PAGE 12 THE RODBOROUGH COMMONER THE Healthy play activities Best foot forward! at Community Hall September sees ’s first Walking Festival, leading you around the best the Five Valleys has to offer Healthy play sessions qualified Fitness Coach COMMONER for four to eight year on 01453 810249 or troud’s first town and takes in olds start at the the Parish Clerk on Views and News from Rodborough Walking Festival Frome Banks Community Hall in 01453 762686. Summer 2007 • Issue 15 Sis taking place and the canal September. this year from Saturday before heading Designed to be fun 8th September until up and over packed and education- Sunday 16th the Common. al, the activity pro- September. It is hoped The second gramme centres Can you help to that it will become an follows a day around the use of Keep in touchMake a Difference? annual event. later on Saturday activity products such The festival is being 15th September. as exercise bikes, If you’re 55 or over, come along to the Community Hall The next Make a for all helpers. organised by Stroud This begins at Exploring on foot gives unique view treadmills and rowing on September 25th for a free information and advice Difference day is on Children are very Town Council along- Rodborough Rodborough Common machines. session you can’t afford to miss out on...and lunch, too! Saturday October welcome but must be side a range of local Community Hall and and down to the canal The weekly sessions 27th from 10am - accompanied by an groups and organisa- follows the lane to for the return back will run from 3.30 - 1pm based at the adult. Please let us tions. There will be Little London, on to to Rodborough. 4.30 on a Wednesday Community Hall. know if you’ll be over a dozen guided Bear Hill and the Full details will be and cost £20 for 5 If you can help with coming so we can get walks, two of which woods below revealed in leaflets sessions starting from planting, weeding, the catering right. take in parts of Houndscroft. It then available in August. September 12th. pruning, litter picking This time, the Parish Rodborough. heads to Pinfarthing Keep a look out! For details and or cleaning it would be Council is looking to The first is on the and Amberley, across There will be limits on booking information great to see you. extend the event into th evening of Friday 14 numbers and booking contact: Sandra Fun exercise machines All you need is gar- Butterow village. September. It begins in Common and is recommended. Wilkins, who is a keep kids interested dening or washing up If you have an idea gloves and any tools or an area you feel or buckets you think could benefit in would be useful, Butterow call Cllr Horsfall House Home Care Service everything else will be Dave Rose on 762795. Our Home Care service is designed to care for you Join other older peo- repair and the Women’s Parish Council will provided. A light Contact: Parish Office in your own home and enable you to continue liv- ple in the local area Institute. help with transport if lunch will be provided 762686. ing at home for as long as possible. The service for a light lunch at the The Parish Council you find it difficult to provides trained carers who can help with a wide Community Hall on is also keen to hear get to the Community range of activities including: September 25th and your ideas on how Hall on Butterow Don’t miss! put yourself in the facilities for older peo- Household Tasks  Personal Care West. If you are know on a range of ple could be improved. unable to leave your The Curse of Elverado Sitting Service  Meals on Wheels important matters. If you are over 55 home or can’t make A murder mystery musical comedy for the whole You can try your luck you’ll find this event the date, please get in family from the Old Spot Theatre Company For details of charges and any further in the raffle, too. of interest - if you’re information contact: Mrs Diane Moreton, touch, to set up a not, please tell any Saturday December 1st 3pm and 7pm Homecare Manager on 01453 886381 From 11am - 1.30pm home visit. you can find out about older people you know Please call Theresa Rodborough Community Hall pensions, community about it. or Joy at the Parish Tickets £4.50 (seated) £3.50 (on the floor) available Horsfall House Day Centre safety, saving energy, The event is com- Council for informa- from the Parish Office. Contact 762686 The Day Centre at Horsfall House is open fire safety, care and pletely free and the tion on 01453 762686. Monday to Saturday and offers a warm friendly atmosphere in which to socialise. We offer a range of interesting activities you can join in, which include gentle exercise; enter- Have your say in running the Youth Project tainers; craft sessions; painting classes; quizzes; Rodborough Youth Project Invites you report, a discussion of plans for the games etc and various outings, or just come and to its first AGM on Friday 21st future and the election of the chat. We provide transport within a 6-kilometre September 2007 6.30pm at Management Committee. radius; refreshments throughout the day and a Rodborough Community Hall. Nominations for election to the home cooked meal, all of which are included in This event is open to all Youth Management Committee need to be the daily cost. Project Members, their parents and submitted in writing, countersigned by We offer the additional services of chiropody, carers and any adult who is willing to the person nominated, by the 14th hairdressing and bathing support the Project September 2007. Forms are available Youth Project is incredibly popular already The AGM will include a report on from the Parish Office 762686 or gest an item for discussion, you must For further details telephone Cathy Jobling, the Project’s activities, including the www.rodborough.gov.uk and click on give notice to the Secretary, Theresa Day Centre Manager on 01453 731227 photography exhibition, a finance Nomination Form. If you want to sug- Mansbridge, by 14th Sept 2007. Registered Charity No. 1083810 PAGE 2 THE RODBOROUGH COMMONER THE RODBOROUGH COMMONER PAGE 11

