March 2015

COTSWOLD TIMES
MORETON TIMES
MARCH 2015 ISSUE 101
Artist’s brush with Royal
Regiment
PAGE 11
WHAT’S ON –
Concerts – classics, folk &
blues; local cinema, markets,
dancing and fundraising
PAGES 33‑41
STAR STRUCK 2 – urban
astronomy in Chippy
PAGES 46-47
PLUS Cotswold Farm Park; a
local jockey Going for Gold;
Best Kept Secrets
COMMUNITY ‘STUFF’ –
MADE IN MORETON; Local
Planning; a new Memorial; the
CAB comes to Moreton; and
you can help to run a railway!
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Mothering Sunday, 15thMarch
Treat Mum to a special day with a
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COTSWOLD TIMES
MORETON TIMES
FROM THE EDITOR
INSIDE OUR MARCH EDITION . . .
At last a few days with very blue skies and bright sunshine, with scudding
clouds in every shade of grey, and white. Sometimes the afternoon sunshine
glows - and is so clear! But the daffies are right, unless they are sheltered
from the wind and chilly night skies they are still in tight buds, waiting for
more warmth to encourage them out.
FEATURES
9
Cotswold Farm Park – In the beginning
11
Artist’s brush with a Royal Regiment
Stow portrait painter, Lindy Alfrey
Thank you to all the people who contributed articles, photographs, ideas and
comments during February. We hope we have brought together an interesting
collection of local community issues, business, sports and club news.
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Going for Gold – Sam Twiston-Davies
17
Bringing Mum home – A tribute to KHN
The articles this month are a rich sample of the wonderfully eclectic mix of life
that thrives in our Cotswold communities – there’s the curiosity of very new
lambs at Cotswold Farm Park; the show-stopping magnificence of a huge
and masterful portrait of the Irish Guards, Prince William’s own regiment,
painted in Stow; a very moving tribute to Kates Home Nursing; an amazing
collection of young and rising sports stars – and for one last time in our
lifetimes, there’s an eclipse of the sun. It will be a memorable March!
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Garden Design – A plan for your garden
33
MADE IN MORETON
42
Moreton’s New Memorial
We’ve left elections to the politicians this month, but there are some
interesting pieces on planning, growing our share of the tourist market,
designing a garden the way an architect designs a house (that’s from the
foundations up), and moving Rotary, a stalwart of local fundraising activities,
online!
With spring in the air no doubt we will all be busy, but we will look forward
to hearing from you during March. Our readers’ comments are always
appreciated – the good, the bad, and the ugly!
Best wishes,
Jenni Turner
Editor
PS. It’s been a little while since I thanked our deliverers in the towns and
villages where you live. Without volunteers these magazines couldn’t work –
our income (from the commercial advertising - the community ads we carry
are mostly free of charge) pays our bills with a little over for office costs, etc..
So our deliverers are invaluable – please thank yours when you see them.
With over 40,000 readers across the North Cotswolds, we are delivering the
four community magazines to letterboxes in Stow on the Wold, Moreton in
Marsh, Bourton on the Water & Chipping Norton and the villages that use
them as centres - Broadwell, Adlestrop, Oddington, Bledington, Icomb, Church
Westcote, Nether Westcote, Wyck Rissington, Lower & Little Rissington, Great
Rissington (part),Maugersbury, Nether Swell, Lower Swell & Upper Swell, Lower
Slaughter, Naunton, Notgrove, Sherborne (part), Clapton on the Hill, Donnington,
Condicote, Longborough, Bourton on the Hill, Temple Guiting, Guiting Power,
Batsford (part), Blockley, Todenham, Aston Magna, Draycott (part) and Over Norton
in Bourton on the Water, Chipping Norton, Moreton in Marsh, Stow on the Wold,
Chipping Campden, Paxford, Shipston on Stour, Great Wolford & Little Wolford,
Little & Long Compton, Whichford, Heythrop, Chadlington, the Wychwoods,
Northleach, Burford, Kingham, Churchill and Salford.
Our Next edition is for April 2015
The copydate is 15th March, 2015
Contact Moreton Times on:
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46-47 Star-Struck 2 – Chippy’s Amateur Astronomers
50-52 One for the Road – Short Story by Charlie McFadden
REGULARS
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Book Reviews from Borzoi Books
18, 21, 28, 29, 30, 53 Community pages – Chimney Safety; Volunteers,
Human Rights, Internet Safety & Children
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Robb Eden - When is a mistake a catastrophe?
21, 24 Businesses & JOBS
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Dates for Local Authority meetings, Blood Donor sessions
District & County Transport CONSULTATIONS
26
Moreton Town Council meeting in February
27
Planning – Summary of Applications received
28GCC Budget & Active Together Fund,
Moreton Citizens Advice Bureau
29
The New Homes Bonus – quite a sweetener!
31
Cotswold Tourism – Get Involved!
32
Church Services
33 – 38 LOCAL EVENTS & EVENTS DIARY
39
Cinemas & Regular Events
40Clubs, Societies, Associations & Charities listing (always a Work In
Progress!)
41
Club Notices
42
Report from North Cotswold Rotary
43
e-Rotary, Walks with the Cotswold Wardens
54 - 57News from some of our Local Schools
60 -65 News from local Sports Clubs
66, 67 Local Business Directory
With many thanks to all our many contributors this month, including:
Tom Arkell, Kit Havelock-Davies, Caroline Fisher, Bob Forster, Chipping
Norton Amateur Astronomy Group, Christabel Hardacre, Cotswold Farm
Park, Paul Jackson, Richard Kemp, Joella Manley, Jan Marley, Dr. Nigel
Moor.
Cover photograph:
‘The Rest house at Batsford Arboretum in Spring.’© Mike Taylor for
Batsford Arboretum.
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for some purposes. The opinions expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the Editor or any
member of the team. The magazines are produced and delivered almost entirely by volunteers. Whilst every
effort is made to ensure the accuracy of information printed in the magazine, the Editor/team do not accept
any responsibility for the consequences of any errors that may occur.
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MARCH 2015
We're very excited about World Book Day on Thursday 5th
March. Come to the shop between 2nd and 29th March and
swap your £1 token for one of the special £1 titles or put it
towards any book or audio book worth £2.99 or more. We
have a great selection of books for all ages and all interests.
Aloyse will be at Stow Primary School with the special books
on World Book Day.
A reminder of our first event of 2015: the welcome return of
our good friend and supporter Rebecca Tope who will be
signing the hardback of her new crime thriller Revenge in
the Cotswolds and the paperback of Trouble in the
Cotswolds. Rebecca will be in the shop on Saturday 28th
March between 11am and 12 noon, so please come along and
meet her. If you can't come, but would like a signed copy, just
let us know.
CONTACT ZEB
BOOK TODAY
The major literary event this month, perhaps of the whole
year, is a new novel, The Buried Giant, from the acclaimed
Booker Prize winner, Kazuo Ishiguro. It is set in Britain
during the Dark Ages and tells of the journey made by an
elderly couple from their village to find the son they have
not seen in years. We will have signed first editions. Turning
to memoirs, we like the sound of A Different Kind of Weather
by the Conservative politician, William Waldegrave. It is
billed as a literary memoir rather than a political
autobiography. We are also intrigued by The Porcelain Thief
by Huan Hsu, the author's search for a priceless collection of
porcelain buried by his great-great-grandfather when he fled
Nanking in 1938. It sounds fascinating, with shades of The
Hare with Amber Eyes.
If you're enjoying the new Channel 4 series, Indian Summers,
you might be attracted to The Tears of the Rajas: Mutiny,
Money and Marriage in India 1805-1905 by Ferdinand Mount,
a sweeping history of the British in India seen through the
eyes of a single family.
Of all the books commemorating the 200th anniversary of the
Battle of Waterloo, the one that stands out for us is Of Living
Valour: The Story of the Soldiers of Waterloo by Barney
White-Spunner. We will have signed copies, but not until
early May.
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Robert Macfarlane writes most beautifully about nature and
landscape. Landmarks, new this month, looks at the close
links between landscapes and language in a lyrical
exploration of the power words have to shape our sense of
place.
Finally this month, with Spring on the way, we welcome The
Yellow Book 2015, the annual directory of gardens open to
the public under the National Gardens Scheme.
Unfortunately, there has been a huge price increase this year
to £12.99. Please don't shoot the messenger!
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Cotswold Farm Park
MARCH
The first of a series of features from Cotswold Farm Park
from Hannah Ward, Display Team Supervisor
Adam Henson’s farm, just outside the beautiful village of Temple
Guiting, is somewhere many readers will already feel familiar with.
Every Sunday evening approximately 7 million viewers tune into
BBC1 to watch the rural affairs programme COUNTRYFILE and
appreciate the stunning Cotswold vistas and splendid animals. It’s
not all sunsets and cuddles though; a lot of hard work goes into
farming and no two days are ever the same. In these articles I hope
to give you an insight into what goes on behind the scenes and keep
you updated with all the seasonal goings-on at the farm.
One of the first lambs this season, only 5 days
old and one of triplets snuggled up with Mum. Photo by Laura
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MORETON SHOW PIG TROPHIES
The Chairman and Council of the Moreton Show are
delighted to announce that the Marquess of Salisbury,
the President of the British Pig Association, will be
attending the Moreton Pig Show this year and
presenting the trophies after judging.
Mervyn Forster and Julia Sibun, the organisers of the
Pig Show are anticipating a high number of entries
following the success of the Show in 2014. Classes will
include traditional and modern pig breeds with the
presentation of the Championship Trophy and Rosette
to the Show Inter-Breed Champion and Reserve
Champion.
In addition to the breed classes there will also be:
 Young Handler Classes - entries taken on the day
of the Show.
 “Guess the Weight” Competition of the
magnificent British Lop boar named “Pastie”
owned by local young farmer James Brain
 as well as watching the fun of the sows with their
young litters in their pens.
The Moreton Show takes place this year on Saturday
5th September.
Moreton Show Office 01608 651 908
post@moretonshow.co.uk
So, where did it all begin? In war-torn London! Adam’s father Joe
grew up in a theatrical family, but even as a young boy he was far
happier playing with a toy farm set, and from an early age it was clear
he was destined for another path. As Joe himself admits, he was
always going to be ‘an Animal Anorak’. In the 1950s Joe left London to
attend Cirencester Agricultural College, settling down in the area and
looking for business opportunities with his college friend John Neave.
Grabbing the bull by the horns
In 1962, Joe took on an unusual three generation tenancy of a 400
acre site called Bemborough Farm, then owned by Corpus Christi
College, Oxford. The pair began farming the land largely as arable
fields with a few commercial sheep. A great start, but this venture did
not satisfy Joe’s desire to keep pedigree livestock - so when
opportunities arose to acquire a few fine specimens, he quite literally
grabbed the bull by the horns. His collection of rare breeds began with
what we now call ‘The Gloucestershire Trinity’ – Gloucester Cattle,
Gloucestershire Old Spot Pigs and Cotswold Sheep. Along with many
others, these breeds had fallen out of favour due to their relatively
low yields of meat, milk or the ability to reproduce. As modern hybrids
were more financially viable, 26 breeds of our native farm animals
became extinct between 1900 and 1973, when Joe founded the Rare
Breeds Survival Trust, dedicated to saving our indigenous animals.
Thankfully, not a single one has since suffered the same fate.
A Cotswold farm park?
Meanwhile, with his own collection ever on the increase, in 1971 Joe
proposed The Cotswold Farm Park, the first of its type in the world.
The suggestion was met with a mixed response but naysayers had to
eat their hats when more than 20,000 people visited during the first
year of opening. Since then, the Farm Park has gone from strength to
strength, and continues to grow and develop each year with new
demonstrations, breeds and attractions drawing in large crowds from
all walks of life. The farm has quadrupled in size to 1,600 acres,
overseen by Adam and his business partner Duncan Andrews. The
park is run by an enthusiastic team dedicated to educating visitors.
After a short winter break, we reopened on 14th February with
everyone’s favourite season – lambing! New arrivals are coming thick
and fast and we’re delighted to say the maternity ward is fully booked
until mid-April. In next month’s magazine we’ll be focusing on the
lambs in more depth but, in the meantime, if you’d like to see for
yourself what all the fuss is about, do pay us a visit. For more
information visit www.cotswoldfarmpark.co.uk.
On Feb 11th2015
Cotswold Farm Park was awarded Farm Attraction of the Year 2014 by the
National Farm Attractions Network, beating off competition from across
the country. This national award assesses every aspect of the business, so
it’s been a real team effort to bring that trophy home to the Cotswolds.
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The North Cotswold Property Market
Welcome to the new property column in the Cotswold Times
magazines which I hope will be interesting and informative for
people living in the North Cotswolds, with interesting facts and
opinions on what is happening in the local area. The column is
bi- monthly, but if you can’t wait until the next edition or have
any questions, my contact details are at the end of the article. A
little about me first….. I have grown up in and around Stow-onthe-Wold and started my career in estate agency back in January
2006. I have worked in Stow, Bourton and Moreton in that time,
learning about the local towns and villages in our area. The
property market in the North Cotswolds is second to none with
beautiful stone properties and unique and quirky buildings that
you won’t find anywhere else in the world. The lifestyle,
stunning scenery and schooling (The Cotswold School, Bourton
was ranked in the Top 20 Comprehensive Schools in England and
Wales in November 2014 by The Sunday Times) are a big draw
for people moving from other areas, with over 50% of sales
going to buyers from London during 2014.
What is the big news in property?
OnTheMarket.com launched on 26th January 2015 – designed to
be a cleaner, fresher and more user-friendly property portal, to
rival Rightmove and Zoopla. Knight Frank was one of the
founding members, involved with its development since its
conception in 2011. There are currently around 2,500 agents
signed up to the portal which is run by the member agents
through an organisation called Agents’ Mutual. Not cluttered
with unnecessary tools or adverts from property related
businesses, OTM is expected to be a more efficient property
portal, to grow quickly, with profits reinvested in continuous
development of the site and ongoing marketing campaigns. You
might like to have a look at www.onthemarket.com
P O T T E R Y
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Special Event at Whichford Pottery
Discover the dazzling delights of dahlias
Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd March
10am to 5pm
• March into spring with fabulous special offers on pots
• Exciting selection of dahlia tubers for sale
from our favourite Dutch supplier
• Lots of useful dahlia planting advice
• The Straw Kitchen serving a scrumptious spring menu
At 11am on both days
“The Plant Lover’s Guide to Dahlias”
illustrated talk and demonstration by
dahlia specialist and award-winning
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Talk £15.
Please call us or go online to book.
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Will the general election affect the property market in the
North Cotswolds?
History tells us that in the months leading up to a general
election the property market tends to slow down as potential
homebuyers and sellers develop a fear of the unknown. In
hindsight, nothing much changed - and the property market
picked back up after the election. In January and February
Knight Frank Stow-on-the-Wold experienced high levels of
activity, launching a number of properties to the market with
each one receiving a positive response, with good levels of
viewings and offers coming from UK and overseas buyers. We
have seen competing offers for the same property on a number
of occasions - which tells a story! The spring market could be
very interesting indeed and my advice is to consider marketing
your house sooner rather than later, taking advantage of the
high level of buyers looking here in the North Cotswolds.
If you have any questions regarding the
property market in the North Cotswolds,
feel free to contact me at the office in
Stow on the Wold, or follow me on twitter
for regular property related information.
T 01451 600610
E leigh.glazebrook@knightfrank.com
@leighglazebrook
Knight Frank
Brett House, Park Street
Stow on the Wold, GL54 1AG
ARTIST’S BRUSH WITH ROYAL REGIMENT
Thirty faces fascinate portrait painter Lindy Allfrey – immortalising them in a time capsule.
Article by Caroline Fisher for The Cotswold Times©0215.
The public’s image of the dashing Irish Guards is, almost without
exception, of soldiers on duty protecting Her Majesty The
Queen. Exceptionally, they are captured in a ‘time capsule’ by
the award-winning artist Lindy Allfrey, whose studio is in Stow
on the Wold.
The first informal group portrait of the regiment, a showstopping 8.5ft by 3ft canvas featuring the commanding soldiers
at ease in their mess, is the biggest and highest profile
commission of Lindy’s career. The work will be officially unveiled
at the Mons Barracks, Aldershot, on St Patrick’s Day, 17th March.
Lindy started her project last March, building up a vital rapport
with her subjects by painting individual head and shoulder
portraits from life. “My one condition was that everyone initially
sat for one-to-one studies,” said Lindy. “It’s so important. It’s a
unique experience as you get to know people’s characters and
spirit really capture their different expressions and mannerisms.
I love engaging people in conversation as I paint, I get a real buzz
from it – I’m in heaven! And it’s more interesting for them as
they become more part of the process and can keep their
individual portraits along with a copy of the group painting.”
The off-duty personalities of the soldiers – who officially
conduct ceremonial duties at Buckingham Palace, Windsor
Castle, St James’ Palace and the Tower of London –
simply sparkle from the engaging work.
Lindy said: “I think the work conveys what warm genuine, great
guys they are. They’re well-known for being relaxed and are a
big family. We only had one day when everyone could be
together and I had to cancel a flight ticket to see my son -but we
had a ball! The composition came very naturally as the men just
fell into groups to chat, and it only needed a few tweaks.”
Lindy landed her captivating commission almost through pure
chance. An Irish Guards officer, a childhood friend of her two
sons Robin and Charles, was picking up a sketch portrait of his
wife. The enterprising artist suggested she painted him in his
ceremonial red tunic and great coat, as she had a yen to work on
military subjects. This led to the Battalion’s retiring adjutant to
ask for a portrait of himself and his son, an Irish Guards
Captain. And that inspired another Captain to take it a step
further to request a group portrait.
“..immortalising people, creating a time capsule of
that group and its members’ interactions.”
“This is my largest work but I’ve painted murals in my life so it
didn’t daunt me,” said Lindy. “It has given me a passion to do
more group portraits. It’s great working as a team and I really
enjoy the concept of immortalising people, creating a time
capsule of that group and its members’ interactions.”
Poignantly, the men are overlooked by a portrait of Major
Matthew Collins, who died in Afghanistan when his vehicle hit a
roadside bomb in March 2011. The painting includes the
Battalion’s mascot, Irish Wolf hound Domhnall in his red cape.
As Colonel-in-Chief, The Queen appointed her grandson Prince William
to his first honorary appointment in the Army, in February 2011. As a
Foot Guards Regiment, the Irish Guards official role is in public and
ceremonial duties; it has deployed on operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan. Fresh shamrock is presented to the regiment’s members
on St Patrick’s Day.
Prince William wore the famous eye-catching scarlet tunic for his
wedding to Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey. The move propelled
the regiment into the eye of the world’s media.
Photograph by local photographer Anthony Paul, The Picture Taker.
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At 7.30am on a wet and misty
Monday Sam Twiston-Davies was ready to ride the first
of his two lots at his father Nigel's training base at Grange Hill
Farm overlooking the Naunton valley. This is his usual routine
unless he is needed at Ditcheat, the home of champion trainer
Paul Nicholls in Somerset, where Sam is principal jockey – here
his day will start at 5.30am.
We are only three weeks and a day away from the start of the
Cheltenham Festival…. a time of year when a buzz starts to
grow in the Cotswolds and every pub in the area looks forward
to an influx of racing enthusiasts.
Some would excuse the Twiston-Davies’ team to have half an
eye on Cheltenham, which I'm sure they do with stable star
The New One bidding to win the Champion Hurdle on the
opening day. Today was business as usual, firstly for Nigel and
head lad Richard Bevis who were calling the shots on the
gallops, and for Sam who was due to leave for Carlisle at 9am
for two rides.
"I have a pretty busy Festival," Sam declares. Quite an
understatement for someone who is premier jockey for two
yards and could ride in the region of 15 – 20 horses over the
four days, in most of the top races. He rides Sam Winner in
the Gold Cup, stablemate of race favourite Silviniaco Conti.
The only place to be for the
Cheltenham Festival!
“The New One”
Sam Twiston-Davies
Unlike many others I didn't ask Sam his thoughts on the
chances of The New One - we just spoke about his dislike for
polos and love of hay (the horse that is). The team are
confident of a good run but there is some serious
competition in the race, which has been a talking point for
many months leading up to the Festival! On a personal note,
I really hope he does win – as it will be one heck of a night in
The Hollow Bottom in Guiting Power!
Sam is humble in victory and defeat. "If I don't win then I
hope one of my mates will, and I'll congratulate them at the
finish." This was demonstrated at last year’s Festival when
Richie McLernon rode Holywell to victory. "What's the point
of being miserable?" he asks "You’re a long time in this game,
so you should really enjoy it"
This Cotswolds man, working his way to the top of his
profession, takes everything in his stride – and is completely
un-phased by the media attention. Who knows what the
future holds? With the recent retirement of AP McCoy, the
next champion jockey could be living on our doorstep!
By Tom Arkell for Cotswold Times©
MONDAY 9th MARCH
Start the week off with our CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL PREVIEW which
promises to be a great night. Only £20pp (light buffet included). 7pm. CALL
US TODAY!
Panelists are Alex Steedman (Racing UK), top jockey Sam Twiston-Davies,
Gary Wiltshire (The Belly on the Telly), and our very own Double Grand
National-winning Carl Llewellyn giving us a number of Winning Festival Tips.
All sponsored by Star Sports, The Gentleman’s Bookmakers with Luke Tarr
on hand to give his insight and betting info.
THE REST OF THE WEEK!
We start every day with Breakfast and the Racing Post from 08:30.
All Races are shown live on the big screens throughout the day with food
served all day too.
Live Music every evening from the amazing ANDREW JAMES AND PAUL and
our Exclusive Festival Menu from 6pm. We also show all the racing highlights
throughout the night and on the Big screen in our cosy Marquee.
Most importantly “The Hollow Bottom Bus” will get you home safely to
wherever you need to be (within reason) at the end of your evening.
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is trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies.
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Registered under the Care Quality Commission
Registered Charity No. 1059680
Kate’s Home Nursing is a Registered Charity
set up to nurse patients in their own home
through the last stage of illness and to
support their families.
When patients have been told that they are
dying and have expressed the wish to be at
home where this is possible, their GP or
District Nurse can ask us to provide nursing
for them, working with other home nursing
services. Our patients are usually referred to
us through the GP surgeries in Stow-on-theWold, Bourton-on-the-Water, Northleach,
Burford and Winchcombe; we also work with
sister charities looking after patients in the
Moreton area.
Our bank of experienced Registered Nurses
provide expert ‘hospice at home’ care for
people in the last stage of illness who wish to
die at home. We seek to ensure the best
possible pain relief and symptom control. We
also provide much-needed respite for the
patient’s family or carer.
All the palliative nursing care we provide is
free of charge and paid for from our funds as
a Registered Charity. The total cost of this
was £232,000 for last year, and is expected to
be around £250,000 in the coming year. We
receive some support from official sources,
but still have to raise about 80% of our funds
ourselves, and so depend on the generosity of
the people who support us through donations,
legacies, or attending our fundraising events.
We are always happy to answer any questions
about the service we provide. However we can
only accept new patients who are referred to us
by their GP or the District Nursing Service, we
can advise you on that process and discuss
what we or other organisations can do to help.
www.kateshomenursing.org
General/Fundraising enquiries 07540 898 143
Bringing Mum home to die
Written by Richard Kemp.
My mother fell severely ill with the side effects of a blocked artery just before
her 89th birthday. Her doctor sent her to Cheltenham Hospital for what we
thought would be an overnight stay to get her heart rate and blood pressure
back under control. Three weeks later my mother discharged herself because
she so very much wanted to be back home. Staff and I agreed that I could
cope with the level of care my mother's return seemed likely to require. The
same day I brought Mum home the outreach services adjusted all the
furniture at home to make mobility for Mum easier. Added to the portable
commode and zimmer frame I brought home with Mum from the hospital,
we seemed set for a full recovery.
In this time I had terrific support from visiting Occupational Therapists, The
Reablement Therapist, the District Nurse and my Mum's GP from Stow.
Despite all our care, we agreed after a week or so that Mum's health was in
fact declining. This time Mum went to hospital in an ambulance. The idea
was again to see her condition stabilise so she could return home to enjoy
life as before. But the days turned into weeks and my Mum's spirits sank.
This time I met with the palliative care team who put together a package of
sustainable care support. It was here that I first heard of Kate's Home
Nursing. Kate's Home Nursing is a North Cotswold charity that provides inhome nursing care and support for the terminally ill. Mum returned home
in an ambulance to a house that the outreach staff had helped me set out
for her final comfort, with a hospital bed upstairs and all necessary support
equipment. Mum was delighted to be home. Within an hour our lead nurse
from Kate's called by to introduce herself and make sure I had everything I
needed to keep Mum comfortable. As she left she reminded me that I could
call any time I needed for help. She left and my Mum spoke to me for
several hours about all the people she loved, her home, friends and family.
She could not have been happier. At three in the morning I was on the
phone to Kate's in desperate need of help because none of the medicines
and procedures I had been given seemed to be helping my mother who had
gone into a steep decline. Within 30 minutes the volunteer nurse was back,
reassuring me, taking care of my mother, helping us both feel everything
was right. She left only after making sure I had some sleep and a bath. Her
colleague came in to give Mum a bed bath and to show me how to make my
bedridden Mum properly comfortable. My sisters came to help. My Mum
died that night with another nurse from Kate's helping us make sure
everything was right for her.
