MARK Blake has recovered from a hip injury in time to play for Kidderminster Harriers' Nationwide League Division Three clash against Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road tomorrow (3pm). The experienced midfielder resumed training yesterday after picking up
A NORTH-South divide could mean Worcester flood victims losing out to well-heeled homeowners in the Home Counties. Angry victims of last year's flooding claim the Environment Agency's criteria for spending on defences insists on a three-to-one ratio -
A FOUR-day public inquiry over plans for a new Sainsbury's in Worcester opens next week - and people are being urged to speak out about traffic problems they think a new store could cause. Jim Panter, chairman of the Save Our St John's (SOS) group, says
GENEROUS youngsters at a Worcester school have been clubbing together to help needy children. Pupils at St George's RC Primary School have been bringing gifts into school in shoeboxes, which are to be wrapped and shipped out to less fortunate children
TWO Worcester policemen were injured after a man became violent following his arrest, a jury heard. Justin Hodgetts was escorted to a cell at the city's police station but lashed out at four officers, it was alleged. PCs Carl Jones and Craig Prewer suffered
A TECHNOLOGY corridor that could regenerate Worcestershire's economy has been given a £22m boost by the Government. The Birmingham to Worcestershire Technology Corridor is one of three high-tech clusters in the West Midlands which will create new skills
BASS playing whiz, Mark King, who is probably the fastest thumb in the music world, will be taking fans on a trip down memory lane when he comes to Worcester. As the front man and driving force of Level 42, a pop phenomenom in the 1980s, he will belt
A MULTICULTURAL melting pot of garage, hip-hop and raga help make the unique flavour of The Chosen Cru. The up and coming stars from Droitwich and Worcester have played a number of storming live gigs in Birmingham and Milton Keynes, but feel there are
TOWN and parish councils in Worcestershire have been promised more powers - but only if they can prove they are professionally run. The Government wants to make parishes the "voice for their community" by handing down responsibilities currently carried
A WORCESTER woman has completed a 100-mile trek through the Namibian desert to raise money for a charity which defuses landmines in war zones. Samantha Charnock spent 10 days enduring temperatures reaching 45C, eating Oryx and Ostrich Salad, abseiling
THE evening was very moonlit, but there were no witches or ghosts to be found at the Hallowe'en dance held at the village hall on Friday, November 2. Whether spirits were present is debatable! About 100 people attended and danced to the music of Night
THANK you to everyone who supported the jumble sale on Saturday. It was very successful raising nearly £250 for church funds. Our next event will be a Christmas coffee morning on Saturday, December 15 in the Parish Hall. (Not as advertised in the Parish
A CHARITY fair in aid of Leprosy Village will be held at Colwall Village Hall tomorrow (Saturday) from 10am until 4pm. The Children's Society raised the magnificent sum of £390 in collection boxes in Colwall. This helps the society to continue their work
MALVERN Rugby Club put in a splendid performance during their victory over National Division Three South outfit Old Patesians on Saturday and are hoping this will give them the lift to secure their second Midlands One victory away at basement club Camp
FORTHAMPTON & District Royal British Legion services for Remembrance Day, Sunday: The branch service this year is being held at St John the Baptist Church, Chaceley at 3pm. Everyone is invited to attend. After the service members and any other members
THE Remembrance Day Service at Guarlford Church will take place at St Mary's at 3.30pm. A rehearsal for Remembrance Day for the parish singers takes place tonight (Friday) at Guarlford Church at 7.30pm. St Mary's, Madresfield, Remembrance Day Service
THE Benefice Remembrance Service will be held at All Saints, Hollybush this Sunday beginning at 10.50am. For those of you wishing to celebrate Holy Communion there will be a service at 8am at Eldersfield Parish Church.
ON Sunday, November 11 we shall have a short Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial in St Mary's churchyard, starting at 10.45am. This will be followed by a Service of Remembrance in St Mary's Church at 10.55am. Also on Sunday, November 11, Bridge Builders
ON Saturday, November 24 St Bartholomew's Church, Redmarley will be holding their Christmas fair starting at 2.30pm. Father Christmas will be there and there will be a large variety of stalls including cakes, produce, fancy and Christmas goods, plants
THE acclaimed Richard Alston Dance Company will be returning to the Malvern Theatres to perform its new programme of classically-inspired routines. Water Music, danced to the famous suite by Handel, is a project cherished by the choreographer after discovering
YOUNG musicians from Malvern Girls' College will be filling the foyer at Malvern Theatres with beautiful music at 1pm on Tuesday (November 13). Following a successful launch in October, the A'Level lunchtime recital series is giving musicians from schools
PLAYING the father of a fractious six-year-old holds little challenge for David Haig, who stars in Life x 3 at Malvern Theatres next week. The actor, best known for roles in The Thin Blue Line and Four Weddings and a Funeral, has five children, aged two
WELLAND artist Anthony Leahy is keeping it in the family with an exhibition in Hereford. Mr Leahy is being joined by his nephew Nicolas Chapple in a combined exhibition at the Old Mayor's Parlour Gallery, Church Street. It opens on Sunday and runs till
THIS year's Autumn in Malvern Festival was one of the most successful since it started in 1989, said artistic director Peter Smith. Several events, the Sir Roy Strong talk, the Sassoon lecture by John Stuart Roberts and the Britten Sinfonia concert, were
THE poetry and prose of John Betjemen is highlighted in an event at Malvern Priory tomorrow (Saturday). The aim is to raise money for the Priory's organ appeal, aiming to raise £400,000. Entitled English Churches - A Journey In Words and Music, the show
