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P H O T O C O M P E T
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Events Diary
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Club Notices and Rural Cinemas 37-38
F E A T U R E S
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Local Rotary, Lions, British Legion and Probus
Alain Rouveure – The chilling story of a small Nepalese boy 14-16 Alain Rouveure Transportation in the North Cotwolds 19-20 Nigel Moor
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Reports from some Local Schools
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Local Sports Clubs
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Local Business Directory
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Sounds Alive interviews Maddy Prior 39 Nicholas John Tour of Britain Heritage Ride
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Image Seen Photography Workshops 45 Sarah Howard
R E G U L A R S
Business/vacancies
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MORETON IN MARSH
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Local Authority Information Blood Donor Sessions Community Notices
ISSUE 132 OCTOBER 2017
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OCTOBER magazine
Our PHOTO COMPETITION – the answers PAGE 28 Alain Rouveure: ‘Making a difference where it matters’ The Alain Rouveure Nepal Fund PAGE 14-16 Sounds Alive interviews Maddy Prior PAGE 39 Reasons for following a plant strong diet
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Local Church Services
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Book Reviews from Borzoi Books
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Events including festivals, exhibitions, concerts, local fundraising and walks Tax Issues Robb Eden
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The Cotswold Times is very ‘on message’ this month, with colour running throughout the magazine. Our articles this month travel too, with Alain Rouveure sharing one of his experiences in Nepal, a million miles away from our concerns about adoption, caring and volunteering in our civilised western world. The Fire Services College is hosting an exciting fireworks display and bonfire, provided free of charge by their experienced firemen who will also be collecting donations for a charity. Nick John, Sounds Alive, interviewed Maddy Prior for the magazine as Steeleye Span tour through the Cotswolds in October. We are also publishing the Answers to this year’s Photo Competition. We had an tremendous number of entries this year, and these have taken a longer than usual amount of time to check, and recheck, as we assemble the list of Winners, ready to contact them with a list of prizes in October. I am sorry if the delay is causing any tension – it hasn’t been intentional! The clocks go back to GMT at the end of October, and we are already collecting Christmas articles and event notices. If your village is planning a Christmas event and would like to extend an invitation to our readers, our Events pages are designed to help you do just that! Most community events are published on our pages free of charge…do contact us and ask about yours! From choirs to coffee mornings, and fundraising to local festivals, with walks and craft sales along the way, we hope that this will be a wonderful month. I do hope you will enjoy it . Best wishes, Jenni
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Your Church Needs You
The Friends of St Edwards are looking for a secretary to help organise a variety of functions, days out, dinners and drinks designed to raise money for St Edwards Church in Stow on the Wold. The money raised goes towards much-needed projects at the church. Most recently, the Friends have contributed towards the cost of the new boiler. Funds will also go towards the new organ. Everything is run by a small committee of volunteers, which meets only occasionally and needs an honorary secretary to keep things in order. If you think you would like to help and join in the fun, please contact the chairman of the Friends of St Edwards, Graham Golby on 01451 830472.
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Gardening Club Volunteers
Do you enjoy gardening or being outside? Would you like to meet new friends or get more exercise? We are starting a new Gardening Club at the hospital and need volunteers to help. Everybody is welcome, from keen gardeners to beginners.
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We are holding an open meeting at North Cotswolds Hospital on Tuesday, 31 October from 10 am to 12 pm for anyone interested in helping at the hospital. We will discuss our volunteer roles with you in more detail and help find a role to suit your interests. Please do come along and meet some of the team involved in this valuable and rewarding work and talk through any queries you may have over a cup of tea. For more information about volunteering at the hospital, please call Angie Pinchin on 0300 421 8799 or email:
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Bourton Panto Group Bourton Panto Group has been entertaining the occupants and visitors of Bourton-on-the-Water and surrounding villages for over 30 years. We are a friendly bunch and are privileged to have not only performed pantomimes but summer variety shows and even full blown musicals! Would you like to join us? As we are now preparing to stage “Jack and the Beanstalk” next January, we are in a position to invite interested persons to contact us with a view to lending us your talents. There are opportunities to be on stage, but if that is not your burning desire, then why not be part of a large backstage crew dealing with a multitude of necessary tasks? These include, scene design and building, sewing, backstage crew, make-up and hairdressing, choreography, musicians (we DO love to have live music), front of house assistance, rehearsal refreshments team (very important!), fundraising (which throws up even more jobs!), properties and many, many more. This year, after our summer break, we come together again in early September, but in the meantime, if there’s a wee bit of Thespianism (is that a word?) in you, just waiting to bust out, please contact us via our email address for further details:
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Moreton-in-Marsh Domiciliary Care Agency ‘outstanding’ – CQC report
Some of the staff team from left to right: Val Santos-Koltun, Jess Howse, Tom King-Smith, Judy Johnson, Emily Pockett, Kelly Taylor and Anna Kendry
The Guild at 51 is the shop and gallery space for members of the Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen to sell their work and showcase new pieces direct to the public. The Guild’s award-winning and internationally renowned makers offer a changing selection of jewellery, ceramics, textiles, furniture, leatherwork, glass, basketry and more, available to buy and commission. A selection of books, magazines, greetings card and gift vouchers are also available. The Guild at 51 51 Clarence Street Cheltenham GL50 3JT T: 01242 245215
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A service in Moreton supporting people with learning disabilities to live independently in their own homes has been rated as ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Adult social care services are inspected by the CQC to determine whether they are safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. Gloucestershire DCA (Domiciliary Care Agency) is run by national learning disabilities charity Hft. It was described as “exceptionally caring” and “extremely responsive” following its inspection at the end of June. Gloucestershire DCA received an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ placing it in the top two per cent of adult social care services inspected by CQC. The report noted that both management and care staff had a “good understanding of people’s needs and wishes, and consistently went the extra mile to communicate and support them effectively.” It also recognised the specific focus “given to getting to know each person as an individual” and the “strong commitment to deliver a high standard of personalised care and continued improvement.” The services at Gloucestershire DCA range from supporting people to manage their own homes, to taking part in daily activities, finding work, making friends and developing relationships.
Do you love ‘community’? Would working in a well-loved village shop ‘tick your box?’ Longborough Village Shop and Café is looking for a new manager. (After 4 years in the shop and then as manager, Mary Cowley the current manager is going home to Ireland.) Longborough is a lively community – the majority are retired people with some families and second homers, plus holidaymakers, day visitors, cyclists and walkers coming through the village all year round. With a well-attended church, a primary school and a busy village hall, not to mention the internationally famous Longborough Festival Opera, the village is comfortably ‘people-centric’ and life moves on ‘at a goodly pace’!
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The growing support for Longborough’s community shop reflects the ‘we can get that for you’ attitude for which the Community Shop & Café are so well regarded. Acknowledging that the local supermarkets will deal with ‘the main shop’, the Village shop offers local and speciality goods - items from
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Making a Difference Where it Matters!
The chilling stor y of a small Nepalese boy The background Tucked away near Todenham, just outside Moreton in Marsh, are the Alain Rouveure Galleries, Garden and Himalayan Café - a remarkable and unique haven of peaceful energy. Owned and run by Alain Rouveure, the Galleries specialise in products from Nepal and the Himalayas, items that you do not see anywhere else, made by Craftsmen and women supported and encouraged by Alain since his first visit in 1979. All the profits from the Galleries fund essential social projects in Nepal. Working closely with the Nepalese, Alain has found it impossible not to be aware of the many pressing issues in this beautiful but poor country. He is passionate about his social work in Nepal, and The Alain Rouveure Nepal Fund has become a UK registered charity. The Nepal Fund provides health and education to many vulnerable children 14
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The story - looking after twenty underprivileged children and supporting another twentythree orphans keeps Alain ‘on his toes’ Alain spends six months of the year in Nepal for his Galleries - which means that his small charity has no administration costs and that ALL the donations received can go directly to where funding is most needed. For nearly forty years Alain has witnessed some of the harsh realities of everyday life in Nepal. With no National Health, sickness in the family can have devastating financial consequences. Many will have to sell their land and home in order pay their medical bills. Without social schooling, many poor parents will sacrifice most of what they have in order to send their children to school. There are laws against child labour, but since the earthquake in 2015, more children than ever are being sold, trafficked or abandoned.
The following story is the latest, but by no means the worst. “Last May, before I was due to return to the UK, I was very worried that one of the boarders at the school that I sponsor, Sujal, was not back from visiting his grandfather eight days after the star of the school term.” Alain’s concern was understandable. “Three years before, when he was only five, Sujal had been abandoned at one if the rural schools I sponsor. His parents had enrolled him as a boarder, then disappeared without a trace. I took over the fees and welfare of this little boy and two other children, Roshan and Puja, abandoned in similar circumstances. “Last year when I was in the UK, Sujal’s father came to the school unannounced and took him away without a word. It took us two months to find out that Sujal was no longer with his father but at his
his temper and threatened to charge the whole community with child trafficking! Sujal, who had been told to hide, suddenly reappeared!” The boy’s initial reaction was to run to Alain but his father stopped him. His mother admitted that she wanted Sujal to look after her two small girls while she was working for a construction company, carrying bags of sand for a pittance. “ I tried to reason and convince the parents that Sujal’s future was better in school, and begged them to allow him back, free of charge as before. They gave in, and we all agreed to meet at the Police Station the next morning at 10am to sign binding legal documents, which would protect the child. We left at 10pm, exhausted but hopeful. I had seen Sujal and he was OK!”
grandparent’s farm. The School’s heads had contacted the Police but were told that nothing could be done because the child was with his family. “ Nepal is not the West - there are no social services protecting a child’s wellbeing. We had no rights over Sujal. Knowing what can happen to children in Nepal, I could not rest. I asked the Principal to walk with me, and little Roshan, to the farm two hours away.” They arrived at the isolated farm, derelict after the recent earthquakes, and found the small boy in a sad state – filthy, with matted hair, his clothes were torn and he had wornout oversized shoes on his feet. Roshan rushed to talk to him and the two boys held hands. The grandfather had found Sujal begging outside a city temple, abandoned once again by his father. He had been sleeping rough and had not eaten for days. The old man took the boy back home with him. “I was horrified by what I had heard…but why wasn’t Sujal back in school? Getting through to the old man was not easy – we talked about the weather, how hard life was on a farm, how far it was to bring water back in a bucket and to get firewood on your own. I then realised that these were the reasons why he did not want Sujal in school.
Nepal, is a crime. Back in UK Alain was deeply worried and felt helpless. Two months has passed and he decided he would go there, to challenge the Police himself. In Kathmandu eighteen hours later Alain drove the two hours to the Police Station in a small battered taxi. The Chief Officer was shocked that a westerner would travel to the other side of the world for a child. Having listened to the story he called the grandfather and realised that the old man was lying and immediately dispatched a truck with four men to the farm. Back at the station for questioning, the old man was belligerent. The Chief Officer was losing his patience. They eventually found out that Sujal was with his parents in the city. Although it was already 8pm, late for Nepal, Alain insisted that they all went there to make sure that Sujal was OK. They arrived unannounced at a dirty tenement in a poor neighbourhood. The parents were there, but Sujal was nowhere to be seen. The whole family lived in a small dark and windowless room. “It was grim and tense, and it did not feel safe. It was obvious that we were not welcome. No one was willing to give any information. The Officer lost
Mission Accomplished! The next day Alain was at the station an hour early, smiling. The family arrived two hours late and in a filthy mood. They had changed their minds overnight and Sujal had been told not to go near Alain! After another two hours of tough negotiation, with Alain making it clear that he did not wish to ‘own’ Sujal, there was finally a breakthrough. They understood that the long tem benefits of an education in the 3rd best school in the district would guarantee better earnings for the whole family. Suddenly all the documents were signed! The official documents stated that Alain was the Sponsor responsible for Sujal’s education and welfare. The parents would let the child attend school as a boarder, and they would have Sujal during the school holidays as little or as much as they wished – providing they brought him back to school the night before the class started. Not abiding to the rules, the parents would be arrested for Child Trafficking. “I never thought they would sign these documents, but they did and willingly!” They said their goodbyes and the family left. Alain, Sujal and the Principal drove back to the school.
“ Negotiations were tough, but Sujal wanted to go back to school and, given the poor state the boy was in, I was not going to give up. Eventually the angry old man agreed on condition that he could have the boy during the school holidays. For months Sujal went back and forth to the farm and all was well until the last holiday. Ten days passed and when he had still not come back to school the Principal called the grandfather, who told him that Sujal was not there. Still the Police wouldn’t get involved.” Child labour and child trafficking, although wide spread and mostly unreported in COTSWOLD TIMES TIMES | | COTSWOLD
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“I believe in Miracles. Miracles do happen. This child’s story is a miracle.”
