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CHIPPING TIMES FEBRUARY 2017.indd 1 21/01/2017 17:43 Bring your Valentine to Batsford It’s a great time to start Spring is in the air at Batsford! 11th & 12th February sprucing the garden up! During February, the Arboretum is Enjoy breakfast in The Garden Terrace Our Garden Centre is well stocked alive with drifts of beautiful Café followed by a romantic stroll with potted early spring flowering Snowdrops – plus Aconites, Crocuses through our magical Arboretum. bulbs, Hellebores, Camellias, and Hellebores – followed by Breakfast will be served from 10am-11am. Daphne, seeds and Snowdrops beautiful Daffodils and (weather £20 per couple for breakfast and ‘in the green’, plus seed potatoes permitting) early Magnolias Arboretum entry (£12 for Batsford for those turning their hand to the next month. Season Ticket holders). vegetable patch! It’s a magnificent time to visit! To book, call 01386 701441.

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2 | COTSWOLD TIMES THE NEW RESIDENCE NIL RATE BAND CAN SAVE UP TO £70,000 OF INHERITANCE TAX pril 2017 will see the biggest change to the of inheritance tax so on the second death up to £350,000 inheritance tax regime for decades with the could be available to pass to beneficiaries free of tax. Aintroduction of the new main residence nil rate To benefit from the additional IHT allowance, it may be band. This could save inheritance tax of up to £70,000 for that you need to review your Will or make one if you do your estate, and no doubt will be particularly welcome in not have one. Good estate planning is key to making sure Stow and the surrounding areas where property prices that your family and friends benefit as you want them have steadily been increasing and have therefore put to and also to ensuring your estate does not pay more many people over the inheritance tax threshold. For a inheritance tax than is needed. married couple, this will mean that with proper estate The Burnside Partnership is currently offering a free planning in place, a total of £1,000,000 could be passed on initial consultation to discuss the new residence nil rate tax free on death. band and advise on your entitlement, based on your The new nil rate band will be introduced at £100,000 per personal, family and financial circumstances. person and will rise incrementally, reaching £175,000 in To meet with one of our specialist Solicitors at Combe April 2020. Thereafter it is fixed but will rise with inflation. Sawmills, do get in touch with us. This will be available for individuals who have owned a property after July 2015, occupied it at some point as Anna Burnside their main residence and wish to pass that property (or [email protected] the proceeds of its sale) to their children or grandchildren Fiona Wheeler (including adopted children, step-children and fostered [email protected] children). The nil rate band is reduced for individuals Jessica O’Shea whose estates exceed £2,000,000. [email protected] The main residence nil rate band is transferable between spouses and civil partners meaning that it will also be available for widows and widowers whose THE BURNSIDE PARTNERSHIP spouses or civil partners died before April 2017 where the The Carpenters’ Workshop, Blenheim Palace Sawmills, relevant conditions are met. Currently anything passed to Combe, Oxfordshire, OX29 8ET a spouse or civil partner on death is automatically free 01865 987781

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FROM THE EDITOR INSIDE THIS EDITION ...

FEATURES With the mornings a little lighter each day, and birds singing in the sunshine, it is almost easy to sense spring in the air – 10-11 Local Care Homes: an update Paul Jackson albeit a bit early! The trees are still very bare! 14-16 Business Rates, Digital Revolution, Gt British High Street There is an energetic feeling coming through from all sorts of places – there is plenty going on with councils, groups, schools and clubs stepping out with plans for 2017. If you are running 26-28 Wildlife Spectacular: Islay & Caerlaverock Mike Boyes or organising for a group this year keep us informed, and we will be happy to share your news and events, fundraising and calls for help in the pages of the magazines, and hopefully 29 Co-ordinated Movement Therapy extend your audience, footfall or responses accordingly. Ed Shaw, Cotswold Health & Fitness Thank you 42-43 Under Startlit Skies Robin Smitten Chris Turner died on 27th November – just two days after our 49 Make Room for Sleep (from the Sleep Council) December edition went to print. He had been very ill, and I had spent the last 4 weeks with him in Sobell House Hospice, REGULARS part of the Churchill Hospital. The Cotswold Times team – Jim Duggan, Christabel Hardacre, Marian Hutchinson, Jan 12 Tax issues – Robb Eden Marley and Jaime Shaw had worked on the December edition 16, 19, 22, 23, 25, 41, 49 without needing a word from me, and I know from the responses we have had that people appreciated their efforts. Community Pages – what’s going on in the background I certainly did. 17-20 Local Authority information, Blood Donor sessions, I wasn’t expecting the number of messages of sympathy that Community Notices arrived, or the support that came in for the family and myself – it was tremendous. My thanks to everyone concerned. 21 Planning - Summary of Applications received The new year has highlighted a need to get back into the real 24 Local Church Services world, and brought with it resolve and challenge. So 31-36 LOCAL EVENTS & EVENTS DIARY (Exhibitions, days out, the Cotswold Times is in business – we didn’t miss an edition, and with plans for 2017, we hope that you will enjoy art and crafts, markets, live music, walks, clubs, etc) the next chapter! 37-38 Club Notices & Rural Cinemas 39-40 Clubs, Associations & Societies Listing (bi-monthy ) Best wishes 41 Reports from local Rotary, Lions & British Legion 49 Book Reviews from Borzoi Books 50-53 News from some of our local Schools Editor 59-61 News from local Sports Clubs 62-63 Local Business Directory

With many thanks to all our many contributors this month, including: Our next edition is for MARCH 2017 WithChristabel many Hardacre, thanks toJan all Marley, our many Rachel contributors Ramsay, Jaime this Shaw, month, to the including: ‘prep’ and print team, and to our volunteer deliverers. They all help to make these The copydate is 15th February 2017 Edward Cowley, Caroline Fisher, Christabel Hardacre, Paul Jackson, Jan Marleymagazines and happenRichard eachPrice; month! also to all our volunteer deliverers. They all help to make these magazines happen each month! Cover photograph: ‘ A Frosty Cotswold morning’. © Sarah Howard www.sarahhowardphotography.comCover photograph: ‘Spring bluebells, ancientwww.imageseen.co.uk woodlands’ © Professional Contact Cotswold Times: Photographer & Photo-Artist, Charlotte Doran Davies. NCFE. Dip HE. AOP. HND. + 44 (0)78 25 542 542 Chipping Norton Times Extra copies of Chipping Norton Times are generally available in West Tel: 01451 822 788 OxfordshireExtra copies Information of Chipping Point Norton - Lower Times Town are generallyHall. The Leisureavailable Centre in West and at the Surgery. Also at the Old Mill Caf . Mob: 07789 175 002 Oxfordshire Information Point, The Leisureé Centre and at the Surgery. Also at the Old Mill Café. [email protected] www.cotswoldtimes.co.uk Material published in this magazine is copyright; the Editor may give permission for copy to be reproduced for some purposes. The opinions expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the Editor or any member of the team. The magazines are produced and delivered almost entirely by P O Box 6, The Square volunteers. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of information printed in the magazine, the Editor/team do not accept any responsibility for the consequences of any errors that may occur. Stow on the Wold, GL54 1AB COTSWOLD TIMES | 5 Cots Fitness_HALF_AUG14_Cots Fitness_HALF_AUG14 22/07/2014 11:01 Page 1

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An UPDATE from the Care Quality Commission The independent LOCAL CARE HOMES regulator of health and Researched and written by Paul Jackson social care in England Do you want the good news or the bad news? Major The Care Quality Commission (CQC) recently published a Jubilee Lodge in Bourton on the Water has not dropchange to their earlier in service report in Northleach.of their inspection in Enstoneimproved from its last inspection and still requires to and Southerndown at ChippingJanuary of Beech Haven Care Home in Chipping Norton. Norton shine. improve in the ‘Responsiveness’ and ‘Effective’ Their website now records that the ‘Responsive’ rating categories. The main concern seems to be “the details Informationhas moved up to Good but the ‘Effective’ rating has drawn from an update publishedof the lawful consent to receive care were not always by the Care Quality Commissiongone down from Good and available to “Requires Improvement”. online www.cqc.org.uk evident when people could not make a decision about their care and support for themselves.” On the positive ResearchedThis means that Beech Haven (with only 2 ‘Good’ and written by Paul Jackson forratings Cotswoldside, the report said: “ Times (independentlyStaff listened and acted on of CQC). and the need to improve on 3 categories ‘Safe; people’s concerns. People’s recreational and social ‘Responsiveness’ and ‘Well Led’) stays down the needs were met. They enjoyed activities in the home as It has been six months since thour last report on the Shipton under Wychwood and Northleach Court. performance league at 10 out of 13 local care homes. well as places of interest in the local area”. Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections of our In addition Newlands at Stow comes in at 3 ‘Good’, local CareThe main areas Homes, andneeding improvement seem to be this means there is good and having scored 5 under the previous ‘old’ scoring bad news.“People's risks such as risks of falls, mobility, Not all have been inspected since our system – Improvement is required in Effectiveness last reportmalnutrition, moving and handling or skin damage were (Cotswold, Langston, Henry Cornish, and Responsiveness. identified.” And on the ‘Good’ side, a positive comment Mill House, Oak Tree at Moreton, Jubilee at Old Prebendal was marked down on Effectiveness – Bourton,was “ TallThroughout the inspection there was a pleasant Trees at Shipton under Wychwood atmosphere and we saw people being supported in a failing to ensure that staff always had the relevant and Beech Haven at Chipping Norton have not been training to be able to promote and maintain includedprofessional, kind and caring manner.” in this round). people’s safety. However the Care Quality Commission website Northleach Court ‘s report was not good (October shows six updates with good news (i.e: an 2016)The categories are with a worrying explained in detail online at ‘Inadequate” for the Safe improvement rating) for Enstone, Southerndown criteria,www.cqc.org.uk/ and 3 areas recommended for improvement. It scored Good for Caring. To quote the CQC “This at Chipping Norton and Ramping Cat at Burford, Also on the website is the facility for relations of and bad news (i.e: a decline) for Old Prebendal at servicecarers to report in confidence current experiences at was not safe.” “People were not protected the Care Homes which may or may not result in PERFORMANCE LEAGUE TABLE REVIEWS investigations by the Care Quality Commission. (Previous position +/-) O …. Outstanding G …. Good R …. Requires Attention No Improvements Required 1. Cotswold Burford OGGGG 2. Old Prebendal Shipston under Wychwood GGGGG Langston Kingham GGGGG Requires 1 Improvement 4. Henry Cornish Chipping Norton OGGG Responsive 5. Mill House Chipping Campden OGGG Safe Northleach Northleach GGGG Well Led Oak Tree Moreton in Marsh GGGG Responsive Requires 2 Improvements 8. Jubilee Lodge - updated Bourton on the Water GGG Effective/ Responsive Southerndown Chipping Norton GGG Safe / Responsive Requires 3 Improvements 10. Enstone House Enstone GG Safe/ Well led / Responsive Beech Haven - republished Chipping Norton GG Safe / Responsive / Well led Oak Trees Shipston under Wychwood GG Safe / Well led / Effective 13. Ramping Cat Burford G Safe / Well led / Effective / Responsive

Newlands at Stow on the Wold is not included but has been inspected. We expect to publish results soon. Under the previous rating system Newlands received a score of 5 ‘Good’

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Need Help With Your Tax? e’re already well into the New Year and the bad news is already coming in thick & fast, strikes on the railways, a crisis in the NHS & a widening funding gap in care for the elderly. When Contact willW it all end? Gazing into my crystal ball I can’t see it coming to an end at all, only for it to get worse as no government will be prepared to ring- fence vital services from all the other elements that we pay our tax for. In Robb Eden my mind, it’s simple, we pay National Insurance for these services & it’s National Insurance that should be used to get these services working. I’m for sure that if everyone could start to see a benefit from paying more they will Business Tax be happy to contribute extra. The only way to get the system working is for everyone to pay a basic Accounts Preparation & Analysis rate of tax, companies & individuals. Paying tax should be hailed not as PAYE & Book-keeping something to be avoided but something to be applauded. I believe that the tax system could work for all if a basic 20% flat rate tax was paid by all on Vat Returns income over £15,000 per year. Any reliefs could then be offset against a Sage Training higher rate of tax. This would stop the ridiculous situation where companies deliberately go out to spend money so that they can reduce their tax bill. It will also More than just accounts – help businesses improve their productivity, cut down on waste & more importantly it will allow them to concentrate on what they do best – a personal service tailored running their businesses. to your needs. If you’re planning to join the ever-increasing numbers in the service sector We will work with you to help you or are looking to start another type of business, either self-employed or as a limited company, then now is a good time to start thinking about setting get the best from your business. things up. There are plenty of places to obtain advice, your bank’s business manager, one of the many business groups or make an appointment to see 01608 651802 an accountant, or a solicitor if needed, at the earliest opportunity. Robb Eden is based in Moreton-in-Marsh. He can be contacted by [email protected] telephone 01608 651802 or via e-mail at [email protected].

12 | COTSWOLD TIMES COTSWOLD TIMES | 13 14 | COTSWOLD TIMES Boosting Uk’s Digital Revolution Supporting local economic growth – in communities and online The government is determined to This is on top of the biggest ever cut create an economy that works for in business rates announced at the everyone, by giving councils and Budget – worth £6.7 billion over the communities the powers they need to next 5 years – which means 600,000 boost local economic growth. small businesses will never have to The Local Government Finance Bill pay business rates again. published in January includes a range The Bill also lays the groundwork for of measures to cut business rates for historic reform to business rates so small businesses and local amenities that, by 2020, local government will and help local communities to thrive. Statement 2016, to help communities keep 100% of the business rates it get digitally connected. They include: collects. The package also includes: • bringing rural rate reliefs into From April 2017, this new approach line with those in urban areas – will be piloted in London, Manchester • a £400 million Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund, matched by currently, eligible small businesses and Liverpool, as well as the private finance, to invest in new in rural areas benefit from a 50% devolution deal areas of the West fibre networks over the next four discount on their business rates. The of England, Cornwall and the West years Bill will double this, bringing it into Midlands. line with rate reliefs in urban areas • £740million funding to encourage These changes will put councils firmly • rate reliefs on public toilets – the market development of full fibre at the heart of efforts to drive local councils are currently required to networks in both urban and rural economic growth, encouraging them charge themselves business rates on areas a coordinated programme to further support local firms and jobs the public toilets they are responsible of integrated fibre and 5G trials, to for, and cannot grant themselves and, in turn, ensure their communities keep the UK at the forefront of the any rate reliefs. This Bill will change see the benefits of increased local digital revolution that, and allow councils to provide economic growth. rate relief to all public toilets, making The move is part of a £1 billion Contact: Dept for Communities and it cheaper for councils to keep them package of measures by the Local Government open in their areas. government, announced at Autumn www.forms.communities.gov.uk

