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Hello Readers... Welcome to the March edition of the Ledbury Focus.
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March of course means daffodils, mad hares and Mother’s Day, so husbands and kids, don’t forget: Sunday 11th March – flowers, chocolates and breakfast in bed for Mum! And I’m sure she’d love a nice lunch out somewhere special . On to this month’s magazine. I’m sure you’ll all be pleased to know that Ledbury now has a new Town Crier, Clive Gunn, and you can read all about him on page 40. If you fancy growing your own pumpkins for Halloween this year, or would like to try your hand at growing your own veggies, Ledbury Allotment Association (page 16) are definitely the people to talk to about how to get started. Age UK (page 15) and Cross Roads Care (page 17) are looking for helpers, so if you have time on your hands, then why not contact one or both of these very worthwhile organisations and offer some of your spare time to them. As well as all our regular advertisers, we have several new ones again this month, so look out for them as you browse through the magazine. I mentioned last month that this year Easter Sunday and April Fool’s Day are on the same day – the first time since 1956 – so watch out for those Easter Eggs! And if you have a special Easter event, or perhaps a range of Easter eggs or chocolates you’d like to promote, give me a call on 01684 833715 or email me the details to info@ grapevinepublications.co.uk – the deadline for the April magazine is 8th March. Till next month, keep happy and healthy.
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DINE IN STYLE
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THE SCAR & LASER CLINIC
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THREE CHOIRS RESTAURANT
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AGE UK
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LEDBURY ALLOTMENT ASSOCIATION
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CROSS ROADS CARE
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WEST MERCIA POLICE
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THE MASTER'S HOUSE
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WHAT'S ON IN MARCH
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IT ALL STARTS AGAIN
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LEDBURY COMMUNITY CHOIR
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NEWS FROM LEDBURY POETRY FESTIVAL
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VET TALK
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HELP FOR KNEE PROBLEMS WITH BOWEN
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COFFEE BREAK
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CHRIS BEARDSHAW
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COMMUNITY CONTACTS
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HEREFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST
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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
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THE MARKET THEATRE
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SMITHS OF NEWENT
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LOCK STOCK & BARREL
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LEDBURY TOWN COUNCIL
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A warm welcome awaits Leadon all new residents Ledbury Health & Care Centre, Bank, Orchard Lane, who choose to live in our home. Market Street, Ledbury Ledbury who choose to live in our home.
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t Pancras International is an iconic venue. ‘Meet me at the Champagne Bar at St Pancras’, certainly says, “I have arrived!” This is where Eurostar trains arrive and depart. The shopping is quality retail therapy. Searcys St Pancras Restaurant is very impressive and their adjacent Champagne Bar, with heated leather seating and ‘press for champagne’ buttons, has 98m of serving space and is reputed to be Europe’s longest. Elegance and splendour is all around. Regular train services from the Midlands and elsewhere, including south east England, arrive here. London underground and Thameslink services are fast and frequent, too. The upper level at St Pancras International has a 9m high statue titled ‘The Meeting Place’, depicting a couple embracing-celebrating romance and travel. Also, a statue of Sir John Betjeman commemorates the
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poet’s successful campaign to save the station, from demolition, during the 1960’s. The Searcys St Pancras Restaurant is very stylish, with pristine table settings and is located on the upper level at St Pancras International. Starters include Smoked Salmon, Scallops and Wild Venison Salami, amongst an array. Chicken Caesar and Gressingham Duck Salads are very popular. Shellfish choices include various, different Oyster selections, plus Crab and Lobster, for example. Mains of Lake District Beef Cheek and Loin of Lakeland Venison, along with Cornish Bream and Brixham Fish Pie, have regular ‘devotees’. Succulent, tender Steaks are further options and Sirloin, RibEye, plus the House-Aged, Lake District Beef, are very much enjoyed, by many. The complementing flavours of the dishes are, truly, a genuine credit
to the talented team of chefs and kitchen personnel. Desserts include Norfolk Treacle Tart with Devonshire clotted cream, and Warm Chocolate Cake accompanied by whisky ice cream. A most impressive wines/drinks list has something for all palates. Tasting events include champagnes and happen regularly. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, plus pretheatre dining, are all available here, and, if time is of the essence, ‘express’ is no problem. All dietary requirements can be catered for, also private dining, parties and occasions, accommodated. Gift vouchers are available – perhaps surprise someone special? Searcys St Pancras Restaurant & Champagne Bar Upper Concourse, St Pancras International Station, 58 Euston Road, London N1C 4QL Tel: 020 7870 9900 Email: stpancrasreception@searcys.co.uk www.searcysstpancras.co.uk As always, Enjoy! Trevor Langley
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olunteering is one of the most rewarding things you can do. Whatever your talents, you can use them to improve the lives of older people in Ledbury. Age UK Hereford & Localities offers a range of volunteering opportunities including: • Helping with reception, admin and data inputting in our office
Service, which provides a much needed toenail cutting service, helping people to remain safe and steady on their feet • Information & Advice, helping people to maximise their income, maintain their independence and continue to live in the homes they love and which hold so many cherished memories
• Helping with coffee mornings and lunch clubs which provide the opportunity for people to get together and remain part of the community By volunteering with Age UK Hereford & Localities you will find enjoyment and fulfilment in helping to make a real difference.
