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Stow timeSIssue 90 • July 2011
An independent paper delivered to homes & businesses in Stow-on-the-Wold, Broadwell, Adlestrop, Oddington, Bledington, Icomb, Church Westcote, Nether Westcote, Wyck & Little Rissington, Maugersbury, Nether Swell,
Lower & Upper Swell, Naunton, Donnington, Condicote, Longborough and Temple Guiting
Copies go into the GO-STOW Information Centre, Burford Information Centre, and onto the Villager Bus.Copies are also available at centres around Kingham and Guiting Powers.
Extra copies are generally available in the Stow Library.
From the EditorIt’s a few weeks now since we went to the polls to elect our district& local councillors - enough time for the dust to settle and work tobegin ‘in earnest’. There was little change in representation in Stowand, along with many other folk, I hope that won’t stop thingsprogressing well in the months to come.
The Localism Bill, for all the press comment and behind the scenesdebate, got through its Second Reading this month and, as it opens upnew doorways and challenges for local communities, we need to beaware of what is involved. For a start - how local is ‘local’? Is CDCour ‘local’ council, or should they be listening to and working with theresidents and business people who know these areas best? If that isthe preferred model then our Town Plan, initiated and consultedupon last year, will be an invaluable guide to where we are wanting tobe in, say, five or ten years time – for housing, schools, transport,parking, hospitals, police, recreation…etc…etc…and some of theresponsibility for making sure that the Town Plan is observed rests onus, as well our town and parish councillors. It’s ‘our’ town plan, andcomplacency is not a good friend in times like these – look at its trackrecord!
CDC are neither a magnanimous and paternal overlord and providernor a cynical and unresponsive district authority, such as the Sheriff ofNottingham would have recognised! Their role is to use their funding(received from us, our businesses and the authorities above them inthe chain) and their authority to make the district work at all serviceand amenity levels, with care and attention to the plans and ambitionsof their communities.
In our democratic process we elect our representatives to CDC inorder for them to attend the committees to do just that – torepresent our opinions and our plans for the future, and to debatethe issues that arise with that in mind. Our representatives are notCDC’s representatives, not ‘the Sheriff’s men’ – and that must surelymean that they are not ‘the Party’s men’ either. They aren’t in theParty’s pay, after all – whichever budget their attendance allowanceand expenses come from, it was provided by our taxes and our rates.
So, our local meetings, about where the town is headed and how weget there, should be well attended then?
Meanwhile, let’s hope that some overdue summer weather willencourage us back out into our gardens and the amazing countrysidethat we see from our windows. I hope you will have a very happy July.
Best wishesJenni Turner, Editor
Our Front Cover: Common Blue Butterflies – taken and sent in by Liz Lal, Stow.
Copydate for the August edition is 16th July 2011.(The 16th is our copy date for every month next year)
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Inside this edition FEATURES
6 You only have minutes to save a life – the Community Public
Access Defibrillator
7 Working together to make the difference – St Lawrence’s
Church, Wyck Rissington from Andrew Ransom
10 STOW’S GOT TALENT - Everyone is welcome!
11 The Wrong Case – A Short Story by local author, Nicholas John
12 Fostering – Have you got time to spare?
35 Hydrotherapy, for your pet
REGULARS
10 Book Reviews from Cotswold Bookstore
13 Robb Eden – on VAT and the importance of our small local businesses.
17 The Community ‘Right to Build’ + Conservation and Localism
18 Stow Town Council – Notes from the last Council Meeting;
19 Local Authorities, meetings & information
20 Church Services
22, 23 Village Halls; Rural Cinemas and Regular Events Diary.
27 EVENTS DIARY for July
21- 30 LOCAL EVENTS for July
29 Local Walks in July
32, 33 Correspondence – The new and the old Hospital – where does
all the equipment go?
Debating Fuel prices; and In the Editor’s Opinion…
34 North Cotswold Rotary; Kingham & District Rotary News
37-40 Reports from some of our local Schools
43, 45, 47 News & Reports from some of the Local Sports Clubs, etc..
48 Club News & Reports
49 Clubs, Societies & Associations, etc (this list is updated bi-monthly)
51 Local Business Directory
Thank you to all our contributors, the writers and photographers whohave helped produce this edition. This month the team doing research,sub-editing and proof reading was tiny - Jan Marley (who also managesour deliveries) and Yours Truly. The volunteers helping to deliver themagazines have changed a little too, and we thank everyone for theirhelp, past & present. A lot of our deliverers tell us how much they enjoydoing it and, as a deliverer myself, I think it’s because it is a really greatway to get to know your area…and your neighbours (it does help whenthe weather is nice!)
Our design team this month was Eagle Design Ltd.0845 230 8955 / www.eagledesign.net
Extra copies of Stow Times are generally available at Go-Stow, Stow’sVisitor Information Centre in Talbot Court, Stow, and at Stow Library.Copies are also carried on The Villager Bus.
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Amazing Art’s Kool produces outstanding workArt’s Kool is a unique new Arts Festival created by artist Jan Harvey to encourage young people aged 8-18 to explore their creativity to the full.
The first Festival on 11 June received over 50 entries and the judges were very impressed by the standard of the work. The stunning winning piece
was a crinoline dress made of hammered out drinks cans and “fanned” magazine pages created by 15 year old
Bryony Parkinson, who received £150 and a specially commissioned glass trophy. Another stunning entry was an
intricate and beautiful ‘Little Owl’ made entirely from old jewellery and watch parts by 13 year old Milly Light.
On the day, 5 workshops in the morning were transformed into an instant exhibition in the afternoon, with work
framed and displayed as soon as it was completed. Eight local companies lead by The Rooflight Company
provided the sponsorship to make the event possible. Photographer David Fisher gave his time free of charge
and his amazing pictures of the event are online
https://rcpt.yousendit.com/1147349759/2b50133d862eb63f3a842e99ff96f4b8
Contact Jan Harvey at Art’s Kool on 01993 832357 or mail [email protected]
Our names are Katie Lillywhite and Beth Pudifoot. We are in the sixth form at The Cotswold School and have
recently taken up an amazing opportunity to go on an expedition to Zambia and Botswana in 2012! In order to
raise funds for this we have set up a t-shirt printing and designing business in association with Phil Bedford of
RedMolotov, husband of local florist Vivian Bedford (Stow Roses).
On the expedition with 13 other Cotswold school students we will spend 28 days in Zambia and Botswana. We
will firstly visit our link school in Ndola, then travel east to complete a 5 day trek in the Mutinondo Wilderness.
We will also spend a week in Mwandi building a house for an orphaned member of the community, who is a
victim of the HIV pandemic before visiting Victoria Falls and returning home. To be able to do this we have to
raise £4000 by next summer!
...so we set up BanKc! We began by designing t-shirts and had Cat Sutton and Dom Sharrock model them for our
catalogue, which we put together to promote our designs and company. We also had posters professionally
printed as part of our advertising campaign. This was all in the build up for our launch at school on 28th April
2011. We chose students from all year groups to participate in a catwalk to
showcase our designs and new catalogue. We had a really good turnout of both students and teachers.
Since then we have also produced leaver’s hoodies for Cotswold School year 11’s and t-shirts for trips to Barcelona
and France. We are also currently designing and organising kit for Cotswold School Barbados sports tour 2012.
Recently we have gone ONLINE! If you would like to have a look then please do; the web address you need is
www.redmolo.tv/bankc. As we are in partnership with RedMolotov, there are also loads more designs on this
website so take your time and have a good look, you may find the ideal birthday present or the perfect new t-shirt
for (a hopefully warm) summer. You can also visit our facebook page where you can suggest ideas for forthcoming
t-shirt designs.
We hope to gain as much as possible from our Zambian experience but hopefully we’ll also be able make a small
difference to the Mwandi community, so we would be very grateful if you could support us. Thank You
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An automated external defibrillator, or AED, is a
portable electronic device that automatically
diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac
arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and
ventricular tachycardia in a patient. An AED is
able to treat them through defibrillation - the
application of electrical therapy which stops the
arrhythmia, allowing the heart to re-establish an
effective rhythm.
AEDs are designed to be simple to use for the
layman, and the use of AEDs is taught in many
first aid, first responder and basic life support
(BLS) level CPR classes.
Life expectancy
Following a Cardiac Arrest the chance of survival
decreases by 23% per minute. It is therefore very
important medical treatment starts as soon as
possible. The UK Resuscitation Council suggests
an AED should be available wherever medical
treatment is more than 5 minutes away. In
practical terms this means the whole of the UK.
Having an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)
for use by the public can make the difference
between life and death.
AEDs can be based inside shops and village halls,
but for 24/7 and 365 access it is better that they
are kept in high visibility weatherproof cabinets.
Some communities are ‘adopting’ their BT red
phone box. The cabinet can only be opened by a
member of the public with an access code given
by the emergency services via a 999 call. Public
awareness schemes and a community training
programme can be arranged to ensure that
everyone is aware of the AED’s location and how
to use it in an emergency.
AED’s are going into a number of towns and
parishes in the Cotswolds, including Stow and
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Working together to make the differenceFrom Andrew Ransom (May 11)
The tiny Cotswold village of Wyck Rissington, with a population of
under 80, has successfully raised over £300,000 to save St
Laurence’s Wyck Rissington. With its roof failing fast, the church
was in peril. But villagers, local businesses and charities worked
together to get the funds needed to re-roof this medieval building
and secure its future. After six months work, the restoration is now
complete.
St Laurence’s is famous for its Chancel, dedicated in 1269. The East
Window represents one of the earliest examples of what is known
as ‘plate tracery’, a tradition of containing glass within masonry
which found its ultimate expression in the windows of Gloucester
Cathedral.
Local charities and trusts recognised how important it was to save
such an important part of Gloucestershire’s heritage, but it was the
generosity and enthusiasm of local residents that kick-started the
fund raising effort. Starting in 2007, they made donations, ran
bridge lunches, organised fetes, produced Christmas Cards, opened
gardens and hosted a concert jointly with the Holst Birthplace
Museum, amongst the many and varied activities. The money they
raised amounts to over £2000 per household.
Supporting this local effort grants were obtained from
organisations as varied as the National Churches Trust and The
Veneziana Fund. Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust, English
Heritage South West Region, the Summerfield Trust, The Notgrove
Trust, CHK Charities and the Warneford Ecclesiastical Charity all
made crucial contributions. The Gloucestershire Environmental
Trust granted £4000 using Landfill Tax Credits donated by Cory
Environmental which owns and operates the local landfill sites at
Hempsted and Stoke Orchard. [A full list of organisations that have
made donations or pledges is available.]
Local builder Highgate Construction Ltd won the competitive
tender and the contract was signed by Rev Jill Carman, Priest-in-
charge, on Friday 15th October 2010. The Project was supervised
by Evesham based architects John C Goom, who brought their
specialist knowledge of church conservation to the project.
“We were very pleased to have won this prestigious contract,
which has provided much-needed employment for local craftsmen
and a showcase for traditional Cotswold building skills” says
Highgate Construction MD Nigel Smith. “We recovered enough
good old slates to re-roof the chancel. All the new slates on the
Nave were quarried locally at Tinkers Barn Quarry.”
“The way that the village has pulled together to preserve this
beautiful church has been amazing; from the outset they have
been involved, enthusiastic, interested and enormously generous.
It is no mean feat to take so seriously their ownership of the Church
which has for so long stood at the heart of this small village” says
the Reverend Jill Carman.
Natural materials were used throughout, including sheep’s wool
insulation, and lime render and lime wash internally. The quality of
the workmanship has already attracted commendations from
English Heritage. The Project was completed in April 2011. Despite
the adverse weather in December, it had come in on time and
within budget - a tribute to all those involved.
St Laurence’s Church
WYCK RISSINGTON
The Story of a Cross
Standing proudly on the Nave of the
newly restored roof of St Laurence’s
Wyck Rissington is a new gable cross
designed and sculpted by
Gloucestershire mason Richard Bossons.
The original, a Celtic cross erected when the roof was last restored
in 1879, had been damaged beyond repair. Richard was inspired by
the story of St Laurence, who was reputed to have met his death
on a gridiron, and Richard’s design reflects the narrative of the
martyrdom of the church’s patron saint.
St Laurence is regarded as one of the Church’s first Archivists and
Treasurers. When ordered by the Prefect of Rome to hand over the
wealth of the Church, he said that he would in three days. He duly
returned with the poor and the sick, and declared “This is the Church’s
Treasure”. He was then put to death by slow burning on an iron grid iron.
The grid iron is therefore the centre of
the design. The trefoils and three Roman
nail heads on the cross arms relate to
the Holy Trinity, the three days that
St Laurence took to gather the poor, and
the three nails used in the crucifixion.
The Trustees of the Cottam Will,
administered by the Friends of
Friendless Churches, generously funded
the entire cost of the carving and
erection of the new cross.
The full story and some excellent photographs are online atwww.stlaurence-wyck.org.uk or contact Andrew Ransom on 01451 822275 E:[email protected].
Freshly carved ridge tiles onthe Nave
Using reclaimed slates on the Chancel
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Can you sing? Can you dance?Tell jokes? Play an instrument?
We’re looking for Stow’s answer to Jai McDowall and Steven Hall asStow’s own version of the popular TV show comes to the
Old Stocks Hotel in Stow, on Saturday, August 20th.
Everyone is welcome, whatever their talent or even lack of it.
Big prizes for the winners
The production team are especially pleased to
announce that Stow’s former Tiller girl,
Vera Norwood will be one of the judges.
No set admission fee - all donations will go to Stow Youth Club.
BBQ and fund-raising Raffle.
Performers wishing to take part should phone Stow’sGot Talent producer, Sybil Ruscoe on 01451 870238.
Can you sing? Can you dance? Tell jokes? Play an instrument? If youcan do any or even all of these, then Stow’s Got Talent needs toknow.
We’re looking for Stow’s answer to Jai McDowall and Steven Hall asour own version of the popular TV show comes to the Old StocksHotel in Stow, on Saturday, August 20th. Everyone is welcome,whatever their talent or even lack of it.
Jason and Helen Allen, owners of The Old Stocks, are generouslystaging Stow’s Got Talent to raise funds for Stow Youth Club.
There will be big prizes for the winners and let’s face it, the TV versionserves up the fascinating and the farcical and there’s no reason whyStow can’t do the same. The idea is just to have fun with some home-grown entertainment on a summer evening and raise some money forStow Youth Club.
