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THE BORDER GROUP OF PARISHES

Revd Kevin Cecil - 01600 713459: [email protected]

The Vicarage, 38 Hillcrest Rd, Wyesham, Monmouth NP25 3LHBishopswood, Dixton, Ganarew, Whitchurch, Wyesham

ASSOCIATE MINISTERSRevd Jill Stephens - 01600 890975: [email protected]

Revd Richard Jones - 01989 770254: [email protected]

ASSISTANT CURATERevd Penny Powdrill - 01600 714096: [email protected]

HON. ASSISTANT CLERGYGerald Leach Rendle Davies Brian Phillips Jim Cross

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Please submit material for the July/Aug issue no later than 15 June to your village correspondent (their email address is below

each correspondent’s name on pp. 4–12).

All advertising queries to Bill Webb, e-mail [email protected]

In June we celebrate the third of the important festivals of the Christian year, Pentecost or Whitsun, which has been called the birthday of the Church. The day when the Holy Spirit, the advocate and comforter promised by Jesus came to the disciples, with wind and fire.

When they went out into the street, everyone around them thought that they were drunk, because they were so excited and overwhelmed by what was happening to them. Peter told those around them why they felt as they did and 3,000 people were baptised and became Christians. It was the power of the Holy Spirit that sent the first disciples out into the world to preach the good news of Jesus and to suffer hardship and sometimes death as they did so.

The Holy Spirit is still around inspiring people to do things that they never thought that they could do for God, from those who face imprisonment, torture and death, rather than deny Jesus to someone who is terrified of standing up in front of others, reading in church or leading prayers on Sunday.

It is the Holy Spirit that takes us from what we think we are to what God knows we should be; it is the Holy Spirit that takes us from prayer to action and witness in the world.

May you be blown on the wind of the Spirit to where ever God calls.

VICARSRevd Simon Mondon

- 01989 770341: [email protected] Vicarage, Llangrove, Ross-on-Wye HR9 6EZ

Goodrich, Marstow, Llangarron, Llangrove, Welsh Newton

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NEWS from the PARISHESBISHOPSWOODCorrespondents: Carol Pimblett & Cathie Hatherall [email protected] (Carol) [email protected] (Cathie)

Services Sunday 1st - 11.15am Sunday

Praise at the Village Hall (following Breakfast) 8th 11.00am Holy Communion 15th 3.00pm Evensong at Hazelhurst Nursing Home 22nd 11.00am Holy Communion 29th No Service - 5th Sunday service at Whitchurch

Breakfast Sunday 1st June - Breakfast in Bishopswood in The Village Hall. Come and join us for a big hearty breakfast - served from 9.30 - 10.45am - £5 per person. Everyone welcome as always to stay on after breakfast and join in our Sunday Praise service starting at 11.15am.

Community Lunch at Bishopswood Village Hall on Sunday June 22nd – doors open 12.30 for 1.00 lunch. Wonderful roast dinner and selection of home made puddings for only £7.00. Licensed bar will also be open.

Forthcoming Event No events this month but please note in your diaries Sunday 20th July for our 5th annual Galloping Gourmet Event! Our annual fund raiser has become increasingly popular and is attended by many friends old and new returning each year. Come and join us for a delicious four course meal at four different venues from Kerne Bridge to Bishopswood and Leys Hill. We start at 12 noon with two sittings - Cost is £12.50 for 4 courses, (option to have less courses).

BOOKING ESSENTIAL - 01594 861493 Monica or 01989 565533 Carol

Choir On Friday 25th April we enjoyed yet another wonderful evening of singing

and music when we welcomed back The Drybrook and District Male Voice Choir led by Sarah Waycott and joined by the wonderfully talented flautist Adele Franghiadi, and on the organ was Sophie Adams. Both young ladies are students and will be off to university in the Autumn. This is the second event where the choir have performed for us at All Saints Church. Following the theme of Saints and having last year marked St David, this concert was in celebration of St George’s Day. The choir as usual were in fine voice singing a variety of songs such as Take me Home, Land between Two Rivers, Amazing Grace, Bring Him Home among many others and to round off the evening we all joined in to the wonderful Land of Hope and Glory - fabulous!

Thank you to all who attended in support of this event and to those who kindly donated food & drinks for the refreshments and prizes for the raffle. We do not charge admission to our concert events but through your kind donations and support, we raised £124 for church funds and £80 for the choir - We look forward to welcoming them back next year for another Saint’s Day celebration!

And...If you can’t wait till then, you can see them perform their Annual Concert at Holy Trinity Church, Drybrook on Saturday 21st June at 7.15pm - tickets £6 include draw and supper - pay on the door.

Bishopswood WI - At the May meeting we discussed the WI resolutions. Mrs Cicely Symonds read out the resolution that the WI is to encourage everyone to make their wishes known regarding organ donation. She explained that Mrs Alison Kinder, one of our members, was a recipient of a new kidney and had previously given a very good talk and insight into the problems faced by a person with a failing kidney.

It was noted what a wonderful talk was given last month by our guest speaker Mr

David Emerson on ‘A life in professional theatre’. Many people wanted to know if he had a sequel to the talk so that we could book him again.

After tea, the annual quiz was held which was enjoyed by all. There was much rivalry as teams of four battled it out. The winning team was “The Laughing Cavaliers”.

The next meeting is on Friday June 13th at 6.30pm. The subject is ‘Hospice Angels’, tales of fund-raising on motorbikes! It promises to be a very interesting talk .This is an open meeting so anyone can come – even men! All visitors are asked to attend at 7pm. Cost for visitors will be £2 and the charity is St Michaels Hospice.

DIXTON Correspondent: Daphne Smith [email protected]

A date for your diaries: 22nd June we will be having our Patronal service at 11am and instead of going out for lunch afterwards we have decided to have a picnic in the churchyard. This is also to celebrate the completion of Penny’s ordination process. Her L-plates are now off and she is a fully fledged priest. We ask people to bring their own food and we will provide drinks. If it is wet we will be able to sit inside but if it is a nice day it will be so lovely to sit in the churchyard and watch the river go by. We hope members of other churches will come and join us too.Details of news items that would be of interest to readers in any of these villages can be

sent or given to one of the Vicars (in writing, please) or your local correspondent.

The time has come for me to compile an update of our annual Directory, for inclusion in the July/August issue of the Border News.

Please have a look at your section of the current (2013-14) issue and let me know of any changes to the people listed as contacts

for the various entries.

If you haven’t got a copy of the current Directory to hand, contact me and I will email you a copy ([email protected]). I will need to have all such corrections no later than 15 June.

2014-15 DIRECTORY CALLING ALL BORDER NEWS COLUMNISTS, PCC MEMBERS AND ANYONE ELSE WHO IS

INVOLVED IN VILLAGE ACTIVITIES

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GANAREW Correspondent: Carol Cranch [email protected]

BIG BREAKFAST We are going to have our summer BIG BREAKFAST on July 15th at 28 Grange Park, Whitchurch (01600 890421). We start serving Breakfast (a full English or what you like) from 8.30am. All are most welcome and here’s hoping we have a lovely day like last year.

Please phone Carol (890421) to reserve a place.

GOODRICH Correspondent: Celia Sykes [email protected]

Subscriptions for the Border News are now due, can you please pay your collector a voluntary amount to cover the cost for the next twelve months – any amount up to £5 is suggested. It would also be helpful if you could advise your collector of any newcomers to your area who might like to receive a monthly copy. This information is useful to the printing team.

St Giles Church • Cleaning: Helen Philips and Anne Shilton.

• Flowers: June 1/8 Celia Sykes and June 15/22/29 Jan Sheldon

Future Date Week beginning 20th September will be the Goodrich Scarecrow and Harvest Festival.

Afternoon Club Our annual fund-raising event for charity will be on Tuesday 24 June. This year it will take the form of a midsummer tea party in Goodrich Village Hall, from 3.30pm onwards, with musical

entertainment by Keith on piano and Richard in song. Cost is £5.00 per person and £2.50 for school children. We do hope you will come and support us – everyone is welcome.

