Produced by : Mick & Kim Workman, Mike Parker, Chris & Mel Wilson, Marilyn Butt, with watercolour above by Julian Crawford
All wrapped up well for the cold spell. February & March 2018 A SeSaME Production. No 38
Watercolour by Chris Wilson
Editorial
Not to be Missed
Editors
4. Sedge Warbler
01386 881863 energy@sesame.me.uk
6. Rural Communities Programme
5. Oil Buying Club
Mike Parker
Mel Wilson Advertising – see page 12
7. Two Wolves and Smiling 9. Craft Fayre Results
10. Dogs Wordsearch
Copy Deadlines 2018 April/May June/July August/September October/November
11. Know your village
12. Dog Quiz. 18th March 12. Sedgeberrow Post Advertising 13th May 15th July 14. Anyone for Tea 16th Sept 15. Church News
17. Flood Group 18. 19 Views of Planet Earth You will see that a good mix of people 20. 21 Sedgeberrow School. have responded to our offer of advertising 22.WI Events space in the 2018 Sedgeberrow Post, showing us the services that they offer. 22.Defibrillator Without them we could not afford to produce this newsletter, with its splash of 24.NSPCC Results colour and information for the village. 26. SeSaME Thanks to them all. 27. Fairtrade Food Group So please do your bit. Consider what they are offering very 29. Recipe seriously and when you respond make 30.31. Parish Council Report
Do Support Our Advertisers
sure that you let them know that you heard about them here, between the pages 31. StarChip Enterprise Mobile Chippy of our village newsletter. 31. Imagine All paper used in the Sedgeberrow Post has been sponsored by Kim & Mike Workman, courtesy of Dunn & Dusted . This publication is printed on recycled paper
Climate Change is
32. Community Hub/Shop 33. Village Surgery 33. Parish Plan Vision 4 the Future 34. Worcs Wildlife Trust 34. Dog Quiz Answers 36. V Hall Dates & Police Surgery 2 Real and Urgent
A Plea from Mike Thank you for your news, stories and events. The Sedgeberrow Post would never stay firmly in the ground without them.
Please look at these copy deadlines for 2018 : Now!
18th March. 13th May. 15th July. 16th Sept.
Put them in your diary. Don’t wait, do it now! Then make a note for a few days before. Remind yourself to drop Mike an email telling him that you have the job in hand, whether big or small, and are planning to send your copy as early as possible. That way the really unavoidably late entries are so much easier to find a slot for. Those deadlines give us just 18 hours to the first proof print. and I’m asleep for 7 of them. Please heed my plea by keeping me informed. Editor Mike
Submitting Material For Publication Your Village Needs You
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194 Countries signed
3 the Paris Climate Accord
The Sedge Warbler
Sedge Warbler pic. copyright of P&H Harris. www.kenyabirds.org.uk.
Dismantling Winchcombe Scout Hut in 1984
If you ask the question I believe that you will find many of us in the village are keen recyclers. If you knew more you might refer to me as a recycling nerd, and that would please. Some of you might say: “is it worth it” or “there are things too difficult to recycle.” This picture tells another story. It shows a 40ft by 25ft wooden Scout hut in Winchcombe being dismantled, ready to be recycled on to the relatively new Four Pools housing estate in Evesham. Could it be done and was it worth it? It could and it was, as you can read now. In 1983 the newly formed Evesham Adventure Playground Association had organised an Easter Playscheme in the grounds and premises of the Evesham High School. 24 local Volunteers, 8 Quaker volunteer work campers and well over 200 children made it a worthwhile and great success.. This success led to Wychavon District Council leasing them a plot of land for a permanent site for the Association. Two important criteria were that they should fence the land and have a building that could provide a wet weather area. In 1984 a combined Quaker/IVS six week, voluntary work camp was organised to build a fence, dismantle the hut in Winchcombe, transport it to and recycle it at the new site in the Four Pools. Was it worth it and was the difficulty arranging all that recycling too much? Definitely not. You can visit the Adventure Playground now, take your own children during the school holidays, talk to Dave and the playleaders, and admire the permanent brick building that has replaced the old wooden one, where I am pictured happily at the front organising probably the biggest and best recycling job that I have ever had a hand in. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair, Refuse
Well Established FACT 4
Sedge Warbler
The Ice is Melting
Last Six Months Competitive Tenders Order Deadline Aug 6th Sept 3rd Oct 1st Nov 5th Nov 25th Jan 7th
No of Orders 21 26 32 40 46 51
Total of Oil Orders 16.650 litres 16.900 litres 22,900 litres 25,500 litres 31,650 litres 35,650 litres
Price per litre + Vat 36.45ppl 39.05ppl 39.32ppl 42.50ppl 43.70ppl 46.49ppl
Saving per Litre 3.76 pence 2.44 pence 2.87 pence 3.54 pence 4.18pence 5.05 pence
Total Club Saving £626 £413 £657 £903 £1,321 £1,801
Club membership now covers the Villages of Sedgeberrow, Ashton under Hill, Beckford, Hinton, Dumbleton, Aston Somerville, Wormington, Childswickham, Conderton, Kemerton, Overbury, and Elmley Castle, with Membership now 256. The more members we have, the more competitive our buying power with greater savings (£11,857 last year). So Do Join.
