MORETON in MARSH SEPTEMBER 2018 • ISSUE 143 Cotswoldtimes

MORETON IN MARSH SEPTEMBER 2018 • ISSUE 143 cotswoldtimes

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YOUR LOCAL News & Comment, Fetes & Festivals, Concerts, Exhibitions, Photo Competition Answers + FEATURES. ‘Cotswold landscape’ acrylic and mixed media, c 1998

John Blockley RI PPS Retrospective Exhibition Sale of paintings and drawings at

Ann Blockley’s studio gallery Church View, Todenham, Glos. GL56 9PF

11am-4pm

September 8th-15th (closed 10th) For further information: www.annblockley.com

Soak up the last days of summer Sculpture Exhibition Photography Workshops on the deck of the Garden Terrace Café; 1st-30th September Join Alan Ranger, an award-winning enjoy thebuild-up to the autumn colour A section of the Arboretum will be professional photographer, at Batsford in the arboretum and browse our new transformed into an open-air gallery on a photography workshop this stock of spring flowering bulbs, seeds, throughout the month of September, autumn. Suitable for beginners and shrubs and ornamental & fruit trees in displaying a mix of nature-inspired more advanced photographers. Various our garden centre. metal, wood and bronze sculptures from local artists. dates available. See our website for details! For details and to book, visit www. alanranger.com/batsford

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Batsford Arboretum and Garden Centre, Batsford, Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 9AD 01386 701441 [email protected]

2 | COTSWOLD TIMES September is here and the Cotswld new term starts at the Clubhouse!

Clubhouse Play Cotswold Clubhouse soft play is open 7 days a week. Great fun for children aged 0 - 11 years. There are now 6 & 12 month membership options. Take a look on the website for further information.

Clubhouse Music Messy Clubhouse Run on Wednesday mornings, Sessions are on Tuesdays and there are 2 sessions for children Thursdays and involve fun and aged 4 and under. One for the learning with lots of paint, foam, very active child to jump and pasta etc. And you don’t have to dance and one for children who clear up afterwards! like to play and discover. Ages 0 - 5 years.

Clubhouse Fitness

A range of different classes are being offered at the Clubhouse, including circuits, yoga, BOSU, Insanity, PiYo and more. With a discount on block bookings on offer, you can make the most of it!

Gymfants & Play Gym Lots More ... The wonderful gymnasium at The Clubhouse offers so much the Clubhouse has sessions for more, including story telling, arts under 5’s. Gymfants are proper & crafts, holiday camps and is a instructor led, fun gym classes fantastic party venue, with a range and Play Gym allows children to of options to choose from. run free on all of the equipment. Come and join the fun!

For more information on sessions, prices and to make a booking, please visit our website: www.cotswoldclubhouse.co.uk Unit 20b Bourton Industrial Estate, Bourton on the Water, GL54 2HQ

Rating awarded August 2018 @cotswoldclubhouse COTSWOLD TIMES | 3

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4 | COTSWOLD TIMES Cotswold Times - Moreton in Marsh Contents

FEATURES AND LOCAL STORIES REPORTS

12 Countryfile Live was Vast – Penny Roberts 37 Rotary, Lions Clubs & RAFA

13 Photo Competition ANSWERS 45 Schools

14 Memorial to The Martyrs – Peter Robbins 51 Local Sports Clubs

48 Rage against the light – Robin Smitten 54 LOCAL BUSINESS DIRECTORY

REGULARS In this month’s edition... 8 Employment HERE THEY ARE... 17 Local Authority information, Blood Donor sessions, Community notices THE ANSWERS to the 2018 Photo Competition. First - I confess to omitting to take Chedworth off the list of 18 Report from town council towns and villages – we don’t have a deliverer there at the moment. It was a true mistake, and I humbly apologise…. thank you to the people who spotted my error. However, 19 Planning everyone was ‘in the same boat’, and no-one was able to persuade me to own up until now! 21 Correspondence The competition is now a recognised annual challenge and we were delighted to receive so much support from our 24 Local Church Services local businesses, who donated prizes and vouchers for the A-Z Prize List. This year there will be 33 prize-winners! Just as we promise, there are lots of winners and you don’t need 25 Crossword a full Answer Sheet to be a winner – we just need to receive your entry, in time. If you are winner, we will be contacting you any day now. 26 UpdateCommunity from ournews, MP etc (also pages 48-49) I wonder if you can help with an hour (approx) of your time? 28 Events Diary & Festivals, Exhibitions, We do need a deliverer in Stow, a couple in Chipping Norton Concerts, Local fundraising and Walks and in Bourton. It’s important for everyone that we get the magazines out as early as possible and ideally before the 35 Club notices and Rural Cinemas first of every month. Most delivery areas take less than an hour, and we can deliver the right number of magazines to you. There are eleven magazines a year – not January. If you 39 Book reviews from Borzoi Books can help, please call me – 07789 175 002. Thank you.

Autumn will be here by the time our October edition goes out – gosh! Where did the time go? Contact Cotswold Times - Details Page 54 Office: 01608 652 299 Mobile: 07789 175 002 We have our fingers crossed for a stunning Cotswold display [email protected] this autumn. With my best wishes Cover photography: The Milky Way Jenni © Mel Gigg - Photographer Can we ask for your help please with delivering Cotswold Times Our next edition is for October in both Bourton and Chipping Norton, for approximately 30-60 minutes once a month? Call me on 07789 175 002 – thank you. The copydate is 15 September

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COTSWOLD TIMES | 7 Employment THE OLD PREBENDAL HOUSE Oxfordshire Mind are hiring

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COTSWOLD TIMES | 11 COUNTRYFILE LIVE WAS VAST! From Penny Roberts

CountryFile Live was also a most unusual show and catered for every aspect of countryside living and interests. So it is no wonder there was a campsite so that the punters ccould indulge for more than one day. This year there were different arenas, equine, dog and general – plus were about a dozen different venues offering a huge range of talks, celebratory interviews, discussions, debates and demonstrations - topics ranging from Over-tourism to Enigma Code Breakers and What Does It Take To Become An Astronaut?. Demonstrations included chainsaw speed carving and mountain biking, as well as cookery demonstrations and talks - virtually all day. It was also particularly child friendly with lots for youngsters to enjoy as hands on experiences. Pudsey provided story-telling group to set up NFFN which was launched at the Oxford Real fun and laughter all day as did the Famous Five Garden. At the Farming Conference in January. Waterside, at any time, there was Family Fun with Water. Their manifesto seeks to unite the many farmers who are Add to this crafts, shopping, gardening etc etc - if you passionate about wildlife and sustainable farming by providing a have time! collective way forward: creating a nature friendly farming network. They say:

‘The landscape in the UK is shaped by farming. Yet not all change in recent times has been desirable; soils have been depleted, water courses degraded and nature has struggled to cope with the pace of change. We have seen declines in over 600 farmland species over the last 50 years. However, many farms are bucking this trend. Soils are being restored, nature is thriving and if more follow this lead we can reverse these declines. With over 70% of the UK being farmland, we need to act now to deliver for wildlife at a landscape scale.’

An exciting new initiative

Amongst all this I came across an exciting new initiative – the Nature Friendly Farming Network, (NFFN) which was launched in January and has a growing membership of both farmers (650) and the general public( 1300). As we all know, I think, farmers and associated chemical companies have come under pressure to be more environmentally aware about their use of pesticides, herbicides and fungicides. So it is good to see farmers actively promoting the protection of wildlife in a commercial scenario. Up until now there have been a number of organisations, such as Friends of the Earth and Wildlife Trusts voicing their anxieties about wildlife in Britain - but until https://www.nffn.org.uk/ now farmers themselves have not had a voice. Three years ago a survey revealed that farmers felt there was a need for a platform Countryﬁ le live brings together all aspects of countryside life so is so that they could show their positive response to these anxieties. much more than a farming show. I defy even the most dyed in the The RSPB took the initiative and brought together a steering wool townie not to have a great day out. 1212 | | COTSWOLD COTSWOLD TIMES Times September 2018 events_Layout 1 21/08/2018 14:50 Page 7

PHOTO COMPETITION 2018 Answer sheet 2018   Inside the August editions of Cotswold Times were a set of numbered photos, all taken recently, in the communities where we deliver magazines every month. The Challenge was to identify the communities where the photos were taken. Here are the answers …

1 Aston Magna 22 Chadlington 44 Churchill 2 Todenham 23 Bourton on the Water 45 Maugersbury 3 Church Westcote 24 Notgrove 46 Clapton on the Hill 4 Daylesford 25 Adlestrop 47 Stretton on Fosse 5 Donnington 26 Little Rissington 48 Batsford    6 Leafield 27 Kineton 49 Upper Rissngton 7 Chipping Norton 28 Whichford 50 Lower Oddington 8 Little Compton 29 Bourton on the Hill 51 Ascott Under 9 Naunton 30 Upper Swell Wychwood 10 Westcote 31 Stow on the Wold 52 Broadway 11 Shipton Under 32 Condicote 53 Salford Wychwood 33 Lower Slaughter 54 Over Norton 12 Fifield 34 Temple Guiting 55 Broadwell 13 Great Rissington 35 Moreton in Marsh 56 Wyck Rissington 14 Guiting Power 36 Shipston on Stour 57 Evenlode 15 Kingham 37 Longborough 58 Lower Swell 16 Milton Under Wychwood 38 Idbury 59 Draycott

17 Enstone 39 Upper Oddington We asked you to return your 18 Charlbury 40 Chipping Campden Answer Sheets to Cotswold 19 Sherborne 41 Long Compton Times by Monday 27 August.  20 Northleach 42 Bledington With the correct answers now being published, we cannot 21 Blockley 43 Upper Slaughter accept any late answers.   We will score all the Answer Sheets by the number of correct answers, and the date each one arrived.  The sender of the first all correct answer sheet will have won First Prize – and have First Choice from the List of A-Z prizes that were donated by local businesses. The second winner will have second choice, etc. until there are no prizes left. If YOU are a Winner, we will contact you by email or phone, and send you a copy of the A-Z List of Prizes, deleting those that have already been won. All our prizes have been donated by local businesses, and we hope that you will show your appreciation by using their businesses when you can.

COTSWOLD TIMES | 13 Ascott under Wychwood makes a unique memorial to the Martyrs

Photographs by Ken Baker

14 | COTSWOLD TIMES Ascott under Wychwood makes a unique memorial to the Martyrs

Photographs by Ken Baker

The story of the so-called Ascott Martyrs is now becoming more to Ascott under Wychwood from Kingham nearly 7 years ago. well-known and the recent unveiling of a textile banner made by Fascinated by the minimal information on the memorial seats to the women of Ascott under Wychwood and descendants of those the Martyrs around a chestnut tree planted 50 years ago on the who were sent to Oxford Prison in 1873, will certainly help keep Village Green, Paul studied the subject for a few years before the story alive. The Ascott Martyrs were sixteen women, some with bringing together a support group which is ever expanding and babies in arms, who were imprisoned for supporting their striking attracting more and more interest. At the recent annual Martyrs farm worker husbands in the West Oxfordshire village of Ascott Day celebration there was even a group of descendants who had Under Wychwood. They were charged under a law protecting non- travelled from New Zealand. union members from being coerced into joining a strike. When The main picture (right) shows the oldest local descendant Marie The Textile, which is 180cms by 130cms, is made up of a large Trust. Always fascinated by the story of the Martyrs, Marilyn saw the law was enacted it was almost certainly not intended to send Moss and descendant Beverley McCombs, who came especially number of individual pieces each reflecting an aspect of the the textile project as an opportunity to bring together two of her women and their babies to prison, but the law did not differentiate from New Zealand to unveil the tapestry. Beverley has written the story. Looking at some highlighted (above) the Horses (made by interests – local history and the stitching arts. Since childhood between men and women so the Establishment, represented definitive history of the women and it is available from the Trust or Clare) are a reference to the fact that the riots that followed the Marilyn has stitched – knitting her first jumper when she was by local religious leaders sitting as magistrates, felt they had no at the village shop in Ascott under Wychwood price £15. sentencing of the women at the magistrates’ court in Chipping nine years old. Her Cindy dolls were probably the best dressed in choice. It was not an anti-woman pronouncement, more one of Norton prevented the police from conveying them to the railway Oxfordshire with their individually tailored outfits, created as she keeping the working class in their place. The traumatic event led Inspired and organised by the local WEA (Workers Educational station and thence to Oxford Jail. Police reinforcements had to be learned to make clothes by taking old garments apart and making to riots, a national debate and a late reprieve from Queen Victoria. Association) and financed by the Trust, about 10 local women brought in from Oxford and the women and babies taken by horse her own patterns. Working on the Martyr’s textile introduced her to The high profile coverage given to their case made a significant met fortnightly, at the village pub for over 9 months. They have and cart throughout the night to Oxford. new sewing techniques, new ideas about design and materials to brought together a unique memorial to the Martyrs who, despite contribution to subsequent changes in the law which made The £5 tag reminds us that the Union collected monies through public use – although felting will not be a future hobby as the very touch the fact that their husbands’ employer was in many cases also peaceful picketing legal in 1875 and saw local religious leaders subscription from labouring men, women, tradesmen, magistrates, of it puts her teeth on edge! their landlord, still chose to protect their livelihoods by picketing gradually cease to be appointed as Magistrates, both significant farmers, clergymen, and members of almost ever profession, with Another member Vicki Robb, who is also part the Trust team, has the black-leg labour brought in to break the strike. steps towards the achievement of a more democratic society. amounts ranging from tuppence farthing to £10 and presented £5 to a special interest in the various family trees which she has now A Trust is being formed which will provide continued awareness Professional Tutor Clare Goodall led the team on behalf of the each Martyr, along with blue material (the Union colour) to make a collated into a chart 10 feet by 4 foot, created a scene depicting of the story in the local schools and the wider community, as well WEA and commented that “after first considering a mosaic it dress. The dress is recognised by Beverley McCombs in the picture a typical cottage table as it might have appeared in 1873 with the as hosting an online centre for information and research. See was felt that a Textile was more appropriate given the likelihood as she wore a replica for the recent unveiling. sewing materials laid out for glove making. www.ascottmartyrs.org.uk . The Trust regularly receives enquires that most of the women would have been glove makers, a major Another piece, sewn by descendant Marilyn Baker (Moss), The picture of the group shows Marilyn Baker second from the from descendants in the UK but also from around the world. industry in the area at that time. Textiles also have more flexibility represents the memorial seats under the tree on the village left Vicki Robb seated in the centre of five and Clare Goodall is on Chairman of the Trust is local resident Paul Jackson who moved and can convey the landscape and story more sympathetically.” green. Marilyn is a Trustee of The Ascott Martyrs Educational the far right.

