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Produced by : Mick & Kim Workman, Mike Parker, Chris & Mel Wilson, Guy
Redmond, Marilyn Butt, with watercolour above by Julian Crawford
Photo by Bob Cooper
Summer at last - we hope!
August and September 2012
A SeSaME Production. No 5
Editorial
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October/November
December/January
February/March
16th Sept
18th Nov
13th Jan
Jubilee Tea Celebrations
Page 24
Summer Walks. Page 27
Have your own group‘s web page
on sedgeberrow.com. Page 8
Bootsale Selling tips. Page 30
The View from Chris Trewick‘s
Armchair. Page 6
Visit SeSaME‘s new website and
see the Post there also
www.sesame.me.uk
Click on the kingfisher
Editors Mike Parker 01386 881863
Mel Wilson energy@sesame.me.uk
Advertising – see page 14
Copy Deadlines 2012
This publication is printed
on recycled paper
Parish Council Report. Page 20
Faster Broadband Survey. Page 19
All paper used in the Sedgeberrow Post
has been sponsored by Kim & Mike
Workman, courtesy of Dunn & Dusted.
Do Support our Advertisers
You will see that a good mix of people
have responded to our offer of advertis-
ing space in the new Sedgeberrow Post,
showing us the services that they offer.
Without them we could not afford to
produce this newsletter, with its splash of
colour and information for the village.
Thanks to them all. So please do your bit. Consider what they are offering very
seriously and when you respond make
sure that you let them know that you
heard about them here, between the pag-
es of our new village newsletter. Allotments
In Sedgeberrow. Page 33
Wychavon Games Cross Country.
Page 17
Not to be Missed
Bulk LPG Gas buying. Page 6
Our Shop has gone. Page 14
Remember the Oil Buying Dates
Page 5
Make your contribution. Page 3
Under 18s, your Village needs you
Flood Group in Action. Page 34
News from Sedgeberrow School.
Page 16
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Your Village needs You Have you any experiences you wish to share, a skill that could please our
villagers? Do please us all by submitting articles, recording your events and
most importantly, hitting our deadlines.
Editor’s extra request: Calling all village under 18s. Have you ever
penned a poem, drafted a drawing, crafted a cartoon, juggled jokes, or just
have tales to tell? If so, share them with us in the Sedgeberrow Post and hit
the small time!
Submitting material for publication If you are a local villager you will have a choice of a double A5 page
spread, a single A5 page, a half page and a quarter page. We have some
estimates of how many words you will need for each size. These are just
approximations and will vary according to logos that you may also want to
feature and the number of large headlines that you want. By working to the-
se parameters when you are emailing your piece, you will help the
editorial process immensely. Some of you will have a basic template that
you can modify accordingly for each new issue. Email is best for us.
A double A5 page spread. - Approx 560 words (No 12 font)
A single A5 page. - Approx 280 words (No 12 font)
A half A5 page. - Approx 140 words (No 12 font)
A quarter A5 page. - Approx 60 words (No 12 font)
It‘s all free to villagers and with colour also available. Though our recent
experience with the Christmas edition has taught us that next Christmas we
will have to ask for an affordable donation from village groups who want a
page full of intense colour. That‘s if they think it‘s worth the extra expense.
Remember. If it’s in too late you've two months to wait!
Talk to Mike, who will help you estimate how much space
you will need. (01386 881863)
Can you recommend a qualified local Tradesman who makes
a good, reasonably priced job of servicing your Oil Heating
Boiler? If so call Mike on 013686 881863 and he will pass that
information on to the retired local villager who requested it.
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From: The Sedge Warbler.
In Praise of the Wood-burner
At one time it was considered rather old fash-
ioned to have a wood fire in the house. When we
moved in here everybody seemed to be sinking
tanks into the ground to store gas or oil. We were
no exception, having installed a gas tank in the
1970s - now long gone, both tank and that era. I
had worked at haymaking in Norway, as a stu-
dent during the long summer breaks, and been
introduced to the delights of a wood stove. Not
only that, I saw first hand the importance of good
stacking, to ensure really dry logs that burn well.
So as a backup to our cheap gas we always started the winter with a year‘s
supply of logs that had been happily drying, stacked neatly away for 18 months.
Whatever the winter threw at us we were free from total dependency on our
heating suppliers over the dark months of winter.
We then had renewable energy on our own doorstep which I still have.
Times change. No cheap gas or oil now and wood-burner sales are up. Quite the
fashionable new addition to the home they are. Wood costs are also up a bit
though, inevitable unless you have cottoned onto tapping into the plentiful
supplies that can be found in skips and elsewhere.
There is some icing on the cake for me in the form of a 4 gallon, Victorian cast
iron ―kettle‖ complete with brass tap. This giant gives hot water for night-time
washing up, then enough for night-time hot water bottles and a morning wash.
The water complements the wood-burners heat dispersal, slowly adding its heat
loss to the room, after the wood-burner has cooled down, giving heat for longer .
If ever there was a time to investigate local energy sources, this is it. There is
massively increasing demand from Asia. Sources of fossil fuel are fast reducing.
Locally sourced renewable energy will be a tremendous asset in the future.
An indication of how desperate oil companies are for new supplies is the fact
that Shell‘s disingenuously named oil drilling ship, ―Noble Discoverer‖ left Se-
attle for Dutch Harbour, Alaska late in June. It will wait there until the ice melts,
awaiting permission from the US government to drill for oil there. What chances
are there of a Gulf of Mexico style oil spill in that perilously harsh environment? An unbearable thought but we can’t expect to have cheap-n-easy oil for long.
