In every school year there are four planned inter-school cross-country races.

ON THE EDGE MARCH 20 19 Issue 250 that extra bit of effort, and the sense of reward at the end The races are held at KLB on a Saturday and are is a tangible reminder of their achievements. highly popular with the children of North Nibley I use the word ‘achievement’ in the full knowledge that it is School. There are races for girls and boys separately in one of the four ‘buzz words’ from our school vision. “Our Lower Key Stage Two, (usually 7 to 9 year olds – the vision is to inspire and celebrate Learning, Achievement, ‘Junior’ races), and separate races for girls and boys in Faith and Fun!” Upper Key Stage Two, (9 to 11 year olds – the ‘Senior’ Achievement is more than getting things done. For us, races). achievement is going that extra mile (in this case, quite North Nibley School traditionally sends a large team, literally) and pushing hard to be the best we can be. It may because our Thursday morning running club, under the be evident in our maths, in our behaviour, in our leadership of Mrs Dixon, helps children develop stamina friendships and in our sport. We each have our own and pleasure in physical activity. The club is very popular. barriers to overcome. Merely completing the course could be an achievement for some, whilst others strive to better the positions achieved in the previous race. Perseverance is the value we associate most strongly with long-distance running, but we can also give respect to those who triumph, and give thanks for our God-given abilities. So how did we do? Junior Girls - this team came 3rd overall, with two collecting medals for their places overall in the season. Junior Boys - the North Nibley Team came first, with three of our boys collecting trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places, for their individual efforts over the season. Senior Girls - this team also came first, with two of our girls collecting trophies for 1st and 2nd places overall. Senior Boys – our school team also came first, with two boys There are incentives for doing well and children have goals collecting medals for their places overall in the season. to aim for. The distances run each morning are added to a The club inspires our runners who do well and this inspires chart and important milestones (such as half and full others in their turn. Celebrate with us at the successful end marathons) are celebrated in assembly time, with to another season. And however you run, whatever your certificates and medals to match. Having a goal inspires ‘race’, run it well! Paul Batchelor, Head Teacher “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us”!! NOTES FROM YOUR PARISH COUNCIL The village Clean-Up day will be held on Saturday 23rd March. Volunteers At its February meeting the budget for are invited to help with this annual clean. 2019/20 was approved, as was a new design Meet at the village hall at 9.30 am to collect for council headed notepaper. Grant equipment and select areas to cover during the applications will be considered at the March day. Bring collected items back to the village meeting. hall Disposal of rubbish collected will be arranged by the parish council from outside the village hall. The Annual Parish Meeting will be held in the village hall on Monday 8th April 2019, 7.00 pm. The APM is The Community’s Meeting. An Speeding: The Council now has a opportunity for parishioners to hear of activities subgroup working on the speeding problem during the year, meet councillors, raise issues and on the main road. The subgroup will report meet invited speakers. on its work at the March meeting before All are welcome to attend. presenting the council's overall plans on this Please note the start time of 7.00 pm to allow time for important item at the Annual Parish council reports and presentations by invited speakers. Meeting.

The next meeting of the parish council to which all are invited is Monday 4th March at 7.30 pm in the village hall.

SNOW HEROES A big Thank you to all those who gave up their time and energy to clear the recent snow and grit roads in and around North Nibley. Not just in the village, but outlying areas like Pittcourt, Millend and Waterley Bottom. You are appreciated!

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**LEGALLY the Speed Limit through our village of North Nibley is 30MPH...** How many drivers travel at this speed? Despite flashing 30mph warning signs? I am proposing to ask Highways for the installation of a pavement, wide enough to take a wheelchair, walker or pushchair, from the crossroads in the centre of the village to the lay-by on New Road (B4060 towards ). I have organised a petition to present to Highways. PLEASE SUPPORT this Petition, so that our village will be a safer place for EVERYONE in the future. Copies of the petition are available for you to sign, in the Black Horse, and the Chapel, or contact Eliz Miller. Thank You! Eliz Miller

