Stow timeS Issue 93 • October 2011
An independent paper delivered to homes & businesses in Stow-on-the-Wold, Broadwell, Adlestrop, Oddington, Bledington, Icomb, Church Westcote, Nether Westcote, Wyck & Little Rissington, Maugersbury, Nether Swell, Lower & Upper Swell, Naunton, Donnington, Condicote, Longborough and Temple Guiting Copies go into the GO-STOW Information Centre, Burford Information Centre, and onto the Villager Bus. Copies are also available at centres around Kingham and Guiting Powers. Extra copies are generally available in the Stow Library.
Stow timeS From the Editor A change of season…and pace Inside this edition The schools going back after the long warm and relaxing days of FEATURES summer always brings a change of pace, squeezing our daily lives back into timetables and an altogether far more structured routine. 8 Cotswold Festival Photographs However, this September presented us with an incredible selection of big events, inviting us to ‘top up our good time factor’ before 9 The Sealed Knot – Re-enacting a Civil War Battle the long cold evenings set in. The new and amazing Harvest 10, 11 The Photographic Competition, Answers & Winners Festival was worthy of all the accolades it received and we hope it will become a regular in our local events diary; ditto our own 32, 33 Local Nature Reserves – A personal view in words & photos by unique take on Britain’s Got Talent in Stow which shined a spotlight on some incredible local entertainers; a bigger and even Mike Boyes better than ever before Moreton Show ticked boxes with all the 35,36 What Price a Signature – A short story by Nicholas John family with so much to see and do that our photographer there, Charlie Doran Davies, had a helper so that she could be in two 39 The Cotswold Festival & Stow Times Calendar – available now! places at once!; and finally a breath-taking Cotswold Festival complete with ranks of Parliamentarians and Royalists as The Sealed Knot marched into town and re-enacted a Civil War battle on Stow’s cricket field. This was an impressive event and the REGULARS crowd got fully behind both sides, shouting and cheering them on – with cannon and gunfire as well, I imagine that our neighbours in 17 Parking in the Cotswolds– A Letter from FSB to Lynden Stow, the Swells and Naunton knew that Stow was once again ‘at war’! I wonder if being so close to a major event in our past will have Leader of CDC triggered an interest in local history and politics? 18 Stow Town Council – Notes from the last Council Meeting; On that note – our local Council and some of the businesses are still battling with the issue of parking in the town, currently with 19 Local Authorities, meetings & information the District Council’s decision to increase parking charges in its car 20 Report from the Community Police parks and extend the period to 24/7. We all recognise that local authorities need to find ways to increase income, but I do wonder 22 Church Services if the officers who make these rules understand that what they are trying to achieve wont work unless you have full car parks! There 24, 25 Village Halls; Rural Cinemas and Regular Events Diary. is a longstanding and urgent need for sensible parking arrangements, one that everyone buys into , i.e: a locally agreed 26-29 EVENTS & Events DIARY for October plan that can be negotiated with CDC to ensure that everyone gets (pretty well) what they need. Maybe it’s time for community action? 30 Local Walks in October; In this edition of the magazine the first Christmas adverts appear 31 Cotswold A.O.N.B. & Glos.Wildlife Trust and we can sense that the rush to get lists made and things done before the end of the year is’ on’. But before you get too caught up 36 Book Reviews from Cotswold Bookstore in it all, we hope you will enjoy the magazine this month – we name the winners of our photographic completion, there is a nice 37 Rotary News from North Cotswold and Kingham & Daylesford Clubs and true story from local author Nicholas John, Mike Boyes treats us to a look at some local wildlife and we catch up with some of 38, 39 Correspondence & In the Editor’s Opinion community issues around at the moment. Before the next edition we will be counting down the days to Christmas - good news? We 41 Robb Eden – shares a few opinions on tax. hope so. 42 - 44 Reports from some of our local Schools Best wishes 45, 47, 49 & 51 News & Reports from some of the Local Sports Clubs, etc.. Jenni Turner, Editor 53 Clubs, Societies & Associations, etc (this list is updated bi-monthly) Our Front Cover: Members of The Sealed Knot arrived early for the Cotswold Festival, frequently with their families, and enjoyed time in 54 Club News & Reports Stow before the Battle. Photo ST©09.11 55 Local Business Directory Copydate for the November edition is 16th October. (The 16th is our copy date for every month next year)
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6 Blessed is the cheesemaker..... Now, before we start, I have to say that after 40-odd years of festival attendance (for both business and pleasure) I have a fairly jaundiced view of the genre, writes Richard Price, but, in the interests of fairness, I always try to approach each one with an open mind. To that I added an empty belly when I packed the family into a camper van and popped down the road for Harvest – a fiesta of music and food at rockstar-cum- gentleman farmer-cum-cheesemaker Alex James’s Kingham pile.
Despite the cynics Harvest was quite a brave undertaking in a summer season overstuffed with festivals, many of whom are being given the last "the best night out in Stow for 10 years" rites, but its beauty was in its simplicity. From Sybil Ruscoe, SGT producer First up it was cosy without being parochial. The site was compact and It was a fantastic night. Thanks to Jason and Helen at The Old bijou and the range of stands interesting without being too twee. Yes, the Stocks, a host of local businesses, the artists and the crowd, big nationals were represented, but there was also the chance to discover plenty of unsung local heroes- the little Cotswold farmer/producers who we raised £1500 for Stow Youth Club, which is great. would rarely get a look-in at such an event. Second, and perhaps most The winner was Stow's Jessica Howse, whose version of importantly for families, the small people had their own festival-within-a Adele's 'Someone Like You' was a big hit with the crowd and festival. Little Harvest produced a varied menu of entertainment, from our judges Caroline Fisher, Vera Norwood and Steve Learner. the Opera Holland Park’s brilliant Fantastic Mr Fox to perennial favourites Charlie and Lola, bushcraft lessons, cookery lessons (of course), Other performers were: Josh Harris, Tom Knight & James storytelling, Chipping Norton Youth Theatre, circus fun, face painting, a Davies, Becky Hall, Trumpet Socks, Ashley Arthurs, fun fair and the effervescent gang from the Wychwood School of Rock. Angharad Andersen-Bloomfield, Emma Coulson. Many festivals pay lip service to children, Harvest gave them their own little slice of paradise. SGT producer, Sybil Ruscoe said: Thirdly, grown up foodies and music fans were in hog heaven too. If "It was a fabulous night and we cooking’s the new rock ‘n’ roll then it was evidenced here with a food definitely showed that Stow has demo stage that was permanently mobbed by wide-eyed amateur got talent. The performers were gastronauts and a wide variety of ‘hobstars’. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Rachel Allen, Yotam Ottolenghi, Mark Hix, Tom Parker-Bowles and all fantastic and it was great to Kingham’s own Emily Watkins were among the big names sharing secrets see such terrific support for our to the delighted assembly. fundraising for Stow Youth Club. And the music? Local talent starred on Friday which hosted the annual Clic Sargent-fundraising mini festival Commotion now nestling under the Harvest wing, with The Christians headlining in the Commotion Big Top. We are especially grateful to Saturday highlights were served up by New Zealand’s superb Fat Freddy’s Jason and Helen at The Old Drop, whose sunshiny sound brought some warmth back to a chilly Stocks and all the local traders evening. Honourable mentions too for young Leeds band To Kill A King who supported us. Thanks too to and floaty folky Benjamin Francis Leftwich Headliners The Kooks seemed popular enough and deserve credit for donating much of their fee to the Blairz Sprog, the band that entertained the crowd after the Teenage Cancer Trust, but I confess that, apart from one or two songs, competition. It was wonderful to see so many young people at they don’t flick my particular switch! Sunday saw, among others, the event. We're really pleased that the whole town - young prodigious 13 year old Oxford bluesboy Aaron Keylock who had several and old - came out to support us. We're hoping it could older chaps nearer the stage muttering about being at the birth of “the new Clapton”- rare praise indeed. A consummate performance by The become an annual event." Feeling, who cranked out their loveable hits (and a couple of 80’s covers) preceded the ever-reliable KT Tunstall, a self-confessed fan of the Top photo SGT Winner - Jessica Howse Cotswolds whose songs are the perfect way to round off a truly inspired concept in al fresco entertainment. Judges Vera Norwood, Steve Learner & Caroline Fisher Harvest has entered the festival arena high up the food chain. Here’s hoping that keeping it personal and homely, looking after the little ones and doling out quality food and drink with a dollop of spicy sounds doesn’t prove to be a problem for Mr James and his team, after the undoubted success of its debut year. Next year’s show is already on sale – keep raising the bar Harvesters, but not TOO far!
Becky Hall
James Davies & Tom Knight
Some of the enthusiastic crowd
7 TTHHEE CCOOTTSSWWOOLLDD FFEESSTTIIvvAALL SSTTOOWW OONN TTHHEE WWOOLLDD PROMOTING STOW AND SUPPORTING LOCAL CHARITIES
Miss Louise Barron with members of The Sealed Knot Society before leaving for St Andrew’s church in Naunton for her marriage to Richard Amphlet. 17.09.11
8 TTHHEE CCOOTTSSWWOOLLDD FFEESSTTIIvvAALL LOvE HISTORy? LIvE HISTORy WITH THE SEALED KNOT
9 Your local high street needs your support
Sustaining a high street and a community is not only about shopping locally from independent small shops. It is about ensuring that the high street and people who live in the community have a viable sustainable future. Parking, transport, procurement, the threats of supermarkets and out- of town developments - all these issues are best dealt with by local authorities, local community groups, local businesses and local people working together. From the Federation of Small Businesses
THE ANSWERS
1. CHIPPING CAMPDEN 27. FORD 53. DONNINGTON 2. STOW ON THE WOLD 28. LONG COMPTON 54. ADLESTROP 3. MAUGERSBURY 29. *BOURTON O/T WATER 55. EVENLODE 4. MAUGERSBURY 30. CONDICOTE 56. DAYLESFORD 5. DAYLESFORD 31. UPPER SWELL 57. BROADWELL 6. BROADWELL 32. CHIPPING CAMPDEN 58. LOWER ODDINGTON 7. MORETON IN MARSH 33. BOURTON ON THE WATER 59. BROADWELL 8. UPPER ODDINGTON 34. BLOCKLEY 60. BROADWELL 9. DAYLESFORD 35. DRAYCOTT 61. UPPER ODDINTON 10. LOWER ODDINGTON 36. LOWER SLAUGHTER 62. LITTLE COMPTON 11. ADLESTROP 37. LONGBOROUGH 63. NAUNTON 12. BROADWELL 38. BLOCKLEY 64. HEYTHROP 13. LOWER ODDINGTON 39. GREAT WOLFORD 65. LONG COMPTON 14. MORETON IN MARSH 40. BOURTON O/T HILL 66. UPPER SLAUGHTER 15. NAUNTON 41. SALFORD 67. CHIPPING NORTON 16. UPPER SLAUGHTER 42. UPPER ODDINGTON 68. BOURTON / WATER 17. EVENLODE 43. FORD 69. ICOMB 18. MORETON IN MARSH 44. UPPER ODDINGTON 70. BLEDINGTON 19. LOWER SWELL 45. DAYLESFORD 71. GREAT WOLFORD 20. UPPER SWELL 46. MORETON IN MARSH 72. CONDICOTE 21. WYCK RISSINGTON 47. STOW ON THE WOLD 73. LITTLE RISSINGTON 22. OVER NORTON 48. DONNINGTON 74. TEMPLE GUITING 23. LITTLE WOLFORD 49. STOW ON THE WOLD 75. HEYTHROP 24. CHURCHILL 50. ADLESTROP 76. LONG COMPTON 25. CLAPTON ON THE HILL 51. DONNINGTON 77. NETHER WESTCOTE 26. LITTLE RISSINGTON 52. LITTLE WOLFORD 78. STOW ON THE WOLD
* OR LOWER SWELL. The answers left blank most often were numbers 27, 43, 53, 64 and 68. The communities that were miss-identified most often were Ford, Donnington and Heythrop (although there were some good guesses – which are definitely allowed!) One the whole however, most people know the area quite well and are pretty observant too! If you did, thank you for taking part and we hope you enjoyed the challenge. PS. We will be repeating the competition next August – so keep your eyes open as you travel around!
10 I know where that is! PHoTo ComPETiTioN Where was that taken? I’M SURE WE’VE SEEN ‘WHERE iS THAT?’ THAT SOMEWHERE. Look up – look down – look behind you!
In August we featured 78 numbered photographs, taken recently in the communities where we deliver the magazines every month. But these were not average picture postcard images, and proved to be not that easy to identify! OUTSTANDING LOCAL BUSINESSES WINNERS SUPPORTING THE COMPETITION In alphabetical order:- ARTIGIANO 1st. Robin Howells (70/78) 2nd. Jane Furze and Alan Bush (69) BARKS & PURRS 3rd. Helen and Mary Smith (67) BOURTON CYCLES
1st Business Team - Our Community Police (65) – BOURTON HOUSE GARDEN Caroline Paxford, Rob Wells, Alison Shaw and BROCKS MENSWEAR Jenna Pendle CACAO BEAN 2nd Business Team - Dales Trails (60) COTSWOLD BOOKSTORE 1st Family entry – The Colston family (59) – COTSWOLD CYCLES Laura, Sue and Margery with Louise Passey and Jean Stowe COURT BARN MUSEUM 2nd Family entry – The Lamb family (58) CREAM TEA ROOM Mavis, Colin and Freda 3rd Family entry – The Coleman family (53) – ELECNOLOGY Lindsey, Chris and Hannah with Tom Webb JO SAUNDERS MASSAGE THERAPY JOHNSONS DRY CLEANERS HONOURABLE MENTIONS LITTLE BLACK DRESS Jane Ford and David Harman (64) MARTHA’S COFFEE HOUSE Lucy Dale (62) MATT KEYTE SPORTS & REMEDIAL MASSAGE Well done to everyone who took part this year. There is a bundle of prizes waiting to be awarded (at the time of writing none of our MILL DENE GARDEN winners have been contacted, but we hope to speak to all of them before the magazines are delivered). Starting with Robin Howells NEW ENGLAND COFFEE HOUSE in first place, our winners have their choice from a wonderful and wide-ranging selection of prizes from the local businesses kindly NORTH COTSWOLD COMMUNITY RADIO supporting the competition – they are listed on the right. The majority of entries achieved 60+ and 50+ correct answers so there NUMBER 4 HOTEL at STOW was a close-run contest for the middle positions, all of whom will have a choice of prizes. If you aren’t mentioned above, you still ROUVEURE GALLERY qualify for a prize, and we wish you better luck next time because you weren’t far away! RIVERFORD ORGANICS
We look forward to compiling next year’s photo competition, THE COACH & HORSES, LONGBOROUGH which will be in our August 2012 magazines. Meanwhile we hope THE VINE LEAF you continue to enjoy our wonderful local towns and villages, and the businesses that keep them alive and vital. WREAL SPORTS Well done to all our entrants, and a huge Thank You to all the local businesses who supported the competition with prizes, we really appreciate it. Jenni Turner - Editor
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COPY of a letter to Cllr. LYNdEN STOwE
Leader of Cotswold District Council (dated 17th August 2011)
Dear Councillor Stowe Has anyone at CDC researched other market towns and the affect Proposal by Cotswold district Council to introduce evening and of increased parking charges? Why do Councils see vehicle owners Sunday car parking charges as 'cash cows'?
Following the proposal by CDC to introduce evening and Sunday CDC should be doing everything in its powers to persuade people car parking charges in the Cotswolds, we conducted a survey of to come in to their area not dissuade. Typically, this madness is FSB Member opinion on the subject across our North and South being proposed by people who obviously appear to have no clue Cotswolds Branches. about business let alone small business. Car parks and spaces are not full during evenings and Sundays. This survey has so far resulted in an unprecedented 34% Therefore the only reason they wish to charge is revenue. This is a response rate (a total of 192 responses) with a very high stealth tax! number showing strong objections to the proposal -179 against I believe that Cirencester businesses will be adversely affected by and only 13 for. We attach a small sample of typical comments this proposal, and that the council should be looking at ways for the received from the survey. town to attract visitors not deter them.
The concerns are almost entirely centred on the effect on visitor The cost of living has increased by over 4%. We don't need more numbers from outside the District and numbers of local reasons for the consumer not to spend. shoppers and customers of pubs and restaurants who are Seems a little ill thought for a good business proposal! already struggling to survive in the face of low levels of Retailers in the town are already having a hard time - to impose spending by the general public. Low levels of spending are Sunday parking charges would only make matters worse. . expected to continue for the foreseeable future and with the 1. Sunday/evening/generally higher charges deter customers and District's comparatively low level of manufacturing and raise long term business car park charges for trade vehicles 2. productive industry the vast majority of businesses depend Saturday trade is already so bad that we had to cut down on heavily on leisure, tourism and visitor numbers and the overall Saturday staff numbers, further charges will create another viability of market towns. weekend "ghost High Street" as people will just use Internet or go to Swindon or Gloucester - ultimately hitting CDC as local Members also question an estimated financial gain of £55,000 businesses closing will reduce business rates income (projected to per annum against the cost of management and the potential go into local budgets). 3. Clearly business environment will be loss of business rates income if business closures continue. FSB made worse by this change - can we have rates reduction to reflect members are of the opinion that these proposed charges will the diminishing value of our business premises? only further deter people from coming into the area unless greater effort is put in to marketing the District. Will the last person to leave the town please turn off the lights, if they haven't already been turned off to reduce carbon etc. This area has concerned the FSB for some time. We accept that The excuse about making for general consistency in car parking budgets are tight everywhere but the FSB feels the Council charges is a non starter. Better general consistency would be no should first focus on demonstrating far more clearly to the local charges but stricter control on time stays with penalties. business community how it intends to improve its "tourism and Business would be greatly improved with FREE parking to compete marketing" function and so offset increased charges with with out of town stores. increased income. We are always willing to meet the Council to discuss business We live an equal distance between Cirencester and Witney. Witney matters further and look forward to hearing from you. has free 24hr parking - why go to Cirencester shopping? Yours sincerely, Terry Morgan The Councils are driving people away from the High Street towards FSB Gloucestershire & West of England Regional Secretary out of town & internet shopping during the day by their FSB,The Forge, Barnsley Business Park, Cirencester GL7 SEG nonsensical car parking policies, and now it seems they also want to keep us away at night. Has anybody on the Council got an ounce COMMENTS RECEIVEd FROM THE SURVEY (edited) of business brain? Failed businesses don't pay rates! For: Visitors to Bourton on the Water are already charged. So, all CDC needs to come up with a better idea than this one which CDC car parks should be the same. sounds ridiculous. Parking in the Square needs to be looked at with Yes to seven days but not 24hrs. short stay meters to prevent workers parking there all day and I hate parking charges as much as anyone - but there's no stopping customers being able to pop in to use the shops. The defensible reason why any parking should be free, in view of the whole of parking in Stow is an issue and maybe CDC should consult cost to the environment and taxpayers who may not own a car. with businesses and residents.
Against: Are you for or against the new parking strategy? ALL PARKING SHOULD BE FREE CDC has a duty and obligation to support business and retailers Do you have better ideas? in the town, CDC should encourage visitors and not deter them Sensible answers are needed to solve parking in our by these charges. Cotswold towns. If you have an opinion or idea, please This would mean turning tourism away from the local towns write to CDC or your local town/parish council – soon! and villages. Editor
17 NOTES FROM STOW TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MEETING 8th. September 2011 THE ‘RURAL FUNdING GAP’ - NOTES OF ALL COUNCIL & COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE The Cotswolds is hit by a ‘double whammy’ AVAILABLE IN THE COUNCIL OFFICES, GEORGE ALLEY (OFF THE SQUARE), STOW ON THE WOLD From RSNMedia at rsnonline.org.uk
A recent survey commissioned by the Rural Services Network Minutes Silence shows that people living in the Cotswolds and other Before proceedings opened the Council held a minutes predominantly rural areas are receiving lower than average silence in memory of former Town Councillor and government grants per head of population, while paying Mayor Tom Morris who sadly passed away in July. considerably higher Council Taxes and receiving fewer public services. Stow Primary School The head teacher thanked the Council for the letter of On average, urban authorities receive 50% more government congratulations on last year’s achievements. Some funding per head of population than rural authorities (£487 per minor works have been carried out at the school over head on average compared with £324 in predominately rural the summer and the school has a full intake in Year R areas). Council Tax per head is 21% higher for predominantly (reception). The school is looking forward to taking part rural authorities (£572), compared with predominantly urban in the Cotswold Festival with art and dance projects and authorities (£473) – effectively a ‘double whammy’! talks on the Battle of Stow. Families are being encouraged to attend the festival. The school has Figures for the Cotswolds received some significant voluntary contributions to The district receives £285.21 per head in ‘formula’ grant from support things such as school trips. An interest has the Government, with additional grants of £81.80 per head. This been expressed in Academy status. Council also noted compares with figures of £427.21 and £119.30 per head for a the change of head teacher at Cotswold School. predominantly urban area like Bristol, and £1,041.39 and £152.85 per head in the London Borough of Hackney. Stow Youth Club The club has sufficient funding to continue providing a Residents in the Cotswolds pay an average of £500.08 in Council service to young people in the town and nearby villages Tax compared with £414.20 per head in Bristol and £339.97 per until the end of the financial year. After that continuing head in Hackney. services may depend on whether Cotswold District Council allocates any of the money it has received from Additionally, despite higher levels of rural Council Tax, total the County Council to enable the service to continue. A revenue spending power (comprising spending power from number of nearby local communities are interested in Council Tax, Government revenue grants and NHS funding for working with the club as a hub to provide services to social care) is lower for predominantly rural authorities young people across the North Cotswolds. The Council compared to their predominantly urban counterparts. also agreed to pledge £5000 towards the cost of the club purchasing the freehold of the Youth centre from This ‘rural funding gap’ is the result of the present local the County Council. government finance system and could be addressed now as part of Government plans to shake up council grants and business Around the Town rates. The Local Government Resources Review is examining The Council has agreed to carry out some additional how local authorities are funded and the issue of business rate grounds maintenance around the edges of the cricket localisation. field and is working with the District Council to reduce dog fouling on both the cricket field and King George’s The ‘rural penalty’ of higher service costs Field. An application has been made to have the cricket There is also a need for action to reduce the ‘rural penalty’ and field designated as a Queen Elizabeth II Field for the recognise the extra cost of providing services in the countryside. Diamond Jubilee. Concerns have been raised that the unfairness of the present system may become ‘locked in’ for up to 10 years by the Reports of disruption and anti social behaviour at the proposals relating to business rates retention, which are Spring Gardens Play Park will be reported to the Police currently at the consultation stage. and Housing Association. Councillor Roger Begy OBE, Chairman of the RSN, said: “This The Council agreed a new contract to maintain Stow rural penalty means council tax payers in the countryside pay Cemetery. The first phase of work will be to clear more but receive less by way of public services in areas where weeds, shrubs and restore paths. After that the earnings levels are frequently below the national average. When cemetery will be maintained on a regular basis to keep combined with the additional costs of providing services in rural it in good condition. The Council has also made a grant areas, residents in rural communities are at a significant application to repair a section of the dry stone wall disadvantage compared to people who live in urban areas. around the cemetery. “We believe that the Local Government Resources Review The Council has agreed to purchase a digital mapping presents a valuable opportunity for the government to redress system that will cover Stow and adjoining parishes and this imbalance and demonstrate its commitment to rural include detailed maps of the cemetery and allotments. councils and their residents. This would be in line with the Conservative Party’s ‘Rural Action Plan’ which was published Next Council Meeting: ahead of the last General Election.” Thursday 13th October at 7pm, in the Masonic Hall. * ALL COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC wHO CAN ASK CDC Leader Cllr Lynden Stowe comments on this report. Read it QUESTIONS ANd RAISE ISSUES. online at: Cotswold.gov.uk under Latest News (Sept 13th)
18 C.D.C Committees - OCT STOW TOWN COUNCIL STOW TOWN COUNCIL Members of the public are encouraged to attend meetings of the Council and Committees. If you live in Notes on the Council Meeting for the District and are on the Electoral Register you can NEXT MEETING September 2011 take part by asking up to two questions per meeting. 13th October Information about your Councillors and committee members are on the website www.cotswold.gov.uk Residents are welcome to attend Abbreviated notes from the Meeting from meetings. Questions* from the public relating Roger Crouch, Town Clerk are published 6 Cabinet to a proposal in discussion by monthly in Stow Times. 10 Licencing Cllrs may be taken prior to Council voting 12 Planning on that proposal. General questions are taken Full Minutes of meetings, associated at the end of the meeting. 13 Appeals committee meetings and correspondence are * A max of 3 minutes allowed. available in the Stow Council Office situated 18 Council in George Alley off The Square. There is a 27 Audit (statement of Accounts) Town Councillors are available before & letterbox in the main door. after the meeting. District & County Cllrs, Minutes & Decisions are available for the representatives of Stow Police and local Press The Council office is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays 10am-1pm (subject to meetings) public to read at CDC offices and online at regularly attend. Tel: 01451 832 585 www.cotswold.gov.uk E: [email protected] Meetings generally start at 10am. Planning meetings held at Moreton Office start at 9.30am. 2,012 Beacons across UK & the Commonwealth On Monday the 4th June 2012, 2,012 Beacons will be lit throughout the United Kingdom, Questions must be received by the Head of Channel Islands, Isle of Man, the Commonwealth and the UK Overseas Territories in Democratic Services – celebration of The Queen's Diamond Jubilee, marking this historic moment in The Queen's reign. The Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations are 2nd - 5th June 2012 and Her Majesty By email no later than 5pm on the prior The Queen will light the first National Beacon on Monday the 4th June. working day [email protected] By post to CDC at Trinity Road, Cirencester. GL7 The National Council of Local Councils has issued an official 'Guide To Taking Part' 1PX Tel: 01285 623204/ 201 in The Queen's diamond Jubilee Beacons - 4th June 2012, for town and parish councils to participate in this unique, exciting celebration, involving local communities. The Guide is available online from NALC www.nalc.gov.uk. Email requests for printed copies to [email protected]. All the Beacon locations will be entered into a special presentation book* that will be given to The Queen after the event, as a record of this unique moment in history is celebrated. (* It is important that those taking part register or email OCTOBER 2011 their details to [email protected] as soon as possible to ensure that every Beacon is registered as one of the 2,012 being lit on Monday the 4th June 2012, along with being sent Monday 3rd an official lighting time.) Chipping Campden – Back Ends (1500-1600) Tuesday 11th There are two types of Beacons being used for this occasion, the Bonfire Beacon and Church Temple Guiting (0930-1000), Guiting Power (1015-1115), Tower Beacon. The Bonfire Beacon can be located on a local common or farmland owned by a Naunton (1130-1215), Lower Slaughter (1315-1345), Upper local farmer. The event can be used as a private celebration for families and friends or can Slaughter (1400-1500) and Cutsdean (1515-1600) involve the local community from within your town and parish. The Church Tower Beacons, Thursday 13th fueled from two small bottles of propane gas, are ideal for Church Towers or Castle Clapton-on-the-Hill (0945-1015), Little Rissington Battlements. They are safe to use, look dramatic when lit, can be removed after the event and (1030-1115), Great Rissington (1130-1200), Upper stored away for future celebrations of this kind. Rissington (1300-1400), Westcote (1415-1500) and Wyck Rissington (1515-1545) Tuesday 25th - Route Q If your Town or Parish Council feels unable to take part, please pass this information onto Bledington (0930-1030), Icomb (1045-1115), others you feel may wish to participate, to ensure your local community has been given the Oddington (1130-1200), Adlestrop (1300-1345), opportunity to consider it. Evenlode (1400-1445), Broadwell (1500-1530) and Donnington (1545-1615) From Cllr Michael Chater, Chairman of National Association of Local Councils. Wednesday 26th - Route L Condicote (0915-0945), Longborough (1000-1030), Monday 10 October 2011 at 6pm. Bourton-on-the-Hill (1045-1115), Todenham (1130- 1215), Paxford (1315-1345), Draycott (1400-1430) and Blockley (1445-1545) THE HIGHwAYS INFORMATION EVENING Please see local Notice Boards for full details. (formerly known as the Highways and Transportation Seminar). This Agenda will include items on helping communities to help themselves, how the County is preparing for winter and an insight into the next highways contract.
