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The community newsletter for Kingsland, Herefordshire UK also published on the village website KingslandLife.com
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Marmalade
I wonder whether you make marmalade, or whether you would like to this year? It is the year, don’t you think, with Paddington the movie on the screens. I wonder if we might make marmalade for the ebola crisis? Not to send, but to raise some money to send? Well now is the time, so if you fancy getting involved, get the marmalade making pans out. More details as time goes by….
Apologies to Roy Palmer whose name I got wrong in the last magazine. Thanks again Roy for inspiring us to sing and dance as we came down the church path on the way to the Christmas Fair – for the fairground organ you brought along. Thanks too, to Johnny Price for bringing the plough down to church in January for the annual plough blessing service – our thoughts and prayers are with all our farmers as they prepare the ground and sow the seeds this year.
A couple of events in February to bring us together at the end of the dark months: firstly a coffee morning at the Rectory on Wednesday 11th February from 10.30am, with a
chance to catch up and sit down together and chew the cud!! Cost £3 for coffee and cake and a few more things to tempt you in the week before Lent begins. Talking of Lent: we are once again preparing small gifts for Mothering Sunday for the children at school to buy for their mums. If you have anything at home that might be a gift please bring it along to church or one of these events and we will gather them all together. The other event in February is a Curry Evening at the Coronation Hall on Saturday, February 28th. Last year’s was great fun and I even managed a dance or two with my husband –so that is a spectacle in itself. Hope to see some of you at these events.
In all the chaos around us, what is most important? It is each other and our relationships. The wedding service begins God is Love and those who live in love, live in God and God lives in them. In the month of St Valentine, who has a rather dubious history if you look under the surface, may you treasure those close to you, and remember that God loves you too. Julie
Kingsland
News February 2015
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G. D. Lloyd
TIMBER CONSTRUCTIONS
The Workshop, Sodgley Farm Kingsland HR6 9PY
Exterior and Interior Carpentry
Bespoke:
Stables,
Garages
Workshops
Roofing
Timber Floors
Doors
Windows
Glazing
Tiling
Fencing
For a free quotation ring Gary
on: 01568 708196
or: 07966 766963
Charlie Dog’s Grooming Parlour
Bathing Clipping Nail Cutting
Professional Service Grooming since 1998
Please call Keli Partridge on:
01568709190 or 07967005102.
14, Boarsfield, Kingsland
www.cdgrooming.co.uk
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2 0 1 5 C A L E N D A R
Sunday 22 February - “Sea Show” performed by the Squash Box Theatre Coronation Hall, 2pm A quirky and hilarious mix of puppet show, natural history and comedy cabaret celebrating the sea with tall tales, silly slapstick, fantastic facts, live music and songs. Suitable for children and adults of all ages. All tickets £5. Early bird offer: book 2 children now and I accompanying adult goes free! www.squashboxtheatre.co.uk
Saturday 25 April - “Too Cool - the life and Music of Chet Baker” performed by Sue Richardson quintet, Coronation Hall, 7.30pm A sell out at Ronnie Scott’s, this show featuring Chet Baker’s beautiful music and recalling smoky jazz clubs of the 1950’s West Coast, is both a homage to his music and journey through his colourful but tragic life. Tickets £15. www.suerichardson.biz/music.html TBC early May - “A Conversation with Sir Robert Rogers, former House of Commons Clerk”, Kingsland Church, 7.30pm A respected and popular figure at the Palace of Westminster, Sir Robert stepped down as Clerk last year. The job is to advise MPs on constitutional matters and Parliamentary procedure as well as overseeing around 2,000 staff and the services provided to MPs. Want to find out more? Saturday 18 July - Pop Up Opera performs Rossini’s ” L’Italiana in Algeri” (The Italian Girl in Algiers) , Kingsland Church, 7.30pm Pop Up Opera are back with their fantastic new production. Isabella, the ‘Italian girl’ is one of the wisest and most formidable women you’ll find in opera and by the time the story ends, no-one, including her captive lover, is willing to stand in her way. Tickets £25
12 – 20 September – hArt 2015, Kingsland Church Following its success in 2013 , hArt returns to Kingsland Church with a brilliant selection of art on show across a wide range of media. Free entry.
October - Arcadia Music Festival, Kingsland Church, 7.30pm Directed by Thomas Bowes and Eleanor Alberga, the exhilarating Arcadia Music Festival makes a welcome comeback to Kingsland Church as part of its Herefordshire tour. Ticket price TBA.
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Kingsland and Eardisland Hospice Friends
Soup & Pancake
Lunch
Luctonians Rugby Club
Tuesday 17th February, (Shrove Tuesday) 2015 12 noon to 2.00pm (No soup after 1. 30pm!) Admission £5
Raffle Produce
Lots of Parking Come and Enjoy!!
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Luctonians Sports Club
Various sections are active. The guests
from the Caldy Club on the Wirral at
the President’s Lunch on Saturday,
January 10th, contributed to a lot of
banter! There is a growing friendship
between the two clubs, both committees
and players. The building of a store is
well under way, with a view to tidying
up the south car park. The younger
players in the 1st XV are learning with
each match, and a win against the fourth
placed team in the league was a
pleasing result. Morale remains good,
even though Luctonians are three from
the bottom. Lots happening in the
Clubhouse as Gold-Cup day approaches
and there is a big selection of events to
come in 2015!
R.W.H.
Kingsland Post Office Tel: 01568 708201
Open Monday-Friday 9.00am to 4.30pm, Saturday 9am to 12.30 pm, for all Post Office services including:
Vehicle Taxation Foreign Currency Travel Insurance Bank Deposits & Withdrawals Mobile phone top-ups
Also available will be:
¤ Sales of Cards and Stationery ¤ Dry Cleaning and Laundry ¤ Shoe Repairs
SCRUMMY BITES
made locally with you in mind
Delicious desserts, cakes &
savouries made to order using
locally grown produce.
Pick up or local delivery.
Food for celebrations &
family events of 6 – 120
people.
Call Sam Stoneleigh, Kingsland
Tel: 01568 709142
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Open House Fund Raisers.
You are warmly invited to the home of
Julie & Nick Read on Wednesday, 11th
February, for a Coffee Morning in aid
of Kingsland Church. £3 will buy
Coffee & Cake! There will also be a
raffle, cake stall and ‘Bring and Buy’
stall. Proceeds will be for Church
Funds and the event will last from
10.30am to 12noon.
On Thursday 5th March, ‘Westmead’
(home of Bryan & Jacquie Markham) is
the venue for a ‘Soup Lunch’. This
event is to raise funds to buy wooden
crosses to mark graves which otherwise
would remain unmarked. £5 is the
admission charge between 12 noon and
2pm. Again there will be a raffle and a
‘Bring & Buy’ Stall!
David Noon
KINGTON
OSTEOPATHS
Richard Mann BSc. (Ost)
Diana Mann B.Sc (Ost)
9, THE SQUARE,
KINGTON, HR5 3BA
01544 239 210
Treatment for muscle-skeletal
conditions/problems head to toe.
For more information call us or visit
our web site.
kingtonosteopaths.co.uk
Marches Planning Planning & Design Consultancy
Sarah Hanson MRTPI
Chartered Town & Country Planner
Advice on the development potential of property & land
Submission of planning applications & appeals
Advice & handling of planning enforcement issues
Representations on planning applications and appeals
www.marchesplanning.co.uk T: 01568 708087 M: 07837 062 494
e-mail: [email protected]
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Kingsland &Eardisland Hospice
Friends
Shrove Tuesday, 17th February, 2015, is
once again the date for the Soup &
Pancake lunch in aid of St Michael’s
Hospice. This will begin at 12 noon
and go on until 2 o’clock, although no
soup will be served after 1.30 pm. Do
come and join us and bring as many of
your friends as possible!
Bridget Eastaugh
Thanks.
I wish to use this note in the Kingsland
News to thank all my old friends who
sent Christmas and New Year greetings
last month. I am very pleased that you
remembered me, even though the period
leading up to Christmas is very hectic
for everybody,
Ruth Fisher
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The Draft Kingsland Parish Neighbourhood Plan Public Consultation Ends at 5pm on February 10th, 2015
The plan has been drafted based on extensive community input and this
consultation is the next step towards finalising it.
The final Plan will be our community’s official view of the type and extent of
development we would like to see over the next 16 years ending 2031.
This document, if ratified by Herefordshire Council and our community, will be
a statutory reference document for all future planning decisions in our Parish.
Community Objectives
Protect and enhance the rural nature of the parish so that all groups
and ages can thrive and develop in a sustainable way
Allow for a range of housing size and style which suits their individual
settings, location and purpose and the historic pattern of development
Strike a balance between satisfying the need for more housing and the
needs of a parish and village which strive to remain a typical rural
Herefordshire community.
Ensure infrastructure is developed in line with the needs of the future
growth of the community
Ensure new and existing business is beneficial to the economic health
of the parish, can grow and is in scale with and sensitive to the rural
character of the parish
What’s Next over the Coming Months?
The Plan will be amended if necessary, in response to this consultation
Formal submission of the Plan to Herefordshire Council for a further six
week consultation
Independent Examiner appointed to review the Plan
Examiner’s Report published
Referendum of parish residents on the electoral roll by Herefordshire
Council. We estimate this will take place mid-2015.
If the referendum is in favour, the Plan is adopted by Herefordshire
Council
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Please see the separate notice below on where to read our Neighbourhood Plan and how to send us your comments and views.
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Nature Notes 14/1/15
Snowdrops are appearing in numbers
and the triple bark of a dog Fox
announcing its presence to any Vixen in
the area, are typical of what will have
happened for generations in early
January. Reports of the trappings of
many Grey Squirrels continue. They
must have had an exceptionally good
breeding season in 2014. Why do they
clear apparently all nuts off Hazel,
Cobb and Filbert trees long before they
mature? Buds show on the Lilac, moles
are active everywhere, and Rooks
investigate old nests surviving from last
season. Dippers must be the first birds
to build their nest – the resident pair
appear happy with last season’s site. As
I write there is a light dusting of snow.
R.W.H.
Women’s World Day of Prayer
In Kingsland the service marking this
event will take place in the Methodist
Chapel at 2pm on Friday March 6th
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Those taking part will join others in
over 5000 services in the British Isles
alone, and countless more over the 24
hours worldwide. The service this year
has been written by Christian Ladies in
the Bahamas. Its theme is taken from a
sentence in the Gospel of St. John.
‘Jesus said to them: Do you know what
I have done to you? Everyone is
welcome to attend the service – men
and women of all ages.
Helen Webb
Soup Lunch At Westmead,
(Home of Bryan & Jacquie
Markham)
Thursday 5th March,
12 noon to 2pm.
To raise funds to buy wooden crosses for graves
otherwise unmarked.
Admission £5
Raffle Bring & Buy
Including Oil-fired and Central
Heating Boilers
Including Oil-fired and Central Heating Boilers
CAROLINE NEWTON MCSP
Chartered Physiotherapist
Clinic Appointments and Home Visits
TEL: 01568 709005 Hollybank, Kingsland, Leominster,
HR6 9SE
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KINGSLAND BOWLS CLUB presents
Cor Y Gyrlais
Male Voice Choir
On Saturday, April 18th, 2015, 7 pm
At The Coronation Hall, Kingsland
Tickets £10 each to include supper
Telephone 01568 613466
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Attention Carers and disabled people in Herefordshire
In April 2015 the new Care Act comes into force, and has national guidelines, which all local authorities must adhere to.
This Act creates a single consistent route, establishing entitlement to public care and support for all adults who require care and support. It also creates the first ever entitlement to support for carers, on a similar basis. The Act outlines steps that must be followed to work out entitlement, and understand the process. Following a person’s ‘journey’ in the care and support system, an assessment will demonstrate eligibility (including a financial assessment). This will determine whether people need to pay for their own care, and in future will include the new capped costs payment system. Once complete a decision can then be made whether the adult is entitled to care and support arranged by the local authority. The Act sets out a new legal duty for an adult’s “eligible needs” (determined by assessment) to be met by the local authority, subject to their financial circumstances. The Act says that a person will be entitled to have their needs met when: The adult has “eligible” needs, is ordinarily resident in the local area and any of the five situations below apply to them.
1. The type of care and support they need is provided free of charge. 2. The person cannot afford to pay the full cost of their care and support. 3. The person asks the local authority to meet their needs. 4. The person does not have mental capacity, and has no one else to
arrange care for them. 5. When the cap on care costs comes into force, their total care and
support costs have exceeded the cap.
On 18th March you can find out more from the Director of Adult Social Care at Hereford Council, Helen Coombes. She will be speaking at Hinton Community Centre, Hereford as part of the Herefordshire Disability United (HDU) Open Meeting. HDU is a local charity providing quarterly information sessions, on topics relevant to the disabled and their families, carers, and older people in this county. The meeting from 10.30- 2.30 pm is FREE, but you would need to book your place. Other speakers too, all relevant to social care, will be present. A buffet lunch is provided plus the opportunity to speak personally to other organisations present. Contact Sylvia Nicholls on 07817 473813 or email: [email protected] for more details and to book your place. Check out their website too: www.herefordshiredisabiityunited.org.uk
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CHurch Services in the Benefice for February
and at 10.00 am each Thursday at Kingsland unless otherwise stated:
Said Holy Eucharist BCP
Services at the Methodist Churches this month, at 11 am unless otherwise
stated:
February: 1st Rev. F. Biseker Kingsland
8th
Mr James Smith Shobdon
15th Rev Sam Stone Kingsland
22nd
Mr Jennings Shobdon
Sunday 1st February
9.30 am Family Service (Christingle) Kingsland
9.30 am Holy Communion (CW) Eardisland
11.00 am Choral Mattins (BCP) Kingsland
11.00 am Holy Communion (BCP) Aymestrey
6.00 pm Evening Prayer (benefice) Eardisland Sunday 8th
February
8.00 am Holy Communion (BCP) Kingsland
11.00 am Benefice Service for the Commemoration of
the Battle of Mortimer’s Cross
Aymestrey
Sunday 15th
February
9.30 am Holy Communion (CW) Eardisland
11.00 am Family Communion (CW) Kingsland
3.30 pm Holy Communion (CW) Leinthall Earls
6.00 pm Benefice Evening Prayer Kingsland Wednesday 18th
Feb
7.30 pm Benefice Sung Eucharist for
Ash Wednesday
Kingsland
Sunday 22nd
February
8.00 am Holy Communion (BCP) Kingsland
9.30 am Holy Communion (CW) Eardisland
11.00 am Sung Eucharist (BCP) Kingsland
6.30 pm Choral Evensong (BCP) Kingsland
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The Parish Diary 2015
February 11th Rectory Coffee Morning Kingsland Rectory 10.30 am to 12 noon 17th Soup & Pancake Lunch (St Michael’s Hospice) Luctonians 12 noon to 2.00pm 21st KMGT Open Meeting Coronation Hall 10.00 am 22nd SMAAAK Event: Sea Show’ (Puppet Show etc.) Coronation Hall 2.00 pm 28th Curry Evening (Church Fund-Raiser) Coronation Hall from 7.00 pm March 2nd RBL Quiz Night Corners 8.00 pm 5th Soup Lunch (in aid of Wooden Crosses) Westmead 12noon to 2.00 pm 11th W. I. ‘Flowers for Easter’ Pam Bufton Coronation Hall 7.30 pm 25th Life and music of Chet Baker Coronation Hall 7.30 pm April 18th Bowls Club Cor Y Gyrlais Concert Coronation Hall 7.00 pm May 12th RBL Social Evening Corners 7.45 pm 16th Progressive Supper (for Coronation Hall) Various Venues tba July 18th L’Italiana in Algeri (Pop-up Opera) Kingsland Church 7.30 pm September 12th hArt 2015 Kingsland Church tba
(Editor’s note: Events for this item need to be submitted by 15th of preceding month with clear instructions on the entry – place, time, date & title are essential information. Where more than one month’s notice is given, items will automatically be repeated unless contrary instructions are received.)
Luctonians 1st XV Home fixtures for the rest of the season.
February Sat 7 Stockport K.O. 2.15pm
Sat 21 Sedgley Park K.O.2.15 pm
March Sat 14 Preston G’s K.O. 3.00 pm
April Sat 11 Chester K.O. 3.00 pm
Sat 25 Leicester Lions K.O. 3.00 pm
Parish Church of St Michael & All Angels, Kingsland
The Next Family Service on Sunday, February 1st at 9.30 am will be:
A Christingle Service.
Leader: Mrs Karen Ball.
A 40 minute service for you and your children – not
to be missed!
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Timberworld Products Manufacturers of quality timber buildings.
Stables/Field Shelters
Garages/Carports
Sheds/Workshops
Summerhouses etc.
Also retailing timber and ironmongery at competitive prices.
Broomy Hill Yard, Kingsland, HR6 9QZ
01568 708549
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Friends of Mortimer Medical
Practice
The Friends would like to wish all
readers a very happy New Year and
pass on an update about activities from
last year.
We held two very successful fund
raising events towards the end of 2014
which were as follows:- A
lecture given by Dr Mark Baldwin on
the Enigma Machine which raised
£258.80 and a fashion show hosted by
Edinburgh Woollen Mill which raised a
total of £370.00.
During the year The Friends purchased
chairs for the Leintwardine surgery, a
new ECG machine for Kingsland, a
vaccine fridge for the Orleton surgery
and Paediatric Oximeters for all three
surgeries. We hope that as a result of
these purchases we will have helped to
benefit all users of the practice.
Ann Greer (Chair of FMMP.)
Kingslandlife Website News
I apologise that the website has been
down over Christmas and the New Year
which was due to technical problems
beyond our control. Hopefully by the
time you read this everything is
working well again. There have been a
lot of updates and in the Village Diary
you will find lots of new events from
SMAAK and others. Don’t forget to
send us yours!
You can also read Kingsland News
online via a link on the Home Page and
back copies are available as well. The
Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group
has a new Community Consultation
page where you can read the Plan and
download a form on which to send them
feedback.
If you’re a village facility, organisation,
club or business please check your
listings and pages to make sure your
information is up to date. You can send
us updates via any of the ways listed on
the Contact Us page. Meanwhile we
hope you find the website useful and
we’re always interested in any ideas
you may have for information to put on
it. Meanwhile, happy browsing!
Sally Deakin (www.kingslandlife.com)
ALAN JONES TREE SURGERY
Specialist tree care & Estate Management
ALL ASPECTS OF TREE WORK UNDERTAKEN
Fully insured and NPTC qualified
FIREWOOD FOR SALE
For a professional service at competitive prices call Alan on:
Tel: 01544 260448 Mob: 07817 066316
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Wags and Wellies Dog Walking Events This Spring
Your four-legged friends are invited to our series of sponsored dog walks. There will be routes through Herefordshire’s most picturesque fields, woodlands, riverbanks and country lanes. There is a real sense of community spirit at the heart of this ever-popular event. Wags & Wellies is perfect for getting out and about with friends and family, and a chance to meet new people. There will be many doggy-themed stalls from local businesses for you to browse after the walk, so you will be supporting your local community as well as your Hospice. Collect three special St Michael’s Hospice dog tags - one from each event. There will be plenty of dog-
tastic entertainment for pets and their owners at every venue.
Hereford, Sunday 8th
March
The 5km walk starts and finishes at Wyevale Garden Centre, Hereford with halfway refreshments at Breinton Village Hall. All dogs will receive a doggy treat and a blue St Michael’s Hospice dog tag.
Leominster, Saturday 18th
April
The 4km walk starts and finishes at Brightwells in Easters Court and takes you along part of the beautiful Kenwater river. All dogs will receive a doggy treat and a red St Michael’s Hospice dog tag.
Ledbury, (venue and date TBC: please contact the Events Team to receive priority booking)
All dogs will receive a doggy treat and a green St Michael’s Hospice dog tag.
For each event, there will be demonstrations from the Paws For Thought Display Team (you can even have a go yourselves in the Doggy Dash!) and a professionally-judged "Just for Fun" dog show.
