Produced by : Mick & Kim Workman, Mike Parker, Chris & Mel Wilson, Marilyn Butt, with watercolour above by Julian Crawford
Peacock Butterfly resting on a warm Sedgeberrow slab Photo Courtesy of Mike Parker
June & July 2017 A SeSaME Production. No 34
Editorial
Not to be Missed
Editors
4. Sedge Warbler
01386 881863 energy@sesame.me.uk
6. Word-search
5. Oil Buying Club
Mike Parker
6. Know your village?
Mel Wilson Advertising – see page 12
6. Kemerton Trust Open Day
7. A Bus Saga 9. Church News 9. Imagine Repair Cafe
Copy Deadlines 2017 August/Sept October/November December/January February/March
16th July 10th Sept 12th Nov 6th Jan
10. Thank you Maureen 12. Sedgeberrow Post Advertising 12. Cleaner Wanted Advert
15. Quiz Night Thank you
Do Support Our Advertisers You will see that a good mix of people have responded to our offer of advertising space in the 2016 Sedgeberrow Post, showing us the services that they offer. Without them we could not afford to produce this newsletter, with its splash of colour and information for the village.
16. A View of Planet Earth 18. Flood Group 19. New Homes Bonus 20. Sedgeberrow School 21. New Pound Coin
22. WI Events 24. Germinate Social Enterprise Consider what they are offering very 26. Larry & Sam’s Story seriously and when you respond make 27. Orchard Project sure that you let them know that you heard about them here, between the pages 27. Footpaths to a Greener life of our village newsletter. 29. Cod 7 Chips Recipe 30. Allotments All paper used in the Sedgeberrow Post 30. Community Shop has been sponsored by Kim & Mike 31. Parish Games Workman, courtesy of Dunn & Dusted . 32-33. Parish Council Report Thanks to them all. So please do your bit.
This publication is printed on recycled paper
Climate Change is
34. Worcs Wildlife Trust 36. Village Hall Dates & AGM info
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Real and Urgent
Do You Lack Rhythm? If so, that’s maybe why you might miss getting an article into the Sedgeberrow Post on time. We have to admit that the increased gap, caused by being bi-monthly, makes timing a little complicated for article and minute writers. It does though significantly reduce the pressure on the time commitment of the busy twenty two villagers who generously arrange the rhythm of their lives around dropping the Post onto your doormat.
You can get rhythm though! Please look at these 2017 copy deadlines: Now!
16th July. 10th September. 12th November. 6th January. Take the floor, swirl into action, plot and plan your meetings so that you are left with time to catch the Sedgeberrow Post. Pen your articles with an eye on those magic dates. Tell Mike you have work in progress! Treat dates as a route map beacon that you will arrive at early. Thanks.
Submitting Material For Publication Your Village Needs You
Have you any experiences you wish to share, a skill that could please our villagers? Do please us all by submitting articles, recording your events and most importantly, hitting our bi-monthly deadlines. If you are a local villager you will have a free choice of a double A5 page spread, a single A5 page, a half page and a quarter page. We can help you estimate how many words you will need for each size. Talk to Mike, who will help you sort out how much space you will need. (01386 881863)
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194 Countries signed
3 the Paris Climate Accord
The Sedge Warbler
The Farmer’s Friend Returns European or Western Polecat Mustela pustorius
Sedge Warbler pic. copyright of P&H Harris. www.kenyabirds.org.uk.
