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32 West of Severn News: May 2018

6th May Easter 6 (& Rogation

Sunday)

White Frontal

Corse

Ashleworth

Staunton

Tirley

Hasfield

Hartpury Orchard

Centre

8.30am

9.30am

9.30am

11.00am

6.00pm

6.00pm

Holy Communion (BCP)

Holy Communion (Sung)

Holy Communion

Holy Communion

Evening Prayer (BCP)

Open Air Rogation Service

Acts 10.44-48

1 John 5.1-6

John 15.9-17

Psalm 98

13th May Easter 7 White Frontal

Hartpury

Corse (+ Staunton)

Maisemore

Tirley

8.30am

9.30am

11.00am

6.00pm

Holy Communion (BCP Said)

Joint Family Service

Holy Communion

BCP Evening Prayer

Acts 1.15-17,21-26

1 John 5.9-13

John 17.6-19

Psalm 1

10th—19th May 9 Days in May

Tirley 10th

Hartpury 11th

Corse 12th

Hasfield 14th

Ashleworth 15th

Staunton 16th

Corse 17th

Hartpury 18th

Maisemore 19th

7.00pm

8.15am

8.15am

8.15am

8.15am

8.15am

8.15am

8.15am

8.15am

Ascension Day Service

Morning Prayer

Morning Prayer

Morning Prayer

Morning Prayer

Morning Prayer

Morning Prayer

Morning Prayer

Morning Prayer

See Article on Page 3

20th May Pentecost Red Frontal

Ashleworth

Hartpury

9.30am

11.30am


Pentecost Family Praise & BBQ Acts 2.1-21

Romans 8.22-27

John 15.26-27 & 16.4b

–15

West of Severn Benefice Services

May 2018

West of Severn News

May 2018

for Hasfield with Tirley & Ashleworth


Hasfield with Tirley and Ashleworth Clergy

Priest in Charge John Longuet-Higgins

The Rectory

Over Old Road

Hartpury GL19 3BJ

01452 700965

[email protected]

www.westofsevernchurches.org.uk

Churchwardens

Hasfield Mr J Meath Baker Mr E Douglas Miller

Haw Farm The Old Rectory

Haw Bridge Hasfield Tirley 01452 780305

GL19 4HJ

07595 022709

Tirley Mrs J Clutterbuck Mrs K Creese

3 Bridge House Great Sandpits

Tirley GL19 4HL Tirley GL19 4HF

01452 780339 01452 780271

Ashleworth Dr R J Barnes Mrs V Funnell

Ashleworth Manor 4 Nupend

White End Ashleworth

Ashleworth GL19 4JJ

GL19 4LA 01452 700712

01452 700350

Clive Annetts Churchwarden Emeritus

Magazine Editor

Caroline Saunders

[email protected]

01452 700742

Please make all enquiries for Baptisms, Weddings or Funerals to John Longuet-Higgins.

Please send material for the

June 2018 magazine (by e-mail only) to the Editor by May 12th 2018.

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To Advertise in this Parish Magazine

Please contact the Editor [email protected] 01452 700742

27th May Trinity Sunday White Frontal

Staunton

Ashleworth

Corse

Maisemore

Tirley

8.30am

9.30am

10.00am

11.00am

11.00am


Morning Prayer

Healing & Worship

Holy Communion

Holy Communion

Isaiah 6.1-8

Psalm 29

Romans 8.12-17

John 3.1-17

Trinity 1 Green Frontal 3rd June

Corse

Ashleworth

Staunton

Hartpury

Tirley

Hasfield

8.30am

9.30am

9.30am

11.00am

11.00am

12.30pm



Holy Communion

Holy Communion

Holy Communion

Summer Family Service & BBQ

Deuteronomy 5.12-15

2 Corinthians 4.5-12

Mark 2.23-3.6

Psalm 139 shortened

West of Severn Benefice Services

Late May & Early June 2018

Let’s Live: A Cancer Self

Help Support Group

David Harper, a cancer

sufferer himself, is willing to

talk to and start a

self-help group in our area,

if people are interested.

