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June 2018 Number 73

In this issue:  The latest news on our clubs and activities  Report from the FaB WI  Fulbrook News and Views with your views, comments & articles from within Fulbrook  An update from our local MP, Robert Courts.  News from the Rotary Club of Burford & Kingham  Latest news from the Wychwood Project  What’s going on at the FMP & the Diary  News and forthcoming events from Fulbrook Church  A new recipe from our new Chef  Do read on . . . . .

Annual Plant Sale 12th May 2018

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Dear Readers, At last we can celebrate the arrival of Spring! The grass is lush, cattle are cavorting in the fields and birds are singing merrily. There is much work to do in the garden with all this rapid growth. The recent Plant Sale was a resounding success raising £1,491.29 for the Amenities Fund. £1,353.79 was raised on the day and Pauline Warner and Angela Weller have since taken the ends of the bric a brac to the Scouts Car boot on Bank Holiday Monday and raised another £137.50, so a fantastic total of £1,491.29. Our grateful thanks go to Ben and Sue Newport for their generosity in allowing this event to be held in their garden at Woodgrove House. Now we look forward to the Open Gardens on June 10th, always a great social fundraising event with light lunches and cream teas in the FMP. Let’s hope for a warm sunny day so that everyone can enjoy them in all their glory. Sally and Polly Wyatt have had a successful Artweeks and Sally has had some paintings selected for the Broadway Arts Festival. Well done! The North Cotswold Arts Association has now relocated to the Warwick Hall in Burford and welcome any artists who might like to join them for their monthly meetings. The wine tasting event in the FMP brightened up an April evening and provided great entertainment with proceeds to the Children’s Society and Fulbrook Church. Many too enjoyed the Burford Singers concert conducted by Brian Kay on Palm Sunday of Stainer’s Crucifixion and Henry Purcell’s tribute to Queen Mary. Rosa Lyle, who lives in the village, grew her beautiful hair until it reached her waist in order to achieve a 13 inch length of hair to donate to the Prince’s Trust charity for children undergoing chemotherapy. The human hair is needed to make lifelike wigs to help the children cope with the side effects of the treatment. With sponsorship she raised approximately £700. Hats off to Rosa – literally. We are pleased that Derek Cotterill has been re-elected as District Councillor but we were sorry to hear that Richard Coombs, our Vicar and the Vicar of the Burford Benefice and his wife Nicola are moving on to pastures new – see more in the Church News on page 20. We extend a warm welcome to our new Curate, Oliver Strange and his wife Lucy. Tricia Picking deserves a special accolade for serving on the Fulbrook Parish Council for 20 years. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when Burford Bridge and part of the approach road to Fulbrook was re-surfaced but potholes are still at large in some areas. Remember you can report them on www.fixmystreet.com. We send our condolences to Joan Lilly whose husband John passed away and to Ann Purcell for a loss of a daughter. Frankie and Danny Fowkes are relinquishing their tenancy of the Carpenter's Arms in September. They have made a great contribution to village life and will be greatly missed. It has come to light that flying geese were the cause of power cuts on Westhall Hill. Let’s hope that the many pairs of kites soaring high above in the sky will remain up there! Jennifer Jones A note from the editorial team: We apologise that this edition of the Newsletter is being distributed slightly later than usual. We aim to distribute the Newsletter during the first week of the month but Burford School, who print the Newsletter for us, was closed for half-term during the week from 28th May to 1st June (and had a new printer installed during the half-term break) so the earliest we could deliver the Newsletter to the school for printing was Monday 4th June. Editorial Team: Hon. Secretary & Distributor: Jenny Jones, Meadow House, Meadow Lane, 823492 (Editorial this issue) Hon. Treasurer & Compiler: Laurence Balbes, Meadow Way Cottage, Meadow Lane, 823990 Advertising: Lesley Beveridge, Meadow View, Arkel Close, 824352 Local Correspondents & Distributors: Diana Brown, Dolphin House, Westhall Hill, 822147 Lyn Bibbings Burns, Garden House, Dolphin Lane, 823640

FULBROOK, OXFORDSHIRE excess of the last 20 years, Tricia will be sadly missed. Tricia will step down at the PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: end of May. We wish her well for the Wally Ingleby 822192 future. Councillors:  New Councillor; we still have one vacancy Peter Burns 823640 (VC) on the Council which must be filled before Malcolm Taylor 07788 391665 June 21st, so come on and try your hand at Bob Warner 822761 Lyn Newland 07810 088374 steering the village to your and the local residents’ wishes. It’s great fun and full of Parish Clerk: opportunities to meet more people in the Jo Glyde village. ([email protected])  Please let the Parish Council know what Pipkin, Beech Grove, Fulbrook, OX18 4DF Telephone 823023 you think about any of the above or other www.fulbrookvillage.net issues. Meetings of FPC are held at the Meeting Place at the back of the church and the following dates have been set for FULBROOK PARISH COUNCIL the next meeting:- This is my brief overview of the Parish Council 14th May 2018 @ 7.30pm activity in the past month. Points to Note are:- All are welcome at these meetings.  Amenities Committee. The committee Don’t forget the website: organised the plant sale which at the time of www.fulbrookvillage.net going to press will have taken place. We wish them every success with the venture. Walford Ingleby  Speeding through the village a constant Chairman source of concern for all. We have now completed the first two months of From the Parish Clerk: Community Speedwatch activity. Collecting valuable evidence from traffic flow to The village had a successful clear up on April 21st. offenders and repeat offenders also. We are There were 30 black bags and 8 wheelie bins for reviewing our options on how to go forward collection at the end. We cleared the brambles and with this data to maximize effect for the other overgrown shrubs from the track between overall good of the village. Orchard Row and Meadow Lane. If residents could  Ceremonies to mark the 100th anniversary refrain from using the track as a dump for unwanted of World War 1 will take place at the war garden waste, it would help to keep the track memorial. As yet we have not heard from passable for everyone. the relevant authorities what format this The Parish Council is looking for a new clerk. It is a will take. part time paid position, about 5 hours per week.  We still have a vacancy for a Parish Clerk Most of the work is flexible, but you do need to be in May 2018. As you know this is a part available for the 7 Parish Council meetings during time paid post. The search is on for a the year which are in the evening. For more candidate who will have an interest in information, please contact and of the councillors or taking forward the already good works the present clerk, Jo Glyde, on 01993 823023 or done by Jo Glyde and Phil on behalf of the email [email protected]. Parish Council. Anyone interested in the position can register their interest by The parish clerk sends out a fortnightly e-mail with contacting any of the Parish Councillors details of events in the FMP, planning applications who are: Bob Warner, Malcolm Taylor, and other information from the local and county Peter Burns, Walford Ingleby, or Parish council. If you would like to be added to this list Clerk Jo Glyde. please e mail Jo at [email protected]  RETIREMENT:- It is with great sadness Jo Glyde that we announce the retirement from the Parish Clerk Parish Council of Tricia Picking. Having served the village in this capacity for in 3

