All About West of the Hills Jun/July 2017

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Contents

June/July 2017

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welcome Open Gardens are a lovely way to spend a summer afternoon and four villages in our area will be holding events this month and next. The people opening their gardens will be busy getting everything ready, I don’t envy them! The result of their hard work is a treat for the rest of us which also raises money for charity. You can read more on Page 18.

Don’t forget there are lots of other local events to enjoy outdoors during June and July, keep reading and you’ll find plenty of inspiration for a day out.

22 Enjoy Local 6 Business News 8 Community News 10 Lizzy’s Recipe: Potato Salad 12 Royal Engineers Association 16 Open Gardens 18 Music, Arts & Community 20 Cherry Orchard 22 Competition Royal 3 Counties Festival 25 Welbeing: Walk a Mile 28 Tools for Self Reliance 30 The Nest Recipe: Strawberry Blondes 34 Legal Advice: Keep it in the Family 37 Local Groups 38 & 39 Business News 40 & 41 Green Fingers 42 Notice Board 46 What’s On 48 Theatre News & Competition 50 www.facebook.com/allaboutmalvernhills www.twitter.com/allaboutmalvern www.allaboutmalvernhills.com

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Enjoy the read and let us know if there is an event you would like to give a mention in our next magazine.

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Enjoy Local 1. the great ledbury celebration Held on the last day of the Ledbury Poetry Festival this year, the day celebrates the 400th anniversary of the iconic Market House in a birthday treat of food, drink, music, poetry and heritage. Taking place on Sunday 9th July, a street market featuring the best of local food will fill the High Street. There will be entertainment from poets, musicians, bands and dancers by the Market House and all Ledbury’s heritage buildings will open their doors to give visitors the chance to soak up their history.

You can read a full programme at www.ledburyfoodgroup.org

2. mathon summer evening and auction Taking place on Friday 23rd June, the evening will raise money for Mathon Church funds. There will be a beef and pig roast, bringing your own drinks. One of the highlights of the evening will be an auction of promises organised

by H.J. Pugh and Co. Tickets cost £12.50 with entry for children under 10 years at £5. The event starts 7pm at Beech Grove Farm.

Fordetails and tickets please call Sally on (01886) 880155 or Karen on (01684) 541943.

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things to enjoy local During June & July

3. literary festival at storridge church Now in its sixth year, the festival has two talks planned for June and July. On Monday 19th June, Pamela Hurle is giving a talk on the scientists who came to Malvern in the 1940s, while on Thursday 20th July the Reverend Robert Ward gives a talk entitled ‘Where is now your God? Faith in contemporary drama.’ Both talks start at 7.30pm, entry is free although donations are welcome and refreshments are provided.

For details call (01886) 880348

4. tennis club open day & barbeque Mathon, Cradley & Storridge (MCS) Tennis Club is holding an Open Day and Barbecue on Sunday 25th June from 10am to 2pm. The club has three courts in first class condition, with fantastic views of the Malvern Hills. All ages and abilities of player are very welcome and the club is well known for being a friendly place although there is plenty of hard fought competition as well! For the open day you can bring your rackets and other members of your family and have a play. There will be a barbecue, refreshments, Bring & Buy and cake sale. For details on membership fees, coaching and the popular new offer of £10 annual membership for primary age children, visit the website: mcstennisclub.co.uk MCS is at Harcourt Road, Mathon, WR13 5PG. For more information, call Catriona on (01684) 563365 or email catrionarobertson364@gmail.com

With music, walks, talks, crafts, workshops and children’s activities, Hellens Garden Festival has something for everybody over the weekend of 10th and 11th June. Held in the beautiful grounds of Hellens Manor in Much Marcle, the festival celebrates the joys of gardening and nature. Leading land artist Kate Raggett will be inviting visitors to help create a giant Mandala artwork, while there are demonstrations of cookery, carpentry, willow weaving, jewellery making and much more. The event is on from 10am until 5pm each day – entry is £6.50 for adults, £2.50 for under 16s and a family ticket is available. The event is raising money for St Michael’s Hospice and the Back to the Wild project.

You can read more at www.hellensgardenfestival.co.uk

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Business News LOCAL

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LEDBURY LEISURE POOL After a refurbishment costing £2.3 million, Ledbury’s swimming pool and leisure facilities are back open for business. Halo Leisure, which manages the centre, says the new gym, exercise studio, fresh new changing facilities, sauna and steam room, refurbished pool area and reception are all looking fabulous.

There are lots of different ways to enjoy the refurbished facilities, including group exercise classes as well as personal training with an exercise studio and well-equipped gym. The swimming pool has plenty of public sessions across the week including times for adult only and 50+ swimmers, there’s also family fun swimming times, lessons and swimming clubs.

Situated close to Bye Street in the middle of Ledbury, the centre is open daily from 7am.

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You can call (01531) 632890 for details and a complimentary seven day pass to use the facilities is available online at www.haloleisure.co.uk

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The emporium also stocks Earthborn claypaint and related products which will give you inspiration for your home and there’s a selection of original art for sale. If you’re bored with the High Street offerings why not take a trip out to Clusters Emporium and enjoy a hassle free, friendly shopping experience.

