APRIL 2021 NO. 210
A free monthly community paper for the parish of Nailsworth, available in colour on our website www.nailsworthnews.org.uk Elections May 2021 Following discussions with NTC and to fulfi l an important public duty, Nailsworth News will publish information on candidates for the Town Council Elections on In this issue… its website www.nailsworthnews.org.uk as soon as possible after SDC releases the Nailsworthian Page 4 candidate list, after nominations close on 8th April. The page is on our website now Terry James by his son Dave and will only contain test information until after nominations close Lisa Parker, Obituary Page 5 .To enable our readers to see candidates’ details in printed form, we are also Celebrating a life of service bringing forward the publication of our May issue to Friday 30th April to allow adequate time to consider election choices before polling day. Business News Page 6 Information for Candidates: Small businesses ready to bloom again Candidates seeking election to the Town Council are invited to send in details Arts in Nailsworth Page 7 about themselves and any other information appropriate, for the benefi t of electors. Festival postponed & Film Club This should be approximately 150 words, accompanied by a photograph and sent to [email protected]. Please do this as soon as possible before N Can Page 8 8th April. Review of the Year NN Editorial Team Recycling Page 9 Bottle rubbish in the lanes and more Survival and Springtime Regeneration Blossom Trail Page 10-11 A year ago our April issue celebrated 20 years of Nailsworth News, but amid the 3rd-7th May, pull out map celebration we wondered whether our publication could survive the pandemic. There were no guarantees and our income could well have fallen away completely. Well Being Page 12 Could we carry on, and if so, in what form? Meeting with nature With determination and support from loyal advertisers; the people of Nailsworth What’s on Page 18-19 who continued to tell us their stories; the shops that allowed us to distribute through This April them, and last but not least, the amazing NN team, we are still here and will carry on with enthusiasm. Census Support Page 20 During this time we have been Nailsworth Library joined by new writers, Megan Nailsworth Library Page 20 Delaney and Lauren Smith. Revised opening times This image of a nesting swan, taken recently by the river Cam , shows us that the future has promise, though what we all think of as normality, remains frustratingly just beyond our grasp! HOME & GARDEN David Cox – NN Editorial Team
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2 TOWN COUNCIL
A word from Nailsworth Town Council Community buildings reopening new designated disabled parking bay and Town Council, It feels as though the town is emerging a ramp. The Junction (Youth Club) and with the end of from hibernation. The spring bulbs, the Arkell Centre will also be acting as the extended planted by Nailsworth In Bloom and our polling stations as usual. council cycle Groundsman last year, are in full bloom Community Support Helpline bringing and buildings are beginning to come As the end of March passed, many of elections and back to life. NTC handles around 1,900 us will have paused to refl ect on how taking stock of community bookings each year and our lives have changed in the last year, the council’s we took the opportunity during winter and think about friends, family and achievements. to make a few repairs and changes to neighbours sadly lost. Saturday 20th We would usually be preparing for the our buildings. There is a new fl oor in March marked one year since the Town Annual Town Meeting, a chance to the Mortimer Room, which will make Council’s Community Support Helpline meet and talk to so many residents and it Covid-safer for exercise classes and took its fi rst call from a resident, three community groups. This year’s Annual easier to clean, and the Lower Room at days before the fi rst lockdown began. Report will be published on NTC’s the Town Hall is looking bright and fresh Since then, we and our incredible website and in Nailsworth News. At with a new coat of paint. We can’t wait volunteers, have dealt with almost 800 the March NTC Emergency Committee to see the buildings buzzing with life requests for help. It’s been said before, meeting it was decided to hold a Town again. and it’s worth repeating; we couldn’t Meeting later in the year – date to be Polling station changes have done it without you, the amazing, confi rmed, but probably in September. One change for our buildings is that caring people of Nailsworth. We are so We hope to have a marquee in the Town SDC’s Elections team will be using proud to work with you and for you. Square (bus station) again and will be the Town Hall instead of the Mortimer The Helpline is still there for those who delighted to invite you all to share what Room as the town centre polling station have no one else to call on and there are you have been doing and speak to your for the elections on 6th May. The Town no plans to end it soon. The number is town council. Hall gives the extra space they need to 01453 367399. Issued by Nailsworth Town Council, keep voters and staff safe. There is a free Taking stock of the past four years 01453 833592 car park at the side of the Town Hall, a This is the busiest time of year for the Anyone for Tennis Nailsworth Town Council have been venue and will now be bookable via www.nailsworthtowncouncil.gov.uk working on plans to modernise the a simple and fl exible online booking Full details regarding how to use booking system for the King George V system called ‘Clubspark’ This booking the system as well as court hire costs, tennis courts. system can be accessed via a mobile app parking, opening times etc can also be The courts have recently been or by following the link on the Town found on the NTC website. registered as a Lawn Tennis Association Council’s website - Elections 2021 In view of the legislation covering the conduct of Elections, there is no report from the Mayor and the information on this page has been provided by Offi cers of the Town Council.
