The Tintern News
Produced by the Friends of Tintern – April 2006
TINTERN
YOUTH MEETING
WEDNESDAY
22nd MARCH 2006.
Following
the results of the Tintern Village Questionnaire when
a large percentage of the village youth requested a meeting to discuss their
requirements for some form of club in the village some 30 turned up at the
Village Hall to discuss their requirements.
The
meeting called by Tintern Community Council and
supported by The Friends of Tintern, Anne Webb
Monmouthshire County Councillor, Monmouthshire Youth Service and GAVO got off
to a noisy and enthusiastic start.
After
some discussion it was decided by the youth that they would like to have both a
Youth Club and a Drop In Centre.
To
assist in the management of these a committee from amongst those present was
elected consisting of:-
Toby Burrett, Danny Williams, Yasmin Burrett, James Taylor, James Bennett, Laura Howe, Louise
Taylor, Jemma Appleton, Tony Parsons, Dave Bennett,
MCC Youth Worker.
Any
person in the village who wishes to make comment on matters concerning the
Youth Project should contact any of the committee.
To
obtain ideas and information the committee will be visiting the ATTIK Drop In Café in Monmouth on 3rd April 2006.
A
committee meeting will take place on 4th April.
Mariana-Art
Gallery, Abbey Lodge, Tintern
The Mariana-Art Gallery is not the only item on Mariana's work agenda. In
January this year she gave a talk and demonstration of painting tropical
flowers for the Offa's Dyke 41 Club, held at the
Two of Mariana's paintings, both abstract pieces, have been selected for the
National Wye Tour Exhibition and competition.
This Exhibition will be launched at Wyastone
Lees on 18th May 2006. The competition element will be judged by Sir Roy
Strong and the exhibition will tour Monmouth,
Easter is just around the corner, so don't forget that as well as original
paintings and prints, the gallery also offers a wide selection of greetings
cards. So if you missed Mother's Day..... better
make sure you send an Easter Card instead. The gallery will be open
Friday/Saturday/Sunday and Bank Holidays. For information about art
courses, holidays and workshops or if you want to book Mariana for a talk and
painting demonstration, please ring 01594 530484 or call at the gallery for a
chat.
Following the example of the Gloucestershire Constabulary,
Chepstow Police
are asking that householders in the area adequately display house
names/numbers on their properties and/or gateways. Situations
have arisen
when the emergency services have been unable to locate premises due to
a
lack of signage. Please ensure
that your homes are adequately signed and
can be located easily.
TINTERN VPA
At the March meeting Mrs Eileen Williams (whose daughter runs Posie’s flower shop in Monmouth) gave a demonstration of
the flower arranging art and shared with us tips on how to prepare and present
show entries. She created, with apparent effortless ease
resulting from long experience, four arrangements in different styles, which
were raffled at the end of the meeting.
The
next meeting will be on Friday 21 April at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall when the
Rev. W Rutter will be giving a talk on the
On
Friday 19 May there will be a garden visit to Wyndcliffe
Court St Arvans, meeting there at 6.00pm.
Anyone
interested in membership of the VPA should contact Bernard Bradshaw at 10 Parva Springs Tintern on 01291
689877. (BB)
TINTERN WI
“How to make compost” does not sound the most exciting of titles as a
topic, but Linda Lewis made a very “down to earth” subject interesting with her
enthusiasm. She also had many funny
tales to tell, so that we all enjoyed her talk at the March monthly meeting of
WI. Linda trained as a garden designer and we were able to see her drawings of
the many lovely gardens she has designed.
Although
we usually meet on the 3rd Monday of the month, because of Easter
the April meeting will be on Monday 24th April at 2.00pm in Tintern Village Hall.
At this meeting Jacquie Hutchison will be talking about her recent visit
to
We
didn’t manage a walk this month because of the weather, but we hope that next
month will be kinder to us.
