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City motto truly reflected
A LETTER of genuine appreciation in acknowledgement of the courtesy and decorum of the reception received when members of the Probus Club of the City of Hereford and their wives visited the Mayor's Parlour and Silver Vaults of the Town Hall, Hereford,
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Local Government and MPs
Herefordshire Council Directors: Director of Environment: Mr G Dunhill; Director of Policy and Community: Ms J Jones; Director of Children's Services: Ms S Fiennes. Councillors: Aylestone: Alan Williams, 12 Gleneagles Road, Wentworth Park, Hereford; DB
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Parish Council Clerks
Abbeydore & Bacton GPC: Mr M Walker. Tel: 01981 241151. Aconbury PM: Mr R Wilkins. 01981 540098. Acton Beauchamp Gp: Mrs J L Morris. 01886 884575. Allensmore PC: Mrs S E Lawrence. 01432 277485. Almeley PC: Mrs G Beresford. 01544 327703. Ashperton
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Specialist Centres
FOR PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES Canal Road Day Centre: Canal Road, Hereford. 01432 266881, Interim Manager; Jane Brobyn. FOR CHILDREN Family Centre: Hollybush Centre, Hollybush Walk, Hereford. 01432 269437. Manager: Ms G Jackson. Resource Centre
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Education
Pre-Schools and Nurseries Acorn Mother and Toddler Group: Gorsley Chapel. 01989 720312. Gorsley Playgroup: Elaine Fear. 01989 780469. Leominster Community Day Nursery: Contact: June Palmer, Community Centre, School Road. 01568 613274. Saltmarsh Under-
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County Health facilities
Hereford City Locality Manager: Sue Doheny. 01432 378910. Child & Adolescent Mental Health: 01432 378940. Child Development Centre: 01432 356438. Children's Hearing Service: 01432 356438. Child Protection Nurse: 01432 344344. Community Paediatric
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Food, glorious food
EIGHT Herefordshire schools are getting their teeth into a new meals scheme that goes one up on Jamie Oliver. The eight are not only the testing the kind of healthier menus cooked up by the celebrity chef, but also trying to get most of the food for them
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Women's organisations
Women's Institutes WI House, 90 St Owen Street, Hereford. Tel: 01432 272268. Fax: 01432 370870. County Chair: Eileen Dilley. Federation Secretary: Doreen Gatherum. Institutes: Allensmore Almeley Ashperton & Canon Frome Aston Ingham Ballingham &
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Church Organisations
DIOCESE OF HEREFORD Diocese of Hereford: Director of Communications, Anni Holden, The Palace, Hereford. 01432 373300; fax: 01432 352952; e-mail: diooffice@hereford.anglican.org ABBEYDORE DEANERY Clodock & Longtown w Craswall, Llanveynoe, St Margaret's
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Useful Numbers
Advice Services Advice Concern (Hereford & Worcester): Berrows Business Centre, Bath St. Hereford. 01905 726652; Bromyard: 01885 483483; Ledbury: 01531 631280; Leominster: 01568 611054; Hereford: 01432 350483; Worcester: 01568 428889. Access (Ledbury
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Places to Visit
MUSEUMS Bromyard Teddy & Doll Museum: 12 The Square, Bromyard. 01885 488329. Bromyard Heritage Centre: 1 Rowberry St, Bromyard. 01432 260692. Open Easter- Oct 30 (Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm). Butchers Row House Museum: Church Lane, Ledbury. 01531 632511. Open
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Thirteen play their part
A YEAR-and-a-half composing and recording new work has led to Herefordshire musician Pedro Brown releasing his third CD - Out of the Storm. The album - which is available at Outback Records, Hereford, from Saturday - marks a new venture for Pedro, with
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Herefordshire CPRE
AT the Herefordshire branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England annual meeting at Hergest Croft Gardens, chairman Eric Loe, highlighted the successes and positive work undertaken by the branch. Stella Woodman, whose term as branch development officer
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Townswomen Guilds
THERE will be no time for boredom for members of the Whitecross Townswomen's Guild said the chairman announcing the forthcoming events for the summer period, including a trip to Symonds Yat, a cream tea at the home of Joan Edwards, an invitation from
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It's boom payback time - but not as bad as you think
WHICHEVER way you look at it, it's payback time after the consumer boom - but the retail picture is not as bleak as painted, bank economic forecaster Mark Berrisford-Smith told delegates at a breakfast seminar last week. Mr Berrisford-Smith, senior economist
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Designs on Finland . . .