The Resurgent Polecat: It’s on the way back, but its friendliness depends on good husbandry being present and domestic fowls securely locked up at night. A nocturnal predator the polecats main food sources are rabbits and rats, dual partiality that should earn the praise of most country folk. They hunt the rabbits out in the fields and explore farm outbuildings and other structures for rats. I only found out about this remarkable resurgence when travelling home on the Brecon Road in Wales. Sadly it was because I passed an interesting road kill creature by the side of the road, thinking; “wow, was that a polecat?” I stopped to have a look and talk to a farmer in a nearby gateway. He had seen similar road kill before he said. The upshot was that he found me a large plastic bag to put it in. A quick call to the local Wildlife Trust and I was able to call in before their office closed and have confirmation that it was a pure polecat. They were very helpful and I left the office clutching a gift of two polecat distribution surveys undertaken for the Vincent Trust by Johnny Birks, whilst the body was kept for study. Polecats can be confused with wild ferrets and do inter breed. Features of a true polecat are: a dark or reddish brown nose, with a short white chin patch, blackish fur on top of feet and toes, and blackish hairs on hindquarters and tail. Polecats were heavily persecuted in the late 1800s and early 1900s, surviving mainly in Welsh strongholds. It is from those sanctuaries that the quiet and unobtrusive polecat has fortunately been able to spread unassisted into England, and now with Worcestershire sightings. A recent Worcestershire Wildlife Trust meeting which I attended featured a talk by Johnny Birks about his polecat research for the Vincent Wildlife Trust. In 2015 he published with Whittet Books Ltd, in The British Natural History Collection, his book POLECATS, illustrated by Antony Griffiths. Just what you need if you wish to know more. Sedge Warbler Well Established
4 The Ice is Melting
Last Six Months Competitive Tenders Order Deadline Dec 4th Jan 1st Feb 5th Mar 5th April 2nd May 7th
No of Orders 59 31 62 37 36 34
Total of Oil Orders 39,850 litres 21,700 litres 49,700 litres 26,250 litres 24,450 litres 26,500 litres
Price per litre + Vat 38.95ppl 40.50ppl 39.00ppl 39.25ppl 37.20ppl 33.95ppl
Saving per Litre 1.00 pence 5.15 pence 5.48 pence 4.74 pence 3.79 pence 5.54 pence
Total Club Saving £398 £1,117 £2,725 £1,243 £926 £1468
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 232. 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 and we are having an August order this year. Next order deadline dates (by 23.00 hrs) Sunday 4th June Sunday 2nd July Sunday 6th August Sunday 3rd September
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 are 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 232. 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
Annual Open Day Saturday 3rd June. Gates open at 11am. See ‘News & Events’ at www.kemerton.org for full event details
Sedgeberrow Word-search Names going out of Fashion
The idea for this Word-search comes to you courtesy of Lindsey, a Villager and Post Advertiser. (see page 11).
If you have any ideas to share about what would be good to see in the Post, please let us know. (Editor)
How well do you know your village? Picture courtesy of Peter Loomes See page 15 for the answer.
Well Established FACT
6 The Sea Level is rising
Saga Of The Bus That Wasn’t Told
What he wasn’t told about.
Where he had to go and return to =>
a too tight squeeze
A tricky solution with much backwards and forwards
Phew. At last!
It seems that if you drive your bus down Main street some days, you should prepare for a big surprise. (Pictures and text courtesy of Mike Parker) 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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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 June and July 2017 June 4th 9am Holy Communion June 11th 11am Family Service June 18th 10am Benefice Confirmation Service at Bengeworth June 25th 11am Family Service
July 2nd 9am July 9th 11am July 16th 9am July 23rd 11am July 30th 10am
Holy Communion Family Service Holy Communion Family Service Benefice Service at Bengeworth
Church News Coffee Mornings
The coffee morning in April made ÂŁ194.50p for Church Funds, next coffee mornings are Thursday June 22nd and Thursday July 27th at 10am. We thank you for your continued support.
