Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
No 18
It’s child’s play to get in touch with
us and get your thoughts on line
It’s all here the
complete Magazine
Vaccine
information
updates
Cradley
Red Lion
Cradley
Links to all your local
information and web sites
Follow our very own
Silver Backpackers
on their journeys
around the world to
help ease your lock
down
1st May 2021
Pete & Lyn
Our new feature
“I recommend”
A Wise Man Said…..
Storridge Village Hall Management Committee are happy
to announce that the hall will now open for business
from 17th May Hirers are recommended to check the
Covid requirements for hiring
WE ARE OPENING!
Storridge
Village Hall
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
Storridge
Village Hall
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
26th March 2021
No 17
It’s all here the
complete Magazine
Red Lion
Cradley
Cradley
Vaccine
information
updates
It’s child’s play to get in touch with
us and get your thoughts on line
Links to all your local
information and web sites
Follow our very own
Silver Backpackers
on their journeys
around the world to
help ease your lock
down
Pete & Lyn
Our new feature
“I recommend”
A Wise Man Said…..
Storridge Village Hall Management Committee are happy
to announce that the hall will now open for business
from 17th May Hirers are recommended to check the
Covid requirements for hiring
WE ARE OPENING!
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 18
From the Parish Council
March 2021
The Parish Council met on Tuesday 9
th
March – the meetings are still virtual, but we’re hopeful of restarting monthly in-
person meetings in July. With fingers firmly crossed that this happens, the council agreed dates for the next year of
meetings, which will be added to the council website shortly.
Keen followers of parish law will know that there is normally an annual parish meeting for all parishioners which is held
in May and gives a chance for all parishioners to have a say about matters of concern in the area. Last year we were
unable to hold the meeting as it got left out of the change of rules that allowed for remote meetings, but that has now
been fixed. As it seems certain that we will still be under coronavirus restrictions in May, the meeting would have to be
held virtually. Would you like to see the meeting for all parishioners go ahead as a virtual meeting? Please let us know.
There is quite a bit of work planned for the recreation areas. The annual inspection was carried out recently and
identified some areas for work; the remaining repainting at Chapel Lane will be done, and there is new equipment being
installed at both Chapel Lane and Buryfields. We hope to get all of that completed in the next few months.
We’re still looking for ideas for ways to improve the parish environment. We’ve had a lot of support for improving
walking and cycling routes, such as routes to school – is this something you’d welcome, or would you suggest something
else?
And, of course, if you’d really like to have a say on how public money should be spent in the parish, the best way is to
become a parish councillor. There are a number of vacancies on the council, and we’re always keen to hear from
people who would like to be join. Please contact the clerk or any of the councillors if you’d like to find out more.
As ever, if you want to contact the parish council about anything, please email me on
clerk@cradleyparishcouncil.gov.uk.
1st May 2021
NEXT PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
11th May
The annual meeting of the Parish Council will be held on 11 May at 7pm at Cradley Village Hall. For the
first time for over a year, the council will be meeting for real and NOT just through Zoom.
The agenda is here. Please note that we will make every effort to ensure that this meeting is as Covid secure as reasonably
possible. With this in mind may I ask anyone who wants to attend please to:
•
wear a face covering at all times unless addressing the meeting
•
maintain social distancing at all times
•
observe the one-way system in the hall
•
use the hand sanitiser provided when entering the hall
•
sign in on the list of attendees for track and trace
The meeting is open to members of the public to attend. However, given the restrictions that are still in place, we may
need to limit the number of people who can be accommodated in the hall. I apologise in advance if this leads to
disappointment or inconvenience.
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
26th March 2021
No 17
NEXT PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
11th May
March 2021
The Parish Council met on Tuesday 9
th
March – the meetings are still virtual,
but we’re hopeful of restarting monthly in-person meetings in July. With
fingers firmly crossed that this happens, the council agreed dates for the
next year of meetings, which will be added to the council website shortly.
Keen followers of parish law will know that there is normally an annual
parish meeting for all parishioners which is held in May and gives a chance
for all parishioners to have a say about matters of concern in the area. Last
year we were unable to hold the meeting as it got left out of the change of
rules that allowed for remote meetings, but that has now been fixed. As it
seems certain that we will still be under coronavirus restrictions in May, the
meeting would have to be held virtually. Would you like to see the meeting
for all parishioners go ahead as a virtual meeting? Please let us know.
There is quite a bit of work planned for the recreation areas. The annual
inspection was carried out recently and identified some areas for work; the
remaining repainting at Chapel Lane will be done, and there is new
equipment being installed at both Chapel Lane and Buryfields. We hope to
get all of that completed in the next few months.
We’re still looking for ideas for ways to improve the parish environment.
We’ve had a lot of support for improving walking and cycling routes, such as
routes to school – is this something you’d welcome, or would you suggest
something else?