THIS is a complete circuit of the northern end of the Malvern Hills, but a circuit with a difference. This is the Malverns without any real hill-walking, the main point of the walk being to enjoy the lovely woodland which clothes the lower slopes. If
MALVERN RFC Youth Development Section will not be hosting any fixtures for any of its youth teams this Sunday (November 11) giving their junior rugby players the opportunity to attend the special Remembrance Day services and marches. However, the Malvern
MALVERN RFC Saturday, November 10 1st XV v Camp Hill (Away). Bus Spring Lane 11.45am, Ketch Hotel, Worcester 12.15pm. Kick off 2.15pm. No. 1 Dress Code. Navy blue shorts. S Cooper, A Logan, S Lancett, V Hill, J Owen, S Taylor, a Garner, A Ridley, G Blakeway
JS Bach - Sonatas and Partitas JOHANN Sebastian Bach, probably the greatest composer before Mozart, was not so much part of a musical family as a dynasty. The Bachs began way back in the 16th Century and went on to the middle of the 19th. JS was not just
Nino Rota Symphony No 3, Concerto festivo and Le Moliere imaginaire ROTA's 3rd Symphony opening movement rattles along with a sparkle that hints at the composer's tireless occupation of film score writer. The allegro fairly roars into life with a foot-tapping
THE Britten Sinfonia, an ensemble of distinguished musicians conducted by Nicholas Cleobury, were the artistes at this concluding, and irresistibly attractive concert of the festival, which has been a glorious celebration of the arts. The highlight was
THE Worcestershire Cricket Society continue with their winter cricket evening on Tuesday (November 13). The guest speaker will be Neil Mallender, who after a 17-year career with Northamptonshire and Somerset, was appointed to the First-Class Umpires list
RANGERS entered the semi-final of the Nursing Junior Cup, just, on Saturday, just, is all that it takes however and Rangers were overall marginally the better side. MALVERN RANGERS 1, DROITWICH SPORTS 1 (Aet) Malvern Rangers won 4-3 on penalties After
MALVERN College Under 14 girls netball team were winners in the closely-fought tournament held at Malvern Girls' College on Thursday. The team now go on to the County tournament in two weeks time where competition will be strong for places in the West
AN ill-fated plan to assess the impact of the proposed new development at Upton-upon-Severn Marina has had to be postponed because leaves are late falling from trees. Landscape architect firm Carly Tinkler Associates planned to fly helium-filled balloons
PLANS for a transport service for disadvantaged and disabled people in Upton-upon-Severn have been shelved after the last £8,000 of funding could not be found. Malvern Hills Rural Transport Partnership has £20,000 to spend on a "dial-a-ride" service,
A BOUT of pneumonia has deprived jazz fans of the chance to hear the man hailed as "Britain's foremost New Orleans-style clarinettist". Sammy Rimington, now resident in Sweden, was booked to play at Hanley Castle High School next Friday (November 16)
A WHIST drive is taking place at the Royal British Legion club in Hanley Swan tonight (Friday, November 9) at 8pm. All proceeds will go towards the Poppy Appeal.
THE Royal British Legion's Upton-upon-Severn branch is holding its annual coffee morning tomorrow (Saturday, November 10). It will take place in Upton's Memorial Hall between 10am and noon, with various stalls. A raffle will also be held for a child's
FORMER Malvern mayor David Williams has said he does not know why people are concerned about the town's ex-clerk, Stuart McDonough, getting another job following early retirement. Mr McDonough took early retirement at the end of June and in August started
THE Borrowers' Toy Library has just welcomed the 500th member through its doors. Membership has rocketed since the library moved into its new home at Barnards Green in January. When Ledbury mum Frances Innes joined this week it helped the organisation
MALVERN Hills Science Park is set to expand in the wake of a £22 million handout by the Government. Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, announced the cash boost this week to help the creation of three "technology corridors" in
SCIENTISTS and engineers from Malvern will be playing crucial roles in QinetiQ's bid to break the world altitude record for a manned balloon flight. The attempt, codenamed QinetiQ 1, will see pilots Andy Elson and Colin Prescott ascending to over 25 miles
I HAVE just finished reading your review of Rome and Jewels and to say that I am highly disgusted is an understatement. Does your reporter know nothing about dance? A large number of my friends along with myself saw the show and were amazed by the talent
AN Ofsted report on Poolbrook School in Malvern will be discussed by the Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE) on Monday. The school was given poor ratings in aspects of its teaching and practice by Ofsted after an inspection in May
MAY I express my gratitude to the Malvern Gazette & Ledbury Reporter, to QinetiQ our principal sponsor, and all the other local business sponsors and individuals, who consistently give generous support to the Autumn in Malvern Festival. Despite the
AN up and coming Malvern-based software company is doing its bit to help turn the town into a 21st Century 'Silicon Valley'. Set up six years ago in the home of ex-DERA computer consultant David Pilfold, Domain Solutions now employs three additional software
Whoever was in charge of the sound system at Saturday night's firework display at the Three Counties Showground needs to find another job (or maybe just have a hearing test). What could have been a reasonably pleasant evening was completely ruined by
shopkeepers in Graham Road have got together to lobby the police and Malvern Hills District Council about cars parked illegally at the top of Broads Bank. Vehicles are often left all day on the pavement or on single yellow lines, making it difficult for
ON Saturday evening I watched the fireworks from a window inside my building and enjoyed the colourful displays but felt the fireworks were getting louder. One kind was so loud that the noise could be felt within you and hurt your ears. This kind of noise