Entry fees
Individual walks: Pre-entry £5 per adult -£3 per child under 16. On the day entry £7 per adult - £5 per child under 16. All three walks: Pre-entry for all three walks £12 per adult - £7 per child under 16. For more information and for terms and conditions, please contact the Events Team on 01432 851000 or visit our website on http://www.st-michaels-hospice.org.uk/Events/wags-wellies
You'd be barking mad to miss it!
Firewood
Ideal Kindling/Morning wood.
Builder’s Dumpy Bag £10
Possible Delivery Locally
Telephone John 07971495859
SNOWDONIA
NATIONAL PARK
SELF-CATERING HOLIDAY
CHALET WITH VALLEY AND
SEA VIEWS
Telephone: 01568 780 912
www.wiz.to/seventeen
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Kingsland W I
Ben Cooper of the Secondhand
Warehouse and Antiques Centre in
Leominster was our speaker on the 14th
January. Members and several visitors
brought in a varied selection of antique
items for his opinion and evaluation.
They ranged from a quirky elephant in
1930's silvac style finish and portrait
miniatures from the Austro-Hungarian
Empire to a rosewood writing slope.
Ben Cooper explained that rosewood
gets its name from the smell of the
wood, not because it has anything to do
with rose trees. Disappointingly a fine
Chinese bowl from about 1730 was of
comparatively little value because there
are so many of them in existence.
Porcelain that the Chinese did not value
highly was made for the Western market
and loaded as ballast in ships. Other
items included silverware – a toast rack,
a snuff box, a spoon and a filigree
bracelet. We also saw ivory and a hippo
tusk mirror (neither fetching high prices
because of the necessity of getting a
licence to ship them abroad) and two
statuettes of a harvester and a
woodcutter made of spelter patinated to
resemble bronze dated around 1880-90.
People brought in a pipe stand and
smoker's cabinet, a shooting stick of
bamboo finished in brass, a silicon ware
jardinière from around 1883 and a 1695
print map of Herefordshire.
We all enjoyed an informative and
entertaining evening. The next meeting
will be on 11th
Feb and Miss Alice
Oxenham will speak on her life
teaching art. You are very welcome to
attend.
Pat Hughes
MARTIN
CADWALLADER
BUILDING AND
LANDSCAPING
Extensions
Renovations
Groundworks
Hard Landscaping
Tel: 01432 611084
Mob: 07870355734
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O. Mabbort
Blacksmith
TRADITIONAL
BLACKSMITH
Gates, railings, window casements,
hand rails, hinges and latches …
Contact Owen: Call - 01568708134 or 07971979223
Email - [email protected]
or visit … The Dales, Shirlheath, Kingsland
Website - www.omabbortblacksmith.co.uk
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R W MANN & SON Funeral Directors
51 West Street, Leominster
Private Chapel of Rest
24 hour service
Pre-paid funeral plans arranged
Please contact 01568 612358 or
Local Funeral Director, Tony Roberts: 01568 708483
Quality without compromise
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Royal British Legion
Upcoming events.
There will be no Branch meeting
in February. Our next Quiz/Draw night
will be on 2nd March. The County
AGM was held on Saturday 17th
January - I will report in detail next
month. 2015 marks various historical
anniversaries - Agincourt (1415),
Waterloo (1815), Battle of Britain
(1940). There will be various
celebrations and I will report when
details are known.
Battlefield Tour of Ypres. Ross on
Wye are organising a coach trip to
Ypres on 14th
to 17th September.
Anyone interested should contact their
Secretary on 01989 556301 as soon as
possible. Full details are on the Branch
notice board.
Gordon Browne (Chairman)
ROB MADDY BOILER SERVICES
GAS AND OIL SERVICE AND REPAIR AGA AND RAYBURN
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01981 251660 07903617303
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Homes Offices Hotels Clubs Call today: Rainbow International, Unit 21, Evans
Business Centre, Brunel Road, Leominster, HR6 0LX Telephone: 01568 617710
(Note New Address!!) For Your Free, No Obligation Quote
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Kingsland Millennium Green Trust
There is an open meeting of the Trustees of KMGT in the Coronation Hall on Saturday, 21st February, at 10am. Please feel free to come along and if you would like coffee beforehand, that will be available from 9.30am. ,
Andrew Parsons (Hon Sec. Tel 01568 708592)
Aga Servicing.