They are open Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 5.30pm, Sunday 11am to 5pm and closed on Monday. You’ll find them at the Hop Pocket Shopping Village just off the A4103 between Worcester & Hereford, look out for the signs to the Craft Centre.

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SUMMER FAIR Roll up, roll up for the Summer Fayre at Colwall CE Primary School!

Among the many attractions will be a bouncy castle, games zone, duck race, tombola and grand raffle, a bar, cream teas, and many other family friendly attractions.

It takes place on the afternoon of Sunday 2nd July on the school field.

WEST FEST RETURNS TO WEST MALVERN Saturday 1st July.

The main stage is back and the bar will be stocked with local ales, cider, wine and Pimms. The Children’s Area will hold craft sessions all day with a grand Ugly Bug Parade at 5pm.

There will be stalls galore, plenty of food and entertainment including a Bike Track, Bouncy Castle and Rifle Range.

Performers on The Dakin Diversity Stage include Zumba dance, West Malvern Voices, an Open Mic session and several evening bands. There will be a separate Evening Ticket for adults (cost: £7) offering the chance to see White Feather Collective and enjoy the ever popular Silent Disco.

Organised by a group of volunteers, the festival supports and showcases local musicians, craftspeople and performers.

A lot of the resources for the weekend are donated and the festival raises thousands of pounds which helps local organisations.

Saturday 1st July, noon until 10pm at West Malvern Playing Field. Tickets: Adult £10, Under 18s £6, Under 5s free, Family Ticket £20, Evening ticket (from 7pm): £7 www.west-fest.org.uk

COME, SING THE SONGS OF AFRICA! Colwall Community Choir is joining the Years 4 & 5 Choir of the Downs School to perform Zimbe! – Come, Sing the Songs of Africa! This forty minute choral work will be performed along with other music on Saturday 24th June in the Memorial Hall at The Downs Malvern, starting at 7pm. A collection will be made for African Aid charities.

For tickets and information, call the school on (01684) 544100

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LEDBURY COMMUNITY DAY Now in its fifth year, Ledbury Community Day takes place on Saturday 10th June. More than 70 groups and organisations of all kinds will be around the town to tell you about local charity work, lifestyle options, adult education, interest and leisure opportunities, local sports clubs, the Town Council, local food, heritage, support for carers, bellringing and much more. It’s a chance to find out what they have to offer and ways in which you can play a part, or to just find out more.

New this year is a Family Picnic on the Recreation Ground from 3pm organised by the Youth Council with a number of attractions and things to do. Some of the venues taking part include Ledbury Community Centre, Burgage Hall, St Katherine’s Hall and many others around town, including local churches, the Bowling and Tennis Clubs, and the Master’s House. The Community Brass Band will bring music to the event under the Market House.

Look out in town for the printed programme with full details of the groups and organisations taking part, or visit ledburycommunityday.org.uk

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Ingredients 200g new potatoes 6 spring onions finely chopped small bunch of asparagus chopped (optional) salt and freshly ground pepper 2-3 tbsp extra virgin rapeseed oil

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royal engineers Set up almost fifty years ago, the Association’s Malvern and District branch welcomes anybody who has served with the Royal Engineers, both past and present. The Branch Secretary Tony Webb tells us more.

We meet on the first Tuesday of each month at the Royal British Legion Club in Cradley and our members come from far and wide. We welcome people in from the Worcester area, from Hereford and Upton on Severn. We’re a small branch, but people make the effort to travel, not least to enjoy the buffet which is organised by one of our members!

Every couple of months we also come together for a Sunday Lunch when members bring their friends and relations. We alternate this between Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our local branch has been running since the 1980s and I’ve been a member for the past fourteen years.

We’re affiliated to the South Wales group which is based in Monmouth. Each group has a Director which is usually a Commanding Officer, assisted by a Regimental Sergeant Major.

Our national headquarters is based in Chatham, where each year we hold a service.

There’s an Annual General Meeting held in London followed by a dinner and three veterans weekends are held at Chilwell in Nottinghamshire, Minley in Hampshire and Chatham in Kent where a parade and a service is held at Rochester cathedral.

REA Benevolence provides financial and other assistance for serving and former memebrs of the Corps as well as their families who are in need.

We are also sometimes asked for a standard bearer to attend the funeral of a former sapper, something we’re only too happy to help with.

We all have something in common, or as we say, ‘once a sapper, always a sapper’. Our local meetings take place on the first Tuesday of each month in Cradley at the Royal British Legion and new members are always welcome.

To find out more about the Malvern and District Branch of the Royal Engineers Association, call (01905) 424970.

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open gardens The residents of local villages are throwing open their gardens to visitors during June and July. It’s a chance to enjoy some of these gardens at their best while helping to raise money for local good causes.

BOSBURY

CRADLEY

Saturday 10th June 11am until 6pm

17th and 18th June Noon until 5pm each day

Gardens will be open around the village which is surrounded by orchards and hop fields.

Entry costs £6 per person - a map can be picked up at the church in the centre of the village from 10.30am onwards. The church will also be serving tea, cakes and other refreshments during the day and the pub will be open. There is free car parking in the village with easy walking to the village centre gardens. Proceeds from the day will be given to the church and St Michael’s Hospice.