So, if you have some time to • IT/computer support • Joining our Reaching You spare why not think about team who provide volunteering with us practical support and make a difference telephone: 0333 0066 299 to older people to the lives of older email: contact@ageukhl.org such as carrying people in Ledbury. www.ageuk.org.uk/herefordandlocalities out small DIY Registered Charity Number: 1093512 For further jobs in the home, Company Number: 04393515 information please gardening, contact us: shopping and home visiting Tel: 0333 0066 299 Email: contact@ • Volunteering for ageukhl.org. our Footcare Ledbury Focus
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f you crave a bit more space to grow your own fruit and vegetables, or want to get fit and healthy, then an allotment could be the answer! It’s a great way to meet like-minded people, share tips, learn new skills and keep healthy. Ledbury Allotment Association (LAA) has more than 90 members tending to 110 full, half and quarter plots on two fields off Burtons Lane, near to the Bromyard Road. A full plot measures 27m x 9m (90ft x 30ft) and a half plot is 13.5m x 9m (45ft x 30ft). This
year they are also offering ‘mini plots’ for those who are new to gardening and want to try growing on a small scale first. Having an allotment and growing your own will help to reduce your use of packaging, food miles and you can easily grow organically so you know exactly what is going into the food you eat. LAA boasts a community orchard growing a variety of eating apples, cooking apples, crab apples and pears which members share each year. They have a dedicated Wildlife Officer who creates wildlife havens around the site for visitors including barn owls, woodpeckers, bumblebees, butterflies, frogs and hedgehogs. Members receive a bi-monthly newsletter, invitations to social evenings and summer barbecues on site. LAA hosts talks by wellknown industry experts and organisations for members and the general public on horticulture and wildlife topics.
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Their next talk is Terry Walton on Wednesday 21 March (see page 32 for more information). LAA
is also proud to support the annual Ledbury Community Day each June. In 2018 LAA is celebrating their 10th Anniversary of the formation of the association. A number of events are planned including a float at Ledbury Carnival on August Bank Holiday Monday. LAA is a registered charity and one of its goals is to promote gardening on various levels. They offer a mentoring service to new plot holders and encourage people to grow in a sustainable way. They are also developing links with other local groups who may benefit from gardening at some level - this could be schools, the health service or like-minded bodies. The trustees are actively developing the site to accommodate groups for educational visits. Plots and mini-plots are available to rent now. If you’d like to find out more or arrange a site visit, email ledburyallotment@gmail. com or telephone 01531 636462. More information is also available on their website www. ledburyallotmentassociation. co.uk, Facebook and Twitter.
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Garden & Shed Security
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s spring approaches, many people across West Mercia will be turning their attention to the garden, others will be taking out their bikes to enjoy the warmer weather, or preparing the BBQ. Many people store their gardening equipment, tools, bikes and BBQ s in their shed and, unfortunately, this means that these outbuildings are often seen as an easy target by thieves. The basics of protecting your home and garden Thieves will generally take the easiest option when considering breaking into a shed, outbuilding or home and security measures, such as a side gate and motionactivated lighting, can deter the would-be thief.
Another way to protect your home is to plant prickly hedging around the perimeter of your garden. How much is the contents of your shed worth? We have had a number of items stolen from sheds across the rural areas recently. When asked what is in their shed many people will answer something like 'Just a few old tools', 'A bit of fishing tackle', 'The kids toys', 'Nothing much just junk'. Because people think that the contents of their shed have little value they pay little attention to shed security. But what if you had to replace the contents of your shed, just how much would it cost? Write a list and add up just what
you do keep in your shed and its replacement cost, but beware you may be in for a shock, it is sometimes the case that the value of property people keep in their shed adds up to more than the value of the property in their living room. Now, is the security on your shed really up to the job? Follow these few simple guidelines to reduce the chances of your shed falling prey to thieves ▪▪ Keep your shed in good condition ▪▪ Fit a good quality closed shackle padlock to the door ▪▪ Hasp and staples should be bolted through the door ▪▪ Secure the hinges by using
However, there are other ways to protect your home and garden. Gravel paths and drives are a fantastic way of cheaply and unobtrusively discouraging a thief from entering your garden. Gravel makes a loud noise when stepped on which carries well at night and may wake the home owners, neighbours or a dog. This is instantly off-putting to a thief.