Church Fete: 15thJuly 2pm-4pm. Village Hall Police Surgery Reminder
This will take place on the Fourth Thursday of the month 10:30 to 11.30 Sedgeberrow Church
The repair cafĂŠ has re-opened at the Methodist Church, by the bridge, in Evesham. 10am - 2pm Next dates are Saturdays 11th June & 9th July 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
Thank you to Maureen
You will see from the Parish Council report on page 32 that Maureen Pratt has stood down from chairing the Parish Council. She did not seek re-election at the AGM, though remains a Parish Councillor, which given her vast experience of 37 years in that role and 22 in the Chair, members will certainly value. The whole meeting expressed their full appreciation of Maureen’s hard work and dedication to all Village matters over those years. The new elected Chairman Chris Devereaux-Little said “I would personally like to thank Maureen for her professionalism and tutelage over my years as a member of the Parish Council and look forward to her continued support.” Richard Hunt recalls Maureen’s great help to him as a new member 12 years ago, already with 20 odd years experience under her belt. “She was happy to pass on her vast experience” he said. “Together we visited a lot of playgrounds in the area after a playground safety course. She has continued to check the playground equipment on a regular basis and was very involved in the setting up of the new Jubilee playground. Her thorough approach is a continued asset.” Editor
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:-
Thurs 19th June 2017 & Mon 17th July 2017. Enquiries about this service should be made to: EVESHAM LIBRARY, OAT STREET, EVESHAM, WR11 4PJ Tel 01905 822722, mobilelibraries@worcestershire.gov.uk
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Vacancy for Cleaner-In-Charge Sedgeberrow C of E First School We are looking for someone who can help to maintain a clean, attractive and secure site through a process of regular security, maintenance and cleaning duties. The job involves 17.5 hours a week Monday to Friday. There is also a bank of 34 hours to be worked in school holidays. We may be able to reduce the number of hours or arrange more flexible working arrangements for the right candidate. Relevant experience in this line of work would be an advantage as would knowledge of Health and Safety, COSHH and Manual Handling but training will be made available. You will be working in conjunction with our Cleaner who is responsible for cleaning of the school. Sedgeberrow C of E First School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff, and volunteers, to share the same commitment. This post is subject to enhanced DBS checks. Visits to the school are welcomed – please telephone or email to make an appointment. Enquiries to: Mrs Danielle Eames – School Business Manager Tel: 01386 881391. Email: office@sedgeberrow.worcs.sch.uk
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All adverts that are booked for issues starting from February/March 2017, 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
Sedgeberrow Playgroup Sedgeberrow Playgroup is a small friendly group that has been running successfully for over 20 years. It has good facilities, resources and equipment. Above all it has enthusiastic and caring staff, who plan ways for each child to develop and learn in an atmosphere of warmth and fun. Children are given the opportunity to work and play on their own and co-operate with one another, and with the adults responsible for their care and education. The importance of the children learning through playing creatively and talking about their experiences is recognised, and all children have a chance to see and do fresh things every week, participating in varied activities with the support and guidance of the staff, developing and progressing at their own rate. The activities offered by Sedgeberrow Playgroup take due account of the interests, achievement and the developing physical, intellectual, emotional and social abilities of the children. Opening times Monday to Friday 9am to 3pm. Term time only. Please contact Colette Malin 07974557098
Ancient Arctic Glaciers 14 are Rapidly Disappearing
A BIG THANK YOU Fun Quiz Night for Pancreatic Cancer Research - Last March 2017 What another brilliant and amazing quiz evening. It was lovely to see so many people enjoying the fun and helping us raise money. We cannot thank everyone enough for their help before, during and after the quiz; also for the generous donations and raffle prizes. Special mention for Judy, Jill and Elaine for their wonderful help. Also Joyce and Sue W-C for doing the raffle and score keeping. A special BIG BIG thank you to Brian and Wendy for setting up and doing the quiz – they had some brilliant questions and kept us entertained! They worked so hard to ensure we all had a thoroughly good night out. We all particularly enjoyed the sing-along for the last round. Congratulations to the winning team - Sue Morris, Sally Johnson and friends. General consensus was that the whole evening had that feel good factor - ‘a bit like the old times’ and a proper social event. The total for the evening (with donations) was an incredible £600 for the Pancreatic Cancer Research. We are overwhelmed by everyone’s generosity. A heartfelt big thank you for your support.
