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Marden News and Views – July & August 2017
Stapling Rota How to contact News & Views: Aug for Sep Barbara Thomas & Mrs Gunby Editors :
Anne Thornewell,
42 Walkers Green, Marden, Hereford HR1 3DZ
Tel: 01432 880760
Hilary Lees
Rosemary Cottage, Marden, Hereford HR1 3DX
Tel: 01432 880679
email:[email protected]
or there is a box at the Mace shop (please let us know if you
leave an article in the shop)
Sep for Oct Janet & Frank Podmore
Oct for Nov Betty & Keith Brookes
Nov for Dec/Jan Carol Wingfield & Caroline Cotton
Jan for Feb Stephen & Margaret Locke
Feb for Mar Bill & Veronica Wright & Mary MacKay
Mar for Apr Carol Steele & Anne Sperring
Apr for May Sandra Watkins & Joy Davey
May for Jun Jane Keating & Angela Jones
Printers:
Robin & Sandy Brook and David & Lynda Bennett
All contributions received by the editors no later than the deadline on the 20th of the month, will appear in the next edition and
subject to space being available we will always do our best to get everything in.
Disclaimer Articles and information submitted for inclusion in Marden News and Views are published without prejudice and in good
faith and should in no way be assumed to express the views and opinions of the editors. Articles submitted anonymously
will not be printed. News and Views can accept no responsibility for any information which is incorrect or subsequently
changed.
Editors
VILLAGE EVENTS CALENDAR January 18
February 18
March 18
Tennis Club AGM Village Litter Pick
April 18
Gardeners’ Spring Show
May 18
June 18
School Fete Church Fete
July 17
2nd Strawberry Fayre & Car Boot 15th Village Garage Sale
August 17
September 17
2nd Gardeners’ Autumn Show
3rd Autumn Fayre & Dog show
9th Sponsored Ride & Stride
25th Amberley Harvest Lunch 30th Macmillan Coffee Morning
October 17
21st Marden Harvest Supper
November 17
25th Christmas Bazaar
December 17
Guide Panto
Carol Service Chapel Carol Service
Amberley Carol Service
St. Mary’s Crib Service
It has been suggested that we keep a village calendar by month to show events happening in the village.
If your club is having an event like a fete, garden show we can add the date to the calendar. Dates can
be sent to us in the usual way.
Marden Chapel Speakers All Services at 6.30pm
July 2017 August 2017 2nd To be announced 6th Joe Whitfield
9th To be announced 13th Jill Brookes
16th Jill Brookes 20th To be announced
23rd Jimmy Morrison 27th Jill Brookes
30th Jill Brookes
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Marden Community Centre Bookings If you would like to make a booking for the Centre, please contact - Chris Wathen on 01568 797876.
Alternatively, if no reply from the above number, please contact - Paula Barrett on 07985 576230.
Or email [email protected]
Do you want to get fitter, and have fun doing it? Then come
and join Laura for FitSteps on Tuesday evenings at the
Community Centre, between 6 and 7pm.
For more details contact Laura on [email protected]
Marden News and Views – July & August 2017
MARDEN GARDENERS
OPEN GARDENS Marden Gardeners association will be holding their open
gardens evening on July 11th. We will meet at number 6
Brook Orchard at 6.30pm and move round six or seven
gardens ending at Malcolm and Ann Simpson,
Springfield, Walkers Green. I will give a list of gardens on
the night. Pray for good weather!
Peter
This half term we have been learning about caring for animals.
Our role play area so far has been a vets, a zoo and a pet shop.
The children have engaged in a variety of stories, arts and craft
activities, maths and literacy activities that have included
animals
We had a visit from Wendy Steadman and Sandy Brooks who
came in and read a story with soft toys to explain the dangers
of animals getting caught up in rubbish. The children learnt
that they must always put rubbish in the bin. Each child was
kindly given a Morse Bag. The children had a fantastic time
and enjoyed their visit. A huge thank you to Wendy Steadman
and Sandy Brooks.
The children have also been developing their gross motor
skills by preparing for Marden Primary Academy’s sports day
and the toddlers race.
The children have been busy making cards and cookies for
Father’s Day. They made a card using different resources to
create a rocket.
This term the older children have started their transition to
school. Seventeen children have been visiting Miss Phillip’s
class on a Monday and Thursday afternoon. This has been
going really well. Since half term the children have now been
going into the school hall for lunch, which has been a great
success.
