the Putley Press

Nov - Dec 2011
Issue No. 49
the
Putley
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VILLAGE CONTACTS
CHURCH
Team Vicar:
Rev. Howard Mayell
Churchwardens:
Benjamin Pardoe
Wayne Kippasto
Organist:
Hilda Hawcutt
VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT:
Nigel Sweet (Chair)
01531 670610
nigejsweet@aol.com
Josephine Felton (Secretary)
01531 670425
putleyparishhall@tiscali.co.uk
07906 841893
07813 358113
benpardoe@aol.com
01531 634050
Parochial Church Council:
Sue Tyrrell (Chair)
01531 670580
petertyrrell@tiscali.co.uk
Elizabeth Hunter (Secretary)
01531 670980
elizabeth.hunter@which.net
Sam Rolinson (Treasurer)
01531 670264
Ray Hunter (Assistant Treasurer) 01531 670244
raymond.hunter@which.net
PARISH COUNCIL
Kay Harris (Chair) Nigel Rolinson
Graham Blandford Dermot Daly
Jake Herbst
Jackie Denman
Elena Beaumont
BROWNIES:
Annette Embrey
01531 670771
GUIDES:
Pam Park
01531 636089
WI:
Irene Rogers (Chair)
01531 890254
Melissa Hawker (Secretary)
01531 670420
melissa@hawker.myzen.co.uk
DARBY & JOAN CLUB:
Judy Deane
Anne Blandford
01531 670020
01531 670274
COMMUNITY SUPPORT OFFICER:
Alison Dore
07970 602338
01531-670778
01531-670783
01531-670274
01531-670248
01531-670315
01531-670544
01531-670783
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH:
Josephine & Simon Felton
01531 670425
josephinefelton@tiscali.co.uk
PUTLEY VILLAGE WEBSITE:
www.putley.org.uk
Clerk to the Parish Council:
Rex Gardner
07879 430346
Please note: to guard against identity fraud,
this magazine will not publish individuals’
home addresses.
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
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Editors Voice
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this service then can really work for our
community.
Fireworks will be bountiful this week. If
you are planning to have fireworks please
consider others, inform your neighbours
so that they can minimise the trauma
that small children and animals can be
subjected to at this time of year.
As always, this is your press, I would
love to hear from any of you who wish
to contribute, be it a story, poem, recipe,
memories, and celebrations. I would like
to write an article about Putley common,
so any memories or stories about life on the
common would be fantastic.
Best wishes to all, have a wonderful
Christmas and healthy New Year.
Kay
hank you so much for the lots of
positive feed back I received after the
last edition.
Have you guessed what the dot-to-dot is
yet? I thought it might entertain old and
young alike one wet winter’s day! The
competition inviting children’s pictures to
go on the front cover had two entries, so
both Arthur Harris and Andrew Walker
well done and thank you for participating.
I know I said they could go on the front
cover, but as they are printed in black and
white I thought they would be better suited
to be included inside the Press. They make
excellent outlines for all you artists out
there to do some festive colouring-in.
The children’s pages have disappeared
this issue but they will return in the
next. There has been plenty going on
in the background and sometimes in the
foreground to provide activities for our
children. There is also talk of including
news for Putley’s Young People (P.Y.P) on
facebook. So exciting times ahead.
Congratulations to Dragon Orchard
and Once Upon A Tree on their recent
successes with the Pomona awards and
Winners of Flavours of Herefordshire
“Drinks Producer of the Year” 2011!
Read about their successes on page 12 and
website www.onceuponatree.co.uk.
I am not sure how many of you are online or interested in broadband but pages
10 and 11 explain market research that
is currently being organised by Borders
Broadband. They need your responses
to demonstrate to superfast broadband
suppliers that it is worth investing in rural
areas. You will be receiving literature
through the post very soon. Because we
live in a beautiful rural area does not mean
we should settle for second rate technology.
So read the information and be pro-active.
While you are at your keyboard take a
look at www.putley.org.uk and register, so
OBITUARY
In September we said goodbye to BRIAN
HAWCUTT. Yes you could say that Brian
wasn’t a resident of Putley, but nevertheless
he was a much loved figure in Putley
Church.
He was the husband of our wonderful and
loyal organist Hilda, and sang along side us
as a tenor on ‘special’ occasions at Putley
Church, and on many ‘non-occasions’ as
well. His voice and presence will be much
missed.
