All About West of the Hills DecJan 2016

Dec 2016/Jan 2017 Issue 68

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WElcome The pantomime in Wellington Heath takes place once again this January.

With its quirky characters and local jokes, it’s become a regular fixture at the Memorial Hall. Around our area there are plenty of other seasonal events, from Christmas Fairs to carol singing and festive concerts. If you prefer to get away from the Christmas bustle, there’s plenty more going on including a busy programme of events at The Master’s House in Ledbury (see page 20).

Enjoy the read and have a great Christmas!

42 Finance Advice Enjoy Local Community News Business News Parrys of Malvern Community Brass Band Master’s House Events First Ledbury Scouts The Nest Recipe: Salad Ligth up a life Seasonal Events Green Fingers Our Lizzy’s Recipe: Nut Roast Panto in Wellington Heath Local Groups A Sense of Wellbeing Notice Board What’s On Classes & Courses Theatre News & Competition

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Advice

A New Year beckons an Old Solution‌

By Independent Financial Advisor Rob Weale from Colwall

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ith the majority of recent headlines dominated with Brexit, a change of Prime Minster, a controversial new American President and low interest rates, you would be forgiven for putting off some of your major financial decisions until the New Year.

In such times often we put off or even ignore some of our own more pressing issues which are a little closer to home. With returns on savings being virtually non-existent and a booming housing market, more and more people are turning to equity release for a whole host of reasons.

Those choosing equity release now can enjoy low borrowing rates and three levels of protection through a structured financial advice process regulated by the FCA, face-to-face legal advice and many product safeguards.

Independent advice Equity release products can be complicated and it is important one gets specific tailored advice from an independent specialist as everybody’s circumstances and needs differ. It is essential the advice you seek is independent and from the whole of the market, and of upmost importance, only from firms regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. As an extra precaution, companies that subscribe to ERC (Equity Release Council) can give that extra peace of mind. This is a self-regulating industry body set up by lenders and offers standards and ethical codes of conduct.

The Products Equity Release can take on many different forms with some plans involving the sale of part or all of the property, often referred to as Reversion Schemes, and plans that are very similar to a Rob Weale is a founding partner at Smith Weale Associates. We can ensure you are in an informed position with regard the Equity Release market including the alternative options that may be available. Together we will help make

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typical mortgage whereby the loan has interest payments, but are deferred or paid, this type of plan is a Lifetime Mortgage. Within the product itself there are also other variants like lump sum payments, income payments, a drawdown facility giving ad-hoc payments. There are pros and cons to each and every type of equity release and the correct solution will only become apparent once all circumstances are considered.

The Process The first priority is to establish whether or not an equity release is even suitable, sometimes the property is not acceptable or the ages of the individuals does not meet lending criteria.

Sometimes, after careful consideration, it is a straightforward decision that this type of solution does not sit happily with those concerned.

Alternative Options With your family and adviser, the alternatives must be considered, for example, do nothing, downsize, borrow from family members, arrange an interest only mortgage to name a few. It is important all angles be explored, only then can you make an informed decision.

Get Informed Here at Smith Weale we have a supply of free impartial booklets to help you make an informed decision, if you would like to receive a copy please contact us. All our consultations in regard to Equity Release are free and without obligation. the critical decisions, and choose the very best solution tailored to your individual circumstances from the whole of the UK market place. We welcome your enquiry.

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Enjoy Local 1. the hop pocket shopping village This winter you can enjoy a warm welcome at The Hop Pocket, a family run business, housing a shopping village, craft centre, restaurant, hop museum and art gallery.

Situated just off the main A4103 Worcester to Hereford Road with a large free car park and easy disabled access throughout, The Hop Pocket is open daily in the run up to Christmas. see www.thehoppocket.com

2. bosbury fun Bosbury is alive with lots of fun activities during the festive season. On Saturday 10th December the Parish Hall hosts a Christmas Fair, with a special visit from Father Christmas at around 10.30am, complete with his elves!

There’s the annual New Year Walk on 2nd January, while on 7th January there’s a traditional wassail to local orchards followed by refreshments and live music. details from our What’s On listings on page 52

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things to enjoy local During Dec & Jan

3. a christmas journey Ledbury Choral Society’s annual Christmas concert is on Sunday 3rd December at St Michael’s Church in Ledbury.

It’s a musical journey towards Christmas for the whole family, with well-loved carols to enjoy and sing. It starts at 5.30pm with interval refreshments. Tickets £9 in advance/£10 on the door from Ledbury Books & Maps or members of the society. Children and students free. www.ledburychoral.btck.co.uk or Call (01531) 635081

4. running in colwall A Couch to 5K running group starts in Colwall this January, with the aim of helping just about anyone to take up running. At the end of the nine week course you should be able to run for either five kilometres or for thirty minutes. A similar course held over the summer was a great success and led to the creation of a new weekly running group called Colwall Beyond. Meeting in the village every Saturday at 9am, they welcome runners of all abilities to their friendly, social running group.

