Your Local Times

www.yourlocaltimes.co.ukoury

Local Times

FREEyLocal Times

entertainment * travel * fashion * s ty le * restaurants

March Issue 2012

our

www.yourlocaltimes.co.ukBewdley, kidderminster, Stourport.

Distributed to

2 www.yourlocaltimes.co.ukoury

Local Times

www.radaviesltd.com

ROBERT ARTHUR DAVIES LTDTel: 01562 751003 or 01562 66682Independant Insurance Brokers

34/35 Comberton Hill Kidderminster DY10 1QN

email: [email protected]

OPENING TIMESMON-FRI 9AM-5.30PMSAT 9AM-12.30PM

Wendy KayCommercial

Bob Davies

www.radaviesltd.com

Call now and get a quote from the people who have been in the business for over 40 years

All this saves you Time and Money

ROBERT ARTHUR DAVIES LTD

Tel: 01562 751003Independant Insurance Broker

34/35 Comberton Hill Kidderminster DY10 1QN

email: [email protected]

Wendy KayeCommercial P.A.

Specialists in insurance coveringCommercial vehicles-Private cars-Employers & public liability-

Home contents & Buildings

OPENING TIMESMON-FRI: 9AM-5.30PMSAT: 9AM-12.30PM

3www.yourlocaltimes.co.ukoury

Local Times

Paula Holloway,Dip. Hyp, M.H.F., M.N.C.H.,I.I.H.H.T. is a Registered Bewdley Hypnotherapist and highly recommended by Doctors.

Do you want to lose weight?Do you wonder how celebrities stay so slim?The Answer is: ‘GASTRIC BAND - SLIMMING HYPNOTHERAPY!’ It can also help you to:• Gain Confidence • Enhance Sports, Golf etc• Stop Smoking • Pass your Driving Test • Pass Exams and Get Better Grades • Lower your blood pressure• Improve Sales • Get rid of Stammering,• Get rid of Fears and Phobias • Dental Fear and Flying • Relax and De-stress • Sleep More Easily• Past Life Regression • Stop Asthma, IBS and Nail Biting

What is

HYPNOTHERAPY?It is a very gentle mind therapy, half way between real sleep and being awake. No one has power over you and you won’t do or say anything you do not wish to. Paula successfully ran a slimming club at Glades Leisure Centre and is qualified to help you get on track with your SLIMMING SUCCESS.

For more information or to book a treatment, please call Paula on: 01299 403309I have 15 years experience. I can help you to ‘LOSE WEIGHT’ without surgery, using Gastric Band Hypnotic Therapy (as seen on TV)

• Fitness and diet ‘not just for men’• Fun in the Garden• DIY, call in the experts• Mother day Recipe• Television comes to the Severn

valley Railway• Family run business open a new

Carpet shop in Worcester• Puzzle page• Traders Directory

Contents Your local gift shop with quality gifts for all occasions

We offer a range of ‘pets with personality’

Wedding & Christening Gifts Magnetic Jewellery

Fashion HandbagsWoodwick Candles

All at great prices!

A Touch of class

Drop in and see ourlarge selection of Betty Boopfigurines & Accessories

Lombard Street, StourportTEL:01299 821220

Mothers Day

New stock arriving daily


Local Times

How to contact us:Editor:Bob Cooper01299 [email protected]

Contributors:Steve Gould Trevor Kirton

Advertising:Sales [email protected] 402094

Pauline O’Mahony01299 402094

Studio [email protected]

Credit Control01299 402094Accounts:Ken [email protected] byYour Local Publisher Ltd

DEADLINE next issue:

20th MarchWhilst every care has been taken to ensure that the data in this publication is accurate, neither the publisher nor its editorial contributors can accept, and hereby disclaim, any liability to any party for loss or damage caused by errors or omissions resulting from negligence, accident or any other cause.The publisher does not officially endorse any advertising material included in this publication.Your Local Times is a trademark of Your Local Publisher Limited.All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted in any form - electronic, mechanical, photocopied or recorded without prior permission of the publisher.

WelcomeNot long to the Queens Jubilee, the European cup and the Olympics, all which seemed an age away last year.So why is Bewdley relevant to these events you may ask?It is a great time to promote the area to the many overseas visitors which will be attending these events so they visit and see what Bewdley has to offer. Great Bed and Breakfast establishments, pubs and an array of restaurants, not to mention the Museum, the Wyre Forest with its many activities, the Severn Valley railway and Bewdley’s jewel in the crown, the West Midland Safari Park. We have the best chance to not only put Bewdley and the surrounding area on the international stage but increase the revenues of many businesses, so lets hear from all those who wish to take part. We need as many ideas as possible. Remember this is your local Magazine, use it to promote your business, your town, your country by contributing.There are many companies who can contribute there skills to it and promote themselves at the same time, Graphic designers, feature writers, web site people, photographers, grant maintained trusts and forums, so what are we waiting for, lets go for it today, don’t leave it till its too late.

Bob [email protected].

Front cover photograph supplied by the John Foxall Collection


Local Times

Situated in the heart of Bewdley, The Park Royal Collection is an eclectic and ever changing fusion of old meets new, marrying genuine antiques with superb reproduction items including home and garden furniture, lighting, vintage cloth-ing, antique and costume jewellery and much more besides! Such an extensive range is achieved by dividing the shop in two, the fore focusing on the home and garden, whilst rear is devoted to over 30 display cabinets, carefully stocked by private cabinet holders.

Each cabinet is, in essence, a self

contained shop of its own including antique pocket watches, collectable china and high quality silver and gold jewellery.

PARK ROYALTHE

COLLECTION

01299 405636 www.theparkroyalcollection.com

62a Load StreetBewdley

WorcestershireDY12 2AP

You will be a fool to miss this

Massive25% discount on all Antique furniture,

mirrrors and Artwork with this voucher

Offer ends on 1st April 2012

Front cover photograph supplied by the John Foxall Collection


Local Times

If you had said to me a few year ago I would be joining a gym and participating in a dieting regime, I would have expressed an opinion which couldn’t be printed.

Macho, beer swilling, heterosexual male with a few pounds under the belt, and a lot hanging over, lounging on the settee watching the television, and frequenting the biscuit tin with gusto every few minutes, seems the ideal way to spend an evening, especially in the winter.

So why the change? Mirrored wardrobe doors.

After the installation of some new wardrobes with the mirrored sliding doors, I had no choice every morning but to see myself as probably others saw me, and I didn’t like it much. Apart from the health issues, I suffer with Asthma and thyroid problems, being over weight and unfit didn’t help.

