFA
CHRISTMAS IS A’COMING … catch this year’s Village Quire mid-winter show, Out With the Old during December ..
The festive season draweth nigh and The Village Quire bring a mellifluous mid-winter garland of delights for your delectation this Yuletide. We are looking forward to the festive season with a melodious bouquet of new tales and songs; delight for both ear and mind. But we are also delving back into the midwinter traditions of this isle with ditties and stories of mumming and wassailing, folklore and frolics, misrule and mirth with rousing West Gallery anthems and delicate harmonies to melt your heart. Now the land is in thrall to the wind and the rain, the ice and the hail and the snow. But here we are snug and warm and as our candle flames flicker we know that the time is now, and the time is right to cry, OUT WITH THE OLD!
Tickets available at The Olde Steppes or phone 01544 388279/01544 340381
Travelling Crib
If you would like to share in the Travelling Crib (Nativity set) in December please liaise with Sarah Norman (07989 978319) You can share with your children the story of Christmas, keep a woolly sheep and bring it along to the Service on Christmas Eve and re-unite it with the rest of the flock! Starting on Dec 1st and you can keep the Crib for 24 hours and then it will be passed to the next family all the way up until Dec 24th .
Harvest in Pembridge.
Thank you to all who joined us to celebrate the harvest. The harvest supper was well attended and the evening was very enjoyable with very good food and company. A big Thank You to all who contributed food and help on the day. The service launched our appeal for the local food bank and people were very generous with their donations. There is now a permanent collection point at the back of the church, so please continue to support this over the coming months. The collection from both Moorcourt and Pembridge has been sent to The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institute which supports people working in agriculture in times of need.
Talgarth Male Voice Choir.
The choir put on another evening of wonderful entertainment. Thank you to those who attended and to those who helped prepare for it.
Woodcock Fayre.
Thank you if you attended the Woodcock Craft Fayre. A lot of work has been put into preparing for this event so hopefully in the next magazine we will have an account of another successful event for Pembridge Church.
Pembridge Church and Churchyard.
Parishioners and visitors are always welcome to the church and churchyard but we would just like to send a reminder that the area is not a public playground or social space.
Reading Rota.
Dec 2nd Communion S Evan E Hardy
16th Carol Service TBA
24th Christmas Eve TBA
25th Christmas Day TBA
2019
Jan 6th Communion E Lynch R Scott
20th Communion L or M Boore A Ingham
27th Family Service T Hollinghurst
Feb 3rd Communion C Price A Anderson
Thank you to all our readers. If anybody would like to join the rota please contact Jacqui Thomas on jacqui.pitfield@yahoo.co.uk
Shobdon News
We held a successful flower arranging workshop on the 25th October. We were all inspired to have a go ourselves using flowers and foliage from our gardens.
Remembrance
The Remembrance services were well supported with an 11 am service at the Airfield and 12 noon service on Hanbury Green followed by soup lunch at the Village Hall, it was enjoyed very much by everyone. Thank you those who helped with services and providing and serving lunch.
Christmas Tree
We are hoping to erect and decorate the Christmas Tree on 13th December. Any help will be welcome, please see notice boards for details.
School Nativity
The infants of Shobdon School will be coming to Church on Friday 14th December at 2.00 pm for their Nativity play.
Carol Service
Last year, due to heavy snow, we were unable to have our Carol Service. We hope for better weather this year! The Carol Service will be held on Sunday 16th December at 4pm.
Mince pies will be served afterwards. Please join us, everyone is welcome.
Crib Service
The travelling crib will begin its journey early in December. Its journey ends on Christmas Eve at 3.00 pm. During the service the children hear the Christmas Story and will have the opportunity to reunite their sheep with the rest of the flock. Everyone is welcome.
From our registers
21st October Lily Evelyn May Beaumont Baptism
31st October Joan Violet Morris Funeral
25th November Max Edward Leonard Owen Baptism
Staunton on Arrow News
Staunton on Arrow WI for December 2018 and January 2019
Our Joint meeting with Pembridge WI was very jolly, enlivened by the Sly Gin tasting led by Duncan Fox. November brought our Annual Meeting with a new committee and officers for 2018/2019 and some very interesting short talks from members. Sarah Westaby and Barbara Morgan are now our Joint Presidents.
Our programme continues as below.
Wednesday 12 December Our own Debbie Weaver will be leading us in a Christmas crafting activity, and we shall also be celebrating the season.
Hostesses: The Committee
Wednesday, 9 January 2019 Afternoon tea party and collection of subscriptions. Start time 3pm.
Hostesses: To be announced
Please consider visiting us at our meetings with a view to joining us as a full member; visitors and new members of all ages are welcome. £4 to include refreshments, 7.30 pm at Staunton on Arrow Hall, speaker at 8pm.
There is a lot more information about us, plus photos and reports of our meetings and other activities on our website, http://stauntononarrowwi.weebly.com
Alison Lord Secretary 01544 340256
Christmas Market on Saturday 8th December 2018 in the Village Hall starting at 11am. Stalls will include brocante, cakes, puddings and preserves, Christmas gifts, plants and crafts. Admission is free and festive refreshments will be available. Please deliver any contributions to the Village Hall on Friday 7th Dec between 4pm & 6pm.