Play beats rain! THE Parish News Despite the deluge, Jeff Cloves and his family loved the fete and the play COMMONER Meet your Council rings the changes as new term begins The Rodborough Fete become sentimental Published by Rodborough Parish Council councillor this year was – due to about cake-weight Editor Karen McKeown Distribution Jenny Wills Advertising Theresa Mansbridge he start of a knowledge of the asset to the council Group to keep green local climate change – contests, tombolas, Production Catherine Moore Printers Windmill Graphics 01453 873758. Catherine Moore has new election community, particular- in her links with space in Rodborough. almost a fete worse silly competitions, Printed on recycled paper. been living in Tterm for the ly The Street! Rodborough School The Amenities than death. But, as tugs-of-war, throwing Contact The Commoner, Theresa Mansbridge, Rodborough Community Hall, Rodborough for seven council feels a little Mavis Buxton has and the Tabernacle. Committee has a full Mike Books alone wellies and line Butterrow West, Rodborough, Stroud, Glos GL5 3TZ. Tel: 762686, or phone years, having moved like starting back at also left the council She has also worked as agenda ensuring that raised £144 by turning danc....well no, let’s not Karen on 751313, or email [email protected] from London with school after the sum- after more than ten the co-ordinator of we keep our commit- wine into water, it was get carried away eh? Deadline for next issue’s contributions is October 15th 2007. partner Martin and mer holidays - are years service. She the distributors for The ments to the issues self-evidently not a There are limits. children Sean, now 11, there any new faces chaired the Planning Commoner, a task we raised in the Parish complete washout. We hadn’t purposely was underway and the off to Mount Vernon mast was sawed off, and Caitlin, 8. and who is no longer Committee and took a are grateful that she Plan and developing Not that I’m one to missed most of the skies were dry. By the the rain was so heavy the children at the Catherine has a par- with us? This time has personal interest in all has agreed to continue other facilities for validly comment this main event. We’d fully time we came back we could barely see the front practically sat on ticular interest in ser- been no different, we the developments in to undertake. the Parish. time around. I left as it expected it to be wait- around 4.30 water was rider in front and pass- Long John’s leg, the vices for young people sadly lost some of our the Parish. We welcome one Do have a look on started and returned ing for us when we running down our ing cars were rocking children at the back and sits on the ameni- most experienced and Her commitment brand new councillor, the Parish notice just as sodden as the returned from the necks and out of our us with their bow were outside leaning ties committee. She is valued members. was more so, in the Genella Stephens, who boards or our website fete. By then, the stall fete’s cycle ride for shoelace holes. waves. Eventually, for through open windows also the Council rep- Brian Oosthuysen fact that she does not lives in Dudbridge. We www.rodborough.gov.uk,if holders had obviously safety’s sake, we and audience involve- resentative on the gra- has stepped down as drive, so largely walked still have two vacancies you want further decided that they’d stopped and sheltered ment was instanta- ziers committee and both Chairman and to all the sites where though, so if you are information about our sodding well had until the tide receded neous. That the cast the National Trust Councillor, due to his planning applications interested, do let the work, or turn up at enough anyway and somewhat. Strange was winning is an Adcisory Committee. other commitments had been submitted to Clerk know. one of our meetings. were streaming to the that such a wet jaunt understatement and the She works part-time including being a ensure that she knew So what have we There is allocated car park. So. We was so enjoyable but it reception was raptur- as an editor and jour- County Councillor. exactly what issues the been doing? The time at Full Council parked our bikes and was almost as enjoy- ous. Squire Trelawney nalist, leads a local Brian led the Parish Planning Committee Planning Committee meetings for parish- dripped into the able as Treasure Island and Dr Livesy were Woodcraft Folk group Council skilfully needed to consider. has continued to be ioners to speak directly Community Hall to the night before. morphed into an hilar- and runs the Stroud through a time of Finally, we said good busy looking at indi- to the council, if there gently steam while I It should have been iously effete nincom- Afghan Women’s much needed change bye to Jenny Wills as vidual schemes and is a specific issue you had tea and our boys, an open-air perfor- poop, John Silver was Fund, supporting to make us more she enjoys more time has also been actively want us to address. Jay (10) and Patrick (8) mance – by the excel- as paradoxically villain- health, education and accessible to the com- with her growing band involved in working Karen McKeown had fizz and buns. Before the flood: fancy dress girls brighten the day lent Old Spot Theatre ous as ever, batty Ben income generation pro- munity. We will really of grandchildren. with the Save Chair –Rodborough I should explain that Company – but the Gunn was a surreal jects in Afghanistan. miss his leadership and Jenny has been a real Fromehall Park Action Parish Council I love the Rodborough mums and dads and It was still dry as we thesps ended up strut- gem and Jim was a Fete and all who sail children. This was led skirted Rodborough ting their piratical stuff seafaring Buttons with- How to contact your Rodborough Parish Councillors on her in a way that I by our friend Carol Common and ascend- on a stage the size of a out a Dame or a Events Chair of the Parish Council, Cllr Karen McKeown Elland, Rodborough never imagined when I Kambites (from the ed to The Bear but by coffee table in the Sweetheart. We Saturday 11th August Chipping Service, Hill, Stroud GL5 3RY [email protected] Tel:751313 was much younger. Stroud Valleys Cycle the time we’d passed Community Hall. No laughed ourselves silly Focus...... 9.30am - 12noon Vice-Chair, Cllr Dawn Quest, 24 Kingscourt Lane, Rodborough, Now, as a retired old Campaign). When we the ice cream factory matter: the place was and the event was a Friday 14th Sept Stroud Walking Festival Stroud GL5 3QR [email protected] Tel:752905 git, I seem to have set off at 2.30 the fete and reached the turn- packed, the top of the cloudless success. Walk, Meet Community Hall...... Cllr John Wonham, Partridge House, Rodborough Common, Stroud ...... For full details contact 762686 GL5 5BN. [email protected] Tel:872959 Friday 14th Sept Stroud Walking Festival Cllr Sarah Harrison, 3 Bearpools End, Rodborough Common, Stroud Walk, Rodborough...... Details from 762686 Martin Weager GL5 5BU. [email protected] Tel: 878563 Sunday 16th Sept Walk on Rodborough Cllr Brenda Ecclestone, Princess Royal Cottage, Butterow West, Wirewise Common with Cotswold Voluntary Iain Stuart Chauffeur Services Rodborough, Stroud GL5 3UA. Tel: 759516 Wardens.(01451 862000)...... 10am Cllr Catherine Moore, Greystone Cottage, Butterow West, Rodborough, Dry stone walling Electrical installations Friday 21st Sept Rodborough Youth Project Stroud GL5 3UA [email protected] Tel: 766456 AGM Community Hall...... 6.30pm and repairs Cllr Christine Headley, 2 Montserrat Cottages, Butterrow, Stroud GL5 Sunday 24th Sept Parish Plan Forum, New dry stone walls 2NJ. [email protected] Tel: 756771 walling repairs and Cllr David Rose, Homeleigh, Butterow Hill, Stroud, Glos GL5 2LG. Community Hall...... 5 - 9pm ornamental dry For all your taxi and Tel:756795 Tuesday 25th Sept In Touch event for older stone features chauffering needs Cllr Phil Blomberg, 151 Bath Road, Stroud GL5 3LL. people, Community Hall...... 11am - 1.30pm [email protected] Tel: 07767 834248 Sat 27th Oct Make a Difference Day in T: 01453 755386 Air conditioned luxury travel Cllr Genella Stephens, 2 Kensington Villas, Dudbridge Hill, Rodborough...... 10am - 1pm Your local electrician Airports Business Rodborough GL5 3HN. Sat 27th Oct Chipping Service, Community M: 07794 663131 Business accounts available Tel: 01453 750563 Clerk to the Council, Theresa Mansbridge, Rodborough Community Hall Car Park...... 10am - 1pm Tel: 07808 722255 Mobile: 078139 36524 Hall, Butterow West, Rodborough, Stroud GL5 3TZ. Tel:762686 Sat 1st December The Curse of Elverado, www.iainstuart.co.uk e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Community Hall...... Shows at 3pm and 7pm PAGE 4 THE RODBOROUGH COMMONER THE RODBOROUGH COMMONER PAGE 9

Capel Mill Pilot leads way for full red tape programme of walks Mothers United stalls plans From the Parish Plan Everyone on the Founded by a vicar’s wife in 1876, the Mothers’ Union has gone on to become a global What is happening at questionnaires, the walk agreed we should force uniting Christian women around the world - including the Parish of Rodborough Capel Mill? A good Council discovered extend the programme question. Following that people wanted to and so the Parish The Mothers’ Union is Diocese of Gloucester. the flurry of activity know more about the Council is currently a worldwide organisa- It has been in existence several months ago footpaths and walks planning next year’s tion of three and a for a long time and our with the public consul- around the local area. walks – hopefully on a half million members. oldest member, of 60 tation over the pro- We want to plan some monthly basis between It was the brainchild years membership, posed routes of the walks next year and, to April and September. of Mary Sumner who, joined this branch in canal through the site, pilot this, Clive If you could lead a in 1876, called a meet- 1952, having joined the all has gone quiet. Sorting out who owns what in the area will take time Kirkbride bravely walk, or have a ing at the Rectory at MU in Cirencester in No one, including ward, until the issues thing breaks, the peo- agreed to lead a walk favourite walk someone Old Alresford where 1947. When she Capel Mill of land ownership and ple of Rodborough at the end of May. could lead for you, give she lived with her dear joined, the Enrolling Development liability for the tip will know. It was a lovely the Clerk a ring on husband, the Revd. Member was Mrs. Company or British have been resolved. To find out more or evening with 10 walk- 762686 or call in at the George Sumner, and Colman at No. 2 Waterways have been That’s about all I can to get involved call ers and 4 well behaved Parish Office, any week- her family of two girls Church Place where The Mothers’ Union has around 3.6 million members in an amazing 78 countries able to take their tell you at present. Steve Roberts on dogs who undertook a day morning or check and a boy. She was John Colman, her son, respective projects for- But as soon as some- 01453 753123 pleasant walk over the the diary for Saturday very concerned to recently died. generous to charities. - that’s a telephonist in Rodborough, but we Common and through openings. Many thanks strengthen and sup- The branches are, of We meet at the other words. are getting older and Amberley Woods with again to Clive for being port Christian family course, very attached Endowed School and We also collect, do need new blood. Tab’s Little Chapel open for public visits the obligatory refresh- our guinea pig. life and invited not to the local church and have very interesting clean and dispatch We used to have a ment stop at the Bear. Karen McKeown only those of her own Rodborough Branch, speakers. Last year used spectacles to Young Mothers’ The Little Chapel, This little architec- of Tabernacle Walk - social class but all the like many others, went Dawn Quest spoke to Rwanda and other Union, but as the chil- which is linked to the tural gem will be open just turn right off village mothers - through a difficult us on the results of African countries. dren got older, school Tabernacle, is a beauti- to the public on Rodborough Hill after Endowed School looks to future something unusual patch when the vicar at the Parish Council The Diocese has times and hobby times ful 1920s conversion Wednesdays and the cattle grid. in itself for the time questionnaire and we services at the began to clash and it worked on by the Sundays from The Tabernacle is The Endowed School work to be done on that era. was totally decided that we should Cathedral, and branch- closed down. Gloucester Guild of 1.30pm—3.30pm dur- situated just below is one of the oldest the roof but in the As the against hear more regularly es in the Deanery are However, if any of Craftsmen. ing July to October. Rodborough Common local landmarks and meantime the building time of the divorced about the work of the very hospitable and we these dear young peo- Still used regularly for Visits at other times and with views across the time has come to has been given a clean meeting ladies Parish Council. We are invited to many ple who are now older worship, the building and group visits can be Stroud and the do some serious think- bill of health and is approached belonging have had the local popular events held at would like to join us, has many fine examples made by appointment. Stonehouse Valley this ing on the way for- open for business! she became to the MU. schools entertaining us other branches. or any new people in of the work of the Please contact Revd is a very spiritual place, ward for the building. If you need a venue very nervous, This was in the church at Our thanks are sent the district would like Barnsley brothers, as Heather Whyte on and the Little Chapel The Church Council for a club or event and her hus- the rule of Christmas and we have here to the ‘Ring and to come along, we well as ironwork by 01453 766389 for encapsulates the beau- has begun to discuss then please do get in band had to the MU but a strong link with our Ride’ drivers who help meet every second Norman Bucknall and more details. ty of God’s creation in its future along with a touch with Doreen stand in for Founder Mary Sumner as there was friends at the us out with transport. Wednesday of the stained glass by Edward You can find the it’s timeless simplicity. group of local people. Evans for bookings her, inviting the ladies a divorced lady attend- Tabernacle. We have In our branch we only month at 2.30pm in and Henry Payne. Tabernacle at the end Rev Heather Whyte There is a great deal of on 753172. back the following ing meetings (although travel talks, historical have 3 drivers but 4 the Endowed School week. This was the not enrolled) the vicar talks and some very nonagenarians. and you would receive inaugural meeting of would not allow MU amusing talks. We are such a very a friendly welcome. the Mothers’ Union. services in church and The Mothers’ Union happy branch in Joyce Brackpool To advertise in the next issue Domestic Cleaning Mary Sumner even- would not attend any in is of The Commoner Work Required The tually saw the MU meetings. Eventually also a very active contact Theresa Mansbridge become a worldwide he allowed services in organisation. We Bowen Technique on 01453 762686 or Prince organisation, and lived church but would not organise holidays for [email protected] long enough to know take them. one-parent families and McTimoney that the MU had held Nowadays, the name from The Haven, who Manipulation Albert its first Conference of Mothers’ Union is are in difficulties, we Reliable, honest and trustworthy Gentle and effective treatment for neck or back Overseas Workers in misleading as we have supply visitors to run a local cleaners are seeking work. Lotte and family 1920 - she died the pain, headaches, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, References will be provided. welcome you to the fathers and maiden creche at Leyhill following year aged 92. ladies amongst our sciatica and many related problems. Mobile Work undertaken includes all usual The Prince Albert Prison and help the treatments. Also available for horses and dogs. domestic chores to keep a home Free broadband access The many branches members! young mothers at of the MU are grouped We are, and appar- Natural Health Centre wholesome, clean and tidy. Fine Ales/Excellent Wine Eastwood Park. We Langton House, Stroud Hourly rate £7 per hour. All into Dioceses and Courtyard, Covered smoking area ently always have been, also run a Money Diane Bradshaw BSc, MACM, tools/materials for the job to be below that Deaneries. a very ‘keen’ group. Advisory Service provided by the customer. Tel: 01453 755600 or MMAA, BTER Rodborough Branch is Meetings are extremely (MUMAS) which Stroud 01453 751565 Hours can be arranged to suit. 07976 5046442 in the Deanery of well attended and members help to run - Tel: Sue and Richard 01453 751853 Nailsworth 01453 836066 [email protected] Stonehouse and the members are very I myself am an ‘angel’ PAGE 10 THE RODBOROUGH COMMONER THE RODBOROUGH COMMONER PAGE 3 Parish file Community Groups in Rodborough So how does the Parish Rodborough Rant 1st Rodborough Guides...... Kate Creed 752618 Youth is not wasted Weekly activities Council spend your cash? 2nd Rodborough Brownies...... Helen Lovell-Hewitt 752235 Mondays In the last Commoner the Community Hall also a new project last on the young... Parish Office open, Community Hall.9 -12noon 3rd Rodborough Brownies...... Laura Stephens 768873 we tried to give you an year and whilst we and play area will be You open the papers any day and see Art Class, Endowed School...... 1.30pm idea of what the managed to find grant 5 Valleys Bridge Club...... Vesta Rock 886404 done in 2007. By the news about kids being made subject to Scouts, Tabernacle...... 7 - 8.45pm Parish Council was money to cover some Aerobics (Rodborough School)...... Nikki Michael 757597 end of the programme ASBOs, CRASBOs and all sorts of Tuesdays going to work on dur- of this cost, the rest Art Class...... Cyril Corio 765649 all play areas will have things to check their ‘anti-social behav- Parish Office open, Community Hall.9 -12noon ing 2007. As a follow was again paid for by full disabled access. iour.’ To read the red tops, you would Art Class, Endowed School...... 1.30pm Ash Road Allotments...... Ernie Majors 765815 up we thought you the Parish Council. think that we were breeding a race of Beavers, Tabernacle...... 5.30 - 6.30pm Beaver Scouts...... Mary Jones 766745 might also like TheProject is now able In touch immoral beings that were only out to Bridge Club, Community Hall...... 7pm to know how to run independently Cappella Singers...... Geoff March 750200 Spending on The destroy other peoples lives. Wednesday we use the of the Parish Council Community Hall Bookings...... Theresa Mansbridge 762686 Commoner also Tell me, are all young people demons Parish Office open, Community Hall.9 -12noon money that increased last year Yoga, Community Hall...... 10am Cub Scouts...... Theresa Mansbridge 762686 incarnate – I’ve known kids who have we receive as it was pub- Parish Plan Aerobics, Rodborough School Hall...... 6.45pm been involved with the police for just Embroiderers Guild Secretary...... Rosemary Swinson 01452 814811 from your lished regularly. Finally, the Parish Plan Thursday hanging around in a group. Didn’t you Endowed School bookings...... Doreen Evans 753172 Council Tax. Most of this project was initiated to Parish Office open, Community Hall.9 -12noon do that when you were young, that’s The part of increased cost find out what you Upholstery Class, Community Hall...... 9.15am Friendly Circle...... Ron Heskins 765379 what happens when you are 14! your Council wanted from the Toddler Group, Endowed School...... 9.30am Friends of Gastrells School...... Amanda Baker-Dibley 765959 was, however, I am not saying that there aren’t toe Tax that is allo- Parish and to ensure Cubs, Tabernacle...... 6.30 - 8pm covered by rags that are Friends of Rodborough School...... Caroline Brookes 759889 cated to the that the Council was Whist Club, Endowed School...... 7pm advertising. out to cause Gastrells Primary School...... Anne Burbidge 765959 Parish Council is providing the services Camera Club, Community Hall...... 7.30pm The Commoner, problems but known as the that were important to Friday Glebe Allotments...... Bob Tiley 765842 along with the how about Precept and in the community. The Parish Office open, Community Hall.9 -12noon Jane Arnold Nursery School...... Jane Arnold 758950 website form a some news 2006 we were costs of carrying this Youth Project, Community Hall...6.30 - 8.30pm Jolly Stompers Line Dancing...... Julie Cole 752480 vital part of the about the able to keep out and printing the Sunday Parish Council’s good things Kingscourt Educational Trust...... Bob Tiley 765842 this amount questionnaires and Service, Parish Church...... 8am responsibility to com- that most Minkhejo (Music Group)...... John Cook 766732 unchanged from the reports were largely Service, Parish Church...... 10am municate with parish- kids are previous year at a total funded by grant Service and Livewires children’s activities, Mother’s Union...... Joyce Brackpool 765187 ioners and provide involved with. of £65,500. money. So whilst this Tabernacle...... 10.30am Parish Church Newsletter...... Pam Sparrow 759540 information on varied Anyone who aspects of the Parish. cost around £3,700, we Parish Church Newsletter...... Pat Williams 766171 was at the Biggest slice were able to cover it Fortnightly activities There were some Spring Clean Parish Church Vicar...... Peggy Ludlow 752659 The largest area of from the extra income. Wednesday new areas of expense Day run by expense is the cost of In addition, the Women’s Fellowship, Tabernacle...... 2.30pm Parish Church Wardens....Pat Williams 766171/Bruce Rand 885670 last year including the the Parish running the Parish Council also uses its Model Engineers, Community Hall...... 7.30pm Playgroup...... Anne Louth 824331 Fete, the Youth Project Council will Office which took up money to run the Rodborough Primary School...... Mrs M Halsey 763159 and the Parish Plan. know that a just over a third of our Community Monthly activities The main big majority Rodborough Tabernacle URC Minister...... Heather Whyte 766389 total income. This sum Hall, make Monday purpose of the of those Scouts...... Martyn Weaver 872672 covers the cost of donations to Lunch Club, Tabernacle...... 12.30pm Fete is to involved in clearing up littering and Council Committees, Community Hall...... 7pm keeping the office local organisa- Sea Cadets...... Leila Jeffreys 755141 hold a com- tidying up the Parish were school kids Full Council, Community Hall...... 7pm staffed each day, tele- tions, look after Stroud Camera Club Secretary...... Mike Curry 766733 munity event and Cubs. Women’s Institute, Endowed School.....7.30pm phone and utilities as and to give an the grass verges Stroud Ramblers Secretary...... George Lodge 765808 We didn’t see too many of those in Tuesday well as costs such as and bus shel- opportunity for their middle years giving their time to Toddler Praise, St Mary Magdalene....10.30am Stroud Rugby Club...... Roger Hughes 791345 insurance and audit ters along our local organisa- clear up the Parish. Each week, piles of Wednesday Tabernacle Bookings...... Ron Cook 763026 that are necessary for streets, and tions and chari- young people turn up at the Youth Mothers’ Union, Endowed School...... 2.30pm any organisation. much more! Tabernacle Choir...... Di Frusher 762373 ties to raise Project to meet their mates and learn T@3, Tabernacle...... 