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I do not know but I presume that the WMP ,the Fire and Rescue plus the Parish Council will soon be asking for their piece of the cake ?

But wealthy retirees still pay Council Tax up to a certain age

 

Denise , us oldies pay the Council Tax until we are called up to the Parade Square in the sky . It's the TV licence we get free at 75 .

Chatting to a male in his 20s the other day in a pub....he has 4 children by , guess what , 4 different girls and his present girl friend is expecting a child . Has he got a job , not worth it , it's Benefit for him .

Some might think I made up this story , I can assure you that it's the truth .

Bobby , your comment is , to my ageing mind so true , as an aside you omitted to include that the ageing population make up the majority of volunteers giving up their free time to support Charities . Going on from that if the ageing population did not do charitable work who would fill the gap because there would be a gap ?

Thank you Bobby , I am now ready to face 2018.

Think it's a sneeky way of disposing Council property - perhaps the Shire Hall will be next ?

Ragwert , hope you make a full recovery and 2018 brings you both good health and happiness.

i always use Morrisons when I have to visit the hospital - there has ,in the last a lot of burbling by " people in Authority " about sorting out the pricing to no apparent effect .

Wonder where the most expensive car parking is , probably in London area.

Thank you Colin for all the work involved in running this excellent Forum.

May I wish you and yours plus all the members a very Happy and Healthy 2018 .

Together we go,from strength to strength.

Went past it at about 1145 - bearing in mind Ragwert post above , this collosion could have turned out much much worse in a different location.

Hope that all involved make a full recovery

Doh ! I drove out of Morrisons using the exit opposite the Sorting Office and turned left , thought that the road was very light on traffic .........soon realised that I should have turned right and then in 100m join the new road , once on the new road drove towards Edgar St .

I knew that I could only turn left at Edgar St , whist doing so it immediately became apparent that the near side lane was full of stationary traffic all waiting to turn left in Blackfriars St . " They " will have to sort that out some how .

Other than my first error I thought the road was OK ....... Heard a Con Cllr talking about Church St parking today on BBC , he stated that they alway review decisions in 6 months after they were implemented soooooooo let's wait and see about Blackfriars St problems !

This is good and interesting news. Now all the LAs he worked for should reopen the files he worked on to see if there are any reasons to question him further!!

You are correct Chris ......but will they ?

Going to be -10 Monday morning about 0500hrs . That will make the roads very slippery plus of course it's a pain having to scrap car windows BUT it's important to do it properly , see far to many vehicles being driven along the road with a little peep hole to view out of .

I should have added I hope they do not charge silly money to view it and Cloudberry I do agree with your comments we take so much for granted and without the volunteers who do so much I cannot imagine what this country would look like!

Denise , I emailed the Event Organiser , Kevin Ebsworth ,( Kevin is the SSAFA County Treasurer ) he advised me that its going to be totally free with no collecting tins etc.

He added that he would be very happy to receive donations however small or large !

The below is a resume of a recent meeting organised by the Council which I thought you would be interested in .

Weeping Window - Hereford Cathedral 2018

About the weeping window: This breath-taking sculpture was initially conceived as one of the key dramatic sculptural elements in the installation Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red at the Tower of London in the autumn of 2014. It will be open to the public from the 14th March 2018 to the 29th April 2018.

Why Hereford Cathedral:

Herefordshire WW1 story is different from the other locations; focus on Home Front.
Geographical location as first time in the West Mids.
Home of the Mappa Mundi.
Quality of bid.

Benefits for Herefordshire:
Increased visitor numbers; this is a unique opportunity.
People will have learnt about our WW1 heritage.
Events programme including working with schools and community.
Volunteering opportunities, leading to ongoing volunteering.
Plan to signpost visitors to other sites such as the Museum & Library, All Saints, Black and White House Museum and Town Hall.
We want to spread the benefits!

Project Costs: The project is going to cost at least £120,000 and includes the following roles and items.

