Put the date in your diary. This year the show is on a much bigger scale so the venue is moving to Wigmore School. Alongside the traditional produce competitions there will also be a handicraft competition (for the new Muriel Tonkin Trophy) - entry forms for all competition classes will be delivered throughout the village and will be available in the community shop prior to the event. And this year there will be more attractions and events to entertain: More animals - shire horses, miniature ponies and sheep More food - from light refreshments to a bistro-style meal in the evening More competitions - from raffles to a tug-of-war More beer - a pop-up bar being available throughout the event More stalls - showcasing local crafts and interest groups And music by the always-excellent Puffer. Bigger, Bolder, Better… It’s Showtime! INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Parish Council News Wigmore Sto- ries Wanted Wigmore Road Verge Nature Community Field Appeal Carole Gandy Message Wigmore Shop Wigmore Village Hall Wigmore Church News Resident’s Rant Tim’s Nature Notes Rory’s Recipe CAMEO News Gardening Club Local Events Neighbourhood Watch Issue Jun. 2019 Mortimer Voices www.mortimervillages.co.uk THE NEWSLETTER FOR WIGMORE, LEINTHALL STARKES, ELTON & PIPE ASTON If you would like to help out or have a stall at the event, get in touch with the organisers: Hannah Mason: 07837 750179 / [email protected]Alvin Smith: [email protected]Facebook - Wigmore Village Show Wigmore Village Show Wigmore Village Show Saturday 31st August Saturday 31st August
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Put the date in your diary. This year the show is on a much bigger scale
so the venue is moving to Wigmore School.
Alongside the traditional produce competitions there will also be a
handicraft competition (for the new Muriel Tonkin Trophy) - entry forms
for all competition classes will be delivered throughout the village and
will be available in the community shop prior to the event.
And this year there will be more attractions and events to entertain:
More animals - shire horses, miniature ponies and sheep
More food - from light refreshments to a bistro-style meal in the evening
More competitions - from raffles to a tug-of-war
More beer - a pop-up bar being available throughout the event
More stalls - showcasing local crafts and interest groups
And music by the always-excellent Puffer.
Bigger, Bolder, Better… It’s Showtime!
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
Parish Council
News
Wigmore Sto-
ries Wanted
Wigmore Road
Verge Nature
Community
Field Appeal
Carole Gandy
Message
Wigmore Shop
Wigmore
Village Hall
Wigmore
Church News
Resident’s Rant
Tim’s Nature
Notes
Rory’s Recipe
CAMEO News
Gardening Club
Local Events
Neighbourhood
Watch
I s s u e J u n . 2 0 1 9 Mortimer Voices w w w . m o r t i m e r v i l l a g e s . c o . u k
T H E N E W S L E T T E R F O R W I G M O R E , L E I N T H A L L
S T A R K E S , E L T O N & P I P E A S T O N
If you would like to help out or have a stall at the event, get in touch
In mid-May the WGPC produced its annual report which is available on
the council section of the village website - www.mortimervillages.co.uk
A key issue raised was the need for small groups of volunteers for a range
of initiatives in the community including:
plans regarding the Bury Lane Community Field in Wigmore;
monitoring traffic along Bury Lane in Wigmore;
gathering evidence and making practical and realistic proposals
regarding the traffic problems along the Wigmore to Ludlow road;
monitoring, maintaining and improving the public footpath network;
and
plans to register The Castle public house as an “Asset of Community
Value”.
If you are interested in volunteering for any of these then please contact
the Parish Clerk using the contact details above.
Parish Council News...
...and Meetings Your group parish council meets usually on every second Monday each month (other than August) in the Wigmore Village Hall at 7.30pm. The agenda is published in advance and may be seen on the village website, on notice boards throughout the parish and in the community shop.
Residents are welcome to attend. The first 15 minutes or so are available for residents to raise
matters relevant to the agenda. The council will consider these matters and residents may remain to listen but may not participate in the subsequent discussions.
P a g e 3 I s s u e — J U N . 2 0 1 9
Back in 2014 the Wigmore Group Parish
Council produced a book which was delivered
free to each household called “Wigmore Then
and Now” that told the story of Wigmore, its
history and included lots of old photos of the
village.
It has been suggested there may be an appetite
for a follow-up publication, this time focussing
on the people of the community and their
stories.
Maybe people like this bunch of ruffians
(actually a Wigmore School class photo from
the 1950s)!
Because financing such a publication requires
grant applications and such like, we want to
gauge interest before we kick-off. So, in the
first instance if you or older relatives have lived
in and around the village for years and would
be willing to talk to us about some of that
history—perhaps you know of people who
followed interesting professions that are now
scarce—perhaps you know some old local folk-
lore—perhaps just some old war stories about
life in the village back in the day—even better if
Rory’s Recipe - Honeyed Panna Cotta with Sherry-Soused
Strawberries
A delightful dessert for a warm summer evening - assuming we will get
some!
Ingredients (serves 4)
Top and quarter the strawberries and toss them in the icing sugar inside a zip-lock bag and set aside for an hour. After an hour of curing pour the sherry into the bag and seal tightly removing as much air as possible and
refrigerate for at least a day.
Next for the panna cotta - soak the sheet of gelatine in cold water and set aside. Place all the other ingredients in a thick bottomed pan and in-fuse for at least an hour on a the lowest possible heat and then taste as it
may be necessary to sweeten slightly.
Its important to note that any flavours can be used in place of lavender for example vanilla/cinnamon or even basil if you’re feeling adventur-ous. Once it has soaked, strain the water from the gelatine and dissolve in the warmed liquid. Sieve the mixture into a pouring jug and pour into moulds. I recommend a tea cup as it presents well or if you wish to turn out your panna cotta, set in 4 moulds but make sure you add an extra 1/4 of a-leaf of gelatine. Set in the fridge for at least 6 hours covering with cling film after 1 hour. To serve simply spoon the soused strawberries over the panna cotta. This recipe would work well with shortbread or
honeycomb to add an extra crunch.