As well as many other talents and great
supportive personality, Brian was a
fine craftsman cabinet-maker and has
left tangible legacies in our church.
The organist’s bench and our internal
noticeboard were both made by Brian.
We have been greatly blessed by Brian
Hawcutt and will miss his cheery presence
among us.
SUE TYRRELL
Chairman, Putley Parochial Church
Council
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Notes from our Community Support Officer
Motorists are reminded that they need to
take extra care on rural roads during this
time and just because they feel they know the
road, the conditions and presence of other
vehicles changes every day. Vicki Bristow,
Communications Manager at the Safer
Roads Partnership in West Mercia, says:
“We appreciate that during this time of the
year farmers are having to increasingly use
the regions roads to transport their crops
around but we are reminding them that
debris and mud left behind on the roads can
present a significant road safety issue for
other motorists. We would also like to remind
motorists that extra care should be taken
during this time of year and that they should
be aware that more agricultural vehicles will
be using the roads.
Herefordshire Council has a leaflet available
highlighting issues regarding farming and
the public highway. Copies can be obtained
by contacting Herefordshire Council road
safety team on 01432 260946. Any drivers
of agricultural vehicles who need to report
debris on the road or anyone wishing to
report any issues regarding mud on the road
can contact Streetscene on 01432 261800 for
advice.
Please feel free to chop it up if it is too long.
Regards,
CSO Alison Dore
Ledbury Rural Local Policing Team
West Mercia Police
Mobile No: 07970 602338
Putley has a majority of winding lanes
where typically the visibility is poor, and
yet we continue to have reports of speeding
throughout the area. I understand that
farming contractors work to deadlines and
the pressures to complete may cause drivers
to exceed speed limits or perhaps make errors
in their driving, but they are not alone and
many local drivers continue to ‘put their foot
down’ on familiar routes and in the process
take unnecessary risks. To this end I attach
words of advice from West Mercia which are
particularly relevant at this time of year.
WARNING FOR DRIVERS ON RURAL
ROADS
The Safer Roads Partnership in West Mercia
is reminding motorists of the dangers that
may be present during this time of year
as farmers are using the roads more when
harvesting and moving their produce.
Agriculture is one of Herefordshire’s major
industries and harvesting a wide variety of
crops at this time of the year sees an increase
in
agricultural vehicles on the road. The
Partnership is also reminding farmers that
leaving mud and debris on the road is an
offence under the Highways Act and is a
potential hazard to other road users. Excess mud on the road is a danger to cars,
motorbikes and cyclists and can change
the way a vehicle handles causing skidding,
especially in wet conditions. Farmers and
contractors have a duty to ensure that their
vehicles are cleared of any mud or debris
before entering onto the public highway.
Drivers of agricultural vehicles are also being
urged to consider other road users whilst they
undergo their work and to pull into lay-bys
or safe places to allow other vehicles to pass
safely, avoiding traffic build up and unsafe
over taking manoeuvres. Failure to do so may
lead to prosecution of the driver for careless
or inconsiderate driving.
If communities are concerned about speeding in their area
then they should raise concerns in the first instance with their
Parish Council, via their Local Policing Team or through the
PACT (Partners and Communities Together) process. Parish
Councillors can then make a formal request for speed enforcement
to the Safer Roads Partnership in writing to PO Box 446,
Worcester, WR2 4YR or via email at info@srpwestmercia.
org.uk
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Our Vicar Writes...
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ear Friends
regular services, perhaps a bible study and or a
prayer meeting in the week would have seemed
more than adequate by way of expression of
their faith and love in Jesus Christ.
Irene never did things by half measures,
commitment to Christ was total, she became
involved with the Farmers Christian Postal
Service and in the fullness of time becoming
their secretary – she was Baptised in Water
1962, Baptised in Holy Spirit 21st September
1972 and a year later was called to Prayer
Ministry 1st September 1973.
In 1970 with changing circumstances she began
to take in Foster children –
More than that she had a gift of attracting and
helping the waifs and strays of this world, she
was a magnate to those in need.
At her funeral the hearse had an escort of
bikers, some of the many she helped over the
years.
