The Bridge December 2016
Duck House Winners
1st: Bewdley Tennis Club
2nd: The Old Waggon and Horses
3rd: Bewdley Primary School
More about this Bewdley Festival Community Arts Project on page 27. Photos: Colin Hill
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Welcome to December’s edition of The Bridge.
Bewdley Town Council wants to find out what residents think about their idea of purchasing the former Barclays Bank building in Load Street. Turn to page 47 to find where to get more information about this proposal and how to register your views.
On page 23, we invite you to share a Saturday night in Bewdley with the Street Pastors. Discover why this team of people is willing to be on our streets in all weathers into the small hours, and why lollies and flipflops are so popular.
As the long dark nights set in and the weather becomes colder, we are fortunate that there are organisations in Bewdley offering a warm welcome to those who appreciate some company in the daytime. The Together Project and Bewdley Evergreens are always pleased to see new faces. Turn to pages 27 and 41 for contact details.
Elsewhere in the magazine, October’s Bewdley Festival and Duck House Community Arts project are celebrated. See the winning duck houses and read about a bit of railway history in the centre pages.
And this month’s magazine is, of course, full of events to celebrate Christmas: carols and concerts, theatre and pantomime, charity events and festivals. As ever during Advent and Christmas, Bewdley’s churches offer special services from carols in candlelight to the excitement of a busy nativity service. Look out for details throughout the magazine.
Margaret, Martin, Ann, Peter and Gill wish you all a very happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year.
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Our main focus of worship is on Sundays at 10am, where there is a relaxed style with lively music, all ages come together and we hear God's word for today through the Bible. Sunday evening at 6.30pm we have a shorter, more reflective service. Weekly Events Our church runs a number of regular events during the week: ✦ Noah’s Ark - for parents and toddlers. ✦ Circle of Friends - an afternoon meeting for ladies. ✦ Art Group - a quiet place to paint and draw.
Like to know more? Contact the minister Simon Harry, at the church office (403267) or visit www.bewdley.baptist.org.uk Bewdley Baptist Church 61 High Street Bewdley
St Leonard’s
St Anne’s Church
Sunday morning worship: 11.15am
Sunday worship at 9.30am Worship lasts for about an hour. Music is usually a mix of contemporary and traditional. Children and young people will often meet in their own groups and join with adults later on.
On the first Sunday each month we have a service of Holy Communion.
On the other Sundays we have Matins – from the Book of Common Prayer. Church is usually open in daylight hours for prayer, peace & quiet.
Wednesdays at 10.15am Morning Worship
Thinking about baptism? Come to 9.30am Sunday service at St Anne’s Bewdley and we’ll talk together over coffee.
Booking a wedding at St Leonard’s Ribbesford, St Anne’s or All Saints’, Wribbenhall – please call Roz Mace on 01299 401605 or rozmace@talktalk.net to arrange an appointment.
Thinking about a Wedding?
Please call Roz Mace 01299 401605 or rozmace@talktalk.net to arrange an appointment The Churchwarden, on 01299 403983.
Thinking about baptism – come to our 9.30am Sunday service and we’ll talk together over coffee
You are very welcome. However you come. Whyever you come. We hope you will come again. Our website is: www.bewdleyparish.org.uk
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St Andrew’s Bewdley
High Street Services at 10.30 every Sunday
The Chapel in the woods
Sunday worship: 11.15am on the second Sunday each month St Andrew's is found in Button Oak, Shropshire, 3 miles north of Bewdley on the B4194 to Kinlet. www.bewdleyparish.org.uk
For details about any activities or special services please see our advert or contact Rev. Philip Hoar on 826641.
All Saints’ Wribbenhall
RIVERSIDE CHURCH
Sunday Worship at 9.30am Worship lasts for about an hour
We are a thriving Elim Pentecostal Church in the heart of Bewdley and you are welcome to join us anytime. We meet in the newly refurbished St George’s Hall, at 10:15am. Full programme for children and young people during our service time. Why not check our website: www.riversideelim.com for details of mid-week activities and events happening. Tel: 01299 405535 Email: admin@riversideelim.com Riverside Elim Church, Dog Lane, Bewdley, DY12 2EF
1st Sunday each month 8.00am Holy Communion (said)
Booking a Wedding at All Saints’ Wribbenhall: - please call Roz Mace 01299 401605 or rozmace@talktalk.net to arrange an appointment.
