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26th July 2020
No 9
CHURCHES OPEN
AGAIN
CRADLEY STORRIDGE AND MATHON
SUPPORT GROUP
LATEST INFORMATION
Pumpkin Competition
Produce Show
DOES SIZE MATTER?
Cradley Church
Grand
Summer Draw
Coming Soon
okcradley
facebook page
New!
World of Wonder
Relax and enjoy
Introducing the first online magazine covering the three
villages of Cradley, Storridge and Mathon. This is a monthly
magazine with updates available during that time. We aim to
be very flexible in time scales to allow members of the
communities the maximum time to get their contributions to
us. We have a very relaxed editorial stance only requiring that
submissions meet basic standards of good manners,decency
and of course legality.
So, open house on making a contribution either personally or
on behalf of your group. Make use of us to get your point of
view or personal opinion and event out there or even debate a
topic all for FREE.
For local (and slightly further away businesses) we offer FREE
advertising with us along with direct links to your own website
and free advert design. We are a non profit making project and
only have web management costs to consider.
To contact us with any contributions, notices, information or
your expertise in your favourite interest drop us an Email or fill
in the form
Don’t forget to visit us several times during an issues month as
we are adding new items all the time
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
Now that travel to far flung
places like
Birmingham is just a memory
join the
Carvers on their travels
around the world
No 9
26th July 2020
Let us have your
Comments on
the Magazine
CHURCHES OPEN
AGAIN
CRADLEY STORRIDGE AND MATHON
SUPPORT GROUP
LATEST INFORMATION
Pumpkin Competition
Produce Show
Cradley Church
Grand
Summer Draw
DOES SIZE MATTER?
Relax and enjoy
Introducing the first online magazine covering the three
villages of Cradley, Storridge and Mathon. This is a monthly
magazine with updates available during that time. We aim to
be very flexible in time scales to allow members of the
communities the maximum time to get their contributions to
us. We have a very relaxed editorial stance only requiring that
submissions meet basic standards of good manners,decency
and of course legality.
So, open house on making a contribution either personally or
on behalf of your group. Make use of us to get your point of
view or personal opinion and event out there or even debate a
topic all for FREE.
For local (and slightly further away businesses) we offer FREE
advertising with us along with direct links to your own website
and free advert design. We are a non profit making project and
only have web management costs to consider.
To contact us with any contributions, notices, information or
your expertise in your favourite interest drop us an Email or fill
in the form
Don’t forget to visit us several times during an issues month as
we are adding new items all the time
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
No 9
From the Parish Council
Playgrounds are open!
9th July 2020 by Phil Striplin
I’m very happy to report that the two playgrounds at Chapel Lane and
Buryfields are back open for use since Tuesday. Please remember that
coronavirus hasn’t gone away and social distancing still applies, so please
consider:
•
washing your hands before and after using the playground apparatus (and get your children to do the same!)
•
try to avoid crowding – if the equipment is busy, maybe come back at a quieter time
•
remember social distancing. Keep two metres distance from people who aren’t in your household, or “one metre
plus” with mitigation such as masks.
•
We did take the opportunity to paint some of the apparatus at Chapel Lane during the lockdown.
Thanks for your patience!
Phil Striplin Clerk to the Parish Council
Notice of Public Rights and Publication of Unaudited Annual
Governance and Accountability Return
31st July 2020 by Phil Striplin Each year the Parish Council publishes its Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR). This is now on the website here and the formal notice announcing the publication is here. As it has yet to be reviewed by the auditor, it is subject to change as a result of that review. Any person interested has the right to inspect and make copies of the accounting records and some associated records (the list is in the notice linked above). The documents will be available on reasonable notice to me at clerk@cradleyparishcouncil.gov.uk, or 07591 299749 from Wednesday 5th August to Friday 18 September. Your rights are explained in more detail in the note here. Because of coronavirus restrictions, documents will be made available in electronic form in the first instance.
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
No 9
From the Parish Council
Playgrounds are open!
9th July 2020 by Phil Striplin
I’m very happy to report that the two play-
grounds at Chapel Lane and Buryfields are
back open for use since Tuesday. Please re-
member that coronavirus hasn’t gone away
and social distancing still applies, so please consider:
•
washing your hands before and after using the playground apparatus
(and get your children to do the same!)
•
try to avoid crowding – if the equipment is busy, maybe come back at
a quieter time
•
remember social distancing. Keep two metres distance from people
who aren’t in your household, or “one metre plus” with mitigation
such as masks.
•
We did take the opportunity to paint some of the apparatus at Chapel
Lane during the lockdown.
Thanks for your patience!
Phil Striplin Clerk to the Parish Council
Notice of Public Rights and Publication of
Unaudited Annual Governance and
Accountability Return
31st July 2020 by Phil Striplin Each year the Parish Council publishes its Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR). This is now on the website here and the formal notice announcing the publication is here. As it has yet to be reviewed by the auditor, it is subject to change as a result of that review. Any person interested has the right to inspect and make copies of the accounting records and some associated records (the list is in the notice linked above). The documents will be available on reasonable notice to me at clerk@cradleyparishcouncil.gov.uk, or 07591 299749 from Wednesday 5th August to Friday 18 September. Your rights are explained in more detail in the note here. Because of coronavirus restrictions, documents will be made available in electronic form in the first instance.
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
No 9
Notices
CHURCHES OPEN AGAIN
As you will have seen elsewhere, the Parish Churches at Cradley and at Mathon are again open for private prayer, with particular restrictions in place to comply with safety requirements. The churches will be cleaned each evening after closing. For this reason, opening times may be more restricted than they were before. Please read the guidelines available in each place. Due to the vulnerability of its location, Storridge Church has not customarily been left open outside of service times. We hope to be able to open all our churches for both public and private prayer before very long, and be able to resume the wide variety of concerts, talks and other events to which we've become accustomed. Up-dates will be posted on our church notice boards and the three church web-sites: www.cradleychurch.org.uk www.mathonchurch.org.uk www.storridgechurch.org.uk
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
No 9
CHURCHES OPEN AGAIN
As you will have seen elsewhere, the Parish Churches at Cradley and at Mathon are again open for private prayer, with particular restrictions in place to comply with safety requirements. The churches will be cleaned each evening after closing. For this reason, opening times may be more restricted than they were before. Please read the guidelines available in each place. Due to the vulnerability of its location, Storridge Church has not customarily been left open outside of service times. We hope to be able to open all our churches for both public and private prayer before very long, and be able to resume the wide variety of concerts, talks and other events to which we've become accustomed. Up-dates will be posted on our church notice boards and the three church web- sites: www.cradleychurch.org.uk www.mathonchurch.org.uk www.storridgechurch.org.uk
Notices
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
Turning Point……….part 3
No 9
In everyone’s life there are turning points. You know, the decisions you make that can set the direction of your life.