ROAD CLOSURES INFORMATION Tel: 01452 425000 The information is continuously updated. Please check by phone or online www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/roadworks Evesham Road, Bourton-On-The-Hill - Gas Works Multi-way Signals to 01/11 A44 Slade Farm Bourton On The Hill To Broadway Hill, Chipping Campden - Gas Works Multi-way Signals To 01/11 Bourton on the Water – Royal British Legion – 14th B4081 High Street, Chipping Campden - Resurfacing Convoy Working and No Parking 03 to 06/10 October B4479 Paxford Bridge to Clay Lane Paxford, Blockley - Electrical Works Road Closure Rose bank To Pye Mill Lane 03 to 09/10 Barton to Chapel Ash, Guiting Power - Resurfacing Road Closure 05 to 10/10 Todenham Road, Todenham - Resurfacing Road Closure 10 to 21/11 Full details on The National Blood Service Stow On The Wold Horse Fair, Stow On The Wold - Horse Fair N/A 19/10 www.blood.co.uk Leasow Lane, Little Rissington - Resurfacing Road Closure 24 to 25/10
inform From 19/09 Glos Constabulary will introduce 101 -the new national County Council police non emergency telephone number. Our current non-emergency Research Team – number Population, Land Use 0845 090 1234 will be phased out. Calls will cost 15p irrespective of how & Community Profiling long that call may last, on landlines and mobiles. www.gloucestershire. Call 999 In an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, when gov.uk/inform there is danger to life or when violence is being used or threatened.
19 FROM THE SAFER COMMUNITY TEAM Standing Shoulder-to-Shoulder for veterans’ mental health
Telephone: 101 Each year 4,000 returning Service men and women suffer Neighbourhood priorities identified in Stow and the surrounding area mental health problems resulting from traumas and injuries once again highlight community concerns about speeding in the local experienced during active Service. It is likely that these towns and villages. Temple Guiting and Lower Swell raised concerns numbers will rise, as more personnel return from and numerous speed checks have been carried out at both locations. Afghanistan, and other conflict zones, over the coming Ongoing checks continue in the Bledington and Stow town areas. months and years. Traffic and local officers have attended and issued tickets at locations where particular problems are noted. The results also enable us to That's why The Royal British Legion is funding a much- work with Gloucestershire Road Safety Council officers and the needed volunteer peer-mentoring scheme, alongside Highways department in identifying roads where better warning signs Combat Stress. or changes to speed limit borders may be advisable. The service is called 'Shoulder-to-Shoulder' and is run by A new initiative in Stow: Hotel Watchword. Hoteliers can receive TimeBank, a national volunteering charity with 10 years' simultaneous messaging regarding crimes or suspicious incidents that experience running mentoring projects. And the volunteers have taken place at local establishments. This follows a spate are all ex-Service men and women (regular, Territorial Army of walk-in thefts from hotels within the North Cotswolds area. The or reserve) who have made a successful transition into Cotswolds has a good reputation with visitors for being safe and civilian life or who have an understanding of the issues secure, and we should not be complacent about low crime rates. through direct family connections. As ex-Service people they Hotel Watchword packs contain advice on security in public and are in a unique position and their skills, expertise and private areas of the premises and a guide to checking counterfeit hands-on knowledge can be channelled, through careful notes. Packs are available from Stow police for those who did not training, to help people whose experiences they know only receive one and would like to be included. too well. Find out more – www.Timebank.org.uk/shoulder-to-shoulder Restructuring the constabulary: a review of the arrangements for TimeBank receives funding from Royal supporting Neighbourhood Watch (NW) in the Cotswolds Local British Legion and Combat Stress to Policing Area has highlighted areas within Stow that do not have a expand military mental health project. scheme, and a need for more co-ordinators. The main roles of a co-ordinator are: • Maintain contact between the police and members of the NW scheme. • Maintain a record of member households. • Receive crime information from the Local Policing Team and distribute this information to members. VODAFONE WORLD OF DIFFERENCE 2012 • Look out for the well being of vulnerable members. The Vodafone World of Difference programme gives people • Encourage members to be aware of and put into practice crime across the UK the chance to work for a charity of their reduction measures, such as property marking and fitting security choice and get paid for it. The placements are for two devices. months on a full-time basis and this year they will also • Supply members with NW and police crime reduction literature. consider four months on a part-time basis. This year 500 • Promote vigilance amongst members and actively encourage the people will be selected to participate in the programme. The early reporting of suspicious incidents direct to the Police. Vodafone Foundation will pay their chosen charity a total of • Welcome newcomers to the neighbourhood and invite them to join £2,500, with winners getting the balance when all tax and the NW scheme. National Insurance has been paid. Placements start in • Participate in the activities of the local NW Group. March 2012. • Identify a Deputy Co-ordinator for the scheme. More information online http://worldofdifference.vodafone.co.uk. Anyone interested in becoming a co-ordinator in the Stow area should contact Andy Fogden (NW Field Officer), or myself at Stow From 19th September, the non-emergency contact number police station on 01242 247278 or 0845 090 1234. will be changing to 101 across the South West region, and across the whole of the UK by the end of the year. The In the North Cotswolds, the general public tend to be very diligent existing 0845 number will be gradually phased out. about alerting us to suspicious people and vehicles. The majority of Calls to the new 101 number will be charged at a flat rate of cold callers are genuine but this is not always the case, and if you call 15p, whether from land line or mobile, and irrespective of us you should always call in on the non-emergency number. the length of the call. Suspicious vehicles should always be reported, even if nothing has Calls will still be put through happened at that time, as it may be linked to another crime. Any to the Gloucestershire crime in progress should be reported using the 999 system. contact centre in Gloucester. Use 999 when:- Adrian Palmer, PCSO Stow & surrounds A crime is in progress, Contact Adrian at Stow Police on 01242 247278 or 0845 090 1234 There is danger to life, Violence is being used or threatened.
20 TUBERCULOSIS IN CATTLE. From Steve Cannon, Chipping Norton Veterinary Hospital. Tuberculosis (TB) is a difficult to treat, slowly progressive, debilitating and often fatal bacterial disease in humans, cattle and other animals. In humans, TB is mostly caused by the ‘human TB’ bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, people and other animals can also be infected by the ‘cattle TB’ bacterium Mycobacterium bovis.
Historically, cattle TB was widespread in the UK and thousands of people became infected by drinking milk. Pasteurisation (heating to kill bacteria) of milk was introduced in 1901, and the carcasses of cattle slaughtered for human consumption are checked at the abattoir for signs of TB, with infected meat destroyed. In the 1950s the government introduced compulsory TB testing* and greatly reduced the amount of ‘cattle TB’ in the national herd. By the late 1970s cattle TB was restricted to Devon and Cornwall, but since the 1990s cattle TB has rapidly expanded across much of England and Wales again, including our local area.
*All cows in the UK are routinely tested for TB by veterinary surgeons at intervals varying from every 3 years to every 60 days, depending on the prevalence of the disease locally and the herd's own history of TB. Cattle also have to be tested before being moved between farms. Like every veterinary practice involved with farm work, the vets at Chipping Norton Veterinary Hospital spend some of their time testing. The disease is very resistant to treatment and all ‘reactor’ animals are euthanized. The government compensates farmers for euthanized animals but there are other costs if the herd is positive, including restrictions on moving animals off the farm – those animals still need to be fed. It also has a very real cost to the UK. In 2009/10 the government spent £87 million on control measures and compensation to farmers for cattle euthanized after reacting to the test. The rise in the UK's trade deficit in dairy products from £500 million in 2000 to £1,200 million in 2008 can be partially blamed on the difficulties associated with cattle TB.
TB is mainly spread from animal to animal by close nasal contact and breathing-in infected mucus. This occurs cow-to-cow on infected farms, but does not fully explain the spread of TB – even on to farms never before infected who breed their own cattle rather than buying in animals. Research has shown that some wildlife species are infected, including deer and badgers. Badgers probably caught TB from cattle in the first instance. The badger population has increased considerably since they were afforded protected status in UK in 1976 - the largest populations being found in the South West, where TB is most common in cows. Remote filming of cattle sheds overnight has shown badgers foraging and defaecating in food troughs (so cattle ingest infected faecal matter) with cows investigating the visitors closely enough to exchange infected breath. Farms that have tested positive for TB, removed the infected cattle and then walled off their buildings from badgers, have subsequently not re- contracted the disease. Studies show that removing badgers from an area reduces the amount of TB infections in herds in that area. So much evidence implicates badgers as an important factor in the spread and maintenance of bovine TB that the government has initiated a nationwide badger TB-vaccination scheme and plans to cull badgers in the worst affected areas. Vaccination for cattle is still a long way off as it is not yet possible to differentiate between vaccinated and infected cattle - vaccination interferes with identification of infected animals and so current control measures.
21 22 SEWING DAY Learn a skill & make a Christmas Present! Lower Swell Village Hall Saturday 26th November - 10am - 4pm All materials and lunch included - £45.00 For more information please call Jackie on: 07837602004
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Programme of Events : Autumn 2011
Tuesday 4th October 7.00pm JIM WILSON will talk about and sign his gripping new book NAZI PRINCESS – HITLER, LORD ROTHERMERE AND PRINCESS STEPHANIE VON HOHENLOHE. The author has used recently declassified MI5 files and FBI memos to tell the real life story of a spy “more dangerous than ten thousand men”, who was a confidante of Hitler and was paid a retainer by Lord Rothermere. VENUE: The Masonic Hall, Stow-on-the-Wold (next door to the Borzoi) Tickets: £5 each :(to include wine and eats)
Saturday 22nd October 11.00 am PAM AYRES the much loved poet, radio and TV presenter will be signing her memoirs – THE NECESSARY APTITUDE VENUE: The Borzoi Bookshop – All welcome
Friday 28th October 7.00pm FIONA MacCARTHY the acclaimed biographer and cultural historian will talk about and sign her new book – THE LAST PRE- RAPHAELITE: EDWARD BURNE-JONES AND THE VICTORIAN IMAGINATION VENUE to be confirmed. Tickets: £6 each :(to include wine and eats)
Thursday 10th November 7.00pm BROUGH SCOTT the popular horse-racing journalist, radio and TV presenter, grandson and biographer of the Great War soldier “Galloper Jack” Seely will talk about and sign the new edition of his grandfather’s book – WARRIOR: THE AMAZING STORY OF A REAL WAR HORSE. Original illustrations by Sir Alfred Munnings VENUE: Naunton Downs Golf Club. Tickets £6 each :(to include wine and eats)
Church Street, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire GL54 1BB. 01451 830268 | www.borzoibookshop.co.uk | email: [email protected]
23 EVENLODE VILLAGE HALL KINGHAM VILLAGE HALL adjacent to Green in quiet village Beautiful Hall; capacity 100. Off-street parking; disabled access. AVAILABLE TO HIRE AT VERY COMPETITIVE RATES. AVAILABLE FOR HIRE at reasonable rates Contact Jacki Jones, The Barn, Orchard Way, Kingham. OX7 6YT. Ideal for classes, clubs, parties, receptions, presentations & family events. Newly decorated; light and spacious. Modern kitchen and loos. Disabled Tel: 01608 658089 access. New pull-down projector screen. Tables, chairs, china and cutlery available. Please call Philip Pratt, 01608 652499/ 07051 867493.
LONGBOROUGH & SEZINCOTE CONDICOTE VILLAGE HALL VILLAGE HALL The perfect setting for that special occasion” Set in the heart of this delightful village, we can offer 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.. Recently built in Cotswold stone. Large car park, well So if you’re having a wedding reception or wake, children’s party or family birthday, training course or equipped kitchen, on the outskirts of the village. business meeting, exhibition or exercise class, club social or kids’ sleepover, we would love to see YOU! Tel: 07587 097795 Come & see what we have to offer! FOR FURTHER dETAILS T: 01451 830218 or E: [email protected]
LOwER SwELL VILLAGE HALL BROADWELL VILLAGE HALL Lovely rural location with spacious parking. Seats 90, Traditional Cotswold VH on picturesque village green. Recently refurbished – fully equipped kitchen, heating, tables & chairs, Disabled Large main hall, & 2 meeting rooms. Stage with electric facilities. Seats up to 70. Competitive rates (inc.heating) vary with use. drop down screen. Built in sound system with microphone and hearing loop. Perfect for parties and receptions, Shows, displays, evening classes, etc Kitchen. Toilets. Disabled facilities. Tel: 01451 831916 Eml: [email protected] Bookings - Frances Dodwell on 01451 830994
MORETON IN MARSH REDESDALE HALL BOURTON ON THE WATER Clerk 01608 654064 Two venues with a stair lift. The Lower Hall THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION BRANCH HALL accommodates 80; modern kitchen facilities. Beamed Upper Hall Available for hire; 150 seated / 250 standing. accommodates 120. Reasonable charges. Nearby parking. Historic town centre building Ample off-road parking. Office Tel: 01451 824303
ODDINGTON VILLAGE HALL Ideally placed in centre of lovely Cotswold village Victoria Hall, Bourton on the water Newly refurbished - full c/h, new kitchen and toilets. Spacious main hall with seating for 100, AVAILABLE TO HIRE - VERY COMPETITIVE RATES. stage, pull down projector screen and hearing loop, also a smaller meeting room. Facilities for the less able. Spacious parking. Children have access to the adjacent playground. LOCAL FUNCTIONS, CHILdENS PARTIES ETC wELCOME dISABLEd ACCESS & FACILITIES TO GET YOUR dATE ON OUR CALENdAR please ring CALL RICHARD MOONEY 01451 820679 01451 830817 / 01451 831917 FOR BOOKINGS AND INFORMATION
Stow BAPtiSt CHURCH HALL, Stow GL54 1AA In the community for the community ST GEORGES HALL, BLOCKLEY Spacious hall, recently refurbished, fully-equipped new kitchen facilities Fully Licensed Village Hall in good decorative order. & disabled toilets. Usage Policy: we support community-focused groups. Seating capacity 160. Large well equipped servery/kitchen. Toilets. We do not lease the hall for commercial events. Gas central heating. Off street parking for 40 cars. Suitable for wedding receptions etc. 01451 870437 [email protected] Raised stage. Excellent sound system. (No discos) Enquiries: Brian Clayton – 01386 701528
STOw ON THE wOLd LITTLE VILLAGE HALL, BELL BANK, BLOCKLEY ROYAL BRITISH LEGION CLUB Clubroom and bar with entertainment system for discos, karaoke, etc. Small lounge bar. Quiet rural venue with modern facilities for exhibitions, meetings, classes, parties, weddings, etc. Large and small Meeting rooms with conference facilities for up to 150 (seats 60/ 12 35-50 people. Reasonable charges, ample parking. dining); Catering. Parking. Minibus. WITH -WIRELESS- BROADBAND incl BT OPENZONE. Enquiries to Colin and Alison 01451 830242 01386 700880 / email [email protected]
ST EdwARdS HALL, STOw ON THE wOLd AdLESTROP VILLAGE HALL • Spacious, light, warm and colourful and available to hire for your special functions, Panelled 1st floor room with Civil War portraits & memorabilia. classes or any event – only £6 an hour • Discounted fees for long term bookings. Holds 100. Hearing loop. LIFT and staircase from lobby. Kitchen, toilets, • Just redecorated • small stage, kitchen facilities, disabled toilet and disabled access. anti-room. CCTV. Competitive rates. 2 Hrs Free C/P(day) • Excellent parking. 2011 dates available. 01451 831633. [email protected] Please phone 01608 658710 for bookings and further info
STOw YOUTH CLUB WYCK RISSINGTON VILLAGE HALL Two large rooms (accommodating 50-60 people) Recently refurbished Internet café with 12 computer terminals • Projector & screen • Pool table • Table football • Nintendo Wii • Modern kitchen • Disabled access & toilets • Rates negotiable for regular users. A perfect Venue for Family Occasions The Club building is next to the Police Station on the Fosseway and accessed easily from The Square. 21 Seats 40/20 for Dinner. Disabled access & loos. dilys Neill: [email protected] Tel: 01451 830656 Fully equipped kitchen Sarah-Jane Rich: [email protected] Tel: 01451 830654 Enquiries - Call Judith Wheeler 01451 821094
KATE'S HOME NURSING Loyal support for our dedicated Lifeboat We are very grateful to those who have organised events so far Crews was once again demonstrated when this year, such as the successful Golf Day at Naunton on 12 August, the magnificent sum of £3147 was raised which raised over £5,000. through House to House and Street See our website www.kateshomenursing.org for updates, news of forthcoming Collections by members of the North events and information about our Christmas cards. The Branch is seeking new Cotswold Branch of the RNLI. fund raising helpers. Many thanks to all who helped with these ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT at St. Edward's Church Stow-on-the-Wold Can you help? Please contact collections and those who continue to on Saturday 10th december at 7pm. Tickets available now. If you would like to Mrs Diana Porter, Branch support this vital life saving service around be added to our mailing list please e-mail: [email protected]. Chairman 01451 830508. our coasts.
