CASSINGTON & WORTON NEWS News and views from the parish of Cassington and Worton August 2007 – Issue 362
Advertising rates As you can see from the picture above, this is our Summer Issue. Local ‘what’s on’ and fund-raising stuff is free. Simple local services, ‘for sales’ etc, are now also Thanks to Yvonne for capturing the A40 at it’s August best. This is one free on noticeboard. Suitable commercial business are invited to for the archives so future generations of avid readers of the back issues support our community by buying advertising of CAWN will believe us when we say just how hard it rained in the space ... summer of 2007. 1/8 page, £5 (£50 per year) 1/4 page, £8 (£80 per year) Apart from a few people caught out by rain water with nowhere to go, 1/2 page, £12 (£120 per year) it’s reassuring to know that, despite the problems elsewhere, the rising Full page, £20 (£200 per year) river waters didn’t reach Cassington. Technical details for artwork available on request. All material included at the discretion of Maybe this month will be summer. CAWN. Profits will be passed to the Cassington Parochial Charities to support our community.
Contributions should ideally be provided by email (in the body or as a Word attachment) to: [email protected]; delivered on floppy disc, or (as a last resort) typed or clearly handwritten, to Kevin Hinton, Mill Lane House, Mill Lane, Cassington, Witney OX29 4DL, by the 20th of the month. We look forward to hearing from you. Ladies, and Gentlemen, please join us for supper - Cassington Cricket Club Wednesday September 5th at 7.30 pm A mixed bag of results for CCC see us sitting in 5th Come and enjoy an impromptu, contributory, free-of- position with a game in hand. Highlight this month - a 9 charge supper at my home on Wednesday September 5th wicket win over Steventon, who were bowled out for 80. at 7.30pm. Just pray for a fine evening, we have enough Veteran medium-pacer Carl Osgathorp was man of the room in the house if it is wet so do come. match with 5 wickets at a cost of only 16 runs. Everyone is welcome. Let’s see some fresh faces as well as It’s tight at the top though and with 5 teams pushing for 2 those we know, even older daughters with mums, please promotion spots a string of good results would ensure a let us get to know more people who are our neighbours, it nail-biting end to the season. makes life more pleasant. New people in the village - you www.cassingtoncricket.co.uk will find we are not a bad lot to get on with. June Partridge The Mill House, Cassington. Cassington Cafe Sorry, we are the south side of the A40, team up with someone, give one another a lift. The Cafe is taking a break in August as so many people will be away. We start again on September 10th, so please make a note in your diaries. Wychwood Forest Fair We would like to take this opportunity of thanking everyone who has come along and supported us through Sunday 2 September 2007 from noon until 5pm. at Capps the year. and especially those who have brought Lodge Plain, off the A361 between Burford and Shipton along homemade cakes and bisciuts. We hope you have all under Wychwood. enjoyed the cafe as much as we have! This year’s Forest Fair, set on the edge of an ancient wood, The Cafe team from St Peter’s Church will include a Children’s Fun Fair, Children’s Story Teller, Ferret Racing, several local Morris Dancing sides and other entertainments. There will be a large second hand bookstall, a Tombola Stall, various raffles and a garden Jobs vacancies at Cassington Playgroup plant stall. The playgroup is looking for a new supervisor and There will be displays of the Wychwood Project’s diverse assistant for September. work and numerous other local conservation and Supervisor: Mon-Fri 9-11:30 term time. £8.20-£8.40 per community groups, as well as Rural Crafts and an Arts hour plus paid planning time. NVQ level 3 Diploma in and Crafts tent. Pre-school practice or equivalent required plus at least 2 A wide range of Local Food suppliers and farm produce, years relevent experience. lots of refreshments, locally produced ice cream and a Assistant: 2 mornings 9-11:30 term time. £5.90-£6.30 per beer tent selling Wychwood Brewery’s beer will be hour. NVQ level 3 Diploma in Pre-school practice or amongst the attractions. Altogether, there will be in excess equivalent desirable, but we will accept someone willing of 160 stalls and activities for visitors to enjoy. to work towards a qualification. Follow the signs to the site. Admission £5 per person, For details and an application form, please contact under 16s free. Parking free. For further info. contact Vanessa Gregory, 59 Eynsham Road, Cassington, OX29 Wychwood Project, 01993 814143. 4DJ. 01865 731348. [email protected].
