It’s all happening at the moment: Bulb Sunday coming up, the Jubilee Room
meeting postponed, another vacancy on the Parish Council and troops in the
area.
In this issue:
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A reminder that the Bulb Sunday Service will be
held at St James's Church next Sunday, 23rd February, at 3.00pm. During the
service there will be a presentation on 'Church and Village during the 20th
Century', consisting of a number of personal reminiscences. Afterwards, teas
will be served in the Village Hall.
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The Parish Meeting originally planned for next Saturday has had to be
postponed until Saturday 22nd March, when the Diocesan Architect will present
sketches to illustrate three options for converting the south east corner of St
James’s Church to a Jubilee Room.
More details will be available nearer the time.
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Following the resignation of Charlotte Butler (who
is moving to Cheltenham), there is now a second vacancy on Birlingham Parish
Council. If no election is called for, the Council will co-opt a new member
at their next meeting on Wednesday 19th
March.
If you would like
more information on the Parish Council and its role, and how you can apply to
become a councillor, please email the Clerk, June Hiden, at birlingham_clerk@yahoo.co.uk.
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The following message was received on Friday from
Phil Merrick, Head of Community Services at Wychavon District
Council:
“We have been asked to deploy some troops today in the district as part of
their wider deployment across the county and the West Mercia area in response to
the recent flooding.
“Please do not be alarmed if you see military vehicles in your parishes and
wards tomorrow. They will be visiting Wick, Bredon, Tibberton and Droitwich to
deliver sandbags. This is purely a precautionary measure in case the weather
conditions deteriorate over the next few days and is being targeted to provide
support to communities badly affected by flooding in 2007. Please let your
communities know that the presence of the army today is intended to provide
reassurance and not alarm.
“The reality is that our district is not at a critical level at the moment
but we are, of course, fully co-operating with the wish to have the military
presence on the ground.
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