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Nativity
Stained Glass
Gladestry
The Nativity
St Mary’s Gladestry
The Magazine of the East Radnor Ministry Area
Beguildy & Felindre | Bleddfa | Heyope & Knucklas | Llangunllo
Knighton | Norton | Whitton | Pilleth | Cascob
New Radnor | Gladestry | Colva | Evancoyd | Llanfihangel Nant Melan
Price £1.10
Norton Brook to the River Lugg
The Spaceguard Centre
Bach Farm in the semi-circle of hills
Stonewall Hill
Meeting House Farm
1921 Meeting House Farm
Norton Brook
Spaceguard Centre
Stonewall Hill Carter’s Farm - 16th century
Carter’s Farm
Norton Brook entering the village Sink hole 3 ft across by 2 ft deep (page 6)
Norton to the River Lugg
Course of Norton Brook: Norton Brook is formed from a There are a number of farms on the
Norton Brook rises near the number of streams that run down off slopes, but none on the valley floor,
Spaceguard Centre located high a semi-circle of hills, all over 366 and some have been merged into
above the Teme and Lugg valleys in a meters (1,200 feet) in height, that larger farms, leaving some of the
‘Dark Sky’ area. Its main purpose is to form a south facing valley, below houses empty or derelict. The largest
find near Earth comets and asteroids which is the village of Norton. of these farms are Hill House, Carters,
which might endanger us. and Meeting House. It appears that
Spaceguard Centre the latter got its name, not from
Llanwen Hill Quaker origin, but from a drovers
meeting place. The Brook wanders
down fields with names like Horse
Meeting Meadow, Bach Meadow, Hop Field. 5
House Stonewall
k
As the brook starts its journey through
oo
Barn Hill
Br
Carters the village it runs down a narrow gully,
on
Farm to the east and below the road and the
Nort
ne
rse L a
church. It has not been prone to
flooding in recent years, although one
Hill House Kill Ho of the tributaries has brought down
Farm quantities of debris which has jammed
to Knighton
the gully where it flows under the road
B4
from Knighton.
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Bach
Meeting House Lane
55
Farm The village school as was, stands on
Eng les
the top of a very steep slope, where
Wa
lan
the brook runs about 100 feet below.
d
Oxenbrook This must have been quite worrying to
Tollgate
the teachers when they had
adventurous boys in times past.
The Colony
to Offa’s Dyke Castle To the east of the brook is a VERY
St Andrews steep lane, locally known as Kill Horse
Mound + Lane, above which is a collection of
Old Impton
The Terrace dwellings called The Colony.
Nor
Norton Presumably children from these
ton
Norton Manor Mill properties would have had to descend
Brook
this hill, cross the brook, and walk up
Norton Brook the slope to school each day.
Map
Map Toll Bar
Norton Brook continues to Norton Mill
Cottage les and soon crosses the road to Stapleton
Wa nd
n gla at a culvert. The Brook now marks the
E
boundary between England and Wales.
B43
Boultibrooke
It passes Red Valley and Boultibrooke
5
5
Norton Brook
N House. to finally enter the Lugg at the
to Withybeds on the western end of
Bridge Stapleton Presteigne. Radnorshire Wildlife Trust
River Lugg
Footbridge will soon close the Withybeds for a
Mill short period while they deal with Ash
+ Church Dieback.
Withybeds
Castle The Lugg now marks the boundary
1 km to Presteigne
Toll gate between England and Wales.
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After a family tragedy in early February and two national Covid lockdowns, our move to the
Vicarage in Builth Wells will finally take place on December 10th. The year 2020 excepted, we have
enjoyed twelve wonderful years in New Radnor. Right from the start we were warmly welcomed and
embraced by the community. Churches at Colva, Evancoyd, Gladestry, Llanfihangel Nant Melan and
New Radnor have been a joy and a privilege to serve and in more recent years the churches at Bleddfa
and Llangunllo have been every bit as welcoming, encouraging and rewarding. To the seven churches
and the wider communities in which they are located, Kit and I would like to extend our grateful thanks
and heartfelt gratitude for all that you have given us and taught us. But two rather trite and well worn
phrases do come to mind:- ‘all good things must come to an end’, and ‘a change is as good as a rest’.
We shall benefit from a new challenge and the churches here in the East Radnor Ministry Area will all be
richly blessed by my successor.
What is particularly challenging and frustrating about our departure however, is that opportunities for
us to say goodbye are severely curtailed by the Covid restrictions under which we are all operating. It
would be lovely to hold farewell services at each of the seven churches but that will not happen and for
very good reasons. So a letter in The Radnor will have to suffice.
Vicar’s Letter
As we approach a Christmas like no other, let us hope that there will be:-
opportunities to celebrate, Mark’s
times forLetter
reflection, feelings of gratitude and a
strengthening sense of hope for the New Year.
With all our love and best wishes for a Christmas like no other!!