So investigate what your boiler can do for you. Sedge
Warbler
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For a monthly email reminder - contact Mike Parker
Don’t miss out! Next Delivery Dates are Fri 17th Aug & Fri 14th Sept
Make sure that you buy regularly as a member of Sedgeberrow Oil
Buying Group, as come the crunch at any time, because of supply and weather condi-
tions, loyal members will be prioritised.
1. Check the year‘s dates. – See below
2. Phone on 01905 775920 or by email to droitwich@evesons.co.uk.
3. No orders taken after midday of the day before delivery.
4. You must say you are part of the Sedgeberrow Oil Buying Group.
5. Give full delivery name and address.
6. Payment can be made either at time of ordering but certainly within TEN days of deliv-
ery, either by cheque or by phoning in with debit card details.
7. Sign up with SeSaME for an ―email - order date reminder‖ if you lead a busy life.
8.The price is not fixed until two days before delivery, as market prices change every day.
Delivery Dates for 2012
Fri 12th Oct - Fri 16th Nov - Fri 14th Dec.
Sedgeberrow Sustainable and Manageable Energy
SeSaME – Email: energy@sesame.me.uk
Contact: Mike Parker (Chair) Tel: 01386 881863
Website: www.sesame.co.uk
Sedgeberrow Oil Buying Group. SeSaME Oil Buying Group, in association with Evesons of Worcestershire,
Do yourself a favour! Reduce your fuel costs.
Buy Oil at consistently Low Prices, Whether 500 or 1000 litres. Go for the
payment method of your choice. (You can spread payments over 12 months).
Ensure that you get a reliable delivery when the weather turns nasty.
Receive a monthly reminder to check your oil tank.
Do your Village a favour! Help bring some cash into the village to support our activities.
Reduce the number of HGVs that enter our Village.
Ensure less infrastructure damage and noise.
Over the last 12 months our households bought 89766 litres of heating oil
from Evesons, and our 0.25p a litre levy has earned a cheque for £224.41
from them. Last year‘s money helped launch this year‘s Post and this year‘s
money should be free for other projects, once we know in December that
we have a high repeat rate with our advertisers. Let‘s beat that figure with
more members over the next 12 months and also support our advertisers.
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SEEN FROM MY ARMCHAIR
For 6 weeks recently, after having surgery on both feet, I was stuck in the
armchair, unable to walk, But it has meant that I have been able to observe
the comings and goings of the village past my house in Main Street.
I have seen the good drivers and the bad – you could not believe the speed
some drive at (one day, there will be a horse in the road just around the bend,
and you will not be able to stop).
I have seen the thoughtful dog walkers, but also some unthoughtful ones,
you will know what I mean, the evidence can be seen all along our
pavements.
I have seen how some children reacted to a ‗road-kill‘ hedgehog (before its
removal by the road-sweeper) - inspecting it, and moving it around with their
feet, before continuing up or down Main Street.
I have seen a lot of people pause and look at the unusual conifer in our front
garden (for those who are interested, I am told that it is a Korean Fir (abies
koreana) and it is about 20 years old).
And, on one occasion, what I saw prompted me to contact Neighbourhood
Watch. A man with a very large camera was photographing/filming the
houses. Rapid response by NW resulted in the explanation - a TV company,
complete with Aled Jones, was filming for an episode of ―A House in the
Country―!
So, it was interesting to see what goes on – we see things that we perhaps
miss as we rush from one thing to another.
Chris Trewick (Mrs)
Watch out for increased Gas Prices. The news is that suppliers are quoting big price rises this coming winter.
If you buy LPG gas and want to explore a possible, group buying scheme
for the Village, then phone Mike on 01386 881863or email him on
energy@sesame.me.uk
Explore how village, bulk LPG buyers can achieve lower prices by them
regularly buying as a group. Not easy but worth investigating. Meanwhile,
check what your underground service pipe, or yard line is made of, as all
metal pipes are being replaced before the end of 2013.
Come to a meeting on Wednesday 5th September at 7.30,
in the Queens Head, to work out the best way to proceed.
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Loyalty scheme available.
Opening Hours
Monday to Friday - 9am to 6pm
Saturday - 9am to 5pm
Tel: 01242 609330
9 North St,
Winchcombe
Gloucestershire
GL54 5LH
WINCHCOMBE BARBER SHOP
Portrait Commissions
Undertaken
In Watercolour or Pastels
By local artist - Carolyn
Email: info@carolynart.co.uk
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The Sedgeberrow Village Website: www.sedgeberrow.com
If you are a Village Group who would like to keep people up to date with
activities on a page that you control on this website, contact Mike Parker
at energy@sesame.me.uk or on 01386 881863. Courtesy of our own Chris
Wilson, we are offering Villagers access to their own page, via their own
unique password, enabling them to update their own written material. We
hope that people will come forward to cover many facets of village life.
Watercolour by Pam Cuthbert. 2003
We specialise in bathroom renovations, minor heating installations and general
service and repair.
SC Heating And Plumbing
Feel free to call to arrange for a free quotation on
07850151199 or 01386 882167
www.sc-heatingandplumbing.com
A small Family business for all makes
& models of cars. Free collection &
delivery service. Free courtesy cars.
Lowest labour rates within the area.
Manufacturer’s spec Servicing .
Mots by appointment.
General repairs
Preventative maintenance
Quality used car sales
Paint work/body repairs
Tyres and clutches
Free Quotations
6 Orchard Industrial Estate
Toddington, Nr Cheltenham. GL54 5EB
Open Daily from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm
Tel: 07521 283002
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WOODY’S GARDEN
SERVICES
For all your garden requirements, your local parish lengthsman...
fully insured, friendly service,
no job too small
Martin Woodhouse Telephone 882497
Mobile 07766 113 671
mcnwoody@aol.com
Royal British Legion Womans Section
Come to Bingo on: Sept 29th, Oct 27th, Nov 24th
If any member would like to donate a Bingo Prize this would be very
much appreciated as this is our main money raising event.
