COTSWOLD TIMES STOW ON THE WOLD

ISSUE 165 SEPTEBER 2017

In your SEPTEMBER magazine

A Rainbow of Lycra PAGE 14-15

Festival Report – Sounds Alive PAGE 27-28

Music at Stow PAGE 45

Stow Cotswold Festival PAGE 46-47

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4 | COTSWOLD TIMES COTSWOLD TIMES STOW ON THE WOLD Contents P H O T O R E P O R T S C O M P E T I T I O N Events Diary 32 CLOSING DATE and Prize List 57 Village Halls Listing 38

F E A T U R E S Club Notices and Rural Cinemas 39-40 A Rainbow of Lycra 14-15 Local Rotary, Lions, Bob Forster British Legion and Probus 44 Festival Report – Sounds Alive 27-28 School Reports 50-54 Nick John Local Sports Clubs 58-61 Music at Stow 45 Local Business Directory 62-63 Michael Omer Stow Cotswold Festival 46-47

R E G U L A R S Book Reviews 12 from Borzoi Books Local Authority Information 17 Blood Donor Sessions Community Notices 14 Report from Stow Town Council 18 Planning 19

Correspondence 20-23 COTSWOLD TIMES STOW ON THE WOLD (Doctor’s Surgery Decision) ISSUE 165 SEPTEBER 2017 In this Local Church Services 24 27

Community News 20, 27 In your month’s SEPTEMBER magazine

A Rainbow of Lycra PAGE 14-15

Festival Report – Sounds Alive PAGE 27-28

Music at Stow PAGE 45

Stow Cotswold Festival PAGE 46-47

PLUS Council news, Clubs, Sports, Tax Issues 56 cotswoldtimes Schools . . . in your community edition . . . Robb Eden Two things have attracted readers’ attention this Events including festivals, month – the decision on the Doctor’s Surgery; exhibitions, concerts, local and the Cycling Tour of Britain event coming through the Cotswolds. fundraising and walks 33-37 The first one generated some interesting phone calls and emails to the Editor – without exception these readers expressed their anger, frustrated at how long they have needed to wait for what is hoped to be a ‘final decision’. Some of the letters and emails are published here. 46 The Cycling Tour of Britain on the 9 will generate a huge adrenalin high – and flash by! As a keen cyclist himself Bob Forster captures the Contact Cotswold Times excitement. (For non-fans, we suggest that you Details Page 63 note the route and stay away with your car!) Just as memorable were some of the festivals Office: 01608 652299 that our Sounds Alive team visited . . . although Mob. 07789 175 002 the late night journeys home seemed to take a toll! Cover photograph: September is a new school and college year, Tour of Britain 2014 streaming through with all the anxiety and excitement they can Winchcombe bring – and, who knows? We might get a late summer before autumn starts to creep into our (Photo courtesy of CDC Tourism) gardens . . . while the beautiful Cotswolds will still look stunning in every direction – we are Our next edition is for October pretty lucky really. The copydate is 15 September 45 Best wishes, Jenni COTSWOLD TIMES | 5 Sewing Tuition with Sue Hazell (Cert. Ed) Leisure Workshops or Career Change Courses Cushions – Sept. 7th, Oct. 5th, 22nd, Nov 22nd Pattern Matching Fabric – November 2nd Curtains – September 6th, November 25th Headboards – November 3rd Overlockers – Beginners – September 9th, 24th Roman Blinds – September 9th, 22nd, October 20th Sewing for Beginners – September 4th, 6th, 8th, 14th, 24th, October 5th, 22nd, November 4th www.sewing-tuition.co.uk Held in the Cotswolds, Oxfordshire - 01608 644877 Also, Sewing Holidays in France, Italy & Somerset The Perfect Venue for your celebration!

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COTSWOLD TIMES | 9 RECRUITMENT Care Assistants Wanted We are looking for caring, reliable people with or without experience in care, to work within a small dedicated team of Carers. We provide care to people in their own homes, promoting their independence. You will need a full driving licence and a car as we cover Stow, Bourton, Moreton, Chipping Campden We are placing nannies with and surrounding villages. Any necessary training will be families in the following areas: provided. Excellent terms and conditions, good rates of pay also mileage and travel time paid. Burford For more information Contact [email protected] Cheltenham Moreton-in-Marsh Freephone 0800 634 3471 Chipping Norton and the surrounding EBRINGTON PARISH COUNCIL Cotswold District Cotswold villages. Clerk to Ebrington Parish Council Contact us now if you are looking Five hours per week average on a flexible basis Salary: £9.40 – £10.75 per hour, depending on for a great new nanny for experience and qualifications, plus expenses your family ... Ebrington is a parish of four villages: Ebrington, Charingworth, Hidcote Bartrim and Hidcote Boyce with a population of 595. Seven enthusiastic Parish Councillors meet in the Village Hall on the 3rd Monday of January, March, May, July, September and November and as required for special 07807 130 551 meetings to deliver quality services. The Parish is renowned for its community or email us at involvement and there are many thriving organisations including a village hall, primary school, pub, Church, playing field, cricket club, WI, cycling [email protected] club, gardening club, fete, Residents Association and farm shop/café. The present Clerk is retiring after eighteen years so we are seeking to appoint a Parish Clerk/Responsible Financial Officer from October 2017. The successful applicant will ensure that all legal, statutory, financial and other governing provisions relating to the Council are observed, all Council meetings are properly administered and recorded and decisions effectively implemented. Chastleton House Except for meetings, the five hours per week are flexible and worked from Volunteering home. The successful candidate will have excellent written and oral communication, financial, administrative and IT skills. Training will be provided if required and the present Clerk will help hand over. A job description and a person specification are on the parish website: (www.ebringtonparish.org). For further information or an informal discussion please contact the Council Chair: Hugh Elson (hugh.elson@phonecoop. coop) or 01386 - 593238 Please apply by e-mail with a copy of your cv to the Council Chair: Hugh Elson ([email protected]) Closing date for applications: Monday, 18 September 2017. Interviews: Monday, 2 October 2017 m e Room Guides Visitor Sunday Teas d i

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COTSWOLD TIMES | 11 Church Street The Stow-on-the-Wold GL54 1BB Tel: 01451 830268 borzoibookshop.co.uk BORZOI @BorzoiBookshop Bookshop Borzoi Bookshop Borzoibookshop SEPTEMBER 2017

BOOK LAUNCH WITH DEREK TAYLOR A reminder that popular local author Derek Taylor will be launching and signing his new book, Who Do the English Think They Are?, at the Masonic Hall in Stow (next to the Borzoi) on Tuesday 12th September from 6.30 to 8.00pm. Wine and nibbles will be served. All welcome. FICTION HIGHLIGHTS The big hitters are out in force this month, with new novels from John le Carre, Robert Harris, Ken Follett and Wilbur Smith. The Mitford Murders marks the start of a new series by Jessica Fellowes of Golden Age mysteries set around the lives of the Mitford sisters (£12.99, 12th). NON-FICTION HIGHLIGHTS Local hero Adam Henson looks to have another success on his hands with A Farmer and His Dog (£20, 7th). The popular novelist Maggie O’Farrell has a memoir, I Am, I Am, I Am, with a difference – a story of a life in seventeen near-death experiences (£18.99, in stock). On the history front, Alison Weir begins a new series about England’s medieval Queens with Queens of the Conquest (£20, 28th), whilst Deborah Cadbury looks at Queen Victoria’s Matchmaking (£25, 7th). Stow on the Wold Turning to cooking, look out for Yotam Ottolenghi, Nigella Lawson, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Rick Stein and Kirstie Allsopp. Feasts by Whitening Sabrina Ghayour should be a visual as well as a culinary feast! (£20, 7th). General and Moving outdoors, we’re looking forward to Head Gardeners by Ambra Cosmetic Dentistry Edwards, featuring places such as Great Dixter and Sissinghurst (£35, Dentures 21st), and Secret Gardens of East Anglia by Barbara Segall (£20, 7th). Six Month Smiles Downstairs Surgery Facial Aesthetic Treatments Implants

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COTSWOLD TIMES | 13 A Rainbow of Lycra Bob Forster

Cyclists in skin-tight lycra are not everyone’s cup of tea; indeed, one hotel in New Zealand banned guests from wearing it last year lest it offended fellow guests. But the Cotswolds will, like it or not, get a surfeit of lycra when the Tour of Britain races through on 9 September, a weekend slot tailor-made for maximum public exposure if you’ll excuse the lycra associations!

Images from the Tour of Britain 2014 14 | COTSWOLD TIMES LL READERS will have seen images Aof the Tour de France, led by the wiry figure of Britain’s multiple victor, Chris Froome, clad in what cycling commentator Ned Boulting once memorably described as ‘the yellow jumper.’ The Tour of Britain leader will be wearing the OVO Energy Green Jersey, just one of the rainbow-coloured phalanx that will stream through these communities. On the way from Hemel Hempstead to Cheltenham, the race passes through Charlbury, the Wychwoods, Bourton-on-the-Water and Stow-on-the-Wold, all around or soon after lunch, then taking in Moreton-in- Marsh and Winchcombe on the way to the finish. Stow will undoubtedly be one of many communities sprinkled with green painted bikes to mark the arrival of the Tour. At an average expected speed that exceeds 25 mph, the race hurtles for all families to bring a picnic onto across the country. This is a sponsored through in a kaleidoscopic blur, the main Milton Green. There will be a decorated ride or walk around churches to raise group, known as the peloton, just a fizz bike competition, with prizes sponsored funds for essential church repairs and of whirring legs. The Cotswolds will be by Mountain Mania bike shop in Carterton improvements, a cause dear to a part of privileged to witness spikes in the action and, as soon as the race has passed the country that includes so many iconic with special sprints in Bourton, Moreton through, an eight-mile family ride will be churches and chapels serving the whole and Winchcombe plus lung-busting held around the Wychwoods. community and enjoyed by flocks of efforts for King of the Mountains points • Bourton: an eye-catching vintage bike visitors. In this region, the Ride and Stride on the climbs at Bourton-on-the-Hill and ride enters the village around lunchtime. is being organised by Oxfordshire and Cleeve Hill. There will be a live screening of the Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trusts These communities are well prepared to Tour as well as music beside the river. A (websites below). Ride and Stride is being take advantage of the Tour’s passage. nostalgic display will focus on a fondly linked to the Tour of Britain by a series of While the focus will be on the race itself, remembered bike shop in the village. Ride the Tour events, the main one being a twenty-eighte mile afternoon ride that a wonderful variety of activities to suit all • Stow: as well as the green bikes and takes in several miles of the Tour route, tastes is on the menu; here is a flavour of the start of the vintage bike ride at 11 am, linking in with visits to many villages that what’s on offer: an exhibition entitled ‘Wheels in motion’ is have these wonderful churches. It will being held at Christopher Clark Antiques • Charlbury: this is the entry point for officially start in Charlbury as soon as in Sheep Street featuring vintage bicycles the race into the Cotswolds. The date the race has passed through, continuing and associated photographs. coincides with the opening of the new through the Wychwoods before branching community centre at 10 am with all the • Moreton: The town’s Beer and Cider off the Tour route to take in villages celebrations which that entails. Rides for Festival should serve to waylay many a including Idbury, Bledington, Churchill and children and families are planned plus the spectator to the race. Chadlington. Riders can, however, start start of the main ‘Ride the Tour’ event (see wherever they like on the circuit, details of below) for seasoned cyclists. Ride and Stride for Churches which can be obtained on the Oxfordshire • Wychwoods: the race’s lunchtime By happy coincidence, 9 September also Historic Churches’ Trust website; many arrival will feature a BBQ and an invitation sees the annual Ride and Stride event of the churches on the route will have refreshments available.

Date for your diary So, 9 September looks like being a very special day in the Cotswolds’ calendar, a day for the fit, a day for the spectator, a day for the curious, a day for the nostalgic and, failing all else, a day to see a wider acreage of lycra than you’re ever likely to see again in your lifetime; whatever your interest, this is a date to highlight in your diary with anticipation and a smile on your face.

Details of the events listed here can be found on: • www.tourofbritain.co.uk/stages/ stage-seven • www.cotswolds.com/tour • https://ohct.org.uk/ride-stride • http://ghct.org.uk/ride-and-stride

COTSWOLD TIMES | 15 16 | COTSWOLD TIMES LOCAL AUTHORITIES SEPTEMBER 2017

C.D.C. Committee Meetings STOW TOWN COUNCIL STOW TOWN COUNCIL Meetings are held at the Council Offices, Trinity Road NEXT MEETING: Thursday 28 September NOTES FOR COUNCIL MEETING Cirencester, GL7 1PX. Agendas, reports and Minutes are published online five PLEASE CHECK NOTICEBOARD JULY 2017 working days before each meeting at Abbreviated notes from the Meeting will be www.cotswold.gov.uk. Residents are welcome to attend meetings. Questions* from the public relating to a available online at www.stowonthewold.net Members of the public are encouraged to attend and are displayed on the Council’s noticeboard proposal in discussion by Cllrs may be taken meetings of the Council and Committee. If you live in on St Edwards Hall in Stow Square. Copies of the District and are on the Electoral Register you can prior to Council voting on that proposal. Minutes, associated committee meetings and take part by asking up to two questions per meeting. General questions are taken at the end of the correspondence are available from the Council’s Information about your Councillors and committee meeting. Office, in George Alley off Stow Square. Minutes members are on the website: of Council Meetings are available in the Library www.cotswold.gov.uk *A maximum of 3 minutes allowed. and online at www.stowonthewold-tc.gov.uk. SEPTEMBER The Council office is open Tuesdays, Town Councillors are available before and Wednesdays & Thursdays, 10 am – 1 pm Tues 05 Overview and Scrutiny after the meeting. District and County Cllrs, (subject to meetings) Wed 06 Site Inspection Briefing representatives of Stow Police and local Press Tel: 01451 832 585 Wed 13 Planning and Licensing regularly attend. Thurs 14 Cabinet E: [email protected] Tues 26 Council Thurs 28 Joint Consultative Committee Questions to the Council or a committee about any matter on which CDC have any powers or duties or ROAD CLOSURES INFORMATION which affects the district must first be received in Telephone: 08000 514 514 writing by the Head of Democratic Services by email no This information is continuously updated. please check by telephone or online: later than 5 pm on the prior working day: www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/roadworks [email protected] By post to CDC at Trinity Road, Cirencester. GL7 1PX. 01285 623204/ 201 Cotswolds Draft Local Plan submitted Petitions can be presented to express local feeling about an issue or a suggested action that we might take. A for examination petition must contain at least 10 signatures. Both the draft Local Plan and the draft Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) for the Details of Meeting Agendas, Reports and Minutes Cotswold District have been submitted to the Secretary of State for Communities and can be found on the Council’s Committee Information Local Government. Details relating to the examination process will be advertised, made System. Also available are details of your Councillor, available online and also sent to all respondents. Committee Meetings including dates, times and venues and Membership of the Committees. The submitted draft Local Plan and supporting documents can be viewed on the Local Plan examination website: www.cotswold.gov.uk/lpexamination . The submitted Draft CIL and supporting documents can be viewed on the CIL examination website: www.cotswold.gov.uk/cilexamination To assist with the Local Plan and CIL examination process, the Council has appointed an independent Programme Officer whose contact details are as follows:Tracey Smith, Programme Officer for Cotswold District Local Plan 2011–2031 and CIL Examinations. Chairman’s Office, Cotswold District Council, Trinity Road, Cirencester GL7 1PX. Email: [email protected] BLOOD DONOR SESSIONS THIS MONTH: Tracey will maintain an examination library – comprising core documents and examination documents – at the Programme Office and also online at the examination Giving blood is quick, easy, website. Anyone wishing to view paper copies should contact the Programme Officer and it saves lives on 07989 582 577 and Tracey will be happy to assist. Call the number above or look online Electronic copies are available to view at CDCs offices in Cirencester (open www.blood…co.uk Monday–Friday 9 am to 5 pm) and Moreton Area Centre (opening times available at to arrange an appointment at a venue close www.cotswold.gov.uk/support/contact-us/) and also at libraries in Bourton-on-the- to where you live, where you study or work Water, Chipping Campden, Cirencester, Fairford, Moreton-in-Marsh, Stow-on-the-Wold, Do something Tetbury, and Lechlade. For library opening times call 0845 230 5420 or check online at Amazing . . . www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/libraries. 96% of us rely on the other 4% to give blood Please don’t leave it to someone else Look online to read about THE DONATION PROCESS. Why give blood? Who can give blood?

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COTSWOLD TIMES | 17 Stow-on-the-Wold Town Council Stow Youth Centre, Fosseway, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire GL54 1DW Tel: 01451 832585 Email: [email protected] Website: www.stowonthewold-tc.gov.uk Clerk and RFO: Heather Sipthorp FORTHCOMING COUNCIL MEETING DATES BURIAL BOARD – Thursday 7th September 2017 at COMMUNITY EVENTS 9.15 am PLANNING, TRAFFIC & SQUARE COMMITTEE – ANNUAL BONFIRE EVENT th Monday 11 September 2017 at 7.00 pm FRIDAY 3RD NOVEMBER 2017 on QEII playing FINANCE & GENERAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE – field (& cricket ground) st Thursday 21 September 2017 at 7.00 pm COUNCIL MEETING – Thursday 28th September

CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL 2017 at 7.15 pm THURSDAY 7TH TO SUNDAY 10TH DECEMBER ALL MEETINGS TAKE PLACE IN YOUTH CENTRE 2017 in St Edward’s Church Meeting dates can change so for up to date information see council’s website or give the office a call CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS SWITCH ON TH FRIDAY 8 DECEMBER 2017 in the Square Watch out for more information on above events DOG FOULING nearer the time and make a note of the dates in AWARENESS WEEK your diary. During the week commencing 18 September, 2017 volunteers and members of council will be out and WANTED!!!!!! about around the HOT SPOTS in the town. In order for the council to continue to organise events in the town They will be drawing dog-owner’s attention to the they need to recruit some volunteers to help. Community events are fact that not cleaning up after their dog is an offence important and fun so let’s make sure they continue and get better and carries a big fine. It is only a minority who act and better. irresponsibly so help us eradicate this unacceptable If you think you can spare a few hours here and there then do get in behaviour. touch with the clerk (contact details above) to register your details. Thank you.

IS COMING THROUGH STOW Gloucestershire Libraries SATURDAY TH Library/Visitor Information Assistant 9 SEPTEMBER 2017 North Cotswold Libraries 11.00 am - TOUR OF BRITAIN Gloucestershire County Council HERITAGE BIKE RIDE – in The Square Stow on the Wold Library – 01451 830352 until noon quite a spectacle and not Stow Visitor Information Centre – 01451 870998 to be missed. Hosted by Great British Email SVIC: [email protected] Bike Build & Tyndale Cycling Club Email: [email protected] Visit: www.gloucestershire.gov.uk 1.30 pm - TOUR OF BRITAIN – Read, Connect, Discover with Gloucestershire Libraries coming through Stow along A429 Fosseway towards Moreton

Scrabble Club coming to Stow Library EXTRA PARKING – available on Every Tuesday 4.30 pm–6.30 pm from Tuesday, 5 September QEII playing field (& cricket ground), All ages welcome • Come along and give it a try Lower Swell Road GL54 1LD. All day Craft & Chatter parking for £3. Bring along your knitting, crochet, sewing or any other craft you Sincere thanks to The Unicorn Hotel who have kindly sponsored can carry! hand held flags in celebration of the Tour coming through Stow. Every Monday at 3 pm at Stow Library These will be given out on the day so be sure to give a cheer and Starting Monday, 4 September a wave as the riders go by and give them a warm Stow welcome! 18 | COTSWOLD TIMES Planning Applications & Approvals

CDC Planning Commmittee meets once a month – the details are on p17 of this magazine. Full information is available online at www.cotswold.gov.uk or 01285 62300. This website also explains planning procedures, how to comment on applications and speak at a public planning meeting at CDC.

PLANNING AND LICENSING COMMITTEE 10 May 2017 SUMMARY OF DECISIONS Parish Application A = Accept Officer Recommendation V = Varied Officer Recommendation O = Overturned Officer Recommendation Schedule No. Maugersbury Land Parcel Stow Fair Site Between Maugersbury Road and A436 Maugersbury 01 A Refuse Road Stow-on-the-Wold Gloucestershire 17/02108/FUL CD.6682/K Full Application Blockley The Mill Garden Station Road Blockley Moreton-in-Marsh 17/01439/FUL 02 A Permit CD.2890/M Full Application

Applications Received between 10/7/2017 and 4/8/2017 Parish Application No. Location Proposal Deadline Date

Willersey 17/02879/REM Land North Of Campden Lane Land North Of Campden Lane Willersey Gloucestershire 11/08/2017 Willersey Gloucestershire Moreton-in-Marsh 17/02890/ADV ALDI Stores Ltd Stow Road Display of 2 externally illuminated signs, 2 internally illuminated signs & 11/08/2017 Moreton-In-Marsh 1 non illuminated sign Gloucestershire GL56 0DS Todenham 17/02973/FUL Land East Of Becket Close Erection of a detached dwelling and associated works 21/08/2017 Todenham Gloucestershire Maugersbury 17/02947/COMPLY Tall Trees Oddington Road DISCHARGE Compliance with conditions 8 (levels), 11 (waste), 12 21/08/2017 Stow-On-The-Wold Cheltenham (contamination), 13 (landscape), 16 (CMS) & 22 (trees) - Erection of a Gloucestershire GL54 1HR Doctor’s Surgery with associated parking (including additional parking for the town) Stow-on-the-Wold 17/03081/FUL Land At White Hart Lane Erection of 7no. dwellings (1no. detached dwelling and 6no. semi- 25/08/2017 Stow-On-The-Wold detached 1-bed dwellings) (revised scheme to approved 14/03649/ Gloucestershire FUL)

CPRE accuse Government of failing to protect the Green Belt From The Source, August 2017 Research conducted by the Campaign to Protect Rural England has revealed that the number of new homes being planned on green belt in England has increased by over 50% since last year, the majority of which were not classed as affordable housing. 425,000 homes are currently planned for sites in the green belt compared to 273,000 in March 2016. More than 70% of these are not considered affordable. A spokesman from the Home Builders Federation has responded, highlighting the fact that green belt land is only considered in situations where all other options have been fully examined. Green belt land covers only 13% of land and housebuilders argue that councils should use it if it means progress can be made to meeting housing requirements; ‘It is the most responsible and sustainable course of action rather than ignoring their housing requirements.’ In the midst of a recognised housing crisis, perhaps the question is not simply about houses being built, but the types of housing. (Developers frequently plan for ‘a high proportion of aspirational and executive homes’ aiming to attract and retain ‘highly skilled professionals’, rather than providing truly affordable housing.) The government have also responded to the report. A spokesman for the Department for Communities and Local Government said it did not recognise the figures stated in the report and stated that planning applications will be required on all proposed housing sites that will be determined against the NPPF which includes ‘tough protections for green belt’. He also stated that while green belt land may be considered for development, in 2015-16, only 0.02% of green belt land was actually converted to residential use.

COTSWOLD TIMES | 19 Correspondence By post to: The Editor, Cotswold Times, PO Box 6, The Square, Stow on the Wold, GL54 1AB Email: [email protected] (NB. We always confirm receipt of emails) Telephone: 01451 822788

“On behalf of the people of Stow . . .” Talking for the Community – Are you sure Mr Clifton-Brown?

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Conservative Member of Parliament for The Cotswolds PRESS RELEASE

MP UTTERLY DISMAYED AT COTSWOLD DISTRICT COUNCIL PLANNING DECISION ON NEW STOW SURGERY SITE (10 August 2017)

Following the well-attended public meeting held by has the legal option to take this matter to appeal. The Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP on 30 June in Stow-on- CQC rightly condemned the existing surgery premises the-Wold a motion was passed by 140 to 14 votes to as not fit for purpose over two years ago. NHS England urge the Cotswold District Council to expedite the John and the Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group Nutbourne application for a new GP surgery on the (GCCG) have been incredibly helpful in providing the Gypsy Field. The CDC planning committee duly met on 9 necessary funding, yet over two years later, the people of August. Stow still don’t have the doctors surgery that they rightly deserve. However, it seems that some Councillors were persuaded by the Tall Trees owner, Jenny Scaresbrook, that after Commenting on the decision, the MP said: two years of being granted planning permission, she was ‘On behalf of the people of Stow, I sincerely hope that now in a position to proceed. As a result, the Nutbourne the Scaresbrook development will now proceed, however application was defeated by 9 votes to 4. This was until this is proved to be a fact I have my doubts. particularly unfortunate as the Stow doctors had sent a strong letter to the CDC expressing their reservations ‘My view is that the decision has not helped to accelerate about the Tall Trees site. the process of building a new surgery and on behalf of the people of Stow, I hope that the Tall Trees team will Mr Nutbourne will have to consider his position but he prove me wrong.’

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By Email from Sue Lane, Stow (11August) but our local government planners have decided it is best on the Tall Trees site. Remember that the CDC Planning “Much has been reported in the press and I have gathered Committee and its councillors are all elected members most of my information through that and the internet. – they are not in the employ of anyone and I have the As far back as 2014 Dr Healey is quoted as saying: utmost respect for them. They are impartial. Unlike our “It’s for the doctors practice to decide on the location MP who appears to have the interests of the Maugersbury of their premises,” and a special edition of the surgery people at heart and not the residents of Stow on the Wold. newsletter was sent to residents. In one section it stated: He has let this town down very badly. We will have to ”the application on the gypsy field is made on behalf of remember that next time we vote. the doctors at Stow surgery. The Tall Trees application is The wheels of government move slowly but at last, after made by the landowner and there has been no input by or 3+ years, everything is now in place for the Tall Trees site – from the doctors.” A comparison table was printed in the except that the medical practitioners have still not signed surgery newsletter at that time. Indeed, at the start of the the paperwork. However, in all this, everyone and I mean doctors’ campaign it was mooted by them that the surgery everyone, whether for personal, financial, and political or may even have to close, as it was not fit for purpose. The other reasons, everyone has forgotten one most important Area Health Authority came in quickly to state that they detail. The patients. They are the ones that matter and would never leave Stow without access to doctors. they have not been taken into account in any of this 3 Remember, they still had Rose Cottage at that time, and year long diatribe which has been held up at every turn by all the excuses that came with that plot of land, which was further applications appeals and interference. given to the surgery by Mrs Martin. To save further time, the one question to be asked is: Do It has been evident from the start that the medical the medical practitioners want to use a surgery on the Tall practitioners would like a new surgery in the gypsy field, Trees site? The answer is either yes or no, and if no, well 20 | COTSWOLD TIMES we all know where we stand. If yes, then sign the paper- By Email from Moyra McGhie, Upper Swell (27 July) work immediately so that building on the already approved I have seen objections to Nutbourne’s latest ‘revised’ site goes ahead without any further undue and unjust Stow Surgery Application, and wish to endorse my delay! support for all the points raised by my fellow objectors. In I am not sure if I am allowed to do this, but, to quote from addition, please find below the main points of my planning the ‘Save the Field’ facebook site, for those who do not objections to the above Application – Ref: 17/02108/FUL, have access to it, the following appeared and is worth paying particular regard to our AONB. reading to comprehend why the application on the gypsy CDC will have received a copy of my previous objections field was turned down again – to JRN Properties’ first (Ref: 14/02576/FUL) and “In her report of the JRN proposals for the Gypsy subsequent Revised planning applications including Ref: Field, the application being heard by CDC councillors 14/02576/FUL. on Wednesday 9th August, the officer makes these Each contained planning objections pertaining to the comments in relation to the Sequential Test attached to previous Bovis application on the same site, as each this application: included locked-in housing provision. “On balance, the environmental harm identified is All were justifiably ‘refused’ by CDC’s Planning considered to outweigh the social benefit of providing Committee. a doctor’s surgery, especially in light of the fact that the Although I appreciate this latest application does not surgery could be delivered on the adjacent site at Tall include housing, I share others’ major concern that Trees. The application is therefore recommended for during the course of Nubourne’s repeated revised (and refusal.” refused) application submissions, no covenant has since It is reprehensible that so much taxpayer’s money, been enacted by Nutbourne to protect the field from CDC’s man hours and resources, the townspeople’s precedential future housing development. trust and goodwill, along with countless hours of effort CDC have approved Tall Trees’ concurrent alternative and manpower have been dedicated to dealing with and application for a Stow stand-alone Surgery, which meets fighting one small group’s efforts to despoil the landscape conservation and funding requirements, plus Highway’s for entirely personal reasons that only they know and approval. However, this has recently been met with are reluctant to share. Since 2003, the doctors were Nutbourne’s hotly professed outrage at delays in Tall magnificently handed a perfect option for developing a Trees’ commencement of works. In response, may new surgery for the town as a result of the beneficence of I surmise that his ongoing revised applications have a local lady. Since 2003, it appears that they have done contributed to any delays, strained CDC’s Planning all they can to preserve that asset and NOT use it for Resources and smack of filibustering? the purpose it was intended. That asset has now gone; OMITTED HERE FOR REASONS OF SPACE: DETAILED where the proceeds are is not known but we do know that PLANNING OBJECTIONS WITH REFERENCE TO ACTS they have apparently not been earmarked for use in the OF PARLIAMENT & THE NPPF, arriving at this conclusion: new surgery. The doctors have also done all they can to prevent the other viable option for a new surgery – and I believe CDC’s principal reason for refusing the revised yet again at someone else’s expense – from coming to application 15/01809/FUL as cited in the Refusal Notice, fruition. Thankfully CDC councillors are fully apprised of remains totally valid and applicable in this case. I the history and the facts, and, judging by the report from therefore conclude by replicating this section:- the officer, they will vote in entirely the correct manner – “The site lies within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding and then what are the doctors going to do? One day they Natural Beauty (AONB), wherein the Local Planning WILL have to explain what happened to Rose Cottage.” Authority is statutorily required to have regard to conserving and enhancing the natural beauty of the landscape. The town has a close relationship with the surrounding landscape which forms the setting to the town. The application site forms part of a prominent and distinctive area of open agricultural land which has historically remained undeveloped and preserved as a green wedge into the town, maintaining the historic relationship between the town and the adjacent countryside. The site is clearly visible within the public realm, including from the public footpath which runs along the length of the western boundary of the site. By virtue of its location, scale, form and detailed design, the proposed development would harm the character and appearance of the AONB and the rural setting of the town. It is considered that the adverse impacts of the proposal outweigh the benefit of delivering the Primary Health Care Centre and as such, the proposal would not constitute a sustainable form of development and would therefore be contrary to Cotswold District Local Plan Policies 19 and 42 and guidance in Paragraphs 17, 109 and 115 of the NPPF.” Refusal ref: 15/01809/FUL

Field below the present Surgery END : Objection prepared by M.McGhie (23 July 2017) COTSWOLD TIMES | 21 Taken from an Email received 16 August NORTH COTSWOLD DISTRICT (senders name withheld at their request – available via the Chairman Editor ) Ms Alison Clifton Barnard Upper Coscombe Barns The doctors have been privileged for the past 14 years to Upper Coscombe have assets in the form of Rose Cottage to build a new Temple Guiting surgery or to extend and improve their current one. That Cheltenham they have chosen to allow their current surgery to become GL54 5SB sufficiently inadequate in terms of decor and cleanliness 14th July 2017 rather than embrace ALL the opportunities they have had Dear Editor, for providing a new or improved surgery for the people I refer to correspondence in the August edition of Stow of Stow since acquiring Rose Cottage, is absolutely Times which makes reference to the Campaign to Protect unacceptable. Rural England’s (CPRE) involvement with the application Our MP should have been appraised of ALL these facts. to build the doctors’ surgery on part of the Stow Field site. He should know that the Rose Cottage site now sports The correspondent accuses CPRE of suggesting ‘that the two vast four bedroomed houses with large gardens. LPA should approve a site on the Gypsy Field just so the The doctors told us that the site couldn’t be built on doctors can make their own choice’, which is not the case. for a variety of reasons and it wasn’t large enough for To set the record straight, after CPRE was asked to look a surgery!!! How can we possibly believe them on this at this particular application, members of the committee matter? made a site visit and an examination of the planning Our MP He should know that the doctors failed to documentation. We considered the application on its embrace the opportunities for a new surgery on several own merits: in particular, the scale of the building, the sites over the past decade or so – one just recently on the impact on the local landscape, the historical nature of absolutely ideal ‘Tesco’ site where Brackley apparently the site and its planning history. Having considered all offered them a surgery to suit their needs on these aspects carefully we decided that we should object to the application. Our letter of objection, which is the exactly the same terms as the Tall Trees or Gypsy Field official position of CPRE North Cotswold District was one – according to the funds provided by the NHS!!! published on the CDC website. Ashton House would also have been an ideal location, but Yours sincerely it was still turned down. He should know that the Rose Alison Clifton Barnard Cottage site now sports two vast four bedroomed houses Chairman with large gardens. The doctors told us that the site couldn’t be built on for a variety of reasons and it wasn’t u u u large enough for a surgery!!! How can we possibly believe Letter from Vera Norwood, Stow them on this matter? “I trust that CDC’s Planning Officers will stick to their guns, The doctors are STILL apparently resisting the Tall Trees as they have in the past, and turn down any application, one, too, so one does have to ask why the Gypsy Field, for whatever reason, for development on the AONB, supported by the Maugersbury residents has only ever which should be sacrosanct. Should they be persuaded been the single most suitable site??? otherwise, this will be the beginning of a slippery slope. The doctors now claim that they will use the ‘NET’ Various large development companies are trying to proceeds from the sale of Rose Cottage to kit the new purchase everey open space. If they succeed the surgery out. Does this mean that they are at last going to Cotswolds will be beautiful no more. Visitors from far- put their names to the Tall Trees site? Or are they going flung countries will be disappointed - local people will feel to make the people of Stow wait even longer for a new robbed of their countryside. surgery? Does ‘NET’ proceeds mean that they will be The only ones who will be happy will be the developers, taking the same, equal share first that Dr Rawstorne and those who have sold - but then, money does not apparently had back in 2008 before giving the remainder always bring happiness. to a new surgery? Or will that doctor be giving back his share of the £300,000 that Rose Cottage was valued at in u u u 2008 when he left the practice, so that the people of Stow can, at last, benefit from that magnificent generosity of Letter from Tony Hedges, Stow Mrs Jan Martin? Dear Editor, I am writing to ask P L E A S E can we have a 30 MPH speed camera (fully and permanently loaded) down the Oddington Road adjacent to the old school and Tall Trees / gypsy field? I am working opposite The Bell pub and am angered by the complete disregard for road safely on a constant basis by road users. There have been deaths on this stretch of road in the past and it is only a matter of time before another tragedy occurs. The revenue collected from the camera could pay towards the new doctors surgery. Yours faithfully, Drawing for the new Surgery Tony Hedges 22 | COTSWOLD TIMES PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE – work on the Tall Trees site (the entrance from the lane) began in August 2017