If you have been touched by Sujal’s story and would like to support The Alain Rouveure Nepal Fund, contributions can be made directly at the Galleries by Standing Order, by Bank Transfer to LLOYDS TSB 30: 95: 75 Account 222 38
A few days later Alain was back in UK, a much happier man. What is Important to him is to make a difference where it matters.
668 or by cheque sent to Alain Rouveure Galleries, Todenham near Moreton in Marsh, GL56 9NU.
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LOCAL AUTHORITIES OCTOBER 2017 C.D.C. Committee Meetings Meetings are held at the Council Offices, Trinity Road Cirencester, GL7 1PX. Agendas, reports and Minutes are published online five working days before each meeting at www.cotswold.gov.uk. Members of the public are encouraged to attend meetings of the Council and Committee. If you live in the District and are on the Electoral Register you can take part by asking up to two questions per meeting. Information about your Councillors and committee members are on the website: www.cotswold.gov.uk
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Wed 04 Site Inspection Briefing Wed 11 Planning and Licensing Thurs 19 Cabinet Questions to the Council or a committee about any matter on which CDC have any powers or duties or which affects the district must first be received in writing by the Head of Democratic Services by email no later than 5 pm on the prior working day:
[email protected] By post to CDC at Trinity Road, Cirencester. GL7 1PX. 01285 623204/ 201 Petitions can be presented to express local feeling about an issue or a suggested action that we might take. A petition must contain at least 10 signatures. Details of Meeting Agendas, Reports and Minutes can be found on the Council’s Committee Information System. Also available are details of your Councillor, Committee Meetings including dates, times and venues and Membership of the Committees.
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MORETON TOWN COUNCIL
NEXT MEETING: Monday 9 October
NOTES FOR COUNCIL MEETING
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SEPTEMBER 2017
Residents are welcome to attend meetings. Questions* from the public relating to a proposal in discussion by Cllrs may be taken prior to Council voting on that proposal. General questions are taken at the end of the meeting.
Abbreviated notes from the Meeting will be available online at www.moretoninmarshtowncouncil.co.uk and are displayed on the Council’s noticeboard in the High Street (on Barklays House). Copies are available at the Council’s Office, Moreton Library, and the CDC Moreton Area Centre in High Street. Office opening hours: Tuesday – 10:00-16:00 Wednesday and Thursday – 09:00-16:00 AND subject to meetings. Moreton in Marsh Town Council, Old Town, Moreton in Marsh, GL56 0LW Tel: 01608 651 448
*A maximum of 3 minutes allowed. Town Councillors are available before and after the meeting. District and County Cllrs, representatives of Stow Police and local Press regularly attend.
ROAD CLOSURES INFORMATION Telephone: 08000 514 514
This information is continuously updated. please check by telephone or online: www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/roadworks
CDC reminds businesses to enquire about rate relief Cotswold District Council’s leader is reminding local firms that they may qualify for business rate relief under proposals first announced in the March 2017 budget.The Council has already written to businesses which are likely to meet the criteria encouraging them to apply for relief while the scheme is still open. The relief scheme includes support to small businesses facing large increases of over £600 a year in their business rates. Up to £1,000 discount is also available for qualifying public houses with a rateable value of under £100,000. Additionally, there is a discretionary fund to assist businesses with a rateable value of less than £200,000 and facing a rates increase of over £600 this year. Mark Annett, Leader of CDC, is keen to promote this relief scheme: “So far the response has been a disappointing 40%. With substantial savings available I am eager to ensure that companies across the District are fully aware of the potential financial benefits on offer, and enquire about their eligibility for rates relief.“ Contact the Council on 01285 623000 to find out whether you qualify.
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Moreton in Marsh Town Council Old Town, Moreton in Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0LW Tel: 01608 651448
[email protected] www.moretoninmarshtowncouncil
The Tour of Britain Passes through Moreton 9th September 2017
The Next Full Council Meeting The next full council meeting will be held at the th Old Town Offices on Monday 9 October at 7:00pm
Thank you too to those who brought the fancy dressed bikes and a big thank you to all the Businesses who contributed to the way the town looked, rather splendid we thought.
The Redesdale Hall Clock
Too many to mention but the list includes The Fosseway Garden Centre, The Redesdale Arms, The Bell Inn, Cotswold Grey, The Toy Shop, The Cacao Bean, Hayman Joyce, Howards the Jeweller, Astley House Fine Art, Unfitted, The Break Charity Shop, the Inn on the Marsh.
Many residents have commented to the council about the length of time it is taking to get the Redesdale Hall clock working again. The clock has had a chequered history over the last few years with a lot of stoppages. The Council has employed a renowned clock specialist Smith of Derby to look at the clock and a number of tests have been run to establish the problem, which is still unclear. The most recent report shows that the stoppages occur as a result of temporary power outages. We are now in the process of investigating the power systems within the Hall. We apologise to residents for the long periods that the clock has been out of service but would like to assure them that the matter is ongoing. 18
Thank you to the GBBB Vintage Bike Riders and their organiser Stephen Preston who organised the ride that departed from Town at 10:00am.
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A special thank you to Jim Sked for Mike the Bike, to David and Caradoc Glaisyer for all their help and unstinting support and to the Council Team, Brian, Teresa, Caroline, Ellie, Michael and Rosemary who put in so much work to make this happen. Lastly a special thank you to the donors of the fancy dress prizes, The Toy Shop who gave such lovely trophies and gifts, the Moreton Beer Festival for the tickets and the Redesdale Arms for the meal vouchers at the Horse and Groom in Upper Oddington. They all went to deserving winners and contributions.
Transportation in the North Cotswolds – Update Cllr Dr Nigel Moor summarises the latest developments
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T IS NOW five months since the May county council elections and I want to summarise for readers the progress we are making in dealing with the traffic and highways issues that featured so strongly in the elections. A417 The Missing Link between the M4 and M5 – £225 m to fix County Blackspot A traffic blackspot with a terrible record for accidents. It is a trunk road managed by Highways England but was built with a 5 km stretch of single carriageway road near Nettleton Bottom which causes immense congestion. All the county`s MPs have backed it and Highways England are pushing ahead with the scheme. Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling visited the site in April and a public consultation exercise to analyse the shortlist of routes should take place this year. Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) have pledged £4m to assist Highways England in their planning for the road. Completion of the scheme is also important for the North Cotswolds because it is part of the longer term plan to divert HGV`s onto the national strategic road network rather than using the county`s road system.
Biggest ever £150m investment in our roads We said that if elected we would deliver Gloucestershire`s biggest ever road investment scheme which will see over £150 million spent in the next five years. At last month`s cabinet meeting the highways procurement strategy to deliver this investment was agreed. Following reviews of best practice elsewhere, the proposal put to cabinet is to bring back control to the council in determining, designing and planning the delivery of highways works whilst procuring separate contractors to deliver service on the ground to drive best value delivery. This will see the council undertaking three separate procurements: • Term Maintenance Contract for the delivery of routine highways maintenance such as pothole repairs, grass cutting, gully cleansing and the delivery of minor improvement works. • Structural Maintenance Contract providing a direct relationship with a tier one contractor for the delivery of our roads resurfacing work including the additional investment. • Professional Services Contract which will support the councils staff in specialised detail design work (i.e: on bridges, geotechnical (landslips), drainage schemes) as well as providing design and project management for our major schemes.
This means that some services will be delivered in- house with public rights of way staff, area highway representatives and customer contact centre staff transferring back to council employment. In addition, the council will transfer in or recruit design and engineering expertise. Mobilisation for this change has started and the programme anticipates a commencement by October 2018. The current Term Maintenance Contract with Amey is for five years, ending on 31 March 2019, which means for part of this time the contracts will run in parallel. My own view is that the new arrangement will give the county a much more focussed highways service which will be more responsive to local needs.
Housing Infrastructure Fund This is a government capital grant programme of up to £2.3 billion and is awarded to local authorities on a highly competitive basis, providing grant funding for new infrastructure to support new and existing communities. There are two funds – the first is for bids of up to £10m and in two–tier areas such as Gloucestershire, bids can only be made by district councils. My cabinet colleague Cllr Lynden Stowe and I have asked Cotswold District Council (CDC) with GCC technical support to bid for improvements to Moreton Railway Bridge where the A429 crosses the Paddington rail line near Budgens. We remain convinced that the narrow width of the bridge which has to cater for HGV`s travelling in both directions is a threat to the resilience of the North Cotswolds should an accident occur and the railway line be blocked possibly for several months. The second fund is for much larger projects and GCC are applying for schemes around Junction 10 on the M5.
Proposed HGV restriction in Burford, Oxfordshire The National Freight Journey Planner, part of the Freight Gateway service, shows a preferred lorry route between Evesham and Oxford via the A424 to Stow, A429 to Northleach and then A40 to Oxford. The aim behind this is to reduce HGV traffic along the A44 through Moreton in Marsh and Chipping Norton, as well as along the A424 through Burford. There has been considerable pressure for many years from Oxfordshire local members, town councils and residents for environmental weight limits in and around Burford and Chipping Norton to reinforce this advisory route. Although budgetary pressures have prevented Oxfordshire from COTSWOLD TIMES | 19
GCC has formally objected to the proposals to introduce a weight restriction in Burford High Street. However this has raised the profile of this issue and I have asked GCC officers to convene a meeting of councillors and officers from the neighbouring counties of Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Wiltshire so that we can look at this issue in a holistic way and lobby government for the changes necessary to reduce the HGV traffic on our county roads.
A429 /A433 Corridor Study
Oxfordshire have provided a plan showing the boundary of the area under consideration. This has been scaled down considerably from the original proposal. The proposed restriction would prohibit HGVs over 7.5 tonnes from using the A361 Burford High Street (and River Windrush Bridge) that were not designed to cater for modern heavy traffic. The Order will not prevent access for delivery requirements. The proposal includes extensive advance signing both in Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire to try to ensure HGV traffic is diverted onto suitable routes.
GCC have also commissioned a study of the A429 through the county to review background data on future development, traffic growth, road safety, freight, public transport, and walking and cycling provision. In November 2015 a scrutiny task group of GCC councillors convened to consider congestion and road safety issues. There are also ongoing concerns regarding the impact of slow moving traffic and levels of journey time delay resulting from increased HGV traffic using the corridor and associated link roads. CDC is in the process of developing it`s Local Plan 2031 development proposals in this emerging Local Plan and the planning documents of surrounding local authorities will also have a considerable impact on the operation of the corridor. I therefore decided that a transport study is required, to assess the impacts of traffic growth and proposed developments impacting on the A429 / A433 corridor. The study will analyse and make recommendations on road safety, HGV movements, public transport as well as walking and cycling provision. The final outcome would be a report based on these elements and including a costed list of interventions and I hope this will be available before the end of the year. The A433 / A429 Highway corridor runs in a north easterly direction through the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty from Junction 18 of the M4 Motorway, to Junction 15 of the M40 Motorway. It is a strategic ‘A Class’ rural road with a predominantly single track carriageway. An intermittent pedestrian provision is provided along part of the route. Traffic flows are between 6,000 and 15,000 vehicles a day, with an estimated HGV flow of 200 to 300 vehicles per day. However, traffic volumes at specific pinch points on the corridor, such as south of Stow, can average just under 20,000. The A429 has few speed restrictions other than when passing through communities where speed limits are restricted to 50 mph and 40 mph. Speed limits of 30 mph are the norm through town centres. The route is classified as a Primary Link within the GCC Local Transport Plan. This means it is strategic route within the county which is critical for the local economy. It is also a designated freight route. When I was first elected five years ago I quickly formed the impression that the traffic and highway issues of the North Cotswolds had been neglected. Since then I have done as much as I can to ensure that this is now no longer the case and I will provide readers with regular reports of what we are doing at the county level.
Although GCC sympathise with the issues that HGV traffic through historic towns and villages can cause, there are significant concerns that the impact of restricting HGV traffic in Burford High Street will simply divert HGV`s to other routes and create or exacerbate congestion, air and noise pollution issues in other locations. Therefore,
Cllr Dr Nigel Moor is the county councillor for the Stow Division which includes Moreton in Marsh and the Rissingtons as well as villages to the west of the A429. His is the cabinet member for Fire, Planning & Infrastructure. These are his own views and not necessarily those of Gloucestershire County Council or Gloucestershire Conservatives.
implementing these, Burford are keen to pursue a locally funded scheme for a weight limit zone covering Burford and some of the area north of the town including both the A424 and A361. The current situation is that Oxfordshire’s cabinet member has now approved in principle a weight limit for Burford. Oxfordshire’s aspirations to reduce lorry traffic on the A44 through Moreton in Marsh and Chipping Norton and A40 Burford are likely to provide a benefit for Moreton in Marsh and Bourton on the Hill and the northern section of the A429. However, the impact on Stow on the Wold is much less certain and there is a significant potential for HGVs to simply divert onto the A424 or the A436 and thus the A429 – this could have a significant impact on Stow on the Wold where congestion is already a growing local issue.