24 RURAL CINEMA - OCTOBER THE PLAYHOUSE, ST GEORGES HALL, OLD SCHOOL VILLAGE HALL, VICTORIA HALL, VILLAGE HALL, BLOCKLEY BOURTON ON THE HILL BOURTON ON THE WATER BROADWELL Thursday 27th October Please see local Notice Boards Monday 17th October Friday 21st October TAMARA DREWE WATER FOR ELEPHANTS WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Film 7.15pm Film 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tickets £3 refreshments. Film 7.30pm | TICKETS £3.00 Doors/Bar open at 7:00pm - 7:45pm film Advance tickets are now £3.50/ on the door £4 Advance tickets/queries 01386 701196 Tickets/queries 01451 822365 including refreshments Advance tickets/queries 01386 700647/593386 Tickets - £3.50 Advance tickets/queries 01451 831153 Upper Town Hall, VILLAGE HALL, SCREEN ON THE GREEN, VILLAGE HALL, VILLAGE HALL, CHIPPING CAMPDEN CHURCHILL ILMINGTON LITTLE COMPTON Friday 28th October Sat 18th October - TAMARA DREWE Friday 28th October NEW INFO & DETAILS Please see local Notice Boards Sat 29th Oct - Special for half term - UP GROW YOUR OWN AVAILABLE BY EMAIL Film 8pm Film 7.30pm | TICKETS £3.50 Film 7.30pm | TICKETS £5.00 inc. tea/coffee Film 7.30pm | TICKETS £4.50 Advance tickets/queries 01608 674298 Advance tickets/queries 01386 841206 Advance tickets/queries 01608 659903 Advance tickets from the E:[email protected] from Ch C. Information Centre/on door. E: [email protected] Village Store & Red Lion
VILLAGE HALL, VILLAGE HALL, ST. DAVIDS CENTRE, VILLAGE HALL, LITTLE WOLFORD LOWER ODDINGTON MORETON IN MARSH WYCK RISSINGTON Thursday 20th October Tuesday 18th October Please see local Notice Boards WATER FOR ELEPHANTS WATER FOR ELEPHANTS NO FILM ADVISED Film 7.30pm - TICKETS £4.00 7.30pm | TICKETS (see below) Film 7.30pm | TICKETS £3.50 Film 2.00pm | TICKETS £3.50 Advance tickets/queries Advance tickets/queries 01451 830817 Advance tickets/queries Advance tickets/queries 01451 820232 01608 684223 or 01608 674200 Refreshments served in the interval 01608 812338 or 652666 Check Notice Board Tamara Drewe 107 mins REGULAR EVENTS Having left a Dorset village as an awkward teenager Tamara returns as a glamorous First MON FOLK NIGHT, Ebrigton Arms 9pm. www.theebringtonarms.co.uk career girl, kicking up a storm wherever she goes. Tamara is the ultimate modern girl but her story of love and confusion is timeless. Starring Gemma Arterton. Comedy MON DANCE FUSION: Adult dance class. Mixed styles. No experience necessary. Romance. Exercise in a fun way. No pre-booking necessary. Chipping Campden Town Hall 9.30 – 10.30. £4.50 Water for Elephants (PG) 2 hrs 1 min MON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING St Edwards Church Rooms, Stow. 5.30- An unexpected romance in the unique setting of the Big Top. Based on the Best Seller 7pm Children and 7-9pm Adults 01451 831876 book and starring Reese Witherspoon. Drama. MON CHILDRENS DANCE CLASS Chipping Campden Town Hall.6-8 yrs 4-5pm, 9-11 yrs 5-6pm. Single class £7pp, Up (PG) 89 mins Monthly membership £22pp. 07527 757057 Computer-animated adventure. Action and comedy – good family entertainment, quality production. MON YOGA Chipping Campden Town Hall. 2pm Starts again 21st Sept 01386438537 Grow Your Own MON ‘Old Sweats NAAFI break’ at Royal British Legion, Bourton on the Water A year of life on Blacktree Road allotments: a bunch of middle-aged characters find (10am -12) for anyone to come along for a cup of tea and a chat, companionship in digging, planting, cropping - and moaning to each other about the MON Burford Orchestra. Rehearsals 7.30-9.30pm at Witney Community Primary state of the nation. Then a handful of asylum-seekers show up to occupy a couple of School OX28 1HL. [email protected]. 07984 492 976. New plots. members welcome; no audition. MON Powerfreestyle Kickboxing at Guiting power Village hall. Juniors 7- First THURS Free Self Defence / Jeet Kune Do Lessons for Men and Women 7.50pm. Adults 7.50-8.30pm. freestyle Kickboxing or adult Boxersize. Call Adam (Adults only) Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School 07977 560086 07774285459 www.selfdefencevoucher.co.uk TUES COTSWOLD AONB WALKS www.cotsaorb.org.uk 01451 862000 THURS LINE DANCING at Ch.Campden Town Hall 2.30-4pm 01386 438537 TUES Pottery Classes at Lower Swell Village Hall, 9:30am to 12:00 noon Starts again 1st wk in September 10 week term £90 plus £15 materials/firing cost. Beginners welcome Contact [email protected] 01451 870734 THURS QUIZ NIGHT at The Volunteer Inn, Ch.Campden 8.30pm 01386 840688 TUES until July Spinning Fitness Class (reservation required) exercise THURS in April Thump Boxing - Exercise Class. No previous experience. classes. Suitable for all abilities. Fun exercise, great music!! 2-3pm. Unit 6 Draycott Business Village Draycott Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 9JY Call Drop into one of our mixed classes. 6.30 – 7.30pm.. Unit 6 Draycott 01386701231 www.rapid-fx.com Business Village Draycott Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 9JY Call 01386701231 www.rapid-fx.com WEDS until J uly. Spinning Fitness Class (reservation required) exercise classes. Suitable for all abilities. Fun exercise, great music!! 6.30 – THURS BELLY DANCING New beginners class. 11- 12.30 The Church 7.30pm.. Unit 6 Draycott Business Village Draycott Moreton-in-Marsh & FRI Room, Chipping Campden. Informal & relaxed classes for ladies of all ages, GL56 9JY Call 01386701231 www.rapid-fx.com shapes & sizes. 01608 663480 First WED Free MARTIAL ARTS LESSONS. Separate adult & children’s classes. Chipping Norton Leisure Centre. 07977 560086 FRI until J uly. Spinning Fitness Class (reservation required) exercise classes. www.martialartsvoucher.co.uk, Suitable for all abilities. Fun exercise, great music!! 6.30 – 7.30pm.. Unit 6 Draycott Business Village Draycott Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 9JY Call WEDS LINE DANCING at Chipping Campden British Legion Hall at 7pm 01386701231 www.rapid-fx.com WEDS WEDS WALK Easy/moderate walks. Start at 10am. 01451 860366 FRI DANCE FUSION Adult dance class, mixed styles. No experience necessary. & MON All Welcome. Ch.Campden Town Hall, 9.30-10.30 £4.50 (conc £2.50) WEDS CHIPPING CAMPDEN BRIDGE CLUB 7.15 for 7.30pm Duplicate Bridge. Upper Town Hall. Non members welcome. Partners not necessary 01608 664456 FRI ACTIVE & ABLE Fitness & Falls classes for older people at Stow to Church Rooms, Stow 01285 623450 First THURS Free MARTIAL ARTS LESSONS. Separate adult & children’s classes Stow- on-the-Wold Primary School. 07977 560086 www.martialartsvoucher.co.uk, FRI LINE DANCING: Willersey Village Hall, near Broadway 01386 438537 25 26 27 28 Market days October 2011 BOURTON ON THE wATER Full Information is available at the Visitor Information Centres (see below). Farmers Market every 4th Sunday, 9.30 - 1300 Car Boot Sale every second Sunday, 9am. (Mar to Oct) (for Northleach & Fosse Lions Club) EXHIBITIONS CHIPPING CAMPdEN W I Country Market every Thursday, 9 - 11am Country Market every Friday. 9-11 To 2nd A Showcase of 10 contemporary artists including Jake Winkle, Weekly Market every Wednesday. Graham Towler & Trinidad Ball. Little Buckland Gallery, Little Buckland, WR12 7JH Farmer's Market third Saturday morning CHIPPING NORTON 11am – 5pm, www.theartagency.co.uk 0771 444 9888 Farmers Market 3rd Saturday - monthly from 8.30am MORETON IN MARSH 1-10th Useful & Beautiful: Arts and Crafts textiles from Paul Reeves. Weekly Market every Tuesday, 9 - 3.30pm W I Country Market every Thursday, 9 - 11.30 10-4pm Closed Monday. Free entry to the Exhibition – normal charges apply. Court Country Market every Monday, 9.30am (W.I.Hall) Barn Museum, Church Street, Chipping Campden, GL55 6JE. NORTHLEACH every Wednesday 8.30am-3.30pm E:[email protected] T:01386 841951. www.courtbarn.org.uk STOw ON THE wOLd Farmers Market 2nd Thursday - 9.30 - 13.00
DIARY ESCAPE TO THE COTSWOLDS - www.escapetothecotswolds.orgh.uk Information on outdoor activities and places to visit. The site contains easy-to-access details of 1 Autumn fair & Farmers celebrating the local harvest - fruit, vegetables, walking routes, guided walks, cycle rides, horse riding, events and festivals, plus information meat and other handmade delicacies. Ceam teas, cakes and hot food. Apple on local attractions including historic sites, towns and villages, nature reserves, museums, tastings and fresh juice. Noon – 4pm. Burford Primary School, Priory Lane, Burford gardens and much more. OX18 4SG. www.burfordfair. 07977 535178 (A simple and free facility for event organisers/walks leaders to easily submit their own walk or event for inclusion on the site.) 1 Church Westcote Coffee Morning Raising funds for Samaritans Purse Shoe Boxes. Cakes, Books, Quality Bric & Brac. Village Hall, Church Westcote. . 10.00 - 12 noon.