Thinking about baptism? Come to our 9.30 am Sunday service and we’ll talk together over coffee Monday mornings 10.00am – 12.00noon Church is open for Knit and Natter every Monday except Bank Holidays Book Sale, including jig-saws, CDs, DVDs and cards on 2nd Monday of the month
Holy Family Catholic Church High Street
Sunday Mass 8 am Tuesday & Thursday Morning Prayer 9.45am, Mass 10am Holy Days of Obligation 12 noon Parish Office 01299 822633 www.stwulstanstourport.org.uk Local Contact – Deacon John O’Brien
Refreshments and a warm welcome assured.
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Bewdley Quaker Meeting House, Lower Park. Meeting for worship every Sunday 10.30-11.30am. Everyone is welcome.
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Christmas Services 2016 All Welcome
18th December 4.00pm Lessons and Carols at St Andrew’s Button Oak
24th December - Christmas Eve: 6.30pm Nativity Service in St. Anne’s Bewdley Children are invited to come dressed as a character from the Nativity story. 6.30pm Lessons and Carols at All Saints’ Wribbenhall
11.30pm Midnight Mass at All Saints’ Wribbenhall No service at St. Anne’s or St. Leonard’s
25th December - Christmas Day: 9.30am Combined Family Holy Communion at St. Anne’s Bewdley No service at All Saints 11.15am Holy Communion at St. Leonard’s Ribbesford
Christingle Service
Taize Prayer for Advent
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St. Anne’s Bewdley
Sunday 11th December 4.00pm
Sunday 4th December 6.30pm
All ages are welcome to this family-friendly service where we give out Christingles. Informal and atmospheric - it’s the perfect preparation for the coming of Christmas.
All are welcome to experience the prayer, silence and songs from the Taize Community in France.
Stillness in the candlelight
Christmas at Riverside Church
Sunday 18th December: 10.30am Traditional Carol Service in St George’s Hall 6.30pm Saltmine Theatre Production in St George’s Hall
25th December10.30am Christmas Celebration at Riverside Church Centre
Sunday 1st January 10.30am Celebration service at Riverside Church Centre Riverside Church wishes you all a very Happy Christmas and a very Blessed New Year Nigel Tween Senior Pastor
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Bewdley Choral Society
All Saints’ Church Kidderminster Road Bewdley
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Sunday 18th December 11 - 4
Saturday 10th December
Come and vote for your favourite tree Last year we had 70 decorated Christmas trees. It was fabulous and very atmospheric.
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If you wish to enter a tree please, for further details and application form, contact
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Nativity Service Christmas Eve 6.30pm St. Anne’s Church
All welcome to this child-friendly service where we retell the story of the birth of Jesus. Children welcome to come dressed as a character from the Nativity story Service lasts 30 minutes (give or take…)
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Annual Royal British Legion Bingo Evening
Sunday 4th December 8pm The Great Western Kidderminster Road Wribbenhall (by the railway ach) Free entry
3rd December: Eyes down at 7.30pm
Wribbenhall Community Centre Shaw Hedge Road Refreshments provided but bring your own drinks.
Sing your favourite carols in one of Bewdley’s most atmospheric pubs
Proceeds to the RBL Poppy Appeal
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Charity Event Monday 5th December
Kateshill House, Redhill, Bewdley, DY12 2DR Cakes and Produce, ‘Posh’ Hamper Raffle, Fruit Hamper Raffle, Christmas Cards and Wrapping Paper, Choc & Sweet Tombola, Mooch Gifts, Ann Henderson Crafts, Smart Nearly New Stall amid stunning Christmas furnishings with carols and seasonal music on the grand piano. This is a coffee morning with a difference ! 10 am-2.30 - Coffee and Mince Pie 12.30-3 pm - Tea and Cake Tickets - £5 per session Judith:info@kateshillhouse.co.uk 01299 401563 Charles: cns77@btinternet.com 01299 896210 or 07866 168051 Julie: juliemills24@gmail.com 01299 896762 or 07720 953605
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Saturday night in Bewdley
It’s 11o’clock, and the Street Pastors in their navy uniforms walk two by two down Load Street. One pair stop to talk to the doorman at The George and agree with him that it’s fairly quiet tonight. On the other side of the road the other pair stop to pick up a discarded glass and bottle left against a shop front and put them in a litter bin where they can’t do any harm. The four join up to check out Arches and greet members of the crowd which covers the pavements.
