Eardisley news headlines
Eardisley Village Festival; 24–27 July (19 July 2008)
Cottage Shop Cafe - tasty treats for visitors to Eardisley (11 May 2006)
New rector for Eardisley Village (18 October 2005)
Eardisley Village Festival: 24–27 July 2008
If you’ve ever thought of visiting Eardisley, now is just the right time to do it. With the triennial Festival about to start, you’ll see the village at it’s very best – and you’ll have the chance to meet author Brian Hales, who will be signing copies of his book on village life Eardisley Characters & Capers, while collecting news and swapping stories with visitors and villagers alike.
Every three years or so Eardisley welcomes visitors to a village festival. Planning for this year’s festival began almost as soon as the last one was over, and there have been months of preparation.
The front gardens all through the village will be sure to be looking at their prettiest, but St Mary Magdalene’s church – filled with flowers – will be the star of the show, just as it was back in the 1970s when the festival tradition began in Eardisley. |
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Whatever the weather – and in 2005 we had a lot of rain – there’s always a wonderfully friendly atmosphere. The driver of one of the many coaches last time loved the festival so much that he brought his family back the next day.
In the middle of all this jollity Brian Hales will once more be selling copies of Eardisley Characters & Capers, swapping stories with anyone who remembers the old days and doing his best to recall any of the characters and capers visitors mention to him that didn’t make it into his book.
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Cottage Shop Cafe - tasty treats for visitors to Eardisley
Janet Davies’s newsagents shop has stood empty – sadly – since it closed in May 2003, but the premises have taken on a new lease of life in the last few months now that Bob and Jacque Newton have opened a café there. Jenny Davis has been a frequent customer and says it’s a real asset for Eardisley... |
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“On a visit to the Black and White Trail, the Cottage Shop Café is just the spot to stop off for a cappuccino – and you could add to that a scone and butter or a piece of lemon cake if you need to stave off the pangs of hunger between breakfast and lunch. The lunchtime Specials board offers Welsh Rarebit, homemade soup, and filled bagels. Sandwiches and other goodies are also available on the regular menu. |
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“Bob and Jacque offer a warm and friendly welcome. The wooden chairs and tables and old china jugs and plates give a cosy cottage-like feel to this light and sunny café and framed photographs of landscapes adorn its walls.
Long may this new venture flourish in Eardisley – the locals certainly hope it will. And visitors to the area can look forward to a real treat.”
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Contact the proprietors: Jacqueline and Robert Newton, The Cottage Shop Café, Church Road, Eardisley, Hereford, HR3 6NJ. Tel: 01544 327230
New rector for Eardisley Village (18 October 2005)
Following the sad death of the Revd Jen Pollock just before Christmas 2004, Eardisley recently welcomed a new rector.
The Revd Marcus Small was inducted on 18 October 2005, and he, his wife, Katrina, and their 3-year-old daughter, Miriam, are now settling in to the village.
Melanie Thompson
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