Deadline for submission for the next issue: Sunday 21st May

Churchyard to get a facelift. Pg 10

Village Quiz. Pg 6

Heartfelt thanks. Pg 14

Will you join the club? Pg 17

Didn’t you do well! Pg 23

Tarrington Tatler

Measuring up the churchyard

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Hello fellow Tarringtonians,

I hope you are enjoying all the spring bulbs

- the churchyard has excelled as it always

does, and everything in the garden is

bursting into growth. There are plenty of

garden related activities to take note of,

including new plans for the churchyard…

The BBC is coming to Hereford Cathedral

for Songs of Praise and there are some

great Easter services and activities in our own Hop Churches.

I always welcome contributions from anyone in the Parish, but

please have the courage to put your name to it. I won’t publish

anything that is anonymous.

I hope you enjoy Easter and the two May bank

holidays coming up. Have lots of Hot Cross

Buns, but don’t eat too many Easter eggs!

Judi

Did You Know?

It has been suggested by some people - David Lack for one in

his excellent book “Robin Redbreast” in 1950 - that although

the sexes are very sim-

ilar, the brown fore-

head is “U” shaped in

male robins and “V”

shaped in females. Blowed if I can tell!

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Dates for your diary & Forthcoming Attractions

Date Event Further

Info

30 March Propagation Talk. Radway Bridge Garden Centre Pg 15

7 April Village Quiz Pg 6

10 Apil WI Cookery demonstration. Contact Margaret Townsend 890221

16 April Hereford Cathedral’s Easter Day Eucharist live on BBC1 Pg 25

17 April Songs of Praise at Hereford Cathedral Pg 25

19 April Leed’s Clothworkers Consort Choir. HHCT Pg 24

22 April Flicks in the Sticks - A Street Cat Named Bob Pg 16

27 April Hanging Basket Demonstration. Radway Bridge Pg 15

28 April HCS Senior Chamber Choir and Cantabile. HHCT Pg 24

29 April Talk on Bee Keeping and Plants. Radway Bridge Pg 15

5/6 May St Michael’s Hospice Plant Fair Pg 11

8 May WI Bring & buy. Plants & Books. Margaret Townsend 890221

8 May PC Meeting incl report on NDP funding Pg 20

15 May Annual Parish Meeting. Guest speaker Karen Usher Pg 21

Market Theatre, Ledbury Pg 26

Regular LEH clubs Pg 28

Easter Lilies

There will be a beautiful Floral Display in Tarrington Church for Easter. If you wish to sponsor a lily,

remember someone dear to you, or celebrate a special event,

please contact either

Peggy, at 15 Pound Close Or June Andrews

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Dear friends,

Rector’s Ramblings

As you read this letter, Easter will fast be approaching. There can be no acci-

dent in celebrating the season of new life in Christ, than in the early spring as

we emerge from our winter woollies and stretch out to savour the sunshine,

hopeful of good things around the corner. Our living and loving God certainly

has such an amazing sense of timing.

As we enter this season of Hope, many of us in the Hop Churches are sensing

God’s Holy Spirit moving amongst us, drawing us into new ways of thinking,

acting and believing. We live in an increasingly troubled and worrying world.

Global conflict and political upheaval can heighten our sense of vulnerability

about the future of our world, our own futures and those of our children.

It was the festival of Candlemas, when the Hop Churches gathered for our first

Mission Action Planning meeting and God began to speak to us and through us.

The proverb ‘It is better to light a candle, than curse the darkness’ formed part

of my sermon. Several people are associated with this proverbial saying, nota-

bly US President John F. Kennedy. It had been brought to the public's attention

by Peter Benenson, the English lawyer and founder of Amnesty International, at

a Human Rights Day ceremony on 10th December 1961. The candle circled by

barbed wire has become the society's emblem ever since.

Darkness has long been a metaphor for ignorance or evil. The Bible contains

hundreds of references to darkness, and it is in a religious context that the

phrase is first found in print. The English Wesleyan minister William Lonsdale

Watkinson used the expression in The Supreme Conquest, and other sermons

preached in America in 1907: Watkinson, profoundly noted, that denunciatory

rhetoric is so much easier and cheaper than good works, and proves a popular

temptation. Pointing to the simple truth that it is far better to light the candle

than to curse the darkness.

Here in the Hop Churches we have also discovered that rhetoric is not enough.

We believe that God has asked us to respond to these times of fear and vulnera-

bility. Not with words, but with actions. Actions that speak of Hope. Hope for

our world, for our communities and for our faith. We are stepping out on a jour-

ney of Hope. If you like, we are lighting a candle instead of cursing the dark-

ness.

This journey begins on Sunday 30th April, with a day when we want to share

with our communities the Hope we have for a world, where the light of Christ

can be truly transforming.

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In the run up to Easter we want to distribute a Hope prayer pack to every house-

hold in the Hop Churches area. The pack will share our vision of hope and in-

vite people to share with us what it is they hope for, or need prayer for. These

will be collected in various ways, prior to HOPE SUNDAY.

What will HOPE SUNDAY look like?