THE FULBROOK FORUM Elizabeth Clarke, the sister of Charlotte Clarke who Unfortunately Hugh Woodsend’s talk on 1st March was later to marry his brother John. He died in 2018: Norway; Land Sea and Air had to be Bisley in 1875 and was succeeded as vicar of Bisley cancelled, due to storm Emma and the Beast from by his son, also Thomas Keble. the East. Hugh has kindly agreed to re-schedule at a No members of the Keble family are still alive in the later date. UK, the last, Dorothy Keble, having died in 1997. However, Anthony Keble, a descendent of Thomas, 5th April 2018: A Moment in Time - The lives in Canada and provided information to Allan Cotswold Life of John and Thomas Keble by for inclusion in his book. Allan Ledger Allan answered a number of questions from the Allan Ledger, a historian, former history teacher audience, who gave him a warm round of applause and, before his retirement, Deputy Head of for a fascinating talk. Cheltenham School came to talk to us about his book A Moment in Time - The Cotswold Life of 3 May 2018: Crime on Your Doorstep by Darryn John and Thomas Keble. Moulding, our Police Community Support Allan told us that John Keble was born in 1792 in Officer. Fairford, Gloucestershire, where his father, also Please see Jim MacAllan’s report of this meeting John Keble, was vicar of Coln St. Aldwyns. His under the Neighbourhood Watch section of this brother Thomas was born in 1793. Both were Newsletter. educated at home by their father until each went to Oxford, John in 1806 and Thomas in 1808 when Our programme for the next four months is: both won scholarships to Corpus Christi College.

While still at Oxford, John took Holy Orders in 7 June The fascinating story of Benjamin 1816 and became first a curate to his father, and Britten’s 1963 War Requiem by later curate of St Michael and St Martin's Church, Brian Kay, who will introduce us to Eastleach Martin. In 1823, he left Oxford and moved the work, together with some to the parsonage at Southrop, now a 5-star boutique recorded excerpts, in preparation for hotel. the Burford Singers performance later Keble’s main claims to fame are his inspiration of in the month. The Oxford Movement, a movement of High Church members of the Church of England which 5 July The Tibesti Mountains Expedition eventually developed into Anglo-Catholicism and of 1965 by Clendon Daukes. The his poetry, particularly The Christian Year, a book first crossing of the unmapped Sahara of poems for the Sundays and feast days of the Desert from the North African church year. It appeared in 1827 and was very effective in spreading Keble's devotional and (Libyan) coast to the Tibesti theological views and resulted in him being Mountains in Chad. appointed to the Chair of Poetry at Oxford. 2 August No meeting In 1835 he married Charlotte Clarke and was appointed vicar of Hursley in Hampshire where he 6 September This Life Cambodia by Malcolm remained for 30 years and founded the John Keble Taylor. A Cambodian community School in 1839. He died in Bournemouth in 1866 development organization and and Charlotte died a few months later. consultancy, with programmes Keble College, Oxford was founded in 1868 in his focussed on, children and families, memory by a number of friends, particularly Edward education, and community research Pusey, one of Keble's colleagues in the Oxford Movement. Please put our future meetings in your diary. If you would like a reminder about a week before each Thomas Keble was also a priest and was appointed meeting please e-mail [email protected] vicar of Bisley, near Stroud in 1827, where he was and we will put you on our list. to remain for over 30 years. In 1825 he married 4

Meetings take place at 3pm in the Carpenters Arms, those dates. Maurice has also found photographs of A361 Fulbrook. All welcome, no membership the Fulbrook War Memorial in about 1920 when it required, free parking, by kind permission of the was first built and which show the hay barn which Carpenters Arms. A donation of £2 please which later burnt down and is now The Rickyard and the includes refreshments. barn that is now the first house on the left in Oliver Sharpley Meadow Lane, Meadow Barn. Maurice is planning to continue his studies of these directories and will HISTORY GROUP tell us more at our next meeting, which will be on Monday 9th July 2018 at 7.30 pm at Triggers Further to the enquiry from Mrs Judi Alexander of Cottage, Meadow Lane. Melbourne, Australia who was trying to establish which house in Dolphin Lane her Great Great Great We welcome guests to our meetings, so if you are Grandparents, William and Jane Lunn lived in when interested in the history of the village or if you have the 1871 Census was taken, Maurice Eldridge did any information to contribute to our research you are some research using the 1871 Census and welcome to join us. discovered that they probably didn’t live in Dolphin Laurence Balbes Lane but on the main road. Here is a precis of the reply that Maurice sent to Mrs. Alexander: NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

