Worcestershire Villager April/May 2011

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Fern’s Cattery Windmill Hill Field Alcester Road Radford WR7 4LS Are you planning a trip? Now your feline friends can have a luxurious time too...

- Purpose built cattery situated in beautiful countryside.

- Our chalets are constructed to the highest standards using the most up-to-date materials to comply with the model license conditions.

- All chalets are heated, secure, hygienic and designed to offer interested, comfortable accommodation.

- Any medical conditions are catered for.

- Collection and delivery service.

- 24 hour veterinary care.

- Fully qualified staff.

For more details contact Ayley on: Tel: 01386 792554 Email: ayley@fernscattery.co.uk www.fernscattery.co.uk

W yre Piddle, Pershore

BARNES BUILDING We are a family run business with over 15 years experience and cover all aspects of building needs from Painting & Decorating to New Builds

Renovations ~ Extensions ~ Windows & Conservatories Kitchen Fitting ~ Carpentry ~ Fascias ~ Soffits ~ Guttering Painting & Decorating ~ Plastering ~ General Maintenance

Tel daytime: 07767 001865 / 07917 724222 Tel evening: 01905 381678 / 01684 296305 6

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Beauty Therapy

by Katie Haines

Spring Special Recommend a friend & receive a free treatment - plus 10% discount for your ffriend. Please ring the salon for details.

Dermalogica & Jessica stockists A full range of traditional beauty treatments available Pello Bonito • Church Street • Fladbury Pershore • Worcs • WR10 2QB

Tel: 01386 860110 Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturdayy Late night opening Wednesday

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C H A S E Heating

The Range & Stove Specialists

It's . . .

SPRING! . . . and time to talk to the experts We have a wide range of Woodburning stoves and range cookers on display in our large showroom.

Visit us to view our great selection of ecofriendly and carbon neutral stoves and ranges, all at very competitive prices.

Talk to our fully qualified installation team about the the best heating system for your home.

. . . and look forward to a wonderful, warm and cosy Winter!

Now stocking Coal, Kiln Dried Logs, Kindling & Eco Fuels OPEN: Monday to Friday 9am - 5.30pm Saturday 9am - 1pm Racecourse Road ● Pershore ● WR10 2EY T Tel: 01386 555 333

www.chaseheating.co.uk

""warming w a r m i n g the t h e heart of the local community since 1969" 8

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jane guest 07961 125906 jane@gourmandcatering.co.uk www.gourmandcatering.co.uk 20 years catering experience Licence holder

My name is Jane Guest and I am the sole proprietor of Gourmand Catering. I have 20 years’ catering experience including many years as the manager of the prestigious catering contract at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and my aim is to bring top standard food and service to your table or event.

Whether you are arranging a small party or large celebration, I can help you with everything from developing a bespoke menu to supplying all crockery, silverware and glasses. I am also fullylicensed to run a bar.

Please contact us to discuss the requirements for your event Gourmand Catering will prepare a bespoke menu and services for your occasion celebrations • dinner parties • lunches kids stuff • weddings • funerals • corporate events

gourmand;

Call me to discuss your requirements.

mob: 07961 125906 jane@gourmandcatering.co.uk www.gourmandcatering.co.uk

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a gourmand is a person who takes great pleasure in food.

An old word implying appreciation of food ranging from refined 'gourmet' to excess 'gluttony'!

I am passionate about food that is fresh, interesting and, wherever possible, locallysourced. With my attention to detail and professionalism, I can deliver your event to the highest quality.

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"I thought you should have breakfast in bed on Mother's Day. Can you reach the stove okay?"

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would like to wish all our readers a very

Happy Mother's Day and a very Happy Easter

Parties Weddings etc.

for every event

contact Alan on tel: 01905 840153 mob: 07510 283173 email: alnmccor@aol.com

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S And H Building And Pav i n g C o n t r a c t o r s From this . . . .

. . . . to this!

Extensions • Alterations Garage Conversions • Fencing Conservatory Bases • Fish Ponds Brickwork & Plastering Block Paving • Slab Laying All interior work, including: Ceramic Tiling • Wood Floors Doors & Windows and more . . .

For a free quote call andy on Tel: 01905 841 847 Mob: 07884 274976

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TOPSOIL, SLABS & decorative gravels Bark • Sand & Aggregate • Block Paving • Timber • Fencing • Cobbles Rockery • Decking • Slate •

hairdressing for everyone • highly professional specialising in wedding hair and foils available weekends and evenings

t: 01905 840153 m: 07510 283173

Sylva Moon Therapies Healing & Holistic Treatments

Bricks • Locks • Tiles • Plasterboard Railway Sleepers • Chimney Pots Insulation • Drainage and much more . . . .