FUNDRAISERS throughout the Malvern and Ledbury area are gearing up for a week of Children In Need events in the run-up to next Friday's annual Telethon. From the bizarre to the fun-packed, activities will go on right up to Friday as people rally round
THE suggestion of a pontoon by Sir Michael Spicer MP is, I fear, a very poor make-do and mend solution to the problem. With others I attended Sir Michael's surgery at the Memorial Hall on Saturday, November 3, specifically to question the practical applications
WORCESTER City have been dealt another crushing injury blow with the news that Ian Cottrill is to have surgery on his troublesome knee. The versatile Cottrill could be out of action for up to three months, piling further pressure on manager John Barton's
SATURDAY'S annual fireworks spectacular at the Three Counties Showground went off with a bang, attracting some 7,000 visitors. The main attraction came a little after 8pm when £8,000 worth of fireworks took 20 minutes to light up the sky during a display
Remembrance Day when we remember those whom we have lost, especially those who have died in war. There is for many, perhaps, a mixture of wonderful memories and the pain of parting. When this parting has been sudden, unexpected or violent we might find
A PIONEERING project to create software to computerise medical prescriptions has been delayed due to the size of the task involved. Malvern Link-based Hadley Healthcare Solutions is one of three companies which in April won the opportunity from the Government
WHILE we do believe Malvern needs to change and modernise if the town is to thrive in a new century, one should always question whether change should be at the expense of those things which make it unique. Last week we highlighted the fact that parish
WORCESTER City have been dealt another crushing injury blow with the news that Ian Cottrill is to have surgery on his troublesome knee. The versatile Cottrill could be out of action for up to three months, piling further pressure on manager John Barton's
VOLUNTEERS are being invited to pull on their wellies tomorrow (Saturday) and help plant Malvern's new community wood. The woodland is being created on the east side of Townsend Way in Malvern Link by the Malvern Hills Conservators. It will run down to
IAN Hurdman, who gained his first Benson and Hedges Snooker Championship win since 1995 in the previous round, came unstuck against teenager Mark Selby in round three last night. The Droitwich professional went down 5-3 to his 18-year-old Leicester rival
BROMSGROVE Rovers' boss Steve Daniels turns his attentions to the FA Carlsberg Vase when they entertain Ford Sports Daventry at the Victoria Ground tomorrow (12.30pm). The second round clash pits the leaders of the United Counties Premier Division against
THE war dead will be honoured on Sunday at Remembrance Day services and parades in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Members of the Royal British Legion and other ex-service organisations, together with civic representatives and community organisations
THIS weekend the nation makes its annual act of remembrance, on the day the guns fell silent at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918. Former Ledbury man Andrew Taylor has been researching the history of the Herefordshire
PHIL Preedy will be gunning for his fifth goal in seven games as Evesham United return to Dr Martens Western Division action against Bloxwich United at Common Road tomorrow (3pm). The attacking midfielder has been hitting the net regularly despite Evesham
BROMSGROVE Rovers' boss Steve Daniels turns his attentions to the FA Carlsberg Vase when they entertain Ford Sports Daventry at the Victoria Ground tomorrow (12.30pm). The second round clash pits the leaders of the United Counties Premier Division against
IN recent years we've heard a lot about Worcester Woman, but exactly a century ago it was Worcester Man who was under the national spotlight and not in complimentary terms. Crowquill, in his Journal comment column for this week of 1901, explained: "An
WORCESTER jail, then in Friar Street, was one of the last prisons in Britain still to have a treadmill at this time a century ago. The Journal of 1901 explained: "Treadmills are fast disappearing from our prisons. They have had a long prison life, having
MALVERN got back into a winning groove at Cheltenham last Saturday against an Old Pats side containing several National League squad players. OLD PATESIANS XV 13pts, MALVERN 39pts Taking play to the hosts and keeping it tight, the forwards drove downfield
THE Seagulls were quickly seven points down but with some excellent kicking from Andy Brown at stand off pushed Droitwich back into their own half. MALVERN SEAGULLS 10pts, DROITWICH 3RDS 19pts The home side started to exert some pressure but there was
MALVERN U14s owed their latest victory, a 29-24 thriller against Woodrush, to another brilliant first half display of attacking rugby. Using the Spring Lane slope to full advantage, Adam Blackmore's fast-improving side ran in four tries before the interval
WEST Malvern Cricket Club are delighted to announce that they have been accepted in to the Caitley-Stait Sunday Cricket League for the 2002 season. West Malvern have played in the Worcester Evening League for a number of years and they will now be testing
TWO VIOLINISTS are preparing to play their part for the English Symphony Orchestra at a Remembrance concert at Malvern Theatres tonight (Friday) at 7.30pm. ESO co-leader and Malvern resident Janet Masters, will join Susan Burnard, who lives near Monmouth
Catfish Keith, described as the new slide king of the steel guitar, returns to Hunt-ingdon Hall on Tuesday. For ten years, Catfish and his manager and sound engineer wife Penny Cahill, have been touring America and making 22 overseas tours with a foot-stomping
MALVERN Town visit Bustlehome on Saturday in the Express and Star Premier Division (2.45pm) and will be hoping for a repeat of their home 6-0 success achieved exactly one month ago. Town were disappointed to drop two points at home to Wellington on Tuesday
Nov 9 Seymour. The Marr's Bar, Pierpoint Street, Worcester. Nov 10 Rainbow Ends duo. Barbourne Ex-Service Mens Club, The Moors, Worcester. Geoffrey Hopkins. Piano Recital, Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate, Worcester. Dead Men Walking. The Marr's Bar, Pierpoint