A £3 million fund to tackle inactivity and economic disadvantage www.sportengland.org/ Launching 29 August a £2 million pot of funding will support larger projects from £25,000 up to a maximum of £500,000. This is for people who have little take-home pay, some qualifications and are employed. They live very ordered lives but find it hard to build physical activity into their lives, or feel being active is not for them. A second £1m pot will support projects between £25,000 and £100,000. This focuses on people who are unlikely to have a steady income / any income, and who live less ordered lives with additional challenges. 5% of the overall budget (£150,000) is for small awards between £1,000 and £10,000, to support smaller scale projects. WHAT NEXT? Look online for a prospectus with all the information you’ll need. KEY FACTS Fund: Tackling Inactivity and Economic Disadvantage Value: £3 million National Lottery Opening: 29 August 2017 Anticipated size of bids: £2m pot for awards between £25,000 and £500,000; £1m pot for awards between £25,000 and £100,000 Full details and prospectus: 29 August 2017 Invitation for applications: 29 August 2017 Workshops: Mid-September to mid-October

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STOW METHODIST FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH -­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐ SHEEP STREET STOW ON THE WOLD We cease meeting over the summer. Watch this space for Autumn In the Community for the Community details. Contact Michael on 01451 830579 for information & details. Welcome to our family service every Sunday morning at st rd 10.30am. The 1 and 3 Sunday’s communion is celebrated during the service. Our speakers for SEPTEMBER are:

ST JAMES’S CHURCH 3 JOHN WARD 17 JOHN WARD LONGBOROUGH 10 JOHN WARD 24 JOHN WARD EVERY MONDAY during term time Babies and Toddlers 9.30 – 11am Sunday Services in SEPTEMBER cost £1 to cover snacks. EVERY TUESDAY 9.45am Prayer Meeting Sunday 3 9.30am - Morning Service 10am - 12 noon - COFFEE MORNING AND FOOD BANK. All welcome!! We are looking for an Electric Bass Guitarist/Singers for Sunday 10 9.30am - Holy Communion Sunday 17 6.00pm - Harvest Festival + Harvest Supper their Worship Group! The ability to sight read music / tablature would be desirable. Please contact Paul Bickel( Sunday 24 9.30am - Holy Communion Deacon) on 07500338945 or [email protected] Please check our Website: www.stowbaptistchurch.org.uk Burford Quaker Meeting House Pytts Lane, Burford OX18 4SJ. Meeting on Sundays at 11:00 NAUNTON, THE GUITINGS AND THE SLAUGHTERS a.m. Everybody Welcome. Information contact 01993 823398 Sunday Services in SEPTEMBER Sun 3 9.30am - HC at Temple Guiting ST EDWARDS CHURCH 9.30am - HC BCP at Naunton Stow-­‐on-­‐the-­‐Wold 11am - HC BCP with LS at Upper Slaughter SEPTEMBER 11am - Family Service at Guiting Power Sun 10 8.30am - HC at Naunton Sunday 3 8am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am - HC at Farmcote 11am Morning Service & 12 noon HC 9.30am - HC at Lower Slaughter Sunday 10 11am Sung Eucharist 11am - Matins at Upper Slaughter 6pm Evening Reflection 11am - Eleven4All at Temple Guiting Sunday 17 8am BCP Holy Communion 11am Morning Service & 12 noon HC 6pm - Benefice Evensong at Guiting Power Sunday 24 11am Sung Matins Sun 17 9.30am - HC with Temple Guiting at Cutsdean 6pm HC & prayer for wholeness and healing 4pm - Service of Thanksgiving + US at Lower Slaughter

6pm - Songs of Praise at Guiting Power Special Services at Stow Sun 24 8.30am - HC at Guiting Power Friday 22 5.00pm Service commemorating the Centenary 11am - Family Worship at Lower Slaughter of the death of William Web 11am - Choral HC at Temple Guiting There is a service of Holy Communion in Stow every Tuesday 11.30am - Harvest Festival at Naunton at 10.00am and Prayer Breakfast each Thursday at 8am. More 3pm - Harvest Festival at Cutsdean details of our services can be found on our website Sat 30 6pm - Harvest Festival at Temple Guiting www.scats.org.uk

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The UK has one of the most saturated imperious form and Ritchie Blackmore, festival markets anywhere in the world despite being a moody old goat, can still and you’d have to work hard to find a play like the rock god of old, breathing summer weekend not hosting a music fire into a set of classic Rainbow and the festival somewhere. Even in our own odd Deep Purple track. leafy corner, there’s plenty of opportunity Thanks in part to the Beeb’s fawning to lie back, chill out and hear some great coverage, the Big Daddy of the festival music. Armed with our press passes circuit, Glastonbury, has now become (thanks to Sacha at Hush and Ade at as mainstream as Wimbledon or Glovebox), we’ve donned the factor Trooping The Colour, which must raise thirty and boldly gone where thousands Michael Eavis’ eyebrow if he thinks of others have been before. Family- back to how it all started in 1970. his Saturday night avoiding flying beer friendly Wychwood kicks things off at Known then as the Pilton Pop, Blues cups filled with, shall we say, “warm, Cheltenham Racecourse in early June. and Folk Festival, Glastonbury is now wet liquid” – something that would While there are plenty of new bands, the largest greenfields festival in the clearly never, ever, happen at Cornbury the headline acts world, host to (or “Poshstock” as it’s often called). He offer a nod to parental “Glastonbury has now 175,000 attendees sees Kasabian and Radiohead (again) nostalgia with old become as mainstream and, in spite of and I see Bryan Adams and that bloke punks, The Buzzcocks, these numbers, from Keane. OMD and The as Wimbledon or the vibe is happy The very next day (following an Levellers. For sheer Trooping The Colour” and friendly. overnight drive for him and a vaguely grooving in the sun Selling tickets early start for me), we meet in London however, it’s hard not to tap a toe to prior to announcing the headline artists with 55,000 others for the final day Aswad and the superb Electric Swing is the musical equivalent of “if you of Hyde Park’s British Summertime Circus. Backstage, we get to meet that build it, they will come”, but Radiohead Festival, a festival that has attracted purveyor of good sense and song, Billy on the Pyramid Stage is our “field of Justin Bieber, Phil Collins and Green Bragg. dreams.” On top of that, there’s Ed Day to the capital this year. It’s boiling Talking of ageing punks, The Undertones Sheeran, Foo Fighters, Barry Gibb and hot, the stage is either very small or top the bill at Witney Music Festival the one Jeremy Corbyn. a long way away (thanks to not one, following weekend, but despite cracking Bluesman, Laurence Jones headlines but two, front-of-stage VIP enclosures) through a ‘greatest hits’ set (including Shipston-on-Stour’s Street Festival but Stevie Nicks’ husky tones still John Peel’s favourite track “Teenage in early July before, in a dizzying sound marvellous and Tom Petty & The Kicks”), a steadily-worsening downpour display of bad planning, the Cotswolds Heartbreakers are effortlessly brilliant. thins the crowd and dampens the spirits. Times’ team is forced to split in two: All this happens on the same weekend Something unlikely to happen a week Al heads north to sample the delights as 2000 Trees, held at Withington, later at Stone Free, given that this all- of TRNSMT in Glasgow, while I enjoy near Cheltenham and the weather is dayer is held in the O2’s cavernous a pleasant Saturday evening in the so awful for the Upton-on-Severn dome in London. Getting through the altogether more sedate surroundings Blues Festival that we stay at home in airport-style security takes an age, but of the Great Tew Estate, meeting old the warm and dry. Also sadly missing then it’s been an age since we’ve seen friends and admiring some very fetching Julia Biel at Guiting Music Festival, The Sweet isn’t it? Andy Scott is now coloured wellies. I’m at Cornbury, sadly the end of July sees a gang of us in the only remaining original member for the last time as Hugh Phillimore Kent at Ramblin’ Man for the third and it’s a bizarre experience watching brings down the curtain on what’s been year running. Very much the preserve them cavort through ‘Block Buster’ and the mainstay Cotswolds festival over of those with an ear for classic rock, ‘Ballroom Blitz’ some 44 years after the past ten or so years. Our weekend the festival has enjoyed Whitesnake, seeing them on Top Of The Pops. Sad to experiences could hardly be more Scorpions, Gregg Allman, Thin Lizzy say, we miss The Crazy World Of Arthur different: in the time-honoured festival and Uriah Heep among many others. s Brown, but Blue Oyster Cult are on tradition of yesteryear, Al spends half Continued on page 28

COTSWOLD TIMES | 27 S UNDS ALIVE s Continued from page 27 This year, the bill is equally impressive, with headliners ZZ Top, Extreme and Rival Sons ably backed by UFO, Magnum, Black Star Riders and Glenn Hughes, who’s still hitting those impossibly high notes. Wilderness takes place at Cornbury Park, Charlbury, on the first weekend of August. The Evening Standard describes it as “the festival for people who stay in boutique hotels in Notting Hill”, so that qualifies me not to go, though Al went last year and had a thoroughly agreeable time. Instead, we travel north to the Winter Gardens at Blackpool for Rebellion, the festival for all-things punk, ageing or otherwise. Whilst there’s a definite air of crusty nostalgia about both festival and town, there are hundreds of acts performing across the four days: new bands defiantly keeping the punk torch well lit, playing alongside those who lit it in the first place: Sham 69, The Lurkers, The Ruts, Angelic Upstarts, Skids and ex-Sex Pistol, Glen Matlock. And so to press: print deadlines allow no time nor space for Cropredy, Fairport Convention’s wonderful Banbury-bash (Petula Clark anyone?) or Alex James’ August Bank Holiday Big Feastival, just around the corner in Kingham: or Green Man in the Brecon Beacons, Towersey Folk Festival near Thame, V or Reading or countless others. Maybe we’ll be there? Depends on the weather…

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EXHIBITIONS

22 – 24 EXHIBITION of PAINTINGS & SCULPTURE by Dawn Tremaine nd rd th Windrush Village Hall. 22 6-8 pm 23 and 24 11am - 4 pm MARKET DAYS BOURTON ON THE WATER DIARY Farmers’ Market th Sunday: 4 9.30 -­‐ 1300 CHARLBURY 1 Application Forms available for Stow Christmas Tree Farmers’ Market June, September, December 9 -­‐ 1pm Festival 2017 Tel 01451 833840 Playing Close, Charlbury. OX7 3RJ CHIPPING NORTON 1 Enamelling Craft Skills Course presented by Sally Davis, Farmers’ Market rd Saturday 3 monthly from 8.30am Glos. Guild of Craftsmen. Make an enamelled brooch in a Country Market every Saturday 8.45 -­‐ 11am, Lower Town day. £65 including all materials 10 – 4pm at Foyle Learning Hall with Farmers’ Market on 3rd Saturday Space, The Wilson, Clarence Street, Cheltenham. 01242 Weekly Market every Wednesday 245215 GREAT ROLLRIGHT Village Market first Saturday monthly except January 2 Moreton Show – tickets from www.moretonshow.co.uk MORETON-­‐IN-­‐MARSH Weekly Market every Tuesday -­‐ 9 3.30pm 3 Wychwood Forest Fair Ducklington showground, OX29 Country Market every Thursday -­‐ 9.30 12noon in WI Hall 7YL. 11 – 5pm entry £7. NORTHLEACH every Wednesday -­‐ 8.30 3.30pm

STOW ON THE WOLD 3 Hatwells Fun Fair Ducklington Showground. OX29 7YL Farmers’ Market 2nd and last Thursday 9 -­‐ 1pm until Sept

7 Country Music Night, Notgrove Village Hall. Act – Best of Friends. Live Music, licensed bar. £5 entrance fee.

th 8/9 10 Beer and Cider Festival at Moreton Cricket Ground. 30 Nearly New Sale Little Rissington Village Hall 2-4pm 50 beers, 20 ciders and perry, food and soft drinks. Live Adults and Children's clothes and other items. Great stuff, bands – The Dropouts, Mansfield Smith, Good Intent, Blues cheap prices! Street. Camping and Parking. 12noon to 11pm Entry £3. 30 Evenlode Macmillan Coffee morning 10 – 12.30pm in 9 WI Craft and Produce Show Redesdale Hall, Moreton Evenlode Village Hall. Tea, cake, coffee and raffle. 11.30 – 4pm. Tea and cakes. Free entry. 30 Hear the Ascott Martyrs Story - A Day in the Cells at 9 Brimpsfield Music Society The Young Musicians Recital Chipping Norton Police Station 11- 3pm at Stowell Park, Northleach. GL54 3LE. Formal Evening Dress. Tickets £15 30 Cotswold Airport Open Day 9am – 9pm Pleasure Flights, Balloon rides, Classic and Military Vehicles and planes, 9 Learn the Art of Samurai 11 -12 noon www.batsarb.co.uk Food, Kids play zone, Beer Tent. Tickets £5 on door. www.cotswoldairport.com 10 Classic Vehicle Day at the GWR’s Toddington Station. 30 Guiting Power Barn Dance in the village hall. Bar open 13 North Cotswolds Arts Association. Broadwell Village hall 7pm. Dancing from 7.30pm Tickets including food £10 from 2-4pm, a demonstration of large flowers in acrylic by adults, £5 kids and under fives free. Joan Lyons. All welcome, visitors, £5 including refreshments [email protected] or 01608 644425

16 Find out more about Adoption 10 – 2pm at The George Moore Community Centre, Bourton on the Water. GL54 2AZ 01452 427753

16/17 Stow Flea Market and Collectors Fair St Edwards Hall, Stow 9.30am - 4.30pm. Free Entry . Refreshments All Day Contact Issy 01608 682598 or [email protected]

16/17 Longborough At Home Arts and Crafts, Open Gardens, bell ringing, harvest thanksgiving in church, tours of the opera house + much more. 10 - 4pm Proceeds to school. OCTOBER

16 Great Tew Organ Concert with Kevin Bowyer. 7pm: 12 Moreton Conservatives – a talk by Danny Kruger at St further details from Patrick Thomas 01608 683584 Davids Centre, Moreton at 7pm

16 Valuation Day in Lower Swell Village Hall. Experts in silver, jewellery, pictured, watches, medals etc 1 item £2, 3 Tickets, Booking information etc. from – items £5. Refreshments available. BOURTON ON THE WATER VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE Victoria Street, Bourton on the Water. -­‐ Open Mon Fri 9.30-­‐5pm, Sat 9.30-­‐ 18 The Arts Society, Blockley a lecture – The National 5.30, Closed Sunday 01451 820211 Gallery Mosaics by Lois Oliver at 2.15pm in St Georges E: [email protected] Hall. Contact Elaine Parker 01386 840326 BURFORD INFORMATION CENTRE, High St, Burford, OX18 4LS. Open

Mon-­‐Sat 9.30-­‐5pm, Sun 10-­‐4pm. 01993 823558 E: 21 Country Music Night, Notgrove Village Hall. Act – Travis Logan. Live Music, licensed bar. £5 entrance fee. [email protected] CHIPPING NORTON VISITOR INFORMATION POINT 23/24 Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Days out with Guildhall, Goddards Lane, Chipping Norton OX7 5NJ. Office hours Mon-­‐Fri. Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. Book online at MORETON AREA CENTRE High Street, Moreton. Mon 8.45am-­‐4.00pm, www.gwsr.com Tues-­‐Thurs 8.45am-­‐5.15pm, Fri 8.45am-­‐4.45pm, Sat 10am-­‐1pm (BST), 10.00am-­‐12.30pm (BWT), Sun 01608 CLOSED. 650881 E: 23 Costume Jumble Sale 9 -5pm RSC Rhearsal rooms [email protected] Stratford upon Avon. £3 per person. No booking required. STOW VISITOR INFORMATION St.Edwards Hall, The Square, Stow. Library (open library hours) + Information Point in the lobby (open every 28 – 1 Oct St Lawrence Church re-opening weekend – Events on day). every day.

