July tends to be a quiet month but here is the round-up of recent Birlingham news.

In this issue:
  1. Betty Palmer
  2. Parish Council Meeting, Wednesday 17th July
  3. Village Defibrillator
  4. Mowing of Verges
  5. Bystander Archives on the Village Website
  6. Planning Applications
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1. Betty Palmer

Betty Palmer, the beloved wife of the late Pat, died peacefully on June 17th, aged 95 years. She had lived in Birlingham since 1954 and was mother to Robin Palmer and Wendy Yates and grandmother to five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

The funeral service will be held at St James’ Church on Thursday 18th July at 3.30pm, followed by light refreshments in Birlingham Village Hall.

Family flowers only please. Donations, if desired, for the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity or Dementia UK may be sent to E Hill & Son Funeral Directors, Pershore, WR10 1HZ. ‘Mourning clothes optional.’

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2. Parish Council Meeting, Wednesday 17th July

The next meeting of Birlingham Parish Council takes place on Wednesday 17th July at 7.00pm in Birlingham Village Hall. During the meeting there is an opportunity to express your views on local issues, so please come along.

The agenda for the meeting will shortly be available at www.birlingham.org/pc_info/pc_agenda_2019-07-19.pdf and the draft minutes of the previous Parish Council meeting on 29th May are at www.birlingham.org/pc_info/pc_minutes_2019-05-29.pdf.

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3. Village Defibrillator

Kelvin Hartshorne writes:
On 4th July there was a need to use the defibrillator and as a consequence some items must now be replaced. Until such time as the unit is checked and the replacements obtained, the village is without a working defibrillator.

As you all know, we have followed West Midlands Ambulance service advice and put a code on the cabinet door. We were assured that in the event of an emergency the 999 operator would give the code to the caller but that did not happen seamlessly. Given that the system did not work as anticipated we are now making the code public: the code is 1234.

Unfamiliarity with the defibrillator is an impediment to its use – which will only ever be in an emergency. There were two training sessions in November 2017 but only 11 people attended. We shall put on more training sessions but we need to secure a better level of village engagement and we hope that more people will attend.

We will let you know when the defibrillator is fully working again.

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4. Mowing of Verges

A long-running campaign encouraging councils to let neatly-mown grass verges become mini meadows where wildflowers and wildlife can flourish appears to be building up a head of steam. In recent years, our verges have been mown later in the year to allow spring flowers to flower and seed.

An article on this subject can be read at www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-48772448.

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5. Bystander Archives on the Village Website

The seventh edition of the Birlingham Bystander, published in Spring 1985, is now available on the website.

The issue began with news that Pershore was contemplating the introduction of car park charges. There were two positive articles about the European Economic Community (forerunner of the EU) by Lady Scott-Hopkins (wife of the West Midlands MEP) and Edward McMillan-Scott (MEP for York but living in Wick) – how times change.

Other articles covered the Act for the Enclosure of Birlingham of 1773 and the Bystander Party, including the 1985 Bystander Awards. The WI report was written by Virginia Cooper and the two candidates for the County Council Elections presented their manifestos. The edition also included all the usual bits and pieces now associated with the Bystander, such as the welcome to Roger and Ann Smith and family who had moved to Eckington Road.

Issue 7 of the Bystander can be viewed at www.birlingham.org/village/bystander.

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6. Planning Applications

The following planning application has been determined by Wychavon District Council:

  • The Caravan, Gravelly Hill, Eckington Road. Site of a static caravan for residential purposes in excess of 10 years (Case No. 19/01240). Certified. Full details and conditions can be viewed on the Wychavon DC website at https://plan.wychavon.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=100051.
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