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either clutch screws or by replacing a couple of the screws with bolts ▪▪ Fit grilles or mesh to the windows ▪▪ Old net curtains on the inside of the windows can hide the contents of your shed ▪▪ Invest in an alarm ▪ ▪ Large items such as bicycles should be chained together. It is much more difficult for a thief to carry away a lot of large heavy items all at once ▪▪ Mark your property with your postcode and house number/name ▪▪ Register your property at www.immobilise.com Remember the tools and equipment you keep in your shed could be used to force entry into your home, causing you even more expense and hassle. Don't give thieves shed loads of opportunities! Shed security products can be purchased from DIY stores and most garden centres. General garden precautions Don't leave items in your garden that could make the life of a thief any easier. For example, a ladder left out in your garden could be used to get into the upper floor of your home or onto the top of your shed. Likewise, other tools and gardening equipment left outside could be used to break into your home. Property marking makes your belongings much less attractive to thieves as they realise that the goods can easily be identified as stolen and traced back to the original owner. There are many ways to mark property: including engraving, UV marking and forensically coded systems such as SmartWater.
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The Master's House March 2018 Programme
Tuesday 6th March : 4.45pm to 5.45pm Ledbury Readers' Group - Free Wednesday 7th March : 10am to 12 noon Master's House Tour The Friends' of the Master's House will be hosting a detailed tour of this beautiful 15th century building. Free tickets / donations gratefully accepted Thursday 8th March : 5pm to 6pm & 7pm to 8pm Follow Me We invite you to listen as an uniquely immersive story unfolds all around you. Inspired by The Sandman story, Follow Me is a multi-sensory journey of sound, smell, and touch that leads you through a rich landscape of dreams. A Feral Productions theatre performance. Tickets £7 Friday 9th March : 11am to 12.30pm A Good Read? Readers' Group - Free Monday 12th March : 10.30am to 1pm Job Fair Come along to Ledbury Library and meet local employers and organisations to talk about employment opportunities, employment advice, gaining experience or picking up new skills. Provided by Job Centre Plus and Herefordshire Council. 16 +years. Free drop-in Tuesday 13th March : 4pm to 6pm Introduction to Emails Learn how to setup an email account, send and receive emails and attachments. Laptops will be provided or bring your own. Provided by Fastershire. 16+ years. Free tickets Tuesday 13th March : 7pm to 9pm The Secret Life of Cows with Rosamund Young A casual comment from Alan Bennett in his diaries turned Rosamund Young into the unexpected publishing sensation of 2017. An organic farmer
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based in Worcestershire, her book The Secret Life of Cows was republished to critical acclaim. You'll never see a cow in the same light again! A Ledbury Library Development Group event. Tickets £5 Thursday 15th March : 7pm to 8.30pm Ledbury Transport Through the Ages An illustrated talk by local Transport Geographer Gareth Calan Davies taking us on a time trip from the establishment of Ledbury as a crossroads in Medieval days, through the era of the stagecoach, common carrier, turnpike trust and the coming of the canal and railways to the 20th century development of our modern bus services. Tickets £6 Saturday 17th March : 10am to 12 noon Ledbury Young Writer's Group Professional writer and poet Sara-Jane Arbury leads a young writer's group to explore creative writing in a fun and imaginative way. Booking is essential, visit www.writingwestmidlands.org to reserve a place. 9 to 14 years. £6 per session Tuesday 20th March to Saturday 7th April : Library opening hours Translate the Master's House Exhibition Local volunteers have translated the history of The Master's House into different languages all spoken, read and written within Herefordshire's borders. Free Thursday 22nd March : 11am to 11.45am Ledbury Library Storytime It's storytime at Ledbury Library. The perfect way to introduce your little ones to books! Free BOOK A GROUP TOUR OF THE MASTER’S HOUSE The Friends of the Master’s House welcome requests for private tours for groups of 10 to 20 people on Wednesdays, 10am to 3pm. Tours last 1½ hours.
