Putley Press

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Sept - Oct 2011 Issue No. 48

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CHURCHTeam Vicar:Rev. Howard Mayell 07906 841893

Churchwardens:Benjamin Pardoe 07813 358113 [email protected] Kippasto

Organist:Hilda Hawcutt 01531 634050

Parochial Church Council:Sue Tyrrell (Chair) 01531 670580 [email protected] Hunter (Secretary) 01531 670980 [email protected] Rolinson (Treasurer) 01531 670264Ray Hunter (Assistant Treasurer) 01531 670244 [email protected]

PARISH COUNCILGraham Blandford 01531 670274Kay Harris (Vice Chair) 01531 670778Ray Hunter (Chair) 01531 670244Sam Rolinson 01531 670264Nigel Rolinson 01531 670783Benjamin Pardoe 07813 358113

Clerk to the Parish Council:Rex Gardner 07879 430346

VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT:Nigel Sweet (Chair) 01531 670610 [email protected] Felton (Secretary) 01531 670425 [email protected]

BROWNIES:Annette Embrey 01531 670771

GUIDES:Pam Park 01531 636089

WI:Irene Rogers (Chair) 01531 890254Melissa Hawker (Secretary) 01531 670420 [email protected]

DARBY & JOAN CLUB:Judy Deane 01531 670020Anne Blandford 01531 670274

COMMUNITY SUPPORT OFFICER:Alison Dore 07970 602338

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH:Josephine & Simon Felton 01531 670425 [email protected]

Please note: to guard against identity fraud, this magazine will not publish individuals’ home addresses.

VILLAGE CONTACTS

The Putley Press is published jointly by Putley Parish Council and Putley Parochial Church Council. It is published and delivered once every two months.

We welcome all news (space permitting), and we rely on you, the readers, to provide items of local interest for your magazine.

Please send the editor ([email protected]) any items of interest, achievements, or news of Putley events and activities for publication issue no.49, November - December 2011,

by 15th October 2011 - with prior notice in case of last minute items. (Submissions by email only, please - pieces of paper get lost!)

Advertisers should please contact the advertising manager (email [email protected], tel: 01531 670537) to enquire about rates or place adverts.

Cover Photograph: K. Harris

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Welcome to my first attempt as Editor of the Putley Press. I would like to

thank the outgoing editor for his help in the transfer of this post as well as all his hard work and commitment over the past 18 months. One major change in the production of this issue and following ones until we manage to secure a permanent Editor, is the typesetting, printing and collation will be undertaken by Severnprint. The Parochial Church Council and Putley Parish Council will be continually evaluating the viablility of this arrangement. We feel that the Press offers a valuable service to our community and to ensure its continuation some changes had to happen, however nothing is set in stone. But I am sure you will agree that Severnprint have produced a truly professional issue for us.Ideas that I would like to develop are the Perpetual Calendar on the back page. This looks slightly lacking at present but the idea is that each issue will give everyone the chance to view what is on in the future. So if you know you have an event coming up in the future but haven’t confirmed dates let me know so I can include it and hopefully your important event or activity will not be forgotten. More details can be added nearer the time.With the formation of the Children’s Initiative in Putley our young people are working hard to help themselves and our community in improving the play area and other exciting ventures. To reflect this, I would like to develop a page or more to the children. Ideally I would like them to provide an editorial role. I have set the ball rolling on page 21 with the announcement of a competition.

August saw a week of activities for the children of Putley. These activities were provided by the Parochial church council whose members generously gave up their time to ensure the children had a variety of events to entertain them. They were certainly entertained. Read and see what they got up to on pages 13 and 14. Not forgetting the successful village fete, where once again the races caused much hilarity (page 15). Well done to all involved.As many of us in the village have septic tanks I would like to bring to your attention to Point 4 on the Parish Councils information. Septic tanks now have to be registered and you can potentially face a fine if you fail to register before the end of the year. More details can be found on page 10.As previously mentioned I am only caretaking the Editors post and would be more than happy to share this responsibility. If you fancy having a go but would not like to commit long term please get in touch. All the best periodicals have guest editors!Well have a great couple of months, enjoy the harvest and I look forward to receiving all your Christmas contributions by October 15th. If you have always fancied writing a poem or short story let the Putley Press be your first publisher. Remember this is your magazine. Best [email protected]