For further details, contact Sue Bentley on 07789 408180.

5. New Year Celebrations at the star inn The Star Inn on Cowleigh Road is holding a New Year’s Eve party to raise money for Community Action Malvern and District. The theme for the evening is Seventies and Eighties Fancy Dress and there will be music as well as a buffet of Chinese food. Tickets need to be purchased in advance from The Star and cost £18, with £5 from each ticket donated to Community Action.

The Star will also be holding Chinese New Year celebrations which this year fall on Sunday 29th January. There will be a buffet taking place at 12.30pm and 3.45pm and a lion dance performance at 2.30pm. The buffet costs £13 per person and everyone is welcome to come along and watch the lion dance outside the restaurant.

For information and to book call 01684 891918

For more ideas and local events: www.allaboutmalvernhills.com

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News

community NEWS

HOMESTART VOLUNTEERING All parents know the years before children go off to school and then college are vital in a child’s life and having a good start at home is of utmost importance, but we also know things don’t run smoothly all the time. Home-Start Herefordshire believes parents have the key role in creating a secure childhood for their children. It’s just sometimes they need a bit of help…your help, could make the difference. Last year 208 Herefordshire families were supported with the help of home-visiting volunteers.

If you’d like to become a volunteer, Homestart Herefordshire is now recruiting for a New Year course starting on the 26th January. It will run every Thursday, between 9.30am and 2.50pm for ten weeks. Volunteers are given excellent training and support, a chance to join in with our social events and all out of pocket expenses are paid.

If you would like to find out more about Home-Start or make a donation please call (01432) 371212 or visit www.home-startherefordshire.co.uk

THE FIFTH LEDBURY BIG BREAKFAST The Fifth Ledbury Big Breakfast takes place this January. Cafés, butchers, hotels and local food businesses all take part in what has become a popular event, offering all kinds of food to celebrate breakfast.

The weekend is organised by Ledbury Food Group to highlight exceptional locally produced food and drink.

Each venue is asked to put on their own breakfast specials as well as their normal fare, which last year included breakfast frittata, smoked salmon and eggs, potato rosti, Eggs Florentine, breakfast pudding, porridge with cider sauce, breakfast omelettes, scotch pancakes, local cheese and beer rarebit, eggs royale, muffins, granola and of course very special eggs and bacon.

The Ledbury Big Breakfast – 28th, 29th and 30th January. www.ledburyfoodgroup.org

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CHARITY CHRISTMAS CONCERT Ledbury Community Choir’s Charity Christmas Concert will be held at the Ledbury Market Theatre, 7.30pm, on Friday 16th and Saturday 17th December. This is one of the choir’s most popular annual events.

There is always a Christmas party atmosphere, and this year will be no exception, with a mix of traditional, sacred and secular music. You can expect some new additions in this year’s line-up, together with well-loved favourites such as the Christmas sing-along and the traditional Ledbury Kissing Bucket.

For tickets, please call (01531) 634630 or 634105 ledburycommunitychoir.co.uk

LEDBURY & DISTRICT U3A Ledbury & District U3A has over 400 members who belong to a range of groups including art, gardening, latin, french, philosophy, book groups, classical music, local history, knitting and more.

There is a monthly meeting, where for ten months of the year there is an invited speaker. There are talk-related outings and garden trips. New members are always welcome to join existing groups or to start up a new one. The Christmas Meeting takes place on Thursday 15th December and on January 19th there’s a talk by the microartist Graham Short, best known for engraving The Lord’s Prayer onto the head of a pin. Meetings take place at the Community Hall on Lawnside in Ledbury from 2pm.

Call (01531) 633637 or visit u3asites.org.uk/ledbury/groups

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Business News MALVERN GOLDSMITHS Malvern Goldsmiths is a new jewellery store coming to Malvern. The shop is being opened

by Rodney Randle, who for many years has run Quarter Jewellery in Worcester. ‘We always describe ourselves as ‘the most reasonable’ jewellers in Worcester, which is what we now plan to offer people in Malvern. We have always done the most we can for customers to pay the best price for unwanted jewellery and old gold.’

The new store is opening on Belle Vue Terrace in the centre of Great Malvern and will sell both new and second hand jewellery at competitive prices.

‘I look forward to meeting new customers’ says Rodney, ‘in this lovely town and area of Malvern.’