Please telephone David on

07905 140610 or email [email protected]

http://www.westofsevernchurches.org.uk/

mailto:[email protected]


STAUNTON CROSS GARAGE Tel. 01452 840201 or 840077

Proprietor Ian Fardon Light vehicle repairs,

servicing & MOT Courtesy car free of charge (over 25’s)

8.00am—5.00pm Monday-Friday

8.00am—1.00pm Saturday

TOWN STREET FARM Tirley

Bed & Breakfast www.townstreetfarm.co.uk [email protected]

Sue & Charles Warner

Call: 01452 780442


Revd John Longuet-Higgins for the West of Severn Benefice: consisting of Ashleworth, Corse, Maisemore, Hartpury, Hasfield, Staunton and Tirley.

9 days in May: Thy Kingdom Come:

Vicar’s Bit John Longuet-Higgins

10th

– 19th

May: Nine days: What is so special? Well, across the world Christians are waiting and praying. We shall be too. For whom? For what? The Holy Spirit and the coming kingdom. On Ascension Day, Thursday 10

th May, Jesus

ascended to heaven and on earth we pray ‘thy kingdom come’. During the novena, we shall be praying daily in all our churches:

10th May 7.00pm Thursday Ascension Day Tirley Church 11

th May 8.15am Friday Hartpury Church

12th May 8.15am Saturday Corse Church

13th May Sunday services

14th May 8.15am Monday Hasfield Church

15th May 8.15am Tuesday Ashleworth Church

16th May 8.15am Wednesday Staunton Church

17th May 8.15am Thursday Corse Church

18th May 8.15am Friday Hartpury Church

19th May 8.15am Saturday Maisemore Church

And at the end of our praying, the Holy Spirit comes. So we can more effectively ‘gather together’ on May 20th for Pentecost, this year we are holding just two services, a 9.30am Pentecost Communion Service at Ashleworth and the 11.30am Pentecost Family Praise, followed by a BBQ (‘baptised by fire’). We are making a special effort to make this 11.30am service a wonderful family occasion. It might not have passed your notice that on Saturday 19

th May there is the Royal

Wedding and the FA Cup final. To add to the festivities, there is a Festivall night at Maisemore Church (part of the diocese Festivall initiative). The stars are the Leadon Vale Community Choir and ex Gloucester Cathedral Nick Bury giving a talk on ‘Festivals’. The evening will end with light food and drink and community singing. The evening is free with donations to Maisemore Church (see Page 20 of this magazine). On Thursday 24th May, at 7pm at Staunton Church, there will be a celebration of bells. The local church bell ringing will be followed by a concert by the Cranham Handbell Ringers including classical, folk, spiritual, sea shanties and wedding music. There will be a talk on the history of bell ringing. Light refreshments will be served. Admission is free, with donations to Staunton church. This event will be interesting and entertaining for both experienced and non-experienced church bell-ringers and hand bell-ringers. The evening will encourage us to get involved in both types of bell-ringing (see Page 9 of this magazine).

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Returning to the Waiting in Prayer theme, on Saturday 5th

May 3-5pm at the Rectory, I’m holding a social gathering to share news of the Family Development Minister. This initiative has the potential to transform the way we ‘do’ church in the Benefice. It follows the Messy Wedding event at Staunton and Corse School, after school on Wednesday 2

nd May.

Finally, with the arrival of Steve Godsell in July as the Benefice curate, I’m keen to run with him an autumn Confirmation Group. If you are aware of anyone, whatever age, who might be interested, please contact me on 700965.

Special Services in May 6th May 6pm Hartpury Orchard Centre - Outdoor Rogation Service 10th May Ascension Day Thursday 7pm Tirley Church – Ascension Day Communion 19th May Saturday 12.30pm Corse Church - Wedding of Tom Ball and Nicki Yearsley We offer our every blessing and congratulations 20th May Pentecost 11.30am Hartpury Church - Family Service followed by BBQ

ASHLEWORTH PARISH COUNCIL Our next meeting is

Tuesday 15th May 2018

All members of the public are invited to attend meetings of the Parish Council and there will be a short ‘open session’ at the start of each meeting where members

of the public can ask questions and raise matters of interest. For updates of Planning notices, Agenda, Minutes and other Parish news, please

look at the Village website and Parish Board. All meetings are held in the Committee Room at the Memorial Hall from 7:30pm

unless stated otherwise and will begin with the 15 minute public discussion.

