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HILLESLEY HAPPENINGS The printing of the newsletter is paid for from advertising revenue ISSUE NO. 300 November 2017 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY…… NOVEMBER Saturday 4th 3 pm Jubilee Field Clean up Sunday 5th 8 pm Quiz Night – The Fleece Inn Tuesday 7th 2–3.30 pm Hillesley Primary School Open Day Wednesday 8th 10.30 am Community Coffee Morning – The Fleece Inn Wednesday 8th 7.30 pm Hillesley & Tresham Parish Council Meeting - Hopkins Hall Sunday 12th 7.30 pm Acoustic Night – The Fleece Inn Friday 17th 7.30 pm FOHS Quiz and Curry Night – Old Chapel Hall Sunday 19th 7.30 pm Vinyl Night – The Fleece Inn Monday 20th DEADLINE FOR DECEMBER ISSUE DECEMBER Sunday 3rd 8 pm Quiz Night – The Fleece Inn HIRE OF HOPKINS HALL JUBILEE FIELD £7/ hour; £55 all day MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Please contact Carol Dawson Chairman – Jenny Chappell on [email protected] or Sec – Lucy Lee [07814 01453 842014 / 07971 Many thanks to 010745] 802277 all who came to [email protected] the Harvest Treasurer - Peter HILLESLEY TODDLERS Festival services Whitbread [07833 491242] WELCOMES YOU! at St. Giles Church and for [email protected] Come along to our relaxed the harvest contributions. Autumn is well and truly set and friendly parent and Thanks, too, to those who in; therefore it's time for toddler/baby/bump group. came to our Harvest our Autumn tidy and clean- Fridays throughout the year Supper. The fresh produce up on Saturday 4th (even in school holidays) was raffled at the supper November. At this clean from 9.30 - 11.30 at raising £42 for the church up event we also plan to Hopkins Hall. and £42 for the DEC appeal have a small bonfire Enjoy a cup of for Rohingya refugees. afterwards - please come tea/coffee and some cake Special thanks go to the along with the children and whilst the children enjoy parents and children of enjoy the occasion. Hot our toy collection, craft Hillesley school who dogs and drinks will also be session, snack, music, contributed so many items available. The clean-up will books and much more. of food. The combined food be starting at 3pm and the Find us on facebook: gifts have been divided bonfire will be lit as dusk Hillesley Baby and Toddler between Survive in falls around 4.30/5pm. We Group or contact Fiona Kingswood, Bristol and the need to clear out weeds, Symes on 07837684446 for Food Bank. mow, clear paths etc. So further information. please come along with any We hope to see you there! tools that can help in these tasks. Hillesley Happenings is produced by Carol Dawson, 2 Farmcote (Tel : 842014; e-mail: [email protected]), printed at Hillesley CEVA Primary School and kindly delivered to every house locally by Lilian Mountford, Margaret Plummer, Val Skinner, Chris Taylor and Kate Woodrow. BE A RESPONSIBLE DOG HILLESLEY CRICKET CLUB HILLESLEY & TRESHAM OWNER! [Phil Frankland 521320] PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: Dave Darlow It appears that Saturday 25th November is Tel: 01453 842947 residents with dogs in the the annual end of season Clerk: Caroline Field village are experiencing an dinner and presentation Email: htpclerk@gmail increase in dog attacks evening. We are delighted www.stroud.gov.uk/hillesl whilst out walking around that this will be hosted in eyandtresham/ the Hillesley and Kilcott The Fleece and look area. Our beloved dog Call for foster carers forward to a night of great (who was on a lead) was Gloucestershire County merriment and revelry. brutally attacked by Council is calling for more Contact Jim Mason to book another dog who was foster carers to come a place. roaming free along a public forward. Last year, it Hillesley highway outside of its received 850 requests for Cricket Club is house. Not only is this foster carers but was able also delighted physically and mentally to offer only about 60% of to able to distressing for the dog and these children a home. If announce that its owners, it's NOT you think you would like to The Fleece will acceptable. More often foster a child, the Fostering be hosting a than not the attacks are Recruitment Team would premiere evening of “The happening with dogs be interested to hear from Lions Uncovered” at 7PM on running out of their you. Information can be Saturday 11th November. property onto public found at This is an opportunity to highways. www.gloucestershire.gov.uk. attend an exclusive red There are laws around dog carpet showing of the Stroud District Careline attacks behind the scenes story of By using Careline, (https://www.gov.uk/cont how the British and Irish vulnerable people