Birlingham is entering the Wychavon Parish Games
and it’s the Swan Beer Festival this weekend. Full details below.
In this issue:
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Nic and Imogen’s final beer festival will be held
at the Swan Inn this weekend, Friday
16th to Sunday 18th May. With over 20 beers and 10 ciders, the festival begins
on Friday evening and will be open all day on Saturday and Sunday. Food will be
served every day and there will be live music on Friday and Saturday
evenings.
Good luck to Nic, Imogen, Romilly and Iona in their new home.
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The Annual Parish Meeting will take place on Wednesday 21st May in Birlingham
Village Hall at 7.00pm. This meeting will be followed by the regular bi-monthly
Parish Council meeting at 7.30pm. The Parish Council is your link to the
District and County Councils and is there to protect the interests of the
village. So do come along and have your
say on village matters.
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The European Elections take place on Thursday 22nd
May, at which seven MEPs will be elected for the West Midlands region. Voting is
by party list; your vote will be for a party, rather than an individual, and the
number of seats given to each party will be proportional to the number of votes
they receive. At this election, you can choose between the following
parties:
An Independence From Europe
British National Party
Conservative
English Democrats
Green Party
The Harmony Party
Labour Party
Liberal Democrats
NO2EU
UKIP
We Demand A Referendum Now
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The planting of poppy seeds around the war
memorial, as part of the commemoration of the start of the First World War a
hundred years ago, proved to be a popular event. Around 25 people attended and
photographs are now on the village website at www.birlingham.org/village/gallery/gallery_pp_14.htm.
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Denise McGowan has volunteered to co-ordinate
Birlingham’s entry in the Wychavon Parish Games this year.
Possible events include Angling, Bell Boating, Bowls, Crib, Cross County,
Ladies’ and Men’s Darts, Dominoes, Men’s Five-a-side, Petanque, Pool, Ladies’
Rounders, Skittles and Junior and Senior Table Tennis. The organisers are really
pleased to see Birlingham back in the games and information on when the events
take place will be available soon.
If you would like to join one of the teams, or
organise a specific team, please contact Denise on 01386
750443.
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The following
planning applications have been determined by Wychavon District
Council:
- Cherry
Trees, Eckington Road: Extension and
modernisation of existing house to provide efficient internal space and
upgrade sustainability of building (Case No. 14/00448). Approved. Full
details and conditions can be viewed on the Wychavon DC website at www.e-wychavon.org.uk/pl/pl.exe?cs=14/00448.
- Attwood Cottage,
Lower End: Change of use of field from agricultural use to domestic use
(Case No.
14/00524). Approved. Full
details and conditions can be viewed on the Wychavon DC website at
www.e-wychavon.org.uk/pl/pl.exe?cs=14/00524.
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