Editors Voice

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Hi. My name is David Peters my family and I used to live in the village of Putley during

the mid sixties to early seventies. I have two sisters Helen & Susan. We often talk about our time in the village as young children and have many memories of the village and of course the people.Our parents are called John & Ann. Our dad worked on New House Farm which is where we lived. The farm owner was a Mr. Richard Beard who lodged with us until he had a new house built on the other side of the farm where he married a lady called Freda.The farm had a milking heard of cows and some pigs, my dad seemed to have a name for each of the cows but what we remember the most are the blackcurrants and of course the hops. Each summer people from Wales would come in there caravans and old railway carriages and camp in one of the fields opposite the farm. I believe they were known locally as “The Walechers” They came for the harvest of both crops. We remember picking the blackcurrants in a field at the other end of the village not far from the church. You were given a basket to put the currants in and when full you took it to my dad who weighed the basket and providing it was the correct weight it was tipped into a large wooden box. At the same time you had a card with lots of boxes and each box was ticked with every full basket and at the end of the week you were paid by the number of ticked boxes.The hop picking has more vivid memories not

least the smell (wonderful). The machine used for stripping the hops from the bines seemed big, noisy and rather dangerous, our mum caught her arm in some rollers one year and broke it. Then another lady caught her hair. No health and safety in those days.When the hop picking was over Mr. Beard would allow one of the farm buildings to be used for a party which all the workers would attend. There was always lots to eat and drink, indeed some people had a bit to much to drink.When Bonfire night came along the old hop bines that were piled up in a field would be set alight by our dad and people from the village would attend and bring fireworks.As for friends in the village I had two Alan Robinson( who lived with his Nan) & Philip Caffel (not sure about spelling) My sisters were friends with Susan and Sandra Morris, who’s dad was very good at making things out of wood. There was also another girl named Rita Hyem. Mr. Cox ran the village shop which I see has now long gone like so many.Well I hope I have not bored you with all this. Hopefully some one will remember us it would be nice to know what happened to all of our friends. I did drive through the village during the late eighties and saw that both the blackcurrant’s and the hops had disappeared. Well that is progress.If you would like to get in touch my email address is [email protected] you, David Peters.

Remembering Putley…

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Marie Curie Cancer Care are looking for 100 Herefordshire Supporters to come

forward and donate £20 as part of their local Herefordshire Nursing Appeal, enough to fund an hour of nursing care.

Given the choice, most of us – if we had cancer or another illness – would want to be cared for at home if we were dying, close to family and friends and surrounded by things we love.

Marie Curie Cancer Care makes that choice possible for patients and their families here in Herefordshire. Last year, Marie Curie Cancer Care provided 10,552 hours of nursing care to 114 patients in the county. The nurses provide hands on care to patients at home, right through the night along with vital emotional support for their families.

Local Nurse Steph Bagley says “Everyone should have access to high quality end of life care when they need it, and in their place of choice. For most people this means dying at

home. Every single donation to the appeal, big or small, will help nurses like me care for more people in Herefordshire”

It costs £20 to fund a nurse for one hour. The service is always completely free of charge to the patient and their family but we urgently need your support to reach more people.

The Herefordshire nursing appeal aims to raise the £88,000 required to fund the nursing service here in Herefordshire.

If you want to learn more about Marie Curie Cancer Care please contact Richard on 0117 942 7132.

To make a donation please send a cheque made payable to Marie Curie Cancer Care to; Herefordshire Nursing Appeal, Marie Curie Cancer Care, 101 North Road, St Andrews, Bristol, BS6 5AQ.

Herefordshire Nursing Appeal call’s on local supporters

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Dear Friends

There are times when life appears to be totally upside down, when what you expect as normal is turned on its head and you wonder where it is all going to lead. The recent riots across the country are an example of this, where the rule of law is flouted and apparent anarchy reigns.It was not of course anarchy, it was blatant lawlessness and thievery under the cover of these events, I am sure you remember seeing on your television screens some individuals directing what shops to attack and ransack.My fear is that this dreadful time will tar a generation of young people most of whom are decent and law abiding, the actions of around 2000 of all ages who perpetrated the violence and unrest, the looting and burning does in reality involve a very small fraction of the youngsters in our society.In contrast, at Aylton the church said fond farewells to Henry and his mother Elspeth; Henry is a young very talented organist whose playing has been a great joy and boon to the congregation and will be dreadfully missed, yet unlike the rioters youngsters like Henry do not

make headlines in our press and if they did then perhaps a better role model would be placed in front of the nations young that might be helpful in encouraging them into making good and productive use of their time.Much of what has happened stems from the way in which we as a nation have allowed our moral understanding to slip; what was disapproved of fifty years ago is now deemed acceptable; and the lines of discipline and conduct have become blurred and watered down to the extent that they seem almost non existent.You can already here the cries of who is to blame; the police, the politicians, the schools, the parents; and no one wants to put their hand up and say that they are in any way responsible. The truth is every one of us is in some way responsible for we are a society which had set the rules, and over the last forty or so years those rules have become increasingly relaxed, and when there is a clear breaking of even these rules the ‘punishment’ is almost derisory..When in schools teachers cannot even touch a child without being open to complaint and the fear of losing their jobs, and when the police are

Our Vicar Writes...