Sometimes regret, and use of hindsight make you judge if the decision made or missed was right or wrong. The
longer you live the more critical you become on those decisions.
Now let us continue:
Now where was I?
Oh yes hanging in mid air over an ever widening gap between two fishing
boats in heavy seas off the coast of the Isle of Man!
This is the point when I realised that the invulnerability of youth was in fact a
myth. Instantly two pairs of hands grabbed my oilskins and pulled me towards
our neighbour leaving me hanging onto the gunwale of the boat but with the
second danger of the two boats bows coming together and crushing me like
the filling in a sandwich. To seasoned fishermen used to hauling nets for a
living those arms that had caught me hauled me in one smooth action on to
the deck in time for me to clear the landing place for the next crew member to
jump.
All in a days work and no big deal apparently but it certainly shook me into thinking about what I did and how much I had to
rely on myself and others to do the right thing at the right time. This was second nature to seasoned crew men and the only
reason those who worked in this most dangerous of industries to put food on peoples plates managed to survive most of
the time.
Hard, dirty and dangerous work but you know I loved every minute of it. Lack of sleep, close working quarters and most of all
having people around who would never let you down, ever! You saw more of
your crew mates than you did your family and were educated into the ways of
the sea by older and wiser men.
I was fortunate to seeing something that was quickly being made obsolete with
electronic devices to locate fish. How did the fishermen of 100 years ago find
them without echo sounders? At certain times of the year they observed the
“burning “ in the water. Lying on the bow of the boat on dark nights you can see
the fish disturbing the bioluminescense in the water. Every fish or shoal give a
different pattern and an experienced fisherman can tell exactly what the fish
are and how many. Mackerel show as a white ball which explodes like a firework
when disturbed by the bow wave of the boat. Salmon( sorry unlucky to
say that word on a fishing boat and must be referred to as “queer fella”)
streaks off as an individual stream of light. Dogfish and sharks slowly
waddle away.
Herring show as a dense white glow which expands out depending on
the size of the shoal. Fishermen’s tales of the old days when catches filled
two boats with one haul speak of the burning showing white in the water
as far as the eye could see. I was lucky to actually witness such an event
at the IOM. We were fishing off Douglas and I was in the bow with my
cousin and his uncle. There was a swell on with no wind and we were
enjoying the roller coaster ride over the swell. Now my uncles boat had a
habit of hitting down hard on every fourth wave. We hit down with a bang
and the water turned white as far as the eye could see just like the tales told. It was astounding and amazing and exceeded
the stories description. It was the fastest net shooting on record with a long haul time because the nets were filled to
capacity. Both boats were filled with one haul and ran for harbour both low in the
water. I was blessed to have seen it.
I knew when I had become part of the crew when I was given, by my uncle, my own
knife. No fisherman is ever without one as it is used for mending nets, cleaning fish.
cutting ropes and lines and sometimes saving your life if you get dragged over by a
net. I still have that knife today and keep it sharpened and in good order ready to hand on to a new generation of my family.
Now the turning point: I was happily working on the boats and it was
time for the fleet to move North to fish around the Hebrides. I was
looking forward to it but a phone call from my Mother to let me know
that I had been selected to attend officer selection for the RAF and that I
had to let them know before a date which would be after the fleet had
gone north. I had 10 days to let them know.10 of the worst days of my
life in deciding to do what I wanted to do (fish) or what I SHOULD do.
In the end with advice from those around me and parents I returned to
England to seek a responsible career. Was I right or wrong and what
would my path have been if I had stayed. Perhaps I might have become a
skipper and be given half million pound grant from the EU for a boat only
to be paid the same a few years later to tie it up and have it de-
commissioned so that Spain could trawl UK waters to death,
Who knows?
The rest as they say is history…………
(and no I was never seasick!)
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
No 9
Turning Point……….part 2
In everyone’s life there are turning points. You know, the decisions you
make that can set the direction of your life. Sometimes regret, and use
of hindsight make you judge if the decision made or missed was right
or wrong. The longer you live the more critical you become on those
decisions.
Now let us continue:
Now where was I?
Oh yes hanging in mid air over an
ever widening gap between two
fishing boats in heavy seas off the
coast of the Isle of Man!
This is the point when I realised
that the invulnerability of youth
was in fact a myth. Instantly two
pairs of hands grabbed my
oilskins and pulled me towards
our neighbour leaving me hanging onto the gunwale of the boat but with
the second danger of the two boats bows coming together and crushing me
like the filling in a sandwich. To seasoned fishermen used to hauling nets
for a living those arms that had caught me hauled me in one smooth action
on to the deck in time for me to clear the landing place for the next crew
member to jump.
All in a days work and no big deal apparently but it certainly shook me into
thinking about what I did and how much I had to rely on myself and others
to do the right thing at the right time. This was second nature to seasoned
crew men and the only reason those who worked in this most dangerous of
industries to put food on peoples plates managed to survive most of the
time.
Hard, dirty and dangerous work but
you know I loved every minute of it.
Lack of sleep, close working
quarters and most of all having
people around who would never let
you down, ever! You saw more of
your crew mates than you did your
family and were educated into the
ways of the sea by older and wiser
men.
