the bridge - june 2012

TheBRIDGE

June2012

Community News

BewdleyTown put in a superb all round performance to lift theWorcestershire Senior Urnfor the second year in a row. From the kick off both teams were giving their all and whilstBewdley looked the classier outfit Alvechurch just edged it in terms of possession and theymade that possession pay taking the lead after 15 minutes.The Alvechurch lead lasted lessthan two minutes. A rocket from CraigWebb found the back of the net to level the score.Webby’s celebrations demonstrated that he has a promising career as a Morris Dancer when

his foot balling days are over.Bewdley looked dangerous goingforward and just five minutes latertook the lead; a pin point crossfound the head of Dan Flowerswho gratefully put the ball in theback of the net. Just when youthought things couldn’t get anybetter, they did.

Ten minutes from the end of thefirst half a Richard Burgess cornerfound the head of CaptainFantastic, SeanWright, and hepowered the ball into the back of

the net. Half time and Bewdley went in3-1 up.As might be expected Alvechurch came out in the second half determined to reducethe deficit. Whilst they had the majority of possession they failed to create any clear cutchances thanks to some superb Bewdley defending.

Once again when Bewdley did attack they looked dangerous. Second half sub Russ Godfreywith virtually his first touch of the ball sent over a cross that had the goalkeeper scramblingto get it out from under his crossbar. Godfrey had another chance but put his shot wide.Richard Burgess did find the back of the net again but had his effort disallowed for a foul onthe goalkeeper.Alvechurch continued topile on the pressure but things took aturn for the worse for them whenthey had a player sent off in the lastfive minutes for a second bookableoffence. Credit to them they kepttrying and did pull a goal back withvirtually the last kick of the game.Immediately after the restart the refblew his whistle for full time and thecelebrations began. Commiserationsto Alvechurch - they never gave upand took a full part in a very goodgame.

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June – my favourite month. The days start at the crack of dawn (if yousee what I mean), the weather is glorious (oh, come on! It happens) andnature has its fresh-out-of-the-bag newness. My garden is jumping upand down, shouting “Look at me! Look at me! and my early morningwalks are enlivened with crowd noises from sundry birds, among which Ireliably only recognise cuckoos.

Funnily enough, I had occasion to trawl through my box of past maga-zines yesterday in search of a past contribution, and discovered that Iwrote something horribly similar about the month in June 2010, whichmakes me boring, consistent and repetitive. Or as a friend said,“As dullas a daisy”. She is prone to splendid slips of the tongue; this morning shecame out with “I remember cutting my feet on jobs like that”. A pause. “Or do I meanfinding my teeth?” I did know what she meant. Eventually.

It’s all part of that pleasure in words that I hope hasn’t been squashed by the brevity ofTwitter, Facebook and the rest. It may be that they are actually reinvigorating the language bymaking the sender of terse messages rethink what they say. Or is it just making those samewriters more reliant on a stock of clichéd initials that clog up everyday speech as well?Discuss.

Alternatively, read the real printed words in the magazine then go and admire our lovelytown in its summer finery and enjoy all the excitement of Jubilee month.

We are going to feature lots about the Jubilee in next month’s magazine together with what Iknow will be terrific photos of all the excitement in our town.

In fact I think it’s as plain as death and taxes. Or sure as day.

Margaret

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St Anne’s ChurchBewdley

Sunday worship at 9.30amWorship lasts for about an hour. Music is

usually a mix of contemporary andtraditional.

Children and young people will often meetin their own groups and join with adults

later on.

Wednesdays at 10.15amMorning worship

Booking a wedding at Ribbesford orSt Anne’s – drop in at St Anne’s on a

Tuesday evening, 6-7.30pm

Thinking about baptism – come to aSunday service and we’ll talk together over

coffee

Our website is:www.bewdleyparish.org.uk

A warmwelcomefrom

BewdleyBaptistChurch.