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3 NAILSWORTHIAN
Terry James Turns Three Score and Ten Everyone has a favourite teacher from Everyone thinks teachers just teach, set sandwiches laced with sand granules! childhood, one that really made an homework and go home, but at home, As I sit and watch, my Dad finds a impact on their life. But the one that tops its not just mark a few tests, have supper dusty old box with his old school day my list, hasn’t taught me at all. I’ve had and watch TV until bed. My dad came memorabilia. We go through it together the privilege to call him my Dad, and it home, marked those tests, wrote exam and find old photos from school trips, just so happens he had an outstanding papers for the exam board, travelled to and newspaper cuttings of the hair cuts teaching career too. His name is Terry teach others how to mark them, wrote people would rather forget. Listening to James, and he turns 70 in April. Together books to help students learn science his fond memories, and celebrating his with all the people whose lives he has worldwide, and so much more. He’s my life is one of my favourite things to do. touched, we would like to wish him hero! He still made time to make it to Happy birthday Dad. happy birthday. It’s the least we can do. football matches, tell me bedtime stories, This article is dedicated to Terry’s As Head of Science at Thomas Keble and help with my maths homework. wife, Lyn - my mum. and Highwood School he raised money He is also an enthusiastic coin Dave James for laptops and equipment, doing collector, flowers and vegetable grower, In collaboration with Megan Delaney sponsored scientific projects. His most and has regular reunions with Highwood memorable one, a river project in Wales. teachers who love to catch In appreciation, his students have looked up with him. Fishing is also after him throughout the pandemic by a hobby, and he’s an avid dropping off food for him. His legacy Forest Green Rovers fan. continues through them, and the many Mike Davis has this to say: people he has taught over 40 years. “Terry was my Head of He was also awarded for loyal and Department when I came effective service by GCC. Terry is also to Gloucestershire in 1984, contributing to the Nailsworth Society and he has been a good ‘Local History Research Group Event’ friend and wise mentor. I on April 12th. You are welcome to join can’t imagine having a more with log in details on the Nailsworth encouraging or considerate Society website. colleague, and I’m delighted Despite retiring 10 years ago, he is to be celebrating his three still fondly remembered as a Doris Day scores and ten.” fan, and for his sense of humour in the We were never well off, classroom. He threatened to play Doris but when we had caravan Day to the students if they misbehaved. holidays at the Gower, we As he’s lived in Nailsworth since 1982, felt the value of family. people often approach him and say ‘You Whether exploring caves taught my dad or mum!’ Everyone has and castles, on long walks, a positive story about him and the crazy playing cards with pennies science experiments he used to do. on a rainy night or running He even went on to publish a forensic to the sea, realising it was science book featuring my older brothers arctic and running back on the cover, posing on the common with to Dad, who had a towel an old Renault 11. ready and a picnic with
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4 OBITUARY
Lisa Parker 1951 - 2021 Lisa and her sister, Maggs, were brought good academically and saw music as up in rural Staffordshire. Lisa studied their way out. English at UCNW Bangor, before Lisa was an insulin dependent type-1 training to be a teacher. She taught diabetic, and when a sensor to monitor extensively in Essex and was always glucose levels was introduced, she most interested in helping disadvantaged became a passionate advocate, writing or disabled children or those who were to the papers, contacting MP’s and even on the margins. She always believed giving evidence before a Parliamentary in the right of all children, not just the Committee about the benefi ts and why privileged, to have a decent education, they should be made more widely to allow them to make the most of their available. for the Nailsworth Society to comedies, lives. In the course of her career she When our daughters moved to the dramas, pantomimes and the ballet. Dave became an Advanced Skills Teacher, area, we decided to