T h i s t i m e o f y e a r, i s p r o b a b l y my favourite, with the changing colours of the trees, the war m hues of orang es, yellows and reds, the heating coming back on and the woolly jumpers coming back out of the wardrobe T he r un up to the festive season can bring all sor ts of mixed feelings, I suppose for some it is a time to spend with their family and have food and fun. For others it can be a time
of sadness as they miss their loved ones It is hard to look forward to something when there is no one to share it with So, this year in Hanbur y, the team behind T he Hanbur y Herald is putting on a little Christmas Fayre We would love you to come and join us at the villag e hall on the after noon of Saturday 30th November T here will be stalls where you can buy some Christmas gifts but there will also
be Mrs Claus’s Cafe T he back room of the hall will be set up as a little cafe, where you can come and sit with a war m cup of cocoa or a mulled wine and catch up with other people from the villag e. T here will also be a Pizza trailer in the back car park, so you won’t even have to cook your tea that day! T he Hanbur y Ar t Group will also be there with us and will have some crafts that you can put your
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Beautiful autumnal inspir ed pictur es fr om the Hanbur y Ar t Gr oup
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25th Hanbury Parish Council meeting, The Pavilion, 7 30pm
28th Hanbury History Group Mary, Queen of Scots, Village Hall, 7 30pm
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30th Hanbury Christmas Fayre, Village hall, 1 30pm-5 00pm
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W I - second Thursday in the month 7.30pm Contact Jill Harper 01527 821725 or email hanburypres@wfedwi.org.uk
Down the Garden Path Autumn
Looking back a few year s I see that my fir st foray down the garden was in e d i t i o n 4 9 b a c k i n s p r i n g 2 0 1 4 . Since then, our lives have changed dramatically with bir ths, depar tures and of cour se Covid and lock down
After 42 ar ticles I can’t help but re peat myself several times but hopefully my scribblings will remind you of some useful g ardening tips. Like most things with hor ticulture technolog y has moved ahead in leaps and bounds but the basics of g rowing remain constant. I’ve been involved with g rowing for 60 years and i n i t i a l l y e x p e r i e n c e d s o m e e xc e l l e n t tuition at Pershore Colleg e and Writtle followed by years of practical work in various enter prises across England and Ger many Looking back there have been many chang es in substrates, techniques and pesticides that ref lect a much more e nv i r o n m e n t a l l y f r i e n d l y a p p r o a ch . Plants need light, water, nutrients and a suitable environment to g row. During propag ation from seed or veg etatively g ood hygiene, precision, consistency and cor rect technique is needed for the best results With the onset of autumn one of my first essential tasks will be to sor t out the g reenhouse At the time of writing in Se ptember it is still full of fr uiting tomatoes, cucumbers, pe ppers, chillies and two water melon plants. T he amount of produce g rown has been amazing. To m a t o va r i e t i e s O h H a p p y D ay s, Akron, Consuela and Sweet Success, all F1 types have proved consistent with f l avo u r s o m e f r u i t a n d n o d i s e a s e
Cucumbers Socrates and Passandra both give midi cucumbers about half the size of main crop varieties, and I have picked dozens of quality fr uit off them I always g et off to an early star t with seed sowing in late Januar y using an electrically heated propag ator then moving plants onto sunny window sills and into the conser vator y as they g et larg er. With an extended g rowing season stems g et ver y long I cope with this by carefully layering the stems down and extending the length of the suppor ting strings T his way the g rowing tops can receive m a x i mu m l i g h t Fo r e x a m p l e, t h e
cucumber stems are probably over ten foot long from pot to tip. With regular liquid feeding and consistent watering this really extends the fr uiting season
When the g reenhouse crops come to an end it is essential to have a g ood clean up Remove all plant material, weeds, pots etc and wash down the glass and superstr ucture inside and out. I then rebuild the shelving that has been stored outside and after cleaning it too I then fumig ate by bur ning sulphur. T his can be bought as a sulphur candle, or I use f lowers of sulphur in an old roasting tin and some newspaper Once lit it bur ns w
extremely toxic sulphur dioxide so don’t hang around! Choose a nice still evening and leave over night In the mor ning ventilate and remove the remains T he fumes should kill any overwintering fung al spores, dor mant bugs and their eg gs.
Now with a sparkling clean g reenhouse one can be sure any propag ation will g et o f f t o a g o o d
t I ’ l l u
t h e g reenhouse to overwinter some semi hardy plants such as ag apanthus and star t off some hardy annuals such as c a
poppies Sow some salads to include s
, r o cke t a n d Winter Density lettuce. If the weather tur ns ver y chilly, I will use a layer of hor ticultural f leece for extra protection.
Outdoors the summer veg is rapidly coming to an end although the Swiss chard will continue to supply some g reens into late autumn Potato varieties C h a r l o t t e a n d Ke s t r e l , b o t h s e c o n d earlies have been lifted having given a g ood crop and stored in the cool dark g arag e. A job best done before the g round g ets sog g y. It also gives room for a row of tur nips and some g arlic to be planted.
Apple crops have g enerally been g ood and variety Discover y has been har vested and used up It has suffered badly from brown rot Due to bird strike and
the damp weather I tr y and pick up and dispose of the fallen fr uit, which if left will overwinter and the spores will be a source of infection next season. Brown rot can also move into the wood of the tree if infected fr uit is left on the tree. Pr une out and twigs showing any die back My cooker Howg ate Wonder is l a d e n w i t h f r u i t b u t n o t r e a d y f o r har vesting until early October With careful handling they will kee p until after C h r i s t m a s T h e r e w i l l b e f
r m o r e fr uit than I need, and so friends and neighbours will benefit from the glut.
When it comes to or namentals it’s time to divide herbaceous perennials, cut back and tidy up T here are still some plants that provide colour right into autumn I’m sure I have mentioned before one of my favourites Car yopteris clandonensis with its blue spikes of f lowers and g rey fer n-like foliag e T he f lowers are produced from late summer into autumn and are extremely attractive t o b e e s a n d n ow, ( m i d - S e p t e m b e r ) swar ming with beautiful bumble bees. T he nor mal means of propag ation is to take 3-inch cuttings in summer but last year I saved some seed and sowed it in g ritty compost in the g reenhouse To my a m a z e m e n t t h r e e s e e d l i n g s h a d g er minated and I was able to pot up in the spring and g row on outside T hey
Bumble Bee on Car yopteris
have done well and have f lowered just like their parent Another g reat autumn p l a n t i s S e d u m s p e c t a b i l i e w i t h i t s g rey-g reen succulent leaves and pink f l owe r s a p p e a r i n g i n S e p t e m b e r t o October. Ag ain, ver y attractive to bees at f lowering.
I love my outdoor containers and always t r y a n d p r ov i d e a c o l o u r f u l d i s p l ay year-round My frontag e faces nor thwest so the pots there are in the shade for much of the day T herefore, it’s impor tant to select subjects that will thrive in that situation For summer I choose Fuchsias, Impatiens, Beg onia s e m p e r f l o r e n s w i t h t r a i l i n g l o b e l i a . In the back g arden facing southeast it is a ve r y d i f f e r e n t e nv i r o n m e n t w i t h sunshine from mor ning until late afternoon. T herefore, zonal Pelarg oniums ( g e r a n i u m s ) , Pe t u n i a s, A r g y r a n themums, compact Dahlias and other sun lovers are the order of the day I even planted some compact sunf lowers in a larg e pot To maintain vig our regular watering and a weekly liquid feed are vital along with dead heading and pinching back.
