Worcestershire | Archive | 2005 | February
MUSIC fans in Worcester are preparing to taking a trip back to the golden musical era of the 60s and 70s as two bands who helped influence future generations of musicians arrive in Worcester. more...
A couple of weeks ago I was lunching in London with Bordeaux winemaker Benoit Calvet. He also forays into Spain to create some interesting inexpensive wines that could well be coming our way in the late Spring and Summer. more...
Theatre February more...
THERE'S no business like showbusiness for Alfrick group The Parish Players, who are bringing their sell-out show to Leigh and Bransford. more...
Little Red Riding Wolf, a twist on the classic children's tale, will be performed at the Malvern Theatres. more...
AN ambitious project to stage a new play by a local writer and academic is being launched this weekend. more...
TWO homegrown entertainers star in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Malvern Theatres. more...
TRADITIONAL pantomime versions of Sleeping Beauty end with the handsome prince kissing the princess and the obligatory fairytale wedding. more...
British film My Summer of Love (15) is showing at the Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury, today (Friday) at 6.15pm. more...
A one-off blues concert in New York is captured on film in Lightning in a Bottle (PG), showing at the Malvern Theatres on Wednesday, March 2. more...
Alexander (15) will be shown at Malvern Theatres from Friday, February 25, to Thursday, March 3. The film, starring Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie and Anthony Hopkins, follows the life of Alexander the Great. It will be shown at 7.45pm, with matinees on Saturday, Sunday and Thursday at 4pm. more...
Feb 19: Harry Hill Live 2005 at Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham. Box office: 0870 607 7544. more...
Feb 25: Charity fund-raising event for Alzheimer's Society dementia care and research. Ceilidh with the Organ Grinders and Alan Ferguson at The Coppertops, Oldbury Road, Worcester. For further details telephone Lin Tinton on 01905 722241. more...
Feb 18: Steve Tilston, Riverside Folk And Acoustic Club, Stourport-on-Severn; The Big Something, Marrs Bar, Worcester; The Vera Cruz, Little Civic, Wolverhampton; Steriogram, Carling Academy 2, Birmingham; Rise: Misty's Big Adventure plus Envy, Other Sins and The Ripps, Bar Academy, Birmingham. more...
Feb 18 and every Friday: Country Western Partner Dancing at Whitbourne Village Hall all levels welcome including beginners, for further details please telephone Jeff and Thelma on 01886 821772. more...
ROYAL splendour inspires this year's Sewing for Pleasure and Hobbycrafts show at Birmingham's NEC. more...
FINDING real life inspiration to play the media-harassed celebrity character Charlie Conrad in a new play was no struggle for actor Stephen Beckett. more...
A STRING quartet is making a return performance tonight to Bromsgrove after a five-year gap in which it saw success in major competitions across the world. more...
MODERN tango dancing classes for absolute beginners are set to start at a Worcester school. more...
POSTMAN Pat is coming to Gloucestershire's Everyman theatre in Cheltenham with his brand new live show from Thursday, March 10 to Sunday, March 13. more...
THE Helen Chadwick Group performs at Hellens, Much Marcle, on Friday, March 4. The concert features music and anecdotes inspired by Russian text, Georgian dance and Ukrainian harmony. For tickets and details, contact 01531 660405. more...
A concert takes place at Holy Trinity Church, Bosbury, on Friday, March 4 at 7.30pm. Music for Pleasure features Paul James on organ and piano, Esther Kay on flute, Sue Hughes, soprano and Harry Sutton on trumpet. For details, contact Esther Kay on 01531 670634. more...
A jazz session takes place at Malvern Rugby Club, Spring Lane, at 8pm on Sunday, February 27. The event, organised by Abbey Jazz, features Len Thwaites, Bobby Johnson, Roger Heeley, Cliff Williams and Roy Dutton. Admission is £3 and for details ring 01684 575605. more...
AN evening of Celtic music takes place at the Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, at 8pm on Saturday, February 26. It features local band Aranmore. Tickets are £7 (concs £6) on 01885 482825. Proceeds will go to the mayor's chosen charity, Road Peace. more...
