CHIPPING NORTON TIMES Issue 13 October 2011

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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 Moreton in Marsh Show - a photo-montage However, this September presented us with an incredible selection 9 The Sealed Knot – Re-enacting a Civil War Battle of big events, inviting us to ‘top up our good time factor’ before 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; a bigger and even 32, 33 Local Nature Reserves – A personal view in words & photos by better than ever before Moreton Show ticked boxes with all the family with so much to see and do that our photographer there, Mike Boyes Charlie Doran Davis, had a helper so that she could be in two 35,36 What Price a Signature – A short story by Nicholas John places at once(!); and finally a breath-taking Cotswold Festival complete with ranks of Parliamentarians and Royalists as The Sealed Knot marched into Stow and re-enacted a Civil War battle on their cricket field. This was an impressive event and the crowd REGULARS got fully behind both sides, shouting and cheering them on and having a wonderful time. With cannons and gunfire as well, I 18 Market Towns test new planning powers. imagine that the town’s neighbours in the Swells and Naunton knew that Stow was once again ‘at war’! I wonder if being so close Rural fund re-opens for applications to a major event in our past will have triggered an interest in local history and politics? 19 Local Authorities, meetings & information 21 Thames Valley Police – Neighbourhood Watch; Safe Biking In this edition of the magazine the first Christmas adverts appear and we can sense that the rush to get lists made and things done 22 Church Services before the end of the year is’ on’. But before you get too caught up in it all, we hope you will enjoy the magazine this month – we 24, 25 Village Halls; Rural Cinemas and Regular Events Diary. name the winners of our photographic completion, there is a nice and true story from local author Nicholas John, Mike Boyes treats 26-29 EVENTS & Events DIARY for October us to a look at some local wildlife and we catch up with some of community issues around at the moment. 30 Local Walks in October; We receive regular comments from people that there isn’t enough Chippy content – this can be easily overcome, simply by sharing 31 Cotswold A.O.N.B. & Glos.Wildlife Trust with us the events and articles, reports and news that you would like to see in Chipping Norton Times, and we will tell everyone! 36 Book Reviews from Cotswold Bookstore Of all the things we do, we totally fail at mindreading - so it’s up to you, we need to be told! Our contact details are below and we 41 Robb Eden – shares a few opinions on tax. will look forward to hearing from you. 42 - 44 Reports from some of our local Schools

45, 47, 49 & 51 News & Reports from some of the Local Sports Clubs, etc.. Best wishes Jenni Turner, Editor 53 Clubs, Societies & Associations, etc (this list is updated bi-monthly)

Our Front Cover : 54 Club News & Reports This photo, taken and sent in by Ann Wyatt, was the overall winner in the Moreton in Marsh Show Calendar competition this year, and will 55 Local Business Directory appear on the October page. It was taken at Ascott near Whichford. AW©CNT.10.2011

Copydate for the November edition is 16th October. Thank you to all our contributors, the writers and photographers who (The 16th is our copy date for every month next year) have helped produce this edition. This month the team doing research, sub-editing and proof reading included Jan Marley (who also manages our Telephone Chipping Norton Times on deliveries) and we are delighted to welcome a few guest writers this month, too. As always, their time and input are invaluable. Thank you too to all our volunteer deliverers and sources of information – without 07789 175 002 them these magazines couldn’t function and we always appreciate their (The phone will take your messages too – leave your name & contact number; we will return your call.) time and commitment. email CHIPPING NORTON TIMES on Our design team this month was Eagle Design Ltd. [email protected] 0845 230 8955 / www.eagledesign.net

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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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Stress quickly depletes the body of the nutrients required for the release of hormones during a stressful event, such as adrenalin and cortisol. Adrenalin is a protein-based hormone and cortisol is a fat-based hormone. Therefore, it is important to consume good quality protein and plenty of good mono- and polyunsaturated fats, such as those found in oily ﬁsh, avocados, nuts and seeds. Many vitamins and minerals are also required for the synthesis of these hormones, and eating a healthy and varied diet is essential. Single File For many of us, habitual negative or fearful thinking creates Friendly social group more stress than the actual reality of our situation warrants. Try to become aware of the thoughts you have that lead to For unattached people aged 50-70 feelings of stress, and challenge whether they are valid. Welcomes new members to join us, make new friends and Relaxation, breathing exercises or meditation can be helpful choose from our varied events programme. Contact 01295 788474 for more details to slow the internal chatter of the mind while relaxing the body. Regular exercise, and physical treatments such as massage and reﬂexology, can also be great for releasing the physical tension that stress creates.