We have two fundraising events coming up soon. Firstly, the
Strawberry Fayre will be on the 2nd July and then we will have
Bingo on the 7th July. Both will be held at the Community
Centre and we look forward to seeing you all there!
MARDEN PRE-SCHOOL BREAKFAST &
AFTERSCHOOL CLUB CHARITY REGISTRATION 1031941
SUMMER BINGO NIGHT
FRIDAY 7th July 2017 at
COMMUNITY CENTRE DOORS OPEN 6.30pm EYES DOWN 7.00pm
A fun evening with Prizes to be won
Refreshments will be served Everyone welcome & we look forward to seeing you on the
night!
Marden Pre-school Summer Holiday club
8am till 5.15pm
To book a place see Paula or call 07985576230
£3.50 per hour
Marden Pre-school Strawberry Fayre and Car boot
Sunday, 2nd July 2017
12pm to 4pm
at
Marden Community Centre Come and enjoy some locally sourced
Strawberries and Cream
Fun for all the Family and lots to do!
Skittles, Refreshments, BBQ, Bouncy Castle,
Wellie Wanging Grand Raffle, Lots of fun stalls
for all the family. To book a boot call Paula on
07985576230.
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Macmillan Coffee Morning Lesley Day is organising a Macmillan Coffee Morning at Marden Community Hall on Saturday 30th September 2017 between 10.00 and 12.00 noon. Everyone is invited to come along and enjoy a friendly two hours together supporting this very worthwhile organisation. Donations for a raffle, ‘bring and buy’ stall, and cake stall would be very much appreciated but ideas for other activities would also be welcome as well as offers to help, provision of cakes and biscuits for refreshments etc. Lesley can be contacted on 01432 880657, e-mail at [email protected] or at home at 87 Walkers Green , Marden. We had such a good time meeting so many new faces as well as raising money for such a good cause. Can we do it again? Yes we can. We might even do better with a little help from all you lovely people who live in Marden. Looking forward to seeing you in September.
Lesley Day
Marden Pre-school
‘Where Magical Moments Matter’
BAGS FOR SCHOOL
July 13th at 9.00 am
Any old clothes, shoes and bags
If you would like them collected please ring
Paula Barrett on 01432 880034 / 07985576230
MARDEN PRE-SCHOOL ‘Where Magical Moment’s Matter’
Pre-school Update
The Jane Shelley Education Foundation
The Jane Shelley Charity makes grants towards the costs of
books and equipment to former pupils of the Marden School
and the Sutton St. Nicholas School who are starting further
education.
Applicants are requested to write to The Clerk, Mr F K
Clements, Woodbine, Marden, Hereford, HR1 3DX,
[email protected] giving outline details of their
study plans, before the end of September.
Further awards are not normally made to those who have
already received grants.
Marden News and Views – July & August 2017
VILLAGE CLUB NEWS MARDEN ARTS & CRAFTS At our July meeting Anne and Carla Thornewell will be showing us how to make ribbon flowers. This will be a hands on session and all
materials will be provided. So come along and learn how to make these lovely flowers which can be used in so many decorative ways.
Join us in the Community Centre on Monday 24th July at 7.45pm. We look forward to seeing you and if you have not been to a MACS
meeting before, you are very welcome to come as a visitor.
NB Members are reminded that there is no meeting in August.
SB
MARDEN WI At our June meeting two of our members reported on the WI trip to the Kensington Palace exhibition “Diana: her Fashion Story” where all
the beautiful dresses were much admired. Our delegate for the NFWI Annual Meeting, Eileen Dilley, reported back on her trip to the
meeting in Liverpool. Both resolutions were passed.
Members were given details of two future events, a walk to Blackberry Hill on July 12th and the Treasure Hunt on July 20th.
Our speaker for the evening, Stella Barnes, told us of her work in Cambodia, setting up and visiting schools to help educate not just the
children but whole communities about hygiene. Her charity buys equipment like sewing machines so that they can earn money and
provides other items such as reading glasses for the local villagers. The proceeds from a special raffle as well as members’ own donations
were given to Stella for her charity.
In July we will welcome Red Watch from Hereford Fire Station who will talk about the work of the Fire and Rescue Service and fire safety
in the home.