Opening Hours: Monday to Friday : 8.00 am to 5.00 pm Saturday : 8.00 am to midday

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BUILDING MATERIALS

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Angel Harmonic Healing Korean Hand Massage Jiao Qi Foot Massage Hopi Ear Candling Ideal Gifts! tel: 01386 792055 email: claysrus24@btinternet.com

tel: 01386 833001

Buckle Street, Honeybourne, Evesham

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Otter

Kitchens & Bathrooms Ltd

design, supply and fit of traditional, contemporary & modern living spaces

A complete service from basic supply and installation to complete projects involving structural modification: Full fit out, plumbing, plastering, electrics, gas work and tiling.

No obligation quotations with full 3D creative design service.

T. 01386 792 020 / 07792 663 801

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General Building Conversions & Extensions Property Maintenance Groundworks

Over 16 years experience Telephone: 01386 550002 Mobile: 07971 002637 Email: simon@shcsgroup.co.uk www.shcsgroup.co.uk

www.homechoiceblinds.org.uk

32 Ashdale Avenue, Pershore, WR10 1PL 12

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Rune Landscape Design & Construction offer design & build and landscape services to the Midlands, Cotswolds and the Welsh borders.

sunflower soft furnishings complete curtain design service made to measure curtains, blinds, soft furnishings wide range of fabrics & wallpapers to view poles, tracks & all curtain accessories roller, vertical, venetian blinds free home consultation complete fitting service

• comprehensive and partial garden design • design management and supervision • planting design and implementation • landscape construction • maintenance and support

www.runelandscapedesign.co.uk tel: 01905 841 405 - mob: 07908 734 022 email: info@runelandscapedesign.co.uk Rune Enterprises Ltd. Highgrove Farm, Pinvin, Pershore, Worcs. WR10 2LF

tel: 01905 381811 mob: 07976 640307 sal.williams@btconnect.com www.sunflowersoftfurnishings.com The Old Smithy, Worcester Road Grafton Flyford, WR7 4PW

Body and Home is a Malvern-based company with a range of products which include: Decorative & Scented Candles : 100% Organic Plant Wax Candles Natural Skin Care Products that are Paraben and SLS free Silver Jewellery & Pandora Style Troll Beads Hand-made Exclusive Luxury Chocolates

All products are available by mail order or from our premises in Malvern We are looking for agents to sell our range of products direct to the public or at parties.

If you are interested in becoming ming an agent, or wo would like to host a party, please contact Alison on

tel: 01684 579138 mob: 07522 751448

info@bodyandhome.co.uk www.bodyandhome.co.uk

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T: 01386 765075 M: 07968 774560

covering pershore and surrounding areas . . . . . . evening and weekend appointments always available 14

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Kate Hill COUNSELLING Mobile: 07518 883352 Email: katehillco@yahoo.co.uk Member of CPC & ACC

Lloyds Electrical Services Ltd Fuse board upgrades Rewires Extra sockets Fault finding Part P registered and fully insured 17th edition qualified Free no obligation quotations Call 01386 791 328 or 07540 72 60 64 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Visit www.lloydselectrical.com

E. Hill & Son

Home Handyman

Funeral Directors Established 1960

Independent Family Run Business Holders of Diploma in Funeral Directing Professional & Sympathetic Service Available 24 Hours Prepaid funeral plans available

01386 552141 www.ehillandson.co.uk Fairfield House, Defford Road, Pershore, WR10 1HZ

Interior Painting & Decorating & Tiling Someone to do those odd jobs around the house No jobs too small Tel: John 07770 442851 email: Johnstobb@aol.com Daisy House, Pinvin, Worcs WR10 2DW

Tarot Reading

For tarot reading at your special events hen nights * private party * birthdays * halloween please call 07716 508499 to arrange bookings or visit www.scribd.com/queenofcongo Please mention The Worcestershire Villager when responding to advertisers.

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In honour of St Patrick's Day last month, here are few Irish anecdotes to make you smile . . . !

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addy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important meeting and couldn't find a parking place. Looking up to heaven he said, 'Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up me Irish Whiskey!' Miraculously, a parking place appeared. Paddy looked up again and said, 'Never mind, I found one.'

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ather Murphy walks into a pub in Donegal, and asks the first man he meets, 'Do you want to go to heaven?' The man said, 'I do, Father.' The priest said, 'Then stand over there against the wall.' Then the priest asked the second man, 'Do you want to go to heaven?' 'Certainly, Father,' the man replied. 'Then stand over there against the wall,' said the priest. Then Father Murphy walked up to O'Toole and asked, 'Do you want to go to heaven?' O'Toole said, 'No, I don't Father.' The priest said, 'I don't believe this. You mean to tell me that when you die you don't want to go to heaven?' O'Toole said, 'Oh, when I die, yes. I thought you were getting a group together to go right now.'

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addy was in New York. He was patiently waiting and watching the traffic cop on a busy street crossing. The cop stopped the flow of traffic and shouted, 'Okay, pedestrians.' Then he'd allow the traffic to pass. He'd done this several times, and Paddy still stood on the sidewalk. After the cop had shouted, 'Pedestrians!' for the tenth time, Paddy went over to him and said, 'Is it not about time ye let the Catholics across?'

