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

Cropthorne & Charlton Village Hall is currently seeking to employ a part time Caretaker. 2-3 hours per week (hours to suit individual but must fit around hall activities). Additional hours may be necessary at certain times. Employment would be on a self employed/contractor basis. Duties would include (amongst others) undertaking and recording required regular checks (e.g. emergency lighting, fire alarms) and routine maintenance of the hall and its equipment. Access to & regular use of email is essential and the applicant must reside in either Cropthorne or Charlton.

For further information, please email John Grove at chairman@ccvh.co.uk

Latest update on Coronavirus in Wychavon – The end is close, let’s not wreck it now!

The situation looks a lot brighter than since our last update and we have hope that this lockdown and restrictions on our way of life may soon be at an end.

Cases continue to fall across our district and our infection rate is now down to 97 per 100,000 for the first time since mid-December 2020. 

You can read the full post here:

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKWYCHAVON/bulletins/2c5376b

For Ongoing notices  , including takeaway meals, please go to the end of this email

LUNCHES DELIVERED

Friday 5 March – Homemade Steak and ale pie served with fresh vegetables and potatoes – £9

Sunday 7 March – Roast Beef served with horseradish sauce or Chicken fillet served in a creamy mushroom sauce, both served with fresh seasonal vegetables and potatoes – £9 each + Sunday desserts – Homemade apple crumble OR Chocolate and orange torte OR Pecan nut and treacle tart – all served with fresh cream – £4 each

And looking ahead….

Mothers’ Day on Sunday 14 March – delivery of an afternoon tea after 4pm for £12 per person, including  a selection of sandwiches, scones jam clotted cream, and homemade cakes and quiche. Pictures are available on our facebook page.

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 asap for Vicky at food genie on 07737326183

CHURCH NEWS

Praying Together on a Sunday (at home) at 5pm Service each week – available to download from the Parish website from this Saturday (for the Five Alive Parish website – click on a church – Services and Events – Praying Together in your own Home – view attachment).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, is 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. Public worship within the Five Alive Parish is currently suspended – a review for when it may resume will be undertaken during March. 

Paint a Pebble for Lent, – take your pebble to your local Church path or leave it somewhere in the Village for all to enjoy – for more information, please see the attached poster  – Sue Hiscocks, 860890 –and see below

A service for Richard Murray-Peters will be held on Wednesday 10 March at St Anne’s Church, Wyre Piddle. This by necessity is a private service but we all remember Richard with love and we hold Nancy in our prayers.  

Sarah, Parish Wardens and Wardens

EASTER CARDS 

New Easter cards for sale – if anyone would like to buy some, please contact me, Jane, by email or ring 860531. They are on view in my porch and some have already sold. I am sure we can arrange delivery or takeaway!

And that goes for Fladbury Community Orchard Apple Juice too – £2.50 a bottle (£2 for members) – everyone says it’s good! 

FLADBURY PARISH COUNCIL

Fladbury – Station Road – Works and Closures

Severn Trent

A leak has been evident at the junction of Station Road and Weston Orchard for some months. Initially, WCC Highways and Severn Trent could not agree who was responsible for remedying this situation. Eventually, Severn Trent took ownership and after some investigation, located the cause a little further north up Station Road. 

Unfortunately, their decision to begin the work was not accompanied by the necessary paperwork to announce a closure. Nevertheless, work commenced on Tuesday and the road reopened on Thursday morning.

WCC Highways

The Parish Council have been in discussion with WCC for some months on the PC’s request for the area just north of the railway bridge to be surfaced and kerbed. The area is uneven, often puddled and muddy and unsightly. WCC wanted to upgrade the footway all the way from the bridge to the A44 which the PC thought unnecessary and expensive when all that was required was some edging out of the grass to widen the path on most of the route. Eventually, it was agreed that the work just north of the bridge was all that was needed and required.

Work has been scheduled for Thursday, March 11th and should last three days. Confirmation is being sought as to whether the work is therefore Thursday, Friday and Saturday or Thursday, Friday, Monday; the former only includes two school days, the latter, a weekend.

Although traffic lights were requested by the PC instead of a full closure, the location, the width of the road and a footway on only one side dictate a full closure for safety reasons.

To help the process, the closure will only be in force from 8.45 am until 2.45 pm. This should allow access to the school and for residents commuting to get in and out of the village. Within these hours, only residents within the work area, are allowed access to their properties and they will need to make themselves known to the traffic management operatives on site. For everybody else the road will be closed within these times.

Walking through the works area will be permitted.

Please be patient – everything is being done to facilitate residents during this short period of working. The end result should be an improvement of the area.

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

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

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. 