Three enterprising designers from Herefordshire have exhibited their work in Finland and Estonia as part of a scheme to forge international business relationships between artists and galleries. Eight artists from the Marches area exhibited work at the
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Bucking the trend
HEREFORDSHIRE is bucking the trend when it comes to the number of small businesses setting up shop. New figures from Barclays show that after record highs last year, the number of small business start-ups in the West Midlands fell in the first quarter
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Optimistic Williams will wait his chance on titles
IN spite of his obvious disappointment at losing his prized British featherweight title, Hereford's Darren 'Dazzo' Williams was still optimistic as he contemplated the future. "'I shall be sitting back to take stock for a couple of weeks," he said. "But
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County youngsters impress
HEREFORDSHIRE athletes gave some excellent performances at the Hereford and Worcester Schools Championships. A talented squad of junior girls' dominated the track events - Sarah Weaver (Aylestone) was a convincing winner of the 100m with 13.1 and 200m
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Siblings enjoy title triumph
BROTHER and sister Tim Clarke and Sally-Anne Bliss of Hereford Couriers carried off the men's and women's titles at the Hereford County Championships held in conjunction with the Hereford Leisure Centre 10-mile run last Sunday. Clarke also won the Dave
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Leominster go into top spot
LEOMINSTER took over top spot in the Nash Rocks Bowls League after two excellent home wins. Three clubs are equal on points, only separated by shot difference with Leomin-ster's massive 263 advantage easily outdistancing Kingsland and Kington in second
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A hot Presteigne treble
THE racing was as hot as the temperature at the Broadheath fixture under BHRC rules at Leominster last weekend, and the ladies were in the limelight. Hard-working trainer Julie Price sent out a trio of winners from her Presteigne stable, all partnered
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Young anglers show their skills
HEREFORD Fly Fishing Club held their 12th annual Junior Fly Fishing Competition at their own eight-acre trout fishery at Wellington. With a current total of 24 junior members, including a number of girls, it was pleasing that 15 juniors attended with
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Thomas on track for top title
PENCOMBE rally driver George Thomas is still on course for a top rally championship. The 19-year-old picked up maximum points for the second time in a row in the Silkolene 1400 National Rally Championship with a win at the Mansfield-based Dukeries rally
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Ross rugby aiming to put the emphasis on youth development
ROSS Rugby Club are aiming to get a junior section up and running for next season, it was decided at the annual meeting when around 25 members attended. "We have a lot of good youngsters involved," said club president Dave Cooke. "We started a second
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Long service is rewarded
TWO 66-year-old workers employed by a Hereford dairy headed the list of county long service awards at the Three Counties Show. Neville Foster and Dennis Wheatsone, both of Green Street, Hereford, collected awards for 50 years' service with T S Matthews
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Darkness and doubt
THE charming tale of Mary Norton's The Borrowers is delivered with dark overtones by director Janine Sharpe in this week's Courtyard production. Original music by Ian P Russell is well handled by the small cast, who belt out songs at regular intervals
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Jones the play-off specialist captures county men's title