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17 Market towns test New approach 'vital' to save services From a report by Ruralcity Media planning powers Budget cuts mean a new approach is vital to maintain rural From a report by Ruralcity Media public services, the government has been warned. A report commissioned by Defra warns that significant funding reductions RURAL and market towns are among 36 more mean new ways are needed to maintain and enhance public services. "This challenge is particularly acute in rural areas," communities that will try out new planning powers, warns the document. bringing the total to ninety communities that are among the first to test out new neighbourhood The report, Developing Collaborative and Innovative Approaches planning powers introduced in the Localism Bill. to the Delivery of Rural Services, was written for Defra's Rural Community Policy Unit. A full copy of the document can be Planning minister Greg Clark said neighbourhood downloaded from www.rsnonline.org.uk planning would give local people a real voice in deciding how development will look in their area, allowing “At risk are smaller and more dispersed populations. Some people to shape their own vision for their community – services will become increasingly vulnerable to further in contrast to top-down regional strategies that are reductions in funding, these include services with high fixed being scrapped. costs relating to staffing and premises, and those relying on a minimum scale of activity to retain critical mass. Pressure facing • Communities would be able to decide the locations of some services – for example rural primary schools, libraries and shops, offices and schools, protect valuable green buses – is already reaching a tipping point. A fundamental spaces and set standards of design for new housing. change in the way services are delivered is therefore needed to • In areas where local people want to see homes and maintain access to services in some parts of rural England. businesses built, communities would be allowed to Innovation and collaboration in local service delivery is well grant blanket planning permission. established in rural areas. However, the range of public services • The community would also have the final say on delivered and managed by local communities is extensive and whether a neighbourhood plan comes into force. If includes schools, libraries, transport and social housing." more than 50% of people voting in a local referendum support the plan, then the local planning authority Further engagement of communities in local service provision must bring it into force. could help meet the challenges faced by rural public service providers, the report adds. The development of community scale Mr Clark said: "For too long local people have been shut solutions around service provision should be diverse and have out of the planning process with no real voice to affect different features depending on local conditions.” decisions about the places where they live. Unpopular regional strategies left people without the ability to influence the future of their community and this fuelled resentment towards growth." Rural fund reopens for applications From Ruralcity Media at rsnonline.org.uk In each of the selected communities the local council will receive £20,000 to support work on neighbourhood The Prince's Countryside Fund has re-opened for applications planning as well as free advice from planning experts. from projects that benefit rural communities. RSN’s rural consultant Brian Wilson, of Brian Wilson Associates, said rural communities had a proud history With over £1.5 million donated the Fund has so far supported 19 of developing parish and town plans. "The advantage of projects. These are as diverse as hill farming apprenticeship the neighbourhood planning approach is that it will schemes, supporting school farms and community transport have statutory legitimacy. However, along with this will schemes. In addition to these projects, the fund supports three come additional complexity which could turn some farming help charities through a dedicated emergency funding rural communities off." stream.

In South Oxfordshire, Thame town council is already Applications are invited from projects working towards securing focusing on the local need for more affordable housing a sustainable future for the British countryside and rural and transport infrastructure. In Northumberland two communities. Eligible projects must clearly contribute towards one or more of the fund's charitable objects and fit within the rural parishes are concentrating on the need for more following areas: affordable housing, a new high school and an education campus. In Wiltshire, Sherston Parish Council is aiming * Improving the sustainability of British farming to deliver new homes, especially affordable homes for * Improving the sustainability of rural communities elderly and disabled residents. Its plan will also look at * Reconnecting people with the countryside the need for key local infrastructure such as high speed broadband, new schools and the development of a More detailed information about eligibility criteria can be found community orchard. Meanwhile, local businesses in online at www.princescountrysidefund.org.uk. Rutland are working with the community on a neighbourhood plan for Uppingham town centre. The deadline for submissions is 5pm on 14 October 2011. Applications received after this time will not be considered. All The list of 36 communities includes Chipping Norton in applications will be acknowledged and successful projects will be West Oxfordshire, Thame and Woodcote in South notified in the New Year. Oxfordshire, Malmesbury and Sherston in Wiltshire.

18 CHIPPING NORTON TOWN CHIPPING NORTON TOWN Chipping Norton COUNCIL COUNCIL Police Station MEETS on the 3rd MONDAY Notes on the Council Meeting for London Road, Chipping Norton, EVERY MONTH SEPTEMBER 2011 OX7 5AW Monday 17th October 2011 Full Minutes of meetings, associated Non-Emergency Number Parishioners are very welcome to attend all committee meetings and correspondence are meetings; some confidential matters may be available in the Council Office. 0845 8 505 505 discussed by councillors in camera. Mr G Beacham (Acting Clerk) Opening Times Monday to Friday Parishioners wishing to ask about local issues The Guildhall, Goddards Lane 8am – 4pm are given 5 minutes at the start of the meeting, Chipping Norton, subject to advising the clerk in advance. Oxon, OX7 5NJ Saturday & Sunday – Closed 01608 642341 (9am to 1pm) Closed for lunch 12.15 – 1pm Local groups and organisations can apply for [email protected] grants; Council also supports a variety of causes including The Town Museum, The Silver Band, The Lido, The Theatre and 2,012 Beacons across UK & the Commonwealth other charities operating in the parish. On Monday the 4th June 2012, 2,012 Beacons will be lit throughout the United Kingdom, Town Councillors are available before and Channel Islands, Isle of Man, the Commonwealth and the UK Overseas Territories in after the meetings. District & County celebration of The Queen's Diamond Jubilee, marking this historic moment in The Queen's Councillors, representatives of the Police and reign. The Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations are 2nd - 5th June 2012 and Her Majesty local press may attend. The Queen will light the first National Beacon on Monday the 4th June.