3pm The second largest I can’t Tabernacle Lunch Club...... Doreen Edmonds 764084 money and so the new things. Their behaviour is great Stroud Ramblers, Community Hall...... 7pm slice of spending last administration promise that Tabermacle Women’s Fellowship...... Jill Watkins 763905 and they are a credit to Rodborough. Friday year went on the play costs of the we can keep Embroiderers’ Guild, Community Hall...... 7pm A story that my teenage daughter told Toddler Group...... Emma Goble 751204 areas, mostly to event are cov- your Council Saturday me. She was at the bus stop queuing to Upholstery Class...... Daphne Hook 883404 improve disabled ered by the Tax at the same Parish Office open, Community Hall go to school. Bus arrives and a group of access. We have spread Parish level again next (Sept 8th, 9 - 12noon; Oct 27th 10am - 1pm; Whist Club...... M Baldwin 758170 people start pushing and shoving these costs over a cou- Council. This only year but we’ll do Nov 3rd 9 - 12noon) Womens’ Institute...... Hilary Howe 759994 towards the front, bad mouthing others ple of years so that our best and will only Sunday amounts to 1% of our that stood in their way. Were they a Yoga Class (Community Hall)...... Amanda Sultan-Black 755635 you don’t see a large increase spending All Age Worship, St Mary Magdalene...... 10am total expenses last year group of hoody teenagers or skate- Yoga Class (Gastrells)...... Sally Deacon 751937 increase in your coun- where we absolutely Informal Communion,St Mary Magdalene.10am and is a small cost for boarding yobs? No they were a bunch of cil tax. Some of the have to, to provide the Soul Cafe, Tabernacle...... 10.15am Youth Football Club Secretary...... Dave Baker 758258 such an enjoyable grey haired ladies on a shopping trip to money was saved from services that are All Age Worship, Tabernacle...... 10.30am Youth Project...... Sue Hesp 762686 event (despite rain!). Gloucester. Point made! 2005 and work needed important to you. Quaker Meeting, Old Rectory...... 11am To get your group listed call Theresa Mansbridge on 762686 The setting up of Don’t Judge Judy Service, Tabernacle Little Chapel...... 6.30pm at Butterow West for the Youth Project was Cllr Sarah Harrison PAGE 8 THE RODBOROUGH COMMONER THE RODBOROUGH COMMONER PAGE 5 Youth News Make our roads safer by Butterow Hill so unsafe becoming a lorry watcher Also for the last 12 Youth Project will be There is a serious need weight restrictions re-opened. The solu- Project leaps weeks, Cyril Laffort, a starting again Friday for traffic calming supposedly in place on tion to this would be If you’re concerned Parish Co-ordinator professional photogra- evening 6.30-8.30 as measures to be imple- the Commons, this has the installation of traf- about the way lorries who liaises with into action pher, has been working from the 14th Sept at mented on Butterow only increased the traf- fic lights making the use our local roads, Trading Standards who with 14 members the Community Hall Hill before and not fic onto this hill and bridge one way. you can help make can then take action Hello from the Youth and some of developing their indi- for year 6 - 16yrs, 50p after the next serious through the village. The local Parish sure they don’t abuse against lorries who Project, just thought the members vidual and group con- admission. accident occurs. At The erosion of the Council is currently the traffic regulations have been abusing the we’d share with you prepared fidence using photog- Currently our mem- present there are no Common at the edge working on a report by becoming a Lorry regulations. what’s been happening some yummy raphy skills. The theme bership is full but you traffic calming mea- of the road at the top compiled by Butterow Watch observer. Observers will be on Friday evenings. vegi tasters for this project was can place your name sures in place that of the hill on the councillor David Rose This scheme, run by We have a new which went ‘feelings’ and an exhi- on the waiting list by actually work, only sharp bend is evidence on the problems and Gloucestershire youth worker and a down a treat. bition will take place handing in a consent signs which are not of the traffic and other agencies, such as Trading Standards is new volunteer - Jade is Ongoing for parents and friends form. Get a form noticed by drivers speed. There is also Highways, National designed to detect the our newly appointed work includ- to view on Sept 21st from Theresa speeding past. erosion of verges out- Trust and the local misuse of weight assistant youth worker ed Circus along with our AGM. Mansbridge on 01453 With the numerous side houses on the hill councils are being restricted routes by and Anthony is a vol- Skills run by Taking all the ideas 762686 or from restrictions and all the where traffic refuses asked to help. heavy goods vehicles unteer - we welcome Young Glos, from the members, we www.rodborough.gov.uk/yo many traffic calming to wait and give way to If you have experi- in local towns and You can help to keep them to the staff field and are devising our next uthproject.html. measures in place on other drivers. ence of problems in parishes. lorries on right roads team. Also Jane Brady indoor Maya Dyson-Brown takes her turn programme of activi- We are always look- The Butts, where near- There is also some the hill or can suggest The eyes and ears of has left the team, she games, body as subject in photography project ties which include: ing for volunteers to ly every known traffic very dangerous driving solutions, please con- Trading Standards are fully briefed before was an excellent volun- art, also the members day. We raised £80.00 - linking with other help on a Friday. This calming device has taking place over the tact David on 756795. local observers, who they begin. If you’d teer who contributed organised their own a big thank you to all youth projects, disco, can be as little or often been provided, and the railway bridge since it Cllr David Rose note details of vehicles like to help, please get so much of her time stalls for the Summer involved. quizzes, trips out, as you like. If you are that may be misusing a a registration form and enthusiasm. Fete, coming up with The last session devising our own interested you can route. These are then from the Parish Office th On the 25 May we ideas and designing before the break was youth committee, obtain a form on web- Music and laughs for Friendly Circle in the Rodborough passed on to the or call 762686. celebrated National the stalls and those great fun on the field cooking, even a spon- site or contact Theresa Fete with a bottle stall. Vegetarian