| Bromsgrove North Safer Neighbourhood Team will be in Fairfield (outside the Cafe) Thursday 22nd April from 6pm for 1hr. Please come and say hello. Share any concerns or seek advice that is needed. |
| A representative from FVCA, your local Neighbourhood Watch Group, will also be present. |
Our village church was named to honour St. Mark the Evangelist, whose feast day is on 25th April.
Mark was an Evangelist—one of the four men who wrote the Gospels found in the New Testament.
It was tradition in many English villages between the 17th and late 19th Centuries for people to sit in the church porch on the night of St Mark’s Eve and stay silent between the bell tolling at 11pm until the bell struck 1am. During this time, the ghosts of those who were to die in the year ahead would be observed entering the church.
In our community we don’t want ghosts, and on this St. Mark’s Eve (Saturday 24th April), we invite you to light a candle, pause and think of those people suffering in body, mind or spirit and ask that they receive strength and healing.
And, on St. Mark’s Day (Sunday 25th April) let’s show our loving, caring nature with a Random Act of Kindness with someone else who also lives in our community.
Share your candlelight photos and tell us about your Random Act of Kindness (whether what you have done or what you have received) by emailing admin@fvca.org.uk or message our Facebook page.
Help turn our community Red and White on Friday 23rd April, to mark St. George’s Day, patron saint of England.
Send photos of your flags/displays to admin@fvca.org.uk or message our Facebook page.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s ceremonial royal funeral will take place at St George’s Chapel on Saturday 17th April. The procession and service will be televised. Details tbc. After the service, the duke’s coffin will be lowered into the royal vault below the quire. A national minute’s silence will be observed as the service begins at 3pm.
The death of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has been announced, the Union Flag in front of the Village Hall has been lowered to half-mast. Many residents have expressed deep sorrow at this news, and wish the Queen and the Royal Family strength at this very sad time.
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| The school PTFA have created an Easter Trail around the village that will run throughout the Easter holidays. Along the trail, attached to benches, there will be some clues that children can use to find a winning word. If you see these clues, please do not remove. The PTFA have asked that people participating in the Easter Trail follow clear rules: 1) Adhere to social distancing and all of the current government COVID guidelines, https://www.gov.uk/guidance/covid-19-coronavirus-restrictions-what-you-can-and-cannot-do 2) Dogs are kept on leads and any dog mess to be picked up. 3) All litter is taken home and/or disposed of correctly. 4) Vehicles parked with consideration to village residents. If you have any questions please contact the PTFA at the following email address fairfieldfirstschool@gmail.com |
A Fire & Rescue crew from Bromsgrove attended a fire in the open involving 25m of hedgerow today (Tuesday 30th March), Middle Road, Wildmoor.
| If your property is connected to the Mount Road OpenReach junction box, you can now upgrade your internet connection to FULL FIBRE. |
| Contact your internet service provider to upgrade your package – see what deals they are offering. |
| Your Internet Service Provider will arrange for an engineer to visit your property to install the fibre connection. |