KRIS Jones is gaining the reputation as a play-off specialist after beating Tony Green in an extra four-hole decider for the Herefordshire Men's Amateur Champ-ionship at South Herefordshire GC. It followed the Burghill Valley player's success of the previous
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Food and fun at Hay
HAY Food Festival takes place for the fourth time this weekend. The Hay Memorial Car Park in the centre of town will be transformed into a dazzling display of colour, bursting with distinctive local flavour, where gastronomes will be delighted with over
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Honey's Lady Captain's Day greeted with glorious conditions
WONDERFUL weather and a course looking at its best greeted Di Honey on her Ross-on-Wye Lady Captain's Day and some fine scores were recorded in a close finish which required a countback. Hilary Walters was the overall winner with 40 points - a score which
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Command performance
STUDENTS from the performing arts department at HCAD are presenting a four-day festival to tie in with the college's end of year summer show. The festival, which began yesterday (Wednesday) is taking place in a marquee in Churchill Gardens and consists
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Centurion Denny sets up top score
BROCKHAMPTON powered their way to their highest score of the season in the Crusader Worcestershire League Division 1 as they notched a winning draw at Bewdley. Nick Denny and Dave Mokler gave the villagers a fine start with an opening stand of 145 and
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Run-out ends challenge
EASTNOR'S impressive run in the National Village Championship came to an end with a narrow nine-run defeat in the area final at Astwood Bank. The Worcestershire side compiled 172-9 from their allotted 40 overs with a vital 70 being added from the final
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Good all-round display earns victory over neighbours
HEREFORDSHIRE under-10s recorded a fine 26-run victory over Shropshire at Ludlow last weekend. Herefordshire scored 150-5 off their 35 overs and then restricted the home county to 124-9. Billy Oliver was the leading light in the first innings, stroking
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Cricket Scorecards in Brief
ECB 50 PLUS CHAMPIONSHIP Herefordshire 170-9 (B Goode 35, D Benbow 32 no, D Malley 28, S Newton 14. P Hayes 3-27, J Williams 2-27, A Parkyn 2-45) Shropshire 174-3 (A Clarke 80, B Jones 53 no, B Thomas 19 no. C Kendall 2-33) NATIONAL VILLAGE CHAMPIONSHIP
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Shock tactics call to cut road toll
HEREFORDSHIRE'S fire chief retires today (Thursday) saying it's time for "shock-horror" tactics to tackle the county's road accident record - currently about 80 victims a month. Divisional officer Ray Rogers told the Hereford Times that his crews were
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Aymestry
WOMEN'S INSTITUTE - At the June meeting members enjoyed a birthday party provided by Kath Walton and Wendy Duggan who both have specia birthdays during June. Wendy and Kath were both presented with flowers to mark the occasion. The flower competition
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Bishopstone
SOAP BOX RACE -The Bishopstone soap box racing team comprising John Macklin, Jim Fisk, Ian Astley and Barry Megson competed for the fourth year running at Mansel Lacy on Sunday June 19. Teams from Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, Slough in Berkshire, Aynho
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Bishops Frome
VILLAGE FETE - Bishop's Frome Village Fete will be held at the Village Centre on Saturday from 2.30 pm. This year the fete will have Trafalgar as its theme.
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Bridstow
School fete - Bridstow School PTFA will be holding a summer fete with medieval theme on Saturday in the school grounds. The fun will begin at 2pm and attractions will include a prize draw, pony rides, birds of prey and afternoon teas.