Week by who braved the weath- with Tug of War and a sored sleepover!! on 762686. A shopping trip to music and we enjoyed Apart from the down- making fruit cocktails er worked hard on the water slide. The Rodborough Sue Hesp Hereford went well singing along. pour towards the end Help heritage project get funding with good weather. A topical subject for we had a successful day. Most of us visited the our talk with slides at At our July meeting, The Remembering Rodborough Project is about Cubs mark Centenary with massive group camp Sunday School for Parish Church beautiful cathedral, our June meeting – Marian Beagley talked to submit a funding application to the Heritage This term the Cubs around 600 other to go on the waiting St Mary Magdalene Sunday School begins on 16th scoured the streets for The Cotswolds. Mr about The Village Lottery Fund and needs your help to give it the have taken part in a Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, list, contact cub leader September for children 3-11yrs old. It will take bargains and listened Heathcote, a voluntary Shop, bringing many best chance of success. huge range of activi- and Explorers for a Theresa on 762686. place on the first and third Sundays of each to music in the square. warden told us all memories and laughs. We are looking for groups both young and ties, the highlight fun packed weekend. Also, get in touch if month. Please look for application forms at the We had a brilliant about our Area of Marian and her hus- older, and all those in between to let us know if being the Centenary Rodborough Pack is you’re 14 or over and start of September in church. It will run from afternoon’s entertain- Outstanding Natural band ran the shop for they would be interested in telling their stories Camp. Eleven of our full at present, but if would like to train to 9.50 at the Endowed School until 11.20 when chil- ment from Ian Beauty. Such an inter- years but gave it up about Rodborough. Please do get in touch and boys joined with any boy or girl wants be a leader. dren can be picked up in church. Peggy Ludlow Bradshaw in May. He esting talk. when decimalisation offer your support to the project. Email me at sang various types of In June we took part came in. Marion Mills [email protected] or call 762686. Helen Rimmer

Wanted: Youth Worker First Gear To work Friday nights 6-9pm with Year 6’s to 16 year olds, based at LL LL Rodborough Community Hall Learn to drive with Martin Weager ADI Approved Instructor Patient, friendly and professional instruction To develop an exciting programme of activities and issue based work with Learn to drive in today’s traffic, safely and confidently young people. Pay rate: £1165.32 per annum for unqualified worker, more All ages and all abilities welcome Door to door service for qualified worker. Dual Control Car Experienced Help with Theory Covering PCV and 5 Valleys and chauffeur Motorway driving surrounding For an informal chat about the post telephone Theresa or Sue on 762686. driver areas (01453) 764845 Application form available from Rodborough Youth Project, Rodborough Mob: 07808722255 5 Dudbridge Meadow, Stroud, Community Hall, Butterow West, Rodborough, Stroud GL5 3TZ. Glos GL5 3NH PAGE 6 THE RODBOROUGH COMMONER THE RODBOROUGH COMMONER PAGE 7 Landscape Landscape

NT grazing scheme Hidden secrets of the hills We’re special - it’s official brings results The geology of Rodborough reveals much about its past, and there’s even evidence of our very own dinosaur... Well, we always knew there was something pretty unique about our local I’m sure that most people will be familiar landscape, and the powers that be think so too, and are determined to protect it with the National Trust’s small herd of Rodborough Hill, the tains many ammonite the Stroud Valleys. Belted Galloway cattle that have been graz- landmass between the fossils; an ancient Just below the Fort It’s obvious from a scape, and a variety of of projects from dry- picked out because of helped the Common ing the slopes of Rodborough Common for a Nailsworth Valley and form of shellfish is a special geological cursory look around organisations, under stone walling, hedge the wildlife and to get its protected number of years now. The cattle were initial- the Thrupp Valley, is rather like a squid, site which is protected that we live in a very the leadership of laying, and tree plant- plantlife as well as its status along with a ly brought in because the steeper slopes of one of huge geologi- living in a curly shell. by law (as part of the special place in Natural England, work ing to installing kissing geological features. range of bugs, beetles the Common were not being adequately cal diversity. Overlying this, and SSSI) due to the inter- Rodborough. But the to conserve its beauty. gates. They also con- and moths. grazed. Coarse grasses and a mass of dead The base of the hill making up the steepest esting limestones and place is so special that If you want to get duct guided walks, plant material were dominating these around Dudbridge is slopes of the hill are the magnificent fossils it has all sorts of involved in the throughout the Europe slopes, competing with and shading out underlain by sticky the Cotswold Sands, they contain. Sadly, Government and Cotswolds AONB, you Cotswolds AONB. But Rodborough characteristic plants and invertebrates and Lias clay containing very fine sandstones this is in a poor con- European designations can become a volun- For details of how Common enjoys an generally reducing the biodiversity. various species of with some fine silty dition and is almost slapped on it in an tary warden. Anyone to become a warden even higher level of Lack of grazing was also allowing scrub to shellfish fossils. The clay. The hardest rock the only place where attempt to preserve its can join and, at the call the AONB on protection than develop. The use of controlled grazing also line of the old railway type on the hill, the enthusiasts can exam- unique landscape. moment, there are 01451 862000 or see most SSSIs. It has enables us to fine tune the management of can show the layer of Oolitic limestone, ine and hunt for fos- around 340 full time the website at been designated a rare species such as the Pasque Flower. almost horizontal rock overlies these sands. sils. There is even a Outstanding! members. The www.cotswoldsaonb.com. Special Area of We are now starting to see results with overlying this - The This only makes up dinosaur called Parts of the Parish of Wardens volunteer Conservation and swathes of flower-rich limestone grassland Marlstone. This is a the highest 40 - 80 ft Proceratosaurus that has Rodborough fall with- their time and skills to Special! The rare Musk Orchid is protected so has special pro- becoming re-established and Pasque thin, quite shelly, iron or so of the hill and is been found only at in the Cotswolds A large area of Species particularly tection under the Flowers increasing to the largest numbers rich sandy limestone, divided into several Rodborough. Area of the Common is noted by Natural European Union’s seen in decades. Suitable habitat is also and is only a metre or subdivisions based In times past these Outstanding also designated as England include Chalk Habitats Directive. being established for butterflies such as the so thick. upon the fossils the assets were more Natural Beauty. a Site of Special Milkwort, Clustered SACs provide extra Adonis Blue which had not been seen in the Overlying this, rising different layers con- accessible so that The Cotswolds Scientific Interest, Bellflower, Autumn protection to a variety Cotswolds for many years. up towards the con- tain, and the type of everyone could enjoy AONB, covering meaning it is con- Gentian, and of of wild animals, plants Over the next few years we’ll be making a tour line that runs limestone making up them. This could easi- 2,038 sq km, is sidered to be course the orchids and habitats and are concerted effort to tackle the growing scrub through Golden Cross the layers. ly be rectified if time the largest of 36 among the coun- notably the rare Musk seen as a vital part of problem on the Common. This is not an is the Upper Lias Clay, The Lower Freestone was spent restoring similarly designat- try’s very best Orchid. Areas of global efforts to con- easy task, but essential if we are to retain again a sticky clay with is the thickest division the habitats to show ed areas in wildlife and geo- juniper scrubland are serve the world’s bio- the diversity and character of the Common. lots of thin limestone and was once exten- the true diversity that England. All of Watch our for Duke of Burgundy Fritillary logical sites. Again, particularly valued and diversity. David Armstrong, NT Head Warden bands running sively quarried for a common like ours England’s AONBs help keep the under the wing of the rare fingered sedge The Common was through it. This con- building stone around should have. make up 15% of the Cotswolds special. Natural England, the is also around. picked out because it country. Warden work parties Common enjoys extra Butterflies like the forms the most exten- An area gets to be help conserve and special protection Duke of Burgundy sive area of semi- an AONB because of enhance the AONB, because of this. Fritillary and the natural dry grassland Bugs and butterflies are praying for sunshine the quality of its land- taking part in a range Our Common was Marsh Fritillary also in the Cotswolds. So far it has been an usual species are out The Skylarks and lising glimpses of their reveal animals such as awful summer - all ani- now, including Marbled Meadow Pipits are the wonderful colourful voles, field mice and mals struggle in the Whites, Common only birds of the open plumage. Dippers also slow worms. Specialist police officers tackle wildlife crime rain. My passion is and Chalk Hill Blues, common, both erupt- take flight at the Steve Roberts Although it is preferable to Wildlife Crime Officer for this detailed information regard- insects and if it’s rain- and Ringlets. ing into flight from slightest prevent wildlife and area and works from ing the requirements for var- ing, cool or cloudy, August is the best the grass if disturbed. sound, environmental crime, Stonehouse SCT office. ious licences that are there are fewer to see. month for grasshop- The scrubbier lower flying off Gloucestershire He can give advice on a required for the possession Most will be hiding pers and crickets and slopes are home to just inches Constabulary has a signifi- wide variety of wildlife of, and movement of ani- or sleeping, waiting for they may stay around birds like Greenfinches above the cant enforcement role with issues relating to: mals and birds. the sun’s rays to warm a couple of weeks and Whitethroats. water. an increasing number of  Badgers It is becoming more com- their tiny bodies, giv- into September if we There were several Don’t incidents being reported.  Bats mon for people to have exot- ing them the energy to have an Indian sum- Bee Orchids on the forget to To tackle these problems,  Birds of Prey ic pets. It is most important fly or scurry about in mer. It’s also a great Common this year and look for the police has specialist  Exotic Animals/imports that these people have the search of food. month for dragonflies it seemed to be a good wildlife in Wildlife Crime Officers who  Traps, Snares etc correct licences and the Butterflies love the and damselflies. Last year for all orchids. your gar- are responsible for the pre-  Rights of Way appropriate understanding sun. To see them at summer on the canal A walk along Frome den, too. vention and detection of Wildlife Crime Officers of their needs. their best, flying on the near Capel Mill I saw Banks is as rewarding Even the wildlife crime. also have access to con- Contact PC Tyrone Mein on PC Tyrone Mein, our Rural Common, wait until the the UK’s largest type, as ever. Kingfishers smallest PC Tyrone Mein is the tacts that can provide 07740 373197. and Wildlife Crime Officer sun comes out. The an Emperor Dragonfly. dart by offering tanta- space can Spot Emperor Dragonflies at the canal