S.M.Brown Secretary. Phone: 01386 881620
Worcestershire County Council
approved contractor
Registered & Reliable, Flexible Service
with Trust. Cost Effective.
Local in Sedgeberrow
Monthly Meeting Wednesday Sept 29th @ 7.30pm.
In the Betteridge Room.
Hostesses: Mrs E Hardman, Mrs T Holder, & Mrs A Crowther
The monthly prize Mrs Gillard
Speaker: Rosemary Prosser. ― Hot meals & Cold Meals‖
The August Monthly Meeting will be held on Wednesday 1st at Aston
Somerville, by kind invitation of Christine Bradley of 7, Glebe Road.
It will be a cheese & wine evening held at the usual time of 7.30 pm
Contact either Mrs Bradley 852331 or Sylvia Brown 881620
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200 Club Winners
Weeks 11 to 20
Week 21 No 13 Mrs McLaren
Week 22 No 195 Mrs J Hughes
Week 23 No 258 Mr P Dobbins
Week 24 No 46 Mrs Birtwhistle
Week 24 No 152 Mrs Leeson
Week 24 No 56 Mrs J Driver
Week 25 No 173 Mrs D Pinchin
Drawn by
Mrs S Wilson
Thank you for your
continued support
£10
£10
£10
£20
£10
£5
£10
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Week 26 No 285 Mrs.Dooey
Week 27 No 104 Mrs.S.Beasley
Week 28 No 150 Mr.B.Bunn
Week 28 No 325 Mrs.Jones
Week 28 No 14 Mrs.F.Swords
Week 29 No 127 Miss.Newborough
Week 30 No 307 Mrs.A.Leonard
£10
£10
£20
£10
£5
£10
£10
Drawn by
Mrs.J.Hughes.
We are always looking for new members. It only costs 20p per
week the same as it did 23 years ago.
Each week there is a £10 prize, every 4th week £20, £10 and £5
prizes, and in week 52 there is a £100 prize.
Anyone wishing to join please ring me, Cyril Banks on 881623
Cricket
I've been teaching a few hobbits how to play cricket.
Bilbo's good at catching, but he can't really Frodo.
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The Queens Head
Main Menu now started.
Abbey
Cleaning
Services
Traditional
Window Cleaners
Family Run Business
Established 1993
01386 446098
Domestic and Commercial
Food will be served at these times:
Friday 6.30 - 9pm
Saturday 6.30 - 9pm
Sunday 12.00 - 2.30pm
Our New Number is 01386 881135
Booking is advisable
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Sedgeberrow Parish Church News
Drawing by John Livingstone
Benefice of Hampton, Sedgeberrow & Hinton on
the Green.
Priest in Charge: Revd. Mark Binney as at
Hampton Vicarage on 01386 424235.
Churchwardens: Ann Banks 881623 and
Doreen Hayes 881965
August/September Services
August Aug 5th.. 10am Benefice service at Hampton .
Aug12th. 10am Benefice service at Hinton.
Aug. 19th 10 am Benefice service at
Sedgeberrow.
Aug 26th 10am Benefice service at Hampton.
Aug 26th Baptism at Sedgeberrow.
September in Sedgeberrow Sept 2nd. 9am Holy Communion.
Sept 9th. 11am Family Service.
Sept 16th. 9am Holy Communion.
Sept 23rd.11am Holy Communion.
Sept 30th. 10am Benefice service.
TBA.
Bingo starts again on Saturday September 8th, October 13th, November 17th,
December8th.. All at 8pm in the Village Hall
Coffee Mornings The coffee mornings continue to be a success so why not come
along and meet with friends and enjoy a natter. The next coffee mornings are
Thursday August 23rd and September 27th 10am-12noon.
Harvest Supper The Harvest Supper will take place in the Village Hall on Friday
October 5th 7 for 7.30pm.Tickets available in September from Ann Banks 881623
Jubilee Fete. The Jubilee Fete was postponed due to the weather conditions it was
held in the Village Hall on July 14th
The Church Clock. Our Church Clock used to tell the time to the inhabitants of
Winchcombe from their Church Tower. A new clock having been installed in
Winchcombe the pieces of the ancient clock were given to Revd. Marsh by the
Vicar and Churchwardens of Winchcombe in 1901. The pieces remained in the
Rectory Attics for one year for nobody would undertake to put it together in the
Tower. In March 1902 a Mr Collins of Radford said he would make the attempt.
He succeeded, and the Clock first struck the Hour on March 3rd 1902. With occa-
sional repairs and careful attention it has kept time ever since, and though parts of
it must be at least 250 years old it still keeps very fair time. The pieces were a gift
to the Parish but it cost £17—2 shillings and 11 pence to put it together.
Taken from the Parish Magazine August 1938
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Contact details of your key elected members.
Still
Awaiting
Photo
Maureen Pratt – Chairman of Sedgeberrow Parish Council
Tel: 01386 881637. Email maureenpratt@btinternet.com
Clerk: Jacqueline Shields. Sedgeberrowpc@hotmail.co.uk
Parish Councillors: John de Paris, Darren Farmer,
Richard Hunt, Alan Stow.
Roma Kirke – District Councillor
Woodpeckers, 9 Hands Orchard, Great Comberton.
Pershore. WR10 3DZ. Tel 01386 710514
Liz Eyre – County Councillor
150 High Street, Broadway, WR12 7AJ Tel: 01386 854807. Mobile: 07801816755
County Hall: 01905 766880
Harriett Baldwin – Member of Parliament. The House of
Commons, London SW1A 0AA. (For Caseworkers).Tel: 01684
585165. Email:harriett.baldwin.mp@parliament.uk.Website:
www.harriettbaldwin.com. Advice Surgery: Call Malvern Office
to make an appointment on 01684 585165
Parkers Paraffinalia
“keeping old lamps aflame”
Want to know more about
your paraffin lamp? Do you
like complete, old lamps of
your own for a kind mellow
light and help in power cuts?