Please Note: The cut off dates are usually the first Sunday of the Month. Next order deadline dates (by 23.00 hrs) Sunday 4th February. Sunday 4th March. Sunday 1st April. Sunday 6th May.
These are the cut-off dates by which you need to order and delivery will normally follow by, or after, the next week-end, once the best value provider has been identified (500 litres is still the minimum order) Don’t delay, PLEASE REGISTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE to become a member and place an order at: http://sesame.oilbuyingclub.com Once done your registration lasts for ever. Membership now 256. No Computer? There is a way. Please ring Mike at 01386 881863
Phone 01386 881863. Email: energy@sesame.me.uk Well Established FACT
Mobile: 07949200207. Website: www.sesame.me.uk 5 The Earth is Warming
Welcome Initiative Coming to Sedgeberrow Village in March See below: Editor
Rural Communities Programme (RCP) is an initiative run by Wychavon District Council which engages with rural communities, ensuring that services are provided and taken up in the most effective way. Through the project the council is working with communities to understand how issues such as rural isolation and poverty impact on local communities and supporting them to tackle issues such as these. The aims of the Rural Communities Programme are: To support vulnerable individuals and communities in rural South Worcestershire including older people and the socially isolated. To implement a model for strong rural communities by developing existing networks. To focus on building community capacity, thereby enabling professionals to refer into community groups. To maximise uptake and impact of existing public, voluntary and community services in rural areas whilst not increasing reliance on them. The project is delivered with partners from the Fire Service, Age UK and Housing providers to name but a few, taking services into people’s homes and making sure they have everything they need to remain independent within their communities. So far we, with the help of our partners, have made hundreds of referrals to services, passed on information and advice leaflets and identified many new community volunteers. We are now planning the next set of door knocks and are looking forward to visiting some properties in Sedgeberrow on the morning of 28th March - look out for a postcard coming through your door! If you would like any information about the Rural Communities Programme please contact Tracy Perkins (tracy.perkins@wychavon.gov.uk) or take a look at the website www.wychavon.gov.uk/rural Well Established FACT
6 The Sea Level is rising
Two Wolves
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said. “My son, the battle is between two “wolves” inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self- pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.” The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his old grandfather. “Which wolf wins?” The old Cherokee simply replied. “The one you feed” Courtesy of Barbara Petri SeSaME Says: are you interested in how we deliver and save energy in a rural community? Are you a dab hand at navigating new ground breaking apps? If so that’s great. Even better if you come and join us in exploring future options. Contact Mike on 01386 881863
Smiling by Spike Milligan
Smiling is infectious You catch it like the flu When someone smiled at me today I started smiling too I walked around the corner And someone saw me grin When he smiled I realised I had passed it on to him
I thought about the smile And then realised its worth A single smile like mine Could travel around the earth So if you feel a smile begin Don’t leave it undetected Start an epidemic And get the world infected
Q. What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary? A. A thesaurus Climate Change is
7 Real and Urgent
Watercolour by Pam Cuthbert. 2003
The Sedgeberrow Village Website: www.sedgeberrow.com If you are a village group who would like to keep people up to date with activities on your own page on this website, then contact Mike Parker at energy@sesame.me.uk or on 01386 881863. Courtesy of our own Chris Wilson, we are offering to enter villagers’ information to their own page for a modest sum, enabling them to have updated written material. We are asking a nominal charge of £10 a year to cover administration costs. We hope that people will come forward to cover many facets of village life.
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Bejing City in China is
8 choked with Industrial Pollution
Craftiness at the Queen’s Head
For the past few years the village craft group have met on a Wednesday evening in the pub. Over the year the group have created many items. Added to this, they received a donation of giftware from a local business. With all this stuff cluttering their houses, they decided to have a Craft Fayre to raise money for Glebe Meadow. On 9th December Siobhan and Ian (Landlord and Landlady of the Queen’s Head) hosted the event. There were goods galore ranging from hand knitted items to decorations and the best tombola ever seen. Coffee and mince pies gave the festive feel, as did the mulled wine. Those who attended bagged some brilliant bargains and last-minute presents. The event raised a massive £600 which will be donated to the Glebe Meadow restoration project. Thanks have to go to all the members of the Village Craft Group (they are known as Stitch and Bitch really). Thanks to Ian and Siobhan for hosting and thanks to all who came and spent money in a good cause. With this success, we will definitely consider doing another later this year. If you are interested in crafts, come along to our friendly, informal group. We meet in the Queen’s Head on Wednesday evenings throughout the year. Sedgeberrow Stitch and Craft group
Ancient Canadian, Arboreal
9 Forests have been cleared away
Contact Details of your Key Elected Members. Chris Devereaux-Little – Tel: 01386 882217. Chair of Sedgeberrow Parish Council. Email: cdevereauxlittle@btinternet.com Clerk: Jacqueline Shields. Sedgeberrowpc@hotmail.co.uk Parish Councillors: Maureen Pratt, John de Paris, Richard Hunt, Alan Stow, Andy Thomas, Sue Morris. George Mackison - District Councillor for Elmley Castle & Somerville Ward and Sedgeberrow Parish Council area. Tel: 01386 710351. Email: Georgegmconsulting@tesco.net Liz Eyre – County Councillor 150 High Street, Broadway, WR12 7AJ Tel: 01386 854807. Mobile: 07801816755
Harriett Baldwin – Member of Parliament for West Worcestershire. The House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA. Email:harriett.baldwin.mp@parliament.uk.Website: www.harriettbaldwin.com. For caseworkers and advice surgery: Call Malvern Office to make an appointment on 01684 585165
Dogs Wordsearch
Word-search courtesy of Lindsey, Villager & Post Advertiser. (see page 11)
Sea Levels are Regularly 10 flooding the Streets of Miami
SEDGEBERROW Mobile Library Timetable .
The Mobile Library will be stopping at the School on the third Monday of every month 10.30 - 10.45am, on these dates:Monday 19th February 2017 & Mon 19th March 2018. Enquiries about this service should be made to: EVESHAM LIBRARY, OAT STREET, EVESHAM, WR11 4PJ Tel 01905 822722, mobilelibraries@worcestershire.gov.uk
How well do you know your village? Picture courtesy of Peter Loomes See page 19 for the answer.
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Rain Forests in Indonesia 11 have been Incinerated
Dog Quiz 1. Which breed of dog has a black tongue? 2. The first dog registered in the American Kennel Club belonged to what group? 3. Dalmatians are born with spots. True or False? 4. What breed of dog is the smallest used for hunting? 5. Normal adult dogs have how many teeth? a)14, b) 38, c) 42, d) 45. 6. What is the name of the dog on the front of the Cracker Jack box? a) Bingo, b) Max, c)Jack, d) Fido. 7. What is the most common command used in training? 8. Which TV series was a dog named K9 in? 9. Which dog breed is the smallest of them all? 10. Which breed of dog was once known as St Johns Newfoundland? a) Newfoundland, b) Golden Retriever, c) Labrador, d) Puli. Quiz courtesy of Mel Wilson
Answers on page 34
The Pershore Rural Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT)
are available to contact via email at pershorerural.snt@westmercia.pnn.police.uk (Please do not report crimes via email) Telephone via the local police number 101or follow us on Twitter @PershoreCops Pc 2886 Paul ACASTER PCSO 6427 Julie PARDOE PCSO 40162 Steven TINKLER
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All adverts that are booked will also appear at no extra charge on the village website, under “Local Traders” on the menu list. View www.sedgeberrow.com Please email advert material to: energy@sesame.me.uk We can afford to include some colour in your advert for a logo or small section. If however you wish to have full colour throughout we will need to negotiate with you on the price.
Ancient Greenland Glaciers 12 are Rapidly Disappearing
Dunn and Dusted Contract Cleaners Professional carpet cleaning using hot water extraction. Your carpets can look as good as new with our latest state of the art equipment. We carry out a survey of your carpet to determine fibre content and construction to ensure the correct chemicals are used to achieve optimum results. Fully insured. Landline: 01386 882902 Kim mobile: 07974 191 648 Mike mobile: 07854 872 343 Farmers crops in India 13 totally Washed Away
Anyone for tea? Well actually yes. A Tea
Party has started to become a bit of a tradition in the village over recent years. They have usually taken place in the summer, but this year it took place at the end of November and started the festive celebrations. Around 50 people enjoyed copious amounts of tea, fine sandwiches and cake. This was all followed by a Christmas themed quiz and a game of fun bingo. It was great to see so many villagers together clearly enjoying each other’s company, with chatter and laughter all round. The event raised £250 which has been split equally between the church and the village hall. This fantastic amount was only made possible due to the generosity of some local businesses including Marks & Spencer (Evesham), Tesco (Evesham), Morrison’s (Evesham), COOP (Evesham) and B&M (Evesham) who donated items for the event. The villagers who made sandwiches and cakes, of which there were loads. The people who donated raffle prizes and of course those who attended and helped on the day. Picture courtesy Here’s to the next one – Colette Malin & Suzette Loomes of Peter Loomes
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-Woodburners and Liners fitted -Bird Guards and Pots fitted -Pointing and Repairs -Gutters cleaned -Broken roof tiles replaced 01386 841808 07969 423020 cjhurley@wseg.wanadoo.co.uk Ancient Arctic Glaciers 14 are Rapidly Disappearing
Sedgeberrow Parish Church News Benefice of Hampton, Sedgeberrow & Hinton on the Green. Priest in Charge: Revd. Mark Binney at Hampton Vicarage on 01386 424235. Churchwardens: Ann Banks 881623 and Roger Horton 881307 Drawing by John Livingstone
Services for February & March 2018 Feb Feb Feb Feb
4th 11th 18th 25th
9am Holy Communion 11am Family Service 9am Holy Communion 11am Family Service
Mar Mar Mar Mar
4th 9am Holy Communion 11th 11am Family Service 18th 9am Holy Communion 25th 11am Family Service
Church News The Christmas Fayre/ Coffee morning made £397. The November coffee morning made £211, both a huge success. The Christmas trees were again enjoyed by many visitors to the Services. The dedication service in memory of loved ones was well supported. The Crib and Carol service Church was full with some standing. Sedgeberrow School had their Christmas service in Church and the whole school came down.
