Bishop’s Castle

VIVE LA FRANCE AT HYSSINGTON - Bishop’s Castle Town Twinning Group got together for a party in Hyssington Village Hall on July 14 to celebrate Bastille Day.

Members and friends enjoyed a French themed supper of onion soup and baguette, a French cheese platter and a lemon tart with strawberries.

There was also a challenging quiz about France devised by Lesley Baddeley, while Trevor and Kay Hedges joined Colin and Margaret Wallsgrove to perform some comic French songs.

A rousing rendition of La Marseillaise and a variety of Breton dances led by Rosa James rounded off the evening.

BISHOP’S CASTLE DIARY July 30-August 6 TODAY:

  • Bishop’s Castle Cricket Club skills programme.

Ages seven-15. Cricket Club. £15 days, £25 for two days. 9.30am- 3.15pm.

Call 07415 659491.

  •  Sultana Brothers.

The Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

  • Open art exhibition. Bishop’s Castle Town Hall. 10am-4pm. Ends Saturday.

Call 01588 630023.

  • Pony Club day. Walcot Stables, Lydbury North. 10am-4pm.

Call 01588 680514.

TOMORROW:

  • Bishop’s Castle Cricket Club skills programme continues. See above.
  • Medison Boys. The Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.
  • Concert. Gypsy Fire. Lydbury North Village Hall. £12. 8pm.

Call 07976 727959.

SATURDAY:

  • 50th anniversary garden party.

Coverage Care Stone House, Bishop’s Castle.

All welcome. 2.30pm.

  • Felt workshop – Nicola Knapton.

Sheep-ish shop by Bishop’s Castle Town Hall. £35, £10 materials. 10am.

Call 01588 630421.

  • Flea and antiques market.

Bishop’s Castle Town Hall. 10am- 4pm.

Call 01588 630023.

SUNDAY:

  • Black Cat Joe and Miss Corona.

The Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

MONDAY:

  • Footpath Walking Group.

Bucknell to Clun. Nine miles. Meet Harley Jenkins St car park, Bishop’s Castle. 9.30am.

Book on 01588 630531.

TUESDAY:

  • Teme SpArC multi activity day.

Ages six-12. £10. 10am-3pm.

Call 01588 630243.

  • Lydbury North community newsletter AGM. Powis Arms, Lydbury North.

7.30pm.

  • Pony Club day. Walcot Stables, Lydbury North. 10am-4pm.

Call 01588 680514.

WEDNESDAY:

  • Zoolab. Live animals. Friends of Bishop’s Castle Library. £3 child.

10am.

Call 01588 638215.

CORRESPONDENT - If you have any news for the paper, or a coming event to promote, please hand a note addressed to Julia Parker over the counter at Bishop’s Castle Post Office.

Her phone number is 01588 680445.

The email address is jparker228@btinternet.com.

Clun

FOLK NIGHT AT THE SUN - Rapsquillion are playing at the Sun Inn, Clun tonight at 8.30pm.

CARNIVAL CANTER - The Clun Carnival Canter is a route just over five miles, starting from the White Horse Inn, Clun at 7.30pm tomorrow. Phone 01588 640910 for details.

LIVE MUSIC AT THE WHITE HORSE - Poobahs are playing from 9pm tomorrow at the White Horse Inn.

CLUN ART AND CRAFT SHOW - Clun art and craft show is at Hightown Community Room open from 10am to 6pm every day until Sunday when it closes at noon. Entry is free, catalogue 50p. Further information from Joan and Nigel Kerry 01588 640401.

CLUN CARNIVAL AND SHOW - Clun carnival and show is on Saturday starting with the carnival procession at 1pm.

The carnival queen is Jess Bright, her attendant is Katy Mellor and the flower girls are Isobel Davies and Rohays Hird.

The procession will include the Chase Jazz Band, floats and historic vehicles.

At 1.30pm the carnival queen will be crowned in the Square.

The show will begin on the Castle Grounds at 2pm.

In the show marquee there will be a display of flowers and produce, preserves and crafts. The dog show is entry on the day (01588 640910 for details).

Entertainment will include Chase Jazz Band, birds of prey, Whitchurch dog display team, belly dancing and children’s entertainers.

There will be stalls, bouncy castle, back to basics, tea tent and bar.

CLAY PIGEON SHOOT - At 4pm on carnival day, Saturday, there will be a clay pigeon shoot at Leasowes Farm.

Phone 01588 640122 for details.

BOWLING CLUB - The final of the Tom Beardsley Cup will be played at Clun Bowling Club on Saturday at 7pm.