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Byford
JAZZ ROAST - There will be a jazz-roast barbecue in the grounds at Garnons, on the A438 seven miles west on the Brecon Road, in aid of the Byford Church Restoration Fund on the weekend of July 17. The event will feature live jazz from the The Cider City
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Clehonger
SCHOOL CARNIVAL - Headteacher Julie Duckworth was incorrectly named in last week's Hereford Times in a report featuring pictures from the Clehonger Primary School carnival depicting the war years. In a caption, a group of students from Herefordshire College
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Dilwyn
VILLAGE SHOW - Last week the village show committee performed the pleasant task of presenting cheques to seven village organisations and local charities from the surplus income earned from the show in May. Managing director of the Martha Trust, Jeremy
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Edwyn Ralph
SUMMER EVENING - The Edwyn Ralph PCC tried something different to raise funds for the church when it held its Summer Evening at St Michael's on Sunday, June 12, starting at 4pm. There were two marquees one for teas and the other for a book stall, a plant
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Walford
VILLAGE HALL - Work has started at the village hall after much fundraising and form filling for funding which is a great achievement. Julie Church, the chairman, will be breathing a sigh of relief that the time has come for the ball to be rolling. There
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Former Bulls chief Frank Lord dies
FORMER Hereford United manager Frank Lord has died of a heart-attack at his home in South Africa at the age of 68. Lord was appointed to the Edgar Street hot seat in November 1979 and was in charge until September 1982. He could hardly be described as
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Keeper Marcus wins two awards
GOALKEEPER Marcus Priday picked up the Wellington FC first-team player of the year award when the villagers celebrated their 37th year at an awards ceremony in the village hall. Priday also picked up the award for most appearances during the season. Simon
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Transfer coup double boost for Westfields
WESTFIELDS' new management team of Mick Panniers and Paul Mann have raided Panniers' former club Kington Town for their first signings of the close season. Striker Mark Davis and wingback Carl Morgan have signed for the Midland Alliance club who will
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Ross Rebels take tournament win
ROSS Junior Rebels under-9 overcame some tough opposition and stifling heat to win the Fownhope Tournament. In the quarter-finals, Rebels faced club-mates Ross Junior Colts whom they beat 2-0 to set up a thrilling clash with Greyhound which ended 3-2
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Pegasus to start cup at home
PEGASUS Juniors have been drawn at home to Headington Amateurs in the preliminary round of next season's GLS Hellenic League Challenge Cup. A first round tie at either Old Woodstock Town or Bishops Cleeve awaits the city side if they are able to see off
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Bulls ready to make French connection
HEREFORD United are expecting to add to their squad for the forthcoming Conference season within the next few days. Former Exeter City full-back Alex Jeannin has expressed his intention to link up with the Bulls. The Frenchman has been widely quoted in
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Hughes shoots to title success
ROBIN Hughes proved to be the county's leading smallbore rifle shot when he won Herefordshire Target Shooting Assoc-iation's championship meeting at his home club range at Bromyard. Hughes shot 782 out of 800 to lift Jack Edwards Cup and class-A open
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Postman delivers for hospice
ROSS-on-Wye postman James Weatherhead has raised around £700 for St Michael's Hospice after successfully completing the Edinburgh marathon. He finished in 4 hrs 26 mins 33 secs and crossed the line 2,824th out of more than 5,000.
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Students staging sports festival
FIVE hundred children from Leominster area primary schools will be hoping for fine weather today (Thursday) when they take part in a sports festival organised by Minster College. Around 100 Year-10 students from Minster, a specialist sports college, will
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Homes for Older People
Abbey Grange: 47 Venns Lane, Hereford. 01432 271519. Care Manager: Mr Ubhee. Ashfield House: Bargates, Leominster. 01568 614662, Care Manager: Mrs M M Wenlock. Birchams Grange: Clenchers Mill Lane, Eastnor, near Ledbury. 01531 632925. Care Manager: Miss
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Where learning is purely for pleasure