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STOW TIMES_FEBRUARY 2017.indd 15 21/01/2017 16:27 Delivering Cotswold Times Firstly, my thanks to everyone who helped with delivering magazines at the end of October and November – the November and December editions. Our ‘Number 1’ deliverer and deliveries co-ordinator, Chris Turner, was unable to take part for those two months, and we realised how much he had done towards ensuring Blackburn town centre beat that as many people received their copy of the magazine hundreds of high streets across the as possible. We were lucky to bring in family and friends country to be named Britain’s best. to help at short notice – although they didn’t know the area and struggled to find places without postcodes and/ ‘Chippy’ took Runner-Up to Hebden Bridge in the or telephone numbers to find addresses. So if you didn’t Small Market Town Section receive a copy of the magazine – our apologies! We really More than 500,000 votes were cast in the third annual Great tried our best! British High Street Awards and Blackburn scored well enough to However, we have since worked on rationalising our take home the crown, beating twenty-six other finalists. delivery lists, and have collected as many postcodes and Their Grand Prize was £10,000 grand prize, as well as a trophy. telephone numbers as possible – but we know the list is Communities Secretary Sajid Javid said: incomplete, and that we need help – your help please to Our high streets are going from strength to strength as this year’s let us know what’s missing, who to talk to and where they Great British High Street competition shows. are. Town centres are being revitalised, with vacancy rates falling over Why don’t we pay for delivery? the last year, and Blackburn is a great example of how hard work and support for local businesses can turn things around. We don’t have the budget to do it! Two thirds of our pages are local information which is carried free of charge – that The strong Business Improvement District is working closely with the council to invest in the town and put on a vibrant calendar of means that one-third of the pages carry the commercial events that has seen visitors flock in their thousands to the town advertising which meets our bills. But the magazines centre – long may it continue. are full of adverts! Yes they are – and the majority are from event organisers, fund-raisers, local charities, clubs One of the first industrialised towns in the world, Blackburn has reinvented itself over recent years with the council investing £9 and school secretaries, etc., and are free of charge. A million in its heritage buildings to bring them back to their former commercial magazine would have twice/three times the glory. amount of business advertisements – and/or charge Initiatives such as Blackburn Against Crime and the people for the magazines. And they may not have the redevelopment of The Mall shopping centre have attracted new circulation, readership and long shelf-life of the Cotswold businesses, free family friendly events and The Mall has shown Times magazines. an increase in footfall Year Over Year of 8.7% in 2016. Cotswold Times is being delivered by approximately sixty Winners in each category received a share of a prize pot worth volunteers who deliver in their areas. It may be 20 copies, £100,000, and a package of expert training from Google’s digital 200 or 2,000 delivered in their street, their estate, their taskforce for shops, bars and restaurants, PLUS a trip to Twitter village. It may be one, two or a small group of people UK’s London office to boost their social media skills. who organise to deliver in their community. This works The Great British High Street Competition 2016, run by the wonderfully, as nobody has too many magazines to Department for Communities and Local Government, celebrates deliver, and everybody is covered for holidays, illness, etc. the great work that is being done to revive, adapt and diversify the nation’s high streets. It is one of the government’s initiatives We deliver the magazines to our deliverers during the last to help champion high streets as the cornerstones of the week of the month (we can leave them in a porch, shed community. or garage) for delivery ideally before or during the first This 2016 competition saw a record 900 entries across all week of the month. We don’t expect deliverers to be out fourteen categories, including the new categories for individuals and about in rain, snow or storms – but we do appreciate and shops. Shortlisted high streets were visited by a judging having someone who can help out when you are away. panel made up of retail experts, including British Land, the Post Office and Holland & Barrett, which accounted for 50% of the CAN YOU HELP, PLEASE? overall score. Call Jenni on 07789 175 002 16 | | COTSWOLD COTSWOLD TIMES

STOW TIMES_FEBRUARY 2017.indd 16 21/01/2017 16:29 LOCAL AUTHORITIES JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2017

CHIPPING NORTON TOWN COUNCIL hold a Town Council meeting on the 3rd Monday of every month Parishioners are very welcome to attend all meetings. Anyone wishing to speak at the Town Council meeting on an agenda item is allowed to talk for five minutes but must notify Mrs. V. Oliveri, Town Clerk at least three working days prior to the meeting. Town Councillors may ask questions afterwards. Occasionally confidential items are discussed and members of the public are asked to leave the meeting at this point. Full minutes of meetings are available on the new Town Council web site: www. chippingnortontowncouncil.co.uk and also at The Guildhall. Once a year the Town Council awards Grants to Local Voluntary Bodies. Applications must be received by 1st September each year. Application forms are available at: Chipping Norton Town Council, The Guildhall, Chipping Norton, Oxon. OX7 5NJ Tel: 01608 642341 (9 am – 1 pm) [email protected] West Oxon District Council Committee Meetings ROAD CLOSURES INFORMATION Members of the public are encouraged to attend meetings Telephone: 08000 514 514 of the Council and Committees. If you live in the District This information is continuously updated. please check by telephone or online: and are on the Electoral Register you can take part in the www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/roadworks meetings. Information about this and your Councillors and committee members is available online at www.westoxon.gov.uk Meetings in February Wed 1 Finance & Management O&S Green light for new parking strategy Mon 6 Uplands A comprehensive new parking strategy is on track for West Fri 10 Partnership Joint Committee# Oxfordshire following approval by councillors. Mon 13 Lowlands Wed 15 Cabinet Cabinet members voted in favour of the strategy which will Wed 22 Council sets out the need for more parking spaces in key areas, All meetings start at 2 pm (except those marked #). Details improvements to existing facilities and a review of enforcement. of Meeting Agendas, Reports and Minutes can be found on the Council’s Committee Information System. Also It will provide a blueprint for the Council to help make a decision on any proposed available are details of your Councillor, Committee Meetings parking changes or improvements. including dates, times and venues and Membership of the Committees. The Cabinet has allocated £35,000 to deliver parking improvements including changes to on-street restrictions which may include consultation on parking permits in certain areas while the strategy is flexible and will evolve as specific needs such as new developments arise across the District. The strategy has been developed following a car parking survey which took place earlier in the year that was completed by more than 2,600 people along with further in-depth consultation and research into usage and likely future demands for parking. BLOOD DONOR SESSIONS THIS MONTH: The key policy of free parking at all fifteen car parks across the district which the Winchcombe, Abbey Fields 14/12/2016 Council owns or manages remains at the heart of the strategy. Community Centre, Back Lane, GL54 5PZ Hook Norton, Hook Norton School 22/12/2016 Sibford Road, OX15 5JS Cabinet backs new devolution plan Evesham, The De Montfort School 23/12/2016 Four Pools Road, WR11 1DQ West Oxfordshire District councillors have backed revised plans for a new devolution deal. Do something Amazing . . . The new plan proposes the formation of a combined authority involving 96% of us rely on the other 4% to give blood Oxfordshire’s district councils and County Council as well as key partners such as Please don’t leave it to someone else the Local Enterprise Partnership and Oxfordshire Growth Board. For more information / to book an appointment Each council including the County will continue to operate as they do currently to attend a session, please call 0300 123 23 23 but the combined authority, which will include a directly elected mayor, will be or visit www.blood.co.uk responsible for strategic functions such as highways and transport, skills and infrastructure. Calls will cost 15p irrespective As a result, it is believed the new structure will unlock more funding streams from of how long the call may last, central government that would allow greater investment in major infrastructure on landlines and mobiles. Call 999 in an emergency projects across the county. such as when a crime is in The devolution proposals are considered as taking precedence over plans to create progress, where there is danger to life or when violence is being a unitary authority which continues to be pursued by Oxfordshire County Council. used or threatened Cllr James Mills, leader of West Oxfordshire District Council, said: “Residents are not interested in what they perceive as local councils squabbling among themselves. Do you know who to contact if “What is important is delivering infrastructure and I believe devolution can do that. you have a power cut? 105 Is the new number to call. “This would be the best possible outcome for all Oxfordshire residents – it is what It’s free of charge and will put you we should be working towards.” through to your local network operator who can give you help and advice. 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CHIPPING TIMES FEBRUARY 2017.indd 17 16/01/2017 11:09 Local government in Oxfordshire – time for a change? We think so Today we published our ‘One Oxfordshire’ draft proposal to abolish all six councils in Oxfordshire and replace them with ONE new council for the whole county, saving £100m in the first five years. That would save £20m each year – enough to fix over 300,000 potholes or provide 1 million hours of home care. We want to hear from residents about what you think of the proposal.

Our propsal Oxfordshire currently has six councils – one whole of Oxfordshire. It would save over county council and five district and city councils. £100m in the first five years – money that could We believe the current system is complicated, be used to improve local services and keep wasteful and no longer financially sustainable. council tax down. Without change, important local services could This is called a ‘unitary’ council. It would be be reduced and some may be cut altogether. simpler, offer better services, respond better to We think all six councils should be abolished local priorities and be lower cost. This is what and be replaced by ONE new council for the we mean by ONE Oxfordshire.

Simpler More Local One website, one phone Better Services number, one contact for all One council is responsible One local councillor your council services for all the environmental representing your services such as street community who is Other public services such accountable for all council as the NHS and police could cleaning and road maintenance in your area services in your local area work better with one council Parishes and town councils rather than several Joining up social services, have more influence over Joined-up planning for jobs, housing and benefits makes decisions for their own homes and transport is it easier to support people communities better for residents and the who need extra help local economy Your councillor takes local One council for Oxfordshire decisions as members One council taking decisions can keep vulnerable children of ‘area boards’ covering in the best interests of the and adults safer existing district/city areas whole of Oxfordshire

Lower Cost What do you think? No duplication – abolishing We want to know what six councils to create one, Oxfordshire residents and brand new council costs less businesses think about the to run with fewer councillors draft proposal before we and senior managers send it to the government for One council saves £20m consideration. each year, which can be You can read the proposal used to deliver better and have your say on the One services and protect them Oxfordshire website or drop from future cuts in to one of our library events Keeps council tax down around the county.

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CHIPPING TIMES FEBRUARY 2017.indd 18 20/01/2017 13:22 Garden Waste Collections Farming Charity Sees 67% Increase Local government in From April, West Oxfordshire in Claims from Working Families Oxfordshire – time for a District Council will be charging Farming charity RABI saw a 67% rise in requests for help £30 per bin, per year, for from working families in 2016. change? its fortnightly garden waste The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) has been collections. We think so providing financial assistance to people in hardship from the You need to sign up to receive this farming sector since 1860. In 2016, RABI paid out grants of Today we published our ‘One Oxfordshire’ draft proposal service and the Council are writing £2,035,702 to 1,357 families. That represents a big increase to abolish all six councils in Oxfordshire and replace to all households in early February on the previous year, in which the charity gave out grants of them with ONE new council for the whole county, saving with more details. around £1.89m. £100m in the first five years. To take advantage of the In the early part of 2016, RABI was busy helping flood That would save £20m each year – enough to fix over maximum number of collections victims in the north of England (primarily Cumbria), giving out 300,000 potholes or provide 1 million hours of home care. for the year, starting from April emergency grants of £91k. However, the real story of the year was the number of claims received from working farmers, We want to hear from residents about what you think of 2017, please register before 3 March. the proposal. farmworkers and their dependants with £450,169 paid to 216 If you do not wish to pay the £30 charge, simply do cases. In 2015, the charity gave out around £269k to working nothing and your garden waste collections will cease at people and/or dependants. the end of March 2017. Our propsal Paul Burrows, RABI CEO, said: “It’s been a challenging For more information or to sign up: year for many in the farming sector with bad weather, Oxfordshire currently has six councils – one whole of Oxfordshire. It would save over animal disease, fluctuating commodity prices and late RPA county council and five district and city councils. £100m in the first five years – money that could • Visit www.westoxon.gov.uk/garden payments all contributing to the difficulties encountered by We believe the current system is complicated, be used to improve local services and keep • Call 01993 861025 some. wasteful and no longer financially sustainable. council tax down. Payment will be taken with a debit or credit card only. “Farmers, in our experience, do not want or readily seek Without change, important local services could This is called a ‘unitary’ council. It would be For many years this service has been free in West charity. However, our message to them is ‘there is no shame be reduced and some may be cut altogether. simpler, offer better services, respond better to Oxfordshire, but due to the loss of external funding it is in turning to RABI to help you through the bad times’.” We think all six councils should be abolished local priorities and be lower cost. This is what now necessary to charge. Across the board, RABI welfare officers also helped people and be replaced by ONE new council for the we mean by ONE Oxfordshire. claim £286,691 in state benefits. Council to acquire Fake Amazon emails claim you have Simpler More Local meadowland in Witney placed an order One website, one phone Better Services Cabinet members have given the green light for West Action Fraud has received several reports from victims who number, one contact for all One council is responsible One local councillor Oxfordshire District Council to acquire an area of have been sent convincing looking emails claiming to be from your council services for all the environmental representing your community who is meadow land near Witney town centre. Amazon. The spoofed emails from “[email protected]” services such as street claim recipients have made an order online and mimic an Other public services such accountable for all council The site covering 0.92 acres is adjacent to Bishop’s cleaning and road automatic customer email notification. as the NHS and police could services in your local area Farm Mill off Witan Way and has been offered maintenance in your area The scam email claims recipients have ordered an expensive work better with one council Parishes and town councils as a gift to the council by developer Hills Homes rather than several Joining up social services, Developments. vintage chandelier. Other reported examples include: Bose have more influence over stereos, iPhone’s and luxury watches. Joined-up planning for jobs, housing and benefits makes Bishop’s Farm Mill has recently been converted to decisions for their own The emails cleverly state that if recipients haven’t authorised homes and transport is it easier to support people communities residential use and planning agreements state the area in question should remain as meadow land. the transaction they can click on the help centre link to better for residents and the who need extra help receive a full refund. The link leads to an authentic-looking local economy Your councillor takes local Cllr Jeanette Baker, Cabinet Member for Leisure One council for Oxfordshire decisions as members website, which asks victims to confirm their name, address, One council taking decisions and Health, said: “This piece of land fits in with our and bank card information. can keep vulnerable children of ‘area boards’ covering strategy of maintaining accessible green areas in and in the best interests of the Amazon says that suspicious e-mails will often contain: and adults safer existing district/city areas around Witney. whole of Oxfordshire • Links to websites that look like Amazon.co.uk, but aren’t “The open spaces along the River Windrush are a Amazon.co.uk. defining characteristic of the town and their value will • Attachments or prompts to install software on your be enhanced with planned increases in development computer. Lower Cost What do you think? and population in the future.” • Typos or grammatical errors. No duplication – abolishing We want to know what • Forged (or spoofed) e-mail addresses to make it look like six councils to create one, Oxfordshire residents and the e-mail is coming from Amazon.co.uk. brand new council costs less businesses think about the Amazon will never ask for personal information to be supplied to run with fewer councillors draft proposal before we by e-mail. and senior managers send it to the government for You can read more about identifying suspicious emails consideration. claiming to be from Amazon by visiting One council saves £20m https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display. each year, which can be You can read the proposal html?nodeId=201489210 used to deliver better and have your say on the One To report a fraud or cyber crime, call us on 0300 123 2040. services and protect them Oxfordshire website or drop from future cuts in to one of our library events Keeps council tax down around the county.

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CHIPPING TIMES FEBRUARY 2017.indd 18 20/01/2017 13:22 CHIPPING TIMES FEBRUARY 2017.indd 19 21/01/2017 16:52 £60 million boost for communities affected by second homeownership From: Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and Gavin Barwell MP (minister of State for Housing and Planning, and Minister for London) (23 December 2016) Community-led housing will be given a supply, and making sure community Community-led housing further boost from a new annual £60 million groups are at the heart of delivering new has many benefits fund which will help almost 150 councils homes. On a recent visit to Cornwall I saw Planning applications from this sector tackle the problem of high levels of second for myself the great work community land are currently approved more often than homeownership in their communities. trusts do, and we want them to do much, other applications. Local concerns about The Community Housing Fund will put much more. building new homes can be allayed more local groups in the driving seat and help “this is a country that works for easily because of local involvement from them deliver affordable housing aimed everyone” the start. at first-time buyers in response to the The funding will be targetted at the The groups can also be an important problem second homes can cause in community-led housing sector and link between the community and local reducing supply. distributed to groups via local councils, authorities, having credibility among Second home ownership in England is who know their area’s needs best. residents and directly representing the at an all-time high, crowding out first Allocating the funding to these housing needs of the community. time buyers and causing a shortage of organisations will put communities centre In the South West £19,125,110 is being available properties. Second homes often stage in deciding what type of housing is allocated - this includes Cotswolds and stand empty for extended periods of most needed. It will also offer an income West Oxforshire. time, affecting community cohesion, the stream to community organisations, in turn demographics of an area, and distorting allowing them to reinvest in more housing Further information: local housing markets. or in other activities or services which will In the Budget 2016, the government Housing Minister Gavin Barwell said: “The benefit their area.” announced it would use some of the high number of second homes can be a The first year of funding will be used to funding raised from the Stamp Duty Land frustration for many who struggle to find an build capacity within local groups, by Tax surcharge on additional properties affordable home in their community. This means of improving technical skills, setting to communities affected by second new fund will help tackle that by boosting up support hubs to offer advice, business homeownership and to address the planning and providing staff to review crowding out of first time buyers in these local housing needs. Funding the following communities. year must then be used to deliver housing for local people. Local authorities will DCLG worked with the following work closely with community-led housing stakeholders to develop the policy, and groups and other stakeholders – such expect them to work with their respective as the Community Land Trusts network local authority: or the Home and Communities Agency, Community Land Trusts Network • to ensure the right tools are in place to Locality • Confederation of Co-op Housing ensure efficient delivery of new houses in • Nationwide Foundation • Community subsequent years. Housing Alliance • Rural Coalition

Garden villages have the potential to deliver more than 48,000 homes From: Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and Gavin Barwell MP (2 January 2017) The first ever garden villages have received “New communities not only deliver homes, government backing. In an expansion of they also bring new jobs and facilities and the existing garden towns programme, a big boost to local economies. These these smaller projects of between places combined could provide almost 1,500 and 10,000 homes continue the 200,000 homes.” government’s commitment to support These developments will be distinct villages two are in or close to our area locally-led development. new places with their own community are: Long Marston in Stratford-on-Avon “this is a country that works for facilities, rather than extensions to existing and Oxfordshire Cotswold in West everyone” urban areas. Of the fourteen new garden Oxfordshire. The fourteen new garden villages – from Devon to Derbyshire, Cornwall to Cumbria A garden town is a development of more than 10,000 homes. Garden villages are – will have access to a £6 million fund over smaller settlements of between 1,500 and 10,000 homes. the next two financial years to support the By 2020, more than 25,000 housing starts are expected in garden villages, towns and delivery of these new projects. This money cities supported by the government. will be used to unlock the full capacity The new garden projects will also have access to infrastructure funding programmes of sites, providing funding for additional across government, such as the new £2.3 billion Housing Infrastructure Fund resources and expertise to accelerate announced at this year’s Autumn Statement. development and avoid delays. The government also announced its support for further new garden towns, with a Housing and Planning Minister Gavin further £1.4 million of funding to support their delivery. In total these 17 new garden Barwell said: “Locally-led garden towns settlements have the combined potential to provide almost 200,000 new homes and villages have enormous potential to across the country. deliver the homes that communities need. 20 | | COTSWOLD COTSWOLD TIMES

CHIPPING TIMES FEBRUARY 2017.indd 20 20/01/2017 13:07 Planning Applications & Approvals

PLANNING AND LICENSING COMMITTEE APPLICATIONS FOR CONSIDERATION AND DECISION

WODC Planning Committee meets once a month – the details are on p17 of this magazine. Full information is available from WODC offices and online at www.westoxon.gov. West Oxfordshire District Council Upland Area Planning Sub-Committee Applications Received

Parish Application No. Location Proposal Date Received

Chipping Norton 16/04162/S73 The Mill Station Road Non compliance with condition 2 of 03/01/17 Planning Permission 14/1075/P/FP to allow changes to the approved plans

Milton Under 16/03963/HHD Manor Farm Upper Milton Erection of single storey front extension 03/01/17 Wychwood

Milton Under 17/00016/HHD 36 Elm Grove Erection of single storey outbuilding 04/01/17 Wychwood with storage cellar beneath

Chipping Norton 17/00157/HHD 12 Lewis Road Erection of single storey rear extension 05/01/17

Shipton Under 16/04169/OUT Land Between Fiddlers Cottage Erection of detached dwelling and 05/01/17 Wychwood And Meadow View Cottage associated works Upper End

Church Enstone 16/04246/CND Rectory Farm Bungalow Discharge of condition 5 (16/01256/ 05/01/17 HHD)

Chilson 17/00136/LBC Chilson Farm Pudlicote Lane Internal and external alterations to Barn 05/01/17 1 to create office, including insertion of window in East elevation and installation of new chimney. Structural repairs to Barn 2

Charlbury 16/04206/FUL Fiveways Stores Sturt Road Erection of first floor extension to create 06/01/17 one flat

Chipping Norton 17/00052/CND Springhill Church Lane Discharge of conditions 3,4,5,6,9 and 09/01/17 12 of planning permission 16/02698/ FUL

Milton Under 17/00069/CND Wisteria Cottage 4 The Terrace Discharge of conditions 3,6,7 and 9 of 10/01/17 Wychwood planning permission 15/03554/FUL

Kingham 16/04088/CND Land South Of Station Road Discharge of conditions 3,4,5,7 and 10 12/01/17 of Planning Permission 15/02174/FUL

Fifield PP-05744609 Snowshill House The Green Variation of condition 2 of planning 12/01/17 permission 16/01020/HHD to allow changes to doors and fenestration, alterations to pavilions and omission of stone gables with the substitution of jetted timber clad gables with supporting brackets

Chipping Norton 16/04230/FUL Land At London Road And Erection of Assisted Living (Extra Care) 16/01/17 Trinity Road and Retirement Living Accommodation, landscaping and car parking

Over Norton 17/00179/HHD 28 Quarhill Close Erection of two storey extension and 20/01/17 front porch

NOTE: With a considerable number of Applications currently being made, this list is not comprehensive. For further information look online at West Oxfordshire District Council, Planning – Application Search COTSWOLD TIMES | 21 COTSWOLD TIMES | 21

CHIPPING TIMES FEBRUARY 2017.indd 21 21/01/2017 16:51 West Oxfordshire Superfast Broadband Delivery West Oxfordshire District Council is preparing to take on the lead role of delivering superfast broadband to the remaining ten per cent of properties within its district, ensuring access for those in the most rural areas and the ones generally regarded as not being commercially viable. This follows an announcement by Cotswolds Broadband and its supplier, ITS Technology Group, that they are withdrawing from the rollout following issues experienced with the network build (see boxout). Cotswolds Broadband had intended to provide superfast broadband coverage for all premises not already covered. They will not continue with an alternative project. West Oxfordshire District Council and BDUK are determined to ensure superfast broadband coverage is available throughout the entire district as soon as possible and both confirm that public sector funding remains available to make this happen. Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK), part of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, is delivering superfast New Project broadband and better mobile connectivity to the nation. The District Council is commencing a new project For further information, visit the Government’s website immediately. This will start with a formal Open Market (www.gov.uk/guidance/broadband-delivery-uk). Review (OMR) followed by public consultation to determine, with as much accuracy as possible, which The Better Broadband Subsidy Scheme has been premises need connections. The Council will then procure developed by the UK government to provide access a new supplier. It is estimated that this process could take to a subsidised broadband installation to homes and in the region of six months with the build starting three businesses that are unable to access a broadband service months after that. with a download speed of at least two Mbps. The scheme provides access to a basic broadband service with speeds Cllr Colin Dingwall, Cabinet Member for Broadband of at least two Mbps and could be delivered by a range of at West Oxfordshire District Council, said: “It is very technologies including satellite, wireless or 4G mobile. disappointing that Cotswolds Broadband’s project failed after so much hard work. The delay for residents is really frustrating. Cotswolds Broadband “Taking on the procurement process ourselves In 2015 Cotswolds Broadband received backing to demonstrates that we are absolutely committed to deliver superfast broadband in West Oxfordshire. securing superfast broadband access for everyone in the However, due to the termination of the contract with district as soon as possible. ITS for the network build we have had to make the difficult decision to withdraw from the project. “We are working very closely with BDUK on the new project and are confident that it can be delivered West Oxfordshire District Council and BDUK, the successfully.” Government body that is delivering superfast broadband across the country, are determined to Better Broadband Scheme ensure superfast broadband coverage is available Whilst the broadband project procurement and delivery throughout the entire district as soon as possible and phase is taking place, those individuals and businesses both confirm that the public-sector funding remains with little or no connectivity (under two Mbps) can apply available to make this happen. for a subsidised basic service through the Government’s So, what does this mean for you? For the time being, Better Broadband Scheme. More information, including you don’t need to do anything. If you have already an application form, is on the Better Broadband for registered your interest in connecting to the network, Oxfordshire website. your details will continue to be kept securely. We’ll keep you updated as the project progresses and we’ll Superfast broadband has been delivered to approximately let you know as soon as information about the new ninety per cent of premises in West Oxfordshire through a roll-out programme is made available. combination of commercial delivery and the countywide Better Broadband programme, run by Oxfordshire County In the meantime, if you have any questions or Council with BT as its commercial partner. concerns, you can contact us by phone on 01865 591138 or by email: The West Oxfordshire project is addressing the remaining [email protected]. You can keep up ten per cent. Doing this will bring superfast broadband to date with the West Oxfordshire District Council’s into the most rural areas and the ones that are generally progress by registering for updates at: regarded as not being commercially viable. This is why www.westoxon.gov.uk/broadband. public sector support is crucial to enable this project to go Cotswolds Broadband ahead. 22 | | COTSWOLD COTSWOLD TIMES

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24 | COTSWOLD TIMES Church Services Ambulance response time in Cotswolds found to be ‘unacceptable’

Cllr Lynden Stowe, leader of Cotswold District Council, has undertaken a review of ambulance response times across the district, and has called on the service provider to make substantial improvements, especially in the most northerly and other rural areas. The issue rose to prominence in 2007 when an ambulance – based in Staverton – took 45 minutes to reach a 23 year old student who was badly injured near Cirencester and later died in hospital. Cllr Stowe has chronicled the efforts that his Council and others, have made to lobby for improvements. Despite these calls for action, the service providers, South West Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust (SWAST) - have struggled to respond to the highest priority emergency calls (Red 1 and Red 2) within an eight minute target time. Figures for the Cotswolds showed that – against a target of 75% success – SWAST only achieved these priority response times for about 46% of Red 1 and 50% of Red 2 incidents, compared with ratings of 65% and 63% for the county as a whole. Concerns deepened further when, during September 2015, the eight minute response target was only achieved about 38% of the time in the Cotswolds, with the figure dropping to 25% for the north of the District. The situation has improved since then but is still far from satisfactory. Although he concedes that the number of emergency calls has risen considerably over the years, Cllr Stowe feels that the management at SWAST should have responded better to challenges, and he is looking forward to the outcome of their report in March 2017. This will shed light on the progress that SWAST is aiming to make on ambulance response, including the success of an extended triage system to cut back on the need for trips to hospital, and re-profiling of the vehicle fleet in Gloucestershire, which should result in two ambulances being based at Moreton-in- Marsh in the near future.

Councillor Stowe comments: “I have always maintained that the ambulance service’s frontline workers are dedicated professionals and respond to emergencies to the best of their abilities. However, I have expressed grave reservations about their senior management over the years. Both I and my fellow Councillors at Cotswold District Council are still aware of too many incidents where those in need of an ambulance continue to wait for very long periods. In one case towards the end of last year a 95 year old man waited four hours following a serious fall, and we know of many similarly serious instances where the response was measured in hours rather than minutes. This is clearly unacceptable, and we will continue to press for better ambulance response times.”

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Wildlife spectacular – Islay and Caerlaverock

Above, Barnacle Geese at sunset, Loch Indaal, Islay. Britain is blessed with some spectacular wildlife sights – huge starling Right from the top, murmurations at Shapwick Heath in Somerset or Gretna Green in Dumfries & Whooper Swans in flight, Islay. Galloway; tens of thousands of Knot and other waders taking off from mudflats Barnacle Geese on submerged by high spring tides at Snettisham, Norfolk; the world’s largest colony mudflats at Loch of Northern gannets at Bass Rock in the Firth of Clyde, and many more. Indaal. Another of the great British wildlife sights is the arrival of tens of thousands of Loch Gruinart, late afternoon. Barnacle geese on the Hebridean island of Islay, and separately, tens of thousands more at Caerlaverock on the Solway Firth in late October each year. Barnacle geese Chough, Loch Gruinart. breed mainly on the Artic islands of the North Atlantic. There are three main populations – some 40,000 from Greenland spend the winter principally on Islay. Another 38,000 or so from Svalbard arrive at Caerlaverock before dispersing around the Solway Firth. And up to 300,000 more that breed in Russia spend the winter in the Netherlands. In previous years Barnacle geese have arrived at Loch Gruinart on Islay around the 15th – 20th October, and last year we planned our arrival to coincide with this mass migration. The day after we arrived, a Sunday, we called in to the RSPB reserve at 26 | COTSWOLD TIMES Times Jan/Feb 2017 events_Layout 1 20/01/2017 08:46 Page 5 Times Jan/Feb 2017 events_Layout 1 20/01/2017 08:46 Page 6

Wildlife spectacular – Islay and Caerlaverock

Above, Barnacle Geese at sunset, Loch Indaal, Islay. Britain is blessed with some spectacular wildlife sights – huge starling Right from the top, murmurations at Shapwick Heath in Somerset or Gretna Green in Dumfries & Whooper Swans in flight, Islay. Galloway; tens of thousands of Knot and other waders taking off from mudflats Barnacle Geese on submerged by high spring tides at Snettisham, Norfolk; the world’s largest colony mudflats at Loch of Northern gannets at Bass Rock in the Firth of Clyde, and many more. Indaal. Another of the great British wildlife sights is the arrival of tens of thousands of Loch Gruinart, late afternoon. Barnacle geese on the Hebridean island of Islay, and separately, tens of thousands more at Caerlaverock on the Solway Firth in late October each year. Barnacle geese Chough, Loch Gruinart. breed mainly on the Artic islands of the North Atlantic. There are three main populations – some 40,000 from Greenland spend the winter principally on Islay. Another 38,000 or so from Svalbard arrive at Caerlaverock before dispersing around the Solway Firth. And up to 300,000 more that breed in Russia spend the winter in the Netherlands. In previous years Barnacle geese have arrived at Loch Gruinart on Islay around the 15th – 20th October, and last year we planned our arrival to coincide with this mass migration. The day after we arrived, a Sunday, we called in to the RSPB reserve at COTSWOLD TIMES | 27 Times Jan/Feb 2017 events_Layout 1 20/01/2017 08:46 Page 7

Above, A skein of geese, Loch Gruinart, to learn that because the prevailing winds were in the early morning, Islay. wrong direction none of the geese had arrived. The meteorological Below, Barnacle Geese flying forecast indicated that for a brief window of opportunity the winds would in to Loch Gruinart, Islay. change, and the RSPB warden was hopeful that some of the birds would arrive during Tuesday night. Imagine our delight when we woke up on Wednesday morning to see and hear tens of thousands of these attractive black and white geese in grassy meadows, specially prepared for their arrival, about half a mile from our cottage. More geese flew in as the morning progressed, and by the following morning there were an estimated 35,000 ‘barnies’ in fields beside the loch. By mid morning they had begun to disperse to other parts of the island and to nearby mudflats, returning again in the evening. The sight of multiple skeins of geese flying in against dawn or evening skies is something we will remember for a long time. Islay has plenty of other wildlife to see and enjoy, and during our week there we also saw flocks of Choughs, a pair of Golden Eagles, a Merlin with prey, a dozen or more Whooper Swans, and many wading and sea birds along the shores. The island scenery is varied, with excellent walks along beautiful sandy beaches or up on cliffs with distant views of Jura and other islands. It is a place to which we will certainly return. Our journey home took us to the WWT reserve at Caerlaverock, nine miles south east of Dumfries. Upwards of 12,000 Barnacle geese were already there, and many thousands more had dispersed to the surrounding mudflats of the Solway Firth, where they will remain for the winter. Caerlaverock is also home to many other species and is well worth a visit if you enjoy seeing overwintering birds in their natural habitat. Britain has much to offer, but unless we preserve our habitats, both here and elsewhere in the world, future generations will no longer be able to enjoy these wonderful sights.