We hope to organise another fun quiz next year. Sue, Andrew and William Beasley
Here it is! The answer to the page 6 question <====== Photo courtesy of Peter Loomes
Climate Change is 15 Real and Urgent
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Plastic Ahoy! Planet Earth is all at sea. Well not exactly. Plastic is. We happily chuck it out of our car windows - dump it into our ditches - shove it into landfill sites - spread its micro-beads into our beauty products - knowingly eat and drink from it’s non-recyclable products - toss it into our rivers, and whilst we fret about our children putting its bags over their heads, we gaily shed waste resources ad infinitum. Too much of it then enters our water courses. Its toxic flotsam fouls our shores, whilst out at sea its ageless bags are fatally mistaken for tasty jelly fish by the gentle sea turtle and found, too late, to be indigestible by doomed dolphins. Whale found dead with 30 plastic bags in its stomach. Daily Mail - Feb 2017
So next time you see a load of tat left in the gap at the end of the hedge on the left as you head out of Sedgeberrow to join the A46 on the way south, and you think to yourself “dirty vandals” then ask yourself this question. “How much of the goods I buy aren’t biodegradable and bound to end up in landfill or feed the vandalism of those who don’t care?” Editor
Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter 16 says “Care for our common home”
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SEDGEBERROW FLOOD GROUP www.sedgeberrow.com Flood Warden - Richard Hunt 01386 882079 Secretary – Annette.dawson@btinternet.com
….helping hands…. The Flood Group continue to be supported by Tewkesbury Borough Council and attend their Flood Warden meetings. This helps us to keep up to date with local and national flood news and any changes that might affect us. At the last meeting we received a presentation from the Environment Agency (EA) and a demonstration of the new flooding website. This includes the current flood warning pages plus other useful links and can be found at https://www.gov.uk/ check-flood-risk The EA Flood Warning system has also changed affecting some of the Flood Warning Area names and Quickdial codes, so you may notice that these are slightly different to ones you have heard previously. If you are currently registered to receive flood warnings you don’t need to make any changes, but you might want to use the opportunity to login to your account to check it’s all up to date and explore the new features. Check and amend your existing registration
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We have a Siren Test planned for Sunday 25th June at 12.30pm. This is a sound test only to see if it reaches our high risk flood areas in Cheltenham Road, Bridge Meadow Close, Winchcombe Road and Millfields. The test will last for 2 minutes maximum and the sound may rise and fall as we ensure all components are in working order. You are not required to take any action but if you have any concerns regarding this test please ring the Flood Warden Richard Hunt on 01386 882079. Richard Hunt Sedgeberrow Flood Warden
A Massive Change of 18
action is due NOW
New Homes Bonus Good news!! Sedgeberrow residents were successful in our recent bid to convert New Homes Bonus money into a Community Project. As a consequence we now have ÂŁ11,600 to spend on the 3 items we identified in our application to Wychavon.
The successful items are:
1. Improvements to Glebe Meadow play area - to include facilities for 5 aside football, adult gym kit and children's play equipment. 2. Provision of furniture for the Vestry Community Day room at St Mary the Virgin church. 3. Funds towards "traffic calming" through the village. Obviously ÂŁ11,600 will not cover all of the costs for improvements and equipment needed and we will be relying on volunteers to help take each aspect forward. To this end we have identified "Champions" for each and anyone who wants to be involved should contact any of the names below or myself.
The Champions are:
1. Glebe Meadow - Cheryl Pope (882403 ) and Colette Malin (881014) 2. Vestry upgrade - Roger Horton (881307) and Ivor Davies. 3. Traffic calming and village "beautification" - Judy Smith and Sue Beasley (881868). Other sources of funding are being applied for by the Village Hall Committee which owns Glebe Meadow and the PCC for the Church Vestry upgrade, but the NHB money will help us to kick start the projects and we would like as many residents to join in with us as possible. Many thanks to the Sedgeberrow residents, who turned out in good number to the Parish Open Assembly in March - those 42 votes that supported our NHB plan really helped to swing it with Wychavon!! Sue Morris 01386 882423
It is up to 19 All of Us
SEDGEBERROW C.E. FIRST SCHOOL “Reach for the stars” Over the bank holiday weekend 5 fabulous girls from our school performed to over 900 people, across 3 shows at Evesham Arts Centre. What an amazing achievement after months of hard work in rehearsals. It truly was a brilliant show with Vale Dance! A huge well done to Molly Y5, Maia and Eloise Y4, Ella Y2 & Millie in Y1. Phil Croke. Head Teacher
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
Liz Eyre Retains Her Seat Sedgeberrow Villagers, who she also represents, will wish to know that Liz Eyre has comfortably retained her Broadway and Wickhamford seat on the County Council. A report in the Evesham Observer has also revealed that she has become the Wychavon District Council new chairman, after the chains of office were handed over to her on Wednesday (May 17) by Little Photo: Wychavon DC Hampton councillor Frances Smith at the authority’s annual council meeting. Coun Liz Eyre’s husband, Doug Eyre, will become her consort for public engagements over the coming year. Liz said “I’m so looking forward to what is ahead and I have a few areas that I’m keen to work on.”