I was fortunate to seeing something that was quickly being made obsolete
with electronic devices to locate fish. How did the fishermen of 100 years
ago find them without echo sounders? At certain times of the year they
observed the “burning “ in the water. Lying on the bow of the boat on dark
nights you can see the fish disturbing the bioluminescense in the water.
Every fish or shoal give a different pattern and an experienced fisherman
can tell exactly what the fish are and
how many. Mackerel show as a
white ball which explodes like a
firework when disturbed by the bow
wave of the boat. Salmon( sorry
unlucky to say that word on a
fishing boat and must be referred to
as “queer fella”) streaks off as an
individual stream of light. Dogfish
and sharks slowly waddle away.
Herring show as a dense white glow which expands out depending on the
size of the shoal. Fishermen’s tales of the old days when catches filled two
boats with one haul speak of the burning showing white in the water as far
as the eye could see. I was lucky to actually witness such an event at the
IOM. We were fishing off Douglas and I was in the bow with my cousin and
his uncle. There was a swell on with no wind and we were enjoying the
roller coaster ride over the swell. Now my uncles boat had a habit of hitting
down hard on every fourth wave. We hit down with a bang and the water
turned white as far as the eye could see just like the tales told. It was
astounding and amazing and exceeded the stories description. It was the
fastest net shooting on record with a long haul time because the nets were
filled to capacity. Both boats were
filled with one haul and ran for
harbour both low in the water. I was
blessed to have seen it.
I knew when I had become part of
the crew when I was given, by my uncle, my own knife. No fisherman is ever
without one as it is used for mending nets, cleaning fish. cutting ropes and
lines and sometimes saving your life if you get dragged over by a net. I still
have that knife today and keep it sharpened and in good order ready to
hand on to a new generation of my family.
Now the turning point: I was happily working on the boats and it was time
for the fleet to move North to fish around the Hebrides. I was looking
forward to it but a phone call from my Mother to let me know that I had
been selected to attend officer selection for the RAF and that I had to let
them know before a date which would be after the fleet had gone north. I
had 10 days to let them know.10 of the worst days of my life in deciding to
do what I wanted to do (fish) or what I SHOULD do.
In the end with advice from those
around me and parents I
returned to England to seek a
responsible career. Was I right or
wrong and what would my path
have been if I had stayed.
Perhaps I might have become a
skipper and be given half million
pound grant from the EU for a
boat only to be paid the same a
few years later to tie it up and
have it de-commissioned so that Spain could trawl UK waters to death,
Who knows?
The rest as they say is history…………
(and no I was never seasick!)
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
Travel Bug
It is not widely known that we have in Cradley an intrepid couple who will
not mind us
saying, are in what most people would class as the “twilight “ of their years. Where most of us
would be sitting in the back garden in our rocking chairs watching the world go by they are out
quenching their seemingly insatiable thirst for travel. They have put together a website with
which to share their experiences and are happy to help with any advice etc. that they can give to
would be travellers to those destinations
So follow the travels across the globe of Derek and Ann Carver
Travel section of our web site
Below are some reasons why you, the readers of OK
Cradley might be interested in the travel section of
our website
Both our children spent time travelling around the
world before going to university .
We started travelling after we both qualified as sub
aqua divers. Our first open water dive was in
Mexico then we dived in Indonesia, Philippines and
Micronesia. Afterwards we continued travelling and
now have been to many different countries all over
the world.
How do we do it? Usually we have travelled
with our ruck sacs and have organised our trips
using the Lonely Planet as a guide. We book the
first night as we need to know where we are
staying as we are usually very tired after long
flights. Most of our major holidays have been for
about 5 weeks as this gives us time to see a country
(one country) well.
Why do we do it? We both like to see a
country, meet the people and learn about their
culture, way of life etc. When one meets people
who have such a poor standard of living, it makes
us really appreciate what we have. We have often
said young people should see how the other half
live and would then know how lucky they were. We
love talking to people and in one case while talking
to a young man on a train in India, he 5 years later
contacted us in England, stayed with us and we
then stayed with his family in Nepal in a small
village.
In Nepal we met a WHO worker who stayed with us
then we stayed with his family in Alaska.
contact: info@derekandann.co.uk
No 9
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
Travel Bug
It is not widely known that we have in Cradley an intrepid couple
who will not mind us saying, are in what most people would class
as the “twilight “ of their years. Where most of us would be sitting
in the back garden in our rocking chairs watching the world go by
they are out quenching their seemingly insatiable thirst for travel.
They have put together a website with which to share their
experiences and are happy to help with any advice etc. that they
can give to would be travellers to those destinations
So follow the travels across the globe of Derek and Ann Carver
Travel section of our web
site
Below are some reasons why
you, the readers of OK Cradley
might be interested in the
travel section of our website
Both our children spent time
travelling around the world
before going to university .
We started travelling after we
both qualified as sub aqua
divers. Our first open water
dive was in Mexico then we
dived in Indonesia, Philippines
and Micronesia. Afterwards we
continued travelling and now
have been to many different
countries all over the world.
How do we do it? Usually we
have travelled with our ruck
sacs and have organised our
trips using the Lonely Planet
as a guide. We book the first
night as we need to know
where we are staying as we
are usually very tired after
long flights. Most of our major
holidays have been for about 5
weeks as this gives us time to
see a country (one country)
well.
Why do we do it? We both like to see a country, meet the people
and learn about their culture, way of life etc. When one meets
people who have such a poor standard of living, it makes us really
appreciate what we have. We have often said young people should
see how the other half live and would then know how lucky they
were. We love talking to people and in one case while talking to a
young man on a train in India, he 5 years later contacted us in
England, stayed with us and we then stayed with his family in Nepal
in a small village.
In Nepal we met a WHO worker who stayed with us then we stayed
with his family in Alaska.
contact: info@derekandann.co.uk
No 9
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
I never knew that…..
No 9
INCREDIBLE... THIS is fascinating - it's rather dazzling to see
it presented this way.
I CERTAINLY THOUGHT THIS WAS
ENLIGHTENING.
BEYOND OUR SUN IT'S A BIG UNIVERSE.
ANTARES IS THE 15TH BRIGHTEST STAR
IN THE SKY .
