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Letter from the Editor There is a fairly good chance that by the time you read this, we will have a new government and a new prime minister. At the very least, the polling stations might still be open, so if you haven t voted yet, please, please do. It s going to be an interesting time as a new government tries to put itself together, but if you don t vote, even to spoil your paper, I strongly believe that you cannot complain about the result. Everything is blooming! Each time I go into the garden I see something else coming into flower, or popping up through the earth. My pond, finished less than a year ago, is teeming with life. Whenever I use my big poking stick try to get some of the dreaded blanket weed out, newts and frogs wriggle around in the depths, while tadpoles, snails and dragonfly larvae dart around in the shallow bits. The water plants are flowering, fruit trees are full of blossom and even the air smells of warmth and spring. I think this is my favourite time of year. Thank you to Janet Wilson for being our latest willing victim in Meet Your Neighbour this month! Please keep sending things in to magazine@honeybourne.org.uk As always, village news and events are publicised on the Honeybourne website, which is www.honeybourne.org.uk The Village News can be downloaded from there too, if you, or someone you know, would like a digital copy.

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Parish Council News HONEYBOURNE PARISH COUNCIL FOUR VACANCIES EXIST FOR COUNCILLORS TO BE FILLED BY CO-OPTION The Parish Council will consider filling by cooption the vacancies for the Councillors at its meeting to be held on 1 2th May 201 5 At 7.30 pm at the Village Hall Those who are interested in serving the community in this way and want to become a candidate for co-option should obtain an application form for candidacy from the Clerk or phone Cllr David Cowan on 01 386 831 801 Also available to download from www.honeybourne.org.uk Completed application forms must be returned to the Clerk By Friday 8th May 201 5 By post or email Information on eligibility, the role of the Parish Council and its schedule of meetings may be obtained from the Clerk. Contact details next page

Highway Issues The following long outstanding matters will be referred to Cllr Alistair Adams as action is overdue: Carriageway edge rutting on the north side of Bretforton Road and the repairs to raise the footway at Gate Inn cross roads. Cllr Alistair Adams is in contact with his counterpart at Gloucestershire County Council enquiring about the overdue HGV restriction orders on Mickleton Lane. Village Development Matters: Over the last month Bovis Homes have made good progress in setting out their site. We now have all three development sites active and this is causing many complaints to be referred to the Council. The Taylor Wimpy sign on the junction of Dudley Road and Station Road causing visibility problems along with complaints over site operation and noise nuisance before 08.00 Concerns were received over the new two metre wide footway on Weston Road causing the loss of mature trees in the grass verge. Bovis Homes HGVs using Stephenson Way to access the site and causing potential kerb damage and traffic hold ups caused by poor site access for HGVs along with parking on Station Road. David Wilson Homes, the roadside ditch fronting the site is blocked with rubbish and hedge cutting debris and neighbours complaints over verge damage on Station Road. The Parish Council meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Members of the public are welcome to attend meetings, which are held in the Village Hall and commence at 7.30 pm. Residents are welcome to speak on any issue of local concern during the Open Forum The Parish Office is open generally all day 10.00 am to 6.00 pm. including weekends for all parish enquiries. Email is the preferred communication but the telephone is manned almost all day. The answer phone is on, but please ensure you state your business is with Honeybourne as the phone serves other Councils and a business. For up to date Council information, Agendas and Draft Minutes visit www.worcestershire.gov.uk/myparish and then link to Honeybourne Clerk: Mr. John Stedman 1, Ban Brook Road, Salford Priors, Evesham, Worcs, WR11 8XE Tel 01789 773999: E-mail: j-stedman@btconnect.com

Mobile Foot Care DK Walker Electrical 8 Darren Walker Electrician 01 386 832359 07548 826783 smarklerust@gmail.com B