The National Council of Local Councils has issued an official 'Guide To Taking Part' in The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Beacons - 4th June 2012, for town and parish councils to WEST OXON DISTRICT COUNCIL participate in this unique, exciting celebration, involving local communities. The Guide is Committee Meetings 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 Members of the public are encouraged to attend presentation book* that will be given to The Queen after the event, as a record of this unique meetings of the Council and Committees. If you moment in history is celebrated. (* It is important that those taking part register or email live in the District and are on the Electoral Register their details to [email protected] as soon as possible to ensure that every Beacon is you can take part in the meetings. Information about this and your Councillors and committee registered as one of the 2,012 being lit on Monday the 4th June 2012, along with being sent members is available online at an official lighting time.) www.westoxon.gov.uk There are two types of Beacons being used for this occasion, the Bonfire Beacon and Church OCTOBER Tower Beacon. The Bonfire Beacon can be located on a local common or farmland owned by a Mon 3 Uplands local farmer. The event can be used as a private celebration for families and friends or can Thurs 6 Human Resources involve the local community from within your town and parish. The Church Tower Beacons, Weds 12 Cabinet fueled from two small bottles of propane gas, are ideal for Church Towers or Castle Mon 17 Lowlands Battlements. They are safe to use, look dramatic when lit, can be removed after the event and Weds 19 Council stored away for future celebrations of this kind.

If your Town or Parish Council feels unable to take part, please pass this information onto Meetings held at the Council Offices, Woodgreen, others you feel may wish to participate, to ensure your local community has been given the Witney. Start time 2pm. opportunity to consider it. For further information contact Committee Services: 01993 861523 From Cllr Michael Chater, Chairman of National Association of Local Councils. EMail: [email protected] Agendas, reports and minutes are available online: www.westoxon.gov.uk/meetings GOLF CHALLENGE DAY Thursday 6th October At Feldon Valley Golf Club, Brailes. An 18 hole competition with a shotgun start at 2pm. Teams of four @ £200. Buffet, presentations, raffle and auction. Registration before 6th October.. 01608 674929 07940 716345 E: [email protected] Bourton on the Water – Royal British Legion – 14th October ROAD CLOSURES INFORMATION Tel: 01452 425000 The information is continuously updated. Please check by phone or online www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/roadworks THAMES VALLEY POLICE Not Available at the time of going to print

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19 The Reaper Rip It Up At Harvest By Mike Kenny, photos by Georgina Ashwin and Nic Vickery-Brown Standing Shoulder-to-Shoulder for veterans’ mental health When Alex James booked ‘The Reaper’ to open his Harvest festival on Saturday, I hope he didn’t think that they were going Each year 4,000 returning Service men and women suffer to cut and gather his field of corn!! However, there was nothing mental health problems resulting from traumas and injuries ‘grim’ about this performance on the main stage. The local experienced during active Service. It is likely that these Chipping Norton four piece of Joey Kenny, Harry Winks, Joe numbers will rise, as more personnel return from Landles and Callum Woodward presented a slick, tight and Afghanistan, and other conflict zones, over the coming highly professional set. months and years.

That's why The Royal British Legion is funding a much- The band are aged between 10 and needed volunteer peer-mentoring scheme, alongside 13 and have been together for less than a year, with a growing Combat Stress. reputation locally and nationally. Highly accomplished musicians in The service is called 'Shoulder-to-Shoulder' and is run by their own right they refuse to play TimeBank, a national volunteering charity with 10 years' covers, penning their own brand of experience running mentoring projects. And the volunteers music that is proper metal based are all ex-Service men and women (regular, Territorial Army on the days classic rock, with songs or reserve) who have made a successful transition into built up from catchy riﬀs civilian life or who have an understanding of the issues interspersed with face melting through direct family connections. As ex-Service people they guitar solos. Their routine included the head banging rock anthems are in a unique position and their skills, expertise and ‘Cry Me A Place To Be’, ‘Iron Cell’ hands-on knowledge can be channelled, through careful and ‘Don’t Stop The Blood’, with training, to help people whose experiences they know only the rock opera styled ‘Fate Awaits’ too well. Find out more – and a new ballad, ‘Unfound’. www.Timebank.org.uk/shoulder-to-shoulder

