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MORETON IN MARSH JUNE 2019 • ISSUE 151 cotswoldtimes Vouchers inside on page 3, 21 & 48 PICK UP YOUR FREE COPY FOR LOCAL NEWS, COMMENT, EVENTS + FEATURES. 3 Wychwood Court, Cotswold Business Village, Moreton-in-Marsh Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 0JQ Branch T: 01608 695305 ON THE SQUARE E: [email protected] Our dedicated small animal vets provide Full beauty salon service. Anti-ageing, organic PHYTO5 consultations by appointment throughout the facials and body treatments, award winning light therapy, day. Whether you would like a general check CACI Synergy non-surgical face lifting, massage, holistic over or have a particular worry about your pet’s health, the vets are available to examine your therapies, Jessica manicure and pedicure, CND Shellac, pet, discuss their findings and suggest Lycon waxing, tanning, LVL lash lift, and Mii make up. diagnostic or treatment plans as needed. Gift vouchers and wide range of gifts and skincare to buy including NEOM and Dr Hauschka. Services include: Consultations by appointment Prescription collection See this month’s special offers at Lifetime Care Club www.spaonthesquare.co.uk Morning and evening clinics Minor surgeries Sign up to receive our enews so you never miss out Pet health counselling service Also on Facebook and Twitter /moretonspa Nurse clinics Online booking & registration Senior pet health checks Spa on the Square, High Street, Vaccinations Moreton in Marsh, GL56 0AX Worm & flea treatment advice 01608 670777 - [email protected] FREE parking | Disabled access | 24-hour emergency service Buy gift cards and book treatments online Open: Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 6.45pm Consult times: 8.00am - 10.15am & 4.00pm - 6.30pm www.spaonthesquare.co.uk www.hooknortonvets.co.uk Your Holiday Checklist Travelling abroad this summer? Tick off your holiday essentials with our Post Office travel services… Foreign Exchange – great rates with no commission. Special rates on amounts over £2,500 and £5,000 Travel Money – up to 10 currencies available at all times with no need to order (including € & £). For larger amounts, order before 2pm for next day collection Travel Money Cards – the convenient way to spend your holiday money. Use just like a debit card; available in 8 currencies Travel Insurance – competitive rates for all your holiday needs; single trip and annual multi-trip cover available Passport Services – we offer a passport check and send service to minimise delays and extra costs. Post Office, Warner’s Budgens, High Street, Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 0AH 2 | COTSWOLD TIMES Stylish Clothing and Accessories for Real Women at Irresistible Prices Three Ladies Fashion Boutiques: High Street, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL560AD Tel: 01608650439 The Square, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire, GL541AF SPECIAL OFFER Tel: 01451870382 THROUGHOUT JUNE 123 High Street, Burford, Oxon, OX184RG 20% Off in-store and online Tel: 01993 823504 using code ‘Jacana20’ Website: www.jacanaclothing.com Email: [email protected] Telephone: 07950438620 Facebook: www.facebook.com/jacanaclothing Instagram: www.instagram.com/jacanaclothing Forthcoming Events Forest School for Tots 13th & 28th June, 10.30am-12pm Father’s Day Sunday 16th June. Dads get free Arboretum entry on Father’s Day when accompanied by a paying child! Mindfulness Meditation for beginners 21st June, 11am-12.30pm The HandleBards present: Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing 22nd June, 6.30pm Visit the Arboretum for magical summer walks amongst the beautiful wildflowers, browse our Garden Centre for a fantastic Photography Workshops – Various dates range of plants, gardening supplies and gifts and soak up the sun Watercolour Workshops – Every Wednesday from the deck of the Garden Terrace Café. A perfect day out for all the family – including the dog! Visit our website for full details! www.batsarb.co.uk Batsford Arboretum and Garden Centre, Batsford, Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 9AD 01386 701441 [email protected] COTSWOLD TIMES | 3 MOBILE PROSECCO BAR Gazebo or converted horse trailer For events and private parties Spirits, beer and cider also provided Tel: 07930 712381 e-mail: [email protected] MARQUEE HIRE 12m x 6m Full site survey and risk assessment undertaken Capacity approx. 120 Mallams 1788 Thinking of selling your Jewellery & Watches? Mallams specialist Louise Dennis FGA DGA, is available to give free confidential valuations on any piece(s) you are considering selling at auction. Ring by Home Visits also available Andrew Grima, Enquiries: 01865 241 358 or T 01993 878865 sold for £9,000 [email protected] www.mallams.co.uk GuenP60x90cmyk2.indd 1 22/03/2017 18:10 HEARING SERVICES are now available at Stow Opticians! Cotswold Hearing is a friendly, family run business offering 15/30 the highest standards of technical expertise and customer care. funded hours available Services include: - Invisible Hearing aids Banana Moon Day Nursery - Free hearing assessments Chipping Norton Ear wax removal - • Open from 7.30am to 6.30pm, 51 weeks of the year - Hearing protection • Lovely outside area • Home-cooked dinners – eat better, start better! We provide a fun, loving and caring environment for children, with state-of-the-art facilities. Call today to book your free consultation Brewery yard, Sheep street, GL54 1AA [email protected] To find out more, call 01608 223120 or visit 01451 830554 bananamoon-chippingnorton.co.uk Evans Way, Chipping Norton OX7 5QX 4 | COTSWOLD TIMES Cotswold Times - Moreton in Marsh Contents FEATURES & LOCAL STORIES REPORTS “Oliver Cromwell” St Edwards Hall Portraits – 13 32 Crossword Answers Tim Norris 14-15 Festivals – Time To Party in the Parks – Richard Price 37-40 News from Local Schools 16 Sounds Alive – Nicholas John 42 32 The Art and Craft of Marbling – Pamela Local Rotary and RAFA Newman Lodge Park and Sherborne Park Estate – 44 45-47 News from Local sports Clubs Bob Forster REGULARS June 2019 8 Book Reviews from Borzoi Books ‘Summer starts here’ It’s June and the forecasters are telling us that we can expect ‘record 12 Crossword temperatures and weeks of wall-to-wall sunshine’. Some of us will be more delighted than others at this news, as sunscreen and straw hats are called into Local Authority Information, Blood Donor action. However, as lawns start to look their best and roses burst into colour, it 17 will be nice to lose that chilly wind. Sessions, Community Notices With festival-goers streaming into the Cotswolds for days and nights of carefree 18 Planning living the timing is ‘spot on’ – although stumbling about ankle-deep in mud in previous years didn’t seem to diminish the determination to have a good time! 19 Correspondence. Town Council Election Results Each festival has its own recognisable style, with music, food and spectacle designed to occupy kids, teenagers and parents - from the Blenheim Battle Proms to Cornbury, the Big Feastival and Longborough Festival Opera. There 20-21 & 43 - Community are fly-pasts, performers, assorted stalls, tents and marquees – and hours of live music – plenty to enjoy under the sun, the moon and stars. 22 Local church Services We have other news in this month’s edition, too – although I don’t suppose the new town and district councillors will have the same appeal! 23 UpdateEvents fromdiary our MP I hope that the sunshine will bless our local fetes and flower shows, open gardens and open air concerts, and walks through some of the most stunning English scenery there is – and all on our front door steps. 24-25 LOCAL BUSINESS DIRECTORY We know how to take advantage of our English summers, even if they are 26-31 Events: Festivals, Exhibitions, Concerts, not 100% reliable, as we celebrate the best of local village and town summer Local Fundraising, Walks etc… events.…..see you there maybe. 33-34 Club Notices and Rural Cinemas My best wishes for the start of summer 2019. Jenni 35-37 Local Clubs, Societies, Associations and Charities (the Jenni Turner, Editor. information here is kept up to date by our readers) A gift that is fresh every month, colourful and informative Contact Cotswold Times - Details Page 24 Office: 01608 652 299 Mobile: 07789 175 002 A subscription to Cotswold Times 2019 can be sent to anyone [email protected] in the UK or around the world. Eleven editions a year. Cover photography: Pamela Newman © for Cotswold Times Postage costs will vary but for addresses in the UK the cost will be £24 p.a. including VAT. Enquiries to The Editor, Our next edition is for July 2019 PO Box 8, The Square, Stow on the Wold, GL54 1AB The copydate is 15 June 2019 COTSWOLD TIMES | 5 LAST THREE APARTMENTS REMAINING Your retirement. Just how you imagined it... at Keatley Place, Moreton-in-Marsh At McCarthy & Stone we help our homeowners to realise their retirement dreams and live life on their terms. Keatley Place is “I have the perfect balance a beautiful development of one and two-bedroom apartments of a private life and a social available in the heart of Moreton-in-Marsh that offers the life, and I’ve made lots of best of both worlds, whether that’s socialising with friends, fantastic new friends here” spending time with family or relaxing in your own private space. Join us at keatley Place for a Royal Garden Party Wednesday 12th June, 12-3pm On 12th June we’re holding a special garden party so you can join homeowners at Keatley Place to say ‘happy birthday’ to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Of course there will be tea and cake for you to enjoy, either outside in our garden or in our homeowners’ lounge. You’ll also have the chance to take a tour of our development and experience first hand one of the many fabulous occasions that bring our homeowners together. Book your place today.
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