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What's on ... in March Saturday 3rd March Ready to Sew? Getting Started Suitable for absolute beginners, those who’ve stumbled along without any formal training and the very rusty! Designed to get you started there will be tips on how to choose a pattern for your shape, decoding the instruction sheet and pattern pieces, what to look for in a fabric, what some of the sewing terminology means, through to laying up the pattern pieces on your fabric. The class is a mixture of theory, demonstrations, discussions discovery! 9.30am to 1pm. £50. Tel: 07854 486869. The Sewing Room, The Fold, Bransford, Worcestershire, WR6 5JB. Saturday 10th March Psalmfest with The Elgar Chorale in Great Malvern Priory An evening of music by British composers inspired by the Psalms of David in the beautiful setting of Great Malvern Priory - pieces by Elgar, S Wesley, Howells, Vaughan Williams and Berkeley; World Premiere of De Profundis, a work by Piers Maxim, our Director of Music; a collection of 7 of John Rutter's psalm anthems. Visit www.elgarchorale. com for full details of the programme. 7.30pm. Tickets £12 (£5 students) online, Priory Bookshop, tel: 01684 594570 or at the door. Great Malvern Priory, Church Street, Malvern, WA14 2AY. Wednesday 14th March Institute of Physics Public Lecture As part of British Science Week, Dr Alan C Smith (FInstP, FIET, FRAS) from the IOP West Midlands Branch will talk about A Theory of Ghosts. Ghostly apparitions have a rich history but what is really known about them? Can they be explained scientifically? Here we will look at reported observations and develop a Theory of Ghosts that appears to explain many ghostly properties. We will also explore the design of Ghost Busters equipment and how ghosts could be detected, investigated and captured. Finally, we discuss what to do if confronted by an apparition. Admission free. 7.30pm to 9pm. Malvern St James, Avenue Road, Malvern, WR14 3BA. Saturday 17th March Cradley Singers We are singing Brahms' Requiem, in English, in St.
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Michael's Church, Ledbury at 7.30pm. Admission £10. Tickets available from 01531-635610, 01886-832354 or on the door. Conductor - Kate Cheetham. Refreshments. Saturday 17th March Little Bear Baby Sales Baby and children's nearly new sale at Colwall Village Hall. 10am - midday. £1.50 entry adults, kids free. Crafting table and entertainment. Sellers contact Angela 07739 709185 for table hire. Sunday 18th March Great British Dog Walk at Eastnor Castle, Ledbury Hearing Dogs for Deaf People are bringing the Great British Dog Walk to Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire. This is a family and dog friendly event and everyone is welcome. Join us for our massive group walk in the beautiful surroundings of Eastnor Castle, Ledbury. Please contact us for further details. 11am to 2pm. Registration from 10.15am. Tel: 07824 329063. Children under 16 free. Eastnor Castle, near Ledbury, HR8 1RL. Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th March Crafting Live Malvern Stephanie Weightman’s award winning Crafting Live show is coming to Malvern for the first time and bringing a whole host of celebrity crafters. Stock up on all of your craft essentials - stamps, dies, decoupage, fabric, wool, ribbon, beads and much more. Watch on-stand demonstrations. Refreshments. 10am to 5pm Saturday, 10am to 4pm Sunday. £5 adults, £4 concessions. Tel: 03300 415688. Three Counties Showground, Malvern, WR13 6NW. Saturday 31st March & Sunday 1st April Daffodil Weekend & Spring Fayre Dymock Parish Hall (GL18 2AG) 10am -5pm. Trading tables in the hall each day jewellery, home-made cakes, second-hand books, cards ,etc., for sale. Light refreshments available including the popular cream scones and bacon baps. Each day guided walk of approximately one hour to see the wild daffodils, starting at 2.30pm from the Wintour’s Green outside St Mary’s Church. Proceeds for Dymock Parish Hall funds. Enquiries please call 01531 890453 or email jenniferthick@aol.com.