The Reaper are a product of TimeBank receives funding from Royal Witchwood School of Rock, who British Legion and Combat Stress to were giving kids free taster expand military mental health project. sessions at the festival. If this band is an indication of their success, Oxfordshire is going to be treated to a number of great young bands in the next few years. The Reaper were the only band at Harvest to perform two sets – one on the main stage and one in the Witchwood School of Rock tent - Moreton in which was rammed to capacity for them and turned out to be a Marsh special kind of homecoming performance. Christmas Lights Christmas Market & Light Switch-On SATURDAY 26TH NOVEMBER in Moreton Town Centre Christmas Market opens at 9am Father Christmas will drop by later Charity and local organisations stalls from 9am in the Redesdale Hall Raﬄe, Tombola, Carol Singing, Face Painting & Hair Braiding etc.. (more events and timings will follow) Alex James hinted that the festival will continue as an annual event. Should you have any queries, would like to be involved or This fusion of his two passions - are interested in having a stall at the Market, please contact music and food - was a great Maria via email [email protected] success. Even the weather was kind, with the rain staying away. Celebrities were out in force with David & Samantha Cameron, Jeremy Clarkson, Harry Enﬁeld, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and John Torode all enjoying the food and Moreton Area Centre, High Street, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56 0AZ music. Alex James was also on hand to serve cheese on toast to Tel: 07766 142113 the thousands of Harvesters. www.moretoninmarshchiropractic.co.uk

20 THAMES VALLEY POLICE news www.police.uk and information

Neighbourhood Watch Please consider joining your local Neighbourhood Watch. Neighbourhood Watch is all about people getting together with their neighbours to take action to cut crime.

Neighbourhood Watch schemes are community initiatives owned and run by their members. They work by developing close liaison between neighbourhood households and the local police. It is an active partnership. Neighbourhood Watch schemes can: • Cut crime and the opportunities for crime. • Help and reassure those who live in the area. • Encourage neighbourliness and closer communities. For more information on how these schemes work, their beneﬁts, and running a scheme in your local area, please contact your local Watch Administrator in Witney, Danielle Hilton - 01993 861640.

Each Neighbourhood Watch Scheme needs a co-ordinator, whose main role is: 1. Maintain contact between the police and members of the NW scheme. 2. Maintain a record of member households 3. Receive crime information from the Local Policing Team and distribute this information to members. 4. Look out for the well being of vulnerable members. 5. Encourage members to be aware of and put into practice crime reduction measures, such as property marking and ﬁtting security devices. 6. Supply each member with NW and police crime reduction literature. 7. Promote vigilance amongst members and actively encourage the early reporting of suspicious incidents direct to the police. 8. Welcome newcomers to the neighbourhood and invite them to join the NW scheme. 9. Participate in the activities of the local NW Group. 10. Identify a Deputy Co-ordinator for the scheme. Interested in becoming a co-ordinator in the is area? Contact Danilee Hilton on – 01993 861640.

In general the public are very diligent about alerting us to suspicious people and vehicles. It is important to encourage and maintain this trend, as the more chances we have to check these incidents helps us to maintain a relatively safe and secure environment. Reports of unwanted calls range from cold callers on the local estates to vehicles reported hanging about on farms and around other isolated premises. The majority of cold callers turn out to be genuine charities or other organisations such as utility companies. However, this is not always the case, and you should always call in on the non-emergency number if you are worried. Any suspicious vehicles should always be reported - even if nothing has happened at that time, it may be linked to another crime. Any crime in progress should be reported using the 999 system. Use 999 when:- A crime is in progress - There is danger to life, Violence is being used or threatened.

21 (information from English Heritage: Caring for places of worship. www.english-heritage.org.uk/powar) With lead being stripped from roofs overnight, How do we prevent lead theft? The high price of lead, copper and other metals has encouraged theft from places of worship, particularly from roofs, lightning installations and drain pipes – this is demoralising for a congregation and endangers the building.

As the frequency of such thefts increases, insurers expect a greater degree of care from building owners and may limit payouts, particularly if simple precautions have not been taken. Basic security measures are important – make sure ladders are store securely, that rubbish bins cannot be used to help, people get onto roofs and consider devices such as intruder alarms and CCTV as a deterrent.

See www.churchalert.co.uk www.ecclesiastical.com/metaltheft, and www.churchcare.co.uk/building For speciﬁc guidance on you building consult your own insurer.

Maintenance. Identifying and planning regular maintenance minimises the risk of the unforeseen, crisis situations arising. For helpful checklists and information go to: www.spabﬁm.co.uk or www.churchcare.co.uk/building. The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) run free Faith in Maintenance courses.

What English Heritage is doing… Raising awareness of the good work already being done by congregations already, conscious of their responsibility to pass on their place of worship to future generations. Oﬀering repair grants. Each year £25 million is available under the joint English Heritage/Heritage Lottery Fund Repair Grants for Places of Worship Scheme. Funding Support Oﬃcers provide a skilled and experienced local person for congregations to turn to. www.english-heritage.org.uk/protecting/places-of-worship

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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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)

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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

The Clubhouse, Oddington Road, Stow on the Wold GL54 1AH 01451 830887 www.pitchero.com/clubs/stowrfc/ CHECK WEBSITE FOR REPORTS, PHOTOS, NEWS & INFO

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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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.

