Stalkingham News The Local Newspaper for the Parishes of Stone, Alkington and Ham Issue 91 November 2018

In this issue: This issue is  Supporting school children in Gambia now (pages 2/3) sponsored by  The First World War and our Locality (pages 4/5) Cotsmark  Young bellringers’ success (pages 6/7) Marketing  New events at Stone Village Hall (page 8) J&C Carter  Stone Football Club in 1936 (page 11) (Printers)  Horsley Tip: new opening hours and days (page 15)

Dates for your Diary

November Poppy Sellers urgently required at and surgery in Roman Britain, Tickets £5 Michaelwood Services, see page 3. www. jennermuseum.com/events/

Sunday 4th, 9.30am, All Saints Anniversary December service at All Saints’ Church, Stone. Saturday 1st 10.00am, Christmas Wednesday 7th, 4.30-7.30pm, Careers Bazaar at Stone Village Hall: to book Events for Year 9 students and parents at a stall see page 8. Stratford Park Leisure Centre, see page 7. Thursday 13th, 7.30pm, Stone WI Christmas Thursday 8th, 7.30pm, Stone WI AGM at Party and an evening with Paul Evans, see Stone Village Hall followed by Cheese and page 12. Wine evening, see page 12. Christmas Services: All Saints’ Church Stone Sunday 11th, 9.30am, Remembrance Sunday 23rd, 4.00pm, Christingle Service at Day service at All Saints’ Church, Stone. All Saints’ Church, Stone. Monday 12th, 7.15pm, Alkington Parish Monday 24th, 10.00pm, Christmas Council meeting at Stone Village Hall. Eve Communion Service Friday 17th, 6.30 - 9.00pm Christmas Monday 25th, 10.00am, All-age Shopping Evening at North Nibley Primary Communion Service. School, see page 7.

th Monday 19 , 7.30pm, Ham & Stone Parish January Council meeting at Stone Village Hall, see Tuesday 1st, Happy New Year! page 14. Thursday 4th, 10.30-12.00am, Wednesday 28th, 7.30pm, Talk at Dr Jenner’s Drop in for a Cuppa! Coffee House and Museum: ‘Blood on their Hands’ morning at Stone Village Hall, all Stefan Urbanowski from Chedworth Roman welcome, see page 8. Saturday 19th, 7.30pm, Caribbean Supper at Villa offers an intriguing look at medicine Stone Village Hall, see page 8. 1

Education in West Africa Tallinding Project October 2018

It is now 16 years since we became involved in which included practical lessons, cookery using a small project to help build a Nursery School in the kitchens and tie-die and fabric decorating, The Tallinding Village area of The Gambia. all done outside in the sun. Additionally there Initially we saw this as a temporary was a class doing woodwork in a very basic involvement, however, before any building fashion and we got talking to the teacher and actually started the people who dreamed up eventually decided that a room for Woodwork the idea fell away and we and one for were left with a stark Metalwork and decision - walk away or Welding would be continue and run it very worthwhile. ourselves. SO…..a further block

We now have a fully of three classrooms functioning school with was started adding a 1500 children between the Teachers Room to the ages of 4 and 16! build. These are In 2004 when it was obvious that this was not nearly finished and this winter we aim to set in such a small project we registered the charity hand the final building, a further two Tallinding Project and forged ahead raising classrooms above the ‘practical workrooms’. It money and increasing the building as we went. was always intended to make this a 2-storey Nursery, Lower Basic and then Upper Basic block so the foundations and structure were keeping pace with the children as they grew. strengthened from the start. We shall then be The opening of the large two-storey block in able to concentrate on fitting the new 2014 was intended to be the final building and classrooms and on painting and refurbishing this block catering for the senior children was the older classrooms. named ‘Arthur Spencer’ block in acknowledgement of the great support which Additionally, the sponsorship scheme is the late Arthur Spencer gave to the school. flourishing with about 230 children already sponsored. For £10 per month (the cost of a To accommodate the children we have added packet of cigarettes I am told) we are able to gradually two toilet blocks (girls & boys) a fund a child’s education, including uniform, kitchen area and a Clinic. We thought that was books and lunch. enough building BUT on a visit last year we were shown some of the school initiatives This edition: ©2018. Subject to the rights of third parties. Copyright the Editorial Committee. No unauthorised reproduction. Printed by: Cotswold Marketing J & C Carter (Printers), 22 High Street, Cam, Glos. GL11 5LE Tel: 01453 546645 Fax: 01453 544311. The next quarterly edition of the Stalkingham News will be published on 1st February 2019. The editorial team welcome all contributions. Please submit copy before 14th January 2019 to: Penny Wride, 1 Court Meadow, Stone (01454) 260097 [email protected] or Susan Angus, Greyhound Cottage, Newport (01453) 811145 [email protected]