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EXHIBITIONS The t h r e a t to o ur d em  oc ra c y 22 – 24 EXHIBITION of PAINTINGS & SCULPTURE by Dawn Tremaine nd rd th Windrush Village Hall. 22 6-8 pm 23 and 24 11am - 4 pm MARKET DAYS Moreton C o n se rva tiv e s co n tin ue th eir s e ries either of via t alks on BOURTON ON THE WATER e th subjec ts of m aj or in terest to the community DIARY Farmers’ Market Sunday: 4 9.30 -­‐ 1300 CHARLBURY Previous talks in this series have dealt 1 Application Forms available for Stow Christmas Tree Farmers’ Market June, September, December 9 -­‐ 1pm with rural policing, neighbourhood Festival 2017 Tel 01451 833840 Playing Close, Charlbury. OX7 3RJ planning and the future of the health CHIPPING NORTON service in the North Cotswolds. Now at 1 Enamelling Craft Skills Course presented by Sally Davis, Farmers’ Market rd Saturday 3 monthly from 8.30am a time when politics in the country is in Glos. Guild of Craftsmen. Make an enamelled brooch in a Country Market every Saturday 8.45 -­‐ 11am, Lower Town a tremendous period of change day. £65 including all materials 10 – 4pm at Foyle Learning Hall with Farmers’ Market on 3rd Saturday Moreton Conservatives have invited Space, The Wilson, Clarence Street, Cheltenham. 01242 Weekly Market every Wednesday Danny Kruger MBE to talk on the 245215 GREAT ROLLRIGHT threats to our democracy and the Join Thomas and Friends™ Village Market first Saturday monthly except January changes needed to make Britain a fairer   at the Gloucestershire 2 Moreton Show – tickets from www.moretonshow.co.uk MORETON-­‐IN-­‐MARSH country. Warwickshire Railway

Weekly Market every Tuesday -­‐ 9 3.30pm Danny worked until 2016 as a charity Chief Executive founding and Experience a ride on a real 3 Wychwood Forest Fair Ducklington showground, OX29 Country Market every Thursday -­‐ 9.30 12noon in WI Hall steam train and take part in 7YL. 11 – 5pm entry £7. leading two organisations working respectively with prisoners and ex- NORTHLEACH every Wednesday -­‐ 8.30 3.30pm Thomas-themed activities offenders and with children and young people. He was awarded a STOW ON THE WOLD MBE for service to charity in the 2017 Queen`s Birthday Honours List. 3 Hatwells Fun Fair Ducklington Showground. OX29 7YL nd Saturday Farmers’ Market 2 and last Thursday 9 -­‐ 1pm until Sept He is now a Senior Fellow at the Legatum Institute think tank. 23rd and 7 Country Music Night, Notgrove Village Hall. Act – Best of Prior to this charity work he was chief speechwriter to David Cameron, Sunday Friends. Live Music, licensed bar. £5 entrance fee. chief leader writer at The Daily Telegraph and director of research at 24th Sept 2017 th the Centre for Policy Studies. He is the author of On Fraternity: 8/9 10 Beer and Cider Festival at Moreton Cricket Ground. 30 Nearly New Sale Little Rissington Village Hall 2-4pm Politics beyond Liberty and Equality. Gloucestershire 50 beers, 20 ciders and perry, food and soft drinks. Live Adults and Children's clothes and other items. Great stuff, Chairman of Moreton Conservatives Cllr Dr Nigel Moor comments “I Warwickshire Railway bands – The Dropouts, Mansfield Smith, Good Intent, Blues cheap prices! am very pleased that Danny has agreed to come and speak to us. He Railway Station, Toddington Street. Camping and Parking. 12noon to 11pm Entry £3. helped the Conservatives win a majority in 2010 and we need new Glos GL54 5DT 30 Evenlode Macmillan Coffee morning 10 – 12.30pm in www.gwsr.com 9 WI Craft and Produce Show Redesdale Hall, Moreton Evenlode Village Hall. Tea, cake, coffee and raffle. ideas for post Brexit.” 11.30 – 4pm. Tea and cakes. Free entry. or call 01242 621405 The talk will be held at St David’s Centre, Church Street, Moreton

30 Hear the Ascott Martyrs Story - A Day in the Cells at in Marsh GL56 0LT on Thursday 12th October at 7pm. Tickets are 9 Brimpsfield Music Society The Young Musicians Recital Chipping Norton Police Station 11- 3pm priced at £12 each to include the first drink and nibbles. There will be www.dayoutwiththomas.co.uk at Stowell Park, Northleach. GL54 3LE. Formal Evening Dress. Tickets £15 a licensed bar and a raffle. Tickets can be purchased at the door on 30 Cotswold Airport Open Day 9am – 9pm Pleasure Flights, the night or in advance either via email to [email protected] or Day Out With Thomas™ Balloon rides, Classic and Military Vehicles and planes, 9 Learn the Art of Samurai 11 -12 noon www.batsarb.co.uk by post with a SAE to Moreton Conservatives c/o The Old Chapel,       Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends™ Food, Kids play zone, Beer Tent. Tickets £5 on door. High Street, Blockley, Glos GL56 9EX. ©2017 Gullane (Thomas) Ltd © 2017 HIT Entertainment Ltd www.cotswoldairport.com 10 Classic Vehicle Day at the GWR’s Toddington Station. 30 Guiting Power Barn Dance in the village hall. Bar open             13 North Cotswolds Arts Association. Broadwell Village hall 7pm. Dancing from 7.30pm Tickets including food £10 from 2-4pm, a demonstration of large flowers in acrylic by Great Tew Organ Concert with Kevin Bowyer Organ Conc ert with Kevin Bowyer adults, £5 kids and under fives free. Saturday 16 September at 19.00    Joan Lyons. All welcome, visitors, £5 including refreshments [email protected] or 01608 644425 St. Michael and All Angels Church, Great Tew Following on from the very successful inaugural concert in Saturday 16 September at 19.00 16 Find out more about Adoption 10 – 2pm at The George June celebrating the restoration of the Williams organ in

Moore Community Centre, Bourton on the Water. GL54 St.Michael and All Angels Church in Great Tew, we are 2AZ 01452 427753 delighted that Kevin Bowyer will be giving a recital in 16/17 Stow Flea Market and Collectors Fair St Edwards Hall, September. Kevin will be playing a varied programme Stow 9.30am - 4.30pm. Free Entry . Refreshments All Day from Bach to Peter Maxwell Davies with many lively and

Contact Issy 01608 682598 or [email protected] humorous diversions along the way, including Martin

Stacey's Little Stanmore Suite with movements "The

16/17 Longborough At Home Arts and Crafts, Open Gardens, Blacksmith's Donkey" and "The Pigeon and the bell ringing, harvest thanksgiving in church, tours of the opera house + much more. 10 - 4pm Proceeds to school. OCTOBER Woodpecker".

16 Great Tew Organ Concert with Kevin Bowyer. 7pm: 12 Moreton Conservatives – a talk by Danny Kruger at St Kevin spent time in Oxfordshire at Rousham and has further details from Patrick Thomas 01608 683584 Davids Centre, Moreton at 7pm played at Great Tew over the years. He is currently the Organist for the University of Glasgow, and is a very

16 Valuation Day in Lower Swell Village Hall. Experts in accomplished recording artist with over 100 recordings silver, jewellery, pictured, watches, medals etc 1 item £2, 3 Tickets, Booking information etc. from – items £5. Refreshments available. released. His concert playing has taken him to the USA, BOURTON ON THE WATER VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE Australia, Russia and Japan, and he has also won several Victoria Street, Bourton on the Water. -­‐ Open Mon Fri 9.30-­‐5pm, Sat 9.30-­‐ 18 The Arts Society, Blockley a lecture – The National prestigious organ prizes. We are thrilled to have him play 5.30, Closed Sunday 01451 820211 $ It will be a varied pro gramme from Bach to Gallery Mosaics by Lois Oliver at 2.15pm in St Georges E: [email protected] at Great Tew. Peter Maxwell Davies with lively and humorous diversions Hall. Contact Elaine Parker 01386 840326 BURFORD INFORMATION CENTRE, High St, Burford, OX18 4LS. Open including movements from Martin Stacey's Mon-­‐Sat 9.30-­‐5pm, Sun 10-­‐4pm. 01993 823558 E: The concert will be free but with donations requested as a 21 Country Music Night, Notgrove Village Hall. Act – Travis Little Stanmore Suite. Logan. Live Music, licensed bar. £5 entrance fee. [email protected] retiring collection. The concert will last for around 70 CHIPPING NORTON VISITOR INFORMATION POINT minutes without an interval and Kevin will introduce the 23/24 Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Days out with Guildhall, Goddards Lane, Chipping Norton OX7 5NJ. Office hours Mon-­‐Fri. pieces during the recital. Refreshments will be available Th e concert w ill be free but with Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. Book online at MORETON AREA CENTRE High Street, Moreton. Mon 8.45am-­‐4.00pm, after the concert. There is ample parking close to the donations requested as a retiring collection. www.gwsr.com Tues-­‐Thurs 8.45am-­‐5.15pm, Fri 8.45am-­‐4.45pm, Sat 10am-­‐1pm (BST), church gate. All are welcome and booking is not required. &%   !        All are welcome and booking is not required. 10.00am-­‐12.30pm (BWT), Sun 01608 CLOSED. 650881 E: 23 Costume Jumble Sale 9 -5pm RSC Rhearsal rooms [email protected] For further details contact Patrick Thomas by email: Stratford upon Avon. £3 per person. No booking required. STOW VISITOR INFORMATION St.Edwards Hall, The Square, Stow. For further details contact Patrick Thomas by email: Library (open library hours) + Information Point in the lobby (open every [email protected] or by phone: [email protected] or by phone: 01608 683584 28 – 1 Oct St Lawrence Church re-opening weekend – Events on day). 01608 683584 every day.

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Local Walks with the Voluntary Wardens September 2017

Time Travelling on Cleeve Common – Friday 8 September – packed lunch. 5 hours: 11.5 miles. Start: 10.00 am Great Wolford Parish Moderate Church. OS Map ref SP 250 345. Cleeve Common has become the botanist's delight it is today because of centuries of human activity. This walk, with the expertise of Tim E xplo ring Nottingham Hill – Wednesday 27 September – Moderate Cop ela nd, la ndscape archaeologist, will show us the hidden traces of A varied walk from Cleeve Hill to discover its less visited but only slightly its history from the Bronze Age to World War II. 3 h ours: 5 miles. smaller neighbour, Nottingham Hill. This spur off the main Cotswold ridge Start: 10.00 am Cleeve Hill Quarry Car Park – turn off the B4632 at offers fine views across the Severn Valley towards the Malverns and the summit, signposted to the Golf Club, down nar row track over cattle Wales. 3.5 hours: 7.5 miles. Start: 9.30 am Cleeve Hill Quarry car park – turn off B4632 at the summit, signposted Golf Club, down narrow track grid, left and right into car park. OS Map ref SO 989 272 over cattle grid, left and right into car park. OS Map ref SO 989 271. Walking the Centuries – Saturday 16 September – Moderate

A walk through the villa ges, inhabited and deserted, exploring life in PLEASE use appropriate footwear as some walks may be steep and the area across the centuries from Ne olithic times to present day. muddy in places. EASY – Length may vary but terrain is mainly flat Lunch available at Hailes Fruit Farm. 6 hours: 11 miles. Start: 10.00 (level); MODERATE – includes some hills and rough ground. am Temple Guiting Village Hall car pa rk. OS Map ref SP 090 279. STRENUOUS – may be rough underfoot and ascents and descents may ( )'* be steep. We welcome guide and hearing dogs – sorry, others not allowed.             Rule B ritann ia – Sa turday 23 S ept ember – M oderate The walk passes through a local estate near Temple Guiting. Our Walks are free although we do invite donations to help fund our focus will be on its ear ly 19th-century listed barn, horse-engine house conservation and improvement work. and farmhouse . Bring a pa cked lunc h. 6 h ours: 11 miles. Sta rt: 9. 30 The Ward e ns run a full programme of guided walks throughout the am Temple Guiting villa ge hall car park. OS Map ref SP 090 279. Cotswolds. For more information see www.escapetothecotswolds.org.uk or Hiking thro u gh His to ry – Lif e in Rom a n Cotswolds 3 – Sunday 24 September – Stre nu ous Tel: 01451 862000, also for any changes to arrangements such Discover the story of the Romans in the Cotswolds. Please bring a as due to extreme weather. 34 | COTSWOLD TIMES

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Longborough Primary School MUSIC AT STOW invites you to celebrate EVENTS 2017 – 18 TOYAH  FAIRPORT CONVENTION  COTSWOLD MALE VOICE CHOIR  ‘BEETHOVEN TO GERSHWIN’  Longborough At Home  PAUL JONES (BLUES BAND)  CELEBRATE CELEBRATE On 16 and 17 September, 10am – 4 pm www.musicatstow.co.uk

Longborough is one of the very few villages in the Cotswolds with a church, school, shop, pub and village hall THE ARTS SOCIETY BLOCKLEY to say nothing of an o pera house and cricket club a lecture Arts and crafts, open gardens, bell ringing, harvest thanksgiving in the church (6.00pm), to urs of the opera house and a special cr icke t, The National match, to mention just some of the things that will be happening as well as a sp ecial exhib ition of th e hist ory of the village in th e sc hool. Gallery Mosaics (Can anyone loan old photos of the school or school children for a Each of these will be involved in exhibitions visual ti m Eacheline) of these will be involved inby exhibitions Lois Oliver a Arts and crafts, open a T he progra mm es for sale w ill be p roduced by the children Arts andat crafts, 2.45pm open on 18 September 2017 g a nd th e proceeds will be for t he school. g in St George’s Hall, Blockley Please contact Elaine Parker (01386 840326) for booking guests (which is essential) and more details.

What do you do on Mo nd ay e vening s ? Come and sing with Kingham Singers!!! ( ( Cr af t and Produce Show – In September we will be starting rehearsals for our Christ mas conc ert. It w ould be th e p erfect time to join us, as th e m usic wil l be new to More ton-in -Marsh Women’s Institutes everyone and we will all be learning tog ether. Some read music and have sung with other choirs, but many of us Saturday 9 September 2017 don’tT read music and have n ever tried a nythin g lik e this bTefore . We are R ede sdale Hall delighted that we have raised £1000 for charity over the year. From 11.30 am until 4 pm With a few more singers we ca n do eve n bet ter. Mondays 7:45-9:30pm at Methodist Chapel, Churchill Crafts by the ladies of the two Moreton-in-Marsh Women’s Try it out first and if you like it, subs are £25 per half term  Institutes, including flowers, cookery and photography For more information contact Linda Sale Tel 01608 658647 Tea, coffee and cakes available. Entry is free.

