All About Malvern OctNov 2012

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In this edition Uncovering local History Christmas in Malvern Win tickets to the Theatre See page 28

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Welcome to the Oct/Nov edition of

All About Malvern Published & edited by:

Editor’s message Photo by Lucasnorth.com

Oct/Nov 2012

In the lead up to Christmas...

Can I apologise now for mentioning Christmas so early, but there’s a really important date to get in your diary right now! Our amazing annual lights switch-on and the Barnards Green Extravaganza take place at the very start of December, please take a look at Page 32 and 33 for more details.

Sascha McDonald, All About Local Magazines Ltd Colwall, Worcestershire WR13 6QN sascha@allabout-local.com www.allabout-local.com www.facebook.com/allaboutmagazines www.twitter.com/allaboutlocal

Elsewhere in this edition are details of a local project to chart the history of one road in Barnards Green. The stories they are uncovering give us a fascinating glimpse of how life used to be in our town.

Editorial: Sascha - 07906 573352

This edition is packed with business features, events to enjoy, stories to make you think and a delicious recipe to try out.

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Contents

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Financial Advice 6 Wedderburn Road 12 Whatley Recordon 25 Christmas Trends 28 Christmas in Malvern 32 Malvern Kitchen Studio 35 Community Forest 38 Festival of Innovation 42

Regulars

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Well Being

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Notice Board Community Focus

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Our Lizzy’s Recipe

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Classes & Courses 56 What’s On 58 Theatre & Competition 60

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Advice

Meeting the costs of long-term care

By Independent Financial Advisor Rob Weale from Colwall As a society we are living longer, and it is becoming more common to require residential care in our old age. It is estimated that 130,000 new individuals enter care homes each year. The cost of care is typically around £26,000 per year, but could easily be higher, depending on the level of care required and the quality of the home. Meeting the cost of care home fees can seem like a daunting prospect.

Many people face this issue for the first time when a relative needs to go into a home. It can then become urgent to get clear, reliable information and unbiased advice in order to take whatever action is in the best interest of your loved ones. What is imperative is that you speak to an independent financial adviser who is both qualified and specialises in this very crucial area of advice. Smith Weale Associates meets those criteria.

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to preserve or spend any savings, the degree of investment risk you want to take, and if you are comfortable taking on a loan or other debt.

For those clients who wish to choose the care home in which they reside, that cost may well be more (and often is) than the government is willing to fund. Once again the need for a funding solution is obvious; conversely, should funds run dry, a move to a more cost-effective home can be a very distressing time indeed.

I meet many people, both existing clients and prospective clients, who have very real concerns about the funding of long term care. Those concerns have been heightened of late, not least because the political debate around who should pick up the care bill remains unresolved.

Various ideas being suggested including limiting an individual’s costs to £30,000 or that any bill can be settled upon one’s death, but frankly, until there is a cost effective plan in place, the cost will continue to be borne by oneself and family.

There are several options available for funding the costs of care and each should be explored and explained to help you through the pros and cons. It is also important you fully understand any entitlements that you may be able to claim including state support and benefits.

This information sets out the basics of risk and return when investing. It is not designed to be investment advice and should not be interpreted as such. Other factors will need to be taken into account before making an investment decision, Smith Weale Associates can help you with this.

The options to explore are rearranging existing investments to generate further income, securing a lifelong annuity to pay the extra income required, a loan from the local authority, spending any savings and releasing money from the value of the home. To decide which is the most suitable you need to consider your feelings about whether you want to keep the family home, if you want

We are an ageing population in the UK, so one does have to wonder where the extra money will come from should the government try to limit the costs. I am very much of the opinion that for the foreseeable future at least, long term care funding will be the responsibility of the individual and so it is imperative any advice is independent and tailored to the individual’s needs.

Rob Weale is a founding partner at Smith Weale Associates. Rob is qualified to give advice on both the funding of Long-Term Care and Equity Release and thus able to advise on the very best solutions in meeting the needs of post retirement clients and choose the very best solution tailored to your

individual circumstances from the whole of the UK market place.

They welcome your enquiry on 01684 577037

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We offer free no obligation initial meetings telephone: 01684 577037 and we look forward to welcoming you to our 67-69 Church Street new offices in order to demonstrate the breadth By appointment only of our knowledge and expertise. www.smithweale.co.uk Paying for Our Services – there are a range of payment options to suit each and every client. We can work on a fee basis, a commission basis or a combination of the two.

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(Then) 1947

our street the story of Wedderburn Rd A passion for local history and a community gathering inspired people living on Wedderburn Road in Barnards Green to research the history of their neighbourhood.

It all began when one of the residents, Faith Renger, created a booklet. ‘I started researching the road’s history because I love the subject, but I also knew elderly people who’d lived on this road their entire lives. Some were in their 80s and were really keen to talk about the old times. They liked the idea of it being published, in particular on the web, even though they didn’t use computers themselves.’ Another neighbour, Catherine Banks, who also loves the subject and runs an IT consultancy (Nepeta Consulting) got on board. She designed the Wedderburn Road website by combining the booklet with opportunities for current local stories and news.

company called Stevens which had a bookshop at the top of Church Street. As well as general information about Malvern, the local climate, clubs and business, it also included a street directory with the names and numbers of houses as well as the name and profession of the head of the household. It really was an invaluable resource.’