I am not a sporting icon, never took part in Cricket, Football, Rugby, (only at school), Athletics or anything that needed exertion so saved my energies for the odd darts game or snooker and of course never when anywhere unless it was in the car.

So a change was needed and being local the Seb Coe Health Club seemed the obvious choice.

Follow me through the year to see what difference it may make to me. Its going to take some monumental effort to get up in a morning or get out of the chair

in the evening, but members who have joined tell me it is enjoyable and that they soon see the benefits of the gym and the swimming.

We shall see and await to be convinced but along side the fitness comes the eating healthy campaign. No point putting yourself through it if you don’t do something about the food you are eating.

That’s why I will be joining Debbie’s Diet classes, and no doubt she will expect me to participate in one or two of the Zumba sessions, which again, do macho men do that sort of thing.

Well apparently they do if you read in the media about famous actors and sports personalities like David Beckham.

Skin preparations, wrinkle this and skin tone that, with daily doses of moisturizers, nail bars and pedicures for men, hair products and specialist grooming, not to mention how you smell and of course the fashion industry has now ranges of clothes to rival any of the famous fashion houses which were once the preserve for women.

So, is this a new revolution for men.Lets see how I get on over the next twelve months and see how many fellow males join me.

Follow my progress on facebook, and by going to our website at www.yourlocaltimes.co.uk/fitness and take part in this revolution.

We all want to be fit


Local Times

E: [email protected]


Local Times

New Poliakoff TV drama to be filmedat the Severn Valley Railway

WHILE ‘Sherlock Holmes – A Game of Shadows’ - part-filmed at the Severn Valley Railway – continues to set new box office records at home and abroad, the Kidderminster-to-Bridgnorth steam heritage line has again been chosen for location filming – this time for a new BBC 2 drama, directed by the acclaimed playwright and dramatist Stephen Poliakoff.

Sequences for ‘Dancing on the Edge’, a five-part dramatisation, are being filmed during the coming week at the SVR’s Kidderminster and Bewdley stations, coincident with the railway’s half-term holiday steam trains, on what is its start-up week of the 2012 season.

Poliakoff has brought together an all-star cast of big-screen talent, including Hollywood actors Chiwetel Ejiofor (Children of Men, The Shadow Line, American Gangster) and Matthew Goode (Watchmen, Leap Year, A Single Man), plus Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Head, Janet Montgomery, Caroline Quentin, Jane Asher and Tom Hughes. The series is due to air on television screens in the autumn.

Set in the early 1930s, the drama follows black jazz musicians the Louis

Lester Band, as they find fame amongst the parties and performances of London’s upper class society. Although

Many recoil at the performance of black musicians in polite society, the city’s more progressive socialites, including

members of the Royal Household, take the band under their wing. But when the band becomes entangled in their shadowy world, it results in a suspected murder - and the walls begin to close in on Louis and the band.

The Severn Valley Railway’s Kidderminster Town terminus doubles as ‘Folkestone’ for the drama, where trains are seen arriving and departing ‘for Dover’. The railway which reopens this Saturday after a six-week winter shutdown for track renewals, is providing its vintage seven-coach set of 1920s/1930s LNER teak-bodied carriages, and a 1930s-period steam locomotive, the Stanier ‘Mogul’ No.42968.

SVR General Manager Nick Ralls


Local Times

welcomed what he described as “another important endorsement of the railway and its ability to provide time-warp film settings to order.”The production company Ruby Film &

Television is shooting in the London and West Midlands areas for 16 weeks

Further information from David Wilcock, SVR Press & Media Affairs, 01691 718351

Visit the website for all the events in the coming year at the Severn Valley Railway

www.svr.co.uk

WANTED00 Model railway items

to complete a large layout

Call 07736540136

If you have a hobby that you would like to feature over the year in the magazine please let us know.

This may be keeping fish, birds, or any animals, to model cars, trains, vintage and classic cars, or buses, to arts and crafts.

What ever it may be there is a section in the magazine just for you, so if it is just for fun or you want to turn it into a business then this magazine can help youCall today on 08456199038 or email, [email protected]

Have you a hobby you want to feature?


Local Times

THE HEADINGS ‘CARPETS’ ‘RUGS’ ‘KARNDEAN’ ‘AMTICO’

This local family run businessis run by husband and wife, Alison and Justin Higgins.

They have both lived in the Bewdley area all of their lives. They established the business in 1989. They quickly gained an excellent reputation for fitting carpets as well as giving professional advice on the caring and maintaining of carpets and rugs. In March 2008 they decided to open there first shop in Bewdley which sells a variety of British Manufactured carpets and rugs, Karndean and Amtico and very competetive prices.

Quality carpetis one of the most important elements in interiors and is one of the first things you feel when you enter a home.When deciding to change your carpet, how do you choose the style, colours and quality and above all the company who will give youthe best advice and service?

At Just in 2 Carpets & Rugs, we have a large range to suit every style, taste and budget. We will come to your home with samples, advise on colours and then measure up. Friendly and experienced fitters will make sure that your carpet with the minimum amount of disruptio

As well as carpets, vinyls and wood flooring, we have a large selection of rugs to suit any size and shape of room. An obvious

choice to compliment any wood floor or neutral coloured carpet.

Karndean & Amtico can offer a modern feel to any room in the home. It is a great alternative to carpet & wood flooring..it is quiet & warm under foot, easy to clean, versatile &

affordable.And with a great range of tones & designs,you’ll be spoilt for choice.

Alison offers specialist advice to clients on the purchase of carpets and rugs. She can assist you in store in order to ensure that you can access our full range of contemporary

and traditional rugs.

Justin has been a carpet planner and fitter for over twenty years. He has close working relations with most of the major carpet firms in the local area.

Family run business opens a new shop in WorcesterJustin 2 Carpets has now opened a new store in Worcester

Visit the new shop at or the web site awww. www.justin2carpetsrugs.co.uk


Local Times

Professional Reliable & Friendly Team

www.justin2carpetsrugs.co.uk

NOW OPEN IN WORCESTER

01905 24514

49, UPPER TYTHING, WORCESTER.WR1 1JZ

E: [email protected]

Established 1989A local family run businessBe inspired, Be unique

• CARPETS

• KARNDEAN

• AMTICO

• RUGS

Dog Lane , Bewdley DY12 2EF

01299 404014

Karndean & Amtico can offer a modern feel to any room in the home. It is a great alternative to carpet & wood flooring..it is quiet & warm under foot, easy to clean, versatile & affordable.And with a great range of tones & designs,you’ll be spoilt for choice


Local Times

The 20th of March marks the first day of spring as day and night are of equal length at the time of the Vernal Equinox. The equinoxes and the solstices are astronomical festivals which our Neolithic ancestors recognised as turning points in the movement of the sun. From now until the autumn equinox in September, the hours of daylight will be greater than those of darkness, making the Spring Equinox a time of celebration as we are once again liberated from the dark times of winter.This occasion is also of great importance

in the calculation of the date of Easter, for Easter always falls on the Sunday after the first full moon following the Spring Equinox. This year Easter falls on Sunday 8th of April as the first full moon after the Spring Equinox is Friday 6th April.

