Issue 19 - April 2012 (PDF) - Chipping Norton Times

CHIPPING NORTON TIMES
Issue 19 April 2012
An independent monthly magazine delivered FREE OF CHARGE for residents and businesses in and around Chipping Norton.
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Chipping Norton Times – joining Stow Times, Moreton Times & Bourton Times,
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SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES

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THE COFFEE HOUSE
NOW OPEN
Until 9:00pm TUES ~ SAT
From 3rd April 2012
Come & taste one of our freshly cooked meals
Including the new Homemade
Local Dexter Beef Burgers
Our secluded garden is now open so come
and enjoy Spring and Easter with us.
Please check online for full menu or call in anytime
Continental Coffee House & Restaurant
Church Street, Stow-on-the Wold 01451-870802
www.thecoffeehousestow.co.uk
NUMBER FOUR AT STOW - HONOURED IN THE 2012 TRIPADVISOR TRAVELLERS’ CHOICE HOTEL AWARDS
TripAdvisor, Inc. the world’s largest travel website, has revealed that Number Four at Stow is
amongst the top 10 hotels in the UK and came out top for service.
Caroline and Patricia Lösel were delighted with the award and had no idea they had received
one until contacted by the press. “ It was a lovely surprise and shows that our guests, both
local and from further afield are looking for value for money along with great service and
food. We come from a family of hoteliers and offer ‘old fashioned hospitality’ alongside our
great team of staff . “
The award from TripAdvisor is the latest in various industry recognitions – 2 rosettes from the
AA guide and the hotel and restaurant are also recommended by the Michelin Guide.
Cutler’s Restaurant is becoming well known locally for serving excellent food for lunch and
dinner. Lunch for two courses is only £14.50 and is available from Monday to Saturday
inclusive. An excellent Sunday lunch menu has various dishes including roast rib of Cotswold
beef, roast duck and grilled calves liver.
Number Four at Stow, Fosseway, Stow-on-the-Wold, Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire, GL54 1JX Tel: 01451 830297 www.hotelnumberfour.co.uk

CHIPPING NORTON TIMES
From the Editor
Bringing together such a wide variety of content each month is
quite a privilege, and also an eye-opener! In some ways it appears
to makes the Editor a ‘know all’, like the man in a uniform who
stands on a railway platform. A number of people ‘test’ this
attribute every month – with mixed results!
However, of one thing I feel very sure - collecting information
about a community is special. Over time a picture evolves, a
combination of personal experience and editorial overview – and
rather like a random game of I Spy, it produces some interesting
questions and answers.
The town and its community are wonderful at producing vibrant
and rewarding events, raising spirits and funds to support the issues
that matter to us. In creating opportunities to take part - as ‘go-fer’,
collector, organiser or performer, we are all challenged to be our
best, develop news skills and make new friends. These are the
things that bind a community together and in the face of a
recession, when it is easy for negativity to surface, they really count.
In the next few weeks our parish and town councils hold their
Annual General Meetings, at which their district and county
representatives are due to give their annual reports. These maybe
notes taken from the Budgetary Report about how the district/
county is doing; or a discussion about how they are representing
our interests, which meetings and debates they attended, what
reports they have written for our information.
Maybe this is the opportunity to address some uncomfortable
issues, to share with them ‘how it is’, how it feels to live and be in
business during these tough times. The words we might really
want to hear from them are “You are being listened to and here is
the proof…”
Don’t shoot the messenger!
Our elected councillors need to know that they have our support
to speak strongly and clearly on our behalves; they need to
understand local concerns from the community point of view and
be confident in gathering public support in order to put forward
and debate community issues at a higher level.
It doesn’t sound easy or quick. But when you live and work here, is
it important?
Best wishes, Jenni Turner
Editor
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copydate is 15th April 2012..
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Inside this edition
FEATURES
14, 15 Return of the Vikings – an owl invasion of the Costwolds: words by Will
Masefield of the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, photography by Mike Boyes
16 Local Award winners – Clarke Antiques and Foxbury Farm shop
26, 27 Diamond Jubilee Celebrations; Jubilee Poetry competition;
Commemorative Tablet
45 ‘Oh to be in England…’ Carole Foster celebrates allotments
46, 47 ‘Lost for Words’ – a short story by Nicholas John
56 Debt is invisible – researched and written by Carole Foster
REGULARS
8 Book Reviews from Cotswold Bookstore
9 Stow Times Writing Competition; Plant a Potato Pot; Faces of Britain
11,12 Local Government & Community News
24 Youth in Action: Youth Initiatives - changing neighbourhoods
25 Young People in the Community; Cotswold Life-saving Club
26 Local Church Services
27 Local Authorities & Associations
28 Village Halls
29 Local Cinemas and regular events; Bargain prices on Small Ads
30-36 LOCAL EVENTS and EVENTS DIARY
36 Seven Wonders of the Cotswolds ; Walks with the Cotswold Wardens
41 Correspondence – Localism.
Chipping Norton’s new Honorary Citizen
42 Robb Eden – dealing with HMRC
50 - 53 Reports from some of our local Schools
57 - 61 News & Reports from some of the Local Sports Clubs, etc..
63 Chipping Norton Rotary; U3A Summer Programme
65 News & reports from local clubs and societies
66 Clubs, Societies & Associations, etc (this list is updated bi-monthly)
67 Local Business Directory
One glance at our Index and you can see this April edition is bustling with an
amazing mixture of items sent in and assembled from Stow and over the
wider North Cotswolds area. It’s been busy in the office too and I have been
delighted to have ‘backroom assistance’ from Christabel Hardacre, Jane
Gleghorn (who tackled our biggest number of sports articles yet), Jan Marley
and a growing number of contributors and correspondents. They have
enriched this edition, and I hope you will enjoy it.
Our design team this month was Eagle Design Ltd.
0845 230 8955 / www.eagledesign.net
Extra copies of Chipping Norton Times may be available at The Leisure
Centre, the West Oxfordshire information Point and at the surgery.
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be reproduced for some purposes. The opinions expressed in this magazine are not
necessarily those of the Editor or any member of the team. The magazines are produced
and delivered almost entirely by volunteers. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the
accuracy of information printed in the magazine, the Editor/team do not accept any
responsibility for the consequences of any errors that may occur.
Our Front Cover photograph “ The monument at Churchill”
03.12©ChippingNortonTimes
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NEWS
Calling all murder mystery fans. Rebecca Tope will be with us on
Saturday 14th April to sign her latest book, ‘Malice in the
Cotswolds’. In this, the 10th of her Cotswold books, Thea
Osborne and her dog Hepzibah are house-sitting in the village of
Snowshill, when a local boy is found strangled. Of course it is up
to Thea to catch the culprit. However, not only will this new
hardback be available, but also the new paperback, ‘Deception in
the Cotswolds’, is now in stock and she will happily sign that or
any of her other paperbacks. On the day, we will have a special
price reduction for the hardback so do come along or book your
signed copy, at the special reduced price, in advance. Those of
you who do attend our signings may remember the amazingly
young author, James Aitcheson, who came last year to sign
‘Sworn Sword’. James will be along in September to sign the
second in the series but meantime, ‘Sworn Sword’ is now
available in paperback at only £6.99.
REVIEWS
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fryby Rachel Joyce
Hardback at £12.99
When Harold Fry receives a letter from an old friend he steps
out of retirement and an empty marriage and starts a journey,
on foot, all the way from South Devon to the hospital in Berwick,
where Queenie is dying. On his journey he receives mostly
kindness from those he meets and as his progress hits the news,
more people try to help and even join him on his ‘pilgrimage’.
However, this is more than a story of an imaginary journey for, as
he travels, we gain insight into his marriage, into his relationships
and into a very ordinary man doing something extraordinary. A
dreamy ramble that is movingly built around a very unassuming
English hero and I enjoyed every mile.
The Bleeding Landby Giles Kristian
Hardback £12.99
Set at the start of the English Civil War, this novel concentrates
on the family of Sir Francis Rivers, a friend of the King. It is a
violent and unsavoury dispute with a neighbour which causes
the younger son, Tom, to join Parliament’s army whilst Sir
Francis and his oldest son, Mun, fight on the King’s side. I
enjoyed this read from start to finish. It’s not just the non-stop
action, nor the clearly defined and believable characters. Both of
these points would make a fair read but this author’s plotting
makes this a page- turner and he uses such rich description that
his scenes are all atmospheric and involving. This deserves, and
should receive, a very wide readership, especially as it is just the
first of a series.
More news and reviews - cotswoldbookstore.blogspot.com
and cotswoldbookstoregamesworkshop.blogspot.com
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COTSWOLD BOOKSTORE
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01608 652666 email: cotsbookstore@tiscali.co.u
Can you imagine being elderly, alone,
isolated and afraid?
Can you imagine the impact this would have on your physical
and mental health?
Cotswold Volunteers North has a heart-breaking waiting list of
people in exactly this situation. We are looking for caring local
people who will come forward and volunteer to befriend them.
It is entirely possible that there is someone in your village who
needs a befriender, a chat over a cup of tea about old times,
someone to laugh with.
Janet, who lives in Stow-on-the-Wold, is 95 and lives alone. She
is still driving and living an independent life, but would really
like someone local just to call in on her once a week to make
sure everything is OK. This would give her a great sense of
reassurance and peace of mind: ‘It would be so wonderful if
someone could,’ she asks.
John and his wife Alice live in Moreton-in-Marsh and have a
combined age of 182! John has only 20% of his eyesight but is
Alice’s full-time Carer, as she suffers from dementia. John
would love someone to come and sit with his wife occasionally,
so that he can enjoy some respite and his wife can benefit from
some new company. ‘I have tried to get help, but didn’t think
there was anything available,’ he explains. Julie in Bourton on
the Water has lived with her brother for most of her life, but he
recently died leaving her isolated and desolate. A regular local
visitor could completely change her world.
All our Volunteers are greatly appreciated. We offer training,
support and the reimbursement of travel expenses. Many of
our Volunteers make new friends and truly enjoy their
invaluable volunteering role.
Patricia Johnston-Deas recently joined Cotswolds Volunteers
North as a Volunteer Befriender: ‘I am retired and had some
time on my hands. I find the older generation so refreshingly
honest and genuine. What is now considered to be old
fashioned values are still so important and pertinent today -
the young have a lot to learn from the old. With one of the
lovely ladies I visit I am learning to play Yahtzee – she tells me
off for not being good enough and has advised me to pull my
socks up!’
If you have some free time and are considering what to do
with it could this be your answer?
For more information please contact
Cotswolds Volunteer North: 01608 652019
Email: kirsty@cotswoldvolunteers.com
amanda@cotswoldvolunteers.com
(office hours Monday and Thursday 9am – 4pm)

OUR FIRST SHORT STORY COMPETITION: "A Place In The Heart"
Our first short story competition is based on the theme "A Place In The Heart". Entries can carry an individual title - the only
stipulation is that each entry must feature or mention a place (village, town, geographical landmark etc) within the areas where
we deliver Stow-on-the-Wold, Moreton-in-Marsh, Bourton-on-the-water, Chipping Norton - and the surrounding villages.
The competition is open to all ages and we invite readers to send in their written work. The rules are below.