And, of course, if you’d really like to have a say on how public money should
be spent in the parish, the best way is to become a parish councillor. There
are a number of vacancies on the council, and we’re always keen to hear
from people who would like to be join. Please contact the clerk or any of
the councillors if you’d like to find out more.
As ever, if you want to contact the parish council about anything, please
email me on clerk@cradleyparishcouncil.gov.uk.
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
The annual meeting of the Parish Council will be held on 11 May at 7pm at
Cradley Village Hall. For the first time for over a year, the council will be
meeting for real and NOT just through Zoom.
The agenda is here. Please note that we will make every effort to ensure
that this meeting is as Covid secure as reasonably possible. With this in
mind may I ask anyone who wants to attend please to:
•
wear a face covering at all times unless addressing the meeting
•
maintain social distancing at all times
•
observe the one-way system in the hall
•
use the hand sanitiser provided when entering the hall
•
sign in on the list of attendees for track and trace
The meeting is open to members of the public to attend. However, given
the restrictions that are still in place, we may need to limit the number of
people who can be accommodated in the hall. I apologise in advance if
this leads to disappointment or inconvenience.
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
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This Month’s gardening videos
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 18
It’s
child’s
play to
get your
garden
pictures and videos
to us
Give it a try!
Do it today
Take your pick from the bunch to the left. Don’t they all look great?
You can grow them in your garden and greenhouse quite easily and cheaply.
Biggest problem is the choosing of what you want to grow.
Pick what you like to eat and then add a few you have never tried or thought you could
never grow. It doesn’t matter if they are a failure, gardening is all about having a go. The
world is not going to end if you fail.
1st May 2021
Well, April is almost over and minus the showers this year. Never thought i would be down the garden applying water to
newly planted items in April and with the water but almost empty now! What a crazy thing gardening is and what mother
nature throws at us to overcome. As I always say she does end up winning.
I had given me about 150 un-named bulbs which should have apparently been planted in the Autumn ready for flowering
in March/April. Forgotten in the shed ( that den of iniquity as the good lady calls it!) and planted with a hopeful heart at the
beginning of March looking forward to next year’s showing I was astounded to see that
the daily sunshine has brought forward a miracle! They have started to show above
ground and one type is flowering despite the snow, frost and low night time
temperatures : truly amazing. Motto: stick it in the ground and nature will decide when it
grows not the nurseryman and his books.
Yet another miracle, you will recall that I
decided to transplant a peony which was not
doing well into the new border near the
greenhouse. It has surpassed all my
expectations and I am looking forward to the
best ever flowering for years.
I planted five bare root rose bushes at the beginning of April (where the
peonies failed) and within a couple of days buds were appearing along the
stems giving me high hopes of success. Of course hard frost, and snow saw
those off on three occasions this month but it appears that the roses are
survivors and just today a flush of new growth has made its appearance and renewed my faith and the good ladies hopes
as she loves roses and has talked me into planting more with promises that she will learn how to prune them. Some hope
about as much chance of the kids keeping their solemn promise to look after the puppy and cat you say they can’t have,
but that’s another story.
Last Months promised willow experiment has so far been a
success. I shoved some offcuts from the pruned willow into a
container of water and awaited the promised reaction: new
roots and buds. I tried different lengths and diameters and so
far no failures. Will transplant into the soil when the roots
double in size and report back. Whilst sorting through the wood
pile for a bit of branch I noticed that an off-cut of willow some
4ft long and about 4” diameter had buds on it so have placed
this in the water container to see what happens as it has lain on
the woodpile for a month with no rain so let’s see what mother
nature can do. I might have a ready made willow tree soon!
Some breaking news:
The 16th Cradley Village Hall Annual Produce Show will return on 18th September. Schedules are being worked on as we
speak and despite his recent illness Chrs Lowder will head up the team in bringing this community favourite back, having
been robbed of it last year by the pandemic.
Schedules will be available to download from here and the cradleyvillagehall.org website mid way through
May so watch this spot
THE ANNUAL VILLAGE PRODUCE SHOW HAS
BEEN SCHEDULED FOR: 18th September 2021
THE ANNUAL VILLAGE PRODUCE SHOW
HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR:
18th September 2021
Well, April is almost over and minus the
showers this year. Never thought i
would be down the garden applying
water to newly planted items in April
and with the water but almost empty now!
What a crazy thing gardening is and what mother nature
throws at us to overcome. As I always say she does end up
winning.
I had given me about 150 un-named
bulbs which should have apparently
been planted in the Autumn ready
for flowering in March/April.
Forgotten in the shed ( that den of
iniquity as the good lady calls it!)
and planted with a hopeful heart at
the beginning of March looking
forward
to next year’s showing I was
astounded to see that the daily
sunshine has brought forward a
miracle! They have started to show
above ground and one type is
flowering despite the snow, frost
and low night time temperatures :
truly amazing. Motto: stick it in the
ground and nature will decide when it grows not the
nurseryman and his books.