If you are not a member please come along to any of our meetings. We shall be pleased to see you.
NB Members are reminded that there is no monthly meeting in August but there is an outing to Witley Court and Church on the afternoon
of Thursday 10th August. Further details will be given at the July meeting or contact Veronica Wright or Sandy Brook.
SB
MARDEN & SUTTON OVER 60’s Brian Skinner with his wonderful slides showed us the beautiful changing of the leaves and trees in the fall in Canada & America. White
buildings and churches made everything look clean. A dusting of snow and frost made the photography magical.
Our Mystery Trip will be leaving the Community Centre at 11am on 6th July. Names to Jean please. Dates for July 6th and 20th.
JP
Guides News Marden Guides and Senior Section are getting ready for their Summer camp. We will be visiting Burley Gate Guides to make banners &
bunting to decorate our campsite.
We will be joining groups from all over Herefordshire at Blackwell Court near Bromsgrove for ‘Let’s Go Wild’ – the Girl Guiding
Herefordshire County Camp. Ruby Barber, one of our Senior Section has won a competition to design a badge for the camp, and her design
will feature on all the badges & T- shirts!
We will be doing all kinds of adventurous activities – Climbing, Abseiling, Zip wire, Team challenges, Raft Building, Archery, Tree Trek,
camp cooking, and much more!
We are planning to participate in the Bodenham Open Gardens weekend, so please come along and see us, and find out more about
Girlguiding.
New members are always welcome in Brownies, Guides and Senior Section. Why not come along to a meeting to find out more about us?
For Brownies (Age 7-10 years) contact Trish on 01432 880859
For Guides (Age 10 – 14 years) and Senior Section (Age 14-18 years ) contact Alison on 01432 880094 or email
Guiding is fun for adults too! – if you would like to join us as a volunteer leader or helper we would love to hear from you.
Alison Thomas, Guide Leader
MARDEN GARDENERS The Garden Club will be having another “outdoor” meeting in July. This time it will be Open Gardens in the village on Tuesday 11th. We
will start at Michael and Katy Parkes, 6 Brook Orchard at 6.30 pm and visit 7 gardens in total ending at “Springfield”, Paradise Green
where Anne and Malcolm Simpson will kindly provide refreshments.
On Wednesday 9th August (Note change of day) we will be visiting “Windsor Cottage” in Dilwyn. A wildlife friendly garden with plants
chosen to encourage bees, birds and butterflies. Also included is an exhibition of watercolour and oil paintings. Admittance is £3.50 each.
Homemade cakes (including gluten free) ground coffee and a selection of teas will be available. Meet at the Community Centre at 1.00pm.
Parking is limited so we will car share as much as possible.
Advance notice: Our Autumn Show will be on Saturday 2nd September. You don’t have to be a member of the club to enter so please have
a look at the attached schedule and have a go! If you have been fortunate enough to win a cup at the last show please return it to Carol
Rawlins (880056) or Peter Mann (880487) before 26th August.
Donations of raffle prizes, cakes for the refreshments and plants and gardening related items for the sale table will be very welcome.
For further information about any of our events please call Carol Rawlings on 880056 or June Poole on 880388.
JP
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Marden News and Views – July & August 2017
MARDEN HISTORY SOCIETY As I write this we have just returned from our July outside visit to Croome Court in Worcestershire. An interesting visit on a bright sunny
day, the only disappointment being that there were so few of us there to enjoy it. As we will soon be thinking about next year’s programme
I welcome views from members and non-members on how we should continue this element of our year. What kind of place / event should
we visit; does it have to be on a Monday or would another day be suited to more people; how should we travel etc. You can let me know by
e-mail ([email protected]) or call (my telephone number is on the back of News and Views) or tell me when I see you.
Moving forward to our July meeting we are looking forward to a visit from Wilma Hayes and Mike Watkins of In the Sticks Talks whose
talk is called “Remembering the Swinging 60’s”.
They say about the talk ... “A light-hearted look at people, things and events of the 1960’s. With audience participation encouraged it’s an
hour of laughter and fun. Remember the 60’s? Of course you do!”. But don’t think that being under 47 excludes you then it doesn’t.
Everyone, those who remember and those who wonder what all the fuss was about are welcome to join us. Non-members £2 at the door -
starting at 7.45pm on Monday July 17th in the Community Lounge.