CARNIVAL PRAISE - Clun Churches join together at the showground bandstand on Sunday at 11am for carnival praise.

CLUN RAMBLERS - Clun Ramblers’ next walk will be on Wednesday, led by Linda.

Meet at the Memorial Hall, Clun at 9.30am.

Sorry no dogs.

CORRESPONDENT - If you have any news or events in the Clun Valley, contact Elisabeth Taylor, email: et@ myphone.coop 01981 540893.

The deadline is the Wednesday of the week before publication.

Little Hereford

LITTLE HEREFORD VILLAGE FETE - August 8, 2pm-4.30pm at Easton Court on the A456 at Little Hereford in the historic and atmospheric setting of Easton Court.

Adults £1, children free.

Featuring: Birds of prey display, novelty dog show 2.45pm, just turn up with your dog.

Tenbury Town Band.

Afternoon tea, browse among a variety of stalls including gifts and toys, plants and produce, homemade cakes, coconut shy, bric-a-brac, old- fashioned sweets and a bouncy castle.

Mamble cum Bayton

MAMBLE CUM BAYTON WI - After the most enjoyable visit to Ralph Court Gardens in June, members returned to Mamble Village Hall for the July meeting.

Secretary Lyn Bowen was thanked for arranging the WI display, when the village hall celebrated its centenary in June.

For the majority of its 97 years, the Institute has regularly used the hall for its meetings.

Pauline Blumer has kindly offered her garden for the next meeting, which is next Thursday, August 6, weather permitting.

There will be a bring and buy and a cake stall, starting at 2pm.

In the event of poor weather, members will meet at Burford House for tea.

John Boynton of Kidderminster took us on a tour of Britain, illustrated by his many beautiful slides taken in the 1970s and 1980s.

He has a particular interest in churches and cathedrals and he explained that the money to build them was raised or donated by wealthy landowners and industrialists.

He also showed us many examples of bridges found throughout England, as well as natural features such as Chesil Beach and the white cliffs of Dover.

His only photograph taken outside Britain was of the Town Hall in Calais, as it is visible from Britain.

The next meeting in the village hall will be on September 14, at 7.30pm, when Bob Barker will speak about blackbirds.

The competition is an item beginning with Q.

Tenbury

SUMMER READING CHALLENGE - Taking part is easy and it’s totally free.

All children have to do is read at least six library books and visit the library regularly over the summer.

There are all kinds of rewards to encourage your children along the way and there is also a dedicated website: recordbreakers.org.uk.

Further information available at Tenbury Library.

SUMMER ACTIVIES AT TENBURY LIBRARY - For children aged three and over:- July 30, 11am-11.45am: Are you as strong as Eric the Hero by Chris Wormell?

August 6, 11am-11.45am: Make the loudest noise ever in the Library with a Rumble in the Jungle!

August 13, 11am-noon: How many bugs can you find? With the Teme Valley Wildlife Group and the Very Hungry Caterpillar – includes bug hunting on the Burgage.

August 27, 11am-11.45am: Let’s have the biggest group hug ever with Hugless Douglas by David Melling.

Suitable for everyone young at heart:- August 18, 2.30pm-3.30pm: Join us for the largest family yodel ever in Tenbury. £2.50 per family.

For children ages two and over: August 20, 11am-noon: Bring along a record breaking number of teddies to our bears picnic - food and drink provided.

TENBURY WELLS COUNTRY MARKETS - New opening times: 8.30am-11.30am, for a trial period with a view to closing at 11am.

Every Tuesday, Scout Hall (by the swimming pool).

Homemade, home grown, home produced.

There will be cakes, savouries, soups, apple juice, jams, preserves, honey, eggs, ready meals, special diets, seasonal fruit and vegetables, plants, cut flowers, crafts.

Tea, coffee, home-baked cakes and a warm welcome.

The Strettons

FRIDAY MARKET - The Friday market opens at 8.30am - noon at Mayfair Community Centre selling plants, cakes, produce and craft items.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

IRISH MUSIC - The Yew Tree Inn, All Stretton, is the setting for an evening of traditional Irish music on Friday, from 8.30pm-11pm.

Regular music evenings are held on the last Friday of every month up until November 27. All welcome.

FIRST WORLD WAR - ‘What did your grandparents tell you about the First World War?’ is a chance to see and hear family stories at the library from 10am-4pm on Saturday, when records, documents and photographs will be taken in.