Then call on Mike. 01386
881863 or 07949 200207
I collect and restore all
kinds of old oil lamps, like
Tilley, Hinks and Wells
Unbreakable lamps. I am
also quite happy to help you
with queries about ways to
restore or find parts for your
lamps and give talks about
early lighting.
Email: mike@parkers-paraffinalia.co.uk
Website: www.parkers-paraffinalia.co.uk
Hand tied
Bouquets,
Contemporary
Floral
Arrangements,
Country
Posies and
Vase filling.
Main St, GL20 7AD
01386 881248
Beckford Stores
Speciality Foods & Delicatessan
Post Office & PayPoint
Dry Cleaning
Email: info@beckford-stores.co.uk
Tel: 01386 881248
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Locality Village Store
Sedgeberrow Post Advertisements
Single Issue
1/4 page ……£7.50
1/2 page…...£15.00
Full page…..£25.00
For 2012 - 2 Issues
1/4 page ……£10.00
1/2 page……£20.00
Full page….. £40.00
Sponsorship: Double page spread = full page advert and full page
editorial. Plus mention in editors copy on page three.
One Issue…….£60.00
Please email advert material to: energy@sesame.me.uk
To discuss your needs, format your advert,
ring 01386 881863 (Mike)
We can afford to include some colour in your advert for a logo or small section.
If however you wish to have full colour throughout we will need to negotiate
with you on the price
We all had high hopes four years ago when Bridget and Steve resurrected our long lost
shop to the delight, and one must admit some surprise, of many Sedgeberrow
residents. They faced an uphill struggle as soon as it became apparent that a good
spread of rural Post Offices wasn't high on any of our Royal Mail‘s central planning
agendas. Then the surge in oil prices meant increased delivery costs.
They did their best and we should be grateful for that. I cut my milk teeth on small
shop management and I can tell you that it‘s no picnic for the faint hearted.
Thank you Bridget & Steve from all Sedgeberrow folk. For many, they could not match the price and variety of our Evesham mammoths,
Morrisons & Tesco and last year it was particularly hard for them to make it viable.
That‘s perhaps not the best memory to leave you with. Rather we might ponder how
pleased all of us were for their presence when the snow came. Mike Parker. Editor
As you will no doubt already know your only local
Village Store has now closed. It went to auction on 1st
July and, like 4 out of 10 lots, failed to meet its reserve,
Bridget and Steve have called it a day and won‘t be re-
opening. It is still for sale
So what can we do? If anyone would like to explore ideas, get together
with others, talk to the Parish Council to get their views about the possible
opportunities, then let us know before it is too late. Tel: 01386 881863
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All electrical work
undertaken:
Extra sockets, downlighters, security lighting.
New consumer units to current specification.
Testing and certification.
Free estimates.
Part P and 17th edition qualified.
Please call Pete on
01386 882212,
07899 778725.
Ohmpride Electrics
.
Regain Your Natural Poise
ALEXANDER
TECHNIQUE
Can help with:
Philippa Rands MSTAT
01386 881633
Chimney Pots Chimney Services
Chris Hurley
-Woodburners and Liners fitted
-Bird Guards and Pots fitted
-Pointing and Repairs
-Gutters cleaned
-Broken roof tiles replaced
01386 841808
07969 423020
cjhurley@wseg.wanadoo.co.uk
stress
poor posture, back, neck
and joint pain
improved performance in
sport, music and other
activities
general health & well being
15% OFF your first visit
Sedgeberrow 01386 881 841
Treatments Include:
Lindsey is a fully qualified vtct beauty therapist, has worked in the beauty industry since 2003. The
home based salon is peaceful, professional, private and well equipped.
FOR A FULL PRICE LIST OR TO BOOK A TREATMENT CALL: 01386 881 841 OR 07801 629756
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Half leg £12
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Bikini £7
Lash & Brow Tint £14
Manicure Classic ... 45min £17
Back Neck & Shoulder £18
www.beautybylindsey.co.uk
Beauty by Lindsey
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News from Sedgeberrow CE
First School
01386 881391
Mrs M M Humphreys Headteacher www.sedgeberrowfirstschool.ik.org
We were awarded an arts council grant to contribute a piece for the
Olympic Torch Relay celebrations in Broadway on Sunday 1st July and
created a whole school version of the Olympic rings. Each year group had
a ring representing a different continent and they filled it with art work
including clay models. On the reverse of their ring they put flags from all
the different countries competing in the games. The finished article was
amazing as you can see and it attracted a great deal of interest in
Broadway when we all enjoyed watching the torch come through. The
rings are now suspended in our library where we would welcome visitors
who are interested.
I do hope that everyone has had a good sum-
mer. Everything got very busy at the end of
last term with building work going on along-
side our usual end of year events. The whole
school took the theme of ‘The Olympics’ for
their topic during the last half-term and
thoroughly enjoyed all their studies.
During the Summer Term we had a whole school walking challenge aiming
to cover the distance that the torch travelled from Olympia to London.
The whole school regularly went on walks around the village aiming to
cover the distance which was represented on a large map displayed in
the school hall to show progress.
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The challenge finished at the end of our ‘Healthy Living Week’ with a
final walk down to Glebe meadow where we all celebrated with a picnic.
The money raised goes towards our ICT appeal for much-needed re-
placement computers.