Rory, a regular at
our local food festi-
vals, is currently
taking a break from
the hustle and
bustle of Wigmore
to work in Spain
and chef on the
super-yachts of the
rich and shameless
250g double cream
50g milk
45g honey
3 heads of fresh lavender (can be
omitted)
25g of sugar (brown for best fla-
vour, white for best presentation)
20g icing sugar
1 sheet of bronze gelatine (powder can-be used just be careful when
converting as they are not equal)
1 punnet of fresh strawberries
50g sweet sherry (I recommend
pedro ximenez.)
Local resident Sophia Campbell runs regular basketry workshops
at Wigmore Village Hall. The next one is scheduled for:
Saturday 4th August - 9am to 5pm.
All materials and tools (and cake!) are provided. The cost is £65.
To book or for more info, contact Sophia on 07904454227 or
through www.weavefutures.com
Fancy trying basket weaving?
A basket made at a workshop earlier this year -
a lamb is not included in the course fee!
P a g e 9 I s s u e — J U N . 2 0 1 9
Nature’s annual 'race' has begun! Actually it
started in late winter and early spring, with
primroses, violets and wild strawberries being
some of the first flowers to appear closely
followed by anemones, bluebells and wild
garlic, all competing for sunlight before the
overhead tree canopy with its myriad of
varied green leaves takes over. Bluebells are
relatively common
locally and a carpet
of their deep blue
flowers on a wood-
land floor can be a
show stopper. We
should take special
care of them as we
have around 50%
of the world popu-
lation in the UK,
something to be
proud of!
All of these flowers
and the many
others that join them, encourage insects to
get active; bees and butterflies can be seen
again, getting on with their lives and helping
us all as pollinators. Already, male Orange-tip
butterflies, white with, yes, orange tips to
their wings and the black tipped females can
be seen around their food plants - Ladies
Smock in wet meadows and garlic mustard.
Insects in turn, offer a food supply for the
many birds that are nesting now and raising
young. A Song Thrush has hidden her nest
containing four brilliant blue and black spot-
ted eggs in a honeysuckle next to the house
not far from a Blackbird, already feeding
babies. Many migrant birds have arrived now
and added their song to the dawn chorus as
they set up home for the summer. Perhaps its
less of a 'race' and more of a carefully
choreographed cycle that has been perfected
over thousands of years, where all rely on
and interact with each other in a sophisti-
cated 'natural' society. Perhaps we can learn
something!
Tim’s Nature Notes
C.A.M.E.O. News CAMEO (Come And Meet Each Other) is friendly, totally informal, no rules, no booking, no
membership needed. We welcome anyone who wishes to join us.
Eight of us had a great outing to Wynne's Farm near Hope-under-Dinmore on 7th May. Fine
weather, scores of goats with their numerous kids, sheep and lambs and alpacas, ending the
afternoon with tea, cakes and a chat in the shop/cafe.
Our next event will be a "CAMEO Special" - a guided tour of St. Michael's Hospice at Bart-
estree near Hereford. Our guide will be Paddy Nugent from the Hospice. Meet 1.30pm at
Wigmore Village Hall to share cars on Tuesday 4th June.
This year's Garden Party will be at Bridge Cottage, Burrington on Tuesday 2nd July. Meet at
Wigmore Village Hall at 3pm to share cars.
On 6th August we visit the recently upgraded Leominster Museum on Etnam St. Meet at
Wigmore Village Hall at 2pm for car sharing.
And on 4th September - note, a Wednesday - we go to Stockton Bury Gardens, Kimbolton.
Meet 2pm at Wigmore Village Hall to share cars.
Contact CAMEO: Margaret & Les Barclay,
Bury Court Farmhouse 01568 770618
By Tim Lee, resident of Wigmore
Bluebells at Croft Castle
P a g e 1 0
Don’t all farmers take their lambs for a walk
after dinner?
Our thanks to
Susie Lewis
for this pic-
ture of her
three
“shadows”
hand-reared
after this
year’s lamb-
ing.
Apparently
they follow
her every-
where. You
couldn’t make
this stuff up
you know!
Meanwhile, in Leinthall Starkes...
A Resident’s …!
It’s a common complaint that we pay our council tax and less gets done each year. Sad but true. If
we look at our village today we see that Mother Nature is taking back that which is hers. A weed
today becomes a tree next year. What is easy to fix now will become a bigger and more expensive
problem in the future.
We might maintain our house and garden but if the area outside our property is scruffy it reflects
badly on our property and does not look nice. No one is going to fix these problems for us,
certainly not the council – not unless you want to vote for a council tax increase.
Small steps are a start; it might not be your responsibility but it makes you feel good. If weeds grow
between your property and the pavement, pull them out. If weeds grow between the pavement and
the road, pull them out. If leaves fall on the pavement, sweep them up - they are not only an eye-
sore but can become dangerous. If a thoughtless person throws a can in the street, pick it up. If we
as individuals can just take these first small steps then possibly in the future we can bond with
neighbours and make a bigger impact.
Take the pavement opposite Wigmore Hall which is still strewn with last autumn’s leaves and has
self seeded ash trees growing along the edge. Every day children walk to school along this slippery
mess. The walls at the entrance to the playing field have two foot high weeds at the base. There’s
fly tipping of waste onto grass verges where the long grass has not been cut for years. The list, I am
sure, is endless but lets start with small steps. One day someone might thank you but the big re-