DESTINY - An exhibition of paintings, pots and poetry remains open at the Parish Centre daily to Saturday by Valerie Morris on the theme of ‘ Reflections on the Book of Revelations ’ open from 10am-2pm and 4pm-6pm.

ARTS FESTIVAL - Jan Austen’s ‘ Emma ’ will be presented by the Heartbreak Productions at Church Stretton School on Saturday at 7.30pm and the art exhibition will be open throughout the day until just before the performance.

Moving on, Retorica provides an evening of violin music on Monday and on Tuesday Ultimate Elton and the Rocket Band tribute artists will be providing the music.

The Letters Book on Wednesday is ‘My Dearest Girls’ written and performed by Francesca Millican-Slater and explores the lives of rural women during the First World War.

FRINGE EVENTS - The Fringe event ‘ Coffee Concerts ’ feature music for flute and violin today, played by two former Church Stretton Students followed tomorrow by Spohr’s Nonet for nine instruments, and ending the week on Saturday with piano duets.

All concerts start at 10.15am in St Laurence’s Church and refreshments are available after each concert provided by Berry’s Coffee House with proceeds going to Mayfair Community Centre.

There are three organ recitals also part of the festival fringe and these take place at All Saints Church, Little Stretton on Monday St Margaret’s Church at Acton Scott on Wednesday and the final one on August 7, all at noon.

The Ragleth Inn in Little Stretton will be open for coffee at 11.15am on Monday and both the Ragleth and Green Dragon will be open for lunches after each of the recitals.

On Wednesday there will be refreshments available in Acton Scott Village Hall from 11am.

CAR TREASURE HUNT - The local RNLI fundraising team is organising a car treasure hunt on Sunday leaving the Plough Inn, Wistanstow at 2pm and to find out more ring 01588 673219.

OUTING - The Church Stretton and District Gardening Club plans an outing to Hidcote and Kiftsgate at Chipping Camden, Gloucestershire, a National Trust property, on Tuesday, where there is a white sunken garden, rose border, water garden,yellow border, four squares and a terrace.

Plants will be for sale and there is a tea room.

This is an arts and crafts garden created by Major Lawrence Johnson.

Enquire for seats on the coach which leaves at 9am-6pm by ringing 01694 720131.

SCHOOL’S OUT - Provides a four- day workshop for children which culminates in a public performance next Thursday, August 6, at 7.30pm at Church Stretton School.

Huw and James play saxophone and piano for the festival on August 7, and the festival is rounded off with a finale at Concord College on August 8, by the Picadilly Dance Orchestra.

Westhope

CLOVER CLUB - Twenty four members attended the July meeting.

The speaker for the evening was Idris Evans.

He is well known for his guitar playing and singing, but this time he was promoting his book Funny How You Forget which is some of his stories of his childhood from living in the remote Welsh Hills.

He told a story of the lavatory down the garden which was a three-seater.

The lavatory was built over a small stream which flooded and you had to wear your wellies.

He had members in stitches telling us of chapel three times on a Sunday and the vicar who ranted on so much one of the congregation nearly fell over the balcony. Members really did enjoy the talk.

He was thanked by Kath Woodhouse.

Refreshments were served by the lady helpers and a raffle was drawn.

There will be no day trip this year but instead members will enjoy a summer party.

VILLAGE HALL LOTTERY - Winners in the July draw were first prize of £30.90 was Joan Rawlings Ludlow.

Other prize winners were Nancy Reece, Sheila Austin, Tom Hall and Neil at Walls Butchers.

WESTHOPE WHIST - There are three whist drives in August all on a Monday, August 10, 24 and 31.

Starting at 8pm.

August 24 is a ‘no trumps whist’.

Admission £1.50, raffle and refreshments.

A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY - October 8, Westhope harvest supper with the wonderful ‘Miss Maggie O’Hara’ remembering VE Day.

DIDDLEBURY AND WESTHOPE WI - The president welcomed everyone, there was a good attendance.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and signed.

The secretary Mary Holland attended the AGM in London and gave a full report, seeing the Queen, Princess Royal, and Sophie, the Duchess of Wessex.

The group quiz was at Hayton on July 16.

The speaker for the evening was Adrian Williams, the well known librarian who spoke on a ‘good read’ but mostly it was a humour talk, tales of when he was on the mobile library and different characters he met.

He was thanked by Kath Woodhouse.

In our WI we have two Sue Lewis’s.

They served lovely refreshments at the meeting.

The sales stall did a brisk trade.

At the close of the evening we had a rehearsal with our Burwarton window; it is coming along nicely.