ADULT Learners' Week rightly draws attention to the need nationally for career-focused adults to pursue skills and qualifications, but the activity of learning has a personal value to adults that goes beyond the gaining of certificates. Twenty-one years
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Not undermining, but keeping services safe
DAVID Rose writes (Hereford Times, June 16) that it has been "known for some time" that resources for the orthopaedic department were insufficient, so why were steps not taken sooner to prevent the situation which has now arisen? Perhaps the answer lies
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Health Organisations
Hereford Hospitals NHS Trust Monitoring Office: County Hospital, Union Walk, Hereford. 01432 364005; Fax: 01432 364430. Chair: Cessa Moore Chief Executive: David Rose. Patient Advice & Liaison Officer (PALS): 01432 372986. Wards: Day Case: 01432 364406
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Health Support groups
Alzheimer Society: 49 Breinton Rd, Hereford, 01432 371137. Arthritis: Arthritis Care, Hereford Branch: 43 Park St, Hereford. 01432 350765. Arthritis Research Campaign: Sec. Joy Evans, 29 St Clares Court, Lower Bullingham. 01432 277956. Blindness: Herefordshire
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GPs
Bromyard District: Nunwell Surgery, 10 Pump St, Bromyard, 01885 483412. Colwall & Cradley: Cradley Surgery, Cradley, Malvern. 01886 880207; Bosbury Village Hall, Bosbury; Community Room, The Leys, Cradley. Colwall Surgery, Stone Drive, Colwall. 01684
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Pharmacists
Bromyard: L Rowland, 35 High Street, Bromyard. 01885 483291. Colwall: Glentower Ltd., The Village Pharmacy, Bank Chambers, Colwall. 01684 540246. Hereford: Boots the Chemist Ltd., 12-13 High Street, Hereford. 01432 274941; Chandos Pharmacy: 2-3 Chandos
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Dentists
Bromyard: 17 Broad Street, Bromyard. 01885 482855; 32 High Street, Bromyard. 01885 482455. Hereford: 75 St Martin's Street, Hereford. 01432 265613; 8 Commercial Street, Hereford. 01432 359126; Belmont Surgery, Eastholme Avenue, Hereford. 01432 342192;
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Opticians
Bromyard: 34 High Street, Bromyard. 01885 488259; Rayner (Opticians) Ltd., 10 Broad Street, 01885 482492. Hereford: Bishop, Bishop & Rumney, Marbury House, 38 St Owen Street, 01432 265030; Boots Opticians Ltd., 24 Maylords, 01432 352860; Chave &
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Clubs and Organisations
Animals and Natural History Herefordshire Beekeepers' Assoc: 01886 821485. Herefordshire Botanical Society: 01989 563599. Herefordshire Badger Group: Colin Gray, 54 Purland, Ross. 01989 567995. Hereford Fur Fanciers Society: 01432 760161. Meet Sunday
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Heads headline
COVER band The Steaming Heads will headline at this Saturday's Midsummer Fayre on Hereford's Castle Green. The band members are all local and describe their sound as a mix of country, bluegrass, cajun, folk and rock played with soul. The free 'proms in
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Sporting Organisation
LEISURE CENTRES Hereford Leisure Centre: Holmer Road. 01432 278178. Leominster Leisure Centre: 01568 612540. Bridge Street Sport Centre. Leominster: 01568 611172. Bromyard Leisure Centre: Cruxwell St. 01432 260280. SPORTS COUNCIL Herefordshire SC: Sec
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Queenswood Foresters
MEMBERS raised a fantastic £700 for the Special Care Baby Unit at the County Hospital, Hereford. A cheque was proudly presented to Mrs Carol Lamputt by Charlotte and Emily Hodges, Anthony and Mark Cook at one of the branch's Sunday lunches. This is the
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Civil Service Retirement Fellowship
MEMBERS of Civil Service Retirement Fellowship were enthralled by a talk and demonstration by Mr Jagger Laycock of his straw pictures. He demonstrated lovely pictures made from straw - birds, eagles, blue tits feeding on a coconut shell, windmills, boats
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Hereford G&S Operatic Society
MORE than 80 members of the Hereford Gilbert and Sullivan operatic Society have returned from a visit to Hereford's twin town of Dillenburg in Germany, made at the invitation of the Mayor of Dillenburg, Herr Michael Lotz, who made an official visit to
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Tough Cookie ends Dazzo's dream with KO body blow
HEREFORD featherweight Darren 'Dazzo' Williams' dream of adding the European and Commonwealth titles to his British crown were ended by a second-round knockout at the hands of reigning champion Nicky Cook in Dagenham last Thursday. The Hereford fighter
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James pips team-mate in first win