Cover: The Nativity
Online
S t Mary’s Gladestry has many delightful windows. The cover shows one
located below the main east window, behind the altar.
The Radnor is freely available at
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It is a simple but touching Christmas scene: only Mary and Joseph with the
infant Jesus. Two oxen look on. The colours are much simpler than most
stained glass – just white and gold with black fading to grey and the intense blue Cost:
of the night sky. Online £1.00 for the year (10 issues)
Mary, whose covered head reveals only a wisp of gold hair, and Joseph, the Radnor£1.10
Magazine online copies.#
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older man, are kneeling, hands in prayer. With the limitation in colour, Mary’s The cost for 2021 remains the same.
Cost of Radnor
dress is gold, not blue. The blue twilight behind is perhaps a hint of heaven? Your distributor may stop by soon to
Our eye is drawn to the infant Jesus lying in golden, light infused straw. He is collect your payment for 2021.
the focus of prayer, reverence, awe. All three figures have golden halos.
The small, golden fan-like figure above Mary and Joseph is a bird, representing Deadline:
the Holy Spirit. The deadline for February 2021 is
Deadline
The scene is set within an ornate, architectural structure, perhaps to represent 15th January 2021.
the church, but a common motif in stained glass. It is from the workshop of Please keep submissions to under
Srigly and Hunt from 1917. 200 words.
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East Radnor Ministry Area Contacts
Clergy:
Revd Petra Goodband……………………………………… revpetra.goodband@yahoo.com ……..… 07966 799546
The Vicarage, Church Street, Knighton, LD7 1AG 01547 529254
Area Dean:
Revd Canon Mark Beaton ………………………………… revmarkbeaton@gmail.com …………………
The Vicarage, 1 North Road, Builth Wells, Powys LD2 3BT
Retired Clergy:
Revd John Hanna…………………………………………… rojohanna@waitrose.com ………………… 01547 529296
Canon John Greaves ……………………………………… jngreaves1930@hotmail.co.uk …………… 01547 530152
PTO Clergy:
Revd Christobel Hargraves ………………………………… hargraves391@btinternet.com ……..…… 01547 550311
New Radnor Reader:
Christine Gould ……………………………………………… philandchrisgould@gmail.com…………… 01544 350437
The Old Pound, Water Street, New Radnor LD8 2SY
Beacon Hill Benefice:
Beguildy ……………………… Phil Fourie ……………… philipevergreentrees@gmail.com ……… 07900348054
Bleddfa …………………………Graham George ……..… graham6958@me.com…………………… 01547 550208
Heyope/Knucklas ………… Judy North ……………… judynorth43@btinternet.com…………… 01547 529165
Llangunllo …………………… Isabel Morris …………… mramorris@btconnect.com ……………… 01547 550689
East Radnor Benefice:
Cascob ………………………… Norma Olds……………… normaolds@btinternet.com ……………… 01547 560331
Knighton …………………… Rebe Brick ………….… rebe.brick@btinternet.com …………..…. 01547 529167
Norton ……………………… Helen Ackland ………… hgooderham29@gmail.com …………… 01544 267073
Pilleth ………………………… Peter Hood ……………… hoods@pillethoaks.co.uk ………………… 01547 560272
Whitton ……………………… Colin Pugh ……………… colin@cwmwhitton.co.uk ………………… 01547 560209
New Radnor Group:
Colva ………………………… Dorothy Rogers ………………………………………………………………… 01544 370332
Evancoyd …………………… Nigel Waters ……………………………………………………………………… 01547 560176
Gladestry …………………… Joanna Crawshaw ……… joannacrawshaw@btinternet.com ..……… 01544 370649
Llanfihangel Nantmelan … Marjorie Robinson ……… powysbabe@hotmail.co.uk………………… 01544 350413
New Radnor ………………… Michael Capstick ……… micstick1@gmail.com ……………………… 01544 350352
East Radnor Benefice Wardens:
Colin Pugh …………………………………………………… colin@cwmwhitton.co.uk ……………….… 01547 560209
Rebe Brick ………………………………..…………………… rebe.brick@btinternet.com ………………… 01547 529167
Beacon Hill Benefice Wardens:
Bob Williams ………………………………………………… leroc39@btinternet.com …………………… 01547 550142
Robert Forbath ……………………………………………… robertknucklas@outlook.com ……………… 01547 528232
Readers Emeritus (Retired):
Laura Woodside-Jones 01547 520266
Churches Together Representative:
Rosemary Hanna……………………………………………… rojohanna@waitrose.com…………………… 01547 529296
Advertising Manager:
Rebe Brick ………………………………..…………………… rebe.brick@btinternet.com ………………… 01547 529167
Editor:
Laura Woodside-Jones ………………………………..…… laura_woodside_jones@hotmail.com …… 01547 520266
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Norton to the River Lugg (Cont.)