Yet another miracle, you will recall that I decided to transplant
a peony which was not doing well into the new border near the
greenhouse. It has surpassed all my expectations and I am
looking forward to the best ever flowering for years.
I planted five bare root rose bushes at the beginning of April
(where the peonies failed) and within a couple of days buds
were appearing along the stems giving me high hopes of
success. Of course hard frost, and snow saw those off on three
occasions this month but it appears that the roses are
survivors and just today a flush of new growth has made its
appearance and renewed my faith and the good ladies hopes
as she loves roses and has talked me into planting more with
promises that she will learn how to prune them. Some hope
about as much chance of the kids keeping their solemn
promise to look after the puppy and cat you say they can’t
have, but that’s another story.
Last Months promised willow
experiment has so far been a
success. I shoved some offcuts
from the pruned willow into a
container of water and awaited
the promised
reaction: new
roots and buds. I
tried different
lengths and diameters and so far no failures.
Will transplant into the soil when the roots
double in size and report back. Whilst
sorting through the wood pile for a bit of
branch I noticed that an off-cut of willow
some 4ft long and about 4” diameter had
buds on it so have placed this in the water
container to see what happens as it has lain
on the woodpile for a month with no rain so
let’s see what mother nature can do. I might have a ready
made willow tree soon!
Some breaking news:
The 16th Cradley Village Hall Annual Produce Show will
return on 18th September. Schedules are being worked on
as we speak and despite his recent illness Chrs Lowder will
head up the team in bringing this community favourite
back, having been robbed of it last year by the pandemic.
Schedules will be available to download from here and the
cradleyvillagehall.org website mid way through May so
watch this spot
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!
This Month’s gardening videos
LET US KNOW HOW YOUR GARDEN IS GOING WITH ALL
THE ATTENTION IT IS GETTING AT THE MOMENT
TAKE SOME PICS ON YOUR PHONE
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
26th March 2021
No 17
Do it today
It’s
child’s
play to
get your
garden
pictures and videos
to us
Give it a try!
Take your pick from the bunch to the left. Don’t they all look great?
You can grow them in your garden and greenhouse quite easily and
cheaply.
Biggest problem is the choosing of what you want to grow.
Pick what you like to eat and then add a few you have never tried or
thought you could never grow. It doesn’t matter if they are a failure,
gardening is all about having a go. The world is not going to end if
you fail.
No 18
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
1st May 2021
May Day
1st May 2021
May Day is an ancient spring festival, traditionally celebrated with maypole dancing.
May Day Bank Holiday
3rd May 2021
A Bank Holiday in the UK and Ireland.
National Sun Awareness Week
3rd May to 9th May 2021
Raising awareness of the dangers of excessive sun exposure and how to avoid sunburn and skin
cancers.
Screen-Free Week
3rd May to 9th May 2021
Annual event to encourage us to unplug from digital entertainment and spend all that free time
playing, reading, daydreaming, creating, exploring, and connecting with family and friends.
International Gilbert & Sullivan Day
3rd May 2021
Celebrating the comic operas of Gilbert & Sullivan
World Laughter Day
3rd May 2021
The celebration of World Laughter Day is a positive manifestation for World Peace and it builds up
a global consciousness of brotherhood and friendship through laughter.
Star Wars Day
4th May 2021
May The Fourth Be With You!
Cinco De Mayo
5th May 2021
Celebration of Mexican culture to commemorate the Mexican Army's unlikely victory over the French
Empire at the Battle of Puebla. It has now become a more general celebration of Mexican culture.
National Bike to School Day
5th May 2021
Strap on your helmets, raise your kickstands, and join the thousands of students,
families, community partners, and elected officials all around the country who will
be participating in this year's Bike to School Day.
National Doughnut Week
8th May to 16th May 2021
Fundraising event in aid of The Children's Trust organised by the baking industry.
International Nurses Day
12th May 2021
Held on the birthday of Florence Nightingale to mark the contributions that nurses make to society.
National Children's Day UK
16th May 2021
National Children's Day UK is all about the importance of a healthy childhood and protecting the rights
and freedoms of children so that they can grow into happy, healthy adults.
Walk To School Week
17th May to 21st May 2021
Annual event to encourage children and their parents to walk to school, organised by Living Streets.
National Numeracy Day
19th May 2021
An annual celebration of the importance of numbers in everyday life and will bring
together individuals, employers, educators and influencers to improve numeracy.
World Bee Day
20th May 2021
The purpose of World Bee Day is to raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats
they face and their contribution to sustainable development.
International Day for Biological Diversity
22nd May 2021
United Nations sponsored international day for the promotion of biodiversity issues.