The Importance of the Spring Equinox

Carole Carlton is a lecturer, writer and author on ancient spirituality and Reiki. She runs Reiki courses from first degree through to Master/Teacher level for the UK Reiki Federation and also holds introductory workshops on the myth and legend behind the traditions of the year at the Mercure Hotel in Bewdley. Her book, ‘Mrs Darley’s Pagan Whispers’, outlines the eight major Pagan festivals (Prehistoric and Celtic) as they fall chronologically throughout the year. To discover more visit: www.arcanus.co.uk , follow her at www.twitter.com/mrsdarleyspagan or www.mrsdarleyspaganwhispers.blogspot.com

Severn Stained Glass at Bewdley Museum

Restoration - Commission - Workshops

Telephone; 01299 841540

Mrs Darley’s Herbal

Bewdley Museum

Herbs for Health, Beauty & Magic

Herbal Teas, Culinary Herbs,

Hand Blended Incense, & Natural Skin Care

Vi si t : www.arcanus.co .uk Tel ephone:

07977096257

Bewdley MuseumIf you have never been into the museum in Load Street, Bewdley and never discovered the park at the rear, you are in for a big surprise.As well as the exhibits depicting Bewdleys heritage from rope making, casting, and the farming heritage it also has craft centres which have an array of small business, from Stained Glass, Potions for health & beauty, woodwork and turning, painting and the arts and a cafe so you can enjoy tea and something to eat.The park at the rear has a small wildlife pond and grassy areas where you can sit and enjoy a picnic or just sit and enjoy its tranquil setting.The Tourist centre and museum is open from10.00 am - 4.30 pm daily (31st March to 30th September)FREE ADMISSION


Local Times

kbbsbookkeeping services

Online bookkeeping

withKashFlow

Payroll ServiceVAT Returns

On-Site Training

&

access anywhereaccess anytimeno software hassle

T: M:

E:

W:

01299 402776 [email protected]

XERO

www.kbbsaccounting.co.uk

QuickbooksOfflinebookkeeping

with &Sage

secure transactionsmobile accounting

easy-to-use


Local Times

Fun in the gardenThroughout the year

We sometimes look out on our gardens at this time of the year and wonder whether the plants, which seem to have become ravaged with the winter frosts, will ever recover.Recover they do, well most of them, but we shall still have to replenish the spaces with a trip to the garden centre.The winters are never kind to fencing and this is certainly a job, which can be tackled now whilst the plants are in their dormant state.

Bargains can be had at Bournewoods, who can also give you a price for replacing the existing boards or erecting a new fence.

If your are thinking of landscaping from scratch it

always helps to seek the advise of a garden

designer, they always seem to be able

to get the best out of such a small space.

Clearing leaves and repairing paths, walls and building raised beds should be tackled at this time of the year, before planting takes place in the spring.

Perhaps, you should consider clearing the shed out ready for the spring and throwing away those old sun loungers and cushions, which have probably seen better days.Why wait for the spring, OK so it may be a bit cold and damp but the seasons are short, when you get to spring and summer, so make the most of this mild winter weather and start the tedious job of getting the garden back into shape.Now is the time to get the bargains, visit your local nursery or garden centres, see what’s on offer, and get that inspiration you need to get the garden back into shapeIf you would like to contribute to the gardening section of the magazine please contact us on 01299 402094 or email:[email protected]


Local Times

ALL BEDDING & BASKET PLANTSVIOLA & PANSIES £1.00 PACK OF 6PRIMROSE 75P EACHOTHER PLANTS AND SHRUBS AVAILABLE.

FENCINGLAP PANELS6 X 6............£15.006 X 5............£14.506 X 4............£13.506 X 3............£12.50FEATHER EDGE6 X 5............£21.006 X 4............£20.006 X 3............£19.00POST MIX...£5.008ft Concrete Posts............................£8.6012in Gravel Board...........................£8.60Concrete Blocks, per block............ 0.82p

All other types of fencing

including Wicket and Trellis

Fencing Installational

Available

AGGREGATESAll different types available in tonne bags 1/2 tonne bags, Kg bags or loose e.g

Cotswold............£54.00.............£2.20Plum...................£63.00............ £4.00Forest of Dean...£63.00............ £4.00Building Sand....£35.00............ £2.90Golden Shingle..£63.00............ £4.00Greenstone.........£63.00.............£4.00

Call for 1/2 Tonne Bag Prices

1 TONNE BAG 25 Kg BAG

ALL CALOR GAS BOTTLE SIZES AVAILABLEALL BBQ GAS BOTTLES AVAILABLE

Eg: Butane Gas 15Kg....£30.00

Household and Smokeless Coal & Logs available throughout the year

Fan Trellis 6ft...£4.99 Fan Trellis 3ft...2.99

Stepping Stones Large..£4.00 eachStepping Stones Small..£2.50 eachPatio Circles 6ft.............£110.00Patio Pack 6.4 Sq Mtr...£117.00

Wide variety of Slabs & Circles

Burns dog food 15Kg....£39.99 per bagJames Wellbeloved & Royal Canine Pet Food

All bag sizes available

HANGING BASKETS 16in New Wire.......£15.00 16in New Rattan....£12.0014in New Wire.......£13.00 14in New Rattan....£10.0012in New Wire.......£11.00 12in New Rattan.....£8.00

Coconut Cones......£12.00

OPENING TIMESMon-Fri: 9am-6pmSaturday:9am-2pmSunday: 10am-2pm

COMPOST3 x 75Ltr Compost...£10.503 X 60Ltr Compost...£9.00Top Soil..per tonne....£18.00Top Soil..25Kg bag....£1.80FRESH CUT TURF7ft x 17in wide. Per Roll...£2.60

6ft x 6ft Square Trellis.......................£15.10

Dumpy bags of logs per bag.....£55.00Coal X 5 Bags........................... £16.00Logs X 5 Nets ..........................£16.00Smokeless X 3 bags...................£15.00

OFFER: 5 Nets of Logs and 5 Bags of Coal £30.00


Local Times

A sweet treat for your guestsCandy Carousel

TM

Wedding - Anniversary - PromBirthday party - Conference Event

Whether it’s a corporate event, wedding, fund raiser, family fun day, child’s birthday or any celebration.