After studying the 1871 census for Fulbrook I have May 2018 followed the enumerator’s route as far as I can, Safer Communities, Safer Fulbrook ignoring houses that would not have been built in 1871. LOCAL ACTIVITY UPDATE As far as I can tell, your family would not have lived Since the last newsletter we have seen much of the same in Dolphin Lane but on the main road between what types of crimes as last period, ‘doing the rounds’, in our is now Well Cottage (was 2 cottages) and the pub. area, - Scams, Frauds and Vehicle Crimes. The pub was called the Red White and Blue at that time and is now the Carpenters Arms. Scams have covered such areas as BT, Telephone Preference Service, HM Customs, HMRC (tax), scam There are currently 2 houses on this stretch of road; involving a courier service and a very elaborate scam Trentham House and Newmans Cottage, which is involving fraudsters purporting to be from Barclays. attached to what was the Reading Room. Trentham House, I believe has either been rebuilt or Frauds have covered such areas as Phantom debt substantially altered since 1871 as it was owned by collection, Flight ticket fraud, Online marketplace fraud, the Butler family, farmers and meat dealers, in the Magazine advertising debt, Counterfeit notes, Fraudulent first part of the 20th century. cryptocurrency and fake endorsements, FIFA world cup tickets and TV providers discount fraud Well Cottage had a saw pit for sawing logs in front next to the road and is occupied by a sawyer in the Vehicle Crime - Stolen vehicle in Shipton-u-Wychwood, 1871 census, giving us a reference point. Theft of number plates and vehicles and stolen caravan. As to Dolphin Lane, it is a very short lane with, at that time, only a few houses and a pub called The Details of all these and more were circulated to the Dolphin. The house on the left as you walk west, The Neighbourhood Distribution List. Anyone wishing to be added to the list to keep abreast of what’s happening Knoll, was, I am told, built in 1867. The tall house crime-wise in our area, then please drop me an email to opposite called Pitfield Villa was built, if I my address below. These scams and frauds can turn out remember rightly, in 1898. There was nothing on the to be very expensive indeed – please be aware!! right hand side of the main road all the way from Westhall Hill to Burford. FULBROOK FORUM – presentation by Darryn Moulding, Police Community Support Officer At our latest meeting on 16th April 2018 Maurice also told us about three Directories that he has been On 3rd May, the Fulbrook Forum hosted Darryn studying: The British Directory 1791, Kelly’s 1869 Moulding, who updated us on crime in our area, Directory and The Directory of Oxfordshire 1883. prevention and protection, and some top tips on how to These contain lists of residents and tradesmen at keep our community safe. 5

Whilst it is reassuring to know that West Oxfordshire is The Alzheimer’s Society is looking for volunteers regarded as low for crime activity, the Police do deal with burglaries in this area on a monthly basis. Darryn The Alzheimer’s Society runs two Singing for the advised that if you have been burgled once, there is a Brain groups for people affected by dementia – one 70% chance that you will be burgled again, unless you in Grove and the other in Risinghurst. The groups make some obvious security changes to your property. are based on the principles of music therapy and He recommended all the standard ‘belt and braces’ steps singing and offer people with dementia and their you can take to keep your property secure – which we carers a wonderful opportunity to socialise and have cover frequently in this column. With the approach of fun in a safe, non-judgemental and supported good weather, he reminded us all of the importance of environment. keeping doors locked when in your gardens, securing ladders and gardening tools. Regarding shed break-ins he We urgently need three new volunteers to support suggested purchasing a ‘shock alarm’ available from these groups, two in Risinghurst and one in Grove. major DIY stores as the noise of these, activated by Full details are on our website: vibration, would put off most opportunistic burglars. www.alzheimersvolunteers.livevacancies.co.uk He confirmed that the Police will immediately respond if under the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and there is a burglar in your home and you’ve dialled 999, Oxfordshire region. but if the burglary has happened whilst you have been Unite with us against dementia. away, this would be categorised as having a slower response time. If you have been a victim of crime you Jane Penton will be given a date/unique reference number (URN) Volunteering Officer which you must keep as it will help with any insurance claim you may have to be make. Direct Line: 01296 331 722 The stealing of mobile phones, laptops, sat. navs. are still Mobile: 07540 921 221 high on the list of thieves. He suggested that when alzheimers.org.uk parking your car, you should leave your glove box open – thereby advertising that you have nothing valuable in your car. It may save you the cost of having to replace a Here is the latest and very topical contribution window. from our resident poet Joanna Lynham: With regard to the recent spate of ‘Nottingham Knockers’ (people selling kitchen products at your door), The Beast from the East he advised to turn these people away and phone 101 to let the police know that they are in the area. Equally, if When the Beast from the East there are very pushy doorstep charity callers let the police Met Emma the Storm know. They will check these people out and keep a An unholy alliance was formed. record of those that are officially registered. To keep more up-to-date with crime in West Oxfordshire Dumping shedloads of snow you can follow on Twitter tvp-westoxon or sign up to the On the frozen ground Thames Valley Alert System via Despite the disruption it caused. www.thamesvalleyalert.co.uk Road, rail and air traffic were brought to a halt, Let’s all continue to do our bit to keep Fulbrook and our Confusion and chaos were rife, neighbours secure. People huddled indoors with flu-like colds, One or two losing their life. If you see something, report it! In an emergency dial 999. Otherwise contact Thames Valley Police on 101. Then overnight came a sudden change The Beast from the East lost its power, Jim MacAllan Even the weather seemed strangely deranged Email: [email protected] As Emma became just a shower And disappeared taking the Beast with her Hopefully never to return. JL

______In May we had a fascinating evening, with “live” demonstrations, learning more about Osteopathy, Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine by practitioners, Ruari Scott and Michi Naomoto, from the Breakspeare Clinic in Milton. Osteopathy is Ruari’s speciality and Michi’s is Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine; both have studied and lectured extensively. They explained about some of the treatments available at the clinic and how the different practices link together. It was also interesting to learn that the NHS supports only physiotherapy as “physical” therapy over osteopathy. They were more than happy to answer our various questions including

“what’s the difference between a chiropractor and an osteopath?” www.breakspeare.co.uk Every year we have the Rose Bowl competition and this year’s challenge was to decorate a box in any style. There were some extremely detailed and creative entries, but the beautiful box entitled “Memories of my Daughter’s Wedding” created by Ann Davis, was the judges’ favourite.

The WI has a long and successful history in increasing public awareness and influencing governments on a number of important issues, and this year is no different. Our campaigns bring WI members together to take action and achieve real change in policy and practice on the issues that we all care about. This year’s resolution supporting Mental Health Matters was unanimously voted for and will be put forward to the debate at the

Annual Meeting in June.

Our next meeting on 12thJune will be featuring Citrus Moon Designs. This will be a hands-on demonstration of how to create fabulous flowers from humble supermarket bunches. In July, not only do we have our th 100 Birthday Celebration at the Warwick Hall we also have a private tour of the Radcot House Gardens on 10thJuly. Apparently they only open to the public for one day a year so we are very privileged to have an th exclusive visit. On 14 August we will have a Coffee Morning open to everyone; the venue is to be confirmed so check the notice boards in the village nearer the time.

th We would love you to come and support our amazing Cake Sale on Saturday 10 June at the Tolsey from 10am to 12 noon. All the goodies are home made with the best possible ingredients. Let’s hope the weather is kinder to us than the freezing wet one we had in April! Monthly meetings:

In July the Walking Group is heading on a 5 mile walk around Lyneham and Sarsden and in August, the

Windrush Valley to Sherbourne. These walks are open to everyone and not just WI members – well behaved dogs are welcome too! Start time is 10am from the Carpenters Arms, Fulbrook on the first Friday of the month.

Contact Sue 07966 153797 or [email protected]

The Lunch Club held at the Cotswold Gateway Hotel, is open to non members as well. Contact Angela Weller on 01993 822012 or at [email protected] The Book Club which meets once a month at 7.30pm at the Burford House Hotel is also open to non-members. Contact Sara Hall at the Mad Hatters Bookshop for further details.

We are a small and friendly group and you are more than welcome to join us as a guest. There is a suggested nd donation of £4.50 for guests to attend our monthly meetings which are held on the 2 Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm in the Old Hall in the Warwick Hall. More information about us can also be found on our website www.thefabwi.org.uk

Gillie Westwood

The purpose of Fulbrook News and Views Fulbrook News and Views From the Editorial Team...... is to highlight issues or interests within the village. For this to work successfully In this issue we include an update from our local MP Robert Courts, news from the Rotary Club we need contributions from as many

of Burford & Kingham, news of upcoming readers as possible. As you can see here, events for the Burford Orchestra and the these can be of a serious, flippant or Burford Singers, news of a summer soiree at the Cotswold Wildlife Park and much more ...... humorous nature

A conversation with . . . . Medical Social Work to gain her professional qualification. It was a time of great pioneering Wendy Rose OBE work in medicine and there were many of the finest professionals working at the Hammersmith. She has not forgotten the joy of seeing a child soon after surgery, no longer blue or suffering from a congenital heart defect - she said “The baby was all pink”! NHS restructuring in the 1970s and the establishment of Social Services departments in local authorities brought the need for closer collaboration in planning and providing local services. So, a year’s further study prepared Wendy for a new role in the local authority as Development Officer for Health and Social Services to promote better working together. Committed, loyal, modest and motivated are In addition, she was responsible for co- all terms that can be used to describe Wendy ordinating the first group of child abuse Rose, OBE. Throughout her working life she specialists in Hammersmith and Fulham has been passionate about safeguarding supporting social services work with children children and promoting their welfare. She and families. regards retirement with some disdain as she Hammersmith and Fulham then sent her to says “I’ve never understood the distinction Bath University to study social policy under between work and other personal pursuits”. Professor Rudolf Klein – ‘the most brilliant The morning following our interview she preparation for being a civil servant’, she would be up at 5:30am ready to travel to says. She returned to spend another 5 years Wales for a meeting at 10:30am. in the local authority as Assistant Director of Wendy read sociology at Leicester University Development, Research and Training. This at a time when it was one of the younger was a time of redressing the ills of the fields of academic study. Her tutor was the ‘cinderella services’ by trying to help patients eminent sociologist Tony Giddens, later Lord with learning disabilities and mental health Giddens. She and her fellow students were issues to live in the community. However, the enthused and inspired by the exploration of authority was shocked when the tragic death how societies work. ‘The world never looked of a child in foster care occurred. Wendy the same again’ she says. chaired the internal enquiry and with it came the realisation that they must never lose their For the first 7 years of her career she worked focus on children and families’ services. in practice and management at the Hammersmith Hospital in London, having had Wendy went on to join the Department of a post-graduate year at the Institute of Health as a senior civil servant in the post of 8

Assistant Chief Inspector for Children’s She has many God-children, nieces and Services and, most importantly, leading a nephews with whom she keeps in constant team getting the Children Act 1989 through touch. In addition, she has family in South its legislative stages and implementation. She Africa where she has visited many times and was now in the heart of government and she wistfully says, “Africa is very special for me”. has the greatest respect for all those she Wendy has travelled all over the world for worked with on the Children Act and the meetings and conferences where concerns many other sensitive issues of children and have been shared about improving children’s families policy that followed. It was there she wellbeing and exploring the responses to first encountered the work of the UK-wide tackling poverty in various countries. She has voluntary organization Home-Start, an continued to write and publish, ‘although not abiding commitment which she took on as a with the same pressure now’ she says! She trustee for 20 years after she left the Civil particularly values her network of friends and Service. colleagues, which she regards as precious Working next at The Open University gave wider family. her the opportunity to embark on research She is a member of the church family of and development work which led to her being Fulbrook and is very grateful for the support seconded to the Scottish Government for five and friendship of our local community. Some years, helping to develop its children’s policy of us find it easier to sing the hymns if she is ‘Getting it right for every child’. A decade on, in church as she has a beautiful singing it continues to be ‘the golden thread’ running voice. Also she is a regular reader at through Scotland’s approach to children and services. Christopher, together with David families, despite changes in government over and Janet Foster and Molly Woolley, set up that time. This was a very different the very successful Fulbrook Fellowship experience from policy work in England, more many years ago, now the Fulbrook Forum. collaborative and innovative. Working later with the Welsh Government on safeguarding Throughout her career she has been grateful reforms for several years confirmed for to have been able to work with some Wendy her conclusion that change only really exceptional people here and throughout the works if it involves families, professionals and world. As a feminist, “How can one not be?” governments working together with clear she asks. She thinks she is lucky to have had purpose and shared values. the opportunities that have presented themselves, but learning about her work, I After all of this talk of work around the country think our communities and the children within and abroad, I asked how she came to are the lucky ones. Fulbrook. “Well, I met Christopher!” He had opened the Cotswold Antiques’ Centre in Quick Fire Questions to Wendy Stow on the Wold and lived there in a small Republican or Monarchist? cottage. Of course, Wendy had her flat in Monarchist - we couldn’t bear to have someone London. She had no intention of getting like Trump (that answered a later question!) married - famous last words and they decided Strictly or X-Factor? to have one home and settled on their Neither - Scandi-noir charming home in Fulbrook with enough Smoked salmon and scrambled eggs or porridge? ground for Christopher to enjoy space and Bowl full of fresh exotic fruit peace - he is an artist. They were married in Opera or ballet? Stow and she spent 11 years commuting to Difficult one - opera always comes first but work in London. Ben, their black Labrador we love Matthew Bourne’s work keeps them company with the freedom of Staycation or vacation? their garden and field. Love to travel Wendy is close to her family and believes that Walking weekend or city break? the family is a very important structure. Only City break every time - Chris walks Ben not me! recently she organised a grand family lunch Donald Trump or Kim Jong-un? in their garden and most of them were there. Neither, they both believe they know all the answers 9 Smoothie or G&T? I prefer Champagne