After midnight it’s another story, with a mass of inebriated people on the move and some competing noisily for taxis. Two girls are weaving up the street, not doing a very good job of supporting each other. On enquiry they say they’re fine but one accepts a pair of flip-flops in place of her risky heels and they carry on up to the next watering hole. A group further on ask what the Street Pastors do: ‘Do you go to church or something?’, ‘Do you look after lads too?’, ‘Haven’t you got boyfriends to go out with?’ They are drunk but friendly, and they are given business cards and asked to ‘like’ the Bewdley Street Pastors on Facebook. They’ve heard of the lollies (good de-fusers of arguments and a source of sugar to counteract the alcohol) and get one each before the Pastors move on.
It’s something anyone from Bewdley’s churches can do after some preliminary training. Its value is in making the town a safer, friendlier place for evening visitors out for a drink. A helping hand at the right time can pre-empt trouble later, reducing accidents, violence and preventing people in a vulnerable state being taken advantage of. Christmas and New Year especially, for many people, are times to enjoy yourself by excessive drinking. Pubs and bars have successful businesses but sometimes the consequences for Bewdley can be that the centre of the town suffers noise, litter and unpleasant surprises on the pavements and doorways.
At this time of the year, please think of the Street Pastors who patrol their town because they love it and want it to be a good and happy place for everyone to be.
Bewdley Traders’ Association
The Bewdley Traders’ Association is being reformed in order to contribute towards the development of our town. We believe there is an urgent need to come together to consider how the town can plan to attract in new businesses, provide a positive welcome to visitors and develop the local economy.
The annual subscription will be £20, which then gives traders access to a range of support services from the Hereford and Worcester Chamber of Commerce. The Association is also being supported by the Town Council and the Towns Centre Manager.
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Bewdley Festival 2016
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George Egg
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Bewdley’s part in railway ca Pictures of Flying Scotsman in last month’s Bridge recorded the Severn Valley Railway visit in September by this famous locomotive. Less well known is that this visit also marked another significant piece of railway history. Quietly and determinedly since 1972, carriage restorers have been steadily overhauling nine old teak-bodied carriages from the London & North Eastern Railway services between London, the North, East Anglia and Scotland. These were all designed by Sir Nigel Gresley, chiefly famous for his Flying Scotsman and Mallard locomotives. Mallard still holds the 126mph world speed record for steam. The group works in all weathers, mainly on an open site in Bewdley Station Yard. As the SVR’s fares don’t cover such restorations, members have also raised the money for these projects, the last two restorations costing £185k and £75k. Recently completed was the ninth restoration, adapting a former pigeon van to become a ‘Brake Third’ with some passenger seating. This vehicle originally carried parcels traffic and baskets of racing pigeons for release at remote locations. Such traffic was once a major railway business but now all goes by road. Part of this carriage is restored to original condition reflecting this former pigeon traffic. The last time nine Gresley teak carriages formed a single train was for a special charter in May 1964 – also involving haulage by Flying Scotsman. The engine’s fame rather over-shadowed this piece of carriage history made on SVR and Bewdley’s part in this. The quote of the event must be from the lady who asked whether the carriages behind Flying Scotsman were “from the train that costs a lot and goes to Venice”! All nine carriages in the SVR’s Gresley ‘teak train’ hauled by Flying Scotsman are owned by the SVR’s Charitable Trust. Earlier this year one of their LNER teak carriages was a high profile exhibit at London’s King’s Cross connected with the unveiling of Sir Nigel Gresley’s statue there. The Trust always welcomes donations to assist its on-going restoration work. More information at http://svrtrust.org.uk.
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Bewdley Library
Mistletoe and Whine
My favourite time of year approaches once more, all too soon; indeed my condition is now so bad I start feeling lousy as soon as the clocks go back. No amount of cash spent by Coca Cola and John Lewis is going to get me in the mood for Christmas. I am what I am; I've embraced it. End of. So rather than spoil the mood I'll just remind you that we are now in our new spot in the medical centre building (at the far end; you can access us from the waiting room if you've been to the see the doctor).
We are still offering Rhyme Time on Friday mornings at 9.30 am, so if you have a little one (0-3 years) please feel free to come along and join in.* Don't be shy!
We are also still offering sessions with our Digital Champion Christine, who can help you get started and ďŹ nd your way around your laptop or tablet. Contact the library for an appointment; she is here on Thursdays between 10 am and 12 noon. Just think, if you can access the internet you can go online and follow Father Christmas's progress around the world on Christmas Eve!........If you really want to.