Our building work is now complete and has made a huge difference to
the school. We now have two larger classrooms to accommodate the
full year groups in Year 1 and Year 2 and a larger office with proper
security areas.
We are delighted with the expansion of our lovely school both in terms
of number on roll and size of the accommodation. With 30 new children
starting Reception again this year we are moving towards being full
throughout the school however there are still some spaces so we will
be inviting everyone to an Open Morning later this term which I will
mention in the next issue.
The race will be held at Pershore High School on Monday 3rd September at
6.30pm, and the distance is about 2 miles on the school‘s grass playing fields.
For the past two years we have entered a team in this race.
The maximum number for a team is six, but so far we have only managed
to get together three runners on each occasion. Whether you run for fitness or
pleasure please consider representing Sedgeberrow, as it would be great if we
were able to put in a full team for the first time.
Whatever your ability do not rule yourself out, as although a few good
runners do enter, the overall standard is not daunting and the atmosphere is
quite relaxed. Most people take part to help out their village and just to enjoy
themselves.
If you would like more information or maybe want to chat the idea over with
me, please get in touch.
Dave May tel: 01386 882113. e-mail: davesmay@tiscali.co.uk
Wychavon Games Cross Country Aged 14 years or over?
Do a bit of running?
Why not think about being part of the
Sedgeberrow team for this event?
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Sedgeberrow Based
Driving Instructor
SHIRLEY BUTCHER
Preferential Rates for
Sedgeberrow Residents
Telephone: Home 01386 881505
Mobile 07808 476412
Email: Shirley@progressive-uk.net
Yew Tree Garage Conderton Est. 1928
Quality Service and mechanical
repairs for all makes and
models of cars and light
commercial vehicles
Specialist in Classic Cars MOTs arranged
Mon– Fri: 9 – 5.30. Sat: 9 – 12
Arthur Turbefield
Tel: 01386 725223
Dumbleton Village Club
Entertainment 2012
Our Skittle Alley is currently
available. Please get in touch
to find out more.
We have live Country Music
most Saturday nights.
8:15-11.30pm
Entrance Fee £5.00
Contact : 01386 881462
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Email: lucylessimore@btinternet.com
01386 882353 or 07542748742
Call Lucy today for a
friendly, efficient service.
Need more time at home or
work? Lots of ironing to do,
but no time to do it? I accept
all orders, large or small at
very competitive prices.
Ironing can be collected and
delivered back to your door.
Hard Pressed-Village
Ironing Service
VEG BOX DELIVERY SCHEME
6-7 ITEMS £6.50
9 ITEMS £10.50
Home Grown, Local, Seasonal Produce
01386 834241
www.meadwellfarmshop.co.uk
FREE
SIGN UP TO THE VEG BOX DELIVERY
SCHEME AND GET THE 3rd DELIVERY BOX
SPECIAL OFFER
CLEEVE ROAD, MIDDLE LITTLETON,
EVESHAM, WORCS. WR11 8JR
Back Faster Broadband for the Village
The Worcestershire Broadband plan aims to get superfast broadband to
90% of the county by 2015, and for all communities to have access to at least
2 Mbps download speeds.
You can help influence the speed with which
superfast broadband is rolled out. If you go to http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/cms/superfast-broadband.aspx
you can click on the 'Show Support for Fast Broadband for Worcestershire'
link, and do just that!
Better than that. You can also join the three of us by helping to
undertake a definitive door to door survey of all villagers. That way we will
have really hard facts to support the case for Sedgeberrow village as an
essential part of that 90%. Please call one of us asap. Chris Wilson: 01386
881194. Chris Brooks 01386 565343. Mike Parker: 01386 881863.
Broadband Volunteers needed
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SEDGEBERROW PARISH COUNCIL Maureen Pratt – Chairman. Tel: 881637 - Email: maureenpratt@btinternet.com
Litter Picking. The Parish Council has agreed to award a bursary of £200 for any
village organisation that organises and carries out the annual village litter pick. If
any organisation would like to volunteer to take part, please get in touch with me
and I will let you have further details and the necessary paperwork. Clean up kits
can be borrowed from Wychavon District Council.
New Play Area. Work to refurbish the children‘s play area in Main Street is now
almost complete and the Parish Council has decided to rename it ‗The Jubilee Play
Area‘. It is hoped to arrange an official opening at the beginning of September, so
please watch the village notice board for further details. Included with the new
equipment is an outdoor table tennis table and this is available for use by children
and adults. Please supply your own table tennis bats and balls.
Register of Electors.The annual Register of Electors forms have been sent out
early this year so that Wychavon District Council can update the Register in time
for the new Police and Crime Commissioner elections that are being held in
November. If you have no changes to make to your details, you can respond by
telephone, text, mail or online. If you need to amend your details then the forms
can be returned by freepost. It is important that you register as otherwise you
could have problems in the future with getting credit, a bank loan, a mortgage, or a
mobile phone contract, as well as not being able to vote.
Flooding Help. If you are concerned about flooding, sandbags (either empty or
full) can be obtained from Wychavon District Council at Evesham Contact Centre
or Pershore Civic Centre.
South Worcestershire Development Plan. Following the public consultation last
year regarding the Preferred Options to the South Worcestershire Development
Plan, a range of proposed changes has now been published. Full details of the pro-
posals can be seen on the website www.swdevelopmentplan.org. There will be a
further public consultation into the proposed ‗Significant Changes‘ for a period of
6 weeks from 6th August to 14th September. The new consultation will be on the
proposed ‗Significant Changes‘ only and not on the Development Plan as a whole.
There are changes to housing allocations for Sedgeberrow, being 2 sites, one in
Main Street that has been brought back, and a new one in Winchcombe Road.