COUNTRY MUSIC NIGHTS Saturday 16 September at Notgrove Village Hall 7.30pm – 11.30pm Valuation day in Lower Swell Village Hall LIVE MUSIC – Licenced Bar, £5pp entrance with J S Fine Art of Banbury Thursday 7 September 2017 Tonight's act is Best of Friends Experts will value silver, jewellery, pictures, Priority is given to members for this event watches, medals, militaria, ceramics, furniture, Thursday 21 September 2017 glass, coins, oriental & collectors items Tonight's act is Travis Logan 1 item £2; 3 items £5 Contact Ken on 07870795560 or 01451 850502 for further details. Refreshments available

Wychwood Forest Fair

Sunday 3 September 2017 11am – 5pm

Entry £7.00, Under 16s free, Parking £1.00









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Flowers in Acrylic At this year’s North Cotswold Arts Association’s Summer Exhibition members acting as stewards encouraged visitors up the stairs at St Edward’s Hall where the exhibition was staged by meeting and greeting people in the downstairs foyer, outside the library. Three members, Maureen Bayetto, Christine Rear and Linda Appleton decided to take it in turns to paint one picture in the foyer and had last year’s efforts up for sale for Charity. It brought many people into the exhibition but one lady, Coreen Scott decided that she liked this year’s painting of a geranium and purchased it as it dried. The money was immediately given to the Sue Ryder charity. NCAA is looking for new members. The next meeting will on Wednesday 13 September be at Broadwell Village hall from 2-4pm, a demonstration of large flowers in acrylic by Joan Lyons. All welcome, visitors, £5 to include refreshments.

Maureen Bayetto, Christine Rear, Linda Appleton and Coreen Scott adding her finishing touches.

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EVENTS

Advance tickets available from St Edward’s Church, Stow-on-the-Wold Bourton Visitor Information Centre

2 September MORETON SHOW Christmas Tree 'A Real Country Show' with Farming, Food & Family Fun! Festival 2017 At a time when so much around us is changing, it’s good to know that Moreton Show will be here again. There are Festival dates 7 to 10 changes there too – although we prefer to call them December improvements. It’s still, probably, Britain’s biggest one-day agricultural show and this traditional finale to the Cotswold Application forms are summer promises to be brighter and busier than ever. available from The aim is to provide a day out that celebrates all that is best 1 September 2017 in British farming and food. There’s shopping too, with 350 Telephone 01451 833840 trade stands selling everything from a whirlpool bath to a pair of designer wellies.

Adults £15.00 (£18.00 on the day) 1 Child £6.00 (£8.00 on the day) Family – 2 adults & up to 3 children £40.00 (£48.00 on the day)

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Victoria Street, Bourton-on-the-Water, Glos. GL54 2BU Tel: 01451 820211 email: [email protected] The Visitor Information Centre is situated just off the High Street next to the Perfumery. Summer opening hours: Batsford Calendar Photography Competition Monday to Friday 09.30 -17.00, Saturday 09.30 -17.30 1 March 2017 to 31 March 2018 Sunday 10.00 - 14.00 (May to September) If you love taking photos why not enter them into our calendar competition? • A family annual pass to the Arboretum • A £100 cash prize • A 5 week beginner’s photography course or two- day residential location workshop with Alan Ranger in 2018/19 The closing date for entries is 31 March 2018

Calendar Photography Workshops Monthly from March 2017 to April 2018 10am to 1pm Improve your camera skills and enter your photos into the Batsford calendar competition! Join Alan Ranger, an internationally acclaimed and award winning professional photographer, on a 3hr photography workshop at Batsford. Suitable for any level of photographer or camera as Alan will guide you through camera settings and the basics of composition, before guiding you around parts of Batsford to make the best images that reflect that particular month of the year.

Learn the art of the Samurai Saturday 9 September 2017 11am - 12pm A demonstration of Japanese Sword art, Mugai Ryu Come along and learn about the strikingly beautiful art of the Japanese sword, Mugai Ryu, during a demonstration at the perfect location of the Japanese Rest House, Batsford Arboretum. Mugai Ryu is an old, authentic martial art of the Samurai, founded in 1693. Its founder was a Buddhist monk, and the style has a deep connection to Zen Buddhism. Simple and direct, it has a plain beauty with a characteristic calmness and sharp attention.

www.batsarb.co.uk/news-events/events.asp COTSWOLD TIMES | 37 THIS LISTING IS FREE AND A FIRST Village POINT OF REFERENCE FOR CLUBS, EVENT ORGANISERS, ETC Halls This listing is published two/three times a year; an emailed copy can be requestedVillage from the halls Editor This listing is free and a first point of reference for clubs, event organisers etc.

ADLESTROP VILLAGE HALL £8 per hour contact: 01608 658710 email: [email protected] BATSFORD ARBORETUM EDUCATION CENTRE contact: 01386 701441 www.batsarb.co.uk BLEDINGTON VILLAGE HALL contact: 01608 658699 [email protected] BLOCKLEY LITTLE VILLAGE HALL contact: 01386 700880 email: [email protected] BLOCKLEY ST GEORGE’S HALL raised stage, sound system, contact: Brian Clayton 01386 701528 BLOCKLEY JUBILEE HALL contact: Laurie Clayton 01386 701528 BOURTON ON THE HILL THE OLD SCHOOL contact: Sandra Gee 01386 701385 BOURTON ON THE WATER ROYAL BRITISH LEGION HALL seats 150 contact: 01451 824303 BOURTON ON THE WATER VICTORIA HALL contact: Annette Lane 01451 831039 bourtononthewatervillagehall.co.uk BOURTON ON THE WATER GEORGE MOORE COMMUNITY CENTRE contact: 01451 820712 email: [email protected] BROADWELL VILLAGE HALL contact: Frances Dodwell 01451 830994 CHARLBURY WAR MEMORIAL HALL contact: 01608 810879 www.charlbury.info ENSTONE PARISH HALL contact: Susanne Hamilton 01608 677156 email: [email protected] EVENLODE VILLAGE HALL contact: Linda Gray: [email protected] 01608 654015 GREAT ROLLRIGHT VILLAGE HALL contact: booking secretary 01608 730268 GUITING POWER VILLAGE HALL contact: 07468099432 www.guitingevents.co.uk KINGHAM VILLAGE HALL contact: Nicole Marina 07733 238334 email: [email protected] LITTLE WOLFORD VILLAGE HALL contact: 01608 684704 LONGBOROUGH VILLAGE HALL ¾ sized snooker table, table tennis table contact: John 01451 831222 or Mike 01451 870067 LONG COMPTON VILLAGE HALL contact: 01608 684834 email: [email protected] LOWER SWELL VILLAGE HALL contact: Mo Griffiths 01451 832241/07903829685 email: [email protected] MORETON IN MARSH COMMUNITY ROOM contact Funeral Directors 01608 652612 MORETON IN MARSH REDESDALE HALL Lower and Upper hall contact: Clerk 07519330096 email: [email protected] MORETON IN MARSH WOMEN’S INSTITUTE HALL contact: Pam Clarke 01608 653575 NORTHLEACH COTSWOLD HALL contact: Jacques 01451 860366 NORTHLEACH THE WESTWOODS CENTRE contact: 01451 861499 email: [email protected] NOTGROVE VILLAGE HALL contact: [email protected] or Keith 01451 850726 ODDINGTON VILLAGE HALL contact: 01451 830817 or 01451 831917 OVER NORTON VILLAGE HALL contact: 01608 641521 PAXFORD VILLAGE HALL contact: 01386 593090 www.paxford.org.uk RAMSDEN MEMORIAL HALL contact: 01993 869026 email: [email protected] SALFORD VILLAGE HALL contact: 01608 641414 www.slfordvillagehall.co.uk SHIPTON-UNDER-WYCHWOOD NEW BEACONSFIELD HALL Gymnasium, contact: 01993 832216 www’newbeaconsfieldhall.org STOW ON THE WOLD BAPTIST CHURCH HALL contact: 01608 650624 HALL NOT LEASED FOR COMMERCIAL EVENTS STOW ON THE WOLD STOW SOCIAL CLUB contact: Tim 01451 830242 STOW ON THE WOLD RUGBY CLUB contact: Amanda 07940141192 STOW ON THE WOLD ST EDWARDS HALL contact: James Black 07986623358 [email protected] STOW ON THE WOLD YOUTH CLUB Pool table, Table football contact: D Neill 01451 830656 email: [email protected] TODENHAM VILLAGE HALL contact: Cynnie 01608 650152 WESTCOTE VILLAGE HALL contact: Christine Walford 01993 831196 or Tony Gibson 01993 830699 WYCK RISSINGTON VILLAGE HALL contact: Judith Wheeler 01451 821094

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Moreton-in-Marsh & District Local History Society th Club The next meeting is on 13 September at the Women’s Institute Hall, New Road, Moreton-in-Marsh beginning at 7.30 pm. The topic for the evening will be: The Stratford – Moreton Tramway by Dick Burge. Visitors are welcome – Notices attendance fee is £2.00. Enquiries 01451 831104 MORETON INTEREST & LEISURE CLUB th The next meeting will be held on Wednesday 13 September in the W.I Hall at 2.30pm. The speaker will be Ray Sturdy telling us Village halls th This listing is free and a first point of reference for clubs, event organisers etc. about "A Drop of the Hard Stuff". The outing on the 20 Bourton and District September is to the Jewellery Centre in Birmingham. In May Are you retired or semi retired and looking for a new interest or 2018 a holiday is planned in Exmouth and in September to Great ADLESTROP VILLAGE HALL £8 per hour contact: 01608 658710 email: [email protected] to to expand your current interests? if so, come along to the Yarmouth. We welcome new members and guests and for further BATSFORD ARBORETUM EDUCATION CENTRE contact: 01386 701441 www.batsarb.co.uk next Meeting of the Bourton and District U3A on Wednesday information please contact Hilary on 01608 650461. 27th September at 10am in the British Legion Hall, Bourton on BLEDINGTON VILLAGE HALL contact: 01608 658699 [email protected] the Water and meet us. This meeting is our annual renewal and BLOCKLEY LITTLE VILLAGE HALL contact: 01386 700880 email: [email protected] recruitment day, and there will be an opportunity or you to see MORETON PROBUS CLUB what interest groups we have and to meet us for coffee. BLOCKLEY ST GEORGE’S HALL raised stage, sound system, contact: Brian Clayton 01386 701528 The meetings in SEPTEMBER 2017 will be: Membership is £13 pa for one and £22 pa for two. Full details BLOCKLEY JUBILEE HALL contact: Laurie Clayton 01386 701528 Monday 11th Peter Petrie - Building a Medieval Cathedral. are on our website www.u3asites.org.uk/bourton Monday 25th Phil Collins on Mr Punch - a talk covering the BOURTON ON THE HILL THE OLD SCHOOL contact: Sandra Gee 01386 701385 history of Punch and Judy. BOURTON ON THE WATER ROYAL BRITISH LEGION HALL seats 150 contact: 01451 824303 IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING PROBUS CONTACT MIKE WAREHAM ON 01608 654299 BOURTON ON THE WATER VICTORIA HALL contact: Annette Lane 01451 831039 bourtononthewatervillagehall.co.uk CHIPPING NORTON PROBUS CLUB BOURTON ON THE WATER GEORGE MOORE COMMUNITY CENTRE contact: 01451 820712 email: [email protected] 40th ANNIVERSARY YEAR BROADWELL VILLAGE HALL contact: Frances Dodwell 01451 830994 Monthly Meetings at The Crown & Cushion Hotel In th MORETON IN MARSH (EVENING) W I Chipping Norton. The next Club meeting is on 19 September CHARLBURY WAR MEMORIAL HALL contact: 01608 810879 www.charlbury.info Our next meeting is on Monday 11 September at 7.30 p.m. in St speaker: Jan Long – Elizabeth Barrett Browning David’s Centre, Moreton when we will learn about the Craft and ENSTONE PARISH HALL contact: Susanne Hamilton 01608 677156 email: [email protected] Visitors are welcome on the third Tuesday of each month. Creativity Centre at the New Brewery Arts Centre in Cirencester. Please visit our website – www.chippingnortonprobus.com or EVENLODE VILLAGE HALL contact: Linda Gray: [email protected] 01608 654015 New members are very welcome. Contact Jo on 01608 650821 for contact Geoffrey Norris on [email protected] GREAT ROLLRIGHT VILLAGE HALL contact: booking secretary 01608 730268 further information. GUITING POWER VILLAGE HALL contact: 07468099432 www.guitingevents.co.uk KINGHAM VILLAGE HALL contact: Nicole Marina 07733 238334 email: [email protected] MORETON IN MARSH W I Chipping Norton LITTLE WOLFORD VILLAGE HALL contact: 01608 684704 The next meeting of the will be held in the W.I Hall on LONGBOROUGH VILLAGE HALL ¾ sized snooker table, table tennis table contact: John 01451 831222 or Mike 01451 870067 Our next monthly meeting will be held on Wednesday 6 Thursday 7 September at 2pm. Our speaker will tell us September at 2.30pm in the Methodist Hall, Chipping Norton. about ‘Oliver Cromwell, His Life and Faily’. Diary Date – WI LONG COMPTON VILLAGE HALL contact: 01608 684834 email: [email protected] Glass painting and Glass Fusion plus some hands on Cheistmas Lunch is on Friday 15 December. We welcome new LOWER SWELL VILLAGE HALL contact: Mo Griffiths 01451 832241/07903829685 email: [email protected] experience (Anne Neish). Our Special Interest Groups (SIGs) members and guests. For further information please contact Trish on 01608 651367. MORETON IN MARSH COMMUNITY ROOM contact Funeral Directors 01608 652612 continue to thrive. Why not pay the reduced subscription of the year - £7 and have access to over 15 Special Interest Groups? MORETON IN MARSH REDESDALE HALL Lower and Upper hall contact: Clerk 07519330096 email: [email protected] VISITORS WELCOME - £2 entrance fee. Further information MORETON IN MARSH WOMEN’S INSTITUTE HALL contact: Pam Clarke 01608 653575 Diamond Versi 01608 646578. www.u3asites.org.uk/chippingnorton STOW-ON-THE-WOLD WI Meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm. NORTHLEACH COTSWOLD HALL contact: Jacques 01451 860366 NORTHLEACH THE WESTWOODS CENTRE contact: 01451 861499 email: [email protected] 4th October – “Stories from the Auction Rooms” Steve Bruce NOTGROVE VILLAGE HALL contact: [email protected] or Keith 01451 850726 We welcome new members and visitors. ODDINGTON VILLAGE HALL contact: 01451 830817 or 01451 831917 STOW & DISTRICT CIVIC SOCIETY Meet us at the Church Rooms, off Church Street, Stow-on-the-Wold New Year begins this autumn! Our new season’s programme or contact: Hazel Balding 01451 830726, [email protected] OVER NORTON VILLAGE HALL contact: 01608 641521 offers a number of tempting and appealing talks and events so PAXFORD VILLAGE HALL contact: 01386 593090 www.paxford.org.uk why not come along and join us! New membership available from st th 1 September. Our first talk of the new season is on Friday, 6 RAMSDEN MEMORIAL HALL contact: 01993 869026 email: [email protected] October 2017 at 7.30 pm by Mark Davies: ”King of Balloons” SALFORD VILLAGE HALL contact: 01608 641414 www.slfordvillagehall.co.uk - James Sadler, Oxford pastry cook and first English SHIPTON-UNDER-WYCHWOOD NEW BEACONSFIELD HALL Gymnasium, contact: 01993 832216 www’newbeaconsfieldhall.org aeronaut! Free refreshments and chat from 7 pm. St. Edward’s Friendly social group for the unattached aged 45-75 Hall, Stow-on-the-Wold. Interested in joining us? Fortnightly Friday meetings at the Crown and Cushion Hotel STOW ON THE WOLD BAPTIST CHURCH HALL contact: 01608 650624 HALL NOT LEASED FOR COMMERCIAL EVENTS Then please call Rachel or Nigel on 01451 833783 for a copy of 1st, 15th & 29th September 8 p.m. in the lounge STOW ON THE WOLD STOW SOCIAL CLUB contact: Tim 01451 830242 the new programme. Full details of our programme, trips and Complimentary drink for potential new members membership are on our website: www.stowcivicsociety.co.uk www.meetup.com/single-file-chipping-norton Tel: 07765 598518 STOW ON THE WOLD RUGBY CLUB contact: Amanda 07940141192 STOW ON THE WOLD ST EDWARDS HALL contact: James Black 07986623358 [email protected] STOW ON THE WOLD YOUTH CLUB Pool table, Table football contact: D Neill 01451 830656 email: [email protected] Upper Windrush Local History Society Next meeting on Monday 11 September at 7.30pm TODENHAM VILLAGE HALL contact: Cynnie 01608 650152 Fun and Fitness for Seniors Speaker: Richard Denning on The Saxons in Britain. This hour-long class is held in the Redesdale Hall each Monday WESTCOTE VILLAGE HALL contact: Christine Walford 01993 831196 or Tony Gibson 01993 830699 Venue: Naunton Village Hall. morning at 9.30am. Work at your own pace to help maintain WYCK RISSINGTON VILLAGE HALL contact: Judith Wheeler 01451 821094 Members £1 Visitors £2. All welcome. activity levels without pressure to take part in the 2020 www.upperwindrushlhs.org.uk Enq: Tel.01451 850232 Olympics. Come and join us. You would be most welcome.

