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Stratford Livestock Market Report for Tuesday, September 7 2010

9:53am Wednesday 8th September 2010

SHEEP – 689 head. Henry H. Bletsoe & Son report that similar numbers were penned this week, short on the day’s requirements but understandable due to the prevailing conditions. Trade for all categories remained as firm as ever for the time of year as returns continue to exceed all vendors’ expectations.

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Moreton Flower Club wk36

1:28pm Tuesday 7th September 2010

The next meeting of Moreton Flower Club is on Thursday September 23 at Broadwell village hall at 7.30pm entitled "A Journey Through France" with Lucinda Sanderson. Visitors welcome.

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Willersey wk36

11:36am Tuesday 7th September 2010

Harvest Supper and Family Evening: Tickets are now available at the village post office and Willersey stores for the Harvest Supper to be held on Monday, September 20 at 6.15pm for 6.30pm. Tickets are £7 for adults and £3.50 for children.

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Evesham and District Philatelic Society wk36

10:32am Tuesday 7th September 2010

Evesham & District Philatelic Society will commence the new season of meetings on September 20. The first event will be at 7.30pm at Wallace House, Oat Street and will feature members display’s of items acquired during the summer break.

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Helping Hands wk36

10:21am Tuesday 7th September 2010

The Salvation Army is desperate need of volunteers to work in their Evesham shop, for more information please contact Darren Samuel on 01386 442565 or Sally Earley details below.

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Hospice Lottery wk36

10:29am Tuesday 7th September 2010

Draw Date 3.9.10 1st Prize of £1000 020329 Malvern 2nd Prize of £100 021359 Martley 3rd Prize of £50 024420 Birmingham

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Evesham Rambling club wk36

10:11am Tuesday 7th September 2010

The next walk of the Evesham Rambling Club will be a walk of about 13 miles on September 26, in the Fownhope area of Herefordshire. The leaders say "The walk starts at Fownhope in the Wye Valley, an area of outstanding natural beauty. The morning is through meadow land close by the river Wye. In the late morning the walk becomes more undulating. The afternoon takes us through more of the undulating countryside, also Haugh Woods." All welcome, please ring 01905 840008 for more details.

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Evesham Decorative & Fine Arts Association wk36

10:13am Tuesday 7th September 2010

Evesham Decorative and Fine Arts Society (EDFAS) is holding its monthly lecture on Wednesday, September 8 at 8pm. This will follow a short AGM starting at 7.30pm.The lecture, entitled Rossetti's Women, will be held at the Evesham Arts Centre. Here there is ample car parking, bar and coffee facilities and an excellent lecture theatre. The doors open at 7pm.

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Ilmington Village Show wk36

10:02am Tuesday 7th September 2010

Ilmington Horticultural Society’s Flower and Produce Show was held in conjunction with the Ilmington Village Show on August Bank Holiday Monday. The exhibits of vegetables and flowers were surprisingly good, considering what a strange season we have had this year. However, the number of handicrafts and children’s entries was disappointing and efforts will have to be made to increase these next year.

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Inkberrow WI wk36

10:04am Tuesday 7th September 2010

There was a packed meeting this month for our Sepember meeting. The President welcomed everyone and related the events of the summer to all the members. We had enjoyed a visit to Denman College and had been very impressed by the wealth of couses available there.

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Vale of Evesham Ramblers Association wk36

10:06am Tuesday 7th September 2010

A 5-mile relatively flat easy walk on Sunday, September 12, starting at 10am. Circling around Cleeve Hill starting from the top with beautiful views over Cheltenham. Meet Quarry Car Park, Cleeve Hill, just past the Golf Club. Food available after the walk at the Golf Club with very varied menu. For more information, please call leader at 01386 852755.

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Inkberrow and District Horticultural Society Annual Show

9:51am Tuesday 7th September 2010

To say that Inkberrow and District Horticultural Society's Annual Show, which was held at the Village Hall on Saturday, was a resounding success is to understate the matter. Maybe it is the resurgence of interest in "grow your own" and allotment keeping, maybe it was the beautiful autum sunshine, whatever the reason, the hall was full to overflowing with not only excellent flowers, fruit, vegetables, cookery and handicrafts displayed by an increased number of exhibitors, but was bursting at the seams with visitors, indeed it was difficult to find a space in the carpark. It's been many years since there has been such a response and how very heartening it must have been for the committee and members of the society who put in a great deal of hard work to ensure the show is a success.

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Stratford Livestock Market Report for Tuesday, August 31 2010

9:35am Wednesday 1st September 2010

SHEEP – 721 head. Henry H. Bletsoe & Son report that a smaller entry was yarded this week as grain producers made the most of the sudden good harvesting conditions which prevailed on sale day. General quality was not what it has been in recent weeks yet demand remained as firm as ever. Great enquiry has also been received for this Thursday 2nd September’s special sale of breeding and store sheep when nearly 1,000 NC.Mule and Suffolk x theaves and ewes will be sold along with 800 mainly Suffolk x ewe and store lambs plus 75 mainly MVaccr rams, contact 07786 842230 for further details. Prime, store and OTM cattle next Tuesday, September 7.