As usual there will be no meeting of the History Society in August. Happy Holidays everyone.
GN
CHAPEL CHAT
During recent years attenders of Marden Chapel Friendship Hour have visited many countries including Canada, Italy, Israel, the
Phillipines and Azerbajan; all, of course, courtesy of various speakers who have shared their adventures with us via slides and powerpoint
presentations accompanied by lively commentaries.
At the May meeting we walked twenty five miles through the mountains of North Wales to Bala, retracing the steps of fifteen year old
Mary Jones who trudged, barefoot, in 1800 to purchase one of the first Bibles to be printed in Welsh. Our speakers, David and Jenny Hill
from Bodenham, had completed the walk last year but admitted that it had taken them four days as opposed to Mary's one day and they
were fully equipped with walking boots and all the kit for the journey.
Afterwards we enjoyed a tea which included that Welsh speciality bara brith.
We meet at 2.15 on the last Thursday in the month, except for December and "What's On" posters are displayed outside the chapel and on
the noticeboard by the Rudge Grove bus stop. You can be assured of a warm welcome should you care to join us.
SJA
MOTHERS’’ UNION
On a blustery and not very June-like afternoon, we met in St Ethelbert’s Room to hear all about Jess Tidball’s trip along the Canal du Midi
in France last September. We heard that the Canal du Midi was inaugurated in 1681 in the reign of Louis XIV. It was designed to link Sète
on the Mediterranean with the Garonne estuary on the Atlantic coast of France via Toulouse and Bordeaux. The construction of the canal
was an amazing feat of engineering for the time with tunnels and canal bridges being built. Apparently, Carcassonne was not connected to
the Canal until 1810 because the town refused to pay the 100,000 livre demanded!
She showed some amazing photos (taken by her brother) of beautiful stretches of the canal lined with trees along the banks, bridges, locks
and a number of little churches where they stopped to pray. They cycled between 20-30 miles a day (one day 40-50 miles!). Thank you to
Jess for sharing your experiences with us.
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 4 July in St Ethelbert’s Room at 2.30pm for our summer tea party. Please join the branch for
refreshments and fellowship.
PG
NB If you would like to see a photo of the Marden MU Banner at the Mothers’ Union 140th Anniversary Service in Hereford Cathedral last
July, go to: www.hereford.anglican.org/ournews/ and scroll down to the end of the page (hopefully it will still be there).
Herefordshire Councillor’s Report Update on Changes to Council Committees Herefordshire Council’s meeting at Full Council on Friday 19th May elected Councillor Tony Johnson as Leader of the Council, Councillor Brian Wilcox as Chairman of the Council and Councillor Philip Edwards as Vice-Chairman of the Council. The meeting at Full Council also saw the adoption of the new Herefordshire Council constitution. The constitution which acts as the council’s rule book explains and regulates how the council operates, how decisions are made and the procedures which are followed to ensure that decisions are efficient, transparent and accountable to the public. Adoption of the new constitution will see the establishment of three scrutiny committees (Adults and wellbeing scrutiny committee, Children and young people scrutiny committee, General scrutiny committee) with newly-elected Chairs and a merged Planning and regulatory committee - of which I am a member. Re: Update on the County’s Healthwatch service A new Healthwatch Herefordshire social enterprise has been established on 20th April 2017. From 2013, the contract to deliver Healthwatch Herefordshire was held by Herefordshire Voluntary Organisations Support Service (HVOSS). HVOSS took the decision not to continue providing the service when the contract expired in March 2017. As a result, the council has considered alternative solutions and has set up a new independent social enterprise to ensure the Healthwatch service continues to be delivered across Herefordshire To find out more information about Healthwatch “your consumer champion for health & social care” visit www.healthwatchherefordshire.co.uk or Tel: 01432 364 481 Email: [email protected]. Hereford City Centre Update Hereford Business group are working with Council`s Economic Development to look at ways to fill the current empty units in the city centre. The Hereford Business Awards will take place on Friday 29 September at the Three Counties Hotel. There are 16 categories aimed at highlighting how good the businesses in Hereford are and highlighting some of the young up and coming individuals in the city. A new art installation of umbrellas was put in place over 8th & 9th June. A similar project was run in Bath recently and raised the profile of the area significantly. British Land has paid for it to be installed in Hereford to raise interest in the area and the profile of the shopping centre. It will be in place until September. Please contact me with any queries you may have on the above issues on: Tel: 01432 830577 or Tel:01568 -797148 email address [email protected]