The production team are especially pleased to announce that formerTiller girl, Vera Norwood will be one of the judges. Vera is making atriumphant return as a talent show judge as she was on the originaljudging panel of Opportunity Stocks which inspired the staging ofStow’s Got Talent.
Vera said: “I think it’s absolutely great that we’re having Stow’s GotTalent and who knows what great talent we’ll unearth. I really hopelots of people will come forward and show us their talent.”
Vera performed all over the world and on TV with the famous JohnTiller Girls. She said: “I’m especially pleased that we’ll be raising fundsfor the youth club because I was one of the original trustees. I’mreally looking forward to what should be a great night for Stow.”
There will be no set admission fee for Stow’s Got Talent. Instead, theorganisers are hoping for generous donations to Stow Youth Club.There will also be a BBQ and raffle on the night to raise funds.
Further details of the fabulous prizes and other judges will beannounced shortly.
Performers wishing to take part should phone Stow’s Got Talentproducer, Sybil Ruscoe on 01451 870238.
STOW’S GOT TALENTSTOW’S GOT TALENT
NEWSAfter the success of our Ann Granger signing, we look forwardto meeting Adrian Magson for his signing 17Sept. His spythrillers and the new ‘Rocco’ novel are excellent.
REVIEWS
The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny WingfieldHardback at £12.99Samuel Lake is a out-of-work preacher when, in 1956, hereturns to the family farm in Arkansas. His family, comprisinghis three children and his devoted wife, Willadee, fit right in tothe unusual and unruly family home ruled by Calla Moses,Sam’s mother-in-law. With the front of the house run as a storeand the rear as an all-night bar, the house ‘never closes’ andis often home disreputable types from far and wide. TheMoses family are honest, hardworking and kindly, and are fullof homely wit and good sense. However, not all theirneighbours are as decent. Raz Ballenger is a horse beater,wife beater, child beater and far worse and Nina was seriouslyupset by the book, because of him. That is the measure of thewriting, for the author has given us the good and the bad andmade them equally believable. She has produced a host ofmemorable characters and a plot that neatly dovetails them alltogether leaving nothing unsaid. It is mostly amusing,sometimes moving, always involving,briefly terrifying and, finally, completely satisfying.
Death on the Marais by Adrian MagsonPaperback at £7.99With the jungle fighting of Indochina behind him, InspectorLucas Rocco thinks his transfer to rural France will give him aquieter life than his beat in Paris. That is until his first day therewhen, despite the war with Germany being nearly 20 yearsprevious, a woman’s bodyin a Gestapo uniform is found. Rocco is not known to bedeterred by political interference but when he discovers thatthe woman was the daughter of a rich industrialist with links tothe resistance he knows he must tread carefully. He must alsobe careful where he puts his feet in the woods near his newhome - there’s a crazy man out there setting explosive booby-traps. Rich in eccentric village characters and with a mysterycomplex enough to puzzle experts, this atmospheric novel isunusual in place and time. It is the first of the Rocco novelsand I look forward to the next in the series later this year.
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Guido stared at the carousel in appalled fascination. The
small, single case continued its stately circular progress,
accompanied by the discordant clanking of the metal
runners and the squeaking rubber track. Baggage
Reclamation was hardly silent (when could the Aeroport
Leonardo da Vinci ever be considered truly silent?) but it
was as quiet as midnight. The last arrival had landed safely,
the last passenger had collected their over-stuffed and
heaving carry-all. This last case however, though it looked
almost identical to his, was not Guido's.
He looked about him wildly, but he, like the solitary
suitcase, was alone. He swore viciously under his breath, it
was the wrong case! "Madre di Dio," he was in trouble
now. He caught himself quickly, suppressing the urge to
panic: he knew the close-circuit cameras would be
watching and that he was now the sole occupant of those
revolving lenses.
It felt like it had taken a lifetime, but in seconds he had
made up his mind and hefted the case from the carousel.
A traveller arriving back from Istanbul would have a case,
even a small one: to saunter through customs as if he had
just stepped off a bus would arouse the interest of even
the most casual officer. "No case? Si Signor, we will find it -
we can check the passenger lists, don't worry!" No, this
case, bruised and battered as it was, looking as if it had
travelled the four winds, would have to be his.
It was heavier than it looked and Guido had to steady
himself as he took the weight and walked towards the
corridor that led to the customs gate and the airport
concourse. Where the hell was his case then? It could even
now be in the boot of a taxi heading for central Rome. Or
outside, hidden in the corner of the baggage-trolley. Or
still in Istanbul. Or, just maybe, it was being opened by
customs officers at this very moment, while a flustered
businessman from Cerveteri tried to explain that it really
wasn't his case. And that he really had no idea why this
case had fourteen tiny packets of white powder sewn into
the lining.
There was a thousand things Guido needed to do right
now: getting stopped at the gate wasn't one of them. He
needed to get away from the airport as fast as possible. If
they'd already got his case, they knew who he was and he
had no chance of getting through. But, if not, he might
make it. He'd cleared Passport control and they didn't
usually look again, unless they had a reason. He glanced
down. A bright orange label fluttered from the handle.
Aware of the cameras, he lowered the case and,
pretending to adjust his grip, looked closer: "Salvadori",
address somewhere in San Marcos. He could find him if
necessary. Most likely just an unlucky mistake and maybe
his courier had not yet discovered it was not his case, his
clothes, not his drugs.
He hurried slightly, partly in anticipation and fear; partly,
he hoped, to appear as a delayed passenger eager for
home. Rounding a corner, he violently yanked the orange
label from the handle and stuffed it into his jacket pocket,
praying that no camera had picked up his movement. He'd
soon know, but he couldn't risk being caught with a
different name on the case. The "Nothing To Declare"
channel was, thank God, unmanned. Nearly there. A
carabinieri, lounging against a wall, glanced at him
uninterestedly and nodded as their eyes met. Nothing
more. He was through.
He breathed deeply and resisted the temptation to
increase his pace. Drug smuggling was all well and good as
a means of income, but the risk-factor was outweighing
the rewards and he still had the problem of either tracking
down the stuff or trying to explain why this consignment
had disappeared. On the face of it, he thought ruefully, he
didn't hold out much hope of a good result from either
option.
He needed some fresh air, needed to get clear of the
airport and the bright, unforgiving lights of the terminal
building, but he really needed a caffeine shot. His nerves
were taking a pounding. There was a café still serving and
he ordered a black coffee which he swallowed in one,
feeling the heat as it passed down his throat. He laid the
case onto the nearest stool and tried the catches. Locked.
He pushed his cup away and as he left, pocketed a knife
from the stack of cutlery near the till. Heading quickly
across the marble-floored concourse, he barged through
the door into the male toilet. Empty. He told himself that
he should be away from the airport, far away, as quickly as
possible, but he wanted to check just exactly why what he
was carrying was so damn heavy. He checked the line of
vacant cubicles and, dragging the case in with him, locked
himself in the last stall. He laid the case flat on the grubby
lid of the toilet, pulled the straps apart and jammed the
knife hard into one of the catches. It resisted at first, but
the locks were as old and battered as the rest of the case
and it suddenly snapped open. He repeated the trick with
the second one, grunting in satisfaction as the lock gave
and the catch clicked up. He pushed the lid back, reached
inside and pulled out three old paperbacks and a couple of
crumpled shirts.
Blessed Santa Maria! Guido leant back against the toilet
door feeling giddy. He knew now why the case was so
heavy. There was nothing else in it save for row upon row
of neatly-bundled 500 Euro notes, a pinkish-hue
shimmering in front of his eyes.
The wrong case? By fate or by the touch of the Divine,
Guido Rossi had picked up the right case.
Nicholas John
A Short Story - by Nicholas John
THE WRONG CASE
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grown up. They keep us young and they keep us fit but most
important they make us laugh and keep us on our toes!"
Cllr Paul McLain, Gloucestershire County Council Cabinet Member
for Children and Young People, said: "We want all our children to
have the same opportunities as their peers and to offer them as
wide a choice of foster homes as possible. We already have a
tremendous network of dedicated foster carers in Gloucestershire,
many of whom have been carers for 10 years or more, but we
always need more. Fostering is a challenging role to take on but it
can make a real difference to a child's life.
Anyone can find out more about becoming a foster carer by
contacting Gloucestershire County Council's Fostering Team on
01242 532654 or Email: [email protected].
or visiting an information point - come along and have a chat to a
fostering social worker and pick up some information on fostering –
Thursday 23rd June (Tesco's at Cirencester) 10am - 4pm
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Funeral Director& Memorial Consultant
W. J. Wright
Sheep Street, Stow-on-the-Wold
Tel 01451 831829
24 Hour ServicePrivate Chapel of Rest, Prepaid Funeral Plans
Serving the Cotswold Community for over 30 years
The beginning of the tax year last April seems a light year away but here we are in July & already a fairfew have got their paperwork in and their tax returns have been completed. They are the ones who knowwhat they have to pay & they have plenty of time before having to pay over the tax due. A lot of othersleave it later & later each year, some bring their paperwork in during the last week of January, which notonly puts huge pressure on accountants but it means that some have to find a hefty amount of tax in ashort space of time. If you do have to complete a self-assessment Tax Return the sooner this is filed thebetter.
In a previous article I argued that the Vat Registration threshold is much too low and that this should bedoubled in order to help certain small businesses that have to compete with non-vat registered individualsor businesses in sectors such as cleaning or chauffeuring. Well, it’s amazing just how many people areaffected by this & I have had e-mails agreeing with my comments & others who believe that the Vatregistration threshold should be reduced as non-vat registered businesses are able to undercut registeredbusinesses & so argue that having a threshold at all is giving an unfair advantage to non registeredbusinesses. A further point I would make is that Revenue & Customs are hardly able to deal with the hugenumber of businesses registered for Vat & therefore it makes sense to take a lot of smaller businesses outof Vat altogether. This would not only cut down the amount of paperwork small businesses have to dealwith it will free up time for inspectors to concentrate on those businesses abusing the system or chargingVat when they’re not registered.
I have heard rumours that a number of long-established local businesses are on the verge of shutting upshop and therefore may I mention, again, about supporting local business where you can. Much has beensaid about this recently but it’s only when a handy business has gone that you realise just how handy itwas. Yes, shopping on the internet is cheaper but is it creating local jobs? Yes, petrol is cheaper at thesupermarkets but how far will you have to drive to fill-up in an emergency if all our local filling stationsclosed? There is no doubt that the business model is changing rapidly & that certain business need toshake themselves into the modern world but it is up to all of us to ensure that our local economy is vibrantso that there are jobs for local people & that businesses have an incentive to locate to this area.
Should you require help with your accounts, payroll, Vat or any other aspect of taxation you should eithercontact your accountant or give me a ring for free telephone advice.
Robb Eden is based in Moreton-in-Marsh. He can be contacted via e-mail [email protected] or by telephone 01608 651802.
Need HelpWith Your VAT?Contact
Robb Edenfor:
Accounts Preparation & Analysis PAYE & Book-keeping
Vat ReturnsPersonal TaxSage TrainingBusiness Tax
More than just accounts - a personalservice tailored to your needs. We willwork with you to get the best from
your business.
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Furniture Restoration& Repair/Handyman
Furniture restoration and repair.Assembling flat pack furniture.
Putting up shelves, mirrors, pictures,
curtain poles etc.
Jonathan Ward
01608 664626 or 07913 560946No job too small. Free quotations in the local area.
ANGELA HAY SOFT FURNISHINGSHand Made Curtains & Roman Blinds
Choose fabrics from: Sanderson, Lorient, Colefax &Fowler, Voyage, James Hare Silks, Jane Churchill & more.
Tracks,Trimmings,Poles & Wallpaper • Footstools & Storage Footstools
Free Measuring Service & Quotation
Easy Parking, Showroom open by appointment, Tel: 01386 700692
Bourton on the Hill,Moreton in Marsh,GL56 9AJ
IntelliHeat provides the power to reduce energyconsumption and save money.
Electric heating has for many years been favoured by many to ensuresafe comfortable heating without the installation difficulties, expense,maintenance costs and the risks and regulations associated with gas oroil fired central heating systems. For some in rural locations there is nochoice.
However electric heating whether a wet system heated by an electricboiler or standalone electric heaters usually prove to be expensive torun. Storage heaters may be more cost effective but are for the majorityof users aesthetically unappealing and offer little flexibility. They quiteoften do not provide enough heat when most required in the lateevenings or even worse, heat when you do not need it when theweather changes quickly
However, with the advent of IntelliHeat advanced electric heating theenergy efficiency and flexibility failings of traditional electric heating isabout to become a thing of the past. These innovative high tech electricheating systems also provide substantial savings when compared toconventional arrangements
IntelliHeat's range of slim radiators are designed to be super-efficient.Containing thermodynamic fluid, equipped with a high quality tungstenelement and an intelligent thermostat, they heat up quickly butconsume energy in a controlled manner using only the minimal amountof electricity required ensuring maximum heating comfort, exactly whenand where required. This makes them far more economical thanconventional electric radiators, and without the need for any plumbingthey provide the perfect Central heating solution.
IntelliHeat central heating systems are quick and easy to install, requireno plumbing and can be connected to existing outlets being virtuallymaintenance free. IntelliHeat offers an unrivalled choice of control andprogramming options ranging from standalone, built-in or hard-wiredcentral controls and programming, to highly advanced wireless andenergy management systems.
All our radiators meet the Building regulations and zoning requirements.
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Hair Stylist required forThe Barber ShopMoreton in Marsh
2.5 days a week | Part timeTel: 01608 650883
T H E B A R B E RS H O P
High quality domesticcleaner required
for house on the outskirts of Stow on the
Wold. Ideally 1-2 days per week to
include all domestic cleaning and ironing.
Must be dog friendly.
We also require an occasional dog sitter for
full days and also some holiday times (must
live in). We are happy for one person to take
on both roles or to apply for one position.
Please ring:07875 133708 or 07588 094979
or 01451 870278
Turn your home improvement
dreams into reality.Moreton-in-Marsh practice JIM TAIT /// ARCHITECT is offering the
area’s homeowners a fantastic opportunity to get expert advice on
how to turn their home improvement dreams into a reality, while
raising funds for housing and homelessness charity Shelter by taking
part in Architect in the House, a joint fundraising initiative from the
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Shelter that’s now in its
15th year.