It was the year I arrived in Ledbury that I first
came across Irene and regularly over the next
two years shared in a Wednesday morning
prayer group in the house that she was then
living in ‘Mizpah’ in the Homend; she had a
real passion for peoples souls and well being; she
never had much but what she had she shared
with a generosity that few can equal.
Like many I will miss Irene, but I know that in
the scheme of time and eternity this will in truth
be only for a very short time for as Isaiah wrote
a thousand years is but a day unto God.
As I contemplate Irenes life and her impact
on so many people over the years it raises the
question in my mind of just where people stand
with God; you for example as you read this
letter, are you a committed Christian? Perhaps
Do you recall the parable Jesus told of the
woman who lost one of her coins, how she
swept the house until she found it again! Some
years it feels as though to many things altogether
are lost, and there is then a feeling of wanting to
turn the clock back for all sorts of reasons.
This year has been for me a time of loss
[though in this case only a temporary one] as a
number of good Christian friends have died; the
temporary nature of this is of course that I will
at some time in the future catch up with them in
the Kingdom of Heaven.
Each of my friends have had an impact for the
good on the communities in which they lived
and worked; and of course I would expect that
from those who walked in close communion
with Jesus Christ, for it is His goodness, love and
compassion that shone through them.
This week I took the funeral of one of these
friends; Irene Clegg. Irene was by any standards
a remarkable lady who in her eighty two years
experienced many ups and downs, hardship,
heartbreak and joy; from as a child being
evacuated from home at the beginning of the
second world war to a return to London to
be bombed out of home having before that
endured being strafed by an enemy fighter plane
when out for a walk with her mother.
After a good deal of moving about Irene ended
up in Herefordshire living at Woolhope at a time
when they had no electricity or running water.
It was in Woolhope that despite or perhaps due
to personal struggles that she came at the age
of thirty three to know Jesus Christ. For many
the ensuing life of worship and fellowship in the
church/chapel would have been enough, the
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not, you might just be exploring the possibilities
of a life of faith in Christ, or then again you
might be a semi bored visitor to the church out
for the day and ‘doing’ the sights of our ancient
Market Town how do you react to the call to
know God, to daily come close to him in prayer
and adoration.
If you take the steps that Irene did in her thirties
then you will find a wonderful loving God who
saves you from the consequences of all the
many mistakes that you have made through
life to date. You will also discover that you have
brothers and sisters around the
world, all those who make up the family of God
so why not make a positive decision today to
come closer to Him.
With the approach of Christmas, a time when
we contemplate the wonder of a loving God
incarnate in our world; as we recall that Jesus
was born into poverty, became a refugee, and
lived out his life in the service of others it
encourages us to do the same; Irene certainly
walked in His footsteps. So I encourage you
to do the same, to live a life full of Love
and Compassion for those around you that
transforms their situation by the things you do
and say. Make their Christmas and yours full of
the presence and love of God.
Yours in Christ Jesus
Howard
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DELIVERY OF THE
PUTLEY PRESS
PUTLEY
PARISH HALL
This is the 49th edition of the PUTLEY
PRESS to have been delivered to your
door!
The PUTLEY PRESS is free to all those
resident in the Parish of Putley, but as we
all know, nothing really comes for ‘free’ and
the PUTLEY PRESS is jointly funded by
the Putley Parochial CHURCH Council
and the PARISH Council.
It is delivered by a (to date) unnamed band
of volunteers, who turn out in wet weather
or fine to make sure that you get your copy.
Our thanks go to:ALI HAYDON-JONES (6 copies)
SHIRLEY WALTERS (12 copies)
ALISON SMITH (10 copies)
GRAHAM BLANDFORD (13 copies)
JOSEPHINE FELTON (7 copies)
NORMAN STANIER (15 copies)
PAM TREHERNE (16 copies)
ANDREW PUTNAM (12 copies)
and
DAVID PEALING (whose Company now
produces each issue for us) (8 copies)
SUE TYRRELL receives the box of copies
from the Printers, sorts them, and takes
them out to the deliverers and also delivers
(18 copies)
Our thanks go to all those named above,
without whom Putley would be a much
poorer place. Please note that any spare copies are left at
the shop at Dragon Orchard Shop and at
the back of Putley Church.
Harvest Supper and Ceilidh This
was well attended and everyone said how
delicious the food was.