Dear Friends There are times when life appears to be totally upside down, when what you expect as normal is turned on its head and you wonder where it is all going to lead. The recent riots across the country are an example of this, where the rule of law is flouted and apparent anarchy reigns. It was not of course anarchy, it was blatant lawlessness and thievery under the cover of these events, I am sure you remember seeing on your television screens some individuals directing what shops to attack and ransack. My fear is that this dreadful time will tar a generation of young people most of whom are decent and law abiding, the actions of around 2000 of all ages who perpetrated the violence and unrest, the looting and burning does in reality involve a very small fraction of the youngsters in our society. In contrast, at Aylton the church said fond farewells to Henry and his mother Elspeth; Henry is a young very talented organist whose playing has been a great joy and boon to the congregation and will be dreadfully missed, yet unlike the rioters youngsters like Henry do not make headlines in our press and if they did then perhaps a better role model would be placed in front of the nations young that might be helpful in encouraging them into making good and productive use of their time. Much of what has happened stems from the way in which we as a nation have allowed our moral understanding to slip; what was disapproved of fifty years ago is now deemed acceptable; and the lines of discipline and conduct have become blurred and watered down to the extent that they seem almost non existent. You can already here the cries of who is to blame; the police, the politicians, the schools, the parents; and no one wants to put their hand up and say that they are in any way responsible. The truth is every one of us is in some way responsible for we are a society which had set the rules, and over the last forty or so years those rules have become increasingly relaxed, and when there is a clear breaking of even these rules the ‘punishment’ is almost derisory..

When in schools teachers cannot even touch a child without being open to complaint and the fear of losing their jobs, and when the police are overburdened with paperwork and whose work is often made a mockery of by the courts and the sentences that are meted out often to the victims and there families seem derisory. When a young man is killed by another who went out for the evening intending to do harm and the culprit is given 2 years and will be out in 1 year there seems to be no justice; when young offenders are put inside they find that although their freedom is curtailed they have their food supplied their washing done and have access to TV and Xbox that is for many of them luxury compared with their home life, and then people wonder why they go and offend again so that they can be put inside! I have as you have just read listed out a little of the malaise, what though is the answer? Well I expect you will get many different ones to that question depending on who is doing the answering. Most of them will tinker with the problem, swinging from easy going liberal to hard line strictness; and none of them will resolve the issue. The only answer to this situation we have recently witnessed and indeed all of the world’s problems is for individuals and society to turn once again to the living God in penitence and faith, seeking his help and guidance. In the most neglected book in the world the Bible there are answers to the issues of life and community that lay excellent ground rules for us all; but do people listen to what God says in his word? No they don’t, they think they know better than their creator and so the problems are perpetuated because time and again they fail. The only way forward is for humanity to listen to God and act upon his word, then there is hope for a better society, a more loving world and respect for all. Yours in Christ Jesus Howard

TEAM YOUTH GROUP

For 14 Years Upwards

Details from Rev Howard Mayell

Tel: 07906841893

Prayer Group 9.30am

Every Wednesday Christ Church

Wellington Heath

Why not start your day sharing

with others in Holy Communion

8.30am in St Michael’s Ledbury

every Tuesday and Wednesday Morning

Other Diary Events 2011 18th September 11.00am Animal Service at Court Farm Aylton 19th Sept 8.00am Morning Prayer Pixley 28th Sept Putley PCC 8th October Diocesan Healing Day 10th October 8.00am Morning Prayer at Yatton 13th October Diocesan Synod

Curious Blend Coffee Morning

Wellington Heath Village Hall

29th September 27th October 10.00 til 12.00

Songs of Praise Putley Church

3.30pm

Sunday 4th September

C C O O M M M M U U N N I I T O Y N

Putley Village Hall 7.30pm First Tuesday of every Month From Tuesday 6th September Teenagers particularly welcome

CRICKET AT AYLTON On the Afternoon

of Sunday 11th September

at COURT FARM AYLTON

Details from Julia Baird Tel:01531 670558

Prayer Group 9.30am


Wellington Heath










3.30pm








BIBLE STUDY GROUP 7.30pm

Much Marcle, Pixley, Aylton 12th, 26th September

10th, 24th October

Details from Rev Howard Mayell 07906841893

Bible Study Group

9.30am

Wellington Heath

13th, 27th September

11th, 25th October


07906841893

Harvest Thanksgiving Yatton Friday 23rd September 7.30pm Wellington Heath 25th September 9.30am Including Back to Church Sunday Pixley 2nd October 11.00am Putley 8th October Saturday 6.00pm Aylton 16th October 11.00am Much Marcle 23rd October

