All About West of the Hills December 2010

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Editor’s message

Welcome to the December edition of All About ‘West of the Hills’.

December 2010 Published and edited by: Sascha McDonald All About Local Magazines Ltd sascha@allabout-local.com 07906 573352 www.allabout-local.com Photo front page: Caves Folley Nursery; sign for Mistletoe Fair, December 08 Graphic Design & Layout: All About Magazines Editorial: Sascha - 07906 573352 Advertising: Tina Palmer - 07952 591031 Distribution: All About West of the Hills is distributed to 2,800 homes and businesses Booking Deadline: For January - 9 December

We might be reaching the end of the year, but many new things are happening in our part of the world. For example, Vicki Walker’s been in touch with me to say she’s hoping to start a Women’s Institute group for West Malvern. Later this month, on the 9th, there’ll be a meeting at St James Primary school in the evening to gauge interest and share ideas. If you’d like more information turn to Page 32 where you can find contact details for Vicki who can tell you more.

New things are happening with this magazine as well, after nearly two years in existence, we’ve finally hit the information superhighway – that is to say, we have a web page! Although the site is still in its infancy, we hope to be able to do much more with it in the coming months. Of course ‘All About West of the Hills’ will still pop through your door each month, but there’s an online version to read if you prefer, at allabout-local.com.

Have a lovely December!

Sascha

Contents Features 6 Christmas Celebrations Anyone?

11 The Courtyard Shopping Experience

Regulars 14 Green Fingers 18 All About...the Baby Gym 22 Healthy Christmas!

26 Notice Board 30 - 32 What’s On in December 34 Community Pages 36 Index

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Christmas Celebrations Anyone?

The Reverend David Nichol

The Reverend Robert Ward

vicar of St. James Church in West Malvern

Rector of St James Church in Cradley, St. John the Baptist in Mathon and St John The Evangelist at Storridge.

What's the best thing about Christmas for you personally?

A desire in many people to think about other people and to realise there is more to life than just the ordinary hustle and bustle of every day life.

Do you have a message for our readers to think about over Christmas?

The story of the hospital cleaner and the boiled sweet - there was once a cleaner waiting for a lift to take a floor polisher up to the next floor in a hospital, also waiting for the lift was a vicar on his way to see a patient. Both smiled as they arrived at the lift and stood silently watching the numbers flashing as they waited, seemingly eternally, for the lift. Then the cleaner, who had never meet the Vicar before, got out a packet of sweets and offered one to the Vicar.

He thanked her, the lift came and they went their separate ways. This little tale captures something of the truth that lies at the heart of Christmas, simply that God gave to those who weren't expecting it an unsolicited gift. The gift was Jesus Christ, the child whose birth we celebrate at Christmas. The gift is given to all who will receive it but the gift can only be enjoyed if we are prepared to accept it, as the Vicar had to do with the boiled sweet. The gift God freely offers requires us to make room for Jesus Christ in our lives.

Highlights at St James in West Malvern over Christmas 19th December 6.30pm - A Candlelit Carol Service Christmas Eve 5.30pm - Family Crib Service 11.30pm - Midnight Communion Christmas Day 10.30am - Family Service followed by Communion

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What for you is the best part of Christmas?

Many people say that for them the children’s service on Christmas Eve is the real beginning of Christmas.

For me the high spot is the Midnight Mass, when in the midst of the darkness we celebrate the coming of Christ among us.’

Is there a simple message you have for our readers as we approach Christmas?

Christmas isn’t just about ourselves, but about a world given the hope of new beginnings, by returning to our earliest intimations of light and joy. Help us to turn that hope into a reality again this Christmas time.’

Some of the Services for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon 5th December, 11am Family Service including a ‘Blessing of the Cribs’ at Cradley Church 12th December, 11am Sunday School ‘Decorating of the Tree’ at Cradley Church 19th December, 4pm Traditional Carol Service at Cradley Church 19th December, 6pm Carols by Candlelight at Mathon Church, all welcome 21st December, 6pm Carols in the Barn at Heath Mill Farm, Cradley, courtesy of John & Joy Perkins 21st December, 7.30pm Traditional Carol Service, Storridge Church Christmas Eve 4pm Christingle. A firm family favourite, Cradley Church 11.15pm Midnight Mass, Cradley Church Christmas Day 9.30am Morning Worship, Mathon Church 9.30am Morning Worship, Holy Communion, Storridge Church 11am Morning Worship, Cradley Church Boxing Day 9.30am, Gathered service at Storridge Church.