My Mum wanted to come home because it was the place she loved. In
coming home she stepped back in to her own life. She felt she regained her
dignity and her destiny. She died at peace, happy and purposeful. She felt she
was going to join her husband who she loved beyond measure. She died
feeling at one with all the people who meant the most to her. Though her
return home was far more brief than anyone in the hospital or at Kate's
Home Nursing had expected, it was absolutely the most wonderful final gift
any of us could have given her. Every member of the NHS and Kate's Home
Nursing that I met or dealt with in those final few days of my Mum's life are
among the most remarkable, supportive, caring and truly empathic people I
have ever met. They briefly became a part of my family's life in a way that
reminded me of every aspect of all my Mum's best, closest and longest-lived
friendships. I had feared having carers come into our home would make
everything difficult. The pure human quality of the people I met made this
not so. Our leaving of this world seems now as important to me as our
coming in to it. Dying at home, at peace among the people we love seems to
me just about the best any of us can hope for. With the level of care,
support, help and humanity I received, not least from Kate's Home Nursing, I
can say that none of us in the North Cotswolds need fear we will fail a loved
one by bringing them home to die if that is their wish.
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Would you build a house without
an architect’s design?
Have you always dreamed of
transforming your outside space into
a beautiful garden?
Transform your garden in 2015
Give Rob a call
07796 930349
rob@rhgardens.co.uk
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Rob Howard Dip PSGD is a Pre-Registered
Member of The Society of Garden Designers
When someone wants to build a house or add an extension to
their home they generally go to an expert to help transform
their ideas and needs into a workable design and plan. Garden
design can be a very similar process. There are decisions to be
made - the garden's style, the use of the areas in it, the levels
to have, the materials to use and the plants to buy. A good
garden designer helps to draw out these points, using them to
create a design that can be achieved within the given budget.
Designing a garden does not have to be a regimented process.
Nevertheless, there are some important elements that can be
considered. These are some of the key steps:
1. Initial Consultation Meeting
The first meeting between designer and client, to understand
and agree the vision for the garden, how it will be used –
specific needs, wants and preferences, for example in plants.
Its aim is to develop a brief and to determine any constraints as
well as the budget.
2. Site Survey and Analysis
A survey is usually conducted to take basic measurements and
site levels, and locating any existing features of the garden. An
assessment of the overall site can also be made taking into
consideration drainage, access, the garden’s topography,
environment and analysis of the soil.
3. Design Concept
Based on the survey, concept designs can be drawn up showing
a garden layout, elevations and a 3D view. Together with
‘mood boards’, these will illustrate the overall vision for the
garden including the proposed planting and any new design
features, such as structural planting and construction items.
4. Decorative Planting Plans
The planting plan defines the layout and location of decorative
plants - for example, garden borders may contain small shrubs,
perennials and bulbs. The planting style determines which
plants to use according to their size, shape, colour,
fragrance and importantly, their suitability for the conditions.
5. Detailed Construction Design & Specifications
Construction drawings show in detail how to build complex
structures. Other technical drawings define lighting and
electrical requirements, drainage & irrigation. These, together
with a detailed specification containing a scope of works and
materials lists, are usually used in a tendering process with
reputable garden construction/landscape firms.
6. Tendering, Garden Construction and
Implementation Monitoring
Once tenders have been reviewed with the client, a contractor
can be chosen. At this point work can begin. During the project,
a designer can help to ensure that the implementation adheres
to the overall design and specification.
7. Afterwards…..
A good designer will want to ensure that the garden achieves
the client’s vision - that the design, construction and planting
meets expectations and remains as intended. Maintenance
schedules can also be provided, so a client knows what to do
and when with the new planting.
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When is a mistake not a mistake – when it’s
a catastrophe.
So it was for Manchester based Taylor & Sons after Companies
House mistook them for another company with the same
name & took proceedings to wind them up. The impact
on the firm, its customers, employees and suppliers was
enormous, so much so that the company buckled under the
weight of pressure and succumbed to the inevitable. At the
time it only took Companies House three days to correct their
error but rumours about the company spread and the false
records, which could be seen on the internet, took years to
put right. Six years later a judge in the High Court ruled that
Companies House had failed in their duty of care, leaving
the taxpayer with a huge potential bill. Both businesses &
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individuals trust the authorities to get these things right, to
protect our data and to ensure that their actions do not harm
those who are innocent. The truth is that the authorities
sometimes try to absolve themselves of blame rather than
admitting their mistakes and it’s this culture that needs to
change. The moral of this particular tale is to never trust
Companies House, HMRC or any other agency to get it right,
always check the information they hold carefully & always
double check the figures presented to you. As Taylor & Sons
found out, if they do make a mistake it can sometimes take
years to put it right.
One rule for them and another for us. No wonder the
taxpayer is disillusioned when Members of Parliament
continually fail to get to grips with tax avoidance/evasion. The
saga continues, this time with HSBC supposedly helping clients
dodge tax & Price Waterhouse Coopers being admonished for
helping wealthy clients avoid paying tax on income derived
in this country. We must remember that Parliament passed
laws which allow large groups of accountants to arrange
their client’s affairs in a way that will reduce their tax liability.
Everybody is up in arms about tax dodging but surely we
should be up in arms about the people who passed the laws
in the first place. It’s up to Parliament to get it right, not for us
to foot the bill.
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BUILDING SUITABLE FOR
CONVERSION
TO A YOUTH HOSTEL
The Youth Hostel in Stow is due
to close this summer, leaving
the whole of the Cotswolds
without a Youth Hostel. Does it
matter? Look online to see what
Youth Hostel accommodation
offers, and see for yourself why
people choose to use a Youth
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If you know a building that may
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MAR 2015
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
C.D.C. Committee
Meetings
MORETON TOWN COUNCIL
MORETON TOWN COUNCIL
PLEASE CHECK NOTICE BOARD
IN FEBRUARY 2015
NEXT MEETING MONDAY 9TH MARCH
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
MARCH
Tues3rd Licensing
Thurs5th Cabinet
Weds11th Planning
Weds 18th Appeals
(subject to business)
Tues 24th Council
(setting Council Tax)
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 5pm on the prior working
day: Nigel.adams@cotswold.gov.uk
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.
NOTES FOR COUNCIL MEETING
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 are 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.
* A max of 3 minutes allowed.
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
Town Councillors are available before & after
the meeting. District & County Cllrs,
representatives of Stow Police and local
Press regularly attend.
Tel: 01608 651 448
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The information is continuously updated. Please check by phone or online
www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/roadworks
COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SURVEY
If you live in or often visit the Cotswolds, Cotswold District Council would like to know what
you think about transport needs in the area and how transport could be improved both for
getting around within the area and to nearby towns.
To tell us more about what transport is needed for the Cotswolds and to give us your ideas,
please fill in a short, simple tick box, questionnaire.
Surveys can be completed online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/
CotswoldCommunityTransportSurvey
Alternatively, hard copies are available from local shops, post offices and other community
outlets or Telephone 01285 658802 or 01285 623566 or email pbeecham0@aol.com to obtain
a copy.
PLEASE SEND US YOUR COMPLETED SURVEY BY THE END OF MARCH.
The results of this survey will contribute to
Gloucestershire’s Local Transport Plan Review (2015-2031)
Gloucestershire’s Local Transport Plan Review (2015-2031)
Consultation
‘A reliable transport network providing door to door travel choices’
Following Cabinet approval the public consultation process commenced on Monday 16th February
for a six week period until Friday 27th March 2015. Have your say on the Local Transport Plan by
logging on or visiting your local library.
You can respond to all the consultation questions or just those that are relevant to you.
BLOOD DONOR SESSIONS THIS MONTH:
BOURTON ON THE WATER, Royal British
Legion, Lansdown GL54 2AR
20/03/2015
SHIPSTON ON STOUR, Sheldon Bosley
Hub, Pittway Avenue, CV36 4DQ
20/03/2015
Do Something Amazing...
96% of us rely on the other 4% to give blood.
Please don’t leave it to someone else.
For more information/ to book an appointment to
attend a session, please call 0300 123 23 23 or visit
www.blood.co.uk
Calls will cost 15p irrespective
of how long that call may last,
on landlines and mobiles.
Call 999 In an emergency,
such as when a crime is in
progress, when there is
danger to life or when violence
is being used or threatened.
CDC awarded £400K to combat fraud across Gloucestershire
Cotswold District Council has successfully bid for over £400,000 from the Department of Communities and
Local Government (DCLG) to establish a Gloucestershire-wide Counter Fraud Unit.
CDC Head of Audit Cotswolds, Robert Milford, led the bid. “The Department of Work and Pensions recently
created a Single Fraud Investigation Service to take on housing benefit fraud from local authorities. This
raised concerns that highly skilled fraud investigators based in local Councils would no longer be available to
tackle all other types of fraud, such as council tax, tenancy and business rate fraud.
“To counter these concerns, I sponsored a project for the creation of a dedicated team to pursue fraud cases
- other than housing benefit - in Gloucestershire. I am delighted that DCLG have provided us with £403,000 to
help support our project.
“The new team will proactively identify potential fraud through the use of data matching and intelligence
sharing across all Gloucestershire-based local authorities and social housing providers. This funding follows government grants worth almost £4m to support the work we are doing to strengthen
ties between Cotswold, Cheltenham, Forest of Dean and West Oxfordshire Councils. We aim to work
together more efficiently by sharing resources without compromising our independence and identity, and the
government is clearly impressed by our plans.”
Gloucestershire Mobile Police stations
02/02
Lower Slaughter, Upper Slaughter, Naunton, Guiting Power, Temple Guiting, Cutsdean
03/02 Clapton-on-the-Hill, Great Rissington, Little Rissington, Upper Rissington, Wyck Rissington, Westcote,
05/02
Bourton-on-the-Hill, Blockley, Paxford, Ebrington, Mickleton, Willersley
07/02
Bledington, Icomb, Oddington, Evenlode, Broadwell, Longborough
23/02
Chipping Campden (0900-1200) Northleach (1300-1700)
Dates & Times may change at short notice. The MPS can be called to attend local incidents.
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(Abbreviated) UNOFFICIAL NOTES from the
NEXT COUNCIL MEETING
Moreton Town Council meeting on
9th February 2015
Monday 9th March at 7pm
Notes by Jenni Turner for Moreton Times, taken from the Draft Minutes.
(NB. See p25 top right reference the availability of all authorized Minutes
for MTC meetings & committee meetings.)
PRESENT: 7 Cllrs, 8 members of the public were present, DCllr and CCllr.
CO-OPTION
Following a brief presentation by Mrs. Nicola Thompson to join
MTC, members agreed to her co-option with immediate effect.
QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC.
1) New War Memorial. Moreton Business Association updated
MTC; the new war memorial is being installed at the Top Cemetery
and the unveiling will take place on Tuesday 10th March at 11am.
All Councillors and residents are welcome to attend the event.
2) Drainage issue at Blue Cedar House which needed addressing.
The Clerk was requested to follow this up.
COMMUNITY POLICE (No Police present.) The Clerk read the
report . 1) Year on year figures show an increase in burglaries and
theft. 2) One car was stolen; 1 case of making off without payment;
1 possession of stolen goods and 1 assault.
COUNTY Cllr (NM) 1) Resurfacing and drainage works - between
Batsford Arboretum and Bourton on the Hill, plus resurfacing on
the 5 mile drive towards Evesham, both starting before the end of
the financial year. 2) Also Repair work on Evenlode Road,
resurfacing the footpath in Wellington Road. 3) TL asked NM to
chase up the repainting of the High Street road markings and the
erection of the speeding signs on London Road – both outstanding
after several months. 4) Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP was pressing
the Environmental Agency for the terms of the environmental
permit which had been breached by Thames Water, and also to
establish the arrangements between the two agencies with
regards to schemes for new developments.
5) Flood Alleviation Board was advised by CDC’s Principal
Engineer that his team had inspected the area following the
recent rain, and seen little water/impact in the town. It appears
that
is in a better
position
to cope with
due to
wasMIM
well attended.
Planning
Committee
will excess
submitrain
a response.
the measures and schemes already implemented. GCC & CDC
flood works on London Road have been completed, but
negotiations with the landowners are protracted and The Board
may consider compulsory purchase. Planners had advised the
Principal Engineer that a planning application should not be
submitted until landowners consent has been granted. This is a
critical point for the scheme and will be discussed at the next
meeting scheduled on 30th March 2015.
6) N.Cotswolds Young Cricketers have been awarded a grant for
£4,000 from GCC’s Active Together Grant scheme. 7) Lighting in
Fosseway Avenue – the present light won’t be moved - the cost of
an additional light would be £2,000. NM requested the resident to
sketch the proposed site for a new light. 8) cross-hatching at the
entrance to Fosseway Avenue has not been progressed. 9) Bus
Shelter - GCC are reviewing the siting near to the hospital.
DISTRICT Cllr (RD): No report.
CLERK’S PROGRESS REPORT
1) POLICE attending meetings: PS Payne responded to a letter
from the Clerk - a Police Officer will try to attend every other
month. PS Payne will attend the meeting in March.
2) Bird Deterrents, Redesdale Hall – A contractor has been asked
to review the work and submit a quotation.
3) World Village Market – meeting with MTC on 25th Feb.
4) Response to Local Plan Consultation: The Open Event at MAC
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Council Office at Old Town, Moreton in Marsh
NB. The website publishes all Council Agendas & Minutes.
ALL COUNCIL & COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
WHO CAN ASK QUESTIONS / RAISE ISSUES.
Speakers may be limited to 3mins.
Committee Meetings are in the evening at the Council Offices
Meeting Schedule is online at www.moretoninmarshtowncouncil.co.uk
Planning Applications – full details, plans etc., are onlinewww.moretoninmarshtowncouncil.co.uk
Your Councillors are: (A-Z) Moreton Town Council:
AC Alison Coggins; LC Lys Cowap; MC Mike Cowley; TF Tom Fawcett;
SH Sue Heady; TL Tom Lewis (Chair); ML Michael Lucas; NT Nicola
Thompson; AW Ana Whitworth.
Cotswold District Councillors: RD Robert Dutton; RH Rod Hooper*
(*does not attend); County Councillor: NM Nigel Moore
was well attended. Planning Committee will submit a response.
5).Policy Review + Adoption of Health and Safety, Contractors,
Snow and Ice, and Lone Working Policies: background work
produced by ML. MTC agreed adoption.
6) Allotment Boundary: referred to a private meeting.
7) Grass Cutting Contract 2015: referred to a private meeting.
8) Review of Committee Membership and election of chairman
for vacant posts: AC was proposed and agreed as Chair of
Planning.TF joined the Parks& Amenities Committee and
Finance & Policy Committee.
9) Review and adoption of Committee Terms of Reference.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
PLANNING (SH): 1) ASK application - referred to CDC Planning
Committee. Next Committee meeting on Tuesday evening.
RESILIENCE: (ML) Following a meeting GCC watercourse
mapping and Emergency Planning had taken place, MTC are
interested in getting involved. Referred to the next meeting.
PARKS & AMENITIES: (LC) There is Work In Progress.
MEETING with INVESTMENT MANAGER: An updated
investment evaluation report as at 31st December 2014 had
been circulated to all Councillors for review.
SKATE & SPORTS: (AW) reported that a positive meeting had
recently taken place with Fields in Trust.
MORETON YOUTH CLUB (AW): The recent death of a member
was having a huge effect on the rest of the Club. The council
offices were opened in the evening of 6th February for a Book of
Condolence to be signed – this was well attended. The Youth
Club van was permitted to park in the office’s car park on
Tuesday evening for the children to visit. TL confirmed the
Council would help in any way possible.
CORRESPONDENCE.
a- Oil buying club – referred to FairShares
b- GCC postbox on the corner of Sankey Grove (on land
owned by MTC - agreed
c- Warwick Fun Fair – Spring Fair 26-28 March – agreed
d- MBA – Press Release re unveiling Memorial - no
comments
e- Event proposed 17th June 2015 to mark the 200th
Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, in High Street
carpark – further details requested.
A.O.B. TL advised that the Council’s Workman had completed 25
years’ service with the Council. He was thanked at a private
meeting with MTC members.
Planning Applications & Approvals
Information about large / major new developments or those
which are likely to raise public interest (not ‘general domestic’
and small residential applications). The top table includes the
Applications within our area that went to the recent CDC
Planning Committee Meeting for decision. CDC Planning
Committee meets once a month – the details are on p25 of this
magazine. Full information is available online at www.cotswold.
gov.uk. This website also explains planning procedures, how to
comment on applications and speak at public planning meeting
at CDC.
PLANNING COMMITTEE 11th February 2015
APPLICATIONS FOR CONSIDERATION AND DECISION (abbreviated)
Parish
Application
Key
Stow on the Wold
Tall Trees Oddington Road
Stow on the Wold Cheltenham
14/04138/OUT CD.0780/D
Outline Application
O1
REFUSE
Upper Rissington
Building 10 Smith Barry Road Upper Rissington Gloucestershire
14/04215/FUL CD.1580/7/F
Full Application
O2
REFUSE
KEY: A = Accept Officer Recommendation. V = Varied Officer Recommendation. O = Overturned Officer Recommendation
PLANNING COMMITTEE 12th January 2015
New Applications received between 05/01/15 and 09/01/2015
Parish
Application No
Location
Proposal
Officer and Deadline
Stow on the Wold
14/03649/FUL
Land At White Hart Lane
Stow-On-The-Wold
Construction of four
houses and three
apartments
Alison Curtis
01452 426951
30/01/2015
Bourton on the Hill
14/05480/OUT
Maple Bank
Bourton-On-The-Hill
Moreton-In-Marsh GL56
9AB
Erection of single
residential dwelling (all
matters reserved
except for access)
Alison Curtis
01452 426951
05/02/2015
Temple Guiting
14/0101/CWMAJM
Oathill Quarry Fiddlers
Green Temple
Guiting GL54 5RR
Extension to the existing
quarry
Alison Curtis
01452 426951
05/02/2015
New Applications received between 19/01/15 and 23/01/2015
Parish
Application No
Location
Chipping Campden
C/2015/033288/PRE
Campden End, Park Road,
Chipping Campden
Proposal
30/01/2015
Officer and Deadline
Moreton in Marsh
15/00075/ PAYPRE
Land adjacent to Fosseway
Garden Centre
Moreton in Marsh
12/02/2015
New Applications received between 02/02/15 and 06/02/2015
Parish
Application No
Location
Proposal
Officer and Deadline
Northleach with Eastington 15/ 00037/FUL
Bob Houghton Ltd
Midwinter Road
Northleach GL54 3JD
Extension to display and
workshop areas
Michael Glaze
01452 425626
23/02/2015
Willersley
Land North Of Collin Lane
Collin Lane
Willersey WR12 7PE
Outline planning
application for residential
development of up to 50
dwellings
Alison Curtis
01452 426951
27/02/2015
14/05636/OUT
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Gloucestershire County Council - News and Notes
by Cllr Dr Nigel Moor
BUDGET 2015/16
Zero Council Tax Increase
GCC approved their budget for 2015/16 of £420 million in
February. For the fifth year running there is a zero council tax
increase. Despite the council tax freeze there is more money to
improve roads including nearly £18 million capital investment
for highways and further funds to help safeguard children.
The budget is in line with the priorities in the council`s savings
programme Meeting the Challenge-Together we can which will
look to make savings of around £75 million over the next three
years to meet the cost of Gloucestershire`s ageing population
and expected reductions in central government grant.
ACTIVE TOGETHER FUND
This GCC scheme funds sport and physical activity and has
generated a great deal of support and enthusiasm in the North
Cotswolds. The last bid on behalf of the Slaughters Cricket
Club is being finalised whilst grants have been made to a wide
variety of clubs and organisations throughout the community.
Moreton Bowls Club received a grant to help with
maintenance of their bowls green, crucial to their success as a
leading competitive club that hosts county and regional events.
Moreton Rangers Football Club were helped to purchase
sports kit and organise coaching sessions, whilst the North
Cotswold Young Cricketers, who play at the picturesque
Moreton ground, received financial help with their A Chance to
Shine campaign which aims to provide coaching sessions at
eight schools in the North Cotswolds, and to provide
equipment, so that there are no barriers to children who want
to play the game.
Schools that have benefited are The Cotswold School
Academy Trust at Bourton on the Water, in conjunction with
Cllr Paul Hodgkinson, for new gym equipment, and Great
Rissington School, to set up pre-school care for children in the
Rissington area at the new school at Victory Fields, Upper
Rissington which will open in September this year. Temple
Guiting C of E School are promoting The Active Playground, for
a range of sports including netball on their outdoor
playground, which will also provide an active camp during the
school holidays, drawing youngsters from much of the
surrounding district.
Youth clubs also feature. The Upper Rissington Youth Club
have received a grant to purchase sport equipment for the new
village hall and the refurbished tennis courts, which are being
provided as part of the Victory Fields new housing scheme,
whilst Stow Youth Club are being helped with the initial costs
of the feasibility study for a new sports and community
building at the King George`s Field in Stow which will include
changing rooms and community space.
Clubs that have benefitted are the Stow Cricket Club with help
to maintain and improve their ground – one of the most
attractive in the county – and Stow Rugby Club who wish to
erect new floodlighting for their pitches.
The Children`s Activity Fund, aimed at the younger age group,
helped Moreton Town Council refurbish their skate park, and
Stow Youth Club organise a Healthy Eating On A Budget series
of informal after school classes for young people aged 8-15.
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World Jungle are to organise a Summer of the Streets
programme aimed at all of the North Cotswolds, which will
feature a week- long series of events for youngsters, culminating
in a major kid`s festival at the end where children can showcase
some of what they have been doing during the week.
Organising all of this has been time consuming but so rewarding.
I have been privileged to meet so many enthusiastic volunteers
who ensure that all of these clubs and activities thrive, and we
are fortunate that, in the North Cotswolds, there are these
community groups who add so much to the quality of life here.
ADVICE MATTERS IN
MORETON
Local Charity Cotswold District
Citizens Advice Bureau is
Opening an Advice point
in Moreton from
Thursday 12 March
(9:30 -11:30am and 1- 3pm)
People can call into the CDC offices on the High Street (by
the pedestrian crossing) in Moreton to see a CAB adviser.
The CAB will provide confidential and impartial advice to
help people resolve their money and other problems.
Sally Pickering, Chief Officer of the CAB said ‘We are
delighted that we will be able to help people get the advice
they need locally. The CAB advisers have the skills and
knowledge to help people deal with their money, housing,
employment, family and benefit problems. Everyone can
be assured that the CAB service is free, confidential,
independent and non- judgemental’.
Steve, one of the CAB’s clients, needed advice because of
his financial situation. Steve had telephone advice from the
CAB which helped him regain control of his finances. Steve
said, ‘The CAB advisers were all very helpful. I wouldn’t
have been able to manage this problem without them. I
was under such pressure and felt really stressed. I would
recommend anyone who has a problem to contact the CAB.
The advisers are all very easy to talk to; they help you deal
with your problem in manageable steps and are good at
explaining complex information.’
The Cotswold District CAB is a member of the national
charity Citizens Advice. There are 23 volunteer advisers in
the Cotswolds and they give the CAB 10 hours a week of
their time to help members of our community resolve their
problems. The top 5 enquiry areas are debt, welfare
benefits, employment, housing and family problems.
If you need information and advice to help you deal with a
problem, contact the Cotswold CAB by email, Freephone
0808 800 0511 or call in to the office. Emails are via the
website www.cotswoldcab.org.uk which also has selfhelp information and the opening hours.
New Homes Bonus
There is a positive side to having lots of new homes in the Cotswold District. In a move to encourage and reward
the building of new homes, including affordable homes, the government initiated a financial incentive for local
authorities, who are also the planning authorities – the New Homes Bonus. We are all well-aware of the need for
caution, long-term vision and local consultation - so it’s quite good to know that there is a ‘new homes bonus’
somewhere in the mix.
Funding
The New Homes Bonus is a grant paid by central
government to local councils for increasing the
number of homes and their use.
The £1.17 billion of New Homes Bonus allocations announced
for 2015 to 2016 brings the total to almost £3.4 billion over
the 5 years between 2011 and 2016. Of that, £1.2 billion is
additional grant provided by DCLG (the Department for
Communities and Local Government).
The New Homes Bonus is paid each year for 6 years. How
much is paid to each local council is based on the amount of
extra Council Tax revenue raised for new-build homes,
conversions and long-term empty homes brought back into
use. There is also an extra payment for providing affordable
homes.
Final year 5 allocations
Nationally these allocations bring the total amount of New
Homes Bonus allocated to local councils to almost £3.4 billion.
This rewards delivery of 700,000 net additional dwellings, and
over 100,000 long-term empty homes brought back into use.
Below are the details for Cotswold District Council’s final 2015
to 2016 allocations, and for the other three councils working
in partnership with Cotswolds (see below*).
New Homes Bonus: aggregate numbers of homes recognised for the 5 years 2011-12 to 2015-16
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Net additions to
housing stock
(excluding empty
homes)
Empty homes
brought into use
(net)
Affordable
homes
rewarded
Total final payment
for 2015/16
Total New Homes
Bonus to dare (incl.
final payment for
2015/16)
Cotswold D.C
Cheltenham B.C
Forest of Dean D.C
W. Oxfordshire D.C
1,804
151
585
£2,564,790
£6,873,338
1,325
1,184
21
132
547
416
£1,523,573
£1,831,431
£4,069,804
£5,460,798
New Homes Bonus: final allocations for 2015 to 2016
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Cotswold D.C
Cheltenham B.C
Forest of Dean D.C
W. Oxfordshire D.C
Total
Units
for
reward
Net
addition
s
Empty
Homes
Affordabl
e units
442
443
-1
74
334
227
339
148
-5
79
139
54
Affordable
homes
premium @
£350/unit
Year 5 payments
Total payment in
2015/16 (Incl
previous delivery)
20,720
£614,958
£2,564,790
38,920
15,120
£392,801
£321,634
1,523,573
£1,831,431
Local councils can decide how to spend the New Homes
Bonus. However, DCLG expect local councils to consult
communities about how they will spend the money,
especially communities where housing stock has
increased.