KINGTON U3A
The next meeting is on Thursday 13th December, 2pm at the Football Club. This will be our Christmas Party. Lofty the Magician will be there to entertain us.
Members £1, visitors welcome £2.
Contact the secretary Barbara Johnston, 231401, for more information about U3A.
Please note there will be no meeting in January.
Oct/Nov 2018 News
Byton News
Harvest Festival
Sunday, October 7th at 3pm at the church followed by food at The Court House Farm.
Details from Margaret Edwards 01544 267430
Pudding and Presents Evening
This will be held at the Arkwright Hall, Kinsham on Thursday, November 22nd 6.30pm
Details from Caroline Scatcherd 01544 260366
Forward Dates
Carols by Candlelight
Monday, December 17th at 7pm
Burns Night Celebrations
These will be held at Arkwright Hall, Kinsham on January 26th.
Lyonshall News
Lyonshall Coffee Mornings
Join us at the Memorial Hall, Lyonshall, for our monthly Coffee Mornings every second Friday, between 10 and 12 noon.
The next two dates for your diaries are Friday 12th October and Friday 9th November.
Fundraising news…
In August we donated £125 to Ray Richards’ Prudential London 100 cycling challenge raising funds for Anthony Nolan.
In September we held the annual Macmillan Coffee Morning, which as always, was generously supported by our Community.
An impressive £355 was raised to support this worthwhile cause!
Come along to our monthly social get-together and meet some old friends and new.
Enjoy refreshments, stalls and good company in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, and support a good cause at the same time.
For further details or to arrange transport, please contact Kathy Thompson on 01544 340386. Everyone welcome.
Looking Forward…
Decorating for Christmas
We will decorate the church on Thursday 13th December. Please come along to help from 10.00 am.
Carol Service
This popular service will be on Thursday December 20th in the evening.
Titley Lunch 2019
This will be held on April 11th. Guest speaker to be announced later!
Church Clock
Many of you will have noticed that the church clock is not working at all at the present time. Malcolm Thompson, who looks after the clock and winds it weekly, has sought advice about mending it from two firms of experts on church clocks and it seems that the consensus is that it needs a complete rebuild. This is not good news and means that the clock will be out of action for some months to come while we try to obtain a grant to help us pay for the work.
Rest assured that we will get the clock chiming again and keeping its usual perfect time for us all!
Many thanks to Malcolm for all the work that he is doing towards this outcome.
Social Evening at Castle Weir
Sam Llewellin has kindly agreed to be the speaker at this event at Castle Weir on November 21st at 7.00 pm. Tickets are available from PCC members and cost £15 including finger buffet and a glass of wine.
Harvest Festival Lunch
Lyonshall Harvest Festival Lunch will be held in the Memorial Hall on October 7th following the Harvest Festival Service in church at 11.00 am. Everyone is very welcome. £10 per head. Children under 12 free.
Friends of Lyonshall Church Draw Winners
Lias’ grandchildren
Elaine Allen
Georgie Daniel
Jill Bradford
Kinsey Hern
Registers
Thomas Johnson and Jessica Tape Marriage August 4th
Stephen Lowe Burial September 18th
Pembridge News
Burial Register
Friday 3rd August –A Celebration for the life of Hilda Edwards followed by burial at Kington Cemetary.
Thank You
Gill and I would like to thank you all for your kind words and very generous gifts marking the end of the interregnum. We would in return like to say a thank you for all the support you have given us during this time.
“There but not There”
As some of you may have noticed there are three figure silhouettes placed in the church as a mark of remembrance for those soldiers that didn’t return to our parish after the First World War. Thank you to Jane at The New Inn and the PCC for supporting this act of remembrance.
Gift Day
Members of the PCC will be in church on October 13th from 10.00am – 2.00pm for the annual Gift Day. This is an opportunity to donate a one off donation towards the mission and upkeep of your local parish church or to come and discuss a more regular financial commitment. Please support us if you can. No donation is too small.
Harvest in Pembridge
The Harvest Festival service will take place on October 28th at 11.00 in church. We are again asking for donations of dried products and tins etc. which will be sent to the local food banks. We would like to use this service to launch a regular appeal for food bank items. A container will be placed in the church in which items can be deposited at any time during the day and these will be taken to the Kington Food Bank.
Harvest Supper.
The Harvest Supper will be on the 27th October, 7.30pm at the village hall. Tickets will be available at a cost of £7 which includes a hot supper and sweet. Soft drinks will be provided but you are welcome to bring your own alcoholic drinks. Please book your tickets either at the village shop or through any member of the PCC.
Please note this year the Moorcourt Harvest Festival Service will be on Thursday 11th October at 7pm & Auction of Produce followed by Cheese Ploughman’s at Moorcourt Farm.
Any salads, chutneys, or puddings would be gratefully received. Most importantly, please bring yourselves.
For catering purposes, it would be very helpful if you could let Clare know if you are planning to come to the supper by phone on 340345 or by email: eandcprice@gmail.com
Talgarth Male Voice Choir.
