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A tale with a nice ring to it
A SCHOOL bell that played a defining role in Titley’s history has reclaimed its place at the heart of the village after residents saw it for sale on the internet. The bell was silenced during the Second World War, when it was banned from ringing,
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Whitecross Townwomen’s Guild
THE chairman of the Whitecross TWG, Mary Halls, welcomed members to the June meeting. An amazing display of handicrafts, clothes and toys made by the arts and crafts group were on show and were donated to the charity Hope Carriers Trust, founded by
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Withington
LOCAL PRODUCERS AND CRAFT MARKET – The local producers and craft market will be held in Withington Village Hall on Saturday from 10am to 12.30pm.
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Upton Bishop
CRAFT FAIR AND EXHIBITION – The craft fair is being held on June 28 and 29, from 10am to 4pm in the church, in aid of the Tower Restoration Appeal. CHURCHDOWN MALE VOICE CHOIR The choir is coming to Upton Bishop on July 26, at 7.30pm in the Millennium
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Tillington & Burghill
TILLINGTON STROLLERS – The group’s next walk will be in Wellington, at the Country Homes and Garden Centre at 10am today (Thursday). BRIDGE CLUB – The group will be meeting today (Thursday), at 6.50pm in the Simpson Hall. ST MARY’S WALKING GROUP – The
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Thruxton
FUNDS RAISED – The coffee morning held at The Paddocks in aid of Thruxton Church raised £371.83.
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Ross & District U3A
Members of Ross and District U3A welcomed four speakers to their monthly meeting in May. This is somewhat unusual, but there was a good reason. These speakers told us all of the good works their organisations do for the town of Ross, its community and
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Wigmore
CANCELLED – Apologies from the County Air Ambulance who have had to cancel their speaker on Thursday, June 19, at Wigmore Village Hall. GARDENING CLUB – The club will be holding its usual meeting on Thursday, June 19, with Polly Smith giving a talk on
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Weobley
ART CLASSES – Gabrielle Ekanite will be holding art classes in Hopelands, Weobley Village Hall, from 12.30pm to 2.30pm on Wednesdays, from July 9 to August 27. Bookings are taken prior to the start date – a full course of eight weeks costs £75. Call Gabrielle
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St Weonards
COUNTRY FETE – On Sunday, the parish country fete will take place at Treago Castle at 2pm. There will be classic cars, sheep shearing, castle tours and a barbecue. Entrance is £3 for adults, 50p for children. Treago is west of the A466. For more information
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Stoke Lacy
FETE PLANNING – A planning meeting for the annual church fete on June 28, will be held next Wednesday at Stoke House at 7.30pm. BRING-AND-SHARE LUNCH – There will be a bring-and-share lunch at Caris Croft, Woodend Lane, Stoke Lacy, from noon next Wednesday
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Shobdon
FOOD FESTIVAL – The Shobdon Food Festival is being held on June 28 and 29. We have nearly 100 of the region’s best food and drink producers, crafts people, musicians and artisans coming to sell their wares and show off their skills at our beautiful showground
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Preston-on-Wye
FETE – The village fete will be held this Saturday from 5pm. Come along and enjoy a fine summer’s evening. CLASSIC CAR MEET – In conjunction with the fete there will be the first annual Preston classic car meet. For further details, contact Pip Parry
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Peterchurch
GOLDEN VALLEY ENVIRONMENT GROUP – The next meeting will be held on Thursday, June 19, at 7.30pm, at Peterchurch Community Centre. The topic will be ecopsychology, the psychological challenges that face us collectively and individually. For further details
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Mordiford
DORMINGTON AND MORDIFORD GROUP PARISH COUNCIL – At the AGM of the council in May, Mr B Durkin was re-elected as chairman and Mr N Brewin re-elected as vice-chairman by unanimous vote. The current committee representatives remain unchanged. During the
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Presteigne
PRESTEIGNE PACERS – The Presteigne Pacers running club celebrated their 25th anniversary at Titley Village Hall last weekend. A small group of people started meetings in Presteigne in 1982. The club grew and has around 25 members. Some members have competed
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Marden
SUMMER FETE – Marden Primary School is holding a midsummer mayhem fete on Friday, June 20, at 5.30pm. Attractions include a parachute display team, grand draw, bouncy castle, and a fancy dress parade.