IT IS MORE THAN 1000 LIGHT YEARS
AWAY.
NOW TRY TO WRAP YOUR MIND AROUND THIS...
THIS IS A
HUBBLE TELESCOPE ULTRA DEEP FIELD INFRARED
VIEW OF COUNTLESS
'ENTIRE' GALAXIES BILLIONS OF LIGHT-YEARS AWAY
BELOW IS A CLOSE-UP OF
ONE OF THE DARKEST
REGIONS OF THE
PHOTO ON THE LEFT
NOW
HOW BIG ARE YOU?
AND HOW BIG ARE THE THINGS
THAT UPSET YOU TODAY?
KEEP LIFE IN
PERSPECTIVE.
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
I never knew that………
No 9
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
INCREDIBLE... THIS is fascinating -
it's rather dazzling to see it presented this way.
I CERTAINLY THOUGHT THIS WAS
ENLIGHTENING.
BEYOND OUR SUN IT'S A BIG UNIVERSE.
ANTARES IS THE 15TH BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE SKY .
IT IS MORE THAN 1000 LIGHT YEARS AWAY.
NOW TRY TO WRAP YOUR MIND AROUND THIS...
THIS IS A
HUBBLE TELESCOPE ULTRA DEEP FIELD INFRARED VIEW
OF COUNTLESS
'ENTIRE' GALAXIES BILLIONS OF LIGHT-YEARS AWAY
BELOW IS A CLOSE-UP OF ONE OF THE
DARKEST REGIONS OF THE
PHOTO ABOVE
NOW
HOW BIG ARE YOU?
AND HOW BIG ARE THE THINGS
THAT UPSET YOU TODAY?
KEEP LIFE IN
PERSPECTIVE.
psst..how is your inferiority complex these days?
Loading crossword puzzle. One moment please.
Today’s Crossword
have a go- click
number for clue
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Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
More humour
Always Room for fun in Life
No 9
More humour
Naughty joke of the day
OVER 18 only
Three New Fathers
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
More where those came from
No 9
Glad to see someone is fighting back!
We have all heard about people taking down statues as a
part of protests and riots that have been happening recently.
Meanwhile the statues around the world have apparently
started to fight back…
They're mad as hell, and they aren't going to take it any
more!
"History is not there for you to like or
dislike. It's there for you to learn from
it. If it offends you, even better
because then you are less likely to
repeat it. It's not yours to erase."
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
More Humour
No 9
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
Glad to see someone is fighting back!
We have all heard about people taking down statues as a
part of protests and riots that have been happening
recently. Meanwhile the statues around the world have
apparently started to fight back…
They're mad as hell, and they aren't going to take it any
more!
"History is not there for
you to like or dislike. It's
there for you to learn
from it. If it offends you,
even better because then
you are less likely to
repeat it. It's not yours to
erase."
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
Write an article
This is a community online magazine and is open to whoever in the community wants to contribute to it. It is not here to churn
out the safe establishment viewpoint though accommodation will be made for their inclusion if they so wish to.
We will have a very light editorial touch but within the requirement of the law. We will not judge comments or points of view as
contrary to sometimes entrenched traditions but look upon them as a basis for open debate and discussion.
For it to be a truly community magazine we want to ensure that there is no one in the community of the three villages covered is
ever “afraid” to put forward their viewpoint or opinion
Submit an article or make a comment
No 9
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
Write an article
This is a community online magazine and is open to whoever
in the community wants to contribute to it. It is not here to
churn out the safe establishment viewpoint though
accommodation will be made for their inclusion if they so
wish to.
We will have a very light editorial touch but within the
requirement of the law. We will not judge comments or points
of view as contrary to sometimes entrenched traditions but
look upon them as a basis for open debate and discussion.
For it to be a truly community magazine we want to ensure
that there is no one in the community of the three villages
covered is ever “afraid” to put forward their viewpoint or
opinion
Submit an article or make a comment
No 9
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
LOOKING AHEAD
It may have escaped some peoples notice but society as we know it is slowly closing down with
the social aspect of community life being the first casualty. With pubs and restaurants closing
and gatherings becoming increasingly thin on the ground, the usual programmes of social
events are fast disappearing.
We will until further notice not run the looking ahead or poster pages as no one is advertising
as of now. We will of course keep the villages diary up to date as and when we get notices of
cancellations and resumption of normal services.
Please keep us informed via the contact page should you wish entries or alterations to the
online diary or future posters displayed.
Let us have your Comments
to the Magazine
No 9
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
LOOKING AHEAD
It may have escaped some peoples notice but society as
we know it is slowly closing down with the social aspect
of community life being the first casualty. With pubs and
restaurants closing and gatherings becoming
increasingly thin on the ground, the usual programmes
of social events are fast disappearing.
We will until further notice not run the looking ahead or
poster pages as no one is advertising as of now. We will
of course keep the villages diary up to date as and when
we get notices of cancellations and resumption of
normal services.
Please keep us informed via the contact page should you
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No 9
JUST A THOUGHT
These glorious insults are from an era before the English language got boiled down to 4-letter
words.
A member of Parliament to Disraeli: "Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease."
"That depends, Sir, " said Disraeli, "whether I embrace your policies or your mistress."
"He had delusions of adequacy "
-Walter Kerr
"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."
- Winston Churchill
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure."
-Clarence Darrow
"He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary."
-William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway)
"Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I'll waste no time reading it."
-Moses Hadas
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it."
-Mark Twain
"He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends."
-Oscar Wilde
"I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend, if you have one."
-George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill
"Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second... if there is one."
-Winston Churchill, in response
"I feel so miserable without you; it's almost like having you here."
-Stephen Bishop
"He is a self-made man and worships his creator."
-John Bright
"I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial."
-Irvin S. Cobb
"He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others."
-Samuel Johnson
"He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up."
- Paul Keating
"In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily."
-Charles, Count Talleyrand
"He loves nature in spite of what it did to him."
-Forrest Tucker
"Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?"
-Mark Twain
"His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork."
-Mae West
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go."
-Oscar Wilde
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination."
-Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
"He has Van Gogh's ear for music."
-Billy Wilder
"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But I'm afraid this wasn't it."
-Groucho Marx
How wonderful is the English language when used by those who think!
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JUST A THOUGHT
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
These glorious insults are from an era before
the English language got boiled down to 4-
letter words.
A member of Parliament to Disraeli: "Sir, you will either
die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease."
"That depends, Sir, " said Disraeli, "whether I embrace
your policies or your mistress."
"He had delusions of adequacy "
-Walter Kerr
"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I
admire."
- Winston Churchill
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many
obituaries with great pleasure."
-Clarence Darrow
"He has never been known to use a word that might
send a reader to the dictionary."
-William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway)
"Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I'll waste
no time reading it."
-Moses Hadas
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying
I approved of it."
-Mark Twain
"He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his
friends."
-Oscar Wilde
"I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new
play; bring a friend, if you have one."
-George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill
"Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second... if
there is one."
-Winston Churchill, in response
"I feel so miserable without you; it's almost like having
you here."
-Stephen Bishop
"He is a self-made man and worships his creator."
-John Bright
"I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing
trivial."
-Irvin S. Cobb
"He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in
others."
-Samuel Johnson
"He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up."
- Paul Keating
"In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded
easily."
-Charles, Count Talleyrand
"He loves nature in spite of what it did to him."
-Forrest Tucker
"Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without
any address on it?"
-Mark Twain
"His mother should have thrown him away and kept the
stork."
-Mae West
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others,
whenever they go."
-Oscar Wilde
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts...
for support rather than illumination."
-Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
"He has Van Gogh's ear for music."
-Billy Wilder
"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But I'm afraid
this wasn't it."
-Groucho Marx
How wonderful is the English language
when used by those who think!
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Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
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OBSERVATIONS
Let us have your observations
to the Magazine
No 9
A bit of a personal gripe here. As a person of shall we say kindly advancing years, am I paranoid as to
changing attitudes to our senior citizens?
Highlighted by the virus situation we are apparently by all accounts in an “at risk” category simply because
of the fact that as nature has deemed we must witness first hand the breakdown of our bodies natural
defences with a corresponding slide to our meeting with the grim reaper.
You get to an age when you know that any treatments become a matter of finance than right and you are
place too quickly at the back of the queue. Now whether this is to introduce an element of death before
treatment may solve the problem for the NHS is of course debatable. The fact that the virus has virtually
ceased all normal appointments and treatments raises a few questions.
1. If the virus is reducing because of controls and hospital deaths and admissions are down what are all the staff who were
working round the clock doing?
2. Why were the super hospitals built around the country (never used) to cope with a perfect storm of virus epidemic not used
to treat (and isolate) Covid patients leaving the majority of our hospitals to continue normal treatments which are now rapidly
expanding the waiting lists? If you had an appointment cancelled have you tried getting a new one? All you get is “we are not
making appointments at the moment and don’t know when” Well what are you doing?
Just a thought.
On another topic we have fast approaching the deadline where all those people over 75 who in the main have worked all their
lives to add to the wealth of this nation will have the measly concession of a free TV license taken away from them.
Can I point out that the virus crisis has highlighted and illuminated just how money grabbing and
mercenary the BBC has become. PAY:
•
Gary Lineker - £1,750,000-£1,754,999. ...
•
Chris Evans - £1,250,000-£1,254,999. ...
•
Graham Norton - £610,000-£614,999. ...
•
Huw Edwards - £490,000-£494,999. ...
•
Steve Wright - £465,000-£469,999. ...
•
Alan Shearer - £440,000-£444,999. ...
•
Andrew Marr - £390,000-£394,999. ...
•
Claudia Winkleman - £370,000-£374,999.
( 1918/1919)
Remove a concession to those pensioners who have paid a licence all those years and when many of them rely on the TV (don’t
or can’t afford an I pad or computer) for a link to the outside world.
Then to add insult to injury, during lockdown and even now, broadcast hour upon hour of repeats which previous licence fees
paid to produce is an insult. The BBC must have made a fortune by not having to have high profile persons attend their studios
but interviewed at home at little cost to them.
Come on BBC give a bit back to those who have supported you all those years.
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OBSERVATIONS
Let us have your observations
to the Magazine
No 9
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Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
A bit of a personal gripe here. As a person of shall we say
kindly advancing years, am I paranoid as to changing
attitudes to our senior citizens?
Highlighted by the virus situation we are apparently by all
accounts in an “at risk” category simply because of the
fact that as nature has deemed we must witness first
hand the breakdown of our bodies natural defences with
a corresponding slide to our meeting with the grim reaper.
You get to an age when you know that any treatments
become a matter of finance than right and you are place
too quickly at the back of the queue. Now whether this is
to introduce an element of death before treatment may solve the problem
for the NHS is of course debatable. The fact that the virus has virtually
ceased all normal appointments and treatments raises a few questions.
1. If the virus is reducing because of controls and hospital deaths and
admissions are down what are all the staff who were working round the
clock doing?
2. Why were the super hospitals built around the country (never used) to
cope with a perfect storm of virus epidemic not used to treat (and isolate)
Covid patients leaving the majority of our hospitals to continue normal
treatments which are now rapidly expanding the waiting lists? If you had an
appointment cancelled have you tried getting a new one? All you get is “we
are not making appointments at the moment and don’t know when” Well
what are you doing?
Just a thought.
On another topic we have fast approaching the
deadline where all those people over 75 who in the
main have worked all their lives to add to the wealth of
this nation will have the measly concession of a free TV
license taken away from them.
Can I point out that the virus crisis has highlighted and illuminated just how
money grabbing and mercenary the BBC has become. PAY:
•
Gary Lineker - £1,750,000-£1,754,999. ...
•
Chris Evans - £1,250,000-£1,254,999. ...
•
Graham Norton - £610,000-£614,999. ...
•
Huw Edwards - £490,000-£494,999. ...
•
Steve Wright - £465,000-£469,999. ...
•
Alan Shearer - £440,000-£444,999. ...
•
Andrew Marr - £390,000-£394,999. ...