Seriously, hope you all have a good one. Kay Sanderson Bewdley Library
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Bewdley Museum and Tourist Information Centre
During this month, the Museum will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10am-4.30pm until 18th December. The Festive season will start in the Museum on Sunday 4th December (1pm-2.15pm) with ‘The Little English Theatre Co’s’ production of Zorro’s Christmas Adventure. This tells the story of the time when Santa crash lands in Mexico, and it looks like Christmas is going to be cancelled. Fortunately, Santa meets the one and only Zorro and all is well! Tickets for the production are £4 per person and are available in advance from the Tourist Information Centre.
Father Christmas’s Grotto will be open for business on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th December, from 12pm – 3pm. Throughout the whole day, 10am-4.30pm, delicious seasonal food will be served in the Shambles Cafe, a wide variety of traditional and contemporary Craft items will be on sale and there will be Live Music around the site. On Saturday, Winterfold School will be providing the entertainment, whilst on Sunday, visitors can come along and join Lutley Community Voices choir as they perform a selection of Christmas favourites. Further information about ‘What’s on’ at the Museum can be found on our website: www.bewdleymuseum.co.uk or phone 0845 603 5699. The Museum Shop and TIC will be offering extended opening hours for this Winter Season, when it will be open daily from 10am - 4.30pm. The retail staff have been stocking up with plenty of seasonal goods. There are lots of Gift ideas for everyone and, of course, service with a smile. For enquiries and information, please refer to the website www.visitwyreforest.co.uk or phone 0845 607 7819.
The Shop and TIC are closed throughout January and re-open on Monday 6th February.
Sue Duffield Bewdley Museum
Traidcraft Fair
Many thanks to all those who supported the Traidcraft Christmas Fair in St Anne’s in November. We sold £4100 of goods, an excellent total. Every fairly traded item we buy makes a big difference to our producer partners in the developing world.
The extended Christmas stall is now open in St Anne’s Church, from 10am-2pm Tuesday to Saturday. Please let me have any orders from the catalogue in good time before Christmas. Elaine Barbour 01299 400617 barboursbewdley@btopenworld.com 31
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Community Transport Wyre Forest provides door to door transport for local people who don’t have access to their own car or who find it difficult to use public transport. We’ll take you from your home to local destinations as well as further afield throughout the country. So don’t stay at home......have a journey with us! We even have vehicles suitable for wheelchairs. Our booking line is
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Bewdley Festival Community Arts Project Duck House Trail 2016 Winners
Eager participants gathered last month at St George’s Hall, Bewdley to hear the result of this year’s public voting. The forty-plus entries had been on display in the town’s Jubilee Gardens throughout October and had attracted over 800 public votes.The project is the brainchild of Colin Hill, Bewdley Festival’s Arts co-ordinator, who presented trophies to the winner and runners up. The blank duckhouses, ready for decoration, were made by users of The Emily Jordan Foundation, a local charity whose aim is to help people with moderate learning and physical disabilities to lead full lives. Funding to run the project came from an award by the Mid-counties Co-operative Community Fund. Shayne Taylor from the Co-operative Communities team congratulated Bewdley Festival for the success of this year’s event with its widespread community support. Dave Collins from Bewdley Festival was pleased to see the community taking part in even greater numbers and with even more ingenuity of design.” The top three were very closely grouped. First place was awarded to Bewdley Tennis Club, represented by Nicky Guest, second place was The Old Waggon and Horses, represented by Denise Eaton, and in third place was Bewdley Primary School, represented by Helen Humphrey. Pictures of the winning duck houses are on this month’s colour pages. Denise Eaton, Nicky Guest and Helen Humphrey
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The Together Project - come and join us
The Together project was started two years ago and meets twice a month to provide companionship and relaxation. On the second Thursday in the month we have a lunch club with delicious home cooked food; on the fourth Thursday we have a speaker and homemade cakes and a drink.
We are always delighted to welcome everyone to our gatherings. So, if you or someone you know would enjoy an afternoon out, do come and join us.You can be sure of a warm welcome. We can arrange transport through Community Transport Wyre Forest for a reasonable cost.
In December The Together Project is delighted to invite you to our Christmas Party on Thursday 8th December at Wribbenhall Parish Room from 12.30pm—4.00pm. Entertainment will be provided by Matthew Richards and the cost contribution is £2.