For the latest details look at www.cradley.org.uk

happy christmas to all our readers

There are many special services and Carol singing events going on ino our local churches and elsewhere during December. Below a selection of our local clergy highlight what’s going on and say everyone is welcome.

The Reverend Melanie Horton vicar of St James in Colwall and All Saints in Coddington ‘For children Christmas is a time of enchantment, when tinsel becomes a halo, a tea towel the headgear of a shepherd and a paper hat the magnificent crown of a wise man, it is a time when there is magic in the air and life tingles with possibilities. As we get older the wonder and awe sometimes gets lost in the busyness of the season and the season of love and joy becomes instead the season of frayed tempers and cross words. To recapture the magic that captivated us as children is a simple yet profound thing. We need to turn as the wise men did toward Bethlehem and behold with simplicity and faith a baby, born in the poorest of conditions yet a beacon of love and hope. When we gaze upon God’s gift of love we are able to put our anxieties and concerns into perspective and to see ourselves and the world through his eyes. In that moment we see that we are worthy of love and full of love to give. In the context of God’s great love, and his first and greatest gift, the gift of his Son, then our own giving and sharing become a source of joy and fulfilment and we can be our true selves as God intended us to be – loving, giving, and full of wonder.’

A selection of services December 2nd, 6.30pm Colwall Park Hotel, ‘Light up a Life’ Service’ in aid of St Michael’s Hospice December 10th, 7.00pm Colwall Village Hall, Colwall Community Choir, children’s choir & Guests Christmas Concert Saturday December 11, 3.00pm, Woofields Farm, Coddington - Farmyard Nativity Tuesday December 14, 7.45pm, Colwall Village Hall, Colwall Singers Carol Concert Thursday December 16, 7.30pm Ale House Carols (Colwall) readings and seasonal refreshments Sunday December 19 10.00am St James the Great Church Christmas Parish Praise & Nativity

3.00pm All Saints Church, Coddington Service of Nine Lessons & Carols Tuesday 21 December 6.30pm Meet outside Primary School, Colwall Green Carol Singing around Colwall Green, & the Yew Tree Inn 7.30pm Carol singing around Colwall & Chevenham Thursday December 23 9.00pm Carol singing in the Chase Inn (Upper Colwall) Friday December 24 Christmas Eve 4.00pm St James the Great Church, Christmas Christingle Service 6.00 pm St Crispin’s Chapel (Colwall) Quiet Christmas - music and readings 11.30pm St James the Great Church, Midnight Mass 11.30pm All Saints Church, Midnight Mass Saturday December 25 Christmas Day 8.30am St James the Great Church, Service of Holy Communion 10.00am St James the Great Church Christmas Family Communion 11.30am All Saints Church, Coddington, Christmas Family Service This is a selection of services, for more details please look at www.colwallchurch.org

Services at Colwall Free Church over Christmas 19th December, 3pm - Carol Praise Christmas Day, 10.30am – Christmas Day Service with Communion (there’s no service on Boxing Day, Sunday 26th December) 31st December, 10.30pm – Watchnight Service

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Green Fingers Its December, and Bridget’s looking forward to a bit of kissing under the mistletoe!

The festive season is here again and we are all rushing around getting ready. The gorgeous summer seems to have flown by and its time to get the thermals out of mothballs. Still, once Christmas and New Year are out of the way then its only a few weeks until spring!

In the meantime there’s plenty to look forward to. We are having a Mistletoe Fair at the Nursery again on the 11th December between 2pm and 4pm, organised by the Colwall Orchard Group. It is always good to see people buying natural decorations for their homes, after all in recent times we have become more and more detached from our links with plants and the natural world.

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All About... ...the Malvern Baby Gym Club Malvern Baby Gym Club offers activities and fun for pre-school children and meets weekly in Colwall. Alison Winters explains more.

Tell us what you do

We are lucky enough to have the use of amazing new facilities at the Downs School in Colwall. Every week we put out larger apparatus such as benches and tables for children to crawl, balance and jump from.