Animal Service At

Aylton Court Farm 11.00am

Sunday 18th SeptemberAll Creatures Great and

Small Are Welcome

Thankyou To all involved in the Activities

Week and the Putley Fete In August

Also to everyone who came to the Welcome to Church Sunday

Sorry if you missed out on the

Ignatius Service it was a real treat

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Prayer Group 9.30am


Wellington Heath










3.30pm










10th, 24th October


Bible Study Group

9.30am

Wellington Heath


11th, 25th October


07906841893


Animal Service At



Small Are Welcome








10th, 24th October


Bible Study Group

9.30am

Wellington Heath


11th, 25th October


07906841893


Animal Service At



Small Are Welcome






overburdened with paperwork and whose work is often made a mockery of by the courts and the sentences that are meted out often to the victims and there families seem derisory.When a young man is killed by another who went out for the evening intending to do harm and the culprit is given 2 years and will be out in 1 year there seems to be no justice; when young offenders are put inside they find that although their freedom is curtailed they have their food supplied their washing done and have access to TV and Xbox that is for many of them luxury compared with their home life, and then people wonder why they go and offend again so that they can be put inside!I have as you have just read listed out a little of the malaise, what though is the answer? Well I expect you will get many different ones to that question depending on who is doing the answering. Most of them will tinker with the problem, swinging from easy going liberal

to hard line strictness; and none of them will resolve the issue.The only answer to this situation we have recently witnessed and indeed all of the world’s problems is for individuals and society to turn once again to the living God in penitence and faith, seeking his help and guidance. In the most neglected book in the world the Bible there are answers to the issues of life and community that lay excellent ground rules for us all; but do people listen to what God says in his word? No they don’t, they think they know better than their creator and so the problems are perpetuated because time and again they fail. The only way forward is for humanity to listen to God and act upon his word, then there is hope for a better society, a more loving world and respect for all.Yours in Christ JesusHoward

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Prayer Group 9.30am


Wellington Heath










3.30pm








Prayer Group 9.30am


Wellington Heath










3.30pm








Prayer Group 9.30am


Wellington Heath










3.30pm








Prayer Group 9.30am


Wellington Heath










3.30pm










10th, 24th October


Bible Study Group

9.30am

Wellington Heath


11th, 25th October


07906841893


Animal Service At



Small Are Welcome








10th, 24th October


Bible Study Group

9.30am

Wellington Heath


11th, 25th October


07906841893


Animal Service At



Small Are Welcome






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Avoid becoming a victim of seasonal affective disorder this Autumn by

getting in training for the Hope Valley RunSunday, 2 OctoberThe event will feature not only the established, multi-terrain 8 mile route but also a new 4 mile fun run. All entrants must be over 16. The races start from Woolhope Village Hall, at 11am and 11.15am respectively, on Sunday, October 2, doors to the hall open at 9.30am.

Enter online at www.hopevalleyrun.com or contact the Hereford office for an entry form, telephone no. 01432 373020.A non-refundable deposit of £12 affiliated/£14 non-affiliated is required for the 8 mile run and £10 for the fun run.For details contact Ronnie Scully on: 01432 860295 or email [email protected]

Once Upon A Tree and Dragon Orchard continued their Year in the

Orchard celebrations at the beginning of August with a Children’s Activities Day.Candle making, honey bee art, fruit identification, old fashioned games and apple juice tasting were provided in the wonderful orchard. The weather could have been kinder not a lot of picnicking went on. However some hardy soles not only enjoyed the delights of the orchard but also the very welcome cup of tea and a slice of home-made cake.There are still more events to come to celebrate this year in Herefordshire Orchards including another children’s day in October half term. So don’t be shy come and join in we would love to see you. More details on the calendar on the back page or ring Hannah Day on 01531-670263

Hope Valley Run

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Contrary to the last issue, this has been a quiet period over July and August, with

no Parish Council meeting in August and the Summer holiday period upon us all.So, for this issue I want to introduce you to 5 topics (don’t fall asleep!): Highways issues:If you think there is an issue with pot-holes in the Parish or road subsidence, you can either contact Amey direct via e-mail on [email protected] or Herefordshire Council on [email protected] giving details of the exact location, or you can e-mail me on the Putley Clerk e-mail address and I will log it with Amey and get a reference number for me to track. Alternatively, if you don’t have access to e-mail you can telephone 01432 261 800 or 01432 845 900.You may be aware of the Superfast Broadband initiative that is being run in the South Herefordshire region as part of the pilot scheme. This has not been an easy process to engage in for various reasons, but basically I now have agreement with the Herefordshire Council project team that there will be a benefits paper and questionnaire available for me to present at the next Putley Parish Council meeting on 7th September at the Village Hall (19:30 as usual), where I hope we will be able to find someone to run this around the Parish to get a feel for the level of interest. I will send the accumulated responses back to the project team at the beginning of October for them to analyse and use to enter into negotiations with potential suppliers.Bus service in Putley:For those who haven’t seen it, the results are now in of the recent Bus Consultation impacting the Putley 478 and 479 services:Service 478 – no reduction of serviceService 479 – withdrawal of service subsidy of £5.06 per passenger, with a negotiation taking place to reduce costs in order to at least retain the Tuesday service which shows higher usage.I was told by the Transport department when I challenged them that this has now been passed by Cabinet, so any appeal is unlikely to succeed.Septic Tank registration:Thanks to your observant former Parish Council Chairman Ray Hunter, who came across this piece by accident, there is a new requirement for ALL private septic tanks that DO NOT