Events Manager
Volunteer Co-ordinator
Volunteer equipment & expenses
Scaffolding
Security
Barriers
Additional toilets
Leaflets, posters & banners
Fork lift & Cherry Picker for install
Art Handlers for install
Home Front themed events programme
Schools learning programme
Closing celebration event

How can you help? We have secured a total contribution of £60,000 towards the projects costs so far, but are still looking for:
Cash donations
Sponsorship of items on the list
Volunteers
Marketing & Publicity
To discuss a donation, sponsorship opportunity or another contribution please call Clare Wichbold on 01432 374214 or email poppies@herefordcathedral.org

Alternatively, you can contact Kevin Ebsworth, our Event Manager on 07772 391918.

Not before time - wondering why the Council cannot make a Bye Law banning them completely in this County - perhaps difficult to police ?

Katie Horne. khorne@whitecross.hereford.sch.uk;

Subject: Shared Freedom - Shared Future

A member of the Armed Forces Covenant attended a remembrance ceremony yesterday in Leominster Cemetery at the graves of 7 Polish soldiers who died in the late 1940’s at a resettlement camp located in a former military hospital at Barons Cross. The ceremony was attended by the Mayor of Leominster, councillors and members of the Polish community and flowers were laid on each grave

Afterwards he was introduced to Katie Horne , email above , a teacher from Whitecross Academy who has obtained a £50k Lottery Grant to make a film entitled Shared Freedom-Shared Future about the contribution made by Poles here in particular their soldiers and airmen. She would like to talk to any veterans or their families in the County who would have memories of the Second World War and subsequently.

If you have any contacts or know of anyone who can help Katie please could you get in touch with her

Hope that it all went well - apologies I am unable to participate , old age and a few problems prevents me .

Hope that the sausage rolls etc were as good as I think as they will be .

Well.done to the team put together by Colin and HV

Thank you Chris .

Just been advised that this new road will be called JOHNSONS WAY ..........the thought being is there any other way ?

I attended the Service around the War Memorial in St Peters Sq on Saturday 1100 hrs on the 11 of the 11th , which I have done fir a number of years . Good attendance. My criticism , and it's been my criticism for a good few years is that the members of the public are unable to hear what's being said by the Preacher and others who are located around the Memorial . There are two apparent

Solutions ........ 1. A Sound System is set up, or

2. The Council person who," marshalled " the great and the good should encourage the Public to move forward into the road closer to the War Memorial . The public are reluction to block the road but will if encouraged to do so .

Hopefully a City Councilor will read this and consider the options .?

Thought that you would like to read this poem, it's very true and probably one of the most poignant poems I have read for a few years.........

A Soldiers Story.

I was which others cared not to be.

I went where others feared to go and did what others failed to do.

I asked nothing of those who gave nothing and reluctantly accepted the thought of internal loneliness should I fail.

I have seen the face of terror, felt the chill of fear, warmed to the touch of love.

I have hoped and pained and cried, but foremost lived in times that others would say best forgotten. At the very least in later days I would be able to say with GREAT PRIDE that I am indeed a SOLDIER....or a VERY PROUD VETERAN .

Martin , as our Researcher your thoughts now are ...............?

Chris , it's so right that we make efforts on Armistice Day to remember the Fallen , I know it will continue way past the time I get my calling . The majority of Serving members of our Armed Forces and Veterans have reasons which they do not talk about to pay their respect on this day.

The Hereford Veterans Breakfast Club who meet at 0930 every other Saturday at the Imperial are meeting this Saturday , after a very good breakfast we will make our way to St Peters Sq for the short Servuce at 1100hrs.

Danno (bubbles car wash) stopped trading 4 months ago due to the owner of the site saying building works were to commence shortly.still boarded up with nothing being done on site since

Ragwert , was I correct , did McCathy Stone get planning permission to convert that building to Flats / Apartments ?

I will ( again ) stand corrected but a few years ago I thought that McCathy Stone purchase the old Eye Hospital or the building next to it in Eign St. which is now a flourishing car washing business .

Perhaps McCathy Stone are sitting in the properties and build when it suits them within the Planning Application duration.

Last Saturday morning I was listening to the Graham Norton radio show on BBC Radio 2 . He was interviewing a man who's name escapes me . This man was Gay and explaining how he " came out " During his explanation he used the words Faggot and Queer . It did flash through my mind that they were not words I would use in this day and age but I presume that as the person who used the words was Gay it was acceptable - becomes quite confusing for somebody who had attended more courses on PC than you can shake a stick at .