The scheme gives homeowners the chance to receive an hour-long
consultation from an RIBA architect on any home or design related
query, whether it’s creating space for a growing family, adding an
extension or simply finding the best ways to allow more light into your
home. In return, homeowners can make a suggested donation of £40
to support Shelter’s work with homeless and badly housed families.
Since its launch, Architect in the House has raised more than £1.1
million for Shelter. This year the scheme is sponsored by TV channel,
Home (Virgin 265, Sky 246).
Jim Tait said: ‘Everyone has a dream project for their home and
Architect in the House can help people start to make it happen, while
at the same time raising money for a good cause. It’s a great
opportunity to show people the benefits of consulting an architect.’
TV presenter Sarah Beeny, said: ‘I know how daunting it can be to
embark on a home improvement project, but whatever the size and
scope of your plans, consulting an architect can help you take that first
step to turning your home improvement dreams into reality. Whether
it’s a newly bought property you’re planning to renovate or want to
create extra space for a growing family, architects can add huge value
by sharing their design expertise advising on fixtures and fittings, and
even finding builders to carry out the work. Architect in the House is a
great way to make the most of their experience while raising money
for Shelter.’
Campbell Robb, chief executive of Shelter, said: “’We all know the
value of having a decent, safe and secure place to live, so it’s shocking
to think that more than 70,000 children in England have no home to
call their own, and that more than a million live in housing that is
overcrowded, damp or in disrepair. The money raised through
Architect in the House is absolutely crucial to Shelter, enabling us to
provide vital housing advice and support to more than a million people
each year and to work towards a future where no child’s life is blighted
by bad housing.’
ACT NOW - Homeowners wishing to take part can register at
www.architectinthehouse.org.uk until Sunday 3 July. Participants will
be matched with architects in early July and consultations can take
place up until the end of November.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHEME AND HOW TO PARTICIPATE IS
AVAILABLE ONLINE - WWW.ARCHITECTINTHEHOUSE.ORG.UK
St Edward’s Hall(Registered Charity No 295660)
Administrator Required for St Edwards HallStow on the Wold.
The applicant should live locally and will be responsible to thetrustees for taking bookings, invoicing & liaising with the users;and overseeing the cleaning, maintenance and security of the hall.
The job will be part time and flexibility in the hours worked willbe essential. Salary by negotiation. (This could be a goodopportunity for a retired person.)
For further information and full Job Description please apply tothe chairman Michael Lee by e-mail
FIXED TERM/PART TIME YOUTH CENTRE MANAGER REQUIRED
Must have proven record of fundraising, have JNC recognisedqualification in, with experience and management of, Youthand Community work. Enquiries to: [email protected]
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT from Ruralcity Media at rsnoline.com
Community Right to Build
The Community Right to Build is a set of proposals to give local
communities the power to decide what is built in their area.
The new powers would mean that where developments for new
houses, community facilities or shops have the agreement of the
local area through a 'community referendum', and meet a
minimum criterion, communities will not need to go through the
normal planning application process.
This will give communities the freedom to decide how to meet the
local priorities in their area, and allow new homes, shops,
businesses or facilities to be built where they want them.
Communities would be able to decide the type of developments
and housing they want to see, and the benefits would be retained
for the community - managed by a corporate body formed by
members of the local community.
Communities will need to identify suitable land, sources of finance
and secure support for their proposals. There will be help and
guidance available, and advice from people with prior experience
of taking forward community-led schemes.
Q: What is Community Right to Build?
A: The Community Right to Build is a means by which like-
minded people from the local area come together with a shared
vision of what they want to achieve in their community and how
they can go about it. New powers for these communities will mean
that community organisations would be able to take forward new
local developments without the need to go through the normal
planning application process, as long as the proposals meet certain
criteria and there is community backing in a local referendum.
Q: Who will be able to use the new powers?
A: Community Right to Build would be able to be used
throughout England - in both rural and urban areas. We also
envisage that communities would be free to use property
developers, should they wish to do so or enter into partnerships
such as with a housing association to manage their homes. See the
links below for examples of areas that have taken forward
community-led schemes.
Q: What developments could the powers be used for?
A: A wide range of plans could be approved where a
community agrees. For example additional housing to meet the
demand of future generations, new shops where communities
want to offer low rent deals to local convenience stores or farm
shops, or a new community hall or sports facilities.
Q: When will they come into force?
A: The new powers are part of a range of measures included
in the Localism Bill which is currently before Parliament. The exact
date that the powers may become available depends on the
Parliamentary process, but communities should start thinking
about what the new powers could mean for their area and how
they would use them.
Q: What do I need to do to plan for the powers?
A: If you're interested in a community-led development you
should talk to your neighbours to get an idea about what sort of
development the whole community would want to see. You may
also want to talk to your local council, housing association or other
community groups. It could be useful to get advice from people
who already have experience of taking forward community-led
schemes. END
Conservationists slam Localism Bill Tuesday, 07 June 2011
The government's flagship Localism Bill was a muddle of
conflicting provisions, said the Open Spaces Society. The society
campaigns to protect common land, village greens, open spaces
and public paths, and people's right to enjoy them.
Society case officer Nicola Hodgson said the Bill should be
amended so that green spaces were protected. "We believe one of
the Bill's most important aspects should be the care and future of
open spaces but it lacks any clear idea of what is needed."
The most worrying threat to open spaces was contained in new
general powers given to local authorities in Part 1 of the Bill, said
Ms Hodgson. "Even with the limitations proposed, we are
concerned that the general powers could be used to enable local
authorities to do whatever they want with open spaces and public
access land."
The society wants the government to ensure local authorities
won't be able to dispose of land subject to special protection or
conservation. It also wants a commitment from the government
that any existing procedures relating to specially protected land
will not be relaxed. "We believe the Bill should exclude open
spaces held in trust for the public, and rights of way dedicated as
highways from modification under the general powers.
Much of the detail was to be dealt with by regulations, enabling
ministers to interpret the legislation as they wished without
returning it to parliament. "The Bill is being paraded as offering
opportunities for local communities and empowering them, but
this may not always be the case in practice," said Ms Hodgson.
"Every local authority is required to compile a list of land of
community value in its area, to remain on the list for up to five
years; however the purpose of the list is not explained." Including
open spaces on this list may encourage the owner to dispose of it,
claimed Ms Hodgson.
The Localism Bill passed its second reading in the House of Lords
on Tuesday 7th June.
For more details on the Localism Bill visit the UK Parliament
website at
http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2010-
11/localism/documents.html
Related publications
The Community Right to Build Published: 2 June 2011
MEASURES giving
people the power to
run local communities
threaten green spaces,
conservationists have
warned.
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NOTES FROM STOW TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
MEETING 12th May 2011NOTES OF ALL COUNCIL & COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE
AVAILABLE IN THE COUNCIL OFFICES, GEORGE ALLEY (OFFTHE SQUARE), STOW ON THE WOLD
Stow Primary SchoolThe head teacher demonstrated to the Council how theplastic bottles could be used to make an eco-greenhouse. Theschool is planning a poppy party with the Royal BritishLegion. The head teacher thanked everyone in the town whohad donated supermarket vouchers to the school.Unfortunately the planned sports day was rained off but hasbeen rearranged. The school is very concerned at theoutbreak of graffiti in the King George’s Field area. The policehave been informed and the Council will arrange forremaining graffiti to be removed.
Stow Youth Club Council thanked the Brethren community and our neighboursin Longborough parish for their generous donations to theYouth club. The Council has asked Cotswold District Council ifit can help the Youth club buy the freehold of the YouthCentre – a price has now been agreed with the CountyCouncil. We are also looking for help to produce a businessplan for the club and the Council has agreed to run payrollservices for the club.
Around the TownThe Council has agreed to install an Automatic ExternalDefibrillator (AED) in the Square. An AED can be used whensomeone has had a heart attack before the ambulancearrives. The model chosen by the Council is supported by theAmbulance Service, is vandal and weather proof and will onlywork if it detects a serious heart problem. It’s likely to beinstalled outside the Pharmacy, subject to planningpermission.
The Council is commissioning a detailed survey of the Squareto look at how parking and traffic flows can be improved.
We are also looking at removing the fence that separates theplay area on King George’s Field as it is in bad repair.
A group of volunteers, councillors and the Town Clerk will bedraining and cleaning the Wells on Monday 4 July. If you’dlike to help please contact the Council Office on 832585 – asandwich lunch will be provided.
The Council has had a very useful meeting with the HighwaysDepartment which covered parking in the Square, trafficlight timings onto the Fosseway, drainage and flooding andthe problems in Well Lane.
Stow Cemetery and Churchyard The Council is going to put the maintenance of the cemeteryand churchyard out to tender and is drawing up a schedule ofthe work that needs to be done immediately, a regularprogramme of maintenance and some works to be done overthe longer term.
The Council is also concerned at unauthorised memorials inthe cemetery which are either not in keeping with the areathat they are in and/or are unsecured
Next Council Meeting:Thursday 14 June at 7pm, in the Masonic Hall.
* ALL COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WHO CAN ASK
QUESTIONS AND RAISE ISSUES.
Letter to Stow & MaugersburyAction Group 16th May 2011from Cllr Barry Gibbs, CDC Cabinet Member
with responsibility for Stow Fair
Stow Fair – May 2011
“I am pleased to report that the fair passed off peacefullywith a minimum amount of disturbance. The police haveinformed us that there were no incidents of anti-socialbehaviour or public offences reported in Stow and nearbyMaugersbury during the Fair. Their high profile approachprovided reassurance for residents and visitors, and it wasgood to see that the traffic control measures in place –particularly along Pound Lane – ensured continuing access forresidents and emergency services.
There were a couple of instances of damage - to Mr.Saunders’s fencing and Mrs. Russell’s stone wall – the fieldowner, Andrew Lovell, has agreed to make good the damageto the fencing ,as it could be directly attributable to the fair,although this would be more difficult to prove in the case ofthe wall.
There is a proposed review of traders’ opinions of the fair byPC Skinner and Mrs. Russell, but the general atmosphere inthe town on fair day seemed relaxed and normal, with manyshops and catering establishments open.
RSPCA officials did not report any incidence of mal-treatmentof animals although there was evidence of puppy sales andthere seemed to be a misunderstanding over RSPCA’sdelegated powers of enforcement – this needs to be rectifiedbefore the next fair.
Whilst it was difficult to assess numbers, the police reporteda reduced flow of vehicles onto the field , although thecrowds , particularly around the trading stalls seemed similarto last May’s event, but , again, the atmosphere waspeaceful.
In addition to the usual extensive clean-up arrangementsafter the event, the Council also provided a specialistcleaning crew on the day to collect glass bottles and otherdebris.
We will keep the reduction in the fair days on the agenda aswell as the field owners’ agreement to provide hedging at thebottom end of the field .
In summary, we feel that the strategy we have adopted toimprove safety, traffic and waste management and toreassure the public without detracting from the enjoyment ofthe event, is working. The peaceful atmosphere that typifiedthis latest fair shows that we are achieving the right balance. Barry Gibbs, Cotswold District Council
NB Cllr Dibbs has since past responsibility to Cllr David Fowles.
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STOW TOWN COUNCIL
NEXT MEETINGThursday 14th July
Residents are welcome to attendmeetings. Questions* from the public relating
to a proposal in discussion byCllrs may be taken prior to Council voting
on that proposal. General questions are takenat the end of the meeting.
* A max of 3 minutes allowed. Town Councillors are available before &after the meeting. District & County Cllrs,
representatives of Stow Police and local Pressregularly attend.
STOW TOWN COUNCILNotes on the Council Meeting for
June 2011
Abbreviated notes from the Meeting fromRoger Croake, Town Clerk are published
monthly in Stow Times.
Full Minutes of meetings, associatedcommittee meetings and correspondence areavailable in the Stow Council Office situated
in George Alley off The Square. There is aletterbox in the main door.
The Council office is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays &Thursdays 10am-1pm (subject to meetings
Tel: 01451 832 585 E: [email protected]
inform
County Council
Research Team –
Population, Land Use
& Community Profiling
www.gloucestershire.
gov.uk/inform
ROAD CLOSURES INFORMATION Tel: 01452 425000The information is continuously updated. Please check by phone or online www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/roadworks
Major & minor roads closed, NAUNTON , electrical works to 8/07Middle road ASTON MAGNA to DRAYCOTT, resurfacing to 12/08Chapel Ask at GUITING POWER. Resurfacing 14 - 18/07High Street LONGBOROUGH, resurfacing 18 – 21/07
Ganborough Lane LONGBOROUGH, resurfacing 21, 22/07Station Road, CHIPPING CAMPDEN, essential Railtrack works at Level Crossing 23/07 – 22/08
B4479 Station Road Blockley, as above 24/07 & 6/08 - 22/08 Swell Wold road, Lower Swell, resurfacing 1/08 – 3/08
Temporary Road closuresin the area for summer fairs, fetes, etc- Throughout the month
Chipping Norton, The Rugby Club 7th – 12th JulyStow, Royal British Legion Hall, Well Lane
11th & 12th JulyShipston on Stour, Sheldon Bosley Hub
14th – 17th July
Full details on The National Blood Servicewww.blood.co.uk
C.D.C Committees - JULYMembers of the public are encouraged to attendmeetings of the Council and Committees. If you live inthe District and are on the Electoral Register you cantake part by asking up to two questions per meeting.Information about your Councillors and committeemembers are on the website www.cotswold.gov.uk
7 Cabinet11 Licensing12 Council13 Planning14 Appeals
Minutes & Decisions are available for thepublic to read at CDC offices and online atwww.cotswold.gov.uk
Meetings generally start at 10am. Planningmeetings held at Moreton Office start at 9.30am.
Questions must be received by the Head ofDemocratic Services –
By email no later than 5pm on the priorworking day [email protected] post to CDC at Trinity Road, Cirencester. GL71PX Tel: 01285 623204/ 201
Gloucestershire ConstabularyNon-Emergency Number
0845 090 1234
JULY 2011
Thursday 7thTemple Guiting (0930-1000), Guiting Power (1015-1115),Naunton (1130-1215), Lower Slaughter (1315-1345), UpperSlaughter (1400-1500) Tuesday 12thClapton-on-the-Hill (0945-1015), Little Rissington (1030-1115), Great Rissington (1130-1200), Upper Rissington(1300-1400), Westcote (1415-1500) and Wyck Rissington(1515-1545)Friday 15thChipping Campden – Back Ends (1500-1600)Tuesday 19thBledington (0930-1030), Icomb (1045-1115),Oddington (1130-1200), Adlestrop (1300-1345),Evenlode (1400-1445), Broadwell (1500-1530) andDonnington (1545-1615)Wednesday 20thCondicote (0915-0945), Longborough (1000-1030),Bourton-on-the-Hill (1045-1115), Todenham (1130-1215), Draycott (1400-1430) and Blockley (1445-1545)Please see local Notice Boards for full details.