RULES
1. Closing date 30th April 2012
2. Entries must be in English and be the author’s own unpublished work. They must not be on offer for publication or entered
in any other current competition.
3. Maximum length 1,000 words.
4. Authors may enter more than one short story, but not more than three. Each one should be submitted separately.
5. Each piece of work, with its title and number of words, must be in clear type on one side of A4 sheet(s). Details of the
writer
must not appear on this sheet.
6. The author’s name and address and the titles of all entries should be typed on a separate sheet of A4 paper.
6. Entries can be sent by post or email. Please keep a copy of your work, as entries cannot be returned.
7. The prize-winner will be notified by post, if SAE provided, or by email if email address is provided.
8. All entries that arrive before the closing date (30th April) will be considered by the adjudicating panel, whose decision is
final.
No correspondence will be entered into concerning the result.
9. The results and the winning short story will be published in the June editions of the magazine. We will publish the stories of
up to two runners-up in the following editions.
SEND YOUR ENTRY/IES:
(by eml) story@stowtimes.co.uk
(by post) Short Story Competition, P.O.Box 6, Sheep Street, Stow on the Wold, GL54 1WD.
Faces of Britain is quick, free and simple and we’d love as
many people as possible to join in.”
With both the Olympic and Paralympic Games now officially under a year
away, local residents are being given the chance to join a number of Great
Britain’s medal hopefuls by taking part in a free ‘online time capsule’.
Stars from sports including rowing, beach volleyball and badminton have
uploaded a photo of themselves onto the Faces of Britain website,
www.facesofritain.co.uk. The site is open free of charge to everyone
looking forward to the big events of 2012, which include the London Games,
Euro 2012 and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
Faces of Britain has space for 212 people from every area of the country. In
total there are almost 100,000 spaces.
Team GB stars on the site include:
James Foad, Olympic rowing, Richmond Upon Thames
Andrew Triggs-Hodge, Olympic rowing, Oxford
Cameron Nichol, Olympic rowing, London
Francesca Jus-Burke, Olympic rowing, Wandsworth
Paul Mattick, Olympic rowing, Vale of White Horse
Sam Lowe, Olympics judo, Woking
Jody Gooding, Olympic beach volleyball, Gloucester
Denise Johns, Olympic beach volleyball, Gloucester
Izzy Hamilton, Olympic windsurfing, Cornwall
Krysten Coombs, Paralympic badminton & table tennis, S. Hams
Kenny Churchill, Paralympic javelin, Charnwood
Hannah Cockroft, Paralympic wheelchair racing, Calderdale
Fran Williamson, Paralympic swimming, Cambridge
Join Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic stars and become a face of 2012!
To upload your photo go to www.facesofritain.co.uk
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Local shops 'vital' for high streets
From an article by Ruralcity Media: www.rsnomnline.org.uk
Nearly eight in ten local people believe local producers, such as
a butcher or baker, are critical to the future success of their
town centres.
A survey has been carried out by pollsters on behalf of the Local
Government Association amid concerns over clusters of premises
such as betting shops and fast food takeaways on high streets.
The survey showed:
• Local shops polled strongly
• 47% of local residents believe that supermarkets had a
community role to play
• Older people felt most strongly about local shops, with 93% of
over 65s saying the local grocer or butcher were crucial to high
streets.
• 88% of the same age group said local amenities such as post
offices and libraries were important.
• local people prefer a range of local shops
• 74% require post offices, libraries and dry cleaners
• Retail shops (75%), restaurants and cafes (69%) and newsagents
(66%) also score highly
• Younger people value entertainment
• 53% of 18-24 year olds (53%) want facilities such as cinemas
and bowling alleys.
• 38% of this younger age group said sports centres could
contribute towards the future success of high streets.
Councils have developed a five-point plan to give high streets a
shot in the arm. Proposals include taking over empty shops, more
powers over local transport, local control over apprenticeship
schemes and less red tape.
Councils are also keen to work closer with businesses to ensure
economic growth remains a priority, for example through
Business Improvement Districts.
Comment by Sally Henley
“The reason that many high streets are in decline is because
running an independent business is in many cases, no longer a
realistic way of earning a living. The very people canvassed in this
survey - those who like the idea of having local shops - are likely
to be the ones who are not using local shops with enough
regularity. Unless those who want local shops actually use them
frequently, avoid a 'big supermarket shop' and resist shopping on
line - nothing will change. It is not planning restrictions which
stop people from opening shops, it is the costs of trading in a
high street premises (business rates, BID levies, rents).In the
absence of economies of scale, from which chains benefit, the
independent has to charge more in order to cover these huge
costs. We have betting shops and fast food takeaway outlets
because there is a demand for them and a profit can be made
from them – it’s very simple. These often spring up in sites where
no other business has shown an interest - they are not 'depriving'
other businesses from the opportunity of trading from these
sites. It is not because planning is stopping a butcher a baker or a
newsagent from opening - it is because starting up and owning a
butcher a baker or a newsagent is a risky business in today’s
society and economic climate. Reduced rents and heavily
reduced business rates would almost certainly make the prospect
more attractive whereas no amount of planning deregulation
will.......”

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Sheep Street - Wednesdays 7.00pm
Tel: Christine 01608 686288
Moreton-in-Marsh
Congregational Church Hall
Oxford Street -
Thursdays 5.15pm & 7.00pm
Tel: Christine 01608 686288
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From RSN Online – www.rsnonline.org.uk
Rural communities shape
local development
Neighbourhood planning is a key part of the government's
localism agenda, aiming to give local people a major say in
shaping development in their area.
Using Neighbourhood Development Orders communities will
be able to help determine where development should go and
decide the type and design of developments granted automatic
planning permission. The system formally commences later this
year.
This brings to 233 the number of 'frontrunner' communities
that have been working up plans and testing out
neighbourhood planning. Local to the Cotswolds are Faringdon,
Calne (Wiltshire), Kempsey (Malvern DC), Honeybourne, Cleeve
Prior and Pebworth (all in Wychavon DC).
Communities minister Bob Neill said there had been "enormous
interest" in neighbourhood planning. "The large number of
communities jumping at the chance to trial these new powers
demonstrates the enthusiasm people have for this local
approach to planning. For the first time communities will be in
the driving seat and allowed to shape the way they want their
area to develop instead of having a vision imposed upon them
from above.
"Neighbourhood planning encourages people to plan positively
for their future and is a real opportunity to deliver the homes
and jobs communities need to thrive."
The local councils of successful front runners have been given
£20,000 per project to help their communities with
neighbourhood planning.
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The Cotswold’s are the Best for Antiques
Christopher Clarke Antiques in Stow-on-the-Wold and
Blighty Antiques in Cheltenham have been named as
category winners in the inaugural Britain’s Best Antiques
Shops Awards, Christopher Clarke Antiques as Best
specialist shop and Blighty Antiques as Best antiques
shop.
Simon Clarke of Christopher Clarke Antiques said: ‘It’s a
huge honour to win this award and be acknowledged for
our specialty. Britain leads the world in antiques and
these awards show that The Cotswolds is a ‘must go to ‘
destination for anyone interested in period art and
design.’ Sarah Seccombe of Blighty Antiques said: “We
are delighted to be crowned as Britain’s Best Antique
Shop and we owe a big thank-you to our customers and
the public who took the time to vote for us - it’s the
greatest compliment of all.”
The Cotswolds have always boasted the largest
concentration of serious antiques dealers outside of
London and these awards confirm it. Blighty Antiques is
home to a mix of country house and colonial pieces with
some fabulously eccentric decorative accessories.
Christopher Clarke Antiques are probably the only
specialists worldwide to deal in Campaign Furniture - i.e.
antiques that often look like domestic furniture but are
made to fold up or dismantle for ease of travel. When
the British Empire was at its height there was a large
industry that provided such furniture for the soldiers and
administrators who travelled to the Colonies.
The Britain’s Best Antiques Shops Awards were launched
in the November 2011 issue of Homes & Antiques to tie
in with National Antiques Week. The competition invited
nominations from the public to find the unsung heroes
of the high street in one of five categories: Best antiques
shop; Best antiques centre; Best specialist shop; Best
vintage/mid century shop; and Best auction house.
Blighty Antiques and Christopher Clarke Antiques will be
profiled alongside the three other winning businesses in
the May issue of the magazine, on sale April 5.
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Foxbury’ National Award
Foxbury Farm Shop just outside Burford visited the House of
Lords last month to attend the "Rural Oscars" at the
Countryside Alliance, Daily Telegraph and Farmers Weekly
Business Awards.
Colin Dawes, Pauline Kew, Rebecca Dawes and David Pitcher
Colin Dawes and his team were delighted to be Highly
Commended as the UK and Ireland Best Local Food Business.
The judges included Clarissa Dickson-Wright, Countryside
Alliance Executive Chairman Sir Barney White Spunner and
The Daily Telegraph's Assistant Editor Philip Johnston. The
judges commented "This working farm doesn't stand still – as
well as producing and selling their produce in the farm shop,
the farm is an unofficial rural school, reconnecting the next
generation with our farming heritage. The farm shop has
expanded in recent years with a popular tearoom that offers
special deals to the local elderly, an often overlooked minority.
The team's passions for community, produce and education
are something the Countryside Alliance is proud to support - if
youngsters don't understand the countryside, they won't care"
This year alone Foxbury Farm Shop has received 13 awards
including a Finalist in the West Oxfordshire Business Awards.
View the list: www.foxburyfarm.co.uk
The Good Food Barn serves hot and cold food, tea, coffee and
more. All the lamb, beef and pork reared at Foxbury Farm is
sold through Foxbury Farm Shop. More information online.
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poetry and prose by writers from the UK and overseas.
It is run as a non-profit making venture and was started
as a response to the familiar cry from writers that it's very
difficult to get good work published.
The magazine runs a short story competition in each
issue and offers a small cash prize to the winner and
publication to all the shortlisted stories as well. The short
story competition has been judged by writer and creative
writing lecturer Tricia Wastvedt and writer Roshi
Fernando as well as local short story writers and readers.
It is published four times a year and seeks to include
articles and reviews as well as poems and short stories.
Postal subscriptions are welcome:
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All those aches and pains getting you down?
Sick of swallowing pills and portions that don't work?
Moreton in Marsh Chiropractic uses a drug free
approach to move your body towards optimum
health.
Get your life back today.
Forward Head Posture
What is perfect head posture?
When the middle of the ear lobe lines up with the
centre of the shoulder. To check this, imagine a
line is dropped from the centre of the ear lode, it
should land directly in the centre of the shoulder
this is considered to be a “perfect” head posture.
Why does it matter?
Rene Cailliet M.D., famous medical author and former director of the
department of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University
of Southern California states:
“Head in forward posture can add up to thirty pounds of abnormal
leverage on the cervical spine. This can pull the entire spine out of
alignment.”
With our modern fast pace lifestyle and usage of mobiles (texting)
and computers (lap tops), the head placement of the population is
getting worse and people are suffering. The forward head position
from sitting at the computer all day and/or texting on the mobile
creates tension and compression strain in the neck and shoulders, it
has been suggested that this contributes to aches and pains of the
neck, shoulder and/or arms.
For every inch your head moves forward, it may gain up to 10 pounds
in weight as the muscles in your neck and upper back have to work
much harder to keep your head (chin) from dropping onto your chest.