There will be a series of staffed roadshow events and Sedgeberrow will be covered
by the following events:
Evesham Town Hall – Thursday 30th August 4pm to 8pm
Beckford Village Hall – Wednesday 5th September 4pm to 8pm
Forms will be available for any comments, which must be on the ‗Significant
Changes‘ and on planning issues only. Any previous comments made on the De-
velopment Plan will still stand. Forms can be completed online and must be re-
turned by 14th September.
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Travel Passes. In 2008 new Concessionary Travel Passes were introduced offering
eligible elderly and disabled people free travel on off peak local bus services any-
where in England. The passes are issued on a 5-year basis, meaning that those is-
sued in 2008 will be coming up for renewal in the next 12 months. Worcestershire
County Council has approximately 70,000 travel passes to renew by May 2013 so
it is proposing to phase the renewal process over the next 10 months. The County
Council will be writing to all customers over the next 10 months to ask them to
renew their pass, free of charge, for a further 5 years should they want to continue
to receive the benefits of the scheme. Customers will be provided with full details
of the renewal process which can be done relatively simply either over the phone
or online.
Highway Issues. Any highway problems, e.g. potholes, drainage, damaged signs,
mud or oil on the road, etc should be reported to the County Council by contacting
the Worcesterhire Hub, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by visiting the website at
www.whub.gov.uk. There is the facility to track any reported incidents by using
the ‗Track Progress‘ function and entering the reference number the incident was
recorded against.
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Jubilee Play Area Grant aided by Wychavon District Council
and some past parental fundraising.
Designed and built by Green Landscapes.
In full swing immediately
post the School day
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Sedgeberrow
Women’s
Institute
'Water Summer' if you will pardon the pun.
However in spite of the weather we were able to carry on with our activities.
Sadly the village fete had to be cancelled but luckily the cakes which had
been decorated for the Jubilee were able to be judged at the Jubilee Tea. The
coffee morning held at Judith's was well supported. Then Surprise! We were
blessed with a beautiful evening for our garden party, we could hardly
believe it. On July 2nd we saw the planting of a Norway Acer in the church
yard. This was to commemorate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Several of our
members attended and Mark blessed the planting. On that day the tree was
well watered in.
We debated whether or not to go ahead with the 'Games' afternoon due at
Farmcote but then decided in favour. Thursday July 5th was a perfect day,
the sun shining all day. Tennis, table tennis and boules were offered. Several
members played table tennis but mostly we sat and enjoyed the sun, the
views and of course the cream tea!
On July 14th we went on a visit to the Arts Centre and on July 17th we had a
talk on 'The Parkinson's Society given by John and Shirley Lynch.
August will be a quiet month. Some members are going to the Cheltenham
Croquet Club for an afternoon of Croquet. Other informal meetings may be
arranged in September. There will be the usual coffee morning and book
club meetings . On September 18th there will be a talk and demonstration on
Wood Turning by Oliver McLaren.
The Annual Council Meeting will be held at Cheltenham Racecourse on
September 28th.
In September there will be a sale of Christmas cards, wrapping paper etc.
We look forward to seeing you, and new members are always welcome.
Ella Hardman. 01386 881088.
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The food was great and, as Enid Blyton would say, ―lashings of tea‖
wereserved in china tea pots. We had a DVD of the Queen‘s early years as
our monarch playing in the background. We topped it by a visit from a
Pseudo Queen (from daughter in law Sarah, complete with crown & scep-
tre) and to finish off the party a rousing sing-along. What more could we
ask? Our cup truly runneth over. We must pay tribute to the ladies who pro-
vided the sandwiches, and the ladies who baked such wonderful cakes, none
of whom would accept payment. And the people who made dozens of jel-
lies, those who generously donated raffle prizes and then there were the
team who worked tirelessly to organise and run the day, from Marylyn &
Brian who decorated the hall to Sue & Pat and Joyce & Sophie and Wendy
for making seemingly endless pots of tea. It was lovely to see our Vicar and
his wife and the whole party started with the Jubilee Grace said of course by
the Rev Mark followed by a toast to the Queen from the day‘s host Brian
Palmer. If ever there was a demonstration of community in action, this was
it in spades. Thank you one and all. We deliberately wanted this to be a non
profit making event but due to peoples generosity we did have a small
surplus. Thanks to Richard Hunt agreeing to pay the hall hire from the com-
munity funds, we have enough to provide a memorial of some sort to our
Queen‘s marvellous 60 year reign. We realise that trying to get a consensus
on what that memorial should be would be impossible, so the tea party
committee (Barbara, Wendy & Brian) have opted for a professionally
framed photograph of the queen, subject to the proposal being acceptable to
the school‘s Head and the Village Hall Committee. If we do get approval it
is our intention that we have an unveiling ceremony and celebration event
sometime around autumn. Once again many many thanks to everyone for
their time, and their generosity in so many ways. I think I feel an annual
village Tea Party coming on.
Jubilee Tea Party
―By common consensus
we had a superb
afternoon tea‖
Barbara, Wendy & Brian
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Sedgeberrow Post
is now available online.
stored on the shelf for easy access. Some of us have no regular
access to a computer. Some of us don‘t want paper clutter and
like to catch up with the news on the Internet. If you are one of
those, contact the editor via energy@sesame.me.uk .We won‘t
deliver but send you a link to its place on our SeSaME website.
Some of us like our reading
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SUMMER WALKS AROUND SEDGEBERROW
August / September 2012
Please note that all walks start at the Village Hall.
Important: You should wear suitable clothing and footwear for country walk-
ing, and bring a drink and snack with you too. None of these routes involve
climbing hills, but as they are rural walks the surfaces will vary and we will be
crossing some stiles and narrow bridges.
Walks may be amended or cancelled if deemed necessary. Please consider
joining us on any or all of these walks, whether or not you‘re new to rambling.