Many thanks to all those who cooked
and sent puddings - at least a dozen of
you! Also to those who printed tickets,
set up, served, washed up and cleared up
afterwards. The refitted kitchen worked
a treat and it was much easier to keep
food hot with all the new (second-hand)
equipment.
When the final reckoning is done there
should be about £350.00 each for the
Church and the Hall.
Whalebone Theatre This isn’t until 11th
February 2012 but do put the date in your
new diary. “An evening of rootsy, folky,
funky acoustic music” with input from the
audience actively encouraged.” Full details
will be in the next Putley Press.
Hall improvements Thanks to a
generous donation from Putley W.I. there
are now better outside security lights
illuminating the car park and front of the
building. This should make access on dark
nights less hazardous.
Hall caretaking - Rubbish !! May
we remind you, very politely, that the hall
does not have a general rubbish collection,
though it does have recycling bins which
you are encouraged to use. We ask that
all hirers remove their rubbish, however
small, please. Also we are having problems
with “doggie dos” in the outside bin again.
Dog walkers, please take your little filled
plastic bag home to your own bin. It is an
unpleasant job for our volunteer helpers to
have to empty the bin and dispose of the
contents.
Use of kitchen Please take your own
rubbish bag and also tea-towels if you wish
to use the kitchen.
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PUTLEY VILLAGE WEBSITE
www.putley.org.uk
What we need are members to make
the whole thing worthwhile. Less than
20 people have joined so far. If a decent
number of the village population join,
then the site can become really useful.
More members means more web interest
and more stuff going on the site, to make
it a proper useful resource for the village.
And if you do look at the site and have
any suggestions to improve it, please let us
know.
I do hope you’ll consider registration and
I’m pleased to answer any questions, email
is probably best: mail@croque.co.uk
Robin Jones,
One of the Putley web team
The village has had its own website since
2009. It is modest, but only costs the village
£100 a year. However it does provide some
useful information, including issues of the
Putley Press which you can read onscreen
as a magazine.
There’s a small group of volunteers who
look after the site. If you go to the site you
can see it all, and you can register as a
member. This means simply giving us your
name, address and email - takes only a
couple of minutes. And this information is
kept private to the Putley website, promise!
As a member you will automatically receive
emails about new events and news items.
You can if you want have a small website
of your own as part of the site (free). There
is also a small ads section for members
which you might find useful. This has
started but nobody has advertised, as yet.
Borders Broadband information to
all householders and businesses
Dragon Orchard open Wednesdays to
Sundays 10-3. From here the responses
will be returned to the Borders Broadband
Team
If you require help or more information
contact Kay Harris 01531-670778
Online versions of both the residential and
business survey questionnaire are available
at www.fastbroadband4herefordshire.org.uk
If you need any further information about
the Borders Broadband project, please visit
www.herefordshire.gov.uk/broadband
Nadine Kinsey
Borders Broadband Team
Tel: 01432 260706
Residential questionnaires will be posted
to Hereford city households during
the week of 31st October and to most
other households during the week of
7th November 2011. The results of the
questionnaire will be used to demonstrate
to any potential supplier that there is the
demand for Broadband within the county
with the opportunity to have a return on
their investment.
How can you help?
Fill in and return either the on-line or
postal questionnaire as soon as possible.
For postal responses you can take them
to the Post Office on Mondays between
1-3pm or to Once Upon a Tree shop at
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Borders Broadband
Key Messages October 2011
areas of both counties in 2018.
Who
Commercial telecoms suppliers are
currently tendering for a contract to deliver
the level of infrastructure required in the
shortest time and for the best value. The
contract will be awarded in late spring 2012
with work on the broadband infrastructure
starting in the Forest of Dean and south
Herefordshire soon after.
Budgets
That the project is seeking major
private sector investment and other
public resources to supplement central
Government funds of £14.4m for
Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.
Outcome
Once the wholesale network is in place,
people living and working in rural areas
will be able to select from a choice of
internet service providers (ISPs) to access
high-speed broadband.
Residents and businesses will be able to
access a wider range of services on-line,
improving efficiency and reducing costs.
Note from the Editor: This article has been edited
for the full information visit www.putley.org.uk and
see Putley notice boards.
Why
The Government’s minimum level of
acceptable broadband service of 2 Mbps
(megabits per second) is currently not
available to 23.8% the households in
Herefordshire and 17% in Gloucestershire.