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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 28 September Saturday 23 September Monday 18 September Sunday 10 September VICEROY’S HOUSE HIDDEN FIGURES HIDDEN FIGURES LION Season Tickets available – £25 7.15pm. Hot dogs and wine with a Film 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tickets £3 Film: 7.30pm – Doors & bar from 7.15pm. Hot dogs on sale from 6.30. donation £3.50 on the door. Tickets/ refreshments. Family Tickets £10 6.45pm. Tickets £5 / U15s £3, at the Doors/Bar open at 7.00pm / 7.45pm Queries 01386 7013857/701396 Queries 01451 822365 door. Family ticket £12 (2 adults, 1 or film. Advance tickets £3.50/ on door 2 children) Queries: 01608 810713 £4. Advance tickets 01386 700647

Village Hall Screen on the Green, Village Hall Village Hall St. Andrew’s Church CHURCHILL & SARSDEN ILMINGTON LITTLE WOLFORD NAUNTON Saturday 9 September Friday Thursday Tuesday 5 September A UNITED KINGDOM SEE LOCAL NOTICES SEE LOCAL NOTICES HIDDEN FIGURES Film 7.30pm. Tickets £4.50 at the Film 7.30pm Tickets £3.50 (students Film 7.30pm Tickets £4.00 inc. Doors open 7.15, Film 7.45. Tickets door. Advance tickets/queries 01608 £2.50) Advance tickets Ilmington refreshments. Advance tickets/ £3.00 at the door. 01451 850897 or 659903 Community Shop.Queries 01608 queries 01608 684223 [email protected] [email protected] 682806 Refreshments

FLIX IN THE STIX Lower Swell Village Hall St David’s Centre In the Village Hall LOWER SWELL MORETON IN MARSH ODDINGTON WILL RECOMMENCE IN Friday 15 September Tuesday THE AUTUMN HIDDEN FIGURES SEE LOCAL NOTICES Tickets £4, Child £2.50 on the door Doors open: 2pm Film 2.30pm 7 for 7.30pm. £3.00 Wine and soft Doors / bar / food from 6.45. (Buffet Tickets £3.00 at the door. drinks. Advance tickets/queries / supper - soup and cheeses £5) Film Refreshments. bookings Margaret 01451 831917 starts at 7.30 Queries 07949 139434 Info: 01608 654382 [email protected]

Viceroy’s House: In 1947, British statesman Lord Mountbatten serves as India’s last Viceroy and is charged with handing India back to its people. Hidden Figures: Three brilliant African-American women at NASA serve as the brains behind the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race and galvanized the world. Lion: Five year old Saroo gets lost on a train which takes him thousands of miles across India, away from home and family. Saroo must learn to survive alone in Kolkata, before being adopted by an Australian couple. Twenty-five years later he sets out to find his lost family and return to his first home. A United Kingdom: In the 1940s, Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana shocks the world when he marries a white woman from London.

ART CLUB CHIPPY RAMBLING CLUB at Fisher House (with beautiful views), Stow Join us for a leisurely two-hour walk in the countryside! A small group of amateur artists. On the first Sunday of the month we meet in the New Meeting every Tuesday from 9.30am – 12.30pm Street carpark Chipping Norton at 2pm (Apr - Oct). £3 per week to fund tuition. Imelda 01451 833572 1.30pm (Nov – March). Then get into 2 or 3 cars and go to the start of a different walk each month. We are a friendly group and go to lovely parts of our local countryside. Do join us. Enquiries: Heather 01608 643691/ [email protected] Bourton-on-the-Water WI We meet at the Victoria Hall, Bourton-on-the-Water at 7.15 p.m. on nd the 2 Tuesday of the month. Please contact Janet on 01451 CHIPPING NORTON GREEN GYM WANT TO GET FITTER? ENJOY BEING OUTDOORS? 821739 for further information IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT? Help us cut back brambles, tend the Community Orchard, mend fences, clear streams – and much more! – in Chippy and surrounding villages. CONDICOTE YOGA CLASS Wednesday mornings. Lifts available. A friendly group Yoga class in Condicote Village Hall every Thursday from 6.30- with activities for all ages and abilities. Phone Jenny on 01608 643269 or email [email protected]. 7.30pm. More details Anna 01386 700 364 www.chippygreengym.org

 
 
    
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Our annual Duck Racing on the green at Bourton-on-the-Water raised just over £1300.00 towards the club's four principal charities this year - Kate's Home Nursing, Great Western Air Ambulance, Canine Partners, and Street Children of Cambodia. Foot-fall was down slightly due to the weather which looked threatening but stayed dry long enough to complete 12 races at half-hourly intervals. Families with young children enjoyed the event, which also proved popular with tourists from Europe and as far afield as Japan and South Korea. Our thanks to Bob and Sue Hadley, Janet Prout, club president Peter Boxall, Irene Summers, Ronnie Wright from the Rotary Club of Coatbridge, Airdrie and Monklands, and to all who helped on the day.

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Working throughout the Providing life-saving emergency North Cotswolds region to care to people who cannot be Amazing dogs and transforming Transforming the country's most help care for patients and reached by road, or are in a state lives. Training assistance dogs impoverished children into their families in their own so critical that they require with people who have physical tomorrow's leaders. home through the last stage specialist skills at the scene of the disabilities. of illness. accident.

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Chipping Campden Rotary Club is looking forward to welcoming senior school with communication in Bangla and English (less Katie Pritchard on Thursday, 24 August to report on her trip to a so). The participants had cultural differences and different faiths project in Peru. Then, on 28 September Isabel Sketchley-Murray including Muslims and Christians. Discussion groups were lively is coming to report on her trip to Nepal and on 12 October and Imogen felt that she had gained much from the experience Ed Sanders will describe climbing Mt Kilimanjaro (supporting and hoped that all the participants had also gained from the Meningitis Research Foundation to which the Club has already varied programme of activities. made a donation). New Paul Harris Fellow: Also on 27 July The Club helps to support a number of local students, who have Past President Steve Brown was invested to raise funds to go on worthwhile projects overseas in which with a Paul Harris Fellowship in recognition they help with local building projects or take part in educational of his distinguished and varied service to programmes. On their return they come to report to the Club Rotary by President Les Southam. with presentations which are always fascinating. Further events: The Club is planning a full programme of events for local Saturday, 2 December - Christmas Fair: Tree issues and institutions during the coming year – in particular, of Light and Mulled Wine stall. the successful Tree of Light and popular mulled wine stall at Thursday, 21 December – Christmas Dinner. the Christmas Fair. Also planned is a further Race Night for The Club now normally meets for Campden Area Home Nursing, which provides invaluable New Pattern of Meetings: a dinner meeting on the second and fourth Thursdays in the support for the final care of terminal patients and their families month. within a radius of twelve miles round C Campden. New members and enquirers are always welcome at our Recent reports: Imogen Kropt gave a confident and informative meetings at the Cotswold House Hotel on the second and fourth talk on 27 July about her three months in Bangladesh working Thursdays of the month at 6.45 for 7 pm. Please note revised with Y Care and based at the YMCA in Edilpur in an inland part meeting time. Membership is open to women and men. of the country. She described her team, composed of British visitors and local volunteers, and the range of activities that Email: [email protected]. they tackled, including gender equality and early marriage, Tel. 01386 841163 or 01386 840990. as well as teaching and sports. Ages ranged from primary to James R Anderson

Great ideas to share - Spend time with Rotary and good things happen 44 | COTSWOLD TIMES Music At Stow – Bringing Big Names to a Small Town A star-studded festival this October – by Michael Omer

Back in 2013, when a group of passionate locals in Stow-on-the-Wold decided to mount an annual music festival in the town, they had no idea what they would be letting themselves in for, or what a success it would turn asked to return, perhaps indicating band King Crimson, and lives in out to be! how much they have enjoyed the Pershore. For the few that don’t know, Their mission statement was, and warm welcome experienced here. Toyah has clocked up thirteen top still is: “Bringing big names to a small It seems incredible that Fairport forty singles, recorded twenty albums, town”, and this they have managed to Convention, who visit on Friday, written two books, appeared in over do in spades, managing to attract the 27 October, celebrate their fiftieth forty stage plays, acted in fifteen likes of Fairport Convention, Darius anniversary this year! It was their feature films and presented such Brubeck, Jacqui Dankworth, Andy appearance in the inaugural festival diverse television programmes as The Fairweather Low, Colin Blunstone of in 2013, which helped put Music at Good Sex Guide, Watchdog and . . . The Zombies, Sarah McQuaid, royal Stow on the map, and tickets for this Songs Of Praise – so there should be harpist Catrin Finch and Toyah, to years celebratory concert will no doubt something for everyone in this show! come and perform in the wonderful be in huge demand. So if you want to be surprised, excited venue that is St Edward’s Church! Including local performers is also an and generally entertained, come and That’s not to say that the management important part of the festival, and this join Music at Stow for a wonderful committee, inspirationally led by the year the Cotswold Male Voice Choir festival this October, with some even indefatigable Brian Honess are star- will open the three day event when bigger names promised throughout the struck in any way! Brian has long they perform on Thursday, 26 October, 2018 fifth anniversary year. been a champion of local music- along with a very special guest soloist Tickets are available from: making, having started the Athelmar Angus McFee, who has also sung The Borzoi Bookshop 01451 830268 series of concerts some fifteen years alongside the award winning Hilliard and online at ago, and his influence ensures that Ensemble on BBC Radio 3. www.WeGotTickets.com Music at Stow concerts are liberally Continuing this year’s theme of Michael Omer sprinkled with the best of classical ‘keeping it local’, the festival will www.musicatstow.co.uk artists too. It just seemed such an climax with another local artist: none attractive proposition to bring high other than Toyah Wilcox is bringing quality performers to the heart of the her Acoustic Up Close & Personal Cotswolds, that even local businesses show to St Edward’s to top the bill on and hotels have come on board to Saturday, 28 October. Toyah last year promote and sponsor the growing celebrated thirty-years of marriage festival. In fact, several artists have to Robert Fripp leader of the classic

Angus Mcfee, the guest vocalist for the Male Voice Choir

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Stow Cotswold Festival has crowds flocking to the Square

The Stow Cotswold Festival got off to a flying start as the Town Crier announced the arrival of the mayor, Ben Eddolls, to open the festival. He was due to arrive in his mayoral white Rolls Royce and great applause greeted him as he swept into the Square in a white Robin Reliant with a Rolls Royce grille sellotaped to the front. His chauffeuse for the day was town councillor Jo Davies who entered into the spirit of the event in a uniform that included fishnet tights.

Town Crier, Ken Brightwell This biennial event, whose theme was ‘a celebration of Cotswold life, crafts and heritage’ gave announces the arrival of the Mayor. visitors the chance to sample traditional Cotswolds crafts and skills at close quarters. With Stow’s close links with sheep and the wool trade, it was good to see some Cotswold Lion sheep back in the Square, kindly provided by Mel and Jonty Brunyee from their rare breeds collection at Conygree Farm, Aldsworth. Festival-goers were able to follow the journey of the fleece from one of these sheep, seeing the wool spun and then woven by Northleach Spinners and Weavers in St. Edward’s Hall. Also in the hall were other displays of crafts including some excellent crewel work from local expert Barbara Banning, felting with Lynne Rixon, handweaving demonstrations from Cirencester based Rebecca Connolly and the St. Edward’s Knit and Chat group. Stow Primary School was also displaying a flock of pottery sheep money boxes from the ‘decorate a sheep’ competition run by the Stow Civic Society. History lovers could investigate some of the Civil War relics whilst looking at the unique timeline of Stow’s history. Meanwhile, out in the Square, cute Cotswold alpacas rubbed shoulders with the sheep and the Cotswold Falconry centre gave visitors the chance to take photographs whilst handling their birds of prey. Other skills included a showcase drystone walling demonstration by the Cotswold Conservation Board and some excellent green wood working from, appropriately named, Mayor, Ben Eddolls and Charles Ash of TouchWood Crafts. Helen Munday displayed her Chauffeuse, councillor Jo Davies skilful art of willow weaving and basket making whilst the North pose in front of the mayoral Rolls. Cotswold Beekeepers Association had an observation hide on display. Youngsters and families were well catered for with activities including a treasure hunt, Punch and Judy shows, guess the monkey’s birthday, face painting and fairground rides plus a

Professor Dogsbody’s traditional Punch and Judy show gets underway.

Charles Ash demonstrates his green wood- working skills.

Fire-eating escapologist, John Hayns enthrals the Cuddly Cotswold Alpacas crowd with his performance. a big hit with the children.

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Spinning wool in St. Edward’s Hall.

A busy Square as the day wears on.

wealth of games run by Stow Primary’s parents’ association including a penny trail to complete outlines of fluffy sheep and making a woollen teepee. Retail therapy was well catered for with a lively market of some 40 stalls offering a range of food, gifts and crafts. There was also the festival’s biggest fundraiser, the giant charity tombola, where some superb prizes were on offer, donated by local businesses and residents. With every entry winning a prize you couldn’t go wrong. Other attractions included a climb up St Edward’s Church tower to give a bird’s eye view of the festival and the stunning Cotswold countryside plus a medieval Trading Standards re-enactment by members of the Alcester Court Leet who kept visitors healthy by testing local ales, pies, bread and leather goods. Cotswold Stone Designs hard Live entertainment was provided all day in the arena, introduced at work showcasing their skills. by Ken Brightwell, the local Town Crier. Acts included the Cotswold School Band, a Gospel choir, a steel band, Zumba and Salsa demonstrations, topped off by fire-eating escapologist circus act, John Hayns. The entertainment and dancing in the Square went on well into the night to a huge crowd with a great session by Cheltenham based covers band, Monkey Jam. A tired Dave Wiblin, Festival Chairman, said “It was nice to see local businesses spilling out onto the Square and I think we achieved our objective of giving everyone a day to remember”. The chosen charities this year were Kate’s Home Nursing, the Great Western Air Ambulance and Stow Primary School. They will each receive a cheque for £1,100.

Look out for the next festival on Saturday 20 July 2019

Local four piece covers band, Monkey Jam end the Festival to great applause.

A break for lunch on the Display of painted sheep from steps of St. Edward’s Hall. pupils at Stow Primary School.

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Bledington School Ms J Kewley, Headteacher

Parents had the opportunity to visit classes and look at displays of children’s work during our summer Open Day. Green class put together a short photographic review of the year which was shown in the school hall. We were all amazed to see just how much the school had accomplished since September. This video is now on our website under the Gallery tab. Green and Blue classes had enormous fun preparing for and performing The Rocky Monster Show. This was a hilarious show with many wonderful, comedic performances from individual children and catchy tunes for everyone to sing along to. The set was amazing and we were fortunate to have the loan of lighting equipment which enhanced the experience for our budding actors. A particular highlight was involving the audience in a Timewarp dance! The Governors would like to congratulate our Year Six pupils and staff on their outstanding SATs results this year which were well above the National average and included 44% at Greater Depth Standard in all subjects. A fantastic achievement for Bledington!