We also have a large range of games equipment such as footballs, stilts, hoops, bats and balls. There is lots of equipment to use and the children get really creative, building pirate ships, trains and all sorts of amazing things. We organise simple running races and sometimes parachute games during the session. The whole point of Gym Club is to provide activities and equipment so parents can help their children enjoy those they are interested in.

For Christmas we’ll probably organise a special trail or activity during a session or have a trip somewhere towards the end of term.

who runs the club?

The Club is run by three local mums, Alison, Marie and Tania. I am the secretary which involves keeping up with membership, letting members know of upcoming events and changes as well as organising events including trips during school holidays. The current group has been at the Downs for about two years but many members went to Baby Gym Club when it met at Malvern College, where it was run for many years by

Frances Thurlow. We’re enjoying being in a new location and sharing our activities with new parents. We have a maximum of 30 families as members at any one time. Some people come every week whilst others drop in occasionally but we usually have between 10 and 15 families at a session.

what do the children get out of it?

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There’s also the opportunity to develop new physical skills in a safe environment. They play with friends and perhaps best of all is the chance to be the boss for an hour while mum or dad takes their lead!

And what do the parents get out of it?

The enjoyment of seeing their child grow in confidence while developing physical skills.

It’s a relaxed, informal environment where everyone joins in and has fun. There’s the chance to meet parents with children of a similar age while spending an hour of quality time with your child doing something you both enjoy.

This is a really friendly, welcoming group with mums, dads, grandparents and childminders joining in. You don’t need any special skills to help your child with these activities, just be willing to take the lead from them and have fun .

Malvern Baby Gym meets every Wednesday at the Downs School during termtime from 10am till 11am. It costs £5.00 a term per family, or half price if you join after half term. Anyone is welcome to come along and try a session to see if it’s for them. You can call Alison on 01684 567777 to find out more.

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Healthy Christmas!

I’d like to start by wishing you a very happy and healthy Christmas and New Year!

By Allison Maxwell from Colwall

‘Healthy’ and ‘Christmas’ in the same sentence? It can be hard to imagine, I agree. To my way of thinking there’s nothing wrong with a bit of festive indulgence when it only comes once a year. However, if you’re used to eating healthily, or on a mission to lose weight, you don’t want to abandon your principles entirely. There’s a lot you can do to create healthy Christmas recipes in all sorts of small ways, to make your Christmas dinner healthier and lower in fat without compromising on taste or enjoyment.

Healthier options at Christmas without missing out

Turkey is by far the best choice for a healthy Christmas dinner, the meat is less fatty than goose or duck. Roast your turkey on a rack so it doesn’t bathe in fat as it cooks, later on you can skim the fat off the gravy. Its also good to make your own stuffing, some packet mixes contain unhealthy hydrogenated vegetable oils. If you are in charge of shopping for Christmas food, only cater for the number of people you are feeding and not for an imaginary tribe of relatives or friends. You can still buy rich food to enjoy, but only buy enough for just a couple of days and no more.

Don’t feel that you have to be a Scrooge-like killjoy at Christmas, it is a time of celebration after all! A large meal once a year won’t do you any harm, but make use of healthy Christmas recipes, include healthy soups and salads in between those calorie-laden foods.

After a big Christmas lunch, its tempting to lie down on the sofa to nap or watch a film. That’s the worst thing you can do for your heartburn. Food is still in your stomach for the at least the next three hours, lying in wait to cause reflux. If you must go from mashed potatoes to couch potato, at least sit up with your

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head above your stomach or take a walk.

There are plenty of healthy alternatives to high-sugar and fat-laden Christmas foods. I have chosen this recipe as its fat-free and almost sugar-free. To be even healthier you can substitute the brown sugar for date syrup or agave syrup, available from a good quality supermarket or health shop.

No-fat Christmas Pudding

As mentioned above, this pudding is much lighter and completely fat-free. It’s also vegetarian, so make this one if you have non-meat eaters coming round.

This pudding will not keep for very long. So don’t make it more than 2-3 weeks before Christmas.

To serve four: • 2 medium-sized apples • 2 bananas • 50g (2oz) walnuts • 50g (2oz) almonds • 50g (2oz) hazelnuts • 4 eggs • 150ml (5 fl oz) milk • 1 tsp mixed spice • 450g (1lb) mixed dried fruit • juice and grated rind of 1 lemon • 1 tsp salt • 450g (1lb) freshly made wholemeal breadcrumbs • 50g (2oz) soft brown sugar 1. Grate the apples without peeling them. Peel and roughly chop the bananas and nuts. Break the eggs and whisk with the milk.