This results in the muscles at the back of your skull to remain in
constant contraction, putting pressure on the nerves in that area. The
compression to these nerves may cause headaches at the base of the
skull and mimic other head and/or neck based symptoms. If forward
head posture is allowed to persist, this can lead to other postural
changes from compressive load further down the spine e.g. upper
thoracic hump (often called ‘widow’s’ hump)
Would you be surprised that your neck and shoulders hurt if you had
a 20 pound bowling ball hanging around your neck? It is not
uncommon to observe a 2 inch forward head placement in the new
people that come in to see me. That's what forward head posture can
do to you.
The good news….
Chiropractic is corrective and can help release the tension and
pressure in the neck and shoulders. I specialise in reversing joint
fixations to return the spine back to its natural balanced position and
to re-train the muscles that normally retract the head.
The result…
Neck and upper back pain should diminish and disappear, and
movement will be more flexible around the neck and shoulders as
your forward head posture returns to normal.
Moreton Area Centre, High Street, Moreton in
Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56 0AZ
Tel: 07766 142113
www.moretonchiro.co.uk
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Virtual volunteering
From YouthNetUK online, on Facebook, Twitter & You Tube
Volunteering is moving online. Not just through websites like doit.org.uk
that enable you to search and apply, but with
opportunities that can actually be done from your computer at
home or work.
Here at YouthNet (the charity behind do-it.org.uk) we have
several volunteering opportunities that require you to come to
our London offices only occasionally or not at all.
Journalists and bloggers
We're always looking for people to contribute YouthNet's
websites: do-it.org.uk and TheSite.org. For example, you could
write a rant or diary for TheSite.org, or apply to be a blogger on
do-it.org.uk. If you've got some experience you could even
write a full-length feature.
Karin Modig wrote several articles for do-it.org.uk.
"Volunteering as a journalist has been a great opportunity for
me to practice my skills," she says. " I learned about editing and
publishing online. Plus, because it's flexible, I was able to carry
on with my job as well."
Modding
TheSite.org also needs moderators to help run their popular
Discussion boards. Covering a wide variety of topics, the boards
are a place for young people to share their experiences and
make their views heard.
The role of a moderator is divided into two different areas:
making sure that inappropriate posts are dealt with, and
providing information and support to users.
As YouthNet's Communities Manager, Jim Valentine, explains,
it's a great chance to develop your skills. "Being a mod is all
about being a facilitator. The skills involved include
understanding the views of others and defusing potentially
inflammatory situations."
Peer advice
Another YouthNet project, askTheSite, also has online
volunteering opportunities. However, for their peer advice
project you do need to be able to come to training at our
London office (and you must be 18-29 years old). askTheSite
deals with questions: sexual health, general health, mental
health, housing, legal and rights, money and relationships
issues. In a new pilot scheme, volunteers are being recruited
and trained to answer questions in the relationships section.
It requires a reasonable time commitment - about 4-5 hours
per week, but volunteers will gain new skills in web
communication, web journalism and providing online advice as
well as receiving a comprehensive training programme in
online peer advice.
Not all the opportunities listed in this article are available at all
times. Check online for the latest information - YouthNet
YouthNet is the UK’s first
exclusively online charity. We
guide and support young
people, enabling them to make
informed choices, participate in
society and achieve their
ambitions.

Engaging Oxfordshire’s Young
People in their Communities
The National Citizen Service (NCS) is being piloted in Oxfordshire
this Summer. NCS is designed to prepare school leavers for
adult life, helping them to engage in their communities and
become active and responsible citizens.
The young people who participate in the scheme will be
involved in a variety of activities including personal
development challenges and a campaign of social action in their
local areas. It is important that the young people gain a broad
and detailed appreciation of their community, its needs,
challenges, opportunities and resources.
To successfully run the scheme we need the help of the whole
community and we are calling on local people and business to
get involved. This could take the form of sponsorship, provision
of materials or resources for the social action projects or
personal time supporting the young people to achieve their
goals.
Businesses could gain publicity, kudos, links with young people
who are potentially their employees of the future and possibly a
volunteer workforce for projects they support in their local
community.
Laura Coughtrie, Development Director for Connexions Thames
Valley, said “It’s really important that young people gain an
understanding of their local community to help them become
supportive and active citizens in their adult life. This is a
community project and we would like as many people as
possible to join in and help us to support young people in their
transition to adult life as it’s the local communities who will
benefit. Quite often young people get negative press and the
positive things that they do can sometimes get missed. The
pilot was a great success in other areas of the country last
summer and we are sure that Oxfordshire can equal and
possibly surpass that success, as long as we get the support
from local businesses and people that the young people on the
project will need.”
If you would like more information on the NCS scheme or you
feel you can help the young people in your area with their
community action projects then please call
0845 408 5026 / email ncs@cxtv.org.uk.
For further information contact Dave Cook, Head of Support
on: 0845 408 5002 or davidcook@cxtv.org.uk.
NCS will be supported by Connexions Thames Valley
Connexions is a publicly-funded charity providing expert,
confidential information, advice, guidance and personal
development services to all 13 – 19 year olds (up to 25 for those
with learning difficulties or disabilities). Connexions Personal
Advisers (PAs), who are based in schools, colleges and our
Connexions centres, aim to give young people the help and
support they need to reach their full potential and give
professional advice and guidance on a range of subjects
including; careers and training, education and qualifications,
money matters, housing, substance misuse, bullying,
relationships, sexual health and teenage pregnancy. Connexions
Thames Valley has its own Independent Chair and Board of
Trustees drawn from the local area including young people, local
authorities, voluntary and community sector, schools, colleges,
police and health.
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CHIPPING NORTON TOWN
COUNCIL
MEETS on the 3rd MONDAY
EVERY MONTH
NEXT - Monday 16th April
Parishioners are very welcome to attend all
meetings; some confidential matters may be
discussed by councillors in camera.
Parishioners wishing to ask about local issues
are given 5 minutes at the start of the meeting,
subject to advising the clerk in advance.
Local groups and organisations can apply for
grants; Council also supports a variety of
causes including The Town Museum,
The Silver Band, The Lido, The Theatre and
other charities operating in the parish.
Town Councillors are available before and
after the meetings. District & County
Councillors, representatives of the Police and
local press may attend.
WEST OXON DISTRICT COUNCIL
Committee Meetings
Members of the public are encouraged to attend
meetings of the Council and Committees. If you live in
the District and are on the Electoral Register you can
take part in the meetings. Information about this and
your Councillors and committee members is available
online at www.westoxon.gov.uk
APRIL 2012
Monday 2 Uplands
Weds 11 Finance & Mgmt O & S
Thursday 12 Environment O & S
Monday 16 Lowlands
Weds 18 Cabinet
Thurs 19 Human Resources
Weds 25 Council
Tues 30 Uplands
Meetings are held at the Council Offices,
Woodgreen, Witney. Start time 2pm.
For further information contact Committee
Services: 01993 861523
EMail: enquiries@westoxon.gov.uk
Agendas, reports and minutes are available
online: www.westoxon.gov.uk/meetings
Chipping Norton, Rugby Club – 15th.
Chipping Campden School – 22nd
Milton-Under-Wychwood, The Village Hall – 30th
THAMES VALLEY
POLICE
www.police.uk
CHIPPING NORTON TOWN
COUNCIL
Notes on the Council Meeting for
MARCH 2012
Full Minutes of meetings, associated
committee meetings and correspondence are
available in the Council Office.
Mr G Beacham (Acting Clerk)
The Guildhall, Goddards Lane
Chipping Norton,
Oxon, OX7 5NJ
01608 642341 (9am to 1pm)
cntc@btconnect.com
Hosepipe ban for West Oxfordshire from 5 April
After an exceptionally dry two years the Thames Water region, like much of the South East,
is in drought. As a result Thames Water will impose a hosepipe ban from 5 April in a bid to
tackle the problem.
Hosepipe ban
From 5 April 2012, you will not be able to use a hosepipe to:
• water your garden;
• clean a private motor-vehicle or boat;
• fill or maintain a domestic swimming, paddling pool, pond or ornamental fountain;
• draw water for domestic recreational use;
• clean walls or windows of domestic premises;
• clean paths, patios or other artificial outdoor surfaces.
For more information, including exemptions, visit Thames Water's website:
www.thameswater.co.uk/drought
Water shortages
Private water supplies
If your water isn't supplied by a mains network such as Thames Water, the current drought
conditions might cause additional problems such as water supplies running dry or the quality
of the water abstracted being undrinkable.
If your private water supply provides water for homes or businesses, you should have a
water safety plan, which will help you manage the eventuality that the supply fails.
Guidance on water safety plans can be found at www.who.int/water_sanitation_health
If you are concerned with the quality of your water, please call West Oxfordshire District
Council on 01993 1000 who can arrange for a sample to be taken.
Please use water wisely
Chipping Norton
Police Station
London Road,
Chipping Norton,
OX7 5AW
Non-Emergency Number
101
Opening Times
Monday to Friday
8am – 4pm
Saturday & Sunday – Closed
Closed for lunch 12.15 – 1pm
Please can you keep a look out for 'low flow' incidents and problems (such as fish gasping
for air) and report any concerns to the Environment Agency's incident hotline 0800 80 70 60
(freephone, 24 hour service). For more information visit The Environment Agency's
website:www.environment-agency.gov.uk/drought
ROAD CLOSURES INFORMATION Tel: 01452 425000
Information continuously updated.
Please check by phone or online (www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/roadworks)
In November Thames Valley Police Constabulary introduced
101 -the new national police non emergency telephone
number. Our current non-emergency number 0845 090
1234 will be phased out. Calls will cost 15p irrespective of
how long that call may last, on landlines and mobiles.
Call 999 In an emergency, such as when a crime is in
progress, when there is danger to life or when violence is
being used or threatened.
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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
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 dimccaul@btinternet.com
ST GEORGES HALL, BLOCKLEY
Fully 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
BLOCKLEY COMMUNITY HERITAGE CENTRE
Recently refurbished, the Jubilee Hall seats 80. Light,
bright and warm, drop down screen, parking. Suitable for
all sorts of events. Very good rates.
Enquiries to Laurie Clayton, 01386 701528
BOURTON ON THE WATER
THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION BRANCH HALL
Available for hire; 150 seated / 250 standing.
Ample off-road parking. Office Tel: 01451 824303
Victoria Hall, Bourton on the Water
AVAILABLE TO HIRE - VERY COMPETITIVE RATES.
LOCAL FUNCTIONS, CHILDENS PARTIES ETC WELCOME
DISABLED ACCESS & FACILITIES
CALL RICHARD MOONEY 01451 820679
FOR BOOKINGS AND INFORMATION
BROADWELL VILLAGE HALL
Lovely rural location with spacious parking. Seats 90,
Large main hall, & 2 meeting rooms. Stage with electric
drop down screen. Built in sound system with microphone
and hearing loop.
Kitchen. Toilets. Disabled facilities.
Bookings - Frances Dodwell on 01451 830994
CONDICOTE VILLAGE HALL
The perfect setting for that special occasion”
Recently built in Cotswold stone. Large car park, well
equipped kitchen, on the outskirts of the village.