T he time is rapidly approaching to turf out the summer bedding and re plant for winter and early spring. T he Geraniums and Fuchsias are trimmed back quite severely then re potted into smaller pots with a little fresh compost T hey then g o into the conser vator y for overwintering With minimal watering to just about maintain life and regular inspections for bugs and a little fur ther trimming if they g et strag gly. T he conser vator y is usually frost free, but I can provide a frost protection heater if necessar y. Come springtime they g et some liquid feed to encourag e new g rowth before planting out ag ain
T he pots can now be re planted I usually leave much of the old compost in the pots loosening it up with a hand fork T he main subjects for front and back of the house are bulbs T here is a vast amount of choice, I nor mally g o for narcissi, tulips with some small early f lowering varieties such as dwarf iris, a n e m o n e b l a n d a a n d s c i l l a s i b e r i c a . When it comes to the planting method place bulbs in layers with the larg est ones lower down (Lasagne method) My b o t t o m l ay e r i s n o r m a l l y d a f f o d i l s
variety Camelot Space bulbs out so that they just don’t touch each other, then c ove r w i t h a l i t t l e c o m p o s t b e f o r e putting in the next layer, probably tulips (single or double early varieties have strong stems). T hen the next layer of d wa r f n a r c i s s i f o l l owe d by c r o c u s, anemone blanda, dwarf iris etc. Finally top up with some g ood fresh compost. To finish off and provide some instant colour plant some pansies, violas or primulas I find violas kee p g oing right through the winter if you nip off the spent f lowers
N ow t h a t we h ave s o r t e d o u t t h e g reenhouse, picked the apples, re planted outdoor containers, cut back perennials and put tender plants under cover. What else? As fr uit trees become dor mant it’s time for any winter pr uning. T his applies to apples and pears as plums cher ries and stone fr uit in g eneral need cutting back in summer months so that the wounds seal over and reduce the risk of infection by silver leaf spores With my vig orous Howg ate Wonder it always produces loads of upright g rowth and water shoots. With this tree and trees trained as espalier or fans etc summer pr uning in August is advantag eous. Cut back these shoots near the base leaving a small stub. T hese can then develop into fr uiting spurs Bush or larg er trees some str uctural pr uning may be needed Look o u t f o r a n y d a m a g e d o r d i s e a s e d branches or those that cross each other, are too low or too high and deal with these first before tr ying to kee p the centre of the tree as open as possible Tr y and obtain a wineglass shape.
With bare g round becoming visible it’s a g ood time to remove perennial weeds and apply a mulch of well-rotted g arden compost
What’s next? Light up the log bur ner, put your feet up, g et out the seed catalogues and plan for next season and dare I say it, Christmas!
Have a g ood one.
David Lowe
See David’s tomotoes in his g reenhouse ear ly Autumn and sunf lower s in the colour centre.
UPDATE ON THE RECREATION GROUND AND PLAY AREA PROJECT
Thanks to ever yone for their interest in and suppor t for this project - over the last few months, we have been awarded the funding by Wychavon, been successful in getting the New Homes bonus and best of all, you have been ver y generous and we have achieved more than the 10% funds from a local sources.
Local businesses have been ver y g enerous too. Of course, we have to thank the working par ty members too, Ian Few, Tamsin Stiley, Jo Holdswor th and Christine Rackham, plus Cllr Tony Johns - it’s been hard work but we ’ ve g ot there. T hanks also to Clare Shinner, the parish clerk, who has been integ ral to the final push to g et the funding into the PC account and to Chair, Mark Bishop
Just a few things to do before Play-scheme can star t on site, like building the equipment and making sure the weather is playing ball
Whenever the build does star t, it will mean the play area will be cordoned off and not in use for approximately four weeks. Once completed, we will have a g rand opening so look out on your local notice board, at the villag e hall, the pavilion, the school, or the church. We hope to complete the pathway and equipment installation soon
T hanks ag ain, Clare Stallard Project Working Par ty, on behalf of Hanbur y Parish Council
Out & About in Hanbur y... Out & About
Hanbur y Villa ge Hall Mana gement Committee Update
Date f or your Diar y
Villa ge Hall Christmas Tr ee Light Switch on
Friday 6 December at 6pm
T here will be a bar, Christmas Raff le, and mince pies, of course ��
In other news: the latest winners of the 200 Club (cur rent prizes - 1st prize £50, 2nd prize £30 and 3rd £20): July - Jane Williamson, Ian Few and Tim Harper August - Sue Jenkins, Ron and Julie Spencer, Clare Stallard September - Tony Johns, Gar y Gar tland, Steph Keyte
If you are interested in joining the 200 club, email Ang e Bur net at petenange@msn.com
Cur rent HVMC committee: Tim Harper, Nick Nicklin, Elaine Webster, Alyson Monks, Ang e Bur net, Neil Cook and Michele Dunn Enquiries for bookings contact villa gehall@hanbur yparish council gov uk or 07494 285590
Mar y, Queen of Scots with
Gillian W hite
T hur sday 28th Nov 2024
7:30pm
Hanbur y Villa ge Hall
The onl y sur viving legitimate child of James V of Scotland, Mar y was six days old when her f ather died in 1542 and she inherited the throne. In 1548, she was betrothed to Francis, the Dauphin of France, and was sent to France to be brought up.
Hanbur y Histor y Gr oup
Mar y mar ried Francis in 1558, becoming queen consor t of France from his accession in 1559 until his death in December 1560. Widowed, Mar y retur ned to Scotland in August 1561 becoming a
catholic monarch on a protestant throne. Fir st mar r ying Lord Dar nley (1565) and then the Ear l of Bothwell - who ar ranged the murder of Dar nley - in 1567 Mar y was f orced to f lee a revolt to the safety of her cousin in England, Elizabeth I, and then her troubles reall y began..
Member s - Free - including a drink and biscuit !!!! Nonmember s - £5.00 - don't f orget your drink and biscuit !!!!
HOBNOBS COFFEE MORNINGS
Did you know that there a few empty chair s in the community room ever y Thur sday mor ning? (well near ly ever y Thur sday) W hy is this?
T he reason - our numbers have sadly dipped over the last year and we would love to see some new faces Come with a friend, bring a g roup of friends along or be brave and come on your own
We usually sit and chat, with a hot drink in our hands and the biscuit tin is never far away
We meet in the community room ever y T hursday mor ning from 1012, (apar t from the first T hursday of the month but that can chang e if you want it to be ver y week), and we charg e a g rand total of 30p.
If you want to give us a tr y, just tur n up and say hello.
Clare amberhoney@btinter net.com
We are celebrating 15 year s of Hobnobs! See ar ticle on pa ge 8 and picture in the colour pa ges.
Out & About in Hanbur y... Out & About
Footpath Wardens’ Repor t
September 2024
Once a gain I am able to express my thanks to Worcester County Council, who, following on from the excellent work that I repor ted in the last issue of “The Herald”, have continued to favour us with their attentions and have r eplaced the bridge on the f o o t p a t h h e a d i n g N o r t h f r o m
P u m p h o u s e L a n e , o p p o s i t e t h e W hite House, and next to the new ditch crossing.
T h i s m e a n s t h a t n e a r l y a l l t h e crossings and stiles in the area between P u m p h o u s e L a n e a n d S ch o o l Ro a d have been improved or re placed T his is impor tant as it is one of the most popular areas in the parish for rambling folk and dog walkers. It is therefore where Mike, John and I have in the main concentrated our effor ts during the g rowing season, along with the paths from there to the Salt Way, and, h o p e f u l l y, w i t h a l l o f o u r, a n d Worcester’s combined effor ts, ever yone h a s b e e n a b l e t o e n j oy t h e i r t i m e walking on these routes
N ow t h a t t h e r a t e o f i nva s ive bramble and plant g rowth is slowing, we are able to tur n our attention to some more peripheral and less frequented areas. We are now g radually moving East, clearing the paths leading from Forest Lane linking us to our borders with Bentley Pauncefoot, Bradley Green, and Feckenham After that we will look at the paths to the West where our parish boundar y is actually in the c e n t r e o f t h e M 5 . H a n b u r y Pa r i s h covers an amazingly extensive area!
Meanwhile David and Kevin, aided by Richard, who joined their team, despite not residing in Hanbur y, continue with their effor ts to tame the veg etation on the paths South of the Salt Way Ag ain this is a ver y extensive area, and is g enerally less frequented than the Nor ther n par t of the Parish but with less footfall there is less trampling down of the vegetation
Enjoy rambling in what we all hope will be a fine and somewhat drier season than those we have experienced earlier in the year
Tony
Hanbur y Book Club
New member s welcome!
We meet five times a year to discuss books chosen by members at the end of each year T his year so far we have discussed books like: T he Island Of Missing Trees by Eli Shafak, A Gentleman In Moscow by Amor Towles, as well as the classic Anna K arenina by Tolstoy If you are interested please contact: Sall ywoodget@gmail.com
Out & About in Hanbur y... Out & About
HOBNOBS COMMUNITY LUNCHES ARE 15 YEARS OLD
We marked end of summer and the star t of autumn with an education day which inspired fun, in memor y o f G r e t a B owe r s - l o n g s t a n d i n g member of Hanbur y WI who sadly passed away last year. With Gretas teaching backg round and fun-loving nature in mind we celebrated her with a day of fun, with new experie n c e s a n d l
g n e w s k i l l s . Please ask anyone who attended this day if they have enjoyed it and I can guarantee they will have!