2 In loving memory of Lindsay Cooper

Betty and all the family would like to warmly thank all who sent cards, flowers, kind words and attended the service at Cam Methodist Church to remember Lindsay's life. The Church was filled to capacity, which is in itself a testimony to the esteem and love many had for Lindsay. We would like to share the tribute by Lindsay's great niece, Jessica Marsh

Lindsay was born at the helped train younger runners, Old Golden Heart in as well as organising the Pittcourt, on a snowy 28th Martin Blythe memorial run February in 1931, to Tom for several years, round the and Emma Cooper. He roads and woods of North was a little brother to twin Nibley. sisters Betty and Rosalie, where they grew up Only a few days before together in the pub. There Christmas, he was telling me they had an active how he used to run in childhood helping run the Singleton Park in Swansea pub, as well as finding with his running club, where time to play out in the I go to University. He was orchard. Betty can also really supportive of me remember being tied to a going to University, tree with her long plaits by especially for the paramedic Lindsay – a game that course me and my sister have Rosalie refused to partake recently applied for. in. As well as running, he also The three of them went to enjoyed other forms of North Nibley Primary exercise. As children Peter School and later Katherine Lady Berkeley’s Grammar School. and Linda can remember hikes in the Black Mountains and There he completed his O-Levels, before joining the Navy as a cycling trips to the newly opened First Severn Bridge, which writer aged 18. gave them their respective love of cycling and mountain walking. On many an occasion I remember him reciting During the Navy, he achieved the role of Chief Petty Officer – poems he had written, and how he would tell me about his Secretary to the Captain – for which he was awarded the progress hand-writing them down into a book. I hope this British Empire Medal. Whilst away in the Navy he sent home book is treasured. cine film of his travels, such as Singapore and Hong Kong. He also gave his sisters a beautiful Japanese dinner set each, which Over the summer during the drought, we ran round Pittcourt were used for his nieces Linda and Lesley’s weddings. borrowing as many hose-pipes as we could to help Uncle Lindsay put out the fire which was slowly engulfing the After leaving the Navy in his early forties, he worked at Orchard. This caused him to chuckle and reminisce on the Presentation Cases in Wotton, until his retirement, and by this time that his father set fire to the orchard and nearly the time he was living in the Old Golden Heart again. nearby field in the 1980’s. Hopefully this will not be a tradition that is passed down any further. He always had a tight bond with his sister Betty. He would take Lindsay also kept racing pigeons, as his father used to, which her shopping every week and they would go for a walk around used to travel as far as France. the village each day. Sadly, Lindsay and Betty’s sister Rosalie After me and my Dad took up scything, he told me how he died in 1984, which tightened their bond even more. used to scythe the orchard as a child with his father.

Altogether, Lindsay had 5 nephews and nieces - Linda, Lesley, I will always remember Uncle Lindsay’s soft spot for dogs – Peter, Timothy and Rayner. He was also a great uncle as well especially his dog Sheba, who he signed birthday cards from as a great-great uncle. Unfortunately, he never met some of his with licks to us kids. Even after Sheba died, he would leave a great-great nieces and nephews due to the fact they live in bowl of water out for any neighbouring dogs who fancied a Australia with his niece Lesley, however many photographs drink, as well as her picture in the window. were exchanged. His Christian faith was strong and undergirded his whole life. In 2001 he was very ill in hospital for 2 months. I have a He was an Anglican by tradition, and was pleased to have a memory going to visit him with Dad and he enjoyed showing nephew Peter, and nephew-in-law Peter, ordained into the me all the tubes and pipes he was connected to. Luckily, he Church of . He was also very proud of David and made a full recovery, enabling him to carry on doing the things supported his work in Cam Methodist as a speaker. he loved. Uncle Lindsay will be missed by many. He shared with many his love of running. In his lifetime he completed many marathons, as well as being a long-standing Jessica Marsh member of the Dursley Running Club. In his later years he

3 The Tyndale Photography Club Christmas social is a tradition that is looked forward to by many of the club members. It is an evening where everyone can fully appreciate the difficult job that judges have when presented with quality competition entries. After setting out chairs, decorating tables, arranging food for the buffet, preparing drinks and handing out the table quiz, we all sat down to enjoy and judge the photographs entered in the Christmas Knockout Competition.