enter a public sewer to be registered with the Environment Agency. You potentially face a fine if you fail to register by 31st December 2011.Further details and online registration is available through web-site http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/118753.aspx Finally, as you can see from the 4 topics above, I do get a lot of e-mails from various sources. Whilst I will always endeavour to post relevant notices and consultation requests on the Parish notice boards – especially at the Village Hall where there is plenty of space - sometimes I prefer to notify as many of you as I can by alternative means as you may not be keeping an eye on the notice boards. Hence, if you are on e-mail and would like to be on a circulation list for notices that I consider to be of especial interest and possible importance to you, please send me an e-mail at the Putley Clerk e-mail address shown below. It’s YOUR Parish and YOUR Council working for you. Draft meeting minutes are available on the notice board, and the approved minutes will loaded up in the Putley web-site available at www.putley.org.uk . Any issues you want to raise with your Council should be sent either to me by e-mail at [email protected] or by letter (NOT by ‘phone, please, as those messages can get distorted in the retelling). Now one final and important matter:After being married for forty years., a wife asked her husband to describe her.He looked at her slowly, then said, “You’re A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K.”She asked “What does that mean?”He said, “Adorable, Beautiful, Cute, Delightful, Elegant, Foxy, Gorgeous, Hot.”She smiled happily and said “Oh, that’s so lovely.....What about I, J, K?”He said, “I’m Just Kidding!”My eye is still swollen, but it should get better by the time of the next Putley Press issue …

Rex Gardner mob: 07879 430 346 e-mail: [email protected]

Putley Parish CouncilClerk’s view July/August 2011

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The New Cattle MarketI took my first fat lambs to the new cattle market in Hereford last week. It was a pleasure. Easy access, well organised, all undercover, good areas to clean out and plenty of parking.After 150 years the gavel came down for the last time at Hereford’s city centre Livestock Market and the new Market opened on the Roman Road on 22nd June. It has a capacity for 500 cattle and 8,000 sheep, with 29 loading bays, 2 sale rings and 8 wash out bays. This should be a real asset for Herefordshire and excellent news for the livestock sector.Marches Enterprise ZoneYou may have seen this on national television and heard the latest radio reports. Herefordshire has won its application for an Enterprise Zone. The bid submitted jointly by the Council and the private sector via the Marches LEP (Local Enterprise Partnership) is to identify Rotherwas Business Park as a zone for supporting new business. A particular feature of the bid is to develop a specialist centre for defence and security businesses. This builds on the fact that Hereford is internationally known as the home of the SAS and already over 70 local companies in this sector have been identified.

It is hoped that this development will help retain a greater number of college leavers in Herefordshire, and increase graduate opportunities within the County with sufficient land and infrastructure to provide up to 6,000 jobs.Macmillan Renton UnitA new cancer unit, a joint venture between the hospital and Macmillan Cancer Support bolstered by significant local fundraising, has opened at the Hereford Hospital. This is a purpose built facility housing chemotherapy, cancer outpatients, an information service and dedicated support services in one building. A further project has started to develop a Radiotherapy unit adjoining this new facility which will hopefully be operational in 2013.These new facilities will avoid the need for the majority of cancer patients to make trips to Cheltenham for treatment. This should be seen as a major step forward for cancer treatment in Herefordshire.Kind regards,PatriciaCllr Patricia Morgan, telephone 01531 640243, email [email protected] Little Leadon, Fromes Hill, Nr Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 1HT

Report from County Councillor Patricia Morgan

August 2011– Putley

Current mobile services in rural areas will be withdrawn on Friday 30th

September 2011. An increased library home delivery service will be provided based upon needs assessed on the health and mobility of individuals. This will commence from Tuesday November 1st 2011. This will be supplemented

by inviting local groups. Parish councils and organizations to work with the library services to consider operating community based libraries. For more information contact Jon Chedgzoy. Libraries Manager at [email protected] Tel. no. 01432-260557

Future Mobile Library Service

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The second Putley Childrens’ Activity Week was held in the school holidays week

commencing August 15th. It was co-ordinated by Putley Church with the idea that every day of the week would have a different activity to appeal to as many children as possible.On the Monday, six of the older children (aged 11-15) cooked their suppers in the village hall, ably supervised by Sarah Keitley & Amanda Johnson assisted by Sue Tyrrell and John Rhodes from the Putley PCC. The yougsters cooked Pizzas, Lamb Kebabs, Coleslaw and Garlic Potato Wedges for their parents and the helpers, and then provided Plum Crumble and Apple Crumble for pud. Our local Community Support Police Officers were passing the Village Hall at the time and being unable to resist the aromas joined the diners for pud! Huge thanks to Amanda & Sarah for their energy and planning that made this session a great success, thoroughly enjoyed by the children.On Tuesday, the children took part in a triathlon - timed cycling, running and obstacle racing - organised by Penny Keble-White.