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alking into the bar, Mike said to Charlie the bartender, 'Pour me a stiff one - just had another fight with the little woman.' 'Oh yeah?' said Charlie, 'And how did this one end?' 'When it was over,' Mike replied, 'She came to me on her hands and knees.' 'Really,' said Charles, 'Now that's a switch! What did she say?' She said, 'Come out from under the bed, you little chicken.'

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atton staggered home very late after another evening with his drinking buddy, Paddy. He took off his shoes to avoid waking his wife, Kathleen. He tiptoed as quietly as he could toward the stairs leading to their upstairs bedroom, but misjudged the bottom step. As he caught himself by grabbing the banister, his body swung around and he landed heavily on his rump. A whiskey bottle in each back pocket broke and made the landing especially painful. Managing not to yell, Patton sprung up, pulled down his pants, and looked in the hall mirror to see that his butt cheeks were cut and bleeding. He managed to quietly find a full box of Band-Aids and began putting a BandAid as best he could on each place he saw blood. He then hid the now almost empty Band-Aid box and shuffled and stumbled his way to bed. In the morning, Patton woke up with searing pain in both his head and butt and Kathleen staring at him from across the room. She said, 'You were drunk again last night weren't you?' Patton said, 'Why would you say such a mean thing?' 'Well,' Kathleen said, 'it could be the open front door, it could be the broken glass at the bottom of the stairs, it could be the drops of blood trailing through the house, it could be your bloodshot eyes, but mostly . . . . . it's all those Band-Aids stuckPlease on the hall mirror.’

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MOST STYLES IN FULL AND HALF SIZES ~ SIZE 3 - 8 LADIES & SIZE 6 - 12 MENS

Childrens' main fitting centre in the area for both CLARKS & START-RITE at Redditch Our Alcester shop also has a large selection OUR STOW SHOP SPECIALISES IN LADIES & MENS FOOTWEAR Owned and run by a local family BRANDS INCLUDE: CLARKS, ECCO, RIEKER, HOTTER, LOTUS, LELLI KELLY, ROHDE, GABOR, GRENSON, LOAKE, BARKER, START-RITE, GEOX, MERRELL, SKECHERS, SEBAGO, VAN-DAL, EQUITY, TAMARIS, TIMBERLAND ~ HANDBAGS BY RADLEY & TULA

KINGFISHER CENTRE, REDDITCH - REDDITCH Tel: 01527 62416 HIGH STREET, ALCESTER 4 PARK STREET, STOW-ON-THE-WOLD Providing you with accurate and reliable financial information allowing you more time to focus on the running of your business.

Katherine Saunders Accountancy Services ● Bookkeeping and Management Accounts ● Payroll and VAT Returns ● Cash Flow Forecasts and Budgeting ● Sage Computerised or Manual Accounts ● Sole Traders and Small Companies ● Collection service or work can be carried ● out at your premises Free initial consultation Evening appointments Tel: 01905 or 07977

381312 384102

Email: katherin.saunders@btinternet.com

Hills Wills Free Home Visit Consultations y y y y y y

Protect your loved ones Specify your beneficiaries Appoint guardians for your children Specify your funeral wishes Protect your property against care home fees Lasting power of attorney For free advice or an information pack contact :

Michael Hill (MIPW)

01527 850775 email : enquiries@hillswills.co.uk or visit our website : www.hillswills.co.uk

Hills Wills complies with the IPW Code of Practice

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J R HOUSE SITTING Do you need a house sitter?

Have peace of mind with your home looked after while you are away for any length of time.

Competitive Rates & References Available Please call Jane Robertshaw

tel: 01386 792333 mob: 07702 871153

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Get your message across online and stay ahead of your competition.

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Call 07598 283 499 to find out more.

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Learn to Play Acoustic Guitar!

Villager

10 Week Courses starting April Throckmorton Village Hall Thursday Evenings

Do you know about our referral scheme?

Always wanted to play the Guitar? Rusty and want to improve? Why not come to the 7:00pm Beginners Course or 8:30pm Improvers Course. The atmosphere is informal, relaxed and fun, ideal for complete beginners or very rusty players. You will experience:

WORCESTERSHIRE

Refer a friend or business and get 10% discount for every successful referral.