By Principal Mr Morgan The end of the summer term heralded summer celebrations: - The weather was perfect for our Cadence Summer Festival with live St David’s C of E Primary School music, kites flying, circus skills and hog roast. Thank you to The Headteacher: Mr Colin Ellyatt Cotswold School PTA for running the bar – they have raised over Enquiring minds, caring hearts, creative hands £10,000 this last academic year. The weather was not so accommodating for Sports Day, which was Wow, what a busy end to the year we’ve had! Since completing postponed to the Thursday and House POSEIDON won overall. their SATs, our Year 6 pupils have been very busy taking part in We would like to take this opportunity to send thanks to Tanya various activities to learn about making bread. They visited a Robbins of Nosehill Farm and Karen and Andrew Bullock of Aston bakery in Tewkesbury then walked to Warner Budgens to buy Farm for their dedicated support and instigation with The Cotswold their own ingredients in order to make their bread in school. The School Farm & Rural Economy Careers Day. Around 25 agriculture and rural businesses exhibited on the field to highlight and promote winning loaf, a ‘Cheese and Herb Swirl’ was judged to be the careers, further education, technology and apprenticeships. tastiest and went on sale at the Summer Fair. SCHOOL NEWS The sound of music could be heard by all as the children worked The annual Enrichment Week took place over the last week of term extremely hard with Natalie to learn the iSingPOP music for the two concerts, which took place at St. David’s Church on Tuesday with fun, educational activities in all subject areas as well as trips to th Harry Potter’s World, Cadbury’s World, Drayton Manor, the Bourton 4 July. The children beamed from ‘ear to ear’ as they learnt new experience and Carousel activity – covering all Year groups. songs and funky new moves based around our Christian values. We welcomed Chinese students from our partner school in Suzhou. There was a real ‘buzz’ as the children took on the role of In our continued programme of School trips, pupils have enjoyed recording artists at the end of a fun-filled week to produce our very trips to France, Morocco and Iceland. own iSingPOP CD. In sporting achievements, Freya Partridge and Sarah Owens have Our annual summer music concert took place in the school hall. It been selected to represent the South Wales and Central BE U18 was a wonderful opportunity to hear the school orchestra, recorder (British eventing) team for the upcoming National Championships in groups and choir perform as well as soloists and groups of July. A massive achievement for the girls selected out of 50 riders! children who learn instruments. The evening was well attended Suki Glocking in Year 9 is representing Evesham Rowing Club at and thoroughly enjoyed by all. the British Rowing Junior Championships during the summer. On another musical note, the St. David’s School Choir visited Izzy Kiey-Thomas, multi-events competitor (heptathlon and Oaktree Mews Care Home where they performed a range of pentathlon), came 3rd in shotput at the Youth Development League songs to the residents. The performance brought smiles to many Alex Scrivener came 3rd in English schools cross-country Nationals of their faces and the children enjoyed their time there too. in March, then 1st in 3 County Championships in May. Children in Goshawk and Sparrowhawk visited Wafelwaffle, an Beth Cate has made the athletic Nationals in 100m and 200m. authentic Belgian waffle shop in Moreton in Marsh. They had a The Tour of Britain Cycling, Stage 7, is coming to Bourton-on-the- fantastic time watching the waffle batter being mixed, waffles th Water on Saturday 9 September and the School is delighted to being cooked and best of all tasting them! As part of their theme support this world class sporting event with a number of initiatives. th ‘Money’, they also had a chance to use the till in the shop and We look forward to welcoming you back on Wednesday 6 work with money. Thank you to the shop owner, Agnes Boes, for September 2017 and our new academic year! her time and friendly manner; the children had a great time.

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LONGBOROUGH PRIMARY

SCHOOL From Tracey Hampshire What a busy last term for Longborough with so much going on in school; it’s definitely an exciting place to be. ‘Learning together is fun’ On Wednesday 12th July we witnessed stars in the making with a Tel: 07923483970 [email protected] wonderful performance of The Peace Child at Oddington Village Hall. Following weeks of practise the children delivered a brilliant St David’s Centre, Church Street piece on the night, singing and smiling their way through and Moreton in Marsh, GL56 0LT there were definitely some future star performers! Sessional childcare for children: 2 – 4 years Two of our pupils (Dan Oxton and Jacob Brewerton) made it through to the final of the STEMworks /RAF Charitable trust THANK YOU th KNEX challenge on Friday 14th July held at the Royal Our 50 birthday party was a huge success and International Air Tattoo. The day started off with a spectacular enjoyed by all who came. Some of those who had display by the Red Arrows! Then consisted of a further challenge started it joined us as well as those who attend now to build a vehicle suitable for delivering humanitarian aid to and are due to start in the future. We raised £973 remote locations (pictured), a presentation to judges (the 'Blues' red arrow engineering team) then a final race of their original Summer holidays are now over and everyone is ready to constructed land yacht against other schools. learn after enjoying a well-earned rest The boys did extremely well in a New programme of weekly activities tough competition, and judges More opportunities for families to join in

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proud of them, well done lads! Our aim is ‘To help all children on their journey to develop As a treat- the whole school came to the Air Tattoo to support their personal knowledge, understanding and individual them and we have been blown away by their inspiration and skills whilst learning through play’. intelligent questioning to all the pilots and engineering scientists Bristol Standard and professionals, hopefully we have a few aeronautical Quality Assured Certificate engineers in the making. 2017

St Catharine’s Catholic Primary School

Members of the School Council have reflected on an exciting year at St Catharine’s and selected their highlights! Greene class thoroughly enjoyed their visit to Sandfield Farm. We were greeted by Farmer Emma and her Sheepdog, Fly. We visited the cows and fed the pigs, yummy banana skins! We enjoyed meeting the chickens and the noisy cockerel! Pond dipping was fun: Marco caught a newt in his net! Everybody went on the trip and had a great time! (Marco Year1) Ashbee class have enjoyed making ‘Super-hero jets’ as part of their class topic work. We designed our jets and made them out of reclaimed materials. We used papier mache to make them strong and painted them afterwards. We have enjoyed flying our jets (Nerissa, Emma and Hayden Year 1). Wilson class enjoyed dressing up for ‘Roman Day’! We came to school in Roman costumes; we were Roman Emperors and Empresses. We had a Roman feast of grapes, pancakes (flat bread), cheeses, ham, olives and honey-cake and we ate it on our knees! In January, we went to visit the Roman baths, in Bath, we learnt about living in Roman times. (Amelia Yr 3 and Thomas Yr4). Dover class went ‘bell- boating’ at Fladbury water park; it was great fun. Eight children were in each boat and we took part in races, went under a bridge, through a lock and paddled along the River Avon. On the way back we saw some swans. We all got very wet! (Kathryn, Freja, Flynn Year 5, Seb and Alex Year 4). Year 6, Noel class, visited the Black Country Museum. We participated in a range of activities including going into a ten-metre deep coal mine! We had a lesson in a Victorian school and Oliver said his name was ‘Oliver Twist’! Our amazing school organised this! (Jessica and Henry Year 6). Very best wishes to this year’s school leavers as they make the transition to Secondary School and we look forward to welcoming our new Reception children in September. Wishing you all a restful Summer break. COTSWOLD TIMES | 51 SCHOOLS Editor’s Note: The best presentations are +/— 300 words; photographs are welcome

Holy Trinity RC School SIBFORD SCHOOL Holy Trinity School Chipping Norton rated By Ali Bromhall OUTSTANDING

STAFF'S 'unwavering commitment' to the well-being and academic achievement of pupils helped Holy Trinity school to an SIBFORD CELEBRATES EARLY EXAM RESULTS 'outstanding' Ofsted report in all areas. The report is the first since As the September issue of Chipping Norton Times went to press, it converted to an academy in 2014. Inspectors Richard pupils across Oxfordshire were anxiously waiting news of GCSE Blackmore, Peter Dunmall and Louise Eaton visited the school in and A Level results. But at Sibford School celebrations started May for the inspection and produced their report, which praised early with the publication of Lamda and BTEC results. teachers for their focus on educating children. In it they said: July 2017 saw Sibford achieve its “Teachers have an unswerving focus on teaching basic skills within highest ever Lamda result when Sixth and alongside the wider curriculum. Form student Matt passed his Grade 8 “All staff expect pupils to learn exceptionally well and pupils rise to Level 3 Award in Performance Acting the challenge. "Pupils make outstanding progress because with Distinction. The success also gains teachers plan lessons based on a very detailed and accurate the 18-year-old 30 points on the UCAS understanding of what pupils know, can do, and what will scale. Sibford Head Toby Spence said: “LAMDA is one of the challenge them to do even better.” Learning was deemed to be UK’s oldest and most respected awarding bodies and this is a exceptional, with development of pupils shown to be a priority for fantastic result for both Matt and the school as a whole.” staff. One of the school's pupils is quoted in the report as saying: In total, 15 Sibford pupils aged between 9 and 18 sat Lamda "There are no ceilings to learning, only the sky." exams in May at various grades from Level 1 to Level 3. The The inspectors rated the behaviour and progress of pupils, as school achieved a 100% pass rate with nine pupils gaining outstanding. "Pupils take much pride in their school, show Distinction and six gaining Merits. complete respect for their teachers and arrive looking smart and Meanwhile, Sixth Form student Archie has completed his BTEC fully ready to learn. “The school community is built on a bedrock of Level 3 Countryside Management Course with a Distinction Star. strong and respectful relationships. For his final piece of work, Archie joined forces with Year 12 pupil "This helps pupils to feel special and be guided by the school’s Tom to create an interpretive board for the wild flower habitat in deep-rooted principles and values.” The school in London Road the school. Course tutor Angy Bovill said: “The board explains the has over 200 pupils and is one of three schools within The Pope importance of wild flower habitats to the success and survival of Francis Multi Academy Company. our native bee population which is very much under threat. Archie did a fantastic job and is well deserving of such a great result.” Distinction*s were also awarded to all pupils who took the Information Technology Level 3 BTEC course.

Swell School From Judy Morgan School Administrator The whole school spent a very energetic day at Far Peak Activity St Mary’s C of E (Aided) Primary School, Chipping Norton

Centre near Northleach, just before the summer break. The children all scaled the climbing wall and climbing tower, tackled Headteacher: Mrs Yvonne Stallwood-­‐Barnes BEd (Hons) NPQH the rope challenge and had fun learning bush crafts in the woods. Year 4 Hill End When we got to Hill End Watch out Bear Grylls! there was a big hill and we had to take our They followed this with a day at Cold Aston luggage up the hill, most people were out School taking part in the Health and Wellbeing of breath. When we got to our dormitories Day. This included sport, dance and learning to we unpacked our luggage, and after an keep themselves healthy. hour we were used to our surroundings. The Year 6 Leavers Service at St Mary’s First we had lunch then we went to play. Church was a very emotional service. Seeing Some of us played football. The first thing the children blossom during their years with us we did was pond dipping; it was so much fun. When it was bed is always a delight. We send the Year 6 leavers time it was really dark. In the morning some of us got up really our very best wishes for the future in their new early. We went swimming at 2pm on Tuesday. We had lots of fun! secondary schools. We were delighted to By Oliver Edwards welcome Mrs Oughton into school to present the magnificent Year 3/4 Charities Week During charities week we were Michael Oughton Trophy to Grace Major a very worthy winner. preparing for our mini fete. We had to collect things to use for our stalls. Everyone had amazing ideas for their stalls; we had the lucky dip, the sweets stall, book stall, pin the nose on the snowman, treasure hunt, biscuit stall, archery and football. When

it was time to set up the stalls for real, everybody came to have fun. After we closed down our stalls, it was film night. Not Condicote Village Hall, everybody went to watch ‘Sing’ but most of the children stayed. nr Stow on the Wold By Marnie Conduct and McKenzie Blithing Singing Club The singing club also enjoyed entertaining the crowds in the town at the Chipping Norton festival. It is always We said a fond farewell to 9 children who have moved on to our biggest audience and quite nerve wracking. We all enjoyed it various local schools but are looking forward to welcoming lots of though and received many positive comments from the crowd. new children and their families in September. It has been a busy We have already been asked back for next year! summer at our popular stay and play sessions and when we return Musical Evening The school held its annual evening of music we will be making entries for the Condicote Produce show. earlier this month and the hall was packed with enthusiastic and Our Playgroup session is 9.15am – 1pm Monday to Thursday with proud parents who were treated to an array of lively songs from extended sessions available on a Monday and Thursday until our Singing Club. Adding to the evening, members of our school 2.45pm. Contact Jo Abrahams, our Early Years Professional on orchestra performed together and individuals displayed their 07796 987173 or email [email protected] to various talents. The performances were of a high quality and arrange a visit. We also run a drop in Toddler Group for children enjoyed by all. from birth to school age on a Friday from 10 -12. 52 | COTSWOLD TIMES SCHOOLS Editor’s Note: The best presentations are +/— 300 words; photographs are welcome SCHOOLS

Kingham Primary School Temple Guiting Headteacher: Ms Bretta Townend-Jowitt

Church of England School As you read this the holidays are nearly at an end and staff are Clare Fisher, Headteacher preparing for the new school year. Here though

is a roundup of the end of the academic year 2016-2017.In June, a very excited year 5 came to school ready to start their 2-day residential. After a windy tent set up the children were split into groups and took part in team building games. Eating a lovely lunch followed by an afternoon of activities: archery, climbing, fencing, biking and bushcraft. Night time was a little shorter than usual! But after breakfast the children packed away and took part in further activities, arriving back at school at the end of the day rather tired! Sporting success: on a beautiful summers day, nine very excited boys set out for the County cricket final competition. The boys met

Alice in Wonderland their opponents on the pitches with We enjoyed three amazing performances of Alice in Wonderland at an excellent sporting attitude, just the end of term. The children excelled themselves in a very the right amount of competitiveness ambitious production which truly transported us into another world. but most of all, respect. The final. The scenery was spectacular, along with costumes all adding to a result was that we came a very creditable third in the competition very professional production. Finally, our year 6 class production was as always, a great Year 6 pupils success, following the tradition of past years the pupils performed We are very proud of our Year 6 pupils, both for their excellent SATs results and their very positive attitudes to learning and the general Shakespeare to an amazed audience of parents and staff. This life of school. They have been fantastic role models and will be much year Romeo and Juliet ended with what can only be classed as

missed. We’d like to wish them well for their secondary education. rapturous applause. Best wishes to our year 6 leavers. End of Term Picnic The end of term picnic was a real school community event and a delightful evening was had with families, old and new, in the sunshine on our filed. We wish everyone a wonderful summer and look forward to seeing you all again in September. Our “SCHOOL REPORTS” are much appreciated by [email protected] 01451 850304 readers, and are included www.templeguiting.gloucs.sch.uk free of charge. NB: The best presentations are ideally less CHIPPING NORTON SCHOOL than 300 words; photographs are welcome – “one photograph is worth a thousand words”. Simon Duffy: Head Teacher

Following over 2 years of preparation, fundraising and training on Saturday 22nd July 49 students and 5 staff made the 11-hour The Town Nursery flight from Heathrow to South Africa on our 2017 Sports Tour. in Chipping Norton has a large field which is an This is the third time a group of our students have made the trip asset that the nursery makes use of every day. following previous visits in 2012 and 2014. What was to follow This year the Nursery vegetable plot has been was an incredible 16 days filled with a huge range of experiences very productive and all the children have enjoyed the students will never forget - all the way from Cape Town to eating the produce. The older children were Durban. These experiences included visiting Table Mountain and responsible for planting and upkeep. They walked down the hill to Robben Island, watching penguins on the beach, visiting a Gills to buy seeds and the plot has produced potatoes, runner township and Zulu village, a water park, segwaying along the beans, peas, carrots and onions. They also grew a selection of beach, a hippo cruise and an evening / morning safari game drive. sunflowers of varying colours and different heights. For the Of course the main children there was nothing more exciting than digging up the reason for the trip was potatoes and eating them. The carrots were small but very tasty! to be stay with and play Unfortunately the birds got hold of our blackcurrants for the second sport against the South year in a row. They are usually turned into blackcurrant jam and African students. We ice cream. Next year we must make sure we net them in time. know from previous Many years ago a child gave us an apple tree as a leaving experience they take present. Every year the tree is laden with three types of apples. As their sport very seriously soon as they are ready to eat the children will have them at snack and so it proved across time and make them into puddings and pies. all 12 matches and the 3 All the children love playing in the field and they spend a great sports. To their credit our students never gave up and can be deal of time out there, especially during the summer months. proud of their efforts and sportsmanship across all matches – During July each area uses it for their summer picnics and it is hopefully they can take this experience into the new sporting always the favourite venue for the Pirate’s Party. season at school. The PE Department were very proud of the The nursery has some places left to fill. Eligible children will be effort made by all the students and hope to offer another Sports entitled to 30 hour funding. If you need more information please tour in 2020. call 01608 645646

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Opened this year by children’s writer

CAS LESTER !

Speech Day Celebrations This year’s annual speech day was bathed in glorious sunshine, which added to the celebratory atmosphere - the event formally marks the last day of school, and is an opportunity for pupils, parents, staff and alumni to gather and reflect on the successes, activities and academic accomplishments achieved throughout the year. The day began with musical performances from our pupils in the marquee and followed with a lovely chapel service where the whole school and community gathered together to give thanks for a successful year. We welcomed back Kingham Hill Alumni Air Vice-Marshal Malcolm Saturday Brecht, CB, MA, FRAes, RAF who entertained and inspired our guests with his reflections on life at the school and how it has th influenced his illustrious career. 16 September The day was completed with the annual pupil vs Hillians cricket 1.30 - 10pm match supported by many guests who enjoyed a wonderful Parisian Children’s Fancy Dress, Primary School Dancers, themed afternoon tea. What a perfect end to a wonderful year! Art Exhibition, Fun Fair, Classic Cars, Pig Roast, Morris Dancers, Teas, Stalls, Games AND MUCH MUCH MORE!