Tel: 07587 097795 Come & see what we have to offer!
roy.mercer@diversey.com
EVENLODE VILLAGE HALL
adjacent to Green in quiet village
AVAILABLE FOR HIRE at reasonable rates
Ideal for classes, clubs, parties, receptions, presentations & family events.
Newly decorated; light and spacious. Modern kitchen and loos. Disabled
access. New pull-down projector screen. Tables, chairs, china and cutlery
available. Please call Philip Pratt, 01608 652499/ 07051 867493.
KINGHAM VILLAGE HALL
Beautiful 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
ADVERTISING YOUR VILLAGE HALL
This list is being updated to include more entries. Each box will
become a little smaller but will still contain the key information
about the facilities available, contact details etc.. in an A-Z list that
circulates each month. Entries are free. Editor
WYCK RISSINGTON VILLAGE HALL
Recently refurbished
A perfect Venue for Family Occasions
Seats 40/20 for Dinner. Disabled access & loos.
Fully equipped kitchen
Enquiries - Call Judith Wheeler 01451 821094
STOW YOUTH CLUB
Two 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: dwsshaneill@btinternet.co Tel: 01451 830656
Sarah-Jane Rich: richfamly_91@hotmail.com Tel: 01451 830654
ST EDWARDS HALL, STOW ON THE WOLD
Panelled 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)
2012 dates available. 01386 761514 jimshields1950@btinternet.com
STOW ON THE WOLD
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION CLUB
Clubroom 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 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 stowbaptist@gmx.co.uk
SALFORD VILLAGE HALL
Recently Refurbished. Attractive and flexible venue in
Cotswold Village. Seats 80. Disabled Access. Parking.
Toilets. Modern Well Equipped Kitchen.
www.salfordvillagehall.co.uk Tel: 01608 642853
ODDINGTON VILLAGE HALL
Ideally 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
MORETON IN MARSH
REDESDALE HALL
Clerk 01608 654064 Two venues with a stair lift. The Lower Hall
accommodates 80; modern kitchen facilities. Beamed Upper Hall
accommodates 120. Reasonable charges. Nearby parking.
Historic town centre building
LOWER SWELL VILLAGE HALL
Traditional 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: rada8421@kingham.ocnmail.net
LITTLE WOLFORD VILLAGE HALL
The ideal hall for your event or activity
Rural position 5 miles from Moreton and Shipston, accommodates 60 –
80, good parking, fully equipped kitchen, china etc., disabled facilities,
projection screen, hearing loop, stage available, reasonable charges
Details and booking 01608 684704
LONGBOROUGH & SEZINCOTE
VILLAGE HALL
Set in the heart of this delightful village, we can offer
We 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: alan@longborough.net
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THE PLAYHOUSE, ST GEORGES HALL,
BLOCKLEY
Thursday 26th April
THE HELP
2012 Season Tickets available - £25
Doors/Bar open at 7:00pm - 7:45pm film
Advance tickets are now £3.50/ on the door £4
Advance tickets/queries 01386 700647/593386
SCREEN ON THE GREEN, VILLAGE HALL,
ILMINGTON
Friday 27th April
THE HELP
Film 7.30pm | TICKETS £3.50
Advance tickets from the Village Store & Red Lion
Refreshments, ice cream & bar.
REGULAR EVENTS
RURAL CINEMA - MARCH
VICTORIA HALL,
BOURTON ON THE WATER
Monday 16th April
THE HELP
Film 2.30pm & 7.30pmTickets £3 refreshments.
Family Tickets £10 (2 adults, 2 children)
Tickets/queries 01451 822365
VILLAGE HALL,
LITTLE COMPTON
FILMS SHOWN THROUGHOUT
THE MONTH.
Film 7.30pm | Matinee 2pm
Advance tickets/queries 01608 674298
E: david.woodpeckers@gmail.com
First 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 Hall 9.30 – 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,
MON Burford Orchestra. Rehearsals 7.30-9.30pm at Witney Community Primary School OX28 1HL.
burfordorchestra@gmail.com. 07984 492 976. New members welcome; no audition.
MON Powerfreestyle Kickboxing at Guiting power Village hall. Juniors 7-7.50pm. Adults 7.50-
8.30pm. freestyle Kickboxing or adult Boxersize. Call Adam 07774285459
TUES Pottery Classes at Lower Swell Village Hall, 9:30am to 12:00 noon
10 week term £90 plus £15 materials/firing cost. Beginners welcome
Contact annec@ebshr.co.uk 01451 870734
First WED Free MARTIAL ARTS LESSONS. Separate adult & children’s classes. Chipping Norton Leisure
Centre. 07977 560086 www.martialartsvoucher.co.uk,
WEDS WEDS WALK Easy/moderate walks. Start at 10am. 01451 860366
WEDS CHIPPING CAMPDEN BRIDGE CLUB 7.15 for 7.30pm
Duplicate Bridge. Upper Town Hall. Non members
welcome. Partners not necessary 01608 664456
First THURS Free MARTIAL ARTS LESSONS. Separate adult & children’s classes Stow-on-the-Wold Primary
School. 07977 560086 www.martialartsvoucher.co.uk,
First THURS Free Self Defence / Jeet Kune Do Lessons for Men and Women (Adults only) Stow-on-the-
Wold Primary School 07977 560086 www.selfdefencevoucher.co.uk
THURS QUIZ NIGHT at The Volunteer Inn, Ch.Campden 8.30pm 01386 840688
FRI BELLY DANCING New beginners class. 11- 12.30 The Church 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 6 Draycott Business Village Draycott Moreton-in-
Marsh GL56 9JY Call 01386701231 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 Church Rooms, Stow 01285
623450
FRI LINE DANCING: Willersey Village Hall, near Broadway 01386 438537
FRI ACTIVE & ABLE CLASSES Posture & Stability – Tai Chi Chi Kong At Bourton, Moreton and Stow.
01285 623450
Upper Town Hall,
CHIPPING CAMPDEN
Friday 30th April
THE HELP
Film 7.30pm
Advance tickets/queries 01386 841206
from Ch C. Information Centre/on door.
VILLAGE HALL,
LITTLE WOLFORD
Thursday 19th April
THE HELP
Film 7.30pm - TICKETS £4.00
Advance tickets/queries
01608 684223 or 01608 674200
VILLAGE HALL,
CHURCHILL
Saturday 14th April
THE HELP
Film 7.30pm | TICKETS £4.50
Advance tickets/queries 01608 659903
E: churchillmovies@btinternet.com
VILLAGE HALL,
LOWER ODDINGTON
Tuesday 17th April
THE HELP
7.30pm | TICKETS (see below)
Advance tickets/queries 01451 830817
Refreshments served in the interval
The Help (12A) 146 mins
This award winning film set in the 60's is an adaptation of a best selling novel about
the black Civil Rights era through the eyes of a white journalist (Emma Stone).
SMALL ADS
£0.80 per word. Min 12 words, max 30 words.
Payment with booking. Copy by 15th month.
Tel: 07789 175 002.
INTRODUCTORY OFFER
50p per word until 15/05/12
In Bourton Times, Chipping Norton, Moreton Times and Stow Times
(delivering almost 12,000 copies a month).
LOST: GENTS COAT. Mid-length county-style, tweed, green lining. Call Chris
07798 602 113.
FOR SALE. Ladies British Eagle town/trail bicycle. In very good order. £48.oo
O.V.N.O. 01608.650730
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Escape to the Cotswold
The Seven Wonders of the Cotswolds
It’s time to VOTE
Following our quest to find the Seven Wonders of the Cotswolds
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, an overwhelming number
and variety of nominations have been received. So we are
putting it to the public vote to find the final seven!
All eligible nominations (places and features within the
Cotswolds AONB) which we received are listed-
• Online at www.cotswoldaonb.org.uk
• Pick up a list at the Cotswold Conservation Board office at
Northleach
• Call the office (01451 862003 for a copy by post)
As you would expect, the list includes many places and events in
our area including some local favourites.
You can vote for your favourite seven from the list by:
email: info@cotswoldsaonb.org.uk.
Post: Nicola Greaves, Cotswolds Conservation Board
Fosse Way, Northleach, GL54 3JH
Closing date for entries is 1 June 2012 and the results will be
announced shortly afterwards.
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WARDENS – APRIL
Over the Top and Round the Side – Saturday 14 April –
Moderate. A contrasting walk over the top of Bredon Hill to
Elmley Castle - ancient forts and orchards. Pub lunch available.
5.5 hours; 8 miles. Start: 10 am Beckford, outside entrance to
church. OS Map ref 976 358
To Stow and Beyond – Sunday 15 April – Strenuous
Using the Oxfordshire Way and other paths leading out of the
Evenlode Valley to Stow. Please bring a packed lunch. 6 hours;
12.5 miles. Start: 10 am Bledington Green. OS Map ref 244 228
Bluebells in Foxholes – Friday 27 April -– Easy
From Shipton-under-Wychwood passing through Bruern woods
reaching the beautiful Foxholes Nature Reserve where Bluebells
should be in flower. Return by woodland and field paths. Please
bring a packed lunch. 4 hours; 7 miles.
Start: 10 am Shipton Village Hall. OS Map ref 278 181
Brewers and Traitors – Saturday 28 April – Moderate
From Hook Norton to the Sibfords via Traitors Ford and Ditchedge
Lane (Macmillan Way). Return via Swalcliffe Common and D’Arcy
Dalton way. Stunning views over Brailes and beyond; a lovely
woodland trail. Please bring a packed lunch. 5 hours; 10 miles
Start: 100 am Hook Norton Primary School, Sibford Road. OS
Map ref 356 337
PLEASE use appropriate footwear as some walks may be steep
and muddy in places. MODERATE - includes some hills and rough
ground. Sorry, no dogs allowed except guide and hearing dogs.
Walks are free although donations help to fund our conservation
work and improvement projects.
The Wardens run a full programme of guided walks throughout
the Cotswolds. For more information (including any changes to
arrangements such as due to extreme weather) see
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information on any walk or a copy of
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email at salmonoldwell@hotmail.com or online under “Local
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LOST FOR WORDS
By Nicholas John
Another short story featuring the members of Wordplay, a creative-writing group.
Melanie decided that she didn’t like peppermint tea. It hadn’t
taken her long. She’d grown up in a family that drank mugs of
tea; builders’ tea, proper dark brown, stiffened with several
spoonfuls of sugar. Lavender only seemed to have tea with funny
names. She sipped tentatively again at the pale liquid under her
nose, then took a second chocolate finger to compensate.
Lavender Pettigrew was beaming happily at the small,
assembled throng. When the decorators working at St. Andrew’s
had unsurprisingly failed to finish the painting by the start of
term, the delay had necessitated the need for Wordplay to find
pastures new, for a few weeks at least. Marjorie had been
frantically keen to get everyone along to The Fairway, but it was
outside town and, as most of them liked to walk, the offer had
been politely declined, which was not what Marjorie had
wanted at all. Lavender had happily invited them to her cottage
in Merriweather Avenue and it seemed the perfect choice:
Marjorie might have the biggest house, but, judging by the ooing
and coo-ing, she’d have to go some to match Lavender’s
Royal Doulton.
