Cropthorne and Charlton Village Hall Management Committee together with the Cropthorne Walkabout Committee propose to hold a “Picnic in the Park” at the Village Hall and Sheppey recreation ground on Saturday 3rd July from 4:00pm ~ 8:00pm to bring residents of both villages together once the Coronavirus lockdown is ended. Everyone should bring their own picnic and there will be no charge for the event. The organisers are looking for suggestions as to what stalls etc. could be included. It is planned to hire a bouncy castle and the football club are organising a “beat the goalie” contest. We’d like to encourage Charlton residents to take part and hope to find people with other ideas for stalls or prepared to assist with the events.

Anyone interested in taking part should contact John Grove either by email at mailto:chairman@ccvh.co.uk or by calling 07881 694174

Next week, one of the instigators of Keeping in Touch is leaving Fladbury, hopefully not for long. Louise Bugg and the whole family are moving to Crowle. On behalf of us all, I thank Louise for being one or our signpost people, and more, and wish all the family well. 

They hope to be back in Fladbury when a house becomes available for them to buy – or something smaller for them to buy for me, Jane! Please let us know if you know or hear of anything. Meanwhile, they will be visiting Fladbury quite a lot – I hope!

LUNCHES DELIVERED

Friday 19 March –- Poached Salmon fillet served with a watercress sauce and fresh vegetables – £9

Sunday 21 March – Roast leg of Lamb served with mint sauce OR roast loin of Pork served with apple sauce, both served with fresh seasonal vegetables and potatoes – £9 each + Sunday desserts – 

Homemade lemon and sultana sponge pudding OR Forest fruit and vanilla cheesecake OR Salted caramel and pecan nut brownie, all served with cream – £4 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

CHARITY EASTER CARDS…..

for sale in the porch of 6 Woodward Parks – new and with envelopes – 50pm and 30p each – and attractive CANDLES – recycled and new – 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. 

CHURCH NEWS

Praying Together on a Sunday (at home) at 5’ Service each week – available to download from the Parish website from Saturday. We also hold this service online on Zoom – please ask Sarah for the Zoom link – priest@five-alive.co.uk; We begin to gather from 4.45pm, ready to start the service at 5.00pm. 

St John the Baptist’ Church, Fladbury will be open on Sundays from 10.00am to 4.00pm for individual private prayer . We hope in a visit, you’ll find comfort. A church is open every day for individual private prayer – the Five Alive Parish website has details. 

Sarah, Parish Wardens and Wardens

FLADBURY PARISH COUNCIL

The next meeting will be on Monday, April 19th and is the Annual Parish Meeting. In recent years this has been held in the Village hall and we have enjoyed a good turn out of up to 100 people to discuss some key issues affecting the village. This year, as last, the pandemic precludes such a gathering so we will be conducting the meeting by Zoom. If you have issues or matters you would like to discuss, then please let us have your ideas. We will, of course, cover topics such as future housing development, traffic calming, the Minerals Plan amongst others. We will also look at inviting speakers from the County Council or other bodies if required. The agenda will be published in advance and a Zoom link made available for residents to join the meeting. Please try and attend and have a think about what you would like discussed.

Minerals Plan

Further public consultation is to take place and in the meantime we are seeking a meeting with County Council officers to express our concerns.

Network Rail – River Avon Bridge.

We have a further meeting scheduled for next Tuesday to seek answers on some of the outstanding issues, particularly in respect of hgv routing.

Village Sign

The sign on Rectory green is looking a little forlorn but refurbishment is on the way!

Telephone Box Library 

Should reopen on April 12th

Ian Southcott – Chair, tel: 861061, email: iandjsouthcott@aol.com – for the Parish Council

Clerk – Lynne Yapp, tel: 01386 552233,  email: clerkfladburypc@mail.com

SOME DATES TO NOTE…..

Friday 19 March – Red Nose Day

This Sunday 21 March – Census Day –– for more information visit www.census gov.uk

Sunday 28 March – clocks Spring forward 1 hour 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 no-Walkabout Meeting on Zoom

Sunday 4 April – Easter Day

Monday 12 April – keep on hoping for more restrictions being released

Monday 19 April – Annual Parish Meeting by Zoom

Talking of dates…..

I am willing to publish births, marriages and deaths in KIT if I am told about them. 

RED NOSE DAY…..

is this Friday 19 March. Fladbury School are celebrating by asking the children to pay £1 to either come dressed in red, (red hair, red clothes etc) or dressed as a superhero and pay £1 to enter a virtual talent contest.