Thank you to all who supported this event. Details will be listed in the next issue of the magazine.
Woodcock Fayre.
The Annual Woodcock Fayre will take place at the church on November 17th 10.00am – 4.00pm.
Come and start your Christmas shopping early. We have a variety of stalls selling a large selection of items including jewellery, garden products, pottery, scarves/gloves plus much more. There will also be a bottle tombola, raffle and refreshments will be served all day with homemade soup and bread being served over the lunchtime period.
Pembridge Church and Churchyard.
Parishioners and visitors are always welcome to the church and churchyard but we would just like to send a reminder that the area is not a public playground or social space. Please remove any spent flowers/ wreaths etc and take them home. Please do not leave them in the corner of the churchyard.
Readers. Oct 7th Communion R Scott E Lynch
21st Communion A Ingham L or M Boore
28th Family Service T Hollinghurst
Nov 4th Communion A Anderson C Price
11th Remembrance Sunday TBA
18th Communion S Ingham C or M fothergill
25th Family Service S Ingham
Dec 2nd Communion S Evans E Hardy
Pembridge/Arrowvale Mother’s Union
The Mother’s Union wishes to extend a warm welcome to our new Rector, Anna, and wish you every blessing in your ministry in the Arrowvale group.
Our members have been very saddened by the death of Gwen Cox. She joined our group two years ago and it has been a privilege knowing her! We have been inspired by her courage facing her illness with great stoicism, and was still so bright and cheerful at our last meeting in July. Our deepest sympathy to her daughter, Sarah Westaby and all the family.
For more information about our MU meetings ring Anthea at 01544 388464
SLEEPING ROUGH!
Would you please support Ian! No I haven’t kicked him out on the street! He is proposing to sleep rough for one night at Turf Moor, Burnley, (football club) in support of the many rough sleepers, homeless people and women who are forced to escape an abusive home life. The sleepover is to take place on Friday 12th October and Ian has pledged to raise a minimum of £250.
Ian and I often visit Manchester and have been shocked at the number of people forced to sleep rough on the streets of this city and other towns in the North West – this area being one of the most socially deprived areas in the country.
Any donations will be gratefully received.
If you would like any further information about the Burnley Project please don’t hesitate to contact Ian (01544 388441).
Many thanks,Gill
Cheques or donations to Ian Smith
The Curl, Marston, Pembridge HR6 9JA
Pembridge WI will be meeting in Pembridge Village Hall on Wednesday 10th October at 7.00pm. We are to have a gin tasting evening with Duncan Fox of Sly Gin. Staunton WI will be joining us for this. The November meeting is on Wednesday 14th November at 7.00pm also in the Village Hall. This will be our annual meeting when we revue the year and elect the president and committee for next year. The book group will also be meeting and we will be ten pin bowling as well as havng tea in the Steppes on the last Tuesdays of October and November. contact Marguerite Fothergill 01544388279. margueritefothergill@gmail.com Shobdon News
Messenger Delivery
Every house in the parish receives a copy of The Messenger. Over the years the village has grown and the delivery routes have increased. If you could spare an hour every couple of months to help we would be very grateful. Please contact Heather Weale 01568708754 email heatherweale@me.com
Flower Arranging
We try to ensure that fresh flowers are placed in our beautiful church each week. Do you have an interest in flower arranging? We are looking for more flower arrangers to join the rota; you don’t need to be an expert! We are holding a flower arranging demonstration and information evening in church on Thursday 25th October at 7. 30 pm. Please come along, coffee and biscuits will be available.
Harvest Festival
The harvest festival will be held in church on 21st October at 4.00 p.m. Bring and share food will be served in church after the service. Please come and join us, everyone is welcome.
There But Not There
Seated in the pews in the church are two outline figures of a soldier, Tommy, transparent and life sized. He represents all those whose names are on the Shobdon War Memorial. “There but not there”
The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 2018 is the centenary of the end of the First World War and these figures have been created by ‘Remembered’ as a tribute to the fallen.
For more information go to: www.therebutnotthere.org.uk
This year, our remembrance service will take place on the airfield on 11th November at 11.00 am. Communion in church at 6.00 p.m.
Travelling Crib
During December, a basket filled with knitted nativity characters circulates via families in the village of Shobdon. Each family becomes custodian of the basket for one night; during their time with the basket, the children can play with the characters and read the accompanying books, the emphasis being on making the wonderful story of Christmas come alive. The basket also has a full flock of knitted sheep – each family keeps hold of one sheep before passing the basket on. A contacts book will be inside the basket and all you need to do is to contact the next person on the list and arrange a handover for the following day. On 24th December at 3.00pm, there will be a short service in Shobdon Church and everyone is invited to bring their sheep along, to be reunited with the rest of the flock. The children’s excitement and anticipation at having the basket for the night means that the list fills up quickly. Please contact me if you wish to look after the basket for one night in December, on 01568 709293. Alternatively, I am always at Shobdon School, drop-off and pick-up. The crib will begin its journey on the 1st December. Cerian Stokes
Morning Prayer
There will be Morning Prayer every Thursday in church at 9.00 am . Everyone is welcome.