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alking between the bird feeders on a grey January day I was enjoying the delicate scent of Wyche hazel and winter flowering honeysuckle, when I was brought up sharply by a much more pungent smell - a fox had passed through sometime before dawn. Nice to know they are around, but I’d rather have the perfume of my shrubs. The mist thickened as I continued my rounds with peanuts, sunflower hearts and suet pellets; something for every bird’s palate. High up on a pear tree, a small flock of bullfinches glowed like forgotten Christmas baubles. A tiny goldcrest flitted amongst the snow damaged branches of a conifer. Daffodils, now in flower, had pushed their way through sheltered soil under the shrubs, and just before February snowdrops lit my way to the feeders, even in the mist. There is always a time, in every season, when change is noticeable. It’s in the air, that subtle feeling of something ending. In winter it’s the lengthening days, the birds singing again, the feel of the earth slowly wakening, of being on the verge of life emerging once more. When that day arrives, I can look forward to spring. This year there will be the added task of releasing the hedgehog back into the garden, if all continues to go well. All through March I will be watching the weather forecasts and hoping for a week of suitable weather. The hedgehog refused to hibernate, so I will weigh it before release and also continue to feed it until I know there is plenty of natural food available. I hope it will do well, but I will be keeping a close eye out for it, just in case. Ledbury Focus
It was fun, back in January, to watch a blue tit claim nesting rights to a nest box on the wall of the house. At breakfast each morning I watched her view her ‘des. res’. It would perch on the edge of the entrance, peer in, then disappear inside for a closer look. After a few minutes, out it would pop, satisfied this was just the nursery she needed. Other’s had the same idea and the competition lined up on a nearby cable ready to move in on the blue tit’s claim. But it was having none of it. Sidling along the cable, wings outstretched, crest up, angry as only a blue tit can be, it saw them all off. This nest box has been used for many years, predominately by blue tits, but occasionally a wren has managed to get in first. Broods have always been successful and the birds have given good breakfast time entertainment every year. article & photos by Geraldine Holbourn writing from the Malvern Hills
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Dorothy
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Hereford One Act Play Festival
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Carmen Encore
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The Death of Stalin Friday 2nd March 8pm 2017/15/107mins
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Terry Walton- Allotment Tips
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Sunday 11th March 6.45pm Tickets£14/students & over 60 £12 presented by Angel Exit Theatre Company Saturday 17th March 8pm Tickets £12/students £8 presented by Ledbury Allotment Association
Wednesday 21st March 7.30 Tickets £5
Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare (Live Screening from National Theatre)
Thursday 22nd March 7pm Tickets£15/ students & over 60’s £12.50
The War of The Worlds
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Bernstein Centenary
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Loving Vincent
Thursday 1st March 8pm 2017/12/95mins
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Buena Vista Social Club - Adios Monday 5th March 8pm 2017/12/106mins
A Man Called Ove (sub titles) Wednesday 7th March 8pm 2017/15/116mins
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Wednesday 14th March 10.30am 2017/15/108min
Victoria and Abdul Friday 30th March 8pm 2017/PG/112 min
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Live Screening from The National Theatre ‘Julius Caesar' stars David Morrissey as Mark Anthony with David Calder as Caesar ‘The War of The Worlds’ from Pantaloons Theatre Company making a welcome return to Ledbury to perform H G Well’s science fiction classic ‘Bernstein Centenary’ Live Screening from The Royal Ballet – Three Ballets, Two New Productions! FILMS: ‘Loving Vincent’ explores Van Gogh’s life and death through his paintings The Multi-talented Sunny Ormonde (Lilian in the Archers) gives a virtuoso performance as the unstoppable 'Dorothy' by Jane James. The Market Theatre will host this years ‘Hereford Festival of One Act Plays’ Local teams will be competing to hopefully proceed to the All England Festival ‘Carmen’ is an Encore Screening from the Royal Opera. It is the best known work by composer Georges Bizet ‘The Drive’ is a show about memory, friendship, grief and turning 40! ‘Terry Walton - Allotment Tips from the Jeremy Vine Allotment’ Terry can be heard regularly on Jeremy’s BBC Radio 2 Show giving gardening tips.
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Ledbury Town Crier Clive Gunn how it could be spent. The final decision will have to remain with the council, particularly if there are widely differing views, or the money needed would take the budget for say two years. We hope to discuss this at the Annual Town Meeting in April/May but the first step is to gather some ideas. To get your thinking going, we went back to the Town Plan and looked at some of the ideas there which you may like to think about. In no order of importance these include: provision of secure bike parking and rent-a-bike facilities at the railway station; extend the provision of allotments; commission a booklet of walks in the Ledbury area; renew and/or increase the number of litter bins with appropriate signage; improve lighting, and provide more seating in pedestrian areas; and more trees in town. Another approach, which we have used previously, is to support different charities in the town. If you know of a particular project being undertaken, you could propose that some of the money is spent supporting it. Whatever your ideas, please send them to the Town Council by 31 March 2018 either by e-mail to reception@ledburytowncouncil.gov.uk or by post to Ledbury Town Council Offices, Church Street, Ledbury , Herefordshire, HR8 1DH
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Creating Your Garden Paradise article by Jonathan Bishop
Planting a new area of Your Garden N
ow that spring is in the air, look at planting up sections of your garden. If you have got an area that you would like to plant up, the first thing is to work out how long you can spend maintaining it. There is not much point planting a massive area of garden and finding its an absolute nightmare to weed and the thing gets overgrown. Once you know how much time you can commit to it, the next stage is
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marking out. This can already be for an existing flower bed that you want to revamp - maybe because it is full of unwanted weeds or the shrubs have got too old and tired and need replacing. If it is an area of lawn which is to be turned into a flower bed, you are going to need to mark out. The best way to do this is either with some marker spray, bamboo canes or even some hose pipe to mark out the area. You should then go into your house,
Then you need to work out whether you are going to have any specimen plants - if you can find something that is roughly the same height as the plant you would like, you can place this in the bed to make sure that you can view it from the places in your garden and house from where you would like to see it. A chair is often a useful item to place in the bed to mimic a plant. This is important to make sure you will be able to see your specimen plant and that it will stand out and be a feature point in the bed. If you are creating a type of secret garden the same practice applies, where you can come around the corner and be surprised by the specimen plant. The next stage is the most important stage: the research. Use a soil pH test to find out what sort of soil you have; look at the sun and where it rises and sets and how much sun the bed will get. If you are doing this when the trees aren’t yet in full leaf, work out whether this will affect the bed.