The Gloucestershire VCS Assembly has over £640,000 to distribute tovoluntary & community sector organisations.
The grant scheme has just published the criteria and forms for applications to the first£500,000. Information, online guidance and application forms at
http://www.gloshub.org.uk/our-work/performance-reward-grant
Key features and points of note:• The aim of the fund is to support long term Voluntary & Community services that will
produce improvements and benefits across the wider community - not just the individualorganisation
• There are 2 rounds for applying – 11th July deadline and 31st October deadline• Grants must be spent within 15 months of submission• Minimum grant application is £10,000 and maximum is £150,000 (for revenue projects) and
£350,000 (for capital projects)• Some of the £500,000 pot is available for capital build so local community buildings should
be able to benefit as long as they can show that any capital work is to improve facilities for arange of users (adult learning, youth club, sports groups, playgroup, luncheon clubs, libraryclub) Please contact Barbara Pond at GRCC (Village and Community Halls [email protected] 01452 528491) for support in defining your project and advice on yourapplication
• £143,000 of funding will be available in the coming month as a small grants empowermentfund. The upper limit for grants will be £5,000 and organisations with turnovers of higherthan £100,000 will not be eligible to apply.
More details to come….
If you need help with reading draft applications or just have queries please contact MarilynCox, Rural Adviser N. Cotswolds 01452 528491 [email protected]
Shopping online?I support Stow Disability Association www.stowda.org.uk
(Registered charity 1063286)
Please consider using www.buy.at/stowdaorg when shopping online as all purchases generate a donation to Stow DisabilityAssociation. Stow Disability Association will receive up to 12% commission on the amount you spend, paid by the shop, not by you.
Please take a look. Every purchase counts
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St. Edward’s ChurchSTOW-ON-THE-WOLD
Flower Festival13th – 17th July * 9am – 6pm daily
(not during Sunday Services)
Preview – Thursday 14th 7.30pm
Tickets £5 including wine and canapés.
Piano Recital – Grace YeoSaturday 16th July 7pm
Festival Songs of PraiseSunday 17th July 6.30pm
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The UK’s most vibrant youth music festival! Inspirationalperformances of jazz, orchestral, rock, folk and world, urban,wind and brass, pop, choral and chamber music. Plus workshops,conferences, commissions and brand new collaborative projects.
337 young talented musicians aged 5-20 from Gloucestershirehave been invited to perform live to audiences in venuesincluding Symphony Hall, Town Hall, HMV Institute, BirminghamConservatoire, and the Museum and Art Gallery. From A-Z theyare Dragon Piano Trio, Gloucestershire Youth Brass Band,Gloucestershire Youth Jazz Orchestra, Gloucestershire YouthOrchestra String Section, Gloucestershire Youth WindOrchestra, Leckhampton School Infant Choir, SouthGloucestershire Youth Orchestra and The Dragon SchoolChamber Choir and Orchestra.
A range of workshops will be available for the young performersto work with The National Youth Orchestra, National Youth BrassBand, National Youth Choir, National Youth Jazz Collective,National Children’s Orchestra, National Youth Music Theatre andthe South Asian Music Youth Orchestra. Box office 0121 780 3333 www.mfy.org.uk/bookingsFor further details visit mfy.org.uk/national
THE COFFEEHOUSE
OPENING TUE 5th JULY
EARLY EVENINGS
TUE ~ SAT Until 8:00pm
Serving All your Favourites
Come and Enjoy a Relaxing Glass of Wine after Work
With our NEW DAILY SPECIAL MENU
Don’t Forget our Beautiful Garden ~ Weather Permitting!
3~4 Church Street Stow~on~the~Wold
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LITTLE VILLAGE HALL, BELL BANK, BLOCKLEY
Quiet rural venue with modern facilities for exhibitions, meetings, classes, parties, weddings, etc.35-50 people. Reasonable charges, ample parking.
WITH -WIRELESS- BROADBAND incl BT OPENZONE.01386 700880 / email [email protected]
ST EDWARDS HALL, STOW ON THE WOLDPanelled 1st floor room with Civil War portraits & memorabilia.
Holds 100. Hearing loop. LIFT and staircase from lobby. Kitchen, toilets,
anti-room. CCTV. Competitive rates. 2 Hrs Free C/P(day)
2011 dates available. 01451 831633. [email protected]
A D L E S T R O P V I L L A G E H A L L• Spacious, light, warm and colourful and available to hire for your special functions,
classes or any event – only £6 an hour • Discounted fees for long term bookings.
• Just redecorated • small stage, kitchen facilities, disabled toilet and disabled access.
• Excellent parking.
Please phone 01608 658710 for bookings and further info
STOW ON THE WOLD
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION CLUBClubroom and bar with entertainment system for discos, karaoke, etc. Small lounge bar.
Large and small Meeting rooms with conference facilities for up to 150 (seats 60/ 12
dining); Catering. Parking. Minibus.
Enquiries to Colin and Alison 01451 830242
STOW ON THE WOLD
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION CLUBClubroom and bar with entertainment system for discos, karaoke, etc. Small lounge bar.
Large and small Meeting rooms with conference facilities for up to 150 (seats 60/ 12
dining); Catering. Parking. Minibus.
Enquiries to Colin and Alison 01451 830242
ST GEORGES HALL, BLOCKLEYFully Licensed Village Hall in good decorative order.
Seating capacity 160. Large well equipped servery/kitchen. Toilets.Gas central heating. Off street parking for 40 cars. Suitable for wedding receptions etc.
Raised stage. Excellent sound system. (No discos)Enquiries: Brian Clayton – 01386 701528
Recently built in Cotswold stone. Large car park, wellequipped kitchen, on the outskirts of the village.
Tel: 07587 097795 Come & see what we have to offer!
The perfect setting for that special occasion” CONDICOTE VILLAGE HALL
BROADWELL VILLAGE HALLLovely rural location with spacious parking. Seats 90,Large main hall, & 2 meeting rooms. Stage with electricdrop down screen. Built in sound system with microphoneand hearing loop.Kitchen. Toilets. Disabled facilities.
Bookings - Frances Dodwell on 01451 830994
BOURTON ON THE WATERTHE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION BRANCH HALL
Available for hire; 150 seated / 250 standing.
Ample off-road parking. Office Tel: 01451 824303
LONGBOROUGH & SEZINCOTE
VILLAGE HALL
Set in the heart of this delightful village, we can offerWe are fully equipped with a few unexpected bonusses - an extendable stage with pull-down screen • 3/4
sized snooker table • table tennis table • piano • Hi-Fi system • all equipment for short mat bowls..So if you’re having a wedding reception or wake, children’s party or family birthday, training course or
business meeting, exhibition or exercise class, club social or kids’ sleepover, we would love to see YOU!
FOR FURTHER DETAILS T: 01451 830218 or E: [email protected]
KINGHAM VILLAGE HALLBeautiful Hall; capacity 100. Off-street parking; disabled access.
AVAILABLE TO HIRE AT VERY COMPETITIVE RATES.
Contact Jacki Jones, The Barn, Orchard Way, Kingham. OX7 6YT.
Tel: 01608 658089
Ideal for classes, clubs, parties, receptions, presentations & family events.Newly decorated; light and spacious. Modern kitchen and loos. Disabledaccess. New pull-down projector screen. Tables, chairs, china and cutlery
available. Please call Philip Pratt, 01608 652499/ 07051 867493.
EVENLODE VILLAGE HALLadjacent to Green in quiet village
AVAILABLE FOR HIRE at reasonable rates
LOWER SWELL VILLAGE HALLTraditional Cotswold VH on picturesque village green. Recently
refurbished – fully equipped kitchen, heating, tables & chairs, Disabled
facilities. Seats up to 70. Competitive rates (inc.heating) vary with use.
Perfect for parties and receptions, Shows, displays, evening classes, etc
Tel: 01451 831916 Eml: [email protected]
ODDINGTON VILLAGE HALLIdeally placed in centre of lovely Cotswold village
Newly refurbished - full c/h, new kitchen and toilets. Spacious main hall with seating for 100,stage, pull down projector screen and hearing loop, also a smaller meeting room. Facilities
for the less able. Spacious parking. Children have access to the adjacent playground.
TO GET YOUR DATE ON OUR CALENDAR please ring 01451 830817 / 01451 831917
STOW YOUTH CLUBTwo large rooms (accommodating 50-60 people)
Internet café with 12 computer terminals • Projector & screen • Pool table • Table football • Nintendo
Wii • Modern kitchen • Disabled access & toilets • Rates negotiable for regular users.
The Club building is next to the Police Station on the Fosseway and accessed easily from The Square.
Dilys Neill: [email protected] Tel: 01451 830656
Sarah-Jane Rich: [email protected] Tel: 01451 830654
MORETON IN MARSH REDESDALE HALLClerk 01608 654064 Two venues with a stair lift. The Lower Hallaccommodates 80; modern kitchen facilities. Beamed Upper Hallaccommodates 120. Reasonable charges. Nearby parking.Historic town centre building
WYCK RISSINGTON VILLAGE HALLRecently refurbished
A perfect Venue for Family OccasionsSeats 40/20 for Dinner. Disabled access & loos. Fully equipped kitchenEnquiries - Call Judith Wheeler 01451 821094
Victoria Hall, Bourton on the WaterAVAILABLE TO HIRE - VERY COMPETITIVE RATES.
LOCAL FUNCTIONS, CHILDENS PARTIES ETC WELCOME
DISABLED ACCESS & FACILITIES
CALL RICHARD MOONEY 01451 820679
FOR BOOKINGS AND INFORMATION
STOW BAPTIST CHURCH HALL, STOW GL54 1AA
In the community for the community
Spacious hall, recently refurbished, fully-equipped new kitchen facilities
& disabled toilets. Usage Policy: we support community-focused groups.
We do not lease the hall for commercial events.
01451 870437 [email protected]
Johnson Cleaners20 Market Place, Chipping
Norton, OX7 5NQ
O1608 642817
2 DOUBLE DUVETScleaned for £20
2 SINGLE DUVETScleaned for £10QUOTE J2 for offer
Only at Chipping Norton
C.C.ElectricalElectrical Problem? We can help!All jobs undertaken; no matter how big or small.
Portable Appliance Testing (PAT).
FAULT FINDING | SERVICE 24/7
Chris Turner 07798 602113 | [email protected]
Cameron Smalley 07538 538534 | [email protected]
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THE PLAYHOUSE, ST GEORGES HALL,BLOCKLEY
Saturday 22nd JulyNEVER LET ME GO
Film 7.15pmAdvance tickets/queries 01386 701196
Tickets - £3.50
OLD SCHOOL VILLAGE HALL,BOURTON ON THE HILL
Friday 15th JulyNEVER LET ME GO
Film 7.30pm | TICKETS £3.00including refreshments
Advance tickets/queries 01451 831153
VILLAGE HALL,BROADWELL
Saturday 9th JulyTHE KING’S SPEECH
Film 7.30pm | TICKETS £4.50Advance tickets/queries 01608 659903E: [email protected]
VILLAGE HALL,CHURCHILL
Friday 22nd JulyTRUE GRIT
Film 8pmAdvance tickets/queries 01386 841206from Ch C. Information Centre/on door.
Upper Town Hall,CHIPPING CAMPDEN
-NEXT SCREENING IN SEPTEMBER
Film 7.30pm | TICKETS £3.50Advance tickets from theVillage Store & Red Lion
SCREEN ON THE GREEN, VILLAGE HALL,ILMINGTON
PLEASE SEE LOCALNOTICE BOARDS
Film 7.30pm | TICKETS £5.00including tea/coffee
Advance tickets/queries 01608 674298
VILLAGE HALL,LITTLE COMPTON
Thursday 21st JulyNEVER LET ME GO
Film 7.30pm - TICKETS £4.00Advance tickets/queries
01608 684223 or 01608 674200
VILLAGE HALL,LITTLE WOLFORD
VILLAGE HALL,LOWER ODDINGTON
Saturday 16th JulyNEVER LET ME GO
Film 7.30pm | TICKETS £3.50Advance tickets/queries
01608 812338 or 652666
ST. DAVIDS CENTRE,MORETON IN MARSH
RURAL CINEMA - jULY
Monday 20th JulyNEVER LET ME GO
Film 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tickets £3 refreshments. Tickets/queries 01451 822365
VICTORIA HALL, BOURTON ON THE WATER
NO FILM ADVISEDFilm 2.00pm | TICKETS £3.50
Advance tickets/queries 01451 820232Check Notice Board
VILLAGE HALL,WYCK RISSINGTON
Tuesaday 19th JulyNEVER LET ME GO
7.30pm | TICKETS (see below)Advance tickets/queries 01451 830817
Refreshments Matinee with elegant tea servedin the interval £6.
The King’s Speech (15) 118 minsADVANCE BOOKING RECOMMENDED FOR THIS FILMBased on the true story of the Queen's father and the remarkable friendship whichdeveloped with maverick speech therapist Lionel Logue, starring Colin Firth as KingGeorge V with Geoffrey Rush as Logue, the man who helps him find a voice withwhich to lead the nation. Quite rightly, winner of the top 4 Oscars this year.
The Social Network (12A) 120 minsA multi-Oscar winning film which tells the (fictionalized but compelling) story aboutFacebook - and the (now) 27-year old billionaire who is able to tell G20 leaders howthey should deal with the internet phenomena.
Never Let Me Go(12A) 103 minsHaving attanded the same boarding school, two girls and a boy need to reassess theirrelationships and the strange reality of their future. Sci-Fi thriller starring KeiraKnightley, Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield.
True Grit (15) 110 minsA tough US Marshall helps a young women track down her father’s murderers. Animpressive remake of the John Wayne classic starring Jeff Bridges.