From Our Registers
15th July Ellie Jaques Baptism
21st August Raymond Llewellyn Jones Funeral and burial.
The Bible Study group is gradually going through the book of the Acts of the Apostles, which is a record of the setting up of the first branches of the early church, a period when there were no church buildings as we know of them today, and no set form of services. Services might be on the bank of a river, or on the sea shore, or in the large room or courtyard of a wealthy house; there would have been prayers, readings from the part of the Bible which we now know of as The Old Testament, and witness of God’s power and teaching of His Word. The young Christians were subjected to a lot of opposition and criticism, and even locked up when charged with disturbing the peace; most of the first eleven disciples were killed for their faith. Without their courage Christianity would not have reached us. Similar danger can be experienced today by Christians in the MiddleEast. Is our faith that strong?
A small Prayer Group meets twice a month in the Methodist Chapel, Shobdon, to pray for the churches and people in our parishes, for those ill, those suffering or mourning, or undergoing other difficulties. If you would like prayer, please let the Rector or us know, in strict confidence: we know that the Lord is faithful in answering the prayers of believers. John Andrews (01568 708277) or Janice Moore (01544 387926).
After the dates in the diary section there will be no Bible studies or prayer meetings until mid January
John Andrews
Staunton on Arrow News
We were very pleased and honoured to receive Anna Branston for her first group communion service at St Peter’s, which was a memorable occasion. This was followed by a “bring and share” lunch in the village hall, and thanks go to all who contributed to the splendid array of refreshments.
The Staunton Summer Social BBQ at Jacobs Oak. We were incredibly lucky with the weather and a good time was had by all, especially with the children’s races. Thanks to all who helped, donated and came along and made it a lovely evening, especially Will Burton and his family for providing a great venue and all the BBQ food. We raised £600 for the Village Hall and Defibrillator, and the PCC received £92 from the raffle. Spread the word and bring your friends next year!
Our Harvest Festival Service at St Peter’s this year is at 11am on Sunday 21st October 2018. All are welcome to join in the celebration followed by refreshments in the village hall.
The “Village Art Club” starts again on Thursday 20th September, at 7pm in the Village Hall. A full term of 10 weeks costs £100. All those wishing to join, please contact Liz Watson on 07938563716.
“Craft and Cards” workshop. Rosemary Mayall is running sessions on Thursday 11th and 25th October in the Village hall from 2pm to around 4pm. Please contact her on 01544 340421 to confirm and check dates and times, as this may change.
Christmas Market on Saturday 8th December 2018 in the Village Hall starting at 11am. Stalls will include brocante, cakes, puddings and preserves, Christmas gifts, plants and crafts. Admission is free and festive refreshments will be available. Please deliver any contributions to the Village Hall on Friday 7th Dec between 4pm & 6pm.
Staunton on Arrow WI for October & November 2018
In August we welcomed a new member, Ruth Bozkurt from Shobdon. Sadly another of our members, Mrs Gwendolyn Cox of Uphampton died at the beginning of September. We held a minute’s silence at the start of our September meeting in her memory.
Our programme continues into the Autumn as below; November brings our Annual meeting when we will be selecting a new committee and officers for 18/19.
Wednesday 10 October Duncan Fox talking about his creation Sly Gin together with tasting. This is a joint meeting with Pembridge WI and will be held in Pembridge. Start 7 pm.
Wednesday 13 November Annual Meeting followed by ‘Just 3 Minutes’. Members to talk on their experiences, thoughts and passions 7.30pm
Hostesses: Noelle Gill and Sheila Futcher
Tickets now on sale for the Harvest Supper, to be held on Friday 19 October. Still very good value at £10 for meal and entertainment by ukelele. Please contact Treasurer Gill Busby.
Please consider visiting us at our meetings with a view to joining us as a full member; visitors and new members of all ages are welcome. £4 to include refreshments, 7.30 pm at Staunton on Arrow Hall, speaker at 8pm.
There is a lot more information about us, plus photos and reports of our meetings and other activities on our website, http://stauntononarrowwi.weebly.com Alison Lord Secretary 01544 340256
KINGTON Festive Foods from the Borders.
Saturday 1st December. 9.30am – 3.30pm. A Free event and lots of Free Parking. A Gastronomic inspiration from the Marches. Enquiries mppeek@btinternet.com
KINGTON U3A
The October meeting is on Thursday 11th October, 2pm at the Football Club. Terence Clough and Elizabeth Eglund will be giving us an insight into “Life as an EU Interpreter”. The following meeting is on Thursday 8th November, 2pm, Football Club. Richard Wood will tell us about “Rowing the Atlantic – Solo” (Wow!). Members £1, visitors welcome £2. Contact the secretary Barbara Johnston, 231401, for more information about U3A.
Aug/September news
Byton News
From the Registers
Sybil Edwards Baptism May 27th
Katie Smith and Daniel Bowen Marriage June 2nd
Hugo Edwards Baptism June 17th
PCC Meeting
Thursday September 6th 8pm at Court House Farm
Flowers and Cleaning
August no service
September Mrs D Stevenson
Lyonshall News
Dates for Your Diaries
Harvest Festival
This service will be on October 7th at 11.00 am followed by Harvest Lunch in the Memorial Hall.