*In 2014, the government awarded £400k to help develop a
joint working partnership involving Cotswold DC and three
other authorities – Cheltenham, Forest of Dean and West
Oxfordshire Councils.
The ‘2020 Vision for Joint Working’ partnership is among
80 local authorities to share £9m of investment to assist in
joining up services and reducing costs for taxpayers.
The £400,000 which is being provided to the partnership is
in addition to £500,000 from the Government’s
Challenge Award scheme granted earlier this year and will help
to support its vision for the future of:
“Four Independent Councils determining their own policies,
priorities and decisions supported by a small number of expert
advisors who commission and monitor services either from the
private and voluntary sectors or from local authority-owned
service delivery companies.”
The partnership will use the funding to finance one-off costs to
work towards creating interim management arrangements
across the four councils.
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MORETON - IN – MARSH FUNERAL DIRECTORS
W.J.WRIGHT NEW OFFICE
Moreton-in-Marsh Funeral Directors situated in London
Road, Moreton-in-Marsh are very pleased to announce
the opening of their new funeral home in the town. A
Service of Dedication and Blessing was led by the Rt.
Reverend David Jennings, Assistant Bishop of
Gloucestershire, and was attended by local clergy,
neighbours and staff.
The extensive premises have modern facilities including
arranging rooms, a masonry display area and a private
chapel of rest, where loved ones can rest in peace and
tranquillity.
Moreton Funeral Directors
& Memorial Consultants
W. J. Wright
Mailrite House, London Road,
Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 0HB
Tel 01451 831829
24 Hour Service
Private Chapel of Rest, Prepaid Funeral Plans
Serving the Cotswold Community for over 30 years
Patricia Cook
Catering
for every occasion
01451 830450
patriciacaterer@yahoo.co.uk
A large assembly room is available where in-house
services can be conducted before burial or
cremation, or a reception arranged for family and
friends after a funeral. This facility is also available
as a local amenity to groups and organisations
wishing to hold meetings or stage events. Further
details regarding this can be obtained by contacting
us on 01608 652612.
This new Funeral Home is managed by David Murphy,
a resident of Moreton-in-Marsh with many years’ of
experience in the funeral business. David is available
to offer help and advice whenever it is needed, and
believes this new venture brings a much needed
amenity to the residents of Moreton-in-Marsh and
surrounding villages.
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Do you enjoy singing?
Would you like to join our experienced & friendly choir?
We are currently looking for new members.
Blockley Ladies Choir has been singing and performing since
1987. After a short break when the founding conductor and
accompanist retired, the choir appointed a new Musical
Director, Rosalind Marlborough. Rosie is a very experienced,
well qualified and highly regarded singing teacher. For many
years she was MD of the Cotswold Choral Society and, under
her leadership, the choir is experiencing a new lease of life.
Her immediate aim is to re-establish the choir as the Leading
ladies choir in the Cotswolds.
The choir sings a varied repertoire, including sacred music,
songs from hit musicals, folk songs-from all over the world,
Gilbert and Sullivan, light classical and classic pop. With new
verve and energy, we plan to compete in local music festivals
and will be available to sing at fund-raising events, weddings,
memorial services and Christmas functions. Choir Practices
are on Tuesdays in Blockley from 7.30 p.m. - 9.15 p.m.
Auditions are not required for new members - commitment
to the choir and a love of singing are the only requirements!
Subscriptions £25.00 quarterly
Interested?
Then call our secretary, Sue Wareham on 01608 654299
or email: blockleyladieschoir15@gmail.com
Tourism businesses across the
Cotswolds are being given a
unique chance to influence the
way their official tourism
authority works.
Cotswolds Tourism is a new Destination Management
Organisation (DMO) whose sole aim is to increase both
domestic and international tourism to the Cotswolds. As
part of an ambitious project to engage with both existing
Cotswolds Tourism members, and anyone who may want
to join the DMO, a series of business engagement sessions
have been planned starting at the end of February.
Cotswolds Tourism’s Partnership Manager Susie Hunt says
this is an exciting opportunity for any business involved in
tourism to help the DMO better understand what support
they need to grow their business. ‘We genuinely want to
hear from the industry about how we can help them, as it
would be arrogant of us to assume we have all the
answers,’ she says. ‘Tourism is constantly changing but as
an official DMO we will be recognised by Visit England and
Visit Britain, the national domestic and international
tourism authorities, and involved in national marketing
campaigns and tap into potential sources of funding.’
Cotswolds Tourism will be a new, independent, not-forprofit, public/private sector company which is run by
businesses themselves, with the support of local
authorities.
Susie Hunt says ‘We’re delighted with our progress setting
up the new DMO and excited to be in the position to meet
Cotswold Tourism members, and potential members to
find out how we can work together in partnership. As one
of Visit Britain’s top ‘attract brands’, it’s more important
than ever that we work together to promote the
Cotswolds’.
12 informal sessions are being held across the area giving
people the chance to find out more about the work that’s
being done on tourism businesses behalf and to discover
more about what businesses want the DMO to deliver in
future. (Sessions in the North Cotswolds are listed below)
Wednesday 4th March.
Moreton Area Centre, High Street, Moreton, GL56 0AZ.
10am, 2pm and 6pm.
Friday 6th March.
The Kings Head Hotel, Market Place, Cirencester GL7 2NR
10am, 2pm and 6pm.
Interested in coming along? Email your preferred date
and time to Susie Hunt on susie.hunt@cotswold.gov.uk.
For more information about the Cotswold Tourism
business engagement sessions, please contact Susie Hunt
on 07525 897798 or on the email address above.
Cotswolds Tourism
have launched a
Visitors Guide
Phone App,
designed specifically
to attract people to
the Cotswolds as a
destination. There
are opportunities for
businesses to add
their details.
Get Involved Now
A large marketing campaign will raise awareness of
the Phone App including via journalists, trade shows,
newsletters and social media – with a direct link from
www.cotswolds.com to ensure both visitors and
locals are aware and use the app from the start.
Have you seen…
Great Western Railway Benches
“Direct from the manufacturer”
14-15 Fosseway Business Park
Moreton in Marsh,
GL56 9NQ
E-mail:info@gwrbenches.co.uk
Tel: 01608 652505
The Moreton company who manufacture the iconic
GWR benches seen on so many railway platforms,
supply Heritage Railways throughout the West Country
and Wales. Customers have included Severn Valley
Railway, Vale of Rheidol Railway, Arriva and First Great
Western’s Penzance Line. You’ll also see them on new
platforms opened for the Cotswold Line. Castings are
sourced locally and the timber work, assembly and
painting are done in Moreton, alongside the main
Paddington Worcester track.
GWR Benches Ltd. of Fosseway Business Park in
Moreton has just received a contract to supply
Network Rail's updating of Bristol Temple Meads
Station. "This is our largest and most prestigious
contract to date," said MD Peter Watson. "However,
we get just as much pleasure supplying benches to sit
alongside garden railway layouts or as commemorative
benches. We particularly enjoy supplying benches for
surprise birthdays, arranging delivery on the morning
of the day. Strict secrecy is involved with clandestine
phone calls and emails to relatives. Great fun."
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BAPTIST CHURCH
SHEEP STREET STOW ON THE WOLD
In the Community for the Community
Welcome to our family service every Sunday morning at 10.30am. The
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1 and 3 Sunday’s communion is celebrated during the service.
Our speakers for the month of MARCH are:
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STEVE SIZMUR
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JOSEPH FORSON
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Roman Catholic Church
Meets at the Congregational Church, Oxford Street, Moreton in Marsh.
MARCH Sunday Services
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Sunday Services in MARCH
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Sunday 1
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Sunday 8
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Sunday 15
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Sunday 22
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Sunday 29
8.30am - Holy Communion (BCP) - Blockley
9.30am - Open Door All Age Worship - Blockley
6.00pm - Evening Prayer - Bourton on the Hill
9.30am - Holy Communion (CW) - Blockley
11.15am - Holy Communion (CW) - Bourton on the Hill
9.30am – All Age Holy Communion - Blockley
11.15am - Holy Communion - Bourton on the Hill
9.30am –Benefice Holy Communion - Blockley
9.30am - Holy Communion (CW) - Blockley
11.15am - Holy Communion (BCP) - Bourton on the Hill
6.00pm - Choral Evensong – Blockley
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Mass at 9.00am
ST DAVID’S CHURCH
MORETON IN MARSH
Sunday Services in MARCH
Sunday 1 Mar
Sunday 8 Mar
Sunday 15 Mar
ST PETER & ST PAUL - BLOCKLEY
ST LAWRENCE – BOURTON ON THE HILL
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1 , 8 , 15 , 22 , 29
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REV JOHN TAYLOR
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PETER ALLEN
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JOHN BARTON
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MUMS AND TOTS every Monday during termtime
9.30am – 11.00am. £1 per Family. EVERY TUESDAY 10am to
12noon - COFFEE MORNING AND FOOD BANK. All welcome!!
Please check our Website: www.stowbaptistchurch.org.uk for
UPDATES!!
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Sunday 22 Mar
Sunday 29 Mar
8.30am - Holy Communion (1662)
11.00am - Morning Service, Sunday Club
6.00pm - Sundays @ Six
8.30am - Holy Communion (1662)
11.00am - Holy Communion, Sunday Club
6.00pm - Sundays @ Six
8.30am - Holy Communion (1662)
11.00am - Family Service
6.00pm - Sundays @ Six
8.30am - Holy Communion (1662)
11.00am - Morning Service, Sunday Club
6.00pm - Sundays @ Six
8.30am - Holy Communion (1662)
11.00am - Palm Sunday Joint Benefice Family Service
6.00pm - Sundays @ Six
ST JAMES’S CHURCH
LONGBOROUGH
Sunday 1 Mar
Sunday 8 Mar
Sunday 15 Mar
Sunday 22 Mar
Sunday Services in MARCH
8.00am - Holy Communion
9.30am - Morning Service
9.30am - Holy Communion
4.00pm - Mothering Sunday, Messy Church
9.30am - Holy Communion
ST MARY’S CHURCH
BATSFORD
Sunday Services in MARCH
Oxford Street, Moreton in Marsh Tel: 01608 651946
Rev Barbara Bridges barbaraatmoreton@btinternet.com
http://moretoncongregational.org.uk
March 2015
Morning Worship every Sunday 10.30a.m.
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Includes Holy Communion on 1 and 3 Sundays
A warm welcome to all ages, coffee and tea after all services.
During Lent we are walking with modern Christians in the
Middle East.
Market Day Coffee morning - every Tuesday 10a.m. - noon
Drop in for a break any Tuesday. A separate space for families
with toys for the children. Stalls to browse. Free wifi is
available.
Thursday Community Events
9.30 - 12 every week, drop in with P3. Coffee, crafts, company.
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1 week 12.30 - Drop in lunch, 2 courses, £4.
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2 week 2.30 - Prayer and Praise, share thoughts and prayers
about issues of the moment.
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4 and 5 weeks2.30 - Social time with Scrabble and other
games
Come and join us, you will be warmly welcomed.
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a place to worship
Sunday 1 Mar
Sunday 15 Mar
9.30am - Holy Communion (1662)
9.30am - Holy Communion (1662)
ST THOMAS’S CHURCH
TODENHAM
Sunday Services in MARCH
Sunday 8 Mar
Sunday 22 Mar
9.30am - Holy Communion
9.30am - Morning Service
The morning service at St David’s, Moreton in Marsh is recorded each
week and broadcast online every Sunday at 4.30pm. www.nccr.co.uk
Quakers – The Religious Society of Friends
Sunday 11:00 a.m. at The Friends Meeting House,Pytts Lane, Burford
Everybody Welcome. For more information contact Howard Crook
01451 810 447 or go to http://www.burford-quakers.org.uk
MADE IN MORETON
EVENTS: MARCH 2015
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A celebration of all things made in
Moreton-in-Marsh
Moreton-in-Marsh Business Association (MIMBA) is pleased to
present MADE IN MORETON, a month-long celebration of
everything produced in and around the town as a way of
supporting and promoting local businesses.
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nd turned “widgets” made at a precision engineers made
You will find front-line producers such as local farmers, as well as
those making unique food by hand, like Cacao Bean, the Konditorei
(German pastry shop) on Moreton High Street; a wide range of local
artisans will be exhibiting Arts & Crafts; and companies such as
Robin Furlong’s high-end bespoke furniture and the luxurious
interiors fabrics of Rapture & Wright.
On the website there is a programme of events that will continue to
be added to as the month progresses.
Most events are free of charge (unless indicated otherwise). No
reservations are needed but some companies will appreciate an idea
MADE-IN- of numbers – if you wish to attend please contact them and confirm
or the date and number of people in your party.
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Sue Heady , Heady Communications on
oan at Bankier Sloan Chartered Surveyors on 01608
Should you wish to be kept in touch with the many events that
will continue to be added as the month progresses, look online
MADE-IN-MORETON
web site at http://www.centre
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p.co.uk/MADE_IN_MORETON.pdf
or simply type MADE IN
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MORETON into  your search engine.
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discounts and “special
offers” as the event moves on through March.
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of events in March
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contact Sue Heady, Heady
Communications on
01608 651692 or Ian Sloan at
Bankier Sloan Chartered
Surveyors on 07831 338111
reception@centre-p.co.uk
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Rock Precision Engineering, Fosseway Business Park. A tour
around the workshop explaining how items are made and a talk
through various operations in the manufacturing process. They
will open up an engineering machine to demonstrate the
processes the steel goes through to create parts for various
industries.
A short presentation of DEKOMTE engineering solutions for
Power Plants and a practical demonstration of fabrication work
in the workshop in Cotswold Business Village.
Mill Dene Gardens, Blockley. Not only a beautiful Spring
Garden but local talent as well. Paintings, ceramics, garden
benches and plants. Exhibition free with entry to garden £7.
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Robin Furlong, Fosseway Business Park. An exhibition with a
talk on design and demonstrations of laminating and
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Throughout March Budgens
are offering discount on all
products
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The Greek Deli, 12 Old Market
Way, Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56
0LJ will be holding an all day tasting event (free). This will run
with the shop and restaurant, and visitors are invited to stop
awhile and enjoy a taste of Greece.
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Westcote Village Hall
BLOCKLEY DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY
Ministry of Entertainment presents
a lecture
'Norm al Servic e Will Be Resumed ...'
Saturday 21 March at 7.30pm
Tibetan Art
in Transition
It's 1962. The Cuban crisis looms
but the real trouble is brewing at
the BBC.
Listen With Mother will never be
the same again!
'A fine double act ... comedy gold'
(Bristol 247)
by Zara Fleming
at 2.45pm on 23 March 2015
in St George’s Hall, Blockley
Tickets £12 (inc welcome drink)
from 01993 831196
Please contact Elaine Parker (01386 840326)
for booking guests (which is essential) and more details.
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Burford Singers Spring Concert
Saturday 28 March 2015
7.30pm at Church of St John the Baptist,
Church Green, Burford OX18 4RY
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www.milldenegarden.co.uk
Tel: 01386 700 457
Email:
mail: wendy@milldene.co.uk
Tickets reserved £20, £16, £12.50, unreserved £10.
Postal booking (strongly advised) opens 10 February 2015
Telephone booking (opens 24 February 2015): 01993 822412
Booking in person (opens 5 March 2015) The Madhatter
Bookshop 122, High Street, Burford OX18 4QJ
Blockley, Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 9HU
www.milldenegarden.co.uk
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700 457 700457 Email: wendy@milldene.co.uk
mail: wendy@milldene.co.uk
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Public Rehearsal 2.30 pm Saturday 28 March 2015
Advance booking £5.00 (£6.00 at the door)
Details and booking form available on our website
www.burfordsingers.org.uk
Grand Spring Charity Sale
Mill Dene Garden
We open again on 4 March and
celebrating Mother’s Day on 15 March
with a garden full of early spring flowers
and a spectacular cream tea.
Please ring 01386 700457 to book.
Thursday March 26
at Oddington Village Hall, GL56 0XD
11am - 3 pm
in aid of Gloucestershire Eye Therapy Trust
Mill Dene Garden, Blockley, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 9HU
Alpaca Jerseys, Murano Glass, Jewellery, Natalie Stutely Artist
Other Stalls, Raffle, Coffee/Tea, Soup Lunches.
Entry free
Tel: 01386 700 457 Fax: 0705 361 6982
email: info@milldene.co.uk www.milldenegarden.co.uk
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CHIPPING NORTON
INVITE YOU TO OUR
EASTER BINGO
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on Friday 27th March from 7pm
The Town Hall, Chipping Norton
EVERYONE WELCOME
LOTS OF PRIZES • EASTER EGG RAFFLE • BAR & SNACKS
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To 11 March
The Theatre Chipping Norton presents
MY MOTHER SAID I NEVER SHOULD
by Charlotte Keatley
Four generations of women wrestle their way through the storms
and stirrings of the 20th century in a seamless patchwork of emotion,
laughter and love.
Tickets: £15, £13 conc, £8.50 schools
2-7 & 9-11 March at 7.45pm.
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Matinees
at 2.30pm on Weds 4 & Saturday 7 March
For more information please contact the Box Office on 01608 642350
www.chippingnortontheatre.com
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when Mr Geoffrey Clifton Brown MP
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General Election. All are welcome.
Published by Nigel Moor on behalf of the Moreton Branch of the Cotswold Conservative
Association both of The Old Chapel, High Street, Blockley, Gloucestershire GL56 9EX
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Small scenes
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Poems & Short Stories with
Nicholas John & Derek Healy
Tea/coffee & cake from £5.00
Sunday 8th March at 3.00pm
The Burrow Café
Sheep Street, Stow-on-the-Wold, GL54 1AA
Tel. 01451 831384
Chipping Campden Festival Chorus
sings
Handel's Messiah
with
Eleanor Broomfield, soprano
Jeanette Ager, contralto
Gethin Lewis, tenor
Jevan McAuley, bass
Saturday 28 March
10.30am – 12.30 – free entry
The Orchestra of the Swan
Charles Matthews, organ
conducted by Richard Stephens
St James’ Church, Chipping Campden
Saturday 28 March 2015, 7.30 pm
Tickets from Chipping Campden Tourist Information Centre
Reserved (Centre nave) £15 • Unreserved (Side aisles) £10
Also available from choir members and on the door
EXHIBITION until 12 April
Keeping up Appearances –
Fashion Through Two World Wars
The Oxfordshire Museum
Touring exhibitions, a stunning garden (with resident Megalosaur),
Museum shop and café complement the permanent displays.
FREE ENTRY
Museum opening times:
Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 5pm, Sundays 2 – 5pm
01993 811456
The Oxfordshire Museum, Park Street, Woodstock, OX20 1SN
www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxfordshiremuseum
BOX OFFICE – 01608 642350
Administration@chippingnortontheatre.com
www.chippingnortontheatre.com
March
2015
SUMMER ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
FILMS at 7.30pm
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King John
thatView
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of year when parents’ thoughts turn13
to those Birdman
long summer weeks and finding
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activities for their children.
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The Face of Love
19,20&21 The Picture of Dorian Grey
The Theatre, Chipping Norton, young people22
take overSelma
the building for four weeks. We
23&24AtReflections
have so many workshops to choose from, including Orange Hat Summer Adventures for
30singingAge
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Andytoddlers
Parsonsand their carers; drama, dance and
for 5of
– 7Champions
year olds; dance, drama
musical theatre
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Penelope
Retoldfor 8 – 12 year olds and a dance week for teenagers as well as a full-scale
production of Grease.
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Dr Phil Hammond
also provide
outreach
activities
in Moreton in Marsh, Carterton and Woodstock and
29 WeKathryn
Roberts
& Sean
Lakeman
transport the participants to The Theatre for some of the week at no extra charge!
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March 2015
Full Information is available at the Visitor Information Centres (listed separately)
EXHIBITIONS
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Richard Philips: Peoplescapes A fascinating and enticing form of documentary
photography recording the minutiae of modern life. Chipping Norton Theatre.
Arts & Crafts Metalwork made in Campden by Thornton and Downer, and in
the Sapperton smithy of Ernest Gimson.10-5pm. Closed Mondays. Court Barn
Museum, Church Road, Chipping Campden GL55 6JE 01386 841951
www.courtbarn.org.uk
DIARY
26 Feb
Jazz at The Craven Crown, Shipton under Wychwood, OX7 6BP. Turner &
Jefferies (guitar & double bass) play jazz & blues. Free event, from 6.30pm.
2
Rag Mama Rag, Blues duo Ashley and Debbie Dow on tour. 9pm Norman Knight,
Whichford, CV36 5PE. 01608 684621
3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 Yoga classes 6.30pm – 7.45pm. Studio in Little Compton, GL56 0SH.
Contact Alice on 07932 611042 alice@lovealocavore.com for more information.
5
Steve Knightley (of Show of Hands) on tour. Tickets £16, just on sale and going
fast. www.wegottickets.com/event/278192
5
Country Music Night at Notgrove Village Hall. From 8 pm to 11:30 pm - live
music, licensed bar. £5 per person entrance fee. Tonight's act is Marty Smith. Contact
Ken on 07870795560 for further details.
6
Terry Harrison Demostration Painting techniques for landscapes and large-scale
subjects. Manor House Hotel, Moreton at 7pm. Tickets £25 including copy of her
latest book and a glass of wine, from Manor House Hotel, 01608 650501.
7
Eleanor McEvoy, “one of Ireland's most accomplished contemporary
singer/songwriters”. House Concert in Lower Brailes. Tickets £15 from Tim Porter.
Timporter649@btinternet.com
7
Winter-Wilson folk-rock songwriters & musicians. 8pm at Wychwood Folk Club,
Tiddy Hall, Ascott-u-Wychwood.OX7 6AG.
7
Acupuncture Awareness with Marilyn Talbott Smith 07964 417747
7
Whichford Marmalade Festival. Meet Tom Jaine at St Michaels Church,Whichford.
10am. Fundraising for Shipston Home Nursing. julia.melvin@btinternet.com
8
Car Boot Sale in the Countrywide car park in Bourton, by Northleach & Fosse
Lions. E:adam@adamg.force9.co.uk
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Hare/Mosaics Family Trail at Chedworth Roman Villa, Yanworth GL54 3LJ. Walk
in the footsteps of the Romans. 01242 890256 chedworth@nationaltrust.org.uk.
15
Mothering Sunday Special at Glos Warks Steam Railway. Toddington Station,
Winchcombe, GL54 5LD. 01242 604134 info@gwsr.com
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Country Music Night at Notgrove Village Hall. From 8 pm to 11:30 pm - live
music, licensed bar. £5 per person entrance fee. Tonight's act is Ronnie Del Rio.
Contact Ken on 07870795560 for further details.
20
Old Frampton CourtA Commonwealth House.Talk to The Rissingtons Local History
Society. Little Rissington Village Hall, GL54 2ND 19:30 - 21:00 01451 824161
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A Night of Music & Stories. Last date of first Wold Tour. Thrilling music from
Tinkerscuss with and spellbinding yarns from Chloë of the Midnight Storytellers. Bar.
Adult themes – suitable age 14+. Lower Swell V.Hall. 7.30pm. Tickets £10 on the
door/ 01451 861185.
21
Family Easter Bingo. Fundraising by Friends of Blockley School. All welcome from
8yrs +. Refreshments. 6.30pm (eyes down 7pm) at St Georges Hall, Blockley.
21
28th Banbury Blues & Roots Festival “some of the best acts on the circuit” at
The Mill Arts Centre, Banbury. 2pm Tickets £11. 7pm (2 stages) tickets £21. 01608
685332/07775 644073. Information www.themillartscentre.co.uk
21& 22 Volunteer Recruitment Fair at Glos Warks Steam Railway at Toddington Station
GL54 5DT. 01242 621405. Run an award winning Heritage Railway. Roles for
everyone, all ages, unskilled to highly skilled. www.gwsr.com
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The Cotswold Table foodie market on The Green@Kingham, OX7 6YD. Come
and experience the best produce the Cotswolds has to offer!
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Oscar Romero: Archbishop, Martyr, “Voice of the Voiceless” Talk by Canon
Anthony Harvey at W.I. Hall, Moreton, GL56 0AS. 7.30pm. Refreshments, raffle,
GLOUCESTERSHIRE BUSINESS SHOW – MAY 2015
Cheltenham Race Course – 2 days
Raising the profile of local firms (in the county and beyond),
encouraging collaboration, growth, dialogue, trade and promotion.
Over 140 indoor and outdoor exhibitor spaces.
Hello@business-shows.co.uk
01242 807689
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Market Days
BOURTON ON THE WATER
Farmers Market
4th Sunday, 9.30–1300
Country Market
every Friday, 9–11am (excepy January)
Farmer’s Market
Country Market
Weekly Market
3rd Saturday, monthly from 8.30am
every Saturday 8.45–11.00 Lower Town Hall
(with Farmer’s Market on 3rd Saturday)
every Wednesday
Village Market
last Saturday monthly (except December)
Farmer’s Market
22 March, 21 June, 20 Sept, 13 December
Weekly Market
Country Market
Farmer’s and Craft Market
every Tuesday, 9–3.30pm
every Thursday, 9.30–12noon
1st Sunday (except 12 July) 09.30-14.00 approx
every Wednesday, 8.30–3.30pm
Farmer’s Market
2nd Thursday, 9.00–13.00pm
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handmade cards. Tickets £5. Proceeds in aid of ACES (Aid for Children of El
Salvador). 01608 238165/ 01608 238416
Cirencester Philharmonia Varied programme including Schumann, Haydn, Elgar.
