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January 2019
A Way to a Happy New Year
To leave the old with a burst of song.
To recall the right and forgive the wrong.
To forget the things that bind you fast
To the vain regrets of the year that’s past.
To have the strength to let go your hold
Of the not-worth-while of the days grown old.
To dare go forth with a purpose true
To the unknown task of the year that’s new.
To add your gift to the world’s good cheer
Is to have. . . and give. . . A Happy New Year!
Robert B Beattie (1895-1985)
4ward
Community magazine for
Oldbury, Shepperdine, Kington and Rockhampton
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EDITOR Chris Tymko,
Fisherman’s Cottage, Cowhill, BS35 1QJ. Tel: 412152
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Church Contacts
Thornbury & Oldbury www.arildachurcholdbury.co.uk
Parish office 01454 281900 Wed, Thurs, Fri mornings
Methodist www.thornburymethodist.org.uk
Revd Simon Edwards 01454 418176 simon.edwards@methodist.org.uk
Rockhampton
Parish office 01454 260096 www.croftt.org.uk
Christ The King Thornbury 01454 412223 www.ctk-thornbury.org.uk
Morton Baptist Church 01454 301834 www.mortonbaptist.org
Local Village Web Links www.oldburyonsevern.org.uk/
Oldbury Memorial Hall 01454 413380 Contact: Karen Porter
07986 931893 tlk.porter@live.co.uk
Editorial
A very happy new year to all our readers, and we hope you all enjoy
another full and varied edition of 4ward. We did allow ourselves a wry smile
of amusement at being asked to include an article this month promoting
the village website in such an old-fashioned form of communication as the
community mag. However, one good turn deserves another and, for those
up with such things, the website does actually include a link to 4ward where
each month's editions from the last two years are available at a click.
The Shop Spot keeps us up to date with the New Year shop closure and
planned reopening on Monday 14 January, Malcolm Richardson tell us
about the role of a Magistrate and we have a funny story of being on the
other side of the law. Jane Perkins of Woodland Cottage, Chapel Road, sent
us a fascinating article about a former inhabitant of her cottage, Bob
Knapp, who lived there for almost 90 years, and a reader from Chipping
Sodbury asks us for help in finding any records or photographs of her
mother's family, who were former inhabitants of St Arild's Farm, Kington.
We have the penultimate update from A Forgotten Landscape before the
project finally come to an end in March. We shall miss the team and their
wide-ranging articles; in this one we hear from Paul Amos about grazing
sheep alongside the Severn.
Jonathan Hunt, the former minister of Morton Baptist Church says
goodbye. We wish him and his wife well in their new life in Macclesfield.
On the sports’ side we have the 2018 final Boule league tables from the
Petanchors, and I would like to give very personal congratulations from me
to my late husband’s old team, now called the Tymko’s Legends - James
and Kat Sorrel, Olly Sorrel and Matt Clothier - on winning the league. John
would have been proud of you!
Starting next month, we will be printing excerpts from "Miss Bruton's
Oldbury" written in 1965 and collated by Jane Bradshaw. Miss Bruton was
a formidable and hugely talented lady who live all her life in Oldbury and
her memoirs give a fascinating insight into village life in the early twentieth
century. Until then, thanks as always to all our contributors, distributors
and advertisers, and Happy New Year everybody, whether you are reading
this on paper or online,
Chris and the team at 4ward
Shop Spot
By the time you read this it will be 2019, so on behalf of all involved in the
Shop we would like to wish you and your families a Happy New Year!
Firstly, I must start with an apology to all our customers for any
inconvenience caused by the Shop’s closure between Christmas Eve (1pm)
and its planned reopening on 14th January. This is because we will be
undergoing the second stage of a major Shop refurbishment in this period.
The completion of this internal work should allow us to reopen the Shop at
8am on Monday 14th January. We also have plans for a formal opening to
coincide with our 5th Birthday on Saturday 2nd February - more to follow!
At the end of November we held a fish and chip supper and Christmas Party
at the Memorial Hall as a big thank you to our Volunteers. It was a fantastic
evening - over 60 attendees enjoyed hot food, a fun Shop/Oldbury Quiz
led by Arkwright, and games/singing led by Marie Stephens. It was a really
fun night in the true spirit of bringing people together from the local
community, from Thornbury and from as far away as Patchway. One quiz
question was ‘how many of our fantastic Patsy Cakes have we sold since
opening?’ Answer: 6400 - amazing! Unsurprisingly not many got this right!
As another big thank you to our many Customers we held a very successful
mulled wine and mince pies event at the Shop in December.
Our accounts are being collated for the last financial year. We hope to find
ourselves in a similar position to last year in terms of profit which is great
news. Although these accounts are still to be finalised, hopefully we should
again be able to make some donations during 2019 to local good causes
and local charities. Clearly, due to the Shop refurbishment expenditure,
the surplus funding allocated for such donations may be reduced this year,
but we feel it’s still timely to ask the local Community for any funding
applications. Detailed applications for any local good cause or charity
should be left in the Shop in a sealed envelope marked for the attention of
Chris Awde. Closing date for submissions is 30th January. All applications
will be given due consideration by the Committee and applicants will be
advised as soon as reasonably possible if they have been successful.
Finally, our Annual Members Meeting (AMM) is at 7.30pm at the Memorial
Hall on Tuesday 29th January. This meeting is an opportunity for our
Members to be fully briefed on the Shop annual accounts, to listen to the
Chair’s annual report and raise any questions/suggestions as appropriate.
We welcome non-members to the meeting but as is normal practice, should
there be a requirement for a vote, this will be restricted to members.
Well, that’s it for now, so we again wish you a Happy New Year. Let’s hope
the Shop we are all so proud of is as successful in 2019 as it was in 2018.
Chris Awde
Grateful thanks from St Arilda's
Our warmest wishes for the New Year and grateful thanks to so many in
the village and surrounding area who signed up last year to make regular
or one-off donations to support St Arilda’s church. It a great relief not to
be in the red, and to know how many people love and care for the church.
Our next project is to repair the church gates. All the wood work needs
replacing but the design will be the same, with the metal fittings and the
arch re-used. The oak has been selected but needs seasoning before work
can start. Hopefully the gates will be ready for the weddings booked in the
summer.
The work to maintain the building and the churchyard is continuous, and
our thanks go to all the faithful people who give up so much of their time
to keep St Arilda’s looking so beautiful.