TWENTY-year-old Matt James of Hereford Couriers scored his first race victory in a hard-fought inaugural race of the Herefordshire Summer Off-Road League. Wye Valley Runners hosted the event in the grounds of Holme Lacy College, which provided a testing
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Memorable day of successes
AS the sun shone down on the Hereford District Schools Minors Championships, a number of young athletes enjoyed a memorable day with double victories. David Watson of Hereford Cathedral dominated the sprints with victories in the 100 and 200 metres while
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Fortune is mixed for county
HEREFORDSHIRE CBA had a week of mixed fortune when they entertained Vale of Glamorgan BA at Brimfield and won 128-101 before losing 161-81 to Bedfordshire Tourists at Kington. The match at Brimfield was played with high winds throughout but the bowling
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Shobdon trainers enjoy support
POINT to point success has come out of adversity this season for the Shobdon yard of Steve and Sally Isaac, writes Richard Prime. The husband-and-wife duo have been operating from the yard, which is owned by Crawford Gibbons, for the past three seasons
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Llewellyn has Vibes for for double at Hereford
HEREFORD Racecourse's summer jumping programme came to an end with an evening fixture which saw a double for jockey Carl Llewellyn, who is now one of the more seasoned riders on the circuit, and wins for local trainers Matt Sheppard and Michael Scudamore
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Popular annual fixture
THE sun shone brightly on the Arabian Racing Organisation for their popular annual race meeting at Hereford last Saturday and there was as much to see and do off the racetrack as on it. First horse past the winning post in the first race of the seven-race
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Three Counties Show race days success
THE harness racing in the main ring at the Three Counties Show was as popular as ever. Local trainers and drivers enjoyed a rousing reception to the exciting action on the tight-turning track. RESULTS (All races over one mile) FRIDAY Main Ring Mile, Div
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Still in impressive form
ROSS men's A team enjoyed a splendid 5-1 away win at Bewdley to maintain their season's impressive form in the National League. After three wins in singles matches for Josh Gilmour, and brothers, Allan and Neil Meek, the contest was still well balanced
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Successful Scottish trip
FATHER and son racing drivers Roger and Scott Moran, from Orleton, crossed the Scottish border last weekend to contest two rounds of the Nicholson McLaren British Hill Climb Championship at Doune. Thunder storms delayed the start but Scott was soon on
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A scorching agricultural hit
THE hottest Three Counties Show for years drew bumper crowds withvisitor numbers well up on last year's 99,000. The Malvern sunshine saw people from across the three counties shed their waterproofs and don short-sleeved shirts, shorts, sandals, sunglasses
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All the world can be a stage
THE Bare Bones Theatre Company, a Ross-based amateur touring company founded a year ago, has established an enviable reputation for the quality of its productions. But growing audiences in flat-floored village halls make it difficult for everyone to enjoy
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Leaders make most of conditions for successes in June medal
SEVEN-HANDICAPPER Cliff Mawby found the conditions to his liking at Wormsley for Hereford-shire GC's June medal and won 0-14 division with a nett 63, while Liam Causer had a 62 in the higher handicap section. Results, (0-14): 1 Cliff Mawby 70-7-63, 2
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Fashion passion
LEARNING mentor at Blackmarston School Joy Bishop took the bull by the horns in a recent attempt to raise the profile of both the school and special needs education. Organising a fashion show at Hereford Courtyard involved members of staff, pupils, parents
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When Elgar held out for more notes
AS the project to erect a statue of the great composer Edward Elgar gathers apace in Hereford, NIGEL HEINS reveals how a member of his own family once enlisted the musician in a cut-price deal. IN 1882, Edward Elgar was a little-known 25 year-old musician
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Monmouth's runaway start leaves rivals in their wake
WITH less than half of the season played, Mon-mouth already look unstoppable at the top of the Flint & Cook Marches League Division 1. Glangrwyney were the latest club to suffer at the hands of the reigning champions and were on the wrong end of a
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Bishop's first to area final