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our new shop 8 Church Walk, Great Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 2XH Tel: 07766 021648 Email: info@chocolateavenue.co.uk Website: www.chocolateavenue.co.uk

28 - 30 Belle Vue Terrace, Malvern WR14 4PZ | rodneyran1@aol.com CHOCOLATE AVENUE With their exquisite shapes, colours and textures, the chocolates on display at Chocolate Avenue in Great Malvern look amazing. What’s even better is their exquisite flavours, a combination of tastes that complement each other and which are chosen and crafted by some of Britain’s best chocolatiers. ‘Our customers appreciate that a little luxury goes a long way’ says Shalee Mairs who runs the shop. The shop stocks chocolate from companies including Hamilton’s of Broadway and Lick the Spoon, which recently won three gold and two silver awards at the 2016 The Taste of the West Awards. There is also chocolate by Cheltenham-based Wicked and Wonderful, whose flavours include Raspberry white chocolate, Peanut and Pretzel, Sour Cherry and Earl Grey dark chocolate.

Whether you are choosing a gift or something for yourself, Chocolate Avenue on Church Walk in the heart of Great Malvern has a wide range of handmade, artisan chocolate and Shalee looks forward to seeing you soon.

You can find the shop on 8 Church Walk in Great Malvern - www.chocolateavenue.co.uk

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RURAL WASTE DISPOSAL A local company is offering farms and business a new cost-free way to dispose of their waste materials.

Rural Waste Recycling is run by husband and wife Steve and Anouk Skurek. ‘The biggest obstacle we have had to overcome is trying to convince farmers that it’s a free service, and there is no catch!’ says Anouk.

The cost of the service is covered by recycling the plastic and card, which can be brought to the company’s headquarters near Newent.

They accept a wide range of plastic from silage wrap, string, feed and fertilizer bags, spay and pesticide containers plus polytunnels, irrigation pipe and trickle tape.

You will need to call ahead before turning up on (01531) 888111. For further details, the company’s website is www.ruralwasterecycling.co.uk

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PARRYS OF MALVERN Parrys of Malvern is a modern jewellery shop which prides itself on the traditional values of customer service. Based on Church Street in the heart of Great Malvern, it’s been in the same place and in the same family ownership for more than forty years. olex Watches are a luxury brand, with a world-famous reputation for glamour, prestige and precision timekeeping.

Parrys of Malvern recently introduced pre-owned Rolex watches to their range, making it more affordable to become the owner of one of these wonderful timepieces.

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The watches have been comprehensively checked, serviced and carefully refurbished. ‘The designs of these watches don’t date’ says David Siviter from Parrys, ‘and at, in some cases, half the price of a new model, it’s a chance to finally own the watch you’ve always promised yourself!’

The quality of the refurbishment work is exceptional and most watches come with a two

year guarantee, a Rolex presentation box and often the original paperwork.

As always, the jewellers on Church Street in Malvern offers an extensive range of gold, silver and diamond jewellery from modern designs to timeless classics. The staff are very happy to give advice on choosing a gift for someone special and they can also advise on the repair or refurbishment of your old jewellery.

You will find Parrys of Malvern on Church Street in Great Malvern or visit www.parrysofmalvern.co.uk

“The independent jeweller for individual people”

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Feature

community BRASS BAND Ledbury Community Brass Band is getting ready for a number of performances over the festive period, including a special Christmas Concert at the Market Theatre.

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ou might have seen them play at the Carnival in Ledbury on August Bank Holiday, or perhaps at the Remembrance Service or the Christmas Lights Switch on in Ledbury during November.

As Christmas approaches, the schedule is getting even busier. On 8th December they will be playing at the annual Christmas Concert at Castlemorton Church, which will be helping to raise funds for RETT UK. This charity provides support to the families of children with Rett Syndrome, a rare disorder affecting the development of the brain in children, leading to severe disability.

Three days later, on 11th December, the band will be playing at Ledbury’s Carol Service at St Michael and All Angels Church. You can also expect to hear their music in and around the town throughout December as they get audiences fully into the Christmas spirit.

Perhaps the highlight of the year for the band is their very first Christmas Concert, which is taking place at Ledbury Market Theatre on Sunday 18th December. Starting at 7.30pm, it will feature a mix of carols as well as other Christmas favourites and promises to be an entertaining evening. Tickets can be booked through the theatre or from the band.

The band itself is thriving, since forming in 2010.

Its Musical Director is Colin Frith, who, at the age of seven, was taught to play the cornet by his grandad. Later on he joined the British Army and studied at the Royal Military School of Music.

During that time he won two prestigious awards for his playing, and after leaving the army he got involved in leading two youth bands.