Soiree Musicale. A concert in Pershore Abbey. Played by the Worcester Symphony Orchestra. Nov 10. 7.30pm. Tickets from 'Blue and A La Carte and at the door. More details on (01905 726169). Henri Oguike Dance Company presents 'Melancholy Thoughts', the
ADMITTEDLY, I'm 18 years younger than Mr Margrett. But, despite his diatribe (You Say, October 25) I still greatly enjoy living in Britain. We still have the BBC, an outspoken and very varied Press, a civilised police force, free libraries, caring and
REGARDING the appearance of bags containing dog faeces in the bushes of the Worcester and Birmingham canal, does any right-minded person really believe that a dog owner would pick up dog waste to simply fling it into the greenery at the side of the cut
IT seems clear to me that some very important points are being overlooked by those who condemn the war against terrorism. The first and most important is the purpose for the terrorist acts. Our culture conditions us to believe that an act such as that
IT'S always extremely sad when a former colleague, having harboured a grudge for years, gets as score-settlingly personal in public as did Frank Poole (You Say, October 31). Frank has taken pots before at ex-colleagues, including me, and all that he has
Malvern Cinema: The Man who wasn't there (15) 7pm Fri, Sat & Sun, 7.30pm Mon, Tues & Thurs, 3pm Sat, Sun & Thurs. Intimacy (18) 8.15pm Weds, Nov 14 only. Odeon Worcester: Special Previews - Harry Potter (PG) Sat/Sun Only 10.15, 11.00, 1.30
FROM Claines scout hut to Athens Opera House is a fair leap, but it just shows what you can do if you try hard enough. For dancer Luke Baio the journey took 16 years but, as he's only 22 now, you gather he started young. Little could the youngster, who
BREATHING. What could be more natural? You wake up in the morning and, lo and behold. you're breathing. It's not something that you have to think about is it? Just another of nature's little miracles. Ah, but if that's the way you think, you might be
EVERYBODY loves music but, for one Vale woman, it is an essential part of her life as it is her means of communication. Clare Milne, who lives at the Home Farm Trust, Evesham, has Rett Syndrome, a rare complex neurological disorder which affects mainly
THE Vale of Evesham and surrounding area isn't seen as a cider region, with Somerset, Herefordshire and Devon more famous as lands of scrumpy. However, in the Vale there's always been apples and pears at hand and a barrel of cider down the garden for
THE popularity of Evesham's Tree of Light is increasing and members from the town's rotary club are hoping for a grand display this year in more ways than one. This year's venture is launched in the Journal and it is hoped that the tree, a 95ft Giant
Theatre November To Nov 10-Carl Rosa Opera present The Pirates of Penzance at the Festival Theatre, Malvern Theatres. 2.30pm & 8pm. £14-£20 (Concs £1). Box Office (01684) 892277. 10-Think No Evil Of Us, My Life With Kenneth Williams by David Benson
POLICE are appealing for information after a cyclist was involved in a collision with a red Ford Escort in Evesham. The woman suffered minor leg injuries and shock in the incident outside The Vauxhall pub in Abbey Road, at about 5.40am, on Monday. She
BULL Allstars lost their 100 per cent winning Malvern League record after they were held to an exciting 3-3 home draw by Callow End Harriers as the Malvern Football League returned to action last Sunday. This makes their visit to Kempsey United this Sunday
EXPRESS made it two cup wins out of three as they progressed to the second round of the Nursing Minor Sunday Cup with a hard fought victory from an evenly and well contested match. FREEMASONS 1, EXPRESS '88 FC 2 Kicking up hill in the first half Express
PROLIFIC striker Dave Jenkinson grabbed four goals as Red Lion Falcons progressed through to round three of the Nursing Minor Cup in emphatic style on Bringsty Common last Sunday. BRINGSTY SPORTS 3, RED LION FALCONS 7 Jenkinson has waited patiently for
POWICK travelled to Worcester to play Oak Apple in this Nursing Cup quarter final and had to change outside as the home side did not turn up until 30 minutes before kick-off. OAK APPLE 3, POWICK 4 Powick started to settle down to their good passing game
WITH ideal weather conditions for this Worcester Sunday Division Two clash, it always promised a good game. LANGLAND SPORTS 6, KAYS 3 After Sports' disappointing performance in the first round of the Bernard Finnegan losing 3-1 away to league rivals Perrywood
A WORCESTER-based VAT consultancy claims to have saved an organisation more than £1.5m in payments to Customs & Excise. Liaison VAT Consultancy, in Vincent Road, was approached by the Coal Industry Special Welfare Organisation (CISWO) when it was
ONE of Worcester's oldest printing firms has been taken over by a Birmingham-based company. Ebenezer Baylis & Sons, based in London Road, has been acquired by John Goodman & Sons, which now holds the share capital. The Worcester-based company
COLWALL first XI travelled to Bristol to face the side second in the West Premier League Division One (Ladies) table and came away with a hard earned draw, their third of the campaign. PORTISHEAD/FIREBRANDS 1, COLWALL 1 Colwall started brightly and were
UPTON Ladies continued their recent good form with a comfortable win over Harbourne. UPTON 5, HARBOURNE IV 1 Harbourne started strongly putting together some dangerous attacks which were thwarted by the Upton defence, Jenny Parkes enjoying playing out
LAST weeks match up between Baldies Battlers and FEAR produced a cracker with the Baldies clinching a 6-3 home win with Baker, Boulton and Blake winning their singles and all three doubles to go top of the league after three weeks in the Malvern &
A WAR veteran whose 35-year commitment to the Royal British Legion has helped raise £300,000 by selling poppies is calling it a day - but fears a shortage of recruits could spell disaster for the Worcester branch. Former Royal Navy Chief Petty Officer
STALWART John Hewlett prepares to take part in his last Poppy day collection. The 86-year-old former Royal Navy officer is standing down after 35 years organising the city branch. Picture by John MacBrayne. 45484032