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Littletons WI wk35

11:24am Tuesday 31st August 2010

Our July meeting, which was an open meeting, seems a long time ago now. It was lovely to welcome members from seven other WI’s from the area and it was the first time we had put to use our wonderful new Top Table cloth made and donated by Joyce Payne with embroidery by Hazel Hunter. Whenever we invite guests to an open meeting we always hope the event will be enjoyable and successful and we were delighted when the evening passed a triumph for programme secretary Francis Stretton who had arranged an evening entitled ‘Filming with Dogs’. The speaker was Sonia Hooper who arrived with her assistant and more importantly six incredibly and very excited dogs who work for one of the countries top film animal agencies. Sonia showed us how the dogs are trained to work from marks, which on a film set may just be a small stone or piece of wood and demonstrated how the dogs are trained, using indispensable Tesco sausages. The dogs are mainly sourced from rescue centres with the view that they will never be kennelled again. The six dogs we saw live with the trainers whilst the remainder live with foster families when not required on film sets. They have starred in ‘Cranford, the Young Victoria, The Duchess etc and we were privileged to meet ‘Dodger’ the current dog star in ‘Doc Martin’ who was a stray rescued just before he was due to be put down by vets. The whole evening was a joy for all of us, including the dogs who were obviously so enthusiastic as they were put through their paces.

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Vale of Evesham Ramblers Association wk35

11:26am Tuesday 31st August 2010

An 8 to 9 mile easy walk on Sunday, September 5 starting at 10am, in varied Warwickshire countryside starting at Studley. Meet Pool Road car park, follow signs for Swimming Pool/Leisure Centre. Please bring a packed lunch. For more information, please call leader at 01386 48424.

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Hospice Lottery wk35

11:03am Tuesday 31st August 2010

Draw Date 27.8.10 1st Prize of £1000 012535 Droitwich Spa 2nd Prize of £100 024608 Worcester 3rd Prize of £50 017084 Worcester

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Chipping Campden WI wk33

10:13am Tuesday 17th August 2010

Our August meeting was a Summer Tea for members in aid of the ‘Cobalt’ in Cheltenham, a charity for our area since 1964. The charity works to provide research, education, prevention, screening and diagnosis in the treatment of Cancer. One of their services is the undertaking of scans for cancer patients referred by Cheltenham Oncology Centre. We were pleased to meet Mary from the ‘Cobalt’, who was able to tell us about the continuing work they do and some recent changes, which have been taking place at the centre in Thirlestane Road, Cheltenham, one of which, being their change of name to ‘Cobalt’. We were delighted to be able to meet in the garden of one of our members’. Thank you Ruth for inviting us to enjoy your lovely garden and surrounds. The weather was kind to us and we enjoyed a warm and sunny afternoon. The members had organised a plate of food each, so the tea table was groaning under the abundance of sandwiches, scones and cream, meringue and a large selection of scrumptious cakes.

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Helping Hands wk33

10:16am Tuesday 17th August 2010

New Leader for Signpost – Broadway. An enthusiastic caring person is required for this post. Signpost is a central point for the village of Broadway, they provide help, information, photocopying facilities and clinics each week for advisers from Age Concern, DIAL, CAB and anyone else who can help the Broadway community. Signpost started 11 years ago and opens 2 days a week: Monday and Thursday from 10 to 3pm and Relate clinic from 4 – 8pm on a Tuesday. The new Leader will be taking on a “professional” part-time job on a volunteer basis. For further information contact Sally Earley, details below.

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Harvington wk33

9:02am Tuesday 17th August 2010

This is the last time that your correspondent for Grass Roots in the Evesham Journal will be written by Jess Fairs. She has decided to go and live in Yates Court in Evesham, a move which has come rather more suddenly than she had anticipated and which is requiring speedy decisions and frantic preparations, not the least of which is her forthcoming Sale. She has been writing this (sometimes) weekly account for very many years now, following the death of the previous correspondent Eric Newing and an invitation by the Journal's editor to take Eric's place. It has given her, for the most part, very great satisfaction and an ever deepening knowledge of the village and its people, together with a great affection and admiration for all those who work so hard to make Harvington a good place in which to live. Her one regret is that, so far, there is no provision such as Evesham has for the elderly, no 'safe' place where care can be given and security guaranteed. This is the reason for her leaving.....but not leaving entirely and forever. Harvington has too many ties which she hopes not to undo and too many things happening which will still draw her here on every conceivable occasion. She (and her husband Dick) were extremely happy here and Dick died here, which he had wanted to do. Jess was glad that that was granted to him. Harvington, she will not forget you, please, do not you forget her!

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Ilmington wk33

1:30pm Monday 16th August 2010

Parish Council At their July meeting the parish council, chaired by Coun Tony Wilkins, discussed at length how to prevent cars from being parked on Mickleton Road alongside the children’s play area. It was agreed that Coun Bob Scott should put up several notices, stressing the danger of the area to children and telling car owners to park in the car park by the sports pavilion.

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