You can read a full list of participating gardens at www.st-michaels-hospice.org.uk

WEST MALVERN 15th and 16th July 1pm until 6pm each day One of the great features of West Malvern is the view. Perched high on the side of the hills, many of the gardens enjoy a glorious vista towards Herefordshire, or back towards the hills themselves. During the weekend you can pick up a map of participating gardens from the West of England Car Park along the West Malvern Road and programmes will be available from the venues themselves. The last event of this kind in West Malvern was four years ago and this is a perfect chance to see how skilfully some gardeners have used smaller spaces to great effect.

Two venues will be serving refreshments each afternoon and money raised from the weekend will be donated to Malvern Special Families. You can read more by searching for West Malvern at www.opengardens.co.uk

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There will be twelve gardens to visit, dotted around the village. They range from a tiny garden which is described as ‘absolutely splendid’ to one which is more than one acre, and from those that are formal to ones which are more cottage like and natural.

Entry to the gardens is gained by buying a programme which costs £6. These can be bought on the day, or in advance from local businesses including Cradley Butchers, Blue Ginger Gallery and Crumpton Hill Farm Shop.

Cradley church will be serving afternoon tea and refreshments from 2 o’clock each afternoon and you can also purchase your programme there.

Money raised from the weekend will be donated to the church.

CODDINGTON Several gardens will be open around Coddington during the weekend of 1st and 2nd July, with tea and cake being served. It’s part of a series of events taking place to raise funds for an overhaul of the church organ. Everybody is welcome to come along, you will find further details of participating gardens on arrival in the village.

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JULIAN JAUNCEY Tel: 07909 335 949 / (01684)311580 *Hedge Cutting *Tree Felling/Pruning *Gardening/Planting *Mowing/Strimming *Garden Maintenance & Clearance *Stock/Domestic Fencing *Decking *Raised Beds *Small Patio Laying *Turfing *Pesticide Spraying *Professional Jet Washer Service *Path & Drive Ways jjfencingmates@mail.com

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Arts

Music, arts, community Calling all artists! West Malvern Social Club has a wall to display work from local artists – if you have something to show, they’d like to hear from you. The club’s Secretary Gordon Kirk tells us more.

The West Malvern Social Club (WMSC) has been part of the West Malvern Road scene for a century and a half. It has moved with the times and is no longer a “social club” as generally understood, but is a community resource (in the form of a hall, with a stage and a bar) which can be used for community activities of many sorts.

It still operates as a not-for-profit organisation with members. Membership has been opened up and now you can join for £5 for lifetime membership. Members can book the hall for parties and other events.

Many of the current activities involve music.

There is an open mic on Thursday evenings; there is a jam session on Sunday evenings; there are often musical events on Fridays or Saturdays. To sign up for the newsletter, visit our website.

We are reaching out to the fine arts community; the Artists’ Gallery enables an artist to show their work on the main wall of the club. Generally, an artist is given a month to show their work. Whilst the pictures are on show, the artist may offer the pictures for sale. The wall gives hanging space about 6.7m long and 1.5m high; that’s about 8 largish pictures or a dozen smaller ones.

If you’d like to exhibit on the Artists’ Gallery, contact us via our web site.

If you have other ideas for using the club for art-related activities, we’ll be pleased to hear from you. www.wmsc.org.uk

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Acacia Dental is a family dental practice which places great emphasis on providing all our patients with preventive, professional dental care and we are welcoming new patients.

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Nature

cherry orchard A new cherry orchard for Colwall? - where there’s a mill there’s a way!

By Helen Stace Once upon a time, carters hauled flour along Old Church Road in Colwall from the village corn mill through a sea of springtime pink, as acre after acre of cherry orchards came into bloom.

By 1904 the mill was disused and by the 1960s it and the cherry orchards were gone. The fields in which the corn mill stood still have some beautiful ancient oak, ash and field maple trees and a stunning little babbling brook snaking through their length. The brook is full of fish and is one of the few places in the village where you can still see kingfishers. Colwall Orchard Group now has a fantastic opportunity to buy the land and restore Lugg’s Mill to its former glory as a cherry orchard.

We know how to put the orchard back, we’re quite good at that now, but we desperately need the funds to pull this off.

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So, we just need to raise £40,000 by January next year! We are applying for grants from a variety of funders, but in these austere times it can be very challenging to raise money from these sources.

Our hope is that within a few years a new generation of cherry and apple trees have grown and are dripping with blossom, while kingfishers swoop over the newly restored mill pond.

If you want to help to save and restore a wonderful part of Colwall’s history, please think about giving us a donation. You can do this by sending a cheque to Colwall Orchard Group, c/c The Cottage, Chase Road, Upper Colwall WR13 6DJ or though the donate button on our website.

