Category: Village News

Allensmore History Matters: Allensmore during the Queens Reign

In celebration of the Queen’s 70 years on the throne, a display has been put together of photographs as well as recollections of people, places and events in Allensmore during the Queen’s lifetime. The display will be on view in St. Andrew’s church from Thursday 2nd June until 4th June. On the morning of 5th June it will move up Church Road to Little Village Farm (HR2 9AF), ready for viewing during the Queen’s Platinum Picnic, which starts at 2.00 p.m.

We do hope that you will be able to come along to see the display – one of the highlights being photographs of many of the brides and grooms who have married at St. Andrew’s.

Why not combine this with a ‘bring your own picnic’ to little Village Farm? The church bells will also be ringing from 2.00 p.m. on 5th June – you might like to start at the church and see the ringers in action before strolling up the road to Little Village Farm for an afternoon of good company and celebration of the Queen’s reign.

Royal Ramble & Barbecue

The June ramble and barbecue will take place on Saturday 4th June starting at Huntly, Cobhall Common, Allensmore, HR2 9BN, by kind invitation of Andrew & Carol Manning.

The ramble will be at 3.00pm when we will wander around the footpaths of Allensmore and return to Huntly for 5.00pm to enjoy the locally produced barbecue fare.

You are welcome to join us for the ramble and/or the barbecue. We will of course endeavour to include reference to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a red, white and blue cake or maybe someone will produce the Lemon Jubilee Trifle!

Please call Carol on 01981 570568 if you would like more information regarding this event or the Platinum Picnic at Little Village Farm on Sunday 5th June.

Allensmore Platinum Picnic

**LITTLE VILLAGE FARM**

Church Road, HR2 9AF

Sunday, 5th June from 2.00 p.m.

Come and enjoy the fun at our free community celebration!

Please bring along your own picnic paraphernalia …..

  • Food & drink
  • Plate, bowl, cup or glass & cutlery
  • Picnic chairs if you have them [although some seating will be available]

Get into the spirit by wearing something red, white or blue (or all three!)

We will provide …

  • Fizz & cake for a loyal, royal toast
  • Puddings to share (if you want to make a pud, we will be very grateful!)
  • ‘Fun stuff’
  • A display of Allensmore photographs & memorabilia
  • Good company

**The bells at St. Andrew’s will be ringing from 2.00 pm. You might like to start at the church to see the ringers in action, or you can go straight to Little Village Farm**

Sunday February 6th – ring a bell on Accession Day

On Sunday February 6th, Her Majesty the Queen celebrates 70 years since she acceded to the throne. Whilst the main celebrations are planned for June, many church towers across the country will be ringing their bells on the actual Accession Day anniversary.

Allensmore bellringers will join this celebration and will be ringing between 10:30 and 11:00 on Sunday February 6th. But we would also like to share the event with the Allensmore community. So please come along to St Andrews church and watch us ringing; there will also be a camera on the bells so you will be able to see what happens up in the tower as we pull the ropes!

Visitors will also have an opportunity to join in towards the end of the session. With the bells in a “safe” position and under the supervision of an experienced ringer, you will be welcome to have a go at pulling on a rope and chiming a bell. Everybody that rings will be added to the list of Allensmore ringers for the day and be logged on the central bellringers’ website. After the June Bank Holiday weekend, details of the ringing that took place for both the Accession Day and over the Jubilee Weekend will be collated and presented to Her Majesty with the grateful thanks of the bellringing community for her unique service to the nation and Commonwealth.

See you there!

  Nick Chapman

shop local card

New prepaid card launched to help county Shop Local and recover economically from Covid

Every household in Herefordshire is now able to apply for a prepaid card loaded with £15 to spend, as part of a major campaign to help the county’s local and independent traders.

The Council is urging every household to apply for its card as quickly as possible, with a 31 January 2022 deadline for applications.