Our main focus of worship is on Sundays at10am, where there is a relaxed style with livelymusic, all ages come together and we hear God'sword for today through the Bible.

Sunday evening at 6.30pm we have a shorter,more reflective service.

Weekly Events

Our church runs a number of regular eventsduring the week:

�Noah’s Ark - for parents and toddlers.

�Womens’ Own - an afternoon meeting forladies.

�Art Group - a quiet place to paint and draw.

�Who Let The Dads Out - secondSaturday of the month for dads and toddlers

� Super Saturday - second Saturday of themonth for primary school aged children.

� Super 60’s LunchSecondTuesday of the month.

� Youth Activities

� Men’s Group.

Like to know more?

Contact the ministers, John Rhodes or SimonHarry, at the church office (403267) or visit

www.bewdley.baptist.org.uk

Bewdley Baptist Church61 High Street

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On the first Sunday each month we have aservice of Holy Communion.

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Church News �

Sunday worship:11.15am on the second and fourth

Sundays each month

St Andrew's is found in Button Oak,Shropshire, 3 miles north of Bewdley on

the B4194 to Kinlet.

www.bewdleyparish.org.uk

Keith James is the minister of the Church.Contact him on 01299 402275 (office)

June Services

3rd June 8.00am Holy Communion9.30am Morning Worship

10th June 9.30am Morning Worship



To book a wedding at All Saints', please goalong to St. Anne's on a Tuesday eveningbetween 6.00 and 7.30pm to see Sue

Taylor.

To arrange a baptism, come along to a9.30am service and have a word with thevicar or a churchwarden after the service

over a cup of coffee.

Holy FamilyCatholic Church

High Street. Sunday Mass at 8am

Tuesday and Thursday at 10 am (preceded by morning prayer)Holidays of Obligation 12 noon.

RIVERSIDE CHURCHAn Elim Pentecostal Church

“A Family Church”We meet every Sunday @10:30am

Feel free to come and join us for worshipand a relevant message from the Bible.

Children and Youth meet onSunday morning and Youth Group on Weds

6:30pm to 8:00pmChurch office: 01299 405535

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Bewdley MethodistChurchHigh Street

The All Age Worship service this monthwill be at 10.30 a.m. on 17th June and will

be led by Rev. Linda Catlow.

We will be joining other MethodistChurches in the Wyre Forest area for a

Jubilee Songs of Praise on 3rd June at 6.30p.m. at Trinity Methodist Church in

Kidderminster.

We congratulate one of our oldestmembers, Allen Birch, who was given anaward in recognition of his fund raisingover many years for various local andnational charities. Well done Allen!

Rev. Linda Catlow on 01299 826641

All Saints Wribbenhall

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Leader: Keith Simkin. Meet at The Guildhallat 1.45pm for a 2.00pm start for a walk ofapproximately 5 1/2 miles to Coopers Mill

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Entrance £1 50p 7.50pm start at Wribbenhall Community Centre

10thMonthly Nearly New Book sale

All Saints Church – 10 - 12

15thMusic in the Park

7pm - 9pm Jubilee Gardens

18thKnit and Natter group (and all

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All Saints Church 10-12Contact: Gail 01299 401685

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24thKidderminster Beekeepers

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Out apiary meeting and picnic. 2pm, atCrossway Green, Nr Stourport.

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25thAll Saints Church open

For chat, free refreshments ,look round church,

Cards 5 for a £1 – 10-12.30

27thBewdley'/Wribbenhall Ladies’

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Edward Kendrick speaking on “Severn Free Wheelers”.

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Community News

Holy Family ExtensionAppeal forthcoming

events

Back after a number of years due to

difficulty getting visas, and by popular

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KIDDERMINSTER STATION

Tickets (£7.50) available from

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Treat Dad – it’s Father’s Day!

