Here’s E-link 158, with a few additions
Diary dates
Eardisley WI ….
….invites you to a plant, produce and cake stall on Monday 23rd May at 11am in the drive of “Inglenook”, Almeley Road, Eardisley. It’s an open-air event but there will be some shelter if weather demands it. Cake, coffee and tea will also be on sale. Do come and make this your morning break!
Eardisley Group Parish Council
Monthly Meeting this evening, Monday 23rd May at 7.30pm in Eardisley Village Hall. Everyone welcome.
QUEBB QUIRE CONCERT
EARDISLEY CHURCH SUNDAY MAY 30th @3pm.
Including instrumental music from local musicians and the first performance of an arrangement of a song first collected by the famous Ralph Vaughan-Williams when he came to the village in 1905.
Donations to be divided between the church and the Ukrainian appeal.
Royal Scarecrow competition.
As part of Eardisley’s celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee there will be a Scarecrow Competition with a Royal Theme. This may be interpreted in any way you wish and all entries stand a chance of winning one of three local shopping vouchers to the value of £30, £20 or £10. To register your entry and to make sure that the judges pay it a visit, please phone Rose 01544 321925 by Tuesday 31st May. Scarecrows need to be in place on Wednesday 1st June and be visible from the road. It would be nice if they could remain in position during all of the Jubilee celebration period to give the judges time to look at them all and to allow as many people as possible to see them. Prize giving will be on Saturday 4th June, 4.30pm on Millennium Green. Good luck! See attached poster for more information.
Eardisley Platinum Jubilee Celebrations
Eardisley’s Celebrations are starting on Wednesday 1st June with a Scarecrow Competition throughout the village. See above.
On Thursday 2nd we hope to have a live feed of ‘Trooping The Colour’ on the big screen in the village hall plus light refreshments hosted by The Neighbourhood Friends
Then, come and enjoy a fantastic day out on Saturday 4th with a series of events on the Millennium Green starting at 2.0pm with games and fancy dress for the younger ones, a Bring & Share picnic for all plus the Eardisley Jubilee Draw later in the afternoon. There’s free Tennis and Croquet, races and games together with music, which will include live performances, throughout the afternoon. Evening entertainments includes Eardisley Little Theatre & Eardisley Young Farmers with a Variety Show, a BBQ and of course there will be a licensed bar!
We would welcome donations for the Eardisley Jubilee Draw so if you would like to contribute please contact Mike Dutton on 327404.
For more details of the Eardisley Platinum Jubilee Celebrations please have a look at the attached poster.
Hay Festival 2022
A reminder that the 35th Hay Festival will be taking place (after an enforced gap of 2 years due to Covid), commencing Thursday, 26th May and running until Sunday, 5th June inclusive. The programme is now published and tickets can be bought in advance from the Box Office.
Ladies Preloved Clothes Sale – Preparation
Do you have any preloved quality clothes that you no longer wear and would like to sell?
Let us help you, we are organising a Ladies evening where you can sell your preloved quality clothes, shoes hats and accessories, in one place.
All we ask is that you donate 10% of the price your item sells for towards St Michaels Hospice; we do the selling and organising. Please see the 2 attached posters for more information
Ladies Evening Sale of Pre-loved clothes – The Event
This Sale will take place in Winforton Church on Wednesday 8th June beginning at 7.00pm
With wine, a raffle, and beauty stalls. Don’t miss it! Please see both the attached posters for more information
Eardisley Show is Back for 2022
We are pleased to report that with life getting back to more normality, plans are in hand for this year’s Eardisley Show to take place on the traditional date of Bank Holiday Monday, 29th August 2022, at the usual venue Sheepcroft Field, Eardisley. It is hoped to have an ‘Eardisley Has Got Talent Show’ during the afternoon, so we are appealing to all those talented people/groups in the Village to come along and entertain us. More details on this will be available in due course. The usual Domestic, Horticultural, Flower and Children’s Classes will be back in the Village Hall as in previous years. There will also be the popular Fun Dog Show.
