Produced
by the Friends of Tintern – May 2006
Please
note that
The Dog (Fouling of Land) Act
provides the Council with enforcement powers to deal with dog owners who allow
their dogs to foul on designated land without removing forthwith. The
Council official needs to either witness the offence or have a witness come
forward and provide a statement whereby MCC could then issue a fixed penalty
notice on the offender. Recurring problems by the same dog owner would result
in the matter being referred to the Magistrates’ Court, and if found guilty a
maximum of £1,000 fine imposed.
Designated land includes
public walkways, parks, open spaces and streets. In fact nearly everywhere.
Please
Note: Poop-scoop bags are available free at the One Stop Shops and dog
owners are expected to take their bagged dog litter home and place it in their
rubbish.
Roger Hopson - Clerk to
Tintern Community Council
Annual General Meeting of the
Committee will be held on Wednesday 17th May 2006 at 7.30pm in the
Village Hall. Members of the Public are
welcome to attend the Meeting. (KH)
Following the visit to
the ATTIK CAFÉ in Monmouth a committee meeting was held at the Police Office in
Tintern resulting in two working groups being formed, one to provide grants and
the other to consider suitable premises in Tintern for the Project.
We are confident that
the Project will now proceed and look forward to the provision of both a “Drop
in Café” and Youth Club for the Village.
Once again we would ask
that any person wishing to support the Project, either by sponsorship or
physical presence, should contact Tony Parsons 01291 689446 in the first
instance. (TP)
We usually meet on the
third Monday of the month at 2.00pm, in Tintern Village Hall.
At our April meeting
Jacquie Hutchison described her holiday in
At our May meeting on
Monday 15th we hold our AGM and in order to make this more
attractive we will meet at 12.30 for lunch before the business of the meeting
begins.
Weather permitting the
WI will do the “Bluebell” walk on Monday 8th May meeting at
11.00am.at the bottom of Park Glade.
New members are always
welcome so do come along and join us. (CB)
At the April meeting the Rev. W. Rutter gave an illustrated talk on the
The next meeting will be a garden visit to
New members are always welcome, anyone interested should contact
Bernard Bradshaw at 10 Parva Springs Tintern on 01291 689877 or come along to a
meeting. (BB)
You may remember from a previous issue of the Newsletter the
noticed about Alan Woods, from Catbrook, who was studying to become a Sports
massage Practitioner. He has now
graduated and would be very please to try and help you. Massage can help remove
the build up of aches and pains that people so often accept. It can loosen
tired and still muscles, help maintain flexibility, and promote blood flow to
muscles and connective tissues to speed recovery time by accelerating the
removal of the waste products of exercise.
Alan is a full Member of the Sports Massage Association (SMA),
which is the professional Governing Body for Sports Massage in the
Alan would be pleased to hear from you on 07802 228462 or pick up
a brochure in the Cherry Tree shop.
Sign the petition in the Cherry Tree shop to support and keep you
local post office, which is threatened by the Government’s withdrawal of
services from local post offices. The aim of the petition is to call on the
Government to reverse its announcement that it will end support for the Post
Office Card Account in 2010 thereby threatening the viability of thousands of
post offices and urge it to immediately halt its activities designed to kill
the account off in advance of that date.
Steve and his employees have worked hard to provide Tintern and the area
with post office services - we do not want to lose it.
WHO? The National
Neighbourhood Watch and Acco Rexel, the
WHAT? Identity fraud is the
A common way of gaining this information is through ‘bin raiding’
– the simple act of delving through household waste to find personal documents.
HOW? The ID Watch
campaign will produce a range of fact sheets, booklets, mailers and literature
on identity fraud. There are also plans to develop workshops and presentations
to Neighbourhood Watch groups and associations highlighting the dangers – the
financial impact, the psychological trauma and the violation of privacy –
suffered by victims.
For further information on the ID Watch campaign, please email: info@neighbourhoodwatch.net
or phone our helpline on 01707 638814 or contact any member of your local
neighbourhood watch, or visit the local police office in Tintern.