“Do look Marjorie, a lovely design, Old Country Roses if
I'm not mistaken? Quite, quite exquisite!” Felicity Batchmore
was in raptures, twittering like a caged bird. There were two teapots,
an array of cups and saucers, a huge plate of assorted
biscuits and a vast Victoria sponge, all neatly arranged on the
low, rectangular coffee-table that stood in the centre of the
sitting-room. Lavender had, like her cake, risen to the occasion.
Melanie had been relieved no-one had yet suggested
that they took turns in hosting the weekly get-togethers - the
idea of Wordplay descending on 27 Worrell Close for tea and
creative-writing didn’t bear contemplating.
“Fellow scribes, to order!” boomed Roland, in his usual
parade-ground fashion. “Thanks are certainly due to Lavender
for this lovely spread. Didn’t really need my breakfast!”
The room filled with murmured agreements and
Melanie discreetly placed her cup and saucer on the floor by her
feet, where it hopefully wouldn’t be spotted.
“Now, have we some mouth-watering morsels of prose
to entertain us this morning? Some delicious diction to tickle our
palettes?” continued Roland, warming to his theme. “But, before
we begin, I had an email from David last night: he’s taking the
car for its annual once-over this morning and will be here as
soon as he can.”
Melanie could have sworn that he glanced at her as he
said this, but she was distracted by Lavender’s whisper from
beside her.
“More tea, dear?” She was beaming, nodding at the tea cup by
the side of Melanie’s chair.
Melanie felt herself colouring, but managed a weak smile. “No,
no thank you, I’m fine at the moment.”
Roland rumbled on, waggling his sheaf of papers with one hand,
flicking crumbs from his Tweed with the other. “We’ll press on
anyway. If everyone’s got something to read and we’re all
topped-up, we should get things started I think. OK with you,
Lav, old thing?”
“Oh yes, Roland, up and running! Thank you all for coming,
please do help yourselves to more tea, whenever. It’s lovely to
be able to get the best china out.”
Marjorie wasn’t one to let a golden opportunity pass by. “Now
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then, Lavender,” she admonished with mock severity, “you really
shouldn’t have gone to all this trouble for us. Your kitchen set
would have been quite acceptable.”
Lavender sagged visibly and even Felicity, who usually viewed
Marjorie’s hectoring lightly, glared. Melanie winced: 27 Worrell
Close only had non-matching mugs. For best or otherwise.
Roland let out a long-drawn wheeze, like the air-brakes on a
lorry. “Yes, well, um, any volunteers to start?”
“I have a few lines, if I may, Roland.” Marjorie didn’t intend it as
a question, certainly not one that required an answer. She was
primed for action, papers in hand, attempting to stir her ample
frame from the armchair into which she seemed rather snugly
wedged. She braced her feet firmly, pushed down hard on the
arms of the chair and heaved, but it wasn’t letting go without a
fight. For a minute, the struggle was evenly matched, then
Marjorie broke free like a cork from a bottle and lurched against
the coffee-table with a crash, catching it shin-high and toppling
forward like a felled oak, arms outstretched.
“Steady on, old girl!” Roland was half on his feet, offering a
supportive hand, but he was too late. Marjorie had, as in life,
swept all before her.
As catastrophes go, it probably didn’t rate that highly. Except to
Lavender. Felicity shrieked theatrically, Roland remained in his
adopted pose, half-sitting, half-standing, arms a-waving and
Melanie did nothing much, save fight with every nerve to keep
from laughing out loud. She kind of snorted, but hoped it came
across as concern. Lavender just stared at the debris on the
carpet. Three cups and two saucers in pieces, assorted
teaspoons and the sugar bowl. A tea-pot without a spout.
Marjorie had both hands firmly entrenched in the Victoria
sponge, like an ageing movie star leaving her mark on Hollywood
Boulevard.
A pitiful gasp escaped Lavender; so quiet, yet timed
perfectly to fill the sudden and complete silence that had fallen.
It said all that really needed to be said and so, for a moment, noone
said anything. All the colour in Lavender's face had drained
away.
"My tea set. My beautiful tea set." She looked at
Marjorie accusingly, her voice rising. "It was my mother's."
Everyone moved at once, in different directions:
Marjorie sank back into her chair with a thump, Felicity dashed
to the kitchen for a cloth and Melanie dropped to her hands and
knees to help Lavender gather up broken pieces of best china.
“Bless me! You alright, old thing?” Roland looked
startled, but resumed a seated position. Marjorie waved him
away.
“Yes, yes, quite alright. Don’t fuss. The chair caught me by
surprise that’s all. I was just going to give you my Ode To A Fallen
Hero.” The irony appeared lost on her; she busied herself wiping
jam and cream off her hands with a napkin, before rubbing her
shins vigorously.
“You must let me pay Lavender, but, really, what an awkward
chair……”
It was an apology of sorts, but one largely untroubled by
culpability. Lavender appeared not to have heard, she was

picking little shards of Old Country Rose from the carpet.
Melanie breathed deeply; it wasn’t really her place, but she was
getting a little tired of Marjorie, this over-bearing battleship of a
woman who held sway and always managed to become the
centre of attention. She put some broken pieces onto a mat on
the table, hearing Marjorie address no-on in particular, a sense
of injustice colouring her words.
“It was an accident, you know. It could’ve happened to anyone…
.”
“But it didn’t happen to anyone did it? It happened to you.” Even
though she was still on her knees, half under the table, and even
though she’d said them quietly, half-hoping they wouldn’t
materialise, the words had escaped Melanie’s lips and reached –
everyone. Felicity gulped audibly and gripped her dishcloth and
Roland fidgeted helplessly: nothing in army life had prepared
him for this.
Marjorie spluttered like a tap with an air-lock. “Well! I really
don’t think – “
“No, you don’t, do you?” Melanie instantly regretted it. She’d
said it without looking up, louder this time and before she could
stop herself. And there they were: the five most contentious
words she’d uttered since joining Wordplay. And everyone had
heard them. She took a deep breath and raised her eyes from
the carpet. Marjorie’s mouth was open and her chest heaved
with barely-suppressed indignation, causing her pearl necklace
to ripple. She took in a lungful of air, but the only sound was the
loud ring of a doorbell (which, thought Melanie, was a clever
trick if you could pull it off). Then the hot air left Marjorie with a
rush. She closed her mouth with a snap like the crack of a dry
stick. Lavender jumped to her feet and the tension was broken.
David appeared, framed in the doorway, a smile of greeting halffading
as he took in the scene. Melanie was pleased to see him,
in a Seventh Cavalry kind of way – doubly-pleased in truth and
her smile held both relief and affection.
“Hi, how’s the car?” She said it a little too quickly,
getting to her feet as he came into the room.
“Er, fine, thanks. What – “
“Oh, bugger!” She’d kicked her own tea cup (that'd been, up to
now, safe from the mayhem), across the floor. “Lavender, I’m so
– “
Lavender had followed David into the room. She saw Melanie’s
face and smiled wanly.
“One more won’t make any difference, dear.” She turned to
David. “Come on in. Tea? Peppermint or strawberry? We’ve had
a little accident I’m afraid, just as we were getting started, but I
can easily brew some more.” She looked at Marjorie. “Nothing
serious I suppose, just a little crash.”
Roland took up the reins again. “Morning David, er, you’ve not
missed anything. Well, a bit of kerfuffle and a spot of gymnastics
from Marjorie, ha ha……….ah.” He tailed off. Marjorie was
looking at him impassively and his heart just wasn’t in it. He
muttered something about spilt milk and left it at that. David sat
down on the sofa, picked a biscuit off the carpet, blew on it and
popped it in his mouth.
“Goodbye, Melanie.” Marjorie was icy politeness and she didn’t
wait for a reply. She strode down Lavender’s front path and
wheeled out of the gate, Felicity struggling to stay in tow. Ode To
A Fallen Hero had somehow got side-tracked by Roland’s four
pages on life at Catterick Garrison after the war, a poem by
Felicity about a butterfly and a rather long essay on Queen Anne
furniture that David had felt needed some communal appraisal.
Melanie’s handwritten side of A4 about her childhood wish to
become a ballet dancer had stayed in her bag, unread and
unbidden, but she didn’t mind. It had been a long morning.
“So, what did I miss?” David grinned at her, “I think I
arrived to the fanfare of ruffled feathers!”
She pulled a face. “I’ve put one foot in it big time and
probably shot myself in the other as well. How’s that for
starters?” She turned to Lavender, who was standing on the
front step. “I’m sorry Lavender. I didn’t mean to say……..well, I
did, sort of, but not on top of everything else."
Lavender patted her arm. “Don’t worry dear. I
appreciate it. Quite an eventful morning really and Marjorie has
promised to pay for all the damage, so no real harm's done.
There's no point having best china just sitting in the cupboard is
there?"
“And we were spared Ode To A Bloody Fallen Hero!”
“Now, now, dear!” Lavender's eyes twinkled. She went
inside and shut the door. David held the front gate open for
Melanie as she walked down the path.
“I’ve got time for a coffee, if you have? It’ll make up for
boring you with old Queen Anne.”
Melanie felt tired. She’d spent the last hour and a half
wishing she’d kept her mouth shut and trying to avoid looking at
Marjorie. Tilting at windmills was all very well, but she didn't feel
particularly cut out for it. She had to get something for the kids'
tea and pick up the dry-cleaning, but she had time for a coffee.
Or a mug of proper tea.
“Builders’ tea,” she said, “with extra sugar.”
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Exposure to debt is invisible.
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Motivation is probably the biggest challenge facing all of us when it
comes to health, fitness and diet, so this month I’d like to look at a few
things we can all do to help ourselves and perhaps others in the process.
We all know that the key to losing weight and staying fit is consistency -
with the things we eat, the exercise we take, the early nights we have
and the parties we behave ourselves at! But how do we get that
consistency and keep it? The trick is to achieve something, because
once you have achieved something, you feel so good about yourself
and it makes the effort worthwhile. You will want to repeat that
process and before long, you’ll be thinner, fitter, healthier and happier!
Why not do something for charity? There are lots of Charity events out
there and the beauty is you can pick something to suit your fitness
levels and at the same time raise money for something that is close to
your heart. That is a very strong motivating tool. Two common events
are the Race for Life or The Sport Relief Mile – easy starting points that
anyone can train for.
A member of this gym, Jenny Stewart, has recently completed a
gruelling 100km trek in the Sahara Dessert and in the process raised
over £4500 for MacMillan Cancer Support – a fantastic achievement.
Jenny won’t mind me saying, but there were points during her training
that she thought she couldn’t do it. The difference was that she’d
already signed up for it and had to keep going. She trained extremely
hard, lost 3 stone in the process and completed the challenge with
flying colours! Jenny is now really keen to keep up with her training as
she feels so much better – a big turnaround from a few months back.
So there is your challenge for the month. Pick a target, a goal,
something to aim for. It can be as big a challenge or as small a challenge
as you want, but what is crucial is that it is significant to you. And
remember, if you need some help or advice, you know where to find us!
From Alex Doggett
• Gym Membership • Personal Training • Help & Advice • Range of Classes
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About Sports Club
Children of all ages can stay active in the school holidays by taking part in multi-sport coaching sessions offered at different venues
throughout the Cotswold’s for as little as £10 per child per day.