For more information and how to apply, go to https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/news/article/1267/new-prepaid-card-launched-to-help-county-shop-local-and-recover-economically-from-covid

Cobhall Common surface water pipeline appeal

Parts of Cobhall Common are particularly badly affected by surface water flooding, with a number of households being flooded several times in the recent past.

Those whose families have lived on the Common for several generations report that the problem of surface water flooding is getting worse e.g. one of the properties flooded last winter had not done so in the previous 30 years.

We have a short window of opportunity to add an additional 12″ pipeline to alleviate the build up of surface water. The proposed underground pipeline would run between Murrayfield and Yew Tree Cottage and through the new building plots to the drainage ditch behind.

Cost of the new pipeline would be around £10,000. On their meeting on 8th November, the Parish Council agreed to contribute £3,000 to the scheme; residents are now determined to raise the remaining £7,000 in quick time!

For the latest update and to see how you can help, please see http://appeal.allensmore.org.uk

TEA, COFFEE AFTERNOON, Saturday, 13th Nov

AT ALLENSMORE VILLAGE HALL

Saturday, 13th November 2021, 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.

Come along and have a chat over a cup of tea or coffee and browse the books that will be on sale

Donations of cakes and books will be gratefully received and can be left in the porch at Springfields (HR2 9BJ)

All funds raised will be in aid of flood alleviation measures on Cobhall Common

NDP Referendum result – a resounding YES!

The referendum on Thursday 6th May 2021 showed strong support for the Neighbourhood Development Plan with 85% (157 people) voting “Yes” and 15% (28 people) voting “No”.

So a large majority of the almost 40% of residents who voted were in favour of the plan.

This means that Herefordshire Council will now be using the NDP to help when deciding on planning applications.

It provides important additional criteria for a development to be accepted by Herefordshire Council Planners, better reflecting the wishes of residents.

The official declaration notice of the result can be downloaded from the Herefordshire council website here: Declaration of result of poll Allensmore neighbourhood planning referendum (herefordshire.gov.uk) and the final NDP plan can be downloaded from here: Allensmore Neighbourhood Plan April 2020.

The NDP Steering group and the Parish Council are very grateful for the help the residents have provided during the development of the plan and for the support shown at the referendum.

Nick Chapman – NDP Steering group chair
Tony Cramp – Parish Council chair

NOTICE OF REFERENDUM

Herefordshire Council’s notice of the Referendum on the adoption of the Allensmore Neighbouthood plan

Allensmore Neighbourhood Plan

Referendum on the adoption of the Allensmore Neighbourhood plan.

  1. A referendum will be held on Thursday, 6th May 2021 to decide on the question below:
‘Do you want Herefordshire Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Allensmore to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?’
  1. Applications to be included on the register of electors for this referendum must be received no later than Monday 19th April 2021.
  2. New applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes and amendments or cancellations for existing proxy votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Electoral Services, Town Hall, St Owen Street, Hereford, HR1 2PJ by 5pm on Tuesday, 20th April 2021.
  3. New applications to vote by proxy at this regerendum must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Electoral Services, Town Hall, St Owen Street, Hereford, HR1 2PJ by 5pm on Tuesday, 27th April 2021.
  4. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this referendum on the grounds of physical incapacity, or for work/service reasons must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Electoral Services, Town Hall, St Owen Street, Hereford, HR1 2PJ by 5pm on Tuesday, 6th May 2021. The physical incapacity must have occurred after 5pm on Tuesday, 27th April 2021. To apply on the grounds of work/service, the person must have become aware that they cannot go to the polling station in person after 5pm on Tuesday, 27th April 2021.

Dated: Monday 29th March 2021

Claire Ward

Counting Officer

Further information about the referendum can be found on the Herefordshire Council website

Pateshall Hall reopening

Pateshall Hall is opening for business in September. The hall has been decorated, storage cupboards cleared and social distances marked out.

Numbers are presentlt limited to 14 people in the hall, but restrictions will change as and when the government releases new updates.

Further information and how to book the hall is here.