World Turtle Day
23rd May 2021
World Turtle Day's aim is to bring attention to, and increase knowledge of and respect for, turtles
and tortoises, and encourage human action to help them survive and thrive.
Towel Day
25th May 2021
In memory of Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy author Douglas Adams.
Africa Day
25th May 2021
The annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity on 25 May 1963.
Oakapple Day
29th May 2021
Also known as Restoration Day, it is a traditional English celebration of the restoration of the
monarchy in 1660, following the death of Oliver Cromwell.
Elmer Day
29th May 2021
A celebration of reading, of elephants and of accepting yourself and others, just like
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant, star of the Elmer books by David McKee.
May Half Term
31st May to 4th Jun 2021
Check with your school for individual date variations.
Spring Bank Holiday Monday
31st May 2021
A Bank Holiday in the UK and Ireland.
26th March 2021
No 17
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
May Day
1st May 2021
May Day is an ancient spring festival,
traditionally celebrated with maypole
dancing.
May Day Bank Holiday
3rd May 2021
A Bank Holiday in the UK and Ireland.
National Sun Awareness Week
3rd May to 9th May 2021
Raising awareness of the dangers of excessive
sun exposure and how to avoid sunburn and
skin cancers.
Screen-Free Week
3rd May to 9th May 2021
Annual event to encourage us to unplug
from digital entertainment and spend all
that free time playing, reading,
daydreaming, creating, exploring, and
connecting with family and friends.
International Gilbert & Sullivan Day
3rd May 2021
Celebrating the comic operas of Gilbert & Sullivan
World Laughter Day
3rd May 2021
The celebration of World Laughter Day is
a
positive manifestation for World Peace
and it builds up a global consciousness of
brotherhood and friendship through
laughter.
Star Wars Day
4th May 2021
May The Fourth Be With You!
Cinco De Mayo
5th May 2021
Celebration of Mexican culture to
commemorate the Mexican Army's unlikely
victory over the French Empire at the Battle of
Puebla. It has now become a more general
celebration of Mexican culture.
National Bike to School Day
5th May 2021
Strap on your helmets, raise
your kickstands, and join the
thousands of students, families,
community partners, and
elected officials all around the country who will be
participating in this year's Bike to School Day.
National Doughnut Week
8th May to 16th May 2021
Fundraising event in aid of The Children's Trust
organised by the baking industry.
International Nurses Day
12th May 2021
Held on the birthday of Florence Nightingale to
mark the contributions that nurses make to
society.
National Children's Day UK
16th May 2021
National Children's Day UK is all about the
importance of a healthy childhood and
protecting the rights and freedoms of children
so that they can grow into happy, healthy adults.
Walk To School Week
17th May to 21st May 2021
Annual event to encourage children and their parents to
walk to school, organised by Living Streets.
National Numeracy Day
19th May 2021
An annual celebration of the
importance of numbers in
everyday life and will bring
together individuals, employers,
educators and influencers to
improve numeracy.
World Bee Day
20th May 2021
The purpose of World Bee Day is to raise
awareness of the importance of
pollinators, the threats they face and
their contribution to sustainable
development.
International Day for Biological Diversity
22nd May 2021
United Nations sponsored international day for
the promotion of biodiversity issues.
World Turtle Day
23rd May 2021
World Turtle Day's aim is to bring attention
to, and increase knowledge of and respect
for, turtles and tortoises, and encourage
human action to help them survive and
thrive.
Towel Day
25th May 2021
In memory of Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
author Douglas Adams.
Africa Day
25th May 2021
The annual commemoration of the
foundation of the Organisation of African
Unity on 25 May 1963.
Oakapple Day
29th May 2021
Also known as Restoration Day, it is a
traditional English celebration of the
restoration of the monarchy in 1660,
following the death of Oliver Cromwell.
Elmer Day
29th May 2021
A celebration of reading, of elephants and of
accepting yourself and others, just like Elmer
the Patchwork Elephant, star of the Elmer
books by David McKee.
May Half Term
31st May to 4th Jun 2021
Check with your school for individual date variations.
Spring Bank Holiday
Monday
31st May 2021
A Bank Holiday in the UK
and Ireland.
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
No 18
1st May 2021
“Saturday 1st May will be our last day of trading!
We would like to thank all our loyal customers for there continued support over the last 30
years , we have been blessed with such a lovely clientele and it will be a day of mixed emotions.
The new owners will open after approx 2 weeks (refurbishment)..
We really hope that you will continue to support the new owners in there new business venture
of the lovely village store.
Many thanks, Lyn & Pete”
It
is
with
some
sadness
that
we
see
the
end
of
a
village
institution
in
Cradley.
“Pete
the
meat”
has
been
a
part
of
the
fabric
of
village
life
for
nearly
40
years
and
has
met
all
that
has
been
asked
of
it
by
a
grateful
community
during
that
time.