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Work out all the pros and cons of the bed, and that will give you the options of which plants you can use. Also look at the time of year - if you have been in the garden for the entire year, you will know whether the area gets very wet in the winter or very dry in the summer. Choosing your plants Sometimes this is best done slowly as plans will change as plants mature. However, have a list of plants you think you can fit into the garden. Work out their ultimate sizes so you can position them accordingly. To begin with, if you are buying very small plants you will find that the area looks very empty. If this happens do not panic and buy more plants to fill the gaps because once the plants have grown there will not be space for everything in the bed.
members then phone me up in the spring to buy the plants off the list and we then come with the plants for the plan and plant it up. If you cannot afford all the plants at once I would recommend buying the most mature specimen plants you can afford. Spending a little more on these plants will pay off in the end. Often specimen plants are slow
growing so you want to buy a big enough plant to give the wow factor. If there are herbaceous plants in the bed which grow very quickly, I would recommend buying the smallest plants possible to give a size difference. If you have to buy them in small 9cm pots, grow them on into larger pots before finally planting them out.
Some of my clients ask me to make a planting plan which they then hand out to other family members as Christmas presents. The family If you have an upcoming event please let me know. If you have a problem in the garden then please contact me and I will do my best to answer your questions. Are you interested in Foliation looking at any aspects of your garden from hard to soft landscaping, small to big projects? Get in touch with your questions or to discuss your garden project call my office number 01531 821336 or email: jonathan@foliation.co.uk Foliation Ltd 44 Lakeside Newent Glocestershire GL18 1SZ Follow me on Twitter @JonBishop15
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edbury Rugby Club was the venue for the Ledbury Library Development Group's special event featuring Chris, Beardshaw that attracted a capacity crowd. A hugely enjoyable evening when Chris, just back from meetings in London, kept the audience entertained with the story of the garden he made for Great Ormand Street Hospital. With an insight into the creative process, he talked about how he worked with the three key groups - children, parents and clinicians and how this 'trio' impacted on his design. Although designed for the hospital, the garden had an initial 'excursion' to Chelsea in 2016. It took some weeks to transplant it to its permanent home, where it now thrives on the roof of the
boiler house. What was once a bleak outlook from the hospital windows has been transformed into a welcoming space of peace and tranquillity. Many of the hospital staff members inspired to take on the upkeep and maintenance, and the space continues to prove the health giving benefits of a garden. A regular on the BBC radio programme, Gardeners Question Time, Chris concluded with a Q and A session after which Chair of the Ledbury Library Development Group, Nina Shields, commented that Chris’s enthralling and inspirational presentation was so popular, that the she has already received many requests to book him for a return visit. article and photographs by Jan Long photos: Chris Beardshaw and Nina Shields
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A warm March day will see the emergence from hibernation of some butterflies: peacock, small tortoiseshell, speckled wood, comma and brimstone may all be sighted from now on mild days. The mad March hare is known as such because this time of year is when you may be lucky enough to see hares ‘boxing’ each other. This is commonly the females who are not ready to mate fending off amorous suitors. Though a shy creature, look out over grassland or arable fields (where the crop is tall enough to
hide them when necessary), in the chance of seeing them. Early spring reveals many botanical gems, one of the loveliest being the first delicate white blackthorn flowers which appear on still bare, thorny branches in the hedgerows. However, woodlands steal the show in March. While later on in the spring it’s the bluebells which take centre stage, March reveals the subtler charms of celandine, dog’s mercury, primrose and ramsons in the dappled shade. Also a woodland flower, though seen too in meadows and hedgerows, the native wild daffodil is a speciality of this area and is seen at its best within the Golden Triangle – between Dymock, Kempley and Oxenhall.
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Wildlife Watch Club: Reptiles & Amphibians Sunday 4th March Venue: Queenswood Country Park & Arboretum Ages: 7 to 14 years Cost: £2, booking essential
Ramsons - photo courtesy of Ross Hoddinott
An Introduction to Fruit Tree Pruning with Orchard Origins Sunday 11th March Venue: Bodenham Lake Nature Reserve Ages: Adult Cost: £60 - Booking Essential
What to do This is a great month to get to grips with some common bird songs before the cacophony of the full dawn chorus comes in April and May. Watch and listen in the garden or try a bird song CD.