Thursday 28th JulyTHE SOCIAL NETWORK
Doors/Bar open at 7:00pm - 7:45pm filmAdvance tickets are now £3.50/ on the door £4Advance tickets/queries 01386 700647/593386
REGULAR EVENTSFirst MON FOLK NIGHT, Ebrigton Arms 9pm. www.theebringtonarms.co.uk
MON DANCE FUSION:Adult dance class. Mixed styles. No experience necessary.Exercise in a fun way. No pre-booking necessary. Chipping Campden Town Hall9.30 – 10.30. £4.50
MON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING St Edwards Church Rooms, Stow. 5.30-7pm Children and 7-9pm Adults 01451 831876
MON CHILDRENS DANCE CLASS Chipping Campden Town Hall.6-8 yrs 4-5pm, 9-11 yrs 5-6pm. Single class £7pp,Monthly membership £22pp. 07527 757057
MON YOGA Chipping Campden Town Hall. 2pm Starts again 21st Sept 01386438537
MON ‘Old Sweats NAAFI break’ at Royal British Legion, Bourton on the Water(10am -12) for anyone to come along for a cup of tea and a chat,
TUES COTSWOLD AONB WALKSwww.cotsaorb.org.uk 01451 862000
TUES Pottery Classes at Lower Swell Village Hall, 9:30am to 12:00 noon10 week term £90 plus £15 materials/firing cost. Beginners welcomeContact [email protected] 01451 870734
TUES until July Spinning Fitness Class (reservation required) exerciseclasses. Suitable for all abilities. Fun exercise, great music!! 2-3pm. Unit 6Draycott Business Village Draycott Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 9JY Call01386701231 www.rapid-fx.com
WEDS until July. Spinning Fitness Class (reservation required) exerciseclasses. Suitable for all abilities. Fun exercise, great music!! 6.30 –7.30pm.. Unit 6 Draycott Business Village Draycott Moreton-in-MarshGL56 9JY Call 01386701231 www.rapid-fx.com
First WED Free MARTIAL ARTS LESSONS. Separate adult & children’s classes.Chipping Norton Leisure Centre. 07977 560086www.martialartsvoucher.co.uk,
WEDS LINE DANCING at Chipping Campden British Legion Hall at 7pm
WEDS WEDS WALK Easy/moderate walks. Start at 10am. 01451 860366
WEDS CHIPPING CAMPDEN BRIDGE CLUB 7.15 for 7.30pmDuplicate Bridge. Upper Town Hall. Non members welcome. Partners not necessary 01608 664456
First THURSFree MARTIAL ARTS LESSONS. Separate adult & children’s classes Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School. 07977 560086 www.martialartsvoucher.co.uk,
First THURSFree Self Defence / Jeet Kune Do Lessons for Men and Women(Adults only) Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School 07977 560086www.selfdefencevoucher.co.uk
THURS LINE DANCING at Ch.Campden Town Hall 2.30-4pm 01386 438537Starts again 1st wk in September
THURS QUIZ NIGHT at The Volunteer Inn, Ch.Campden 8.30pm 01386 840688
THURS in April Thump Boxing - Exercise Class. No previous experience.Drop into one of our mixed classes. 6.30 – 7.30pm.. Unit 6 DraycottBusiness Village Draycott Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 9JY Call01386701231 www.rapid-fx.com
THURS BELLY DANCING New beginners class. 11- 12.30 The Church& FRI Room, Chipping Campden. Informal & relaxed classes for ladies of all ages,
shapes & sizes. 01608 663480
FRI until July. Spinning Fitness Class (reservation required) exercise classes.Suitable for all abilities. Fun exercise, great music!! 6.30 – 7.30pm.. Unit 6Draycott Business Village Draycott Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 9JY Call01386701231 www.rapid-fx.com
FRI DANCE FUSIONAdult dance class, mixed styles. No experience necessary. & MON All Welcome. Ch.Campden Town Hall, 9.30-10.30 £4.50 (conc £2.50)
FRI ACTIVE & ABLE Fitness & Falls classes for older people at Stow to ChurchRooms, Stow 01285 623450
FRI LINE DANCING: Willersey Village Hall, near Broadway 01386 438537
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Chastleton House Jazz in the GardenSunday 31st July, 1pm until 6pm
Tickets - Adults: £10, Children: £5, Under 5’s: Free
Celebrate the English summer with a concert of vintage Jazz courtesy of Debbie Arthursand her Band! Don your summer finest, bring your own picnic, sit back
and soak up the sounds of a bygone age of glamour…With special appearance by the Chastleton House Croquet Club.
Midsummer Garden Tours - Tickets £12.00Friday 29th July and Friday 26th August, 6pm until 8pm
Families at ChastletonSaturday 27th August, 10am until 12 noon
Tickets - Adults: £5, Children: £3, Under 5’s: Free
Numbers are limited for all events and pre-booking is requiredplease telephone 01608 674 981 or email [email protected]
Chastleton House, Chastleton, near Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 0SU
Art, Craft & CakeStretton-on-Fosse
Village Hall.
Saturday 23rd &Sunday 24th July,
10am - 4.30pm.
An eclectic exhibition including pottery, paintings,
jewellery, stained glass and much more. Come and
enjoy the art and indulge in a slice of cake at the cafe.
Lunches also available.www.lucysstudio.co.uk 01386 430038
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THE STRETCHING WORKSHOP Hay Barn Spa, Daylesford FarmSaturday 6th August 201110.00-12.30For bookings please call 01608 731703www.daylesfordorganic.com
Pottery Painting PartiesFor every occasion
Call Emily 07814978819 or visit
www.facebook.com/potterycraft
Sunday 10 July – Town Square
Local bands, dancers, vintage cars, street performers, surprise guests, stalls, rides.... And much more.
1500 people came last year for a day of fun, entertainment and musicalperformances to celebrate what makes Chipping Norton such a vibrantcommunity. Let’s do it again and bigger! The 2011 Festival will raisefunds to support specific community projects. This year the projects are:
Chipping Norton Silver Band Highlands Day Centre
Youth projects
Stage line up includes: The Ric Sanders Band, Craig Ogden, The Retros,Chipping Norton Silver Band, Cooper Black, Jady Mirro, King Eddie'sRevival Band, CHAOS, Arthur Taylor, St Mary’s School, Fiddlebop,Silverthorne and Jane Gridley, The Reaper, Voice Box and CEROC dancing.
Entertainment: Rotary Vintage Car Display, Kids Fairground Rides, FacePainting, Pig Roasts, Stalls Candy Floss & Ice Cream.
Plus over 30 stalls and exhibitors: including: Astronomy Soc,Horticultural Soc, CN Leisure Centre, BBOWT, Hospital League ofFriends, Phoenix Trading, Natasha Field Jewellery, CN Tai Chi, Emma'sTrust, Churches Together, Bernwood Press, Community Police, The Lion’sClub, Amnesty, Fire Brigade CN, The Theatre CN, Cancer Research,numerous food outlets.
Sponsors Optimise, Travis Perkins, Owen Mumford, Rotary Club,Barchester Homes, Sainsburys, Beales
Festival starts 11.30, finish 8.15 pm
The Festival is free - please help to support it by buying a luckyprogramme and raffle tickets which will be on sale, before the festival, aswell as on the day. Thank you.
More details: www.chippingnortonfestival.com
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The Westcote Traditional Country Fete
Saturday 20th August 2 – 6.00pm
Note the date in your diary for a
day of family fun!
On 14 May Mendelssohn’s dramatic oratorioElijah was given an electric performance byStour Singers & The Cherwell Orchestraconducted by Richard Emms in St Edmund’sChurch, Shipston-on-Stour. The soloists,Sarah Power (soprano), Sofie Almroth(mezzo
soprano), Richard Dowling (tenor) made a fine trio alongsidethe renowned Welsh operatic baritone, Jeremy Huw Williamsin the title role. He portrayed the Old Testament prophet sovividly he had the capacity audience on the edge of their seats.Richard Emms galvanized his choir to respond likewise,transmitting to all the emotions of the drama, from despair toserenity, with such clarity that some experienced visitors in theaudience declared this to be the best Elijah they had everheard.
Stour Singers’ next concert, also in St Edmund’s, will be onSaturday 3 December at 7.30pm featuring Handel’s Messiah.Rehearsals start at 7.00pm on Thursday 8 September in theCommunity Lounge at Shipston High School. New members arealways welcome - no auditions! If you have always wanted tosing or especially to take part in Handel’s great work, now isyour opportunity. Please contact Vic Twyman on Tel: 01451870361 for further details.
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16 Fete & Duck Racing at Bourton on the Water. Stalls – and duck racing on theriver! Village Green, Bourton on the Water. 10 -4pm.
16 The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare, presented by theGloucestershire Youth Players Directed by Edward Derbyshire, as part of the LFOEducation Programme and the national RSC Open Stages Programme. LongboroughOpera House, Longborough, GL56 0QF. Booking essential - www.lfo.org.uk or 01451-830292. Grouns open 5.50pm. Performance 7pm
16 Prize Bingo Evening in aid of Sue Ryder. Victoria Hall, Bourton-on-the-Water.7.30pm 01451 821852
16 Battle Proms Picnic Concert at Blenheim Palace. A celebration of classicalmusic with Fireworks, Cannons, Cavalry and Spitfire air display. Adults £32.00 (£37.00on the day) Child £15 ( under 4 free). Tickets at Visitor information Offices (see boxbelow)
17 Cherwell Valley Craft Fair , Victoria Hall, Bourton-on-the-Water, Glos. 10 –5pm. 01295 264723
21, 22 Flea Market. Various stalls, Bourton on the Water. 10-5pm. 01242 650881
22 Tea Dance in Bourton Ballroom, Latin & Popular Sequence. Music by GoodDancing with Bill. Free tea & coffee. £3 on the door. 2-4.30pm. Royal British LegionHall, Bourton.. 07970 180296
23,24 Craft Fair. All crafts handmade by the exhibitors. Demonstrations. Most items arefor sale!Refreshments. Free Entry.10 – 4.30pm. Redesdale Hall, Moreton in Marsh.01684 274853. www.craftinaction73.co.uk
23,24 Fair supporting Macmillan Cancer Support. Victoria Hall, Bourton-on-the-Water. 10-5pm. 01793 770148
26 Reptile Safari 1. A bite-sized session of Wildlife Watching for children aged 7+.Reptiles such as slow worms and common lizards up close. Includes an informativechildren-friendly session on reptile ecology. GL54 5XU Booking essential - places arelimited. Details sent on booking 2 – 3pm 01452 383333
28 Flowers are my Music -Moreton-in-Marsh Flower Club meeting with ademonstration by Shirley Preston. Visitors welcome. Broadwell Village Hall, Broadwell,Glos. 7.30pm
29 Marvellous Roman Mosaics. Join the Corineum Museum to recreate amosaic of your own using foam squares and a host of images for inspiration. Suitablefor 5 – 11 year olds. Booking essential. Chipping Campden Library 10.30 -11.30.01285 655611 www.coriniummuseum.cotswold.gov.uk
30 Duck Race &Tombola.Rotary will also display a ShelterBox disaster support tent(as sent to Japan after the tsunami). 10-4pm
30, 31 Flea Market. Various stalls, Bourton on the Water. 10-5pm. 01242 699720
ADVANCED NOTICE 17,18 Sept The Cotswold Festival at Stow on the Wold, including ‘troops’ from The Sealed Knot.
July 2011Full Information is available at the Visitor Information Centres (see below).
EXHIBITIONSTo-14 th. Tasmania Exhibition - Raymond Arnold: A History of Gravure. Mon-
Sat 10-6pm (closed Tues) Sun 11-4pm. Celia Lendis Gallery, High Strret, MoreronGL56 0AF. 01608 650 852
To 27 th "And Next to Nature..." Photographs, sculpture, ceramics and paintingsby Kate Barry, Caroline Barnett, Emma Clegg and Arabella Kiszely. The Gallery @the Guild, Sheep Street, Chipping Campden. 07870 417144
1-3 CORNBURY FESTIVAL at Great Tew, nr Chipping Norton.www.cornburyfestival.com
14-20 Giffords Circus – War & Peace. Actors, acrobats, learned geese, tumblingpigeons, clowns, musicians and runaways. The Fox Inn, Great Barrington, OxonOX18 4TB. Adults: £20 Children: £12. 0845 459 7469
15, 16 Paintings & Pottery. Original & eclectic work by Cathryn Lucy Bellow & AliceShepherd. Victoria Hall, Bourton on the Water. 9am-5pm. 01386 430038
20-26 Glorious Gloucestershire & much more..oils, pastels, landscapes,flowers & undersea. From 10 – 6pm. Lower Slaughter V Hall. 01452 812417
23,24 Art, Craft & Cake showcasing local artists – ceramics, stained glass, jewellery,photography, wood-turning, paintings. Café. 10-4.30pm. Stetton on Fosse V Hall.01386 430038
DIARY 1 1st Moreton-in-Marsh Scout Group Annual Street Fayre.
Tombola, White Elephant, Books & other stalls & games. Refreshments & Raffle.Centre of Moreton-in-Marsh. 10 – 3pm.
2 Summer Fayre Outdoor activities & stalls (weather permitting), cakes, freshlybaked bread, preserves, jewellery, plants, paintings, Bric & Brac, crafts. Adlestrop VHall, Adlestrop, Glos. 10 – 4pm.
2 Summer Fete - Upper Slaughter with Live music, childrens games, BBQ, FREEparking, duck racing, tombola, white elephant, plants and produce stalls and splatthe rat!. Along the river in Upper Slaughter. Tea's, coffees and homemade cakes inthe V Hall. 12 Noon – 3.30pm.
3 Champagne Classic - More than a Car Show A Cotswold garden partywith classic cars! Classic & Vintage Car displays, Magician, Auction of luxury promises,Morris Men, Bar, Jazz Band, Art Exhibition, Trade Stands & Displays, BBQ, Teas, Cakes, PigRoast, Traditional Fete side shows and much more. Kingham Hill School, Kingham,Oxon. £4 adult, Children U16 free. 12 noon -7pm. 01608 658500
6 Spinning Fitness Class (reservation required) An exercise class focusing onendurance, strength, intervals, high intensity and recovery. Suitable for all abilities.Fun exercise, great music!! Unit 6 Draycott Business Village Draycott Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 9JY. 6.30 - 7.30pm. www.raid-fix.com. 01386701231.