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Boxing Day Tractor Run
In aid of Kidderminster Prostate Cancer Support Group
Leaving from Far Forest Sports Pavilion, Callow Hill at 10.00 am prompt. All welcome from 9.00 am at the Pavilion for breakfast sandwiches and hot drinks. Route: via the forest (weather permitting) to Bewdley Town with a short break to collect donations, then back to Pavilion via the Forest. All Welcome! Donation, please, for each tractor entry. Contact: Ray Attwood rpattwood@orange.net Mobile: 07973790214
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Drop in anytime during the day to encounter the Christmas story in a different way and have a hot drink. Bring the family or come alone.
The deadline for the January 2017 issue of The Bridge is 8th December
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Bewdley and Wribbenhall Ladies’ Luncheon Club
Kidderminster Beekeepers Association
The Christmas Social Evening will be held on Thursday 15th December, 7.30pm, at the Trinity Methodist Church Centre, Churchfields, Kidderminster, DY10 2JL. Anyone interested in bees/beekeeping will be very welcome to come and join in the festivities. For more information please go to our website www.bbka.org.uk/local/kidderminster, email Kim at marlincos27@btinternet.com or ring 01299 861514.
In October a very talented Jane Carter demonstrated the technique of producing Wax Painting. On 14th December Alan Hill will speak to us on the subject of "Jewels & Precious Stones", following our seasonal lunch.
Ladies are welcome to attend our monthly meetings at the Mercure. For information please ring 400363.
Café Supervisor at St. George’s Hall
A job opportunity has arisen at St. George’s Hall for a Café Supervisor for 6 hours per week to include Saturdays. Please email info@thehall-bewdley.org.uk for an application form and for more details.
Bewdley Townswomen’s Guild
Our last meeting for 2016 takes the form of a Christmas Party. This informal fun occasion is the perfect opportunity to come and see who we are and what we offer. You will be certain of a warm welcome. Please join us on Tuesday 13th December 7.30 pm at Wribbenhall Community Centre, Shaw Hedge Road. Bewdley. DY12 1EU. To find out more please contact Maureen Golborne 01299 488526 or Lois Hopkins 01299 409465 On behalf of us all at TWG may we wish all the readers of The Bridge a very Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year.
Rock Pathfinders
Free guided walks along our footpaths and bridleways taking 2-3 hours, off the roads and into the countryside. 1st December 10.30am The layby alongside the A433, close to the turning for Grimley WR2 6PD SO reference 829604
15th December 10.30am From The Hare & Hounds Worcester Road, Shenstone, Kidderminster DY10 4BU SO ref 861736
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Bewdley Cricket Club is located on High Street, sandwiched between the idyllic River Severn and Red Hill at its Lower Park Headquarters. Set amid some of Worcestershire's finest rural scenery, the ground is considered one of the prettiest in the county. The ground is the perfect backdrop to any celebration, be it a birthday, christening, or wedding, and the wonderful out door space is complimented by a large furnished patio area. The clubhouse, having been entirely refurbished in 2012, boasts a fully licensed bar with a range of draught beer and has the capacity for parties up to 100 people. With a fully equipped kitchen, the club is able to host self catered events and has seating capacity for up to 50 people. With Wi-Fi capability and big screen projection, the club
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Christmas Rush, Bewdley Style
CARDS FOR GOOD CAUSES CHRISTMAS 2016
With Christmas not too far away, I’ll pull out all the stops and buy a range of lovely gifts in Bewdley’s local shops.
The Cards for Good Causes shop remains open in St. George’s Hall until 18th December on Mondays to Saturdays10am - 4.30pm
My first stop is at Notions and I consider wools and patterns for my crafty niece and daughter who’ll love those beads and buttons.
The Bewdley shop sells cards for over 30 charities, both local and national, along with many stocking fillers, gift tags and wrapping. At least 75p in every £1 goes direct to the charities.
At the Melting Pot I stop to buy a teapot for my brother. Hand-painted by ‘Yours truly’. it won’t be like any other!
There’s the shop in the Museum and Traidcraft in St Anne’s for things to put in stockings for eager little hands.
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Satsumas from the Farm Shop, the chemist’s soaps and creams, nice books in the Emporium. There’s plenty here, it seems.
Pretty scarves are to be had in all the town’s gift shops. The florist has Christmas cactuses and hyacinths in pots.
Mum claims she won’t need anything but I don’t follow what she says. I buy chocolate from the Post Office, liquorice from Teddy Gray’s.
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Some bottles from the Brewery and Stilton blue and smelly: I’ll make a Christmas hamper up with goodies from the Deli.
John Instance
3rd and 4th December 11am-4 pm The Old Town Hall, Wyre Hill.
I want to look in every shop; they look so bright and cheery. I’ll pause for tea and gooey cake, then I won’t be so weary!