Images were shown in pairs and everyone voted for the one they favoured. This continued until the last two photographs remained and the final vote was taken. Steve Varman LRPS took first place with his photograph 'Coaley Peak' and Christine Ryske took second place with her photograph 'Signs of Winter'. Both Steve and Christine won a Christmas cake made by club member Gloria Pritchard.

In January several members took up the offer made by award winning Gloucestershire photographer Paul Nicholls to view his exhibition 'Capturing the Moment' at Gloucester Museum. Paul, who has been a professional photographer for three decades, met us there and kept us entertained all afternoon. The exhibition, which contains about 200 photographs is divided into numerous sections including The Royals, Politicians, News Events, Sport and Celebrities. He talked about each section telling us 'where and when' the images were taken and very often a good story behind the 'how it was taken'. He also explained about the pressures and timescales put upon a professional photographer when an item has to 'hit the desk' in time for publication of the newspaper.

Part way through the afternoon a 'This is Your Life' moment happened when Councillor Colin Organ arrived to present Paul with the 'Gloucester Goes Retro 2018 Photography Award'. He won this for a picture of the original cast of 'Allo 'Allo (BBC TV sitcom) standing outside Gloucester Cathedral whilst visiting the Retro Festival.

For more information about the club visit www.tyndalephoto.org and if you would like to see Paul's work, his exhibition will be on show at Gloucester Museum until 9th March 2019.

4 NEWS FROM NORTH NIBLEY VILLAGE HALL

Online bookings - http://www.northnibleyhall.org.uk/fees-booking

[email protected] (booking enquiries only please)

[email protected] (all other enquiries & join our contact list)

telephone bookings - 0845 467 4118 (calls charged at local rate)

Tickets are going fast so don’t delay!

Buy them from: www.ticketsource.co.uk/ Friday date/607838date/607838date/607838 15th March

or from: Theresa Eames — 546447 Dave Earle — 546659 Jules Miller — 07743754006

North Nibley Village Hall AGM Monday 18th March 7.30pm All Welcome 7 for 7.30pm Monday Lunch 18th March 12.30 for 1pm BAR Yummy Mystery Pie & Pudding!

VILLAGE Andy Beamish our Neighbourhood Warden talked to us in February. He gave us a very informative talk Easter Egg Hunt on many local issues and what is available regarding EYE Tuesday 16th April safety in the home, and elsewhere. He will, if you wish, do a security check on your home. Contact him on 01453 All entrants receive a map of the trail and an 754512 if you have any queries. He covered many topics Easter Egg on return. including scams online and telephone, refuse litter issues, and Collect the maps from the Village Hall anytime fly tipping..there were many questions resulting in an interesting between 11am and 3pm (close @ 4pm). afternoon. Refreshments and cakes served 11am—4pm Our next meeting on March 11th welcomes Dave Shipp so come along even if not entering the hunt! and Memories of Sodbury Market. His father was for many years the Market Superintendent which should give Children’s craft table a picture on the past. Meetings: 2nd Monday of the month at 2.30 in the £2.50 per entrant (fund raising for North Nibley Pre-School) Village Hall. Visitors and new members welcome.

5 ***********EARLY WARNING!!!******** FRIENDS OF NORTH NIBLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL and ST MARTIN’S CHURCH are now planning the Spring Fayre!!! **********KEEP THE DATE!!!********** SATURDAY 18th MAY

HELP FOR CARERS The Oriana Singers present Positive Caring provides FREE learning and training opportunities for Choral Masterpieces by Handel & Tchaikovsky unpaid carers in Gloucestershire. Any person who provides substantial care Including Handel’s Coronation Anthems: or support for a family member, friend or child with an additional need, is Zadok the Priest welcome to attend. Let Thy Hand be Strengthened STROUD MENTAL HEALTH CARERS’ COURSE Organist Nigel Davies, Soprano Gilly Wells Saturday April 6th 2019 Do you care for someone with a mental health condition? Join us for a 7.30pm carers’ course to support your role as an unpaid carer and find tools and St James Parish Church, resources to help. Dursley

Weds 6 March, 10.30-1pm Tickets £10 on the door, from the website or Health Education Room Stroud Health Centre Phone 01453 860801 Beeches Green Stroud GL5 4BH

The course is FREE. To book your MOTOCROSS place, please call 01452 500885 or Sunday 17 March, at Nibley House, with a live band email on the Saturday evening, until 11pm; entry to both is [email protected] free to everyone from the village.