Climate Change is 20 Real and Urgent
Editor
News about the old £1 coin It’s being replaced for the first time in over thirty years, all because it is vulnerable to counterfeiting, costing the taxpayer and businesses money . In fact, around one in 30 coins that are currently in circulation are thought to be fake. It’s replacement claims to be ‘The most secure coin in the world’ as below: 12-sided – instantly recognisable, even by touch Bimetallic – the outer ring is gold coloured nickel-brass and the inner ring is a silver-coloured nickel-plated alloy Latent image – it has an image similar to a hologram, that changes from a ‘£’ symbol to the number ‘1’ when seen from different angles Micro-lettering – tiny lettering on the lower inside rim reads ‘one pound’ and ‘2017’ on each side. Milled edges – it has grooves on alternate sides An additional hidden high security feature is built into the coin. Key dates to be aware of: From 28th March until 15th October, both coins will be in circulation, but from 16th October, the old ‘round pound’ should no longer be used – or given to you as change. There is no “promise to pay the bearer” element here, unlike the £5 note, so make sure you have spent them all before the 16 th October. Editor
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Sedgeberrow Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute It only seems like yesterday that I was writing the last report, yet here we are again. In March our speaker was Tim Porter who gave an interesting and informative talk on The Churches Along the Cotswold Escarpment. In April we had a demonstration/talk on the Art of Stained Glass and Glass Fusion. Classes in this are held in Offenham. Maybe some of our members would like to " have a go?" The scrabble afternoon was great fun, thank you Maureen for holding it at your house. The Book Club was held at Di's in April. Members of the W.I. Racing Club had a great day on Ladies Day at Cheltenham. Others went to the 'Open Day' and others will be attending the Racing Club Lunch in June. The Spring Group Meeting was held at Cheltenham Town Hall and the members who went spoke very highly of the afternoon speakers. Our speaker for May is Celia Hargrave who will tell us about her garden in Trench Hill. Her garden will be open to the public in June so maybe we can arrange a visit. The Coffee Morning in May was held at 22 Cheltenham Road and was well attended. Diane has arranged our Lunch Meeting for July 4th at The Pheasant in Toddington. (We are looking forward to that ). In June the garden party will be held at Ella's. The next Book Club meeting will be on Friday, 20th June at Liz's. The next coffee morning will be at Pam's on Monday, July 24th. On Wednesday, August 9th Ros and Maureen will be hosting a tea and scone/cake afternoon at their house. Proceeds to go to Marie Curie. As always you are welcome to come along and join us. We hope to see you at one of our meetings.