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During our last visit we organised a new work for the local area, which is very poor. contractor for the school uniforms and The school lunches, for example, are purchased uniforms for all the sponsored provided by local mums and the children children. These are better made than the always seem to enjoy them. previous ones and will of course be available to all pupils. The sponsorship scheme at £10 per month (the cost of a packet of cigarettes I am told! In the nationwide exams the school came in pays for a child to attend school, including the first three in core subjects and in the uniform, books and lunch) continues to summer term the children took part in flourish. Of course now we are seeing some various inter-school competitions and of our older pupils graduate but most sponsors are happy to take on another little one. We hope to follow the progress of some of the school leavers.

The end of the year is fast approaching and for anyone wishing to send parcels out we are loading the container in November so please get any gifts for children to us at: 22 High Street, Cam, Glos, GL11 5LE, as soon as possible. challenges doing very well. The attached A huge THANK YOU to all sponsors and photograph shows the headmaster with the supporters without whom many children overall cup which they won. Generally the would miss out on an education. More and children are doing well, of course not all are more now we are distributing gifts of Rice in academic but we hope that when they leave January instead of Gift Boxes. A bag of rice school they will all have gained skills to costing £22 last an average family for a enable them to be successful in life. month. In January this year we gave out 50 bags to sponsored families plus a similar It is part of the philosophy of The Tallinding amount in general donations going to the Project that the school staff and people poorest, mostly single parent families. undertaking work for the school and the John & Christine Carter (Tel: 07411 430818) charity are local. Thus not only giving 1500 children an education but also providing

Poppy Appeal 2018 – Helpers needed now Can you spare an hour or more to collect donations at Michaelwood Service Station in the next two weeks, please ? Please help if you can. Contact Mav Gray on 01454 260395.

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The First World War and our Locality 30 June 1914: An Austrian Archduke is foot. You dare not move murdered in Sarajevo by a Serbian fanatic. without getting fired at. Germany urges Austria to punish the We have to lay still and freeze.” Serbians who look to support from the 30 January 1915: had the Russians. France has a treaty with Russia. 2nd highest recruitment rate in the Britain warns the German Kaiser not to country. invade Belgium. He ignores the warning. 27 February 1915: 353 names are listed on 4 August 1914. We declare war on the Gazette Roll of Honour. Germany. Other countries get involved: From Stone, Woodford and Cromhall 68 The Axis ( (Germany, Austria and the men had volunteered before conscription Ottoman Empire) against The Allies in 1916. The death lists were huge: 20,000 st (France, Russia, Italy, Belgium and Britain.) in one day on the Somme (1 July 1916). Others, including those of the British German submarines bombed merchant Empire, join in. Some men with local roots ships, causing food shortages at home. volunteered overseas and came back to In May 1916 a civilian ship, The Lusitania fight, including B. Crewe from South Africa, was also sunk en route from New York to A. Croome from N. Zealand, T. Henry Smith . Mrs Gertrude Poole, late of from Australia. There is no pause for Berkeley House, Stone was drowned. hostilities to begin. A British Expeditionary At home there were food shortages and Force is sent to Belgium and an urgent general lack of manpower but appeal for 100,000 volunteer soldiers goes opportunities for women other than out. domestic service. Listers of YOUR COUNTRY advertised 12 vacancies and 30 women NEEDS YOU! applied for them. The women’s Land Army Fine! The lads react took off. Horses were needed at the Front well. There is great to pull ambulances and gun carriages. So excitement at the prospect of foreign remount depots were set travel. up (one at Shirehampton) “We’ll join up together. “It’ll be fun”. “It’ll to train animals from all be over by Christmas.” All but the green fields to cope with oldest Stone bellringers volunteered. Who gunfire and dreadful conditions. One who was left to peal for services? In France and volunteered to help was Oliver Gibbs, later Belgium they learned the reality of groom to the Holmes a Court family at The opposing a strong, professional, army. 400 Elms. It could not have been pleasant for a miles of trenches were dug and here, for horse lover! four years, men lived and died, in squalor. August – November 1918: Second Battle of The Somme with American troops and December 1914: The Gazette quoted from tanks. War officially ends but men still die a local soldier’s letter:“It’s Hell with the lid (Bertram Milsom of Stone died in Greece off. I am plastered with mud from head to Dec. 1918).

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By the war’s end, in November 1918, was brought back to Stone and buried on apart from those decently buried, 72,396 16th November. Meantime Mrs Charlotte men had been lost there with no known Whithorn of Woodford,, who worked at graves, 5166 from the South Stone Vicarage, became ill and died within West and Welsh regiments. days, leaving three young children. Then a final horror- the “Spanish Husband Percy had been killed in 1916. influenza” struck (named for a Spanish Within a short time the influenza had king who died of it). In 1918 Cyril Harding, claimed four young men from Woodford. son of the Stone School Head, joined the It is thought that this “plague” killed Royal Flying Corps and was sent to France. between 50 and 100 million lives, He became ill and was moved to Brighton worldwide. War has wide ranging Hospital where he died aged 19. His body consequences. Jean Young

Joint Parishes’ Emergency Plan Ham and Stone Parish Council and Alkington Parish Council are together revisiting the Emergency Plan for both parishes. The Parish Emergency Plan covers minor local emergencies, providing local help until lost services can be reconnected or the appropriate emergency services are in attendance. The following is a list of items and skills that the parishes would like to be able to call on, should the need arise:  4-wheel drive vehicles  Power tools and operators with  Shallow draft boats or canoes current competency certificates (e.g chain  Portable generators saws)  Satellite phones\CB radios  Trained First Aiders with current  Camping gaz or LPG cookers/BBQs certification If you have any of this equipment or these skills, would you be willing to help? Please email or contact Parish Clerks (see ‘Useful Contact Details’ on the back of this publication) with details of any equipment or skills you could help us with. We will be giving details of information points and places of safety when details are confirmed. Marybrook Medical Centre, Berkeley Following the retirement of Dr Walsh on 1 October, this Practice is now managed by the Church Street Medical Partnership, currently running successful practices in Tewkesbury and Cheltenham. Two new GPs will be joining the team at Marybrook and the Partnership will be writing to patients to provide updates on services available and the roles and responsibilities within the practice. Patients can continue to access services in the same way as they have always done. (Clinical Commissioning Group, Glos).

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Let’s Ring too! ‘Let’s Ring!’ started in January 2017 as an we followed this course with a ‘Let’s Ring! idea to boost an able, but dwindling, band tour’ in the Summer holiday: four days of ringers St Mary’s church at Thornbury. visiting towers around and Bath Whilst a bunch of pupils at The Castle ending with a bell-ringers’ barbeque out in school were willing to have a go, St Mary’s the rain back in Stone churchyard. bells are heavy for In August we began an young learners. introductory course for Stone’s light six are grown-ups and organised a ideal for beginners. ‘grand day out’ for our So, during apprentices to ring in five February’s half term towers around Bath in one we hosted a five-day day. beginners’ course for six teenagers Word gets around, and in (and a grown-up) to learn how to handle a 2018 we took on a second bell safely. group of new starters: ‘Let’s Ring Too!’ This time we had the benefit of last year’s Time on a rope up the tower was learners to help out in a creche session, supplemented by theory lessons in the before going on to do more advanced stuff. vestry with hand bells, together with ready A kind donation enabled us to redecorate supplies of squash, cake and biscuits. The our tiny ringing room and make it feel more course culminated in a ‘concert’ for like home. parents, where each learner was able to demonstrate their newly acquired skills. Ringing is not easy. The first step is to Helpers came from other towers to ring acquire the necessary physical skills and alongside our beginners once they were coordination to handle a bell. That is no able to go solo on their bell, so that they sure thing. Even with native ability, success could get a feel for ringing with others in takes persistence. Moving on requires the simple ‘rounds’. Everyone joined in for a coordination of hands eyes and ears for celebratory bring-and-share party after the good timing, and the mental agility and concert. memory to join in method ringing. A mathematical ability helps one to see We built upon this start with an improvers’ beauty in the symmetries of the various course in the Easter holiday. By then, most ringing methods. These things, taken students were ready to start moving their together, make ringing a good all-round bell around in the ringing order in patterns; activity for all ages. And significantly, for the simplest being ‘plain hunt’. Soon our these teenagers at least, it’s cool. learners were good enough to ring together As for Stone’s bells: Let’s Ring special without experienced ringers in the mix. So, courses add to the established Monday 6 night practices, ringing for services, Wotton Alveston. The extra keen have been Branch practices, the hosting of visiting admitted to the Bristol and ringers and various quarter peals by diverse youth team for competitions. In the end, of parties in aid of this or that, such as the course, once they’ve finished their forthcoming Armistice centenary. We love secondary education, they fly even further. it that our young learners feel loyal and see us as their home tower, which of course we are. But to limit wear and tear on the bells and our villagers’ ears, and to help knit together the wider ringing community, we encourage our Let’s Ringers to venture to towers round about.

