Worcestershire | Archive | 2005 | November
Theatre November more...
AN up-and-coming talent in the film industry is getting ready to face the music as a pop video he directed for a new London girl group hits the nation's screens. more...
THE sound of jazz, blues, folk and African grooves are set to fill Worcester's Huntingdon Hall this month as two celebrated musicians take to the stage. more...
A LIVELY soul covers band is on the lookout for a bass player to help complete their line-up. more...
POTENT melodies and infectious lyrics will be in abundance in Worcester this month as Welsh rockers Adzuki crash-land in the city. more...
Thursday November 10 more...
AWARD-winning Malvern composer Andy Garbi is behind the contemporary dance music in Real, a new production at Malvern Theatres. more...
WITH just under a month before the Midland Musical Theatre Group perform It's A Kind of Magic at Malvern Theatres, group member Roger Huffadine is making tickets disappear. more...
Malvern Cinema: Night Watch (15) Daily 7.30pm, mats Sat & Sun 4pm.. more...
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November 17 more...
Terry Gilliam's new fantasy film about the brothers Grimm takes the audience back to 19th century Europe where we meet the fairytale-spinning siblings. more...
THERE'S plenty in store for classical music fans at Malvern Theatres. more...
MALVERN Concert Club welcomes a charismatic Polish quartet for the last of its 2005 events. more...
STUDENTS, parents and teachers from Tewkesbury School are performing Mozart's Requiem at Tewkesbury Abbey on Wednesday, November 16. more...
A CHAMBER music ensemble that has cut records with Madonna and played on the sound track to the latest Harry Potter film is performing in Tewkesbury on Friday, November 18. more...
LEDBURY-based punk band, Bleeding Hearts have two new albums out next week. more...
MALVERN band The Fallout Theory has just released a debut album called So Happy You're Not Here. more...
BRIAN Burton has been a leading light in all aspects of Worcester's amateur dramatics since he was first involved with the Swan Theatre six months after it opened - around 40 years ago. more...
THE Swan Theatre is giving youngsters the chance to become a fashion designer. more...
Well, can you believe it? I thought I'd pulled off a real publicity coup getting Britt Eckland for the Swan pantomime. more...
ROCK legends Diamond Head are returning to Stourbridge for the first time in over 20 years. more...
The Fall, Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall more...
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THE Boyon Ensemble, on its 14th tour of the UK, has built up a large contingent of admirers, as was obvious from the enthusiastic audience in the Priory. more...
THE Revenger's Tragedy was a brave and ambitious choice for the Malvern Theatre Players. more...
WhilE The Rivals is one of those well-known, much-performed `English' comedies, and its character of Mrs Malaprop even more well-known, I confess that I hadn't seen the play until this week. more...
THEATRE-GOERS are gearing up for Enville Street Theatre's latest spoof of an Agatha Christie-type play in the production of Secondary Cause of Death. more...
Startime Variety, the Halesowen based musical pantomime group, is preparing for a rush of ticket sales for its next production. more...
Annie, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre November 7-12 more...
With dream shows at Glastonbury, the Eden Project and Reading and Leeds over the summer and their largest headline tour to date, Editors are now poised to take supporting duties with Franz Ferdinand over 22 dates across Europe and the UK. more...
LOOKING good is about getting to know yourself. more...
A PARISH council is considering charging people tax for a professional litter-picker in a radical move to rid the streets of rubbish. more...
THE new wheelie bins are well and truly rubbish according to the scores of people who have complained about them. more...
SANDBAGS were appearing outside homes and businesses today as river levels continued to rise across Worcestershire and residents prepared to brave the waters. more...
A WORCESTER toddler who caught a deadly strain of meningitis had to be flown 120 miles by air ambulance to the nearest intensive care children's bed. more...
A FORMER Evesham couple who moved to France are encouraging others to share in the idyllic setting of their new home through a website. more...
HEREFORD's Denco has transferred itself lock, stock and barrel to new premises at nearby Moreton-on-Lugg. more...
THE Bank of England disappointed struggling high street retailers as it kept interest rates on hold at 4.5 per cent for the third month running. more...