Clerk to the Parish Council: Nicky Hill 01452 781028 [email protected]


Edward Gilder Contracting agricultural fencing, groundworks and construction.

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All aspects of groundworks covered including: drainage and ditching, concreting earth moving and farm track

crushing, stabilisation & creation. 360 degree excavators for hire with operator. Farm buildings and livestock handling systems

supplied and erected. Also top quality hay and straw available. Please contact: Edward on 07980757384

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K. SACKLYN & Co. High performance fibre glass

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HARTPURY UPHOLSTERY & Furniture Restoration

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PARTRIDGE WINDOW CLEANING

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Let us pamper your cat while you’re away.

Luxury heated chalets with large individual runs.

All diets catered for: Cuddles for those that enjoy them,

Care and respect for those that don’t!

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made to measure or standard Sheds:

purpose made or standard sizes Bin Storage/Compost Bins/

Trellis Work Hard Landscaping:

Patios/Decking/Sleeper beds & retaining walls

Contact: Phil Cockburn on 01452 500478 or

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Projects include de-cluttering, paperwork, help with house moves – and all of those other jobs that keep being put off

and you never get around to doing.

Based in Tirley—please contact her if you need some assistance!

Call: 07770 925092 Email: [email protected] Website: www.louiseengland.co.uk


News and views from the Church in and around

Gloucestershire

May 2018

Excerpt taken from The Messenger: www.gloucester.anglican.org

Living out Christ’s love and hope Being advocates for human flourishing, through initiatives which

combat injustice, environmental destruction, exclusion and

isolation


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http://www.gloucester.anglican.org/


News from Hartpury Methodist Church As you might have heard, we have been having some renovations and refurbishing done to the kitchen at chapel. During this time we have not been able to continue with our Saturday lunches. It is possible that we will reopen for Lunches (12 - 2pm, first Saturday of every month) on May 5th. Please check our noticeboard and in local shops as the time comes nearer, as we will advertise our plans as they develop. Everyone is welcome to the Saturday Lunches - plenty of good food to eat and conversations to be had: we’d love to see more local people coming along to join the enthusiastic regulars. We have plans in the pipeline for more events to be held in the schoolroom when we have completed planned decoration of this room - watch this space and keep an eye open for June 26th. Once all the work is completed, we plan to hold a grand relaunch of our shiny new, comfortable and welcoming premises to everyone. Our church services will continue as normal - 10.30am every Sunday. This is advertised in the other parish magazine and on our noticeboard in Hartpury.

Ann Williams Sadly our dear friend Ann will not be with us to celebrate the relaunch. Ann was an enthusiastic helper at Saturday Lunch and a tireless breath of air and sunshine, as she brought her infectious joie de vivre to our fellowship. We said au revoir to Ann at her funeral service on 27 March when the church and schoolroom were packed to overflowing with friends and relatives wishing to show their love and appreciation for a lovely lady who shared so much in the life of the church. Ann was often assisted by Martyn in doing things for the church and we send our love and condolences to him and to the family.

Liz Ledger


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ROOFING: Traditional Roofing Repair. Approved Specialised Flat Roofing Contractors. Gutters & Down Pipe

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PROPERTY MAINTENANCE: All types of property maintenance looked at.

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Call Mike on 0787 6524954 or 01452 780474 or email

[email protected]


Weekly Music and Movement for the under 4’s No commitment - Pay-as- you go!

Tuesday 11-12 The Old School Room, Highnam Community Centre

Thursday 1.30-2.30 Staunton Village Hall

We’d love to see you!