On Wednesday it was swimming and tennis hosted by Elizabeth and Ray Hunter.On Thursday Wayne Kippasto from the church and local expert Pete Johnson organised a pond-dipping and nature afternoon for the children. On Friday, the younger children took their turn cooking, and baked and decorated fairy cakes for a competition at the Saturday Fete climax to the week. A few of the cakes were not consumed on the spot and actually went forward for judging! This session was run by Sue Tyrrell at her own house because the water system at the Village Hall had failed. She was very ably assisted by Jenny Dowling and Jackie Sampson.Your editor, Kay Harris was present at all the events, quietly helping. Many thanks to her and to all the many people who helped make the PUTLEY CHILDRENS’ ACTIVITY WEEK a great success.Sue Tyrrell

At this year’s fete you could have your face painted in the guise of various animals. You

may, for example, have been one of the cool cats listening to Harry Harris and the St Mary’s School jazz quintet, or perhaps a lion eating a large slice of cake and drinking tea, or even a butterfly alighting on the plants and jams and other produce. There were, so to speak, also other animals present: white elephants browsed through the bric-a-brac, monkeys puzzled over competitions, and tigers hunted tombola prizes. Giraffes stuck their neck out to try the welly-throwing and mini triathlon. Finally, this year’s races included the use of space hoppers dressed up as horses (kindly loaned for the day from the stables of Dermot and Louise Daly).

There was also a chance to see a DVD about Putley as seen through the eyes of local children. With such a wide diversity of life, and a clear sense of enjoyment throughout the afternoon, Putley is clearly a thriving village; and thanks to all one and all the grand total raised for the Parish Hall was £504. Alice and John Rhodes

CHILDRENS’ ACTIVITY WEEK

Fete at Putley Village Hall

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Herefordshire’s Community Larder opened in February 2009 with the aim of providing bags of food to local families and individuals in need. It is run by local churches and operates under a referral scheme whereby a voucher, issued by a partner agency, can be exchanged for a bag of food. As part of this year’s Harvest celebrations you are invited to donate tins of food to the scheme (especially tinned meat, potatoes, fruit and rice pudding). Please either give any donations to a member of the church or contact John Rhodes to arrange for collection (tel. 670015).

Refurbishment:It is hoped to replace windows and install insulation in the P.O. room with a small grant we have been given. The W.I. has kindly agreed to make up curtains with the remains of the fabric from the hall itself. We will then have a warmer and more comfortable meeting room.Harvest Supper and Ceilidh:Saturday 8th October.Classes: Belly-dancing classes will begin in September. See poster on inside page.Putley Fete:The Committee would like to thank everyone who worked so hard on the day and all those who gave prizes and produce and bric a brac which all helped to raise much needed funds for the hall.Details of Events and Classes are on posters on the village notice boards, inside on the hall boards and on the website http://www.putley.org.uk

The annual conker championships (conkers provided) will be held after the ½-hour Family Service, which starts at 10:30 am, on Sunday 2 October.

As you have read in the Parish councils review South Herefordshire is becoming part of a pilot scheme for Superfast Broadband. This scheme is looking for interested parishioners to assist in the collation and dissemination of local broadband information.If you would like to be involved either contact Jackie Denman (670544) or Nadine Kinsey Economic Development Officer (North) Tel: 01432 260706 Mobile: 07792 880355Have a say on the future of Herefordshire: www.herefordshire.gov.uk/ldf

Community Larder

Putley Parish Hall

Putley Church Conker

Championships

Could you be Putley’s Broadband

Champion?

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AYLTON. A resident arrived home on 5th August to find that their bedroom window has sustained a 3 inch hole leaving a substantial amount of glass fragments inside the room. Nothing was seen or heard. OIS: 259-S-190811PIXLEY. A resident in Pixley reported that a male came to the door on 6th August stating the vehicle had had a blow out but did not have enough money to pay the tyre company for a replacement. The resident parted with £60 and he went away. However he returned saying the tyre was more expensive and he needed more money and the resident gave him an additional £80. He said he would return that night with the cash for the resident but he did not return and the mobile phone number he gave was false. The same male had gone to the address last September looking for scrap, saying his name was Jason. OIS: 591-S-080811. The male is described as 38-40 yrs, 14/15 stone, heavy build, 5ft 8in to 5ft 9in in height. Local accent. The vehicle he was driving was a white Flatbed Lorry – Partial Reg: T824…. Please report any further dealings with this male to the Police and do not part with any money. This is a scam.PUTLEY. A shed at the rear of a property in Near Green Close was broken into on 17th August between 0800 hrs and 1900 hrs on 17th August and several power tools removed by persons unknown. The offenders appear to have bolt cropped the latch on the padlocked door to gain entry. Nothing was seen or heard. OIS: 284-N-170811NOISE NUISANCE. Our Peterchurch CSO Fiona Witcher saw this in this week’s Hereford Times and thought it worth passing on if you didn’t see it and weren’t already aware (which I wasn’t)‘Herefordshire Councils’ environmental health & trading standards team is trialling a ‘rapid response’ service to test demand for the next 8 weeks. Two officers will work as a pair after 9pm on Friday and Saturday, and can be contacted on 01432 261761 after 9pm. After the 8 week trial period, the service will be reviewed to see if the council will run it again.’