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Marden News and Views – July & August 2017
The Wildside of Marden:
The Cuckoo has gone quiet and possibly gone back across the seas early so a very short stay this year. At the time of writing we are in flaming June although the beginning was not so good. Most of the baby birds are out of the nest and some have not quite got their flying skills yet and the heat is not helping. I have rescued a rook and a jackdaw and put them in a safer place nearby so the parents have picked them up and fed them and another by a friend, a swallow, who she was feeding by hand. I hope he survives, sometimes they do and sometimes they don’t. On Sunday 18th June a red kite was flying over the Walkers Green/ Woobine area, such a treat to watch. A shame that someone found a buzzard in a road and it had been shot. It is illegal to shoot these protected birds and they do no harm to our livestock and mainly eat carrion, baby rabbits, voles, moles and earth worms. Some of which we landowners find a pest but not the worms. They kill and eat anything up to 500g in weight so can occasionally take a small bird. If seen eating big rabbits or other dead animals they are scavenging, (a much easier task than catching food). Large populations of buzzards as we have around here, reflects on the large number of rodents we have and my fields are full of rabbits that destroy the land. So bring on the buzzards and help to protect them. It is important to keep putting water out for the birds especially in the dry weather. Food is not so important but I have delighted watching the baby woodpeckers sitting on the rails under the feeders while mum and dad pop up and down to feed them. The babies are not very good flyers and their Sat Navs don’t work so well and they have a tendency to fly into windows unfortunately sometimes to their end. I have not had that happen but others have. All the grasses are in full pollen and animals and humans are suffering with hay fever. Many of the hedgerow plants have gone to seed and if you chop your thistles and other unwanted plants down before they seed it stops them spreading. Look out for Himalayan Balsa along the river banks and nearby and cut it down. The saying is ‘Cut in July and they are sure to die’. Keep reporting. We have two months of observations to the next report.
Jess
Wellington Parish History Society
Following several successful Village Walking
Tours of Wellington in past years, the society
has decided to mount another tour this summer,
this time led by Mr. Duncan James a
local expert in timber framed buildings.
This summer's walking tour will take place on
Saturday 1st July, starting at 2:30 pm, meeting
in Wellington at a point to be advised. The
number of participants is restricted to 30; please
book a place as tickets may be restricted if you
turn up on the day. If you wish to join the tour
please contact Peter Manson at
[email protected] or telephone 01432
830097. For WPHS members, tickets will be £3
and for non members £5.
Bodenham Open Village and Gardens Event HR1 3JU
Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 July 2017
In aid of Bodenham Parish Church
Starts at 11.00 am and ends 5.00pm 11 Open Gardens
Classic Cars on the Green
Stalls at the Church selling a variety of local and other products
Pony and Trap Rides, Zip Wire Ride for Bears and other Cuddly Toys,
Pony Rides, St John’s Brass Band
Dog Show and Displays, Arts and Crafts Display
2 Cafes for food and drink
And Much, Much, More!
For more information email:
www.bodenhamparish.org.uk “Future Events”
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Letter to the editors Update From - Marden Residents Against The Siting Of The Telecommunications Mast On Marden Village Recreation
Ground.
• Chairman Mr R Bartup has resigned with immediate effect from the Parish Council, and as informed at the P.C. meeting on 12.6.17 is
also resigning as Chairman from Marden Recreation Trust, leaving many questions unanswered.
• With the ongoing unprecedented support of over 400 signatures we are continuing to lobby Shared Access, offering them a more
suitable site for the mast, free of charge which would safeguard the future of our village. Also, with the possibility of re-opening a
historic footpath or creating a new footpath (if the mast is re-sited), we feel this would be a huge benefit for the community.
• When asked at the last P.C. meeting if the Parish Council would support us with our offer to Shared Access, we were told they would
need to take advice on whether they would be able to write a letter of support.
• We would like to thank the two Parish Councillors who were in support of our offer.
• The general feeling is that the Ward Councillor, who had no objection to the siting of the mast should in her duty, have taken more of
an interest in the concerns of the parishioners which were highlighted.
