The Ashbourne Family Saga

 

In The Chimes Online there will be chapters for both January and February.  A pre-Christmas visit to the New Theatre Royal in Worcester, followed by the seasonal festivities. In the February edition, an outbreak of influenza (potentially fatal in the 1890's) causes much concern for Edward.

      Read the whole story only in The Chimes online at www.thechimes.org.uk, then select Extras, Info & Blogs, then Historical Blog.  It's all there.

 

Dorian Osborne

 

 

5 Villages Film Festival update

 

During the Festival, all the village halls will be screening a selection of  short, ten minute, films produced by students from the University of Gloucestershire. Among the award winning films will be Elise Martin’s Dearly Departed; James Davis’ Dead Canary; Alana Volavola’s Delicious Love; Lewis Hill’s Dragon Lich King; Kay Proctor’s I’ll Just Have Cats; Liz Cartwright’s Signed, Marlo and Joseph Walker's The Walker. 

Joseph's films have won a number of awards and we are delighted to say that he will be at Linton Village Hall on 7 February for the screening of The Walker. In an inspired pick, Huntley will be screening Evelyn Wadsworth's 2024 Gothic Frankenstein short, The Creature of Love, as part of its Valentine's Day matinée programme.

For the full programme, please see page 34.

 

 

Newent Mend & Repair Café dates

 

The dates for the Saturday morning café at the Newent Memorial Hall have now been announced. It operates on the third Saturday of the month and can help with a wide variety of household items which may be in need of repair, including electrical appliances, ceramics and jewellery, clothing and textiles, small furniture and even bike repairs. You can sit and relax with a cup of tea or coffee, plus a slice of delicious home-made cake if you like. The café is non profit making and only asks for a reasonable donation for the work involved, plus any replacement parts at cost.

 

The forthcoming dates are: 21 February, 21 March, 18 April, 16 May, 20 June, 18 July, 15 August, 19 September, 17 October and 21 November.