We have received the following Thank You from Ann Purcell following the death of her daughter Janey who was a ballet dancer – the photo is of her as the Snow Fairy in Birmingham Royal Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker:

I would like to thank all my friends in Fulbrook for all the love and support you have given to myself and my family during my daughter Janey's courageous struggle but ultimate loss from cancer.

Our grief is beyond description .

Ann Purcell.

Burford Orchestra Burford Orchestra is hosting a cinematic spectacular on 23 June with a fun summer concert featuring music from the big screen, including the iconic Star Wars series written by the biggest name in the business – John Williams. The first half kicks off with classical works made so famous by Hollywood including Verdi’s Force of Destiny Overture in which you’ll recognise the Jean de Florette (and Stella Artois) theme, and Rachmaninov’s wonderfully romantic 2nd piano concerto so memorable from the movie Brief Encounter. Tickets cost £9 with £1 entry for under-16s available in advance from TicketSource. E-mail [email protected] or call Sarah on 01993 883490 for more information. The concert at Burford School hall starts at 7.30pm.

NORTH COTSWOLD ARTS ASSOCIATION

Next meeting Wednesday 13th June 2 – 4pm at the Warwick Hall, Burford

ALISTAIR BAIRD from The Darkroom, Cheltenham. ‘Getting your Art in Print’ A talk on how to get your artwork printed in different formats

Wednesday 11th July – David Durston demonstrating reed pens Wednesday 8th August – A meeting to discuss the forthcoming exhibition to be held in the Warwick Hall from Aug 29th to Sept 1st

Contact Sandi Garrett on 01451 822550 or email10 [email protected] for more information

Robert Courts MP

I hope you are all well and have been able to enjoy the brief episodes of sunny weather!

Many of you have contacted me about the condition of roads in West Oxfordshire, and I am very aware of the damage that has been done to our roads during these past winter months – especially along the A361, in particular. I have listened to your concerns and I have campaigned for more funding to fix potholes right across the constituency. I therefore welcome the Government’s recent announcement that local roads badly affected by winter weather will benefit from a further £100 million to help repair any potholes and other storm damage. This means £1.8m will be available for Oxfordshire to repair potholes; when coupled with other funding announcements, this means we will have nearly £3m to fix our roads.

The Highways Team at Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) are working hard to address these issues, using this funding to patch the areas that need it most, and I welcome the good work they have done so far. Nevertheless, I know there is more to do, and I continue to push for more funding – but this is certainly a big step in the right direction.

As ever, if there is anything you wish to raise with me, please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected].

Robert discussing the issue of roads with the Leader of Oxfordshire County Council, Ian Hudspeth.

The Burford Singers

As 2018 marks the centenary of the end of the First World War, The Burford Singers are combining forces with the distinguished Surrey -based English Arts Chorale and the choristers of Bristol Cathedral in performing this landmark work. An earlier performance will take place on 9th June in Winchester Cathedral. Benjamin Britten – War Requiem Saturday, 23rd June, 7.00pm Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5RZ Burford Singers English Arts Chorale Bristol Cathedral Choristers: Soprano: Linda Richardson, Tenor: James Gilchrist, Bass: Quentin Hayes English Arts Orchestra Conductors: Brian Kay, Leslie Olive Full details at www.war-requiem2018.org.uk Reserved seats: £32, £26, £15 Full time students and under 18s -half price; carers for disabled audience members – free of charge. A booking leaflet is available from the Burford Singers website www.burfordsingers.org.uk. Online booking is now available and until June 22nd, via a link on the website above. The Burford Singers Box Office at the Mad Hatter Bookshop, High Street, Burford is open till June 21st. Tickets will also be available at Tewkesbury Abbey shop until midday on June 23rd. Disabled access: Tewkesbury Abbey is accessible for wheelchair users. Please see the Abbey website for further details.

Catherine Martin Burford Singers Publicity

The FaB Walking Group

The FaB walking group meets on the first Friday of each month from The Carpenters Arms Pub at 10am. Created by The FaB WI but open to ALL, we walk around 4-5 miles on local footpaths and quiet lanes. Dogs welcome – as usual, please keep them under close control and scoop your poop!

We have a varied programme of walks this year, including some which start at 10am from the pub, carsharing if you’d like a lift, or 10-15 mins later at the agreed start point. Our walks are as below – please contact Sue Newport [email protected] or 07966 153797 if you’d like more information or to arrange a lift. A leaflet on all our walks is available from The Carpenters Arms.

Fri 6 July – Lyneham Fri 5 Oct – Eastleach Valley Fri 3 Aug – Sherbourne Estate (Barrington side) Fri 2 Nov – Shilton Fri 7 Sept – Millennium Steps Fri 7 Dec – Holwell / Westwell

Please note – everyone walks at their own risk and should bring their own supplies of water etc. Walks can be muddy and uneven and contain stiles, and we walk in most weathers. Walks are at a moderate pace and we enjoy plenty of laughs en-route. We look forward to walking with you soon.

