With the good weather set to continue into next month, we have news of a barbecue at Birlingham Village Hall on Sunday 19th August.

In this issue:
  1. Cuppa & Chat, Wednesday 1st August
  2. St James’ Church Services – August
  3. Birlingham Photography Club, Tuesday 7th August
  4. Birlingham BBQ, Sunday 19th August
  5. Harvest Festival, Sunday 16th September
  6. Roadworks in Rectory Lane
  7. Bus Services During Roadworks
  8. Parish Council Report
  9. Vale Magazine Walk – Apology
  10. Anti-Social Behaviour
  11. Rural Crime Prevention
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1. Cuppa & Chat, Wednesday 1st August

The next Cuppa & Chat takes place on Wednesday 1st August, from 3.00pm to 4.30pm. Come and enjoy tea, coffee and cake in Birlingham Village Hall – an opportunity to meet friends and catch up with the latest news.

All are welcome, especially families new to the village. Cost is £2 per head and it is always held on the first Wednesday of the month. For more information please contact Adrianne Woodward on 01386 750936.

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2. St James’ Church Services – August

Services at St James’ Church during August will be held at the following times:

  • Sunday 5th: Morning Praise, 10.30am (with Peter Stansbie)
  • Sunday 12th: Holy Communion, 10.30am (with Revd Janet Robbins)
  • Sunday 19th: Morning Praise, 10.30am (with Revd Philip Hughes)
  • Sunday 26th: Holy Communion, 9.00am (with Revd Claire Lording)
A reminder that the Eucharist with Revd Claire Lording at 10.30am this Sunday, 29th July, is for the whole Benefice (Pershore Abbey, St Mary’s, Wick, and St Nicholas, Pinvin) and it is being held at St James’, Birlingham to celebrate the Feast of St James.

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3. Birlingham Photography Club, Tuesday 7th August

Angela Fitch writes:
The next meeting of Birlingham Photography Club is on Tuesday 7th August, 7.00pm – 8.30pm in Birlingham Village Hall.

Top photographer Richard Olpin makes his first visit to Birlingham and will help BPC members to step out of their photography comfort zones and try something new!

More information is available at www.birlinghamphotography.co.uk. Everyone welcome, £3pp which includes light refreshments – under 18s to be accompanied.

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4. Birlingham BBQ, Sunday 19th August

The barbecue to end all barbecues! Sunday 19th August at Birllingham Village Hall. Food served at 2.00pm.

Homemade burgers – choice of beef: plain or spicy, lamb: plain or spicy; venison & beetroot; and, of course, there will be homemade veggie burgers as well.

Add to the above: assorted sausage, including veggie sausage and Cajun chicken fillets, all accompanied by a cornucopia of salads, bread rolls and relishes, followed with fresh fruit salad with cream or ice cream. Bar available.

Tickets £12 adults, £6 children, are available from June Barke on 01386 750949. Full details at www.birlingham.org/docs/bbq_2018.pdf.

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5. Harvest Festival, Sunday 16th September

This year’s Harvest Festival will take place at St James’ Church on Sunday 16th September at 10.30am.

The service will be followed by lunch in the Village Hall, cooked by Marion New. More details will be available nearer the time but please save the date.

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6. Roadworks in Rectory Lane

The Parish Clerk writes:
The upgrade of the drainage system in Birlingham has started in Rectory Lane and will continue there for up to three weeks. There will be a three-way traffic-light control in operation week commencing 6th August to enable the pipe laying across the road by the war memorial. This will affect traffic travelling into Whitehall Lane and Lower End.

Your patient is appreciated during the works.

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7. Bus Services During Roadworks

The Parish Clerk writes:
Apologies to anyone who has tried to use the bus service X53 and X54 and was refused assistance into the centre of the village. Worcestershire County Council have been contacted today and have reassured us that First Bus will be informed that the village is not closed.

A temporary bus stop will be in use, which is situated at the cricket ground entrance, so rather than south of the church the place to get on or off the bus is north of the church for the next few weeks.

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8. Parish Council Report

Ian Yates writes:
At its meeting on 18th July, Birlingham Parish Council discussed a number of issues, including the following:

  • The new Community Legacy Grant scheme, which replaces the old New Homes Bonus scheme
  • The provision of a permanent bus stop outside the church; more information on this will be given when it is available from Worcestershire County Council
  • Future works relating to the Green, the plane tree and the Millennium Bench
  • The printing of hardback editions of the Village Design Statement, which will be publicly available for reference
Full minutes of the Parish Council meeting will be available in due course.

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9. Vale Magazine Walk – Apology

Edward Farrar writes:
The July edition of the Vale Magazine featured a walk that included Birlingham. Unfortunately, the description of the walk referred to ‘Burlingham’ several times. This error has been pointed out to the editor, who replied:

’I apologise for that glaring error, which should have been picked up at several stages of the editorial process. We will acknowledge the mistake, and the beautiful village of Birlingham, in the imminent August issue.’

The author of the walk, Ian Tustin, has also apologised directly. He said he was to blame for the error and asked if his apologies could be passed on to the people of Birlingham.

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10. Anti-Social Behaviour

The Parish Clerk writes:
The Parish Council is aware of a number of noise complaints within the village recently. Please could we ask you to be considerate of your neighbours and to remember we all need to get along together!

Should you need to, further ways of dealing with this more formally are given at http://www.worcsregservices.gov.uk/nuisances/noise.aspx.

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11. Rural Crime Prevention

The Parish Clerk writes:
Following recent attempted break-ins in Birlingham, the information (and links) below may be useful.

  • West Mercia Police say that marking your property – for example, with SmartWater – is a positive way to fight crime; it can act as a deterrent, it allows you to prove ownership and it helps you to identify your property easily if it is offered for sale. Marking your property also provides a means for the police to identify stolen goods and return them to their owners.
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