THE WHISKEY RIVER  ACOUSTIC QUARTET    
Friday 28th November 6.30 for 7pm
The Whiskey River Acoustic Quartet are Martin Blake, Aidan Sheehan, Tommy Mills and Alan Cooper. Between them, they play a dazzling variety of instruments including acoustic guitar, fiddle, Cajun accordion, harmonica, mandolin, banjo, double bass. penny whistle and various percussion instruments. Material includes Retro Swamp Blues, Cajun, Zydeco, Folk and Country with a spattering of traditional Irish thrown in for good measure, all delivered with three-part harmony vocals.
Tickets £12 – email: lvh@lintonvillage.com  to reserve your tickets and seat.

CHRISTMAS COFFEE MORNING - Saturday 6th December from 10.30am
Our festive Christmas Coffee Morning will be held this year on Saturday 6th December from 10.30am.Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy toasted crumpets, delicious cakes, lashings of fresh coffee and tea, raffle, Christmas cards etc.  The hall will be decked with festive decorations and Christmas music will be playing, so come and join us.  
To be sure of a seat/table please email Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page

LINTON LUNCH CLUB
November’s lunch will be held on Thursday 20th. Please email carol849@btinternet if you would like to receive details.
Join Linton Village Hall Email Group if you would you like to be first to hear about goings-on with priority notice to book. 
Email: LVH@lintonvillage.com  We use Mailchimp and only email when we have something to say. You may unsubscribe at any time.
Thinking of starting a new group or activity and need a suitable venue? We may be able to accommodate you! If you would like to discuss your requirements, please call Carol Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page

7th ALMA SANTA RUN   Sunday 7th December starts @ 12.30pm
Are you ready for the festive season? Kickstart your Christmas with this scenic fun run for the whole family with truly wonderful views over the local area. The course will again follow a circular 1.8-mile route around Linton and Linton Hill. The car park, start and finish are all at the Alma Inn (HR97RY). FREE ENTRY- just turn up in seasonal attire and jog!!! The event will not be timed and runners can proceed at their own speed. A jug of ale for the first Santa home and a 

mince pie for all finishers!  Spectators and dogs on a lead are most welcome. For more information, please contact :
Gemma Evans at the Alma Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page or Roger Davies Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page

FoLYs
THANK YOU to all who attended the FoLYs September quiz. It has raised an excellent £297.01 net to boost the coffers of FoLYs. This will enable us to mulch all the ancient yews as soon as the ground conditions permit and go some way to our next controlled pruning of the Linton Yew sometime in early 2026.

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NEWS FROM ST MARY’S CHURCH

CHURCHYARD CLEAR UP

This is due to take place on Saturday 1st  November from 10am to prepare for Remembrance. Everyone welcome: cake provided. If wet, it will be the following Saturday (8th  November).

REMEMBERING
Queen Elizabeth has been quoted as saying ‘Grief is the price we pay for love’.  Our annual Remembering Service offers a quiet time of reflection to remember and grieve for those we have loved and lost over the years. It can be a recent bereavement or one from many years ago: perhaps you feel you never had a chance to say goodbye?  It will be held at 5:30pm on Sunday 2nd November. If you have a loved one whose death you would like remembered by prayers and the lighting of a candle, please let one of the Church Wardens know or sign up on the sheet at the back of church. If you are able to attend, you are invited to light a candle and place it around the font when their name is read out.  All those known to us from the parish who have died or been laid to rest in the churchyard in the last 6 years will automatically be remembered. We will gather for refreshments before the service and end in a time of quiet and reflection.  Rev David will be available after the service if anyone wants to talk to him.

REMEMBRANCE
The annual Remembrance Service will be on Sunday 9th  November. Those who wish to attend assemble from about 10:45am in the churchyard in good time for the silence at 11am.  The service later proceeds inside the church.

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QUIZ AND PUDDING EVENING
A highlight of the church events calendar is the Annual Quiz and Pudding Evening.  This will take place on Saturday 8th  November in Linton Village Hall.  Tickets available from Ernst Zillekens at £8 ahead Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page  Come on your own and join to make a team or reserve a table for your team!