9:30am – Gathering in our local

parish church, we will share a short

service before setting out on foot,

bicycle, car (or any other means of

transport) towards Ashperton, car-

rying the hopes and prayers of the

people to the geographical heart of

our benefice.

Whilst some walk; in Ashperton for

those not able or inclined to walk,

between 10:15 and 11.45 there will

be a Hub of Hope in Ashperton

Village Hall, where all age activi-

ties on the theme of hope will be

underway. For those who seek a

more peaceful form of reflection there will be a Vigil of Hope in the church.

At Midday we will all gather in Ashperton Church for a united act of worship.

We will offer our hopes and dreams, our fears and vulnerabilities to God know-

ing that through him all things are possible.

Our time together will finish with a shared lunch in the Village Hall. In this

time of fellowship, we will be able to share with one another how God has been

speaking to us as we have journeyed. We hope that from this he will show us

the next path to take on the journey.

One of my favourite children’s choruses begins; God’s not dead, he is alive. I

love it because so much joy goes into the singing of it. God’s not dead, he is

alive is the message of Easter. Our journey of Hope is to bear witness to this

powerful truth. God’s Spirit is moving amongst us. COME AND JOIN IN.

Joy and peace to you all.

Mandy 07780 586846

Mandy.williams@hopchurches.org.uk

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VILLAGE QUIZ

On behalf of Lady Emily Hall, we are pleased to invite you to Tar-rington's not quite annual village quiz at

Lady Emily Hall on Friday 7th April 2017 at 7:30 pm.

This year we have some new and exciting rounds (as well as the tradi-tional ones), a well stocked bar and a Ploughman's supper. We

hope you are able to join us for an entertaining evening raising funds for the village play area and the church.

Tickets are £8 per person to include a bottle of wine for each team

and supper. (Please advise us of any dietary requirements)

Please contact Hannah West

or Linzy Outtrim to book a table.

Success!

Jenny found a

new home

As did the

Linen Press from

the Church

If you have something to sell or

pass on to a new owner, contact

the Tatler to advertise it. Happy Easter!

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CHURCH SERVICES: APR & MAY

TARRINGTON YARKHILL STOKE EDITH

Sunday 02 Apr Parish Communion

9.30am

Parish Communion

11.00am

Sunday 09 Apr

Palm Sunday

Parish Communion

9.30am

Parish Communion

11.00am

Thursday 13 Apr

Maundy Thursday

Parish Communion

and stripping the

Altar. 7.00pm

Friday 14 Apr

Good Friday

Walk of Witness from Tarrington to Yarkhill

1.30pm

Saturday 15 April

Easter Eve

The Easter Vigil

8.00pm

Sunday 16 Apr

Easter Sunday

Parish Communion

9.30am

Parish Communion

11.00am

Holy Communion

11.00am

Sunday 23 Apr All Age Worship

11.00am

Sunday 30 Apr Worship Together at Tarrington

10.30am

Sunday 07 May Parish Communion

9.30am

Parish Communion

11.00am

Sunday 14 May Evensong

6.30pm

Sunday 21 May Parish Communion

9.30am

Morning Prayer

11.00am

Sunday 28 May All Age Worship

9.30am

Holy Communion

11.00am

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COMMEMORATION OF TOM ONSLOW AT STOKE EDITH

On 11th February a quarter peal of Grandsire Doubles was rung on the

recently refurbished bells at St. Mary the Virgin, Stoke Edith. This was

done in memory of Second Lieutenant Tom Onslow, younger son of the

Rector, who was killed in action near Arras, France on 6th January

1917.Three Onslow brothers fought in World War l; Frank H. Onslow

was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Mercian Light Infantry, and Richard

Francis John Onslow served in the Royal Navy on H.M.S. Queen Mary

as a Midshipman (later Lieutenant).Tom Onslow was 19 years old and

had been educated at Shrewsbury School; he was awarded a scholarship

to Magdalen College, Oxford before joining the

King's Shropshire Light Infantry. He is buried in

Agny Military Cemetery, Pas-De-Calais.The cem-

etery is 4.75 kilometres from Arras on the out-

skirts of Agny village. Begun by the French and

used between 1916 and 1918, a further 137 graves

were brought in from the battlefields east of Arras

in 1923/24. The cemetery is now in the care of the

Commonwealth War Graves Commission.There is

a memorial plaque to Tom Onslow on the north

wall of the nave at St. Mary's.

As a footnote, Tom's brother Richard was killed in World War ll on 9th

April 1942, aged 46. He was Captain of the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Her-

mes (photo below) which was heavily bombed by 85 Japanese planes off

Batticaloa, Ceylon, together with H.M.A.S. Vampire. Hermes had been

ordered to leave her own aircraft (full complement 20) behind at Trinco-

malee. Before Fairey Fulmars from 273 squadron, R.A.F. based at China

Bay could reach the stricken ships, H.M.S. Hermes had already sunk.

Survivors were rescued by the nearby hospital ship 'Vita' but, out of Her-

mes' crew of 566 seamen, 307 were lost in-

cluding Captain Richard Onslow.Captain

R.F.J. Onslow is commemorated on the Naval

Memorial in Plymouth, Devon.

