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Garden opens at Davenham and Perrins House
THE gardens of the Davenham and Perrins House residential home in Graham Road, Malvern, will be open on Saturday. May 23, from 2-4.30pm. The four-acre gardens contain many large trees and shrubs, along with perennials. There are over 50 species of trees
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Friends in Moonwalk Marathon
TWO friends from Malvern will be tackling the gruelling Moonwalk Marathon in London on Saturday, May 16, to raise money for breast cancer research. Rosemary Baugh and Mike Speed, both members of the congregation at Holy Trinity Church, will join thousands
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Arts organisations receive grants
ARTS organisations and projects in the Malvern area are benefiting from grants worth thousands of pounds from Worcestershire County Council. The council’s Arts Service has just handed out almost £100,000 to projects across Worcestershire in a bid to
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A rough guide to evolution
IN the year that marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, an academic who lives in Malvern has published a new book about evolution. The Rough Guide to Evolution, by Mark Pallen, who is the professor of microbial genomics at Birmingham
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Home Start strawberry tea
HOME-Start Malvern Hills is holding a strawberry tea on Sunday, May 24, at Manor Barn, Shelsley Beauchamp, by invitation of Tory parliamentary hopeful Harriett Baldwin, who is a trained Home-Start volunteer. The event is from 3-5pm, and will include
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Horrid Henry Live in Malvern
CHILDREN’S favourite Horrid Henry is causing trouble on stage at Malvern Theatres this month, following an adaptation of the best-selling books. Horrid Henry Live and Horrid opens in Malvern on Thursday, May 21. Horrid Henry, for the uninitiated, is
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Learn New Skills
HAVE you ever wanted to know how to mend clothes? Or sharpen hand-tools? Or learn other skills needed for self-sufficiency? Now's your chance to find out. Transition Malvern Hills is holding its first Skills Share Evening at 7.30pm on Wednesday
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Rock band Reinforced play in Malvern
UP and coming Malvern rock band Reinforced are playing a gig at The lamb Inn in West Malvern on Tuesday evening, May 12. Reinforced are a hard rock band with a difference - they have a female lead vocalist and a female drummer. The band, lead singer
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Man in hospital after two car collision
A MAN has been taken to hospital following a collision involving two cars on the main Hereford to Worcester road. West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the A4103 at its junction with the B4214 near Bishops Frome at 3.40pm today. A rapid response
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Longdon
LONGDON Brownies started the Easter Term by holding a promise ceremony for two new girls, as well as saying goodbye to several older Brownies who are now joining Upton Guides and Welland Guides. We made the most of fine evenings to enjoy the out-of-doors
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Castlemorton
CASTLEMORTON Gardening Club meet in the Parish Hall at the earlier time of 7.30pm on Thursday, May 21 for the Annual General Meeting followed by a talk on Climate Change: Its Effect on Your Gardens by Peter Jones. Peter trained at Wisley and Cambridge
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Castle Frome
THE coffee morning held at Mike and Megan Harold's was a huge success raising in excess of £200. Thank you to all who attended, baked cakes and provided raffle prizes. Your generosity is much appreciated. Are you an Early Bird? Then come along to our
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Paddock stars in win
Redditch 151 all out, Barnards Green I 152-7. FOLLOWING a hard-fought losing draw against Worcester Nomads, Green travelled north to Redditch in the second round of matches in the Crusader League Division One. Visiting skipper Tim Williams
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Strictly Come Dancing Pair in Malvern
STRICTLY Come Dancing stars Brian Fortuna and Kristina Rihanoff will be performing their breathtaking show dance exhibition at Malvern Theatres on Sunday, May 17. Tickets for the event, organised by Dance At 8, are £25 and are available from 01386 556665
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Success for St Matthias Pupils at Spring Show
CHILDREN from St Matthias School in Malvern Link were among those who celebrated their success at this year's Spring Gardening Show. A show garden which the youngsters were involved in creating won a coveted gold medal from the Royal Horticultural Association
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Rotary Club Golf Day Raises £3000
MALVERN Rotary Club’s annual Golf Day at the Worcestershire Golf Club, in Malvern Wells, was a huge success, raising more than £3,000. 112 golfers took part in the team event, raising a grand total of £3,368. A total of 90 per cent of this money will
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Collision leads to call for traffic calming
A COLLISION at the bottom of Pound Bank Road, in Barnards Green, has renewed calls for traffic calming measures. Last week Malvern Town councillors called on the Highways Authority to consider measures following fears the road would turn into a rat-run
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Tory Party Chairman in Malvern
CONSERVATIVE Party Chairman Eric Pickles MP spoke to a packed public meeting in Malvern last night (Thursday). Sir Michael Spicer MP, Dr Ken Pollock, West Worcestershire Conservative Chairman and Harriett Baldwin, Conservative Parliamentary candidate
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Conman uses friend's identity