You can be sure your Candy Carousel will delight your guests young or old.

Standing at over 7 feet high and filled with the most delicious candy and sweets in a pick and mix style you can imagine. It’s a fabulous talking point and gives a big WOW factor at any event.

The display unit is delivered to your venue where it is erected and your sweets and chocolates put into the display containers on the table ready for your guests to enjoy.

It is unattended and therefore is available all day so you can enjoy sweets at any time. It’s a great hit with children but we all like to indulge ourselves and your guests will love the way you have supplied treats for them.

It is unique and offers an alternative to the Chocolate Fountains that we see at many weddings and functions. The unit does not need to be attended, requires no electrical point, and conforms to all health and safety, which your venue would demand.

The hire cost is very competitive and you get to take home any confectionary, which is left, as we never re-use it for any other function.

You get to choose a variety of sweets from our range which you will find on our web site. There are a generous twenty four kilos included in the price, and this will supply up to one hundred and fifty guests.

A deposit of £25 is required to secure your date but this is proving very popular so to avoid disappointment please book as early as possible.

Call 01299 40294 or email: [email protected] for more details.


Local Times

Candy CarouselTM

www.candycarousel .co

Hire the Candy Carousel for your Wedding Day and other Special Occasions

Call 01299 402094 or email: [email protected] for more details.

Candy Carousel is a unique display unit Pick and Mix sweets and chocolates

We deliver and set up the Carousel and you have it all day.

see us on YouTube:candycarouselhire


Local Times

Worcestershire County Council Countryside Service

Find out more online at: www.worcestershire.gov.uk/countryside

A FREE one day training course introducing you to your local countryside:

Discover local green spaces

Understand basic maps and trails

Find out where to get information from

Consider what you might see

Learn what goes on in the Countryside and who manages it

Know what your rights and responsibilities are and the Countryside Code

Discuss what to wear and take with you

The course is suitable for adults who are keen to go out and enjoy the countrysidebut need a helping hand to make the first step.

The course will start at 9.30am (tea and coffee from 9.15am) and finish at 4.30pm.Lunch and light refreshments are provided. Course confirmations will detail the day. Places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.

To find out more or to book your place please contact the Countryside Service on 01905 766155 or [email protected].

Introduction to the Countryside - the Wyre Forest and Surrounding Area

Friday 2nd March - Kidderminster, Town Hall

Wednesday 7th March - Bewdley, Baptist Church

Friday 23rd March - Stourport on Severn, Areley Kings Village Hall


Local Times


Local Times

Four Seasons Florist


Local Times

Bewdley Auto ServicesKeeping Bewdley Motoring www.bewdleyautoservices.com

MOTs SERVICINGREPAIRS

TYRES PARTS

CAR & VAN MOT £35

Tel:01299 403300

OPENMON-FRI: 8am-6pmSATURDAY: 8am-1pm

Wharton Park FarmBewdleyDY12 2QJOpposite Hopley’s Farm Shop

MOTORBIKE MOT £27

YLT February 2012 40pp.indd 21 03/02/2012 08:36

Trevor Price established Bewdley Gallery in 1980 and has a range of original

paintings, limited and open edition prints all at competitive prices.

The Gallery also has a picture framing service with hundreds of designs to choose from and with 25 years of experience. All

work carries a lifetime guarantee.

Lax Lane, Bewdley, Worcestershire DY12 2DZ

01299 400 918

Bewdley Gallery


Local Times

Four Seasons Florist

JOANNE and LAURA

All occasions made perfect for you by your local, friendly florists

Order Now for

Mother’s Day

117 Bewdley Road, Kidderminster, DY11 6RX07840 923 52401562 756 996


Local Times

Love penguins? Then would you love to win one of five family tickets to see new penguin cove at west midland safari park?Now that West Midland Safari Park is fully open for summer we have FIVE fantastic family tickets to be won to see these delightful little penguins and a whole lot more! As well as visiting the four-mile self-drive safari with its amazing collection of animals from all over the world, there are some marvelous attractions to visit on foot, too!

Penguin Cove, naturally, is the first to explore. Found in Discovery Trail with its variety of splendid all-weather attractions like Twilight Cave; Mark O’Shea’s Reptile World, Creepy Crawlies, Seaquarium and Sea Lion Show, the all-new Penguin exhibit is taking centre stage! See these delightful little animals make their summertime debut in this lovely new exhibit that incorporates a

semi-submerged beach, waterfall and great viewing opportunities for visitors.

Not forgetting of course “Walking with Lemurs” – the largest Lemur Walk-through in the UK. This is the perfect way to come face to face with Lemurs and their babies in this exciting new exhibit located in natural woodland beside a centuries old lake, that is home to a variety of Lemur that include Ring Tailed, White-Front Brown and Red

Bellied – all native of Madagascar and now totally free range at the Park.

Then, there’s an African themed interactive Village that comes complete with village ‘huts’ and an African home that allows visitors to peek behind the scenes to catch a glimpse of what life could be like in an African Village. There are also plenty of

friendly animal encounters that include the opportunity to feed some of the Somali Sheep, Pygmy Goats and Cameroon Sheep.

Last but not least, is Meerkat Mayhem,


Local Times

located within the African Village. The exhibit has glass walls to allow the perfect viewing opportunity of these highly interesting and often amusing little animals. There’s Hippo Lakes, home to the largest family group Hippo in the Country and the Safari Express Train ride that takes the direct route from the car park to the Amusement Area, which is packed with all kinds of fun rides and attractions, including some awesome rides like the Black Fly! Twister! Wild River Rafting! Rhinocoaster! Zambezi Water Splash and Venom!

Each ticket admits a family of up to four people into the Park, before it closes for wintertime on 2nd November 2012. Whilst amusement rides are not included as part of the prize, multi ride wristbands and ride tickets are available to purchase on the day. Further information may be found on the Park’s website: www.wmsp.co.uk

HOW TO ENTERSimply answer the following question and email or text your answer, along with your name, address and telephone number to: [email protected] or text 07736540136 When does West Midland Safari Park close for winter:a) 1st November 2012b) 2nd November 2012 c) 3rd November 2012


Local Times

Jargon Busters Part 5: Drives and Storage

Here we are in March already, but with the promise of longer days, higher temperatures and plenty of Sunshine (well, I can try and be positive !!) there’s certainly plenty to look forward to.

Ok, where are we headed this issue ??

Those of you who may remember floppy discs in all their glory will probably also recall how limited they were with the amount of stuff you could store on a typical 3.5” disc – 1.44meg to be precise (in fact, if we go even further back we had 5¼” discs (max capacity 720K) and 8” discs, which were WELL floppy, Rolf Harris, where are you now ??). Just to put that in perspective, ONE digital picture from a modern digital camera might just fit on ONE floppy disc !!!