Once they have gained the confidence to ring in other towers with more and heavier bells and with new people, they are ready A mix of first and second year Let’s Ringers to fly the nest. Some are now joining in with anniversary cake. practice nights at local towers such as Jeremy Sargent Wickwar, Stinchcombe, Thornbury and ********************************************************************** F O N N S FUNraising for North Nibley C of E Primary School Christmas Shopping Evening Friday 17th November, 6.30-9.00pm at North Nibley Primary School £2 entry with FREE PRIZE DRAW Locally produced food & drink gifts, hair & beauty prodcuts, handmade gifts, stocking fillers, Christmas decorations, soft furnishings, gift vouchers and MORE!

******************************************* Careers Advice: Ambitions event Wednesday 7th November 4.30-7.30pm at Stratford Park Leisure Centre, Stroud Organised by SGS college, aimed at Year 9 students and their parents, this offers information from universities, colleges and companies offering apprenticeships. 70+ contributors will offer information on all levels of employment in the area. The website www.ambitionsevents.co.uk gives more information.

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Stone & District Village Hall News

The Hall is now on Facebook: ‘Stone Village Hall Gloucestershire’ User Survey Thank you to all who responded to the Village Hall user survey. It enabled us to sample opinions from across the district. Three hundred survey forms were delivered to homes in Stone, Woodford and Newport and 16% were filled in and returned. The opinions were mostly positive, and several respondents thanked the volunteers who’ve kept the hall running for so many years. The hall is obviously a valued community resource. Here is a summary of the results. Of those who responded: 29% have hired the hall; 84% would consider hiring the hall for 92% have attended events; parties (especially for children); 50% have attended clubs; 51% feel the parking space is good; 35% think the kitchen is poor (this rises to 53% think the hall is good; 85% of those who regularly attend clubs).

Many people feel the hall could be used more frequently at weekends for community events. Suggestions included a film club, plays, concerts and “pub” evenings. The hall’s committee will support anyone with the ideas and energy to organise something, so please give it a go! If you didn’t receive a survey form and wish you’d been given one, please contact the hall secretary: [email protected]

Fund raising events & dates for your diary The day to day running of costs of the hall are covered by regular club bookings, but any extra refurbishment and equipment needs to be covered by fundraising or grant applications. Hopefully hall funds will be boosted with the following events:

Caribbean Supper, Saturday 19th and folk band (who are particularly January 7.30. This should brighten up a famous in the North Nibley and cold winter’s evening! Enjoy fabulous Kingswood area!), will entertain you with authentic Caribbean food and wicked rum songs from Springsteen to Oasis and from punch. Tickets £20 from Ken Morton Ireland to the Balkans. More details to 01454 260883 follow in the next edition of Stalkingham Christmas Bazaar, Saturday News.

st 1 December 10 00 – 1.00 pm. If Drop-in for a cuppa! you’d like a stall it’s not too late! Starting on Thursday 4th Phone Naomi Sargent 01454 January. 260376 or email First Thursday morning each month from [email protected] 10.30 am until 12.00 midday. Tea, coffee,

‘Cat amongst the Pigeons’ and friends, squash and biscuits. Just call in for a Saturday 9th March 8.00 pm. A local blues catch-up. If you’d like to help serving the refreshments, please contact Naomi 01454 260376 or Jeanette 01454 260998