Pauline Powell

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Dear all,

Without Easter there really wouldn't be much point in Christmas. If East-

er wasn't the 'Revelation' that it is, it would add up to little more than a

'Spring Festival', a beano for garden centres and Tesco's. Logically it

would be preceded by a Christmas, in turn, reduced to a 'Mid Winter Fes-

tival'.

Thank God its not like that.

If you want to explore this Easter business some more, have a look at the

times of the services here in the Tatler.

The Maundy Thursday service of Eucharist is astonishing and ends with

a starkness as within the service we remove all that is on the Altar and in

the Sanctuary, the lights are turned out and we leave the church in si-

lence. On Friday we process from Tarrington to Yarkhill behind a wood-

en cross pausing at intervals to hear passages about the passion. When

we reach Yarkhill we will sing that extraordinary hymn of Isaac

Watts ,'When I survey the wondrous cross', the last two last lines encap-

sulate all that is to be said about Easter, …..

“Love so amazing so divine, demands my soul, my life my all.”

On Easter Eve, the Saturday before Easter Day, we have a vigil service

that lasts for an hour or so. There are those who find it more moving than

any other service in the year. The Church starts in darkness and we listen

to Bible readings that offer illustrations of God's relationship to us and

his love of us from the beginning of time. When the readings are com-

plete, we move out of the church leaving it in darkness. In the churchyard

we find the Paschal Bonfire from which we light the Paschal Candle be-

fore processing with it back into the church spreading the new light of

Christ's Resurrection as we go.

As all the lights that we can find are lit ,we hear the loudest music we can

find to leave us in no doubt about the nature of the moment.

This year I think we will return to the final passages of Mahler's Second

Symphony 'Resurrection'. It comes with a health warning of course. It

could be life changing.

Alternatively, you might choose to settle for just the chocolate bunny.

Easter greetings from John Watkins

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The cutting edge becomes a thing of the past

The church should always be ready to embrace new technology and now

this is a possibility for the churchyard. With the growing difficulties ex-

perienced in recruiting enough volunteers to keep the churchyard tidy,

the PCC is going to be asked to consider a gradual programme of replac-

ing the present grass with some of the very attractive artificial grass that

is now available. Apparently laying it is rel-

atively simple and it can be neatly tailored

around gravestones with the joins in the

strips being virtually invisible.

All of the uncertainty about the timing of

the snowdrops and wild daffodils can cease as the newly designed artifi-

cial flowers can be velcroed into position whenever it suits. This means

that we could have a fund-raising 'Snowdrop weekend' in June or July

when its warm enough to enjoy them properly and apparently, when Au-

tumn arrives, little work is needed other than a whip round with the Ew-

bank.

As they say these days, “What's not to like?”

John Watkins

LENT LUNCH Thursday April 6th 12.00 - 2pm

At “The Willows”, Tarrington

All are welcome

In aid of the crisis in East Africa

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St Michael’s Hospice Plant Fair

5th and 6th May 2017

Friday 11am - 7pm and

Saturday 10am - 5pm

This inaugural event will be a celebration of springtime gardening. The Fair will take place in the Hospice gardens on the new terrace, a sun trap looking out onto beau-tiful views towards Haugh Woods.

A chance to browse and buy a wide range of plants grown by professional and amateur gardeners. Handmade birdhouses, trugs, honey and preserves will also be on sale.

Delicious two-course lunches (booking essential) and other refreshments avail-able; please see our website for booking details. Pre-school craft activities will run on Friday; and school-aged children can take part in WildPlay sessions pro-vided by Herefordshire Wildlife Trust on Saturday (11am-4pm). For full details, visit www.st-michaels-hospice.org.uk

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St Michael’s Hospice Open Gardens

This summer, a wide array of beautiful gardens will be open for you to explore. From a monastery to a Victorian mansion which played host to a hit movie, visitors to our Open Gardens events won’t be short of choice. There are 15 different dates for your diary, with our inaugural St Michael’s Hospice Plant Fair kicking things off on 5th May.

For more details, visit

st-michaels-hospice.org.uk or pick up an Open Gardens brochure at the

Hospice or in any of our Retail outlets.

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Countryside Jottings

Spring is sprung,

The grass is ris,

I wonder where dem birdies is.

Some say dem birds is on the wing.

But that’s absurd,

Dem wings are on dem birds!

Yesterday morning I saw a swallow flying through! I have

seen swallows flying in the same place at the same time of

year on other occasions in the last 14 or 15 years.

They seem to follow the physical

landmarks of buildings and hedges. The swallow flies

near to one of the barns and then follows the hedge line

due west. The swallows which arrive here to stay are due any-

time onwards from 7th April so the barn doors are now open

ready to receive them. (See www.rspb.org.uk for information

on migration of swallows).

I have also been enjoying the snowdrops and

now the wild daffodils (narcissus pseudonarcis-

sus) in our churchyard. We are so privileged to

have this pocket of the now rare small delicate

pale yellow blooms. Interestingly, it is im-

portant not to plant ‘species’ daffodils near to

wild daffodils as hybridisation can occur – in

the same way that if a species polyanthus is

planted near to wild primroses these too are

hybridised.