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BIBLE BRUNCH
Due to Remembrance falling on the second Sunday, Bible Brunch will move to Sunday16th  November at Wrens Nest.  This is the last in the current series.  In future months we will be holding Bible Bookclub starting Sunday14th December.  The idea is much the same as a secular bookclub.  We will choose a book of the Bible to read over the month and then meet discuss it. 
December’s book will be Ruth, a book which seems on the surface to be a simple love story but has a lot to say on how we treat strangers and aliens, kindness, faithfulness and redemption.  All are very welcome; each month will be stand-alone so please drop in.

DECEMBER
Planning of events are well underway for the lead up to Christmas. 
This will include:
The annual Christmas Tree Lights Switch-on  Saturday          6th  December; 
Carol Service 5.30pm                                      Sunday             21st  December
Crib Service  4pm                                            Wednesday      24th  December
Christmas Communion Service 11am             Thursday          25th  December

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VILLAGE OF LINTON TRUST

NOTICE OF AGM
The Annual General Meeting of the Village of Linton Trust (VoLT) will take place on Monday 10th November at 7pm in the Village Hall.  All are welcome to attend. If you have any queries or questions, please email us before the day so that we have the opportunity to provide as complete an answer as possible. We appreciate your continued support and look forward to seeing you at the AGM. Email Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page

VOLT NEW YEAR COFFEE MORNING
LINTON VILLAGE HALL Saturday 3 rd January10.30am
Save the date and come and join us for hot fresh coffee, and cakes with friends and neighbours. Usual stalls and raffles and surprises!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ALMA
The Alma has been recognised by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) as a village pub of "outstanding calibre". It features in the Good Beer Guide for 2026 where it has been described as a “multi-award-winning pub”.   The Alma has been included in the guide for many years based on its  "charming character, welcoming staff, rich history and award-winning beer", a description recognised by local residents. Further recognition has been given by The Telegraph which has included the Alma in its list of the top 500 pubs in England.

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THE LINTON POUND- AUTUMN UPDATE
Readers of The Chimes will be aware that the Linton Pound was recently demolished at the behest of Herefordshire Council. Having been given two days to secure the pound followed by a stay of execution of a further few days it was an additional three weeks or so before a demolition team, without advance warning, undertook the task. The council had indicated that the stone could be retained for the construction of an historical garden on the same site and that in order to facilitate this only the minimum needed to make the site safe would be removed. Furthermore, the Conservation Officer would be in attendance to oversee the demolition.
In the event the whole of the pound was removed, no one from Herefordshire Council turned up and very little of the building stone was retained locally. Herefordshire Council was contacted with a request that the stone be returned to Linton.
The response was that it had been taken to a location in Staunton, Gloucestershire utilising a licensing scheme. Further enquiries at the place where the stone was deposited elicited the response that it had already been used as hardcore for a building project and was not traceable. Further clarification is being sought from Herefordshire Council and this may be the subject of a Freedom of Information request. 
It is our intention, nevertheless, to prepare a plan for the re-use of the site utilising the remaining stone.  As a first step, the parish council in Arlingham has been contacted to find out how they had saved their pound, which had been in a similar state of disrepair to the Linton monument. In addition a local architect with expertise in heritage work has been contacted to see if he can help us with our plans. Our intention is that after an information gathering exercise, consultation will take place within Linton about how we should proceed.

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LINTON PARISH COUNCIL NEWS

The parish council was very sad to learn of the death recently of Andy Price, a member of the council for the last few years.The council’s thoughts and condolences are with Andy’s family at this time.

The council’s 2024-25 Annual Governance & Accountability Return has been granted a certificate by external auditors, with no issues reported. This has been posted on the PC’s website, together with the external audit report.
There is one vacant plot remaining at Gorsley allotments. If you are interested, please contact Rich Hunt via e-mail: pcclerk@lintonpc-herefordshire.gov.uk or telephone Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page