Coffee Mornings
A coffee morning at Roger and Judith Horton’s house will be on
February 22nd at 10am
Next coffee morning in Church
March 22nd at 10am
Baptism; December 31st: Joel Antony Smith Funerals; January 3rd : Ruth Helen James (nee Gregg) followed by Cremation at Cheltenham. January 16th: June Margaret Driver followed by Burial in the Churchyard
Climate Change is 15 Real and Urgent
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Climate Change is 16 Real and Urgent
SEDGEBERROW FLOOD GROUP www.sedgeberrow.com Flood Warden - Richard Hunt 01386 882079 Secretary – Annette.dawson@btinternet.com
We start 2018 with high hopes for the future along the River with the work of the Isbourne Catchment Group. Those of you who attended our open meeting back in November will be aware we are waiting for the appointment of a local project officer to kick start Natural Flood Management interventions across the catchment this year. However, we are mindful that the Environment Agency issued a Flood Alert on Christmas Eve for our area so we must still remain prepared. Luckily for us it didn’t materialise but we would like to issue a general reminder to all villagers. Please sign up for Flood Warnings by calling the Floodline on 0345 988 1188 using quick dial code: 209021 or registering on the warning website available at https://www.gov.uk/sign-up-for-flood-warnings. Don’t forget you can also register to receive the Flood warning - all clear message, which means you will be informed when no further flooding is expected. Following on from this, Flood Group members are revisiting those of you who volunteered to help us in the event of a flood to make sure you are still able to assist, and that we have your up to date contact details. For those of you new to the village or not previously registered who would also like to support us, we are looking for assistance in the following areas: 1. Help moving furniture 2. Help to install flood gates 3. First aid 4. Providing overnight accommodation 5. Providing meals 6. Access to 4x4 vehicles 7. Drive or space to park cars 8. Help at the village hall (making tea/coffee, help with administration etc.) Should we need to help any property likely to be affected before or during a flood event we would give you a call and ask you to support us with these activities where possible. Please get in touch with our Flood Warden Richard Hunt on 882079 or the Flood Secretary Annette Dawson at annettedawson@btinternet.com to talk through in more detail and register with us. Thank you for your continued support. Richard Hunt. Flood Warden. 01386 882079.
Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter 17 says “Care for our common home”
Some Views of
Planet
Earth
As seen by Children from St Egwins Middle School Eco Committee These 13 Pupils from years 6,7 & 8, dedicated and already active about all aspects of environmental issues, walked from the School to the Market Square in Evesham to support the launch by Transition Evesham Vale of their New Year Campaign. You can read below the banner what they said.
Each year it is estimated over 100,000 marine mammals die from ingesting plastic. We have collected and produced this turtle sculpture, ‘Wins’ in a short space of time. It was shocking how easy it was to collect so much plastic waste. The waste is mostly single use plastic bottles, all from just one school. We called the turtle ‘Wins’ after “St Egwins”. We are “Wins” showing the positive use of art to highlight an environmental issue. A healthy earth needs healthy oceans. 38.5 million single use plastic bottles are used per day in the UK but only 19.5 million get recycled. It is all our responsibility to address this issue. We ALL need to GET DRASTIC WITH PLASTIC! A Massive Change of 18
action is due NOW
Banner by Carolyn Savery of Sedgeberrow
Group Photo of the Mayor, Transition Vale Members, Speakers & St Egwin Pupils
The aim of the Transition Evesham launch, with campaign leaflets and Council speakers of all political parties, was to encourage Wychavon and its residents to work even harder on reducing Vale’s plastic by 50% in 2018. They are asking people to “Take the #plasticpledge”. To Reduce, Reuse, Recycle or Reject - GET DRASTIC ON PLASTIC. down 50% in 2018. To get involved visit www.get-drastic-on-plastic.co.uk or contact David Haslam: davidhaslam558@bt.internet.com Editor
Here it is! The answer to the page 11 question <====== Photo courtesy of Peter Loomes
It is up to 19 All of Us
SEDGEBERROW C.E. FIRST SCHOOL â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reach for the starsâ&#x20AC;? Happy New Year from staff and pupils of Sedgeberrow CE First School. Sedgeberrow School Governing Body have agreed that with effect from the start of this term Mr Croke will, in addition to remaining Head Teacher at Sedgeberrow C of E First School, also assume the position of Executive Head Teacher at Elmley Castle C of E First School. The Governing Bodies of both schools, the Diocese Education Department and Worcestershire Education Authority have all agreed to and fully support this move. This will be a temporary, local offer of support from Sedgeberrow as an outstanding school to Elmley Castle. Mr. Croke is looking forward to the challenge that this new role will bring but promises to still be a regular feature at the Sedgeberrow School gate. The school value that the children are exploring this term is 'Love' - in all its many forms. They will be discussing what it means and how we all evidence it through our deeds and actions. We will welcome back to the school a representative from the charity 'Have a Heart for Kibera' and learn about helping those less fortunate. The community living in Kenya manufacture small soapstone hearts we can buy to celebrate Valentine's Day. Each heart sold enables the charity to feed an orphan in the slum area of Kibera three hot meals. Contd Over
Designers impression of proposed playground equipment.
Climate Change is 20 Real and Urgent
Please take a look at our school website which has recently undergone a facelift - www.sedgeberrow.worcs.sch.uk. We hope you like the new look! There are lots of photos of the school in action and the website also contains lots of information and links to the class blogs. In late January, work will start on improvements to our existing playground equipment. We are looking forward to a new rock and roll log beam, stepping stones and a pirate ship. It is hoped that later in the term new surfacing, to include colourful wet pour safety surfacing and artificial grass to the Reception and Year 1 classes outdoor areas, will give a muchneeded boost to the aesthetics and functionality of these spaces. So all in all a very positive start to 2018 with lots more to look forward to. Danielle Eames. School Business Manager
Main Street, Sedgeberrow, Evesham, Worcestershire, WR11 7UF Headteacher: Philip Croke. Telephone: 01386 881391 Fax: 01386 882602 Email: office@sedgeberrow.worcs.sch.uk www.sedgeberrow.worcs.sch.uk
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Sedgeberrow Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute A Happy New Year to everyone - a rather belated one as by the time you read this report, January will be over and Easter eggs will already be appearing on supermarket shelves. First of all though a quick reminder of what we did in December. The Christmas in Cheltenham was a great success as was our Christmas dinner at Dumbleton. Unfortunately our December meeting had to be cancelled due to an unexpected fall of snow and the school was closed. Jacky's coffee morning went ahead as usual. Now we are starting a new year. Our January meetings will have included a talk by Nicholas Clark on " Spring in Texas " and a talk by Michael Portillo at Cheltenham Town Hall, a Scrabble afternoon and a Book Club meeting. In February we are looking forward to a talk on the History of the Abbeyfield Society and in March, a talk on Making a garden for the Chelsea Flower Show. The G.F.W.I. Annual Council Meeting will be held in March at the Town Hall in Cheltenham when Adam Henson will be the guest speaker. (Something to look forward to ! ) As usual we shall be having coffee mornings, scrabble afternoons and book club mornings. Do come along and join us. Again we wish you a Happy and Healthy New Year. Ella Hardman 01386 881088
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A defibrillator is located just outside the Betteridge room at the Village Hall. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Yellow Box Climate Change is 22 Real and Urgent
Having Tech Trouble? Got a problem with your phone, tablet, or laptop? Solve it at the Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Head. Learn something new. All free and a chance for people to learn about getting the most out of their technology and share tips and hints. Come along to enjoy a warm and friendly environment, with a drink and a friendly chat. For more info contact Anna on 01386 881744
Bring Your Device for Friendly Advice Wednesday Evenings. Queen's Head. From 7:30pm Are you buying 23 Sustainably ?
Many thanks to all who helped with, and supported, the NSPCC events this Christmas.
We made a total of £600 from the pub Quiz and the Coffee morning which is brilliant! Particular thanks to Siobhan and Ian for hosting the quiz event at the Queens Head and to our excellent quiz master Alan Harris. Congrats to Lucy Roebuck’s winning team “ Where's the Captain? ” Despite the very snowy conditions the Coffee morning was well attended too - many thanks to those who helped out - Elaine, Chris T. Particular thanks to Sue Beasley for her wonderful mince pies. Sue Morris, NSPCC West Worcestershire.