• Sutton St Nicholas Parish Council have been approached by a Telecommunications Company for a suitable site on the same basis as
the one in Marden i.e. Prior Approval. However, Sutton St Nicholas P.C. requested a ‘Call for Sites’ and are recommending a public
consultation with parishioners. We feel the same procedure should have taken place in Marden.
• We would also like to thank Mr John Davies of S&A Produce, NFU, CLA and all other associations and individuals who have kindly
helped and supported us.
• To re-iterate, we are not against the mast but against the siting of the mast on the recreation ground, with the potential health risks and
the detrimental effect it will have on the village.
Jill Williams for the Marden Residents Against The Siting Of The Telecommunications Mast
Marden News and Views – July & August 2017
The New Community Facility Group
and
The Marden Village Trust Marden Fathers’ Day BBQ & Fun Afternoon
The Trust’s main objective ‘shall be for the general benefit of the inhabitants of the parish of Marden……’. This has always
meant running, on your behalf, the Community Centre. At the last meeting, the Trustees were asked by the New Community
Facilities Group of the Parish Council whether the two organisations should work closely to complement, help and support the
work of developing affordable proposals for a community centre to meet the future needs of the parish. Having thought about
the main objective of the Trust, it was unanimously agreed that the Trust should.
The first thing the Trust agreed to do was to host the Fathers’ Day BBQ and Fun Day. This was the first of a series of planned
events to raise funds towards whatever proposal for a future community centre may finally be agreed by the parish. Judging by
Sunday, they will also be fun and bring our community here in Marden together, but I am getting ahead of myself. So, on
Sunday 18th June, (yes Father’s Day) in the afternoon we had a terrific get together (it was also all part of The Great Get
Together.org) at the Community Centre. A barbeque was provided by ‘Spit & Fire’ and I have to say, what a BBQ it was too.
A burger, a bun, sausage, chicken kebab, and four types of salad, all for just £10. Drinks were generously donated by The
Volunteer Pub, bottles of water by Berrington Spring, coffee, tea and most importantly cakes were kindly donated and served
by the WI and Jess did sterling work serving ice creams all afternoon. But it gets better, because a whole lot of games had been
organised, throwing a water filled balloon to each other (Mine seemed to have a manufacturing flaw as it burst when I tried to
catch it!) an egg and spoon race (my egg took an immediate dislike to my spoon!) and a tug of war.(I supervised that from my
seat whilst having another drink), skittles organised by the Guides, and of course a raffle (no I didn’t win anything).
If you can’t remember what the weather was like that Sunday, it was hot……So a fantastic afternoon, good food, great
company and some fun games, …. What’s not to enjoy? In addition, the raffle raised £144 which has been donated to the Air
Ambulance and a further £270 was raised from the event to go towards the project.
On a serious note though, the afternoon did not happen by itself. A huge amount of work was done by the group of people who
are giving up their time to organise these events. I’m sure that on behalf of everyone there, I can say a massive ‘thank you’ for
organising such a fun event and my apologies for all those I have not mentioned who contributed to the afternoon.
But…. There is always a ‘but’ isn’t there? These events will only be great fun if they are supported. So please help your parish
by showing your support. Come along, you’ll have fun!
. Robin Brook: Chair Marden Village Trust
Letters to the editors
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I would like to say how sorry I am that Mr. Bartup has felt the need to resign from his position as Chairman of our Parish Council. Mr. Bartup has worked on the Parish Council for many years despite having family commitments and a business to run. Few parishioners are willing to fill these voluntary positions working on our behalf, so I would like to say a big thank you to Rob for his many years of service.
Pat Whitcombe
Dear Editors,
I would like to express my thanks to Mr. Bartup
for his many years of loyal service to the Parish
Council.
It is very sad that due to pressure from some
parishioners, he has felt it necessary to resign. Not
everyone would feel able to volunteer their time
to the village and he should be applauded for all
his efforts.
He will be missed.
Elizabeth Bryon
Christian Aid Collection – May 2017
On behalf of the West Midland Division of Christian Aid – we are deeply grateful to the generous response yet again of so
many in our village – a total of £1,280.40 from 216 envelopes was collected, with 57 enclosed leaflets sent off to claim Gift
Aid.
This year, across the world some 65 million have been forced to flee from conflict, persecution or famine with no place to
call home. Your support enables Christian Aid to work within 39 countries, bringing some measure of relief and striving for
justice and freedom.