The Wednesday Club The Wednesday Club was held in the village hall on Wednesday 1st April. Twenty nine members attended. Birthday cards were given out. Mrs Anne Innes took the names of members wishing to go to Bicester Garden Centre on Wednesday 8th April. Two new members, Mrs Sue Ryan and Mrs Jan Marshall were welcomed to the club. The entertainment for the afternoon was Confessions of a Morrisman. We were shown how the Morrismen have to learn all the steps and movements before they can get the uniform to join the dancing. It was a very interesting and enjoyable talk. A vote of thanks was given by Mrs Peggy Miller. Cakes for tea were given by members. The raffle was drawn and teas were served by Mrs Sylvia Matthews and helpers. If you would like to come along to one of our meetings to see if you would like to join as a member, please do so. We meet at 2.30 on the first Wednesday of every month. Baby and Toddler Group Every Wednesday from 9.30-11.15 during term time at Honeybourne First School 2 per family, which includes a snack and tea or coffee Please contact Tracey on 07833 150436 Nicola on 07805 538347 9

SportHoneybourne www.sporthoneybourne.org.uk is the website where you can quickly find your favourite sports and exercises. Local clubs and classes are all listed, so you have direct access to view their activities. Also, the latest national news feeds are available here for most popular sports. Is your particular interest Yoga? If so, enter the website and select Exercise, and then select Yoga. Or is it Rowing? Then enter the website and select Water then Rowing Anything missing? What will you do today? Maybe set a Personal Best (PB), however short or slow. We can all do just a little more to improve our health and fitness. Need help or support? Contact Steve who will be only too pleased to help in any way. www.sporthoneybourne.org.uk HONEYBOURNE POTTERY Family Workshops, Potter s Wheel Crash Courses, Birthday & Hen Parties, Classes for individuals, groups and organisations. 10 Alan & Annabel, 3 High Street, Honeybourne, 01 386 83041 0 / 07581 458568, www.honeybournepots.co.uk Follow us on Facebook & Twitter Need a Bookkeeper? Then call Sally Clifford on 01 386 834 239 Cashbooks, Ledgers, Sage Work, Bank Reconcilliations, VAT Returns.

COACH TRIPS WITH HONEYBOURNE'S WEDNESDAY CLUB Enjoy a day out with the Honeybourne Wednesday Club, who are planning the following programme of coach trips for 2015: May 20th June 10th June 24th July 15th August 12th August 26th September 9th October 14th November 11th December 8th West Midlands Safari Park Weston super Mare Bourton on the Water, afternoon trip Evening meal at Nag s Head, Canon Pyon Whitlenge Gardens with cream tea. Afternoon trip. Bridgenorth and Bewdley Weston super Mare Hereford Solihul, Christmas shopping TBA The coach picjs up at Honeybourne Village Hall, Westbourne and Dudley Road. For more information contact Anne Innes, 831681 Honeybourne Village Hall is proud to present an Evening of Live music on 11th July with several interesting acts and wide variety of music. Details in next month's magazine.

Honeybourne Village Hall is available to hire. Contact Kim Mudway Telephone 01386 833663 kim.mudway@hotmail.com

Not long now until the Bretforton Open Gardens which will be taking place on Sunday 31st May. There are a magnificent 10 gardens taking part this year ranging from attractive cottage gardens with rose pathways and herbaceous borders to the grounds of Bretforton Manor. The Manor dates back to 1605 and has 5 acres of mixed formal and informal areas with lots of unusual plants, listed buildings and structures within the garden including the dovecote, cider barn and a traditional walled garden. Refreshments with home made cakes, a plant sale and a tombola will also be taking take place at Bretforton Manor. A share of the proceeds will be donated to St Richard s Hospice, Worcestershire (Registered Charity number 515668) and the Evesham All Saints Food Bank. Tickets to view the gardens will be on sale from Bretforton Manor and the Ark Shop in Bretforton at a cost of 5 (free for children) and the gardens are open between 11.00 am and 5.00 pm. There was no meeting in April but instead we had an evening outing to the beautiful 7 acre gardens at Conderton Manor near Tewkesbury. Thirty members enjoyed the opportunity for a private visit to this recently replanted garden and admired the flowering cherries and bulbs, along with magnificent views of the Cotswolds. The next meeting is on Thursday 21st May (new date to avoid the Elections on 7th May) when we are looking forward to Adrian James who will be talking to us about building a garden from scratch. Adrian and his wife moved to their new home in Offenham in 2009 and have created a fabulous garden designed to ensure there is something of interest all year round. This will be followed by a private tour around his garden on June 18th. Bretforton Garden Club provides an opportunity for local people to learn about a variety of gardening topics in a friendly environment and enjoy interesting days out. We have members from a number of villages including several members from Honeybourne and lifts to the events can usually be arranged for anyone from Honeybourne needing transport. We would be delighted to see any new members who wish to join it only costs 5.00 per year. Please ring Rita Booth on 01 386 640696 or go to our website www.bretforton-gardenclub.co.uk for more information. Rita Booth Secretary, Bretforton Garden Club