NGA Broadband is not available at
all in Herefordshire and only 35% in
Gloucestershire
NGA Broadband is seen to be increasingly
critical to the economic and social
sustainability of rural areas.
What
Borders Broadband is working with
communities and businesses to encourage
commercial telecoms suppliers to invest
in the infrastructure needed to access
high-speed internet services across rural
Gloucestershire and Herefordshire.
How
A single wholesale provider will be
contracted to deliver the infrastructure roll
out/ upgrades.
To reduce the demands on public funds,
it is essential that Borders Broadband
demonstrates as much demand for highspeed broadband among rural communities
as possible.
Where
A supplier will be selected on the basis
offering business and residents a minimum
service of 2 Mbps throughout the Forest
of Dean and south Herefordshire by
the end of 2013, extending it to other
rural communities in Gloucestershire
and Herefordshire in 2015. The supplier
will also be expected to enable internet
service companies to offer business
and communities access to high-speed
broadband (30 Mbps) in the Forest of Dean
and south Herefordshire in 2015, extending
access to these speeds across other rural
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Year in the Orchard
Events at Dragon Orchard and Once Upon a Tree
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the harvest and autumn, more about how it
went in the next issue.
The Cider-making Day is on Saturday 5th
November. You can see the press in action,
and hear all about the cider-making process. The Little Cider Press Company will be here
to offer a juicing service – bring your own
apples or buy some from us. Contact me for
details of prices and to book a time-slot.
And our last event for the Year in the
Orchard will be a Christmas Decorations
from the Orchard workshop, on Saturday
10th December.
espite some rainy weather, our
Children’s Orchard Activity Day in
August went well. We had lots of entries for
the photography competition, which was
judged by visitors to the orchard, and I’ve
included the winning and runner-up photos
in the under 10 and 10-16 categories at the
end of this message. Congratulations to all
who entered. The winners and runners up for
both age groups are opposite.
There is another childrens day October 27th,
full of planned activities reflecting
Dragon Orchard wins prestigious Royal
Horticultural Society Pomona Award
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“We’re delighted to receive this recognition
from the RHS”, explained orchard owner
Ann Stanier, “we take huge pride in running
Dragon Orchard in a sustainable manner,
maintaining strong community links through
our Cropsharers Scheme and with great care
for the environment and wildlife within the
orchard and its boundaries.”
The orchard grows top quality cider and
dessert fruit, welcomes visitors to the orchard
and run its own Community Supported
Agriculture Scheme and Shop. With its sister
company Once Upon A Tree they have
developed a fantastic range of apple juice,
cider and perry and other produce using the
fruit from the orchard. Dragon Orchard is a great example of a
Herefordshire Rural Business that links
People, Place and Produce in a creative and
innovative way.
n 2011 the RHS in conjunction with
Herefordshire Year in the Orchard held a
competition to determine the best orchards
in the county. Entries were received from a
large number and wide variety of orchards
and these were whittled down to a shortlist of
14. These were visited by a panel of experts
including representatives from tree nurseries
and wildlife groups, as well as orchards and
the environment. The finalists were then
judged by RHS apple expert Jim Arbury and
the results announced at Hergest Croft, the
home of the first ever female president of the
RHS, Elizabeth Banks on Sunday October
16th.
When presenting Norman and Ann Stanier
of Dragon Orchard with their Silver Gilt
medal, Mrs Banks remarked that the orchard
was an outstanding example of a family
business run with great enthusiasm. 12
Winning Entries for the Photography
Competition at Once Upon A Tree
Children’s Day, August 4th 2011
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Putley Parish Council
Clerk’s view September/October 2011
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For those who use the buses, I have
now received the long-awaited updated
bus timetable update. This takes effect
from 23rd October 2011. You can find
it at http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/
transport/public_transport/3194.asp
Finally, a brief but important item for you
to keep this VERY interesting article brief:
As you will see in another article from
Alison Dore – your Community Policing
Officer – there have been some complaints
about excessive speeding in the Parish.
These, like my home Parish of Woolhope,
are narrow lanes with no “safe” pavements,
so children, walkers, householders, dogs
and other animals etc. etc. may well be on
the road. PLEASE TAKE CARE on the
lanes, especially approaching bends, and
keep your speed down. Farmers please tell
your contractors too.
