Stoke Orchard and Tredington Newsletter October 2020
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Stoke Orchard and Tredington Newsletter October 2020 Tewkesbury Mop Fair October 2019 Monthly Message from Ilse.— ‘The Rule of Six’ A Monthly Message This new rule has just come into force (mid-September) and goodness knows whether it will still apply to us in October, or whether there are new and different rules again to contend with. Living by certain rules is of course nothing new. We have plenty of written and unwritten laws and rules and regulations that we consciously or uncon- sciously adhere to. It’s how we grow up; being taught what sort of behaviour is and is not acceptable within the communities we are part of. And we, in turn, pass on those rules to those who come after us. There is very different rule of six that many of us know of. In much of Chris- tian and church life, it is expected that we work six days and rest on the sev- enth, the sabbath day. I wonder how many of us manage to put that into practice on a weekly basis? I’ll give you a clue: it’s not me (but I am trying hard and sometimes do manage a day away from phone and emails). And it is simply impossible to take a day off from parenting or caring for animals or the land or those who are dependent on us. But even if we can’t take a whole day off, it may be possible to take half a day twice or more often a week. Or even just two hours. Or perhaps half an hour to start with. ‘The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath.’ Everyone needs some time to recharge, to do something that gives joy and pleasure and rest, on a daily or weekly basis. And rest is not necessarily sitting down reading a book or doing nothing, because that doesn’t suit everyone; rest may be going for a walk, or to a dance or yoga class, or sewing, or playing an instrument. What does ‘rest’ mean to you? And how, and how often, do you make time for it? If you feel moved to share with us what you do to recharge and nurture yourself, then please let us know. Who knows, you may inspire someone else to give what you do a try! Thank you to those who have shared their experiences of lockdown and some recipes. Please keep them coming, especially now at Har- vest time! Peace and blessings to you all, News Pages TheThe Tredington Tredington News Pages News Pages Tredington News Pages The Tredington News Pages TREDINGTON & STOKE ORCHARD WI Just to confirm that our WI have decided that with the current Covid 19 situation, that we will not meet again in Tredington Village Hall until at least the New Year. At the mo- ment we are still hoping to meet on Tuesday, December 8th at York Barn for a brunch meeting between 11am & 1pm. Obviously this will be con- firmed (or otherwise) nearer the time, depending on the situation. TREDINGTON & STOKE ORCHARD GARDENING CLUB We were able to hold a very happy & successful Strawberry Tea -albeit, much smaller than usual with observing covid regulations – in York Barn on Saturday, 22nd August. 19 members & visitors attended at both the 2pm & 4pm sittings, & £204 was raised for our funds. Grateful thanks are due to all the peo- ple who kindly donated scones & cakes. We have decided that due to the Coronavirus Pandemic that we cannot meet in the Village hall until January, at the earliest. TREDINGTON VILLAGE HALL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE sadly has nothing to report at the present time. CHURCH SERVICES IN TREDINGTON FOR OCTOBER - Sun 4th Oct 9.30am Harvester service at Tredington. Please book in advance as spac- es are very limited! Email Vicky on [email protected] or ring Ilse on 01452 780880. - Alternatively, there will be a zoom service at 6pm that day. Zoom link in pew sheet or via Vicky. - Sun 11th Oct 9.30am Holy Communion at Tredington and 11am zoom service - Sun 18th Oct 9.30am Holy Communion at Tredington - Sun 25th Oct 11am zoom service. StokeNotice Orchard of ChurchRoad Closure of St andJames Diversion. the Great. TheStoke conservation Road will work be is closednow well between in hand and Armstrong we currently Road have two(Community university students Centre) working and Old with Forge us for Cottages educational (Dean experience. Lane) We 8.00am have previously …. 16/11/2020 arranged invitations to 6.00pm to sixty …. people 19/11/2020 in six groups toPLEASE see the NOTE.Conservators The given at work Diversion and hear plana short only talk. goes Sadly, as all far as thesethe roundaboutvisits have had on to the be Bishopscancelled Cleevedue to the By Covid Pass. 19 From regula- that tions. We are still expecting the work to Roger Grimshaw for Tred- Roundabout take the Stoke Road back to the Village. ington & Stoke Orchard PCC be finished on schedule by the end of The Diversion also sends you to the Race Course Rounda- October. bout. Hyde Lane is easier and more direct. And avoids the RIDE & STRIDE.Railway This annual level event crossing took —placelong on delays. Saturday, Septem- th ber 12 . ItMore is run details in aid of GCC Gloucestershire Highways— Historic 08000 Churches 514514 Trust. As this Trust has kindly supported the ongoing work at Stoke Orchard church with a grant of £7,500, several of us felt we should support it. Seven of us walked from Tredington Church to Tewkesbury Abbey & having taken the local bus from Tewkesbury to Stoke Orchard, we then walked from Stoke Orchard Church back to Tredington. A dis- tance of about 7 miles. Many people have generously sponsored us & I’m happy to say we raised £727:50 (with gift aid), & Revd. Tom Curtis raised £320. So altogether £1047:50! Well done! Roger Grimshaw for Tredington & Stoke Orchard PCC Notice of Road Closure and Diversion. Stoke Road will be closed between Armstrong Road (Community Centre) and Old Forge Cottages (Dean Lane) 8.00am …. 16/11/2020 to 6.00pm …. 19/11/2020 PLEASE NOTE. The given Diversion plan is NOT complete Diversion should read—Old Forge Cottages— Stoke Road to Bishops Cleeve — A435 to Newlands (Smiths/GE Aviation Lights) - Hyde Lane to Princess Elizabeth Roundabout — A4019 to the Old Spot. - Stoke Orchard or Vice Versa. More details GCC Highways— 08000 514514 !! Stoke Orchard Community Speed Watch Team I reported last month that Pippa Roberts, our local PCSO, had received several offers of support for a Speed Watch Team. She has now advised me and I have spoken with the members of the team, that its now fully trained, active, and regularly out with the speed gun that the Police have supplied, reporting speed levels and further information where available. Speeding has been a problem that has dogged both villages for too long and after an initial Speed Watch in Tredington some years back we have been without volunteers to make a difference. We do thank the 4 volunteers from Stoke Orchard who are already making a difference and ask any others who are willing to give their time to - Please Con- tact PCSO Philippa Roberts at Tewkesbury Police Station. [email protected] Parish Council News. July 2020 STOKE ORCHARD & TREDINGTON PARISH COUNCIL Parish Councillors from 20th February 2020 are:- Cllr Richard Chatham, Cllr Andrew Troughton, Cllr James Gilder, Cllr Alan McDonald Cllr Phil Ternouth Contact Details – through the Clerk - Mrs Jules Owen S.O and T P.C. phone:-07763 250303 email- [email protected] Minutes of Past Meetings are to be found on the Parish Council Website. Notice of Stoke Orchard and Tredington Parish Council Meeting Due to Covid-19, following Government Guidance, all face-to-face Parish Council Meetings have been cancelled until further notice. The next Parish Council Meeting will be held electronically at 7.00pm on Tuesday 6th October 2020. Members of the public are invited to request access details to the meeting from the Parish Clerk – please email: [email protected] by 12 noon on 1 October 2020 The Full Minutes of the September Parish Council Meeting are avail- able on the Parish Council Website. The Parish Council is extremely busy at the present with a range of items and it is worthwhile just taking a moment or two to look at those items. PUBLIC OPEN SPACE. You will be aware from Minutes of meetings and comments that Bloor Homes are keen to make the hand over of the responsibility of the overall maintenance of the POS on the Orchard Estate. The Par- ish Council are preparing a list of possible contractors to take over that work and we are sure that when we do we can ensure a higher Of quality. HOWEVER, we will not accept that responsibility until Bloors have completed their side of the work to an acceptable level;. We do NOT want to use our money which is in truth the Parish mon- ey to put right those items left unfinished by Bloors. We are in con- stant contact with the inspection team at the Borough Council, advis- ing them of work still to be done. This will include the replanting of dead trees. THE PEAR TREE site on the Banady Lane Development. We have been actively following up the status of the Perry Pear tree site on Balladine Crescent. After fighting to prevent it being cut down, we have now received an offer from the developers for the Parish Coun- cil to take over the site.