·         Used printer cartridges still needed for fundraising by  Zoe who thanks everyone who has already donated cartridges.  Please leave in the porch at 6 Woodward Parks. 

·         Small pansy or viola heads – real ones growing! – for decorating biscuits – please ring Moira 861744 at The Bread Shed if you can help. And did you know….

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. 

SOME DATES TO NOTE…..

Monday 8 March – Back to School!

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…..

BACK TO SCHOOL

All good wishes to pupils and parents, teachers and support staff at schools as they begin to re-open for all children on Monday – I think they all deserve a clap!

RED NOSE DAY…..

Is on Friday 19 March and already there are some amazing people and causes featured on television who were helped by last year’s Comic Relief collection. Has anyone any suggestions for raising funds and/or awareness this year? Vanessa of the Chantry has created some fantastic RED NOSE masks for sale – to order, please ring Vanessa on 01386 860576. How about we all wear something RED on Red Nose Day? 

THINGS TO DO…..

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, see the attachment or contact Tessa on email – tessabailey65@gmail.co, or telephone 01386 860261

A quiz

Thanks to Andrew Hughes who emailed “I notice that there hadn’t been a quiz in KIT for a while, so I have attached one to keep us all occupied in the last few weeks of lockdown (hopefully). It’s taken from the Telegraph, so if the are any local readers they may have an unfair advantage!”. 

Jigsaw Puzzles – please note…..

No 10 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, 

Another word puzzle  – sent in my John Prichard – see how many words you can create from – P –  IEEHDRLS. 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 20, Good 32, Very Good 45, Excellent 58. Has anyone ever achieved excellence? These puzzles are available from www.wordwheels.co.uk

Paint a Pebble – and put it on show them up 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 – let’s do it!  My neighbour, Carol Worthington, has done some beautiful patterns and gave me this link – https://www.facebook.com/groups/660711497845359/?ref=share. Basically, says Carol, find a rock, wash it, paint it, seal it.  There are lots of designs these days on the internet, Facebook, you tube or off a photo. Using acrylic paints – or you can even use paint pens – paint the rock with your design. Try and varnish  it to make it weather proof and to stop the paint falling off. – use pva. Modge podge or a spray varnish.  When the shops are open, B&M and pound shops and The Range are good for art supplies

GARDENING 

Moyagh Hemming spotted a yellow Brimstone Butterfly in her garden in Station Road. Let’s hope we see more and more butterflies. Any tips for plants which butterflies like? 

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  

or I’ll try and put you in the right direction,

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

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

WANTED

Pershore High School are still receiving requests from families who need devices – LAPTOPS, etc –  so that children  can access online learning from home so if you have any old devices that you feed could donate for this use, please contact Lou on 07968 252847 or email louisejanebugg@gmail.com

CLUTTER…..

 Things I might put in the green or black bins or the tip if nobody wants them…..

• Glasses – some half-pint, some wine
• Several wildlife magazines featuring some brilliant photographs and articles
• Jam jars

All free for take-away or delivery can be arranged! Email me, Jane, or ring me on 860531

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 – and a new one on the list –  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 

·         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

·         Queen Elizabeth at Elmley Castle – extensive menu on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday lunchtime – phone 01386 710251

 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 

SUNFLOWERS in windows – drawings, paintings, craft ones  – for all carers

Following a meeting with Network Rail, the nature of the project to improve the bridge has been set out. This will be a major project beginning in April and running through until June. It will involve a complete closure of the railway over the late May Bank Holiday when the centre section of the bridge is replaced. The contractors will be laying a haul road to the bridge from Charlton with access most likely to be  through Sidings Lane and/or Whitehouse Farm. This will involve up to 400 HGV movements and this will double if the haul road is also removed at the end of the project. The concerns of the Parish Councils involve the impact of this traffic, its routing through the villages and the management of the haulage contractors involved. 

Access will be difficult in Charlton and the large number of vehicles is a concern. We await assurances and more details from Network Rail but we have agreed with them points of contact and will have regular Zoom meetings to monitor the activities and keep on top of any issues.

Apart from the potential for HGV traffic through Fladbury, the contractors will require access by foot across the Recreation Ground for some minor work on the Fladbury side of the bridge. However, the vast majority of the envisaged activities will be accessed from the Cropthorne side of the bridge. 

KIT 58! not just 8 – decided to go back to the old numbering – reminds us how long we’ve been in lockdown!

And to all facebook folk – I welcome your news and information for folk who read KIT but don’t do facebook

CLAP THE HEROES tonight, Thursday, at 8pm – the 8th week. 