•
Claudia Winkleman - £370,000-£374,999.
( 1918/1919)
Remove a concession to those pensioners who have paid a licence all those
years and when many of them rely on the TV (don’t or can’t afford an I pad or
computer) for a link to the outside world.
Then to add insult to injury, during lockdown and even now, broadcast hour
upon hour of repeats which previous licence fees paid to produce is an
insult. The BBC must have made a fortune by not having to have high profile
persons attend their studios but interviewed at home at little cost to them.
Come on BBC give a bit back to those who have supported you all those
years.
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
Culture Vulture
No 9
THE CHALK GUY IS BACK
This incredible artist, Nikolaj Arndt, “chalks” drawings on a flat surface in such a manner
so as to give them three dimensions! He was born in a remote area of Russia in 1975,
attended art school, moved to Germany in 2006, and since 2009 participates in street art
festivals around the world, applying his special technique of 3D art. Enjoy!
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Culture Vulture
No 9
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Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
THE CHALK GUY IS BACK
This incredible artist, Nikolaj Arndt, “chalks”
drawings on a flat surface in such a manner so
as to give them three dimensions! He was
born in a remote area of Russia in 1975,
attended art school, moved to Germany in
2006, and since 2009 participates in street art
festivals around the world, applying his special technique of 3D art.
Enjoy!
Culture Vulture
Art, music, dance, theatre we will have it here. Want your great work of
art shown to the world then let us have a picture or painting
and we will display it here for free
Or just relax and listen
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World of Wonder
No 9
Incredible digger video but how the
hell did it get back up ????
Is this what the government’s bike
policy will lead to?
The engineering marvel that is
Japan’s Metro. Who sat down and
worked that one out?
Every pensioner in the UK should have
one so they can do more, faster in the
time they have left.
I want one, Think how fast you could
get round Asda and those nasty Covid-
19 bugs can’t catch you!
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Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
New!
World of Wonder
The engineering marvel that is Japan’s Metro. Who sat
down and worked that one out?
Every pensioner in the UK should have one so they can do
more, faster in the time they have left.
I want one, Think how fast you could get round Asda and
those nasty Covid-19 bugs can’t catch you!
Incredible digger video but how the hell
did it get back up ????
Is this what the government’s bike policy
will lead to?
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
No 9
Grand Summer Draw
Cradley Church normally hold their summer prize draw to coincide with the summer fete, a joint fund raising
venture between the Church and the Village Hall. As you may be aware the fete has been cancelled this year
like so many other village events.
We are still holding the prize draw and tickets will be on sale at the beginning of August and available via Ian
Bailey.
As usual we have a goodly number of prizes including but not limited to:
1st Butchery Voucher
2nd Holloways Voucher.
3rd Blue Ginger Voucher
4th Crumpton Hill Voucher.
Draw will be on Sept 13th.
Order your tickets from Ian
ianbailey@hotmail.co.uk
Tel: o1886 884682
Available in books of 5 tickets for only £2.50 delivered
All funds to Cradley Church
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No 9
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Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
Cradley Church normally hold their summer prize draw to
coincide with the summer fete, a joint fund raising venture
between the Church and the Village Hall. As you may be
aware the fete has been cancelled this year like so many
other village events.
We are still holding the prize draw and tickets will be on
sale at the beginning of August and available via Ian
Bailey.
As usual we have a goodly number of prizes including but
not limited to:
1st Butchery Voucher
2nd Holloways Voucher.
3rd Blue Ginger Voucher
4th Crumpton Hill Voucher.
Draw will be on Sept 13th.
Order your tickets from Ian
ianbailey@hotmail.co.uk
Tel: o1886 884682
Available in books of 5 tickets for only £2.50 delivered
All funds to Cradley Church
Grand Summer Draw
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
This Month’s gardening videos
Cradley Annual
Produce Show
Sept 12th has been
postponed until 2021
LET US KNOW HOW YOUR GARDEN IS GOING WITH ALL
THE ATTENTION IT IS GETTING AT THE MOMENT
TAKE SOME PICS ON YOUR PHONE
No 9
This year’s pumpkin
competition has been
postponed until 2021 but
don’t stop growing and send
us pictures of your pumpkins
by the end of October and we
will hold an online gallery of
them and at cradley village
hall site
This year’s Cradley Produce
Show has been postponed
until 2021 but don’t stop
growing and send us pictures
of your vegetables and
flowers by the beginning of
September and we will have a
gallery here on line and at
cradley village hall website
Well where do I start? July has been a strange month with
mother nature giving her all and as usual coming up with
surprises for us all I am sure, but hey that’s why we garden
isn’t it?
I became the proud owner of a palm tree this month, well
two actually. Visions of belly dancers and camels clouded
my judgement but I always wanted one. Spotted it on the you garden website. By one
get one free (whether you need it or not gets us all at one time or another!
So click and they were mine. Now these are canary island pheonix which
apparently are hardy down to -5 celcius so should be ok ( can’t vouch for the belly
dancers though).
Due delivery day promise arrived as did the palms in a big box. “Where the hell are they
going was her response? “ “In the garden to remind you of all the holidays you have missed my love.” Not impressed even
when I told her the sand for the beach was coming next week. No pleasing some people. On reflection I couldn’t find a
suitable placement for both trees.
Luck was on my side as the eldest son and his wife called in from their quick holiday in Spain. He
was astounded when I gave him a palm tree for his newly laid patio with. “just what I wanted” said
he. Not sure if he was being polite or perhaps along with sheds every man wants one secretly.
A couple of old 4x4 posts were duly cut,bolted and stained to make a raised bed in which the palm
has settled in.
Whilst doing the rounds of the garden I noticed that my bamboo clump (bought as a present some
20 years ago by my good wife because like the palm I wanted one) was looking rather funny with
strange leaves sprouting from the top and hanging down. I have tended the bamboo aware of it’s
habits of wanting to invade everywhere and make a point of keeping it under wraps quite well.” it
only reaches 3m “the man in the centre stated. Liar! it regularly sends up shoots to 6m high.