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Projector screen and sound-system members, so please get in touch with The equipment is now up and running and them if you are interested. it’s proving popular: Playgroup, WI and Orchid Society have used it and their Stone Circle Quilters: 4th Monday each feedback is very positive. Many thanks to month, 19.00 hrs Magnox who helped us with the purchase. Contact Heather Johnson: Hire fees: £25 for hiring the projector, [email protected] screen and sound system, or £10 for sound system only. Regular clubs can use Stone with Woodford Playgroup: the equipment free of charge. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, Some regular hall users and the motorised screen. 09.00 – 14.45 Contact Laura Plimbley: 07533076216

Woodford Silver Band: Fridays, 19.30 – 21.30. Contact Denise Farr: 01454 260392 Women’s Institute: 2nd Thursday each month, 19.00 – 22.00 Contact Sarah Dalrymple-Smith: 01454 260278 Clubs and Societies that use the hall Many local people might not be aware of Bristol & West of England Orchid Society: what is happening each week in the hall. 2nd Saturday each month, 13.30 – 17.30 The following groups welcome new Contact Ken Morton: 01454 260883

Berkeley Grammar School Educational Fund

This long-established small Charity year to individuals considered to be in distributes small grants to individual urgent need. students and also to educational All applications are treated with discretion organisations within the five parishes and in confidence. including Alkington, Ham & Stone, Berkeley, Acknowledgement of receipt of a grant, with Hamfallow, Hinton. details of what is it spent on, is always To be eligible a student must: required. a. Live in one of the parishes Students themselves should normally make b. have attended a state school within the application, giving their full name, those parishes for at least three years; address, phone number, details confirming c. be a student on a course of further eligibility and details of what the money or higher education. would be spent on. Applications are looked at on their merits. To apply contact the Clerk, Mrs S Watson, on 01453 542208 for an application form. The Fund meeting to decide on applications Email: is held annually in December. Occasionally berkeleygrammarschooleducationalfund@h grants can be made at other times in the otmail.com

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Science and Engineering – our local claims to fame Berkeley and surrounding area has always time, just up the in Sharpness been innovative and forward thinking. It has a improving the docks at Gloucester and fascinating science and industrial history. The allowing easy access to the Midlands for new nationally recognised nuclear laboratories trade to the new industrial towns. In 1830 (which were often referred to as effectively a the First Lawn Mower was university, such was the qualities of its patented by Edwin Budding scientists) were sited alongside the first from an idea created to Magnox nuclear generating station. They speed up the trimming and attracted and fostered the inherent skills in finishing cloth. He was this community and its region. from Thrupp in the Stroud Valleys.

Farming has always been the mainstay of the Lister and Pedersen are intertwined in the local economy. Weaving and cloth industrial history of Dursley. In manufacture has sustained the area for 1867 Lister developed a hand centuries too. There was a need for pins cranked motor which he showed and needles and the many large houses at the Paris exhibition. Pedersen that had water mills were able to fashion was also in Dursley in 1889 – he these. So there was an inborn was a founder member of Listers engineering skill in the community. and invented the Alexandra cream separator which sold There were also nationally and across the world. He also internationally recognised developed his bicycle and with the Lister entrepreneurs and innovators Company’s help made good sales for some working within the area. Dr years. Lister petrol and diesel engines Edward Jenner, born in became known for their reliability the world Berkeley in 1749, realised (as over and were much copied. And, by the had others) that milk maids did not suffer way, when Richard Lister was in Canada trying from smallpox, an often fatal disease affecting to sell his products he spent much time every country. He first vaccinated James discussing trade tariffs with the Canadian Phipps, a local boy, in 1796 and it was Governor - so not much change there then. successful. He worked hard from Berkeley promoting his discovery scientifically across The Severn Railway Tunnel started the world and this new form of immunity construction in 1873 and was finished 1886 eventually saved millions of lives. by John Hawkshaw. It was the longest underwater tunnel in the world until 1987. The Sharpness Canal was completed in 1827 Penny Wride. the largest and deepest in the world at the