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Planning Applications & Approvals CDC Planning Commmittee meets once a month – the details are on p17 of this magazine. Full information is available online at www.cotswold.gov.uk or 01285 62300. This website also explains planning procedures, how to comment on applications and speak at a public planning meeting at CDC. PLANNING AND LICENSING COMMITTEE 13 September 2017 SUMMARY OF DECISIONS Application
Mickleton
Inverlea Back Lane Mickleton Chipping Campden 17/02525/FUL CD.2878/W Full Application
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Chipping Camden
Hooks Cottage High Street Chipping Campden Gloucestershire 17/02783/FUL CD.5935/1/C Full Application
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Bourton on the Water
Land Adjacent to Little Court Essex Place Bourton on the Water Cheltenham 17/02263/FUL CD.0444/D Full Application
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Naunton
Close Hill Naunton Cheltenham Gloucestershire 17/02598/FUL CD.0802/P Full Application
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Applications Received between 14/8/2017 and 15/9/2017 Parish
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Moreton-in-Marsh
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Former Moreton In Marsh Hospital Hospital Road Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0BS
Construction of single dwelling on land to north of 3 Cleevelands Drive and formation of new access to Evesham Road
06/09/2017
Moreton-in-Marsh
17/03221/FUL
Former Moreton In Marsh Hospital Hospital Road Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0BS
Residential development of the former Moreton-in-Marsh hospital site to provide 19no. retirement homes (Use Class C3) and 6 no care home units (Use Class C2) with access, landscaping and associated infrastruct
04/09/2017
Lower Slaughter
17/03354/FUL
Land Parcel At The Gravel Pits Fosseway Lower Slaughter Gloucestershire
Erection of new wall and replacement gate (part retrospective)
21/09/2017
Stow-on-the-Wold
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The Green Talbot Square Stow-On-TheWold Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1DP
Discharge Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of three dwellings -Compliance with conditions 4 (access), 9
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(contamination), 16 (bats), 18 (licence) & 19 (lighting)
From Gloucestershire Live
Property hot spot: Cotswolds has fastest-growing house prices in Britain Prices in the south-west have reached £252,213, after increasing by seven per cent. This is only half a percentage point lower than the region with the highest annual growth, the East Midlands. The lowest growth was in London, where prices rose by just 2.8 per cent. Office for National Statistics – House Price Index, UK: July 2017 Cotswolds house prices have surged by more than sixteen per cent in a year – the highest growth rate anywhere in Britain, according to a new report. The Office for National Statistics revealed yesterday that the area’s average house price was £384,745 in July, having risen 16.2 per cent in the previous twelve months. The figures relate to areas covered by Cotswold District Council, which include Cirencester, Tetbury, Moreton-inMarsh, Stow-on-the-Wold, Chipping Campden, Fairford, Lechlade and Northleach. The borough with the second highest growth rate was Hinckley and Bosworth, which saw a 14.7 per cent hike in prices. The average house in Britain costs £226,185, 5.1 per cent up on July 2016. COTSWOLD TIMES |
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A new Villager bus arrives Jamie Avis Many readers of the Cotswold Times magazines will know about the Villager, our local volunteer Bus company. We are pleased to announce the delivery of a new bus to join our fleet. This is another Fiat Low Floor Orion sixteenseater, and joins the three others we are currently operating. These modern buses are extremely popular with our drivers and passengers alike, with their easy access and comfortable seating. They are also very efficient to operate, as already proved by the other three in the fleet, helping us to keep our costs down, and our fares low. The purchase of this bus would not have been possible without the enthusiastic support of our many passengers, for whom the Villager is a lifeline, enabling them to go shopping, meet friends and attend medical appointments in the major towns in our area we serve. We also wish to acknowledge the generous support we have received from Chipping Norton Co-Op, who have sponsored three buses in our fleet. This new bus will proudly carry their new branding. We are always on the lookout for volunteer drivers, male and female. If you would
like to drive a shiny red Villager bus round our beautiful countryside, and make a huge difference to the many people who live in our villages, please contact Keith Gowing at www.villagerbus.com We look forward to welcoming you on board.
£4.9m Eco-Friendly Supermarket to open in Bourton-on-the-Water A brand-new eco-friendly supermarket is coming to Bourton-on-the-Water, which will feature renewable energy to help power the store, as well energy efficient technologies. The new 14,517 sq. ft. Midcounties Co-operative Food store on Station Road, which will create thirty-four new jobs, will open in October, following a £4.9 million investment. The supermarket has been constructed with environmental sustainability in mind. It features discreet solar panels on the roof to provide around 33,000kwh a year of energy – enough to power almost three households per year. In addition, the store’s water will be heated using warmth generated by the main refrigeration units, and low-energy LED lighting will be used throughout. The new store will also have four, free electric car charge points in the customer car park, which has 100 spaces. The new Midcounties Co-operative Food in Bourton-onthe-Water will stock more than 800 products made in Gloucestershire and the neighbouring counties as part of the Society’s Best of Our Counties range, which supports local producers – reducing food miles in the process. It will also include a fresh fish and delicatessen counter featuring locally-produced cheeses, pies and cooked meats, an olive bar, and an artisan bread bakery. 22
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Andy Bartlett, store manager of the Bourton-on-theWater store, said: “As a co-operative, sustainability is extremely important to us and we strive to be as environmentally responsible as possible at all of our sites. The Bourton-on-the-Water store has been carefully designed to have a very low carbon footprint, with features like the solar panels and low-energy lighting. “Now the store is near completion, we can’t wait to open the doors and welcome people to their new Midcounties Co-operative Food supermarket.”
Cotswold MP Supports Badger Cull After taking advice from DEFRA, Natural England issued a license to kill a large number of badgers in Gloucestershire within the next five years. Natural England claim this will prevent the spread of bovine TB in the county. The scheme, which will see up to 580 badgers killed in Gloucestershire, has gained the support of Cotswold MP Geoffrey Clifton-Brown. “No-one wants to see badgers culled unnecessarily,” said Mr Clifton-Brown of the Conservative Party. “However, the emotional and economic hardship caused to farmers by the enormous increase of TB cases in livestock means that the government must use every tool available to combat this disease. “I have seen first-hand the time and expense that farmers undertake to run these badger cull zones and they wouldn’t do this unless they felt their livelihood wasn’t threatened by TB. “Any Member of Parliament that represents a rural area and opposed the cull is not representing those farmers,” he added. However, David Drew, Labour MP representing Stroud and a shadow DEFRA minister feels that there are more effective ways to deal with the disease. “The badger cull is not only inhumane, destroying hundreds of badgers the vast majority of which will be clear of bovine TB, but this whole exercise is a colossal waste of money not underpinned by science,” he said. “There are better and more effective ways to deal with this dreadful disease.” Mr Clifton-Brown responded, saying “despite Mr Drew’s claims there are no realistic alternatives” to deal with the disease. The chief veterinary officer, Nigel Gibbens, was consulted by DEFRA. Mr Gibbens advised that culling badgers to
maintain the population at a set level was the best way to manage the disease-risk of bovine TB. “Earlier this year we announced plans to licence supplementary badger control in areas that have successfully completed intensive culls, allowing them to maintain disease control benefits for many years to come in line with plans set out in the TB strategy,” a Defra spokesman said. Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust remains strongly opposed to the badger cull stating that the scientific evidence shows that it will not work in controlling the problem of TB in cattle. However, it sympathises strongly with the plight and pain of farmers in affected areas. “We are shocked by the announcement that Natural England will be offering those currently holding a badger control license the opportunity to apply to cull badgers for a further five years,” said Colin Studholme, the trust’s director of conservation. “This flies in the face of the government’s own scientific evidence and previous guidance which said that culling would only be ‘necessary’ over a period of four years. “We believe it is a further admission that the badger cull policy has failed and it contradicts the strong weight of opinion expressed in an earlier consultation on the issue.” Opposition to the badger cull remains strong in the county. Protesters are gearing-up for rallies at sites around Gloucestershire as soon as details of target areas are revealed. Editors Comment: Has any evidence been provided that any of the shot badgers were carrying Bovine TB? Apparently it isn’t a difficult test and there are many other wild animals that roam across Gloucestershire. COTSWOLD TIMES |
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1 JOHN WARD 15 TONY MUPARADZI 8 JOHN WARD 22 JOHN WARD 29 JOHN WARD EVERY MONDAY during term time Babies and Toddlers 9.30 – 11am cost £1 to cover snacks. EVERY TUESDAY 9.45am Prayer Meeting 10am - 12 noon - COFFEE MORNING AND FOOD BANK. Every Thursday Evening Bible Study 7.30pm in Church. All welcome!!
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Sunday Services in OCTOBER st Sunday 1 Oct 8.30am - Holy Communion (1662) 11.00am - Morning Service, Sunday Club 6.00pm - Sundays @ Six th Sunday 8 Oct 8.30am - Holy Communion (1662) 11.00am - Holy Communion, Sunday Club 6.00pm - Sundays @ Six th Sunday 15 Oct 8.30am - Holy Communion (1662) 11.00am - Family Service 6.00pm - Sundays @ Six nd Sunday 22 Oct 8.30am - Holy Communion (1662) 11.00am - Morning Service, Sunday Club 6.00pm - Sundays @ Six th Sunday 29 Oct 8.30am - Holy Communion (1662) 11.00am - Joint Benefice Communion 6.00pm - Sundays @ Six
Welcome to our family service every Sunday morning at st rd 10.30am. The 1 and 3 Sunday’s communion is celebrated during the service. Our speakers for OCTOBER are:
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In the Co mmunity for the Comm unity
ST DAVID’S CHURCH
SH EEP STR EET STO W ON T HE WO LD
BAPTIST C HURCH
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Sunday Worship at 10.30 am Includes Communion on 1st & 15th Tuesday Coffee morning & Food Bank Every Tuesday 10am – Noon Thursday activities 5th 12.30pm 2 course Lunch £4 19th 2.30pm Prayer & Praise 26th 2.30pm Bible Study
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www.moretonblinds.com MORETON BLINDS & CURTAINS OUR HIGHLIGHTS FROM A BUMPER MONTH! • New novels from Bernard Cornwell, Dan Brown, Alan Hollinghurst, John Grisham and M. C. Beaton. • Biographies of Joan Leigh Fermor and Daphne du Maurier, Liza Picard on Chaucer’s People and Jenny Uglow on Mr (Edward) Lear, the unfinished memoir of Nelson Mandela on his presidency, Charles Spencer on Charles II running for his life following his father’s execution, Brough Scott on Churchill at the Gallop, and Ben Fogle considering the English. • Britain’s creative-types reveal their private sanctuaries in The Secret Gardeners, whereas it’s all about gardening wisdom in Down to Earth by Monty Don. • River Cafe celebrates its 30th birthday, Anna Jones covers The Modern Cook’s Year, Nigel Slater has his Christmas Chronicles with notes, stories and recipes for midwinter, and Gino d’Acampo takes us on an Italian Coastal Escape. No new cookery book from Mary Berry, but instead her Household Tips and Tricks. • Nick Skelton has his autobiography, appropriately entitled Gold. Henry Blofeld is Over and Out after his Innings of a Lifetime with Test Match Special. • Turning to humour and stocking fillers: the usual annual Private Eye and Best of Matt, as well as more unpublished letters to The Daily Telegraph, not to mention more spoof Ladybird titles (The Quiet Night In, The Big Night Out, Balls, etc) and more in the spoof Five . . . series (Five at the Office Christmas Party, Escape Brexit Island, Get Gran Online, etc). Quentin Letts lets rip at the elites who betrayed Britain in Patronising Bastards. Richard Osman has The World Cup of Everything (and no, it’s not football). • Great new titles for our younger readers. BIGGEST: La Belle Sauvage, the first in The Book of Dust, by Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials, etc), and Turtles All the Way Down by John Green (The Fault in Our Stars, etc). ALMOST AS BIG: a new picture book from David Walliams (his new story comes in November), and The Girl with the Lost Smile by Miranda Hart. NOT QUITE SO BIG: Katinka’s Tail by Judith Kerr, The Snow Angel by Lauren St John, and Another Year of Plumdog by Emma Chichester Clark.
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Competition Answer Sheet 2017
Inside the August editions of The Cotswold Times were a set of numbered photographs, all taken recently, in the communities where we deliver the magazines every month. The Challenge was to identify the communities where the photos were taken. NAME OF TOWN, VILLAGE OR HAMLET
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NAME OF TOWN, VILLAGE OR HAMLET
NAME OF TOWN, VILLAGE OR HAMLET
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Longborough
19
Todenham
37
Lower Oddington
2
Bourton on the Water
20
Naunton
38
Little Rissington
3
Broadwell
21
Bourton on the Hill
39
Churchill
4
Lower Slaughter
22
Kineton
40
Condicote
5
Nether Westcote
23
Clapton on the Hill
41
Guiting Power
6
Moreton in Marsh
24
Upper Rissington
42
Dorn
7
Donnington
25
Over Norton
43
Notgrove
8
Wyck Rissington
26
Salford
44
Fifield
9
Milton under Wychwood
27
Chipping Norton
45
Idbury
10
Church Westcote
28
Evenlode
46
Upper Slaughter
11
Upper swell
29
Northleach
47
Broadway
12
Icomb
30
Paxford
48
Sherborne
13
Blockley
31
Shipton under Wychwood
49
Kingham
14
Draycott
32
Stow on the Wold
50
Bledington
15
Great Tew
33
Adlestrop
51
Great Rissington
16
Batsford
34
Aston Magna
52
Temple Guiting
17
Daylesford
35
Ascot under Wychwood
53
Hook Norton
18
Uppder Oddington
36
Chipping Camden
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1 Christmas Fayre and Narnia’s Grotto 4 – 8pm at Filkins Village Hall. Telephone Diane Blackett 01367 860504 3 Burford Singers Winter Concert at 7.30pm in Church of St John the Baptist, Burford. John Rutter Requiem, Haydn Missa Cellensis. Tickets 01993 822412 7 – 10 Christmas Tree Festival 2017 in St Edwards Church, Stow. Tel 01451 833 840 15 - 22 Christmas festivities at Cotswold Farm Park. Cheapest tickets online at: www.cotswoldfarmpark.co.uk /
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22 –22 24– 24 EXHIBITION EXHIBITION of PAINTINGS of PAINTINGS & SCULPTURE & SCULPTURE by Dawn by Dawn Tremaine Tremaine MARKET DAYS nd nd rd rd th th BOURTON BOURTON ON TOHE N TWHE ATER WATER Windrush Windrush Village Village Hall.Hall. 22 22 6-8 pm 6-8 23 pm 23 and and 24 24 11am 11am - 4 pm - 4 pm BOURTON O N T HE W ATER Farmers’ Farmers’ Market Market 4th Sunday, 4th Sunday, 9.30–1300 9.30–1300 th Farmers’ Market 4 Sunday: 9.30 -‐ 1300 CHARLBURY CHARLBURY CHARLBURY J1une, Farmers’ Farmers’ Market Market 13 June, 13 2 September, 12 September, 12 December 12 December Farmers’ Market June, SCeptember, December -‐ 1pm Playing Playing Close, lose, Charlbury Charlbury OX7 3ORJ X7 (9-‐1pm) 3RJ (9 9-‐1pm) Playing Close, Charlbury. OX7 3RJ CHIPPING CHIPPING CAMPDEN C AMPDEN 5 5 Country Country Music Music Night Night at Notgrove at Notgrove Village Village Hall.Hall. Open Open Country Country Market Market NORTON every every Friday, Friday, 9–11am 9–11am (except (except January) January) CHIPPING fromfrom 7:307:30 pm to pm11:30 to 11:30 pm -pm live- music, live music, licensed licensed bar. bar. £5 per £5 per rd CHIPPING CHIPPING NORTON Narket ORTON Farmers’ M 3 S aturday m onthly f rom 8.30am person person entrance entrance fee. fee. Tonight's Tonight's act isact Marcus. is Marcus. Contact Contact Ken Ken Farmers’ Farmers’ Market M arket 3rd Saturday, 3rd Saturday, onthly monthly from 8.30am Country Market every Sm aturday 8.45 f8rom -‐.30am 11am, Lower Town on 07870795560 on 07870795560 or 01451 or 01451 850502 850502 for further for further details. details. rd Country Country Market Market every every Saturday Saturday 8.45–11am 8.45–11am Lower Lower Town TH all Hall Hall w ith F armers’ M arket o n 3own Saturday 6 6 QuizQuiz Night Night at Condicote at Condicote Village Village Hall Hall 7.307.30 for 8pm for 8pm start.start. (with (with Farmer’s Farmer’s Market Market on 3rd on Saturday) 3rd Saturday) Weekly M arket e very W ednesday £10 £10 per person per person to include to include supper supper – no–bar no so barbring so bring youryour Weekly Weekly Market Market every eW very ednesday Wednesday GREAT OLLRIGHT own.own. To book To book email email
[email protected] [email protected] GREAT GREAT ROLLRIGHT RROLLRIGHT Village first Saturday m onthly except January Village Village Market MM arket arket last Slast aturday Saturday monthly monthly (except (except December) December) 6 6 CERAMICS CERAMICS workshop workshop by Winchcombe by Winchcombe Pottery Pottery - using - using MORETON-‐IN-‐MARSH KINGHAM KINGHAM coloured coloured slips,slips, handhand throwing throwing on aon wheel. a wheel. £65 £65 pp including pp including Weekly Market arket every -‐D 3ecember .30pm Farmer’s Farmer’s Market M 21 June, 21 J2une, 0 STept, 2uesday 0 S1ept, 3 December 193 all materials. all materials. 10-4pm. 10-4pm. At Foyle At Foyle Learning Learning Space, Space, The The Country MM arket every Thursday 9.30 -‐ 12noon in WI Hall MORETON-‐ MORETON-‐ IN-‐ IARSH N-‐MARSH Wilson, Wilson, Clarence Clarence Street, Street, Cheltenham. Cheltenham. Weekly Weekly Market Market every eevery Tvery uesday, TW uesday, 9–3.30pm 9–3.30pm 8.30-‐ 3.30pm NORTHLEACH ednesday www.guildcrafts.org.uk www.guildcrafts.org.uk 01242 01242 245215 245215 Country Country Market MN arket every every Thursday, Thursday, 9.30–12noon 9.30–12noon in W Iin HW all I Hall STOW O THE W OLD 7 & 8 Autumn Autumn Diesel Weekend. our fleet of heritage 7&8 Diesel Weekend. See See our fleet of heritage nd (except Farmer’s Farmer’s and Caraft nd CMraft arket Market 1st Sunday 1st (except 1T2 July) 12 0July) 9.30-‐2pm pprox approx Farmers’ Market 2 S aunday nd last hursday 9 0-‐ 9.30-‐2pm 1pm au ntil Sept diesels in action. Normal prices will apply.. diesels in action. Normal traintrain ticketticket prices will apply.. VisitVisit NORTHLEACH NORTHLEACH every every Wednesday, Wednesday, 8.30–3.30pm 8.30–3.30pm www.gwsr.com for information booking. www.gwsr.com for information and and booking. STOW STOW ON TOHE N W THE OLD WOLD Strange Tales the Darker at Westcote Village 7 7 Strange Tales fromfrom the Darker SideSide at Westcote Village Farmer’s Farmer’s Market Market 2nd T2nd hursday, Thursday, 9am–1pm 9am–1pm at 7.30pm. A spine-chilling blend of magic, mindHallHall at 7.30pm. A spine-chilling blend of magic, mindreading storytelling. Suitable 14 and yrs and above. reading and and storytelling. Suitable age age 14 yrs above. Tickets: £12.50 (includes welcome drink) 01993 Tickets: £12.50 (includes welcome drink) fromfrom 01993 831196 or
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[email protected] Cogges Manor Farm Apple Pressing to make apple 10 10 Cogges Manor Farm Apple Pressing to make freshfresh apple 2 2 Annual Annual Charity Charity Bonfire Bonfire & Fireworks & Fireworks display display at the at Fire the Fire Archery skillsand sparriing using replica weapons juice.juice. Archery skillsand sparriing using replica weapons Service Service College, College, London London Road, Road, Moreton Moreton in Marsh. in Marsh. Gates Gates weaving techniques. – 1600. plus plus weaving techniques. 11 –11 1600. openopen 6pm.6pm. FreeFree entry. entry. (NB.(NB. Please Please do not do bring not bring fireworks/ fireworks/ North Cotswold Association a demonstration 11 11 North Cotswold ArtsArts Association has has a demonstration by by sparklers). sparklers). Charity Charity collection collection for Meningitis for Meningitis Now.Now. Lyndi Allfrey on how to achieve subtle tones Lyndi Allfrey on how to achieve subtle skin skin tones in in portraits at Broadwell Village 2-4pm. Visitors welcome, portraits at Broadwell Village hall.hall. 2-4pm. Visitors welcome, to include contact Frances 644425 £5 to£5include tea. tea. contact Frances 644425 Cotswold Decorative – a lecture on The 11 11 Cotswold Decorative and and FineFine ArtsArts – a lecture on The Glories of English Watercolours by Ann Clements. 11.30 Glories of English Watercolours by Ann Clements. 11.30 – – 12.30 at Warwick Burford. 12.30 at Warwick Hall Hall Burford. Moreton Conservatives – a by talkDanny by Danny Kruger 12 12 Moreton Conservatives – a talk Kruger at Stat St Davids Centre, Moreton at 7pm Davids Centre, Moreton at 7pm 14/15 Stow Stow Collectors St Edwards 14/15 Gift,Gift, CraftCraft and and Collectors FairFair St Edwards Hall,Hall, 9.30am – 4.30pm. Entry. Refreshments all day. StowStow 9.30am – 4.30pm. FreeFree Entry. Refreshments all day. Contact 01608 882598 or
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[email protected] 14 14 ‘Halloween ‘Halloween Land’ Land’ opens opens at Cotswold at Cotswold FarmFarm Park. Park. PickPick a a free free pumpkin, pumpkin, complete complete the Spooky the Spooky Scarecrow Scarecrow Maize Maize Maze Maze and and get crafty get crafty in the in Witches the Witches and and Wizard’s Wizard’s workshop. workshop. Cheapest Cheapest tickets tickets online online at: www.cotswoldfarmpark.co.uk at: www.cotswoldfarmpark.co.uk / / 01451 850307 01451 850307 Blockley Society a lecture – Posters of Belle the Belle 16 16 Blockley ArtsArts Society a lecture – Posters of the Epoch by Charles Harris St George’s at 2.45pm Epoch by Charles Harris in StinGeorge’s Hall Hall at 2.45pm information Elaine Parker 01386 840326 MoreMore information Elaine Parker 01386 840326 1 1 Christmas Christmas Fayre Fayre and and Narnia’s Narnia’s Grotto Grotto 4 – 8pm 4 – 8pm at Filkins at Filkins Country Music Night at Notgrove Village Open 19 19 Country Music Night at Notgrove Village Hall.Hall. Open Village Village Hall.Hall. Telephone Telephone Diane Diane Blackett Blackett 01367 01367 860504 860504 pm11:30 to 11:30 live music, licensed £5 per 3 3 fromfrom 7:307:30 pm to pm -pm live- music, licensed bar. bar. £5 per Burford Burford Singers Singers Winter Winter Concert Concert at 7.30pm at 7.30pm in Church in Church of of person entrance Tonight's is Ronnie. Contact person entrance fee. fee. Tonight's act isact Ronnie. Contact Ken Ken St John St John the Baptist, the Baptist, Burford. Burford. JohnJohn Rutter Rutter Requiem, Requiem, Haydn Haydn on 07870795560 or 01451 850502 for further details. on 07870795560 or 01451 850502 for further details. Missa Missa Cellensis. Cellensis. Tickets Tickets 01993 01993 822412 822412 Cotswold Food Drink Fayre. Artisan 21 &21 22& 22 Cotswold Food and and Drink Fayre. Artisan foodfood and and drinkdrink 7 – 10 7 – 10Christmas Christmas TreeTree Festival Festival 20172017 in StinEdwards St Edwards Church, Church, producers around the region willdisplaying be displaying producers fromfrom around the region will be theirtheir Stow. Stow. Tel 01451 Tel 01451 833 833 840 840 wares to sample at GWR’s the GWR’s Toddington Station. 15 - 15 wares to sample and and buy buy at the Toddington Station. 22 - 22 Christmas Christmas festivities festivities at Cotswold at Cotswold FarmFarm Park.Park. Normal prices will apply. Normal traintrain ticketticket prices will apply. Cheapest Cheapest tickets tickets online online at: www.cotswoldfarmpark.co.uk at: www.cotswoldfarmpark.co.uk / / Rock Extravaganza at Stow British Legion 21 21 Rock and and RollRoll Extravaganza at Stow British Legion £10 £10 01451 850307 01451 850307 – 11.30pm entryentry 8.308.30 – 11.30pm 16 16 Kates Home Nursing Christmas Carol Concert at at Kates Home Nursing Christmas Carol Concert 26 -28Music Music at Stow Festival. Cotswold Voice Choir, 26 -28 at Stow Festival. Cotswold MaleMale Voice Choir, 6.30pm St Edwards Church, 6.30pm St Edwards Church, StowStow Fairport Convention, Toyah St Edwards Church, Stow. Fairport Convention, Toyah at StatEdwards Church, Stow. Tickets Borzoi bookshop 01451 830268 Tickets Borzoi bookshop 01451 830268 Tickets, Tickets, Booking Booking information information etc. eftc. rom from – – Charity Beetle Drive at Notgrove Village in of aid of 28 28 Charity Beetle Drive at Notgrove Village Hall Hall in aid BOURTON BOURTON ON TOHE N TW HE ATER WATER VISITOR VISITOR INFORMATION INFORMATION CENTRE CENTRE Notgrove Church JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Notgrove Church and and JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Victoria Victoria Street, Street, B ourton B ourton on the on W the ater. Water. O pen OM pen on-‐M Fri on-‐ 9.30-‐ Fri 95.30-‐ pm, 5Spm, at 9S.30-‐ at 9.30-‐ Foundation. £8 person per person to include a pork salad Foundation. £8 per to include a pork bap bap with with salad (12 and yrs and under Bar be willopen. be open. plusplus cakecake (12 yrs under £4.) £4.) Bar will FromFrom 5.30, 5.30, Closed Closed Sunday Sunday 01451 01451 820211 820211 a prompt 7.30pm Please contact Angela 7pm7pm for afor prompt 7.30pm start.start. Please contact Angela E:
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[email protected] [email protected] at either the GWR’s Cheltenham Racecourse or Toddington at either the GWR’s Cheltenham Racecourse or Toddington CHIPPING CHIPPING NORTON NORTON VISITOR VISITOR INFORMATION INFORMATION POINT POINT Stations. Normal ticket prices will apply. Stations. Normal traintrain ticket prices will apply. VisitVisit Guildhall, Guildhall, Goddards Goddards Lane, Lane, Chipping Chipping Norton Norton OX7 O 5NJ. X7 5ONJ. ffice Office hours hours Mon-‐MFri. on-‐Fri. www.gwsr.com for information booking. www.gwsr.com for information and and booking. MORETON MORETON AREA AREA CENTRE CENTRE High HSigh treet, Street, Moreton. Moreton. Mon M 8.45am-‐ on 8.45am-‐ 4.00pm, 4.00pm, Charity Beetle Drive at Notgrove Village Tickets 28 28 Charity Beetle Drive at Notgrove Village Hall Hall Tickets £8. £8. Tues-‐Thurs Tues-‐Thurs 8.45am-‐ 8.45am-‐ 5.15pm, 5.15pm, Fri 8.45am-‐ Fri 8.45am-‐ 4.45pm, 4.45pm, Sat 1S0am-‐ at 10am-‐ 1pm 1(pm BST), (BST), Contact Angela Kendal 01451 850754 Contact Angela Kendal 01451 850754 10.00am-‐ 10.00am-‐ 12.30pm 12.30pm (BWT), (BWT), Sun CSLOSED. un CLOSED. 01608 01608 650881 650881 E: E: / 1 Oct YIMBY! Festival TICKETS Chipping Norton 30 / 30 1 Oct YIMBY! Festival TICKETS £22 £22 fromfrom Chipping Norton
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DIARY 5 Country Music Night at Notgrove Village Hall. O from 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm - live music, licensed b person entrance fee. Tonight's act is Marcus. Con on 07870795560 or 01451 850502 for further deta 6 Quiz Night at Condicote Village Hall 7.30 for 8pm £10 per person to include supper – no bar so brin own. To book email condicoteplaygroup@btinter 6 CERAMICS workshop by Winchcombe Pottery coloured slips, hand throwing on a wheel. £65 pp i all materials. 10-4pm. At Foyle Learning Space, T Wilson, Clarence Street, Cheltenham. www.guildcrafts.org.uk 01242 245215 7&8 Autumn Diesel Weekend. See our fleet of herita diesels in action. Normal train ticket prices will ap www.gwsr.com for information and booking. 7 Strange Tales from the Darker Side at Westcot Hall at 7.30pm. A spine-chilling blend of magic, reading and storytelling. Suitable age 14 yrs and Tickets: £12.50 (includes welcome drink) from 01 831196 or
[email protected] 10 Cogges Manor Farm Apple Pressing to make fre juice. Archery skillsand sparriing using replica we plus weaving techniques. 11 – 1600. 11 North Cotswold Arts Association has a demon Lyndi Allfrey on how to achieve subtle skin tones i portraits at Broadwell Village hall. 2-4pm. Visitors £5 to include tea. contact Frances 644425 11 Cotswold Decorative and Fine Arts – a lecture Glories of English Watercolours by Ann Clements. 12.30 at Warwick Hall Burford. 12 Moreton Conservatives – a talk by Danny Kruge Davids Centre, Moreton at 7pm 14/15 Stow Gift, Craft and Collectors Fair St Edwards Stow 9.30am – 4.30pm. Free Entry. Refreshment Contact Issy 01608 882598 or issyreeves@btinter 14 ‘Halloween Land’ opens at Cotswold Farm Park. free pumpkin, complete the Spooky Scarecrow M and get crafty in the Witches and Wizard’s worksh Cheapest tickets online at: www.cotswoldfarmpar 01451 850307 16 Blockley Arts Society a lecture – Posters of the Epoch by Charles Harris in St George’s Hall at 2.4 More information Elaine Parker 01386 840326 19 Country Music Night at Notgrove Village Hall. O from 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm - live music, licensed b person entrance fee. Tonight's act is Ronnie. Cont on 07870795560 or 01451 850502 for further deta 21 & 22 Cotswold Food and Drink Fayre. Artisan food a producers from around the region will be displayin wares to sample and buy at the GWR’s Toddingto Normal train ticket prices will apply.
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Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway The Railway Station, Toddington, GL54 5DT 01242 621405 www.gwsr.com
Travel from Toddington, Winchcombe or Cheltenham Race Course stations on our award-winning heritage railway 24 mile round trip through glorious Cotswold scenery 693 yard tunnel at Greet - 2nd longest on a preserved railway Famous 15 arch Stanway viaduct Tea room, shop, heritage trail and small museum at Toddington, café, shop and picnic area at Winchcombe
SAT 7th & SUN 8th OCTOBER
AUTUMN DIESEL WEEKEND
Fri 27th 8pm COTSWOLD MALE VOICE CHOIR
A wide variety of award-winning food and drink from local artisans to try and buy. Plenty of Christmas gift ideas too!
FREE admission and parking for the fayre at Toddington Station. Trains running at normal fares.
10am-4pm each day
SAT 21st & SUN 22nd OCTOBER 2017
Thurs 26th 7.30pm
October
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Music at Stow Festival 2017 EVENTS
Kate’s Home Nursing St. Edward’s Church Stow-on-the-Wold
ChristmasCarolConcert Saturday 16th December 2017 at 6.30 pm Further details to be confirmed October at Court Barn A is for Ashbee
16 September – 19 November
To coincide with launch of A is for Ashbee and using the alphabet bricks designed by C R Ashbee, we explore our collections.
Desert Island Pictures 21 October at 6pm
Which eight pictures would you take to your desert island? A talk by Robert Cumming, art critic, art historian, author and TV presenter.
Tickets £7
Children’s workshop 25 October
Two sessions: 11-12.30 and 1- 2.30pm Suitable for ages 6-12. Cost £2, Booking essential Court Barn, Church Street, Chipping Campden GL55 6JE 01386 841951 www.courtbarn.org.uk
Christmas C hristma ass TTree e
FFestival estival LLu Lunch u
FRIDAY R D Y 8THH DEC C2 2017, 017 12 noon at S Stt Edward’s Ed Hall a
Guestt S Speakers rs
Sparks will fly! The Fire Service College Mess Club hosts its annual charity bonfire and fireworks display at its Moreton premises
Martin M n & Lizzie eG Graham ra a o off Longb Longborough orough Festival Opera
At the College on Thursday, 2 November. Gates open at 6pm, admission is free and entry will be via the Fire Service College main gate entrance on London Road. Visitors are not allowed to bring fireworks, including sparklers, onto the site. During the evening a collection will be made on behalf of Meningitis Now, the Fire Service College Mess Club chosen charity for 2017. Meningitis Now is the UK's largest charity, offering support, funding research and raising awareness about meningitis. For further information visit the Fire Service College website www.fireservicecollege.ac.uk
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Tickets £24.00 Canapés & Mulled Wine 2 course lunch with Wine For a booking form call: 01451 833840 or 01451 832447
EVENTS MUSIC AT STOW
Burford Singers – Winter concert John Rutter – Requiem Haydn – Missa Cellensis (Mariazellermesse) Sunday, 3 December 2017 at 7.30pm Church of St John the Baptist, Church Green, Burford OX18 4RY
EVENTS 2017 – 18 TOYAH FAIRPORT CONVENTION COTSWOLD MALE VOICE CHOIR ‘BEETHOVEN TO GERSHWIN’ PAUL JONES (BLUES BAND)
www.musicatstow.co.uk
Burford Singers with Cotswold Chamber Orchestra Soprano: Nardus Williams, Alto: Rebecca Coombs Tenor: Guy Elliott, Bass: James Richardson, Brian Kay – Conductor Tickets reserved at £23, £19 and £15, unreserved £10 Postal booking (advised) opens on 7 October Telephone booking opens on 30 October on 01993 822412 Online booking (unreserved only) from 1 November on our website Booking in person opens on 16 November from The Madhatter Bookshop, 122 High Street, Burford OX18 4QJ
Full details and booking form on our website www.burfordsingers.org.uk
THE ARTS SOCIETY BLOCKLEY a lecture
Posters of the Belle Époque by Charles Harris
at 2.45pm on 16 October 2017 BIG CATS AT ODDINGTON Big Cats at Oddington WI W.I. in St George’s Hall, Blockley Please contact Elaine Parker (01386 840326)
Jim Clubb, lionLion trainerTrainer from Amazing Jim Clubb, from Amazing Animals for booking guests (which is essential) and more details. Animals Heythrop Zoological Gardens Heythrop Zoological Gardens will entertain us will entertain us with his talk on with his talk on “Wild Animal Training for Film ‘Wild Animal Training for Film and and Television”. Television’.
11 October 2017
12 October, 7.30pm
th October, 7.30pm 12 at Oddington Village Hall at Oddington village hall. £2.50 Visitors Visitors £2.50 on the door on the door. Info: John557901 07734 557901 Info: SueSue John 07734
Cotswold Decorative & Fine Arts lecture on
The Glories of English Watercolours
Christmas Fayre & Narnia’s Grotto Friday 1 December 2017, 4 to 8 pm in Filkins Village Hall Come to Filkins to buy your Christmas Fayre from home-made sweets to Christmas wreaths and lots in between. Partake of mulled wine and mincepies.
by Ann Clements
Note new time and venue: 11.30-12.30 with coffee from 11.00am at Warwick Hall, Church Green, Burford OX18 4RZ Non-members welcome (suggested donation £10).
There will be a special appearance of the White Witch in our Narnia Grotto especially for the children, maybe Aslan will be in attendance! Tables can be booked for £10 or for more information telephone Diane Blackett on 01367-860504. Proceeds to St Peter’s churches Broughton cum Filkins
Sunday, 15 October 2017 11:00 - 16:00 Cogges Manor Farm
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LIVE LOCAL MUSIC
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Monday 9 October, Rag Mama Rag 8.30pm Cherington Arms Monday 23 October, Kent DuChaine USA 8.30pm Norman Knight, Whichford Monday 30 October, Mat Walklate and Paolo Fuschi 8.30pm Cherington Arms
Chipping Norton. OX7 5NL 2 Spring Street, October 2017 Theatre 6 Jeremy Hardy
7 8 9 10 12 13 14
The Quo Experience Angela Brownridge Genius Team Viking Bevery Craven Ali Cook: Principles of Deception The Epstein
[email protected]
BOX OFFICE 01608 642350 Mon-Fri 10am to 6pm Sat 10am-2pm 15
Private Henry Tandey VC
17 Maddy Prior 14 November to 14 January
Sleeping Beauty
Films 2 4 27 28,29
Final Portrait The Limehouse Golem Detroit Victoria and Abdul
www.chippingnortontheatre.com
11:00 - 16:00 Cogges Cogges Manor Manor Farm Farm
11:00 - 16:00
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COUNTRY MUSIC NIGHTS
at Notgrove Village Hall 7.30pm – 11.30pm LIVE MUSIC – Licenced Bar, £5pp entrance
Thursday 5 October 2017 Tonight's act is Marcus
Thursday 19 October 2017 Tonight's act is Ronnie
Contact Ken on 07870795560 or 01451 850502 for further details.
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Max Team of 6 Entrance includes Jacket Potato Supper and 1 Free Drink
FRIDAY 6TH OCTOBER
7.30 FOR 8 O’CLOCK START
£10 Per
QUIZ NIGHT
Person
Condicote Playgroup is hosting a quiz night at Condicote Village Hall on Friday 6th of October. To book a table in advance please email
[email protected]. Please bring some friends and join us
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On Saturday 28th October at Notg tggrove Village Hall
from 7pm ffor orr a prompt 7.30pm start.
On Saturday 28th October at Notg tggrove Village Hall
No Bar, So Bring Your Own
from 7pm ffor orr a prompt 7.30pm start.
Booze!
In aid of Stt Barttholomew holomew hol s Church Nottgr grove and JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.)
In aid of Stt Barttholomew holomew hol s Church Nottgr grove and JDRF (Juveni le Diabe tes Rese arch Fo und n.) ars and under £atio Tickets ickets £8 per person (12 yea 4) to Condicote Village Hall, Condicote, Stow On The Wold, GL54 1ES
include a pork bap with salad, plus cake. Bar will be open.
Tickets ickets £8 per person (12 yeaars and under £4) to include a pork bap with salad, plus cake. Bar will Please o 01451 850754 be open.conttact Angela Kendaal on
condicoteplaygroup@ btinternet.com
or Kate Lazenbury on 07939 207737 to purchase tickets.
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October 2017
A long, steady uphill stretch at the beginning and a short but steep climb about halfway. Please bring a packed lunch. 5.5 hours: 10 miles. Start: 10:00 am Mickleton Church, park considerately. OS Map ref 435 SP 162
Autumn in the Secret Forest of Wychwood – Thursday 12 October to the public A circular walk partly along paths not normally open through the Wychwood Forest. Please bring a packed lunch. 8 miles, 5 hours. Starts: 10:00am Spendlove Centre Charlbury Around the Crown – Wednesday 18 October From Enstone this walk goes through Heythrop Park and the pretty hamlet of Lidstone returning back to The Crown in time for lunch. 4.5 miles, 2 hours. Starts: 10:00am The Crown Inn Enstone OX7 4NN
PLEASE use appropriate footwear as some walks may be steep and muddy in places. EASY – Length may vary but terrain is mainly flat (level); MODERATE – includes some hills and rough ground. STRENUOUS – may be rough underfoot and ascents and descents may be steep. We welcome guide and hearing dogs – sorry, others not allowed.
Witch Way to Whichford? – Saturday 21 October A lovely and varied walk through villages, open country and woodland Stones. Please with time to look at the ancient Rollright bring a packed lunch. 10 miles, 5 hours. Starts: 10:00am Whichford Village Green
Walks are free although we do invite donations to help fund our conservation and improvement work.
A Cat, a Fox and a Pig – Saturday 28 October – Moderate
A circular walk taking in Hidcote Bartrim and the Foxcote estate.
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The Wardens run a full programme of guided walks throughout the Cotswolds. For more information see www.escapetothecotswolds.org.uk or Tel: 01451 862000, also for any changes to arrangements such as due to extreme weather.
B U L C S E C I T NO
Bourton and District
The next meeting of this group is on Wednesday 25 October in the British Legion Hall, BOW. Come and join us for a coffee and chat between 10 and 10.30. The speaker this month is Helen Schofield, on the subject of ‘The Wonders of Westonbirt’. Visitors are very welcome. More information contact: www.u3asites/bourton. email:
[email protected].
STOW & DISTRICT CIVIC SOCIETY th
Friday, 6 October 2017: ”King of Balloons” - James Sadler, Oxford pastry cook and first English aeronaut! 200 years ago Sadler became the unlikely first Englishman ever to fly; he designed, manufactured, fuelled and piloted his own balloon from Oxford becoming an overnight celebrity - but his name is virtually unknown today. Mark Davies will explain all. Refreshments from 7 pm. Talk starts 7.30 pm - St. Edward’s Hall, Stow-onthe-Wold. Bookings still being taken for our Autumn Lunch on th Friday, 10 November at Wyck Hill House Hotel with our speaker Dan Szor, founder of The Cotswolds Distillery. Interested in joining us? Please call Rachel or Nigel on 01451 833783. Full details of our programme, trips and membership are on our website: www.stowcivicsociety.co.uk
ART CLUB
at Fisher House (with beautiful views), Stow A small group of amateur artists. Meeting every Tuesday from 9.30am – 12.30pm £3 per week to fund tuition. Imelda 01451 833572
M ORET ON PR OBUS CLU B
The meetings in OCTOBER 2017 will be: Monday 9th October our talk will be "The Small Wonder - The VW Beetle" by Bob Macfarlane. Monday 23rd October - John Macartney will talk about William Morris - 1st Viscount Nuffield founder of Morris Minor Ltd and the Nuffield Foundation. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING PROBUS CONTACT MIKE WAREHAM ON 01608 654299
Stow on the Wold and Countryside Embroiderers Guild
We meet every first Tuesday of the month for some fascinating talks on textile and needle related work, from 2-4 at Broadwell Village Hall. Visitors are welcome, £5 charge. For info contact 01608 651006
CHIPPY RAMBLING CLUB
CHIPP ING N ORTON GR E EN GY M
Chipping Norton
CONDICOTE YOGA CLASS Yoga class in Condicote Village Hall every Thursday from 6.307.30pm. More details Anna 01386 700 364
The next meeting is on Thursday 19 October at 2pm in Broadwell Village Hall. ‘The Story of the Mary Rose’ by Bob Foster Entrance Fee £2.50. Why not join us? Olivia Amphlett, Membership Secretary. Tel: 01386 593085
WANT TO GET FITTER? ENJOY BEING OUTDOORS? IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT? Help us cut back brambles, tend the Community Orchard, mend fences, clear streams – and much more! – in Chippy and surrounding villages. Wednesday mornings. Lifts available. A friendly group with activities for all ages and abilities. Phone Jenny on 01608 643269 or email
[email protected]. www.chippygreengym.org
Our next monthly meeting will be held on Wednesday 4 October at 2.30pm in the Methodist Hall, Chipping Norton. We welcome Anney Harris to give an illustrated talk about Beatrix Potter. On 1 November we welcome Anthony Benn who will talk about Charles Darwin. Our Special Interest Groups (SIGs) continue to thrive. Why not pay the reduced subscription of the year - £7 and have access to over 15 Special Interest Groups? VISITORS WELCOME - £2 entrance fee. Further information Diamond Versi 01608 646578. www.u3asites.org.uk/chippingnorton
NORTH COTSWOLD ASSOCIATION OF THE NATIONAL TRUST
Join us for a leisurely two-hour walk in the countryside! On the first Sunday of the month we meet in the New Street carpark Chipping Norton at 2pm (Apr - Oct). 1.30pm (Nov – March). Then get into 2 or 3 cars and go to the start of a different walk each month. We are a friendly group and go to lovely parts of our local countryside. Do join us. Enquiries: Heather 01608 643691/
[email protected]
Fun and Fitness for Seniors
This hour-long class is held in the Redesdale Hall each Monday morning at 9.30am. Work at your own pace to help maintain activity levels without pressure to take part in the 2020 Olympics. Come and join us. You would be most welcome.
U p p er W in d rush Lo ca l H i sto ry So ci et y Next meeting on Monday 9 October at 7.30pm
Speaker: John Longman on A Lifetime in Cheese. Venue: The Farmers Arms, Guiting Power Members £1 Visitors £2. All welcome. www.upperwindrushlhs.org.uk Enq: Tel.01451 850232
Over Norton WI
Meets at Village Hall, Over Norton, OX7 5PT 3rd Thursday of the month at 7.45pm Contact: Ros Millard 01608 644121 or
[email protected]
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Rural Cinema - October 2017 The Playhouse, St George’s Hall
The Old School
Victoria Hall
Memorial Hall
Thursday 19 October
Saturday 28 October
Monday
Sunday 8 October
BLOCKLEY
ANOTHER MOTHER’S SON
Season Tickets available – £25 7.15pm. Hot dogs on sale from 6.30. Doors/Bar open at 7.00pm / 7.45pm film. Advance tickets £3.50/ on door £4. Advance tickets 01386 700647
BOURTON ON THE HILL
BOURTON ON THE WATER
VICEROY’S HOUSE
SEE LOCAL NOTICES
7.15pm. Hot dogs and wine with a donation £3.50 on the door. Tickets/ Queries 01386 7013857/701396
Film 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tickets £3 refreshments. Family Tickets £10 Queries 01451 822365
CHARLBURY SULLY
Film: 7.30pm – Doors & bar from 6.45pm. Tickets £5 / U15s £3, at the door. Family ticket £12 (2 adults, 1 or 2 children) Queries: 01608 810713
CHURCHILL & SARSDEN
Screen on the Green, Village Hall
Village Hall
St. Andrew’s Church
THEIR FINEST
Friday
Thursday 19 October
VICEROY’S HOUSE
Tuesday 3 October
Village Hall
Saturday 14 October
Film 7.30pm. Tickets £4.50 at the door. Advance tickets/queries 01608 659903 - screenbythegreen@ btopenworld.com
FLIX IN THE STIX In the Village Hall
ODDINGTON
Tuesday 17 October
VICEROY’S HOUSE
7 for 7.30pm. £3.00 Wine and soft drinks. Advance tickets/queries / bookings Margaret 01451 831917
LITTLE WOLFORD
ILMINGTON
SEE LOCAL NOTICES
Film 7.30pm Tickets £4.00 inc. refreshments. Advance tickets/ queries 01608 684223
Film 7.30pm Tickets £3.50 (students £2.50) Advance tickets Ilmington Community Shop.Queries 01608 682806 Refreshments
Lower Swell Village Hall
St David’s Centre
WILL RECOMMENCE IN THE AUTUMN Tickets £4, Child £2.50 on the door Doors / bar / food from 6.45. (Buffet supper - soup and cheeses £5) Film starts at 7.30 Queries 07949 139434
[email protected]
Friday 20 October
LOWER SWELL
NAUNTON
VICEROY’S HOUSE
Doors open 7.15 for bar/ refreshments, Film 7.45. Tickets £3.00 at the door. 01451 850897 or
[email protected]
MORETON IN MARSH TO BE ANNOUNCED
Doors open: 2pm Film 2.30pm Tickets £3.00 at the door. Refreshments. Info: 01608 654382
Viceroy’s House: In 1947, British statesman Lord Mountbatten serves as India’s last Viceroy and is charged with handing India back to its people. Another Mother’s Son: the extraordinary true story of Louisa Gould. A tale of defiance, bravery and betrayal set against the backdrop of Nazi occupation on the Channel Islands during the Second World War. Sully: Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger tries to make an emergency landing in New York’s Hudson River after US Airways Flight 1549 strikes a flock of geese. Sullenberger becomes a national hero in the eyes of the public and the media. Despite the accolades, the famed pilot now faces an investigation that threatens to destroy his career and reputation. Their Finest: In 1940, a married woman and a screenwriter develop a growing attraction while working together on a propaganda film about the evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk, France.
WOWI West Oxfordshire WI
Meets at St Mary’s Parish Room, Chipping Norton, OX7 5NT. 3rd Monday of the month at 7.30pm Contact: Hilary Dix 01608 646228 or
[email protected]
MORETON IN MARSH (EVENING) W I
Our next meeting is on Monday 9 October at 7.30 p.m. in St David’s Centre, Moreton when Angela Panruckerwill talk about nature through the year. New members are very welcome. Contact Jo on 01608 650821 for further information.
MORETON INTEREST & LEISURE CLUB
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday 11 October in the W.I Hall at 2.30pm. The speaker will be Mike Wilkes telling us about "British Birds – Autumn to Spring". We welcome new members and guests and for further information please contact Hilary on 01608 650461. Bourt on- on-th e- Wa ter WI We meet at the Victoria Hall, Bourton-on-the-Water at 7.15 p.m. on nd the 2 Tuesday of the month. Please contact Janet on 01451 821739 for further information
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Rissingtons Local History Society
Next meeting is on Friday 20 October at 7.30pm in Upper Rissington Village Hall. Military Gardens by Richard Wheeler about the gardening Generals ie Duke of Marlborough at Blenheim Palace , Cobham at Stowe and Orkney and Cliveden. Visitors £3.50. Contact Sue Brown 01451 820233.
MORETON IN MARSH W I
The next meeting of the will be held in the W.I Hall on Thursday 5 Octoberat 2pm. Pam Slater will tell us about ‘The Cotswold Perfumery’. Diary Date – WI Christmas Lunch is on Friday 15 December. We welcome new members and guests. For further information contact Trish on 01608 651367.
STOW-ON-THE-WOLD WI
Meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm.
4th October – “Stories from the Auction Rooms” Steve Bruce
We welcome new members and visitors. Meet us at the Church Rooms, off Church Street, Stow-on-the-Wold or contact: Hazel Balding 01451 830726,
[email protected]
Is the album newly-written material or traditional arrangements? We do ‘The Lark In The Clear Air’ but everything else is new material. The three of us bring separate things to the table in terms of songs and lyrics. Giles pretty much writes the piece and then works with Hannah on the arrangement. I bring in words and bits of tunes – I’m a little bit more vague! This album is similar in style to the 3 For Joy album we released in 2012 but is based more on rural English aspects.