Bewdley and District Horticultural

SocietyWednesday, 6th JUNE, 2012

Talk on Hemerocallis (Day lily)by Mark Zenich of Mynd Hardy Plants

Mark will be bringing some plants for sale.

Entrance to include refreshments £1 50p.

7.35 for 7.50p.m. start

Wribbenhall Community Centre

You don’t need to have a garden or be amember to come to any of meetings.

More details: call our secretary, Stuart on01299 400580

Bewdley Carnival

It won’t be long before Bewdley’s Annual Carnival hits the street of Bewdley. This year’s Carnival is being held on June 16th The day will begin at 1pm when the carnival processionwill leave Hales Park on the Cleobury Road for its journey through the town and onto theCarnival field on the Stourport Road.

The parade will be led by the Bewdley Carnival princesses who will travel on the float at thefront of the procession. Anybody still interested in entering a float or a walking group stillhave time to enter and can phone Sue on 01299 401841 for more details.

The Carnival field will have great entertainment for all the family with the main event thisyear being Joseph Peace and his Fire Stunts Spectacular. He will be performing amazing firestunts in the arena including leaping through a wall of fire on a BMX bike. He will be joinedby his wife Tsubi Du, an entertainer, stilt walker and costume designer. Also on the field wewill have Severnside School of Dance, ferret racing, face painting , many stalls and fun fair, andsinger Chrys.d.

Anybody interested in a stall can phone Sue on 01299 401841

The week before the Carnival on June 12th there will be a prize bingo evening atShawhedge Community Centre from 7.30pm. All welome to come along and join the fun.


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The Old Town HallWyre Hill, Bewdley

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June 2nd and 3rd11a.m. - 4.30 p.m.

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All monies will be donated to Kemp Hospice.

Cherry Fair - Sunday 1st July 2012The Cherry Fair this year, will be with the Local Produce Market on Sunday,1st July. TheCivic Society will have a stall by the Guild Hall with a range of different cherries for peopleto see and taste; some old varieties, locally grown (depending upon weather conditions),others from further afield, and also some modern sorts. It is hoped to display named varieties (last year we showed 23 kinds), and possibly attempt identification of fruits peoplebring along for comparison. The earliest cherries should be ripe at this time and it wouldbe exciting if unfamiliar old and local fruits come to light. In addition it is hoped to have container grown trees of some cherry varieties for sale.

Bewdley Cherry Fair was traditionally on St. Anne's Day, 23rd July, and to mark this the Museum is holding a Fair during the weekend of 28th - 29th July. By this time the later cherries should be ready.

A Fair was set up with the Edward IV Charter of 1472. There is no mention of cherries inthe charter, but the date is the nearest of the ancient fair days to the cherry season. Sothis date seems to have become a Cherry Fair; when or how we do not know.

In recent years there has been much interest in old apple varieties. The discovery and rescue of old varieties of cherry is equally important, but is neglected. One, called Carnation (a Duke or hybrid of sweet and acid types), was first named by John Rea, the famous nurseryman at Kinlet in 1665. There are about 350 varieties listed and many were formerly grown around Bewdley making a significant contribution to the local economy. An attempt is being made to find and propagate what still remains of a dwindling heritage.Brian Stephens

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Community News

"History is Bunk" (Or is it?)

I've enjoyed history for a long time, both in and outof education. A friend from college once said shecouldn't understand why people enthused abouthistory as it had no relevance to her life in thepresent.

In a way, no, a bunch of dead people and eventslong gone have no relevance to your current existence.

However if you take the time to find out it becomes clear that history is not only in the pastbut also in the present; consider that income tax was originally introduced as a temporaryfundraising measure by William Pitt the Younger, and that I accompanied my husband to thepolling station last Thursday thanks to tireless campaigning by a group of determined women.I can never contemplate not voting without hearing the thunder of horses' hooves in myhead.

