October\November 2018 News
Posted on October 3rd, 2018
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!
***News Flash****
Staunton on Arrow is moving with the times and now has its own Facebook page.
Just search for Staunton on Arrow Community and like the page for all the news and events.
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
April/May 2108 News
Byton News
Magic Evening and Bridge Afternoon.
Thanks to everyone who contributed in any way towards these events.
The food was delicious each time and everyone worked hard to make these fundraisers a success.
Thanks also for all donations and everyone who supported our church by attending.
AGM
This will be held on Monday, April 16th @ 8 pm at Court House Farm.
All are welcome.
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 April 13th and Friday May 11th.
Fundraising news…
In February we raised £100 which was shared between The British Heart Foundation and Lyonshall Church in memory of Ron Addis, and in March we donated £100 to Lyonshall Memorial Hall to their Refurbishment Fund.
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.
From the Registers
Hugh Seymour Davies Memorial Service January 20th
Cerys Williams Baptism January 21st
Ann Lowe Funeral and Burial February 7th
Ronald Addis Funeral and Burial February 10th
John Allan Funeral and Burial February 13th
Ann Lowe
Ann was the wife of the Rev David Lowe who was the vicar of Lyonshall for 23 years from 1977. Ann assisted David in his ministry here in many ways, helping with Sunday School and at fund raising events and always welcoming visitors to the vicarage. David and Ann retired to Cornwall but Ann’s illness took them back to Gloucester to be near their family.
Many old friends and parishioners were pleased to see David, Richard, Peter and Stephen back in Lyonshall, although not under such sad circumstances.
Ron Addis
Ron and Pat came to live in Lyonshall over 30 years ago to the house where Ron had spent many childhood holidays, the home of his uncle, Horace Addis.
He soon took on the treasurer’s office of the PCC and held it until his death in January this year. His expertise and dedication will be sorely missed.
He supported Pat in her role of church warden and did countless other jobs around the church that went unnoticed and which we all took for granted.
He also helped the parish in many other roles, helping with the Neighbourhood Development Scheme and other local organisations. He did a lot of work for the Memorial Hall and helped local people in any way he could.
Ron was always cheerful and fair minded, looking for the good side in every situation.
John Allan
John was very well known and admired locally as he was landlord of The Royal George Inn for 16 years from 1976. Together with his wife Elaine, they ran a very successful business with a much respected restaurant and very busy Bed and Breakfast trade.
John and Elaine retired in Lyonshall and John worked as a volunteer hospital driver. He enjoyed fishing and worked as a ghillie on the river Wye.
Titley Lunch
This year’s lunch took place on March 8th with not a little worry about snow on the car park etc after the severe weather the weekend before! As usual, tickets were sold out and this year’s speaker was Deborah Moggach, the well known author who lives in Presteigne. We were enthralled by her most informative and humorous talk about some of the books she has written and how they have been made into films, the most famous of which has to be “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”. The lunch was delicious and many thanks to Sue Davies for organising the event and all the helpers on the day and everyone who provided food or donated items to the Draw. We made over £2000 towards church funds.
Pembridge News
From the Registers
Rose Ellen Jane Jackson Pembridge 5th December 2017 Burial of Ashes
Diana H Novak Pembridge 8th March 2018 Burial
Annual Quiz.
Thank you to those you supported the annual quiz evening. Full details of winners and losers will be in the next issue.
PEMBRIDGE MOTHERS’ UNION
I would like to thank all those who braved the snow and made our open meeting on February 28th a success, in most cases travelling from Shobdon or Kington. Marcia gave a lovely talk; and everyone joined in with the work (cutting cake, washing up, moving furniture etc) The event raised £52, half for Marcia’s orphanage and half to the projects our MU branch supports, Bibles for children at Pembriddge school, the MU overseas fund and the MU crisis intervention fund.
Best wishes,
Janice Moore
Quiet Prayer
This service will be continuing on the first Thursday of the month in Moorcourt at 10.00am. It is a service of quiet reflection and prayer followed by refreshments. The dates are April 5th, May 3rd, June 7th, July 5th, August 2nd and September 6th with the intention of continuing after then.