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Stone Football Club in 1936 31st July 1936: A general Meeting was held at The New Inn to discuss a proposal that the football club should apply to enter the 3rd Division of the Dursley and Wotton League. Stone already had a pitch (where Court Mead/Court Meadow estate now is) and some players. The Revd John Fisher, curate, who presided, suggested that a cost budget should first be drawn up. (What a good idea! Without funds this ambition was not going far). The approximate estimate in £. s. d. was: Referees fees 3. 0.0 Nets 3.10.0 Travelling expenses 1.10.0 Ball 0.15.0 Jerseys 0.17.6 TOTAL £9.12.6 With a balance in hand of only £4. 15. 0 more money must be raised.  It was agreed that the season’s subscription should be 2/6d and that each team member pay 1/- towards travelling for away matches except to Newport. Mr Clifford Tayler (Woodford Garage) and Mr Henry Baker (Stone Garage) should each be asked to tender for car hire for away matches except to Newport. Further, a collection should be made on the field during Home matches to help club funds.  Mrs Lewis had agreed to wash football jerseys for 6d each: (Cheap at the price!!).  Mr H. Booth (father of the late Councillor Basil Booth and elected Chairman of the football club) suggested that a fund- raising Whist Drive and Dance be held at the beginning of the next season.

2nd September 1936: General Meeting held at The New Inn (Mr Percy Tayler, Landlord):  Arrangements for Whist Drive and Dance were Admission Price: Single Person 1/-, Double 1/6d. Cost of Band: About 25/. Mr G. Tayler offered his brother’s Thornbury Band two of whose members belonged to Stone Football Club so, hopefully, they would not take a fee. The Secretary suggested that a ladies’ committee should serve refreshments at everything for one penny. (Had the ladies been consulted?).  Car Hire Tenders: (For the whole season!) Mr Tayler £6. 0. 0; Mr Baker £7. 0. 0. The Lower was accepted.  Football Requisites: medium strength net, a new ball, ‘Bukta’ jerseys and first aid kit - all to be bought from Loxton’s of Bristol (10% discount!).

21st September 1936: General Meeting held at The New Inn.  Whist Drive and Dance: the date changed from 16th to 9th October to avoid an event at Thornbury Grammar School. Charge Concession: 1/- for Whist, 1/- for Dance, 1/6 for both. Cleaning and Hot Water: £1. 0. 0.

14th October 1936:  The Net return from the Dance and Whist Drive was £4. 13. 2.  The League fee (17/6) and Loxton’s Bill could now be paid.  An International Ball could be afforded (£5. 7. 6).  Oranges could be provided at all Home Matches!! Stone Football Club is doing well! Jean Young

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Stone with Woodford WI Activities

Stone with Woodford WI held an “Open Evening” in August; it was a well-attended evening with members of other WIs joining us for an interesting presentation with our guest speaker Patrick Howell. Patrick gave a talk on his “Journey of a Lifetime” a journey that took him sailing around the Caribbean including; the Panama Canal and the Galapagos Islands

At the September meeting Peter a group of hungry and desperate McNeile joined us to give an interesting laborers, trying to feed their family, talk about the “Tales from the Turf”. turned to poaching. The participants of the Berkeley Poaching Affray came Peter spoke about the history of jump mainly from local rural areas that racing, its origin and the people involved surround Thornbury. with racing. He described how racing has evolved since the Grand Annual This incident in January 1816 let to the Chase of 1834 to the first Cheltenham death of gamekeeper, two local men festival and how events are run today. were executed at Gloucester prison and others deported to Australia. One of On Saturday 22 September the WI the poachers executed was laid to rest organised a Macmillan Coffee Morning at All Saint;s Church, Stone. at Stone Village Hall. Thanks to all What is coming up in the next few members that volunteered their months - all are Thursdays with a services on the day, for all the cakes and 7.30pm start: Interested? Please come tombola prizes donated. Over £600 was along: raised for the Macmillan Cancer Support appeal. 8th November 2018 – Annual General Meeting followed by Cheese and Wine evening

13th December – Christmas Party and an evening with Paul Evans, monologues, anecdotes and poems – with a Christmas Theme! Our guest speaker in October was Eleanor Taylor who gave a fascinating 10th January 2019 – January Meal (at a and well researched talk about the great local ‘hostelry’). Poaching Affray of 1816. Poaching was a major issue for hundreds of years, and 14th February 2019 – A felting workshop with the failure of crops in 1814 & 1815 with Pauline Chidlaw.