The choirs of Worcester Grammar School perform at Malvern Priory on Thursday, March 3. The concert, conducted by Andrew Wilson, is part of the Priory Lunch Box programme. Visitors are encouraged to bring a packed lunch to eat at 12.30pm, followed by the concert at 1pm-1.30pm. more...
THE Malvern Singers will give a concert in aid of Network World Missions at Somers Park Avenue Methodist Church on Saturday, February 26, at 7.30pm. Entry is free and there will be a retiring collection. Refreshments in the church hall will follow the music. more...
A YOUNG musician from Malvern is about to make her debut at London's Wigmore Hall. more...
COMPOSITIONS of a romantic nature were selected for this concert, directed by guest conductor Douglas Bostock. more...
PARTY Piece is a wonderful and very English comedy. more...
THERE'S no doubt that the Pepperpot Players know how to put on a good panto. more...
AN evening with comedian Milton Jones is not easily forgotten. more...
A fun exploration of the human body through dance entertained children at the Malvern Theatres this week. more...
Colin Blunstone, Rod Argent and The Zombies perform at Worcester's Huntingdon Hall on Wednesday, February 23. The band, whose debut single She's Not There gained chart success in the 60s, will perform their hits and other popular songs. The gig is at 8pm and tickets are £15 (concs £14). Politician Ann Widdecombe appears at the venue at 8pm on Thursday, February 24, with stories about her career. Tickets are £12 (concs £11). Sketches, songs and stories are included in comedy show Back to Back, on Saturday, February 26 at 8pm. Tickets are £14. Bookings: 01905 611427. more...
A modern adaptation of The Pied Piper of Hamelin will be performed at The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury. The production, by Tewkesbury Amateur Dramatic Society, runs from February 24-26 at 7.30pm, with a Saturday matinee at 2pm. Tickets are £8 (concs £6) or £6 for the matinee, from 01684 295074. more...
A Cuban Rumba dance course at Holy Trinity Church hall begins on Thursday, March 3. The six-week course is aimed at absolute beginners and takes place on Thursdays from 7.30pm-8.30pm. All ages are welcome and for details, contact Dance at 8 on 01386 556665. more...
A taste of Spain comes to the Malvern Theatres when the Alma Flamenco Dance Company visits the venue. The ensemble of dancers and musicians will perform their new production Soul on Friday, February 25, at 7.30pm. Tickets are £12 to £16 from 01684 892277. more...
AN antiques and collectors fair takes place at the Three Counties Showground, Malvern, on Sunday, March 6, from 8.30am to 4.30pm. more...
Julian Lloyd Webber performs at the Courtyard, Hereford, on Monday at 7.30pm. more...
An African drumming session takes place at West Malvern Village Hall on Sunday (February 20) from 7pm to 9pm. more...
CIRCLE Dance sessions take place in Malvern on Wednesday (February 23), March 9 and March 23. Beginners are welcome to join for gentle exercise with simple sequences at Christchurch Hall, Avenue Road from 10am to noon. Call 01684 892482 for further details. more...
Throw a Pot surgeries take place at Eastnor Pottery on March 5. They are designed for both beginners and improvers to develop their skills. For details, call 01531 633886. more...
THE rebuilding of Malvern Priory's organ has been captured on DVD thanks to the efforts of a parishioner. more...
The number of people in work has reached a record high and fewer are claiming unemployment-related benefits than at any time in almost 20 years, new figures showed today. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE'S buy-to-let market is booming according to housebuilder KingsOak South Midlands. more...
A TOP Worcester business women - who has the title to prove it - is raising much-needed funds for a local hospice by approaching local firms to see if they have the WOW factor. more...
IT'S not every day the people of Worcester have a meal cooked for them by a celebrity chef. more...
100 years ago more...
A COMPLICATED court case occupied the columns of the Malvern Gazette a century ago. more...
"A Well-known representative of one of the oldest county families of Malvern in Worcestershire has been removed," intoned the Gazette a century ago. more...
THE doors of a Malvern live music venue remain closed after a meeting was held to discuss its future. more...
EXTRA car parking spaces are being created at St Saviour's doctors' surgery in Merick Road. more...
AN Amazon Green Par-rot with a taste for crab apples has taken up residence in a Barnards Green garden. more...
TWO Malvern women who plan to carry out charity work in South Africa are holding a fundraising evening next Friday, February 25. more...