Refer 10 or more, and get your advertising for FREE!* For more details call:

0845 224 7061 *terms and conditions apply

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Basic Chords (10 chords - 10 songs) Strumming patterns Finger picking techniques Single note melodies TABS and basic music theory Playing, singing & a little lead guitar

Where: Throckmorton Village Hall Start Times: 7:00pm or 8:30pm Other: Handouts provided and music used to teach includes folk/country/rock Duration: Each Course lasts 10 weeks with a break for half term

Total cost ÂŁ70 For more information & booking

Tel: 01905 391983 Mobile: 07894 086515

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Events in Wo April & Friday 1st April to Monday 2nd May Redditch at War: Exhibition The Redditch Local History Society has organised an exhibition and events programme to cover all aspects of Redditch in World War II. There will be an event every weekend and a programme of talk and music revues. For more details go to www. forgemill.org.uk Saturday 2nd April The Upbeat Beatles Re-creating the excitement, raw energy and authentic sound of the original Fab Four. Tickets: £15. 8pm. Box Office: 01386 48883. Tickets also available from Almonry Heritage & Tourist Information Centre tel: 01386 446944 or on line at www.eveshamartscentre.co.uk. Evesham Arts Centre Theatre Worcs WR11 4QH Saturday 2nd April Kids’ Mothers Day Potting Workshop Hands on activity where children pot seasonal plants into a basket as a gift for mum. 11am - 5pm. £4.50 includes all materials. Webbs, Worcester Road, Wychbold, Droitwich Spa, Worcs, WR9 0DG. www.webbsdirect.co.uk Sunday 3rd April Willow Obelisk making Weave a climber for your garden. £20 to include materials. 10am - 12noon or 1pm - 3pm. Book in advance on 01527 464000. Arrow Valley Countryside centre Battens Drive Redditch Worcestershire B98 0LJ Thursday 7th April Beginners Curtain Making Workshop For those with little or no experience of curtain making, as well as those who want to improve on their skills and learn the ’proper’ techniques. 10am to 4pm. Call 01584 781255 to book. Colly Brook Fine Furnishings, Upper Bank, Eastham, Tenbury Wells, Worcs WR15 8PA. www.collybrook.co.uk Friday 8th to Sunday 10th April Swimathon 2011 The world’s biggest fundraising swim comes to a pool near you. Dive in with 22,000 others around the UK and help raise £2m for Marie Curie Cancer Care. For more info go to www.swimathon.org.

Saturday 9th to Monday 25th April Easter fun for kids : Riverside Ramble Children can follow the trail around the picturesque Webbs Riverside Gardens. Pick up an entry form at reception desk and find the answers to the questions 20

in the riverside gardens. Everyone returning a completed form goes into a draw to win a prize.

Webbs, Worcester Road, Wychbold, Droitwich Spa WR9 0DG. www.webbsdirect.co.uk Tuesday 12th to Friday 15th April Easter Holiday Activities Try your hand at Egg decorating, Tue-Fri: 10am5pm. Sat-Sun: 11am-5pm. Adults £4.50 Children & Concessions £2.25. Under 5s Free. Family ticket (2 adults & 2 children) £12. Worcestershire County Museum at Hartlebury Castle Worcestershire DY11 7XZ. www.worcestershire.gov.uk/museum Monday 18th April Inspector Drake - The Movie British Comedy: After looting a sacred ceremonial head from the ancient African Tribe of the Nakumba, Captain Von Kirk is plagued by a mysterious curse!

8pm Tickets £5 Box Office: 01905 611421. Swan Theatre, Worcester, WR1 3LD Friday 22nd April Spetchley Park Gardens - Open Garden Surrounded by glorious countryside and deer park, virtually hidden from the road, this 30-acre Victorian paradise, belonging to the Berkeley family has been lovingly created by successive generations and boasts plant treasures from every corner of the globe. Admission £6, Children free, concessions £5.50 Open for charity. Spetchley Park Gardens, Spetchley Worcestershire WR5 1RS Friday 29th April Mug House Beer Festival Annual Beer Vestival. Over 20 different ales and 8 ciders including top award winners. Bar-b-que available. drew@mughousebewdley.co.uk. The Mug House, Severnside North, Bewdley Worcs. www.themughousebewdley.co.uk Saturday 30th April Royal Wedding Celebration Flowers Flowers in church to Celebrate the Royal Wedding, Enjoy music from Kings & Folk 4pm - 5pm Tea and Cakes available. Free entry. St James Church, Bishampton, Church Road, Bishampton Worcs WR10 2LT. www.Flyfordsfamily.org Saturday 30th April Craft and Gift Fair An opportunity to treat yourself or your loved ones to a unique gift idea of "not seen on the High Street" products. A fun event for all the family set in the beautiful town of Evesham. Free admission.

Town Hall, Market Place, Evesham WR11 4RN

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orcestershire & May Sunday 1st May Tiddesley Wood Open Day Annual Spring Open Day at Tiddesley Wood Nature Reserve near Pershore. Dogs on leads welcome. £3 adults £1 children 10am - 5pm.

Tiddesley Wood Nature Reserve, near Pershore Worcs WR10 2AD. www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk Friday 6th May to Sunday 12th June A Brush with Nature: Exhibition See nature in a different way - though the eyes of the artist David Miller. Mon - Fri 11am - 4.30pm.

Weekends, 11am - 4pm. Museum entry applies.