Goodrich Ladies Guild We are pleased to announce the Annual Plant Sale in May raised well over £800 for local charities and it was good to see so many people who were planning to get out into their garden. We can also report an excellent turn out to our April illustrated talk about the Kymin presented by Sara Szwer and Martin Kerrigan from the National Trust. Since their visit, Sara and Martin, who reside at the Kymin, say they have been visited by several of our members and it was clear they were very well versed in the historical significance of the site and now know it is home to a colony of wood ants - the biggest ants in Britain. Next month on Monday 21 July at 7.30pm, we are hoping to see as many of our members as possible and hopefully some new ones when David Thomas from the Usk Astronomical Society will be helping us to brush up our knowledge of stargazing with the aid of a planetarium.

GOODRICH VILLAGE HALL Summer Dance at the Village Hall Saturday June 14th. The hottest ticket in town with the hottest band around. Dust off your dancing shoes and get down to the village hall for a summer dance. Red River Blues play Goodrich Village Hall June 14th 8pm. From blues to jazz to rock and country with their own sweet sound. With a mixture of ripping sax and harmonica complemented by soaring lead guitar and blues box backed by a tight and funky rhythm section this band will pull you into the dancing mood with their own songs mixed with new arrangements of classic numbers “Their pure vibrant energy makes them one of the hottest bands in the area so don’t miss them!”

£8.00 8pm ‘til late. Bar, nibbles. Tickets from Jolly’s. Box Office 01600 890609 or 01600 890068.

Flicks in the Sticks Thursday June 26th, 7.30pm, £4.50. The Railway Man. Eric Lomax was one of thousands of Allied prisoners of war forced to work on the construction of the Thai/Burma railway during WW2. His experiences left him traumatised and shut off from the world. Years later, he meets Patti on a train and falls in love. Patti is determined to rid Eric of his demons. Discovering that the young Japanese officer who haunted her husband is still alive, she faces a terrible decision. Should Eric be given a chance to confront his tormentor? Would she stand by him, whatever he did? Starring Nicole Kidman, Hiroyuki Sanada and Colin Firth.

Flicks in the Sticks Thursday July 31st, 7.30pm, £4.50. Hunky Dory, with Minnie Driver (01600 891249) From the producer of Billy Elliot comes this funny, coming of age film featuring songs from artists as diverse as David Bowie, Lou Reed, The Beach Boys, Simon and Garfunkel, Dusty Springfield and Electric Light Orchestra. Minnie Driver plays a Swansea schoolteacher in the suffocatingly hot summer of 1976 who tries to motivate her kids by putting on a musical version of The Tempest. A warm, engaging coming-of-age comedy. Excellent central performance from Minnie - some marvellous 70s music - excellent photography and period feel.

Booking Secretary 01600 890530 or 01600 891050. To be informed about forthcoming events send your email address to [email protected]

Visit www.goodrichvillagehall.co.uk for details of the hall and events.

LLANGARRON Correspondent: Ann Turner [email protected] www.llangarron.info [email protected] contact & to sign up for email newsletters facebook: Llangarron Village

• St.Deinst Flower and Cleaning rota P.Bevan. J.Ball.

Llangarron Short Matt Bowls Club The A.G.M of Llangarron Short Matt Bowls Club will be held at Llangarron Village Hall on Monday 23rd June 2014 at 7.30pm. All are welcome.

Progressive Supper Once again the Supper was very successful this year and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. We were all delighted to be back at Langstone Court for the dessert course and we are very grateful to Richard Jones for inviting us back. Thank you to all our

SHOPPING TRIP TO CARDIFFWednesday 9th July

FARE ONLY £8.00!!(All proceeds go to community projects).

To book or for more info, please ring Judith Gill, (01600) 890943 ([email protected])

or Judith Price, (01600) 719881 ([email protected])

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Depart Whitchurch Memorial

Hall 9.15am

Depart Cardiff 4.00pm

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hosts for providing delicious food and special thanks to Pat Bevan and Elaine Joseph who turn out wonderful desserts for us all each year. Many thanks Val, my helper - who walked round and delivered all the letters. We raised £573. In aid of the Church. Gill Drayton.

PCC Coffee Morning will be held on Saturday 14th June, 10.30 am. Fresh coffee and cakes, plants, eggs and a warm welcome to all!! Please watch for signs in the village re the venue.

Llangarron Summer Fete This year the fete will be held on Saturday 5th July (1.30pm to 5.0pm) in the grounds of Bernithan Court, by kind invitation of the Richardson family. Entertainment will be provided by “Colonel Birch’s Regiment” - a display of Civil War military tactics and equipment. Music will be provided by Berry Hill Band and Llangrove School Choir, and Jenny-Any-Dots will be entertaining the children, who will also have a Cupcake Decorating Competition, face painting, a bouncy castle and a ‘Pillow Bash’. Refreshments from the BBQ, crepes stall, Kelsmore Ice and Pimms and Ale Bar. Skittles and other traditional favourites will be available, together with stalls selling cakes, produce, bric-a-brac, books etc. Entry £2 per adult (children under 16 free).

LLANGROVE Correspondent: Wendy Price [email protected] www.llangrove.org.uk [email protected] contact & to sign up for email newsletters facebook: Llangrove Village

Garden Party There won’t be a Coffee Morning in June but instead we have been invited to a Garden Party with teas and stalls at Nirvana, Llangrove from 2-4pm on Sunday 29th June. By kind invitation of Mick and Geraldine Proctor in aid of Christ Church. All welcome.

Thank You! a huge thank you to everybody who has supported me with all my fundraising events and donations over the last few months, towards my World Challenge trip to Bolivia in July. I have now reached my total! We have just had conformation of our project work, which will be in an orphanage in Uyuni. Thank you all again, it’s very much appreciated. Elizabeth Price.

Llangrove 2015 We are once again planning to produce a 2015 calendar, so this is a reminder to make sure you have cameras at the ready over the Bank Holiday weekend and throughout the summer, to capture a flavour of Llangrove life. Photos will be needed for consideration in late August, but more details in July edition.

Llangrove & District Gardening Society celebrating 50 years of Gardening. June 5th: A talk on Fuchsias and Pelargoniums by Terry Harris 7.30pm at Llangrove Village Hall. July 3rd Scented Plants by Mark Moir from Newent Plant Centre. For more details of our

programme for the year ahead visit our Llangrove Links page. Visitors and new members always welcome!

Tuesday Lunch Club on 3rd and 17th June at Llangrove Village Hall. £4.50 for two course lunch. Booking essential 3 days before the lunch, please contact Michele Seddon Harvey 01989 770197.

Llangrove Community Market 20th June from 2.30pm in The Village Hall.

Llangrove Leapfrogs at Llangrove C of E Academy on Mondays from 9am. £2 a family plus £1 for every extra sibling. Youngsters can explore activities in the hall and extensive outside area before enjoying refreshments, rhymes, stories and games together. Fresh Air Friday is from 1.30pm until 2.45pm. Join us as we explore the natural environment. Over the last few weeks we have visited new animals in the village, made mud and been on a Listening Walk.

Hymns and Pimm’s Sunday 15 June 6pm at Christ Church. Do join us for this summer celebration.

MARSTOW Correspondent: Sue Rolfe [email protected]

ROTAS for May and June • Flowers and Church Cleaning

June: Rosie Shepherd July: Phyll Hannah

• Church Visitor Opening: 1st Sat/Sun: June: Leslie & Trevor Herbert July: Phyll Hannah

3rd Sat/Sun: June: Leslie & Trevor Herbert July: Julia Brockley

• Border News Collation: June: Barbara Baines/Phyll Hannah July: Sue Rolfe/Joyce

PROPOSED CHANGES TO ST MATTHEW’S: Open Morning for Public Consultation The residents

of Marstow and nearby parishes were asked to give their views on proposals to make changes to the nave and build an extension incorporating a small kitchen and cloakroom as part of a project to create a community centre. Designs for the proposed new extension and changes to the nave were on display together with information about urgent, exterior repairs needed. Those attending were asked to complete a questionnaire about the project. The open morning for public consultation was the first, crucial stage in the process of realising our plans.

Thanks to everyone who came along on the beautiful, sunny day and to the cake bakers and coffee makers. It was a lively morning and it was good to see residents enjoying a social morning in their church.

Lent Lunch Following the Lent Lunch at Newhouse Farm I was able to send cheques totalling £70.00 to the MacMillan Nurses. Thanks to all who came. Rosie Shepherd

Hillcrest House Group To join us or know more please contact Barbara Baines on 01989 770 081.

All meetings are set for 2.00pm and are held at Hillcrest, Pheasant Rise, Pencraig, Ross-on-Wye HR9 6HR unless otherwise notified. See dates below Tuesday 10th June Wednesday 25th June

Next PCC meeting Wednesday, 20th August at 7.30 p.m. Venue: Anita Rollinson.

WELSH NEWTON / LLANROTHAL Correspondent: Margaret Phillips [email protected] Tel. 01989 770242

Church Flowers We are looking for people to help with the church flowers. You wouldn’t be asked to do more than one or two arrangements a year. None of

An evening tasting winE

with Brian JoyFRIDAY 13TH JUNE, 7.30PM

Opportunity to sample a selection of hand picked wines

Includes a quiz to test your knowledge!Cheese and biscuits

£10 per ticket. Limited numbers, buy tickets now to avoid missing out

Tickets available from Lisa Evans 01981 580068 / 07801933840

Llangrove PTFA present

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us are professional florists so please don’t be shy coming forward. You can contact Margaret Phillips 01989 770242 or Fay Visser 01989 770274.

The fund raising team are planning some events, so look out for the next issue or local notices for future events.

Bacon Butty and Coffee Brunch Gill Freeth, Fay Visser and Sue Barker will be holding a ‘Bacon Butty and Coffee Brunch’ on Saturday June 28th. This is a charity event to raise funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and Ear Aid Nepal. The event will be at Yew Tree Cottage, 10.30 until 13.00. There will be a raffle for two handmade quilts donated by Mrs Pat Green, and a ‘bring and buy’ table, cakes etc... Everybody welcome, hope to see you there.

200 Club winners for May are: 1st Colin Biddle, 2nd Linda Wallis & 3rd Margaret Phillips. Next month is the last draw for the year, if anybody would like to renew their share in the club or are interested in buying shares then please let John Phillips know, email [email protected] or tel. 01989 770242.

If there are any items that you think might be of interest to the Parish then please let Margaret Phillips know. Tel 01989770242 or email [email protected]

WHITCHURCH Correspondent: Janet Brain [email protected]

CHURCH NEWS AND ACTIVITIES: • Aisle Community Lunches Mondays 9th and 23rd June at 12.15. Please book with Margaret Leach, 01600 890397.

• Messy Church Sunday 15th June in St. Dubricius. 3-4pm. Children’s activities centred around bible stories.

• St. Georges Day Celebration Anyone walking in the vicinity of St. Dubricius on the evening of 23rd April, would have been intrigued as to the activities within the church – jingling of bells, banging of sticks, lively music and a dozen men in colourful outfits dancing in the aisle! These were the Forest of Dean Morris Dancers who put on an amazing performance of their agility, co-ordination and rhythm.

Following this, Joanne Sparkes (accompanied by Ruth Fleming) entertained us with her lovely singing and her son, Huw, with his expertise on the violin. To complete the programme,

Heather Foulkes amused the audience with her poems. A traditional English fare, prepared by the Aisle committee, brought a most enjoyable evening to a close.

• Bingo At the Old Court Hotel on Tuesday 3rd June at 7.30pm. Raffle prizes welcome.

• Floral Society Wednesday June 11th at the Old Court Hotel at 7.30pm. Open Meeting. Demonstration by Pat Ducker “Here comes Summer” Guest tickets £7 incl. refreshments.

Family Communion 29th June, 10.30am, flowed by a picnic at St. Dubricus.

MEMORIAL HALL ACTIVITIES: Morris Bricknell Auction Sale Saturday 7th June.

WHITCHURCH SCHOOL: Summer Fayre Friday 27th June 3.15pm – 5.15pm. A Wild West Extravaganza. Ride the Rodeo Bull, Lasso the Cactus, Wild West Bouncy Castle and Face Painting. Photo booth in the Last Chance Saloon and Fancy Dress prize. BBQ, Pimms, Cakes and Ice Creams. Country and Western Maypole demonstration.

WYESHAM Correspondent: June Osman [email protected]

Church News Our churchwarden, Annie Wilde, writes - At St. James’ we have recently had a survey on our dear pipe organ by the Diocesan Organ Advisor (I didn’t know we had one of those!) - we await to hear the outcome and we will report back in the future; it is a bit like waiting for the results of a medical! We still have to arrange PAT testing for our electrical appliances so if you know (or are) a friendly local electrician we would love to hear from you.

We haven’t had any offers of help with the recycling bags. Please contact churchwarden Annie Wilde 01600 775366 if you can help. If you are tending graves and using the recycling bays please would you be careful about where you put things - the brown bag is only for vegetation such as flowers and real wreaths, anything with any plastic, wires or other bits has to go in the grey bags. Many thanks.

ALL AGE WORSHIPSt.Dubricius Church, Whitchurch

Sunday 22nd June at 11amEveryone Welcome - from 0 to...!Drinks, biscuits and chat after the service.

For further information contact Robin and Carol Moulton

On 01600 890376

CHARITY RACE NIGHT (ASCOT STYLE)

(St Mary’s Catholic Church, Monmouth)

At Whitchurch and Ganarew Memorial Hall

Friday 20th June, 7.00pm

Entry by programme (£5) to include a Ploughman’s Supper

Programmes and full details from Peter Field, 01989 770330

or Dave Andrews, 01600 712194

SUMMER SIZZLEIn the Aisle at St. DubriciusSaturday 21st June, 7pm

THE BIG BBQ AND THE CROCKERS ASH

SCRATCH BANDSelection of BBQ meats and

salads with luscious puddings, wine and beer

All for only £12

travelling lightretreat daySaturday 19th July, 10.30 am – 4.30 pm

St. Dubricius Church, Whitchurch

MEETING GOD THROUGH OUR

SENSES To book a place, or for more information, please contact

Robin & Carole Moultonby email:

[email protected] phone: 01600 890376

Booking a place is essential

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Please continue to support the coffee mornings on the last Saturday of each month. They are a great social event as well as selling great cakes and other produce, books and craft stalls.

Songs of Praise After enjoying tea together, we were ready for ‘The Big Sing’ organised by Revd Penny Powdrill. Interesting and thoughtfully researched readings and favourite hymns led us through the Christian history of Wyesham and Monmouth from the days of the Celts, when the area was covered with forest where boars and deer roamed to the present day when boars and deer are still found in the Forest of Dean. It was a fascinating and enjoyable journey.

Community garden To show our Church’s support for this worthwhile project, a group of us attended a coffee morning at the Community Garden in the grounds of Kymin View School at the invitation of the pre-school children, The Busy Bees, their helpers and leader Joanne Stephens. It was a lovely sunny morning, and we enjoyed seeing what had already been achieved - a new wooden fence and gate and an attractive summer house; there were new paths and sunny and tree-shaded areas where the children could play and the grown-ups could relax. There were also plants, pots, compost and seeds to keep everyone occupied. A well supported event on a beautiful day, we congratulate Joanne and her helpers, and look forward to returning.

Women’s Guild Our annual visit to Abergavenny to see the AAODS production of ‘High Society’ was a great success. With music and lyrics by Cole Porter, and based on the play ‘The Philadelphia Story’, the show was full of energy and enthusiasm. Emily James’s American accent was excellent and, at 13 years of age, she played the smart and cheeky part of Dinah to perfection. Barrie Jackson played his part as Uncle Willie with energy, bouncing around the stage and being so loveable after being in AMDRAMS for over 60 years. A great evening.

Historic Monnow Gate receives new lease of life Monnow Bridge with its Gate has been at the heart of Monmouth’s story for over 700 years and remains the town’s best-loved landmark and an iconic gateway to Wales. The historic structure is unique in Britain and only a handful of similar bridges survive in Europe. The recent restoration will breathe new life into Monmouth’s unique heritage.