When
the
old
post
office
&
stores
closed
they
rose
to
the
challenge
and
expanded the butchery to meet the needs a more diverse range of customer expectations.
It has always been about the community with them.
There
is
also
joy
that
Lyn
and
Pete
have
at
long
last
fulfilled
their
desire
for
a
well
earned
retirement
which,
we are sure has seemed elusive to them over the recent years.
We
are
confident
that
Cradley
will
embrace
the
new
owners
with
the
usual
spirit
of
inclusion
in
our
community. We must support our local amenities wherever possible as the old saying “use it or lose it”
Lyn and Pete will be a hard act to follow
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
A Sign of the Times………
26th March 2021
No 17
It
is
with
some
sadness
that
we
see
the
end
of
a
village
institution
in
Cradley.
“Pete
the
meat”
has
been
a
part
of
the
fabric
of
village
life
for
nearly
40
years
and
has
met
all
that
has
been
asked
of
it
by
a
grateful
community
during
that
time.
When
the
old
post
office
&
stores
closed
they
rose
to
the
challenge
and
expanded
the
butchery
to
meet
the
needs
a
more diverse range of customer expectations.
It
has
always
been
about
the
community
with
them.
There
is
also
joy
that
Lyn
and
Pete
have
at
long
last
fulfilled
their
desire
for
a
well
earned
retirement
which,
we
are
sure
has
seemed
elusive
to
them
over
the recent years.
We
are
confident
that
Cradley
will
embrace
the
new
owners
with
the
usual
spirit
of
inclusion
in
our
community.
We
must
support
our
local
amenities
wherever possible as the old saying “use it or lose it”
Lyn and Pete will be a hard act to follow
“Saturday 1st May will be our last day of
trading!
We would like to thank all our loyal customers
for there continued support over the last 30
years , we have been blessed with such a lovely
clientele and it will be a day of mixed emotions.
The new owners will open after approx 2 weeks
(refurbishment)..
We really hope that you will continue to
support the new owners in there new business
venture of the lovely village store.
Many thanks, Lyn & Pete”
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 18
1st May 2021
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
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
26th March 2021
No 17
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
No 18
Did you know?
That in the Heritage and Resource Centre at Cradley Village Hall there is something that the
community came together to produce and to celebrate the Millenium..
There is a hand made oak box which contains Cradley & Storridge’s Millenium Book
Check here for details of how it all came about
Details from Cradley Village Hall Heritage Group
1st May 2021
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
Did you know?
That in the Heritage and Resource Centre at Cradley
Village Hall there is something that the community
came together to produce and to celebrate the
Millenium..
There is a hand made oak box which contains
Cradley & Storridge’s Millenium Book
Check here for details of how it all came about
Details from Cradley Village Hall Heritage Group
26th March 2021
No 17
Loading crossword puzzle. One moment please.
Today’s Crossword
have a go- click
number for clue
Contact Us
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Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
More humour
Always Room for fun in Life
No 18
More humour
1st May 2021
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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
You may have an expertise or just a “from life” story to share. You can even
do it under an anonymous guise or your nom de plume
Come on get writing you don’t have to be a Shakespeare, there’s nothing on the
telly!
Submit an article or make a comment
No 18
1st May 2021
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
You may have an expertise or just a “from life” story
to share. You can even do it under an anonymous
guise or your nom de plume
Come on get writing you don’t have to be a
Shakespeare, there’s nothing on the telly!
Submit an article or make a comment
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
26th March 2021
No 17
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
LOOKING AHEAD
It may not have escaped some peoples notice but society as we know it is slowly closed down
with the social aspect of community life being the first casualty. With pubs and restaurants
closing and gatherings becoming banned, the usual programmes of social events have all but
disappeared
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.
No 18
It’s child’s play to get in touch with
us and get your thoughts on line
1st May 2021
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
LOOKING AHEAD
Let us have your Comments
to the Magazine
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
26th March 2021
No 17
It may not have escaped some peoples notice
but society as we know it is slowly closed down
with the social aspect of community life being
the first casualty. With pubs and restaurants
closing and gatherings becoming banned, the
usual programmes of social events have all but
disappeared
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.
It’s child’s play to get in touch with
us and get your thoughts on line
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
Thoughts from the past
applicable to today’s world?
26th March 2021
No 17
We give no apologies
for posting repeats
of wise observations
from the past
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
No 18
Recommended by you
1st May 2021
Star ratings are given by members of the community and reflect the
experience they have had with the named person/company/group.
We do not endorse or support any ratings as they are subjective to
the person giving them and users wishing to engage with any
company/group named should ensure that they do not rely on such
ratings shown here and carry out their own checks/ investigations to
ascertain the suitability of such actions in their own situations
Click stars to see report
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Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
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Recommended by you
26th March 2021
No 17
Star ratings are given by members of the community
and reflect the experience they have had with the
named person/company/group.
We do not endorse or support any ratings as they are
subjective to the person giving them and users wishing
to engage with any company/group named should
ensure that they do not rely on such ratings shown here
and carry out their own checks/ investigations to
ascertain the suitability of such actions in their own
situations
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
No 18
I recommend….
1st May 2021
welcome to our new feature
“I recommend”
where you get chance to let everyone know
your satisfaction with a local company, group
or contractor who you have used and to share
your satisfaction with everybody.
Just fill in the form and send it to us, we do
the rest
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
I recommend….
26th March 2021
No 17
welcome to our new feature
“I recommend”
where you get chance to let everyone know
your satisfaction with a local company,
group or contractor who you have used and
share your satisfaction with everybody.
Just fill in the form and send it to us, we do
the rest
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
Culture Vulture
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
26th March 2021
No 17
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
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
World of Wonder
26th March 2021
No 17
A selection of videos to make
you think about the world we
live in and the things only
others experience
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
No 18
Thoughts from the bench
1st May 2021
Is it my age or did I fall asleep sometime in the past and woke up in an alternative world?
Having been bound hand and foot to my dwelling place by government edict to be
bombarded on the TV with soothsayers who have replaced journalists and trusted
truthful TV stations once the envy of the world? Casting aside their requires
unbiased,neutral stance on reporting the news to become propaganda machines which
would be the envy of any totalitarian state.
Good god! I accept that the government has had to impose certain questionable
requirements to battle the “pandemic” which has invaded the world, or has it?
Little by little our freedoms have been removed unless of course you are a left leaning
woke person who supports every nutty ideology or bandwagon thought up with the sole purpose of destroying society-
but of course do not offer an alternative or allow another to be heard.
I am reminded of a cartoon I saw (here ) some time ago which was of a father Asking his son “ now what are the magic
words to get what you want”? Now we dinosaurs would have stated “please and thank you”. But the son stated “I’m
offended!” I think that sums today’s problems up in one simple statement.
We are dealing with a bigger virus in society than Covid or the black death. A totalitarian non acceptance of debate or
discussion of an opposing thought, ideology or point of view. It started with political correctness some time ago which
crept like a thief in the night into peoples minds to exclude anything as being acceptable unless it complied with invented
ideology. The question was never asked “who said so?” and unthinking acceptance now has reduced us to a society on
the edge of the abyss ready to take that unquestioning step over into oblivion and into the Orwellian predicted future
engineered by those with a desire to control us via big business and big tech all supporting the Big Reset.
I wonder how many of our freedoms will be returned to us after covid is conquered and the “threat” under which they
were taken has gone (or replaced by other manufactured fear)?
Don’t forget that fear ( after sex) is the biggest motivator of human behaviour there is. It has been used by those in
power for centuries to control populations and by advertisers to sell their goods. Think how religious belief is used.
Anyway, as death will not allow me face the consequences of the brown stuff hitting the fan now and am too old to “man
the barricades of the revolution” I will just have another cuppa, get outside on the patio and enjoy the cold sunshine of
May and watch the birds who only worry where the cats are and when they are going to mate.
Told you, sex and fear, it’s universal!
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
Thoughts from the bench
26th March 2021
No 17
Is it my age or did I fall asleep sometime in the
past and woke up in an alternative world?
Having been bound hand and foot to
my dwelling place by government
edict to be bombarded on the TV with
soothsayers who have replaced
journalists and trusted truthful TV
stations once the envy of the world? Casting aside their
requires unbiased,neutral stance on reporting the news to
become propaganda machines which would be the envy of
any totalitarian state.
Good god! I accept that the government has had to impose
certain questionable requirements to battle the “pandemic”
which has invaded the world, or has it?
Little by little our freedoms have been removed unless of
course you are a left leaning woke person who supports
every nutty ideology or bandwagon thought up with the sole
purpose of destroying society- but of course do not offer an
alternative or allow another to be heard.
I am reminded of a cartoon I saw (here ) some time ago
which was of a father Asking his son “ now what are the
magic words to get what you want”? Now we dinosaurs
would have stated “please and thank you”. But the son stated
“I’m offended!” I think that sums today’s problems up in one
simple statement.
We are dealing with a bigger virus in society than Covid or
the black death. A totalitarian non acceptance of debate or
discussion of an opposing thought, ideology or point of view.
It started with political correctness some time ago which
crept like a thief in the night into peoples minds to exclude
anything as being acceptable unless it complied with
invented ideology. The question was never asked “who said
so?” and unthinking acceptance now has reduced us to a
society on the edge of the abyss ready to take that
unquestioning step over into oblivion and into the Orwellian
predicted future engineered by those with a desire to control
us via big business and big tech all supporting the Big Reset.