Forge Mill Needle Museum and Bordesley Abbey Visitor centre, Needle Mill Lane, Riverside, Worcs B98 8HY Saturday 7th May Mine’s a Pint and The Throwbacks Eight musicians, two bands, joining forces again to raise funds and awareness of the Tracy Sollis Leukaemia Trust. Raffle, auction, and good music. Tickets £7.50 from www. drakesbroughtonvillagehall.ticketsource.co.uk Bring your own drinks and glasses. Doors open at 7.30pm.

Drakes Broughton Village Hall Worcestershire WR10 2AJ Sunday 8th May Jon Boden Jon is one of Britain’s foremost solo performers - BBC Radio 2 Folk Performer of the Year, 2010.

Book early - this man is popular and his music is addictive! 7.30pm - £8 Tickets from The Village Shop and The Rose & Crown in Feckenham - or book online at www.feckenodeon.co.uk/shindig. html.

Feckenham Village Hall, High Street, Feckenham, Nr Redditch. Worcs B96 6HN Sunday 8th May Leukaemia & Lymphoma Fun Run 10k & 5K This event is organised by the local branch of Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research. Download a form and details from our website or email Nicole Harris. Cost: £9 per entry, £8.50 if affiliated, £10 on the day. Bromsgrove rugby club Finstall Worcs B60 3DH. www.lrfbromsgrove.org.uk Sunday 15th May Elgar 100 Cyclosportive 2011 Macmillan Cancer Support celebrates 100 years of supporting people affected by cancer in 2011.

Join us on Sunday 15th May to help raise funds for Macmillan. Visit www.elgar100.org.uk for further details and online registration. Start from

Worcester Race Course from 8am. Entry fee £24 in advance or £30 on the day. Worcester Race Course Worcestershire WR1 3EJ. Sunday 15th May Raft Race from Arley to Stourport Raft race along the Severn for approximately 8 miles passing through Bewdley. From 11am onwards. Online application forms available at www.teams.ron.cross@uwclub.net Saturday 21st May Cardmaking Class Monthly cardmaking classes. All levels welcome.

10am to 4pm. £32 which includes all materials.

Contact Sharon for more info. backdated@ hotmail.com or call 07841 595 142. The Jinney Ring Craft Centre, Hanbury, Nr Bromsgrove, Worcs. www.glitterangel.typepad.com Sunday 22nd May Model Farm - Open Garden for NGS Stunning 2-acre tranquil garden in the Malvern Hills. Victorian tudor-style house (not open) surrounded by well-stocked borders, patio and courtyard. Admission £4, Children free. Open for charity. Model Farm, West Malvern Worcs WR14 4BP Saturday 28th May English Choral Music As part of St George’s Singers 2011 Malverns Tour, the choir will present a series of concerts of English Choral Music in the superb setting of one of England’s greatest churches. 7.30pm Free entrance - no tickets required. Pershore Abbey Worcs WR10 1DT. www.st-georges-singers.org.uk Sunday 29th May The Fleece Inn Asparagus Auction A National Trust Event: Raising money for The Bretforton Silver band this annual event is getting bigger and bigger. 6pm to 11pm. Booking Not Needed. The Fleece Inn, Bretforton nr Evesham Worcs WR11 5JE Sunday 29th & Monday 30th May Time Travellers Go . . . . Ugly Bug Safari Join our Victorian explorer for a hunt through the gardens to find a mass of fascinating minibeasts.

Discover more about bugs and their habitat and make your own creepy crawly to take home.

10am – 5pm. Adult £6.30 Concession £5.70 Child £3.80, Family £16.40. Tel: 01299 896636 for more info. Witley Court, Worcester Road, Great Witley, Worcester Worcs WR6 6JT

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Bill Gates versus General Motors!

For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for the way computers have enhanced our lives, read on . . .

At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated: “If General Motors had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon.”

In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release stating: "If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics:" 1.

For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash . . . . twice a day.

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Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy a new car.

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Occasionally your car would die on the motorway for no reason. You would have to pull to the side of the road, close all of the windows, shut off the car, restart it, and reopen the windows before you could continue. For some reason you would simply accept this.

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Occasionally, executing a manoeuvre such as a left turn would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine.

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Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times as fast and twice as easy to drive - but would run on only five percent of the roads.

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The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all be replaced by a single “This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation” warning light.

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The airbag system would ask “Are you sure?” before deploying.

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Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna.

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Every time a new car was introduced car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car.

10. You'd have to press the 'Start' button to turn the engine off.

And when all else fails, you could call 'customer service' in some foreign country and be instructed in some foreign language how to fix your car yourself!!!!

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Luna

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HOLISTIC GIFT SHOP

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C.OUNSELLING A.CUPUNCTURE N.UTRITION A Unique Approach to Weight and Health Balancing Obesity, poor diet and lack of exercise are topics that are consistently featured by the media. The government and health service are increasingly concerned about the health of the nation. Despite this, the best way to tackle unhealthy eating and obesity remains an issue and diet programmes proliferate.