2. Mix all the ingredients together and stir well.

3. Place into one or two well-greased pudding basins and cover with folded greaseproof paper.

Tie round with string.

4. Steam for 3-4 hours in a covered pan with 5cm (2in) simmering water. Check the water level at intervals and don’t allow to boil dry. Then cool and store.

5. To re-heat, steam for an hour before turning out.

Recipe courtesy of www.essentially-england.com

Allison Maxwell has an MSc in Public Health Nutrition, a BSc in Nutrition & Food Science and 20 years experience in the field of food and nutrition. If you need advice ring 07771694490 for Private Nutritional Consultations.

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Notice Board January Deadline: Monday 13 December

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Friday 10 December 2 - 4pm Fun for all the family Stalls, Tombola, Cakes, Hot & cold drinks, Gifts Come and stock up for Christmas Come early before Children finish school

December 4th Doors open 10.30am 3.00pm TREE OF LIGHT

For some years now in conjunction with St Michaels Hospice, Colwall Rotary Club has organised a tree of light in Colwall,where members of the community can dedicate at Christmas a light in memory of a loved one,for £5 (or more if one wishes) the proceeds of which go to the hospice.The Christmas tree in Colwall this year will again be at the entrance to Colwall park Hotel and light-up is Thursday Dec 2nd @ 6.30pm This year we have extended the Tree of Light theme to West Malvern and so also on Dec 2nd at 7.30 pm, we shall light up a Xmas tree for the same dedications, with the book of remembrance to fill in.The lighted Xmas tree will be on the approach to The Brewers and Sue has kindly agree to support the extended project this year.

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Come and help restore wildlife rich coppice in Park Wood, West Malvern!

Volunteers are meeting at 10am on: 1st December / 5th January 9th February / 2nd and 27th March Please contact Dave or Kelda on 01684 575516 or see www.wildwoodcrafts.com www.malvernhillscoppicenetwork.org.

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What’s on In December

Friday 3 December

Small Business Breakfast 7.30am, Blue Ginger Gallery, Cradley. New members welcome. £2 which includes a very tasty breakfast.

Saturday 4 December

Christmas Vegetarian Cooking Demonstration 7.30pm - 9pm by Liz Hughes (from www.ourlizzy.com) at Storridge Village Hall, WR13 5EY, car park available. Tickets are £10 to include mulled wine and tasters. Call Ann 01432 850884 / 07549 262720 or annkenyon@hotmail. Raising funds for www.thegatewaytrust.org

Every 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month

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Monday 20th December

A family Hula Hooping Club from ages + 4. Fitness, Strength, Flexibility, Coordination, Breathing, Games & lots of fun! For Adults, Kids & their Parents, Beginners welcome.

Every 1st & 3rd Saturday’s of the month: 4th Dec &18th Dec, from: 10am – 11am Happy Hoopers Hula Disco from: 6pm - 7pm The Dome, Imperial Road, Malvern. Contact: Paula Trafford. Phone: 07985 211 555 www.happyhoopers.co.uk, email: ptpaula@talktalk.net

Wednesday 8 December

Father Christmas will visit Blue Ginger 3 - 6pm. Hang a star wish on the tree and receive a little gift from Santa. Children of all ages welcome. Blue Ginger, The Home End Farm, Stiffords Bridge, Cradley WR14 5NW

Friday 10 December

West Malvern Community Market - Lots of Christmas presents ideas!

3.15 - 4.15pm at St James C of E Primary. A wide range of produce and crafts will be on sale - lots of ideas for Christmas presents. Everyone welcome free of charge for both buyers and sellers. Anyone who would like a stall can just turn up on the day as long as they are only selling homemade or home grown goods.

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What’s on In December Saturday 11 December

Christmas Cards sale at Colwall Library From 10am - 1pm and 2pm - 4pm. The cards will be sold in aid of a variety of Charities of the Midland Charities Association, with volunteers from Save the Children running the stall. Please support.