Readers.
April 1st Easter Sunday TBA TBA
15th Communion A Ingham L or M Boore
22nd Family Service T Hollinghurst
May 6th Communion A Anderson C Price
20th Communion S Ingham C or M Fothergill
27th Family Service S Ingham
June 3rd Communion S Evans E Hardy
Tapestry Group
Since completing and displaying the Pembridge Tapestries two years ago the group has been working on the Pembridge Map – an intricately embroidered piece of work showing all the houses and other important buildings in the village. The work is nearing completion and we hope to have it finished and on display in the church by the summer. The group, being led by Mary Tyson and Shirley Percy, has worked tirelessly to produce this second outstanding piece of embroidery.
The Pembridge Tapestries themselves continue to draw a large number of people to the village. They formed an important part in The Village of the Year competition on Channel 4 where they were described by the presenter Dr Alex Langlands as a unique and a wonderful way of telling the history of Pembridge – the village reaching the semi-finals in the competition. Watch this space! Gill Smith
Pembridge WI
Pembridge WI will be meeeting on Wed. 11th April (more Pilates) and Wed. 9th May (discussions and fish & chips) in the village hall at 7.00 pm.
We will be ten-pin Bowling, walking, lunching, taking tea in the Steppes and reading at some time during these months, as well.
On Saturday 12th May there is to be a Table-top sale in the Village Hall 10.30 – 1.30 pm.
The fee for taking a table is £5 so if you would like a table, please contact Marguerite Fothergill. Or perhaps you may just like to come along to the sale where delicious refreshments will be served.
If you are interested in joining us (we are a friendly lot!) please let Marguerite know.
01544 388279 margueritefothergill@gmail.com
Pembridge Primary School Coffee Morning
Friday 20th April after Celebration Worship at 9am.
Pembridge School Governors invite members of the Parish Council, friends, family and neighbours from the local community to join them in helping celebrate our school.
Come and see the school at work!
ALL WELCOME
For catering purposes, please reply on 01544388366 or office@pembridge.hereford.sch.uk if you would like to come.
Pembridge Village Hall has a new Booking Secretary:
Please contact Lizzie Sharp 01544 388488 after 6.00pm for all enquiries.
Shobdon News
Children of year one in Shobdon Primary School and their mothers/relatives enjoyed their annual “Mothering Sunday” service in Church on Thursday March 8th.
Wednesday 18th April St Michael’s Hospice are having an “Open Garden” at Shobdon Court and the Church, where there will be “guides” to offer some history and interesting facts about our unique building.
Sunday 29th April we will be welcoming the Rt Rev Richard Frith Bishop of Hereford to take our Group Service.
Friday 4th May “The Tyburn Trio” are coming to give a concert in Church, featuring works by Schubert, Mozart and Donizetti.
Drinks reception at 7pm, concert at 7.45pm.
June 16th and 17th six very different Easthampton gardens will be open for your enjoyment, and also delicious “home made teas”!
From our register
6th March 2018 Memorial Service Ena Salt
Staunton on Arrow News
War Memorial Renovation:
We are still waiting for the weather to improve before renovation works can proceed. I had promised to write to everyone who contributed to this cause, but you are so many and quite a few are anonymous, so I would like to take this opportunity to say a very grateful thank you to all those villagers who have made donations. The total amount received has so far reached £1000. It is not too late if anyone wishes to make a donation, either cheque made payable to PCC of Staunton-on-Arrow or cash both through the door at Old School House for the attention of Liz Hewett / War Memorial.
Annual Parochial Church Meeting: Tuesday 10th April 2018 at 7pm in the Village Hall. All villagers are welcome to attend and hear what’s going on in your local PCC.
Rhayader Male Voice Choir: A concert will be held at St Peter’s Church, Staunton-on-Arrow at 7pm on Saturday 14th April. Refreshments will be provided and tickets are on sale @ £10 each from The Steppes at Pembridge and from Sandra Evans on 01544 388742.