Norton Village: Norton Mill: Debbie Edwards’ father
The town of Norton is named in the The Keeper of Radnor Castle from remembers his school days there.
Domesday book of 1086 as 1336/7 records building work being Miss Bufton was the teacher at the
meaning . done on a mill on Norton Brook.4 time and she lived in the school house
As you drive through Norton a 5- Some old maps call it a ‘corn mill’ with her mother. When it was milk
metre high mound rises on the west This may or may not be the same break time the teacher used to pop
side opposite the church. This ancient location as the fulling mill next door to see to her mother.
motte probably had a masonry tower Apparently all sorts of no good used
documented in the 14th century.1
built on it in the 1230’s. The church to take place among the pupils during
A fire in 1851 destroyed the house that time.
is over the site of the bailey which and mill, both thatched. The
extended to just above Norton Brook. Sylvia Davies who was one of the
community rallied round the miller
The castle, recorded in 1191, was on seven last pupils when the school
George Caldicott and Richard Price,
the site of the Victorian Old Vicarage closed remembers the two staff: Miss
the owner, rebuilt the mill.
behind St Andrew’s.2 Florie Meddings was cook, cleaner
Apparently it was unusual in that it and lighter of fires and Mrs Blanche
Meeting House Lane and was a ‘straight line’ mill. By 1937 the Hughes was the teacher, taking over
Stonewall Hill: map records that the mill was disused. from Miss Bufton who had died..
The road from Norton to Knighton is However, Mrs Effie Hays who lives
Sink Holes:
the ‘new’ road. Two old routes still nearby remembers living there as a
survive, more or less. One is Meeting child when her father, Mr Davies, was A stream flows out of Taylor’s Wood,
House Lane which started at the last miller. CPAT notes that the and runs as an open ditch halfway
Oxengate Tollhouse. Meeting House mill is mechanically complete.1 down the meadow, before going
Lane divides and rises to Carter’s underground. In the last two years
Meeting House The
Lanebrook is 15-20 feet (5-6 meters)
Farm, a 16th Century Farmhouse, on below the mill yard and building, several sink holes have appeared; the
Stonewall Hill photo on page 2 shows is the largest,
the right and Meeting House Farm on which means that there must have
the left. Old Impton being about three feet across and at
been a really good head of water; the least two feet deep. Several times this
The Meeting House wasn’t a religious
Norton School mill would have been powerful. The year our neighbours have had to
house, but a meeting place near the mill pond was behind the house but rescue lambs from this deep prison.
Brook for drovers Norton
to waterMilltheir there is no water in it now. The stream carries underground and
animals. The old Meeting
Toll Gates is
House Norton School: under the bottom of Offas Green and
now just a pile of stone rubble, but it Once there was a wooden school in Knighton road to enter a large feeder
is only a field away from the present the grounds of the church, but stream of Norton Brook. (See photo
site. This ‘newer’ Meeting House Richard Green-Price promised when on page 2)
Barn was built in 1921, but a fire left the church was restored in 1868 to
it in a sorry state. Old Impton:
re-locate it to a stone structure. He
Today Meeting House Lane stops at At the far end of Mynd Lane,
was building The Terrace for his
the Farm, and becomes a footpath opposite the church, is a medieval
estate workers so he converted #4,
rising to the crest of the hill and down farmhouse, Impton Farm c1471. It
the middle house, into the school and
towards the Teme where it becomes was built by Rhys ap Dafydd who
school mistress house.2 served as receiver of the lordship of
Farrington Lane into Knighton.
The population was growing, so Maelienydd. (Maelienydd was the
The other major route between presumably they outgrew it and the name of our old deanery). It passed
Presteigne and Knighton began at Old School with Old School House into the hands of the Price family
Toll Bar Cottage at the south end of for the headmaster opened on School
Norton. It was “Kill [ing] Horse Lane” (later Green-Price).3 From there a
Lane. They are both private dwellings footpath continues to Offa’s Dyke
as it was so steep over Stonewall Hill. now.
It forms the eastern boundary of Path, the western boundary of Norton.
Norton Parish.
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Norton Mill
Norton Brook
Norton Mill
Old Impton
Old Impton Detail Taylor’s Farmhouse
School
Withybeds
Norton Old School facing Norton Brook
Withybeds - where Norton Brook flows into the River Lugg
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Victorian Norton
The Terrace
The Gables
No 4 The Terrace The School
Gables
Vicarage
Old Vicarage on site of the Castle St Andrew’s
Terrace, The
St Andrew’s Church
Oak Pulpit 1916
Oak Reredos (east end) 1905
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Norton to the River Lugg (Continued)
Village Today:
The house names show Norton to
be an active, complete
community: Bank House,
School House, Old School, Old
Vicarage, Old Granary, Church
House. The Taylor name as in
Taylor’s Farmhouse appears in
woods, fields, footbridge. Some
homes are quite old: the Forge beside
the churchyard has 17th century
origins. The Old Post Office is in part
a late medieval, cruck-framed gentry
hall-house, though rebuilt two Norton Manor in its Heyday
hundred years ago.1
housemaids, two ladies’ maids, a time the existing Victorian Gothic
There are new houses on the
kitchen maid and a scullery maid.” 2 Church was rededicated in 1868, the
southwest side of the main road and
It has changed ownership several church had been extended with
a newer estate on the northwest side,
times since then, private dwelling, transepts and a porch added and walls
Offa’s Green, named for Offa’s Dyke
hotel, flats. Now there are bungalows rebuilt to include large gothic window
which borders the west side of
and caravans on the site, but still with embrasures.
