Easter is very soon!
Easter Cards for sale from my porch at 6 Woodward Parks – new with envelopes – 50p or 30p each – in aid of charities including The Leprosy Mission Also for sale, gifts and Easter novelties, including a crème egg in an egg cup for £1, in aid of Zoe’s educational trip to Vietnam. Please contact Jane on email pjbugg@btinternet.com or ring 860531 to arrange take-away or delivery service!
Easter craft items for sale in aid of Alzheimer’s Research. Can be viewed safely by arrangement from our porch * Hand knitted Easter Bunnies £7 each * Hand embroidered ornaments £2 each * Quirky eggs with Cadbury’s egg inside £1.20 each. Call Pam Foley on 860895
Lunches and Teas served on Good Friday and Easter Day by Carol-Anne and Nigel – see the below
Painted Pebbles – put your pebbles along church paths, looking forward to Easter
Churches open over the Easter weekend where there will be Easter gardens and flowers, and even more flowers in our churchyards, but no services until Sunday 25 April as you will see in……
CHURCH NEWS
Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week. We shall be pleased to welcome you to our “online” services on Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Day, and all Sunday services. Please let me, Sarah, know priest@five-alive.co.uk; if you would like to receive the Zoom links for each. All these services including the reflections are available for printing from the Five Alive website. They can be read individually at home.
Sunday 28th March at 5.00pm – Palm Sunday – A Service of readings, prayer, and music.
Thursday 1st April at 6.00pm – Maundy Thursday – Supper at Home with readings, prayer, and music. It has long been a tradition in the Five Alive for small groups to gather in homes on Maundy Thursday evening to share a simple meal together and to read the gospel account of Jesus’ Last Supper with his friends; and then to reassemble in church to continue the act of remembrance before Good Friday. This year, we are all invited to sit down at table at 6.00pm with a bowl of soup and bread, individually at home, and together “online” via Zoom for a short service of readings, prayer, and music.
Friday 2nd April at 2.00pm – Good Friday – A Service for Good Friday – readings, prayer, and music.
Sunday 4th April at 5.00pm – Easter Day – Praying Together on Sunday at 5’ – readings, prayer, and music.
All five churches will be open for individual private prayer (10.00am to 4.00pm) on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Eve, Easter Day, and Easter Monday. Churches will have an Easter Garden and modest flower decorations for Easter Day. We hope you will find comfort when coming into church during this time.
It is our hope and intention to return to public worship on Sunday 25th April. We look forward to a time thereafter to enjoy each other’s company socially and “in person” again.
Revd Sarah, Parish Wardens and Wardens
LUNCHES DELIVERED
Friday 26 March Homemade chicken and mushroom pie served with fresh seasonal vegetables and potatoes–– £9
Sunday 28 March – – Roast Beef and horseradish sauce OR Roast loin of Pork and apple sauce, both served with fresh seasonal vegetables – £9 each meal + Sunday desserts – Chocolate and orange torte OR Homemade Bakewell tart OR Honeycomb cheese cake, all served with fresh cream £4 each.
Also we ARE serving Lunches on Good Friday and Easter Sunday- menus next week.
We are also offering Afternoon Teas on Good Friday and Easter Day – menu at the bottom of this post – pre-orders are now being taken for these – £12 each
TO ORDER any of the above, please contact, as soon as possible, Carol-Anne and Nigel on 07866 670472
FISH & CHIPS & MORE…..
every Thursday evening, with free delivery. Menu attached – text or leave a voicemail for Vicky at food genie on 07737326183
Ongoing notices , including takeaway meals, are at the end of this email
NEW LIFE OF SPRING…..
when seeds, plants, trees and shrubs grow in field and garden, orchard and nature reserve, ponds and water features IF people and dogs do not walk, run or trample on them!
FLADBURY VILLAGE EVENT –
Zoom Meeting on Wednesday 31st March
As discussed, it has been decided that our beloved Walkabout has had to be cancelled for the second year. This decision was taken reluctantly back in January as there was too much uncertainty about how the Covid situation might progress during the year. Nevertheless, it was agreed that to have a FLADBURY VILLAGE EVENT on that July weekend would be something for us all to look forward to and give us the chance to celebrate our community. To consider what this event might look like, we have a Zoom meeting scheduled for Wednesday, 31st March at 7.00 pm. If you have not received that invitation but would like to join the meeting, please let Steve or me know and we can forward it to you.
We will be looking for ideas for activities and events to be held outside during that weekend so put your thinking caps on and either email them to us or come along to the meeting.
From Walkabout Co-Chair Steve Curtis and Ian Southcott
(steve.curtis@avonreflections.co.uk and iandjsouthcott@aol.com)
SOME DATES TO NOTE…..
This Sunday 28 March – clocks Spring forward 1 hour very early in the morning – for summertime!
Monday 29 March – outdoor ‘Rule of Six’ gatherings allowed – hopefully – ‘stay at home’ rule becomes ‘stay local’ and outdoor sports will be permitted
Wednesday 31 March – Fladbury Village Event Meeting on Zoom
Thursday 1 April – Maundy Thursday
Friday 2 April – Good Friday
Sunday 4 April – Easter Day
Monday 12 April – keep on hoping for more restrictions being released
Monday 19 April – Annual Parish Meeting by Zoom
1st weekend in July – Fladbury Village event
Talking of dates…..
I am willing to publish births, marriages and deaths in KIT if I am told about them. Just in case you missed the mini KIT last weekend, her are two dates for celebration…..
Diamond Wedding Anniversary Congratulations to…..
Colin and Shirley Martin, of 28 The Chantry, who were married 60 years ago on 25 March in Fladbury Church by the then vicar, the Revd Vial. The wedding reception was held in the top room of the Anchor. We think of Colin and Shirley today and extend every good wish to them.
And congratulations to…..
Jo and Millie of Hill Furze on the birth of their son and brother for Nora on Monday 15 March. He was a big baby – 9-lbs 5-oz – and it’s a big decision to choose a name! We look forward to that and send every good wish to the whole family
FOUND…..
· Black and white framed spectacles in Rydens Lane, Charlton, on Sunday afternoon 14 March. Please telephone Doreen Dale on 01386 860436
· A key – in the Community Orchard last Sunday. Please email jonathan.brotherton3@gmail.com
RED NOSE DAY and FACEMASKS
Vanessa of the Chantry says on facebook “Thank you so much for supporting Comic Relief. We raised £60 through the sales of the fun facemasks. I’m looking forward to seeing some photos of you all wearing them to work and school, especially you teachers!”
Vanessa has a huge variety of facemasks. To order, please email vanessatofield@hotmail.co.uk or ring Vanessa on 01386 860576.
FOR SALE
Internal door complete with handles both sides and hinges top and bottom – donation for the Church
Leek plants – £3 a tray (over-ordered!)
Please contact Brenda in Charlton on 860341.
GARDENING
· For the gardeners amongst you I can’t recommend highly enough a climber called Cobaea Scandens or Cup and Saucer Vine. I’ve been growing these from seed for several years as they’re rarely seen in garden centres. Monty Don has started copying me and often gives them a mention. They have a spread of 5m or more and look great on a trellis, fence or gazebo. They also attract bees. I have surplus seed left from last year if anyone wants some or alternatively I’ll be offering plants for free in a few weeks time. Read more about them here if you wish – https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobaea_scandens
Mike Dunning – mike.dunning@btinternet.com
· Rowlings, our local garden centre in Cropthorne, are busy getting ready to open after Easter, on Thursday 8 April. More information next week.
More information or help?
Please contact our lockdown signpost people …..
The Revd Sarah Dangerfield – 861669, email: priest@fivealive.co.uk ;
Ian Southcott, Chair of the Parish Council – 861061, email: iandjsouthcott@aol.com
or me.
Love Jane X KIT creator, tel: 860531, email: pjbugg@btinternet.com
On going…..
RE-CYCLING
· Does anyone know of a charity which is collecting milk bottle tops please? – foil or plastic. Some of us are still collecting them but the original charities no longer want them. Please let me, Jane, know if you can help.
· Ann Stephens has several recent Country Living magazines which she would like to pass on. Please ring Ann on 860320 if you would like them.
· Used ink cartridges can still be left in my porch at 6 Woodward Parks for Zoe to raise money for her educational trip to Vietnam
JIGSAW PUZZLES
Sue Hildesley has jigsaw puzzles in her porch at Spring Cottage in Lazy Lane. There are quite a few for borrowing and swapping which Sue will change about when space allows – and will take them to charity shops when restrictions allow! If you have any queries, please contact Sue on 861237.
THE BREAD SHED
Is open on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings in the garage of the Manor on Station Road for homemade bread and sweet treats? Bread can be pre-ordered – just ring Moira on 861744.
New Ocean blue Signature Boxes . . . .
My new Signature boxes have been hand-picked with luxurious professional products. Perfect for you to enjoy or to be able to gift to a loved one. I have selected four boxes just for you – The Nail, Facial, Body & Bathe and the Ultimate – for your indulgence.