Therapists, Sue Akehurst (Counsellor), Alison Moon (Acupuncturist), Harriet Kaushal and Sophie Jones (Nutritional Therapists) have designed a programme which is a no-diet approach to support people who have a long-standing unhealthy relationship with food, weight and body image. Each client is fully assessed by the team and together they will provide a flexible package of support to facilitate realistic and sustainable weight and health balancing.

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The programme works on three levels: Body / Mind / Spirit: Counselling: helps to identify and change the thoughts and feelings underlying disordered eating, poor body image and low self worth and works to establish a better relationship with self, others and food.

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EASTNOR BOWLING CLUB

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pril sees the start of the Outdoor Bowling Season and at Eastnor this begins with the Club's OPEN DAY on Sunday 17th April, from 2.30 pm.

If bowling is something you've always thought you'd like to try, then here's your chance - come along. All you need to bring is a pair of flat, smooth-soled shoes. Refreshments will be available and you will find a warm welcome from a friendly group of enthusiastic bowlers, of all abilities. Experienced bowlers will be on hand to answer your questions and "show you the ropes".

Eastnor is an old-established club - last year celebrating its 80th Anniversary - and is situated in the beautiful location of the Deer Park at Eastnor - entrance opposite the main gates to the castle.

This year anyone wishing to join the Bowling Club for the first time will have the benefit of this season's membership totally FREE . . . !

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April & May in the Garden Pest Prevention Prevention is best when it comes to garden pests and if you catch the problem early, you can get control before they really take a hold.

Slugs and snails are the real troublemakers and a few pellets sprinkled around your plants should keep them at bay. However there are also a few organic ways to tackle them such as nematodes watered into the soil to attack them.

You can also rely on nature's predators such as hedgehogs, toads and thrushes, so encourage them to visit. An old remedy that works a treat is the beer trap; a jar sunk into the ground and filled with beer to attract slugs.

Lawn Care Regular mowing will help strengthen your grass and discourage coarser grasses. If your grass is long make sure your mower blade is at its highest setting to avoid turning the grass yellow. You can also tackle any moss problems by aerating the lawn with a fork and raking out any dead grass. This will make it harder for moss to take a hold.

Water Plants Warmer weather signals the time to plant aquatic plants in your pond.

You'll need a special container for these, made from fine mesh. Fill them with Aquatic Compost, place the plant in the container and fill around it with the compost to about 2.5cm below the rim. Finish with Coarse Grit to prevent the soil from floating away.

Make sure you include oxygenating plants to prevent algae developing.

Weeds must be removed from ponds regularly otherwise they becomes almost impossible to get rid of. A seive or fishing net is perfect for this job and once removed can be added to the compost heap. Waterlilies are great for discouraging pond weeds as they cover the surface of the pond in the summer. Planting 28

waterlilies now will ensure a lovely floral display for the summer.

Hanging Baskets You'll also need to keep an eye on the hanging baskets, they're quite exposed and will dry out quickly, so check them on a daily basis. Recently planted shrubs and trees are also vulnerable so again, keep on top of them so they can establish strong roots. Organic matter such as rotted manure or garden compost dug into the soil will hold the water nicely and support new roots. Water in the evenings so it doesn't evaporate in the heat of the day.

Keep weeds at bay Regular hoeing will down weeds as they are much easier to kill before they become large and overpowering, Mulching with organic matter will help prevent the growth of further weeds but make sure you water the soil first to seal in the moisture.

Prepare for Summer Bedding Spring flowering plants will be coming to the end of their flowering time and will need clearing in preparation for Summer bedding. Remove the old plants and run a fork through the soil, then add a little organic fertiliser ready for when you plant out.

Tie In the Climbers Climbers such as roses and clematis can quickly become unruly and smother other plants, so its important to keep tying the shoots in. Mesh wire netting or trellis are the easiest methods but be careful not to tie them in too tightly.

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Nolan Decorations Ltd

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• Interior & Exterior Decorating • Domestic & Commercial Environments • Spray applicated coatings • Wallpapering • Muraspec • Insurance Work • Sash Window Refurbishments • Plastering Services Unit 263, 79 Friar Street, Worcester, WR1 2NT Tel: 01905 25861 Mobile: 07793 141349 Email: phil@nolandecorations.co.uk www.nolandecorations.co.uk

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Trivia (answers on page 37)

1.

Who played Danny Zuko in Grease?

2.

What sex was the world's first test tube baby?

3.

Does the moon have seasons?

4.

Which play has the Montague and Capulet families feuding with each other?

5.

How many triple-letter score spaces are there on a Scrabble board?

6.

Whose first novel, published in 1920, was entitled The Mysterious Aair at Styles?

7.

What kind of duck gave its name to a type of bedcover?

8.