Vanessa of the Chantry has created some fantastic RED NOSE masks for sale, along with the opportunity to donate to Comic Relief. To order, please ring Vanessa on 01386 860576.

Shall we all wear something RED on Red Nose Day? Donations in an envelope can be put through the letter boxes of the School or Vanessa at 30 The Chantry. 

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..

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 

THINGS TO DO…..

Paint a Pebble for Lent, looking forward to Easter, and put them along the church path or somewhere round  the village and share beauty and creativity and skill and words of peace and joy and hope and  love and thankfulness

Jigsaw Puzzles 

Many thanks to the Bugg family in Butt Furlong for housing jigsaw puzzles in their porch during the lockdown. With their moving away, Sue Hildesley has kindly offered to house 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.

OUT AND ABOUT….. 

·         Julie Bowler of Cropthorne was walking past Spring Hill Farm last week and there were House Martins flying about. They were presumably flying through as they had gone when she past later in the day. 

·         As now is the time for sowing and planting and growing in the great outdoors, farmers request that dog owners prevent their dogs from running across newly ploughed and planted fields

·         Commttee members of Fladbury Community Orchard &  Nature Reserve are delighted that so many people walk or run through and round the Orchard and Reserve and welcome all to share the beauty of springtime but, from now until flowering is over, please do not walk or run across the wild flower meadow as the flowers are beginning to grow. This also includes dogs! 

And a reminder…..

If you need some help or information or just a chat, our remaining Signpost people will oblige…..

The Revd Sarah Dangerfield – 861669, email: priest@fivealive.co.uk ; 

Ian Southcott, Chair of the Parish Council – 861061, email: iandjsouthcott@aol.com  

And perhaps I can help too. 

Love Jane X   KIT creator, tel: 860531, email: pjbugg@btinternet.com

On going…..

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…..

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

 IT’S GOOD TO TALK!

Pershore Volunteer Centre run a weekly telephone chat scheme and are needing more telephone befriending volunteers. If you would like to find out more, please call the office on (01386) 554299 

Spring in our steps……….

Wychavon’s latest Community Development email deals with topics including the Blossom Bikeaway 2021, the re-opening of Evesham’s Arts Centre and many other arts and culture related subjects. You can read the full article here:

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKWYCHAVON/bulletins/2c499b9

Despite the best efforts of the Parish Council, we have still not been able to agree with the car driver’s insurers on a programme for repairs to the Lychgate . We have received and submitted one quote for demolition and subsequent rebuild and are expecting a second quote from an alternate builder by the end of this week (19th March). The Chairman met with a quantity surveyor appointed by the loss adjuster on Thursday 11^th March. She will submit her report to the loss adjuster for consideration during w/c 15th March. Once we have the full quote from the second builder we will discuss again with the loss adjuster to try to agree on a way forward.

CLAP THE HEROES tonight, Thursday, at 8pm – the final week – with thanks to all who have taken extra care for us and each other over the last year – caring workers in hospitals and care homes, in schools and shops, carers and teachers at home, postmen and bin men and policemen and paramedics, researchers in science laboratories, jabbers in vaccination centres, volunteers in villages, reporters and entertainers on the television and radio – all who help and care…

Remember the Progressive supper? A year ago this Sunday – we were nudge-nudging then but we were certainly not socially distanced. With thanks to all the above and strength to keep obeying the rules, let’s hope we can gradually nudge-nudge towards socially gathering again

Ongoing  notices  –  takeaway meals, gifts, yoga, food banks, litter picking, Roundabout charity – are at the end of this email

LUNCHES DELIVERED

Friday 12 March –- Homemade lasagne with salad and crispy potatoes – £9

Sunday 14 March – MOTHERS’ Day – Roast Turkey breast and cranberry sauce OR Roast topside of Beef and Yorkshire pudding OR Homemade Steak and ale pie, all served with a selection of vegetables and potatoes – £9 each + Sunday desserts – Homemade pear and apple crumble OR Homemade Black Forest gateaux OR Lemon meringue roulade, all served with cream – £4 each

and delivery of AFTERNOON TEA between 4 and 5pm – selection of sandwiches, cheese and asparagus quiche, selection of homemade cakes and pastries, scones with Cornish clotted cream and strawberry preserve – for £12 per person 

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

TAKE-AWAY PIZZAS…..

from the Gardener’s Arms in Charlton over the weekend – order now on 01386 861146. See under “On going” for other takeaway meals 

PAINT A PEBBLE FOR LENT and put them along the church path or somewhere round  the village and share beauty and creativity and skill and words of peace and joy and hope and  love and thankfulness

MOTHERS’ DAY CARDS…..

for sale, in time for Mothering Sunday this coming Sunday 14 March, in the porch of 6 Woodward Parks – £1 each – and attractive CANDLES– recycled and new – 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. And from the same place….. 