For further information please contact Liz Preece (Secretary) on 01544 327276 or 07779 077676.
Regularly occurring events
Children’s Tennis at Eardisley
Children’s Tennis Coaching Programmes with Luci Cain at Eardisley Tennis and Croquet Club. See attached poster for more information.
Ladies Golf
Kington Golf Club will begin their Ladies’ New to Golf Lessons in April. See attached poster for more information.
Learn 2 Jive Classes
Learn 2 Jive Classes for beginners, new term starts on Sunday April 24th at Eardisley Village Hall, 7.30-8.30pm. Classes are fun, friendly and a great way to get fit. No need to bring a partner and classes are £6 pay as you go. More info www.coolmovesdance.co.uk
Arboyne Studio
A creative drop-in session takes place in Arboyne House every Thursday between 10am and 12 noon for working on craft projects, or a tea/coffee.
Contact Sue at Arboyne House for more information. 01544327058.
Eardisley Neighbourhood Friends Tea
Eardisley Neighbourhood Friends will be holding an afternoon tea on every third Tuesday of the month for the rest of the year at 2pm in the village hall.
Community information and opportunities
Dog lover
Needed for 3 days in mid-June to help the owner by dropping in 3 times a day to feed and cuddle 2 old dogs and 1 cat.
If you are interested please call. 01497 831211
Offa Tree News
For the detailed message from Lisa Marie, the new publisher of the Offa Tree News magazine, who lives in Winforton, please refer to E-link Message 157.
lisamarie@pinksheepdesign.co.uk
More reports of scams and fraud
NHS
Here’s another Spam message. It is a very convincing-looking message purporting to be from the NHS and headed NHSAlerts. It says that the reader been in close contact with a person who has contracted the Omicron variant. It directs the reader to order a test kit and gives a link. Clicking on the link gives an equally convincing page which says the reader must order a free PCT test kit, but s/he would have to pay £0.99 for postage.
Ringing 119 confirms that this is not a legitimate NHS text message on the following grounds:
- The NHS never asks for money or bank details
- No name appears in the message
- PCR tests are no longer issued unless to someone registered as eligible for Covid treatments
- ‘NHSAlerts’ is not how NHS sends messages
- Variants are never mentioned!
If you receive one of these please delete it straight away. If you have the NHS app you can check for legitimate messages there.
Ofgem – this scam, reported in E-link 157 is serious! Action Fraud has received 752 reports in four days relating to fake emails purporting to be from Ofgem. The emails state that the recipient is eligible for a rebate as a result of a newly announced government scheme. The links in the emails lead to genuine-looking websites that are designed to steal your personal and financial information.
- Spotted a suspicious email? Forward it to the Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS) – report@phishing.gov.uk
- For more information on how to stay secure online, please visit: www.cyberaware.gov.uk Remember, your bank, or any other official organisation, won’t ask you to share personal information over email or text. If you need to check that it’s a genuine message, contact the company using details from their official website or app.
- Stay alert!
Community Larder Items List
The Kington Community Larder, which has a collection box in Eardisley church porch, is very grateful for donations of all kinds of food and other essentials. For those wondering what they could give, items on the list below would be especially appreciated.
- UHT semi-skimmed milk, Corned beef, Tinned meat generally e.g. chilli, spam, chicken in sauce, Tinned potatoes, Rice pudding, Custard, Tinned fruit.
- Plus: Loo rolls, Toothpaste, Dog food, Sanitary products, etc.
Eardisley Neighbourhood Friends
Phone 07555 544327 if you would like help with tasks e.g. collecting prescriptions, a friendly chat, lifts to medical appointments, putting out bins, occasional plant watering or pet feeding, and shopping from Eardisley Stores. We are keen to welcome more volunteers and co-ordinators. If anyone would like to know more about these roles and how they could
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