Richard Bowen
A Memorial and Thanksgiving service for the life of Richard will be held on April 20th 2018 at 3pm at St Peter’s Church, Staunton-on Arrow.
Village Hall AGM Monday 7th May 7pm. All welcome.
Annual Village Clean Up Day: Volunteers required for Saturday 12th May. Meet at the village hall from 9am. It is an opportunity to give the hall and surrounding area a spring clean, and if we have enough help we will spread out to the Millennium Garden and churchyard. Please come armed with tools and a smile. We will have the kettle on! There may even be biscuits!! Also, it is a great opportunity to meet your fellow villagers! See you there.
Village Art Clubs are starting a new club in Staunton-on-Arrow next month! Our friendly art club will meet weekly in the village hall from Thursday April 26th from 7-9pm for ten weeks. Here’s your chance to dust off your old paintbrushes or buy some new ones and come along for a relaxed two hours of tutored painting – all abilities are welcome, even if you’ve never held a brush before. Call Liz for details on 07938 563716 or have a look at the website and see what our lovely painters have been up to – www.villageartclubs.co.uk . Look forward to seeing you! Best regards, Liz Watson
Staunton on Arrow WI for April and May 2018
Sadly we learnt recently of the deaths of two of our ex-members, Ena Salt, previously of Shobdon and Pauline May of Staunton on Arrow. We send our condolences to their family.
Our WI meetings of 2018 continue with:
Wednesday 11 April 7.30pm Peg Weaving – hands on Sue Mullins
Hostesses: Catherine Perham and Ann Cleaver
Wednesday 9 May 7.30pm Talk on food waste and cookery demonstration Leon from Salty Dog Deli, Presteigne
Hostesses: Judy Davies and Marion Weaver
We are hoping to welcome members from our paired WI ‘Wye Women’ to this meeting.
We are also planning a visit to the Weeping Poppy exhibition at Hereford Cathedral during April. 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 MEETINGS
The next meeting of Kington U3A will be held at 2pm on Thursday 12th April in the Kington Football Clubhouse. Duncan James will be giving his third talk on the Black and White Villages in Herefordshire. The following meeting is on the Thursday 10th May 2pm at the Football Club. Mike Watkins & Wilma Hayes will be telling us about Titanic, Which Ship Sank. Everyone is welcome, £1 for members, £2 for visitors, including refreshments. Contact the secretary Barbara Johnston, 231401, for more information about U3A.
Friends of Huntington Church
Saturday April 7th at 7.30pm at Huntington Village Hall – Felicity Jones “Our New Energy Systems”
Saturday May 12th at 7.30pm at Huntington Church William Moyle – the book launch of “The Assassination of the Archbishop: the story of St. Thomas ā Becket”.
Tickets from www.huntingtonchurch.co.uk or Fiona Shone 01544370391
Steve Tilston and Jez Lowe
Friday 27 April, 8pm (doors open 7.30)
Burton Hotel, Mill St, Kington, HR5 3BQ
Two of the UK acoustic/folk scene’s most popular award-winning singer-songwriters will be joining forces for a concert filled with songs and music, chat and banter. First paired together on tour a few years ago, Steve and Jez realised they were onto something special. They embarked on their 2015 UK tour, sharing the stage and swapping songs, and have been delighting their audiences with their unique style ever since.
They work so well together – two of our best songwriters and singers, understanding and enriching each other’s songs. The audience loved them. Mike Harding BBC folk presenter
Tickets: £12 early-bird, £15 after 26 April.
From: Bopsoms Emporium Kington + Burton Hotel Kington.
Further information: 01544 231732 / 07790435411
Saturday 5th May – Bach’s “St John Passion” with the Marches Baroque Orchestra in St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne. This will be the first major concert KCS has put on in St Andrew’s and will be a really special event, bringing top professional soloists from Harry Christopher’s “The Sixteen” to perform with the KCS choir and Marches Baroque Orchestra under the baton of Robert Evans:
Evangelist: Jeremy Budd.