COTSWOLD TIMES | 15 As the stitchers observe in the booklet that accompanies their The Trust wants to focus now more on the legacy of the traumatic work: events of the summer of 1873 and establish more clearly the “We know that today we, as women, have more choice, more link between this incident and the lifting of the ban on peaceful opportunities, more control over our lives than they did, but this picketing, as well the gradual decline of religious magistrates who progress is partially due to their actions, and we are part of the were beholden to the landowners such as the Duke of Marlborough story that will eventually lead to total equality”. who were not sympathetic to the plight of the very poor families. Recently written and performed songs about the event will The commemorative Textile is on display at the Oxfordshire soon appear on YouTube. The Trust is also keen to talk particularly Museum in Woodstock until September 23, and thereafter in the to local schools as well as interested local interest societies, church at Ascott under Wychwood. Thanks to the generous support Call Paul Jackson on 01993 831967 of the Ascott Martyrs Trust and the Friends of the Oxfordshire Museum, the exhibition also features a quilt, (see picture) on loan Paul’s final comment is that he is glad that the majority ofthe from the People’s History Museum in Manchester, sewn by Martha Trustees are woman, it reflects the brave woman of Ascott in Smith one of the Martyrs. It is said that she worked on it in prison, 1873 strove to protect their menfolk’s jobs in order to prevent their although this is considered unlikely as the woman were sentenced families from suffering further hardship in a society in which the to hard labour ‘only’ for 7 to 10 days. It’s well worth a visit to the rural working class still remained relatively powerless to improve Museum to study the details of both textiles, and there is a great their desperately poor living and working conditions, and women garden café. the more so. Peter Robbins A comprehensive explanatory booklet produced by the women who stitched the commemorative textile (including their personal biographies) is available from the Trust and at the Museum. Paul Jackson was asked what else is happening at the Trust and commented that “considering we are only now 2 years into revitalising the story, a lot has been achieved apart from the striking commemorative Textile banner. We have a well-run Study Group headed by Peter Vaas from Brookes University whose team (more are welcome) are firstly trying to catalogue all the various documents and writings over the years. They are also working on locating the homes of the Martyrs in the village and we are hoping to provide more information on the Village Green perhaps leading eventually to a walking trail with a commentary via an App.”

16 | COTSWOLD TIMES LOCAL AUTHORITIES SEPTEMBER 2018

C.D.C. Committee Meetings MORETON TOWN COUNCIL MORETON TOWN COUNCIL Meetings are held at the Council Offices, Trinity Road Cirencester, GL7 1PX. NEXT MEETING: Monday 10 September NOTES FOR COUNCIL MEETING Agendas, reports and Minutes are published online five PLEASE CHECK NOTICEBOARD AUGUST 2018 working days before each meeting at www.cotswold.gov.uk. Residents are welcome to attend meetings. Abbreviated notes from the Meeting will be available online at Members of the public are encouraged to attend Questions* from the public relating to a proposal in discussion by Cllrs may be taken www.moretoninmarshtowncouncil.co.uk meetings of the Council and Committee. If you live in and are displayed on the Council’s noticeboard prior to Council voting on that proposal. the District and are on the Electoral Register you can in the High Street (on Barklays House). Copies take part by asking up to two questions per meeting. General questions are taken at the end of the are available at the Council’s Office, Moreton Information about your Councillors and committee meeting. Library, and the CDC Moreton Area Centre in members are on the website: High Street. www.cotswold.gov.uk *A maximum of 3 minutes allowed. Office opening hours: Tuesday – 10:00-16:00 SEPTEMBER Town Councillors are available before and Wednesday and Thursday – 09:00-16:00 Tues 4 Overview & Security after the meeting. District and County Cllrs, AND subject to meetings. Moreton in Marsh Weds 10 Planning representatives of Stow Police and local Press Town Council, Old Town, Moreton in Marsh, regularly attend. GL56 0LW Thurs 18 Cabinet Tel: 01608 651 448 Tues 25 Council Questions to the Council or a committee about any matter on which CDC have any powers or duties or which affects the district must first be received in ROAD CLOSURES INFORMATION writing by the Head of Democratic Services by email no Telephone: 08000 514 514 later than 5 pm on the prior working day: This information is continuously updated. please check by telephone or online: [email protected] www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/roadworks By post to CDC at Trinity Road, Cirencester. GL7 1PX. 01285 623204/ 201 Petitions can be presented to express local feeling about Businesses beneﬁ t from new round of rate relief an issue or a suggested action that we might take. A petition must contain at least 10 signatures. Cotswold District Council is awarding business Details of Meeting Agendas, Reports and Minutes can be found on the Council’s Committee Information rates relief to almost 250 businesses that have System. Also available are details of your Councillor, a rateable valuePolice of less Speed than £200,000. Checks Where – North Cotswolds Committee Meetings including dates, times and venues applicable,Police CDC arehave issuing recently business attended rate a billsnumber of parish council AMG’s. The and Membership of the Committees. for 2018/19main with complaintsthe relief already from members accounted of for the public to police have been around in the total concernsrather than about requiring speeding individual in villages ﬁ rms in the North Cotswolds. Asto a applyresult forpolice this willseparately. now be Aconducting total of £142,000 a series of speed checks at the following locationshas already over beenthe coming allocated months. for this purpose, with individual businesses receiving up to Moreton-in-Marsh – London Road and Stow Road £8,400 in relief. (However, anyone in receipt of Chipping Campden – Station Road and Aston Road this relief who feels they are not eligible should Stow-on-the-Wold – A436 Oddington Road advise the Council within 28 days of receiving Call the number above or look online Bourton-on-the-Water – Landsdown (20mph) and Rissington Road BLOOD DONORwww.blood.co.uk SESSIONS THIS MONTH: their revised bill. Blockley – Station Road (20mph) and Greenway Road to arrange an appointment at a venue close www.cotswiold.gov.uk/business/business-rates to where you live, where you study or work Bourton-on-the-Hill – A44 Northleach – East End and West End – Supporting new community speed watch group. BLOOD DONOR SESSIONS THIS MONTH: AndoversfordLocal Discretionary – A436 at the primary Relief school Schemes We will also be supporting other community speed-watch locations. Giving blood is quick, easy, Central government has allocated £300m for local authorities to create local and it saves lives Policediscretionary will be issuing relief schemesoffence tickets to help in those support affected of the by community the rates rise. speed-watch Government initiative. funding is expected to be set asideBe safe for local “20 isauthorities plenty” over a four year period, but Do something Amazing . . . the amount of funding provided for business support will reduce each year.Many thanks 96% of us rely on the other 4% to give blood PC 2201 Nick Westmacott, Stow Neighbourhood policing team Please don’t leave it to someone else Council agrees adoption of Look online to read about Local Plan and Community THE DONATION PROCESS. Why give blood? Who can give blood? Infrastructure Levy Councillors have agreed to adopt the Cotswold District Local Plan and the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) charging Calls will cost 15p irrespective schedule, paving the way for the Local Plan. The Plan covers the period 2011 to of how long the call may last, 2031 and its policies will be used to control development and guide most day-to- on landlines and mobiles. Call 999 in an emergency day planning decisions. Additionally, the CIL will assist in delivering infrastructure to such as when a crime is in support development in the District. progress, where there is danger to life or when violence is being CDC’s Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Forward Planning Cllr Nick Parsons used or threatened said: “I am very pleased that we now have in place two major policyies that will help us manage future development effectively in the Cotswolds. The Local Plan includes a development strategy for delivering growth across the District up to 2031 and its Do you know who to contact if you have a power cut? policies will be the starting point for determining planning applications. Meanwhile, 105 Is the new number to call. the CIL sets out a comprehensive charging schedule that will provide an appropriate It’s free of charge and will put you basis for the collection of infrastructure levies across the District. through to your local network operator who can Both documents had been subject to extensive public consultation and then give you help and advice. examined in public by an independent Inspector at the end of 2017. COTSWOLD TIMES | 17 COTSWOLDCOTSWOLD TIMES TIMES | | 1741

MORETON_JUNE_2018.indd 17 16/05/2018 19:27 Community Governance Review consultation A number of residents have been new District councillors were elected to A number of local councils requested confused by the letter sent out in represent the new Wards. CDC to reverse the split parish ward July by Cotswold District Council on Generally this made no difference arrangement and this was agreed, but the above, and have contacted CDC within parish and town council councils would need to wait until now for a version written in ‘layman’s meetings, in which all councillors to make these changes. terms. In the absence of a reply, discussed and voted on all matters This is the issue that residents are the following explanation may be relating to both wards. now being consulted on, so that any helpful. However, when residents went to changes can be completed before This is not an official document from vote in the 2015 local elections it was the next round of local elections in CDC, and should be read in conjunction discovered by some that they were May 2019. with Nigel Adams’ letter. unable to vote in their original ward – > Answer “Yes” to question 4 if you In 2013 Cotswold District Council which was far from satisfactory. Many support the reversal of the split parish (CDC) made changes to the areas voters were unaware this would be the ward arrangement, so that all residents for which their Ward Councillors are case until turning up to vote and being within a town or parish will be able to responsible. A Ward Councillor’s role refused permission to do so - effectively vote for all local district councillors in is to represent their Ward and the preventing them from voting for the future local elections. people who live in it, and provide a link councillors who would be representing > Answer “No” to question 4 if you between that community and CDC. them within the town or parish Council. wish to retain the present arrangement, CDC wished to make changes to whereby you will be unable to vote for the boundaries so that each Ward ward councillors in the “other” Ward in Councillor represented roughly the future elections. same number of residents (ideally, We hope this goes some way to helping about 2,000 electors). Unfortunately, Governance clarify the purpose of CDC’s letter. as many town and parish populations ‘In lay terms, it could be Please note: It will be valuable to had expanded with new developments, check with your town or parish council CDC had to split many communities described as the political if they are in seeking a reversal of the into 2 new Wards – some of these processes that exist in between split parish Ward arrangement, so that now include some other small outlying formal institutions.’ residents, wherever they live in the villages, in order to create wards of town or parish will have equal voting about 2,000 electors each. In 2015 rights in future local Council elections.

Parking (Statement dated 23.05.18) Drawn from an online statement by Caroline Doran, Clerk to Moreton Town Council. The Town Council accepts that there are parking issues in the town. Street to increase car parking capacity and provide clearer The challenge is to decide the nature of the parking issues and, identification of parking bays. through consultation with residents and businesses, determine the Following the Council’s unsuccessful bid for the Royal British Legion best solutions. site, attention turned to identifying potential alternative car park A number of studies undertaken in recent years have identified sites. The initial site identified, within reasonable walking distance parking concerns. The Parking Working Group was instigated by of the town centre and the railway station, was the Glebeland – the Council but is independent of it. It comprises of residents and a site owned by the Gloucester Diocese. Initial discussions with businesses who collated data and evidence, the analysis of which the Gloucester Diocese have established that they are willing to led to their conclusion that additional parking is needed in the town. consider the use of part of their land for a car park. Parking space in the High Street is constrained by the weekly The Town Council is currently in consultation with the County market (whose rights were established by the High Court), the and District Councils regarding the Town Council’s preference to Fairs (who have legislative rights) and various events given create a parking strategy for the town. This would seek to address permission by the Town Council, e.g. music festival. a number of issues: The existing parking signs in the High Street are ineffective as, • a parking survey/capacity study across the town without a road traffic order (RTO), they are unenforceable. Ifa • a demonstration of the extend of the need for (RTO) was created, to give effect to those signs, without any other additional parking parking changes, would create the problem of where the displaced vehicles would move to. • consideration of the differing needs of various residential areas within the Town Council’s boundary. The volume of vehicles requiring parking can reasonably be expected to increase due to a number of factors including: • a prospective management plan setting out how existing and any proposed additional parking would be managed – The future expansion in the town’s population, and operated. – Great Western Railway’s expectation that passenger numbers To support the parking strategy, the Council is examining the using the railway station will increase, as reflected in its decision feasibility of a car park on the Glebeland site or other possible to increase the frequency of trains, sites. Additionally, work is underway to understand the range Information obtained from Cotswold District Council indicates that and nature of any prospective RTO to give legal backing to any the car park in Old Market Way has capacity to accommodate changes in parking arrangements. additional vehicles –albeit insufficient capacity to accommodate The Town Council is determined that any proposed changes are the volume of vehicles that might be displaced by a RTO. Great based on evidence, including the views of those who may be Western Railway have indicated that they would like to have affected by the changes. Any proposed changes to parking will be additional parking spaces for rail users. subject to public consultation - which will influence any changes in The Council had commissioned a potential redesign of the High parking arrangements that the Town Council decides to take. 18 | COTSWOLD TIMES APPLICATIONS RECEIVED BETWEEN 13/08/2018 AND 17/08/2018

Parish Application No. Location Proposal Deadline date

DISCHARGE Compliance with conditions 9 and 14 of permission 16/05169/FUL - Extension to garden centre shop, new open side canopy, soft play facility, new events Fosseway Garden Centre space building, new ofﬁ ce and staff Moreton in Stow Road, Moreton-In-Marsh 18/02928/COMPLY facilities, mezzanine storage area, 27/08/18 Marsh GL56 0DS new storage building, change of use of existing storage area to retail, relocated outdoor sales area, extension to car park, new service area, new store entrance and exit andrelocation of existing polytunnel

Erection of area of raised decking and Guiting Hollow Bottom, Guiting Power 18/02301/FUL detached building (outside bar) to the 7/09/2018 Power Cheltenham, GL54 5UX rear of the premises (Retrospective)

Land Parcel Adj To Bretton House Advertisement hoarding Maugersbury 8/02477/ADV 07/09/2018 Station Road, Stow-On-The-Wold and 2no. ﬂ agpoles

PLANNING & LICENSING COMMITTEE 8TH AUGUST 2018 - SUMMARY OF DECISIONS

A = Accept Offi cer Recommendation Schedule Parish Application V = Varied Offi cer Recommendation no. O = Overturned Offi cer Recommendation

Barn to the Rear of Porch Cottage Little Rissington Bourton on the Water GL54 2ND Little PERMIT – Conditions to be 17/04707/LBC 01 O Rissington specifi ed by Case Offi cer. Listed Building Consent – Conversion and alterations of barn to form residential dwelling Barn to the Rear of Porch Cottage Little Rissington Bourton on the Water GL54 2ND Little PERMIT – Conditions to be 17/04706/FUL 4021/FUL 02 O Rissington specifi ed by Case Offi cer. Full Application – Conversion and alterations of barn to form residential dwelling Merryweathers 6 Ebrington Chipping Campden Gloucestershire REFUSE – On grounds of Ebrington 18/01708/FUL 04 O lack of on-site parking. Full Application – Change of use of dwelling (C3) to guest house (C1) and associated works

Windyridge Station Road Stow on the Wold Gloucestershire 18/02070/FUL – Erection of a single dwelling house, PERMIT – With additional Stow on detached garage and associated works, formation of new 05 V condition relating to the Wold access and erection of a garage to serve Windyridge landscaping. (Amendments to size and design of dwelling approved under permission 16/03900/FUL)

St Thomas Church Todenham Gloucestershire 18/01332/FUL Todenham 07 A PERMIT Full Application – Reconstruction of boundary retaining wall off new foundations

COTSWOLD TIMES | 19 COTSWOLD TIMES | 19 Taking the fight to Plastics Cllr Dr Nigel Moor reviews the recycling initiatives in Gloucestershire As consumers we can really make a difference – • Use a glass instead of a plastic cup Blue Planet II narrated by Sir David Attenborough was a television phenomenon • Say no to plastic cutlery and straws watched by some 17 million people. It opened people’s eyes to the damage that • Source milk in reusable glass bottles we are doing to the oceans and the creatures that live in them. • Use a reusable bag Corporations and government, national and local, have woken up to their role in • Switch cling film for bees wax wraps changing people’s behaviour. The Plastic Bag Levy introduced by the Coalition • Use a reusable flask or mug to avoid disposable coffee cups Government has led to an 85% reduction in disposable bag usage. A study by the • Buy fruit and vegetables without plastic wrappers consumer group Which? earlier this year found that just over 83% of Morrisons`s • Switch from plastic wrapped items for things sold in glass, paper, card or tins packaging was recyclable. The Cotswolds have already shown how much they care with one of the highest Gloucestershire County Council has pledged to: recycling rates in the county. I hope that civic societies and parish and town • Eliminate all single use plastic within council-managed buildings and facilities councils across the county will take this opportunity to spread the message by 2020 and encourage the elimination of single use plastic within its supply as to why recycling is beneficial by keeping materials in use, and out of chain by 2025. our environment. • Ask the Gloucestershire Joint Waste Partnership to promote the reduction of single use plastic across the county and highlight areas of further lobbying to central government by both collection and waste disposal authorities. Cotswold District Council has similarly agreed to work to reduce the amount of single use plastics in circulation. National recycle week

24th – 30th September Visit recycleforgloucestershire.com to find out what types of plastic can be recycled in your local area. As a minimum this will include all plastic bottles and Recycling – We do, because it matters sometimes pots, tubs and trays too. The Waste & Resource Action Programme (WRAP) are organising a national recycle week from the 24th to the 30th of September. Take a look at their video Let’s make a difference at wrap.org.uk Cllr Dr Nigel Moor is the Gloucestershire county councillor for the Working with the plastics industry WRAP have produced a new Plastics Pact Stow Division with Moreton in Marsh, the Rissingtons and villages which brings together businesses from across the entire plastics supply chain. west of the A429. His is the cabinet member for Fire, Planning & Their immediate focus is to overcome barriers which currently impede the amount Infrastructure and deputy Chairman of The Gloucestershire Joint of recycled content used in new packaging, developing reusable packaging and Waste Partnership. These are his own views and not necessarily those of working to overcome the issue of recyclable black plastic. Gloucestershire County Council or Gloucestershire Conservatives.

Operation Leviathan – Fish Poaching – Cotswolds New animal welfare Cotswolds police – PC Nick Westmacott and PCSO registration laws Gemma Butcher have been out to all the fisheries in the Cotswolds to promote Op Leviathan. New welfare laws* come into effect on 1st October, and people This is a national operation run in conjunction with the operating as dog day boarders, keepers of exhibition animals and Environment Agency and The Angling Trust. some dog breeders, will need to have registered with their local council. That is: The following fisheries have already been alerted: • People who keep exhibition animals in the course of their Lechlade business for educational or entertainment purposes – this includes Hourseshoe Fisheries – Carp lakes businesses such as falconry displays, dove releases, animal encounter Bushylease Trout Fisheries experiences, and ‘pat-a-pony’ days. The Carp Society • Dog breeders who breed three or more litters of puppies in South Cerney any 12-month period and/or breed dogs and advertise a business Watermark Fisheries selling dogs. The Tackle Den Churn Pool Fisheries Why animal licensing is important Fairford Licensing provides a platform for regulating animal businesses, Horcott Lakes ensuring that they adhere to good practice in animal welfare. Lake Pochard The lives of tens of thousands of animals are covered by this, from Welford Pool Fisheries a bearded dragon sold in a pet shop to a dog sold over the internet. River Coln How these animals are cared for by a pet shop worker or puppy Bourton-on-the-Water dealer determines if their business gets the go-ahead to operate. Moreton Angling Club lakes Why the current licensing system is being reviewed River Windrush – Syndicate water – Previous poaching There are many laws surrounding licensing, all of which are over a area. Has covert CCTV. decade old. These outdated pieces of legislation haven’t adapted to Stow-on-the-Wold the changing types of animal-related businesses, and new standards Adlestrop Lakes- Moreton Angling Club. of good practice in animal welfare are being applied We have met up with the fisheries manager and have given The full guidance on the new regulations is due in September, and re-assurance and will be working closely with them to uptake is expected to be high. prevent poaching offences and ASB on rivers and lakes. The legislation details can be viewed in full online at Many thanks legislation.gov.uk and search for – PC 2201 Nick Westmacott, Wildlife Crime Officer. * ‘The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Stow Neighbourhood policing team Regulations 2018’.

20 | COTSWOLD TIMES APPLICATIONS RECEIVED BETWEEN 13/08/2018 AND 17/08/2018

Parish Application No. Location Proposal Deadline date

Land Parcel Adj To Bretton House Advertisement hoarding Maugersbury 8/02477/ADV 07/09/2018 Station Road, Stow-On-The-Wold and 2no. ﬂ agpoles

PLANNING & LICENSING COMMITTEE 8TH AUGUST 2018 - SUMMARY OF DECISIONS

A = Accept Offi cer Recommendation Schedule Parish Application V = Varied Offi cer Recommendation no. O = Overturned Offi cer Recommendation

Priory Court Poulton Gloucestershire Poulton 18/01674/FUL 06 A PERMIT Full Application – Erection of a single storey café building

St Thomas Church Todenham Gloucestershire 18/01332/FUL Todenham 07 A PERMIT Full Application – Reconstruction of boundary retaining wall off new foundations

COTSWOLDCOTSWOLD TIMES TIMES | | 2121 Operation Leviathan – Fish Poaching – Cotswolds New animal welfare Cotswolds police – PC Nick Westmacott and PCSO Gemma Butcher have been out to all the fisheries in the registration laws Cotswolds to promote Op Leviathan. New welfare laws* come into effect on 1st October, and people This is a national operation run in conjunction with the operating as dog day boarders, keepers of exhibition animals and Environment Agency and The Angling Trust. some dog breeders, will need to have registered with their local council. That is: The following fisheries have already been alerted: • People who keep exhibition animals in the course of their Lechlade business for educational or entertainment purposes – this includes Hourseshoe Fisheries – Carp lakes businesses such as falconry displays, dove releases, animal encounter Bushylease Trout Fisheries experiences, and ‘pat-a-pony’ days. The Carp Society • Dog breeders who breed three or more litters of puppies in South Cerney any 12-month period and/or breed dogs and advertise a business Watermark Fisheries selling dogs. The Tackle Den Churn Pool Fisheries Why animal licensing is important Fairford Licensing provides a platform for regulating animal businesses, Horcott Lakes ensuring that they adhere to good practice in animal welfare. Lake Pochard The lives of tens of thousands of animals are covered by this, from Welford Pool Fisheries a bearded dragon sold in a pet shop to a dog sold over the internet. River Coln How these animals are cared for by a pet shop worker or puppy Bourton-on-the-Water dealer determines if their business gets the go-ahead to operate. Moreton Angling Club lakes Why the current licensing system is being reviewed River Windrush – Syndicate water – Previous poaching There are many laws surrounding licensing, all of which are over a area. Has covert CCTV. decade old. These outdated pieces of legislation haven’t adapted to Stow-on-the-Wold the changing types of animal-related businesses, and new standards Adlestrop Lakes- Moreton Angling Club. of good practice in animal welfare are being applied We have met up with the fisheries manager and have given The full guidance on the new regulations is due in September, and re-assurance and will be working closely with them to uptake is expected to be high. prevent poaching offences and ASB on rivers and lakes. The legislation details can be viewed in full online at Many thanks legislation.gov.uk and search for – PC 2201 Nick Westmacott, Wildlife Crime Officer. * ‘The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Stow Neighbourhood policing team Regulations 2018’.

Police on the streets – Are we are prepared to pay higher tax for more police? Gloucestershire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Martin Surl and his deputy Chris Brierley have been on a fact-finding tour of the county, talking to members of the public. The top five issues raised involved: Housing benefit will be kept in place for • Neighbourhood policing • Police visibility all those living in supported housing • The fear of crime in the countryside and isolated areas Supported housing provides a home to some of the most • Anti-social behaviour involving young people with nothing to do vulnerable people across the country. It gives people in crisis • Road safety – speeding motorists. – such as those facing homelessness or fleeing domestic violence – a secure place to stay. It also provides a life-long “People feel more secure when the police are visible in their home for those with learning and physical disabilities, mental community, and I get that.” ill-health and older people, providing independence. Mr. Surl said, “People want to see more police around, but Ministers recognise that supported housing is a vital service understand that’s hard to achieve with fewer numbers. So it’s and have consulted widely on possible alternative funding been interesting to hear that many people said they would be options. Having listened to views from providers, stakeholders prepared to accept an increase in council tax if – if it could be and councils, the government has decided housing benefit will guaranteed that’s where the money is spent. remain in place to fund this accommodation. “That’s very important as we are the ones who will have find the Alongside this, government announced inAugust that it will extra money as the Government has decided none of it will come work with providers, local authorities, membership bodies and from central funds, at least for the next couple of years. The Chief resident representatives over the coming months to develop a Constable has to balance what is desirable with what is practical. robust oversight regime. My job is to hold him to account to ensure he makes the most of the resources at his disposal”. Now that government has opted to keep funding within housing benefit, residents will claim housing benefit as usual, with their The PCC and his deputy had informal meetings in Cirencester, rent normally being paid directly to their landlord. Stroud, Lydney, Moreton in Marsh and Gloucester. 22 | COTSWOLD TIMES STOW MOTOR SHOW MOTOR fans went full throttle, raising nearly £4,000 for charity

Enthusiasts thronged to a sizzling showcase of some 200 vehicles at Stow Motor Show, boosting profits for the event’s three local causes. Kate’s Home Nursing and North Cotswold Disabled Club will each receive £1,100. The Sam Pilcher Trust will also gain £1,100 plus £565, its share for manning the show’s public car park. “We’re delighted to be able to make this donation,” said SMS chairman Geoff Parke. “It’s the result of the hard work of our helpers and stewards who gave their time and energy and the landlord and staff of the Queen’s Head pub, Stow, who were exceptional with their support. “However, this would have all been for nothing without the generosity of visitors to the show, both on foot and accompanying the wonderful array of vehicles on display. All in all a very successful day for residents and visitors to Stow.e W look forward to the Stow Cotswold Festival next year and another Motor Show in two years’ time.” Pristine exhibits included Vintage Rolls-Royce and a Bentley, with Classic Austin Healey and Mercedes. Modern supercars featured Ferrari and BMW, as well as iconic and modern motorbikes, military, agricultural and commercial vehicles. ‘Stoig’, the show’s answer to Top Gear’s The Stig, opened the day which also featured driving demonstrations, trade stands, archery, go-karts, catering stalls, refreshments, a bar and a simulated accident rescue by Stow Fire Service. Local band Roughcut Ruby played in the evening alongside a hog roast. Show-goers took the close-to-home charities to their hearts. Colin and Terasa Pilcher set up a trust for their son Sam who died, aged 11, in 2010 after battling T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia for two years. Spirited Sam had ardently fundraised himself for activities for fellow young hospital- bound leukaemia sufferers. The Trust carries on this work at Gloucester Royal Bourton and the surrounding areas. The group meets at and Bristol Children’s Oddington for tea and entertainment in winter, using its hospitals, looking after wheelchair-access vehicle for summer outings. Volunteer the wellbeing of children driver Maureen Ratcliffe said: “We welcome more disabled undergoing treatment people joining us, and are also needing new drivers.” and their families. It has Contact the club on: 01608 650995. provided everything Kate’s Home Nursing cares for those in the last stages from a dedicated cancer of illness who wish to die at home. Experienced registered unit to iPads. There are nurses provide free care for patients and respite for families now two Sam’s shops at and carers. The Stow-based charity generally has patients Stow and Bourton-on- referred through GP surgeries within 20 miles of Stow. the-Water. www.kateshomenursing.org. North Cotswold Stow’s third, and most ambitious, show was held on Queen Disabled Club helps Elizabeth 2 cricket field. people in Stow, Moreton, Caroline Fisher

COTSWOLD TIMES | 23 Church Services

24 | COTSWOLD TIMES hurch ervices WELLINGTON CROSSWORD C S Test your skills at solving cryptic clues. AVIATION Crossword 29 was compiled by cozener. MUSEUM

A collection of Royal Air Force memorabilia, original war art and local history from World War II when Moreton-in-Marsh was home to 21 Operational Training Unit. Here, ACROSS crews were trained to fly the famous Vickers 7. The type of New York cage that provides a service (6) Wellington bombers. 8. Toot at call to quarters (6) The Muesum was founded to remember 10. Divine nature can dodge a Harley first (7) those who lost their lives and all the men and 11. Distress concerning fig (5) women who served in the RAF. 12. Did the pier collapse because it was mature? (4) 13. Jane initially stepped into a river crossing which All profits to RAF charities turned out to be an inlet (5) 17. Uncertainty causes it to bud (5) Opening Times: 18. Shoot most and make them go away (4) Every Sunday 10 am - 4 pm 22. There’s nothing evil about fruit (5) until the end of November 23. Nothing on a liner can control an aircraft (7) Entrance fee £3-00 24. Pointlessly give our enthusiasm (6) Children free 25. In pain after making bread (6)

Bourton Road DOWN Moreton-in-Marsh 1. Hard gag made one look ill (7) GL56 0BG 2. Adjust again, thanks to the padre (7) 3. You don’t need public relations to protect a group of eight (5) 4. She is not allowed to sleep in school (3,4) 5. To remove a covering causes a quiet stir (5) 6. To lose half a yo-yo in the fog might appear slightly foolish (5) 7. Is he strangely employed? (3-3,3) 10. Dull foe makes one miserable (7) 11. Her king is in a pickle (7) 12. Take a moment to unite a policeman with a horse (7) 17. Loves to conjure and find an answer (5) 18. He takes spirit, it lets the gate swing (5) 19. Rise to the surface in nothing flat (5) Please turn to p41 for solutions.

MORETON-IN-MARSH 21 OTU 1941-45

COTSWOLD TIMES | 25 Competition You are invited to the Cotswolds Annual Open Dry Stone Walling Competition at the Gatcombe Park Estate on Sunday 16th September

The beautiful Gatcombe Park Estate is the setting for this year’s and finish around 4.30pm with the awards ceremony. Hot and Cotswolds Dry Stone Walling Competition, on Sunday 16th cold drinks will be available throughout the day for spectators September, celebrating the traditional art of dry-stone walling in and competitors. All the stone used during the competition will the Cotswolds. It is , open to any participants and spectators who be donated by local quarry Smiths Bletchington, who provide would like to participate. invaluable year round support for the dry stone walling element of Edward Bonn, Rural Skills Officer at the Cotswolds Conservation the Rural Skills Programme offered by the Cotswolds Conservation Board, said: “We are really keen to welcome competitors into the Board. ‘beginners’ and ‘pairs’ categories – both of these offer a fantastic The competition is free to enter and has four classes: Professional; opportunity for people to learn more, and develop their walling Amateur/Part-Time Professional; Novice; Beginners Pairs. skills and knowledge.” Anyone wishing to enter the competition email ruralskills@ Organised by the Cotswolds Conservation Board, in partnership cotswoldsaonb.org.uk or call the Cotswolds Conservation with the Cotswolds branch of the Dry Stone Walling Association Board on 01451 862000. of Great Britain (DSWA), the event will see competitors of all The Cotswolds Conservation Board look after the Cotswold AONB, abilities vying for the prestigious walling trophy and up to £120 the second largest protected landscape in England after the Lake cash prize. Depending on which class they enter, competitors District National Park and representing 10% of the total AONB will have to strip and rebuild a certain length of wall to the correct area in the UK, covering 2,038 square kilometres (790 square specification. The rules associated with the competition are strict miles) and stretching from Warwickshire and Worcestershire, with marks awarded for quality of foundations, cope stones, through Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, and down to Bath and sides, middle filling, batter and straightness. Wiltshire. The competition will start with the draw for stints at 8.45am www.landscapesforlife.org.uk or www.nationalparks.gov.uk

STOP PRESS Local Vet Jonathan Cranston (from Batsford to Africa, Cotswold Times August 2018) will be appearing at Cheltenham Literature Festival on Monday 8th October to discuss his book ‘The Travelling Vet’. Caring for the Cotswolds Cotswolds Conservation Board Abbey. The recent contribution is celebrating a record year for brings the fund to around its visitor giving scheme, Caring £13,000, and 2018 applications for the Cotswolds. This August are now being invited for funding the scheme has received from £500 - £2,500. its biggest single donation Chris Blakesley-Grimes, to date, raised by Manor Director at Manor Cottages Cottages, based in Burford. said, “Our guests are very Manor Cottages has been a generous, and by matching key member of Caring for the their donations, we are proud to Cotswolds since its inception, make significant contributions and encourages its guests to to this fantastic scheme. Our add £1 to their bill when they business is all about enjoying the book accommodation across Cotswolds, so we are delighted the region. that our guests recognise this Caring for the Cotswolds and give so much to help keep encourages member businesses the Cotswolds special.” to invite their customers to Martin Lane, Director of the donate by adding a little extra to Cotswolds Conservation Board, their bill, which is then passed said,e “W often find that people on to the Cotswolds Conservation Board. Donations are gathered are unaware of how much work goes on behind the scenes to together to build a fund which local groups and organisations can help look after the Cotswolds. Caring for the Cotswolds, and apply for to help run projects which focus on wildlife and habitat the projects it supports, are an excellent demonstration of how conservation, heritage projects, and walking, riding and bridleway tourism, business, and conservation can work together to make improvements. a real difference to the local rural landscape. We have recently So far, Caring for the Cotswolds has helped to fund a wide range welcomed several new members, including Cotswolds Distillery of projects, including barn owl conservation, riverbank repairs and StayCotswold, helping to support the enhancement and in Bourton on the Water, conservation works on the River Coln, exploration of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural walking trails at Winchcombe and a new railway halt for Hailes Beauty, (AONB).”

26 | COTSWOLD TIMES QUEST FOR PHOTOGRAPHS OF THOSE FROM THE SWELLS WHO FOUGHT IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR – CAN YOU HELP? A few years ago the Could you share your life and help Rev’d Jane Gardner, change someone else’s? a retired teacher and Throughout Gloucestershire, many adults are looking for assistance formerly assistant priest to enable them to live their life in a way that supports their needs in the parishes of Stow, and enables new experiences. It might be that a person who has Condicote and the Swells just come out of hospital needs extra care in a home environment before returning home. Alternatively, it could be that someone living became interested in the with dementia may benefit from a respite break in a family home as histories of the young opposed to residential care. People with assessed needs may also men with a connection include people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions. to the Swells, who went Gloucester Shared Lives Scheme offers an alternative to traditional to war for their country sociale car options. It is flexible and offers support within a family between 1914 and 1918. home for a few days, a few weeks or on a long-term basis. We are currently looking to recruit Shared Lives Carers within the ‘Many times I have stood Cotswold region who can help us develop the service and at war memorials as the enable many more people to access wider choice in their care names of the fallen are options. read out and wondered Being a Shared Lives Carer can be very rewarding. Enabling people about their lives as sons with assessed needs to access communities and fully live their lives from a safe and caring base can make an exceptional difference and husbands, fathers to an individuals life. You may also be supporting another family to and brothers and the have a break themselves knowing their loved ones are safe and in hopes they had for their future and for the families a suitable and caring environment. they left behind. We owe it to them to remember not If you think you may like to be involved and have space within your just their names but something of their stories’ says home, then we would love to hear from you. You will be supported Jane. by specialist staff throughout the application process and on an ongoing basis once approved. Shared Lives Carers are self-employed Soon after beginning this research Jane found in and will be paid a fee for the support they provide. Lower Swell church two framed handwritten lists on If you would like to discuss in more detail and/or require which the names of the parishioners on active service further information. Please contact Teri Walker Shared Lives had been written. Officer Cotswold Region 01452 426237 or e-mail [email protected] When added to those who enlisted later in the war and those from Upper Swell the number came to almost one hundred. Of these men 79 were from Cotswold Friends launch new work club Lower Swell and 20 from Upper Swell; many being COTSWOLD Friends has been supported by the GEM project to agricultural workers. launch a Work Club in the North Cotswolds. 12 from Lower Swell and 4 from Upper Swell did not The North Cotswolds Work Club is available for a 3-month trial return. period at the Moreton Area Centre, High Street, Moreton-in- Marsh on Friday mornings from 10.30am to 12.30pm. They are commemorated on four War Memorials: 9 at There will be 6 laptops, a printer, IT support and help from Lower Swell;4 at Upper Swell; 1 at Lower Slaughter; volunteers to undertake on-line job searches, complete job 1 at Ashburton (New Zealand) – one name has no application forms, letters and create a CV. Additional expert help memorial. with benefits, debt, housing, training and volunteering experience can also be arranged for attendees. The parish council is very grateful to Jane for being willing to share the result of her research and it is is no charge to attend the work club or use any of the club’s facilities. hoped it can be published in time for Remembrance Amanda Howard chief executive of Cotswold Friends said: Sunday later this year. “Looking for work can be a very lonely and isolating experience. But there remains a gap in their story which is where Many of us are having to work for longer as pensions start later perhaps you the reader can help. and the cost of living rises. Jane has been unable to locate photographs of these “If you don’t have access to a computer and a printer to create and print job applications, letters and CVs; if you haven’t looked men. So if you have a recollection that one of your for work for a long time and need advice about CV creation or relatives of 100 years ago went to war she would very letter writing; if you aren’t familiar with the internet and using on- much like to hear from you, particularly if you are in line search engines to find job vacancies, then finding work can possession of any photographs of them which you seem impossible. would be willing to share. “Not only does the work club provide these facilities, and support to use them, but also encouragement, peer support and camaraderie If you get in touch with me I can confirm the name from a group of people who all face the same challenges. This kind of the soldier from Jane’s information and perhaps of support can grow confidence and can make a big difference her project can then be given the added poignancy to not only the experience of looking for work but also to the it deserves. successful outcome of finding a suitable role.” To use the work club contact Julie Mitchell on 01608 697002 or Chris Tombs parish clerk 01386 840406 email [email protected] or call in to the Moreton Area [email protected] Centre. The work club starts on Friday August 3. COTSWOLD TIMES | 27

DIARY September 2018 Full Information is available at the Visitor Information Centres (see below)

EXHIBITIONS MARKET DAYS To Sept ‘Summer of Love’ featuring the 1967 Landrover BOURTON ON THE WATER CARAWAGON. Cotswold Motoring Museum, Bourton on the Farmers’ Market 4th Sunday: 9.30 -‐ 1300 Water. Open every day 10am - 6pm CHARLBURY To 1 Sept Micro-Sculptures: In the Eye of a Needle by Dr. Willard Wigan Farmers’ Market June, September, December 9 -‐ 1pm MBE. Broadway Museum & Art Galley, 65 High Street, Broadway Playing Close, Charlbury. OX7 3RJ WR12 7DP. 01386 859047 www.broadwaymuseum.org.uk CHIPPING NORTON 29-4/9 Art in the Cotswolds exhibition at Lower Slaughter village Hall Farmers’ Market 3rd Saturday monthly from 8.30am 10-6pm daily. An eclectic mix of paintings, ceramics, stained Country Market every Saturday 8.45 -‐ 11am, Lower Town glass, woodturning and much more. Free entry. Do pop in. Hall with Farmers’ Market on 3rd Saturday To 28/10 Women in the Arts and Craft Movement Exhibiti on at Court Weekly Market every Wednesday Barn museum, Church Road, Chipping Campden. a celebration of GREAT ROLLRIGHT the 1918 Act which first gave some women the right to vote, we Village Market first Saturday monthly except January are showcasing the work of three females associated with the Arts MORETON-‐IN-‐MARSH and Crafts movement. To 9/9 Peter Rabbit: Mischief & Mayhem at The Oxfordshire Museum, Weekly Market every Tuesday -‐ 9 3.30pm Woodstock. Country Market every Thursday 10am 12noon -‐ in WI Hall 22 Sept 100 years of Suffrage – Ascott Martyrs Until 23 September NORTHLEACH every Wednesday -‐ 8.30 3.30pm STOW ON THE WOLD Talk: Over the Hills to Glory: The Story of the Ascott Martyrs, nd Carol Anderson, Director The Oxfordshire Museum Farmers’ Market 2 and last Thursday 9 -‐ 1pm until Sept

19 Nature talk and tea with Dr George McGavin, no-one MUSIC knows more about insects than the presenter, author and From 5 Stratford Choral Society Now is the Time to Join! Another lecturer. His entertaining talk uncovers the wonderful world greatopportunity for Basses, Tenors, Altos and Sopranos to of bugs. Followed by traditional afternoon tea served on sing lassic choral works with a full orchestra and professional vintage china, tickets £45 per person. Visit soloists. Rehearsals are at Stratford Giles Grammar School, nationaltrust.org.uk/lodgepark for more details 21 Charity Bridge Drive fundraising for Riding for the Shottery on Mondays at 7.30pm. Disabled. Broadwell Village Hall (nr. Stow) 10.30 am – 3.30 01386 841440 www.stratford choral.org.uk pm. £15 entry includes coffee, a 2 course lunch with 6 Country Music Night at Notgrove Village Hall. Open from 7:30 tea/coffee (£17 including a glass of wine). Prizes and a pm to 11:30 pm - live music, licensed bar. £5 entrance fee. Raffle. Rotary Club of Burford & Kingham. Mike Clark Tonight’s act Martin Jaye 01451 830684/ [email protected] 14 Swinging 40’s Night with the Swingettes at Crown and 22 The Country Brocante Lifestyle Fair at Daylesford Cushion, Chipping Norton. 7pm – Midnight. Tickets £15 from Organic Farm, nr Kingham GL56 0YG & Harvest Festival. Carol Peachey 07785770812 Daylesford.com / www.thecountrybrocante 16 Concert ‘The Jacobean Muse’ with Abigail Seabrook (voice) 29 Macmillan Coffee Morning at Door 2 Door Pet Supplies, and Micaela Schmitz (harpsichord). 5.30pm Church Rooms, 10 Mount Farm Workshops, Churchill, OX7 6NP. Calf Lane, Chipping Campden. Tickets £8, from the Information 11am – 1pm with Tea, Coffee and Home-made Cakes to Centre, online e-ticket from raise funds for Macmillan, all welcome. Tel: 01608 658358 www.wegottickets.com/event/437754 or Email : [email protected] 20 Country Music Night at Notgrove Village Hall. Open from 7:30 29/30 Stow Gift, Craft & Collectors Fayre St Edwards Hall, pm to 11:30 pm - live music, licensed bar. £5 entrance fee. Stow 9.30am - 4.30pm Free Entry, Refreshments All Day Tonight’s act Carolann B Disabled & Dog Friendly!. Please contact Issy 01608 22 Music from Thornbury Swing Band in Cotswold School Hall 672598 or [email protected] 7.30 – 11pm Adults £15, Children £8 . Dancing, Cold Supper, cash bar and raffle. Tickets Sheila 01451 821216 OCTOBER 30 Stour Singers present Darren Jeffery (base baritone) accompanied by Anthony Seddon ‘ Close-up & Personal’ at 2 at 7.30 pm National Quaker Week event in The Old Police Townsend Hall, Shipston on Stour, 3pm. Tickets £12.50, incl Station, Chipping Campden refreshments. Accompanied children free. Tel. 01789 269587. Richard Seebohm will give an introduction to Quaker work in Europe from the Brussels office of the Council of DIARY European Affairs with reference to the increasing plight of refugees in and coming to Europe. 1 MORETON SHOW 2018 ‘The Countryside in a Day!’ 20 St Michael and All Angels present Ogmore Valley Male Advance tickets now on sale from Information Centres at Voice Choir Guiting Power Village Hall 7.00 pm tickets Bourton, Chipping Norton, Moreton & Stow Free Parking. £8.00. under 16 free. 2 19th Wychwood Forest Fair at Lodge Farm Ditchley Park, 25 -27 Music for Stow The Searchers Tickets now on sale. Enstone OX7 4EU. Fantastic family day out - Stacey Kent (jazz) Jacobson Brown piano dup (classical) entertainment, rural crafts, music, the Wychwood Tea Tent [email protected] & Bar serving Wychwood Beers. T:07584 262437 www.wychwoodproject.org.uk 9 September Classic Vehicle Day at Toddington Station. Tickets, Booking information etc. from – See www.gwsr.com for information. BOURTON ON THE WATER VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE ‘Til 3 Fairytale Festival at Fairytale Farm, Chipping Norton. Victoria Street, Bourton on the Water. Open Mon-Fri 9.30-5pm, Sat 9.30- 14 Bridewell Organic Gardens Community Afternoon 5.30, Closed Sunday 01451 820211 The Walled Garden and Vineyard at Wilcote (OX7 3DT) E: [email protected] open from 2 pm to 5 pm. Suggested donation £4, BURFORD INFORMATION CENTRE, High St, Burford, OX18 4LS. Open children free. Refreshments / plants will be for sale. call Mon-Sat 9.30-5pm, Sun 10-4pm. 01993 823558 E: 01993 864530 or go to www.bridewellgardens.org [email protected] 15/16 Day Out with Thomas at the Gloucestershire CHIPPING NORTON VISITOR INFORMATION POINT Warwickshire Railway. See www.gwsr.com for information. Guildhall, Goddards Lane, Chipping Norton OX7 5NJ. Office hours Mon-Fri. There is no free entry to this event. 15/16 Stow Gift, Craft & Collectors Fayre St Edwards Hall, MORETON AREA CENTRE High Street, Moreton. Mon 8.45am-4.00pm, Stow 9.30am - 4.30pm Free Entry, Refreshments All Day Tues-Thurs 8.45am-5.15pm, Fri 8.45am-4.45pm, Sat 10am-1pm (BST), Disabled & Dog Friendly!. Please contact Issy 01608 10.00am-12.30pm (BWT), Sun CLOSED. 01608 650881 E: 672598 or [email protected] [email protected] 15/16 Campden House Open Days, 1pm-4pm. Guides, archery, STOW VISITOR INFORMATION St.Edwards Hall, The Square, Stow. skittles, hobby-horse races & Jacobean games. (modern) Library (open library hours) + Information Point in the lobby (open every Food & drinks available. Free entry. Chipping Campden day). Heritage. www.chippingcampdenhistory.org.uk 28 | COTSWOLD TIMES

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SAT 20th & SUN 21st OCTOBER 2018 at Toddington & Winchcombe

FREE admission and parking for the fayre at Toddington Station. Trains running at normal fares. A wide variety of award-winning food and drink from local artisans to try and buy. Plenty of Christmas gift ideas too!

AUTUMN DIESEL WEEKEND SAT 6th & SUN 7th OCTOBER Ⅵ Travel from Broadway,Toddington, Winchcombe or Cheltenham Race Course stations on our award-winning heritage railway (no parking at Broadway Station) Ⅵ 28 mile round trip through glorious Cotswold scenery Ⅵ 693 yard tunnel at Greet Ⅵ Famous 15 arch Stanway viaduct Ⅵ Tea room, shop, heritage trail and small museum at Toddington, café, shop and picnic area at Winchcombe Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway The Railway Station, Toddington, GL54 5DT ෟ 01242 621405 www.gwsr.com

LIVE at THE BELL!

Fri. 7th Sept. Moreton in Marsh Beer Festival – Great ales, great ciders, great music. At Moreton C.C. (Sat 8th also) Sat. 15th Sept. Joe Holic – Oxfordshire Modfather plays all the great 60s tunes, a bit of Paul Weller & more Sat. 22nd Sept. The Hooli – Fruits – another rockin’ Bell Saturday night with all your classic rock anthems Sat. 29th Sept. Fallow Man – Cotswold indie rockers make their long awaited Bell debut, with Bluesman Greg Brice as support Sat. 6th Oct. Average Wyatt Band – Moreton’s favourite band with their 80s groove

For full details see our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/thebellinnmoreton

THE BELL INN High Street, Moreton in Marsh GL56 0AF T: 01608 651887 www.thebellinnmoreton.co.uk

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Charity country car boot sale and side stalls Sunday 9 September, 10.30am - 4pm Join us in Salford, nr Chipping Norton for a great day out. Locals will be selling collectibles, bric-a-brac, furnishings, accessories, prints, lamps, cushions, rugs, etc from their car boots, plus the village marquee will feature second-hand and rare books, designer, vintage and pre-loved clothes, cakes, bric-a-brac, tombola and more. There will also be a Pimms bar, and teas in the village hall all raising money for our beautiful village church, poupular village hall and local charity Lawrence Home Nursing. All car boot pitches have been sold in advance by invitation. No car boot pitches sold on the day. Entry is free. Not to be missed!  BOX OFFICE 01608 642350 Mon-Fri 10am-6pm  Sat 10am-2pm  2 Spring Street, Chipping Norton. OX7 5NL     September 2018       Theatre     26,27  The Tempest     7 Graeme Garden’s Birthday Bash 28 Made in Mowtown     8 Mikado 15 The Nat King Cole Story Films 18 A Super Happy Story 1 Mamma Mia! Here We 20 Shackleton’s Carpenter Go Again 22 Son Yambu [email protected] www.chippingnortontheatre.com

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EVENTS )UHHµ7DVWHU¶ %URDGZHOO9LOODJH+DOO :HG6HSWHPEHU ±SP 9DO ZZZFRWVZROGWDLFKLFRXN Anyone can do Tai Chi ...... and there are many benefits to be gained. Its purpose is to restore both body and mind to a state of optimum health and vitality. This means that, regardless of our current level of fitness, advances can always be achieved. Specifically, we can improve our physical coordination along with the flexibility and mobility of joints and muscles. Our sense of balance and posture is also enhanced. A combination of relaxation with focussed attention relieves stress and calms the mind. For a greater challenge we can develop stronger postures and learn sequences of movements – exercise for the brain as well! To find out more, please come along to a free ‘taster’ session at Broadwell Village Hall on Wednesday 5 September, 7.00-8.00 pm. Val Ward, 07779 746346 www.cotswoldtaichi.co.uk

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Art in the Cotswolds exhibition at Lower Slaughter Village Hall

Wednesday 29th August to 4th September, 10-6pm daily

An eclectic mix of paintings, ceramics, stained glass, woodturning and much more. Free entry.

Do pop in if you can! Tickets are now available for Workshops, Talks, Puppet shows, guildhallcrafts.org.uk 501242 245215

are holding a fundraising Coffee Morning 11am - 1pm on Saturday 29 September Join us for tea, coffee and a selection of home-made cakes – all welcome! Also jam and chutney to sample from Pot of What and animal artist Sandi Garrett 10 Mount Farm Workshops, Churchill OX7 6NP 5 01608 658358 [email protected]

SHIPSTON LITERARY SOCIETY BLOCKLEY LADIES CHOIR RETURNS The choir returns to rehearsals at the beginning of September to start The Society kicks oﬀ the season on Wednesday, 26th September, preparations for their concert at the end of November. The concert is 7.30pm at the White Bear in Shipston, with a talk by Richard Pearson, School Archivist at the King Edward VI School in Stratford – where focusing on music from around the world and as usual, the music will Shakespeare was a pupil. His subject is the Second World War poet be varied in style and genre! Richard Spender , also an ex-pupil of KES. If you enjoy singing and you fancy joining in the fun, you will be given a warm and friendly welcome! There is no audition and whilst music We are a friendly group and new members, or visitors to individual reading is helpful, it is not essential. meetings, are always welcome. If you would like to know more about our 2018-19 programme or the Society’s activities in general, then please If you want to give it a go, the choir rehearses in the contact our Secretary, Helen Marshall, on 01789 740773. We’d love to meet you! Little Village Hall in Blockley, on Tuesday evenings, at 7.30 Sunday 9th September: RAF service at Little Rissington Church 1500. Remembering the Battle of Britain and No 6 Central Flying School. Tea and cakes served in the village hall afterwards. Anyone requiring transport? Contact Steve Kingsford 01295-780716 [email protected] EVENLODE COFFEE MORNING Saturday 29th September 10am to 12noon Burford Singers & the Cotswold Chamber Orchestra In Evenlode Village Hall Mozart Concert Tea, Coffee, Cakes and Raffle Sunday 25 November at 7.30pm Please come along and you can help to make a difference Church of St John the Baptist, Church Green, Burford OX18 4RY

Saturday 6th October Mozart: Divertimento for Strings, K136 Horn Concerto No. 4 K495, soloist: Ben Goldscheider BARN DANCE The Great Mass in C minor K427 Chipping Norton Town Hall Leader: Kate Bailey, Conductor: Brian Kay with LIVE MUSIC and CALLER from MERRYLEGS Tickets reserved at £23, £19, £15, unreserved £10 Postal booking from 17 September to 5 October 7.30 - 11.30pm Online booking from 15 October at Tickets £22.50 (incl. 2 course supper) http://www.burfordsingers.org.uk/box-office (Booking fee applies) from Jaffe and Neale, Booking in person (unreserved tickets only) from 15 October The Madhatter Bookshop, 122 High Street, Burford OX18 4QJ Church office 01608 646202/ [email protected] Full details and booking form available on our website BAR available. All proceeds to Friends of St Mary’s www.burfordsingers.org.uk Church, Chipping Norton

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Local Walks with the Voluntary Wardens September 2018

Cleeve Common Rocks – Saturday 1 September – Moderate 20th Century would have used and hear how this little corner of OK, fantastic plants, great history and archaeology, but the stuff that Gloucestershire influenced his works. An easy walk across fields and along makes it all happen on Cleeve is the geology underneath. Join with us racks with a little incline. 3 hours: 5 miles. Start: 10:00 am War Memorial on and Alice Kennedy of Gloucestershire Geological Trust and discover all on village green, Bourton-on-the-Water. OS Map ref: SP 167 207. a walk around the common. Bring suitable refreshment. 3 hours: 4 miles. Start: 10:00 am Cleeve Hill Quarry car park. Turn off B4632 at the Templars and Tudors – Thursday 27 September – Moderate summit, signposted to the Golf Club, up narrow track over cattle grid, left A pleasant circular walk featuring the Templar church at Temple Guiting, the and then right into car park. OS Map ref: SO 989 272. deserted medieval village of Pinnock and the Beckbury Monument. Please bring a packed lunch. 4 hours: 8 miles. Start: 10:00am Temple Guiting A Peep into the Past – Thursday 6 September – Moderate village hall. OS Map ref: SP 090 279. An exploration of the countryside and villages of Stanton and Stanway, with a look at some of the history. The route takes us over the scarp, PLEASE use appropriate footwear as some walks may be steep and giving views of the Malverns. 3 hours: 6.5 miles. Start: 10:00 am Stanton muddy in places. EASY – Length may vary but terrain is mainly flat (level); Village car park – next to cricket ground. OS Map ref: SP 067 344. MODERATE – includes some hills and rough ground. STRENUOUS – may Countryside and Villages around Bourton-on-the-Water – Thursday be rough underfoot and ascents and descents may be steep. We welcome ( )'* guide and hearing dogs – sorry, others not allowed. 13 September – Strenuous This circular walk goes cross-country to the villages of Clapton-on-the-Hill, Walks are free although we do invite donations to help fund our Farmington and Cold Aston starting from the scenic village of Bourton-on- conservation and improvement work. the-Water. The walk returns to Bourton along the Windrush river. Bring a packed lunch. 6 hours: 11 miles. Start: 9:30 am War Memorial on village The Wardens run a full programme of guided walks throughout the green, Bourton-on-the-Water. OS Map ref: SP 167 207. Cotswolds. For more information see www.escapetothecotswolds.org.uk or Tel: 01451 862000, also for any Horrors and Harmony – Thursday 20 September – Easy changes to arrangements such as due to extreme weather. We follow some of the paths one of the great English composers of the COUNTRY MUSIC NIGHTS

at Notgrove Village Hall 7.30pm – 11.30pm LIVE MUSIC – Licenced Bar, £5pp entrance Thursday 6 September 2018 Tonight's act is Martin Jaye Thursday 20 September 2018 Tonight's act is Carolann B

Contact Ken on 07870795560 or 01451 850502 for further details. Royal Flying Corps ‘Sopwith Camel’ 1918

North Cotswold Branch Wednesday 5 Sept 2018 11.00am

Our monthly regular Branch Meeting, at the Lygon Arms, High Street, Chipping Campden will be a presentation by O David Partridge, a local expert on the Royal Flying Corps.

He will give a talk, together with a selection of his vast

amount of memorabilia, on the history of the Royal Flying

Corps, from its very beginning, flying balloons in support of the Br itish A rmy up to the formation of the Royal Air Force in

March 1918 during the First World War. 0 Non-members of the Royal Air Forces Association are very welcome at a small charge of £3 per head.

01386 49967 [email protected]

MORETON SHOW 1 September 2018

‘The Countryside in a Day!’

Advance tickets on sale from Bourton Information Centre Adult £15 (£18 on the gate) Child (5-15) £6 (£8 on the gate)

Family (up to 2ad + 3ch) £40 (£48 on the gate) Free Parking

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Art Exhibition and Sale CHIPPING CAMPDEN HERITAGE OPEN DAYS Paintings by local artists Discovering Campden House and Gardens Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 September 11am – 4pm Upper Slaughter Village Hall, Old Campden House (next to St. James’ Church). GL54 2JD An opportunity to imagine what the house and gardens might have looked like when Sir Baptist Hicks and his friends arrived Friday 14, Saturday 15, and from London for a break in the country. The surviving Banqueting Sunday 16 September Houses will be open for viewing. Members of the History Society will be C s 10am to 5pm on hand to explain the history. Archery, skittles, hobby horse races and Jacobean style games will give families a feel for the times – including 4 Free entry a chance to ‘put Dad in the pillory’! t Card payments accepted Entry is free. Food and drink, modern style, will be on sale. Delicious home-made cakes, teas Visit the nearby Church to see the tombs of the Hicks family and coﬀees served all day More details on the CCHS website www.chippingcampdenhistory.org.uk In aid of the Village Hall r h d e Food and The Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstockd Entry to the museum and exhibitions are free THE ARTS SOCIETY BLOCKLEY a lecture The museum is in a large 18th century house with ten permanent galleries and two touring galleries, a beautiful walled gardenM which is www.chippingcampdenhistory.org.uk Blue and white perfect for picnics, The Garden Café and Museum Gift Shop. porcelain Admission is free and the town has free parking. Exhibition: by Anne Haworth Ronny Loxton Wild Oxfordshire – a year of paintings from nature 15 September – 14 October at 2.45pm on 17 September 2018 An exhibition of paintings drawn from nature and featuring the in St George’s Hall, Blockley landscapes, birds and plants of the Oxfordshire countryside. Please contact Elaine Parker (01386 840326) Friends of The Oxfordshire Museum Lectures: for booking guests (which is essential) and more details. 5 September: Veronica Thornloe from Blenheim Palace will talk about the conservation and restoration at Blenheim Palace. www.theartssocietyblockley.org 3 October: Stephen Baker – Heritage advisor will talk about Oxfordshire on the Home Front 1914-18. Talks are free for friends and £4 for visitors, all are welcome.

Charity Bridge Drive in aid of Riding for the Disabled Park Street, Woodstock OX20 1SN Tel: 01993 814106 21 September at Broadwell Village Hall, 10.30 am to 3.30 pm. [email protected] Facebook & Twitter @oxonmuseum £15 entry includes welcoming coffee, playing bridge morning and afternoon with a superb two course lunch

and tea or coffee / £17 including a glass of wine. P r Prizes and a Raffle. Launching in September Rotary Club of Burford & Kingham. Mike Clark 01451 830684 or [email protected] Bourton Youth Theatre Aimed at 11-18 year olds Meeting at the George Moore Community Centre Sundays 6-8pm

Please get in contact to ensure a place and to get further details: Facebook: Bourton Youth Theatre [email protected] 07592908980

At Hook Norton Brewery . To book your place or table call 01608 738041 Email [email protected] Proceeds to the RAF Benevolent Fund & Scotty’s Little Helpers ! !"# $ % # # % $#"! & ' ( ) * '& * ) ( 34 | COTSWOLD TIMES

Club Notices

Community Activities Cotswold Friends aims to combat loneliness and isolation. We run a wide range of activities each month aimed at older and vulnerable people in the North Cotswolds including: Lunch Clubs Craft and Chat Community Singing Gentle Walking Walking Football and Netball Men-in-Sheds

Please contact Sam on Tel: 01608 692811, or Email: [email protected] for more information

COTSWOLD TIMES | 35 RURAL CINEMA SEPTEMBER

The Playhouse, St George’s Hall The Old School Victoria Hall Memorial Hall BLOCKLEY BOURTON ON THE HILL BOURTON ON THE WATER CHARLBURY Thursday 27 September Saturday Monday 17 September Sunday THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND SEE LOCAL NOTICES POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY Film: 7.pm – Doors & bar from 6.15pm. Season Tickets available – £25 7.15pm. Doors open from 6.30pm. Film starts at Film 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tickets £3 Tickets £5 / U15s £3, at the door. Doors/Bar open at 7.00pm/7.45pm 7.15pm. Tickets £3.50 on the door. refreshments. Family Tickets £10 Family ticket £12 film. Advance tickets £3.50/on door £4. Donations bar and hot dogs available. Queries 01451 822365 (2 adults, 1 or 2 children) Advance tickets 01386 700647 Contact 01386 701385 or Queries: 01608 810713 01386 701564

Village Hall Screen on the Green, Village Hall Village Hall St. Andrew’s Church CHURCHILL AND SARSDEN ILMINGTON LITTLE WOLFORD NAUNTON Friday 14 September Friday 28 September Thursday Tuesday DARKEST HOUR THE GREATEST SHOWMAN SEE LOCAL NOTICES SEE LOCAL NOTICES Film 7.30pm. Tickets £4.50 at the door. Film 7.30pm Tickets £3.50 (students Film 7.30pm Tickets £4.00 inc. Doors open 7.15 for bar/ refreshments, Advance tickets/queries 01608 659903 £2.50) Advance tickets Ilmington refreshments. Film 7.45. Tickets £3.00 at the door. [email protected] Community Shop. Advance tickets/queries 01608 684223 01451 850897 or Queries 01608 682806 [email protected] Refreshments

FLIX IN THE STIX Lower Swell Village Hall St David’s Centre in the Village Hall LOWER SWELL MORETON IN MARSH ODDINGTON Friday Friday 21 September Tuesday 18 September SEE LOCAL NOTICES THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND Tickets £4, Child £2.50 on the door POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY Doors / bar / food from 6.45. Doors open 2pm, film 2:30pm 7 for 7.30 pm at Oddington Village Hall. Buffet supper of soup and cheeses £5. Tickets at door £3 For further information phone Ted on Film starts at 7.30 Refreshments 01451 830817 Info 01608 654382

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: Based on the bestselling novel, Lily James plays free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton, who forms a life-changing bond with the eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey during WWII. From the producers of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, and with an all-star British cast, comes a compelling romantic drama with an intriguing mystery at its heart. THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (2017): Hugh Jackman leads an all-star cast in this bold and original musical filled with infectious showstopping performances that will bring you to your feet time and time again. Inspired by the story of P.T. Barnum (Jackman), the film follows the visionary who rose from nothing to create a mesmerizing spectacle. DARKEST HOUR (2017): PG13. Run time 125 minutes Considered as history, this film offers the public a few new insights and details about the practice of statecraft in a time of crisis.Gary Oldman is a tremendous Winston Churchill supported by Kristin Scott Thomas.

36 | COTSWOLD TIMES The Rotary Club of the North Cotswolds

“DUCKS AWAY” The club's annual charity duck racing event took place in Bourton-on- the-Water on Saturday 28th July. After months of dry hot weather, (2018 Annual Duck Racing) forecasts of torrential downpours and thunder storms seemed to have kept visitor numbers down, but those who came enjoyed a fun day at the races!

We welcomed several Rotarians from other clubs who lent a hand - Ronnie Wright from Coatbridge, Airdrie and Monklands, and Michael Menges from the Rotary Club of Giessen in Germany.

We raised just over £900.00 for the club's chosen charities this year – Sue Ryder – (Leckhampton Court Hospice), Midlands Air Ambulance, NSPCC and Canine Partners.

Our thanks to Bob Hadley for organising the event, and to Sue Hadley and Janet Prout for attending all day to sell tickets for all the races which took place between 10am and 4pm.

SATURDAY 29th SEPTEMBER at 7.30pm “YOUTH AND MUSIC” A CELEBRATION OF MUSIC PERFORMED BY TALENTED YOUNG MUSICIANS ST. EDWARDS CHURCH, STOW ON THE WOLD Tickets £10.00 (Students £5.00)

Available from - Telephone: 01451 820099 or 07764 699 594 REMINDER Concert in aid of Rotary Foundation (Rotary’s own Charity) – Registered Charity No: 1033739

Making a Difference Supporting Communities Having Fun Doing It! [email protected]

CHIPPING CAMPDEN & DISTRICT ROTARY CLUB District Governor’s Visit

VISITORS in July include the new District Governor, Joan Goldsmith, guests Roger and Diana White of the Rotary e-Club of the North Caribbean and Ken Culham of the Rotary Club of Nailsworth. The North Caribbean District has 29 clubs in Jamaica and 22 in Haiti. Six countries had been affected by hurricanes and details appear on their website together with projects being undertaken by Rotary.

E-Club are in their sixth year, meeting via the website and online. One of their most successful projects is the “Butterﬂ y Story Book” produced annually by 7-11 year olds and published by Amazon, achieving global impact and sales.

Our own District Governor, Joan Goldsmith, described Rotary as “constructively changing” – and Rotarians need to consider what remains relevant and what changes to make. This year the intention is to showcase Rotary around the District rather than have a District Conference - looking outwards, not inwards.

New members and enquirers are always welcome at the Club’s meetings at the Cotswold House Hotel normally on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at 6.45 for 7 p.m. Please note revised meeting time. Membership is open to women and men. To enquire further, please email: [email protected].

James R Anderson

COTSWOLD TIMES | 37 COTSWOLD TIMES | 37 RAFA NEWSLETTER

North Cotswold Branch Keith Moule tells me that when RAF Little Help is requested with all of these booked ‘We meet on the ﬁ rst Wednesday of each Rissington closed in about 1976 (?) their collections month, at the Lygon Arms Hotel, High Standard was laid up in Bourton on the Street, Chipping Campden, GL55 6HB, at Water Church. Recently the church has Dates for your diary 11am in the months of September to April, been thoroughly refurbished and the 5 Sept 2018, 11–00am Monthly regular with no meeting in January, followed by a Churchwardens have decided that the Branch Meeting, Chipping Campden. David Branch Social. Spouses, Partners, friends standard and that of the local Royal British Partridge a local expert on the Royal Flying and relatives are always very welcome Legion are not going to be displayed. Corps, will be giving a presentation with Following some discussions it has been some of his vast amount of memorabilia Dedication agreed that the RAF Standard is to ‘In friendship and in service one to another, go to Little Rissington Church, a more 01/09 National Service Day, throughout we are pledged to keep alive the memory appropriate location. Keith will up date the the UK of those of all Nations who died in the Branch on the current situation and how we 02/09 Annual meeting and parade at the Royal Air Force, and in the Air Forces of may be involved. National Memorial Arboretum the Commonwealth. In their name we give 09/09 Battle of Britain Service, ourselves to this noble cause. Proudly and Wings Appeal Little Rissington Church thankfully, we will remember them. Our wings Appeal total now stands at 15/09 Battle of Britain Day, £5016-93p. A very big thank you to all who have helped with the above collections. Befriending Help is requested with all of these booked It is the duty of each of us to help one collections:- another as much as we can, therefore, if you hear or know of any member, or their 04/09 Moreton in Marsh Market, family, who may need assistance, in any Street Collection form, please let one of the Committee know, 08/09 Broadway Street Collection and we will do our best to help or assist. 15/09 Street Collections in Stratford on Avon, Shipston on Stour, Chipping John S Sermon They also Serve, the Ground Crew Campden and Stow on the Wold 01386 49967 [email protected]

They also Serve, the Ground Crew Cyclists brave the rain to take part in The Great Shakespeare Ride!

On Sunday 12th August over 450 cyclists arrived in wet conditions and took to the beautiful countryside of South Warwickshire and North Cotswolds to raise much-needed funds for the hospice. Setting off from the Mercure Warwickshire Walton Hall Hotel, riders cycled one of three routes: the friendly 50km, 100km challenge ride or the 100-mile sportive.

The rain may have prevented as many cyclists registering on the day as in previous years, but The Great Shakespeare Ride raised over £18,000 for The Shakespeare Hospice, with the total expected to rise further once individuals’ fundraising efforts have Photo 1: Jack Fothergill, fastest under-16 ﬁ nishing the 100-mile been added to the total. ride with his dad. Photo 2: Clare Sawdon, the High Sheriff of Warwickshire congratulating Rebecca Pridham, ﬁ rst lady back on the 50km.

The Great Shakespeare Ride is just one of the events held each year by The Shakespeare Hospice, which last year supported over 1000 patients and their families.If you are interested in ﬁ nding out more about the many events The Shakespeare Hospice offer, please contact fundraising on 01789 266852 or visit our website www.theshakespearehospice.org.uk

Our local Shakespeare Hospice Unit 12, Fosseway Business Park, Stratford Road, Moreton in Marsh, GL56 9NQ. Monday to Saturday 9:00am - 5:00pm 01608 654415 | [email protected]

38 | | COTSWOLD COTSWOLD TIMESTIMES Church Street SEPTEMBER 2018 The Stow-on-the-Wold GL54 1BB WELLCHILD CHRISTMAS FAIR 2018 Tel: 01451 830268 We are delighted to be standing again at the fair at Daylesford borzoibookshop.co.uk Organic Farm from 5th to 7th November. Prue Leith will be joining us BORZOI @BorzoiBookshop during the preview evening on Monday 5th to sign copies of her new Bookshop Borzoi Bookshop cookbook, Prue: My All-Time Favourite Recipes. On Wednesday 7th at Borzoibookshop 11am, Amanda Brookfield will be signing For the Love of a Dog, the subject of which, Mabel her golden doodle puppy, will also be present. Our Highlights of A Bumper Month • Novels from William Boyd, Kate Atkinson, Wilbur Smith, Kate Morton, Sebastian Faulks, Carlos Ruiz Zafon and JRR Tolkien. Thrillers from Frederick Forsyth, Stella Rimington and Felix Francis. • Biographies by or about Queen Mary (James Pope-Hennessy’s unpublished notes), Jan Morris, Lord Carrington and David Attenborough. Letters between Winston Churchill and his mother and a second volume of Sylvia Plath’s letters. Adrian Dangar tells of Tristan Voorspuy’s fatal love of Africa. Monty Don is back For the Love of Nigel: The Dogs in my Life. • A strong month for history, from the Viceroys and the British in India to Mary, Queen of Scots, Thomas Cromwell and Queen Victoria. Neil MacGregor has Living with the Gods and Neil Oliver has The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places. There’s Max Hastings on Vietnam, Ben Macintyre on The Spy and the Traitor (Oleg Gordievsky), as well as Giles Milton on D-Day and Alan Turing’s nephew on Enigma. • Prue Leith picks her Favourite Recipes, Gill Meller follows Gather with Time, Ottolenghi goes Simple and the Ritz London has its own cookbook. It’s the time of year for new guides, including the Good Pub Guide, AA Guides and Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book. • Michael Palin tells the story of the ship Erebus, TV presenter Simon Reeve relives his travels, and Harriet Sandys tells of her humanitarian work in the Middle East and Eastern Europe. The life of the late Mike Tucker, the voice of equestrianism, is celebrated, and the Scudamore family look back on their jump racing careers. • For younger readers, there are new stories from Robert Muchamore and David Baddiel, a third Royal Rabbits of London story and new picture story books from Julia Donaldson and Judith Kerr.

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COTSWOLD TIMES | 39 GuenP60x90cmyk2.indd 1 22/03/2017 18:10 Martin Short reviews Fayke Newes by Derek J Taylor published by the History Press at £10.99

Fake news goes back at least anyone with a Twitter as far as Henry VIII. He was account can say one of the first victims of a new what they like and medium, the printed pamphlet. some famously do! Alternative views, over which the Add in sophisticated Derek Taylor King had no control, could now be computer disseminated and take hold. programmes that can Henry was threatened by claims from a psychic nun, that re-tweet selected he would be ‘dead within a month’ if he married Anne messages to the Boleyn. Henry fought back by enacting that any pamphlets point where they attacking the legitimacy of his second marriage were appear to ‘go viral’ heretical and treasonous. He eventually arrested the nun and any message and those who published her words, and executed them can achieve a without trial. prominence neither its originator nor So began the struggle between those in power and the content deserve. media. In his latest book, former ITN journalist and now In Derek’s words ‘This Stow resident, Derek Taylor traces this conflict from the birth combination of humans and robots means lies infect the of print journalism to the new reality that we are wrestling internet like a plague.’ with. today Now anyone can express a view online and there is no shortage of fake news being generated. It is a fascinating story. We meet Marchamont Nedham, Derek Taylor speaking stepson of a Vicar of Burford. His word-craft was so exceptional he wrote for both King Charles I and Oliver Cromwell before being taken on by Charles II! In the 18th Century we hear how John Wilkes, pamphleteer and MP for Middlesex, achieved a lifting of a ban on reporting parliamentary debates. In the 19th Century of how the Manchester Guardian was born out of attempts to cover up the Peterloo Massacre of men, women and children whose only mistake was to gather in a field to press for Parliamentary Reform. In the last Century, there is an insightful account of the Blair/Campbell era, the first use of the word ‘spin’ and BBC scrutiny of the Iraq ‘dodgy dossier’. What are the lessons of all this history? Derek tells us ‘The media and the mighty will always be naturalCS425-12B_Layout enemies’. But 1 06/07/2017 11:02 Page 1 the biggest challenge has come in our own century. Now In 2017 over half of Americans used Twitter, Facebook and You Tube as their sources of news. Dog lovers wanted: By contrast, in the UK currently, Open your home to a friendly Allen & Son less than a quarter of Britons have dog for his holiday! confidence in social media whilst We are looking for dog lovers Funeral Directors trust in newspapers and TV has risen to welcome guest dogs into their home for a holiday while High Street, Moreton-in-Marsh to a six year high at 61%. owners are away. This is promising, at least on the If you are at home all day, have no children under home front, because our need for the age of six, have no quality journalism has never been more than one dog of private chapel of rest greater. With the Department for your own and would like to enjoy the day & night service Digital, Culture, Media and Sport companionship of guest dogs please get in touch pre-paid funeral Select Committee now seriously AWARD WINNING HOME DOG BOARDING concerned about the impact of fake plans available Give a dog a holiday! news on the future of our democracy, the publication of ‘Fayke Newes’ is timely indeed. Where happy dogs holiday 01242 681488 / 07900 817504 Email: [email protected] The reviewer is Rector of Stow. Each [email protected] month St Edward’s church invites www.waggingtailsuk.co.uk/gl/carer-enquiry Telephone:Moreton-in-Marsh those interested to share views on A franchise owned & operated under licence by Alexis Bennett 01608 650633 the content of the day’s papers at its facebook.com/WaggingTailsGL News Nights at Stow Social Club.

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COTSWOLD TIMES | 41 “It's an epidemic” – farmers suffer from the theft of vital quad bikes Drawn from an article in The Guardian newspaper 6th August (Haroon Siddique) with thanks.

Jamie Smith’s farm has been broken into three times in 15 months. On the ﬁ rst two occasions, he had a quad bike stolen. In the most recent burglary, his workshop was broken into but fortunately his quad bike was not there.

He estimates that over the same 15-month period about 35 quad bikes have been stolen from farms in a 20-mile stretch from Pershore through to Moreton-in-Marsh.

“It’s the worst I have ever known it,” he said. “It’s an epidemic, mainly of quad bikes being stolen. My neighbours have all been suffering from the same with steel reinforcement on sheds and followed by tools and machinery. The problem. The thieves also take smaller double locks, but we are also working estimated cost of livestock theft reported equipment such as chainsaws and farms that need the vehicles every day, so was £2.4m. Thefts of large numbers of strimmers, but the quad bikes are a vital it can make life difﬁ cult and some of the lamb have raised concerns that stock is part of farming, we could not look after the security measures can be very expensive.” being stolen for slaughter and processing sheep without them.” Smith has reluctantly installed electric outside regulated abattoirs before illegally gates on his farm. “I don’t like doing that entering the food chain. Activities such as “I hear a noise in the night and I because it’s a footpath,” he said. hare coursing and ﬂ y-tipping can also be am in the yard with a torch and a “I don’t want people feeling we are locking devastating to farmers, injuring livestock crowbar because I know they’re going them out.” and contaminating the environment. to come back. I feel really vulnerable and anxious.” Quad bikes and all-terrain vehicles were In response, NFU has launched a the items most commonly targeted on dedicated anonymous rural crime reporting Mr Smith said: “We are very proactive in farms by criminals last year, accounting for line with Crimestoppers UK. making our sites as secure as possible, £2.3m of claims to the insurer NFU Mutual,

With thefts from farms on the increase, a WhatsApp group among farmers has had some success in alerting neighbours to suspicious behaviour, including tracking vehicles driving around the area. However, police response has been limited and landowners are increasingly resorting to medieval tactics to defend their properties, building up high banks, digging defensive trenches and using steel gates to deter potential thieves using 4x4 vehicles to gain access to farm buildings. Have you ever met a Guard Goose? (Drawn from an article from ‘offthegrid.com’ ) A well-trained guard dog can be an established as home base, they’ll fi ght to louder when fed. Toss anything in their excellent addition to any home security the death to defend it from intruders. direction, and the moving object will only plan - The dog is an active, living threat With better eyesight than both humans strengthen their alarm instinct. that can alert you of danger, deter potential and dogs, and exceptional hearing, they’re Geese live in fl ocks, so you’ll have attackers and actively defend your home perfect for detecting threats both day multiple guards defending their territory. if needed. But training an effective guard and night. They can see in the ultraviolet Each goose is armed with a sharp dog can be time-intensive, and selecting spectrum and with widely spaced eyes on serrated beak capable of infl icting just the right candidate can be tricky. the sides of their head, their fi eld of view signifi cant damage; goose wings are Geese have many instinctive traits is exceptional. equipped with bony club -like knobs at the that make them better guards than Anyone who has ever lived near wrists, and once they’re within range, they either humans or dogs, and all without domestic geese knows they can be beat their opponent with a force capable of any special training. Geese, especially exceptionally loud. Once they’ve detected breaking bones. (A domestic goose weighs male geese, are exceptionally territorial. an intruder, there’s no stopping their alarm. in at up to 22 pounds!). While most domestic geese can still fl y, While a poorly trained dog can be deterred they don’t. Once a location has been by tossing it a steak, geese actually get

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42 | | COTSWOLD COTSWOLD TIMESTIMES This page is supplied by Stow Town Council F4 - Farming Females Feeling Fabulous!

Four farming friends from the North Cotswolds, Di Hunt, Females (F4) were joined by friends and family members, all Katherine Righton, Jane Slatter and Sarah Righton want to with their own cancer connections. raise money for a charity that supported them. All four have had cancer in the last few years and were treated (and are The 2019 Calendar was ofﬁ cially launched at the Moreton still being looked after) at the Gloucestershire Oncology Show and it is available from their website as well as many Centre which reaches a population of over 1,000,000 people. local shops and businesses.

FOCUS aim to create a comfortable and positive The women have recruited celebrity cook, writer and TV environment for all staff and patients, investing in presenter Prue Leith as their patron. She says: improvements to facilities in state of the art equipment and extra care over and above that provided by the NHS. “This is a cause close to my heart. Both my father and Recent donations have enabled the charity to provide brother died of cancer and my daughter had breast cancer. portable devices for continuous pain relief, reclining chairs It is the most horrible disease and anything we can do which give a more comfortable experience when receiving to make the experience better for both patients and their chemotherapy, sky ceiling tiles providing patients with a families is worth supporting. more relaxing and calming experience during radiotherapy treatment and pneumatic compression pumps which enable To buy a calendar or to donate to F4 go to home treatment for patients suffering from Lymphoedema, www.farmingfemalesfeelingfabulous.co.uk. Only £10 per reducing swelling when ﬂ uid builds up. Thanks to the calendar and every penny goes to the Focus Centre as all support of the local community these are just a selection of production costs have been covered by sponsors. Go on, items that make a difference to cancer patients treatment buy it! It’s a great cause…” when they visit the Gloucestershire Oncology Centre. Contact Sarah Righton if you require more info: In classic Calendar Girl style they stripped off on farms in and around Moreton in Marsh to make a calendar and Mob: 07846 980707 e-mail: [email protected] such is the support in the farming community the Farming

The royal agricultural charity providing fi nancial support to the farming community past, present and future Farming charity R.A.B.I is bracing itself for suffering hardship and contacting us for a surge in calls for help, because of the help, so we expect to receive even more summer heatwave. calls in the coming weeks and months. Malcolm Thomas, R.A.B.I chairman, “However, extreme weather, like said: “Fallout from this heatwave is already we’ve seen recently, creates extreme extremely serious for our industry, and it’s challenges that make it impossible to plan likely to get worse. Drought-related issues for anything. There’s already tremendous will last long after the rains have come. uncertainty about the future of our industry A lot of farmers will be playing catch-up due to Brexit and the implications a through the autumn and beyond.” possible ‘no deal’ outcome would have on “As things stand, I’d envisage a busy livelihoods. autumn / winter for R.A.B.I, with many “Whatever lies ahead, however, R.A.B.I livestock farmers already forced to feed remains in a strong position to support winter rations to their stock. Having to buy those in fi nancial need in the farming more feed will quickly drive up overheads. industry.” “We’ve not seen weather like this in decades – and it’s worth remembering Find out what R.A.B.I can do for you that it comes hot on the heels of a long by calling the Freephone Helpline cold winter and a particularly wet spring, 0808 281 9490. which resulted in fl oods in many areas. Farmers have been constantly forced to The Royal Agricultural Benevolent reassess and change plans for some time Institution (R.A.B.I) has been around since now; many had to house cattle indoors for 1860 and is farming’s oldest and largest much longer than usual in March and April, welfare charity. Last year, R.A.B.I gave out depleting valuable food stocks in grants of close to £2 million to people of the process. all ages in fi nancial need. During diffi cult times R.A.B.I can help in various ways, “Reacting to what the elements throw at such as contributing towards domestic bills you is part of a farmer’s life” or providing emergency grants. Support is tailored to suit individual need. Mr Thomas added: . “We usually fi nd there’s a time lag between someone COTSWOLDCOTSWOLD TIMES TIMES | | 43 44 | COTSWOLD TIMES Editor’s Note: The best presentations are +/- 300 words; photos are welcome. SCHOOLS

Ellen, Rosie, Jake and Rebecca Rebecca Headley It is a delight to be celebrating the School’s Sixth Form examination (UCL London, Medicine) results achieved by students this summer – they have once again been Outstanding. • Over one third of all A Level grades awarded at A* or A • Two thirds of all A Level grades awarded at A*, A or B • Fourteen Cotswold School students (12% of the cohort) achieved an impressive three or more A* or A grades Luke Ellison with his Around half of all Year 13 students will further their studies at Russell parents – Luke achieved Group Universities, including students progressing to Oxbridge. Coupled scoring 592 out of 600 in with some excellent apprenticeship offers and gap year experiences, his A Level Mathematics The Cotswold School students can look forward with optimism to the (University of Southampton, years ahead. The diverse range of subjects which the students will go on Electrical and Electronic to study is a testament to the School’s broad academic curriculum and Engineering). consistent high quality of teaching. Here are the names and highlights… Sam Blackman 2017/2018 Head Boy with Beth Hill 2017/2018 Deputy The Oxbridge undergraduates Head Girl Ellen Walkinshaw (Oxford, Theology & Religion) Sam (University of Bristol, History) Jake Skelton (Clare College Cambridge, Beth Natural Sciences) (University of Lancaster, Psychology) Rosie Mutsaars (Gonville & Caius College NB. At the time of going to print, the GCSE results are yet to be Cambridge, Classics) announced and will be in the next edition! By Will Morgan, Principal

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To round off the academic year, pupils, parents, staff and Trustees gathered to bid a fond farewell to our talented Class of 2018 whose individual qualities, artistic, sporting and academic successes were celebrated at the school’s annual Prize Giving at the Redesdale Hall. We were also treated to an enchanting evening of canapés, prosecco, poetry and photography in the courtyard as the Year 6 pupils unveiled their ‘I am’ exhibition. It was a wonderful celebration of the school’s work towards the Mental Health Champions Award. The photo shows pupils with their photography exhibition which formed one of six initiatives that the pupils took part in to heighten awareness of mental health issues. Over the holidays we were delighted to receive confirmation of the Mental Health Champions Award.

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COTSWOLD TIMES | 47 The Milky Way over the Rollright Stones, Mel Gigg (CNAAG member and FRPS) RAGE AGAINST THE LIGHT COTSWOLD STARS UNDER THREAT It would be almost impossible to imagine trail across the heavens, observe the dark link to the stars - fortunately there are things a billion and a half stars, most much like lanes of tenuous dust millions of miles happening to deal with the problem. our own star, the Sun, bound eternally deep obscuring the distant stars, look In August a small group of people met together by gravity and rotational forces to for embedded clusters of stars and faint at the Cotswold Conservation Boards’s form one super massive rotating flat disc, nebulous clouds of incandescent gas - and headquarters near Northleach for the first suspended in vacuum and the cold void of appreciate that the light emitted by each meeting of the Cotswold Dark Skies Task space - yet this is where our star, which we and every one of those stars has probably and Finish Group. The purpose was to have orbited for billions of years resides, taken hundreds if not thousands of years start the ball rolling to eventually gain Dark tucked away in a relatively benign part of to reach your eye - yet they are only our Sky reserve recognition for the Cotswolds, this fantastic galaxy we can observe, which near neighbours, such is the vastness of in whole or in selected areas. With a raft we know as the Milky Way. space Our ancient Cotswold ancestors of ideas and initiatives coming from that The Cotswolds are ideally suited to the of prehistoric and Neolithic times would first meeting we are now looking to gain stargazer and with the coming of the colder have viewed the night sky in much greater as much support as possible from the Autumn, on any clear dark moonless night clarity than we can today. With a border Cotswold communities , parishes and and well away from artificial light we are less rolling land scape and, at night, just local councils in order to take this forward all lucky enough to view just a small part the faint glow of random small fires, the sky to the next stage. By building up the clear the Milky Way once it emerges from the would have been as black as tar - how we case for the preservation of our night skies darkness, a ghostly silver trail arching envy them. Without something being done and by working together with councils, overhead from horizon to horizon. As to preserve the quality of our night skies developers and landowners there is always impressive as the sight always is, bear the privilege of being able to observe and a compromise to be found on light pollution in mind that this is only a fraction of one study the Universe we live in will be lost for the mutual benefit t of all concerned. percent of the stars that make up the whole to future generations as the unchecked We hope to have our first public meeting, galaxy. Take time to follow the meandering advance of light pollution cuts off our visual hopefully under starlit skies, in November 48 | COTSWOLD TIMES 48 | COTSWOLD TIMES Hand drawn sketch of part of the surface of the Moon by Sarah Brown (CNAAG)

to which we hope you will be able to attend. for some time and you will always see for a few nights as it follows the Sun down, For the casual or serious stargazer the something. Going out to any of the regions wait for the Sun to set before searching for Cotswold Autumn night sky offers up many vantage points such as the Rollright Stones, this elusive tiny moonlike planet. It is so fascinating sights to enjoy. The Moon will Dovers Hill, Cleeve Hill, Broadway tower etc close to the Sun that it travels very quickly always be a good target, impressive when will not only give you some of the best , light disappearing behind the Sun to reappear full around about the 3rd week of each free views but you will also find yourself as a morning object around December the month but always best viewed, especially amongst other meteor spotters, great 15th before the Sun rises. through any optical device, as it goes social occasions. The winter constellations are through its phases especially at its first The tail end of the summer saw the major now appearing in the early Autumn, or last quarter stages when it appears as planets move closer to the Sun in their constellations rich in faint objects that the a half moon in the sky. A flurry of annual huge elliptical orbits putting themselves deep sky astronomer thrives on. The arrival meteor showers always perk up the Autumn too close to the Sun for comfort for most of the Plaides or Seven Sisters grouping The Milky Way over the Rollright Stones, Mel Gigg (CNAAG member and FRPS) nights. The Orionids, peaking on the of the Autumn. Mars, rusty red and moving of stars is a sure sign that Winter is not far 21st/22nd of October, the Taurids embellish away from us is perhaps the only major away and are a magnificent sight through the fireworks on the 5th of November planet that we can still observe although it binoculars. The winter constellations are followed by the Leonids on the 17th/18th remains frustratingly low to the South East rich in faint nebulous objects and if you can with the Geminids seeing us into December and getting smaller all the time. Just after get to a telescope well worth scouring with RAGE AGAINST THE LIGHT on the 13th /14th. Meteor spotters wrap sunset around November the 6th, the tiny the aid of an up to date star map or any up warm and be prepared to wait outside Sun scorched planet Mercury will be visible of the apps available now for your mobile COTSWOLD STARS UNDER THREAT It would be almost impossible to imagine trail across the heavens, observe the dark link to the stars - fortunately there are things a billion and a half stars, most much like lanes of tenuous dust millions of miles happening to deal with the problem. our own star, the Sun, bound eternally deep obscuring the distant stars, look In August a small group of people met together by gravity and rotational forces to for embedded clusters of stars and faint at the Cotswold Conservation Boards’s form one super massive rotating flat disc, nebulous clouds of incandescent gas - and headquarters near Northleach for the first suspended in vacuum and the cold void of appreciate that the light emitted by each meeting of the Cotswold Dark Skies Task space - yet this is where our star, which we and every one of those stars has probably and Finish Group. The purpose was to have orbited for billions of years resides, taken hundreds if not thousands of years start the ball rolling to eventually gain Dark tucked away in a relatively benign part of to reach your eye - yet they are only our Sky reserve recognition for the Cotswolds, this fantastic galaxy we can observe, which near neighbours, such is the vastness of in whole or in selected areas. With a raft we know as the Milky Way. space Our ancient Cotswold ancestors of ideas and initiatives coming from that The Cotswolds are ideally suited to the of prehistoric and Neolithic times would first meeting we are now looking to gain stargazer and with the coming of the colder have viewed the night sky in much greater as much support as possible from the Autumn, on any clear dark moonless night clarity than we can today. With a border Cotswold communities , parishes and and well away from artificial light we are less rolling land scape and, at night, just local councils in order to take this forward all lucky enough to view just a small part the faint glow of random small fires, the sky to the next stage. By building up the clear the Milky Way once it emerges from the would have been as black as tar - how we case for the preservation of our night skies darkness, a ghostly silver trail arching envy them. Without something being done and by working together with councils, overhead from horizon to horizon. As to preserve the quality of our night skies developers and landowners there is always impressive as the sight always is, bear the privilege of being able to observe and a compromise to be found on light pollution in mind that this is only a fraction of one study the Universe we live in will be lost for the mutual benefit t of all concerned. percent of the stars that make up the whole to future generations as the unchecked We hope to have our first public meeting, Jupiter, Alexandra Browne (CNAAG) galaxy. Take time to follow the meandering advance of light pollution cuts off our visual hopefully under starlit skies, in November COTSWOLD TIMES | 49 48 | COTSWOLD TIMES COTSWOLD TIMES | 49 phone. As the nights close in it is always preferable to carry out any observing in the very early evening before retiring into the warmth. Of the winter constellation perhaps the most spectacular is the huge constellation of Orion giving us many examples of the different types of star plus the impressive Orion nebulae, a glowing patch of gas and dust ignited by the very hot young stars forming deep within it. Young hot stars similar to those that make up the Seven Sisters which will one day, many millions of years from now will cool and drift away to become part of other star systems, maybe be the parent star of a distant solar system and, if chance can happen more than once, be responsible for the evolution of some other exotic life form on some small planet, who knows. In the Cotswolds we have many astronomical societies who are there if you want to take up astronomy in earnest. If you visit the Federation of Astronomical Societies website at http://fedastro.org.uk/fas/ , they will tell you of your nearest astronomical society, go along and meet them for some great evenings, they will be pleased to see you. For all the readers of this article, casual stargazer or dedicated astronomer, the Autumn is a terrific chance to take advantage of the dark nights and spend some time out under the stars and just marvel at the small part of this immense universe that you can see, and as you do so just contemplate how tragic it would be if light pollution, left unchecked, would deny that spectacle to our descendants.

See you out under the stars.

Robin Smitten Chairman of the Chipping Norton Amateur Astronomy Group Projectionist at The Theatre, Chipping Norton Milkman for Country Dairies (the alternative Milky Way)

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MORETON FESTIVAL OF TENNIS

Over the course of the sun-baked Moreton-in-Marsh Tennis Club would like opportunity to Try Tennis for FREE! weekend of 21st and 22nd July, Moreton- to thank all sponsors (with special mention We are looking to extend the in-Marsh Tennis Club invited local for principal sponsor, Aldi) for their part in junior coaching programmes , which residents to play games of tennis and take making the Festival of Tennis possible. runsconcurrently with the autumn school part in a range of activities such as ‘beat This was just the start of a programme of term. In particular, we are exploring the the machine’, ‘crash the cans’ and ‘bin it’. activities at Moreton-in-Marsh Tennis Club opportunity to participate in the LTA- Junior coaching, with LTA-licensed coach throughout the summer period. In August:- administered Tennis for Kids programme James Hilltout, was a deﬁ nite hit with (watch this space). schoolchildren of all ages taking part in • We ran a very successful Junior drills and improvement programmes. The Summer Camp For anyone wishing to keep abreast of Pimm’s Tent, BBQ and Roly’s Fudge all • members competed to be crowned club ongoing activities at Moreton-in-Marsh proved popular too. champion in the annual Cecil Haslam Tennis Club, please ‘like’ us at On the Saturday evening, members of Tournament @MoretoninMarshTennisClub on the tennis club got into the spirit of the Facebook, check out our website wooden rackets tournament by playing and on Moreton Show Day, 1st September, (www.moretontennis.co.uk) or send an games of tennis dressed in vintage attire. we will be be offering local residents the e-mail to [email protected]

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KATE’S HOME NURSING ANNUAL CHARITY GOLF DAY BLOCKLEY SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB 60 players enjoyed almost perfect weather conditions for the annual Golf Day at Naunton BLOCKLEY CC CONTINUES TO Downs Golf Club, and helped raise £6400 for REVEL IN SUCCESS Kate’s Home Nursing. An auction of donated prizes raised a record £3770. Thanks to all the Blockley CC wins all 5 games played so far means sponsors for their loyal support and to all the Blockley tops the table of the fourth division of The players who participated in a hugely enjoyable day.

Cotswold Hills League. Winners of the Kate’s Better Ball Pairs Blockley v Tanworth. Blockley lost 130 all out, competition were WHAT’S GOING ON AT Tanworth 2nds won 136 all out. Charles and Nicole Blockley v Fladbury. Blockley 214 for 7, won by 52 Arkell winning on a CAMPDEN ACES? runs. Fladbury 213 for 6 all out. A.Dyer lead scorer count back from John with 49. Alderman and Richard Blockley v Earlswood III. Blockley lost by 60 runs. Godfrey with 47 Coaching – Junior, Teen & Adult Courses Earlswood IIIs won 227 for 5. points. Nearest The Pin winners were Mark Clayton 6th hole and Bill Mini Tennis Courses Top run scorer B.Powell 115 and A.Dyer 64 Not Out. Mann 14th hole. Kate’s Home Nursing is a local If you would like to book onto a course or try one out for Great Alne v Blockley. Blockley won 259 for 7. Great registered charity operating within a 20 mile radius free, drop us an email at [email protected] Alne 124 for 8. D.Knight 79, S.Dyer 44 of Stow-on-the-Wold, nursing patients in their own S. Dyer 5 for 11. Top run scorer D. Knight 37 Not Out. homes through their last stages of illness, and Henley-in-Arden v Blockley. Henley 142 all out, supporting their families during this difﬁ cult time. Blockley 253 for 7. D.Knight 83, S.Vick 56 This palliative nursing care is provided free of NEW TO CAMPDEN ACES charge, paid for from the charity’s funds. These fundraising events are essential in Currently top of the league by 56 points with 4 games We will be running two LTA sanctioned singles to play, the future looks rosy for Blockley CC. order to maintain this most valuable service to the local community. (Grade 6) events on Sunday 30th September Anyone interesting in joining Blockley CC or come and and Sunday 28th October. help please contact Dan Knight on 07815 795783 or www.kateshomenursing.org check out www.blockleysports.club and @blockleyssc to get in contact.

FOOTBALL ANNUAL GALA DAY AT MORETON BOWLING CLUB The team continues to train on a Tuesday nights; get in contact if you fancy a kickabout. Blockley has a Strong and enthusiastic support from fi rst prize and £100 second prize put Moreton in Marsh Bowling Club always Multi Use Games Area available to hire for £22 an many local businesses helped to make forward by Wrights Funeral Services and welcomes anyone interested in having hour. Perfect for parties and social kick-about. Please For the third year running Blockley HC will be Moreton Bowls Club Gala Day a success Aldi. Several teams return every year, a go at bowling and will be happy to contact Jason Hardwick on 07980 851397. welcoming 14 mixed teams to a tournament at last month. A particular attraction was with winners coming from Leicestershire, see you on any Monday evening Club Chipping Campden School. Although a social event the total prize fund of £300, donated for North Warwickshire and South Night (from around 6.00 pm). Bowling HOCKEY the fourth year by our regular sponsors Oxfordshire. equipment and some coaching will be the competitive edge will no doubt be evident with the Wrights Funeral Services, partnered Many small businesses in Moreton available for you at the club. Please wear new season beginning in September. Training will The hockey section have been enjoying watching for the fi rst time by new sponsors, Aldi, in Marsh offered support to the club fl at shoes. start Wednesday 29th August at Chipping Campden world class hockey at the Women’s Hockey World whose new store is adjacent to the Bowls on the day, providing high quality raffl e The outdoor season goes on to the School. Cup over the past month with a number of the players Club. Aldi provided food throughout the prizes to help raise much needed end of September, and we continue to day for the 24 teams who entered the revenue. Local business support is meet socially at the club on Monday and committee members travelling to the Olympic Wednesdays 6.30-7.30 for Juniors & 7.30 to 9pm for competition. hugely appreciated by the Bowls Club evenings throughout the winter. We Park to watch the world’s best. The Club also held a Seniors. 96 people from 7 different counties membership. Members also donate also play an indoor version of bowls party at the club house and everyone had a great time For more details on what hockey is going on over the came to Moreton for the Gala event, prizes and around 30 club members called ‘Short mat’ in the clubhouse on playing and watching England play eventual World summer please check out the website.. enjoying the wonderful bowls club volunteered their time before, during and Wednesday and Friday afternoons. Cup winner the Netherlands. A great day had by all. facilities and competing to win the £200 after the Gala Day. Drop in to see us (we’re behind the Moreton petrol station on the A429) - www.blockleysports.club GB International Returns to Blockley HC you’ll be made welcome. Phone the Club Captain Steve Aldridge (01608 654060) @blockleyssc Blockley’s favourite GB Hockey player Ed Horler or visit our website for more details. (Results of the Gala will be in the next returned to Blockley to deliver a coaching camp to @Blockleyhockey edition of the Cotswold Times) some lucky juniors. A fantastic day was had by all as Ed imparted some of his skills that have led to being Blockley_Hockey Wimbledon HC’s top goal scorer. Ed will be coming back to Blockley in October so do get in touch if you WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU! have juniors who might be interested in coming to learn from the best. Wrights Funeral Services

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KATE’S HOME NURSING ANNUAL CHARITY GOLF DAY

60 players enjoyed almost perfect weather conditions for the annual Golf Day at Naunton Downs Golf Club, and helped raise £6400 for Kate’s Home Nursing. An auction of donated prizes raised a record £3770. Thanks to all the sponsors for their loyal support and to all the players who participated in a hugely enjoyable day.

Winners of the Kate’s Better Ball Pairs competition were WHAT’S GOING ON AT Charles and Nicole Arkell winning on a CAMPDEN ACES? count back from John Alderman and Richard Godfrey with 47 Coaching – Junior, Teen & Adult Courses points. Nearest The Pin winners were Mark Clayton 6th hole and Bill Mini Tennis Courses Mann 14th hole. Kate’s Home Nursing is a local If you would like to book onto a course or try one out for registered charity operating within a 20 mile radius free, drop us an email at [email protected] of Stow-on-the-Wold, nursing patients in their own homes through their last stages of illness, and supporting their families during this difﬁ cult time. This palliative nursing care is provided free of NEW TO CAMPDEN ACES charge, paid for from the charity’s funds. These fundraising events are essential in order to maintain this most valuable service to the We will be running two LTA sanctioned singles local community. (Grade 6) events on Sunday 30th September and Sunday 28th October. www.kateshomenursing.org

ANNUAL GALA DAY AT MORETON BOWLING CLUB

Strong and enthusiastic support from fi rst prize and £100 second prize put Moreton in Marsh Bowling Club always many local businesses helped to make forward by Wrights Funeral Services and welcomes anyone interested in having Moreton Bowls Club Gala Day a success Aldi. Several teams return every year, a go at bowling and will be happy to last month. A particular attraction was with winners coming from Leicestershire, see you on any Monday evening Club the total prize fund of £300, donated for North Warwickshire and South Night (from around 6.00 pm). Bowling the fourth year by our regular sponsors Oxfordshire. equipment and some coaching will be Wrights Funeral Services, partnered Many small businesses in Moreton available for you at the club. Please wear for the fi rst time by new sponsors, Aldi, in Marsh offered support to the club fl at shoes. whose new store is adjacent to the Bowls on the day, providing high quality raffl e The outdoor season goes on to the Club. Aldi provided food throughout the prizes to help raise much needed end of September, and we continue to day for the 24 teams who entered the revenue. Local business support is meet socially at the club on Monday competition. hugely appreciated by the Bowls Club evenings throughout the winter. We 96 people from 7 different counties membership. Members also donate also play an indoor version of bowls came to Moreton for the Gala event, prizes and around 30 club members called ‘Short mat’ in the clubhouse on enjoying the wonderful bowls club volunteered their time before, during and Wednesday and Friday afternoons. facilities and competing to win the £200 after the Gala Day. Drop in to see us (we’re behind the Moreton petrol station on the A429) - you’ll be made welcome. Phone the Club Captain Steve Aldridge (01608 654060) or visit our website for more details. (Results of the Gala will be in the next edition of the Cotswold Times)

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