The band is always looking for new players, either experienced brass musicians or learners of all

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ages. The band has instruments available for players, and if you or someone in your family would like get involved in the wonderful world of brass, email joining@lcbb.org.uk You can read more at www.lcbb.org.uk

BRASS BAND TRIVIA • Many new brass bands started in the Victorian era when mass production made instruments more affordable.

• Bands were sponsored by industrial employers. Some believe this was aimed at keeping workers away from radical politics, others that it was an attempt to keep them out of the pub!

• There are no trumpets in a traditional brass band, and no French horns either.

The brass band equivalents are the cornet (similar to the trumpet but more tightly wound with a conical bore and a softer sound) and the tenor horn in E flat (a member of the Saxhorn family patented

by Adolphe Sax of saxophone fame).

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Events

The Master's House Events taking place in December and January Landscape of the Imagination – a series of poetry and drawing workshops until May 2017. £5 per session. Tuesday 6th December, 2pm - 4pm, Tuesday 10th January, 2pm - 4pm and Saturday 28th January 10.30am - 12.30pm.

Ledbury Library Readers’ Group. Tuesday 6th December, 4.45pm – 5.45pm. (A Month in the Country by J L Carr). Tuesday 3rd January 2017, 4.45pm – 5.45pm. (The Stranger’s Child by Alan Hollinghurst). Free, just drop in. Books will be provided.

Saturday 10th December 11am – Noon, Saturday 14th January 10am – Noon, Saturday 4th February 10am – Noon Christmas Crafts Workshop, a free drop-in event on Saturday 3rd December from 10am – 12.30pm Ledbury U3A Recorder Consort will play seasonal music from 11am to Noon on Saturday 10th December.

The Painted Page Make a “modern vintage” picture, inspired by mediaeval botanical manuscripts - Saturday 21st January, 10am to 12.30p, tickets £5

A Good Read? A new reading group. Tell others about a book you’ve read, share thoughts and maybe give a short reading. Free, informal and friendly. Friday 9th December 11am – Noon, Friday 13th January 11am - Noon.

The Master's House Opening Hours: Monday 9.30am to 4.30pm, Tuesday 9.30am to 6pm, Wednesday Closed, Thursday and Friday 9.30am to 4.30pm, Saturday 9.30am to 12.30pm, Sunday Closed.

Ledbury Young Writers’ Group with SaraJane Arbury (professional writer and poet) Creative writing in a fun and imaginative way for 9 to 14 year olds. £6 per session. To book a place visit www.writingwestmidlands.org

Booking and tickets Call 01432 383499, email ledburylibrary@herefordshire.gov.uk

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Feature

first ledbury scouts The run up to Christmas can be a busy time of year - fortunately help is at hand from the First Ledbury Scout Group! Among the many fundraising activities taking place are bag packing for busy shoppers and a Christmas tree collection service.

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adly, this year the Scouts will no longer be running their Christmas Post delivery service around Ledbury. Over the past few years the number of people using the service has diminished, making it no longer practical to continue. ‘We put this down mainly to modern technology such as bespoke online card companies and social media’ says Paul Bennett, Group Scout Leader. ‘The money raised from this venture helped to boost the Scout group’s finances so we are now continuing with other fundraising ventures.’

As a result, you will find cubs and scouts packing bags at Tesco in Ledbury on Sunday 18th December. ‘This is the last shopping weekend before Christmas’ says Steve Kerridge from the Scout Group’s Executive Committee. ‘It always goes down really well and the public really enjoy the company of the children at this busy time.

Donations are completely discretionary and vary from a few coins to a £5 or even the odd £10 note. There’s always some friendly rivalry between our packers as to who will get the first note in their collection bucket!’

Once Christmas is over, the Ledbury Western Explorer Scouts will be collecting old Christmas trees from Ledbury and Wellington Heath. For only £4 they will collect and dispose of your tree – all you need to do is arrange collection beforehand and then leave your tree outside your house on Saturday 7th January. To arrange a collection, please call 07876 252 413.

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Ledbury Western Explorer Scouts will collect and dispose of old Christmas Trees.

Only £4 per tree! Collected from outside your house on Saturday 7th January 2017 Would you like Ledbury Western Explorer Scouts to take away all the effort of disposing of your old Christmas Tree ?

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Call 07876 252 413 or email chairman@ledburyscoutgroup.org.uk I would like Ledbury Western Explorer Scouts to take away all the effort of disposing of my old Christmas Tree.

I live in the Ledbury / Wellington Heath area and will leave my tree, with £4 donation attached, outside my house on Saturday 07/01/17 Just call or email your name, address with post code and a telephone number.