Your local library has a wide selection of historical books, ranging from ancient civilisations tomore recent times. There's a lot about humankind that many people never know becausethey think history is boring; which is a shame, because some of it can be quite saucy in parts!And there are also plenty of 'Horrible Histories' books for the kids.

Give history a chance – you've got nothing to lose and you might learn something new. You might even enjoy yourself!

Kay Sanderson

This year we take to the water on 4th July to raise money forthe Royal British Legion and CLIC Sargent. The theme is ‘Kingsand Queens’ to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee. Join us for ourroyal ball including live music, hog roast, tombola and jugglers.

Bewdley Piratesof the River Severn!

For more information contact L Goodwin at the George Hotel

or call H Roberts on 01299 404760

Community News

There has been concern expressed by local residents over the possibility of Bewdley MedicalCentre developing a new facility outside of the economic centre of the Town.

Bewdley Medical Centre wishes to develop a 21st Century facility that will deliver modern,high quality medical facilities for the people of Bewdley which is not possible on its currentconstrained site. The purpose the development is to improve the medical service offered tothe local community.

Dr Tamplin of Bewdley Medical Centre says, “We understand that our local community havegenuine concerns about the medical centre possibly moving out of the town centre. TheDoctors and the practice wants to stay in the heart of Bewdley if at all possible. However, wehave to ensure that our patients have access to facilities that enable us to provide them withthe best care. We are working closely with the District Council to explore every option forthe practice to be able to stay in the centre of Bewdley.”

Cllr John Campion, Leader of Wyre Forest District Council says, “The District Council and Ifully support the Doctors’ ambitions to provide a modern fit for purpose medical facility forlocal residents. The District Council is working closely with Bewdley Medical Centre lookingat sites in the heart of Bewdley which would allow them to build a modern, fit for purposemedical centre to serve our local community. These discussions I hope will avert the needfor the practice to consider an out of town centre site for its new facility.”

As the discussions are at an early stage there is little detail as to what any proposal wouldlook like for the medical centre to develop a new centre in Bewdley. There will be a full public consultation later in the year before any decisions are made.

Bewdley Colts Badminton Club

Currently recruiting new members, will bereorganising for the rest of the summer inreadiness for an anticipated influx of newyoung players this coming September.Bewdley Leisure Centre is currently

looking at organising a selection of summer badminton activities during the 2nd and 5thweek of the holidays, after the success of

last year’s event.Anyone interested in the club or in takingpart in a free taster session should contact

Dave Barnett on 01299 402238, or alternatively Bewdley Leisure Centre on

01299 402595

St. Anne’s Church will be open on

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Bewdley Primary School’s Olympic GardenThe pupils at Bewdley Primary School have been getting into the Olympic Spirit with acompetition to combine art, sport and horticulture. The children were given the challengeof designing an Olympic Garden which will transform an unused patch of grass within theschool grounds and help the school to commemorate the 2012 Olympics.

Over 200 children battled to win the prizes of gardening equipment and see their designbecome reality. The children created miniature gardens, models and drawings to convey theOlympic values and what it means to them to have the event in this country.

The overall winner of the competition was Key Stage One pupil Billy Wooldridge andprizes were also awarded to Ava Freeman, Adam Ram, Jessica Holden and Molly Smith.

To kick start the gardening, a team of children, parents and staff worked together to dig upthe area which is now ready for the children to transform in to Billy’s Olympic Garden vi-sion.

‘The children worked really hard to produce some fantastic designs and we cant wait tosee the garden in bloom this summer.’

Amanda Bradley, teacher.

The competition winners – left to right:Ava Freeman age 5, Adam Ram age 7, Billy Wooldridge age 7,

Jessica Holden age 9, Molly Smith age 11

Bewdley Cricket Club

It’s that time of year again for the cricket season to begin. This year however the club started a bit earlier than normal as a result of a

generous award from Sport England. The club was given an award of £44000 from the In-spired Facilities programme and this was used to

refurbish the clubhouse and grounds. The official presentation was on Saturday 24thMarch where the cheque was handed over to the club President, Charlie Combes, by

Mark Garnier MP and Ms Anne Rippon from Sport England.