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ST PETER’S CHURCH, CASSINGTON SERVICES AUGUST 2007 Church Office: Eynsham Village Hall, Back Lane, Eynsham Mon–Thurs 9am–1pm Tel: 01865 883362 email: [email protected] Revd Morey Andrews: 45 Acre End Street, Eynsham, Oxon OX29 4PF Day off: Friday Tel: 01865 881323 email: [email protected]
Sunday 5 August Sunday 19 August 8am Cancelled 8am Holy Communion (BCP) 10am All Age Worship 10am Morning Worship Keith Jones Revd Andrew Atherstone
Sunday 12 August Sunday 26 August 10am Holy Communion 10am Holy Communion Revd Morey Andrews Margaret Thornton 6pm Evening Prayer (BCP) Revd Andrew Atherstone
Midweek Holy Communion at 9.30am on Tuesdays Young people join our worship for the first 15 minutes of the 10am service and then go to the school for Sunday Club (3-10) and Soul Living (11+). We now also have a crèche for the under 3s. (Except All Age Worship when everyone stays in church.)
NEWS FROM ST PETER’S CHURCH, Rain – ‘the great leveller’ CASSINGTON So I watched. On Thursday 21st June St Peter’s hosted a Deanery It was just before 12.45pm on 20th July and people were Synod meeting. On this lovely summer’s evening coming into the church - and the rain poured down. refreshments of strawberries and cream were served The ‘great & the good’ and the ‘not so great’ & ‘the not so by church members and was much appreciated by the good’ came into St Peter’s church - all to remember our Synod representatives. good friend and/or close relation. The weather on Saturday 30th June was not so And the rain fell. congenial for our Progressive Supper. Though we I stood at the doorway of the church and umbrellas of were a bit damp arriving at the different homes for every size and shape were shaken and folded. each course, it did not dampen our enthusiasm; a very enjoyable evening was had by all with lovely food And the rain fell. and good company. “Good afternoon” – “I’m not sure about the good”, many people reflected with the same greeting. Our Benefice picnic at Cassington Mill was held on Sunday 15 July. The more adventurous church And the rain fell. members went in the river, whilst others relaxed and That day we all got wet - united by the same misfortune - enjoyed the beautiful surroundings and happy the sun shines on the good and the bad. But, also, the rain atmosphere. falls on the youngest and the oldest – the wise and the foolish – the good and the bad – on all of us! 19th July was the End of Term, Leavers’ Service for St Peter’s School. Twelve pupils left the school as well And the rain fell. as two members of staff. Here we are, another, ‘passing away’. – some more tears. – From the registers: another funeral. And the rain fell. Birth Thanksgiving: 8th July 2007 Thomas WANT The same rain that falls on us all. This time our dear friend. But next time us! Funeral Service: Just as sure as we are born, we must all die. 20th July 2007 Derek STEWART And the rain falls. Revd Roger Aston parish notes
CASSINGTON PARISH COUNCIL Minerals and waste development. OCC had written a very obscure Meeting held on 5 July 2007 letter to explain that it would have to review its core strategy. There (The draft notes below are subject to confirmation by the Parish would therefore be delays in the process of identifying waste sites for Council on 6 September) the future and possibly minerals sites too. The council had responded to the recent consultation on minerals sites, objecting to new sites. Councillors Kate Cropper, Iwan Hughes, Olaf Rock and Sheila Nelson attended and Cllr Clive Wilkinson arrived later. Three members of the OCC had three people in transport posts, helping parish councils/ public, Cllrs Margaret Stevens (West Oxon) and the clerk Liz Bickley rural areas / voluntary sector with their transport needs. The posts also attended. Olaf Rock took the chair as Vice Chair of the council. were being reviewed. Other items of correspondence were circulated to Councillors. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MEETING OF 7 JUNE Police: The mobile police station was in the village on 3 July and spoke The meeting was suspended to allow to about 40 people, asking them about their priorities for local police. QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC Village of the Year: Cllr Rock was working on a village information Subjects discussed included the state of public footpaths, litter, board . brambles at school fence and minerals and waste plans. Bike Night -25 June – weather had been poor. Geoff Ives was stepping down as organiser of the event and wondered whether the village could take a more active role (opportunity for fund raising, use of the trade Problems on Public Footpaths? mark). Public liability insurance for the event also covered any event Please contact the Rights of Way Officer at in Cassington throughout the year, on application. Oxfordshire County Council
