Thought for the Week - week 49

12:46pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK ONE of the things I remember learning from my childhood attempts to cheat at arithmetic tests (successfully, or so I thought) is that questions are almost invariably more important than answers, or, more specifically, the process by which you get from one to the other. This fact was indelibly borne in upon me when the teacher, ticking my correctly cribbed answers, said: “Now, Collins, show me how you worked them out”. Snot and tears does not adequately describe the scene that immediately ensued. So when people say to me: “What is Christmas really about?” the only appropriate answer is: “What is anything really about?” If the question implies, as it appears to do, that you suspect there is a meaning here beyond what is apparent .... that there is more to this than meets the eye ... whether in regard to Christmas or anything else, then in fact you are halfway there. (I’m not sure where you are halfway to because that is another question, but you are halfway to somewhere and that is progress). So, if you suspect that this Christmas thing has to be about more than an unlikely story concerning angels, cribs, wise men and gynaecological anomalies, then good for you. Keep going (but don’t be tempted to crib someone else’s answer!).

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Hospices Lottery - week 49

10:31am Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Hospices Lottery 1st (£1,000) 11425, Malvern; 2nd (£100) 13159, Worcester; 3rd (£50) 24159, Worcester.

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Vale of Evesham Ramblers Association - week 49

10:06am Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Walks SUNDAY, December 7: Ramblers Association - Vale of Evesham Group - Start at 10am for a seven and a half mile undulating walk. Meeting at Bentley Pauncefoot, parking in lay-by on right or on wide grass verge opposite, just past the turning to Lower Bentley Farm. Walking through varied countryside taking in part of the parishes of Bentley Pauncefoot, Hanbury, Stock and Bradley. Please bring a packed lunch. Telephone the leader for more information 01386 765867.

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Ebrington and District Gardening Club - week 49

2:00pm Monday 1st December 2008

Ebrington GARDENING CLUB: The Christmas party will be held on Tuesday, December 9 at 7.30pm in Ebrington Village Hall. Put green fingers up to the Credit Crunch and come and enjoy yourselves. Celebrate the end of the gardening year and reflect on the goodies and the baddies in your garden with other club members. Share your gardening experiences and maybe pick up some gardening tips. Raise a glass to spring being just around the corner. The more the merrier. Bring a bottle. Enjoy a buffet supper and participate in a fun quiz.

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Willersey News - week 49

1:34pm Monday 1st December 2008

Willersey CAROLS FOR ALL: On Sunday, December 14, Willersey residents will be able to join in a ‘Carols for All’ programme in the village hall. Starting at 3pm the event will be led by the Dinas Powis Ecumenical Seven from the Vale of Glamorgan, music director - Mr Haydn Jones.

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Civil Service Retirement Fellowship - week 49

9:58am Monday 1st December 2008

Evesham CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT FELLOWSHIP (CSRF): A note to remind members that due to unforeseen circumstances our meeting place has changed. We can now be found at the Methodist Chapel at the bottom of Bridge Street on Tuesday, December 9 at the usual time of 10.30am.

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Wick News - week 48

11:19am Wednesday 26th November 2008

Wick LADIES' AFTERNOON CLUB: Sheila Simons welcomed 18 members to the meeting on Tuesday November 11. She introduced the speaker, Nicholas Clark, who gave a talk entitled 'Mainly Namibia' describing a tour in a minibus starting in Cape Town.

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Stratford Market Report - week 48

11:11am Wednesday 26th November 2008

Stratford Stratford Livestock Auctions Market Report for Tuesday, November 25.

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Hospices Lottery - week 48

2:54pm Tuesday 25th November 2008

Hospices Lottery 1st (£1,000) 23911, Worcester; 2nd (£100) 13914, Worcester; 3rd (£50) 12136, Banbury.

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Walks - week 48

2:52pm Tuesday 25th November 2008

Walks SUNDAY, November 30: Ramblers Association - Vale of Evesham Group - Start at 10am for a six and a half mile walk. Moderate walk meeting at Church Lench car park by the Church/Village Hall. Walking from Church Lench to Bishampton returning via Ab Lench. Please bring a packed lunch. Telephone the leader for more information on 01527 893182.

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Disability Advice and Information - week 48

2:43pm Tuesday 25th November 2008

Disability Advice and Information DO you have a question about a disability issue? Did you know there is an advice service in Pershore that can help you find the answer?

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Ilmington Parish Meeting - week 48

2:50pm Tuesday 25th November 2008

Ilmington PARISH MEETING: An open parish meeting was held in the Village Hall on Tuesday, November 18. It was chaired by Cllr Tony Wilkins; the majority of councillors were present, and also County Cllr I Seccombe and some 29 parishioners.

