BOURTON Thank YouYouYou BROWSER All! ISSUE NO 254 www.bourtonbrowser.co.uk June 2020 Bourton Browser Team News Parish Council Notes Thank You All Parish Council Notes Covid19 may have success- Council Meeting 6 th May 2020 fully bought the world to a stand- Notice of a Vacancy for a Parish Councillor: A position has become available still but clearly it was for one Parish Councillor at Bourton-on-the-Water Parish Council. If anyone is no match for this village’s interested please contact the clerk for further information via email: determination to keep the Browser in [email protected] print! So take that, you wretched, mis- A Vision of Bourton-on-the-Water Post Covid-19: The Parish Council is erable virus!?*?!! working with GCC and CDC on a vision of Bourton-on-the-Water Post Covid-19 Last month we put an appeal in the times. GCC have asked the Parish Council for its thoughts to put plans quickly Browser for donations to help with in place before the village is flooded with tourists again. These plans would be printing costs whist revenue from com- mercial advertising was reduced due to put in place as a temporary measure for 12/18 months and would not require the the dreaded virus! We would like to usual time restraints due to Covid-19. An initial meeting has been held where offer our grateful thanks to everyone residents and businesses put forward their views for the future of the village. who responded: This was to start gathering information to assist the Council in making decisions Mr & Mrs P. Smith on this matter. The Parish Council have arranged two further dates for meetings Mr & Mrs B Sumner to include as many people’s views as possible on the vision of Bourton-on-the- Mr & Mrs D Tebbutt Water Post Covid-19. Dates set for the meetings are Wednesday 17 th June Davis PK Hope 2020 and Thursday 18 th June 2020 both at 7.00 pm via Zoom. Anyone wishing Snips ‘n Styles to partake in the meeting must contact Jo via email: M West [email protected] K Blundell, Northleach Radio, (see arti- cle on page 13) Covid-19 Bourton Street Volunteer System: The Parish Council thank Donna Joanna Herbert Printing Holland, Cllr. Lynda Hicks, Cllr. Amanda Davis, Bourton Street Volunteers and Hartwells (See article page 5) others who have all pulled together in these extreme times to help people in Davies JE.S Chemicals need in the village. Miss J.C. Mole F Sankson Scottish Southern Electricity Network grant funding: SSEN has awarded Elizabeth Lambert £2,500.00 resilience grant funding to Bourton-on-the-Water Parish Council to Mr and Mrs Northing help support Covid-19 needs in the village. H. E. Duffy Recreation Equipment: CDC had awarded the Parish Council £10,000.00 and E Boyer, Felines & Friends, Gloucestershire Playing Fields Association had awarded the Parish Council (see advert page 6). £2,000.00 towards providing new recreation equipment for the village. Further R Williams Lesley-Jane Rogers (Piano Teacher) grant funding was being sought. The Lady Painter, (see advert page 5). Growing Community Awareness & Support in Mental Health & Wellbeing: Mrs R Norman The Mid-Counties Co-op have awarded Bourton-on-the- Cont. page 2 col. 2 And our grateful thanks also go to quite a number of donors who asked The Bourton Browser is run by volunteers & delivered monthly FREE to every to remain anonymous household in the Village. These donations will be used to make Go to the “Get in Touch” tab and then complete the contact form to send questions, up any shortfall in advertising revenue over the next few months and should articles (max.300 words), adverts & event details to the team . Copyright Bourton Browser 2020 Continued on page 2 column 3 The DEADLINE for Adverts & Articles for the July 2020 edition, is Midday 15 th June 1 continued from Page 1, column 1 continued from Page 1, column 2 be sufficient to keep us going until we Water Parish Council a grant of are back to “normal”. If there is any £295.13 to assist in Growing Com- money over once we return to “normal” munity Awareness & Support in Men- we will donate it back to the village. tal Health & Wellbeing. PROBUS Along with the donations we received Traffic Regulations Orders: Due to BOURTON-ON-THE WATER some wonderful messages and it is Covid-19 the new TRO’s will not be heart warming to know how much you put in place until at least the end of Little did we anticipate at the beginning all value this publication. Thank you all 2020 early 2021. of March that we would still be in lock- so much. Fosse Cross Re-Cycling Centre: down come mid-May and for it to be th We have also been delighted to wel- On Monday 18 May, the re-cycling likely to continue. come back many of our regular adver- centre at Fosse Cross near Ciren- With the benefit of technology we are tisers who have now reinstated their cester re-opened. Social distancing not completely cut off from family and adverts and welcome a few new ones. measures have been put in place to friends and even those of more mature help keep visitors and staff safe. To We urge all our readers to support years are coming to terms with Zoom. limit the number of people on site these local businesses . There has even been talk at Probus of pre-booking is required and vehicles future committee meetings taking place In such surreal and challenging times it should only have drivers wherever is amazing to see how Bourton has possible – a maximum of one pas- on Zoom and the more adventurous con- pulled together. senger is permitted if help is required sidering future visiting speakers address- Many of our regular deliverers will be to unload the waste and recycling. ing our club by that media. delivering their own rounds this month The booking system has a limited Will we ever return to normal? I do hope but we are again very grateful to the number of timed slots available each so. I am sure you all know by now that Bourton Street Volunteers for filling in day for visitors to select and only a 7 Probus is a club for the retired or semi- where needed. day window is available to book at retired to join together, in our case on any one time. Bookings can only be Now we are back to normal production alternate Monday mornings, to be enter- made online. The re-use shop is tained by visiting speakers. We also have do keep sending in your articles, photo- closed and some re-cycling bins may a healthy social life when our partners graphs, poems, stories, thank you mes- be unavailable. For an up to date list are able to join us for meals out or coach sages, quizzes and local news. The of materials which can be accepted deadline for the July issue will be Noon at the site please refer online outings to a variety of venues. on 15 th June. Email all contributions to: to Gloucestershire Recycles . We, unfortunately, are not currently able [email protected] Visit our Next Parish Council Meeting: The to meet but as soon as we are up and website www.bourtonbrowser.co.uk for next Parish Council meeting will be running again our usual venue is the up to date information, extra articles held on Wednesday 3 rd June 2020 at Community Centre on Moore Road. Per- and, the village Show Schedule. 7.00 pm via Zoom. Anyone wishing haps when this happens you may wish to Keep well and safe and hopefully it will to join the meeting please contact Jo join us. Our Secretary, David, I am sure not be too many months before our via email: would give you more information on “Diary Date” section will have some [email protected] 01451 821098. entries again! Tel: 01451 820712 Take care and stay safe everyone. Our Very Best Wishes, [email protected] . 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Glos GL54 2AQ tel 01451 810928 - [email protected] Opening Times: 9.30am-5.00pm, Mon - Sat 10.00am-5.00pm Sundays Bourton-on-the-Water Parish Council Play Area Inspector Bourton-on-the-Water WI The Parish Council is seeking a conscientious and responsible The morning of VE Day was an unusual local resident to undertake informal weekly inspections of its one for the Bourton-on-the-Water WI Committee as we had 3 play areas at the Naight, Melville and Rye Crescent. arranged to hold our very first online meeting using the Zoom The role will entail a weekly safety inspection of the equip- app. With much back slapping, metaphorically speaking of ment and play area surfaces (and submission of a basic re- course, and to whoops of delight and laughter we navigated our port) to ensure these remain in a satisfactory condition for all way round the app with eight little beaming faces eventually all users. Appropriate training for the inspections will be pro- appearing on the screen.