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Light at the end of the tunnel for neurological rehabilitation Why Coordinated Movement therapy is so successful?

The nervous system is the electrical Coordinated movement therapy makes the relearning of lost network that works throughout the body to movements and functions far more effective. ‘In a single therapy coordinate voluntary and involuntary actions. session, you will generate thousands of highly coordinated The central nervous system functions to movements which can start to rebuild damaged neural pathways send messages from one part of the body and help relearn lost movement patterns’ to another and receive feedback. Any At the crux of this theory is a device that provides a safe platform malfunction of this system can occur as a for the user to generate these movement patterns. All four limbs result of genetic defect, physical damage move together in a specific pattern. The device dictates how the due to trauma, infection or simply ageing. arms, legs and trunk coordinate together, but the body has to Scientists are well aware that the brain has tremendous provide the stimulus to move – it is this sequence of coordinated ability to change its connections based upon its incoming movements that encourages the nervous system into adapting stimulation. This ‘plasticity’ of the brain underlies its ability and re-organising. to recover lost function. The device is intentionally versatile. It can accommodate a wide Above, A skein of geese, The nervous system starts its learning process from the day we range of users, no matter what their health status, in a safe and Loch Gruinart, to learn that because the prevailing winds were in the early morning, Islay. are born. In order to move, a baby will shuffle, crawl, stand, walk comfortable manner, and benefits can be seen from just a handful wrong direction none of the geese had arrived. The meteorological Below, Barnacle Geese flying and run. It is the learning of these coordinated movements that of sessions, without taking up too much time and energy. in to Loch Gruinart, Islay. helps develop the nervous system, mapping out new pathways forecast indicated that for a brief window of opportunity the winds would Information from Ed Shaw, Cotswold health and fitness club. change, and the RSPB warden was hopeful that some of the birds would as movements become more complex. By continuously repeating these movements, we cement these networks in place and many “By improving the coordinated nerve impulse firing, the central arrive during Tuesday night. movement patterns become automatic for us. nervous system functions re-appear spontaneously or improve. It is also possible to re-learn further nervous system functions, Imagine our delight when we woke up on Wednesday morning to see With nervous system conditions or injuries, movements and especially when these networks have been damaged, by re- and hear tens of thousands of these attractive black and white geese in other functions can become impaired and the coordinated firing training other subnetworks of the central nervous system to of the nerve cells becomes altered. By recalibrating the firing of grassy meadows, specially prepared for their arrival, about half a mile take over the lost functions.” Prof. Giselher Schalow from our cottage. More geese flew in as the morning progressed, and by the nerve impulses and helping to develop new neural pathways through movement, the nervous system the following morning there were an estimated 35,000 ‘barnies’ in fields could begin to re-organise itself, allowing beside the loch. By mid morning they had begun to disperse to other inhibited nerve pathways to be bypassed parts of the island and to nearby mudflats, returning again in the and new channels to open. Neurons evening. The sight of multiple skeins of geese flying in against dawn either thrive when connected in circuit or evening skies is something we will remember for a long time. with other neurons, or they die when they sit in isolation without stimulation. Islay has plenty of other wildlife to see and enjoy, and during our week there we also saw flocks of Choughs, a pair of Golden Eagles, a Merlin with prey, a dozen or more Whooper Swans, and many wading and sea birds along the shores. The island scenery is varied, with excellent walks along beautiful sandy beaches or up on cliffs with distant views of Jura and other islands. It is a place to which we will certainly return. Our journey home took us to the WWT reserve at Caerlaverock, nine miles south east of Dumfries. Upwards of 12,000 Barnacle geese were already there, and many thousands more had dispersed to the surrounding RICHARD’S STORY… mudflats of the Solway Firth, Richard is a retired agricultural farmer with Parkinson’s For 6 weeks Richard did 3 therapy sessions a week. At the where they will remain for the disease who started his therapy to improve his general end of most sessions Richard would spend some time balance, make positive changes to his left gait movement and concentrating on his walking, emphasising the knee lift and even winter. Caerlaverock is also reduce the incidents of freezing and slowness of movement. He walking backwards. home to many other species also complained of general lower back and feet pain. Having After just 1 week there was a noticeable difference in Richards and is well worth a visit if you been an active farmer all his life, Richard was frustrated by his ability to walk unaided – he mentioned feeling that his muscle enjoy seeing overwintering decreasing strength and mobility. His initial impression is that tone was much looser. of someone who relies greatly upon his wife for getting around, birds in their natural habitat. At the end of the 6 weeks we repeated the initial movement who is softly spoken and lacking in confidence. tests and were very pleased with the obvious improvement with Britain has much to offer, Part of Richard’s therapy process involved the relearning of basic movement skills. Richard was able to stand up and walk but unless we preserve our forgotten or unstable functions such as walking, balance and with no delay and no significant balance issues. He was able habitats, both here and speech. We encouraged him to practise walking by means to walk both forwards and backwards with great confidence of a carefully designed gait protocol. Walking in a safe and and much improved posture. General aches and pains had elsewhere in the world, future controlled manner is crucial to keeping the body active and the diminished and his wife commented upon how much his generations will no longer be body’s functions working efficiently. general mood had improved. able to enjoy these wonderful sights.

© Text and photographs Mike Boyes – January 2017 COTSWOLD TIMES | 29 30 | COTSWOLD TIMES The Wychwood Project works with local communities and other partners to conserve and restore our area’s rich variety of landscapes, habitats and wildlife. In 2016 we worked on three sites in Chipping Norton to increase the variety of wild flowers flourishing there. In an innovative approach which will continue in 2017, seeds were “hoovered up” from other donor sites and were sown in the new locations to increase the diversity of native plant life. January has been a busy month for us: • Conserving fish, with the help of the Environment Agency, in the Woodstock Water-meadows we care for made headlines in Oxfordshire papers • Training Wychwood Project supporters in “terrific pub food the traditional rural cooked from mostly local craft of Hedgelaying produce. Dishes are simple yet full of flavour, • Continuing our 20 year commitment to Tree Planting – so dive in..” this month in Long Hanborough, Ascott-u-Wychwood Alistair Sawday and Asthall Leigh The Wychwood Project relies on the great efforts of volunteers from across the area. Our AA Rosette award- Why not come along this month? winning chef creates mouth-watering meals Sunday 5th February 9:30am & Thursday 16th using locally sourced February 9:30am coppicing trees (pruning that ingredients stimulates healthy growth) on Beevis Farm, Charlbury OX7 3EX. Saturday 26th February 9:30am hedgelaying (improving hedges’ shape and structure) at Saltway, Ditchley Park, A classic 17th Century Charlbury beamed pub with Boots, gloves and suitable clothes are all you need – we open fire, B & B provide the tools and any training. Sessions run 9:30am – accommodation and 3:00 pm, but you can halt sooner, as your stamina permits! English-European menus On the 1st Sunday and 3rd Thursday of every month there will be a variety of FREE outdoor volunteering opportunities throughout 2017. Our menu is updated Stay fit this winter and help monthly with seasonal conserve West Oxfordshire’s food – please see the natural environment with the blackboard for our Wychwood Project. daily specials – Food served all day You’ll find out more at: www.wychwoodproject.org/volunteer phone: 01865 815423 email: [email protected] Sharon Williams, Project Director

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EXHIBITIONSEXHIBITIONS Market Days MARKET DAYS To 11 Feb ORIGINAL ARTISTS’ POSTERS ( including Chagall, Cocteau, BOURTON ON THE WATER STRIPES BOURTON ON THE WATER Leger, Miro and Matisse)/ 10-5pm. 01608 652255. John Davies Farmers’ Market 4th Sunday, 9.30th –1300 Gallery, The Old Dairy Plant, Fosseway Business Park, Farmers’ CHARLBURY Market 4 Sunday: 9.30 -­‐ 1300 EXHIBITIONSMoreton GL56 9NQ CHARLBURYFarmers’ Market 13 June, 12 September, 12 December 9 Feb The Story Museum – Ever After, Steer the Craft, Pembroke Farmers’ Market Market Days Playing Close, CharlburyJune, September, OX7 3RJ (9 December -1pm) 9 -­‐ 1pm To 11 Feb Street,ORIGINAL Oxford. ARTISTS’ 11.00am POSTERS – Midday. ( including Chagall, Cocteau, CHIPPING CAMPDENBOURTON ON THE WATER Playing Close, Charlbury. OX7 3RJ To 8 March AbstractionsLeger, Miro and – TheMatisse)/ Gallery 10 at-5pm. the Guild, 01608 The 652255. Old Silk John Mill, Davies CHIPPING Country Market Farmers’ Market NORTON every Friday, 94th Sunday, 9.30–11am (except January)–1300 ChippingGallery, TheCampden. Old Dairy 11am Plant, – 2pm. Fosseway Business Park, Farmers’ CHIPPING NORTONCHARLBURY Market 3rd Saturday monthly from 8.30am Moreton GL56 9NQ Country Farmers’ Market Farmers’ Market Market 3rd Saturday, monthly from 8.30am13 June, 12 September, 12 Decemberevery Saturday 8.45 -­‐ 11am, Lower Town 9 Feb The Story Museum – Ever After, Steer the Craft, Pembroke Country Market every Saturday 8.45Playing Close, Charlbury–11am Lower Town Hall OX7 3RJ (9-1pm)rd Hall with Farmers’ Market on 3 Saturday Street, Oxford. 11.00am – Midday. CHIPPING CAMPDEN (with Farmer’s Market on 3rd Saturday) Weekly Market every Wednesday To 8 March Abstractions – The Gallery at the Guild, The Old Silk Mill, Country Market Weevery Friday, 9ekly Market every Wednesday–11am (except January) Chipping Campden. 11am – 2pm. GREAT GREAT ROLLRIGHTCHIPPING NORTON ROLLRIGHT Village Village Market Farmers’ Market Market last Saturday monthly (except December)3rd Saturday, monthly from 8.30amlast Saturday monthly except December DIARYDIARY MORETONKINGHAMCountry Market -­‐IN-­‐MARSH every Saturday 8.45 –11am Lower Town Hall Weekly Farmer’s Market Market 21 June, 20 Sept, 13 December(with Farmer’s Market on 3rd Saturday)every Tuesday -­‐ 9 3.30pm 3 An Evening with Archer’s Actress Sunny Ormonde at Weekly Market every Wednesday Country MORETON -IN Market -MARSH every Thursday -­‐ 9.30 12noon in WI Hall 7.45pm in Chipping Norton Theatre. Tickets £12. Tel 01608 Weekly MarketGREAT ROLLRIGHT every Tuesday, 9–3.30pm 642360 NORTHLEACH every Wednesday -­‐ 8.30 3.30pm Country MarketVillage Market every Thursday, 9.30last Saturday monthly (except December)–12noon in W I Hall STOW Farmer’s and Craft Market ON THE WOLD 1st Sunday (except 12 July) 09.30-2pm approx 4DIARY Live Music at the Bell Inn, Moreton in Marsh - The KINGHAM nd Breeze – the comeback gig. Tel: 01608 651887 Farmers’ NORTHLEACH Farmer’s Market Market every Wednesday, 8.3021 June, 20 Sept, 13 December2 and last Thursday –3.30pm 9 -­‐ 1pm until Sept 3 An Evening with Archer’s Actress Sunny Ormonde at STOW ON THE WOLDMORETON-IN-MARSH 4 GWR services resume – travel from Toddington, 7.45pm in Chipping Norton Theatre. Tickets £12. Tel 01608 Farmer’s Market Weekly Market 2nd Thursday, 9am every Tuesday, 9––3.30pm1pm Winchcombe642360 or Cheltenham Racecourse on our award Country Market every Thursday, 9.30–12noon in W I Hall winning railway. Tel 01242 621405. www.gwsr.com 4 Live Music at the Bell Inn, Moreton in Marsh - The Farmer’s and Craft Market 1st Sunday (except 12 July) 09.30-2pm approx

4 LakinBreeze McCarthy – the comeback presents gig. Dr Tel: Phil’s 01608 Health 651887 Revolution NORTHLEACH every Wednesday, 8.30–3.30pm MARCH/APRIL MARCH / APRIL at 7.45pm in Chipping Norton Theatre. Tickets £16.50. Tel STOW ON THE WOLD 4 GWR services resume – travel from Toddington, 01608 642360 2 Farmer’s Market WORLD BOOK DAY at2nd Thursday, 9am Daylesford Organic–1pm Farm, Winchcombe or Cheltenham Racecourse on our award Kingham in association with BORZOI BOOKS. £1 books 8 Irene'swinning Ch railway.arity Knitting Tel 01242 Circle 621405. - ‘KNIT www.gwsr.com & NATTER’ will include David Walliams, Jacqueline Wilson, with Pepp Coffee Morning (10-12noon) at the George Moore 4 Lakin McCarthy presents Dr Phil’s Health Revolution pig, Horrid Henry and Where’s Wally? 01451 831268 Community Centre Cafe in Bourton on there Water. 01451 MARCH / APRIL at 7.45pm in Chipping Norton Theatre. Tickets £16.50. Tel 798718 / 820099 (Borzoi Books) 01608 642360 2 WORLD BOOK DAY at Daylesford Organic Farm,

9 Country Music Night at Notgrove Village Hall. Open 8 Irene's Charity Knitting Circle - ‘KNIT & NATTER’ 3 CNKingham Music in Festival association - Youth with Jazz BORZOI Band BOOKS. Challenge £1 books (in from 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm - live music, licensed bar. £5 per Coffee Morning (10-12noon) at the George Moore associationwill include withDavid Chipping Walliams, Norton Jacqueline Rotary Wilson,Club) 6.30pm with Pepp person entrance fee. Tonight's act is Blake & Brazil. Please Community Centre Cafe in Bourton on there Water. 01451 Chippingpig, Horrid Norton Henry School and Where’s £2.50 Wally? 01451 831268 note this is a "members only" night. Contact Ken on 798718 / 820099 (Borzoi Books) 07870795560 or 01451 850502 for clarification and further 11 CN Music Festival - Craig Ogden (guitar) Town Hall £15 9 details.Country Music Night at Notgrove Village Hall. Open 3 CN Music Festival - Youth Jazz Band Challenge (in from 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm - live music, licensed bar. £5 per (£5 under 18s) 11 Live Music at the Bell Inn, Moreton in Marsh - Fiddlebop association with Chipping Norton Rotary Club) 6.30pm person entrance fee. Tonight's act is Blake & Brazil. Please – jazz swing with gypsy zing. Tel: 01608 651887 Chipping Norton School £2.50 note this is a "members only" night. Contact Ken on 14 CN Music Festival Workshop and Presentation –