New
members are always welcome so do come along. (CB)
Monmouthshire
County Council have prepared plans for remedial work
at Dead Man’s Corner. The plans are available for viewing in the Tintern Police Office (open daily 10.00 – 12.00 except
Sundays). Monmouthshire
County Council aim to complete this work in April.
(P.
Hobson – Clerk to the Community Council)
The
Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Tintern took
place on Monday 20th March at 7.30pm in the Anchor Hotel.
All
officers stood down and the following were elected/re-elected:
Chair: A.J. Parsons
Treasurer:
Secretary:
A.J. Parsons
Committee Members: S. Ball, J. Hill, C. Rea, E. Reid, D.
Yeoman
Sub-Committee
Members:
Newsletter:
E. Reid
Youth
Project: A.J. Parsons
Residents
of Tintern are reminded that there is a photocopier
for their use located in the Police Office. Voluntary organisations and
residents of Tintern may use the copier for a charge of a charge of 5p per
sheet, whilst visitors will be charged 10p.
The photocopier is available for use when the Police Office is open,
i.e. between 10.00 and 12.00 daily – except Sunday - (subject to the
availability of volunteers).
April
Church Service Times
Sunday 2nd April
0900 –
Communion St Michael’s Tintern
1030 – Family Service with Kids for Christ in Tintern
Village Hall
Sunday 9th April
0900 – Communion St Michael’s Tintern
1030 – Family Service with Kids for Christ in Llandogo
Village Hall
Good Friday – 14th April
1300 - St Oudoceus Llandogo
1400 - St Michael’s Tintern
Easter Day – Sunday 16th April
0700 – Communion Service on riverbank outside St Michael’s Tintern (weather permitting!)
0900 – Communion Service St Oudoceus Llandogo
1030 – Family Service St Michael’s Tintern
Sunday 23rd April
0900 – Communion St Michael’s Tintern
1030 – Family Service with Kids for Christ in Llandogo
Village Hall
Sunday 30th April
1030 – Communion in St Michael’s Tintern
1030 – Family Communion with Kids for Christ in Llandogo
Village Hall
Spring
is sudden: it is her quality,
However
carefully we watch for her,
However
long delayed
The green
in the winter’d hedge
The
almond blossom
The
piercing daffodil,
Like
a lovely woman late for her appointment
She’s
suddenly here, taking us unawares,
So
beautifully annihilating expectation
That
we applaud her punctual arrival.
Gerald
Bullett (1893-1958)
Congratulations to Bethan Saunders of Tanglewood for passing her driving test first time.
Happy Birthday to Sue Ball on 1st April.
Stan Smith – Vicci and Sarah send heartfelt thanks to everyone for all
their help and support following the death of their father. They want the everyone
to know that they were totally overwhelmed by the magnificent turnout of people
who attended the funeral and cremation at the
Thank you to Ray Flashman from Barbadoes Green for nearly 15 years of hard work through the spring and summer months when he has cut the grass verges through the village on behalf of the Community Council and donated his payment money to the Church. In the early years he was part of the ‘Chain gang’ but in recent times has done the work alone. We are extremely grateful to him for his time, effort and generosity and send him all our very best wishes. (Mary Shipton)
Thank you to all staff, customers and visitors to the Moon and Sixpence for raising £192.87 in the bar jar for the Friends of Tintern funds.
If
you would like to book the Village Hall for a meeting, event or a party please
contact Pat O’Connor on 689611
Wednesday
5th April – 12.30 – 2.00pm – Soup Lunch at the Village Hall £3.00
p.p.