Available for parties, nursery sessions and playgroups and pre schools

Contact 01452 702045/07753751073

Or find us on Facebook for more details

Rob Cockburn Tree and Hedge Services All Tree Work operations undertaken

Take down, Reductions, Dead wooding, Crown Lifting, Bracing

Stump Grinding Tree and Hedge Planting

Hedge laying, trimming and reductions

Firewood £60 a load

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Mobile 07787 578845 Landline 01452 700388

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Regular fine art & antiques sales Insurance & probate valuations

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Affordable Housing at Nup End Redcliffe Homes Development

Mike Fellows, Chair of Ashleworth Parish Council, has penned this brief article in response to questions raised regarding affordable housing. ‘Broadly speaking, affordable housing schemes aim to make cheaper homes available for people who can’t afford to buy or rent at market rates. The government defines affordable housing as ‘social rented, affordable rented and intermediate housing, provided to specified eligible households whose needs are not met by the market’. But, in a briefing paper released in August 2017, the House of Commons Library said there is ‘a great deal of ambiguity’ in the way the term ‘affordable’ is used in housing - there is no standard definition and approaches differ between local areas. http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-7747 Affordable Housing at Nup End comprises 14 units, as follows: 4 x 1 bed apartments 7 x 2 bed houses (2 of which will be shared ownership) 3 x 3 bed houses (2 of which will be shared ownership). A site layout is available at: http://publicaccess.tewkesbury.gov.uk/online-applications/files/7B9BF03F1943642A2AC0864D629E6FF0/pdf/15_00965_OUT-S106_OBLIGATIONS_-_COLOUR_BLOCK_PLAN__A1-662043.pdf The affordable housing will be managed by Merlin Housing Association. For further information, please contact Tewkesbury Borough Council Housing Officer John Bryant on 01684 272162 and he should be able to explain eligibility and how to express interest. Alternatively, either please see details at: http://www.redcliffehomes.co.uk/developments/ashleworth-gloucestershire Or contact Redcliffe Homes at Holly House, 4 High Street, Chipping Sodbury, Bristol, BS37 6AH Telephone: 01454 316633 Email: [email protected]’

Clerk to the Parish Council: Nicky Hill Tel 01452 781028 Email: [email protected]

http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-7747

http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-7747

http://publicaccess.tewkesbury.gov.uk/online-applications/files/7B9BF03F1943642A2AC0864D629E6FF0/pdf/15_00965_OUT-S106_OBLIGATIONS_-_COLOUR_BLOCK_PLAN__A1-662043.pdf



http://www.redcliffehomes.co.uk/developments/ashleworth-gloucestershire



The Bleak House Chronicles

“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” – Henry Ford

You are never too old to be surprised or indeed shocked. Now that the evenings are longer, I took a stroll with my beloved, Mrs P (who is not to be trifled with), along the byways adjacent to Bleak House. At first, I thought the screech was a bird call but it got louder and louder and more frequent. Then there were two separate screeches coming from a ditch and, when I went over to get a closer look from whence the noise was coming, I saw to my horror that a rat and a hedgehog were locked in battle. I always thought that hedgehogs rolled into a ball when attacked but this one was giving as good as it got. Although it was over in probably no more than three minutes, it seemed like an eternity as I watched. It just goes to show that you learn something new every day.

An even greater surprise was to see my Mother, The Dowager, riding a motorised pace bike at the Commonwealth Games in Australia. She was expected to ride off the track when the set pace had been reached but it seems her competitive spirit took over and, as a result, she got through to the quarter finals before being disqualified following a dope test. She next sprung up sitting by the long jump take off board, holding a red flag in her right hand and a white flag in her left. She was relieved of her duties when Elsie, her trusty lieutenant from The Dowager Crew, waved from the stands which then resulted in the Games’ favourite for long jump being red flagged, which the sand pit rakers took for a foul jump. TV replays suggested that it was a new world record but the landing mark was raked over before it could be officially measured. Apparently the Dowager’s suggestion that worse things happened at sea did little to calm the situation which ended in the long jumper being taken to hospital with a suspected broken nose. Mrs P is not the only one who should not be trifled with. I thought that Mother would be deported for these incidents but apparently the Australian Government exercised professional etiquette and my dearest Mother is now a coach for the Australian Boxing Team and skills coach for their national cricket XI. There is certainly never a dull moment at Bleak House!

For those who are interested in the outcome of the rat/hedgehog set-to, I can reveal that the hedgehog won on points. Boom! Boom!

John Price Wishing it was all true


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CATERING

Ashleworth and Hasfield WI

For family events: Christenings, birthdays and funerals. We also do teas

for walking parties.