On November 21st we are holding a Social Evening at Castle Weir by kind invitation of Mr and Mrs Morley. We are very lucky that Sam Llewellin, well known local author, has agreed to be our speaker. More details to follow.
Lyonshall Coffee Mornings
Join us at the Memorial Hall, Lyonshall, for our monthly Coffee Mornings every second Friday, between 10 and 12 noon. The next two dates for your diaries are Friday 10th August and Friday 14th September.
Fundraising news…
In June and July we have supported the great work of two Herefordshire charities. June Coffee morning raised £80 which was donated to the Cart Shed, and then £100 benefitted the Echo charity in July.
Come along to our monthly social get-together and meet some old friends and new.
Enjoy refreshments, stalls and good company in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere and support a good cause at the same time.
For further details or to arrange transport, please contact Kathy Thompson on 01544 340386. Everyone welcome.
MACMILLAN WORLD’S BIGGEST COFFEE MORNING
We will be holding our annual Macmillan Coffee Morning mid September on the 14th.
Come along and support this event with the usual stalls, raffle and delicious cakes, all in aid of the Macmillan charity.
Lyonshall Bridge Club –raising money for Charity
Another successful year was finalised at the AGM of Lyonshall Bridge Club. Following the 43rd annual Round the Houses Knockout competition, £2,250.00 was raised and shared between the chosen charities of the West Midlands Air Ambulance service and the Samaritans. The club has also been able to support Lyonshall Memorial Hall in recent years, supplying 3 new exit doors to a value of £2,000.00. The club is always looking for new members and the new electronic scoring system, due this Autumn, will help give members immediate results. The club meets every Tuesday in the Hall at 6.45pm for 7.00 pm start. Full details available from the website at ‘lyonshallbridgeclub.org’.
Pembridge News
Burial Register
16th April Frederick Derick Dyer
19th April Jennifer Ward
23rd April Robert Bernard Davies
The PCC and congregation of St. Mary’s Church, Pembridge and Moorcourt chapel welcome Rev. Anna Branston and her family to the parish of Pembridge with Moorcourt and The Arrowvale Group of Parishes.
Harvest in Pembridge
Details of the Pembridge Harvest supper will be listed in the next magazine
Moorcourt harvest festival service will be on Thursday 11th October at 7 pm followed by an auction of produce.
This year the refreshments will be in the church. All contributions of food would be welcome.
Please let Clare Price know before. Most importantly, please come yourself.
Fete
Don’t forget the fete Saturday 4th August. For full details see posters.
Talgarth Male Voice Choir.
Talgarth Male voice choir will be performing in Pembridge Church on Saturday 22nd September. Please look out for posters and flyers at the time for full details.
Woodcock Fayre.
The Annual Woodcock Fayre will be at the church on November 18th. This event will have the usual stalls and will also showcase a variety of additional craft stalls from which you will be able to purchase quality items.
Pembridge Tapestry Group
As a result of the Channel 4 “Village of the Year” competition earlier in the year we were pleased to welcome a group of 40 visitors from The Derbyshire Archaeological Society who had contacted us after seeing our Church and Tapestries on the programme! They also heard about our latest project The Pembridge Map and although the map was only completed last week we were delighted to be able to display this for them also – although only temporarily – as the map is now off to be professionally mounted and framed before going on display permanently in church.
In the last two months we have also had visits from The Breinton History Group and The Ross Farm Women’s Club to see the tapestries, our church, belfry and other important buildings in the village.
Gill Smith
The Strawberry Tea and Open Garden
Many thanks to everyone who helped make the Strawberry Tea and Open Garden at The Curl, Marston, such a lovely event again this year. The weather was glorious and along with strawberries kindly donated once again by S&A Produce of Marden and a delicious array of cakes, we had a wonderful afternoon where we welcomed friends old and new. We raised over £600 for St Mary’s Church, Pembridge. Again, many thanks to everyone who supported us.
Ian and Gill
Pembridge Christian Aid.
This year we raised £462.26 during the house to house collection. Very sincere thanks to all who collected and all who gave. I know many of our collectors have very busy lives. Thanks to Staunton Coffee Spot for their donation of £50 towards this total. Thanks also to Sam and her family and staff for once again being the drop off point for people who wish to give but miss their collectors. Thanks to Anne Ingham for organizing the Count Your Blessings initiative during Lent, while I was snowed under organizing a Mothers’ Union event. I must admit I’d never heard of this before Anne told me about it. Together we have helped some of the poorest people on earth.
Yours very sincerely, Janice Moore
Pembridge Church and Churchyard.
Parishioners and visitors are always welcome to the church and churchyard but we would just like to send a reminder that the area is not a public playground or social space.
Readers.
August 26th Family Communion To be arranged
Sept 2nd Communion C or M Fothergill S Ingham
16th Communion E Hardy S Evans
23rd Family Service S Ingham
Oct 7th Communion R Scott E Lynch
Pembridge WI meeting in August (Wed. 8th) is to be a trip out to Worcester to visit the Commandery and Grey Friars’ House and Garden.