Revd Jan, Revd Joy and all the Parochial Church Council
Parish Communications
Are you aware of the Oldbury Parish Community website? This recently
updated site contains a wealth of useful information. You will find:
Minutes and agendas for the Parish Council and its sub committees.
The Community Calendar, showing Memorial Hall bookings and other
local events.
The News desk, providing information on local features.
Local amenities, listed along with information on how to book them.
Local walks and local history audio files, which can be downloaded.
A special section with the Neighbourhood Plan’s latest developments.
Links to local businesses, weather, tides and Google maps.
So please take a moment to visit the site at: www.oldburyonsevern.org.uk
As your community website, it’s only useful if it contains the material you
want. So, if you would like to add information or provide feedback, please
email the Communication Committee at: info@oldburyonsevern.org.uk
being sure to include “Community Website” in the subject heading.
Oldbury On Severn - Memorial Hall 100 Club
December 2018 – Draw Winners
ST
1 Prize - £80.00 – Mrs. A. Mallaghan
2ND Prize - £40.00 – Mrs. A. Taylor
3RD Prize - £30.00 – Mrs. C. Watkins
4TH Prize - £30.00 – Mrs. A. Conibere
New Members Always Welcome.
Contact: Jane Perkins or Ian Bell (zen68125@zen.co.uk or 01454 412015)
News from Oldbury Memorial Hall
HIIT/Circuit classes
Following a good response to last months’ article, Neil intends running a
‘taster’ session at the Memorial Hall on Wednesday 16 January at
10am. This will give everyone a chance to try out the exercise and session
format and, hopefully, enjoy it!! It will also give Neill the opportunity to
meet interested participants so he can begin to plan/revise the exercises.
Full sessions will then commence and run weekly, with a 1-hour session
from Wednesday 23 January at 10am. It is hoped that a Thursday
evening session may be possible, in the near future. If you haven’t yet
registered your interest, please contact Neill for more information.
Neill White: 07590 121 618 or email neill@nto-consulting.co.uk
Anyone for Table Tennis?
Just a reminder that we currently have on loan a full-size table tennis table,
with bats and balls, suitable for 2 or 4 people to play. If you would like to
play table tennis at the hall, please check availability on the online calendar
or call the Booking Clerk – see details below. The charge is £10 per 1-hour
session.
A Talk
by Clare Chapman on the
GOKHALE METHOD –
PRIMAL POSTURE FOR A PAIN FREE LIFE!
at Oldbury on Severn Memorial Hall
on Friday 15 February at 7.30pm
The Gokhale Method uses proven healthy posture and movement
techniques to help restore the body’s structural integrity and to enable a
pain-free life. It addresses the root cause of most muscle and joint pain,
because everyone has a right to a pain-free back, neck, hips, knees, feet...
Clare is an inspiring speaker and trainer to health professionals, schools,
businesses, small groups and individuals. She has been interested in
causes and solutions to back pain since first experiencing it in her early
twenties. She has over 20 years of teaching experience in yoga, bodywork
and in schools. In 2010 she trained with Esther Gokhale in Palo Alto, USA
and now teaches the Gokhale Method at her Bristol Studio and in other
locations around the country.
Tickets £5 (to include refreshments) will be on sale at the
Community Shop from Monday 14 January
or from: Karen Porter tel: 01454 413380 / 07986 931893
email: tlk.porter@live.co.uk
Bob Knapp
Severn Fisherman
We reprint below a fascinating article taken from the
May 1979 edition of the Thornbury Magazine, about
the long life of a notable Oldbury-on-Severn character
who lived for almost 90 years at Woodland Cottage in
Chapel Road, and who died 40 years ago this month.
“The death of Bob Knapp in January this year at the
age of 91, has closed a chapter in the folklife of the
Severn Vale. He will be remembered, amongst other
things, as the last man to have made a livelihood
entirely from fishing the river.
Until four years ago, he could be found in the cottage at Oldbury-on-Severn
where he was born. Visiting him there was like entering the world of a
Hardy novel. There were bundles of osiers on the flagstone scullery floor,
and a brass carriage clock with the legend “Thomas Holloway, Stroud 1671”.
Outside was a rickety windlass which hoisted well-water for the tea. The
house was encircled by an orchard, furnished with trees that he had planted.
For over fifty years he set out twice daily for the river from here. He had a
rank of the massive three-sectioned wicker baskets, known as kypes,
which filtered all manner of fish life from the ebbing tide. Shrimps, green
eels, dover soles, salmon... once he retrieved a fifty-six-pound conger eel,
and, on another occasion, a four-hundred-pound sturgeon. The fascination
of a kype fishery was that you never knew what you were going to find in it.
On a good tide he would take about forty pounds of shrimps, a few eels
and flatfish, and the occasional salmon. Back home, the shrimps were
tipped into a cauldron and boiled for three minutes. The Oldbury villagers
would call to buy them for their tea. They were considered a great delicacy
when cooked in milk and poured over baked potatoes larded with butter.
Every day the fish carrier Jack Osborn would arrive with his pony and cart
to collect shrimps and flatfish which he would hawk as far afield as Wotton.
The salmon were packed in special boxes lined with straw, and taken to
Thornbury Station to be sent to Billingsgate.