We will provide: A delicious homemade buffet A pleasant and sympathetic service At a very reasonable price

Please contact Carole Probyn on: 01452 700423

GREENFIELDS (Incorporating Greenfields

Woodland of Remembrance)

We are an independent family run funeral business. We have our

own private Chapel in a quiet rural setting. We are able to make

arrangements in the comfort of your own home and in the presence of your family.

For burials, cremations, green burials in our own natural burial

ground or pre-paid funeral arrangements, please contact John or Christine Rowlatt on:

01452 840460 or 0771 859 5584 day or night

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News from the Woodpeckers: A New Membership System!

As we transition from the football season to the cricket season, we're also migrating onto a new membership system. This is all part of our desire to increase potential future grant funding for enhancements to the Woodpeckers Sports & Social Club, by demonstrating we have a great many active members. Some of you may well have received an e-mail already!

You can now apply to become a new member through our website. Our existing members will also be able to pay for their annual memberships through our website, along with receiving reminders when renewals are due. We have the ability to issue membership cards too, should we feel it necessary in future.

As a matter of admin, when you pay your cricket or football membership you will automatically become an individual member (we'll update the system once payment is received) so you can ignore those emails! If you'd like to know more or update your membership details, visit: https://membermojo.co.uk/woodies. Alternatively if you're struggling, don't hesitate to contact Amy at: [email protected].

I hope you will all find the new system to be a real improvement and I would like to take this opportunity to thank Amy Williamson for all her hard work. Rupert Barnes [email protected] 07966 060304


ASHLEWORTH LUNCH CLUB

At The Memorial Hall, Ashleworth Next date:

Wednesday, 9th May 2018

Booking: Amanda Chamberlayne 01452 700241

Keep up to date with Hasfield News at www.hasfield.org.uk

West of Severn Benefice

FESTIVALL Celebrating inclusive community

17th May – 16th June 2018

STAUNTON CHURCH Thursday 24th May

7 pm

A CELEBRATION OF BELLS

The Church Bell Ringers will ring from 7pm

From 7.30pm the Cranham Handbell Ringers will give a musical concert of classical, folk, spiritual, sea shanties and

wedding music. There will be a short talk on the history of bell ringing.

Light refreshments during the interval

Admission free Donations to Staunton church

Car Parking and Toilet

https://membermojo.co.uk/woodies


http://www.hasfield.org.uk/


NEXT SCREENING – Saturday, 12 MAY 18 Following the successful second screening, where 56 people came to the performance of ‘Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool’, the next Ashleworth Cinema screening will be on Sat 12 May 18, at Ashleworth Memorial Hall. Doors open at 7pm. The film will be ‘Hidden Figures’:

Three brilliant African-American women at NASA -- Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) -- serve as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn (Glen Powell) into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation's confidence, turned around the Space Race and galvanized the world.

Tickets on sale (£5) from Ashleworth Post Office. Look out for posters and leaflets around the village. For more information, please contact either Maggie Mitra on 700098 or Caroline Saunders on 700742, but not the two characters below! After this third trial, we’ll assess how it’s all gone and plan accordingly. Thank you for your support with this community venture.


ASHLEWORTH SHOW – 1ST SEP 2018 Your Ashleworth Show Committee has begun planning for this year’s Show, to be held on 1st Sep. The preliminary schedule for classes is now on the Ashleworth website: http://www.ashleworth.btck.co.uk/AshleworthVillageShow The basic format will remain the same as last year, with a large central arena for the main attractions, surrounded by stalls held by community groups and by commercial stall holders. The main exhibition marquee will be integral with the café area again. Other activities and entertainment will be fitted around these. We have yet to decide upon attractions, so if anyone has any contacts for suitable possibilities, please let us know. We have also agreed that it would be good to have a few more community stalls, so, again, if you have an idea for an activity or small competition and would like to run it (it needn’t take all afternoon, unless you wanted it to), please get in touch. We would still like to have a new committee member to coordinate car parking/entrances, and one to coordinate the stalls. Let us know if you can help. If you know of anyone who would like to reserve a stall to sell items, please contact me in the first instance (details below). We will be increasing our use of social media this year and are looking at having an online competition for under 12s using snapchat or similar. Look out for notifications. The caption competition will also be online this year. Raffle prizes are always much appreciated. Jackie Eardley does a marvellous job of collecting these, so please contact her on 702012 if you have something to donate. Our next full meeting is on 12 May – ideas and suggestions always welcome, via the Secretary, Steph Collier on 700667. Many thanks for your contributions and support. MAGGIE MITRA Chair, Ashleworth Show Committee 700098 [email protected]