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Opening hours February to March 2018 Monday- Closed. Tuesday to Friday - 6pm until finish. Saturday - 5.30pm until finish. Sunday - 6pm until finish. New Weekly Menu available Wednesday - Saturday 6pm - 8pm. Friday - Steak Night - 2 Steaks (Rump or Sirloin) & a free bottle of wine for £30. Monthly Meat Hamper Raffle, £1 a ticket.
Next ones to take place: Fridays 23rd Feb & 30th March Win a joint of Meat, Veg, Stuffing, gravy. All proceeds to go to a local charity. Entertainment. Feb Quiz date - TBC. March Quiz (World's Biggest Quiz) PUB
AID in Partnership with Prostate Cancer UK - Sunday 4th March - 8pm. Please come and support this worthy cause Stitch & Craft Group - Wednesday Evenings. Band Marabooboos - Friday 30th March (Good Friday) 9pm - Late New Pool Table (Possible Teams Wednesday Evenings). Not all games at home. Please like us on our Facebook Page to follow Sunday March 11th - Mothers Day Lunch. From 12pm until 4pm. Please enquire as above, using “The Queens Head” details
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Sedgeberrow Sustainable & Manageable Energy Report to Parish Council Rural Advisory Panel I have attended two Meetings related to the Rural Communities & Economy Advisory Panel. One was an invite to the Town Advisory Panel for a presentation on EU funding from officers from Worcestershire County Council, and an update from Wychavon’s Skills Officer. I am finding it a two way process, enabling me to learn much information for helping SeSaME contribute to both the more general and energy side of a Village Plan. Village Energy The sudden cold spell served to highlight the importance of rural communities with “off mains gas” getting better control of their energy sources. On November 17th Calor Gas were offering the large 47K LPG Cylinder for £85, reduced to £78.68 if you said that was rather a lot and that you had an account. Countrywide offered the same cylinder for £51.45 – the same as last year. So, if you are elderly, hate all the button pressing when you ring round suppliers, and find that the Calor driver looks after you, is friendly and helpful, you are very likely to be paying £33.55 more than you need to for your gas cylinder. Incidentally the Countrywide driver is also friendly and helpful. Group effort in cold conditions really comes into its own, even though the snow led to some delay in delivery time for the Oil Buying Club. That’s perfectly ok if you do what you are meant to and re-order when you still have at least a good months supply. Christmas is a killer if you miss-time it. The Club paid 43.70 ppl + vat for a delivery (£229.45 for 500 litres) starting Monday 4 th December. A Club member who missed the order date, and couldn’t wait till the next January Club order, paid 51.00 ppl + vat on the 30th December. Another customer, and haven’t we all done it, forgot completely. They ended up with an empty tank. Their 500 litre delivery on Christmas Eve morning cost £450. They reported that though this sounds extortionate, others were charging £300 £900 for a call out charge alone, without the fuel! The member also needed to call out an engineer, to re-start the boiler. All this is just about oil and gas and a small percentage of village energy use. Unfortunately LPG fuel does not lend itself easily to communal buying. Deep down we all know that those two fossil fuels for heating will have to go sometime but it will be a long winded and painful process. Contd Over
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Meanwhile as a Rural Community we could explore how we can establish control over the future heat sources that will be installed in new houses built in our community. (See “SeSaME Says” on page 7) There are also some interesting new systems being developed that can help a community maximise efficient electricity usage. They need serious thought. Mike Parker. SeSaME Chair. 10/1/2018
Food Group Interested in organic fair-trade, whole foods? Our group allows you to buy in bulk which can help reduce your carbon footprint, minimise the amount of packaging used and save you money. If you would like more information about the group please email Emma at emmaklow4@hotmail.co.uk
FUN QUIZ NIGHT Friday 23rd March 2018 7.30 for 8.00pm start
Sedgeberrow Village Hall All proceeds to Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund Teams of up to 6. £2 per person Bring own drinks & nibbles. Raffle Any queries to Sue Beasley 881868 We had a brilliant night last year so please join us again for an entertaining fun quiz. It is up to 27 All of Us
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Recipe: Paprika-Spiced Mince with Cheesy Polenta Method Dry fry the minced beef in a large pan with the onion for about 5 minutes, until the mince is browned and the onion is becoming tender. Add the celery, pepper, garlic and chorizo sausage, and fry for a further 5 minutes to soften the vegetables. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato purĂŠe, oregano, cumin and paprika and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, cook the polenta as directed on the pack, adding plenty of boiling water to give a soft, creamy, quite wet mash. Add the chillies, oregano and plenty of seasoning. Stir in the cheese just before serving. Serve the polenta mash with the mince on top. Sprinkle with extra dried crushed chilli and oregano before serving if liked.