Tuesday 14 December

Colwall Singers will present ‘Joyful Tidings’ Colwall Village Hall at 7.45pm. There will be seasonal refreshments. Entry is free but with an opportunity to donate to the Air Ambulance.

Saturday 11 December

A Winters Groove at The Grove a magnificent Victorian Gothic Town Mansion in the heart of Great Malvern at the foot of the Malvern Hills. Starring PRAYING FOR THE RAIN with songs from their new album CIVILIZED WORLD. Join us to celebrate the mid-Winter with open fires, an angels choir, dancing, chai, mulled wine, mince pies, real ale, a festive stall and grand raffle! Do come along and have a BALL! From 7pm till Midnight. Tickets £10 Family Ticket £25. Ring Julia on 01684 576 359 for bookings and more info. www.thegrovemalvern.co.uk

Thursday 16 December

Beer & Bangers at Blue Ginger Men’s night with FREE gift wrap service. 6.30pm - 9pm Blue Ginger, The Home End Farm, Stiffords Bridge, Cradley WR14 5NW

Tuesday 21 December

COLWALL CAROLLING 6.30pm Meet at Colwall Primary School for a Harking round Colwall Green 7.00pm The Yew Tree, courtesy of Joan & Wendy 7.45pm Chevenham 8.15 Colwall Park Hotel, courtesy of Iain & Sarah Nesbitt 9.00pm (Thu) The Chase Inn, more Heralding, courtesy of Andy, John & Grace & the tip-top of the hill Chase crew

Thursday 23 December

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What’s on Every Friday Every Friday Every Sunday

Thursday 9 December

Saturday 4 December

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During December

In December

Country Market Days Home-made, Home-grown and Hand-crafted Malvern Country Market 8.30 - 11.15am, Lyttleton Rooms, Church Street Malvern.

Ledbury Country Market 8.30 - 12 noon, St Katherine’s Hall, High Street, Ledbury.

West Malvern Acoustic Music Session 9.30pm - 12midnight, West Malvern Social Club (by the village hall clock on West Malvern Rd, at the junction with Ebrington Rd), acoustic music session, all styles & abilities welcome. westmalvernsession.org.uk There is a WI starting in West Malvern!

If you are interested in joining and want to find out more come along to the1st meeting at 7.30pm in the hall at St James Primary School, West Malvern Road. There is no obligation to join, it’s just to gauge interest and share ideas. More info vickwalker@hotmail.com or 572760

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Great Malvern Big Light Switch On From 9am until 6pm. The day of entertainment begins at 9am in the morning, During the day there’s a huge variety of events at venues throughout the town centre. The lantern parade and lights switch on from 5.15pm. To find out more: christmasinmalvern.co.uk The Barnards Green Christmas Charity Event 10am until 3pm. Activities start at 10am, with Father Christmas arriving in style at 10.30am. Arts & Crafts, football skills, Aztec Climbing Wall, music, children’s competition, raffle & the Sunshine Children’s Centre Play bus.

Visit Santa in his Grotto! Great Malvern Library 4 Dec (10am - 4pm)

11 & 18 Dec (10am - 4.30pm) 13 Dec (10.15am - 10.45am) 15 Dec (2.30pm - 3.15pm) 16 Dec (2.45pm - 3.15pm)

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Community Pages

Clubs, Societies, Groups, Classes Colwall Bright Sparks Colwall Pre-School Colwall Village Hall, Mill Lane. Monday to Friday 9.30am 12pm/lunch - 1pm, during term time. For children of 2yrs and 6 months to school age. Jean 01684 540061 or Sue 01684 575548.

Colwall Cricket Club With 4 Saturday League teams, a Ladies team and juniors they are blessed with a great number of volunteers, but always need more. Visit http://colwall.play-cricket.com Colwall Greener A group of Colwall residents committed to helping Colwall prepare and adapt to the demands of Global Warming and Peak Oil. Open to all. Robin 01684 540 284 or visit www. greener.colwall.info Colwall Orchard Group New volunteers are always welcome, we have lots of different things we still want to do. www.colwallvillagegarden.org or contact Helen Stace on 01684 540569 Colwall Rotary Club Meets on Thursdays at 8.00pm at Malvern Hills Hotel. If you are interested in coming along and finding out more about Rotary and our charitable work, please contact Alan Torbet on 01684 899227 or www.colwallrotary.org.uk Malvern Gym Club An informal clamber club which meets 10-11am every Wednesday during term-times at the new gym, the Downs Malvern College Prep School, Brockhill Rd, Colwall. Run by local mums, only £5 per term, per family. Great fun for active toddlers - good range of equipement and loads of space.