http://www.ashleworth.btck.co.uk/AshleworthVillageShow


Rain or Shine Theatre Company present

Much Ado About Nothing

On Sunday June 3rd 6pm outdoors at Hartpury Village Hall

Tickets Adult £13, Child £6, Family (2+2) £30

Grounds open 5pm for picnics

Tickers now on sale from Hartpury Post Office

The performance will be indoors if it is wet.

Enquiries please ring 01452 700707

First Aid and Defibrillator Training organised by Ashleworth and Hasfield WI

Date: Saturday, June 9

th 2018

Time:10.30 am - 12 noon Venue: Ashleworth Village Hall Instructor: Bridget Nulty from St John's Ambulance

Everyone is invited to take part but do let me know if you are planning on coming. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided.

A donation to St John's would be appreciated.

More information from Ivy Clayson 01452 700683



Corse and Staunton of Yesteryear Tony Fardon and I are continuing research into the history of our area with

the intention of publishing a follow-up book to Volume 1. We are

constantly seeking photographs of times gone by and would appreciate the

loan of any you may have. We also would ask for any articles or memories

of events on any aspect of the local area to help create an archive of our

history. If you can assist, we would be most grateful. If you have any ideas

or small snippet of stories ,please get in touch.

In this regard, Andrew Houldey is writing the history of the Staunton and

Corse Football Club which will celebrate its 100th Anniversary next year,

2019. He has offered us an edited version for inclusion our in Volume 2. He

has this photograph of the team dated 1952 or 1953.

Andrew can name Doug Preece, who is fourth from left in the back row,

Tony Saint is in the middle of the front row, Joe Wells is the goalkeeper

and Zera Wells/Hampton who was the Club Secretary.

Can you assist Andrew by supplying any other names of the team members

please? He would also be grateful for any further memories, stories, names

or history of the Club you may have. We will pass the details onto Andrew.

We appreciate your help: thank you.

Derrick Hall 01452 840558

Tony Fardon 01452 840342


Severn Vale Mobile Library - Wednesday, 2nd May 2018

12.15pm —1.15pm Ashleworth

Village Hall Car Park

Tirley Parish Council

Annual Parish Meeting

Wednesday 23rd May 2018 at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall

All Tirley residents are invited to attend.

The meeting will be followed by the Annual General Meeting

ASHLEWORTH MEMORIAL HALL

Ashleworth Memorial Hall was refurbished in 2010 and is a warm and light hall in the centre of Ashleworth village, with dedicated parking directly across the road. Together with the shop and Post Office, the school and Woodpeckers Sports and Social Club, the Hall is a wonderful resource for the village. In recent years the Hall has been used for a wide range of events such as children’s and special occasion birthday parties, formal presentations, wedding receptions, funeral wakes and musical events. Our next major event is a special wine-tasting on Friday 4 May, starting at 7pm.

We are a registered charity and managed exclusively by volunteers on the committee with other helping hands and we are always looking for new recruits. We only meet five or six times a year, so the time commitment is not too onerous. Please visit: http://ashleworthmemorialhall.btck.co.uk/, and http://ashleworthmemorialhall.btck.co.uk/RegularEvents page to find out about weekly social groups and classes.

If you have a query about hiring the Hall or would like more details about any of our regular events, please use the details above or the 'Contact Us' link on the web site. Tony Eardley, Chair, Ashleworth Memorial Hall Committee Tel: 702012 Email: [email protected]

http://ashleworthmemorialhall.btck.co.uk/

http://ashleworthmemorialhall.btck.co.uk/RegularEvents



SATURDAY 19th May 7.15pm FESTIVALL

ST GILES, MAISEMORE

Join us after the Royal Wedding

& the FA Cup: IT’S FREE!

With the Leadon Vale Community Choir and Nick Bury (former Dean of Gloucester Cathedral)

giving a talk on ‘Festival’: with Community Singalong and light refreshments.