join them and fell Partington of the Nailsworth Society said visiting schools to help with problem in love with Nailsworth. While looking that it was with great sadness they heard children, something she was very proud for a house, Lisa became an avid on-line of Lisa’s sudden death. As Group leader of. She was also involved with HCPT reader of the Nailsworth News and when of the Nailsworth Theatregoers, Lisa helping to fundraise and travelling to we fi nally moved, she threw herself into had extended the scope of the group’s Lourdes. so many things and made a great number activities and had many plans for the Along the way we had two beautiful of friends. Lisa joined the Film Club, the future post-Covid and her enthusiasm daughters, Sarah and Klaire and they, Nailsworth Society, the gym, Slimbridge, will be sorely missed. in turn, have given us three lovely the fl ower arranging society, went on Lisa was also heavily involved in grandchildren, Daniel, Emily and Louie, organised walks and enjoyed the local our local church, the Annunciation, on whom Lisa doted. Lisa also loved shops, Stroud market and restaurants Woodchester and loved to organise music and going to gigs and created her and even took part as an extra in a fi lm, the children’s liturgy and watch them own website, dedicated to reviewing up although none of her scenes made it to perform what they had learned. Then out and coming bands in Essex and London. the fi nal cut. of the blue, at the end of November, we People from around the world would Lisa also helped out on the Nailsworth discovered she was very ill but, being log on and send her music to review News and David Cox, Editor of the Lisa, she remained positive and upbeat and in time, Lisa built a reputation for paper, spoke of the way Lisa had and wanted everyone to be the same. herself and began to receive requests to stepped in at short notice to help; on one Lisa was a real force for life and that is review bigger bands. As with teaching, occasion when, without Lisa’s help, the how she should always be remembered. she preferred seeking out new talent, paper would not have been published. particularly with youngsters who weren’t Lisa took over organizing theatre trips Ray Parker Nailsworth Society Performance Arts Group Nailsworth Theatregoers The sad death of Lisa Parker, reported this page, means that we are now seeking a new organiser for this Group, which is part of the Nailsworth Society but also open to non-members. If you are interested in helping to keep it going please contact the NS Chairman at [email protected] or 832034. David Partington, Chair Nailsworth Society
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5 BUSINESS NEWS Small Businesses are ready to bloom again After a particularly harsh winter, Courtenay to close the studio and move paid off, and they now serve a variety of Spring is full of promise for sessions online. Adapting her interactive barista coffees on Saturdays and Sundays Nailsworth’s local traders teaching style to Zoom was a challenge, from their pitch on Market Street. “The For Courtenay Pipkin, owner of she explained, but one that she feels has Council have been really good to us,” yoga studio Warrior & Wild, spring developed her as a yoga teacher and a said Mike, noting how their support has and summer this year will be all about young business owner. Reflecting on the given the business the chance to find its reconnection. She is looking forward to last twelve months, “I’ve learned a lot feet. reopening her studio on Fountain Street about me, I’ve learned a lot about how The couple’s olive green Lada is one [pictured] and welcoming members I do and don’t want to do business,” she of around 35 in the UK, and attracts back to the calm, inclusive space she said. “It’s been really nice to have that attention every time and everywhere has created there. “My members walk little bit of pause and go, okay, when they pitch up. “People have spotted the through the door and just feel that shift we come back, how can we come back car driving by and they just want to ask in themselves,” she said, describing stronger? How can we improve on the ‘what is it?’ Or they know about the how much she’s missed the experience things before that weren’t working?” Lada from their own childhood,” Helen of teaching in person. She hopes her As the world returns to normal, the explained. community of members will also be able strains and stresses caused by lockdown Their coffee, which is made using local to reconnect with each other, practicing may gradually fade away, but our ingredients and served in biodegradable and socialising as they were between sensitivity to our physical and mental cups, has been in high demand. After lockdowns. well-being may emerge stronger than selling out on their first weekend, That community has kept the business ever. “I’m hoping that after this, we can they’ve been serving passersby in going during the pandemic, which forced be there to welcome people in,” said Nailsworth ever since and are frequented Courtenay. by cyclists travelling through the area, to While some local whom they offer basic bike maintenance, traders have been using the pump and toolkit they store in trying to keep their the Lada. shops afloat during The ingenuity of The Coffee Lada lockdown, others and Helen and Mike’s entrepreneurial have grappled with spirit has garnered a warm reaction from how to launch local residents - and rightly so. “There’s a business in been excellent enthusiasm from people the middle of a who just want to come up and say ‘what pandemic. you’re doing is really great’” said Helen. Helen and Mike During spring and into summer, they’re Ward designed hoping to continue giving the local area, mobile coffee and its inhabitants, a real buzz. vender The Coffee Lauren Smith Lada (pictured) last year, but had to postpone its launch until lockdown permitted. They then found that, being a brand new business, finding somewhere they were allowed to pitch up was a real challenge. But persistence
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New Dates for Nailsworth Festival 2021 The Festival Committee has decided Committee using the following email: All events will to reschedule the 2021 Festival to 20th [email protected] comply with any social -27th August in view of the continuing A full programme of activities will distancing rules that uncertainty about what social distancing be published in future editions of remain in place at the rules will be in place on the originally Nailsworth News and on the Festival time. planned Festival dates in May. The website www.nailsworthfestival.org. Tim Hughes, Publicity Committee are much more confi dent uk. You can also follow the Festival on Nailsworth Festival that a full programme can be run Facebook and Twitter. 01453 836993 in late August. As ever, on Festival Saturday (21st August) there will be free entertainment and market stalls in the town centre. Evening events will include: US born country blues artist Michael Roach, in a rare performance Bespoke designs and with his daughter, Sadie; stand-up craftsmanship including:- poet, comedian and broadcaster, Elvis • Doors McGonagall; a one-woman play starring Nailsworth Mills • Furniture Liz Grand and new songs and jazz Estate standards with Helen Porter. Tel: 01453 836996 • Stairs Avening Road Mob: 07800 932098 If you would like to become involved Nailsworth • Windows with the Festival please contact the [email protected] • Garden Furniture and Gloucestershire www.amosjoinery.co.uk GL6 0BS Gates
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7 ENVIRONMENT Nailsworth Climate Action Network Nailsworth CAN Review of 2020. Although it wasn’t the year any of us expected we still made some great achievements which we’d like to share:
We held busy workshops to We supported Nailsworth Town hear and share ideas on climate Council to create a Climate solutions for Nailsworth... Emergency Action Plan for the town. 6 surveys were devised and shared via the Nailsworth CAN social media and Nailsworth News to collect local thoughts and ideas.
We designed and compiled our NEW WEBSITE, launching it We started to hold our in August, to offer positive, monthly steering group local, climate focused content. meetings on Zoom. www.nailsworthcan.org Cats and dogs were welcome too. We launched our Family Carbon Challenge which has been shared with local schools and with Forest Green Rovers community We have started to support. In develop a sustainable November business directory we started our ‘In Conversation with...’ for Nailsworth which series of talks on Zoom. We will be launching this have held them monthly month. We’d love to with over 170 people talk to other local attending so far! businesses who would like to be included. Please get in touch at [email protected] We made a significant contribution to a new initiative to create an online map of climate projects across the Stroud District.