BISHOP'S School under-13 side have broken new ground for Herefordshire cricket by qualifying for the Midlands final of the Bunbury Cup. The Bishop's side, who entered the competition by virtue of winning the county under-12 cup last year, face Loughborough
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Under-14s chalk up two wins
HEREFORDSHIRE'S under-14 cricketers have revealed considerable potential with two useful victories. The county side beat Shrewsbury School by 38 runs to build on a pleasurable 79-run success against local rivals Worcestershire. Danny Barling (78) and
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Dropped slip catch proves costly as attack toils in sun
GARNONS 2nd skipper Steve Newton might have been reconsidering his decision to insert Kington 3rd in Flint & Cook Marches League Division 3 after the home side battered 308-4 on the hottest day of the year so far. Wayne Morgan, who was dropped at
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Cricket League Tables
CRUSADER WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE Division 1 P W L D A Pt Ombersley 9 5 0 3 1 145 Kington 9 5 1 1 1 143 Romsley 9 5 2 0 1 134 Stourbridge 9 4 1 2 1 125 Eastnor 9 2 1 5 0 111 Bewdley 9 3 1 3 1 97 Alvechurch 9 3 4 0 2 96 Droitwich 9 3 3 2 1 96 Chaddesley
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Minor Counties Scorecard
SHROPSHIRE v HEREFORDSHIRE at Bridgnorth, June 19-21 (Minor Counties Championship) Herefordshire 1st innings Patel lbw b Fellows 30 Ahmed c O'Connor b Ralph 131 Langford c Ralph b Foster 31 Trego c Parker b Foster 44 Boroughs c Ralph b Catterall 70 Exall
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Allensmore
FLOWER FESTIVAL - A flower festival on the theme of The Glory of the Garden will be held at St Andrew's Church, Allensmore, on June 25-26. Stalls, refreshments and local gardens to visit. CHURCH 100 CLUB DRAW - Winners in the Allensmore Church 100 Club
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Almeley
VJ DAY - A VJ Dance with live music and entertainment has been arranged to take place in Almeley Village Hall on Saturday, July 9, at 8pm. In addition to the 40's music there will be a fish and chip supper. Tickets, which preferably should be bought beforehand
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Bosbury
SUMMER FAIR - On Sunday Bosbury Primary School hold their summer fair on the school playing fields, from 12noon to 3pm. Lunches, stalls, games, teas, an ideal time to meet up with old school friends and enjoy an afternoon of fun for all the family.
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Breinton
FETE - Breinton will be holding its annual summer fete in the gardens of Breinton house on Sunday, July 10, starting at 2.15pm. There will be the usual range of stalls, games and ice creams under the shade of the great cedar tree and the now renowned
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Bronllys
SCHOOL OUTING - Bronllys school children went to Primrose Earth Awareness Trust (PEAT) in Felindre where they played a game of sensory bingo and sat in a yurt, a Mongolian-style tent.
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Eardisley
CREAM TEAS - Once again Mrs Joyce Banbury is hosting cream teas at her home in Mill Stream Gardens. This will be on Saturday from 3-5pm. Come along and support the Royal British Legion Freighter. Also on Saturday, the Parish Freighter will be in Eardisley
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Ewyas Harold
PARISH COUNCIL - At the June meeting a short presentation was made by Margaret Woodward and Peter Overstall representing the newly formed Ewyas Harold History and Archeology Group.They explained plans for a systematic study of the medieval village, church
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Richards Castle
SOAP BOX DERBY - Richard's Castle is hosting its second Soap Box Derby at Hanway Common on Sunday, July 10, starting at 10 am. The entrance fee for spectators will be £3 (children free) with free parking and a free race programme. Hanway Common lies one
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Skenfrith
SUMMER CONCERT - Monmouth Ladies Choir is giving a concert in Norton Baptist Church next Wednesday at 7.30pm. The concert is for Multi-International Aid, a charity organised by Margery Pryce-Jones. MIA has recently been doing valuable work with Russian
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Stretton Sugwas
SONGS FROM THE SHOWS -The Hereford Amateur Operatic will present Songs from the Shows, in the village hall on Friday, July 1, admission £6 to include refreshments, tickets 01432 761091. SUMMER FETE - Great fun will be had at the Summer Fete held at the
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Tarrington
PLAYGROUP - Hopscotch Pre-School Playgroup, Tarrington, have recently taken delivery of a play tractor and trailer slide to complete the farm-theme playground. The final piece of equipment was funded by a grant from the Local Network Fund for Children