So, use it or lose it seems to be the message!WEST MERCIA CRIME AND SAFETY SURVEY. West Mercia’s Crime and Safety Survey is being carried out jointly with the Police Authority and the Safer Roads Partnership. It commenced in April this year and will be ongoing until the end of March 2012. Previously carried out by post, this year, a telephone methodology is being used.The survey involves random members of the public living within the force area being contacted by telephone and asked to take part in the survey. In addition to allowing us to monitor force and TPU performance against a range of measures including public confidence and feelings of safety, through carrying out half of the total sample of surveys in our 20 Priority Local Policing Areas – which have been identified as being our most vulnerable communities – the survey results will also tell us more about theimpact that crime and anti-social behaviour has on communities in these areas. Previous Crime and Safety Surveys have identified road safety as a big cause for concern and so residents will also be asked for their views regarding roadsafety issues.The survey is being conducted by Maven Research on behalf of West Mercia Police. Although the survey predominantly contains questions which seek respondents’ opinions regarding policing in their local area, it also includes questions which establish a respondent’s age, gender, ethnicity and employment status; this is to allow Maven to continually monitor the profile of the respondents completing the survey to ensure that a representative cross-section of West Mercia residents’ views are obtained.That’s it. Thanks to everyone for their contibutions and vigilance on the part of your communities. We couldn’t do it without you.Kind Regards on behalf of the Town and Rural Local Policing TeamsCSO Alison Dore Ledbury Police Station

Notes from our Community Support OfficerLEDBURY TOWN & RURAL CRIME INFORMATION

& NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH BULLETIN2nd August to 19th August 2011

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Again the Perpetual Trust have a varied programme from now until Christmas

where full details can be found on their website or by contacting them by phone. However I thought I would bring the following article to your attention in case Putley should be sheltering the next Aled Jones. (Editor)Cathedral choristersDo you know of a boy, aged 6–8 years of age, who might be interested in joining the internationally-renowned Hereford Cathedral Choir? As well as singing in the cathedral, the choir regularly tours (South Africa last October), broadcasts on TV & radio (BBC Radio 3 in November), performs in London (Guards’ Chapel in November) and takes part in the world-famous Three Choirs Festival.It may be your son, or equally it may be a grandson, nephew or the son of friends – sometimes a gentle nudge of the parents might be needed! If a parent or guardian would like an informal discussion about the opportunities, Geraint Bowen, the director of music, would be delighted to hear from you ( 01432 374238, [email protected] or visit www.

herefordcathedral.org). All choristers receive generous scholarships to the cathedral school, in some cases, fully-funded places can be made available.Hereford Cathedral Perpetual Trust 5 College Cloisters - Hereford HR1 2NG 01432 374261 tel - 01432 374242 [email protected] www.herefordcathedral.org/how-to-help/hereford-cathedral-perpetual-trust

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How about including a section for children and young people of this parish?

Now great things are happening in this village with our younger parishioners. The newly formed Childrens Initiative have a childrens committee who have already been active with producing a dvd of how they would like to improve the play area. So having their own pages within the press would be an ideal vehicle for them to share their progress and achievements.

I would love these pages to evolve ideally with the children being the editors and reporters.

I envisage these pages having puzzles, colouring in pictures for the younger ones, news items, competitions, stories, book reviews etc. However, I am an adult so what would I know what the children would like. So come on all you younger Putleyites contact me with your ideas, articles, artwork and let these pages unfold.

Following on from their successful first gig in Putley the St Mary’s School Jazz Band would like to expand their gig playing portfolio and are up for hire. If you are interested contact Harry Harris 01531-670778 for further details

To get you started the first competition is to design the cover of the next Putley Press. This will be the Christmas Edition so a festive theme would be fantastic. Make them clear and bold. Unfortunately we can only print in black and white. The winner will be printed on the cover but I would hope that we would also be able to print the runners up in the inside pages. So start feeling Christmassy and get your entry to me by October 15th 2011 (The Clubhouse, Putley Green). Good Luck

YOUNG PUTLEY

Hire a youth Jazz Band

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LEDBURY POLICE STATIONNON-EMERGENCY NUMBER: 0300 333 3000(should be used for all non-urgent calls to West Mercia Police)

The front counter at Ledbury Police Station operates surgery hours as follows:9am to 1pm every day; 4pm to 7pm Monday to FridayThe counter is closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. On all other public holidays the counter will be open from 9am to 1pm.