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Climate Change is 22 Real and Urgent
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Larry & Sam Larry Lobster and Sam Clam were best friends. They did everything together. The only difference between them is that Larry was the nicest Lobster ever and Sam, well lets just say he was not so good. Larry and Sam did so much together that they even died together. Larry went to heaven and Sam went to hell. Larry was doing well in heaven and one day St. Peter came up to him and said, "Larry, you know you are the nicest lobster we ever had up here. Everyone likes you but you seem to be a bit depressed. Tell me what is bothering you, maybe I can help." Larry said, "Well, don't get me wrong Pete, I like it up here and everything, but I really miss my good friend Sam Clam. We used to do everything together and I really miss him a lot." St. Peter looked at Larry with pity and said to him, "I tell you what, I can arrange it so that you can go down to hell tomorrow and visit Sam all day. How would that sound?" This made Larry very happy and he got up bright and early the next morning and grabbed his wings, his harp, and his halo and got in the elevator to hell. When the doors opened he was met by Sam. They hugged each other and they were off. You see in Hell Sam owned a disco. They spent the day there together and had a great time. At the end of the day Larry and Sam went back to the elevator together said their goodbyes and Larry got back in the elevator and went up to heaven. He stepped off the elevator and was greeted by St. Peter who blocked the doorway to heaven. He looked at Larry and said, "Larry Lobster, didn't you forget something?" Larry looked around and said, "No, I don't think so I have my halo and my wings." St. Peter looked at him and said, "Yes, but what about your harp?" Larry gasped and said........ "I Left My Harp in Sam Clam's Disco."
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ORCHARD PROJECT Would you like to be part of a group from your village who are planning to restore an old orchard just outside the village? There could be some free plums later in the year for those who take part. If you are interested contact Paul Mahony on: Tel: 07966 219094. Email: paulmahony9@btinternet.com or Mike Parker on: Tel: 01386 881863. Email: mike@parkers-paraffinalia.co.uk
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Do you want to reduce your carbon footprint? Get together with other people and support each other to do it? SeSaME has been offered the opportunity for individual villagers to attend interactive sessions that will explore ideas about what you could do to reduce your personal carbon footprint in the areas of home energy, waste, water, consumerism, food and transport. A chance to think about what makes carbon reduction hard for you and what you can gain from doing it. The opportunity to come up with plans and targets for reducing your carbon footprint. To join a group of like-minded people to work and have fun with. Sedgeberrow will be one of other communities hoping to take part, as a joint venture with local Quakers. Leicester Transition will provide the material and training for the local group facilitators in our village. To learn more contact Mike Parker â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 01386 881863
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Recipe: Cod and Chips Fresh cod fillets
Heat a frying pan with milk around half way up the pan, add a knob of butter.. When boiling, add the cod fillets. Poach gently, turning once, for 8-10 minutes depending on thickness of the fillets. Remove fillets and keep warm. Mix a little cornflour with a tablespoon of cold milk and add to remaining milk in pan. Add black pepper, salt and parsley. Bring gently to the boil stirring constantly and simmer for 1 minute until thickened.
Sweet potato chilli chips
Heat oven to 200' gas 6. Pour just enough vegetable or olive oil to cover the bottom of a baking tin, and heat this for 5 minutes in the oven. Peel the potatoes and cut into chunky chips. Add to hot pan and sprinkle with chilly flakes and salt, turning the chips over to coat them. Cook for 20 minutes, turn over to coat the chips, and return to the oven for 5 minutes. Scoop out with slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper.
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Growing Season Is Upon Us. Come and join us. SPRING is here and allotment time beckons. The picture shows three plots dug over and ready for planting and blank plots itching to have the grass removed and be taken over by new members. There are spaces available for any residents of Sedgeberrow, just itching to start
Picture courtesy Mike Parker
growing their own vegetables, nourishing rhubarb, or experimenting with the challenge of experiencing new plants that they have not grown before because their garden is too small. Contact Richard Hunt on 01386 882079 if you fancy joining us.