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52 Local Clubs, Societies, Associations & Charities Clubs Outdoor Activities Community Groups Chadlington Flower Club Angling Society British Heart Foundation Julie Thompson Tel: 01608 676368 Robert Jarvis Tel: 01608 643494 John Hunt Tel: 01608 642556 Chipping Norton Bridge Club Banbury Ornithological Society Jack Viney Tel: 01608 641454 Frances Marks Tel: 01608 643494 Breathe Easy Groups (British Lung Foundation) Chipping Norton Historical Research Group Banbury Ornithological 01451 822102/810520 Jan Cliffe Tel: 01608 641057 Francis Buckle 01608 644425 CHART-Transport Group Chipping Norton Lions Club Chipping Norton Horticultural Assoc Eve Coles, 01608 643570 Martin Guy Tel: 01608 641154 Sec. Eileen Forse, 01608 643275. Chipping Norton Leisure Centre Ch.Norton Museum & History Society BBOWT Burford Road OX7 5DY Tel: 01993 861951 2nd Mondays 7.30pm, September to May Reg Tipping Tel: 01295 251673 Methodist Hall, West Street, Chipping Norton. Cotswold Voluntary Wardens [email protected] Chipping Norton Postcard Club Wendy Lines Tel: 01608 642360 Chipping Norton ‘The Lido’ Brenda Morris Tel: 01608 643779 Rambles Association Tel: 01608 643188 Email:[email protected] Chipping Norton Probus Peter Barbour Tel: 01608 641081 Cotswold Volunteers (a local charity helping disadvantaged people) 3rd Tues at The Crown & Cushion 11am Rambling Club Jane Winstanley CEO 01285 658802 Sec.Geoffrey Norris. 01608 676997 Liz Desbrow Tel: 01608 641222 [email protected] Chipping Norton Probus for Ladies Woodstock & Ch.Norton Green Gym Sec: Christine Carpenter. 01608 642155 01608 643269 www.woodchipgreengym.org.uk Gateway Club (social club for learning disabled adults) Chipping Norton Rotary Club Wychwood Forest (Friends of) 2nd & 4th Weds/M at Rugby Club, Greystones, 7-9 pm. Mons 7/ 7:30pm. at The Mason's Arms, Swerford, OX7 4AP. Stuart Fox Tel: 01993 832004 Sara McCrea, 01608 683334, Jane Nolan, 01608 643855 David Haine 07889 609221 / 01608 643964 Sports Lawrence Home Nursing Team Chipping Norton Society Jenny Nolan, 01608 641549 Jill Thorley, 01608 643219 Athletics Club Mind in Chipping Norton (people with mental health difficulties) Chipping Norton Railway Club Allen Souch Tel: 01865 372484 / 0798 1089457 Alan Brain Tel: 01608 641586 Chipping Norton Badminton Club Di Taylor, 01608 645296 Chipping Norton Scrabble Club Jeff 01608 642006 / Ant & Sheila 01608 646687 [email protected] Sarah Turner Email: [email protected] Chipping Norton Bowls Club Multiple Sclerosis Society Cotswold Investment Club Greystones Leisure Centre Tel: 01608 644154 Carol Owen, 01993 880099 Meets 1st Tues of each month. Jeremy Main 01608 658675 [email protected] Oxfordshire Association for the Blind Friends Of The Town Hall.Chipping Norton Bradbury Lodge OX1 4XL. Jackie Haworth 01608 641368 [email protected] Chipping Norton Rugby Football Club Inner Wheel Andy Dawson Tel: 01608 683352 Tel: 01865 725585 Terry Howes, 01608 642423 Chipping Norton Cricket Club Hailcorns Tenants & Residents Association www.kinghamrotary.org.uk/wwwribi.org Graham Beacham Tel: 01608 810047 Keith Clandfield, 01608 642327 Kingham & Daylesford Rotary Chipping Norton Easy Riders – Cycling Club National Childbirth Trust Fortnightly Weds. Paul Jackson 01608 658500 Jill Reynolds Tel: 01608 642667 Tel; 0870 444 8707 N.Cotswolds Bee-Keepers Assoc N Cotswold Community Radio Julie Edwards 01608 659396 [email protected] Chipping Norton Town Football Club N Cotswold CAMRA Shaun Green. 07845216412 Old Police Station, Chipping Campden, 01451810305 [email protected] [email protected] www.nothcotswoldonline.com Alan Lamb 01386 701603 Chipping Norton Golf Club N.Cotswolds Friendship Centre (Within Age UK) N Cotswold Disabled Club 01608 642383 | [email protected] 1st Wed monthly. Colin: 01993 842820/01608 650868. Joan M Oughton 01451 830580 www.chippingnortongolfclub.com [email protected] N Cotswold National Trust Chipping Norton Skater Hockey Club N Cotswold Support Gp – Parkinson’s UK Sec Pat Poulton 01608 651373 Contact Louise Murphy on 01608 644091 for details. Mike Winter 01451 831194 N Cotswold Probus Club Chipping Norton Hockey Club RNLI Chipping Norton Branch 2nd & 4th Thurs mornings Sec: James Grafton 01608 684181 Mike Howes Tel: 01608 642423 N Cotswold U3A Clive Briant Tel: 01608 677913 Contact Jenny Stanfield 01451 824338 Chipping Norton Pistol & Rifle Club Save the Children Fund Oddfellows (CN Branch) a social group. John Chaplin Tel: 01608 641245 Catherine Kimmance Tel: 01295 810189 3rd Wed/.M at the Lower Town Hall, Market Street. Little Compton Bowls Club The Stroke Club (Part of Age UK) Dave Talbot, 07815 099 884, [email protected] All Year Club. Play stars April. Sue Grantham 01608 642859 Caroline Seguro 01452/www.stroke.org.uk Over Norton History Group Riding for the Disabled Jan Cliffe Tel: 01608 641057 Ann Nobbs Tel: 01869 338404 Local Authorities Round Table Tae Kwon Do Association of GB Chipping Norton Town Council Gavin Southwell Tel: 01993 730888 The Guild Hall, Chipping Norton OX7 5NJ Rural living Group [email protected] www.combinedselfdefence.co.uk Betty Bryan Tel: 01608 674255 01608 642341 [email protected] Royal British Legion Music Chipping Norton Visitor Point Michael Dixon Tel: 01608 643755 Bledington Music Festival 19 High Street RBL (Women’s Section) www.bledingtonmusicfestival.co.uk (Mar-Sept. 01608 644379) (Oct-Feb 0199381327) Betty Hicks Tel: 01608 642551 Chipping Norton Choral Society Chipping Norton War Memorial Hospital Scottish Country Dance Group Roger Stein Tel: 01295 721522 Horse Fair OX7 5AJ Tel: 01608 648450 Brenda Parsons 01451 831876 Chipping Norton CHAOS (Amateur Operatic) County Cllr Hilary Hibbert-Biles Shipston on Stour ‘The Literary Society’ Martin Hannant 01608 643653 Meets on the last Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm at the George Hotel. H.Tel:01993 831822 / Mob:07793 935655 Tel: 01295 680628 or 01608 663482. Chipping Norton Circle Dance) [email protected] Single File Susie Straw Tel: 01295 788398 District Councillor Eve Coles Single, divorced, separated and widowed people aged 50-70. Chipping Norton Creative Arts Society Tel: 01608 643570 [email protected] Meets fortnightly on Friday evenings at The Chequers. Kathee Coonerty Tel: 01993 891312 District Councillor Patrick McHugh Daphne Lever, 01295 788474 Chipping Norton Folk Club Mob:07980 117405 [email protected] Tangent Peter Allum Tel: 01608 642296 Val Carpenter, 01608 641452 District Councillor Annie Roy-Barker Hook Norton Film Society Tel: 01608 644107 [email protected] Trefoil Guild Harry Smith Tel: 01285 737417 Betty Gardener, 01608 641664 West Oxfordshire Council Offices The Theatre Friends Kingham Choral Society Derek Woods 01608 658738 The Guildhall, Middle Row, OX7 5NH Heather Leonard, 01608 643691 Open: Mon – Thurs. 08:45 – 13:00 & 14:00 – 16:00 Twinning Association Nortonians Amateur Dramatic Society Jo Graves, 01608 643976 Andrew Pitman 01993 830930 Fri. 08:45 – 13:00 & 14:00 – 16:00. WI-Chipping Norton North Cotswold Chamber Choir Oxfordshire County Council Prudence Chard, 01608 642903 Shauni McGregor Tel: 01608 642352 County Hall New Road OX1 1ND WI-Over Norton Naunton Music Society Tel: 01865 792422 Becky Pearman, 01608 643463 WI-Salford Barbara Steiner 01451 850897 Children & Youngsters Mary Smith, 01608 642577 [email protected] Chipping Norton Air Training Corps WI - Spelsbury Salford Players (Drama Group) Steve Taylor 01608 641299 Michelle Horace, 01608 641749 Doreen Herrington Tel: 01608 642853 Chipping Norton Army Cadets Weavers Spinners & Dyers Club Society of Recorder Players Rose Kirkcaldy Tel: 01295 253789 Jenny Graham-Brown Tel: 01285 740156 Clare Watts 07383233272 Wine Appreciation Club Stow Youth Singers (Ages 9+) Chipping Norton Brownies 1st CN David Megson Tel: 01608 645382 Linda Green – 01451 830327 Tracey Shadbolt Tel: 01608 645563 Wychwood Old Time Dance Club Margaret Pitman Tel: 01993 810897 Fridays Term Time, 6 – 7pm at St Edwards Church, Stow Stour Singers 01451 870361 [email protected] 53 Local Clubs, Societies, Associations & Charities Children & Youngsters Key Information Business Associations & Groups Chipping Norton Crusaders (11-13) Childline 0800 11 11 British Heart Foundation David Radcliffe Tel: 01993 831472 Crime Stoppers 0800 555 111 John Hunt Tel: 01608 642556 Chipping Norton Crusaders (14+) Chipping Norton Police Station Breathe Easy Groups (British Lung Foundation) David Radcliffe Tel: 01608 646202 London Road, OX7 5AW Tel: 0845 8505505 01451 822102/810520 Chipping Norton Guides 1st CN Chipping Norton West Street Surgery CHART-Transport Group Tracey Shadbolt Tel: 01608 645563 West Street OX7 5AA Eve Coles, 01608 643570 6th Chipping Norton Scout Group Appointments Tel: 01608 642529 Chipping Norton Leisure Centre Gp.Scout leader: Ian Bushrod Prescriptions Tel: 01608 645999 Burford Road OX7 5DY Tel: 01993 861951 and All Other Calls Tel: 01608 644655 [email protected] Explorer Scout Unit Chipping Norton White House Surgery Chipping Norton ‘The Lido’ Brian Sargent: [email protected] Horse Fair OX7 5AL Tel: 01608 643188 Email:[email protected] Chipping Norton CN Rainbows Appointments Tel: 01608 642742 Cotswold Volunteers (a local charity helping disadvantaged people) Alison Dunbar Tel: 01608 644480 [email protected] Jane Winstanley CEO 01285 658802 Chipping Norton Pre-School First Responders (St John’s Ambulance) [email protected] Tel: 01608 643376 Tel: 01865 378228 [email protected] Gateway Club (social club for learning disabled adults) Chipping Norton St Mary’s Toddler Group www.sja.org.uk 2nd & 4th Weds/M at Rugby Club, Greystones, 7-9 pm. Julie Jennings Tel: 01608 643796 N.Cots.District, Community First Responders, Sara McCrea, 01608 683334, Jane Nolan, 01608 643855 Churchill Play Group meet at Notgrove Training Centre, SJA, Bourton-O-T-Water Lawrence Home Nursing Team Tel: 01608 659502 3rd Monday/M at 7-30pm. Jenny Nolan, 01608 641549 Noah’s Ark Toddler Group You can train to be a CFR in this area, Mind in Chipping Norton (people with mental health difficulties) Justine Fowler Tel: 01608 659853 Tel. William Warmington 01608 651886 Di