For more information, please look at wedderburnroad.org.uk

The street saw its fair share of weddings, and one photograph shows an Edwardian wedding party posed outside the front door. The newlyweds, John and Polly Tandy, would spend their tragically short married life in Barbers Hill before he lost his life on the battlefields of the First World War.

Until the beginning of the twentieth century, the area now called Wedderburn Road was simply two fields to the east of Pound Bank. The fields were named as Barbers Hill and Barbers Meadow. The land was acquired by a local property developer called Fredrick William Hayes and the first houses were built in 1901.

To research the early years, Faith and Catherine Banks relied on local archives. ‘We used information from the census and maps of the area’ says Catherine, ‘as well as a local street directory. This was a manual, a little bit like a telephone book. It was published every year by a

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Some of the stories the project uncovered about the street are fascinating. One memory is of a woman called Dorothy, who as a child stood at the window of the family home one night during World War One. She remembered watching a German Zeppelin caught in searchlights above Worcester.

In between the wars, houses continued to be built in a piecemeal fashion, and to their own design, giving the road its unique character today.

Electricity didn’t arrive in the road until the 1940s, and many of the homes relied on their own wells for a water supply. Even as late as the 1960s, one resident remembers at least one household with no indoor bathroom or toilet.

The stories and memories haven’t just come from the older residents. Other, younger members of the community and those who moved in more recently have also joined the historical research.

‘The website has helped to spread the word,

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people have found it and been in touch’ says Catherine. ‘One person wrote and told us that he had spotted the photograph of an the Edwardian wedding party, and realised it was the house his parents family still live in. As they own another, the family had connections with other houses in the road, he has more information for us that could help expand our knowledge further’.

Were the women surprised by the enthusiasm?

‘Not really’ says Faith, ‘a lot of people were involved and we knew there’s a real interest in social history. We live in an age where tracing your own family has become quite a hobby & a pursuit, and this research does that on behalf of people living in the street’.

One of Faith’s favourite stories is of a child who used to go to a nearby shop and buy liquourice.

‘That simple story generated so many memories and nostalgia for so many people’ she says, ‘I think it’s that sort of memory that got a lot of people quite hooked’.

‘Wedderburn Road is one of those places that once you move in, you rarely move out!’, laughs Catherine.

There’s a good community spirit here’.

While older residents remember a strong sense of community, Wedderburn Road has managed to retain some of that spirit in changing times.

Locals still turn out each December for carol singing in the street, and big national events like the Queen’s Golden & Diamond Jubilees have seen organised celebrations.

For the Diamond Jubilee the residents held a cheese and wine evening, coffee morning, plant sale, barbecue and go kart racing in the road. In all, the events raised almost £800 for charity.

Now (2012)

If you have historical information, stories or anecdotes about life in Wedderburn Road then the group would love to hear from you.

On history: Faith Renger 01684 575172 Website: Catherine - 01684 567081

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• As an NHS Dental Practice, we are able to offer the comprehensive range of high quality NHS treatments at nationally set charges, as well as any and ALL Private / Cosmetic treatments any patient may require or request at any time.

• Our surgeries are state of the art, with digital radiography and computerised records.

• Appointments are also available with our experienced Dental Hygienist.

• NHS treatment for patients who receive certain benefits is FREE as is care for the under 18’s and pregnant women.

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Call into the practice conveniently located in Malvern Link or call 01684 561249 to arrange your initial NHS consultation.

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Advertising Feature

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Your questions answered: After 22 years in practice and over 50,000 treatments I have seen many interesting cases.

Topic of the month: Leg Pain due to Sciatica True sciatica is pain that runs down the back of the buttock and thigh into the calf and often the foot. It may be accompanied by numbness, pins and needles and even weakness. All down the ages humans have suffered with sciatica. William Shakespeare mentions it in his play Timon of Athens. “Thou cold sciatica, cripple our senators, that their limbs may halt as lamely as their manners”

What are the main causes of sciatica?

The sciatic nerve is the biggest nerve in the body, being roughly the thickness of a little finger at its thickest point. Inevitably a nerve of that size will give serious pain if something goes wrong. Most sciatica comes from spinal problems such as damaged discs, spinal instability (spondylolisthesis) and degenerative changes associated with aging. Occasionally sciatica can be caused by underlying disease. There is also a muscle deep in the buttock called the piriformis which can in effect “strangle” the sciatic nerve in some patients (piriformis syndrome).

Other causes of leg pain

Hip problems will give rise to leg pain though unlike sciatica this normally travels down the front of the leg, between the groin and the knee.

This clinic is privately run at Prospect View by David Jones DO. All treatments are drug-free and use techniques recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.

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There are also other nerves of the leg which can give rise to pain such as the femoral nerve which arises from slightly higher up the lumbar spine. Blood circulatory problems may also mimic sciatica.

How is it treated?

In many cases sciatica responds very well to physical therapy. Specific localised massage of the spinal and leg muscles combined with joint manipulation helps many patients. Others do better with medical acupuncture and exercise therapy. I use all these techniques in my practice.

Severe cases may require MRI scan and surgery.

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As a rule, it is not advisable to apply heat to sciatica. If the nerve is already irritable, heat can increase the inflammation and make matters worse even though it may feel good initially. If in doubt try cold first.

Initial consultation (with treatment) costs £45. Follow-up sessions £40. For appointments and enquiries ring on 01684 573989 or 07732 157772.

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Advertising Feature

Divorce

recovery workshop Every year at least 300,000 people in Britain go through divorce or the breakdown of a significant relationship.

Yet, while society allows the bereaved to take years to adjust, the divorced and separated are frequently expected to “pull themselves together” in a matter of weeks, unaided. Kathleen Barclay explains how Divorce Recovery Workshop can help.

When I was looking for a local support group for people going through a divorce, I discovered that there was nothing available in the Malvern area. After travelling some distance to attend a Divorce Recovery Workshop (DRW) I found the course so helpful and inspirational that, with the help of DRW, I have got a team together to set up a Malvern branch, currently the only one in Worcestershire.

You go through many different emotions during separation or divorce, from shock and disbelief, to rejection, anger, bitterness and guilt. If you’re alone with these issues, or receiving misguided advice, the situation can be even worse. It doesn’t matter at what stage of the process you are, whether its weeks or even years, you may still need help.

Divorce Recovery Workshop is a non-profit making, voluntary organisation which aims to help individuals come to terms with a marriage or relationship that has irretrievably broken down, to grow through the experience and to aid recovery.

The Malvern course will be run by a team of experienced facilitators, who have all suffered a divorce or relationship breakdown themselves and have completed the workshops.

A course consists of six 2-hour sessions for which there is a charge, just to cover costs.

The environment is supportive and confidential.

In each workshop, small groups, prompted by a video, discuss different aspects of divorce, from acceptance of the situation through to thinking about new relationships. However, it’s not a dating agency! The whole structure of the workshops and the company of people going through the same experience made such a

difference to my life, and let me move on.

Our help is offered unconditionally to anyone - the only qualification for attending is that participants have experienced the irretrievable breakdown of a significant relationship. We are mainly about group work, participants are encouraged, but never pressured, to share their experiences and learn from others in the group.

The workshop helps people have a better understanding of what they are going through. It also provides support and friendship from others in similar situations.

DRW also provides a new circle of friends after the workshop is over. We offer an excellent basis to commence and continue recovery.

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DRW is a non-profit making charity but we ask participants to pay £50 for the full course to cover our costs. The venue has free parking and is a 5-minute drive from Malvern town centre. To book a place, contact Gill Owen on the numbers below.

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Through the Long Grass Malvern artist Tia Lambert returns to iapetus gallery this October with a brand new exhibition, Through the Long Grass. Her fifth exhibition at the Great Malvern gallery, the show will feature a new collection of flowing watercolours and bolder oil paintings that have taken the artist into new and unfamiliar territory.

contact the gallery for details.

Oil paintings represent a new direction for Tia, and are unlike anything her followers will have seen before, with stronger, bolder colours and a feeling that one could almost step into the scene. Alongside these works will be 20 new watercolours, in the spontaneous style for which she has become renowned, each representing a different view through the grasses and wildflowers towards the Malvern Hills.

Tia studied Fine Art, followed by a diploma at the Royal Academy Schools, Piccadilly. She now lives and works in Malvern, and teaches painting and drawing at South Worcestershire College.

When creating her watercolours, Tia works outdoors, directly from the landscapes around her, while her oil paintings ground her to the studio.

As part of the exhibition, iapetus gallery will host an intimate, informal evening talk and demonstration with Tia Lambert on Monday 9th October for a limited number of guests. Please

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An artist’s calendar, entitled ‘A Year in Malvern’, will return by popular demand for 2013 and will be available at the exhibition, taking us through the seasons with twelve beautiful pieces.

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Christmas trends this year It might still be months away, but for some local businesses planning for the festive season begins much sooner. Jane Knowles, owner of Just So in Barnards Green, gives away some tips of the trade.

“I cannot believe it is a year since we last talked about Christmas trends in Gifts and Decorations.

I suppose that is one of the problems that the years seem to whizz by so quickly, especially when you start your gift buying for next Christmas in February! I think that is what makes us treasure the Christmas period when we spend a little ‘time out’ with friends and family and lay down future memories.

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The folksy, vintage trend is still very strong, with people’s wish to connect with the security of the past, so Jigsaw Puzzles , family games and fun joke shop style stocking fillers will be popular.

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Christmas in Malvern The countdown has started. The aroma of roasting chestnuts, mulled wine, pine and winter spices will soon be in the air. The joy of Christmas is just around the corner!

And to add to the anticipation, once again this year, eager youngsters will be able to post their letters to Father Christmas at the Malvern Tourist Information Centre.

And Saturday December 1 will be the perfect opportunity to get into the festive mood by coming along to this year’s Christmas In Malvern event.

The Christmas Victorian Post Box, kindly loaned by the Great Malvern Royal Mail Delivery Office, will be placed as usual inside the Malvern Tourist Information Centre at the top of Church Street just below Belle Vue Island.

