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8:00 pm Carpet Bowls
Carpet Bowls
Mar 19 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Carpet Bowls @ Wigmore Village Community Centre | Wigmore | England | United Kingdom
Carpet Bowls Meets every Tuesday between 8pm and 10pm in Wigmore Village Community Centre (Wigmore Village Hall). Beginners welcome, first session FREE! For more info contact Brian on 07790 638996
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8:00 pm Carpet Bowls
Carpet Bowls
Mar 26 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Carpet Bowls @ Wigmore Village Community Centre | Wigmore | England | United Kingdom
Carpet Bowls Meets every Tuesday between 8pm and 10pm in Wigmore Village Community Centre (Wigmore Village Hall). Beginners welcome, first session FREE! For more info contact Brian on 07790 638996
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8:00 pm Carpet Bowls
Carpet Bowls
Apr 2 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Carpet Bowls @ Wigmore Village Community Centre | Wigmore | England | United Kingdom
Carpet Bowls Meets every Tuesday between 8pm and 10pm in Wigmore Village Community Centre (Wigmore Village Hall). Beginners welcome, first session FREE! For more info contact Brian on 07790 638996

Would you like to help children and young people in Herefordshire.

CHILDREN’S CHARITY SEEKING  MENTORS

Could you spare an hour or two a week?

Would you like to help children and young people in Herefordshire.

Children’s charity Mentor Link is recruiting Volunteer Mentors to support children and young people in schools.    Owing to a current shortage of mentors in Herefordshre,    Mentor Link would like to hear from women and men who would like to support children in schools for around an hour each week.    Anyone interested should be a good listener, patient and enjoy working with children and young people

 

The Mentors are trained to support and encourage young people who are facing issues which are impacting on their education and well-being, with a view to improving their self- esteem and engagement in learning.    The charity has an excellent track record of success in achieving positive outcomes with children and young people.

 

The charity is hoping volunteer mentor Mark Warmington’s experience will inspire men in to get involved. Mark joined the charity last year as a Mentor and has supported a number of students during that time. He has commented that:

“Volunteering with Mentor Link gives me an opportunity to make a difference in a young person’s life. Each of my mentees know they can speak about anything that is important to them and truly be heard. This helps build their confidence and trust in adults that they won’t be judged, that their point of view is important and that they have an outlet to work through the challenges and pressures they are facing in life.”

Mentor Link is a Safer Recruiter and requires two 2 character references and an Enhanced DBS clearance. They will provide Induction training, travelling expenses, on-going training, and a dedicated team of staff to support you in your role.

If you can spare an hour or two a week, and you are able to commit to a minimum of 6 months volunteering please contact Claire Quinn on 07973 572768 or email claire.quinn@mentorlink.org.uk

We welcome enquiries from schools, parents and organisations in the area who want to hear more about our services.

For further information see our website www.mentorlink.org.uk

Find us on Facebook Registered charity number 1169026

 

KNIGHTON ROTARY SUPPORTS LOCAL CHARITIES WITH UNIQUE CHRISTMAS CARDS

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As Christmas approaches far too rapidly, the Rotary Club of Knighton and District has produced a collection of six charity Christmas cards to raise money to support local groups that help their local communities.

These unique cards are based on the artworks of the talented artist Jane Wells of Leintwardine and have been modified by Rotary member Angela Ellis. As Angela said today “I approached Jane, a well-known and respected local artist, and asked her if we could use her original artwork and amend it slightly to make the images topical. Amazingly she agreed, and I have added a facemask to each of her amusing artworks.”

Rotary President Margaret Thorp added “We are proud to be offering these unique Christmas cards to raise money for the charities we support in our local communities. We are also delighted and appreciative of Jane Wells who has so generously offered her art for this charitable cause”

These striking Christmas cards are available from Angela Ellis by phoning 01547 540504 or emailing her on nanny.cakes@yahoo.co.uk. Each card has a greeting inside that says “Seasons Greetings, Christmas 2020, Stay Safe” A pack of 6 cards, 4inch by 6inch, of two different designs with envelopes is £3.50 or 3 packs (which will provide all six designs) for £10. Postage costs will be calculated by weight. Payment can be by BACS transfer to the Knighton Rotary charity account or in cash if collected.

www.knighton.rotary1150.org

Message from Carole Gandy – County Councillor

WINTER 2020

When I wrote my article for your Autumn edition life for many was beginning to return to a new normal. I did not think that when writing my article in November we would be back in lockdown.

Despite Herefordshire recording a significantly lower number of cases and
deaths it is clear from data I am receiving that our number of recorded cases is increasing quite significantly. As a result of the second wave many parish events have had to be cancelled which must be heart-breaking for all those who put so much work into providing social activities for local residents. Let us hope that 2021 will allow such events to resume.

I came across some thoughts of the former hostage Terry Waite which I thought were wise at this time.

“ Change your mindset you`re not STUCK at home you`re SAFE at home. Keep your dignity, form a structure to the day, be grateful for what you have- shelter, a home and possessions. Read and be creative”. 

We are fortunate to live in a lovely part of the world with a strong and caring community,
we are all facing this together.

In the ward there are a number of small businesses which have either closed or have had a significant reduction in income. We need these businesses to be there after Covid and therefore funds are to be provided to local authorities, under two different schemes:

Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) (LRSG (Closed)) – This is a grant scheme for rate paying businesses that must close due to the restrictions. This is principally non–essential retail, hospitality and leisure businesses that must close.