11 Reduced07870795560 Shakespeare or 01451 Company 850502 for presents clarification William and further School Year 5 children with Peter Hunt Tickets £2 (conc) 11 CN Music Festival - Craig Ogden (guitar) Town Hall £15 Shakespeare’sdetails. Long Lost First Play at 4pm or 7.45pm at Chipping Norton Theatre. Tickets £16.50. Concessions 18 CN(£5 MUSICunder 18s) FESTIVAL CONCERT – a showcase of talent 11 Live Music at the Bell Inn, Moreton in Marsh - Fiddlebop £14.50. Tel 01608 642360 from this year’s Festival. – jazz swing with gypsy zing. Tel: 01608 651887 14 CN Music Festival Workshop and Presentation – 11/12 Stow Flea Market and Collectors Fair in St Edwards Hall, 11 Reduced Shakespeare Company presents William School Year 5 children with Peter Hunt Tickets £2 (conc) Stow. 10.00am - 4.00 pm Free Entry Contact Rose on 18 Guitar Concert LIVE. Keith Hyett plays classical style Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play at 4pm or 7.45pm at 01451 870675 or [email protected] guitar music. Notgrove Village Hall, GL54 3BT. 7.30pm Chipping Norton Theatre. Tickets £16.50. Concessions 18 TicketsCN MUSIC £ 7 on FESTIVAL the door /CONCERT www.ents.com – a showcase of talent 14-16 HALF£14.50-TERM. Tel 01608 Craft, 642360Story-telling and cooking sessions + from this year’s Festival.

guided winter welly walk. Cogges Manor Farm, Church 11/12 Stow Flea Market and Collectors Fair in St Edwards Hall, 31 Guitar Concert LIVE. Keith Hyett plays classical style Lane, Witney OX28 3LA. T: 01993 772602. Stow. 10.00am - 4.00 pm Free Entry Contact Rose on 18 guitarGuitar music. Concert Compton LIVE. AbdaleKeith Hyett Village plays Hall, classical The Square, style E:[email protected] 01451 870675 or [email protected] Comptonguitar music. Abdale. Notgrove 7.30pm. Village Tickets Hall, £7.00 GL54 on 3BT. the 7.30pmdoor / 18 Live Music at the Bell Inn, Moreton in Marsh - The Tickets £ 7 on the door / www.ents.com 14-16 HALF-TERM Craft, Story-telling and cooking sessions + www.ents.com Strays – top neo rockability band from Cheltenham. Tel: guided winter welly walk. Cogges Manor Farm, Church 01608 651887 31 Guitar Concert LIVE. Keith Hyett plays classical style Lane, Witney OX28 3LA. T: 01993 772602. 9 April Burford Singers with Cotswold Chamber Orchestra guitar music. Compton Abdale Village Hall, The Square, 18 TheE:admin@ MGM Storycogges.org.uk at Chipping Norton Theatre. 7.45pm. Handel's Messiah 7.30pm St John the Baptist, Burford Tickets £18. Tel 01608 642360 OX18Compton 4RY Abdale. Tickets 7.30pm.£23, £19 Tickets and £15, £7.00 (unreserved on the door £10) / 18 Live Music at the Bell Inn, Moreton in Marsh - The www.ents.com 20 BlockleyStrays – topDecorative neo rockability Fine Arts band Society from Cheltenham – a lecture. Tel:by 01608 651887 Alan Read about David Bomberg. 2.45pm in St Georges 9 April Burford Singers with Cotswold Chamber Orchestra Hall, Blockley. Contact Elaine Parker 01386 840326 Handel's Messiah 7.30pm St John the Baptist, Burford 18 The MGM Story at Chipping Norton Theatre. 7.45pm. 23 CountryTickets £18. Music Tel Night 01608 at 642360 Notgrove Village Hall. Open OX18 4RY Tickets £23, £19 and £15, (unreserved £10) Tickets, Booking information etc. from – from 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm - live music, licensed bar. £5 per 20 Blockley Decorative Fine Arts Society – a lecture by BOURTON ON THE WATER VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE personAlan Read entrance about fee. David Tonight's Bomberg. act is2.45pm Tumblin in StDice. Georges Victoria Street, Bourton on the Water. Open Mon-Fri 9.30-5pm, Sat 9.30- PleasHall, Blockley.e note this Contact is "members Elaine Parker only" 01386 night. 840326 Contact Ken on 07870795560 or 01451 850502 for clarification and 5.30, Closed Sunday 01451 820211 23 furtherCountry details. Music Night at Notgrove Village Hall. Open E: [email protected], Booking information etc. from – from 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm - live music, licensed bar. £5 per BURFORD INFORMATION CENTRE, High St, Burford, OX18 4LS. Open BOURTON ON THE WATER VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE 24 Theperson Churchill entrance and fee. Sarsden Tonight's Heritage act is Centre's Tumblin (OX7 Dice. 6NA) Mon-Sat 9.30-5pm, Sun 10-4pm. 01993 823558 E: Winter Talk: Glimpses of an International Life by Sir Victoria Street, Bourton on the Water. Open Mon-Fri 9.30-5pm, Sat 9.30- Please note this is "members only" night. Contact Ken [email protected] John Holmes. 7 for 7.30pm in the Village Hall Tickets £7 5.30, Closed Sunday 01451 820211 on 07870795560 or 01451 850502 for clarification and CHIPPING NORTON VISITOR INFORMATION POINT to include a glass of wine from Janie Hextall on 658278 E: [email protected] further details. Guildhall, Goddards Lane, Chipping Norton OX7 5NJ. Office hours Mon-Fri. or [email protected] BURFORD INFORMATION CENTRE, High St, Burford, OX18 4LS. Open

24 The Churchill and Sarsden Heritage Centre's (OX7 6NA) MORETON AREA CENTRE Mon-Sat 9.30-5pm, Sun 10-4pm. High Street, Moreton. Mon 8.45am01993 823558 E: -4.00pm, 24 QuizWinter Night Talk at: Glimpses Stow Primary of an School. International Teams ofLife up byto 8Sir [email protected] 8.45am-5.15pm, Fri 8.45am -4.45pm, Sat 10am-1pm (BST), people,John Holmes Licensed. 7 bar for ,7.30pm £5 per headin the toVillage include Hall soup Tickets and roll.£7 10.00am-12.30pm (BWT), Sun CLOSED. 01608 650881 E: CHIPPING NORTON VISITOR INFORMATION POINT Buyto include tickets a in glass advance of wine 01451 from 830784. Janie Hextall on 658278 [email protected] [email protected] Guildhall, Goddards Lane, Chipping Norton OX7 5NJ. Office hours Mon-Fri. 25 Liveor Music at the Bell Inn, Moreton in Marsh - Carrick – STOW VISITOR INFORMATION St.Edwards Hall, The Square, Stow. MORETON AREA CENTRE High Street, Moreton. Mon 8.45am-4.00pm, Library (open library hours) + Information Point in the lobby (open every 24 ourQuiz favourite Night at acoustic/modern Stow Primary School. folk duo Teams . Tel: 01608of up to 651887 8 Tues-Thurs 8.45am-5.15pm, Fri 8.45am-4.45pm, Sat 10am-1pm (BST), day). 28 Ipeople, Was a WifeLicensed at Chipping bar , £5 perNorton head Theatre. to include Tickets soup and@15, roll. 10.00am-12.30pm (BWT), Sun CLOSED. 01608 650881 E: Buy tickets in advance 01451 830784. Concessions £13. Tel 01608 642360 [email protected] 25 Live Music at the Bell Inn, Moreton in Marsh - Carrick – STOW VISITOR INFORMATION St.Edwards Hall, The Square, Stow. 32 | COTSWOLDour favourite TIMES acoustic/modern folk duo . Tel: 01608 651887 Library (open library hours) + Information Point in the lobby (open every day). 28 I Was a Wife at Chipping Norton Theatre. Tickets @15, Concessions £13. Tel 01608 642360

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Youth Jazz Band Challenge (in association with Chipping Norton Rotary Club) 3rd March, 6.30pm Chipping Norton School £2.50 Craig Ogden (guitar) – 1th March Town Hall £15 (£5 under 18s) QUIZ NIGHT Workshop and Presentation – School Year 5 children with Peter Hunt – 14 March WWITHITH QUIZMASTTERERR NIGEL HAARRRRRRISISON Tickets £2 (conc) FESTIVAL CONCERT – a showcase of talent from this year’s Festival – 18th March Bring a team of up to 8. “Promoting confidence through performance” Licensed bar. Tickets - £5 per head an opportunity for artists young and old to perform to an - includes cream of tomato soup & a roll. audience and adjudicator, and receive constructive feedback and guidance. Please buy your tickets in advance from the school office. www.cnmf.org.uk

This evening promis ess too be a hoo oott!   The Churchill and Sarsden Heritage Centre      th  DATE: Friday 24 February. TIME: 7pm. Winter Talk on Friday 24 February 2017 VENUE: Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School, St Edwards Drive, Glimpses of an International Life Stow-on-the-Wold, GL54 1AW. 01451 830784. by Sir John Holmes John Holmes will give a picture of his life in the Foreign Office as Ambassador in Lisbon and in Paris; at No 10 where he became Private Secretary to both John Major and Tony Blair; at the United Nations where he was  Tell us about your events Deputy Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs; and and we will tell eveyone finally at Ditchley Park where he was Director for six in all 4 editions! years. He now has a home in Sarsden. 7 for 7.30pm in the Village Hall, OX7 6NA Telephone: 07789 175 002 / Tickets £7 to include a glass of wine 01452 822788 from Janie Hextall on 658278 email: [email protected] [email protected] Community adverts are free!

Local Walks with the Voluntary Wardens February 2017

Scary Tales on Bredon Hill – Saturday 4 February – Moderate Aston. The walk returns to Bourton along the Windrush river.  This is a figure-of-eight walk, 7 miles to the top of Bredon Hill in the 6 hours: 11 miles. Start: 9:30 am Bourton-on-the-Water, car park near    morning and 4 miles in the afternoon to Dumbleton Woods and back, Co-op supermarket, Station Road. OS Map ref SP 170 211.  leaving the Beckford Arms not before 1.45pm. Pub lunch available.   6.5 hours:  11  miles. Start: 9:30 am Beckford Inn car park on A46 north PLEASE use appropriate footwear as some walks may be steep  of Teddington Hands Roundabout. OS Map ref SO 982 353. and muddy in places. EASY – Length may vary but terrain is mainly  flat (level); MODERATE – includes some hills and rough ground.      Exploring the Upper Coln Valley – Wednesday 8 February – STRENUOUS – may be rough underfoot and ascents and descents Moderate    may be steep. We welcome guide and hearing dogs – sorry, others not A circular walk around the upper reaches of the Coln Valley. We will allowed. take a meander from Shipton to Withington via Foxcote Hill and return following the Coln before climbing out of the valley to reach Shipton. Walks are free although we do invite donations to help fund our  3 hours: 6 miles. Start: 10:00 am Shipton Oliffe Church, park conservation and improvement work.  considerately in village. OS Map ref SP 036 185.  The Wardens run a full programme of guided walks throughout the   Countryside and Villages around Bourton-on-the-Water – Cotswolds. For more information see         Friday 24 February   –  Strenuous      www.escapetothecotswolds.org.uk or Tel: 01451 862000, also for any Starting from the scenic village of Bourton-on-the-Water this circular changes to arrangements such as due to extreme weather. walk goes cross-country to the villages of Clapton-on-the-Hill and Cold             34 | COTSWOLD   TIMES                                                           

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EVENTS Please note: our copy dates are always the 15th of the month. STOW MADNESS Club Notices

Jill Jeffrey, John Nicholson, Natalie Smith and Nathan Cox Things you never knew We are 4 people attached to Stow on the Wold Primary School who have decided to run the London Marathon on about flower clubs 23 April for WellChild, a Cheltenham based charity which There are numerous myths surrounding Flower Clubs – supports seriously ill children and their families. let’s look at some of them: We are organising several fundraising events to raise in excess of £6400!! Any donations would be very welcome. < Flower Clubs are for old ladies – NOT TRUE – anyone http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/JohnNicholson50 and everyone are welcome, male, female, young or old. Up Coming fundraising events; < Flower Clubs are only for people who know about 11 Feb Raffle at Tesco Stow on the Wold – fantastic prizes flowers – NOT TRUE – they are a great way to pick up donated by local businesses. tips and learn about floral art. 11 March Frog Racing Evening at Stow School – An < eventful evening of races beginning at 8 pm, including a hot Flower arranging is old fashioned and boring – meal for only £7.50. FAR FROM IT – the current trend for all things HYGGE An Auction of promises will be held before the final race, (the Danish concept of cosiness into your life) shows to include a week’s use of an apartment in Paphos, Cyprus. that one way to do this is with flowers – they are said to Tickets available from the School Office 01451 830784 or nurture the heart and soul. At Flower Club you can learn can be sent direct. how to make stunning displays and also get the maximum life from your blooms. Please contact; John Nicholson 07850 333745 [email protected] < Flower arranging is an expensive hobby – MYTH – you don’t need to buy expensive flowers to make a good display, arrangements can be made using nothing more COUNTRY MUSIC NIGHTS than garden foliage. at Notgrove Village Hall 7.30pm – 11.30pm Moreton-in-Marsh Flower Club LIVE MUSIC – Licenced Bar, £5pp entrance Why not come along to one of our meetings and see for Thursday 9 February 2017 yourself Tea and coffee are available prior to the meeting, Blake & Brazil. Please note this is a "members only" night. then a demonstrator (national or local) will entertain you whilst producing several glorious arrangements. Finally the Thursday 23 February 2017 Tumblin Dice. Please note this is a "members only" night. raffle is drawn with the lucky winners able to take one of the arrangements home – all in all a relaxing way to pass a Contact Ken on 07870795560 or 01451 850502 for further details. couple of hours. Meetings are held at Broadwell Village Hall, on the fourth Thursday of the month – there is plenty of free parking at the easy access hall. 2017 is an important year for the club as it is celebrating its Diamond Anniversary – what makes this achievement even more impressive is that one of the founder members Betty Woolliams is currently the Club’s President.

We are currently putting plans together for an Easter Bonnet competition to be held over Easter weekend. Open to all 2017 is a special year for Shipston Home Nursing, celebrating there will be various classes for floral and crafted hats – for its 20th Anniversary. Your local Charity, nursing the terminally pre-school, school age and adult – so get your thinking hats ill within their own homes since 1997. on and enter in the fun of the competition as there are cash prizes to be won.

To find out more about the club please email: [email protected] or contact Nickki Eden at 07971 861175.