A huge thanks to those who have done this already – we have already raised just over £7,500, so we are on the way towards our total – let’s see if we can make this fly! www.colwallorchardgroup.org

D R LLOYD General Building

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WHY CHOOSE US? • We offer fixed price quotations • FREE quotations & advice • No MONEY UPFRONT - Don’t pay until work is fully complete • No contractors - we only use our own qualified employees • Full guarantee on all work carried out Fina • 35 years experience • References available

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Wykeham Gardens

Plant Centre

Thursday - Saturday 10am – 5pm Sundays & Bank Hols 11am – 4pm Come & browse our range of quality shrubs, unusual perennials, bulbs & annuals

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Summertime ... the perfect time to visit us and see our inspirational ideas Wander around our plants, sit, relax and enjoy our displays Look out for the Butterflies they love our Verbena, Buddleja, Sedums & Gauras Enjoy the fragrance in our Scented Area - Roses, Monarda, Nemesia & Honeysuckles Rest in our Shady Area with the Hostas, Tiarellas, Fatsia & Anemones

Gaura - a great summer perennial that wafts in the breeze and flowers Find some treasures in our “Collectors all summer Corner” of unusual plants

, Hereford Road

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Find us... just 3 miles west of Ledbury on the A438

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Friendly advice always available from Mark and his team

Competition

Garden Inspiration

Competition

We have three pairs of family tickets to give away to the Royal Three Counties Show at the Three Counties Showground 16 - 18 June.

design, construction, planting (est. 1999)

be inspired‌ www.gardeninspiration.co.uk talk to Christian Dowle today about your garden development:

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For the chance to win a family ticket simply answer the following question: What is the Royal Three Counties Show a celebration of? www.threecounties.co.uk Email the answer plus your name, postcode and phone number to competition@allabout-local.com

by Thursday 8 June 2017.

The winners will be drawn from the entries and notified by Friday 9 June.

Good luck!

For terms & conditions see our website www.allaboutmalvernhills.com Postal entries: All About Magazines, Colwall, Malvern, Worcestershire WR13 6QN

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

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Well Being

walk a mile

By Kaspa Thompson The cat, Tsuki, was sitting at the top of a few low steps. She - like all my cats - hates walking on grass. She stretched out in my direction when she saw me looking at her, and started that purr which means come over here and stroke me.

I gave her some fuss and then carried on my walk, noticing what was growing, which flower beds needed weeding and the places where I was sure I had planted things that hadn’t come up yet. I noticed a couple of tadpoles swimming up to the surface of our small pond. Recently they have been keeping out of sight down in the deep waters. I have watched them change from gelatinous frog spawn, to tiny tadpoles, to bigger ones and I hope that some of them make it to adulthood.

It’s hard to imagine how all of these different creatures experience the world; impossible, perhaps. Naturalist Charles Foster tried to see through the eyes of animals by living in their world. To get closer to the experience of a badger he got right down to the forest floor, he dug a set to sleep in and emerged blindfolded, learning to navigate the world through scent and touch.

Even then there is a gap: a badger brain is not a human brain.

Sometimes it seems just as difficult to imagine how life is for other people, even though we are all animals of the same species. We are all born into particular families, into particular cultures and into particular countries, each with their own quirks and standards of normal behaviour. Some of what we are handed down is good and some of what we are handed down less so. We meet someone with different experiences to us and think, “How can they like that?” or “Why are they doing that?”. A gulf opens up between us.

Misunderstandings can happen even in the most intimate of relationships. We fail to notice how important something is to our partner, or we each

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This morning as I took my usual morning walk around the garden I heard a bird call that I didn’t recognise. I looked up and there was a female blackbird, with its mottled brown coat, sitting up high in the copper beech above me. It wasn’t singing the usual blackbird song. A warning call, I guessed, and turned around to see that one of my cats had followed me into the garden. happen to be prioritising different things and suddenly we are arguing or not speaking to each other at all.

Human beings don’t tend to like real change and so when we come into conflict much of our response is often about trying to get out of the conflict whilst avoiding changing or doing anything differently: we tell each other off, or try to use rational thought to work things out, or we run to a distraction. Suddenly there is a real danger of the conflict escalating and things being worse for us and the other person.

Empathy offers a way out of this situation. It’s amazing how really tuning in to what’s happening in the other person, and to what’s happening in us, can make a real difference.

Can we name our own feelings, rather than just acting habitually? Can we tune into the feelings of the other person? What is it about them that we’ve not seen or heard that has got us into this mess? Is there something about our own experience we are missing out?

We’ll never get 100% into someone else’s shoes.

But really making an effort to get there, and to hear and see and feel more than we did before is an amazingly powerful and transformative practice. Empathy moves us towards understanding, reconnection and to working and living together more easily.

Kaspa Thompson is a psychotherapist, mindfulness teacher and Buddhist priest.

For info on therapy and mindfulness classes see: www.kaspathompson.co.uk and for his local Buddhist group see: www.amidamandala.com

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Charity

malvern hills tools for self reliance

By Martin Blamire

i

magine for a moment what it feels like to be a carpenter, tailor or mechanic in a developing country in Africa. You struggle to feed your family and are frustrated by the poor quality tools on sale in your local market. Imagine what a difference it makes to use a set of good quality tools which you could never normally dream of owning.

There is a way for you to help solve this problem and it won’t cost you a penny!

We all have old tools in our sheds, garages and lofts - broken, rusting or just no longer needed.

Maybe they belonged to parents or grandparents and have huge sentimental value and you don’t just want to sell them or throw them away.

Malvern Hills Tools For Self Reliance is a newly formed group of volunteers who meet once a week and refurbish tools of all sorts to a good,

Locks & Glass

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Hinges, handles, locks and security.