So, I think it’s safe to say that floppy discs and floppy disc drives are somewhat redundant in this data-hungry world we live in. Even USB Memory Sticks have grown in size and speed. The first Christmas we were open (2003) I had a guy come in looking for the BIGGEST USB stick available, no matter the cost. I got him a 512meg stick at a cost of £105 !!! We now sell a 4gig USB Memory Stick for a tenner (8 times the capacity) – WOW !! Such is the advance of technology. In fact, my first PC (which was

a Toshiba T1600 laptop at a cost of £1500) had a 20meg Hard Drive, but that was around 30 years ago.

Of course, a computer’s hard drive (they all have one) is where the operating system is stored, plus all the programs you use. “What’s an Operating System?” I hear you shout – basically, Windows, Linux, DOS etc. In essence, without an operating system, your computer is nothing more than a box of electronics with various components interconnected, but without software to make it work - hopefully you get the drift. The Hard Drive is a mechanical device with a number of platters or discs all revolving on a common spindle at speeds up to 10,000 rpm !! In fact, the principle of operation hasn’t changed since their creation in the 1950s, they’ve simply got bigger and faster. A bit like turbo-charging a Model T Ford...

Let’s take a look at the main component parts of a typical computer (desktop or laptop) – Processor, Memory, Hard Drive, Motherboard, DVD Drive, Power Supply and so on. Now, I realise we’re only looking at Hard Drives today, but I felt that I needed to mention these other elements to put into perspective how important the Hard drive really is. Basically, EVERYTHING in a computer can be replaced if it fails or is damaged, but the one thing that CAN’T be replaced is the data you have stored on the Hard Drive and here’s the irony – Out of everything in your computer, the Hard Drive is the one thing that is more prone to failing than ANY other part, but you can simply fit another one right ?? Of course, but what happens to the data stored on the one that’s


Local Times

failed. If you’re lucky, you will get it back if the device is sent to a Data Recovery specialist (we use one in Gloucester), but even they can’t GUARANTEE they can retrieve your precious data (pictures, music, videos, word files etc) which, as far as I’m concerned, makes the Hard Drive the most important part of your computer, even though it’s the part most likely to fail !!!

One thing Hard Drives do NOT like is violent shock (being dropped etc), vibration, excessive heat and most importantly – stray magnetism. You place a large electro-magnet near a hard drive and you can well and truly kiss your data goodbye (not that many of us HAVE a large electro magnet lying around the house anyway!!) so treat them with a great deal of TLC, coz you never know when it might fail and don’t think you are exempt, we are all at risk.

Hopefully, when Hard Drives go Solid State (no moving parts, all electronic) Hard drive failure will become a thing of the past, but with an average 500Gig SSD (Solid State Drive) costing in excess of £500 (with a conventional standard hard drive around £90 in comparison) I think

it will be quite a while before these faster, slimmer, more reliable storage options become common place. Deep down I look forward to the day the outdated mechanical Hard Drive is resigned to a museum, but until that day, PLEASE make sure you backup your precious data every which way you can...You know it makes sense.

Until the next issue. Steve Gould

Jargon Busters Part 5: Drives and Storage


Local Times

Cook up a treat for Mother’s Day

Breakfast blueberry muffins

Makes 12 muffins

½ cup butter

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

½ cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

2 cups blueberries, chopped, fresh if possible.

Sugar mixed with cinnamon for topping

Cream the butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix until blended.

Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; add alternately with milk and vanilla.

Mash ½ a cup of blueberries and stir into batter. Add remaining whole berries.

Grease muffin tins and spoon in the batter, piled high Sprinkle with the sugar/cinnamon topping.

Bake at 375 degrees F, 190 degrees C, gas mark 5, for 30 to 35 minutes.

Easy beef stroganoff for the microwave

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 lb sirloin steak, sliced into thin strips

8 oz fresh mushrooms, sliced

1 medium onion, sliced

¼ cup water

2 tablespoons flour

1 teaspoon mustard powder

1 teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon pepper

1 cup sour cream

Place the oil in a large casserole dish and stir in the beef until it is well coated.

Cover and microwave on high until the meat is no longer pink, usually 4½ to 5 minutes.

Remove the beef from the casserole and put to one side.

Add the mushrooms and onion to the meat juices. Cover and microwave until the mushrooms are tender, 5 to 6

minutes.

Shake the water and flour in a tightly covered jar and add to the mushrooms.

Sprinkle on the mustard powder, salt and pepper. Microwave uncovered for around 30 seconds to boiling point.

Boil for around one minute until thickened.

Stir in the streak strips and add the sour cream. Microwave uncovered until hot, about one minute.

Serve over hot rice, noodles or spaghetti.


Local Times


Local Times

Specialists in the design, supply and installation of high quality flooring has just achieved the status of being in the top ten of their recommended list of Amtico Retailers

Originally started in 1986 it still occupies the same showroom on Bewdley Road, Kidderminster where customers can browse the array of supplier standard flooring products including the recently installed Amtico and Amtico Special Vinyl flooring stands which boast a full range of these luxury products. Stocking products from leading manufacturers such as Amtico, Karndean, Crucial Trading, Polysafe, Kahrs and Marmolean will meet your flooring needs whether it is Carpet, Vinyl,Wood, safety flooring or Natural Wood.

Being a small family run business emphasis is on customer service and the very best customer care offering detailed specifications of the products and unbiased advice when it comes to matching colours and choosing the right product.

Highly trained and experienced fitters who pride themselves on perfection of their work, is followed by no obligation quotation and carry out initial consultations and measurements.

Top Floor aim to offer its customers, not only fantastic service but also incredible value for money and if you would like to know more information about a beautiful new design floor for your home, then the showroom is certainly worth a visit.

The showroom is open from Monday till Saturday from nine in the morning till

five o clock in the afternoon.

You can also visit the website on www.topfloorkidderminster.co.uk or call Kevin on 01562 822516 who will be pleased discuss your requirements.