A KEEN mountain biker devastated by the loss of his custom-made bike is appealing for its return. more...
A NON-uniform day and staff donations helped a Worcester school raise more than £2,000 for victims of the Asian tsunami. more...
SORRY, but I burst out laughing when I read recently in the Evening News that The Times has assessed Worcester Racecourse as the "worst in the country". more...
THE hunting ban has not begun and I will be very interested to see the reaction of the police. more...
THE letter from Richard Chamings ("We stand for anything these days", Wednesday, February 9) points out the futility of the stand taken by the Conservatives over immigration. more...
WITH reference to comments made at the executive Wychavon meeting, about the Lido, I was astounded to read the comment from Councillor Eileen Hope that we should not put money into the Lido for people from Birmingham to use it. more...
I WOULD like to comment on the article headlined "Gagged from making speech," (Wednesday, February 9) regarding the disrespectful treatment of Mary Dhonau, by certain county councillors during a meeting at County Hall. more...
MEMBERS of Geraldine Court Midweek Club in Barnards Green celebrated three birthdays on Tuesday. more...
A MAJOR hotel extension is being planned for a country pub just outside Malvern. more...
MALVERN sisters Sarah and Laura Penny will be flying high to raise money for a school in Honduras. more...
A DEVELOPMENT of 14 flats could be built behind shops in the centre of Malvern Link. more...
residents are calling for cameras to be introduced as a villager's cat became the victim of the latest accident. more...
THE signs of spring are all around, daffodils appearing in the flower beds, birds singing and the fields full of lambs. In the wider world there are also welcome signs of new life, especially in the peace process in the Middle East. more...
WE hope South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust will do as its chairman Mike Ridley promised this week and think `very carefully' about how to make the most of the opportunity of getting real public feedback from next week's two meetings on plans for a new Malvern hospital. more...
A Council Tax rise of 3.94 per cent was agreed by Worcestershire Coun-ty Council yesterday (Thursday). more...
A WELLAND-based training company has won new contracts in Australia. more...
MOVING house safely is the focus of Malvern Neighbour-hood Watch's latest campaign. more...
Career advice, makeovers and safety tips are on offer to lone parents during a free two-week course in Malvern. more...
The future of sport in the Malvern Hills district has been secured. more...
I AM researching my family tree and would be pleased to hear from any of your readers who may have any information regarding the Osmans in Malvern around the 1870s. Of particular interest is John Osman who, I believe, changed his name to Gilbert. more...
A LIFELONG Meccano enthusiast has just finished work on a massive model of a train that took three years to build. more...
I would like to thank people from The Splash, Banana Fitness, Malvern Theatres' `Chance to Dance' group and friends for the contributions of pens, pencils, crayons etc which has enabled me to carry two sports bags full to The Gambia, where I will be visiting Boraba school with colleagues from Castlemorton Primary School. They will more than replenish the pencil cases the pupils donated last year. more...
NEW seven-day tickets for all of Malvern Hills District Council's long-stay car parks could be introduced. more...
I started Lent by giving up riding my mountain bike, not that I planned to do so but because some one decided that they should have it rather than me! more...
TRIALS of an experimental cancer treatment using technology developed in Malvern are going well. more...
Today's local authorities are expected to consult residents on important issues, and rightly so. more...
ORGANISERS of Malvern's annual May Day Parade are appealing for stewards to allow the event to go ahead. more...
MY job is to pass over the erratic and somewhat self-serving approach of Malvern Hills District Council to the Malvern Hospital. more...
How can any councillor be so naive as to complain that to collect ticket money "once the travellers have moved on" is a problem, as did Barry Ashton over the Lawnside Road car park invasion (Ledbury Reporter, February 11). more...
AN amended planning application to convert a former West Mal-vern healing centre into 15 homes will go before Malvern Hills District Council on March 16. more...
TRADITION is easy to destroy; tradition is also easy to maintain, by simply treasuring tradition, discipline and respect, well-being and an understanding of one and for another. Show a laxity here, take a nibble there and the cookie will soon crumble. more...
A Former Malvern Town footballer has been jailed. more...
SO there are no plans to turn Rose Farm Barn into a house "at the moment" (Malvern Gazette, February 11). more...