The all-day event will have a range of entertainment - including local bands, orchestras, choirs, street entertainers and stilt walkers – a parade, an arts market, a food and drink market as well as other stalls.

The town’s Christmas lights will be officially switched on at 6pm by Emma Nowell from the Hi-5 children’s programme, who is playing Cinderella in the pantomime at Malvern Theatres, and Jamie Rickers from GMTV’s children’s Toonattik show, who is playing Buttons in the panto.

Hundreds of people are expected to pour into the centre of Malvern during the day and to see the annual festive spectacle of the Christmas lights switch-on.

Children will be able to post their letters with a special £1 stamp and will receive a personal reply with a small gift from Father Christmas direct from the North Pole.

Proceeds from the event are being donated to support the Acorn’s Children’s Hospice. Last year £178 was raised for Acorn’s.

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All About...

malvernhills.com In case you haven’t found it yet, our magazine has an online presence, where you’ll find regularly updated features as well as an ever-growing list of ‘What’s On’ listings, giving up to the minute information on a wealth of local things to see and do.

There’s also an online business directory which can prove very useful if you’re searching for a particular service or tradesman.

Christmas in the Malvern Hills area

What’s On What can we read about this month?

The Autumn in Malvern Festival has become an annual event, with music, poetry and a diverse array of arts throughout most of October. There are performances by renowned musicians, talks by well known poets, writers, film makers as well as exhibitions. Events happen around Malvern and beyond, many are free. Do take a look at the details online, it continues until late in the month.

Christmas is still many weeks away, but there are dates which are worth putting in your diary or on your calendar now. From the town centre lights switch-on in Malvern, to local fairs and musical events, you’ll be able to read more and plan ahead by logging on to our website. Details are regularly updated, so its worth checking in more often.

What else is there, apart from events?

Our website exists to highlight the positive aspects of life in our area. Malvern has its own Food Bank to help people who are struggling to make ends meet. This is run by a dedicated group of people at the Lyttelton Well who always welcome donations of tinned and dry food plus toiletries.

People who might need help are referred to the Food Bank by Social Services, Citizens Advice

and other bodies, making sure the donations go to people who genuinely need them. They tell us the need is ongoing and they’re using Harvest Festival celebrations in local churches to help with donations. If you think you can help, details are on our website.

Finally...

The website exists as a community resorce, so please make full use of it! If you are involved in a local group that is not yet included, feel free to contact us, as your group and its events and activities can be listed at no cost. If you’re a more advanced online user, you can follow us via Facebook, and on Twitter www.twitter.com/allaboutmalvern

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The Malvern Kitchen Studio Ltd

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Gary Williams, a Worcestershire kitchen designer with more than 26 years of experience in the industry, finally brings his new business home to Malvern.

With his wife Jane, Gary has launched The Malvern Kitchen Studio Ltd. in Barnards Green, Malvern on the site of the former Toy Library, on the Six Ways Trading Estate. It is a lifelong dream finally fulfilled!

Having lived in Malvern for nearly 14 years, Gary was keen to bring his designs home and establish a new and innovative design studio at the foot of the Hills. The showroom, now fully open, brings together a mix of both contemporary and traditional style kitchens in several design bays, each one named after a hill or area in Malvern.

One bay, The Beacon, even includes working appliances, such as an induction hob, ovens, fridge freezer, coffee machine, dishwasher and hot water tap. All of which enables the customer to take advantage of free refreshments on tap.

“Many other showrooms can be quite bland and

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Along with a children’s play kitchen to keep the little ones amused, plenty of free literature and unlimited free parking in front of the studio, Gary and his wife Jane hope to help you realize your dream kitchen in a relaxed and comfortable environment.

Gary also offers a free quotation service using the latest CAD system and is more than happy to visit you in your own home to discuss your kitchen needs and wants.

Visit The Malvern Kitchen Studio daily between 9-5 or Saturdays 10-4 for a chat and a cuppa! Make a note of their Open Weekend in October 20th/21st.

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All About...

Malvern Community Forest Rachel McQueen, the Secretary of Malvern Community Forest tells us more about their exciting project and how you can get involved this autumn.

When did the idea of a community forest begin?

In 2008 a group of woodland enthusiasts sowed the acorn of an idea: to re-create the Malvern Chase, which, hundreds of years ago, was a large area of forest covering 13 parishes, centred on Malvern. Unlike the old Chase, this new Forest would belong to the people of Malvern, not to the King of England! It would be a centre for recreation, with scope for social activities and learning, a haven for wildlife, and a place to escape to for peace and solitude.

What was local reaction?

The people of Malvern have dug deep in every way to support us which is fantastic and really encouraging. Armed with donations of money and tools, and land to plant on, our members and volunteers have already planted thousands of trees of native British stock. Our outdoor activities have proved very popular, as volunteers learn how to swing a bill hook to best effect, to tell spindle from sycamore, and discover how amazing a simple brew tastes when mixed with a good dose of fresh air and a whiff of wood smoke.

How many people are now involved?

As well as our strong core membership of over 50 individual members, many of whom have supported us from the start, we have branched out to welcome corporate members.