Taylor, 01608 645296 Children’s Art Club (ages 4-12) John Radcliffe Hospital Casualty [email protected] After school, Saturdays and holidays 01608 644655 Multiple Sclerosis Society Gill Parkes: 01386 700991 N Cotswold St John Ambulance & St John Cadets Carol Owen, 01993 880099 Methodist Junior Church Club (from age 10) Meets at Bourton 7-9pm Thurs 01451 820570 Oxfordshire Association for the Blind Sec: 01608 643847 Bradbury Lodge OX1 4XL. Monkey Music (pre-school music classes) Tel: 01865 725585 Tues. afternoons 01242 890200 or Hailcorns Tenants & Residents Association [email protected] Keith Clandfield, 01608 642327 National Childbirth Trust Tel; 0870 444 8707 N Cotswold Community Radio Old Police Station, Chipping Campden, www.nothcotswoldonline.com N.Cotswolds Friendship Centre (Within Age UK) 1st Wed monthly. Colin: 01993 842820/01608 650868. [email protected] N Cotswold Support Gp – Parkinson’s UK Mike Winter 01451 831194 RNLI Chipping Norton Branch Mike Howes Tel: 01608 642423 Save the Children Fund Catherine Kimmance Tel: 01295 810189 WE NEED HELP PLEASE with delivering Chipping Norton Times. Talk to us * about advertising Chipping Norton Times is produced and delivered almost your business entirely by volunteers, eleven times a year. 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54 Local Business Directory Stow Times, Moreton Times, Bourton Times and Chipping Norton Times new BUSINESS DIRECTORY. Animals & Pets Learning & Tuition Talk to us * DIAL-A-DOG-WASH Mobile Grooming Parlour ITALIAN LESSONS IN CHIPPING CAMPDEN about advertising 01993 845360 / 07754 039665 www.italianlanguageschool.co.uk 01386 849156 your business Dog Walking/ Sitting Service Marquees 07789 175 002 Telephone Carol 01451 820661 COTSWOLD MARQUEES LTD [email protected] Accommodation Tel 01608 686900 *Stow Times, Moreton Times, www.cotswoldmarquees.co.uk Bourton Times, Ch.Norton Times TREE TOPS GUEST HOUSE (Liz & Brian Dean) TELL EVERYONE ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS Secluded B&B; 5 mins from train station & Moreton town centre Music LONDON ROAD, MORETON IN MARSH 01608 651036 PIANO/SINGING TUITION EXPERIENCED TEACHER 3* Tourist Board Approved B&B, Bourton O/T Water Adult & Young Pupils Welcome 01608 642025 Lin Stevens 07740 805250. “Comfortable & friendly” www.raymondhead.com E:[email protected] Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Pest Control Services GRIMEBUSTERS 01993 868924/ 07778 298312 MIKE VICKERS PEST & MOLE CONTROL Domestic, Professional service at unbeatable rates Commercial, Agricultural Tel 01608 642531/07788 668740 Chiropody [email protected] DEREK BROOKES MSSCh,MBCPA,HPCReg Property & Garden Services For all your foot health needs. 01451 822540 Batsford Timber Ltd – Fencing & Sheds Clothes & Curtain/Alterations 01608 651096. www.batsfordtimber.co.uk Brian Halling - Window Cleaner BERNIE’S ALTERATIONS – 35 yrs experience 01608 651406 | 07969 934230 MMaatttt FFeerrgggyyysssooonnn Tel 01451 833831 or 07768 305427 Dovedale Services – Mowing/Landscaping/Decorating DDDrrryyy SSStttooonnneee WWWaaalllllliiinnnggg How to Use a SEWING MACHINE or How to Make Mark Penfold 01386 700165/07811 217043 Curtains, Cushions, Blinds or Clothes FREEMAN & GREEN. General Builders . 01608 644933 0011445511 885511992277 /// 0077779922 33331122441 1 www.sewing-tuition.co.uk•Ring Sue on 01608 644877 07884170909/ 07903800555 e: [email protected] Florist TREE CONNECTION.CO.UK - Climbing tree surgeon Fully insured & qualified. Free quotes. ALLIUM FLORIST www.alliumflorist.co.uk 07588417514 (E)[email protected] More than just Flowers 1 Oxford Street, Moreton-in-marsh, GL56 0LA Tel 01608 650630 Professional Services Stow Roses – The Flower Shop Just Wills - Will Writing Service. 01451 832277 www.stowroses.co.uk Your instructions are taken in the comfort of your own home. From £47.50 single will £80 joint/will. No payment until your will Hair & Beauty is produced. 01608 643142 or [email protected] BELLISSIMA BEAUTY Treatments and make-up for all occasions. 01451 810489/07780 684134 www.bellissima-beauty.co.uk Taxi/Private Hire Health & Fitness ELDRIDGE TRAVEL – PRIVATE HIRE C.C.Electrical Electrical Problem? We can help! PHYSIOTHERAPY – Orthopaedic & sports injury specialists. 8-seater – 01993 822271 Local - Long distance - Airports Jobs of all sizes undertaken. MCSP HPC Reg. Spinal & joint pain. Acupuncture. Portable Appliance Testing (PAT). Bourton-on-the-Water. 01451 822660 M.H TAXIS – your Local Taxi Service FAULT FINDING | SERVICE 24/7 PILATES 4 U - Tel Robert - 07500 188 445 Tel 0777 993 9415 www.mhtaxis.com 07798 602113 | [email protected] Bourton on the Water, Northleach, Aldsworth, Wyck Rissington NORTHWICK PRIVATE HIRE 07538 538534 | [email protected] House & Home John Whateley 01386 701806/07855 824 788 J.BRYER CARPETS STOW TAXI SERVICE – 07887 714047 STOW TIMES LOCAL BUSINESS DIRECTORY Carpets supplied & fitted at below shop prices. [email protected] 2 line entry @ £70 a year, 11,500 copies a month Shop at Home Service. www.jbryercarpets.co.uk Call: 0790 9991216any time.