In Conversation with Steeleye Span’s Maddy Prior Over fifty years from her first appearances on the 60s folk scene, Maddy Prior is one of the most enduring, influential and respected artists in British music. In 1969, she and singer/guitarist, Tim Hart, joined forces with Terry and Gay Woods and Ashley Hutchings of Fairport Convention to form a band fusing folk with a more contemporary, electric sound. Taking its name, Steeleye Span, from a character in traditional Lincolnshire ballad, ‘Horkstow Grange’, the group took folk music from the clubs into the charts with ‘Gaudete’, a Christmas chart entry in 1973 and ‘All Around My Hat’, a no. 5 hit in 1975. Maddy has also released many solo albums and regularly performs with The Carnival Band, performing Christmas music and exploring her love of early music and hymns. In 2000, she was awarded an MBE in recognition of her longstanding contribution to folk music. With a performance at The Theatre in Chipping Norton in October and a UK Winter Tour with Steeleye Span on the horizon, she talks here to Nicholas John. Your October tour features Giles Lewin and Hannah James and there’s a new album, ‘Shortwinger’, which has a central theme about nature? It has, there are a lot of pieces about birds and one about hares. We’re all interested in nature and we can all relate to birds. The album has worked out really well. One piece is called ‘Murmuration’ and ‘The Austringer’ is another one with an unusual title. It describes the relationship between a Goshawk and its handler.
The music on that album covered everything you’ve worked on over your career: obviously folk, elements of medieval music, Eastern European stylings – We’ve kept that for this album as well but it’s not quite as full on, it’s a little more woven in this time. We’ll do songs from both albums on the tour and I always do material from things I’ve done previously - although the trouble with Steeleye is that it has such a vast repertoire! And after the dates with Giles and Hannah, there’s an extensive UK tour with Steeleye Span There’s a couple of weeks between tours, but yes, we’ll be doing a tour from
mid-November. The first half is going to be the very first Steeleye album (1970’s ‘Hark! The Village Wait’) and the second half more of the newer material from the last few albums, including ‘Wintersmith’ and ‘Dodgy Bastards’, which have more of a heavy rock feel. With a bigger band, we’ve got more clout!
Steeleye has constantly evolved and undergone many line-up changes but you’ve kept on releasing new music. Do you think the band has avoided falling into the nostalgia trap? I like to think we have, because we
don’t stay still and we don’t do the same things. We have such a vast repertoire, we don’t just repeat the same songs all the time. And we’d have no interest in doing that anyway. The one song we always tend to do is ‘All Around My Hat’. You’ve got to play that one, haven’t you? Well, there have been tours when we’ve not played it but, because we’re not a tribute band to ourselves, the only song you can absolutely guarantee everyone will know is ‘Hat’ - it’s become our anthem. That song is a part of our life. There’s a definite folk revival happening again now, isn’t there? It must help bring younger audiences to see Steeleye, and to your own solo gigs? There’s a massive revival going on, with young musicians who are absolutely superb and doing really interesting things. Hannah is one of them. She’s a brilliant songwriter and interpreter of traditional song. For me, it’s all about the material, that’s what’s important. I always think we’re the vehicle for the songs. Some of them are really dark, they dig into dark places, but they’re always fascinating. Singing about profound things is a great way to examine them. You call this your “extraordinary job.” You’ve been doing it a long time. Do you ever get to the point where you think “I’ve had enough now?” Of course, as in any walk of life, there are always moments when you think “I wish I was doing something else.” But that’s not usually when I’m on stage, it’s usually when I’m in the bloody van! There are bits of touring that can be tedious, but the gigs are always great! Nicholas John
Maddy Prior (with Giles Lewin & Hannah James) plays: The Theatre, Chipping Norton, 17th October (01608 642350) Steeleye Span play: St.George’s, Bristol, 23rd November (08454 024001) The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury, 11th December (01608 295074) Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, 17th December (02476 524524) www.maddyprior.co.uk - www.steeleyespan.org.uk Excerpts from this audio interview, alongside audio interviews with Martin Carthy, Show Of Hands, Fay Hield and more can be found at: www.wordsong.org.uk
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Tour of Britain Heritage Ride In anticipation of the Tour of Britain visiting the Cotswolds, Cotswold Tourism approached the Great British Bike Build (GBBB) and the Tyndale Cycling Club, with a view to them promoting cycling, in particular traditional cycling, as well as showing the world what the Cotswolds has to offer. The result was 55 riders on their heritage bikes arriving in Moreton in Marsh, and after some words of encouragements from Councillor Kit Havelock-Davies, the riders set off. They spent an hour ‘refuelling’ in Stow on the Wold, before Town Mayor Cllr Ben Eddolls, wearing a top hat, led the riders in the second of their journey. Arriving at Bourton on the Water they were able to rest and refuel further, with tea and, for those who wanted it, beer provided by Cotswold Brewery, while waiting for the Tour of Britain to arrive. As you can see from these photos the occasion was enjoyed greatly by all.
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In light of the vast problems being caused in the Caribbean by Hurricane Irma, the Caribbean Hurricane Appeal, which was set up in 2016 by Rotary in Great Britain and Ireland Donations Trust, has been re-opened. A Recovery Fund has also been set up by local Rotarians, based in District 7020 (Northern Caribbean). Out of the ten countries or territories covered by District 7020, all ten of them - Anguilla, St. Maarten, St. Martin / St. Barts, British Virgin Islands, United States Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Haiti and Bahamas have been affected. With the invaluable co-operation of Tesco (Stow on the Wold) and The Co-Operative (Bourton-on-the-Water), North Cotswold Rotary Club organized a collection with the aim of purchasing a Shelter Box th th for distribution in an affected area. Over the 10 , 11 and 12th September a magnificent total of over £1,200.00 was raised.
Our sincere thanks to all who gave so generously – Without you we could not make a difference.
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A CELEBRATION OF MUSIC PERFORMED BY TALENTED YOUNG MUSICIANS Artists will include Laurence Kilby (Tenor) plus other talented young musicians ST. EDWARDS CHURCH, STOW ON THE WOLD Tickets £10.00 (Students £5.00) Available from: Borzoi Book Shop, Stow on the Wold – Telephone: 01451 830268 Concert in aid of Rotary Foundation (Rotary’s own Charity) – Registered Charity No: 1033739
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Chipping Campden and District Rotary Club Student Reports: On Thursday, 28 September Isabel SketchleyMurray is coming to report on her project in Nepal and on 12 October Ed Sanders will describe climbing Mt Kilimanjaro (supporting Meningitis Research Foundation to which the Club has already made a donation). These are part of a series of reports from local students, whom the Club helps to raise funds to go on worthwhile projects overseas in which they help with local building projects or take part in educational programmes. Local Events: The next major event is the annual Tree of Light and popular mulled wine stall at the Christmas Fair on Saturday afternoon 2 December. The lights, which have been donated in memory of loved ones, will be switched on at 6 pm Last year the Tree of Light and mulled wine stall at the Christmas Fair together raised well over £2000. Next month we shall be distributing leaflets in the town and villages, by which people can make a donation (c. £5 or more) in memory of departed loved ones. The names will be displayed on the tree and on a list in the Post Office. The proceeds will as usual be shared between local charities. This is a continuing part of our programme of service within the community. Over the years with your support and generosity we have raised and distributed in excess of £100,000 for local and international projects and charities. As there are no administration costs or wages to pay, every penny you helped us raise has gone directly to where it is needed. Once again we will have a stall selling mulled wine and mince pies
to raise money for local good causes. Come and help us if you can spare the time. New members: On Thursday, 14 October Jill Leese and Brian Gray were inducted as Rotarians, making five new members in all this year. The increase in membership gives the Club extra resources to serve within the community. Recent reports: Katie Pritchard gave a confident and informative talk on 24 August about her experiences in Peru with Camps International for three months from February this year. She had researched to find a charity that made a difference for local people, and not just provided “voluntourism”. During her two weeks she helped to build five toilet blocks. Moving on to Camp Colca she worked on constructing a greenhouse, necessary because of the high winds and low winter temperatures. Work at her next camp on the shore of Lake Titicaca also involved greenhouses, plus the chance to teach English. Conditions at each camp were basic, without electricity and transport, except for a community truck. She ended her stay with a five day trek to Machu Picchu reaching an altitude of 4600 metres. Further events: Thursday, 21 December – Christmas Dinner. New members and enquirers are always welcome at our meetings at the Cotswold House Hotel on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at 6.45 for 7 pm. Please note revised meeting time. Membership is open to women and men. Email:
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North Somerset Coast – one day Long Exposure Workshop – October 3rd Our Long Exposures one day workshop takes in the north Somerset coast including Weston-Super-Mare, with its vast stretch of beach and magnificent pier, plus the iconic Burnham on Sea Grade II listed lighthouse. We will guide you through the whole process from compositional considerations to metering, exposure and focusing, so if you are looking to master the technique of long exposures, this workshop is for you. Plus, we’ll have some top quality Lee Big and Little Stoppers on hand for you to borrow.
The North Cornish coast – 8th – 11th October We will visit some of the most spectacular locations in the region, among them; Bedruthan Steps with its incredible rock formations, the pretty harbour of Boscastle, the Rumps, Trevose Head, Trevone Bay and Trebarwith Strand. This three day workshop provides plenty of challenges and a great opportunity for developing your photographic technique and mastering the use of filters whilst amongst some outstanding scenery.
Impressions of Westonbirt – October 20th and November 1st These workshops focus on the making of abstract images. Andy will be encouraging you to look beyond the obvious and find new ways of interpretation. As well as looking at the composition and effective capture of close up and graphic images, giving consideration to shape, form and texture, there is also the chance to experiment with ICM (intentional camera movement) and in-camera multiple exposures to produce some truly unique captures. There is huge potential here for the photographer with the opportunity to develop your artistic side with primary consideration to texture, colour and close-up detail.There are just 6 places available on each workshop to ensure plenty of individual help and guidance.
Waterfalls of the Vale of Neath and the Glamorgan Heritage Coast – October 27th – 29th The spectacular Glamorgan Heritage Coast as well as the many delightful waterfalls found in the Vale of Neath, south of the Breacon Beacons, are the subject matter for our two day autumn workshop this October. With a focus on water, this workshop will offer an excellent opportunity to hone your exposure skills, make full use of neutral density and polarising filters and to master the capture of water movement.
**Spring 2018 workshop dates Spring in the Lake District - March 8th - 11th Northumberland Castles and Coast - March 15th - 18th Glen Coe, Rannoch Moor and Glen Etive - March 23rd - 26th
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Blockley Ladies Choir Members had worked very hard with their musical director Rosie Marlborough following their Anniversary concerts in Moreton in Marsh and Blockley in May. We celebrated our success with an excellent meal at the Great Western Arms. When we return on Tuesday, 5 September from a short summer break, we shall be rehearsing for our concerts at Blockley on November 25th and Moreton on the 26th. At the end of the Blockley Ladies Choir thirtieth anniversary year, members are delighted that the choir, having entered the Royal Schools of Music Intermediate Choral Examination, passed, again with an excellent A grade.
If there are any ladies of any age who would like to join us (sorry gentlemen!) please come to the Little Village Hall, Bell Bank, Blockley on a Tuesday at 7.30 pm. There is no test but an ability to read music is helpful but not essential. We sing in three parts, first and second sopranos and altos.
Entries open for photographic competition in memory of ardent supporter Run each year by Fordingbridgebased charity Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), the Julian Gardner Award offers budding amateur photographers the chance to capture the UK countryside, including people who live and work there, game, wildlife, various habitats and landscape. The sixth competition, which has an adult and junior section, was launched five years ago in memory of Julian Gardner, a Sussex farmer and lifelong supporter of the GWCT who was tragically killed while defending his property in October 2010.
The winner of the adult category will be awarded a sculpture of a hare and the champion of the junior category – for children aged sixteen and under – will be presented a sculpture of a leveret. The top three photographs from each section will be printed in Gamewise and featured on GWCT’s website. The images will be judged by a panel on composition, originality and technical ability. Last year saw Richard Gunther, of Rye, scoop first prize in the adult competition with his stunning image of a herd of deer (pictured above), while in the under-sixteen category, Lauren Smewing entered a remarkable close-up of a frog in the grass.
Anyone wishing to take part are able to email a maximum of two photographs to photocompetition@ gwct.org.uk by 30 April 2018. More details can be found at www.gwct.org.uk/photocompetition
Competition rules The competition is only open to amateur photographers. Entries must not have been offered for sale or have won other competitions and they must have been taken in the UK. Images of zoo and captive animals will not be considered. You can enter a maximum of two photographs in colour or black and white; any photos you attempt to submit after the first two will not be accepted for the competition. Only digital entries supplied as high-quality JPEGs (a minimum size of 1MB, maximum 6MB) will be considered. By submitting any photographs, you agree to grant the GWCT a perpetual royalty-free licence for use in our publications, on our website and in promotional material. The author will be credited where possible. Unsuccessful entrants will not be contacted and no feedback on any entry will be provided. All photographs will be judged on composition, originality and technical ability.