We a r
1 0 9 y e
f Hanbur y Womens’ Institute now being in. jeopardy we urg e you to come
The table is laid for the special meal
On T hursday 5th Se ptember, diners attending the Hobnobs lunch were not only treated to a wonderful meal of ch i cke n e s c a l o p e s, r o a s t e d t o m a t o e s and roasted new potatoes with salad, a delicious trif le to follow but also found the villag e hall decorated with balloons and a table decoration. T he menu card
r e f l e c t e d , t h r o u g h p h o t o g r a p h s, t h e meals g one by and the many diners who are no long er with us
Fo r m a n y y e a r s, a n d c e r t a i n l y through Covid times, our diners have been contacted regularly by Monnie Banford and as she will no long er be perfor ming this task nor collecting the lunch payments ever y month, we thank her ver y much and wish her well
If you would like to join us and vo l u n t e e r yo u r h e l p i n p u t t i n g o n these meals which offer the diners oppor tunities to catch up with old friends and hear local news, we’d love to hear from you.
Clare
amberhoney@btinter
net.com
S e e p i c t u r e s o f t h e i r c e l eb r a t i o n meal in the colour centre
Hanbur y WI Recipe Easy Cor nish Crab Cakes
forward and tr y it out. We are cur rently looking at options for the future of this g roup and how it will continue
If you are passionate about Hanbur y or about Women enjoying oppor tunities and fun tog ether then please do open your mind and come and see for yourself ! All welcome - 2nd T hursday of ever y month at 730pm. Nothing ventured, nothing g ained!
Jill Har per (cur rent President) Please feel free to give me a ring on 01527 821725 / 07591 717325 or email on har per-j5@sk y.com if you have any questions.
See pictures in the colour section
Fir st catch your crab!
Rather than dealing with a fresh crab, go find those small packs of prepared, picked, wonderful Cor nish crab meat
In a larg e bowl g ently mix tog ether :
• 200g crab meat, (white for preference),
• 1 larg e eg g, beaten,
• Juice of half a lemon,
• 2 tablespoons g ood mayonnaise,
• 10g f lat leafed parsley, chopped,
• 3 or 4 spring onions, finely sliced,
• Half a small red pe pper diced ver y finely,
• 60g panko or fresh white breadcr umbs,
• a really g ood splash of Tabasco (or another hot sauce such as sriracha),
• salt & black pe pper
When combined, for m the mix into round, f lattened, cakes, about 2cm thick. T his quantity should make 10 to 12 de pending on your g enerosity If the mix is too r unny add more breadcr umbs, if too thick add more mayonnaise
Fr y the crab cakes in a little olive oil over a medium heat for about 5 minutes on each side until really g olden brown
Ser ve with dressed salad leaves and your choice of g arlic mayonnaise, tar tare sauce, or mayonnaise with chopped capers. A glass of a decent dr y white wine, chilled, will increase the enjoyment or temper your disappointment
In the Spotlight with Versatility in Print
Pr oud to design and print the Hanbur y Herald!
W ho are Ver satility in Print?
It might be a long stor y, but Versatility in Print star ted out in life in around 1996, as my wife’s company called ‘Versatility ’ She was an amateur poet and wrote personalised poems for individuals or to g o into g reeting cards, which she then printed. Verse stood for the poetr y and versatility of course, because each card was unique and different T hese cards when made were sold around Worcestershire
We just created the name ‘Versatility in Print’ as it really said ever ything we do, and the initials for obvious reasons looked g ood as V I P Whilst I star ted working from home, we took Versatility in Print to Droitwich in 2003 and this year we celebrate 21 years in business. No mean feat, having sur vived two recessions and a bout of covid
Over that time we have g rown from humble beginnings (just one) to 4 people and three people in our sister company Ribbon Writer. We are all now housed under one roof in Bromsg rove at Buntsford Park Road Business Park just down the Road from Mor risons on the A38
W hen did you get involved with the Hanbur y Herald?
It was around 2004 we star ted printing an early version of the Hanbur y Herald, in a more traditional style of parish mag azine that you might see in villag es up and down the countr y - a little A5 booklet with local parish and ecclesiastic news. T hen, with the combined forces of villag e resident Miles Har rison and the for midable Rhona Panton at the helm, the mag azine quickly mor phed
into the product that you see today
An A4 newsletter mag azine encompassing the whole of Hanbur y and Villag e Life. I have heard the ter m coined as the ‘Poshest Parish Mag azine in the County’ - well it cer tainly isn’t far off that!
T he intention was to bring the whole villag e tog ether and infor m all the residents both young and old of ever ything that had happened, and will happen, in the area over the coming three months, and I feel it cer tainly has achieved that and more Also there is a place for all the local businesses to adver tise their wares and ser vices for the g ood of the Hanbur y community
At V I P we have been for tunate to have under our wing a talented g raphic designer Lisa Bridg e. Lisa has been with V.I.P. for nearly 20 years now. Luckily, Lisa has a backg round in newspaper production and adver tising - having worked, after studying for her g raphic design deg ree in Coventr y, on the now defunct Coventr y Evening Teleg raph (Sister paper to the Bir mingham Post and Mail). T he building where it was now houses a swank y hotel When planning the mag azine with Rhona, Lisa could use her newspaper exper tise to for mat each issue and make the layout eng aging.
As the price of print came down a little in around 2012, the centre pag e full colour spread was created and more pictures of local events could then be shown across the publication, with readership remaining constant at just under 500 for the last 20 years
As you probably all remember, Rhona was a force to be reckoned with. She constantly and tirelessly forg ed ahead with new ideas for the mag azine, attempting to involve as many willing and reluctant volunteers
as possible, to fur ther the cause Nothing seem to stop her or g et in here way, each member of the editorial team had their place and knew what was expected of them from writing ar ticles to distribution It was with g reat shock and sadness that in 2021 that both Rhona and Flora were taken away from us, but it did seem like the whole villag e rallied around after this sad news and the Herald has continued to f lourish under the new leadership of Lizzy Evans
W hat other things do Ver satility in Print produce?
V.I.P is a small family concer n - all of us have been tog ether almost since we first moved to Droitwich nearly 20 years ag o and I have to say I am ver y proud that I have such a talented team behind me doing all the hard work (whilst I can sit back and put my feet up), no seriously, I am luck y to have such a loyal team of individuals who are both creative and hardworking
As the name might sug g est we are pretty versatile in what we can do Lisa and Jane are both excellent g raphic designers, full of passion and what seems like an unlimited creative palette as they can tur n their hand to all aspects of design from posters to business cards, brochures to g azebos and ever ything in between
We specialise in ‘Hot Foil Printing’ too - this is basically where you put a metallic colour onto an item, such as paper, board, leather or plastic items, as well as promotional g oods. T his can either be achieved the traditional way by hand, (our larg est order to date has been 10,000 items all hand printed) or by a digital foiling method whereby the foil g oes over a digital imag e. We have been foil printing for over 30 years now and are quite well know for this process
I am proud to say we have had some of our printed products g o to Buckingham Palace, 10 Downing Street, Har rods and we have been on television shows such as Stella.
Hot foil printing par ticularly lends itself well to wedding stationer y on high end papers and boards and this can account for around 20% of our business some months. We have some quite unique designs and ideas and have shown these all around the county, as well as at the National Wedding Show at the NEC So if you are having a wedding soon we would be delighted to help you out!
As well as foil printing we have a laser eng raver that can cut and etch
wooden and acr ylic products and last year alone, at Christmas time, we must have created over 4000 wooden baubles, and we are on track to do the same this year Promotional items such as pens, bottle, bags and coasters etc are also popular and we can help with those in both small and larg e quantities.
I think our success is down to being a small friendly team that can look after all your printing needs and meet the tight deadlines that now seem to be required in business We can’t quite be Amazon print and deliver the same day, but can often tur n around simple jobs in 24 - 48 hours
Anyone who would like to visit our
premises, just call and ar rang e a time and we would be delighted to show you around, and make you a nice cup of tea with a biscuit! Come and meet our friendly, resident, cockapoo called Mabel too!
We are proud to be associated with the Hanbur y Herald and feel a close connection with the villag e community and all those who live there
David, Lisa, Steve and Jane Your team at V.I.P.
See a picture of the team, complete with the cuddly Mabel, in the centre pa ges.