Stow Times, Moreton Times, Bourton Times and Tell CHIPPING NORTON TIMES & we’ll Chipping Norton Times are building a tell the WHOLE COMMUNITY Put your business into every house * in the community – Local Business Directory from Adlestrop to Bourton on the Hill, Condicote to Fulbrook, Entries are included for a calendar year (content can be changed within the year) and priced per business. Chipping Campden to Chipping Norton, Moreton in Marsh to Naunton the Swells and Bourton on the Water, and Stow on IT’S STRAIGHTFORWARD AND SIMPLE • 2 lines (approx 10-15 words) £70 for a year – in black, greys & white | 2 lines the Wold to the Wolfords, the Comptons and the Rissingtons. framed (approx 10-15 words) £90 for a year – in black, greys & white • 3 lines (approx 10-20 words) £90 for a year – in black, greys & white | 3 lines WE DELIVER TO OVER 11,500 LETTERBOXES framed (approx 10-20 words) £110 for a year – in black, greys & white If your advertisement catches the eyes of only 1% • 4 lines (approx 10-25 words) £110 for a year – in black, greys & white | 4 of our readers, that is 300 people lines framed (approx 10-25 words) £130 for a year – in black, greys & white All advertisements appear automatically in all 4 editions • Business card sized Box £220 for a year – in colour * In most communities. For areas currently without deliverers CREDIT & DEBIT CARDS ACCEPTED we deliver copies to key centres for personal collection. FOR INFORMATION or TO BOOK YOUR ENTRY We are currently oﬀering up to 20% discount for prepared 07789 175 002 e: [email protected] artwork and multiple bookings.

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