Cont...

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Cont..

Colonies of bees are now building up well, so many have sur-

vived the winter this year! The queen bee starts to lay again in

February, after a break during the winter, and by now the

numbers in the hive are growing and building up fast to collect

pollen to feed the increasing numbers of larvae being raised

and then to collect early honey from spring flowers and fruit

blossoms.

The buds on the fruit trees are bursting to open! Pear, dam-

son, lilac, and crab apple in our gardens will provide good honey

forage for the hives. Hopefully, there will be no frosts. The

countryside (and the garden) is waking up to the warmth of the

sun and the longer lighter days.

It is such a joyous time of year!

Seasonal Reminders DO keep your dog on a lead in the countryside especially when walking near to livestock. This is against a background of a steep rise in the incidence of sheep worrying by dogs. DO keep strictly to footpaths. Footpaths offer access to private land and if you or your dog strays from the path you are commit-ting an act of trespass. DO make sure to take all your waste home with you. Dropping litter is classed as fly tipping and, as such, is a criminal offence. Small fragments of metal or plastic cause suffering to and kill farm livestock and other animals. DO LISTEN to the Dawn Chorus and DO ENJOY the natural world around Tarrington this Springtime!

Anne Bush

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Leaving Tarrington

The Langford Family

I believe it may be about 10 years or so since I last wrote anything

for the Tarrington Tatler - in some ways this reflects my own jour-

ney - growing up in the village, leaving home for University and then

morphing into an economic migrant making the pilgrimage to London

in search of employment.

But Tarrington has always been my home. Now we really are leaving -

not just me - but mother and the girls too. We moved to Tarrington

in April 2002 - a young family - knowing no one in the village or how

long we might stay. It was a convenient location (near to town and

schools) and more importantly there was a suitable house available.

During these 15 years of Tarrington life my sisters and I have grown

up - in a safe and friendly community. We’ve loved taking part in vil-

lage events and have each tried to contribute in our own way. Many

of you will know just how hard mother has worked to give us all the

best start in life and I want to thank the people of Tarrington for

all of the kindness they have shown to her, and us as a family, during

these years. Mother says it has been a privilege to bring up our fam-

ily in this village.

The next chapter of our lives is just beginning. No matter where we

move or what we do, I know each of us will always talk fondly about

our time in this special village.

Please keep in touch. Probably best to use my email as a starting

point: james.langford4@btinternet.com

Thank you Tarrington!

Sandra, James, Kimberley, Claire and Tiffany Langford

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We are an established nursery and garden centre offering a wide range of interesting and unusual plants. We are a family owned business and we care deeply about helping people to develop their gardens in cost ef-fective and unique ways. We have some fascinating talks and demonstrations coming up and we would love to see you.

30th MARCH 11.00 - 12.00 Propagation talk, by Keith Smith, one of our expert Horticulturalists, happy to talk about seed and cutting production of your young plants.

27th APRIL 11.00 - 12.00 Hanging Basket demonstration by Keith Smith one of our expert Hor-

ticulturalists, happy to talk about, planting up pots and containers for the summer, composts, plant selection and water retention ideas.

29th APRIL 11.00 - 12.00 Talk on Bee keeping and plants to attract them into your Garden.

Chris Stowell is coming to talk to us on keeping bees and the plants

and flowers they need in your garden.

A two course lunch is available at £10, so why not bring friends and enjoy a delicious lunch in the Potting Shed afterwards.

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Flicks in the Sticks Films Lady Emily Hall

Tickets will be £5.00 (£3.00 U-16) at the door. If you need any help getting to the films, or could offer help to set up, serve teas etc, contact John Tallis. En-quiries 01432 890720 or john.tallis@btopenworld.com

Refreshments and wine will be available as usual.

Sat 22nd April 7:30pm A Street Cat Named Bob (12A)

When recovering drug addict James Bowen (Luke Treadaway) finds

an injured ginger street cat curled up in the hallway of his shelter

accommodation, he christens him Bob and nurses him back to

health. When he sends Bob on his way, he never imagines he'll ever

see him again - or that the two of them will become inseparable

through adventures that transform both their lives. (Based on a true

story.)

“But it wouldn't be a story without some ups and downs, not in their firm friendship, but in James' awkward, damaged life. He can't even sell The Big Issue without getting into trouble, unfairly, as it happens. But life is not fair to James as a rule. He has demons and history, a broken family and a nasty habit ... but Bob comes along and soon so does the neighbour at his emer-

gency accommodation, the lovely and lively Betty (Ruta Gedmintas). She,

too, is suffering in the after-math of drug addiction, but not her own.” (Review by Andrew Urban) Director: Roger Spottiswoode Writer: James Bowen Stars: Bob, Luke Treadaway, Ruta Gedmintas

Successful Showing of “Chewing the Cud –

Memories of the Old Hereford Cattle Market”

The Lady Emily Hall was the venue for a really enjoyable evening of

reminiscences, food and film on Friday 3rd March. There was a

Ploughman’s Supper for those that wanted it,

with local cheeses, John Wilesmith’s bread and

a choice of various local tipples (wine, cider,

perry and apple juice). Then we had a short

introductory talk by Julia Goldsmith, the film

Director from Catcher Media, before watching

the film, which contained a fascinating ...

