North Cotswold Villages Childswickham, Murcot, Broadway and Leedons Parks, Aston Somerville, Willersey, Hinton in the Green, and Bretforton Over 20.000 hits in 2019 V i l l a g e N e w s November 2019 And don’t forget STOP PRESS on the website http://www.village-news.org.uk Send emails to [email protected] Visit the Childswickham website http://www.childswickham.org.uk Next issue DECEMBER 19/JANUARY 20 Deadline November 10th 2019 Childswickham Church St Mary the Virgin 10.30am Carol Strotten, Churchwarden 01386 852312 Ralph Deakin, Churchwarden 01386 854605 Families and children are always welcome at St Mary’s, do come along and join us Services 3rd Nov. at 11.00am – Holy Baptism. The Revd. Jo Williamson to conduct. 10th Nov. at 10.30am – Remembrance Day Service. Carol Strotten and John Thompstone 17th Nov. at 10.30am. – Morning Prayer. Mr Clifford Cocks will conduct. 24th Nov. at 10.30am. – Holy Communion. The Revd. Michelle Ward, Vicar of Broadway, will conduct. Cleaning Contacts Childswickham Coffee Rota Carol Strotten, Churchwarden 852312 th Nov 8th Mrs Barnett & Oct 27 Margaret Flanagan & [email protected] Mrs Saville Jane Allen Nov 22nd Mrs Bindoff & Ralph Deakin, Churchwarden 854605 Nov 3rd Joan Barnett + 1 Mrs Braithwaite Bell ringers: Nov 10th Len Wood + 1 Dec 6th Mrs N Simms & Tower Captain, Graham Lee Mrs R Simms 01386 858422 Nov 17th Angela Kirk & Pat Hackett Dec 20th Mrs Hackett & Mrs Kirk Nov 24th Maria Oni’s team Some very special places English Cathedrals are popular! Not only are their congregations on the ‘up’, but 10.5 million people visit them every year. Some describe being ‘ambushed by the atmosphere’: or of how ‘something at this place has got me.’ Despite our secular age, 240,000 prayer candles were lit in York Minstar, last year. Maybe it is beautiful music: or the experience of being able to touch and handle things that you would never be allowed near in a museum: perhaps it is a sense of history in an ongoing story of a 900 year old building. People are finding that one doesn’t have to subscribe to a particular faith in order to experience what it is like to don the character of a modern pilgrim. For 2020 the British Pilgrim Trust has devised a walking route along the old pilgrim roads of England, to places such as Canterbury, Hereford, and Bury St Edmunds. Or, if that sounds too strenuous you can visit any Cathedral bookshop and acquire a ‘Pilgrim Passport’ that you can have stamped at every Cathedral you visit. Just a thought! Ioannus Next issue DECEMBER 19/JANUARY 20 Deadline November 10th 2019 FRIENDS OF BROOK STREET FOOTPATH – WILDLIFE AND LANDSCAPE ENHANCEMENT This Community led project is sponsored and funded by Childswickham Cricket Club and Worcestershire County Council (via the New Homes Bonus) with support from Childswickham Parish Council and the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. As a local group, the “Friends of Brook Street” has commenced with the aim to enhance the wildlife, landscape and accessibility of this important area of communal open space within the village. Brook Street, an ancient footpath running through the village (from Farmers Lane to Buckland Road) alongside the Badsey Brook, is registered common land which is actively used and loved by Childswickham residents. Brook Street is also identified as a site of Regional / Local Wildlife Importance. Over the years Brook Street has slowly declined losing many of the mature trees through disease and age. As a consequence, much of the biodiversity and amenity has been lost. Overgrown hedges and uneven surfaces make the footpath inaccessible to many young and elderly residents. For some time, local residents have voluntarily given their time by mowing and cutting back old growth. However, while this wonderful support is fully appreciated and will hopefully continue, volunteers have not been able to address the underlying causes of the areas decline. Therefore, the aim of the project is to enhance the existing footpath and to create a space of quiet enjoyment for residents and visitors alike. The necessary work to be undertaken and ongoing management of the area will protect and enhance the flora and fauna biodiversity. Under the guidance of a Graduate Forester (village resident Andrew Woods) and input from others, the Friends of Brook Street, has produced a budgeted plan to include; • New Tree Planting and Tree Maintenance • Stump Removal • Hedge Trimming / Bank Management • Spring Bulb Planting In addition to the above, we hope to improve accessibility, amenity and education; • New Bench • Wildlife Interpretation Board As this is a long-term commitment we really encourage all ages to take part, especially children as this will be a wonderful opportunity to work together and manage a shared community asset. The Friends of Brook Street will be arranging bulb planting, habitat creation and other fun activities. We are also seeking volunteers this winter to