Dan Weeks on 01865 810226 Are you interested in keeping Bike Night going in Cassington? REPORTS FROM DISTRICT AND COUNTY COUNCILLORS Please let us know if you would be able to help in any way, however small! Cllr Wilkinson arrived and took the chair. Cllr Stevens referred to the interactive WODC website, and the possible growth of internet cafes in Parish Council (Liz Bickley, Clerk) rural areas. 01865 884496 [email protected]
WODC website is http://westoxon.gov.uk A Rural strategy seminar (WODC) had been attended by Cllr Rock. It Here you can find out about council services and was very interesting and information was circulated. Witney was local events, report problems e.g. refuse collection growing as a central place. The internet provided a useful or anti social behaviour, and pay your council tax. communication route for people in rural areas. Alternatively phone 01993 861000 CORRESPONDENCE A complaint about the Ditch at St Peter’s Close had been received. The DITCHES, DRAINAGE AND FLOODING Environment Agency had promised to bring suitable machinery to do annual maintenance in September. Vegetation growth, silt and rubble See above re St Peter’s Close ditch. were the main problems and the complaint also mentioned the Elms Road ditch was also very overgrown with brambles etc. The footpath. The council did not have sufficient budget to undertake Environment Agency planned to clear it in September but the council regular maintenance work. The council had asked the Youth Offending service to work here during the school holidays, as a would see whether anyone could do some more immediate work. Reparation project. A Gumbuster machine from WODC could clean The clerk had made contact with residents re the problem area behind pavements if necessary. 27 Elms Road.
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There could be cause for an official complaint to OCC for the safe and fun to use. lack of response to our requests. We need to move bark from the edges to underneath the equipment. Following the discussion on St Peter’s Close, maintenance of Little Lane was discussed: it was generally maintained by local residents. The New bark would be expensive, and put up council tax. tarmac was becoming damaged. Working Party on Saturday 11th August at 10 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. A new bus shelter was installed at the A40 but more work was to be Families welcome! done on the path surface. Further info from Parish Council on 884496 Repair of Pot holes on the road to school – quotes would be obtained. Grants for improving access to the countryside – one idea was to FINANCE provide a crossing over the ditch behind the Pavilion. To be considered in September The council paid the following bills: St John Ambulance (Bike Night) £120.00 Any other ideas? under section 137 of the Local Government Act Please contact the Parish Council on 884496 Richard Brown (grass cutting) £210.00 Lyreco (stationery) £ 26.22 plus VAT Annual tree survey. The council noted that most trees had been assessed by a consultant in the winter, and the recommended action Rees Russell (internal audit) £256.00 plus VAT had been taken. The WODC Tree Officer’s advice would be sought on WODC (play area inspection) £44.00 plus VAT the lime nearest to the Chequersstone cottages. Other trees which the council was responsible for were relatively young and healthy. Large Cllr Wilkinson had prepared the annual return in accordance with the approved annual accounts and this was approved. willow trees in the school grounds gave cause for concern and the council would write to the school. Budget monitoring showed that the budget was quite tight, given the expenditure on ditch work in May and Vehicle Activated Signs now TRAFFIC ordered. Community Concern Site for speed camera. Awaiting decision from A quarterly bank reconciliation had been performed. Safer Roads Partnership. PLANNING APPLICATIONS STOP PRESS An application for a conservatory at Hampton House The Green was considered. The Council had no objections. A mobile speed camera will be visiting Cassington from time to time. There would be a planning consultation meeting on 25 July at 7 pm at The Old Vicarage. “Speed enforcement” will be undertaken at Eynsham Rd & Yarnton Rd. by the Thames Valley ANY OTHER BUSINESS Police Safer Roads Partnership Grass cutting in the graveyard was difficult because of the gravestones but there had been a comment which the clerk would follow up. Work done to clear ivy etc in the cemetery in Pound Lane might need to be In Berkshire volunteers were doing speed checks and the Police repeated each year and