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COTSWOLD TIMES | 37 RURAL CINEMA FEBRUARY

The Playhouse, St George’s Hall The Old School Victoria Hall Memorial Hall BLOCKLEY BOURTON ON THE HILL BOURTON ON THE WATER CHARLBURY’S OWN CIMEMA Thursday 23 February Saturday 25 February Monday 20 February Sunday 12 February BRIDGET JONES BABY SULLY SULLY EYE IN THE SKY Season Tickets available – £25 7.15pm. 7.15pm. Hot dogs and wine with a Film 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tickets £3 Film: 7.30pm – Doors & bar from Doors/Bar open at 7.00pm/7.45pm donation £3.50 on the door. Tickets/ refreshments. Family Tickets £10 6.45pm. Tickets £5/U15s £3, at the film. Advance tickets £3.50/on door £4. Queries 01386 7013857/701396 (2 adults, 2 children) door. Family ticket £12 Advance tickets 01386 Queries 01451 822365 (2 adults, 1 or 2 children) Queries: 01608 810713

Village Hall Screen on the Green, Village Hall Village Hall St. Andrew’s Church CHURCHILL AND SARSDEN ILMINGTON LITTLE WOLFORD NAUNTON Friday 10 February Friday Thursday Tuesday 7 February OUR KIND OF TRAITOR SEE LOCAL NOTICES SEE LOCAL NOTICES SULLY Film 7.30pm. Tickets £4.50 at the door. Film 7.30pm Tickets £3.50 Film 7.30pm Doors open 7.15, Film 7.45. Advance tickets/queries 01608 659903 (students £2.50) Advance tickets Tickets £4.00 inc. refreshments. Tickets £3.00 at the door. [email protected] Ilmington Community Shop. Advance tickets/queries 01608 684223 01451 850897 or Queries 01608 682806 [email protected] Refreshments

Village Hall Lower Swell Village Hall Eye In The Sky: offers a powerfully acted, and unusually cerebral, spin on the ODDINGTON LOWER SWELL modern wartime political thriller. Tuesday 21 February Friday 3 February Bridget Jones’ Baby: Bridget’s focus on single life and her career is interrupted SULLY SULLY when she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch ... she can only be fifty 7 for 7.30pm. £3.00 Tickets £4, Child £2.50 on the door percent sure of the identity of her baby’s father. Wine and soft drinks. Doors/bar/food from 6.45 Our Kind of Traitor: A couple finds themselves lured into a Russian oligarch’s Advance tickets/queries/bookings (Buffet supper – soup and cheeses £5) plans to defect, and are soon positioned between the Russian Mafia and the Margaret 01451 831917 Film starts at 7.30pm British Secret Service, neither of whom they can trust. Queries 07949 139434 [email protected]

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N Cotswold Digital Camera Club James Minter 01451 824175 Cotswold Friends Lunch Club [email protected] CLUBS www.ncdcc.co.uk Cotswold Friends Carers Club [email protected] N Cotswold Friendship Centre (within Age UK) 1st Weds Friends of Stow Surgery 01451 832200 & 830610 Blockley Art Society www.blockley-art-society.co.uk or monthly 1030am. Broadwell Village Hall. Peter 01608 652267 Gateway Club (social club for learning disabled adults) 2nd [email protected] [email protected] Weds. Meet at Rugby Club, Greystones 7-9pm Jane Nolan Bourton and Distric U3A Contact: Jenny Stanfield N Cotswold Model Aero Club Far Heath Farm Moreton. 01608 643855 01451 824388. U3asites.org.uk/bourton Brian Lacey 01608 652213 Gloucestershire Stroke Gp Caroline Seguro Bourton on the Water WI 2nd Tues 7.15pm, Victoria Hall, BOW. N Cotswold National Trust Pat Poulton 01608 651372 www.stroke.org.uk 01452 520723 Sec Janet Randall 01451 821739 N Cotswold Rotary Club Bourton on the Water Dudley Mills Henry Cornish Care Centre (The Orders of St John Care Bourton-on-the-Water Probus 2nd & 4th Mondays 10am at 01451 820704, Stow Brian Honness 01451 830052, Barry Trust), Manager Natalya James, 01608 642364, manager. the George Moore Community Centre. Sec Chris Fowler Peaaston 01608 650526 [email protected], www.osjct.co.uk 01451 820787 N Cotswold U3A John Bissett 01386 859319. Home Start N Cotswolds Family Support 01451 831781 Bourton Vale Horticultural Society 7.30 pm second U3asites.org.uk/northcotswold Independence Trust mental health, drug and alcohol support Wednesday of the month - Baptist School Room, Station Road, Oddington WI. 2nd Tues Oddington Village Hall. Sue John 01608 652232. www.independencetrust.co.uk Bourton Panto Group www.bourtonpantogroup.com 01451 830989 Insight Moreton Area Centre. Mondays 10am-1pm. Bridge Club at Broadwell Village Hall. Weds afternoon 1.45pm. Oddfellows (CN Branch) A social group, 3rd Wed/M at the 01242221170. [email protected] Mary Wood 01451 822313 Lower Town Hall, Market Street. Dave Talbot, 07815 099 884. Kate’s Home Nursing (paliative nursing care at home) Karen Chadlington Flower Club Ann Aston 01608 683289 [email protected] Pengilley. [email protected]. 07540898143 Charlbury Art Society 2nd Weds at 7.30pm. Kati Eidenbenz Over Norton History Group Jan Cliffe, 01608 641057 Lawrence Home Nursing Team Jenny Nolan, 01608 641549 01608 810911 Round Table Gavin Southwell, 01993 730888 Lights Up Arts Club for people with dementia – meets 2nd Ch. Norton Amateur Astronomy Group www.cnaag.com Royal British Legion Michael Dixon, 01608 643755 and 4th Tuesdays monthly, 10.30am- 12.30pm at Highlands, 3rd Monday 7.30pm. Methodist Rooms, Robin Smitten Royal British Legion (Women’s Section) Betty Hicks, Burford Road. 07527 224411 01608 642551 Lunch Clubs, Cotswold Friends. [email protected] Chipping Norton & Area U3A Janis Paxton, 01608 644896 Rural Living Group Betty Bryan, 01608 674255 Mind in Chipping Norton (people with mental health difficulties) Chipping Norton Art Club All abilities. Thurs mornings, Royal British Legion/ Stow Social Club Branch chair Derek Di Taylor, 01608 645296, fortnightly, 01608 730268 Arthurs 01451 831550. Well Lane Club 01451 830242 [email protected] Chipping Norton Bridge Club David Megson, 01608 645382 Royal British Legion Branch The Naight, Lansdown, Bourton Multiple Sclerosis Society Carol Owen, 01993 880099 Chipping Norton Historical Research Group Jan Cliffe, GL54 2AR. Branch, 01451 824303 Medical Detection Dogs Oxon and Cotswold Volunteer 01608 641057 Salford Players Drama and Music Group. Doreen Herrington support Group. Fundraising & talking to groups. 01993 831909 Chipping Norton Lions Club Liz Nason & Mike Graham both 01608 642853 [email protected] on 01608 644678 [email protected] Scottish Country Dance Group. Brenda Parsons Moore Friends Sec: Sandra Morgan 01451 824316 Chipping Norton Museum & History Society 2nd Mondays 01451 831876 [email protected] 7.30pm, September to May Methodist Hall, West Street, Shipston on Stour ‘The Literary Society’ Meets on the last National Childbirth Trust 0870 444 8707 Chipping Norton Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm at the George Hotel. N Cotswold Community Radio Old Police Station, Chipping Chipping Norton Postcard Club Brenda Morris, 01608 643779 01295 680628 or 01608 663482 Campden. www.northcotswoldonline.com Chipping Norton Probus 3rd Tues at The Crown & Cushion Single File Social Group 45-70s. Living15 mins of Chipping N Cotswold Neighbourhood Watch non emergency 11am Sec. Geoffrey Norris, 01608 676997 Norton mon. 07765598518 www.meetup.com/single-file- 0845 0901234 www.northcotswoldsnw.co.uk Chipping Norton Probus for Ladies Sec Linda Mottram, chipping-norton N Cotswold Support Group – Parkinsons Uk Mike Winter 01608 642155 Stow Disability Assoc. George Hill 01608 658636 01451 831194 Chipping Norton Railway Club Alan Brain, 01608 641586 Stow & District Civic Society Meets 1st Friday evenings Oxon Assoc. for the Blind Bradbury Lodge OX1 4XL Chipping Norton Rotary Club Mons 7/ 7.30pm at The Mason’s alternate months, St Edwards Hall, Stow Nigel Surman 01865 725585 Arms, Swerford, OX7 4AP David Haine, 07889 609221/ 01451 833783 P3 Stow Drop In Centre Youth Centre 2nd & 4th Tues 1pm-4pm 01608 643964 Stow and North Cotswold Probus Club 1st and 3rd Thurs P3 Charity (Supporting People through Advice & Guidance) Chipping Norton Scrabble Club Sarah Turner. mornings Broadwell Village Hall 10.30am sec: Martin Hornby High Street, Moreton in Marsh. 01608653377 www.p3charity.org [email protected] 01608 654356 Redesdale Hall Plays Committee Mike Rees 01608 650825 Cots Conservative Association Moreton Branch Stow on the Wold and Countryside Embroiderers Guild Read Easy North Cotswolds 1-1 reading coaching for adults. [email protected]. www.moretonconservatives.org 01608 651006 0844 493 0686 [email protected] Cotswold Volunteers North Lunch Club St David’s Centre, Tredington & District Gardening Club Every 3rd Tuesday at RNLIN Cotswold Branch Diana Porter 01451 830508 Moreton 3rd Thursday/month – £4.00 the Tredington W I Hall at 7.30pm 01608 682644 Save the Children Fund Katherine Kimmance 01295 810189 Cotswold Investment Club 2nd Tuesday each month. Tangent Val Carpenter, 01608 641452 The Cotswold Listener talking newspaper for the visually Judith Borsay 01608 650787 The Theatre Friends Heather Leonard, 01608 643691 impaired. 01242 252072. [email protected] Cotswold Wardens (conservation, guided walks) 01451 862000 Trefoil Guild Betty Gardener, 01608 641664 The Stroke Assoc. (Age UK) Louise Read 01452 520723 www.contswoldsaonb.org.uk Twinning Association Jo Graves, 01608 643976 [email protected] Dinner Hosts Single 35 – 55 yr olds, social life through dinner WI Chipping Norton Prudence Chard, 01608 642903 Villager Community Bus Keith Gowing 01608 658579 parties. www.dinnerhosts.net WI Over Norton Becky Pearman, 01608 643463 www.villagerbus.com Duplicate Bridge Club Broadwell Village Hall, 2 pm Wednesday WOWI West Oxfordshire WI Hilary Dix 01608 646228 U3A – Bourton & District Sec. Janet Prout 01451 821478 afternoon. Mary Wood 01451 822313 [email protected] Weavers Spinners & Dyers Club Rose Kirkcaldy, u3asites.org.uk/bourton Friends of the Town Hall, Chipping Norton Jackie Haworth, 01295 253789 W. Oxfordshire Citizens Advice Bureau Adviceline 01608 641368, [email protected] Wychwood Old-Time Dance Club Margaret Pitman, 01993 08444 111 444 Gloucestershire Heart Support Group 10.15 am Wednesday 810897 morning. Moreton Congregational Church Rooms. John Green, Young At Heart Club 1st and 3rd Thursdays monthly, 01451 824141 10.30am-2.30pm, Lounge at Jameson Court. A light lunch is CHARITIES Knit One, Sip One Knitting Group Alternate Weds at served; Carer Respite Service available for a modest Coach & Horses, Longborough. Carlin 07769646996 or charge. Kelly Hennesey-Ford 07707787580 Cotswold Friends [email protected]. 01608 [email protected] 697009 Life Saving Club (Fire College) Co-ordinator Lynette Mantle First Responders (St John Ambulance) 01452 858234 01386 882430 BUSINESS ASSOCIATION GROUPS [email protected] Moreton Conservatives Chairman Nigel Moor Moreton in Marsh Save the Children Joyce Rees [email protected] Bourton on the Water Chamber of Commerce 01608 650825 Moreton Flower Club 4th Thursday every month, 7.30 admin@bourtoninfo,com Broadwell Village Hall Joan Malings 01451 822723 Moreton Chamber of Commerce to be advised Moreton Interest & Leisure Club 2nd Weds monthly. Redesdale Hall Management Committee Clerk Rachel Davis SPORTS AND OUTDOOR Club Sec Morag 01608 652621 07519 330096 Moreton Probus Club 2nd and 4th Mondays each Month.10.30 Cotswold Business Clubs Cotswold Business Centre Adlestrop Cricket Club Mr S Kean 01451 831458 am. Swan Hotel, Moreton-in-Marsh. Secretary: Robert Holland [email protected] Angling Society Robert Jarvis, 01608 643494 www. 01608 654373 Stow Fund Trustee: Robert Barnett moretonanglingclub.co.uk Moreton W.I. 1st Thursday (afternoon) W.I. Hall, New Road. Tesco Community Champion Ann Lattimore Athletics Club Allen Souch, 01865 372484/0798 1089457 Trish 01608 651367 [email protected] 07514408598 Banbury Ornithological Society Frances Buckel, Moreton (Evening) W.I. 2nd Thursday. W.I. Hall, New Road. Wire Network Emma Heathcote-James www.wire.org/networks 01608 644425 Sec: Jo 01608 650821 01386 831379/07977226025 BBOWT Reg Tipping, 01295 251673 Moreton & District Local History Society Sec Jane Ingles Bourrton Badminton Club Monday 6.30-10pm 07840113477. 01608 650349 [email protected] Moreton Reading Club Newcomers welcome 01608 654111 COMMUNITY GROUPS Bourton and Sherborne Hockey Club Chair: Tracey Dixon Northleach & Fosse Lions Club 2nd Tuesday 07813187933 [email protected] (business meeting) at the Ox House, Northleach. 8pm Breathe Easy Groups (British Lung Foundation) 2nd Tues Bourton Road Runners Tues & Thurs Evening Bourton Leisure northleachandfosselions.org.uk 0845 8339825 2-4pm 01451 822102 Baden Powell Hall, Bourton Centre. 7 & 7.30pm. Lynn Hudson 01242 820920. Juniors meet N Cotswold Arts Assoc. Sandi Garnett 01451 822550 Chipping Norton Amnesty International Group meets 2nd Cotswold School Tues 7pm. 01451 824379/830015 N Cotswold Bee-Keepers Assoc. Julia Edwards Thursday monthly. 7.30pm, Lower Town Hall, Chipping Norton. Bourton Vale Cricket Club Philip Winter 01451 821920 01608 659396 [email protected] Priscilla Peace 01451 830459 [email protected] N Cotswold Bridge Club meets Bourton on the Hill on Tues, Chipping Norton Leisure Centre Burford Road OX7 5DY, Bourton Vale Equestrian Centre Pony Club Weds 3.45-5.45. Weds, Thurs. Alan Lamb 01608 650202. 01993 861951 [email protected] 01451 821101. [email protected] www.bridgewebs.com/northcotswolds Chipping Norton ‘The Lido’ 01608 643188 Bourton Vale Lawn Tennis Club Ann Whitney, 07917163001 N Cotswold CAMRA 01451 810305 chair@ [email protected] [email protected] northcotswoldcamra.org.uk Cotswold Volunteers Jane Winstanley CEO 01285 658802 N Cotswold Disabled Club Joan Oughton 01451 830580 [email protected] COTSWOLD TIMES | 39 Local Clubs, Societies, Associations and Charities