assist with the management and implementation of the works, so if you have some spare time or a specialist interest please do get in touch! To register your interest and for future updates please contact; Paul Brazier [email protected] or on 01386 858812. In the near future, we hope to be able to post more detailed documents on the Village Notice Boards. On behalf of the Friends of Brook Street. BROADWAY HISTORY SOCIETY Meetings of the Broadway History Society are held monthly on the third Monday of the month (except December) in the Lifford Memorial Hall starting at 7pm. Membership costs £10 p.a. (£15 per couple) and non-members are welcome to all the meetings - £3 on the door. Refreshments are served during the meeting. The talks leading up to the end of 2019 include: Monday 18th November: Doug Eyre will be giving an illustrated talk entitled 1941, HMS Broadway and the Capture of the German Naval Enigma Machine. The US Destroyer was commissioned as HMS Broadway in 1940 and refitted as a convoy escort, serving in the mid-Atlantic passage during WW2. Monday 9th December: Hailes Abbey and the Mystery of the Holy Blood a talk by David Haldred on the holy relic received by the Abbey in 1270 which is believed to be a portion of the blood of Christ and how it transformed the Monastery into one of the most important pilgrimage sites in England. Apart from hosting talks, the Society conducts small pieces of research on Broadway’s history and publishes articles and images on the website www.broadwayhistorysociety.wordpress.com and the Society’s Facebook page and its Twitter account (@BroadwayHistSoc). If you would like to join the Society either pop along to one of the meetings/talks or contact Mary Smith tel. 01386 853278. Next issue DECEMBER 19/JANUARY 20 Deadline November 10th 2019 Day Time Activity Contact Monday 7.00pm–9pm Carpet Bowls from 2nd September Robert Simms 01386 853752 Tuesday 9.15-10.15am Keep Fit Tess 01386 858796 10.30-12.00noon Yoga Aston Colley 01386 870893 6 pm-8 pm Puppy Training Sue 07857 277184 Wednesday 10am- 12.00noon Quilting Georgina 01242 820423 2pm – 4pm Evergreens 2nd/4th week of month Dawn Bindoff 01386 858769 7pm – 9pm WI (1st & last week) Pam Folsom 01386 859397 Thursday 7pm – 9pm Dancing Ballroom Kleo Tanner 01386 858905 7pm – 9pm Parish Council (not April, June, Aug. and December) 01684 773236 Friday 9am-12noon Art Group Claire Watson [email protected] 10am-12noon U3A winter months only 2nd Friday Charges Main Hall Residents £6.50 Non Residents £11.50 Helen’s Room Resident £6.50 Non Residents £11.50 Snooker Residents £4.50 Non Residents £5.00 For more information and to make a booking please contact Anne Wood 01386 854955 See web site for Rules and Conditions http://www.childswickham.org.uk Childswickham WI CARPET BOWLS st The WI meet on the 1 Wednesday of every month Mondays at 7.00pm from 7.15pm in the Village Hall in the Childswickham Memorial Hall on Atkinson Street Childswickham Give the President, Pam Folsom a call on 07712 Everyone welcome 682452 to try a Free of Charge Taster NORTH COTSWOLD ASSOCIATION OF THE NATIONAL TRUST www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ncotswoldassoc Membership is open to all members of the National Trust and to volunteers at any of its properties. If you are interested in making the most of your National Trust membership, why not join your local supporter group to enjoy talks and lectures, visits and coach outings, special events and fund raising. We have a vibrant team and a strong membership. Any surplus of funds raised goes to assist local National Trust properties in conservation, improving our heritage and looking after the environment. Coach outings to places of interest. Six meetings a year with talks and lectures. Annual lunch with after dinner speaker. Christmas Lunch. The next meeting will be held on 17th October when Glyn Jones will be talking to us about the Shakespeare Trust Gardens. On 21st November ‘A Chat with Simon Nicholas’ Countryside Manager, Sherborne Park Estate, including his involvement with BBC Springwatch. (Preceded by the AGM) 28 November - Christmas visit to Waddesdon Manor. To join, contact our Membership Secretary on 01386 593085, or for more information telephone 01608 659215 or 01608 658157 Next issue DECEMBER 19/JANUARY 20 Deadline November 10th 2019 Welcome to the North Cotswold U3A ‘Now I understand why the North Cotswold U3A is known as “The Friendly U3A’ (Freda) ‘My life can be divided into two parts, before the U3A and after the U3A. The “after” part is so much better’ (John) ‘I don’t know how I ever found time to go to work’ (Leslie) ‘Walking, reading, taking photographs, painting, improving my French, improving my cooking (not difficult this!) – the NCU3A fills my life with so much interest and pleasure’ (Margaret) The first age is learning at school, the second is learning at work and the third age is when that is over and you can learn whatever you like.