Donations gratefully received (after costs are met, all monies go to the 7 Royal Charities…)

St Michael and All Angels Church Tirley

Summer Evening Concert of Music and Readings

The Severnside Singers (members of Philomusica of

Gloucestershire and Worcestershire)

Saturday 9th June 2018 7.30pm

Light refreshments Admission Free Raffle

Retiring Collection in aid of Tirley Church


Next Coffee Morning & Book Exchange

Saturday 5th May 2018

Tirley Church: 10.00 to 11.30am

Please come and join us for a coffee or tea and a chat, and support Shaun and the Traidcraft Stall.

Books are always available on the bookshelves in the Church.

Tirley Church serving the local community

Tirley Library

Club

COFFEE MORNING & BOOK EXCHANGE

QUILTS IN THE GARDEN

NEWENT QUILTERS present

An Exhibition of their Work in the Unique Setting of the National Trust’s

Westbury Court Garden Westbury-on-Severn, Glos. GL14 1PD

Sunday 10th June 2018

10.30am to 4.00pm

National Trust Admission Charges Apply

See: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/westburycourtgarden


Ashleworth and Hasfield WI Notes from meeting 3rd April 2018 Speaker: Matthew Gacek ‘Maintaining a Cornish Jewel’

In 2001, Matthew and his wife undertook a life changing experience and moved from Sussex to Cornwall to a completely new life. After answering a small advert in a newspaper requiring a couple to work in Caerhays Castle in Cornwall, Matthew was shocked to be accepted. They sold up and went, with little experience of looking after a large country estate. It was a decision they did not regret. Matthew became an undergardener and, what he lacked in horticultural expertise, he made up for in enthusiasm. He and his wife certainly enjoyed the 120 acres of idyllic surroundings and Matthew had to get used to the back breaking labour after a life in the classroom.

When the estate was designed, it was a time when plant hunters went off to the Himalayas to collect plants, sending them back to England in the hope of making them look natural species here in the country estates. The gardens house the national collection of magnolias, with over 600 species growing there. In Japan, magnolias are mostly white but in England the majority grown are pink. The magnolia is a fascinating and ancient plant: fossils have been discovered which are 1 million years old.

The gardens are renowned for their spectacular showy camellias, azaleas and rhododendrons. Matthew advised phoning before visiting in case a biting east wind has caused the flowers to spoil.

Other notable species found there include Drimys Winteri or Winters Bark which contains citric acid and was chewed by sailors to avoid scurvy. And Lithocarpus Pachyphyllus (or stone oak) which takes 2 years to germinate. There are many varieties of tree ferns which thrive in the microclimate of Cornwall. Plants are put in a special nursery area and, if they survive after 3 years, they will be transplanted into the main garden: there is no molly-coddling of plants.

Tea is now produced from the tea camellia and sold, the foliage carefully harvested and measured before being shipped up to London on the night train for Covent Garden florists. The castle, built 200 years ago designed by John Nash, was used to film the 1980s version of Du Maurier’s Rebecca (a variety of rhododendron is named Rebecca) and it is now a popular wedding venue. Highland cattle are kept in the grounds and are popular with visitors—from a distance.


Tewkesbury Choral Society

www.Tewkesburychoral.org.uk

SATURDAY 12th MAY 2017 7.30pm Tewkesbury Abbey

Tewkesbury Choral Society with Chameleon Arts Orchestra directed by John Holloway

Hannah Davey & Victoria Jess – Sopranos Paula Badley - Tenor

Felix Mendelssohn – Hear My Prayer and Hymn of Praise

Tickets £15 from Society members, Tewkesbury Abbey Shop 01684 856148

Online at Ticketsource.co.uk/t-c-s or on the door. Accompanied School children free.

Plant Sale, Open Garden and Art Exhibition

Sunday, 13th

May 2018 at Ashleworth Manor

10.00am to 1.00pm and 2.00pm to 5.00pm

Coffee and Cookies in the morning: Tea and cake in the afternoon. In Support of Christian Aid

http://www.Tewkesburychoral.org.uk



BAKE-OFF FEVER HITS THE FETE WHEN A CELEBRITY JUDGE IS ANNOUNCED,

BUT ALL IS NOT AS IT SEEMS…..