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Flicks Film Club for 2017-18 ?

Whilst we have had large audiences for the Borderlines Film Festival,

attendances have been low for other films since September averag-

ing 15. This has 2 consequences; the Hall has made a loss on each

showing; and we have expended valuable volunteer time preparing

for the films. As the audience does not tend to be local, it seems un-

reasonable for the Hall to subsidise the films. The Hall committee has

been considering opti ons for next season and they appear to be:

1 Stop showing films on a regular basis (except for the Bor-

derlines Festival ?)

2 Show 3 films per year, combined with a meal – themed

like the Shakespeare film last Sept.

3 Create a Film Club, annual subscription, involve members

in film selection, offer incentives for regular attendance.

The proposal for the Film Club will be circulated to all who have vol-

unteered their e-mail addresses to receive Flicks information and we

will assess whether to go ahead in June, based on the response.

In outline, the scheme will have a £20-£25 annual subscription; 50%

discount on film entry; 8 films per year and club member participa-

tion in film title selection – perhaps free attendance for the 5th film

attended? It’s aimed at increasing commitment to attend, but also to

provide us with some basic income to cover the film license that we

have to pay for every showing (Currently £93). For the Club to be

viable, we will need about 20 people to sign-up and attend films fair-

ly regularly. Local feed-back would be appreciated, about any aspect

of the film programme – titles, timing, prices?

John Tallis, ladyemilyhall@gmail.com

… collection of interviews, newsreel clips and

other material illustrating the history of the Old

Market. The evening was completed with a

Q&A session with John Bishop, a farmer from

Colwall, aided by Julia. Attendance in total was

over 100 and the event raised over £300 for

Hall funds. All this was made possible by a

whole crowd of volunteers, who prepared the food, set-up the Hall

and served everything. I want to thank everyone who helped make

this a great evening.

John Tallis

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Lady Emily Community Playground and Playing Field

Did you know… The playground now has two very smart new pieces of equipment

for children to enjoy.

Rubber matting has been placed

under them and there will be some re-seeding of the grass.

Come and try them out!

Brook House Alpaca Compost.

£2.50 a bag.

Please call Anne Bush to arrange collection or delivery.

Did you also know… That it is an offence under the The Dogs Exclu-sion (Herefordshire Council) Order 2010 to per-mit any dog to enter or to remain on, any land to which this Order applies. This includes the Tarrington Village Hall Play areas.

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PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

Tarrington Parish Council Meeting Monday 13

th March 2017

At the beginning of the meeting Russell Pryce from Collins, Design and Build gave a presentation about his plans for a housing devel-opment of 21 houses on the land west of Garbrook. The plan is based on a farmyard/courtyard design and includes 2, 3 and 4 bed red brick houses, incorporating some work units and some afford-able housing. Mr. Pryce addressed several issues including ac-cess, landscaping and drainage and answered questions from res-idents. Report from Backbury Ward Councillor, John Hardwick Councillor Hardwick said that the Council Tax for Tarrington is broadly comparable with other local parishes in his ward. He also spoke about the progress that is being made on the new Hereford City Link Road and reported that Hereford Council has received £8m of start-up funding for Hereford’s new university and a further £2.82m of government money to support the development of a centre for cyber security in Hereford. Neighbourhood Development Plan Following consultation with Lynda Wilcox from H.A.L.C. (Hereford Association of Local Councils) Tarrington Parish Council has been advised to work with planning consultant Dr. David Nicholson to complete the necessary work on the Draft Neighbourhood Devel-opment Plan. Cllr John Tallis and Cllr Maggie Daron will meet with Parish Clerk Janet Chester to discuss N.D.P. funding. They will then report back to the Parish Council at the next P.C. meeting on 8

th May so that this work can progress. Once completed, the plan

will be sent first to Herefordshire Council and then distributed to all residents for a six week public consultation, with written com-ments to be submitted to the Parish Clerk.

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Cont.

The Annual Parish Meeting Residents will all be made very welcome at the Parish Council An-nual Parish Meeting which will take place on 15

th May and will be

well advertised. Refreshments will be provided and Karen Usher (co leader of the new Hereford university organisation, NMITE) will be our guest speaker. We look forward to welcoming Karen Usher to Tarrington and anticipate that her talk will be very well received. Section 106 Funding All councillors will consider the list of suggested improvements which could benefit our parish on the receiving of Section 106 funding (in the light of any new housing development taking place in the Parish) with a view to prioritising these possible new initia-tives. The potential improvements include a road crossing; foot-path improvements; the extension of a traffic speed limit on the main road; children’s playground improvements and parish hall upgrades. This matter will be included on the agenda of the next meeting. Other Parish Matters Chairman Paul Grey has volunteered to take on the task of demol-ishing the old wooden bus shelter which was replaced with the smart new bus shelter in front of the Tarrington Arms. Parish Clerk, Janet Chester will pursue the matter of receiving a grant to fund a new Parish Council web site. The Parish Council will pur-chase a newly published and useful Rights of Way book to support our work with footpaths. It was agreed that it would be a good idea to provide a bench for residents where the bus stops in Durlow.