MORE than 2,500 Yorkshire Bank customers in Kidderminster will have to do their transactions through Redditch next year when their local branch closes. more...
Redundancy pay more...
IT will be music to the ears of children if enough money can be raised to keep their nursery open. The pre-school in Lower Broadheath, near Worcester, is in need of vital funds to stay afloat for the next two years. more...
100 years ago more...
A GAZETTE reader has drawn Malvern Memories' attention to The Malvernian of 1897, which published a heartfelt plea from Malvern College pupils. more...
A FEW weeks ago, the clock in the tower of St James's Church played irritating pranks on the villagers, reported Ariel in the Gazette a century ago. more...
SIR - The European Union likes to govern by rules and regulations, which are mass-produced, and adopted to the letter by our own Government. more...
SIR - Thank you for printing my letter to the editor a few weeks ago, regarding Worcester Porcelain. more...
SIR - You have printed many letters in the Worcester News regarding speed cameras, or safety cameras as they are euphemistically called. more...
Sir - John Freeman (Letters, November 4) says we are to dispose of all our references to pigs, in whatever form they take, be they china, earthenware, or any other material, because we may upset the Muslims. As he says, that is a load of rubbish. I agree. more...
Sir - Last weekend saw the start of the 2005/06 hunting season. more...
A MALVERN volunteer enjoyed a lunchtime reception with the Queen and the Duke of Kent at Buckingham Palace. more...
A FORMER Chase pupil was rewarded for years of dedication with a trip to St James's Palace in London. more...
CHURCHGOERS saved £20,000 by creating a DIY drive and car park at All Saints' Church, Malvern Wells. more...
LADY Sibell Rowley, daughter of the 7th Earl Beauchamp of Madresfield Court, has died aged 98. more...
A GEOLOGICAL exploration firm's merger plans could see it leave the area. more...
SKIES around the Malvern Hills were lit up last weekend as fireworks displays went with a bang. more...
THE number of businesses prepared to invest in Great Malvern town centre at present indicates that they, at least, have an optimism for the future of the town that has not always been present, even in the quite recent past. more...
CONCERNS about response time when crimes are reported were raised with the Police Community Consultative Group. more...
A PIONEERING cancer treatment developed in Malvern has moved closer to being marketed as an effective therapy for liver cancer. more...
A NEW communications mast could be erected at Bromyard Town Football Club, close to the current Vodafone mobile phone mast. more...
A 19-year-old serial burglar was caught after he stole car keys from a house and drove off in the victim's car. more...
MALVERN Link publican Jayne Peters is celebrating after finally getting the go-ahead to create a skittle alley. more...
ALMOST 90 years after the guns fell silent, two casualties of the First World War will finally be commemorated on war memorials close to where they fell. more...
Charles Darwin's bicentenary could bring people interested in his story to Malvern. more...
ANIMATED duo Wallace and Gromit have boosted the sales of Malvern-based business Toastabags. more...
MALVERN'S newest restaurant and bar Priors Croft briefly opened its doors last weekend to give the public a sneak peek behind the scenes. more...
I should like to explain some of the conditions surrounding the controversial Leadon Bank planning decision. more...
LIKE most people, Barry Horne enjoys returning to the comfort of home after a busy day at the office. more...
I WAS appalled, if not surprised, by the local council representative's flippant "big deal" quote in last week's Ledbury Reporter over the 10 per cent turnout for the Leadon Bank referendum. more...
SEVEN years of fundraising is on the brink of delivering a new base for the 2nd Malvern Scout Group in the nick of time. more...
HAVING moved here six weeks ago, I bought a copy of the Malvern Gazette and read with great interest the letter by Alistair Macmillan (Your Letters, October 28) concerning senior management on Malvern Hills District Council. more...
MALVERN College is one of 50 top public schools accused this week of fee fixing by the Office of Fair Trading. more...
I WAS alarmed to read in the national press of the £2 billion black hole in town hall finances, which could lead to a 10 per cent rise for Council Tax-payers next year. more...
Road closures will be in operation for the Christmas lights switch-on event in Great Malvern. more...