HARTPURY DRAMA GROUP PRESENTS

THE GREAT BRITISH BUMP OFF

AT HARTPURY VILLAGE HALL

FRIDAY 11TH & SATURDAY 12TH MAY AT 7.30pm

TICKETS £12.50

TO INCLUDE REFRESHMENTS

FROM HARTPURY POST OFFICE AND PATRICIA GALLAGHER 01452700200

RAFFLE BAR AVAILABLE

Matthew openly admitted gardening was not his forte and the other gardeners were amazed he’d been hired. He was soon relegated to the visitor centre where he was of more use chatting to tourists, organising tours and enthusing about the estate and its history. He much preferred this to clipping 3 miles of laurel hedging or rowing out to the 3 islands on the lake to strim the pampas grass. The gardens are open to the public 2 months a year and Matthew convinced us they are well worth a visit. http://www.caerhays.co.uk/ Carole Bowe Find us on Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/Ashleworth-Hasfield-WI-716607531753434/ Next Meeting 1st May 2018 Speaker: The Bard of Gloucestershire Radio, Peter Wyton 7.30pm New members welcome

http://www.caerhays.co.uk/

https://en-gb.facebook.com/Ashleworth-Hasfield-WI-716607531753434/


Severnsiders Senior Citizens Club

We started the meeting with a very brief Treasurer’s Report from Alan

Tickner. He announced that our accounts are ‘all in the black’, which is

very reassuring. We will have a proper breakdown of the figures at a later

date.

Sue Woodthorpe then took over the proceedings and announced the sad

news of the death of Claire, one of our members. Everyone will remember

that she liked to dance, whenever we had any music playing. We send our

sympathy to the family.

We then heard that Rosemary, who normally cooks our lunch, had

somehow managed to injure her arm and was sporting a natty splint. Many

thanks to Mandy, who stepped in to assist in the kitchen. No wonder

Rosemary looked so cheerful and tucked into the meal of pork and leek

casserole. This was followed by an array of puddings to tempt everyone’s

sweet tooth. We were given a choice of three different trifles, fruit jelly, bun and butter pudding and a lovely pavlova. Very tasty! Then we enjoyed a

nice cup of tea while Lynn shouted out the numbers for the raffle. She did

so well that I did wonder if she is in training to be a bingo caller!

After this we welcomed Cate Morris who was our Guest Speaker. Cate

has obviously mastered the art of multitasking, as she chatted away about

her family and life on the farm, whilst at the same time assembling two

beautiful flower arrangements. Cate took a City & Guilds course in Tex-

tiles and Flower Arranging, so it is no surprise that she says she was ‘roped

in’ for the Deerhurst Flower Festival. Cate is currently training several

young girls, some of whom will be going to Malvern Spring Show. I am sure

that they will do her proud.

We were each given a raffle ticket and at the end two lucky people won the

arrangements that Cate had just assembled in front of us. Janet Dance was

the winner of a small arrangement which was in an old flowered cup and

saucer and featured delicate pink rosebuds. This was my favourite.

Heather Parker was the delighted recipient of a larger basket of greenery

and flowers which was complete with a ribbon and colourful decorative

eggs to finish it off, as it was Easter time.

Well done Cate! She can come at any time.

This was a very pleasant way to spend the day. If you would like to join us,

then please ring Sue Woodthorpe on 01452 780610.

Velma Sutton


Sir Edward Massey, MP for Gloucester in 1660,

was successful in defending Gloucester during the siege of 1643.

Discover the facts about this intriguing character who rode and strode across our local landscape

during the English Civil War. Richard Graham will be sharing with us his latest

research into this period of our local history during an evening of food and entertainment in:

The Old Chapel by Hartpury Church Friday 15thJune, 7pm for 7.30pm

Richard Graham, MP for Gloucester,

was founder of the Gloucester History Festival and chairs the Gloucester History Trust.

Tickets £10 to include 2 course supper

Cash Bar

Tickets available from:

Eileen Magee 01452 700353 Mary McGhee 01452 700347

Maj. Gen. Sir Edward Massey Civil War Hero, Traitor or

Opportunist?

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