The Grapevine Early Spring 2020 Grapevine Feb-Mar 2020 v1 | Page 6

Hello Readers... Happy New Year, and welcome to the Early Spring edition of The Grapevine. I hope you had an enjoyable festive season, albeit a very wet one! As I write, it is once again pouring with rain. I’ve just been out in the garden (to feed the hedgehog) and although we are not prone to flooding in this area, the ground is so soggy my cats have decided to take swimming lessons! It’s a pity we can’t somehow redirect our horribly wet weather down south to Australia, where they so desperately need it. G rapevine Publisher & Advertising Grapevine Publications (Worcestershire) Ltd 5\H6WUHHW‡%LUWVPRUWRQ‡:5$6 7HOy0RE [email protected] www.grapevinepublications.co.uk On to this month’s magazine. For the music fans out there, we are running a competition to win a Bluetooth speaker. You’ll find the details on page 15, so have a go and see if you can work out the hidden word in the Word Search. If you are one of our advertisers and would like to use this to promote your business with your own bespoke Word Search, give me a call or email me for details. Editor %HWW\$QQ$PEXU\ [email protected] Advertising & Editorial It’s a Leap Year this year, and traditionally that means that instead of waiting for him to pop the question, ladies you can do the proposing! I recently saw a couple of YouTube clips showing very elaborate proposals involving flash mob dance routines – great fun, and really very romantic. So come on girls, let’s see what you can come up with. If he says yes, then drop me an email with the details and we’ll print the most original as an article in the next issue – the winner gets a box of Thornton’s chocolates. %HWW\$QQ$PEXU\ Contributors $P\0DUVKDOO Haines Watts 3DPHOD*UHHQ Sandie Davis Sue Johnson Trevor Langley West Mercia Police Until next time, stay happy and healthy. Photography ase re c ple WK0DUFK Next Issue Copy Date /^>/DZ͘ All information published is correct according to those who supplied it and no responsibility is taken if it is not. Care is taken to ensure all advertisements are truthful and no liability is accepted for errors or omissions. Artwork is accepted on the understanding that there are no copyright restrictions. 6 for 2 m me Front Cover 0LNH$PEXU\ Betty >> Z/',d^ Z^Zs͘ All artwork and copy appearing in this publication is copyright and may not be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. The right to refuse advertisements is reserved. The use of this publication for canvassing, direct marketing or any other activity apart from sourcing local goods and services is strictly prohibited. © 2020 To advertise call 01684 833715 or email: [email protected]