Sunday 2nd September at 10.30 am: Following the success of previous
years‘ visits we are going back to Sandfield Farm to see the latest develop-
ments in the conservation areas. We will be meeting in the Old Orchard, from
where Emma Harrison (project organiser) will lead a tour of the farm, which
should last about 1.5 hours.
If you wish to walk via Sandfield Lane please be at the village hall at
10.00am, however if you are going by car, parking is available at the farm.
Suitable outdoor clothing and footwear should be worn.
Please consider joining us for these activities, whether or not you have been
before.....and of course old friends and guests are as welcome as ever.
These events may be cancelled or amended if thought necessary.
Many thanks to the farmers and landowners who help keep our footpaths ac-
cessible, and to those of you who make good use of them throughout the year.
As ever if you have any questions about the above events or our footpaths in
general, do not hesitate to contact me.
Dave May (footpath warden) tel: 01386 882113
email: davesmay@tiscali.co.uk
Saturday 11th August at 10.00am: The final walk will go
across the fields to Dumbleton, then on to Dumbleton Mill.
We will return via Wormington before heading back into
Sedgeberrow through the ―lost‖ village of Littleton. This
walk will take approximately 3 hours and is about 5 miles
long. N.B. All the routes for these walks can be found on
Ordnance Survey map OL45.
FINAL SUMMER WALK AND
A VISIT TO SANDFIELD FARM
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Hallo Everyone, Muppet here What a torrid time we‘ve had! Our two-legs took us to this horrible place
where a really nasty other two-legs stuck a sharp thing in my brothers neck,
then went and stuck a sharp thing in ME – the nerve of it - and I went all
sleepy. When I woke up my tummy was really sore and it hurt for days and
days and days. It hurt every time I moved and there were a couple of
‗accidents‘ in the night, mind you, I did wake the two-legs up after I‘d done
it so she could clean it up but she didn‘t seem as happy as Grey Muzzle is to
pick up poo!
While I‘ve been in my kennel poor Doofuss has been working his tail to the
bone, guarding the lair, chasing the birds out of the garden and trying to
communicate with our two-legs – why they still don‘t understand plain dog
is a mystery wrapped in an enema to us.
We‘ve received a few training tips but unfortunately our neighbour Ralph‘s
would only work if you‘re the size of a brick built kennel and have more
paws than brain cells. Penny‘s tip only works if you are really cute and as
for Betty‘s tip Doofuss says ―Not while I have breath in my body‖ but I‘m
not sure what he means ‗cause I didn‘t get to hear what the tip was!
You‘ll be pleased to know that I‘m on the mend so I hope to see you out
and about in the village very soon.
Love Muppet (and Doofuss)
My Brother
Woe,Woe and Thrice Times Woe!
Can they both be right?
“Seeing is believing”
As is often said.
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Not only are Boot Sales a classic example of positive recycling but they
can be a fun, social occasion, often providing a fascinating insight into
the lives and tastes of other people. So take the plunge, get out there.
1.Pre-sale site planning. Choose a Sale nearby, if possible. Go as a buyer
the week before you want to sell. Check where to go and general layout.
Where is the toilet? Ask a seller when cars start arriving and the cost.
Arrival is often much earlier than the official start time.
2. Pre arrival planning. Take a cash float, lots of £1 coins, some 50ps and
20ps and a few fivers and a safe container for it. A bum bag is ideal as you
don‘t want your money to be left lying around. Price as much as you can be-
fore the actual day. Remember you will be bartered down but not up, if you
have under-priced. Some things you can decide a general price for, like
books, but some, including certain books, are more desirable than others. If in
doubt check on the internet. Try to make sure that you have three paste tables
and table cloths, if you are that way inclined. Good neighbours should be
happy to lend their tables. (Why three? see later). Monitor weather forecasts
and don‘t go if it looks like heavy rain. Stockpile unused shopping bags. Your
customers will often ask for one.
3. Who to take. Avoid doing it on your own if possible. Take your partner or
a friend and make sure that you have two folding chairs to sit on. This will
give you freedom to leave for the loo, or an ice-cream, and dare I say it, a
quick look at the other people‘s items, when the rush is over!
4. Dream Team. If one of you has a big enough car and you both don‘t have
too much to sell then ―booting‖ with a friend or neighbour is the bee‘s knees.
You can still keep your goods for sale separate. Good for entente cordiale and
halves your costs.
Bootsale Bounties
Selling Tips.
A follow on to Buying Tips in your June/July Post
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5. Packing. Scrounging a few empty, flat fruit boxes from your local shop in
the weeks before is a great help, both for packing and speedy removal from
the car and placing items on to the table. Pack the chairs first in the car, then
the items for sale. On top of them table cloths, if you are having them, and
finally the three tables. You need the tables out first.
6. Arrival tactics. Get there as early as possible. Try to be near the exit, if you
think it gives you a good position and on any hard standing, if possible. This is
good for your departure, if there is a downpour and the ground is already a bit
wet. New arrivals tend to be a bit mobbed, especially by ―the trade‖, so stop in
your chosen place, get out, lock the car and wander off to look at other stalls.
When the crowds have moved away to other cars go back, take the tables out
and close the doors again. Place one table across, just away from the boot and
the other two at right angles, arranged so that there is only one exit from the
little ―fortress‖ you have created. Unload from the rear, leaving the other car
doors closed. Keeps the ―trade‖ out of the front. Remember that if you go to a
large, busy boot sale you may not be given enough room for that table tactic.
7. Trade tips. Goods not priced and open front or rear car doors are ―manna
from heaven‖ to some boot sale ―traders‖. You end up trying to sort out all the
price queries at the back of the car, while they are rooting around at the front.