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Kitebrook rockets to success . . . again! Kitebrook Commenting on their success, Aulden principles we follow at Kitebrook Preparatory School Dunipace, CEO of The Learning encouraging perseverance, triumphed at the Partnership said: resilience, collaboration and recent national Final “After an hour spent speed building experimentation. I am delighted of the Race for the Line, Bloodhound their cars, fifteen primary and that our team has risen to this Model Rocket Car competition. The fifteen secondary teams from the engineering challenge, and I would Final, which took place at Santa Pod four corners of England and Wales like to thank them and our dedicated Race Way on Thursday, 29 June, witnessed their car’s first runs at the staff and parents that have was the culmination of a competition national finals. Down a four lane race encouraged this process.” that saw over 350 primary and 500 track rocket cars raced at upwards The Kitebrook team is looking forward secondary schools taking part in of 50 mph. A fifteen-minute tweak to their prizes: local regional races. With thirty teams session then followed and the cars vying for the top prize at the final, took to the track for their second run. • £1,000 cheque for the school Kitebrook’s car, ‘The Wheel Deal’, In an outstanding display of • A trip to Newquay to watch the came first with an overall speed of teamwork, innovation and keeping Bloodhound test run in October 49.53 mph. The Kitebrook team was calm under pressure I am delighted made up of Daisy Frampton, Isabel • If Bloodhound SSC reaches a stage that the Kitebrook Prep team took Speir (both Year six), Alice Bratt and in its project plan where a trip to first place at the national finals. Deven Trotman (both Year five). South Africa to take on the world It is evidence of the innovative land speed record is confirmed thinking of some of our younger and fully funded, the students and teams this year, that so many were teacher will be offered a fully funded represented in the upper areas of the one week trip to South Africa to leader board and that Kitebrook Prep visit the Hakskeen pan and watch a school came first overall. Well done Bloodhound test run (assuming one to the Kitebrook Prep team, we look takes place in the week they are in forward to watching your journey into the country). engineering in the years to come.” Commenting on their success, Susan For further information please McLean, Headmistress of Kitebrook contact: Marianne Gordon, Prep said: [email protected] or “This result is fantastic. It’s an (01608) 674350. affirmation of the Growth Mindset 54 | COTSWOLD TIMES SCHOOLS Editor’s Note: The best presentations are +/— 300 words; photographs are welcome

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Bourton & Sherborne Hockey Club

Tracy Dixon - Chairman T. 07813 187933 E. [email protected] by Sean Clarke

Get Active, Get Back To Hockey New Season Approaching Fast Some of the winners from last season’s Award Ceremony can be seen celebrating below but that seems a long time ago now with the new season just around the corner. The Ladies 1s are in Sev- ern Division 1 with their first match at home on 23rd September against Cheltenham 3s. The Second team start the week before at home against Bretforton 2s in the Severn Division 3. The Ladies 3s play in the same league as the 2s and also start on the same day with a home fixture against Colwall & Malvern 2s. The Mens team have moved to The Marches 2 league which will reduce travel time. They start on the 30th September at home against Lansdown C. New players to all teams are welcome and training times start for the Ladies teams on Wednesday the 30th August

SPORTSPORRTSPORTSPO from 7.30 to 9pm. The Mens team train on Mondays, starting on the 4th September between 8 and 9pm. Junior training on Wednesdays starts back on the 13th September with the U11s from 6 to 7pm and the U16s between 7 and 8pm. Everyone is Have you let it all slide a bit? Are you thinking its time to get active looking forward to getting back to league matches but the again? Come and play hockey on a Thursday night at the Cotswold question is, who will be pictured below at the end of this season? School Astro between 8 and 9pm with BASHC. Sessions are designed to encourage adults of all ages and abilities and have been nick- named ‘No Apology Thursdays’. Don’t say ‘sorry’ if you play a bad pass, nobody cares so long as you’re enjoying yourself. An English Hockey Level 3 coach will be present to lead skill sessions to improve your game before a friendly match to end the session. The Back 2 Hockey nights traditionally end with a refreshing drink in the pub so its also a great way to meet new people and take advantage of the social side of a sports club. Back2Hockey returns on September 14th. More information can be had from Tracy, above, or just turn up. Summer Festivals Aside from playing the Gloucester Mixed Summer League, BASHC also entered the Bicester Fox Festival and Oxford Hawks Festival over the summer. Both festivals were for mixed teams of 7 and although competitive, opposition names such as Cramps & Co and Monday Night Dining Club illustrate the fun side to the tournaments. The club took a mix of players from all 4 adult teams and fully entered into the spirit of both occasions! The great thing about these competitions is that they give players across the club the chance to play with mem- bers they wouldn’t normally step on to a pitch with. Results were mixed at both festivals but good, competitive hockey was played. SPORT SPORT SPORT SPORT SPORT SPORT

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Bourton & Sherborne Hockey Club Stow on the Wold Cricket Club

SPORT SPORT SPORT SPORT SPORT SPORT Tracy Dixon - Chairman T. 07813 187933 E. [email protected] by Sean Clarke

Get Active, Get Back To Hockey New Season Approaching Fast Some of the winners from last season’s Award Ceremony can be seen celebrating below but that seems a long time ago now with the new season just around the corner. The Ladies 1s are in Sev- ern Division 1 with their first match at home on 23rd September against Cheltenham 3s. The Second team start the week before at home against Bretforton 2s in the Severn Division 3. The Ladies 3s play in the same league as the 2s and also start on the same day with a home fixture against Colwall & Malvern 2s. The Mens team have moved to The Marches 2 league which will reduce travel time. They start on the 30th September at home against Lansdown C. New players to all teams are welcome and training times start for the Ladies teams on Wednesday the 30th August from 7.30 to 9pm. The Mens team train on Mondays, starting on the 4th September between 8 and 9pm. Junior training on Wednesdays starts back on the 13th September with the U11s from 6 to 7pm and the U16s between 7 and 8pm. Everyone is Have you let it all slide a bit? Are you thinking its time to get active looking forward to getting back to league matches but the again? Come and play hockey on a Thursday night at the Cotswold question is, who will be pictured below at the end of this season? School Astro between 8 and 9pm with BASHC. Sessions are designed to encourage adults of all ages and abilities and have been nick- named ‘No Apology Thursdays’. Don’t say ‘sorry’ if you play a bad pass, nobody cares so long as you’re enjoying yourself. An English Hockey Level 3 coach will be present to lead skill sessions to improve your game before a friendly match to end the session. The Back 2 Hockey nights traditionally end with a refreshing drink in the pub so its also a great way to meet new people and take advantage of the social side of a sports club. Back2Hockey returns on September 14th. 2017 Season in CDCA Division Two sure we would make an impression in Division One next More information can be had from Tracy, above, or just turn up. This has been an exceptional season and after early year. Let’s hope so. The team should make an effort to go to the CDCA AGM on 26 September when I am sure there Summer Festivals victories, the squad grew and we fielded some impressive players. To date, we have played thirteen and won twelve will be some silverware on offer. Aside from playing the Gloucester Mixed Summer League, BASHC with one loss when everyone was away, and so far one Our usual and some new sponsors have contributed also entered the Bicester Fox Festival and Oxford Hawks Festival over match was​ scrubbed by the weather. generously to the treasury allowing us to cover our annual the summer. Both festivals were for mixed teams of 7 and although costs without great loss. Encouraged by an early season competitive, opposition names such as Cramps & Co and Monday Our top batsman and bowler, Dan Smith has a batting lunch provided by Jan Cheston, many of them are happy Night Dining Club illustrate the fun side to the tournaments. The club average of 100.6 and a similarly great bowling average. took a mix of players from all 4 adult teams and fully entered into the He is supported by Alex Dancer, who has not played to watch some cricket too. We are always looking for sponsors and if anyone would like to hear more please call spirit of both occasions! The great thing about these competitions is many games but usually scores prodigiously. Ashley SPORTSPORRTSPORTSPO that they give players across the club the chance to play with mem- Andrews has played more this season as his baby is on me. bers they wouldn’t normally step on to a pitch with. Results were the way to padding up too. Thanks also to Max Fisher our captain and laid back mixed at both festivals but good, competitive hockey was played. ​Our bowlers have added to the routine of skittling out leader who conjures up teams who despatch lesser the hopeful opposition – one game we scored 335 and talented opposition with great relish. The teams bowled the others out for 53. Mention must be made of performance was improved by new kit generously the sterling efforts of Max Gibbons, Jack Robson, Joe sponsored by Clarke & Humphries and supplied by Sun Nott and Hayden Elsdale, all of whom have bowled with Fixings of Bourton. great success. ​ Bill Cheston Everyone has contributed to a really great season and we Chairman still have two games to go. It looks quite likely that we will 07971 953684 be promoted to Division One next season and I am sure [email protected] we will still do well with the current crew. The usual stalwarts have kept the square in good condition – they say it’s the best its looked for a long time. Aaron Andrews and Sam Webly are mowing as I write. ​Ben Eakins has provided all our home teas to a high standard​. www.pitchero.com/clubs/bourtonsherbornehockeyclub I met the secretary of the CDCA our regional division Photos: Sean Clarke, Tracy Dixon, Clive Jones and Petra Lorman structure, who congratulated us on a great season and felt COTSWOLD TIMES | 59 Moreton Bowls Club Ann Chapman

Activity was brisk over the last Julia Stannard for the Senior Pairs month, even though the inclement competition, winning four games but weather brought challenges! The rain narrowly losing the final 22–19. Having was around when Moreton hosted qualified to play in the Champion of Gloucestershire County Men’s two Champions competition, Rita won two rink finals at the end of July, but only games before losing in the semi-final. dropped on the rink during the meal However, reflecting on her performance break! The teams involved in the first afterwards, Rita admitted that her session were Cheltenham BC and ambition for 2017 had been to qualify Redland Green. Redland Green won by for Leamington and win a match . . . three shots (36–39). GB Britton faced she has certainly achieved that, and Tetbury, GB Britton winning 35–27. This summer. There are just a few more to is very happy with her performance (if meant that Redland Green challenged play before the outdoor season ends, rather tired!). As I write, she still has the GB Britton in the final, winning by 41 including the GBA Men’s finals on two wood competition at Leamington to shots to 27! A most enjoyable day for Sunday, 3 September and GBA Men come. Well done Rita! hosts and visitors alike with plenty of playing the Three Counties team on friendly rivalry on a good green. A party of members are off to Hayling Sunday, 17 September. SPORTSPORRTSPORTSPO Island for a week’s tour during One of our talented players had a If you would like to know more about September, and will play friendlies at week to remember at the National the game or perhaps would enjoy three venues. These Away tours are Championships at Royal Leamington watching a match, do come along to always pleasant occasions and an Spa. Rita Gerry had won several rounds the club. We are situated behind the opportunity for members to socialise in at County level, and qualified to play Esso garage in Moreton-in-Marsh and in the Gloucestershire Women’s team a relaxed holiday atmosphere. can be accessed via Redesdale Place. in the semi-final of the six rink Johns Moreton’s Clive Bennett is President of More information can be obtained Trophy. Unfortunately, Gloucestershire Gloucestershire Bowling Association for by contacting our Club Captain B. lost to a strong team from Kent. Next 2017 and our club has been pleased to Dix on 01451 821020 or email us: Rita teamed up with County colleague host several County matches over the [email protected]

Juniors From Richard Bufton Emily Field can produce some very In the Boys Under-Fifteen race Jake good results, and she won the Under- Astor just missed a county medal Fifteen Girls race in 5 mins 31 secs, finishing fourth in 5 mins 41 secs. becoming the County Champion and Callum Wooley finished very well in the first Bourton lady home (beating all sixth in 5 mins 56 secs. Once again this the adults) as well. Kiya Dee finished was a very competitive field. second in 5 mins 40 secs and won the Three minutes after the first race the County Silver Medal. Her sister finished second wave started, with the younger third in 6 mins 7 secs, winning the runners and newcomers to races. County Bronze Medal – what a team! However there were some very fast Helena West just missed out on the On 16 July 2017 the Annual One-Mile runners managing to catch up the main county medals, coming fourth in 6 mins Race, part of the Gloucestershire field! In the Girls race the following all 9 secs. Darcy Thompson finished sixth Championship, was held in Bourton had fine runs –Annabella Williams, in 7 mins 4 secs. Isabel Dennett ran a on the Water, in perfect conditions. Olivia Goodwill, Betty Fletcher and very good race in 7 mins 28 secs. In the The Championship got underway at Eleanor Jones. In the Boys race there Under-Twenty Girls Charlotte Foster 6.30 pm, followed by the Fun Run a were fine runs fromKian Dee, Harvey took the County title for her age group few minutes later. A very popular race, Sawyer, Arthur Fletcher, Edward with 6 mins 21 secs. approximatey 180 athletes took part. Jones, Peter Fletcher, Jacob Sinton, The juniors love running in this race as Lucas Hartley, Atticus Sinton, Arden The Under-Twenty Mens: they all run with the adults, which very Hartley, Arthur Hanson, George

SPORT SPORT SPORT SPORT SPORT SPORT Robbie Hughes has trained well all rarely happens – and they beat most of Farley, Mathew Woods and William them as well. summer and it showed as he finished Chambers. fourth in his age category in 5 mins There were some outstanding 27 sec, and the first Bourton runner Some great runs and lots of promise for performances. home (beating all the adults as well!) the future. 60 | COTSWOLD TIMES SPORT SPORT

Stow on the Wold

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The Clubhouse, Oddington Road, Stow on the Wold , GL54 1JAH. 01451 830887 www.pitchero.com/clubs/stowrtfc/ CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR REPORTS, PHOTOS, NEWS & INFO From Sean Clarke Larry’s Our New Coach Open Day - 3rd September Mark the date in your diary, the season starts for the Mini and Youth section on Sunday the 3rd of September with the Club’s Open morning. It kick’s off at 10am and everyone is welcome. The Jungle Run inflatable assault course returns along with Hungry Hippos and the Parachute Run. There’s also the rugby skills test and everybody’s favourite, Soak The Coach. The registration desks will also be open for returning and new players with the opportunity to talk to coaches from the different age groups and ask any questions. If you’re into rugby or not we hope to see you there.

Former Gloucester back row player Larry Cummins (pictured above in the centre) has been appointed Head Coach to Stow’s senior teams. After playing for Gloucester, Larry moved to Sydney for 5 years where he played for Randwick and Southern Districts. He started his coaching career with Gloucestershire Schools U18s before moving onto England Schools U18s and then England U16s. He has also coached Cheltenham RFC and at Worcester’s Academy. Stow is a natural fit for Larry, his young sons play in the Minis and Women’s World Cup he has always appreciated the role that Stow RFC plays in the community. He’s looking forward to the challenge of the Southern Are you female, aged between 12 & 17 and inspired by the Counties North league and wants to bring a brand of rugby that is Women’s Rugby World Cup ? We want to grow our girls teams and enjoyable to both play and watch. Pre-season training started at the are actively looking for new players. It doesn’t matter if you’ve beginning of July with high numbers attending. The 1st XV have a never picked up a rugby ball before, all abilities will be encouraged. few pre season matches lined up, starting with a home and away Pop along to the Open Day and ask for Sean Clarke or contact him double header against St. Peter’s of Cardiff. The matches will both via the club website. Who knows, you might end up as a Red Rose ! be a tough test. However, they’re not about the result but about the performance. Which players will step up to the test and put down a Introducing Spike marker for the new coach ? The first league match of the season is We would like to introduce you to Spike, the newest member of the away to Drifters on the 9th of September. The first home match is Stow Rugby Club family. Spike is our new logo designed to appeal on the 16th September against Gosford All Blacks and is a great to the Minis and Youth members of the club but we hope that opportunity to come and support your local team. For those that you’ll all take him to your hearts. We’re not turning our backs on have been before, you know there is a good lunch to be had and a the club’s heritage though and our traditional Unicorn (shown to SPORTSPORRTSPORTSPO long bar. For any new supporters, there’s also a warm welcome. the top right of this page) will still be used as much as it is now.

Spotlight On Each Month the Spotlight is focused on a member Kobi Nobes from the club

Team U8s Position Fly Half

Favourite Player Christian Wade (Wasps & England)

I enjoy Rugby because of all the friends I have made and all the trophies we have won

My Rugby ambition is to play for Wasps when I’m older

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