7.30pm St Davids Centre, Moreton. Enquiries 01451 830327
‘Sing Around the World’ Concert from Wychwood Chorale. Free admission &
refreshments with voluntary collection in aid of St Kenelm’s and The Koestler Trust.
7.30pm at St Kenelms Church, Enstone, OX7 4NL.
Burford Singers Spring Concert with Cotswold Chamber Orchestra play
Haydn’s Requiem, Spring (from The Seasons) and Vaughan Williams ‘The Lark
Ascending’. Church of St John the Baptist Church, Burford 19:30 - 21:30
www.burford-singers.org.uk 01993 822412
Handel’s Messiah Ch Campden Festival Chorus with The Orchestra of the Swan,
Charles Matthews organ. Tickets: Ch Campden TIC, and on the door. £15
reserved/£10 unreserved.7.30pm. St James Church, Chipping Campden.
Quiz Evening in aid of Broadway Arts Festival 7pm Tickets £10 include
supper. www.broadwayartsfestival.com or Sonia Woolven. 01386 852211. LIfford
Hall The Green Broadway WR12 7AA 19:00 - 22:30 01386 852211
www.broadwayartsfestival.com
Mike Sanchez Rhythm King boogie/rock and roll piano player. Get in early. 9pm
Norman Knight, Whichford CV36 5PE. 01608 684621. Free concert.
Tea/ Coffee and Cakes Fundraising morning at Victoria Hall, Bourton, served by
Northleach & Fosse Lions .
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
6 April
Easter Eggspress at Glos Warks Steam Railway. Steam trains, the Easter Bunny
and Easter Bonnets. 01242 604134 info@gwsr.com
25, 26 April Wartime in the Cotswolds with Glos Warks Steam Railway. A nostalgic and
light-hearted look at 1940’s life in the Cotswolds. 01242 604134 info@gwsr.com
22 May Keith Hyatt, Guitar Concert – classical, flamenco and folk. Westcote Village Hall,
7.30pm Tickets £6. E@keith.hyatt.bookings@gmail.com 07719 533354
2 - 4 June Bledington Music Festival presents Pianofest ’15 at St Leonards Church,
Bledington. O01608 658669. www.bledingtonmusicfestival.co.uk
21 June Chippy Town Festival Organised and presented by the Rotary Club with the help
of a band of committed individuals from the town. www.chippingnortonrotary.org.uk
Tickets, Booking information etc. from –
BOURTON ON THE WATER VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE Victoria Street, Bourton
on the Water. Open Mon-Fri 9.30-5pm, Sat 9.30-5.30, Closed Sunday 01451 820211
E: info@visitbourton.com
BURFORD INFORMATION CENTRE, High St, Burford, OX18 4LS. Open (Nov-Feb)
Mon-Sat 9.30-4pm. 01993 823558 E: Burford.vic@westoxon.gov.uk
CHIPPING NORTON VISITOR INFORMATION POINT
Guildhall, Goddards Lane, Chipping Norton OX7 5NJ. Office hours Mon-Fri.
STOW-i, VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE Cotswolds Cricket Museum, Brewery Yard off
Sheep Street, GL541AA. 01451 830341 www.stowinfo.co.uk
MORETON AREA CENTRE High Street, Moreton. Mon 8.45am-4.00pm, Tues-Thurs
8.45am-5.15pm, Fri 8.45am-4.45pm, Sat 10.00am-1.00pm (BST), 10.00am-12.30pm
(BWT), Sun CLOSED. 01608 650881 E: Moreton@cotswold.gov.uk
Corinium Museum, Park Street, Cirencester GL7 2BX
01285 655611 coriniummuseum@slm-ltd.co.uk
www.coriniummuseum.org
Displays, Events, Family activities,
Adult workshops. Rural Cinema.
BLEDINGTON FORTHCOMING
EVENTS
Bledington Music Festival - Pianofest '15
Tickets available soon from The Borzoi Bookshop, Stow on
the Wold and Jaffe & Neale, Chipping Norton as well as
Kingham Stores and Kings Head, Bledington.
Details of coffee concerts and evening concerts on the web
site: www.bledingtonmusicfestival.co.uk
Bonhams Valuation Day
Kingham Choral Society
invites you to our spring concert
All Creatures Great and Small
Saturday 11 April at 7:30 pm
at Kingham Primary School
Tickets £5 (including light refreshments)
Available from choir members or contact
Gwyn Devas (01608-658090) or Linda Sale (01608-658647)
Tickets also available at Kingham Coffee and Kingham Stores
Friday 6 March
10am - 2pm at Bledington Village Hall
£3 per item to Bledington Music Festival
COUNTRY MUSIC NIGHT
at Notgrove Village Hall
8pm – 11.30pm
LIVE MUSIC – Licenced Bar, £5pp entrance
Thursday 5 March Tonight's act is Marty Smith.
Thursday 19 March Tonight's act is Ronnie Del Rio.
Contact Ken on 07870795560 for further details.
Youth Jazz Band Challenge
In association with Chipping Norton Rotary Club
The Challenge aims to find the best of youth bands.
The winners are awarded the Bob Ellis Cup
7th March 2015
Chipping Norton School from 6pm
Tickets £2.50 on the door
promoting confidence through performance
Easter
Monday with
a difference!
Monday 6th
April 2015
Come and meet the Easter bunny and ride the Easter
Eggspress at the GWR! Join in the fun and games
and if you have a special Easter bonnet you could
win a prize. Normal ticket prices apply.
Why Not Join Us? Ever thought about becoming
part of our award-winning heritage railway?
Come along to our Volunteer Recruitment Fair at
Toddington Station on Sat 21st - Sun 22nd March
and discover how you can get involved.
Trains run from
Sat 7th March
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
The Railway Station,
Toddington, Glos.
GL54 5DT
01242 621405
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THE WYCHWOOD CHORALE
(MD Bernard West)
present their Spring Concert
“SING AROUND THE WORLD”
at St Kenelm’s Church, Enstone, OX7 4NL
Saturday 28th March at 7.30
Free admission and refreshments with a voluntary collection
in aid of St Kenelm’s and The Koestler Trust
OSCAR ROMERO: ARCHBISHOP,
MARTYR AND ‘VOICE OF THE VOICELESS’
Tuesday 24 March 7.30pm
WI Hall, New Road, Moreton-in-Marsh
GL56 0AS
7.30pm
TALK by Canon Anthony Harvey,
W
former Sub-Dean of Westminster Abbey and
Chair of the Churches’ Refugee Network.
Inf aid of Children of El Salvador.
Tickets £5 01608 238165 and from Books Yule
Love, Old Market Way, Moreton in Marsh
01608 238416
Chipping Norton Amateur Operatic Society
Presents
at The Theatre Chipping Norton
Thurs 16 and Sat 18 April at 7.30pm & Saturday matinee at 2.30pm
T
Tickets £12.50, matinee £10.50 conc (incl £1 booking fee)
Tickets from The Box Office 01608 642350
Music by Richard Rodgers, Books & Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
An amateur production by arrangement with R&H Theatricals Europe
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Exhibitions & Talks
until 12 April
Keeping up Appearances – Fashion Through Two World Wars
Explore how the changing role of women impacted on the style, fabric
and cut of their clothing.
Free exhibition
Saturday 7 March 3pm
Women's lives in Britain 1900-1950 – Radical changes or the
same old oppressions? Cathy Hunt
To highlight International Women's Day Cathy, lecturer and historian,
will explore the changing role of women in the first half of the 20th
century.
Saturday 21 March 3pm
Fashion on the Ration Julie Summers
Broadcaster, historian and author Julie will show how for thousands of
women throughout the long years of war, fashion was not simply a
distraction, but a necessity.
Saturday 28 March 3pm
Beachwear & Bikinis 1920-1960 Alison Carter
From Coco Chanel and the sun tan craze, Sonia Delaunay and her Art
Deco knitted swimwear designs, unisex maillots to the introduction of
rayon and development of spandex and lycra!
All tickets £7. Available from the Museum. Telephone 01993 814106
The Oxfordshire Museum. Park Street, Woodstock, Oxon. OX20 1SN.
T: 01993 811456
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The voice of Amen Corner (If Paradise Is Half As Nice,
Bend Me Shape Me), the writer of Wide Eyed & Legless
& guitarist with George Harrison, Eric Clapton,
Roger Waters & Bill Wyman
A N D Y FA I R W E AT H E R L O W
& TH E LOW R I D E RS
St Edward’s Church, Stow on the Wold
Saturday, April 18th
Tickets at £20 (unreserved seats) are available now
from The Cotswold Cricket Museum on 01451 870083
and with cash or a cheque from the Borzoi Bookshop
in Church Street, Stow (01451 830268)
Rural Cinema – March 2015
The Playhouse, St George’s Hall
BLOCKLEY
Thursday 26 March
THE IMITATION GAME
The Old School
BOURTON ON THE HILL
Saturday 28 March
THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY
Victoria Hall
BOURTON ON THE WATER
Monday 16 March
Memorial Hall
CHARLBURY’S OWN CIMEMA (ChOC)
Sunday 8 March
THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY
WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAYS
2013 Season Tickets available – £25
Doors/Bar open at 7.00pm – 7.45pm film
Advance tickets £3.50/ on the door £4
Advance tickets/queries 01386 700647/593386
7.15pm. Hot dogs on sale from 6.30.
Wine with a donation. £3.50 on the door.
Tickets/queries 01386 701385/01386 701396
Film 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tickets £3
refreshments.
Family Tickets £10 (2 adults, 2 children)
Queries 01451 822365
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 served in the interval
Village Hall
CHURCHILL AND SARSDEN
Friday 13 March
Screen on the Green, Village Hall
ILMINGTON
Friday 27 March
Village Hall
LITTLE WOLFORD
Thursday 19 March
St. Andrew's Church
NAUNTON
Tuesday 3 March
Film 7.30pm.
Tickets £4.50 at the door
Advance tickets/queries 01608 659903
screenbythegreen@btopenworld.com
Film 7.30pm Tickets £3.50 (students £2.50)
Advance tickets from Red Lion or Outreach
P.O. or on door if available
Refreshments. Queries 01606 682806
Film 7.30pm Tickets £4.00 inc. refreshments
Advance tickets/queries
01608 684223 or 01608 674200
Doors open 7.15, Film 7.45.
Tickets £3.00 at the door
01451 850897 or bob@marketsinternational.com
Village Hall
ODDINGTON
Tuesday 17 March
The Village Hall, Lower Swell
THE SWELLS FILM SOCIETY
Friday 6 March
Films
7 for 7.30pm. £3.00 Wine and soft drinks.
Advance tickets/queries Ted 01451 830738
Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm, £3.50 on the
door. Food and drink for sale.
randsw13@gmail.com / 01451 831167
THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY
THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY
THE IMITATION GAME
New season
starts in
October
THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY
THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY
The Hundred-Foot Journey (PG) 122mins
The Kadam family leaves India for France
where they open a restaurant directly across
the road from Madame Mallory's Michelinstarred eatery.
REGULAR EVENTS
WEDS
1st MON
MON
WEDS
Folk Night Ebrigton Arms 9pm. www.theebringtonarms.co.uk
Dance Fusion Adult dance class. Mixed styles. No experience necessary. Exercise in a fun
way. No pre-booking necessary. Chipping Campden Town Hall 9.30-10.30. £4.50
MON
Scottish Country Dancing St Edwards Church Rooms, Stow. 5.30-7pm Children and
7-9pm Adults 01451 831876
MON
Childrens Dance Class Chipping Campden Town Hall.6-8 yrs 4-5pm, 9-11 yrs
5-6pm. Single class £7pp, Monthly membership £22pp. 07527 757057
MON
Yoga Chipping Campden Town Hall. 2pm Starts again 21st Sept 01386438537
MON
‘Old Sweats NAAFI break’ at Royal British Legion, Bourton on the Water
(10am -12) for anyone to come along for a cup of tea and a chat,
MON
Burford Orchestra Rehearsals 7.30-9.30pm at Witney Community Primary School OX28
1HL. burfordorchestra@gmail.com. 07984 492 976. New members welcome; no audition.
MON
Powerfreestyle Kickboxing at Guiting power Village hall. Juniors 7-7.50pm.Adults
7.50-8.30pm. freestyle Kickboxing or adult Boxersize. Call Adam 07774285459
MON
Bridge Club @ Northleach 7.30pm. Partners not necessary. Non members welcome,
01285 750288 Tim Morris
MON
Dance FusionAdult dance class, mixed styles. No experience necessary.
All Welcome. Ch.Campden Town Hall, 9.30-10.30 £4.50 (conc £2.50)
MON
Robert Cox Pilates 4U relocation for Monday 7pm classes to Haybarn, Daylesford
near Kingham, GL56 0YG
MON
Jun/July Samba drumming group Bourton-on-the-Water. (Not bank holidays) 7.309pm British Legion Hall. £5/£4 per drop in session or block discount. www.olasamba.co.uk
3rd Mon West Oxfordshire WI St. Mary's Parish Rooms, 7.30pm. 3 sessions at £4 and then
hope you'll become a member! Contact Hilary Dix 01608 646228
Last MON Whist Drives at Burmington Village Hall. 7.30pm. In aid of the village hall
TUES
Fit For Life at Baden-Powell Hall, Bourton. Tai Chi: 9.30-10.30am £4.50/session.
Balance & strength: 11-12noon £4.50/ session. Contact Denise Nethercott
07909874186 or email d.nethercott@btinternet.com
TUES
Art Class by Jill Jarvis at Oddington Village Hall 9:30 - 12:00. 01451 831862 /07908
512734 jillyjarvis@hotmail.co.uk
TUES
Seated Tai Chi 11.15am – 12 noon. Henry Cornish Care Centre, Rockhill Farm, Close off
London Road, Chipping Norton, OX7 5AU. £2 per session. Sylvia Evans 01608 642364.
TUES
Pottery Class Lower Swell Village Hall, 9:30-12:00 noon. £95 plus materials/ firing cost
per 10 weeks. Beginners welcome. annec@ebshr.co.uk 01451 870734
TUES
Great Rollright Baby and Toddler Group 10-11.30am in the village hall. Ann White
01608 737437
1st TUES Stow on the Wold and Countryside Embroiderer’s GuildAfternoon meetings
with speaker then tea & cake. Broadwell Village Hall. 01451 821291
1st WED Free Martial Arts Lessons Separate adult & children’s classes. Chipping Norton Leisure
Centre. 07977 560086 www.martialartsvoucher.co.uk
2nd WED Charlbury Art Society 7:30 pm. Many other activities arranged throughout the year.
Marion Coates 01608 810116.
WEDS
Fitness classes and Kettlercise 5.15 - 6.30pm/6.30 - 7.45pm. Stow on the Wold
Primary School. email millyjopt@gmail
WEDS
Art Class by Jill Jarvis at Oddington Village Hall. 1:30 - 4:00 01451 831862/
07908 512734 jillyjarvis@hotmail.co.uk
WEDS
Chipping Campden Bridge Club 7.15 for 7.30pm Duplicate Bridge. Upper Town Hall.
Non members welcome. Partners not necessary, 01608 664456
WEDS
WEDS
3rd WEDS
WED & FRI
1stTHURS
1stTHURS
THURS
THURS
THURS
THURS
THURS
THURS
THURS
THURS
THURS
FRI
FRI
FRI
FRI
FRI
FRI
FRI
FRI
FRI
SAT
Last SAT
THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY
The Imitation Game (PG13) 114mins
During World War II, mathematician Alan Turing
tries to crack the enigma code with help from
fellow mathematicians.
Environmental projects 10-1pm. Chipping Norton Green Gym is a friendly group with
jobs for all! 01608 643269, jennyharrington@btinternet.com www.chippygreengym.org
Awareness Through Movement classes 7pm at Church Westcote Village Hall, OX7
6SF £10/£40 for 6 classes. Karin 01993 832520 karin@movetoimprove.info
Dance 50+ Termly, 9.45am-10.45am. Keep fit and mobile. Upstairs in The Theatre's
Gallery. £60 for ten week term. 01608 642350 www.chippingnortontheatre.com
Weds Walk Easy/moderate walks. Start at 10am. 01451 862000
N Cots Support Group for Parents & Carers of people with additional needs. Childrens
Centre (behind Stow Primary Sch) 7.30-9pm. ncsgroup@hotmail.co.uk 01451 831642
Adult Garden Workshop.1.30 - 4pm. P3, The Windrush, High Street, Moreton.
Tel: 01608 653377 for more info.
Free Martial Arts Lessons Separate adult & children’s classes Stow-on-the-Wold
Primary School. 07977 560086 www.martialartsvoucher.co.uk,
Free Self Defence / Jeet Kune Do Lessons for Men and Women (Adults only) Stowon-the-Wold Primary School 07977 560086 www.selfdefencevoucher.co.uk
Fitness League Exercise and movement to music. 9-45am to 11-15am in the British
Legion Hall, Bourton on the Water. Kathy Kirk 01993 882350
Belly Dancing Informal & relaxed classes for ladies of all ages, shapes & sizes
Longborough V Hall, 7.30-9pm, Beginners 7-8.30pm, 01608 663480
Ceramics Class (adults). Blockley High Street, 4.30-7pm. 01386 700903.
J.mahony01@btinternet.com
Quiz Night at The Volunteer Inn, Ch.Campden 8.30pm 01386 840688
Chippy Art Club Fortnightly in Glyme Hall, next to Leisure Centre. £5 per morning.
10.30-12.30 Friendly group. All abilities. 01608 730268
Adult Arts & Crafts Workshop. 09.30 - 12noon. Moreton Congregational Church
Hall. Tel: 01608 653377 for more info
Line Dancing 1.45pm beginners, 2.30 others. King George Hall, Mickleton 01386 438 537
Notgrove Country Music Every other Thursday, 8pm to 11:30 pm. £5 entrance.
Contact Ken on 07870795560 for further details.
Blockley Blokes Choir (BBC) 7.30-9 pm Little Village Hall. David Artingstall, Sec:
01386 701556 blockleyblokes@gmail.com
Kettle’s On coffee morning. 10.30am to 12 noon. Henry Cornish Care Centre,
Rockhill Farm, Close off London Road, Chipping Norton, OX7 5AU. Contact Sylvia Evans
on 01608 642364.
Belly Dancing New beginners class. 11-12.30 The Church Room, Chipping Campden.
Informal & relaxed classes for ladies of all ages, shapes & sizes. 01608 663480
Blockley Brass Band 7.30-9.30pm St George's Hall. Rachel Galt 01386 841677
Dance FusionAdult dance class, mixed styles. No experience necessary. All Welcome.
Ch.Campden Town Hall, 9.30-10.30 £4.50 (conc £2.50)
Active & Able classes for older people. Baptist Church Rooms, Stow 01285 623450
Art Class by Jill Jarvis at Oddington Village Hall 9:30 - 12:00. 01451 831862 /07908
512734 jillyjarvis@hotmail.co.uk
Line DancingWillersey Village Hall, near Broadway 01386 438537
Active & Able Classes Posture & Stability – Tai Chi Chi Kong at Bourton, Moreton and
Stow. 01285 623450
Moore Lunch ClubThe Naight, Bourton on the Water. Secretary: Sheila Thorpe 01451
822846 sheila@bobblefarm.co.uk
Drama sessions for 5-7 year olds. 10-11am or 11.15-12.15. Sessions build confidence
and creativity. £55 per term. Ch Norton Theatre, OX7 5NL. 01608 642350
(exc December) Great Rollright Village Market 9.30-12.30 in the village hall.
www.greatrollrightvillagemarket.weebly.com
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Local Clubs, Societies, Associations and Charities
Clubs
Blockley Blokes Choir (BBC!) Thurs 7.30-9 pm Little Village Hall.
David Artingstall, Sec: 01386 701556 blockleyblokes@gmail.com
Bourton Panto Group www.bourtonpantogroup.com
CH. Norton Amateur Astronomy Group www.cnaag.com
3rd Monday/m. 7.30pm. Methodist Rooms, CN.
Chairman Robin Smitten 07527 224411 or robin@cnaag.com
Cots Conservative Association
Moreton-in-Marsh Branch mrb1@btinternet.com
www.moretonconservatives.org
Cotswold Investment Club
Meets 2nd Tues of each month. Judith Borsay, 01608 650787
Cotswold Volunteers North
Lunch Club – St David’s Centre, Moreton
3rd Thursday/month – £4.00
Cotswold Wardens (conservation work, guided walks)
01451 8562000 www.cotswoldaonb.org.uk
Dinner Hosts www.DinnerHosts.net
Single 35-55 yr olds – social life through dinner parties.
Gloucestershire Heart Support Group
10.15 am every Wednesday morning. Moreton-in-Marsh Congregational
Church Rooms. John Green, 01451 824141
Knit One, Sip One Knitting Group
Alternate Weds at 8pm Coach & Horses, Longborough
Contact Carlin on 07769646996 or fenhill33@yahoo.co.uk
Life Saving Club (Fire College)
Co-ordinator Lynette Mantle, 01386 882430
Moreton Conservatives
Chairman Nigel Moor nigel.moor@nigelmoorplanning.co.uk
Moreton-in-Marsh Flower Club
Meets 4th Thursday every month, 7.30 Broadwell Village Hall
Mrs N Dickinson, 01451 832199 j.a.dickinson@virgin.net
Moreton-in-Marsh Interest & Leisure Club
2nd Weds monthly. Club Sec Helen Hancox, 01608 650972
Moreton-in-Marsh Probus Club
2nd and 4th Mondays each Month.10.30 am. Swan Hotel, Moreton-in
Marsh. Secretary: Norman Frost 01608 652749
Moreton-in-Marsh W.I. 1st Thursday (afternoon)
W.I. Hall, New Road. Trish 01608 651367
Moreton-in-Marsh (Evening) W.I.
2nd Thursday. W.I. Hall, New Road. Sec: Jo 01608 650821
Moreton & District Local History Society
Sec Jane Ingles 01608 650349
Moreton Reading Club Newcomers welcome 01608 654111
Moreton Scouts
Dave Manley – Moreton Scout Group Secretary 01608 650814
N Cotswold Arts Association Sandi Garrett 01451 822550
N Cotswolds Bee-Keepers Assoc
Julie Edwards, 01608 659396 julia@ncbka.org.uk
N Cotswold Bridge Club
Meets Bourton on the Hill on Tues, Weds, Thurs
AlanLamb, 01608 650202.wwwbridgewebs.com/northcotswolds
N Cotswold CAMRA
01451810305 chair@northcotswoldcamra.org.uk
N Cotswold Digital Camera Club
James Minter, 01451 824175 www.ncdcc.co.uk
N Cotswold Disabled Club
Joan M Oughton, 01451 830580
N Cotswolds Friendship Centre (Within Age UK)
1st Wed monthly. Peter 01608 652267 anne@annelloydwanadoo.co.uk
North Cotswold Model Aero Club
Flying site at Far Heath Farm, Moreton-in-Marsh
Ken Rathborne, 01386 858649
sites.google.com/site/northcotswoldmac/home
N Cotswold National Trust
Mem.Sec. Dr. Colin Ellis, 01451822208
N Cotswold Rotary Club
Dudley Mills 01451 820704 Bourton on the Water, Brian Honness
01451 830052 Stow, Barry Peaston 01608 650526
N Cotswold U3A
Contact Jenny Stanfield, 01451 824338 u3asites.org.uk/bourton
Scottish Country Dance Group
Brenda Parsons, 01451 831876
Shipston on Stour ‘The Literary Society’
Meets on the last Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm at the George
Hotel. 01295 680628 or 01608 663482
Single File Chipping Norton social group for unattached 5070s. Fortnightly pub nights for new members. 077655 98518
enquiries@singlefilecn.org.uk
Stow on the Wold and Countryside Embroiderer's Guild
01451 821291
Tredington & District Gardening Club
Every 3rd Tuesday at the Tredington W I Hall at 7.30pm
01608 682644
Business Associations & Groups
Moreton Chamber of Commerce
to be advised
Redesdale Hall Management Committee
Clerk Sarah James 01608 650040
Tesco Community Champion
Ann Lattimore stowonthewold@communityattesco.co.uk
07514 408598
WiRE (Women in Rural Enterprise) Network
01386 831379/07977 226025
N Cotswolds Emma Heathcote-James www.wireuk.org/networks
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Sports & Outdoor
3 Counties TaiJiQuan Assoc
Tues evenings, Broadway. Val, 01608 652835. ww.thinkingchanges.com
Angling Club
Chairman Neil Halley 07961 920708, mac-1963@hotmail.co.uk
www.moretonanglingclub.co.uk
Cotswold Walkers
Sarah Clifton-Gould, 01285 623450. Every Thurs 2pm Moreton Area
Centre. Wed 2pm Bourton Parish Ch. Alan Robinson, 01451 821067.