Chipping Norton Bowls Club Greystones Leisure Centre, Chipping Norton Creative Arts Society Kathee Coonerty, [email protected] 01608 644154, [email protected] Indoor (Oct-Mar) 01993 891312 ww.bourtononthewaterpc.org.uk Roberta Jarvie 01608 643556. Outdoor (Apr-Oct) Val & Chipping Norton Folk Club County Cllr Paul Hodgkinson Shire Hall, Gloucester GL1 2GT. Mike Harris 01608 65820. www.chippingnortonbowls.co.uk www.chippingnortonfolk.org.uk/contact us 01285 831359/ 07785 263759 Chipping Norton Cricket Club Graham Beacham, Cotswold West Gallery Group Annette Smith 01451 830160 [email protected] 01608 810047 Cotswold Youth Choir Saturdays for children 3-6 and District Cllr Len Wilkins (Bourton Ward) 01451 821063 len. Chipping Norton Golf Club 01608 642383 golfadmin@ 7 upwards. Burford Methodist Church. Amanda Hanley [email protected] District Cllr Richard Keeling 01451 chippingnortongolfclub.com www.chippingnortongolfclub.com 07976353996 831146. [email protected] Chipping Norton Green Gym (environmental projects, Fosseway Café Orchestra meets every Tuesday 10-12 Chipping Norton Town Council The Guild Hall, Chipping Weds mornings). [email protected] 01608 643269 Toddenham village hall £3 per session. Christine 07967423550 Norton OX7 5NJ 01608 642341 [email protected] www.chippygreengym.org/ Hook Norton Film Society Harry Smith, 01285 737417 Chipping Norton Town Councillors Mrs L Carter, G Saul, Chipping Norton Horticultural Assoc Sec. Eileen Forse, Kingham Choral Society Linda Sale, 01608 658647 G Wall 01608 643275 North Cotswold Chamber Choir Shauni McGregor, Chipping Norton Intermediate Care Unit Russell Way, Ward Chipping Norton Hockey Club Clive Briant, 01608 677913 01608 642352 clerk, nurses office in-patient number 01608 690411. Chipping Norton Pistol & Rifle Club John Chaplin, Nortonians Amateur Dramatic Soc Andrew Pitman, Out-patient unit 01608 648200. 01608 641245 01993 830930 Society of Recorder Players Jenny Graham- Chipping Norton Visitor Point The Guildhall, Middle Row. Chipping Norton Rambling Club First Sunday afternoon in the Brown, 01285 740156 Mon to Fri 8.45–13.00, 14.00–16.00. 01993 861000 month. Heather 01608 643691 or [email protected] Naunton Music Society Barbara Steiner 01451 850897 County Councillor Hilary Hibbert-Biles (Chipping Norton) Chipping Norton Rugby Football Club Andy Dawson, [email protected] 01993 831822/Mob07793 935655 01608 683352 Recorder Ensemble – beginners meet on Fridays @Gl56 9SR. [email protected] Chipping Norton Skater Hockey Club Contact Louise Murphy, Cost 50p. Christine 07967423550 County Councillor Rodney Rose (Charlbury & Wychwood) 01608 644091 for details. Stour Singers Vic Twyman Choir Manager 01451 870361 01865 810419 / 07919 298277 [email protected] Chipping Norton Town Football Club Shaun Green, [email protected] Chipping Norton District Council Guy Wall, 01608 643306 07845216412. [email protected] Via Fosse Advanced recorder group meet on Mondays @GL56 [email protected] Chipping Norton Yacht Club Duncan Wheatley, office@cnyc. 9SR. Cost 50p. Christine 07967423550 Oxfordshire County Council County Hall New Road OX1 1ND. co.uk www.cnyc.co.uk 01865 792422 Cotswolds Aikido Club Friday nights 7.30-10pm. Village Hall, West Oxfordshire Council Offices The Guildhall, Middle Row, Hawker Square, Upper Rissington, GL54 2NT. 07738 837904 YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN OX7 5NH Open Mon–Thurs 08.45–13.00 & 14.00–16.00 Fri [email protected] 08.45–13.00 & 14.00–16.00. Cotswold Voluntary Wardens Wendy Lines, 01608 642360 Activity Camps Holidays for ages 3-13 yrs 07793949198 Cotswold District Council 01285 623000 Cotswold Walkers Sarah Clifton-Gould 01285 823450 www.activity-camps.com www.cotswold.gov.uk Thurs 2pm MAC. Weds 2pm Bourton Church. Alan Robinson Aikido for Kids Saturday mornings 10-11am. Village Hall, County Councillor Nigel Moor 01386 700240 01451 821067 Hawker Square, Upper Rissington, GL54 2NT. 07738 837904 [email protected] Great Rissington Archers Sat 10.30am Gt Rissington Social [email protected] Glos Homeseeker applying for affordable housing Club 01451 824161/ 870221 6th Chipping Norton Scout Group and Explorer Scout Unit www.gloshomeseeker.co.uk 0300 6666330 Little Compton Bowls Club All Year Club. Play stars April. Ian Bushrod Group Scout Leader, [email protected] Glos Rural Community Council Marilyn Cox 01452 528491 Sue Grantham, 01608 642859 Bourton BumblebeeZ babies/pre school group St Lawrences [email protected] www.groc.org.uk London Chinatown TaeKwondo Weds 6.30pm kids and Church, Thursdays 9.30-11.00am. Contact Linda Powell Moreton Area Centre 01608 650881 [email protected] families. 7.30pm teens & adults Redesdale Hall, Moreton 01451 822206. Moreton in Marsh Town Council, Council Office, Old Town, 07517437300 Bourton Pre-school & Out of School Clubs, Moreton in Marsh. GL56 0LW. 01608 651448 Moreton Badminton Club Mike Rees 01608 650825 Contact Pam Coombes 07950048066 or email: www.moretoninmarshtowncouncil.co.uk Moreton Bowling Club Captain Brenda Dix 01451 821020 bourtonpreschool&eygloucestershire.co.uk Moreton in Marsh District Councillors Alison Coggins [email protected] Bourton Gymnastics Club established over 30 years 01608 652124 [email protected]. Robert Dutton Moreton Cricket Club Capt: 01608 652630 Sec: 01608 650928 Classes run by Kerwen and Martin BG Qualified Coaches 01608 651914 [email protected] www.moretoninmarshoc.co.uk Ages Reception to year 8 Office 01451 820015 Stow Town Council GL54 1AB 01451 832585 Moreton Rangers Football Club Sec: 01608 650955 Children & Young Peoples Directorate Stephen McDonald [email protected] www.moretonrangersfc.co.uk Snr Youth Worker. Bourton Youth Centre, 01451 820525. Mobile: Village Agents [email protected] Moreton Tennis Club www.moretontennis.co.uk Sec: Sue Bull 07825 732523 [email protected] [email protected] 01386 853298 Blockley Toddler Group Jubilee Hall, Blckley Thursday Monkey Dragon School of Karate Chipping Norton Leisure 10-11.30am (term time only) Clare 01386 701695 Centre. John 01608 643903 or 07984 791866 [email protected] KEY INFORMATION N Cotswold Cycling Club Secretary: Fiona Barnett, Bledington Toddler Group Nicki 01608 658137 Mon 01608 650217 10-11.30am Bourton-on-the-Water Police Station Moore Community N Cotswold Akido Club Thurs 8-10pm. Village Hall, Naunton. Chipping Norton St Mary’s Toddler Group Julie Jennings, Centre, Moore Road, GL54 2AZ Non-emergency 101, 07554252021 www.northcotswoldakido.co.uk 01608 643796 Kingfishers Playgroup 01608 659502 Emergency 999 N Cotswold (Chipping Norton) Badminton Club Contact: Chipping Norton Air Training Corps Steve Taylor, Bourton-on-the-Water Visitor Information Centre Victoria James, [email protected], 07917835325 or Mick, 01608 641299 Street. 01451 820211 / 822583. [email protected] [email protected], 01993 881545 Chipping Norton Army Cadets Colin Tye 07917 273535 Bourton on the Water Citizens Advice Bureau Moore Health N Cotswolds Youth Club Cricket Club Shaun Williams Chipping Norton Brownies 1st CN Tracey Shadbolt, Centre Freephone 0808 800 0511 (10am-4pm Monday to 01608 652138 www.nycc.co.uk 01608 645563 Thursday). www.cotswoldcab.org.uk Northwick Bowls Club 01386 700390/01608 650853 Chipping Norton CN Rainbows Alison Dunbar, 01608 644480 Carers Oxfordshire (Support Group for Carers) 0845 050 7666 Riding for the Disabled Ann Nobbs, 01869 338404 Chipping Norton Crusaders (11–13) David Radcliffe, 01993 831472 [email protected] Stow Badminton Club Forbes Campbell 01451 832188 Chipping Norton Crusaders (14+) David Radcliffe, 01608 646202 Chipping Norton First Aid Unit Rear of Chipping Norton War Dennis Fisher 01451 830068 Chipping Norton Guides 1st CN Tracey Shadbolt, 01608 645563 Memorial Community Hospital, Russell Way, off London Road. Stow Cricket Club Captain Ash Andrews 07891536418 Chipping Norton Pre-School 01608 643376 Open Monday to Friday 5.00pm– 9.00pm, weekends [email protected] Children’s Art Club ages 4-12 after school, Saturdays and and bank holidays 10.00am–9.00pm, no appointment necessary Stow Gymnastics and Trampoline Club Wed, Thurs and Sat. holidays. Gill Parkes 01386 700991 Chipping Norton Health Centre The White House Surgery Sessions for 2-17 year olds. Caroline Ardron :07793949198. Condicote Playgroup and Toddlers Jo Abrahams 07796 987173 & West Street Surgery are now amalgamated as – Chipping www.stowgymnastics.co.uk Guiting Power Brownies age 7-10 Tues. 6.15-7.30pm Norton Health Centre, Russell Way, Chipping Norton, OX7 5FA Stow Rugby Club Tim Bevan/Liz Fraser/Andrew Cartlidge Cheryl Millar 01451 831233 01608 642742 www.stowrfc.co.uk Guiting Power Pre-school Playgroup 01451 851742. Becky Chipping Norton Police Station London Road, OX7 5AW. Roseblade [email protected] Non-emergency 101, Emergency 999 Kingfishers Playgroup 01608 659502 Cotswold Maternity Unit at Chipping Norton 01608 648222 MUSIC Methodist Junior Church Club Sec 01608 643847 [email protected] Monkey Music Tues afternoon 07768 457403 Children’s Physio Direct helpline 0300 421 6980. 9-12 noon Bell Ringers, Bourton-on-the-Water, Anne Clark, 01451 821 759 [email protected] Monday to Friday Bell Ringers, Great Rissington, Mondays 7:30-9pm, Moreton Guide Unit ages 10-14 Weds 6.30-8pm at Scout Hut. Childline 0800 1111 Sheila Jesson, 01451 820 395 Alison Eastabrook 01608 650515 Ch Norton Veterinary Hospital OX7 5SY 01608 642547 Bledington Music Festival www.bledingtonmusicfestival.co.uk Moreton Scouts Beavers Mon 5.30-6.45pm age 6-8½ Cubs, Crime Stoppers 0800 555111 Blockley Blokes Choir Thurs 7.30-9pm Little Village Hall David Mon 6.45-8.15pm age 8-10. Explorer Scouts Weds 8-10pm Citizens advice Bureau Freephone 0808800 051 Mon-Thurs Artingstall sec: 01386 701556 [email protected] (fortnightly) age 14-18. Scouts Thurs. 7.30-9.30pm age 10½-14. 10am-4pm www.cotswoldcab.org.uk Blockley Brass Band Friday 7.30-9.30pm St Georges Hall. Sec Dave Manley Scout Group Sec: 01608 650814 Glos Heart Support Group Weds 10.15am Moreton Rachel Galt 01386 841677 N Cotswold St John Ambulance & Cadets from age 10 meets Congregational Church Rooms John Green 01451 824141 Blockley Ladies Choir Tues 7.30-9pm Little Village Hall. Sue in Bourton Thurs. 7-9pm 01451 820570 First Responders (St Johns Ambulance) 01865 378228 Wareham 01608 654299/ 07917198327/[email protected] Springboard Children’s Centre, St Edwards Drive, Stow John Radcliffe Hospital Casualty 01608 64465508520 Burford Singers www.burfordsingers.org.uk 01451 831642 www.springboardoc.co.uk Mobile Police Station PCSO Simon King 07718 708520 or Burford Orchestra Rehearse Monday evenings at Witney. Stow Gymnastics Club every Tues, Thurs and Sat for 2-13 [email protected] [email protected] www.wospweb.com/site/ Caroline 07793949198 www.stowgymnastics.co.uk N Cots District Community First Responders. Notgrove The-Burford-Orchestra Helen Jenkins, 01993 830559 Stow Youth Centre Youth Worker. Linda Burke – Stow Town Training Centre 3rd Monday 7.30pm William Warmington Campden Music Society Arthur Cunynghame Council 01451 832585 Office hours T,W Th 10am-1pm 01608 651886 [email protected] N Cotswold Hospital GL56 0DS daily 8am-8pm 03004 218770 Chipping Norton CHAOS (Amateur Operatic) David Court, www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk 01608 811031 LOCAL AUTHORITIES N Cotswold Neighbourhood Watch Non-Emergency Chipping Norton Choral Society Sarah Cobb, 07836 518868 0845 090 1234 www.northcotswoldsnw.co.uk [email protected] Bourton on the Water Parish Council George Moore Stow Police Station Mon-Frid 8.30-4.30pm. Non emergency Community Centre, Moore Road, GL54 2AZ. 01451 820712 101 Emergency 999 40 | COTSWOLD TIMES The Royal British Legion in A special mention in despatches for Chipping Norton had another Costa Coffee who not only had a tin, but successful Poppy Appeal in very generously supplied our collectors October and November last in the town with free drinks on one year, raising £12,473 to date very cold Saturday and one very wet towards supporting our Armed Saturday. Chipping Norton School and Forces Community. We would the Holy Trinity and St Mary’s Primary like to thank everyone who Schools Schools all collected record gave so generously. We would amounts, thanks go to all the students and staff at our three schools. also like to thank every one who helped with the collecting, If you would like to help in any way this year or would like a all the outlets that had collecting tins and to the Co-op, Asda tin in your shop or business please contact Steve Kingsford on and Sainsbury’s for allowing our collectors in their stores 01295-780558 and looking after them whilst they were there. Many thanks, Steve

Chipping Norton Lions Club OUR CLUB Chipping Norton Lions Club was started in 1986 • youth travel bursaries by a small group of service minded local people. • electric mobility scooters for those in need The Club is dedicated to helping the community, • support for the Royal British Legion Poppy appeal primarily locally in the town and surrounding villages. • help with Chipping Norton Swimming Pool and the The vast majority of funds Lawrence Home Nursing Team Chipping Norton Lions raise are the potentially lifesaving Message in a Bottle from events such as Easter (see the later page for more information). egg raffles in local hostelries, our annual Reindeer Race We can also help other groups raise funds for their projects Night, and a supermarket trolley or needs by running one of our horse race events. If you are dash as well as attendance at interested contact any of the lions listed below or usethe Contact events such as the Churchill Us form on our website. Car Show. BUT its not all about service and fundraising, though! We also Not a penny of the money raised is spent on administration. enjoy social events. For more details see our events calendar. The funds are used primarily within the local community and Or alternatively contact one of the following: surrounding areas. Marion (Mazza) Jesty (our current President) on 01608 641121 Over the years with the support and help of our sponsors and Rob Caswell (Membership Chairman) on 01608 646003 supporters we have made a huge impact on the town and surrounding area, being able to provide: Mike Graham on 01608 644678 • 4 defibrillators for community use in the town John Roxby (Secretary) on 01993 831743 • a donation of a mobility scooter to Dogs for the Disabled We meet on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at The Crown and Cushion in Chippy and guests are welcome • help to Highlands Day Centre, Chipping Norton and to attend. Just advise us that you intend coming. Kingham guides The (short - usually!) meetings are quite informal.