The Sports Club offers multi-sport coaching days with an emphasis on fun, fair play and teamwork in a safe and friendly
environment. We cover a range of sports including football, cricket, rounders, hockey, lacrosse, tennis, tri-golf, martial arts, dance,
handball and tag-rugby. All sports are delivered by qualified coaches in a fun and inclusive manner.
Sports Club coaching days run from 9.30am till 3.00pm and cost £15 a day per child. There is, however, an opportunity for your
child to become a Sports Club member and receive a £5 discount per day. Therefore making it just £10 per day per child to attend.
Membership information is available at the bottom of this page.
Any child attending school may attend but spaces are limited so advance booking is essential.
See below for a list of dates and venues for 2012/13 and booking information.
Sports Club @ Cirencester
• Easter 2012
• June 2012
• Summer 2012
• October 2012
• February 2013
2012-2013 Sports Club
Sports Club @ Bourton-On-The-Water
Venue - The Cotswold School, GL54 2BD
Directions -Start - 9.30am, Finish - 3.00pm
Bookings and more information
Bookings can be made for single or multiple days. Payments are taken on the day in the form of cash or cheques made payable to
Cotswold District Council (or CDC). We do not have the facilities for card payments unfortunately. E-mail bookings or questions to
thesportsclub@cotswold.gov.uk Or call Scott Burry, Youth Sport Development Officer (Sports Club Head Coach) on 01285 623447
Sports Club Membership
The Sports Club membership fee for the 2012/13 programme is £25.00 per child or a family membership is available for only
£50.00 (immediate family only). This year’s membership period runs from 1 April 2012 until 31st March 2013. The Sports Club
membership entitles the member to a £5 discount on Sports Club coaching day charges only. The Sports Club membership also
entitles the holder to member rates at all Sports Club activities at other Cotswold District Council facilities and events but it does
not entitle the holder to any discount on swimming or other leisure centre based activities.
Sailing - Come and Try Day
Sports Club @ Bourton
• Easter 2012
• June 2012
• Summer 2012
• October 2012
• February 2013
Sailing is one of the Olympic events where the British sailors
have been very successful. As the weather is improving, we are
holding an open day on April 21st from 10.30 am until 3.30 pm.
Experienced sailors will be on hand to take you out on the lake
for a sail and to talk to you about what sailing has to offer you as
a leisure time activity. Refreshments will be available, so come
along to Bowmoor Sailing club between Lechlade and Fairford
and have a look around. Detailed map on www.bowmoor.co.uk.
We offer training for all age groups and this year we are offering
a course for the over 50’s on a Wednesday afternoon.
Easter:
Tuesday 3rd, Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th April
Tuesday 10th, Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th April
June:
Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th June
Summer:
Tuesday 24th, Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th July
Tuesday 31st July, Wednesday 1st August and Thursday 2nd
August:
Tuesday 7th, Wednesday 8th and Thursday 10th August
Tuesday 14th, Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th August
Tuesday 21st, Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd August
Tuesday 28th, Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th August
October:
Tuesday 23rd, Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th October
Feb 2013:
Tuesday 12th, Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th February
(To Be Confirmed)

Moreton-in-Marsh
Cricket Club
Situated just beyond the recreation park along Batsford Road is
our magnificent cricket ground. Our cricket club has been
running since 1856 and we continue to strive to grow and
develop the club further.
We have two teams who play league fixtures on Saturdays in
the Cotswold Hills League and a friendly team who play the
majority of their fixtures on Sundays. Each team requires
varying levels of commitment and ability - meaning new players
can always be accommodated. For more information on playing
please email Dave Henshaw on:- dave_henshaw@hotmail.com.
Weekly practice sessions at the club will be on Thursday
evenings from 18:30. Current and prospective members are all
welcome.
This season we are also running two junior teams for Under
10’s and Under 14’s. Cricket practice will run start on Monday
2nd April (18:00-19:00) for Under 10’s and Tuesday 3rd April
(18:00-19:30) for Under 14’ and run all weekly all season. For
more information on junior cricket, please contact Graham
Jones on:- 07880 886232.
If you wish to get involved in our club, whether it is to play or
come to watch and enjoy our fabulous surroundings, you are
more than welcome.
As well as hosting cricket, we also hold several events through
the year, including our popular car boot sales.
For more information please visit our new website:
www.moretoninmarshcc.co.uk
Play Tennis Day – Saturday 28th April
Not played tennis since you left school? Looking for a team to
play competitive league tennis? Or just need to improve your
fitness in friendly surroundings? Then try out the newly resurfaced
courts and join in the fun and games at Bourton Vale
Lawn Tennis Club’s free Open Day on Saturday 28 April.
Players of all standards and ages are welcome and top Gloucester
LTA coach James Hilltout will hold competitions throughout the
day. Family tennis events run from 2–3.30pm with junior games
and a fun factory for the kids. Adult social tennis follows from
3.30-5pm and a tennis tea will be served at 4pm.
Free racquet loan is available for rusty returners who don’t
have their own, while stronger players can test their serve
against a speed machine. Tennis whites are not required but
players do need to have appropriate footwear that will not
damage the courts. Sportswear and equipment will be on sale
courtesy of Will Arkell’s Bourton-based Wreal Sports.
Bourton Vale Lawn Tennis Club has two floodlit hard courts just
off the Rissington Road in Bourton-on-the-Water, runs several
adult and junior league teams and holds weekly social tennis
evenings besides club tournaments and events throughout the
summer.
For more details, contact Gwyneth Simmons at 01608 651397
or visit www.bourtonvaleltc.org
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New Tractor for Ground
MORETON RANGERS FOOTBALL CLUB
A FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION DEVELOPMENT CLUB
www.facebook.com/MoretonRangers
Secretary Chairman Treasurer Vice Chairman
Martin Jones Tim Sedgley Graham Rees Paul Luker
2 Devonshire Terrace 6 St Pauls Court 5 Fosseway Drive 5 Grays Lane
Hospital Road Moreton- in-Marsh Moreton-in-Marsh Moreton-in-Marsh
Moreton-in-Marsh Glos GL56 0ET Glos GL56 0DU Glos GL56 0LP
GL56 0BL 01608 652696 01608 650611 01608 651737
01608 650955
Moreton Rangers are pleased to have purchased their new tractor for ground maintenance.
The club have been fundraising to buy a tractor as we had a roller and grass topper with no means of using them. This tractor will
help us maintain the ground at a good standard which along with a ball and goals is essential before you kick off any game.
A friend of the club for many years Bob Noctor had been helping us with pitch marking and maintenance so we are now able to
share the load with other club members having access to the equipment.
We would like thank all those who supported us in the tractor purchase. Everyone who put the green tokens in the Warner
Budgens community collection helped with raising over £800 for us. We also had support from the Edith Mann Trust and Moreton
Charities, along with our own fundraising.
The ground at London Road is starting to take shape with the final touches around the changing rooms being finished.
Moreton have a new website courtesy of BOX- 3 which can be found at moretonrangersfc.com Ignore all other sites related to the
club.
Can I make an appeal to all those who use the Playing Fields to clear their rubbish up after them and that no dogs are
permitted. This is a playing field for adults and children and not a dog exercise area.
Moreton Rangers Under 9 squad with the new Tractor, along
with coaches Graham Jones and Tom Newbould
New Changing rooms
Stow on the Wold Cricket Club
With the summer fast approaching, Stow Cricket Club is back and ready to go. The team has started indoor nets and is preparing for the
new season. If anyone would like to come along and get involved as a player, sponsor or supporter please do not hesitate to get in touch
with the captain, Ashley Andrews for more information.
A great deal of work has gone into the maintenance of the square this winter and the club would particularly like to hear from anyone
interested in giving up some time to look after the playing area during the summer. They will be given all the help and resources they need
to keep Stow playing. If you would like to help, please contact the
chairman, Tom Knight on 01451 870238.
The team starts playing in April with some pre-season friendlies before
the league campaign kicks off in May. Once again, the lads will be
playing in CDCA Division 1. There is also a midweek 20/20 league that
Stow has joined this year. This is very much going to be a learning curve
to begin with and something that will be most enjoyable. Along with the
regular Sunday and midweek friendlies that have been arranged there is
a lot of cricket to be played at Stow this year.
Fixtures
April Fri 20
Sat 21 South Cerney away
Sun 22
Fri 27
Sat 28 Duntisbourne Home
Sun 29 Coln Valley away
(All Friendlies)

From David Oughton
Your chance to
contribute to
this exciting
project
As you will be aware Stow-on-the-Wold Rugby Club is doing well
at present with two successful senior sides and a thriving Mini
and Junior section collecting trophies in several age groups. One
of our alumni recently played for England Under 20’s and we are
well represented in the England South West squad with players
up to, and including, the Under 16’s. What is not so widely known
is how involved the Club is with the local community, hosting
other winter and summer sports, and several schools in the area,
allowing them free access to our facilities.
The Club has undertaken a major project that will enhance the
facilities and greatly reduce the cost of electricity and have a
positive impact on the environmental issues in power generation.
We have re-roofed the Clubhouse with insulated composite
sheeting and installed a 29.6 kWp pv Solar System. A key part of
the exercise was to take advantage of the beneficial rates
available, enabling the Club to utilize £1400 of free power per
annum, while at the same time pumping power into the National
Grid.
To meet an extremely tight deadline two colleagues and I
underwrote the project on the Club’s behalf, buying time to raise
the necessary funds. I have taken on the responsibility of leading
this fund raising exercise from within the Club and from the
“Good and the Great” of the community. In this way we can
guarantee anonymity for those donors who wish to remain so; on
the other hand, there will be a recognition board for those who
prefer recognition for their generosity. Gift Aid forms are also
available.
Any contribution you feel able to make will be gratefully received,
and if you feel so inclined, please make your cheque payable to
Stow RFC, endorsing the back Stow Solar Panel PV. Please address
your contribution to me at:
Brock Bank, Rectory Farm, Lower Swell,
Cheltenham, Glos. GL54 1LH.
Yours sincerely
David Oughton (Stretch)
Trustee
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GL54 1AH 01451 830887
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CHECK WEBSITE FOR REPORTS, PHOTOS, NEWS & INFO
SOLAR PANELS PROJECT: SCHEDULE OF COSTS
As an agricultural building with an asbestos roof nearing the end
of it life expectancy the Club was ideally placed to take advantage
of the Government’s generous Feed In Tariffs. It has to be pointed
out that the Government has appealed against a recent finding,
and if successful, the Feed In Tariffs will not be quite as good as
currently available.
Re-roofing Clubhouse with Insulated Composite Sheeting £18,000
29.6 kWp pv Solar System, inclusive of all installation costs £53,000
Contingency Fund £3,000
Total Project Cost £75,000
Feed-In Tariffs
Should the Government win the appeal the Club will generate a
return on capital of 2.5% of the full £75,000.
Should the Government lose the appeal the Club will generate a
return on capital of 7.5% of the full £75,000.
Benefits to the Club
£1,400 worth of electricity, free of charge, per annum, as a
minimum at today’s rates. The Feed In Tariffs is index-linked and
with an absolute guarantee that electricity charges will rise in the
future, there will be considerable benefit to the Club over 25
years.
I will be happy to expand on this information if you so require it.
My telephone numbers are:
01451 870473 and 07976 819613.
Congratulations to Will Goodrick-
Clarke, selected for England U16's.