Available by going to www.oceanbluebeautytherapy.co.uk or ring me, Katie, on 07977181001. I am also taking bookings from 12 April…..
PERSHORE FOODBANK
· Charlton Church porch is open each day from 10am to 4 pm with a box to receive donations of non-perishable food items eg cereals, tinned foods and soups, tea/coffee, sugar, biscuits, pasta, rice, UHT milk, instant mash, together with basic toiletries. Thank you for your generosity – Julian Hawley 860420
· Fladbury Church Porch is also open for donations. Thanks to Carol Rosier for helping to organise the collection for some years. Christine Farrell has now taken over from Carol and, because she also works at the foodbank, knows that, in addition to the above, particular needs are tinned rice puddings and tinned custard, sponge puddings and small packets of sugar. If you have any queries, please ring Christine on 861689
· Financial donations are also welcome so that purchases can be made when certain supplies run low. Cash can be put in an envelope and given to Christine. Money can be donated by bacs with a standing order or a one-off donation. Pershore Foodbank bank account details are sort code: 20 98 61, account No: 50714356.
WANTED
Furniture donations – an article in the Evesham Journal says that Roundabout, the furniture re-use charity in Blackminster, is appealing for donations of essential items for those in need during lockdown. Items need to be in good condition, re-usable, suitable for modern small houses or flats and with fire safety labels where appropriate. Roundabout staff collect suitable items in a covid secure manner. For further information, go to www.roundaboutevesham.org.uk or email manager@roundaboutevesham.org.uk.
LITTER PICKING
Kat Powles of Woodward Parks is a Wychavon local litter picker and more are applying! If you want to know more, email Kat on email katrinapowles@gmail.com or telephone 861380.
CHAIR YOGA
I’m trying to gauge how much interest there would be for a chair Yoga, Zoom Yoga session – initially at this stage, a one-off session with a view to more, depending on interest. There is so much you can still do from a chair which can be extremely beneficial to someone who has reduced mobility. At a time when it’s even more difficult to get out and exercise it will be useful but also an opportunity for those who perhaps aren’t able to see others at the mo, a friendly group to join while having a nice stretch. Please do contact me if you are interested
Carly Wickens of Broadway Lane – phone 07876193655 or yoga@carlywickens.co.uk
YOGA
Tessa Bailey emails “I’ve managed to keep my yoga going on line, using Zoom, with new and existing clients, using modifications for those that find standing difficult.” For more information, contact Tessa on email – tessabailey65@gmail.com or telephone 01386 860261
LOCAL TAKEAWAYS
· Chestnut Tree Inn, Lower Moor – better now and back every Friday and Saturday 4pm till 8 pm – Fish & chips, Scampi & chips, Southern fried chicken & chips, Warm duck salad, Burger & fries, Sausage, egg, chips & beans and Sausage, egg, chips & beans – all £8.95 each meal. To order and book a time slot, phone 860380
· Gardener’s Arms, Charlton – 861146 – open for collection 4.30pm-7.30pm on Fridays and Saturdays, telephone from 2pm to order. Also Sunday lunch and Pizzas Order now on 01386 861146
· The Bell at Cropthorne – 861860 or cropthornebell@yahoo.com. Order by 2pm for collection between 6pm and 8pm on Friday and Saturday nights. Also weekend specials and Sunday roasts
· Kaur’s Spice Kitchen from Throckmorton Parish Hall between 5.30pm and 6.30pm on Fridays – orders must be placed by midnight on Thursday – phone 07545 392632
EASTER AFTERNOON TEA MENU
SANDWICHES SERVED ON WHITE WHOLEMEAL AND SEEDED BREADS
SMOKED SALMON AND CREAM CHEESE, FREE RANGE EGG MAYONNAISE
CORONATION CHICKEN, HAM AND TOMATO, CHEDDAR CHEESE AND CHUTNEY
CHEESE AND ASPARAGUS QUICHE
HOMEMADE SCONES SERVED WITH CLOTTED CREAM AND PRESERVE
A SELECTION FROM:
CHOCOLATE AND CARAMEL CHOUX BUN
CARROT CAKE
FRESH FRUIT TART
LEMON DRIZZLE CAKE
COFFEE AND WALNUT CAKE OR STRAWBERRY MERINGUE
SALTED CARAMEL OR BISCOFF CHOCOLATE BROWNIE
BAKEWELL TART
Allergens; egg,dairy,fish,mustard,gluten,wheat, nuts
AFTERNOON TEA
SANDWICHES SERVED ON WHITE, WHOLEMEAL AND SEEDED BREADS