Besides his kype fishery, Knapp would catch salmon with a bag-shaped
lave net, in the channel known as the Salmon Pool which appeared towards
the end of the ebb. It was two miles long, six hundred yards from the
shore, and bounded by a rock shelf on one side and a sand shoal on the
other. The sand was crucial. It made this the best fishing spot in the river
- or the worst: when the sand shoal was fully formed, it enclosed an inviting
passageway for salmon, which Knapp would intercept with a plunge of his net as they came abreast of him. But there were times when a “run-out” occurred - the shoal was breached by tidal scour, so that the pool would be emptied of water and fish. Knapp's best catch in the Salmon Pool was 21 salmon in March 1929, from a single tide. His biggest ever salmon weighed 49.4 lbs. “It would have been 50 had I blown on the scales”. He had some remarkable experiences in the river, especially at night. He and his brother-in-law were once lost in the fog with the tide coming in. They feared they were doomed, but were saved by the fleeting glimpse of a navigation light on the far shore which gave them their bearings. On another occasion, he was collecting shrimps from his kypes on a night so dark he could not see his hands. Suddenly, there was a blinding burst of light. Terrified, he felt the hair rise on his neck. He looked skywards to see a flaming comet pass over the estuary towards Wales. Once, as he approached his kypes on a moonlit November night, he saw them gleaming like a bar of solid silver. This effect was created by a vast number of sprats which had become wedged within the loosely woven withy. He appreciated the beauty - and the poignancy - of his occupation. “I've been in the river at daybreak, on a calm summer's day, with the sun coming up and the water like glass. I've seen the wake of a fish coming towards me, dipped for it, and been looking at a twenty-pound salmon. It seemed a shame to kill it. It was a part of the morning.” Talking to Bob Knapp one realised the magnitude of the changes he had experienced in his lifetime. As a child, he had seen a sailing ship majestically begin its voyage from what has now become a part of the Bristol Centre. In 1924, he was walking on Thornbury Plain when Mr. Savery came out of his ironmongers and said “Come round the back. I've something that might suit you”. It was a Morris Cowley motor car, price £125. Knapp drove it home to Oldbury, with Mr. Savery sitting alongside demonstrating how to work the gears. After this single driving lesson, he bought the vehicle and next day drove it from Oldbury to Filton and back. He saw six other cars. He was a man of strong moral rectitude, with a fund of stories, an amazing memory, and a droll wit. He had an uncanny and rather unnerving ability to sum people up as much by what they did not say as what they did. He had a firm belief in an afterlife. “When you've lived beside the Severn, and watched the tides go up and down, you realise that there's someone cleverer than you. I'm an optimist”. He was buried at Oldbury. From the churchyard, when the tide is right, you can see the Salmon Pool, and the stakes that remain from his kype fishery.”
“Houston – We Have A Problem!”
Parishioners will recall that the Parish Council instigated a Road Safety
Committee (RSC) several months back. A look at the minutes of the RSC
meetings on the Community website will show the progress we have made.
Around 800 questionnaires were recently issued via an insert in the 4Ward
magazine and there were 52 responses which represents a 6.5% return for
the survey. This is about par for the course in such matters although we
would have liked to have seen more.
The questionnaire’s aim was to gauge the concerns of residents regarding
traffic management throughout the village and surrounding areas.
Most of the people who responded perceived there to be a problem with
both cars and cyclists speeding through the village. They also felt that more
could be done to improve road safety, particularly via the addition of
‘smiley face’ illuminated speed signs.
Specific issues that came out strongly were as follows:
• Concerns for parents walking children to school and the lack of
parking provision.
• Concerns about cyclists speeding through the village and riding in
‘packs’ making it difficult for drivers to overtake.
• Concerns over illegal parking in the village, especially along Camp
Road, at both the junctions of Chapel Road and West End Lane, and
on the road in between these points.
• Concerns over tractors speeding through the village and their drivers
using mobile phones whilst driving.
There were several other ‘lesser’ issues raised and these have also been
taken note of by the RSC and will be acted upon. The RSC recently held a
meeting with the local police beat officers which has given us a better
understanding of the ‘legal’ issues surrounding road safety in the parish.
There has always existed, by some in the parish, an attitude that any
activity such as the RSC is more a “Snoopers Charter” than anything else.
The object of this article, therefore, is to point out that Oldbury clearly has
a problem and it is supported by the response we have received to our
questionnaire. We hope, therefore, that parishioners will appreciate that
the RSC is merely trying to bring to the parish and especially the village,
an increased level of control where road safety is concerned.
Your continued whole-hearted support of our activities would be greatly
appreciated and I would urge you to view the minutes of our meetings on
the Community website regularly. This will show you the efforts and actions
we are carrying out and will allow for comment by you as appropriate.
Cllr. Ian Bell – Chairman of the RSC
Boule league tables - Petanchors 2018 Premier Division Played Won Lost For Against Points Set Diff Tymkos Legends 14 10 4 23 10 10 13 Les Copains 14 10 4 22 13 10 9 Easy Rolleers 14 9 5 23 13 9 10 Coeur Blanc 14 9 5 22 14 9 8 Double Entendres 14 8 6 18 18 8 0 Beaute et les Betes 14 5 9 13 19 5 -6 Les Flechettes 14 2 12 8 25 2 -17 Gerry Hat Tricks 14 3 11 8 25 3 -17 1st Division Played Won Lost For Against Points Set Diff Non Plus 14 12 2 25 6 12 19 Les Chevaux Savages 14 10 4 21 12 10 9 Marionettes 14 8 6 19 14 8 5 SAS 14 7 7 16 18 7 -2 Naitives 14 6 8 17 17 6 0 Les Bavardes 14 6 8 14 18 6 -2 Les Tournesols 14 6 8 14 19 6 -5 Mouton Levage 14 1 13 3 27 1 -24 2nd Division Played Won Lost For Against Points Set Diff Quelque Part Pres 13 12 1 24 4 12 20 Les Simpsons 14 10 4 22 11 10 11 Cinque Celebres 14 9 5 18 13 9 5 Ales 14 7 7 17 16 7 1 Les Incrediboules 13 7 6 15 16 7 -1 Muskateers 14 6 8 14 16 6 -2 Equipe Vin Rouge 14 4 10 13 22 4 -9 Ferme de Gully 14 0 14 3 28 0 -25
Mrs Jill Worlock
Chipping Sodbury
To Chris Tymko (Editor of 4ward Magazine)
Dear Chris,
I met an old friend the other day who lives in
Oldbury and we got talking. I mentioned that I
have very happy memories of staying and visiting with my grandparents
who lived in St Arild’s Farm in Kington. My mother’s name was Mildred
Mary, known as Mary, and she had two brothers Tom and Edwin and a
sister Edna. My grandparents were George and Lena Richardson. I
remember sitting with my Uncle Tom whilst he made baskets and the
putchers for the salmon fish. I remember my uncles making cider and I
used to help pick the apples from the orchard. One of my most vivid
memories was the outside toilet we always used which was an old wooden
seat over a deep pit. I have not been back there since Tom died and the
farm was sold. I hear that it has a Cider Festival there now and would love
to go back to see it.
I would love to hear more about the times my mother spent when she lived
there as I have such a lot of happy memories of being there. I do not have
many photos of them except the ones I have here attached. I wonder if
anyone has any records or photos in Oldbury now who knew them, perhaps
when she was at school. My mother went to Oldbury School until she was
13. She was born on 29th June 1916 and got married on the 10th May
1937 in Oldbury Church to Wilfred King of Old Green Farm in Earthcott near
Alveston.