Wednesday
5th April – Tuesday Club Easter Bingo – Anchor Hotel 7.30pm. Prizes, Easter Eggs and
children will be made welcome
Wednesday
12th April – 7.30pm – Bingo at the Anchor
Sunday
16th/17th April – Car Boot Sale – Anchor field
Tuesday
18th April – 7.30pm –
Friday
21st April – 7.30pm – VPA at the Village Hall
Saturday
22nd/Sunday 23rd April – Mediaeval Weekend – Anchor Field
from 1.00pm each day
Saturday
22nd April – 7th May – Spring Lambs Exhibition – Parva Vineyard
Monday
24th April – WI – Village Hall at 2.00pm
Sunday 30th April – Car Boot Sale – Anchor field
Monday
1st May – Car Boot Sale – Anchor field
Wednesday
10th May – 7.30pm – Bingo at the Anchor
June
- Plant Exhibition – Parva Vineyard
July
- Art Exhibition – Parva Vineyard
19th
August – Village Hall VPA Annual Show
Sunday
10th December 6.30pm – Christmas Lights Switch On at the
Monday 11th December, 12 noon – Old Folks Christmas Party at the Anchor Hotel
CATBROOK MEMORIAL HALL EVENTS 2006
Saturday 15th April – Singing Duo with Supper and
Dance. Tickets
£7.00 per head to include sausage and mash. Bring your own drink.
Saturday 24th June - Caldicot Male Voice
Choir.
Sunday 2nd July - Car Treasure Hunt.
August 4th-6th - Art for
Saturday 30th September - Italian Wine Tasting Evening and Supper.
Friday 6th October - Film Night - The Constant Gardener.
Saturday 21st October - High Jinx Theatre Evening.
Friday 3rd November - Film Night - Walk the Line.
Friday 24th November - Arts Variety Show featuring Frank Hennessy
and Friends.
Whist Drives for 2006 as follows:-
Friday 30th June
Friday 29th September
Friday 15th and 29th December
Catbrook & District W.I. hold their meetings in the hall on the second
Monday of each month commencing at 7.45 p.m.
New members and/or visitors most welcome..
A Coffee Morning is held in the hall on the third Tuesday of each
month commencing at 10.30 a.m. All
welcome.
Regular Yoga Classes are held every Tuesday evening and Thursday
mornings in the Hall. Call Ruth Routh on 01600-860648 for details.
The Committee are in the process of producing a programme of
events for the coming year. These will
include a musical evening, social evening, male voice choir, treasure hunt,
Italian wine tasting and the usual Remembrance Day and Carol Services. More details next month.
For details of all other events or to hire the hall contact Betty
Maloney on 01600-860548
Items for the Newsletter
Items for the Tintern Newsletter from
home or abroad can be sent by email to andrew.elspeth@virgin.net delivered
to Wye Barn, Tintern, or tel
01291 689456.
Please ensure that items for the May edition of the Newsletter are
received by 30th April.
The Tintern
News Letter is sponsored by the Lower Wye Area Committee.
A large print edition of the Newsletter can be delivered to you if you are currently on a delivery round. Please ring Elspeth Reid on 689456. If you are not on a delivery round, there will large print copies available at the Cherry Tree Stores.
Ironing and Cleaning Service:
Ironing service available – will pick up and drop off. Laundry bag supplied.
Cleaning service also available – hours subject to availability.
Telephone: Emma on 07786
437494 for more information.
The Moon & Sixpence,Tintern
Starting In April
Senior
Citizen Specials
EVERY
WEDNESDAY LUNCH
From
12 till 2
Prices
from just £3.75
Choice
of two meals each week
Live Music For April
Sunday 2nd April
Moon’s
resident band Banshee
Sunday 16th April -
Easter Sunday
with
Back To Back
Sunday 30th April -
May Bank Holiday
with
Duplicate
call
us on 01291 689284 or visit www.TheMoonAndSixpence.co.uk
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Saturday
22rd and Sunday 23th
April 2006
continuous
revelry from 1.00pm each day
at
Mock
Foot Battles
Archery
Display
Stalls
Local
Arts and Crafts traders welcome to pitch a stall – further details from Dave Yeomans on 01291 689207
Admission
free – donations welcome in aid of Tyhafyn
(children’s charity).