LINTON VILLAGE HALL (LVH)

VE DAY COMMEMORATIONS:CREAM TEA
To mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, and the celebration of peace in Europe, Linton Village Hall held a 1940s style cream tea on the Bank Holiday, Monday 5th May and many people came to mark the occasion.  Warm thanks to those who helped on the day and everyone who came and supported and enjoyed this community event.

WHAT’S COMING UP AT LVH

‘ROOM’ Friday 6th June at 7pm Linton Village Hall
Powerful, witty, relevant. A dramatic homage to Virginia Woolf. Join Virginia Woolf in an effervescent evening as she forms her exciting, groundbreaking ideas. “A beautiful portrayal by an accomplished actor at the top of her game”. (British Theatre Guide). Woolf lives! Oxbridge. 1929. Faced with blatant injustice and inequality, Virginia Woolf slices through notions of gender disparity with a biting mix of integrity and visceral charm. Award-winning actress Heather Alexander breathes new life into the creative process behind “A Room of One’s Own”. In a provocative dramatic interpretation, the audience shares Woolf’s frustrations and dreams as we are led on an intimate journey from study, lecture hall, British Museum and Oxbridge. A powerful, humane and often funny exploration of an extraordinary woman.
Age range: 12+     Tickets -  Adult: £14   Child: £7 (U18)   Family: £35  
(2 adults +2 children)
https://www.artsalive.co.uk/live-performances/show/?id=11401

COFFEE MORNING AT LVH Saturday 21st June - any time after 10.30am
Hopefully we might have a garden produce table if you have a glut of produce and would like to share. Also, there will be a paperback library table and jigsaw puzzles. If you would like to help on the morning, you would be very welcome - all support is much appreciated.This Coffee Morning is in support of The Royal British Legion. If you have a charity close to your heart and you would like to run an event with help from the Village Hall, please let us know.
GREY WOLF’ MUSIC NIGHT AT LVH Friday 25th July 6.30 for 7pm
Grey Wolf is an acoustic Americana/old-time folk band from the Welsh Marches playing traditional instruments such as banjo, fiddle, guitar, dulcimer, mandolin and double bass alongside fine vocal and harmony singing.  They like to mix traditional Americana and old-time tunes with a few self-penned songs and their aim is, above all, to entertain. Equally at home in small village halls and much larger venues, the band has headlined several of the prestigious UK's Old Time American Music and Dance Festivals and has appeared throughout the UK.
The Birmingham News said of Grey Wolf's performance at the Kitchen Garden Cafe in Birmingham "There’s an equality to the group’s spread of sound, but each player is continually soloing-in-motion, rising up in turn, according to where the ears of the audience might alight at any one moment".
Cash Bar. Tickets: £12 Adult, £6 under 18s. Email LVH@lintonvillage.com to book.

VoLT - VILLAGE OF LINTON TRUST

VE DAY COMMEMORATIONS: ‘LIGHTING THE BEACON WITH FLAMES OF PEACE” 
The Village of Linton Trust (VoLT) created a Beacon at the end of Linton Ridge, by kind permission of Mr John Pugh. Many thanks to Nigel Pealing, Ben Casson, Mike Cook, Roger Davies, Dick Fowler, Neil Hemingway, Keith Sang, John and Janet Pugh for the Beacon; and to Charlotte and Adrian Newton for the torches and fire pit (see photo page 5).
 
THE FUTURE OF THE LINTON POUND: UPDATE

Roger Davies writes:  Regular readers of The Chimes will be aware that earlier this year Herefordshire Council (HC) announced its intention to demolish the old Linton Pound on safety grounds. For many residents, the stone-built pound is part of Linton’s heritage and it would be a matter of deep regret if demolished. By the time the June Chimes is published, the deadline set by HC for the owner of the pound to either demolish the pound or to carry out remedial work will have long expired (12th May). Action taken by HC may well have superseded the information relayed in this article. So far, the letter written by John Lancaster, and counter-signed by over 70 local residents, requesting HC either cancel or at least postpone their threatened action has only drawn an acknowledgement. We are earnestly hoping, nevertheless, to receive a detailed reply in the near future. 
   The Linton Pound, of course, has no formal protection despite it being listed as an historic monument by HC. In view of the site’s antiquity there are no title deeds and there is no legal record of ownership. However, evidence has recently been uncovered at the Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre (HARC) that the pound has been in the care of the 19th century Linton Vestry authorities and its successor, the Linton Parish Council. This new information has been forwarded to HC. We are waiting with bated breath to hear if the council will revise its intentions in light of this discovery. All must hope for a stay of execution. This will give us time to establish whether the structure can be made safe at a realistic price. It might also enable us to arrange an archaeological survey as so little is known about the pound’s past and the reasons behind its hilltop location. 
    A further update will follow in the July Chimes.

NEWS FROM ST MARY’S CHURCH

COMMUNION SERVICES
There will be Communion Services at St Mary’s on 1st and 22nd June at 11am.

BIBLE BRUNCH
The next Bible Brunch will be on Sunday 8th June.  From this month we will not be meeting in the Village Hall but will instead be at Wrens Nest or other local homes.  The morning starts at 10:30am with bacon rolls, pain au chocolate and freshly brewed tea & coffee before moving on at about 11am to the discussions and videos.  We are continuing looking at Fruitfulness on the Frontline, this month exploring ‘Making Good Work’.  Everyone welcome.

OCTAVO
Music at St Mary’s is delighted to welcome Octavo on 14th June for a concert.  Octavo is an 8-part vocal harmony group who perform regularly in concerts around Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.  They have put together a concert incorporating both sacred and secular music from Bach and Palestrina to Billy Joel and George Gershwin entitled Sapphire-tinted Skies: Songs for Summer.  Entrance is free but we would ask for a contribution to cover our costs and hopefully make a small profit for church funds.  Refreshments are available in the interval.

MORNING WORSHIP
Morning Worship is on Sunday 15th June.  Please note that there is no parking available in the Village Hall for this service due to a private event at the Hall.

BENEFICE SERVICE
As June has a fifth Sunday there will be a Benefice Service on 29th June at Weston under Penyard at 10.30am which will include the commissioning of the Lay Worship Leaders for the Benefice.
For up-to-date news on St Mary's Church please go to the website
www.lintonvillage.com/st-marys-church