Wednesday September 12th will be a talk on Offa’s Dyke 7.00pm in the village Hall.
We are going to Aberdovey on Wednesday 5th September. If anybody would like to join us on this trip please contact Marguerite.
Our reading group will be meeting and we will be walking along the canal at Brecon as well as meeting for tea and chat in the Steppes (Tuesday 28th August 3.00pm. Tuesday 25th September 3.00pm). A visit to the Monkland Cheese dairy is also being planned for Wednesday 19th September.
Contact Marguerite Fothergill 01544 388279 margueritefothergill@gmail.com
An informal Bible discussion group will meet at Rose Cottage, Market Square, Pembridge. on Wednesday 12th September 10.00am and on Wednesday 26th September same place, same time. (contact Marguerite Fothergill 01544 388279 if interested.)
Shobdon News
Open gardens
Despite the weather, the Easthampton open gardens were a great success and raised £430. A huge thank you to the talented gardeners and to everyone who helped with teas etc. We are hoping to hold this event again next year.
Food and Flying Festival
What a fantastic weekend! We were blessed with perfect weather and everyone enjoyed the event.
The tombola and book stall raised £456. Thank you to everyone who donated books, bottles and bought tickets.
Caroline “manned” the church over the weekend providing tea, coffee and cake and raised over £60.
The PCC would like to thank all the volunteers who unlock and lock the church each day ensuring that visitors from near and far are able to enjoy our beautiful church. If you would like to join the rota, please contact Caroline Jones 01568 708043
Shobdon Registers
Ethel Mary Arndt Funeral and Burial 8th June
Gregory Hyde Funeral and Burial 13th June
Tori Dykes Baptism 10th June
Ella Dykes Baptism 10th June
Staunton on Arrow News
New Churchwarden: Clive Edwards was elected as Churchwarden at our APCM and has since been admitted and sworn in to his new post, and we wish him well. His contact details are as follows:
Tel. No: 01544 388831
Fish and Chip Supper fun quiz: Saturday 22nd September 2018 at 7pm in the Village Hall.
£8 per person to include your chip shop supper. Fish or sausage!
Teams of 4, or just come along and make up on the night as we are a friendly bunch.
For further details contact Debbie Stokes at debbie.stokes1@tiscali.co.uk
Staunton on Arrow WI for August & September 2018
Nine members of the WI had an entertaining outing to the Ledbury Rifle and Pistol Club in June where some proved to be very good shots. Our own Di Sawyer stepped into the breach in July at our 71st birthday meeting to demonstrate her skills in encaustic art as the organised speaker was unable to attend. Our programme continues as below:
Wednesday 8 August My adventure into nakedness and hessian – Margaret Smith 7.30pm
Hostesses: Vicki Margetson and Sarah Westaby
Wednesday 12 September Severn Freewheelers 7.30pm
Hostesses: Sandra Evans plus 1
Tickets will be on sale soon for the Harvest Supper, to be held on Friday 19 October. Still very good value at £10 for meal and entertainment.
Please consider visiting us at our meetings with a view to joining us as a full member; visitors and new members of all ages are welcome. £4 to include refreshments, 7.30 pm at Staunton on Arrow Hall, speaker at 8pm.
There is a lot more information about us, plus photos and reports of our meetings and other activities on our website, http://stauntononarrowwi.weebly.com
Alison Lord Secretary 01544 340256
KINGTON U3A
There is no meeting in August. The September meeting is on Thursday 13th September, 2pm at the Football Club. Angela Williams will give us “A Munitionettes View” of WW 1 and 2 at ROF Rotherwas. Everyone welcome, £1 for members, £2 for visitors. Contact the secretary Barbara Johnston, 231401, for more information about U3A.
June/July News
Byton News
We have a PCC Meeting at Court House Farm on Monday June 25th @ 8pm.
Paddy Benson, Archdeacon, will be taking the Group Service here at Byton on July 29th @ 11am followed by our Annual BBQ.
Lyonshall News
Lyonshall Coffee Mornings
Join us at the Memorial Hall, Lyonshall, for our monthly Coffee Mornings every second Friday, between 10 and 12 noon.
The next two dates for your diaries are Friday 8th June and Friday 13th July.
Fundraising news…In April we sponsored Andy Read £100 for his cycling marathon from London to Paris in aid of The Brain Tumour Charity, and in May we donated £110 to Sue Strachan in her fundraising challenge to run the London Marathon in aid of Alzheimers Research UK.
Come along to our monthly social get-together and meet some old friends and new.Enjoy refreshments, stalls and good company in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, and support a good cause at the same time.
For further details or to arrange transport, please contact Kathy Thompson on 01544 340386. Everyone welcome.
Lyonshall Registers
March 25th Penny Davies Baptism
May 2nd Alison Smith Funeral and Burial
May 5th James Vernalls and Coral Matthews Marriage
Pembridge News
New Lay Reader
On May 20th Anne Ingham was licensed by the Rev. Preb.Dr. John Daniels as a lay reader affiliated to the Arrowvale Group of Parishes. This means that she will become part of the Ministry team and will be able to lead certain services throughout the group as and when required.