Work began in late January with numerous workmen both professional and volunteersvisiting the site to demolish the existing parts of the club that had not seen a sledge ham-

mer since 1976!!

Here are some of the highlights of our new clubhouse.

The “Jewel“ is more sparkly

The newly extended bar designed and built by JohnHenman

Bewdley Cricket Club

The tarmac area be-hind the club providing adiscreet slope to the backentrance of the club to en-

able total disabled access and aneasy clean area for the

ground staff.

And now we want all the folk ofBewdley to know that the “Jewel”

that is Bewdley Cricket Club is evenmore sparkling than ever and is open

most evenings and every weekend. The club would really ap-preciate as many people as possible

to join them in supporting their teams. This seasonhas already started with its first game

being the Simon Higgs MemorialPresidents XI v Chairman’s XI match,once again won by the Chairman.

So if you are looking for somewhere to while away a pleasant evening or weekend, or ifyou are walking by the river and see us playing please take a detour and drop in and see whatis happening at Bewdley Cricket Club, Lower Park, off High Street, Bewdley. Everyone is wel-come to come down and support the teams over the coming months and to view our shiny

new facilities. Details of the club can be found on our website:http://bewdley.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp

Out and About

Here are some photos from last month. Although the weatherwasn’t the best, people still seemed to be having fun at at the spring fair

and other local events!

Pictures by Gary Mayner


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Community News

Pub and club Training with PiccolosIt's the time of year again for the annual pub and club regattaorganised by Bewdley Rowing Club. Piccolos entered a crewlast year for the first time and it was a really enjoyable day..butvery hard work.

None of us had rowed before, so it was a great experience forus all. So we've signed up again; some may reckon we’re suckersfor punishment!

We've had a delay to the start of training with the river beingso high, so we're only taking to the water this week. At least all competitors will be in thesame boat -excuse the pun.

We have six, one hour sessions on the river with a dedicated coach from the rowing cluband without this we would not stand a chance, as the technique involved in rowing is verycomplex. I'm hoping it's like riding a bike and it will all come back to us, but I'm not so sure!

So the next few weeks will be busy trying to fit in our training sessions, especially with theeighty other crews that have also entered. Tonight we venture out for the first time andguess what? It's raining! Still, dedication will get us through, together with our waterproofs.

So we'll hopefully see you all on the 2nd June cheering all crews on. It's a great day out andalways well supported.

“Let the rowing begin..' Rachael, Piccolos

Bewdley Primary children

raise £160 for Water Aid

Children at Bewdley Primary School organised abring and buy sale at school and raised £160 forWater Aid.

Years 5 & 6 children have been learning aboutpeople that do not have clean sanitary conditions which in turn causes disease and loss oflives.

The children decided they wanted to help in some way and organised a cake, toy, gift andbook sale. They designed posters to promote the sale and made cakes for children and parents to buy. They also brought to school toys and books they no longer wanted.

Rachel Walter, Year 5 & 6 teacher said ‘The children came up with the idea of a sale and organised it all themselves, they worked really hard – well done!’


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Community News

Mug House Chef Wins By A Whisker In The Bewdley Salad Challenge

The second Bewdley Salad Challenge, which pits thetown’s chefs against each other in a quick-fire foodpreparation competition, has been won by Lewis Stanley of the Mug House and Angry Chef Restaurant.

Largely local ingredients were provided by the FarmShop, The Deli@Bewdley and by the brave foragersof the Bewdley Transition Food Group.

The chefs had just three minutes to choose whatthey would use. Local ingredients included foraged

edible plants such as wild garlic, spring lime leaves and wild sorrel, herbs donated by theBewdley museum garden and wild mushrooms, honey, duck and cheeses from the Forestand surrounding farms and producers.