Sue Newport

THE FULBROOK MEETING PLACE The Fulbrook Meeting Place continues to host the regular weekly Fitness Group and monthly lunch club and coffee mornings plus occasional Special events. Fulbrook Fitness Group -

SPECIAL EVENTS

WINE TASTING A Wine Tasting evening with a delicious meal was held in the FMP on Saturday 21st April. 38 participants tasted sparkling, white and red wine from both the Old and New World and challenged to identify which was which and say which their table preferred. This, as you might imagine, became more entertaining as the evening progressed! In addition the evening had the flavour of an Agatha Christie novel as there were sudden and violent storms during the evening, with lightning eerily lighting up the church and providing ominous thundering! Apart from being a most sociable evening the event raised £623.64 to be split between The Children’s Society and for planned maintenance to the church. Our thanks go to everyone who organised, prepared food and/or attended the event. Lyn Bibbings Burns

FULBROOK OPEN GARDENS It doesn't seem possible that we are now in the sixth month of this year. Where does the time go? Our gardens are coming to life and Summer is just around the corner and we are now just a week away from Open Gardens in Fulbrook - Sunday 10 June, 11am to 6pm. Many thanks to the villagers who have already agreed to open their gardens this year but we would still like more so, if you wish to join in the fun, please contact me on 822451 or [email protected]. As in the past, we will be serving light lunches followed by afternoon teas in the Fulbrook Meeting Place. This is a great stopping off point for all visitors as it is in the centre of our village. Proceeds from the event this year will be shared between Turn2Us, a charity which raises money to help families in financial difficulty in this area and for the upkeep of Fulbrook Church. John Harrington

REGULAR EVENTS – everyone is very welcome to come to these.

Fulbrook Fitness Group – Fulbrook Fitness is held every Thursday morning at 9am until 10am. Run by Pat Ferrett, we do 30 mins of aerobics and 30 mins stretching. No age limit – just put in as much, or as little, effort as you are comfortable with. £3 a session – and a lot of fun as well as being good for you! Contact Pat on 822892 or just turn up at the FMP with your exercise mat. Lunch Club - Come and enjoy homemade soups and a roll, followed by cakes and tea or coffee. Lifts can be arranged if needed. This is held every second Thursday of the month starting at midday. Do come to our next lunch on 14th June, followed by 12th July and 9th August. Just ring Jacky or John Harrington on 822451 if you would like to join us. Coffee Morning - Every fourth Thursday in the month from 10.30am to 12 noon. That will be 28th June, followed by 26th July and 23rd August. Come in for a friendly chat with conversation, coffee and delicious biscuits – just turn up for a warm welcome For more details, call Gilly Kay on 823193.

The Fulbrook Meeting Place is our village hall and as such is available for hire, subject to conditions, at a very reasonable rate. If you are interested in hiring the FMP for a meeting, afternoon get-together or a family party, please contact our Booking Clerk, Lyn Bibbings Burns on 823640.

FULBROOK MEETING PLACE

DIARY OF EVENTS June - August 2018

th Sunday 10 June 11am – 6pm Lunches and teas for Open Gardens th Thursday 14 June 12.00pm Lunch club th Thursday 28 June 10.30am Coffee morning

Thursday 12th July 12.00pm Lunch Club Monday 23rd July Parish Council meeting Thursday 26th July 10.30am Coffee morning

Friday 3rd August 7.30pm Bellringing practice Thursday 9th August 12.00pm Lunch club Thursday 23rd August 10.30am Coffee morning

Every Thursday there will be Fitness Group at 9.00 am. Contact Pat Ferrett for details 01993 822892

For bookings and further information call: Lyn Bibbings Burns 01993 823640 E mail: [email protected]

SUMMER SOIREE AT THE COTSWOLD WILDLIFE PARK

Would you like to have a drink or two whilst enjoying tasty canapes after hours at the Manor House in the Cotswold Wildlife Park? If so, Turn2Us is holding a fundraising event at 6pm on Wednesday 27 June to do just that. You can even see the rhinos walking by at the end of the lovely garden!

This will be a great evening with all funds raised going to Turn2Us, an excellent national charity that last year gave some £3.5 million to families in financial hardship. All funds raised on the night, and indeed a great deal more, are guaranteed to be distributed to families in need in our immediate area.

Tickets for this event are £20 per person and if you are interested in a very special evening in a wonderful environment, please contact John Harrington on 01993 822451 or [email protected].

We do hope you will support this excellent charity and have an evening to remember.

John Harrington

Rotary Club of Burford & Kingham news.

The club’s support for the National Trust Chastleton House refreshments started on a rather dismal “Spring” day in March. This volunteering continues during the summer.

In April the Blood Pressure check in Burford High Street was part of a national drive by Rotary & proved worthwhile, identifying some people at risk. Grateful thanks to Mr. Reavley of Reavley’s Pharmacy for offering facilities for confidential counselling. We distributed Burford Town Council’s free booklet "are you ready" which contains helpful emergency information & contact numbers. More copies obtainable from the Council Offices.

May brings the Annual Bluebell Walk for Charity round the Cornbury Estate (participants raise funds for THEIR OWN charity!) & the annual Christian Aid Week collection.

Social events included talks by Mr. Reavley about England’s oldest pharmacy (in Burford!) & another about the “S. Oxfordshire & Bucks. Blood Bikes” and a visit to Chipping Norton Theatre. June sees a trip to an active bell foundry.

Visitors to the club are welcome. Please contact our secretary at terry.a.best@btinternet in advance.

The Fulbrook Pedallers The Fulbrook Pedallers had their first ride of the year on 7th March. Here are Martin Weller and Malcolm Taylor attempting to negotiate the remnants of The Beast from the East and Storm Emma. Despite grim determination by Wally Ingleby, our leader, to walk our way through the snow fields, we had to take an alternative route to the Plough at Kelmscott.

The Fulbrook Pedallers are planning a Charity bike ride on the 11 July. The ride is open to anyone living in Fulbrook + their friends. The route is approximately 34 miles of reasonably flat riding almost to the Thames at Buckland and back. There are opportunities to take a shorter route. A casual lunch will be provided on completion of the route at Grange House. Start 10:00 at Grange House. Sponsorship and/or donations are welcome. The Pedallers intend to support Kate’s Home Nursing, a local Charity. All interested please contact Bob Warner tel. 822761 or ‘[email protected]’.

The Fulbrook Pedallers meet every 2 weeks at 10.30am on a Wednesday, for a ride to a pub and back, usually about 25 miles in total. We go at a leisurely pace and you do not need to be a MAMIL to join us. Anyone in the village would be most welcome.

