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MUSICAL EVENING, CLOWS TOP ROCK PATHFINDERS
VICTORY HALL The February walks start today, the first of the
Just a reminder that the Carrivick Sisters are month, with a 10.30 start from the Six Ashes car
starring in a folk music evening at Clows Top park on the Bridgnorth road at Cleobury. DY14
Victory Hall on Sunday, the 11th of this month. 8HJ on your sat nav or SO reference 683774.
These twin sisters from Devonshire have a new Then we start from the Colliers Arms on
album “Ten Years Live” out now and play a wide Tenbury Road outside Bewdley on the 15th. once
range of instruments as they present their own more at 10.30, DY14 9HA or SO 725722.
and traditional compositions. As usual, we will be walking along bridleways
Tickets are £10, doors open at 7.00 and the show and footpaths, taking between two and three
starts at 7.30. There’s a licensed bar and you can hours. For more details of the Pathfinders full
expect the usual happy atmosphere at a Shindig programme, visit www.rockpathfinders.
event. See you there? 16mb.com or contact Alan on 01299 400304
Susan Humphries
A KNIT AND KNATTER APPEAL
Does anyone have any spare wool? Any CLEOBURY GOLF CLUB IN THE
oddments or full balls in any colour, thickness or AWARDS AGAIN
texture would be gratefully received by the ladies Cleobury Golf Club has been voted fourth best
of the Severn Hospice Knit and Knatter Group. course in the country where green fees are below
The ladies meet between 2.00 and 4.00pm on £30. In the same competition the top six West
Friday afternoons in the Community Room, St Midlands courses include three in Shropshire,
Mary's Place and anyone is welcome to join them; with Cleobury number six. There’s been a lot of
there is a small charge to cover tea and biscuits. investment in equipment and staff training, which
Items knitted are sold to raise funds for the has resulted in a lot of improvement work on the
Hospice. Donations can be dropped off at the greens and recognition through customers’ votes.
Community Room, St Mary's Place or at the Congratulations all round to the Pain family and
Severn Hospice Shop in Cleobury. Please label their crew.
your donation clearly as intended for use by the MACHINES DON’T ALWAYS
Knit and Knatter Ladies. Many thanks.
Catherine Evans KNOW BEST
I work on an Apple Mini Mac computer, a
KIDDERMINSTER SOROPTIMISTS machine I’ve grown to tolerate with patient help
'Fun and Games for the Family’ is our next open from my printer’s partner, Mike Spencer. Only his
rd,
event on Friday the 23 7.00 pm at the Baxter calm voice and patient explanation have stopped
Church Rooms, Bullring, Kidderminster: a Games me throwing the thing down the stairs in the past.
night for all playing some of the old and new An Apple Mac is of course superior, as its refusal
favourite board games. £2.50 per person or £10 to talk to other computers confirms; it is an
per Family admission including light electronic snob.
refreshments. One of its more irritating habits is deciding that
Our February Speaker/Supper meeting will be it knows what’s coming next and completing a
on Thursday the 15 th at La Brasserie, word regardless of what I type. Proof reading of
Kidderminster, 6.30 for 7.00 pm start. The topic of every page becomes essential.
the evening, again under our current motto of Our report on the Bayton Church Carol Concert
‘Stewardship’, will be relating to the local arts: the in January was a good example. I had typed in the
Rose Theatre and KODS. correct title for the Much Wenlock Male Voice
Our monthly informal Coffee Morning at the Choir and corrected the machine’s Much Wedlock
George Hotel, Bewdley, will be as usual on the version, only to have Linda the Printer phone and
last Thursday of the month, at 10.00 am. Do come ask if I was sure about that title - the machine had
and meet some of us. Visitors are always decided it knew better and altered it once more.
welcome; for more details about the club and its It’s just done it again as I type this. In case the
activities contact us on 01299 266101 or email: people of Much Wenlock think I’m suggesting
kidderminstersorop@gmail.com they have rude habits, I can assure them I’m not.
Elke Jury

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