Christus: Tim Jones.
Soprano: Julie Cooper.
Alto: Kim Porter.
Tenor: George Pooley.
Bass: Ben Davies.
Earlybird tickets will go on sale in April online from the KCS website www.kingtonchoral.org.uk, or from Border Bean (Kington), Tower House Gallery (Knighton), Central Stores (Eardisley), Ye Olde Steppes (Pembridge), and Winnie’s (Presteigne).
Don’t miss this one !!
February/March 2018 news
Byton News
From the Registers 2017
We had three weddings in the church this last year. They were:-
June 10th Emily Scatcherd and David Oldershaw
July 22nd Sarah Price and Giles Edwards
October 7th Thea Rogers and Nicholas Jone
Carol Service
Thanks to all who attended this atmospheric service led by Anthony Mills.
Thanks must also go to the cleaners, decorators, organist and choir.
Mulled wine and mince pies were enjoyed by all afterwards.
February Service at Byton
This will be held in the church on February 4th at 9.30 am with Robin Rogers celebrating and Kate playing the organ.
Supper with Magic
On Saturday, February 17th @ 7pm at Kinsham Village Hall, the magician Mark Townsend will again entertain us.
There will be a hot supper. Tickets from PCC Members.
An Afternoon of Bridge
Thursday March 15th @ 2pm there will be Bridge and afternoon tea at Kinsham Hall. £8 per person. Details from Margaret Edwards 01544 267430.
All proceeds for Byton Church.
Cross Carrying on Good Friday
This will take the usual format starting at the church at 10.30 am. We will then walk up the hill behind the church with breaks for readings and hymns.
Hot X buns and coffee will be served afterwards. Children and dogs welcome.
Lyonshall News
Ron Addis
It is with great sadness and deep shock that we have to announce Ron’s death. He died in the County Hospital, Hereford on January 26th 2018. Ron had been PCC treasurer in Lyonshall for 30 years and was a good friend to so many people in our parish and the other parishes in the group.
Evening at The Barns
A very enjoyable evening was held here at the end of November by kind invitation of the Hern family.
We would like to thank Mrs Muriel Passey for giving us a very interesting talk on “The History and Mystery of Christmas”. This was followed by a delicious Finger Buffet and then an Auction of Promises, very ably conducted by Mr Richard Williams.
The magnificent sum of £3500 was raised for church funds and many thanks to all who helped in any way – getting the barns ready, preparing food, supplying chairs, helping on the night, etc.
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 February 9th and Friday March 9th.
Fundraising news…
In December we raised £125 which was donated to the Crisis at Christmas Appeal and in January, we raised £100 which was given to the Samaritans.
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.
Pembridge News
Woodcock Fayre
Thank you to all who supported this event. It was a bigger event than last year and we hope for it to continue to grow again this coming year with a variety of different craft stalls attending. Financially it was a success for the PCC but the hope is that it also brings people into the village to support other local businesses and attractions.
Annual Quiz.
The quiz will take place on Saturday March 3rd 7.30pm at the village hall. Teams of 6 can enter by phoning Meryl on 01544 340381 or just turn up if you haven’t got a team and we can make teams up on the night. There will be an entry fee of £6 per person which will include a light supper. There will also be a licenced bar.
Request for help when setting up church for events.
The PCC are asking if there is anybody who would like to offer their services to help set up the church or other venues for their events. We quite often need to move quite a bit of furniture to create the space required and wonder whether there is anybody who feels they could help with this. If you feel you could help, please contact any members of The PCC and we will contact you as and when required. Thank you.
PEMBRIDGE MOTHERS’ UNION
Pembridge Mothers’ Union will be holding an open meeting at Bearwood Chapel on Wednesday February 28th at 2-30pm. Marcia from Shobdon will be giving us a talk with slides about the orphanage she set up and runs, with others, in Kenya. There will be no charge for entry or light refreshments, but there will be a box for donations. Money received will be divided between the orphanage and MU funds. The MU half will either be used to buy Bibles for presentation to children at Pembridge school, for our life saving and enhancing overseas fund, our crisis intervention fund which I understand works within the diocese or a combination of the three. Everyone is very welcome.
The March meeting is an OPEN meeting at Bearwood Chapel with a guest speaker talking about her charity ‘Salt’. This will be followed by tea and we warmly welcome visitors from all the Arrowvale churches and any other friends. More details to follow in the churches.
Best wishes for 2018, Janice Moore 01544 387926
Pembridge Memorial WW1 1918.
A bell will be tolled at 11.00am on the anniversary of their death, once for each year of their life.
THOMAS H DAVIES
Private 97580 31st Battalion Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
20/04/1918 Age 24
ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
Son of Thomas and Eliza Davies; husband of Elsie Davies
CHARLES DYKES
Private 203600 1st/5th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment
15/06/1918 Age 28
MAGNABOSCHI BRITISH CEMETERY
Son of James and Martha Dykes, of Moseley House, Pembridge, Herefordshire
CHARLES R JAMES
Private 35758 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment
23/10/1918 Age 19
BERLIN SOUTH-WESTERN CEMETERY
Son of Charles and Fanny James, of Moor Court Lodge, Kington, Herefordshire.
WILLIAM T JAY
Lance Corporal 39419 South Wales Borderers
25/05/1918 Age 31
PEMBRIDGE (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
Son of Mr. T. Jay, of Noke Lane, Pembridge; husband of Mabel Jay
GEORGE T LILWALL
Private 236375 1st/1st Herefordshire Regiment
23/07/1918 Age 41
RAPERIE BRITISH CEMETERY, VILLEMONTOIRE
Son of Richard and Eliza Lilwall; husband of Alice Lilwall, of Townsend Cottage, East St., Pembridge, Leominster, Herefordshire.
JOSEPH MORGAN
Private 8564 Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
04/11/1918 Age 32
HOLY FAMILY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHYARD BROXWOOD
Son of Thomas and Mary Morgan, of The Mere, Almeley, Hereford.
Readers.
Feb 4th Communion C Price G Smith
18th Communion C or M Fothergill S Ingham
25th Family Service T Hollinghurst
Mar 4th Communion A Ingham L or M Boore
18th Communion R Scott E Lynch
25th Palm Sunday TBA
Apr 1st Easter Sunday TBA TBA
Pembridge WI will be meeting on Wed. February 14th at 2.00pm in The Village Hall for a fun afternoon. Anybody who may be thinking of joining Pembridge WI please come along and meet us.
The March meeting is in the evening on Wed.14th March at 7.00pm in The Village Hall when we will be hearing about Pilates from Dawn Arkell.
The reading Group will also be meeting, some of us will gather in the Steppes for tea/coffee cakes and chat and there will also be 10-pin bowling. We may even go for a walk and then have lunch.
The details of these events will be made clear at the meetings.
If you are interested, please contact Marguerite Fothergill on 01544 388279 or margueritefothergill@gmail.com
From the Registers
Susan Margaret Price Burial Pembridge 4th December
Shobdon News
We were unable to hold our Carol Service because of the snow.
The Crib Service was held on Christmas Eve. It was wonderful to see so many children in church and to watch as they placed their knitted sheep in the crib with the other nativity figures. Our thanks go to Robin and Kate Rogers and Cerian Stokes for leading the service.
Flowers
Throughout the year a team of flower arrangers ensure that fresh flower arrangements are placed in church. If you have an interest in flower arranging and would like to join the rota, please contact Pearl Teale 01568708725
Church Opening
Shobdon Church attracts visitors from far and wide and it is important that we are able to keep the church open to enable them to see our beautiful church. We have a group of volunteers who unlock and lock the church every day; if you feel you could help for a week please contact Caroline Jones 01568 708043
School Service for Mothering Sunday
On Thursday 8th March at 2.00 pm, we will be welcoming reception and year 1 to church for a short service. The children will receive a small gift to present to their mothers. All are welcome.