Great Rissington Archers
Sat 10.30am at Gr Rissington Social Club (+ Weds 6.30pm in summer)
Michael Ebelthite 01451 824161, Niall McIntosh 01451 870221
Little Compton Bowls Club
All Year Club. Play stars April. Sue Grantham, 01608 642859
London Chinatown TaeKwonDo
Weds 6.30pm kids & families, 7.30 teens & adults. Redesdale Hall,
Moreton 0751 7437300
Moreton Badminton Club
Mike & Joyce Rees, 01608 650825
Moreton in Marsh Bowling Club
Club Captain, Brenda Dix 01451 821020 brendadix@gmail.com
Club Chair, Helen Tuff 01608 650893 demonstitcher@btinternet.com
Moreton Cricket Club
Capt, 01608 652630. Sec, 01608 650929 www.moretoninmarshcc.co.uk
Moreton Rangers Football Club
Sec 01608650955 www.moretonfangersfc.co.uk
Moreton Tennis Club
www.moretontennis.co.uk Club secretary Sue Bull 01386 853298
North Cotswolds Aikido Club
Thursday nights 8-10pm.Village Hall, Naunton, GL54 3AS. 07554
252021 www.northcotswoldsaikido.co.uk
North Cotswold Cycling Club
Club Secretary: Fiona Barnett, 01608 650217
N Cotswolds Youth Cricket Club
Robert Fox 07516 732609 www.nycc.co.uk
Northwick Bowls Club
01386 700390/01608 650853
Stow Rugby Club
Tim Bevan/Liz Fraser/Andrew Cartlidge www.stowrfc.co.uk
Tae Kwon Do Assoc of GB
Tues 6.30 Adults. Thurs 6.30 Juniors, 7.30 Seniors, 8.30 Adult Self Defence.
Community Groups
Breathe Easy Groups (British Lung Foundation)
01451 822102/810520
Cotswold Volunteers (a local charity helping disadvantaged people)
Jane Winstanley CEO 01285 658802 jane@sc-vs.com
Cotswold 92 Club
Disabled & Carers, Frail & Elderly. 2nd Wed monthly. 7–9pm. Jameson
Court, Moreton. Irene Randell 01608 650213
Fair Shares
N. Cotswolds Community Time Bank
01608 812338 northcots@fairshares.org.uk
Gloucestershire Stroke Gp
Caroline Seguro www.stroke.org.uk 01452 520723
Home-Start – N Cotswolds
Family Support Charity 01451 831781
Independence Trust mental health, drug and alcohol support
01608 652232, www.independencetrust.co.uk
Sue Tomlinson – local contact East Glos Mental Health
01285 650523/07920 427608
Insight
Moreton Area Centre, High Street, Moreton. Mondays 10am–1pm.
01242 221170 is steph.mckeever@insight-glos.org.uk
Kate’s Home Nursing (palliative nursing care at home)
Robert Barnett 01451 870349; www.kateshomenursing.org
Medical Detection Dogs (charity no 1124533)
Oxon and Cotswold Volunteer Support group. Organising fundraising
events and talking to local groups. 01993 831909
oxon.supportgrp@medicaldetectiondogs.org.uk
N Cotswold Community Radio
Old Police Station, Chipping Campden, www.nothcotswoldonline.com
N Cotswold Support Group – Parkinson’s UK
Mike Winter 01451 831194
P3 Charity (Supporting People through Advice & Guidance)
High Street, Moreton in Marsh 01608653377.www.p3charity.org
Read Easy North Cotswolds
1-1 reading coaching for adults, 0844 493 0686
suebrereton@readeasy.org.uk
Redesdale Hall Plays Committee
Mike Rees 01608 650825
RNLI N Cotswold Branch
Chairman Diana Porter 01451 830508
The Stroke Association (Age UK)
Louise Read 01452 520723, louise.read@stroke.org.uk
The Cotswold Listener talking newspaper for the visually impaired.
01242 252072. admin@cotswoldlistener.co.uk
U3A – Bourton & District
Sec Janet Prout 01451 821478 u3asites.org.uk/bourton
Young At Heart Club
1st and 3rd Thursdays monthly, 10.30am-2.30pm, Lounge at Jameson
Court. A light lunch is served; Carer Respite Service available for a
modest charge. Val 01451 810637 for more info.
Charities
First Responders (St John Ambulance)
01452 858234 countyhq@gloucestershire.jja.org.uk
Moreton-in-Marsh Branch Save the Children
Joyce Rees, 01608 650825
Music
Blockley Blokes Choir (BBC!) Thurs 7.30-9 pm Little Village Hall.
DavidArtingstall. Sec 01386 701556 blockleyblokes@gmail.com
Blockley Brass Band
Friday 7.30–9.30 pm St George's Hall. Sec: Rachel Galt 01386 841677
Blockley Ladies Choir Tues 7.30–9pm Little Village Hall.
Ruth Wright 01451 831104 ruth.f.wright@btinternet.com
Campden Music Society
Carol Jackson – concert mgr cra.jackson@virgin.net
Cotswold West Gallery Group Annette Smith 01451 830160
Cotswold Youth Choir Every Saturday for children ages 3-6, and 7 upwards. Burford Methodist
Church. Contact Amanda Hanley 07976 353996
Stour Singers Vic Twyman, Choir Manager 01451 870361
vicandjill@btinternet.com
Stow Youth Singers (Ages 9+) Linda Green 01451 830327
Fridays Term Time, 6–7pm at St Edwards Church, Stow
Young People & Children
Blockley Toddler Group Jubilee Hall, Blockley, Thursday 10-11.30
(term time). Call Clare on 01386 701695 or email
BlockleyToddlers@hotmail.co.uk
Children’s Art Club (ages 4–12)
After school, Saturdays and holidays. Gill Parkes 01386 700991
Monkey Music (pre-school music classes)
Tues. afternoons 07768 457403 or Sian.ferris@monkeymusic.co.uk
1st Moreton-in-Marsh Guide Unit
Wednesdays 6.30-8.00pm at the Scout Hut. We are open to girls aged
10-14. Guider in Charge Alison Eastabrook 01608 650 515
Moreton Scouts
Beavers, Mondays 17:30–18:45 Age 6–8½
Cubs, Mondays 18.45–20.15 Age 8–10
Explorer Scouts, Wednesday (fortnightly) 20.00–22.00 Age 14–18
Scouts, Thursdays 19.30–21.30 Age 10½–14
Scout Leader, Oliver Robins moretonscouting@gmail.com
Toddlers Group
Bourton on the Hill Village Hall, Mon (term time) 10–12noon.
Springboard Children’s Centre
St Edwards Drive, Stow 01451 831642 www.springboardcc.co.uk
Local Authorities
County Cllr Nigel Moor
01386 700240/07778 207034 Nigel.moor@gloucestershire.gov.uk
District Cllr Robert Dutton
01608 651914 Robert.dutton@cotswold.gov.uk
District Cllr Rod Hooper 01451 822062
District Cllr (Fosseridge Ward) Julian Beale 01451 830881
Glos Homeseeker applying for affordable housing
www.gloshomeseeker.co.uk 0300 666 6330 –charged at local rate
Glos Rural Community Council Marilyn Cox 01452 528491
marilync@grcc.org.uk gloscc@grccorg.uk www.grcc.org.uk
Moreton Area Centre
High Street, Moreton. 01608 650881. moreton@cotswold.gov.uk
Moreton-in-Marsh Town Council
Council Office, Old Town, Moreton in Marsh GL56 0LW
Tel 01608 651448 mimtowncouncil@tiscali.co.uk
Village Agents
maureeng@villageagent.grcc.org.uk stevew@villageagent.grcc.org.uk
Key Information
Childrens Physio Direct helpline 0300 421 6980
9.00am-12.00pm, Monday-Friday (except Bank Holidays)
Childline 0800 11 11
Chipping Norton Veterinary Hospital
Albion Street, Chipping Norton, OX7 5BN 01608 642547
Crime Stoppers 0800 555 111
First Responders (St John’s Ambulance)
01452 858220 countyhq@gloucestershire.jja.org.uk
www.sja.org.uk
The Gloucestershire Heart Support Group
10.15 am every Wednesday morning, Moreton-in-Marsh Congregational
Church Rooms. John Green 01451 824141
Moreton Hospital (Minor Injury Unit)
0300 421 8770, daily 8am-8pm
N Cots. District, Community First Responders,
Notgrove Training Centre, SJA, Bourton-o-t-Water
3rd Monday at 7–30pm. You can train to be a CFR in this area,
Tel. William Warmington 01608 651886
N Cotswold Neighbourhood Watch
Non-Emergency 0845 090 1234. www.northcotswoldsnw.co.uk
N Cotswold St John Ambulance & St John Cadets
(from age 10) Meets at Bourton Thurs 7–9pm 01451 820570
Police Station
High Street, Stow on the Wold. Mon-Fri 08.30–16.30.
Non-emergency 101, Emergency 999
Club Notices
North Cotswold Friendship Group/Centre
At our meeting on 4 March we shall hear about 'The Origin
of Horse Brasses' presented by Martin Way. We meet in
Broadwell Village Hall, Nr. Moreton in Marsh on the first
Wednesday of each month, from 10.30 to 12 noon.
Why not come and join us for a cup of tea/coffee and a chat
at 10.30 (the meeting starts at 11.00), we would be so
pleased to see you.
At our last meeting we enjoyed many moments of
reminiscence during the talk by Ray Sturdy on 'The Real
Dad's Army'."
It’s tried & proven
THE FITNESS LEAGUE
Posture in Action – for all age groups
Stretching, mobilising, strengthening – core stability and
posture. Exercise and dance movements are combined
and performed to music. 9.45am – 11.15am in the
British Legion Hall, Bourton on the Water.
Ideal for the older lady who has time in the morning
and is looking to improve her general wellbeing and
overall fitness, in a safe and friendly environment.
Free Class to anyone who would like to try us out
Kathy Kirk, Fitness League Teacher 01993 882350
MORETON IN MARSH (afternoon) W I
Our next meeting will be held in the W.I.Hall on Thursday
5 March at 2pm. David Hallett will be the speaker on the
subject Why own an Hotel? We are always happy to welcome
guests and new members. For further information please
contact Trish on 01608 651367
In future all bookings for the use of the W I Hall and
applications for keys should be made to Pam Clarke
on 01608 652575.
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. This month, 3rd of
March, the talk is by Ann Lowe "Nature Landscapes"
followed by tea and cake, from 2-4 at Broadwell Village Hall.
Visitors welcome, £5 charge. Our monthly workshop or sit and
stitch days are open to non members. For more info contact
Fiona Vann – Chairman 01451 821 291
Upper Windrush Local History Society
Monday 9 March 2015
Fred Archer (Champion Jockey 1857-1886)
Speaker Kevin George
7.30pm at Naunton Village Hall. Visitors Welcome
Members £1, Visitors £2 www.upperwindrushlhs.org.uk
01451 850232
NORTH COTSWOLD ASSOCIATION
OF THE NATIONAL TRUST
Next meeting at Broadwell Village Hall
on 19 March is by Oswyn Murray on
Drinking in the Greek Manner
Entrance £2, Why not join us?
Colin Ellis, Membership Secretary, telephone: 01451 822208
MORETON IN MARSH (evening) W I
Local bookshop owner and entrepreneur, Richard Kemp was
a thought provoking speaker in our February meeting as he
gave us his and his family’s life changing journeys to being
booksellers, and his vision of books, not as products but
emotional experiences enriching our lives and enabling
children to empathise with others.
Members had recently enjoyed their post-Christmas lunch
at the Manor House Hotel.
The next meeting will be on Thursday 12 March when the
Speaker will be Brian Draper, one of the country’s leading
authorities on the River Severn, with his talk entitled “What is
a River?”
We now eagerly await the arrival of WI Centenary Baton to
Moreton on Thursday 19 March.
Enquiries to Jo on 01608 650821
STOW & DISTRICT CIVIC SOCIETY
Friday 27 March at 7.30 pm – St. Edward’s Hall, Stow
The original Brideshead – a history of Madresfield
Madresfield Court, a 12th century moated gem at the foot of
the Malvern Hills, is the ancestral home of the Lygon family
who famously befriended the novelist Evelyn Waugh and
inspired his novel Brideshead Revisited. Our speaker Brian
Jauncey is a guide at Madresfield and will relate the
fascinating history of both the house’s colourful characters and
sumptuous interior decorations.
(Members free/visitors warmly welcome. Complimentary
coffee/tea served from 7 pm)
Please note: this talk is followed by our full-day guided visit to
Madresfield Court and Worcester Cathedral on Tuesday 12
May (cost £38). Places are still available. Details on the
Society website or Rachel Surman direct.
Interested in joining us?
Please call Rachel or Nigel on 01451 833783.
Membership – single £8, joint £14.
Full details of our 2014-15 programme are on our website and
noticeboard. www.stowcivicsociety.co.uk
ATTENTION Arts Groups
The 2015 Epic Awards are encouraging applications from
voluntary arts groups across the UK and the Republic of
Ireland. All voluntary-led arts groups are eligible to apply.
Deadline for entries 16 March 2015.
Run by Voluntary Arts, the development agency for arts
participation, the Epic Awards provide voluntary-led arts
groups with the opportunity to raise their profile and to win a
package of prizes including training, equipment and publicity.
(The 2014 winners included a drumming group who came together for
the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony; an arts festival in a
remote Scottish village; an Irish poetry group that held sessions in
their local park; and a Welsh knitting project that brought their entire
community together, from farmers to ferrymen.)
www.epicawards.co.uk Download a nomination form now!
Oddington W I
Empower your Life – Change Your Language
with Nicola Menage
A riveting talk, one not to miss
Oddington village hall
Tuesday 10 March at 7.30pm
Visitors: £2.50 on the door
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Moreton-in-Marsh
Business
Association
Moreton's New Memorial
On 10th March 1915 Charles W Driver, 9451 Private,
1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment gave his life
in the Battle of Neuve Chapelle. He was the first
man from Moreton-in-Marsh to be killed in the
Great War. Killed in the initial advance Charles was
44 years of age and had been at the front only three
months. He was born in Moreton on the 1st
November 1870, baptised in St David's Church and
as a child had lived on the High Street.
One hundred years later to the day Mr Rod Hooper,
CDC Councillor for Moreton-in-Marsh, will unveil a
new memorial to all the men of Moreton lost to the
conflicts that marred the early years of the 20th
Century.
The new memorial stone is to be situated adjacent
to the RAF graves at Moreton's Top Cemetery. It has
been created at the instigation of Councillor Hooper
and fulfilled by the Moreton-in-Marsh Business
Association in cooperation with the organisers of the
2014 Heroes of Moreton Exhibition which
remembered the fallen of the Great War with an
exhibition of photographs of the men and other
associated events.
The memorial base has been cut from a piece of
Portland Stone donated by Jeremy Dyer of Stanley's
Quarry and prepared by monumental mason Des
Martin of DJM Stonemasonry and is finished with a
brass etched plaque produced by Andy Everson, The
Cotswold Engraver. It has been designed by
Moreton resident Adam Wood who said 'I hope the
new stone will be a fitting memorial
commemorating the fallen in this centennial year
and a place that relatives of the fallen could come to
give thanks for the great sacrifice that all these men
made for their country'.
As part of this initiative and at the request of local
military historian Ken Fowler, the grave of Private
Albert William Lamb, which had fallen into disrepair
at the Top Cemetery, will also be refurbished and his
grave stone re-erected. Private Lamb, who died after
his return to Moreton in 1924, is included in Ken
Fowler's Centenary Edition of his Moreton in Marsh
and Batsford Roll of Honour commemorative book.
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The Rotary Club
of the North Cotswolds
Rotary Youth Competitions
Winners and runners-up in the Rotary Young Writer and Young
Photographer competitions at The Cotswold School received certificates and
prizes from North Cotswolds Rotarian Mike Boyes at a presentation in the
Art Department on 2nd February. Ella Sweeney won the Young Writer
competition, Intermediate age group, Phoebe Gore won the Young
Photographer competition, Senior age group, and Katya Mullins won the
Intermediate age group. Katya Mullins was also runner-up in the
Intermediate section of the District Young Photographer competition, and
her achievement was recognized at a ceremony in Maisemore Village Hall on
Saturday 7th February. Well done to Katya and all who took park in the
various Youth competitions.
Left to right, back row: Lindis Dobson, Nicky Hannam,
Katya Mullins, Laurie Chilton, Phoebe Gore, Mike Boyes;
front row: Emma Parker, Ella Sweeney
District Young Chef competition
A District semi-final of the Rotary Young Chef competition was hosted by The
Cotswold School on Saturday 17th January. Four talented young cooks took
part, including Maisie Laughton from The Cotswold School, one of the joint
winners. Contestants prepared a three-course meal for two persons in two
hours, with a budget of £15 for ingredients. They were marked on planning,
presentation, use of skills, healthy choices, and of course, on taste, by judges
Terry Woolcock, Head Chef at Hatherly Manor, and Jonathan Jeffcock, Head
Chef at the King's Arms, Stow-on-the-Wold.
Maisie's menu was beautifully presented, etched on glass using the school
laser cutter. Her starter was sauteed Cotswold pigeon breast with fruit
compote, orange salad and locally-sourced Cotswold Gold dressing, followed
by Pearl barley risotto with local beetroot, dressed rocket and crumble Cerney
goat's cheese. For dessert Maisie prepared a delicious caramelised Tarte Tartin
of pineapple with cardamom cream and bitter chocolate sauce.
e District Final takes place at e Cotswold School on 28th February and we
are most grateful to the school for hosting this event.
Terry Woolcock watches Maise Laughton prepare one of her
delicious dishes
Club details can be found on www.NorthCotswoldsRotary.org.uk
or on our club Facebook page
Local walks with the Cotswolds
Voluntary Wardens
Rotary joins the 21st century –
First it was eBooks and now eRotary
March 1st sees the opening of a new virtual Rotary Group.
Yes via the internet!
Paul Jackson former President and founder of the Rotary Club of
Kingham and the Wychwoods, who was also involved nationally
in the development of what Rotary are calling e Clubs, says the
world has changed and we need to go with the flow.
People are so much busier now … they just want to get on and
do it! Business don’t have lunches anymore and they work longer
hours which leaves little time for midweek social activities.
eRotary means everyone can contribute online when they want to,
feel part of the group and develop relationships leading to real
friendships. It also means that there is no pressure to be involved
all the time. One gets involved when you want to online or offline.
There is even a weekly “speaker” online available to the members.
Paul Jackson says “using the Internet to develop ideas and find
ways to help society just makes more sense allowing the scarce
quality time to focus on fund raising and helping communities at
home and abroad”. There are 29 million users of Facebook in the
UK, how many are there in the North Cotswolds?
One action underway is to work with the charity Hearing Link and
Cotswolds Times readers to identify public places where the
hearing loop system should be in operation.
Another is the recent launch (literally!) of an internet balloon race
(raising funds for water purification in Malawi) where balloons
were purchased on the internet by friends and colleagues.
Also planned for this summer is a North Cotswolds Community
Show where local charities who are seeking volunteers will be
invited to come along and meet those who are looking to help
society locally. It will be supported ponsored by the Cotswolds
Times and another local company allowing for the charities to
exhibit free and provide funding to promote the event.
In Between – Saturday 7 March – Moderate
From Toddington we climb the Cotswold Edge at Wood
Stanway and on to Ford for lunch, returning through Cutsdean.
Pub lunch available at Ford. 6.5 hours: 11 miles.
Start: 10:00 am Toddington Church. Please park considerately in
village. OS Map ref SP 034 331.
History and Mystery – Saturday 14 March – Moderate
We dip our toes into Warwickshire between Ilmington and Stretton on
the Fosse and learn some fascinating facts about former inhabitants.
Please bring a packed lunch. 5 hours: 9 miles.
Start: 9:30 am Ilmington Village Green, War Memorial. Please park
considerately in village.
OS Map ref SP 211 433.
Valleys and Woods North of Guiting Power – Thursday 19 March –
Moderate
A pleasant undulating route north of Guiting Power, passing the
Windrush river at Kineton and returning through Castlett Wood.
2.5 hours: 5 miles.
Start: 10:00 am Guiting Power Village Car Park (honesty box).
OS Map ref SP 095 246.
Hidden Valleys in the Wolds – Friday 20 March – Moderate
An early Spring walk from Hazleton where we will see several hidden
valleys including the 'Valley of the Boars'. Quiet countryside and lovely
villages. Please bring a packed lunch. 5 hours: 10 miles.
Start: 9:30 am Hazleton Church. Please park considerately in the
village. OS Map ref SP 079 183.
Later Signs of Spring – Thursday 26 March – Moderate
Around Langley, Nottingham and Cleeve hills in search of signs that
spring is well under way. Pub lunch available or bring your own.
6 hours: 10 miles.
Start: 10:00 am Winchcombe, Back Lane Car Park (Pay & Display).
OS Map ref SP 024 284.
A Short Walk along the Ways – Friday 27 March – Moderate
Delightful route from Blockley to Broad Campden making use of the
Diamond, Heart of England and Monarch's Ways which all run through
this area. 3.5 hours: 6.5 miles.
Start: 9:30 am Blockley, outside the Church. Please park considerately
in the village. OS Map ref SP 165 349.
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. We welcome guide
and hearing dogs – sorry, others not allowed.
There is also a monthly eDraw online with 50% of the revenue
going to charities and 50% to the winners and another campaign
is to sponsor a toilet! Yes, the club is supporting toilet
twinning.org as there are 2.5 billion people in the world without
a toilet leading to all sorts of diseases. Pay £60 and you get to
sponsor a toilet in the middle of nowhere – but neither is there
CCTV monitoring via the internet!
Walks are free although we do invite donations to help fund our
conservation and improvement work.
Membership is also innovative with unheard of trial offers
(3months free) and a new family membership. The annual fee of
£75 mainly goes towards the administration of the world’s largest
humanitarian organisation with 34,000 clubs where one is
welcome anytime. eRotary is not only cheaper (no meals) but it
also brings all the benefits without the pressure.
DOWNLOADABLE WALKS INCLUDE:
Miles without Styles; Car-free Walks; Walkers are Welcome and Walks
on Wheels www.escapetothecotswolds.org.uk/ walking
Rotary worldwide is developing what is being called Rotary
Community Corps (RCC) which are volunteer teams that help
with specific projects in their local communities. Free to join, the
club just ask that individuals register and commit themselves
(when they can) to the projects that the RCC is undertaking. The
club being new is particularly looking for projects locally that can
involve helping the under privileged in our society. Give us a call
if you see any such possibilities.
The future has arrived in the Cotswolds where with eRotary you
can now get the best of both worlds having fun online and offline
… when you want to!
Visit www.1100rotaryeclub.org or email
paul.jackson@triangle.eu.com
Or call Paul Jackson 01993 83 1967 … you will be most welcome.
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.
Rural Skills courses
www.cotswoldsruralskills.org.uk
Hedgelaying – Beginners (Berkeley style)
7 - 8 March, Coaley, Glos, £109
Cotswold Tile Roofing – Beginners
7 - 8 March, Naunton, £119
Dry-stone Walling Course – Intermediate
9 - 16 March, Northleach, Glos, £325
Blacksmithing – Taster Day COURSE
FULL!
15 March, Tetbury, Glos £99
Dry Stone Walling – Beginners
24 - 25 March, Cotswold Farm Park, £99
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ADLESTROP VILLAGE HALL
• Spacious, light, warm and colourful and available to
hire for your special functions, classes or any event –
only £6 an hour
• Discounted fees for long term bookings.
• Just redecorated • small stage, kitchen facilities,
disabled toilet and disabled access.
• Excellent parking.
Please phone 01608 658710 for bookings and further info
BLOCKLEY COMMUNITY
HERITAGE CENTRE
Recently refurbished, the Jubilee Hall seats 80.
LITTLE VILLAGE HALL
Bell Bank, Blockley
Quiet rural venue with modern facilities for exhibitions,
meetings, classes, parties, weddings, etc.
35-50 people. Reasonable charges, ample parking.
WITH WIRELESS BROADBAND.
01386 700880 / email dimccaul@btinternet.com
BOURTON ON THE WATER
THE ROYAL BRITISH
LEGION BRANCH HALL
Light, bright and warm, drop down screen, parking.
Suitable for all sorts of events. Very good rates.
Available for hire; 150 seated / 250 standing.
Ample off-road parking. Office Tel: 01451 824303
Enquiries to Laurie Clayton, 01386 701528
BROADWELL VILLAGE HALL
CONDICOTE VILLAGE HALL
Lovely rural location with spacious parking.
Seats 90, Large main hall, & 2 meeting rooms.
Stage with electric drop down screen.
Built in sound system with microphone and hearing loop.
Kitchen. Toilets. Disabled facilities.
The perfect setting for that special occasion.
• weddings, parties, clubs, classes, and family events.
• Large car park, modern kitchen, pull-down projector
screen, disabled toilets and access, hearing loop
Contact details: Philip Johnson 07587 097795 or at
email: condicotevillagehall@gmail.com
Bookings - Frances Dodwell on 01451 830994
Visit out new web site: www.condicotevillagehall.com
Great Rollright Village Hall
GUITING POWER VILLAGE HALL
ST GEORGES HALL, BLOCKLEY
Fully Licensed Village Hall in good decorative order.
Seating capacity 160. Large well equipped
servery/kitchen. Toilets.
Gas central heating. Off street parking for 40 cars.
Suitable for wedding receptions etc.
Raised stage. Excellent sound system. (No discos)
Enquiries: Brian Clayton – 01386 701528
Victoria Hall,
Bourton on the Water
Available to hire - very competitive rates.
Local functions, childens parties etc welcome
Disabled access & facilities
Call David Tebbutt 01451 821098
for bookings and information
bourtononthewatervillagehall.co.uk
EVENLODE VILLAGE HALL
adjacent to Green in quiet village
Ideal for classes, clubs, parties, receptions,
presentations & family events.