1, 2 Flea Market and collectables - jewellery, silver, militaria, art, etc.. Refreshments. St Edwards Hall, Stow. Free entry. 10am-4pm. 01451 831675 BOX OFFICE – 01608 642350. 1, 2 Craft Fair supporting Macmillan Cancer Support. Victoria Hall, [email protected] Bourton-on-the-Water. 10-5pm. 01793 770148. www.chippingnortontheatre.com 3 Pocket Comedy presented by Propellor (all male Shakespearean 7 Recital: Schubert's famous song cycle by celebrated tenor Mark Padmore, company). 1.30pm/7pm Tickets £12, concessions. accompanied by Simon Lepper. Starts 7.30pm at St. Andrew's Church, Naunton, 12 Kathryn Tickell: Northumbrian Voices. 7.45pm. Tickets £14. Concessions. GL54 3AX (approx. 4 miles west of Stow on the Wold). Tickets £17.50/ £12 from 22 Mr Mark’s Children’s Concert -Tuba. (Under 6’s) £7.50 All children [email protected] 01451 850897. must be accompanied by an adult. www.NauntonMusic.org.uk 22-7th Jan Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves. Please call the Box Office for ticket prices- vary depending performance. 8,9 Sale of books and jewellery. Costume and designer jewellery at bargain prices; bargain new children's books and second-hand fiction. Refreshments. Lower FILMS (More information available online) Slaughter village hall. 10-5pm. 01451 831675 2 In a Better World (15) 7.30pm 5, 7 One Day (12A) 7.30pm 9 Car Boot Sale. Bag a bargain or book a pitch to sell those unwanted items. On 5 Cinema Bambino – Film Club. One Day (12A) hard standing. at Countrywide Store car park, Station Road, Bourton-on-the-Water. 9 The Skin I Live In (15) 7.30pm £5 per pitch. 9.30 - 1.30pm. 01451 861210 11 The Guard (15) 7.30pm 13 Beautiful Lies (12A) 7.30pm 12 Blockley & District Horticultural Society Talk by Paul Williams - Potatoes, 15 Jane Eyre (PG) 7.30pm Petunias, Peppers & Poisons. 8pm at Jubilee Hall, Blockley. 01386 701310 18 The Inbetweeners (15) 7.30pm 23 Kes (PG) 7.30pm 14-16 Craft Fair. All crafts handmade by the exhibitors. Demonstrations. Most items are for sale! Refreshments. Free Entry.10 – 4.30pm. Redesdale Hall, Moreton in Marsh. Stow & Countryside branch of the Embroiderers Guild. 01684 274853. www.craftinaction73.co.uk Our stall at the Cotswold Festival, with everyone dressed in 17th Cent costume, attracted a steady stream of buyers with 'entertainment' from The 15, 16 Cherwell Valley Craft Fair. Victoria Hall, Bourton-on-the-Water, 10 – 5pm. Sealed Knot. 01295 264723 Next meeting - Tuesday 4th October - AGM but visitors are very welcome. Speaker -Helen Mc Cook on A History of Whitework. Queries? Call Angela on 01451 830259. 21 Tea Dance in Bourton Ballroom, Latin & Popular Sequence. Music by Good Dancing with Bill. Free tea & coffee. £3 on the door. 2-4.30pm. Royal British Legion Hall, Bourton. 07970 180296 Tickets, Booking information Etc. from - BOURTON ON THE WATER VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE , Victoria Street, Bourton on the 22, 23 Craft Fair supporting Macmillan Cancer Support. Victoria Hall, Bourton-on-the- Water. 01451 822583 Open 9.30-5pm Mon-Fri: 9.30-5.30 Sat: Closed Sunday E: [email protected] Water. 10-5pm. 01793 770148. BURFORD INFORMATION CENTRE, The Brewery, Sheep St, Burford. Open (Nov-Feb) Mon-Sat 9.30-4pm. OX18 4LS. 01993 823558. [email protected] 27 Moreton-in-Marsh Flower Club - 'Lets Go To The Movies' Demonstrator CHIPPING NORTON VISITOR INFORMATION POINT - Marie Munday at Moreton-in-Marsh monthly meeting. Visitors most welcome. Guildhall, Gossards Lane, Chipping Norton OX7 5NJ. Office hours Mon-Fri. Broadwell Village Hall, Broadwell, Glos.. 7.30pm. GO-STOW, 12 Talbot Court, Stow on the Wold. 01451 870 150. Open 10am-5pm Mon-Sat; 11am- 30 Cherwell Valley Craft Fair. Victoria Hall, Bourton-on-the-Water, 10 – 5pm. 4pm Sunday. E: [email protected] 01295 264723 MORETON AREA CENTRE, High Street, Moreton. 01608 650881 Open 9-5pm Mon-Fri: 9-1 Saturday. Closed Sunday E: [email protected]
29 LOCAL WALKS WITH The Cotswold Voluntary wardens service was established in 1968. Anyone can join and, today, there THE COTSWOLDS VOLUNTARY are over 340 full time members. The wardens are part of the Cotswolds Conservation Board and volunteer their WARDENS – OCTOBER time and skills to help keep the Cotswolds special. warden work parties help conserve and enhance the Celebrate British Food Fortnight – Sunday 2 October – Easy AONB, taking part in a range of projects from drystone Along the Sudeley Valley to Newmeadows Farm. Farmer Duncan will talk about his walling, hedge laying, and tree planting to installing rare breed herd which supplies beef to local restaurants. Pub lunch available at kissing gates. The wardens work with parish councils, White Hart Inn (local beef!) 3 hours, 5 miles. Start: 10 am Winchcombe Back Lane farmers and local residents to help keep footpaths open car park. OS Map ref 023 284 and identify local features in need of restoration.
From Neolith to Nouveau Riche – Friday 4 October – Easy When they are not taking part in conservation work many Straddling 3 counties and countless centuries. From an ancient cattle enclosure to wardens conduct hundreds of guided walks, throughout modern leisure facilities and everything in between. Optional pub lunch. 3 hours, the Cotswolds AONB. Some voluntary wardens also help 6 miles. Start: 10 am The Greedy Goose at junction of A44 and A436 between out at shows and give talks about their work and the AONB to local groups. Chipping Norton and Moreton-in-Marsh. OS Map ref 270 289 Support, training, equipment, travel expenses and a sense Walking from Longborough 1 – Thursday 20 October – of achievement are offered in return for volunteers’ Moderate. valuable time. For further information on joining the A series to celebrate Longborough’s new “Walkers are Welcome” status. Westwards Cotswold Voluntary Wardens contact the Volunteer Co- across the highwolds to Ford and back. Pub lunch available. 5 hours, 10 miles. ordinator [email protected] Start: 10 am Cotswold Food Store car park, Longborough (on A424). OS Map ref Tel. 01451 862008. 170 296
A Victorian Rector and Nine Old Maids – Saturday 22 October Easy. Short walk, true story about life in the high cold Cotswolds. Pub lunch available at end. 2.5 hours, 4 miles. Start: 10am Lamb Inn car park at Great Rissington. OS Map ref 200 173. Postcode Conservation work and achievements GL54 2LP of the Cotswold Voluntary Wardens Both sides of the track - Saturday 29 October – Moderate Nearly 300 Voluntary Wardens continued to play an important A figure of 8 centred around the parishes of Campden and Ebrington. 5.5 hours, role for the Board by volunteering their time and skills to help keep the Cotswolds special.2010-11 was another successful 10.5 miles. Start: 10am Market Hall, Chipping Campden. OS Map ref 151 392 year achieving a record total of 43,772 hours work by 280 active volunteers, worth over £300,000. This represents an increase Chipping Gem Stones – Sunday 30 October – Moderate over the previous year despite many work parties and guided From Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire’s highest market town, to the unique Rollright walks being cancelled due to bad weather. Stones through rolling countryside views. Please bring packed lunch. 5.5 hours, 8 miles. Start: 10am Chipping Norton Town Hall steps. OS Map ref 313 270. Voluntary wardens’ conservation and access work during 2010-11 at a glance: PLEASE use appropriate footwear as some walks may be steep and muddy in places. • 19 bridges constructed MODERATE - includes some hills and rough ground. Sorry, no dogs allowed except • 107 kissing gates installed guide and hearing dogs. • 173 finger posts installed Walks are free although donations help to fund our conservation work and • 187 trees planted improvement projects. • 835m of fencing erected • 905m of hedgerow laid The Wardens run a full programme of guided walks throughout the Cotswolds. For • 921m of dry-stone walls built more information see www.cotswoldsaonb.org.uk or Tel: 01451 862000, also for any • 171m of streams and ditches cleared changes to arrangements such as due to bad weather. • 413 steps in banks constructed • 800 hedge trees and shrubs planted • 1131 contacts with parishes, landowners and the public NORTH COTSwOLd • 4,266 path miles patrolled RAMBLERS GROUP • 9,681 sq m of woodland coppiced and 16,588 sq m cleared • 23,291m of paths and bridleways cleared information on any walk or a copy of the • 118,409 sq m across 23 grassland sites cleared Group’s current walks programme can be obtained from the Secretary : Tel. 01386 700847 , email at [email protected] or online under “Local Groups” Almost 70% of wardens’ hours were spent on conserving at www.gloucestershirearearamblers.org.uk and enhancing the countryside and its features, and improving access to it. 30 The Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Spying on our river wildlife GREYSTONES FARM NATURE RESERVE AND THE COTSWOLD 10th Cotswolds annual RIVERS LIVING LANDSCAPE dry-stone walling By Will Masefield - Community Wildlife Officer, Competition Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
Using a motion-sensor camera to sneak footage of secretive at Adam Henson’s wildlife seems like a good idea until you realise just how much Cotswold Farm Park motion there is out there. And yet having to watch through endless snippets of grass moving, water moving and shadows Sunday 2 October moving only makes it more exciting when, eventually, there’s a bona fide animal moving. With an eagerness born more of Organised by the Cotswolds Conservation Board, in partnership naiveté than experience, I set about watching through 218 with the Cotswolds branch of the Dry Stone Walling Association one minute snippets of footage from a motion-sensor camera of Great Britain (DSWA), the competition will see four classes of set on one of our mink-monitoring rafts on the river at competitors - beginner pairs, novice, amateur and professional - Greystones Farm Nature Reserve last month. The varnish was vying for the prestigious walling trophy and up to £120 cash wearing thin on my eagerness as early as clip 16, and by clip prize under the expert eyes of Master Craftsmen judges from 80 it had been almost entirely eroded away. Two clips of a the DSWA. There is an additional prize for the best waller under wood mouse leaping up onto the raft and running around age 21. with a feather temporarily resuscitated it, before my beleaguered eagerness was fully restored by the appearance Depending on which class competitors enter, they will have to of one of our least-known river mammals. This diminutive strip and rebuild a limited length of wall to the correct character entered stage left, bustling around the raft, snaffling specification. The rules associated with the competition are up aquatic insects as if its life depended on it. In fact, its life strict with marks awarded for quality of foundations, cope probably did depend on it, for this is an animal that lives life stones, sides, middle filling, batter and straightness. at a hectic pace. The Kurt Cobain or James Dean of the animal world, shrews live fast and die young (although it would The draw for stints starts at 8.45am with work completed by probably be safe to assume the similarity ends there). Their 4.15pm. Prizes awarded at 4.30pm. metabolisms run so fast, in fact, that they can die if they go three hours without sustenance. This particular shrew, with Anyone wishing to enter the competition can phone Cotswolds black fuselage and grey undercarriage, was a water shrew, a Conservation Board on 01451 862000 or register online at species that we had not seen here before. They spend their www.cotswoldsruralskills.org.uk time fossicking around the banks for insects, diving Cotswold Farm Park Ltd, Bemborough Farm, Guiting Power, underwater for caddis-fly larvae and shrimps, and Cheltenham, GL54 5UG occasionally tackling fish or frogs, which they immobilise with venomous saliva. North Cotswolds Hedgelaying With my eagerness gauge now fully charged, I watched through the last hundred and forty clips until finally, on clip Competition 216 of 218, a much larger and rarer denizen of our waterways Saturday 19 made its cameo. Having spent so much time watching the tiny November mouse and water shrew, it came as something of a shock when the blunt, bewhiskered snout of a much larger animal 8.30 to 3.30pm hove into view. A chunky round body followed (thankfully – Hitchen Farm, Ford. disembodied snouts don’t half give me the willies), with a shortish, hairy tail in tow. We know we have water voles at Every year the Cotswolds Greystones Farm, but it was thrilling to see this one in the Conservation Board runs flesh, if only for a few seconds. You can see it too, as well as the North Cotswolds the mouse and water shrew, at Hedgelaying Competition with the support of the National www.facebook.com/gwtcotswolds. Hedgelaying Society. Winners in each class receive prize Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust’s Cotswold Rivers programme, money and a trophy and 2nd-3rd places receive prize kindly supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, is working money. The competition is free to enter and has the with local communities and landowners to improve these following classes – Open, Intermediate, Junior and mammals’ chances of survival. The water vole, especially, is Beginners, Veteran. on a knife edge. If you are interested in joining us (however little time or For more information please contact David Molloy, our experience you have at your disposal) please contact me at Rural Skills & Grant Officer on 01451 862002 or online: will.masefi[email protected] , or ring me www.cotswoldsruralskills.org.uk/competitions/north- on 07793 307056. You can also reach us on Facebook at cotswolds-hedgelaying-competition/ www.facebook.com/gwtcotswolds.
