Old Sodbury Times Volume 9, Issue 3 March 2015 Dates for your Diary: OLD SODBURY NEEDS YOU At the Village Hall: Every Wed –Sunflowers Toddlers 10am th On the same day as the General Election, 7 May, there is an election for 18 Mar W.I. 7.30pm Sodbury Town Council (STC). 21 Mar Village Spring Clean 10am This time round it looks as if Old Sodbury could be under-represented through a 28 Mar W.I. Spring Disco meal & dance lack of people standing . STC is made up of 15 councillors, 10 from Chipping 15 Apr W.I. 7.30pm Sodbury and 5 from Old Sodbury , which gives us a big say in what happens in 18 Apr Comedy Night 7pm the area. In my time, the biggest issue was the Waitrose development. At The Church The purchase of the new offices on the High St., near the Tourist Information 26-28 Mar Spring Clean Church 10am Centre and the Library. This will raise the profile of the Council, as many people At Chipping Sodbury Town Hall had no idea where the old offices were, tucked away behind the Royal Oak. 11 Mar Jekka McVicar Herbs 7.30pm Coming up is the building of 2,400 dwellings in North Yate which is bound to have 200 Club Winners a great impact on the future of the Sodburys and councillors will need to monitor January No 198 Mr D.Wallace £25 the effects of these developments in Old Sodbury. February No 174 Mr C.Bell £25 So are there any volunteers? Once a month, at 7.30pm on Tuesday is the mini- mum commitment, although you may like to get involved in other committees, such as planning. It is a tenure of 4 years, with an experienced Town Clerk and her assistant to support and advise. People who are able to contribute are badly needed and if you think that this would be an interesting, public spirited thing to do please contact me, John Allard, on 01454 313254 or speak to Cate, the Town Clerk, on 01454 321336. The website is www.sodburytowncouncil.gov.uk The last date for the registration is the 9th of April. 30mph for Old Sodbury Residents of Old Sodbury are aware of the very long running campaign to get a 30mph speed limit for the village. Please respond to the current consultation to get a 30mph for the village. The recent very bad accidents near Catchpott Lane will have prompted further investigations, and further work may have to be done in the future, however, please do respond to this survey which is available at the local libraries and through www.southglos.gov.uk, checking out the Have Your Say page. Village Spring Clean 21st March—Clear the litter. Meet Village Hall 10am. Pickers etc provided th Saturday 18 April is COMEDY NIGHT at The Village Hall 7pm HOST COMEDIAN OPENING COMEDIAN HEADLINE COMEDIAN JAMES REDMOND COLIN COLE GERRY K A triple bill of professional comedians, a three course meal and a great night out. Saturday April 18 for this Official Comedy Club Night. The host for the evening is James Redmond, comedian and actor, who many may know from his part as ‘Abs’ in Casualty or other roles in Hollyoaks, Emmerdale and Coronation Street. First Act is Colin Cole, a 6’ 7’’ Australian who has been taking the UK circuit by storm. The headline act is Gerry K, also an actor having played in The Bill and Angelo’s, he is well known on the national Comedy Circuit, with a number of awards to his name including Comedy Café’s Best Newcomer Awards. All three are quality performers who cater for a broad range of tastes, but you won’t need to be broad minded, this will be a show for everyone. Starting at 7pm for a 7.30 meal, with the show running from around 9 to 11pm Tickets are £20 per person (including 3 course meal) and are going fast. To book please call Rodney on 310224 or Ian on 314923 www.thecomedyclub.co.uk PAGE 2 OLD SODBURY TIMES VOLUME 9, ISSUE 3 Old Sodbury Church Annual Spring Clean and Churchyard Clear-Up St. John's Church, Old Sodbury is having its annual spring-clean on the 26th, 27th and 28th March with a clear-up in the churchyard on Saturday 28th March. We would really appreciate your help, even if you can only spare an hour or so, there is no need to book a place, just turn up on any of these mornings from 10am. For the churchyard clear up please wear suitable footwear and bring garden- ing gloves and tools if you have them. These mornings provide an opportunity to get to know fellow villagers and church members in an informal & friendly environment and as an added incentive, there will be coffee and cake provided mid morning as a thank you for volunteering. There are 8 weddings booked at the church between April and October and we are looking to pay someone to clean the church before each wedding. There is a possibility that this maybe extended to cleaning on a monthly basis by mutual agreement. If interested please contact the Church Wardens for further details Karen Hunter 01454 319903 or John Myers 01454 312223 Old Sodbury has a new bus service—the 622 Thornbury to Tetbury. Times from Old Sodbury to Chipping Sodbury, Yate , Thornbury: Mon—Fri 7.10, 9.25, 10.25, 12.25, 14.50, 16.25, 17.25 Saturday 9.25, 10.35, 12.05, 13.45, 15.15, 16.45, 18.05 Times from Yate to C/Sodbury, O/Sodbury and Tetbury: Mon— Fri 8.02, 9.02, 11.00, 13.00, 13.45, 15.00, 16.00, 18.00 Saturday 9.30, 11.05, 12.05, 14.05, 15.35, 17.05, 18.05 This gives another opportunity for a bus walk. We have walked from Tetbury to Westonbirt via The Monarch’s Way and caught the bus back from Westonbirt. For a longer walk one could walk on to Didmarton and catch the bus back. Alternatively by taking the Malmesbury 41 bus to Sherston, walk to Westonbirt and then on to Tetbury, or of course the reverse! It is also now easy to take the bus to and from Westonbirt Arboretum. Old Sodbury now has 17 buses calling per day going to and from Yate. Planning an organic Herb Garden Savoury pancakes Make a pancake mix using 125g plain flour, pinch Jekka McVicar will be talking on of salt, 1 egg and 300ml milk & water. Whisk well Wednesday March 11th at 7.30pm to make a smooth batter. Make pancakes, either C/Sodbury Town Hall. about 4-5 large or 8-10 small and keep warm. Tickets £10.00 to include Chop a medium onion and soften in a pan with a wine and refreshments. small amount oil. Add 250g spinach, chopped and blanched. Mix vegetables with 125g crumbled Feta Tickets from the T.I.C. or cheese and fill pancakes. Season, roll up and place Pat Fryer Tel: 01454 853736 in an ovenproof dish. Organised by Sodbury in Bloom Make 300ml seasoned white sauce and pour over pancakes. Heat oven to 180°C and cook stuffed Sunflowers Toddler Group pancakes for 30-35mins Serve as a snack or with A small, friendly group for all ages up to pre- other vegetables for a main meal. school. Pancakes may be stuffed with other fillings e.g. mince mixture. For two people use half the pan- Wednesdays 10-12 at Old Sodbury Village Hall cakes stuffed and the rest served the traditional during term time. £2 to cover costs Lots of space for play. Colouring and stories. way with lemon and sugar etc. Pancakes can be New Mums and Dads welcome. separated with greaseproof and frozen for use later. Contact: Sarah on 07854 405 785 Pauline Wilson VOLUME 9, ISSUE 3 OLD SODBURY TIMES PAGE 3 Our opportunity to try cup cake decorating with Sue Duggan from OLD SODBURY W.I. Teach Me Sugarcraft was enjoyed enormously by our members at our February meet- ing. Everyone who attended voted the meeting to be a Spring “School Disco” great success. Sat. 28th March 2015 We will be welcoming Paul Evans who will entertain us with anecdotes and poems at our meeting on Wednesday 7.30pm Old Sodbury Village Hall 18 March at 7.30 p.m. We have a varied programme for in aid of WI funds. 2015 including talks about travelling, the guide A School Dinner movement, a talk entitled rather intriguingly "All That Glitters", and plans are underway for future visits to and dancing to the music of your youth. Chavenage House and also the University Botanical School Uniform optional! Gardens in Bristol. Tickets are now available for our Bring your own drinks & glasses very popular "School Disco" to be held on 28 March and are sure to sell quickly. New members are most welcome Tickets £12.50 and if you would like any information on Old Sodbury From A.Barber 326437 WI, or tickets for the "School Disco" please contact or S.Leah 315161 Elaine on 01454 327803. Raffle proceeds to Charity GARDEN OPENING Short Mat Bowls The New Year commenced with a party for members and guests in the Village Hall with a sumptuous supper followed by some light hearted card games. On Monday 18th January we had a very enjoyable social evening of Bowls with the Village Hall Committee and 13th &14th June guests. There were some interesting games causing much hilarity during the evening ! A welcome tea and coffee break with cakes and biscuits gave an opportunity 2-5.30pm for members to socialise with the guests.