In recent times, access to the Gate has been limited to one weekend each year but following refurbishment, public access will be increased to one day each week through prior booking at the Shire Hall. For further details of opening arrangements, please contact the Shire Hall on 01600 775257.

Wyesham Community Group The ever busy Wyesham Community Group has now secured enough funding to replace the old front door and to modify the front window. It has taken many fund raising events to achieve this goal. The work is about to start and will make a big difference to the appearance of Woodland View Stores. Since taking over the old shop many groups have used the building for meetings and events. If you are interested please contact - Liz 01600 712006.

Woodland View Coffee Morning Everyone is welcome to the monthly coffee morning held at Woodland Shop. Please come and taste the array of delicious cakes, teas and coffees and try your hand at the popular raffle. The next coffee morning is due to be held on Tuesday 17th June at 10.00am – 12 noon.

COME AND JOIN US! Ross and District U3A started in 1992 and has a thriving membership of over 300. We have monthly meetings at the Larruperz Centre usually with a speaker followed by tea. These are held at 2.30 pm on the 3rd Monday of every month. Guests are welcome for a £2 charge. The next two meetings are:

June 16th Di Taylor - The Web of Life - a look at the insect World

We have 36 interest groups covering a range of subjects from Bird Watching to Modern History. Groups meet in community halls or they may meet at members’ homes.

We have regular outings; the next one is planned for July when we will be visiting

Oxford Botanical gardens.

Universities of Third Age (U3As) are self-help, self-managed lifelong learning co-operatives for older people no longer in full time work, providing opportunities for their members to share learning experiences in a wide range of interest groups and to pursue learning not for qualifications, but for fun!

Interested in joining? For more information go to www.rossu3a.org.uk or telephone Judy Burcher, membership Secretary 01989 568755 for a membership pack. The fees for 2014-15 will be £16 per year (April -March) for individual membership and £27 per year for joint membership (at the same address).

Ross & District U3A www.rossu3a.org.uk

NOTICE BOARD More notices on pages 14 & 24

Coffee Morning in St JamesSaturday, 28 June10-12 noon and every last Saturday in the month

• Bring & Buy• Raffle

Llangarron FeteThe annual fete will be held at Bernithan

Court this year, by kind permission of the Richardson family, on Saturday 5th July beginning at 1.30pm. The

programme is being prepared, but in the meantime the Fete Committee would welcome new recruits to help with the planning and preparations, as well as to assist on stalls on the day. Anyone

interested can contact Tony Sullivan on 770291, or Ron Tubb on 770691.

ARCHENFIELD COMMUNITY TRANSITION

invites you to a watch a video about

CLIMATE CHANGEits implications for us all

THURSDAY, JULY 17th 7.30pm(venue tbc in next iussue)

The video is from a course on Climate Change by Exeter University.

Very thought provoking!

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Celebration Picnic

We are now entering into a time when many fundraising and social events take place (some have already happened) and, when called upon to say thank you, I remind people that these events don’t just happen. A lot of hard work goes into them, not only in the running of the day but also the planning, setting up and clearing up afterwards when the crowds have gone home. I thank all those who put so much into these events to make them such a success. Yes, we need the money from them, but we also gain the community spirit they foster. I commend them to you for together we bring the church into our community.

Your brother in Christ,

FROM THE VICARAGES

Simon

Dixton PCC invite everyone to join them on Sunday 22nd June for a picnic to celebrate the fact that Rev. Penny Powdrill will have completed her curacy. Join them either at 11am for their St. Peter’s Day Patronal service and stay on for the picnic or come and join them at 12.00 for the ‘Come and Share’ picnic. Dixton will provide the drinks.See page 5 for further details.

This year the Festival of Churches will take place from 6th to 21st September, a period which covers three weekends. This will allow those who are organising events to visit other Festival events when they are not attending their own. Churches have the option to stage an event on a single day, over a weekend or for the full period.

Last year those churches which participated raised over £15,000, half of which was donated to the Herefordshire and Shropshire Historic

Churches Trusts, the rest retained by individual parishes.

Please start planning what you are going to do for the Festival of Churches this year. Remember, every parish needs help from time to time to repair its church fabric and the Historic Churches Trusts are there to make grants when called on.More information from the Festival of Churches website: www.festivalofchurches.co.uk

ThoughtNow there are varieties of gifts, but

the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and

there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given

the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.

(1 Corinthians 12 4-7).

We all have different gifts, all valuable but all as different as we are. Where are your gifts and where will the Holy Spirit

take you if you trust God?


Festival of Churches

FACULTIES MADE EASY TRAINING DAY

Calling all PCCs, Church Wardens and Incumbents

Help is at hand!FREE training to help you prepare for works on your Church building which

require a Faculty10am-1pm (lunch included)

28 June 2014 at Llangarron, St Deinst

Help with: Research and write a Statement of Significance; Maintain

the Church Log Book; Understand the Faculty Process

Booking: Courses FREE but booking form required as limited places. Please

contact Sophie Andrews or 01432 373302 for your booking form asap.

Garden ToursExplore Hereford Cathedral’s most beautiful gardens with our award-winning gardeners and guides. Tours include the Chapter House Garden, College of Vicars Choral, College Hall and the private gardens of the Deanery and Bishop’s Palace. Tours take place Saturdays and Wednesdays (June – September) 2.30 pm. Tickets from the Cathedral Shop or 01432 374210. Group tours can be arranged at other times and can include lunch or cream teas, served in the elegant College Hall.

For group details contact 01432374202.

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Fount of all life, dancing in bliss,Breaking down walls, making new space.

Burning up evil, creating afresh, Calling your people, follow in faith.

Living with Jesus, power in his Name, Healing the broken, restoring the lame.Casting out demons, raising the dead,

Calming life’s storms, removing all dread.Living to serve, confirmed from above, Tested by fire, aflame with God’s love.

Seeking the lost, sharing all pain, Love at such cost, rising again.

Lighting our path, dancing ahead, Leading through death, lifting to life.

United Theological College, Bangalore

(Methodist Church Overseas Division, April 1988).

PrayerFrom the Registers

Baptisms ‘In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit’

Callum and Caitlin Harris at Christ church on 18th May

We welcome these young Christians with joy and pray for their parents and godparents.

Confirmation Josh and Chloe Williams will be Confirmed at Hereford

Cathedral on Sunday 8th June.

Funerals ‘I am the Resurrection and the Life’

Samantha Cotterel aged 41. Goodrich parish 29th April followed by Cremation in Hereford

Phyllis Haggett aged 67. Llangarron, on 19 May, funeral followed by cremation.

Marjorie Telford aged 90 at St. Dubricius on 20th May.

Our thoughts and prayers are with their families.

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Neighbourhood Plan- latest news!You may not have heard much recently about the progress being made with the Neighbourhood Plan. We apologise for this. Behind the scenes we have been busily working away analysing the information we collected from all your questionnaires and the feedback from the Community Planning Day held in November 2013. Particular thanks to Bridget Bainbridge, David Chivers, Barbara Fisher, Michael Jones and Frances Warren for their efforts.

One of the key issues to emerge from the analysis is the high level of interest in preserving the local views. A discussion on favourite views within the parish has already started on Facebook so please contribute your ideas. If you are

not a Facebook user, don’t worry, just send your ideas, and photos, via email to [email protected]. We look forward to seeing some wonderful images of our beautiful parish.

Pick a day this July, buy or bake some cakes and pop the kettle on. Then ask friends, family, neighbours, colleagues or customers to join you for a Hospice fundraising party.

Every penny raised from a Big Tea party will go straight to caring for the thousands of people in Herefordshire and the surrounding counties who benefit from St Michael’s Hospice services.

Last year, Big Tea parties raised over £8,000, which was enough to fund meals in our In-Patient Unit for three months. This year we’re hoping to raise even more.

You can help your Hospice by holding a Big Tea party anywhere: at home, work or school, in the garden, village hall or park. Yours could be a small affair with a few

close friends, or a big event open to all. The choice is yours!

Choose any

date in July to suit you. You may want a morning ‘Knit & Natter, a vintage Big Tea, a traditional English tea party or serve a cream tea with sandwiches and cakes and treat your guests to this great British tradition.