7, 8 Flea Market & stalls. Victoria Hall, Bourton on the Water.10- 5pm. 01242699720
9 Moreton-in-Marsh combined WI's & Craft & Produce ShowCraft & Produce Show. Redesdale Hall, Moreton-in,Marsh.
9, 10 GWR - Summer Diesel Gala. Line open between Cheltenham RaceCourse and Winchcombe PLUS services from Toddington Station to Hailes Abbey,returning over the 15 arch Stanway viaduct and our new extension to Laverton. TheRailway Station, Toddington, Glos. GL54 5DT. . 10 – 5.30pm. 01242 621406
9, 10 Flea Market & Collectables Fair. Jewellery, silver, militaria, giftware,paintings. Refreshments. Free entry. St Edwards Hall, Stow on the Wold. 10-4pm.01451 831675
9,10 Craft Fair supporting Macmillan Cancer Support. Victoria Hall, Bourton-on-the-Water. 10- 5pm. 01793 770148
10 Car Boot Sale. Bag a bargain or Book a pitch. On hard-standing atCountrywide Store C/P, Station Road, Bourton on the Water. £5 pitch.. 9.30am-1.30pm. 01451 861210
10 Gloucestershire Morris Men & Chipping Campden Morris Men, 7.45pmat The Bakers Arms Broad Campden.(subject to weather). 01452 410132.www.glosmorrismen.org
Tickets, Booking information Etc. from - BOURTON ON THE WATER VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE, Victoria Street, Bourton on theWater. 01451 822583 Open 9.30-5pm Mon-Fri: 9.30-5.30 Sat: Closed SundayE: [email protected]
BURFORD INFORMATION CENTRE, The Brewery, Sheep St, Burford. Open (Nov-Feb) Mon-Sat 9.30-4pm. OX18 4LS. 01993 823558. [email protected]
CHIPPING NORTON VISITOR INFORMATION POINTGuildhall, Gossards Lane, Chipping Norton OX7 5NJ. Office hours Mon-Fri.
GO-STOW, 12 Talbot Court, Stow on the Wold. 01451 870 150. Open 10am-5pm Mon-Sat; 11am-4pm Sunday. E: [email protected]
MORETON AREA CENTRE, High Street, Moreton. 01608 650881Open 9-5pm Mon-Fri: 9-1 Saturday. Closed Sunday E: [email protected]
Market DaysBOURTON ON THE WATERFarmers Market every 4th Sunday, 9.30 - 1300Car Boot Sale every second Sunday, 9am. (Mar to Oct)(for Northleach & Fosse Lions Club)
CHIPPING CAMPDENW I Country Market every Thursday, 9 - 11amCountry Market every Friday. 9-11Weekly Market every Wednesday. Farmer's Market third Saturday morning
MORETON IN MARSHWeekly Market every Tuesday, 9 - 3.30pmW I Country Market every Thursday, 9 - 11.30Country Market every Monday, 9.30am (W.I.Hall)
NORTHLEACH every Wednesday 8.30am-3.30pm
STOW ON THE WOLDFarmers Market 2nd Thursday - 9.30 - 13.00
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Two Rivers & Two Valleys - Friday 15 July – ModerateWalk out along the beautiful Windrush valley for lunch at Naunton. Differentscenery as we return to the Slaughters along the Eye Valley. Pub lunch available orbring a packed lunch. 5 hours, 9 miles.Start: 10 am at St Mary;s Church, Lower Slaughter. OS OL Map 45/165 225
A Remote and Beautiful Valley - Tuesday 19 July – ModerateExplore some of the most beautiful and remote north Cotswolds, through woodsabove the Hinchwick Valley, returning along the valley itself. Super views and bigskies. 2.5 hours, 5 miles.Start: 10 am at Hinchwick – please park tidily on the grass verge. OS OL Map45/145 301
PLEASE use appropriate footwear as some walks may be steep and muddy in places.EASY - terrain is mainly level, MODERATE - includes some hills and rough ground,STRENUOUS – may be rough under foot, ascents and descents may be steep. Sorry,no dogs allowed except guide and hearing dogs.
Walks are free although any donations help to fund our conservation work andimprovement projects.
The Wardens run a full programme of guided walks throughout the Cotswolds.More information online at www.cotswoldsaonb.org.uk or Tel: 01451 862000, ALSOfor any changes to arrangements (such as during bad weather).
Bourton-on-the-Water GL54 2EN. 01452 383333.
Booking for all events is essential as places are limited
3 July Wildflower Walk 1. A guided two hour walk to
learn more about the management of the farm and to see
the river side wildflower meadows. An event aimed at
adults with an interest in learning about wildlife in more
detail. More information will be given on booking. 2-4pm.
5 July An evening walk - Mammal Tracks & Signs An
evening walk introducing the mammals of the nature
reserve, and how to identify tracks and field signs of
resident mammals. This event is suitable for families with
children aged 6+, and is aimed at those with little or no
prior knowledge of mammal tracks and signs. 7-9pm.
6 July Wildflower Walk 2. A guided two hour walk to
learn more about the management of the farm and to see
the river side wildflower meadows. An event aimed at
adults with an interest in learning about wildlife in more
detail. More information will be given on booking. 6.30 -
8.30pm
17 July Archaeology - the history of Salmonsbury Camp
ancient monument. A guided walk with expert local
archaeologist Gail Stoten. The walk will last approximately
two hours and is taken at a leisurely stroll. Not suitable for
young children. Dogs must be on leads. 2-5pm.
LOCAL WALKS WITHTHE COTSWOLDS VOLUNTARYWARDENS – JULY
NORTH COTSWOLD RAMBLERS GROUP Get Walking Keep Walking is a Ramblersproject aimed at helping people improvetheir health and well-being by walkingregularly and locally. The North Cotswold region contains avast network of well-maintained footpaths and some of thebest views in the country. The walks provide opportunities toexplore the locality on foot, enjoying nature in all its glorywith a group of friendly people.
We have a no Dogs policy. More information on any walkor a copy of the Group’s current walks programme can beobtained from the Secretary : Tel. 01386 700847, email [email protected] or by searching for the NorthCotswold Group under “Local Groups” online atwww.gloucestershirearearamblers.org.uk
THE ROLLRIGHT STONES –JEWEL IN THE CROWN
The Rollright Stones have stood the test of time for over
5000 years and are one of the many jewels in the crown of
Chipping Norton’s rich history. If you have yet to visit them
or want to go somewhere for a relaxing time, make a point
of coming on a sunny day - bring a picnic and let the kids
run round while you enjoy the view across to the town
and Oxfordshire or, from the Kings Stone field, one of the
best views north into Warwickshire.
The presence of a Warden on site is proving to be a huge
bonus. We are planning a major clean up and repair
weekend over the 9th & 10th July , removing some
hazards and generally sprucing up the site – all volunteers
will be most welcome for what will be a lot of fun. We are
still looking to recruit more Wardens to deal with the
public at weekends - very rewarding, especially if the
weather behaves. We continue to attract people from far
and wide - the monuments are included in the ‘must see’
lists of the many tourists from around the globe.
If you would like to help out either as a Warden or
Volunteer please get in touch with Robin Smitten Wardens
& Volunteers coordinator 07527224411.
FIND THE ROLLRIGHT STONES north of the A44 (Chipping
Norton to Moreton in Marsh) and south of Long Compton.
Greystones Farm Nature Reserve (& Salmonsbury Meadows SSSI)
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Cotswolds Health & Fitness Club01451 821320 | [email protected]
Unit 4d Hawthorn Court, Bourton Industrial Park, Bourton on the Water, GL54 2HQ
Gym Open Day! Saturday 2nd July 8am – 3pm. Free trials andconsultations and no joining fee (worth £50!) with this publication.
The gym at Cotswold Health and Fitness Club is on the business park in
Bourton on the Water and was started in Jan 2008 by Alex Doggett.
The team has expanded into the next door unit which nicely fits in with
their ambitions to grow. Indeed, since they started, the personal
trainers have increased from two to four and the range of equipment
and services has increased dramatically.
One thing Alex always points out is that exercise should be enjoyable.
This gym is friendly and fun, yet professional with expert advice always
on hand. Along with personal training, the Cotswolds Health Club
offers gym memberships, vibration training, pilates, yoga and
integrated complementary therapy. Everyone who joins has their
programmes designed and monitored by one of four highly qualified
personal trainers.
If you really do not know where to start, but know you really should
make that first step, a gym can be a very daunting place, especially for
those lacking in confidence or experience. A personal trainer is a great
way to begin. Cotswolds Health and Fitness Club invite you to call in
and have a friendly chat about how we could help. In a few weeks, you
could feel far better able to deal with the stresses of everyday life as
well as feeling stronger and fitter than you ever have before.
Ed Shaw (personal trainer) has been with Alex since Jan 2008. He was
educated at Cheltenham College, went to Nottingham Trent University
where he read Sports and Science with Coaching. He like the other
trainers has REPs to level 3. Ed also uses the InterX machine which is
widely used by physiotherapists especially in the USA. This device has
been used to treat a wide range of painful conditions; bruising, painful hip
joints, bad back and many more. Ed’s training of Adam Henson on Country
File (BBC) was widely seen by many. Ed can be reached on 07727020160.
A newcomer to the expanded gym is Ken Hurst-Earl BCMA, a
practitioner of 18yrs experience in the field of complementary
healthcare. Ken is the founder of Soma Healthcare which includes a
range of therapies including Acupuncture, Allergy Testing and
Treatment, Connective Tissue Treatment and Bowen/NST. This enables
him to take a much broader view and treatment approach than would
otherwise be possible with a single discipline. He is also the developer
of Soma Release, specializing in the relief of pain and restriction
caused by trauma and postural problems. Ken is currently offering free
consultations for anyone interested in exploring how these therapies
may help them. You can contact Ken on 07773333673 or
Their latest use of some of the extra space was to invite Dr Peter Dean
(a local water colourist who took over the space in Talbot Court to help
out the tenant) to exhibit his work. The upstairs waiting room walls are
covered with local scenes, doors (something Peter has been
concentrating on recently) and Venetian scenes. The exhibition is being
installed this week, so come and visit. There is no entrance fee and you
get a chance to see the gym.
To get there go into the Industrial Park in Bourton, go down to Travis
Perkins, turn right after 50yds. The gym is in the far left corner of the
estate next to Stow Physiotherapy. A more detailed map is available on
our website.
Ed Shaw Alex Doggett
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CorrespondencePLEASE NOTE that all letters and emails sent to the Town Council are in to public domain and are open for the press to view. They are reproduced
here when, in the Editor’s opinion, the subject matter is of interest to readers, and subject to space.
From Steve and Val Farnsworth (13/06/11)High Street, Moreton in Marsh, GL56 0AT 01608 651029
“So, it has come to pass!Contrary to the bulk of public opinion, against TownCouncil wishes, in a designated Area of OutstandingNatural Beauty, on a greenfield site, we have beenhonoured with the architecturally challenged ( and moreakin to a modern industrial unit) new ‘North CotswoldsHospital’
For 135 years the existing Moreton Hospital has served it’spatients and the public very well, with it’s diverse facilities,including X-ray, Minor Injuries Unit, Physiotherapy,Podiatry, various other therapies and multifariousoutpatient clinics and screening services. I know at leastone important therapy department will have to downsizeand share in the new building.
This isn’t to mention the inpatient capacity - the existinghospital has greater potential than the proposed 22 singleinpatient rooms. The uncharitable could argue that, insuch accommodation, cut off from the social interaction ofsay 4 bed bays which are often the norm even in newfacilities, the in staying patient will soon lose heart and beout of the hospital one way or another! Efficiency Isuppose!
This wonderful achievement has only been made possibleby a grant from our lovely European Union; however, I amalso led to believe that it is dependant on the sale of theexisting hospital to help fund this ugly carbuncle.
Would it not have been far more sensible to have spenthalf of the £11million on improving access, refurbishingand renovating those areas necessary in our lovelyMoreton Hospital? Don’t forget that there have alreadybeen a number of fine new facilities built in the last fewyears, including a fairly new X-ray machine.
Again those less charitable might just wonder the fatewhich may behold the old hospital. Coincidentally it liesnext door to another fine Moreton institution, the BowlsClub which also has to relocate! Is there a whiff of furtherhousing development which wouldn’t have been possibleon their new sites?!
Supported by many generous donations from the publicover many years the League of Friends has worked hard toimprove the facilities in the hospital, most of which will goto waste. However we are getting a shiny new hospital -and A BEGGING LETTER FOR £1,000,000 to help equip thisnew monolith with facilities we already have, last time Ilooked!!! THE VERY GALL OF IT!!!
I think I hear the loud rattle of the old Baron LordRedesdale, the forefathers and benefactors of OUR lovelyhospital, spinning swiftly in their graves.
Are we to be asked for further public subscription to fundthe move of the doctor’s surgeries to this site? Anotherwholly unnecessary project!”
Yours Sadly, SP & VA Farnsworth
An Email also sent in by Steve Farnsworth, feeling morecheerful (18/06/11) –
“I LIKE THE SOUND OF THIS MANFw: Every Town in England needs a Council Chief like this.
A maverick mayor elected after promising to slash councilspending, clear the streets of yobs and ditch politically correctservices is the torchbearer for how towns should be run.
On his first morning as Mayor of Doncaster in South Yorkshire,Peter Davies cut his salary from £73,000 to £30,000 then closedthe council’s newspaper for "peddling politics on the rates".
Now three weeks into his job, Mr Davies is pressing ahead withplans he hopes will see the number of town councillors cut from63 to just 21, saving taxpayers £800,000. Mr Davies said: "If 100senators can run the United States of America, I can’t see how63 councillors are needed to run Doncaster"..
He has withdrawn Doncaster from the Local GovernmentAssociation and the Local Government Information Unit, savinganother £200,000. Mr Davies said, "They are just talking shops".
"Doncaster is in for some serious untwinning. We are twinnedwith probably nine other cities around the world and they arejust for people to fly off and have a binge at the council’sexpense".
The mayor’s chauffeur-driven car has also been axed by MrDavies and the driver given another job.
Mr Davies, born and bred in Doncaster, swept to power in theMay election with 24,244 votes as a candidate for the EnglishDemocrats, a party that wants tight immigration curbs, anEnglish Parliament and a law forcing every public building to flythe flag of St. George.
He has promised to end council funding for Doncaster’sInternational Women’s Day, Black History Month and theLesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History Month.He said, "Politicians have got completely out of touch with whatpeople want.
“We need to cut costs. I want to pass on some savings I make inreduced taxes and use the rest for things we really need, likeimproved children’s services".
Mr Davies has received messages from well wishers across thecountry and abroad as news of his no-nonsense approachspreads.
Now it’s your chance to spread this most sensible way torun a town council.
Kind regards, Steve FarnsworthHigh Street, Moreton in Marsh, GL56 0AT.
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Whilst we can and do withhold* a name, address, email addressor phone number belonging to a correspondent (*whenappropriate), the Editor always needs to know the identity ofthe author. (Responses received are passed to thecorrespondent.) Anonymous correspondence goes straight intothe recycle bin. Otherwise, as to be expected, all the usualcaveats apply. Ed
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There are a lot of reports, reviews, press releases and news-letters
that arrive here every month, some of which go into the
community pages of the magazines. Occasionally there is an
opportunity to collect and organise my thoughts on what I have
been reading, together with the comments I have received from
readers, residents and, surprisingly often, visitors to the area.
There was a huge amount of dismay and deeply felt concern about
the closure of the local police stations, which leave these Fosse
towns and their wider communities without a police desk,
dramatically reducing the visible police presence. It happened very
fast and a lot of the community has been left in disbelief that this
could happen. It wipes out generations of local policing (a frequent
role model for policing around the world).
This is taken from one of the press releases.
Chief Constable Tony Melville said: “I understand that people in
Gloucestershire feel a certain level of reassurance in seeing a
police building in their community but I can assure them that the
closure of these buildings will not negatively impact on our
presence in those communities.”
He added: “Selling buildings which cost us a lot of money to run
and which do not in themselves provide policing is a vital step in
making sure that we continue to have a very visible presence right
at the very heart of the communities we police.” (the highlighting
is mine.)
I thought that didn’t read ‘quite right’ the first time I read it!
Of course buildings do not ‘in themselves’ provide policing – do
not patronise us Chief Constable! WE do understand that there
must be budget cuts. But closing a community police station does
have an effect on how people feel, and on how wary those who
don’t have the well-being of the community at heart may feel
about committing casual or premeditated crime in the town.
Remove the police station & you instantly raise the opportunity for
small crimes to increase during the day when people are out
shopping & going about their business.
Our North Cotswolds towns are generally quiet & peaceful, not
troublesome to the police….and are therefore an easy target for
cost-cutters. But do not take it for granted Chief constable that
your action will not be without a reaction at street level - and it
will be our residents and businesses who will be paying the price.
If you want to keep your very nice low crime stats, don’t mess with
the set up that created it…..or as they say, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix
it. Jenni Turner, Editor
POST SCRIPT: On page 18 we publish an eml’d letter from District
Cllr Barry Gibbs regarding the May Gathering in Stow. Mr Gibbs
has been CDC’s Portfolio Holder on Gypsy events for the last four
years. His first report was also published in Stow Times and my
comment at the time was that Cllr Gibbs saw the event through
rose-coloured glasses. I hoped that he would ‘find his feet’ and
gave his first report 4 out of 10. I gather he was quite hurt – I
hadn’t intended that, but found it irritating that someone who
doesn’t live in the area and who came as a visitor on the day of the
‘Gypsy Fair’, chose to gloss over the ugly side of the event, telling
us how we should accept and accommodate the anti-social
behaviour which fouls our town,
“The average motorist is now travelling 10,000 miles a year just to
access essential services” said Caroline Nokes, MP for Romsey and
Southampton North. "The problem is particularly distinct and
severe in rural areas," she said. “In some remote rural areas, fuel is
now more than £1.50 a litre.”
MPs highlighted the issue of high fuel costs during a Westminster
Hall debate on Tuesday (14 June).
Angus Brendan MacNeil, Scottish National Party MP for Na h-
Eileanan an Iar, called on the Office of Fair Trading to "show more
teeth" regarding fuel. "When the oil price goes up, the price at the
pump increases quickly, but when falling, it does not happen at the
pump at all. The OFT must start investigating the trade for
fairness."
Anne Marie Morris, Tory MP for Newton Abbot, said high fuel
prices were affecting rural businesses as well as residents. "If we
combine the issues of rural businesses and micro-businesses, they
are the ones that are badly hit. That is where we need the
economy to grow."As for the range of prices, my hon. Friend talked
about an average of £1.36 a litre, but in fact it is between £1.30
and £1.51, mostly in rural areas."
The Country Land and Business Association said it welcomed news
that MPs were challenging the high cost of petrol and diesel. CLA
East Midlands director Andrew Shirley said there was mounting
concern from businesses and the motoring public about sky-high
prices. "Despite a fall in oil prices, pump prices have stayed high.
For many rural businesses, and for people who rely on their cars,
the current situation is becoming untenable. A permanent solution
to stabilise the price of fuel must be found."
Chancellor George Osborne had promised a workable solution to
steady the price of fuel in his April Budget, said Mr Shirley. "We
must see this put into practice as a matter of urgency because for
many businesses in the Midlands, time is running out."
The debate was called by Robert Halfon, Conservative MP for
Harlow. Mr Halfon said: "Motorists and businesses are genuinely
suffering, and the high fuel price is an obstacle to bringing jobs
back and getting our economy moving again. The oil price is falling
internationally, but hard-pressed British motorists, businesses and
road freight companies are still paying inflated prices at the pump.
That's why I have written to all the major energy companies, to ask
if they will lower their prices across the country." END
keeps many of our residents in their homes, and deters many
regular shoppers and visitors from coming to Stow during ‘Fair’
weeks. Clearly things have not changed, for Cllr Gibbs or Stow and
Maugersbury, or for the neighbouring parishes!
Interesting too, that once more Mr Lovell produced £500 cash to
give to the community. Last year Stow Police quickly passed it to
Stow Town Council, who after a public debate voted to put it into
the Budget for the benefit of the whole community. They were
harshly criticised for that decision. This year CDC took it. We know
that CDC is short of cash, so why don’t they licence the Gathering
and help it pay its way?
In the Editor’s Opinion… MPs debate 'sky-high' fuel costs
Wednesday, 15 June
Article from Ruralcity
Media,
available online at
www.rsnonline.com
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The Rotary Club of the North Cotswolds
From Brian Honess, PRO
The International flavour of Rotary was underlined at the end of
May when a number of Club members and their wives made a
visit to our ‘link Club’ of Bressuire in France. There are strong
similarities - Bressuire is a small town in the north of the Deux-
Sevres Department (some 50 miles south of Angers), and Rotary
draws its members from the surrounding rural area. The long
standing link between the two clubs has lead to many personal
friendships. A full weekend of engagements was arranged with
visits to The Chateau of Serrant (close to Angers) which has
surprising links with Bonnie Price Charlie, and the new ‘Terra
Botanica’ botanical theme park in Angers. We also explored a
mining museum and now defunct mining village south of
Bressuire at Faymoreau. All this was interspersed with food,
wine and most important, much laughter and ‘entente cordial!’
At the formal banquet our President Michael Orme presented a
souvenir plate of the recent Royal Wedding. Our French hosts
knew more about the background and the detail of the wedding
than ourselves – they were truly mesmerised by the event.
This Club linkage is highly valued and the exchange visits develop
an understanding between our two cultures - a living experience
of Rotary International, its common aims and objectives.
From Paul Jackson
Can the local village shop survive?Wednesday 13th July sees an interesting presentation from
Jennifer Smith the Chief Executive of the Plunkett Foundation
who is charged with helping local communities develop rural
shops. There are now 260 community shops in the UK with sales
of £33 million, most of which have been helped by Plunkett. 40
more are set to open this year. Members of the public are
welcome to attend 6pm for 6.30 ..stay for dinner for £10. Call
Mike Clarke 01451 830 684
WHAT DOES ROTARY DO?1) Major ..Major numbersRotary is the world’s largest humanitarian organisation with over
1.3 million members in 33,000 clubs in 160 countries - so there
are times when it doesn’t say what it is doing! Rotary in the UK
raises approximately £20M per year for a very large range of
causes at home and abroad. Its global charity fund gave out
£110M in 2010. Every penny collected for charity goes to
charity…..the members pay for the administration of the
organisation.
Community ServiceWednesday 8th June saw 440 Rotary clubs across Britain and
Ireland take 25,000 disadvantaged children on a special day out
never to be forgotten - to the seaside, theme parks, adventure
parks, museums and zoos.
ScholarshipsRotary funds additional post graduate studies and each year a
graduate from this area goes abroad for study and hosting from a
local Rotary organisation. In this area Rotary hosts graduates and
one, Candice Roggeveen from Vancouver, recently gave a
stimulating account of her studies at Oxford into Disaster
Management. She told the interesting story of how UPS (United
Parcel Services) have helped with their parcel tracking service in
Haiti by monitoring all the various food supplies to avoid them
getting into the black market. If you know of anyone that couldbe nominated from this area to go abroad for a year thenplease contact John Shapley 01608 642 478 for furtherinformation.
We welcome all shapes and sizes!! We are new club with ladies and gents, young and old. If you
want to join the Rotary ‘Big Society that has been going for over
100 years…..don’t wait to be invited - call Martin Dare to take ano obligation look on 07733 306856.
Nearer to home – the first Monday in June saw our Rotary Golf
Day at Naunton Downs Golf Club. Some 80 golfers teed off in the
main event, which generated funds for selected charities. This
year £1,000 was donated to each of three charities – The British
Epilepsy Association, The Mersey Regional Epilepsy Association
(with which our present President has strong ties) and the local
Severn Free Wheelers who provide an out-of-hours emergency
delivery service to hospitals in (and out of) our immediate area.
Many thanks to Naunton Downs Golf Club for hosting this event
and for the numerous sponsors and helpers who made it possible
and so successful.
By the time this report is published we shall be into a new Rotary
year – with new a new President and officers; more next month!
PHOTOS clockwise from top left: The chateau at Serrant;
President Michael Orme presents the Commemorative plate.
Michael Orme presents a £1000 cheque to Seven Free Wheelers.
Rtn.Brian Honess presents the ‘Honess Cup’ to the overall winner,
his son Andy Honess ( this was not a fix!)
2nd JULY 2011
The Rotary Club of Kingham & Daylesford
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Hydrotherapy at Woozelbears
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At only one year old Gerrard the Newfoundland was in a sad way.
He went into the Woozlebears veterinary practice in Witney where
he was diagnosed with hip dysplasia, a joint defect and a condition
called osteochondritis dissecans (OCD), which affects the joint
cartilage. He had minor surgery on his shoulder to resolve the OCD
but still needed a hip replacement..
Two weeks after his shoulder surgery Gerrard was in the
hydrotherapy pool three times a week to build up the muscles on a
restricted exercise regime. In conjunction with hydrotherapy he has
had a joint supplement developed by Olympic swimmer David
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import the cartridge supplement glucosamine into the UK, initially
to help humans. Since then Joe and David have created the Vets
kitchen range, which can be purchased at Woozelbears.
Eight weeks later Gerrard went for a post-operative check at the
Fitzpatrick veterinary referral centre and was declared sound in his
hips - and no longer needing a total hip replacement. At the time
his shoulder was still a little lame but the vets expected him to fully
recover within a few weeks, no longer requiring medication but
continuing with his hydrotherapy and joint supplement.
Woozelbears in Witney specialises in Canine Hydrotherapy and
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Woozelbears grooming can cater for any size dog. The services
offered are clipping, trimming and handstripping to the breed
standard or to your personal taste.
Canine Hydrotherapy can improve the quality and rate of healing
following surgery and traumatic injury and can help treat ongoing
medical conditions in dogs. Woozelbears has a large swimming pool
and an extended length aquatic treadmill to rehabilitate dogs with
a variety of conditions. The aquatic treadmill is a new piece of
rehabilitation equipment that can be far more beneficial than the
pool during the recovery and maintenance of certain conditions
such as cruciate ligament injuries and post operative recovery. It
allows exercise in a supported and controlled environment with the
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Are you a fan of Radio Drama?Our innovative audio drama ‘THE FALLING SKY’ can
be heard at a number of villages over the summer….
“Twelve extraordinary monthsin the life of an English village.”
Starring Stephanie Cole and Julian Glover the play was firstperformed on a regular rural tour in 2007 and recorded in 2010and is specially designed to be listened to as part of a guidedwalk around your village - a captivating drama played out infamiliar surroundings - a unique opportunity for ruralcommunity audiences to experience this original and absorbingnew approach to touring theatre. ( c.100 mins)
Moreton-in-Marsh Bowls ClubFrom Pat Wainwright ([email protected])
*An important message from Mike Wainwright:
“Moreton-in-Marsh Bowls Club wishes to apologiseunreservedly to the fire-fighters of Moreton-in-MarshRetained Fire Station for having attributed recent help inthe watering of the Club`s new green to The Moreton FireCollege. During the extended period of dry weather inMarch and April it was , in fact , the Retained Fire Stationwhich came to the Club`s rescue on several occasions.The newly-laid turf may well have died without thesewelcome interventions and our sincere thanks go to allwho helped avoid this potentially disastrous situation.”
Brenda Dix and Peggy Harrison
Brenda and Peggy represented Moreton-in-Marsh BowlsClub in the 2011 County Ladies Pairs. They weresuccessful in the first two rounds of the competition, onboth occasions beating teams from Bishops Cleeve. Thistook them through to the last 16 of the competition inwhich they played a pair from Stroud at Gloucester SpaBowls Club. In a close match Brenda and Peggy won theirway through to the last eight of the competition wherethey came up against a very strong pairing fromCheltenham Whaddon. The Cheltenham pair came outon top and subsequently won their way into the final.However, Brenda and Peggy should be congratulated ontheir achievement in getting so far in the CountyCompetition.
New Bowling Clubhouse gets even higher
Photo sent in by Bill Goldie.
“I took the attached photo of workmen putting
the (appropriate) weathercock up on the new
Bowling Club building behind Redesdale Place in
Moreton. It seemed a milestone of sorts so I
thought you might find it of use at some time.”
The Mark Jones Memorial GolfTournament & Auction
On Friday, 27th May, the Mark Jones Memorial GolfTournament & Auction took place at the Chipping NortonGolf Club, Chipping Norton in aid of Pancreatic Cancer UKand the John Radcliffe Hospital (Oncology Unit). It was afantastic day and evening with 56 golfers and around 80in attendance in the evening. There was liveentertainment, a great buffet and a fantastic raffle andAuction, raising almost £7000.00 for the evening. Pleasego online for information on next year's event, date andtime (www.markjonesmemorial.org.uk). Thank you to all for your support, encouragement and
participation.
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Ground following the fire and vandalism the destroyed the
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individuals plus the fantastic support of the people of Moreton.
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heart warming and the work is now complete. We have so
many to thank and we are holding a day of celebration at the
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Sunday 17th July ( between 12 midday and 5pm)
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place at 3pm.
Honours for Club Members
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as well as being involved with our new Colts team and helping
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Moreton Rangers Pre Season Friendlies.
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Sat 23rd July Home v Alveston K.O.3PM
Tues 26th July Home v Gloucester City
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Stow on the Wold Cricket ClubReports from Ashley Andrews,Capt.
Saturday 28st May vs Oakridge – LOSTStow welcomed Oakridge this week and were up against ateam with a lot of experience in division 1. Stow won the tossand chose to bowl and this looked to be a good decision asthings got off to a great start. Dan Heaps dismissed bothopeners for low scores and bowled very tightly. He ended with10-3-20-2 after a superb bowling display. He was backed up byDan Smith who ripped through Oakridge’s middle order taking3 wickets for 24 runs. Stow bowled extremely well and didn’tgive any runs away. Louis Millar and Albie Griffin both took 2wickets each at the end of the innings to bowl Oakridge out fora low score of only 87.
The lads were confident in reply but didn’t start well loosingtwo wickets in the third over. A small partnership betweenChris Heaps, 17, and Ben Close, 18, steadied things but bothfell cheaply. Resistance from Dan Heaps who got 21 looked tohelp things but once he was out things went from bad toworse. Stow threw wickets away and needed 8 runs to win withthe final two batsmen at the crease. They got it down to 1 runto tie before Oakridgetook the final wicketleaving the ladsgutted, loosing by 1run! A disappointing
end to a very close
nervy game.
Sunday 29th May vs Naunton – WONAfter a disappointingdefeat the day beforeStow looked to buildconfidence in thisfriendly againstNaunton. Stow wonthe toss and chose tobat. Both openerswent early but aquick 18 from JackRobson got Stowgoing. A solid partnership between Dan Smith and AshleyAndrews really got Stow scoring before Dan was finally bowledout for 45. Ash went on to hit 102, accompanied by KieranShoemark who hit a good 16 not out on debut to give Nauntona target of 239.In reply Stow’s opening bowlers kept thingstight and both picked up a couple of wickets. Albie Griffin took2-5 and Sam Webley 2-34 to put Stow in a commandingposition. A good partnership in the middle order for Nauntonhelped them get to 100 but once Chris Heaps took theirwickets (2 for 23) Stow bowled Naunton out for 128.
Saturday 4th June vs Adlestrop – LOSTThis week Stow faced the current league champions inAdlestrop. Stow won the toss and chose to bowl and didn’thave much joy to begin with. Adlestrop got to 20 overs withoutlosing a wicket and scoring 67 runs (a run rate that wasn’t toohigh, but not loosing any wickets was a big bonus for them).Stow finally took a wicket and from then batsmen fell at regularintervals thanks to Louis Millar who took 3-43. Adlestropincreased the run rate but some good death bowling limitedAdlestrop to 157 - a challenging total.Stow got off to a good start with Max Fisher hitting a solid 30 atthe top of the order. Stow lost a few early wickets but John
Robson came in and steadiedthings along with 27, withAshley Andrews scoring aquick 35. With 5 overs to goStow needed to up the runrate and some big hitting fromBen Close and AshleyAndrews put Stow on thebrink of stealing victory fromAdlestrop. But some goodbowling got both of them outand the lower order of theteam collapsed. Stow lost by anarrow 6 runs after scoring151. Another very closedefeat for the second weekrunning against a teamchallenging for the leaguetitle
Sunday 5th June vs Chipping Norton – WONThe team has always done well in the annual friendly againstChippy and things didn’t change. Stow lost the toss and wereasked to bat. Ben Close and Dan Smith opened well until Benfell for 27. Jack Robson then came to the crease, playing somegreat shots before being dismissed for 49, missing his first ever50 by one run! Some huge hitting by Smitty saw him hit hismaiden hundred for the club and he was the rock of thisinnings, ending 110 not out. The team finally ended on 248-5.In reply the opening bowlers got stuck in straight away. AlbieGriffin took 2-10 and Sam Webley 3-17 blew away Chippy’s toporder between them. The bowling changes didn’t ease thingsup for Chippy with Ashley Andrews taking 3-19 to remove themiddle order. A lower order partnership for Chippy saw themget to 120 before finally being bowled out. An enjoyable game
(with good on field jokes from Craig Hughes) and a good
performance by the team against a good bunch of lads at
Chippy.
Friday 10th June vs Coventry Ramblers - CancelledSaturday 11th June vs Barnsley – CancelledSaturday 18th June vs Chedworth - Cancelled
Sat 2 Sherston Magna A League
Sun 3 Naunton H
Fri 8 Guiting H
Sat 9 Williamstrip A League
Sun 10 Bayshill H
Sat 16 NATS H League
Sun 17 Coln Valley H
Sat 23 Oakridge A League
Sun 24 Chipping Norton H
Sat 30 Adlestrop H League
Spectators are welcome at all SCC’s matches, particularly those at home.
JULY FIXTURES
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Clubs, News & Reports
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Clubs
Music
Local Authorities
Community Groups
Children & Youngsters
Key Information
Local Clubs, Societies, Associations & CharitiesArt Club Fisher House (in the hall)Tuesday 9.30 – 12.3001451 831408: [email protected] Investment ClubMeets 1st Tues of each month. Jeremy Main 01608 658675Cotswold Wardens (conservation, guided walks)01451 862000 / www.cotswoldsaonb.org.ukEmbroidery Guild, Stow & Countryside Branch.Meets 1st Tues/month- Broadwell V.H. Speakers, workshops.Mrs S Davis - 01451 831277.Knit One, Sip One Knitting GroupAlternate Weds at 8pm Coach & Horses, LongboroughContact: Kirsty on 07787767957 0r [email protected] Saving Club (Fire College) Co-ordinator: Lynette Mantle 01386 882430Northleach & Fosseway Lions Club2nd Tuesday/month (business meeting) at Red Lion, Northleach, 8pmnorthleachandfosselions.org.uk/0845 8339825N Cotswold Bee-Keepers AssocJulie Edwards 01608 659396 [email protected] Cotswold Bridge ClubMeets Bourton on the Hill on Tues, Weds, ThursN Cotswold CAMRA01451810305 [email protected] Lamb 01386 701603 N Cotswold Disabled ClubJoan M Oughton 01451 830580N Cotswold Digital Camera ClubJames Minter 01451 824175 www.ncdcc.co.ukN Cotswold National TrustPat Poulton 01608 651372N Cotswold Probus Club2nd and 4th Thurs mornings Sec: James Grafton 01608 684181N Cotswold Rotary ClubContact: Dudley Mills 01451 820704 – Bourton on the WaterBrian Honess 01451 830052 Stow /Barry Peaston 01608 650526N Cotswold U3AContact Jenny Stanfield 01451 824338Oddington WIMeet on the 2nd Tue each month Oddington Village HallSue John 01451 830989Rotary Kingham/DaylesfordMeets Weds evening; Sat morningwww.kinghamrotary.org.ukRoyal British Legion Branch T: 831550 and 07779 4523960Club at Well Lane, Stow T: 830242Scottish Country Dance GroupBrenda Parsons 01451 831876Single File social events forunattached 50-65s, meets fortnightlyContact Daphne 01295 788474Stow Disability AssociationGeorge Hill - 01608 658636 www.stowda.org.ukStow District Civic SocietyMeets 1st Tues evenings alternate months, Church RoomsNigel Surman 01451 833783Stow Embroiderers’ Guild – tel 01451 832427Stow GuidesStow Probus 1st and Thursday mornings Tim Sedgley 01608 652696Stow WIJackie Palmer 01451 822285/ Alison Varnish 830909
Sherborne Hockey ClubStuart Colmer - Chairman Tel: 01451 844 278Home matches@The Cotswold School, Bourton GL54 2BDStow Cricket ClubCaptain Ash Andrews 07891 [email protected]://stowotw.play-cricket.com/homeStow Rugby ClubTim Bevan/Liz Fraser/Andrew Cartlidge www.stowrfc.co.ukTae Kwon Do Assoc of GB Lee Chapman 07977 560086Tues 6.30 Adults| Thurs 6.30 Juniors|7.30 Seniors| 8.30 Adult Self [email protected] / www.combinedselfdefence.co.uk
Glos Association for the BlindMoreton Area Centre, High St, Moreton Mondays 10am-1pm 01242 [email protected] N CotswoldsFamily Support Charity: 01451 831781N Cotswold Community RadioOld Police Station, Chipping Campden,www.nothcotswoldonline.comN Cotswold Friendship Centre (Within Age UK)1st Weds monthly. Colin 01993 842820/01608 [email protected] Neighbourhood WatchNon-Emergency 0845 0901234 www.northcotswoldsnw.co.ukN Cotswold Support Gp – Parkinson’s UKMike Winter 01451 831194RNLI N Cotswold BranchChairman Diana Porter 01451 830508The Friends of The Moore Cottage HospitalChairman: Philip Winter Tel:01451 [email protected] Stroke Association (Age UK) www.stroke.org.uk01452 520723. Helpline: 0303 3033 100YHA Stow on the Wold (www.yha.org.uk)Manager Dawn Rankin. [email protected]
Moreton ScoutsBeavers Mondays 17:30 – 18:45 Age 6-8½Cubs, Mondays 18.45-20.15 & Tuesdays 18.30-20.00 Age 8-10½Explorer Scouts, Wednesday (fortnightly) 20.00 - 22.00 Age 14-18Scouts, Thursdays 19.30 - 21.30 Age 10½-14Dave Manley-Moreton Scout Group Secretary 01608 650814Army Cadets at Moreton/BourtonWeds 7.30-9.30pm Major M G Little01451 831408 the [email protected] Toddler GroupNicki 01608 658137 Mon: 10-11.30amChildren’s Art Club (ages 4-12)After school, Saturdays and holidaysGill Parkes: 01386 700991Condicote Playgroup & ToddlersLeader: Jo Abrahams 07796 987173Monkey Music (pre-school music classes)Tues. afternoons 07768 457403 [email protected] Bumps, Babes BeyondMondays 10-12 at Oddington Village HallEmma 07966 205774Stow Youth Centre Fosse way, StowYouth Worker, Suzanne Collinson. 07825 721220Guiting Power Brownies (age 7 – 10)Tuesday Evenings 6.15-7.30pmLeader Cheryl Millar 01451 831233
Childline 0800 11 11Crime Stoppers 0800 555 111First Responders (St John’s Ambulance)01452 858220 [email protected] Heart Support GroupWeds 10.15am. Moreton Congregational Church RoomsJohn Green 01451 824141GO-STOW Visitor Information 12 Talbot Court, Stow. 01451 870150Moreton Hospital (Minor Injury Unit)01608 812605 8am-8pm(X-Ray Mon-Frii 9am-12.45/ Mon & Weds 1.45-4.15pm)N Cotswold St John Ambulance & St John Cadets(from age 10) Meets at Bourton 7-9pm Thurs 01451 820570Stow on the Wold Police StationHigh Street, GL54 1AB Tel: 0845 0901234
Cotswold Business ClubsCotswold Business Centre [email protected] Fund Trustee Robert BarnettWIRE Network (Women in Rural Enterprise- N.Cots)N Cotswold: Emma Heathcote-Jameswww.wire.org/networks 01386 831379/07977 226025
Bledington Music Festivalwww.bledingtonmusicfestival.co.ukBlockley Ladies Choir Sec:Jean Ellis 01386 841253Tues 7.30-9pm - Little Village Hall. Campden Music SocietyCarol Jackson – concert mgr [email protected] Choral SocietyDavid South 01451 870494Thurs 7.30-9.30pm Upper/Lower Slaughter Village HallCotswold West Gallery GroupAnnette Smith 01451 830160Kingham Choral SocietyDerek Woods 01608 658738Naunton Music SocietyBarbara Steiner 01451 850897 [email protected] Youth Singers(Ages 9+) Linda Green – 01451 830327Fridays Term Time, 6 – 7pm at St Edwards Church, Stow
Breathe Easy Groups (British Lung Foundation)2nd Tues/monthly. 2-4pm. 01451 822102/810520Baden Powell Hall, Bourton o/t WaterCounty Cllr Barry DareShire Hall, Gloucester GL1 2GT01452 425000 /01386 [email protected] District CouncilCirencester – Trinity Road, Cirencester01285 623000 www.cotswold.gov.ukDistrict Cllr Merryl Phillips01285 623808/01608 [email protected] Cllr David Penman01285 623808/01451 [email protected] Market ForumMain office: 01452 425953 www.glosmts.org.ukGlos Rural Community CouncilMarilyn Cox 01452 528491 [email protected]@grccorg.uk www.grcc.org.ukMoreton Area CentreHigh Street, Moreton 01608 [email protected] Town CouncilStow Council Office, Stow Youth Club, Stow, GL54 1ABTel 01451 832585 [email protected] [email protected]@villageagent.grcc.org.uk
Breathe Easy Groups (British Lung Foundation)01451 822102/810520Cotswold Volunteers (helping disadvantaged people locally)Jane Winstanley CEO.01285 658802 / [email protected] Shares N Cotswolds Community Time Bank01608 812338 [email protected] Easy Groups (British Lung Foundation)01451 822102/810520Cotswold Volunteers (a local charity helping disadvantaged people)Jane Winstanley CEO 01285 [email protected] Shares N Cotswolds Community Time Bank01608 812338 [email protected] of Stow Surgery 01451 832200 & 830610
Bourton Vale Cricket ClubPhilip Winter 01451 [email protected] Cricket ClubMr S/N Kean 01451 831458Stow Badminton ClubForbes Campbell 01451 832188 Joyce Norris 01451 833668Cotswold WalkersSarah Clifton-Gould 01285 623450Every Thurs 2pm Moreton Area CentreWeds 2pm Bourton Leisure Centre – Alan Robinson 01451 821067Great Rissington ArchersSat 10.30am at Gr Rissington Social Club (+ Weds 6.30pm in summer)Michael Ebelthite: 01451 824161/Niall McIntosh: 01451 870221London Chinatown TaeKwondoWeds: 6.30pm Kids and families; 7.30pm teens and adultsRedesdale Hall, Moreton 0751 7437300Moreton Bowls ClubBarry Peaston – 01608 650526Ian Deakins – 01451 821399/Rod Dix – 01451 821020Moreton Bowling ClubMargaret 01451 821399/Tom 01608 651761Moreton Badminton ClubMike and Joyce Rees 01608 650825N Cotswolds Youth Cricket ClubShaun Williams 01608 652138 www.nycc.co.uk
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