The Wychwood Project will be Going Wild this Summer

This summer the Wychwood Project is running its Go Wild summer day camp for 8 – 12 year olds at the Ascott-under-Wychwood Conservation Centre. The emphasis for the five days of the camp will be on outdoor activities and fun. The range of activities on offer will include: • A dragonfly and butterfly safari • Building an otter holt – the name for its den, and pond restoration • Jam making and pick and cook popcorn • Magic of trees • Meeting the farm animals • Building wildlife boxes • Three county walks to neighbouring sights • A hibernation game • Bird bingo • Plastic problems • …..and much much more Following the recent success of the Wychwood Project's family whittling day at Combe Mill, Toby Swift, the Wychwood Project's Learning Officer, confirmed that plans are well advanced for a week of activities in the summer:

“The summer holidays are the ideal time to get active outdoors. And we are hoping to offer youngsters an unforgettable introduction to the natural world they see around them, through a host of activities. It is great that we are able to base ourselves at the Ascott-under- Wychwood Conservation Centre which offers us ideal facilities for safe, fun learning, right in the heart of the historic Wychwood Forest area. I am really looking forward to what should be a delightful week with lots of young people taking part.”

The Go Wild camp will run for from August 13 – 17 (drop off 8.30 - 9am, pick up 4.30 – 5pm each day). Full cost for the week is £150. Some part-funded places available at £30. Booking essential as places are limited. Visit our website at www.wychwoodproject.org.uk and click on ‘Learning and Events’ to secure your place.

Sobell House Hospice

Sobell House Hospice are holding our annual fundraising event, the Moonlight Stroll (an eight mile night time rd walk through the streets of Oxford) on the 23 June. The website for the event is www.sobellhouse.org/moonlight-stroll .

The Stroll is an incredibly important event in our fundraising calendar and is invaluable in helping the Sobell House Hospice Charity support the work of our hospice throughout the county. Your support is a key part of us being able to do the job we do, and we hope that you will be able to help in some way.

News from Burford School

May 2018

Changes to our Leadership Team In March we bid farewell to Mr James Pilgrim, who has been at Burford School since January 2011. He is now using his experience and expertise to head a brand new school in Milton Keynes and we wish him well with this exciting venture. In his place, we welcomed our new Deputy Headteacher and Strategic Lead for Sixth Form, Mr Brett Jouny. In addition to his duties within the day school, he will also be taking on the role of Director of Boarding. Brett comes to us with a wealth of experience from the Balcarras School in Cheltenham.

Writing Retreat – Asthall Manor The students enjoyed a Writing Retreat day in the beautiful surroundings of Asthall Manor; the first event of this type to be organised by the School Library. The budding writers took part in a number of workshops and challenges. They spent time on some quiet writing and reading and had one-to- one feedback sessions with author and Lower School Patron of Reading, Ian Johnstone. Our thanks to Rosie Pearson, owner of Asthall Manor and Emmaline McConnell who helped facilitate the event.

Following hard on the heels of this successful day, Phoebe Haywood, one of our aspiring creative writers, won the Oxfordshire Libraries Young Adult ebook Short Story Competition with The Glass is Never Half Full. Do take a look at: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/ebooks

Join us for some Summer Term highlights Year 11 and Year 13 students have now left school, returning just to sit their exams. Oral exams and practicals are now over and Work Experience Week for the Year 10 students has come and gone. For our younger years, still free of public exams, the last few weeks of the school year are looking bright and they are enjoying another full and exciting summer term. Events to which you are invited are the Art & Photography Show on Thursday 22 June, from 6.30pm-8.00pm, and the Design & Technology Exhibition on Tuesday 3 July from 5.00pm-8.00pm. Both events are a celebration of some wonderful, creative work. Several of our students go on to study Art and Design each year. Do come and see their work before they go. Both events are free and refreshments will be available.

June 28 is the date set for our annual cricket match against the MCC and the following evening we shall be hosting a quiz night for members of our Alumni Association to raise money for an AstroTurf pitch here at school. Contact our Alumni Officer, [email protected], if you would like to come along. Tickets are £10.00 each to include a light supper. We look forward to seeing you.

Sarah Duckworth Marketing Manager Burford School www.burford.oxon.sch.uk

TIME OUT AT THE WARWICK HALL

This new weekly service for people over the age of 60 has started well. We are now getting into the swing of things and the number of members attending is increasing. TIME OUT takes place each Monday from 10.30am to 3.00pm at the Warwick Hall, Burford. There will be a varied programme of activities each week plus visiting speakers, films and music on a regular basis. We plan to have something of interest for everyone. The day is offered at £7 per person to cover coffee on arrival, lunch and tea before leaving and includes the above mentioned activities. We do hope you will come along to have a relaxing TIME OUT, chat to friends, join in the activities if you wish or just enjoy the company of others in a happy environment. We are always looking for willing volunteers to assist in helping through the day or bringing people into the Warwick Hall. We plan a rota of help as it is unrealistic to expect volunteers in every week. Any help you can give, on whatever frequency you can, will be enormously appreciated. If you are interested in joining us, either as a member or a volunteer to help, please contact John Harrington on 01993 822451, [email protected], or ring Sue Sheppard on 01993 824729, [email protected].

News from...