CITY dignitaries heard how technology status has transformed a Worcester high school as it celebrated its official opening as a specialist site. Teachers at Elgar Technology College now have personal laptop computers, students have extra computers and
FIXTURES MIDLANDS ONE Saturday, November 10. Camp Hill v Malvern. Saturday, November 17. Malvern v Kenilworth. Saturday, November 24. Friendly: Selly Oak v Malvern. Saturday, December 1. Longton v Malvern. Saturday, December 8. Banbury v Malvern. RESULTS
MORE than 60 Second World War veterans are set to parade through the streets of Worcester on Remembrance Sunday. The expected large turnout of ex-serviceman for this year's Armistice Day is fitting tribute not only to the men and women who risked their
RUBBISH being dumped along Offerton Lane in Worcester could stop ambulances reaching the gipsy site in an emergency, a county councillor warned. County councillor John Buckley told Warndon Parish Council the site was in the worst state he had ever seen
WORCESTERSHIRE villagers are among the worst off in the country when it comes to having a post office close at hand. Now the Countryside Agency is warning of further rural post office closures, despite more than 500 having closed for business since 1997
RED-faced pensioners claim bus drivers have been turfing them off buses - despite having valid passes. The wording on the passes, which cover the whole of Worcestershire and allow pensioners and the disabled to pay half fare, states "valid at all times
YOUNGSTERS throughout Worcestershire and Herefordshire are over the moo-n at being chosen to perform at a Children in Need event. Two Children's Variety Shows have been organised for this Sunday, complete with a pantomime cow. Katie Smith, BBC Radio Hereford
FIXTURES EXPRESS & STAR LEAGUE - West Midlands (Regional) League Saturday, November 10 Premier Division: Tividale v Malvern Town. Smedley Crook Memorial Cup: Malvern Town Reserves v Northfield Town (2.45). Saturday, November 17 Premier Division: Shawbury
ON Sunday, November 25 beginning at 2pm, Tewkesbury will be turning on the Christmas lights. Berrow/Pendock PCC have used this occasion to launch much needed fundraising for the day to day running of the parish churches, to this end they have purchased
THERE will be a coffee morning this Saturday at 10.30am at the home of Mrs Valerie Dawes. Please come along and support us, there will be a bring & buy, raffle and cake stall and items you would like to donate will be gratefully received. Valerie
THE Act of Remembrance takes place this Sunday at the Callow End War Memorial at 2.30pm followed by a service in St James' Church when the preacher will be Canon John Campion, county chaplain of the Royal British Legion. Refreshments at the Old Bush will
CONGRATULATIONS to Brian and Leta on the opening of Courtyard Books, Tarlings Yard, Church Road, Bishops Cleeve. Brian and Leta are our hard working magazine editors and publishers who are so supporting of all village and church activities. We wish them
PENDOCK Playgroup and Pandas are holding a jumble sale this Saturday at Berrow Hall beginning at 2pm. if you have any jumble or bric-a-brac or can help on the day please contact Judi Dallimore on 01531 650258 or Keren Yardley on 01684 833688. Plans are
THE Act of Remembrance takes place at St Peter's Church, Powick, this Sunday at 11am. Members of the Powick & Callow End branch of the Royal British Legion will be attending supported by members of the youth organisations in uniform (7th Worcester
THE Rev Penny Hamer conducted the family service at St James Church, Staunton on the first Sunday in November, All Saints Day. The lesson reader was Prim Goldring and the celebrant assisted by Ursula Groves-Smith during the celebration of Holy Communion
WELLINGTON Heath Memorial Hall will be running the autumn fair in St Katharine's Hall on Saturday, November 10 from 9.30am to 11.30am. There will be a variety of stalls and a raffle. The entrance fee will be only 20p. Please try and support this event
West Malvern's newest resident could well be set for an entry in the Guinness Book of Records. Lizzy Helder was born in Birmingham on Tuesday October 30. Just four days later (strapped firmly to her father's chest!) she turned up at the village bonfire
MALVERN RFC Youth Development Section are on the lookout for a new Lead Coach for their Under 7 & 8 squad following the resignation of Alexandra Baddeley. Alex has decided that balancing family commitments with those of the Malvern Under 7/8's group
MALVERN Theatre Players is looking to foster a new generation of young talent with plans for a youth production added to its 25th anniversary season. The initiative follows the success of The Chrysalids last year, which involved a number of young actors
The Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal Trust has organised a series of events at the Verzons Inn, near Trumpet, in the New Year. The first event will be a talk on underwater photography, by Pam Bowden from 7.30pm on January 15. The next is on February
THE Lyttelton House Gal-lery, Abbey Road, is hosting an exhibition of Ukrainian art as Malvern prepares to welcome a renowned choir from the country. The Boyan Ensemble of Kiev appear in Malvern Priory next Saturday, November 17, when as the 12-day showing
A SHOW, a curry and the company of a top actor is being offered by the Malvern Theatres. As a fundraiser, the venue is offering a drinks reception on Thursday, November 29, tickets to see Neil Pearson in Tom Stoppard's play The Real Thing and then the
AN Alfrick photographer is opening her latest exhibition in Worcester tomorrow (Saturday). Diane Barker has visited Tibet twice in the last 18 months and her show Drokpa - People of the Solitudes documents the lives of the nomadic people of this remote
AFTER years in one of the best-known British pop groups which saw him work alongside Hank Marvin and Sir Cliff Richard former Shadow's guitarist Jet Harris says he is now the happiest he has ever been. After landmark hits Apache and Wonderful Land took
BASS playing whiz, Mark King, who is probably the fastest thumb in the music world, will be taking fans on a trip down memory lane when he comes to Worcester. As the front man and driving force of Level 42, a pop phenomenom in the 1980s, he will belt