PUTLEY POLICE CONTACTSLedbury Local Policing Sergeant Andy ScottRural Local Policing Officer Dan Pilkington, 07814 554498Rural Community Support Officers Alison Dore & David Alexander, 07970 602338Rural Local Policing Team email [email protected] 0800 555111Victim Support 01432 347208Childline 0800 1111Domestic Violence Helpline 0800 783 1359National Drugs Helpline 0800 77 66 00Herefordshire Road Safety Helpline 01432 364582Herefordshire Neighbourhood Watch www.communigate.co.uk/here/hfdsneiwatchNational Neighbourhood Watch Association 02079 630160

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LAST POSTBOX COLLECTION TIMES (Mon-Sat only)Putley Green 3.15pm (Sats, 10am); Putley Common 10am (Sats 7.15am);

Putley Court 9am (Sats 8am); Pool End 9.15am Mon-Sat.POST OFFICE service is available at the Village Hall from 1pm to 3pm on Mondays

BUS TIMETABLESBetween PUTLEY and LEDBURY

Schooldays only, dep. Putley 8.02am. arr. Ledbury Market Ho 8.25amalso Tuesdays & Saturdays only:

dep. Putley V’ge Hall 9.58am., Putley Common 10.01am. arr.Ledbury Market Ho 10.15amdep. Ledbury Memorial 12.45pm. arr. Putley Common 12.59pm, Village Hall 1.02pm

Between PUTLEY and HEREFORD, Wednesdays onlydep. Putley Village Hall 10am., Putley Common 10.08am. arr. Hereford Shire Hall 10.45amdep. Hereford Shire Hall 1.20pm., arr. Putley Common 1.57pm, Putley Village Hall 2.05pm

Buses from POOL END to HEREFORD and LEDBURYSummer timetable valid from 15th May, with extra buses on Sundays. (For early May, times in the last

Putley Press remain correct except for recent changes to early morning buses in the Ledbury-Hereford direction). Bank Holiday Mondays as Sundays.

depart to LedburyMon-Sat am. (7.53 school hols only), 8.58, (9.23 Sat only), 9.43, 10.43, 11.43

pm. 12.43, 1.43, 2.43, (3.43-3.53 school days), 4.43, 5.43, 6.13, 7.43, 9.43, (11.43 Fri & Sat only)Sun am. 10.21, 11.21, pm. 12.21, 1.21, 2.21, 3.21, 4.21, 5.21, 6.21

return from Ledbury (Memorial)Mon-Sat am. (8.25 not Sat), 9.40, 10.10, 11.10, pm. 12.10, 1.10, 2.10, 3.10, 5.10,

(5.40 Sat only), 6.40, 8.10, (10.40 Fri & Sat only)Sun am. 9.15, 10.20, 11.20, pm. 12.20, 1.20, 2.20, 3.20, 4.20, 5.20

depart to HerefordMon-Sat am. (7.00 not Sat), 8.05, (8.35 Sat only), 9.50, 10.20, 11.20,

pm. 12.20, 1.20, 2.20, 3.20, 5.20, (5.52 Sat only), 6.50, 8.20, (10.50 Fri & Sat only)Sun am. 9.30, 10.30, 11.30, pm. 12.30, 1.30, 2.30, 3.30, 4.30, 5.30

return from Hereford (Shire Hall, stand 3)Mon-Sat am. 8.32, (9.02 Sat only), 9.22, 10.22, 11.22,

pm. 12.22, 1.22, 2.22, 3.22, 4.22, 5.22, 5.52, 7.22, 9.22, (11.22 Fri & Sat only)Sun am. 10.02, 11.02, pm. 12.02, 1.02, 2.02, 3.02, 4.02, 5.02, 6.02

For further information on public transport in Herefordshire:

www.herefordbus.infotrains from Ledbury station: www.ledbury.plus.com/

www.herefordshire.gov.uk/transport - public [email protected]

Month Date Event Contact

September 2011 3rd Dragon Orchard cooking with orchard Produce

Hannah Day 670263

7th Belly Dancing Parish Hall

Josephine Felton 670425

October 2011 8th Harvest festival and ceidlihJosephine Felton 670425

8th & 9th Big Apple

27th Half term activities for ChildrenHannah Day 670263

November 2011 5th Cider-making Day Dragon Orchard

Hannah Day 670263

December 2011 10th Christmas Decorations from the OrchardHannah Day 670263

January 2012

February 2012

March 2012

April 2012 Easter

May 2012 Blossomtime

June 2012 The Queens Diamond Jubilee celebrations

July 2012

August 2012

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