If you would like to find out more about holding your own Big Tea event, please call the Events Team at St Michael’s Hospice on 01432 851000.

Holding a St Michael’s Hospice BIG TEA PARTYis as easy as one, two tea!

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CALENDAR DATES AT A GLANCE

May

1 7th Sunday of Easter

1 9.30 Breakfast at Bishopswood Village Hall followed by service

3 11.45 Tuesday Lunch Club at Llangrove Village Hall

3 19.30 St Weonards & District RBL Branch Meeting at The Stars

3 19.30 Bingo at the Old Court Hotel

5 19.30 Llangrove & District Gardening Society talk at the Village Hall

7 10.00 Morris Bricknell Auction Sale at Whitchurch Memorial Hall

8 Pentecost

9 12.15 Aisle Community Lunch at St Dubricius, Whitchurch

10 Llangarron Village Hall AGM at 7.30pm

10 14.00 Hillcrest House Group meeting

11 19.30 Floral Society open meeting at the Old Court Hotel

13 18.30 Bishopswood WI open meeting. Visitors to arrive at 7pm

13 19.30 Llangrove PTFA Wine tasting evening and quiz

14 10.30 Llangarron PCC Coffee Morning (venue tba)

14 20.00 Summer Dance at Goodrich Village Hall

15 Trinity Sunday

15 15.00 Messy Church - Children’s activities at St Dubricius, Whitchurch

16 14.30 Goodrich Ladies Guild trip to Hereford Cathedral Gardens

16 14.30 U3A meeting at the Larruperz Centre - talk “The Web of Life”

17 10.00 Wyesham Community Group Coffee Morning at Woodland Shop

17 11.45 Tuesday Lunch Club at Llangrove Village Hall

19 19.30 “Lost in the Lanes” evening at Newhouse Farm, Goodrich

20 14.30 Llangrove Community Market in Llangrove Village Hall

20 19.00 Midsummer Lights - special service at Lyde Arundel lake

20 19.00 Charity Race Night at Whitchurch Memorial Hall

21 19.00 Summer Sizzle BBQ and band in the Aisle, St Dubricius

21 19.15 Drybrook & District Male Voice Choir at Holy Trinity Church, Drybrook

22 1st Sunday after Trinity

22 11.00 Patronal Service at Dixton followed by picnic celebration in churchyard

22 11.00 All Age Worship at St Dubricius folloed by refreshments

22 12.30 Community Lunch at Bishopswood Village Hall

23 12.15 Aisle Community Lunch at St Dubricius, Whitchurch

23 19.30 Llangarron Short Matt Bowls Club AGM at the Village Hall

24 15.30 Afternoon Club midsummer tea party in Goodrich Village Hall

25 14.00 Hillcrest House Group meeting

26 19.30 Goodrich Flicks in the Sticks: The Railway Man 27 15.15 Whitchurch School Summer Fayre 28 10.00 Coffee Morning at St James, Wyesham (including Bring & Buy) 28 10.00 Faculties Made Easy Training Day at St Deinst, Llangarron 28 10.30 Bacon Butty and Coffee Brunch at Yew Tree Cottage 29 2nd Sunday after Trinity 29 14.00 Garden Party at Nirvana, Llangrove in aid of Christ Church 29 10.30 Family Communion flowed by a picnic at St. Dubricus

July 3 19.30 Llangrove & District Gardening Society talk at the Village Hall 5 13.30 Llangarron Fete at Bernithan Court 9 9.15 Shopping trip to Cardiff from Whitchurch Memorial Hall

Future Dates 15 Jul Ganarew’s Big Breakfast at 28 Grange Park, Whitchurch 17 Jul Climate Change video to be shown by Archenfield Community Transition 19 Jul Travelling Light Retreat Day at St Dubricius Church 20 Jul Galloping Gourmet Event starting at 12 noon 21 Jul Goodrich Ladies Guild talk from the Usk Astronomical Society 31 Jul Goodrich Flicks in the Sticks: Hunky Dory 3 Aug St Weonards RBL First World War exhibition in the Village Hall 20 Aug Marstow PCC Meeting (Venue: Anita Rollinson’s)

20 Sep Goodrich Scarecrow and Harvest Festival begins

Please note: the following take place each week:Mondays 4.00 Prayers at St James, Wyesham

Tuesdays 10.00 Prayers at Christ Church, Llangrove

Thursdays 10.30 Said Communion at St Dubricius, Whitchurch, followed by discussion at the Old Court.

Church services are listed on page 40.

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HEREFORD CATHEDRAL EVENTSDean of Hereford Cathedral

Question – what is the only English word with five letters, four of which are silent?

Answer – queue. Isn’t English a strange language? I’m always amazed at how well those from other countries master it for, truth to tell, it’s full of pitfalls and traps.

Queuing is a very English pastime, too, isn’t it? One of my earliest memories is of queuing. As a boy, I would trail around after my mother as she did the shopping. A regular was Sainsbury’s – in those days, not a smart supermarket, but an emporium with white marble tops down each side. First you queued for the tea and dried goods – paid for those - and then went to the back of another queue for butter, where ladies in white turbans knocked the butter into shapes with ping-pong bats. You paid for that and then you joined the back of yet another queue – this time for bacon. And so on. A long and time-consuming business was shopping in those days – and you had to be very patient.Not all nations have our enthusiasm for queuing, do they? I was once is St Peter’s Square in Rome, queuing to see the Pope when, suddenly, I felt a sharp prod in my back – it was an Italian nun – in full fig - who was clearly no fan of queuing and who simply used her brolly to propel her to the front of the queue and to the best vantage point to see His Holiness. And being English of course, and her being a nun, the rest of us just smiled – outwardly, at any rate....I mention queuing and waiting because that’s what we’re doing at the moment, isn’t it? We seem to have been waiting ages for news of a new bishop of Hereford and even when you receive this letter, the wait will be continuing and we won’t expect news until well into July.It’s easy to get cross and impatient with

the system but when there are irritations, I always try (don’t always succeed....) to look at the positives.Waiting is a very important element in the spiritual life. The psalms are full of references:‘I waited patiently for the Lord’‘Wait upon the Lord and keep his way’.Prayer is so often about waiting – feeling as if we’re simply in a queue, and sometimes never quite getting to the front, but rather going to the back again, just as in Sainsbury’s in the 1950s. Jesus often told his followers that they should wait. Famously, he asked them to do this as the best way of supporting him in his agony – ‘Could ye not watch with me one brief hour’? And many of us will have had experiences – perhaps sitting by the bedsides of loved ones who are sick – and simply waiting, because there’s nothing else we can do to help or support.But we’ll also know, perhaps, having been on the receiving end, that this ‘waiting’ and ‘watching’ by another, when we’re in need, can be of the greatest possible support.So – we go on waiting – we go on queuing – as we listen out for news of our new bishop. But that waiting won’t be something negative – it will be a time to pray – to pray that God will send us a good and faithful pastor – and not least, while we’re waiting, to hold in our prayers those who are taking such great responsibilities for our diocese at this time – especially Bishop Alistair and Archdeacon Paddy – they are, I know, in all our thoughts and prayers.God bless you all in your work and ministry for the Lord

22 July and 2 & 9 September. Come and enjoy lunch at the same time in the cloister café. Retiring collection. 1.15-2pm.

Saturday 21 June Three Choirs Choral Evensong The choirs of Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester cathedrals sing Choral Evensong. Worcester Cathedral. All welcome. 5.30pm.

Saturday 21 – Monday 23 June Traherne Festival On Saturday Salley Vickers will be speaking at Credenhill Church about ‘Other Dimensions’ in her novels, and in the evening there will be a concert by the west-gallery choir, Vital Spark.

Sunday 22 June Traherne will be commemorated at evensong at the cathedral at 3.30 pm. For details of the rest of the festival and to book go to www.thomastraherneassociation.org or telephone 01432 761588.

Tuesday 24 June Tuesday lunchtime organ concert Given by Michael Blake, Malvern. Projection from the organ loft onto a large screen in the nave. Recitals weekly, other than 22 July and 2 & 9 September. Come and enjoy lunch at the same time in the cloister café. Retiring collection. 1.15-2pm.