Norton. A pleasant path rises from
Mynd lane opposite the lychgate to extensive land and ponds. Today the The Architect commissioned by Sir
the Dyke. popular Norton Show is held in the Richard Green Price, Lord of the
grounds. Manor of Norton, was George Gilbert
Richard Green-Price: Scott an architect famous for this
You can’t visit Norton without St Andrew’s Norton
gothic style. The building is Grade 2
hearing the name of Richard Green- St Andrew’s was a Norman Church, Listed.
dedicated in 1088. It was probably Norton
Price. The memorial tower at the top
of the hill between Knighton and built on the foundations of an earlier St Andrew’s
St Andrew’s is now redundant
Norton commemorates Richard church and although historical records
Green-Price, Richard permission for its
pending planning
Green-Price, first baronet of are few it is fair to say this has been a
use as a community building, which
Radnorshire; the redwood trees lining place of Christian worship for at least
will allow for worship.
the road to Presteigne celebrate each a thousand years.
child’s birth. A taxation record of 1291 includes
He built several properties, among Ecclesia de Norton, the Font is 15th � CPAT Clwyd-Powys Archaeological
them The Terrace, the Old Vicarage, century, parts of the Rood Screen are Trust website.
The Gables and the re-build of 16th century and the Belfry is 17th � The Story of Norton, Powys by
Norton Church. century, so maybe the original St Keith Parker.
Andrews was a simple rectangular � Walking the Old Ways of Radnor-
Norton Manor: shire by Andy & Karen Johnson.
building and the Belfry added later. A
The Green-Price family owned ledger stone in the Sanctuary bears ⁴ Powys Local History Encyclopedia
Norton Manor and indeed most of in powysenc.weebly.com.
the earliest date of 1637.
Norton. Keith Parker says “The ⁵ 1845 Tithe Map Survey map.
Norton Manor establishment in 1901 By the early 19th century the Church Old Impton photos from Julian
consisted of a valet, two footmen, a had fallen into disrepair as over the Ravest, The Radnorshire Society
hall boy, four grooms and a previous decades the congregation Norton Manor photo from
had diminished, but during the early history_powys_org_uk
coachman, a housekeeper, three
19th century the congregation Old Vicarage by Phil Fourie
laundry maids, a still room maid, a
swelled to around 200 souls. By the All other photos by Allan Flexman
schoolroom maid, a cook, four and Laura W-J
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10Keeping On The Right Side Of The Law!
L ocal records show that
from the 1700’s
Llangunllo played a role in
the Judiciary System and
maintenance of law and
order in the old county of
Radnorshire.
In 1732 Thomas Holland of
Weston Hall became High
Sheriff. The office of County
High Sheriff was established
before the Norman
Conquest and is over a
thousand years old.
He was followed in 1752 by
Thomas Vaughan and in Members of the Radnorshire Constabulary, early 1900s
1796 by John Pritchard also
and constables also paid for their
of the parish.
push bikes.
During the 19th and 20th centuries
From 1899 PC Watkins would
four more gentlemen from
have received seven days annual
Llangunllo, including two generations
leave and a monthly rest day.
of the Jackson family of Treburvaugh,
His pay was meagre, but could
held the office.
be boosted by the 5 shillings
A memorial tablet (shown here) for given in detecting a dog, gun or
John Thomas Jackson, who featured trap without a license!
in the September issue and was High
In 1948 the Radnorshire force
Sheriff in 1902, is found Constabulary
Radnorshire in the
amalgamated with Brecknock-
chancel of the church.
Constabulary shire and Montgomeryshire
In the churchyard is the grave of forces to become the Mid Wales
William Watkins
Police Constable William Watkins Constabulary and later part of
who joined Jackson,
the John Thomas
Radnorshire Dyfed – Powys Police.
Constabulary in 1895 and was
In this area the village policeman
stationed at Llangunllo until his death
remained part of community life
in 1913.
up until the 1970s/1980s and
One of the smallest and poorest of usually lived in the Police House William Watkins in 1907
Britain’s forces, the Radnorshire provided by the force.