For example, Solar Solutions, together with the Woodland Trust, sponsored our Jubilee Oak Planting Day in March this year. We have strong links with organisations such as Malvern Hills Conservators and the Malvern Hills AONB so that we can directly influence the creation of more Green Infrastructure in Malvern.

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What is the ultimate aim?

To bring the Forest to your doorstep! We hope to achieve this with the help of our members, whether they take an active role or join as a pledge to support our aims. We are very grateful to supporters who have donated money to us because our Committee is actively seeking out land suitable for purchase. At the same time, by offering practical opportunities for people to learn about woodland, we are building skills and knowledge in the community so that new woodland we establish will be both well used and well looked after.

Is anything happening this autumn?

Yes. We are holding a series of practical sessions for old hands and newcomers, taking place at Townsend Way Community Woodland, once a month on a Sunday from 10am-1pm. Numbers are limited so please get in touch with us in advance for more information. In addition our AGM takes place on Friday 23rd November and everyone is welcome to attend. The venue is the Hospitality Suite at Malvern Theatres, it’s from 6-8pm and our Chair will give an overview of what we’re about and what we’ve achieved.

For more information look at www.malverncommunityforest. org.uk where you can become a member, make a donation, or just find out more. You can also contact the group via email info@ malverncommunityforest.org.uk or contact the Chair Mike GoodfellowSmith on 07966 283280.

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Malvern festival of innovation

By Adrian Burden

On 8th & 9th November Malvern plays host to its first ever Festival of Innovation. One of the organisers, Adrian Burden says our town already has a proud tradition of innovation which has influenced the world.

Malvern has played host to numerous innovations over the years, and not all of them were technology-based. Holywell Spring at Malvern Wells was the source of the first bottled water in the UK; today Britain’s bottled water industry is estimated to be worth 1.5 billion pounds! Water was the source for another local innovation.

James Gulley was an entrepreneur who saw the appeal for offering a water cure to the rich, famous and ill in the mid 1800s.

This established Malvern as a key visitor destination, bringing in wealth from London and funding much of the Victorian infrastructure that is still part of our town today.

In education too, we’ve led the way. The Elms School in Colwall is one of the oldest preparatory schools in the UK which paved the way for a paradigm change in children’s education and ultimately the private school system. Malvern continues to be a leader in the private education sector, attracting students from around the world.

For most people though, innovation is associated with science, technology and invention. Thanks to Malvern’s heritage as a key Ministry of Defence research establishment, the town has a long list of technical innovations to its name. Some of the most famous include radar, liquid crystals for displays, and touch screens.

Today the innovation continues at QinetiQ, on the Malvern Hills Science Park, at the Wyche Innovation Centre, and at the

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Enigma Business Park and surrounding industrial estates. Malvern is also a Transition Town with people innovating for sustainability and an improved environment; the Colwall Car Club being one example.

To celebrate this history and to look forward to many more years of good ideas, Malvern Theatres and Malvern College will play host to the Malvern Festival of Innovation on the 8th and 9th November. Several high profile speakers have agreed to participate, and symposia will cover innovation in cyber security, digital media, materials and devices, as well as sustainability and the environment. There will be an exhibition of companies at the cutting edge of technology and organisations that help them to succeed.

There will also be a business symposium running in parallel to the other sessions, to help guide entrepreneurs and businesses through the process of starting and growing an innovative business. During this symposium, there will also be a chance for entrepreneurs to give an elevator pitch to a panel of finance and investment experts.

With generous support from sponsors, including several local companies and organisations, the event is free to attend.

Members of the public and business professionals alike are encouraged to tour the exhibition and register to join the themed symposia. There will also be a formal dinner on the evening of Thursday 8th November at Malvern College.

More details can be found at www.festival-innovation.com, or from the organisers Key IQ Ltd, who can be contacted on (01684) 252152 or via email, adrian.burden@key-iq.com

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Well-Being

be happier being mindful

By Fiona Robyn from Malvern ‘Mindfulness’ is a word that is bandied around a lot at the moment. What is it, and more importantly how can it help us in our ordinary lives?

Mindfulness is an attentive awareness of the reality of things, especially in the present moment. It is often associated with Buddhist teachings, and Buddhism has helped to popularise the technique here in the West.

Mindfulness is pausing the difference between gulping down an apple while doing something else and appreciating every crisp, sweet, delicious mouthful.

So why should we be more mindful?

There are many ways in which mindfulness has helped me in my own life. The main one is that it connects me more intimately with myself, the people around me and the world. If I take the time to really notice the frilly tangerine poppies on the walk to town, their beauty feeds me. If I pay attention to the tension in my shoulders, I can breathe out slowly and help them to relax. These small moments of ‘spaciousness’ add up.

Mindfulness helps me to see more of the truth around me. It’s easy to jump to conclusions, especially when we’re invested in things being a particular way. Closer observation might help me to understand other people’s motivations with more empathy, or be more honest with myself about my own behaviour.

Being mindful is also helpful when we experience intense emotion or we are in physical pain. If we are prone to losing our temper, we could practice by noticing the physical reactions we have when we start to feel angry, the thoughts we have, the particular things other people do that seem to trigger us... Mindfulness can give us a way of not being quite so ‘swept up’ by the intense emotion or pain. It allows us to keep a part of ourselves separate and grounded, as we look in and ‘observe ourselves’ with equanimity.