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Ocle Pychard/Much Cowarne
PARISH COUNCILS – Much Cowarne and Ocle Pychard group parish councils will both meet at Burley Gate Village Hall next Tuesday at 7.30pm. The first item will be a discussion on the parish plan and the environment. All parishioners are welcome to attend
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Madley
PARISH COUNCIL – A meeting was held on June 3, in the parish hall. Miss Tina Winney was co-opted into the casual vacancy and was welcomed on to the parish council. In attendance at the meeting was Inspector McLaughlin and Sergeant Davies of West Mercia
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Much Birch
SCHOOL – Year 6 pupils have been busy undertaking their cycling proficiency test this week. Our thanks to PC Mark Sandford who ran the course for the children. Year 5 pupils visited Kingstone High School to take part in a modern foreign languages and
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Llanvetherine
MEDIEVAL MIDSUMMER FAIR – The fair is being staged by the Village Alive Trust on Saturday, June 21, at Great Trerhew Farm, from 2pm. Visitors will get the chance to see the charity’s latest conservation project. The centrepiece of the original farmstead
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Fownhope
FARMERS’ MARKET – The market will be held tomorrow (Friday) from 3pm to 5.30pm at Fownhope Village Hall. Local produce will be available, together with local crafts. SPORTS CUP – The winner of the Fownhope Sports Cup this year was Phyllis Dinnie. Mrs
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Kingon
WHEELBARROW RACE EVENING – This takes place on Saturday at 6pm. This is Kington’s most entertaining sports event of the year, so get ready for an evening of fun and laughter. Kington Festival starts tomorrow (Friday) with lots of activities and events
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Kings Caple
PRIMARY SCHOOL – The school hosted a very successful tag rugby tournament, with 14 teams from eight small schools taking part. All the children played with enthusiasm and good sportsmanship. The cup was won by Llangrove School. Year 6 children planted
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Ewyas Harold
EWYAS HAROLD WALKERS – The walk tomorrow (Friday) will be about five miles along the Llanfoist Canal and the Blorenge. PRIMARY SCHOOL – Year 6 is having a ‘taster day’ to Kingstone High School tomorrow (Friday) and to Fairfield High School next Tuesday
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Middleton-on-the-Hill
COUNTRY FAIR – The country fair is on Saturday from noon to 5pm at Leysters Village Hall. Lots of stalls, bric-a-brac and games for the children. All proceeds to St Mary’s Church fabric fund.
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Eardisley
FESTIVAL FUNDRAISER – On Saturday, a film shorts, hot dogs and pudding evening event is being held in the village hall at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £5 and are available from Central Stores, Eardisley. FILM – The last film in the current series will be screened
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Lyonshall
COFFEE MORNING – Tomorrow (Friday) there is the monthly Lyonshall coffee morning between 10am and noon in the Lyonshall Memorial Hall. This is a great chance to meet old friends and to make new ones, enjoy local company and homebaked cakes, a raffle and
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Longtown
CHEESE AND WINE EVENING – A cheese and wine evening is to be held on Saturday at 7pm in the garden at Lower Cwmcoched. Proceeds to go the Clodach Church fund. Tickets cost £8. LONGTOWN BY THE SEA – Longtown WI invites people to a variety show on Friday
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Canon Pyon
QUIZ NIGHT – The Friends of Canon Pyon School are holding a quiz night at The Nags Head tomorrow (Friday). Teams of four to six people, £10 entry per team. Register at 8pm. SUMMER FAYRE – Canon Pyon School summer fayre will be held on Saturday, June
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Knighton
OPEN MEETING – An open meeting to discuss the move of Knighton’s post office from the top of Broad Street in Knighton to Harry Tuffins supermarket will be held at Knighton Community Centre tomorrow (Friday) at 7pm. FARMERS’ AND CRAFT MARKET – Knighton
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Lib Dem leader talks to Ross students
STUDENTS at a Herefordshire school today met the leader of the Liberal Democrat party. Nick Clegg answered questions from sixth form students at John Kyrle High School in Ross-on-Wye. Mr Clegg responded to questions regarding fuel prices and British
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Bosbury
BOSBURY IN BLOOM – We were blessed with perfect June weather for Bosbury in Bloom. The first garden visitors’ tickets were being sold before 11am and it was obviously going to be a successful day. A total of £1,354 was raised to be shared between the
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Bodenham
LEISURE CLUB – The club will meet in the parish hall at 2.30pm on Monday June 16. Speaker Ms Kate Andrews will give a talk on ‘Every Object Tells a Story’. FLOOD PREVENTION GROUP – The flood prevention group will meet at the Millcroft/Ketch Lane junction
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Bishopstone
LOTTERY – Ann and Andrew Culley won £25 with their number 42. SOAP BOX WINNERS – Ian Astley (winner) and Barry Megson (second) led the field of 35 racers at Mansell Lacy last Sunday, and never looked in danger of being threatened. Ian had an aggregated
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Bishops Frome & Fromes Hill
VILLAGE FETE – The theme for this year’s fete will be nursery rhymes and there will be a prize for the best dressed group or person, based on a nursery rhyme. The event starts on the green at 2.30pm on Saturday, June 21.
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Aymestrey & Leinthall Earles
WI – A large group of members have enjoyed a day at the Black Country Museum. Their visit coincided with the 30th anniversary celebrations. AYMESTREY POETRY MONTHLY – Local poet Tony Walton will be holding his poetry evening tomorrow (Friday) in Aymestrey
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Eardisland
100 CLUB – St Mary’s Church 100 Club draw for May is as follows: 1 Mr B Thomasen, 2 Mrs E Thomas, 3 Mr and Mrs Albright, 4 Mr J Tysen. Enquiries about becoming a member of the 100 Club to Mrs Dian Cope on 01544 388317.