My name is Jillian Worlock known as Jill, née Jillian King, and I was born in
1940. My dear husband died 18 years ago and I have moved from the
tenant farm we had at West Littleton near Marshfield and I am now down
in Chipping Sodbury.
I would be so pleased if anyone would be so kind as to find me any
information or photos of my mother or grand-parents. I am quite happy to
pay for any searches if (reasonable) costs are agreed with me in advance.
I wish you all a very happy Christmas.
Love Jill
If anyone has any information or photographs relating to Jill’s mother’s
family and their life in Kington and Oldbury, please do contact us at 4ward
via 4wardmag@gmail.com or telephone Chris Tymko on 01454 412152 and
we will put you in touch with Jill.Some of Jill’s family photos Jill’s
Grandfather
George
Richardson
of St Arild’s
Farm
in Kington
Jill as
a child
with
her
uncle
Edwin
Jill’s mother’s wedding. From left to right:
Jill’s Gran (Lena Richardson), Uncle Fred,
Aunt Edna Richardson (Jill’s mother’s
sister), Jill’s Dad & Mum, Grandpa
Richardson and cousin Joan.Church Services for January 2019
St. Arilda St. Mary St. Oswald
Oldbury Shepperdine Rockhampton
6th 6.00pm
January Evensong
Revd Jan van der Lely
13th 10.30am
January Refresh!
Christingle
Revd Joy Ludlow
20th 6.00pm
January CW Communion
Revd Joy Ludlow
27th 6.00pm 9.30am 9:30am
January Evensong BCP Communion Holy
Revd Jan van der Lely Revd Jan van der Lely Communion
3rd 6.00pm
February Candlemas Service
Revd Joy LudlowChurch Services
Catholic Morton Baptist
Christ the King, Thornbury
Sunday Mass
8.30am
11.00am
Holy Cross, Wotton Under Edge
Saturday
(vigil Mass) 5.30pmChristian Comment
‘Behold, I make all things new’ - Revelation 21:5
Happy New Year! The quote above is from the last book in the Bible, and
is one of God’s promises regarding the future age. We all have a sense of
wanting something new, or fresh, and a marker like the turning of the year
can help us focus. Many people make resolutions — very few keep them.
For many years I did resolve to lose weight. Somehow (humble brag alert)
I finally managed it last year, losing six stone in 22 weeks. Having finally
succeeded in a resolution, I might not push my luck this time! We don’t
need to make resolutions to have new aims, and my wife and I do have
some, as we are leaving Morton Baptist Church at the end of 2018.
So, what now? Well, I am moving to Macclesfield to work full time for a
Christian publishing company. Someone who didn’t realise that I am
currently a Minister said to me (as a joke) “You’ve ruined these pastures,
so now you’re going to ruin some new ones too!” (I didn’t tell them about
my vocation, I didn’t have the heart!)
Some have asked about the future of the work at Morton and I don’t have
an answer, nor any influence on the situation. What I can say is that talks
are ongoing between the trustees, representing the remaining members,
and two local churches, and the remaining members do wish to carry on
meeting at the Chapel and would rather not see the building put to secular
use. So, as they say, please ‘watch this space.’ You might be interested to
know that Morton Chapel was built in 1834, and was a ‘satellite’ of
Thornbury Baptist Church, followed by Berkeley, Tytherington, and
subsequently, Woodford. In 1984 Morton became independent of
Thornbury and has continued a strong tradition of reverent worship and
good Bible teaching.
We leave with very many happy memories and thankfulness for what we
have been able to do. Many local folk have been kind and supportive, and
I would, on these pages particularly, like to pay tribute to the late Gordon
Ball, remembered and loved by many—who never failed in playing for our
Care Home Services, and more importantly, never failed to encourage,
love, and pray for us.
As we enter a new year, none of us quite know what it will hold. Nationally,
we’d like to be done with Brexit one way or the other, (are you bored yet?)
and move on. In our personal lives too, I’m sure there are many things we
would like to change. Speaking for myself, I have confidence in Jesus Christ
who will one day make all things new — and who can give anyone who
trusts Him a new start, this New Year. Just ask Him.
Farewell, and very best wishes to you all,
Jonathan Hunt, former minister, Morton Baptist ChurchRockhampton Village Hall 100 Club
December draw winners were:
Sheila Fisher £15 Brian Gulwell £10
Dave Hedges £ 5 Andy Collet £ 5
December bonus draw winners were:
David Clarke £75 Leslie Stonehouse £50
Roger Fisher £25 Jane Sprackman £25
www.rockhamptonvillagehall.com
Rockhampton Folk Festival Winter Event
Saturday 19 January at 7.45pm at Rockhampton Village Hall
Rockhampton Folk Festival, now in its sixth year, is proud to present an
exciting Winter Series starting with the delightful Spindle Ensemble. This
youthful quartet are; Daniel Inzani (folk harp, accordion and keyboard),
Caelia Lunniss (violin), Harriet Riley (marimba and vibraphone) and Jo
Silverston (cello). They perform original compositions by Daniel that hover
cinematically somewhere between jazz, folk and classical idioms. The
group will also be touring Care Homes and Special Schools in the area
courtesy of the “Live Music Now!" scheme and the profits from
Rockhampton Folk Festival.
Tickets for Spindle's public performance are £10 (£5 under 18)
available from www.rockhamptonfolkfest.org.uk
Oldbury Church Flowers
Oldbury Church Flowers: January - Mrs S Adams
News update from A Forgotten Landscape
As A Forgotten Landscape comes to a close, we have updates on the AFL
team members, the beautiful benches that have gone in across the region,
some recent pond activity and finally an interview with farmer Paul Amos,
a local grazier whose sheep are grazing along the Severn, south of Severn
Beach at Chittening Warth, where they are helping to restore the
biodiversity of the salt marsh. This project has been a real success for us,
and Paul’s skills and experience are a real key to this.