My role as Clerk takes up a lot more
time than I expected, so I apologise for
not getting the web-site up to date with
approved minutes. I will try harder very
soon!
It’s YOUR Parish and YOUR Council
working for you. Draft meeting minutes
are available on the notice board, and the
approved minutes will be 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 putleyclerk@hotmail.co.uk or
by letter. NOT by ‘phone, please, as those
messages can get distorted in the retelling
(Chinese whispers!!)
arish Council meetings took place as
expected in September and October.
Hectic times lie ahead for your Councillors.
There will be a few changes taking place in
the not-too-distant future in the way local
authorities act and the authority they carry
on your behalf. More on those in future
issues.
Firstly, though, I know I introduced the
Parish Councillors in my May/June
report, but now that I know them all better
perhaps this is a good time to tell you what
responsibilities they carry on the Council.
Bear in mind that these are voluntary
positions, and none of them get paid
for the time they put in on behalf of the
Parish. Selfless devotion, which is what
small local communities are all about,
and Putley in particular is very good at including outside of the Parish Council.
Here they are – your Parish Councillors
again, and what role they play:
Kay Harris: Chairman, Planning Committee,
Putley Press, Queen’s Jubilee
Nigel Rolinson: Vice-Chairman, Emergency coordinator, (now known as Parish Resilience)
Elena Beaumont: Planning Committee
Graham Blandford: Planning Committee,
HALC Executive rep, Lengthsman Administrator,
Sandbags storage
Dermot Daly: Financial Monitor, Winter salt/
grit storage
Jackie Denman: Footpaths Officer
Jake Herbst: Childrens’ Initiative, Parish Hall
rep, Parish Plan reviewer
In addition, of course, we mustn’t forget
another important person who also attends
most meeting when time and workload
permits, and is our main link to higher
levels of Government:
Patricia Morgan: Herefordshire County/Ward
Councillor
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Report from
County Councillor Patricia Morgan
October 2011– Putley
would be of the view that it will not be long
before high speed Broadband is seen as an
essential service. Many would argue it already
is.
Local Development Framework
There is further consultation on the above
important planning paper. Further details are
available at www.herefordshire.gov.uk under
spotlights or ring the planning policy team on
01432 260386.
Key proposals
• To maintain an active working
population it is proposed to build on
average 825 houses per year over a 20
year period. These new homes will
mainly be focused on Hereford and the
market towns.
• A Western relief road around Hereford
and measures to increase bus use,
walking and cycling within the city.
• Slightly more housing in rural areas
(approx. 265/year) to tackle issues of
rural affordable housing and to support
local services
• Regeneration of rural economy will be
encouraged
• Our Unique local environment will be
protected and enhanced
If you would like to take part in this
consultation please do so before the end of
November.
Kind regards,
Patricia
Broadband
It feels that it is sometime since I have written
about Broadband. This is absolutely no
reflection on the amount of work that has
been on going to resolve this problem and
the mission remains to ensure that all of
Herefordshire has a high speed broadband
service as soon as possible. Further
information is available at www.herefordshire.
gov.uk and look under spotlights.
I understand that the service in Putley is
perceived to be broadly adequate but we
should recognise that some parts of the
country receive speeds of 30 to 50Mbps!
There are two strands to the project to
improve the situation
Procurement of supplier of Broadband using
the grant funding awarded to Herefordshire/
Gloucestershire from BDUK. This will
start in the south of the county and be
rolled out as soon as possible to other areas.
Herefordshire is well ahead in the national
race for fast rural broadband.
Demand stimulation. This is essential to
prove that there is sufficient demand within
the area to ensure infrastructure providers
feel there is commercial sense in providing a
service.
You will all be receiving a Broadband
questionnaire through the post. You
can also fill this in online at www.
fastbroadband4herefordshire.org.uk. This is
really important to indicate that there really is
demand for a better service. Encourage your
friends, family etc. Many of us have got used
to coping with an inadequate service and
there is an element of not missing that which
you never had, but it is truly unacceptable
that Herefordshire has such a poor service. I
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It,s been all go
with the WI
Putley Common
Wildlife Survey
P
T
utley WI enjoyed a walk along the old
canal in Dymock during July. August
we did not meet as it is holiday month. September we had a fascinating talk from
Rachel Hicks of Just Rachel on her Ice
Cream business and enjoyed tasting ice
cream and puddings. October we had a
talk from Brenda Drake from Hereford on
Associated Country Women of the World.
