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News: Aston Ingham, Gorsley, Lea, Upton Bishop & Combined.
LINTON & BROMSASH NEWS
Linton Village Hall
Linton Village Hall is available for hire for family parties, classes, business meetings and charity events. The Hall accommodates up to 70 people seated, and 120 standing.
Skittle Alley, crockery, glasses, and various equipment are available to hire for outside events.
Email: Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page
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 on Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page
What’s coming up at LVH
SARAH McQUAID Friday 24th April 7.30pm with Arts Alive
Sarah McQuaid’s lush, chocolatey voice combines with her engaging personality, and “brilliant musician-ship” on acoustic and electric guitars, piano and (occasionally) drum to create a truly immersive experience.
Born in Spain, raised in Chicago and now settled in rural England, she brings the eclecticism of her background to her “captivating, unorthodox songwriting” and choice of material, spanning genres and defying categorisation.
All this is abundantly demonstrated by her new live album The St Buryan Sessions — but needs to be savoured in person to be fully appreciated.
Trailer: https://youtu.be/GDnPaW1ibKo
Tickets £12, child £6 available from Arts Alive https://artsalive.co.uk/events/sarah-mcquaid-in-concert/
Bar serving decent wines, beers and non-alcoholic drinks. Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm. 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: Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page We use Mailchimp and only email when we have something to say. You may unsubscribe at any time.
Linton Village Hall 100 Club Winners
December 2025
£5 Tony Crosbie, £10 Paul Squires, £25 Liz Dickson, £100 Denise Travers
January 2026
£5 Wanda Edwards, £10 Ella Casson, £25 Simon Adams
News from St Mary’s Church
Lent
The 40 days of Lent started with Ash Wednesday on 18th February. Lent can be a good opportunity to take stock, to take a little extra time to reflect, to read that unread book in the bookcase or to get on with a project you have always meant to complete. In Linton we are meeting one evening a week and working through the Lent study book, A Beautiful Friendship: A Lent course based on the film Casablanca. We have been looking at themes of sacrifice, repentance, suffering, loss and hope using clips from the film as a basis for the discussion. Everyone welcome, contact Charlotte Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page if you want more details.
The traditional Holy Week Walks will start on Palm Sunday evening with a walk from Upton Bishop Church to Linton. All are very welcome to come along (including dogs), and there will be refreshments at Linton at the end of the walk. The six walks make a great way to see the six churches which make up our Benefice and we finish on Maundy Thursday at Weston under Penyard.
Bible Book Club
Bible Book Club is an informal monthly book club reading through the Bible, one book at a time. For March we are reading Genesis, the first book of the Bible.
In this we will find the many familiar stories and characters: Adam & Eve; Noah, Abraham to name a few. The next Bible Book Club will be on Sunday 8th March at Wrens Nest. Each session is stand alone and starts with refreshments at 10.30am, everyone welcome. Contact Charlotte for more information.
Mothering Sunday
Traditionally the middle Sunday of Lent was when young girls in service had time off to visit their families. On the way home they often picked wildflowers to give to their mothers. This is thought to be how the giving out of posies on Mothering Sunday started. Do join us for our Mothering Sunday service on Sunday 15th March.
ADVANCE NOTICE
Easter
Easter Sunday, 5th April, will include a Communion Service at 11am. For those early risers wishing to see in the dawn on Easter morning there will be a Benefice Service.
Music at St Mary’s
The Music at St Mary’s programme starts on April 18th when we welcome Northwick Baroque. This ensemble from Worcester is coming to Linton for the first time with music for strings, woodwind and harpsichord.
For up-to-date news on St Mary's Church please go to the website
www.lintonvillage.com/st-marys-church
Fidgety Feet — Debut in Linton
Under the auspices of VoLT - The Village of Linton Trust - the first ever public performance of the trad jazz band Fidgety Feet took place on Sunday afternoon 1 February in LVH. And what a lovely musical treat this was. Collectively and individually the music was excellent. It is sometimes said that live music is personal and real in contrast to recorded music and it was certainly the case with this performance. The commentary by the band leader sparkled with good humour, the virtuosic performances were greatly appreciated by the audience and the collective effort of the band produced music that delighted all present. We wish Fidgety Feet much success as they start their new musical journey.
The Linton Pound – an update
We have now approached the Pro Vacantia service within the UK Government Legal Office for advice. Whilst the Linton Pound had been under the charge of the Parish Council for at least 150 years, its legal ownership has never been registered. The Pro Vacantia office has as its purpose the administration of ownerless property. It is not clear at this stage if the pound can be designated as unowned, but we need to exhaust all legal routes before coming to a definitive view about how to assume the care of the site under the auspices of a local trust.
At the time of going to print, Herefordshire Council has still not replied formally to our complaint. This is despite the deadlines associated with the escalation of our official complaint to a stage 2 level. It seems very likely that the demolition of the Linton Pound will now be referred to the Local Government Ombudsman to adjudicate over the legal aspects of this senseless destruction of Linton's heritage.
We shall continue to keep Linton residents informed about ongoing actions regarding the pound through these pages.
Roger Davies/John Lancaster
A Winter Silhouette on Linton Ridge —photograph: Amanda Hoyle
LINTON (SOUTH) PARISH COUNCIL REPORT
There are now two vacancies on the parish council following the resignation of Councillor Helena Sheridan.
If you are interested in becoming a councillor, please contact the Clerk, Rich Hunt, e-mail:
Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page
The parish council is organising a community litter pick across the parish on 18 April. If you are interested in participating, please contact the Clerk.
Village gateways with welcome signs will be erected at the western boundary of Gorsley village to act as a deterrent to speeding drivers. The installation of road safety signs at Shutton Crossroads is now complete.
If you’d like to know more, please contact the Parish Council Clerk, Rich Hunt, via e-mail: