Hillers Farm Shop, on the border of Worcestershire and Warwickshire, have been supplying the local community with fantastic fruit and veg for 98 years. After February’s unseasonably hot weather, local growers Drummonds of Badsey have picked their first strawberries just this week and have been able to supply them for sale in Hillers Farm Shop. Never before have they had …
Reading Matters in Bidford on Avon!
There was plenty of activity at Bidford Community Library recently thanks to a new donation from local independent supermarket Warner’s Budgens to help develop community activities and groups at the library. Over the last six months, customers at Warner’s Budgens in Bidford-upon-Avon have been supporting the library through the Warner’s Budgens Community Savings Scheme, and have raised almost £500 for …
Tarantara: A local choir unlike any other
Tarantara is a mixed choir that draws its members from around the Alcester area. They have been singing, to great acclaim and for countless charitable events, for over 15 years. Led by professional musical director Jonathan Hill, Tarantara concerts are renowned for their high entertainment value. The repertoire is always diverse with everything from musical theatre and pop hits from …
View from the boundary
Well, it finally looks like summer has arrived. The weather has been slowly improving over the past few weeks, and as we take a break for a month the cricket action seams to be warming up too. At the time of writing, England have just set an unwanted record in losing their first ever match to the auld enemy, Scotland. …