Wildlife Quiz Fundraising evening Wednesday 21st March Venue: Millennium Hall, Upton Bishop, Rosson-Wye Ages: Adult Cost: £9.50 or £42.50 team of 5 - Booking Essential
Take a woodland walk! Enjoy the woodland flora and fauna as the woods begin to awaken from their winter sleep. On the doorstep in Ledbury are Dog Hill Wood and Frith Wood or drive to the Woolhope Dome and explore Herefordshire Wildlife Trust nature reserves Lea & Paget’s Wood where wild daffodils grow, and Nupend Wood or Haugh Wood – a great place for butterflies.
Japanese Woodblock Printing Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th March Venue: Queenswood Country Park & Arboretum Ages: adult Cost: £65 - Booking Essential
Yellow Flag - photo courtesy of Lizzie Wilberforce
Butterflies and bees which are emerging from hibernations will need to feed on nectar from flowering plants so include early flowering species in your garden including spring bulbs such as bluebells, grape hyacinths and scilla along with primroses, hellebores and flowering currant.
Herefordshire Wildlife Ttrust Members Morning Wednesday 28th March Venue: Queenswood Country Park & Arboretum Ages: adult Cost: free An Evening of Words and Music in collaboration with Wild Hare Club Friday 30th March With writers Rob Penn and Miriam Darlington and music from Slippery Slope; in aid of Herefordshire Wildlife Trust’s Nature Reserves Appeal. Venue: Tomkins Theatre, Hereford. Ages: adult Cost: £12.50
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expression. New poetry workshops are being delivered at Herefordshire Mental Health charity MIND, Herefordshire Young Carers and Herefordshire Probation Service, among other community settings. The large scale “Poetry Paradise Garden” poetry and art campaign has started across residential care settings across the county and will result in the beautiful artwork you see on the streets during the Festival. This project alone will involve over 300 people and is the Festival’s way of making the “invisible” people in our community “visible”. Poets in Schools The popular Ledbury Out Loud minifestivals for key stages 2 and 3 will be held on 21st March, 23rd and 24th April. These fun days explore poetry with real live poets and end with a group performance. They expand pupils’ literacy skills giving them confidence and inspire them to broaden their horizons. The Festival will deliver its first ever “Explore” Arts Award on 11 June. Ensure your child’s school books early as places fill very quickly. director@poetry-festival.co.uk Upcoming poetry events Ledbury Poetry Salon with Roz Goddard. Tuesday 6th March, The Panelled Room in the Master’s House 7pm – 9pm £5 to include a glass of wine. Next Salon Tues 8th May with Roy MacFarlane Ledbury Poetry Festival Women’s Open Mic, as part of Herefordshire International Women’s Day, Thursday 8th March, 2pm – 3 pm, The Speakeasy, Left Bank Village, FREE. Ledbury Reading Circle, Tuesday 20th March, Tuesday 17th April 7pm – 9pm FREE. Read and share
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Help for Knee Problems by Helen Mawson, BSc Hons, DIpM, BTAA, BAUK
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The anatomy of the knee joint The knee joins the thigh to the leg and consists of two joints the tibiofemoral joint and the patellofemoral joint. The knee is the largest joint in the human body. The function of the knee joint is to permit the flexion and extension of the lower leg relative to the thigh while supporting the body’s weight. Movements at the knee joint are essential to everyday activities, including walking, running, sitting and standing. The knee is a synovial hinge joint formed between three bones: the femur, tibia, and patella. Two rounded, convex processes (known as condyles) on the distal end of the femur meet two rounded, concave condyles at the proximal end of the tibia. The patella lies in front of the femur on the anterior surface of the knee with its smooth joint-forming processes on its posterior surface facing the femur. The joint-forming surfaces of each bone are covered with a thin layer of hyaline cartilage that gives them an extremely smooth surface and protects the underlying bone from damage. Between the femur and tibia is the meniscus a tough fibrocartilage acting as a shock absorber inside the knee to prevent the collision of the leg bones during strenuous activities.
The patella is held in place by the patellar ligament, which extends from the inferior border of the patella to the tibial tuberosity of the tibia. There are several other ligaments that support the functioning of the knee joint these include; the oblique popliteal ligament, arcuate popliteal ligament, medial collateral ligament (MCL), and the lateral collateral ligament (LCL). There are also two internal ligaments – the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments (ACL & PCL). These help to maintain the proper alignment of the knee. In addition to the joint capsule and ligaments that support the knee, there are also several important structures surrounding the knee that help cushion and protect the joint. The Bowen Knee Procedure The Bowen knee procedure works with the whole body in how is supports the knee joint and the knee’s supporting structures. In the procedure we address the Vastus Lateralis muscle which supports the Patella, the Patella itself is also worked with and the Vastus Medialis muscle which also supports the Patella and specific ligaments. The Gastrocnemius muscles are addressed which help drain any fluid on and around the knee and help to ease cramping in the lower leg and calves. Lastly, we address the Tibial Nerve and Neurovascular bundle on the ankle.