WATCHING Flog It on BBC2 from Philip Serrell's salerooms, formerly the Memorial Hall in Barnards Green Road, started me reminiscing about how much of my childhood was spent in that hall. more...
WE would like to wish a very Unhappy Christmas to the person who broke into our garage in Coniston Close and stole an artificial Christmas tree and three boxes of decorations. These belonged to our widowed daughter and two young grandchildren. Some of the items were out of the ordinary and of sentimental value. more...
A NEW dental practice will provide care for 5,000 Malvern residents. more...
I fully concur with the sentiments expressed by Rosemary Ostick (Your Letters, November 4), it is scandalous Worcestershire County Council cold-heartedly makes a profit from amateur artists, who should really be encouraged. more...
UPTON is bracing itself for floods as the River Severn continues to rise. more...
ANYONE reading the report of the Malvern Police Community Consulta-tive Group meeting could easily have thought it was a re-publish of a meeting three years ago, nothing has changed. more...
THE new health centre at Malvern's Pickersleigh Road depot site should be open to patients by spring 2007. more...
NOWADAYS it is not unusual for information and even public consultations to be placed on a website. "More details can be obtained" has got to be the most frequently heard addition to many programmes on the television. Your newspaper's recently opened forum, which provides an excellent platform for exchanging views, is a case in point. more...
TWO new restaurants could open on Belle Vue Terrace. more...
SIXTEEN-year old Ben Tebby has passed his driving test at the first attempt . . . in a tractor. more...
MEMORIES of local heritage site Croome Park will be documented thanks to a substantial grant. more...
PEOPLE don't like change. Whatever the circumstances, no matter how beneficial a new idea might be, it will be soundly rejected by a large chunk of the populace simply because it's different. more...
The public toilets at the Dingle are now closed and boarded up and are due for demolition within the next few weeks. more...
THE Wellington Heath Improvers' Duplicate Bridge Club will again be participating in the nationwide simultaneous pairs event in aid of Children in Need. This will be on Tuesday, November 15, from 2-5.15pm at the Memorial Hall. Anyone who plays standard Acol and wishes to take part will be very welcome. The fee is £1.50 but additional donations will be welcome. more...
During every month, there are two services of holy communion in the Community Lounge at Johnstone Close flats, enabling those people who are unable to attend church to attend. The service is taken either by Canon John Evans or The Rev. Penny Hamer, curate. The service is open to anyone in the parishes. more...
TONIGHT (Friday), a quiz in aid of World Wildlife Fund UK is being held at Powick Parish Hall at 7.30pm. Teams of four are required at £5 per person, including refreshments. To book a table, ring (01684) 562883. more...
LAST Saturday saw another sell-out evening for the Wells Revellers' fun quiz. more...
REMEMBRANCE Sunday in the benefice will be held at All Saints', Hollybush this Sunday at 10.45am. more...
TO mark Remembrance Day, the service at St Mary's in Guarlford will be held at 9.30am. The Remembrance Day service at Madresfield church will be at 10.45am. more...
DATE for your diary - December 3 at 7.30pm in Eldersfield Church. Come and be entertained by the Full Bloom Singers under the baton of Hilary Davies. The choir members are giving their time and talents to raise funds for forthcoming repairs to Eldersfield Church. An exciting and varied programme of songs in two to eight parts from around the world. more...
A Grand Christmas market will be held in Cradley Village Hall on Saturday, December 3, from noon to 3.30pm. Attractions include live music, books, plants and a raffle, as well as mulled wine and mince pies. Magician Stewart Paul will also be performing. Everyone is welcome. more...
THE Inner Wheel of Malvern, raising funds for Heart Start, holds a Trafalgar dinner at Colwall Village Hall tonight (Friday) at 7.30pm, a three-course roast beef meal with entertainment, sea shanties, singing and barn-dancing. more...
EVER wanted to bring a bit of the jungle to Castlemorton? Need to put in some plants to cope with the arid conditions we seem to get in summer? What can you grow, how do you grow it and will it need a second mortgage? more...