Constabulary was formed in 1857,
with its headquarters at the Shire Hall
in Presteigne. As well as his uniform,
PC Watkins would have been
allocated a staff, handcuffs, belt and
lantern. In addition, a cutlass could be
given to any constable who’s beat was
deemed troublesome – I do wonder if
Llangunllo qualified?!!
Pocket books were issued to each
officer for the first time in 1909 with
refills to be got at their own expense
11Knighton Festival – Day 3 – Arts and Healing
T he very first online version of the
Knighton Festival of Books, Art
and Music took place over three
profits from the sale of the book go to
the NHS.)
Festival Committee member
Annie England said ‘We are
very grateful to all our contributors,
.In an inspirational talk, Dr Chika
Saturdays in October. A packed Robertson, CEO of Music Mind Spirit over 40 people, who kindly gave their
programme featured interviews with Trust, her singer-songwriter daughter time for free, as well as to our
authors, poetry readings, a fiction Calista Kazuko and co-presenter sponsors the Knighton Community
writing workshop, musical Professor Nigel Osborne discussed Centre, KINDA and the Knighton
performances, artists, and their innovative programme to use Museum Trust, KLF, Knighton Rotary
inspirational talks. Over the course of the healing power of music for Club and Knighton Town Council.
the Festival, more than 400 people residents of care homes and refugees Please fill in our online survey on the
tuned in to watch via Zoom or from conflict zones. Festival Facebook page, as we
Facebook, some from as far afield as welcome thoughts and suggestions
Abstract artist and President of the
Canada, New Zealand, and Jordan. for next year’s Festival, when
Royal Academy, Rebecca Salter,
Programme coordinator Gillian discussed the Calligraphy of Light and hopefully life will have returned to
Nadia Kingsley
Forrester commented ‘Putting explained how she uses light and normal.’
togetherFairacre Press
an online festival for the first space in her art commissions for The entire Festival is on Facebook
time was challenging,
These are the Handsbut we had a hospitals. Rebecca is the first woman and many items on You Tube.
brilliant team of volunteers working President of the Royal Academy of
on the Music Mind Spirit
programme and Trust
technical Art in London.
aspectsChika
and,Robertson
broadband problems
Julia Llewellyn Roberts brought the
notwithstanding, it all came together
Festival back to Knighton with an
in the Nigel
end.’ Osborne
interesting talk about setting up the Extract:
Rebecca
The final sessionSalter
on 24th October Knighton Museum and the
was themed around Arts and Healing These are the hands
Julia Roberts importance of objects and the That tap your back
and included an interview with Nadia memories triggered in those with
Knighton Museum Test the skin
Kingsley of the Fairacre Press about dementia. We saw the museum’s Hold your arm
the world of publishing and the schoolroom, kitchen, shop, loom, Wheel the bin
background to the NHS poetry farm equipment. In normal times Change the bulb
anthology “These are the Hands”. It Visitors are invited to touch, to try all Fix the drip
is a book of poems about the sorts of equipment: scales, old IBM Pour the jug
dedication of NHS staff; as such it computer, telephones, typewriter. Replace your hip.
struck a cord and has raised £11,000. Knighton schoolchildren reading - Michael Rosen
This was followed by moving readings reminiscences from elderly
of the poems by Michael Rosen, Knightonians ended an entertaining
Lemn Sissay, and by NHS staff. (All afternoon.
Where did Christmas stockings come from?
N o one is really sure, but a story is
told of St Nicholas, a bishop who
lived in the 4th century, who may
dropped some coins down the
chimney.
this amazing appearance to their
friends and neighbours, and the
custom caught on.
The next morning the coins, to the
have started the custom by accident. great surprise of the family, were
St Nicholas was of a wealthy family, found in the stockings of the ladies,
and of a generous heart. As who had hung them to dry by the fire
Christmas approached one year, he the night before. Every year after that
wanted to help a poor family whom they put their stockings out, in the
he knew, but he did not want them to hope that some more money would
know it was him. So he climbed up fall into them. They told the story of
on their roof on Christmas Eve and
12Healing in Words
Simon Callow reads a poem
Nadia Kingsley - Fair Acre Press Hospital cleaner reads poem
Healing in Music
Lemm Sissay reads his “Making
a Difference”
Six of many playing and singing “Stand by Me” Nigel Osborne
Healing Chika Robertson
Music Healing
Words to heal
Poets
Rama
playing
in a
Care
Home
Breathing to music
13Architectural Art to Heal
Rebeccca Salter
Above:
St George’s
Hospital Reception
Right:
Guys Hospital
Knighton Museum to Heal
Julia Roberts
Julia with her Oxo Tin
Olwen running the shop
1920-30’s
French pressure
cooker School children visiting the museum
14Walks in December Wed 9 Dec. All Stretton, Long At time of publication the
and January Mynd, Motts Road, Carding Mill programme is not complete. The
East Radnor Ramblers Valley. 7.5 miles moderate with two January schedules are not out.