the clerk was asked to contact the church followed up their findings. The local Neighbourhood Action Group warden. (NAG) of Police and volunteers had done some speed monitoring in Calling volunteers to help keep our graveyard tidy Cassington. The church and the parish council is arranging a working party in Is anyone interested in helping with speed monitoring in Cassington? September to clear away vegetation on graves and walls – date to be Please contact the Parish Council on 884496 announced in the next edition. Vehicle Activated Signs: The signs had been ordered for Eynsham Rd and Yarnton Rd. DATE OF NEXT MEETING There is no meeting in August. The next meeting will be held on PLAY AREA Thursday 6 September 2007 in the Village Hall, at 8 p.m. Removal of nettles and weeds had been ordered. Unfortunately a child All welcome! had been stung by nettles. An inspection of the play area had been Liz Bickley 01865 884496 [email protected] done by ROSPA. Bolts on the cradle swings needed tightening and Cllrs Wilkinson and Rock offered to do this. Bark needed raking/ Liz Bickley 01865 884496 [email protected] replenishing . The clerk had obtained prices for 15 cubic metres of play-grade bark, and the cost would be about £800. The budget did not allow this and a working party to redistribute bark was arranged (Saturday 10 August). LAD-Solicitors are new to Witney but not to helping
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T: 01993 700434 E: [email protected] For further information: F: 01993 772552 www.lad-solicitors.co.uk Eynsham Library Update PHOTO COMPETITION WINNERS AND On Wednesday 4th July, Eynsham Library was host to a PICTURES WILL APPEAR NEXT MONTH very special visitor, the Bookstart Bear. He came along to the monthly Rhyme Time where local children got to meet him and sing songs and rhymes and have juice and In support of your parish council biscuits afterwards. As well as the public, we had visits from the 3 local pre-schools: Eynsham Pre-School, Acre If you don’t read the whole letter - please read this. Bike End Pre-School and Cassington Pre-School. All the Night - organise it or lose it was the stark message from children, including the babies together with parents and the recent - poorly attended - Parish Council Meeting. teaching staff all had a great time. Hopefully the Bear may Please take serious notice of this warning,. Further come back again in the future. information is available from the Parish Council, but don’t expect them to organise it, they already contribute by paying the St John's Ambulance to attend. Don’t throw this wonderful event away. Come on, get organised, as Cassington usually can. As attendance at the meeting was so dismal I thought I’d write this letter. There were three of us stalwarts. They get many letters moaning about what are they going to do about this, that or the other, and I’m sure people don’t realise all the discussion that goes on about these different problems. I was on the Parish Council for about 25 years, and the last time I signed up for the Chairman’s post. It was the centenary of the formation of the Parish Council and I was glad to add my name to the band of people willing to serve the village. My main reason for going to the meetings was that I used to moan about the fact people didn’t come and support As well as our special visitor, we have launched our the councillors, yes it is boring and you have to listen to summer reading scheme for children. This year it is called the Clerk reading out letters like the recent one about the Big Wild Read and is all about the environment and delays to the Gravel and Waste legislation - I’ve never wild life. The children have between now and 8th heard such gobbledygook – but these are just ordinary September to read 6 books, and collect sheets of stickers people who have jobs to hold down but give their time and other fun items. There are also tree tokens to collect because they are public spirited like other people who run and all tokens from all the children taking part in the Big committees and the like for other organisations. They Wild Read will count towards new trees being planted in deserve more support. the UK woods. Stephanie the manager will also visit the I thought I had some good news and the Phantom fouler local primary schools to give a short talk about the Big had moved on as the Green was quite clear - but then I Wild Read. For more information pop into Eynsham mowed it again recently and there were more deposits - Library and ask the staff. right by the school as well. I’m no expert, but I think this might be a different dog. It’s Fun – It’s Free – So Join today. Forgive me if I’ve spoken out of turn, but I don’t mind taking the flack as long as you all get up and go.
Find out about your local Councillor Roy Partridge A new leaflet is available giving information and contact details for all 49 Members of West Oxfordshire District Leigh Edwards & Co www.leighedwards.com Council. The Contacting Your Councillor leaflet is designed to inform residents who their local Councillor is divorce and family law specialist and how to get in touch with them. It contains photographs of each Councillor, explains which ward they pre-marriage and living together agreements ~ cohabitation issues cover and includes a calendar of Council, Cabinet and divorce separation and children disputes Committee meetings in 2007/08. weekend and evening appointments available ~ friendly sensible advice Copies of the leaflet can be picked up from reception easy parking points at the District Council offices and from the Town for a free intial consultation call Centre Shop in Welch Way, Witney. 01865 378243 Leaflets will be sent to libraries and details are also Regulated by available at www.westoxon.gov.uk. 41 Rutten Lane Yarnton Oxon The Law Society Green recycling scheme for Yellow Pages West Oxfordshire householders are being encouraged to Forever Young go green and be in with the chance of winning £50 by recycling old copies of their Yellow Pages at special banks Health and Beauty across the District. Salon Designated Yellow Pages recycling banks will be set up by West Oxfordshire District Council at different locations during August and September for people to drop off their OPEN DAY 2006/07 directory when the new 2007/08 edition is Saturday 4th August delivered to their homes. 10am -3pm Two lucky recyclers will be picked at random to receive £50 cash. All people have to do to be entered in the prize draw is write their name, address and telephone number 10% off all treatments booked on open day on their Yellow Pages before depositing it in one of the banks. 20% off if you book with a friend! Cllr David Harvey, Cabinet Member for Environment, said: “Yellow Pages cannot be recycled through the normal weekly household recycling collections because of the dye used in its production, and that is why we are Forever Young encouraging as many people as possible to drop off their The Gables, Bell Lane, Cassington, old copies at these designated banks. It was a great success Oxfordshire OX29 4DS when we ran the scheme last year and we hope it will do even better this year.” Telephone: 01865 884096 Fax: 01865 883301 All of the old directories will be recycled into newspapers and magazines. Last year, more than 14 tonnes – equivalent to the weight of nearly 3 elephants – of Yellow Beauty therapy Aroma therapy Reflexology Electrolysis Pages were recycled as a result of the scheme. Banks, which will be labelled with bright Yellow Pages stickers, will be available at the following locations: Guildenford, Burford Black Bourton Road, Carterton Spendlove Centre, Charlbury New Street, Chipping Norton Back Lane, Eynsham Reily Close, Long Hanborough Welch Way, Witney Hensington Road, Woodstock The scheme is being run by the District Council with a grant from the Yellow Pages Directory Scheme. Further information about recycling is available on the Council’s website, www.westoxon.gov.uk, or by calling 01993 861020. Automotive mobile valeting covering oxfordshire Chris Fellows 23 St Peter’s Close, Cassington for a free quote just call 07765 439 662 Cassington Women’s Institute coach fare is only £10. We plan on leaving Cassington about 9.30am and leave Portsmouth again about 4.30pm We were welcomed by vice president Jane Cook, after the please check times with Jane (881352) or Margaret apologies were given, Audrey Bishop read the record of (731253). We wish our secretary Betty Smith a speedy the June meeting, matters arising and correspondence recovery after her recent surgery. were dealt with, it was noted that both Longland’s fete and bikers night went well despite the weather. We still Jane introduced our speaker Stephanie North who is an have seats available on the coach for our trip to image consultant, she told us how important first Portsmouth there is lots to do in Portsmouth many of us impressions are as we all make assumptions about a want to go and see the views from the spinnaker tower, person on their appearance, she spoke about colour and there is also the aquarium, the dockyard and its wonderful which suits acording to skintone etc. how make up, old ships, D-Day museum, cathedral and of course you hairstyle and style can flatter a person’s good points. She could check out the shops! the choice is yours and the showed pictures of the difference all these can make to the overall impression you get of someone. She was thanked by Jane for her interesting talk. CASSINGTON WI The raffle was won by Jean Bailey, Pat Hughes and Pat Thursday 16 August Evans served refreshments and the meeting closed at Day trip to PORTSMOUTH 9.30pm. We have our outing in August and our next meeting will We are organising a day trip to Portsmouth on be on the 20th September when we will hear Pamela Thursday 16 August. Marchbank talk about ‘Sugarcraft’. Our October meeting If you would like to join us we are taking bookings, will be an open meeting ‘Owls’ speaker Chrissie Harper the cost for non members will be £10. more details in the September news letter so keep 18th Ring Jane Cook on 01865 881352 or October free. Margaret Partridge on 01865 731253 Ann Humphris 01865 880983 THE CHEQUERS INN