Here are my tips to help you experiment with mindfulness.

1. Develop a daily meditation practice. If we

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practice mindfulness in a ‘concentrated form’ regularly, then this will leak into the rest of our days. Set aside five or ten minutes, sit comfortably, and simply pay attention to your breath. Many, many thoughts and sensations will come and go – that’s normal – just let them pass and return to noticing your breath as it goes in and out. Over time this practice will help your thoughts settle and improve your capacity for mindfulness.

2. Try mindful eating. When you next eat a meal, turn off the television and the radio. Slow everything down. Take your time looking at the food and noticing how hungry you feel. As you take your first bite, pay close attention to the taste and texture of the food. Between each mouthful, put your cutlery down. Notice when you’re full and stop eating.

3. Stay in touch with your body. Check in with your body a few times a day. What position are you in? Where is there tension? How do you feel? How connected do you feel to your body in this moment? What is it asking you to do?

4. Write small stones. This daily observational writing practice will guarantee that you notice one thing properly every day. You don’t have to be a writer to write small stone,–and you’ll only need a few minutes a day. Read more at www.writingourwayhome.com.

Fiona Robyn is a counsellor and psychotherapist in private practice in North Malvern: www.create-space.org. She runs ‘Listening to the Other’ courses based on Buddhist psychology with her husband Kaspa, and mindful writing courses online.

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Flemish Art in the 15th Century Colour, Oil and Humanity by Alice Foster M.A 10 meetings, Mondays 2-4pm 8 Oct - 10 Dec at Malvern Theatre, Hospitality Room

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Two Day Centres for looking for new vo the elderly in Malvern are lunteers this autum and greet, chat, n to meet help make cups of tea and generally support the organisers for either part of all of the day (10 – 2.30pm). One a Friday morning meets on , the other on a W ednesday.

Also, two regular coffee mornings, for the elderly, need volun teer help in Malve One is held on Fr rn Link. idays, the other on Tuesdays No specific quali fications are requir ed for any of these roles, bu t friendly, caring and helpful volunteers, who enjoy the compan y of elderly people would be most welcome.

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Community focus

finding fundraisers for Marie Curie Cancer Care Marie Curie Cancer Care are looking for people who want to have fun, get involved with like-minded individuals and raise money for the charity to join their Malvern Fundraising Group.

The charity believes that everyone with cancer and other illnesses should have the high quality care and support they need at the end of their life in the place of their choice. For most of us, this is at home, surrounded by close friends and family and by the things that we love.

a recent fundraising group made up of eight members has already raised over £10,000 after beginning last October. This group has members from several backgrounds, some of which were warm to Marie Curie before the group was set up and others which are new to the charity.

Marie Curie Cancer Care makes that possible for patients and family right here in Worcestershire where we have eighteen local Marie Curie Nurses. They provide quality hands on care to patients at home right through the night, or during the day, along with vital emotional support for their families.

Local Marie Curie Nurse, Ann Brady says “Everyone should have access to high quality end of life care when they need it, and in their place of choice. For most people this means dying at home. Worcestershire Marie Curie Nurses want to help more people who live locally but we can only do it with your support. By joining your local fundraising group you are helping us to achieve this”

The service is always free of charge, but we urgently need support to reach more people.

One of the ways Marie Curie are looking to do this is by setting up fundraising groups that will represent the charity locally by encouraging and supporting fundraising.

Community Fundraiser, Richard Scott says “Fundraising groups are a wonderful way to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care. They contain members from a variety of backgrounds work hard together to bring in money for such a fantastic cause whilst socialising and having fun.

It really is a great way to get involved” Generally groups meet once every six weeks to discuss their fundraising plans which include, a Blooming Great Tea Party, supermarket collections, coordinating our Great Daffodil Appeal locally and raising awareness of Marie Curie Cancer Care on a local level.

By joining the Malvern Fundraising Group for Marie Curie Cancer Care, you can make a big difference in your community. You don’t have to be a current support of Marie Curie to get involved and we would love to welcome new supporters to the charity.

In fact just across the border in Herefordshire,

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The great thing is that there are no limits to fundraising groups − it is perfectly feasible for a group of friends to come together in their own local area to put one together with our help.

Groups are supported by the local fundraising team and they are supplied with resources including bunting, t-shirts, name badges and business cards.

We would love to hear from anyone interested either in getting involved in a group or in setting up their own. We realise that people know their local communities better than anyone else and we want to bring them together so they can use their skills, contacts and friendship groups to the advantage of a really worthwhile charity.

For further information please contact: Richard Scott, Community Fundraiser, 0117 9427132. Alternatively please visit our website at www.mariecurie.org.uk

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Recipe

Root Vegetables with Cranberies Ingredients

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• 500g selection of carrots, parsnips, sweet potato • 2 tbsp extra virgin rapeseed oil • 1 tbsp brown sugar • tsp ground nutmeg • tsp mixed spice • 50g cranberries fresh or dried • 75ml cider or apple juice • water as needed • salt and black pepper

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Classes & Courses

What’s on this weekend?

