Spotted at Broome Farm Ross Cider Festival on Saturday evening. Nice one, Laurence!

Bank Holiday Monday brought over '70' vehicles to the Yew Tree Inn, Peterstow for the 3rd Annual Road Run of the Border Counties Vintage Club.

After coffee, the entrants assembled for a 30+ mile journey through Herefordshire villages, stopping midway at the How Caple Grange Hotel for refreshments and stretching of legs, before continuing our tour back to the Yew Tree Inn, where all the vehicles were put on display for the general public.

Edgar and Alice Ryder came from Worcester with their Street Organ to entertain at the How Caple Grange before moving on to welcome us back to the Yew Tree Inn.

The 'Best Presented Vehicle' shield this year was awarded to John and Marilyn Norman from Watson's Cottage, Symonds Yat West with their 1969 MGA 1600. In 2nd place was Glyn Morris from Lea with his 1953 ERF lorry, with 3rd place going to Barry Lovegrove from Peterstow with his 1961 Massey Ferguson MF35 tractor.

To help swell the days takings, a very successful club raffle was held and grateful thanks must go to the many companies and members who donated prizes.

It is hoped that after everything has been "totted" up, that the N.S.P.C.C. (Herefordshire Branch), who are this year's worthy cause, will benefit from a worthwhile donation and that the local community will appreciate the monies staying within the county.

NOTICE is hereby given that a meeting of the PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE will be held on Tuesday, 11 September 2007 at 7.00pm in the Corn Exchange. Discussion items are detailed below and members of the public are invited to attend the meeting

AGENDA

Signed

Town Clerk

NOTICE is hereby given that a meeting of the FULL COUNCIL will be held on
MONDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER at 7.00pm in the Council Chamber, The Corn Exchange, High Street, Ross-on-Wye.

Items to be discussed are detailed below and members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting.

Prior to the meeting members will be addressed by John Passmore about the Model Farm project

AGENDA

Signed

Town Clerk

Father and son, David and James Fletcher launched and tested their sea rowing boat from the river bank at the Hope & Anchor on Tuesday, 4th September. The boat was designed by grandfather David Bowie, who gave the plans to his descendants.

The boat 'Illusions' took David, (Chairman of the UK Atlantic Challenge) and James eight months to build and the final touches to the boat were completed on Tuesday. Family and friends gathered together to watch the launching ceremony which was performed by family member and birthday girl Maggie Hankinson.

A valiant effort by Ross RFC saw some promising passages of play, but ultimately they couldn't keep up the pace with a dominant Cinderford fifteen.

The final friendly for Ross RFC saw them host a Cinderford fifteen, to try and integrate the team before the start of the league next week. Some great work by the Ross forwards kept them in the game, but the speed of the Cinderford wingers saw them control the play to win 29-5.

The teams came out fighting in the first thirty-minutes, with great chances being had by both sides. Pressure from Ross led to them having a penalty attempt which was unfortunately missed, keeping the score at 0-0. After some great passages of play from Cinderford they took the lead and scored two tries in quick succession and one conversion to put the score to 12-0 at the half time whistle.

Cinderford started the second half as they finished the first, with another try to put the score to 17-0, after missing a further conversion. But as the Cinderford pressure built, Ross secured their first points of the game with Alistair Rees intercepting a Cinderford pass and making a run from his own half to put the score to 17-5.

Some great work from the Ross pack saw them govern the scrum, which had been the case all day, but after a few good chances from Ross, Cinderford showed their dominance and scored two more tries and a conversion to put the score to 29-5.

As the tension mounted Alistair Rees got sin binned for Ross and soon after a Cinderford player was also given a yellow card. Some fantastic tackling from Ross fullback Alistair Hunter-Blair, which he had done throughout the match kept the score at 29-5 as the game ended.

Ross will be playing their first league match of the season on Saturday, 8th September against Chipping Sodbury, 2.30pm at the sports centre, where they will unveil their new match and dress shirts provided by the Ross RFC sponsors Walford Timber, Charlie's Bar and HB Spices and flavourings limited.

Ross-on-Wye Weather Station is located by the tennis courts and bowling green at 'Crossfields' and is one of the important stations around the country which regularly sends data to the Meteorological Office. This is why Ross-on-Wye is sometimes mentioned on the BBC weather reports. It is currently still a manually monitored station and readings are taken twice per day by husband and wife team, June and Rex Swallow.

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Alan

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