In the meantime, regular meetings and activities continue to take place for all the beavers, cubs and scouts. New leaders are always welcomed as well as non-uniformed volunteers who can help in a variety of ways. If you’d like further details on any of the above, please email chairman@ledburyscoutgroup.org.uk

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Recipe

Apple, Celery & Walnut Salad Wash and cut the celery into roughly 5mm pieces, on the angle.

Core and cut, with their skins on, the apples into matchsticks.

Roughly chop and toast the walnuts in the oven at 180C for 10 minutes.

Add all the dressing ingredients into a bowl and mix thoroughly.

Toss the celery and apple together with the dressing, scatter with toasted walnuts and serve.

Ingredients ½ Head of Celery 3 Red Skinned Apples 100g Walnuts Dressing 150ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil 25ml White Wine Vinegar 25ml Apple Juice 1tsp Honey 1tsp Wholegrain Mustard

Feel free substitute both the red skinned apples and the nuts with your preferred favourite, perhaps using hard pears and almonds‌mmm!

This recipe was kindly provided by Neil from The Nest near Ledbury, a Family Friendly Deli Cafe serving local and Artisan produce. You can find The Nest on the Hereford Road, a few miles outside Ledbury.

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Event

light up a life This December Colwall Rotary Club is once again hosting Light up a Life Christmas Trees outside The Malvern Hills Hotel and Café@TheStores in Colwall.

Light up a Life services and events are held by hospices at this time of year. Each light is dedicated to a loved one, it could be in memoriam, to celebrate the gift of friendship or to mark a special occasion, such as a birth or an anniversary.

Dedications are sponsored and the donations help to support the work of St Michael’s Hospice.

To make a dedication, forms can be obtained from the Malvern Hills Hotel, the Colwall Coffee Lounge, the St Michael’s Hospice charity shops in Ledbury and Great Malvern or online at www.st-michaels-hospice.org.uk

Thursday 1st December 7.30pm – Lighting of tree and dedication at the Malvern Hills Hotel.

Thursday 8th December 6.30pm - Lighting of tree and dedication at Café@TheStores, Walwyn Road, Colwall.

Each venue will also host the books in which dedications are recorded.

You are very welcome to come along to the short dedication services.

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Events

seasonal events LEDBURY LIGHTS SWITCH ON Ledbury will be transformed for a day of festive celebration on Saturday 26th November.

The afternoon kicks off with a Dickensian Fair along New Street. There will be lots of food and drink to enjoy, including hot chestnuts, Victorian-style cakes and pastries, mulled cider, mulled wine, and a pig roast. There will be crafts including Christmas bauble decoration and wreath-making, while the entertainment includes morris dancing and carol singing. You might even bump into Charles Dickens and Queen Victoria as they tour the market chatting with passers by and handing out chocolate coins to children!

The afternoon has been organised by the traders along New Street and proceeds from the afternoon will be donated to the Mayor’s charities.

Meanwhile, Father Christmas will arrive in Ledbury at 1pm before meeting children and parents in his grotto at the Council offices on New Street. Entry will be via the British Legion club where there will also be children’s entertainment.

Under the Market House there will be music from Ledbury Community Choir and Ledbury Brass Band. Ledbury Dance Company will also be performing before the Christmas lights are switched on. At 5.15pm a lamp-lit procession will make its way from New Street to the Market House in time for the Christmas lights switch on ceremony at 5.30pm.

GREAT MALVERN CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL This year the Great Malvern Christmas Festival takes place on Saturday 26th November.

During the daytime there is plenty of children’s entertainment at Malvern Library on Graham Road, where children can visit Father Christmas in his grotto or take part in activities.

Outside there will be folk dancing and children’s rides. Around the town centre music will be provided by buskers.

An Arts and Crafts Market takes place in the Priory Grounds with a Food Market on Abbey Road next to the Abbey Gateway. Musical entertainment starts at Noon on the Belle Vue Island stage.

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There will be a procession at 5.45pm leading up to the lights switch on at 6pm. This year the lights are switched on by Amy Thompson from Channel Five’s Milkshake, and the actor Chris Pizzey.

MISTLETOE FAIR IN DECEMBER The Mistletoe Fair in Colwall happens this year on Saturday 17th December. There will be mistletoe and other winter decorations including holly and fir cones, all of which is sustainably harvested.

There will be mulled apple juice and mince pies and of course a range of fantastic preserves, cider vinegar and juice. The Mistletoe Fair is organised

by Colwall Orchard Group and takes place outside Colwall Provisions in the village from 9am to around 1pm. www.colwallorchardgroup.org WASSAILING IN JANUARY The Colwall Wassail is due to take place on Saturday 14th January. After gathering in the centre of the village from 5.30pm, there will be a torchlit procession at 6pm which heads to the orchard at Colwall Village Garden. You can expect Morris dancing, singing, food and drink and more.