Cllr Maggie Daron

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If you would like to join us on the 1st Wednesday of each month, we would

be delighted to see you. We can provide transport if you need it.

Please contact either Janet Pierce

or Jeanette Forrester for further information.

Friendship Club A Bring & Buy at our first meeting this year left us plenty of time for chatting which led us on to reflect on the very beginning of the Friendship Club back in 1985 in what was the old village hall, a green hut, where Bramble Cottage now stands. Eileen Whiting started it in August that year, encouraged by Age Concern, and serving Meals on Wheels lunches initially. We enjoyed reminiscing on those days and Eileen recalled many happy times spent with friends like Elsie Hill, the local postlady, Jeff and Mary Rose, Mrs Barber, the treasurer, Eva Weaver, Mr and Mrs Bolton, the Deans and Mr and Mrs Emery, Glenys Thomas and Lil Wil-liams – so many local folk for whom the Friendship Club provided an opportunity to meet socially and enjoy lunch togeth-er. We hope to update the photo album with all those lovely memories in time for the next meeting. Coming back up to date, Eileen still comes for lunch, but is now enjoying a well earned retirement and our new caterer, Rod Daw-son, has donned her apron and oven gloves. We continue to have wonderful food, freshly prepared on the premises and are really grateful to Rod for his delicious meals all beautifully present-ed. Unlike Gordon Ramsay, he is also a pleasure to work with in the kitchen! We had a really interesting illustrated talk in March on Hereford Cathedral and in April will be trying our hand at making chocolate truffles and watching the life story of a local farmer, Eric Freeman.

Jeanette

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MacMillan Big Quiz

Many thanks to all that attended the Macmillan Big Quiz. A full hall followed by several donations afterwards made the total raised

£489

A massive thank you to all that attended and also to those that do-

nated raffle prizes

David Coleman Chairman, City of Hereford Macmillan Fund Raising Team

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Well, I did it ! No problem !!!

‘Every step I took will help fund world-leading research into new cancer treat-

ments and pioneering equipment to provide the best possible care for patients.‘

Thankyou to those who have already made a donation. There is still time for

others to do so. Please see details of how to do this below

The Marsden March helps to raise funds for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.

If you would like some information on how the funds already raised since 2011

have been used, please do not hesitate to contact me. Here are a few examples:

two new MRI scanners, new drugs, Fluorescent Ink Tattoos used in Radiothera-

py treatment, refurbishment of a Childrens’ ward etc.

To make a donation,

write a cheque payable to The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity

or make a cash donation

and deliver to me at Orchard Hill, Tarrington. I will forward it to the Charity.

If you prefer, you could make a donation by using my justgiving page :

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/John-Tallis

Liz Tallis

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1st £20 T Kerr No. 54

2nd £15 C&A West No. 84

3rd £10 J Philpotts No. 4

January 2017

TARRINGTON 80 CLUB DRAW

1st £20 R Dawson No. 21

2nd £15 J Ryan No. 73

3rd £10 L Clayton No. 47

February 2017

Tennis court available @ BARCROFT for villagers use. All monies raised will be donated to the Village Hall & Church

Funds at a suggested rate of £5 for a 2 hr session. Car parking on-site.

If interested, please phone Patrick on for booking.

ANYONE FOR TENNIS?

Herefordshire Historic Churches Trust

Music in Quiet Places

St. Bartholomew’s Church, Much Marcle. April 19th. 7pm.

The much acclaimed Leed’s Clothworkers Consort who are the guest

choir at Hereford Cathedral over Easter have kindly volunteered to per-

form for us in this lovely Herefordshire Church.

St. Mary’s Church, Brilley April 28th. 7pm.

HCS Senior Chamber Choir and Cantabile will perform with instrumen-

tal chamber ensembles and solo performances.

All performances are free with a retiring collection which will sup-

port the host church and HHCT.

www.hhct.co.uk

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Come and sing with us! Songs of Praise invites you to two re-

cordings at Hereford Cathedral

introduced by Pam Rhodes

We would like to extend a warm invitation to you and

your congregation to join us for two recordings of well

-loved, classic hymns at Hereford Cathedral. Each re-

cording will be led by Songs of Praise presenter Pam

Rhodes, who will be telling the stories behind the

hymns and sharing some of the secrets of making the

long-running BBC series. The music will be broadcast

in future editions of Songs of Praise.

The dates are as follows: Songs of Praise Recording 1 | Easter Monday 17th April 2.30pm – 5.30pm Songs of Praise Recording 2 | Easter Monday 17th April 7pm – 10pm Admission will be by free ticket. Details of how to join the congregation for

the recordings can be found on the cathedral website www.herefordcathedral.org. Applications open until 4 April.