There will be one final update from us when the extension period is over in
March. In the meantime, we wish you all a happy and healthy 2019.AFL team - where are they now? Rebecca Bennett started an exciting new project of her own by adopting two children in June, at which point Amy Roberts was brought into the team. Katie Scaife left in early October to begin another Heritage Lottery Fund project called “Unlocking our Sound Heritage” at Bristol Archives. Emma Cross departed a fortnight later, and is currently thought to be somewhere in Thailand, probably on a bike! Miriam Woolnough is remaining in her Project Manager role until the end of the extension period, on 31 March 2019. She works the equivalent of three days a week and Amy has been taken on as her job share, picking up the other two days. You can contact Miriam on Mondays before 2pm, Tuesdays before 6pm and Wednesdays and Thursdays before 2pm. Amy is available on Mondays and Tuesdays until 5pm. Email us at afl@southglos.gov.uk or call us on 01454 863 043. The Benches go in Eight beautiful new benches have at last been installed across the Forgotten Landscape area. Based on features characteristic of the landscape, the distinctive blue ends were designed by our artist-in- residence Deborah Aguirre Jones with help from arts volunteer Caroline Stealey. They were cast in iron by a foundry in Wales, attached to oak slats and installed by Nigel Talbot of Talbot sculptures. Each one features a stainless- steel plaque with an individual quotation from the oral histories collected by our Tales of the Vale volunteers. (Our Oldbury bench has a quotation from Mary Jennings about sailing and you can find it on the bank on the way down to the Sailing Club. The Littleton bench is on the village green and has a quotation from Kath Alway of Aust about apple picking.) Pond Restoration Ponds are a vital habitat for a variety of wildlife including the Great Crested Newt. We ran a successful programme surveying ponds and newts and planned to restore eight ponds, but by the end of last winter we had only restored four. However, with the short time extension that HLF has granted us, we have now restored six more ponds in Rockhampton. Five of the ponds are on farm land and one is on land owned by Rockhampton cricket club. The work comprised silt removal and some reduction in overhanging vegetation. We also enlarged two of the ponds and re-profiled the banks in a number of them to make them less steep and to introduce shallow water habitats. The ponds will now continue to be a home for wildlife for years to come.
Grazing sheep on Chittenning Warth, by Paul Amos “It all started because I am a former chair of the Avon Farming and Wildlife Group (FWAG) and heard that AFL were looking for an enterprising grazier, and would I be interested? I quite like challenges, and taking the long view, so though it wasn’t a great place to graze sheep, I said I’d give it a try. I know the Bristol Port Company weren’t sure at first, as they were worried the sheep would escape. But after an area was fenced off, in December 2016 I brought 17 sheep down and let them go on the land. I was concerned that, as the sheep were so far from where I live, it wasn’t a good use of my time, going back and forth to check on them. But it was a pleasant surprise to find a supportive landlord and get the help of AFL. It’s expensive to rent ground, so in a way my only commitment was time. I could see the potential. It’s been interesting! After one of the big storms in January, I went down to check on the sheep and found the storm had flattened the fence and the sheep were nowhere to be seen. It was a heart-sinking moment. But then I found them; they’d just walked further up the estuary! They were standing there in 2-3 inches of water, chewing their cud – not bothered. I’ve also had unexpected help from dog-walkers. Some farmers don’t like dog-walkers because dogs can worry sheep, but I just decided to strike up a conversation with the two guys I saw down there every day. They were interested in the sheep and now they check on the sheep for me every day or ring and tell me if they can’t! It’s a real help as I live quite a few miles away. I still check most days but these guys are really helpful. I’ve never had any problem with fishermen either. The financial support has been key to encouraging this experimentation. I’m really surprised and impressed by how much difference the sheep have already made to keeping down the sea couch. It’s good that the project will benefit the biodiversity of this SSSI; the plan really seems to be working. If we can get some water down here, I’m tempted to try bringing some cattle down. The more grazing we can do, the quicker the land will get into good shape. I need to get the sea couch down a little more before I can keep little lambs on the site; they wouldn’t be able to see their mothers and the leaves are too sharp for their feet. So it’ll be a while before I can market salt-marsh lamb! It’s odd taking a gamble on a new site as you don’t know what to expect. Usually you can get the benefit of older farmers, chatting with the old boys to get their experience. Learning to work around the tide, that doesn’t wait, has been interesting. I’ve now signed a five-year lease with the Bristol Port Company, have 60 sheep there, and I’m looking forward to the future!"
Tide Table: Inward Rocks, River Severn.
January 2019
Day High High High Moon Sunrise Sunset
Low Low
3:20 AM 10:28 AM 3:52 PM 11:05 PM
Tue GMT / GMT / GMT / GMT /
8:16 AM 4:11 PM
1 GMT GMT
8.98 m 2.04 m 9.08 m 1.96 m
1:12 AM 6:17 AM 1:39 PM 6:41 PM
8:16 AM 4:14 PM
Fri 4 GMT / GMT / GMT / GMT /
GMT GMT
1.81 m 9.77 m 1.68 m 10.00 m
2:03 AM 7:03 AM 2:27 PM 7:25 PM
Sat GMT / GMT / GMT / GMT /
8:16 AM 4:15 PM
5 GMT GMT
1.71 m 10.29 m 1.54 m 10.45 m
2:48 AM 7:44 AM 3:08 PM 8:05 PM
Sun GMT / GMT / GMT / GMT /
New 8:15 AM 4:16 PM
6 Moon GMT GMT
1.63 m 10.75 m 1.45 m 10.80 m
5:40 AM 10:50 AM 6:00 PM 11:09 PM
Fri GMT / GMT / GMT / GMT /
8:13 AM 4:23 PM
11 GMT GMT
1.68 m 10.38 m 1.63 m 9.93 m
6:16 AM 11:28 AM 6:37 PM 11:49 PM
Sat GMT / GMT / GMT / GMT /
8:12 AM 4:25 PM
12 GMT GMT
1.83 m 9.86 m 1.83 m 9.40 m
6:55 AM 12:10 PM 7:18 PM
Sun GMT / GMT / GMT /
8:11 AM 4:26 PM
13 GMT GMT
2.04 m 9.31 m 2.09 m
12:34 AM 7:38 AM 12:58 PM 8:03 PM
Mon GMT / GMT / GMT / GMT /
First 8:11 AM 4:28 PM
14 Quarter GMT GMT
8.88 m 2.28 m 8.81 m 2.35 m
4:43 AM 11:36 AM 5:14 PM
Fri GMT / GMT / GMT /
8:07 AM 4:34 PM
18 GMT GMT
8.72 m 2.41 m 9.12 m
12:11 AM 5:42 AM 12:44 PM 6:10 PM
Sat GMT / GMT / GMT / GMT /
8:06 AM 4:36 PM
19 GMT GMT
2.28 m 9.52 m 1.99 m 9.99 m
1:16 AM 6:35 AM 1:47 PM 7:00 PM
Sun GMT / GMT / GMT / GMT /
8:05 AM 4:37 PM
20 GMT GMT
1.82 m 10.50 m 1.41 m 10.95 m
2:16 AM 7:23 AM 2:43 PM 7:47 PM
Mon GMT / GMT / GMT / GMT /
Full 8:04 AM 4:39 PM
21 Moon GMT GMT
1.25 m 11.49 m 0.77 m 11.83 m
6:11 AM 11:16 AM 6:35 PM 11:43 PM
Sat GMT / GMT / GMT / GMT /
7:58 AM 4:47 PM
26 GMT GMT
0.14 m 12.00 m 0.16 m 11.34 m
6:57 AM 12:10 PM 7:23 PM
Sun GMT / GMT / GMT /
Last 7:57 AM 4:49 PM
27 Quarter GMT GMT
0.60 m 11.14 m 0.76 m
3:52 AM 11:02 AM 4:26 PM 11:40 PM
Thu GMT / GMT / GMT / GMT /
7:51 AM 4:57 PM
31 GMT GMT
