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

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

chippingnortontimes.co.uk
from chippingnortontimes.co.uk More from this publisher
09.04.2013 Views

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 8 COTSWOLD BOOKSTORE 20 High Street, Moreton-in-Marsh 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 9

OUR FIRST SHORT STORY COMPETITION: "A Place In The Heart"<br />

Our first short story competition is based on the theme "A Place In The Heart". Entries can carry an individual title - the only<br />

stipulation is that each entry must feature or mention a place (village, town, geographical landmark etc) within the areas where<br />

we deliver Stow-on-the-Wold, Moreton-in-Marsh, Bourton-on-the-water, <strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> - and the surrounding villages.<br />

The competition is open to all ages and we invite readers to send in their written work. The rules are below.<br />

RULES<br />

1. Closing date 30th <strong>April</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />

2. Entries must be in English and be the author’s own unpublished work. They must not be on offer for publication or entered<br />

in any other current competition.<br />

3. Maximum length 1,000 words.<br />

4. Authors may enter more than one short story, but not more than three. Each one should be submitted separately.<br />

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<br />

writer<br />

must not appear on this sheet.<br />

6. The author’s name and address and the titles of all entries should be typed on a separate sheet of A4 paper.<br />

6. Entries can be sent by post or email. Please keep a copy of your work, as entries cannot be returned.<br />

7. The prize-winner will be notified by post, if SAE provided, or by email if email address is provided.<br />

8. All entries that arrive before the closing date (30th <strong>April</strong>) will be considered by the adjudicating panel, whose decision is<br />

final.<br />

No correspondence will be entered into concerning the result.<br />

9. The results and the winning short story will be published in the June editions of the magazine. We will publish the stories of<br />

up to two runners-up in the following editions.<br />

SEND YOUR ENTRY/IES:<br />

(by eml) story@stowtimes.co.uk<br />

(by post) Short Story Competition, P.O.Box 6, Sheep Street, Stow on the Wold, GL54 1WD.<br />

Faces of Britain is quick, free and simple and we’d love as<br />

many people as possible to join in.”<br />

With both the Olympic and Paralympic Games now officially under a year<br />

away, local residents are being given the chance to join a number of Great<br />

Britain’s medal hopefuls by taking part in a free ‘online time capsule’.<br />

Stars from sports including rowing, beach volleyball and badminton have<br />

uploaded a photo of themselves onto the Faces of Britain website,<br />

www.facesofritain.co.uk. The site is open free of charge to everyone<br />

looking forward to the big events of <strong>2012</strong>, which include the London Games,<br />

Euro <strong>2012</strong> and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.<br />

Faces of Britain has space for 212 people from every area of the country. In<br />

total there are almost 100,000 spaces.<br />

Team GB stars on the site include:<br />

James Foad, Olympic rowing, Richmond Upon Thames<br />

Andrew Triggs-Hodge, Olympic rowing, Oxford<br />

Cameron Nichol, Olympic rowing, London<br />

Francesca Jus-Burke, Olympic rowing, Wandsworth<br />

Paul Mattick, Olympic rowing, Vale of White Horse<br />

Sam Lowe, Olympics judo, Woking<br />

Jody Gooding, Olympic beach volleyball, Gloucester<br />

Denise Johns, Olympic beach volleyball, Gloucester<br />

Izzy Hamilton, Olympic windsurfing, Cornwall<br />

Krysten Coombs, Paralympic badminton & table tennis, S. Hams<br />

Kenny Churchill, Paralympic javelin, Charnwood<br />

Hannah Cockroft, Paralympic wheelchair racing, Calderdale<br />

Fran Williamson, Paralympic swimming, Cambridge<br />

Join Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic stars and become a face of <strong>2012</strong>!<br />

To upload your photo go to www.facesofritain.co.uk<br />

9

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!