Serves 4 500g minced beef 1 onion, finely chopped 1 stick celery, chopped 1 red or green pepper, de seeded and diced 1 clove garlic, crushed 100g chorizo sausage, diced 400g can chopped tomatoes 3 tbsp tomato purĂŠe 1 tsp chopped fresh, or half tsp dried oregano Half tsp ground cumin 2 tsp sweet mild paprika For the cheesy polenta 150g instant polenta 2 pinches dried crushed chillies 1 pinch dried oregano Salt and freshly ground black pepper 100g cheddar cheese, grated Carolyn Savery
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SEDGEBERROW PARISH COUNCIL Parish Council report
The PC meeting took place on 8 January attended by the Chairman, the clerk and 4 councillors. Mr Andy Thomas had sent his apologies and these were accepted. Other attendees included David Manning from Wychavon who described a new initiative as part of the Rural Communities Programme which aims to look at services to help the elderly and the isolated. They plan a village survey, coordinated by Wychavon, possibly in late March. We will ensure that it ties in with the results of the recent online and door to door surveys being conducted by parishioners that are linked to the requirements for a Community Shop/dayroom. Planning a. Councillors discussed the upcoming Wychavon Planning Committee deliberations about the 20 house development, known as 49b Main St. Mrs Sue Morris will represent the village to highlight our concerns about planned street lighting and the need for surface water attenuation. Post meeting note - on 11 January Wychavon acknowledged our concerns about both matters and have removed street lighting from the plans and will re-evaluate the need for onsite water attenuation. b. Borough Councillor George Mackison has so far been unable to discover any planning details that would have prevented the destruction of hedgerow on the development at the far south end of Winchcombe Rd. Mr John De Paris will enquire further with local landowner and the council will continue to pursue this. The grass cutting contract has been awarded to Mr Martin Woodhouse this work begins March 2018. The council has been informed that Mr Phil Croke, Head teacher from Sedgeberrow School, is to assume additional temporary duties as the Executive HT of Elmley Castle First school. Contd Over
Starchip Enterprise Has Landed Thanks to Villagers enthusiastic support we now have the ultimate mobile fish & chip van, the Starchip Enterprise, visiting the village every Wednesday, parking up just opposite Pear Tree Close. 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm Exploration for new Fossil Fuels 30 Should stop immediately
SEDGEBERROW PARISH COUNCIL Part-time Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer (RFO) A vacancy has arisen for a part-time Clerk and RFO to Sedgeberrow Parish Council. The appointment requires home working for an average of 5 hours per week and the attendance at approximately 7 weekday evening meetings each year. Applicants must have own PC and Printer/Scanner and be competent in IT with good communication skills to undertake all business communications with councillors, members of the public, the lengthsman, outside bodies, and suppliers. Duties include the management of the councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s financial responsibilities, preparation of accounts, budgets, annual audit/reporting, and advising the Council on statutory requirements. Applicants would ideally hold a Certificate in Local Council Administration or be willing to undertake training to obtain such certification. The salary will be in accordance with National Pay Scales and all necessary expenses reimbursed. Closing date for applications: 9th February 2018. Interviews on: 16th February 2018. For further information, or to request a job description and application form, please contact: Jackie Shields. Clerk for Sedgeberrow PC at Sedgberowpc@hotmail.co.uk. Chris Devereaux-Little. Sedgeberrow Parish Council Chair. Tel: 01386 882217 or cdevereauxlittle@btinternet.com We are also seeking a parishioner to become a councillor Please contact Mr Chris Devereaux-Little (Chairman) as above. Annual Parish Assembly Please all note that the date for the Annual Parish Assembly will be on Wednesday 7 March 7:30 in the Hall. Please let us know if there are any topics you would like to discuss or hear more about at the meeting and we will do our best to arrange this. Chris Devereaux-Little: Tel: 01386 882217. Email: cdevereauxlittle@btinternet.com.
The repair cafĂŠ has re-opened at the Methodist Church, by the bridge, in Evesham. 10am - 2pm Next dates are Saturdays 11th February & 11th March Renewables can 31 save us money
"We are at a unique stage in our history.â&#x20AC;?
Never before have we had such an awareness of what we are doing to the planet, and never before have we had the power to do something about it. Surely we have a responsibility to care for our blue planet. The future of humanity, and indeed all life on Earth, now depends on us." David Attenborough, Blue Planet II SEDGEBERROW COMMUNITY HUB/SHOP UPDATE On December 5th 2017 an initial group of 10 village residents met to discuss and set up the Sedgeberrow Community Hub/Shop Steering Group. This now established group will remain open to new members for the foreseeable future, please let us know if you wish to join. The meeting was graciously hosted by Sue Morris. The following was established as an initial position: Interim Representatives were elected as follows: Chairman. Chris Devereaux-Little. Secretary. Sue Morris (Shared Role) Treasurer. Christine Beaver. Initial Considerations. It is proposed that all future references will be to a Community Hub/Shop. It is further proposed that the Community Hub/Shop will be setup as a Co -operative in Shareholder Ownership by the residents of Sedgeberrow. This will require the preparation of a written Constitution. Whilst 4 locations were identified and discussed it was proposed, subject to Planning Considerations, that Glebe Meadow may make the most practical site. The group still remains open to recommendations for alternative site to be considered. Please Join our Facebook group : search for Sedgeberrow Community Shop. LETâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HERE WHAT YOU THINK! Please fill in this simple survey. https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SedgeberrowShop17 Alternatively, we have a number of individual who would be pleased to assist you through a printed version. I look forward to hearing from those wishing to express their views. My contact details are as follows: Chris Devereaux-Little: Email: cdevereauxlittle@btinternet.com. Tel: 882217
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SEDGEBERROW PARISH COUNCIL – VILLAGERS SURGERY WHEN: - Wednesday February 21st 2018 between 19:30 and 20:30hrs. WHERE: -The Betteridge Room. The prime objective of these surgeries is to provide village residents the opportunity to express their views and opinions surrounding village issues and positively influence Agenda Items discussed at future Parish Council meetings. It is hoped there will also be open discussion regarding the update of the following:• Annual Parish Assembly - March 7th 2018 • The Sedgeberrow 2009 Vision for the future – Parish Plan • The Proposed Community Shop These Surgeries are not Parish Council Meeting, though Parish Councillors may well be in attendance. If you plan to attend please let me know of other topics you may wish to discuss as soon as possible. Best regards. Chris Devereaux-Little: Tel: 01386 882217
Email: cdevereauxlittle@btinternet.com
SEDGEBERROW 2009 VISION FOR THE FUTURE – PARISH PLAN 2017/18 UPDATE Sedgeberrow Parish Councillors are currently reviewing the Parish Plan, produced back in 2009, with the view of bringing it up to date. To this end I/we are keen to hear from existing contributors and new residents of the village to assist us in making the document more relevant to our current needs. The Parish Council are looking for volunteers to undertake a review of the existing Parish Plan and help bring it up to date. If you are interested in taking part in this exercise and have any views and considerations to put forward please contact me directly by email or telephone. Best regards Chris Devereaux-Little Tel: 01386 882217 Email: cdevereauxlittle@btinternet.com
Police Surgery Reminder
This will take place on the Fourth Thursday of the month 10:30 to 11.30 Sedgeberrow Church Coffee Morning or not, and work permitting.
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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. S.E. Worcestershire Meetings at Wulstan Hall, Priest Lane, Pershore at 7.30 PM. Admission ÂŁ2. Tiddesley Wood Log & Wood Chip Sales - 10:00am - 1:00pm February: Sat 3rd - Sun 4th March: Sat 3rd - Sun 4th Venue: Tiddesley Wood - the Harry Green Reserve - Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, Pershore, Worcestershire, WR10 2AD Grid reference: SO 929 462 Come along to buy your logs and woodchips, sold in aid of local wildlife conservation. Worcestershire Wildlife Trust Events Thu, 22/02/2018 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm 'Bee' informed and entertained with Celia Davis. An illustrated talk by on the interactions between bees and flowering plants, and the importance of these to the environment as a whole. Thu, 22/03/2018 - 7:30pm Hollybed Farm Meadows Nature Reserve The Trust's largest meadow nature reserve.An illustrated talk by Andrew Forecast, volunteer Reserve Manager.
Tiddesley Wood Open Day Sun, 06/05/2018 - 10:00am - 5:00pm Join us for our 32nd great annual open day and celebrate the Trust's 50th anniversary! SO 929 462. Nr Pershore
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6. A Bingo. 7. Sit. 8. Dr Who. 9. Chihuahua. 10. c) Labrador.
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Village Hall Events
What’s on in February 2018
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What’s on in March 2018 th
9th Quiz night in aid of the Epilepsy Society 7.30pm (MH) 20th WI 7.30pm (BR) 21st Parish council villagers surgery. 7.30 (BR)
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Parish council annual assembly 7.30pm (MH) 14th Parish council 7.15pm (BR) 20th WI 7.30pm (BR) 23rd Quiz in aide of pancreatic cancer 7.30pm (MH)
The Betteridge Room and The Village Hall
Available to hire for private parties, functions, fundraising events, meetings.. From 4.30pm during school term times and all day Saturday and Sundays. During school holidays both rooms available day and night. For further details and bookings please contact Colette Malin 01386 881014.
Glebe Meadow
Sometime during the next few weeks Glebe meadow will be closed due to having some of the tree work done ready for the first phase of the updating of the playground and field facilities.
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