living at rol-dog-public) and you can Lions beat the odds and home can get help through be prosecuted. took on the All Blacks in the telephone. A small We all love our pets and we their own backyard. In wireless transmitter worn owe it to them be addition, there will be a Q as a pendant round the responsible owners. If your & A with Dave Barton, neck or on the wrist can be dog is aggressive, take British & Irish Lions Head of activated to call for help. If sensible steps to ensure he Communications, at the you think that Careline cannot harm other dogs or interval, plus a raffle. could help you or someone humans. Seek advice from Entry is by ticket only, you know, you can call a professional dog trainer available from the Fleece, them on 01453 754149 or or vet. with a suggested minimum send an e.mail to Let's make Hillesley a place donation of £5 to Hillesley [email protected]. where we feel comfortable Cricket Club to secure a walking our precious dogs Cotswold Conservation seat. Tickets will be limited and not a place where we Board has a vacancy and demand is bound to be fear for their lives. The Cotswold Conservation high for this unique event. Lucy Lee Board (CCB) was set up to conserve and enhance the The annual Poppy natural beauty of the Appeal is taking Cotswolds Area of place around the Outstanding Natural village. Please Beauty. A vacancy for a give generously to our board member has arisen collectors. and the Parish Council has been asked to propose a Be advised that this is a cakes, fun and games for potential candidate. Whilst scam. Please do not engage the children, and a special that person should be a or relay any personal visit from the man in the parish councillor, there is a details to these callers. red suit!! Please come vacancy on the Parish If you have elderly or along and join us for our Council too, so if you would vulnerable relatives, please festive evening. like to be considered, you make them aware. should contact the Parish Contact Action Fraud on HAWKESBURY GARDENING Clerk at 0300 123 2040 or CLUB [email protected] as online: https://goo.gl/wkJY www.hawkesbury- soon as possible but, before Q2 gardening-club.org.uk Wednesday 7th of November Terry Truebody [01454 at the latest (Note: Dave FRIENDS OF HILLESLEY 238364] Darlow – 842947 has full SCHOOL Meetings are held at 8pm details from the CCB). The on the 4th Monday of the successful candidate would A big thank you to month in the Methodist Hall be expected to spend as everyone who helped to in Back Street. little as six days a year support the kids’ Autumn A tip for tired gardeners. working for the board as Disco, including The Fleece There is no need to wash all well as attending parish pub and the bread rollers! those used plant pots council meetings, which DJ Phil did a superb job before re-using them. All are held ten evenings a keeping the dancing and you need to do is brush any year. games going - the children old soil or other detritus had a fantastic time. £300 out and re-use the pot. Don’t forget that Hillesley was raised which will Apparently, any microbes Happenings is available contribute towards some remaining in the pot will online on the Council great school activities. aid germination of the new website at Quiz and Curry Night seeds. You heard it here http://htpc.org.uk/. The We are looking forward to a first! website will be updated fun filled evening on Friday Our speakers for the next over the next few months 17th November in the Old few months are :- with community Chapel Hall at 7.30pm. Monday 27th November - information, minutes of Tables are still available Nathalie Mignotte on meetings etc. (up to 6 people per table). Islamic Gardens. Tickets are only £10. Please Monday 26th February – GLOUCESTERSHIRE contact Lucy Lee [07814 John Mason on Pruning. CONSTABULARY 010745] You do not need to be a The Appeals Team [email protected] gardener to attend our (Police, Digital meetings and there are Engagement Officer, Christmas Fair advantages to becoming a Gloucestershire) We shall be holding our Christmas Fair on the 8th member such as discounted We are receiving multiple December from 5-7pm in seeds and coach trips. If reports from members of the OCH. Anyone you are not a member and the public who have interested in having a stall would like to hear a received calls from people at the Fair should contact speaker that takes your claiming to be from the Lucy Lee or Rachel Preece. fancy then come along as a HMRC. The calls are coming We already have some guest for just £3.00. For from 020 numbers and interesting craft and book further information contact claim that arrest warrants stalls.