Keeping it in check has resulted in a very very dense centre. No wonder they had trouble finding all the Japanese soldiers
to tell them the war was over! It’s a bloody bramble! I told the wife when she asked what it was.
So gloves on and clippers in hand I advanced into the jungle (about 2m diameter). With about six or seven sets of growth
coming out the top I was in for a long search back to remove the bramble roots. After half an hour I had found one stem
running up amongst the bamboo along with loads of old and dead stems.
Plan: give the stem a tug and see which runner came back into the clump then search for the others. Gently does it so as
not to break it off 10ft inside the clump. Bit by bit it pulled out and to my amazement all of the growth was on one runner.
Got it all out in one go…. fantastic! Now the problem was to find the root and dig it out so cut the growth off at about 1m ,
had a coffee and resigned to follow it on the other side from the path. Refreshed I spent an hour trying to find the stem
and failed.. Nip back to the other side and shove a bamboo pole through to mark
it’s position. Got it and expecting to have to dig the heart out of my beloved
bamboo I followed it out of the clump and to it’s origin
in the border. Note to wife to make sure she does
weeding properly next time. There has to be a moral
there for gardeners: Weed properly otherwise it is more
work later.
My petunias are now making up for lost time and
putting on a superb display only gripe is the
amount of dead heading they require
Found the best equipment
around or an innovative gadget?
Let your fellow gardeners share it.
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
Let us have your gardening tips and
tricks and even host a regular gardening
column. We will continue to seek out the
most informative videos from the web
but feel free to let us have a video tour
of your garden or a video of how you do
things. Wonderful things
smart phones!
Found the best equipment
around or an innovative gadget?
Let your fellow gardeners share it.
This Month’s gardening videos
No 9
This year’s pumpkin
competition has been
postponed until 2021 but
don’t stop growing and send
us pictures of your pumpkins
by the end of October and we
will hold an online gallery of
them and at cradley village
hall site
This year’s Cradley Produce
Show has been postponed
until 2021 but don’t stop
growing and send us pictures
of your vegetables and
flowers by the beginning of
September and we will have a
gallery here on line and at
cradley village hall website
LET US KNOW HOW YOUR GARDEN IS GOING WITH ALL
THE ATTENTION IT IS GETTING AT THE MOMENT
TAKE SOME PICS ON YOUR PHONE
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
Well where do I start? July has been a strange month
with mother nature giving her all and as usual
coming up with surprises for us all I am sure, but
hey that’s why we garden isn’t it?
I became the proud owner of a palm tree this
month, well two actually. Visions of belly
dancers and camels clouded my judgement but I
always wanted one. Spotted it on the you garden website. By one get one
free (whether you need it or not gets us all at one time or another!
So click and they were mine. Now these are
canary island pheonix which apparently are
hardy down to -5 celcius so should be ok (
can’t vouch for the belly dancers though).
Due delivery day promise arrived as did the
palms in a big box. “Where the hell are they
going was her response? “ “In the garden to
remind you of all the holidays you have
missed my love.” Not impressed even when I
told her the sand for the beach was coming
next week. No pleasing some people. On
reflection I couldn’t find a suitable placement
for both trees.
Luck was on my side as the eldest son and his wife called in from their
quick holiday in Spain. He was astounded when I gave him a palm tree for
his newly laid patio with. “just what I wanted” said he. Not sure if he was
being polite or perhaps along with sheds every man wants one secretly.
A couple of old 4x4 posts were duly cut,bolted and stained to make a
raised bed in which the palm has settled in.
Whilst doing the rounds of the garden I noticed that my bamboo clump
(bought as a present some 20 years ago by my good wife because like the
palm I wanted one) was looking rather funny with strange leaves sprouting
from the top and hanging down. I have tended the bamboo aware of it’s
habits of wanting to invade everywhere and make a point of keeping it
under wraps quite well.” it only reaches 3m “the man in the centre stated.
Liar! it regularly sends up shoots to 6m high. Keeping it in check has
resulted in a very very dense centre. No wonder they had trouble finding
all the Japanese soldiers to tell them the war was over! It’s a bloody
bramble! I told the wife when she asked what it was.
So gloves on and clippers in hand I advanced into the jungle (about 2m
diameter). With about six or seven sets of growth coming out the top I was
in for a long search back to remove the bramble roots. After half an hour I
had found one stem running up amongst the bamboo along with loads of
old and dead stems.
Plan: give the stem a tug and see which runner came back into the clump
then search for the others. Gently does it so as not to break it off 10ft
inside the clump. Bit by bit it pulled out and to my amazement all of the
growth was on one runner. Got it all out in one go…. fantastic! Now the
problem was to find the root and dig it out so cut the growth off at about
1m , had a coffee and resigned to follow it on the other side from the path.
Refreshed I spent an hour trying to find the stem and failed.. Nip back to
the other side and shove a bamboo pole through to mark it’s position. Got
it and expecting to have to dig the heart out of my beloved bamboo I
followed it out of the clump and to it’s origin in the border. Note to wife to
make sure she does weeding properly next time. There has to be a moral
there for gardeners: Weed properly
otherwise it is more work later.
My petunias are now making up for
lost time and putting on a superb
display only gripe is the amount of
dead heading they require
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
Car Park Donations:
The
Club
Committee
would
like
to
thank
all
surgery
visitors
who
have
contributed
via
the
car
park
donations
box
(on
the
reception
desk).
If
you
park
in
the
Club
car
park,
then
you
can
help
us
to
keep
it
open
for
you,
by
making
a
donation each time you use it.
As
well
as
our
events,
join
us
Monday
–
Saturday
for
a
drink
and
a
chat
from
7:30pm.
Our
member’s
facilities
include
snooker,
pool,
skittles
and
darts.
You
don’t
need
to
be
ex-service
to
be
a
member;
you
can
join
for
around
5p
a
day
and
membership
includes
annual
Royal
British
Legion
Membership,
a
quarterly
magazine
and
other
benefits
only
available
to
members!
Why
not
come
along
and
see
for
yourself
the
benefits
of
joining,
and
start
planning
your
local
nights out.