In Bosbury the wassail takes place on Saturday 7th January, gathering at the Parish Hall at 5.30pm before a torchlit procession to local orchards. After this there will refreshments and live music – for details please contact Gill on (01531) 640410.

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Gardening

green fingers Down at Caves Folly in Colwall, Bridget’s thoughts are turning to Christmas.

You can add chrysanthemum sprays for colour or use red bows and holly berries. Even if you only have time to collect a sprig of holly it is nice to have some natural decorations amongst all the glitter.

The Autumn leaves are glowing as I write this and the British Camp has just turned orange in the sunset. We are very lucky to live in such a beautiful place and have the Malvern Hills Conservators looking after it for us, and for future generations.

In the garden plants are dying down and preparing for winter. If you have any tender plants, mulch their roots with bark chippings and wrap them in horticultural fleece. The rest is in the lap of the Gods!

December and January can be good months to do any plant moving or construction work in the garden as plants are dormant and less likely to be damaged. It is not wise to dig plants up when we are having hard frosts.

December is a busy month with little time spent gardening in the run up to Christmas. If you have friends and family who are gardeners buy them useful gifts such as seeds, tools, gloves, or a gift voucher for your local garden centre.

Children also enjoy making presents such as wreaths, hanging decorations with cones and bird feeders with old yogurt pots. Offer to help an elderly relative in the garden for a few hours, this makes a good present and works off a bit of the Christmas pud!

There are many common garden plants that can be used for decoration to brighten your home.

Examples include Elaeagnus, Euonymous, rose hips, Old Man’s Beard, Eucalyptus leaves, variegated hollies, Hebe and Viburnum Tinus all make a good base for a table decoration or flower arrangement.

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Don’t forget to regularly replenish those bird feeders and birdbaths. A range of food types and feeders supports a wider range of species. With the latest figures showing population decline in many birds species, they need all the help we gardeners can give them.

Hedgehogs will be hibernating now so be careful when you tidy and clear leaves at this time of year. If you do find one, put the leaves back and it will be snug until the spring.

When Christmas is over and the cold weather makes gardening a chore, try and grow a few micro greens for salads. They sprout in a few days and are easy to grow on a windowsill.

Most seed companies list specific ranges in their catalogues, but any leafy vegetable is worth trying, including brassicas and herbs as well as normal salad leaves. Harvest the leaves by cutting them with scissors and sprinkling on salads.

I wish you all a Happy Christmas and a floriferous New Year.

Bridget

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Recipe

cashew & Carrot roast

Serves 6 Ready in 45 mins

Ingredients • 1 medium onion, finely chopped • 1 large carrot, grated • 2 tbsp rapeseed oil • 225g cashew nuts • 100g wholemeal bread • 275ml vegetable stock • 2 tsp herbs • 1 tbsp soy sauce • salt and pepper to taste

Perfect for your Festive entertaining!

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/Gas 6, grease and line a loaf tin.

2. Place nuts and bread in a food processor and process until they are roughly ground.

3. Heat oil in a large saucepan and sauté onion until soft. Add the grated carrot and cook briefly.

4. Add the stock and herbs bring to the boil then remove from heat.

5. Add the nuts and breadcrumbs and mix well add soy sauce and season.

6. Spoon into prepared loaf tin and bake for 30 minutes until golden brown.

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PANTO In Wellington Heath

The pantomime season is almost upon us and in Wellington Heath the final touches are being put to the latest production from the Wellington Heath Amateur Dramatic Society (WHADS). Richard Allsopp is one of the panto’s writers and tells us more.

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his year our pantomime is Jack and the Beanstalk, based on the traditional tale but also featuring a bean peddling villain by the name of Heinz and sidekicks Crosse and Blackwell, the singing Chicken Supremes and even a hint of Bear Grylls!

More than half of our 21-strong cast are teenagers or younger whilst our backstage team includes some of our more mature members, including our talented scenery painter, the retired and retiring Mike Bain. Our front of house team brings the total number involved in the panto to almost 40 this year.

For the last ten years, we have put on a pantomime every two years and all but one of these has been co-written by Patrick Adams and me. These have included “Strictly Come Pirating”, which mixed Strictly Come Dancing with Peter Pan, “Snow White” with a magic mirror based on Gok Wan and “Dick Wellington”. Our last panto, in 2014, was “Hansel and Gretel: Half-Baked” and took its inspiration from The Great British Bake-Off, featuring two dames based on Mel and Sue. The pantomime tends to be one of our biggest sellers and we are usually pretty well sold-out for the final, Saturday night performance. It is well supported, not only by the relatives and friends of the cast, but from those in the village and further afield who come back year after year. We try to wheedle in local references, wherever possible, so that the audience members sometimes even get to laugh at themselves!