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working standard. These are then sent to six countries in Africa via our parent charity in Southampton. We accept all sorts of tools - for carpentry, car mechanics, tailoring, gardening and building, as well as power tools and sewing machines.

We are affiliated to Tools For Self Reliance, a charity which was established in 1979 and works with local groups in Tanzania, Malawi, Uganda, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Zambia. They have a very interesting and informative website (www.tfsr. org) where you can see how the refurbished tools are used in Africa.

Please contact me on (01684) 540491 if you have tools to donate or if you would like to join our group and donate your time and skills to help others. We meet every Wednesday.

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Malvern Blinds Est. 1975

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Vertical • Roller • Pleated • Venetian Roman • Woodslat • Awnings • Canopies Replacement Fabrics Conservatory Blinds

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Mon - Fri 8am - 5pm, Sat 9am - 1pm To advertise please call: Tina on 07952 591031 or email tina@allabout-local.com

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Showroom open at Malvern Business Centre, Betony Rd, Malvern

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Colwall MOT & Tyre Centre • MOTs available on site • Tyres and puncture repairs available for any make of vehicle • Advanced tyre fitting equipment for modern cars • All tyres available for Sport, Prestige, SUV, Runflats, low profiles, 4x4, etc • 30 years experience

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Recipe

strawberry blondes Amazing to eat on their own or jazz things up with sliced fresh strawberries and lemon sorbet for a show stopping pud!

Preheat the (fan) oven to 150 degrees C Grease and line a 23cm square baking tin Melt the chocolate and butter together in a heatproof bowl suspended over a pan of simmering water. In a separate bowl, beat together the sugar, eggs and vanilla then stir into the cooled chocolate mixture.

Fold in the ground almonds than scrape into your prepared tin. Bake for 30/40 minutes, until the top has set but the middle is still gooey so that the batter sticks to an inserted skewer (they will continue cooking after removed from the oven).

Ingredients 225g White chocolate chopped 225g unsalted butter 200g golden caster sugar 3 medium free range eggs 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract 175g ground almonds

Take the blondes out of the oven and allow to cool completely before turning out and slicing into thick squidgy slabs...

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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A mediation service, helping separating couples reach agreement on finances or arrangements for the children without going to court.

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• Designed and hand crafted furniture made to order • Antique Furniture Restoration • Vintage and hand painted furniture • Home and Giftware

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Open

Mon - Sat 9.30 -5.00

Legal advice

Keep it in the Family - by Jonathan Lewis The recent Supreme Court decision in the case of Llott v The Blue Cross and others was the final word in a ten year legal battle fought by the Claimant against the Executors of her late mother’s estate and demonstrates (albeit in an extreme form) what can happen when families fall out about money and take their grievances to Court.

Mrs Llott (who is now in her fifties) had left home at 17 to live with her boyfriend causing a lifelong estrangement between mother and daughter.

Mrs Llott subsequently married her boyfriend, they had children together and by the time of her mother’s death in 2004 the family was living in Housing Association accommodation on a limited income and with very modest savings. Mrs Llott’s mother had made it abundantly clear that she felt no moral or financial obligation towards her daughter and made no provision for her in her will. The mother’s estate was valued at just under £500,000.

English law in general allows people to dispose of their assets after death however they wish although their freedom to do this is modified by the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. The legislation is quite complicated and strict time limits apply but Mrs Llott made a claim because “reasonable financial provision” had not been made for her maintenance.

The District Judge in the County Court awarded Mrs Llott £50,000. Mrs Llott appealed that decision, the case then went to the High Court and subsequently the Court of Appeal, resulting in an award of £143,000 (to enable her to buy the house she lived in) and a further £20,000.

The animal charities (the beneficiaries under the will) appealed to the Supreme Court which has now reinstated the original award of £50,000. The Court commented that the present law is rather unsatisfactory particularly when having to decide whether an adult child is deserving of reasonable maintenance and indicated that the higher courts should not allow appeals unless the original Judge had made an error in law.

Almost always cases of this kind are settled by negotiation simply because the costs of litigating

can be disproportionate to the amounts being argued over but the Judgement does show that this is a developing area of law and potential Claimants or Defendants would probably benefit from early, expert legal advice.

Jonathan Lewis has been a solicitor for nearly 30 years and can offer detailed advice on disputes over wills and property in a friendly and approachable manner. Jonathan offers a free no obligation consultation. For further information or to make an appointment please contact Jonathan on 01531 632226 or email enquiries@ormeandslade.co.uk

FENTONS

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Laundry From Basket

to Hanger

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

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Local Groups

contact details

Malvern Hills & Ledbury Malvern Hills Freecycle Contact: www.freecycle.org

West Malvern

Ledbury Children’s Centre Contact: 01432 383840

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: 07816 578815 or email malvernmeditation@talktalk.net West Malvern Social Club www.wmsc.org.uk West Malvern Garden and Nature Club Contact: 01684 568474 West Malvern WI Contact: Pauline Striplin 01684 568317 www.facebook.com/WestMalvernWI

Ring & Ride Contact: 01531 635503, 9.30 - 12.30 Mon - Fri

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.