(weekday walks) and Four good climbs, 560m total ascent. www.ramblers.org.uk/east-radnor
Wells Ramblers (Saturday walks). You Start at Exp 217 SO 456955. Take www.ramblers.org.uk/4 wells
are welcome to join us, but no dogs minor road from All Stretton toward for updated information.
please. Walkers are limited to 15, so Village Hall, 2 NT fee paying car
you must pre-book the weekday walks parks at end of road (plenty of space
by ringing 07811 831828. Pre-book for parking)
Saturday walks with the leader. All Monday 14th Dec. 2020
walks start at 10am. Sat 12 Dec. Abbeycwmhir forest, Christmas Dinner
Gardening Club – details to
Thur 3 Dec. River Corve and village and Camlo Hill, with one be confirmed
Oakley Park. 8.5 miles Very steady ascent, mostly good tracks. 9 Radnor
All Valley
meetings take Gardening
place at 7.30pm
Walks miles/14.5 km moderate. Pre-book in Community Hall, New Radnor
moderate. No significant ascents.
Ramblers with leader, Ian S. 01597 851710.
Start at Exp.203 SO 508753 Park NGS Group Open Gardens
and start at Applegreen Service Wed 16 Dec. Croft Ambrey and New Radnor
Station, Ludlow. Leinthall Earls. 8 miles moderate. June 27�� 2021
Start at Exp 203 SO 453657 Croft 9 gardens to view
Sat 5 Dec. Cascob-Whitton area
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Knucklas Notes for December/January
D espite difficult times for
everybody, the prevailing
atmosphere in Knucklas is one of
restaurants of Knighton are a valued
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October, normally a settled month,
has been uncharacteristically change-
able.
Despite a general move from towns
hope and determination to get into country areas by those who can, By January it will be perceptibly
through. this locality seems a bit too ‘far out’ lighter again. The shortest day of this
The Castle Inn is weathering the for most. However, it is good to see year will be December 21st.But this
on/off lockdown with continuing our fine bus service continue and the will be subject, as always, to weather
superb service including excellent railway starting up again. conditions. 2020 has seen every
take-away meals at value-for-money By the time you read this, we will be existing record broken except for its
prices. And guests still want to stay. entering the Christian season of extraordinary mildness – but maybe
People of working age have, for the Advent, to be followed by Christmas that is a record in itself!
most part, continued in their and Epiphany, all three celebrating
occupations and the shops, cafes and light at this dark time of the year.
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P eople from various organisations within Knighton, have come together & formed a committee, to bring some
Christmas cheer to all those living in and around Knighton. We are very excited to announce that we now have three
projects on the go:
1) Knighton Christmas Countdown
On the same principle as an Advent Calendar we will post an activity or a Christmas related demonstration for
children of all ages on our Facebook page or via Zoom daily. The countdown will be launched by the Revd’s
Petra & Kevin bringing you Zoom Nativity season 1 episode 1 (not to be missed!).
The full calendar of events is on our Knighton Christmas Countdown Facebook page.
2) Christmas Memories (Knighton Museum and KINDA)
Luggage labels (kindly donated by The Tower House Cafe) will be made available to
one and all, and special Christmas memories can be captured on the label and
Candles on the shared with others. The labels will be available from Knighton Library, & please
Christmas Tree return to Julia at The Tower House Cafe. Some labels will be distributed through
organisations and groups.
On Christmas Eve we will be placing them on the Christmas tree at the Clock Tower
(kindly donated by Prince & and Pugh) after Christmas, the labels will then for a short time be exhibited in various
locations (Churches, Library and The Comm), their final resting place will be in the archive section of Knighton
Museum.
3 Knighton Santa Hunt 202
After the huge success of the Halloween Trail Treasure Hunt, the Knighton
Santa Hunt 2020 will be running from the 19th - 24th December 2020. The
trail commences at the Cenotaph, there will be ten clues to follow and there will
be lots of prizes to give away.
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18Flora
E vergreens take
on the role this
month as the hues
jasmine a delightful shrub with its star
like, acid yellow flowers along the
stem with long arching sprays of
The Church's year begins with Advent
Sunday, four Sundays before
Christmas Day. The Advent wreath is
of Autumn fade glossy leaves. Once the buds are arranged with four candles and
and the garden slows down. Many of showing, cut some of the stems and greenery around the ring to represent
them produce bright berries, cones put them in water in a warm room each Sunday. The circle of the ring
and interesting bark. Evergreens are and watch them spring into a cascade symbolises Eternity. A white central
invaluable in the garden to give shape of tiny exquisite flowers. candle representing salvation through
and definition when deciduous trees Jasmine, holly, Christmas roses and the coming of Christ is lit on
and shrubs are just stark outlines. candles make a lovely arrangement Christmas morning.