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SEDGEBERROW PARISH COUNCIL Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman. Councillors Chris Devereaux-Little and Richard Hunt were respectively elected Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Sedgeberrow Parish Council. All Councillors gratefully thanked Maureen Pratt for her extensive contribution and dedication over the many years as Chairman of Sedgeberrow Parish Council. We all look forward to Maureenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s continued support as a Councillor and I would personally like to add my own thanks for her professionalism and tutelage during my years on the Parish Council. Highways Matters The safety element of HGVs and speeding through the village has been brought up in the New Home Bonus process: a. Winchcombe Road Resurfacing County Councillor Liz Eyre is to ask if the Winchcombe Road needs to be top dressed and/or whether the monies saved could be put towards traffic calming measures through the village. b. Traffic Flow The Parish Council, in conjunction with County Councillor Liz Eyre, are pursuing an understanding of the differences in recording by the WCC Highways Department and a local record of traffic flow. c. Bollards The bollards in Winchcombe Road have now been replaced. d. Cheltenham Road / Winchcombe Road Speeding This is being investigated further as part of the traffic flow works. e. Vehicle Activated Speed Sensor An operator has now been found for the pole mounted Vehicular Activated Speed Sign. This operation will now be carried out by Mike Parker, with any remittance passed to SeSaME. Liz Eyre, your County Councillor, is looking into the possibility of modifying the Pole Heights to make it easier to move the device. Drainage A survey and map of drains within the village has been compiled by Councillor Richard Hunt and provided to WCC to arrange jetting. Rights of Way All concerns regarding public footpaths, particularly across fields, should be addressed to the Countryside Officer (Dave Jones) at Worcestershire County Council.
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Police Report Julie Pardoe, our local Community Support Officer with Pershore Rural North & South Safer Neigbourhood Team, has informed the Parish Council that they do not have any incidents to report for the village during the last few months. With the advent of Summer and hopefully better weather they would like to remind residents to ensure all garden equipment is tidied away and secured and that all windows and doors are closed and locked when leaving their property, even for a short period of time. Any particular queries or issues you may have to report to the Police please do so by telephoning 101 or 999 as appropriate. 2009 Sedgeberrow Parish Plan During 2008 & 2009 an extensive exercise was undertaken by Sedgeberrow Parish Councillors, members of the Sedgeberrow Community Group, Village Hall Committee members, members of the Parish Church and many interested villagers, to assemble information and publish the “Sedgeberrow 2009 Vision for the Future Parish Plan”. This document was raised during the meeting and the Parish Council intends to further review it to understand what has been achieved so far and where to focus our priorities in the future. The Parish Council would be interested in hearing from representatives of the above listed groups and any villagers that may have taken up residence since this publication in 2009. Please either contact me directly or through the Parish Clerk. Parish Games Joining Forms are currently available for those interested in taking part in the forthcoming Parish Games. We already have competitors for some of the events and are looking for more. If anyone is interested in taking part or organising the Sedgeberrow competitors events please let me know, or advise the Clerk of their interest. Chris Devereaux-Little – Chairman. Tel: 01386 882217. Email: cdevereauxlittle@btinternet.com
Ladies Parish Rounders Group Tournament Sunday 2nd July. Pershore High school We need up to 15 enthusiastic ladies to take part in the tournament representing Sedgeberrow. If you would like to be included in the team please drop an email to emmaklowe@hotmail.co.uk
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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. S.E. Worcestershire Meetings at Wulstan Hall, Priest Lane, Pershore at 7.30 PM. Admission £2. July Evesham Wildlife Week Monday 24th July to Sunday 30th July Walks and a week of wildlife activities for all ages throughout Evesham. Go wild in Abbey Park.
Monday 24th July. 11am – 3pm. Find out what’s wild about Evesham and discover wildlife in Abbey Park, to kick-start Evesham Wildlife Week.
Big Bug Hunt at the Almonry. Wednesday 26th July.1 – 4.30pm. Discover Bugs and Beasties in the garden at the Almonry Museum, Evesham, and make a bug hotel to take home.
Standard admission charges.
Contact 01386 446944
Food Group Are you 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 me at emmaklowe@hotmail.co.uk Emma 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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Village Hall Events
What’s on in June 2017
What’s on in July 2017 1
8th Polling Station. 7am -10pm
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Sedgeberrow School Sedge Fest (MH) Parish Council meeting 7.15pm (BR) Church Fete 2pm-4pm (MH) WI 7.30pm (BR)
The Betteridge Room and The Village Hall
Available to hire for private parties, functions, fundraising events, meetings. For further details and bookings please contact Colette Malin 01386 881014.
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