Citizens Advice Bureau Contact: 01684 563611 for Malvern or Ledbury 01432 377599 Ledbury Short Mat Bowls For details contact Jen Welch 01531 631272 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 go to www.malvernbadminton.net Ledbury & District U3A Contact 01531 633637 or visit u3asites.org.uk/ledbury/groups Ledbury Community Choir Lynne Bennett on 01531 636679

Bosbury Bosbury WI Contact: Sue Sharples on 01531 640029 Bosbury Church Adults’ Choir Contact: Kate Cheetham 01531 641829 or email cheethamkj@gmail.com Bosbury Parish Church Contact: www.bosbury-church.org Bosbury Bellringers Contact: Frank Seabright on 01531 640252 or email frank@seabrightsolutions.co.uk Bosbury Beaver Scouts Contact Helen 01531 640371 helengadsby@hotmail.com The Bosbury Players Contact: Gill Andrews (Secretary) 01531 640410

Mathon WI Contact: Margaret on 01886 880824

To promote your group: email sascha@allabout-local.com or call 01684 252242.

More info on each group available on the website: www.allaboutmalvernhills.com

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Colwall QUALITY BESPOKE CARPENTRY & JOINERY

Colwall Pre-School 01684 891147 Contact: Jane or Sandy on 07580 355359 or email Daytime Evening wellsandwychepreschool@hotmail.com 07968 251915

Colwall Cricket Club www.colwallcc.org.uk Colwall Greener Contact: Robin on 01684 540 284 or visit www.greener.colwall.info Colwall Orchard Group Contact: Helen Stace on 01684 540569 or visit www.colwallorchardgroup.org Colwall Rotary Club Contact: Alan Torbet on 01684 899227 or visit www.colwallrotary.org.uk

LOCAL ELECTRICIAN FOR ALL YOUR HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICAL NEEDS

EXPERIENCED IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICS, AS WELL AS TESTING

Please do not hesitate to contact me, Mark Williams, for a FREE quote:

07966 984893

MAWilliamselectrical@hotmail.com

Colwall Probus Club Contact: Jim Speedy 01684 541024 or email jim@jspeedy.wanadoo.co.uk Colwall Bell Ringers Contact: Robin Riches 01684 541240 Colwall Village Playgroup Contact: Rachel Huckle 01684 541142, rachelkara@hotmail.com Colwall Golfers Contact: Derek Turner on 01684 540318 Colwall Ladies Club Contact: Trish Shaw 01684 541613 trishshawclc@gmail.com Colwall Village Society Contact: Mary Clayburn on 01684 540486 The Chasers International Men of Steel Cricket Team Contact: Jon 01684 252858 or 07804 544623 Wyche & Colwall Horticultural Society Contact: Joan Wright 01684 541102 Colwall Players Contact: www.colwallplayers.org

YOUR LOCAL FRIENDLY JOINERS/CARPENTERS We make: Windows, Doors, Wardrobes, Kitchens, Bespoke Furniture, Shelves, Conservatories, Gates

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Colwall Mothers’ Union Contact: Susan Humphrey on 01684 540870 Colwall Wings WI Contact us at colwallwings@gmail. com or visit our website www.colwallwings.co.uk

Volunteering opportunities Community Action Ledbury: 01531 635339 Malvern Community Action: 01684 892381 Malvern Hills Volunteering: 07510 012092 or visit www.do-it.org to search for volunteering near you

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Business News THE PRACTICE LEDBURY We are a small, friendly accountancy practice now open in Ledbury Andrew Tannatt Nash, the Director of The Practice, has been a Chartered Management Accountant for over 25 years. He is an experienced Finance Director and has worked in a range of different sectors and industries.

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Business News MALVERN FOOT CLINIC At the Malvern Foot Clinic we aim to provide the very best in foot health care and can help you with a whole range of foot complaints including: Nail and skin problems, joint pain and deformity, sports injuries, heel pain and diabetes related foot problems. Your feet can tell you a lot about your general health, changes can occur and it is important to identify the cause and treat appropriately. Our wide range of services include chiropody treatments, nail surgery, biomechanical assessment, gait analysis and orthotics, ultrasound therapy, diabetes assessment and wound care. We are also able to offer surgical consultations with an NHS Consultant Podiatric Surgeon and work in close partnership with other specialist healthcare providers.

Our podiatrists are qualified to Masters level and are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. They have been trained to prevent, diagnose, treat and rehabilitate abnormal conditions of the feet and lower limbs, keeping people mobile and active.

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a podiatrist looking after people’s feet for over 20 years. Helen graduated from Huddersfield University with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in podiatry and has since worked in both the NHS and private sector. For over 15 years she has specialised in diabetes care and currently holds a substantive NHS post leading a diabetes specialist team. In 2013 she won The Queen’s Award for her work with young people with Type 1 diabetes.

Helen is a former lecturer from the Birmingham School of Podiatry and as an educationalist holds a Certificate of Education from Birmingham University. In 2012 Helen was awarded a Master’s Degree in Science from Warwick University and has presented at national conferences.

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Gardening

green fingers It’s a busy time of year for Bridget at Caves Folly Nursery in Colwall, who has some useful advice for gardeners.