All plants with variegated foliage are guaranteed to give pleasure for For all gardeners December and
essential for flower arrangers and Christmas Day. Are you lucky to have January can be busy with cleaning up,
provide interest and colour in the a few brave roses clinging to the following rain and gales. Gardening
garden. Acuba, Elaeagnus, Hebe, stem? Just one in a clear vase on the programmes continue to remind us of
Euonymus, Pittosporum, Holly and breakfast tray makes the beginning of the importance of wild life in the
Ivy are most popular in winter months. the day a little brighter. garden. We should keep areas
One of the nicest things about flowers Another delight in the garden at this undisturbed for them to create a safe
and plants is their ability to spread joy, festive season is the Christmas rose. warm place over the coming colder
and at this time of year small things The delicacy of the white petals and days. Many of these little creatures are
bring pleasure. Because of lockdown yellow anthers is a real treat to an advantage to the soil. Birds too
there are many house-bound people discover in these short often grey days appreciate seed heads and berries but
who I am sure would appreciate a of early winter. Lots of writers will rely on us to add to their lunch
generous bunch of evergreens for associate the Christmas rose with regular food.
Christmas. Holly, ivy, fir and spruce – ( ) with virtue and purity Can I take this opportunity to wish all
some with red berries all tied up with as it is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. our readers a peaceful Christmas and
an Christmas ribbon – make a small Legend says that this hellebore first good wishes for the New Year.
imaginative gift. bloomed on the shortest day of the
Flowers in the garden are now in year, 21st December, to welcome the
short supply but I find the winter infant Christ.
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19What has Ancient Roman Philosophy got to do with Evancoyd Remembrance
Christmas?
W hat I know about Cicero, the
Roman lawyer, statesman.
Those words resonated in these
challenging times and seemed even A Remembrance Day Service
took place on Sunday 8th
November at Evancoyd Church,
orator and philosopher, I have learned more relevant with the usual
superficial aspects of Christmas led by Steve Jones. The service was
recently from the Cicero Trilogy by
beginning to appear, re-enforcing as well attended and 45 people stood
they do, the notion that happiness is scattered and socially distanced outside
achieved by conspicuous consump- on the atmospheric foggy morning to
tion and general excess. Maybe this payEvancoyd Remembrance
their respects to all those who had
year, with the pandemic causing many paid the greatest price, sacrificing their
Remembrance
of us to think more deeply about a lives for our future.
whole lot of things, there may be a Steve reminded us that we have a duty
re-adjustment of emphasis this to not only remember past conflicts
Christmas. but continue to respect others across
Sadly church services are likely to the World of different nations and to
have a very different look this year maintain a dialogue of peace.
with much loved rituals having to be
put to one side. However one vital
constant remains – the birth of Christ Low Key Remembrance in
Robert Harris. Cicero was born in is still at the heart of everything and Llangunllo
106 B.C. and lived to be 63 and because of Him a Christian's idea of
brought much of his life's experience
to works of philosophy, sort of self-
inner self sufficiency encompasses the
belief that they need never feel
S caled right back though it was, our
Act of Remembrance had a
poignancy of its own. Unable to gather
help books, if you like. completely alone even in their
at the Cenotaph our people stood on
Harris quotes from darkest, most challenging hours and,
their doorsteps listening to the tolling
which because of that support, they will find
of a single bell and the plaintive notes
recommends courage ‘to carry on regardless’.
of the last post played by Trevor Head
Had Cicero been alive a hundred drifting Llangunllo
throughRemembrance
the still air.
years later he too might have known
Chris Morgan, for the communities
of this blessing. I wonder if he would
and Isabel Morris, for the churches,
have taken comfort from it as we can,
ensured that the wreaths were laid, the
two thousand years later so that, no
names of the fallen read and the words
matter who we are with or in what
of the Act of Remembrance spoken.
circumstances we find ourselves, we
can still mark Christmas by saying Together, though separate, we
‘Thank You’ for the most precious gift observed the two minute silence
of them all and still keep carrying on. in respectful contemplation after
which a subtle fanfare sounded
and celebratory church bells
rang out.
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Postraised
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of conversation.
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20Evancoyd
Remembrance
Evancoyd Remembrance
Remembrance
Steve Jones leading the Service of Remembrance
Poppies in the entrance
Andrew & Olwen Morris watching Nigel
David Griffiths laying the wreath Waters with the British Legion Standard
Llangunllo
Remembrance
Llangunllo Remembrance
The Last Post from
Trevor’s Trombone
21Rhos y Colva &
meirch Gladestry
Colva Remembrance
Rhos y merich Gladestry Remembrance
Remembrance
Whitton Remembrance
REMEMBRANCE
Knighton
Knighton Remembrance
Remembrance
22Colva and Gladestry Remember
T he Annual Act of Remembrance
was led by Derrick and Heather
Carringtona at St Mary’s church-
As a young man, Huey moved from
his home village Gladestry to lodge
with an aunt in Alveston, Bristol,
there was no chance of him ever
coming back as she had met another
young man. Mrs Turner confirmed
yard, Gladestry, on Sunday 8 hopefully to improve his health as he that Huey wasn't coming back and
Nov. We were 18 gathered was an asthma sufferer. He found gave the young woman her blessing
around our outside war work with BAC maintaining the to ‘get on with her life.’ A very sad
memorial. The social distancing runway at Filton. Huey and a cousin story and one that was repeated all
worked well and it was a particularly joined the Territorial Army at too often during those dark days of
moving Act of Remembrance. Thornbury. war.
