From the Ledbury Reporter

REVELLERS attending one of Herefordshire's most popular music festivals will be encouraged to go green. Nozstock is looking to reduce its environmental impact at Rowden Paddocks, Bromyard, when it returns from July 26 to 28 with a number of initiatives.

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Conquest need a Musical Director  - Whistle Down the Wind (Andrew Lloyd Webber/Jim Steinman) is planned for April 2014. Long time ahead but the planning starts now!  We have a Director (Allan Flaxman)- but we need a Musical Director - any ideas out there? Please get in touch if you're interested in being involved in any way at all - but a Musical Director is important right now!

From The Hereford Times
A PLANNED new home near Bromyard looks set to receive the green light despite falling foul of council guidelines. The earmarked property, on a former veterinary practice car park off Panniers Lane, goes against policy because it is considered to be "outside the adopted settlement boundary".

{gallery}Marcery}h2013/kat{/galerylA Herefordshire visitor attraction is gearing up for an Easter holiday full of muddy, messy fun.The National Trust’s Brockhampton Estate near Bromyard is hosting two weeks of events and activities for all ages that are all about dirt.

Source: Hereford Times
A ROW over our ‘compensation culture’ has erupted after a town council’s insurers paid out thousands to a man who was injured when he slipped on berries in a churchyard.Councillor Tony Burt is angry that Bromyard and Winslow Town Council’s insurers did not contest the case in court - more than £32,000 was paid out in an out of court settlement – but he reserved some of his wrath for the Church of England, which owns the closed churchyard at St Peter’s Church and does not accept responsibility for such incidents.

BBC News Hereford & Worcester
Herefordshire Council has been told to improve child protection services or face having the government step in to take them over. Ofsted inspectors said in October that the authority's safeguarding services for children were "inadequate." The Department of Education has now issued an urgent improvement notice.

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 The state of the subway under the Bromyard bypass. is such that most pedestrians, including many children and the elderly, will not use it. Preferring instead  to risk crossing the busy A44! Until recently the subway was regularly cleaned.This has been reported to Herefordshire Council and is being followed up by Bromyard Ward Cllr. Jonathan Lester.

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From the Ledbury Reporter

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A GROUP of ‘game birds’ who ditched their clothes for a calendar last year have raised £30,000 for the Midlands Air Ambulance.. They chose the charity in memory of their friend Richard Warr of Pencombe. who died in a car crash near Shobdon, Herefordshire, in August 2011.

From the Hereford Times

THE four top seeds in the men’s singles won through to the semi-finals of the Herefordshire County Table Tennis Championships when the initial phase was held at Queen Elizabeth Sports Academy in Bromyard.  All spectators are welcome and admission is free.

From the Hereford Times

THE FINAL chapter in the search for a lost Herefordshire village will soon be written. A celebration and discussion on the finds of the village of Studmarsh on the National Trust's Brockhampton Estate, near Bromyard, will take place on April 6 at the town's Conquest Theatre between 1.45pm and 4.15pm. 

Source:  Worcester News 

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From Cllr Gary Swinford
I would like everyone to be aware that the Town Council is discussing the future of the Hospice Shop on Monday evening. As you will know the Hospice has peremptorily reduced the shop's opening hours by 12 hours a week, without any consultation with the volunteers. The resulting loss in revenue would, as best as I can calculate it, keep a bed open (which apparently costs some £500/week) for about 40 days.

St Michael’s Hospice would like to confirm that it has no intention of closing the Bromyard Shop.  The current temporary reduction in hours of opening is entirely in response to volunteer sickness and bereavement and has been established in full consultation and agreement with current volunteers. It is hoped that normal hours will be resumed following Easter.  In the meantime the Hospice wishes to thank the Bromyard Community for its continued support and for ensuring we continue to provide essential services for patients and their families from the town and wider community. Debbie Hart - Executive PA to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees

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NOMINATIONS are now being sought to honour those Bromyardians who selflessly offer their time for the benefit of the local community. The Distinguished Citizens Award returns in its 16th year, offering Bromyard and Winslow Town Council the opportunity to recognise and honour townspeople for their vital  voluntary work. (Previous recipients listed here)

Bromyard & District History Society's next meeting will be a talk on Wednesday 10th April by Stephen Dean (Principal Archaeologist at Staffordshire County Council) on The Staffordshire Hoard, the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork yet found. 7.30pm at The Conquest Theatre Bromyard, followed by a visit to Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery to see the Staffordshire Hoard on Tuesday 23rd April . Leaving the Conquest Theatre Car Park, Tenbury Road, Bromyard at 9.15am, returning at 5pm. Cost £10. Booking essential: 01885 482543/077234 23354.

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