8.58 m 2.58 m 8.56 m 2.66 mWhat’s a magistrate? Most people think they can answer that question, but how about these: • Is it the same as a Justice of the Peace? • Do you need to be legally qualified? • How long have they existed? • What do they do? • Who appoints them and how? • How many are there? • How much do they get paid? That’s enough questions to be getting on with! The term magistrate is widely used because there are still lots of Magistrates’ Courts about (remember the ones in Thornbury and Yate?). The powers that they have, originated in them being appointed Keepers of the Peace by Richard I in 1195. We generally date our foundation from 1361 when Justices of the Peace are first mentioned in statute under Edward III. So the institution is certainly at least 650 years old – and pretty well unique to England and Wales in its power and scope. All magistrates are entitled to the post-nominals JP but are encouraged not to use them for fear of it looking as though they are seeking personal advantage. So that’s all clear then! Nothing like a good old British fudge. I’ve been a magistrate for nearly 30 years, and had to retire at the end of August on my 70th birthday, since I am now deemed by Parliament to be unfit or incompetent (or perhaps both). The same happens to all members of the judiciary, though in special cases the paid members can sit on for a few years longer. So, by implication, that answers another of those questions – magistrates are unpaid. We’re also not legally qualified – which causes some in the professional ranks of lawyers and judges to question our right to be part of the system. We always have a lawyer to advise us on the law, almost none of our decisions are appealed, and very few that are get upheld, so I think that’s a pretty strong answer to that criticism. I have often said that, at their best, magistrates are the community in the justice system and the justice system in the community. We bring much greater diversity of background, class, economic and social circumstances, ethnicity, gender and political opinion, to the judiciary then any of the other tiers. We are also far more open about being members of the judiciary than all the others, who are actively encouraged to hide the fact, increasingly difficult in these days of social media which they are not supposed to use. What do we do? Firstly, there are 15,000 of us, and over 90% of all the criminal cases that come before the courts are dealt with in the magistrates’ court. It’s only the most serious that go to the Crown Court,
and the ‘full-fat’ version of justice, with a jury, judge, barristers in wigs
and all the rest. Magistrates’ maximum sentencing powers (for those found
guilty, a distinction that doesn’t seem to worry some at the far reaches of
the media!) is 6 months in prison for any one offence, or 12 months for
two or more. In contradiction to what many at the other end of the media
spectrum suggest, magistrates do not enjoy sending people to prison and
would much prefer to find a way of dealing with them in the community if
it is possible. They are much less likely to reoffend if dealt with in that way.
A subset of magistrates is also specially trained to deal with 10-17 year
olds – though fortunately their workload has dropped dramatically as more
successful ways have been found of dealing with the illegal behaviour of
many (though certainly not all) offenders in this age group.
Another subset sits in the family court as well, and this has been my focus
and passion. We deal with all the issues that bring families in front of the
court – except money and divorce. So we adjudicate on disagreements
between parents about where their children should live, how much time
they should spend with each parent - and frankly that’s mostly about trying
to get the adults to behave like adults, and see their disputes through the
eyes of the children they are damaging by their actions.
We also deal with cases of adoption, including the joyous occasions when
the new family, including grandparents, children and babies, comes to
court and has photographs taken on (and sometimes with) the bench.
Sadly, we also deal with often harrowing cases where children have to be
removed permanently from their birth parents’ care, often as a result of
abuse or neglect. The twin horrors of drug and alcohol abuse are much
more prevalent than physical violence, but the consequences on the life
chances of the children can be just as severe. I have often returned home
with my personal worries and family issues very firmly cut down to size.
The appointment process is straightforward – observe magistrates’ court
sittings in two different places, then fill in an application form. Assuming
you meet the minimum criteria (and that’s not hard), you are guaranteed
an interview. The local committee appointed to do the recruitment is made
up of magistrates and others from the community (my old dentist in
Thornbury did it for years). One application requirement is that you can
commit to a minimum of 13 sitting days a year, plus time for training,
which is ongoing but with a number of days concentrated at the beginning.
So, if any of that has piqued your interest, you are under 65, and think you
might like to join the existing 15,000 magistrates, then please have a chat.
Malcolm Richardson
01454 411560 or malcolm.richardson@gmail.com.Resolve to help others this New Year With the festivities of Christmas behind you and the long dark nights stretching out in front of you, why not consider volunteering in your local community? By giving just an hour a week of your time you can make a huge difference to those that you help, and volunteering has been shown to improve your health and happiness too! There are many reasons that people give for volunteering. For some, volunteering can be a route to employment, or a chance to try something new which may lead to a career change. For others, volunteering appeals because of its social benefits, meeting new people and making new friends. On top of this, many people volunteer for a variety of other reasons, a desire to make a difference to the lives of others, feeling valued, having quality time away from work or a busy lifestyle. Thornbury Volunteer Centre can provide you with information and support for volunteering opportunities in the local area which best suit your needs, skills and time available, whilst making sure that you find volunteering an enjoyable and worthwhile experience. We are contacted regularly by groups and organisations that are seeking to recruit volunteers from all walks of life, of all levels of expertise (from none to highly skilled), and with different amounts of time available. Age, gender or disability is not a barrier to volunteering. Anyone who is able to spare some time, from an hour a week to once a month, or just on a one-off basis, would be warmly welcomed by someone in the community. Volunteering is a valuable experience that benefits all parties. If you would like to find out more please contact Thornbury Volunteer Centre on 01454 413392; email mail@volunteer-thornbury.co.uk ; visit our website on www.volunteer-thornbury.co.uk ; follow us on twitter: @thornburyvc or on Facebook: thornburyvolunteers. Alternatively, call into the office at Thornbury Town Hall between 10.30am - 12 noon, Monday to Friday. We look forward to meeting you.