Call Alison 01684 567777 Colwall Probus Club Founded in 1984 to be a meeting point for retired professional and business men, resident in the Parish of Colwall. Meetings twice monthly on a Monday morning at Colwall Park Hotel.

Newcomers welcome. Contact Guy Houghton 01684 540158 for membership rules and information. Colwallprobus@msn.com Colwall Singers is a ladies choir meeting in Colwall Village Hall on Tuesday evenings at 7.45 during term time. We give concerts in aid of various charities. Newcomers very welcome, especially second soprano or alto! Liz 01684 561278.

Colwall Playgroup At Colwall Village Hall, Mill Lane. Monday 1.45 - 3.15, £1.50/ family. A range of toys and activities for children to do from babies to pre-school. Contact Louise 01684 541495.

Colwall Wildlife Group Organises three indoor meetings a year between late autumn and early spring, one all day wetland visit by coach. Some record birds visiting their garden. Contact Derek Turner 540318 Colwall Golfers - Date for diary Forward notice: next year’s spring meeting will be held at Upper Sapey Golf Club on Friday 29 April 2011, starting 9.30am, concluding with ‘all day breakfast’ at lunchtime!

Contact person: Derek Turner (540318) Colwall Ladies Club Members meet on the second Thursday in the month at the

Colwall Village Hall. Coffee at 10am is followed by a talk or demonstration. New members welcome. Contact Liz Daniel 01684 540904 for more details Colwall Village Society a group of local people (over 200) with an interest in the wellbeing and history of Colwall. 3/4 public meetings per year, on subjects of local interest. Membership £5 py Come and join us. Membership Secretary Margaret Matthews, PO Box 64, Malvern, WR14 4WE The Chasers International Men of Stell Cricket Team A friendly and social pub cricket team, based at The Chase in Upper Colwall. Cricket fixtures and various events. All abilities welcome. Jamie 01684 541022 or 07977 115478 Wyche and Colwall Horticultural Society For anybody with an interest in gardening. Meets on the first Monday of every month at Colwall Village Hall. Free coffee and biscuits from 7pm. Talks and demonstrations from 7.30pm.

Membership £10 per year, or come as a visitor £3.50 a meeting. Further details Margaret White 01684 540931 Colwall WI We meet on the 2nd Monday of the month at the Colwall Village Hall at 7.00pm. Following a short business and information session and refreshments, we enjoy a varied programme of talks and demonstrations. Visitors and new members welcome. Cath Blackwell 01684 540020 Colwall Players Colwall Players is a local group of performers that has been bringing live entertainment for over twenty years. Apart from coming to presentations you could be part of one. For more info visit www.colwallplayers.org Colwall Mothers’ Union MU has 4 million members in 70 countries. It promotes marriage and family life. In Colwall we normally meet with a speaker on the 1st Thursday of the month at 2.15 in the Ale House by St James’ Church. Visitors welcome.

Contact Jill Wittington 540590

Cradley Cradley Sports Club Provides sporting opportunities for people of all ages within a ten mile radius of Cradley. Current sports include football, cricket, ladies fitness and netball. See www.cradleysportsclub. co.uk or 01886 880081.

Cradley, Storridge & Mathon Royal British Legion Supports ex service personnel. This Legion Club is a lively place, with two full sized snooker tables, a pool table, a skittle ally and regular entertainment.

Small Business Breakfast, Cradley Is a friendly informal group of small business owners who meet on the first Friday of every month from 7.30 am in the Blue Ginger Gallery, Cradley. A £2 continental breakfast is available Newcomers welcome. Contact Miles Meager 01886 880964 or milesmeager@mi-frame.co.uk Cradley, Mathon & Storridge Art Group Meet every 2nd and 4rd Wednesday of the month at Storridge Village Hall at 2pm. We are a friendly informal bunch of all levels of ability. Newcomers will be most welcome.