EASTER CARDS 

New Easter cards for sale – if anyone would like to buy some, please ring Jane as above

And also, Fladbury Community Orchard APPLE JUICE – £2.50 a bottle (£2 for members) – could make a gift for Mothers’ Day

CHURCH NEWS

The Five Alive PCC has prayerfully considered how locally to respond to the government’s Road Map out of lockdown, in respect of public worship. It is in our view, that the first significant lifting of restrictions for meeting indoors is from the 12^th April (apart from schools and other educational settings), and therefore, a gradual return to public worship seems appropriate from after this date. 

We are so mindful that this means a second year of not being in church for Passiontide, Holy Week and Easter – something that few, if any, would have imagined twelve months ago when the pandemic started to effect everyday life. We intend to open all five churches for individual private prayer (10.00am to 4.00pm) on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Eve, Easter Day, and Easter Monday. The churches will be stripped on Maundy Thursday and have modest decoration for Easter Day. We hope you will find comfort when coming into church during this time. (Private) Prayer will be said at each church on Easter Morning.

We are much encouraged by the number gathering online “Zoom” on Sunday evenings. We are grateful to everyone who contributes to each service, and for the way these services continue to evolve. Preparations are under way for online services on these days:

Sunday 28^th March at 5.00pm – Palm Sunday – reading of the Passion Narrative.

Thursday 1^st April at 6.00pm – Maundy Thursday – Reading and Prayers with Supper.

Friday 2^nd April at 2.00pm – Good Friday – A Service for Good Friday

Sunday 4^th April at 5.00pm – Easter Day – Praying Together on Sunday at 5’ 

Further details will be made available in the next fortnight. We shall continue to make paper copies of these services available to all who do not have access online. As we approach Holy Week, we shall also provide details of additional resources for worship. For reasons of online security, we do not make public the Zoom link, but if you would like to receive the link for these services, or for the Sunday evening services at 5.00pm, please let Sarah know s.dangerfield150@btinternet.com; and she will forward them. If you are not online and would like to receive a paper copy of the services, please let Carole know 860389. 

We are grateful for all whose efforts are helping others stay safe, and whose work contributes to the vaccination programme. Our hope and intention is to return to public worship on Sunday 25^th April. We look forward to a time thereafter to enjoy each other’s company socially and “in person” again. 

Revd Sarah, and Celia Willis, and Meredith Debenham as Parish Wardens on behalf of  the Five Alive PCC

FLADBURY PARISH COUNCIL

Road Closure – Station Road

This is due to come into force today, Thursday, March 11^th, for three days. To facilitate access to the school and for residents, the actual closure will be from 8.45 am until 2.45 pm on each day.

Dog Mess – Recreation Ground

This continues to be a serious problem. It is not only DISGUSTING, completely INCONSIDERATE, it is UNLAWFUL and can attract a fine of up to £1,000. 

CLEAR UP AFTER YOUR DOG and use the bins provided.

If you see somebody ignoring this, take them to task, take a picture – SHAME THEM!

The ground is in daily use and football and cricket will be restarting soon so let’s STOP this NOW.

Ian Southcott – Chair, tel: 861061, email: iandjsouthcott@aol.com – for the Parish Council

Clerk – Lynne Yapp, tel: 01386 552233,  email: clerkfladburypc@mail.com

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. 

SOME DATES TO NOTE…..

Sunday 14 March – Mothering Sunday

Friday 19 March – Red Nose Day

Census Day – Sunday 21 March – for more information visit www.census gov.uk

Sunday 28 March – clocks Spring forward 1 hour for summertime!

Monday 29 March – outdoor ‘Rule of Six’ gatherings allowed – hopefully

Wednesday 31 March – Fladbury no-Walkabout Meeting on Zoom

Sunday 4 April – Easter Day

Monday 12 April – keep on hoping…..

RED NOSE DAY…..

is next week, on Friday 19 March. Fladbury School are celebrating by asking the children to pay £1 to either come dressed in red, (red hair, red clothes etc) or dressed as a superhero and pay £1 to enter a virtual talent contest.

Vanessa of the Chantry has created some fantastic RED NOSE masks for sale, along with the opportunity to donate to Comic Relief. To order, please ring Vanessa on 01386 860576.