A Funny Thing Happened to me Whilst Locked in a Police Cell
I’d been ‘Wrongfully Arrested’ and ‘Falsely Imprisoned’; at 71 it was the
first time I’d been in a police station.
I was placed in the guardianship of a custody Sergeant of which there were
six within a horseshoe shaped desk; the officer was very polite, respectful
and caring. Details were taken, I was told I would be interviewed shortly,
in the meantime I was to wait in a cell. I followed the sergeant to a corridor
of cells, he warned me not to touch the red strip along either wall as that
was a panic alarm (we learn something every day!) I entered the chosen
cell and sat down on the very low bed - as he was about to close the door,
I shouted “what are you doing that for?” He said “we must” - I exclaimed
“I’m hardly going to escape!”; he apologised and locked the door.
An advantage of getting old is that you accept and become used to waiting
- ‘doctors’, ‘hospitals’ etc. Nothing happened for an hour or two; I had been
made aware that the interview was about a false report which came from
outside the village, so I was unconcerned and began to nod off. I was
suddenly awakened by the metal hatch banging open; I looked up and saw
an attractive young lady, blonde curly hair, glasses, late 20’s, I guessed
she was short as I could only see her from the nose up. What I heard her
say was muffled, it sounded like a question but she was talking into the
door. I said “sorry I didn’t hear that”, she repeated herself, I still didn’t
catch what she said, I apologised saying “sorry but again I didn’t catch
that”. I think she stood on tip toes, then I heard “Drugs or alcohol?” I said
“pardon?” (whilst quietly pinching myself). She repeated “Drugs or
alcohol?” I paused for a moment to gather my thoughts, replied “I don’t do
drugs, but I’d love a large G & T!” and the hatch slammed shut.
After a further 30 minutes the sergeant collected me in readiness for my
interview. At the desk he enquired if everything was alright, I replied “could
you tell what all that was about, that woman coming to my cell and offering
me drugs and alcohol?” His attitude changed immediately, he bellowed
“who’s been in my cells?” The other five custody sergeants stopped
whatever they were doing or saying; you could have heard a pin drop -
something was seriously amiss. Silence for a few seconds, then a lady
sergeant said “I wonder if it was the Drugs & Alcohol Councillor?”, a sigh
of relief occurred throughout the room, and everything was back to normal.
I was interviewed, and released without charge; the custody sergeant
apologised and thanked me for my cooperation.
The next day I wrote to Avon and Somerset Police asking them to pass on
to the staff at the police station my appreciation of how I was treated whilst
in their care.
'Didiever Tellu'Robin Hood - Octopus Drama Group
Wednesday 9 January – Friday 11 January at 7.30pm
and Saturday 12 January at 11am and 2.30pm
at Christ the King Church Hall, Castle St, Thornbury
Robin Hood will come riding through the glen and onto the Octopus stage
in January, along with his merry men and, of course, Friar Tuck.
Written for Octopus by Peta Maurice, and directed by Adrian Dennis, this
hilarious romp through Sherwood Forest is a real post-Christmas treat for
all the family.
Tickets are £7 for adults over 18, and £5 for concessions and children, and
are available from Chappell and Matthews, Thornbury High St, or call Karen
on 01454 413783.
New Year Folk Concert by the Wriggle Jigglers
Saturday 12 January at 3pm in The Cossham Hall
The Wriggle Jigglers are a folk band made up of eight young people from
three families from Thornbury and Rockhampton. They play folk from the
British Isles and some of their own tunes, on fiddles, whistles, guitar,
mandolin, melodian, double bass and percussion. They all sing and
sometimes dance, and introduce their music with jokes and banter, so
come along and start the New Year with a smile!
Tickets to include interval tea and cakes £7.50 (£5 aged under 16) from
Thornbury Town Hall or call 01454 412272.
St Peter’s Hospice - Winter Warmer Lunch
Wednesday 23 January at 1pm in the Methodist Church Hall
St Peter’s Hospice Severnside Support Group would be delighted to
welcome you to our Winter Warmer lunch of Cottage Pie and Crumble
followed by tea/coffee – a vegetarian option will be available.
Tickets are priced at £8.00 per person and are available from the Town Hall
in Thornbury, from 7th January 2019.
Please come along and support St Peter’s, your local Hospice.
Afternoon Concert
Sunday 27 January at 4pm at St Mary's Church, Thornbury
The soloist is Lydia Kenny, a young saxophonist from Dursley, who is
currently studying at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She is
a Gloucestershire Young Musician of the year.24 Hour Board Game Marathon Fundraiser for St Peter’s Hospice
Saturday 26 January 9am to Sunday 27 January 9am at the Chantry
Hosted by Lauren Ruiz: “My partner and I enjoy playing board games and
have a small group of friends join us every week to play. At first, I was
planning on hosting a small fundraising event just for our friendship group
but then decided that St Peter’s Hospice deserve much more than that. So,
I am now hosting an event for anyone who would like to join.”
All are welcome to attend for the whole event, or just for a few hours.
Different donation levels are available, for unlimited 24-hour gaming or to
play individual games. Fun for everyone, whether you’re a casual or elite
board gamer – try out classic board games or discover something new!
Games kindly loaned by Playground Coffee House.
For more details please contact Lauren at lesmith11@hotmail.co.uk or
search for “24 Hour Board Game Marathon” on JustGiving.com
Please come along and support St Peter’s, your local Hospice.
Rockhampton Wind Quintet Concert
Saturday 9 February at 7.30pm in the Cossham Hall
“Wonderful tunes brilliantly played by these talented musicians” [Bristol
Evening Post]. Gareth Williams (flute), Sophie Cottrell (oboe), Emma
Tenison (clarinet), Hazel Woods (bassoon) and Mike Lea-Wilson (horn) in
a sparkling evening of music, from Mozart to a catchy jazz number.