HANBURY HALL
M a ke t h e m o s t o f t h e v i b r a n t autumn colour and invigorating fresh air with an autumnal walk at Hanbur y Hall. Enjoy routes that lead you through the remains of an ancient forest, past impressive e a r l y e i g h t e e n t h - c e n t u r y d e s i g n features including the Semi-Circle, Long Walk and Lime Tree Walk Dogs on leads are welcome in the parkland
Don’t forg et to visit the Cour tyard Kitchen or dog-friendly Stables Café f o r h o t b r e a k f a s t , l u n ch , o r a n a f t e r n o o n t r e a t , w i t h m e a l s m a d e from produce har vested from the
croissants and a full English
Bring the kids along to experience the lights and colours of the new season with the new Lights, Colour, Autumn!
y lanter ns hidden around the g ardens and identify all the ing redients needed to make a fair y potion Pick up your trail at Visitor Rece ption for £2
Over October half-ter m, lear n all about cree py critters in a Zoolab Animal Show and g et up close
with snakes, rats, giant snails, tarantulas and more. 29, 30 and 31 October, pre-book tickets via the website Visit the craft area in the Long Galler y and make your own paper lanter n inspired by folklore and festivals 26, 27, 28 October and 1, 2 and 3 November, £2 per lanter n
T his festive season our popular retro Christmas par ty-themed event is back from Saturday 30 November 2024 r unning until Sunday 5 Januar y 2025
Join us for nostalgic trip back in time, inspired by the 1970s and 80s Get a blast from the past as you explore the Hall dressed for the Christmas we all remember : a riot of colour, with bright lights, baubles and tinsel g alore Reminisce over your favourite toys and par ty food from the era, and dance around to all the best number ones from the period as you sip on a Babycham
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See Hanbur y Hall pumpkins and Babycham cascade in the colour pa ges!
Come ha ve fun at Hanbur y Hall this Autumn and W inter!
Good Garden’s in Autumn and Early Winter and a bit more…
There are many gardens and special places to visit, many of which e x p l o d e w h i c h i n t o wo n d e r f u l colour s in the autumn and ear ly winter.
Most offer a g reat oppor tunity to put on wellington boots, coats and hats and g et out and have an uplifting walk It is g reat to take a f lask of homemade soup and some tasty bread and cake and sit amongst the falling leaves and wonder at nature’s bounty and beauty. Unlike g ardens in spring and summer where colours can be subtle and romantic the places, I love to visit others in the autumn when they have a real wow factor and fier y colours T he scents chang e from light perfumes to dee p rich ear thy smells of damp g rass and leaves occasionally tempered by the highly scented winter f l owe r i n g s h r u b s l i ke S a r c o c o c c a (Christmas Box)
Here are a few recommendations for visits over the next few months: T his is a g reat time for arboretums and landscape g ardens and right on th e d o o rs te p I reco m m en d a f ew National Tr ust g ardens and parklands with wonderful specimen trees and woodlands
To name but a few: Hanbur y Hall, Coughton Cour t, Pa c k wo o d H o u s e , C r o f t C a s t l e , C r o o m e Pa r k , B e r r i n g t o n H a l l ,
D u d m a s t o n H a l l a n d C o m e r
Wo o d s , Wi g h t w i c k M a n o r a n d Gardens all boast g reat oppor tunities to see autumn colour with special walks through deciduous and often a n ci en t wo o d l a n d s a n d l a n d sca p es Infor mation about all of these and also any special events can be found o n t h e N a t i o n a l Tr u s t we b s i t e www.nationaltr ust.org.uk
Why not celebrate autumn colour with the National Garden Scheme, with 260 g ardens to visit there is still a sumptuous tapestr y of g ardens larg e and small to inspire you during this season. For more infor mation and
find a g arden visit www.ngs.org.uk
Other fabulous places to visit, some a bit fur ther afield but well wor th the effor t, include:
T he Arboretum sits in a protected double valley with several miles of paths and woodland walks and some 3000 species of beautifully landscaped trees and shr ubs in an area of outstanding natural beauty
Batsford Arboreteum, Batsford, Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 9AD www batsarb co uk
Home to one of the larg est private collections of trees and shr ubs in the countr y, Batsford is famed for putting on a show-stopping display of autumn colour, thanks to the collection of Japanese acers, sorbus, euonymus and cher ries 56 Acres of walks and paths and access to lots of local public footpaths
Queenswood Countr y Park and Arboretum
Dinmore Hill, Nr Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 0PY
www queenswoodandbodenham lake.org
Queenswood is a fragment of a vast ancient wood that once stretched to the Welsh borders. A collection of t r e e s f r o m a r o u n d t h e wo r l d wa s begun as Queenswood in 1953 T he Arboretum now covers 47 acres with 1200 species and is famed for its autumn colour
T here are several way marked walks around the Arboretum and beyond into the Nor th and South Woods.
T i n t e r n A bb e y T i n t e r n M o n m outhshire NP16 6SE
Tinter nAbbey@gov.wales
Travellers have been f locking to this riverbank in the Wye Valley for hundreds of years but the sur rounding ancient woodland is par ticularly stunning in autumn You can enjoy sensational views of the seasonal colour by climbing to a limestone outcrop high above the river
Finally...
Westonbir t National Arboretum, Tetbur y, Gloucestershire,GL8 8QS westonbir t@forestr yengland uk
Home to more than 16000 types of trees and shr ubs and over 600 acres of woodland; take a leisurely walk to admire this natural wonder
Ta ke i n a u t u
become ablaze with reds, orang es and y e l l ow s, w
spindle trees tur n a pretty pink
W hat about tr ying some “Seasonal Light Trails” visits?
Many of the g ardens and parks that we love to visit earlier in the year offer atmospheric light shows Trees are transfor med and plants and shr ubs t a ke
magical shapes. T here are a few that are local and can make for a special and exciting late after noon or evening visit
Here are a few possibilities: Sudeley Castle Spectacle of Light enquiries@sudeley org uk
Bir mingham Botanical Gardens Winter Light Trail info@luminate.live.
Webbs of Wychbold The Enchanted Gardens Light Trail webbsevents.co.uk
Malver n Showg round Winter Glow winterglow.co.uk
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info@roccocogardens.org.uk
By the way I would love to hear of any g arden g ems you know about ....if you know of anywhere really special please let the Editor know so I can add them into future ar ticles
Judy Adams
See some of the gardens ment-
GOOD GRUB REVIEW
The Queen Elizabeth Inn, Elmley Castle
An intrepid band of “Hanbur y-
i t e s ” h e a r d t e l l o f a l ove l y community pub ser ving good food
i n t h e p i c t u r e s q u e v i l l a g e o f Elmley Castle.
T he pub is operated by the local community to “provide a villag e resource for residents and visitors.” T he ethos contributes to the lovely atmosphere in the pub which has lots of activities as well as g ood food Apparently m a n y p e o p l e i n t h e v i l l a g e a n d s u r r o u n d s, h ave p r ov i d e d t i m e, exper tise, and funds to create the facility they now have.
In the interest of research some of us decided to g o off and explore the Queen Elizabeth Inn and sample the menu What a delight was in store Sunday Lunch was the order of the day and the pub was buzzing, always a g ood sign T he staff were delightful and despite being unexpectedly shor t staffed they coped with g race and equanimity
Plenty of choice for each course was ava i l a b l e f o r ve g e t a r i a n a n d m e a t eaters As it was a cool autumn day and some of us having walked up Bredon Hill in anticipation of a g ood lunch, we all opted for the delicious roast beef and crispy light Yorkshire p u d d i n g a c c o m p a n i e d by a g r e a t selection of family style veg etables T he cabbag e was healthy and cr unchy, the roast potatoes crisp T hose that like their beef pink might be a little disappointed, but it was g reat f lavour and not overcooked. T he por tion size was g ood, plenty if hung r y but not
too much T he dogs did not g et a look in on this occasion!
Averag e rating from us all. 8.5 / 10
T he puddings were too tempting for some of us Both the cheese cake and the homemade blackber r y and apple cr umble with hazelnuts, were delicious
We will definitely be back
Wor th noting for those that want to combine walk with canine friends, that there are dog friendly par ts to the pub and if you want to meet friends before the walk you can visit Bessie’s Breakfast and Tearoom before the walk and then have lunch after you walk, if you are still hung r y
We look forward to hearing from other readers of the Hanbur y Herald o f t h e i r s a m p l i n g s o f p u b s, restaurants and tea rooms around the locality
D Forget!
HANBURY
CHRISTMAS FAYRE
30th November
Village Hall 1.30pm - 5.00pm
How many pumpkins can you find hidden amongst the pages in the Hanbury Herald?
Can you help Santa Claus get ready for Christmas? Help lead him to his sack of gifts and then to his sleigh. Why don’t you add a bit of colour too!
KIDS
Answers on page 26
C O R N E R
Champa gne Moments
Cong ratulations to Mar y Shinner & Mike Olivier on their beautiful wedding which took place on Saturday 6th August 2024 at St Mar y ’ s ch u r ch . M
across the world t o s
s special day with them, which end-
g r e a t celebration back at Mar y ’ s childh
i n Hanbur y
Mar y and Mike get w ed!