You then feel hassled and frantic as they try to push you into selling a great
item at a ridiculous price. I see it happening all the time! Keep an eye out for
theft or ―non payment‖. It can happen, especially when you are distracted.
Damaged items, particularly glass and pottery, have a much reduced value.
8) Bartering. You can expect bartering. If you want £2 for an item, price it at
£2.50 and knock 50p off. Everybody‘s happy! Sell with a smile. Make eye
contact and say hello. If you take children, make sure that they have some-
thing to do, like jobs and playthings. Give them a little money to spend! Enjoy
yourself. Hopefully you will have new money in the kitty. Mike Parker
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Guy Redmond: guyredmond@leavesofgreen.co.uk .Tel 01386 882889
Cerys McCreanor: cerys@fiannah.fsnet.co.uk.Tel 01386 882816
What was then needed was
a systematic attack on all
those roots of the old
closely packed vegetation
that remained.
There has been much group tackling of all the
prolific vegetation that has been growing un-
checked for some time, brambles in particu-
lar. The first plot has been allocated and this
is what confronted the new keen growers,
Anna Hadley and Michelle Baker & families
First step was to
let rip with a
petrol driven
strimmer and
mark the area.
The approach was to cut the
ground into small turf squares
and turn them upside down so
that they can rot down without
being able to easily grow back.
It will have a raised bed, the parts courtesy of
Guy‘s spare wood and posts rescued by Mike
from the skip, when the School‘s old portaka-
bins were removed. This will be filled up with
topsoil left over from the new play area work.
Here‘s the start
with still a fair
bit to go and
a stout arm &
a stout spade.
Recent Developments on the Allotment Plots
just off Churchill Road
“The First Four Steps”
If you wish to apply for an Allotment Plot, contact either
Cerys or Guy below. Help is at hand, if you are new to it all.
August/September
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SEDGEBERROW FLOOD GROUP
www.sedgeberrow.info Flood Warden - Richard Hunt 01386 882079 Secretary – Annette.dawson@btinternet.com
to the many points raised by the group and this has opened the door for an on-
going dialogue which we hope to be able to report on further in the future.
See Photos below The Flood Group has carried out an Isbourne River Bank Survey to identify ob-
structions from Wormington all the way to the Hinton parish boundaries. This was
passed onto the EA to help inform their bi-annual banksman visit.
In response to the flood group raising concerns about the impact of the A46 by-
pass during the 2007 flood , the Highways Agency is now conducting a major sur-
vey on the culverts both East & West of the A46 at Sedgeberrow and you may
have noticed staff dressed head to foot in yellow around the bridge and river area.
We eagerly await the results from this survey due sometime in September.
A very successful visit took place at the
Environment Agency Incident Room in
Tewkesbury on 28th May 2012. Mem-
bers of the Sedgeberrow Flood Group
together with interested residents were
shown the facilities and technology used
to identify weather patterns and the im-
provements made to the monitoring of
rivers. The EA were extremely receptive
Insurance inconsistency issues
are continuing to be pursued
via Harriet Baldwin MP. Ques-
tions were raised in the Houses
of Parliament this month where
she repeated her call for insurance companies to continue to offer universal flood
insurance cover.
We would like to issue a general reminder to all villagers – please remember
you can contact the Environment Agency and sign up for Floodline Warnings
Direct by calling Floodline on 0845 988 1188 or registering on their website at
www.environment-agency.gov.uk. Don‘t forget you can also register to receive the Alert - All clear message. This
means you will be informed when no further flooding is expected in your area.
All villagers are asked to re-
main vigilant over the coming
months and report any surface
water flooding, particularly
blocked drains, to Richard Hunt
Flood Warden on 882079.
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7th Zumba 6.30pm (MH)
Pilates 7.30pm (MH)
14th Zumba 6.30pm (MH)
Pilates 7.30pm (MH)
21st Zumba 6.30pm (MH)
Pilates 7.30pm (MH)
28th Zumba 6.30pm (MH)
Pilates 7.30pm (MH)
4th Zumba 6.30pm (MH)
Pilates 7.30pm (MH)
5th RBLWS 7.30pm (BR)
8th Church bingo 8pm (MH)
11th Zumba 6.30pm (MH)
Pilates 7.30pm (MH)
18th Zumba 6.30pm (MH)
Pilates 7.30pm (MH)
WI 7.30pm (BR)
25th Zumba 6.30pm (MH)
Pilates 7.30pm (MH)
29th RBLWS Bingo 8.00pm ( MH)
Village Hall Events (MH) = Main Hall (BR) = Betteridge Room
What’s on in August What’s on in September
Items of Interest Countywide Roadworks. Are you tearing your hair out, as you keep unexpectedly coming
across road-works, like the most recent ones at the Abbey Rd bridge? Go to Coun-
ty Councillor Liz Eyre‘s blogspot: lizeyreupdate.blogspot.com, where she is keep-
ing a close eye on any traffic holdups. You can also visit the website map
http://www.roadworksonline.org.uk/ which can give you a pictorial view of
what‘s going on.
Worcestershire Joint Services Review The NHS in Worcestershire is looking at ways to provide high quality, safe and
affordable hospital services into the future.
Six potential models of hospital care for Worcestershire have been announced.
Read the full Case for Change document - ―Why we need to change our
hospital services in Worcestershire‖. You can also see an 'at a glance' description
of each of the models and the decision criteria here.
http://www.worcestershirehealth.nhs.uk/joint-services-review/
―The main focus of the review will be on acute hospital services (those that are
provided from the Alexandra, Kidderminster and Worcestershire Royal Hospi-
tals), but it will also look at the wider health and care system, particularly the links
for care between hospitals, GP surgeries and primary care‖.
―We want to encourage as many people as possible to get involved. We know that
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