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Ebrington WI - week 48

2:34pm Tuesday 25th November 2008

Ebrington WI ON Thursday, November 13 the majority of members turned out for the AGM and annual WI show. After setting out the show exhibits the business of the evening took place while the record number of entries in 10 classes were judged. The secretary gave an account of the year’s activities during which Ebrington WI celebrated their 70th birthday, reminding members of all the talks they have listened to and places they have visited. These included a taste of poetry from the Dymock poets, a very enthusiastic Teletubby, Lala, who gave an insight into children’s television, accounts of trading on the River Seven and the History of the letter box - or what was posted from Westminster in the 19th century. There were two evenings when members entertained the group one with cake tasting and another when New Zealand was the subject of attention. In September members and their husbands visited the National Memorial Arboretum which everyone who went found a most moving and inspirational occasion.

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Bidford WI - week 48

2:32pm Tuesday 25th November 2008

Bidford WI THE annual general meeting was held this month. After the usual discussion Rosemarie Owen thanked all committee members for their help during the last 12 months. The secretary gave an account of the meeting throughout the year. Mary Paddock gave the treasurer’s report after which Rosemarie retired as president.

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Lenches WI - week 48

2:36pm Tuesday 25th November 2008

The Lenches WI THE president Pauline Bamber welcomed members and one visitor Mrs Nadine Woakes to the meeting and gave birthday wishes on behalf of members to Christina Bacon.

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Eckington WI - week 48

2:33pm Monday 24th November 2008

Eckington WI THE annual meeting was very well attended and conducted with all reports being satisfactory and interesting summaries of all activities given by the secretary, Sheila and president, Nadine.The treasurer, Alex, presented the statement of accounts showing a healthy balance and the auditor was re-appointed. Janet Clemas, WI A, spoke about all the events during this special anniversary year and encouraged us to enrol one more member. She recommended the many workshops held throughout the year to improve our skills.The list for committee increased by two so there will be sufficient for the coming year as some jobs will be shared among the members.Nadine was re-elected unopposed as president,although there were four nominations.

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Thought for the Week - week 48

2:19pm Monday 24th November 2008

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK “TIME to wait…” “All our operators are busy. You’re in a queue.” We hang up on that phone message and get on with something else. Alternatively, we persist with our listening, resigning ourselves to some waiting time. Most days feature some waiting time. We wait for trains and buses. We wait at a counter to be served or at a cash desk to pay. We wait anxiously for someone to come and with irritation for someone to go. Yes, there are many areas of life over which we have little or no control. So, why do we resent this waiting time? Why is it that we usually want it to be over as soon as possible? Is it because we think of such waiting time as useless and want it to be cut down to the minimum? But there is excitement in anticipation. We are in a sports stadium or cinema or just sitting in front of our own TV, preparing ourselves for the big match /main film. All that goes before is simply a prelude to something better. Is this how we view these weeks leading up to Christmas? Advent is the name that Christians give to this particular waiting time – not just as a prelude to something better but as important in itself. Advent is a time of preparation – a time when we are especially conscious of powers of darkness into which we want the light of Christ to come. This is the kind of waiting we call prayer. As the prophet Isaiah reminds us, “They who wait upon the Lord, shall renew their strength.” And such prayer has to include some reference to those political and economic forces in the world that keep people poor, here and abroad.. In the words of one Christian activist: “If we wish to avoid such awareness, we should certainly not engage in anything as dangerous as prayer.” REV’D BRIAN HOLLIDAY, Churches Together, Evesham and District.

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Bidford on Avon & Gardening Society wk48

12:37pm Monday 24th November 2008

The AGM was held on November 20 at which the Chairman, Neil Ferguson, read the minutes of the previous AGM. In March the Society hosted the Inter- Club Horticultural Quiz of 6 local villages. The visits arranged by Judy Smith were all very different venues and were considered a big success. In spite of poor summer weather the Annual Show in August was very well supported. The show judge commented on the excellent quality of the entries which were more than the previous year. Next year's Show will be held on April 16.

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Wyre Piddle WI - week 48

12:27pm Monday 24th November 2008

Wyre Piddle WI WYRE Piddle WI were so happy to have members from Wickhamford WI at the meeting this month They were warmly welcomed by president Sylvia Fletcher who then dealt with the business matters before introducing the speaker Viviienne Ford. As well as her flower arranging, which is always beautiful, she gave a most interesting talk on the History of Floristry, from its beginning in mediaeval times and its changing styles through the centuries to the present day.

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Helping Hands - week 48

12:16pm Monday 24th November 2008

Helping Hands COULD your club/organisation make use of a Yamaha HC4W electric organ, approximately 12 years old. Free to a good home but it must be collected from Droitwich at own expense. For more information please ring 01386 761792.

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