I have just been over at the Malvern showground planting our permanent garden up for the RHS Malvern Spring Festival. We have been planting the garden up to three times a year for the past 30 years! Over this time the soil has transfomed from compacted stone to a lovely humus-rich free draining soil.

It occurred to me, watching all the other gardeners young and old, that the proportion of time and energy we all spend on plants and the finished garden far exceeds the care we take preparing the soil.

Adding artificial fertilisers and chemicals is not the solution to creating a healthy living soil. Before the advent of artificial fertilisers, generations of farmers and growers worked with nature and the seasons to put humus back into the soil that was taken out by the growing of crops.

As an organic grower, certified by The Soil Association, growing plants without artificial fertilisers and chemicals is the only way I have been able to grow. Over the years the biodiversity of flora and fauna on the nursery has increased and the pest and disease problems have decreased. Just by adding a mulch to the surface of your garden a couple of times a year (no digging required!), you can provide humus for the myriad of amazing little creatures that make up the constituent of a healthy soil. These creatures such as worms, beetles, springtails, sowbugs, spiders, mites, centipedes, millipedes and ants all work away to create fertility, aeration and water solubility.

Many of these bugs are also predators of garden pests and help keep your plants pest free. So let’s make soil sexy, get down with the beetles and feel the crumb!

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Every gardener should have a compost bin and use the compost in the autumn to spread over the soil. If you have not got space for a compost bin buy some green waste from Malvern Recycling Centre (also known as The Tip!). It can be bought cheaply in bags and is an ideal mulch for borders and vegetable gardens in autumn and spring.

Here are some jobs for the next couple of months: • Regularly hoe borders and the veg garden • Container plants need regular feeding with a seaweed liquid feed • Keep containers and and all newly planted shrubs, trees etc. watered in hot weather • Be vigilant and spot pests and diseases before they take hold. There are many biological controls that can be used for slugs and snails, leatherjackets, vine weevil or chafer grubs • Dead-head roses and other plants such as penstemon as it encourage new flowers • Keep tomatoes and other climbers such as beans tied up and pick fruit regularly • Keep sowing lettuce and salads to last through to the autumn Perhaps the best job of all is to sit down and enjoy the fruits of your labour, it doesn’t get any better than summer in the garden.

‘The soil is the great connector of lives, the source and destination of all.’ Wendell Berry American poet and environmentalist

Caves Folly Nurseries and Gardens Open for NGS Sunday 4th June 2pm-5pm Teas

Peat free & organic compost (RHS approved) Perennials, Alpines, Herbs, Bulbs Organic vegetable plants and plugs Caves Folly Nurseries, Evendine Lane, Colwall, WR13 6DX www.cavesfolly.com Thu - Sat 10 - 5 Tel.01684 540631

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Notice Board ledbury youth drop-in

flower arranging demonstration

by Brigette Manton ‘Come Walk with me round Clifton-upon-Teme’ on Saturday 27th May 2017 at Bishops Frome Village Centre 7.30pm to 9.30pm Tickets £10 pp paid on the door. Win flower arrangements in the Raffle. Tea/Coffee/biscuits

is looking for volunteers Sessions run on Monday and Wednesday evenings between 6.30pm and 8.30pm aimed at children 11 to 16 years old.

If you’re interested in helping, a DBS check will be needed. Call (01531) 635169.

Contact: Sue Ronan telephone: 01886 884646 email: sronan@btinternet.com

NGs open garden in west malvern at 24 Croft Bank Sunday 25th June from Noon to 5pm Beautiful views, gardens & woodlands Garden Studio with paintings, prints & cards Not all areas suitable for wheelchairs

West Malvern WI meets the 2nd Thursday of every month at St. James’ Primary School, West Malvern (opposite the Church, West Malvern Rd) at 7.30pm June’s activity - craft making July - social evening at the school

Contact details - view us on Facebook or West Malvern WI website

Admission is £3.50 for adults, children free. Tea & cake will be on sale ledbury All proceeds go to the NGS in poetry festival support of charities 30th June to 9th July

Open Farm Sunday 11th June

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Beaconhill Farm in Bosbury Workshops, events and Stocks Farm, Suckley speakers from the global Colwall to the local Awnells Farm, Much Marcle 9th June A United Kingdom Now in its 21st year, 135 events Weston’s in Much Marcle (2016 / cert 12A / 111 mins) are scheduled over ten days - a feel-good true story of a www.farmsunday.org You can read more at marriage which rocked the British poetry-festival.co.uk establishment Bosbury Farmers Market 30th June Hunt for the ? ge and coffee morning sa es M l al Sm Wilderpeople (2016 / cert 12A ! ps ou gr / 101 mins) – a bittersweet r fo e fre It’s A popular part of village life drama of a young misfit al.com james@allabout-loc for ten years who has been in the care of 01684 252 242 the New Zealand children’s Produce to buy, tea, coffee, biscuits services since birth. and a friendly welcome!