I wonder how many of our freedoms will be returned to us
after covid is conquered and the “threat” under which they
were taken has gone (or replaced by other manufactured
fear)?
Don’t forget that fear ( after sex) is the biggest motivator of
human behaviour there is. It has been used by those in
power for centuries to control populations and by advertisers
to sell their goods. Think how religious belief is used.
Anyway, as death will not allow me face the consequences of
the brown stuff hitting the fan now and am too old to “man
the barricades of the revolution” I will just have another
cuppa, get outside on the patio and enjoy the cold sunshine
of May and watch the birds who only worry where the cats
are and when they are going to mate.
Told you, sex and fear,
it’s universal!
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
Vaccine Information
No 18
Vaccine information
As we see a light on the horizon, albeit a flicker at the moment, it is important to keep ahead of the
misinformation and hysteria connected to and accompanying this virus we are living with.
The immunisation roll out may seem desperately slow and initially ineffective but we must place trust in
our health service and government to deliver on its promises, unfortunately this will require patience and
trust.
We are supplying here links to three websites where excellent information can be easily found:
•
The first is the NHS where overall strategy is set out
•
the second is an excellent site where real time information regarding world wide efforts and results of
roll outs. Once you connect to the Bloomberg site just keep scrolling down to get the information you
are interested in. It is real time and interactive.
•
Dr John Campbell gives out measured honest and easy to understand information almost every day on
the position on corona virus and what is happening
1st May 2021
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
Vaccine Information
Vaccine information
As we see a light on the horizon, albeit a flicker at the
moment, it is important to keep ahead of the
misinformation and hysteria connected to and
accompanying this virus we are living with.
The immunisation roll out may seem desperately slow
and initially ineffective but we must place trust in our
health service and government to deliver on its
promises, unfortunately this will require patience and
trust.
We are supplying here links to three websites where
excellent information can be easily found:
•
The first is the NHS where overall strategy is set out
•
the second is an excellent site where real time
information regarding world wide efforts and results
of roll outs. Once you connect to the Bloomberg site
just keep scrolling down to get the information you
are interested in. It is real time and interactive.
•
Dr John Campbell gives out measured honest and
easy to understand information almost every day on
the position on corona virus and what is happening
26th March 2021
No 17
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
No 18
Royal British Legion Club – Re-opening
Due to the latest government restrictions we will not be opening as desired. We will
review the situation and re-open as soon as possible
Cradley
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.
1st May 2021
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
Royal British Legion Club – Re-opening
Due to the latest government
restrictions we will not be opening as
desired. We will review the situation and
re-open as soon as possible
Cradley
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.
26th March 2021
No 17
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
Advert
No 18
1st May 2021
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Conservation & Site Management of Historic Buildings
Restoration, Conservation, Renovation
From concept to completion, AJ Winter specialise in the
sympathetic restoration and conservation of historic, listed
and period homes.
With 28 years experience in historic building conservation,
and having worked for some of the country's leading
conservation companies, we are highly experienced in site
management, the use and application of lime plasters, mortars &
renders, brick & stone re-pointing, limecrete flooring, lime washes & mineral paints,
timber beam and joinery cleaning, façade cleaning and paint removal (Restorative
Techniques' Thermatech system), general building work & in helping to reverse
inappropriate building practice on period & listed properties.
In addition, we work alongside a handful of trusted, time served, and highly skilled
professionals covering carpentry, joinery, scaffolding, plumbing, ground works,
landscaping, roofing and stone masonry, enabling us to undertake a wide range of
projects with varying degrees of complexity.
Based on the Herefordshire/Worcestershire border, we are ideally situated to cover
Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire and Gloucestershire
Carpentry
Façade Cleaning
& Paint Removal
Internal
Decoration
Stone Conservation
& Masonry
Brick & Stone
Re-
pointing
Plastering &
Rendering
07966 131145
andjwin@gmail.com
Contact us today for a no obligation chat on
how we can fulfil your needs
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
Advert
26th March 2021
No 17
A J WINTER
From concept to completion, A J
Winter specialise in the sympathetic
restoration and conservation of
historic, listed and period homes.
With 28 years experience in historic
building conservation, and having
worked for some of the country's
leading conservation companies, we
are highly experienced in site
management, the use and
application of lime plasters,
mortars & renders, brick & stone
re-pointing, limecrete flooring, lime
washes & mineral paints, timber
beam and joinery cleaning, façade
cleaning and paint removal
(Restorative Techniques'
Thermatech system), general
building work & in helping to
reverse inappropriate building
practice on period & listed
properties.
In addition, we work alongside a
handful of trusted, time served, and
highly skilled professionals covering
carpentry, joinery, scaffolding,
plumbing, ground works,
landscaping, roofing and stone
masonry, enabling us to undertake a
wide range of projects with varying
degrees of complexity.