Sunday, 28 April at Nibley House; entry free to Replacement care and transport are villagers. available upon request. Please call us to discuss. VIP passes to events from Nibley House or below. Any comments or concerns, please contact:

Mike Dunham 07836600526

6 Did you notice the number on the front page? OTE Edition Number 1 appeared on our doorsteps in May 1994 Yes, it’s On The Edge edition number 250

On The Edge has come a long way in 250 editions over a quarter of a century. But our raison d'être is unchanged: to inform and unite our North Nibley community.

On the Edge owes a debt of gratitude to the stalwarts who produced Edition No 1 : Shirley Chalmers (who has been on the team ever since!), Gloria Gomm, Kirsten Marlow, Elaine Orchard, Sue Convery and Paul Findlay; and all those who have been involved in producing and distributing OTE since then.

Restaurant Review: dishes. Three dishes per person seemed to be about right in Mezzé @ The King’s Head Dursley terms of portion size, particularly for those of us who were saving room for dessert. The menu offers a lot of variety, Translated literally from the Greek, the word “meze” means a which were all well presented (and pretty much all at the taste or a bite and normally refers to a style of eating where same time which was nice to see for such a large group) and you have multiple small dishes (lots of different tastes) rather very tasty. Amazingly, most of us managed a dessert too, than the conventional starter, main course and dessert. With before finishing with a selection of coffees. The service was that in mind, the editors of 'On The Edge', together with their great throughout. The nice thing about meze restaurants is partners, turned up en masse at Mezzé @ The King’s Head in that you can mix and match your food, and choose more or Dursley to sample their fare. We were seated on a raised less dishes to suit your appetite, and they’re great for sharing area, and were well looked after by the friendly and attentive with friends. Mezzé @ the King’s Head offers really good staff. Most of us decided the try the extensive meze menu cuisine and a friendly welcome. which offered a good mix of vegetarian, meat and fish Alan Shrimpton

What’s happening here? Having said that, we manage to meet on a On The Edge monthly basis to discuss Editors enjoying and plan the next issue themselves? of OTE. And we would Food, drink and be delighted to have c o n v i v i a l more people on the company, when team. So if you feel you they should be could spare a few hours slaving over the each month, to help next edition? produce our Village Surely some Newspaper, please mistake? contact one of the team No, this is the OTE Editors’ Christmas meal (which we (details on back page), pay for ourselves: no expenses scandals here)—in or email [email protected] February! We all lead such busy lives that getting Literary skills and computer expertise are less important together, with our respective partners, for an annual meal than artistic flair and enthusiasm. We are a sociable out is a major feat of planning. team, and as you can see, we have fun!

7 Rev’d Peter Marsh 01453 547521 (not after 7.00 pm, please) ST MARTIN’S [email protected] Churchwarden, Wynne Holcombe 01453 542091 WEBSITE northnibleychurch.uk CHURCH

SERVICES DURING MARCH Sunday 3rd : 9.30am: Parish Eucharist The Ramblings of the Associate Priest. I have just finished laying a blackthorn hedge. Armed 5th Shrove Tuesday: with a very cheap pair of gauntlet gloves that proved to Ploughmans Lunch with Pancakes 12.30pm at the Chapel be excellent value for money, and my ancient chainsaw I worked steadily for a couple of weeks and found it quite 6th Ash Wednesday : 6.00pm Evening Eucharist therapeutic. The hedge needed doing as I was seven- teen when I last laid it. During the many years since Sunday 10th : LENT 1 then the thick thatch of the hedge grew higher and 8.00am Holy Communion higher from the ground and the many large gaps be- 9.30am Family Service

tween the trunks afforded an underpass for every deer Sunday 17th: LENT 2 in the valley to come into the garden and eat the shoots 8.00am Holy Communion 9.30am Matins off my roses, my green stuff and everything else they could get their teeth into. The hedge was also full of ivy Sunday 24th : LENT 3 and dead wood that was inhibiting its wellbeing. In 9.30am Family Communion short, the hedge was in a sorry state and not doing what Sunday 31st: LENT 4 it was intended to do. 8.00am Holy Communion Now that it is laid the trunks are almost parallel with 9.30am Family Service the ground and by this time next year the whole thing for Mothering Sunday will be an impregnable barrier to the herds of deer. with Revd Peter Marsh