Fete
The annual church fete will take place on the 4th August commencing at 2.30pm. The stalls will include cake and produce, bottle, bric a brac, plants, books and a raffle.. If you would like to donate items for any of these stalls they would be very much appreciated. Donated items can be left in the kitchen vestry the week before the event or brought to the church on the morning, from 10.30am onwards. Refreshments will be served throughout the afternoon. There will also be a variety of children’s activities inside and outside the church, depending on the weather.
Strawberry Tea and Cream Teas at St Mary’s Church
Our Summer Cream Teas start with a Strawberry Tea (and open garden) at The Curl, Marston on Sunday 24th June from 3.00pm at the home of Gill and Ian Smith. All are very welcome!
Our delicious Cream Teas in the church follow on each Sunday from 1st July, through the summer until September – starting at 3.00 pm until 5.30pm. Home-made scones and cakes are served with a choice of hot or cold drinks and are appreciated by travellers, holiday makers and local residents alike.
Readers.
June 3rd Communion S Evans E Hardy
17th Communion E Lynch R Scott
24th Family Service T Hollinghurst
July 1st Communion L or M Boore A Ingham
15th Communion C Price A Anderson
22nd Family Service T Hollinghurst
August 5th Group Service TBA
Pembridge WI
In June Pembridge WI will be hearing from Mike Williams who will give an illustrated talk “Wild on the Curl” This is an open meeting to which we invite anyone interested in the nature around the river Curl.
In July Mike Watkins will be telling us about “Conspiracies”.
These meetings take place in Pembridge Village Hall at 7.00pm (Wed. 13th June, Wed. 11th July.)
We are also planning a visit to Coughton Court in June – if you are interested in joining us please contact Marguerite Fothergill (01544388279 – margueritefothergill@gmail.com) and about Pembridge WI in general.
Easter Lilies
Many thanks to all those who gave so generously towards the Easter Lilies to decorate the church this year. Also thanks to all those who helped to arrange the flowers once again.
Joyce Williams
Pembridge Mothers’ Union have lost their eldest member, Connie Hill, who would have been one hundred and five years old next August. We shall all miss her greatly as she has been inspirational in the seven years since she transferred to our group from Birmingham, when she moved here to live with her son, Ron, in Weston. She had an amazing memory, was still remarkably mobile and was an avid and skilful knitter, supporting various charities! I believe it is quite possible she was the longest serving Mothers’ Union member having joined when she was a young mum in Birmingham, where she took a very active part. We were, indeed lucky to have these last seven years with her here, in our group. She so enjoyed our meetings and we will feel a great loss without her.
MU meetings are the 4th Wednesday each month. The June meeting will be on June 27 at 2.30 at Sandra Evans home in Staunton. The talk will be about the Retreat she is attending in Suffolk. On July 25th we will have an outing, details to follow.
Shobdon News
We welcomed Rt Rev Richard Frith Bishop of Hereford to take our Group Service in April.
Many people from the group joined us for the service.
Congratulations in Order
The Bishop of Hereford has appointed Mr. Andrew Teale as a Lay Canon and a member of the College of Canons at Hereford Cathedral. Andrew, who was born in Shobdon , attended Shobdon Primary School, Wigmore High School and Ludlow Sixth Form College, before graduating from University. Andrew served as Headteacher at Pembridge C.of E. Primary School 2003-2010 and since 2010 as Headteacher at St. Paul’s C. of E. Primary School, Tupsley. He has been a governor at Hereford Cathedral School since 2011 and is a governor for the three school federations – Aylestone School, Withington Primary and Broadlands Primary School. He has been a member of the Diocesan Board of Education since 2015 and in 2017 became a Director of the Bishop Anthony Education Trust. Andrew was installed at the Evensong Service in Hereford Cathedral on May 6th.
Food and Flying Festival
The festival will be taking place on 30th June and 1st July.
During the festival Shobdon Church will be running a bottle tombola and a second-hand book stall. All donations will be gratefully received. Please contact Anne Walker 01568 708 712 or Marcia Lynch Staunton 01568 708360. Please come and support us by buying a book or a ticket for the tombola.
Almost a hundred of the region’s top food, drink and artisan craftspeople have also been assembled with visitors able to sample everything from local meats, cheeses, ales and wines to flavours from Thailand, Japan, India, the Middle East, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and more.
Sailboat rides on Discover Bestpark’s Pearl Lake will be running on both days of the Festival. A packed line up of demonstrating chefs including Great British Bake Off favourite, Val Stones, live music, children’s entertainment and a gala Rat Pack tribute evening starring ITV weather presenter Des Coleman complete the schedule of what promises to be a fantastic weekend. Tickets are £8 on the gate for adults with U16‘s £2 and U5’s free. Tickets to the Rat Pack Returns evening can be bought by emailing shobdonfoodfestival@gmail.com.
June 10th
Presteigne Pop Choir will be giving a short concert under the direction of John Hymes at 3pm.Donations.
Tea and cakes will be served in Church.
Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th June. Six Easthampton Gardens will be” open”, all very different with their own particular interest! Tea and cakes will be available indoors if wet or on the terrace if sunny. Do come along.