Or AGM is in November and Christmas
Dinner in December. Our new
programme starts in January so watch this
space.
New members are always welcome and the
person to contact is Melissa Hawker 01531
670420
Happy Christmas to you all
he survey by the Ledbury Naturalists
Field Club of the wildlife of Putley
Common has been going on all summer
and has found some very interesting and
rare plants, including Adder’s-tongue Fern.
Adder’s-tongue Fern is a small, unusual
fern that grows in old grasslands, along
woodland rides and on sand dunes. It
usually appears between June and August,
spending the rest of the year underground
as a rhizome. It is considered a good
indicator species of ancient meadows.
Putley common is registered as a Special
Wildlife Site and an extract from the
Herefordshire Putley Common and
surrounding woodlands Special Wildlife
Sites Register statesPriggles, Commander’s and Mains Woods. Bulls
Grove. Putley Common. Whitfield Coppice. Slade
Coppice.
There is a small area of grassland on Putley
Common which has a very rich flora,
including abundant orchids.
The surrounding woodland is ancient.
Whitfield Coppice and Slade Coppice
are still semi-natural, the latter mainly
consisting of coppiced wych elm. The rest
of the woodland has been interplanted
with conifer. Oak is dominant and the
ground vegetation includes abundant
orchids, the rare violet helleborine and a
rich variety of fungi.
We are lucky to have such rich wildlife
areas in our Parish and a full report from
the survey will be available in early 2012.
Parish Litter Pick
O
nce again I would like to organise
a clean –up for Putley and the
surrounding lanes.
Please could as many people as possible
join me for a litter-pick on Sunday 27th
November. Meet at the Village Hall at
10am.Please wear bright clothes, or ideally
fluorescent vest for safety and bring gloves .
Litter pickers and bin bags provided.
If you cannot make that date but can help,
please phone Kate –670834, and let me
know where you can litter pick on another
day.
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Film Shows in
Putley Church
Operation
Wallacea
H
S
i. My name is Cara Rhodes and in
July 2012 I will be participating in
a two-week Conservation project with
Hereford Sixth Form College as part of
Operation Wallacea. This organisation
operates biological and conservation
management programmes in remote
locations around the world. I shall be
travelling to the Mexican research project
in the vast Mayan forest that covers some
of the Yucatan peninsula and across the
border to Guatemala. In the first week
I shall be helping research academics
monitor animals and their environment.
The second week will involve monitoring
the coral and reef fish communities and
participating in surveys for counts of
juvenile turtles.
To raise money for this expedition I shall
be organising some events.
A Jazz evening is booked for Saturday
21 January2012.
My dad is also selling hand-chopped
kindling sticks for £5 per bag. If you would
like some or more information about the
expedition please contact me:
01531 670015
Many thanks,
Cara
aturday 12 November (5:30 pm). To
mark Remembrance Day: The Cruel
Sea (cert. PG, 2 hours). The classic black &
white World War II film, based on Nicholas
Monsarrat’s novel, about the crew of the
Compass Rose, a small escort vessel used
to guide and protect convoys travelling
through the Atlantic. Before the film there
will be a short reading of poetry written
during World Wars I and II (5:15 pm).
Saturday 3 December (5:30 pm). A family
film for Christmas: The Chronicles of
Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn
Treader (cert. PG, 1.75 hours). Lucy,
Edmund and cousin Eustace join King
Caspian and a noble mouse named
Reepicheep aboard a magnificent ship
bound for mysterious islands. Soon, they
confront mystical creatures and reunite
with the mighty Aslan on a mission that
will determine the fate of Narnia!
Entry and refreshments are free, including
hot chocolate and marshmallows at
the Christmas film. Blankets and warm
clothing are advised. Family service on the
Sunday morning after the Christmas film
(10:30 am).
Owing to rising costs and dwindling
audience this will probably be the last film
show for some time. Thank you to one and
all who have attended any of the 32 films
shown over the last four years.
Tim Parkman and John Rhodes
Putley Church
Conker
Championships
T
he winner of the annual conker
championships held on Sunday
2 October and new holder of The
Conqueror’s Cup for 2011-2012 is Alex
Kippasto.