Jemma Gibbs, Greg Hyett and big sister Iris welcomed baby Violet on 13th October... cong ratulations on a real champagne moment !
M E E T I N G D A T E S : Everyone is very welcome All at 7 30pm The meetings of the Parish Council will be held in the Pavilion The next meetings are as follows; October 28th , November 25th 2024 and 27th January 2025
The Date of the December 2024 meeting is to be confirmed Please note that all agendas, minutes and financial information is available on the Parish Council website hanburyparishcouncil.gov.uk
Activity over the past 3 months
l 6 planning applications of varying sizes have been examined and commented upon
l The lease between the Village Hall and the Parish Council for Byways bungalow has been completed and signed The Parish Council owns Byways Bungalow and lease it to the Village Hall This lease is for 30 years and will finish in 2054
l The Council continues to care for the pavilion and are currently investigating the exterior clock which isn’t working and the heating which has caused a few problems.
l The hedges around the Recreation Ground and village hall have been cut
l The Council have been pleased to work with the Playground Group to ensure that the work on the recreation Ground goes ahead smoothly
l The Parish Council are liaising with Atlas for the installation of a mobile phone mast to increase mobile signal in the Parish
Thanks to our Councillors
All the Councillors on Hanbury Parish Council are exceptionally generous with their time and energy towards the Parish, but this month particular thanks must be given to Rosie Terry who, with her husband Ant are to extend the path in the Recreation Ground . Thank you also to Ian Few for donating exercise equipment for the Recreation Ground and to Sarah Sproule for replacing the electricity box at the Village Hall
Finance
The Council will be considering their budget for 2025-26 in November and December 2024 so if there are any local groups who need financial support then the Clerk would welcome hearing from them There is work to be done at Byways and The Village Hall in the forthcoming year and these will be factored into the budget
Parish maintenance
Our local parish Lengthsman – Chris Cooke does a fabulous job around the parish, keeping an eye on overgrown shrubbery and reporting fly-tipping daily Please note that if you have trees or hedges on your property, that you are responsible for keeping them trimmed and off the highways/footpaths.
If you notice anything that needs maintaining, please do let the Clerk know as soon as possible
Jinney Ring News & Views
Po o r we a t h e r t h i s s u m m e r h a d unfor tunately seen us quieter than usual However, the Craft Centre
wa s b o o s t e d b y t h e 6 - we e kholidays and a small injection of s u n s h i n e i n A u g u s t . We h a d a couple of Pudding Nights which were well subscribed and of cour se some lovely After noon Teas Also, thanks to those who chose us over
t h e c o u r s e o f t h e s p r i n g a n d summer months to be the place
w h e r e t h e y we d , c e l eb r a t e d
b i r t h d a y s , b ab y s h owe r s a n d remembered loved ones at wakes.
Sadly, forecast bad weather forced
u s t o c a n c e l K i t e D ay ( 6 t h o f October) We know those involved in the set-up of the day and our customers were looking forward to ithopefully we’ll have better luck next year.
Fa s t a p p r o a ch i n g i s t h e f e s t ive season We have the details for all of our Christmas events available both on our website and on-site in our Christmas Brochures. As usual we h ave a Fe s t ive P u d d i n g N i g h t , Christmas Par ty Nights (both public and private), Christmas Lunches and Festive After noon Teas including an added/new Mini Festive After noon Tea for Two - a smaller version of After noon Tea, ideal for a light snack or “ g razing” whilst still maintaining the pleasantness of its big g er counterpar t T hese teas are ordered from the counter and are non-bookable
Our Gift Shop has now had it’s Christmas makeover and there are plenty of wonderful items throughout - as well as the place feeling even more like a cosy little g rotto!
News from the Craft Units & Ar tists: We welcome our latest ar tist to T he Jinney Ring - Wildf lower & Ber r y! Lynne specialises in bespoke f loral design. You will find her lovely b o uquets a n d wrea th s m a d e fro m dried f lowers that she has forag ed herself from meadows and beyond Robin, our resident hairdresser is operational ever y Sunday and Monday ( s o m e t h i n g a l m o s t u n i q u e i n t h e hairdressing trade) - in fact he’s only
c l o s e d Tu e s d ay s a n d T h u r s d ay s !
Robin has been ser ving the Droitwich area for nearly 40 years and has loyal clients from all over the countr y It is with much sadness that we say g oodbye to Ali - the owner of Dalish who has been with us for over 2 years. Ali and her wonderful bakes and cakes had tr uly became a par t of T he Jinney Ring’s fabric We will dee ply miss the homely wafts of cakey g oodness that filled the outside cor ridors We also s a i d g o o d by e t o t h e Te d d y B e a r Studio - we wish them all the best in their future endeavours.
A reminder that BCM Ale has streetf o o d o u t - f r o n t e ve r y T h u r s d ay (weather de pending), Andrew from T he Ar t Studio is r unning life drawing a n d b e g i n n e r ’ s c l a s s e s, a n d T h e Potters still have their classes and workshops ong oing
Upcoming Dates:
Traditional After noon Tea: Wednesday 13th November.
Christmas Lunches: Star t Thur sday 5th December Ser ved ever y T hursSun, up until the 22nd (sittings of 12pm & 2pm).
Festive Sparkle After noon Teas: Star ts Thur sday 5th of December
Ser ved ever y T hurs-Sun, up until the 22nd (sittings of 2:30pm, 3:00pm & 3:30pm)
Christmas Par ty Nights: Friday 6th December, 7:30pm, Saturday 14th December (Sold out)
Festive Pudding Night: Friday the 20th December, 7:30pm.
Mini Festive After noon Tea for Two: Star ts Monday 2nd of December
Ser ved ever y Mon-T hurs, up until the 19th (2-4pm, no bookings, counter-ser ved)
Herald
QUIZ
1 In 1940 Walt Disney produced a film combining car toon with classical music Name the film
2. In Game of T hrones who played Eddard Stark?
3. W hat cars are featured in the film ‘T he Italian Job’?
4. W ho star red in the ‘spoof ’ Bond film Casino Royale?
5 W hich actress won an Oscar for her perfor mance as Miss Jean Brodie?
6. W ho star red in the film Liar Liar?
7. In the pirate’s song how many men are there on a Dead Man’s Chest?
8. Kiss me K ate is the musical version of which Shakespeare play?
9 In the nurser y rhyme Tom Tom the Piper’s Son what did he steal?
10. In the Har r y Potter movies what is the name of Filch’s cat?
11 Emma Cor rin played which famous royal in T he Crown?
12 Name one of Homer Simpson’s work buddies.
13 W hat is the name given to the time machine in the Dr W ho series?
14. W hat was Barbie’s boyfriend called?
15 In which town is T he Office for David Brent based?
16 My Fair Lady is a musical version of which play?
17 W hat was Blackadder’s first name?
18 W hat nationality is the sing er Celine Dion?
19. W hat does J S stand for in the composer J S Bach?
20. W hich actor played the title role in the Mad Max films?
See answer s on pa ge 26.
The Ballard Singers in Hanbury Church
Happ
WI chef !
Autumn fireplace display at the Hanbury Hall
We love a Babycham! Christmas awaits - Hanbur y Hall
Da vid’s gr eenhouse bursting with tomatoes!
Pumpkin patch at Hanbur y Hall
VIP - Da vid, Jane, Lisa, Ste ve and Mabel!
A lesson with the RNLI at Hanbur y School Sudeley Castle light show
David Lowe’s m
sunflowers
HobNobs tuck into their celebration feast!
Gary lays a wreath in Normandy
Pr omise Night at the BRownies
Biblical stor y telling in costume at the School
Westonbirt arboretum Scarecrow makers!
Pr oud of our winning scar ecr ow!
Food at WI Education Day for Gr eta
Hanbury Church NOTICE BOARD
What’s On
Remembrance Sunday Commemorations
Sunday 10 November at 9 30 - 10 00 am
Gather at the village memorial with Stoke Works and Hanbur y Royal British Legion to remember Hanbur y’s fallen This year, following the ceremony, the legion standard will be present at the Wychbold church ser vice.
10 50 am (Two-minute silence at 11 00am) Ser vice in Church to be led by Lay Minister John Spencer Refreshments to follow
Crib Ser vice
Sunday 8 December at 10 30 - 11 15 am
Make a memor y by bringing the children along to set up the Holy Stable and remember the events of the first Christmas
Chocolate & coffee to follo
Christmas Day Wednesday 25 December at 10.30 - 11.15 am
Family Holy Communion Led by Rector Richard Sandland A warm welcome awaits ever yone!