Bridge and Britten - Various pieces THERE'S nothing better than to hear English music played at its best. And, for many, there's just nothing better than English music anyway. Frank Bridge and Benjamin Britten are two composers who present to perfection
MALVERN hockey star Laura Macfarlane has been selected for trials with the England Under 18 squad in December and January next year even though she is still only 16 years old. Recently The Chase pupil Laura, of Highfield Road, played in the Regional Championships
THE complex relationship between church and theatre is the subject of Drama in the Cathedral by Kenneth Pickering, who produced the very successful Mystery Plays at Malvern Priory in 1988. Published by Colwall-based J Garnet Miller, the book is in fact
THE curtain at the Malvern Theatres went up on a dramatically sunlit, rocky beach, with a backdrop simulation of rolling waves, to preface this highly entertaining production of Gilbert and Sullivan's work. Characterisation and singing of the solo parts
MALVERN Hills Gymnastics Club took part in a County Competition and produced medal-winning performances on bars, beam, floor and vault. The winning gymnasts were:Jasmine page 2nd vault, 1st floor, 3rd overall Age 10; Alison Walker 2nd vault Age 12; Hannah
HEARING this programme of Russian music, performed by a quartet of finely matched musicians, with immense technical ability and sensitivity, was hugely rewarding. Their empathy and insight into the music was phenomenal. In Tchaikovsky's Quartet No 1 opus
FOURTEEN students from Malvern Girls' College took part in the Midlands Lacrosse Tournament as members of the first and second Worcestershire squads. The tournament was held at St Helens & St Katherines School last weekend and the second county team
A "SHOPWATCH" scheme is likely to be introduced in Upton-upon-Severn to protect the town's businesses. PC Mark Taylor, beat manager for Upton, announced that he wanted to introduce the scheme at a meeting of the Tourism and Trade Association's executive
A FUNDRAISING dance is taking place at the Star Hotel in aid of Upton-upon-Severn's Christmas trees and lights. The Tourism and Trade Association is organising the event, at 8.30pm on Friday, November 30. Kay and Phil, of "Heartbeat", will be providing
A MURAL originally painted by an Upton-upon-Severn woman to spruce up a wall in her home is to be unveiled as part of a charity fundraiser. Suzanne Morgan will be unveiling her mural at 1, Willowbank House, School Lane next Friday (November 16) to raise
SHERRY and mince pies will served during a morning of festive fun organised by the Friends of Beechwood. It will take place at Beechwood Older Persons' Home, Holly Green, Upton-upon-Severn on Tuesday, November 13, in aid of residents and day care clients
A 200-year-old farmhouse in Hanley Castle is to be restored if an application for planning permission and listed building consent submitted this week is granted. Applicants Mr and Mrs J Webb want to rebuild an existing porch and cellar doorways and make
NEIL Culley, vice-chairman of Upton Tourism and Trade Association, officially tendered his resignation at a meeting of its executive committee on Monday night (November 5). In a letter to the committee, Mr Culley cited the fact that he had too many other
THE future of one of Malvern's most distinctive landmarks, a giant radar dish at QinetiQ, is under threat. Senior staff at what used to be DERA are debating what to do with the "Byson" radar, which has been part of the skyline of South Site, for decades
A MALVERN schoolboy took part in a mugging which left an elderly woman in hospital with severe injuries, Droitwich youth court heard this week. Magistrates placed the 11-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, on a 12-month supervision order
A MALVERN performance club which has entertained townsfolk with many a tale over the years is heading for a sad ending. Unless it attracts new blood Malvern Storytelling Club could find itself down to just one committee member by next summer and will
VANDALS have ripped a water system off the wall after breaking into the pavilion beside the football pitches at Sling Lane. The damage was discovered by a member of the public walking his dog last Thursday. "Water seeped out onto the grass surrounding
A businessman with an annual salary of more than £100,000 has been jailed after diverting a company's money into his own account. Financial director Sean Bullman, of Priory Road, Malvern, embezzled over £25,000 and tried to persuade a judge he had given
A SMALL shop and a pub in Malvern Wells and Upper Welland could be hit if the Government changes the rules on rate relief for rural shops. The Government introduced the rate relief in 1998 to throw a lifeline to struggling village shops and pubs. But
How could Malvern communities support a decision not to encourage young people to stay in the district? This first decision should itself have been the product of a much wider form of public consultation than possible at a single public meeting with the
RE: Last Friday's 'Comment' in the Malvern Gazette about things to do to help young people stay in Malvern. MHDC should close the £0.5 million gap needed to build a public sports centre in Malvern next to Splash and get it built as this is a facility
AT large events where hundreds or thousands of people are gathered there are inevitable incidents. Someone could have a fall, suffer from a particularly bad asthma attack or even a heart attack. It is reassuring, then, to know that if you get into trouble
SO work can start soon on Ledbury's new toilets, well not if myself and fellow campaigners have anything to do with it. Meetings between Ledbury town councillors, local tourist, retail and town promotion organisations and representatives of Herefordshire
AFTER four cup games on the trot it's back to Dr Martens Premier Division action for Worcester City with tomorrow's visit of Cambridge City (3pm). City's coach Mick Tuohy admits his players were justly criticised following their midweek Trophy exit against
ORGANISERS of an established charity fair were indebted to the Freemasons after being hit with an unexpected rise in hire costs just a day before the event was due to go ahead. Community Action was told on Friday that the cost of hiring the venue at Malvern