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Light up a Life
2011
NEWS FROM
ALEXANDER PARK
A
lexander Park opened its gym,
swimming pool and spa in February
2011, while wedding and conference
facilities are also now open. Next year it
will unveil a championship golf course as
well as a host of other top class facilities,
ranging from a fine-dining restaurant to
overnight accommodation.
“We are not a mass market gym but offer
bespoke fitness plans, top quality exercise
equipment and classes and a relaxing
experience in our spa and swimming pool
areas.”
Putley Press readers wanting to take a free
tour of Alexander Park – situated just off
the A438, near Pixley – should call Craig
Woolass on 01531 671141.
‘Light up a Life’ services are held worldwide
at Christmas time to remember and celebrate
life. Each light is dedicated to a loved one,
whether in memoriam, to celebrate the gift
of friendship or to mark a special occasion.
The lights lit by St Michael’s Hospice are
also beacons for everything that St Michael’s
stands for: giving care and support to local
people with life-limiting illnesses and to their
families and friends, in Herefordshire and the
surrounding counties.
This year services are being held at 27
locations around the county, which we hope
will allow people to remember their loved
ones at a venue closer to home. The Hospice
website has full details of all Light up a Life
services taking place between Saturday 19th
November and Monday 19th December:
www.st-michaels-hospice.org.uk. Dedication
forms can be obtained from any St Michael’s
Hospice charity shop, the venues hosting a
service and the Hospice itself. For further
information contact the Fundraising Team on
01432 85100.
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Ashperton Parent & Toddler Group
at
Ashperton Village Hall
on
Fridays
9:15-11:15
During term times
£2.00 per parent and child, 50p per sibling to include
snack and juice and a well deserved cup of tea/coffee
for parent
Looking forward to meeting you
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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 TIMETABLES
Between PUTLEY and LEDBURY
Schooldays only, dep. Putley 8.02am. arr. Ledbury Market Ho 8.25am
also Tuesdays & Saturdays only:
dep. Putley V’ge Hall 9.58am., Putley Common 10.01am. arr.Ledbury Market Ho 10.15am
dep. Ledbury Memorial 12.45pm. arr. Putley Common 12.59pm, Village Hall 1.02pm
Between PUTLEY and HEREFORD, Wednesdays only
dep. Putley Village Hall 10am., Putley Common 10.08am. arr. Hereford Shire Hall 10.45am
dep. Hereford Shire Hall 1.20pm., arr. Putley Common 1.57pm, Putley Village Hall 2.05pm
Buses from POOL END to HEREFORD and LEDBURY
Minor changes to Mondays to Fridays daytime service. Winter timetable introduced on Sunday service and will
operate between Hereford and Ledbury only.
depart to Ledbury
Mon-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 Hereford
Mon-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.info
trains from Ledbury station: www.ledbury.plus.com/
www.herefordshire.gov.uk/transport - public transport
public.transport@herefordshire.gov.uk
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Putley Perpetual Calendar
Month
November 2011
Date
Event
1st
Community Communion – Village Hall
7.30pm
5th
Cider making day – Dragon Orchard
5th
Ashperton Firework Display – Bonfire 6.30,
fireworks 7.00pm. Behind Ashperton village
hall
Contact
Hannah Day 670263
WI AGM
December 2011
January 2012
February 2012
15th
Cake and Craft 7.30pm – Village Hall
17th
Christmas Fayre at the Feathers 5.309.00pm
20th
The Cruel Sea – Film in Putley Church.
5.30pm
21st
Remembrance Day
3rd
Ashperton School Christmas Fayre
3rd
Voyage of the Dawn Treader 5.30pm at
Putley Church
10th
Christmas Decorations from the Orchard
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Putley Carol Service 3.30pm
th
Hannah Day 670263
Hannay Day 670263
24th
Putley Crib Service 3.00pm
12th
Open meeting to discuss Putley’s
celebrations for the Queen’s Diamond
Jubilee
Kay Harris 670778
21st
Jazz evening at the Village Hall
Cara Rhodes 670015
11th
Whalebone Theatre Musical Night at the
village hall
Josephine Felton 670425
March 2012
April 2012
May 2012
Blossomtime
June 2012
The Queens Diamond Jubilee Celebrations
July 2012
August 2012
September 2012
October 2012
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