Hereford Cathedral is pleased to offer all those participating in the filming a discount ticket to visit the Mappa Mundi and Chained Library Exhibition, which includes the special exhibi-tion ‘Mapping Inspirations’ – art inspired by Mappa Mundi, featuring Grayson Perry’s ‘Map of Nowhere’ among other works. Hereford Cathedral’s Easter Day Eucharist will also be broadcast live on BBC One on Sunday 16th April. If you’d like to attend, please be seated by 9.30 am.

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THE MARKET THEATRE, LEDBURY

Online address: www.themarkettheatre.com

Box Office: 01432 383663

Out of Hours: 07967 517125

APRIL LIVE SHOWS

Saturday lst April 11am – 4.30 pm

REMEMBERING EDWARD

THOMAS. WORKSHOP

Tickets £12/£5 (incl Tea/Coffee)

Saturday 1st April 8.00 pm

SOFIA BUCKINGHAM in concert

Tickets £12/£8.

Saturday 8th April 8.00 pm

Open Sky Productions

SCORCHED

Highly acclaimed at Edinburgh

fringe

Tickets £10

Thurs 27th – Saturday 29th

LADS PRODUCTION 8.00 pm

The Dark Earth and Light Sky

Play about Dymock Poets

Edward Thomas & Robert Frost

£10/£5

LIVE SCREENINGS

Thursday 6th April 7.00 pm

National Theatre Live

TWELFTH NIGHT

Tickets £15/12.50

Tuesday 11th April 7.25 pm

The Royal Ballet Live

JEWELS

Tickets £15/12.50

FILMS

Friday 14th April 8.00 pm

BENNY AND JOON

Tickets £6

MAY LIVE SHOWS

Saturday 6th May 8.00 pm

GONE CUCKOO. The world of the cuckoo

through Stories, music and song

Tickets £11/£7

Friday/Saturday 19th/20th May 7.30 pm

Worcester Gilbert & Sullivan Society

THOSE GOOD OLD DAYS OF

MUSIC HALL. Tickets £12/£5

Friday 26th May 8.00 on

Hotbuckle Theatre Company

FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD

Tickets £12/£8

Saturday 27th May 8.00 pm

HIS WAY. The Frank Sinatra Show

Tickets £12/£8

LIVE SCREENING

Thursday 4th May 7.00 pm

Encore Screening

Royal Shakespeare Company

JULIUS CAESAR. Tickets £14/£12

Wednesday 24th May 7.00 pm

Live Screening

Royal Shakespeare Company

ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA

Tickets £15/£12.50

FILMS

Friday 5th May 8.00 pm

FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO

FIND THEM. Tickets £6/£3

Wednesday 10th May 10.30 am

A STREET CAT NAMED BOB

Tickets £6 to include coffee

Friday 12th May 8.00 pm

VICTORIA. Tickets £6/£3

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News from Fownhope Medical Centre

Community Link Worker We are very pleased to introduce Sue Brazendale as our Community

Link Officer for a ‘social prescribing’ pilot project starting in March.

Frequently patients visit the GP practice looking for support for non-

clinical needs for which medicine isn’t always the best or only answer.

This project will offer a community referral service linking patients to

activities provided by social and community groups that will positively

impact on their health and wellbeing. Taking part in activities and having

support from within the community can help tackle isolation, empower

people and also alleviate a range of physical conditions.

Sue will be based at Fownhope Medical Centre part-time for 18 months

developing the referral service. We will post more information as the

project gets underway over the next weeks and months – watch this

space.

Ear syringing Ear syringing is no longer funded by the NHS and is not considered a

first line treatment by NHS England. Although the risks are low and

nurses have been trained in ear syringing, there is still a small chance

(thought to be around 1 in 1000) of complications occurring – e.g perfo-

rated ear drum, middle ear infection, external canal infection or tinnitus.

GP surgeries throughout Herefordshire have withdrawn ear syringing and

we have now brought this service to a close at Fownhope Medical Cen-

tre.

If your ears are regularly becoming blocked with wax there are effective

ways to deal with it at home. We can give you a self-help guide at the

surgery or you can visit our website for information:

www.fownhopesurgery.nhs.uk

There are private providers in Herefordshire who use ear microsuction to

remove wax. A list of these providers is included in our self-help guide

and on our website too.

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Time Group Frequency Contact Name Contact Phone

Monday

10:00-Noon

Parents and Tots Group

Weekly in school term (Ashperton Primary Calendar)

Hannah West 01432 890304

19:15-21:15

Tarrington Short Mat Bowls

Most weeks Veronica Hodges

01432 890431

19:15-21:15

Stoke Edith & Tarrington WI

The 2nd Monday of most months

Gwyneth Wil-liams

01432 851624

19:30-21:30

Tarrington Parish Council

2nd Monday of alter-nate months (Jan, Mar, etc)

Robert Hodges 01432 890431

Tuesday

10:30-15:00

Craft Club Weekly, except for Xmas, Easter and August

Nora Bevan 01531 640219

19:00-22:00

Rifle Club Most weeks in win-ter (Oct-Mar)

Robert Hodges 01432 890431

Wednesday

12:00-15:00

Friendship Club 1st Wednesday of most months

Jeanette For-rester

01432 890440

18:00-19:30

Tarrington Brownies

Weekly, in term time

Annette Em-brey

01531 670771

Thursday

18:00-20:00

Ledbury Archery Club

Weekly, in winter (Oct-Apr)

Pete Dobson 07523 863214

20:00-22:00

Badminton Club Weekly, except for Xmas, Easter and August

Margaret McCleod

01432 890595

Friday

09:30-10:30

Pilates Class Weekly, except for Xmas, Easter and August

Nikki Schecht-er

07813 780234

REGULAR LADY EMILY HALL EVENTS

PLEASE CHECK MEETING DATES WITH CONTACT BEFORE ATTEND-ING!