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Open A Bird Café
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Appreciate the colours and fascinating behaviour of birds up close, when you put out food for them in your garden. By feeding birds, your garden may be visited all yearround. It’s an easy activity to get kids involved with nature. It’s in winter that you will probably get the fastest results from putting up feeders, but any time is fine. Don’t worry if it seems to take ages for bird numbers to pick up at your feeders in autumn – they’re probably taking advantage of all the naturally-occuring seeds, berries and insects available at this time. Read more at https://ww2.rspb.org.uk/get-involved/ activities/give-nature-a-home-in-your-garden/gardenactivities/openabirdcafe/#ZIIuLhvMBXmAzIBG.99
What you will need • • • • • •
bird feeders • bird table choice of bird seed mixtures such as: bird cake and food bars • sunflower seeds or hearts nyjer seeds • live foods and other insect foods lard and beef suet • cooked rice uncooked oats
Step-by-step guide
What to feed. Different birds prefer different foods, in the different seasons and different parts of the country. So try these different types of food and adapt to what works best in your garden. Try some of the options listed above. What not to feed. Importantly, there are some foods you should never put out. Avoid all salted foods as they dehydrate birds. Never put out loose peanuts, dry, hard foods or large chunks of bread during the spring or summer months. Parent birds might take these back to their nests and their young can choke on it.
hearts for (mainly) finches, tits and sparrows; a hanging mesh feeder with peanuts for (mainly) tits; a hanging mesh feeder with fat balls for (mainly) tits and sparrows. The next step up is a nyjer seed feeder for goldfinches, a ground feeder or bird table with an oat/fruit/fatty nibbles mix for robins and blackbirds. Where to feed. Place the feeders high enough so they are out of reach of ground predators like cats. They should be a couple of metres away from thick cover like bushes, so that small birds can beat a hasty retreat from aerial predators such as sparrowhawks. If you don’t get any visitors, try a different location. Move the feeders to different locations over the course of a year so that you don’t get a build-up of debris underneath. • When to feed. It is fine to feed all year-round - just adjust the amount you put out. In summer, when many birds leave to breed in the countryside, they’ll need less food. There’s a lot more food available naturally in autumn and even early winter, as flowers set seed and berries ripen. Fatty foods can go off in summer, so remove any which are past their best. • Keeping it healthy. Here are our top tips: • Make sure the foods are kept in rodent-proof storage bins • Clean your feeders. Unhygienic feeding stations can quickly transmit diseases between birds, so clean your feeders and bird tables regularly. Wash them down with a mild disinfectant and hot water, rinsing them fully and drying them out before filling them back up with food • Clear up under your feeders - you don’t want a problem with rodents at night. • Dealing with unwanted visitors. You may attract creatures other than those you were hoping to help! Rats, mice, squirrels, pigeons, and members of the crow family can wolf down what was meant for smaller birds. The best solutions are: • feeders with ‘guardian’ cages around the outside - small birds can slip through the gaps but larger creatures are excluded • weight-activated feeders which close off the feeding ports when something heavy like a pigeon or squirrel sits on them. Be prepared to buy the best if you are to outwit your ‘opponents’, and you may need to be quite ingenious. Enjoy the show! Once you’ve got your feeders up in the right place with the right food, sit back with a cup of tea and watch. It’s better than any soap opera!
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Club Competitions – Finals 2017 Please find below the winners of the following club competitions held on 28 August 2017 Ladies Singles Rita Gerry Mens Singles David Stanfield Ladies 2 Woods Rita Gerry Mens 2 Woods David Stanfield Freddie Wheeler Cup Hilary O’callaghan Ladies Pairs Sheila Brooks / Jane Clarke Mens Pairs Barry Peaston / David Stanfield Mixed Pairs Jane Clarke / John Kemp Thanks to all members involved in the finals also the members who came to give their support and watch some entertaining matches.
Book An Archery Party In Moreton-In-Marsh Are you looking for something to do in the school holidays or whilst you’re having a break from work? Archery is a great way of unwinding and using ultimate concentration. Aiming your bow and arrow at targets and seeing how well you progress across the day can feel extremely rewarding. If you’d like to book an archery party with Cotswold Archery, based in Moreton-in-Marsh, we welcome customers from across Warwick, Gloucester, Bicester and Cirencester. Get in touch. Cotswold Archery have a dedicated archery range at Batsford and run pre-booked archery experiences for all abilities, from eight years old upwards. To book a session at Batsford, please contact Cotswold Archery directly on 01993 835202 or 07949 128494 or visit Cotswold Archery’s website: http://www.cotswoldarchery.co.uk/
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By Corin Bishop The South Warwickshire & District Tennis Area, which includes parts of Worcestershire and Gloucestershire celebrated the end of their Wildmoor Spa Summer Tennis League season with their Annual Presentations recently. All Divisional and Cup winners were handed their awards including Stratford-on-Avon who took their fifteenth consecutive league title, Chipping Campden A took the Division One title, Inkberrow A Division Two, Chipping Campden B Division Three, Bidford-on-Avon A the Winner of Millennium Scroll Award 2017 Gavin Smithers
Division Four honours and Shipston-on-Stour B Division Five.
2017 League and Cup Winners with their trophies at the Annual Presentations of the Wildmoor Spa Summer Tennis League held at the Wildmoor Spa and Health Club, Stratford
The League Secretary Corin Bishop congratulated Stratford on once more lifting the league title coming out top of the forty-seven teams in the league. In addition there was a Fair Play Plate presented, voted on by the teams, in which three teams shared the top votes to emerge victorious. They were Claverdon C, Inkberrow D and Littletons. Gavin Smithers of Moreton-in-Marsh received the Millennium Scroll as best administrator for 2017, Stratford Juniors, on their first appearance in the final, won the Junior League Cup and finally Alcester Tennis Club who were presented with the King Cup as Club of the Year.
Summer of Fun at Moreton Tennis Club By Sue Heady Moreton Tennis Club is a local sports club at the top of its game. Following a £60,000 investment programme, both courts are now covered in artificial grass and illuminated by state-of-the-art LED floodlights, the first in the local area. To celebrate the new facilities, Moreton Tennis Club held its Open Day on Wimbledon Men’s Singles Final Day (Sunday, 16 July). The event proved a tremendous success with approximately 100 local people taking part. In addition to regular tennis competitions, a wide variety of tennis-related challenges were on offer; with ‘beat the machine’, ‘speed test’, ‘bin it’ and ‘crash the cans’ proving especially popular. There were tremendous prizes to be won in both the tombola and the raffle thanks to the generosity of local sponsors such as The Redesdale Arms, ASK Italian and The Fire Service College. Having been attracted by the new facilities, many new members have elected to join Moreton Tennis Club.
They have found the club offers a friendly environment in which to learn to play tennis, improve skills, make new friends and play lots of matches. In addition to regular social tennis, Rusty Rackets sessions have proved popular, they are ideal for players picking up their rackets again after an extended absence from the game. At the opposite end of the spectrum, winter league tennis begins this month. Moreton Tennis Club will be fielding Men’s and Mixed teams in a variety of local leagues. This means that members
of all standards and abilities have the opportunity to compete in matches against other local clubs. Moreton Tennis Club welcomes new members of all standards and abilities. Anyone interested in finding out more should contact Club Chairman, Mike Rees, on 01608650825. Despite the large sums that have been spent on improving the playing facilities, annual membership rates remain very affordable (Juniors £15, Students £32, Adults £90, Families £190).
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The 1st XV got off to a great start in their season opener away to Drifters RFC in the Southern Counties North Division. Stow took control of the match early on with their forwards providing plenty of ball. Vice Captain Dan Salvage scored the first try after Drifters conceded a penalty. A good kick to touch 10 meters out led to a Stow lineout and Dan touching down for the 5 points. Gus Hayward added the extras with his boot followed by 3 more from another penalty. Neil Atkinson scored the team’s second try after a good break by the backs to go into half time with a 13 points to 3 lead. Stow’s confidence grew in the second half with Jeremy Darley reacting quickly to a charged down kick, chasing it down to score a try. Drifters fought hard to come back into the game and kicked 2 penalties out of the several that Stow conceded. Stow kept to their game though and put the match beyond the home team in the final quarter. 3 more tries came through the backs, all starting in their own half. Gus Hayward scored the first with the Captain, James Holmes, taking the second. The final try was the best of the day with a break out from 50 meters seeing Holmes offload to Tom Rose who then fed Hayward to cross the line. Hayward converted his try taking his points haul to 19. A 39-6 victory and a bonus point put a smile on coach Larry Cummins’ face with the away win a great start.
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U7s Start Their Journey
The new U7s (above) have got off to a good start to the rugby season with 18 young players attending their first training session and more expected in the following weeks. Matt McMinn, the Head Coach, said that the players, coaches and parents were all buzzing after the first session and they’re all looking forward to enjoying the season ahead. For many of the players it will be the first competitive sport they have played but the emphasis is on learning whilst having fun. Every one will get the same opportunities to develop their game and to this end, the matches are all 4 aside so everybody gets more time on the ball. The team will have a mix of 17 matches interspersed with training through the year which culminates with the Minis Tour weekend in April.
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Spotlight On Charlie Biddlecombe Team U7s Position Fly Half
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Roaring Rugby put on a great taster session (below) at the club’s Open Day for their Half Term Camp on the 23rd and 24th of October at Stow. Its for children aged between 5 and 11 and more information can be found on their website at roaringrugby.co.uk. Roaring Rugby were just one of the attractions at the Open Day which ranged from face painting to an inflatable assault course. 9 year olds with tiger and pirate faces were soon testing their running skills whilst dragging a parachute behind them. The wooden stocks, always a popular attraction, held various coaches while children threw water laden sponges at them with glee. Despite the weather, there was a great turnout to herald the start of the new season.
Favourite Player Chris Ashton (Toulon & England) I enjoy Rugby because you can run around players and being with my friends My Rugby ambition is to play for the 1st XV
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Hockey Ladies 2s: The league season kicked off with a blast for the ladies 2s with a resounding win against new league members Cirencester 4s. Coming away with a 5-2 win with a fantastic bottom corner strike by DenyerWhite opening the scoreline followed by a deft slip behind the keeper by Captain Peach made up for the disappointment after a previous goal was not awarded. After half time Cirencester bounced back and closed down all the options but Blockley responded with gusto and Jackson put away a hat trick in short succession; two goals from great crosses by Peach and a third from a penalty corner. Jackson was awarded Player of the Match. The team are gunning for promotion this year and this result was a great place to start! The team face Bretforten 2s on 30th September. Ladies 1s: The ladies 1s open their season with a home game against Bristol Uni 2s, which is always a hotly contested fixture. The team are aiming to better their mid-league table finish from last year. Training takes place at Chipping Campden School Tuesdays, 6.45-8.30 pm. Juniors: This week sees the launch of the Blockley Junior Club with England Hockey star, Ed Horler in attendance to inspire the next generation. Full report next month.
Junior training takes place at Chipping Campden School, Thursdays, 3.45-5.15 pm.
Football Blockley FC’s first game of the season against Shipston Colts began so well as Blockley went out excited for the season ahead. This showed in their play as they were confident, calm, organised and communicating very well. After fifteen minutes this work paid off as Blockley earned a free kick on the left centre side of Shipston’s box which Oxley curled in to the far right side of the goal to make it 1-0. Shipston pressed Blockley but couldn’t get many chances on goal through good defending and the any shots on goal they did manage to get through were wide or well saved by Pullen in goal. Shipston’s work paid off with a goal at seventy minutes when two deflections took it past Pullen. All in all it was a good display from which Blockley will take forward into next week’s game. Payne was chosen out of a lot of candidates for Man of the Match. Follow all our teams on: www.blockleysports.club @blockleyladieshc
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Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials The North Cotswold Hunt branch of the Pony Club took the Dodson & Horrell 100 cm Pony Club Team Eventer Challenge at the Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials. The team consisted of Holly Osborne (Little Maestro), Amy Hine (Cottagefield Harry), Poppy Clarke (Dandy) and Saskia Connor (Ballintougher Macoman). Team manager Selina Hopkins and team coach Jo Clark said: “Our
branch won here seven years ago, so it was great to regain the title. Our team jumped early this morning and it went down to the wire. We knew the time was going to be very tight, so the girls’ team instructions were to be mindful of this and they delivered. They are a very competitive team and all work hard with their riding, and are a talented group with great team spirit.” COTSWOLD TIMES |
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