Shall we all wear something RED on Red Nose Day? Donations in an envelope can be put through the letter boxes of the School or Vanessa at The Chantry. 

THINGS TO DO…..

Did you do the Quiz last week? If you did and would like more, please email me, Jane, at pjbugg@btinternet.com or ring 860531

Jigsaw Puzzles 

From next week, No 10 in Butt Furlong is no longer able to provide a porch in which the puzzle swaps can take place.  Is anyone able to offer their porch? If you can, please contact Lou by email – louisejanebugg@gmail.com – or phone 07968 252847, 

Christine Hewson has a felt roll mat for jigsaws to give away – please phone  07713 272715 if you are interested.

Another word puzzle  – sent in by John Prichard – see how many words you can create from C – EAEAGNRR. Rules – the first letter has to be used in each word, minimum of 3 letters per word, each letter can only be used only once in a word, no plurals allowed. Target (in 3 minutes) – Fair 6, Good 10, Very Good 14, Excellent 19. These puzzles are available from www.wordwheels.co.uk

GARDENING 

Thanks again to Mike Dunning for sending the website for Monty Don – https://www.montydon.com/tips-and-advice/march – his tips and advice are clear and relevant 

And again, please don’t forget…..

If you need some help or information or just a chat, our Signpost people will oblige…..

            Louise Bugg, Friends of Fladbury – 07968 252847, email: louisejanebugg@gmail.com  

The Revd Sarah Dangerfield – 861669, email: priest@fivealive.co.uk ; 

Ian Southcott, Chair of the Parish Council – 861061, email: iandjsouthcott@aol.com  

Finally, in all our efforts to find ways of getting through the pandemic, we have not forgotten those who have had the virus or those who have lost relatives and friends with the virus.

Love Jane X

KIT creator, tel: 860531, email: pjbugg@btinternet.com

On going…..

PERSHORE FOODBANK

·         Donations from Charlton –.Charlton Church porch is open each day from 10.00am to 4.00 pm with a box to receive donations. Please give generously all non-perishable food items eg cereals, tinned foods and soups, tea/coffee, sugar, biscuits, pasta, rice, UHT milk, instant mash, together with basic toiletries. On entering the porch, please do ensure you adhere to Government Covid guidelines and general safety. If everyone were to regularly donate at least one item it would be a great help. Thank you for your generosity – Julian Hawley 860420

·         Fladbury Church Porch – donations are welcome and are collected frequently for delivery to the foodbank – Carol Rosier 554410

TO ENJOY OR GIVE AWAY…..

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.

Mother’s Day is just around the corner and wouldn’t this be an absolutely fantastic opportunity to give the gift of an Ocean blue Signature Box?! Also available for Birthdays, Special Occasions, Get Well Soon and, don’t forget, I can personalise for your every requirement.

Available by going to www.oceanbluebeautytherapy.co.uk  or ring me, Katie, on 07977181001

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, email katrinapowles@gmail.com, applied to Wychavon to be a local litter picker and has received 

Litter pick stick

Hoop ring (to hold the bag open)

Heavy duty gloves 

Roll of bags

High visibility vest

She volunteered to do Woodward Parks! But she and her two young children, Griff and Constance, have already done a little more – Kat is trying to find suitable equipment for children to use. 

Please contact Kat if you would like to know more – email or tel: 861380 – and perhaps volunteer to pick up litter in another street – sadly there will be a greater need as the weather improves – but we want the weather to improve! 

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

 IT’S GOOD TO TALK!

Pershore Volunteer Centre run a weekly telephone chat scheme and are needing more telephone befriending volunteers. If you would like to find out more, please call the office on (01386) 554299 

Worcestershire County Council have today confirmed that Charlton’s Ultrafast Broadband project is in the process of being approved for funding by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Residents who signed up for the project should start to receive vouchers via email within the next week or so. It is vital to the success of the project that everyone who receives a voucher should download and validate it ASAP after receipt.

Anyone who has not yet signed up can still join the project by emailing

mailto:broadband@charlton-worcestershire.org.uk

Latest Information for Businesses – Roadmap out of lockdown

The Government has set out plans for easing out of the Covid-19 imposed lockdown over the next few months. Whist there is a clear timetable, the Prime Minister in his briefing on Monday 22 February said that the rollout “will be guided by data not dates”. The roadmap follows four incremental steps which started on Monday 8 March and will run through to 21 June 2021. The COVID-19 Response Spring 2021 document setting this out is available here.

You can read the full document here:

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKWYCHAVON/bulletins/2c5b7a2