PLANS to improve NHS dental services in Malvern, including two new dental practices, have been revealed. more...
LOCAL firms still have time to enter this year's Platinum Awards for Business Excellence. more...
Malvern's new hospital could be built using funds from Malvern Hills District Council. more...
South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust says it is "considering very carefully" the organisation of next week's public meetings to discuss plans for a new Malvern hospital. more...
A speed camera in Leigh Sinton caught 202 speeding motorists in its first fortnight in operation. more...
A TEACHER at Dyson Perrins CE High School, Malvern, had to cease working there because of a breakdown, an industrial tribunal heard yesterday (Thursday). more...
STREET lights should be put in Fisherman's Alley, Upton this month. more...
PLANS for a mobile skate park in Upton have gone in to Malvern Hills District Council. more...
MEMBERS of St Peter and St Paul's church, Upton, got together for a parish lunch on Saturday. more...
RETROSPECTIVE planning permission for work to renovate Upton's historic Swan Hotel has been supported by Upton Town Council. more...
A SURVEY has been sent to all Upton residents as part of a process to create a plan for the town's future. more...
PLANS to locate a one stop shop in an extension to Upton Library were discussed by the town council this week. more...
AN Upton Rotary Club member touched by the plight of a young leukaemia patient is hoping to organise bone marrow donor sessions in the town. more...
WORCESTER pub chiefs have disputed claims that relaxing licensing hours will spark an increase in alcohol-fuelled violence. more...
BUDGET restrictions at the fire service mean large parts of Worcestershire and Herefordshire will be without new officers dedicated to the community. more...
COUNCIL Tax bills are likely to rise by £44 for the average Worcester household after the county council confirmed it will charge 3.9 per cent more to fund its services. more...
AFTER serving Kempsey from behind a counter for 30 years, Roy Clarke has come out of retirement to serve the village in a different way. more...
LEADERS of Worcestershire County Council were accused of putting political power before democracy after refusing to change the make-up of the authority's cabinet. more...
DISGUSTING and thoughtless - that is how one bride-to-be has branded city councillors after they voted once and for all to scrap the reception venue she had booked for her wedding day. more...
A TEACHER suffered a breakdown because of working conditions at a Malvern school, an industrial tribunal heard. more...
PARENTS in Worcestershire are being warned to use or lose council-funded nursery places. more...
WORCESTER MP Michael Foster has been caught at the centre of a furious row between Labour and the Tories about electioneering tactics. more...
MEMBERS of a Baptist Church congregation are delighted they are set to have a new venue in which to worship after 12 years of searching. more...
THE Archdeacon of Worcester, Dr Joy Tetley, could be the first woman bishop in the Church of England. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE MP Peter Luff will join the North Cotswold Hunt tomorrow as part of a wave of protests against the hunting ban. more...
A PROUD couple are calling for their five-year-old daughter to be honoured with a bravery award after she saved her brother's life. more...
THE Church of England almost tore itself apart over the issue of whether women should be ordained. more...
The historic face of hunting with hounds changed forever at midnight last night after legal challenges opposing a ban on the tradition were thrown out of court. Scores of hunts in Worcestershire are determined to still meet and have promised to turn out en masse tomorrow, but what is the realistic future of the controversial sport? more...
A new twist in the long-running Runnings Park saga was revealed at Monday's meeting of West Malvern Parish Council. Following an application to convert the former hotel and health centre complex off Croft Bank into 23 residential dwellings, it had been understood that a decision had been made by the district council's head of planning, under delegated powers, to approve a modified plan for 15 dwellings. more...
THE next parish council meeting will be on February 22 at 7.30pm. more...
I have had a request to write something about Guiding. The Malvern division, which includes Malvern, Upton, Welland and Longdon, are holding a celebration in Worcester Cathedral on Sunday, February 28 at 2pm. more...
THE 20th anniversary of Staunton and District Over-60s Club was celebrated with a party with music supplied by Jim Pratt of Hartpury. more...
LAST Sunday's morning service at St Peter's Church was a family occasion when Sarah Victoria May Warburton, of Colletts Green, was baptised by Reverend David Nichol. more...
CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who contributed to the international evening at Bushley Village Hall. Tables were laden with all sorts of delicacies to tempt every palate from Italy, Poland, Mexico, France and Wales. This deanery event was extremely popular and netted a profit of £630 towards the Tsunami Disaster Fund. Well done to Jenny (Sumner) organiser and lay/chair. more...
Dr Bruce Herriot and Clive Hewitt will be giving a talk on the Adis Ababa Fistula Hospital in more...
COLWALL Players with Young Colwall Players present Sleeping Beauty by Rufus Norris at Colwall Village Hall from Thursday, February 24 until Saturday, February 26 at 7.30pm with a Saturday matinee at 2.30pm. Tickets available from John Goodwin Estate Agents, Colwall. Rufus Norris's Young Vic version lets us in on the Good Fairy's side of the story and what happens after Sleeping Beauty wakes up. more...
CASTLEMORTON Common Association is holding its annual social supper tomorrow (Saturday) at the Parish Hall. Tickets are £6 with raffle, bar and varied programme of entertainment! Details and tickets from Mary on 833504 or Barbara on 933454. more...
LINE dancing classes on Friday evenings in the parish hall are attracting an increasing number of dancers. Beginners are most welcome, the cost is £2 per session, from 7.30-9.30pm. more...
TOMORROW (Saturday) at Berrow/Pendock Village Hall is another event that needs our support. Janet (Charles) and helpers are holding a jumble sale for the County Air Ambulance. more...
Fans of sci-fi series Red Dwarf should make their way to Videodrome in Broad Street, Worcester on Saturday. more...
LORRY drivers parking illegally on a Worcester business park have been stopped in their tracks by a £10,000 bollard scheme. more...
POPULAR veteran actor George Cole regaled guests at a Malvern hotel with stories about his career, which has stemmed more than six decades. more...
A CONFERENCE highlighting the problems faced by carers of people suffering mental health problems is set to take place at Worcester's Perdiswell Youth Centre today. more...
WORCESTER vet Jo Thomson, who is running in this year's London Marathon, raised £400 by staging a charity curry night. more...
NEWS of Upton-upon-Severn's water rescue service being refused Lottery money has prompted an Indian couple to organise a Bollywood style fund-raising event. more...
STAFF at a Christian resource centre are rejoicing after work on a £20,000 kitchen extension is set to finish next week. more...
A LIFELONG Meccano enthusiast has just finished work on a massive model of a train that took three years to build. more...
AS plans move ahead for turning part of Kempsey Community Centre into a children's day nursery, the centre's management committee is heading for redundancy. more...
A YOUNG teacher is pounding out the miles in training to run the London Marathon later this year. more...
SATURDAY more...
WORCESTER Nomads Cricket Club recently held their AGM and the chairman John Prickett reported that the club was progressing well and building for the future. more...
A STRONG first half performance by Malvern U13s produced an excellent win in difficult blustery conditions. more...
THE playing conditions hardly encouraged open running rugby, but the Malvern U16 Pirates made an effort to impress against their opposite numbers from Ledbury, in the first derby meeting between the two clubs at this level for five years. more...
MALVERN Seconds made the short trip north last Saturday to take on Chaddesley's firsts, a side renowned for its forward-based driving style. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE'S Shoaib Akhtar has been reprimanded by the Pakistan Cricket Board and fined $500 for displaying `erratic behaviour'. more...
MARCUS Smith, of the Malvern Hills Indoor Bowls Club, based at Manor Park, won the area singles' title, played at Mid-Gloucester Club last Wednesday night. more...
VELO Club Sevale (Malvern) held their annual awards ceremony at the Civil Service Social Club. more...
MORE than 60 players have entered the 2005 Malvern Table Tennis League championships to be held next Sunday (February 27) at the Forum, Malvern Theatres. more...
MALVERN pool star Andy Jones is competing for the Welsh 8 ball pool team at the European Championships in Malta next week. more...
MALVERN Rugby Club first team resume their Midlands Two West campaign tomorrow (Saturday) with a trip to basement-side Nuneaton Old Boys. more...
MALVERN Town continue to sit on the tails of leading Travel Factory Midland Alliance pair Rushall Olympic and Chasetown with a 2-3 win at lowly Oldbury Town, but they had to survive a nail-biting second half to do it. more...