Marking the retirement of our rector – Heather Short, a group service of her five parishes in our benefice was held in
Marden Church on May 21st. There she announced that the collection would be given to Christian Aid, this meant that the
overall total of £1,695.55 was banked! What unexpected joy!
(For further information, contact christianaid.org.uk/westmidlands)
EG
Marden News and Views – July & August 2017 MARDEN PARISH COUNCIL
The last parish council meeting was on 12 June. Following the resignation of Rob Bartup as a councillor, there was an election for a new Chairman
of the PC. David Bennett and Mike Darley were nominated and David Bennett was elected chairman. As a result, there is now a Casual Vacancy
process for a new councillor. The Notice for this can be found on the parish website and notice boards. If 10 electors ask for an election to be held
(by the specified date of 6 July) then an election will be held before 10 September. The cost of an election is charged to the parish council and it is
important that if an election is called for, that parishioners are willing to be nominated for election. If an election is not requested, Herefordshire
Council will give consent for the parish council to co-opt a new member. In this case, people who are eligible can stand for co-option and if more
than 1 person stands, the parish council will vote for a new member. More information about being a councillor is given below.
Items considered at the meeting included: problems with how potholes are repaired and the standard of repair; issues with HGVs and cars slipping
on the Bodenham side of God Almighty Hill; and adoption of the parish council’s policies and documents.
Next Parish Council Meeting – Monday 10 July 2017 at 7:30 pm in the Community Centre – All welcome.
Parish Freighter
The freighter will be available on Saturday 8 July 11.00-1.00. Please do not leave bags or other rubbish before the freighter’s arrival – you should
not expect someone else to deal with your items.
New Community Facilities Group
Please see page 20 for more details of the next fundraising event.
There will be an update for the parish about next stages of work for the new community facility at the PC meeting in September.
Marden Village website
Keep up-to-date with news, agendas and information for the parish – go to the parish website (www.mardenvillage.co.uk) and sign up for the
notification service. If you have a news item you think should be shared on the website, please use the contact form on the website –
www.mardenvillage.co.uk – or email the Clerk at [email protected]
Planning applications
P171694/F, Land adjacent to Paradise House, Marden – Proposed dwelling and access – RESOLVED to support, NOTED that within settlement
boundary and therefore conforms to policy M1 of Marden NDP. It appears to be consistent with surrounding properties. On a general note, request
that more details of scale, height, materials etc are provided with applications.
Noted P171825/PA1, Fromington Cottage, Sutton St Nicholas, HR1 3BS – Proposed single storey rear extension which will extend beyond the rear
wall of the dwellinghouse by 4.6 metres. The maximum height of the enlarged part of the dwellinghouse is 3.4 metres and the height of the eaves of
the enlarged part of the dwellinghouse is 2.4 metres – Prior approval applied for.
Noted P170525/FH, The Old Bakehouse, Sutton St Nicholas, HR1 3BN – Proposed garage and regularisation of existing access, garden curtilage,
stables and paddock – Approved with conditions.
Noted P171317/U, 6 Fromington Cottages, Sutton St Nicholas, HR1 3BP – Use of property as a dwellinghouse, rather than an agricultural workers
accommodation – Certificate of Lawfulness applied for and Approved.
Noted P170950/PA4, Barn at Marden Court Farm, Church Road, Marden, HR1 3EN – Prior approval for a proposed change of use of agricultural
building to two dwellings – Planning permission required.
Noted P170623/F, Burling Gate Farm, Marden, HR1 3EU – Proposed retention of mobile home and change of use of 0.16 hectares of land back to
agricultural use and the erection of an agricultural building – Refused.
Alison Sutton, Marden Parish Clerk. Tel: 07789 322771. Email: [email protected]
7 John Davies Place, Westcroft, Leominster, HR6 8JD
How to be a Parish Councillor – and what the council does!
Marden PC has 11 seats and currently there are 10 Councillors, so the council needs one more person to join the council. Councillors represent
parishioners’ interests and are the decision makers for the community, actively encouraging involvement from parishioners.
To be able to stand as a councillor:
• you have to be a qualifying Commonwealth citizen (a UK citizen by birth or naturalisation or a Commonwealth citizen) or a citizen of
Republic of Ireland or a relevant citizen of European Union
• and aged at least 18 years old
• and on the electoral register for the parish
• or have for the preceding 12 months occupied as owner or tenant land/other premises in the parish or your principal/only place of work
has been in parish for last 12 months or you have been resident in the parish for the last 12 months or for the whole of the preceding 12
months you have lived within 3 miles of the parish.