Saturday 28 June Choral Evensong on Armed Forces Day A service to mark Armed Forces Day, the Royal British Legion’s County Rally and it will commemorate the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand of Austria – the event which was the catalyst for the WWI. All welcome. 3.30pm (please be seated by 3.15 pm).

Sunday 29 June Foundation visit to Weston-under-Penyard The cathedral choir will sing Choral Evensong 5pm.

Monday 30 June Icon Painting Course The start of a week long course in traditional Byzantine icon painting technique with renowned iconographer and noted teacher, Peter Murphy, whose work can be seen around the cathedral. Fee £300. To reserve your place: 01432 374225/6 [email protected]

+ Michael

JUNE Tuesday 3 June Tuesday lunchtime organ concert Given by Andrew Bryden, Ripon Cathedral. Projection from the organ loft onto a large screen in the nave. Recitals weekly, other than 22 July and 2 & 9 September. Come and enjoy lunch at the same time in the cloister café. Retiring collection. 1.15-2pm.

Wednesday 4 June Luther Course A four week course to herald preparations for the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation in Wittenberg. £5 including a glass of wine. To reserve your place: 01432 374225/6 [email protected] 7pm.

Sunday 8 June The Evening Hour A service of prayer for healing and wholeness with words and music from Iona and Taizé and time for quiet reflection; all are welcome. The service is held on the second Sunday of each month. 5.30 pm.

Tuesday 10 June Tuesday lunchtime organ concert Given by James McVinnie, London. Projection from the organ loft onto a large screen in the nave. Recitals weekly, other than 22 July and 2 & 9 September. Come and enjoy lunch at the same time in the cloister café. Retiring collection. 1.15-2pm.

Saturday 14 June The annual Friends of Hereford Cathedral Festival. For more information about the Friends please contact Mrs June Chase (01568 720416).

Tuesday 10 June Study Day on the Book of Revelation The day will look at the often misunderstood book of the bible: Revelation. Participants will be able to join the Friends’ Festival Evensong, if they wish. £10 (not including lunch). To reserve your place: 01432 374225/6 [email protected] 10.30am – 3.30pm.

Tuesday 17 June Tuesday lunchtime organ concert Given by James Lancelot, Durham Cathedral. Projection from the organ loft onto a large screen in the nave. Recitals weekly, other than

Are you on Facebook? If yes do the why not ‘like’ Hereford Diocese and keep up in a light hearted way with what goes on across the Diocese.

Are you a tweeter, part of the great Twitter Community? It’s a growing area for Hereford Diocese. Keep up with us, get the latest news and information local, regional and national by following @hereforddiocese. It’s a fun way to keep in touch too.

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Logs delivered in bulk bags or by the trailer load (cut to your requirements)

FREE local delivery

Kindling wood also available

Fast, friendly service

Phone 07779 391381

Supplier of hard, soft, or mixed firewood logs.


The Homespun group gather together every third Tuesday each month at Woodcote, Glewstone 1.30-3.00pm(ish!)We decided to spend the year making a king-sized patchwork bedspread, using simple and traditional hand-sewing methods common to those of country women in traditional rural areas - making use of fabric scraps to re-create something useful and new out of the old or minimal.

We also eat cake and drink tea (tough, but someone has to!) whilst planning, cutting, sewing and chatting.

We plan to either auction or raffle the bedspread when we finally get it finished - no pressure!

After that...who knows what’s next?!

If you’d like to join us ring Tina on 01989 770348 for details £2.00 per Afternoon (covering costs of materials where necessary, and saving towards a group trip)

HOMESPUNbeing together, creating together

‘Advice and support for all your dog’s life’

Training and socialisation courses

One to one training

Behaviour advice

Dog agility

Contact Helen on 0797 4444 082

www.fidobehaviour.com

This summer, there will be another opportunity to remember loved ones at Midsummer Lights, a special service

being held by the beautiful lake at Lyde Arundel, on Friday 20th June at 7.00pm. There will be reflective music, a chance to scatter rose petals on the lake and time to remember loved ones in a very individual setting. For more details, please contact Rev David Vonberg or Rev Jill Groves at St Michael’s Hospice on 01432 851000.

Midsummer Light

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Lost in the Lanes

We would like to invite anyone who is interested in spending occasional evenings

in constructive conversation to consider life’s questions from a Biblical angle. Suffering, happiness, morals, forgiveness, friendship, etc. are all worth thinking about so please

come for an evening with Rev Richard Jones, Nigel and myself and others for a glass of

wine, perhaps, and starting with a parable to tease out and bring your thoughts and ideas.

First Meeting: Thursday June 19. 7.30-9pm at Newhouse Farm, Goodrich.

Please contact Rosie Shepherd : 01600 890759

[email protected] : 01989 770254

Time to stop and consider

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Please contact Dream Doors

tel: 01989 770903

• TYRES SERVICING & REPAIRS • Diagnostic checks • Courtesy car or local collection

ADRIAN MARFELL 01600 890907

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HOME & GARDENMAINTENANCE

includingTurfing • Fencing • Patios

Garden clearance

HENDRE HOME & GARDEN SERVICES

Contact Philip on01600 713485/mobile 07947 807254

5 Cropper Row, Haigh Industrial Estate, Ross-on-Wye

• Tyres • Batteries • Exhausts •• Wheel balancing/alignment •

• Puncture repairs • Comprehensive stocks • • On-site 24-hr breakdown service •

FREE: Tyre checks/Battery checks/Alignment checks/ Tyre pressure checks

Phone 01989 768 301 (fax 01989 564 250)

MATTHEW COULBORN

LANDSCAPEGARDENER

All aspects of garden maintenance

& construction undertaken

Experienced professional service

Tel. 01600 891065 or 07958 [email protected]

For the best service in town!

NOPARKING

PROBLEMS

CREDIT CARDS

ACCEPTED

LlangroveLeapfrogsChildcareFrom 18 Months

Nursery, Pre-school, School Holiday Care, Breakfast & After-school Clubs

Monday to Fridays 7.45am - 6pm

with Stay & Play for families with babies/toddlers from 9am in the school hall on Mondays

Tel: 07919 901126www.llangroveleapfrogs.org.uk

Registered Charity: 1036545

Independent Financial Advisers•

Investments & wealth managementPensions and retirement planning

Life assurance and protection mattersComprehensive, holistic advice

•Professional financial planning

Tristan Renfree FPFS, Dip PFS (DM)Chartered Financial Planner

Tel. 01600 891040

[email protected]

Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority

I sweep, safety check & certificate chimneys. A member of The Guild of Master Chimney Sweeps, I am fully insured & based in Llangarron.

Snooky the

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t : 07598 240699 w : snookythesweep.co.uk e : [email protected]

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GoodrichVillage Hall

STONE WALLINGDRY OR MORTARED

C. HODGES01594 833784

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LEXALLHEATING SERVICES

Oil, LPG & gas boiler & fire servicingRepairs & installation

Bathrooms & tilingAll aspects of plumbing

24-hr callout & free quotationsLocal man, Gas Safe- & Oftec-registered

01989 567636 / 07766 103895www.plumbersherefordshire.co.uk

from local sustainable hardwoodLESS MOISTURE = MORE HEAT

Bulk deliveries to your door

01981 251796Keep your

wood dry with our log stores

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FIREWOOD National Association of Chimney SweepsFully insured, certificates issued

For a clean friendly sweepplease call Jon Winder.Tel. 01600 718669Mobile 07909 876218

For all your foot problems

Nail maintenance and treatment of corns, calluses, verrucas, fungal infections, ingrowing nails and manyother foot problems

Call for an appointment

07917 701263

Beaumont HouseOffa Street

Hereford HR1 2LH

Tel: 01432 352345

Graham Jeremiah MCFHP MAFHP

FOOT HEALTH PROFESSIONALClinic and Visiting Practice

John Senior Chambers38 High Street

Bromyard HR7 4AE

Tel: 01885 488442The 19th Century Hall transformed into a 21st Century venue

• 3 rooms for hire from 10 to 100 people• Ideal venue for community events,

wedding receptions, parties, meetings & exhibitions

• Greener Low Carbon Hall with alternative technology

• Fully fitted kitchen with commercial dishwasher

• Cinema Screen - Surround Sound - BluRay Projection

• Modular Stage, Wi-Fi

goodrichvillagehall.co.uk Bookings Tel: 01600 890530 e-mail: [email protected]

FOR ALL YOUR LEGAL NEEDSwww.beaumonts-solicitors.co.uk

DENTUREREPAIRS

1 Hour ServiceAlbin Darwin

Ross Dental LaboratoryPeacelands, Ganarew, Monmouth, NP25 3SS.

