Fladbury
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Fladbury is a village located in rural Worcestershire, UK. The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book, meaning that the community is over 1000 years old. Today it is a thriving traditional English village sited on the banks of the Avon, with many interesting and original buildings and features. Cropthorne village is on the opposite bank of the Avon. The two ancient communities are linked by the Jubilee Bridge.
[edit] Notable buildings
Fladbury Mill was owned by the Crabtree Family and has been restored by its current owners Mr and Mrs Wynne. It houses a mini hydro power system based on a water turbine and water wheel and a well equipped workshop.
The Village (C.E. aided) school has had three excellent Offsted reports in a row, there's a thriving preschool and a very active Brownies and Guides packs, with a scout pack in the neighboring village of Charlton.
In common with much rural Anglicanism, the village church suffers from dwindling numbers and an aging congregation but the building is very well preserved and houses some of the interesting bits of history in the village, many 21st Century Christians travel a few miles to Christian communities in Pershore or Evesham.
The Anchor Inn, currently owned by Simon and Gill Stephenson, is on the village green and is a pleasant place to spend time soaking up the atmosphere of Fladbury.
[edit] Flabury Walkabout and Festival
Fladbury Walkabout and Festival, run over a weekend in mid-July (7/8 July 2007), centres around villagers opening their gardens, but includes a Flower Festival, boat trips, children's events, stalls, vintage cars, a brass band, a Music Festival in the church on the Saturday evening and a Fun Run on the Sunday afternoon. The Parish churches have grown to rely on income from this event to fund the activities they can no longer support from the congregation's giving alone so it is an excellent symbiotic arrangement. The Walkabout committee further distributes 10% of the income to local good causes.