Shop Local, Eat Local, Spend Local, Enjoy Local Country Market Days Home-made, home-grown & hand-crafted Malvern Farmers Market - Saturday 20 Oct & 17 Nov 9am–2pm, Abbey Road, Malvern Ledbury Country Market Fridays, 8.30am –12noon, St Katherine’s Hall, High Street, Ledbury Malvern Country Market Fridays, 9am–12.15pm, Lyttleton Rooms, Church Street, Malvern West Malvern Community Market Fri 9 November, St James’s Primary School, West Malvern Rd Cradley Farmers Market 1st Saturday every month, The Old Rectory, Cradley, 10am - 12pm

NEW YOGA Classes - with Sue Friston Tuesday afternoons 2.30 - 4.00pm Wheel of Life Centre The aim this term is to prevent or reduce pursed lips at Christmas. No guarantee but we can have fun trying.

Discover that yoga is not just slow keep fit.

Physical, mental and emotional aches dissolved.

Contact Sue 0787 494 8485 or yogasue@live.co.uk

New Zumba Class Starting

Thursday October 4th at the Wyche Institute, Malvern 8.45pm £5 per session

Tabitha Luke 07968 323331

Dance with Debs Ballroom, Latin, Sequence, Dance Fit, Socials, Tuition Holy Trinity Hall, Malvern • Ballroom Class, Mondays10am and 7pm • Friday Tea Dances every 1st & 3rd Friday • Dance Fitness Class, Mondays at 6pm • Evening social dances three times a month For more information please contact me 07760 763967 info@dancewithdeb.co.uk www.dancewithdeb.co.uk

To advertise please call: Tina on 07952 591031 or email tina@allabout-local.com

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What’s on

We deliver our magazines in two stages in Malvern, which means you might receive this magazine later in the month. If you’ve missed any events, there’s plenty more ideas for days and evenings out on our website, www.allaboutmalvernhills.com Save the Children Quiz 7.15 for 7.30pm, Hanly Swan Village Hall Tables of 4, £6.50 pp to include refreshments. Quiz master Simon Martin. There will be a licensed bar and raffle. Tickets from 01684 563183

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Jazz night with Supper Colwall Village Hall In aid of St Richards Hospice For tickets ring 01684 563429 Coffee Morning with Stalls 10am - 12noon United Reformed Church Hall Worcester Road, Malvern Link

Oct & Tue 13 Nov Malvern Small Business Forum tue 7-9pm Council House, Great Malvern Networking opportunity for local business owners and start-ups. New members welcome.

Free entry - www.msbf.biz

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Lunch Club - every 2nd Thursday of the month thu in The Link Room, St Matthias’ Church, Church Road, Malvern Link Excellent hot 2 course lunch for £5. All Welcome To book: Margaret Topham 01684 561796 www.malvernlinkwithcowleigh.com

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Sponsored Walk on The Malvern Hills In aid of Cancer Research Uk. Start time 10am 11am. Options 3, 6 or 11 mile route Ray Worth 01684 892772

Shindig event at St Peter’s Church Cowleigh Bank, Mavern ‘Double Booked’ ‘Ruth is not going to settle down! A hilarious one-woman show’ Tickets£8 (under 16’s £6), Box Office: 01684 893858 www.malvernlinkwithcowleigh.com

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Open Day - Davenham & Perrins House sat Garden 2 - 4.30pm. 148 Graham Road, Malvern.

In aid of Friends of the Elderly. Admission £2, children free. Refreshments, stalls Entry via Graham Road only.

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Royal National Lifeboat Institution Coffee Morning Lytteltons Rooms, Church St, Malvern 10am - 12noon. Stalls including Chirstmas cards, gifts and plants.

Charities Mini Market 10 - 12noon, United Reformed Church Hall, Malvern Link in aid of Cancer Research UK Admission 20p.

For more details contact Ray Worth, 01684 892772

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Music for an Autumn Evening College Hall, Worcester at 7.30pm Presented by the Friends of Worcester Three Choirs Festival. Tickets £15 (includes refreshments) More information on: www.3choirs.org, 0845 6521823

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Save the Children Christmas Fair 10am - 12.30pm, Priory Lodge Hall, Malvern Entrance £1.50 to include coffee and mince pies Variety of stalls and raffle

Pudding Extravaganza 7 for 7.15pm, United Reformed Church Hall, Worcester Road, Malvern Link Tickets £10. Come along and have a light savoury starter followed by as many puddings as you can manage!

Book early! Choice of 25 - 30 puddings.

Maureen: 01684 575937 or Carol Pike: 01684 575631

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Christ Church Christmas Fair 10am - 1pm, Avenue Rd, Malvern The Malvern Brass Band, Stalls, Refreshments Gig: ‘TESS’ plus support St Peter’s Church, Cowleigh Bank, Malvern Box Office for times and ticket prices: 01684 893858 www.malvernlinkwithcowleigh.com Holy Trinity Church Christmas Fayre 10am - 12noon, Parish Hall, Worcester Rd, Link Top, Malvern Stalls, refreshments, raffle, tombolas, Father Christmas

To promote Dec/Jan events: email sascha@allabout-local.com or call 07906 573352

For the latest events: www.allaboutmalvernhills.com

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What a difference a year makes Church Walk, Malvern WR14 2XH

In early October, just one year after The Malvern Event Organiser shop opened, it is moving to larger premises in Church Walk and expanding its range of products and services.