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Self-help for fluid on the knee or any joint Soda Crystal pack Using a soda crystal pack is invaluable for any joint where there is fluid present. Simply wrap some soda crystals in a handkerchief and make a pad to be placed on the joint just below the patella. Use tape or a bandage to hold the pad in place and leave on over night or for at least 4 hours. (never put the crystals directly onto the skin). When the pack is taken off the crystals will be solid as they should have drained off the excess fluid on the joint. Support Using a support when undertaking activities that put a direct strain on the knee can be useful in some cases. It should be mentioned however that if serious injury is present here, anything that puts a strain on the joint or the supporting structures should generally be avoided. *If in doubt please get in touch with me to check that the self-help tips are applicable for you to try. Ledbury Focus
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MEDICAL LOANS SERVICE Jenn Jones 01531 632745
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LEDBURY CHILDREN'S CENTRE email: ledburychildrenscentre@ herefordshire.gov.uk www.herefordshire.gov.uk www.facebook.com/hfdscouncil Tel: 01432 383840 LEDBURY OUTREACH www.herefordshirecab.org.uk Tel: 01432 270536 MARRIAGE CARE (Relationship Counselling) Ledbury & Hereford Payment by donation Tel: 0800 389 3801
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WORSHIP CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY New Street Saturday Mass 5.00pm Sunday Mass 10.30am Tel: 01531 635354 ST MICHAEL’S PARISH CHURCH Church Lane 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am Parish Communion & Young Church 2nd, 3rd & 4th Sunday of the month 10.30am Parish Communion with Baptism 1st Sunday of the month 6.30pm Evensong 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month Tel: 01531 631531 BAPTIST CHURCH The Homend Sundays 10.30am Worship except the first Sunday in the month. All-age family Messy Church usually first Saturday each month 3.30pm-6pm - replaces Sunday service (info Facebook 'Messy Church Ledbury') Tel: 07960 322528 METHODIST CHURCH The Homend Sundays 10.30am Worship Tel: 01531 634242 LEDBURY QUAKERS Burgage Hall Church Lane 1st & 3rd Sunday of each month 11am Meeting for Worship Tel: 01531 634575 PENTCOSTAL FELLOWSHIP Community Centre Lawnside Road Sundays 10am Praise & Worship Tel: 01432 352545 LEDBURY ELIM CHURCH Ledbury Primary School Long Acres Sundays at 10.30am Further info Peter Williamson Tel: 07802 573173
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PUBLIC SERVICES LEDBURY LIBRARY Master’s House Monday: 9.30am to 4.30pm Tuesday: 9.30am to 6pm Wednesday: Closed Thursday: 9.30am to 4.30pm Friday: 9.30am to 4.30pm Saturday: 9.30am to 12.30pm Sunday: Closed Tel: 01432 383499 POST OFFICE Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.30pm Saturday 9am - 12.30pm Tel: 01531 632678 ROYAL MAIL DELIVERY OFFICE Tel: 01531 633311 Last Collection P.O 5.30pm At box in town 5.45pm HOUSEHOLD RECLAMATION SITE Little Marcle Road Wednesday 8.00am - 6.00pm Saturday 8.00am - 6.00pm Sunday 9.30am - 1.00pm
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TRAVEL National Rail Tel: 0845 748 4950
BBC HEREFORD & WORCESTER 94.7/104/104.6 FM Tel: 01905 748485
National Travel Line (Buses) Tel: 0871 200 2233
VETS & ANIMAL CARE LEADON VALE VETERINARY CENTRE Tel: 01531 632276 RSPCA (cruelty, neglect concern 24hrs) Tel: 0300 123 4999 CAT PROTECTION Tel: 0845 3977 074 RSPB Tel: 01767 693690
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TOWN COUNCIL Church Lane Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri 10am - 2pm admin@ledburytowncouncil.gov.uk www.ledburytowncouncil.gov.uk Tel: 01531 632306 County Councillors: Ledbury North Councillor Liz Harvey epjharvey@herefordshire.gov.uk Tel: 01531 631718 Ledbury South Councillor Emma Holton Emma.Holton@herefordshire.gov.uk Tel: 07901 595764 Ledbury West Councillor Andrew Warmington Andrew.Warmington@herefordshire. gov.uk Tel: 07985 082262 Herefordshire Council Tel: 01432 260000 MP Bill Wiggin (con) Tel: 01568 612565 TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE Ice Bytes - 38 The Homend
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