Top Floor now in the top 10


Local Times

Where to find us in Kiddy: Howdens car park, Worcester Road

Monday to Friday 8:00am till 2:30pmSaturday 8:30am till 11:15am

Lucky 7’s Snack Wagon **** 4-star rated ****

Orders: 07528 798 210

Hot snacks – Cold snacks Tea – Coffee

We specialise inFine Dining and Weddings

Informal Events ● Corporate Catering

Tel: 0121 604 7437 or 07968 830 755www.caterforme.co.uk [email protected]

5 Bourlay Close, Rubery, Rednal, Birmingham B45 0LR

BBQs ● Show Catering

2Top FloorBeautiful Floors Begin Here

2010

• Family Run Business• Commercial & domestic

Luxury Design Floors• Experienced Highly

trained Fitters• Carpets• Vinyl• Natural Stone

Call Kevin on 01562 82251616 BEWDLEY ROAD, KIDDERMINSTER, DY11 6RX

OpenMon-Sat: 9am-5pm

Top ten recommended list of Amtico retailers

http://www.caterforme.co.uk


Local Times

Puzzle Corner

Your Local Times Sudoku No 29

6 3 1 5

5 1 2

4 9 8

4 2 7

7 8 5

8 2 9 6

2 4 6

7 4 9 6

5 3 7

Your Local Times Crossword No 29

ACROSS

3. Hoodwink, deceive (9) 8. Upstage, trump, surpass (5)

9. Stomach inflammation (9) 10. Seven in a week (4)

11. Irritate, miff (5) 12. “_ Witherspoon”, actress (5)

13. Virile, hearty (5) 15. Icy rain (5)

16. Avoid, dodge (5) 18. Female relatives (5)

20. Stir, budge, go (4) 21. Sinner, offender (9)

23. Obvious, apparent (5) 24. Robert Louis _, author (9)

DOWN

1. More daring (6) 2. Flammable gas (8)

3. Marsh, quagmire (3) 4. Varied, mixed, sundry (13)

5. Us, we (9) 6. Catherine _ Jones (4)

7. Simply (6) 11. Five-pointed star shape (9)

14. Added salt and pepper (8) 15. Shoulder wraps (6)

17. Throws out, expels (6) 19. Capital of Italy (4)

22. “_ Moody”, ‘Fagin’ actor (3)

Bewdley Choral Society

A performance of the ‘Requiem’ by John Rutter, and other choral classics

Conductor - Alastair ElliottSaturday 24 March at 7.30in St Anne’s Church , Bewdley.

Tickets available at the doorChoral Society practices will begin again in September and new members are always welcome, ifyou would like further information please contact:

Jim ( 01562 60529)


Local Times

WINDOW CLEANERS

WINDOWS CLEANED TO A HIGH STANDARDFRAMES AND SILLS INCLUDED

HARD TO REACH WINDOWS NO PROBLEM

WE ALSO CLEAN SOLAR PANELSFULLY INSURED

CALL RUSSg-forcecleaningservices.com

01299 404435 / 07899 726707


Local Times

Local Speaking

Anyone who has ever arranged insurance over the phone will know that the person at the other end is obliged to read the small print. We’ve already had the paperwork and have read all of the tedious details and get-out clauses. All we want to do is to confirm acceptance and wave our credit card at the phone. But they are going to make the experience as painful as possible. It’s not their fault; they are obliged to do it. Of course, this is the most pointless activity on earth. They are bored with having to go through the script dozens of times a day and so to reduce the pain for both of us they read at high speed to get it over and done with as soon as possible. In so doing it is difficult to adopt anything other than a monotone. We are impatient to be done and their small print voice ensures we don’t listen properly to what they say.

The rest of us don’t have to speak like the person on the insurance company phone line do we? But it’s surprising how many people do. Firstly we have my old favourite bête noire, the PowerPointless presentation. The slides are crammed full of words and the presenter reels them off as though they

were small print. You see, as soon as they start, they realise that we’ll read faster than them so they race through to try to keep up. Then there is the salesman/woman. The pitch has been learned parrot-fashion and is spouted with rather less character than the parrot would manage. And finally (for now) there is the person at the business event who has to introduce him/herself but rather than speak to an audience would prefer to crawl under the table and hide. They want this ordeal to be over as soon as possible, so again race through their words. I have considerable sympathy for this third group. Nevertheless, sounding like small print isn’t going to win anyone friends.

Remember the quote last month from Seth Godin? This is part of it: “We want your humanity. If you can’t do that, don’t bother giving a speech. Just send everyone a memo.” I don’t care if you stumble over the odd word or slightly lose track of where you were going and have to backtrack. I just want you to engage with me, not spout a monologue. In fact, what I want is to be spoken to by a human being, not someone who churns out words like a voice synthesizer regurgitating the small printDavid Wike provides public speaking coaching and runs workshops that specialize in helping people who are nervous of speaking in public: www.SuccessfulSpeaking.co.uk

He is also Communications Officer for Stourbridge Speakers Club: www.StourbridgeSpeakers.org.uk

Do You Sound Like Small Print?


Local Times

GARAGEDOORS

SHOWROOM NOW OPEN IN KIDDERMINSTER

• Over 80 doors in stock• We supply and fit• We repair all types of doors

Sales - Ring David on 01562 952682Repairs - Ring Paul on 01562 959008

OZONEElectrical Services

For all your electrical requirementsFault Finding • New fuse boards • Outdoor lights

Rewires • Additional sockets • Inspection and testing All work approved • No job too small

01562 823825 • 07814266970GLYN MORGAN

[email protected]

BELL’S FARM SHOP& P.Y.O.

Open All Year 9-5 Everyday on the A4025 nr Stourport-on-Severn

Visit our website www.bellsfarmshop.co.ukfor information and directions

01299 251364

Full of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,

Locally produced

Milk, Bread, Cheeses Cakes,

Free Range Beef, Lamb, Pork, Bacon and

Sausages from Buttercross Meats

plus Chicken from Springfield Poultry

M:07966270348

www.tilburygarage doors.co.uk

Discount available for

block bookings

Freshen up your home in 2012

GARAGE DOORS SUPPLIED, FITTED AND REPAIRED


Local Times

Rural Skills Training 2012A programme of training courses designed to offer new skills and employment opportunities to those living in rural Worcestershire.A series of 6 courses will cover all aspects of running a smallholding and there are other days which will offer training in countryside skills such as fencing, hedge laying, and charcoal burning. On the food production side there will be bread making in a wood-fired oven and turning fruit into pickles and chutneys. Those with fruit trees can learn how to prune them and then turn the end product into juice or cider.

Eligible applicants will pay only £25 per course (plus materials costs in some cases) as they have been selected under a programme co-financed by

RDPE LEADER.All the courses will run from 9am to 5pm and will be held at Uncllys Farm, Bewdley DY12 2LR. The Ruskin Studio at the farm is an award-winning green oak framed building with easy access and a wood-fired range. Hedge LayingFriday 2nd March repeated Saturday 3rd March

A hedge that has been maintained in the traditional style is a beautiful sight! Why are hedges laid and how is it done? This course is mainly practical, covering tools, skills and safety considerations. You will be working on a local hedge.