A thief who stole a charity cash box has been jailed for four months after he refused to carry out unpaid community work. Dale Rivers and an accomplice aroused the suspicions of the office manager in Malvern Link post office in Worcester Road. A security
SOLE Mates, an organised scheme to help people walk their way to better health, enjoyed a successful launch in Malvern on Monday. More than 20 people turned out to join Dr Michael Colquhoun, of Court Road Surgery, at Langland Community Centre for a circular
VOLUNTARY groups and charities in the Malvern Hills district can now take advantage of a project to provide them with cheap transport. A vehicle sharing scheme has been launched to allow voluntary groups' minibuses which are not used every day to be put
A new idea to save restaurants hundreds of pounds is being pioneered by a Malvern company. Wordsworth International, of Christchurch Road, estimates the average eaterie inadvertently throws away £800 worth of cutlery every year. So it has decided to market
A FLOOD defence fair held at Upton-upon-Severn Memorial Hall on Saturday has been hailed a success by organisers. The event was an opportunity for companies to showcase products devised to combat flooding. They included a "skirt" which can be installed
FAMILY, friends and former colleagues from TRE were among the congregation for the funeral of Alan Vaughan in Malvern. Mr Vaughan was among the scientists who came to Mal-vern to work with the Tele-communications Research Establishment (TRE) during the
HEREFORD'S Robert Weale takes on world indoor pairs partner Jason Greenslade in the quarter-finals of the £64,000 BUPA Open Indoor Bowls Tournament in Blackpool later today. Greenslade, from Port Talbot, won a sudden death shoot-out to take the scalp
TWO Dyson Perrins High School pupils have won a national prize for their invention of a home security device. Year 11 pupils William Burton and Kevin Downes came up with the Window Check System, which is designed to make sure windows are closed when householders
MARK Blake has recovered from a hip injury in time to play for Kidderminster Harriers' Nationwide League Division Three clash against Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road tomorrow (3pm). The experienced midfielder resumed training yesterday after picking up
A MASSIVE £1,178 was raised to help suffering rural communities during a Farmers' Supper in Guarlford on October 26. A main course of casserole and mashed potatoes was made with donations from Malvern Country Meals, P. Phipps of Hanley Swan, Waitrose
HEREFORD United players are under pressure to perform in tomorrow's Nationwide Conference clash with Doncaster Rovers or they face being axed for the live Match of the Day FA Cup tie against Wrexham next week. Caretaker boss Phil Robinson spelt out the
STOURPORT Swifts will be hoping to maintain their impressive start to their first Dr Martens Western Division campaign when they travel to Gresley Rovers tomorrow (1pm) after a two-week break. Swifts, lying in fourth spot, have already beaten John McGinlay's
AN air crash near Pershore was reported by the Journal this week 50 years ago. An RAF Harvard training aircraft from RAF Ternhill in Shropshire got into trouble 1,000ft above Naunton Beauchamp, and Flying Officer Douglas Bennett (28) gave the order to
HARRY POTTER (PG) (SPECIAL PREVIEW) Harry and his wizarding chums Ron and Hermione face the terror of You-Know-Who. Odeon Worcester (10.15, 11.00, 1.30, 2.15, 4.45, 5.30, 8.00, 8.45 Sat & Sun). UCI Merry Hill (10.00, 11.00, 12.30, 1.00, 1.30, 2.30
Friday November 9 Comedy: Silly Cow, Palace Theatre, Redditch. 7.30pm Music: The Russina Link, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. 7.30pm Musical: Lurid and Insane, The Irish Centre, mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham. 8pm Tribute: D-Ran D-ran, Robin RnB Club 1
MALVERN Town and Wellington fought out a 1-1 draw in the Express and Star Premier Division on Wednesday night at Langland Stadium. MALVERN TOWN 1, WELLINGTON 1 Really Town could have no complaints as they failed to capitalise on Lee Hooper's first minute
MALVERN Town returned to winning ways with a comfortable 3-0 Express and Star Premier Division away win at Dudley on Saturday. DUDLEY TOWN 0, MALVERN TOWN 3 Although their hosts sat at the bottom of the table, they had recently been encouraged by a managerial
REJUVENATED striker Ian Foster has hailed the new 4-3-3 formation for pulling Kidderminster Harriers out of their early-season slump. Foster, who hopes last season's injury problems are behind him, has particularly benefited from the new attacking system
UPTON'S second team is proving very difficult to beat, and this significant away win at Birmingham Wyvern showed a fit, confident side eager to do well. BIRMINGHAM WYVERN 12pts, UPTON 2nds 19pts Near perfect weather conditions proved a plus point, though
Worcester Film Society Presents "The Fallen Idol". Nov 9. 8pm. 41 Foregate Street, Worcester. tickets available on (01905 355171/611742). Home-Start Coffee Morning with tombola, cakes, raffle. Nov 9. 10-12pm. The Guildhall, High Street, Worcester. (01905
People of the Solitudes - Photographs of Nomadic Life in Tibet by Diane Barker. Nov 10. 11.30-1pm. Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum. Foregate Street. Worcester. (01905 25371). Artist Talk with Diane Barker. Nov 17. 2.30pm. Worcester City Art Gallery
I WOULD like to respond to the criticism of me by George Cowley and A J C Evans. Do these two gentleman think that everyone should receive the same wage packet irrespective of education or position in employment? Regarding some of the points in A J C
Pentabus Theatre Company presents 'Papering Over'. Showing at Peopleton Village Hall, Worcs on Nov 10. 7.30pm. (Box Office 01886 888398). Life X 3. Starring Belinda Lang, David Haig, Serena Evans and David Yelland. Brilliantly funny. Nov 12-17. Malvern
A HAND-drawn menu by a soldier from the Great War has come to light, thanks to retired Malvern auctioneer Philip Kedward. Some years ago, Mr Kedward discovered three sketchbooks at a house in Powick, containing a unique record of life in the trenches.