The winning salad incorporated wild boar charcuterie – cured loin and salami from Wyre Forest.

KIDDERMINSTER BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION

An out apiary meeting will be held on Sunday 24th June, 2pm, at Crossway Green,Nr Stourport. This will be followed by a

picnic, weather permitting.

Anyone interested in honey, bees andbeekeeping will be very welcome.

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Live WyresLive Wyres for social singles

Live Wyres is a Wyre Forest basedsocial club for single people thatmeets in pubs around the area.

3 June: Day trip to London to see theflotilla of 1,000 boats led by the Queen

12 June: Pub night, Cookley Arms,Wolverhampton Road.

15 June: Quiz night at Wolverley ChurchHall.

16 June: Sandra’s birthday party at theKingsford pub

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Choral Evensong

The service of Choral Evensong has beensung in churches and cathedrals for

centuries, using the memorable, dignifiedwords of the book of common prayer.

This summer the lovely country church ofSt. Leonards, Ribbesford, is the setting for a

celebration of this rich tradition.

The second Evensong will be sung by thechoir of St Mary’s Church, Kidderminster

on Sunday 10th June at 4:30pm

and will be followed by refreshments.

Tails of a Veterinary Practice– life at Riverside Vets as seen by Gavin the practice cat

Hi Everyone,

My humans are all very busy at present finalising plans for theirentry into the Bewdley carnival. I am planning on attending so make sure you look outfor me in the parade! My human Jayne has also been kept busylooking after her chicks which hatched at the end of April. Theyhave been growing up fast and are keeping her busy deliveringfood and making sure they are very well looked after. Thankfully,she still finds time to give me my daily cuddle. I have also beenable to find some nice warm patches of sun to curl up in overthe last few weeks, so I am hoping that summer is well on its

way. I have to admit I am not a big fan of water unless it is in my drinking bowl.

My humans have asked me to pass on thanks to all who have supported the Bewdley Birdscampaign. There has been a great uptake of the food, so our river birds are now much betternourished and swan rescue have received some much needed funding to continue their workcaring for sick and injured waterfowl.

More from me again next month, Gavin

Community News

Coming SoonTo a field near youBewdley Parish FeteSaturday 4th AugustButton Oak PubMake a date!


Wyre Forest McTimoney Chiropractic and Integrated Health Clinic (est. 1997)

Chiropractors: Jane McKenzie-Riley D.C. M.M.C.A Philip Elliot B.Sc. Hon (Chiro) M.M.C.A Mark Sammons D.C. M.M.C.A Delia Oliver B.Sc. Hon (Chiro) M.M.C.A Brian Ford B.S.c Hon (Chiro) M.M.C.A

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Community News

Although some towers always stick to ringing call-changes (it is very popular inDevon and Cornwall) most try to move on to change ringing in which each change is dif-ferent from the one it follows. The simplest sequence is shown below (on 6 bells, for sim-plicity).

123456 each pair of bells changes place (1 with 2, 3 with 4, 5 with 6)214365 the two inside pairs change places (1 with 4, 6 with 3)241635 this process is repeat – each pair swaps426153 inside pairs swap462513 all pairs645231 inside pairs654321 all pairs563412 inside pairs536142351624315264132546123456 until the bells come back into rounds

On Bewdley bells this sequence takes less that one minute and is repeated several times.However, this produces only twelve different changes. On six bells there are 720 (6! forthe mathematical) different changes and so this method of producing them needs to bemodified.

One way of doing this is to ring until the last but one change above (132546) and then instead of all three pairs of bells swapping places only the last two (2 and 5, 4 and 6 do so)with the following result.

132546 followed by 132564

This happens when the treble bell (1) is at the front (leading). The whole process is thenrepeated, to produce rounds (123456) after 60 changes. Only another 660 to go.