By Wayne Loxton
After moving to Prop from No.8 on the
recomendation of his coach at Gloucester
Rugby Academy, Will's game has gone from
strength to strength. No doubt he was very
happy to be selected for England U16s South West but it has now
got even better.
Will was invited to attend a full England U16s camp and then
made the cut to join England's Elite Squad of 22. He follows in the
footsteps of another Stow player, Elliot Stooke, who is now
playing 2 years up with the England U20s squad.
Well done Will, your club is very proud of your achievements so
far and looks forward to watching you develop even further. The
U16s, from the coaches and parents to the players, should all feel
proud of the help and encouragement they have given Will over
the years. You've all played a part in helping him get to the
England Elite Squad.
Sorry, I just have to say that again as it sounds so good 'England
Elite Squad'.
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The Cotswold Tourism Awards
are designed to highlight the successes and
achievements of Cotswold tourism businesses through
the last year in a range of categories, Including B&B of
the Year and attraction of the year.
Batsford Arboretum, Moreton, and The Gordon Russell
Museum, Broadway, both won silver awards in the
attraction of the year category while the Cotswold Farm
Park won gold and silver in the campsite of the year.
Winchcombe Caravan and Camping won gold in Caravan
or Camping site of the Year while Broadway Manor
Cottages won gold in Self-catering of the Year. The
Cotswold Conference Centre near Broadway won gold in
the conference centre of the year category and the
Manor House Hotel in Moreton won silver in Hotel of the
Year.
Late News - 16th March 2012
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The Chipping Norton branch of the U3A meets at the
Methodist Hall in West Street on the first Wednesday of the
month at 2pm.
Membership is open to all retired/semi -retired people who
still wish to keep their minds and bodies active while at the
same time enjoying the company of like- minded
individuals. The monthly meetings always feature a guest
speaker and this year we have many interesting people
visiting us. The programme going into the summer is as
follows:
April 4
Mrs K Wiseman, head of education at Blenheim Palace will
talk about Sir Winston Churchill's relationship with the
people of Blenheim and his time at the Palace.
May 2
Mrs Moira Byast, a historian who has researched 17th
century wills and diaries, will reveal how people in the past
viewed the major events of the time.
June 6
A welcome return for Dr Richard Long with one of his
thought provoking talks. This time Afghanistan after Bin
Ladan
July 4
Chester House Productions return, this time with 'The
Canberra Tales' a adaptation of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
for the 21st Century, as told on the cruise liner Canberra.
Membership of the U3A does not stop there. Throughout
the month Special Interest Groups meet and there is
something available to suit everyone.
For the energetic there are walking, bowls, yoga and table
tennis groups. There are Jazz and Blues and classical music,
Play Reading and Reading groups. Gardening, Travel,
French, Bridge, Science plus, Personal Finance and Living
History add to the list.
We also arrange excursions - last year we went to The Lord
Leycester Hospital and Kenilworth Castle for a day of
History and Gardens, and also visited the Morgan factory in
Malvern and Elgar's birthplace.
If you are interested in joining (only £15 per annum) please
contact either Barbara Walters on 01608 643750 or Sue
Hadland 01608 641695
We look forward to seeing you,
Sue Hadland
CHIPPING
NORTON
U3A
Report from Simon Hamilton
(simon@greygables64.plus.com)
01608 677156, 07896 326149
Rotary Club of
Chipping Norton
CAB Benefits from Rotary Fundraising.
We were very pleased to welcome Barbara Shaw, the CEO
of the West Oxfordshire CAB, to receive two cheques on
behalf of everyone in Chipping Norton who took part in the
Trolley Challenges, which raised £400. The CAB is a totally
independent charity although it has in the past received
significant funding from District and County Councils. With
the current austerity measures all charitable donations are
gratefully received in order to maintain the service.. Mike
Howes, a senior member of the Rotary Club and a wellknown
figure around Chippy, presented the cheques.
Another Cracking Race Night.
Our Annual Race Night was fundraising Medical Detection
Dogs and Home Start. Our visitors and members dug deep,
and raised about £2750. We were lucky to be visited by
Edward, a Medical Detection Dog with Heather Shute who
represented the charity, and he encouraged everyone to
play up and support the charity. We expect to divide the
amount between the two featured charities and Rotary
charities including the Rotary Foundation.
Music For A Spring Evening - Sat 12th May.
A fantastic live classic music concert starring our very own
guitar maestro Craig Ogden with Jean Mouillère, an
internationally famous violinist, supported by accompanist
Michele Innocenti. The concert will start at 7:30pm in St
Mary's Church and all are welcome. Profits will support the
Romanian Challenge Appeal and End Polio Now (part of the
organisation which has cleared India of Polio). Tickets are
available for cash from Jaffe & Neale or by credit card
through the Chipping Norton Theatre on
01608 642350 or via the Theatre web site. Tickets cost
£15, no concessions.
A New Rotarian.
We welcome Nick Richardson into the Club as a new
member. Nick lives in Chipping Norton and is a retired
Engineer. If you are a professional or business person and
are interested in Rotary, do contact me or send me an email
through our web site, or contact Mike Howes on 01068
642423.
Youth Jazz Band Challenge.
“What a fantastic evening!”. The winners were the very
deserving Reading School Big Band - although it was a close
run thing. There were six bands in total vying to win the
coveted Bob Ellis Cup.
www.chippingnortonrotary.org.uk
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Brand new showroom opening at our
Chipping Norton workshop at the end of May.
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The ideal way to free up space in your home or
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Local Clubs, Societies, Associations & Charities
Clubs
Chadlington Flower Club
Julie Thompson Tel: 01608 676368
Chipping Norton Bridge Club
Jack Viney Tel: 01608 641454
Chipping Norton Historical Research Group
Jan Cliffe Tel: 01608 641057
Chipping Norton Lions Club
Martin Guy Tel: 01608 641154
Ch.Norton Museum & History Society
2nd Mondays 7.30pm, September to May
Methodist Hall, West Street, Chipping Norton.
Chipping Norton Postcard Club
Brenda Morris Tel: 01608 643779
Chipping Norton Probus
3rd Tues at The Crown & Cushion 11am
Sec.Geoffrey Norris. 01608 676997
Chipping Norton Probus for Ladies
Sec: Christine Carpenter. 01608 642155
Chipping Norton Rotary Club
Mons 7/ 7:30pm. at The Mason's Arms, Swerford, OX7 4AP.
David Haine 07889 609221 / 01608 643964
Chipping Norton Society
Jill Thorley, 01608 643219
Chipping Norton Railway Club
Alan Brain Tel: 01608 641586
Chipping Norton Scrabble Club
Sarah Turner Email: gos.info@yahoo.co.uk
Cotswold Investment Club
Meets 1st Tues of each month. Jeremy Main 01608 658675
Friends Of The Town Hall.Chipping Norton
Jackie Haworth 01608 641368 .jaxy1@btinternet.com
Inner Wheel
Terry Howes, 01608 642423
www.kinghamrotary.org.uk/wwwribi.org
Kingham & Daylesford Rotary
Fortnightly Weds. Paul Jackson 01608 658500
N.Cotswolds Bee-Keepers Assoc
Julie Edwards 01608 659396 julia@ncbka.org.uk
N Cotswold CAMRA
01451810305 chair@northcotswoldcamra.org.uk
Alan Lamb 01386 701603
N Cotswold Disabled Club
Joan M Oughton 01451 830580
N.Cots Friendship Centre
Tel No. 01608 650868
anne@annelloydwanadoo.co.uk
N Cotswold National Trust
Sec Pat Poulton 01608 651373
N Cotswold Probus Club
2nd & 4th Thurs mornings Sec: James Grafton 01608 684181
N Cotswold U3A
Contact Jenny Stanfield 01451 824338
Oddfellows (CN Branch) a social group.
3rd Wed/.M at the Lower Town Hall, Market Street.
Dave Talbot, 07815 099 884, Dave.Talbot@oddfellows.co.uk
Over Norton History Group
Jan Cliffe Tel: 01608 641057
Round Table
Gavin Southwell Tel: 01993 730888
Rural living Group
Betty Bryan Tel: 01608 674255
Royal British Legion
Michael Dixon Tel: 01608 643755
RBL (Women’s Section)
Betty Hicks Tel: 01608 642551
Scottish Country Dance Group
Brenda Parsons 01451 831876
Salford Players (Drama Group)
Doreen Herrington Tel: 01608 642853
Shipston on Stour ‘The Literary Society’
Meets on the last Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm at the George Hotel.
Tel: 01295 680628 or 01608 663482.
Single File
Single, divorced, separated and widowed people aged 50-70.
Meets fortnightly on Friday evenings at The Chequers.
Daphne Lever, 01295 788474
Tangent
Val Carpenter, 01608 641452
Trefoil Guild
Betty Gardener, 01608 641664
The Theatre Friends
Heather Leonard, 01608 643691
Twinning Association
Jo Graves, 01608 643976
WI-Chipping Norton
Prudence Chard, 01608 642903
WI-Over Norton
Becky Pearman, 01608 643463
WI-Salford
Mary Smith, 01608 642577
WI - Spelsbury
Michelle Horace, 01608 641749
Weavers Spinners & Dyers Club
Rose Kirkcaldy Tel: 01295 253789
Wine Appreciation Club
David Megson Tel: 01608 645382
Wychwood Old Time Dance Club
Margaret Pitman Tel: 01993 810897
Outdoor Activities
Angling Society
Robert Jarvis Tel: 01608 643494
Banbury Ornithological Society
Frances Marks Tel: 01608 643494
Banbury Ornithological
Francis Buckle 01608 644425
Chipping Norton Horticultural Assoc
Sec. Eileen Forse, 01608 643275.
BBOWT
Reg Tipping Tel: 01295 251673
Cotswold Voluntary Wardens
Wendy Lines Tel: 01608 642360
Rambles Association
Peter Barbour Tel: 01608 641081
Rambling Club
Liz Desbrow Tel: 01608 641222
Woodstock & Ch.Norton Green Gym
(environmental projects, Weds mornings).
01608 643269 www.woodchipgreengym.org.uk
Wychwood Forest (Friends of)
Stuart Fox Tel: 01993 832004
Sports
Athletics Club
Allen Souch Tel: 01865 372484 / 0798 1089457
Chipping Norton Badminton Club
Jeff 01608 642006 / Ant & Sheila 01608 646687
Chipping Norton Bowls Club
Greystones Leisure Centre Tel: 01608 644154
chippybowls@hotmail.com
Chipping Norton Rugby Football Club
Andy Dawson Tel: 01608 683352
Chipping Norton Cricket Club
Graham Beacham Tel: 01608 810047
Chipping Norton Easy Riders – Cycling Club
Jill Reynolds Tel: 01608 642667
Chipping Norton Town Football Club
Shaun Green. 07845216412
info@chippyswifts.co.uk
Chipping Norton Golf Club
01608 642383 | golfadmin@chippingnortongolfclub.com
www.chippingnortongolfclub.com
Chipping Norton Skater Hockey Club
Contact Louise Murphy on 01608 644091 for details.