Newly decorated; light and spacious. Modern kitchen
and loos. Disabled access. New pull-down projector
screen. Tables, chairs, china and cutlery available.
Please call Tim Proger 01608 652392 / 07718 207097.
KINGHAM VILLAGE HALL
GL54 5TX
Main hall, small meeting room, verandah, views,
kitchen facilities, disabled access & toilets, parking.
Suitable for meetings, parties, exhibitions.
More information: Booking Sec. 01608 730268
LITTLE COMPTON VILLAGE HALL
Seats approx 60. Fully equipped kitchen.
Easy disabled access.
Fixed projector for showing films.
Good parking.
Contact 01608 674437
Need a Good Venue?
Long Compton Village Hall can meet your needs
Capacity for up to 100 people, separate meeting room,
china and furniture hire, kitchen, lawn, parking.
Please phone Jon on 01608 684834 or
email jsb3208wg@hotmail.com for
more information or to make a booking.
Women’s Institute Hall, Moreton in Marsh
Spacious hall seats 110 people
Large stage with artistes dressing room
New well-equipped kitchen, tea room, toilets/shower
Private free car park. Very reasonable and flexible rates.
Contact – Mike Edwards Tel 01451 850232
guitingvillagehall@googlemail.com
LITTLE WOLFORD VILLAGE HALL
Rural position 5 miles from Moreton and Shipston,
accommodates 60 – 80, good parking,
fully equipped kitchen, china etc.,
disabled facilities, projection screen, hearing loop,
stage available, reasonable charges
Details and booking 01608 684704
Booking details from Pam Clarke 01608 652575
NOTGROVE VILLAGE HALL
Large hall with seating for 80
plus additional small events tent.
Raised stage.
Disabled access and toilets.
Licensed bar. Reasonable rates.
Contact: steward_nvh@yahoo.co.uk /
Keith on 01451 850726
SALFORD VILLAGE HALL
Attractive and flexible venue in Cotswold village.
Recently refurbished.
Seats 80. Disabled access. Parking.
Toilets. Modern well equipped kitchen.
www.salfordvillagehall.co.uk Tel: 01608 642853
Stow on the Wold Rugby Club
Large venue with seating for 200 & plenty of private,
free parking
Licensed bar and kitchen
Ideal for weddings, courses, classes, clubs,
parties & presentations etc.
Contact Amanda on 07940 141192
TODENHAM VILLAGE HALL
in quiet location
Large Hall seats 60. Small anti-room.
New modern well equipped kitchen
Disabled entrance and facilities
Car parking at rear. Very attractive rates.
Contact Karen 01608 651301
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Nicole Marina, 07733 238334
Email: kinghamparishcouncil@googlemail.com
LONGBOROUGH & SEZINCOTE
VILLAGE HALL
We are fully equipped with a few unexpected bonusses
• an extendable stage with pull-down screen
• 3/4 sized snooker table • table tennis table • piano
• Hi-Fi system • all equipment for short mat bowls.
For further details T: 01451 830944 or
email: alan@longborough.net
LOWER SWELL VILLAGE HALL
MORETON IN MARSH, REDESDALE HALL
Traditional Cotswold VH on picturesque village green.
Recently refurbished – fully equipped kitchen, heating,
tables & chairs. Disabled facilities. Seats up to 70.
Competitive rates (inc.heating) vary with use. Perfect for
parties and receptions, Shows, displays, evening classes, etc
Mo Griffiths 01451 832241, 07903 829685,
swellvillagehall@gmail.com
Two venues with a stair lift.
The Lower Hall accommodates 80; modern kitchen
facilities. Beamed Upper Hall accommodates 120.
Reasonable charges. Nearby parking.
Historic town centre building
Clerk 01608 650040 clerk@redesdalehall.org.uk.
www.redesdalehall.org.uk
COTSWOLD HALL Northleach
Ideal for wedding receptions, Parties, Dances, Exhibitions
Suitable for meetings, parties and exhibitions
Accommodates 60
Kitchen facilities, hearing loop, disabled access and
facilities, public car park nearby
Competitive rates (incl heating) vary with use
Beautiful hall; capacity 100.
Off-street parking; disabled access.
Available to hire at very competitive rates.
Delightful main hall – accommodates up to 100
Lift, Licenced bar, Kitchen facility,
Disabled access and toilets
All-round sound system, Hearing loop,
Competitive hiring rates
Information and booking phone Jacques 01451 860366
ODDINGTON VILLAGE HALL
Newly refurbished - full c/h, new kitchen and toilets.
Spacious main hall with seating for 100,
also a smaller meeting room.
Stage, pull down projector screen and hearing loop,
Facilities for the less able. Spacious parking.
Children have access to the adjacent playground.
Telephone 01451 830817 or 01451 831917
Stow Baptist Church Hall,
Stow GL54 1AA
In the community for the community
Spacious hall, recently refurbished, fully-equipped new
kitchen facilities & disabled toilets.
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We do not lease the hall for commercial events
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ST EDWARDS HALL, STOW ON THE WOLD
Panelled 1st floor room with Civil War portraits
& memorabilia. Holds 100.
Hearing loop. Lift and staircase from lobby.
Kitchen, toilets, anti-room. CCTV.
Competitive rates. 2 Hrs Free C/P(day)
dates for 2013-14 available. 01386 761514
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WESTCOTE VILLAGE HALL
Recently refurbished hall in quiet rural village
Seats 50
Well equipped kitchen
Disabled toilet
Enquiries: Kathy Watson 01993 832981
or Christine Walford 01993 831196
THE WESTWOODS CENTRE
NORTHLEACH
Large hall plus two additional rooms to let separately or
as a whole, fully fitted kitchen, large enclosed garden,
wifi access, disabled friendly, good off-road parking, well
equipped, marquee lining available, licensed bar.
Ideal venue for weddings, corporate meetings,
family partys, dances
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OVER NORTON
VILLAGE HALL
Large hall with stage, separate bar and kitchen area.
Ideal for family gatherings, children’s parties,
exercise classes etc.
Seating capacity approx. 100. Off street parking. Toilets.
Competitive rates with discounts for regular users.
For bookings/enquiries please call 07880593597
Stow on the Wold
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION CLUB
Clubroom and bar with entertainment system for discos,
karaoke, etc. Small lounge bar.
Large and small meeting rooms with conference facilities
for up to 150 (seats 60/12 dining);
Catering. Parking. Minibus.
Enquiries to Colin and Alison 01451 830242
STOW YOUTH CLUB
Two large rooms (accommodating 50-60 people)
• Internet café with 12 computer terminals • Projector & screen
• Pool table • Table football • Nintendo Wii • Modern kitchen
• Disabled access & toilets • Rates negotiable for regular users.
The Club is next to the Police Station on the Fosseway and accessed easily from The Square.
D Neill: dwsshaneill@btinternet.co Tel: 01451 830656.
S-J Rich: richfamly_91@hotmail.com Tel: 01451 830654.
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Small hall in quiet, attractive setting.
Ideal for small groups, classes and family gatherings.
Seats a maximum of 30 for dinner in comfort.
Disabled access.
Fully equipped kitchen.
Enquiries Judith Wheeler 01451 821094
Best Kept Secrets
From Richard Kemp, Books Yule Love
Fiona Peart and Terry Harrison are possibly one of Bourtonon-the-Water’s best kept secrets. Each is a best-selling author
of hands-on art books. Fiona is one of the all-time best-selling
authors of her publisher Search Press. No stranger to print
himself, Terry has sold close to a million copies of his books over
the years. Alongside their writing, each is a famous painter in
their own right, whose work is very sought after the world over.
Yet each is extremely modest about their achievements. When
you see either out and about in Bourton, painting the village’s
jaw-droppingly beautiful landmarks, you’d be hard pressed to
say you were looking at one of the most successful writers and
artists in Europe or the English speaking world!
Fiona spends her life painting, teaching painting and writing
about how to paint. “Although I enjoy teaching,” she says
“I spend as much time as I can painting. When possible,
I paint outdoors. I take a couple of hours to soak up the
atmosphere. Any more than this and the light changes too
much. If I am painting in the village I can begin amongst a
bustling crowd of visitors and by the time I am ready to walk
back home the village is almost deserted. If I need more time I
return the next day, at the same time of day to ensure the light
is the same. I enjoy painting our local allotments where the
distant views through the trees beautifully contrast with the
clutter on each plot.” Like Fiona, Terry has been painting all his life in water colours
and acrylics. Terry’s work is renowned for the drama of its light
and sweep of subject - be that sea, land or sky. Terry is also
one of art’s natural born teachers. People say of him that he
is very open and more than happy to share all his knowledge,
skill, techniques and master-painter secrets. This makes Terry
hugely popular with audiences everywhere. He shows how to
render a subject in paint in ways that lift others to paint at an
ever higher standard and to really enjoy and take pride in their
work. Terry has also developed a range of brushes to make
painting easier for others - especially when using the particular
techniques he recommends for creating stunning visual impact.
The most famous of these brushes is the wonderfully named
“fangogh”! Terry has also worked with paint producers to
create a number of distinctive watercolour and acrylic paint
hues that capture the special beauty of English colours under
Cotswold and coastal sunlight. The jigsaw maker Gibson’s has
commissioned many paintings from Terry specifically to make
into some of the world’s most wonderful jigsaws. The most
popular of these is, of course, of Bourton-on-the-Water!
The bridges of Bourton have a special place in Terry’s heart, as
well as his art - it was on Bourton’s beautiful central bridge that
he proposed to Fiona on Valentine’s Day. So Bourton and the
Cotswolds have played a major part in shaping the vision and
artistic flair of this most remarkable of Cotswold couples.
Fiona painting the approach to the bridge outside the Motor
Museum, Bourton on the water, afternoon
Terry walks home after a hard day at the office (on the Village
Green in September)
Fiona demonstrates painting for romance and mood
in watercolour, and appeared at the Manor House
Hotel in Moreton-in-Marsh last month. She says she is
particularly delighted to pass on her skills so close to home
– there is no better place to do so than in the heart of the
Cotswolds she loves so much. Terry is demonstrating his painting techniques for landscapes
and other large scale subjects at The Manor House Hotel in
Moreton-in-Marsh on Thursday 6th March, at 7pm.
He is very happy to be sharing his tips and techniques with a
home-grown audience in love with the Cotswolds, which are
such a central part to his and Fiona’s art. 45
STAR – STRUCK 2
By Caroline Fisher for COTSWOLD TIMES ©
An ancient mystical site has been granted significant stargazing status
The Rollright Stones is now the country’s 27th designated
Dark Sky Discovery Site – thanks to a bid by Chipping
Norton Amateur Astronomy Group (CNAAG). Members
nominated their top local spot to see the stars. The privatelyowned site, with its sweeping panorama, now joins a
nationwide network of special places providing great open
views accessible to everyone.
The venue is believed to represent a monarch and his
courtiers petrified by a witch. Spanning almost 2,000 years
of Neolithic and Bronze Age development, the silhouetted
shapes are dramatic backdrops to many shots of amazing
sights taken by the group’s astrophotographers. CNAAG
member Mel Gigg’s stunning picture of the Milky Way over
the Rollright Stones and a time-lapse video of stars over
Chipping Norton are actually used in the opening credits of
BBC2’s Stargazing Live.
“all you need is enthusiasm and a warm coat –
the stars, moons and planets do all the rest.”
“To be in the southern half of the country, with a sky like
that, is a rarity,” said excited CNAAG chairman Robin
Smitten, who applied to Edinburgh’s Royal Observatory for
the official recognition. “Our site had to meet certain criteria
for the award,” he said. “For a 1-Star Rating – an observer
has to be able to see the constellation of Orion; for a 2-Star
Rating – the Milky Way; and for a 3-Star Rating – to be able
to count how many stars are in the great square of the
constellation of Pegasus, not including the four bright corner
stars. We can count possibly 13 – given six to eight is very
good quality ‘seeing’, the Rollright Stones must be
exceptionally good.”
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Brian, with a close-up of the moon.
Robin’s love of astronomy is infectious. “It’s not the serious
subject people tend to think it is – it’s an awful lot of fun.
The fascination for me is the sky at night and seeing all the
stars’ differing levels of brightness,” he said. “You can pick
on a star and find out how far away it is. Light from some of
these stars started out 1,500 years ago and you’re only just
seeing it now. The Andromeda Galaxy is our nearest and it’s
2.5 million light years away. Astronomy is such a buzz – it is
the only opportunity on the face of this tiny, exposed planet
to look back and see how something was. We’re a very
informal group – all you need is enthusiasm and a warm
coat – the stars, moons and planets do all the rest.”
The renowned group, celebrating its 10th anniversary,
had a meteoric rise from humble beginnings. The first
informal meeting was held at Long Compton, called by
Robin, who is also the projectionist at Chipping Norton
Theatre – word spread after a well-publicised lunar
eclipse. The group finally formed a committee and
joined the Federation of Astronomical Societies,
enabling it to invite professional speakers. In a coup,
it attracted famous UFO spotter Nick Pope, who gave
a talk at Over Norton village hall.
“But the biggest thing in those ten years was when I
wrote to Sky At Night presenter Sir Patrick Moore about
Dawn at the Rollrights King Stone,
© photo by Mel Giggs
the group’s formation,” revealed Robin. “He told me to
look him up if we were near his home at Selsey, West
Sussex. So I rang and a group of 30 of us went. We had a guided tour
of his telescopes, including his original 12.5 inch reflecting
telescope, in his shed, and two observatories. There I was, sitting in
his Sky At Night chair with wall-to-wall astronomy books!
“Astronomy is such a buzz – it is the only opportunity on the face of
this tiny, exposed planet to look back and see how something was.”
“I invited his co-presenter Chris Lintott to talk at the Theatre before a
showing of the film Nostalgia For the Light. This is about building
multimillion dollar telescopes in Chile, and Chris had been involved.
He raced up from filming at Selsey with Patrick and we had a terrific
evening. Since then Chris, who is an astrophysicist at Oxford
University, has been our guest speaker several times.
“When BBC launched their Stargazing Live programme it generated
such national interest that the university came up with Stargazing
Oxfordshire and asked us to take part. It provides access to
astronomers countywide, with us in the north, Abingdon Astro
Society in the south and the astrophysics department in Oxford.
We hold very popular open days with displays and talks.
“The Rollright Stones, of which I’d become a trustee, was featured in
the second Stargazing Live with astronomer Mark Thompson. A group
of four people were filmed looking up, right by the circle. They
couldn’t believe what they could see from there and the film has this
supernatural feel about it.”
CNAAG is hosting a special event to mark the 86%
eclipse of the sun from 8.30am on 20th March,
outside Jaffe & Neale bookshop at Chipping
Norton. For details of the group visit
www.cnaag.com.
CAUTION: be aware that looking at the sun
is extremely dangerous – permanent and irreversible
optical damage can occur.
Contact your local astronomy group for advice
or visit the Sky and Telescope web site:
www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomynews/observing-news/how-to-look-at-the-sun/ .
This site has specific instructions for observing the
eclipse and projecting the image in complete
safety.
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One for the road
by Charlie McFadden
The Fleece was rammed to busting. The melodious tones of
an accordion swooped and bustled to be heard over the clink
of glass and the babble of chattering voices. Ladies in their
Sunday best were in full blather, letting slip a secret with
a promise and knowing wink. Middle aged men, necks
thickened with age, embroidered their youth with tales of
conquest and daring.
“Will you look at him, Jaysus he's grown” said a bald headed
man of a tall gangly youth. “Oh yes, he's top of the class”
said the proud Mother, her arm squeezing the boy’s shoulder.
“He's wants to be a butcher. Don't you Sean?” Sean smiled
disinterestedly as children often do.
Grannies and grandpas scanned the room with the sharp eyes
of horse dealers. Smiling and waving they’d send out
grandsons or grand-daughters to capture their quarry for a
chat. Priests wandered in and out, demigods laughing at the
odd dirty joke and exchanging theologian intentions.
Danny O’Toole was forty eight, grey hair, bearded, eyebrows
like lintels with a haunted anxious look in his eye. In his youth
he was renowned for his film star looks. Years of the road had
hacked and battered the film star, leaving a scaffold of bone,
a hollow face, its forehead razored with wrinkles. He wore a
brown double-breasted suit held together by dust and beer
which glistened with age. Around his neck a bright yellow
tie, its colour sharp and bright against a frayed white shirt.
A generous complement of shamrock hung from his lapel.
Twenty four years ago Danny swore and cursed the day he'd
stepped foot in The Fleece, but today was different. Time
changes a man and softens his resolve, the past had gone. It
was a day for drinking, a chance to catch up with old friends.
Sarah and Joe, now shrivelled with age, were still pulling
pints, but Mary wasn’t to be seen.
Across from Danny sat Michael, expressionless black piercing
eyes, a lean athletic man, three years older but looking years
younger. A small beer and a shot of Johnnie Walker sat in
front of each man, an overflowing ashtray held the middle
ground. Michael slugged his whisky followed by the remains of
his beer. He rose without a word, stood for a moment dragging
hard on the last few puffs of his cigarette. Blue smoke clung
and kept him company as wandered up to the bar.
In the far corner of the room was the stage. A fine dark
haired girl of fifteen or sixteen sang out Carrickfergus, an
Irish melancholy ballad. Her voice fragile struggled to be
heard; as gentle wisps crept from her lips she told a tale of
the doomed and the lonely.
Danny cupped his ear, smiled and began to sing, and as he
stumbled and fell through the lyrics, his thoughts were of
Mary. “You’ll be as big Sinatra himself, singing to hundreds,”
she said in her innocence, her face radiant, with eyes that
held him as firmly as her arms.
Shouts and screams and the sound of breaking glass bought
him back. In the middle of the room two young lumps
wrestled, like hippo's waltzing. Back and forth they danced
across the bar. Tables, chairs, drinks and the odd person flew
into the air in a melee as they grappled and tugged at each
other. “Boys, boys, boys,” shouted big Tommy Doyle as he
caught hold of the two. Although well into his sixties he had
the strength of a bull and a reputation to match. He had no
problem separating the big galoots. One was in a head lock
under his right arm, the other he held by the scuff of the
collar. He released the two scrappers, fixing each one with
an icy glare. The bums rush would have been the usual
procedure, but Tommy had a romantic heart and as it was
St Paddy's day. “You'll both shake hands; I won't have you's
fighting, there’s women and children here. You'll both shake
hands,” he repeated with malevolent intent. They shook and
with a slap on the back from Tommy, the two hippos returned
to their corners. Brothers and cousins whispering seeds of
vengeance for round two.
Michael appeared his hands full of drinks, a
couple of bags of crisps tucked in his jacket
pockets. He shoved over a beer and whisky
to Danny, the crisps he left for later.
“Did you hear the girl sing?” Danny
shouted. Michael didn't respond, but looked
off in the direction of the now empty stage.
“Did you hear the girl singing,” Danny
repeated. “Which girl,” Michael replied
scanning the room. “Did you not see the
girl singing when you was up at the bar,”
said Danny, adding “Carrickfergus, she
sang Carrickfergus.” “No,” said Michael
taking a gulp of beer, “No I did not.”
Danny mumbled a curse under his breath.
With nicotine fingers he picked up the
whisky, swirling the oily amber liquid. He
looked for the girl but she had gone. He
peered down for a moment transfixed, his
thoughts drifted. In a moment he was back,
raised the whisky and swallowed it down
in one.
and out of breath after making the long journey uphill on his
bicycle to the O'Toole's cottage. “Won't that girl leave you
alone,” he'd say and curse as he handed over the mail.
Outside in the toilet, which doubled as a chicken coop, the
hens looked on as Danny settled down to read. A few showed
mild curiosity but none real interest, too busy clucking about
the new cockerel with fancy feathers who showed up a week
ago. Mary told of a black Zephyr, a car so big the whole
family could get in; with enough room for Winky in the
boot. Of a park with a big pond where swans and ducks
swam, but tramps lived there too who'd cut your throat for
the price of a pint. St Mary's church was at the end of the
road. To get to school she caught the number 7 bus, and the
lessons were easy.
Well the story went like this. The McGuffey's were a much
respected family back home in County Clare. They were
renowned as generous in spirit, successful in business, and
always welcome in church. Mary was the eldest of seven,
dark haired with a strong widow’s peak, skin as pale as milk,
eyes that glinted like coal. She was tough and strong willed,
forever in trouble at school. They said she took after her
grandfather Jack, a wild hearted gypsy, who'd fought and
died for the rebels at the time of the uprising. Her school
teacher Father O’Rourke, a mild and meek mannered man
tried his best but could never control her. His soft pious voice
“Sit down Mary please! Mary would you please sit down,”
and if all else failed his temper frayed to breaking. “Off
you go to Sister Veronica! I've had enough of you Mary
McGuffey.” Sister Veronica ruled with ruthless discipline, but
didn't make much headway either. Mary was destined for hell
and didn't care a jot.
Despite their plans, two years on Mary left with her family
for England. Both their tender hearts were broken.
Danny worked as the delivery boy and helped out in the
McGuffey's grocery store. Mary loved to tease him. In front
of her mother one day she asked if he wanted to practice
kissing. Both Mary and her mother laughed and as Danny
blushed Mary pecked his cheek and ran out the door. “The
trouble with you Danny O’Toole,” she’d remind him, “is that
you’re too agreeable with people, you're too nice.” Which
was in part true, Danny was easy going, happy to follow. But
unlike Mary's hotheadedness Danny's temper was cold,
brooding, an anger he buried deep.
When not working, the two of them along with Mary's dog
Winky would wander up to the lough, where they'd paddle
and if lucky catch an eel or two. Danny dreamt of the day
they’d marry, Mary had said they were sure
to, but let it known that Cornelius O’Keefe
had asked her too.
Despite their plans, two years on Mary left
with her family for England. Both their
tender hearts were broken.
There were big opportunities in England.
Sarah and Joe, Mary's parents settled in
Coventry. They bought The Fleece, a pub
with bed and breakfast, run by Sarah,
whilst Joe ran a construction gang. In the
evening both worked behind the bar. Mary
wrote weekly and knowing writing was not
for Danny did not expect a reply.
On Friday’s the mail was delivered by
Francis the postman. He’d arrive red faced
In the summers the McGuffey's would return for a couple of
weeks. Mary was now seventeen and Danny eighteen. The
two would wander up to the lough and practiced their kissing
until both became experts. Mary's confidence carried them
further than Danny would dare. One day they caught the bus
to Galway. Danny had saved up all year planning to buy
Mary a ring as a surprise. But it didn't work out so well,
Mary spoke to a handsome navvy whilst he was buying icecreams. “You’re an eejit, he only asked me where I’m from,
and that’s all!” she shouted at Danny, her eyes blazing. No
ring bought, they fought all the way home.
Despite wanting to, and Mary calling around for him twice,
Danny didn't speak to her for the rest of the holiday. With
bitterness and pride he stood in the distance as the McGuffey's
loaded up, heading back to England. Mary looked for him, but
he was hidden. He waved goodbye with his heart, his eyes
burnt as virgin tears of despair fell for none to see. He moped
about the cottage for days; all could see he was distracted.
When teased, Danny would say he didn't give a flying shite
about Mary McGuffey or any other girl for that matter.
A week later his father called out “Francis is on his way?”
Danny rushed out. “She won't leave you alone at all,” Francis
said as usual, handing over the letter. “Good day to you
Tommy, its lovely morning,” he nodded at Danny's father,
smiling in the doorway, and with a wave Francis peddled off
the way he came.
The boat crossing from Dublin was rough, it was a night
crossing and Danny was sick the whole trip. An hour after
landing Joe picked him up in the Zephyr. He'd arrived in
England with the promise of a job, and the hand of Mary
McGuffey.
continued on page 52
The Fleece was a huge airy pub with
high ceilings, Damask wallpaper
decorated the wall, along with faded
photographs of startled farmers, spectres
locked in time. Beautiful stained glass
windows faced out to the street. The din
of Irish music could be heard streets
away, Joe and Sarah knew the power
of advertising.
Sarah showed Danny to his room
upstairs which he shared with four other
men. Mary brought him a plateful of
potatoes and bacon. He wasn’t so
hungry so they chatted and cuddled
until Sarah called Mary down. Later in
the evening Joe took him downstairs
for a pint. “No need son,” said Joe, as
Danny rummaged his pockets to return
the favour. “I'll put you on the tab.” Joe knew his people, and
was smart enough to offer a thirsty navvy a pint and a plate
of grub whenever they wanted, “We'll settle up on Friday,”
he'd say to any newcomer. “Make it a double Joe,” many a
navvy would say handing over his last of coppers come
Sunday night.
For the first few months Mary and Danny went out at the
weekend to London and Birmingham to see the sights,
always making sure to catch the last bus home. Mary loved
Spencer Tracy and would drag Danny along to see his
films, sometimes she'd cry, which embarrassed Danny, selfconscious and uncomfortable to have her cry in public. But
most of their courting was a pint and a Babycham at The
Fleece, with Mary collecting empty glasses between rounds.
The trips got less frequent and then one night Mary told him
she wanted more from life, her dreams were bigger. With
tears in her eyes she called off the wedding. The following
morning Joe had a chat with Danny man to man, saying he
was sorry and that Danny was welcome to stay on but Mary
had made her up mind.
Brokenhearted Danny vowed never to see her, The Fleece or
Coventry again. He'd work London, Birmingham, Liverpool,
Glasgow, anywhere but Coventry, wherever the wagon would
take him and take whatever the shift would pay. Work and
drink, then drink and work until he remembered her no
more, but at times of stillness she would come to him and
he'd wake.