For Ongoing notices  , including takeaway meals, please go to the end of this email

LUNCHES DELIVERED

Friday 26 February – Braised steak in a rich onion gravy served with fresh vegetables and potatoes – £9

Sunday 28 February – Roast leg of Lamb and mint sauce OR Roast Turkey breast and cranberry sauce, both served with fresh vegetables and potatoes – £9 each + Sunday desserts – Homemade Bakewell tart OR Lemon meringue roulade OR Chocolate profiteroles, all served with fresh cream – £4 each

And looking ahead….

Mothers’ Day on Sunday 14 March – delivery of an afternoon tea after 4pm for £12 per person, including  a selection of sandwiches, scones jam clotted cream, and homemade cakes and quiche. Pictures are available on our facebook page.

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 asap for Vicky at food genie on 07737326183

CHURCH NEWS

We were saddened by the news that Richard Murray-Peters died last Saturday. Richard has been a friend to many across the Five Alive Parish and beyond. He has given a huge contribution to many and varied aspects of church and village life and has supported Nancy through her journey to ordination and priestly ministry. May Richard rest in God’s peace and rise in glory. 

The service at The Vale for Helen Fowler on Wednesday last, is available to view for 28 days after 3 days from the service. You will need these details https://www.obitus.com/     Username: Fiwu6319     Password: 319927. Donations in memory of Helen are invited for the work of Versus Arthritis, Dementia UK and Charlton Church. Cheques payable to “E Hill & Son Ltd” can be sent to E. Hill & Son Funeral Directors, Pershore. WR10 1HZ or phone E Hill & Son – 01386 552141 – to donate by card.

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 Sunday’s 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. Public worship within the Five Alive Parish is currently suspended – a review for when it may resume, will be undertaken during March. 

Paint a Pebble for Lent, – take your pebble to your local Church path or leave it somewhere in the Village for all to enjoy – for more information, please see the attached poster  – Sue Hiscocks, 860890

Sarah, Parish Wardens and Wardens

(*for the Five Alive Parish website – click on a church – Services and Events – Praying Together in your own Home ).

The CHURCH WOODLAND

Kathleen Bentley emailed to say how much she enjoyed walking in the Woodland – a place of peace and beauty! – and appreciates so much all the work that has been done there – thanks to Lisa Foster Morison and her team, enhancing the beauty of the snowdrops, which have been in bloom for quite a time – but not for much longer. For those who don’t know, the entrance to the Woodland is through a narrow gap in the hedge on the east side of the churchyard. 

EASTER CARDS 

New Easter cards for sale – if anyone would like to buy some, please contact me, Jane, by email or ring 860531. They are on view in my porch. I am sure we can arrange delivery or takeaway!

REST IN PEACE

The family of Alan and Sheila Newbury of Broadway Close want you to know that Alan passed away on 14 February. We send love and best wishes to his wife Sheila and his family and friends. 

NEW GRANDMA!

Congratulations to Ruth Jones of Sandys Close who has become a grandma – to Daniel Andrew Groom , born on 23 January at home in Bedford, son of Emily (née Jones) and Andrew. He’s a big fan of jazz…apparently!

FLADBURY PARISH COUNCIL

Footway, Station Road

After considerable discussion, work on reinstating the section of the footway immediately to the north of the railway bridge will take place between March 11th and 15th. This section is often wet and muddy and is uneven. Originally, WCC wanted to improve the footway all the way from the bridge to the A44 which the Parish Council did not believe was necessary. 

Railway Bridge over the Avon 

Following a meeting with Network Rail, the nature of the project to improve the bridge has been set out. This will be a major project beginning in April and running through until June. It will involve a complete closure of the railway over the late May Bank Holiday when the centre section of the bridge is replaced. The contractors will be laying a haul road to the bridge from Charlton with access most likely to be  through Sidings Lane and/or Whitehouse Farm. This will involve up to 200 hgv movements and this will double if the haul road is also removed at the end of the project. The concerns of the Parish Councils involve the impact of this traffic, its routing through the villages and the management of the haulage contractors involved. 

Access will be difficult in Charlton and the large number of vehicles is a concern. We await assurances and more details from Network Rail but we have agreed with them points of contact and will have regular Zoom meetings to monitor the activities and keep on top of any issues.

Apart from the potential for hgv traffic through Fladbury, the contractors will require access by foot across the Recreation Ground for some minor work on the Fladbury side of the bridge. However, the vast majority of the envisaged activities will be accessed from the Cropthorne side of the bridge. 

Ian Southcott – Chair, tel: 861061, email: iandjsouthcott@aol.com

Lynne Yapp – Clerk, tel: 01386 550687,  email: clerkfladburypc@mail.com

LITTER PICKING

Referring to Litter Picking, mentioned last week, a relative newcomer to Fladbury, Kat Powles of Woodward Parks, email katrinapowles@gmail.com, had already applied to Wychavon to be a local litter picker and has recently 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! 