Hello all We hope you are all enjoying this lovely weather after all that horrible snow earlier on. It was wonderful to see the village pull together in times of need. Thank you to all those who aided us through power cuts. We will be celebrating our final birthday party on Saturday 9th June, 3 years! The theme is undecided at the moment, but no doubt you will see it on our boards soon. On that note we have a preliminary leaving date of Sunday 9th September, we would like to send out how grateful we are of your support. Many of you have made us feel like part of the family and that will be what I miss the most (though we aren't planning on going too far). Have a wonderful summer season! Frankie and Danny

NEWS FROM FULBROOK CHURCH

The most important news is to announce that Richard Coombs, our Vicar and the Vicar of the Burford Benefice and his wife Nicola are moving on to pastures new. Richard says “After 20 wonderfully happy and fulfilling years of seeing God at work in the Burford Benefice, I have a new job as Rector of the Town Centre Benefice of St Mary with St Matthew and St Luke in Cheltenham. This post provides a real challenge and is full of exciting opportunities. I will be starting there in late November. It will be with great sadness that Nicola and I, and our family, will be leaving Burford.” We shall certainly miss him here and recognise the amazing legacy he and Nicola leave: When they first came to Burford, 20 years ago, the congregation of St John the Baptist was less than 20 – but they will leave a thriving and active church with a strong team of clergy, multiple weekly services, many where the church is full. There is wonderful provision for children and youths with crèches for babies when parents are attending services. There is numerous provision for adults - home groups, Revive for 18-30s, music groups, a choir, bellringing, Friday Focus and Time Out, and a pastoral team who make home and hospital visits. Not to mention Prayer week, Staycation, Alpha, Life Explored and Christianity Explored courses, and a healthy social calendar! There are well over 100 volunteers who generously give their time to lead or support these activities. Of course, the most recent addition to this legacy is the Warwick Hall – a wonderful space for use by both the Church and community. It took ten years of prayer and hard work to make this happen, and many in the benefice contributed, time, expertise and money. Fulbrook and the other benefice churches benefit from Richard’s preaching but also from the wonderful thoughtful study of the Bible offered by the whole clergy team. We shall be having a ‘Fulbrook Farewell’ to Richard and Nicola at our Harvest Festival Service at 11am on October 14th, which, as usual will be followed by a free lunch prepared by members of the congregation. We shall be toasting Richard and Nicola’s future and giving our thanks to them during the lunch. Everybody is very welcome to come. It is with great sadness that I have to report the death of Nick Jones on 18th May. Nick was Churchwarden at Swinbrook and initiated the long years of prayer that resulted in the wonderful new services and thriving congregation at Swinbrook. He will be missed by not only his wife, Rachel and their family, but also by many hundreds of people who knew and loved him. Nick’s funeral is on 7th June at 2.30 pm at St John the Baptist, Burford, followed by a reception in the Warwick Hall. Everyone is most welcome to come and give thanks for Nick’s life. We send our love and condolences to Rachel and the family from all at St James the Great, Fulbrook. In addition to the regular 9.30 am weekly services on Sunday, there will a Taizé service of contemplation on 1st July at 4pm. The Taize service is non-denominational and held at the back of the Church - everyone is invited to come. There will be an evening service of song and thanksgiving at 6pm on September 23rd in thanks to all those who contribute to the running of our church, which will be followed by a cheese and wine party. On June 10th from 11 am – 6pm a number of gardens will be open in Fulbrook – from cottage gardens to more formal designs and even an arboretum. One ticket gives access to all the open gardens – buy your ticket on the day at the first garden you visit, and you will be given a map to show you where gardens are open. To refresh you along the way light lunches and afternoon teas will be served in the Fulbrook Meeting place at the back of the Church. Any enquiries or help needed please call the Churchwardens – John Radcliffe on 01993 824044 or Lyn Bibbings Burns on 01993 823640.

Another recipe from the cookbook of our paprika and ground cumin. Add a pinch new chef Peter Burns: or two of crushed chillies (it's supposed to be a spicy dish, so be brave). Season Spanish Style Hake with Smoky Paprika with salt and ground black pepper. Potatoes 4. Cook and stir the onions for five We are in the middle of the Jersey Royal potato minutes, till the onions have softened a season and should take advantage of this by little. If they start to stick, add a splash going beyond simple boiling and serving them more water. Scoop the onions onto a as an accompaniment. This is my version of a plate. Cantabrian recipe with some influence from 5. Put the pan back on the heat and add present day culinary fashions… one tablespoon of olive oil. Add the A version of this dish was served last July at the drained potatoes and the red pepper. St. James’ Day supper at Fulbrook Church and Stir and fry for 8-10 minutes till they're was very well received! golden and a little browned in places. 6. Add the onions back to the pan. Add the Ingredients garlic (do not add the garlic earlier than 500g Jersey Royal potatoes this or it may burn and leave a bitter 1 onion taste in the dish). Stir to mix everything 1 celery stick together. Pour in 250ml boiling water 1 pointed red pepper with the fish stock cube mixed in. 2 garlic cloves 7. Transfer the whole lot to a suitable 1 tsp fennel seeds sized oven-proof container (one that 1 tsp coriander seeds allows the mixture to be at least three 1 tsp smoked paprika centimetres deep and that is pretty 1 tsp ground cumin enough to bring to table). A pinch or two of cayenne pepper 8. Lay the seasoned hake/cod fillets in the 2 hake fillets (substitute cod if you wish) dish, add a generous squeeze of lemon 50g lamb's lettuce juice, brush with olive oil, cover with Sea salt foil, and cook at 180° for about ten 2 tbsp water minutes till the fish is white, opaque and Freshly ground pepper flakes easily when pressed with a fork. 1 tbsp olive oil 9. Serve the hake and spicy potatoes with a 1 fish stock cube handful of lamb's lettuce to garnish. 250ml boiling water Extras Method Once you have got the hang of the potato 1. Scrub and roughly cut the potatoes into recipe, try playing around with it. Add some two or three pieces. Place into boiling chopped chorizo, some canned chick-peas or salted water. Simmer for about ten cannellini beans. If you want to dash minutes till they're just soft. Drain well. completely off piste, add a can of tomatoes (but 2. While the potatoes simmer, prepare the watch the seasoning as you will have to add a vegetables. Peel and finely chop the bit more salt and a pinch of sugar…). For those onion. Trim the celery and finely slice it. with a plan-ahead kind of mind, don’t bother Halve the pepper and scoop out the with spuds, or chick peas or cannellini beans, seeds. Roughly chop it. Peel and crush prepare some Greek Gigantes butter beans the the garlic. day before and use them instead (in which case 3. Warm a deep frying pan or non-stick you will definitely need the canned tomatoes). wok over a medium heat for 1 min. Add For those of you who watch cooks on the telly, one teaspoon each fennel and coriander you may wish to take a blow-torch to half a seeds. Toast for 30 seconds, add the lemon and serve as a garnish… onion and celery with 2 tablespoon of ¡Buen provecho! water. Stir in one teaspoon each smoked 21

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