Sunday's Service of Remembrance will be held at St James' Church, following an Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial at 2.30pm. Members of the Powick and Callow End branch will assemble at the village hall at 2.10pm, leaving at 2.20pm to march to the War Memorial. more...
A SERVICE of Remembrance will be held on Sunday at 10am at Bromesberrow Church, which will be followed by a short service at the war memorial at approximately 11am, weather permitting. more...
ON Sunday at Holy Trinity Bosbury, the Remembrance Service is at 9.45am. more...
OUR auction of goods and promises in the garden room at Birtsmorton Court on Friday, November 18 at 7.30pm is fast approaching. We urgently need items and pledges to make the evening a success. We have a truly beautiful parish church but it comes at a cost with quotas (parish share), insurances, electric etc. It become incredibly hard inventing new ways of fundraising and I do wish it wasn't necessary but we do have a duty for the next generation to keep our beautiful church in reasonable order. Our rector, Mike, has promised to be our auctioneer so it will hopefully be a fun evening. If you have any ideas or pledges, give me a call on (01684) 833287 so that we can compile and print a list of items for sale. more...
IF you are living alone or would like some company, why not join the Welcome Club at Berrow? more...
Mike Pryce speaks to a man who survived the infamous bridge on the River Kwai, as the nation pauses to remember all those who sacrificed their lives for their country more...
MORE than 300 youngsters from special schools in the two counties joined forces for a day of cops and robbers. more...
BUILDERS will soon start work on a new church in Worcester. more...
AN audience in Pershore will be treated to a tale of love, hope and determination tomorrow. more...
FOOTBALL, cricket and driving were just three of Eric Tyler's passions, in spite of having lost the use of his arms following an attack of polio when he was 10 years old. more...
A WATER rescue unit formed at Upton-upon-Severn in April is still waiting for recognition by Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service. more...
ROCK legend Robert Plant took time out from his world tour to get behind the controls of a mechanical digger to start work to build a new Scout camp. more...
FOUR people from South Worcestershire have received royal recognition for giving up their time to help others. more...
THE Worcester News has donated £2,225 to the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal. more...
PEOPLE in St John's who were concerned the University of Worcester would be extended its opening hours for its student bar have been assured this is not the case. more...
A ROCKET was launched from near the Worcester Cathedral to mark the start of today's two-minute silence. more...
FOR the third game in a row, Town Reserves were in cup action and this time they won - but only just in the Worcester Nursing Cup. more...
ANDY Preece wants an all-action performance against Hednesford Town --as Worcester City's stars fight for their FA Cup jerseys. more...
WORCESTER City will be looking for a bumper gate tomorrow as they host Midlands rivals Hednesford Town in Nationwide North (2pm). more...
MALVERN Marauders U13s cruised to victory on Sunday at Dyson Perrins CE High School without conceding a point with a comfortable 29-0 win against Kidderminster. more...
AFTER a short break, Malvern U17 Pirates returned to league action last Sunday with a derby-match against Ledbury. more...
MALVERN II 30pts, more...
MALVERN Angels took to the road to play their latest West Midlands League division four fixture on Sunday. more...
HARD-HITTING batsman Pete Butler is the new Colwall Cricket Club captain after a unanimous vote at the club's annual general meeting on Monday. more...
MALVERN men's hockey team put on their own fireworks display with a superb show of two-touch hockey to destroy Aston University on Saturday. more...
SEVEN children from Malvern Parish School took part in the annual Worcestershire Junior Schools Chess Competition last weekend and came away with both the top prizes. more...
A MALVERN athlete completed her first marathon on Sunday on the original course from the Greek village of Marathon into the city of Athens. more...
MALVERN Town will be hoping to extend their 11-match Travel Factory Midland Alliance winning run when they visit Studley tomorrow (Saturday). more...
NEW signing Marc Pugh looks set to be given a baptism of fire in a potentially bruising encounter at Stevenage Borough tomorrow. more...
MALVERN RFC more...
MALVERN RFC return to Midlands Two West action tomorrow (Saturday) with a crucial bottom-of-the table clash at Old Laurentians. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE'S 2006 fixtures include matches against two touring sides, including former director of cricket Tom Moody's Sri Lanka at the beginning of May. more...