SOME DATES TO NOTE…..

Monday 8 March – Back to School!

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 Aprill – keep on hoping…..

FACEMASKS

See the email from Vanessa at the end of this post regarding fantastic RED NOSE masks! If you have difficulties or want to know more, please ring Vanessa on 01386 860576

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

GARDENING 

Squirrels

·         George Ellis phoned to say you can get squirrel traps on line. He entices them in with peanuts and raspberries, then disposes of the squirrels as humanely as possible

·         Bill North emailed to say his garden helper Matt Brain also does vermin control.  He has traps for dealing with squirrels. His phone is number is  07817279235

·         Mike Dunning emailed some websites. I am not happy about advertising traps and rifles in KIT but Mike will give you some information if you email mike.dunning@bvtinternet.com or phone 07815 512773

And 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  

or I’ll try and put you in the right direction,

Love Jane X

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

On going…..

PERSHORE FOODBANK

·         Donations from Charlton – Jane Way’s initiative to collect donations from Charlton residents last Christmas was a great success. However, a food bank is not just for Christmas and with the impact of Covid, the need for help is greater than ever. So, together we would now like to set up arrangements for donations from Charlton to continue. 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

THINGS TO DO 

·        Another word puzzle  – sent in my John Prichard – see how many words you can create from –  H EOEUSPTS – 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 14, Good 20, Very Good 28, Excellent 36. Has anyone ever achieved excellence? These puzzles are available from www.wordwheels.co.uk

·         Any more suggestions for brain exercise? 

·         Jigsaw puzzles are in the porch at no 10 Butt Furlong. Please feel free to help yourselves

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

WANTED

Pershore High School are still receiving requests from families who need devices – LAPTOPS, etc –  so that children  can access online learning from home so if you have any old devices that you feed could donate for this use, please contact Lou on 07968 252847 or email louisejanebugg@gmail.com

CLUTTER…..

 Things I might put in the green or black bins or the tip if nobody wants them…..

• Glasses – some half-pint, some wine
• Several wildlife magazines featuring some brilliant photographs and articles
• Jam jars

All free for take-away or delivery can be arranged! Email me, Jane, or ring me on 860531

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 – and a new one on the list –  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 

·         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

·         Queen Elizabeth at Elmley Castle – extensive menu on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday lunchtime – phone 01386 710251

 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 

SUNFLOWERS in windows – drawings, paintings, craft ones  – for all carers

From: Vanessa Tofield <vanessatofield@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: 23 February 2021 at 13:09:26 GMT
To: Jane Bugg <pjbugg@btinternet.com>
Subject: Red Nose Day

Hello Fladbury Folk,

19th MARCH, 2021 IS RED NOSE DAY – This is an initiative by Comic Relief who support numerous worthy causes worldwide. I have created a selection of face masks with sewn-on red pompoms and Red Nose Day 2021 labels so that you can show your support and contribute to this worthy cause. A bit of fun to make us all laugh!

The masks are fully functional 3 x layer face coverings that can be used after the event in the usual way, it’s up to you if  you keep the pompom or cut it off!

Available in Medium and Large. The masks are £6 each including a £2 contribution to Red Nose Day. Please feel free to add a few extra coins at your discretion. All charitable contributions will be passed onto Comic Relief and I will let you know how much we collect.

6 Nations Rugby Masks – I have stocks of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland masks in all sizes at £5 each too. 

Order your mask today and I will put them out for collection on my doorstep at 30 The Chantry when you tell me you are ready to collect it. Stock items will be displayed on my doorstep on Saturday and Sunday until the event (weather permitting). Contact me by pm, vanessatofield@hotmail.co.uk, or 860576 ‘.

National lockdown business support grants funding extended

If you haven’t already applied, Government funded business support grants are still open for applications for businesses suffering the impact of the pandemic during all the lockdown periods from November 2020 to the end of March 2021.

You can read the full article here:

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKWYCHAVON/bulletins/2c39bee

A Message from Cropthorne & Charlton Village Hall Management Committee

As a committee, we are looking forward to the future re-opening of the hall and eventually some semblance of normality.

To this end we propose to form a ‘Friends of the Village Hall’ group. The purpose of the group is to provide ideas and support for future local events and to ‘lend a hand’ when possible.

The group would be quite informal and there would be no commitment to become committee members or trustees.

If you feel that you would like to become involved, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Either call me on 07881 694174 or email at chairman@ccvh.co.uk

John Grove – Chairman