We have been very active in collaborative We have elected two new co-chairs, efforts with other climate groups in the Rachael Austin and Kat Parker and Stroud District. we have loads of great plans for the We now have over year ahead. If you’d like to find out In December we submitted more, make sure you follow us on 500 followers on our comments on the SDC Instagram and FB: Instagram! 2030 Climate Strategy. @nailsworthclimateactionnetwork
8 RECYCLING
Tinkley Lane’s Covert Pinot Grigio Quaffer Are you the culprit? Pinot Grigio, wine bottles continues If you are the culprit please, please Two hundred empty wine bottles and at alarmingly regular intervals. Every STOP! Spare a thought for others using other rubbish was recently retrieved fortnight, community-minded couple, the lane. Glass bottles, in particular, pose from verges and hedgerows in Tinkley Alison Hustwitt and her partner pick a hazard to both people and wildlife. We Lane: the removal kindly arranged by up wine bottles, drink cans, crisp live in a beautiful place - let’s keep it Councillor Steve Robinson. It’s very packets and other rubbish, jettisoned that way! clear that the selfish culprit needs urgent by thoughtless, irresponsible people NN Editorial Team help for a pretty serious drink problem!! on verges and in hedgerows in The dumping of empty, mainly Tinkley Lane. Fuel for thought Time was when Council’s main house chimneys and bonfires invading scale incinerators could support carbon environmental concern was the limited the atmosphere. capture equipment whereas house availability and escalating costs of land Now they might say “Don’t burn it, chimneys never could. We should fill sites for their rubbish. They might bin it”, with, in smaller letters, “and campaign for facilities like Javelin Park then have embraced the slogan “Don’t we’ll burn it for you at our Energy from to include carbon capture facilities. And bin it, burn it” because the volume of ash Waste incinerators”. The problem is, we should campaign for the harvested produced would be more easily managed again, the plumes of carbon dioxide carbon dioxide to be put to commercial than the original waste. Times have invading the atmosphere, this time use, not just stuffed in a hole in the moved on and we would now be worried from the chimneys of the incinerators. ground. by the plumes of carbon dioxide from But there is a difference. The industrial Bill Affleck Gloucestershire’s Recycling Centres move to summer hours instead of the shorter winter hours of at the moment. I hope the move to 10am to 4pm. summer opening hours a week earlier You can find out about the HRC’s than planned will help meet the extra The centres are currently experiencing and book a time slot online at www. demand and ensure people can find high levels of demand, which is believed gloucestershirerecycles.com/household- suitable booking slots when they can to be due to the recent spell of fine recycling-centres-hrcs/car-and-van- visit.” weather. To help meet the increased bookings-for-hrc-visits/ Issued by – Communications team, demand, summer opening hours will Cllr Nigel Moor, cabinet member Gloucestershire County Council, come into effect from Sunday 21st responsible for waste and recycling, 01452 427554, communications@ March instead of Sunday 28th March. said: “I’m pleased so many people are gloucestershire.gov.uk They will be open from 9am to 5pm, using our Household Recycling Centres
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Nailsworth and Horsley Blossom Trail 3rd-7th May A few weeks ago, those involved with and quinces. Many front gardens have you! the three community orchards in Horsley, fl owering cherry trees. Nailsworth in Horsley Nupend Orchard Rockness and Nortonwood came up Bloom has been planting trees with a Washpool Orchard (Ruskin Mill) with the idea of developing a Blossom view to having a bee corridor and Ruskin Swan Bank Orchard (Ruskin Mill) Trail between Nailsworth and Horsley Mill Trust have apple orchards along the Stan’s Patch (Rockness Orchard Group) taking in all the sites with blossom in valley between Washpool and Ruskin Nailsworth Nortonwood Orchard (Jovial between. May is when many trees fl ower Mill. Orchard Go Grow Group) and their profusion is a wonderful sight. This is a pilot trail this year. Who The map also highlights the areas David Austin’s map (see opposite page) knows how it will blossom in future planted with fruit trees by Nailsworth in identifi es routes to follow so you can see years? Maybe guided walks, perhaps Bloom. as much as possible. with an artist or photographer to help Marilyn Miles & Others The community orchards have a wide you capture the beauty you encounter. variety of trees – apple, pears, plums Follow the trail and see where it takes