Letter from the Vicar Dear Friends Easter has come and gone, lambs are frolicking in the fields and before we know it, high summer will be upon us! This year brings the General Election to add to the excitement, and election fever seems to have hit our television screens, newspapers and advertising hoardings all over the place. We are fortunate to live in a country where our democratic right to vote is so established that it is taken for granted, but sadly it is not always taken seriously. The day after our elections, 8th May, is the 70th anniversary of VE day and also the anniversary of the liberation of Theresienstadt concentration camp, the last of eight such camps discovered by allied forces between July 1944 and May 1945. It is perhaps a fitting time to reflect on the importance of exercising our right to vote in a thoughtful and responsible way. Some may argue that religion and politics do not mix. That seems to me to be flying in the face of logic. Responsible citizens living in a peaceful and generally prosperous land have a duty to participate in the way our country is governed. And most people seek to live in a society which exercises fairness and justice for all. Politics is all about how we are governed, how our lives will be ordered and who we choose to lead us as a nation. Religion is a means by which we live out our own personal lives, how we behave towards others and what we choose to worship. Mixing the personal with the public seems to be an obvious course of action. People of faith seek to live in a way which honours humanity and the environment and seeks to reach out to help those who are in difficulty through sickness, poverty or other human tragedy caused by war or natural disaster. The life and teachings of Jesus Christ embodied a mission to challenge those who were power crazed, selfish and bigoted and to encourage people to live outin action, word and deed a way of life which provided protection for the weak and the poor and the disadvantaged. Whatever our views about politics or religion, our challenge is to think carefully about the published party manifestos and exercise our democratic right to vote on 7th May so that we may continue to live in a peaceful society which strives to do its best for each and every one of its citizens. Whatever our political opinion or party leanings, we should make every effort to step out to the polling stations or cast our votes by post before the polls close on Thursday 7th May. The right to vote is not to be thrown away as something we do if the mood takes us on polling day. With love and blessings Celia

Youth Club Weston sub Edge Youth Club meets on the first and third Thursdays of each month between 7.00 and 9.00 p.m. Members enjoy a wide range of activities and Sue Stanier, our leader, and Alex Havery, her assistant, are planning an exciting programme. New members between 10 and 18 years both from the village and from the surrounding area are always welcome. Join the Club and make new friends. Subscriptions are 1.00 per meeting and drinks and sweets are on sale. For more information, contact Chris Rossington on 01386 849316 or Wendy Clarke on 07773 269560. 17 1

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The last date for items for June's Village News is 20th April. magazine@honeybourne.org.uk Class 1 and Class 2 of Honeybourne First School Academy will be doing a sponsored walk assisted by David Wilson Homes on Thursday 4th June. In the afternoon they will have a Best Loved Teddy Bear competition and raffle. All proceeds go to the Guide Dog Association, and donations or raffle prizes will be gratefully received.

Fresh fish comes to Honeybourn e! Nigel and Son. Est 2004. Local fish deliveries. Everything from cod and haddock through to scallops and prawns. All snap frozen for your convenience. Evening deliveries if required. For all the best in sea food and specialist gourmet meals. Tel: 07973 793743 Mel Edwards Painter & Decorator Est 1984 For a free quote call 01 386 833344 or 07974 1 58078 All general decorating, including painting, wallpapering, coving, dado, skirting and tiling. Friends of Honeybourne s Rights of Way Walking in Honeybourne Walking for Health and Fitness a 2-mile walk within the village Call Nina on 07971 989 430 to join this group who walk every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning.

