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Scarecrow festival in Bromyard
SCARECROW spotting will be all the rage in Bromyard this weekend as the town accommodates its straw-filled friends. The annual Scarecrow Festival will kick-off this evening (Friday) with a scarecrow parade leaving St Peter’s Church at 7.30pm and finishing
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Malvern Festival Exhibition
A FASCINATING Malvern Festival exhibition packed with photographs, playscripts and even props, not to mention a small tree, will be open in the Barry Jackson room at the Coach House theatre during this year’s Malvern Festival. The tree, a two foot sapling
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Rail passengers could face disruption
TRAVELLERS using First Great Western train services through Malvern and Ledbury could face disruption this summer as work is carried out on the line between Worcester and Oxford. Network Rail is carrying out engineering work to make the line double-track
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Malvern gardens open for charity
THREE beautiful Malvern gardens will be opening their gates to the public next weekend as part of the National Garden Scheme. The gardens, two on Layton Avenue and one on nearby Pickersleigh Road, are all very different but their owners have one thing
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Festival Housing Group praised for use of plain English
A NEW-look website for Festival Housing Group has been commended for its use of ‘plain English’. The site allows Elgar Housing Association residents to pay rent, report repairs and manage their rental accounts without having to leave their homes. It
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Powick woman wins £500 shopping spree
ONE lucky winner bagged a £500 makeover for her house after her parents insisted she put her name in the hat. Victoria Westaway, of Powick, entered a national competition run by Dunelm Mill to win the shopping spree. She won the top prize and returned
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Church concert showcases local talent
Music For All at Holy Trinity Church on Friday, June 5, is a concert of local talent. Admission is free but donations to church funds would be appreciated. On Sunday, June 7, at 10am Patronal Festival Eucharist, and on Sunday afternoon, at
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Industrial action: QinetiQ responds
QINETIQ has responded to the announcement that Malvern employees have voted to take industrial action over a pay freeze for 2009. The defence company said just over half of the ballot papers were returned by Prospect's 1,945 members. Their statement
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Cheltenham Music Festival celebrates 65 years
THE annual Cheltenham Music Festival, now in its 65th year, takes place from July 3-18 this year, with symphony concerts, chamber music and opera. The internationally renowned festival will open with the John Wilson Orchestra for an evening of Hollywood
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Be Bop Da Jig play at Malvern and Welland
DAN James and his fusion quartet Be Bop Da Jig are back in Malvern and Welland with their blend of folk, modern jazz and blues. The Be Bop Da Jig set includes songs and instrumentals featuring original compositions by Dan James from their latest CD album
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Outdoor performance of Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors
SHAKESPEARE'S The Comedy of Errors is the latest production in the Commandery Gardens by Worcester Live. Opening next Tuesday (June 9), the play tells the tale of two sets of identical twins, accidentally separated at birth. A series of wild mishaps
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Comedy whodunit at the Conquest
WHEN oil tycoon John Johnson is found with a sword in his back, it is left to the legendary Inspector Drake to find the culprit, in a farcical romp heading to Bromyard’s Conquest Theatre this June. The story is related through flashbacks by Sergeant
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QinetiQ workers vote for industrial action
SPECIALISTS at QinetiQ have voted in favour of taking industrial action over the company’s decision to impose a pay freeze for 2009. The ballot of worker's union Prospect’s 2,000 members produced a 72 per cent vote in favour of taking part in strike
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Community Car Boot Sale in Bromyard
CAR booters will get the chance to rummage for a worthy cause when the community sets up shop at Queen Elizabeth Humanities College on Sunday, June 14. Organiser and town councillor Gary Swinford said: "My wife and I have planned to make the car boot
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Dead Sea Charity Bike Ride
UPTON travel agent Val Simcock is closing in on her £2,500 fund-raising target to take part in a once-in-a-lifetime charity cycling adventure across the Dead Sea valley in Jordan. Mrs Simcock hopes to join women including television presenter Fern Britton
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Elgar Bicycle Challenge Comes To Town
CYCLISTS of all ages, from eight to 80, put their pedal power to the test as the fourth annual Edward Elgar Bicycle Challenge came to the town centre on Sunday (May 31). The event challenges people to cycle from the bottom to the top of Church Street
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Dreamboats and Petticoats
SOAP favourites Ben Freeman and Jessica Biddall join X Factor finalist Scott Bruton in the musical Dreamboats and Petticoats at Malvern Theatres next week. Inspired by the 2007 smash hit album Dreamboats and Petticoats and Dreamboats and Petticoats Two
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Frome surge continues
Hanley Castle & Upton 215-9, Canon Frome 219-7. CANON Frome took on Crusader Worcestershire League Division Four South leaders Hanley Castle and Upton knowing that a win would close the gap and could potentially see them go top. Frome won the
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Today's events
Monday Open Studio Group meet at The Art Studio, 59 Michael Crescent, Malvern. 10am. £5 an hour. 01684 575095. Traditional Hatha Yoga at Leigh & Bransford Memorial Hall, Sherridge Road, Leigh Sinton. 6.45pm. £5.50. 01886 832659.