I organise a group Aga servicing in
Kingsland at a discounted rate. The
Autumn list is full but two more could
take part in the Spring. If you are
interested please telephone me on
01568 709008 or email me at
[email protected] by the end
of February. You can then request your
position on the rota. The engineers are
from Aga HQ
(08456023015.)
Jenny Thompson
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Private Carers
Do you need personal care or just someone to help you live life to the full?
Maybe you need a companion to sit with you or take you on outings?
We can help! We also do sleepovers – sleeping nights or waking nights.
We are locally based, fully qualified with many years’ experience in care work. We give a person-centred approach. We are private carers. For more information please contact:
Sonia – 07402279931 or Kate - 07825233643
Oil Boiler, AGA and Rayburn
For service and repair call:
Bill Moss Oil Boiler
Services
of Leominster, your local OFTEC
registered oil engineer. Replacement Oil Storage tanks supplied and
fitted.
Tel: 01584 711372 (Mob: 07711899062)
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Coffee
Morning At Kingsland Rectory,
Wednesday 11th February,
10.30am to 12 noon,
in aid of Kingsland Church.
Admission £3
Raffle Cake Stall
Bring & Buy
Bed and Breakfast
With heated indoor pool available for guest use.
1 Family Room en-suite 2 Double Rooms
Mrs Heather Pickering
Gable Croft, North Road
Kingsland
Leominster
Herefordshire
HR6 9RZ
Telephone: 01568 708009 (Mobile) 07790770340
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Weobley & District Local History
Society
At the Weobley and District Local
History Society's meeting on the 25th
of
February we will be joined by Joan
Grundy who will give us a presentation
on 19th Century Farm Buildings. Joan
has published many books on this and
other subjects and the talk promises to
be very interesting. Farmsteads and
their buildings are standing evidence of
former farming activities. High value
corn crops were stored in well-
constructed barns; livestock needed
shelter and storage for winter feed;
processes such as hop-drying and cider
making required specialised buildings.
The 19th century was a time of
innovation and change for farmers. The
increasing industrialisation of the
country created new customers, but also
increased foreign competition.
Changing agricultural techniques
resulted in the continual updating and
adaptation of old buildings to meet new
needs, such as new crops or new
sources of motive power; some
landlords invested in brand new up-to-
date farmsteads. Joan Grundy’s
illustrated talk aims to extend our
knowledge of 19th century farmsteads,
to analyse changes in their evolution,
and to understand their value as
historical evidence. The meeting starts
7.30pm at Hopelands, Weobley's
Village Hall. Visitors are always most
welcome.
Also during February, starting on the
14th and finishing on the 27
th will be a
very interesting and thought-provoking
exhibition about WW1 at Weobley
Parish Church. This Exhibition on its
winter tour is produced by Leominster
Museum and is called ‘Rifles and
Spades’.
Do come and see the Exhibition. It is
centred on Leominster and there is
something to interest everyone.
Especially interesting are the letters
from the front, written by the head
gardener at the big house to his boss
and the details about local conscientious
objectors. Weobley’s Parish Church is
open every day.
Julie Peacock
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Building work on the Church
I am pleased to report that
Kingsland Village has seen this
project through to completion!
With loans repaid and VAT
reclaimed the net cost of the work
was about £170,000 of which over
£112,000 was provided by various
external grant-awarding bodies,
leaving £58,000 to be found by the
village from donations, from
SMAAAK, and from the existing
fabric fund. This is a remarkable
achievement, and reflects great
credit on a number of individuals –
those who worked with builders
and architects, those who applied
for and dealt with grants, those
who liaised with the SMAAAK
committee and assisted its
magnificent fund-raising, and
those who successfully sought and
received donations from many
generous individuals.
A building as old as Kingsland
Church is expensive to repair but
the completion of this roofing,
drainage and window-frame work
should ensure that the church will
be drier, safer, and easier to heat
than it was eighteen months ago.