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Honeybourne Railway Club Brick Walk, Honeybourne, Evesham, WR11 5PG Tel 07732 383880 The 70th Anniversary of VE Day takes place over the weekend of Friday and Saturday 8th and 9th May. We will be celebrating this event at the Club with wartime golden oldies and a roast pork bap night. This will take place on Saturday 9th May at 9pm. Come along to celebrate the freedom we live in thanks to the heroes of the war. All we ask is a raffle ticket purchase of 1. Pork baps and hot dogs, 50p each, 2.40 a pint and double shorts will be 2. On Saturday 16th May we are holding a Prize Bingo in aid of children who suffer from disabilities. Please come along and support us. Start at 8pm. Saturday 30th May sees Bobby G performing songs of the 50s and 60s, plus your requests. Bobby is a live act. Members come free, guests are 2 each. On June 13th the charity prize bingo is in aid of Olivia s Dream. Olivia is an eight year old from Hampton, and the daughter of Emma Haynes. Lucy Bickerstaff nominated this cause, and says that 42,000 needs to be raised for an operation for Olivia, who has cerebral palsy. She will also need three years aftercare, and there is no NHS funding. Lucy has already taken steps to gather prizes for the charity, so I am sure we can help. You know where the club is On a monthly rotation we hold charity prize bingo nights. If you have a charity you would like supported, call me on the number above. We have a sponsor form for Mrs Gladys Orman who will be doing a parachute jump in aid of the Stratford on Avon Hospice. If you would like to sponsor her please call at the club or send a text message to my number. We have 50 pledged so far. On behalf of everyone at the club, thank you for your attention. Sam Boulter, Branch Secretary. 07732 383880 Missing Magazines You should get the Honeybourne Village News inside the Evesham Journal on the first Thursday of the month. If you do not receive the magazine or the Journal please contact the Distribution Manager of Newsquest, the delivery company. Her name is Lynne Wilson and her number is 01384 358066.

Here are the details of the local police officers. The non-emergency number is 1 01 anywhere in the UK. Police officer: Julie DeParis julie.deparis@westmercia.pnn.police.uk Police Community Support Officer: Pete Davey peter.davey@westmercia.pnn.police.uk Tel 0300 333 3000 Voice mail 01905 725763 PSCO Julie Bayliss julie.bayliss@westmercia.pnn.police.uk Tel 101, ext 3408 Other useful contacts: Village Hall Lettings Secretary, Kim Mudway: 833633 kim.mudway@hotmail.com

SHORT MAT BOWLS 36 If you enjoy watching, and perhaps marvelled at the skill of the professionals performing on T.V. why not come along to the Village Hall on Friday evenings (7.30) and have a go yourselves at a somewhat simpler version called Short Mat Bowls. All equipment is provided the only thing we ask that you wear flat shoes. Trainers etc. are ideal. The cost is 2 per session.

JASON MOSS Carpet & Flooring Wide range of carpets & vinyl samples bought to your door. Carpets to suit any budget. Supply & fit or fit only NO JOB TO SMALL Call anytime for an estimate Evenings & weekends no problem Mob: 07877 386495 Evenings 01386 421343 BADHAM MOTORS Stratford Rd. Honeybourne Evesham. Tel: 830307 After Hours 831514 MOTOR ENGINEERS WHO CARE ALL TYPE OF VEHICLE REPAIR SERVICING/M.O.T. CLASS 3.4.7. QUALITY USED CARS ALWAYS

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CLAREMONT CARS PRIVATE HIRE SERVICE From Bidford & Honeybourne We offer a professional door to door service by appointment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Serving South Warwickshire, the North Cotswolds and the Vale of Evesham, we cover all locations, both locally and throughout the U.K. Estate Cars and people carriers up to 8 seats are available. We specialise in meet-and greet facilities at all major UK Airports. Sample discounted rates (at 1st January 2012) including up to four passengers (supplement applies for people carrier): BIDFORD OR HONEYBOURNE to From Birmingham Heathrow Gatwick Manchester 60 125 150 140 From Bristol Airport Luton Airport Stansted Southampton 100 130 150 140 Please enquire for rates from your local area or for any other destination. FOR THE BEST IN PRIVATE ~HIRE CALL NOW ON: 01386 833660 Philip Hickson 53 Stratford Rd, Honeybourne, Evesham. WR11 7PP E-mail: info@claremontcars.co.uk Website: www.claremontcars.co.uk