At every Remembrance Service the At the onset of war, Huey enlisted Part of a poem by J Miles ‘Remember
village and various organisations lay with the 5th Battalion the Gloucester D Day’ is a stark reminder that the
their own tribute to the fallen but the Regiment. He served as a despatch freedom we have came at enormous
W.I. always mark the occasion with a rider, carrying messages between cost.
tray of crosses, one cross units and officers when radio
representing each life lost in Colva communication was poor. Sadly, on
and Gladestry in the two World Wars.
Colva Remembrance the 10th May, 1940 Huey took a
Each life will have its own story, like direct hit whilst riding his motorcycle.
Gladestry
Gladestry Remembrance
boy ‘Huey.’ He is buried in Belgium.
The story of Huey: Huey had a sweetheart who some
22-year-old Arthur Hewitt Turner, time after his death cycled from
(Huey) was killed serving his country Thornbury, a distance of some 55
during the Second World War. miles, to Gladestry to see Huey's
mother. The girl wanted to make sure
Rhos y merich Tribute
A Poppy tribute
Rhos cascades down at the bus shelter at Rhos y meirch, made
y merich
by Trevor and Irene Rollings in memory of a family member on the roll of
Remembrance
honour at Whitton Cenotaph.
In peace, sons bury their
fathers. In war, fathers bury
Whitton
Only a small gatheringRemembrance
of 6 people observed the two minutes silence in Whitton their sons.
Churchyard and a Poppy wreath was placed on the War memorial. - Herodotus
Knighton’s Remembrance
A large crowd gathered safely on the the names of the fallen in World Wars some red poppies in them and three
pavements around Brookside I and II. of the wreaths were made of hand
Square to witness the Act of Sadly someone vandalised the knitted poppies made by local people
Remembrance. A group of Cenotaph display sometime between and the other one with Peace Pledge
Knighton
socially Remembrance
distanced leaders of the Sunday Act of Remembrance and Union poppies. About 20 red poppy
community organisations respectfully Wednesday the 11th. They cut the wreaths were laid by other groups in
laid wreaths, both red and white, in wires holding four white poppy Knighton.
gratitude for the sacrifice of so many. wreaths and secretly removed
White them.
poppy The Knighton Town Council
wreaths
We all observed the two minute The wreaths were from Knighton condemned the vandalism and the
silence. Action for Peace and Justice, Royal British Legion stated that
Because of Covid restrictions we Knighton and District Refugee these Wreaths should have been
could not all go to St Edward’s, but on Support Group, Knighton Amnesty treated with the same respect as any
the following Sunday in a smaller International and Radnor Palestine other Wreath.
church service Thomas Heakin read Links. Two of these wreaths also had
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28Knighton News
Christmas Draw items to donate please bring them who passed away on 17th October
This will take place on 5th along or phone Jean on 528 260 to aged 78 years. Her funeral took
December at 11am, hopefully in the arrange collection. The event will be place at St. Edward's Church on
Church Hall and maybe with coffee to raise much needed funds for St. 29th October. Internment took
and mince pies available. Edward's Church. place in St. David's Churchyard
Family Whitton.
Church Hall
I ask for your prayers for all our We send our sympathy to Bernie
Thank you to those who have
community who are poorly at this Ellis and family on the death of
already purchased a personalised
time in hospital and at home. Our Gwyneth aged 69 years. A private
tile to help us re-roof the Hall. We
thoughts are with all having treatment service took place on 9th
do have more available for you to
for cancer and those recovering from November in St. Edward's Church
buy or maybe a small donation to
surgery. followed by internment in the
help the "Raise the Roof" fund.
cemetery. Both services were
Coffee Morning This year Christmas will be a sad time
conducted by Rev. Petra
for many unable to visit family and
We are planning to hold a Coffee Goodband.
those mourning the loss of a loved
Morning in the Hall on 16th A peaceful Christmas to you all.
one.
January at 10.30am with various
stalls and competitions. If you have We pray for all recently bereaved,
Richard and the family of Janet Lewis
Radnor Valley School Support Children
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C hildren
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Children
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cake for snack and spent the afternoon in colouring no large gatherings round a tree
competitions and Pudsey games. loaded with parcels of every shape and size,
We are so pleased to have raised £113.25 for no tables groaning with more food than we can eat.
this great cause. Those things we can do without, but we will miss:
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carol services on crisp December evenings,
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