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Alkington Parish Council www.alkingtonparishcouncil.org.uk Another local group receives a grant from Newport councillors, Sue Angus or Lindsey Alkington PC community benefit fund Green. There is a small annual honorarium payable. The Berkeley Educational Swimming Trust received £1250 towards the cost of new Defibrillator phone box changing rooms. The pool is not only used A defibrillator was installed by the school, but is also in the old red phone box in open to the public. It is used Newport in 2017 and this by the Scouts and the summer it was renovated Brownies and is available and painted for the parish for pool parties. During the council by Tom Low of week it is open for adult Eastington. The and family swimming and transformation has been on Sunday evenings it is incredible as it was very open for ladies who want to tired indeed, with the paint swim in a quiet flaking off. We hope you all environment. agree that it looks a lot Could we help your better. organisation? Applicants for grants must New benches in Newport complete an application form and the grant must benefit residents of the parish. Council has given The grant application form can be found permission for the parish council to on the Alkington PC website, in the replace the old seat in the green in Church documents section (under G) which can View and also install a second one. It is be found in About the Council section. hoped that the seats will be in place in the new year. Newport bus shelters Parish Council website We are looking for a community-minded resident in Newport to sweep out the bus Alkington Parish Council has a website shelters from time to time. Hannah www.alkingtonparishcouncil.org.uk where Bennett of Newport has been looking you can find agendas and minutes and a after the bus shelters for us for the past home page news section, where we post three years and we would like to extend information of interest to parishioners. our appreciation to her. We are now looking for somebody to take over at the The next council meeting will take place th end of the year, so if you could help out on Monday 12 November at Stone please contact the clerk or either of the Village Hall at 7.15pm.

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Ham & Stone Parish Council www.hamandstoneparishcouncil.org.uk

Notes from the September meeting

Ham Residents have complained about the state of Council Environment Committee for the village green and the traffic speeding discussion. through the village, although the speed limit is There is a suggestion /recommendation that 30mph. Cutting of the grass at the village the hierarchy for development in Stone is green has been chased up and the traffic issue down to five due to lack of infrastructure will be monitored. while Newport will remain a four. Interim work has been done at the Mill, There are some changes to the working hours Hamfield Lane, recently to keep to the of the Neighbourhood Wardens. The Parish planning application condition. The telephone Council will invite our Neighbourhood Warden box has now got books and DVDs in it. If to a future meeting so he can discuss the residents would like to take or exchange a changes. book or DVD they are most welcome. Stroud District Council is currently holding a It is sad to report that a burglary at a property consultation on the Community Governance in the village had occurred. Review. The review is a way for District Lower Stone Councils to make sure that, at Parish level, The issue of the stones on the grass verge was governance arrangements are working as discussed; an update on the situation will be efficiently and effectively as they should be. available at the next meeting. A resident has This is achieved by asking the Public, Parish had sewage problems that will have an impact Councils and any interested parties whether on neighbours; situation to be monitored. they feel their communities are suitably represented and whether parish council The road from Melton Farm, Lower Stone will would like to see any changes made to their th th be closed from the 25 to the 26 October current governance arrangements. The Parish 2018. Council discussed the review which proposes Stone the parish and warding remain the same, therefore had no comment to make on this New lighting issues in the village were review. discussed; the Clerk to report. The Parish Council are still awaiting new posts at the The Parish Council is currently updating the village green. Parish Emergency Plan. Please see the article on page 5 about how you may be able to help There is a slight revision to the development with skills or equipment which might be envelope, and possible development issues needed in such an event. that might arise from this change were discussed. The new draft of the revisions for the local plan were brought to the September

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Local Organisations Stone Women’s Institute Berkeley Books -The Farm Watch Colin Rea. Sarah Dalrymple-Smith, Community Library Manor Farm, Upper Wick. President (01454) 260278 (01453) 810520 (01453) 511809 Meetings: 2nd Thursday 7.30 pm, Stone Village Hall Stone Cricket Club: Dennis Stone Village Hall Bookings Booth, (01454) 260 689 Arnold Tucker, 31 Court Woodford Silver Band Meadow, 01454 261824 Denise Farr (01454) 260 Stone-with-Woodford [email protected] 392 Meetings: Friday Parish Church Evenings Stone Village Hall All Saints’ Stone Neighbourhood Watch: Mr Andrew Fryer 01453 Lower Stone: Judy Clark. Playgroup & Toddlers: Jo 511361 Little Paddock, Lower Thornton (01454) 260828 Mr Brian Banes 01454 Stone. (01454) 260275 stonewithwoodfordpat@google 260075 mail.com Woodford: Rebecca Thomas, Sunnybank, Old Dog Training: Alice Crick Stone-with-Woodford Bristol Road, Woodford 07511 011 562 or email School PTA 07793 219284 [email protected] Lisa Worley 07770 598900 [email protected] Wednesday evenings in Stone Village Hall 1st Falfield (St George) Stone: Allan Taylor, 15