Over flow parking at the school If steps are a challenge, please follow signs from the church car park to easier ramped access and parking via the Vernon chapel
For full range of ser vices, see notices at church and village hall and at www hanbur ychurch org
If you had a time-machine, wher e would you go in it?
Are you an intrepid, future-seeking p e r s o n o r i s t h e r e a p e r i o d o r a moment in histor y that fascinates you, that you’d like to be eyewitness to?
When I worked at the RSC, I thought that I’d like to g o back to the first night of ‘Twelfth Night’, and see Shakespeare, ner vously hovering in the wings as the actors g ave the first perfor mance of his play And, as he was an actor as well as a writer, perhaps he forg ot his own lines
I ’d l ove t o b e e y e w i t n e s s t o t h e c o nve r s a t i o n Je s u s h a s w i t h Nicodemus, in John 3, that intersection of the old and the new; I’m a l way s s t r u ck by h ow o p e n a n d in quirin g Nico demus is A n d h ow brave too; there’s a reason, I think, t h a t h e i s f o r c e d t o m e e t Je s u s privately at night, away from pr ying ears and eyes, as this new Rabbi talks to Nicodemus about how things might be done differently Jesus is in full ‘ p r o h e t i c i m a g i n a t i o n ’ m o d e, a s defined by the g reat scholar, Walter Br ueg g emann, as he ‘nur tures and nourishes an alter native reality of the world ’ Jesus has the power to see how things might be different, and he lives his life - and ours - in that power
I’d like to be an onlooker at the Last Supper, watching as Jesus presides in the words in Matthew 26, or Mark 14, o r L u ke 2 2 , ( Jo h n i g n o r e s t h e moment unless you think the whole of John 13-17 is the Last Supper) or 1
C o r i n t h i a n s 1 1 . A l l a r e s l i g h t l y d i f f e r e n t r e p o r t s o f t h a t c r u c i a l m o m e n t , d i f f e r e n t m e m o r i e s o r different view points, and I wonder what my memor y would be if I were to eyewitness to this central moment of our faith and ritual. And I wonder what people thought then, when they heard the words Jesus spoke; ‘this is my body this is my blood do this to remember me ’ Were they as full of meaning for them as they are now for me, and for us?
We all have selective memories; things
a r e f a m i l i a r w h i l s t b e i n g h a l fremembered. So it’s been a joy over the last few weeks to come across a p o d c a s t , n e w t o m e, c a l l e d ‘ T h e Biblical Time Machine ’ In it, Dave Roos, a historian, and Helen Bond, Professor of Christian Origins and N e w Te s t a m e n t a t E d i n b u r g h University, revisit those things that I thought I knew about Jesus-stuff, and r
instance, ‘Who was Paul’, and ‘Was Herod really a bad guy?’ and ‘When Christians were Jewish.’
S o, i f yo
’d
e o n e provide you with a time machine, and
to tell you where you’re g oing in your search for Jesus, this is for you. Give it a g o this month
We ve given the duo a war m Hanbur y welcome and are looking forward to sharing school-life with them for years to come!
Rece ption Class were canvassing for votes in early October! T
We’ve welcomed 2 new members of the Hanbur y Family in the shape of Lucy Tonks and Jamie Mills T hey are our new Year 3 and 4 Class Teachers.
SCARECROW CHALLENGE
Making our winning scar ecr ow!
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ag ainst tough competition from other schools in the area
T h e f u l
scarecrows was free to enjoy at the far m with the entr y that received the most votes winning a class trip to the working far m. AND WE WON!!
A LIFESAVING LESSON
A visit from the RNLI helped Year 1 lear n all about what impor tant work the charity does to kee p people safe around our coastline. T hey found out lots of ways to avoid g etting into dang er and how to “f loat to live”.
The childr en lear ning a valuable sea sur vi val lesson fr om the RNLI
Both come to Hanbur y with a wealth of experience teaching Key Stag e 2. Miss Tonks has taken on responsibility for Maths throughout the school, whilst Mr Mills has hit the g round r u n n i n g w i t h t h e P E C o o r d i n a t o r baton!
MissTonks
Mr Mills
MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNING
Year 4 were delighted to announce the total from their Macmillan Cancer Relief Coffee Mor ning, which stands at £328!
T he children were extremely g rateful to ever yone who came along and suppor ted the event which they planned and org anised It was g reat to see so many people from our school and the local community enjoying their mor ning (along with delicious cakes and treats that were donated!).
OPEN EVENING
We love the fact we are par t of the local Hanbur y community, but did you know that due to its r ural nature, only 20% of our pupils are from within the school’s catchment area? If you or someone you know in the villag e or around Nor th-East Worcestershire is looking to apply for a school place next year, we’d love to meet them
Places are still available to book at our Open Evening on Wednesday 13th
November between 6pm-8pm when we will show visitors what makes our school so special. Contact the office
office@hanbur y worcs sch uk to find out more.
SCHOOL-CHURCH LINKS
We’ve welcomed our friends from Hanbur y Church into school ag ain this ter m.
Re ve r e n d R i ch ’ s H a r ve s t Q u i z i n Worship! We lear ned lots of facts about how this ver y special time is celebrated all over the world. We said a big “thank you ” to God for all he provides
We had our own Har vest celebration at church too, singing songs and hearing the parable of the Sower read by our friends in Year 4 It made us think about what kind of relationship we might have with God We also took our contributions to the collection for Droitwich Food Bank, where we can help those in our local community who we might never meet, but who are in need and that we are luck y to be able to help
Our Bible Stor ytellers told us about a miracle that happened when Paul was spreading God’s messag e. It meant that others judg ed him in the wrong way. We thought about how we might misunderstand others and how we can tr y not to judg e them ourselves
More pictures in the colour centre. Re v Rich discussing the w orld
Cof f ee mor ning goodies!
80th Anniver sar y of D Day Landings
Thur sday 6 June was memorable
i n t h e v i l l a g e f o r D DAY C O M M E M O R A T I O N S w h i c h
we r e p r ov i d e d b y S t o ke Wo r k s
a n d H a n b u r y R B L , r i n g e r s i n the church tower and John Jones’s ‘beacon event’ team (Mal, Tim, L a u r i e , K e v i n , C a r l a n d B e r nadette).
T he weather was favourable as we g athered at the villag e war memorial to hear the names of the fallen and to obser ve a two-minute silence. Local branch RBL chair man David Hosford was well enough to attend along with m e m b e r s Pe t e r, G e o f f a n d Jo h n Garfield who stood in as standard bearer in the absence of Gar y who was across the channel in France A
loyal g roup of villag ers looked on as a wreath was placed to be followed later by another on the memorial in church.
Te l e v i s i o n c ove r a g e f r o m 9 . 0 0 a m onwards took us to the ceremony in Nor mandy, and for one hour in the after noon, Steve conducted ring ers in the tower for D Day doubles and trebles which sounded magnificent.
At 8 pm, around thir ty-five villag ers g a t h e r e d o n t h e h i l l t o p t o e n j oy refreshments prior to the official lighting of the beacon at 9 15 pm Chris Wilkes told us about her father’s role as a radio operator in Nor mandy and we’d ver y much like to hear off anyone else who had family members involved in the campaign which could
Spitfir e Paddy
It has been claimed that no one is more than six contacts away from anyone else in the countr y.. And so it might be shown to be tr ue in the case of our covera ge of Wing Commander Paddy Finucane and his connection to Hanbur y. My wife's father, Ron, not only ser ved in the same war time RAF squadron in Australia but was his ar mourer and would have ser viced, maintained and loaded his aircraft's guns.
Ron was a g reat admirer of Paddy and spoke about how he would request his guns be har monised to give a lethal intense cone of fire at 250 yards.
Given that they were in virgin bush with anthills as tall as a man, and that they had to hack their way through the underg rowth; make a r unway; facilities; accommodation and fur niture etc for Ron to speak of their living conditions as being spar tan is perhaps something of an under statement!
Maybe the shared hardship ser ved to unite the squadron as Ron had the g reatest respect and admiration for pilots such as Paddy, Bluey Tr uscott and "Smithy.”
We are for tunate to have Ron's archive of photos of the era which document daily life and living conditions as well as pictures of the much admired pilots, a selection of which are re produced here.
be included in the per manent display at the church war memorial We would ver y much like to hear from residents reg arding any other anecdotes relating to that campaign.