Tel: 01600 891235

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VANESSA EDWARDS I N T E R I O R D E S I G N E R

Fabric, Wallpaper, Upholstery

Colefax & Fowler, Nina Campbell Mulberry, Zoffany, etc.

Specialist in individually

designed, hand- finished curtains

01989 770499

William Bevan (Independent family)

FUNERAL DIRECTORS for over 100 years

——————Private Chapel • 24 hour service

Golden Charter pre-paid funeral plans

——————— 16 Old Gloucester Rd, Ross

tel. 01989 562 092

Looking for Garden & Lawn Machinery Service?

We are pleased to consider any jobs, from servicing your ride-on mower to fitting new handles to forks & spades

Huge range of hand tools, nuts and bolts, gloves, safety wear, etc.

W. E. WILDE & Co. Ltd

Unit 12, Cropper Row, Alton Rd Ross-on-Wye HR9 5LA

01989 565100

Farr Cottages 4 self-catering holiday cottages

in Llangarron, sleeping from 2 to 26

Suitable for short breaks 1 or 2-week holidays

Family get-togethers/reunions Out-of-season 1 to 3-month lets

considered

tel. Angela Farr, 01600 750333 e-mail: [email protected] website: www.farrcottages.co.uk

Reflexology Massage Therapy

Mobile Therapist Enjoy therapeutic treatments

in the comfort of your own home

Lucja Fratczak-Kay APNT BCMA

Tel: 01989 770823

I specialise in teaching Pilates

Backcare, Matwork Relaxation for Pregnancy Postnatal with your Baby

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Pilates with Esther Mark Eden

Car ValeterGarth Cottage, Symonds Yat East

Tel: 01600 890364for the personal touch

Singing Lessonsfrom a professional soloistAll levels of ability -fun & serious

Catherine King(Llangrove: HR9 6EY)

01989 770057 • 07515 878749Email: [email protected]

www.catherineking.org

DMC CARPENTRYAll types of carpentry & building work undertaken

Dave Churchill Carpenter

The Coach HouseTrecilla House, [email protected]

01989 770198 / 07891 558538

Dovecote Care Home Homely Dementia Care

Dovecote Care Home, Llangarron, Ross on Wye, HR9 6PBwww.dovecotecarehome.co.uk

Dovecote’s greatest asset, and the means by which we achieve our goals, is a team of fully trained, friendly and committed carers.Outstanding care is provided by:

• creating a warm and friendly environment in which the residents feel relaxed, safe and ‘at home’, so that they are able to be ‘themselves’

• promoting our residents’ individuality and dignity through a considered and respectful attitude

• promoting our residents’ personal development through tailored and group activitiesTelephone

01989 770240

Professional Carpet FittersAvailable for new and adaptationsQuality flooring also available at down to earth prices

For a quote & advice call

Paul or Ben Stollery

Tel: 01989 770431 / 770307Mobile: 07977 520194


Back Care, MatworkRelaxation for PregnancyPostnatal with your Baby

Phone me on 01452 760120 or 07711 832042, or visit

www.estherf.com

MIKE FOLEYMAINTENANCE

Interior-exterior decoratingTiling • Carpentry • Plumbing

Kitchens & bathrooms

ALL ASPECTS OF HOME MAINTENANCE

Call for free estimate and advice01989 770420 mob. 07901 960380

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Martin Prince

ELECTRICIAN

Any work undertaken

Installation Testing & inspection

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RICHARD LAMMASDOMESTIC / COMMERCIAL ELECTRICIAN

NEW BUILDS • REWIRES • LIGHT FITTINGSEXTRA SOCKETS • FAULT-FINDING

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n General buildingn Stonework & pointingn Traditional lime mortar workn Restoration workn Roofing repairs & re-slatingn Oak framingn Garden buildings & log storesn Porches built from

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WYE VALLEY FOOTCAREProfessional treatment

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Corns, calluses, problem nails etc.

Rosemary Prince MAFHP, MCFHP

Tel. 01989 770201Let me meet your feet!

Hollow Ash HutsHandcrafted Shepherds’ Huts

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Care in a Quiet, Peaceful Location

• Spacious, heated chalets with covered outside runs

• Fully licensed ‘cat only’ establishment• Cosy duvets and blankets

• Lots of cuddles and attention• Choice of food available

• Collection and delivery service• Diploma qualified in cattery management

Tel: 01989 770700www.upperparkcattery.com

Need more room?

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Local Computer Support

Friendly, trustworthy advice for small businesses and home

users. Firecrest IT Ltd, your local IT Support company.

Telephone: 01600 899 009Email: [email protected] us at www.firecrestit.com

Your Local Garden Centre & Café

OPEN DAILY

Join our gardening club for information, special offers and freebies

The Engine Shed, Station Approach, Ashburton, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire HR9 7BW

T: 01989 568999E: [email protected] www.rossgardenstore.com

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SALES, SERVICE & REPAIR

of all types of CHAINSAWS & GARDEN MACHINERY

ALSO Wood Cutting & Garden Machinery

Accessories • Garden Tools

• Collection service available •

Tel: (01989) 770313 Fax: (01989) 770827

Email: [email protected]

The Pond Workshop • Llangarron Ross-on-Wye • HR9 6NH

Harris Chainsaws & Garden Machinery

INDEPENDENT FAMILYFUNERAL DIRECTORS

Established 1929

Complete funeral service, personally conducted with dignity and

compassion

Private Chapel of Rest Day & Night Service

Monumental Services Golden Charter & Help the Aged

Pre-Paid Funeral Plans

Chippenham Funeral HomeHowells Place

MONMOUTH NP25 3ED

Tel: 01600 772244

ROB MADDYGAS & OIL FIRED BOILER SERVICES

Maintenance • Service & RepairCondensing • Combis • AGAs • Rayburns

01981 2516600790 3617303

LANDLORDS’ CERTIFICATESCORGI & OFTEC REGISTERED

Oldfield traditional blacksmith

All styles of ironwork undertaken - gates/railings, restoration work, window/door furniture, fabrication/welding, curtain rails, fire baskets

& irons, bespoke & contemporary art etc.

For more information call Aaron

01981 580016 or 07866 635136

PhillipsWindows

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We are a professional local family run business we pride ourselves on

our high quality standard of work and customer satisfaction.

Services we can offer you:• Dismantling and removal of dangerous

or unwanted trees • Crown reduction/crown thinning/pollarding • Dead wooding • Fruit tree pruning • Tree felling • Woodland

management • Tree planting • Garden hedge trimming • Stump removal using our narrow access stump grinder • Tracked or road tow wood chipper with operator available to Hire

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MJ POLLOCK, ROSS-ON-WYE

Tel: 01989 769 503Mobile: 07736 331 910WWW.INSTITUEOFCHIMNEYSWEEPS.COM Membership No. 504

Deborah CronshawMCFHP MAFHP

Foot HealthPractitioner

A complete range of foot care in the convenience of your own home to help you maintain healthy feet.

VerrucasCracked heels

Ingrown toe nailsDiabetic foot care

Nail trimming and filingFungal foot and nail infections

Reduction of thickened or ‘bulky’ nailsRemoval of corns, calluses and hard skin

Tel: 01989 770 893 07821 540 925

Transforming your space through design

Modern ideasPractical help

CreativityResourcing ALL Interior Items

We are based nearby in Llangarron, so please contact us for an initial free chat about your challenges!

rachel bird interior design

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Contact: 07870 55 55 [email protected]

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JENNY BEVAN Bookbinding & Repairs

25 Drybridge Street MONMOUTH

tel: 01600 715495 Do please call or telephone if I can help

UPHOLSTERY Chairs & sofas need

Reupholstering? New covers?