100 years ago Lady Mary Lygon reached Madresfield on Monday after an absence of many months, during which she accompanied the Duchess of Cornwall as lady-in-waiting on her Colonial tour. Her ladyship received a hearty reception from the villagers and
THE picture of quarrymen published in Malvern Memories on Friday, October 26, drew the attention of Marged Verbist, of Malvern, who is almost sure the man seated to the right (as we look at the picture) of the foreman in the front row is her grandfather
FIREWORK night in Malvern was a bit of a damp squib a hundred years ago, according to the Malvern Gazette. The paper described the day as "chiefly remarkable for the absence of Guys and the prevalence of fog". "In the evening there were a few bonfires
MEMBERS of the Chase Ward Electors' Association, meeting 50 years ago, considered "the new structure in Church Street, masquerading as a bus shelter, to be totally inadequate and a waste of public money". Could they have been talking about the same bus
THE Coen Brothers' latest film The Man Who Wasn't There (15), starring Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand and James Gandolfini, is showing at Malvern Cinema for a week from tonight (Friday). Set in 1940s California, it is an amusing and accomplished
AFTER years in one of the best-known British pop groups which saw him work alongside Hank Marvin and Sir Cliff Richard former Shadow's guitarist Jet Harris says he is now the happiest he has ever been. After landmark hits Apache and Wonderful Land took
ELECTRIC shocks, lobotomies and insulin comas may not sound like a great way to spend a Tuesday night out. But Tewkesbury's Roses Theatre hopes to be delighting audiences with the subjects as Mike Moran tells the tale of rebel pop shrink and king of philosophy
"FIREWORKS aren't flashy toys for show-offs: they're explosives and should be treated with respect." That is the stark warning from Government as parents and children look forward to the annual festival of pyrotechnics commemorating Guy Fawkes's failed
A QUARRY would be one of the last places you would expect to find me on a Saturday morning at 9.30am. Yet there I was, at Brockhill Quarry, near Stow, ready to drive a Range Rover through a series of three courses, with expert tuition from the Evesham-based
Radio Times - The Ultimate Guide To Sci-fi (BBC Worldwide, £18.99) THIS exciting new guide to science fiction movies, television and radio covers the best of the genre in one volume. The guide features an A-Z covering more than 1,500 films from the silent
CHILDREN and grown-ups alike are waiting with bated breath to see if the mega-hyped Harry Potter film leaves them spellbound. With its promise to coax even the most cobwebbed-covered imagination out of its dingy hole, it's no wonder the accompanying merchandise
AN excellent all round team performance saw Radar take all three points against high-flying Perrywood Reserves last Sunday. MALVERN RADAR 1, PERRYWOOD RES 0 The visitors had only lost one game all season and with their team consisting of mainly young
MALVERN Town Wanderers travelled to second-placed Ombersley Colts in their latest Mercian Elgar U13's League game. OMBERSLEY COLTS 0, MALVERN TOWN WANDERERS 2 Wanderers started the strongest, playing probably their best football of the campaign and broke
A RECRUITMENT drive has been launched by Redditch police in an attempt to boost dwindling numbers of special constables in the town. Numbers have fallen from 80 to eight in just a few years and police are now urging townsfolk to consider giving up a minimum
MALVERN Ladies FC entertained South Bristol Wanderers in a league game on Sunday and took the points in a seven-goal thriller. MALVERN LADIES FC 4, SOUTH BRISTOL WANDERERS 3 Both sides started slowly with most of the attacking being done by South Bristol
CALLOW End Harriers FC now remain unbeaten in their last three Malvern Football League Division One games after they travelled to Ledbury last Sunday and gained a very creditable 3-3 draw against league leaders Bull Allstars. BULL ALLSTARS 3, CALLOW END
WEST Malvern suffered their worst defeat of the season on Saturday in the Worcester League Division One when Hanley Swan dominated the game to run out comfortable 9-1 winners. HANLEY SWAN 9, WEST MALVERN 1 A weakened West, due to players not turning up
A NEW shop with fittings made from hemp, re-cycled yoghurt pots and railway sleepers has been opened in Evesham. The new Body Shop store, in the Riverside Centre, is one of the most environmentally up-to-date stores in the Body Shop empire. Described
IN this Lamberts & Wade Malvern Table Tennis League Division One match, Ledbury Lions entertained Manor Park Pumas and recorded a fine 9-1 win. The first game proved to be one of the games of the night with Richard Smith coming back from 10-6 down
SATURDAY FOOTBALL FA VASE Second Round: Kidsgrove Ath v Bromyard Town (3pm). EXPRESS & STAR WEST MIDLAND LEAGUE Premier Division: Bustleholme v Malvern Town, Ledbury Town v Dudley Town. SMEDLEY CROOK MEMORIAL CUP Malvern Town Reserves v Northfield