Chipping Norton Hockey Club
Clive Briant Tel: 01608 677913
Chipping Norton Pistol & Rifle Club
John Chaplin Tel: 01608 641245
Little Compton Bowls Club
All Year Club. Play stars April. Sue Grantham 01608 642859
Riding for the Disabled
Ann Nobbs Tel: 01869 338404
Tae Kwon Do Association of GB
info@combinedselfdefence.co.uk www.combinedselfdefence.co.uk
Music
Bledington Music Festival
www.bledingtonmusicfestival.co.uk
Chipping Norton Choral Society
Roger Stein Tel: 01295 721522
Chipping Norton CHAOS (Amateur Operatic)
Martin Hannant 01608 643653
Chipping Norton Creative Arts Society
Kathee Coonerty Tel: 01993 891312
Chipping Norton Folk Club
Peter Allum Tel: 01608 642296
Hook Norton Film Society
Harry Smith Tel: 01285 737417
Kingham Choral Society
Derek Woods 01608 658738
Nortonians Amateur Dramatic Society
Andrew Pitman 01993 830930
North Cotswold Chamber Choir
Shauni McGregor Tel: 01608 642352
Naunton Music Society
Barbara Steiner 01451 850897
barbara@marketsinternational.com
Burford Singers www.burford-singers.org.uk
(Box Office: The Madhatter Bookshop, High St Burford)
Society of Recorder Players
Jenny Graham-Brown Tel: 01285 740156
Stow Youth Singers (Ages 9+)
Linda Green – 01451 830327
Fridays Term Time, 6 – 7pm at St Edwards Church, Stow
Stour Singers
01451 870361 vicandjill@btinternet.com
Community Groups
British Heart Foundation
John Hunt Tel: 01608 642556
Breathe Easy Groups (British Lung Foundation)
01451 822102/810520
CHART-Transport Group
Eve Coles, 01608 643570
Chipping Norton Leisure Centre
Burford Road OX7 5DY Tel: 01993 861951
euen.kennedy@westoxon.gov.uk
Chipping Norton ‘The Lido’
Tel: 01608 643188 Email:info@chippylido.co.uk
Cotswold Volunteers (a local charity helping disadvantaged people)
Jane Winstanley CEO 01285 658802
jane@sc-vs.com
Gateway Club (social club for learning disabled adults)
2nd & 4th Weds/M at Rugby Club, Greystones, 7-9 pm.
Sara McCrea, 01608 683334, Jane Nolan, 01608 643855
Lawrence Home Nursing Team
Jenny Nolan, 01608 641549
Mind in Chipping Norton (people with mental health difficulties)
Di Taylor, 01608 645296
mindinchippingnorton@oxfordshire-mind.org.uk
Multiple Sclerosis Society
Carol Owen, 01993 880099
Oxfordshire Association for the Blind
Bradbury Lodge OX1 4XL.
Tel: 01865 725585
Hailcorns Tenants & Residents Association
Keith Clandfield, 01608 642327
National Childbirth Trust
Tel; 0870 444 8707
N Cotswold Community Radio
Old Police Station, Chipping Campden,
www.nothcotswoldonline.com
N.Cotswolds Friendship Centre (Within Age UK)
1st Wed monthly. Colin: 01993 842820/01608 650868.
colmar@oxon1939.fsnet.co.uk
N Cotswold Support Gp – Parkinson’s UK
Mike Winter 01451 831194
RNLI Chipping Norton Branch
Mike Howes Tel: 01608 642423
Save the Children Fund
Catherine Kimmance Tel: 01295 810189
The Stroke Club (Part of Age UK)
Caroline Seguro 01452/www.stroke.org.uk
Local Authorities
Chipping Norton Town Council
The Guild Hall, Chipping Norton OX7 5NJ
01608 642341 cntc@btconnect.com
Chipping Norton Visitor Point
19 High Street
(Mar-Sept. 01608 644379) (Oct-Feb 0199381327)
Chipping Norton War Memorial Hospital
Horse Fair OX7 5AJ Tel: 01608 648450
County Cllr Hilary Hibbert-Biles
H.Tel:01993 831822 / Mob:07793 935655
Hilary.biles@oxfordshire.gov.uk
District Councillor Eve Coles
Tel: 01608 643570 eve.coles@westoxon.gov.uk
District Councillor Patrick McHugh
Mob:07980 117405 patrick.mchugh@westoxon.gov.uk
District Councillor Annie Roy-Barker
Tel: 01608 644107 annie.roy-barker@westoxon.gov.uk
West Oxfordshire Council Offices
The Guildhall, Middle Row, OX7 5NH
Open: Mon – Thurs. 08:45 – 13:00 & 14:00 – 16:00
Fri. 08:45 – 13:00 & 14:00 – 16:00.
Oxfordshire County Council
County Hall New Road OX1 1ND
Tel: 01865 792422
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Children & Young People
Chipping Norton Air Training Corps
Steve Taylor 01608 641299
Chipping Norton Army Cadets
Clare Watts 07383233272
Chipping Norton Brownies 1st CN
Tracey Shadbolt Tel: 01608 645563
Chipping Norton Crusaders (11-13)
David Radcliffe Tel: 01993 831472
Chipping Norton Crusaders (14+)
David Radcliffe Tel: 01608 646202
Chipping Norton Guides 1st CN
Tracey Shadbolt Tel: 01608 645563
6th Chipping Norton Scout Group
Gp.Scout leader: Ian Bushrod
and
Explorer Scout Unit
Brian Sargent: brian@bsargent.me.uk
Children’s Art Club (ages 4-12)
After school, Saturdays and holidays
Gill Parkes: 01386 700991
Chipping Norton CN Rainbows
Alison Dunbar Tel: 01608 644480
Chipping Norton Pre-School
Tel: 01608 643376
Chipping Norton St Mary’s Toddler Group
Julie Jennings Tel: 01608 643796
Kingfishers Playgroup
Tel: 01608 659502
Methodist Junior Church Club
Sec: 01608 643847
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Monkey Music (pre-school music classes)
Tues. afternoons 01242 890200 or
Sian.ferris@monkeymusic.co.uk
Noah’s Ark Toddler Group
Justine Fowler Tel: 01608 659853
Key Information
Childline 0800 11 11
Crime Stoppers 0800 555 111
Chipping Norton Police Station
London Road, OX7 5AW Tel: 0845 8505505
Chipping Norton West Street Surgery
West Street OX7 5AA
Appointments Tel: 01608 642529
Prescriptions Tel: 01608 645999
All Other Calls Tel: 01608 644655
Chipping Norton White House Surgery
Horse Fair OX7 5AL
Appointments Tel: 01608 642742
tony.love@gp-k84039.nhs.uk
First Responders (St John’s Ambulance)
Tel: 01865 378228 countyhq@oxfordshire.sja.org.uk
www.sja.org.uk
N.Cots.District, Community First Responders,
meet at Notgrove Training Centre, SJA, Bourton-O-T-Water
3rd Monday/M at 7-30pm.
You can train to be a CFR in this area,
Tel. William Warmington 01608 651886
John Radcliffe Hospital Casualty
01608 644655
N Cotswold St John Ambulance & St John Cadets
(from age 10) Meets at Bourton 7-9pm Thurs 01451 820570
The Burford Singers are very grateful to The Madhatter Bookshop, 122 High Street, Burford OX18 4QJ, for agreeing to be the base
for their Box Office for future concerts. Postal booking for The Dream of Gerontius on April 1st opens on February 4th 2012.
See www.burford-singers.org.uk for details.
At the AGM in February Ronald Speirs was appointed as
this year's President succeeding John Quinn who in his
year as President with support from the Management
Team, introduced a number of new ideas and
innovations.
Ronald Speirs in
process of passing
on the Vice
President's regalia
to Roger Harden
Chipping Norton
Probus Club
The Chipping Norton Probus Club has lined up a range
of talks and presentations for the coming 12 months. In
addition we have arranged a number of social events
and visits. If you are retired and would like to come
along to one of our meetings, held on the 3rd Tuesday
in the month at The Crown & Cushion at 11am, please
phone the Secretary Geoff Norris on 01608 676997 or
Alan Stewart on 01993 830907.
We look forward to you coming along to see what we
do and the benefits of being a member of The Chipping
Norton Probus Club.
Business Associations & Groups
British Heart Foundation
John Hunt Tel: 01608 642556
Breathe Easy Groups (British Lung Foundation)
01451 822102/810520
CHART-Transport Group
Eve Coles, 01608 643570
Chipping Norton Leisure Centre
Burford Road OX7 5DY Tel: 01993 861951
euen.kennedy@westoxon.gov.uk
Chipping Norton ‘The Lido’
Tel: 01608 643188 Email:info@chippylido.co.uk
Cotswold Volunteers (a local charity helping disadvantaged people)
Jane Winstanley CEO 01285 658802
jane@sc-vs.com
Gateway Club (social club for learning disabled adults)
2nd & 4th Weds/M at Rugby Club, Greystones, 7-9 pm.
Sara McCrea, 01608 683334, Jane Nolan, 01608 643855
Lawrence Home Nursing Team
Jenny Nolan, 01608 641549
Mind in Chipping Norton (people with mental health difficulties)
Di Taylor, 01608 645296
mindinchippingnorton@oxfordshire-mind.org.uk
Multiple Sclerosis Society
Carol Owen, 01993 880099
Oxfordshire Association for the Blind
Bradbury Lodge OX1 4XL.
Tel: 01865 725585
Hailcorns Tenants & Residents Association
Keith Clandfield, 01608 642327
National Childbirth Trust
Tel; 0870 444 8707
N Cotswold Community Radio
Old Police Station, Chipping Campden,
www.nothcotswoldonline.com
N.Cotswolds Friendship Centre (Within Age UK)
1st Wed monthly. Colin: 01993 842820/01608 650868.
colmar@oxon1939.fsnet.co.uk
N Cotswold Support Gp – Parkinson’s UK
Mike Winter 01451 831194
RNLI Chipping Norton Branch
Mike Howes Tel: 01608 642423
Save the Children Fund
Catherine Kimmance Tel: 01295 810189
At our March meeting Simon Duffy, Headmaster of
Chipping Norton Top School, confirmed that the School
now has Academy status, along with the implications.
He gave us an indication of the management challenges
that come with the role of Head Teacher, and the
pressure to improve standards and maintain a
motivated staff, all within tight financial constraints.
Approximately 50% of the audience had not visited the
school, and to dispel certain myths, stories and hearsay
as to education today, we were invited to arrange to
see for ourselves. If you are pleased with what the
School does for your children do let Simon Duffy know,
encouraging both him and the staff to keep up the good
work. Next month: a presentation on the role of the
Citizens Advice Bureau. Let me know if you would like
to join us at The Blue Boar and enjoy a friendly chat
over a meal and a coffee, for £10 per head. If so please
call me on 01608 642423 or via e mail on
mikehowes36@gmail.com.
Mike Howe, Chipping Norton Conservative Branch -
Lunch Group Organiser.

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DIAL-A-DOG-WASH Mobile Grooming Parlour
01993 845360 / 07754 039665
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Secluded B&B; 5 mins from train station & Moreton town centre
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House & Home
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Marquees
COTSWOLD MARQUEES LTD
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01608 651096. www.batsfordtimber.co.uk
Brian Halling - Window Cleaner
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TREE CONNECTION.CO.UK - Climbing tree surgeon
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07588417514 (E)connectwithtrees@yahoo.co.uk
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07779 384998 / 01608 644242
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