The concert is in aid of the Armstrong Hall Redevelopment Project (Phase
1). Tickets £10 (to include interval finger food) from Thornbury Town Hall
or call 01454 412272.
Come, sing with us
on Saturday 23 February at
Thornbury Baptist Church
Choral Society cordially invites you to come and
join them for an all day workshop to study Antonin
Dvorak’s beautiful Stabat Mater using the Novello score. We will be
conducted by Steven Kings and accompanied by the excellent Robin Baggs.
The cost will be £13.50 for singers. Rehearsals start at 10.30am. There will
be a workshop performance from 4pm to 5pm (free entry with a retiring
collection in aid of Great Western Air Ambulance Charity).
Booking forms from www.thornburychoralsociety.org.uk or obtained from
Jos Gregson: email jos@josgregson.plus.com or by phone 01454 411652World Premiere Pantomime Comes To Thornbury
“King Arthur The Pantomime”
Wednesday 20 to Saturday 23 February at 7.30pm
with matinées at 2.30pm on the Friday and Saturday
at the Armstrong Hall
Award winning Thornbury Musical Theatre Group is proud to bring to you
the world premiere of a brand new pantomime based in the realms of the
Arthurian legend. Written by our very own Richard Prior and directed by
Mark Collins, “King Arthur The Pantomime” is a traditional family
pantomime full of fun and frolics, audience participation, hilarious comedy,
catchy music, drama and romance.
Tickets are bookable online at www.tmtg.org.uk with no booking fee.
Adults £12.50, Senior Citizens £11.50 and Children £10.50. Family tickets
£40. For enquiries call Angie at the Box Office on 07516 270140 at Lisa
Costa Residential Sales and Lettings, 53 High Street, from Monday 14
January.January News from The Chantry
Happy New Year everyone! There are lots of activities here at The Chantry:
Collage for Wellbeing: A free six-week course, introducing scrapbooking
as a skill to support personal wellbeing and self-expression, starts on
Thursday 10 January – contact Abi Ball Abigail.ball@southglos.gov.uk
Beginners Yoga: If you have never tried yoga then perhaps you would be
interested in joining a new group for beginners. Classes are set for Monday
evenings. Contact Lucy Loquette to book a space lucy@lucyloquette.com
Mindful Meditation Courses starting Monday 14 January at the Chantry.
Full details at https://mindfulmeditation1.wixsite.com/mysite
Fundraiser Quiz Night Thursday 17 January at 7.30pm. Test your
knowledge at our monthly Quiz. £1 per person. Up to 4 per team. Bar open.
Candle Making Workshop Saturday 19 January 10am - 12.30pm or
1.30pm - 4pm. A fun and informative morning or afternoon session
learning the basic skills to create 3 different scented soy wax container
candles (ideal as handmade presents!) Cost £35 with all materials and tools
provided, plus unlimited tea, coffee and biscuits. For more information and
booking visit www.MountCottageCrafts.co.uk or telephone 01454 413103
Save The Date! Saturday 30 March for a Wellbeing Day at the Chantry
in aid of funds. Incorporating all areas of Wellbeing, Mind, Body, Spirit and
Environment. Therapists and anyone involved in wellbeing are invited to
register an interest - full details sent later. Tables and spaces will be £15.
Chantry contact details: office@thechantry.org.uk or phone 01454 414268
Thornbury Library
Looking for Opening Times, Service Information or Contact Details?
SEE OUR WEBSITE www.southglos.gov.uk/libraries
Storytime & Rhymetime for Babies & Pre-Schoolers (Term time; Free)
Storytime Mondays 2pm – 2.30pm. Rhymetime Fridays 10.30am - 11am.
Sight Loss - Information, Advice and Support
First Thursday of the month 10.30am - 12.30pm
Craft & Chat First Thursday of the month 2pm - 4pm.
No charge and no booking required. Just turn up with your craft project.
Carers Support Centre Drop In - Supporting Carers into Employment
Wednesday January 23 from 10.30am - 12 noon. Free advice and support.
Computer Support Volunteers
Monday mornings 10-12 to see Mike for quick enquiries. (No need to book.)
Thursday mornings at 9.30, 10.30 or 11.30 to see Chris for more intensive
support - must be booked in advance: thornbury.library@southglos.gov.ukCalendar Dates for Oldbury
8th Jan Tue Village History Group, Memorial Hall, 2.30pm
11th Jan Fri OVCC Film Show, Memorial Hall, Doors open 7.30pm
14th Jan Mon OVCC AGM, Memorial Hall 8.00pm
29th Jan Tue Shop AMM, Memorial Hall 7.30pm
8th Feb Fri Monthly Hall Coffee Morning 10.30am – 12 Noon
8th Feb Fri OVCC Film Show, Memorial Hall, Doors open 7.30pm
12th Feb Tue Village History Group, Memorial Hall, 2.30pm
15th Feb Fri A Talk on The Gokhale Method – Primal Posture For
A Pain Free Life! Memorial Hall 7.30pm
8th Mar Fri OVCC Film Show, Memorial Hall, Doors open 7.30pm
12th Mar Tue Village History Group, Memorial Hall, 2.30pm
12th Apr Fri OVCC Film Show, Memorial Hall, Doors open 7.30pm
10th May Fri OVCC Film Show, Memorial Hall, Doors open 7.30pm
18th May Sat Spring Plant Sale/Bake Off/Coffee Morning
Memorial Hall 10.30 – 12.30
14th Jun Fri OVCC Film Show, Memorial Hall, Doors open 7.30pm
If you have any more local events you would like to include in this diary,
please email the magazine 4wardmag@gmail.com
Whist Drives: The Pavilion, Oldbury Playing Fields, on the 1st and 3rd
Saturdays of the month at 7.30 pm. Any enquiries to Allan Knapp tel:
413396.
Oldbury Elders Luncheon Club: The Anchor Inn, last Tuesday of the
month in the dining room. Meet at 12.15 pm, lunch served at 12.30 pm.
Any enquiries to Sue Keedwell tel: 417103
Rainfall
November 2018 November 2017 November 2016
106.5mm 60mm 105.5mm
4.19” 2.36” 4.13”
4ward AGM
The 4ward Annual General Meeting will be held at Naite Farm in February.
Date still to be finalised, but will be published in February’s magazine -
please contact us via 4wardmag@gmail.com or telephone
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