A CONMAN who used a former school friend's identity to set up bank accounts and obtain over £13,000 in loans has been jailed for nine months. Simon Lockley was desperate for cash to repay drug dealers, Worcester Crown Court heard. Police
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Hospice Anniversary Gala Concert
MUSIC lovers are being urged to snap up the last tickets for the anniversary gala concert at Worcester Cathedral in aid of Acorns Children's Hospice. The concert, taking place on Saturday, May 23 at 7 30pm, celebrates the 21st anniversary of the Acorns
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Retired GP meets African Royalty
A RETIRED GP from Colwall rubbed shoulders with royalty when she visited the little-known African kingdom of Lesotho. Jenny Houghton spent 10 days in the landlocked state, which is surrounded by South Africa, as part of a fact-finding mission for international
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Early shopper wins a bag of goodies
IT was a case of the early-bird catching the worm as a West Malvern resident waited patiently for an hour to be at the front of the queue for a competition organised by the Great Malvern Association of Traders (GMAT) and the Malvern Gazette. As advertised
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Latest Malvern Hills Planning Applications
THE following Planning Applications were made to Malvern Hills District Council ON May 7, 2009:- DYSON PERRINS - Residential development of 54 No one and two bedroom apartments. DERA, North Site, Leigh Sinton Road, Malvern for Persimmon Homes
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Everyday life transformed into art
A COLWALL artist has come up with his own way of sharing aspects of his life with others. Eugene Conway creates a new painting every day, each one representing something in his typically English daily life. The 48-year-old posts the paintings on his
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New Sculpture for Priory Park
THE design for a sculpture that will be carved into a storm-damaged tree in Priory Park for a community project has now been finalised. Malvern Hills District Council has teamed up with the Worcestershire Association of Teachers of Art and Design (WATAD
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Madders leads Eastnor home
EASTNOR Thirds defeated Abergavenny by four wickets. Captain Nick Haggar won the toss and invited the home team to bat first. Tom Powell took the early wicket of Alex Astley-Jones but Matthew Knight and Nathan Holley (10) added 87 for the second wicket
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Memorial Service to celebrate life of Heather Harris
A MEMORIAL service for Heather Harris is being held at St James the Great Church in Colwall on Sunday, July 5 at 2.30pm. Miss Harris, formerly of Brayside, British Camp, Colwall, commited suicide ten years ago and the memorial service has been organised
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Praise for play
ON Thursday, May 7 we attended the first night of Francis Charter's new play Our War performed by the Malvern Wells Players. We thoroughly enjoyed the play thanks to the enthusiastic and accomplished performance by a very young cast, and back up team
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Big Blossom Picnic
THE blooming orchards of Colwall formed the beautiful setting for a Big Blossom Picnic with fun for all the family. The event, hosted by the Colwall Orchard Group, took place in Broadwood Orchard, just off the Walwyn Road. Children could take part in
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Robinson makes most of late call for success
Hanley Castle & U 101 all out, Old Vigornians 91 all out. CHARLIE Robinson took 5-17 as Hanley Castle & Upton won by 10 runs at Old Vigornians in a low-scoring Crusader Worcestershire League Division Four South match. A late choice for the match,
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Work experience for unemployed
MALVERN Hills District Council is offering unpaid work placements for up to 13 weeks to unemployed adults in the region. The placements, for two people, would be in grounds maintenance and refuse and recycling services. It is hoped participants would
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Aussie Guitarist in ESO Concert
The ESO String Orchestra and Australian guitarist Craig Ogden will renew their collaboration with a concert in York Hall, Malvern St James on Saturday, May 16, at 7.30pm. Together they will perform a programme of works by Mozart, Vivaldi, Django Reinhardt
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Colwall Scarecrow Day
MORE than 100 Colwall residents packed into a special exhibition detailing how the traffic system would work over the village’s new bridge on Tuesday (May 5). The exhibition, held at the library, also provide an opportunity for villagers to ask questions
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New Colwall Bridge Exhibition
MORE than 100 Colwall residents packed into a special exhibition detailing how the traffic system would work over the village’s new bridge on Tuesday (May 5). The exhibition, held at the library, also provide an opportunity for villagers to ask questions
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Malvern scoop sevens
LEDBURY RFC hosted the inaugural Three Counties Sevens Tournament, attracting more than 20 teams at different age groups and a crowd of nearly 1,000 who attended the event. Spectators were treated to sides from Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire
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Gardening show blooms on final day
WITH happy music from a steel band rolling across the sun-kissed Three Counties Showground, the 2009 Malvern Spring Gardening Show came into full bloom on its last day. Strong winds on Friday and into Saturday had threatened minor disruption and a
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Today's events
Monday Open Studio Group at The Art Studio, 59 Michael Crescent, Malvern. 10am. £5 an hour. 01684 575095. Traditional Hatha Yoga at Alfrick Village Hall. 6.45pm. £5.50. 01886 832659. Line Dancing with Teme Valley Western Dancers at Whitbourne Village