Michael stuck a gnarly fist forward, holding the crisps
towards Danny. Danny took a handful from the bag, and
began munching, he smiled and nodded at his friend “Them's
good crisps, pickled onions!” and slugged down a gulp of
beer. He was about to take another sup when a man slumped
down on the seat beside him, barging Danny, beer splashing
over his already well coated suit. “Take it easy fella,” said
Danny brushing the excess onto the floor.
Michael leant forward, eyeing the drunk, alert, assessing the
threat. “Do you not know me?” said the drunk, “Do you not
know me Danny?” His eyelids hung and dribble glistened
from his chin. “No I do not; we're here just to have a drink”,
responded Danny. He turned away feigning casual
indifference but kept one eye on the drunk. The man leant
closer, his weight now on Danny’s shoulder. He repeated,
slurring out, “Do you not know me Danny?” smiling a
mouthful of decaying teeth. “Well it's been a while alright,”
he added. Straightening himself as best he could he raised a
near empty glass, of maybe vodka or gin, his top lip drooped
over the rim straining for the last of the clear liquid. Then as
if starring in a comedy film he saluted and cackled out “It's
me Paddy O’Rourke, do you not know me now?” he said
slamming down the empty glass. “Will you stand me a
drink?”
“What time’s the band on?” shouted Michael munching on
his first bag of crisps; hunger had got the better of him.
The veil lifted; it was indeed Mary's Paddy. Danny smiled and
chuckled to himself, thinking, “Well Jesus, didn't she pick the
wrong one.” He'd seen many a man hit the bottle; the bottle
had hit poor Paddy alright. It wasn’t Danny’s usual practice
but he reached into his trouser pocket and pulled out a
handful of notes. Paddy's eyes followed in a hypnotic stare as
Danny carefully and deliberately peeled one off. “There you
go Paddy, take care of yourself now.” Paddy clutched at the
money, drawing it close to his chest. He raised his hand in
salute. “Thank You, God bless you General, God bless you,”
and kissed the note. He rose unsteadily, and looked towards
the bar, his body swayed back and forth, his legs waiting for
an instruction which had lost its way.
Danny had met Michael in Liverpool; Michael had stolen
Danny's fags, which of course he denied. They argued, fists
their legal representatives. The defence held sway, but as
Danny had presented such a pathetic case, Michael insisted
on buying him a pint. The two became friends; Danny saw
the advantage of having Michael at his side, a character of
persuasion, but never to be trusted. A thief was a thief in
Something jumped in Danny's chest as he asked, “Is Mary
here with you Paddy?” Paddy tried to turn but staggered,
falling into Michael, who held out a hand to keep him
upright. He settled, placing both hands on the table for
support. “Mary, Mary!” he repeated his mind a confusion
of love, of loss and of pain. “Jesus Danny, Mary's been dead
for twenty years.”
A couple of years later Danny heard about the wedding.
Paddy O'Rourke, a foreman for Joe, was a teetotaler and a
regular man at the church too, a good catch. By all accounts
it was a great bash, Joe and Sarah spared no expense, the
food and drink were on the house, and Mary looked beautiful.
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Danny's book, but then again he’d remind himself, unless
nailed down it was fair game.
STANDING UP FOR
HUMAN RIGHTS
A non-governmental organisation
focused on human rights with over 7
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AMNESTY
INTERNATIONAL
“Dear Cotswold Times,
I am part of the Amnesty International youth group at Chipping
Campden School and I wanted to inform you of an event we
will be organising in January.
On 4th February, a group of students from Chipping Campden
School took part in a slightly different form of fundraising, to
raise awareness and money for Amnesty International.
As part of our work helping Women in Afghanistan who are
having their rights abused, we are planning to give up a human
right for a day to raise awareness and money. At this point, we
plan to give up the right to rest and relaxation by standing up
all day and working through our break and lunch times. This
means we are quite literally ‘standing up for human rights’.
Amnesty International is a charitable organisation that exists
to defend humans and their rights all across the world. Our
challenge was to give up a human right for a day - to show how
privileged we are to always have our rights protected, and how
unjust it is to have them abused. We decided to give up the
right to rest and leisure, so we stood up all day and worked
through all breaks: literally standing up for human rights. It
was a difficult day with aching joints and various clip-board
related injuries - and we are all positive that we will never take
chairs for granted again!
We hope to carry this out on 21st January and we were hoping
you might be interested in sharing this story in your magazine.
We are just a small group of pupils but we are extremely
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Blockley C of E School
From Jenny Bruce
The world comes to Dormer House as international fever hits!
Pupils at Dormer House School have been in the grips of travel
mania as they raced around the world during International Week.
The culturally diverse week in Moreton-in-Marsh based Dormer
House, incorporated a huge variety of
internationally themed activities and
opportunities for pupils across the school.
From language workshops, food tasting
and an ‘Around the World in 80 Minutes’
visual Art competition, to an international
poetry slam and Music, Dance and Drama
workshops, the children were assured of a fun
filled week, learning about other countries
and cultures. Each class experienced a host of
interactive learning experiences about one of
the countries on Phileas Fogg's epic journey
from Around the World in 80 Days.
Headmistress, Alison Thomas, comments,
“We were delighted that parents from a number of different
countries of the world, or who have links to those countries, took the
time to visit the children to share their knowledge.”
Dormer House was awarded the British Council's prestigious
International School Award (2011 -2015) in recognition of its work to
bring the world into the classroom. The international school award is
a badge of honour for schools which do outstanding work in
international education.
Having also achieved Artsmark Gold Status, a national endorsement
of its high calibre provision for the Arts, Dormer House, through this
week of international activity, demonstrated once again how a quality
Arts education can have a positive impact on a child’s learning
pathway and emotional intelligence.
For more information, please email office@dormerhouse.co.uk or
telephone 01608 650758. www.dormerhouseschool.co.ukAn
In January class 4 had an exciting day at Warwick racecourse in order to
learn more practical mathematics. Watching jockeys being weighed and
finding out about how it influences the handicap was only one example.
They also measured the ring and many other exciting maths activities.
Many children are reported as being couch potatoes these days but the
pupils of Blockley School could not be accused of that on a very drizzly
day in February. Every child took part in a cross country run. They
were competing for their house. Out came the trainers, clean at first but
very muddy on their return. Several children from year 6 also
completed their cycling proficiency course which entailed learning how
to conduct themselves on local roads around Blockley, a good exercise.
The school had a three yearly Safety, Health and Welfare Audit in
January and the result was as follows:
“The Headteacher’s preparation for this audit was very impressive
and the material evidenced to demonstrate record keeping was
inspiring. Overall safety is managed to an excellent standard with safe
systems of work in place supported by conscientious staff and well
maintained premises with good standards of housekeeping. The
governing body is proactively engaged in scrutiny, challenge and
support, helping to bolster the effectiveness of management
arrangements and their review.” Well done Blockley
Temple Guiting
Church of England School
David Ogden, Headteacher
at Condicote Village Hall
Our Toddler session on a Friday has been very popular since Christmas. We
are open from 10 – 12 and are lucky to have access to all the Playgroup
resources enabling us to have different activities each week.
The session is run by an Early Years Teacher and we have dough, painting,
jigsaws, books, role play, small world play and construction as well as a
regular fun singing session. It’s is a great opportunity to meet other
families with children of the same age, making friends and learning to
interact with others.
Our Playgroup session is 9.15am – 1pm Monday to Thursday with extended
sessions available on a Monday and Thursday until 2.45pm.
Contact Jo Abrahams, our Early Years Professional / qualified teacher on
07796 987173, website www.condicoteplaygroup.weebly.com
Our best year for cross-country
Five of the twenty-four runners who will represent the North
Cotswolds in the county finals are from Temple Guiting. Selection
was made at the district qualifiers last month at Moreton Fire
College. Two of our team are from Year 6 and three are Year 5!
We dance into the regional finals
Our talented group of dancers have progressed to the next level of
competition: the southern regional finals in Swindon. The girls’
exciting dance routine is inspired by Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’.
District gym success
Our gymnasts came top of fourteen schools to take gold at the
district gymnastics at Cotswold School. A special mention is earned
by Jess who won the individual gold medal. The event was part of a
national gym competition for girls and boys aged six to eight.
Exciting link with local quarry
We purchased teaching materials for the new geography curriculum
thanks to a generous gift from Cotswold Hill Stone and Masonry.
admin@templeguiting.gloucs.sch.uk
01451 850304
www.templeguiting.gloucs.sch.uk
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St Mary’s C of E (Aided) Primary School, Chipping Norton
Headteacher: Mrs Yvonne Barnes BEd (Hons) NPQH
Swimming Gala
The 21st January saw sixteen excited and nervous pupils from St. Mary’s walk up the hill to take
part in the Chipping Norton Partnership Swimming Gala. In total, there were eleven schools that
took part. We had an A and B team which each entered five races. The A team qualified for all four
finals, unfortunately B team did not make it but several of B team members were scouted by
‘Fourshires’ swimming club. The overall winners of all schools were St Mary’s A team. Gabriel
Alves, a member of our team quoted “I like the fact that the entire team got the credit not just an
individual person.” This is the second year in succession that St Mary’s have won the Chipping
Norton Partnership Gala. They will now go on to represent Chipping Norton in the West
Oxfordshire Gala. The A Team
Tree Planting
On Tuesday the 27th January 5 pupils from St Mary’s School went to plant some trees for the
community. First we made our way to the field which was next to Travis Perkins. The field had
been cleared of brambles in order to plant the trees. There were already over 200 trees planted.
Lily (my friend) and I planted 3 trees and cleared a big bramble root. The 3 trees were, an Oak, a
Willow and a Hazel! Overall it was a very fine experience and we can’t wait to see the beautiful
trees grow! Mr Averill, from The Green Gym, commented “It was wonderful to have a new
generation of ‘Chippy’ people, from St. Mary’s, involved in our project!”
Tori Kennedy and Lily Edwards
Chess Club
The Chess Club is a time to improve your chess playing skills and a time to catch up with your
friends. It is a free club unless you want to enter the tournaments. It is really fun, I shall miss it
when I go to Chipping Norton School. I have not only improved my Chess skills but, also my maths,
I have also made new friends, there’s not many clubs that can do that! I would like to thank Mr.
Lawson for running the club. Charlie Yates
Stow primary school
Rebecca Scutt, Headteacher
The recent quiz night was a succuss, with delicious ploughmans served
alongside a bar with waitress service! Everyone who took part had a
fantastic time. A big thank you to Mr Nigel Harrison a parent governor of
the school who acted as quizmaster and also to the members of the PTFA
who organised the entire evening.
Class 2 held their assembly which was all about being healthy and
helping each other. They acted out a story about a Fox and Stalk with
wonderful singing as well. The parents had a lovley time watching it.
Everybody including the staff all wore red on Friday 6th February,
bringing in donations towards the Defibrillator fund. We hope to install
the first one outside the school after half term. So thank you for
supporting this very worthwhile cause.
Ten of our pupils took part in the inter-school cross country
championships at the Fire College. They all did well so congratulations to
Alice Stubbs, Stella Kanfer Clarke, Frankie Neville, Madison Shackleton,
Lucy Catley, Beth Taylor, Henry Hunt and George Williams.
The house teams have also been busy with their intra-school athletics
competition. Events included javelin, beanbag throwing, obstacle courses
and other fun activities with the Juniors event being won by the Yellow
Team and the Infant competition being won by the Green Team.
Parents evenings will be held on 3rd and 5th March, which coincides with
the World Book Day celebrations where all of the children and staff will
be dressed up as their favourite character from a book.
Holy Trinity RC School
By Cathy Pickford
Year 2 Looking at the Local Area In Geography we are looking at
Chipping Norton and how it is different to where Katie Morag lives. We
went to St Mary’s Church, the old hospital, the war memorial and
Sainsbury’s. Ben the manager showed us around the store. We saw
where the food is kept, the bread is cooked and the freezing freezer.
Written by Sophie Hergt, Year 2.
A School Trip to The Sheldonian. Year one to six were treated to a
musical extravaganza. All the children had a truly memorable day. Two
year six children wrote about their experience.
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On the 30 January our school, (apart from foundation stage), took part
in the trip to the Sheldonian Theatre. The Oxfordshire County Youth
Orchestra put on a concert of 7 tunes including: Host Jupiter, RimskyKorsakov, Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Let It Go, First Time In Forever
and the Star Wars-overture. The trip was a great success for all the
schools that came on the day. We could tell that the conductor had
young children by the choice of some of the music. We decided that it
was a brilliant experience for the school. Some of the comments that
were given from the year 6 children reflect this. “I was speechless as the
Orchestra played their tunes because they were all rather young, (but
still older than us). It was an excellent performance.” Clara Fyfe.
“The tunes were either lively or emotional and each had its own thought
and emotion, so you always felt involved!” Olivia Riley.
As you can see, the whole school enjoyed the music and the coach ride
to the theatre loads. By Olivia Riley and Phoebe J.
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Hockey On Thursday 12 February nine of
our Year Six girl’s went to Tudor Hall to
compete in the 2015 Official Annual Hockey
Tournament. They had a fantastic time and all
thoroughly enjoyed having the opportunity to
participate. This is what one of our girls
thought about the event:- “Five private
schools participated along with us in this
exciting tournament. We played 3 games and
won against Bloxham in our final match, 2-0.
Gaby Heath, one of our excellent team members, won a special award
for her determination and encouragement to the team. Overall we came
fifth, but had great fun playing. By Sienna Harris.
This term sees the advent of a new and much larger choir. We now
have 30 singers from Year 2 to 7 and already make a very
impressive sound! We aim to learn as much material as possible,
from Coldplay to Thomas Tallis
and everything in between. We
ave a new baby grand piano in
the Prayer Room which will be
used for concerts, assemblies
and music lessons. A new PA
system along with upgraded
mics and a mixing desk enables
our recently-formed Rock Band
to rock out in style giving the
vocalists a chance to be heard over
the guitars and drums!
Year 7 has been busy composing and
writing songs. During the recording
process they have had the
opportunity to learn about layering,
texture, ‘cover up’, level-setting and
microphone technique. The final edits
are nearly complete!
Rehearsals on this term’s Upper School musical, Rats! is well
underway. The melodies are already sticking in our minds and we
have begun working on the dances too. There is a healthy
balance between solos and chorus numbers and we are all
incredibly excited about performing it in Chipping Norton Theatre
on Wednesday 25 March. For further information please visit the
school website: www.kitebrookhouse.com or Tel: 01608 674350
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By Helen Monteith
Last month’s whole school production of
‘Singin’ in the Rain’ with nearly 200 students
played to a packed house every night. There
were huge dance numbers, breathtaking team
gymnastics, as well as fabulous music from a
live band providing the perfect backdrop for
considerable singing talents. We were grateful
for the support of families, PTA and to local
organisations who generously sponsored the
event through advertising and raffle prizes.
Another February highlight was a political
Hustings event we hosted at which local parliamentary candidates faced
an audience of hundreds of Sixth Formers – our own joined by some of
their peers from Chipping Campden and Cleeve Schools. We were
delighted to see our young voters put the candidates through their
paces asking questions and entering into some lively discussions.
March now kicks off with our annual Book Week celebration which
includes International Book Day when staff and students dress up as
characters from literature, stage and screen.
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On 6 March we are hosting a charity supper to benefit The Injured
Jockeys Fund and British Heart Foundation. The evening will feature
BBC Sports journalist Tom Clarkson interviewing our alumni and notable
jockeys Tom Bellamy, Will and Sam Twiston-Davies, and Conor and
Kieran Shoemark.
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On 27 March, Fashion guru and Next founder George Davies will
launch his new clothing line FG4 at The Cotswold School. Cotswold
School students and staff will be modelling as will pupils from Great
Rissington and Bourton on the Water Primary Schools. Meanwhile
more of our students will have the chance to work with Mr Davies’
team behind the scenes as photographers, runners and stage crew.
Everyone will be catwalk ready thanks to the generous help of VUOLO
Hair and Beauty in Northleach.
Tickets for both Charity Supper and FG4 Fashion Show are available
through the school.
ST JAMES’ AND EBRINGTON
C of E PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Headteacher: Joanna jonson
Floorball: We are thrilled to report that both our A team and B teams are
through to the finals in their group. The girls team won their last game of the
season against Dormer House. Well done!
Panathlon: Some of the KS2 children enjoyed an afternoon of sporting activities
at Chipping Campden School where they were awarded medals and we are
delighted that one of our teams was placed first. Active Kids: Sainsbury are
running a scheme whereby vouchers collected when shopping between 28th
January and 5th May can be exchanged for sports equipment. Last year we
bought training ladders and bean bags.
Cross Country: Congratulations to the children who took part in the
competition at Moreton Fire College.
PTFA Events There was much excitement in school on Friday, 13th February
when one of our teachers, Mr. Daldry had his beard shaved off at our
valentine’s disco. Many parents sponsored the event and thanks to the St.
James’ PTFA for organising it so well. All the money raised is going towards
new computer equipment.
Assemblies: Class 2 at Ebrington gave us an informative assembly based on this
term’s topic ‘Mighty Mountains’. For most of us the highlight was their dance
interpretation of ‘The Sound of Music’!
‘The Aztecs’ has been the topic in Class 4 this term and the children danced,
sang and acted scenes to illustrate Aztec life and traditions in their class
assembly. Their performance skills have also been noted outside school as they
have been selected to take part in an inter-school dance competition at The
Wyvern Theatre, Swindon.
We have been very impressed by our Junior Open the Book teams who
organised collective worship assemblies for the school.
Lego Computer Day: The children in Class 4 enjoyed a successful lego
computer day on 2nd February. They made robots and programmed them.
The challenges got progressively harder as the day progressed but great fun
was had by all!
Plans for the second half of this spring term include a talk on inland water
safety to be given by the RNLI, book week, house cross country competition
and a real highlight of the year will undoubtedly be the house dance
competition!
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New £4M Mathematics & Science facility
Delighted pupils are now receiving Mathematics and Science classes
in a brand new, state-of-the-art building to be known as The Veritas
Building. The new facility is the product of much careful
consultation and the outstanding
architectural input of Mark Foley, a
past head boy of the school. The
Veritas Building offers six laboratories,
six class rooms, a seminar room, three
Science prep rooms and office space as
well as a large light-filled atrium.
Head of Science, Stephen Miller, will
be putting the new labs to work at every opportunity. Over and
above a busy Science curriculum this will include a special annual
Science Day for pupils in local prep and primary schools. “Our hope
is that nourished by our particular Christian ethos, pupils will be
inspired to discover the complexity, beauty, and order of the Universe
and our planet. In state-of-the-art facilities, we want them to develop
a rigorous academic curiosity, and a thirst for greater knowledge of
the world around them.”
Further details: Jenna Robinson, Development Officer.
j.robinson@kinghamhill.org
Tel: 01608 658999.
St David’s C of E Primary School
Headteacher: Mrs F Heming
Enquiring minds, caring hearts, creative hands
We have had a busy term at St. David’s C of
E Primary School. The Eagle classes have
been making bath bombs as part of their
‘potty potions’ themed work. The children
thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to
create their own baths bombs and make the
packaging. Parents and carers were invited
into school to make a bath bomb and take
part in a solids, liquids and gases quiz….
marked by their children!
The children at St. David’s have performed
well in a number of recent sporting activities
with Isobel Barnett coming in first place at
the inter-school Cross-Country event. Two
floorball teams have also made it through to
the finals and we look forward to their
continued success.
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We are now planning a range of event for World Book Day on 5 March
and the staff and children are looking forward to dressing as a book
character, visiting the local bookshop, Books Yule Love, and making a
story chair to sit in whilst reading or telling stories.
Swell School
From Judy Morgan School Administrator
What a busy term it has been here at Swell! The whole school has had
great fun participating in the national Sign2sing event. This is an annual
event giving children an exciting and fun introduction to sign language
through music. Deafness isolates children, sign2sing brings Deaf and
hearing children together through sign language.
The Junior class have been busy making
pancakes and learning about the importance
and relevance of Shrove Tuesday. The pancakes
where tossed high in the air and thoroughly
enjoyed by all.
Although the Chinese New Year fell in half term,
it was no excuse for missing the celebration.
The Infant class set to work and made magical
Chinese lanterns which were displayed in
Tescos store, Stow on the Wold. The Junior class have put their culinary
skills to the test producing delicious Chinese spare ribs, sweet and sour
chicken and fried rice. It was very exciting opening the fortune cookies.
Along with all the fun the children made shadow puppets and learnt that
it is the year of the Sheep.
I think the children all deserve a well-earned half term break.
St Catharine’s
CHIPPING NORTON SCHOOL
Catholic Primary School
Simon Duffy: Head Teacher
We celebrated a wonderful Section 48 RE Inspection Report which reflected
the hard work and many successes and strengths of the school family and I
am delighted that we have been successful in winning a supplementary bid
for additional computing and technology equipment, totalling now over
£33,000. We will be able to update the computers in the school’s computing
suite and install LED screens and new computers in the classrooms, Library
and Nessy Hub!
Our cross-country squad represented the school at the regional qualifying
round held at Moreton Fire College. Competing against over 200 children
from schools across the region, St Catharine’s ran really well with 4 children
qualifying for the regional final in Cheltenham on March 21st.
Congratulations to all the children particularly to Alexander Thackway (Year
6 - 7th place), Jack Theo (Year 4 – 9th place), Emily Curtis (Year 6 – 6th place)
and Teresa Doran (Year 6 – 10th place).
Pupils have been captivated by BBC’s ‘Ten Pieces’ which is an exciting new
initiative for primary schools, designed to inspire children to get creative
with classical music. Mrs Lovelock introduced the initiative across the school
and encouraged children to develop their own creative responses to what
they hear in the Ten Pieces film. We have been particularly impressed by the
piece of music composed by Class 3 based on ‘John Adams: Short Ride in a
Fast Machine’ and the work of Class 5 who produced metaphorical paintings
of Gustav Holst’s ‘Mars’. As part of their topic based on the works of Julia
Donaldson, Class 1 enjoyed a super theatre trip to Malvern Theatre to watch
‘Room on the Broom’ and performed their version of the ‘Room on the
Broom’ song to the school in a sharing assembly. It was wonderful to see so
many Gruffalo, witches, dragons, sabre-toothed tigers, as well as children
with some super home-made props!
Class 4 completed the K’nex Challenge which is part of Gloucestershire
Primary School’s STEM challenge. The engineering-based mission was to
construct a castle with special features such as a working drawbridge, a
portcullis, arrow slits and turrets. The winners from St Catharine's were
Immy Turner and Imo Hill. We have been running this challenge at St
Catharine’s for 3 years and Team Imogen are the first female winners! They
will now travel to GE Aviation in Staverton to represent the school in the
Gloucestershire finals. We wish them the very best of luck in the next stage!
Joanne Welch, Headteacher
Since July last year, the Music,
Drama, Dance and Technical Theatre
departments have been working
tirelessly with a talented team of
students to bring ‘Sweeney Todd’ to
our school stage. The show was a
success. The audience was stunned
by the performances of all the main actors who were supported by the
chorus, orchestra, the stunning set, special effects and lighting.
There has been a great deal of excitement from students since the arrival of
the new Makerbot 3D printer in the Design and Technology Department.
Using the printer to create the cut throat razors for Sweeney Todd, has
shown students the potential they now have at their fingertips.
After their success at the local competition, Eleanor Juckes, Abigail Hollis
and Archie Powell succeeded in winning the zone competition of ‘Youth
Speaks’ by delivering a persuasive talk on ‘women and inequality in
science'. The team will now compete at the district final in March.
We are working with stained glass artist, Graham Brant to create a WWI
commemorative window. The window will be funded by the Town Council,
the British Legion, Chipping Norton School and others. Students have been
involved in putting together the design and we want to raise £1000 to
enable us to install the windows at the back of the Main Hall.
Before Christmas, the members of the Extra Time LAMDA club took their
exams; the results of the exams were very impressive with 4 students
passing with ‘Distinction’ and 8 students passing with ‘Merit’. Well done to
all students involved. Miss Homer and the Year 12 Dance Leaders went to
Holy Trinity School to lead a Dance Workshop based on the theme of
‘Space’. After the fun warm-up the Year 3 pupils learnt a dance routine with
the Dance Leaders to perform at the end of the session.
At the U11 Swimming Relay Gala each partnership school sent along a team
(2 boys and 2 girls) of enthusiastic and talented swimmers to take part. The
‘Small School’, ‘Middle School’ and ‘Big School’ winners were Great Tew,
Enstone and St Mary’s respectively. St Mary's won overall and will go onto
take part in the WOSSP Swimming Gala.
Congratulations to the winners and all the school teams who took part in
the events and thank you to Four Shires Swimming Club who offered lots of
support at the swimming gala.
Cold Aston C of E Primary
School by Katie Walker
Headteacher: Miss Alexandra Symondson
Each term at Cold Aston Primary School, we have a whole school topic
that links into our Christian values; this term our value is ‘Friendship’
and this is explored in various ways across the curriculum.
Class 1 are looking at ‘Winnie The Pooh’ through stories in English and
will be looking at bees and how honey is made.
Linking into their topic work, Class 2 welcomed an’ ice explorer’ into
school, who shared adventures and expedition experiences with the
children. The children have made igloos from marshmallows! Yum!
Class 3 have been ‘erupting’ with excitement learning about volcanoes
and there are some spectacular models being worked on in the
classroom! They are looking at rocks in science and have made some
very tasty no bake rock cakes!
Class 4 have a very busy term. They have already attended a ‘Dickens
day’ where they participated in Dickens themed workshops and were
treated to a travelling theatre company performance of ‘A Christmas
Carol’. Class 4 are also taking part in a ‘Mock Trial’. The charge for the
case is ‘Harassment (without violence)’ and is about on-line bullying.
After working on paintings in the style of the artist Paul Cezanne, our
year 6 pupils had their work displayed at the Brian Sinfield Gallery in
Burford. This was part of an exhibition showcasing work from primary
schools in the area and we were delighted to be awarded the prize for
the best overall collection.
The whole school is joining together in a ‘Reading for Pleasure’
workshop which involves the older children retelling traditional tales to
the younger ones. Continuing with the reading for pleasure theme,
parents are invited into classes on Wednesday mornings to read either
on a one to one basis with their child or with a small group.
On the sporting front, earlier in the term we sent a team of gymnasts to
a ‘Key Steps’ gymnastics session at Cotswold School and as well as
swimming lessons for our Year 3 pupils, we will be sending teams to the
annual area cross country run at Moreton Fire College and to a ‘High 5’
netball tournament.
A busy term is underway!
LONGBOROUGH PRIMARY
SCHOOL
From Tracey Hampshire, Administrator
What a busy start to 2015 for the children at Longborough. Key stage 2
children were able to visit a local Hindu Temple, bringing their learning of
Hinduism to life. During the visit the pupils were able to observe an Arti
ceremony which included singing, ringing of bells, an Arti lamp being
passed around, blessing with water and offerings being made to the
Deities. As well as the ceremony the children were also impressed by the
vibrant colours and materials displayed within shrines and images of the
Deities or Gods.
Later on during the month the children of Swell joined us to take part in the
Explorer Dome show. Mrs Regan arranged for a bespoke ‘body’ show all
about the human body, with particular emphasis placed on the digestive
system. Content and delivery was tailored to meet the differing needs of
key stage age groups, to match year group learning objectives and support
work previously undertaken in the classroom. Taking the learning out of
the classroom and into tactile and sensory stimulating environment such as
the dome, captivates and inspires the children to be curious about their
world. We are especially grateful to both Schools Parent groups (PFALongborough and FOSS – Swell) who funded the costs of the Dome.
Saturday saw the successful conclusion to a lot of baking and preparation
to raise funds for our PFA with a bake sale at Warner Budgens in Moretonin-Marsh, we’re very pleased to say we raised a massive £152.00.
This week we’ll be welcoming Kitebrook House at Longborough for a game
of Tag Rugby and a Team will be travelling to Moreton-in-Marsh Fire
College to represent Longborough in a cross country race – Good luck
Longborough!
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Juniors
The Gloucestershire AAA Cross Country Championships took
place on 3rd.Jan at the Five Acres College in Coleford. The
recent rain had made the fields and woods very muddy and
energy sapping. On the day the weather was damp, very cold
and foggy - a proper cross country day. All the runners showed
real determination and character and there were some
excellent individual and team performances.
Niamh Powell (U 15s) completely dominated her age category
taking the champion-ship with a very powerful and determined
run; the U15s also run with the under 17’s and Niamh beat all
of them apart from one (who runs for England). Rosanna
Mutsaars is now racing very well again and made it look so
easy with a very good 4th. She was pushed hard by Koumi Ikeda
who has a completely different style, powerering through the
mud very effectively to finish 5th. These three won the Team
Gold prize. They were well backed up by Charlotte Foster in
14th and Gaby Jones who is returning after illness in a fine 15th.
The Under 13 girls ran a close race with only a few seconds
splitting the top 7. After a very fast start Lucy Griffin settled
into a very good pace in 2nd, slowly closing the gap on the lead
girl to be within touching distance in the finishing straight but
not quite closing the gap -- a very good Silver medal for Lucy.
Bethan Powell had her own battle for 3rd just losing out by a
vest width to take 4th. Josephine Mutsaars steadily pulled
herself up the field with her flowing style to come a very good
7th. These three won the Team Silver Medal prize. Emily Field is
growing in confidence, finishing a very good 13th, and Isabel
Kiey - Thomas had a good solid run today in the tough
conditions in 16th.
The U11 Girls were out in force for Bourton. Helena West has
been training hard all winter, reaping the rewards with an
excellent 3rd and the Bronze County Medal. She was pushed
very hard by Isobel Barnett in 4th who is returning to her old
form. Celia Darwent showed potential with an excellent 10th these three won the Team Silver Medal. Not far behind the
girls were storming through the mud to take some very good
places; Darcy Thompson 17th Isabelle Morriss 18th, Annabella
Tallis 20th, Abigail Barnett 21st,Isabel Dennett 22nd Alice
Brown 23rd, Ella Rose Lane- Gregory 24th. These girls took 5th
and 6th team.
The U11 boys also had a good strong teams out. Kan Ikeda was
up at the front of the field for the whole race but couldn’t quite
hang onto the lead, finishing an excellent 3rd and taking the
Bronze Medal. Louis Mutsaars was very close behind in 5th with
a very gutsy run, pushed very hard by a very determined
Findlay Morriss in 6th. These three won the Team Gold prize.
They were very well backed up by Beau Griffin in 8th, Lysander
Tarrant in 9th and James Mace in 12th. These three won the
Bronze
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Arthur Quli in 14th, Chris Hunt in 15th, and Edward Jones in
18th. These boys took the 5th team.
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YOUTH CO-ORDINATOR
Excitement mounts as the 2015 season approaches!
Although the winter months are probably considered a time of rest and relaxation for those involved in cricket, that certainly
hasn’t been the case at our club! Of course, there’s been no action on the pitch but there’s definitely been lots going on off
the pitch as we’ve been busily making plans for the season ahead. We already have so much to look forward to, including:
 Junior Coaching Sessions for Under 9s and Under 11s every Friday 6.00-7.30pm from 24th April – 4th September;
 Coach Support Workers’ Courses to train six of our members in April, to increase ratios at youth training;
 Saturday & Sunday Home Matches every weekend from May – August as The Golden Ball Inn from Lower Swell come
to play at Slaughters United Cricket Club and boost our fixtures;
 Mixed Pairs’ Matches in April, June and August for our ladies’ team players and their chosen partners;
 Ladies’ Team Players invited to participate in Bourton Cricket Week in a Bourton Vale Ladies v CDCA Ladies’ League XI
match on Friday 10th July 2.00pm;
 Ladies’ 6-a-side Tournament on Sunday 30th August for local clubs with new and existing ladies’ sides;
 Beer & Cider Festival to be held over the last weekend in August;
 Further Refurbishments to be carried out to improve our existing toilet and changing facilities.
With so many events planned, we can’t wait for the season to kick off and we would welcome the support of members of
the local community in any capacity. Please contact our Club Chairman, Nic Hayward, if you’d like to get involved:
nick.hayward@uk.spiraxsarco.com
Men’s Team Update
Winter League News
Wayne Rose’s Indoor 6s’ team have been back in action with both
cup and league fixtures to fulfil. Victories over St Stephens and
Winchcombe put the Slaughter 6s through to the semi-final of the
indoor cup. But, unfortunately, a narrow defeat against
Cheltenham in the semis put an end to our excellent cup run.
However, on a more positive note, January was a great month for
our league results. In our first match of 2015 we beat Marlborough
Stirling convincingly with a winning margin of 88 runs! A superb
batting performance by the team, supported by top scorer Paul
Heming (44*), meant the team posted a large score of 142-3. Our
bowlers were on fine form too and this, combined with good
fielding, saw our opponents all out for just 54. A special mention
must go to the skipper who lost the toss, got a duck and didn’t
bowl… proving that cricket really is a team game!
We had another comfortable win at the end of January when our
strong bowling attack restricted opponents Kingsholm to 58. We
then knocked them off without losing a wicket and Paul
Heming continued his excellent form and was able to retire on 28!
In February we have suffered two defeats. Firstly, despite Paul
Heming’s fantastic display of wicket keeping with four stumpings
and one catch, we lost by one run to league leaders Chedworth.
Then we were beaten by 15 runs by Bayshill, even with Matt Rose
scoring a mighty 59 runs. We have now moved up to 2nd position in
the table and have just one fixture remaining.
Training Dates
Our men’s squads will be training at The Cotswold School Sports
Hall on three more Fridays from 6.30-7.30pm on:
6th March
20th March
27th March
Please come along if you’re looking to getting involved with a
friendly local cricket club. All abilities welcome.
For further information, please contact our Club Chairman for more
information: nick.hayward@uk.spiraxsarco.com
Ladies’ Team Update
Throughout the close season the ladies have been
working hard to raise additional funds for the club
by organising bingo nights, curry nights and
quizzes but now it’s time to get back to business!
Training Dates
We will have six more training sessions before we
look to begin our friendly matches prior to the
start of our league fixtures. These sessions will be
a combination of fitness training and cricket skills,
including making use of the nets’ facilities. They
will be held in The Cotswold School Sports Hall on
Wednesdays at 6.00-7.00pm on the following
dates:
4th March
11th March
18th March
25th March
1st April
8th April
So, if you’re female and over the age of 14 you’re
welcome to join us… there is no upper age limit!
Please come along to any of our sessions even if
you can’t commit to them all. For further
information, please contact our Ladies’ Team
Captain: bex.o@live.com
Kit Shop
We now have a wide selection of Slaughters
United Cricket Club clothing available to purchase
from our very own kit shop hosted by Wreal
Sports. Our range includes training wear, match
wear and leisure wear. Simply buy your items
online and collect from our local stockists, Wreal
Sports, at Bourton Business Park. Start browsing
now using the Kit Shop link on our club website:
www.slaughterscricket.co.uk
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BOURTON VALE CRICKET CLUB
Bourton Vale Cricket Club has been in existence since 1883.
Our Senior Team are playing the best level of cricket in the
area. We have a flourishing Junior Section which has already
produced several players for Gloucestershire at various age
groups; and our Ladies Team won their league last year. We
are already proud holders of an English Cricket Board
ClubMark Focus award which recognises the scope of our
contribution to the community.
The newly appointed Committee is determined to build on these foundations to create a focus
in the local community of which all can be proud. However, still relatively few local people
are involved with us. We intend to change that.
Anyone with a desire to participate in cricket, at any level, is welcome at our Rissington Rd
home in Bourton on the Water, across the road from Birdland. Whether you are a serious
player or just wish to be involved in our club (in any role) you will be made welcome.
Ladies, Juniors starting at Under Eights, and Senior level players of all abilities – all will be
vital to the continuing success of our club. Contact details are at the foot of this article - or
simply show up at one of our club evenings, or at the weekend in the summer, when there
will be somebody around who will connect you to the correct Committee member for you.
LADIES CRICKET TRAINING
at The Cotswold School Sports Hall
Ladies training has already begun with a great turnout and lots of new faces. All ages
(13+) and abilities welcome for some fun batting, bowling and general fitness training
before the start of the 2015 season! Training will take place every other Friday evening at
the sports hall at The Cotswold School. For more information contact Caroline Ardron
on 07793 949198 or email caroline@activity-camps.com
SENIOR MENS TRAINING
FRIDAY 6th MARCH 7.30PM
at The Cotswold School Sports Hall
All abilities and ages 13+ welcome!
For more information contact Rob Langley on 07811 338806 or rob@venatour.co.uk
JUNIOR REGISTRATION & OPEN
EVENING
FRIDAY 24th APRIL 6PM
at The Cotswold School Sports Hall
We would love you to join us for a fun introduction to the club for old and new members! Fun
activities and games! Bar and BBQ! Meet the coaches! Pop up cricket shop with all the kit you need
for the 2015 season! For more information contact Lucy Gillespie on 07949 227128 or email
lucyegillespie@yahoo.co.uk
GENERAL ENQUIRIES
Contact - Tom Arkell on 07765 424022 or email tom@t20media.co.uk
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Bourton & Sherborne Hockey Club
Stuart Colmer - Chairman
T. 07900 028732 E. stuart.colmer@btinternet.com
by Stuart Colmer & Sean Clarke
Stix Skills Build Foundation
The Junior Tournaments, like the Ladies, have been affected by
the weather with all cancelled so far this year. However, training
still goes on and we are currently doing the Stix Skills tests for
the 6 to 11 year olds. This gives the players a great foundation
to their game by building their technical ability. The coaches
have been very impressed with the standard this year with all
the players making huge strides in their skill, confidence and
social skills. All attributes that playing a team sport encourages.
A big thank you must go to our Volunteer Coaches: Niki
Coombes, Brendon Baker, Petra Lorman, Kirstie Deane, Nick
Jeffries, James Macurich and Heidi Larner who give great
encouragement to the youngsters to develop their new skills.
Ladies Frozen Out
A Round Up Of The Men
With home matches at 1.30pm and most away games in the
afternoon, the Men haven’t suffered from the weather. The 2nds
have had mixed form losing 0-1 at home to Wotton –u- Edge,
followed by a 1-7 away win at Cirencester, a 1-2 home loss to
Gloucester, and a 2-3 away win against Winchcombe. They
then travelled to Stroud and despite a spirited performance,
where unable to capitalise on their recent good form, losing 5-1.
However, Ed Gum and Liam Wallis came up from the Badgers
and equipped themselves so well they will now be regulars in
the 2nds. The Men’s 1sts have also run in to better form with 2
defeats, 3 draws and a big 3-1 win against Aberystwyth
University. A number of the clubs in their league are Universities and have a huge pool of young, fit players to draw on. So
we are doing well for a rural club. January saw a 3-3 home draw
against Gwent followed by a 7-1 away loss to Stroud, 4-4 away
to Cleevilians & a 2-2 draw at home to Cardiff Uni Medics.
January and February have brought the frustration of frozen
pitches and cancelled matches, not helped by the 1st’s 10.30
hit off time. So, there is a backlog to be cleared but they have
done well in the matches they have played with two away wins
and a narrow loss. With Newent just below them in the league,
BASHC’s 2-1 win against them was important and it was
followed up by a 3-1 win against Civil Service. The loss was a 2
-1 away defeat to Colwell & Malvern. The 1sts are sitting at 4th
in the table with 3 games in hand on some of the other teams.
The Ladies 2nds (photo above) have played a 2-2 away draw
with Blockley and a 3-2 away loss to Lansdown. The Ladies
3rds, playing in the same league as the 2nds, have had mixed
results starting with a 0-0 away draw at Colwell & Malvern, a 51 away loss to Newent and a 4-1 home win against Painswick.
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MORETON RANGERS FC
Contact: moretonrangersfc.com
MORETON RANGERS – About Us
Moreton Rangers Football Club play on the Fields in Trust Sports
Ground on London Road, Moreton in Marsh. The Club is a Football
Association Charter Standard Club which means we meet criteria
in relation to Child Protection, Player Behaviour and Pitch
Requirements.
In the past ten years the club has gone from strength to strength,
supporting seven Junior Teams for local boys and girls from the
age of five to sixteen with up to eighty local youngsters taking
part. We also field two Adult Teams who play in local leagues.
The club are very proud that we develop young leaders in the
community. Over the past five years we have encouraged and
supported twelve local players who have passed through our
junior ranks to become coaches themselves and act as role
models to the next generation of footballers. This has included
paying for their coaching courses and supporting the community
aspects of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards that they have taken
part in. We have been recognised for this work with a grant from
Gloucestershire County Councils Active Together Fund.
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Moreton Rangers are offering local businesses and
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Draw will take place on Saturday 18th April 2015 at 9pm at
the Club’s End of Season Dinner at Moreton Cricket Club.
THE CLUBROOM
We have plans drawn up and had planning permission
secured for a Clubroom. We have secured a generous
donation of all the windows and doors from a local
business. We have already raised £5000 in fundraising.
We are looking for an additional £8000 to be able to
complete the work.
These enhanced facilities will help all our teams both
adult and juniors. At present we are unable to offer any
facility for food and drink for visiting teams, supporters
and guests in a clubroom.
THE FLOODLIGHTS
Our research with local people tells us that the present
pylons for our floodlights and lights have been in place
since 1972. As you can imagine these lights need to be
updated to meet modern specifications. The lights
themselves need to be replaced and the electrics
reconnected to make them functional again. We have
estimated costs of £15,000 to get this work done. We
have a generous offer from a local electrician prepared to
do the work for cost.
The benefit of having a floodlit pitch means all our teams
can train at our own facility in the town. The current
situation is that players are travelling to locations around
the Cotswolds to find suitable training facilities. We
would also be able to host evening matches during winter
months and offer the facility for other local teams to use.
“WE KNOW HOW GENEROUS THE BUSINESSES AND
PEOPLE OF MORETON ARE - WE RAISED £85,000 TO
BUILD NEW CHANGING ROOMS IN 2010 - AND WE
HOPE THIS COMMUNITY SUPPORT REMAINS
STRONG IN MORETON IN 2015. WE ALREADY HAVE
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PAUL LUKER, CLUB CHAIRMAN
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Club Development Fund
Stow on the Wold
& District RFC
The Clubhouse, Oddington Road, Stow on the Wold , GL54 1JAH .
01451 830887
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#CarryMeHomeKate
Momentum is starting to build as the club look to raise money for
Kate’s Home Nursing, get ready for the Rugby World Cup and
involve the community as much as possible. Thanks to T20 Media,
the Facebook page is up (please search and like us on the above
title) and we will be Tweeting before you know it. We have places
for 10 main sponsors and they will feature on the ball that is being
passed. So, if you want to help a great cause and have some fun
doing it, get in touch. We can’t reveal too much just yet but
everybody from big business to local schools are signing up to be a
part of it. The big question is, who can pass the ball in the most
inventive way ? So far jockeys, diggers, yachts & RAF air freight have
been talked about. The challenge has been set - are you up for it ?
From Sean Clarke
Trophies Come To Stow
Time To Re-Group
Thanks to Peter Nottingham of Listers Stratford Audi and his
contacts at Northampton Saints, the Aviva Premiership and Amlin
Trophies came upto the club for the Minis & Juniors lunch on the
7th of February. Archie Clarke and Nick Emsley (above) of the U12s
couldn’t wait to get their hands on the silverware, perhaps
dreaming that they may win them one day. Although the Aviva
Trophy might look small in the hands of Saints forwards player
Courtney Lawes, the size is as big as one of our average U6s players.
U13s On A Roll
Despite beating Drifters away in their first game back after Christmas, injuries and availability have blighted Stow’s campaign. A 14 to
22 home loss to High Wycombe was followed by a 37 to 8 away loss
to Marlow. However, the 2nd team players who have stepped up
have done well which bodes well for the future. The 1st XV are sitting just above mid table with a game in hand, so the rest of
the season will be about building momentum to take into the next.
Big Screen, Big Hit
The big screen, good food from Locojo’s and a long bar have all
made for a great atmosphere at the club for the 6 Nations. We’re
hitting crunch time in the competition and all matches on the 28th
of February, 1st, 14th & 21st March will be shown live. Be there !
Spotlight On
Ben Alvin
The U13s’ impressive form of winning 4 out of their 5 matches in
the GRFU County Cup has given them a Quarter Final away to
Bredon Star. They narrowly lost their opening fixture 7 - 10 to Old
Bristolians but then hit a strong run of form which they hope to
continue against Bredon. Tewkesbury were beaten away from home
by 29 points to 7; next was an impressive home victory 43 to 12
against Cheltenham, followed by a 29 to 7 win against Thornbury
and a 32 to nil score against Berry Hill. Freddie Roberts is the team’s
leading try scorer with 14 and Edward Seagrave, Edward Hitchins
and Christopher Jeffries have each scored a brace. Jordan Milligan
has also weighed in with a try and James Ingham’s boot has done
good work to put over 10 conversions. Stow narrowly came 2nd in
their pool to Old Bristolians but had the best points difference in the
table having scored 140 and only conceded 36. Well done the 13s !
Each Month the Spotlight
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from the club
Team U9s
Position Anywhere I’m Needed
Best Rugby Moment Winning the
County Cup
Favourite Player Joe Marler
(Harlequins and England)
I enjoy Rugby because It’s great fun
My Rugby ambition Is to play for England
The U13s Dig The Ball Out Against Thornbury
Photos by Simon Alvin, Sean Clarke, Nigel Griffin and Neil Piercy.
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Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway
www.gwsr.com
Saturday 21st March &
Sunday 22nd March
If you enjoy heritage trains in glorious
countryside this is your opportunity to
find out how to get even more enjoyment.
The GWSR Volunteer Recruitment Fair at
Toddington Station gives you a chance to
see how people like you can run an award
winning Heritage Railway. Roles for
everyone – men and women, all ages,
unskilled to highly skilled. www.gwsr.com
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Epic Awards 2015
From singing to knitting, amateur
dramatics to painting, over 60,000
groups across the UK and Republic
of Ireland provide regular
opportunities for creative cultural
activity. The Epic Awards celebrate
their achievements.
Nominations are now open for this
year’s Epic Awards! - See more at:
http:// epicawards.co.uk
Deadline: 16 March 2015
Twitter and Facebook - See more
at: http://epicawards.co.uk/
LBD
LOCAL BUSINESS DIRECTORY
ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS IN EVERY EDITION
ALL 4 MAGAZINES FROM £12 PER MONTH +VAT
Photography
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY. 0145186012
maria.lizana@yahoo.co.uk
Competitive Prices • Album • CD • A4 photo canvas.
Professional Services
CONFIDENTIAL, PROFESSIONAL COUNSELLING
at the Breakspeare Clinic
Milton-under-Wychwood. 01993 830913.
Elaine Russell-Jarvie P.G. Dip. Counselling & Psychotherapy. MBACP.
CHAUFFEUR – Professional Driver
Reliable, Smart & very Experienced.
HGV Licence.
Driving your car, horse box, or other
one-off regular journeys.
To the shops or long distance
Contact Andy 07807551747 01451 870356
Oliver Bridge Architect
Fine Quality Traditional Architecture.
New Houses, Extensions, Garden Buildings.
www.oliverbridge.com
Propery & Garden Services
Batsford Timber Ltd – Fencing & Sheds
01608 651096. www.batsfordtimber.co.uk
BARRON STONE
Charles Bell Bespoke Masonry Design, Dry Stone Walling
07805 433475 barronstonecotswolds@gmail.com
Propery & Garden Services
Propery & Garden Services
Cotswold Stone Landscapes
Beautiful Dry Stone Wall Building
07535 974455
info@cotswoldstonelandscapes.co.uk
dave payne electricians
Domestic, Commercial and Industrial Work
Fixed Wire inspections for Business and Landlords.
Electric Boilers and Heating Energy efficient Lighting
01451 861758 07866458044
davidelectrics@btinternet.com
Transport & Delivery Services
From Re-Wires to Changing a Light Bulb
‘Watt ever you Want!’
B E Couriers
SAME DAY
HOUSE CLEARANCE SERVICE
Loft, Garage, Garden Rubbish Removed
Free Quote 01386 830724 – 07768 566118
Based in Stow Anywhere in the UK
01451 870027 07824 590493 jmmorris@btconnect.com
Unusual & Occasional
Matt
Matt Fergyson
Fergyson
Dry
Dry Stone
Stone Walling
Walling
01451
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851927
07792
331241
01451
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Painter
and Decorator
Entries are for a calendar year (eleven
editions) and priced per business. Your advert
can include photos and logos as well as text IT’S STRAIGHTFORWARD AND SIMPLE
Interior / Exterior
Quality assured
Based in Bledington
SMALL BOX:
15mm high x 60mm wide (1 column) £120/
year or £72/6 months minimum at £12/month
+VAT
07904 211638
LARGE BOX:
33mm high x 60mm wide (1 column) £22/
month (by DDM) or £220/year +VAT
WORK SMARTER
Working all hours?
No time to have a life?
For £ 22 / m this space can work for you in every
home and business in our delivery area.
07789 175 002
CREDIT & DEBIT CARDS ACCEPTED.
FOR INFORMATION/TO BOOK YOUR ENTRY
07789 175002 or editor@stowtimes.co.uk
Coffee Club at the Hub, Blockley
These informal gatherings from 2.30pm on the 4th Tuesday of
every month are well attended; they are open to any U3A member or
potential member who would like to come along. Several people have recently
enjoyed a session on getting more from an iPad – if you would to know about
the next free session, contact 01386 701235.
Open Meetings at Willersey Village Hall at 2.00pm on the second Thursday of
the month - £2 on the door for both members and non-members.
ROUNDABOUT AT PORTOBELLO CROSSROADS
Go online to sign the e-petition for better management of this dangerous junction.
https://democratic.warwickshire.gov.uk/cmis5/Petitions/tabid/90/ID/61/Selected
TabE/Signatures/Portobello-Crossing-A429-B4035.aspx
Civic power isn’t handed down
from the top – it comes up from
the bottom, from the people who
make it happen.
You don’t like the candidates or their
manifestos? Don’t like what’s gone on before?
Then make a change - make it happen.
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100g
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05/03/15 until
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Bidford-on-Avon
Broadway
Moreton in Marsh
www.warnersbudgens.co.uk
Spend £40 or more in-store and
receive £5 off your bill!
Terms and Conditions: Only one coupon per transaction. Not to be used in conjunction with any other
promotion. No cash alternative. Only valid at Warner’s Budgens Bidford on Avon, Broadway and Moreton-inMarsh. Photocopied or damaged coupons will not be accepted. £40 shop excludes: Cash Back, Fireworks,
Gift Vouchers, Lottery, Online Game & Instant Tickets, Photo Printing, Tobacco, ‘Top-Up’ Mobile Phone Cards &
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