How can I avoid becoming a
victim?
Sundays 6th, 13th & 20th May
9am Holy Communion, St
Michael's Church, Tintern
Sunday 27th May
1030 Holy Communion, St
Michael's Church, Tintern
Sunday 6th May
1030
(Kids for Christ)
in Tintern Village Hall
Sundays 13th, 20th & 27th May
1030
(Kids for Christ)
in Llandogo Village Hall
Transport is available when this service is held in Llandogo. If
required please contact one of the Churchwardens on 689673 or 689457
‘One day, one day, I’ll climb that distant hill
And pick the bluebells there!’
So dreamed the child who lived beside the rill
And breathed the lowland air.
‘One day, one day when I am old I’ll go
And climb the mountain where the bluebells blow.’
‘One day, one day!’ The child was now a maid,
A girl with laughing look:
She and her lover sought the valley-glade
Where sang the silver brook.
‘One day’, she said, ‘love, you and I will go
And reach that far hill where the bluebells blow!’
Years passed. A woman now with wearier eyes
Gazed toward that sunlit hill.
Tall children clustered round her. How time flies!
The bluebells blossomed still.
She’ll never gather them! All dreams fade so.
We live and die, and still the bluebells blow.
(George Barlow 19th century)
500g (1lb) aubergines
cubed
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 onions sliced
2 cloves garlic,
crushed
1 x 400g (14oz) can
chopped tomatoes
2 teaspoons chopped
oregano
1 tablespoon tomato
puree
salt and pepper
parsley sprigs to
garnish
Herb Crumble:
150g (5oz) wholemeal
plain flour
1 teaspoons dried
mustard powder
25g (1oz) margarine
50g (2oz) Cheddar
cheese, grated
3 tablespoons chopped
mixed herbs
Put the aubergines in a
large colander, sprinkle with salt and leave to drain for 30 minutes. Rinse
well and pat dry with kitchen paper. Heat the oil in a pan; add the onions and
aubergines and fry for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic,
tomatoes, oregano, tomato puree and seasoning. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes,
then turn into a 1.5 litre (2 1/2 pint) ovenproof dish.
To make the crumble,
put the flour into a mixing bowl, sieve in the mustard and rub in the margarine
until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the cheese and herbs.
Sprinkle over the
aubergine mixture and bake in a preheated over 200C/400F, gas 6 for 30 minutes
until golden brown. Garnish with parsley sprigs and serve.
(Vegetarian Cooking by
Carol Handslip 1990)
Happy Birthday to David
Ball on the 8th May and also to Robin Ball on the 18th May.
Get well soon to Marge
Matthews who after leaving the
Best wishes for a sustained recovery are sent to Alan Butt and his family following
Alan’s operation at the
Until Sunday 7th May – Spring Lambs Exhibition – Parva
Vineyard
Monday 1st May – Car Boot Sale – Anchor field
Monday 8th May – 11.00am Park Glade - WI Bluebell Walk,
Wednesday 10th May – 7.30pm – Bingo at the Anchor
Monday 15th May – 12.30pm WI AGM – Village Hall
Tuesday 16th May – 7.30pm
Wednesday 17th May – 7.30pm Village Hall Committee AGM
Friday 19th May – 6.00pm VPA visit to
Wednesday 14th June – 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 24th June - Caldicot Male Voice Choir.
Sunday 2nd July - Car Treasure Hunt.
August 4th-6th - Art for
Opening hours: 6.00pm –
9.00pm
Saturday and Sunday 10.00am
to 6.00pm
Saturday 30th September - Italian Wine Tasting Evening and Supper.
Friday 6th October - Film Night - The Constant Gardener.
Saturday 21st October - High Jinx Theatre Evening, “Estella’s
Fire”
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.
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.
If you have had an adventure or been on holiday and would like to
write about it for the newsletter please send your contributions to the above
address.
Please ensure that items for the June edition of the Newsletter
are received by 31st May.
The Tintern News Letter is
sponsored by the Lower Wye Area Committee.