Charcoal Burning,Friday 23rd March

Charcoal hearths were once a vital part of the Wyre Forest’s economy. Now ethically produced charcoal is in demand, and you can learn how to make a quality product in a controlled burn, while enjoying a spring day in the woods! Smallholding Series 2. Cattle, Friday 11th MayThe smallholding courses can be taken as a series or individually. This day looks at the practicalities of keeping cattle. We will visit the Uncllys Dexter herd with this year’s calves.

Pruning of Plums and Cherries, Friday 18th MayStone fruit must be pruned while in leaf to avoid infection. Learn how to maximise fruit production and prolong the lives of older trees. The day will include practical work in local orchards once well known for their damsons and cherries.

Smallholding Series 3. Poultry, Friday 25th MayThe smallholding courses can be taken as a series or individually. This day looks at the practicalities of keeping poultry and keeping the fox away!

For further information and bookings contact Bewdley Development Trust on 01299 405516 or [email protected] .


Local Times

Dizzy Dollys Laundrette

9 Lombard Street, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8DP

Self Service • Service WashesIroning Service

Football Kits • Curtains etc

Free Collection DeliveryWhole Wyre Forest

01299 828 386Opening Times

7:30am - 8:30pm

7 DAYS A WEEK

Last Wash 8:30pm

Office: 01299 266421 Mobile: 07889 248946Mike Green Flooring

High Quality Workmanship Guaranteed. All Jobs Left Clean, Tidy & Vaccuumed. Supply & Fit or Fitting Only Service Available.

• Carpets• Vinyl & Vinyl Tiles• Laminate• Real Engineered & Solid Wood• Ceramic Floor & Wall Tiles

• Beautiful Real Slate & Stone Flooring• Entrance Matting• Safety Flooring• Domestic & Commercial• Specialist in Underfloor Heating


Local Times

www.njkheating.co.uk

Established 30 years

Roofer and General BuilderFencing, Patios, Gutterings,

Fascia Boards, Garden Walls etcCall Jeff for a Free Quote

Phone: 01299 266447 Mob: 07955 124317

BUILDER

Richard WilksAnimal Bedding &

Landscape Material Merchants

We SupplyTop Soil & Compost

Coal, Fire Wood & Calor GasHay, Straw, Wood shavings & Sawdust

Sand & GravelRockery & Walling Stone

Decorative Gravels & SlateWoodchips & Bark for Landscaping & Play Areas

Open 7 days a week9.00am - 5.00pm Monday to Friday

8.00am - 5.00pm Saturdays10.00am - 2.00pm Sundays

Telephone / Fax: 01299 402992Mobile: 07813 093803

Whartons Park Farm, Cleobury Road, Bewdley, DY12 2QJ(Situated 200 yards from the top of Bewdley by-pass)


Local Times

THE HARRIERSKidderminster Harriers are keeping up their reputation as the most interactive club in the County as their online revolution continues.

As we speak almost 4,000 supporters are involved in the club’s online platforms on social networking sites Facebook and Twitter – following, liking tweeting and sharing with other fans from around the globe.

Harriers publish all of their major news stories, match reports and interviews on both platforms – and from there cue the debate between fans of the red and white from cities all over the world. For instance, the club’s Facebook group stretches as far as Australia, the United States and all over Europe via a string of languages.

Twitter meanwhile is the leading way for celebrities, personalities and – of course – footballers to keep in touch with their fans. Harriers themselves are pushing on 1,000 followers whilst their players, too, are in on the act.

HOW TO GET INVOLVEDFacebook – Search: Kidderminster Harriers FCTwitter – Follow: @khfcofficial

Meanwhile the club’s official website, www.harriers.co.uk, is enjoying a good time of it as well – January 2012 saw an increase of 50% in page impressions on the previous month with 200,000

‘clicks’ being made on their website.

Over 20,000 different people are now visiting the website each month to view the latest news,

interviews, reports, photos and exclusive video – become the latest and get yourself over to www.harriers.co.uk today!

Meanwhile, Harriers have teamed up with Your Local Times to give away a pair of Match Ticket vouchers for one of the remaining home games of the season – but don’t delay, there aren’t many left! Simply answer the question below and send your answer to [email protected]. or text 07736540136

Just answer this question:Harriers play most predominantly in which colour?1. Red2. Orange3. PurpleA winner will be named in a later issue – full terms and conditions available at rear of magazine.

YOUR LOCAL TIMES

HARRIERS TICKET GIVEAWAY


Local Times

On Saturday 14th April (11am – 5pm) Plant Hunters’ Fairs return to Bodenham Arboretum.Plant Hunters’ Fairs Martin Blow said “It’s great to return to Bodenham after such a successful fair last April when over 1000 plant lovers came along to seek out those extra special plants. We have a great line up nurseries, including many that are new to events in this area.

All are real growers, full of enthusiasm and knowledge for their plants. The nursery men and women are always happy to offer expert advice to help less experienced gardeners select the right plants for their gardens. For hardened plantaholics there are always those little treasures to discover that can’t be obtained elsewhere”. Entry to the plant fair is completely free. Visitors can explore the 156 acre Arboretum at the standard charge of

£6.50 for adults and £3.50 for children if they wish. The lake side restaurant will

be open serving light refreshments.

Plant Hunters’ Fairs will also be back at Bodenham Arboretum on Saturday

September 1st for a finale to the plant fair season. Bodenham Arboretum holds a spectacular collection of over 3000 varieties of trees and shrubs. There are several miles of pathways wandering through the landscape of trees, pools,

meadows and farmland. Visitors can explore the working farm with its sheep, cattle and rare breed poultry.Bodenham Arboretum is situated 20 miles west of Birmingham, 19 miles north of Worcester and three miles north of Kidderminster. Follow the brown signs “Bodenham Arboretum” westwards from Wolverley Church island along the B4189

More information is available on www.bodenham-arboretum.co.uk or www.planthuntersfairs.co.uk

Plant Hunters’ Fairs return to Bodenham Arboretum


Local Times

Worcestershire County Council Countryside Service

Find out more online at: www.worcestershire.gov.uk/countryside

FREE one day training courses introducing you to leading walks and eventsin your local countryside:

Learn how to lead a guided walk or event

Consider the preparations and equipment you need

Discover the Wyre Forest and your local countryside

Understand basic maps and trails

Look at health and safety issues

Ideas for events and activities

The course is suitable for adults who are keen to take groups out and enjoy the countryside, the course will give you the skills required to do this.

The course will start at 9.30am (tea and coffee from 9.15am) and finish at 4.30pm.Lunch and light refreshments are provided. A walk in the afternoon will take in a waymarked trail within the forest. Course confirmations will detail the day. Places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.

To find out more or to book your place please contact the Countryside Service on 01905 766155 or [email protected].