Pictures and Christmas cards for sale Raffle in aid of Kemp Hospice 1st prize: An original John Instance painting Festive refreshments.
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Welcome back and a fond farewell: We are pleased to
be welcoming back Dr Sarah Tamplin and Dr Suzy Elliott after their maternity leave. Dr Genevieve Hamilton has moved practices to take up a permanent position at a surgery closer to her home. We wish her every success in her new role.
Bewdley Medical Centre: At Bewdley Medical Centre we are pleased to confirm that we have nine Partners, two Salaried GP’s, two Advanced Nurse Practitioners, eight Practice Nurses and four Healthcare Assistants. Please see the meet the team section of our website www.bewdleymedicalcentre.nhs.uk Dr Simon Gates and Dr Adnan Chaudhry have relocated temporarily to Church Street due to retirement and maternity leave there. GP Practices are under unprecedented pressure and we are continuing to attempt to recruit within the Wyre Forest Health Partnership.
Phone lines: We are aware of the concerns regarding patients being unable to get through on the phones. We are working hard to address the extremely high demand of patient calls. Please be aware that Monday is our busiest day for telephone calls, and would ask that patients bear this in mind if you call on this day.
Did you know there are other ways to access our services? With the Patient Access app, you can book appointments and order repeat prescriptions online. What's more, because Patient Access is a 24 hour online service you can do this in your own time, day or night, 365 days a year. Go to https://patient.emisaccess.co.uk to register for online access. When you are next in the surgery, please bring two forms of ID to finalise your registration. One must be photographic – i.e. passport, driving licence, bus pass and the other must contain evidence of your home address – i.e. utility bill.
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Live Wyres is a social club for single people. We meet in pubs around the area and hold dances and other events in a range of venues from hotels to village halls. The following are a few of our events for December:-
Tue 6th - Pub night at the Queen’s Head, Wolverley, DY11 5XB - Committee Meeting Fri 9th - Live Wyres Christmas Meal at Island Pool, W’ton Road, Cookley. DY10 3RX Sun 11th - Christmas Meal and Walk at Wharton Park Golf Club. Tue 13th - Pub Night at The Old House at Home, B’ham Rd, Blakedown. DY10 3JE Sat 17th - Live Wyres Christmas Party at Wolverley Memorial Hall with Siddy Sounds Tue 20th - Pub Night at The Lock Inn, Wolverley Rd, Wolverley DY10 3RN Thur 22nd - Whist Drive in the Top Room at the Queen’s Head, Wolverley. DY115XB Tue 27th - Pub Night at the Island Pool, W’ton Road, Cookley. DY10 3RX Sat 31st - Live Wyres NYE Dance at Blakedown Parish Hall with live band “Back in the Band” We always welcome new members. Any one interested can find out further information at our website www.livewyres.moonfruit.com or contact Sandra on 01299 400979. 39
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By the time you read this, the Bewdley Christmas lights will have been switched on, the first taste of mulled wine will have crossed our lips and I will have sung my first batch of carols for this Christmas season!
If you fancy a very traditional and seasonal musical introduction to Christmas, then can I encourage you to put the 10th December in your calendars when Bewdley Choral Society will be giving their annual Carol Concert in St. Anne’s church. I find it can be quite a challenge choosing Christmas music because I often get lured back to all my old favourites, sometimes accompanied by a resulting groan from the choir “not that one AGAIN” when I announce what’s next at a rehearsal. So this year, I am determined to pick some different carols and avoid the trap of the same old stuff! Having said that, there will be plenty of the usual favourites for audience participation, so if you want to spend an evening in a warm church and get into the Christmas mood, please come and join us then. Look out as well for the Bewdley Concert Band Christmas concert on 18th December.
Music is and has always been such an integral part of Christmas but, sadly, these days we are subjected to Christmas tunes from early October in the shops so the novelty tends to wear off a bit by the time it’s actually Christmas. Piped music in a shop cannot come close to the enjoyment of live music at this time of year and there will be plenty of it in Bewdley, as always and appealing to all tastes. So if you don’t fancy the traditional approach, please keep an eye out on the web, the billboards and in shop/pub windows for all the various live music events that will be happening and allow a little musical Christmas cheer to lighten up your Christmas holiday. A Happy Christmas to you all. Alastair Elliott
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Heather and Alan Fairs’ tea-time entertainment, in aid of the Friends of Hartlebury Castle
A Vintage Afternoon Tea with Music at Hartlebury Castle on Sunday 4th December at 2.30pm. (NB earlier time).