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WOODEND FARM B & B near Little Tarrington

* 4 rooms ensuite

* 4 star Tourist Board rating

* Free Wi-Fi

* Guest lounge

* Full breakfast using local produce

* Online booking available

Web: www.woodendfarmhouse.co.uk

or please phone Helen on

07961 216329 for full details

The Tatler Team

Editor Judi Ryan, Barrs Court, Tarring-ton, HR1 4EU

Distribution Kath Lane, 10 The Laurels, Tar-

rington, HR1 4HY

Website Management The Tarrington homepage at

www.tarrington.org.uk is man-

aged by Vikki Avery

Ledbury Food Bank

Please consider donating tinned or dry goods, home essentials or money to the Ledbury Food Bank. The demand is much higher than originally anticipated and all are desperately needed. Donations can be left in St Michael’s Church, Ledbury, the Council Offices in Church Lane, or at the Master’s House. Volunteers are also needed to serve in the Food Bank, sort gifts and control stock, amongst other things. If you can help, please telephone 01531 633357 or 01531 633643. If you are in need yourself, please contact

a health professional, police, CAB, Age

UK or other voluntary organisation, or

state welfare. Otherwise contact your local

Vicar who will also be able to refer you to

the Food Bank. You will be treated with

total confidentiality.

Fownhope Medical Cen-tre

Contact Details Surgery: 01432 860235 Dispensary: 01432 860241 Web: www.fownhopesurgery.co.uk Surgery Hours Monday to Friday, 8am to 6.30pm. Reception staff are available on the tele-phone from 8am until 6pm each day. Making an appointment The number to call is 01432 860235. Please advise the surgery as soon as pos-sible if you are unable to attend an ap-pointment. Out of Hours Should you need a doctor between the hours of 6pm and 8am Monday to Friday and 6pm Friday to 8am Monday, please telephone NHS on 111..

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EMERGENCY Police/Fire/Ambulance………. 999 Police (non-emergency)...…… 101 Gas…………………………….. 0800 111 999 Welsh Water………………….. 0800 281 432 Severn Trent Water………….. 0800 783 4444 Electricity……………………… 0800 328 1111 Power cuts……………………. 105

HEALTH & MEDICAL Hereford County Hospital …… 01432 355444 Fownhope Surgery …………... 01432 860235 NHS 111……………………….. 111

LOCAL SERVICES Citizens Advice Bureau……… 01684 563611 Age Concern………………….. 01531 631280 Samaritans……………………. 01432 269000

LOCAL CLERGY John Watkins…………………. 01432 890595 Nicky Seabright………………. 01531 640252

TELEPHONE NUMBERS

476 BUS TIMES

Tarrington to Hereford Bus Station

M-F M-S M-F M-S M-S M-S M-S M-S F&S F&S

Tarrington 0704 0800 0834 0954 1024 & every hr to 1424 1519 1724 1854 2024 2254

Hereford 0720 0830 0900 1015 1045 & every hr to 1445 1540 1740 1915 2045 2310

Tarrington to Ledbury Market House

M-F NSD

M-S

M-S

M-F NSD

M-S

M-F

M-S

M-S

F&S

F&S

Tarrington 0745 0855 0940 & every hr to 1440 1540 1640 1740 1810 1935 2150 2335

Ledbury 0758 0910 0953 & every hr to 1453 1553 1653 1753 1823 1948 2203 2348

M-F Monday - Friday F&S Friday & Saturday only

M-S Monday - Saturday NSD Not School Days

Did you

spot the

April Fool?

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REFUSE COLLECTION DATES

Tarrington, incl T. Common, Alders End, Stoke Edith, Sparchell &

Perton

Garbrook, East-wood & Durlow

Little Tarrington

Day Friday Thursday Tuesday

Bin Green Black Black Green Black Green

April 7th, 21st

14th, 28th

6th, 20th

13th, 27th

4th, 18th

11th, 25th

May 5th, 19th

12th, 26th

4th, 18th

11th, 25th

2nd, 16th, 30th

9th, 23rd

Jasper-Antics

My brother’s dog—Jasper.

I don’t know, he comes and goes as he likes, expects dinner to be ready when he’s hungry,

and likes to be tucked up in his bed.

Honestly, he treats this place like a hotel!

(Now where have I heard that before?!)

Send me a funny or cute picture of your pet and tell me something about him/her. Ed.

If I’ve got any of these wrong, or missed anyone in the Tatler catchment area, please let me know, Ed.

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