Training to Lead in the Countryside

Friday 9th March or Saturday 24th March 2012 at the Wyre Community Discovery Centre, Callow Hill


Local Times

HTIS students to take part in business and engineering challenge

Holy Trinity International School in Kidderminster will be one of several Worcestershire schools and colleges talking part in this year’s Business Game being held at Sixways Stadium, Worcester on Friday 2nd March.Holy Trinity International School Head, Mrs Pamela Leek-Wright, stated: “The Business Game is a great opportunity for our Year 12 and 13 students to put their growing knowledge to the test, working together as they solve real-life business and engineering problems, as well as the prospect of meeting local employers.”Worcestershire schools and colleges already confirmed as taking part in next month’s mega Business Game include: Baxter College, King Charles 1 School, Kidderminster College, Wolverley CE Secondary, Bromsgrove and South Bromsgrove High School and Kingsley College Redditch, with many more schools from Worcester, Malvern, Evesham and Pershore also taking part.Event organiser, Celia Adams, commented: “We are looking for entrants from schools, and students

doing A-levels in business studies, maths, physics or design and technology.“It will be a great day out for students and staff to meet local employers, who are talent-spotting with opportunities for work experience, apprenticeships and future opportunities to ensure

Britain has a successful manufacturing industry.”Working in teams of six, the school’s students will be competing for a number of prizes. Further event information is available from the organiser, Celia Adams, on 07815 833892 or you can email: [email protected].

Would you like to enjoy interesting events, meals out, theatre, cinema, shows, music, day trips, riverside walks, lunches etc?If you do, then why not join ‘FRIENDS’. This new group has successfully started in Bewdley and members meet up once a week in The George.

Then now is the time to join FRIENDS 50+. Come and enjoy Bewdley and the switching on of the Christmas lights with a glass of punch and mince pie and enjoy the atmosphere of Beautiful Bewdley in a warm friendly group. The group is non profit making and would cost just £10.00 for the whole 6 months membership. The group is being organised by Paula from Bewdley

for the good of the community.

For more information on Friends 50+ please call Paula on: 01299 403309

BEWDLEY FRIENDS 50+ GROUPWidowed, Divorced or Single? Ladies and Gentleman 50+


Local Times

Rats, Mice, Moles, Ants, Fleas, Bedbugs, Cockroaches, Wasps, Squirrels, Rabbits,

Foxes, Corvids, Feral Pigeons, textile moths and all other vermin and pests dealt with.

Telephone 01299 878630Mobile 07810 706600

7 DAYS A WEEKANNUAL CONTRACTS A SPECIALITY

B.A.C.S MEMBER

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

VERMIN & PEST CONTROL


Local Times

Solution to Crossword No 29

ACROSS 3. BAMBOOZLE. 8. OUTDO. 9. GASTRITIS. 10. DAYS.

11. PEEVE. 12. REESE. 13. LUSTY. 15. SLEET. 16. EVADE.

18. AUNTS. 20. MOVE. 21. WRONGDOER. 23. OVERT. 24. STEVENSON.

DOWN 1. BOLDER. 2. ETHYLENE. 3. BOG. 4. MISCELLANEOUS.

5. OURSELVES. 6. ZETA. 7. EASILY. 11. PENTANGLE. 14. SEASONED.

15. SHAWLS. 17. EJECTS. 19. ROME. 22. RON.

Your Directory of Local BusinessesMERCHANTS

FISH & CHIPSLOAD STREET BEWDLEY

01299402787

The Sun & Slipper Inn

For Reservations01299 832018

Mamble, Worcs, DY14 9JL

Traditional Pub and RestaurantOff A456 between Clows Top and Newnham Bridge

01299401901

6 9 3 2 7 8 1 4 5

8 5 7 4 6 1 9 2 3

1 2 4 3 9 5 6 7 8

3 1 9 6 5 4 2 8 7

2 7 6 8 1 3 4 5 9

4 8 5 7 2 9 3 1 6

9 3 2 5 4 7 8 6 1

7 4 1 9 8 6 5 3 2

5 6 8 1 3 2 7 9 4

Cuba Coffee LoungeCoffee, cakes, toasties, jacket potatoes and

a selection of light snacks available daily.

Children’s Menu Also Available.

Open to members and non-members.Mums & Babies

groups welcome.

Free car parking

Monday – Friday 8.30am – 5.30pmSaturday 9.00am – 4.00pm

Sunday 9.30am – 2.30pm

Please call Julie on: 07925 922 493Situated in

Sebastian Coe Health Club, Ramada Hotel, Bewdley


Local Times

The End of Grow With Wyre!!!

The Grow With Wyre Landscape Partnership scheme has run for 3 years in the Wyre Forest and is now complete!

We’ve worked with local people and together planted or restored 40 orchards, planted 19.5km of hedges, surveyed 200 ancient trees, enabled many hectares of woodland to be managed, run training courses on all aspects of orchard and woodland management, employed and trained 5 apprentices, taught 9 local schools about woodlands, enabled over 100 ha of local meadows to be grazed, created a wildlife museum in the forest, restored the habitat of the rare pearl bordered fritillaries in the forest, build a new community discovery centre, with sensory trail and sculptures for people to visit, set up a biological recording centre, mapped the history of the forest and surrounding landscape using LiDAR, restored two old water mills in the forest; Knowles Mill and Coopers Mill, installed 6 woodchip boilers in the local area, created a chip store in the forest to support the wood fuel market, taught local people about sustainable energy and local food, funded a monthly farmers market for local producers and a bus service to the forest, provided grants to local groups to enable them to visit the forest and take part in activities in the woods, provided opportunities and training

to hundreds of volunteers, supported 6 student research programmes and restored 6 new trails through the forest and the surrounding area.

You can see some of our achievements on the website www.growwithwyre.org

If you’d like to hear more about the achievements of the project, and join us to celebrate its successes come along to our finale conference on the 15th and 16th

March. To book a place please contact Carole Balcon on 01905 533 830 or email [email protected]

Also on Friday the 16th March at 1pm, the grand opening of the WildSide of Wyre wildlife museum. Come along to look around and hear the

stories of the wildlife of Wyre.

On Saturday the 17th March from 11am till 3pm we’ll be running a shuttle bus from Callow Hill to Coopers Mill to show people the restored mill on Dowles Brook in the heart of the forest.

On Saturday evening we have a volunteers thank you event and the official viewing of the Grow With Wyre film from 7pm. To book a place please contact Carole Balcon on 01905 533 830 or email [email protected]


Local Times

Date post:	29-Mar-2016
Category:	Documents
Upload:	local-publisher
View:	218 times
Download:	5 times

Your Local Times

Documents