Tickets £12.50, available from the Hartlebury Castle Box Office, or by telephone on 01299 250416 (11 am until 4.30 pm).
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at Bewdley Baptist Church Wednesdays 2.00 - 3.30
7th December: Trip to The Punch Bowl 21st December: Christmas party at the club 11th January: New Year tea party
All welcome to this friendly group For more information telephone Ellen Micklewright 01299 409355 41
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At our last Business Meeting we welcomed Lucy Buckland from Worcestershire Young Carers to tell us about the work this organisation is doing with children and young people who look after a parent, guardian or sibling within their home.Young carers often provide regular and ongoing care and emotional support for family members with a physical or learning disability, long-term illness, mental health difficulties, drug or alcohol dependency or other forms of addictions. Most of these carers are between 10-14 years, but they can be significantly younger. The 2011 Census figures show that in Worcestershire 3490 children and young people identified themselves as young carers.
The Worcester Team gives support to about 250 young carers aged 7 – 25, including a number in our area. The aim of the work is to raise the young carers’ self-esteem and confidence by providing the ‘space’ to express frustration in a positive way. This is done with dedicated one-to-one support as well as monthly club meetings, exciting day trips and short breaks. These give the youngsters the time and the space to have fun and mix with other young carers who understand their situation. They can be children for a short time. The profits from our recent Afternoon Tea with Henry Sandon were given to this charity and our president had great pleasure in handing over a cheque for £500 to Lucy Buckland.
For more details regarding the club and its activities, please do contact us: 01299 266101 or email: kidderminstersorop@gmail.com website link: http://sigbi.org/kidderminster-and-district/ Facebook: Soroptimists Kidderminster.
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Clothing collections to support refugees in camps in France and beyond are currently being taken at All Saints’ Church. Collections will also be taken at St. Anne's Church between 8th-11th December.
Meets in the garden on the east side of the river just below Bewdley Bridge at 1.45pm for a prompt start at 2.00pm.
Sunday 4th December: a walk of approximately 2-3 miles in the Ribbesford area. Sunday 1st January: a walk of approximately 2 miles through & along the Bewdley byways.
The most needed items are NEW underwear, hoodies, joggers/jeans- male and female in small and medium, all ages for children. Also, used unlocked smartphones for PAYG SIM cards. A new study by UNHCR finds mobile phones and internet access is as critical to refugees' safety and security as food, shelter and water. All items will go direct to refugees in camps, courtesy of local charity People in Motion. http://www.people-in-motion.co.uk
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Bewdley Festival 2016
A varied programme was well received by our local and regional audience, although ticket sales were down on last year. The Rutles got Festival off to a terrific start and drew fans from far afield; Max Keen gave another great “lecture” to his usual sell-out crowd and Ann Reid’s cabaret was a wonderfully light-hearted and gentle evening of songs and stories from this much-loved actress.
Sunday saw children enjoy Ashley Wass and Matthew Trussler’s performance of Wonderland, narrated for the first time ever by Louis de Bernieres - followed by an exceptionally spirited evening solo piano recital from Ashley Wass themed around the works of Shakespeare.
Stars from television and radio featured again this year. Charlotte Green treated an enraptured audience to readings from her autobiography and tales from behind the scenes at BBC radio, all in that wonderful voice, and TV Historian Kate Williams celebrated the Queen at 90 with an intriguing illustrated talk. The ebullient Andy McConnell, Antiques Roadshow’s expert on glass, leapt from the stage and paced amongst the audience to relate the History of the British Glass Industry, a talk especially prepared for Festival. Andy Kershaw relentlessly worked the stage telling his life story as a DJ, broadcaster and foreign correspondent.
This year’s ‘journey by film’ took a sell-out audience to Milan to study the genius of Leonardo da Vinci. Lucy Adlington and Meridith Towne provided a highly amusing insight into the dramatic changes in women’s fashions that were a direct consequence of WWI. George Egg Anarchist Cook frenetically prepared a three course meal for audience members to sample – but using only the equipment found in a hotel room. Brett Westwood thrilled a sell-out audience with his tales of a Naturalist’s Life with particular reference to the Wyre Forest – another talk prepared especially for Festival. Micro-engineer Graham Short amazed his audience, explaining the physical and mental stresses involved in producing engraved art that can only be viewed under a microscope - and he had engraved Festival’s logo onto the head of a pin especially for the occasion. Comedian Miles Jupp’s sell-out appearance saw him sharing those aspects of life that we all find frustrating and annoying. Lesley Smith portrayed the early years of Margaret Thatcher to another of her sell-out audiences. Judy Tzuke, accompanied by her daughter and two amazingly talented guitarists, delighted her fans with a repertoire of beautifully gentle songs.