Who pays $150 to dance with Mrs Charles Hamilton in Gone with the Wind?

9.

How many sides does a banana have?

10. What are the first eight words of the 1968 hit song Those Were the Days?

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Tarot Reading for the Star Signs Aries (21st March - 20th April) You’re feeling wise and ready to negotiate with an upcoming challenge in uncovering truths of money matters and that of romance. You understand that part of the goal this month is to be a positive role model and to guard against chaos where possible. In your finances you may want to maintain your well earned current cash flow rather than splurging your finances into unknown territory. You’ve succeeded in making the right choices so far, but still something incompletes you in your career. This month focus is to re-dress the imbalances.

Taurus (21st April - 20th May) One phase is done with, so there’s a feeling of easy going rather than rushing into the next ‘setting in stones planning’. You understand it is better to move on to the next big thing or person slowly. With your finances much digging around is expected for that long term agenda of yours. However as easy going you are the challenge is not to walk away from situations or people that easily. Even though you are aware in the past you had given too much of your time and energy, you’ll keep the balance right that you won’t have to burn bridges.

Gemini (21st May - 21st June) One quest is over that you’ll no longer accept, tolerate, stagnate or sacrifice. You understand there are times when it’s best to carry out the rejections. However, as hypocritical situations can be, you’ll be challenged to give more with little return. Your finances will be going under major changes but not quite fully a life reconstruction as yet. So far you’ve brilliantly dealt with disasters in life that equipped you to deal with any upcoming mental anguish with ease.

Be extra prepared on your journeys with plenty of time as the chance of delays, rerouting and cancellations are high only temporary though.

ways you can communicate this positively all around, even though you may not be getting much love messages this shouldn’t get you off your track to fulfilment. In your finances and career uncertainty lingers but you must continue ahead despite the surreal feelings and situations this surrounds you in.

With your calmness and positive outlook unconsciously you represent an unknown quantity not to be underestimated.

Leo (23rd July - 22nd August) You don’t want to be held back anymore, and instead committed to getting yourself out of the stagnant phase. There are some things you cannot accept anymore only that what had happened had led you here with no turning back so you are co-dependent no more, to go solo equipped with plenty of financial, emotional and intellectual ammo. You’ll have the chance to show the confident and secure self with a past contact you reunite again. In your love life you want to celebrate and embrace more, like yearning for the emotional stability and considerable control over personal feelings with fertile creativity.

Virgo (23rd August - 22nd September) You may aim to make a wrong choice on purpose and burst someone’s bubble unintentionally. There are some people and situations in life that you just have to be cautious with or to adopt the ‘cruel to be kind’ theory approach. What challenges you is the conscious voice ‘what will people think?’ reminding you of where you moral compass is facing. You have succeeded in trying you hardest in the past until exhaustion so be easy on yourself. Hold those big decisions if you’re unsure on ways you can execute your plans to fruition in your career. Your moves this month could unconsciously create plenty of opportunities on the back burner that will soon present itself in the most unexpected time in future.

Libra (23rd September - 23rd October) Cancer (22nd June - 23rd July)

As you leap your way through unknown territory, you You may feel this month that things will never be the could anticipate madness to occur especially when same again, as you breathe the new air through your you attempt to take the short cuts. If carelessness is transition you aim to block out unhappy thoughts the only way you can get to where you want to then because it’s the only way to move on from here on. so be it. Financially though it is not wise to ignore where attention or mercy is needed. You could be You may focus on your heart’s desire closely and Please mention The Worcestershire Villager when responding to advertisers.

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April / May 2011

by Jenny ‘Tarochi’.

If you are local and would like to book a private one-to-one reading please call 07716 508499 or for your own personal tarot report please go to www.scribd.com/queenofcongo challenged to hold your ground if you want a harmonious relationship, the key is to take a step back with an expansive outlook on life before you begin your case on rationality. If you succeeded to find a replacement or similarities from the past as clues to fill the void, you know things will never be the same again regardless of what you can hold on to that is familiar.

Scorpio (24th October - 21st November) When you can feel the sensitivity that everything is coming to a head it makes you aware of much to do and settle before you reach some kind of bliss yet you also understand that you can’t have it all. Don’t let your finances represent who you are or dictate you on how you should live your life. The challenge you may face is to have the strength to walk away from situations that could oppress you. With your love life you may decide to show selfless acts to listen more and mend another’s broken wing before your own, perhaps you’ve realised from the past havocs all you could hear was your voice and that it gave a lonely feeling taking centre stage. It is also time to accept what you can create and what ideas too far-fetched to drop. However regardless the soul searching dilemma’s, with your closest of relations this month you’ve come to a ‘break through’ moment.

security for the future could be built upon and this will involve taking care of any emotional issues from the past as priority. Financially due to a large payout made recently this could leave you temporarily trapped. With those closest to you you’ve tried everything you can and that is all the best you could but you also have to deal with your problems before you conjure up the creativity to deal with another.