Cod g oujons and crisps stood in for the sug g ested fish and chips and the evening really will be the sweetest memor y! T hank you to all for the hours of pre paration; ever yone who came appreciated the oppor tunity to b e t o g e t h e r o n s u ch a b e a u t i f u l evening, to honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom
Judith
Ed Richards
W ing Commander Paddy Finucane and his pals
RAF Squandr on li ving out in the bush
Royal British Legion Stoke Wor ks & Hanbur y Branch
Pr oud to pay r espects on behalf of Stoke Works and Hanbur y Royal British legion in Nor mandy
On the 80th Anniver sar y of D Day Landings I went to in Nor mandy where I laid a wreath at the 11th Ar moured Division Memorial at Pont De Vere. My father Danny was in 3rd Royal Tank Regiment
w h i c h f o r m e d p a r t o f t h e 11th Ar mour ed. The card r ead
S t o ke wo r k s a n d H a n b u r y
B r a n c h Ro ya l B r i t i s h L e g i o n Remembering those who did not
retur n and those who did injured physically or mentally - all heroes i n t h e i r ow n wa y. We Wi l l Remember Them.
T he legion branch has ag ain had a b u s y s u m m e r a t t e n d i n g H a n b u r y countr yside Show, Stoke Prior Steam Rally ( for tunately only Saturday when it was dr y) Tr ying to increase awareness of the ex ser vice community locally. In Se ptember the annual social was held at Stoke Prior spor ts and C o u n t r y c l u b, We s t o n h a l l Ro a d around 50 people were enter tained by t h e B r o m s g r ove U ke l e l e C l u b , enjoyed a sumptious buffet and the hug e raff le. A presentation was made to the retiring Secretar y Alan Quine and his wife Liz who are shor tly moving to the Isle of Man after over 20 years of dedicated ser vice to the branch as well as other org anisations locally
In mid October we will be pre paring the Poppy collection boxes (over 30) fo r distrib utio n a ro un d th e a rea . Remembrance Sunday we will be at Hanbur y Memorial for a brief act of remembrance and wreath laying at 0930 prompt then to Wychbold Church ser vice at 1015 as par t of our annual rotation round the 4 churches. Later in November we will be holding our 71st Annual General Meeting. Unfor tunately after 72 years we may be str ug gling to elect the required officers for the branch to continue unless we can g et some new people involved Being ex ser vice is no long er a requirement but caring about our ex ser vice people and their de pendents is! As is enjoying the more lighthear ted moments. Please give this some thought On a lighter note we have a coach booked for a trip to Chester on t h e 5 t h o f D e c e m b e r f o r t h e
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More pictures in centre pa ges.
We r emember the Hanbur y her oes
Hanbur y Memorial Garden 6th of JuneJohn Garfield low ers the Stoke Works and Hanbur y standard
THE DROITWICH BRINE BATHS
Fr om our chief local histor y cor r espondent Andr ew Har ris
Saline springs occur naturally in D r o i t w i c h , a n d s a l t h a s b e e n produced from them since at least Roman times. For much of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries the town was well-known for its brine baths, and these star ted in 1836 at the George Hotel, which s t o o d o n t h e c o r n e r o f Q u e e n Street and Hanbur y Road. These wer e established after a doctor,
t r e a t i n g a p a t i e n t d u r i n g t h e cholera epidemic in 1831, bathed his patient in war m brine in lieu of war m water, and found that the patient recovered.
T he concentration of the brine is about eight times as much as sea water, and the brine was diluted by fresh water by at least half, war med to about body temperature Bathing takes the pressure off all joints which is ver y relaxing for rheumatics and related conditions including g out In 1855 the proprietor of the saline baths was W i l l i a m G a b b, a n d t h r o u g h h i s initiative it was proposed to establish a much larg er facility in the town Two y e a r s l a t e r h e a l s o t o o k ove r t h e r unning of the Georg e Hotel A public meeting was held on 24 October presided over by Sir John Pakington, and he outlined the proposal to star t a company with a capital of £20,000 to build new baths with accommodation, on a site on the Worcester Road
Mr Gabb said that during the season he had sold 5,400 tickets for the baths in addition to giving some to the p o o r, a n d a t p e a k t i m e s q u e u e s for med So he hoped the present s ch e m e wo u l d b e we l l s u p p o r t e d , which would be to the benefit of all B e f o r e t h e m e e t i n g b r o ke u p a committee was for med to fur ther the p r o j e c t c o n s i s t i n g o f S i r Jo h n Pakington and his son, the Galtons father and son, T homas Ver non of Hanbur y Hall, Sir Charles Hastings, Dr Roden (a local doctor), Mr Gabb, and others But despite the initial enthusiasm the fund-raising fell well shor t of its targ et, and in the end the company was liquidated
In 1870 a retired surg eon moved to Droitwich, and took up residence in St
Peter’s manor house near the church William Bainbrig g e FRCS had been a s e n i o r s u r g e o n i n L ive r p o o l a n d elsewhere, and after a visit he quickly took an interest in the brine baths He could see g reat medical possibilities in them, and took over Gabb’s lease, neg otiating a new 21 year lease with the Earl of Dudley, the freeholder.
In 1872 the for mation of a joint stock company was announced, and at a public meeting on 29 Se ptember 1873 Sir John Pakington was able to re por t prog ress T he company’s plans were to build new baths to re place the dilapidated ones then existing, to take over the Georg e Hotel and conver t it into a private establishment for first class patients, to build Turkish baths, to add more g rounds and landscape them into a pleasure g arden, and, perhaps more long ter m, to build a new public hotel. At the same time the hotel would be renamed the Royal Hotel, and the brine baths the Royal Brine Baths
At the meeting Sir John went over the histor y of the under taking, including the failed attempt of twenty years ag o, since when the whole thing ‘had ling ered and languished’ But now they had bought extra land, the Her riot Pools, and the whole now amounted to over 8 acres, which had been nicely landscaped. Work on the new baths was almost complete, and Sir John looked forward to the benefits of the saline waters being much more widely known He, and other speakers, g ave
remarkable recoveries.
h e value of the baths for the poor, and Sir John said g ood provision would be made to help this class of patient, but he emphasised that the company must be successful financially, and, after g oing over figures for the income and expenses, thought there should be a sufficient sur plus to pay a six percent dividend On 25 October Sir John followed up this meeting by addressing a g athering in Bir mingham, in which he ag ain g ave examples of the cures that had been effected.
T he official opening of the new baths was on 15 December 1873, and Ber rows printed a full re por t of the occasion It beg an with reference to the town as it was then, and refer red to ‘the beg rimed walls of the present shops and dwellings; the thoroughf a r e s w i t h t h e i r ch r o n i c s t a t e o f dinginess and dir t; the continual subsidence of the soil on which it stands; and the vapours rising from the salt works which overhang it and per meate ever y par t of it’. By contrast, the new baths are ver y pleasantly situated in the midst of extensive and picturesque g rounds and overlooking a countr y justly famed for its beauty and variety of landscape
S p e a k i n g a t l u n ch , S i r Jo h n
Pa k i n g t o n wa s p l e a s e d t o s e e t h e presence of so many medical men, wh i ch h e th o u g h t “ i n d i ca ted th ei r concur rence with the opinion which I, as a civilian, venture to express, that
the company is eng ag ed on a work which will mitig ate and remove a vast a m o u n t o f h u m a n s u f f e r i n g ” . H e reg retted that the Turkish baths were not quite finished, but they would be shor tly, and he thought that the use of brine in them would make them even more effective than usual. T he company was well aware that there was a shor tag e of g ood class accommodation in the town, and was able to enlarg e and improve the hotel they now owned But he was pleased to hear that more accommodation was now being offered in the town, and he had r umours that new hotels might be added T he company also hoped to add a larg e swimming bath to the facilities
W i l l i a m B a i n b r i g g e t h e n s p o ke, and explained how in 1870 his attention had first been drawn to the baths, and how “in a ver y shor t time I was thoroughly convinced of their value and impor tance” But, he continued, there was one g reat misconce ption about the baths: that they were only efficacious in the treatment of rheumatic or g outy conditions. He went on to explain that “Dig estion is the natural means for renewing, nourishing, and sustaining the body If perfectly car ried on, g rowth and health result; if imperfectly perfor med, derang ement ensues, and miser y and wretchedness become the lot of the unhappy sufferers; now, when this is the case, we immediately endeavour to relieve the system of its impurities by cor recting the condition of the dig estive functions, but at the same time we want some fur ther assistance to enable us to e l i m i n a t e q u i ck l y t h e s e i m p u r i t i e s alluded to In ninety nine cases out of one hundred the skin is the org an first implicated; through the skin we have the means afforded us by the judicious use of these incomparable Droitwich waters a remedy both safe and effectual; the powerful salines are rapidly absorbed, the capillar y circulation is restored, and the skin at once recovers its healthy action In producing this result, while at the same time relieving the other inter nal org ans which have naturally sympathised with the skin, and the stomach resumes its nor mal condition T he health of the patient becomes re-established and all the symptoms – whether g out, rheumatism, neuralgia or many others which are legion – disappear”.