USE THEM or LOSE THEM Our local bus services are on the CRITICAL list “Words cannot describe the extent of line and ask that they do use or continue the cut to bus subsidies and the effect to use these vital bus routes.” on rural communities” Kathryn Pulham The family-run company is well known in In 2016, Oxfordshire County Council the community and is determined to reach confirmed the removal of all subsidies out to the public now and ask for even to bus services in Oxfordshire and further support to the services. announced the immediate closure of Kathryn adds, “Please use the bus many valued bus services and routes. service. Leave the car at home, travel The X8 route (Chipping Norton to by bus, support and save your local Kingham Railway Station) and the X9 bus services – they are a lifeline for service (Chipping Norton-Charlbury- county communities.” Witney) were both condemned for closure by July 2016. For more information on bus routes, season tickets and Explorer tickets Pulham & Sons stepped in to run a revised timetable, on a to visit the Cotswolds please visit www.pulhamscoaches.com commercial basis, for both the X8 and X9 service. Pulham & Sons (Coaches) Ltd, one of the regions most recognised Kathryn Pulham, Director comments “Its six months since we Coach Company, is determined to continue to raise crucial stepped in to run the X8 and X9 service, on a commercial basis, awareness to the threat of all local bus services. In 2016 a further and signs are encouraging. Words cannot describe the extent of £27 million* Government cuts were made, nationwide, on top of the cut to bus subsidies and the effect on rural communities. We, the £78 million* since 2010. at Pulhams, are committed to providing, securing and maintaining bus routes wherever possible and extend a callout to all local *Figures obtained from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-354895 residents in Chipping Norton, Kingham, Charlbury and Witney and to commuters travelling on the Kingham-Oxford-London railway From Kathryn Allison COTSWOLD TIMES | 41 UNDER STARLIT SKIES COTSWOLD COSMOS

s the damp and cold winter days begin spectacles. It never seems long before the stunning star to make their presence felt, it may seem constellations of winter slip into evening twilight as the days slightly odd that for Cotswold stargazers lengthen and the early constellations of Spring broach the and astronomers, these cold crisp dark clear eastern horizon. Whenever the opportunity presents itself nights of winter can offer up some of the very best The Chipping Norton Amateur Astronomy Group (CNAAG) opportunitiesA to gaze and study in detail the delights aim to be out either publically or at one of our field that a star studded sky can offer. observatories to observe, study and record the wonderful Combinations of early dark evenings and the presence sights in the skies over the Cotswold area and, as we move of colder more stable air masses , give rise to some into Spring, to hold several public astronomical events. exceptionally clear views of the cosmos and a great time The Moon, battered and scarred by bombardments billions to go outside, dressed appropriately, and take some time of years ago, is a fascinating object to look at s face to view and bask under one of nature’s most impressive continuously turned toward us by a quirky combination of gravity and spin rate – hard to appreciate that it is Mel Gigg, CNAAG member gradually moving away from us at a centimetre or so a year. Binoculars will reveal all manner of detail, massive impact craters litter the surface marked with huge, cracks and folds in the undulating dusty lava surfaces of the massive ‘seas’, the Mare. Mountain ranges, forced up by tremendous heat and pressures from punishing ancient impacts reveal their tremendous height by shadow spreading across the surface when the sun is at a low angle. Always best to observe as it goes through its monthly phase cycle, before or after full moon, shadow brings out the harsh craggy surface appearing at times almost in 3D. During its crescent stages you will be able to make out the faint outline of the non sunlit disc side of the Moon basking in Earthshine,weakened sunlight reflected back on to the Moon from the oceans and cloud tops of Earth. Our nearest celestial neighbour is a totally captivating and difficult object to tear away from when out observing. Many names have been given to the Moon in antiquity and from the Anglo Saxon, February and March give us a Lenten Moon, after the Equinox on the 20th it becomes an Egg moon and for April and May it becomes a Milk Moon. As we move along our Solar orbit and slip quietly from winter into spring, several of the planets of our Solar System are also on view for the Cotswold stargazer. Changing position against the distant background stars, these ancient mysterious’ wanderers’ first recorded by many ancient societies, have now been visited and studied in detail, but for the stargazer, they still retain their mystery. At the beginning of February the giant planet Jupiter is a bright object in pre dawn skies whilst Saturn, the King of the planets remains too close to the Sun for comfort. However, by the time of the Spring Equinox (21st/22nd March) both planets, both morning objects and fairly low to the horizon, are prime targets for good binoculars and telescopes and by the end of May very well placed for warm late night targets – and well worth staying up for. Brilliant planet Venus, closer to the Sun than we are, is a beacon of reflected sunlight and unmistakable in evening skies. As it slowly moves closer to the Sun it will be lost

42 | COTSWOLD TIMES Steve Knight, CNAAG member by the Spring Equinox. However, the planet Mars, orbiting International Space Station shines as bright as the planet further out than the Earth, is a much smaller and less Venus and will be from visible around the middle of each glamorous companion remaining visible in evening skies month as either a morning or evening object moving at until it too is lost to the twilight. Through binoculars or a 5 miles per second. Details of ISS passes are easily reasonable telescope, its red/orange disc stands out. available on the internet and can be found by visiting and looking for ‘ISS passes’ One of the brightest stars in our night sky, and one of the www.cnaag.com nearest to our Sun, is the brilliant star Sirius. Easily found Astronomy is an absorbing and easily followed activity to the south , below and to the left of the constellation of that everybody can follow and nothing can beat being out Orion – never rising very high it will be visible until the under the stars with a group of enthusiastic astronomers. beginning of May. Being at a low altitude, it shines through Chipping Norton Amateur Astronomy Group is a focal the lower , thicker and more polluted layers of atmosphere group for everyone with an interest in the stars and we whichprovides us with a terrific optical illusion of multi welcome everyone to join us either for an indoor talk or out flashing colours, always a good object. under the stars. On the 4th of March we are at The Old Prison , Northleach for an evening’s stargazing and also at If you do find time to venture out under the stars, even for Daylesford Organics on the 31st of March (please contact a short time, you will be able to spot small moving stars, both venues direct for tickets) and we are planning public man made satellites orbiting the Earth in the vacuum of stargazing events in support of Stargazing Live on the space. Thousands of objects are locked in orbits some of 24th/25th of March – venue to be confirmed, 1st of April at which will eventually decay, others will remain high above the Rollright Stones and the 8th of April in Chipping Norton as permanent memorials. In recent years the incredible town centre – come and join us if it is clear but please keep an eye on our website – www.cnaag.com – for the latest Mel Gigg, CNAAG member news and updates. The coming summer months may seem an odd time to be planning much astronomy, dogged as it is by the longer lighter days, but a surprising amount can be done in the daylight, not only carefully controlled and detailed study of our own star, but for the avid stargazer from our vantage point of the Cotswolds, a summers night sky blazing with thousands of distant stars is a breathtaking sight worth staying up for, will remain in the memory for a long time – and may kick start you on a journey of a lifetime across the Universe. Robin Smitten Chair, Chipping Norton Amateur Astronomy Group Projectionist at The Theatre Chipping Norton Milkman for Country Dairies, Whichford COTSWOLD TIMES | 43 44 | COTSWOLD TIMES DESIGN & INSTALLATION ¥ LIGHTING SOLUTIONS MAINTENANCE ¥ HOME NETWORK ¥ AUTOMATION

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Big It Up For The Badgers Ladies 1sts Go Badgering At the time of going to press, aside from the Men, the Ladies 1sts are the only team to have played a game since the Christmas break. They travelled to Brockworth on the 14th of January to play Badgers who are four places below them in the league at 7th posi- tion. The match was a high scoring draw with both teams putting four into the back of the net. Anneka Pearce scored two with Beth Stanley and Lydia Harding both weighing in with one each. BASHC are fourth in the table on 19 points with Newent sitting on top with 27 points. There is still a lot to play for with home match- es against East Glos and Cheltenham, who are in 2nd and 3rd place respectively. The penultimate match of the season is New- ent away. The team have 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses so far with all the losses to the teams above them in the table. So there is added incentive to win the return fixtures and move up the table. Captain of the 1sts and club Chairman, Tracy Dixon is pictured Let us introduce you to the Badgers, the club’s male junior team. The below on the left with the Badgers captain and match umpires age range for the Badgers is 11 to 16 and they are allowed to play 3 before the push back. Match spectators are always welcomed. adults in their team on the understanding that they cannot shoot. The experience of having adults in the team helps the junior players to develop their game and keeps it flowing, to include all the players. The team play in a small league with Gloucester, Cirencester, Wooton under Edge and Newent also involved. At this age its all about getting lots of match time to progress your game. With this in mind some of the older Badgers also play mixed adult matches on a Sunday or for the Men’s on a Saturday. So they get both the benefit of playing with some adults in their Badgers team and that of playing in adult matches. Both situations helping them to develop their confidence. You Can’t Play Without Them ! Congratulations are due to Dave Taylor who has recently qualified as a Level 1 Umpire. Dave is pictured below on the left talking to Alan Smith, a long standing Level 1. Dave joins Alan, Stuart Colmer and Kirstie Deane as the club’s qualified umpires. After the course held at the club last season there are more players on the first rung of the umpire ladder. Sophie Collett, Tracy Dixon, Beth and Joe Stanley are all part qualified umpires and just need to get enough game experi-

ence under their belts before they can be assessed to reach full SPORTSPORRTSPORTSPO qualification. The club are always looking to encour- age more umpires. So if it appeals to you, why not get in touch with Tracy ? Her details are in the header. Although a knowledge of the game is obviously an ad- vantage its certainly not a perquisite to picking up a whistle. You’ll be joining a very friendly and social club with the added benefit of adding to your fitness. Most matches are played on a Saturday with some on a Sunday. Have you got what it takes to put on the yellow shirt & help your local club ? www.pitchero.com/clubs/bourtonsherbornehockeyclub Photos: Tracy Dixon and Nick Jeffries COTSWOLD TIMESTIMES | | 5959

CHIPPING TIMES FEBRUARY 2017.indd 59 21/01/2017 16:53 CHIPPING NORTON North Cotswold CRICKET CLUB Tri & Run reports Linda Franks Five Mile – Cheltenham Chris Krzywiec finished third Senior man (Fith overall: new PB time of 27:55). Team mate Dennis Walmsley (second V50: 29:23 overall tenth). Kate Krzywiec (PB WE NEED time of 32:15: second LV40 and fifth lady overall). Roger Day (third V65: in a time of 40:18). At the recent Gloucestershire County Road race series presentations for 2016, both Chris and Kate Krzywiec PLAYERS took third place honours in the overall categories. ✭ FRIENDLY ✭ Enigma Winter Marathon – Milton Keynes ✭ ALL AGE GROUPS ✭ Steve Edwards ran his first marathon of 2017 and 762nd in total finishing first V50 in a time of 3:18:29. ✭ LEAGUE CRICKET ✭ He is on target to achieve two world-beating records ✭ ✭ this year if all goes to plan. Firstly, to become the first FRIENDLIES person ever to record SPORTSPORRTSPORTSPO 700 sub 3:30 marathon finishes which he hopes to achieve around May time To enquire about joining the and also set a new 800 friendliest cricket club in the area marathons world record in (with the cheapest pint in Chipy) the fastest average finish for Adult, Under Fifteen and time which could happen Under Thirteen please contact at the new Birmingham [email protected] International marathon in October.

Blockley Ladies Hockey Club January Report After the Christmas turkey splurge who netted her fifth of the game. the ball in to the top left corner. With Blockley Ladies Hockey Club are Lansdown switched it up at the end the score line at 1-1 the pressure back to winning ways! First match and they out maneuvered Blockley’s upped for both teams. Bristol were back was the Twos v Lansdown Luker, Ingles and Gaze to get their the first to score but Blockley were Threes and with a great team spirit, third goal leaving the score line at 6-3 determined not to let points go Blockley started well. Within minutes in Blockley’s favour. A great result and with several penetrations of Captain Peach put the ball in the meaning a well-deserved third spot in the Bristol ‘D’, M. Geddes took the back of the net giving a fantastic start the Severn District three league table. opportunity to fire home the ball after to the game. Great play from Peach The Twos next game is away to Ross a good spell of passing play. Blockley and Ottaway set up the next goal on Wye, 21 January. dug deep and defended the draw for I. Honour who put the ball away The Ones returned to league action to the final whistle. Blockley came effortlessly behind the keeper. Peach on 14 January away against mid- away with a point and a lot of lessons completed a hat trick before half time table rivals Bristol University Two. learned, with a few issues to iron out and even with all of the opposition Without their captain and with two before next week’s game against Old being in their own half they couldn’t up-and-coming members of the Bristolians who currently hold the stop her! Lansdown rallied and club to face a strong well-drilled spot above Blockley in the league. despite Bentham’s great positioning side the game started tentatively, Junior training at the Blockley she simply wasn’t rewarded. with players adjusting to positions Satellite Club held at Chipping Lansdown broke free and managed and roles. Bristol secured the only Campden School Thursday’s at to put their first away in the second goal of the first half through a short 15:45, has re-started after the break. half, but they could not contain Peach corner routine and with a strong talk However, the weather had other who netted another. However, the at half time from Coach Holby, the plans and the first session was Blockley midfield were tiring giving team upped their game and pulled unfortunately disrupted, but training Lansdown another break and from together. Going in to the second half will be on again on 26 January.

SPORT SPORT SPORT SPORT SPORT SPORT a tight angle they managed to get Blockley piled on the pressure, when More details on that and senior it past Keeper Harvey. The midfield a run from Haydon into the ‘D’ was training are available on our website and forwards pushed Lansdown haphazardly handled by the Bristol www.blockleysports.club or follow back again, making the ball work for defence and resulted in a penalty us on Facebook at blockleyladieshc them, which managed to find Peach stroke. D. Honour confidently slotted or Twitter @BlockleyLadies 60 | | COTSWOLD COTSWOLD TIMES SPORT

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Carterton side played each side of Christmas. This month Chippy Swifts sees mouth-watering ties against Deddington and Launton Under Sevens which always produce exciting games. As you can see in the picture below, they are rather happy with their Our Under Sevens were SPORT SPORT SPORT SPORT SPORT SPORT achievements. unbeaten in December and so far in January; we’re Under Tens hoping for another positive The Under Tens have responded well to their new coach result in their next match at Stonesfield. Recent results have been matched by the and are starting to enjoy their first season of league players growth in ability, application and confidence. football, winning three of the last four games despite Long may it continue. The boys now all have very smart having the smallest squad in the division. They are still on tracksuit/training tops courtesy of sponsorship from The the lookout for more players to join this great group of lads Co-op, for which we are very thankful. who are doing the Swifts family proud this year. Under Nines Other Teams The Under Nines remain unbeaten in the league this Under Eights, Under Twelves, Under Thirteens and Under season and have suffered just one narrow defeat in the Sixteens have had little action over Christmas so are Cup. They are looking forward to getting back to winning busy preparing for a busy January and February, weather ways after a couple of close fought draws against a strong permitting. SPORTSPORRTSPORTSPO West Oxfordshire Sports Awards 2017 launched A rallying call has been made to coaches, clubs and unsung said: “This award benefits me in a number of ways. Having a heroes with the launch of the 2017 West Oxfordshire Sports free gym membership is really helpful as I always struggled Awards. to pay for this. And as we do a lot of travelling to different Run by the District Council, the awards are designed to countries, it helps pay for travel costs to and from England recognise the contribution and commitment of individuals training camps and away matches.” and achievement of clubs in West Oxfordshire. Cllr Jeanette Baker, Cabinet Member for Leisure and Health, Nominations are being taken in the categories of Sports said: “It is always great to see sporting success in West Coach of the Year, Sports Club of the Year and Unsung Oxfordshire and we are delighted to support individuals and Hero. The Sports Awards are running in partnership with the clubs with the funding and recognition they deserve. GLL Sport Foundation, which gives talented local athletes “We look forward to receiving nominations for the 2017 the chance to apply for funding to help with costs such as awards by 20 February.” training and is run by the Council’s leisure contractor, GLL For details of how to make a nomination for an award, see: Better. http://www.westoxon.gov.uk/residents/leisure/sport-fitness/ Grants of £50 to £1,250 can be applied for by athletes participating at county level or above and successful or to apply for a grant, see: applicants will also receive free access to Council-owned http://www.westoxon.gov.uk/residents/leisure/community- leisure facilities in the District to assist with training. leisure-grants/ Last year, forty-eight individuals and organisations were Alternatively, call 01993 861080. honoured for their achievements from county to international The deadline for all nominations and applications is Friday 20 level including England hockey player Lucy Millington. Lucy February 2017. COTSWOLD TIMES TIMES | | 61

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