In other words, you have to be aged 18 or over, born in the UK or have become a citizen and on the electoral register living within the parish or
very close by!
Parish councils do various things, depending on their size and facilities. Some of the things that Marden PC does are given below:
a. Hold at least 4 meetings a year, one of which is the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council – Marden PC holds 10 meetings or more a
year. All meetings must be open to the public and press
b. Set a budget and raise money from residents through the precept (as part of your Council Tax) to do the work of the council
c. Employ someone as Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer to provide administration and to manage the accounts of the council
d. Provide security of the council’s property and money through an insurance policy
e. Own and maintain the war memorial, notice boards, flag poles, rubbish bins and bus shelters
f. Look after the parish roads and public rights of way, through maintenance to drains, ditches, traffic signs, verges etc, in conjunction with
Herefordshire Council and its partner Balfour Beatty, through the Lengthsman Scheme
g. Comment on planning applications on behalf of parishioners and write a Neighbourhood Development Plan so local planning policies are
used when applications are decided
h. Promote the parish by supporting the parish magazine (News & Views) and the website
i. Consider what projects and developments are needed for the benefit of parishioners and the community – currently there is the New
Community Facilities working group and a Traffic Management group
j. Make grants to parish bodies and organisations for the benefit of any part of the parish or its inhabitants – eg. Marden Guides for
activities and the Parochial Church Council for mowing of the churchyard
k. Comply with all relevant legislation – eg. employment, health and safety, Freedom of Information etc.
It’s local democracy in action – so don’t just complain about things, come and help make decisions!
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Marden News and Views – July & August 2017
MARDEN VILLAGE GARAGE SALE
Saturday 15 July, 10am - 2pm
Registration: Only £5 Fee per address
Registered addresses will be published on a village map. The sale will be advertised county wide
A great opportunity to make some extra money and sell your unwanted items from your own front drive!
To be part of the sale and get your address on the map for visitors, contact Angela Sasso
by email [email protected] or ring 01432 882102
We need more volunteers to help run events and to join the fundraising team,
please come and help your community.
The Fundraising Group are doing excellent work running events. We are also very grateful for the donation from sponsorship
of Liz Roberts’ walk along Hadrian’s Wall in May – many thanks to Liz for her fantastic effort and also to all those who
sponsored her. This has pushed the total raised to £999!
If you would like to make a donation – however large or small, as a one-off or an ongoing contribution by standing order –
please contact the Parish Clerk by email [email protected] or by phone 07789 322771. All donations given to the
parish council by named individuals are ringfenced in the accounts and will be returned to the individual donors if a new
community centre is not built.
Funds raised through events – where donors are not identifiable – will be held by Marden Village Trust. These funds will not
be returned but are also ring-fenced within the MVT accounts.
Thank you for your support for this exciting project for the parish.
£50,000 Fundraising
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NEWS FROM S&A
Operational update The season is now well underway and we are picking strawberries at all of our sites. The early crop in Marden is all but harvested and the area will shortly be replanted with the same variety, for harvesting in the autumn. The remaining half of the Brook Farm site which is planted with an ever bearer variety will continue to be harvested throughout the summer.
Harvesting of asparagus has now finished with good yields achieved throughout the season.
1000 Companies to Inspire Britain S&A has recently been included in the London Stock Exchange’s list of 1000 companies to inspire Britain. The list, which is the fourth edition of its kind, is compiled to celebrate the achievements of the growth of companies across Britain and recognises those companies which are significantly outperforming their industry peers.
JUDE NORCOTT, Public Relations Manager – S&A Produce (UK) Ltd.
A New Community Centre for Marden – the next steps
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Next meetings: New Community Facilities Working Group on
Thursday 13 July at 7.00 pm in Marden Church Room – Joint Meeting with Marden Village Trust
Fundraising Group on Wednesday 12 July at 6.00 pm in the
Community Centre
Youth Working Group – are you interested in helping set up a Youth Club and activities for young people in Marden parish? Please come to the meeting on Thursday 6 July at 7.30 pm in the Community Centre
All meetings are open to the public and advertised on the website and
parish notice boards