In April 1876 a swimming bath 70 feet by 30 feet heated to 80F and 3 times strong er than sea water was opened, and proved ver y popular But the Brine Baths enjoyed only inter mittent success Apar t from the Royal Hotel, Droitwich had little accommodation where patients could stay, and was an unattractive town occupied by the makers of salt with their proliferation of chimneys Although nowhere else could offer exactly the same facilities, there were plenty of other spas which were much more fashionable than Droitwich and offered g ood accommodation, including nearby Malver n which, although it only offered pure water rather than brine, became ver y popular during the nineteenth centur y and offered treatments by the fashionable Dr Gully. For these reasons the Droitwich Brine Baths declined in popularity and in 1880 Dr Bainbrig g e decided to sell the proper ty and pay off his mor tg ag es A new company, ch a i r e d by D o u g l a s G a l t o n , wa s for med with a capital of £45,000, and this was soon bought by the ‘salt king’, John Corbett. Having made his money producing mainly fine salt at Stoke Works, Corbett had become a philanthropist, and in Droitwich had already built the Salters Hall for the town, opened the Raven Hotel, and would later give the 12 acre Brine Baths Park, as well as contributing to local churches and hospitals elsewhere He had built Impney Manor (now called the Chateau Impney) for himself just outside Droitwich, as well as buying an estate near Towyn in Wales.
Dr Bainbrig g e continued to advise the Brine Baths, but in 1884 he died, ag ed 78 Meanwhile John Corbett had plans to promote the brine treatments available in Droitwich In this he may h ave h a d r e g a r d t o t h e f a c t t h a t Droitwich’s traditional salt industr y was in decline as his own production, using more up to date methods, at Stoke Works increased, and he wanted to provide something to maintain the town’s prosperity So in 1887 he built his own brine baths, in the nor th west par t of the town near the Salter’s Hall which he called St Andrews Brine Baths, so from that time there were two brine baths in the town
T he new brine baths did well, and we r e e x t e n d e d m o r e t h a n o n c e, including a new wing opened in 1907. T his had 4 ladies’ baths, and there
were then a total of 25 private ladies’ baths, with douche room and a swimming bath, and 22 private g ents’ baths with douche room and a swimming bath T here were still 40 private baths at Royal Brine Baths In 1889, soon after St Andrews Brine Baths were opened, Corbett’s new hotel, T he Worcestershire Brine Baths Hotel, which was mainly aimed at providing superior accommodation for visitors to the baths, was opened T his wa s n e a r S a l t e r s H a l l a n d t h e S t Andrews Brine Baths, and, with over 100 bedrooms, was the larg est hotel in the county. John Corbett died in 1901 but the Droitwich brine baths continued to function well into the centur y, and sufferers from rheumatism and related conditions continued to find relief. Two hospitals were opened to take advantag e of the baths: St John’s Hospital was opened as a charitable institution near the Royal Brine Baths in 1877, and in the next centur y the n e w H i g h f i
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d more up to date medical treatment and became par t of the NHS. St John’s Hospital became a nursing home, and Highfield Hospital, which had opened a s a c o nva l e s c e n t h o m e i n 1 9 1 7 , closed in 2002 T he private Droitwich Spa Hospital remains, but offers many specialities unrelated to brine. However medical opinion shifted away f r o m r e g a r d i n g b r i n e a s a ‘cure-all’, and although St Andrew’s Brine Baths continued to be open until the 1970s, associated medical treatment stopped in the early 1960s, after which the baths became reg arded as a recreational facility. After they finally closed Droitwich had no brine baths until a swimming pool with brine was opened as par t of the new private hospital, but sadly this also closed in 2002 w h e n t h e m a n a g e m e n t a g r e e m e n t came to an end. Both the well known Droitwich hotels, T he Raven and T he Worcestershire, closed some years ag o, and the Worcestershire was rebuilt as f lats But the Raven, which was based on the ancient manor house of St Richard’s, is now subject to a redevelopment scheme which includes a new brine bath So at the present time Droitwich only has its lido with sea water strength water, first opened in 1935 and heated to 23°C, to remember its salty past by.
Update on our owls! KIDS CORNER
Our f eather ed friends
In the last issue we repor ted on Hanbur y's newest residents, who had moved into one of two owl b oxe s e r e c t e d o n o u r t r e e s b y RSPB volunteer s
At that time we had been for tunate enough to have two chicks in one of the boxes. In July, RSPB licensed volunteers came to ring the chicks before they f ledg ed. On a beautiful summer's evening, a small team of i n t e r e s t e d vo l u n t e e r s a t t e n d e d (including two teenag e bird enthusiasts coming to lear n how to ring birds) as one of them scaled the ladder, opened the box and carefully removed the two chicks.
T he chicks weren't too happy, emitting t h e i r ch a r a c t e r i s t i c s c r e e ch e s a n d dig ging their razor shar p claws into the hands of the volunteer (drawing blood!) But ring ed they were, photog raphed and measured and then carefully re placed back into the box T here was no sign of the parents at this time but they often leave the chicks in the box and roost elsewhere, bringing meals throughout the day It's a spar tan existence - the box had only the twigs that the volunteers put in - nothing soft or cushiony It seems they don't bother with nestbuilding -
owls are utilitarian to the max!
About two weeks later I took a walk past the box - maintaining a healthy distance - and could hear the owlets screeching for food
T hey are pretty noisy and demanding but fair enough - they're hung r y and they can't yet f ly Another week on, and another walk by - and absolute silence T he chicks had f ledg ed We hope for another brood at some point in the future
T here's no guarantee that the parents will come back to breed here ag ain but the box is in a prime owl location with g reat hunting areas sur rounding it, so we are hopeful of more residents.
In the meantime, if you have suitable land/trees, please consider contacting the RSPB for a box. T hese delightful creatures need all the help they can g et and for a donation of only £50 you can help them to breed and thrive.
If you're interested please contact Wo r c e s t e r s h i r e R S P B t h r o u g h their website at: https://g roup.r spb. org.uk/worce ster/
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Forever in our Thoughts...
JENNIFER
ANNE JONES
1949 – 2024
W hile being in Cor nwall to be at her g randson Noah’s 12th bir thday in the October half ter m, Jennifer was dia gnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia and was isolated in Trellisk Hospital, Tr uro undergoi n g 3 m
d tests and blood transfusions.
Retur ning home in March 2024 the ong oing treatment was taken up by Worcester Royal until sadly she passed away on the evening of the 28th July
Jennifer is sadly and g reatly missed by husband John, Neal, K ay, Judie, and
Mallorie along with many friends and colleagues in Hanbur y and beyond
Bor n in Water Or ton, Warwickshire, Jennifer was raised in the countr yside which she loved and retur ned to when the family moved to Hanbur y in1984.
mar r ying John in the August of 1970,
ay.
Jennifer’s first teaching position was at Stirchley Junior and Infant School,
Januar y of 1977 Jennifer retur ned to work teaching English as a second lan-
Bir mingham, and St Lawrence, School
Nor thfield, Bir mingham for two years, before being head hunted to Otillie Hild Pre Pre p school in Bromsg rove, j o i n i n g B r o m s g r ove S ch o o l u n t i l retirement in 2004. A spell of home tutoring followed.
A fur ther qualification came when Jennifer g ained an Ar ts Deg ree with the Open University.
During this time Jennifer joined in the v i l l
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r e f o r m e d Hanbur y Players, became lead team m e m b e r
Educational team for visiting schools, h e l p i n g w
Hanbur y Fete, Church Gover nor to H
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Parochial Church Council and Team
L e a d e
Members’ Marquee at the Hanbur y Countr yside Show An active member of the Flower Guild, where a frequent r e q
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s became apparent Latterly joining the Open the Book team at Hanbur y Church of England School
T h r o u g h o u t a l l o f t h e s e a c t iv i t i e s Jennifer’s positiveness, enthusiasm and h e l p f u l n e s s t o o t h e r s b e c a m e h e r trademark.
A blessing and prayers for Jennifer was held at Redditch Crematorium on t h e 1 6 t h Au g u s t f o l l owe d by a Celebration of her life at St. Mar y ’ s Church Hanbur y. T he ser vice followed the wishes of Jennifer which h a d b e e n c a r e f u l l y s e t o u t .
Re f r e s h m e n t s we r e s e r ve d a t t h e
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T he family would like to thank Canon John Green for officiating, the NHS, K ay Ke n d a l l L e u k a e m i a Tr u s t , Mcmillan and friends and colleagues for their suppor t during this time
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