Lent is coming up - a time when the Christian community ALL WELCOME! looks inwardly and wonders whether we are doing what Posies for all God needs us, his disciples, to do. As we go through this Mothers progress, we open ourselves up to God, listen to what he is saying in our hearts and minds and lay ourselves open Refreshments after the service

to his turfing out the ivy and rotten old dead bits and laying the good wood in order that we can grow in his Every Wednesday 5.00pm Evening Prayer Wisdom and do the work that he needs us to do in this village community. MARCH CLEANING ROTA Happy hedging this month! Peter Marsh 3rd Liz Pedley 10th Jo Patteson PS, you can get really good cheap gauntlet gloves from 17th Trish Hall & Barbara Hall B&Q! ** 24th Wynne Holcombe (** other stockists are available. Ed) 31st Pam Lewis & Sue Devine

Parish served from Thornbury Wednesday 6th March 2.15pm VIGIL MASS 5.30pm in the Parish Room, Wotton-u-Edge SATURDAY Ash Wednesday Reflection followed by tea

NO Mass on Sundays th Masses at Christ the King, Thornbury: Sunday 8.30 and 11.00am Wednesday 20 March 7.45pm Weekday Masses: usually twice weekly 9.15am - check weekly bulletin & in the Parish Room website for details www.ctk-thornbury.org.uk John Downs speaks on his Working Life followed by tea and biscuits. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Before or after Masses Remember, you are welcome to all our Emergency Contact: Father George Malecki on 07539 289248 or meetings and services.

Thornbury Parish Office on 01454 412223 for non urgent matters. Sue Plant (Branch Leader) Tel: 01453 845157

8 The Chapel is available for weddings, christenings, and funerals. Contact: Rosie Casken, Chapel Development Worker, [email protected] 07977454083 Dave Purnell [email protected] 07775876738 www.northnibleychapel.org.uk You are welcome to hire the Chapel for your event.

Dates for you to remember in March REGULAR

COMMUNITY Friday 1st March World Day of Prayer EVENTS – meet the women of Slovenia at the CHAPEL 2p.m. in the Chapel.

Everyone is welcome Sunday 3rd March 12 for 12.30pm the Village Hall. to any of these events. For more details contact : Celebrate the special spirit of our village Rosie Casken 07977454083 Tickets £4 each (or £10 for a family) from the Chapel or Church, HATHA YOGA or contact Rosie Casken 01453 845076 Mondays 9.30am £7 per session Sunday 3rd March Afternoon Service TABLE TENNIS Tuesdays in term time 10 - 11.30 am in the Chapel 3p.m. led by Johnny O’Hanlon. £1.50 includes coffee and biscuits

COMMUNITY CHOIR Tuesday 5th March 12.30 pm in the Chapel Tuesday evenings 7.30pm Led by Rowan Armes (Term time only) Ploughmans & Pancakes All welcome to join—any queries Tickets £6 (& £3 children) from contact [email protected] [email protected] Wednesday 10am-12pm Jane Kennett or Sue Convery. Proceeds to Christian Aid.

CHAPEL CAFé th 16 March Messy Church in the Chapel Come and enjoy coffee, tea, 10 -11.30am cake and good company.

