Skittles Night – Friday 24th May

Skittle Alley

For the first time in many years we are holding a skittles night. Open to all, come along and have some competitive fun!

7:30 pm to 11:00 pm

£8.50 per person

Playing in teams of four, but you can book individually and join a team on the night

Pre-booking and payment only – there will be no tickets on the door

To book email treasurer@bvhonline.co.uk

Or phone: 01600891277

We look forward to seeing you for a fun filled evening!

Bishopswoods Got Talent

Bishopswoods Got Talent – Call Out to Artists

We are planning to hold a Bishopswoods Got Talent show on August Bank Holiday Monday immediately following our 30th Annual Duck Race.

It is NOT a talent contest, it’s an evening of varied entertainment provided by individuals and groups from the local area.

If you have a hidden talent – it could be anything such as juggling, poetry reading, dancing, a comedy routine, origami, a musical number (instrumental or vocal) etc. and would like to take part then:

Send an email headed “BGT” to admin@bvhonline.co.uk with a brief description of what you would like to do and how long a slot you need.

Ticket sales and catering for the evening will be advertised at a later date.

Restore The River Event

Kerne Bridge on the River Wye

A “Restore the River” event hosted by Friends of the River Wye at the Blake Theatre, Monmouth on Friday 23rd February was attended by around 500 people.

After three years of campaigning for the restoration of the River Wye, the landmark event posed the question is “Are we seeing progress?

The focus of the evening addressed the main pollution issue, which all agree is rural land use. (So the problem of human sewage was not covered at this event).

We have invited speakers from DEFRA and the Welsh Government, and Natural England. The Chair of the Environment Agency, Alan Lovell and Sir David Henshaw, Chairman of Natural Resources Wales, Jamie Audsley, CEO Herefordshire Wildlife Trust, Simon Evans, CEO Wye & Usk Foundation, Nick Measham, CEO Wild Fish Legal are already confirmed.

We have speakers from River Action, Soil Association, Wildlife Trusts and Wild Fish. There are representatives from major chicken and egg companies in the region, including Avara Foods & Red Tractor. We are awaiting confirmation from British Egg Industry Council, Noble Foods, Stonegate, Tesco and the National Farmers Union.

Each speaker made a short presentation showing the action they’ve taken to address river pollution in the Wye catchment and what further action they intend to take over the next three years.

The event was chaired by Nicola Cutcher, a freelance investigative journalist.

Further information from the event is shown below: