The horse’s Mouth
News and Events in the Parish of Horsley April 2020
Great for value and great for Horsley
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DIRECTORY OF USEFUL HORSLEY CONTACTS SAINT MARTIN’S HORSLEY Caroline Bland Vicar 836536 Stephen Jarvis Associate Priest 884545 Position Vacant Churchwarden Mark Carden Treasurer 833425
THE HORSE’S MOUTH MAGAZINE Helen Knuckle: [email protected] Editor: Events/News 839441 Lynn Stride: [email protected] Publishing 833026 Mark Carden: [email protected] Advertising 833425 HORSLEY C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL Gary Price Head Teacher 833625 PARISH COUNCIL Kate Kay Chair 833458 Marianne Simpson Clerk 07909 718980 THE HOG PUBLIC HOUSE 833843 VILLAGE HALL and 3 IN 1- Karen Butt Bookings and keys 834696 PARISH TREE WARDEN Maxine Relton 832597 HORSLEY ORCHARD PROJECT Ruth Liengaard - Co-ordinator 832895 HORSLEY PLAYGROUP Hannah Vaughan 07929 974982 HORSLEY COMMUNITY SHOP Supervisors - Sarah Huntley 836662 Email: [email protected] and Ben Stiles HORSLEY VILLAGE EMAIL [email protected] HORSLEY UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB Kevin Drew 07879 464742 GLOUCESTERSHIRE CONSTABULARY Non-emergency number 101
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The community shop continues to serve the village but due to the current guidelines we are putting the following into operation:-
Shop opening hours will be 9.00am -1.00pm Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 4.00pm Satur- day and Sunday 9.00am -12.00 midday.
To keep you and ourselves as safe as possible we are asking everyone to wash their hands when entering the shop. The facilities are there for you to use.
We ask that only two single people or one family go into the shop at one time and you keep to the 2 metre distance rule.
If you live in the parish of Horsley and you have a cough, temperature or cold then ring us on 01453 836662 and we will take a order and arrange a collection or delivery.
We are struggling to currently keep up with our supplies as suppliers cannot keep up with the high demand but we hope that this will adjust to normality as the weeks go on.
Please keep safe and see you on the other side. Diana Stiles 01453 836662 [email protected] HORSLEY NO GO AREAS We are sorry to have to tell you Ruskin Mill have had to close the all, that the Hors- ley children's permissive footpaths through the play area and the college grounds, as their students swings in are still in session, and many of them Shortwood are are very vulnerable. They had sadly now closed due been inundated with people using the to government restrictions until further notice area as a public park. Allan Caudwell for Horsley
Parish Council
HORSLEY TIP has now been closed for an indefinite period.
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a fork. Roll into eight equally sized balls In the Nosebag: and place on an oiled baking sheet. A Culinary Contribution Flatten each ball with the palm of your hand to create patties. Food writer Emily Leary offers cooking tips to those struggling to Bake for 20 minutes until just firm and find ingredients after panic buying golden, then serve with your choice of steamed vegetables. cleared out supermarket shelves. For dessert is a cake - made using just Salmon Fishcakes two ingredients: ice cream and self-raising 2 salmon fillets, fresh or frozen flour. or two small cans, drained Allow 300g of full-fat ice cream to melt and 200g Mashed potato mix it with 160g of flour. 1 tbsp chopped chives (optional) A tiny pinch of salt and pepper Pour the mixture into a baking tin and pop 1 tbsp olive oil it in the oven at 200C (180C fan/400F) for about 30 minutes or until baked through. Preheat oven to 200C (180C fan/400F). If using fresh/frozen salmon, cook according Allow it to cool in the tin, then transfer to a to pack instructions. Allow to cool, then wire rack to cool completely. Serve with flake the salmon with a fork. fresh fruit. Place the potato, salmon, salt, pepper and chives (if using) in a bowl. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk- Add the olive oil and mix together well with england-nottinghamshire-51947304
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GINNYBURBIDGE YOGA- ZOOM ONLINE Yoga Classes
Yoga has many benefits and is particularly valuable at times of stress, uncertainty and anxiety. As well as helping to ease tensions and to keep you feeling positive, you will also develop your strength,alignment and flexibility.
This is a live streamed yoga class, which is an interactive session between yourself, the rest of the students and the teacher, enabling you to ask questions and be taught from the comfort of your own home.
All you need is a space to move, ideally a yoga mat (but not necessary) a blanket and access to the internet.
Your investment is: £25 for 5 classes, or £7 per drop in session. £25 for a 1-1 session.
Tuesday- 6.45-7.45pm | Thursday-9-10am | Saturday- 8-9am
If you would like to book, please contact me:
[email protected] | Tel: 07876280359 Yoga and meditation with Horsley Runners and Horsley’s own in the comfort Rider’s List of your home ….. Our Vicar, Rev. Caroline Bland, is keep- Tash Neely is a teacher of Yin yoga, ing a running list of those offering or re- Vinyasa-flow yoga and also yoga for chil- quiring help during these tricky times. If dren. She is currently holed-up in an you contact her at the vicarage on Ashram in the wilds of Canada (and they 836536 or email: certainly do wilds in Canada) where cur- [email protected], and let rent circumstances have caused a short her know which hamlet or neighbourhood of the village you live in, and what level of stay to extend into something longer. help you are able to offer, or need, (and She offers free on-line Yoga Classes also if that changes). which may be of interest to experienced We appreciate that many groups in the practitioners of Yoga, Yoga novices and village are already using WhatsApp and children alike. Some may be of use if you so on, but some villagers may be outside are looking for healthy activities for incar- these loops. Please take care, of your- cerated children. selves and each other!
Here is a link to her website https:// www.tashyogaspace.co.uk Another New Arrival ….
From here you can subscribe to her A new granddaughter arrived YouTube tutorials and/or read her blog. for Christina McDonagh on Tuesday March 3rd, Rowan And, as the wilds of Canada have faster Sky weighing in at broadband than the wilds of the Cots- 8lb 10oz. She's "a wolds, Tash is able to update her blog gorgeous chubby and YouTube on a regular basis. baby sister for Seth". Our congratulations and best wishes to Happy stretching! Christina and her daughter Amber with her family in Bristol.
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Long Table Ready Meals
Our own Tom Herbert of Rockness is running The Long Table which is about bring people together with food. In light of Coronavirus, people self-isolating and the practice of social distancing coming into effect we’ve found we are well placed to help build strong communities like never before.
Since we started nearly two years ago, our team and some customers have been in the habit of taking our food home to eat at a later date. In response to enquiries, The Long Table is making the same great food available as ready meals, adapting to our communities changing needs and enabling each other to be good neigh- bours.
We’ve sourced some bio-degradable food containers that food can be frozen and microwaved in. We will be delivering 7 meals for £25. We can drop them direct to the door (with or without contact) or these can be collected from our warehouse. For deliveries we are currently able to cover the entire Stroud District. We endeavour to cater for most dietary requirements, please let us know of any allergies when you make your order. The current menu includes:
Lentil Dahl Turkey Curry (mild) Sausage Casserole Bean Stew Mediterranean Vegetable Pasta Chickpea Curry
As always we are offering a pay-it-forward option for those who may not be able to afford the meals at this time.
The target recipients are: People self isolating with funds who want affordable tasty and nutritious meals for their household. People whose carers can no longer visit them as the carers are self isolate ing. People who are nervous about going into public or are being asked to minimise contact as they are over 70+. People who need help but can’t afford support but are identified by organisa tions and charities who want to draw down a free meal.
How to order: email [email protected] or call 01453 367499 during office hours, and let us know the following details:
How many meals you would like to order If you have any dietary requirements If you would like to collect the meals or have a delivery
01453 367499 [email protected]
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Our Horsley Neighbourhood Plan
We have now passed the official inspection of our draft plan with only minor points to amend , so its now an official Emerging Neigh- bourhood Plan.
We will have a referendum on it when times return to normal but all plan- ning must pay respect to it from now on. It can be found at https://www.stroud.gov.uk/environment/planning-and-building-control/ planning-strategy/neighbourhood-planning/emerging-neighbourhood- plans
Then click on: Horsley Parish Council Plan Then select: Horsley Regulation 17 & 18
Allan Caudwell Horsley Parish Council
Citizens Advice Stroud & Cotswold – Attendance Allowance
This is a benefit that helps with extra costs if you have an illness or disability, either physical or mental or both, and severe enough to require someone else to help you with your personal care needs. You can make a claim for Attendance Allowance if you have reached State Pension age or are older, and it is normally payable after six months of needing the care. It is paid at one of two rates, £58.70 or £87.65 per week, depending on your care needs. Attendance Allowance is tax-free and not means-tested, which means your income and savings will not affect the level you may be entitled to.
You do not need to have someone actually caring for you in order to make a claim. The claim form can be obtained from the Attendance Allowance helpline on 0800 731 0122 by providing your contact details. Please note that the form is complicated and lengthy and you may wish to get advice and help before completing it. If you would like more ad- vice on this or other matters please contact Stroud Citizens Advice weekdays 10 am to 4 pm on Freephone: 0808 800 0510. Further information can also be found at www.citizensadvice.org.uk and then search for attendance allowance.
Please note that following national guidance on Covid-19 Citizens Advice Stroud has closed its face to face services at all offices and outreaches, but will continue to operate a phone and email service. If you need advice please do contact by phone 0808 800 0510, or email by using the email advice page on our website https://www.citizensadvice-stroudandcotswold.org.uk/stroud-cab-email-advice.php
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Climate Change Village Meeting Follow Up
The village meeting last month, arranged by Carbon Neutral Horsley (CNH) and the Horsley Parish Council (HPC) discussed how the village should address the climate emergency. The session allowed the 50 or more residents who attended to discuss practical things that can be done, both as a community and individually, to reduce the village’s carbon foot- print. They also set out their vision for Horsley’s resilience to climate change.
What is our vision? A summary of the elements of the vision created in the meeting is provided on the following page. The main themes and ide- as that emerged have been presented to the HPC. With the Council, CNH would like to prioritise 3 areas:
Growing food, Improving transport Community energy generation.
Working Groups! For each of these, we want to create a working group. These groups would explore their topic with the aim of creating short term carbon reductions and would also research and propose longer term ac- tions. The current aim is to establish these groups over the next month and (Covid-19 permitting) have them report back to a further village meet- ing in the autumn.
CNH are seeking a Parish Councillor for each of these groups but we want much wider contributions too. Are you interested in growing more food sustainably and locally, in finding better local transport solutions or investigating options for generation of energy through local community schemes? We need, and would very much welcome your involve- ment. If you are interested, please contact: Growing Food Group: Ruth Liengaard (rsliengaard.gmail.com) or Simon Allen ([email protected])
Better Transport Solutions Group: Vaughan Webber ([email protected])
Community Energy Generation Group: Norman kay ([email protected], tel. 833458)
I know that there are a lot of distractions from the climate issues at the moment but it is important that we keep up momentum even if we can’t meet physically and have to communicate virtually for a while; so please join us. Thanks, Paul Archer, Carbon Neutral Horsley
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CNH to HCAN
A strong undercurrent from the village meeting on climate change last month was that residents want hints, tips and knowledge on how to reduce their carbon footprint. Such items can help make the seem- ingly huge task of responding to the climate emergency a little more manageable, especially when interleaved with ‘good news’ stories.
To facilitate this, CNH plans to align more closely with Nailsworth Climate Action Network (NCAN) group which has, for many months, produced a lot of this sort of information. Part of that process is to change the name, Carbon Neutral Horsley, to Horsley Climate Action Network (HCAN).
HCAN will have a new Instagram and Facebook presence. Instagram will be searchable as @horsleyclimateactionnetwork. The existing Facebook site will be renamed as Horsley Climate Action Network. Please sign up for both to receive practical infor- mation on how to respond to the climate emergency, comment and make these sites ex- citing with us.
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Vicar’s Letter
We live in such challenging times. We may be feeling anxious and afraid, for ourselves, those we love and for our neighbours. yourself, be encouraged by the words that In the story of the Good Samaritan, in Luke Jesus said on the sermon on the Mount 10, a lawyer talks with Jesus about how he (Mathew 6, 34), when Jesus challenged might inherit eternal life. He knows he his followers to live each day fully and must follow the Jewish law – love your not be afraid. As we face challenging times neighbour as yourself – and so he asks let us not be afraid, but bring our concerns Jesus, “Who is my neighbour?” to God.
Jesus tells the story of a man who had With prayers and blessings, been robbed, beaten and left for dead on Rev. Caroline the side of the road. A priest and a Levite, both considered honourable to the Jewish Keep us, good Lord, audience, pass the man by, they cross the under the shadow of your mercy road and walk past. But a third man, a in this time of uncertainty and distress. Samaritan who was not considered to be Sustain and support the anxious and honourable, stopped and helped the man. fearful, and lift up all who are brought low; Who is my neighbour? My neighbour is that we may rejoice in your comfort the one who shows love, cares and helps. knowing that nothing can separate us from With the coronavirus posing such a threat your love to the health of so many it is a particular in Christ Jesus our Lord. time to think about our neighbour, Amen. particularly those who are particularly anxious, the elderly, the housebound and those with chronic health conditions. I have already seen such generosity from Coffee Cake those who have offered their time to help others by shopping, making telephone and Chat in calls to see if others are okay, making a difference to our neighbours. These are the Church things we can do without close contact – it For the time being this is finding new ways of being a good monthly community event neighbour. will not take place, but rest assured it will We all know that we need to change the return as soon as possible with the usual way we live at this time. Jesus wants us to home-made cakes (including gluten-free), live life to the full, but we are trying to live posh biscuits, and really good coffee. this life in challenging and difficult Everyone will be welcome - so bring along circumstances. We do not know what the your neighbours, especially any who may future holds, but God is always with us, he be feeling a little isolated - perhaps they will never leave us (Deuteronomy 31:6). have young children, or their families have In the weeks and maybe months ahead, moved away? please pray for your neighbour and for Anyone from 0 - 100 is invited!
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CHURCH SERVICES IN APRIL
Please see notice below
Following the government guidelines to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, the Church of England have given the following directions as from 24th March until further notice. Church buildings must be closed for public worship and for private prayer. Sadly, there can be no weddings in church buildings until further notice. Emergency baptisms can take place in a hospital or at home, though subject to strict hygiene precautions and physical distancing as far as this is possible. Funerals may now only happen at the Crematorium or at the graveside. Only immediate family members can attend (if the crematorium allows) – that is, spouse or partner, parents and children, keeping their distance in the pre- scribed way.
For the latest updates please follow the link https:// www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/coronavirus-covid-19-
Church / 3 in 1, generating a donation of £840.00 this year, in addition to the
prize money, thanks to your generosi- ty. We are also always hoping to at-
tract more new members to join the In March we have 2 prizes for the 200 200 Club – you never know when you Club. The regular monthly prize has will win! been won by Pippa Dalrymple- Hamilton from Barton End, with ticket The cost of each number will be fro- number 12. She wins £55.00 zen at £12 for the year, to include 14 chances of winning in the year starting The bi-annual bonus draw, with a in May 2020. There are 12 monthly whopping prize of £90 has been won draws which this year had a £55 prize by Patricia Rowan from Nupend, with and two Bonus draws in October and lucky ticket number 124. March with a prize of £90.
The final draw for the 200 Club year Please contact Rachel Azcona by will be in April. Watch out for requests email at [email protected], by email or post in April to kindly ask if you are interested in having a current members to renew for another chance of winning in the upcoming year. It is a very important annual year. fundraising project for Horsley
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This is new to us…
We never wanted our customers to shop online – we wanted them to come in, say hi, and browse. But now things are a bit different. Customers can’t come into the shops, see what’s new, or what we’re excited about. So we’re trying to create an online shop that replicates just a bit of the whole ‘Yellow-Lighted’ buying experience. One thing – we’re booksellers, not web designers. We’ll work on making the site easier to navigate over the next few weeks.
Stock: The stock listed in our online shop is what our computerised stock system thinks we have in stock. It’s not wholly accurate, but gives you a fair idea of what’s on the shelves today.
Book ordering: As long as you’ve ordered from us by about 4pm, most books will be with us the next day, and we can send them on to you. If they have to come from the publisher, this usually takes a couple more days – but it depends on the publisher. We can get hold of pretty much anything in print – if you’re patient enough. The "online Shop" is on: https://yellowlightedbookshop.co.uk/, or phone 01666500221.
Current circumstances mean that there might be unpredictable delays in the supply chain. Please bear with us.
Hereward, Helen, Louise, Alex and co. Current Planning Applications Please don’t hog in or affecting Horsley:
Self build house - garage to the side of the broadband! Barley Cottage, Boscombe Lane, Horsley At this point many people will be Ref. No: S.20/0528/FUL | Received: Wed 04 trying to work from home or video Mar 2020 | Validated: Fri 13 Mar conference with family, and some 2020 | Status: Awaiting decision will also be bored and Demolish back porch & construct garden wanting to stream films room (383780, 198868) 6 Wallow Green Horsley
Ref. No: S.20/0365/HHOLD | Received: Mon 17 Feb 2020 | Validated: Mon 17 Feb 2020 | Status: Awaiting decision etc. into their
Proposed dwelling on land at The Priory, homes. But the Priory Fields Horsley Ref. No: S.20/0305/ Broadband is horribly FUL | Received: Thu 06 Feb 2020 | Validated: slow in Horsley, so maybe people Thu 06 Feb 2020 | Status: Awaiting decision might consider NOT unnecessarily
Erection of a horse walker & retention of a streaming video over the 2 miles of lunge pen at Barton End Stables Upper wet string between here and Nails- Barton End Lane, Horsley worth, to free up capacity? Many Ref. No: S.20/0199/FUL | Received: Thu 30 households have a collection of Jan 2020 | Validated: Thu 27 Feb DVDs, which they would be happy to 2020 | Status: Awaiting decision share and lend? < 12 >
Horsley Orchard
Project &
Growing Local Food Sustainably and the Horsley Orchard Project
Phew! The coronavirus, with all the huge challenges it brings, is kicking in as I write this. I feel overwhelmed and sometimes helpless in the face of it, especially coming on top of the climate change challenges.
But….Growing our own food is something we can still do - apart and to- gether. Learning how to do it well is looking to become a lot more than a "would be nice" thing to do. At the very successful village meet- ing organised by Carbon Neutral Horsley (CNH) and the Parish Council last month, many ex- pressed an interest in growing more food.
So…. this is a call for us to meet up and take things forward to- gether! A starting point…. "No dig" beds grow a lot of food and Simon Allen of CNH has been growing wonderful vegetables for years by this method. Simon and I would like to establish a no dig bed and some espaliered fruit trees some- where near the village hall as a role model for individuals’ gardens. That seems a good initial plan for taking forward the thoughts from the village meeting but we need some help to realise it.
Looking ahead…. for those without their own garden, Nupend Orchard offers the space for 8 to12 small raised beds and has a long south facing wall for espaliers. I believe that there are other potential sites for commu- nity growing in the Parish. There are already many successful templates for community or allotment gardens to choose from in the District. We just need some more individuals prepared to contribute a little bit of time and energy to make it happen.
If you are interested in growing more of your own food sustainably, please get in touch with me, Ruth at rsliengaard.gmail.com or Simon at [email protected]
Ruth Liengaard, Carbon Neutral Horsley
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My Elusive Goal I’ve washed my curtains, swept the floors, Cleaned under beds and tops of doors, I’ve dug the garden, mowed the lawn, Laundered clothes I’ve never worn. I emailed friends and read Mantell, Wrote a novel - it will never sell. Brushed the dog, annoyed the cat, Tried Salman Rushdie, where’s that at? Tidied drawers, washed my hair, Can’t go out, it isn’t fair. What I need to keep busy, It isn’t wine or something fizzy, What I want, my elusive goal, A slot at Tesco and a toilet roll.
By Anita Stride
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ensure the shop can keep open. Contact details for all our Parish Councillors are on the website and my tel. no is 01453 833458 if you need information.
I am writing this the day after the announce- We will not be holding meetings as usual. ment by Boris Johnson on the restrictions of Instead we are investigating how we meet movement in the country, and like many of virtually so the basic day to day business of you I am finding it hard to take in all the the Council can continue. Both Stroud Dis- consequences. We have one major ad- trict and Gloucestershire County Councils vantage. Our village has always been re- have also suspended their meetings to al- sourceful and kind. I have already seen low staff to focus on dealing with the pan- neighbours and friends within our hamlets demic. We will be posting minutes of any supporting each other. Some have set up decisions we take on the Council website Whatsapp groups, and everywhere neigh- and there will be opportunities for people to bours are looking out for each other. ask questions or seek information.
In the coming weeks I will ensure that infor- Many local shops and businesses have had mation will be shared on the village website to close, and there will be those in our com- and on Everything Horsley, but it is also munity who are worried about their liveli- important that those who cannot access the hoods and their health. Please watch out for web can also find out about local support. your neighbours. Be mindful of the impact The Horse’s Mouth is doing a vital job. One of your actions on others, and if you need thing we can all do is to check any neigh- help do not be afraid to ask. We are a bours who do not have web access and strong and caring community and we will ensure they are kept in touch and check look after each other. they have sufficient support. Kate Kay, Chair The Parish Council will be doing everything Horsley Parish Council it can to support the village, particularly to A Message from the Chief Executive of Stroud District Council, Kathy O'Leary
I am writing to advise you that Ebley Mill is now closed to members of the public. This is to protect our staff who are delivering services and our residents, and will help prevent the spread of the Coronavirus.
All those contacting us are being asked to use one telephone number – 01453 766321. From tomorrow this will be the only number through which residents, tenants and busi- nesses will be able to contact us.
The council is contactable in the following ways: website: www.stroud.gov.uk email: [email protected] Phone: 01453 766321 (office hours) or 01453 222104 (outside office hours)
Best wishes, Norman Kay District Cllr. Tel: 833458
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