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34 As Literary Festivals become big business and celebrities flock to a big tent near you with memoirs, novels and cookery books, Nicholas John (armed only with a spare biro), stands in line and begs the question - WHAT PRICE A SIGNATURE? A Short Story by Nicholas John
I once stood with my son for forty-five minutes in a invited to tender for book-signing appearances – a friend snaking line of parents and toddlers in order to get successfully bid for Charley Boorman to do a three-hour Francesca Simon to sign six “Horrid Henry” paperbacks. “meet and greet” in his shop and flavoured the shebang When we got back to the car, my son asked me who the by arranging a “ride-through” (forgive me if this is an lady was and I explained (for the twelfth time) that she incorrect biking term) by the Oxford branch of the BMW was “the nice lady who wrote the stories.” He, frankly, Bikers Club. And it paid off too – he shifted over eighty didn’t give a fig and it transpired he had been expecting books to a steady stream of customers (all signed by Miranda Richardson who had voiced the audio-books. Cue Charley) and received much welcome publicity from the heaven-wards look of exasperation. whole event. So everybody goes home happy. It’s a win- win situation. For a brief minute it looked like gardening was to become the new rock ‘n’ roll, but no, turned out it was At this point in proceedings, as I merrily tap away, I'm writing and literature. All hail the rise and rise of The sorely tempted to bang on a bit about how the likes of the Literary Festival. They’ve sprung up all over the place (in Cheltenham Literary Festival increasingly appear to be much the same way as you can’t move in the summer for relying on the pulling power of mainstream culture music festivals: find a farmer with a muddy field and (television, film, sport, politics), to put bums on seats, you’re away). We rush to Cheltenham and Hay-on-Wye to rather than actual poets, authors or playwrights. Sorely hear our favourites reading from their latest tome, then tempted, but then I realised that I would be forced to spend twenty minutes in line for a quick greeting and a instigate an argument with myself. It’s unlikely to be our hallowed signature (and maybe even a photo on your nation’s finest authors attracting the longest queues, it will mobile). And all the while you just know you could pick up be the “celebrity writers," those who have successfully the thing for half the price on Amazon. But, let’s face it, plied their trade elsewhere and have gone back to write there is a certain credence, a certain (dare I say it) style in about it. Surely (I would say with a smug smile), the paying the full retail price and lugging that 400-page shedloads of fans who wait for hours to get Katie Price to hardcover all the way to the front of the queue to obtain autograph her new, ahem, novel, are not there because the authorial flourish they think she's a brilliant writer? But then I would have to confess my duplicity: Martin Jarvis signed three dog-eared From the author’s point of view, selling books directly “Just William” hardbacks one year that had been my Dad’s at a book-signing or literary event, yields a greater return (well, I couldn’t get Richmal Crompton could I?) and my than simply waiting for one’s publishing royalties to arrive wife "did" Brenda Blethyn, Terry Jones and Leslie Phillips in in the post. Reading a few extracts, meeting the public and two (expensive) days. Uh oh. Cue unsavoury incident squiggling “all the best” for a half-hour is a better way of between pot and black kettle. shifting units than hoping someone in Waterstone's is going to pluck your offering from the shelf. This tactic is So far, so what? Big deal. "Celebrity" will sell something that jobbing musicians have been employing everything from books to game shows to fridges. And it’s a for a while: folk artists have long followed a tradition of two-way street: Sue Cook, the journalist and former BBC being “of the people” by communing with their audience television presenter (who in 2009 published her second to discuss Arran knitwear (only kidding) and to sign copies novel ‘Force Of Nature’ and is currently at work on her of their latest disc. In these days of Amazon and iTunes, it’s third), readily admitted that having been a “face” on a personal touch that seems to resonate, judging by the television was undoubtedly helpful in securing her number of acts that now take to the road surrounded by publishing deal. So is it the notion of celebrity we actually boxes of CDs and DVDs. Obviously, Bono is not going to value? Are we getting our books signed because we like stop for long round the back of Wembley Stadium to flog a the written work or because we’d like to meet the writer? few more copies of ‘The Joshua Tree’ but in the world of normal, it’s a practice that has become commonplace. Authors rapidly grew wise to the individuals who would arrive at the desk holding six or seven copies of the same Publishers are increasingly seeing the manifold book and ask for a signature with no message or named opportunities in getting their charges in front of the paying greeting – these were destined to be public. Independent bookshops are often effectively CONTINUED OVER
35 CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE COTSWOLD BOOKSTORE 20 High Street, Moreton-in-Marsh on eBay before the ink was dry – but publishers have not 01608 652666 email: [email protected] been adverse to maximising internet potential themselves: whenever there was a lull in proceedings, Charley NEWS A big thank you to all those who attended our recent signings for Boorman happily signed extra copies that were earmarked Panama Oxridge, Rebecca Tope and Phil Rickman. We’d love to to be sold over the internet and by mail order as hear from you when you’ve read Thyme Running Out. collectibles. At a signing by Rita Marley (promoting her book about her life and marriage to Bob Marley), two REVIEWS rather-large security men prowled the line of expectant Netherwood by Jane Sanderson Paperback at £6.99 This is a tale of two very different Yorkshire families a century fans, informing us that Rita would not (and that was a very ago, one headed by a miner, the other by Lord Hoyland, the definite not) be signing anything other than copies of her mine owner. When young, beautiful, Eve Williams is widowed book. This rather upset the plans of about 90% of the and faces ruin she finds that her skills as a baker are her salvation and that of her family and many of her friends. Though queue, judging by the number of album sleeves, tour Eve holds centre-stage with her friends and family, Lord Hoyland posters and flags in abundance and frankly seemed a tad and his are also star and both strands of the plot are told equally churlish, bearing in mind that she was surely only able to well. There seems little to challenge Eve’s rise ever upward to get the book published due to having lived and sung with success and new love so this is a happy read which should not have been my cup of tea . However, it was, and good, Yorkshire one of the twentieth-century’s most important musicians. tea at that. Perfect for Downton Abbey fans. I wonder what would have happened if the entire queue had said "fair do" and gone down the pub instead. But of The Very Picture of you by Isabel Wolff Paperback at £7.99 course the large men won; I and most others, duly paid Though this is normally the sort of book I’d not pick up, when I £16-99 for the book, got it signed and kept our Wailers’ CD received it as a proof, I decided to give it a go. I’ll confess that I booklets in our pockets. quite enjoyed it. Young, very single, Ella is a portrait artist who has painted many famous figures and can command a large fee. However, it is a portrait requested by her sister that causes her So I guess we'll buy the books we want, for whatever the biggest problem. The two main themes are this painting (the reasons we want and, if the mood takes us, put the cream portrait of her sister’s future husband) and the unexpected and on the cake with an autograph. The price of a signature is unwanted contact with her father who left the family when Ella whatever we choose to pay and it is generally a genuine was still a child. Though the central love story was given away by the blurb (don’t do that people!) and the truth about Ella’s pleasure to meet someone whose work you admire, be missing father was rather telegraphed it was the atmosphere of they author or television personality. the portrait sessions that made this book worth reading. The painting sessions and the conversations between sitters and artist seemed very real and I suspect that the author paints or I was ever-so-pleased when my wife bought tickets to spent many hours observing an artist at work. A light, enjoyable, see Michael Palin reading extracts from the latest if predictable romance. instalment of his autobiography at the Oxford Playhouse. I was even more-so-pleased to find out that our "special" This Dark Endeavour by Kenneth Oppel Hardback at £12.99 ticket included an hour in The Green Room, where we It is eighteenth century Geneva and young Victor Frankenstein would get to meet Michael; "we" turning out to be about feels himself unfavourably compared to his twin, Konrad. fifty souls who'd paid "upwards" of the normal price for However, when Konrad falls seriously ill, Victor embarks on a dangerous journey through the dark arts to save him. With him this privilege. Forty-nine normal people and one carrying a on his adventures come friend Henry and beautiful cousin Tesco's bag bulging with "Around The World..", "Pole To Elizabeth. Soon his passion to save his brother conflicts with his Pole" et al and a Python book. My wife was not impressed. growing love for Elizabeth for she and Konrad are betrothed. "Will you put that bag down," she hissed repeatedly as we Though I initially worried that it was following the ‘vampire trail’ (seeing like a wolf and hot breaths come into it) the author kept loitered self-consciously near the bar, pretending not to to what he does best, that is, writing a great adventure yarn for watch as Michael professionally "worked" the room. youngsters with the stirrings of young love included. A duology, When he finally made his way to our neck of the woods, this and I look forward to part two. he was apologetic about how long he'd taken: "Sorry to keep you waiting" he said, smiling and perhaps noticing the large bag propped up on the bar. "Don't worry," I replied, "I once waited forty-five minutes for Francesca Simon...." Which is, I believe, where we came in.
Nicholas John
Nicholas John will be appearing at the Cheltenham Literature Festival as part of the Gloucester Writers' Network event on Tuesday 11 October 7.30pm. (Event no. L182 Montpellier Gardens)
36 The Rotary Club The Rotary Club of Kingham & Daylesford of the North Cotswolds
From Paul Jackson From Alan Andrews (PRO, N.Cotswold Rotary) 01386 584100
New arrivals join Rotary ROTARY EQUIPS RUBBISH DUMP The club is pleased to welcome Richard and Shirley SCHOOL IN MANILA Collings (pictured with President Paul Jackson) who have Child labour on the Smokey Mountain dumpsite in Manila will be recently moved from Bude to Chipping Norton. a thing of the past with the opening of a school built from recycled shipping containers by the UK- based charity Philippine Community Fund (PCF). The school opened with 588 children, which will rise to 1000 by 2014.
It is hard to put into words the impact the school will have on the lives of these young children and the opportunities it will give to them for a future away from the rubbish dump. Children have grown up watching their parents and grandparents work every day in blistering heat or torrential rain, digging through the putrid mounds of rubbish searching for items to sell. 85% of the students have also worked, often up to 10 hours a day, just to put food on the table. If you’ve recently arrived in the area and want to meet some fun loving but active people who want to serve the PCF find having a holistic approach to tackling poverty and child community then give Martin Dare (07733 306 856) a call. labour, which involves the community at every stage, is the best You will be very welcome to come along to a meeting or way to help people change their own lives for good. social occasion without any obligation. See www.kinghamrotary.org.uk The school will give the children not only a good education but also enrich their lives with extra facilities, activities and a pleasant Council Tax…….Not really!? environment in which to learn. In addition to the school PCF also provides medical facilities and work opportunities for the Council Tax represents a significant part of domestic children’s families. budgets and the club was delighted that we recently had the Strategy Director for West Oxfordshire Council, Frank The North Cotswold Rotary Club, in conjunction with the Kingham Wilson explain where our rates go and how our area and Daylesford Rotary Club, The Rotary Foundation, and a club in compares to others. Manila have funded the furnishing and equipping of the library and medical facility in the school. The library will mean the It was a particularly interesting talk and we learned about children will have the chance to read simply for pleasure, to how the District Council is in fact only responsible for research topics in school and access the internet and the wealth about £80 of our tax, which is the second lowest in of knowledge and information available at the click of a mouse. England. Should it be called Council Tax? We also heard of the great challenges that they are facing as a result of the freezing of Council Tax and reductions in funding from central government. In response to these circumstances a number of measures including improved efficiency targets, procurement savings, revised investment strategy and others, whilst maintaining services to their best ability (including free parking!) and significantly increasing waste recycling. There was some discussion about the closure of Dean Pit rubbish dump; however, that was a county council matter!! CHRISTMAS BAND CONCERT - THE BAND OF THE ARMY AIR CORPS where will our future energy come from? THE COTSwOLd SCHOOL, FRIdAY 9TH dECEMBER, 7.30PM. October 12th sees the Charlbury Sustainable Group Tickets £10 (including mulled wine and mince pies) from Christmas Corner, present their latest views on ‘going green’, particularly in Bourton, or telephone: 01451 822622 (Day) the post-Fukushima world. 6pm for 6.30 at The Mill Supporting local charities House, Kingham. Public welcome……..stay for dinner at £12.50. Rotary - making the For more information contact: Mike Clark 01451 830 684 world a better place
37 Correspondence, etc…….. PLEASE NOTE that all letters and emails sent to the Town Council are in the public domain and are open for the public to view. They are reproduced here when, in the Editor’s opinion, the subject matter is of interest to readers.
From the Cotswold Festival Committee: WHAT PRICE INFLATION? The three day event is now over and the Committee would wish to By email to Stow Town Council (and hopefully redirected to CDC thank all those businesses and individuals who helped in any way. There are few opportunities for all the various interests in Stow to work who hold responsibility for Stow’s loos). together for the good of the town as a whole. The Public Conveniences in Stow-on-the-Wold hide slyly behind a façade of pseudo-Cotswold stone. Clean and well-kept, it costs It was wonderful to have the co-operation of the schools (Stow, Longborough and Cotswold); the Churches - St Edwards and the Baptist 20p (no pun intended) to use them. There isn’t any provision for Church; Stow Times; the Masons, Rotary, the Youth Club; the Memory giving change. So what happens if the door doesn’t open? Not Club from Bourton; Cancer Research, National Trust, Action Research everyone carries a whole lot of those small, many-sided coins in and the Royal British Legion (Stow). There are many individuals who his or her pocket. On a recent visit we lost forty pence and, in have helped us – and to them we offer our sincere thanks. desperate straits, ended up (another 20p) rather shame-facedly using the toilet for the disabled, the door of which did open. Many businesses took the opportunity to promote themselves by Twelve shillings in place of the copper our great-grandparents advertising, putting on special offers and providing extra facilities, and used when they needed to ‘spend a penny’! the majority of those who did so were pleased with the outcome. Inevitably there were things that could have been improved and to that end a “feed back” form will be distributed to local businesses requesting constructive comments. We have vacancies on the Festival Committee and would welcome representatives of the business community. * We have received many messages expressing enjoyment of the Festival and the opportunity to see the historic background to our beautiful town.
At the time of writing (only two days after the weekend) it is impossible to have any financial results but we know that the three local Would you like to use this as a little space-filler? Charging so nominated charities -North Cotswold Voluntary Help Centre; Stow much, and not spending money on maintaining the locks, must Youth Club and the Welfare Fund of Stow Royal British Legion will all keep down the Council Tax. benefit. georgeandmolly@...... (eml address withheld by Editor)
Only the best will do for the ‘Rural Oscars’
From Ruralcity Media – rsnonline.org.uk
NOMINATIONS are invited for the annual Countryside Alliance Regional finalists will be declared for each category in each region. Awards, nicknamed Britain's "Rural Oscars". They will then be judged and regional winners announced. Regional winners then go forward to the grand final, which will be held at the The awards are the Countryside Alliance's celebration of communities, Houses of Parliament in early 2012. produce, enterprise and rural heritage, recognising the best rural businesses, produce and countryside communities. At this final, the British Champions, one in each category, will be declared. Voted for by the public across five categories, the awards applaud people who go the extra mile for their local community and help to Nominations can be made until late October at promote rural life. www.countrysideallianceawards.org.uk The award categories are: • Local Food Award • Daily Telegraph Village Shop/ Post Office Award • Enterprise Award • Butcher Award • Hunter Rural Hero of 2011 Awards director Jill Grieve said: "Those who live and work in rural Britain face unique challenges and it is our privilege to honour them."
Awards director Jill Grieve said: "Those who live and work in rural Britain face unique challenges and it is our privilege to honour them." The Countryside Alliance Awards started in 2005 as the Best Rural Retailer competition, launched in response to "doom and gloom" tales about dwindling rural services and rural life. The Alliance said such Moreton Area Centre, High Street, Moreton in stories failedto reflect the spirit of rural people and their desire to Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56 0AZ protect Britain's landscapes, heritage and communities. Tel: 07766 142113 www.moretoninmarshchiropractic.co.uk
38 In the Editor’s Opinion…. Strictly a personal point of view. It is regrettable that we don’t seem to have good 2 way communication between our District Council and the local community.
Although most of the Cotswold District councillors don’t live in Stow or run businesses here, we know some of them well and may have voted for them to represent us at District level.