Ring Llewellyn Davies

01989 730256

BishopswoodVillage Hall

www.BVHonline.co.uk

We offer a comprehensive range offacilities to suit any occasion-

• Receptions and private parties • Conferences and courses • Exhibitions • Meetings and seminars • Village events

Seating for 160, or 130 at tables for meals. Large, modern well

equipped kitchen.Meeting room and kiosk available.

Ample car parking

Phone 01989 562936

Richard JacksonP L U M B I N G & H E A T I N G

• From outside taps to bathrooms and complete central heating systems

• Specialists in oil boilers (OFTEC registered techni-cian)— servicing, installa-tions, commissioning and tank installations

• Grant solar trained installer • Emergency call-outs

For competent, friendly service,

call 0772 333 2519or 01594 833 482

City & Guilds qualifiedFully insured

• Full-time care/ Respite care• Excellent standards, highly regarded by

health care professionals • Varied activities• Freshly prepared food cooked on an Aga

• Superb homely environment; en suite facilities• Beautifully restored Georgian rectory, setin an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

• Excellent road links

Ring for our brochure: 01600 890655/6or see www.whitchurchhouse.co.uk

Whitchurch, Ross-on-Wye HR9 6BZ

MonmouthMemorials

Nigel CaveMonumental Masons

Suppliers of quality memorialsAdditional inscriptionsCleaning & renovating

House names & plaquesAll at competitive prices

Free quotations

YOUR LOCAL MASON01600 890098 : 07950 117122www.monmouthmemorials.co.uk

ARCHITECTSPlanning applicationsBuilding regulations

New housesConversionsExtensions

Industrial/commercial surveysSite inspections

Contract administration

Initial interview free of charge

Contact Jane Hollandtel/fax 01989 780350

SERVICING & REPAIRS TO ALL MAKES OF CARS,COMMERCIAL VEHICLES & 4X4’S

LABOUR RATE ONLY £35 + VAT - LESS THAN HALF MAIN DEALER RATESENGINE CHECKS, FAULT CODE READING & DIAGNOSTIC CHECKS

Call Steve on 01600 890645 or 07920 582497www.steverobinsmotorrepairs.co.uk or email [email protected]

STEVE ROBINS MOTOR REPAIRSLITTLE DOWARD, WHITCHURCH

Free local

collectionMOTprep. work

ROSS VINCENTyour local painter & decoratorOver 20 years experience. Offers a very high standard of workmanship. Works with no fuss or mess. Makes walls, doors and windows look like new. Prompt and conscientious.Testimonials available from numerous satisfied clients.To arrange a quote call01981 240 72607956 518 995

At Shires Chiropractic Clinic we are passionate about

Chiropractic Care.

Our Mission is to enhance the health and wellbeing of our individual patients and the

community. If you are looking for help with any nerve, muscle or

joint issue for yourself or a family member get in touch.

Shires Chiropractic Clinic, Unit 10Martians Grove Business Park

Whitchurch, Ross-on-WyeHerefordshire, HR9 6BJ

01600 890 282 07726 297 813www.shireschiropracticclinic.co.uk

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1st June 7th of Easter White Acts 1: 6-14 Psalm 68: 1-10 1 Peter 4: 12-14, 5: 6-11 John 17: 1-11

8th June Pentecost Red Acts 2: 1-21 Pslam 104; 26 –end 1 Corinthians 12: 3b-13 John 20: 19-23

15th June Trinity Sunday Gold or White Isaiah 40: 12-17, 27 to end Psalm 8 2 Corinthians 13: 11 to end Matthew 28: 16-20

22nd June 1st after Trinity Green Genesis 21: 8-21 Psalm 86: 1-10 Romans 6: 1b-11 Matthew 10: 24-39

29th June 2nd after Trinity Peter and Paul Red Acts 12: 1-11 Psalm 125 2 Timothy 4: 6-8, 17-18 Matthew 16: 13-19

6th July Trinity 3 Green Genesis 24: 34-38, 42-49, 58 to end Psalm 45: 10-17 Romans 7: 15-25a Matthew 11: 16-19, 25 to end

READINGS for JUNE

For Matins and Evensong please consult the clergy.At Family Service there will usually be only one reading.

DAILY PRAYERS for JUNE

1 For the breakfast at Bishopswood Village Hall

2 On Coronation Day - for everyone in the UK and the Commonwealth

3 For everyone taking exams that will determine their future

4 For all those who feel lonely

5 With thanks for the generosity of those who donate to food banks

6 For the people who work in the tourist industry

7 For all those raising funds for the NSPCC this weekend

8 For Josh and Chloe Williams being confirmed at the cathedral today

9 For all those suffering the effects of natural and man-made disasters

10 With thanks on Prince Philip’s birthday for all the good work he does

11 On St Barnabus’ Day - for those doing missionary work

12 For everyone in the construction industry buliding new homes

13 For all doctors and health professionals

14 For everyone attending the Three Counties Show

15 For all fathers on Father’s Day

16 For the House of Bishops and for those recently inaugurated in their Episcopal care

17 For those who minister in the inner cities and areas of economic deprivation

18 For those in the emergency services saving lives every day

19 With thanks for the Eucharist on Corpus Christi

20 For the Llangrove Community Market

21 On the summer solstice - for the joy of the changing seasons

22 For the Patronal Service at Dixton and for the celebration of the completion of Penny Powdrill’s ordination process

23 For all who serve in our police forces keeping us safe

24 On St John the Baptist’s Day - for all those being baptised this month

25 For everyone who lives in Goodrich

26 For the volunteers who help others in our community

27 For the Whitchurch School Summer Fayre

28 On Armed Forces Day - for all those fighting to resolve conflicts

29 On St Peter & St Paul’s Day - for all those being ordained today

30 For Bishop Alistair and Archdeacon Paddy as we wait for our new bishop

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CHURCH SERVICES - JUNE1 June Bishopswood 11.00 Sunday Praise in the Village Hall Dixton 8.30 Holy Communion (said) BCP Ganarew 9.30 Holy Communion BCP Whitchurch 11.00 Holy Communion Wyesham 6.00pm Evensong. Goodrich 11.00 Morning Prayer Llangarron 11.00 Holy Communion Llangrove 9.30 Holy Communion Marstow 10.00 Sunday Praise Welsh Newton 8.30 Holy Communion (said) BCP

8 June Bishopswood 11.00 Holy Communion Dixton 11.00 Holy Communion BCP Whitchurch 11.00 Sunday Praise & Baptism Wyesham 9.15 Holy Communion Goodrich 11.00 Holy Communion Llangarron 6.00pm Evensong Llangrove 9.30 Family Service

15 June Hazelhurst 3pm Evensong Dixton 8.30 Holy Communion BCP Ganarew 11.00 Matins Whitchurch 11.00 Holy Communion Wyesham 9.15 Sunday Praise Goodrich 11.00 Holy Communion Llangarron 11.00 Sunday Praise & Baptism Llangrove 6.00pm Evensong Marstow 9.30 Holy Communion Welsh Newton 3.00pm Evensong Christ Church 6pm Hymns and Pimm’s

22 June Bishopswood 11.00 Holy Communion Dixton 11.00 Patronal Matins & Picnic. Whitchurch 11.00 Lay led service Wyesham 9.15 Holy Communion Goodrich 8.30 Said Communion BCP Llangarron 11.00 Holy Communion Llangrove 9.30 Holy Communion

29 June Whitchurch 10.30 Family Eucharist Llanrothal 9.30 Holy Communion Llanrothal 11.00 John the Baptist Service

6 July Bishopswood 11.00 Sunday Praise in the Church Dixton 8.30 Holy Communion (said) BCP Ganarew 9.30 Holy Communion BCP Whitchurch 11.00 Holy Communion Wyesham 6.00pm Evensong. Goodrich 11.00 Morning Prayer Llangarron 11.00 Holy Communion Llangrove 9.30 Holy Communion Marstow 10.00 Sunday Praise Welsh Newton 8.30 Holy Communion (said) BCP

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