SATURDAY more...
MAXIMUM handicapper Christopher Roberts had the best net score of the day at the Sapey Golf Club's November midweek medal. more...
THE Anchor and the Beauch Bums head the Malvern and District Men's Darts League with 100 per cent records after five games. more...
LEDBURY's Terry Jenkins had mixed fortunes at the weekend in the Budweiser UK Open Scottish regional finals. more...
COLWALL kept up their unbeaten run with a 4-1 win against Stroud at the Ledbury Leisure Centre on Saturday. more...
HILLS Gymnastic Club now has an adult section, which is very popular with mixed ages and ability. more...
INSPIRED by a visit to the Autosports International Show at the NEC in January, Michelle Nixon from Little Malvern decided to apply to race in the 2005 Channel Four Formula Woman car racing series. more...
STAN Ginn was the star for Crackpots B in the Brewin Dolphin Securities-sponsored Malvern Table Tennis League's division three by winning all his singles. more...
FIELDING their strongest team for the first time this season, Malvern took on the experienced side of Old Sills. more...
AN incredible success story - that is how organisers are viewing the series of local family-friendly orienteering events which have been held in the Malvern area this autumn. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE'S 2006 fixtures include matches against two touring sides, including former director of cricket Tom Moody's Sri Lanka at the beginning of May. more...
NEW signing Marc Pugh looks set to be given a baptism of fire in a potentially bruising encounter at Stevenage Borough tomorrow. more...
GRAHAM Turner believes Hereford United's FA Cup success will give his side a much-needed lift ahead of tomorrow's Conference clash with Woking. more...
ANDY Preece wants an all-action performance against Hednesford Town --as Worcester City's stars fight for their FA Cup jerseys. more...
WORCESTER City will be looking for a bumper gate tomorrow as they host Midlands rivals Hednesford Town in Nationwide North (2pm). more...
WORCESTER Warriors captain Pat Sanderson will finally face Australia tomorrow, more than seven years after illness rescued him from the most humiliating experience in English Test history. more...
SALE centre Mark Taylor and back row Sebastien Chabal return from international duty with Wales and France respectively for the match with Worcester. more...
JOHN Brain will stick with a successful formula in a bid to rack up his second sensational result in a row. more...
WORCESTER Rugby Club's ladies took on unbeaten league leaders Saracens and came away with an 8-0 defeat. more...
WORCESTER Warriors captain Pat Sanderson will finally face Australia tomorrow, more than seven years after illness rescued him from the most humiliating experience in English Test history. more...
SALE centre Mark Taylor and back row Sebastien Chabal return from international duty with Wales and France respectively for the match with Worcester. more...
JOHN Brain will stick with a successful formula in a bid to rack up his second sensational result in a row. more...
TONY Windo showed at the weekend just why he has been chosen to lead Worcester Warriors while Pat Sanderson is on England duty. more...
WORCESTER RAIDERS U13S 2, more...
THE next meeting of the Mercian Festival Junior Football League will be on Sunday (November 13), at the Bell Inn, St Johns, Worcester, starting at 8pm. more...
ANCHOR Falcons' joint management team of Andy Fletcher and Mark Berry have agreed to stand down after the club's disastrous start to the season. more...
RADAR'S game against Prinner Sports last Sunday was postponed because of a fixture mix-up. more...
ON a wet and blustery day, Powick entered this Worcester Sunday division one clash in positive mood, despite missing three regular players. more...
AFTER another mid-week injury, the Villagers took to the road with only 12 players in tow, two carrying injuries themselves. more...
FOUR teams from thesoccersite.co.uk Malvern League played in the Herefordshire FA Sunday Cup. more...
MALVERN Rangers' scheduled West Midlands League division one home fixture against Bridgnorth Town Reserves was postponed somewhat prematurely by Malvern Town Council on Thursday afternoon despite appeals to the contrary. more...
BREDON Buzzards U10s were invited to the North Midlands U10s festival as a last minute replacement for a team unable to attend. more...
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