I’ve been involved with WHADS for the past sixteen years, and the society has been around even longer so it’s safe to say we date from the last century!

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Aside from our pantomimes, we try to put on at least one show or full-length play each year.

These tend to be comedies as our audiences seem to enjoy a light-hearted evening’s entertainment. We are fortunate to have a great cast and a dedicated technical and backstage crew, costume department and front-of-house, without whom we couldn’t manage. Because we’re a small group, everybody pitches in which is great, it really is a team effort.

There will be performances of Jack and the Beanstalk in Wellington Heath Memorial Hall on Thursday 12th and Friday 13th January at 7.30pm and on Saturday 14th January at 6pm. Tickets are £8 for adults and £3 for children and can be booked through our box office either by e-mailing whads.boxoffice@gmail.com or telephoning (01531) 630005.

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West Malvern Irish Dancers Contact: Ruth (parent) 01684 568613 or Rose (tutor) on 07976 914686 West Malvern Royal British Legion Club Contact: 07985 133691 West Malvern Baby & Toddler Group Contact: Naomi on 01684 899048 Meditation in West Malvern Contact: 07816578815 or email malvernmeditation@talktalk.net West Malvern Social Club Contact: 01684 576732 or visit www.westmalvernsocialclub.org.uk West Malvern Garden and Nature Club Contact: 01684 568474 West Malvern WI Contact: Pauline Striplin 01684 568317 www.facebook.com/WestMalvernWI

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Cradley Cradley Sports Club Contact: 01886 880081 or visit www.cradleysportsclub.co.uk Cradley, Storridge & Mathon Royal British Legion Supports ex-service personnel Cradley Small Business Breakfast Contact: Miles Meager 01886 880964 or email milesmeager@mi-frame.co.uk Cradley, Mathon & Storridge Art Group Meet at Storridge Village Hall at 2pm.

Storridge WI Contact: Joan Prosser on 01886 880813 Cradley WI Contact: Maureen Sullivan on 01886 881045 Storridge Parish Church Contact: 01886 880348

Mathon Mathon, Cradley & Storridge Tennis Club Contact: Mrs Pat Pugh on 01531 640682 or Bob Hamilton on 01684 540836 Mathon Parish Church Weekly services in the three Parish churches.

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Citizens Advice Bureau Contact: 01684 563611 for Malvern or Ledbury 01432 377599 Malvern Small Business Forum Contact: Simon Smith or Joel Keiller on 01684 862151 or visit www.malvernhills.gov.uk/business The Hills Bridge Club Contact: 01684 540486 or visit www.bridgewebs.com/hills Malvern Hills Lions Club Contact: Dave Jeavons on 0845 8337439 or email malvernhillslions@gmail.com or visit www.malvernlions.org.uk Malvern Hills Badminton Club Contact: Lynne on 01531 632751 or David 01531 635780 or goto www.malvernbadminton.net Take Two a friendly Social Club for Singles over 45s For details please contact Christine 01684 564368 or Sylvia 01684 562487 Ledbury & District U3A New Contact 01531 633637 or visit u3asites.org.uk/ledbury/groups

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Wellbeing

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By Kaspa Thompson

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f we examine our own lives we can see this unfolding time and time again.

If we encounter something in life that disturbs us, our sense of wellbeing takes a knock. We feel unbalanced, and if we respond to the world from this place of being unbalanced, or in more extreme circumstances, from anger or anxiety, we can end up throwing oil onto the fire, and making matters worse. Where does that leave us? With an even lower sense of well-being and less likely to make good choices in the future.

However, the deeper our sense of well-being is, the less likely we are to be knocked about by events like this. If we’re feeling well rested and happy, when something comes along that is complicated, or asks us to go outside our comfort zone, we are better placed to deal with it.

If we deal with it well, our sense of well-being increases, leaving us in a better position to deal with whatever comes next.

I used to believe that ‘good work’ was producing things, or preparing for events, or doing administration; practical tasks with clear outcomes that could be easily measured.

If I wasn’t working towards these goals, I felt like I wasn’t working, and I aimed to fill my working hours with this sort of practical task.

These days I try to leave more space around these practical tasks. I have learnt that being able to work from a place of feeling good, or to respond to unexpected events from a place of feeling good, is just as important, if not more so, than the number of things I can cross off my to-do list at the end of the day.