MALVERN Town travelled to local rivals Westfields on Tuesday and came away with a share of the Midland Alliance points after a turnabout game. more...
WE return to a place I know pretty well on Saturday. more...
INJURY-plagued striker Iyseden Christie faced a big hurdle today as Kidderminster Harriers checked on his fitness before a long-awaited comeback. more...
CENTRE-half Mark Jackson could bolster Kidderminster Harriers' error-prone defence in tomorrow's crucial Coca-Cola League Two visit to Shrewsbury Town. more...
WORCESTER have told Harlequins -- the pressure's on you. more...
TIM Collier has handed Worcester Warriors a massive boost by signing a three-year deal. more...
SATURDAY more...
THE Malvern junior table tennis team travelled to Aldersley Leisure Village at Wolverhampton last weekend for their final round of fixtures in the prestigious Junior British League. more...
HEAVY rain over the previous 24 hours caused water-logging on the Chaddesley Corbett point-to-point course and left the organisers of Sunday's Harkaway Club meeting with little choice but to postpone this fixture on Friday afternoon. more...
MALVERN Chess Club played St Johns at home in the County Division One and a 3-3 draw resulted. more...
MALVERN men's hockey team entertained West Midlands division two leaders West Bromwich on Saturday and made them fight all the way. more...
THE second round of the Malvern Table Tennis League Handicap Competition saw a number of matches ending in very close finishes. more...
EVESHAM United manager Dave Busst has pledged to put the pressure on his side's promotion rivals in Southern League Division One West ahead of tomorrow's clash with Paulton Rovers at Common Road (3pm). more...
GRAHAM Turner is mindful his buoyant Hereford United side could fall flat on their face tomorrow as Canvey Island hit Edgar Street for the first time in the Nationwide Conference. more...
CENTRE-half Mark Jackson could bolster Kidderminster Harriers' error-prone defence in tomorrow's crucial Coca-Cola League Two visit to Shrewsbury Town. more...
ANDY Preece has called on the St George's Lane faithful to help drive Worcester City on to victory during tomorrow's crunch relegation tussle with Vauxhall Motors. more...
BROMSGROVE'S Dean Ball has hit out at Longton after his side's re-arranged match at Stoke was cancelled on Saturday. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE'S Shoaib Akhtar has been reprimanded by the Pakistan Cricket Board and fined $500 for displaying `erratic behaviour'. more...
ATTACKING midfielder Aleksejs Volosanovs is the first player to be shown the door by Worcester City's player-boss Andy Preece. more...
TIM Collier has handed Worcester Warriors a massive boost by signing a three-year deal. more...
NEWTOWN Sports Colts visited Droitwich Spa Panthers on a very cold and blustery afternoon. more...
MALVERN Radar's Worcester League division two game at Oak Apple was postponed last Sunday due to a waterlogged pitch. more...
MALVERN Referees' Society will be holding their next meeting on Sunday (February 20) at the Civil Service Club, Pickersleigh Road, starting at 7.30pm. more...
WEST Malvern travelled to Inkberrow on Saturday and in a game much governed by high winds and persistent rain, ran out winners. more...
MALVERN Rangers' West Mid-lands division two league cup round two fixture at Bustleholme Reserves was postponed on Saturday due to a waterlogged pitch. more...
THE Soccer Site Malvern League Senior Cup holders Bishops Frome entertained Bell Inn 98 and were made to fight hard for their eventual passage to the semi-finals courtesy of a 5-3 victory. more...
ANDY Preece has called on the St George's Lane faithful to help drive Worcester City on to victory during tomorrow's crunch relegation tussle with Vauxhall Motors. more...
ATTACKING midfielder Aleksejs Volosanovs is the first player to be shown the door by Worcester City's player-boss Andy Preece. more...
WORCESTER Wolves forward Ty Shaw is off Down Under after being signed up by the Cockburn Cougars. more...
MATT Powell returns to the Stoop tomorrow a very different scrum-half to the one that left 18 months ago. more...
WITHIN the first ten minutes Upton Seconds, playing into the wind, took the advantage with their free running and free scoring backs to prise open the Stourport back-line for Ali Strachan to set up Matt Stone to score in the corner. more...
AFTER their culture visit to Bath last weekend, Upton 1st XV entertained Stourport in a friendly game. more...
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