No 9
Royal British Legion Club – Events for the future
In line with regulations we have had to curtail our events for the foreseeable future. We
apologise to pur patrons and will ensure a swift return to normal business as soon as
regulations allow.
Until then stay safe
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
Car Park Donations:
The
Club
Committee
would
like
to
thank
all
surgery
visitors
who
have
contributed
via
the
car
park
donations
box
(on
the
reception
desk).
If
you
park
in
the
Club
car
park,
then
you
can
help
us
to
keep
it
open
for
you,
by
making
a
donation
each
time you use it.
As
well
as
our
events,
join
us
Monday
–
Saturday
for
a
drink
and
a
chat
from
7:30pm.
Our
member’s
facilities
include
snooker,
pool,
skittles
and
darts.
You
don’t
need
to
be
ex-
service
to
be
a
member;
you
can
join
for
around
5p
a
day
and
membership
includes
annual
Royal
British
Legion
Membership,
a
quarterly
magazine
and
other
benefits
only
available
to
members!
Why
not
come
along
and
see
for
yourself
the
benefits
of
joining,
and
start
planning
your
local
nights out.
Royal British Legion Club – Events for the
future
In line with regulations we have had to curtail our events
for the foreseeable future. We apologise to our patrons
and will ensure a swift return to normal business as soon
as regulations allow.
Until then stay safe
No 9
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
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Cradley Wanderings
No 9
Spotted by our intrepid travellers Derek and Ann Carver. A field
crammed full of poppies. Afghanistan? No- whilst near Stow and a bit
closer to home this field of daisies near Mathon. Isn’t our countryside
wonderful. Why we want to go abroad for holidays is a mystery?
Follow Derek and Ann on their
far away travels here
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Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
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Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
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Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
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Correspondents:
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Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
Poster Parade
Free
exposure
for
that
poster
for
your
event
or
fund
raising.
We
can
design
it
for
you
or
you
can
fill
in
the
contribute
form
and
attach
a
picture.
Either
way
you
get
full
colour
exposure
without
printing
or
laminating costs (save the planet)
Suspended until after isolation
restrictions are lifted and the world
gets back to normal
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Poster Parade
Free
exposure
for
that
poster
for
your
event
or
fund
raising.
We
can
design
it
for
you
or
you
can
fill
in
the
contribute
form
and
attach
a
picture.
Either
way
you
get
full
colour
exposure
without
printing
or
laminating
costs
(save
the planet)
No 9
Suspended until after isolation
restrictions are lifted and the world
gets back to normal
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Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
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Resource Centre
Come along to Cradley Village Hall
Resource Centre and get help with your
computer problems or questions on a
one to one basis FREE of CHARGE. Use
our computers, internet access and
tablets all free of charge. We also have
a full colour laser printer to copy or
print your documents at a fraction of
the cost in Malvern (and no travelling).
Pop in and have a chat and a coffee. We
don't judge or bite just help! For details
call Ken on 01886 880 952
Resource Centre open
Mondays 10:30am -12:30pm
Thursdays 2:00pm -4:30pm
Heritage Group
Come along to Cradley Village Hall
and search our archives and get
help in tracking down your
ancestors in the local area. We have
people available to point you in the
right direction and extensive records
and photographs of Cradley,
Storridge and surrounding area.
Come on in, NO CHARGE and enjoy
a chat and a cup of coffee. For
futher information or specific
requirements contact Jeff White on
01886 880 000
Heritage Group open
Mondays 10:30am -12:30pm
Thursdays2:00pm -4:30pm
Post Office
In Cradley Village Hall for all your
needs. Do virtually all the services
available at Malvern PO. Cash
withdrawals for Post Office Card
Account customers and for the
majority of High Street Banks. All mail
services.( Parcel force and Royal Mail)
Stamps, Postal orders,Passport
checking. Vehicle licensing. Foreign
currency (pre-ordered) and travel
insurance, Health Lottery.. And much
more.
Post Office open
Mondays 9am-1pm
Thursdays 1:00pm-4:30pm
YOUR GROUP OR CLUB
HERE
Just let us have details and
a picture and we will put
you on the “on your
doorstep “ page in every
issue until you decide to
stop. Include what you do
when you do it and a
contact number or email
for information. All for
free!
Resource Centre
Come along to Cradley Village Hall
Resource Centre and get all of your
printing needs catered for. From one
off sheets to large run copying. Full
colour laser printing up to A3 size all at
cheaper rates than you can get in
Malvern and with no travelling. We also
supply a free design service for your
documents or posters. Further
information call Ken on 01886 880 952
Resource Centre open
Mondays 10:30am -12:30pm
Thursdays 2:00pm -4:30pm
On Your Doorstep
Cradley Wi
Come and join us or just find out
what we do.
We meet on the first Thursday in each
month February, March & November at
10am. All other Months at 7.30pm. We
meet at Cradley Village Hall. Rectory
Lane Cradley WR13 5LH unless
otherwise stated in the diary.
Subcriptions 2020: £43 Full Member.
£21.10 Dual Member . Visitors £4
For more information contact
President Maureen Sullivan:
maureensullivan60@gmail.com
01886 881045
Secretary: Sue Hyson.
sueh@cmail.com
01886 880541
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Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE
We are offering free advertising for local businesses and groups within easy reach of
the three villages to assist in recovery during and after the present situation.
We include links to your own website and any additional promotions you may run during
that period without extra charges.
We also do a free design service for your advert or publish whatever you have at the
moment.
Contact us today: no obligation just free help
AJ Mowing Services
All your mowing
needs covered
with one call or
email
To advertise with us call
01886 880952
or email us
jim@ajmowing.com
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The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE
We are offering free advertising for local
businesses and groups within easy reach of the
three villages to assist recovery during and
after the present crisis
We include links to your own website and any
additional promotions you may run during that
period without extra charges.
We also do a free design service for your advert
or publish whatever you have at the moment.
Contact us today: no obligation just free help
AJ Mowing Services
All your mowing
needs covered
with one call or
email
call us to
discuss your advert
01886 880952
jim@ajmowing.com
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Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