With your love life you are moving towards finding your comfort zone and solutions that will be of a permanent relief.

Aquarius (20th January - 18th February) Too much of the pleasurable things can cause a stir but you’ll aim not to care of other’s views. You understand that you will get back onto the right path again because you’ve already induced a safety net to sort any loose ends, such as your finances also.

It may be a while until you see further progress but at least no further damage can be done from here.

What you could be challenging this month is showing that the quality of living is not only down to figures, you know that factor alone didn’t complete you.

You’ve succeeded to follow a good budget whilst being the generous giver. In your love life, there seems to be a budget on how much more you can give up or give out but remember that quality of life is merely down to figures.

Sagittarius (22nd November - 21st December)

Pisces (19th February - 20th March)

You may feel like you’re ready to face some rough times, so you sit back wisely using all your wits but this insecure feeling could have all come from a series of terrible nightmares lately. Although pay close attention to your dreams where a message extracted could give you the clarification you need in your waking hour. There’s plenty that you are wishing for in your love life, your dreams amplified your individual desires for personal happiness and to keep your secrets close to your heart as they become very important, now is the time to do something about them. Don’t let indecision and work related stress creep in to fade it all too soon.

Worries, regrets and sleepless nights may cause you to be extra sensitive, unyielding to budge an inch and if this is the case, be careful that this ‘rigid’ characteristic isn’t blocking out every trace of your feelings for others or you could turn into your own worst enemy. You understand that is due to a testing time where courage is required for longer term successes. What you could challenge this month is sending out positive, encouraging sweet regards which could help balance your mood swings. When plans are not coming together as hoped it is ok to let go of it momentarily your focus into tackle another, you may even stumble upon the answers. In your love life if at times you don’t have the extra care of for an undivided attention, again come back to this when you are ready. Keep your closest of relations close by as their advice can be worth its weight in gold, besides they are the ones you look up to.

Capricorn (22nd December - 19th January) You cannot just do ‘nothing’ anymore, you’re aiming for a firm basis upon which arrangements and

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lessed are the cracked, for they let in the light!

Some people are alive only because its illegal to kill them.

I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.

Don‛t take life too seriously: no-one gets out alive!

You‛re just jealous because the voices only talk to me.

Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.

Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.

I‛m not a complete idiot – some parts are just missing.

Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.

NyQuil: the stuffy, sneezy, why-the-heck-is-the-room-spinning medicine.

God must love stupid people: He made so many.

The gene pool could use a little chlorine.

Consciousness: that annoying time between naps.

Ever stop to think and forget to start again?

Being over the hill is much better than being under it.

Wrinkled was not one of the things I wanted to be when I grew up!

Procrastinate now!

I have a degree in Liberal Arts. Do you want fries with that?

A hangover is the wrath of grapes.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance.

Stupidity is not a handicap. Park elsewhere!

They call it PMS because Mad Cow Disease was already taken.

He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless DEAD! The original point and click interface was a Smith & Wesson.

I smile because I don‛t know what the hell is going on.

The trouble with life is there is no background music.

A picture is worth a thousand words, but it uses up three thousand times the memory.

I don‛t suffer from insanity – I enjoy every minute of it.

My husband and I divorced over religious differences: he thought he was God and I didn‛t.

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Worcestershire Villager Community Directory AGE CONCERN MALVERN Malvern & District Grange Road, Malvern EVESHAM & PERSHORE Hereford & Worcester Bromwich Road, Worcester

POST OFFICES 01685 560666 01905 740950

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CITIZENS ADVICE EVESHAM Wychavon Citizens Advice Bureau 116 High Street 01386 443737 PERSHORE Pershore Citizens Advice Bureau 34 High Street (no number) MALVERN Malvern Hills Citizens Advice Bureau Grange Road 01684 563611

RAILWAY STATIONS

EVESHAM High Street, Evesham MALVERN Great Malvern Malvern Link PERSHORE Station Road, Pinvin

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BISHAMPTON Sub Post Office & Store CHURCH LENCH Post Office FLYFORD FLAVELL Post Office & Store GREAT MALVERN Post Office INKBERROW Post Office LOWER MOOR Post Office & Store MALVERN LINK Post Office PENDOCK Post Office & Store PERSHORE Post Office & Store PEOPLETON Post Office Village Store UPTON SNODSBURY Post Office & Store WELLAND Post Office & Store

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Education Warwickshire College

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Housesitter J R House Sitting

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Kitchens & Bathrooms A+ Plumbing Ltd A Job 4 John Otter Kitchens & Bathrooms

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Locksmiths Alcester Locks

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Logs & Firewood Smart Cut

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MOT Marshalls of Evesham Ltd

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Nursery School Feckenham Nursery Pinvin Pre-School The Lenches Pre-School

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Building & Construction Barnes Building S & H Building & Paving Simon Haines Construction

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Finance Broadway Financial Planning

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