Further work will certainly be
required so please continue to
support church and SMAAAK
fund-raising events.
David Noon (PCC Treasurer)
Shopmobility
We provide mobility scooters,
wheelchairs and powered wheelchairs
on a daily hire basis for anyone with
permanent or temporary mobility
difficulties wishing to visit Hereford,
Leominster, Ledbury or Ross.
Depending on the area, the service is
either free, with a voluntary donation,
or there is a small charge.
Please contact:
Hereford 01432 342166
Leominster 01568 616755
Ledbury 01531 636001
Ross-on-Wye 01989 763388
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Advertising in the Kingsland News
This monthly publication is circulated to every household in Kingsland. Advertising is accepted on completion of a form. Advertisers should make copy as clear and concise as possible. Forms are available from the editor, (01568 708672), from the back of the church, or from the Post Office. Please return the completed form, together with the appropriate fee, to The Editor at : 5, Highfield Close, Kingsland, HR6 9RS,
Enquiries to [email protected]
The deadline for the Kingsland News is always the 15th of the previous month. After this date it might not find its way into the
magazine!
Patient Survey
The Mortimer Medical Practice Annual Patient Survey is in February, Questionnaires will be available at your surgery, some village shops or online at mortime.gp.surgery.net following the link to Patient Survey 2015. Your feedback is very important to your practice
Sue Plant
Size \no. of insertions
1 6 12
Full Page £12 £60 £100
½ Page £6 £30 £50
¼ Page £4 £20 £30
⅛ Page £2 £10 £15
Sea
Show Squash Box Theatre
Sunday 22nd
February at 2 pm
Coronation Hall
A quirky and hilarious mix of puppet show, natural history and comedy cabaret celebrating the sea with tall tales, silly slapstick, fantastic facts, live music and songs. Suitable for children and adults of all ages. All tickets £5. Early bird offer: book 2
children now and I
accompanying adult
goes free! www.squashboxtheatre.co.uk
arranged by SMAAAK (SEE PAGE 3 FOR DETAILS)
Love To Sing?
Join us on Sunday 8th March at The Assembly Rooms in Presteigne for a Choral Day
Workshop rehearsing and singing Welsh composer Karl Jenkins' wonderful and
popular mass for peace 'The Armed Man' under the direction of Kington Choral's MD
Roger Langford. Singers of all ages, ability and experience are welcome. Registration
from 9.30am, workshop 10am to 4.30pm with tea/coffee and lunch breaks. Only £12
pp. See website www.kingtonchoral.org.uk for further details and to request a
registration form, text 077 66 097 600, or email [email protected]
The Tate Family
How many members of the Tate family belong to your church?
There is old man Dic-Tate who wants to run everything, while Uncle Ro-Tate tries
to change everything. There's sister Agi-Tate who stirs up plenty of trouble, with
help from her husband, Irri-Tate. Whenever new projects are suggested, Hesi-Tate
and his wife, Vege-Tate, want to wait until next year. Then there is Aunt Imi-Tate,
who wants our church to be like all the others. Devas-Tate provides the voice of
doom, while Poten-Tate wants to be a big shot. But not all members of the family
are bad. Brother Facili-Tate is quite helpful in church matters. And a delightful,
happy member of the family is Miss Felici-Tate. Cousins Cogi-Tate and Medi-Tate
always think things over and lend helpful, steady hands. And of course there is the
black sheep of the family, Ampu-Tate, who has completely cut himself off from the
church. Do you know anyone else in the "Tate" family?
Money Porks!!
I heard about a farmer who called the office of the minister asking to see “The
Head Hog at the trough.” The receptionist said, “Sir, if you’re talking about our
beloved Minster, you may call him Reverend or Pastor, but I don’t think it
would be proper to refer to him as the “head Hog at the trough.’” “Well, all
right,” the farmer said. “I just sold a few sows and was going to donate ten
thousand pounds to the building fund, so I was hoping to catch him.” “Oh, just
a minute, sir”, the receptionist said, “I think I heard the little porker just come
in!”