Based on the
Herefordshire/Worcestershire
border, we are ideally situated to
cover Herefordshire,
Worcestershire, Shropshire and Gloucestershire
Contact us today for a no
obligation chat on how we can
fulfil your needs
07966 131145
andjwin@gmail.com
Restoration, Conservation, Renovation
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
No 18
Phone: 01886 80318
Email: redlioncradley@gmail.com
Red Lion
Cradley
1st May 2021
We Are Opening!
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
26th March 2021
Red Lion
Cradley
Phone: 01886 80318
Email: redlioncradley@gmail.com
We Are Opening!
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
Villages Diary
Halls Diaries
No 18
1st May 2021
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
26th March 2021
No 17
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
Your local group or club here
Please email us if you wish us to include your group/organisation
in our contact list
CMS Newsletter
online
No 18
Cradley,Storridge & Mathon
Support Group
1st May 2021
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
Web Sites & Contacts
Your local group or club here
Please email us if you wish us to
include your group/organisation
in our contact list
CMS Newsletter
online
Cradley,Storridge & Mathon
Support Group
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
26th March 2021
No 17
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
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full
colour
exposure
without
printing
or
laminating costs (save the planet)
Now re-opening so send in
your posters for your events
No 18
1st May 2021
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
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
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
26th March 2021
No 17
Contact Us
Editor: final selection pending
Features Editor:Harold Armitage
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
No 18
1st May 2021
Imagine being born in 1900
When you're 14 World War begins and it ends when you're 18 with 22 million dead.
Soon after a global pandemic Flu called ' Spanish ",Kills 50 million people.
You go out alive and free you are 20 years old.
At 29, you're going through a global economic crisis that began with the New York Stock Exchange collapse causing
inflation, unemployment and hunger.
Nazis came to power at the age of 33
You're 39 years old when WWII starts and it ends when you have 6 million Jews die during the Holocaust (Shoah).
There will be more than75million deaths.
When you're 52, the Korean War begins.
When you're 64, the Vietnam War begins and ends when you're 75
A baby born in 1985 thinks her grandparents have no idea how hard life is, and he survived several wars and
disasters.
A child born in 1995 and today a 25-year-old thinks it's the end of the world when his Amazon package arrives in
more than three days or doesn't get more than 15 likes for his posted photo on Facebook or Instagram. ..
In 2020 many of us live in comfort, have access to various sources of home entertainment, and often have more
than we need.
But people complain about everything.
However, they have electricity, phone, food, hot water and a roof over their heads.
None of this existed before.
But humanity has survived far more tragic circumstances and has never lost the joy of life.
Maybe it's time to be less selfish, stop complaining and crying.
Submitted from Storridge
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
26th March 2021
No 17
Imagine being born in 1900
When you're 14 World War begins and it ends when
you're 18 with 22 million dead.
Soon after a global pandemic Flu called ' Spanish ",Kills
50 million people.
You go out alive and free you are 20 years old.
At 29, you're going through a global economic crisis that
began with the New York Stock Exchange collapse
causing inflation, unemployment and hunger.
Nazis came to power at the age of 33
You're 39 years old when WWII starts and it ends when
you have 6 million Jews die during the Holocaust (Shoah).
There will be more than75million deaths.
When you're 52, the Korean War begins.
When you're 64, the Vietnam War begins and ends when
you're 75
A baby born in 1985 thinks her grandparents have no
idea how hard life is, and he survived several wars and
disasters.
A child born in 1995 and today a 25-year-old thinks it's
the end of the world when his Amazon package arrives in
more than three days or doesn't get more than 15 likes
for his posted photo on Facebook or Instagram. ..
In 2020 many of us live in comfort, have access to various
sources of home entertainment, and often have more
than we need.
But people complain about everything.
However, they have electricity, phone, food, hot water
and a roof over their heads.
None of this existed before.
But humanity has survived far more tragic circumstances
and has never lost the joy of life.
Maybe it's time to be less selfish, stop
complaining and crying.
Submitted from Storridge
The online magazine for Cradley, Storridge & Mathon
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
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
26th March 2021
No 17
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
No 18
1st May 2021
Bamfords Repairs
Computers
Mobile Phones
Mac’s
•
Custom Computer Builds
•
Virus Removal
•
Operating System Re-installation
•
Networking
And More…..
based in Cradley your local solution
Jack: 07413601663
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
Editor: final selection pending
Correspondents:
Storridge: Vacancy
Cradley: Vacancy
Mathon: Vacancy
Web: Ken Nason
26th March 2021
No 17
Bamfords Repairs
Computers
Mobile Phones
Mac’s
•
Custom Computer Builds
•
Virus Removal
•
Operating System Re-installation
•
Networking
And More…..
based in Cradley your local solution
Jack: 07413601663
