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An emergency road closure has been put in place on the B4234 between Kerne Bridge and Walford Timber due to the existing rock slope showing signs of on-going degradation. Balfour Beatty said a full road closure has been put in place to prevent risk to the public. An exact timescale for the closure can not be given, but at the moment it is estimated to be approximately 10 days.

Letter From Balfour Beatty to residents.

This is in addition to the planned overnight closures of this road for resurfacing works.

Access to Bishopswood Village Hall can be achieved via Kerne Bridge or Leys Hill.

Details can be found at: Roadworks – Herefordshire Council

Sunday 20th March – Doors and bar open at 12:30pm. Lunch is served at 1:00pm.

We are serving a traditional roast pork dinner followed by a selection of homemade puddings. A vegetarian alternative will be available, please let us know when booking.

Book your place by phoning 01600891277 or by email to: treasurer@bvhonline.co.uk

£8 per person.

This is a pre-booking only event.

Our lunches are all prepared and served by volunteers and as always, any offers of help setting up and/or clearing up will be gratefully accepted.

For two weeks in February and March 2022, CPRE are asking people from all across the country to become ‘citizen scientists’ and look heavenwards for one night to count the stars and help measure our dark skies.

With some great tips from the British Astronomical Association taking part couldn’t be simpler and it is a great family activity! Try to pick a clear night (between the 26th February and 6th March) for your count, with no haze or clouds, then wait until after 7pm so the sky is really dark. Looking south into the night sky, find the Orion constellation, with its four corners and ‘three-star belt’. Let your eyes adjust to the darkness for as long as possible (ideally at least 20 minutes), then count the stars that you can see within the four corners of Orion (check out the picture which shows you how). Make a note of the number of stars seen with the naked eye and submit your count on the CPRE website when the results page opens that week.

Share your experiences (and any photos) with others on social media using #StarCount and don’t forget to check back to see the national results and how Walford compares to the rest of the country! To sign up please visit: https://www.cpre.org.uk/…/dark-skies/star-count-2022/

Did you know that whenever you buy anything online – from your weekly shop to your annual holiday – you could be raising free donations for Bishopswood Village Hall with easyfundraising?

There are over 4,000 shops and sites on board ready to make a donation – including eBay, Argos, John Lewis, ASOS, Booking.com and M&S – and it won’t cost you a penny extra to help us raise funds.

All you need to do is:

1. Go to https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/bishopswoodvillagehall/?utm_campaign=raise-more and join for free.

2. Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first to find the site you want and start shopping.

3. After you’ve checked out, the retailer will make a donation to Bishopswood Village Hall at no extra cost to you whatsoever!

Not only that but if you are an Amazon user then you can also donate to Bishospwood Village Hall via Amazon Smile.

All you need to do is: Go to https://smile.amazon.co.uk and join for free.

You can sign up for both easyfundraising and Amazon Smile.

There are no catches or hidden charges and Bishopswood Village Hall will be really grateful for your donations.

Since starting the scheme the donations of over £450 have been generated!

Thank you for your support.