Scout Group Arnold Tucker Court Meadow, Stone, Yoga Group Joan Stephens (01454) 261 824 01454 260070 Tuesday eves, Stone Village [email protected] Hall 01453 843053 1st Falfield & Stone Brownie Pack Gill Barber Chapel Hill: Craig Davey. Stone Circle Quilters (01454) 413759 (01453) 511236 Heather Johnson [email protected] [email protected]

Horsley Tip - Opening Hours reduced from 28th October, Now also closed on Wednesdays Seasonal opening times (6 days per week): 28th October 2018 - 30th March 2019 - Winter - 10am-4pm 31st March 2019 - 26th October 2019 - Summer - 9am-5pm Closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day Open on Bank Holiday Mondays and Good Friday.

Recycling your Christmas Cards Boxes will be available in Stone Church after Christmas until 14th January for you to deposit your Christmas Cards. They are recycled by the charity Cobalt Health in Cheltenham, making money to support their diagnostic service including mobile MRI scanners.

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Useful Contact Details

Alkington Parish Council Ham and Stone Parish District Councillors www.alkingtonparishcouncil.org.uk Council Penny Wride. 1 Court Chair Richard Coffin. Stone Ward Councillors: Meadow, Stone. Wick House, Lower Wick, Chair Penny Wride. (01454) 260097 (01453) 810460 1 Court Meadow, Stone. [email protected] Deputy Chair Susan Angus. (01454) 260 097 Gordon Craig 01453 811021 Greyhound Cottage, David Clark. Little Paddock, Haydn Jones 01453 890888 Newport. Lower Stone. County Councillor (01453) 811145 (01454) 260275 John Cordwell. Councillors: Gareth Langdon 2 Court Meadow, Stone. (01453) 842439 Julie Brindle. Meadowside, [email protected] (01454) 260007 Berkeley Heath, ov.uk (01453) 511884 Cherry Miller The Old Lindsey Green, 13 Church Vicarage, Stone. M.P. for Stroud: David View, Newport, (01454) 260277 Drew 01453 840080 Ted Stokes. 12 Court [email protected] 07412 311101 Gordon Rea. Meadow, Stone. Stroud District Council Middlewick Farm, Middle (01454) 261359 Ebley Mill, Ebley Wharf, Wick, 07903 550363 Ham Ward Councillors: Stroud. GL5 4UB Marie Wooldridge. Philip Case. www.stroud.gov.uk Holts Farm, Stinchcombe. Walnut Cottage, Ham. Emergencies (24hrs) (01453) 542712 (01453) 819221 (01453) 222104 Sue Dunbabin. Park View Parish Clerk: Anita Sach. General Enquiries Cottage, Ham, GL13 9QW Lower Wick Cottage, Lower (01453) 766321 (01453) 810119 Wick 01453 810560 Litter Problems Parish Clerk: Eirian [email protected] (01453) 754424 Vaughan Lewis, Cynfal. Dog Fouling Damery Lane, Woodford. (01453) 754492 (01454) 261319 clerk@hamandstoneparish council.org.uk

Water Supply Emergencies Gloucestershire County Medical Emergencies Severn Trent Water Council Shire Hall, “Out of Hours” 0800 7076 442 Gloucester Gloucestershire Practices: Sewer & Drain Problems: www.gloucestershire.gov.uk 0300 421 0220 South Gloucestershire Wessex Water Reporting problems with 0845 600 4 600 Practices: 111 potholes, street lighting Electricity Supply faults and flooding etc Police Non-emergency Problems: www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/reportit www.gloucestershire.police.uk Western Power Distribution PCSO Mike Trebble Community Wellbeing 105 Tel 101 (15p per minute) Environment Agency Service Flood Line Jane Davidson 0845 988 1188 01453 755711 07736 825808 jdavidsonindependencetrust.co.uk 16