The officers are not elected but we do pay their wages, pensions and expenses – however, they seem to be continuously proving that they are not our friends and neighbours. Certainly they don’t seem to know how small market towns function and they appear to have very little knowledge of the North Cotswolds. A few examples:
•Most local people will be able to tell you that it makes little sense to squeeze more expensive homes into the town (targeted at the semi-retired or downsizing market) when we have a long-standing and well documented need for housing that is affordable by local people earning local wages in local businesses – these are the people who make our town ‘work’ and therefore, a nice place to live • Most locals will know that the majority of people who arrive in the town centre by car don’t park in the District’s charged car park, although they will use the town’s free car park at Tesco’s and walk into town (so it isn’t the distance that deters them). They can probably tell you the days when the Maugersbury car park is full – because it doesn’t happen very often, and never overnight (CDC’s new parking schedule will charge for parking 24/7); the coaches are encouraged to use it as they are a bit big to leave around the town centre these days. • Local people, and particularly the Twelve beautiful photographs of businesses, know that the charged toilets in town are not well- liked regardless of whether they are ‘award-winning’ or not - in Stow on the Wold fact I think most would be pleased to roll back the clock and have taken by local photographers, capturing our town the old toilets back – there would be no scrabble for 20p pieces, and its beautiful surroundings in each season. shorter queues….and the experience wouldn’t leave you feeling as A unique gift, perfect for overseas friends if you had been in a mortuary! as well as relatives and family. £6 (including an envelope) How do we share our knowledge of how the town works with the Available from Go-Stow, Talbot Court, Stow decision-makers and their officers? We need opportunities to 01451 870 150 • [email protected] show them, to do a walkabout and discuss with them how we can help the District to meet its financial responsibilities without making everyone’s lives miserable. It seems that having two District councillors isn’t the answer – I don’t wish to poke a stick in anybody’s eye but we don’t really know how well represented we are, either in Council or in the offices where plans are made and Moreton in agreed, nor whether our ward members are able to contribute to decisions being made about the town – are they being listened to? Marsh (This is unlikely to improve when CDC carry out their plans to Christmas reduce our representation to only one ward member! ) We have a very good town plan but if CDC aren’t taking any notice of it, it’s Lights value is diminished. Christmas Market & Light Switch-On SATURDAY 26TH NOVEMBER in Moreton Town Centre If we invited a few District councillors and officers to join us in the town on a regular basis (possibly quarterly), to discuss what the Christmas Market opens at 9am problems are on both sides and how we can work together to Father Christmas will drop by later solve them….a regular 2 way communication…. it might work. Charity and local organisations stalls from 9am in the Redesdale Hall What do you think? Pigs might fly? Raffle, Tombola, Carol Singing, Face Painting & Hair Braiding etc.. OK then, let’s hear about your ideas – on the understanding that (more events and timings will follow) doing nothing is not an acceptable option. Replies by eml/post Should you have any queries, would like to be involved or please to [email protected] k or P.O. Box 6, Sheep Street, Stow are interested in having a stall at the Market, please contact GL54 1wd. Maria via email [email protected]
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As I am writing this, news is coming in that HMRC will be taking on up to 2,000 extra staff whose job it will be to monitor the activities of those who are seeking to evade or avoid paying tax. No doubt these extra bodies will be more than welcome but it doesn’t alter the fact that many of these jobs would not be needed if our tax system were made simpler and fairer and allowed everyone to keep more of the money they make in their pocket. Again & again I see people who shouldn’t be in the tax system at all, pensioners, students and those who earn so little that it costs more to collect the tax than is received. I realise that now is not the time to be suggesting tax cuts but the Chancellor does have some room for manoeuvre when setting personal allowances & implementing a better & more efficient tax regime for those on low incomes. In the past, there has been much talk of moving to a flat-rate scheme for all tax & I for one would advocate any scheme that would reduce the burden of taxation and bureaucracy. This may also avoid the regular amnesties, the latest being aimed at businesses who are trading over the Vat threshold but are not yet registered for Vat and give more officers at HMRC the time to concentrate on the people & businesses who make it their business to avoid paying tax.
The months are ticking by and a number of tax deadlines are looming. If you have been asked to submit a Tax Return and you wish to file this on paper then you need to do this by the end of the month. The online filing deadline is 31st January 2012. If you haven’t received a notice to submit a Tax Return but you have additional income to declare, to year ending 5th April 2011, then you should either request a paper Return to file immediately or submit the information online by the date requested.
We’re already half way through the tax year so perhaps it’s a good time to review your payroll & accounts. By checking this information now you could save yourself a lot of trouble at tax year-end. If you run a payroll you should check weekly or monthly summaries so that the job of filing your P35 at year- end is not made any more difficult. Also, if your accounting year-end comes up over the next few months it would also be wise to spend a little extra time in making sure that your paperwork is in order. Remember, the more you can do now the less you will be charged by your accountant for sorting out any problems at a later stage.
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41 42 43 IN AID OF THE WOLFORDS VILLAGE FUND E H
T WOLFORDS HALLOWEEN
SBatuOrdayN 29fth OIcRtobE er Gates open 6.30pm. Fireworks,pig roast,bbq,bar, fancy dress competition. "Children in Halloween Costume get in Free"
Location this year is GREAT WOLFORD
more info from www.thewolfords.net
44 Cotswolds Health & Fitness Club 01451 821320 | [email protected] Unit 4d Hawthorn Court, Bourton Industrial Park, Bourton on the Water, GL54 2HQ
Cotswolds Health and Fitness Club offers you a very different gym In the last two editions, we have looked at changing your experience to that which you are used to. We are professional, eating habits for the better and how a personal trainer could helpful and friendly and believe that regardless of your experience, really help in starting and maintaining a sensible and enjoyable fitness levels or injury problems, there should be a place you can go to get the help and advice you need. exercise plan. This month I’d really like to look at why we should all take a step back and look at just how healthy we Gym Membership is perfect if you wish to train without a personal really are, and why it is so important. trainer, but still retain the personal touch - you are never completely on your own as we are always available to offer advice. I’d like you to ask yourself a few questions. Am I doing some Personal Training, on the other hand, is great if you have any injury form of physical activity every day? Do I raise my heart rate to concerns or feel you really need that extra help, support or a higher level 3 or 4 times a week? Do I eat 3 healthy meals a motivation. day with a balance of proteins, carbohydrates, fruits and vegetables? Do I drink 2 litres of water a day? You can also benefit from our vibration training and nutritional advice, and have a range of classes available. It would be great to think that most people can put a tick next For more information please visit www.cotswoldsfit.co.uk or call us to each of these questions, but the reality is that work, family, on 01451 821320. stress, tiredness and boredom all get in the way.
The problem is that our bodies are not designed for the sedentary lifestyle we have become accustomed to, and over time, people have developed a pattern of eating more and doing less. This has caused rising obesity, increased levels of heart disease, strokes, diabetes and osteoporosis.
• Pre and Post Natal Care and Training There are some simple steps you can take to help you on the • Fitness, Toning and Weight Loss road to a healthier lifestyle. The first piece of advice I would • Injury Rehabilitation give is to join a gym. Walking and in home exercises are great, but you need to try and get your heart rate up significantly 3 • Nutritional Advice times a week. Remember, the heart is like any other muscle in the body; if you make it work harder it adapts and gets Sally’s personal training sessions are tailored to meet stronger and a stronger heart means a healthier body. At a every individual needs. Sessions are fun, creative and gym, you can also try some more resistance-based exercises; effective, all in a friendly and relaxed environment. this is essential for protecting your bones from osteoporosis.
Exercise doesn’t have to be a chore, but the same old workouts Contact call: all the time and lack of atmosphere in a gym can be really de- 07738354513 motivating. So here is my challenge; come down to Cotswolds [email protected] Health and Fitness Club and have a chat to us. Commit to a www.sdpersonaltraining.com couple of months of exercise and healthy eating, and if you don’t feel fitter and healthier at the end of it, I’ll give you your money back! Remember, the gym here is different to others; we’re fun, professional and really want to help people enjoy their exercise and make a change for the better.
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45 46 A toe on the green…’ It’s not an unusual story – a burgeoning talent, but no money to develop it! Ryan Jenkins is impressing the pros and Gary Smith, the England coach, with a natural talent for golf.
Ryan started his golfing with a set of Dunlop starter clubs bought on Ebay by his sister Kelly, for £50. Playing with his friend Liam Agg, Ryan was surprised at how quickly he was able to achieve a ‘reasonable round’ and the pair attracted the attention of the local Pro, quickly getting into the Junior Team and winning their first match. Ryan has since gone on to win many Junior matches and also a Mens’ competition at Naunton Downs.
The enthusiasm is tangible when Ryan talks about golf:” I love the competition and pressure, and the skill involved in the game.
I have always been competitive – whoever I am playing, I like to try and beat them. The Competitions are great because the prizes are generally vouchers for the Pro Shop, which help me to get better clubs. I'm trying to play as many courses as possible, especially Championship courses like Heythrop Manor Park and Celtic Manor.”
Ryan’s golf has caught the eye of professional golfer, Gary Smith, an England coach. “He was ‘blown away’ by Ryan” says Kelly, “ which was a validation of what the family had been thinking – that Ryan has a talent worth developing, something special!”
The challenge goes up a gear now as Gary has agreed to coach Ryan intensively for one year and is confident he will be playing off scratch before the year is out. The coaching will develop Ryan’s ability but the cost of professional time will increase as Ryan’s golf improves. So the current task is to obtain sponsorship - not too different to a student loan for university, and Ryan is looking at grants and the support available from the Council and national bodies such as Sport England. With Kelly he is actively looking for corporate sponsorship and Dr Peter Dean has lead the way with support from his company Cambio Ltd, whose logo Ryan now wears on his sports shirts.
The immediate focus is on the British Junior Golf Tour to Portugal this month, which is a recognised event for young players ‘coming up the field’. This is followed by a qualifying tournament in April 2012 for the Callaway World Junior Championship in San Diego later in the year.
Look out for the name Ryan Jenkins. Contact Ryan via Kelly, on 07855 224662
47 STOW ON THE WOLD & DISTRICT RFC
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STOW ON THE WOLD & DISTRICT RUGBY EXCITING NEw MERGER MINIS & JUNIORS OPEN DAY between two local Hockey Clubs From Sean Clarke Sherborne Hockey Club, the first sports club to achieve ‘Club 1st’ status Photos by Liz Frazer in the area this year, is merging with Bourton Vale Ladies Hockey Club to form Bourton and Sherborne Hockey Club - the largest hockey club As is tradition, Stow Rugby Club Minis & Juniors section kicked off their in this area of North Cotswold. new season with the Open Day. There were a number of rugby skills games for the kids to play, allowing those who are new to the game to Together the clubs offer two Men’s League teams, Mixed Social side, try it out and see if they like it. It was also an opportunity for the Badgers, Vixens and a strong Junior section (ages 6 years +) with two parents of potential new players to see the club at first hand and have a Ladies League sides. Chairman, Stuart Colmer said:” This is an exciting chat with the coaches about what to expect. merger of two progressive clubs into one, offering good coaching from level 1 and level 2 coaches for both young and older members, as well Aside from testing their rugby abilities there were other attractions as a full range of teams covering all abilities - and a good social side as such as the Fire Engine and the water slide which proved a big hit. A lot well.” of fun can be had with water and the kids made sure that those coaches who were put in the stocks were well and truly soaked. For the All teams train and play at the Cotswold School Astro turf pitch on a adults there was a fish pedicure tank in the club house, kindly provided Wednesday nights - Junior Under 11s 6-7pm, Under 15s 7-8pm; Men’s by Tootsies. It proved very popular, with many and Ladies 8-9pm. feeling they had acquired go faster feet for the season ahead after dipping their toes we are always looking for new players of all abilities. Interested? in the water. Please visit our web site ‘www.sherbornehockeyclub.co.uk’ The day finished off with a Tug of War contest and or contact Stuart Colmer on 07900 028732 after two adult teams fought it out, it was the kids or Tracy Dixon on 07813 187933 turn to test their strength against the grown ups. It was a hard-fought battle but, in the end, with the weight of numbers on their side, the kids celebrated victory.
The Open Day is always a super way to start the season and this year it proved a great success. The club would like to give special thanks to Stow Fire Station and Tootsies Fish Pedicure for supporting the event.
Its not too late to sign up to play rugby at Stow, no matter what your age. There are coaches for the Under Sixes all the way up to the Under 17s - and if you are older than that, then the Seniors will welcome you into their two teams.
48 Stow on the Wold Cricket Club Reports from Ashley Andrews,Capt.
Saturday 3rd September vs Andovesford – WON Friday 9th September vs Spye Park – WON Stow welcomed bottom of the table Andovesford to the club this week Stow welcomed touring team Spye Park for an evening 2020 match. in a reverse of the first game of the season that got cancelled. Stow Stow won the toss and chose to bat. Rob Wise opened and hit a quick won the toss and elected to field, getting off to the best possible start. 42 before being caught. All the middle order chipped in with Hayden Dan Heaps and Hayden Elsdale both took 2 early wickets to have Elsdale the pick, hitting 29 including some huge shots and helping Andovesford struggling at 30-4. Both of Stow’s openers set the tone Stow rack up 163 off the 20 overs. and bowled well. Hayden ended with figures of 2/23 off 10 and Heapsy ended with 4/14 off 10 overs. A few small partnerships from Stow’s bowlers didn’t hang around either and Hayden was pick of the Andovesford in the middle order helped them, but Seb Bevan bowlers, taking 3 wickets for 6 runs in his 2 over spell. A few of the wrapped up the tail enders taking 2/25 and leaving Andovesford Spye batsmen looked dangerous but when two of the team were both scoring 97 all out. run out trying to up the run rate Stow took control, bowling out Spye for 137. Things didn’t get off to the best of starts with Max Fisher getting A friendly and fun evening game. bowled for a duck in the second over, and when Ashley Andrews was bowled for 17 it brought Dan Heaps to the crease - and he took apart Saturday 10th September vs Chedworth – Lost the Andovesford bowlers. Coming in at 35-3 with the team needing The team’s final game of the season saw them play 2nd place only 63 more runs to win he smashed an incredible 50 not out off 29 Chedworth. Chedworth batted first and hit 246 off their 40 overs , the balls to ease the team to victory after 17 overs. biggest score Stow have been set this season (after all of Stow’s Another win for the team which pushes them well up the table to 5th players had a bowl). With a new batting line up Stow got off to a with 1 game to go against 3rd place Chedworth. dreadful start with Craig Hughes (normal number 11) losing his wicket first ball of the innings! 2 more wickets fell in the first over which Stow on the wold Cricket Club brought Dan Smith, who hit a quick 30, and Ashley Andrews, 35, to the Stow Cricket Club thank everyone who supported the fundraising crease to get Stow up towards the 100 run mark. But Chedworth were event which went really, raising over £300 which was fantastic. always in control and took wickets regularly, although a cameo of 19 Ashley Andrews, Captain. from Sam Webley at the end of this innings took Stow’s total to 116 before being bowled out. A disappointing end but everyone was involved and the result didn’t CHIPPING NORTON affect the team’s final league position of 5th. A good first season in Division 1, finishing mid table and with things to BOWLS CLUB look forward to next season. From Roberta Jarvie, (Chairman, Indoor Section)
The Bowls Club reports that the Outdoor season has now drawn to a close with the green looking and playing very well and the weather not affecting us too much. The finals have all taken place and the winners are as follows:
Ladies Singles Nicola Jones Mens Singles Denis Barnes Never Won Singles Tom Granville 2 wood Singles Denis Barnes Over 60’s Singles Keith Field Ladies Pairs Nicola Jones and June McDonald Mens Pairs Bill Jarvie and Mike Harris Open Pairs Val Harris and Peter Houghton Married Couples Sue and Keith Field Triples Bill Jarvie, Sue Field and Tom Granville.
Well done to everyone. MORETON-IN-MARSH BOWLS CLUB From Mike Wainwright With no time to turn around we are already up and running Indoors with leagues and weekend friendlies starting from the The photograph shows current progress (to 16/09/11) beginning of October. with the building of the new clubhouse. If you have never been to the Bowls Club and would like to see how we all spend the autumn and winter months in warm, friendly and The new clubhouse has now almost reached completion. relaxing surroundings make your way to our clubhouse at Plumbing and electrical work has taken place and Greystones. We have bowls and shoes for those who have never internal walls and ceilings have been plastered. bowled before and people on hand to give help. Members are at the ready, armed with paintbrushes and tins of paint, to begin the internal decoration phase of For more information please call Roberta Jarvie 01608 643556 the project.
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50 MORETON RANGERS FOOTBALL CLUB A FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION DEVELOPMENT CLUB www.facebook.com/MoretonRangers Secretary Chairman Treasurer Vice Chairman Martin Jones Tim Sedgley Graham Rees Paul Luker 2 Devonshire Terrace 6 St Pauls Court 5 Fosseway Drive 5 Grays Lane Hospital Road Moreton- in-Marsh Moreton-in-Marsh Moreton-in-Marsh Moreton-in-Marsh Glos GL56 0ET Glos GL56 0DU Glos GL56 0LP GL56 0BL 01608 652696 01608 650611 01608 651737 01608 650955 The New Season - report from Martin Jones Report from Martin Jones
The football season is now in full swing and all our teams have started playing league games and have enjoyed mixed results.
The First Team have opened their Gloucestershire Northern Senior league campaign with two wins, a draw and one defeat to put them in the top half of the table. They have an excellent goal difference following an 8-1 victory away in Gloucester against Abbeymead Rovers.
The Reserve Team head the third division of the Cheltenham league Moreton Rangers Under 9 Team wearing their new kit kindly sponsored by with four wins and one defeat which includes victories away at Bromford Living. Cheltenham Civil Service 5-0 and Cheltenham Saracens 8-0.
The Colts Team have one win, one draw and one defeat which is a good The Moreton 10K start as they are yet to field their strongest team due to the needs of Big Atmosphere – Big Fun!!! the other teams calling on players to bolster their squads. SUPPORTING MORETON RANGERS FOOTBALL CLUB The Junior Teams have only played two games with both the new Under The first “running” of this road race including parts of Cotswolds 9 and Under 10 teams winning their first games. The Under 11 and the picturesque Countryside. Under 12 team have one win and one defeat as they adapt to eleven a side games. The Under 14 team have been beaten twice. This race is in support of Moreton Rangers Football Club and ALL the race entry money will go to maintaining and improving this local facility. All setup costs are being covered by the local sponsors – DEKOMTE and COTSWOLD ZUMBA Sunday 9th October • 10am FROM MORETON IN MARSH CRICKET CLUB Prizes: 1st Male & Female, plus 1st in all both groups. Medal & goody bag for all finishers. Post race massage Entries: £10 affiliated runners & unaffliliated in advance £12 entry on the day - if available
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52 Local Clubs, Societies, Associations & Charities Clubs Stuart Colmer - Chairman Tel: 01451 844 278 Kate’s Home Nursing (palliative nursing care at home) Art Club Fisher House (in the hall) Home matches@The Cotswold School, Bourton GL54 2BD Robert Barnett 01451 870349; www.kateshomenursing.org Tuesday 9.30 – 12.30 Stow Cricket Club N Cotswold Community Radio 01451 831408: [email protected] Captain Ash Andrews 07891 536418 Old Police Station, Chipping Campden, Cotswold Investment Club [email protected] Meets 1st Tues of each month. Jeremy Main 01608 658675 www.nothcotswoldonline.com Cotswold Wardens (conservation, guided walks) http://stowotw.play-cricket.com/home N Cotswold Friendship Centre (Within Age UK) 01451 862000 / www.cotswoldsaonb.org.uk Stow Rugby Club 1st Weds monthly. Colin 01993 842820/01608 650868 Dinner Hosts. www.DinnerHosts.net Tim Bevan/Liz Fraser/Andrew Cartlidge www.stowrfc.co.uk [email protected] Single 35-55 yr olds - social life through dinner parties. Tae Kwon Do Assoc of GB Lee Chapman 07977 560086 N.Cotswold Neighbourhood Watch Embroidery Guild, Stow & Countryside Branch. Meets 1st Tues/month- Broadwell V.H. Speakers, workshops. Tues 6.30 Adults| Non-Emergency 0845 0901234 www.northcotswoldsnw.co.uk Mrs S Davis - 01451 831277. Thurs 6.30 Juniors|7.30 Seniors| 8.30 Adult Self Defence N Cotswold Support Gp – Parkinson’s UK Knit One, Sip One Knitting Group [email protected] / www.combinedselfdefence.co.uk Mike Winter 01451 831194 Alternate Weds at 8pm Coach & Horses, Longborough RNLI N Cotswold Branch Contact: Kirsty on 07787767957 0r [email protected] Music Life Saving Club (Fire College) Bledington Music Festival Chairman Diana Porter 01451 830508 Co-ordinator: Lynette Mantle 01386 882430 www.bledingtonmusicfestival.co.uk The Friends of The Moore Cottage Hospital Northleach & Fosse Lions Club Blockley Ladies Choir Sec:Jean Ellis 01386 841253 Chairman: Philip Winter Tel:01451 821920 2nd Tuesday/month (business meeting) at The Wheatsheaf Inn, Northleach, 8pm [email protected] northleachandfosselions.org.uk/0845 8339825 Tues 7.30-9pm - Little Village Hall. N Cotswold Bee-Keepers Assoc Campden Music Society The Stroke Association (Age UK) www.stroke.org.uk Julie Edwards 01608 659396 [email protected] Carol Jackson – concert mgr [email protected] 01452 520723. Helpline: 0303 3033 100 N Cotswold Bridge Club Cotswold Choral Society U3A – Bourton & District Meets Bourton on the Hill on Tues, Weds, Thurs David South 01451 870494 Sec; Janet Prout 01451 821478 Alan Lamb 01608 650202 www.bridgewebs.com/northcotswolds YHA Stow on the Wold (www.yha.org.uk) N Cotswold CAMRA Thurs 7.30-9.30pm Upper/Lower Slaughter Village Hall 01451810305 [email protected] Cotswold West Gallery Group Manager Dawn Rankin. [email protected] N Cotswold Disabled Club Annette Smith 01451 830160 Children & Youngsters Joan M Oughton 01451 830580 N Cotswold Digital Camera Club Kingham Choral Society Moreton Scouts James Minter 01451 824175 www.ncdcc.co.uk Derek Woods 01608 658738 Beavers Mondays 17:30 – 18:45 Age 6-8½ N Cotswold National Trust Naunton Music Society Cubs, Mondays 18.45-20.15 Pat Poulton 01608 651372 Barbara Steiner 01451 850897 [email protected] Explorer Scouts, Wednesday (fortnightly) 20.00 - 22.00 Age 14-18 N Cotswold Probus Club Stow Youth Singers 2nd and 4th Thurs mornings Sec: James Grafton 01608 684181 Scouts, Thursdays 19.30 - 21.30 Age 10½-14 N Cotswold Rotary Club (Ages 9+) Linda Green – 01451 830327 Dave Manley-Moreton Scout Group Secretary 01608 650814 Contact: Dudley Mills 01451 820704 – Bourton on the Water Fridays Term Time, 6 – 7pm at St Edwards Church, Stow Army Cadets at Moreton/Bourton Brian Honess 01451 830052 Stow /Barry Peaston 01608 650526 Weds 7.30-9.30pm Major M G Little N Cotswold U3A Local Authorities Contact Jenny Stanfield 01451 824338 Breathe Easy Groups (British Lung Foundation) 01451 831408 the [email protected] Oddington WI 2nd Tues/monthly. 2-4pm. 01451 822102/810520 Bledington Toddler Group Meet on the 2nd Tue each month Oddington Village Hall Baden Powell Hall, Bourton o/t Water Nicki 01608 658137 Mon: 10-11.30am Sue John 01451 830989 County Cllr Barry Dare Children’s Art Club (ages 4-12) Rotary Kingham/Daylesford After school, Saturdays and holidays Meets fortnightly Weds evening; Sat morning Shire Hall, Gloucester GL1 2GT www.kinghamrotary.org.uk 01452 425000 /01386 701280 Gill Parkes: 01386 700991 Royal British Legion [email protected] Condicote Playgroup & Toddlers Leader: Jo Abrahams 07796 987173 Branch T: 831550 and 07779 4523960 Cotswold District Council Club at Well Lane, Stow T: 830242 Monkey Music (pre-school music classes) Cirencester – Trinity Road, Cirencester Scottish Country Dance Group Tues. afternoons 07768 457403 or Brenda Parsons 01451 831876 01285 623000 www.cotswold.gov.uk [email protected] Single File social events for District Cllr Merryl Phillips Oddington Bumps, Babes Beyond unattached 50-70s, meets fortnightly 01285 623808/01608 651148 Contact Daphne 01295 788474 Mondays 10-12 at Oddington Village Hall Stow Disability Association [email protected] Emma 07966 205774 George Hill - 01608 658636 www.stowda.org.uk District Cllr David Penman Stow Youth Centre Fosse way, Stow Stow & District Civic Society 01285 623808/01451 830479 Youth Worker, Suzanne Collinson. 07825 721220 Meets 1st Tues evenings alternate months, Baptist Hall Stow. [email protected] Nigel Surman 01451 833783 Guiting Power Brownies (age 7 – 10) Stow Embroiderers’ Guild – tel 01451 832427 Glos Rural Community Council Tuesday Evenings 6.15-7.30pm Stow Probus Marilyn Cox 01452 528491 [email protected] Leader Cheryl Millar 01451 831233 1st and Thursday mornings Tim Sedgley 01608 652696 [email protected] www.grcc.org.uk Stow WI Moreton Area Centre Key Information Jackie Palmer 01451 822285/ Alison Varnish 830909 High Street, Moreton 01608 650881 Childline 0800 11 11 Sports & Outdoor [email protected] Crime Stoppers 0800 555 111 Stow Town Council Bourton Vale Cricket Club First Responders (St John’s Ambulance) Philip Winter 01451 821920 [email protected] Stow Council Office, Stow Youth Club, Stow, GL54 1AB 01452 858220 [email protected] Adlestrop Cricket Club Tel 01451 832585 [email protected] www.sja.org.uk Mr S/N Kean 01451 831458 Village Agents N.Cots.District, Community First Responders, Stow Badminton Club [email protected] meet at Notgrove Training Centre, SJA, Bourton-O-T-Water Forbes Campbell 01451 832188 Joyce Norris 01451 833668 [email protected] 3rd Monday/M at 7-30pm. You can train to be a CFR in this area, Cotswold Walkers Community Groups Tel. William Warmington 01608 651886 Sarah Clifton-Gould 01285 623450 Glos Heart Support Group Every Thurs 2pm Moreton Area Centre Breathe Easy Groups (British Lung Foundation) Weds 10.15am. Moreton Congregational Church Rooms Weds 2pm Bourton Leisure Centre – Alan Robinson 01451 821067 01451 822102/810520 John Green 01451 824141 Great Rissington Archers Cotswold Volunteers (helping disadvantaged people locally) GO-STOW Visitor Information Sat 10.30am at Gr Rissington Social Club (+ Weds 6.30pm in summer) Jane Winstanley CEO.01285 658802 / [email protected] 12 Talbot Court, Stow. 01451 870150 Michael Ebelthite: 01451 824161/Niall McIntosh: 01451 870221 Fair Shares N Cotswolds Community Time Bank Moreton Hospital (Minor Injury Unit) London Chinatown TaeKwondo 01608 812338 [email protected] 01608 812605 8am-8pm Weds: 6.30pm Kids and families; 7.30pm teens and adults Breathe Easy Groups (British Lung Foundation) (X-Ray Mon-Frii 9am-12.45/ Mon & Weds 1.45-4.15pm) Redesdale Hall, Moreton 0751 7437300 01451 822102/810520 N Cotswold St John Ambulance & St John Cadets Moreton Bowls Club Cotswold Volunteers (a local charity helping disadvantaged people) (from age 10) Meets at Bourton 7-9pm Thurs 01451 820570 Barry Peaston – 01608 650526 Jane Winstanley CEO 01285 658802 Stow on the Wold Police Station Ian Deakins – 01451 821399/Rod Dix – 01451 821020 [email protected] High Street, GL54 1AB Tel: 0845 0901234 Fair Shares N Cotswolds Community Time Bank Moreton Bowling Club Business Associations & Groups Margaret 01451 821399/Tom 01608 651761 01608 812338 [email protected] Moreton Badminton Club Friends of Stow Surgery 01451 832200 & 830610 Cotswold Business Clubs Mike and Joyce Rees 01608 650825 Glos Association for the Blind Cotswold Business Centre [email protected] N Cotswolds Youth Cricket Club Moreton Area Centre, High St, Moreton Mondays 10am-1pm 01242 221170 Stow Fund Trustee Robert Barnett Shaun Williams 01608 652138 www.nycc.co.uk [email protected] WIRE Network (Women in Rural Enterprise- N.Cots) Sherborne Hockey Club Home-Start N Cotswolds N Cotswold: Emma Heathcote-James Family Support Charity: 01451 831781 www.wire.org/networks 01386 831379/07977 226025 53 54 Local Business Directory Stow Times, Moreton Times, Bourton Times and Chipping Norton Times new BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 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