To produce the remaining changes, the conductor calls instructions at particular pointswhen the treble is leading, so that what is shown above is varied. There are two possiblecalls, "bob" and "single" and they have the effects shown.

bob single

132546 2 and 3, 4 and 6 swap 132546 only 4 and 6 swap

123546 132546

By using these calls at the correct times during ringing, the conductor can arrange to produce all 720 changes once and once only, in what is known as an extent.

The method described here is Plain Bob, and when rung on six bells, as shown here, it is referred to as Plain Bob Minor.

Sounds from the Tower - Part 3


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Bewdley/Wribbenhall Ladies’ Luncheon ClubOn 2nd May we held a very productive

AGM, and details of officers and

committee were announced, also reports

on the past year’s activities. This was

followed by a successful bring and buy sale.

All ladies are welcome to attend the

meeting on 27th June, when Edward

Kendrick will speak on “Severn Free

Wheelers”. All meetings are held at the

Mercure Hotel and further details can be

obtained by ringing 400363.

At our meeting on Tuesday 28th June we

have a speaker from Albrighton Pottery

‘Fun with Clay’ and the competition is for

an unusual piece of pottery

New members and visitors are always

welcome. We meet at 7.30pm at

Wribbenhall Community Centre, Shaw

Hedge Road.

For further information please phone

01299 401352

Wribbenhall WIAt the April meeting details were given forthe Spring Group meeting. Some members

were also attending the lunch at The Hundred House with the CelebritySpeaker, Claire Worboys who is the

daughter-in-law of one of our members.Work is in hand for craft items for the

A.G.M. in the Autumn.

After tea Kimberley Bennett gave a demonstration of decorating cup cakes;

At the May meeting Joan Lostus, who is a retired midwife will talk about her job in the

Kidderminster area. This will help us to decide on the voting for the Resolutions

regarding the shortage of Midwives.

We meet on the second Monday of eachmonth at 2pm at Elim Riverside ChurchDog Lane Bewdley. We welcome visitors

and new members.

Contact numbers 01299 401009and 404474


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Another Day at the Charity ShopIt’s Wednesday and our first customer is Pat. She always pops in before her Keep Fit class. In the short time she is here, Kemp Shop descends into utter chaos. She even helped two Volunteers dress our male mannequin! The window never looked so good!!

Mrs E lives just over the bridge and pops in most days with her shopping trolley in tow. It’s a rare occurrence for her to go out without making a purchase. Thankyou Mrs E!

Then there is lovely Jane who visits with her Mum sometimes, but if she comes alone thenheaven help her credit card! Further afield we get lots of visitors who are also loyal to KEMP.Pete and Julie come every week from the Black Country (he looks just like “Del Boy”) and always has a funny tale to tell. Maybe he should be on television too?

“Pink Mary” arrives, and if there are any children in the shop she will invariably give them 50pto spend here, have a natter then carry on with her dailyduties.

Dawn and Dave are from Birmingham and have a vanhere. When they pop in we usually put the world torights….We could run the country from here, you know!

Thank you all again for all the wonderful donations youcontinue to bring to the KEMP Shop. We are always astounded by your generosity!

Dawn

“Anything can become vicious if you push it enough…”

On a warm, calm day back in April, I was walking home from a long day of exams and testsat school with my friends. Typical of the time of year, as we approached the bridge therewas a large number of geese and swans... all of which were lying down enjoying the sun.

I suggested we walk on by calmly and sensibly, with the intention of causing minimum disruption. Swans - being swans - were then hissing and flapping at us from all directions!We carried on walking, with our blazers out in front of us, until we were out of their way.As we arrived on the town side of the bridge, we were met by an older gentleman, shouting at us from his window, saying something on the lines of “You kids, messing aroundwith them swans, get away from them and get out of here you stupid idiots”.