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FRIDAY 3rd AUGUST Garden Gallery 8 ‘TIL LATE 26th May – 12th August Tudors Hhands-on exhibition at THE VILLAGE HALL With Bar Facilities Treasures Gallery and Picture Gallery 3rd March – 22nd September Oxford in the 1950s £5 TICKET includes your first drink and a £1 bet Garden 14th July – 9th September Available in advance Oxford Sculptors Group Annual Summer Exhibition Sculpture of all shapes and sizes to look at and purchase from Neil Morton, 01865 731767 Children’s activities or on the door Free family drop-ins and Kids’ Club activities during All proceeds to insure CSSC in the 2007/8 season school holidays For bookings and information telephone the museum on 01993 814115
Kids Club - for children 8-12 years 100-mile Charity Fun Day Wed 1st August - Flintknapping See how prehistoric tools were made and make your own 10am - Sunday 12 August 4.00 - 8.00 p.m. 12 noon or 2-4pm £7 White Hart, Newlands Road, Eynsham Wed 8th August - Tudor Hats Make your own Tudor hat To run 1 mile for charity (£2 adults, £1 children) phone Tony on 10am - 12 noon or 2-4pm £4 01865 880368 or just come along and have some fun. Wed 15th August - Magic and Mystery in the Wychwood Forest Weave fantastic stories and make dreamcatchers Attractions include BBQ, Aunt Sally, Golf game, Treasure Hunt, 10am - 4pm £10 Raffle and much more Wed 22nd August - Rags to Riches Learn how to make a rag rug 10am - 3pm £10 Cassington Art Classes Wed 29th August – Hairy Beasts Find out weird and wonderful things about British mammals and learn how to be a mammal tracker 10am -12 noon or 2-4pm £4 Exhibition 2007 BOOKING ESSENTIAL Sunday 16th September - The Village Hall Tel 01993 814115 for booking form Watch this space for further details Museum opening hours Tuesday - Saturday 10am-5pm Sunday 2-5pm Last admission 4.45pm Closed on Mondays
For bookings and information please telephone the CINEMA IN CASSINGTON museum on 01993 811456 The next Cassington Village Hall film presentation will be: Summer Sundays Cream Teas Homemade cream teas will be served in the Reading Room, The History Boys Combe (on the village green) every Sunday in August from Friday 7th September at 7.30pm 3.00pm until 5.30pm. Do come along and enjoy a lovely homemade cream tea and support this local fund-raising event. Doors open 7.00pm Set in Yorkshire, this intelligent adaptation of the Alan Bennett stage play follows a group of A level students as they are schooled through their attempts to get to Oxbridge under the Ladies’ (and Gentlemen’s) Supper Night tutelage of Richard Griffith’s very liberal Hector. Certificate 15 Wednesday September 5th 7.30pm Tickets on sale now, £4 each June Partridge’s – The Mill House (South of A40) Carolyn Hinton 884458 or Nicky Copelin 881813
Cassington Village Hall films are provided by “Movies on the Move” - a project run by Chipping Norton Theatre and West Oxfordshire District Council with funding from the European Community Leader Plus initiative. Bridewell Organic Gardens and Vineyard at Wilcote (situated between North Leigh and Finstock) will be open on Sunday 9th September from 2–5pm. Tel: 01993 868445 for more information More of Roy’s Ramblings ... No.37 - Partidges Yard part 2
We got permission for our first part of the Caravan Park. We and backed them into a line. A lady came up to me and said were very hard up, we had an approach from a Mr Mc Alister “you go caravanning then”, I told her no, and she said “our to purchase the Caravan Park. While we were selling this to people could not back them like that.” I said “in my business Mr McAlister, luckily, he fell out with his wife. This stopped we have to back smashed up vehicles with a wrecker”. She the deal, so we struggled on and ran the Park, by then we was the correspondent for the Practical Caravan Magazine, were working nearly 24 hours a day, as I was doing 24 hour and boy did we get a write up in the next edition which again break downs, and we had our first babe but somehow we brought in custom. managed. I went down and cleaned the toilets at about We were doing work for a lot of local truck people. Mr 6.00am then June at about 10.00 am. We booked in people at George Hazel, Mr Jack Brown, H Tuckwell to name just a the back door. June’s Mum stopped with us and was very few, also 24-hour breakdowns for all sorts of firms good at booking in. And so it went on, the Park was only a nationwide then, disaster struck. Mr Stevens came to me on a problem from April 1st to September 30th. Monday morning and said, “this lot will be out of here on We then got permission for the right hand side of the river Friday night”, I said “you might have warned me”, he said and got people to run it for us, we had one bit of luck while “warned you, this letter is the first I have heard about it and I we were running the original Park, a Dutch man came in am running the outfit. Associated Fisheries have bought with one of those little Dutch cars (the name escapes me them out for the factory, and don’t want the wet fish side. now) - they had a wonderful automatic transmission – They will process and freeze the product. That’s the way it anyhow, his throttle cable had broken. I was booking in, I will go, freezing foods.” The Old Man was not far out, they said “go and put your tent up and bring the car back and I did start up a frozen food delivery with two big freezers in will fix it”. This he did. I got couple of small cable clamps and what is the paint shop now. joined the broken cable. When he came back I told him he’d Any how, as I said before, when I went home that night be able to get it fixed when he got home. He said “how and said to Dad, “that’s all I want with a fairly substantial much?” I said “that’s OK, the bits don’t cost much”. He said work force”, he said “when one door shuts another opens”, “thank you very much, I am the correspondent for a Dutch and on the Wednesday Mr Tuckwell of H Tuckwell & Son Camping Magazine.” We got a wonderful write up that rang up and said “I want to come and see you young man, I brought us in a lot of Dutch people afterwards. will be with you at 11.00am.” He was, and by 12.00 noon I Another bit of luck was a rally we held on the right hand had the job of maintaining his fleet of some 40 vehicles. side of the river, before we enlarged the park. It was the So life went on, I took a Dodge dealer ship also a Commer Carmel Caravan Club. Then they started coming in June said dealership, and carried on expanding. Meanwhile Mr “I reckon they are Jewish people”. Sure enough they were. Timothy Rootes, the son of Lord Rootes of the Rootes car and The penny dropped. Mount Camel of Jewish history. Well, it truck industry, tried to buy me out, he said “I have been to the started to rain on the Friday night, it rained all day Saturday, Planning People they say you will not be able to expand any then on Sunday it showed it was only kidding the last two more than the building you have”. As I’ve stated before, I don’t days and really rained. The river came up and within a like being told I can’t do something. This was a challenge. couple of hours all the vans were in water, not enough to get June said “I suppose you are going to prove him wrong.” into the vans but bad enough. Well I did, and after a struggle I got permission to enlarge The boss man of the rally came to me he was a Harley the building. Just as the building was finished, the economy Street Surgeon, and said to me “Mr Partridge, I have told dipped. I said to Rusty Patterson our bank manager, “I would them they must leave the vans until the water goes down. pick a time like this.” He said “lad, after this is over you won’t They are not to cut your site up. They all come from London be able to afford to build it, you will survive.” They were the it is not far to come back.” I said “that is very good of you, truest words anyone ever spoke to me … inflation took off. would it help if I go and get my Landrover filled with petrol, and help your people tow them out. He said “that is very fair More next month, Roy of you”, so this is what I did. I towed them out on to the road
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September 2007 Wednesday 5 September, 7.30pm Do you know there is a free Responsible 18 year old female who Ladies - and Gentlemen’s service to Cassington has experience with children is Contributory Supper residents that will take you to available for childminding. The Mill House (June Partridge’s) the doctors’ or hospital? I can do both daytime and evenings Friday 7th September, 7.30pm with notice. I am based in Cassington Doors open 7.00pm but can drive so can travel if need The History Boys - Film be.If anyone is interested please call Certificate 15 Clair Woolford on: Sunday 16th September Cassington Art Classes 07779 031334 or 01865 882618 Exhibition 2007 This is run by volunteers and is available by phoning: Pam Turner 880492 or HATE IRONING? Tickets for films and shows from: Pat Vereker 880693 Carolyn Hinton (01865 884458) THEN TAKE IT TO ELSIE @ Nicky Copelin (01865 881813) Please give us as much 15, ELMS ROAD, CASSINGTON Amanda Fancourt (01865 880581) notice as possible Tel. 01865 882168 for further details
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