ALL WELCOME! Monday meetings in Lent – Come and Join us for a series of informative and enjoyable meetings during Lent. ART CLUB Sessions, held in the Chapel, will start with coffee Every Wednesday 10.00am - 12.30pm A very peaceful way to spend a morning. at 7.30pm and finish around 8.45pm. Not sure if it’s for you? Pop your head round the door and come in for coffee th and chat . No regular commitment. March 11 No session (CPR and Defibrillator Training to be arranged at a future date) DANCEFIT March 18th Pets as Therapy and The Cinnamon Trust Every Thursday 10.00 - 11. 00 am £5 a session p-a-y-g-. Come and join us 7.30pm Carol Wakeling and Oscar th March 25 Gluten Intolerance – how to spot it and how to cope DRAMA CLUB 7.30pm Sue Convery Every Friday 6.00 - 7.00 pm in term time st For kids in years 5,6 &7. £2.50 a session. April 1 Cyber Fraud Awareness Darren Peters 7.30pm Learning April 8th An Introduction to Sign Language Geraldine Breen with 7.30pm

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10 With Ali

Stinchcombe Village Hall The Street, Dursley, GL11 6AW

Starting from 5th March 2019

Tuesdays 6pm—7pm RNLI Wotton-under-Edge Branch - Guest Speaker Evening Thursdays 10am—11am £5 pay as you go The Magic of Animation Latin dance inspired fun fitness classes for any age, any ability. Beginners very welcome

Tel: 07305 944691

www.zumba.com Luvzumbaglos

Illustrated Talk by Andy Symanowski (animator with Aardmann Animations)

7.30 for 8.00pm on Thursday 28th March 2019

at the Cotswold Edge Golf Club, Wotton-under-Edge GL12 7PT Thursday 7th March

Tickets £10.00 ‘Land Girls’ A talk by Fiona Waring about the women who Available from kept our farms and forests going Westward Travel and Cotswold Book Room in WW2 Long Street, Wotton-under-Edge or Andrew Harper on 01453 843529 (Kingswood) 7.30pm Nibley House or contact us via our website www.wuernli.btck.co.uk Members £3 Non Members £4

All proceeds will go to the RNLI - Registered in England & (209603)

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Last month the Shop ~What’s On locally in March~ Committee reported the Fri 1 Mar, 2pm World Day of Prayer Chapel, see p9 GOOD NEWS that Sun 3 Mar, 12 Lunch Chapel, see p9 there is a Mon 4 Mar, 7.30 Parish Council Village Hall, see p2 possible Tues 5 Mar, 12.30 Ploughmans & Pancakes Chapel, see p9 tenant for the shop. The legal process is Wed 6 Mar, 2.15 MU Parish Rm, W-u-E see p8 not yet quite finished at the time of Thurs 7 Mar, 7.30 NN Historical Group Nibley House, see p11 writing, but the committee is confident Mon 11 Mar, 2.30 Village Eye Village Hall, see p5 that, by the time you read this, a new lease will have been signed and a Fri 15 Mar, 12-2 Lent Lunch Parish Rm, W-u-E, see completion date agreed. Fri 15 Mar, 7 for 7.30 Ninebarrow Village Hall, see p5 Our new tenant will take a few weeks to Sat 16 Mar, 10am Messy Church Chapel, see p9 clean and decorate before restocking and opening. He is well aware that the Sun 17 Mar Motocross Nibley House, see p6 committee is keen to help him make a Mon 18 Mar, 12.30 Monday Lunch Village Hall, see p5 success of it, but it all depends on OTE Mon 18 Mar, 7.30 Village Hall AGM Village Hall, see p5 readers. Mon 18 Mar, 7.30 Pets as Therapy Chapel, see p9 Please support him by using the shop! Wed 20 Mar, 7.45 MU Parish Rm, W-u-E, see p8 Sat 23 Mar, 9.30am Village Clean-up Meet at Hall, see p2 Mon 25 Mar, 7.30 Gluten Intolerance Chapel, see p9 Thurs 28 Mar, 7.30 Talk in aid of RNLI See p11 Sun 31 Mar, 9.30am Mothering Sunday Service Church, see p8

On The Edge - Editors & Contact Details

Please note that the deadline for ALL SUBMISSIONS for the April 2019 issue is

Sunday 10th March 2019 to our email address: [email protected]

Shirley Chalmers 542717 Sue Devine 543748 Di Hay 544965

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