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Vowchurch
FUNDRAISING - A guided walk to raise funds for the refurbishment of Vowchurch and Turnastone Memorial Hall will take place on Saturday at 2pm. The guided walk by David Lovelace, well-known conservationist and environmentalist, will take place in Chanstone
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Weobley
STRAWBERRY TEA - Weobley branch of the Leominster Conservative Association have extended an open invitation to a strawberry tea in the garden of Little Croft, Broad Street, Weobley, by permission of Christopher and Frances Anthony on Sunday, July 3, from
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Wormelow
MEMORIAL - On Sunday at 2.30pm, the fifth memorial annual picnic held by the Friends of the Violette Szabo GC Society will be held at Cartref House, Wormelow. The guest speaker is Kate Vigurs, songs from Rosabella Styles and the singing led by Celia Brown
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Bulls ready to make French connection
HEREFORD United are expecting to add to their squad for the forthcoming Conference season within the next few days. Former Exeter City full-back Alex Jeannin has expressed his intention to link up with the Bulls. The Frenchman has been widely quoted in
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Picture this
LEOMINSTER photographer and website designer Christopher Preece compiled an online photography gallery to tie in with architecture week (June 17-26) completely off his own bat. The motivation for developing the site, which reveals 100 buildings of modern
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Imagination runs riot
FLIGHTS of Fancy by local bookbinder Adam Watson is on show at Hereford Courtyard until July 30. Occasionally getting bored with the rectangle, Adam's imagination has taken flight with a series of books which seem almost to be alive. While staying within
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Mounting a new display
RICHLY evocative woodcuts conjuring up creatures and muses from another age are one of the latest new exhibits from the Hay Makers gallery. Jane Mowat studied art history at the Courtauld Institute and is now a member of the Somerset Printmakers. Also
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Watkins elected to vice-president role
TWO new sides have been elected to join the Hereford Times Herefordshire Football League. At the league's annual meeting at the GWRSA club last Wednesday, Dore Valley, who will play at Dorstone, and Bartestree Colts were placed in Division 3 for the coming
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Top award for John
HEREFORD Leisure Centre groundsman John Leek has scooped two Football Assoc-iation awards. Leek and his team, who were nominated by Pegasus Juniors, won the local award for groundsman of the year and then went through to pick up the regional award covering
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Festivals give boost to girls' game
THE women's Euro 2005 championships sparked a surge of interest in women's football in Herefordshire with three Euro-themed festivals taking place in the county. The festivals, which took place in the north, centre and south of the county, provided a
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Charter Standard at Lugwardine
LUGWARDINE Primary School have rounded off an excellent football season by receiving an FA Charter Standard certificate. The school had won the Hereford Rural Schools football league and the Large Rural Schools tournament and, now, the Charter Standard
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County run record leaves drawn game
DESPITE a powerful batting performance, Herefordshire cricketers were unable to force a victory in their Minor Counties Championship match with Shropshire at Bridgnorth. The Herefordshire match aggregate of 747 was a new county record but they were left
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Dazzo title defeat
Darren 'Dazzo' Williams' bid to become the holder of three featherweight championship titles has ended with defeat to Nicky Cook. Williams was unable to recover from a ferocious body blow and was counted out in the second round.
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New challenge for injured jockeys' fund
SEVERAL local point-to-point riders, plus a few retired 'saddle celebrities', are training for quite a different ride at Hereford Racecourse on July 1. They will be lining up to bounce across the turf on rubber Space Hoppers for races in aid of the Injured
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Transfer coup double boost for Westfields
WESTFIELDS' new management team of Mick Panniers and Paul Mann have raided Panniers' former club Kington Town for their first signings of the close season. Striker Mark Davis and wingback Carl Morgan have signed for the Midland Alliance club who will