Party Night with Our Friends Electric and DJ Chris Martin gave people the chance to dance the night away to the hits of the 80s.
This year’s Festival Church Service was completely transformed to include local voices and local school children singing ‘Tick Tock’ a song especially written by Bewdley composer Jim Ineson.
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Bewdley Town Council News November 2016
Town Council Accommodation and Community “Hub” The Town Council are asking residents what they think of a proposal to purchase the former Barclays Bank building in Load Street. The Council would use this as their main offices (as the current office accommodation is too small) and as an accessible meeting space for the community. In the medium/long term the building could serve as a local council information point for residents (including district and county council services), and somewhere for local community groups to showcase their activities and services. Let the Council know what you think by completing the survey on the website at www.bewdleytowncouncil.org. You can also find out more about the proposals on the website under the “Your Council – Consultations” section, or e-mail townclerk@bewdleytowncouncil.org.
Large Vehicles in Bewdley Town Centre The Council are very keen to consider ways in which town centre traffic congestion can be reduced, and ensuring that our Grade I Listed bridge is not put under too much strain. The Council are writing to all businesses in the town centre who use large lorries for deliveries to consider using smaller “feeder” vehicles to service their businesses to limit congestion and help conserve our historic bridge.
Town Council Website The Town Council website is growing! We hope to be able to include details of local businesses, where to stay and eat along with as many local events, shows and talks as possible. If you have an event, business, club or association you would like listed on the website, please e-mail office@bewdleytowncouncil.org.You can take a look at the website at www.bewdleytowncouncil.org.
Town Council Grants This month, the Council agreed to grant £1500 to Bewdley Youth Café, and £500 to All Saints Church who are fitting a new kitchenette. The Council also has a smaller fund available where community groups can apply for help with the costs of putting on events or for general advertising. Grants are available for up to £100 and can be applied for at any time throughout the year. Details can be found on the council’s website as always.
Future Town Council Meetings Town Council meetings are held at The Guildhall at 7.30pm on the first Monday of each month unless stated otherwise. The next meetings are: 5th December 2016 and 3rd January 2017. Agendas of Town Council and Planning Committee Meetings are posted on the Notice Boards outside the Mayor’s Parlour, in the Guildhall Foyer and by the Library Entrance. All Agendas and Minutes are available on the Town Council’s website www.bewdleytowncouncil.org. 53
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It’s pretty quiet on the farm at the moment. There’s a flock of Wiltshire Horn ewes on an extended visit, minding their own business in the cider orchard hay field. The chickens squawk and mutter occasionally, but one cockerel is definitely quieter than two, and I’ve got used to him leading the hens on cheeky forays over the gate into the flower garden. The boy lambs (wethers) and the two pigs have gone to provide some very tasty dinners, such being their raison d’etre. The cattle herd are cared for by the Wyre Community Land Trust and only occasionally come to Uncllys to munch our grass and have their annual TB test.
This makes life easier for the farmers in the winter months. We have our work cut out for us keeping the house warm by barrowing logs from the woodstores to the stoves, and if there’s a freeze we’ll be getting water to the livestock. Winter is the time for traditional tasks such as pruning, mending fences and machinery and hedgelaying. In the forest itself the last of the leaves are dropping from the oaks. Big drifts of leaves have been on the ground for a month now but are gradually being nibbled away by worms, millipedes, woodlice and suchlike helped by fungi and bacteria, so that their nutrients and organic fibres are added to the woodland soil. Recently I helped to dig out a heap of beech leaf mould (compost) and it was noticeable that, despite having stood for two years, the leaves are still not completely broken down. The leaves of the each tree species will have a slightly different chemical composition and not only show a range of resistance to decomposition but attract a different assemblage of organisms to feed on them. Carbon dioxide is released into the soil as they are broken down, so that there is more in a forest soil than in the column of air above it from ground level to the top of the atmosphere (see Michael Allaby’s Woodland Trust Book of British Woodlands.) This ‘carbon sink’ effect is a very precious attribute of woodlands and one which is reversed when forests are cleared.
Now that the trees are bare we are able to see through them again, and the holly is once more king of the forest with its shiny evergreen leaves and bright red berries. No wonder we use it to brighten our Christmas season! Linda Iles