From our Registers
Funeral 11th December Ian Preece
Baptism 26th November Toby Frederick Costford
Marriage 28th December Kevin James Harris and Joanne Olive Lloyd
Bible Studies
We (a small group of eight max.) are studying the Acts of the Apostles at present, which gives an account of how the early church started. We could learn a lot for our churches today about support and action. Dates and venues for these Bible Studies are in the Diary section of the magazine.
Prayer meetings are held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month in the Shobdon Methodist Chapel at 10.30 am, and last for about an hour. We usually pray for people in the villages who are ill, sick, or in hospital, or in other sort of need, and for the schools and their staff. Please let either John Andrews know (01568 708277), or Janice Moore (01544 387926) if you need prayer. Alternatively, come and pray with us. Prayer is powerful.
John Andrews
Staunton on Arrow News
Christmas Market raised £548. Thanks go to everyone who provided produce and goods for the stalls, those who managed the stalls and the kitchen, and to those who turned up to enjoy the festive occasion.
War Memorial Renovation:
As previously stated, a faculty has now been granted and works will proceed as soon as weather permits. Thanks go to all those villagers who have already donated monies towards the cost of this work, which has so far reached £870 with more donations promised.
From the Registers
It has been a sad few months for the village of Staunton-on-Arrow.
We sadly lost Richard Bowen on 20th November 2017 after a long illness that was bravely fought. He was very much a stalwart of the village and his contribution as Churchwarden was very greatly appreciated. Richard was cremated at Hereford and there is to be a Memorial and Thanksgiving service on April 20th 2018 at St Peter’s Church, Staunton-on Arrow.
Major (rtd) Bernard May died on 5th December 2017. His funeral and burial were held on 11th January 2018 at St Peter’s Church. He is remembered with great fondness in the village. He was also a central figure in village life during the latter decades, and a leading figure in Church life as Treasurer and Churchwarden.
Robert (Bob) Woodward of Forge Cottage died 29th December 2017. His funeral service was held on 15th January 2018 at St Peter’s followed by cremation on the following day. It was a privilege (not known by many) to have living in the village, a retired Fleet Air Arm Pilot who later captained Vickers Viscount and DH Comet airliners.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of these who have left us.
Rhayader Male Voice Choir will be giving a concert in St Peter’s Church, Staunton-on-Arrow, on Saturday 14th April 2018 starting at 7pm. More details to follow.
Staunton on Arrow WI for February and March 2018
At our Annual Meeting in November we elected a committee of eight members for 2018. We have Joint Presidents Claire Burton and Barbara Morgan, Secretary Alison Lord, Treasurer Gill Busby, Raffle Manager Sarah Westaby and committee members Marion Weaver, Becky Bissell and Vanessa Woodward.
Due to the snowy weather our December meeting was cancelled but January started with a very successful afternoon tea party where we caught up with our friends after the Christmas and New Year break and paid our 2018 subscriptions. So far this year we have welcomed three new members, Ann Cleaver, Ann Brisbane and Di Sawyer.
Our WI meetings of 2018 continue with
Wednesday 14 February 7.30pm Gill Bullock from Wellington WI will be telling us about Lands End to John O’Groats by bicycle.
Hostesses: Barbara Morgan and Gill Busby
Wednesday 14 March 7.30pm Dr Joanne Raven will be telling us about Childbirth Abroad.
Hostesses: Becky Bissell and Debbie Weaver
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 MEETINGS
The next meeting of Kington U3A will be held at 2pm in the Kington Football Clubhouse on Thursday 8th February. Richard Wood will be speaking about his adventures Rowing Solo Across The Atlantic. Everyone is welcome, £1 for members, £2 for visitors, including refreshments. Contact Barbara Johnston, 231401, for more information about U3A.
The following meeting will be on Thursday 8th March, 2pm at the Football Club. Richard Jordan will tell us about The Other Glenn Miller Story. Please note that this is a different speaker to the one advertised previously.