Black Cap Bully - Reprised The article ‘Blackcap Bullies’ by Heather Blackcaps originate from the continent, Ornithology taking part. No doubt this Nicholls in the last edition of Nailsworth such as Germany. However, an will eventually shed more light on the News made interesting reading, but ongoing special scheme involving origin of our wintering birds. cannot pass without comment. As with Blackcaps is currently under way with Terry Grant many species of birds, Blackcaps can be qualifi ed ringers of the British Trust for quite defensive when it comes, to what they see, as their territory. But it would www.rmt.org/ruskinmillcollege/events be wrong to label them all bullies! Old Bristol Road, Nailsworth GL6 0LA At one point I had seven of them in 01453 837537 my garden this winter (see photo), all Currently there are no exhibitions or music events at Ruskin Mill taking turns with the regular birds on my feeders No aggression, and no likelihood of the garden becoming bereft of resident walking gables farm shop cafÉ birds as Heather seems to imply will The permissive footpath Ruskin Mill College Farm Shop Open for takeaway happen. Ringing of birds for migrational along the valley from (Gables Farm, Hay Lane, just refreshments and lunch from studies suggests that, while most of our Ruskin Mill to Horsley behind Tipputs Inn, A46) is 10am – 3pm from the door on summer Mill remains closed open to the public Monday to the balcony, Monday to Friday. to visitors during the Friday 9am – 5pm. visiting Closed Easter weekend. college day. You are Blackcaps We sell organic, biodynamic welcome to walk Café open from 12 April, produce including fresh fruit migrate through the valley balcony tables only. and vegetables, grown by our south before 8am, after 5pm staff and students on our again, the and at weekends. Dogs All times and dates subject to biodynamic farm. winter on leads are welcome. change. Please check website. visiting 01453 837537 [email protected] rmt.org/ruskinmillcollege/events/ 60mm x60mm Advert.pdf 1 12/08/2020 12:26
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Meetings with Nature Enjoying nature together Globally many are having to deal would rather not see someone online, We’ve heard a lot about the Natural with devastating floods, as are we in this eco-therapy can fit the bill nicely. World during these Covid times. Some Nailsworth and other places in the UK. The group meetings are more about of us have had more time on our hands Reasons for this include deforestation; slowing down and giving ourselves time and have been out walking, running pesticides; over used soils; loss of to notice and breath in the life around or cycling. We’ve noticed the trees, natural habitats and climate change. us. Using our senses we listen to the plants and birds as the year has turned Nature has not done well by humans sounds of birds and insects, the wind full circle from the first lockdown – for a great many decades. We humans in the trees, the crunching of autumn remember how quiet it was and how need to remember, we are intricately leaves under our feet; we smell and feel loud the birds seemed? And we know in dependent and connected to the the earth under us and the trees above our bones that being outside in nature natural world and need to find ways of us. We may revel in the beauty of the makes us feel better. Indeed there is a reconnecting and appreciating the earth. skeletons of the trees in mid-winter. And considerable amount of research telling What we love we are more likely to care together we share how this makes us us that being in green spaces is good for for. feel – often restored and more settled in us. For example research teams in Japan Five years ago I started ‘Meetings our own skins. On moving to Nailsworth exploring the effect of phytoncides with Nature’, which focuses both on a couple of years ago I negotiated with (chemicals given off by trees) on the our connectedness with Nature and on the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust to human body, have discovered that the therapeutic effects we receive from start running these groups in Box Wood. these chemicals increase the number of the natural world. As a therapist I work These small groups run monthly on Natural Killer cells in our bodies: trees with individuals and small groups in Sunday mornings (depending on covid calm us and boost our immune systems. the woods and on the commons. When regs), open to all comers. At the same time Nature is in great working therapeutically with individuals For more information feel free to look need of our positive attention. We are I find the healing powers of Nature at my website: aware of the current ecological crisis. weave magically with the psychological www.meetingswithnature.com In the UK we’ve seen the numbers of work we do and for those looking for Sue Ryall birds, wild flowers and insects plummet. help in these challenging times, but who Meetings with Nature
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15 NATURE Prows, Boats and Byways?
Public Rights they are not permanent but Nailsworth of Way in the Town Council are always interested to Countryside hear from local residents about their When is a existence. footpath not a These are the main categories found right of way? when scanning OS maps and exploring Can I ride my the local countryside. I’ve kept the bike on a public definitions brief to assist understanding bridleway? Questions this article aims only. There will be “grey” areas! into a bag!? to answer, together with other queries Since the Countryside and Rights Can you stop, admire the view, rest, or relating to footpaths, bridleways and of Way Act of 2000, Right to Roam, picnic and on blocked paths, wander off byways that weave their way throughout permits the unrestricted access over the route? Technically probably not as the parish and the country as a whole; a land on foot only, but is limited to one is not then passing or re-passing but bit of a dry subject, so I’ll try and keep specific open areas such as downland, in practice this is implied yes but please it short and simple with the following moors, heaths, public woodland, etc and observe the Countryside Code (https:// definitions: subject to users respecting landowners’ www.gov.uk/government/publications/ Public Right of Way – or “PROW”, livestock and structures including walls the-countryside-code/the-countryside- is a legally protected right for the public etc. Such use can be closed for up to code). to pass and re-pass over a defined route, 28 days a year. There are no such areas The Cotswold Voluntary Wardens do usually privately owned land. Apart from in the Nailsworth Town area, though what we can to ensure footpaths and the permissive footpath the following are the Commons at Minchinhampton and bridleways remain clear and usable, rights of way. Rodborough probably come into this though throughout the last 12 months Public footpath – a legally protected category. Dartmoor is one of the better pandemic restrictions we were unable to right to use a defined route on foot known moorland areas for roaming. operate as a work party for many jobs. only, not to ride/push a bicycle or ride/ Most of the rights described are over I’m aware of the backlog of work on lead a horse. These are shown on most privately owned land. To pass and paths, damaged by weather and greater Ordnance Survey maps re-pass implies use with pushchairs, use: including the bridleway through Public bridleway – same as a wheelchairs etc., though such means are Hazel Wood, footpath by the Miry Brook footpath but includes use on horseback often impractical due to muddy paths. in the Newmarket valley, steps on the or to lead a horse, extended to include Then there is the question of allowing footpath above Woodchester Valley the riding or pushing of cycles though dogs to roam? This is not stated though Village - I could go on but best stop with no obligation for the landowner/ the implication is that dogs on a lead or there! highways authority to surface the ground “under close control” can accompany In support of the Town Council’s for such users. a human user. Make of that what you current promotion of walking locally Restricted Byway – a right to use will! I think this means dogs are OK, (maps are available from the Town a defined route on foot, horse and but only when under control and kept Council office when open), I do hope with a non-mechanically propelled close to the user where no livestock is this summary is helpful and encourages vehicle, slightly widening the scope of a involved – there are too many cases lots more of you to benefit from fresh air bridleway. of sheep worrying and other livestock, and great views by exploring the paths Byway or Byway Open to All Traffic where dogs are the cause (a number of and byways in and around Nailsworth. – sometimes shown as a “BOAT” and sheep in Woodchester Park were killed now shortened to “Byway” this is a or had to be destroyed over the last 12 Chris Gill right to use including with mechanically months as a result of this issue). Plus a Cotswold Voluntary Warden propelled vehicles and “other traffic” heart-felt plea to dog owners – please (Nailsworth Parish) (though not always physically possible!). pick up dog poo and These are often un-surfaced tracks eg. dispose in any bins Shiptons Grave Lane. available or take it Permissive Footpath – not a right home. Otherwise, but a concessionary path where use is Voluntary Wardens permitted by the landowner on foot/ and other groups horseback with cyclists sometimes also have the nasty job allowed (if indicated). These are often of collecting and closed once a year or more, avoiding disposing of plastic their becoming a legally protected bags of dog mess right (prescriptive rights are outside left behind – why the scope of this little article). These when this has been are not usually shown on OS maps as carefully scooped
16 NATURE Nigglesworth Wayside Fountains Neglected Over the past years she has often sent us Hazel Redding has written to NN to raise photos of interesting ancient things around the issue of wayside fountains in our area that town, that might otherwise be missed. have become neglected. The first fountain on the A 46 , just past Egypt Mill going towards Stroud on the left. The second one is on the Horsley Road close to the road to Downend. Hazel points out that these fountains are a reminder of bygone days and it is a pity that they are rather neglected, and asks if the people of Nailsworth who tidy up the town, put it on their list of ‘things to do’ please? Editor: Hazel Redding was born and raised in Nailsworth, though she now lives in Fountain near Egypt Mill Tetbury, she is frequently in town.
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17 WHAT’S ON What’s On in April Due to current Covid 19 restrictions Nailsworth Library WI Zoom Meeting please check directly with providers of Revised opening times and services: see Nailsworth WI Zoom meeting. 12th services, as there will be changes in line page 20 for more information. April, 7.30pm. ‘The Devils Daughter and with any changes in regulations by the Me’ A talk by Ben Nicholls. Genealogy time this issue is published. Nailsworth Society can find strange ancestors! Information • Monday 5th April. Bank Holiday, no Christine Holmes. 01453 836291. To get an entry into our May issue please meeting planned. provide information by 10th April to • Monday 12th April, 7.30pm (Local KINOMICHI [email protected] History Research Group) Peter Cluer Mondays 6pm-7.15pm, The Nutshell is earlier than usual as we are publishing & Ann Taylor “Highwood School”. Studios. Fluid, gentle, dynamic martial the May issue a week earlier than usual. To attend this Zoom meeting please art based on Aikido, suitable for all It is also very important for organisations contact [email protected] levels and ages. Rediscover your to update us as soon as possible with any • Monday 19th April, 7.30pm flexibility while having fun. FREE taster changes to their information. (Gardening Group) Zoom meeting session. Info: Viviana 07970 648126 or to be confirmed, please contact [email protected] Accessible Yoga [email protected] Arkell Centre, Forest Green. Tuesday • Monday 26th April, 7.30pm (Local KINOMICHI evenings with Sally Deacon, online Studies Group)Rose Hewlett “1607. (7 + yrs) Mondays 4pm-4.45pm and session available. Booking Essential The Great Severn Estuary Flood”. 5pm-5.45pm, The Nutshell Studios. 01453 751937 To attend this Zoom meeting please Joyful, dynamic martial art based contact davidpartington@hotmail. on Aikido. Develop your focus, Five Valley Sounds co.uk coordination, trust and respect while Five Valley Sounds is Stroud’s Talking • Monday 3rd May. Bank Holiday, no having fun with the others. FREE taster Newspaper. If you, or someone you meeting planned. session. Info: Viviana 07970 648126 or know, is registered blind and would All Society Members valid 2020/21 [email protected] like to keep in touch with their local are invited to the Zoom meetings, community through our weekly please contact the group leader named DANCE IN A NUTSHELL recordings please contact us via 07882 above. Non-members wishing to Every other Thursday, 4pm-5.30pm, The 672647 email 5valleysounds@gmail. take part should first apply to join by Nutshell Studios. Dance improvisation com or visit www.5vs.co.uk for more contacting the Membership Secretary, and movement research group exploring information. Judith Haines, on 01453 833547 for the connection with others, music details. and silence. Suggested donation £2. Christ Church Umbrella Coffee Club Info: Viviana 07970 648126 or info@ Outside Hobbs Bakery, Thursdays Phonics Classes for kids nutshellstudios.uk 10.00am -12.00noon. Seats Online Classes during lockdown- reserved. Wrap up warm. Info 01453 • Pre-School (2.5-4yrs) Monday @ The “Dojo” at the Nutshell 834996 1.00pm-1.45pm Studios • Reception (4-5 Years) Monday @ The space dedicated to martial arts, yoga, Cotswold Warden Guided Walks 10.00am-10.45am dance and meditation, is changing its see www.cotswoldsaonb.org.uk. The • Pre-School (2.5-4 Years) Tuesday skin due to the drastically reduced usage, programme continues to be suspended 10.30am-11.15am and will be soon available as “ A room of and is hoped to restart when pandemic • Reception (4-5 Years) Tuesday one’s own”, an intimate yet minimalist restrictions are relaxed, hopefully in 9.30am-10.15am space to cultivate your projects/dreams/ April or May. Mondays (Term time) Post Lockdown- business away from home, lending itself Venue: Mortimer Room (Next door to to short or long residencies or working Flea Market and Collectables sale the Library), Old Market. Nailsworth sessions for individuals and small teams. 1st Saturday of every month, Mortimer • 9.45am-10.30am Minis for ages Info: Viviana 07970 648126 or info@ rooms 9am-1pm 1-2.5 Years nutshellstudios.uk • 10.45am-11.30am Pre-school for Meeting Place (Renew Wellbeing) ages 2.5-4 Years Tennis Coaching Drop in at the Christ Church Rooms to Classes are 45 minutes and bookings are Tennis coaching is currently suspended the Meeting Place (Renew Wellbeing). taken termly. Price per class is £6.50. following Government guidelines A safe place to be or just to chat. Due to social distancing spaces are and the courts are closed. We will do Some hobbies available or bring limited. Pre booking is essential. everything we can to inform you when your own. Mondays 10am-12noon. Contact: [email protected] normal coaching can resume but the Inside or outside seating. Info 01453 situation is outside our control. 834996
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