  1. RV of £15k or under = grant of £1,334
  2. RV over £15k and below £51k = grant of £2,000
  3. RV of £51k or over = grant of £3,000

Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) – Replaces the discretionary grant fund from the last lockdown period.  We are working through the targeting of the fund, but likely to be to support those that are closed or severely impacted by the lockdown that the above scheme can’t support.
 
However, as I drove around Mortimer ward this Autumn I was amazed by the colour of the leaves on the trees and the hedgerows, far brighter than many previous Autumns. It is as if nature knows we need something to cheer us up and is doing everything it can to do so.
We are lucky in Mortimer ward that we have so many trees but it is clear from the number of planning applications coming through that in the villages residents are finding it necessary due to size, safety or the age of a tree to make a request for it to be removed.
These applications are rarely refused and I can quite understand why, however I would make a plea that where possible the applicant replants a more suitable native tree on their land in its place. We cannot afford in our villages to lose our trees.
In April Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust took over responsibility for mental health services in Herefordshire, including the Let’s Talk service. This will now be known as Herefordshire Healthy Minds and will support people who are experiencing stress, anxiety, and depression. It is a FREE, confidential NHS service. To access it you must be 18 or over and registered with a GP in Herefordshire. You can self-refer by either calling their
new number 01432 347606 or completing the online self-referral form www.healthyminds.whct.nhs.uk.

If you need to contact me about a particular issue or just to have a chat please do not hesitate to do so either by emailing me carole.gandy@herefordshire.gov.uk, or telephone either 01568 780583 or 07792882133. I cannot at this time visit you in your home but once lockdown is over I can meet you in an outside environment.

Carole Gandy (Cllr)

Exhibition – Herefordshire Life Through a Lens

9th April to 18th April – Herefordshire Life Through a Lens – Photographs from the Derek Evans Studio Archive 1940’s – 1970’s

The PHOTOS is the culmination of the three-year Herefordshire Life Through a Lens project, and this multi-venue exhibition of photographs represents the first major retrospective of the Derek Evans Studio collection ever to be held. Many of the images have never been seen outside Derek’s dark room, or been exhibited for over 50 years. Catcher Media now brings a ‘bite size’ exhibition to both Leominster and Kington Libraries.

Enjoy a rare chance to get up close and personal with these fantastic photographs.

Message from Carole Gandy – Spring 2020 – County Councillor

Firstly, may I wish you all a belated Happy and Prosperous New Year. For some of those residents in Mortimer ward the end of last year and the beginning of this year was very difficult, with properties being flooded on more than one occasion. I cannot imagine the affect it must have had upon them. Fortunately Wigmore parish itself did not suffer to such an extent although Bury Lane was affected by the flooding. I am looking at whether parishes could set up a Flood Group or at the very least have a Flood Warden and am speaking to parishes such as Bodenham where a scheme already exists.
Myself, and the parish councillors for Elton and Pipe Aston recently received agreement from the Wigmore Parish Council to submit a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) to have the speed limits parts of these villages reduced from 60 mph to 40 mph to bring them in line with Leinthall Starkes. This request has now been added to Balfour Beatty’s list.
Barry and I attended the Leinthall Starkes Christmas theme coffee morning at the end of November which we thoroughly enjoyed and were delighted to win a Father Christmas in the raffle. It took pride of place amongst our decorations. I would like to thank all those involved in organising this event.
By the time you read this article, Herefordshire Council will have set its budget and I am very disappointed that so much capital money is going into Hereford City. Many roads in Mortimer ward are in a very poor state and I am not confident that any of the roads in the ward I have identified for resurfacing this coming financial year will be included. Balfour Beatty advised us on the 29th Jan following the flooding they had at that time 500 emergency defects and 4,500 Cat 2 defects outstanding. All work being carried out by BB was re-active
The gully jetting programme had been suspended in order to focus on priority sites and there was a 200 gully jetting backlog.
According to the DfT it would require an investment of £8 million per year to be spent on our roads just to stand still and BBs budget for 2020/21 is £1.7 million. Their high priority backlog of work at that time amounted to £15.9 million so you can see the huge challenge they have. There are 300 drainage schemes on hold awaiting funding.
We are hoping for some more money in the March Government Budget and I shall be pressing for that money to be spent on rural roads.
Let’s hope that the picture I paint turns out not to be so bad. If you need to contact me about a particular issue or just to have a chat please do not hesitate to do so either by emailing me carole.gandy@herefordshire.gov.uk, or telephone either 01568 780583 or 07792882133. I am always happy to come out and visit you at your home if you feel that would be helpful.

ROTARY YOUNG MUSICIAN COMPETITION AND CONCERT

Knighton Rotary Club are hosting the Rotary Young Musician competition for Rotary Clubs in Mid Wales and this includes representatives from the Rotary Clubs of Abergavenny, Builth Wells and Crickhowell. 6 talented young musicians ( 3 vocalists, 3 instrumentalists) will be performing ( all are of grade 7 standard or above ) and it would be great to have an audience for them. The venue is the St Edwards Church Hall in Knighton and the concert starts at 1pm – hall opens at 12.30pm. Entry is free and there will be refreshments. The youngsters will be judged on their performances and the winners will proceed to the next round which will be against young musicians from across Mid and South Wales on February 29th in Blackwood. All are welcome to enjoy these exciting young stars of the future.

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