7.30pm at Colwall Village Hall £4 entry adults, £2.50 under 16s

10.30am until noon at Bosbury Parish Hall

blooming great tea party In aid of Marie Curie On Sunday 18th June, from 2-5pm In the grounds of The Vine, Tarrington, HR1 4EX £5 entry to include tea and a slice of cake Cake stall, plant stall, live band, raffle and more

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What’s On

June Saturday 3 June A fundraising jumble sale In aid of local charity Salters Hill, 10am to Noon at Bromsberrow Village Hall (HR8 1RZ) www.saltershill.org.uk Sunday 4 June Caves Folly Nurseries and Gardens Colwall Green, open for NGS 2pm - 5pm, including Teas.

Admission £3, children free Saturday 10 June Bosbury Open Gardens event 11am until 6pm, entry £6 pp, a map can be picked up from the church from 10.30am onwards. Raising money for the church and St Michael’s Hospice. For more open gardens events see Page 18 Saturday 10 June Ledbury Community Day with more than 70 groups and organisations in the centre of town to tell you about local charity work, leisure and interest opportunities and more! www.ledburycommunityday.org.uk Friday 16 June until Sunday 18 June The Three Counties Show a celebration of countryside and rural life at The Three Counties showground Tickets from (01684) 584924, royalthreecounties.co.uk Friday 16 June Hell or High Water (cert.15) At Bosbury Flicks in the Sticks, 7.30pm at Bosbury Parish Hall Tickets £5 for adults

July Saturday 1 July WestFest 2017 on West Malvern Playing Field from Noon until 10pm, music entertainment and community activity raising money for local good causes www.west-fest.org.uk Saturday 1 July Barnards Green Malvern Local History Family Fun Day 10am to 1pm, themed activities including Punch & Judy Shows, Victorian paper crafts, period costume photo booth, vintage sweet stand and a Children’s history quiz. Short tours guided by the local history group Sunday 2 July Colwall CE Primary School Summer Fayre an afternoon of fun for all the family For details see www.allaboutmalvernhills.com

Friday 14 July Colwall Flicks in the Sticks Supper Special a meal and a film from 7.30pm. Booking essential For details email FISColwall@outlook.com Saturday 15 July & Sunday 16 July West Malvern Open Gardens Weekend 1pm to 6pm, visit gardens around the village and help raise money for Malvern Special Families.

More open gardens events on Page 18

Monday 19 June Colwall Village Society welcomes Duncan Bridges Director of the Malvern Hills Conservators, to talk about their work, the issues they face and about their conversion to a Trust.

Tea & coffee from 7pm at Colwall Village Hall, all welcome, non-members £2

Saturday 15 July A guided walk in search of Worcestershire’s rarest butterfly Learn about work to conserve the habitat of the Grayling butterfly on the Malvern Hills. Starting 10.30am from North Malvern. Organised by Malvern Hills Trust, booking essential on (01684) 892002

Friday 30 June Ledbury Country Market Buy local produce 8.30am to 1pm at Burgage Hall, Church Lane www.ledburycountrymarket.co.uk

Thursday 20 July Reverend Robert Ward gives a talk entitled ‘Where is now your God? Faith in contemporary drama’ – part of the Literary Festival at Storridge Church, 7.30pm start Free entry, refreshments, donations welcome

Promote your Aug/Sept events: email james@allabout-local.com or call 01684 252 242 by Tuesday 4 July 2017 at the latest.

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Theatre News FIRST MAJOR REVIVAL CELEBRATING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF Willy Russell’s

shirley valentine Willy Russell’s heart-warming comedy Shirley Valentine premiered in 1986 and took the world by storm. In celebration of its 30th Anniversary the first major revival of this national treasure will embark on a UK tour starring much loved actress Jodie Prenger as Shirley.

Jodie Prenger is perhaps best known for winning the role of Nancy in the West End production of Oliver! through the BBC television series I’d Do Anything. Most recently Jodie toured the UK in the classic musical Tell Me On A Sunday. She also played the title role in the national tour of the musical Calamity Jane and has starred in One Man, Two Guvnors both in the West End and on tour and as Lady of the Lake in Spamalot. Jodie is also a regular presenter on BBC Radio 2 Shirley is a Liverpool housewife. Her kids have left home and she makes chips and egg for her husband while talking to the wall. Where has her life disappeared to? Out of the blue, her best friend offers her a trip to Greece for 2 weeks and she secretly packs her bags. She heads for the sun and starts to see the world and herself very differently.

Shirley Valentine will be appearing at Malvern Theatres from Monday 24th to Saturday 29th July. Tickets are on sale at the Box Office 01684 892277 and online at malvern-theatres.co.uk

Music at Elsmslie House in Malvern Saturday June 24th - Jenny Hallam with support from Howard James Kenny.

Saturday 29th July - Deborah Rose & Mari Randle.

Tickets £8.00 in advance, £10.00 on the door. Doors open 7.30pm for an 8.00pm start.

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Please answer the following question: In what year did Willy Russell’s Shirley Valentine premiere on stage?

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The winners will be drawn from the entries and notified by 28 June.

Good luck! *For terms & conditions see our website www.allaboutmalvernhills.com Postal entries: All About Magazines, Colwall, Malvern, Worcestershire WR13 6QN

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Saturday 1st July We are staging our first ever Opera. The Marriage of Figaro - with Felici.

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Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7.00pm start.

After expenses, any profit from this performance will be going to support Parkinson UK.

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