As a writer for the Bridge, I now have a voice, and I’m about to start using it! I hope the99.9% of other Bewdley residents don’t always think the worst of young people; we are infact human beings too! Something I hope people will think about reading this, is the concept that “Anything can become vicious if you push it enough”. If we treat somebody asa criminal, guess what they’re going to become? I hope if we treat each other with respect,and always think the best of one another, our expectations will be met with a reality.

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TOWN COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 8th May 2012

Bewdley Medical Centre

Councillors expressed concern that despite attempts to fix a date for a public meeting todiscuss any relocation of the Medical Centre, it had not proved possible to do so as, to date,not all the main parties had given a commitment to attend. It was now understood discussions were ongoing regarding another site in the town centre. If that proved feasiblethen it would provide a second option to consider alongside the site mooted for Kidderminster Road. In those circumstances it was agreed to arrange the public meeting inJune rather than May to enable a fuller debate to take place.

Habberley Road Speed Limits

It was noted that there were four separate changes of speed limit along Habberley Roadfrom Catchems End to Franche in little over 1.5 miles and that a 50mph limit applied to whatwere the sharp bends on the hill for which there was an “advisory” limit of 30mph. Councillors agreed this changing sequence of speed limits was illogical and that it should bereviewed to have less changes and importantly as well to reduce the amount of signage whichamounted to “street clutter.”

Bus Services on Queensway Estate

Having heard that local residents were still pressing strongly for reinstatement of a bus service on weekday afternoons and Saturdays through the estate, Councillors agreed thatquestions should be raised with the County Council as to whether some form of subsidy atleast to provide some basic service during those periods could be given.

Footpath Greenacres Lane

Councillors were delighted to learn that after a lengthy public inquiry, a Government PlanningInspector had confirmed an Order that a footpath and public right of way existed alongGreenacres Lane from Dowles Road to the Riverside.

Street Lighting

In response to an invitation from the County Council for towns and parishes to trial reducedstreet lighting on certain roads from midnight to 5.30am it was agreed that Bewdley shouldbe included in such a scheme. This could lead to considerable savings in energy.

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Alison Young ReachesOlympic Sailing Goal

Ali Young, daughter to Pat and Keith has been successful in achieving selection to representGBR in the Laser Radial dinghy class.

Ali began her sailing career at Trimpley reservoir after Pat bought her husband some sailinglessons at the reservoir in 1990 to ‘give him something to do at weekends.’ For the Youngfamily Trimpley became the second home to them for the next 15 years. Ali started sailing atabout 8 years old in an old wooden boat called an Optimist and soon joined the national racing scene with her parents and sister travelling across the country at weekendsto compete in competitions from Largs in Scotland to Weymouth in Dorset. She rapidlyachieved national status and in 2005 won the bronze medal at the ISAF Youth World Cham-pionships in South Korea.

She decided to sail full time to try and achieve her goal of an Olympic place. Her results inthe last 6 months have culminated in her selection despite some intense competition withfellow British sailors.

Her parents have fond memories of Trimpley Sailing Club which has been the breedingground of many top national sailors and yet maintains a truly family atmosphere for members.

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During the Summer Holidays,deep in the wilds of the WyreForest, a group of childrenmeet to spend time exploringand playing in their own se-cret location!

For the past seven years nu-merous children, led byForestry Commission Educa-tion staff, have had great fungetting muddy and dirty playingin streams and ditches, building natural shelters, makingbows and arrows and learning howto light a fire!

There is a growing body of researchthat highlights the benefits to children of spending more time outdoors, and especially playing inthe woods.

So if you would like to have the opportunity this Summer to makepopcorn over a camp fire, play gamessuch as ‘Camouflage Capture’ andget messy making your own mudmonster then book onto the

Forestry Commission’s ‘Wild inWyre’ three day holiday activity for8-11 year olds. The programme isrunning from Monday 30th July untilWednesday 1st August 2012 (9am to3pm) and costs £60 for the 3 days.Places are limited so book early toavoid disappointment, Tel: 01299 266929 or e-mail wyre.for-

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