Tuesday July 17th,
The End of term/leavers service will be held in Shobdon Church at 10am.There will be a talk, songs and quiz in Church, followed by ice creams.
Thank You!A big thank you to Mike Evans for planting the daffodils alongside the footpath to the cemetery. We look forward to enjoying the blooms each spring.
From the Registers
Burial
Frederick Allen (Sam) Bevan 11th April
Donald Allen Jaques 9th May
The Bible Study group is gradually going through the book of the Acts of the Apostles, which is a record of the setting up of the first branches of the early church, a period when there were no church buildings as we know of them today, and no set form of services. Services might be on the bank of a river, or on the sea shore, or in the large room or courtyard of a wealthy house. The young Christians were subjected to a lot of opposition and criticism, and even locked up when charged with disturbing the peace; most of the first eleven disciples were killed for their faith. Without their courage Christianity would not have reached us. Similar danger can be experienced today by Christians in the Middle East. Is our faith that strong?
A small Prayer Group meets twice a month in the Methodist Chapel, Shobdon, to pray for the churches and people in our parishes, for those ill, those suffering or mourning, or undergoing other difficulties. If you would like prayer, please let us know, in strict confidence: we know that the Lord is faithful in answering the prayers of believers. John Andrews (01568 708277) or Janice Moore (01544 387926).
Staunton on Arrow News
Village War Memorial:
Renovation of the War Memorial has finally been completed. The total amount of donations received has so far reached £1200.
Rhayader Male Voice Choir: The concert held at St Peter’s Church was a great success, and a total of £998 was raised through ticket sales and raffle for the benefit of the church.
Annual Village Clean Up Day: Thanks to the people who helped on Village Clean Up Day, sprucing up the village hall and car park. This is an annual event, hopefully we can spread further afield next time, see you all next year. Also thank you to the committee and helpers who volunteer to keep our great little hall going for the community to use.
Notes for your diaries:
The Fish and Chip Supper Quiz returns on Saturday 22nd September.
We are hoping to hold a village BBQ in the summer, date still being finalised, but it would be lovely to see villagers (and beyond) old and new, for a social occasion while raising a few funds to keep our hall
operational. Watch out for the posters!
Other events are the regular Film Nights, the new Art group and don’t forget the Coffee Spot first Saturday morning of the month!
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Staunton on Arrow WI
After a fun hands-on craft meeting in April followed by an entertaining Spanish cooking demonstration in May and a visit by 11 members from our paired WI in Hereford Wye Women, our WI meetings of 2018 continue with:
Wednesday 13 June Evening at Ledbury Rifle Club
Wednesday 11 July 71st Birthday meeting Just Rachel Icecream and Desserts 7.30pm
Hostesses: To be announced
Our lunch club meets every month.
Please consider visiting us at our meetings with a view to joining us as a full member; visitors and new members of all ages are welcome. £4 to include refreshments, 7.30 pm at Staunton on Arrow Hall, speaker at 8pm.
There is a lot more information about us, plus photos and reports of our meetings and other activities on our website, http://stauntononarrowwi.weebly.com
Alison Lord Secretary 01544 340256
KINGTON U3A JUNE & JULY MEETINGS
The next meeting of Kington U3A is the AGM on Thursday 14th June, 2pm at the Football Club. This gives you a chance to find out from the leaders which Interest Groups are available and what they involve. You may discover a new activity or two.
The 12th July meeting is Pam Davenport, Chilli Zoo, All About Chilli, with tastings. Everyone is welcome to either meeting, £1 for members, £2 for visitors, including refreshments. Contact the secretary Barbara Johnston, 231401, for more information about U3A.
Kington Community Choir
Traditional and Folk Songs from the Musicals and the Great War.
At the Burton hotel, Kington, on 6th July 2018, 7.30 pm. Doors open 7.15 pm.
Tickets £5 at Tom Bounds, the Burton or at the door.
Historic Huntington Fete announces details of this year’s event
Huntington village is once again preparing for its annual fete later this summer, on Saturday 21st July.
The Fete, which raises money for Huntington’s two churches, village hall and other local charities, will be opened this year by Bronwen Bufton who has run the lucky dip stall at the event for over 40 years, a role previously performed by her mother-in-law since 1956.
The fete opens at 3pm, admission and parking is free.
There is also a community bus that leaves Kington for the event.
For more information contact Bev Perrin – bevperrin@icloud.com
Or 07855 300175
Friends of Huntington Church hold Popular Mid Summer Musical Event
On June 23rd, The Friends of St Thomas a Becket Church, Huntington will be holding their popular Mid- Summer concert featuring accomplished local musical group – The Ethelbert Consort.
The programme will include the finest choral music by English composers together with a handful of madrigals and well known popular song arrangements.
A free party, in the grounds of the church, will follow the concert where wine and delicious homemade canapés will be served throughout the evening.
The Event, starting from 7.00 pm, will be held in St Thomas a Becket Church
Huntington HR5 3PY. Entry is £10.
Tickets are available via website www.huntingtonchurch.co.uk or telephone
Fiona Shone on 01544 370391