Mathon Mathon, Cradley and Storridge Tennis Club Situated between Colwall and Mathon, welcomes new

members for friendly social or competitive tennis. Play all year round on three all-weather courts. For information Mrs Pat Pugh on 01531 640682 or Bob Hamilton on 01684 540836.

Mathon Parish Church Holds weekly services: 1st Sunday - Parish Communion at 9.30 am, 2nd Sunday - Mattins at 9.30am, 3rd Sunday Lay-led Mattins at 9.30am, 4th Sunday - Holy Communion at 8.30am, 5th Sunday (when relevant) - In one of the three Parish churches (Cradley, Mathon or Storridge) at various times.

West Malvern

West Malvern Irish Dancers Classes with the award winning Sean Eireann McMahon Academy of Irish Dancing, during school term time: Fridays 4.30 - 6.30pm, at Malvern Village Hall. For boys and girls all ages. Beginners welcome. Ruth (parent) 01684 568613 or Rose (tutor) on 07976 6914686

West Malvern Royal British Legion Club Skittle Alley, Darts Crib, Live entertainment. Sunday night Honey Bingo. All welcome, always looking for new members.

Tel 07985 133691 for more details. Lower Road, West Malvern.

West Malvern Baby & Toddler Group Meets 10-12 every Friday, during term-time at West Malvern Village Hall. Friendly group, lots of toys and activities. £1.50 per family per session. Contact Alison 01684 567777 Meditation in West Malvern Small friendly group meeting weekly for one hour in early evening and monthly on Sunday. Format is silent mediation as in Zen (sitting then walking) Anyone with compatible practice is welcome. Email malvernmeditation@talktalk.net or call 07816578815 West Malvern Social Club Music Session every Sunday 9pm (folk, country, jazz, roots).

Fortnightly Bingo. Licensed bar with stage available for hire for parties and events. 145 West Malvern Rd, WR14 4AY 01684 576732

Malvern Hills & Ledbury Malvern Hills Freecycle A Free Recycling Resource. To find out more you can find a link to Malvern Hills Freecycle group at www.freecycle.org Plastic Bags – No Thanks! Is a local project led by local people to reduce the use and irresponsible disposal of plastic carrier bags. www.plasticbagsnothanks.org

Ring 01684 563611 for Malvern or 01432 377599 for the Herefordshire helpline.

FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO VOLUNTEER Community Voluntary Action Ledbury 01531 635339 Malvern Community Action 01684 892381 Malvern Hills Volunteering 01684 862151 Or visit www.do-it.org.uk to search for volunteering near where you live.

Malvern Small Business Forum Provides a meeting place for small businesses - including established business, those who have just started and those considering starting up. Monthly meetings. For more information 01684 862151 (Simon Smith or Joel Killer) or www.malvernhills.gov.uk/business The Hills Bridge Club A duplicate bridge club for improvers. Meet at Mathon Village Hall, Thursdays 7 for 7.15pmContact 01684 541227 www.bridgewebs.com/hills Malvern Hills Lions Club we meet on 2nd and 4th Monday each month at the Great Malvern Hotel, Malvern, 8pm. If you are interested or want to know more about us and helping out at Charity Events - all welcome. Geoff Lewis, freephone 0845 8337439 www.malvernlions.org.uk

Local Charity Support A Christmas Concert in aid of Age Concern Ledbury

Christmas Concert

Christmas songs and classical pieces performed by local music students in aid of Age Concern in Ledbury

Ledbury Children’s Centre Provides activities and services for U5’s and their families in Ledbury and surrounding areas. For more details please contact 01432 383840 Malvern Social Group A voluntary run social group covering Malvern and surrounding areas for people aged over 20. On offer is a programme of activities organised by members e.g. theatre trips, meals out, walking. New members welcome. Further info on 08450 957984 or info@malvernsocial.org.uk Transport Ring & Ride Based in Ledbury urgently need volunteer drivers from the Colwall - Cradley area to support people in these communities with transport. Please ring 01531 636333 Citizens Advice Bureau @ Malvern or Ledbury For advice that makes a difference - it’s free and confidential and can cover money matters, employment problems, housing, consumer rights, personal problems, taxes, land...

St Michael and All Angels Church Saturday 18 December 6.30 to 8.30 pm Tickets £5 to include refreshments from Age Concern, 38 Bye Street, Ledbury Phone 01531 631280 Email catrionarobertson364@gmail.com

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