With a background in tourism and charity fundraising owner Sarah Grout is keen to support community events. ”The Malvern Event Organiser aims to be a one-stop shop for the amateur event and party planner, whether for charity, business or leisure. By offering a range of party supplies, our own event programme, links to services, a box office for even the smallest of events and a meeting room we hope to be regarded as the community event organiser’s friend.”

The Church Walk shop already boasts products and services as diverse as helium balloon decoration, fancy dress, party tableware, international flags, and a loot bag zone for children’s parties but is introducing further products.

Sarah said “We are delighted to announce our collaboration with Cake Woman who will be demonstrating and supplying her amazing celebration cakes directly from the new shop.”

01684 566511 Party & Event Supplies Fancy Dress Helium Balloons Flags & Bunting Celebration Cakes Event Planner

www.malverneventorganiser.co.uk info@malverneventorganiser.co.uk

High Quality Local Arts, Crafts, Food & Drink

HANDMADE HIGH QUALITY PRODUCTS AT AFFORDABLE PRICES

Saturday 6 October Arts & Food Market 9.30am – 5.00pm Abbey Road - Malvern

Saturday 10 November Arts & Food Market 9.30am – 5.00pm Malvern Priory Grounds

ARTS & FOOD MARKETS For further details contact S Boffy on: 01886 880125

Saturday 1 December

Arts & Crafts

Malvern Priory Grounds

Artisan Food & Drink Abbey Road

10.30am – 6.30pm In association with:

www.boffyartsandevents.com To advertise please call: Tina on 07952 591031 or email tina@allabout-local.com

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Oct/Nov Great Malvern Priory October

1 to 31 Exhibition “Stars in the Malvern Firmament” part of Autumn in Malvern. Daily 9.30am to 4.30pm Sat 6 3.30pm Choral Evensong sung by choir of St. Marys Bampton. At 5pm March for Justice Service Thu 11 1pm Lunch Box “In the Footsteps of St Francis” talk by Brother Nicholas Alan. Bring your own lunch for 12.30pm tea/coffee available.

Fri 12 7.30pm “The Silver Chain of Sound” with Stephen Cleobury - organ, Julia Hwang - Violin and Charles Matthews - piano. Part of Autumn in Malvern. £8 Sat 20 12noon Organ Recital by Jan van Mol, collection.

Thu 25 1pm Lunch Box “The Work of CHIKS” talk

November

2nd 7.30pm & 3rd 2pm and 7.30pm Worcester Repertory Company’s production of Macbeth. Admission £10-£16 from Malvern Theatres.

Sat 3 to 17 Exhibition “Partner for Change”.

Thu 8 1pm Lunch Box Concert by The Chase School.

Wed 14 7.30pm “The Emperor of Atlantis” concert by the English Touring Opera Company Thu 22 1pm Lunch Box “Madresfield Revisited” talk by Peter Hughes.

Find more details on www.allaboutmalvernhills.com

What’s on Competition

Win Tickets for Gwen Taylor and Don Warrington in Driving Miss Daisy All About Magazines has two pairs of tickets to offer for Alfred Uhry’s Driving Miss Daisy, which opens at Malvern Theatres on November 5th.

Q: At which year’s Oscars did the film version of Driving Miss Daisy win Best Picture: a) 1980

b) 1990

c) 1999

Please email the answer plus your name, postcode and phone number to competition@allabout-local.com.

Closing date: 22 October 2012.

Theatre News

Malvern Theatres Autumn Season Continued Malvern Theatres will present an exciting line-up of plays, music and dance this coming November. The month begins with Alan Ayckbourn’s Haunting Julia, which stars Duncan Preston and Richard O’Callaghan and a week later Gwen Taylor and Don Warrington star in the West end and Broadway production of Alfred Uhry’s Driving Miss Daisy. Then on November 12 Penelope Keith returns to the Malvern Stage in Keith Waterhouse’s poignant comedy Good Grief and on November 26th the sell-out West End hit The Ladykillers comes to town.

One-night drama includes Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage in a new translation by Lee Hall and no contemporary dance fan should miss the new work by David Hughes Dance.

Classical Music lovers will look forward to Stephanie Gonley and the English Chamber

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The winners will be drawn from the entries and notified by 24 October.

Orchestra performing Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending alongside music by Mozart and Dvorak. The month will also see appearances by John Williams, who joins John Etheridge for an eclectic evening of guitar duos and there’s live opera from English Touring Opera, who bring Benjamin Britten’s masterpiece Albert Herring to the stage.

Also don’t miss this month’s illustrated lectures: the first by explorer Felicity Aston, who walked nearly 2000km across Antarctica; the second by broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby who gives a talk to mark the 70th anniversary of the battle of El Alamein.

For details of all these shows and more, or for a full colour brochure detailing all of the Autumn shows, please call the theatre box office on 01684 892277 or view the online version at malvern-theatres.co.uk.

To advertise please call: Tina on 07952 591031 or email tina@allabout-local.com

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