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Almeley
OPEN GARDENS – St Mary’s Church will be holding a church weekend with open gardens on Saturday and Sunday, June 28 and 29. Refreshments will be served in the village hall from 2pm to 5.30pm. Tickets for the summer draw are on sale. On Sunday, the open
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Brockhampton
FARMERS’ MARKET – The farmers’ market will be held at Brockhampton Village Hall today (Thursday) from 5.30pm to 7pm.
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Bredwardine & Brobury
VICTORIAN FAIR AND PICNIC – This was a great success! Around 300 people attended and the entertainment was fantastic. The takings are still being counted but £1,700 was taken on the day and will be shared by St Andrew’s Church and the village hall. A
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Authors offer inspiration
WOULD-BE authors have an amazing opportunity to learn from the best at six free workshops with authors. Starting on June 18, there will be one poetry workshop and five fiction workshops with authors, organised by Herefordshire Council as part of the
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Championing great books for children
BOOKS are the theme next week at The Courtyard, as they present the return of The Courtyard Book Week – and at its heart is the Birmingham Stage Company’s production of Roald Dahl’s hugely popular Danny The Champion of the World, adapted by David
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New hope for tax office
HEREFORD Tax Office has the numbers, now they’ve got to add up. The county’s two MPs took the team’s fight for survival to Whitehall – with nearly 4,000 people signed up to the cause. Paul Keetch and Bill Wiggin made their “big push” at a meeting on
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Excellent racing in the sun for trotting fans
TROTTING enthusiasts enjoyed some excellent racing in superb weather at the long-established fixture run by the Kington and Vale of Arrow committee. Garage owners the Evans family from Brecon have two outstanding prospects in their homebreds: Koh Lanta
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‘Superman’ leaving Edgar Street to ensure he can be super dad
HEREFORD United’s departing goalkeeper, Wayne Brown, has saluted the fans for his happy three-year stint at Edgar Street. The 31-year-old goalkeeper says he is gutted to be leaving the Bulls but knows he is moving for the right reasons. Given the nickname
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Boroughs takes a hat-trick but county side defeated
HEREFORDSHIRE skipper Chris Borough became only the second player to take a hat-trick for the county side in a Minor Counties Championship match. But the Brockhampton all-rounder, who dismissed Jono Whitney, Andy Gray and Richard Oliver in
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Gymmark is latest feather in cap of Hereford club
HEREFORD Sparks Gymnastics Club members have produced outstanding results at a regional level, writes IAN MORGAN. The club has also secured Gymmark accreditation, one of the first in Herefordshire to achieve it. Twenty-two girls have passed their regional
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Venables’ win earns a trip to Woodhall Spa
KINGTON GC held their June medal with the top prize going to Nigel Venables (79-18-61), who finished four shots ahead of the rest of the field. He will now go forward to represent the club in the Leonard Cheshire Charity Cup competition, which is to
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Develop the back of the Green Dragon
I REFER to the recent letters from Councillor Bob Matthews and Mrs Janet Shott concerning the Edgar Street Grid development. I, and many others with whom I have discussed this issue, wholeheartedly agree with the comments of both of them, that any
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Being aware is key to being safer on roads
A KEY part of safe driving is observation – being aware of the road conditions as well as other traffic. Clearly, you need to be alert to other traffic around you, not just in front but beside you and behind you as well. The more you are aware of situations
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Business as usual for Left Bank despite liquidation
THE company that runs Hereford’s showcase Left Bank Village venue has gone into liquidation. Croft plc, the company that owns the venue, confirmed that LBV (Hereford) Ltd ceased trading today (Thursday). But assurances are being given that
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Time to let the train take the strain?
Working as a journalist means I occasionally get the opportunity to travel around the country. Last week, I headed to Glasgow with news editor Ian Morris to visit colleagues working on our Scottish sister papers. Needless to say we had a hearty welcome
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Cow rescue in Dilwyn
FIREFIGHTERS have rescued a cow which became stuck in a ditch in Dilwyn yesterday. The crew from Kingsland was called to Bidney Farm just after 10.30am to help the 700kg animal to safety. The rescue took around one hour.
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"I killed him...and I must pay for it"
A DISQUALIFIED driver who topped speeds of up to 125mph through rural Herefordshire rolled his car, killing a close friend. Relatives from both families were in Worcester Crown Court yesterday (Wednesday) to hear Andrew Watkins, aged 21, of Elmdale
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Security tips for homeowners
POLICE will meet with homeowners in Weobley this weekend to give tips on marking property correctly and deterring thieves. Police Community Safety Officer (PCSO) Donna Jones and PCSO Dick Allford will be in Broad Street on Saturday from 11am
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Classic meet a first for Preston
CLASSIC car owners are invited to Preston-on-Wye this weekend to attend the village’s first ever related meet for motorists on Saturday. The event, which runs from 4pm alongside its annual fete, will showcase a range of pre-1973 vehicles and is intended