Now, when something tricky comes along, I’m much better placed to deal with it. Some things I respond to without thinking, my sense of

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A sense of wellbeing and living a good life are intimately connected. The deeper our sense of wellbeing, the easier it is to make good choices for ourselves and others. The more good choices we make, the more our sense of wellbeing increases. wellbeing is enough that many things get dealt with without producing too much disturbance.

More difficult situations do still trouble me sometimes, but the extra space in my day means that I can cool off before responding, and make a good choice from a calmer place. This not only leaves me in a better place, but it means that the difficult situation is easily resolved, because I haven’t responded in a way that’s made things worse.

We can increase our wellbeing by giving ourselves space, and doing things that nourish us (spending time with good people; doing things we enjoy; looking after our bodies and minds) and also thinking clearly about the choices that we make.

If we reflect deeply on our own lives, we can see that when we make choices that are fuelled by greed or anger, or a sense of overprotectiveness, our sense of wellbeing decreases in the long term, even if, in the moment of acting, we feel some relief. However when we choose to act in ways that are good for us and others, our sense of wellbeing increases in the long-term.

Tending to both parts of this cycle leads to good results — both parts of the cycle feed each other — our sense of wellbeing increases and increases, and it becomes easier and easier to live a good life.

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7.30pm through to 2017.

Tickets: £6 - £25 includes curries and midnight bubbly.

30 November to 3 December 7.30pm At Bosbury Parish Hall Salad Days is a musical by Dorothy Reynolds & Julian Slade tells the story of a young couple whose lives are transformed when they are asked to look after a magic piano.

Details at www.canonfromecourt.org.uk

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Saturday 3 December The Sequins singing all your favourites from Motown to Take That, 8.30pm at The Café at The Stores in Colwall Tickets £8.50 from (01684) 540976

Monday 2 January Bosbury Annual New Year Walk heading out at 10am from the Parish Hall Followed by warming soup and rolls

Saturday 3 December Christmas Fayre at Wellington Heath Memorial Hall 10am until Noon, with many stalls including crafts, gifts, books, cakes and refreshments

Friday 6 January Barefoot Dancing – Let Your Body out to Play 7.30pm – 9.30 pm at Wellington Heath Details from Jane Horton (01531) 637217 or search for Barefoot Dance on Facebook

Wednesday 7 December Carpet Bowls at Colwall Village Hall every Wednesday from 2.30pm to 4.30pm, everybody is welcome.

For details call Sue on 07789 408180 Saturday 10 December Bosbury Christmas Fair with decorations, mulled wine & mince pies, cakes and much more.

10am until Noon at The Parish Hall Saturday 10 December Flatworld at West Malvern Social Club joined by Mary Pitchford and Olly Blanchflower from 8pm Tickets £5, www.flat-world.org.uk Monday 12 December Wine and Wassail at Cradley Village Hall 7.30pm, ‘Come, and Sing Thee Merrie’ Tickets £6 from (01886) 880534 or 880316

Saturday 7 January Wassailing in Bosbury gathering at the Parish Hall at 5.30pm followed by a torchlit procession to local orchards followed by refreshments and live music.

For details contact Gill on (01531) 640410 Friday 13 January A Good Read? A new reading group in Ledbury sharing ideas for books to read. The perfect way to discover new authors and gain inspiration.

11am until Noon at The Master’s House Friday 13 January Tuulikki Bartosik & Hannah James at Elmslie House Two women. Two accordions, voices and feet.

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Friday 16 December A Fistful of Spookies (UK) à cappella, great songs, comedy, perpendicularity - 8pm The Fold, Bransford WR6 5JB Tickets £12.50 01886 833112 or www.thefold.org.uk/events-and-festivals

Saturday 14 January The Colwall Wassail gathering in the village centre from 5.30pm before a torchlit procession to the orchard at Colwall Village Garden www.colwallorchardgroup.org

Friday 16 December Film: ‘Eddie the Eagle’ at Bosbury Flicks in the Sticks, doors open 7pm at Bosbury Parish Hall, entry £5

Friday 20 January Bosbury Flicks in the Sticks presents The Man from U.N.C.L.E 7.30pm at Bosbury Parish Hall, entry £5

Saturday 17 December Colwall Mistletoe Fair Sustainably harvested mistletoe and other winter greenery plus apple juice, mince pies and Christmas Gifts. 9am until 1pm in the centre of Colwall www.colwallorchardgroup.org

Friday 27 January Composer and pianist Timo Alakotila one of Finland’s most in-demand musicians, plays at Elmslie House in Malvern.

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Theatre News

By Barry Reed - Adapted by Margaret May Hobbs

Win a pair of tickets to the verdict

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